Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1876, Page 8

8 TIIE CITICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JAlkJUARY 21, 18%6. —— e THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS, The Pork-Packora' Assoclation, of Chicago, has been awardad 1,877 feot of apaco in the Agricultural Bullding of ko Coritonnial Extibi- tlon at Philadeiphts. Tho temporatura yosterday, as cbsorved by Manaase, optician, 88 Madison stroct (Tnisuxr Ituilding), was ot 8 m, 19 dog.5 10 . m., 22 deg.; 12m,, 96 deg. 3 3 p. m., 30 deg. ; 8 p. o, 23 dog. Froderick Rnas, the second vietim of ox-Polica- man Honay'a shootiog-nTray at No, 1016 Ilalsted streot, died at his residence, No, 420 Archor av- enue, laat evening. Tho Coroner will hold the 1nquent to-day, Dr, De\Witt Rauso, of No. 1050 West Van Buren strost, hias beon misaing from bie hotne for Kov- oral days. Tio1a about 4 yosra of age, well- dreesad, with fluo boaver overcont and gold watch and chain with goll seal attached, ‘Tho journoymen barbors met 1ast ovening at No. 85 Dearborn streot to take action fu tho pro- pored mattor of cluulu;i at 10 o’clock n. m. Sun- doye. They decided that it would be best to cloas at 11 o'clock, and passed n resolution to that offect, which will ba considered Dby the #bees” barboras at s futuro meoting. The Chicago Board of Underwnters hold a meeting yosterday afternoon, at thoir oftice, No. 127 Latnlle stiout, President C, 11, Caro in tho chair. The ouly businoss transacted waa Lho sbolishing of theé extra chargo horotoforo mado on the buildings rituatad on stiovts that had walormnins of feka then 8 inches. ‘The chiargos sro now aliko on all the atreots, Fx-Commissioner Crawford donies that Jim Dolaney, who hns becn selocted to act oo the now Grand Jury at the Criminal Courl, is & pet of his. DLaplauby was, rome timo 8go, ropro- sented Lo him an'a suitablo man for a position in tho County Clerk's oilice, and ho recommended bim to the County Agel Nince then hin bas biad nothing to do with Delaney, aud did not Litow ho was put on the Graud Jury until ho rond about it in Tur ThinuNe. Owing to the caila of businces, Mr, W, B, Cur- tis mlt be ont of town ou the oventug of the 22d, nud will be tuable to act as reforee in tho wreeis liug mateh botwoen Cartoron aud Rigat st Mc- Cormick Hall, Mr. A. H. Hornsby, athletio editar of tho Field, will for that rendon sct as roforce, Col. McLaupblin, tho champion coliar- sud-olbow wrestlor, has been written to toact ny one of the judges, Christol's monoy, to back Niis challonge published in the Times of Wod- uenday, has not yet arrivod ; but Mr. Rigal do- posited £100 in French gold with Mr. Curtia yae- terday moraing. ‘Tho pump manufactnrers reasgemblod yestor- day morning, Join A. Rumsoy presidiog, snd Jolha M. Douglns, acting as Sacretary. agreement was submittod to tho roveral repro- reutatives that will guaranteo stability and unl- formity of prices at ap advauce of from 15 to 20 per cont on the ruling rates of tho past year, and wag by them adoptod. Theuo ratas will probably remain in force darivg the cur rout year. An election of oflicers waa Lad_ for tha ensuing vear which resulted an follows: 3. Donglas, of Middle- town, Conn., President ; John M. linmaoy, Vice- President ; and J, M, Douglass, Secretary. Tho Convention then adjourned until tho firat Waednerduy i1 July, when they will meot at tho 8t. Nicholas Hotel, Ne¥ Yok City. Tor tome timo past, Fathor Damon, the pastor of tho Holy Fawily Clurch, has been revolving in his wind a6 to tho best way of providiug for lLomoless and friondiess womon, strangers fo Chicago. Alter thivking of many plsns, ho finally kit upon one which o intends earrying out, and hoes opened tho bids for tho construction of & Iarge eqitice on the corner of May and Eleventh streets, whero there is a vacant block belonging to the Jewuit Fathers, Itistobo of brick nnd warble, with tho fyont aud side tacings of tho Iattor material, When compieted, it will be five stories in boight, 220 feet 1u longth, and 80 feot in width. It will bo divided into gavernl depart- ments, It s intonded #olely for tho use of friendless women, who will ba furnished with work, food, and shelter until thoy can tiud somo- thivg to do or boar from thoir frionda. — WASHINGTONIAN HOME, FORMAL OPENINQ, . The forma! onouing of tho Washingtonian Home, an institution the objects of which are 60 well known to Chicajzoana as to need no ro- capitulation, took place Iast cvening ot the now building recently completed, coruor of West Alndison street and Ogden avonue. An im- menee concoltreo of poople compoued of friendsn sud graduates of the iustitution assembled there and participated {n tha exercises. I'lio old Ilome buildiug, ou tho eite of wich tho nuw structuro has boen crected, w s ono of the landmarks of the Weat Division, having bean built for and occupiod na o hotel and dram- shop pravious to ita being transformed into & roftigs for incbrintes, wliere men unfortunate in their prodilectious for thoe wine when it 1s1ed con resort avd bo aided in overcoming their ap- petiten by (utiucnces which prove o majority of cuses to bo efuctual, < TUE NEW BUILDING in of briek, with savdatons facinga and oron- meuts, and five slorios 1n height, It is of the most snbstnutial chiaractor, peculiarly adapted to ttso uson for which it was designed, sud vonteins acconmuwodatious for upwards of 100 in- mates, 'The basement contalus {ho en- mno, heating-spparatus, Inundry, kitchen, and dining-room, alf furnlshed In & wour, substantial maunor, with every convonionce ,-mcllnnbln for the sovoral purposes stated. I'he ground Huor i divided luto four storea of amplo copacity, aud which aro in n superior locality for trade. Tho second tloor coutains the chavel, hospital, convalescent ward, roading- room, oftice, Superintendent’s apartments, patior, and guites of rooms intended for the cecupation of those who ara nblo to pay for first-clags ap- polutments. Tho remaining tloors are cut upjnto rooms for inmates, which proseut an appearance of cotnfort decidodly attractive. Indeed, the quality of accominodations is such au to satisfy incbriatos of all classes, tho wealthy onyd edu- cated, us woll a8 tho poor aud ignorant, * Evory door is supplied with water facilition, buoth- rooms, oto,, and heated by steam, which 1s so thoroughly diffused throughout the Louse 24 o malntain an eoquiblo ond comfort- ablo tomperaturs in tho coldest weatbor, Tuo totul coet of the building, including the hienting apparstus and furnjture, is niatod to bo obout $60000, ‘LThe larger proportion of this suount was in the Lands of the institation, and tho remainder was borrowed. ‘I'no lnstitution renlizes an every souse tho ebjects for which 1t is maiutaiued, " It an inmate should bo of a lteiary turn of mind, bo bas ro- course ta o library that will afrord bim material for instruction and amusoment, bhould e affocs mechavical pursuits, ample op- portunities are extended him for that purposo, A Teature of the o is & printing-ofiice, whore printers can practice their trado with as much satistaction ad in the composing-room of a daily puper. 1tre tho Washingtonian, & weekly, ls published. TUR EXEUCISES last evoning took place i tho chapsl, a room 45 Dy 70, elatoraiely frescoed, carpeted, aud fure nished, ‘lhe room was filled to repletion with ladics and gentleracy, wio manifested utmost iutercst in the procoecings. Dr. N, H, Davis, Treaident of the instituulon, uave a hintory of the Homo smeo 1t was founded ut No. &0 State strost, twelyo years ago, uj+ to tho preseut day, Ho aliuded fo the causs of tewperauco sud tho important inflaenco it exerted for good or evil in the world, eto.; spoke of bis uide at seeing tho good cause going ou, and hoped that 1 the futura ity ad- vauce might be wora ravid than i tho past. T, ML Compropst, a graduste, delivoiod an sddross of wolcome, and detailed the benolis ho hiad derived frow & vrief rexidence 1n the Home. Pelograims and lottors of regict wera road from graduates and promiuvont citizona iu all parts of the country stating sheir inability to attoud snd participato in to exercises of the twelfth wnni- veieary of their Lofuge. Awmopg these wore Jotters from J. A. Wightmau, of 'foronto, Cuu.; C. E. Baldwin, New York : Thomass oyd, of Kt Louis ; Msyor Colvin, Kolla A. Law, ox-Super- intendent ; Lymaa Cougdon, Buperintendeul of the New York Inebriste Asylum, and others, After a musical wturlude, graduates aof the Tomo were called upon to speak, sud gonorally respouded, relativg tuo depth of degradation from which they bad been dragged by the iutlu- ences of tho lHome, and bleswod the d.n{ they were_iudnced or driven to accopt tho hospltality aud Clristian charity oxteuded them by its ofti- oors sud Trustees, The sudience then adjonrned to the dining~ room, whero a collation hiad beeu provided, after doiog full justice to which tho assowbly dis- persed. —— i ‘THE LAKESIDE COMPANY. THEIL DISAGKEXNEINT WITH TUE UNION. The dificultios mentioned in Sunday's Tain- N as existing betweon the Lakesido Publish- log Company sud Typographicar Union of this eity, ou accoutt 0f rewoving the ofice of tho Our Fwesids Friend—s pou-Univn ouc—to clogs qnartars with tho regular oftico of tie Com- pany, in which only Unlon mon are employed, las not yot been wottled, Yenteraay afternoon Messrs. Fonlko and Mndden, of tho Executivo Qommitteo of Tynograptical Unton No, 16, were o bava ealled onn Mr. Donnelles, the manager of the Lakesido Company, for tho purpose of getting him to discharge the non-Union hands, or directing tho Unjon men to withdraw. The confercnco wan doferred, aa the two gentlemon of the Committes stated that thoy intonded to lhave no moro to say to Mr, Douuoiley, bus that tholr boxt atop woull bo (o aca the men thomeolves, flowaver, nothing would bo done until another meeting of the Union liad been ealled, which would bo soon,—probably to-mor- TUW ONORIUR, THE LARESIDE COMPANY have kont the following commumention to the Union: Cnicano, Jan, 19,=Tv the Lrecutice Commitice of the Chieagu Eppographical Union—GENTLEMEN: Tam in receipt of your demand that the premisen oceupiod by Our Fiseside Froend paper sa a compositiou-room Lo wacatedl or you would order s strike in tha oflice of the Lakesiilo Publisiiug s Printing Cotnpany, 1o reply would say (hat I declite to accede to your demand, 1 taka the position that you exsceed your Jurivdicticn as 2 Typographical UifoR when you assutie 10 be arbiter between landlord and tenant, The cane {a that tho Lakesido Publishing Company has Irared a portion of ita premiscs to Donuclle | & Miller for s comyosition-room, and the Iakeslis Conspany nuw haa no vontrol over el premises et- copt as Iandlord,—Donuelley, Loyd & Miller being en- tirely a distict concern. 1 hobd, however, wera botl rooin occupied by the same Company. $uat See, 19 of the Uonorat Laws of your National Unwn bard your interierence, . On the ground of equity a4 hetween unfalr offico ™ and_ Union, the Lak:sids Company claims’ the same right to roiit s portion of one of ita flours to Our Furc- side Priend that Mcsars, Culver, U'age, Hoyne & Co, Bave ta rent & portion of their premives to tho Prart Farmer, whicn & nlso callod an ** unfalr otice,” 1 would further #tato for your information that tie presswor of the Prarric Farmer 13 dous by Meenrd, Cutver, e, Hoyns & Co, whilo that of the in not doas in the office of ~the Lakesido =~ Company. I would suggest (o unbiased mombers of your Unlou to carefulty consider this fact, whether this agitatinn Diaw becu mado puroly for the wellaraaf the craltin thin clty, or with the hopa to advanca tho utereata of certain competing_establiahments by our possible embarrissiment, Lespectfully, nubmitied, 5 R, It. DoNSELLEY, Manager, Tho raction reforred to in the lelter by Mr. Dounelley is a8 follows: 80, 14, Whero thersisn job offire owned by the publistinr of &_newspager, ea‘h (Job und news) having its own foreman acd jourucynien, {nfringement on Union principies in the job department docs not affect the bauds of the news deparinient, And this is whore Mr. Dounelley claims tho Unien has no right to interfore. That gontlo- man stated yesterday to s TRISUNK roporter tiat tho two oflices—~thiat s, tho **Lakesido™ and Our Fireside Friend—wero entiroly dirtinct, and that they hiad no connection with oach other, ex- cept that ho was a partner in tho concern, Tho +¢ 1akesido ™ liad it8 own compositors, who had bean with tho Cowpany for years, 8ud whou tnoy did oot liko tu lose, 1f it could be avoided. THE COMEOAT 0TS - of the Lakosido Compuny hava taeued & circular to thelr follow-crafismen, {u which ey ssy that the scalo of prices bins boeu Bottled for some timo to come, at fenst, aud another matter of groat iutorost to the mombors of tho Union has srisen, which is oxplaed in tho fol- lowing : Tho Lakesida book and job offic Lux been alwsys, aud i8 now, & *fair " oflice, 1t Isowned by & siock comnpany. ' At timed & very iargs number of mou re- ceive omployment in it “Tho manager of this eatad- Iinhniont Las ot the sum time an intcrest in two otlier fLitme—one whose excluslve busiuess ja pubnahing— the olher publising a weekly paver, dolog ita own componitlon, To mate clearly understand tha refytive poeltion of thieso Arma to tua quostion nuder conridar- atfon we will bera stals them 3 Air, R It, Donpelley is thio manager of the Lakeelde Company, ' The Coupas ny hes Tonted u porifon of ts premisen to Donnelley, Logd & Miller, wiio own tho I'irexide Friend, » weekly paper, Which slways bas boon, aid_wan at tlio tinn of its purchare by Dovuet'ey, Loyd & Mliler, an * unfalr eatablishment, Tho latier concern now occupies @ portion of tho premiacs of tha Lukealile Company, 1t i% entirely acparats aud_distinet from the ottico of tho Lakeside” Company. Thero I4 o dutlnct owneruhip. The two concerus iave nothing whatever in commou, ‘The presswork of the paper ned is, {n fact, doue at anotier ofce, Hothiug bas boen doge n uny way to *mizup* the work of tha * unfair " uflicd with tho 4 fair,” and the sesurance Las been made that auch will not Le nitemuted, Allusion s made in tho circular to See, 18, riven above, aud tho employes deny the juria- diction of the Union in tho matter ; and, also, eny that if both concorna wore ownod by the same fitm, the Union would till have no power in the premises, under Art. X, of tho Conatitu- tion of tho parent Union. They soxt goonto eay that thoy thiuk tho Ubion las no right to iniesfero an betncen landiord and tenant, nnd that to doclare n atnko 1w the Lakesido offico st thia time woult do moro injury to tho Union than it can atiord, Thoy ask a fair conwidora- tion of tho rmattor, and say that their quty is nlways, a8 a ‘Iradoe's Unfon, to act on tho do- i The oflico of Our Fir sde Frnd is only s emall ono, and no work 18 dono i it excopit for that papor—no job or boslk work, abd they stamp as unquatifiodiy faiwe the mlatement mada that copy in given out by the * fair ” ofllco foromar. Tho elrcalar wus adopts ed at n meeting of the Chapel Mouday last, snd issignod Ly Thomas Day ay Fatoer. e iy ‘THE CHICAGO ROTHSCHILD. JOW THEY TREATED UIM 1N DETROIT, ‘The Dotroit Free I'resa of yostardav has the Tollowing, which may bo sately pronounced un- wue. About tho only man avswering tho do- seription Is now in Washington He hadn't suy bageage, und after ono Jook at him (ho Lyusti-boy walked away sud rat down, Ths aver- ago Lrush-Luy of tho aversge hulcl knows wheu o canhruah & quagler out of u gueat Junt as well as If ho wera 8 luwycr, ‘Tho Atranger wroth bis naie on tho jgroat deliberation, It wan s terbert Henry Washington, Clicago, "Tho clerk rogarded DLim for & lwoment with a Leen glaner, and tien anked : “ 10w long will yoil remain here 7 About a week, " was the roply, #§hall T credit you with $10 paid In adsance o o aro yuu talin 167 dunaudnd tho stranger a8 he steppod Lack a Dittle, #strangers genernlly pay fn ndvance,” roplled the Well, iy, I'll bs hanged, sle, i€ T was over fosulted beforo! ' Aak ma for moiiey’ 10 advancat Why, sir, do you know that I could buy this botel and wilil Lisve millions left 2" "1 Liave my ordera. “AmIto be trested ko a dead-beat” continnod thostranger, * Whien o man_comes th Detroil to lend 200,000 on & mortyage, do your people fook upou bun kulk and a thiol 7/ posilive,” quietly replied the clurk,? 1 want to seo tho owneenf this hotol, and I waite 10 take hlm 1o the Board of Trade, tho Mayor's office, and the water-works, aud 1 want im to bud out what Kind of 8 man I a 4+Thie prop zietor len't fo.” “You "don't kuow mo—you don't realize whol am1" oxclatmed the stranger, tapping tho oilice coun- ter with every pause, * Edilat care to be known, lut aitic you liave insuited mo L want o tufori you that Tam the Rothehild of the West 1 “Fho clerk started od with only gol ua far ag ** beloved ylied ontz * Who advauced moncy to Chilcago to complete her Water-Work 7 Who owns tweuly-cighit eleatboats and pix toge 7 Who awnw slx elevators aud une bune dred intles of railra dun't ktuw, " was the reply, nd yet, when 1 come futo’ thls house 1 am In- ed au i1 wern a Joafer 119 continued the stranger, +* Whiy, alr, come (0 L bank with e, wir, aud see 3¢ 050 will o dishonared £ F 3 e clerk, putting o at, bty g 47 PUILIIE O RIS 4 Yew, atr ¥ Yo Loalu't g0, 1 wouldn't stop here If you'd givomea thoursnd doilaran day, 1% go tosome oter Louse, aud wiio eyriug opeas Ll buy a site next 1o vou and bulld w Latel of ty own and run your Louss out of sight 1" “Call an utticer " £a1d the clerk to onn of the boys, #That' tho crowniug fueultt” alouted the nian, “But N Uide my e, Ih goover to the athor tavern and send over 3 $30,400-chusk for you ta look at, aud uo matter Low morey you feel, sif, I'll not ace cejt 3u syoloy, sir—blast uiv if 1 dot* {e weut out, and ad nioon was ucen eating crackers and cliocea Ip thy Lo o g HOYNE'S VICTIMS, CABBAGE-LEAF CIGALN, What might bave bueu two immportant cases beforo Commissioner Iloyne yestorday—cases prowising some fresh devolopmients in conneee tion with tho cigar businoss and tho manufac- turo of countorfoit nickels—proved to be even morv usimportaut than tho wouderful seizure of a cider manufactory on tho West Bide s few days ago, It seoms that tho revenue ofticurs hiore, over ou the alort to direover apytbing not in accordanco with the rulings of tho Iutornal Hlevenue Departmont, havo lately ruceived information thal & wau ocut on the other nmido of Lakoe Viow waa making cigars withant A licouss. ‘Tho matter wau put into Deputy Collector Springer's hauds, sud that gentleman proceeded to the placo Wedueuday aftornoon aud cute Into tawn yese torday morning. Tho rosult of lus fovestiga- tions, in tho moantime, was that tho man had sotng old tobacco in his grocery whick, when carofully componuded with cabbage-loaves and sundry other vegetablo productions, in the right proportions, mado an arucle about su far ro- moved fronl & cigar as such s vile combiuation would permit, Nevertheless it was mmoked by the Qrunger eloment in tho vicumty, and they ap- parently were satistied. 'They were ol inude iy nuy great quantity, but when s countryan camo in wanted a cigar the acoommodating dealer Githied @S- S littla wtock on the spol, or Ietter to his gir}, but had an® when ibe stranger = z mnde the applicant n naw ono, which seemed to it him about as well, No weizare was mado, nlthongh the Deputy woat aaued with all the propor docments, o rcburned, brivging the papors with bim, together with a fow spoctens af the man's cignea. Thoso ha loft on Cominis« sioner. Hoyna's tablo slougrids of a fow of load, tha liest exporitnon?a of & hn,{-ct low who liad attempited to tnold soma NICKELS. Iiin attompt rosulted in a mose wofal failure, for nobody under the sun would aver hay taken hin mm:o{ tor valuo recoivad, although the mat- ter hind ‘boen tho causs of a trlegram to Wadn- lugton atating that another countorfeiting ciso bad heen dug np, Commiasioner 1Inyna keeps tho cigars and the lead mckels on bis table, indicative of what might have besn, and trophies of the two small- ©at cules of the srason. sl LOCAL LETTERS: ass. To the Fititor of I'he Chicaso Tribune : Cimcauo, Jan, 20.~Tho recont enforcel break in tho gas monapoly in this city toaches us alln lesson which wa ought to romember. The prico of gas Is henceforth to bo 82,60 per 1,000 feot, aud shia conceasion by ths companies is not from cholco, but from absolute neceseity. Ker- csane hnn doneit; aud it might just as well have been dono threo years ngo. A fow months ago we all waked up to the fact that an unbear- ablo outrago was being practiced upon us, And then, by n wsort of geuoral movement, peuplo bogam Lo give up the uss of cas, Ou Stato strcat the other day, f1om Vau Buron to Lightaouth, [ counted souio more than a hund:od shopy nnd stores lighted by keruncna. Ou Wost Lake streot I conntod, last ovening, forty-mne shops and etores, bo- taeon Hoyuo and Paulina, hghted by kerosoue. Aud (hin fact oxplains the ** direct appeal” of sho Presidont of the West Bido Company; no such **direck appeal " wouid bave beeu mado uow but for the tact that the peoplo bave mani- tosted thoir abihity to get aloug witout tho Looplo’s Gas Company. And [ doubt wuetber the *diroct appenl” will etimulate a very goueral outhusinsm 1 tho mattor of roturaing to tho use of ¢as. As n stationacy light,—that ia to road, write, or sow by, —the student's lamp 18 vastly superior to any form of gas burner. 1 have threo of theso lamps fu ure, and hiave all bus abandoned tho use of gas. I formerly Btood 111 @ Bort of dread of the montbly gay bill, but it i now very josgniticaut. No gas company dictaten 1o ma any lougor how much I shall pay for lightiug my hoase. UBut it tho prica of gay hud been roducad & year ago, I should never havo thouubt of studonts’ kumps at ajl., The practical lesson ta, thst tha peoplo, by a unitod, determined, and parststent offort, can broal ‘tho back of auy monopoly 1 existénice, For two yoars past, I,’1n common with all our Joople, hove boau laboriug nuder the dillleultics conguuent upon hard tines, During theso two yoals 1 have scon no disposition on the patt of tho tias Compauvies to ** co-oporate " with me, oxcept to tho tuno of $3 per 1,000 foat, ur €4 it not poid by tho 1Uth of the month, Nordo i expect thom to do business for wy bouelit or proiit § tho Companies are mavaged by sbarp, shrewd, bunlucss mon, not by the Y. M. C. A, Mak.ng and eelling gus is not miasiouary labor, But it s ale, a8 weil as very milly, for tho Uas Compauies to talk about * fuducing people to co-operats ' with thiony, after the experionce of the past, Bawides, wo ought, all of us, to ba by this tio too well educated in businoss mate tors goucrally, and tho mausgetont of corpora- tivus In pacticular, to look for **co-operation” and harmony of interest us Letween tho wass of peaplo and corporat.ons. We mast provect our- #olves from corporations or Lo flayed by thom. For, in tue tiret placs, cliuriors or franchises nro grauted by fools or Lnaves,—generally Lotn, us 1 tho recent esploit of our Common Council 10 1ts nttompted **contract” with the Glove Giag Campany, & contract which was ratified by o foolish Mayor, und ouly failod because Comp- trotlor Hayos liad sense and lirmness onough to do hiy duty, In tho next place, chasters ato not juade for the puipeso of furtherng thoin- terests of ths Leuple, but ruther the tntereuts of «hose who sk thew, und pay for thom, Lautly, chariored rights almost inevitubly gravitate, sooner or Jater, into tha Lands of a fow persons, uud thoso pernons ara rarely of tho liberal or public-rpirited clasy, Ho long, then, as we allow scamps aud boobied to do our legisinting, as wo do at prosent hove in Chicago, wo must cxpect oxactly sucli a stato of things as wo now lind ; avd thak will bo while wo Jet the bummers do the voting. 'I'lio high taxes; the bigh gas- Inlls; tho demorslized police forco; tho silly Court-flouse aquabblo; tho cutrazcoun state of things at the fonsno Asylum and Poor-liouse at Jeiforaon; fiually, the general holplosnness of the people, i8 » stauding disgraco to ua as & commnity, CITizeN, oo lol- DEECHER AND TUE CONGRLGATIONAL CHURCH. To the Editor of T'ke Chicado Irivunc Cnicaco, Jan, 1—Henry Ward DBozcher, pastor of Plymouth Chureh, Brooklyn, has stood hoforo the world, for tho past eichteen wouths, publicly ebargod, by credibla necusors, itk beiug Lotk o perjurer and an aduitorer. Tho Congregationsl Chureh of this countrs, ot which Fiymouth Church is.n member and forms o part, has been an oye-witneus to this fact. It hasall of this timo bren knowing to these accusations ngainst tho moral cisaracter of the -pastor of Lhis chureh, and yot, heinous as nro thedo clinzges axninst one of its own standard- bearers, aud momentous sy are tho issues in- volved to the well-boug and good standiug, not ouly of tho Congregationsl Chureh, but to Clristianity itsolf, tls Church, in its organizod capucity, hasw never, up {0 the prosent lour, put fu either & romoustranco or disclanuer, ueither lias it raised its nger to toat the truth- falness or nntrutbiuluess of those charges, or to loarn whietbor the«e thiugs Ls o, or to dluci- phiso tho aceusod if found guilty. Now why. L would axk, thia supinoncas—this ntter indilferonco upon the part of the Chureh st large 1 tius couniry upou n question of ¥o vital importates t0 s best iutorests? Ang it 10 rogstd for the character and stunding of ity membors? Ie 1t wware thet 48 silonco upon this polut 1w construed into indilference respecting the mworals of thuse who zopresent b7 Would it have mauifested tho sume iudifferonce bad theso charges been publicly profurred against n less notod member or one prosiding over o lesy «powerful cLureh? I it bocauso of the moneyed power resident in Piymouth Church that this case a8 nover yet boen mvestigated by tho Congro. gutional Chinrch ue largo?” Cau it bo that, with Cougregational Christisus, mouey is paramount in nnm:ll:ln—pnmlumlu‘ 1o n sende of teligious duty? If it bo so, thon 18 our veautiful relig- oua myth—a wounding name; and yot what other construction will tho world place upon this wiloneo which tho Chutch hay bursuud in vigw of thoso gtiovous chargod sgaimut one of its owa membera? I vonture to ssy tba: fu po other Church or order, Laving for its Luso moral prin- ciple and mocal netion, could vuo of its mombure Do thus eharged withuut an investigation boing immediatoly had by the body under which such member should be enrallod to sest the truthfui- ness or falsity of the accuustions wud to dis- cipling if proveu true. It could not bein the Cutholis Church, 1t could not bo iu a Marouio Lodge. 1t could wot bo in au Odd-Follows' Lodge. Idoubt if it could Lo iu the Moethodist or the Bpiscopal Churck, I'he solf-respect of 1be Chnrels demands thab b take this matior ap. The cause of roligion demands it. ‘I'ne cauneof guod morals domands it, Without such action no orgauization of 8 oral charuc- tor can Joug oxpuct to OXiML, OF LU pOSIess & character worihy of 1capoct, Already, uuder thls supiuouess, Indifferance, aud non-action, Mr, Bescher and Plymouth Churel bave commouced throwing mud at some of tho purest and loftiost uames which the Con~ grogational Church « bas ourolled awong its fol- lonein: wnd 1t remaing o bs woen how mucn longer the Church will maintalu its prosont at- titude of innctivity, and allow theae things to #v on, gradually though stoadily brngiog it foto contompt aud disgraco. CONULEAATIONAL, YERPLUTED IN TUE EXTUENE, To the Eiditor of Fie Chicugo Tribuns & : Cureago, Jan. 20.—~1 was called on to-day by a tax-gatherer who domandod 857.43 to bo paid as ouve ar wy few gaadd taken away to satisly the claiw. 1 oxplaived to bym that 1 was a widow, and carning a very poor liviug by kouplug a fow boardors,—wmechasics aud horsu-railway e 1rloyes,—aud that, uaing to the provuiling hard tiwed, they are wuch Luliud in their pavicents to me, sud that it was ulterly impousibie for we hlllly thin tax uow, wus given what the Collector callod o ** ono- day's notico,” with the awsurance that my few pour arbiclés of {wnture would be takon by Baturday of this week unicss the sinount of the tax wax paid botoro that tune. I have no mous to consult » Isayer, snd no friend who can giv o adyico, Will you pleasc tell me what 1 do? 'I'ie call of the Unllecior Lu-day ia tho Ly intimation I have over had of the tax, or that [ lad auy property wurth taxivg. ‘I'ha valuo of my goods certaiuly doss not excood $100, ‘Irust- iug you will kindly advise me, L remuin, ete,, Muog, Avaiza Hien, TUE PENITENTIARY INVESTIQATION, To the Editor of Ths Chicage Triduns Jriivots BriTe PExiTaNTiARY, Coxxlssiox. xu8' Orrice- JoLiEs, S rem 20 1876.—Dxan Bir: In vIow of the editorial note in your issio of thia date roferring to afidavita published roo lating to frregulatities chrrgod to have been practiced by a rubordinato oftizer of tho Joliot Puonitentiary, it 1 proper to atato that the inves- tigation | commoucod & fow daya avo wug sugpendod ounly bocauss of the rafuenl of tho partles who mads the charges to testify in relation theroto, nnd tho question as £a the power of the llaard to compiel them to da 80 could not bo dotormined by proper authority without o delay of & fow days. At tho prover tina the wholo truth in telation to this mattor il bo roachod it it 1 fu tho powor of the Moard 80 to do, and such action aken thereupon as *hall by thom seom just to all ypartiea cone cerned. W. M, Tarxton, Jonn M. SotTiuwonti, I D, No DAVIA' ALNTENCE. To the Editer of The Chicaun Tribune » Cuieaao, Jan, 20,—** Justico” fa & misnomer for your yesterday’s correapondent. Cal. Vau Arman and Mr. Reed put forth masterly offorts in tho prosceution of Davis, and baotter talent than tholrs it is hard to produce. Press snd poo- tle have joined sy commending them. Setting asido tho plea for fnsamity, it I placo in tho hauds of any man tho daugerous tool by which I sulfer injury or death, am not I partly responsi- blo? Poor Whyland undoMbtediy did :his, however thoughtless ba sy bave Leon when ho crazed Davis' weak bram from the inwdious punch- bowl at fua bar, Yo commend Davim is the ro- wotest thought 1 have. 'l'o condomn Whyland is nlvo the remoteat. Dnt lot not_* justice” bo confounded with ‘*projudics,” Judze Ilogers wid well in making tbo sentonco a long one, fur such men aro dangorous when thuy are ut Jarge, Crrizes. DAVIS, Tothe Eilitr of The Chicaro Tridune : Cuttcaww, Jan, 20.—Sympathizing ae I do In tho trials and troubles which oppress our dear fellow-citizens of tho Hank Davis atamp, allow mo to ask through your columom whothor this distinguishod epsloptio Lns sct iv motion any in- flnences to touch tho heart of our bonigo and all-pardoning Governor 2 ‘I'hu Gubersatoral bowels ara undoubtedly ready to groan, Ver- hape Haok mey not kuow it. "I write in the in- tereat of Puisosui. WY NOT? To the Emitor of The Chicazo U'ribune ; Cricaao, Jaa. 20.—Why don' the Governor pardon Haonk Davis? What is bo holding oft for? Is ho absout, aod Farmer Lainey in the char? CirszEN. ——— THE COUNTY BUILDING. An effort wns made yestorday to purchase n fow more horscs to consumo county oata ak the Poor Farm, but nu conclusion was roached. “Two mugs of Joliet ale,” said two crooked whisky mon yestorday s they took soats ats neigbboring saloon table, Tho waiter balloed to tho barkeepor, **‘fwo *mugs’ for Joliot,” and the lasugh went around. The mistake of the waitor bas driven off two valuablo customors. A fow Cominissioners, and & very largo pro- portion of the publie, who Liave boon *resting Jndgment " in reference to tho complaint of tho Urand Jury agaiust the mansgomout of tho In- sana Asylum, are growing woary waiting for tha cxplauations of tuo Aledical Superntendont. Ths wmore sane ot tho ineano at tho inatitution aro doubtloss in tho samo cunlition, ‘Thero was somo furthor attention given to tha claims for damages of contractors on the now hospital yesterday, but nothing couvclusive was dono, excopt to accept an ludomnifyiug bond from soms of tho disputants to enable them to draw #1,000 on Lheir contract orderod somo time ago, the payment of which was stopped peuding tho result at the contractor quarrel. If Mr. Willdon and Miss Thomas, residents of Caok_Couuty, hava any intention’ of entoring iuto tho matnimouinl state, thoy ars informed in advnuco that Gen, Lich will not grant thom the nocegeary papers, for tho roason that loe lias boon forbidden by tho parcnts of one of tho parties. A fow moro years munt elapso bofore they can bo made happy by the County Clork's consont. A few months ago the County Doard ordered the oxpunditurs of aeveral bundrod dollars for ropairs on the cupola ou the Insane Asslum, Yesturday (t wan vory sudileniy learned that to have built tho cupola originally was a mistake, and that tho repaws on it had anouelly cost onongh to crect & small dwelling, houca the whole thing was ordsred removed by the Com- niittes on L'ublio Buildings and Charities, A LUl wns preaented to tho Committea on Jall and Jatl Accounts vesterday for furnishing the now oifico of the Conuty Physician, Among othor Itemmin tho bill was ono for 91 yards of mattiog, The Committea hadcause to muspect that the matting bad been put on protty thicl, and conchuded 1o Iay tho bill over until the rovm could bo measured. A fow more inches judi- cloul«ly strotched would hiave covered tho Jail yard, o Col. Cleary rushod over to the buildiug yester- day, pultid frons bua lato sickuass, to aay that e wvas the wstriinons of Ydward Phillips’ being druwn ad b Graud Juror, thac ho had kaown him twanty-saven yoars, and that be was no Lonest, roputablo citizen, Ile subsequoutly wmoditled tho bove by naying that hio tad been eick daring the recent comylauts sbout tho South Side as- sosamonts, aud had not read tho ovidence which Lad sccummiatod seflecting upon bis oid friend, TIUNDER AND LIGHTNING, ‘Thoe mattor of supptving tho Connty Bulldings with ightumng-rods yostorday ougrossed n groat denl of attontion amoug {he Comminsiouors, K hinids, to illustrato the nocesaity of lght- ning-rods, *aid his browery had beon saved from demalition by thunder through the sgeuncy of rods, and Mr, Quenther roplied by saying that ho bad o rod on Lis barn and Light- ning had _croated havoo 1n bis , or~ chard near ™ by, . Mr. McCoffroy + said to have rodn was un_old_custom which onght to Lo adhered to, aud Jr. Carsoll fell into the nama opniou, It was tinally coucludod to Lave light- ning-rods on the uow Jfospital and Insano Asy- lumat onco, and a very persistont agept was authorized to do the worx, for which thn county is to pay 40 cents per foot. , Iho aforesaid agont felt happy st tho result, borrowed s dollar, bought a dozen cigars, and dutributed them through tho crowd. The cast of thorods, it is oatimated, will roach abaut 5,000, e THE CITY-HALL Water-rents yostorday wore 22,145, ond re- ceipts from the City Collector, §4,118, Mr, Calvin Wilkom, of the Law Dopartmont, rotorned to his customnry dutfes yestorday, after 8 briof vacation. ‘Tho City Collector loviad upon tho eatlrostock of tho Xufth Nationay Bank for unpaid laxes of 1874, amounting to noarly 215,000, Architoct Tilloy eays that he is progressiog rapidiyin the praparation of his plana sod spesi- ficationy, which wiil be ready in about two weoks, . Inapector Datley continued the exam'nation of . Weat Bido kchools yeulerdsy, Many were found wrong 8a regarda tho dours dnd furnaces, while the ventilation of all ia extrugpely poor, . The Bosrd of Publio Works awarded the con- tract yoaterdsy for the snperstruciure of the Do Istand avenns viaduct to the Keystonae ngildg;s Compauy, which placod the figures at ‘Phore are at prosont o the polics forcs of thia city 691 mon, OFf these, 443 ato on patrol duty, tifty-six aro on duty at stroct-crossings, bridges, tunnel-entrances, aud dopots, mbout 1iftoen aro detootives, and tho rest are officers nnd cieirks, It has been stated that 800 men on active duty would be nous tao msny, but tho spirit of economy will probably lead the Council ta refuso tho Marshal's requeast for au additional 175 men. ‘Whoro has been talk to that affect. ‘The Mayor has roceived from Edward Young, Cbiof of tho International Lnrusu of Hiatiutica at Washington, blouk forms to bo fillad with miatinticy of the expensos, recvipts, and yources of revenuo from uvery possibly branch of tho municipality for tho past yoar, aud for the ten yeard provious. Tho slatistics sio wanied by Mr. Joseph Moroui, Chiof of the Iureau of Btatissics of Pesth, Huugary, for compaiison with thoso of uther groat citics, Maoy of the sources of revenua mentionud i the bisnka ace uuknown hete, but the nfiumu thst the gentlo- wan seked for will probably take one nionth In cotpilation and proparation, T'ho Mayor has not aa yet signed tho Gss or- dinapco, which livs utill in tho bauds of the City Ulork., The ,aiscusston on the **1notion to re- consider* continnes unabated.. It resty with the Mayor to settle the coutrovemy, which ho i3 pre- ulnng to do by getting the opinions of the ac- mowledysd parlismeuterians who are arouud tho City-Hall It is gooerally concedod that tho +* mation to seconsidor " made 1ast Mondsy nighy is of no effect, and the ordinance [ into effoct within sspeclied time uulecs tha Mayor's veto is Put opon . As . zegards ons Ald, Campbell. stated yeetorday afternoon that he should intro- duce & resolution at tho next mooting of the Council that 250,000 bo approprinted to ba applied to the commencomont of city pas-works, which aro to be run upan n plan similar in every reepect to that plan now used with the water nystam, Hoclalted that gna conld Do furntalind at a much Jowor rrico, and tho weatom bo mads ontirely satisfactory to all. ‘The subjoct line ro- coived much attention of late, aud has boen favorably discusaod, It [s not intended that the worka should bo completed in one, two, nor thros or fotr yoars, but gradually bnilt trom mouney rairod liy asscasment. 116 ‘mensure will b tatroduced sud stiongly supported. —— CRIMINAL. Henry L. Gay, the architeot, mourns the losa of a valuablo Ulster coat, which wes stolon out of bis office yeatorday. James Malloy, for atesling farnshing gooda from Isanc Btrang's ntore, on North Clark sireot, waa yeaterdsy locked up In tho Chicago Avenus Htation, Detectivo MeGanigle yeasterday recovared £100 worth of clothing In & Clark siroct pawnshop, which was stolen from Dr. McCarthy a fow woeks ago, James 8mith was taken in fast night by Do- tectiva Lancing, {ust o8 he was maliae off with o barrel of flak, which lis liad stolen from a storo on Randolyh street, near Chinton, Martin Doylo wan veateidar hold by Tustice Scully 1in %2,000 barl tv tha Crinnoal Cowi b for robbing R, WV, Melville ot $20 in & saloon 1 the neighborhood of Molvillo's resfdence, No. 92 Waost Itandolph strect. Moriis Frank, aged 17, and without frionds or rolatives, wan criel enough to stesl a quantity of clothing fom hisouly protector, Glinrles Dupny, and, a8 Morris la & very bad Loy, be wauts bim put in tho Reform Beliool. Yosterday afternaon Jobn Carlson undertook to thump Peter Thompsou, and succeeded in doing so In fine style, But when Lo drow a knifo Thompaon_ selled for aid, and Carlson was marched off to the atation, Eiward Wilay, recontly pardonod out of the Penitontiary, wad caught by Oficor Guerin lust night while roaming around tryiog to dispodo of 2 Bhawl which ho had stolen” from some West Diviglon housewife's clothes-luo. Harry Bonner, Michnel Wailoy, Goorge Shor- wood, and Georgo Wobbor, West Sido ** vags,” woro locked up last night, and the detoctives are Imr}ung up evidonco sgafnst them for potit Inr- coules, Bncak-thisvea in tho West Division yesterday made away with n quantity of table-ware from L, C. Colt, of No. 309 Wost Juckson stroot, and with o $20 coat belonging to I, ', Stons, of No. 20 North Adn streot. James McCarthy was caught for the burglary of neafsin the store of Stecle, Wedoles & Co,, on South Water slrost, on tho night of the 12th instant, aud was yeatorday bLeld to tho Criminal Court in £2,000 bail by Juaties Heully. James Burns and John Coughtin, for nolding- up Bdward Van 1lout on tho Ilaluled atroot vinduict, and robbiug him of s goll watch and chain, were yeaterday held to the Crimiual tourt in %2,G00 bail cach ou tho chargo of highiray- robbery. Al Covington, & colored vagrant, waa yoster- day seut by Justica Summortield to the lHouse ol Correction for thirty days. ‘Two of bia white compsatriots, namod John Foster and John (lenglor, wero ench sewigned o term of mixty days in the sama fnstitution. Ernest Anderson, J. 8. Earl, and Oharles B. Eatl wore hold in 2300 bail yestorday for tho stesling of a pocket-book belonaiug to J. W, Drosman, a conductor on an Arclier aveniuo car. Oflicer Arch ptad them a3 they wero hiding tho pocket-book under the seat. A snealk-thiel yesterday aftornoon mado sway with abarrel of fine rye whisky from in frout of the stots of L. C.” Pnrdos, No. 138 Stato streot. ORlcor Murphy spotted the fellow just south of thu Journal oflico rolling the barrol along tho stroat, and recovored the goods, but {aitod to captuze the thief. Ilugh Boleu, J. H. Gailagher, Cornolius Sulli- van, Goorge DMerodith, Jefforson Thompson, James Smith, and L. K. Stephens, wero pat tn« dor $330 ball yeatarday for raising w riot at 8, i, Iivans' coalsyard on Twouty-pecond treet, ‘They wero in tho omploy of Mir. Kvaus aa toam- sters, and had some difficulty aboat thoir pay. Honry Denton, s fugitive from Oblo fnstice, wan at tho Armory last night, and was put undor §2,000 bail yntil extradited. Homo timo azo he procured an organ from an Ohio firm, which was to bo sent to & country church, and, if thoy l1kod: ity to bo pnid for bytho congregation. Immo- diately aftor ita shipmont Donton took tho train for thio station to wuieh it was sont, and, in tho nams of thochureh, took possossion of the organ. He thun shipped it from blace to place until yos- torday, wheu 1t arrived horo. Wodnesday evening atout 11 o'clock, ag Mr. Clay, who hoards on Michigan ayonuo, was pass- ing slong Eldridge court, ho was stoppeid by two mon, one of whom, presenting o ptol, do- mandod his monoy. As Mr. Ciay had uo {des of complying with thisiroqueat, he loft tho ground rather unceromontously, with the two robbers in hot pursuit, but, falliug in his haste, ho callod tustily for hielp. This, towever, iad tho offect of searing 1ho rascals, who immediatoly turuod and rau towarda \Yabaeh aveuuo, Of lato thero have been quito a nimber of auaplcious looking per- gons kean lurkiog round Eldridgo cours at night. Our policemen wili do woll to give this locality & litilv more of thelr attention heroafier, and their vigilance may bo rewarded by eapturing Home of thedo rascaly, *THE MANRINS BOY, Bidor Lasoroviteh, tbe Westorn_ngont of the Now York jewelry Lonsoof B, F. Donedict & Co., yostorday morning procured = warrant for the arress of Jofforson.Mnukiug, the notorious gambler, for Bwindling Lilm out of sbout 3,000 1n mounoy, dlamonds, and jowelry, by cheating with cards, Bidor was slizhtly inobriated, and was thus duped to the full extont of grocdy Hankins' maw, THo polico_morely lasd tho war- rant on the shelf,' gave Laserovitch a wink, and wont about mqlr buginona g If nothing of the kind hod happened. Then A 10 o'clock Iast night the full corpa of dotectives pounced down upon tho place, sud marched Jeft Ifank- ins, William Richmood, James Fostor, [ranl Loumie, Clatlos Colo, ¥rod Colin, (leorge Holden, Joseph Lymau, and Goorge Davis, all down to the Armory, Tho Hankios gang have long beon notsd for their dopredations, eapecially Jefforson, whono Montnua rocord Is as dark as that of auy othor rotder rufiisu, In Chicaco tho notoricty of hoing known atnoug the profession as tho clov- orost swiudler und lraco-dealor in this pari of the couutry, Lanorovitch aserts that he will punish him to tho extent of tho law, Jeff mMAY Ro to the Penitentiary. It would cartainly do tha city good, ANNOUNCEMENTS, The West Slde Persoval-Tax Injunction OClub meets for reorganization in the Gault House thi¥ evening at B o'clock. ‘'he newly-elocted pastor of the Fourth Pres- bytorlan Charch witl proach in that churoh Sun. day moruing and ovoning at the usoal hours. Carl Bchurz, who was to bave Joctured in the Btar Conrsa pext Monday night, nas cauceloed the engagoment on acoount of eorious Winess in his family, * What I Romembor of Early Chicago " ia the subjoct of the next Bunday lacture at MoCor- mick ¥all, It will ba delivered by the Hon, YWilllam Bross. N. P, Wilder, ona of Chicago's oldeat citizons, I announced for a future lastura before a San- day Lecturo Society on the subjoct of *‘The Ureat Men that Chicago Hus Produced.” The eminent Jowish rabbl and lecturer, the Tev. Dr. 14, M. Brawng, af Evanaville, lud., will lecture this ovoning at Glickaut’s Ilall, corner North Clark aud Illinols streots. Bubfect *Tho Talmud ‘and Its Literary Boaulies.” Aduwisslon 25 cents. Tho eale of course tickets, with roservad soats, to the second serios of Lakesidu ootertalumonts commeuncea this moroing st 9 s, m. at the box ollice of Farwell Ilnil, The courss comprises four concorts by tho Bostou Ihilbarmonic and Mendelasohin Quintotte Clubs, and Camills Urso and Caroline Richings-Bernard concert com- panles, for only 81.50. — SUBURBAN. MOXTROUE., Jamea Catlow, brakesman on the morning way troight, while coupling cars at this place Wednou- day, bad hisa hand bsdly crushod., The third and fourth fingers had to be amputated imme- distely, aud he will probably loas tho_second fingor. 1lo was carriod to bis howme at Barring- tou, where his wigoWwed mothor rosidrz. EYANBTON. The Rev, E. P. Goodwin preachoa Ia the Ooa- greational Church this avening. ——————— Lundbora's Oalifornis Water . faz tollet and bath ;dalightfullytragrant and refreshing THE BIRDS. Opening of the National Poultry Exbibition, TFinest Colloction Evor i!raug!lt Togother in This Country, Costly Specimens.«-Slarling Pigeons O for Philadelphia, Areal, genuino, and nuadulteratod hon-convan- tion has just convened in this oity. It was openod last night in Exposition Macbinery 11sll, and it 18 not amias to aay that it I ono ot the biggest things of its kind ovor exhibitea in this orany othor city. Tho fact 15 that Isat evening the firat exhibition of the National Poultry As- naclation oponed, and with succoss rarely equaled. The show comprises 1,731 coops of birds, exclusive of eonto yoi Lo arrive. It Is tho largest oxhibition of domen- tlo Isnd and water-fowl over given in thia country, aud In polut of quality and va~ tiety excels them all, 1t islong since a poulsry oxbibition wag given {u thin city, and thero is no more intoresting el than the atudy of chiclkon- ology, especially when batched by sloam, as can bo'senn at the exbibition. As ono ontera MACTINERY TTALL, ho scems almost bowildered. Crowing, eackling, quacking, and thes notes of fowls fnuumeralla Rreot tho ear, Theta {a the delicate httle crow of the bantam, mingled with the basso-profundo of tho hugo dsrk brabma, Thore aro turkeys gobbltag and peacocks mereaming. Yot sl soom to blend in harmovy, and ono feels at homo in & moment, Thore aro turtle-doves caoing, and shy carrior-doves, all Jlean- ing lovinzly with thalr bills to oach athier. The doy cutries have not yeot beon made, but will uumber about 250, and this foature of the show will commenco Monday. Among tho pouliry aro 1,000 ontrics of differcot varjetion of gamo- fowls, all cholco and haudsome, varying in valuo from 825 each to §160 per pair, Pretty oxpen- sive chickons, considoriog the 1imes. VALUARLE FOWLS, There aro single hght and aark brahma cooks valued by their ownors as high an from $100 to 20D, and in ono instance $260 1a tho prico nsked fora dark brahma rooater, and ho is a besuty, —aoxtraordinary in size, aud overy inch a king of hia breed. Heo is called * Waltham,” and hiy wiro and dam were imported from Englnnd in 1872, Iis mate hen ** Doe,” valued at §150, won tho special promium in Doston as & pullet in 16872, The light and dark brabmas ars an Asiatio fowl, vory large and hardy, good winter Isyers, and much valued a3 a tablo-bird, and occupy the largest numbor of coops, Among the exhubitors a10 Mr. Allen, of Cauada, with black-reds, cocks, cockerals, lons, and pullots; Philander Willlams, of 'Taunton, Mass., comes in with 100 partridie Coching _and light and derk brahmea; hrr. Sweet, of Buffslo, N. Y., oxhiblts twenty-fivo lght and dark brahmas ; Mr. Warran A, Wor- den, of the sumo placo, oxhibits siver-spangled and ellver-ponciled liamburgs, n vory cholco tat 3 Mr, Todd, of Vormilion, Eiie County, O.. light and dnrk brabmes, buft Cocbios, and soabrighe bantams; J. Y. Bicknal, Woei- moreland, N. Y., twenty-fiyo Aslosbury and Pekin ducka: Dir, Johnson, Hartland, Wis., forrots nnd geeso; Goorgo Buatters, Onk Park, peafowls, Houdane, and Lrahma chickons ; Mr, Bperry, Iartford, Conn., whito I'olands ; Mr. Hposr, Milwaulee, seventy paus of pigeans ; 3r. Seamen, Milwaukeo, asvonty light sud dark Fn- glish brahmas. Ed 8, Lamb, President of tho Associntion, eszbibits, but not for competition, lifty Lirds, thirty-nive of which are derk English brahmas and cloven binck-rod games, all very choico, It, J. Roiohardt, Butfalo, N. Y., haa two cages of forrots. * A OLANCE AT THE DIRDS. Birds woro not noticed tn their class by tho ro- porter, but taken note ‘of only as he came upon thom. Thers aro Dominiquos nod * Vlymouth-Rocks from Conneotiout. ‘Lhiny ara _ very similar, oxcopt ihat thora is a difforent stiado of edfor in the feathers of tho latter, Both are a good laving fowl, large ond hardy, ©f Houdnn fowls thero ts a \'m? lsrgo uufecuou. 1y choico as evor oxhibited, Their peculinrity lios in thelr feathors and croaty, which aro black and white, with tietr muflled tbroats, ‘T'o yet them to the highest point aj- tainaule In bréoding ia to got theso porfect birds, "Thoy are o very boautiful fawl LA FLECHE. Thoro ars only two palrs of theso on exhibi- tion. Thov are a Frouch bitd, aud very raro in tuis conntry. A rather unraly barn-yard foa, flying Ingh and wildly, . Their peculiarity s that toy aro of a romarkably bright binck, with whito ear-lnbee, and noticeablo combs. They are o choice bird, and gAaid to by good layors. Mr. Ihilander Willkuas is tho only s;futlumlu whio s this vatiety of fowl ou exhi- bition. Another beautiful varioty exhibited is tne black Spanlsb. 'Tho lots on view are reslly ro- markable for tholr quality. Tlhe poculiarity of thig bird is its dask coal-black color, whito Tface and large whito comp, which stands up steaight on tha cock, and drops over to one side on the hon, A very hardy and profitablo bird, WIITE AND BEOWN LEGIUORN, aro oncounterod next. ‘Lhioy ace about thie calor of biack-red gsme, but much larger. Thoir pe- culiarity s betng non-gotters und groay layard. ‘Uhe black Intnburgs come in fur n show of attention, Tho lots amre all fine, ‘Iheir boauty lies in their extreme black color, Jargo combs and whito ear-lobos. Thoy are ro~ markablo clletly as bolng non-sottors, good lay- ors, aud tho beat of the wix Hamburg varleties, inclading geldou-peuciled, goldon-spangled, sil~ vor-pocilod, wilver-spangled, saud white, of which large nunmbors are on exhibition, all very fluo, ''no peta of the barn-yard are noxtex- hivited in tho gold and silver-laced tiny Boa- bright bantais. Thoy aro romarkablo for thoir diminutivo sizo, and bosuty. The black-rose- comb bantam 18 similur in color, sbape, aud style to tlack Hamburg, The cocks welgh trom 21 to 24 ouncon; hond 4 to 24 ounces, Doth of thesv varietios Liave a laryo and tino roproseutation. WHITE COCHINH, ‘Thoy aro an Asmtic fowl, a good wintor ln;nr, largo ‘and havdy, with feathered legs, 'Tho Ermioets are a very protty and now variety of bird, beautifally spockied in biack and white, But four pairs on exhibition. Among the game-forvls may bo mentioned bluck-breasted red-gamno, and duck-wing, Lolh are good tighting varictios, sud vory choico tablo birda. ‘I'ne Crosted J'olauda are a very pretly biad with speciied and white aud black™ crests, A great varioty aro shuwn, Dr. Liuos, of Aij- waukes, oxhibits white-creatod biack l'oies, black African bautaws, sud Japan ailkios, ‘I'ho latter aro o rare and vemarkable bird. ‘Wbe foathers aro enow-white, bngln, and soft as silk, aud ncom of pure down, Tho skin is biack al- oyt a8 jot, nud tho moat white, juicy, snd ten~ dar, They aro a good, isrgo, and chofcs table- bird, Itisa lateinportation from Japan, TOMMY GRAVEH is not & chickon, tiois o $100 white cat, oll by himeolf 1o & cage with a canary bird. Tue bird doos not harm the cat, Tho foline 16 said to bo rathor aged, and too old to catch ' tho bird. T'o say tho loust, 1t iu & very lazy cat. In the department of watsr-fowl are quitos varioty of ducks, lmonf thom Pekins, Avlosbury, white Muscovys, and binck Cayugas, ‘[he threa forwor are all white, ‘Lhe differouce botween tha Pokios and Aylesburys 14 only in_tho billy, they being yeltow 1n the former aud fNesh-colored in tho Jaiter, ‘Tho black Cayugss havo originated from o wild breod, found 1n the lake in Now York Htato, whoso name they bear, aud whore they are domesticated. A pair of silver-pheasants also leud varioty to the show, ‘Tliere aro somne fine brouze-turkeys, weigliug from 40 1o 60 pounds ta tha pair. Hevoral cases of pes-fowl, lncluding a line cock, attract much sttoution, Ueoas are reproseutod by Toulousse, aud other varleties, ulP romarkably largo. ‘Cho Woodward Brothers, of liyde IP'ark, who exbibit twovia chiokeus, have » Cour do Leon bird, which traces iw pedigreo to 1844, something quite romarkable. IN TUE PIOKON DEPANTMENT thore aro 260 entrios, Mr, 1, B. Gaddis, of Balti- wore, exhibitiug, atong with 3 Puiladolphia gen- tleman, o lot of earriors, Bome of those birdd aro valnod s Ligh ws $250 or pair, and naus lowor than 8150. Theroare black carriors, blues chosked, and short snd long-faced carriors. Then thore are tumblers. pouters, magpies, swallows, nune, quakers, fan-lsils, aud Antwerp earriors. Dr. Enox had s sick roonter laat evou- ing, which bo stood on ita hoad and fed with aconite pills. The bird had sho fever. It is re~ 0QVerIng, During noxt weok twelve carrior pixeons will ba let lovs and sont to Phlladelphla. The tima of thoh doparture will be made kuown ihrough she pross, Their ssxival iu tho Quaker City wmill Le duly aunouuced by telegraph. The test will Lo an experimental one, io how fat theso birds can trayede~ Takea altogethios, the poultry_ show an oponed (ast evening {n & muccoss, sa for aa tho number and quality of it birda ara con. corned, and i1t will ropay a visit, —— INORTICULTURE, MINNESOTA, Aresial Dispateh to The Chiata Trfduns, WiyonA, Minn.,, Jan, 20,.—In the State Horlf. enitural Socioty on Wedneaday eveniog, res. idont Truman M. Smith, of 8t, Panl, dolivereq an addross. An intoresting and ablo paper on raspborries was road by J. G. Grimes, of Min noapolls, On Thuraday, the followins ofiicars wore olects od: Prosidont, To M. Bmith, of St. Paul; Vico. President for tho First Diatrict, 1. 1. 8. Dan, of Owatonna; Vico-I'reaidont for tho Boconq Diatrict, T, G. Carter, of 8t. Petor; Vico-Pres. ident for tho Third District, J. (1, Grimes, of Minneapolis; Hocrotary, Charles Y. Lacev, of Minnoapolis; ‘Ireasuror, A, W. Sins, of Iloch. oster. On motlon, tho President was empowered Lo aps point the Executlva Commitles, Ife announcod tho following s+ N, Buck. of Wioons, Chairman; W. Eliiot, of Minueapolis; P. A. Jawell, of Lake City; O. F Urand, of Fairboule; J. 8. Harns, of La Croscont, Mr. Jowell presented tho subject of eraba ig an ablo manner, The apple list was ravised, The Bocloty voted S0 hold a summor mosting tof Minnoapolis, sud took moasures for securing apgood Ateplay of fruit at tho Contovoisl. The sosslon closed on Thursday ovening. —_—— SUICIDE. peetat Dispaleh tn The Chieaan Tridune, Dasnwee, I, Jan, 20,—Franklic Adams, & morchant at Fairmount, a small station onthe Tolado, Wabash & Western Ratlroad, committed suicid o yestorday by taking laudanum. No eausg for tho act ia given, Special Duspateh to The Chicaco Tridune, Preonia, 11, Jan., 20.—Ilanoah Ferguson, & young married woman, committod auicide dfln morping by jumping into aciatern, Bickness and tomporary aborration of mind Jed to the commission of tho rash act. GRAIN.HANDLING IN NEW YORK. New Yonsk, Jan, 20.—The grain receivors o the Produce Exchango to-day resolved that the proposed advanoo in rates for woighiag and ole- vntfi:g grain is fnoxpedient, and they should sgrea not to pay more for that servico than the presont curront rate of ono-half cent por bushol. —_— All Who Own Horscs, Espocially thoss whosa horaes are ** off their féed,” are vilally iutereated fn the morils of Gordon's Food for Horses and Cattle, Just being introduced nero by W, H, Broaddus, No, 71 Washington strect. —_———— Hood’s Tathetio ‘‘Song of the Bhirt» ‘would never have been writlen had the new * Domes+ tlo *" been invonted in bis (dmo. It is only s pleasure ta * aitch, atiten, stitch ** on this mackine, MARRIAGES. SNOW—DULLER—By tho Rav, Dr, A, K. Kittrl Afr, Clitrlos A. §aow and Mies Miialo £. Duller, o ieago, ‘- DEATHS. t the resideaco of her fon, 141 South Hangatnon-at,, Mra, Johanns Coffey, sged 10 years, relict of Patrick and mohier of Jobn R. and O, 3. Coftey, of the Western Catliolic, o1 this city, ‘Tha remains will bo taken to Collingwood, Ont., this ‘morning for {nterinent, FIELD—Wednesday morning, at tho residence of hia davgitor, Mrs, A, K, Allen, 11ighland Park, Luclus 1old, 11 hin Bith yesr, HNotice of funoral horeafter, £¥=Journal and Post of Fridy please copy. “GOFEEY—dan SPECIAL NOTICES. The Proudest Woman in Town # the woman who first tried ELRCTRO.SILICON te pollah her allver teapot. Huch sibining, radlant, daz. aling teapot was nover soon before. Eleotro Sllicon is a uatural infasarial product of a Nevada mine, 1t doas not sorately, woar, or corrode, but it produces tha mos! ng polish in tha worldou Gold, Silvor, anc surlacos. Bold by Honse Farnisbers, Drugglats, Jowal- and Orocom. Agonts, GILLET, McUULLOCH & 34 and 38 South Wator.nt., Chiongo. By TUE MESSRS. LEAVITT, ART SALE. An Extmordfiy and Excep- tional Exhibition, AND BALE OF PAINTINGS AND STATUARY The Bessrs, LEAVITT annotnice that thay wilt Dby AUUTION, on the evenings of Wednewds Thupsay, Jab, 24 sud 27, ot thele Art oo Liroadway, Now York, {he entiro collectlon of inga, by s6mo of the dreatest Old si Modern Masters, and’ Blatuary, bolonging fo N, D. Morgan, Eayy Brooklyn, N, Y. Tho Hiatuary 1 of (ho higheat in roputation, by the late lliram Towera: M Washington,” * Proserpine,* “ Faith," and Lils (ineat and life-timo work, * Paradise Lost," fielglt G feet 3 Juchea, Tl wholo now on exbibition at the Art Rooms, 817 Droadwsy, Now Yotk TUE MESSRS. LEAVITT, Anctionsers. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, AUCTIONEERS, 108 MADISON-ST. ESTADLIBHED JAN., 1830, TWENTY YHARS.AGO BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUBEHOLD GUODS OF ALL KIND:! CALPETE, PIANOS, NEW FURNITURE, AND GENERAL MERCHAND SATURDAY MORNING, JAN, 23, &t 9:3) o'cloc] their Balearooms, 103 Bad 2 ey By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Frilay Morning, Jan. 21, at 9:30 o'clock, Onr Regular Weekly Auction Sale. AN IMMENSE LAY OUT! NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE AND BUUSEHOLD GOOLS, Parlor Hults, Chambor Huts, etc.: Dining-room, Ofiice, and Library Furniture; o full line Carpets, Btoves, lounges, 80fas, Maltreades, Bedding, 35 Oratos Grockery iu open lots, Bilver-plaiod Wate, Gonural Merchandlse, ete. LLISON, I‘OR(&ROY & Ci sclt a I L e BY « P. GORE & B €480d 70 Wabaabeay, On Satnrdny, Jan, 2, at 0:30 o'cleck. 10 crates W, G, Crockery, 100 packages Qlsasware, 5,000 pounds Turkish Prunes, fn prime order, AT10:.0 0'0LUCK, MMOUSENROLD FURNITURD, Tha only Auction House that has & completo assort- ment and duplicates. Parlor and Chamber Furnlturs of overy style, Library, Diufng-Room, snd Kitchen Furulture, Marlor and’ Ofiice Desxs, Snow-Casos, Pare lor Bloves, Carpets, 402 wood-seat CBar, 4. P, GONRE & CO, e By S, DINGEE & CO. Auctioneers, 374 & 376 E, Madinon-ak., noar TO.MORROW, SATURDAY, at 10 a. m., A large line of NEW snd SECOND-IHAND Hoosehold and Office Tarnitare, HOUSE I‘UB.NISHINg @00DS, &o, Beo to-morrow's PUBLIC SALHR. Tho uppse part of tie two-story frame dwslling houae, sltuate and kuown &g No, 3) Blm-at., Ohicago, will b sold (for default fn_paymani of tho groun 1) to the highest bidder the (st Monday (the dlst] anusry, 1876, at the sonth door of Crituinil Courts House, on Michigun-at,, butween North Clirk and Norih' Dearborn-ata., Ullicago, HOKAN 3 dlord, TION. One New England Wax Sowing-Machine: alsc ont Binger Manufacturing Machiue (latest {uproved), 10 Lo sold, with fafures, at 141 Kake-st,, Batunday, a8 11 o'clock, Jan, 32, 1kiG D, M. GUAPIN, Auignae, AUCTION, T will sell at publio auction, for cash, on Ssturdsy, 234 of January, st 11 0'clack, Shelving, Countors, Des) Ofice, Gas Fizluses, and Yspreas Wigon, | Lake at., Chicago, D3, CUATLN, Asslgnee, CONFECTIONERY, OBLEBIATED througlout the Unfon—oxpressod lo all parta. 1 I and upward at 40y 600 per 1. "Address GQUNTHRE, Conleoe 'hicage,