Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1876, Page 8

HE CITY GENERAL NEWS. EllfotiAnthony lecturnd yesterdsy afterncon before tho Collegn of Law on ** The Law of the Consolidatlon of Raitroads.” Tho foniperature yestordny, as obsorved by Manasso, optician, 83 Madison strast (Tninune DBuilding), wan, at 8 &, m., 23 degreos ; 108, m., 264 12m,, 263 3p. m., 27; 8 p. m,, 23. Darom- ! eter, 8 a, ., 28.80; 8 p. m., 2015, A meeting’ of milk-dealors was held last oven- ing at a roon tn Farwoll Iall to got an oxpros- slon In roferance to tho ordinance now bafors the Common Council providing for taxing the : milkmon to eupport s Allk Inepector. The ordinance wna pronounced a *job," and de- nounced by a unsnimous vote, ThoNew York itk law was sy hoartily indorasd, Mossrs, Oldorshaw and Tugman dleagreod on 'Changs yestorviav,' Tho causo {s belisved Lo have been a dispute as Lo which ono was tho rul- ing potontato hi pork. Tho contestants ex- changed & few mild aud immsturo blows, {hen *‘kissed and wero fiicuds, like children boing obifd,” and went ont and pledged rcconcillation in bumpors of beol-lea. Thoro was a grand reunion of Odd-Follows at Farwell Hall Inst night, and & rouring welcome extended to tho flan. Jobu H. Oborly, Most Wortly Grand Mastar of Dlinola, The oxor- cisos evosed rome fluo mnsie from Mr, Loufs Falk and tho Dlavoy Quartotte, and Mr, Oborly delivered an eloquent oration upou the uses aod | truats of Odd-Follows. Tho usual mesting of satockholders of the Union Stock-Yard Company was Leld'yeatordny, and tho following Board o Diroctora cbosen for | the ansuing year: J, F.oJoy, J. C. Medlulhn, Ilugh Riddio, Marvin 1lug hist, John C, Gault, J. M, Dougins, Jotn Nowell, J. N. McCullough, and J. M. Walker, The otficors will be olocted At s meeting Lo bo horeafter snnounced. v " L. M. Dout, whilo walking on Ann streat noar ‘Waahington 128t oveulug sboat 8 o'alock, slipped to tho pavemont and broko hly right leg in two ! places below_ tho knoe. Ho wns talien to the ottice of Dr. L. A. llarcourt, near by, whoro the ' limb was dressed. e was then removed to 43 | Bouth Bheldon etrast, tue rosldence of his brother, Thomas Dout, of tho lew tirm of Dent & Black. The opening of tho Natiooal Exhibition of : poulitry, plgeons. dogs, ests, and rabbits occurs this oveniug st 6 o'clock, snd It 18 hoped our ¢ citizena will not miva tho opportunity of seeing 1 1ho largest and fineat coilection of domostic a1+ | mals evor brought togethor in this country. Thero ara 2,000 entries tu tho various cineses, 4 which ropresent the pot stock of all parts of tho ! United sud Canada. Tho manufacturers of achool faroiture aro still hard at work discussing the genoral intot~ ' ests of thoir trado, premineot among which aro tho improvement in the manufacture of their | goods, frolglit claesifications, discounts to agonts, itc., and it is probablo that "tho pricos of last . roar will bo rovised and brought down to hard * pau. Tho subjoct 18 now in tho hands of the Committeo, composed of ono raprosoatativo fiom sach Stato represonted, whbich Commitice will doubtless bo able to 10port by to-morrosw morn~ lng. * Tho regular annual mooting.of the pump- manufacturers of the United Biates {s 1n dossion at tho Palmor llouse. It was called to ordor catorday attornoon by Vice-Iresidont John A. | fxumuny. of Noncea Fails, N. Y., and_ia the abe | senco of T, A, Burke, the Becrotary, W. J, Chat. ham ofliciated pro tem, in thatcapacity, Boyond orlocting the organization of tho mesting no | Rnomosn was transactod, in consoquenco of which dolny delegatos will coutinue a day longer to | arrange prices, terms, and conditions of aale, ete., for tho ocurrent year, Thoy will resame thelr dellborations, which aro not opon to tho publie, this morning, Ono of tho *goda™ at McVickor's 1aat night created quite a sousation by an ojaculation, which, whila an historical anschronisin, was not wholly iusppropriate, Kiog Houry V. had jnst smastered tho situation in the marrisge rcene, nnd was sealing tne mauer by bestowing the rogal liss upon the newly-mude Quecn, when an urchin {o thogallery, unablo looger to repross lus gratification and dolight at tno pleasing scene, dolivored bimsolf in quite audiblo tones of thosa words sa symificaut of appreciation, “Yum, yom, yum."” The effect on the audicnco ‘was immadintely porceptiblo in & wlight tittor, which gradually broadencd lnto s polite cachia« pation, but flually ended in rosl downrmight laughter, and oven'applause. Tbo local members of tho Committeo appoint~ od to secure tho orection of & monumout to the momory of Elijal P. Lovejny at Alton, 1Il., cone slating of Meesrs, Horaco White, I, . Palmer, Aundro Matteeon, Andrew Bhuman, O, Willard, Herman Raster, Henry It Boss, Z, Esstman, and I, L. Hxmmond, was_held vulard:fl in Gov. Bross' office, Ioraca Whita In the chair, . R Boes was elocted Bocretary and IL L. Hammoud, Treasurer, ‘Thomas Ihimmock, of the 8t. Louis Republican,.and W, T, Morton, of tho Alton Telrgrnfif: wero eloated to fill vacan- cies. Gon. Mariin Boom, of Chicago, was sdded to the Comnuttee. A commitlen of thres, con- siating of Mr, Dimmock, Mr. Morton, sud Gen. Boom, were nppoiuted to devieo a plan and cost of & monument, 'Tho Committee thon adjourned subject to tho call of tho Secretary, The rogular monlhl‘{ sociablo of Trinicy Epla- copal Church was Lold last eveniog at tho chap- el, which had beon beautifully accorated for tho occadlon by a committoo composed of Mr, aud Mrs. Bibley, Mz, and Mra, Guatorf, and Mr. Boyder, ‘Cbo walls wore hung with oil-paintings from tho studios of Byrenua lall and Mr, Bigo- low, of thls city; chromos aud engraviogs fur- nished by the “ownoers, hauging baskots, and cages with birds. Boveral hundred of the con- grogation wero presont, and enfoyod tho festivities of the eveulog, _which consistod of readings by AMre, Dainty and Prof. Dowland, who woro beactily oncored. Masic in quartottes, trios, and solos by the members of the shurch choir, Mr. Halo basso, Mra. Wasroun alto, Mr, Btanloy tonor, and Mra. Thurston soprano. ¥, Bchultze, tho woll-koown tenor, aleo uug sovoral choice pleces. ‘The Committco whic mado the arrangomanta for tho music conaiston of Mies A, E, Crockor, Alr, T. P, Fisher, Mrs, J. W. Itos, and Alr. Bobort Marston. Tho festivi- ties wora kept ap until a lato hour, sud ali cn- Joyed thomselves heartily, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDH WRLL. Considorablo excitoment was created In ine surance circles on Ladalle street yestordny af- ternoon, because & Doputy Sherill and his ausist- s0ta appearcd at tho oflice of the Globo Insur- snco Compavy, and commenced to pack up books, papors, aud evesthing else lylng around looss, which they prococd to carry out on ‘wagons brought along for the purposs, It was ihe genoral opinion smong thote who observed the procoodinga ‘that the Compauy hiad buated, and thet tho Bhoriff had taken possession, The oflicers of tho Compauy and tho clerks wero takon just a8 much by surprise sa tho outsidora, and t took them somo time bofore they cowmpro- bended tho mituation, Finally it wau ascortained that tho Bhoriff was acting uudor an_execution ohtained againet the Company by oue Iunac Wido, wha was burned out by tho great firo of July, 1874, and nho held a policy for 2,500 on hiw Mook, The Company rofused to pay bocause thoy claimed thav said Wira hiad carried off and saved most of tho goods, The mattor was takon in the courts, sud the trial cama of day beforo yesterday, and resulted 1n a vordict iu favor of theplainiifl, Tha Company appoalsd, and utated that they would fila tho sppeal boud io a day | wgreciment, At abouttho same timo I sold her or iwo. Mr. Wise, lowover, waes oqual | 812,000 worlh of farm ortgages, for which to _tho cmergency. o wont boforo | ehe pald from #4000 to &0,000 in cush, the Judge and inado un sfiidavit that the Com- | tho balanco to Lo raid ~ for by the ’uny was {nsolveut and would butst aud loavo the | bonds which I was alrendy bholding, It itnyo tuless an execution wan at onco ivaned to Mm. Ou tho etrength of this aftidavit bio ro- ceived the coveted documoni, which he forth- with placed in tho banda of the Bhonif to levy on the chatisls of the Company, 'Thie ollicors of the Company ontroated tho Bherif to deaist from bis work, as they would pay the amount rather thap have thoir ‘busiaess thus intorrupte ed, on which promise tho boois, papers, aod other ottects were put buck inlo thas ollive agsin, The Prostaent of tho Company siatcs that Mr. Wise has committed willtut perjury to got his money, ‘Tha Company was nover 1n & bettor condition finaucially than it i8 at uresent, and would just as eoon tmuk uf emigrating to the 1mo00n a4 to some place outsido of this Btate. ‘Thoey will at once prosecute Mr, Wisa for per- jury, and oo whotlier & man cau euforce pay- went of on alloged fraudaiout claiw by such weany sy he haa rexoited to. BUCKPORD HEMINARY, Tho tuiid aunusl reunion of the Heckford Youug Ladies’ Bomiusry was hold last evening iu oue of 1he purlors of the Paluier llouso, aud ronsisted of sue regular businusd meotivg ut 4 p, ., fulawed by tho unusl afivipart in the shape o ateunion disver st G o'clock, After the ad- treas of tha tetigjog Presideat. Mrs. Uen, Chet- sin, the Hocioty proceedsd to su cluction of for tue ensuing year with tho fallowing Mry, 2. 1% Vottiboe, - Presidout ; Mre, Horaco Hobart aud Mre. W, E. ‘Bmith, Vice- Prosidents ; Mru. O, B. Talt, Becretary; Mre. H. ¥. Wooliey, Treasurer, At the dinuey, which wasono fully equs! to the reputaiion of the Palmer Houss, thers was the usus! lndulfinu lu tossts, Mrs. 0. L. Her» rick responded to **'The Old and New,” Mlsy A. P. Bill spoke on **The Women of 1876,” and dor of tho present torm of tho Criminat Court. The Board aota in nccordanco with the lnwin chioosing the Grand Jury, cach member placing o numbor of names on ballota and putting thom in abox, from which tho twenty-thrento sorve districts, but clasacs, amoug whom may espacially be men- ,‘}“"““’ tavo tho proforenco far placos Ina nality committod, perhaps, Ly some of thelr own number. as lx; probably the cass with tho ! Ing committed o tho nssossments, and that ho nnfllenl at, if not aciually assisted in, them; that i bis meu—there wero thirty-nino of thom, who got &5 a day cach for ten wooks' work, or £300— gold watch and chain, after tho woth was over, Bomo things look quear, and theso nctsara among thom. Tho public have been anxiods to know if bave him ndictod. Secrotly bus n!!ecnvuly‘( Citizons’ Committoes bave wotked and inyesti- fated the maitor ; bave gono to tho troublo of getting wlineases roady to prosent the actual stato of aars befora:the noxt Grand Jury, ; when, Jo and belold, Ed himnelf 18 choson to ba one of the number who aro to investigate hig caso, must havo boen cognizeot of this fact. elso why would they have placed bis nams on tho list of I * Grand Jurors aod bo csroful to havo it drawn out of the box ? of the class of men choseu for the next Urand Jury the list i3 given below ¢ gven, pot of ax-Commiesioner Crawford, and who s now out of a job, baving beon discharged whon Crawford wont out. ¢ spectablo men, but the lot, shaken togother, will ropresent a vory emall proportion of the respect- ablo portlon of tho community, How truo that ia it {s bard to tell. shows excooding bad taste on somebody's part to plnce him orr a Grand Jury when it i3 noisod abroad snd an the streots that his caso is to bo brought before that body. hes what would come but if mattors sgainst Phillips should bo brooght up, ho thought that $ho Judge could, and would, excnse lum from mervico. had but little to eay on tho matter. Edwards mado some happy obsei ons, T aeting was one of the Iargest vet hold, there belng over fitty present, among whom wars thosa already mentianod, Mrs, F. Edwards, Mts, Dr. Earle, Mrs. Waiter T'albott, Mra, W. 11, Drake, Ara, Willism H, Brown, Mrs. Willlam Atdrich, Mra, O, A, Griswold, Mrs. A, A. Upham, Mrs, Will Talzott, 3lian Josie Landon, Miea Nollie Lettibono, h‘lln'curlo Porter, )fln: 0. Dorr, 2l1aa Mary Beateio, Aiss Nettio O. Foote, and othora. Lator in {ho evoning 8 Centennial poom wan road by Miss Nellie (. Rico, after which thero waa vacal and instrumontsl inueic to vary the ex- orcises until tho bour of adjournment, —_— ED PHILLIPS. IR APPEARANCE A8 A GNAXD Junon, ‘The County Doard, at its rogular acesion Mon- day last, chose twenty-threo yeomon, good aud true, as rcon from mome Comrmiesionera’ stand- polnt, to aorvo as Grand Jurors for the romain. aro drawi, It seams passing atrango that tho Couuty Commiasiovers, at least a largo numbor of thcm' nover seem sequainted at all 'With’ tho respectablo mon in their only with tho lowest tioned ballat-box stuffars” and ropeaters, who ody which Is to inquire into tho acta of crimi- presont Grand Jury. Tho clamor of the peoplo, mado through tho'dajly pross, has causcd (ho Ring Commiesloners {0 give up, (o a cortain ox- tent, thelr NEFARIOUA PRACTICES ! of Iaio, and the past two or threo Grand Jurlos hinvo boen tolersbly falr in mombership, ‘The public nro swaro tnat Ed Philiipa wag tho primo canse of tho rascally ana unequal porsonal-tax ssgoesment on tho Houth Sido ; tnat Lo was cognlzant of frauds be- wero enabled to present him with a grand piano, aod Curloy, hiupfllnl. bottla-washier, with a 2150 ED POILLIPA WAS AUTLTY OF CRIMINALITY n this aevessment, If ho was, thoy mlended to 8aroly, bis feionds in the Cousty Boatd THE NODLE IAND. o order that tho public may ho sble to jnage Patrick Dilanoy, ex-county emploge. J. W, Stocker, saloon-keeper, Froncia Conway, clork, place of employment not Edward Treston, clerk, place of employmens not ven, Michaol MeCauley, aatnon-koeper, Jamen McGlonghilh, not in dircctory, T. J. Tobln, potisher, :award Fuliipps. Cook, agent, Gearo Dedeon, old connty employe. Jobn Faste, Town of Hehautnbarg, Guatavo Mayer, not in directory, C. B, Dartlett, Deputy Assessor. Jomes O'llard, 104 Newburry piiest, John Long, infpector of somethiug ar othse J. M, urtiss, Elk Grove, H, E, Fitzgerald, no occupation, Clevelnnd, no occupation, Mark Da Coudres, Evansion, ¥, 0, Peterson, Lako View, Goorgoe W. Dlahop, Hyde Park, Grorgo Macauley, carpanter, Thomiss Fos, carpenter, A BAMTLE. Pat Dolaney was a County Agent’s visitor. a Tho llat includes some re- It ia said that Col, Cleary put {n Fd's name, Hawever, it It 18 sud that he BEEN PUT ON FOR A TURPOSE, and what that purpose is the poblic can beat Judge for thomselves, 1t !s certainly not a very 1nudablo one, Assistant Stato’s-Attornoy Birch stated yostor- day toa TRIDUNE reporter that no one could know aforo the next Grand Jury; THE COUNTY COMMISRIONERS Mezers, Ta- bor and Ayars thought it was rathor queor that Ed Pnillips should ba put on tho Grand Jury at a time whon 1t waa probablo that gravo chnrges would bo presonted against Lim. Mr, Tabor thought there waa some purpose fo puttiog bim on, snd both gentiemen oxpressed tha apinion that tho was injuc lacing of his ‘npme fin the box at all Slclous and In bad tnste, It was genor- ally statod on tho strests yesterdsy that Ed would serve, but it is probable, aluo, that tho Judge will oxcuse him. ——— % ALVIN N. LANCASTER. WHY UE WAS ANRESTED FOR AX ALLEZGED PER- JURY. Yoatordsy morning Mr, Alvin N, Llncnntnr\ [y real eatato doaler at No. 85 Washington street, wan arreated by Doputy Marebal Buck on tho ohargo of porjury. On account of the promi- nence of tho accured in social and business cir- clos, tho arrest croatod more than ordiuary foter- est in tho vicinity of the United Btiatoa Court, whora Mr, Lancastor was brought to give bal. The fndictment undor which bo was arrest- ed 18 a lobgthy document, and_ tho papes lu tho caso are voluminous and woll-woru, sinco tho mattors upon which the actlon is taken occurred over o yonr ago. ‘Tho charges, in brief, »ro, that duniog the progress of the two differ- ent suite brought by Mis. Susau C. Warren, of New York, sgaiust Alvin N, Lencaster, tho said Lancaster made falio statemonts under oath constituting the crime of porjuay, for which tho Grand Jury reccmmend that hio be tried, In order to obtain bla slao of the story, and to ret at tho facts in tho cxee, which are by wo means clearly expiained by the charges, s 'Cnin- oxE roportor visited Mr.” Laucaster yostoiday sfiernoon. In anwwer to the quostion as to whother ho would enlighton the public, Mr. Lancustor veid that be woutd do o willingly. i utatoment was as follows : This affoir 18 really the result of a busincss uarrel. 1bave been dolug business for Airs. Warren for n number of years, and large sums of monoy bave paesed between uws, somotimos the balauco boiog on eoo vido and somotines ou the other. 'Cho origin of this troublolay inu packago of United Btatea bonds, to the smount of £6,250, which I at ouo timo beld from ber by B0 happenct. soma timo after, that ona of tho mortyages foll dus und was not taken up, whero- upou s, Warron wrole Lo mo Lhat sho had not bought that mortgago at all. Blio also cama on to Chicago, and demauded that I give her Clu- cago nroperty in place of the mortgagoes, and re- turn her the bouds. An sgreemunt way tinally made between myeelf and her attorneys, Doolit- tlo & Whiting, by shich [ was o givo her tweu- ty lots In Chicago in conslderation of ono of hor mortgages, whose valus was §9,500, and 82,600 1o cash. 1o cousidoration, I ‘agreed Lo deliver up tho bonds. Tho bargsin was made, and tha doods of the property were already Ivlncml in tho hande of a third party, when Doolittle & Whiting rofused to carcy out the arraugement, slloging that thoy had no sathonty io ihe mat- ter. They thoo 1 intoly entorod suit sgajnet myselt sud tbe Commercial Nationul Bank for the recovery of the bonds, A judgmeut wax obtained in tleir favor, and I pard over to thom the full amouct, Bofore psyment was made, however, they brought suit agamst mo for €8,000 more, foro tha st eu wod sottled, & propoaltion was oue day mude me by Doolittle & Whitiug tuut I pay 14,00, inclusive of tho bouds, aa u rottlomont m full, I offerod 912,000, ‘Tho threat wan then mnde thatif Ldida's pay tho £11,000 thioy would get ms fndictod for perjury. That is all 1 kuow sbout it. The swits wore tiled Ip tho Federat Courts at ditfersnt times, the last ono occuring last May, whon a judzment ugaloat me was cltaived to thy amount of 36,000, 1" coualder ihis present prosscution as a biack- mailing operation of the worst kiud, Mr. Laacaster gave bail ko 10,000, with T, M, Jordan aud George O, Tolman a5’ suretioa. 18 is gratifying to loarn that the rumors which THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE:™ THURSDAY, *JANUARY 20, wero curront aronnd the Custom-Honaa for y or txo afler tho indiotmont was returncd wara fncorrect, nnd that tha gontleman whose namo wan earociated with tho mattar tarnacutto have 0o connection with it whatevor, e iy THE GAS QUESTION. TTE FRELING AROUND TLE CITY-HALL. The City-Hall is arousad, and the Counoil fs divided, on tho ges quostion, in which the in- torost nover ilags, It forms tho topto of con- veraation for all tho Aldermon nnd for the ms- jority of loungets, A lively conversation took DPlaco yasterday in tho City Clork's offico. About balt o dozen Aldormnon were prosent, and, of courso, talked. Au opinlou was oxpressed that tho Aldermen favored tho ordinanco. This was concurrod fn by all, Thus encouraged, tho Apeaker said that, {f the proper amendments wors {nsorted to protoct tho elty, ho thought that tho Council would carry the moasure over the Mayor's veto. Ilo should do all ho conld to auch an ond, and he know many others who would help him. An Atder- man who has avowed himsolf au favoring the ordinanice, aml in fact the promotion of any measuro for tho good of tha peopls, but who s onrrontly roported a9 owninz no amall amount of stock 11 tho okl gan companv, snid that ono amondmont that ho shiould oor waathat tho Counnumora’ Gas Company use tnore than £100,~ 000 n two yoara toward umbnudlnq of tho pas. worky, ‘This sugygontion was met polnt-blank by A City Pather who 1s kuown to apeak Ins mind on il ocessions and to any ono ho soss fit, lle sad that ho was not_moing to introducs suy anteudments that would toud to effetunlly kil auy chance or any lutentious that woll-moesns fug Enmca might Lave, o could ses no potsiblo way that the oity conld bo injurad by tho complote failure of the Company in the tuidst of their opectations, au tho city was pro- tected by $200,000 bonds, and tho ordinanco provided that not moro than 500 foel of strect could bo torn up at ono time, Tho city would ba benotitad by the competition, tho very inti- mation of which had causod the prosent monop- oly to lower tho |ricoof gas &) conts on tha 1,000 foot. 1lo wns not iudebted to Mr. Bitlings 1 any way, and was dotermined to do his best to encourngo auy schiomo that so ploinly shioswod & benefletal tirn tu tha present stato of affaits, 1o ntated furthor that tho charpos against him 84 being 1n the “Rine™ Lad botter bo diszone tinued, or ho would miake roturu chargos that — would mot bo at all bon- oficial to cortain parlies whom ho refueed to nama Ho would offer n resolution to the Council that would open the oyes of suoh partien should Lo bo again asssilod, tlo was go- lng to ot the opiatons of both branches of the Law Dopnrtiment on the vaiidity of tho contract with the present gaa company, e had ono opinton u{rum!y. whicly, to judge from his man- uor, was not at all favorabla to that corpuration. Thoideaol sugpesting that $50,000 should Lo placed in the Cumptioiler’s handa was propos- torous, aud on usheard of precaution that hod i nover been hecototoro required from any body or corpotation. “Lho Conneil is divided on the subjoot, and it is aeserted thut tho majority fuvor thie ordinaace, snd are determined to earry the mosaure, A TiinuKe roportsr, it conversation with many Aldoimen, was infurmod that 1t was not theloud tnlkors who would do the work thua timo, but tlhoso who woro not eo loud-mousued, Ilints woro tarown out of Atdermen being bought ujp, stockholders, etc. The Mayor hadatalk with Ald. Spalding duriug tho artoruoon, and oxprossed hityel? in such n mauner that one would nuflpusu be would uot veto tho ordinauco. But, as be never knuws what ho will do (whon a mimnnrhon haud), nothing can bo gotien from him. A noisy and goneral dincussion on the * mo- tion to roconsider " accupiod the attention of all those interested, Iato in tho attorncon. Mr, Brown, ono of the ** Consumars',” wad on hand with Cunling’s Manual, and impressed a good many with tho idos that the ordinauco would bio- como & Inw within n poriod of five days, whothar tho Mayor mgned it or not, Tho * Purlismenta~ risus " wero coneultod, and o differont opinion obtaiood. It stauds uow abont bnlf and balf, It 18 also hold that the ** motion to rocousider ™ isof no cffoct s it now stands, but tlat a special meeung could bo called, aud the question then rocousidored, but, if allowed to pass until tho next rogalar Council meeting, the ordinance ia an irrevecablo law. lv stands that wayac prosont, and uo goncral eottfemont has boen Tenched. —— SPORTING NEWS. TRE ONECO-RONAN WRESTLING MATCH. Following aro tho rules which are to govern tho coutoatants in tho wrostlifiy matoh which will take placo av McCormick Hall Haturday eveniug: 1, No hold shall Le allowed lower than the walst, 2. Tho wrestling shall be witl open houd, ' 5, fu striking, scrutching, or gouging shall be al- owed, 4. Thero shall bo no restriction in rogard to grips. ;’Jup‘;llx bauds aud fnterlaciug of fngers belug al- owed, 5, Tho wrestlers must havo their finger-nalls cut close, and they muat wrestlo fn 8ot stiota or ooks, 0. A fall eball bo declarod whon ellher man lina beon Inirly put on his bick with two ahouldors on the gronud nt tha sume tine, 7. In the evont of tho wrestlors rolling over cach ollier, the ono whoso abouldera touch the ground firat, &4 under Tula 6, sball bo deemed to hiave lost ons fal 8, Fifteen minutes roat shali bo allawed botween th falls, nnd either man failing to appoar whan time in called whall be considered to navo lost the matoh, 0, Thin match ahall be dacided by elther party to this ogrecment wiuning two falls ont of thres, 10. The judges ehall cxamine the mewr bofors each baut to e that no oll or grosse ahall be put upon thole bodiex, Furibiermore, tho winnor of this match takes tha wholo of Lo fiet rozelpts, TAND-ALL, A sories of five games of hand-batl was played in O'Brien's court, at Nu. 181 West Harrison strogt, yostorday aftornoon, in which Hugh Har- rity and Thomas Dafus combined to dofent Patrick Huanoon aud Thomas Carmody; but tho Heoro shows thoy undertoo’s n coutract thoy wero uusbla to execnte, Tho tirst two gamons wero won by tha former by a score of 21 to 8 and 91 to 10 respoctivoly, and tho luss threo by Carmody and Haunon, tho ‘scoro being 31 to 18, 21 to 14, and 21 to 10 respectivoly. Tho same parties play again on Friday at Carmody's alley, av tho corner of Chicsga nveuue and Limnklin straot. 'TiI¥ AUDUBON CLUA, Au important mosting of the Gau Clab was bLeld 1n Roor 20 MeCormick's Black, st avon- 1ug, Presidout Tyrrollin tho chalr, On motion of Mr. Cullospie, 1t was resolved to chnnge tho namo (o tho Audubon Club. A committes, con- sisting of Mcasra. Wallor, Howe, and Wilvon, l\rnu appoluted to draft a coustitution and by- aws, P! THE FIRST REGIMENT, The potition presented to the Counollat ita last mooting, asking that wa' appropriation bo mado to supply a suitable srmory for the Firut Hogimont, i worthy of favorablo consideration. ‘Fhis organization was offectod undor tho Siate laws o littlo ovor & year ago. Sinco that timo tno repimont has boon provided with arms by tho Stato, and its mombors havo buon uniformed vpartly by tha mombors themsolves, and part- ly through the contributions of citizona. Of the necesenry oxpenscs of orgauization and working, #14,000 was raised by citizons and about £14,000 by the membors, The regimout numbers over 400 young men of good clharactor aud standiug io tho commuuity, and is officorod by gentlnmou of military oxvorionce, The ox- istunco of auch an orgauizatfon must Linve a sal- uitury effuct in the prevontion of distutbances of tho peaco. Untwo cccadlons aiready has tho rogimont boon called ous, and {huun composing 18 roadily responded, nnd evinced o praise- worthy dispostion to prosorve the peaca of tho community, Tho mombeis receivo n com- ruuhnllon for their sorvices, and thoir responso o the call of duty in ezch ceso must hnve cost them eowothing pocuniarily. 'Tho regimeut ought to be cncourazed 1 every vossibla way, uud tho least tho city can do iy to acceds to tho llrnyur of the petition, About 44,000 will cover o yearly rent of au armory aud the other ex. Pentces connectod therawith, ———— THE COUNTY BUILDING. The gonoral fund i the Conuty Trossury iy sgain ucarly doploted, Auother loaa is n pros- pect.* Ex-County-Troasurer Miller had ap interview yesterday with the County Attoroey. Wnothor thure was anythiug * crooked” In the convorsa- tion or not could uot bo tearued, Commissioner Holden, Chalrman of tho Finauce Committes, was busy yesterday examin.’ ing various accouunts with tho county, Taisls slout tho scavon of tho yusr for Lim ta discovar eomntbing. Biorifl Agnew's liol sult agatnat the publisher of tho il was to have been tricd yestorday, but had to give way to the arguments in (b Fwontioth fard aleotion ensca’ e maus wio coutinuod until Luesday, 2 ‘The Joint Committeo on Publio Buildings and Hospital yesterdsy had under considerstion tho ctaim of Willard & Oo., conirsctors on the new Hospital, for damsge occasioned by delsys by othier coutractors. A great deal of evidence mas takon, and finally the wholo qnastion was turned ovor to the Couuty Attornoy to unravol, A man by tlio name of Ienry Morrls wanta to ba appointed Baillff in somo of the courts. To this ond ho has offered Commirstoner Behmidt, In writing, tho paltry sum of €25 to soanro the place for im. The offor ia an indignity that the Cowmnitssioner cannol excunss, honce ho has made it public. Mr, Morria is a 14 anbjact for the at- toation of tho Grand Jury. DAVIA DISBATIFTED, Davin, tho murdorer, appears disatisfied with the tventy-one yoars' sontones bofors him. It ia not tho_ imprisonment that ho objects to so miuch A8 the liard labor and tho uniform he roust don. 1fe s hopoful, huwover, that Iixecutive cloemoncy will ba oxtoudsd to lum, and some of bis feionds predict that it may ovortako fm bo- foro ontoring upon his sontence. o was con- tinnouyly bosloged by visitors yosterday, ———— THE CITY-HALL. Thae Cily Clotk'a oMlos ia bolng whitewashed aod cleaned, and tho ocenpanta are tomporarily drivon out, ! Tha Comptrollor complains, and says that he thinks that it is abont time for a declsfon from iho Bupreme Conrt in tho Chicago tax matters, Tlerg was paid into the City Troasary yestar- day $1,8G0 of water-rente, $1,400 from tho City Collactor, and $15.000 from Mike.Evans, tho Bouth Town Collector. 3 Inspector Balley intands that alf aldosalk ashe barrela or boxes sbiall be romoved or provided with a fire-uroof linibizy Tt will notify the usera of such articlos to that effect. Tho Mayor has recolved two volumes of tho repurty of the Muniolpal Corporation of Btocke holm, Bwedon, printed 1n the nauve loague, Ho will douats thom, as bo has deae with noveral othor such rocords, to the Publio Library for the uso of Iauuh poracus who, are inclined to thelr pecngal. . Theore is # lotter in the Mayor's office for Ior- man Wrancko that will enuse bim happiucss 1t ho o bo fonud, 1t is from a rclativo,~11ans Riathwan, of Holateln,—sud coutains tho news of thio decvase of auather relativo. who loft bo- bind him his worldlv effocts Lo ho dividod among tha family. As Herman comes in for n goodlv sharo, It will bo to Lis interosts to obtam the in- formation of his bonofactor's doath, Tho schools 1n the West Division between Madiron aud Trolfth mercols, wero Inspectod yesterday, In the Scammon, Daro, aud High Schools the veutila:ion was fouud very dofectivo, tho Hcammon 8ehool boing most notierably 80, and it was also proucunced *sbaky.” The maiu fautts found otorwloe wero with doors and hote air furpaces. No complaints bave beoy mado whore steam-heating apparatus is usod. Tho Fire-Marslial has ordurod that the Firo- Alarin Telogiaph boxes shall be paintea bright fed, Lo maze them moro distingishavlo at night from tho malil boxes. He has provided tagu to bo tied to Lho koy of each box, printed on both sidea with directions for the person who tings tho alarm, tothe effect thyt such person shall stay uear thabox till tho arrival of thoe engines, ‘Ihe abijact of this iy to provaut the Joss of time in finding out just whora tho fliols, e has alzo iad printod cards for distribution am.anyg tha marcantilo housos w.th directiogy for find. fug the oy of tho nosrest box, tho mauner of sounding the alar, ote., etc, —_— CRIMINAL, Thers aro ot the Obicago Avenus Btatlon awalting a claimave s fino plush !ap-robe and two horso-blankets, Michiaol McDonough wa¥ lodged fn the West Madison Btreot Station last night for stoaltng & coat from N, Rund, No. 136 North Denplainos stroot. John Coughlin will come Lefore Justics Scully to-day for holding up K, Van Hout on the Ilal- wtod straot visduct, and robbin g lum of & watch aud chaia, Magglo Smith, an inveterate young vagraot and diunkard, was yesterday given n present of siz mouths' buard la tho Hoisa of Corroction by Justice Summeriiold. Bnonk-thievos in tho West Division yostorday mado away with cost, vest, pauts, and” shoes of A. L. Driggs, of No. 1) Mouroa steeet, whilo ho was av)oyiag his morning nap. Hattio Honyard, tho young Magdalen who tried to cummit suicido by poiwon. and shooting Tuos- day night ac No. 87 Weat Madison stroet, was yesterday in a falr way for n 6poody rocovory, Justleo Do Wolf had a Pulice Court caso yos- terday, a changoor venue from Summartald, Tho charge waa sgalost Phitip Rosonbvery for koeping & disordurly houss on Pacitio avonua, The jury acqultted thoe prisonor, In tho Unitod Btates Dintrlct Court yesterday on sgreomeont was ontored into wherdby Teter Habel, couvicted of purloiming lettors from the Toat-Oflice, was allowed his Mborty until sou- tauca shntl bo passod upon him. Owen Bwoonoy, an undutiful son, was looked up in the Chicago Avauue Station last mght, on complalnt of Liy stapfather, Thomas O'Malloy, who says Owonisa wicked luile chap, ohuck falt of doviltry, sud postessing u violant tempor, The livery-stablo men Joho Hofftman, John Wood, Pat Aahan, Christophor Loichtenstadt, TRobort Barth, snd F. Amborg, charged with ra- eisting Constable U'Brien, weroe hold by Justico Moach yostarday i bonda to appear bafore the Crimtual Cours, llofman at 500, tho othors at 000 cach. Albert Kennedy, David Wigpins, A, B, Hazol- tou, Goorgo Shawoross, L. D, Smuth, and L. Bawyor, belonglug to the vagrants who: fufost tho low dives of suction-shops along Cnoal #treot, oro takon fu tow by the West ,ilndhmn atroes polico yesterday aftornoon, and sro hold for tho monagorio biofora Justice Saully. Audro Andfewn and bis wifo Josaphino, pawn. brokera at No, 209 Clark ntreet, woro mrrested by Owen Jlalonoy yesterday morning on som- picion of haviug beon implleatea in the ** funp- ing" of the goods stolen some woeks ago from Rudulph Forewan, of No, 138 Waoash avouua. Mr. Foromau yestorday roturned from 8t Lows, a4 Lo was unable to iduutify the goods pa bo- longing to him, Andrews and wife wero held i $2,000 ball for oxamiuation this moraing, Tho North 8ide polico went hLalf crazy last night over tho arrest of a brace of chaps who travel on their musclo, and a littlo girl who tried to play butchor, Anton Bauer, for an nassulton Henry Bmith, was locked up in the North Ave- nuo Htation: Goorge Rosenberger tried to put a bead on W, A. Miler, aud was put under look and koy at the Chicngo Avoouo Station ; and Fahnie Btolubergor flow around with a butchor-knifo trylog to cut somo mutton-chops from Mru, Lavoy's face, A somi-lutoxicated man, giving the name of Joln MoKsnzio, drank *zwal glons lager” at DPeter Mahr's waloon, acrosa the way from ,City- Hall, yesterdny sfteruoon, and, bocauss' they charged him & cous for o small glass of boer, tovengod hunself by stosling Rovert Woif's overcoat. ‘Llirewing ‘it over als shoulders, ho wout Into tho pack yard, whore ho threw away the glovea aud suon dluxlvpunrad.v Attor dispos- 1ng of tho cont, the follow returued for tho fln"m. when ho wos captured by Dutective Otto urluug. Sorgt, Frank Gerbing has heen woing around town for woveral duys past with an immaase flold-glass in his poeket, willi which be kopt wrack of tho antivaof a gauy of HBLArpors, who bave been working tha town ror tholr wintor'a buard, Yontorday ho saw enough to convince him that tho gang would louk ootter tn a cell than on the stroct, nud, with tho assstanca of soveral ollicore, Lo soou bad threo of them in tho jug ot tho Contial Heation. fThey gave © the npames of Jobn Roacts, A, 0. Warner, wnd Jamos I[, Lanrona, On each of them was found & quantity of * upiel marke” of various donowituations with which to Awludla tho prosuming Grangers out of thelr hatd-carned cash, mud also s number of notes Burpnruug to bo signed by Wiltiam Sigler, all oncing thio appearanc of Laving boon dosignod for swindling-purposes. Iu tholr don at No. 1J3 Weuat Rundolph stecot was found inoro of the samo atufl, and alsg a quantity of meta), such ns 18 uaod for countorfoiing B-cent nlckols, All offorts to tind the molds were unavailing, A VAMILIAR TALE, A clover confldenco gamo perpetrated at ho oftico of the Aworican Lxpross Company on Mourao uticot at an early hour yostorusy after- 1oon proves conclusively Llist tlis offorts of tue Cliet ot Polico sowards oleariug the town of buuko-steerars has not bosu completely Bucosye- ful, At 2:30 o'clock in the afteruvon, Willwia Hackbush, o tattor groon-looklug citizen resid- lugat No. 411 West Erie strees, entared tho oltico ot tho Company, aud, after prosuring a packsgo late on call fog o nuighbor of Ly, procseded to transact his own busicess. Taking $350 from an nner vost poeket, he presented 1t to oue of the clorks to ba sent to Willium Cregier, of Barriug- ton, Tho clork fustructod bim to {nolose the Toney la ona of tho cuvelopes providad for the purpose, at thasame timo teltiug him how to seaPit, and write bis name in tho lower cornor, While Iackbush was dolng this be was ap- proached by two men, whom ha #uppoaed, from thelr appearancs, to ba employea of the Company, Ono of them offered to 8id bim In pusiing up tho packsge, and just .as 870, he flolaned ths fob hin comrade approsched, say- tng the wrong kind of an onvelupe had been unod, and that it must be changed, Whilo thiy man bolng doue, n third man approached, and told Macktush to fallow bim np staira, ‘snd Le would give him a recoipt for the monay, Macke ush was nawiiling, but finally went, sa_tho fol- low naid the men waere In tha nmwoy of the Com- pany and were all right. hon ho camo down, tho moucy was nowhiers, and ha was sootr tlosorted and alone. Very sensibly ho at once informod tho police of tho affair, ,and tho de- teatlves wore soon at work. Jsmos Bhumway, alias Willlame, and Hogh Lusby were braught in on suspicion as accomplices, but Hackbuah failoa to recognlze ofther of thetn. Thus far no sdditional arrosts hayo boon mado, and there sppear to be but small prospocts for tho rocov~ ory of tho monoy, A 83,000 Tnicx, ‘Che noxt time O, L. Giar comes to town with slocit for his Whiteside County Farm ho will ro- mombor not to fall futo bad company. o ar- rived fu this city Monday afternoon and spont the dayin transsotions at the Unfon Htock- Yarde, which netted him somo £4,000 In oasb. Dopositing patt of hin funds in the bank, ho atartod out with wumo ‘81400 casb on_ his porsop, bosidea 81,200 in chooks nud 28 much more - in notes, Al day Tuesdar lio was salling aronnd towa, sodloroughly sonkad with **bent budga™ that ho recollects very Littlo, As near as ho can 10+ call, ho was taken charge of by two nlcely. drossod chaps, who gave bim a placs to_sloop in A den somowlare ou Clark stroes, ‘Tho next thing bio remembers in boing picked up on the atroot at 4 o'clook by a policeman, whon ho dis- oovorod that his money was ralesing, Not much crodoncee was givon to the man's story until hio was oxamined this mornlng after sobering out. Qior i8 8 woll-to-do farmer worth somn 860,000, and féela tho disgraco mo keenly that ho ling determinod to prosocuto the robbors to the utmost Hmit, . —_——— ANNOUNCEMENTS. Go to the oponing of the National Exhibition of pouliry, pigeons, dogs, ote., this svoning, at tho Exposition Building. Tho Athenmum day-clasa in ponmanship will meot at 2 p. m. to-day. Al ladies desiring to attend tha class are roquoestod to bo present at that timo, Tho regular lecturs of the Y. M. 0. A. popular courso, which should eccur this svenlap, la nocassarily postponed on avcuunt of the illness of Prof. Raussom Doxtor. Tho Athenmum gives Its regular soctable to mowbora aad thoir frionds this ovenlay at No. 65 Wasbiugton strest, An nousually eutortaming programma hag beon propared. Wuliam Bross, Esq., delivers the nost lectaro boforo tuo Bunday Lecture Soclety. Iila suh- Joot will bo: **What Romembor of the Old Chi- cago.” Tho doors of MoCormick Halt open Sun= day alternocn at 2, closo at 3. Admlssion 10 conts, Tlckets for walo st Jauson, MoClurg & Co.'s, and at tho door. Cnrlst Church peoplo will have thelr firat sa- ciablo for ths present winter in tho ehurch par- lore, Michigan avenus aud Lweoty-tourth sirest, tms (Thursday) evoulng, at 7:85, The choir will add nus.cal attrastions to the social euterta.n~ ment. New-cowers into tho parish are eapozially inviiad to use this opportuulty to becomo mo- quainted 1n tho church, Mra. Abbie Sago Richardson gives one of the Teadings which Liave bocome s popular in New York, 10 Evanston this evoutog. = Too saloations will bo fiom the basutiful writings of the ontly Eaglish poots and dramatists. There will bo musfe of a ligh ordor, 1n which Mra. ous of the most thoroughly accompiished and arlisic wusiciang of Chicsgo, and Alr. Luwis, tho well- knoan violinist, will take part. Mra. L L. Commings, of tho Northwonlarn Consorvatory of Musio, 879 Wabssh avenao, nnd Toachers' Langue, witl give au eutortuioment, with her Bociety, at the ** Homeof the Friond- loss,” 911 Wabash avenuo, this ovoning. ‘ho tomperanco play, **Tha Last Loat,” wiil bo en- acted, with Mrd, Cammings in the loading role, Also, musto and recitation. Frionds of the Homo and tho Conasrvatory are invited frog. Tho new Washingtonisn Home will be open for tue rozepbion of visitors tuis attornoon, Sup- per from 6 to 7:80 o'cloclt, and also aftor tho ex- oreleen ju_tho chapol, which will commonce at 7:30 o'vloclr, ond be of a very intoresting natire, comprialng speochies by gradustes and inmates, Muwmia by the Blavey Quartotte, eto, “¥rionds of the Home are {nvited. Prooceeds of tha’ suppor Wataon, | arato go towards furnishlog tho chapol by the Ladios" Committeo. The Bkinnor Club, of tus Bocond Unlvoraalist Bocloty, bave yieldod to the many pressing ro- uosts to givo a sccond Contennial Ppaity at atr's Hall, coruer of_Lako nnd Wood stroots, on Tuosday oveniug, Jan. 25, The number of poreons appearing in costumes will bs largoly Inorensed, aud no patos wilt be spared to rauder it o aocial, instractive, and an"u;abla oceasion. Reception at 9 o’clock, to ba folfowed b, dancing. Friouds of tho Boolety are invited, Tickota can be obtained of mombvais. —_— SUBURBAN, EVANATON, Itin to bo feared that Bohuyler Colfax does not now cherish as kiudly foelings towards tun studonts of the Northweatern Univorsity as ho bLas bithorto. As he romarked to Mr, Sinman at tho toa-tablo Mondsy ovoning, the aforssatd ingtitution has a ropatation throughout the land of Leing ono of the few of prominonce, whoss atudonta aro conspleuonsly orderly, The warm (f mat cordial) roception tendered Mr, Col. fax tbat ovening, howover, has prob- ably causod o change in his opinon of tho boys, Itscoms that, in his achool-boy dnye, the former Vioo-Prenldent joined a col- lego fratornily, but was unfortunato in his aclec- tlon. Thissocioty ia ropresentod at the Unie versity, but is not popniar among tho atudent community, r. Colfax, to pleaso the boys, sported tho society badge duriug his lecturo, aud aftorwanis ropaired to the eocioty hall to sbalio hands and tako lunch with the boya, 'This #oclsl gonueo wad conaldorably dinturbod by an assomblage of rival fraternity mon aud out. #iders, who raised o horriblo din outalde the door, threw asafwtids into the hall, aod finally locked the wholo comusny in. Aftor considorable tribulation, Mr, Coifax and surto resched tho front door ofjthe building, ouly to find it also locked, whersupon ha was givan a chance to oxplaro s very muddy back- yard, Dark aa it was, Mr. O, exorosssd his do- tormination to s the authors of this * shamo- ful outrage," and went nround In front of the butlding, whero ha tackled a six-footor of 35, ae follows: “Young iman, then you are grown up and gt married you will bo ashamad to loava this ua & lepaoy to your ohildren,” The ““young man" ozxplained ‘that no dlsrespeot was in- tended Br, O, but that tho demonsiration was for tho boustlt of tho sccioty to whioh he bolonged, Afior Mr. Colfax had deparied in disgust, the boys had cousidorabla of a rumpus among tbemselves, with wo serious rusults, howover, 1t in snld that the namos of * the mob" have been handed to tha Fasulty hl the nj rud so. claty, and 1t s prabable thaf some aciion may bo taken in tho mattor. Lavera of tino music and those of oultlvated taate will not forget the enfertalument at the Fust Mothodist Cnurch thin ovoulog, by Mrs, Abby Huge Richsrdsou, Mre, Regina Watson, sy Agues Tugersoll, snd Mr, Willlam Lewis, which will bo of tho most attractive charactor. Tho Philosoplical Asiociation waa entortainod by 3Mr, Haslar Tueuday evening. ‘Llio Bozial Club will give an ontertalnment this evouiog, oouumm“ of roadiagys, music, ato. TUUSTEES' MEETING, The Village Trustoes met {o regular session Tuesdny cvouing, Trustees Iglehart, Drainard, Kudder, Tavlor, aud Huse being present., ‘Thio Juslclary Comantleo ruportod favorably on the petition of Osro Crain to rogrady certain proporty ou Iidge avenno, ‘The Village Clerk was instructed to add 10 per cont ta the amount of all unpaid special assess- tmeuts which bavo boon bought by the village, on and atter Fob, 1. Tho Attorney waa lnetructed to draw up an ordinanco for & sawer on Hherman avenus, bo- tweon Davis mnd Urove struots, in acoordanve with tho report of the Bewersgo Commutteo, Adjouraod. THE OAGE PRIZE DEDATE, The nunual debato betwsen membors of (he Juuior and Bophowmors classes of the Unlversity iu computition for the Oage prizes touk place &t tho Flrst Metnodisty Church Tuenday evoning, before an audieuce ot tulr propoitions, The quostion dobated was : ' Hesolved, ‘That there is groator resson to hope for tho coutiuusnce thiaa to foar tho overthrow of our present form of govornment." Tue af- firmative way nfl:iorml by Mesars. E, J, Biok- ell, Iolland V. Hakor, and Frank E. Kmph\cn, junios, and the negative by Mossry, Fraok P, Hoyder, Goverett Akerman, and J, T. Ladd, sophomores, Iv is understood that the judges—Aessrs. Knox, Hitt, Phillips, MoLiah, and Packs —award. ed the juulor priza to Mr, Knsppen, Sophomore prize to Mr, Ladd, which 1s exactly in accordance with the verdict of the audionce. HOW IS THIS? . Will the Ponitontinry Baard ‘Whitewash Iamilton Now ? The Tribune Sustainad, and More Too, by Mr. Wilcox. Somo Nice Ronding for the Commise sionora and Gov. Boveridgo. How tho State Hns een .Gouged hy n High-Toned Parchasing Agent, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns ; Jotier, L, Jan, 10,—A few days BRO your ro- porter called on mo and made soms inquities In rolatton to some purchnsos of tho Btate Peniten- tlary of which bo waa informed I was cognizant. I gavo him the facts, but destrod vory much not 10 bo brought Into & muddle with the ofiiciala of tbat lnstitution. 1 gavo tho roporter st & sube aoquant dato a certificate, at Lis urgent requost, to tho effoct that I had paid n comminsion ro- colved from Bakor & Co. to J. D. Hamilton, tha Parchiasing Agout of tha Ponltentlary, 1t wan uodoratood .that the certificato was not to ba used publicly or in any maunor only for the pro. toctlon of tho roportor and Tnw Tinuxz, Grontly to my nurprise, the cortificate wna publishod, which bas brought through the col- wnne of tho Chicago rapora a connter-certifieato from J. D. Hamilton, denylug tlio recoipt of tho commisaions from mo, £ The roport of tho teslimony had hefaro the Doard of Penitontinry Commigaionors does nat show anything thas this man Hamilton has swoen to, and, ss for mysolf, my ouly ressons for not glving testimony before n Biard of Commin- slonors wero that I foared thero might bo an atiompt to whitewash and throw tho odium of tho whole affair upon myself. 1t tuo Ponitoutiary Commissiouers aud Warden Aro sincoro in thelr dosiro to act squuroly and in tho iteraet of the State whom thoy aorve, why do thoy naot call upon Capt, Hawllton fo ac~ count for tho d.scropauoy in the patato trana. action? They ato cer.ainly positivs that o com- mission was paid, aud why is {t necossiry for this man Hamuiton to do bis business through a tond party? Lam confident that, ir cthoy will oxaning thia man's purchases and oxantud tho markot ropares of corrosponding dates, thoy will find peicentagas, laige aud swall, in a lacgo nutnbor of bis purchaxes. Lincloso you herowith an affidayit. which I deeito to havo puolisaed ; also, oue from Mr, M, L. Adaws, an old reaident of this oy, J. F. Wircox, T ;X Wiktox, do deposs and. say that Tam s citi- 2eu of Jollol, wud that § a i the tuercantilo busfiens a8 8 grocer and dealer 1 produce, flour, aud feed, und bive boen couduoting asld genural business for sixtosn mouihs last past. Awo ons of tho wropriotors of the Clty Flouring Mill for s form of about alx years pror jous my entry {ufo tha grocery trade, 1 furthor say ou my oath thut on or about the 7th day of July, 1815, I was in tus Uity of Ciucago for tue piirposs of buylug frult; that T hat fro jueut doallngs witd 3L, Baker & Co,, 03 Bauth Water stast, Cicago, Farthet, tlat on this particular day ono of tho firaie: Alr. B:kor—exbibited a lot sald 1o contaln 134 hushels of potatocs to tno, snd affercd thown 0 mo at. 74 conts por busbiel: turthor, toat Latatod to Me, Daker tial, IF T could fud a cerlun man o town, I wouid taxe them, but ot at 70 cents por busuol; further, that I wout duwn to G, Lasaer & 8, 13) Bouth Water stroet, Ohizago, and thero found Cipt. J. D, Hamiton, tho Purcliaslug Agent of thaXlltuos Siato Penitentiary, snd told bim nboat tho csnce to get soms chiesp 1o~ tatosss aud farther, that thp said Capt, d. D. Mumilton wout with me and was iatros ducod by me o M, Diker ss tho Purchasing Agent of the Liinola Staty Tenitontlary s and furtaer, that eald Homllton then and thoro asked me what [ could buy ta0se putatoca ot; tit I told bl that they cauld bo bought al G0 conts'per bushel; tust b ro. muarked, Al 7ight, buy them a¢ U conts and bill thom diroct to the Yfllon 8¢ 00 conts par bushel,” and that I understood that the prizo was to bo 90 conts in Culcago, while e (ilamliton) understood, s fio, Sfterwards solsted to mv In converaition, at tha potatoos wero 1o bo deliverod in_Jollet for that price,~D) conts per bushel, Furtlor, that ho told ma that' it would bo too Ligd & urics 10 Bill ths potatoos at 00 c:nta in Chicago, Furthor, that after thio aettloment of tha aocount with the prison autbori- tea 3, Bakor & Oo. pakid ta mothosu n of 331,70, walch I yaid o Oapt, J, D. Hinulton, the Parsbaniog’ Agout aforesaid, Further, that at anotber dats the safd Capt, 4. D, Hamilton requosiod mo to socompany him Lo tho Kankakeo Iiver uponn fishing excuraion, whon the {ollowing conversation and propositiona were mado Ly Lim in aubstince, and on my oath us nearly as 1 cag remomber the sume verbatim: Says Iamilton, I wanted to get you out whern you cuii have some frash alF, and whers there can be o lstenera’s ho stated thiat he had boen mimused by the Basrd of ' Tenltentiary Commiraauers; thoy bad chargod bim up with tho keopingof his team s thnt’ the saamliest thing of all was that they even charged bim with ropairs put upon & Laby wagon, or ma toy of that naturo; tglal hnp(mmmg:& !Elollght 2h conduct wae very amall in the lios : that ne mesnt o gat evon with theun (th Board), and s d—n slght more,” Further, ho_romarked, * Now, Wiloos, 1 snink X know you well enough to tito, I fatend t givo you some trale, and wint you to bo square with e, and allow mo a commission,” Farthos 'y Hamilton atafed that the Joard of Commiaionora seted an if and Lo kuow they winted to remova him from " his postion as Parchastng Agoats but thoy * couldn’t como it .oa dong s his friend McClaughry waa' Warden,” and. g Hatod tiat ¥ dov, Bavoridgo, tho d=-d old grayliendad = — ———, wantod him removed,’ and flat it lio (Gov, averldys) was over a caudidats for ofiico again ko ((Tumilton) would go down inta’ Hancock County and abow hfm whothur he uad any frionds left or not; **Ho prabably would foel all right if I gave bls son-(u-law In Chicago some tradu” ¥arthor, amillon says; * Frod, I think you ware cntitled to that flour contract, but Taylor and Southworth have 3n ax to grind with somo other doslora, T helped youall T could, but {4 won't do for ma to say anys ihiug : your brand was thoe best brand of flour that was offered, but think {OII wore lucky oy not gotting it, for you wauld havelost nionoy oil the contract oh s o lisfora o this $3 per barrel.” J. ¥, Wircox, 10th day of Jannary, 1576, furthor QoNuAD TATOE, Clork, 1, B, L. Adams, acltizon of Jollot, and at presont Kopflflnr of the National Hotel, do deposs and say at on or Ghout this bth day of July, 1475, T was actin; 1in tho capacity of Jollet agoit for Dupuy & Lawlor's line of ntcam canai-boats plying between Chicago ai Jollet, nnd tint ns s3ld ogent 1 reseived a lot of po tatoer, consigiod to tho Illinols State Penitontisry, from 3, Baker & Co., Clicago, thio frelght bill foe which wan {n amount £12,60; thot I was aftefwards at fome subssquens duto notinet by 3. D, liamion, tia Purchasing Azent of the Penttoutlry, that the potatoea wers purchased by bim and J. K. Wilsox, of Jolfot, aud that thoy wers shipped under & apocial ate of frelght belonsing in.3, ¥ Wiktos, waloh *bate wis cios couts e 100 pounds, which make an avercharge in tha LI pald to ne by 'tlie Penitentlary of $3.40; fure ther, that I then and thero notifisd the said 1lumliton Lhat'T would cause tha amount of the overcharge i froight to bo refunded to the Histe Penltentiary, and that the sald J, D, milton rojuestsd me to not fo do %0, but instead to pey it t0J. .l}. Wilcox, for bo and Wilcot purchasol the potatoos togather, remarking that it waulil be sUl the eame, . L. ADAMS, Bubecribed and sworn to hefors me this 10th Jane uary, 1876, A. A, 030000, Notary Pubiic, * AMUSEMENTS, THE ENGLISH OPERA. **The Marrisge of Figaro” was given at Moo~ loy'a Thoatre last night. "Thocadt waa s follows : - Alry, Whita ‘Tho opera went oft emootaly, loaving, little to bo deeired in tho way of mere mechanioal por- foctlon, Miss Kellogg wan in high spirits and good voice. Bho Laa rarely, if ever, donu busanna better in this city. Those who saw bor with Lucca rome years ago will remomber thut sho theu veomod at times diffident and—may weo Lo pardoued for saying eo ?7—awkward, Tuere was uo firace last night of any waut of solf-confidencs, nor, on the othor hand, was thore self-oousciousnody enough to affond. * Thy Zopuye™ duet in the tnrd act, Reuvorally tha must popalar number In the opora, was beauti- fully rauderod. It socu.cd & hisarty oncore, and would bava recetved anotlier If the audience had pot been ashawmed to iusist upon a liborat supply of pimple fare, Mrs. Vun Zaudt appeared 1o considerablo sdvaniage in Lhis duet, and in so doing cownpensated tor hor comparative waut of success fu the wolo imwedlatoly precediog, Alrs, Heguin's priveipsl soug, 'nought Casnot Reach Thee,” was bappily rondered, tbough not with such wealih of expro:sion aud'vooal power 24 wa ronlewber to bavo beard Accompany 1§ {n tumos past, bire. Beguin, howover, Is & prime favorits, Whatever sta dosd s sure o he sgrecable, {f ot powerful; aud cottainly bor Cherubing must bo ranked smoug hior Lest parta, Mr. Poukes as Figaro was very good. His ¢ Hlaply Your Lowdslip * did wot el on encoro, but desorvod it, Alr, Carleton as Zhe Count was quite ustiafactory, He seomy to bo fast roaliziug the promse wiich he gave on Lis tirat appeatancs fn Englah opers. This re- mark 15 offered gratuitously and perhaps without eutficient provocstion § for Mr. Carleton plays veral pasts beter than the oue which he mod Iast nigkt, His dust with Susanng, ‘ot % tho begloning of the third act, was so much . ter done on her part than on his that we feay fow niopped ta criticiae hia porformance. Misg Kellogg in this dnet showed soms powers of dramatio exprossion which ordinarlly aho doeg not exhibit, ller ' Docolva you, mir," eto., wag fnll of archocanand slmplo coquetry, Tho opara, a8 A whole, was ono of the mast enjoyabiy of tho scason, The only regret in viaw of the porformance can be thati¢did not take place earlier, sothatit might bave been TOPOAtad, To-night * Ernanl " will be given, with Mra, Van Zandt fn the leading role. Wa notics thal the matinco of next Batnrday Is announced tq tako place at 12:30 p. m.—ttnly & morniug per. formauco, The obJeot of tue chango lu hour [y to afford Mira Kel qug an opporiuanlty to taky tho 5:15 traln for tho Liast, * WAGHTEL NOT COMING. Itis eafo o may that the sesson of Germay onora announced for Fob, 7, at MeVicker's Thes. tre, will not take place, The Wachtel troupy Lian mot with poor muceess in tho Enat, aod liag consoquently disbandod, . Some of its membery have joined the compnny that- bas boon orga. Ized to support Mme, Titlona tn Itallan opera, IMPORTED STALLIONS, Salo ot $21,000 Worth of Well-fireq Aorsetlesh nt floomington, Bpecial Mspateh tn The Chicago Trtdune, Broominaton, Iil, Jan. 10.—At tho eale of Imported Clyde atatlions In this city to-day by T, (. Duncan, of McLoan, buysta wore proaent from all parta of tho country, ' ‘Tha horsos sold o8 follows : Toung Donald ‘Diunie, to Owen 4 Allison, of Lono Tree, fa,, for £2,500; Scots. man, to J. Hitencock, of Atlants, for $2,200; Btateaman, to J. Welch, of MoLean, IIL, fo $1.250, sold by H, Xiold, of Tazowell; Lor Chancollor, o Willlam Bioomflold, of DBrown County, Ia., for 81,000 ; Burpiino, to Thomas 0, Htorntt, of Warrooaburg, 1il.; Forfarahire, tg A, T\ Bigolow, of Salix, In.. for §44003 Glen. ealrn, to Goorge _Ioram, of MoLoan, Bl; Wonder, to Wiliam 1L Taflinger, of McLeaw. Ill.; Young Eclipse, ol by Grant Btringfisld to Charlea Girifin, of Rau. kiu, Tih, for 81,000; Beott to B, Willlams, of Bpringtield, IIl, for 81,7503 Robeit Durus to Juhu Bood, of Mnu[fdun, I, sold by Fisld Borden: Chidt, sold by tho same to J.H. Fui tonwder, of Bangamnn County; Prince Acthar to William Bloomtlold ; Champion by Wilitaa L, Oclavoo, of MoLean County, to John Lyons, of Iloyworth, 11l Tutal sales, $21,0.0; avarago, $1,239, After the sule a number of giade hurses wera #old at good tigurcs. [ho figures recolved ‘llor :bn imported etallions are considerod low fne 0ad, —_—— Ten-Drinking. The Food and Fuel Reformer, nn English papor, sayat *“It is ou women that tho avl] offccts of tea-drinking fall with tae greatost wolght. Ilow many women, who thin'c thay caanot ‘got along * a singlo day without tos, owe to i¢ thair cold feot and hands, thoir Itability to frequent colde, their pecaliar diticulties, a peciale Iy their woakeuing ones, aud their bnbitual luss of appetite, rendoring thewm a proy to * diunor. pills,” or tho abaurditis termed * strengthenlog modicines,’ 80 long 10 vopue? No woadar (ear drkers aro 80 ficquoutiy small enters, wien thoir tos Liny graduully dostroyed their nppecite] But perhapy tho worst use to which toa 18 applied b{ women s tho practico of drioking coplously of werm toa.during progusuoy, with the Iles that it will ren for thoir milk abundant, A most unfoundod, absurd and disastroun practice. It is altko Injurious to tha mothor and her offspring; and it may crigivate tho hereditary diseasey of auccossivo genoratious.~far byyand tha third and fourth. According to Dr. Wildam Alcott, . ouo cause of n scrofulous constlsution, by inlers itance, is to bo fouud in the vas of toa by an. costurd, and ho ronsons ont tho mattor on Aound physiologieal principles, observing that whatoyer wonkena tho nerves—espromlly those of the stomach—in o mother, I8 sure ta entall a tanden. oy to diseaso on hir offepiing, which wiil ool unfroquentlv prove to ho sorofals, or that dis- wal avd univorsal disoare—tubercalous con. sumption, . —_— Standard Organg, Tho new sigles of tho I'eloutet & Delton standstd organs ar the best and moat attractive dostrument of their clses, Root & Sona’ Mus!c Co,, 150 State atreel, aza tho general Weatorn ageats, Call and seo them, Papor Fashions. The panio in tha whisky ring sl continues, and (e demand furnerw atylea of Domeatic" paper fasbiony doea not scom to diminish, Thoy azo galning ovecy day in popularity. A Lundborg's Perfumes 8o like natural flowern and bouquels, -, The King of Portugal bua conforred upon Dr, de Jongh the Commanderahig of tho Order of Chriat, 1u recogultion of Lis scientitis rencarchios tnto thio natura and propostion of Cod Liver Oll. Dr. do Jongh's Light-lirown God Livez Ol iy 80l I capeulea Tinportal Lalf-pluts, $1, by ull drug. ista, Hole conslguces, Anenr, Harford & Co., Lon. on, Bolo ogents tor (ko United States, John ¥, Hea. 13, Cutran & Co., Now York, MARRIAGES, s CHAPMAN—PEARSON--At tho Lincoln Park Con« gregational Church, on Tuseday ovening, Jan, 18, 1818, Uy the Ney, 11, B, Dean, Mr, Harlowo Chapman, n’{IAnlhmnl(; Ia,, and 2Miss Loules A, ¥earson, of thiy clty. No DEATHS. A s S A Ay BEEMER—Tn this city, Jan, 10, our baby, iafan s0n of J, 0. sud Lizzlo Becmor, E2~ 8. Lou, (Mo,) aud Clovelaud (0.) papers pleast 0Dy, LEE—Jan, 19, 10 8. m,, Mary Ann Leo, daughter of Tatrick Lee, nged 16 yearn 4 d?yn. = Funeral fom 370° Sonth Dusplatucs-at,, by cars &g Calvary Cemotery, Friday, the S1at, STANTON—Mary Lilen, daughier of Thomsa snd Bridget Slanton, aged 16 montts and 97 dayy, Funeral Thuradsy, Jan, 0, from thelr realdonce, 193 North Walla-t,, at 1 o'clock p, ., by carrlages 1@ Calvary Gemetory, AUCTION SALES.: e S 0 WM. A. BUTTEKRS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 108 MADISON-BT. LSTABLISHED JAN., 1830, (TWENTY TEARS AGO PUTTERS, & C0.'S REGULAR TRADE SALE '’ THURBDAY MORNING, Jan. 20, at 0:30 o'clock, At Saloxrooms, 108 Evat Madlson-st, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO ¥ GO O DS, CLOTINNG, WUOLENS, RNIT GOUDS, LA'LH, OAPS, BOOTH, SHOES, &c., BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD GNODS OF ALL KINDS, OAIPETH, PIANOY, NEW FURNITURE, AND GENERAL MERCIHANDISE, BATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 23, a1 9:30 o'clock, 81 thetr Balestooma, 108 Madiso ¥ By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Friday Morning, Jan, 21, at 9:30 o'clock, Our Regulae Weekly Auction Sale, AN IMMENBE LAY OUT! NEW AND SECOND-MAND FORNITURR AND HCUSEAOLD GOODS, Purlor Bults, Chamber S.ta, etc.; Diningroom, ofics, and Library Furattuss’ o gl B agpets, Deddine, 13 Clave Bloves, Lounges, Sofas, Moftreases, Shchery,fu ovén lots, Biiver-plalod Waro, Ganars! Morchandise, of ELIHON, POMEROY & CO, Bl and 54 1 2 By 8. DINGEE & CO., Auctionuers snd Gommission Merchants, Liberal cash advancos made on conslguments. Bl ltention given to outsido sales, HATURDAY NEXT, at 10 &. m., at our large Doubls Btores, 3,4 and 276 Eant Madisoust., noir the bridsy large snd extenalve salo of NEW AND BECOND-IIAN! Housohold and Offico Furniture, And Househiold Furnlshing Goo At private sal day | k, Parlof, ChanborS Librars, ind Diota sidscme et ture, Tabls, Onalrs, Loutigey, Hook Cunpe, Wardro. e Doiks, kc.. &o,, 41 PERL OENT LESS THAN MAN FAUTULERS" 00T, . By JAS, P. McNAMARA & CO., 117 Wabash-a . W, cor, Mudison. 500 cAasEs Boots and Shoes at Auction, THUREDAY MORNING, Jan, %, %0 u'clock, JAS, P, HfiHAS}M & CO,, Auctiouears. AUCTION. I will well st pablio suction, for cash, o Saturdsy, 244 ul Jauuary, st 11 o'clock, Bhelving, Counters, Desks, Onlce, Gan Iixiuree, a0d Expr.ss Wagon, st 141 Lakes st., Chimgo. D, M. OUAPIN, Asslgnee, CONFECTIONERY. Y GELENRATED Tirougiont o Unio—ox o Ha 1 aad wpward 3t %w,m . “"Xddrees srtect URTUiR, Gratter, aar, Chlcag