Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1876, Page 3

ANDERSONVILLE, qhoe Spot Which Mr. IIill Would ave Us Belleve a ¢ Paradisoe, Statement of Charlos Richardson, Who Endured Its Horrors for Six DMonths, Description of the Vile Dene«eThe Dally Lifo---Yelping Bloodhonudsees Futllo Attempts at Liborty, Ho Shelter, No Olothing, No Muroy of Any Bort—A Btory of Torriblo. Oru- olty and Sufforing, Milicaukes Wisconsin. Editor Wisconmin : Ever and nuon tha story of prison crueltien at tho South raises to the sur- faco, and for & timo ciaime tho attention of tho poople, Lika Banqao'a ghost, 1t will not down, and it fa well that it ehould not bo allowed to rest, 80 long na thoro ia ano of the survivors loft to toll tho talo of hoiror,—as ho Limsolf wit- nessed and partook thoereof. flo long a4 thero is one of tho perpotrators of tho Andefronvilla criolties, or any ono who dares to eulogizo tho moro sotiva participants fthorein, this stain on Christinn civilization should be forover brought frosh in all its barbaric intensity to baunt them, and aa this occzsion scomm meol for one, at least, of tho Andorsonvillo survivors to bobeard, 1 ask your pormission to occupy n nmall portion of your paper in order to give vent to my feol- inga, For ten yenrs I have * nursed my wrath,” ontil now it is red hot. Tho medium of human langaago fails to cax{)- voy all, or nypart, of tho meanivg involved in prison lifo at tho South during tho lato Robollion, 1t is true (hat = groat part of the persoual sul- ferings must foravor remain with tho seorots of onwritton history. A fow, who woro thomaclves immediato actors in tho tragio scenos, miny ro- hearso thoe story of their lndividual exporionce, and thua farniab, aa it were, tho koy to unlock tho gates through which othors may enter and take s look, Thia s, it sceme to mo, tho only way by ihich the poopla at large can become sc- quainted with this thrilling portion of tho War's dark sido. » While I do not now propose to toll all I know and bave exporioaced of prison life at tho Bouth, 1 must, porforce, sny somothing, ns I was ono of tho fortunates, or, If you plonss, unfortunates, whioto lot wau cast iu tho Confederacy s s prisoner of wor, Ly aught I may say I do not expect to shaps tho course of Congress in (g AmDesty bid, but T auall, at loast, eliove my fealingy, Tliro can be no ool and velld reagon for any ouo to make a falxo renort of the wmisvries heaped on thy Union noldicrs while prisouers of war, To tell the truth fa all that s noeded {o_convince uny reasousblo man of the batharitien and Ocndish attenpts of those in authorily at tuo South to deprive our soldicrs, whom the {(l-fortunea of war hml tnrown fnto their Rands, of cvery comfort and eujoywent of hfo, My firstexperionco at thelr hands Was of this uatures Un Oct. 2, 1463, 1 had tho misfortune Lo tall into the hiands of Col. John 8, Moaby sud iy guoreillus, aud wmong (o first orders to mo was, “Cet ont o thein bools,' n large patr for wot woatheor use, in return for which thero waa Jeft mo tho alcruative of cifher tuking thoao discarded by my captor or go harefootall Ben Hill, of Georgin, has drawn what ho calls {ruo pleturoof priwisfira at Eunirs, Catap Douglos, Fort Delaware, and other places. OF {ho truth of this, 1 canuot peravbally upeak, aud must quote from pub: lished documents,” . 5 Whillo the Rebels wers robbing thelr prisoncrs, tho suthoritics at Fort Dalawaro fesuod, between Hopt, 1, 1863, and May 1, 1<Gl, tho followlng smounta” und kinda of clothing, aud that, too, to an average of only 4,450 prisonera: %175 palrs drawor (Canton flannel), 6,260 whiztn (dapmel). 807 pairs woolen nocks. 1,094 jackotn and coats. 4,480 palrs Looloes, 1,210 pairs trowsers, 4,378 waolen bisnkels, g o i { t urlng a captivily covering eightesn monthis and ane day, T which time T teavelod from Virginis toFiorlda, and wau {mprisoned Iu fwenty-three Joils, gunrde houses, and” alockades, fucluding Libby, - Lol tale, Lynchburg, Danwillo, Millan, Florenco, aud Audurouville, § rocalved uob ' ono . pioto - of sloting from tho Tebel authoritics, but, o0 thy contrary, was rabbed of all my clothing ot the Hwo of u‘étuxu oxoopt thnt which I wore, sud even oo of that, It s perhaps, proper to wtate that during this perfod my wardrobe Waa repleniuhiod from time to tmo, uk the cxigencien of thy case Tequired ond eppertunity " oifered, from ' tho clotblug of our owu ad, Lat to return fo tho allusions to Andersonsille, by Te 1Nl aud hiy flowiug duscription of tho placu'ss i hocond Garden of Ede, with pleasant_grousiits, sbiudi {rees, running stroatns of water, all surrounded by n beautsrul loy stockade whero tho inmates wote comforta ably [fed, clothed, and eared fur by attentive waters, Itistoo thin I 1t 1o fact, howover, that thero was n e runing stroatn of walur conraiug tncongh tho parden, but 1t was alwe wilh vermiu and flth brought irom tlio camp of Lo privon-guard, situnted about 20 rods aLave, through which it Wayfully ripled befors 3¢ reached tha prisoucrs, ‘This, it Wil be cemembered, s our drinking water, Then the sllusion to aliuda trees, ete, Ty bad ali been cut down with wiich to Lutld thio Bull Fen ; nota troo or & shirab was left standing, aud, owlng o the * puro cuskedness of tho liebiels 1 ot Turniuliiug wood 10 cook what littte Lugs aud beaus thoy did give ua to cat, wo wuru compollod to Q1g from & to i fect under grovnd, n order o got the rootsnf tho abovo-meutioned slizde trees, Eind, eofllhlnnu mstera | 1 10 the unlform Lindness of rz. Ves, now come Lo think ot it, I do remem- omo of Lix acts, Judge for yoursolf of their kind- o Unio wan {ho villingnesa fin manifeated to furnish Himbors and Topes 10 hung 4z of ourprismery i Mareh, "4, for unruly condiict inslde tho stockade, Ageln, kindly placing in, poeliou battory with which tosliell the’ prisoners in cano our nrinfes camo 100 near, Agaln, thin’time a persanal offair. Ona. day, Iato in Augtiel, 1G4, 8 Lurial patty was callod for to bury several'wagan loada of corpees (tho deathorate wea then fitty or sixty yer doy), and ou the return to Lring in s0mo wood (thin wna utier wo had dug up and burut all the stumpa nud roola), Tor tlfs rervice wn Wera to raceivo an oxtra ration of bugy, bean pods, it horso, oF cornud mule. Onths roturit of *tho birial party, Laving passed tho commissary dtore, I obscrved @ utulatcr-luokiug specimen of s tan standing near the pate, abova’ whith mhould bave beeu emblazoned the ‘wordeof Daute, This hitmano iudividunl was Uspt, Wira, who- @aw, or (hotight ho saw, that I had too nuch food for one nian, aud with that Christian forethoughit and diecrimination which marked hin oue \fro carcer, ordered trie (0 throw taway, 1 offcrod n i, Leatt-apdian prayee for Wiea the + Anothier: In Angurt and Soplember s largs numly ‘of (unncls wero worxed, and SUe, Wirz, (s ablor 1o o croaso Uho vigilance of the gaant, oered & furiouyt 1o them us & promfum for whookng a Yonkeo at or noar tho Dead Line, aud in more thait ons $ustauce it was dono, Auottier ¢ Tt Is human natura for a!l caplives to long. for liberty, uud fu thls réupect tho Audorsouriilo prise oners wers human, buk Wies did not seem tothink so, Wiih all his carefor our coinfott wo Iotiged 10 be free,and 110 danger w=s oo groat Lo rusiat the leniptation when tnca Uha oprortuulty, howevor light, prescitcd ftuelf, . Escupus wera of daily oceurtoncy, knd _thoe prisoncrs Wero apprised of the fact that mouo of thelr numher hiad bee miviad by reason of the yelplug of tho bloudhohnds, whicly were empluyed by this humano Priaon commandor for thelr recapture, Woo to tho inluckly tunn thia tracked and captured. Whou onva ons Luunds caught & poor fellow o sebels wer 1 10 burzy Lo call off the dogs, as tho Appeataucn of 1oro thin ous whom I Liave seen resurned teatitiod, + Ong more, and 1 will close, Lato tn_ Hoptemher or- ders wero gfveu to vaculo Audersanvillo, &nd for 1o Burposo of transportig the prisoncre,’ frulght cars Tera provided, Oun 4y 4 large parly of mien, owonig Yhorn waa suyuclf, lett the atockada for tho purpose of Luarding tho cars for auutuer dsitnation, Ly soms mixuudorutanding the engins which wan fo tako us Bway, failed to arrivo, sud (ho sainted Wirz, sgain thowing Lls Uludnois of heart, ordered th cars, which vro already tiere, 1o ho fitled wath men, therd %0 renmialn until anch tinw sa the railrosd aithioritica Weru ready to move, About slghty men were put into €3 b car, kud for fear that the uight air would bo tuo chilly tor s, thiy saime ongol nrderod Al the car doora Jockad, Tt vras tho Srut cuvering froid the olomonta, | ad nfuyed (1) fer gt wmonthu, Tor thab uight's sholter Tam grati 0l tu Mr, Wirs, 1o bn dead now, aud I will jet bim rest, if be can, Lut I feel cortafn'that on tho' night of tho duath of Sapt, Wirzy O, B, A, Wioro wus u etrauger tn Lell for {nm theao fewalfuetons to tho treztinent of prisons erm, § leave the subject, Therd sro others whods ¢x- Pericnes Las bect the coubterpart of minv, But 1 canuot clows without saylug 1 believe tho magsuimity of thu victors to’ bu unapproached by ©tlor uationis 3 our generusity e beyond doubt, ad our ecuifes Wust -knowlidgo it Our nris’ bave loug since conquered thelr yroud hoste: our kindnees st now suluu the entnity of thele Licartw, but wo uust nelther bo 100 leutentor 1o suvere, For tho leads £iw Wbo precipitated us Into four years of Lioodshed ud war, &nd who hiave now, Iy the grace of the people, been adinitted W full citiseusip, aud sof tho waine e Tepentout rebel of years ago, no punlshment {8 too Atrare; Lt o't lmrbl:lmmdum wiassed, (ha ) wnubla puoply s axeralig should by voucwatcil L0 89 csable of CHAMLES RICUARDRON. s Lato Beveuly-sixtn N, ¥, Vols, A QUNERAL BTATEMENT, The aboro lotter doea nok como from oue who bag merely beard of Audéruonvillo and Libvy & &Ir, Ricusrdvon. paased navy. woary months 1o tha loatheowe prisous prepared for our soldlers, aud, Iy moaro rapid dotail Df‘i[\e ‘erdol and Learte “und, altbough t rending Incldsnts which oams tolianotlon, conld fill » volnme and atill Jeavo half nntold, incon- voreation with him, wo lenrned nany facts ro- gatding Andersonvillo which may not bo known to our readers, and whicl, thereforo, wo ropro- duce, WIAT ARDETRONYILLY. AR, To bepin with, Andordonyville was marely a rilway station—nol o town. A stockade, sur- rounding about 10 or 12 acres of cleared ground, had been enpatructed, thus formlngapen; a pleco of forest land tiad heen cleared—1ho trana felled had been plauted like posts In tha ground (thua forming a protection-wall), sud—this wos Andorsouville. Union prigoners wers pat through tho hugh gate, in this tres-fence, and were in Andorsouville Prison. No bullding, o Aed, notres, huslirud n the ontie inclosure | And here, susll Kinde f wosther, tho hoavy ralis, followed by the burning mun, the poor esptives, haif-alurved and Laif-clothed, dengged out weary mouths, Bo Licrs ‘waa kimply 8 buge clcaring, an open-alr aptl, for & war-prison, Tho robel guazds had quar- ferw outwide, and thelr battarion wers located wpon emiucnow ovorlooking tho den, resdy bt any momaut to senil thielr stora af deadly shot awl aholl’ into the crowling maes of dying, shjoct mortaln, whorn ouly si1) wax st of Lrying 1o frotect their country’s rightd, THE DEATH-LINE. The pentries paced thelr beatd (it platforma run. ning alonw tho stocknite), snd watched the deatheifne, saentioned 1n Mr, Richardson's Jetter, 'Cuis wan a llug Funning about 40 feot from the fences o appronch it was death, and, xn tho sentries wore given a furlovgls for killiug any of the prisoners, they didn't stop to make esact caloulations; if a8’ mnt Wan nnyswhore near tho ling, and_the sentry hrppenod t want & fur- 1ough, tho riflo woull do its deadiy work, TUE FTUEAN which Congressman HL talks of was a miscrable dittle diteh. 1t passor thraugh tho atockade-dun, from west t0 east, pfisr having firet passed through the lebel esmp.’ Thie reader joay know whit that mean s The refuso of that camp wout info o Nitle brook, aud thien_psssed throngh tho den—and s vile, discance Direcding, losthinowno AU wad afl that the Ublon wol- diera bad bo_drink, and sll that they had to waals in st 10 approncts thik they wore obliged to wade througl 100 foet of miry boy, or marshy ground, which lined the brovk,—sinking 1o their knoea nearly atevcry stop, Tho reader must (bink what all this means; tlo mere words don't cxpreas it, And fa this fuclosurd woro eonfined at ono time THIRTY-THREK THOUSAND MEN, oach & walking skcloton,with no life, 10 bope—nottilug bt o crushied, broken #pirit{ Thoy wera crowded s cloely, togeller tiat 1 wiy alowt iuyousila. for 000 6 o down Wwitkout touching suothor, THE BUFFLRING, What pen can describo tho sufferinga ! 1inddied to- gether, dusnmciently clothed, covored willi vertniu, Flowly'starviug, with no hopo before them,—k it Lo bo wandered at that old Andersonsillo prisoncra el thelr Dlood_tiuglo, even £ thls lata day, when they Lear & Conygroxnmati_upion the foor of tid Housa cover Lo den with almost a hulo of glory ? During Juuc, 1834, it ralned” for {wonty-soven days, Tho showars wers followal by tho fieroo Lieat of tho burning sun. Not auhred of shado sywhora! What followeil 7~ Thn poor fellowd who wore barcfooted and half-nnked paw thelr akiu dry up lke parchiuent— crack opens ysugreno get in, and tho losthsowe ail- ment o oif duigers, Lacs, fect, aud lege, No medical attendanee—not tven a Hitlo siado ta hido tho wwollen, Ulistertng, bireding, morlifsing Lodim from (ko scorching sunl den whois feot wero swollon to doublo size, and cracked wills tho parching pun, used to sit ol dny long With a strip of cloth or an ol coat (i they couli gt 1) turowa ovor tiele Seot 40 ward 4 y thie blaze, TI LINERTY-SEERLRS, Of courso thero was sehomfug for Hiberty, Mon would tunnel the ground, und ufter weary uights of labor would, with foverish juy, find_tho route under- ground, beyond tha fence, roudy, In the atillncss of tlio night, & dazh for liborty would bomade, Early in thg morniug, those Jett bulid would huar the YELPING OF THE BLOUDNOUNDS, tracking the flylng men, Jro long the poor mangled fcllows, bloading und tiint, wouid be retarned 4o the death-sngendering den. ‘Tho Koluis calicd {he roll of the detachments (a1l wero In divisions and detackmots), aud, if uny oue futled to unswer, the bloodhounds wern sct loose, aud. tho poor fellow 'Way genierally ura to comn Lack, al- tnoat killed, TITE RATIONS. Abont noon_every day wogons af proviafons wonld trundle futo_camp, and the Llf-starvod fellaws wauld fall In, in_detachnicuts, for rations, and {his fond waa brouglit n {n tho wigons that wore uscd for carrying thoded badlis to by buried. Unco per day ticso wero erved, Each mau recelved ono baudful of’ buked Leans, a plece of bread aboub 2 {uches wquare, and a plecy of botlod il or Lorse o trille larger, sud thin way tho day's ratious T A part of this supply was coulrod—n yart ruw ; to thoro \who ocund it raw it was dntended to give wood to couk {t by; Lut notwitli standivg the Lunenas furests Just beyond, weod wan uot given i wallicient quantities, suid tho pricoucrs wurw obliged to dig dow dnto tha earth for roota and ry e 1a the wus fn order to be ubla fo coole” t X0 TREEY, And (ufa snwwera M. Hill, who clalned thers wers aliade-trees 1 the vila den, +'Ilere axasnot one branch or tiig in tho eutiro nclosure, In vrder to get any of tlioya ** trees ¥ bio Apoaks of, the oldfors dug into the oxrth 10 fect to boctrn liltlo roota to cuok muio-tiesh to eat, to keop from starving 11} THE DEATI-RATE was enornious, naturally. Every sdvautage was given direire, ‘i -Poor follows would drop oft st Lo rate of ity or sixty per duy, Tho Unlon men were obliged {0 bury thelr own dosd; and sometimes, when thero wan unusual Work fo morform, wero Ofiered oxtra rations for dolug it, Mr, Lichanlun cites ono fn- Hlance whoro tho mau Wirz compellod him {o throw away tha food o had thus earned, thinking that it too mueh resembled a guod mouthful'of sustennnce, HAIMENT. Mr, Mclierdaon sliows Ly dguren, that, Confoderato prlsotters wero clotlied by tho United Statos,—but dur- ing; 1w entire eaptivity o recelved not ono slitel of cluihing frow tho Coufederutes; on tho contrary, b, i common with alf othiers, waa 'Tabbed of wvergthing of value befure enteriug tho terrible den, HO aup- plled ima.if an beit bo could; that ds, when ono Tullow would die, bs clotling was divided among those ‘whio conld sect . During Ll caplivity Mr. Richardron lost flowts fa such un oatent that hls welght weut from 163 pounds 1065 pounds, When ho relurued to Milwaukes Le welglied but 72 pounde, . AT LAST, Just beforo Andersonvillo coused 10 bo used a8 a pris- on, largo wheds, u which thoss who wore ok coold seck alielter, wera eroclod; but tluirday of usefuls neas bad passed by, IN CONCLUEION, wo merely wish to atato that this acticls bt imperfoct- 1y feta fortls thio Liorrors of Audérsonville, which, s iow been uid, Mr. H1U tiow makes out to bo. 8 wast of Gardon of Lduu, * Wo have aketched tliose e Gvune wo are apt {0 forget Listory too fust, Wo have dealt with Andersonvillo bovsusa that 18 the one. polut up for argument, although wo might have told of fiiche moud, where, (o approach & window for freals alr, was inatant deatli, Andersonvillo wan the wornt of alt the dony—thoughi mauy of the uthete nearly equalod i, Fresn —_—— " BILLS OF LADING-~RECENT DECISIONS, To the Edilor af The Chicago U'ribune ; + MILWAUKER, Jan, 16, —I have read with oaro your editorinl of this duto ou tho recent de- ciefon of tho Supremo Court of thio United States In the case of Davld Dows & Co,, of Now York, aynitist tho Milwaukeo bauks, 'Lhe case wvas an important one, not so much becanso over £100,000 were fnvolyed, but especially becauso of ita important bearing ou thoso immonsy tranpactions {n which onr shippers of grain and bauks nro daily interested, 1 may bo mietaken, but I think I ean discorn in tho tono of your articlo tho scutitnent {hat the corroctaess of tho declsion is open to doubt, and that, it it was not unjust, at any rato it fu to bo regarded a3 an extromo applicaturo of tho doctrine of * cavoat emptor,” Although I &m neither a lawyer nor tho son of alawyer, I think a thorough "understanding of all tho cirowmatances would show the indis- putable correctnesy of this unavimous decision of the Unitod Statos Subrome_Court, and slso that, bad the decision boon different, it woulkl bave ravolutiouized the wholo businosa of vur bauka in makiug advancos on drafts on Lastorn h‘?m'sos, accompanied by bills of lading ag su- curity, ‘Lho facts woro wimply thowo : Soveral com- mlusion houses in Milwaukeo bought wheas ore deroed by A, I, Bith & Co., of Oawogo, aud an tho cargoes wero uhm‘md. thoy drow drafls on Bmith & Co, for tho full price, aud attaching the bills of lading to the drafts, nogotiated them with the Milwaukea banks, having firet conveyod tho utle to the whent, by lodorelng tho bills af lading over to tho banke. Tho banks forwnrded tho bills of lading sud drafts to an Oswogo bauk, with inetructions to hold the grain for them till tho drafts weea paid, 'The Oswego bank stored the grain on s arnval v the Corn Lxchauge Elovator, statiog that the grain o etored whs tho property of tho Milwaukes banks aud sube Ject totheir order. ‘Tho Cora liachanga Klo- vator was tho pmrcny of A. T. Bmith & Co,, his “wheat was bought sud shipped with the monoy of the Milwaukoa banks, and #tored i tho clevator as tho property of and subject to tho order of szid baoks, it wax sold by A, 1, Buuth & Co, to David Dows & Co. In plain Enghen, Sinith gtolo this whoat And gold it to David Dows & Co., and (o Bupremo Conrt unanimonaly deoided that Bmith, heving no title ta the whoat could not convey any title to Dows & Co,, but that it romaiued the proporty of the Milwaukeo banlks, Tho Bupreme Conrt truly saya that David Dows & Co., *'are tho viotims of n grosa fraud porpo- trated by A, F. Swmith & Co,, and, howovor un- furtunnto their cade 1ay by, thuy cauuot bo re- lieyed by cnulku(i the foes upon tho plaintiy (the Milwankeo Danks), who aro at least oquslly fnnocont with thunsnlves, and who have used the axtromest precaution to protect their title,” If tho deciston had boen agminst the banks, what eafaty would there be In sny bank fu Mil- waukee, Clicago, or clsawhore making udvancos on wheat in vimilar citenmstancos ? A decigion against tho baunks would bave led to a completo rovision of the mode of making advances on shipments of grain, aud, howover, aistasioful the resuls of thid suit sy bo to Eastern dealors, there ¢su ba no doubb of it belog s forcunate one for Western (ntereais, Hoxasr Kunxt. IT'HE CHICAGO POLITICAL. Tho Democrats Resolve in Favor of Abolishing Township Organiza- tion in This County, Flunal Adjournment of the Htate “ Farme ers’? Assocfation at Bloomington, The Foast of Galible and tho Flow of Bosh Oontinued to a Lato Hour, No Ono Reported Talked fo Dealh, the Janitor Exhlbiting Immortal Enduranca. THE DEMOCRACY. MELTING OF THE CENTIAL COMMITTER, A mecting of tho Domocratio Contral Com- mittas of Chicago was held at the party hoad- quartara laat ovening, tho spocial object belng to receive and act upou a plan for the organization of ward and district olabs, which had beon ro- forred at a formor meoling to & anb-committeo, T, I1. Bmith was in tho ohair, and Miles Kehoe filled tho positfon of Hoocretary, ‘Thore wers prosont Patrick II. Rafferty, Gon. Camerun, Judgoe Forroator, . (lustavus A..Van Buron, B. McKouns, and Jamon Iooley, Miles Kelioo presonted tho roport of the Sub- Uommittoo., & Jengthy documont -oatirely devoid of public intorcat. It mot with tho bittar oppo- sitlon of Mr. Rafferty, who said Lo had studied the question, and had a pian of his own, which he dealt ont in Amall parcels during tho conaid- eration of tha report, Aftor an Lionr or mors discuesion, tho original roport waa sdoptod with slight amendweonts, Tho repott was subscquontly ordered printed for distribution in the different wards in the city. TOWNBIUP ORGANIZATION. Alr, Kohoo submitted the following Resoloat, That wo favor the sboition of townahin organization in Cook Counly, on the groand that it In nseless, exponnive, and complleatod, both unjust sud opprensive in fta ojoration ; and, Wuraras, it i provided by Iniy that upon tho petl- tion of one-0{th of the logal votera of any county un- der townsbip organization, to bo ascertaned by tho voto cast at the last Prosidential clection, it shall bo tlo duty of the County livard 1o submit to tho puopls at the nioxt election the question of the continstico of tomeabip arganisation tn eaid county § thurelore, Resalved, That immedlate atera talien by this Comrmites to proparoand circulals the necessary pe- tition, ko that the questinn may bosutunitted to the peopla at ths eloction In April next, A, Kchoo said, In support of his resolution, that of all tun cureos of thoe ciy the Town Boards wero the greatest. Lhey wore uot the croaturos of tho Domocratic party, bub Lo thonght that party slionid take ths load in abol- ishing them. Mr, Camoron snggestod Lhat the resolution nh(lmm bo amended o a3 to apply to tho city ooy, Judzo Ferroster thonght the smendment wae impracticable, sud if wads the State Coustitu- tion, whorein rpecial loginlation was prohibited, would be in tho way. ; Obadiah Jackson, being presont on other bnsi- ness, was called on for an opinion. Mo snid he did not think the amendment proper or foasiblo, 1fe was honrtily in favor of the resolntion, nod thought if the Demooratic parsy would tak the Initiativo fo carrying ont its purposs that thou- sands of yotes would bo gained, and tho public treasury would be eavod thouands of dollars. Otber gentlomen followed in short sddrosses, aftor which tho resolutton was uunanimounly adoptod. Obadiah Jackeon, Judee Forrester, and Thomas Hoyoe, wero appointed & committeo to draw up tho putition countemplated by tho rosolution, * ¥ PRINATE. The Committeo then hald n privale meating to counsol 84 to tho best atops to bo taken to me- curo tho meoting ef the next Democratic Na- tional Convention in this city. It appears an informal mecting of prominont Domocrats was - held to tho same end & fow days ago, —_— THE REPUBLICANS. FIRST WARD CLOD. The First Ward Ropublicana mot at tho Re- publican hondquarters, corner of Lake and Clatk streots, 1ast night for permanent organi- zation. 'Thoro ware pressnt o goodly number of promivont gontlemeon, L. L. Colburn in the cuair. Mr. 8. D. lsskell offered the following : Resolved, That the Jirst Ward Republican Cluh #hall bo composed of Republicann who aro actual residents of tho ward § aball becoms twombora Wpon giving to the Becretary thair namo, placo of reridence, oceupation or profession, nd_no one sbull vole wno ‘hus 1ot thus beoome & momber, ‘T'ho ofticors of tha Club wero olected, as fol- Tows: DProsident, L. L. Colbum; Viee-Prerle dentw, J. K, Kuiokerboekor, 1L ¥, Lewis, Simcou W. Ring, Washington Libby, Thomay Wieck- ¢rshom, ond Louis Uans; Bocrotary, W. Ju Brown : Treasuror, Watt 8, Carvor ; Exocativo Committeo, W. A. Montgowmory, Georgo AL Kimbark, John Mcdill, Jumos Gaorge, aud 8. 1), uskell; Dnlax tes to tho Central Club, 11, F, Lowis and W, A. Montgomery. Qn mation of Mr. Roche, tho oficers of tho old Furst Ward Ilopublican Club will bo Invited to maet thio now organization ot the noxt meating, to harmoniza tho two organizations and effect & consalidation. Adjournod till Tucsday eveing at tho Sherman Touse, at 7:90 p. m. FOURTIT WARD. Tho Fourth Ward Republican Club will hold it ropular meeting Baturday evoning at No, 960 Wabash avenue, ‘I'hs sublect for discuseinn wilt be, “Thut an honest City Gavornmont can he bost securad by centralization of power." The lon, I3, O, Cook, Norman Willinma, Esq., oud Rirk Huwos, Esq,, will nddroas the meeting, pei e e ILLINOIS FARMERS' ASSOCIATION. g TN LAST DAT'S BESNION. BrooxxatoN, 1ll,, Jan, 20.—Tho Stale Farm- ery’ Avdociation couveued at 9 for its third snd last day's’ scasion. ‘Tho attondance was loss than on yoatorday. After somo dobato s suhscription was taken up to moot tho indebtoduous of $100 againat tho body. " Two hundred and twonty-six dollars wore raised, and the Ausociation breathed easior. e body then yprocoeded to tho cleetion of officors, and re-olacted tho old anex: William I Flagg, of Aladison President; 8. M. Bmitl, of Kowanoo, Seccrotary; and J. L Pickroll, of Macon, Treasuror. Rusacll, of Clinton Connty; Laewis, of Mc- Lean; and Armstrong, of LaHallo, were chiogon members of tho Lzecctivo Committeo and Vice- Prosidents, PrATRONY, ‘The Committes on lesolutions presented tha following roport, which was discussed lates ju tho day : . teantved, By tho 1llinois Btate Farmors' Association— 1, Tt the etpricuce and obarvation of tho threo yoars that bavo vispeed winco the organlzation of this Awsoctation confirm our convicliou of tha faliowiy fncta’: First, that tho productug classcs of Thiu s9 ol 4 othir conntriss, fucluding & larye part of we agri- culturul, wechahical, sud other laboring clarscs, do not rocofve of thie woalth which thelr labor such yart us ibelr industry, lutelligence and nannt of cayital invezted eutiiics thiw to, Lut Huat, in this conulry as in the Gld World, wealth I8 scoumulating with alirming sapldity fn the hands of » fow m-u who coutrol the eurrency, trausportation, and trade of the naifon; second, “that this 14 'ciusod fo part Ly legslation that favors tbo , capital classos an° " sgalost he - ndustrial* classca; fu st by comprittes orpmmized by ceraiu aukers, traduer, trausporters, snd manuficturors, in thivlr own interest, and against public wolfaro; aud in part by the supwrior intelligence of the comuercial comparod withi th fndustrial clasacs, 2, “That, 11 vicw of tiiews facty, wo recommend tha following’ action on tho part of ull farwers and utlor yrinducera of our own sl other Btues: First, an saruest and universal effart to increasy thy fotelligenco of the {udustrtal classeu by a mors general und liberal eaucation i (ho ucliooliy nd Ly & wiore gotoral is. seinination of the facta of natural, socia, aud pohtical woionos Ly musie Of addresaes, Looky, uind newspapers, Hecond, by u cautious bus couflnnous ellort ta reeuro, by co-pétatava aewclations, basel on tha Rochd sy plan, tha advantages of dircet'trado betwoun produgers nd cousumere, and tho stalition, s fur a3 possible, ©f tho credit ayatons, % 4, By the nomiuation and election to offico of such men only us aro In sympathy With tho Kpirations, the wahts, and tho purposs of the ndustrial claeass, sud Wb Wikl ueg thetr beat uifort i ogtslative, vxeciitiva, snd judicial oftices 10 socura tho equality Lk foro the law wiiich thib prinolples of Awecioan libuTty necessi- tate, and which o Industrial classca do uot osscas, 4. Tust, smong the policion which wo rvygard un st «canontial for the Lerlect freeoin and well-twing of th surleulbural sud “other fudustrial claskes of the comie ¢ry, aud whichwhould bo stoadily beld by them, ure o ollowiug: ieaitved, Firot, that wo domand th withidrawal of the Nstionkl Mink elrculation and the fane of @ recback ourtwicy direct Trum tho Trousury, mado c4al-tender for all deble, publis or privale, escopd tho prineipal umd loteradt ou e pubile debt. cutracta to paid I wold, wud futerchangeablo for registered bonds bearing & rate of intoroat ta bo paid fu gola vot excreding 3 per cent, maid bonds belng redeemablo at tu pleasure of Wo Governineut fu four, tau, aud tivy ara; second, (be trausportation of ho counily should Le under thu direct SupLrvialuts and controt ot o pubile sulloriice of Ve wathu, Bata. cogaly ‘Olfl‘lhlxl.fldly. nocordlng 16 lla futerStato or Yool characiz; thind, the laxalion of. the cgpulry - TRIBUNE:: FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1876.. shonld be made cquitalle by mors careful asrnesment and coliection, and_ ultimately shouit Lo diret and sipon valustion of property rather than indirect npen eonnmption; fourth, tha proteelivo fein, whethae of foriffa or pateots, fug' been pervorted to subrerva ' privaln interesta ratlier thon promots publls welfare, whoull 14 vignmtsly reforined or ahaifalied; Afth, the ctvil pervico shoulid bo purified by diminishing the sppointe g power, by pmmmunf; the interfirenca of ono Vranch of Govarninent with the appeintinents of an- othier, by paging moderatn salaries, and by giviog pro- mntion to worthy Incutnhents, 6. 'That, ae theso ®fn in onr opinian the vitat queatiout’ of politics, we can act with no party that duea ot purposs and vledgn WL Lo thelr ajeedy alntion i but that e pledgo our hest eforta for the snceons f LAt palitical crgsutzation which o thY contnnninl year nf onr mation's history rhall moay faithfuily abida by the princijles of the Declarstion of Indepandence and most saru.tly press Welr peactical application in public affelre, AFTERNOON. ‘The corobined wisdoms and nloqnonce of the Aesociatinn way eoncontrated fn tho nfternovn in the discunsion of the reeolution on finance, whichi debatn was tha culmination of tho vo- cifcrous twaddle of tha meotng. After four hourn of excited dobinte, putiiciont o turn thn Irain of a sensible man, ths ressintion was slightly aniendod. This, with & short addrers on co-oporation, constituted tho ontire work of the aftotnoon, LAST MOMENTA. At noar the witching hour the I'armera’ Asso- clation lost 1tu rip, and the six who Lad the pluck 1o seq it throngh wonded thelr way on foot to the depots. The amnscments of the ovaning woro & leclum on tazation by A. O. Griguaby, of Bloomitigton, one un rivar trausportation by W. T, itackpole, andons by W. I'. Flagg on 1outnal Itfe assurauce, Interepersed with gab, gab—limitloss, unceasing, and pointless gab. When the fiual hour camo, Flagg and Hoilth Lad both vanished, and Buell, of Wiitesido, was in tuachrir, Onaby one tha raral Communisin droppiol out, leaviog tho last speaker talking to tho jauitor, —_— MISCELLANEOUS. WIRCONSIN IEPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Bpecsal Dispatch o The Chicago Trbunr, Mabigoy, Win., Jan. 20,—Tho Republican Stata Committeo Liave jesued a call for a State Con- vantion Fob. 22, to nominnto delegaten to tho Nationsl Convention and Presidential Electors. Tho call eopies the words of the National Com- mittee PLNNSYLVANIA DEMOCEACY. Tlannsnuna, Pa., Jan. 20.—The Democratic Rtato Contral Committee mot hera to-day, and deoided to bold their Couvontion at Laucastar, Narch 22, AMILWATREE, MiLwAunek, Jan, 20.—The Democratic Con- voutlon to chavge the mode of nonunation of county and city oflicers to-day adopted o plan by which each ward will sond five delegatentos nominating convention, by which s uominattons will be made. MAINE REPUDLICANS, Avouara, Me,, Jan, 20.—At the Repnblican T.egialativo caucus to-night_delegates and niters notes wero choses to tho Iepublican Convou- tiou. A resolutiun unsuimously passod that the Hon, James G. Blaine Is the choice of the Re- publicans of Maine for President. PRESIDENTLIAL. Inside ¥aformation—The Meautng of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Comimereiar, TIX INSIDE OF THINOS. We bave a fow itoms of jnuwmde information from Washington that msy fnteiest our readera, 1t i thorouglly understood among tha Repub- licana that Grant is substantially o candidato for o third term. It 8 said of bim that ho will not do anything, but that ho oxpeets bis roticence, the force of his will tpon the negroes and oflico- holders, and tho jealousies aroused between op- posing candidates, to result in the oxigoncy in which boe is to bo ealled to save tho country agam. Theu Lo will borondy to respoud. Ilowillconsent to aiay whero ho fs, ~ Of courso Lio has not the slightest dogbt that ail those thiogs will tarn out just so, aud the evil intluence of the gaug of brothers-iu-law and militury favorites about tho Whito Houso {8 intensely for a third term. "Thin I8 not confocture, or gossip, or malico, or hatred, or invoution, or auyibing but informa- tiou ; and wo may say confidently to uny Kepub- lican politicians in tho rural reglons who naro divponed 10 doubt that tuis iste of facts oxiste, that 1f they will appual confidontially to any of tho mombers of their party in Wasiington who aro in n position to know the wholo tiuth, they will find that wo hiave siated it with impartiality and procision, In tho monntime, thero aro two strong mon coming ta tho front ms Ntepublican eandidatra and obacating tho protonsions of olhers. Wo rofer to Dlaine and 3lortou. Thoy aro in the thick of tho duet, and thoir necliu nre clothed in the tlmdor that is peculinr to the war-borse. I'no first definito trial of strongth Lotseen thom was n tho uelection of o place for Lolding the Netional Ropublican Convention. Morton swaa for Cincinnati, Llainn proforred Philadelpina, Morton's doftnesn and forco a4 a managor and strength in his party aro 8ecn 1n tho rosuit. Morton conld command alinost anything with the siogzle oxception of tho thing ho wants, 1w mmbition i to be Prosident, and porbaps ho could compel Lis party to nominate Lim if tharo Wa4 110t in Lis caso a question of safoly, before which, whou the test cowos, prudent politicians will tirat liesitato and theu tomoustrate, aud then his strenetl will fado like o droam. Dlaine Is forcing the fighting, and will con- tinue to doso, 1o laa man who i growing in tho ostimation of the country, ilis° scquaint- ances have long known that lo is not only “tha swartest politiviun in Congress,” but u mun _of s vory Dbigh order of abil- itv. Hin arrogant saperiority on the floor of the Honso Lag boun anticivatod by thoso who knew him well. He fs, howover, from ouo of tha ro- twoto cornors of the country, and iu the tam- pestuons warfare of tho Iouse hu will havo his armor hackod, und. if wo may shgltly chonzo the figuro, hiw knuckles broken and’ lis ribn bruised, aud ho will havo extraordinary luck if hie does not show a etain of Llood on his upper lip nnd b discoloration of tho oyes. At any rato ho will bo in a perspiration, bresthing hard, and ready for rod-hot war, Now this is not oxactly tho tomper in which a pradent party, in an nmergenoy, would bo likely tu profor to'soathiocir Prosidontal ohampion. Neithor Mortou nor Biaino could tolerate tho idos of & socoud placo ou tho ticket. « With thom it 18 first place or no place. 1f aithor of them ridea tho high horao, it must bo in front. When tha frionds of theso foromost candiduton discov- ar, porhapa bofore the meoting of tho Conven- tion, but io all probability in the Conveution itualf, thiat thoy cannot havo their first choico, tho critieal nomoent will have arrived, It is at this point that the third-term eniplogos expect togetin their work, and to put upou the coun- :x;y o uckot gomothing like thia: Graut and uyos. We prosutne the frionda of Gov, Haves can truthfully sy that thoy have uot contemplated thin contivgeucy, 1L does not soom improbable, howover, that thoy msy have soon to considor thi idod, Gov. Hayos i woll kuown umong politiclany as the wmucorest sud most coustant aud ardeut of tho adunrers of Geu, Grant. Wo may bo suro thet Crant knows this thoroughly, nnd there in something 1 the nature of goasip at Washington to the offect that Grant mav throw his nfluonco in faver of ilayes for tho firat place on the ucket, proferring hun to Morton or Ulsiue.* it is to bo thought of, lhowover; befuro sattaching importanco to this theory, that Urant has pob thus far considered soriously. any policy oxcept that of holding ou, Tho presumption thad Lo favors Ilayes for the Providency itsoit {8 thorefore con- Jocturo only, having, it "is extremely likuly, tho toundation that ho thinks well of u-i‘ou. aund would naturally look upon Wim as an adwirably aceeptablo candidate for the Vico-Presidosey. It 1A a0 to bo romarked in this connection that if (irant should Lavo his eyes oponed to tho fact that a third torm is impossibly, o would care to neoure the prestige of uaming his succossor, and that whilo Lo smight soloct 1ayes' for the first Mlac, the chaucos are ho would look beyvad him, Wo think it not improbablo thut be iight form in his mind such & tickot as this; Wash. bume and Hayos—and in his way recommend i to bis dovoted and flattering fncuds, 1t sy not bo iappropriats 10 say that Bris- tow wonld moat cloarly reprovent tho aggressive epirit of Reform, aud command & largsr Liberal and ontsido_ support thau eny otber Repunlican candidato who has beou naod. or who 1 likely 1o appear in the convention. Wo will not nnaer- talio toway whether this may bo to lia advant- uyo or disudvantaye among tho provailing polis ticlaud, Taking tho fleld as wa fiud it, the ulr DBATANCOB AFO (lfili tho Republican nomines will Lo uvno of thewe ton—ilayes, Uristow, and Washburno, Mayed is & possibility. The other twvoare deelded ‘probiabilitied, uud seom to have the winulog chances, We oxpect to soo thom cutor the bome-ttreien on the dociding bieat in Cluciuuati in Juue noxt neck aud neck, e Vork Triise, The Republicsn National Cunvention will meot in the place Jeuntur Morton sileetod, No doulit bo bolicved that somo great advautugo was to be galned by this solection, of hio, & caudidate for tha Prosidency, woald nob have sb00po. ko [ar ag to tako active” part in tho coutost rogsrding It e neccssarily lost somotbing: ho risiked much; . and whollier lLe gained anyibing by Lis succoss womsius to be dutose minod, Cincinnati Is not quitn tha placa which, ono would suppose, 3r, Morton would oxpeet Lo find very entnnsinstio fn his hehelf. It tocal fealing hias any woight with tho Conven- tion, th provailing tewper at Cincinnall is not Iikely to give him wteengih. Moroover, local foeling will b lcl to bavo mors welght, tho Cohvention belug held in that city, thav if it had been hold in auy othier Blate, for the vute of Ohio {n October will vittually wottte the contest, Cincionnti 14 emphatically a haed- monoy city. Ity powerful Geninan slemont 18 pecaliatly iboral and inlegendent, From the eturna of the laat alection’ wo may learn that a changa of the Independont voten in Ifamilton County slona will give the Democrate & majority iu Ohio, aud render the defeat of tho Republic- an eandidato certain, Wo donbt whather tho Convention will be nncouraged to msloct Mr, Morton ns ita candudato by auy maoifestation of pubtic opinion in Iiamilton Connty. Tho selection by the National Commiltee gives at leant a shiade of probability to the rumor that 1he I’resident has dotormived to withdraw from tho contest altogether, ‘This rumor has boen ciroulatad 80 ofton that it may attract little at- tention now, and It is possible that the I'resl- dent, evon if he has made up hia mind to decline unconditionally, may again ehangn his parposs, ashohna dona at’ least once beforo. ‘Lhere i4 & carrent roport that lie detornina- tion to withdraw wea communicated last week to soveral fricnds, and that the Natiopal Convention was theroupon cailed, somo of Grant's frionds con<enting, to meot at a placo whiich no one would hava yroferred if desiring bhis nomination, It s eaid that Lo contemplates o latter to tho Convention.—a sccond Waahing- ton's fatewell mddrees. Third-term advocatea will doubtless prams him stoutly to roconsider, and may enceced, as Lhn{ hava douo lutherto, but some well-fuformed politicians believo that this was the purbose of the President Inst week, and that private wasurauco of 1t was usod to so- cura for Mr, Morton his questionable victors. ‘The Ropublican party now stands at the part- ing of the ways. Loug bafors the Couvention meotd it will L clear to aversLody, 68 it le now to close observers, that the October eloction in Ohio will insuro the defeat or render probable the suc- ceed of tho Nepublican candidato for President, aud that tho inaependent votars in Obio bave tho powoer to made that eloction and iu Republican victory or defeat, as thay may chooso. Honce, the rituntion 1s tine: Lf the lRopublican party wishes towin iu 1576, it must sbeura the aupport of tho Indopendents, particularly in Ohlo, If it prefars to cling to ita politice, and to the leaders who hiave brought it to dingraco: if 1t chooves to go dow with tho old notious, fulf of 1.luck and uf stupdity to tho last, it will apnra the wishies of Indepondetits, laten only to tho mon who have obeyed Graut aud Morton, end earn its dofeut, ‘I'o Convention will choveo. Tue Independents, wo do not donbt, will mako their wishea known #0 clearly that the choico will bo a shinple ono. st i o g THE CENTENNIAL GOLD MINE. Oxaua, Jan. 20.~Mr. Clark, tho Goneral Buperinteodent of tho Union Pacific Ratlroad, by Just received from Col. Downey, tho dis- coverer and owner of tho Centenuinl mine, near Laramie, Wyoming Territory, a £2,000 gold Lrick and o box of gold ore. Ths specimens aro sccomyanied by letters ghving particulars, which would ingicate that the now discovery exceeds any otber mineral deposit in tho woild. JPOREALE @, o 1 "OR 90 FERT, COWNER ‘abash-ac. and Filly-eoventh-at., ou tboathls pay- onte (o sult parehisers, MATHUN HILL, 91 Washiag- hiree-stury marblo-frunt, with all modorn in. 1) rooms and good cellar. Also 60 1tV In.x115 on nurticast corner uf Uniny and Barbor-ats. ; allcy oo narts and cast, _{nqaire at 443 Viith, Tror ONTIT SINE RESIDRNGE_ y Uhiyand Hu nt octagon os it aln= haat rmarbilo trunt, 14 rooms. A, PATTE, vl Washing: toneat 008 FALE=SRc=NICE STORE AND GO0D ' “dwvelting over, with modern tmproveinents : fut 25212, Ro. i Wiat Clicaqy-ava, iow runtudxell, bty aireot paved, and n aplentdid business proporty: vwoer going ot of sily, 404 13 buund 10 sell at o roat bargain, T B. BOYD, Routn 14, 115 Madisu __SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE. JPOR SALE-MORUAN PARK—O. It (YA miles; 43 minutas: 10 con's farn; 5% ¢ inmutation per .jeacioven traius. Artosian woll water sappliod froa. chool faciliLios instiepitsud. Houros bullt 1o ordor, and rald on time, " GEOIGIE X, CLARKIS, Agout, No. 11; Chimmbor ot Commerce. ___COUNTRY REAL ESTAT) [PON HALE-TARM OF W0 ACRES-. chard: ribbe aud evergroen, ear Dowawe's 5,00 (no trads) noar Jtiuaguld i on Fox Iliver wuord bouss, barns, orchards, spriog, Qaparacrs. J, il KEELER, 16 Clark. i (OI RALE=A GDUD BTOGK AND DATRY-FATD ! " of310 acros, Improved, about 16 miles from Chicagn, glme tg dovot hanty 1 iy whter Umber, o1c., rich il iricn, &34 jar ‘were Ca ST BVRNE T U o 1, 0 1 oo RO BALE-QI LXCUANGE O RENT—VATL 1 ror outatn or gnad livers farma tu' ol W, i uu@ ¥ [FOR SELESL0 CLOSE AN ESTATI 60 of wood land in” Borriun Cousty, Mich.. with througlhi veutro: 7 inilos trom New Luxaio, and 3wiles from "ML, T 8, 1. 1t and tho Tako, Apaly to A. W, SEBIR, 4 Wiliiam. Now Vurk Cits. REAL ESTATE WANTED, _ FANTED-G00D IMPROVED PROPERTY FOR cash aad lota ot Morgan Park, Konth Knglowend, ue Westorn Spring K, 1, fiuuwflm = Asniand Block, " FANTEI 2l g - balance ‘on ey torms, om L. '0 LEASK FOR A TERM OF YRATR, ot un Bouth Sido, betwron Harrison and Madiont Ets., from 70 to 5 fect front, ranmug to or siding vn sa allov. Addrow V 45, i ibubo oL oo, 0. RENT-A VENY COMPORTABLR LTCTLE hotso with Jargo yard and good barn; cAn kivo pos. seustan attar Feb, T TR Tolnd Tursce; Gagestnbon and wil andoirnat, U partf the furnitiry (f doaicod. Apply atts4i Michigan-av. o RENT_FUINISHID BRICK NESIDESCE TO ‘winai famity for hoard of soif and w mon would alsw Itk board. 743 Sedgwick- O RENT_CIIEAD, eormor, 7 las T ¢ two goutlo- ENT_FURNISHED 1 . “lynt conditiun and neighborlion - tanaa Thirty-fiest aud Thirty-secuns ry brick, stons trimmiugs, brick barn, hot and cold wator in all cliatabers: will rent' from now till May 1 vary tuason. ablo, Apply at 44 Eaat Randolph-st. M otn., th g TO RENT--ROOMS, - - - o ) ~RICULY FURN i 3 o, #30010 A1 par waoke. NolELs P seal Sfihllnhlul House, 147 Fourthay,, two blocks sout 1*osie e, r[vu'n(t'asrgn\mn:n':n‘ BUITY 0 RODNS, dn:r‘l‘—x L “aod wus. 320 brick. toma, i 40; et Lincold Pag R NG T AT 'l‘u RENT—HANDN ALgll 8.0, sud 2 ¥ MELY FURNISIGH ] por wonth: bost locatiun in the o KLEGARTLY FURNISHED FRG rosms 1o g:nilvman and wily or sloule getictiun. rthirast corllar hav, aud Hubbard-court. Ap: 1y In bulldiog. 1O RENT-UNFOINISHED ROU| Y for light Towokeeping, in new Lailding soatiweat cornor of Jackson and btatemty. TO RENT--STORES OFF UITATLI ' = Stor MO RERT-A COMMOUDIO LARGE DOUNLIL store, bis 1L feul d Lnsoment, with two elovators, aud aw Al h the ruar, wall calenlated sulishlo tor ang lanio Wholualo busfnou, luquiro st d 27 South Wator-st, 0" RENT-VPROM ‘MAY 1 _NEXT, THAT FIN ttoxs uow oecupld b . L. Wiy farAd, d, andol Lichit ou theo sidon, Apply W JUBKPH E, BROWN, Rovm 8, 1ol bouth Clarkat. Mincollnnonna. 0 RENT-DOCK FRUM MAY 1, AT THE FOOT of Uatpenror and Grova-sis., Narth liranch: hay Yiwa aeguplud by Siner 'y Amcs 8 Co. as & cosl-yar sinco 1M1 Atrangzemouts could bemady for an_satlior pomaasion, I 18 CLARK, Roo No, o 1 ' WANTE! TO _RENT, YV ANTED-TO RENT- A RESPONRIBLE TARTY Waite (0 FOuL & noat coltay ), with larky bara, an 4or b aoes, In 1iyds Pack, Englewood, Winnetka, or divanaton, Nu notice takou il & thorough doscrlp. ton and forman aco winai, Addrons *FAIO" Fribuno . WANZED--MALE HELP, _ Boolkaopers, Clorks. AN OF JOOD AD] ponta’ forniehing 1 wiired. Ardesed 1y & ARGUT MARUIL 1-A BALESMAN IN hansa for cauntes arlish and Gorman fluently, who tine hed jaekn e gimrie el recomments [ & ret tende: a ying rinne, all commnaieatinne, paining volor. encos, staliag kg T, EED 7 R parmianent and vary with falr salary, ANTED-A BILL CLERK AND COL| 1hnrough practicsl e1parisucs, b Nn others avsd appiy. the right mar eitnntian 15 offered Emplovment Acants. 0 RAILROAD LABORKRS FOR AR- w i00d-choppers for Wiieonsin: 10 coal- ents. 1o Fr CHRISTIAN, J4t Nooth HY: ITALF FARK: IEAIT and wnod.choppats, & men A. ANGELL, 23 Bouth W ince! AGKNTB, FOR TIE VIRY ol and satablo articlo referrmd o b :nlm"mvu-mu call pan tho undersigoad somnot, to.dey and to-morrow, indarstenad at of tha United ftate whieli requires nei »lgnan and owne Isued to A. J, Danier for “Impravewont lu ther watar Lrush, por firese. ‘and 1y manafactured d e knuwn o tho trado as the c ™ copring tnk. 1 caution tio public against manufar, ralling wittivat aathority or lemsn {rom ik wileli (ufriog aforogald Intiars pas g clurlog, udng, or y te all infringars. JAMES D, VANDERFORD, St. Lante, My HVKRY OV AND rod. Kacelslur Mana: Awnnts takn ‘notice -To thmoghout tha Unliad Htates, In anawor to tho card imuis, withs 0fioo a8 1) La' Salleat.. ray thiat wo are Inventors and solo ownnen of prived oapying fuk, koown as tha ** Ercolsior, boon siich &4 Lo arouso the fusloun) FonA 13 WaAnt of tho bas T 2 18 Tribnne i 1d. ro ‘ol Jamee 1, Va Buccoss has fiettioes, and wo advivo all oceiv otliers with threata of prosceutinn, M we ar ablo and will rotoct them from harm. uftice is Tribunoe Bulldiug t it our princid u, Uhiladelphis, New Tiraoobos i Aew . ldn'.l Pil:; Fl‘ll:‘l'?". Munt; 09, AN o] ./ JOikN B C: il FLIATL a 1ol aod Michicy nclusing stamp fof RGETIC MANON GUODBALAT! oan on goud security about 1 Abply at 155 Wasbiugion-st., Hoom 41, VWANTED AN ENERGKTIC MAK TO SKLLCOAL __strowail. Apply at 180 Kust W TANTED—A MAN ANTHRDZA FEW GUOD nALL T ‘cosl on salary or camoileston, _Cailat 114 Fil KTLD=A GUOD MAN TO LOAN €34, AND ko cara of o barand dinin. Mugroo Ho Zant b T far trial, nend s: £ Darticaiare HAY & GO Lt i iZoom b, T RELL BURNELS, 1 ider, eormont, and ‘chroms elty Company,’ 13 Fdst Mudlsons FEMALE HELE, Domestics. r woek, 310 Alfc . T N rences rrquirod ; Naru-plac, noar WWeat Wasuinglon ars o man firiforred. . TEN=A FIRST-CLABS COUK AT TATE: Clarenco Huuse, Senmstressos. ~ANTED~HANDS TO MAKF, LADIIS' Sbee pay du fistec wiag: Vi Co., 212 Lanndresina. FIRST-GLASS IRONER rada otel laundry, Wabas -av., noar Montoo- Misceitnneona. NTED-LADY A8 AURNT FOR TIE BALE OF he Comfort Skirt Suspendors and Hoss Bapportors co for a3 active, uaecgotlc Iady to make iwutey. d 10a.'m. Koo 37 Doro Butldine. BOARDING AND LODGLRG. NEAR STATE — NEW d for indios or gentloman, §1 roum, Wit board, ROOMS, HECON] 1~ WABASHAV.ZFRON' sturs, with board, in atana front and fino loce tion, at reduced rates, West ©) ROUTIT BANGAMON LARGE, NICRLY- 4 furnishod frout roum, vard, fortwo; tors HED FRONT n t suitable for_four Elnlh!mnn or married ovuples; torme reasunable. Table _SITUATIONS WANTED--MALE. Bookk . Olork, & ‘ITUAT"):D\'Ag;'gSS‘RVOAIu\:‘l‘Uflifmflkfl wio ) ke Eoglish, and German {n s rond pon- T and Baa Tonr’ gt exparionge in bootkeomnto 1 o lh\li)tll willing {0 work (or 810 per wank, eity eofsrences, Address V B, JITUATION WANTRD-BY A YOUNG MARRIRD IS man as bookkaepr or elark l:l!'?‘ flflltllr’l“:&l'ig €13 per meskc; g90q city roleranca. § 11, Tribuns oMce. JETUAT N MEST FROSY ¥ ta Ine'elnek Y ATs F_'_"NT;‘SQ:"‘?‘:‘ "‘_!’”_‘ s ug i ofoo work preferrod. Ad Conchimon. Tanmsters, &o. QITUATION \WANTKD-IY A YOUND MAN, 1% A S thvate femiy, (o tako cacs of horras, ad rasks hime jasnt b 1 o connter, Addzoss & b Tribans oene” - £° 00 Miznollnnanns. SI’TUAT!ON WANTED--AS RALRSMAN OR TRAV- 4O ollng man by a thorough hariwar many 13 yosrs' @ torionca; [+ 8 goad dranghinman aod underatande it Wiking tradoy G 4 roferances, Address U, VN SITUATIONS WANTED--FEMALE Domsntios. JITUATION WANTED-BY A BWEDR GIRLTO DG ¥ pacond work: koo mxparianon, with, refaronéas pirle sala fawily. _Plaas call lor two dape at 160 Towassad-ets QITUATION WANTEDZIY A i B Toay ia b neding o oA eal frenoa i rogalred. " Call a2 223 Twenty.ti foe twa Sl’ruums WARTED-DY A SGOTCH WOMAN 4 cnok In n boarding.hoaso ne hotol: le & good meat 204 pastry couk au objoction to tha eauntry,” WA Hon- Smuflt) WANTED-TY A YOUNG GIRL T0 DO 11 ur addreas 107 Wess Libartya SITUATION WANTED-BY AN EXPERIG + girl for gancral ouswark ur coak n & privata board- [T 0. Addros K 27, Fribuno offi SIT[U'A"I'IQN"}:;EP:'{BU——'M“‘ A LODTY GELVAS ef t b s . S WAL izeerks foud s ivea gmmmw WANYED—A COMBRTENT GIRL ) wanld like second work and eeitlng in ficat.alass fam. iz Noutn bido preforsa | host"roforoncos.” Call 8t 24 2k CGOND GREENAN firai-clata cosk snd DANIRIL WOMAN rivate family; will wark G WOt Park vorivate facnily wild war SITUATION WANTED_TY K +.J with her child. § years nld, cienp, a o Lnnndrassas. SITUATION WANTED--BY A FIRST.CLASS LAUX. W nd scamsircss, city or country ; roferances. 418 Hnunelteoners. JITUATION WANTED—AN AMRRICAN WIDOSY ¥ lady would Iiko s 23 hatisokeapsrs 13 not afeali of wark. _Call o 13 South Banganon st JITUATION WANTED-BY HESPEOPABCE ) Amorican womaa &y housskenper ur to 4o familly sawingz. Addross o3, Tebuno ofic. ent Azeucies. —FAMILIES IN WANT OF )l caa Lo supplied Koy GUTUATIONS WANT 1+ firnt-class femala hielp of all nat on sbort notice. Mri. 8. LAPRISE, 3 IN WANT OF alitize can b auitnd 1 West Mudisonat. T0_LOAN-MONEY ON CillUAG0 FROP- for & terw of yotrs at [illowing ra l‘)vuml lm!lll;al broperty lu suass of $10,090 aad ‘por cent, class residonco property, in ams of 31,009 sod upwacds, atY por cont. ‘uwiall suus aud un unimprosed 1 10 per oont J0 DU HARY Mortaage Loans, £ Washinaton-st., corior Dastiofa. NY ONIWANTING MONEV CAN IIEACCOM. madaied by eloring furnitire, merchandise, of otlor Kood collatosad u Hira-proul warehouse 160 West Aluue TOLOAN A’ o £ buprovod voe) setnta 13 aning of 3 Apply to O, B FIKELD & Gu., 1 GENT IN SUMS O T DA L A R or d tpwarda, Apply s T South Clakont, il ONT OF £8 per cont, andd Jirzel o verg Tnreat 08 toal estato ' n Chicaso. - COLE TG, T Boarhom: 'O LOAN_SIONKY ON IPROV] T ta'a in Chicao or Its sulmcbs, or o3 {ULasis (arms, i, 1 PEASE, Keapor Block, TWANTED-820 QN CIHATTHL HORTGAGE FOR &) duyas scourity wurih 82,50, Address Q 22, Trib- uno oricn, 9, AND 10 PE real esiata in sums to WILLNER, I 1, N0 0 T.OAN OR ir. Mortzams notes bouz it Saile-st., Boom l. €100, O 00 TOTOAN_ON CITY 0% 5500, yde Park proporty, TURNEIL & BOND, 122 Washingten. ;nJ HSUIT 1O lfi’AN cvs proporey.Jms TIE L s Washiagion st 2,507, ANIY 21,600 TO TOAN OF AT, hte th Chicagyor 5ok Uaity, HUTCIL: SUN & I.Ufl'. ibus) IIHHA-{ I 1P )()() SANTED WO A TERW OF VEARS ath por cont Intaroat on wall Jmurived, oml-pasing proparizut of t46 115, HE- 0! huidiags curily sbundant, “Tnguiro at L7 La Salle-st. CHANCE TO GET A F) gafn, A braud-new iavo planofurte, with bass, agiaite ttachm PIANO AT A HAR- d magnificont msowaod 75500~ N sorpantine plyntdy carved e wtrle 1 XIV. " Manufactucar’s pries, Maruintad fur' 6 seben, Fur eale, wich stool aa IR A I PARK-AV.—PLEARANT t, with ur without board, FRONT ClAN H versoa lialits and uceuplod through tho day, VADA HOTFL, 15 AND 5 WABASILAY ~Virst-cluss Loatd, wook: transient, 10 32 per day ; day hon: O THIEE PRRSONS 1N PRIVATE oo South filu‘x'llm Boat clty rolercuces given. NAN AND WIFE, WITH n 8 pleasant hom, OALLD—HY A GENTL ' suita of roomn, LEMAN DRSIRIN ily lving no othor bosrders, : LOST AND FOUN! OUND-TIOIBE AND B thu uwpar can hiave by provi T Avpiyat 3% Wost Vol o OUND-A RED UOW, ¢ YEARR OLD: OWNER can Liavo sam by I“url‘uul and Y JAN. 17, WRHICH propurty and paying POUND-A" BLAUK COW.” OWNER CAN NAVRE Ber by caliing on Hoboy-st,, batwee: hfe paying chiarges, i 51, amall traveling bag. Wil the geut's refen' to No. 13 North man ihat took gare and bo rowardod ¥ WEDN Uiurch parlors, or betweon'tharo astrav. via lichiga; d Twanty-snouud at.. 2dy n:'lcx ploaas leavosaiue atabuvo rd, WENNVSDAY NIGHT, A n mufl: the iinder will be rowarded by roturn. bz vitice. NESDAY RVENING, FITHER ININ- frmn Righiconth.at' to Stato and Has 0 0aley'a Thoatro, or returaing 1 ear-rirop. The finder will be rowarded by rv! 108k 4 Wab ____7Toxxomane OR EXCHANGR-OR ‘TO T r.Xl‘n.r Xiullhlll\;‘ln ES Iargo bara, JO1L ark and Lt -0 " wXio (OLEAT i back tu_aile it o Watasli-av., line lsan and Tlasnmurais. 1 1 BUYD, Hooin it TCSUNTRAAN LOT FOIt 8D PO TRADEZACE ir 4 Tribuue otfce, furthreo of clothes. Address ¥ 48, day W ARTED T ENISTIRD Toain o 1 . Callon or ad- d:lfl_l_.ll. oM Woat Madison-at. WA FURNSILED tlally furmishod houws noar ‘lwonty.fourt nt Biato. 1hast of réleronces. No chiliten. Apily t Uar Lntare 3'0'clok, &8 warty Joaves 1s £ity I tho ave dng, " Noom 49 Lachange Building, coroer’ Wasbington AN e carnor of North Cl cucsp.Address 174, P—AT UNCE, A NOUSE 0F cau witli slabla proforrod, uea v, Sust bo vory . MACHINERY., BEUOND-HAND PRESSURE BLOWKR (AIR 4 lwca-xmmy)wnultd. size about 1y tu 24 juches die swster of evltnder proferred, Addred tlug partious lars, V&, Taibanoottice, L VAN‘H‘:I)—T()l'um:luhl\'—-A COMUINKD PLAN. or aud mateher, s:ovud-and, Addross, to-dey, J ) Hotal, INSTRUOTION, GENTLESAN WISH INSTRUGCTIC IN 43 gilab (o oxehange toe Gonuan aud Frouch, Addrves X6 Mibuuswibico. \VAN D -LADIES AND GENTLEM telograpiing : tuition to he pald u u i 1. _Northwoat earuor _ DIVORGCES j)n’unuki‘fluunl.l.v ONTAL patibility, ela.; seal vuldud: Adidrese 1 Box 2od, ln.\h-ldm.__ ONCKS—LEGALLY UUTATNED, NOT FICAUD 1Y ONERSARIA oo Elit Setntprdstiss Ne courts of b PoM-0idige o buit. rof 1 o altor duceou, losaro. Adidr " TOR BALYE. Fau BALE-} MEDIUM GORDON PRUSS, 34 ituoisti wtul vl 155 rooms, ESDAVS, Ti —Uursos, tarnags s ik 1var v part Al Bureo " vou To Lo A s ‘:flll privato salu urus Feasuoable, Vi FLEOANT, ND-SEW, UPRIGUT A plano, 7i5-octavo.and all new louriromante: tat, §700. saluat 3. K. lll TIN, 121 Biaty YNICKE PLAN Warranted durablo as n squara pian UK MUSIC, 91 Van araat, ROSEWOOUD PIANOFORTI, J.octavo, &ll Iatert Improvnnients, mamsivs and elos Ruut, carvod rosewood eave, Ticlly-carvod loge and lyre. Stanufacturer's list price, #430. = Far ralo, with atool nd r, ooly $30, Warcaitad (e b yoars, 1L, T, MAL- 154 Stato-et. JUSTAT TitE: PRESENT TIME THEIK 19 SIORE oJ than & usually ine and coupletn anortmant of second- os and organs tu ho found at W, W. IKIM- BALL oruer State and Adams. 'The s~cond.hand pianot fncluda those of savoral atand. ich as [lafiat, Daris & oy Steinway, Halnos sy will basold at wacommonly s rats ranglag fron 8100 to A, ‘Ilio socond-band organs sre offerod st proportionately reduced pricea - trom 816 fo 812, The oppartunity km faru une, and way ot ocour 8331a I Chleago for & loog 810 PEIt MONTH, R¥. cash; 435 por rionth il h valuation, | PLANDS OGN TINE-TRIL L maindor end of nne yea: id for s a7 #5 cash, S Old_pianos takon at F MUSIL0, {2 Van Buran —SWHETHST TONK. roy'liartetly parments. var moatii n 'S 'an Boromat, Q0 W i N ELEGANT ROSEWOOD, 180 A i AN f et ed Iyvay 1 porfect order, . T MAJTIN, 154 Stata-i MISCELLA NRWERS 70 ALL K hoys whn want oducations o iagen SEh i comta ik a T bent viamp. Atlivoss U I WATT, Poniiitacs Hos 81t Catro, Te o “A LL UASH PAID FOR CANT.OFY CLOTHIXG ANU e eisur oot o Ay KAnd LY oLcHng & Lotiar 10 IONAS GELDIK, 624 Siaio-see ¥ COUKRUAONES INFEST YOUR 10V 1o e batars . wivo. evitracts wation fren, A UAR i AL iy RICH & CO., v Clark-at. M s n BEOWN WARNS GIRLS OR WO AM "t fef th at pontal card in frant of Dr. Kol UV EN T '8 Joad ad Madte it them (nto tio won-ats, Pum{ ADE FOR1TO 10 pound. wanted, Qirculars frao.” Addro N. W. sUPPlL 121 Doagboru-at., Chicago. TpHY _AUVERTISEIL WILG BUY OUT A RETATL sioek of stationory, bouks, wte.,if, pelco s tleht and tib- selll rent wtorw, M in good locality, Address N i uno uMhe ctmeat coruer of Deaplal D_TO BUY—A TILKET T0 UGDEN DY any routa (rom Chicago. Addres, staiing price, X 8, Tribuns afcs. VWANTRD=T0 VITGITAS from $4,000 to 85.0.0 stoc URU, T JIASSETT, ¥ A TUMIER-YARD, In a good farmig coun: . borly, Mo S ANTED—A BILLIARD TABLE, 4X5, 1IN GOOD condition. _Address, with, pride, Uy ab GILKS, HIO, $ CO'R., i Wabi WA DA BULLDGG Foit WATOUING Kidreas ¥ 6, Tribuno otico. ground, well locate: ora, for aals or pxchaouo, or L will reut 1o & yorty and erll them {ho uruifure, Addre u 83, Tribui utice, N | 5 FUR KKE| suoual tor buth. “Addrass orud Fagun £12 por uwnti ad _ PARTNERS WANTED; D_TO WUV A HALEINTER. Clans saloon and bowlins-allos i & £10 Pun'néh W vatlu s i1 s Drospooia uf fue Vaar vt ot LIS : JOT YIKAT BARGAL [ B0y Busire at Nou 161 Hous URK. GOMPANY MANUFAC. § ‘}Nl.\'u MACHINES d‘u \! o VAR PERSONA 18 IN CHIUAGO b tohas adrantage W addsnaslug B, J. FINK BUSINESS CHANOE FUR A MAN WITH B1,u) o 81,50 teaty wonns, or any good, cloar s2al ate, stuck 0. nd ‘o woll estatlfsliad tiad Ab, b Clark-st., Hoom | CLIARD OO, NALOON, AND RESTAURANT Bttt for hos e ona thi Vs valBos ts centrally locatod, and doig & good buslaces; roaso g, parties aro golng 15 Dywver City 10’ livo: pi tes wisbing o (nvert wlll nad & vazg ohance Lo do Tuquire at fateroational auk, 261 South Hulstod st LLIARD ROUM AND SALOON VOE HALR o tor ot Jnaii of J ANES STEABON, Ro Usaud 10f Weat Munrou-at, for 0 N IN LIQUORS AND CIGANE, $1.007 001 nianafactariog busk N § HVRILAY S Daaninear i bustasan & . PLEN’ OF WORK, i staaiu-power, foc asly, ot will -nflnntmamk ot 1 busiess. AR HAN Teat K i ACIFI0 VARIETY TI{HATRE FOR SALE GHEA all somplate, ia runuiog order, b L aud i Wi Madison-at. | muat be ol lave viber businass (5 Ak 0, Abply at 117 £ast Madt Rovm b, SAMPL“-K!IUM AT OALOLIN _cornor of Washingto: i ur 8 imanage s business u: RSt T v A L