Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1876, Page 16

16 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, . The temperaturs yestorday, sa observed by Manesse, optician, 83 Madison street (TRETNE TBulding), was at 8 8. m.. 87 degrees; 10a. m., 59; 12m., 44; 4 p.m,, 48; 8 p. m., 49. Barom. cter, 8 8. m, 2912; 1p. m., 28.97; 8 p. m,, 23.83. Wilism Delaney died suddesly at his resi- dence, No. 12 String street, st 2 o'clock yester- dsy afternoon, from the excessivs use of intoxi- cating liquors. He was about 50 years of sge, and leaves a wife in destitute circumstances. The Coroner will hold the inquest thia morning. The second anniversary of the Deaf Muto So- eiety was celebrated at their rooms, No. 89 East Madison street, Tuceday evening. The exer- cieen, which wore carried ous under the direction of Miss Carrie I. Hathway, Mr. E. D. Kingon, and Mr. J. K. Watson, were very intoresting. Thomes DBaynes, John Carmody, Joseph Obern, snd Joho Baytman have arranged to play aseries of band-ball matches for 2100 a side. The first game will be played at Condon's alloy, ooruer of Cologne and Dearing streets, on Tues- dav, the 25th of Javnary ; the second on Wednes- day, at Ald. O'Brien’s place; the third oo Fri- day, at Hartwell's alloy, and the fourth at Car- mody & O'Malley's alley, Saturday afterncon. ‘The party failing to comply with the conditions forfeits the depoeit of £50. At the mesting of the Board of Directors of {be Chicago West Division Ratlway Company, beld vesterday, W. H. Bradley, Esq., baving heretofore declined a ro-cloction, and having tendered bis rosignation as tho Prosident of the Compaoy, the Hon, J. R. Jones was elscted President for the ensning year. Tho other ofticers of the Company remain {hoe same 84 Iast vear, viz.: B. H. Campbell, Vice-President ; William H. Ovington, Secretary and Treagorer ; and James D. Lake, Superinteadent. ‘We observe from his profeseional card that Mr. Heory Strong, who has lately become a citi- zen of Chicago, bas resumed the practice of the faw. Mr. 8. comes to this Bar with a repata. tion for high persoual chaarcter, varied legal learning, and eminent ability, both 8s a coun- sclor and advocate. Yow Western Iawyers have had greater experience in the trial of important oivil causes, particularly those mnvolving the in- Lerests of corporations, or affecting title to real property. Tostances like this are none too zommon, where gentlemen bred to the profes- sion choose to continno its labors snd responsi- ovilities after having attained to ample wealth and income. THE CTSTOM-HOUSE. A Washiogton dispatch to the New York World rye: The Commites on Publio Bufldings and Grounds have notified Mr. Canlfield, of Illinois, to bs present 3t the next meeting of the Committee. Mr. Caulficld 12 the gentleman who intzoduced a resolution in the House caling for =n investigation into the Chicago Custom.House frauds, snd itis believed that ho will e zbls to give the Committes some valuable informa- tion on that subject, 3Ir. Caulfield refuses to divulge wehat testimony he will gave before the Committes, but beeays that considerablo difliculty may e experi- enced now in oblaining witnesses to testify to the frauds perpetratca snd money stolen in furnishing the stone for the Chicago Custom-House, The reason therefor is, thst contractors have been laboring assid- uously to hide whatever damaging testimony conld bave beenadduced aganst them. TIGNOLD'S REPLY. The following is Mr. Rignold's reply to the letter of the “supers ™ accompanving the gift of a gold pen they made bim night before last : GrxTimMrx: 1was mever more gratified in ihe wkole course of my heatrical experienco than by your thoughtfully selected remembrance -of s trifing ser- Tice. Ism now using the pen for tho first time, and I_trust it may always be employed as pleasantly. When I bead Iy noto “Gendemen” I do £0 in ~ ita stropgest eenwe, for the umos- tentatious manuer of presenting your gift and tne courteous wcrds conveying your sentimonts leaves no doubt in my mind that the title s not misplaced. I bava played Henry V. some 200 times, and perhaps I may liave become fmbued with somethitg of his opirit. He would not have been afraid of fighting the causs of his eoldiers, noramIof mine. Trusting that the caure may be benefited, and that I may meet with the tike aftention ond infclizence in miy futors cam. paigns, 1 am with great aatisfaction sincerely yours, E GEoRGE RIGNOLD. TOLAND. The Polich Political Society, better known as the Polish-American Gaard, commemorated Jast svenink tho thirteentn anniversary of the last Polish revolution against the Government of the Czer, which required tha Polish young men o do military duty, from which before that time they were esempt. The meeting was Leld in the lower hall of Bobennan Turner-Hall, corner of Taylor and Canal streete. Tte room was em- Lellished with etandards, fiags, and inscriptions. 1o the rear of the Speaker's table was a beauti- {ul Polish coat-of-arms. guarded on each side by & martial-looking solaier. This was surmounted by tue following jawbreaker of a motto: ‘Wolnoscrownoscibraterstwo, wkich, however, tranelated into Fnslish, does 10t sond balf a8 queor, por s it hard o pro- nounce. It means simply **Unity, liberty, and fraternity.” Mr. Michalski was chosen to preside over the proceedioge, sod Mr. Grieglawszcawski was clected Secretary. The gentleman who pro- posed the Secretary’s name acted s if he ‘had he lockjaw when he pronounced it. He, how- ever, got through it safely, though in sn ex- haustod state. : Several rousing and patriotic epeeches were made by the following gentlemen: Maj. A. Zaremba, Mr. Ziolioski, Mr. Mi- obaleki, Mr. Grieglawszcawski, Mr. Wend- Zzinski, and Mr. Dazioeki. The report- sr could not understand what was said, but, judgicg by thoe applause tho speakers received, Shey must have smd many pleasing things. On tbe 29th of November the Ravolntion of £S30 will be commemoratea by this Society. POURTH WARD REPUBLICANS. The repular weckly meetiog of the Foorth TWard Republican Club was Leld iast night at No. S60 Wabash aveoue. Mr. C. M. Cullerton pre- sidod, aod Mr. W. O. Colo acted as Secretal There was & Jarge attendsnce of promment citi- £cus of the ward. ‘The following additional officers were elected : Vico-Presidents—Charles P, Rellopg, A. J. Galloway, George Schnelder, S. A. Irish, Thomas MeArthur, Erecutss Commitise—Nofman - Willams, Amos Gran #Fnance Commiliee—C, AL Henderson, Murry Nel- o0, Eirk Hawes. After the transaction of some minor business, xn interesting debato took place on the question, “Thatap hoaest City Goverament is best e- zored by centralization of power.” Alesgrs. Kirk ‘Hawes, B. C. Cook, Norman Williams, Georgo Schoewder, and others, gave their views on the subject. TCTEL ARRIVALS. S. Magrane, New York; ¥, W. ton, . : A, B, Hammond, Worcester: A. G. Dooly, New York; E. L. Saabor, Doston: W. Young. Jr., St Louls; G, T. Aichison St. _Louis: E. New Tork; C. P, Noland, Goshen, Ind: J. T May, Philzdelphia; Emil Riegnier and Miss Biegoier, France... Grand Pac jic—J. F, Murray, Te- cmmseh, Mich.: M. N, Townsond, Peoria; Charles Tdwards, Springbeid, Tl New York: T. Horton and’J, 8. Richards, Erie, Pa.; J. B. Bage, Bufiulo: L W. Chappell, Boston; Z. C. Luse, fows City; W. H. Ashton, San Francisco: 5. Apple ton, Boston; C. W. Dimond, Jr.. Philadelphia: A. .L. and Miss Boeurs, Burlin ;’ H. Shriver, Baltimore; 3. H. Coffin sud Alexander ‘Haneon, Moble, Als.... ZTremont House—Georgs Deidel. New York; the Hon. 3. F. Whiting, Detroit; H. W. Smith, Clifton Bouse, Dttawa; Prof.’ W. G. Gunning, Boaton: R.W. Cham. ylon, New . E.Smith, New York; James R. Camp w York; J. B. Weld, New York; W. Simp- 50n and 4.JL. Watson, Burlington, Is. ; . R. Hollinge- warth, New Orleans; Heory Newton, Philadelphiag L. F. Cothren, Galesburg; G. C. Higgins, Bufalo... Sherman House—Gen. L. W. Clark, Meriden, Conn,: C. A. Wetmore, San Francisco: Col. Tom Miller, St. Louis; Judge W. H. Calkin, La Porte, Ind.; the Hon, J.T. Uyo, Indianapolis; Col. A. J. Swanson, Istaud: Loui Keim, Germany; S. D, Caldwell, ‘Roch- zster; Hon. W. Alles,Guelph, Ont. ; H.C.Sedgwick, Bos. 20n; B. B. Hasoltine, Pittsburg; L. A. Green,Cinchinati Gardner House—Miss May on. and 3liss Roso on, Davenport, Ta.; A. Fleming and wife, Lafay- ette, Ind.: J. E. Cullimore, Baltimore: J. H. Winter- botham, Michigan City; G. W. Foote, New York; J. P, \cNamyra, Fairview, e THE TAX SUITS. CONTINTATION OF THE ABGUMENT. ‘The argument 1n the tax suits was continued all dsy yesterday before Judges Willisms and Farwell. Mr. Borden, on bebalf of Tre Trisuse Company, the Baboock Manufacturing Company, snd Richard Pernington, occupied the greater part of the morning, in continuation of his argument of the afternoon previous. He ex- patisted especielly on the action of the State Board. and of thecity in changing from one sye- tem of collection o another when it was not un- der township organization, and also on the ille- gality of making a-foll assessment when thero was asurplus derived from fines and licenses, which ought first to have been deducted, 80 25.to0 decreae the amount necessary to be coliectpd. Mr. Fuller aleo closed his argument on bebalf of the newspaper cases begun abont ten days ’GXII. J. P. Wilson, on-bebalf of the city, spent the whole afternoon_in upbolding the action of the cityin taking the courss 1t did for the col- Jaction of tazes, aiting a large number of anthor- ities, and going over in great part his argument of the day previous befors Judge Moore. At ,#ho clgo of his ATRUMERY, We Court sdiourned. until to-morrow morning, when the discussion will boresumed. Judge Moors joined Judges Willisms and Farwell yesterday afternoon in hearing the arguments.” The proposed consul- tation of the three Judges was, therefore, post- iwnsd. and will probably be held Saturday. Mr. Rountree, howaver, is pressing for a decision at the earliest possible momont, and tne opinion will be delivered very soon, TALLY ONE FOR THE NORTR SIDE. The ‘ravages of the tax-collectors have ox- tended to the North Side at last, as was shown by a bill filed by Frank H. Ross against Emst Hummel the North Sido Collector. Ross says bo lived in Indiana unul after the 1st day of May last, when he moved into the city, and settled with bis household goods on the North Side. Hero the lynx-syed tax official fonnd him, and set down $3,000 in his book against bim. The State Board nobly performed ita duty, and the amount rose to $4,560. Then Mr. Ross was invited to pay 205.26. But he refusos, and yesterday, on motion befors Judge Williams, a temporary injunction was granted. i ALSO THE WEST SIDE. ; Lastly, Amos S. Sesley, of the Town of West | Chicago, was induced by the erratio action of ; Dichael Hallanin to onter his protest against 1 taxes in general, and his own in particular. He , states that in May last—s point of time which i will probably be connectod by the ctizensof | Chicago with other associations than those of ! honse-moviog—he only owned 295 worth of ‘hougehold goods and personal property, which | he listed for taxation. The Assessor, however, despising tho day of emall things, entered this amount as $5000, and, after the usoal menpulstion *‘in - such cases mado and provided,” he evolved the amount of $356.50 a8 the corroct tax for Seoley to pay. Tho lntter, however, is willing to give up all his property and call it square, if necessary, but he can in no way reconcile himself to the ides of paying $61.50 for the privilegs of being taxed, and he objecis. IN THE YEDERAL COUHTS. The_ Mihilla Manufacturing Company also wade its complaint, choosiog the United States Circuit Court, 88 it claims to be a reeident of Wisconsin. It eays that in May last its stock ‘was unusually low, as it was just moving from one place of business to anothber, and was not worth over §4,000. The Asseasor, however. put ic at $8,000, aud the State Board at $12,160, on which a tax of $509.40 was levied. And they only want to pay about one-third of that amount. BRITTON & BESWICK, commission merchants at No. 187 South Water street, algo baving been ronsed up by a vimit from Michacl Evans, retorted yesterday by fiiog a bill against bim in the Superior Court. They =ay that they commenced business abont the 4th day of May last,as commiesion merchants, and that, on the 1st of May, they did not have anv versonal property. Yet Phillips, with his asual gonerosity, sssessed them at $1,300, which was afterwards elevated to $1,976. Their tax is $82.80, and they fail to see where the justics in it is. Even though they cannot cresp oumt through this narrow escape pipe, they still hops to get out by alleging that tho tax is excessive, made without notice and without ascertainment of value. C ——— THE CHICAGO POST-OFFICE. 2 SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS. ‘Tme TRIBUNE recently published a number of interesting facts taken from the report of Post- master McArthor for tho year 1875; and now desires to call attention to some othera which are of publio interest. Asgindicating the vast proportions to which ounr Western postal system, of which Chicago is the contre, has erown, the fac! is noticed that the number of letters collected in the letter~ boxes, deposited in the Post-office, andreceived | from other oftices and railway postal offices for dispatch or distribution from the Chicago Post- Office, smounted to the enormous aggregate in | 1875 of 61,588,383, As showing the extent to ‘which the Post-Office order method of remittance is being used, and the rank Chicago takes as a great money centre, the Chicago Post- Office issued money-orders to the amonnt of 875,762, wbile it paid on orders—indicating the amount of remittances to our business mon—the Bum of 5,229,252, In order that Gen. AMlcArthur shonld be able to meet this enormons drain upon his official re- sources, his office is made a depociting office for & large nomber of other Post-Otices in the West. which remitted to bim, during the last year, $6,508,241,—thus epabling him to honor ** Uncle Sam " drafts which’had boen made upos him, leaving = balance of $1,983,935, which ha kindly distributed to St. Louis and New York, to help them out. ECOXOMIO ADAINISTRATION. Mr. Assistant-Postmaster Squiers has also given the figures, not contained in the annmal report, which indicate how economically the Chicago Post-Office is managed, and what a handsomo sum 1t hands over to the Govern- ment to help it pay for fast postal-trains snd other little expenses incurred in conveying and | distributing the mail matter of the country. The Teceipts of tbe Cbicago Post-Offico for 1875 amonnt to $981,967.17, and its expenees, inctud- ing rental and all the expenses of ateam-heat- i, gas, oic.. are 2483,19.75, showing a bal- soce of $493,774.42. Thisis a great improve- ment on the showing of 1574, when tho Post- Ofiicowssin n _chaotic state, and largo ex- | penses wers involved in reducing things to order. In 1874 the receipts wers only %745, 12249, while the expenses were $469,642 over 1874 was, therefore, $218.294.86. This will not be regarded 28 s bad showing, | when it is remembered that the timea have beon exceodingly hard, and tbat Chicago has sympa- | thized with the general embarrassments which | have affected the whole conntry. The Chicago Post-Office, run upon the most ! economical plan, domands for its efficiency a : large force, and ita employes of all sorts number usually about 500. During the wintor months when the businoss is lightest the force is cat down, Gen. McAr- thur being determiced to reduce the expenses | by reducing the forco to tho lowest working | poiot, however much he may regret displacing any of bis men on their own account. ! IN BEGARD TO TIE COMPABATIVE MAGNITUDE of the business transacted in the groat Post-Of- fices of the country, Chicago was, in 1874, the | foremost in rank, only New York, Philadelpbia, a0d Boston exceeding it in its receipts. The business of the Chicago Poat-Office last year exceeded that of Philadelphia and Boston, Boverally, in 1874; 80 that, unless those cities creased their business in 1875, the Chicago Poat~ Offics is next to New York, and the second in tbo Union. 1t is, however, probable that i thoy did increaso somowhat their business in | 1875, thongh it is doubtful if they did goin the Bame ratio as Chicago. The Chicago Post-Office, though occupying & | temporarvy place while waiting for the com- | pletion of its permanent abode, is in splendid order, and works with the precision and uni- | formity of clock-work, Its vast business is so systematized that few errors and delays can pos- gibly occar. A The responsbility of receiving 2nd dispatch ing the mails devolves upon Capt. McGrath, Sg- perintendent of Rails, to whose ability and fidelity the citizens of Chicago and the North- ‘west are indebted for tho regularity and prompt~ ness with which the immense amount of mail matter which passes through this Post-Office is dispatched and distributed. — THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Yesterdsy was arraignment-day in the Crimi- pal Court, and forty-seven guileless individoals were called to account. The motion of Henry Sexton, the convicted Jjudge of election of the Twentieth Ward, for a new trial was yesterday fixed for a hearing Sat- urday. The contractor-laborer fight came up again sesterday before the Hospital and Pablic Build- ing Committes. The Committes agreed to rece ommend that the Board comvel Hahn, Stranss & Co. to pay the laborera 3850 due them, and to thie end audited a bill for them to the amount of s The' argument in the case of Cole, the big- amist, for & now trial, was beard in tho Crim- ioal Court yesterday morning. The re~ sult was, the motion was denied, aod Cole's term in the Penitentiary was reduced {rom three to one vear. Douglas, convicted at thesame time with Cole, will have his hearing hereatter. John Conly, convicted in the Criminal Conrt some time ago of practicing the confidence game on & couatryman, was yosterday made glag by the reception of Dews Trom the Sapreme Cours that the judgment of the lower conrt bad bosn roverzed. He will now have s new trial, and, ipasmach as the prosecuting witness is out of reach, he will most probsbly escaps punish- ment. A rumor was prevalent yesterday, that the motber of Davis, the murderer, would commence proceedings againet the Whyland estate, under the State Temperance law, to recover damages, It is nnderstood that she saya that Whyland vio- Iated the Iaw in selling liquor to Davis whils he was drunk, and she expects not only to recover from Whyland's estate, but to also mitigate her son’s punishment for the shooting of Whyland, TAKING CAEE OF THEIR FRIEND! being furnished with ralief at the Connty Agent’s office had been reduced about one-balf, compar- ed with the same period last year. The Com- mittes on Public Charities, baving this matter called to their attention, have ordered an in- creaso of rations to those fed by the county amounting to about one-third. Tosave the connty apyihing would bo a fatal bluoder on the pars of such members of the Committeo as McCaffrey ; benco the action. And thers maybe another i nce it is a fact that to redncs tho cou- sumption of supplies at the Connty Agent's of- fice would reduce Periolat’s profits on beans, ete.,, and probably the percentagas of certain other parties. The poor must be taken care of. THE SALARY QUESTION. The question of the salaries of county em- ployes 18 dragging. Siocs the reduciion was ordered, it will be remembered a raconstruction was brought about in the County Board, and the whole question was referred toa committes at the instance of Commissioner Cleary. Since then Mr. Cieary has been gick and nothing has been done, excopt that Commissioner Mulloy has been reappointed to the position of Deputy Sheriff. Tho latter fact is now being nused a8 an argumeni why the ealaries of the Deputy Sheriffs should not be increased, Ar. Muiloy findiog time to attend to the dnties of both of his oflices. 'The questton will be_solved, doubt- Iess, in due time. If the Deputies fail to have their salarios restored they will have ta bear their aflictions until this fall, when they will have a chanco of being elected Commissionora { and boing placed on a footiag with Mr. Mulloy. But what is to bocome of the other over-worked employes ? They cannot &l bs Commissioners. e AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION. GENEBAL BUSINESS. A meeting of the American Poultry Associa- tion wes Lield at the Grand Pacific Hotel yester. day morning, President Charles A. Sweet, of Buffalo, N. Y., in tho chair. and Edmund 8. Ralph, of the ssmo city, acted as Secretary. The membera present were I. K. Felch, Natick, Maas, ; Judee Luce, Iows ; Mr. McLaren, Penn- svlvania; E. R. Spaulding, New Hampshire; Daniol Allen, Galt, Ont.: D. Williams, Massa- chusetts; H. T. Sperry, Hartford ; F. Martin, Buf- falo ; W. Wright, Detroit ; W. . Todd, Obio; A. Ferguson, 3Michigan ; J, M. Lambiog, Penn- sylvania; E. L. Lamb, Chicago; H. A. Mans- field, -Massachusotts; J. Y. Bicknell and A. M. Halsted, Now York. After organization an ad- journment was had uctil the evening. In tho evening the Association promptly as- zombled and hatened to tbe reports of the Secretary and Treasurer, which were referred. Thoquestion of the election of officcra_then came up, and F. Maston, 2. C. Luce, H. T. Sperty, E. L. Lamb, and P. Williams were ap- poioted & committes t0 ' report nominations ata meeting to be held to-morrow. Applications for mombership ware then receiv- od to the numbor of twenty, and referred to the Executive Committee. The question of location for the noxt meeting of the Association was then considered, and in- vitations were read from Boston, Baltimore, Do- troit. Doyleatown, Pa., and other placea. After a fuil discussion Boston was fixed on as the place for the next meoting. ‘The meoting then adjourned until to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. sy THE, CITY-HALL Thers is no news aa yet from the mandamus case at Springfield. ‘Water-rente yesterday were .$2,570, and real and personal taxes $3,185. The North Side schools wers inspected yester- dag, but no alarming defects were fonnd. Mr. Haines' opinion on the ** motion to recon- sider” has not been received, and the Mayor has not signed the gas ordinance. Four out of the eight water nolice, detailed to g0 throngh the sewers Iast pight, backed out, aod refused to eubmit to such a lowering of their digoity. City Engineer Chesbrough has returned from bis trip to New York, where he saw the new en- gines for the West Side pumping works. They are said to be fine ones. "They were made at the Quintard Iron Works, Mike Evans collocted about $15,000 yasterday. He reports collections easy—when a warrant is in band. Monday he will take Clark and Siate stroets, from Randolph to the river, and makea quick job of it, hs says. ‘The subject of gas does not receive as much attention us herotofore, perbaps becauss the principal actors did not appear on the scens yes- terday. Brown was not there, but Billings was, and has been every day for weeks. When he 16 not talking to the Mayor he and Ald. Heath are in close conversation. The editorial article in the Times on the issus of city certificates of indebtedness has caused some talk and much disgust around the City- Hall. No one credita the statements, and no one is willing to bolieve the insinuations. The Comptroller denounces the statements 2s abso- lutely false, and says thers is not a city in the -country whose certificates are better guarantaed than Chicago's. He regards the article as calcu- lated solely to injure the City of Chicsgo and the business of every man in if. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Thorogular meeting of the Public Library Board waa held vesterday afternoon, Mr. D. L. Snorey in the chair. Tho other members present were Messrs. Anthony, Loewenthal, Mason, Ooshan, Walker, and Hotz. ‘The matter of preserving the bronze gats pra- sented to the Bourd after the fire was reforred tothe Committee on Buildings, with power to act. The Committes on_ Library reported the Tist of periodicals to Yo subscribed. for by the Libra- 1y darivg tho presen year. About fifteen un- important American papers bad beon dispensed with, and it was proposed to take only the im- portant papors of Europe. The illustrated apors had been stricken off_as much a8 poasi- ble, on tbe_groond of inutilicy. The list was cogeurrad in, with the anderstanding that if any | of the papers omitted were demanded by the public they should be subscribed for again. Mr. Mason called attention to tho fact that duriog the busiest hours, just after noon every day, the helpin the Librarv-room was far too weak. and to remedy the difficulty he proposed that but a half-hour bo taken each day for din- ner.._Adopted. Adjourned. —_—— CRIMINAL. A vagrant named Willie Tarble was yestorday i delivered over to the Aurora anthorities, who want him for various petit larconies, and an sault with intent to kull, Sam Brown, formerly a well-known merchant- tailor of this city, was yesterday held in 81,500 to the Criminal Court for stealing several arti- cles from the store of Field, Laiter & Co. The * crooked ” pawnbroker, Andro Andrews, ‘was again brought before Justice Summerfisld yesterday morning, and his bail increased to $10,000 for himselt and $7,000 for his wife, Sceak-thieves yosterday made away with a barrel of keroscno oil which was standing on the sidewalk in front of the commission house of Horace Burton, on North Jefferson stroet. Charles Dunbar, tho * straw bupdle " board- ing-bouse beat, was yesterday held iu 2300 to the Criminal Court for his depredations on the boarding-honse of Mrs. Prodere, at No. 17 North Peorin streot. Justice Summerfield yosterdsy eattled the Clark street stabbing affray by holding James Holiand in $2,000 bail to await the result of the injuries he inflicted on Albert Irish. The other varticipants were fined $2 each, Frank Oppenheimer, a young clork in the em- ploy of Jobn Blawes, a dry gooda dealer on Norih avenue, was locked up in the Chicago Avenua Station last night for stealing sundry small articles {rom his employer. The notorious horse-thief, Albert Zimmer- man, was put_under an ndditional $1,100 bail yesterday for his eixth theft of a horse from Patrick Bohm, of Blus Island, and his seventh theft from Joseph V. Rutherford, of Montcalm. E. Dodd, Agent for the Kentucky State Lot- tery, wag yesterdsy held in 21,000 bail to the Criminal Court by Justice Sheridan, for defraud- ing one Josoph Adler. T'hero1s a similar charge, preferred by the eame man, awaiting a hearing 1n Justico Haines’ Conrt. John Gresser, the man who was fined 100 by Justice Foote vesterday for injuring the eye of Sophia Lauherbach, took & change of venue to Justice De Wolf, who held him in bonda of 3500 to auswer before the Grand Jurv on thacharge of assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to do bodify injury. : At 10 o'clock yesterday morning Officer Hen- derson found the dead body of an infant lying in the lumber yard in rear of No. 218 Kinzie street. As the child's skull was_crushed, fonl Dlay is suspected. The Coroner is at work on the case, with but little prospects of finding anything concerning its death. Friday night, a vagraot named John Leios called a$ the North Bide lodging-hause, and in- 85~ 5, :_ Borae weeks ag0 it was noted that the number | sisted an being accommodated, Ho was sjocted by the kosper, and in reyenge hurled at bis hoad achunk of frozen mud. The keepor chased, snd just as he captured him, fell on the sidewalk and ‘dislocated bis right ankle. Justice Kauf- mann awarded the fellow sixty days' lodging in the House of Correction. ‘Martin Hennossay keaps & nloon that never sleepe on Halsted stroet opposite the Academy of Mausic. At12o'clock ho bangs out 8 sign that ‘No liquora are sold after 12 o'clock,” but that means not what it saya; it means that they cost maro after midnight than they do befare. Hia saloon is open to all the profit thas can Lo made in the business. Doiween 3 and 4 o'clock yestorday morning, a party consisting of threp men and as many Women rofurning from a dance, dropped in for some refreeh- ments, A man named Nugent appeared to be the wealthy one, aud, as he ordered all the drinks, the kesper looked to him for pay. As thay wero about to depart, Nugont asked for bis bill, and recoived one of §1 for each round. Hs protested at this, and, aftor a little more parley, Ilennessey assaulted bim with a boer glass, catting his head and face in a fear- ful manner, Nugent's comrades, in tho mean- time, amused themselves by broaking in the front windows of sho place, and upon the ap- proach of the policeman ran away. Nugent was found to be 80 soveraly injured that Henneseey was taken in tow, and held in bail unti the 26th instant, by which time it is expected Nugent will bo able to appear against him. The formor is lying in & precarious conaition at his residence, No. 415 South Desplaines streat. R e ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Right Rev. Bishop Kain, of Wheeling, Va., will preach at the 10:30 o'clock mass at St. Mary's Church to-das. Tho Republicans of the Nintb WWard are re- questod to meot at Neff's ssloon Monday even- ing, for the purposo of orpavizing and sonding delagates to the Central Club. The Sunday lecturs this afternoon st McCor- mick Hall will be delivered by the Hou. William Brose. His subject will b, ** What I Remeraber of Early Chicago.” Admission 10 couts. Doora open at 2and close at 3. The Gbicago Society of Physicians and Sur- Reons meets Monday cvening at the Grand Pa- cific. The report of the Committes on the Cook County Lunatic Asylam mill be submitted, and Dr. Byford will read an illustrated paper oo ovarian tumor. An adjourned meeting of ths South Side pro- priotors of barber-shops will be held Tuosday evenivg at §:30 o'clock, at H. Kenkel's saloon, No. 85 South Dearborn stroet, to conaider tho question of earlier closing on the Sapbath. All are invited to attend. Dr. Samusl Willard, teacher of Historyin the Uhicago High School, will give, Tuesday ovening, at tho Athenmnm. 65 Washington street, another of his valuablo lectures on history. The subjects are Egypt, Pheatcia and Carthare, lerael, Lydia. acd Legendary Greoce. Dr. Willard's reputation 88 a historian and a tescher of nistory is second to none in the Northwest. A The Rev. C. R. Moore, pastor of the Univer- salist Church at Joliet, will address tho family and children of the Protestant Orphsn Asylnm, 789 Michigan avenus, at half-past 4 o'clock this afternoon. Friends of the 1ostitution areiovited to attend theso Sunday services, which ara con- ducted by the ministers of the different denomi- nationsrépresented on the Board of Directresses. and held every Sunday at the above named hour, e SUBURBAN. HYDE PARE. The Board of Trustees of Hyde Park.met Saturdsy afternoon, Mr. Powell alone being ab- sent. The Finance Committee made & startling state- ment of the condition of the villags fiuauces. Alr. Beneley stated that the villaga had no money whatever on haad, and that large sums wero owed; algo that in case of any endden emergency tne villsge would be practically helpless for lack of money, He then stated that the funds of the village bad been alroaay overdrawn in the following amounts: Legal expoose fund, $700 ; Water-Works fund, 31,600 engineeriog fand, 3320 ; geueral adver- tising aud blank funa, $50; Superintondent of Public Works ealary fund, $200; police fund, 81.850 ; water-supply fund, $800; bridge fund, $300; streots and highways fund, 3,500; vil- lage ' fund, €200; coutiogent-oxpense fand, $1,600; street Iamps, £300; total. 811,120, In addition to this sum thers 18 a farther bill of the Gas Company for £2,000 not yet andited, be- eides other debls for smaller amounts. Tne Finance Committee mads a report rela- tive to the Engineor’s recommendation to pay O. B. Green $1.000 on account of work ou the One- Huudrod-and-Sixth-streat bridge. The report was o tho effect that there was no money in the Treasury, and that it was impossible under the Iaw to issue any certificates of 1ndebtedness for this purpose, since no appropriation for the work bad ever boen included in the tax levy. No action was taken on the report. The bilt of Pater E. Falcon, for diving, was reported by tho Executive Commission ngt ap- proved. A communication ' from the Villags Engineer was read, recommending that a large addition be made to the contract for buildiug the One Hrandred-and-Sixth street bridge. This contract way let about two or three months ago for $5.500, the Engineer's estimate previously bav- ing been 89,000. The letting of the contract - was urged on tho ground that it was very low indeed. Now this extra work is recommended on the ground that the completion of the bridge sccarling to present specifi- cations would endanger its safety frem high water, otc. ; and the Engincer stated that he merely wished to give tho facts and allow the Board to take all tho responsibility in the matter, He did not state whether this plan of runningin extra work (the prolific eource of collectors’ profits) was a_part of the original intention in lettiog the contract 8o low. The Lngineer's communication was referred tothe Committeo on Streets and Highways. In reference to the memorandum of overdrafts in tho various funds sabmitted by the Finance Comnmittee, the Committee recommended a large reduction of expenses, including the dischargeof one-half the police forco and the stoppage of all work and repairs wherever practicable without loss to the village: a further recommendation was made that tho Finance Committeo be author- ized to188ue_certificates of indebtedness to tho amount of $15,000, to bear interest at the rate of 8 por cent, and to run ona year. ‘The recommendation to dischargs ons-half the police force bronghtoutan extensive dis- cugaion. The Captain of Police reported that there were now twenty-one policemen as against nine last year, and althongh he_thought two or threo might be removed he could not favar any groater reduction. A rogolution wasthen passed ordering the Captain of Police to discharge threo policemen at hus discretion. The recommondations of the Finance Commit- tee were then sdopted. snd the ordinanca relative to the certificates - of indebtedness was also passed. Tho President then called Mr. Calhoun to the chair, and called for tho resding of the ordi- nance by which the position of Scrgeantof Police was abolisked. When this dreary picce of litera- turo had been dragged out and reaq, Mr, Hoxie moved that the Sergesut's offica be restored, by inserting the words “‘and Sergeant™ in the ordi. nance. The third long discussion on this sub- ject which ensued was tiresome in the extreme, it being simply a revival of the old police quar- rel which has existed for a long time, A resolu- tion was then passed instructing the Attorney to prepare an ameudmen to the police ordinance Te-establishing the office sod dofining the dutics of Sergeant of Police, The Board then sd- Jjourned. LARE. John MeCaffery, Woo was 80 emphatic in his demonstrations against the Water-Works, has flnally come down. He sent a petition to the Board yesterday, aud wants water on Forty- third streot, from the Chicago, Danville & Vin- connes Railway to.connecti Yards. He will soon wanzit in Brighton, A few days ago, three days after the expira- tion of the time granted the Chicago & %nglewood Horse and Dummy Railway Company to secure a portion of the right of way recently granted, the Company began to throw up dirt and sling ties and stringersalong Wentworth avenue for the space of about 800 feet, and yes- terdsy thoy petitioned the Board to extend their time till after spring. The matter was laken under advisement. ‘The Stock-Yard postal station is daily becom- ing amore importaut institution than its pro- Jectors’ most eanguine hopes predicted. The report of the Superintengent for the year 1875shows the following statistics : registered letters delivered, 304; registerad let- tors dispatched, 299; mail letters delivored, 217,772; mail postal-cards delivered, 15,782 lo cal fetters delivered, 32,779; local postal-cards delivered, 15,776; newspapers, etc., delivered, 46,887; letters collocted and aispatched, 402,519 postal-cards collected aud dispatched, 56,752, stamped onvelopos, and postal-cards, $18,916.54; money-oraors issued, $10,610,85; money-orders mid, $1,839.84. PTlm nest entertainment of the Engiewocod Amusement Coures, which takes place Tuosday evening, will consiat of a judicious medley of readings by Miss Conthoni and Mr. Charles Francig, and vocal and instrumental music. The wholo is to concluds with the trial of ths promise case " from the ** Pickwick which eoveral members of the Dick- ena Club will participato. . Tho Englewood Post of the Grand Army bave completed the arrangsments for their Dime Lac- ture Courso, Feb, 4 Oliver A. Goold lectures on ‘*Ignorance v8. Edacation.” EVANSTON. The citizens of Evanaton ware trested to o delightful entertainment Thursdsy evening at the Methodist Church. The readings of Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson were received with evi- dent plossuro, the instrumental music of Mra. Regina Watson was most excollent, and the violin-playing of Mr. William Lewis 18 good a8 his best,—and everybody knows what that js. The andience, thongh not as large 2s it should havo ‘been, can best be described by the words select and high-toned. The Socinl Club gave a very pleasant enter- tainment the £amo evening, which was quite woil attended. The programme included read- ings by Mrs. Ravenhill, music, and tableaux. The address of the Rev. Dr. Goodwin at tho ion prayer-meeting in the Congregational Church Fridsy ovening drew a Iarge audience. The Soutk Evaneton Sacial Club gave a pleas- ant entertainment Tuesday evening. CASUALTL FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cxcinyay, O., Jan. 22.—To-day about half. past 12 o'clock, freight-train No. 109 on the Derietta Railroad, loaded with shell-corn con- eigned to Locust Point, Md., going east, broke through the iron bridge over Spring Grove ave- nue, this city, killing the engineer, John Con- nelly ; the ficeman, Frank Lemmon ; aod the forward brakeman, named Esufmsn Hexter, and wrecking the engino and tender and nine cars. The bodies were taken from the ruins and placed in the caboose, aud brought to this city by order of Coroaer Maley, who will hold anioquest, Conaclly was single, about 23 years old, aod lived in Chillicothe. Lemmon was sboat 33 years of age, married, and leaves spfamily of 4 children, who alao resides in_Cuillicothe. Hex- ter was abont 35 years old, sinzle, and boarded in this eity. This was his first and his last trip, ‘The bodies of Lemmon and Counelly were en- closed in caskets and geot to Chiilicothe. The accident caused no detention to trains. As goon a8 the accident happened an arrango- ment was made with L. Williams, Superintend- ent of the C., H. & D. Raifroad, by which all Marietta and C., C., C. & I Railroad traing pass over the C., H. & D. Road;betwaen this city and Spring Grove Junction. ~ Word was also sent to Chillicothe, and & train loaded with bridge timbers was gent to tho scens of the disaster immediately, arriving -on tho spot befors 6 o'clock last evening. A force of a hundred men were pu to work at once, and the Company ex- pect to bave trains running over the road again Monday over a temporary trestlework. Some partiea driving on the avenus had & narrow es- cape. Thore 18 go accountiog for this accident. Thoeiron bridge was comparatively now, sup- posed to bo safe, and had recently boen examin- ed 1o the usnal way. RUN OVER AND KILLED, BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.—Ex-Gov. Francis Thewes, of Maryland, late Minister o Peru, whiie walk- ing on the track of the Bsltimore & Ohio Rail- roxd, near his home at Frankville, Garrett Coun- tv, this atternoon, was struck by a helper engine and instantly killed. RUNAWAY FATALITY. Special Dispatch o The Chicago Tribune, Derrorr, Mich., Jan, 22.—Last night, Edward Hall, a teading citizen at Concord, was killed by being thrown from his wagon by & runaway horse. e e GEN. LEE AFTER GETTYSBURG, A Letter to Jeffcrson Davis Offlering to Resigna From “A Picca of Secret History™ in Scribmer’s Sunthly, Caxe ORANGE, 8 Aug. 1863.—A 8, PRESIDENT: Your letters of 28July and 2 Aug. have been rec'd, and 1 have waited for a leisure hour to ro- ply, bue I fear that will never come. I am ex- tremely obliged to you for the attention given to the wants of this army, and the offorts made to supply them. Our ab- €ecnsees are returning, aod I hops the ear- nest and beantiful appeal made to the country in your proclamation may stir up the whole people, and that they may see their dutj and perform Nothing ™ is wanted but that their fortitude sbould equal their bravery, to insure the success of our cause. We must expoct re- verses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudeacs, to call forth greater en- ergics, sud to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Onr people have only to be truo snd united, to bear manfully the misforcunes inci- dent to war, and all will come rigat in the ead. 1 know how prone we are to ceusure, and how ready to blamo others for the noafalfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a gen- erous people, and I grieve to eee its expression. The general remedy for tho want of success in & military commander ia bis removal. Tais is natural, and in maoy instances proper, For, no amatter what msy be the ability of the ‘officer, if he Joses the confidence of his troops, disaster must sooner or later ensue. I have been prompted by thess reflactions more than once eiuce my return from Penusyl- vanua to propose to your Excellency the pro- pristy of selecting another commander for thin army. I have seen and heard of expressions of discontent in the public journals at the re- sult of the expedition. Ido not know how far this feeling extends in the army. Aly brother oflicors have bsen too kind {0 report it, and so far the troops have beea too generons to exhibit it. It is fair. however, to suppose that it does exist, and success is 80 necessary to us that notbing sbould be risked to secure it. I thorefare, in all sincerity, request your Excel- lency to take measures to supply my place. 1 do this with the more earnest- Deas Dbocau%e N0 One is mors aware than myeelf of my ioability for the duties of my position. 1 cannot evea accom- plish what 1 myself desirs. How can I fulill tho expectations of athers ? In addition, I sensi- by feel the growing failure of my bodily strength. I have not yet recovered from the at- tack I experienced tho past spring. 1 am becom- ing more and moro incapable of exertion, and am thus preventod from making the personal oxaminations and giving the personal so- pervision to the operatioos in the fiold which I {feel to be necossary. I am 50 dull that in mak- ing use of tho eycs of others I am frequently misled, Everything therefors points to the ad- vantages to be derived from a new commander, aod I the more _snxiously urge the mattor upon your Excelleacy from my beliot that & younger and ablor man than myself ean readily bo obtained. I know that he will have a8 gallant and brave an army ag ever existed to sacond his efforts, and it wonld be the happiest day of my life to &ce at its head a worthy leader; one that would accom- plish mora thaa I conld perform, and all that I bave wished. Ihope your Escellency will at- tribate my request to the true reason, the desire to serve my country, and to do all in my power to insure the snccess of her righteous canse. I have no complaints to make of any one but wyself. Ibave received nothing but kindness {rom thosa above me, and tho most considorate attention from my comrades and compsnions in arms. To your Excellency I am apecially in- debted for uniform kindness smf consid- eration. You bhave done everything in your power to zid me in the work com- mitted to my charge, withont omitting anything to promote the general welfare. I pray that your efforts may yet be crowned with anccesa, and that you may loog live to enjoy the thanks of agrateful people. ‘With gentiments of great esteem I am very reapectfully and truly yoars, R. E. Leg, General. Davis, President Con- His Excellency Jefferson federate States. i S s German Explorations at Olympia. Correspondence London Times. Benuny, Jan. 5—The success attending the German excavations at Olympia gives no small satigfaction here. One after the other the figurea formerly adorning the éastern part of the roof, and minutely described by Pausanizs, are being dragged from the bowels of the earth, Nike has been found in_tolerable preservation % the head of Kladeos is there ; Myrtilosis an. nounced, and Zeus just emerging. The uoder- taking is chiefly dne 1o the discerning anticipa- tions of Prof. Curtius, who many years ago in- sisted upon an expedition beinz sent to the sirgin soil of the great Grecien playgroand. Twenty-five years had to elapae before the wish expressed by the great archmologiat was fulfilled, bat the interest his Imperial Highness the Crown Princeshowed in the snggestions of hislats tutor eventually secured the sxecution of the plan. The excavations are carrisd on under the super- intendencs of Dr. Hirschfeld sod Herr. Botticher, the one a well-known archzologtst, the other a | Trade in amount received fram. sale of postage stamps, | competent engineer, RAILROAD DISCRIMINATIONS. Interesting Statement by Mr, Clark, of the Illinois Central. Difficultles Mis Road Encounters, and How It ¥s Meeting Them. Fighting the Bankrupt Lines, The Committee on Transportation appointed by the Board of Trade to investigate the dis- crimination made by the railroads against the city, held another meeting yesterdsy morning at 10 o'clock, Mr. E. B. Stevens ia the chair, and Mr. W. T. Baker acting a8 Secretary. Mr.J.C. Clark, Gooeral Manager, and Mr. J. F. Tucker. Genersl Superintendent of the Iilinofs Central Htailroad, appeared before the Committac. MRE. CLARK'S TESTIMONY was the most importeot yet brought out, and it will greatly aid the Committoo in making out their final report. Mr. Clark sbowed at every step that ho was a railrozd manager of judgment and experience, who is not afraid to express his honest opinion, thongh it should refiect npon managors and roads on friondly terms with him, Ho began by stating that tho question which the Board of Trado had under con- sideration sffocted tho Illinois Central Railroad as much as any other business interest inthe city. It way the unqualified intercst of bis road to bring trade to Chicago. Allits inter- ests were centered in this city, and with it it had to rige or fall. His line was cruseed at various points by thirty-seven different roads, with all of which they had to compets becauss all of them were trying to divert trade from this city. Heshowed by a ekeleton map which ho had brought sloog that there was but one road be- sides hig south of LaSalle which had an interest in bringing trade to Chicago, and that was tho Chicago & Alton. It was the interest of all the other lines crossing his to carry trade directly East without tonching thia city. Between Free- port and LaSalle taere were several Chicago rosds, and from that emall district only Chicago was getting the business. The trade from points north of Freeport was diverted to 3l waukee, The Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railroad, which was pow discriminating sgainat this city, was formerly run by him a8 agent for the Trustees, and while he bad charge of it he tried to get all the business along its line to this city. 8 was discriminating 10 favor of Chicsgo along the en- tira line of hisrond, and his rates to this city from competing points were so low that the road got bardly s cent o ton per mile, which disproved the statement made by AIr. Joy that the roads leading from Chicago west were getting twice as. bighb rates a3 the pool lines leading to thoe East. By makiog these discrimivations i tavor of thig city bis road was laying itself liable to vroseca- tion guder the Granger Iaw, but he had to do it io order to keep the cross lines from gobbling op all the business. He had given ordars to ail his agentsto accept no freight on through tates, but to make all the ratesto Chicago so 28 to bring business here. He bad made high rates to points on his road where it had connec- tiona with tha croes-lines, sod low rates from those poinis to Chicago, to stop the business from goivg around this city. THE FOLLOWING BTATEMENT which he had prepared would show failv the ef- forts he was making to checkmate the Bouth- western lines. It would bo seen that to Cham- raign, Edrewood, and other competiog points, he charged moro thao thres times 25 much per ton per mile s to Chicago. And even now he was wmaking drawbacks on the rates to Chicago quoted below : Per 100 Lbs. Mlen, Cents. ‘Rantonl to Champagn. 14 83 Rantoul to Chicig 14 5 Taomasboroto Chas ) 835100 Thomasbaro to Caleag m ;16 Pesotum to Edgowood.. m ‘s Pesotum to Cauczgo. u I Mattoon to Edgewood. 43 8 Mattoon to Chicago. m B Neogs to Edgewood, 30 9 Neowa to Cliicago. B Milton to Edgewood.. L4 9 Milton to Chicago. 63 W He made these discrimivations bacause his road was anxious to keep the business in Chica- go. The Ilhnois Ceatral Railroad has sold tho land to most of the people slong it line. It had millioos of property in this city, and every tax- payer in the State was interested in the success of this road. He did not wish to have it under- stood that his Lioe was willing to do business be- low cost. It could not afford to do this. It hsd toearn a fair intcrest on the capital. ‘fbe Gilman, Choton & Springfield Railroad was auother line taking much business away from this city. Ho had offered the manage- ment of this line 88 per car if they would con- sign their business to Chicago, which was more than their pro rata to the State Lime. 6till his offer waa refused. What were the inducements given to this line to take its business around Chicago he could not tell. But he had to arrive at the conclusion that there must be something which induced them to do so. If the Southwestern railroads continaed in their present course in discriminating sgainat ths city, the Iliinois Ceotral would malke the rates for them. He would offer such low rates trom competing points to Chicago ag to leave no margin to the bankrupt Sonihwestern lines if they went below them. His road could not afford to stand by and look idly on while the business which v 1ally belonged to this city was diverted to oth points. He wonldtrytoget it to Chicago until 1. got below the cost of carry ing. Ho believed that the Illinois Central Road could be run as chezply a8 any other road in Iili- nois. IN REGARD TO THE STATEMEST MADE BY ME. JOY, that the discrimination was entirely the fault of the roads leading from this city to the West, Mr. Clark said that these roads bad to fight for Chicago's interests, as this city was their terminas. If he made a Jower rate to Mil- waulkeo than to Chicago ke wou!d feel that he did not do his duty to_the stockholders of his road. These lines could not help making the lowest possible rates to Chicago, s it was their interest todogo. When ho wason the Erio he refused to gronte with tho Western lines, becanss his road could not stand it. If the pool line man- gers wore desirons of aiding this city and doing the fair thing towards its business men, why did they not require the New York Central, Erie, Pennsyivania, and Baltimore & Ohio Roads to chargearbitrary rates on the business comingfrom oll Western points? In this way tho discnimi~ naiions sgainst the city would be stopped.as the Southwestern lines would have to bear the loss from low rates alone. They must eay to tho Naw York, Pounsylvaaia, snd Baltimore lines: “You must stop taking business from those cross-lines at loser rates than you take it from she Chicago lines.” The unosusal zeal and anxiety of most South- western roads to do a8 much business a8 possi~ ble, regardless of rates, had placed some of them in a position where they could not pay their in~ torest, and had to be placed in tho haunds of Receivers. These Reccivers had no responsi- bility. They could do as thoy pleased. it was not necessary for them to make mooey. Thoy had no other interest at stake except to make the gross earnings as large as poasible in order to incrense their own pav. Thers was no bank- rupt road in the country that conld afford to make lower rates than ths Iliinois Central. He would be willing to lease hisrond to any one who was willing to guarantes him 1 ceat per ton per mile on all the freight carried. He hoped that every bankrupt road in the ‘West would be foreclosed and sold before tho opening of navigation. As loog as & road wasin the bands of some responsible party, it mattera Dot how it was organized, it had to pay interest ou ite capital. In this event there would again bo a healthy competition. Next apring he would issue bills of lading to bring all Eastera consigomeants via Chicago. He could then compets with any of the cross lines, bought Iand from the Ifinoi mare for the transportation op ?‘L(:x:m tary thun tho peopis 1ving along oher ok, P10ty Mr. Clark also drsw the atiention of ¢ mittee to the fact thss fanlt wes foen gt inspection 12 this city, and that compl: L With thy also heard about tho high charges. e n Ha hoped if such oviis oxistoq th ptiomee, Trada would 100k into them and haye posrd o ot Committ b B e Committee wero highly pl, " Ciari’s tousimony, snd thankod bigy o b Mt nas; n} {inmang barorz them sod Eiving thag such & fall and 1nteresting exhibi; of his aad oma;dmnde.wg ThIBIE o tho v The meoting adjnarard at abor o'clock. Tt is the intention of the Goar- 2t 1 take o mora teatimon, and al g wuiels remaind to be dono is to make their fipg to the Doard of Trado, with thelr rocomey o2 tions for a remedy. This will take days. e sorey e SCANDAL IN HIGII LIFE, The Wifo of Sir Hugh Mackeng, Canada, Elopes with a pryr® Army Officer. Ring Special Dupateh to The Chicago New Yomrg, Jao. 22.—A few days e Waliiog received a dispatch from tng Chiat Polics in Montreal, stating that the wife of o Hugh Mackenzie had eloped with ap Eng,'f: officer, and it was supposed they haq comg Now York City. Then followed g ot Sy, gcription of the man and Woman, Walling detailed Detectivas Reilly and son, of the Contral Office, to look for the named, and they succeeded laat night jn proeny ing Mrs. Mackenzio and her paramoar, Mr. Jopy B. Bridges, at tho Fifth Avouns Hote) g city. Dlrs. Mackenzio bad with her foar dren, all of whom were taken with her ang ¥ Bridges to the Central Offics, police were vory reticent, and to gve any ioformation relatiy, & tho case, merely sayiog to the reporters i wasonly & family matter, and thet. g parties bad nothing to do with it. Thig did ny satisfy tho reporter of the Telegram, howay end ho weat to the Superintendea of Byt who eaid that he could not break faith unti pariies got away. The reporter then oo Mr. William™ F. Howe at nis corner of Leonard and Centra strests, g was sent for by Alr. Bridges to represans b Mr. Howe at first did not wish to say anym; of the case, but after a few moments’ reflay, told the reporter that he wonld willingly eafj he knew, a3 he considered it an arbitrary ap, by the police, as there was no evideace on whiy to arrost the partiea. Mr. Howe said that tho Iady was the wityyg Sir Hogh Mackenzio, residiog at pressnt n Montrenl, Canads, and that her combsniz vy & dashing young Englishman, named Mr, Joby having a most excellent water-route at his dis- posal, and he meant to ship all his freight that way. The Illinois Central was virtoally o water line, aud this was its salvation. With the dis- criminations ho was making in favor of Chicaga and his refussl to prorats with tho croes-lines on anv business going aronnd this citv, he was con- fident that next spring the business wouid re- :u;)n back to us. il uring the winter he conld not poasibly com. pete with the bankrupt cross-lines, embu{’mbd 28 ho was by thirty-seven of them. His road at Dresent was not earning its salt. If cities Jike Peoria continuea to discriminate sgainat Chica~ goonits Eost-bound business, it would bo poi- oy for Chisago to discriminate’ against that city on tha West-bound bumnese, and ship it via some other points. His road was ready to enter into such a movement at once. Hia road's io- terest was to bring all the grain it could to Chi- c1g0, and make this city the market. At some of the principal competing points hia rosd was buying up the grain itself, simply to prevant it {rom beiog diverted from this City by tho ~ross lives. Tho management of his road wonld al ways bo ready to co-operate with the Board of its efforts to work for the best interests ¢ Chicaga. Ho didnot wans_the peopls wag H. Bridges. It sppears that Mrs. with bor foar cluldren and dir. Bridge e Montreal a few deys ago, and amved Iy this city vesterday, when they up at the Fifth Avenne ~ Hy where they were subsequently found by the oft. cers, Counsellor Howe waa sent for My, Bridges, and promptly arrived at the Gestr Oifice, where he had an intervies with ¥y, Bridges aud Mrs. Mackoozie. He than went bs. fore Judge Barret sud procured two writse habeas corpus, requiring ths police suthontiey to show why they should hold ths abors wamed persons a8 prisoners. Ty gentleman sud lady were then fam from the Cevtral Office befory Jusia Bixby, who, on hearing the evideacs, decidedyy discharge them s there was no evidence sufy cient to hold them. Justice Bixby agree¢ wit} Counsellor Howo that the arrest of thosepartie by the police was arbitiary and withous sy thonty. A ‘brother of tho lady, as officer from Cabada, Central Offico to-day, and wished bave Mrs. Mackenzie retarn with them, bot ity she positively refused to do. They were much disconcerted at the turn of ;fl-m.‘:a vowed that they would not retarn withous ths Iady, but Mr. Bridgea doos not appear toem ‘what they thini, as he walked off with the gy aud declared his intention of clinging to hee. —_— ANTI-PROTECTION. Byecial Dispaten ta Tiie Clicago Tribune, Tomoxto, Jan, 22.—The Globe ridicales by protectionist notions of members of ths D» minion Board of Trade, and eays: ** No G ernment in Canads could stand through a singh Parliament which would dare pat such an ont rage on the rural population of the conntry ssta carry into practice orinciples favored by ths pro- tecuoniats, and set forth in the resolatiocs adopted at Ottawa.” —_— The New Eagiand Mutual. Wo clip from the Doston Transcript of s 1 cent date the following facts, which will doubi less be of interest to many of oar readers. The Iate John A.Boppe, of Newark, N.J., in 1873 beid life insurance policies in various companes ts the amount of $100,000, bat, owing to finneid adversities, was compelled to discontinus the paymeot of premiums. Among them w3 policy for $20,000 in the New England Musml, of Doston, Masa., on which thres preminmshsd been paid. By the non-forfeiture law of Mir sachusetts, the policy in tho New Engtand v kept in forco for some four years after the pavmeot was made, and the result was thathis mdow received tho full amount of the po- icy, $20,000, less three unpaid preminmt The other 380,000, being_ in companiea girizg no such protecticn, proved a total loss to th family. Comment is unncceesary. Hencs w will only say that it appears passing stran; us that any person desiring insuracce will £o tho pnvilege of holding a policy in the Nev LEoglaod fatusl,—a company pre-eminently conservative and careful in its management, sod of undoubted financial ability, having beeais sncces-tul operation for thirty-theee yearswith an unblemished reputation. Wo speak as unto wise men. Judge yewhs) wo 8aj. —_—— Business Not Interrupteds Privato dispatches received by Messra. Fain banks, Morse & Co., Nos. 111 and 113 Lab street, last evening, convey the intelligeac that the fire yesterday in the Fairbanks Scale-Workt at St. Johnsbury, Vt., while it destrored s pa~ tion of the extensive factory of that great com- paoy, will not interrupt their business tosy grest extent. The fire was confined fo ood building, which is to be_rebailt at onca. T information will be received with satisfaction particalarly in the West, whera the Fax! Ecale has always been the favorite with busiows men and mercuants generaily. New Atlaz of Illinois. For nearly a year the Union Atlss Compsny of Gtk cago and 8t. Louls, with Chicago headquarters 35 13 Lakeside Building, havo had in the fisld throsgs’ out the State a large corps of engineers and drughts men preparing tho plats for the most complate st of Tllinois ever issued. The work will sppear durizf the summer, and will coatain mapa of each oo and of each mcorparated city, with histories of county and of the State, n special historical festa® being'a compact ploneer history of Chicago, $0fars t can Bo rescued from oblivion. The city is 36¥ Deing canvassed for subserip tons. A Vote of Thanks. It fs with very particalar pleasure that we extsad ouz frieads who are continnally dlrecting customert 8 our store a sincers vote of , and wo ab the s tims assure all such that wo'sball spars no pam® Tender our etore the most pleasant, desirable, 104 8 tractive place in the country for all who wish & 5 chase spything new, recherche, and cholce, 1 watches, jewelry, or suverware, at the very o prices. Hamilton, Bowe & Co., corner 5iata ‘Washington atreets. e e Gentile, the Photographer, 103 Sts# street, i 18 introducing a new system of taking KTOUP o {a mors artistic than any ever before produced I country. He {s engaged now with our Firss als0 ths Fire Insurance Patrol. The Corona Cooking-Rangs. Everything conducive to dursbility, clesslis® #conomy, and convenience is embraced in this riof% For male by Jasper N. Russell, 144 West Madis® street. QI stoves taken in exchange. Opea oTeaisf ‘Wives, Turn Over & New Lesf ik Don't let your husbandy throw awsy sults ibsd a little shabdy, Send, with {nstructions, o McLain, No. 80 Dearborn street. Roturned g new. —— At the Centennial Exposition the mew Domestic® will occupy » promineat fi tiop, and visitors from the whols ctvilized world Tecognize an old friend. Ozonized Ox-Marrow for the % by Buck & Bayner, makers of the “ Mars Lundborg’s Californis Water el and bard ; delighafullytragrant GARSSIN | H i