Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1876, Page 8

THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1876. THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS. O, ¥, Cornwall, W. J. McDonald, T, I. Dosean, and J, 8. Thompeon, Mombers of Patlinmout of Rritish Columbis, are at tiso Tremont House, A Biack Hills expadition is baing organized in & Weat Randolph strcet saloon. At least a sign ontaldo says no. Tho enlistmenta are not vory ‘brisk, though 400 men ara wanted. A meeting of tho indepondont votera residing in the Ninth Ward, snuounced to bo hold at tho ssloon of Pote Downing, No. 168 Wost Polk street, last evening, failed to come off for want of aquorum, The temperaturo yosterday, as observod by Manasse, optician, 88 Madison streot (TninONE Duilding), was, at 8 a. m., 30 degroos ; 10 n. m., 25¢12m.,20; 4p.m.,18; 8 p. m., 8; 11 p.m,, 8. Baromoter, 8s.m., 28.71; 1p. m., 2893; 8 p. m,, 29,10, The boss barbera met laet night st 83 South Deatborn strost and distributed their piacards snnounoing that after tho 13th inst. they closs their placos of business at 11 s, m. Sundays. Al intending to got shaved on that day will govern themsolven accordingly. J. H,. MoAvoy has sold to Ginavra Fuller for 35,000 the property on the soutbwost corner of Michigan avenus and Twonty-ninth etroet—i0 by 178 feot, James McGarroy haa sold to 3. F. Tu- ‘ey for $26,000 26 by 100 foet on tho north side Dl’ Adams street, 180 foot oat of Clark, At a meeting of tho_stockholders of tha Chi- ago & Pacifio Railroad Company, lield yesterday lt%m 48 Bouth Clark street, tho following gen- Yimon wore elacted Directors for the ensuing ear: Thomas 8. Dobbius, Georgo 8. Bowon, ohn B. Wilcox, Walter L. Peaso, Goorgo Youngs, Laurin . Hilliard, and Abram Galo. The officers of the Company will ba elected at & futare meeting of the Bonrd of Diroctory, Mary Kolryms, a littto Polish girl of about 10 yoara of ago, is at the Chicago Avenuo Station, and unless her paronts call for hor sho will b sent to somo charitablo inatitution. Bho savs her parenta resido ou tho Wost Bido unear tho Polish Church, but tho oxact location eho can- ot atate, and that her fatuor bLrought her to Ciark-streot bridgo and ran awny from hor, bo- cause ho was unablo to tako care of hor. The Executive Committod of tho Contral Ronublican Club was Lo havo held s moeting yosterdsysfternoon at Republican Hoeadqnarters, northeast cornor Lake and Clark streota, Tho following-named wora prosent: Gen, Mann, Ald. Stano, James Daleredorf, 1. K. Burch, Avery Mooro, T. M, Bradloy, Dr. J, Q. Blu- thardt, Jolin A. Fnander, only ofght membors, cightoen constituting & quorum. The stim attendance was dne ta tho cold weathor and pro- valling atorm, An sdjonrnment was had uutil Baturday afternoon at 2 o'clack, sharp. A CENTENNIAL PANTY. There was a_gay assemblagn last evening at Martine's Academy, on the corner of Indiana av- enne and Twenty-gocond street. It wasa Cen- tenplal party given by tho I'raternity of tho Church of Mossiah, and tho participants luclud~ ednot only the mombers of tho church, but many other prominent sgocioty pooploof tho Bouth Bide. Tn accordance with tho gmnlllng Centennial {doa, the ladies and a number of tha gontlemen apoeared in costumes of the olden times, and many of tue {oilots wero of the moat beautiful and gorgeous deacription, Dancing was, of course, the order of tho evening, begin. ming at 9 o'clock, and much credit for their sble supervision was due tho tloor-manapers, dessrs. Charles Parker, J. T. Meduley, I'. E. Burley, J, B. Tyrrel), F. P. Fishor, C. il. Noyes, J. B. John- s0p, and W. F, Tucker, Amoug thoss in attondancn wero Mr. and 3rs. MeAuley, 3r, and Mrs. Burley, Mr. snd M. Beecher, Mr. and Bra. Elkins, Mr. and Mirs. Bickford, Mr. and_Mrs. Mixer. Mr. snd Mrs, Dillings, Mr. and lra. Stubbs, Mr. and Mm. Caburn, . and Mra. Green, Jr.and Mrs, W, B. Lok, Mr. aod Mrs. Jobuson, Mr. and NMre. Wright, Ar, and Mrs, _Gage, Dr. and Mrs, Dovan, Miss Devan, Mr, and Mra. Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. Wabl, Mr. and dru. Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Galo, Mies Gore, the Misses Elint, Mies Bickford, Mre. Bucking- ham, Miss Kimball, Miss Booth, Mr. and Mra, Norria, Mr. Webator, Mr, and Mis, Bartlett, Mr, Carnes, Mr.-Bowen, Mr, and Mrs. C. V, Maral, Mr. snd Mrs. Phelps, o), Pasco, Mr. aud Mea. L. A, Hartman, Mr, snd Mrs, Graham, Miss Tanny Graham, Alr. and A, Spring, Mr. and Mra. Murry Noison, Mr. and Mra. Sayers, Mr. sod Mrs. Kimbark, FXILED COMMUNIRTR. The following is_a copy of tho petition far- warded to thn Proridont by tha Comwittee ap- polnted at the Communistic mooting Doc. 26, to exprees sympathy with the Communists now im- prisoned in Naw Caledonia : To Ilia Exectiency, the P) the United States: o, Btate of T hereby respectfally present for your coneid- eratlon a st of resolutiona adopted nt a maes-tneeting held in thia cliy on tho 24th day of Docember lut, fu company with printed coplea of Tettors from extles in New Caledonts, iucludiug o copy (uceompanted by u iransiation) of fhio ofiiclal order rolative to the labor of exiles and (Lo discontinuance of thelr rations, The harsh treatment of theso unfortunste sufferers been n subject of comment for tho cntire press of this countty and of Europa cupeclally, con- eidering that {t has becn customary with all civilized ations, from time immomorial, to extend sinesty to vanquished enemics, even to thone whose canse was nnjust and threatenad tho very sxlatonco of the nation o nations involved fu the atruggie. An an example, we refor to_our late civil War, the Insurgent partici- anta in whicl wero promplly'granted amgenty after helr defest, and whows leader, now at liberty, do- Taands foll forgivenoss for his pust offensrs. Conaid- ering these facte, wa bellevo that s continuance of the persscution of tliess untiappy men, whoaroin extls for the crime of Liaving fought iu defenso of u munic- §pal government tegularly sni legally adapted by a vote of tho Cily of Paris, at a time when iy reigned supronie throuxhiout Frauce, tho Empiro having fallen, and the peovlo eiog lierally ‘without & Government'(the munclpal officers of Paris Dbaving deserted their chinrzoand left the clty to ila fate), s an uonecessary severity and e outfuge on B Trat tfully petiti (e, therefore, reapectfully petition Your Excellen: toBave the trath of Hhese statbuiinms \veatipated, 464 the entire_matter laid beforn Congress for action theroon, Wo bellove that a request forwarded by one Government {0 that of Frunce for tha ectension of smpasty to these auffering thousands wonld be proper and humane, snd we thereforo bearech you to grant us your atlention sud sympathy in this matter. W EVPER, Chalrman, Jacou WINNEN, Secretary, SUICIDE. Shortly after 12 o’clock yeatorday afternoon, a istol-shot was heard in the rooms of tho Publio ibrary, on the northeast corner of Lako and Dearborn stroets,and a fos u~conds later the Jun- uoxa Mr. Hull, found & dying man lyiug on the landing at the fhoad of “the third flight ~ of staws directly fn front of the resding-room, A fow spasmodio gasps, and & fow throbs of the pules, and ulf wad over. From a largo holo in the left temply blood was flowing, Tho weapen used was a Bmith & Wosson, 2-100 calibre, 80 largo as to shattor the fore part of tho bend. At his feot was found & sheot of papor, with tho namo and address, ‘ Thomns Roynolds, No, 1570 S8tate streot," in a plain aud neat band, tbearing ovidonco of having beon rocently written, ag the ink had not per- factly dried.” Nothiny othor than this was found about bLim to cstablish hia idontity. Ho was about 24 years of ago, licht comploxionod, and rather plainly dreescd. Officer Petorson, of tho Laxs atreet mquad, bad tho body taken o tho Morgue, where tuo Corouer will huld an inquoat to-dsy. Although the rooma of the library woro well filled al the timo of tho deed, no vne claims to bavs witneased it, save av intelligout bosrder at the Tremont House, bailing from California, and be seemed so usod to such occurreuces ag Dot to pay tho loast attontion o it. 'khe affair causea quite s little excitemeont, and commnenta were freely made that the youuy man coulil not bayve choson a worso place for lua taking off, as there ara hundreds of othera daily patronizing the reading-room who faro at least an {11 with tlue world as Lo did, and upon whom any such salcide cannot fail to leave un lujurious ipres. wion, ——e THE COUNTY ABSTRACTS. WO OUDZRED THAT ADVELTISING ? During the past fow weeks cccariousl ad verlisements of the abstract departwent of the Tecorder's ofico baye appeared in tho daily press. Upon ono occasion tho advertixement 'waa exceadingly laudatory, and the reader must Lave been satinfied that, to get sbairacts at sll, 1t waa necessary to walt on the Recorder, But, turniog again (o the esme column in tho kamo paper and reading a little furtber, the first im- preasion must have been chianyged on the perueal of the equally iamiog notices of veveral private firms, Iu fact, wo great appesred the competie tion between the countysud cortain private tirms. in tho abstract businesd that tbu watter becama strees talk, and subscquently reached the ears of tle County Comumissioners.” 'Lo lutler were no less aurprlsed than tue public, and, conecious that they bad never autbiorized wuy such pro- ssading, began to inqulre WHU WAS BEARING THE KXPENSE. Bome of them believed that tue akciract books were being run looss, especiaily siuco they had besn called upon but recently to allow $75 per moath to some one to keep thenm from beiny tam- . potsd with, but tlLoy bad uo idva tuab tuo ap- parent loossness “wonld admit of any such ozxpeuro for advertising as was accumulating, It was_ mnot until Monday that shy light was thrown upon the subjoct, and from the rApidity with shicl it was rushod futo and ont af thelr viow vory fow naticod it to undoratand it. Yesterday, howevor, THE DOCUMENT waa brought to the surfsco agaln, an follows ¢ GENTLEMEN ¢ T roquest that your honcrablo Board will allow ma aishority to advortieo thy alalract busl- ness connected witlh this otice to the smaunt of $1,000. Tho neceaalty of this {8 obyious, fram the fact fhat the huninras §a new snd muet be properly Lronght beforo publie, mf{»:q:{;a to havo advertisemonta jorerted in the dally newapapers, both English and Gorman. llo- epecttuliy, JAMES Brrwant, Recordor, Revoral of tho mambers of tho Board rond it, thonght & moment, aud appoarod to have a glim- .| moring insight into the past, They thought thov saw an explauation of the advortivementa of tho sbstract books, but they wers by no mosus_satiafied with tha explanation, or with tho action that tho Roecordor roomed to takeu npon his own rosponsibility. RONE FURTHER INQUIRY was thon mado ono of auother, and, to add fuel to tho tlame, tho followine additions! dooumont wan nnearthed, marked ** Approved by the Com- mittoo on Recorda, JTau. 27, 1876": GeSTLEMYN: 1 have tho honor 10 request permis- sion to employ two more clerks to ba ueed aa abriract. writern in fhe obstmct depnriment eonnected with thin ofice._ An early consideration is reapectfully re- quicsted. Tcspectfuly, Jaxea BIEWART, Recorder, Innsmuch 88 the latter docomont antedated the former,—tho ono asking for ciorical holp o do the work in the_ oftice, and tho otber to suthorize tho oxsnndimm r £1.000, whereby work could bo had to do,—{t was thought things wero not just as they should bo around tho Tocorder's oftico, and that an explanation might be marlo about tho whole quostion with somo roli = The morobers of tho Committco on Public Records could not bo kcen during tho day, but the Chairman, Commissioner Mullos, said a fow days ago that ho know notbing about the adver- tislng, and certainly Lad not ordored it. Buch Commissioners 08 woro around, howover, were apoken to in referonco to the appropristion abked for, and #aid they would apposo it Thoy sald tho ofilco was alroady costiug at the rate of pearly £20,000 per annuin for tho abstract-books plono, and they wero uot fuclned to incroaso the amount. The appropristion will scucnl{_ho made, in which ovent tho question romains, Who in going to pay for tho advertiswg already dono ? ANDREWS AND CRANDELL. SENT TO TILE. COUNTY JAIL. Tho examination of Jobn Androws aud Flora Crandell, alloged to be guilty of the Wilcko mur- der, wan conoluded yestorday afternoon, Minnio Young, of tho Atlantic Iouse, not having ro- sponded to tho summons, au officer way sont after her, and peunding his return the prisooor ANDRENH waa put on the stand and examined. Hosaid: I amn ono of tho doleudants in this caro. I know Nell Grant. I beard hor testimony iu relation to a conversation sho stated I had with her on tho 16th of September lsat. I nover had such con- vorsation with her. I bave no knowledgo what- over,of any kind,character, ordescription,rolating to the murder of Mr. Wilcke. I romomber where I was tho night precoding tho murder. I was scrosa the street in tho Atlantic Houso, I slept thoro altnight. T tho best of my knowledge I retirod at half-past Dor s quarter to 10, Charles Obyor was with me, Ho slopt with me. Wo aslied the chambermaid in tho hall who knocked at our door what time it waa : she sald balf-past 8 or ball-past 9 in the moraing, and wo got up. She told mo that 8 murder had been committed across the street, and wo went over thero. From thero I went to No, 162 North Desplaines streot, As I got up to Deaplaines etrect Charloy went acrosd to get hia breakfast aud I 'went to 102, and Oflicer Bellows was theraas [ went fo. Ho mnade somo remark and gaid, * I want you" I asked him what Lo wanted of ‘mo. Ie aaid nnmflh!nfi, and I said I hadn't dono anvthing and would go with him, Wo eame up to No. 6 Desplaines streat, and ho took mo in there, Flora was there and ** Boston Kalo" was lying on tho bod. As s0on s wa got 1n, she soys, ** You murdering —— ——, you've got e into a protty fix.” Blio may have boen oxcited, a8 the houso had been pulled onco or twice as a honsa of ill- famo. I remomber tho testimony of Nell Grant and bor statomont that I coufussed to her ou tho 16th of that month. I was in jail that mouth, I weut (D thore oo the 27th of Augnst and was die~ chaneed on the 158 day of October. I was dis- chatgad becauso I wasnot indioted. I nevor wtated 1 elept with Moyniban the night pravious to tno_murder. I nover slept with Lim in my life. Iam innocont of any connaction with this murder 28 any one in the audionce. Cross-exaniination : L have beon known as “Keono.," Thia wias bocsuso I waa fortunato cnough to win at “keuo” once. 1 won 60, I am o painter by trado. I havo not worked at thattrade for a year.” During that timo I have bosn work- ing with Constables as custodian. MINKIE YOUNO, tho chambormaid who saw Androws Icava the Atlantic House, waa noxs called: My nomo s Harah Young, I know Bridgot Brady,—sho is my aunt. Ihvoat No, 35 West Lako stroot. I know Androwa. IHo camo futo tho Atlantic House about Lolf-past ¢ o'clock on the uight of the murder, 1 knew bim becauso bo had roomed in tho house proviously. Ilo camo in with & friend snd occupiod Room 14, 1 #ot up that moming about a quarter to 6. 'The defendant and bis friond got up at bulf-past 8. They conld not have gouo out and roturnad botwaen haif-past G and half-past B without my knowing it. Ilo ot mo iu tho hall and asked mo whore to wash, 1 told him to go up-stalrs, I told Lim thors was a man murdered acroes tho streot ot this timo aleo, This was tho last I saw of bim uutil I waw him stsndine at Wilcko's door; there were a nuwmber of people standing sbout there. have cLOSING. Jnatice Dayden, on bobalf of tho prosecution, briefly summed up, and insisted that tho ovi- denco was snch that the defeudants must bo Sommmud to await tho action of the Graud ury, Mr. Wilder addrossed tho Court on tho evi- donco adduced, and In n vehomont speech of noarly an lonr ondesvored to convince Hin Honor that it was Lis duty to dischargo the pris- oners. At tho conclusion of tho arguments, Justico : Balisbury roforrod to the contradiotions in the testimony, but held that, a8 n wholo, it was strung, ‘I'io boy statod certain facts in which lie might bo mistakon, Ho failed to nee tha ob- Joct of the witnonses in mnukiog the statemouts they bad voluntecred. In rogard to the coufes- sion of Audrews to Grant, it was mado whilo ho was fu the County Jail. o concluded to com- mit the prisoners to the Connty Jail withous bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. —_——— WATER-WITCHING, TAPEN READ DEFORE TIE CIVIL EXGINEERS, A regular monthly meeting of the Civil n- gineors' Club of the Northwost was held yeater- day altornoon at 4:30 in the olub-room of the Bherman House, Providont Chesbrough in tho chair, and a fair attendance present, ‘[ho Secretary, after ronding the minutes, took a Lallot au tho election of 3Ir. E. A. Fox, and that gontloman, was declared duly olecied a member of tho Club, @ ‘1, Nooly, City En- ginoor of Burlington, Ta,, and L, M. Johusou, wors proposed for tnemborsbip, Mr. Chsries Latimor thon read a paper on * Wator-Witching," by which lie uuderstood the art of finding water by tho usa of tho witch- Linzo), or other wmatorisl carried in the hands over the depostt, ‘The subject was, hie uaid, ono which at first sight was not ecientitic, and mueh ridicule Lad beon hespoed upon it. 1t was the roader's obect to bring it out of ridiculs, o that it might bo properly investigated. 1lo know, Lo 8aid, that when any novelty was presonted it woa ditloult to gein tho attestion of the duvotocs of acionce, and thoy were apt Lo raiko thoery of ** Humbug " over anythlng that was uot to bo explained by socogmized scieutitio rufes, Tho wost froquont orror of mankind was to censure before they heard, Iindiog water by the uea of tho diviulng-rod bad been classod s3n superstition, but this tho speakor doclurad o kroes orror, aud ho then gavo a fow dofiuitions 1row vatious dictionarios aud eucyclpedias. Tho form sud use of the 10d were modern, yot tho sesder confesced hiy juability to give tho first ueo of tho jnstruwent ; perhiapy i ways ad old an ths rod of dloses. Ar. Latimier then quoted copiously from the Diblu to shiow that thoro wud at leass & proba- tility thut tho use of tho rod was there ro- ferted to. ‘Thie philosophor, David Brewator, wroto ilat thero was no doult that the presesco of water oould e discerued by thouso of the rod, and it wad this $hat firet led sho reader to look inta tho wmuttor, He first exverimented with m poscl treo rod but aftervards with osber materials, and cama at length to the conclusion that thero way an eloment of clectricity in the movement, and that the season why !l men wero mnot equally successful fu tho use of tho rod ‘was thut fhoy were mnot equal conductors of clectricity, I thecourse of wuny oxperitnents, Mr. Latimer eard that he had learued that witch-bazel was no betier {han any other kiud of wood, and that au old boop or even & pieco of wiro was a¥ good as the mest orthodox branch. This wont -to bear out s thoory of oloctrio intlience na the eauso of tho movemont. 1o had furthor provad (lils by oxperimenting in alioes with inaulators of gtass under them, in which le conld got no manifostations at all, The reador thon diseussed at longth the prac. tieo of the rod, nud oxplained how he had found 8 way to_mionauro tho depth of soil aver tho wator. Whon ho was watking with thorod in bin bands and feit it begin to turn ho was suro that tho rurface of tho water wes at an angle of 45 dogreos from him, and when ho had gone furthor, and tho rod poloted diroctly downward. then ho Xknow ho was over tho water. Ilaviug thuatho haso of n right-angled trianglo—hy mensuring from whero Lhe rod began to turn “to whore it pointed down—nand the tiwo anglos, it was sasy to aacortaln Lho distanca of tho water bolow the sutfaco, boeauso it would be tho samo os the a50. 1n giving hia experionce of tho nso of the rod Mr, Latimor said that whon ho was in tho em- tov of tho Aichigan Southern Road ho had ried his theory nt Colomu and had predicted that water woild be found at frow 25 to 30 foot below tho eurfoce. It had boen struclk ab 27 foat. Othor engen woro thon cited s within tho ro- Iator's Ruowlodge; one at Toulow, nuothor at Wvoming, IIL; auother at Annapolis, aud still othors at varions piaces not nawed, ‘I'ho paper closod with tho roferonce of tho wholo mattor to tha comparativoly unkuown elemont of electricity, and with the reassortion of tho reador’s full beliof in the system which had, lio aaid, nover once falled to discover waice or minoral whonover ho had tried it. ‘The mcotiug closed with o gonoral and ine formal discussion of the subjoct. ———— MILLER’S EXCURSION. A TICNIC WHICK FAILED TO COME OFF, Dr. Ben O. Miller, who has achleved somo prominence from his connection with sanitary affairs and his investigation of tho stink nul- snuco, anatched a fow Liours yonterday from tho timo usaally consumed fu tho arduous labors of his Tm(ualon. During those fow hours ho sat in bis oflico, liko & spider ancliored {n tho mid- dlo of his wob walting for tho unwary and na- suspecting tly. "The flioa tho Doctor was after wara throe or woro frecholdors, land-ownors, real-cstate tax-payers, propriotora of houses and lands. ith thoss gontlomon Dr. Bliller pro- posed to vimt the Town of Lake, tho odorous vicinity of tho Stock-Yards, A closo carriago, with ‘nicoly froated glass windows, and an_eluborately gotten-up driver in livery, had been engaged. Tho party woro to bavo picknicked on tho windward eide of one of tho offal mountains, which riso liko tho Pyramid of Cheope, and aro as much of n myatory as tho Sphiynz, 1t was tho inteution of tho party to have made o thoroughly seiontific invostigation. There were provided "barometors, quadrants, clironomotors, survoying tools, tost tubes, lit- mus paper, and a flask, Theso eclentiilc nd- Juncts wero piled up promiscuously ou the largo tablo in tho Doctor's oflice, and it way observed that the flask, from the mouth of which the cork had boen abatracted, stocd on its bottom ond, suspiciously near a small drinking-cup, Probably onn of tho attachos had boen juspect- in%thn apirit-leval, > = utside tho storm quictly raged. Tho wind was searryiug either from oc to every point of the compass, T'ho Liny anow-flakes were whirled in overy direction, and thoir sharp crysialling odpes punctured and scratehied the unprotected cheoeoks of tho pedestriane, who burried along obedient to tha calls of businesa or pleasure, The Doctor, curled up in bis chair and absont- miudedly poring over the latest copyof tho Board of Health roport for the City of Brussels, at ono time tho miniaterial residenco of the Hon, J. Ruasoll Jones, now Collector of this port, eat 28 motionloss ag the spider {n his web, humming, Will you watk into my parlor, 841 the spider to the 1ly, The blasted real-estite-owning fliea falled to come, Snow-storm and Elorolnt( prairio zophyr positivoly inhibited, Probably they cama to the concluaion that tho stink would be frozon solid, when thoy roached tho immediate vicinity of the offal mountain, and couldn’t be found, and benca the picnio would be a failnre ; or clsa fearawere entortaloed that their nosca might becomo frozen, thus rendering thom unable to use tho olfactory organs to any satisfactory purposo. Tho dnxcumiuu was thercforo uaturally post- poned. On tha naxs fine day threo first-class, A No, 1, renl-cstata awnors can sacure s briof corage- ment by applying to Mansger Miller, at tho Hozlth Offico. —— THE DEFRAUDED HOTEL-KEEPER. TOW NEWHAN WAS TAKEN IN, The Now Yorlk Zlerald of Monday has the fol- lowing dispatch from Montreal in reforenco to the nrrost of Worms, charged with swindilog Willlam Ly Newdlan, of tho Atiantle Hotel in thia city ¢ i Saturday aftornoon Dr, Warms, o praciicing physi- gjam of Auls city, was aeriviod on b chargo ot focgary, thie facts concerning which are a followa: Willlain L. Newman, hotel proprlator, of Chicago, ik, mado s davit befors the Hon, Judiza Thomas Kennady Rumsay that, at tho City of Clilcago, fn the lstter end of tho motith of October last, Chatles Worma resiided st tho hotel kept by him. On Nov, 13 Worme informed him that Lie conld get contract n his favor from the In- terlor Dopartmont of the Government for Indisn aupplies; that it wae aubeoquently agroed that the safd orms should obtain the conteact [n favor of the n- formant aud Jobn Reller, of Philadelphlas that af- torward it wed ngeeod that Newman snd Worms shiould go to tho City uf Wishingion in order to ar- range about tho contract; that they srelved in Wash- ington on (o 1Wth of November, aud put up at the naine hotol, On Saturday Worms wont to tho Interlor Department,and returaed in about balf an hoar and soquested him (Newman) $9 draw up 8 propo- altfon for fho sald contract; that ho Al drmw up o proposition, and do- livered it to Worms, who, s ho himsel? mid, went 10 the Intorlor Departient, and on returning eald thero woa constdorublo stir an] excitement about the con- tract, and that they would have to go to Philadelphia and there wait tho turning of ovents; that they went 10 Philadelphis, anil a day of 80 a‘ter Wormn produced to im & paper purporting to be tho contract. ‘The deposition goes on to stato that Worma informed comnplainant that the signature to the contract was that of thie Hon. Zacliariah Chandier, f the City of Wash- iugton, Bectetary o the Deparinient of tho Interlor of 4o Ciited Statéws that Worma directsd Lim to mgn tbe contract for himself, sa well aa for John Keller, as hiv atiornoy, and that Lo did so sign, b well nu tho sald Charlcs Worme, as wituoan, Furiher, that Worins theu produced ou envelope addreaned to U, B, Grant, Preatilent of tha United Statey; that into this envol: ope, 8 directed, accordiug o previous undorstand- fng, ho placed '$5,000 curroney, with tho toutract signed by bim, and then closed the envelopo; that Worm then suggeated 1t would be better ta seal it with _sealing-wix: that thersupou his attention wus called from tha latter, and while 1n tho act of puttiog on his boot, from which he Lad taken the §5,00) (1o $100 notes), tho soid Worms replaced thy cavolope in which’ he lad placed tho §3,00 with wnothor envelops similarly directod, Tha latter fact, tho deponent kays, ho le fnformed of nnd Delieves it from informatlon by U, 8, Grant sud Zacharial Chandler ; that afterward ho took the en- Velope, which he belleved to contain §3.000, to the Post-Uitice ond_registered it, receiving tho ordinary cartificate therofor ; thut ho Las alnca been Informed thiat tho said envelope was duly reccived at the Exocite tive Manulon, a¢ Wasbington, on the 224 of November, and on being opened waa found to contain nothing but scraps of paer. The afidavit furtler sets forth {hat Newman hay boea fufored that the signatura to tho contract was ot in the haudwriting of the loa, Zachuriah Chinudior, but & false ono, forged by Worms | that he bad no right t0 sfgn tho ssma or_obtain tho coutrack; Lhat it way, Le Lelieves, nover lusted from the Juterlor Dopartment; tuat sild contract was n forgery, altored for tho purpose of dofrauding nim And ayuiuat o peacaud diguily of tho it of Ponu- sylyonia, ; ‘Clio prlsonor malatains that the contract wia gon- nino; ihat the $3,000 Grant, and that 'ho_ will offer no objectiono belig oxtradited, Worms was boru at Lille, in_Friuce, and arcivad in Amerlca when quits soung tn 1351, Ha anilated in tho Fitty-elgbth Now York lafantry Voluntcers, and wa appolnted Commissary-Sergeant, and sutwoquently appointed Hecond and then First Lisutenant, In Fehruary, 1803, ho was appainted by Prosident 'Lin- colu Astlstant Quarlorinastor, with tho rank of Captatn, ond wssignoa to 'do duly with ho Dopartment of tho Oulf, and _stationsd in and around Now Orleans, 'Whon Lis pertod of servicu oxpired Lo went 10 Now York, and, witt, hia Vrother-iu-law, Ktrauss, comuwcaced the manufacturo of gentlemon's furnlshing goods, Thele maunfactur- Suy establishiment was burued dows goon aftor, sud he circnm es surrouuding the caso wore of such A wusplciang uatuire tlst (ho lisuranco companies tnatituted procouliugd agatuat tho prourletors. Sinca bl# arrivalin Montreal ko bas followed the profession of phyalclan, but was woncrally regarded a3 o quiack, Unitrd Kiatda Bpcclal Agents 8T bero dwaiting ths order for hils extraditiou, Nowwan fa not il TR \Wellh now In the clty, sand will not be e THE NEW COURT-HOUSE, LGAN AND TUE COMMITIEL, .).n:hluct Egan had & formal talk yesterday with tho Committee on F'ublic Bulldiogs and Publio Servico in reforouca to the recont action of tho City Councliinadopling what iy desig~ uated as tho *compromiso ™ plan for tho founda- tion for the city’s portion of tho new Court. 1louee, in which tho couuty had beea juvited to coucur, Mr. Egan said ho had soen tho plan, but tocall it o **compromise " was to misvawo it. Ho bad nover beon consulted iu its drawiug, and neither Lad the County Board, e denounced is as ir- rogular, l-ebaped, inbarmopious, and ene tirely unsuited to the publio wants, He ‘thought Tilley was dovoled to his * Euro- 4a" plan, which Le ssid was a ")pnluy hobby," aud that bo would Lave uothiug elso, forgotting thut ho was at work for sowebody beside him- rolf. Egan said he himself Lud already made tLres dieduct drawin nd waa willing to wake Ay wmuny wore, but Le aaw uo Lopa of suy agree- 0 mont being roachod batreen tho city and county in tho matter, s6 long aa Tillov insisted on sacri« fielng tho convenionco of the intorior of tho structuro to tho boauty of tho exterior, 1lo would liko, o maid, to seo n third architoct callod in, and he womid moet him half way, and, starting from the ground, would rear n completo siructuro. 1le was In favor of doing away with & domo, although it had hoen Incorporated in his plans. o regarded o domo a8 oxpousivos ono wonld cost 625,000, beaides belog out of place, The Committoa adjournod without taking any sction, and will meet sgain this afternoon. It is cortaiu that the Board will not ndopt the Tilley plan, and atter all if Farmor Harms han 1o eact away his rotien pilca the pubtic neod not be sstonished. . ON THE BQUARE, The ntorm yestorday provonted operations on tho Court-Housp Square by liarms, though n few piles woro suuk. Tho virgin snow, ln a mannor, hid the dofects visiblo in itho hundreda of worthloss piles now on the ground. Harms will begin to drive tha dofoctive timber ngain aa moon a8 the weatbor permits, probably to-day. —_— UP AND AT 'EM. AUCIE 10 MIKR'8 PROGRAMME. Yestorday aftornoon o TRInuNe reportor eallod on Miko Evans, at his oflice, Itoom 1 City-Hall, to inquire of him how ho folt in regard to the decisions rouderad by Judges Mooro and Wille jama 1n the tax cases. Sald tho roportor: +Well, Miko, how do you Bcol about tho docis- lona rondered to-day 7' 0, I don’t know'; I rathor liko it." Wy " * v Bacaueo they will mako colloctions eanior.” “Ta you intord to forco tho collection of taxos o I dothat! Isball lovy whorover thoy have promised to pay mo by tho 1st of Fobxuary, it they don't.” “"Why la that ?" “ Becnuso » good many people told me thoy would pay aftor the decision of tho courts wero givon," 4+ But will you givo no ono timo?" # Well, I am not goiug to dog people, but I want them to pay thelr taxes, sa L have no othor duty'la perform thou to make a colloction or lovy." * [low abont tho baaks?” 411 go st them Wednesday. I saw tho Prosident of the Firat National Bank to-day, and Itold him that thoy would hove to pay their 8308, +If they don't pay, how will yon procsed " “I'il Jubt got » list of tho sharcholders and lovy upon their proparty, that's all.” *How obout vossely 7 “Thoy'll havo to pay up, too. I stall sond a mauy for them to-day, and, 1 tho owners dou't pay tholr taxes, you may bo oure tho vossels will be loviad oo and sold."” "This ondod Lhe tutorviow. MUSICAL. TOP SECOND YON BULOW CONCERT. The second Von Bulow concert will bo givan this ovening st MoCormick Hall. The programmo may be sald to be of & popnlar nature, 8 1t ine oludos Boethoven's ** Moonlight " sonats, Wag- ner's epinuing song from the * Flying Dutch- man," and Listz's trauscription of the Tann- bausor March, ono of Listz's Hungarian Rhap- wodies, Schubert's ** Avo Maria,” and vory intor- esting numbers from Handel, Bach, Gluck, and Jozart. Lovers of music shonld not defer going to these coucerts uatil it 1a too lato. THE OENMAN LAND, The Gorman Military Band, which haa beon winning golden opinions for itsolf in this city, will give two concerts at tho Plywouth Congro- mational Chitreh on Friday night and Satuniay afteruoon of this weols, at popular prices, whioh will bring theso oxcellent concerts within tho rouge of ovory one. Thoso wishiog roserved seats will bo etabled to obiain thom to-morrow morning st Keon & Cooke's, This arrangomont will ba spocially advantageous to Bauth-Siders, —— THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Connty Court gave way again yosterday to whitewashors and scrubbora. It will be in seaslon to-day. Tho fire-bonda recontly orderod sold by the County Boord were yesterday signod to the amount cf $25,000. Tho notorious Bill Wray will come to tho front again to-day in the Criminal Court, with his kit of burglar'a tools. This will bo bis third trinl on the samo cliargo. Tho County-Attornoy, somotimes callod Com- missionor No. 16, could not suppress hia delight osterdny 8 the rosult of the personal-tax cases. {'p to last accounts, however, ko had rofrained from calling a glorification meeting of either tho Opposition party Central Committes or the Bean Club. Judgo NMcAllistor yeatorday listoned to the ar- gument in tho coso of Henry Sexton, rocently convicted of irrogularitios as a judgo of elec- tion of tho Twentioth Ward, on motion for a new trial, and donfed tho motion, Out of all tho judgos of election cascs, this is tho firet con- victfon,” Soxton is out on bail, and will Lo sou- tonced Saturday. The County Agont was avound yesterday nfter his salary. During bis stay lie was heard to ro- mark that he was a ruiued official, for sinco the merits of tho Insane Asylum lave beon made known'ho fears that apptications for adinittanco thore will 80 incronso that ho will ba Lol re- a$ouslbln for ita carly enlargemont. The pinnos, white linon, broiled etenks, otc., ate., with which tho institution scems to aboand ars certafnly tompting, aud must havo their offect. Horatio N. F. Lowis, tho late editor of tho Weslern Rural, remained In_Jail up to o Iato Lour vestorday aftornoon, The hond required was a little stoap, e thought, aud, 1athor than impose upon his friends by asking thom to go on his bond, ho relied duriog the day for bis re- loaso on tho wkill of Lis attorneys, ilo hopes to finl out af bl tronblea soon, and denies that Lo a8 purposely defrauded any one. The Kural, ho_ssys, ia now located on the corner of Btato and Randolph stroets, snd will continne to dis- seminate Grangor Htoraturo without interrup- tion. PR THE CITY-HALL. Employes of tho Doard of Public Worls wero paid §30,000 yosterday. Tho Committoe on Fireand Water is called for Haturday, a8 is also that on Stroota and Alloys. ‘Tho Doard of Public Works will open pro- posals to-day for work on the Blue Island avenuo vinduet, The City Troasuror took in yoatorday from walar-ronts 81,016, and the City Collector fron: real and porsonal property taxes abont 2,000, Ald, Pote Bahr has sold out his saloou to Otlo Bluhm, Otto says that he foola botter bohind that bar than ho would Lehind ono of similar wize In Jolict, Tho Builivg Inspector yesterday continuad tho examiuation of Wost Side Lotols, He will look over the North Division to-day, aud alfter- watds inspect tho churchos. Ar. W. II. Clarko, Oblef Engincer of tho Sow- erage Departmeut. depaits to-dav for tho Ilast to viuit Lis brother, tho Ruv. James I'recunn Clarko, of Jamuica Plaing, Musss, Ald, Cullerton saya that ho will introduco at the next meotiug of the Council a rosolution to tho effect that all rotail drug dealers be roquired to take out saloon licennos, as Lo thinks that es much liguor {8 drank i thodo edtkbliahmontd as 11 rogular saloous. Alr. Robert Law mado & call upon tho uyor yeatorday, and made the consuling statement that, on & recont vidit to the ast, o (Law) had disposed of $00,000 of city certilicatey ot par, without guarantee, to JMosca ‘Yaylor, of Now York. Tuopaper briugs 8334 por cent at hiome, Soyeral complaints have been mado of late to tho Mayor coucermug tho Olymple Variety ‘The- atre, a low kolo ou Bouth Clark strect, = It 4 probable, judging from tho Muyor's actions lieretoforo us rogarda such complainta, that tho dive will not buvo & much Junger timo of - munity. HOARD OF HEALTIL ‘Tho Banitary Superiutendent's report to tho Toard uf Lioulth slivws tho deaths fur tho weok ouding Saturday to have boen 124, an iucrearo of 2a over tho procoding weok, Qply L was ci oted, 72 wore males, aud 48 wers marnied; 44 woro utdor 1 yoar, 1) under 2, 4 under 3, G from 10 ta 20, 13 trom 20 to 80, ¥ from U to 70, ¥ frum 70 to 8, and 1 above 80, Tho imost futal dis- canes werS 1 Convulsions, 18 ; consumption 13 scariot fover, 8 ; diphthena, B;dmyny. 3§ puet- wonix, 11; menogitg, 7; Boght's “disesss, 3 edbup, 6; whooptug cougl, 4 ; typhowd, 2§ scct- dobte, : —— CRIMINAL, Andrew O'lirion. who waa arrcsted andbronglit beforo Justice Footo last wesk, Liad a Lieating yesterday on tho charge of stealing deeds and papers from tho buggy of Merwin Church, and was discharged, o Lad found tho papera on Wabash avenue, whero thoy had probably been dropped, and, on roturning thom to Cburch to obtain the raward promisod, an officor awalted him, aud bonea tho dificulty. Snonk-thiovos in the Weat Division yostord ay sncceaded 1n get ting away with & clock from tho storo of 1. E. M errill, ot No. 440 Weet Madison atreot, and with an entiro suit of clothes from 0. Biackburn, of No, 80 Contro avenus. At tho Iatter place thoy galned ontrance through tho trannom. A clork named Willism Caughlin, in the em- ploy of Monros & Loddy, & Donrborn atreot 1aw firm, recontly pilfersd & number of Jaw books which his omployers had borrowed from Emory A, Htorra, Yosterday tho follow wan eapturod while attempting to disposo of them to a socound- Land book-deater. Goorgo_Miller, a colored conclimaa in the em- ploy of Alr. Whitohead, of No. 223 Michigan avono, {8 supposed to bo ono of two men who robbed anothor omploye of tho ramo housoe, named Mary Langdon, of 2200 which sho had stowed away in hor trank, Goorge Is locked up at the Armory, and tho police aro lookiug for his companion ia crinfe, * Tho rosidenco of Goorza O, Garneoy, archi- tact, of thin city, located ot 1sde Park, was on- terod Bunday night, doring the sbsonce of tho family, and ovorsthing geporally ransacked, trunke, boxes, oto,, bolng ot opan, and property atolen that cannot bo at this timo catimated In voluo, ‘Thin 1a tho third timo this gontloman’s liouso has boen entored by thioves in two yoars. While patrolliog his boat at about b o'clock yontorday morning Oflicor Bwanson hoard the nolao of breaking glass, and, runsing in tho di- rection of tho nolso, spled n man with his arm through n holo in tho window of Barstow's liat storo, No, 125 Cimk strect, Tlo fellow, on por- ceiving tho ofticor, ran through thoalloy to Doal Lorn stroot, and, although tho oflicer fired at him twice, ho finally lost him in tha vicinity of Stato etroot bridge. Ilo gob away with furs valuod at 35, ‘Tho wickedoess of * Rotten Row," on Clinton stroct, climaxed yostorday morning in a very disgracoful row. Julia Walker, an inmate of tho building, is in dobt for her furnituro to Bolle Domick, who reconily took up maro palatial quartera on the opposito side of the streot. Dallo {s a prompt collsctor, and promot- iy on the moruing of the first day of tho mouth gho romembared that Julla owed hor an in- stallment. While Dello was waiting for tho vizenish Julia to apposr and squaro up nc- counts, tho lattor aporoactiod from bohind aud dealt Bollo a torriflc blow ovor tho head with ay ewpty wine-bottlo, intlicting rather soriona in~ jurles. Julin waa Ingged off to the statlon, whero sho now awaits trial on the Gtk nst, on chargos of assanlt with intont to kill, Andro ond Josepline Andrews, tho pawn- brokers, had n forthor hearing yostorday by Justica Do Wolt oa the charge “of rocelving stolon property. The caso iza bean montioncd in ‘Ciis TinuNe. Lho cxamination showod that AMrs, A. had taken goods to 8%, Louls sud Lad thom sold by an anctionoor thoro, slie recoiving the money for thom. The salo amounted to about 2600, Tho (foods were producod and identificd by the auctioneer an tho ones Mra. A, had brongt him, and by & Chicago firm as those atolon from their cstablisbmont. Mrs. A, waa vory snxious to hiave them quiotly disposod of, which gave riso tojtho suspicions of wrong- doaling. Audro Andrews committed himsel? in tho caso by trylog to persuada tha St. Louia wit- 108 that they would make money by not appoar- ing againet his wife, Justico *DaWolf doomed tho ovidenco against tho palr strong enough to warraut Ltheir appearanco bofore the Criminal Court. Tho bonds wero fixed at §5,000 each. James Wilson, a grocery-wagon driver in om- loy of Hi 'k & Co., was walking along Doar- rn atrool, noar tho now Custom-tHouee build- ingy, when he observed two man of suapicious sppoarance approaching., Whon ho met them ono of tho two ralsed his hand contain- ing some kind of & weapon, with intent to strike, Wilson saw the blow com- ing, yolled *Murder," but was unable to escape the blow, which caught lnm on tho bridgo and nostril of tho nose, intlicling 8 painful and sorions wonud, Ho foll inscnsible from tho sidowalk into the guttor; but hislona cry had attracted ottontion” and the two mon fled and cacaped. Wilson was taken to the atlico of Dr. Ingraham, No, 1B7 Olark street, where his wounds were drogsod, and thero ho romained for three hours in o semi-unconscious condition. The only roason that can bo assigned for thoe act 13 an {otont to commit robbory. Wilson had littla chango in his pockot, but wore a riug and wateh, which may have lod the asssilanta to beliove that e had menoy about his person, —e—— SUBURBAN. AUSTIN, Tho entertainmont Monday evenlng proved s succesaful affair, The audienco were intensely interoated by some of Mra. Daiuty's recitations. The Roy, Mr, Darrett moved tbat Mrs. Dainly be roquosted to give, at some future timo, a sim- ilar ontertainment for her own bonofit. This motlon wes heactily and unanimouslv rosponded to by o crowded Liouso, and she will be duly an- nouncod again during the wintor. Au effort, by Mr, Moore.under the name **I'ss gwino back to Dixio,” won groat applause. PEACEFUL ANARCHY, The City of Springficid, ¥il., Withont Muanicipal Governoront. Srecial Dispateh (o The Cacago Tribune, BpatxovteLp, I, Fob. 1.—Tor yoara past thore has been dissatisfaction by tox-poyers with the manner in which tho ofticial nffairsof tho City of Springfiold weoro managed. Tho curront oxpenditures wero 80 lavish that It waa yoarly found necossary to borrosr niouey in an- tiolpation of roceipts from {axos, and n debt wat bequoathed to esch suceceding Bunicipal Administration. Tho pooplo wero ovorburdened with taxation, much of which was illagal, aud affairs drifted along in this way until tax-payers could stand it no longer, and, & favorablo eentimont oltalning the epring of 1874, tho IHon, Mirlan . Edwnards, on behalf of himself and eome hundreds of prominent tax-pavors, applied for an injunction from Judgo Zano tn tho Bangomoan Clreuit Court, restraining the city authoritios from levying o tax in excess of tho income of tho provious year; from issulng watrants or serip when tlore was no money in tho City ‘Trensury to pay tho sames snd from croativg any further debt, tho constitutional limit an tho restrictiona of the charter belug alroady ronched, This change from oxcewsive to linited expendilures worked hard at firat, bat, bofore tho yoar was over, the enforced oconomy obtained popularity, Al tho noxt city clection, Inst wpring, the tax-eators marsbaled their forces and beat slightly tha Citizons” Ticket, pnt up by a combiuation of tax-payers. Bineo thoy regained power tho tax-eaters have labored to reader the injunction odious, and, aftor divors throatonings, to-day tho Mayor dis- charged the entira police-force, City Prison- Koeper, and the Fire Departmont, and _dirocted that the stroot-lampa should uo tongor be hight- od st ety expense, Thia on tho ples that taxes aro not botng pald, and there i4 no monay in tho ‘I'rensury Dopartment,—n fact which is to he sttnbutod to profligate exponditures onrly in tho yeor. ‘Thoecity s thus, this ovening, de- prived of protection. 'Fho Council will meet to- might and may doviga furthior measures to annoy tlioso who aro legally resisting the collaction of oxcoseive and illogal, taxes. Auyway, Spring- tiold is without a City Governmont to-pight, Stk srintoretio ot Iome,” n plossing sketch of n great artist; *‘'lea-Cnp ‘Times,"” a chatty pspar; * Tho Ktory of a Oash- moro Suawl,” how thoy aro mede and wold; +Tho Ladios of Lima," a capital aketch, will be fouud, with an endless varioty of oxcellont road- ivg, in $he February number of Frank Leslic's LPopular Mowtldy, now ready, prico only 20 cents, for o quarto of 123 pages and 82 illustrations, Hold by all news agents, or Frank Luslio, No, 637 Pearl stroet, New York City, ————— If Gabriel Conroy, tho Hero of Bret Harta's now novel, hisd owned a *Domestia" sawin, hiue, he would not have Loen obliged to #lt up late st night repairing the rents in Ollis's gar 1mente, ‘The ** Domeetla’ sentns nover fip. e i A DBargain, A second-hand Webor planoforte, good ag now, tsken i exchaugo for a *ieck, for salo at a low prico, Alo ctier sccond-hond pisuos aud organs ab upecfally low zates, st the oot & ons Musls Cov's, 180 Btato otrvit, — ‘Wives, Turn Ovor o New Loaf. Don't let your bustands throw away sults that look littlo shiabby, Ernd, with {ustructions, to Couk & McLatn, No, b9 Dearborn strect. Esturned nestly now, ————— Oronized Ox-Marrow for the Halr, by Buck & Rayuer, makers of the * Mars™ Cologao, —_— TLundborg's Oalifornin Water for tellet and bath ; delighbiullyfragrayt and refzeabin; — THE LAW. Reports of Ruined Insuranco Companles. Record of Judgments and New S_uits. TIIE CAICAGO FIRE INADRANCE COMPANY, James K. Murphy, Assignos of thn above- namod Company, filed his usual monthly report yestorday, aa follows : Dalanco on hani.,, sesacens 8 19,118 THR COMMENCIAL INWUBANCR COMPANT, The following I8 an abstract of the roport of R. E. Jenkins, Aseignoo of tho Commorcial ¢ b ollected from 1L Bprusnco, ... Tild for sdvertising first and second dividends, Dalance on band, The Assignes fui .$30,162 3 consid- erable snmbor of dividend warrants aro yot un- called for. No dividond hasas yet boon paid on tho elaim of the Gnrdon City Insuranco Com- pany, nor has thoclaimof tho city for taxes boen eatisflod, If theso tivo claims aro liquidated tho balance of £30,162.97 will bo entirely consnmed. With tho oxception of about £3,000 the romain- ing nesets aro cntirely contingent and uncertain in vaiue, THR MUTUAL RECCRITY. Mark Kimball, Assignco of tho Blutusl Se- curlty Insuranco Company, also filed his monthly ropor yeaterdsy, which is o followa: ialance in bank, Jan. 1, 1876,. Tald 0tbiierareassressansanss Balanes on hand., DIVONCES, Goorge Windman filod n bill ngainst his wifo Nollio, neking for n divorco bocanso she had }:{uun guilty of criminal intimacy with one II, . Inooy. TOE KISDE-MILL CASE, . ‘The wholo day yesterday was occupled with tho continuation of the oxaminatiou of I, K. Turnor, the man abont whom tho most of tho interest of tho trial contros. Turnor stated that ho took the deods whon ho first got thom to Quincy and showod them to his father, Kibbo rofasad to have tho desda recorded bocause he didn't wish to have such & chaln of title comivg through him by such deeds. Ho did uot wish to bacomo & plaintiff in an{l Iawnuit, wuon tho title waas Bo old, aud tho deods hsd not baen recorded. Turnmor ewora that n decroo liad boon eutorod in this Btate cancorning tho landa in quostion on the day before Reed awore hie had forged the papors., Another roason why tho dooda wero not recordod was bo- causo thero Liad Loon a wuit pending between Kibbo and soma othor partios which bad been appenled to the Suprome Coart, and in which tho Suprema Court had decided that the suit conld not bo brought by Kibbe, and Mrs. Har- roll's righta nauarted until sbhe becamo a widow by ber busbaud's death; that no conveyanco could bo made without hor huaband, ITENS. Judgo Blodgett will attend to bia genoral busi- ness, a8 he lag finished bis call, Judge Farwell was occupled yestorday In henr- ing objectlons to the Master's raport in the cago of tho Great Western Tolegraph Company. UNITED STATES COURTS. William Brice, John Allon, and Fpbraim Drice bogan a suit for £5,000 against Willism O. Aandruas, BANRRUPTCY MATTEDS, TEaward . Parker, of thin city, filed a volun- tory potition in bankruptcy yostorday. Mis debits unsccured amount to $7,859.9, and tha socared liabilitiea foot up £8,687.07. The awaety consist of twolve ubares of stock for $1,000 ench in tho Tivoll Company, mortgaped for $3,687.07. ‘Tho caso woa referred to the Rogister, A dischinrge was issned to Garnett U, 11all, Goorgo \\F Campooll was appolntoed Provision- 8l Assignoo of Charles Cohon, The creditora of Olo H, Christopher will hold a first gonoral mooting this morning at 10 8. m. beforo the Rogister. T, Baker was appointod Assignes of A. W. Webster nuod IL, Q. Eostman, - A dividend of 42 per cont was declared in the caso of Shavaban & Wost. BUPEROR COURT IN DRMLP, Goorge Klinck commonced a suit for $6,000 againat Omar Newman, G. I, Sisson, and G, G. ‘armer. €IROUIT COURT, Henry Bronald. for the use of P, F, Eclistorm, commenced a suit to recover ©4,000 of Andrew Wilson ; and J. ', Hevrotin, for tho uso of the samo, sued tho same defondant for £5,000. Maria E, Holtfadt began an action in trespass againat tho Singer Manufacturing Company and Chinrlos A. Prico, Inying damagos at $3,500, Tsono R. Van Biyke commenced an action in trespass_against Luciug O, Pardos, layiug dam- ngea at 810,000, 4 CRIMINAL COUAT. Qurran Whalen was tried for larceny, found guitty, and remandod. Tho ccyo of Jones, Nolan, Downs, Errick, Um- brocht, I{anghn, and Iiyan, on trial for burglary, was concluded. The jury found the throo for- mor gulity, and fixed thelr imprisonmant at five voara oach in tho Ponitontiary. Honry Singusivg ploaded guilty to larcsny, and was romandod. Goorgo Toney was tried for larcony, fonnd nifty, aud sentenced to ono day iu the County atl, Goorgo Willlam pleaded guilty to laroony, and was eentonced to sixty days inthe County Jail, | Y. 1L Btowart, a lad of 10 yoars, beld for the murder of a playmate, was discharged. Mry, Angio B, Whitnoy was triod for tho lar~ ceny of & sewing-machine, and acquittod. THE CALL. Jupoe Brobaerr—Genoral hnsiness, Junue Horxins—40 to and of calendar, Junoe Gany—141, 1413 to 146, 143 to 157, and 169 inclusi Jupar JayesoN—Assists Judge Gary. Jupak Moonk-32, 43, 81, Jupar Roarns—320, 356 to 980 inolnaivo. Jonur Booru—i28 to 445 inclusive. Junaes FanweLt anp WiLiaus—Sot casos. JUDGMENTS, furrrton CornT—CoNrrssioNs—Thae Dowmer & Hemis Uirewlug Company va, Jacab Marteruca and Peter Hoffmoyer, $443,00.—Tidolph_ Wehrtli Wolf, §123.64,—The Peslitigo Company ve. Campioil and ¥, W, Camplell, $714.85, Juok Gany—0, W. Kellogy vs. 1, Favaon; verdict, $i . C, Baker etal. va, J, E, Btrawn, $170.50,— 0, ¥ Grandino vs, Willlam Hear. 14, =W gon and Ell Payn, $290,60.—0, Anderacn va, Derubiazt Duerberg, $30,—W, Rignoy, Executpr, vs, Bchwab, Mo~ Quaid & Monhelmer, §11. Junar JamzsoN~F, A, E, Wolcatt ot al, va. John D, Dixon, $141.20, Cinourr Count—JUpaE Roorns—0scar Fleld ve. J, P, Weldimnn, 330, Juptg Boorn—DBenjomin Lovelt vs, Stephen T, Ring, verdict $200 and motion for now trial,—Gicorze va, Caroline Loveloy, verdict §100 and motion trinl—8, W, Qutler vs, Chntles ¥, Qritzncr, 9,10.—Faoderick Boas ve, Michacl Marnoser, —_— DENIES THE ALLEGATION. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuno Omicaoo, Feb, 1.—1 notico in this morning's ‘Trmuxe that Iamcharged with dishonosty iuthe making of tho sssessmonts for the year 1875, I doslre to deny tho ohiarge, and wish it distinetly understood that thero is not a particlo of truth in Lhis statemont, so far na tho eamo refors fo mo, and I hereby challengo any one i the South ‘Town or the Clty of Chicago to say or pravo to tho contrary, Tiuan Frezsimons. —_—— HORTICULTURAL. Bpecfal Diwpatch to 2'hé Chreans Tribune, Manigoy, Wis., Feb, 1,—Tho aunual meoting of the Btato Hortloultural Soclety bpgan in tho Aseembly Chambor thls cvening, with tho ad- dross by President Tutt!o, Buperintendont Sear- ing waa to havo doliverod su address, but was provented by sicknosa. DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE, Oxaua, Nob,, Feb. 1.—It was rumored to-day that the headquarters Dopartment of the Platto wore to bo romoved to somo other point. Inquiry of parties whe should bo posted showa that 1ho rumor is baxed upon artloios in the New York Herald of Jan. 27 or founded on the Houre army Lill ou mililary atfaire, e A Gauger Showas tho Prolits of Leglti= mate Distilling, A correspondent of tho Morristown Oazefle, in Leo Valley, gives tho following polats from which tho profits of the liquor-traflic can readily be seon: * Perhaps a low itoms glosnud from sn Umted Blates Gauger may interort some of your readcers, and contain sowe useful informa- ion. I have been nesiguod to the diatillery of Col. Willism Greone, 83 Unitod Slates Gaager, since the 20th of last May, and will base sematks on wy knowledge of bis operations 24,70, His distillory produces, on an avarago, gallons proof spirits par day, the tax on shich, At U0 conts per gnilon, amounts to 820.25; Storokoopor's salary, Gauger'a fees, nnd other oxponaes of collection, will amount to, say, £8.20, leuvm!i 14 per dAy to the Government, or tho noat little aum of £,709 por year nst profit to Unclo Hatn on ono small distillory, TIE ROFITH, “Wo will now talo n glanco at _tha distiller's profita, A good article af corn whiaky will sell readily at €3 per gallon, the distillor’s share of which, afier paying tho tax, {8 $1.10 por gallon, which for ono day’s production would he €24.75, Dodnet the exponsa for ono days Ficat, tho in. torent on his capital investod i not more thanin conte ; ton bushola of corn, tho smount uesd oach day, would bo §4 at the cusront lvrlco 3 but half thatcan bo saved by fooding the alop to hogs, 8o that wo will put down 82 for corn ; one and o half corda furnace wood at 60 conta will bo 76 cents ; thres regular work-hauda b 50 conts each, is 21,50 ; ous practical distiller 31 allow 22.75 por dny for boarding the hands, nnd ye liave a total of 38,50 oxponsa 3 deduct this from 22175, nnd it leavos a not profit of $11.25 to the dintiller por day, or the vory comfortable iucome of #4,946,26 por year in roturn_for, eay, 81,000 invested and managed with anything like encrgy nod judgment. Those figures are corroct, aud will show yonr readera tho difforoncs botwoon a logitimato, tax-paying anterprise, and tha iltielt, wmoonshine mode of distilling.” DEATH FROM APOPLEXY. Soecial Dispalch to Tha Chteaqo Tribune, LAvAYetig, Ind., Fob, 1.—Ceorge Winters, sn old rosidont “on tho Wabamsh, and of some colohrity as & painter, while In attondanco at the ‘mooling at tue Hailrond Opora-Ilouse thia after- noon, feit from o stroke of apoplexy, and dled in a forr minntes. 1lo Lad just returned from California, whers ho had beon saiiling up tha Lusinoss affairs of n decensed Aon. MARRIAGES. LEE~CONWAY—AL tho residence of the brido- groom, corner of Butterfeld and Fiftleth atreots, Feb, 1, 1870, by tha Rov, W. A, Spencer, Georgs A. Leo and Mins Jannio Conyay, 31l of Chicago. DEATHS. GARVEY~Yeb. 1, 1876, Mra, Lizzle Garvey, in the 23th yoar of her age. Funeral Tuursday, the 3, from her resldence, corv ner of Divislon and Graco-s, by cais to Calvary, Fricnds of tho family aro Invitod. MARSHALL—Tan, 31, Walter C, Marshall. "Tho funeral will Lo st tho Noude, $73 State-at. a2 o'rlock, ¥e-Draton, Ont., papers pleaso copy. SHERIDAN—Tob, 1, Macy Sheridan, oldest child of Honry F. snd dMargaret I, Sherldan, sged 20 wmonths nnd 4 dayr, Funeral from restdence of paroats, 84 Emerald-avs Wednesdsy, Feb, 2 at 10 5, m, Fricds fnvitod, &7 lamilion,” Ont., sod Eric, Pa, papers ploss copy. DBARRY—At Ann Ar'iar, Mich., Jan, 23, of consump= tion, Mliss Sarah O, Barry, sccond dadghier of tholate Ttobert J, Barry and Sarah A, Rarry, of that placa, SPECIAL NOTICES. Save Your Silverware. Bilver, nd othor fino warg, will Inst twica as loug, and atways lvok brand now, if cloancd and pollshed with Hicotro Bilicon naly. 1t s a pueo infusorial sicely froo frum grit or chomlcale, And, ths Amoricat In. stitata of Naw ¥hck nays, the bast artiols kmawn, It (s tho only safe natorial fof claaning Gold and Silvorware, Sold by huuss-furnishors, drugglsta, jowolors, and gro: gors. Anents, Lir, HEGULLOOR & B0) s'and 54 8gnth Wator-st,, Chicago. AUCTION SALES. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO,, AUCTIONKERS, 108 EAST MADISON-ST. Hpecial attention civen to sales of furniture, privalk dwellings, and at salesrooms. At Bulters & Co.'s Auction Rooms, 108 Hadison-st,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Feb. 2, st 0:3) oelock, WHITE, YELLOW, AXD ROCKINGHAM WARE, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, cARPETS, SCHOUL DESKS, SETTEES, ETO, SLEIGHS! SLEIGHS! AT ATCTION. This (Wednesday). Afternoon ot 3 o'clock, at our saiesroomy, 108 Kuat Madison-gt.. 12 Doubls and Bin- glo Bleigh. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioncers, BUTTERS & €08 REGULAR TRADE SALR TIURSDAY MORNING, Fob.3, at :30 o'clock, At Balesroome, 103 East Madison-st, DRY GOODS. OLOTHING, WOOLENS, KNIT GUODS, TIATS, OAPS, BOOTS, SIIOES, &c, 13,000 TARDS Hamburg Dipings and Inertings, Ladles), Misses’, and Children's Water Proof Cloaks Auction, Thuraday Morniay, Fob. , at 10 a'clock, sl oursalesrooms,, 108 East Maaleon-at, W3, A, DBUTTERS & CO., Auctionoers. A B T 8 BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, NEW FURNITURE, AND GENERAL MERCIHANDISE, BATURDAY MORNING, FED, 5, at 5:00 o'clock, thelr Balosrooms, 108 Madison-at, By GELISON, POMEROY & GO, ASSIGNEE'S SALB, Tadies' and Gents Furnishing Goods. WEDNES. DAY MORNING, Fob. 9, at 10 o'clock, and afternoon at 2 o'clock, at 307 West Madison-st., the entlre stock of Ladices' aud Gonta’ Furnishing Goods. Underwear, Fancy Goods, ilandkerchicfs, Notions, White Goods. (oods solil fn lots to suit, Ladics invited to attend rale, ELIBON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioncers, FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 4, at 9:30 c'clock, OUR WERKLY SALE: AT ATOTITON. The largest stock of New aud Second-hand FURNITURE Onpalo in this city, Now sud second-hand Parlne Sulta, Cuambver Hets, Oitice Furniture, Stoves, Catpets, Dining-room and Kitcben ¥Furnlture, Lounges, Sofas, Whut-uote, Bureaus, Marblo-top Tablea, 10° cratea glrncihuly ‘ilnunyau luh,k 'lstod Wure, Glassware, Generul Merchandise, Cigars, &c. i) ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 1LY G, . GORE & CO0,, €9 and 70 Wabsah-av, EXTRA FINE ASSORTMENT Boots, Shoes & Siopers AT ATUCTION, BY CATALOGUE, On Weduesday, Feb. 2, at 9:30 2. m, prompt, All grades of Men's, Womon's, and Ohildren’s Goods will bo sold and duplicated frooly, GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 68'and 70 Wabas| e = By 8, DINGE Auctioneers, GREAT FREE SALE! NO LIMIT IN PRICES, THIS DAY, ot 100, m., st 274 nnd 270 E, Madison-ats ear the bridgo, THE ENTIRE FURNITURE, Carpeting, DBedding, &c, of 40-Room Hotel. Also o large ligo of Now and Handsome Farlor, Clamber, Library, and | OFFICH FURNITURE, Twa landsome Pianos, 50 dozeu Drooms, 100 dozes Qosl ods, aud a line of Miscelisucous Morchandise, By FRANK PORTER & CO. Auctionters, 170 East Madison-at, Will soll at 10 o’clook this 8, m., A VULL LINE OF New and Second-Hand Goods, Conafating of Elegant M, T, Chamber Sets, Parlol Hulls, Dinlag-room Furniture, Cook Btoves, Extenalos snd Full-leaf Tables, Bofas, Loungos, Esay Chairy, (o getber witl a Jargo lot of second-buaid Boddlng. Alio, 1,500 1bs Turkleh Prunes, which the owncr et ardered sold to pay advane prigd okl eyl e By JAS, 'y MeNANABA & CO., 117 Wabasb-av,, N. W, coruer Madison-st. Regular Sale of Doots and Shoes at Auction, ‘Thursday Mornlug, Feb, 3, at 9:%0 o'clock. JAB, ¥\ MuNAMAUA & 00, Auctioncers,