Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1876, Page 8

B THE CITY. . CENERAL NEWS, Qeorge I, Dréw bas sold to Thomas J. Fos- ter for 830,000 120x120 feot on tho wea: side uf Lieavitt strobt, 46 foot north of Polk sirant. Tho tempsrature yestorday, ae obsorved by Mnuaean, optician, 88 Madison rtroot (TRinoxz nlding), was at 8 a. m,, 23 degrees: 10 a. m., 49y 12 o1, 3t3 8. m, 395 8p. m,, 40, Barom- eler, A n, m, 20185 1pm., 28,62, Tue Noriusl Schiool mooting of the Chicage Principals’ Aseoclation yesterdsy exproeacd ity sorrow at thoe death of Ldward E, Whittemoro, who wss for ton yonrs s toscher in our publis schools. H. O. Troro has addressed & challengo to Eugona Millard, proposing to skate s wmatch of 50 miles for @100, aud rtating thatlio Las de- posited 8100 in the hands of Mr. J. E. Whiling 8 hia sliare of tho stako. The Tev. T.J. Dutlor, D, D., loctured lnst avoning in the Unlon Catbolic Library Asiaci tion course on * Judaism and Usgan Nythol- ogy.” A considerablo nudienco was presont, and thoroughly appreciated tho scholarly eoffoit. rs, Oynthia Leonard dolivered her now and l'n;Alx uo ?.%'?m on **‘Clio Dby of tho Y'ariod,” nt tho First Mothodist Church, lnst eveniug, Tho nudionce was sparse, but the lecturo atounded 10 much that was now and racy, The paronta of Joachim Kuven, & 18-year-old boy, regrdlng at No, 436 North Ashland asonue, aro in groat suxioty ad to -tho whoreabouts of {heir son. Ilia hat waa fonnd on tho Leach at e faot of North ayeuuo, aud they foar that ho has beon drowned, Deputy Coroner, McGirr vestorday bald an fn- quest on the remaiua of Joseph Jiungen, aged 22 oars, formerly residing with his father at No. 3 Archior avenuo. 'Tho fury found that ho pame to his death by falling 10to & kestlo of hot h::»’& at Murphy's packiug-house, noar the Stock Yards. Mr. James Chisiolm, of tho Inler-Ocean, way enrprised Weduesday ovoniug by 8 number of hia friends, who 100k advantage of his fifth wedding suniversary to pay him n visit ai him rosidonce, ‘I'hough unoxpected, the guests wero nono tho less welcomo, and wero hundsomely on- tertalnod by the host and his wife. The Directors of tho Illinols Masonko Benevo- lont Sacloty hold n short meeting at the Cotn- morcial Hotel yestorday, AMr. D. U. Cregior, of Chicago, President, aud Mr, G, I, Sampson, of Princoton, 1il., Becrotlary. iloutine businoss and mattors pertalniug to tho private wolfaro of tlio organization wero discnesed, and the mecting ufionmnd. A meoting of the Weat Sido tax-pavers was hold at tho Gauit Houso last evening, 3lr. Moge- Joy in the chalr. After ou informal discussion of tho sitnation, it woa agrecd to take no action Tooking to a contont until the decision of tho courts in the cases now under consideration had Deen heard. Anotbor moctiug will be hold Batur- day eveniug, ‘The United Statos Suproms Court hns affirmod tho decros of tha Circuit Court refusing I'or- sythe s sot-off of certain indebtedness duo the Dlutnal Becurity {nsurance Company against an nlloged indobteduess of tho Company due to him on policics of insurance, on the ground that the indeblodnors swas not Individual. Mr, Jus- tice Swayno delivered the opiuion, A littlo G-year-old dnughtor of Martin Stokes, residing on Douglea avenuo, near Laursl stroot, wag burned so severely at § o'clock Tuesday afternoon that sho died at 9 o'clock yesterday. The Coroner held an im}ucul yeaterday, and ar- rived st tho conclusion that she was burned by tho explosion of somo keroseuo. Mor parenin :er: away from home nt the timo of the ncei~ en! Last evening & lnrfio nnmber of the fricnds of Ald, Tom Foley mado a raid ou his residonco, 163 Washlngton street, and thercupon proceeded to celebrate the fourtconth suniversary of Lia marriago. Vaas' orchostra formed an fmportant adjonct, and to tho well-accontod weasures of 8Strauss’ music tho self-invited gueste disported inthe mary dance. Atas Isto hour tho party separated, sll porfectly assured that they had enjoyed sn oveming flled to tho brim with plosauro, Coroner Distzech yesterday bold an inqueat on the remains of Louisa ltainer, who died Sundny svoniug st No, 82 Weat Division strest, through the neglect of a phyaician, For reasous kunown only to himself, the Corousr took no farther ac- tion in the caso than to consuro the Doctor for his negloct and the undertaker for his attempt to disobey thie law. It remains to bo scon whather or not the Board of Health will allow this flagrant violation of the ordinsnco to paes unnotioed. Clgfi. Ellis has fnvestigated the case of the boy Brignardailo, living at No. 56 Weut Indiana atreot, who wasreported to _have bcen crnolly treated by his parents. Ie finds, from thn mneighbors, that the boy hae been turncd out of acors repeatedly, and cornpolled to eleep under eidewalks during tLo coldest weathor, frequently hlnfinlmpravl ed with ehoes and necesmary clotb d;. Brignardello is unable to give any in- formation concerning hig ili-treatmout, bocause ba fs partly idiotio. 3 For some time past the Northwestorn Rallway ‘Company has contemplated the ramoval of ity ear-shopa and works from Foud duLac, Wis,, 10 some Lmlnt nearer to Chicago, To provent this step tho beavy busioess men of YFond du Luc met at the Bherman Houso last evening, U. J. L, Reyer in tho chair. The gentlomen fully realize tha beneilt sccroing to tho town from tho large eatablishment, snd will strive to changoe the - tention of the Railway Company. Tho mooting was prelimioary, but Comrittecs were appoint- #d. Further stops will bo takon to-day. patites Sy THE MANDAMUS. €. 3. HENDEUSON. Yesterday aftornoon a T'RisuNe reporier ealled wupon Mr, C. M, Henderson, Acting-Prosidest, at bis store, to loarn from him, if possible, what sction wonld probably ba takon by the Citizous' Association {o the Mayoralty olection wanda- mus matter, sioco tho Bupremo Court had talon the extraordinary action toported fully in yes- terday’s Tninuxe. Bald AMr. Hondersons *Of course, nothing has beon douo yet, and all shat has beon waid was ounly upon the spur of tho moment,' * Wil the Citizons® Aseoclation take any fur- ther action " +*I dou't knaw yet, Wo shall probably meot in a day or two and decide tho matter. I'spoke to s member of tho Exocutive Committea tlis morning, but it was only informally,” *What do you think about a yehearing 2" X think that it would do no good, About the time we got a decisiou election would bo over, and the matter would be in ths liaudn of the Council, which would ba about ag bad as if Colvin held tho ofiieo.” *Tow do you regard tho actlon of tho Court ?" “Woell, I can hardly say. 1slink they ouglt to have stated their opinions ou cituor side in writing, aud lot the public #ee whut their viaws are. It luoks as though the Judges aro alraid to facs the wusic, uud it loaks to me as thongh politics had even entered our highest tato tribunal, and we can huve uo reliel from tlhe despotism of Mr. Colvin for another year. \We can tell better what wo shall Bo after'a meating of our Exccutive Commitice, Ylowever, the Judgcs of the Bupreme Court nucha t0 placo thewr written opisious oo the recard.” A general meetiug of the entire Citizans’ Asso- ciation will provably ba held Friday or Baturday sfternoon, wheu tho wholo man. dsmus matter will Le fully discussed. Ihe proposition to vows fur Mavor at tho April olection, aod theu test the inattor by a guo war- o, {a talked of in many quarters, snd will eome np &t the mauu.nxi 0f the Association, when W will ba discuesed, with & view of arcertmuiug ita logal practicabllily, and slso whethor the thie roosumed in court proceedings would be brief suough to warrunt the experiment, TOE VOTE, It is learned that the Judges of the Bupremo Caurt were divided as folluws on the question of grantivg the mendamus: For the Cilizens' Ane :nd:l:hm' Jn%g uCrJ-l 3 Bcllxwll. lu‘d\ l;iuahlouj or the respoudents, Judgea Lracue, Walker, au Behiolfiald A Wiy OUT. | o (he Editor of Tha Chicago Tribune: * Cmcago, Jan. 20.—1i strikes me that the so- ton of the Bupreme Court in Colvin's caso is ny mach a victory as & defeat for the **Inside Gov- sroment ™ or Citizens' Association. I supposs wopody will contend that the case s res sdjudi- sata, or, in othor words, thatsuch a judgment bes boen rendered ay prevents & now euit; be- esuse the Conatitution prevenling s judgment by three, of course no judgment has boen ren. dered, Huch being the case, why cau't the Citizens' Aswociation dismiss the suit in the Hu- prema Coucrt, it such action la necessary (prob- ably it is oot), sud commenco suother man. damns st (o the Oirouis or Buparior Court, which courts nndanhufliy have jurisdiction ¢ It a judgment 1s roudered in the lower cour} ~ogaingt ibo Mayor, and an sppeal iy tuken, the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1876. Inabllity of the Supremo Contt to act will leave thie Judgment of tha lower court in forco. L - w B MUSICAL. TNHE ATOLLO CLUB CONCEET. Tho recond concort of tue Apollo Club will t2xo placo this ovening at McCormick's Hall, vpon shich oceaslon the Club will hava the sa- slataneo of 3rs. 1. M. Smith, the Doston roprano, the Quakor City Quartotto, and Mrs, Rogiun Wate fon, pisuiat. Tho prugramme wilt be as followa: PART 1. a, Alsence, 1, Tort Songn { % fumner 3. Quartette—" léep In Yeaca Quuker City Ynartiite, @ Avo Matla, ... 1, Polonaise, It flat, op. 22,,,Chopin Mia, fienina Waten, 4, Part Ronr—" When Evening Twilight . 5. Bolo—" Ombra Legeicrs " (DInorat)... Mra. ide 31, Simithe G, Dart Bong—* AULTIN s evcenerssssorss Mactarren PART M. 7, Chortts—4 Pilgrims’ Clarus ** (Tannhsuscrh . \Wagner Teutawskl as oo Linzt 3, Plano Bolo .. Hatton eyerbeer 8, Tiano Solo-~ Avendiiva: 2. Abendiied 0. soto {3 Aol Lo 3 it 10, Tart Song—*Tho Bnowdiop ™, kenfug Sindia Quartelts, ) w0y rang and violin : ..Gonnod +Hatton +Rchnmann +oLemmens +.Barnby Alb wbilgsto), . o (s, amd Cineb, TUR YON DULOW CONCENTS, The Von Lulow concorta will fako ico Aon- day, Wednesday, and Friday ovoniugs, and finturday aftornoon of noxt weok, nt MeCor~ mick's Iiall, wupon swhich occasion the great pianist will bo aseisted by Miss Lizzio Cronyn, n Buffalo soprauo, of whom rsport eposka very highty, The salo of sonts will commanco ot Root & Sons’ music store, No. 156 State street, Lo-morrow morniny. 5 “I'ha prograwmo of the opening concert will bo oy follows ¢ ire, 13, Part Bong—* Bailora' Suug TART I, 1, {(a) Fantateio chirotuntiua et Fugy . {0 Savetta in D minoks 2, Houata, Upusdl, No.3, in Allegro—selierzo—Minuetto (4 Tmama * La TIOR3, 0,1 v (5,) Lavita fellee, Opus 8., s azzee Cronyns TART ) Prolude and 1'ugue, Opus 33, S e e o'} Mendetaohn 4,8, Dach » » (=) Derceune, Upus H7.... 4t Valse brillant, {m, Cnnzonetta T t W L) ‘(...) Nocturne, Upus 27, No, 2, in 0 flat {(u.) Tolial g, (Arriuged by mm'.? Chiopin L Halvator Itora),. () Thou'rt lika J1en Lizzte Crongn., 4, Venezia o Nopoli, Goudoliera o Taravlella,, Liszt ———— THE DOGS. PREMIUMS AWARDLD. Tha attendanco at the dog-show seaterday and 1ast evening was very good, sud thero was ovi- dontly an fncreasig foterest in tho exbibition: an interout which will, howover, hava Lo bo eat- ixfied to-day or to-toorrow if at nll. Aa now ar- ranged, Ltho show is ono of tho best aver held fa Amorica, and the ndditions which have beon made sinco former tuention are worthy of - spection.- Tho Committoes on nward of prominms Lo gt~ tora wero ablo yesterday to mako thoir decisions, and last evening tho carda were pusted over tha winoers in a part of the classos, Bo far us ron- dered, tho awards wero s follows: Crass 1. Imported Eugliah Settors—Eirat prizo cup for dogs (oiferad Ly L 1, Swity, Siraturoy, Can.) awarded (o imported” Eugiish * Kock," owned by Lutber Adams, Lostun, Mats, Sccond prize cup for dogs awardod to Imported En- glsh ¢ Lelcester, owned Uy L. M, Swith, Strathroy, Can, "Lhiri prize for dogs awardad to imported Lugllsh “ Furiv,” uwwed by Mr. Smit, a8 obove, Sme Cusse and Lyced—Eirat yrizo cup for bitches (ofiered by Tremont House, Chicago) awarded fa i+ Quea " owaed by Arnold Lurguss, Mayavills, Yiscand prizo cup for Vitches awarded to English “ Darl,” owoud by L, I, Smith, Strathroy, Can, Third prize for bitchen awardud fo Eiglish * Viee tresn,” owned by Mr, Siith, a8 above, Crars 2, Linpurted fed or Led and Whito Trlsh Bot- tors—First prize eup for dogs (offercd by Arnold Bur- ayaville, Ky,) awarded to * Elcho," owned by . H. Turuer, 81, Louts, Mo. ‘Hocond prize cup for dogs awarded to * Xrin," own- ©d by Mr, Turnor, aa above, Third prize for dogs awaded to * Tufus," owned by Arnold Burgess, Maysviile, Ky. Names Cigas_and Lr-ei~Yiret prize cup for bitehes (offered by Commercisl Hotol) awarded to : owued by O, 1, Turner, 8t, Louls, Mo, ‘The awards wore all very fairly mado and gave goneral satisfaction to judges of dogs, Mr. Adums’ ontty was cooceded vu all sided to bo g‘un of tho most perfecs setters ovor soen in tho Vest. The poultry oxhibition was also well at- tended last night, aud deservedly so. The fow romaining days of the show shonld ba taken ad- vautago of by all who Lave not yot visited tho Exposttion building. i LOCAL LETTERS. 311, CUON. To the Editor of The Chicazo Tribune: Cuucado, Jan. 20.—Tho report given in your fexuo of this morniog of tho inquest and inves- tigntion rogarding tho- death of Cortland J. Coon contains eoveral serious errors, which, in justice to the relutives and mony friends of AMr, Coon, should bo correetod. Mr. C. entered tho Washingtonian Homo during the eurly part of November, placing himeolt voluntarily under ita core, with an evident determination to overcomo Lis appotite ond rid himeelf of bis babit of in- dulgonace io strong drink. Frow tho thmo of cntering tho Homo to the day of his death his conduct was exomplary and Lis resolution unbroken, aud tho ofticors Gomer. instein sud members of the Iustitution, as woll sa his employors and asgoci- atos, hellove thoy have couclusive aud convincing proof tlat to the iaut momont of life o liad kept tho pledgo o had given on entering tho Home inviolato. Mr. O. did not borrow money from the book- keoper of tho Howe ; on tho cootrary, Lo was at all times well supplied with ready money, tho raward of Lis own industry and frugality, which he was contiuually ueing and dispensing in a liberu} manucr for tho benofit of bis lesy fortun. ato fellow-boarders, ‘Tho iwpression that ho borrowed money from tho clerk undoubtedly arose from the fact that 3r. Coos was accustomod whon speuding nu ovening away from the institution (which was very soldom) to leave his money for prudential reasons with tho clork, which bo did on the Sat. urday previous to his death, After spcuding Saturday ovening at tho opora, Mr, ¢, was st lato hour sadinitted by the wrnter, who retarned bim tho money beforo re- tiring. After which time thu deceased did uot leave the building until the ufterncon of Sun- day. Boturdsy evening ho was entiroly fres from suy suspicion of indulgencs 1o drink, and left the houss Bunday about 2 p. m. in apparent per- focthiealth, At sbout 4 o'clock ha was soen by a follow-clork, and was st that time perfectly ouer, cheerful, and, to all sppearsnces, weli. At 4:20 o'clock ho was tsken in an insonsible coudition to tho ulation-nouss, whoro be died #ometimo between tho hour mentioued aud 8 n. m. on Muuday. Wiiat bocawe of the money which ho undoutt~ edly lad ou loaviug the Homes muy never Lo kuown, but that bo died from the recent use of Jiquor {s a supposition jusdmissible by those ac- quaiuted with the facty. CLEus, TOE NEW COUNTY HOSTITAL. To the Editor uf The Chicano 1ribuna: Citicaao, Jun. 26.—About four weeks ago I saw utated in tho papers that the uow County IHospital woutd be ready for occuparcy by the 1st of April. Belloving wuch to be n fact, I made it my busiuces to ace for mymelf. I called thers a foswr doys ago aud found everything as I eaw it a month ago, with the excoption of having the bollers all set, and all the coils in their plecos, sud two engiucers with nothing to do ouly help tho gas-fttors. and that's nol eaying a great deal. Tho gaw-hiting I8 drugging slong very slowly, and I thivk under the present ar- rungoment, it will ba the 4th of July befors it will bo douo I don's blame the men for taking their tiwo; they huve a soft thing. All thuy have to do 14 to watch the Buperintendent, put down their day andt's alt righty the bill will bo ullowed whon prosented to the proper committes for audit, aud uo questlons askod. I cau't keo why Joe Hogan should contiuue doing &l the county gue-fitting and plumbiog by the dlyx ho hus already dous the Asylum and Btudent's Hall, TLat was not enough, sud must bo now do the New IHoupital by the day, aud charge il own price for abor and materinl 7 Why not lot other as good and compotent men have a shake; why not lot the gas. fitting the ssmo a4 otler coutracts? betieve 1t la provided i the Statutes proe Jubitiy b the ~ Commiesoners frowm lotting ol Bby by the day that exrecds B50U, bLut the statutes sro overlooked in this case aa fu -szn wany wore. Idid axIwcn 100 586 One Luilding e toast near completion, bus such is uop ths pese, Tlcre 1s not ono latk on the bntlding yet, nor ara thero any on tho ground. I expeos it will bo some time hefure thers will, I hear from tho earpenior doing the carpenter work that hie haa to lot sll bis mon go ina few daya, as bie will iayo notblng to do for them, as B cannot go alicad cn account of the ollier me- chanfca Liaving contracts, BrrouLaTon. THE NEW COURT-NOUS To the Rditor of The Chieago Tridune : Cuicaao, Jan, 20.—Why la it that the huliding of tho Court-1lonse s not stopped ? If there could bo & valo of the taz-payera in the county takon to see whethior the building of tho Court- THoneo should atop for tho noxt year, you swoull find that tho mans of (ax-pnyors of Cook County would voto npainst golng on. Chicago has good bulldinga that nro not oceupied, could bo rented cheap, aod would make good Coart-Housos with a little oxpenens, I lave talked with s good many men and flud none that aro in favor of building at tho prexeut time, But oflicors or contractars. Tho oflicers or County Commis- sionery wili aav that labor and mnterial arecheap- cer now than thoy will bo noxt year., Dut that ia not cortain, 1 have made millions of brick in Chicago, sud sold them for 23.76 and #4 por thouennd, atd havo hired hundreds of men for 76 couts and £1 por day ; who knows but what {he samo thing may como around again? ‘We have thousauds of men In our county that aro dving notbing, that hiad better work for 76 conts por day than do nulhlngn. Tho tax-payors of Cook County feel poor. Many s man Las ono to his long homo worrying about lis taxes. When Iread AMr. Dross' apeech on the early “ 11iatary of Chicago,” I could not but think of tuo differonco _botwoon the taxes of then and pow. This Doard of County Commissionors nught to find out what tho tax-payers want bo- foro they spond any more money. Now I pro- poso that tuo Court-House bo stopped.uill after tho next etootion, and tho tax-payers of Cook County voto on it, aud know whetlher thoy want 2 Court-lloueo or not, Now would not this be fair, beforo sponding throo or five millions of doltara? Nowndaya mon get fnto offico not to gorvo thie people but to work out thoir own selfish ouds, Cooxr Covuxry Tax-Paven, WANTS 118 PAY. To the Editor of The Chicaao Tridune : Cuicaco, Jan. 26.—1Is it possible that the City Troasury is in such a bankrupt condition that tha poor strest-workers have to walt {from throo to four mouths for their amall earnings? I know n man on this Hdo with a sick wifo and threo small girls, 7, 8, and 10 yéars otd, who has about £33 coming to bim from the Toard of Public Works, saud without n cont to keop bis poor family from starving, whila he js told to call for his pay by the middle of March—the pay for work porformed during the months of No- vembor and Decomber lust. I should like to Juow If the big bugs in that ofiico have to walt ¢0 long for thoir saincy. I do Aot thinkit, 1f I had hean tho hoad of eaid oflice, my first thought should certainly bo to seo tho poor, stnrving workmen paid, and il after this thing was sot- tled no tmuney was loft, I would wait 1or my own salury till tho money was thero, Plense seo abotit this irrcgularity, and try to relievo thosa poor, starving sulorers if you can, and ohlige A WVest Swoe Tax-Laven. ——y THE COUNTY BUILDING. Judgo Wallaco still continuoa sick, and the County Coust idlo, Austin J, Doyle, Clerk of the Criminal Court, was confinai to bin bed yestorday. Bloriff Amold, of Will Conuty, tho boes hang- mau of the Stalo, waa on o visit to Bhedll Ag. vew yestorday. “Tip Farrell," a notad charactor of the Tron- tieth Ward, indicted for repeating at the fall olection, wes arrested yosterday and placed in Jail. Facmer Havms made his first anl onthe Connty ‘L'reasury yosterday, sna lott the build- ing fand in bat eondition. No more bills ean by paud from the fund until tho rccently authorized sale of bonds is mady, Tho Committes on Public Borvico mat yostor. day, and agreed to recommond to the County Board that the valaries of the county omployes ba reatored to tho old tigures, Tha recommends- tion will be presonted to the Board to-duy. The trisl of tho judges of the Sscond, Ninth, and Tweutioth Wards, indicted for franda at the cliartor oloction, is eot for to-morrow. The illegal voters a4 the lats generul eloction will liave un opportunity to bo hoard tho same day. Gor. Boveriduo yestorday forwarded s pardon to Buorl Aguow for n prisoner in the jail named Edwardt Barber, who wae sentonoed 1o o yoor's fuprisonmont tho 30th of Ooctober, Bar- Der's ofense was com:nituug sn assault with in- tent to da bodily injury. L * Cabbagoe ™ Ryan, convicted soma time ago of koeping » common gaming-house, aod geu- tenced 1o pay a ltne of ¥400, was yestorday dis- charged from custody, it appearing that eince hiw confinoment his hacks and other property had suddenly vanishied. The county employes aro, if raports be truo, aoon to bo provided with a deponitory for thoir funds. Tho German-Amoricuu Bank, it [s said, will shortly cocupy the butldine recently ocou- pied by she Commercinl Losu Cowpany, coruer of Clark aud Michigan etrects, The matting on tho tloor of tha County Phy- wicion's oflice, to which attentiou was called a fow days ago, Lo since been wnvasared. It iy found that instead of Ui yards thore are but 3§, which makes u differenca of $H in the bill, The criginal Lill is now said to have bsen erronsous, Herder, of Diedrich & Herder, had an extend- od oand excited interview with Commissioner Carroll yesterday, The result was, tskivg tho Commiesioner for aullority, that Mr. Horder ontirely exvnorated lum from avy conuection with the alleged irrogularitios in Toferonce ia porcontages. Tho Commivsionor waa satisfied from tho interview, bowover, that somo ono of his fellow members would b finally implicated in the nffair in the investigation befure the Graud Jury. Mis, Kittie C, Whyland, wife of Cherles D. Whyland, who was Jilled by Davis, yestordsy filod Jior petition in tho County Court, asking for tho 1sguance of letters of administration on ber Inte busbaud's estate. The potition sets forth thiat the cetate is valued at 84,000, the most of which is compoeed of a vne-Lalf interest in the St. Elmo restaursat. ‘Tho potition was grantod, and tho wecessary bond waa filed. "tho only clum go far presonted against the cstate is for tho buryiug expenses, amounting to 384, TUE CONTHACTOR WAR. ‘The Joint Committoe on Public Buildings and Hosgpitsl was in sesssion ngain Fumnhy, und spent considerablo tiwe m hsteniniug to vxpla- nations of the foud between Willard & Co., their bondamen, and the unpald workmon ou the now houpital. Tue meehng wiorded severnl mom- bers opportunity to clumpion tho eause of the poor laborers. The _ trouble AppoArs Lo that Wilard & Co's boudsmon want tho county to make them some advauces un the retained 16 per cont of the cone Ltract price, but the Cummitiea aro inclined to houitato unlows tha laborers aro gunseutesd their reydue from Willard & Co. 1f the Committoe 18 roally in earuest in protecting the unpaid workmon, it can best manifest its sincerity by requinng the contracidrs to live up to thetr con- tract, which provides thal ovorzdnyllm work is un- finiehied alter a certain date the contractors shall forfoit $50 to the connty, Tho contract should lava been completed in October, ko there is plonty of margin to protect tho workingmen without dolug o {njustice to the contractors or uuybody olso, —_— CRIMINAL, Willlam Connors and John Geary were locked up u the Armiory for belog coutirmod vagraats, Williatn Kolloy stole @omo silk handkerchiefs from J, I3, ITall, of No. 130 Dearborn, stroet and wad locked up in the Armary. A young thief named Cliarles Ludgato was locked up yeatordsy by Officer Jay Beott for stoaling €65 auvd a Lulfe from a comrade. The kuite was found 1| him, bub the money had boan lost iu a faro-bank, Hotfiman and Amberg, the livory-stable keep- ens who waro betoso Justics Bleech Tuenlay ou a charya of realsting an ollicer in the_discharge of lus duties, werg hold to basl o bonds ot N&) ;-uh 10 appear befure the Criminal Court Tues- ay. Thomas Jefferson, & low, brutish follow, who bes ad many lives s a cat, Judging from tho numbor of frays bo Lisy gono ~through, was ar- tentcd yestenlay for attowpting to thump the lite out of Annie Wilson, & deuizun of the ** pit * st ** Long Brauch.” John Molvillo and Georgs Beott, the nceor- licos of tho nholflml burglar ** Brocky " M. Bouough, wera each held inball to the 20th inet., to anawer before Justice Sumunerileld to thecrime of buwiglary at the shoo-bouso of Yholpy, Dodge & Yalmor, on Wabash avenue, Willis Brazoll, aged 10, and John Flood, aged 9, wore stood up ou & chair yesterdsy moming belore Justice Summorfiold to saswer te the crimo of stealing a bundlo of shirts from Mra. Tyalino Earl, of No. 229 Thirty-sovouth stroet. The declaiun was_ that tha boys woro both too youog to como undor Lhe siatutos. E. F. Thomas, a roal-oatate agent, whore oountonango is well known in evory court i the city, was up before Justice DeWolt on a chargo of ohtaining money under false protanson. It 2 allogod that ho obtained £20 from Valoutina Puffonbacti to clinch a bargatn on roal ostato which ho had no right to negotiate, 1o will liayven Losring Feb, 2. 11, I1. 1all, dolog a lanndry businoss at No, 95 Dosplainon atroot, yesterdsy morning loft his colleoting wagon standing fn_front of No, 120 Clark stront, whilo ho was making somo eolloo~ tiona, When Lo roturned, tho wagon and un- wasliod linen hod dsappeared. A littlolator the wagon was captured by the North Bido palico, and tho driver arreated aud locked up in tho Chicago Avanue Statlon, Hoe gave the namo of lmx‘nlllm!n Ahle, nud says ho 13 a stonocutter by trado. Deteotivos Fiynn and Lancing yosterdny ar- reatod on tho sidewalk, noar tho cornor of Lnke and {ireen atreots, two young thisves namod John Colling, alina Connors, and Sam Graham, aling Gliroy. From n burglar'a Lit and braco, n small circuinr eaw, and a largo chisol found upon thom, it is thought that they belong to tho gang who hnave robbed so many places about town by goining entrance through the flooring., In their rooms wore found ten overcosts, pnuts, vosts, and other articles of elothing, snpposad to havo been stolen {n the North Division, and also a gold ring sot with A garnot and four pearls, and a acarf-pin, Yostorday Detootivos ITolozman and Morgnan got track of a stolou horse und oxpress-wagon. 'The thief had sold the horse for 90 to a man on Stnto stroet, Morgan bought it for $18, and Heinziman oiTored to buy tho wagon for 820, if tho follow would eall ou Quiney screct, betwoon Clark and LuSallo, Tho thief arrived at tho doaignated placo at the time appointed, and, seo- ing tbat it was police hoadquarlors, atarted off At once on a run. A shot from Helnzman brought him to time, and he sufferod himsel{ to bo placed under sarrest, and gavo tho nsmo of Charles Anderson, The progmy 1n sapposed to have beon stolon from tho North Diviston, snd is aweiting idoutitlcation, Poor old Fannor Harms! Fach snoceeding dny tenchos him that Court-Houees do not grow liko potatoca—so many fu a hill. Tho old gon- tleman bas o contract for tho foundation, and yot ho fluda it 8o herculoan a task that ho s already praying to tho gods to nesiat him, Yes- terday, encountoring n bed of rock, he instructed hiia foreman to blast it, At 1:30 o'clock fn tho attornnon ho touched the powder off, and it way Just thie poor old farmner's Inck that' n pioco of rock should ily across the streot and burst like & vaunou-ball” throngh a 2150 plate of glass in front of 8, H. Thomson's restaurant, 81 Cinrk stroat, And now the city authoritios have pro- hibited Fapmoer Ilarms from doing any more blasting. Justico Do Wolf heard cbnrgu agalnst varions pawnbrokers yesterdny, W. . Longloy— Appotito Bill—was up on o chargo of raceiving a watch which he know to be stolen. 1o will bs tried to-dny. Andro and Josephine Androws, who aro now nuder $10,000 boudy for sowo simi- lay musdemoguor, wero arraipned for recoiving #tolon goods, But ono witness—I3, H, Wheadon, a 8t, Louis auctionoer—was honrd, 1Mo toatitiod that 3rs, A, biad brought goodd to his establish- mout for anction salo, aud had kation $604.10 therofor, Tured places of gouds wero shown in cours and identifiod by Whoadou a8 the onos he #old, 1t Is expected that Foreman & Friediandor will fdentify them ns tho ones stolon from their establishmont somo thne sgo, 8o Mra. A, will hiave the heavy work of expiatning how rho cnmo by such an amount of proporty, not knowing its Listory. Tho caso will be tried to-day. LOYNE, Abrabam Robinofsky, an old peddlor who has had n good deal to do with disposing of stolen ci- gurd tor some tune past, aud who hias [requently buen before Commissioner Ioyne, was dotected by Daputy-Colloctor Campbell yostorday 1n_tha act of peddliug cigars withont a lioenss, and of ustng old boxes contuinmg vow oigars. Abra- lwn bas long Leen eugaged in the business, but it has been dulicult hierolofore to bring auy direct, Bpocific charge against him, Tho evi- donce against him jn tho presont case was ko clear thut tho Comnmiseiouor hold him fn $1,000 l;ujll: in dofault of which Lo way comitted to il —— THE CITY-HALL, Tho Cily Cullc_cbax took iu 22,000 yestorday. Tho Council Committeo on Markets ia called for Saturday to consider the milk ordinauce, Mr. Clovoland, tho Mayor's Hocrotary, was obliged to give up work yesterdsy owiug to elek- nesy. Tho Mayor iatonds to appoint n Corporation Couunsel a3 #oou us bis can tind s suitable person, Lo bos not fuuud bim yot. 'I'he Clty Troasurer took in 82,700 from water- routs, €653 from the City Colluctor, snd $3,000 frow Hummel, tho Nortik Wown Collogtor, Tho Bailding Iuspector has sent to the Doard of Education n complole report of tho coudi- tion of the pablic schoals of tho city, The do- fecis Luve trom timo to thno beon made kuown thraugh Toe Tripuxe, Tho Board of Public Worka bas ardered the Sidowalk luspectors to notity all ownors of slde- walke 1u which a light of (hick suwooth glass has beou 1userted to remove tho samo, as sovoral ne- cidents havo been occasioned by slipping on the wmooth surfaco, It was rumorcd around the City-Hall yester- day that seversl Aldermon iutonded to club to- Rother eud ralse a pool to poy the foos of n lawyar who should be omployed to ot a decision of tho Baprowo Court to tho elfect tiat tho Aldermen beld over il 1877, Tha City Collector will to-day lovy upon the Fifih Nasional Bauk for taxos of 1872 amounting to 87,500; and for tho laxes of 187l—ubout $4,600—whon the noocessary papers aremade out. Tho injunction that was grauted in this case Bome tiwo ogo haa boen dissulved. Inspecior Bailey, accompanied by Marahal Bouner and the Assistans Marshol, made an in- speotlon of the Uraud Pacitle, Tromont, and Sherman Houses yestordsy, Lverything wuas found ss desired, oxcept that iron fire-oscapo laddora eliould bo attached to the Grand Dacitic, 1t will be dune, By mistake it was moeationed in Tur Trisusy of ‘I'noeduy that Inspeotor Duley had issusd pormila for the coustruction of frawe Luildings. Hince that time the ollice has Losu futl of applis cants for framo-atructure permits, avd the cir- oumstancea Lavo to bo exylained, uot wlways satisfaotorily, to the would-be shunty-builder, Mike Evavs bas nou mads any levios yet for thy taxes for 1875, Whou tho Colloctor appears the mouey i geverally forlhcoming, sud grum- bling ceasca, 'Tlie contcated cases aro near) all 1u court, Thoy are the large onos, and will be looksed aftor tirst. blatler will be pushod & little from this timo, ay Mike goes out ot ollice Murch J0, sod has till shat tlnoe to band over tho total awouut of taxos to the City ‘Lreasurer. Tho Mayor uppeared happy and wwiling ysu- terday murning, I fricuds and colloaguss cougratulated him on his suceess [u the maudamus suil, bub Lo said Le was not sur- prsed, nor did hu feel **on a ligh horse," a3 oue of tho cougratulutord Buge gosted, It waa what ke had expected all the tims, In conversation with & 'Friune reporter, His Hovor said that he was perfectly willing that the Citizens’ Association sbould do il that thoy chuse fu coutinuance or their suit, but ba did not believe that it would end in nny diiforent fashion, ** If soy oue wants to como i bero am not gong to hold the door to keep him_ out” he ryemarked, Tus opivloy of the Law Dopartmont s that the muttor L4 fully sottled, for, should tho cave bo brought up 1o another form hofore the Su- rome Court, 1t could uot iguore Ity Brst decws- ou, which must Lold. o= ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Bosrd of Administration of she Second Regiment will ineot a4 the Bhorman Iouse to- 1007TOW evening, The subject of Mr, Waters' lecture (his af- terucou will bo **The Potiery of Romo snd Etruria The Eighteenth Ward Republican Cinb will moet Baturdsy evening at Honry Wieland's, 357 North Market strest, corner of Elm. The regular monthly meoting of the Woman's Chriatian ‘Temporauce Unlon will be held in Room ¥, 143 Madisou street, Friday at 10 s. m. The annual dn( of ‘xn er for eallefi;au witl bo observed in the New Englaud Cuurch by a weet- iug in the chiapel thiy ovening ot & quarter Le- fore 8, ‘The Chicazo Madrlgal Club make their dsbut uost Tueuday night, at Piywouth Church, on the oceasion of ielen Yotters dramatio readivgs sud lupersoustions, On and aftor to-day the Thirty-fifth stroet ana Cottage Gruve avoute cars will ruu to city limite, ud all the ** through " cars ou that aveiue w: run vis Wabash aveuus. The installation of the Bav. Heary T, Millee a8 pastor of the Bixth Proabyterian Chursh, cor nor of Uak and Vinconucs avenuos, will take place this ovonng at 7:30 o'clock. Dayard Taylor will spoak bLetoro the Bunday Tootirs Soclaty next Hunday alterncon by courtesy of tho Star Looturo ouras, Iits sub- Joot will be *Epvpt.” Admission 10 conts. Doors opon at 2 closo at 3. Tha tax-payers of tho Lighth Ward, {rreapsct- Ivo of A}sm“ aro called to meot in mass-mooting at No. 831 Bluo Taland avenue, Atonday evening, to doviao ways and means to guard agniust tho tax-aatora {n the caming April oloctions. A tecturo upon * Tho Amateur Caricaturlata —Thackeray and Hood,” illustrated with draw- ingy in imitation of thoir works, by W. M, It Fronch, will be delivered to-morrow _ovening in tho lecturc-room of the Second Presbytorian Church, Jichigan avonue, corner of Twoailobl stroot. The French athlotes, Rigal and Cartoron, whoso exhibition of wrostliug powera waa 6o favorably rocoivod last woek, havo atrangod for two more contests, Friday aod Baturday ovenings, whon Rognicr, profossor of tho art, will tako & Maud, Cartoron and Rignl wrostle Iriday, and Itigal sud Reguior Saturday. —_—————— RAILROAD NEWS THE WISCONSIN RAILROAD LAW. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns; Rio, Win., Jan, 22.—I hiave Just road fn yonr lssuo of to-day tha communication of your Madison correspondont, and doelro to tako lssue with Lim in his conclusions as to the origin and on- tiro obnoxlousncss of tho Wisconsin Railroad law, commonly known as the * Potter law.” 1 think that it Is safo to atala Lero that, it the officers of tha Wisconsin railroad companies bad conflued themselves oxolusivoly to thoir legitimato businesa as common carriors, made remsoniable and equitablo clarges for the sorvices rendered to the pub- flo, sud intorfered less with tho businosy oporations of thoir patrons along tholr various lines,—in sliort, iad they beou juat and fairln their dealings with the publio, thero would have been ne such law a8 tho Pottor law" called for by the peoplo. Their treatment of the peo-~ ple being tho opposite of that whiol {a juat, rossonablo, or fair, the *‘Potter law" was n legitimate and natural ropult of their own acts, Tho pooplo were provoked to iho asacrilon of tholr right to logislativo protoctlon from the abuso of priviloge and delegated power by rail- road corporations, and Lenco tho law which your correspondont pleases to call * obnoxious.” ‘That tho present law Is jmperfoct all falr men will admit. It {s among tho first offorts of logis- Iative bodics to rogulato raitrosd trafiic by law, and is but one of the many experiments that are being made, in Europo as well as in our own couulry, to solvo n quostion that is surrounded with much diflically. Before the ndvent of rail- wayn, tho enn'{lng trado of all civilized conntries was self-regulnting, and nceded no logislative intorferonco. Tho carrying was dono ou the publis highway, aud tho business was open to all who had the deeire, moans, snd ability to en< goge in it. ‘I'ho highway was ownod and kopt 1 ropair by the public, and tho rolling-stock bo- longed to the partiea who followod tho vocation of common carriers, tho competition botweon whom made tho businees nn!l—rn;iulntlng. Now, in tho vase of railwaye, all this ia changod, and tho corporations own Loth road-bed aud rolling- stock, which gives thom a virtual monopoly of tho eorrying trado along their various lines, One of the rosults of this s, that tho anrplus vroduct of Iabor s stoadily and rapidly boing concontrated in tho banda of o fow railway millionafros, sud tho industrial portion of tho cominunity ara graduslly, but surely, passing to thio condition of mero **Lowera of wood und drawers of wator” to railroad magnates. The prevoutivo or remody for thisisthe great ques- tion of tho age; it arrests and taxos the ro- sources of statesmon and furluts in ali civilizod countries, and our Wisconsin Loegislaturos might woll bo ex<cused for not wholly_mnumrimi tho xuhe‘nct upon a first offort to soive the difiicult problam, Tho Governor, in his mossaze, and the nctivi- ty of tho Rallrond Commisaioners, in bringing this question so prominently before the Legis- Intore in thae first days of the sesion, ronders 1t more than probablo that thy law will bo ma- teria)ly smended in tho interest of tho railroad compantes, and it would be woll that {t so bo smended whero it {ailu to fix reasonabls rates and faros, and an equitable division of the same in cakos whore freight in carried over two or moro companios’ roads, Tho law, bowover, s defective on tho other sido, and requires amond- ment in tho Intaroat of thoe people, aud particu- larly {n tho two following rospects : First—It i3 the practice, and always hau been the practice, of rallroad companies, Wwhon carey- fng grain in bulk, Lo recoive 1t at the point of shipioeut, carry it to its doatination, thero woigh it 88 it pasecs into tho company's clevator, and accouut to the sbipper for tho quantity of grain roceived into warehonse, or eolovator, after it hne beon earried over tho company's road, and been in ity possossion for from ono to throe or moro days, theroby com- nelling the owner or shipper of the gramn to bear all Josses occarioned by leaky cars, carclessness of trainmen, errors in woighing, thott, ste. The lussos anstained by shippers from this cause are rnnnnllv from 1 to 3 bushols in & minimum car- oud of 300 bushels, aod sowmctimes smount to 5, 19, 20, 80, or mora buabols, To the complaiuts of the uulplper thers i little if any attention given, and I think it safs to say never any ro- dress, aud if, a2 ju raroly the case, ihe shippor abiould be persistent in Lits domands for rodross, he may saon learn from somo Hourco or su- other that bo s moking himsolf obnotions to tho company, aid that, 1f ho would conault Liis own {nterast, ho had better koep utill; hence the growing scarcity of independont and re- spoutible gralu operators on way stations, and tho nabstitution of guln-n‘nF agents and rail- rond managors' favorites, ‘Tho praper romedy in this rnurnnt would be to sv amend tho Iaw that tho railroad eompanios would be obliged to put [n track-acales at all graln-raceiving statlons, and give the shipper s recoipt for the quantity of grain that no delivera tu the compauy. A reasunable charge sbhould be allowsd to cover tho exponse of scaloy, oto. Second—"The aystom of grain-inapection which liaa and doos now provail in Milwaukeo is by far too arbltrary, aud works much injury to country grafu-operators, and through “them to the farmord. 1o (llnut;nta : All grain in bulk 8 ehippea er Dbilled to the company's elevator in Milwankee. Dofors poasing inta tha elovntor the inspsctor entera the car, and passes bis Judgment, or opinlon, as to which of the grades ostublished by the Chamber ot Commorce the grain 1n this particular car bo- loogs, and by the name which e then givos it it imwediately passes into tho olavator, and is thereafter known.as hard No 1, No, 2, No. 8, or rojected. The prosont avoraye differance in market valuo of tho resprctive grades is a littlo over 10 couts por buubel, which, on a minimum car-load of 300 busheln, will make a difference n value to the shippor of a littls over $30. Now, concoding that tho inspectors are all, and at all times, strictly houoat, they aro not entircly free from tha unporfections of our common buman pature, aud aro liablo to whims, caprico, sensous of Indifference, and carelossuoss In the discharga of their very rusponeibly duties, Thoy aro indebted to the warehousemen aud Clhamber of Cowmmerce for their office, aud rospousible to them for their conduet in it, Their daily social and friendly intercourse i® with thoss wen. Tho owuors of tha grain they do uot know and arely over Bes, and ma & ‘Dtural conse- quence their doulits aro givon in favor of the warehousemen and aguinst the sbipper, The lossca to country opurators by lnnrwuou. or, rather, degeadation, of thelr property, are very preas and sowetines ruinous, ‘The witer oreof, when in tho bLuwinos, loat st ona time on & shipment of six car-loads of wheat about @400, and, in responso to comi plaints, was induced by consignees to uy from tho farmors wupon & wider margln,—wide eunaugh to cover ail suchy lossos. All this s wrong, and csunot be succesufully defouded by the warmest snd most bigotod oppouents of the *FPotter law,” and wuro tho railroad managers disposed to deal fuirly by country grain operators, they could so arrango thoir bilsiness that whoa the ‘owner and iuspoector disagresd as to whioh grade any oue car-load of graiu belonged, that the owner should havo » reasouablo opportunity aud time to make sach othoer disposition of bis property as he may choose, ‘I'e Railrosd law ought, therefore, to be amended, sa s to obligate tho railroad com- pauies to make wuch wrasgoments at thoir ter- 1wforin Milwaukeo aa will cuable the owuer of car-lots of graln ju balk, when ke or thoy are dinsstlstied with the juspector's decislon s to which grado said grain bolongs, to take coutrol of his own proporty, ‘There aro mavy other groat grisvancos that Lavo grows :‘) with the growth and expunsion of our ruilroad systew, bus I think that it thess two were remoyed, snd the compsanies showed by their dealings with the peopls that they were disposed {0 be rosvousble and falr with them, the people would i zolurn not culJ ba Teasounble and falr with thew, but would Le kindly indulgent towards thew, as they have ‘;flu hom‘t;aluua ‘n;\d uatil l!;nmmullr for- carance beyond tho verge of e 3 ‘There Ls, tLow, & people’s sldo 1o this Railroed e queation, and I think that the equities of the onsa are wilh them, D. B, DISCRIMINATIONS, The Board of Trade Commitias on Nailroad- Frelght Disorlmination mot yesterday forenoon In the Directors’ room in the Chamber of Com-~ morco Bullding. Tho mooting was prosided aver by E. B. 8tovens, and was addrossed by Mr. W. M. COox, of tha Chlcago, Rookford & Tock Island Railroad, who spoke for a considerablo time ou the subject which ia agitating the Com- mitteo. ITe explained, among othor thinys, that owing to the pooling of the Chicage & Northwestorn, Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, aud tho Chicago, Rock laland & Paciflo Hail- roads, whoraby thoy charge almost donblo the rato to Chicago that they do to other joints north and weast of hote, his road wae unsbla to do ruything at this city, After Mr. Cox bad finished, 3Ir. J, C. Mediul- lin, Gsueral Buporintondout of tha Chicago, Alton & 8t, Louis Railroad, aleo mada & lengthy statomont to tha Commultos, talking till the ad- Journment took place at noon. This is the Inst moobing of the Comuitieo, who will vow road over all tho testinony of the differont rallrond oflicials who Lave appearcd boforo them, aud will mako their 1eport, which tloy oxpect to Liavo ready fn about a weel, MAKING UP THE DIFFERENCE, To the Jxtiter of T'he Chicago Tribune ; Roouesten, Mion., Jan, 26.—1I noticed In your Issucof tho 18th an abstract of the petition of the railroads for tha ropeal of tha Potter law. Tacompating the avorage rate of compensation rocolved for carrying freight in Wisconsin with that roceived in noveral Enstern Btatos, it is wudo to appear that the legal rato in Wisconsin in far bolow the actual rato rocelved in those Btates. Posaibly it mny bssoj butother States than Wisconein, on the route of tleso samo roads, evidently liavo to moro than make up the pretended low ratoes in that Btate. Yor fustance, two casks of emply glass bottles wero sbipped at ownor’s risk from Vittsburg to Roohoster, Mina. Tho charges from Pittsburg to Chicago on ontire shipmout wore 8.2, whilo tho charges from Chicago to Rachestor wero #1170, being a_porceptible differenco, considers ing that the distance from DPittaburg to Chi- cago was n third groater thau from Chicago horo. Of course, having but oue road, the Chi- cago & Northwostern, wo aro compollod to pa; Just what thoy aro pleascd to churge, but it is ovidont that thore is a scrow loore somohero. A BUFYERER. RAILROAD-AID LITIGATION, pectal Disvateh to I'ha Chicago Tribune, ‘Wiroxa, Mion,, Jan, 26,.—The suit of tho City of Winona va. Iorace Thompeon and the Firat National Bank of St. Paul camo on for trial in thia city betoro Judge Lord, of Dauterville, on Tuaadsy. The suit is brought to recover dam- ages for #100,000 bonds which were placed iu said bank on trust in ald of tho Bt Paul & Chi- cago Hatlroad. and which bonds, it is afteged, woro turned over by smd Thompron betoroe ths fulfillment of thojconditionn on whick the bonds woro voted by the city, 'I'lio enso is likely to oc- cupy soveral days, THE LITTLE MIAMI. CinorxxaTy, Jon, 20.—At a moeting of tho stockholdors of the Littlo Atami Railrond yosterdsy, tho old Board of Diroctors was re- olectod. I, J. Jowott wan ro-olectod President. ROADS BLOCKADED, Baxn Fraxaisco, Jun, 26.—A sovero storm of soow and wind {u Eastern Novada is blocking tho roada and railways, POLITICAL. HAYES FOR PRESIDENT. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasurvotoy, D. O, Jan. 20.~A lotter of Ben- ator Shorman in favor of Gov, Iayes for Presi- dont wag tho rosult of sevoral consultations with Ohio men, aud tho lettor was writton with tho view of ita publlcation. Oue roason assigned for the move was that Conkliug would at lonst succond iu proventing Now York from golng for Dlnine. Bome of Gov. Inyes' fricuds are far from satiufied with somo of the expressions of tho lotter, auch as thosoe representlog bim nu o good soldlor, though not groatly distinguished as sucly, aod that he was go situated in regard to tho «uesation of fluanco us to be uble to bupport any piay thot prowmlsed succers. A DEMOGRATIC ORGAN, Corvymus, O., Jan, 20.—At tho. Democratic cauous to-night o proposition was submitted to establish a morniug Democratic daily biero, pro- vided 1,000 paid-up subecribers at 9 cach wero guaranteed, After along dissusslo, it wan do- cided to scoept the proposition, and n special committce was appointed to solicit wubseribers and put the now conceru on its fuct, It way also dectded that the paper must bo decidedly Domo- cratic In tonp, and uled{:ad 0 support the Domo- cratic Presidontial nominee, whoover ho may be, sud that it muat not bo run in the intorest of any particalar factlon or Prosidontial sspirant, ‘I'no uow paper is now n flxed fact, QOVERNOR OF [HNDIANA, #pecial Disvatch o Tha Chicaan Tefdune, Inpuaxaroris, Ind,, Jan. 20.—Thera will be a vory goncral prossuro brought to bear this week opon Gen. Ben Harrigon by the Ropublican preas of the Stats to Induco him to accept tho nowination for Govornor. It is believod ke will &ccopt & nomination if tonderod unammausly, ANDREW SHUMAN, Special Diapatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Brmroriey, IlL, Jan, 26.—The rumor is on tue stroet to-doy that tho Hou, Androw Shuman of Cbicago, i3 a prospective candidale for Liou- tonaut-Governor; that no has sccured strong support about Liere. THE GEORGIAN DEMOCRAGY. ATLANTA, (a., Jan. 20.—Thbo Htate Democratio Exocutive Comumittoo haa called 5 Conventlon of the Coungressiounl Districts for the 26th of April, to volect dologated to tbo Natlouul Democrasio Convention. VISITING THE SINS OF THE FATHER UPON THE CHILDREN, Spzewat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Des Morses, Is,, Jau, 26.—A faw months ago o man named Thompuon attempted to murder his wife a¢ a hotel in Council Bluffs, 1o las a son, who was married about ono yoar ago to an exemplary young lady, The son went to vistt his fatbor in prison relative to Losinoss affairs, and was dotained looger than had veen expected. Ilie wifa ot nervous and excited ovor his dolay, and one day started aftor him on fuot. Bho was met by a fricud, who retnrned ber to her home. She immediately Lecsme prostrated, and in a fow dayu diod. ~Her husband, being woru out from fatiguo from couustant care of his wife, and overburdeued with griof at Lid own loss and hus {ather's dmgrace, his rexson bocamo dothironed, and lie is uOW & wBBIAC, — HENRY CLAY DEAN. &oecial Dupateh lo The Chicage Tribuna, Dra Moixes, Ia., Jao. 26,—Hanry Clay Dean, kuown as the upostle of dirt, and yet ous of the most eloquent speakers now Lviug in the United Btates, soems to bo working his way back to the pulpit, o rocently dellvercd tvo powerful sor- mwons in the Methodist Church at Oskolaoss, ous of which was upon * ‘I'no Great Question of Oausation,” In which he alirmed that God, by & direct sot, croated the heavens and the earth, ‘*Darwiu says, ‘lho oyster, tho frog, the monkey, tho orang-outsnyg, sud then man- kind,' 1 profer the story of Mades, God croatus, God creatod not by laws of Natura. Laws creato nothing.” At the close of the disconrde, o eald Lo folt that thore was a revival influsnce in Dbis audienco 3 he folt as bo did long sgo, at the begiuning of a great ingathioriug into tho church, T00 MUCH FOR HIAL -Dusrque, la, Jan. 20.—The magician Mao- Alligter's persoual effects, also the chisuber sot of furniture, sud otler gifts awarded but mot dollvered on Baturday night, are suill held for dobla, all the nogotlations for a releass having falled. 1o bas 1o slamps aud no friends to go soourity for Lis dobte, He owes $50 for music, €50 for furaiture, 324 for crockery, and a duby in Davenport. All tho claing wore staved otf uatil the last night aud combioed in & wholesale sitaclmont. A FIGHT WITH INDIANS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicage Trioune, Kaxsas City, Mo, Jon, 30.—~From & trader who arrived in this oity to-night, your corre- spondent obtalved pasticulars of & fight between United States troops and Apachio Indians, which took place abiout 50 mies southwest of Banla Fe, N. AL, ou tha 37th insk. The troops wore oo buftalo hunt, and were attacked by sbout 204 rod devits, Aftor fighting nesrly half-a-day ty troops mannpod to got away wwith the loss of ong man and threo badly wounded, At least tweny Indisun woro slaln, as_the solliars wers arm with carbiues sud used them to good advantage AVERY. Funornl Obsequios San Franclucs, BAN FrAxciaco, Cal., Jan. 90.—The funeral of D, I, Avery, Iato Ninistor to Clioes, took plagy this aftorncon from tha Usitarian Charch, Dy, Stobbine, tho pastor, delivered & oulogy on thy deoensod, and » memorinl pooin was read, Thy caskot aud altar wore docorated with flowors, ond tho front of the nitar was draped with the momorial bauner prosontod to Mrx, Avery by iby Chiness Governmont ne & tolien of the estoem fn which tho Iato Minister was Lold by them, ‘Tho procersion wan headed by an imporing mifje tary escort of detachments of the ruvulnr army, navy, and natlonal guard, followed by the pilf benrers goloesed from pontlomen promiuent in military and_clvil circles, The hoursa camg noxt, followed by a dotachment of United Blatey troops, military and noval ofticors, Consulag Corpa, judiclary, muniolpal authoritios, dolegs. tious, membera of the Chamwber of Commerce, ionaoers and many civio socletlos, closing with g ong liue of citizeun tn_carcinges. The Rervices at the gravo wore mmple and brief. Tho rain biad been pourtng down all day until just bejors tho clogs of the oxercines at tho church when the sun baret through tho clonds and ahong brigitly during tho march to tho comotory, WAR AT ST. LOUIS, An Cditor Chnllenged by o Lawyer, Br. Louts, Jan, 25,—Tue long nnd bittor per #onal warfaro betwoon Btilson Hulchins, editor of tho 8t. Lout Times, and Frank J. Bowmag, & prominent lawyer of this city, showa signs of coming to s head, The Times of Buuday last published an articlo assailing Bowman In a ter. rible wicked manner. To-day Dowman sent tlutching achallongs, tho messonger announcing, aftor tho delivory of tho challongo into Hutobiug! hauds, that lio would awalt an answor at the Lncledo Iotel. “Ile waitod until 8 o'clook to. night, nt which time, having receivod no word from Hutebins, ho adjourned. &8t. Louss Kewub iean, Jan, 26, The following corresgoudenco explainn iteelfy 87, Lacrs, Juu)' 24, 18%,—Mr, Shtaon Huteline~ s I referring {o your lles and attempted alanders in yestorday's Times Irecall to your netlco tho fack 1hat on the ¥ith of Tanuary, 1573, 1 publishod o card in the 8t, Louls Zyn-o onoticing you aa 8 4 scous, drel," na tho ald staol-piizeon of thegamblers' ring,s an guity of making fulao unldavi d as guilty of uugmeroun frauds and villanics,” ind at the tino of publlshing the same ent you word that you conld hers suy * personal satlsfaction to which you might think youraclf entitled, You saw fil, howsver, to conlen yourseif with the bringing of n' suit for ‘damages to your character against tho then proprictors of that jmper, and made harts to areango with thom for {la disnlea l—whon you found it served no other purposs tian to ventilata tho rottenness of your charactor. 1 would turthor call your atiention to tho fact abat on tha 2ith of October, A, D, 1074, ia a pamphiol pab- Ulished by me, over ‘my mgnnture, ond extenrively circulated througlont the Sinte, I dnounced you sa s “liar," Un alandnrer,” *n_perjurer,” and * an foors rigiblo villin,” and proved. you 10’ bo such by the sworn festinony of respousitlo wituesses, 1 would furttier remind you that m tho Grand Opers Houss cads I proved you a liar and a perjuror, end thin the Jury catblishid by thelr verdict. ‘The meek cowardica with which for two yesrs yoa havo borue the braud of disvonor X then Atmpod upon ou would Just{fy mo Iu regarding you as utterly be jaw rocogniiion by a gentleman, but waiving this, you refor to the questlou of courage, I am ready afford you porsousl eatlsfaction for all rocout and clironle wounds 1 have indlicied on your reputation. An warly reply {s requested. FnaNe J, Bowsan, E. 81, Loun, Mo, Jan, 23, 1876—10:30 o'clock p, m,— F. J, Lowrman.—Dran Bin: After rejeated attemple I "micceoded fn deliveriug your letterto Mr, Stilsen Hutchiva st 14 o'clock o day, and informed him 4 I wonld awslt bis plussure st the Laciedo Lotel. i1ave waited Lis reply, an promisad, but received no auswer, and um watisfed Mr. Lutching dons not foe tond to'rospond, M. L. Brex, Lightly I Run, as Your Own Sweat Will, Scornlug a pace majestie, 1 a1 nover weary, sad, or ill, « Faltbfully yours, “DoxrsTio” Lundborg's Californin Wator for tollct and b e trullyfragrant and rofreshing Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Ood-Livor 11, 8ir @, Duncan GIlb, Dart,, M, D,, Physician to the Westminstor 1ospits), writes s *1 Bave found Dr. de Jongh's Cad Liver Ol n remedy of great powor fn ths {2eatusont of niny afieetionn cf the throat and laryn; cepociully fn convinption of ths ]‘d“fil’, vliere 1t wil sithtaln iifo when everything elas fatls.’’ 8old fn ex) sulsd Imporius balt-puts, 31, by oll denggists, Sols conslynees, Anusar, Horford' & Co., London, Hols wenla for tho Duited States, Jokm 14, Licury, Currsn & Co,, Now York, MARRIAGES. DOUNER—IIUNT—At §t, Louls, Weneadsy, Jin. 24, Georgo Dohuor, of this city, snd dtnnde L. tugt, of Bt uis, ot the rcaidenco of {oo Lride's fatlier, Col, Gonstaniiao Maguire, 1120 Morrison-av. ) DEATHS, 1570, Mary Dugzan, at her reak co 2t 10 o'clock Thursdsy, 7th, eluotery. ., Tueaday, Jan, 25, Jatucs and Lu Jo DUGGAN~Jan, deuce, 110 Wright Funeral will L by cars to Calvas FARR—AL 10: second daughter yoars nud 4 wont] ervicen st the rusidonco 148 Warreu-av., Thursdsy at 40 1, m, Frionda of the fanly invited, WIGUINS—On Jan, 20, 137, George Houry, cldest ton of Glarles and 5. Wigitos, sgod 8 yeurs and 6 wonths, Funeral from Lis parents’ reridonce_on Thursday, #ith fust,, at 113 m,, by carvlaged Lo Calviry Cowv- ary. Laura 0, £7, oged 19 WADE—Jan, 26, 1871, Georgs Dexter, younges child of Joun and "Clsrlotte A, Wade, sged 13 years 6montbs and 11 days. Funeral ut their realdence, 18 North May-st., to-dsy, 27th fust,, at 12 o'clock, - _____AOCTION SALES, BUTTERS & €08 REGULAR TEADE SALE THUHSDAY MORNING, Jan. 27, st 4:30 o'clock, At Balesrooms, 103 East Madisou-st. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO DRY GOOIDS, CLOTHING, WOOLENS, ENIT GOODS, HAMBURG EDOGINGS AND ENBROIDESIES, HATS, OAPS, BOOTS, BHOLS, &c., BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, JIVUSEHOLD Q00DS, NEW FUBNITURE, AND GENER, M ¥ NE, BATUUDAY HOMNI&’C‘!PJAI‘!?;‘SPH“US" ; .‘\:!l,n'ck, " thelr Salearcoine, 103 Madisor+ TU. 8, Bonded Warehonse Bale 2,906 boxes Tmported Clay Pipes, MONDAY MORNING, Jan, 31, at 10 a'elock, at U, & Bouded Warchouso {Wadswortl's), 200 SOUTE MARKET-ST. Crodit sals, _For particnlars sco catalogues now readse WM. A. BUTTERS & CU., Auctioncers, p ). Austinpen, o By LLISON, POMEROY & CO. FRIDAY MORNING, Jun, 48, at 9:30 o'clock, our Tege ular Weekly 8ils New and Second-haud FURNITURH AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Tarlor Sults, Chamber Sets, Divjug-Boom Furnk turs, Louniges, 50fus, Book-Canes, Oltioa Desks, Ca pets, Sloves, elc,, ote,, General Merchandiss, ocl ery, otc. Also, under Guatte. Morlgage, tha eutirs outiit of Arst-claw Dinjug.loom, Matlietop Dining Tables, Chaits, Crockery, Glars and Ited Wa ELISON, POMEROY & b1 snd 8 Jtandoly! By 8. DINGE & CO. Auctloncars, AT PRIVATE BALE, 40 percent under mapuface turers’ cost, at our Warcroonss, 274 and 270 East Madi B0u-st,, eat thy bridze, 8 bargs lino of New and Haod- soue I'atlor, Ctistnber, Dining-Ioom, Livrary, & 0o FURNITURE. Pleass call sud oxamive, At auction, Baturdsy next, & Large jine of & Baud Furulture, Carpols, Boduing, Stoves, lau Ly J. L REED & CO., 177 East Madisonest,, Auctivnsets, Wi el at publto auction on_Thuredsy, Jan. 27, 410 1., the eutire contents of 81, Charloa Iotel, No, 46 Duspluines-t,, consisting of beds, bedding, car- Joly, utoves, kitchen, patlor, and dinjug-room {arnle ture, Leing tha contents f 50 rooms. Ta b sold withe out reserve, By JAS, P, McNAMARA & CO, 117 Watash-av,, No W, coruer Msdlion-at, Reguler Salo of Boots aud Shocs at Auction, Thursday Mornlng, Jaa. 77, at 9:30 o'clock. JAB. P, MoNAMARA & CO., Auctionoers. CONELOTIONERY, PR S (e OELEDRATED throughout tho Unlou—sxpreased 1o all parts, 1 1 aud upward b arne GO KTuukn, S Woass, Ghlcage ¥