Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1876, Page 8

' The Oltlzenn’ Association will have a meetiog THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Tuesday to conslder tho Magoralty question. + Tho ruwor that the Baprome Court had ren- dered a decinion sfirming Bill 300, a8 amended, * was ill-founded, No oplnion has yet been filad, Tho temporsture yesterdsy, as observed by Manasso, opticisn, 88 3adison street (Tninuxe Building), was at 8 & m., 40 dogrecs; 10 a. m., 40§ 12m., 48; 8 p.m,, 68 B p. m,, 48, Bix woeks ago last night, W. W, Kimbait way thrown from his carriage, and waa ploked up tho ‘wvorsa for tho tumble to the extont of n triple feacture of the thigh bone. 1l I8 now on duty agalnalmost as good a5 now. Officer Adam Buoblor died of conaumptlon Iast ovonlng at his residonc born stroct. s, 012 Houth Dear- Tie waa ane of tho oldest membern of tho force, and was latterly connectod with tho Cottage Grove Avenus Statlon. Tho first movo towanl broaking down tho prico of cosl has boen made, and to indioations ore that {t wiil vao sucvessful, ago Mr. 3, Gol A day or 50 borg aunonuced that ho would from now on eell ogg conl at 28,60 per ton, range and chostnut ot 8%, Lirisr Hill at 36,50, Dloss- burg at $7, and Indiana block for £5. Thoso rates aversgo on tho lard cos! $1a ton balow tho prices charged by otber doalore, and the ef- fect will pecossarily bo to give him all the trade unloss the othor dealers follow lus esample. The probable reagon for this reduction is the mildnoss of tho season; and tho oxcozsivo stock of unaold coal on hiand at the East. Thia is tho Inst day of tho great Poultry, Pigeon, and Dog Exhibitfon. ‘Lho management, having deterniued to maka this thio groat day of tho exhibition, Lave reducod the admiesion to 45 ocents for adults. and ctuldron 10 conts, to both shows, This gives all a chance to sea this ox- All who have not seon it shuuld go to-day, aud go oarly to avoid tho rush duriog the alternoou aud evenivg, Tho fieat chick hatohed by artificisl heat {n Chicago has been presented to J, P, Resnolds, by tho in- ventor of the Omsha Htéam-Hen, Listchod Jan, 25,—8 fiue Lralmin. has boen an atseaction ot the Exposition Duild- cellent Bhiow of pets, g, Judge Moech had becdme tired of tho coun- tenances around his Court, aud thoupht that the men who loated there had better find some moro fittlog cmiploymont. A sot of regular slonchos been in tho liavo nesa thero to freo from a common nulesnco. this 830 & moat esponsiblo aten, in tho Interior. Prof. Vatton fsat prosont pastor of €he Jofferoon I'ark Presbyterinn Church, which rosporous condition, and hins also Y. uties in tho Theological Sominary, hich roquiro a jarge portion of hils time, ‘announcomont that e baa severed his ‘connoc- 4don with the Inlerior will doubtless be received ‘with profound regret by the mauy readers of® ! rmor. rATTON. Tho Rov. F. L. Patton, for eoveral yoars odi- tor of the Jnierdor, has resigned his position oo that paper o accordance chiefly with o long- formud to dovote himself more eoxclusively to his othor important duties, Othor good roa- sons havo actuatcd Prof. Patton in taking which will oll of next that paper, sidlog. thia aftornnon 1n Lower cnesed. TEMPERAXCE. A meoting of tho Ladies' Temporance Union wras hold yestordny morning in tho rooma of tho Aeaociation 1o Farwell Hiall, Mry, Holyoko pre« The mm-mnutmf of ladies to be hold Farwoll Hall was dis- ‘The meoting will bo after tho manner of that of tho Ladies® Union in New York, whoro reports of the progrees of tho various branchos of tho work are rend by ladies ap- Yolnted for that purposo, ‘fho meoting prom- unmber ses to bo ono of inuch intorest. Tho monthly report of Mrs, Rounds, the Trozsurer, was_tead and approved, It shows o balsuce on hand of $G10. Considerablo time was apont in discuesing the work of tha Uniou, aud it was decided to sigos printed for sdvertising further meetings, v waa announced that tho Chicago Dibla So- eiety would farnish the neceasary books fur Di- hablt of sitting around walting for n cbanco to sorve on (the jury, or porhaps go bail for some one ot of whom they oxpected to mako a stamp. ‘Tha Judye, not long ago, diamissed ton jurymen in f'manuer thoy will not soon forget, and Ho intends to have no mors scoundrols on bia cases. Many habitual +sgottera™ - rocontly received uotes requbsting their doparture, aud ono of tho mou atated that 1% was tho shortest note ho evor recelved. bave congregatod in tho court and on tho slairs, making it disagreeablo to & porson having buai- g0 to the ollice. will look after thoso who plant lhcmselyes on tho sidowalk, and by tho combined offort thera aro hopaes that at lcast ono Justice Court will bo Other Justices would do woll to follow tha examplo of Justico Moech. Capt, Buckley bo of ble-readivgs nud responsive norviees, wifo, Mrs. 1. Bowil * Love snd bave PRESENTATION. ‘The Ladles' Organ-Fund Socisty of the Second Baptist Church prosented their totiriug pastor's J. Goodspeed, » hundred-dollar x§-mnculuo, sud accompaniod tho gift with the fol Cr10Aa: Rear Mrs, Drgen Fund Bocioty, sewing-machine, lowlag Jan. a7, Goodap irough grecn Paskiires unio a Beart desi; oYe A lerge macting borious!, o1 ly burn that the monoy A%, ity iro and prayer of us -fi Tt 18 with great that, in_heliall of prosent you tha accompaniying Could we Lave (nacribed . Teelings that prompted tha gift it would have Voun good-will.” but wo_usstro you it {s junt as »xpressive of heartfcit love and sympaily s If thoy ‘wore emblazoned on it iu lettars of gold, 4 A frisnd fu neod fa & friend indesd,” Buch wo hopo this 1ay prove, not only that, but a good friend, r williog to hoed your slightest bebost withont de- o ready{o abey, duing with aiscrity the ** com- mon {ask,” a handmald abounding in good works, You listen 10 s busy click and its woug of * atitch, stiteh, stitch,” may it llflnkwiall vlessant thoughts, loving memorien f this littie on {dentified Phume. and with whom you nco its organization, and who Jogetlior have niways walked in tho Yhat tho dear Fathicr of us all may i n ‘of Manx 0, Grazivn, Becretary Urgan 'und Hoclely, ACADE3LY OF ECIENCEY. up vel of laborious rescarch, fop by their respectivo countsies. Tho routos fol. wod ™ by the povoral explorers aro also laid fona, and tho earlicst sotiled towns nad cition \broughout the Unitod Biates aro desiguated, with dates of logation. The battlo-flolds of tuu Loutiac's War, tho located d. In the margin are rare and catlous 3!d maps of the couutry in varlous stagos of de- relopmont, tha earlicst of which is dated 1674, Appended to tho map is ulso a tsblet of bistory, nhE:heoulm of rocord of declaivo oveuts from the firat poriod of Weutarn discovery to 'The list of bouks which the author Freoch and Indian War, Jho Rovolutionory War af 1814, are and dato 1876, quotes aa authority comprises not only standard history but works of great ecarcity, which have beon colieoted by yoars of woarching. Tho best ‘historical socletioa’in the United Btates are also crodited with a share in the proparation of the 2a8p, sufficlunt 1o glve mssurance of ity goueral Boour ‘Tho work would bo a valuuble addi~ tiop to the family Ubrary, and ao excellunt aid to 8oy, War, 1eplaco great groat many specimons, both mineral aod bo- ngiug to the apimal aud vegotabls kingdoms, bavs been lying for months past fu & Laphazard ‘manner, totally unuseably for waut of wuliclent Tundy to construct casos, ote., for their proper srrangemout. 1y vory groat effort the Trustces saccscded in ralsing the required funds, and it was the unlversally expressod opinion last evening had been well upont, atroll through tho rooms in which the collections are contsined, the company adjourned to tho -sudlence-room nbout U o'clock, and was oalled to rder by Dr, Jobnson, the Prosldent, Mr. I, W. Intchford having been unexpoctedly summoned Romarks were mado by Gov. Bross, Guorgo O, Walker, "D frews, Prof, Colbert, Prof, 10 W. Chancellor Burroughs, of the Chicago Uuiver- also g of the membors and frionds »f tho Chicago Academy of Scicnees was Leld kst evening in tho Academy Duilding, No. 263 Wabash avenue, on invitation of tho Board of {rustees, who havo rocontly comploted tho ar- ngoment of tho specimens which have hoen gnmlcrod lI‘o n the DLANCHABD'S NEW HISTORICAT, 3fAt, Dlanchard's vew bistorical map of tho Unitod Wtatos Liasboen recoutly completed, and will soon oo reedy for delivery to subscrivors, It s a mar- It s very compro- honelve, and tho greatest palus have been taken jo moke it ncenrato. This map, which a8 de- ugned to bring hintorical sud uuoguphlvul re- {ationn together, locstes and datus ti Lih, Prouch, aud Migstieh forms which tho tlest sxplozera of Lhe lntersor bullt for defousivo pure Encs. as well as (o atand ay evideoco of posses- 0 otd Span and thistorical stadenta in tho school-rovn. The regular meoting of tho Board of Educa. tion was beld last evening. Mosure. Bluthardt, ‘Hoyoe, Olezon, Reed, Bulllvan, Welch, Clarke, Eoglish, sad Olinger, wors present, 3{r, Proal- e g < ae) THE SCHOOLS. MEETING OF TUE BOAUD OF INSFECTIRY, deat Richberg in the chair, Tho firet busiuoss befure the meeting oonslst- #d i Jatenlog t0 & communication frop M. B. S LRZE O N e ey e B - - 1t wos This machine Thoy fully tho The nyo m; the lar-lln-" on It the Ax and keop you 1nd yours, doing for yuu moro abundantly than you 4aro tassk or Lpe, Icading you by still waters and s0dly Lerltage, 18 the Youra fu’bonds of thoso firo. Aftor i r. Johnson, v, Au- Tigke, nod arty. Tyhu Committes on Appolutments reportod as followa Tran Touise On motion of referred to tho Committes on Melt and Grounds, Mr. Engliah read a communieation from A. d. Lano offering to provids for & nnw lonu of an amount cqual to the mortgage past due ona parcol of 6 acres woat of Hlumboldt On motion tho proposition was accoptod. TEAGHERS, Tho Committes on Lxamination of Toachera reportod recommending thnt p bo issued to tho following: Alico M, Brooks, Julla Crotter, Ldlth Z, Ward, Lucy I Gates, Charloits L. Trimble, Eva B, Whitmore, Kata It Goary, angl Mary ¥, Dough- Daltoy, Superinterdert of Pablio Duildings, roi- alivo to the dofeots discavered by him in his examination of tho difforont school-bulldings. ‘The recommendations of tho Buporintondent wero published {rom day Lo dsy in Tne Tainoxs whilo the inveatigations wero in progross. | glr. Sulllvan the communieation waa roferred 1o the Committes on Buildings and Luildiug Buppllos. UIACELLANEOUR, An ordinance of the Common ing tho Jloatrd Lo onen & pasas| and Bremer atrccts, was read, &nd, on motion. gnl Bulldiogs Co||nv£ll roquoat- e betweon Oalloy Dark, artial certificaten Esa O, Darbia, Honrielts Uonu from Dora to Ilages; ndlar from King to Brown ; Mariha A, Ca- Toy from Wicker Iark to Doro Elizabells Matlier from Tearnon to King ; Anna M. 1lolden, Murpby from Pickard to {pnointpients—Minnlo E, Marbloand Aunadf, Heall, anintants in Jones School ; Agnes Rankin asastant in tho Fnale; Lizzie Goggin an ‘ranklin Virginia Barclay, ass ants o th T Nellio £ {ama aud Mary I Kato 8, Young Newbel Anna B, Whittaker, ns: Futls, esnistant fu P ant {n Thirl aveot Cleaver _streets Ioss streel: ary nderso T’ Cranes, annistan n, l!ll!"lu{ 'fn the Havons Saral Wills 'Bativan, assistants in the Ilolden Anna Com| plon, ansiat- - tant In the {n tho YWells: eintant u tho Clurke; Carrie 1t Ktono nnd Jednis hwenton tadstanis (n the Lestwons tant (n Sheldons Ielen M, + Flora W, Caoper, assint- Eva Webstor, nacistant in ting, asslsiant in Cloaver Tyizabeits 3, Decte, anaiatant fu Cleaver strect; Miunio L, (ireen, a#aistant fu Nickersouville; Frances L, Jenesen, U i femation—Emily Leo, Bcammon: Mary O, Morsc, 2attie A, Harvey, and Ayn/ ilng Mary E. Mansfield, Mary C. Fengergrast, aud v 1. Tiorney, Moscley; Anna 1, Watkins, Foa- futant Al et i ssistant Ju Sauth Halsted street: h cet: Lotta A, Manley and 1 Weat Fourteontls atreet 1 and Kate Nanton, an reet; Erneatina Zahu, tes nesistant in Unfou atreet; Lzalla Hen- Jeanio D, nts of o8 Cocliteld, Franks ter; Louins C, Winters, Newburg; Maggle J, Cascx, Iinven; Eva M, Marsl, Cottnge Grove; Lizzie T. Auna L, Nauglo, and Faunle E. Palmer, 1fol- at den; Ldzzta 1. Bhoemal colu Mary F. McMahon, Car Walsh, Bure; Ida M, Driggs, Clai Wickor Park; Allce 3. Hulllya :}ur,lhy, Tckard; Clar E. aggio I, Furtune, Ward, Mary Mary Fitzqorald, Nickersonville; = Gartle P ker, Clarke; Eva E, Hilton, Lin. ntee; Joanua M, 04 Kalo M, Heron, Avaiy npa M. Cleavor utrect; Aary A. Spooner, Harzison street, ‘I'he report was adopted, Tho ‘ommittee on 8choo! Baildings ond Grounds reported that Lots 1 and 2, Block 83, Hchool Bection, woro now occnpied Walkor, who waa paying no rent. by Edwin The Hchool- Agent had boon requostod to make some ar- raogoment with bim for paylog rent untii 2ay 1. "'k report was sccopted. TEXT-BOORKL The Committeo on ext-Books and Conrses of Instruction, to whom was referred tho communi- cation of George Bherwood & Co. in regard to furnishing toxt-boooks for tho schools, recom- mondod, in view of the nearnoesof the time when toxt-books muat bo recommended for adoption oar, that tho Clork of tho loard bo tustructed to scod to each publisher whoso books aro uecd in the schools 8 copy of tno rule iu relation to furnishing books at wholo- ralo rates, adopted Dac, 10, 1875, with: a roquest that tbey immediataly inform tho Doard whether thoy will comply witns the condition of tho same. for tho ensuing Tie roport was adopted. ‘I'be salary of 3iisa Zapp, toncher of Gorman, was raised 1o $650 por annum. MR, TICRARD statod that {he sohool situatod on the corner of Joucs sud Thirty-fourth atroots had no naao. It was on motion uamed the 'Thirty-fourth Streot Primary, aod tho salary of the teachor in charge wras mado S600. Miss Francea W. Roland was, on motlon, l\lm:ud in chargs of tho South Ialsted Stiest ; ‘rimary Bchiool, at & salary o¢ 8300, RLSOLUTIONH. Mr, Bluthardt offerod » resolution that the Board advertiso tho Beammon School for salo, After somo discussion tho resolution was with- drayn, Mr. Clarko offared a rosolution that the School- Agont boreafter_roport the delinquences in rent cach month m detalf, instead of beeo his custom. n bulk, as has "Tho resolution was adonted. Mr, Welch offored o rosolution that tho Com- ittoo on the Normal Behool bo roquestod to ro- port on the proprioty_of placiug all pupils primary grades fu thie Normal 8chiool under the 1natruction of the training tescher, assistod by two pupils of the Normal Bclool in each room. Tho rewolution was adopted. Mr. Bulltvan offerod n resolution to the effect that tho Com- mitteo on Buildings and Grounds bo requested to ancludo in their catimate for echool sites to ba presonted to the Common Council, the lot e~ louging to tho city, located at the southeast cor- ner of Monroo aud Morgan streets, and that tho Committes request the Common Council to ap- propriate the said lot for usa as ‘I'ho Doard thou ndjourned, J. Y. —_— POLITICAL. DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTES, A rogular weekly moeting of tha Cook County Domocratio Central Committeo was held at the hoadquarters, Nos. 77 and 70 Clarl street, Inat night. In tho absonco of the Chairman, Gea. Cameron was callod upon to preside, Milea Kolioo actod na Socretary, and thero wero also prosent Judgo Forresier, Judgo Ingersoll, A. @, Htory, B. McKonoa, A. Borg, Jawes Dcol?_v, rab, and P, Raflorty, chool sito, ‘fne Cominittes appointed to draw 1p a poti- tlon on tho subjoct of abolishing township or- gonization roportod tho following form, which was adopted: 19 the ltoard of Commissfoners of Cook Caunty, Stute af Ilitnois : Your potitione: af tho Connty of Cook, Ktate of petition your honorabl Board to submit & T whoare loga Yoters inoly, respecitully vote of 1o legal voters of 4aid county at the noat general cloctlon the question of tho continusnce of township organization i said county, accord!ug Lo provisions of tho statute in such caso made and provided, On motion, it was ordored tbat 1,000 copica of tho potition bo printed for circnlation In tha dit- foront wards and townships. Auy ono desiring to procure signaturca can o supplicd with the form aud o quantity of Jegal cup ou calling at tho headquartors noxt weols, 'I'ie Chairman romarkod that {t was important that suembers should exort themaelvos to securs to hold Kt. Louls was making stronuous offorts to socuro tho'honor, aud {t bokicoved thom to buatir thom- solves if thoy did not want to sce the Conven- tion o past Chicago, Heuator Kohoo uformed tho meeting that the sub-committee sppolnted a¢ the last mecting nero woriing, hard to bave Chicago dosignated. ‘Lhey bad visited tho lLotels fo juduco o roduce tion of charges, and had aleo roquested tho railroads o cut down tho farea for delogatos. 'I'ho Directors of tho Lxposition bad also bosn #oon, and it was understood that satisfactory ar- Lold the Couvens rangements conld be made to glon In tho Exposition buildlog. pruper timo nmw.h nducemonts vioul Convention for Cbicago, 'The Committeo then adjonrned, subject to tho call of T A meeliog tioth Warq North Clark street, 1ass ovoning fur tho purposn of slecting twa dologates to tho Grand Couneil dolay wan espori- encod In completing the organization, owing to the absence of John Atwater, the President, but Mr, ‘Thomss iloward called thoineeling to or- der, and Mr, Gustavo Barthmald acted aa Soo- of tho Central Club. o Chiatrinan, NTIETH WALD REPUDBLICANS, of tho lepublicany of the Twen- wos held av Klare's Mall, No. 70 Home ‘iho desigoation of Chlcago ad the propor place he Nattonal Domocratic “Convention. When the Lis had po doubt sulticiont ho Lold out Lo securs the rotasy. 2 ‘I'ha following-named gontlomon woro put in nomtustion ; vote bolug takel Johu Atwater, F, W. lHuxman, and Jacob Hareh, & livelydincussion was cugagud Usorgo Forizus, Pending tho in rolative to the watiouality of tho dolegaies, oue Ite ment of l ublicau fueistiog thgt tho Toutoniu cle- ould bo deferred to, another arguing the cauue of the Iriah, aud still & third claiming shat the American element should reccive considern- tion, _Ou ous point the mectivg was united, all wera Republicans, without regard to age or race. Whon theno quostions bad been settlod, an olece tion was proceeded with, snd resulted in tho chioice of Julin Atwater sud Qoorgo Fergus, after which the meeting adjournod, TUE FIBRST WALDERS, A few of tho membors of the uowlg-amnnlml First Ward Republican Ciub sssem club-room of the Bheswau Houso last evoniug for thie purpose of holding & meeting, uoruw boiug present su informal tall led In tho but no ik wau fo- ulged 1u, Frow tho conversation it was learned the mnow Olub to that all offorts effect & coosolidation with an old or- sz-llmz calling itself the Lirat Ward Repub- can Clab had proved useless. ‘Tha oficors of the latter had boen 1nvited to mest the aficers of th resent body and effect a union, bus that invitation bad beon disregarded. 1t was held by somoe that the old Olub existed no longer, a8 no moeting bad beon hold siuco the middle of Docembor, Bomo fayors St od the plaa of havding THIE CHICAGO FRIBUNG SA"J.‘URDAY, JANUARY 2!5, 1876, wan entitled to the dologates, Tho gontlomen presont last night ars . oarnest In tboir effarts to citablish a permanent and poworful organization, aud to thia end intend to oppoint committeen to * work up " pactlenlar lo- onlitios of the ward to obtatn gignaturea to a pa- per which has boon prepared, and copies of wiifels will be loft at the hotols of the ward for subscribers. Tho following is a copy ¢ We, thaunderaignd eitizens of Chicago, residents and lenal votern of ths Firat \ard, Lelieving in tho honest ndminiatratfon of & ropublican form of fov. arament, and that the saing can ouly bo sccnred by {he united offorta of ovory tegal voter through ward organizations {n securing the nomiuation of oue best and trieat inen to oflice, do hereby consent {o_bocomo membors of the First Waril Republican Club, and agreo 1o sttend thelr meetinge, aud. do all in our power to Testoro this ¢ity to gand oificers selected by the people. After tho oxpression of opinions on various mattors, tho assombly disporscd, precadati ity HEAVY FORGERY. TUE NOTES TO BE MADE 000D, Duriog tho past fow weoka quite s flarry of oxcitomont haa oxistod In financlal circles, caused by thio appeatranco of & number of notos purport- ing to boindorsed by tbe Ion, R. I, Dorickson, and all drawing 2 per cent intereat por mouth. Mr. Derickson waa .thought tobo oncof tho rolldeat monin tho community, and why ho sbould put his papor ou tlio market at such ex- orbitant interest and in A manner that is considorad to Lo a confossion of n weak finaucial elanding, whon his faco was good for any roasonnblo antount at any bank, could not bo undecatood, ifowever, thoso who cama Into possossion of tho notes thbought [t was meroly #omo lemporary cinbarrassment, sud paid but fittlo attontion o thow, never thinking for o woinont that the indorscmeont was o for- gery, 'Thename of tho firm, L. Buraliam, Son & Co., signed to tho faco of the notes, had al- ways borno a firat-clasd reputation, Mr. Derickson soon lesrnod of tho afair through lis fricuds, and at onco doniod tho genutnoness of any notes of tho kind, llo mndo known the fact to Mossrs, Morrison & Tiummer, succeasars to the hiouse of . Burnham &% Hou, and a vifting of tho aMair settled the forgery upon tho juntor meiubar of tho old of opinion that tho ** Albany Lridge case" 18 n eago fu polnt, or of nny nuthority whatover in Chleago's mandamus cano ? ‘Thess quostions aro asked beeauso it is much easior to boliovo that a roporter, aven a Tnin- une intorviowing-roporter, haa misroported » convorsation than thay Jupge Bockwith oonld, {n such vary plajo torms, misatato the law, * A correspondont {n yoaterday's TRinuNg BUR- geated that (tho case In the Supremo Court bas ing dismlssod) application might bo mads to the Superior cr Circuit Oourt for a writ, clo, To such 6 course of procosding Judge Beokwith (ns roported) objects on tho authority of tho Atbauy Drldge cdse, decided by the SuprameCourt of tha United Statos, on tho grouna that tho question was rea adjudicata,—tunt is, & question alroady docidod. Now, what possiblo application can tho doctrino of ros adjudicata have to & question which canfoasedly is hot ros sdjudicata? Tho Jaw 1 such casos followa tho facts, “Tho fact in tho Albany bridge caso was that tharo was a do- cisfon, & judgment, nn adjudication, which holng neither afirmed nor roversod by tho Bu- romo Court,—becausa of the equal division of lio Judges on tho quostlon,—was, and had to be regarded and hicld as, a tiual judgment, and con- sequontly tho question involved was, in fact ng wall 68 it Jaw, ros adjudicata,—a mattor docided, Now, what {8 tho fact in tho Chicngo caso? Is there any judgment of any court uador hoaven? Not any. ‘Uho caso was originally commenced in the Mauprome Court, and that Court has dismissed the caso without declding anything whatover 1n, of, about, or concerning it.” 'The Constitutlon is too plait for disputo as to thig, It ordains that of tho soven Judges of tho Buprems Court *‘tho concurrence of four shiall ba noceasary to ovorydecision.” 'Therofore, throo dudgen could ronder no decision—conld giva no judgmont—ecould sadjudicata noths ing whatever In tho cago; and, tu fact, did not ovou attempt to adjudicato anything what- ever about [t. Thon, whore is tha applicability of Judge Beckwith'a (roported) objoction on the groupd of res adjudicata ? ~Can le, or any other gentloman, sliow a record—any record—ot any adjudication in thocase. R —— LOCAL LETTERS. WANTS T0 GET NUT. To the Editor of The Chicano Tridune : . Cuicaco, Jan, 28,—After ropeatod efforls at different places and an equal uumbior of failures, 1 ask, through your papor, if there a any way o man out of employmont aud without monoy can got transportation homo, I bavo a wife and child, and am in need. I can obtain a place for them, sud, could Igotn pass homo, conld send for them in ten days, The ltelief and Ald Hociety sny thoy don't {ssue any, and the County Commiusionors say they only give them for short distancos. I havo ood roforonces and papers, and ean got imme- fima work ot homo, which is Washiugton, but bow am I to got thotaand 8o avoid commg un- dor the houd of police nows 8 ** A Yaauant," . ——— THE CITY-HALL. Tho Stato Bank of Illinois hag paid tho tax of 1872, smounting to §5,230. The Commiiteo ou Pollce lacked & quorum ; consoquently no meoting was hold yontorday. ‘Water-reuts yeatorday wora £2,699, and ro- coipts from tho City Collector 22,806, Davia Hallinan, the West-Town Collector, handed in £6,000. Tho Committeo on Markots is callod for this’ atternoon at 2 o'clook to cousldor tho milk ordi- nanco. A mooting of tho Spoclsl Committes on ‘I'nxation is callod for Xonday. It was rumored around the City-IIall that the Bupreme Court had roversed tho decision of Judge Wallaco on Iilt 300, Many balieved the the publio intoreat. County the 7.30 tax. It appoars that of claima_linve boon prosents that'thero may be o *erooked.” them. rojolge. bo benofited by the whom_ sro John Comtskey, loy, Joho Diedon, ore not 8o well pleased, bosido bainj 88 a pariisan moasuro by wi thrm, Owingtothe young man's reapcctablo con- noctions and an ‘agod mother, tho mattor was hashed up, tho firm promising Lo buy iu all the Totey 08 thoy becamo duo. ow muoh tho one tire forgery amounts to cannov be stated, but it is pomuwhero in the neighborhood of 20,000 Tlhe forger's namo was at onca droppod out of tho firta, leaving bim a ruined man. Mr. Morrlson was visited last ovontng, but he doclinod saying snythung about it,and wiehod the matter delayod uotil the particulsrs liad hoeu fully nacortained from Mr, Plommor, Mr. Dec~ 1ckion way ont of town, nud conserquently noth< ing could be learned from thas sourco. Tho full story of tho forgery will probably bo mado kuown to-day, when dr. Derickson ro- turng to town. Tho courss of the firmin the matter bas beon mo fair and up- right that, although the forgory TRy troublo thewm somewhat, tt caunot injure their standing in tho community, but will rather do them credit, Innsmuch as thoy have proved themsolves square under circnmstances whicl might havo swomped somo other fiema. Tho houso 18 ono of the oldest in the wholosalo drug buainess fa this city, and will undoubtedly staud as firmly a3 over. 1t i gaid that Mr. Derloksou will pot prosocuto the case, although it has caused him an Infinito atount of troublo, and henco Lue forgor will escapo the poualty he 8o much dosorved. —_— THE CITY COLLECTOR. SUMMALY OF 14 ANNUAL BLPORT. Tho following is tho recapitulation of the an~ pual statement of Georgo Yon lollen, City Col- Jector, for tho fiscal year anding Dec. 81, 18763 Amaunt on warrants on peraonal property. 5 03,5025 Ly Lark Church. # Hindu Philosophy.” which will take Taylor, will lentul'fll Lectura Courss, for the Buuday Hall, sighting shots, at & p.m. - open to new mombers, Amount on warrants o genoral wid per- DBurdick Housos were gone over Dy Inspector. sousl, 1674, .. + 5,091, Bailoy yostorday. The gouvoral condition of them all i8 good, and caro is taken by all pro- prietors to keep off fire, of which nll aro afraid, city with his family Fel Cosin on real cstate, 1374 Delinquent water, 15 pecial essessinents, 181 Tiro-Mnrshal Bonnor and his Assistanta yes- tordny mudo oxperiments with explosivo olls, to detormioo which aro niost explogivo and danger- oos, and to ascertain under what conditions ost, 181, e Uncollected personal and interest, 187k.... Enjoined personal and Intercat, 1871, Col 22,00 59,880.45 44,02 ected on warrants, general and person- Coilocted oif warrants on geaeral, perzou- tho **echool " where firo tactics ars studicd, al, and uterest, 1873,... . 89,134.50 ! L e e ‘Uncollected on warrsuts on general, per- Tho Finance Commitioo mov yeslerday aftor- CRIMINAL. sonal, and jutorest, 187 . 149,700,20 noon in the Cowptroiler's ofiice. Tho spirits of tho mombers_* took a tumblo™ whon thoy saw tho Comptrollor's annual report brought i, It fills B quantily of paper of nbout the butk of a balo of hay, The roportors were summanly njected, much ogatnst their wills, as they wautod to mako a cn{:r of tho documents, which will he given for publication after the approvat of the tnanco Committoe. Laat Saturday mornin, Iujoined warrauts on general, personal, sid intercst, 1413, 10s veaseniias . Annulled warzants on personal (by Lircuit Court), 16:3. Ertors and nbatewmenta, Tieturned delinquent to Co 95,660.20 7,470.00 K Armory. 7 5 1,210.0% Collections o delinquent Water, 16 640 Teturned delinquent to CountyCotlector, 2478e00s 00eese eovosnoen, Collected o warrants, W7o of No. 81 Washington streot, genoral and per- 4 Mr. Otto Pelzer, the sonsl, 1874, 3,006,274.61 | chiof manof the Map apartment, foit upwell | &5 sud costs for nseault and battery. Tho trou- "fifi',',",?"if,','. 212055 | And wad obliged to leavo his post, and ho atayod | ble occarred in a gonoral fight botwoen Irish acd Eujclned o {dee away ol day. In his absonce, o cletlk of tho do- | Gormans versus Irish. sonal, 1874.... 31,040,238 | partmeat (his namo Iy withheld) took from tho Errors and abatemonts, gencral and per 003ly 1874, ce v aneeorsinses o Returned delliqueit 1o Couraty Collector, vault whore tho maps aro kept about §3,000 worth of maps, for rofercuce, s ho sald. <No notica wza taken of tho occurrance, as it was not at all uncomon, Towards uight, however, and after the othor clorks liad gono home and the vault cloaed, nn exproga-wagon way abtatned, and in 1t tho 1maps wero taken nway and sold for $1,000. MMy, Tolzer says that thoy are untinished and comparativoly worthloss, The thief was do- 24,899.83 1,425,699.00 1,810, 4,123.91 7,403.13 1,83818 Collucted o conty on real etace, Gollected on delinquont water, 1871, Tioturucd_delinguent to Qount; Anna Poll, ot Collozted _on_spocial s e 1T 4, 1875, HU3,464.96 | teotad. All porsons are warnod azainst parohas- Aundrow O'Brion, a8 it is alieged, atolo from Uncoltected on speclol ssacssments, ing any of tie maps, which aro drawn in ink | the buggy of Merwin Ohurcha packageof deeds 63,015.84 | wntt i book form. and valuablo papers bolonging to sald Church, Tor thls ‘hero woro assombled In ko rooms of tho | gy 000 Lo amalt furthor trial. Doard of Pubtic Works seaterday aftornaon Comunlssloners Prindivillo and Thowmpaon, City- Euglincer Chesbrough, City-Attornoy Jamicson, and 3r, M, I'. Taloy and James Stacle, Thoe subjoct under ccosidoration was tho claim ot Mr. Bteole, who coutracted for tho work on the lake tunnol in the years 1872, -1873, and 1874, m which he alioges ho was compolled, to pratect tho intoresis of tho city, to oxpend about $20,000 for work not called for by tho contract. o claimea that s coident causod the oxpenditure, and thinka tiat ho should nat bo mado to stand the nxfianua alone, for if lio Lind nat mado tho outlay tho city wonld bavo been without water for sovoral monihs, 1lo wants but 812,000, Tho clalmd were handed in to tho Flunoco Committes, who will moct this aftornoon in tho rooms of tho Bosrd of Public Works with Mr, Chesbrough, and tho mattors will bo discussed, City-Attorney Jamieson has propsrod an opinion to the oifect that, undor the contract, Mr. Btesle was to run the risk of any accidont, defay, or uuforescen dilliculty, andthat hocan callocet no claim by law should ho nake tho attompt, Ar. Jamiedon says that he is pers, fectly clear on the matter, ueyer moro so, Lir, Htesio, who takes advice from Mr, Tuley, eaid that ho was not at all auxious to bogin a suit for the amount, but proforred to obtain the moue) by amicablo means if possible. 'Fhe eubject will bo discusaed to-day, aud some declsion reachod, LIOENSES, The following is a complets list of thao licenses I 1 for niue montus ending Deo. 81, 1875, d the amounts of revenuo collocted froms the eamos: Annulled, 1832, 1573, 1673, Not conflrmed by Collucted on Heeuses, Total,,. w - THE MANDAMUS CASE, CANNOT AGRLG WITIL JUDGE NECKWITHL To the Kditor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaoo, Jan. 23.—In rogard to the Mayoralty question, the propdsition to commence suother #uit in the Circult or Buperior Court bolug my child, I supposo I should defeud itu logitimaoy, ‘Po meot the propoeltiou, Judge Bockwith says, according to tho reporter, that tho Supromo Coust of the United States, In tho Albany bridgo caso, docided that where a Circuit Judge rofused to grant an Injunction, and, on appoal, tho Court was evenly divided, that tho matter was so sdjudicated upon and do- tormed ns to provent snother sult for the snme cause of action, Ordinanly, with out any constitutional limitatiou as to tho num- Ler of Judges necossary to n decision, whon o caso goes to an appellate court on appeal or writ of error aud that Court {s equally divided the decialon of tho lowsr court is affirmed, and it was 60 affifmed in the Albany briszoe case, and became ros ndjudicats. 2 Wall., 403, 1In such cases the decision of “tho lower court 18 afiirmed on tho prosumption, 1 euppose, that courtd aro always right in thei declsions, Tho appollate court being &ble to eay nothing to tho coutrary, presumo the other court was right. This Blu)'nxlltz' cago boing o original suit ju the ) who havo canslgnod live-n amount of some $7,000. dolph, of $15 in curroncy, i, contenta. H Supreme Court, tio such prédauption can bo in- Moo Amount. | 115510 admiration, and be allowod Catherino to duiged 1u ; #0 that probavly no fiual judgment f,flf,’m.’i{‘:fi'n,. 33 BT | Qopart witlious paying augthiug. conld bo rendered intho casasven 1u the absouco | Lilljard tables. 1 g of tho constitutional provision making tha cou~ currence of four Judyes nocossary 1o a doclslon, Under the provisiou reforred to, the Courtoan tako o action by way of a decision withiout tho concurrenco of four Judges, and if four Judgen cannot bo found to concur in wome decision, the Court must wait until thoy can be found ; and the Countitution provided that the Court should consifl of govou inembors, (o meet auch an omorgoney. ‘Tho Court says it caunot glvo s judgment be- cause, nuder the Coustitution, it eatnot givo a decision, Ordoring the cuso stricken from tho docket 8 not a judgment wn bar; and if ‘the Court hind meaut (o adjudge tho caso, it might have done ko very easily in uucquivocat torws, und would not bave beeu apt to commorca that judguent by a recital that, uoder tho Constitu- tion, it wan pawerlees in tho premiscs, Ad to the siatoment tha the Court is lika & legwlative body, that the provomition is loat wloro thore is an oqual division, it weoms une sound undor our Constituting, Followiug it to s lexitiniato yosult, thou ovory propesition would bu lost {bat wae noi supporied by the conetitutional four, and wo might Lave thigstate of caso. Four Judgos conatitute a quorum. anpou threo ara in favor of roversing m caso aud oue for sfirmauco, Under that tule tho casa would bo ailirwed, although thero aro threa to ono againet it. A4 boforo stated, it scems that tho cass muet remalu undecided until four Judgea decide one way or the otber, Yours, dte,, sllowed her $3, to punish the thief, Biuglo weguns, Commisalonarred e Ob of filuu undor his coat, ~ A'visit at N $160,023.77 Siha b THE COUNTY BUILDING. 8100, City-Marshal Goodell looked {nto tho Jail yoa« torday n few momonta. . The finishing touches wara being put to the enlargoment ol tho jail-cago yosterday, Judgo Wallace expects Lo bo on the Bench In tho County Court szain Moudey. IHis troublo has been billous fever. * pir, Benjamin, of London,” in jail for com- mitting an assault oo Bishop Cheney, yeaterday fecolved & viry large, and spparoutly very owpty, brunk, He appears to bo settling dowu for the winter, Tha Blorton bribery cane was finally dlsposed of in the Crimiual Court yosterdsy m’nruhf; ou a motion to quesh the indictment. Ifis attor- Mr, B.'s wite, lockin, one of the family going up, out gotting off with a dollar's w ANOYIER DISSEXNTIENT, To the Editcr of The Chicaqo Tr(ouna: Citicago, Jan, 26,—Can it be possible that your rveporter has correctly reported (in this ® free 7ide. Arrivin P neys arguod that the offense for which he had | da roii ha 1 b bout for [ very gently ou the lady’s [Y] the wall woriog'a TRIGEYE) the remaiks of Judge | betn lnfiluec_i wes not“inoluded ia the atatute A-fix‘i.?%&.w‘i."q xwm' "“_'flg l_;mdll; g%;mifijim .‘g_‘sk '"rm ;?‘!T; at length some montha ago befors Judges Will- iams and Farwell, but was overrulod, The Finnnce Committos of tho County Board ngrood yosterday $0 authorizo the ssle of fifty- fiva bonds of $1,000 at such timo, and In such uantity, and at such rates, as would bost sarve Tho Committeo on Publio” Horvieo yestotdny oiddenly discovored that the bookkeoner in the Tronauror's oftice was rocoiving 82,200 or %400 moro than tho Asslatant Treasurer, an ngread to rocommond to tho Board Mouday that Mr. Doya's salary be incronsed to £3,000. Tho Commlttcs on Fquallzation was yeator- day examiniag fnto cortnin claims for refanding uito & numbor party, which has led tho Committeo to Lellevo ossibility of somathing Iu viow of this tho Committos now pruposcs to examnine futo tho legitimacy of the clalms, and ascortaln whethor the party pre- gontiug tho samo is duly nuthorized to colloct TIHE BALARY QUESTION, The salary quostion ia still tho all-absorbing toplo amoug thoe county employos. liovo that the resolusion restoring to tho old figuros ealarioa of 82,400 nod less will pass the Bonrd Monday, which causes most of them to Dut’ thors ara othora who will not xunolug‘on. and William Boye, who It i thought that $3,400 was Insorted In the rosolution to pratect Aseiataut Btate's-Attornoy Birch, whoso ualary was raisod at tho timo the other smployos svoro reduced. - The ndoption of tho resolution, an_unjust discrimination, will add 285,000 to tho amount of tho omployes’ pay-roll, and would soem to oatablish the fact that tho ro- auction when ordercd wag not made in earncat, orwith auy purposo of curtnmnf oxponncs, but hich punishmont cauld bo metod out to corlain parties, e ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dayard Taylor to-night gives his now lecturo on '* Literature " in tho Btar Course at Unlon Tho third i tho serics of conversations on kindorgerton culturs will be liold a¢ No. 5L Bouth Bholdon strees ta-day, at 3 o'clock. Mr. E. Colbort will locturo at 8 o'clock to-mor- row afternoon In Grow's Hall on West Madison strest. Subject: ** A Walk Among tho Stars.” Tho Ihilosophical Soclety will bo addressed thia evoning by W. L. Fawcett, Eaq., of the oditorial staff of the Infer-Ocean. Bubjuct: Gon. L. N, Stilos and Dr. G. O. Taoli will sponk at Thomas Paine’s birthday-celebration, taco this ovening at Aurora ‘Curner-Hall on Milwaukeo avenuo. The distlnguished author and travelor, Oayard by courtopy of the Btar ooture Society Suuday afterncon at 3 o'clock st McCormick The Chicago Riflo Club announce that tho Tiamilton, Rowe & Co, badge will be shot for overy Baturday aftornvon, commoncing to-day, at 200 yards, off hand, ten scoriog and two In response to a challongo In thoss columns, Eugono Millard announces to I, C, Fresa thot Lo nccepts_his offor to bkato 50 miles for 3100 o side, aud that tho mateh will take placo at the Exposition ltink tho first good ito, commenciug Tho Athenmum ovenlog classes will meot noxt week as horetofors announcad. They aro atill All pacsons deelring to avall themselvos of the priviloges of tho Athe- and fntereat, 1574, ... 0 1¢5,361.44 | roport, but it mot with hitle eredenco smong tho | nmum are invited to visit the rooms and examins Amoust on wnrr:mls lun ‘u- per- SRR mombers of the Law Dopartmout, its practical work, Ilooms No. 68 and 65 Wash- n.'.i'::.‘.’..‘éi.‘i':::{.‘.”;mf (o Bt isas | Tho Palmer, Garduer, Ciifton, Mattceon, and | ingtou atreet. Tho Nov, E. J. Gflfldl% od expacts to Joave tho . 3 or 3 for Now Jersov. Sunday night to will ropoas » scrmon on tho Apostio Poaul, which was tho Mlret proschea by 1iim boforo his present congregation more than Licenscs, nypoctor Lailey unflu that onough pruise cabnct A A 2 bo bestowed oun tho L'almor Houdo, which, bo | oloven yoara sgo, when ho appoarod boforo thom Total, 40,686, #nys, 18 aumply ** perfect ond indestructlblo,” o8 n candidate. Collecte A Prof. Denstow, of the College of Law and of Political Boiones in tho University of Chicago, will deliver tho Baturdsy publio Jecturo bofors tho studonts of tho Collego of Law, No. 77 Clark a1, 1872.... 20,80 | thoy would bo lizblo to iguite, Tho Mayor aud | street, thia nlternoon at 4 o'clock. Bubject: Uncollectod gent! d personal, 73,803.13 | goversl Aldermen wore presont. ‘The tests took | ¥ Communism as o Hoolnl, Indusirisl, aud Polit- Enjoined general and persoual, 1872, 108,870.81 | piace at Engino House No. 10, ot the moctipg of J fcal Forco in Earopo and Amarica. Heory Daker triod to xil-y policeran yeatdr- day, and that {s why ho is looked up at the Bomo uoregonerats oxpressman yosterday pil- forod a woll-robo and whip from J, K. Stearns, Juatico Footo yester dey fincd Michasl O'Noll A young man named Mathias Oranter i5 locked up In the Chicago Avenuo Station charged mith sesault with intopt to vommit a rape upon Mra. .180 North avenuo, A Weat Division damsol named Annis Millar wag yestordny sent to tha Iouso of Correotion i default of 'n fino of 850, which was awarded her for parading the strects in maa's nttire. O'Briou’ was piaced nndor bouds of t Keyes, Drown & Clark, commieaion-men » the Union Btook-Yards, are in trouble, but nob half so deoply ns sovoral flruuu in the conrtry ock to them for salo, and now think thoy aroout to tho aggrogato A notorions thief named Billy Dodgo was Joeked up at tho West Madison Streot Station last night by Oflcer John O'Connor. Blily fs tha follow who, laat Monday night, robbed a man named Paul Jobnson on Canal streol, noar Ran- A thief, who ie described as & respectablo-ap- poaring man, of about 85 years of age, hna 1e- cantly boon ingratiatiog himselt iuto tho favors of thp toactars at several of tho public schools, and thon borrowlng the dictlonary, and, of course, failing to return it, ‘The I'rincipal of the Bcommon Bchool waals to lay hands upon ‘Thomas McCarthy, of 144 Taurel stroot, rived from Bouth Chicago yosterday afternoon over the Michigan Bouthern Isilroad. Ile loft bis valiso in the depot fora forr momenta, and whon he returncd-a sneak-thief named David Anderton hed holped himeslf to about all tho Anderson was soon afterwards cap- tured aud lodged in the Armory. Jobu Casslday complainod that when ho at- tempted to avrest Catherino Bellingor sha tlew at him and gavo him a sound thresbing, N John weighs about 800 pounds, and Catheriuo ‘welghs abous 85, tho wonderful dovolopment of musclo in o woman o small oxcited Justice Ida Diancliard lost a silk dress. met of mink furs, and somo undorwear from lier trunk, whou slie was * boarding " on South Clark strost. Bhe suspectod Aanio Sovills, & sesmutress, of tho theft, and obtalued & search-warrant, armed with ‘which she oxamined Aunle's trunk auvd room, but without success. Annio sued for dam- Bges to Lor clean linen, etc., aud Justice Halnea The firm of James A, Rico & Co., dealors in glasa at Nos. 83 and B4 Adama strcot, having for eome timo misacd & numbar of articles, decided Dotectivo Bimonds was placed upon watch, and Jast night arrested Ule rich Enz, ono of the employcs, with two squares 0 to Enz's houso, 0, 401 Clinton straot, rosuited fu the recoy- ery of & large quantity of goods, valued at noarly Burglars ontercd the honso of [lenry W. Droous, 1214 Wabash avenue, Thorsday at G o'clock, whila the family wera at dinner, ~ They got in through one of tho back-parior windows and went directly up-stairs to the chamber of R o8 dl‘hj ?Im“ bfiblx;:l them. ‘They then wor! rapidly, judgiog by the nume bor of boxos and clothes they had pH floor ready for removal, but were frightenod by | and made thelr escapo through s window which opensd on the r00! of the plazza, aud slid down the post, withe k. Joha Podesta is the nama of a light-flugered {oum who fef¢ Ht. Louls for Chicsgo last Wednesdsy night, His trip here cost him poth- ing, 8 hio was the recipient of sccommodationy from & railway-conductor in the lmro in Chiosgo b 85 book stolon from SUBURBAN by tho samo glarios, Thoy bo | ths contont, had an arm broken accidontsl that amputation will smong M. Denad- Gunrch. y mauy Quartotto, doubt it will bo woll attended, in tho ** Far Weet," Iriouds in tho villago, mou that notwith the road through Naperville, Tho Rev. havo uot yot boon rocovorad, aclstor, jn to the Contral Committes the oredentials, | Dockwith rimpocting tho dissgreementof the uflpcun[ix bribory. The Contt adopted tho | at tho stors of DoLang & Osterlind, atatloners ote., and lat them docide which wan ontitled to | upremo Conrt In tho recontly-ponding manda- | sanis 1dos, and the motlon to qnash | and printors, In tho form of soveral fine Turkey call fteoif the Kifth Ward Republican Olub, 8l | yyie snae? Is ft trua that Judgo Boskwith 18 provatied. The samo question waa argnod | morocco disries, whichhe managod to sacrets about his clothos, and thon made his cscapo. o was found at Chapin Drothors' bookstora yual.nnl-{kylng to dll(fl!u of his dlaries and of W, B, Keon, Cooke & Co, He was arrosteq nud takon care off, ——— NAPERVILLE, 1t 1 said that an ounce of provention i worth a pound of cure, aud the Village Truatoos, actu~ ated no doubt by this, have passod an ordinance for tho provention of gambling and tho erection of gambling establlshments and shootlng gal- lorlos within tho corporate limits of the villago, It thoy conld by statutory ediota probibit tho numbor of vagrants and thisvea from lodging ln thio villags and vicinity, thoro would no donbt bo 8 decresso in tho numbor of attomptod bur- _ The usual weokly meeting of tho Litorary Soclety was hiold Monday ovoning. An Invita- tlon wan axtendod to the Downer's Grave Nocioty to a jolnt discussion to bo hold Fob, 14, Massrs, A. W. Bingler, Givler, and Rockey woro ap- l)olm.ad a commition to makoe arrangements for 3r. IL, Houslinger, an om‘nloya of Btrubless, ly a fow daya ngo. laflsmmation hulni! ninco sot in, it {8 thought bo nocoasary. A serles of numerously nttondod revival maot- ings hava 'beon held at the Cougregational “L'lio fourth entortainment of the N.-L. A. will ben grand concert by tho colebrated Dlanay Tho ontortainmene will bo given "Tuosday ovening; and, this being iho firat con- cort of tho season fn the village, thero is no ‘The seloct roadings of Prof. 0. Dalo Arm- strong in tho collego chiapol Friday ovening were uttendod by s large audienco. AMr. William Fineh has returnod from a tour Mr. Danlol Bailon snd wife have rocontly or- riyod from tho Pacifio slope, aud aro visiting Mr. Barunm, tho Locating Agent ot the Nar- row-Gaugo Railroad, has boon 10 town recontly, and rocetved tho assuranco of Joading businoss o ding tha recout experietico in tho Fox Ritver Valley Rallroad thoy would sub- scribo an amount townrds tho new road sufliclont to make 1t an ohject for tha Company to build Mr. Cisuncey's watch and tho other valuables takou from tho 3fethodist parsansge TFarmers 1u tho vicinity roport much damage to {he corn, owing to tho rain and warm weathor. Tho Rov. Mr, 8chulor Las goue to Dixon to aeslst in a veries of revival mostings. will bo occupied during his abuence by Prof. e, rape, homp, and canary sceds, meroua patrous throughout lied upon by Lis man; and patronage of tho Western A Now Unse for tion divided charactor, an lust indicated, tlon into I || ther affocted by Iator of both hoat sud cola, useful purpo A Colfin Jtoom, uso I nover should have .broad dlyllfiht. Now, s4 | abiaped hks s part of the drawing-room. amused pmlilo: Bavo, lav thowm wap, form an acute sugle. tha centre o1 on. the paraliel lines, not formaoy shightly to thoe lufi, the effec] log in front. ‘The right hand of the of 'burs- 3 - o A A e & W R AL fire-proof structures, ronigornuu nod tho like, at once Buggosts itself. this new introduction promises to subserve many A Grent Secd Ifouso. One of tho most prominent Louses in tho secd trado, aud ono that is especially desorving of notlco, is thnt of Mr. Albort Dicklnson, Nos. 117 aud 119 Kinzio stroot. Ithad a small boginning, but by falr doaling and entorpriso it has now s large, growing trade, and by cootinuing to do likowiso, Mr, D. hopes to atill further incroase Lis business, Mr. Dickinson makes a spocialty of iimothy, clover, Hungarian, millet, rod-top, bluo-grass, orchard-grass, flax, otc., pooplo. — slag. Wa copy the following from the London Zim of Jan. 6, which describes a vory valuable inven- SILICATE COTTON, The utilization of blost-faruaco slag bas for many yoars past ocouplod tho ttoation shilto of ironmasters and inventors, but, although this waste product has to somo oxtout beon applied to economic purposes, tho onormous slag dopos- ite in tho iron districts still continuo or the most part to incroaso. Processos for converling this rafractory matorial tnto sand, and subse- quontly into bricks, mortar, concreto, and ce- mont, are_being employod on a practical scale both in Englaod sud on the Contwont, Bolgium it 18 likowise used in the mauufncture ofelsuy, cuntracts. being enterod fnto with the % proprietoin of blast furnaces for a regutar sup- ply. Anothor morso recent snd more singular application of this deuso and brittlo substauce 18 that of a clothing for stenm-boilers and steam- pipes, 1 order to provent radiation aud conge- quent loes of heat. To produce tho slog 1 a proper condition for thia purposo, a blast of stena, water, or air 18 forcod iuta tho stream of viscous slag ea it is ran from the furnace, poculinr troatmont imparts to tho slag a fiuely- it nbeumes o fibrous form aod appesrance, somowhat similar to that of spun glass, 'This ibrous slagis & bad conductor of Licat, and has been used with succoss on ihe Countinont for sovornl years paat for tno purposca belog then known ua “fur- naco'wool.” Morr Krupp, of Esscn, long since directod his attention to its production, nod for tho lact throo years tho bollors and stenm-plpes at his oxtensive steol works Lavo boan clotbed with this substance, to which ho has given tho name of **sliicalo cotton,” uerr Krupp has also supplied this matorial to somo of the largest mavufacturing establishmonts in Europe, whero it has boon adopted with porfectl; resulls, Having thus succossfully applied it, and having found it to bo & ve for “utllizing the slag fromn his blaat furnaces, Iorr l(mulp hna now arraugod for ita introduc- neisud through Messrs. Crosswoll & to,, of 138 Lendenhall strost. 'fho spocial foatures of tho silicate cotton aro stated by Hoir Krupp to be porfect incombustibility, evea In immediate contsct with fire, combtned with com- parativo indestructibility, Joasmuch os it Ia nei- dsmp, Lot or cold water, aclds, or any chemical ingredlonts, to which it stands in about the eame rolative position’as glass, thereforo prosonts soveral advantagoa over the ordinary boilor coatings, and is besides capabls of oxtensivo apphication in the arts aud manu- factures. It iu vory light, o ton covenmg G0 squaro foot, even whon applied 214 inchos thick, and, being of & woolly naturo, it ut onue discloses a leak in ateam bollers. Uolog a porfect insu- fts _application to B&Irmllhll, n short, couvenlont way —_— in n Chinese Drawing- When we onterea the lorgo drawing-room, shortly boforo aloner, 1 could not kesp my eyos from wandering, evorgthing sesmod o stravge: from tho atiff, upright chairs and sofay, to the buge flower-vasos, 1ooking like miniature wator- caske, and the quaiut, coutly chandoliers, whose uessod but for tho ncores of wax tapors that glistored in thom even Ouo of the chandeliors was iying dragop, and ont of mout eyes, wings, and tail bunst such a volume of high! an falrly to dazzle one who veotured on too near an approach to tho mooster, Dus tho etrangost objoct of nil, to my a(ou at loast, was a very elugant collin, placed {b the most consplououn I was ehocked nt firat, aud drow back, but my host sald, with au *'Obh, that waa a birthday presont from my son | yoars sgo, and my daughtersmbroidored a beautiful ailk sheot t0 accompany it." Thle, 1 loarued aftorward, was 1o uncommon cas0,—a haudsome coffin and b cousidered hy the Chincse very mxvmvmze gllta from dutiful children to Lono: poople juat aa frequently buy such articles and :2 for thelr own use,—Fannio It Feudge in S Nicholas for February, parents ; and e e Waltzing as o High Art Howe Journat, The gentleman spproaches the lady by offer. ng hiwleft hand—one an feit will at the snme time 10ako a elight inolination or half bow, The Indy placos hor nght tiaud In that of tho gentle- who then estonds his mght armin s di- roct lino totho eido, the forearin beut o s to In thi nufnl tho lady will place hersolf, with ine of tho person opposita tho line of tho gentloman's Tight unide, both pereons on 'an angol, position each will bo looking over the otbar's right stioulder, and by the hd{ turning her head of the group will bo groatly improved, snd prevent all possibitity of taking each othor's breath, which In rarely rlauhnk. and in the caga of o young man directe ly from the use of a meerschaum, is * positively bornd,” &8 many of tho lsdies have remarked, ‘The lady places her left hand, booked, upon tho gentlaman’s right shoulder, tho flugers appear- entleman should rest = — A e e Hla pulpit prossure of tho elbow directly undor the ladyy aboulder, as thia lythe lady'a support, and musj » bo liold'with surn but gentlo flemness. Thy hand on tho back should xost very lightly, snj on overy possiblo occnslon slightly ralsad, [ that tho air may posa botween, 88 In soma caney tho clona contact inducen porsplration, and may loave ita mark upon the ladv'sdross, Both persons shonld Lo slightly bent forwarg ' from the hips upward, so that the shonlder may bo only 3o’ 4 juchos_apart, but the dis tanco increasing downward; this leavos hotf partics freo in thelr imbs, 0 that any contas of person or kneos may be avolded, and should be o avolded as n most serious ristako, -4 ‘Tho gontlaman's loft hand, holding the ladyy right, should bo oxtonded downwani in a lin with the body, tho handa3or4d inchos distany from tlo porson, tho arma forming a gent) curve from tha shoulders downward, N¢ wulgmn shonld ba placod upon this arm: all thy gulding and elnnseu must bo gavernod by the oibow uuder tho lady’s arm. It will bo foind that tha group mil bo por. foctly modest in appoarance, 1o moro contus| ocouring than in 8 Indy taking a goutloman' arm for walking, In conclusion, lotit bo 1o mombered that boauty of thought aud actioy may bons conspicions in waltaiug na tn any ottior situation in Hfa; that tho groas walyz f:rnnnlw. tho vicious victously, tho roflaed ang unocont [unocoutly sud in a'refined mannor, —_— Patriotism nnd Vanity. Washington Correapandenes New York World, Among ofher devices to obtain the * wayns ang moaus " of Jifaia o novel appeal to patriotisn and venity.introduced by & Indy of dashing ap poarance.s 8ho has installod horsolf in a con., mitteo-room at tho Capitol, with a Iarge an¢ elegnutly-bonnd blank book, cach pags of which is ruled into small portions, onch ono large ouough to contain an autograph sigoature, The Look when filled {a to bo nailod up {n o box, ang depoaitod in the Capitol, with an “inscription sinting that it is notto he opened until 1956, Tor tuo priviloge of thus tranamitting his name to poaterity oachi aignor {4 to pay the sum of $10, How many will thus embalm their autograply remuins to bo noen. et ** Doxztor Park Headquarters.” Mr. Goorge . Mapaur, proprietor and manager of Dexter Park, has flited up, under the abovo name, & No, 70 Doarborn atrect, an excellent bar snd billfard room,and ft will bo formally opencd’ this evening. Exhibition games will bo played by Burleigh, Bhines, Tarker, Soyder, Shofer, ond others, The billiag tables aro from the mauufactory of J, M, Brunswick, Balko & Co; gasfitiog snd plumbing from Willlan Boden; graining, ote,, by Wiltm A, Iteason; ool work by O, 11, Clark. 5 ————— A Bargain..--A SBecond-Hand Weber Tlanoforto, good sa new, taken in exchange for a “8itock,” for le atnlow price, Also othor second hand planos and organa at peclally low zatos at thy Ttoot & Sons Music Co.s, 180 State stroct, Tho Ladles Are Invitod to Oall and got a copy of the Cataloguo of Fashions, iasued fre by tho “ Domcatic ™ B, 3L, Co., 160 Htate stroot — - Lundborg’s Californin Water ote.; aleo, fllpplvinn hts na- tho “country with largo quantittos at ko lowost mnrkut‘t?’g‘ T'o -Joogth of timoe Mr. Dickineon Las beon haudling grass-sceds baa givon him an opportu- nity of learning tho qualities of differont Linds, #o that lis judgmont in this respect may bo re- patrops throughout the country. Rarties wisbiug to buy or sell will do woll to corrospond or call upon him. mond Mr, Dickiuson's houso to tuo confidence urcs. Wo com- for totlet and bath ; delighifullyfragrant and refreshing Loopold I., King of the Bolgians, conferrod upon' Dr, de Jongh the Knighthood of thy Order of Loopold in recognition of his sciontifio Te. scarchos inté thie nature snd propertica of God.Lives Oil, Dr. do Jongh's Light-Brown Cod-Iiver Ol Ja eold in capsuled Imperial half-pints, §1, by all drogglsts, Bolo consigness, Ammar, Harford & Co., London, Holi agents for the United States, Jobn ¥, Henry, Curran & Co., Now York, DU GHAPIN-—On Thursday, an, - in iy M. . Cliurch, Napervillo, TiL, by fov, W. 0, Willing, Hamuol A, Durr,0f Chicago, and Mary K, Cliapin, of Nagorviils, Il MOHS—MILLS—0n the evenlug of Jan, 26, by Rer, 0,@. Trusdell, Willilam 1 Aloss sud Lirs, LizzloD, B4lls, 1l of Clileago, No cards. DEATHS. PINTA—OI _ diphtheris, on Thureday, dan. 21, Taura E,, cldest daughier of Bamuel L, and LauraJ, Lhiw satisfactory inl-shoot bolng In this Tinta, afed 23 years 1 month and 6 days, Funcral this mornjng at 11 o'clock, from residence, 471 Weat Huron-st., by eatrieges 1o Calvary, &~ Now Orlcana and Toledo papers pleaso copy, * BUREVE~On Jan, 20, Harold, infant sonof L. 3, and Julla I, Shrev 2 VAN NEARING—Jan, 23, at Denver, Col, Emmy Vau Noarluig, aged 97 years, ¥~ Byracliso (N. Y.) and Jackson (lich) papers please copy. 31AYDE—Jnn. 8, of peritonixnl abscery, Josoph M., youngost sun of I, U, aud Kate Mssdo, nged 1§ monthi and 20 day, TURDERT~Jan, 28, 1870, st his Iate: regidence, No, 347 Houth Jofferson-et,, Fraicl Turbert in tho'33th year of his age. ! Notioa of futicral fn Sunday morsing papers, 7 Now 1favon (Conn.) ppers pleass copy. LUNN—1n this city, Jan, 2, of cousumpifon, Will lam Lunn, aged 0 years, Funcral from bis Inte resldence, cornor Ogden and Westorn-avi., on_Mondsy, Jan, ul, at 9 o'clock 6. m, Frienda of deceancd aro invited to ttend, ' KELLY—On Jan, 38, at the residenco, No. 135 Blus Islund-av., of paralysis, Klizs, belovad wifo of Frank Kelly, oiall 47 yoars, Yutieral by ‘carriages to Oalvary Cemotery, at 10 aciock nem.. Buiday, Ja. 0; Felends of g family aze fovitod {0 attend. : £2~ Wostord (Irslind) papers plosss copy. DUCKLY—Tho fueral of dlary, beloved wife of . F, Buckly, will tako placo on_tiatirday, 10th inst. ¢ hinif-past U o'clock, from _ths family realdence, 410 Loowis-nt., ta tho Joly Family Church,—thence by cara o Calvary, 5 —____ AUGTION SALES. BY G. V. GORE & CO., ; 63 and 70 Wabash-av, On SATURDAY, Jan, 2, at 9:30 a'clock—10 erated W, Q. Crockery, [ open [ots, 3 cratea Yellow Wars,' 9,000 younda of Turkish Prunes, UnE~-Pare) nen, At 10:0 o'clock—HOUBEHOLD FURNIT Tor nnd Chunbor Bets, Walaut Bedstoads and Dureaus, Marbia and Wood Top Tables, Marbla and Wood Top Hall Treos, Whiatnots, Easy anid Gsmp:Chalre, Walnut Chaira and Rockors, Lounges, 1iulf, Wool, and Husk Matiresses, Wardrobea, Book-Gusos, Bhow-Casos, Par- Jor and Onfco Deskn, Carpots, Fiance, 600 Wood-Seat Chalrs. GEO. T, QONE & CO., Auclloneers, ' “EXTRA FINE ASSORTMENT Bos, Shoes & Slimpes AT ATOTION, 1Y CATALOGUE, On Wednesday, Feb, 2, at 9:30 . m. prompt, % All grados of Mon’s, Women's, ond ' Ohildren’s Goods will bo sold and duplicatod freely. G0, P, GORE & 00, 4 and 70 Wal 3 BUTTERS & C0.S REQULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUBEHOLD GO0DS, NEW FURNITURE, AND_GENERAL NMERCIL o BATURDAY MORNING, JAN, r&cn"vl;vm’;".:"n{uh, "R thelr Balosroom, 103 Madison-at, : T, 8, Bonded Warehouse Bals 9,006 hoxes Tmported Clay Pipes, MONDAY MORNING, Jan, 31, at 10 o'clock, at U, & Bonded Warchiouss (Wadsworth's), i 208 SOUTH MARKET-ST. Crodit ale, For farlioulare seo cataogics Bowreadr. | WAL A, BUTTERS & C M3 onears, { By 8, DING. & CO,, Auctlon TIIS DAY AT 10 A. M., At our Salesroom, 274 aud 278 B ison-at., mos? the bridge, large and attractive sals of NEW AND BECOND-HAND Household Furniture, Carpeting, Dodding, Crockery, Gl ‘snd La Fiuhou; Ghromos, Uil Fainiiogs, Oiigo Turaituro 108 general Merchandise, 2 To e Bold to Pay Advances and Charges, Including § Elegant Pazlor, and 7 Haudsome Cham» e Hols, 2 - =" By FRANK PORTER & CO., Auctloncers, 1710 ;h_n Madlon-st, WiTl ba sold at 10 o'clock thle s, m, & large lizo &b Socond-haod HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CAIPETS, &o. 1n sddition toour ustial ktock of New Goods, Fifteen Parlor Suits, 10 Chamber Bets, 25 doz, 0, 8, Chalrs, Rockers, &c., M, T. Tebles'sud Comniodos, ORce Chatrs and Doaks, and au endless variety of neous Goods, Yartios wishing o bay or trade for cholca Alichigsx 1ands, or for & profitable mauufsclusiog buslucss, ik pleass call at our warerooms. : e ey By JAS, 2, McNAMARIA & COy . 117 Walzali-a¥., b. W, cor, Madison, i,uuoTcases Bools aud Stoes at Auctio , ¥ob, 1, 81 9:30 0 Full Mues of scasonsbla u JAS. T, MONAMARA & CO., Auctionesrs. Ehr;i.‘xjsnmrm thonghout GANB ' % é‘,fl::n&“w‘::. ) 600 por | YAwfin:'S -rmm. qm“ (el i~ -~