Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, The Hon. J. Nusaelt Joncs, Collector of Cas- toms, sud Mr. Drako, of the Paciflo, roturned rom Washiogtou yesterday. Oficor John Mangold yeaterdsy morning stiot » mad dog, who poskessed the Ineann iden thatit was ths rolo ocoupant af & new building at tho yoroer of Dasplainaa and Washingtoa stroata. T, B. Forbush, of Ohlo, loctured yestorday in the Bundsy Afternoon Courso on Compulnory Education, which hio favora, 'Lhoro was & fair tudionce, thoagh not what it would bave boen bad it not rained. Jamen MeDermott, of thoSonth Dond Regisler, formetly of the Drooklyn Fagle, well lknown in newspaper circles in this city, has Instructed bis counsel, Judgo James Trav, of Diockiyn, to sne Henrs C. Dowan for 85,000 damagon for falso fmprisonmont, ‘Thin ts one of tho minor soquola of (he Bezechor-Tilton seandal, An unknown roan, fn an insbriated condition, whila swaggeriog along Last Kinzio streot last avening, foil into tho barement of . B, Ones' s, at No. 133 Kinzie strect, and sunataioed (n- Juries about the hoad which ars apt to rexult in concussion of the brain, 1lo was taken Lo tho County Hospital, and is not expocted to sarvive. Sue stood In the hall with bim, ler rounded ohoek loaving & doposit of ponrl-posder on his cont, and lier tapor fiugera toviug with his collar, Praseutly she lifted ous of ths lapcels and thoro wan a noat gold badge enneled : I am a'ready marnied.” Sho looked at him earnestis for a montout, thon theow the door open wide, and 1nid “Go," . A short-halred woman with mtont boots, and the akin drawn_very tightly over tho bridwo of Dor noso, calied ot tho Wi Trususe offica Hatar- day, aud loft & conttibution thirty-oven pazes In 1ength, advising wotaon for tha sako of futuia goneiations to marty nona but stalwart. healeby, Tod-givon mon. ‘Tho cditor said ho wou'd givo it his coneideration ot tha earlisat possibla dats, and sbo departed, Ior husband, who hnd waltod for e timidly io the lall, escorted ler homo. 1lestoud abous 4 foel (i inchos In his brotw, aud In face and fignio sirougly rossmbled Darwin's missing luk. TUE TMPARSIVE OFFICIAL. A strong aud stoady wind had been blowing from tha eaut for & couplo of days, and of cou:eo {he water-piyes becawne stuffed up, Ho seecred a plumber, and Lad tho obstruction removoil. It proved to be s mud-pout b nchea long. Ho weapped it upio u Landkerchief, and waltzod down to tho wator-oftice, and, unfalding the handiserchief, observed to tho clark: **\What'a that? " ‘fhie cleck cast o glauco at it and, with n smile of conlemyt at the slmulicity of Mo questlng, auywerea : *\Why, you 1diot, that's s fsb” 1 know {r," “smid tho unbap- tox-payer; © 1 kuow it fs, but whore do you think I found it “I'm sure I don't koow,” repiled tho clarle with a yawa, “and I'm suro 1 douw't care.” *Well, I found it w my wator-pipes.” * Tho tieaven you did i repliod the ofticial urbanoly, and wit n foeblo show of must biove been s pretty tgbt fit.” , sin," yellod the citizon, **1's a bull-pout | Is this Wit I pay my suterratesfor ¢ Way, yon poor, ;uuuxnaululmm faol,” eald the clord, with a pitying smilo, **vou dow't expect un to fatnish you with goldfish or Califorma salmou, do you " 'Ihen Lo yawned, and told avotbor slerk he'd chuck lilm for tho drinks, Tho tax- payer withd.ow, respectfully raiaaming thodoor. \ A_TIOUS YRATD. He had faitbfully kept the nledgo, though it waa bard work, especially wheu at 11 8., the boys would go out toseo A mau aud come back with cloves 1u their montha. But etill be kout the nledge, and they respacted him too highly to urgo him (o violats it. ~ (ile iz an operator on tho Joard of Tiade, and alx of them have dosks iu the samo office.) Tho enforced abstinouco was tolling on him, when suddouly n hapuy iden struck ono of bis fricods. o consuliod with the otbiors. Ono dav [ast weok Lie came down to tho ofiice, and found tbe boys iuan unusual fover of oxcitement. **I tell you,” said ono, * ihia {s a gieat dav for the United States, Uno ‘hundred and foriy-sevon yoars ngo to-day he waa borp,” * Yes,” naid anothers “thoy doa't make puch men nowadays. Lo nover lay down and uealed it Lo got the wuss of o deal” “#Tyat's =0 rownrsed o third, **he pevertold n lis but ouce, and thon ha did it with bis littlo hatchet, o it dida't count.” s You'to talking,” aid n fourh; ** tho child was father of tho mao, aud e was tho Fathor of bis Coontry.” ‘* Bully for hun !" satd the fift! 4¢this ia tho day we ought to colebrate.” * Day snid tho atepson of tomperance, as_ Lo looked unessily about bum; ‘* what day?" oy 711" rephod all six in o chorus of eurprise, + gou're s healthy citizon nue to know when it's Wasniogton's birchday,” * Whose what " sliricked tho man : then ho looked ot his obica calendar (which bo nlways scts Lumsolf the leay thing at night). Itread: ‘fucadry, ):'A:L:;:mry With a wild whoop of surpriss and nloasure Tcial It Juirab ! ths Fourtn of July, ho unhappy man oiied : moet ba! " swore o.F unti but {Vashinaton’s bitth day s tue pame thing! [Chorus, * of courso it 18.'] But, by Jove, I didu's think it was moio thun ino Iast of January, though tho davs havo beon long cnough io all conscienco, Como along to Kitcning's and we'll drink to John B. Gonel; como ajoag.” man's account foraver. —_— HURD VS. BROWN. THE CHARUES AND SPICIFICATIONS. Tollowing I8 an atatract of Lho chsrges pre- ferrod sganst Andiow J. Brown by dir. Hurd, Baturday evening, which failed to resch this ofilon 1n sesson for puniication fn Sunday's ia. Eus: “Tothe Rev, J. I Wentworth, yastor af the Firat Methodmat Episconal Chureh of Jeanaton: Tho uiider- B. Murd, 8 mowbes of gabl church, Complains of Andrew J, Lrows, & mems farvey na churchpan followa: with intent to defawe and” injurs the chagucter and reputation of (o complainant, published, aud circu. tho maid chur:h, aud G ‘Cuuk, T'o tho voters of of the Ktuto of Iili- 0 to Lo puulised fn the aper publiabed in tho \" elrculatton, coutain- cious alanders of ' aud. con lated among the wewlers cf generally among tho §ople In thie County of ind eleowhure, a pamphlet addreanc: o Beventieuih Judiclal Dlstrl nols," aud also tho Dhlcago Lai y Timien, o ne City uf Clicapo, and of Liv ing certaln Lulro snd mal reruing the complituant, to-wit s [Tneraate ten apeoitications under this charge, exch asod uron dinerens allegstions made 1o tho panphist refersed to, from wnich libaral quolations are mde.} Second ¢ havge—That dn_giving tho said pratendod eral cases In tho flist, sucoud, 1hird, fousth, A{2h, at:d slxth specifications 10 the Gret cuurge, e waid Adrow J, Drown has fn cachs czso giveu partial, ouo-ided, aud untrulbful srcount and Toport tucroof, owitilg wu:ls Farls theruof ab aro fas vorabla to this Compiaiuant, sud.tharey piving & falso culoriug, to the defawation of the churacicr and repue wynopeis of tno said tation of the com| Thard Charfie—' Inir and tratbhful preme Court lu ¢ {nmu 1o 41 Xiliu Icown Las given iainont, s Lteporiv, page 1 falas and untrithi witt Hpecification 1. Tn bis quolations set forth Iniho Aixth Speciticssion, und in Jeaying out in tho place « o ' the tmparisut words and sentences which qualfyaud give s dierout moan- 'where b has insertud * o lni thereto, ‘ourth Charpe—That the s3ld Andrew J, Brown haa 1y defumed thy complainaut (o pubs 1ishiny, an aforeaakil, each and every of the -llum‘gfll e willfully and fuls ret forth i the apeclfications to tho firat chis v spocificd. Pt Charge—That the sald Andrew J, Hrown has larored roalice sgainet this camplainint during sll Ly timo bie lias beens a wember of wukd churca, Sizth Charge=1) ronducted himee tmauuer, a8 Tollows ‘Spocification 1, In not making known his grievances, 1f sny he hnd, 1o tue chureh in thu wanuer yolntod Dué {u the discipline, cation 4, In_seelin to avengo Lis suprosed fo tho sa'd frst charge, sud tho #pecifieations thereto, without Daving first brougbt his grievances (o tho atlentlon of wronge by the publications rmen:foued tie proper sulborities of said churcu, Beventh Churge—Tbat the said Andrew J, Drown has ilty of violalipg bis sgreewcuts with this beoa gul complsinant, as follows : Bpecitication 1. Having purchased on account of the artuershi) nson, 4 self and this complaiasot, Rive 10 it oue-third scerue frowo the purchas et thle' ouiplainant sold ble Iuterest | ract (the s33me then haviug beon divided futo lote and unhfa to the sal 1854, the wea! about the wsum of ot accounted for or paid aal sud igmores sald contract with the said University his complatnant, s Lhe Prealdent of the Uniou Bank, 1853 ar 1584, sgreed with this com) s “ What [LExeunt omnes.] ‘Tue recording angel shed a tear aad blotted out no entry on tho crodib wide of that arge—That tho aaid Andraw I, Drown, be- trveen (e Jih and 41rt days of Docember, A, D, 18i% t undor the pretense of giving a opiia of the Opiniun of tho Bu- Hurd et at,, ro- sald Andrew J, accolut therat of, to the defumation of tis complajuant fu thlk, toe it at the swid Audrow J, Mrown Law lna maliclous aud unchiitian lusiness of Brown & Herd sud ¥, H, scres of land now comstitutiog all that tof the origius) plat of Lvauston lylug west of hercisn aveuus, the said Lrown, on bebaif of hime nd F, 11, Beuson, ox:cated 1o the Nortbwestern University s writton sgreemeut o hal suould a4 Brown, to wits about thoyear wald Brown sgresd (0 falinll ‘tho ‘sald sgroe- aud {n_consideration of said wyreement tils SounJuinant sllowed biin (o Fetutu bis, thia complai- tuts, part of eatd met probls, then sscertained o be $3.0W, but which fiice, Ly the incressa in valus ‘of ‘said land, bo- ot of uucl greater valuo 3ot Ho safdt Drovw e o profta to said Univers- Iy, or 0 this complstuant, but suil tetaina the same, d Bpecification 2. In that the sstd Andrew J, Brown, in ths yesr A, D. regiplatnant would pay certaln cal IL ‘t‘hfl“g&‘m; s upo the stock of &lfllw B4 Charles & AHMBIIPDAWMJ Line Haile 103 Compsny, amotntiog to the eum of $3,009, the 1adil bauk should repay tho asme to tuls comilsinant 3 wnd, after this complainant had s0 paid eaid_tum, the said Brown denied hin authorlty to mals sald egres- an=0d on he part of eatd biuk, wheroby said compisin. 10t wan defeatoul in hin demand againat the ssid bank, 20d this compladnant wholly lost one-Lislf of thn aum +0 pald for sald bank, pectiicstion 3, In that the satd Androw J, Brown, 1n danuary, A, D, 1854, bonght on acionut of the part- nerahip of Brown & Hird and ¥, 3, Bumeen, Lots 3, L8 13, 10, 11, 1%, 19,2), 20,23, ind 23, in Dlock 1, {arpenter's Andinion to Chicago, and fook the title thiercaf in hin awn name inder un. sgreoment g0 to do on bohalf of wsid partneraip, and afterwards dented that tha mald propesty hiad beon o parchied, hy +rlifcly d3ujal he defravilad thin complainant of about 1,000, 3 part of the profta recofved on the sale of said ITOpETLY, o &l of which mald charges sad aprciications Ibts' complaiuant prays tho sald Andrew J, Heonn tnay ha brought to irlslin the manner prescribed by {ho rules and ugages of tha chureh avey D, Huno, ———— ELOPEMENT IN LOW LIFE. ANKETTA AXD HORACE. Qus Poters is 1n anguish and toars, ITis beart is “proken into leedio bite,” as hio has ofton rung for fun whilo dressod up grotosquoly i wky-bhuo broeclics, n coat of mauy and curionsly- fasnioned plocon, nnd ymmenso lfe-preservers un bi feut, that would bave kept even tho doubting apostlo fromn sinkivg, Resently Gus fus bean ecngaged st tho Grand Centeal va- vioties on Canal stroct, where Do lhas beon giving bls wspecial Crepresentations. Like many other morlaly, Gua has a wile whom i1 adorow, but ynfortunnzoly sho adoros, ok bim. but anotbier fellow. Many moons ago CGas aud hid fiau travoled in & constunation kuown ag the ow York Saronadurs, and 1t was nt this time bat Gus Petors’ tlarhiog Annetta fell o with a 0w flatmo, named Horaca Soymour, “I'his cansteliation of talent, ltks others, burst when tho managor's funds sworo. exbanste od, and tho members of tho troupn wora forced to shift for thomsclyes. Tue Petors family went ono way and Sgrmeur went anoiner, and then Gue wasbappy, Bt binhappsosa sooa tlo ], for ono ovening le fonnd his wite iuditing a swost little nota to tho man of horbieart,and he feltin datv bauni to give horasovora lectiate 1 bioxon Goiman, Sho pron- 1sed bottor behavior, and azain they bilted sod suoed 33 in the duv of comtship, During thoir Chicago engagoment they havo beeu hivinz at No. 967 South Clark street, Room 8, Ilero, arain, Gus svas eniled upon to remanstiato with his wife for hier affaction for Horacs, and agsin thoy male up, Anuetta vosing nnvor to answer nis letters to bor. Futurday uight when Gus hed stamped hia elogs to fiddlc-dce-dos music from the orcaestra af tho Urand Central, and Apactts bad uotted Dher prelty ligurs ovor the alage in the speciaclo of tho \nite Fawn, tho taain retired to their room. Avuetta sat ionding, loaviozr Gus to nap nnd snove in bed, All his offorts to got her to joln hun_woroe tutile, tho roading way too absorbing. Her hoavy shoos sunoyod him, ond thelr equesiing eapsed bim nnrest, but rhe wou‘}d not taka thom off, as hor elippers hurt Lor coros. Aud then, when Gus dropped into a heavy slumber, Annetta stolo out on tip-too ond tusbid into tho arawe of her dathug Horaco, and mway thoy sped north on Clark strect into the Nord Soite, wheta they aro now supposud to bo wiiling away tho time, whila Gua iy, wringing bis hands and sabbing a3 if his heart would break. ‘Annelta s nbout 28 soars of ago, and Is elo- gantly deacribed Dbv Gus oas baving & sear on her forchead, a o - on tho right chook, threo pock-marks on tho tip of tho noeo, lght complexioa, bina eyes, dark balr, an3d worst of oll, boasys she 14 not 8o rood looking ns sho thinks borself, Bho wora & brown dicss trimmuod with friogo, & black sacque trimmed with braid, and n jaunty bas, By roumung nway from Gus, Annetta also absn- dovn throo of thoir children, who ara at echool in Bay City, Mich, . ———— ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thesalo of reserved soats for the concert, In Farwoll IIall Tuesday evening, by the Coroline Richings-Bernard Concert Company, commences this motning at tho box offico of the ball. A meoting of the tox-fighting Wost Sids Club will be hold in tho patlors of the Gault House, Iadison ncar Canal atreot, Monday at 7:80 p. m, Mrs. 8.J. Rhea, of tho Woman's Doard of Missions, and formerly o missionary to Porsin, will address tho Ludies’ Missionary Society of the Fifth Pro ebyterian Church, Indiana nvouno aod Thirttoth strcot, this ovening at 8 o'clock. All aro fowted. ‘Tho anounl rounfon of the Fm!unol and pupils of Ruckford Seminary wiil tako placa at tho Palmer House, Wednesday, ot 4 p. m, Diunor at (. All former pupils aro requested tobo srcsont witbout furthor notico. tentla- men and friouds can be invited for tho eventag afier 7 o'clock. Thbo now Washingtonian [Toma will bo apen to receive visibors Thuisday nfternoon and oven- ing, Graduaten und trionds of the Homo aro invitad to ba present. and also at tho oxercicos i tho Cbapelin tuo ovemlng. A supper, under thie mavagement of tho Ladies’ Commuttee, will Lo proviiled arter the oxorclues, tha procecds to bo spp.ied towards furnisuivg tha Home. Tho avoual mupper of tho Chicago Yol Alumni Association will bo given st tho Grand Pacitio Hotel, ¥'ridav, Jan. 21, at 7p. m. Yale graduatos in this city and vicinfty ora requested fo formard tho usual veatly dues to Mr. L. L. Palmar, Trozaurer of tho Aesoclation, Ltoom 8, 83 Washlugton street. — CRIMINAL. Albort Thomas, for the larcony of two palrs of pants ond threo vests from 8. Heiman, of No. 410 Ctark streot, is confined at ths Armory. A barn locatod In tho rear of No, 833 West Ad- ams strect, bolonglng w G. D, Clark, was on- tarel early yostorday morning by burglurs, who catried away a lap-robe aud blanket, Mamlo L. Ring Is of the opinlon that Ler name causes her considerablo tronble. Bhols accusod of stealing throo rings, and other jow- olry, valued Inall at €50, from Ilrs, Lizaboth Cates, of No. 164 West Randolph atroct. J. P. Bogle stvles himsolt merelv an * agont,” which, tranalatod futo commoa parlancy, means tuat ho keops o Canal treet auction-aliop, o was arrestod yosterday un o Btito wartant pr cured by Heory Cognerel, who cliarges him with ewindling bim on o enide waich sud chafu, Frank King and Thomas Dillon wors lookod up o the Aumory last night becauso they have no higher ambitiun than to pilfor caudy sud np ]»lpa, whieh led thom to moako sway with N, abizodei's etand, i tha vicloity of tho Adelphi Tucatro. Homo of ths young men who hold forthat saloon on Kiuzie street, in the vicinity of Aca strout, yesterday morning sclod to burglarizo a #toro at No, 431 Kinzio wiraes, but werd fright- ened away bofore affecting their purpose by the approach of & patealau, Towards dusk last evening barglars entered the leachur store of C. C. Wallin & Hou, No. 221 Liko streot, put scom to hiave Loou ncarod awny bafaro committug any depredation, Obicer Lamb discuvered their traces whilo patcolug s Laat a fow hours later. Jolin Moyer, of No, 013 Michigan avonue, and Hunry Ebus wore having o littlo tims lass niglit fu the Caeyonna district, anl whan thev starcod for homo Jobhu foynd that 5o was laser to the exteut of ¥13 in onrrency, hot includiuiz a wort- gago on soma property, Which Lo had fa bis overcoat pocket, Joseph Carson and Jolin Amps, two eolored boys who succeedod 1a jugratisting tnomsalies into favor ot & Michigan aveuuo rostaurant, wora detected yestorday 1u a eories of piiforings from the guosts of tho houss, In their pussession wero fouud a valuablu opera-glass, & frait-knife, and & quantity of jawelry, Berge. Ilathoway, of the Chlcago Avonuo 8ia- tlou, last nigh% pulied the onlv houss of ul- famao kuown $0 bo located 1 the North Division, It was kopt by 8 low nogro, who, for want of a hiottor namo, 1% catled Louis Napoleon, oa North Watcr sircot, nesr Dearborn, ‘The inmatos, somg colorad and sowmns white trash, are of ths Jowest pussible type. ‘They gave all sarts of fantastic uamoa when taken to tho station. W, Laad of No. 1078 Weat Jackson atreat, no- ticed #ome cliciony that used to lay ozpe for hiy breakiast cackhug around the barnyard of Petor Boaamel, who reaidey {u tho sams neigh. borhood, Eadd jumpod at the conclusivn tuat Peter bad stolen the chickons, and at oocs pra- cured & valraut for Lis arrest, Potor asserts that Le bought the chickens from semo boys, not suspectiug thow to bave beea siolen, A youug clork usmad William Young than. sged fo get prelt" thoraughly eoiked with liquor yesterday, sud haviug sonle acquaintance with o mao bumeod Sjophews, who koeps a drye gooda store on tho cocaer of [odisna piroot and Hapgamon, ho resolved to oall upon him. Find- iug thestora closed be battered in the door, and entering, soon fell into a drucken sleep on tho flaor, Tha boys 1n the neighbortiood made good the oppartunity, and carried off some few srticlea from the store, Youvg was beld re- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1876, soonsiblo for tho robberr, aod was trundled away to the Madicon Streot Station. Jobn Norton claims that lie is n HuPags Coune ty farmor, but yesterday he was caught ina rathor tight box for a Gringor. 'L'wo stolen hoies, valaod al $500, wora found In J, G. Kear. nev'n_livery atablo, No. 404 Stato stroat, -whioh Mr. Kearney said bad beon loft thore by Norton for sate koeping, as ho had offecied a largo losn on them, No:ton waa fouud carousing aronnd tosn yesterday with the money in hia pocket. ‘Flis cavo will raceivo o faller invostigatiui fu the Police Counrt to-day. ———— STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PAVING NORTI HALSTED, A numorausly attendod meeting of properiy- ownora living nlong North Halsted atreot from Divislon to tho city linnts was hold yeatorday afternooa at No. 703 Halsted, 'The meoting waa ealled to orter by Mr. Wiilism Kurz, on whoss nonauation Mr. Eugeno Sittig was oloztod Chair- man. ‘Iio Chairmian &tatod that tho objeet of the aeeting waa to take mensures to have North Halstod streat, which was ono of tho prineipal thoronghfares in the city, improved and paved, including thas portion of tho etreot runuing shrough Goose Island, A majority of the prop- erty-onnern wero apparontly naxivus to have the improvowent earried forward nt once, and le loped stops would bo takon to push tho malter thrangh. Mr. J. D. 8milh, strect contractor, who had mado o bid at n pravions mecting, was calied apon to stato his views rogarding tho project. 1o #nid thac no lind not coma for the purpose of moking & epocch, bus to ece waat tho people were dojog. 1Io had made an offer for tue woik, which was as follows: Soventy cenis for curb- ing; §2.6) for curb walls; $2.00 for paving, withiont ooards, aud $275’ with boards, aud 49 cents per cuble sard for flllug. tho clty nu- thoiitien, he sud, as s genoral rule, wera op- rosed to doing siuch work by private contract, but, sincn the poaplo along tho street weie so ansions to hava tho work dona and pay thele a-sossmonts, bedoabto 1 not that thoy would con- cut to baving tho work dore at onco, After onougn voirs iad beon obtainod, tho Counoll would order the Bosrd of Publio Works to mako Asaessments, A geoileman sald there were many who pro. forred boards under tue olacks, and ho wauted v know whetaor it could nat be doue. Mr, Smith said Lo was uot wodded to aoy kind of pavement., On esnly strests, a pavement with boards was preforable, while on hard, luumr soil, oae without boards would do just as wall. I'kio differance in prico was vory small, amouut. ing to only 15 centn per foot. A gontleman nvked Mr. Sittig what was the pesition of tho Council regurding tlns improve- ment, Afr. Sittig sald that {t was for tho Aldormen of tho ward Jto answer that question. Boveral Gentlamon—\Wo have no Aldermen at present, [Applausn] Mr. Sittig anid 1teemed to him that 3r. Smith bad made the beat bld, aad ho wouid move that hits ofier bo accepted., ‘Tho motion was nnanimously carried, Qu mosion, tha following Commitice wag ap- vointed to wait tpon tho property-onnors sod got slgnatarns: From Divisiou ti Blackhawk strest, Wiltiam Kurz and Jacob Sporn ; Dlack- bawk to North avosuo, 8, Feld snd ¥. Fritz; Noith avenae to Willow sircet, llenry Berger ond Jobu Loeffel; Willow to Clay strost, Il Uasthows snd Viiliam Soydoll ; Clsy to Centro avenus, C. Nigson aod Cbarles Osten : :Centro arenun to So,ua, F. Zimmor and Willlam Bell- inghansoy ; Bophia to Wobstor avete, Thomas Toyle nod A. C. Carl; Webster (o Delden av- cuno, Eugone A. Bittig and 2L 8. Draay, ‘T'ho mecting then adjourncd. jd A e SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. The Nt. Rev, Dr. MecLaren, Bishop of tho Dioccas, preached yesterday morning io Bt. Mark's Church, Evanston, which waa filled ¢o ita utoost capacity, the congregation beiog largely drawn from the other chuichies of tho placa. In giving tho nsual anvonucoments, the Bishop veferrod to tha mission work of this Diocoss, and atatod that hus etudy of the fleld sinco s tnduction foto office bad convinced him moro and more of its importanca. He nlso expressed Lis satisfaction of tha fact that more thann dozen miportant tocalitics bad viguified a deslrs to Liavo the eorvicos of tho chuwich esteblished in thelr tidut. it LUMBER. Business of the Grand Elaven Region . for 1573. Srecral Dtpat-h to L'he Chteaso Tridune. Gnavp Havey, dlich,, Jan, 16,—~The varions lumboring firma lo this vicinity havo now bal onced up thoir baoks for 1875, and your cor- respondont hiae been ablo to pecuro = nearly com= plete statemeat of their businens during the season for Tuc Trisuxe. The repore includes il of {be Grand River tumberiny region bulow Grand Rapida. Tho Culter & Savldge Lumber Company, Spring La'e, have cmployed 125 mens cat dur- ing the scason, 26,164,000 feoz, and shippod 27,- 511,336 feet, Havo on hand: lumber, 13,200,3:0 foot; lsgs, 8,000,600 feet, Who yeor's ealos raiount £ 2335,000. Wyman, Eurwell & Co., Grand Uaven, cut 6.325,000 foet: shipped, 8,990,000, On band: lumber, 3,000,000; logs, 1,600,030, Bacholler, Biaxht & Co,, Ferrvaburg (Chicago pardies). cus 7.000,030_ fosts +hippod, 8,500,000, Un laud, Iumber, 2,000,000 logs, 3,000,000, Jirson & S.doy, Spring Lako, cut £,000,000 ook tor other nartios, Wlnte, Glover & Co,, Ferrysburg, out and ghippod 9,300,000 f2et. Logs cn havd, 1,500.0%0, toborts & IKeisey, Grana laven, cut 8,000,000 !h:’t'mn‘.filppofl. 760,000, On Lond, lumber, “Richard Taborts, Charleatown, ecat and shipped 5,000,000 1 ; Thomas Heffron, Eastmaavillo, cat about 2,000,000 feet. Huoon & ‘Thompson, Spoonville, out sbout 3,000,040 fact, 11. Cluistenson & Co,, Numica, cut sbout 1,002,010 feet. Jabn J. Sands cut about 3,000,000 fot. W. 11, Bell & Co, cut about 1,000,000 fect, Jalt Carvon, cur about 4,000,000 feet. Rernolds & Emlaw, Grand Haven, cut and #lupped 4,290,043 feot, On hand, lawbor, 160, w00 Ings, 150,.00, Loyden & Abeley, Grand IHaven, cut and shippod G.542,L06 teat Jumbor, 42,122,600 abia- gles. On haud, log, 3,000,600, Lizclow, Stono & Co, bave cut about 4,000,0C0 oet. Aonros, Bayes & Co,, Snring Lake, cut 5,037, 017 feat ; shippe i 5,493,037, On nand—jumber, B,831,023; lnze, 2,000,000, Wo caunot ostimato with any approach to cor- rectacey tho lumber crop for 1870, but this scc- tion will probably shiow a decroass. Cutler & Bavideo aro putting iu only a half stock, and tho large miil of Roynolds & Emlaw is burned. Othery nto stcoling tho same. It will be noticed from the abova figurea that, notwithatauding the low pr.cos of 1ast acaton, mors Inmber hias ncon slupred than waa cnt boro duriog 1875,~AMon- roe, Boyeo & Co, boing now tho only firm hold- fug over a Inzgo stock till noxt scssou. Tho aow thin woex mixkies businoss lively, and mon and tcams are atactiug for tho woods in Lot huste. S S — AN EFFECT OF HILL'S SPEECH, 20 the Editsr of The Chicaga Tribuue : Fn Daso, 1., Jan. 14.-~The Rsbel Gen, Hill's speoch i Congress has hal tho effoct here of bilngiag bacl to the Rupublicans, in this sece ticn, a large number of Liberal oud Indepsndant vators. Among them might bo mentioued prom- inent namon, wwho bave Luen tho leaders of the Livorals since 15872, We welrows tham back to tho party of the Unton ; awd, united azuin after a brnf but pain- ful extrauguinent, wo will maich on to victory lo tho glorivas Centonnisl eampaign, sod ‘put nll:_nlh:r quietus on llebels sud Hebsl-sympa- thizote. —————— Bix Hours and n Half to Rock Ialand, 111, ‘The Rockfurd, Rozk lsind & Bt, Laaie Builrad, la counection with the Oileago & Northweatern Rallway, will, on and after Monday, Jan, 17, 1413, carry passen- gera to Rock Inhand, 1L, in alx an’l & Lalt hours, leay. Jag We'ls Btzoet Dopot at 4 p, m, and srriving in Razk Ishnd ot 10:0 p. m,, n time for & good nights rest, tLus avoiding a tcalous niguts jouroey, Tuls ts 2) milea the shorteat route, and twa hours quisker run. utog:-tue tuau its compotitor, Passsngers for Daveu- port, Ta,, Moumouth and Busbnell, IiL,, via this train . at thuir deatiyation hours I sdvan‘e of otuer routes, Turough tic! for wals at Vells Htreat Depot, J. Mwxotrit Davies, General Ticket Ageat R, IR, 1, & 8t Ly I R prtitokn e ol The ‘‘Domestic” Sowing.Eacbine Co. was the finst Lo {ntroduce tho drop-leaf, now o uals veraally used. aud, though mavy imitators bavearisen, the ¢ Domestic " is still tLe favorite. Lundborg’s California Water fortollet and bath ; delightfullyfragrant and refrashing j RIGNOLD. Tho True Story of That Affair Saturday Night, McVicksr Shakes His Finger in School master Fashion, And Everybody Ilas tho Most Friendly * Feelings for Everybody Else, Ouatrageous Conduot of Solliers Who Chew Tobacco During the Slego of Harflour, How tho “Super” Buslness Is Aun In England «e:Pgar System in 1his Country. Spacinl Troublea in This City. Last ovening a Tainuxe roportor called on Mr. Qoorge Ricnold—who ie now playing an ongagoe- mend na Henry V. at MeVickor's Thoatre—at tho Tremont Ilonso, whers® he {3 stopping. Mr, Rignold is remarkablo for hils handsomio physique sud features, aud fs known ba n painstaking, conecientious artlst, who bolieves in bavinga, play produced as near perfection aa possible, and consaquently in having proper support, s feataren aro decidedly Auglo-Sazon, & bioad, high forehead, light mustache, and light, curly hair, and dark eyes. atr. Rligoold is by all vdds a very handsome man, modast and reiined in us maunor, and a pleasant gentioman to tall whih, becoming qaito ankmated 10 convorsation, Afior a fow moments’ pleasant cliat, fu which Mr. Rignold stated that American audicnces wero vory appreciative, and ho Lad come to like thom macli, though soma papeis In tho East had stated ibat ho was arrogant avd overboaring, which is corlainly not (hin caso, tho roporier bo- Ran to question him 1o rogaid to tho LITTLE TROUBLE which occurred on thastage during tho porforme anco as MoVickor's ‘Theatre Saturday night, and which was rzported in yeatorday's Tninuse. The reporter stazod that tha itom Qad attracted goneral intersst, nnd the pablic ratber sided with tho **aupors,” eod Mr, Itignold, for the ace tion fhie had taken {u their behalf. *In tho firet place,"eaid Mr. Rignald, they lave At Iniquitous systom iu yoguo in thia couotry for cugamng ** supos.” (Vinle I appigeinto my managery, Mosars, Jarrott & Lalmor, who lave dano evarything possibla for ma, aud who bave lived up to the lotter of their contract, and whila Ialso spprecisto tho kinduess ahow o by the Aworican public, I must say that 'iu England we bave a wmuch botter sysiam for Liring tho much. abused, but always pocr aud gouctally hovest supernumosaries, Tneto thoy engago thesn mon for a peasou st A AUILLING A NIGNT, and placo thiom ou the solary-list, This little 1oney I8 gullicient to buy thew boor, and proves saustaotory, and theso mou, generally bawd workers during tho day, flud a coupla of hours behiod tho scenes Lime quito profitably om- loyed. L1.—What [ tho reault of this system ? dir. B.—\Well, I'll toll you. 'L'he repuls i slm- ly this: A play 18 put npon the stage aud ro- 1tod,—8 pageaut, tor iostauco, like ** Ilenry " jn which tho *gusera ™ plsy a very promi- nent part, and 1n wiuch thoy asslst in making presty and bistorical pletures, By diat of kiud talking, giving thom a litde oxtins ondd su & while, and ju fuct troating them like won, thoy bocome outbured to o cortnin degreo with tio play, ond tho result is corract driil and drossing aud soldiorly beariag, and no _flat failures whoro the publie ox{eo: to sce graud scenlo uisplsy and truthtul rapresoutations of history, 1t,—Dut is noc the system tho samo here ? AN OUNOXIOUS *‘BULE" 4¥STEM, . R—=No, eir; and I'll just xo iuto 2 bit of hiatory of this, as 1t rofers to ny cuse, When I tluyed my enzazemont at Lotl's Theatre, in New York, I yohoarsed a wosk with tho “ea- rers.” ‘Lhey playod Luo following woek with mo, and then thore camo uecw faces. [ naked how this was, and wae told that theso mon ouly camo for fup. ** But dyn't you pay then2” sad I I waa auswarod thio nuwo a3 vofora. No. Ll toll you; they have a horrid system of ongaplug theso pour feilows, through “tho meditm of & middleman, who is known aa a * Captain of tho supots.” pe presumo theso men aro prowised pav, but It scetur they genarady gou very littlo, and vary often rothug, Well, 8 I told you betoro, I hal & change in ‘*supors” botors this at looth's ‘Whamre, I nske ed what tho cuavgo meant, but re- ovivod ©o satisfactosy acply, L tuld them to put theso 1on on Lho salary-list, aud to do uiay with cho “supers'™ Cuptaia, 'Iney found fauit witn nio fur wy wterferonce, but thoy folloaod my sdvico 1 proouctny ** Jullus Cwsns,” and I unilorataud they lud that it wurks 6o a charn, TUE BAD BYSTUM PREVALENT 1Y THE * uup," li,—ilow have you tound it in oliser piaces ? Nr, It.—Ths samo, and it hns cost me much annuyanco, In ths smailer lowoy, whers 1 bave' pinyed ono or bvo nughits, they buve pat on nay wmen cuco uight, aud tho 1osult was that iy bost sconoy wera spoiled. [u Boston I fouud tua sumo troublo, Tneto I got a lewter frum ous of forsy “wupera” who statod 'to ma tlat for ‘elght ~ porformavces, inciuding Lhaniy- giviog, ond five iohoarsals, they lhad gotten the muoiticent sum of ¥1.69 cach. It nffords tuo plessuro to treat theso mon woll. I approcisto the surroundings of a play, sud it tlioy ara porfeot they inspivo tho actos, who, no tnatter who ho mav be, can never say bo i per- feek, aud the publio domands thas tuess pletures shalt Lo given with edect, and oifoct is evary- ttung in » pagesut, and success do.onds in pieasing the pubile, 1n wioich the ** sujers " oxn gl‘nmlly awsat. 1o Pittsburg I found tho samo troubio, AND HOW AT mOMI. R,—DBut how souut the tiouble at McVicker's 2 Mr, B.—~Welt, L'l tell you, It 1w Protey bard 1o talis to & ot 0f mew whom you can't wako uu- derstaud, when (along to them, on nac- count of wot Lnowing what to do. One wil bo listenng with hio mouth wido opeu, whtlo otuwis will be chowing wnd spitting tobacco-jaice, othera standiug with legs wido apart,—noychung vut tho bearing of eiidiors. Vilien they aro to Lucel somo will wbout, and whon they are to ehvat it i vico veint, Now, you know Lhsy did no:chaw tobaceo dunuyg the Fieuch catpaigns of Jfowry V,,—ob least, such la my impraamon,—~uud it losks & littie hike an anachnionsus tu sce 4 mall-clod waridor with s qud 10 bis cheok, [ siould as soon extect Lo 110 & Joman Citfen with o cigar in his mouth listoning to Mark Aulony. 5 U.—Bat how did you got slong with the mon LIs Mr, Re—At (he robosreal Iast Monday I fonnd no men on the stxge, 1t wus my 1otention t0 addreas thow, and tell thew to do their vout and 1 would pay thotn o dollar eatra each at tho end of tuo toripight's enggement. THEY WERY NOT TRAINLD, T.—Well, what did yo1 do about tho matter? Mr, .= understood thst Mr. Lavail had drillad the men, and when 1 ssied him why they wore not at rebonrsal I svas told that tloy weio workingmen, and could not g2t Hmo to come lo rohearant during thy day. It waw'my intention to o behiud the szonos uud tulk 10 tho wiou thon, bLiad they been thero. R.—-Did yu1 talk tothom aftor ? Mr, It.—Yen, and § asked them what thoy got, bat nena of taom kuow, or sesmud (o Liave any knowlodge of what roy they were to get, [ told thom they ought to kuow s & maiter of busi- ness, and at the end of my engogomuut I would pay thow &1 eazh in addition. MUNDAY NIGUT'S TAILURE, R.—That was all tho troubls you Liad, then, up t0 londay nlghs ? r. 1l,—Yea. Tho play foll Oat on thiwt night, o8 wocouut of the uudrilied supers,” whio falied to make tho scenes offective. Nightly I emw wirauge faces, and it bocame very bhard and soul-trying 10 act, when thie 1oat oifective gconvs woro spoilod, 1 admit 1 aw somonhat sensitiso, but [ believe muchin. spiration fur actlog fa drawn from surroundings, which the **supers ™ nid {n_makiog sttractive, aud the public, too, ia ent:tled to considerstion, ne well as thosa poor wion, who ought to bo pald, aud I thiok o reform ie weeded in that quarter. TIE TUREATENING CLOUD, T.—Did you have auy furthor troubls? Mr, R~—Saturdsay tho men camo to the mati- noe. When the play was ovor I woot to the manager snd tuld’ bim that I bad undore ,vtood that tlieso wera worglngmon, and could not come 1a the daytimo, as they bad told nie that tbey wera workingmen, and ‘could not come tu rehersal Monday, yot they could como to the munaa. 0f cowe, no reply was made to 3. THE CLOUD PALLE. R.—~How about Saturdsy nighs ? Mr. R.—Afier the scene of tho entry Info Havre I went behind the flats and -pa\ur{o 0 mea, 1 acked thom why shoy did not stay tueir tvo wonka ont. Burely it was Lstter to have them thoro all that time, and thus becoras cou- vorsant with tho action nod business of tha plav, 1aszed them if thev nere content with thoi pay, and whnat it was, Thoy aaid thoy could not toli what it wan. and hed tiied to tlnd out, but tlo Captain of the Supes wolild not tell. 1470 STORM. Tt.—DId you alvise tha men? s Mr, R.--You. I asked them why they didn't fwow, I told thom [ would not {noite them to do anvthing rash or to robol, but as a mat:or of buainess I would adviso themn not to Po on in the noxt acane until thoy know haw mnolt thoy wore to be pald, 1 told them I thought this was an abominabla syatam of engaging men. ,~—\What was dono thou ? Mr. R.—Tho stago managor spoke up to ma and told mo that the matter of *‘enpora’” pay was nono of wy businees, which in a manuer nna trus, Dut thachanga of mon nightly was detrimontal to mo, and I am opposcd to co In~ quitous a agstom. M'VICKER TO THE MESCCE. 1 do not want Lo have n word to say ngainst Mr, MoVicker, as L feel friondly to bim, but Lo appoared in tio \rlnr. shaling his finger in 1ageatar echiuol-Loy 8tvlo at me, and told mo that T had notliog to do with the **aupers ™ or their biriog ;. that that boionged to his Lu-iness. R.=Woat did sou do then? Mr, f.—1 told dir. MaVicker to atop shaking bis finger at e ; that it was quito unnacessary ; that Le cartninly was awaro of tho faituro on ace count of tho uudrilled *supers™ tho firat uight. He eald the atfair wes fn thia handa of Meswrs, Bishop and Thorne, but those kentioman deal ed tho respousibility. Ii.—\hat harpened noxt 2 Mr. R.—3lr. MoVicker told mo to attend to my own business, avd I told bim I swould, This was alktho conveisation wo hiad, JIE WILL CONTINUE 1S ENOAQEMENT, R.—Will you piny to-nighe? p Mr, R—Certamly, sir. I witl not broak my aouzaunc, and thero is no bitterness M.lll eugen- ered, In conetusion, Mr. Rignold eald that ho folt that thissystemi of ongagiug **supes,” cxpact- 1og them to worl without pay, was outragoans, Ha beliovod that the managers did pay theny, generally, but that tho *Captamn’ mado lia owu toims, and tho men suloced accordinply. He thought o reform fu this systom was badi neoded. Mo also said that he " ha uover had any fault to find ~ wih any sctor or company ho had actod witl, and had no complnaint to mako, ex- copt on this one thing, which Lo believed would make him onemics ammongy the managers, but it was ova of thoso matters which should bo cbonged, M, Riguold's engagoment closes Sat- urday night, ho playing fZenry V. all the waok, aud Jt 18 very probabie that, through lhis laud- abio efforty, tha “pupers™ will get thoir wvay, and, a8 u result, will put their souls lo thewr work, nnd abandon tho use of tobacco while ba- sieging tho eity of Harfleur, and eo incroaso tho intereat of tha play, and Uil McVickors's durioy the prosent woek. WIIAT A EUPYT 8ATS, To the Editar of 7ho Chicaao Yribuns Cuicaao, Jon, 16,—Allow mo, as ons of tho unfortunato **supes,” to whom mlinsion way mado in your {ssuo of to-day, to controvert ona statoment made io your artlcle, to-wit: that wo woro to be paid fur our sersicea at tho rato of 50 cents per vight. Nov, tho truth is, {hat there wasnot o * super” on tho stago last night who kuaw what tho recomponso was to bo until after tho difiicuity between Mr. Riguold and Nr. Ruarpj thon Ay, Sharp informed ua that our pay wos lo bo @1 per weols! or 14 2.7 cenls lor dnch porformanco, iucluding ouo matinee! In {x\n(lcn to tho liberality 02 the manangement of MeVickor's Theatra ploseo publish this carrece tion, and oblige Tz Dukx or NonroLg. SUNDAY'S NEWS, LOCAL. Torty new mombors wora addded to the Sec- ond Rogiment Saturdsy ovening. They will, form Company ** G." Tho recelpts of the Good Bamaritan Society for its first year wore $3,22.G5, and oxponses nearly tho same smount. Tho oxamination of applicants for tha West Point cadet aopointmonts, was mado Baturdav. ‘Thonamo of the succarsful one, out of the four- teea, will be wnnounced within a few days. Saturday afternoon tho body of n man wag found floating in the river, and it ia supposed to be Wiiliam Aufordeck, formerly s ealoon-keepor ot No. 280 Htato atreot. Fonl play is suspeoted, A now charity Is _shortly to be establlshod in this city by the 5¢. Vincent Do Faul Society, fn tho shapoe of o Housc of tho Littlo Sistors of the guur. i It will bo located pear Bt Patrick's el 2 A revolt of “aupes' at MoVicker's Theatra Baturday ovening, cattsod a_orious ombarriss- mout to tho pugroes of tho play of llenry V., 1t wan cauaod by a failuro on the pait of the mauagers to pey up. Tho Executive Committod of tho Cook County Cantral Ropublican Club transac:ed some impor- tant busmesi at 8 mecting Saturday ateers uvoon. The times of maeting wore lized for 2 P m. for tho fizst Tuesday of each mouth, and 7 p. . on tho tuird Tacsday. The troublo aliout the Court-Honno plans 1w now ikely to be soon onded, as o conteronce was hell Satorday betweon Ilioy and the Board of Publio Works, in which that srchitect exoressod his willingoesa to elfoct a recouciliation with Egan, The only whisky csao Saturdyy was tbat of Poter A, Hehuwacher, wholesalo™ distiller, who was clisrzod with deatrosing a book which ho waa roquired to koop, A ploa of vot gmity was ontere, and, afier hearug tio argumont, the jury returncd o voudict to tho tamo offect. A Tumuse roporter, Saturday, intertiswed 1, T, Hozt, tormariy Chnol LDeputy under the Col- lector of Interoal Revenuo, who stated that duting his torm nf oftice obly cna caso of irregt~ Jauity aooug distillers or réciiders camo to his notico. 'Ll swaa {n relation to the distitlary of @. G. Russell, and ccourred in the summor of 1874, Mr. D, W. Muon rotarnod from Milwaiikoo Baturdsy evening, whera he had beeo to give bail upou bia ind.ctment by the Grend Jury in that city. flo stated to 3 I'ntnuxe reporter that Lis bail had ueen fixed at'$15,000. The chargos nrajust lum wero conspliacy to defrand tho Governinont nod acacptiug bribes, ilis trial ts sut fdr March 1. ELSEWHERE, A Houss Committoe bas taken temporary pos. aeazjon of tho teoks of tho Feecdmou's Saviugs Lauk for ¢ Lo purposo of investigation. Tho Kuropean nations hava backed out of the Andrassy srrangemeont, and whatevortheyhonco- forth euggest of tho Turkish Adminiatration will not liave the gravity bf orgauized and men- acing dietativa. - It has boon discovorod that $12,000 has been {llezally consumed by the Governmant in tho Biack Hilis Lusiness, s law forbidduy sueh ag- tion ag bas beos bad bring 1n obscure existouce and Lsving Losn recoutly discoverod. Tho Democrats in Congress are dientisfiod wita tho courso of Mr, Randall io demauding atl or nothiny iu the amnneaty mattor, and will, fol- lowing a programme slready agreed to by tho promiuent men of both sided, to-day, nuder a surpousion of the rales, latroduce 8 bill grant- ing amucaty to syoryoody in nsed of it ; where- at r, Bisite witl rioo and 80 amend tho bill an to exclude tho wuotorious Jefferson Davia. ‘Thervupon, no mora will bo said tuat the ma. Jority wish to boar, and almost all the momberd will voto ayo. B ——— Wellingion nud Napoleon, Wellington hins beou censured for want of i’udgmnm in gelecting the plains of Waterloo as 18 battle-gronnd, Kronch military enitics cou- tending that the Duko fought the batile ina positiou tuli of difficulty. 'Lhia cuarge he fo- dignantly ropelled, and, aftur thoroughly esous aiativg bimvelf, concludgd by saying: * My plan was to keop my grouud till tho Prussiang mppeared, and thon to attack the Irench posi- tion, aud I executed my plan,” Waolllugton was_ever just towsrd those who opposed bun, Whon “asked what Lo zeally toought of the talent of the 1mperor Nanoloon a8 & great Gonera), ho aald: ** I hiavo alwayacon- sidered the pressnce of Napolson with au sriny «equal to au additional force of 40,000 mon, from his superior talont and from tho enthusiasm which bis uame and jrevence inspirad in the troops.” Ou anotbor occaston the Duxe also amd shint ho thoughit Napoleon suverior to Tu- reuuo, I'sllard, or suy of the old Generals of former bimes ; but Napoloon had this advantazo over evory otber eneral, himaself in particular, thut s powor was uclimited, Heo could order ovorythivg on the epot as bo pleased, 1t he wanted reioforcements, they wore seut; if to change the plan of cawpaigs, 1t wan changed ; i¢ to reward aervices, Lie could coufor honors on tho flold of battlo; whereas he, the bDuke, and wther Generals, wero obligod to wiite home to Ministars, aod walt thair deolsion, porhaps that of Farlisment j and Le bimself had oaver bad the power of couferring the slightest reward on any of hin tollowers, howover dezerving. THE ACTING MAYOR. Tho Writ of IIandamus for o Special Elootion for Oslvin's Succestor Returnablo To-Day. Judge Beckwith and the Hon. J. P. Root Go to Springfleld to Argue the Question for the Come mon Councll, Synopals of the Brief and Argumont of tho Distinguished Counsol, Home threo weoka winco, the Citlzooa' Aeso- clation, In the names of C, M. Hendorson aud QGoorgo Armour, through their counsol, E. 8. Ishaa and &1, W, Fuller, mado an application to tho Bupromo Coutt for n mnndamus, seeking to compael the Common Council to ordor » spocial oloction for Mayor, on tho ground that the mu- nicipal orginization, basad on tho act of April 10, 1672, whiet was adapted by the poavle of thta city at a opoezial elcclion Liold in Apnil last, cro- atod a vacaucy in that ofiico, (fso facto, ‘Lhe full toxt of the spplication was published at tuo timo fo Tur Tranuse, In complinnco with tho prayer of Lo potitioners, tha writ of man- damus was {sgued, returnable to-day, Jan. 17 Last Mooday evenmg tho Commou Council adopted a resolution empowering Mayor Colvin to rotsin counsel and contost tho mandamus, Accordingly the Mayor sought tho advico of Judge Deckwith and Measrs. Root and Arring- ton. Lnst ovening tho two first-named gentle- men loft for Springfiold, and will to-dny sppear in bohalf of tho City Council baforo tha Supremt Court. Judgo Deckwith will deliver an oral argumoot, in which he will hold that tho pree- ent muneipal officats aro wimply pro- visional, - and eclothed ,with power un- til pew onos wro, olectod under the noir organization, a8 it i3 evidont that tho Goa- eral Aesombly did not, nnder any circumstances, intend to leavo auv munleipality without o gov- ownmout. ‘'Lhe statuto provided for tho ofticors required whon tonwns become villnges and villages cities; and, slso, for tho coutinuation of mu« u'eipal authority whenever cities adopted tha net of April, 1878, "Judga Beckwith concura in thoe opinion of Judgo Dickoy, Iste Corporation Coun- cil, that tho ac: of tho people In adopling tho noiv o:ganization prolonged the torma of oflice of the sovoral city oficorn untll the noxt regular election at which thoy could be olectod. "L'o the objoction 1aised, that such prolongation would bo in violation of the articlo of tno Con- stitution which probivits any lepinlative body from extending tho torim of any ofries during the official life of its incombent, Judgo Beckwith #tnled that, fn tho casa n quostioa, tho paople, stho are tho sovereign powor, conaeuted to tho prolaugation of the torme of offico, by va!{lng to ‘becomo organizod under tho nct of April, 1872, o further holda that the object of inseitivg tho section * At the general election hetd in 183, and bienuially thoroalter, s Mayor shall ba elocted in each city," waa for tho sake of uni- formity througbout tho State; or, i other words, thet the terms of tho Mayors of all cittes opnrating under tho act of 1873 shall begin on tho samo day every two vears, Tho argument submatted by Mosrrs, Root and Arringtou {8 rxubetantially ad follows: Demur- rents mstet that tlicro is no vacancy in the odice ot Mayor,—that the prosent iucumbent will hold over uutil April, 1877, ‘Fuc thoory of tho ro- 1ators fs that the adoption of the lncorporation act wad & new organization, If 8o, it created o new organization, with now ofticors for new terms. Dut tho evidont intont of tho Logisla- ture was thar taoce should be a vow departure and tho substitution of n now struct- ure. Tho oficors then 1n ofico bocame by vir- tue of the chango oflicers uader the now act. The language of tho act is not that the old officors rhall continuc, but (hat they **sball theroupon exerciss,” 'L'hoy roceived uow com- missions by law aud tho electior to act 2s oficein under the now charier, Tho Mayor came ioto oflco with a torm. That was a term under tho mow Inw, beginning the moment the law went into offect, and oxjires on tuo third Tuesday in Apidl, 1877, I¢ {¢ wasa town under thonow law, itsduration must be dofined by thint law. 1t e was fu at all, ho waa in for a rogular tarm, "and, once in, lLow can there bo o vacancy? Tuors aro but two occusious whenm, under the umew Inw, on electicn can bo Jield for - Mayor,—ono at the regular clectlon, and the other to fill n vacansy. ‘Tae assunption Lhat a yacancy oxists 19 to tho offect toat (urst) no ove iy now in thy ofize atail, or (second) that the prosent Muyor is halding over tho torm fixed by law. Tho first cannot be truo, for the Iaw itsell witn tho vots thercon placed bin in, ‘Ino sccond caunot be trus, for iff ho came ato o term flxed by law Lo cannot bo sad_ to hold ovor natil the term expires. I it is truo tbat the vacaocy cxists, aud therefore thure sliounld L o epecinl olection to fill it. 1s the poc- son thus elecied o successor of any Mayer uader tie aew act, or is he olectod to a now or sn un- oxplicd term? o cavuot Le suciassor toa Mayor undar the old law. for when that lay folt the office foll witi it Norcan thia auccessor bo #aid to bo d under a new term, for if 1t 18 & new toim, it is for a new ollico unaer a uow law, and theraforo Lo succeads to noshing. Tho Legis- Inturo provided that ¢lections should bo held on cottamn days, and umiil thoy camne rouwd tho persons tu ofice should pertorm tha func. tioos rojwrod by the law, when the reorganization sbould (ake place. ‘L'his tho people Lkuow when they voted for the iaw, Tho atlonion of the Legislature was called to this question in relation to civien reorganizing under tho uct, for, a3 will busean trom tho law in tho caso of &tuwn orzaniziug as n city, thore shail b ca led un election to clect tho tirst ouicers, and they suall hoid uaul tho eloction comea round regularly nuder the act. Yo the coso of a city already orgumzed changing ts_crganization no such thing is necessary. Hud tha Leglslaturo considered it 80, 1t wouldl bave ptovided for n city us for o 10wn, aud by making this marsed distinction it has vory cloarly oaprassod the futaution 1o bave no eloctione in'caso of n c.ty oscent thoso Uxed by tho act, tho aiticers thon in offico holding on until thoir successors could bo clocted, Nordoes tho new act operate to_extend iho termn of auy person in ofce aftor his etconon, ‘Tho Gen=tul Assoinbly had tue pight to pass this act and subwit it to tho peono of Chicazo, and the law did not opurato fn Chis cego until 1t was adoptod. ‘Cho ovil eonght to Lo remediod by tho conatitutlonsl provision was the procuring of legislaion by ceitiin ofticers, Arhereby tholr terms wo.e oxtendad. Thie pro- vinlon prohibits the Logislatire from passing o Ias wlgeh shall 80 oporate, but thero is uo pro- hivitfon agsinst the rassago of a law which, couptad with tho vote of taw people, may extond n term; for, by their very voto, thoy liave sn oppostunity to svesk, ‘Thia lnw does Dot amount 10 a legislativo appointment of ofl- cors withuut the coussnt of the peoplo, far it waa subm.teed to tho peoplo and fixed a terin to bogiu with the ndoption of tho law, aud endod a terin theron fixed, Barung tha quostion that apecial legislation s prohubited, it would have boen compotent for tho Legislature to have ju- sorted tho names ot tho Alayor and Aldoimon in the act, and if submiticd to a popular voto it would have amounted to an election, ‘1lie couusol thon go on to niemtion the South Park act of 1569 aud tiso legislatlon arisiug thorefrom, In thia case the Bupremo Court held that'tho I'ark Commissioners wore corporate suthorities witlin tho meaning of sho Constitution, as tha poopla of the towa named had cuosented by their votes to the modo of their appointment, ‘The samo decision subssquently was also mado in he case of tho i Cialr Dramags Com- pany. ‘Tte theory of the solators i3, that Lho Uouneil Lavo poner to call a epecial election, It 20, it i8 bocaako they avo soma power undor saina act, but how caws they to bo Aldermen at alif not bfl the law of 18727 lhen, what torm are thuy lolding ? Can thoy bo Aldermen uud at the same time not Aldermen? 1f they sre Aldermeon for ous Durposs, are tloy not Aldermon for all ‘purposes? They ara In ths Bamo calegory with lhe Mayor, and If thero is a vacanoy in the office of ono, tlero is in the other. 1t inay bosud to be uunfair that & Mayer should hold berond the ordou for which o e elected. Thly, however, r. equalized. 1f Lhe election on the Cunctor had Deen bela aixty days bolore tho third Tucsday in Apnl, 1876, it would bave cut off {he term of Mayor. 4 1t 1ot a8 fair iu oue case as i the othor, aud did uo the peoplo kuow of this? s Sl i d e ey Singular Act of & Monomaniace Philadelphia Ledger, TFor a year past, at 1utervalaof abont a month, & man about 45 veara uf sge, of . gouteol appears ance, tiue figuro, aud good, 1atoosl conveisss tional pawers, hias beon ju the hubit of riding co tho ferry-boals botween Philadeiphia aud Glos- cester, Ho alwava brings a large pa;or paciaga with blm, and as soon #s the boat eeta falrly uonder way, he opens the package aud drops Lis contents, pieca by piece, 1nto the river. Ia this WY DUMOrOUN Al “will be 20ld entirs FURN os of clothing, of sond | . quality, baoks of large size and expsnaiva biode tng, booia and shoces, now and antny worn, have boen co'nmitlod to the tiden, Attimos he brings a hox of clears, and drope thom, ouo by oue, intg tho rivae, until tho box in nmh((. Ho was once queationod why ho squandered thines in that way; his roply waq thac ' tie t'de woutl, doubt. lens, carry them to nomo one who wonld maly roo:l use of tham,” ‘Tho oficars and crows of tho boats Lave be. cowo quita famiiiar will his nerson, and whon. over hio comos on board, Ins actions aro watzlied with conanterabls fntorost. No attompt hias vel been mindo to restrrin him from committin theso naty, as lio always appears wolf-posssssed, and parfecily aware of whatha is daimg, Hu last rine was om Tuuraday lsst, witen on the dosn tiip bo dia ributed to” the weves & menara] assortmofit of clothing trom the forward end of tho boat. Tho dock handa tried to eatch admg of tha articlos with & bonwhouk a8 tuoy floated paat Lthe storn, but without reaut! sna Incidenta. ApTodiananoli papor savathaton Sundayeven inglast a daughterof #lr. Wiltiam Loneks, of thal city, 17 vears old, wai taken iit, and quiio oarly Monday moruiug she awoke Ler fathar and ox. rrnamd awish to bo taken up in his arma and i0ld to Ins hieart s ho used to hiold hor when » litde pirl. ‘Ll father ratsed his daughter and sat down by the stove, but bardly bad ho taken his mont hofore lor head dropped upon hix slonldor aud sbo was deatl. ‘the Troy IWhfy eays that the melancholy spoctaclo of tha funceal of thrae children of one fanuly at the same hour wus witnessed at [fart's Falty Wedneadny, Tho thivd cluld of Me, and and Mra, Mosos Walls diod Laestay night from maliguant aiphtherin, I'ho threo cbillren died within twonty-foue hours, and ware all barled in tho nama grave. ‘Ine remaining calld and Mre, Wolls, who are auffering from the sama diaonas, are better, and hopod aro entertained of Lhew recover u DEATHS, i R 4 o e S BARETi—Tan, 17, Mra, Annto 8, 11 ikor, daughter o 3.1, ond Acthen L, 8mith, aged 31 years, Fuueral from thelr rosldcuce, 614 West Washington atreot, Tueaday, Jan, at 830 3, m, Tuo ramaing wiil bo taken (o Auie or interaont, MONULLY—Ou tho 15th fnst.,at thy renddence of hig dauglter, Mra, J, W, Rown, 24 Silvor streol, Danial MeNuity, ngod 63 yoira, Tanoral Tuaday, the 18th inst,, at 10 a, ., by ean Hages to Calvars. DANE~Suldenly,of apoplozy, on Sunday afternoon, Jan, 19, at the resklence of hov ‘son, Jamea F, Dana No. 117 Boutls Rtobog slcdoty Alrs, Mary I, Dine, ia 10 5t year of Lor sqe, Funcral sresicoat No, 117 Bouth Rol ey strect at g a'clock Motday, VAl fnst. Friends of the family are invited. Remalns will Lo taken Esst for futermeat, CUMFORT—On fhe 15th insk., of scatlet fover, Lla, yoiungeat daugater of Rickard W.und Ollva Comfort, uged 4 yeara und 10 monthe, SPECIAL NOTICES. PR TPRPPS Crisbonisuiamil e it s e ST TRO N The Proudest Woman fn Town & tho woman who frat tried BLECTRO-SILICON t pollsh her silver tespot. Sl & shining, radlsnt, das zling tespotwas novor socn Lefors, Electro Silicdh is nataral infusarial product of A Novada mian, Tt doos nof seratoh, wear, or corrade, but it praduces tho most xatan {shlog pollsh in tho worldon Guld, Sliver, and all fint surfaccs, Sold by Houso Fornishors, Drnzglsts, Jowel ors, and Grecers, A GILLKT, McCULLOCH & CU., 81 and 3 South Water-at., Chicago. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AGEICOLTURAL THFLENENTS, o ioms. g ani- Y aLking Unitivaiats, Aoy _Pioms, fdingand e s, plfll::!. and R, k. 53{!”1‘&“‘7 to Jé‘;:lh ln.lnl,- T TR, K Ao oy o F ALY 'x'x‘lfrfifi&éu‘fi e 202 to 8 South Watos Corner TWIIES AND CORDAGE. BIANXLLA AND 5I3AL NOPE, T Mamndlibie i o GILBERT HUBBARD.® COu oo 2% 10 38 Sunth Waterat., Olilesge, EAVINGS BANES, 12 BYATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION— B0 aud &1 LaSallo-at. Chlosgo, Tl Bix per centinterart osid on depraity. ¥y Chicago. CONFECTIONER. [ CELEBRATED throughout tho Unlon—oxpressod to sl y/ 600 gtr X s GUNHIER, Contoo- s i VA0 s, CLITA RS BY G. ©. GORE & €O, 68 and 70 Wabash-av. Boots, Shioes & Rubbers B} i “Will bo offored at our noxt Rogular Sale To which we invite the attention of buyers. GEO, P, GORE & CO.. DRY GOODS, Tassday, Jan. 16, at .30 2. m, Dry Goods, Houlory, Notions, Underwear, Glovas, and Mitts, Kn't CGoods, Y'urs, st 5 gasos Ootton Flannela of vory ouporias quality. Bae poremptory. Pitchers, Duttors, Tuamblors, Nuppios ZLamps, &o. {ing and Copying INKS of tue Amerlcan Iuk Coy manufarture, Alao Mucilage, Hlationery, &c. OORE & C 103 Vinseanes-v., coraer Thiely-saventt-st, At tho Liegaut arblo-Front Rostience, “Tha largyst oud most elsgaut nasort furo that iaa been oferad at publle uu: El:gant Varjor Buils, vory olsbocate Chatuer Bete, Sarnle top SldeLosrds -top ~Tables, puts. L B s0d upward at AUCTION SALE3. A Full Line of Seasonablo On Wedneslay, Jan. 19, at 9:30 2. m, 14 andt W Wababea Rogulsr Auction Sale of Staplo and Fancy and Oaps, Men's and Boya' Ovarcoats, &c. 100 pkgs Glaasware, including Glzss Sots, ‘W1il atso ciose a Tarno conslgnment of superior Wri ON TUESUAY, JAN. 18, AT 10 0'CLOCTL (iro Furniture msnfyctured taorder o No. Chulra, 130k-Cases, Sofan, Dodstesds, Beireans, Bere- tary, Ottow s, Lambrquiue, Tics Ourtalns, Cor nicus, Bindes, Hefrigoratoo, Parlor and Caok Stov.r, Calld"s Orlo, Eragace Sawlug-Alsoing, H ll-Tree, Mk Maltresnor, ' Bodting, Chiua, Olsy, sud Pateivirs, illar Extansion-Tauio, Soro’co Upiiolatored D.ulng Chvirs, Euglish Dody-Brusic's Carprta i wvery rooie, Btair (arpot, Oil-Coth, Plano, Stiol wnd Cover, 1% clegant Mntol-Mirrors, rich Gis-Uixiuros, 4o, I QOE & CO., A By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auetioneers, 84 and 80 Raudolph st. CGrreont Spooinl Snlo For TUESDAY MOKNING, Jun, 18, ut 930 o'clozk, & ‘onr Flares, 88 und 63 Landolplist., th entire furck ture uf rlvate Resideuce, New P.rlor, Chamber, od Dining-room Furnliure, Carpots, Stovos, 10 crias Crockery iu open lois, Plated Ware, Glansivaze, Gese eral Merchandise, &c., &c,, 13 bris Turkish Pruach 1ot Blova Tzl . L15 e s A pactiy Y WM, A, BUTTERS & CO,, AUCTIONEEMS, 1WA MADISON.ST, ESTABLISHED JAN,, 1810, TWENTY YEARS.AGO AL Ballers & Co.'s Auction Roams, 108 badison-st, WEDXNESDAY MORNING, Jan. 19, at 9:30 a'clack, ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WIITE, YELLOW, AND ROCKINGHAN WARE, TINE TABLE OUTLERY, CARMPELTS, BT, BUTTERS & C0’S REGULAR TRADE SALB TRUREDAY MORNIKG, Jan. 29, at 0:30 o'clocke At fialonraom, 103 E vl Madison-at, FOREIGN AND DUMESTIC KNIT GUUDS, OO CLOTHING, WUOLEN! BHOES, &e,, BUTTERS & G0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, UATS, CAPS, BOOTS, HOUSEOLD GOOUS OF ALUKINDS, 1 CARFELS, PIANOS, NEW FURNWTURI AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, By HIRAM BIRUSIT, Oftice, 103 Fifth-ay, CUATTEL MOIt] oSS AR T H 1 b AGEE BALE. At 103" South Clark-oty RE OF 30 ROOMS, ot ‘Piano, Chainber Hets, ledateady, Dureaus, Comuodes Tables, Bade, sud Badding, Mirrors, Hofia, Lountit Easy Chalrs, Boves, Brussols, aud Ingratu Garpets. S "TRULSDELL & DIOWN, Slorigogoct. _FIRAM BRUNH, Auciioucers, e e S—1 *, MeNAMARA & COq 2 cor, Budison. 1,000 cAasSES Boots and Shoes at Auogon. TUOESDAY MOBNING, Jan. 18, at 0:30 o'ck Tull 1 na of ssasonable goods, willious resorve. s AGNAMATIA' & 00 Auoioassst a8,