Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY DEATH IN THE AIR, Tho Tragedy of tho Slaughter of the Innocents, Those Tetid Odors that Roll up Nightly from tho Town of Lake, Yow Tiey Fil Our Cemeteries and Depopulate Orr Homes. Tho Board of TMealth Sonds Out Mon to Trace up Theso Stenches 5 But Thoy Always Loso Them Down on Halsted Sireet, Tho Board's Success in Opern-Bouffo, ‘Tho qnestion which now nuitatos tho people of Chicago i ono of smelts, stenches, stinks (some call them), Tho manifold olfactory organ of the city hay becomo disgueted. Tho nostrils of the community are dilated with horror and wrinkled in wrath, Ploboian and patrician, high and low, Hoinan, Grecian, pu, and oven broken noses énott for vengeance and demaud relief. Given a southerly wind anda cloudy sky, and tho atmosphoro of Chiengo la unbearnble, Lrom the Steck-Yards, tho rendering.and packing- houses thereto adjacent, aud tho piles of offal thereunto ccntiguoug, oriees a otonch abnormal, sickening, unbearble. Tuo Town of Lake, with its necesuorios of hog-killlug, porkepacking, Jard-reudering, aud all pertaining thereto, has become o clearly-defined aud woll-regulated nufsance, Ibias blot it itself, blotted tn turn with cunningly-devired engines forthe manu- facture and disuemination of pestilence and dia- ,ease, .Obliterato the engines, aud tho Town of Lako might, by tho direction of ite ancient am- Ditton into Jegitimate channals, become o pleas. entsuburb, Entait upon the Lown of Lako the perpatunl right to support those enginos, nnd its salt partakes of mwayor that mako tho town o pest, an exerescenso, a fraud. THE-STORY OF THE GREAT PRSTILENCE, that comes np from tho ‘Lown of Lakois not n now one, inca tho eetablishmout of tho Btock- Yards, the packing-hourcs, and tho Iundred in- stitutions their oxistence “Involves, Chicago has been cursed with tho foulcst air “tho sweet south wind” cat: bear, Tho vory nature of tho ‘Dusiuosa carried on at those cxtablishments im- mediately sugpesty that they bo located .aa fares practicable from tho metropolitan contre, or that, when they must be fixed up the outsktrta of s vast population, every otfort bo mado to render them inuocnous, ‘Clint they may be go retdored {8 testified by the oxiatenco of arendering-houso at tho Lighteonth street bridge, ono around which such safeguards havo “beon thrown 28 to almost conceal the place of its location, Yet the groat patrous of phssicians. eituated in tho southwost Jift thoir massive chimneys 125 fect above tho Iovel of tho rivor, and complacontly pour into the systems of 400,000 people tho vilest poison, without even deodorizing it, to mnke it pleasant to take. Patiently the pooplo‘of Uhicayo havo borne the infliction, Vationtly thoy have submitted to the imprognation of tho nir with foul wmelin, La- tiontly thoy have put up with tho diseaso-braot- ing, death-spreading eflluvinm that emanates from those chimmoyy, until it as Leon demon- strated that an increased mortality Hat ia attrib- utablo thereto, and now the pooplo of Chicago through tho columus of ‘fire Tnisuse propose to INVESTIGATE AND—SQUELCII, An hour by strect-car, from tho business con- tre of the sity lun southwesterly direction, and this *Iloll's iInlf-Acro" is exposed to oye, car, and nose. ‘Tho Stock-Yarda first claim atton- tio, and provont their attractions qradunlly to tho visitor, ‘Taken from tho northoast corner, and tho Stook-Yarde prosent an aspect of peor ealoons, a bullen-fooking liotel, crowds of very hungry horses, and a multitude of boat-logs. ‘Taken from nearor tho contre, they ofior to tho Razoo vast and bewildering sen of mud, lashed into fury by floundering pigu and floundormy cattle. Vast gulls, lakes, ond tivars of mud. slrotch away to a horizon of moro toud, and the main ozean of mud dashes itp waves valnly up- on great bauks of mud. Yast cliffs of mud raise tholr towering heights above tho oddica and cnrronts of mud, and streams and riyalota of mud, tnking source in woods and glades of roud, flow musically through Jandecapcs of mud to lose thomsolyes at jaut in tho mother es of mud. ‘tho aurfaco is dotted thickly with Hye crao- tures, apparently constructed of mud, cattle, eheop, and hogs, which wallow around, tramp- ling vegotablo matter down to the bottom of the yastees, whero it decomposes, and whonco it emits a fearful and wondortul stoncb, Each pen rapiily bocamesan murderer of puro utr, and rpreads unon the aotmosplora a layer of pestilence to _tlont at the mercy or pleaduro of overy wind. To pags through tho yards is to subject onceolf to an infliction which the sweet heavens do uot possess enough puro zophyrs to Teliove, ‘To tho weat and southwoat aro tho rendoring ond packing houses and fertilizing cutablish- mena, If possiblo those are. WORSE THAN ‘THE STOCE-YARDB. Evory Imown quality in tho olemont of atin omanates from them, ‘Tho visitor in at first paralyzed, aod then cusrmed with tho varioty. Lhero fa tho subtio smoll of tho burning blood, dorcing ita way through tho strougor odor of the trying eutraiis, Thoro is the pointed eMluyium of tho sealding hog, compoting with the insinuating effort of the offul dragged from his atill-quiveriny predecessor, ‘Tha smells bo- come fikea painting. ‘hore is the background of gray smell from the ontrasty, with tho rod- .dentug aky of boiling blood, ‘The forerround is partoral and ropresonta tho odor of dying pigs, rolioved by tho dull Ioad-colorod stink of reftuso, cast asido to hoat nnd swell. It js. 2 Bcono upon the stago; thehoavy villain of decaying offal atinks viclously up to the tonderar smnoll of tha dying sow, which is rescuod by tho sturdy aud bonost oflluvizes of the burnt bload. + Ibis awtonch with a perapoctive. It folda and unfolds lite the coils of a snake, Ita waves lap over onoh othor like tho wavos of the ocean, 1t te a world of its own. - It bas its passlons and ambitions, its hopes ond fears. A mighty smell proclaims itsolt "Dus," nnd the minor stenetos bow down aud worship it, » Thon with frush and roar anothor fearful sicil ta borne from tho cauldrona, and tho old gocs out, and tha little atinky worehip tho new, ‘Then thoy combine and are translated tos moderato height. and thon disacminated over tho city, only to sak. way for » now genoration soon to fallow in urn, eae And this fp the aimasphoro generated by tho. Town of Lako nud committed to the wouth wind for tho Loucfit of Chicazo, ‘This grand compila- tion, of ovory diagovered nature oud overy now invention of stench is hoisted heavenward, and finally, like a founding, finds a bome in any sbreast tendor enough to nourluh it, With every jbreezo from tho south, that should coma inden sWith ovorything freah and sweet that tho prairie Doqueaths, comes this pestilence-laden air, this Acath-warrant. j99? THA WEsoLT : might pave, beon forctol!, and the pon of the mortality ciork points grimly to it, The do- Prossing woathor that hay chaructorized the win- tor, and the sickness revujtaut, have ins mos. Ure sugmontod tho nunibor of dosthy, but that thoy havo boon Lastened by tho want of pura alr iu pick chambers, all the yoputabte phyal- clans agro. hig has beon a winter above all Othors that baa demanded cleantiness and putl- fication of tho atmosphero, Initeelf it hax boon dobilitating, and to connect with it the foul sir that has boon foluted upon tho city hy theso alluk-holov in the southwost, Las been to put tho denth-olutets on tho throat of almost every man, woman, and child wha bas diod, Physicians have had thor attention attracted tho mattor, and frankly admit that BOME IMMEDIATE ACTION [3 NECESBANY, They concedo the impossibility of Gxing upon auy particular digeaso engendered by the plaguo, bub contend that any illness ix ‘moro or lose affected by it, A wonkenod system finds it almost fwpoauiblo to sally whon attacked by theso impuritios, No} that thoy engender any Spcelila heeaue,” gaya Dr. J, Novinn Hydo, but Whey attack whore iho jerma already oxist, aud mink 0 the abruggio double for recovery.” Tho goutlemen of the Board of Health claim that thozo gauey will bo apt to produco diguative seyangenionty nt ghey Sina phantly way, e Mortality of lato has resulta * Siial attectiony and poeumonta,” cies rong it,” repliog another doctor, calmly, “grantit. Butdo you not know that in case Hf aoumonisand bronchial aufforing tho patient arpa nds: tbs purest tert aa ud thes the magnified Podsnap, calling itso! the Board of Houlth, dushes ares ite nae He Sagrily waxes the subject away. * Children,” Fiaber, “are predig- Posed to digestive derangement, and thoy aro moro liable to bo affected bv tho provalling bad gir irom the southwest than others.” Av omine.t doctor says “ ‘hero is no in- fluence moro iniuediatety deloterious than tha gases arising from decomposing organic matter, Whether anal or vegetnblo, and (hat such rases have hang over Chicago for a loug timo, vo man with a noso can deny.” No agrees with Dr. Visher thet children aro pres dis to digestive difiieutticn, © and, others, demand — fresh — atr, Upon thom he thinks tho pol.on-sonted wiula from the soutt: and routhtveatmiust neces. sadly have wdopressing influence, and militate ptronely in favor offs beavinr mortality tint, to the grester glory of the Board of Moallh and the Cabnel Grubs that ne-etbie at the cometories, ‘Think of this, yo moral reformers and purvoy- orn of rod flannol waistcoat’ and moral pockot- handkerchiefs to ramo bare-legyted Leathon of unheard of Lropical julanda! And yo practient seamen, who go down to tho lakes in great Kloambonta that the povorty-atricken young ono tony inflate its Inge while you flick with ita mothor ov wink at ila nurse, reflect upon tho tombstones which will bo sot un noxt spring, when tha vaults of Jtosouill and Gracoland give up their dead,—thoso brief and xcanty tomb- stones which bear no ingerintion savo auino vet namo and a record of immaturo years. And oll yo mothore whoo sohe eechin thoso of Rachel of Bothichem, and whoso tours oro as alt an those whicl fell upon tho cold faves of Herod's victims, ceazo your no- cusaliona of doctors who could not pave, or of nm Providence which vould not, and turn rathor to tho membosa of the Board of Iealth of this city nud charge thom with wholasale infauticide, with) arquiescence 1a 8 crime which Lag left so many childlors and desolate : “TNE HORE IMMEDIATE REACLT of theeo pasos,” nays Dr. Fishor, “is the prose tration of tho wystom, unusea and losy of ape: tite. Apart from the fact that thoy smoll badly,” continned Lo with a mildly deprecating air, “thoy aro’ romarkably unhealthy, and wo can geareely hopo for a purely healthy city untit tho caugo fs oradicated.” Asif to clinch thing, comes the Chicnzo Medical Journal and Lramtuery which wilt print the’ foliowing editorial in its oomuuys izbuo + ‘TRE ROUFFR IN MEDICINE, ‘The New York Nirtion of Dec. 23, 1875, contains an. article which illustrates, {ao striking manner, the {n- trownction into politics of the central ideas of the comedies of tho opera houffo, ‘The complats Inver- ston of tho amoral world and the socil inatitutions handed down fo us from the past, as oxhtbitod in tho *Grando Duchcsso” ant (a “Hella Lelaue,? aro mirtoret in. the past of New York politice, whaso filmy depths Lavo been expored to the eyo of tho world, Lut {he portralture of tho boteo characters can be Actevied ng well In certain elrctes fn Chicago, Vor example, during throe rucecsaivs days of Inst month, hero hun, like o pti over this eity, a horrl- Moand disgueting etench, that emanated from one of the rendering establehmenta on the ont skirts of tho town, Tho fmpaipablo and nattreating —efflaviim' entered the nostrils ‘of 490,600 people, ‘They ate it with thelr chops nt breakfust, drank (tin the evening cup of tes, inhaled Stritke inthe parlor and bedroom, More thay this, Ut filled hundreds of elek chambers with » revollingt augqustion of thu charnel-botse, aud yorsoned the cir respired by thousands of detloste Infants ntenygling for existence rstainst tho other disadvantoyes of city Ife, Whoro Unetners wanit to tute tia nuteancs that rovisita the cily over and again wilh a rocurring perl adieity 2? Not the baeluers of tho Board of Houlth, certainly. It f# trie that tho enlaries of teas ofticlals: ary paid ont of the pockota of tho auiferem, It ds tra that they report, perlodically, tha nbatement of n cer~ taiu number of nnisatces, wile this great lead and front of alt nuleances obtradea itself porrldtently upon, tha public, Js lt, uo troo that the propricturs. of theso rendering cetatiiehinenta ocesrionally reo tho aillcials of the Moard of Ilealtu, and (lat ihe latter cro alroon attch occasions “ reau?"? ‘Tho reason for all this lien fn the fact that the Board of Health of Ohicago reste on a politient Laci, from itn augunt head to ita petty pollcoman. No young medical aupirantywith ambitlon aud ability, need orer hope to dhinin olfiotal connoction with It Ly acquiring a know). odgo of eanitary scienco, ‘Tho medical profeesion of Chicago Iano moro responsible for its organization than for the conatct of a pork-pachins: establishment, Intimate nequalntanco with tho “ stortelilred elo~ Teht—Influouce with “tho Bosses” aud “tho boys” this fa the sole avenue of niyrose, This tx tho boutto Atage, geutlemen, where, befare tho foutlighle, Prince Paul and General town act their droll paria for thelr own pecuntury profit. “And poisoned tho air renpired by thounands of dolicnte infants struggling for existenea arainat tho athor disadvantages of city life!’ This 18 9 ploasant prospeot for tho mothor of a babs, ‘Yo think that the frigrant breath of hor cluld is becoming rank and fotid with mbalationa of the gases ariving from the filthioat portions of tho Jilthiest of animale! “Yo think: that with every breath her child draws como the gorme of diseneo, thine will fasten upon italifol ‘Vo seo it grow palor day by day, the tleah wanto from itn fimbs, the color trom ita checks, and know that nothing but exito can sayo it, To think that in tho stillnces of the darkness, when she had held it preesed to her #o tightly lest out of tho elad- ows some harm should come to it, there waa o xtromn,of dinlilled poison pouring into ita lange, and that with every sigh thas charmed hor so its breaat filed with airs, which like those breathed trangia a fonco of Kirca’s tlowers, wero all pesti- fence. Porhaps whoo thin strikes home thoro will bo Rromoustrance even stronger than that which daily goos up, from the irritated population of Ubicno, n remonstranco thnt tho enuf ofd lady, Uignitied by tho namo of the Board of Health, will licar through the cotton wool that bas so Jong titled ber cars, and, hearing. will bo atten- tive to. “WHAT ANE YOU GOING To Do Anour tr?" asked Tue ‘Trinune reportor of Dr. Alor, Sa- portntondent of the Board, 4 Wo aro going to stop it, If we ean find tho emell.” “Find the smell! -Why, man. where's your noze Yoa, I know the smell iy all over, but wo must locate it, and then wo will briug a suit.” ‘Tho novolty of bringing a suit agamet a emoll uekies ‘Yur Trinuxz roportor right on the ol- OW. “ Havo you tried to locate that amoll 7” Uh! yos. IT put two of the beut mon on our force on it, They traced it Lo tha corner of Lial- stod aud ‘Thirty-soventh atreets, but thora THEY Lost iT.” “Conldn’t thoy tell im which direction it went?” “You don't understand mo,” explained the Doctor, ‘Thoy traced it to Halsted and ‘Tuirty- tovonth streets, where it struck the ground, From tuat point thay went under it, and had-no feclitios for discovering the.atock from which it omnaated. You seo thero aro four extablish- ments near tho fStock-Yards,—¥owler Bros., Chicago Fertilizing Company, Thompson & Ed- warde, and Railston's, Now, wo muat know from which of tieso places tho amoll comes to put a stop to it.” This looked plausible, and Tnx Tamonz pro- oseded : “All other things being equal, you't four houses mako four Limes as inuch suicll as ono +” “Uortainly.” 4 “Have thore. not been nights whon thero was four times as much stench as on othor nights 7” “* Undoubtedly.” “Then why didn't you clamp domn on all four ¢” *Bocauso sutis agaiuat four are oqual to suits againet nous, You must convict ono of the wholo fault.” ‘Then, if oll four conspire to atiuk together, thera‘ no remady 2” sorhat Ja the fault of tho lav," “WIHAT OTHE RYFORT Aro you making to atop tho nulsanco 7” "Twont out inysolf one night to seo if T could trace tho smelle. I fouud that the stonch cama from trying ontrails, and followed it to Halls- tou's. Vorty prowinont citizens from tho south part of the city yoluotearsd to awear that it camo from Najlston's, and I pregented tho matter before tho Craud Jury. I found ont afterwards that not ono of tho forty kept his word,;aud 1 was tho only mau who sworo to tho Tocatlon. Consequontly ‘thoro was no indict- mont,” 2 “Can youdistinguieh by tho nature of tho smoll tho class of matter thoy are operating one “TL think Ican toll, by smelling, thedlforenco botween trying optraily and burning blood," “Which is the stronger?" 4 Trying entraiie.” “Then if you smelicd entrails, and found all but ono house brrulny blood, wouldn't you cap. ture that houge 7” “But the blood-burning also creates a stonch, and 1 coutdu’t fasten the wholo stouch on gue house, But [havo put another good nan on ft forday, You goo [ havo just taken chargo of this mattor myself, and I propose to ferret it out. Ay Lpay, Lhavo put anothor good mau on it to-day, aud aim in hope ho will tnd it.” “Don't you thivk you need some fresh noses on your foxco, or astop-luddor, ora baloon, or romnething to enable your Board to got to the top of this business 7" “ Woll, I dou’s know," muged tho Dostor, “1 think wo can sottie it before long. Auy way, Wo propovo ty try." “WHAT [8 TUE EFFECT of this bad alr on the goneral ficulth ?” lt cau’t bo good," * “dTog it iucseased tho wortality of tho elty “Not atall. The lato incroaso hag resulted from tho weather, andthe immediate causes havo been bronchial affections aud pneumonia, ‘This bad air will be tore apt to affect the di- gestive organs,” “Ta not puro airesgontial to recovery from any sickness 7" rita rf a. then where there is iWnoss theso J Failltgto agaipst the pationt 2” ene rx PAG must, necgnsarily.” tt Anal Js tho offect tpon the infant popula- lon 3" ‘Tt must bo delotetions to babies.” Ro it ts settled that thoimpurities from the Town of Lata are poltoning the air of tho city, rendoring it edinparatively impossible for pn. tients to recover from tho effecte, aud Killing off Infante. It inequality well wettled that the élenc can bo traced tu Taleted and Thirty-aevoath pirente, but that tho "best mon on the force” fxil to find its lurking-place. If it ia in order, ‘Tus Trinuse would suggest that tho bert men” go again in diognise, sa tha atok has evlaontly Hpottad thom, Tt might bo well for othor "best mou” to come up from {ho avuth and atinck the onotny in tho rear, as it wore, while its attention ts engaged by the gen- tlomen nt Halsted and ‘Phirty-neveuth strecta, Then, again, tho gentlemen of the Board of dIealth thould remember that o etencl isn g00d doal liko an ontrich, and that whon it hides its hoa it {cols perfectly kecure, Now, if 1¢ biden at Halsted and ‘Vhirty-roventh stecots, perhaps a. stono tied to a atring and thrown over tho enony at Vortieth streat would bring it dawn, ‘Shere frondozen stratagomsa by which this nnisaice might bo broucht within the embrace of tho law. somo othor stouch from a rival house might bo indneed to squeal, on promisa of mumunity, All thoso things aro worth trying for: and hark you, gentiomen of tha Moard of Mealth, you Imuet try something, ‘Lhovimplo fact that tho Vown Board of Lako hava feeusd permita to these people to go on with thelr rendering- houses, doas not reliovo you of your duty to tho people af Chicago, Under tho charter, vou ean goa milo beyond the city mits, and fo you must, ond do something to stifle this nuisance, which * filled tundreds of sick-chambers with a rovotting BgecKtion of the charnel-hounso, and poisoned the air respired by thousands of deli- cato infants, etrugetineg for oxistoucoagaimet tho other disadvantages of city life.” % “ THE ILLINOIS PENITENTIARY, ‘The Investigation of the Alleged fre reguiaritios Mangs Cire. Brectat Dispateh to Phe Chicaao Tribune, Toute, Jan. 18,--Thero wes considerablo une easinees in Vonitentiary circles this morning. Quo of tho Commissioners wau especially per- turbod in reference to tho investigation of yes torday into the charges against the Parchasing Agent. Ho wag greatly displeased that ‘Yun Tnmene reporter, had failed + to gratify the curiosity of tho Board, and hig Jangaage upon tho subject forcible than elegant,” Ho said that lo did not beliove any of the allogations against tuo Pur- chasing Agent, aud was exceedingly nolay In his condemnation of overybody he could connect with the charges, eypecinily the reporter, Ho thought that it was not enough for tho roportor to bo pnatisfied af to tho truth- fuluess of tho charges, but {t was hia duty to cutisty the Bourd iu tha matter, whilo at tho samo tine bo appeared to understand that ho lind access to the samo _satrces of infor- mation that tho reporter bad in tho partlenlar travenction, Hoe was cqually irmtated sgaiaxt Mr. Wileos, of this city, who had peremptorily refused to testify before the Board in the mat- ter, and had given his reazoua therefor, Later tn the day, however, whet tho cortifi- eaten of Bakor aud Wilcox wero seon in Yur 'Enipuxe, ho was not near go violent toward tha Joportor, and his language was much modificd. Tio then eaid that ho was ANXIOUS TO OLT AT THE NOTTOM ofthe whole affair, and would spare no pains to do. it. Tho Warden of the institution had very much the samo feeling, it was nevertained, At loast ho expressed a acsiro to fntly inyontigate the conduct of the Pnrchasing Agent not only in tho case m question, but in_ his official relatiour, reiterating what he had before said, that if tho agent was guiliv of anything wroug ho would discharge Lim instantor, Up to noon no further rtons had beon taken in tho investigation, and the Board liad not con- yoned, When the matter will be again taken up had not leon decided at tuat hour. That tho question will bo AGAIN TAREN wr, howorer, scoms evident, ‘The specific allegation that tho State paid YO conty a bushel aso protit to domo ono on tho purchnes of 184 bushols of polatocs, and that peraon notthe one from whom thoy were bought, baring been proven to tho uatisfaction of the Board, it would scom to require it. Mr. Wilcox says tho porcentngo was pnid to him and ho paid it to the Purchasing Agent. Whother this be so or not, tho fact that tho purchaso was tado rg it was would soem to show that tho Parclnging Agent was ot least criminally negligent in the mattor, if not a sharer in what the State lost in the transaction, This is a fair deduction thnt tho Board can scarcoly afford to overloo’, what- ever may bo ite friondahip for the xcoused, MIM, WILCOX etatod to your correspondent that the ‘reason he refuped to testify 1n tho matter was; First, ho did not want to have any connection with tha affsirin auy way,—that he bad been dragged into tho cago against hia will, simply by stating to friends certain things which bad beon repented, Second, that, when ho testified under oath, ho wavted tobe in the presenco of an impattial iy which ho did not behove the Ponitcutiary authoritios to be, under the circumstances. Io aaid furthor, that bo had no intorest whatever in tho matter, but such, facts ou were ia hid possession lo was ready and willing at any timo to lay before a court of justica, MMI, HAMILTON, the Porohnsing Avont, douies in toto that he bas recoivad any commissions on purchases, and, in reforonoo to this particular transaction, pub- liphes tho following card: ILLINots State PexirEenttany, Jourer, Ul, 1876,—I hereby certify that tho certificate of cox, published in Tuz Curcaao Tarpunt: of this date, 4a falug Jy every particular, go fur os it refers to me, 7 J.D, Hamittox, ‘Tho proapocta are now, sinco tho charges have agsumod tho shapo they have, that legal pro ceadings can ony fixtho blame, The one ac- cuses and tho other denies, At all ovents, Mr. Tlamtiton would seem to bo placed on the de- Teusivo, and until he can anccossfully refute this particular allegation be must be regarded i an. uofavorablo heht. Nothing bas bcen dono with tho charges fited with tho Board ayainat Deputy Warden Siall by ono of tho officers of tho prison, to which rofer- ence was made in a dispatch of yesterday. Itis probable that nothing will bo dono in the matter until tho noxt regulac mooting of tho Board, - AMUSEMENTS, THE-ENGLISH OPERA. “Morltana" was ropeated Inst night with the following cast Mme. Jennie Van Zandt svoe Mara. Zelda Keyuin Bir, Willlam Cantle Mr, Hamilton Str, Conley Me, Soattii, Mra, White nd did not spoak well for tho taste of tho avorage opara: Goer, for thoonora is wtrongly cast and woll rendered. Mrs. Van Zandt's porsonation of tho titlo role ia go familinr to the pooplo of Chleaga that it requires no particular notice at this timo, excopt that it ia remarkable for exquisite vocal- ization, « Mrs, Regnin's 2azrillo waa very pret- tily done, Sho is apt te bo more saucy and piquant In page's dross thau out of it, and feat night seemed to be cutiroly in hor olo- ment, Mr, Caatlo was a rollicking, but nat over- bolsterous, Yon Cusar. ‘Lhe park is a fayorile with him, and soldom suffers in bis hands, ‘Tho Pon Jose of Mr. Couloy was perhapa tlio fea- turo of tho porformance. It was not botter acted than mauy minor parts in opora, but it waa #0 much better sung than the Don Jose of our Past acquaintance that it deverves particular nov flee, Tk coutjrmed the favorable impreasion of Mr. Conley which haw already bocn oxproseed in Yur Terpune, ‘Lhe porformance would havo boon much botter, no doubt, if thouo who took part in it had boon inaplired by o largo audicnco, Au it was, it was yoo? ouongh to ocoasjou rogrot that moro woro not present to enjoy it. COL. WOOD'S MUSEUM, “ Po-ca-hon-tas," John Brougham's Interoat- ing burlosquo, ia drawing fair audiences to Col, Wood's Musoum this wook. Jr. Rogera supplies much of the fun for the occasion, potenti aiid tabby SHAKING HANDS, ETC. Nonronx, Va., Jan. 18.—A committes of Indios and gentiemon, doputed by tho Jadics of Boston to prowent to tho Light Artillory Blues the white banner of poaco and other momontocs of tha Bunker Hilt Centennial, dischorgod that duty faut ovoning in tho preaenco of & largo number of ladles aud gentlemen of this city, Iho & mittee wero welcomed by Mayor Whitehead, oxtended tho freedom of tho city, sayings Wo were indeed a united peorte, and “hencoforth would be frionds, countrymen, and brothors,” Capt, Modges, in bia addreas, on dolivering tho bannor, valds Let the course of demagoguos and malcontents of oither section be what It may, wo understand each other aud defy (heir efforts towever us." Yeaterday the Committeo was takon to Fortress Monroe and other points of interest, To-day thoy are viewing tho city and suburbs, and this evening s grand roception will bo given Ja honor of their yivie i was more | THE GAS QUESTION. A Fow Facts About the Consumers’ Gas and Coke Company. If It Has Good Backing, the Same Is Not Yel Discernthle, One of the Oorporators Donics that It Waa Organized for Black-mailing Purposes, ‘Tnrinuye reportora yeaterday mado diligent in- quiry in regard to the Consumers’ Gag-Light and Coke Company, which was brought into a rathor premature oxiatencs by tha action of tho Council Monday night. ‘Cho task was decidediy an nupleagant ono in so for aa finding out ite real fivanctal status, ‘Those who aro supposed to know, know nothing—that iz, to the reportors, and complacently placed their hands over their mouths when questioned, nod said that which gave no satinfaction, A Tuinvne reporter yesterday morning calted on Gen. McArthur, ono of tho incorporators, at tho Vost-Office. Tho General was too much en- aged to x00 reporter. Abalf-shect of wrop- ping-paper, containing ‘Tim Inimone inveatl- gator’a namo, was vont within in the hands of a medium-sized youth, who returned - rbortly efter = and alatad that the General waa not roads to bo “ pumped” by the reporters jist yot, or words which would imply the eamo meaning. To, however, sent out sallp of paper upon which wero THE FOLLOWING NAME: .C, Rand, Charles H. Nash, Join McArthur, 1. W. Brown, These genttomen, it was given to uudoretand, were the ineorporators of tho Com- nuy, and, of course, aro thuroughly * respousi- le,” according to tho incorporators' own state- ments. Among businoss men goncrally these pentiemen are not particularly recognized as ax. tensive capttaliets, It ix true Mr. Raud js part owner of tho Rand & Gale naphtha patotted Process for mannfacturing gas, und is tolerably woll off. Mr. Nash is not very wel! known hore. Gen. MeArthur owns ns foundry, and Mr. Brown 16 o gontleman who is weil known hore, and who hos sunk a preat deal of money in Chicago, ‘This was about oll that the roporter conld find out in regard to THE INCONPORATONS' TINANCIAL ETANDING, Tt is known that the naphtha process is used in Detroit with anccess, but thero real capital |. puehed the matter, There the concern srected works, Istd mains, and competed with the old company, and is now trying to buy it out. Iu Now York, the Mutual Gas Company maou- factures gas under the samo patents, bul thera it joined with tho fivo other companies in ex- istenco in that city. and chargea 25 conta per 1,000 feot moro thau they do in rections where there is no competition or territory, otherwise they chargo from 45 to $2.59, os do the old companies, c= it ts not te be presumed that the Coneumers’ Company will net any differout here if thay over build works, ‘Iho parties, it is alleged, tried to ‘all thoir patent to tho Chicago Gas-Light and Soke Company, under threat of getting » fran- ‘ebise from tho city. In 1471 they eudeavored to a att, OETA CHARTER, but failed, oud Jator ngain last year, when tho schomo oneo more fell through, Previous to that they had procured an act of incorporation as the Consumors' Gas-Light and Coke Company, frow Springtield, which they now hold. When tho list of incorporators was go valrantly handed to tho reporter, through tho medium of tho smal boy, yorterday, it failed to give the name of Mr. 5. G, Brawn, Ue, however, is mentioned as one of the iacorporators in tho bill, and his capital—well, no matter. It consists of stoot in the ‘ Constmers’."" “ A Turnunn reporter yesterday afternoon sought out Mr. J. G. Brown, and from im but little information waa obinined. Ho received tho reporter very couttcously, but fn a very per- suaslye manner tried to dodge tho inayitable in- terview. This, howover, waa o failure, he Mit. BROWN: tried to oxplain how men without cxpltal could boild gas-works through tho medium of mon with capital, Ho named no one who would surely back tho concern, but stated that ‘Thompson Dean, of Now York, or Mr. Garrison, who negotiated the English loan for the Peaplo’s Gas Company, might ho tho fortunate mon. Iceers, Lillings and Garrison, he stated, had ‘consed to love,” ay it were, aud their paths for- over in tho future wero wide apart, and this would reanlt in his trying to competo in the mating of gas, As to Mr. Dean, te and Mr, Garrisou wero mortal enomics. They wontd ‘pever join capital over tho breach, oven In Chi- cago, for the manufacture of gau, and that, thorofore, tho matter stood ina grand blank for tho future ag to who would likely be the lucky mun. TNEY WOULD DUILD wonks, however, within a yoar, but whore, and when thoy would commence, waa ono of those peculiar inponotrable mynteries which aro nover ox plained. Je stated further, amid tho consoling furnes of a fragraut Havana, ‘that the thing was all wight; (o let at alone.” The Injunction is cer- taivly rogardod, ‘*‘Limo,” bo eaid, would provo thoir sincerity, and now that they had tho upper hand, notorioty was not what they desir. ed." He refuted the statements mado in Mou- Jay's ‘Taiwune ou outhority of E.3, Watkins, resident of the Chicago Gay-Light and Coke ‘Company, that his concern ever tried to black- mail that corporation, Ho donied that any ono had gono to them lately with authority from any one conpocted with ‘tho * Consumers’.” Ho élamped tho whole thing a8 “MALICIOUS AND TALSE." Tio deniod that any romuvoration waa offered orglven ta auy momber of Council for the pasg- age of tha ordinance, nud that tho thing didn’t cost $25,009 topnt through, asia generally as- werted, Jfo acknowledzod that Gen. MeArthur's interost consisted fu getting tho pipa contract for tho now company for his foundry, as times taco hard, and ho wants to get his concern in mo- tion, and keop it Ko. . Gon. MeArthur naturally, undor such clrenm: stances, wonld actrather discretionary, and de- clined to state auything to those viciowy, prying roportors, who gro elways itnearthing somothing for tho jntercsta of the public, such to the dis- Gnat of those shown up, In conclusion, it fa at least safe to assert that tho Company may havo some financial backing, Dnt it remaing from view ig wholly irrospon- siblo at prenent, and (ho aggregate capital of tho incorporators named 1s very sinall indeed. THE MAYOR—WOW He STANDS, Yeaterday afternoon 9 'Entuuxe reporter had a vory brief interyiow with Mayor Colvin iu regard. ¢o tho mattor, Tho Council, on Monday avon- Ing, when tt adjourned, had before It a motion to reconsider,” which was not mado tho order for any specified timo in the future, and, secord- ing to tho Council's own roling, tho Mayor can approve an ordinance or resolution peoding an- othor mecting. ‘ho following is tho interview + Kep.—Do yon think that “a motion to recon- sider.” pending in Council, provonta you from signing an ordinanco after it iy passed ? Mayor—I andorstand that i¢ doow not, Rop.—Is that according to “Cushing's Par- liamentary Ruling "? Muyor—~I am go informed. Top.—Then will you sign tho ordinance ? f, Mayor—It any ono avin von, toll nim you jdon’t kuow [aud then be laughed], ite hon you will probably sign {t ? Mayor—I havo not yet suiticiontly thought over tho matter, It ta understood, howover. that the Mayor will sign tho bill, pie ably to-day, and so the Con- snmers’ (as-Light and Coke Company will como into actual oxistenco; and whothor it really bas any more backbone, outalde of having obtained a vory valuable franchise from Ubicas §9, remains to bo seen, > MASONIC, * Spectat Dispatch to The Chica Tribune, Detnort, Mich,, Jan. 18.—Tho Graud Counell of she High Pricathood aud the Grand Chaptor of Royal Arch Masons both held coayentious here to-day, J, D, Mitchell, Grand High Priest, of Jackson, dotivered tho aunual address before tho Royal Arch, and tho High Priesthood olocted tha following ; M, 1, P., Thomas G. Green, of Threa livers: Mt. FE, ¥.P., tha Rev. B. F. Doughty, of Sturgis; Graud Chaplain, Lola Cougehial, of Holly; Graud ‘Vreawtrer, Gara 1, Dovlo, of Detroit; Grand Recordar,» Burn- ham Troy, of Detroit; G, C., Willum Dunham, of Manistco; Grand MMerald, 0. H. Astell, of Tonia; Grand Steward, H. 8, Ditlar, of Dotrolt, aot eaak Pastis GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. Special Duputeh to The Caioao Tribune, Auuoua, 1., Jan, 18.—Aurora Pout No. 26, G, A. Ry bold a“ Camp-Viro” this evening ut thor hall, which was thronged with o largo company of ladies and gentlemen. After tho public in- ulglation of the nowly-olected ofiicers, the ladies improved fhe Bape Tony t6 presont the Post with 4 magoificont Dible aud regulation compaa: flag, A splendid Buppor eae and the eyeing spont in social opjoyment... Amoug 19, 1876. those present wera Adjt.-Gon, Hilliard, the Ciand Commander of tho Order for the Depart- nent of Tilinois, and the Hon, M. DB. Cantle, of Bandaich, Lit, POLITICAL NOTES. Tho New York Sun coms to think Judge David Davis is 8 prominont Vrosidential candi As Kam Cox would ray, Blains knocked the Amooaty bill " hyona-kite.” This is the Chinesa of tho modified Brouklyn version, Wo aro glad to know, now that the Honatorial canyasd in Lowa is over, that all thedofeated can- clistos wero “ wholo-souled, genial gentlonen,” Lverybody says fo. Tho worst charge vet brought against Proctor Knott is that of a North Carolina editor, who alleges that tho celebrated hamorist ones rtolo ®epecch from the editurial columne of tho Lex- ington Caucasian, Tho New York Finis thinks it is 9 groat pity the Democrats can't hurry up and complete their preat task of ‘cleaning out the Augean stables.” ‘Their familiarity with dung-forks reomy to be of uo assistance to them in practical affairs. Dr. J. W. Drapor, in bia “ History of tho Civil War.” vol. 3, p. G15, eays: “fo atrocious ty the crimo perpetrated at Anderzonvillo that it fs not for man to deal with it. Nono bat God can Justly moasuro its enormity; none but God ean adovyuately puniuh it. “The friends of Marton, the frionaa of Bria- tow, tho frientn of Inyoa," remarks the Ohio State Journal, * look upon tho selection of Cin- cinnatl as & most fortunate thing for their can- didate.” ‘This remarkable coineidence of apin- ton suggetts that Cincinnati was eelectod be- cauee it was rogarded ad neutral ground, The Cleveland Plainieater, liko the Cinelnnati Enquirer, refused to print Mr, Linino's amnesty speoch, preferring to sacrifice its reputation aaa newspaper rather than inflict ecrious injury upon its party. But thero nover was 9 greater mistake in the world than that of au editor tho supposes he can keep importaut uews away from the people. Tuo Now Orleans Republican saya that, seido from hia defective title, nobody can urgo tho slightest objection to J. B. Eustie, the Con- aervative clected to tho United Ktates Senate by tho Louisiana Legislaturs, Eustis 14 the ableat man in the Conservative party of tho State, aud at the eame time the mort moderate. He way au oflicer in the Confederate army. Tho Richmond Whig deeply deplores the action of the Virginian Hougo of Dolegaten in ro- furing to voto an appropriation for tho National Centennial. Iteaya: “Tho House of Delegates, by ite refuealto aid tho Rtate ina proper pre- kentation and representation in the eran] National Centennial Fair, Lave said, it eneves ns torecord it, ‘in our father's house Virginia will avo no place,’ ‘Tho mutilation of tho records in tho amnosty dobate scorns to have been mnorcoutrapeous than the debato ilse!f, Wo want tho slippery fol- lows from Georgia pinned tothe record; if tha record itrelf {a clastic and changeablo, where aro wa to look for redrevs? Tha peoplo form the Inst Court of Appeals. Thoy bave the right to seo tho original teattmony in the case wilhout abridgment or falsitication. Mr, Beck, who has been figuring ao largely in tho Kentucky Senatorial election, is tho same Beck who made States-Iight spoeches during tho campaign of Inst fall. Tro or throo of his Speochea were 8a remarkably violent that the Courier-Journal couldn't find room to print them. Beck bas also been praminent in Con- greed abn thick-nod-thin advocate of the to- bacco intercat, and he hes moro than once eure renderod the interests of the peoplo in a tariff bill in order to pile ona little mora protection for tobaceo. What Ben Hill said in his Andersonville apecch was thin: "Tne atrocitica of Audersonville do not begin to compare with tho atrocities of E1- mira, of Camp Douglae, or of Fort Delaware, Of alt the atrocitics both at Andereonville aud Elmira, the Confoderate Government standa quitted from all responsibility and blam What ho was reported in the Congressionat Record as having said was this: ‘The taortality at Andersonville and other Confederate prisons falls short hy moro thau 3} per cent of the mor tality ip Federal prisons. , ls RSLS ere a MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Br. Loum, Jun. 18.—Robort E, W. Sayors, tho sonlor member of tho firm of Bayers, Shaw & Co,, commission merchants, teft hin homo yoa- torday ovening, ostensibly to consult bis phy- wician, and has not been seen or heard of since, He did not call on hie doctor, and from the fact that be has been Isboring undor considerable montal dom oseion for some days, resnlang from recent pecuniury lossog, bis friewds ara disposed to belicvo that he drowned himself, UNITED WORKINGMEN. Special Dianatch to The Chrengo Iribune. Daveunroxt, Ia., Jan. 18.—The Grand Lodge of Iowa of the Ancient Order of United Work- mon met in this city to-day with 160 delegates present, This ovoning 9 public reception was tendered tho delegates, after which s grand banquet occurred at the Nowcomb House, given by tho Davenport lodges, Tho Order is but 3 Years old, yet it ling grown vary fast, and in Towa to day as nearly 6,000 members, TEMPERANCE, Boston, Maae., Jan, 18.—Tho temperance ro- form is oxciting great onthuelasm in Maina. Largo meotings aro overywhoro held, and the Liquor law is vigorously onforced. At Saco you- terday, a druggist, for a single case of liquer- rellisg, was wentenced to sixty days in the coun- ty Jai, aud to pay a fino aud costs, a VUnpleasaut Passougers. Tho Messager du Midi etatos that a merchant vouse! arrived at Maruoillos Iataly, Jaden with sugar, from Batavia. While in tho act of un- loading, tho workmon suddenly left their tasir, and, rushing up to the deck, gasped out inartic- ulate words. Among tho hampora thoy tad found threo immense boa-constrictora, ‘Theso reptiles scemed to wake from n stato of Ietharay, and advanced toward the tarritiod mmen, who hat only juat timo to hoist themselves on deck and cloge the hatches, Tho Captain was, of course, obliged to suspend tho operation of unloading, andtolook for tho means of getting rid of thovo strange pasgengors. Two pigeons wore poisoned with strychnine, aud drapped into tho hold, Thoy woro devourcd at once, but only two of tho aerpents dicd. ‘he third reptile haw not beon acon sgaiu, and itis with tho greatest trouble that the Captain cau got meu to avaist him in unloading tho snip, - LEGAL Sale of Collaterals. Under and by virtue of 9 vower of asle contained in & note dated Kept, 7, 1876, nando by Joseph W, Helmer to the order of Chauncey T. Lowen for $5,000, payable 4 months after the dato thereof, with interest at 10 per cent uffer waturity at the Bank of Montreal, Chicago, and by said Bowen duly indorscd, I shall, on the 3th day of January, 187¢, o'clock p,. at the north door of the Cuamber'o: Conmiuerce, at’ the corner of Lasalle aud Washington-ala., io the City of Chicago, TL, gel at public auction tathe highost bidder for caab"io hand, 100 shares of the Calumet. and Chicago: Caual and Dock Company, depoulted as collatcral wy- curity for the payment of eald note, default having been made ig the payment thereof, ‘Term cash, W, T, BUNGE Attorney at Law, No, 07 Clark-ut., Ci Jan, 17, 1376, ~~ FRACTIONAL CURRENC $5.00 Packages OF FRACTIONAL CURRENGY IN EXOHANGE FOR Bills of National Currency, aT TRIBUNE OFFICE _ AMUSEMENTS. FARWELL HALL. ANOTHER COURSE OF LAKESIDE ENTERTAINMENTS. FOUR GRAND CONCERTS, Richings-Bernard Company, Camilla-Urso Company, Mendelssohn Quintette, Philharmonic Olub. A limited number of Course Ticket, admitting to ali thn Cone srty, and to renervnd seats, will 6 aold for ONY. DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS! io talent t# of the highest order, ant tho price in the lowest ever offered, ‘The names aud the figures speak for themselves, ‘Tickets for vale at Farwell Malton Triday and Rat urday of this week, Obie open HOOLEY'S THEATRE, THD RELIG CRA RCI OP Welnesday Evening, Tan. 19, only performance of Mozart's Master: MISS CLARA LOUTBE Ki MME, VAN DT, MR CARLETON, I ALLE: fhecart, Bilt, RNS, Conductor. Thuradiy—EUNANI (Van Zaidi), Friday. LECT OF MISS KELLOGG—SIGNON, KELLOGG MATT. NEE ON BATURDAY, By desire of the hundreds who wero unable to obtain Feats on Fridyy fast, {THA will he given forthe Mativec., Batuiday BOMEMIAN GIRL (Van Zandt), GENERAL ADMIBSION, ONE DOLLAR, cerved Beate, £1.00 7 Gallery, 755 catty NOT ith o Matinee on Saturday will commence nt Doar upen at 1:15, RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTIRE OF TRAINS > . * ETPLAMATIOY OF REPRAENCE MAREA.f Saturday one cepted, ° Han tay ori K ry vivesundar ataooa. ee ie BEEIPSN ABs aie AERA ATONE ALAIN, nPactiio Fart Lin alubuque i aDubuqua Night F nQinaha Night apres ceepart a Habagie Fain port Dubus Bex bAitlwanken Kane Dbait (Sun BMilwankos Af oMilmankan Hep Keo Paasangal twanken Parwnngen roe —Vapnt cornor af Walleand Ki L~Devotaornor of Canst and Ki RIICIIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. ope, ft a de trot font wf Te Lark ahery fi svutheaat corner wy" Taurr, | arrtee. ‘Mail (via Mal ay Krpress ps mae Kalatnezno A r ine Atantle Exprase (daliv’. ight (rnrea, quay nipipd ‘ning Kaprese.. Might fe CHICAGO, ALTON ST. Louis. and Chicars, Kaneae City and Jienter Ssort Liner. Ertan Depot, Wert stile te bridge, Ticta Ufuers: AU Dew near Madlion. ADELPHI THEATRE, An Undonbted Trinmpit Every part of the Thess tre Crowded! Arrive early and ecu the elegant LADY MINSTHED FIRST PAT, DEN TELOMPSsonr, ‘Tho Ininiitatle Yanken Comedian, as JOSHUA WHITCOMB. A GREAT STAR OLIO ERERE TSS orf. Fvery act receives w Triple Enearo. hoya about It, GRAND GALA MATISE for dies end Chilton,“ Kememier the oricet at this popular playhouse aro always the cheupest und the attraction the greatest, M'VICKER'S THEATRE. Tanst Wools luastUWeol ‘Of tho Gorgeous Shakepercan bpectacle, Ei HNRY V. Every afeht this weck and Ssturday Matines at half. post i. it of GEORGE RIGNOLD, outhful anct charming actronn Mise an nu exciting and rumantic ~~ NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, ASTERLING NOVELTY. Frank Frayne's Kentucky Rifle Team jeau Drama, ST SLOCUM, every evening, ednesday and irday 4. MCORMICK MUSIC HALL, Grand Grecco-Iysman Wrestling Matel for $1,000. BIGAT. AND CARTERON, Chamyiou Wrestlers, will em at o'clock, Admits. ed Beaty, $1.0), Kalo of reserved weate will open on Monday, ot tho Hell thiroitice, WORCESERSHIRE SAUCE. LEA & PERRINS’ CELEBRATED PRONOUNCED LY * cosNorssruns TO BE THR “ONLY GOOD SAUCE,” And Applicablo to EXTRACT 4 May, ISL. “THLEA & PERS RINS that their Sance Is highly esteemed In India, and {%, in my opinion, thornust pala- RVERY VARIETY FRG tle ag wel a the 4 mort wholesom OF DISH, o> that'd Ue? ‘Worcestershire " Sauce. Bold Wholesale and for Exportation by the Proprietors, LRA & PENRINS, Worcester, England: and Ietatl by Dealers in Sauces generally throughout tho world. Ask for Loa & Porrins’ Sauce, Atthe BREAKFAST TABLE It imparts tho most exquisite relich and rest to Hot or Cold Meat, Fowl, Pia, Brotled Kidney, te. Atihe DINNER TARTE, ta Soup, with Fish, Hot Joints, Gamo, and in all Gravies, tt gives a dellghttut favor. m f At tha LUNCHEON AND SUPPER TABLES It is doomod todispensable by those familiar with ite esti- mable qualities, (From the Now York Times.} f There is no relish fn the world which is ¢o universally tked as Loa & Porrtns' famous Worcestershire Sauce. The exoollence of this SAUCI: haring caurod numer. ousimttations, the NEW LABEL boars a fae elmite of the proprietors’ tisnatare, which ts placed upon each bottle, JOHN DUNOAN'S SONS, seen NEW VORic. "WINTER RESORTS, _ LORIDA. ST. JAMES HOTEL, Jacksonville, Florida, ‘The largest ana most comfortable Mute) in Florids, Ties accommodations for 306 guests. Ix kept in fire! clasa manner, Open from November to May, Addresa J. R. CAMPBELL, Manager, Jacksonville, Flortda, “FLORIDA. THE WINDSOR HOTEL, on Bt, James Park, Jacke sonville, Forila, now open for gursta, 1s new, coms plete, aud firat-clase in every rap KUOTT & MOOKE. “FINANCIAL, = Ine hol a for their's ear their Financial Weck! ing how auunie frum ton dollars, to vosted, ‘Those who luvest little lave aslarga operators, Beud fur thelr x Nov, it, Aduross ALEX. FRUTH Hankors and Hrokers MACHINERY, Apap ogee coe tarot wero ae STEAM WARMING TRON VENTILATING APPARATOS PIPE MANUFACTULED BY CRANE BROS. HIEG.CO, 10 N. Jofierson-st. CALES; FAIR BATHS LTARDARD oY ALL KINDS, A FAIRBANKS, MORBE & 00, ‘ M1 S113 Lake St, Chicago, ~,, 2-4 Becarefultobuy only the Genuine, Kansan City and Danvor Fast Ix. + Lenisand Sorinehola Ke edaau, Springneld & Te ra Day tur zo & Paducah Ita! a ‘Streator, Lacon, Washingt: Sollet & Dincht Aco nmodat LAKE SHORE & Bt ICHIG: SOUTHERN, wlrriee, Mall, ttarmatn lins..ose. Bpac N.Y, Eapress, Atleatte taprast. dail clitean Ace Right Eines LWANKEE & ST, PAUL RAILNOAD. ison ant Canals, Tleket Ofes, sorecic Sherman Houies andat Denote CHICAGO. ft Unten Depot, 65 South Clue} Aries Whopastn & sttnansota Thug Express. saeavannes As Wirconsin, Toway aud Stinhesotal ples iettooa. me All traine ran vin Stilwranke Minneayotie ara goad aithier cin 3 Union, or via Watertown, LaCrosse, ilson and Winona ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRDS Depot, foot oF Lakert. and fot af Tieent yc Ufice 121 Hantolphet, near Clark, Tekh ‘QHeans leans Spnngileld gad Poorta hornytcut Night Kivess Peona and Koskik [ex Dubugue 4 bronx City Dubuduo é sfonx Chey 1 Gilman Parsoneetscene CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & UUINCY RAILROAD, foot of Lak Andiand-ae, and Sixtennth.s, natart Sistecnthste, Tekst Ofican, G3 Clare ns te Arrive, iS tHun mm toy Pacitic hast lave, fur U:naui Kansas its, Leateuwortu, ‘etison & . ‘Texas truzens, ni F Washinyton, Pedmee corner Madéeon, Lesre. | Day Express—Pallman, Draw- iny-Koia Alenping Ware, ta) ew York without eh Ee Atlautle Fapresa—Pallin bisa wal Nas ace Drawing-ftoan Sh 2 _Ccrannd Hotel Cart, 5:08 p.m.l 9:10. m1. Oniy Hine running the hotel cara ta New York, KANKAKEE LINE. From Denote, | vot ZL. Stantyssearmdaste, ate, airrive, Tndlanapoll £Ciacin. = 4 cat Di “10208. me" Bap. ms. janapolls, Lenin nati Sight Waray ‘8:00 a. mo. CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LINZ, Depaty corner Clinton and Carrattes “Arita, Indiananolis, Loulerills & Cincin-| att Day Hexpress <j G:15a.m./* 820. m, batt daity} £:09n. ml 7:32am. PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS RAILRI4D. Pron depat carner Clinton and Carzolleste. | Leare. | Arrive, 8:50. m1 8:59 p.m. 7t0a.m. Calatabuss Pi fe Night Express daily 6:09 p.m. PITTSBURG, FT. WAYKER CHICAGO RAILWAY, ‘Leave, | Arrive. ’, Pay 2 Patio Expr ted. § Dail capt Saturdaya and Sundays, BALTIMORE & OHIO HAILROAD. Truing leare from reve af Laposttion Haltting and fost uf Tecntvaceontat, Hevat corner Msdiaonset, and an, Cityauice, Wy Clarkes, cornar ef Watle Morning Hzpre Acconimodation, syvening 1 “pally, *Dally, Bundays excopted. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFICRAILROAD, ot, curner ay’ Van Hnrenant Shermanate, Tie ee Ui Ndrand tuctha hotate te Ticket ofan yr me 12230 p.m os he cif Bala on, Owahs, Leavenw'thtatchizon ‘Feraageommodatiin if FIRM OH. ——“D1SSOLUTLON. hes. 184 to 192 Church-st., commer of White, Rew Youk, Jan, 12, 1676. Tho partnership beretoforo exteting between the un- deregned, wuder tho firm name of Stadler & Co,, fa flute day dhwolved by anutual consent, and by the rofie- Jug thetefsom of Mr, Maz Stadler, ‘Tho aiiaireof the firin wil bo Hquidated by the other partucrs, who have the excluslye riytt to ayn the firm uaino in Lquie datlou, MAX STADLER, ELKAN NAUMBURG, WILLIAM XAUS, IMMANUEL LAUE EDWARD , SIMUN, COPARTNIRSIIIP. ‘The undersignod. members af tho Iats firm ol STADLER & CO,, will cantinne the Clothing and Woole gn Duslucu uuder the style of NAUMBUNU, KRAUS, LAUEI & CO, at tho old stand, coruer of Cilurch aud White-ats, ELKAN NAUMBUNG, WILLIAM KRAUS, 2 EMANUEL LAUER, we York, Jar. 12, 1676, EDWARD 1, SIMON, ec oD AUD AABENOM: CS DISSOLUTION. The partnership existing under tho firm name of ATANNAUD EMMAND ty thle dey dinaclved by mace tual convent. |G, A, BRAND suvunies all dobts, aud t hereby authorized to collect all secounta of tho late arm, WY. 2, STANNALD, 0. 4, BRAND, T purpate to continue the iidur and feed business at tho old staud, 67 and 60 Market-at., and solicit continuance of the favors of all old customers, and ss Mahy uew ones ae Inay call, 4. BAND, Tu retitlug from thy Lusivesa xo long earrled un by mo aud tho firm of SPANNARD & BRAND, I wosb cheerfully recommend all to my ait Or, BTANNAND, DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretofore exiating betwe: dersigued, under the frm name of Loowenthal, Kats tun & Co,, ts this day dissolyed by miutual consent, Morris Stiichell retiring froun eald driae ‘The business of said firm will bo continuod as hero tofore, st tho aame Nos, 159 aud 161 Lako-t., Chicago, by Edmund Loawentbal sud Wolf Kaufman, uader the samme firm af Lowenthal, Kaufman & Co. i; EDMUND LOEWESTHAL, =. Chicage, Jan, 18, 1976, the un-