Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Deputy Oéroncl McGirr hold an inquest on Thomas Reynolds, who shot limagif at tho en- tranco ta tho Publio Library reading-room Taes. A vordict of death by suiclde day aflernoon. was rotarnod, Al & regular meetlng of the membera of Home Lodge No. 607 1, O, G. T hold in their ball, No. 72 Woat dladison etrest, Tuesday, rosolations of rorpoct for the memory of their deceasod com- panion Cortland J. Coon wore unanimouely adoptod. The tomperaturo yesterday, as observed by ‘Manaase, optician, 83 Madison street (TRINUNE Tuildlog), was, at 8 a. m., b degreos bolosw zoro § 10 8, m., 1 bolow ; 12 m., 1 abovo; dp, m, 10¢ 8p. m., 11. Darometer, 8 a, m,, 29.47 ; 8 p.m., A woman named Laura Hoojoh died anddenly voslardsy morning a¢ hor reaidenco, No, 217 NortteCurtis atroet, from tho bursting of an ab- coss in bor sids, Tho Coronrr held an inqueat Iater in tho dav and a verdict was roturned in wacordance with tho facts, In the caso of tho Douglas holrs against D. P, Thodes et al., now peuding in the Bupremo Court, tho heira of Daniol P. Rthodes hava sot- tled their liability Ly paying to J. I, Wilson, at- tornoy for the boys, #80,000. Tlho eottlement was made with Jr. Wilson, and tho money paid to him, b0 whom the land fn enit Lia also beon deedod. g The following from Sloan's Jasurance Fire _Report exhibits tho firos, losacs, and causes for Janoary: Alscms, 83: stills,” 3 total, 35. Y.oss, $10,000 ; covered by insurauce, $23,680 ; insurance fnvolved, $206,500. Originating from attempta to defraud insurance, 3 upsotting of lamp, 1; foul chimney, 4 ; clgar ntub aud light- od matches carelersly” disposed of, 6 ; dofective flue, 3; careleasness, 6: gas et in show wine dow, 13 sparks, 2; children piayiog with fire, 1§ defective furnaco. 1; sshies in wooden vesdels, 2; falzo alarms, 6; total, 35, An Informal mecting of the Republicans of tho Sevonth Ward was held Tuesday svening at No. 500 Blue Islaud avente, and was woll at- tonded. Tno following temporary officers were appointed: A, Limberg, Chairman: Otto agiat, Secretary. On motion, the followin gontlomen wers appointed a committes to draft a constitution sud by-laws for permanent or- anization: Otto lagist, J. Vanderpool, &r., . ieinze, F. Fucick, aud O, Togtmeyor, and to ra- port at the noxt mecting, (0 ho hold Tuesday evening, nt the same place. Tho wmeating then adjournod, Eugono snd _George Hartman aro brothets woll known in Juatico Courts near tho heart of tho city. Goorgo is a Constable, wiile Tugeno is a professional bondsman, and they do not al- ways agroe, They had s falling out ‘Tuosday, and tho trouble for a whils looked Itk a serious matter. 'Twas justin front of tho door of Justice Pollak's Court in Exchange Building that tho fracas occnrred. Georgois a large man with apparontly little spunk, for Eugene, a small 1man, was cloaning him out_rapidly aud effect- ively whon Constable McLean intorfored. No arrests, and as yot no roconciliation. ZIOHTIl WARD RETUDLICANS. A number of the mora influential Nopublican eitizens of tho Eighth Ward held o meeting last night at No. 360 Went Twellth street, for tho urpose of organizing a ward club. The mect- ing was called to order by the election of Will- ism Justico to tho Chairmanship, aud the dosig- nation of Willism Bachman as Socrotary. A commilioo appointed at s [)ruvlnnn meeting reported a constitution and by-lawa for the Club, which wero uunnimm\ulfl adoptod. Uador this constitution, Mr, M. L, Frisbie was appointed Chalrman of an Executive Commities coosisting of the following membars : Willlam Jnatico, Capt. lcGrath, Thomaa Kennedy, Bsmuel Haha, J, W, Gardner, J. 8. Taylor, Wiliam Johnson, €. 8. Hanua, C. Haurath, Willlam Bachman, ‘W. I, Frintz, George Guthrie, Hemy Ruger, Capt. William Blanke, J. . Morao, and A, Gra- hiant, A Committeo on Elactions, connisting of 3. L. Frisbie, Col. Martin, John Schmeltz, J. W. Johnson, and B. Driver, wero suthorized to make oy srrangomonts they thought proper fu regard to tho manner of caovassing during tho campaign. Tho Socrotary road a rosolution to the effect that the club exort its utuiost cudeavor towards the election af a succoseor to ‘* Livo-Ic Colvin ™ st thao noxt olection in April loud huzzas it was unanimously earried. this action, tho elub wishod it underatood that no moro party linos wore to confino thom to men without principles, except in the town olections, ;{lmn the nnly safoty was in strictly-drawn nos. On motion of Cant. McOrath, W. B. TLock- wood and ITenry Ruger wero olected to tho posi- tions of First and Socond Vice-Presidonts, and A, Grabam wan dosignatod to act in conjunction El“h J. 8. Taylor as delogates to the "Contral ub, Adlourned. ———— THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WIAT THE CIICAGO CHUNCIER TIINK OF IT. . Yesterday's Tnnvye contained n its din- patches fiom New York a llst of the churches thonen to send defogates to the Advieory Con- gregatioual Council which is to be held in Brooklyn, Feb, 15, to paes upon tho chargos preferred by M [oulton againat Ilonry Ward . ,Beechior. Thore aro to Lo 171 chivohes repro- sented by two dolegates oach, besides o number of rovorcnd delegates sl largs, Chicago was favited by letter-missive to send Prof. Hyde, of the 'Theological Hominary, and two dole- gates ecach from DPlymouth, Forly-soventh, and Loavitt Btreet Congregational Churches. Prof. Hyde's duties aro such that ho will bo nn- 1blo to.go, but {t is most likely that the threo shurches named will bo Sully reproeouted. PLYMOUTIC CHURCIE Lnat evening & TiBuNE reporter was detalled to eali upon Dr. Walliam Alvin Bartlott, who wan found in Plymouth Churely, Michigan avenue, near Twenty-gixth streot, bukily cugaged iu his miniaterlal duties, After prayer-mecting tho roporter had tho followiug couversation with the reverond gentleman : T presnme you havo gotten tholetter-misslvo inviting your church to participato in tho Plym- onth Church (Brooklyn) ‘Adslsory Council,which is to convene in that city on tho 13th inst, 2" + e have not yot reccived the letter. Al I koow of it is what I saw in Tue TRIBUNE o tho train coming thiv moruing from Keuoshs, whers T had Jectured tho oyening beforo. * You expect the lettor " “0, rol: I presume I shisll got it to-day,” # Wil yon accept tho invitation ?" T think the church Lins concluded to do so." + Will you scod delegates ¢ 1 think we shall," *Will they go inatructed 7" +0, no, I thiok wo shalt go there unblased €0 try the case oo ita merite, At least, I thiok that in what our church bas decidod to do.” + When will the meeting bo held 7" “That I can't tell till after we got tha let- ter.” PROY. 1, T. HYDE, of the Chicago Theological Seminary, ono of the ministers with:ut a chargo who havo boon hoo- ored with sn invitation (o the Councit, was noxt visited, At present the Erofessor is engaged with s large clase of theological students, and hia thinks i3 nltogetber improunble that ha will be able to attend on their account. In regard to tho objects to bo attained by tho Council, he bad littla to sy, not wishiug to lace himself upon record hofore e had given tho watlors statod therein more profound thonght then he yet had time for, ‘The proprioty of calling such a Councit, be tuouglt, could 'be questioned by no one. Plymouth Church tind beon racked and toru in a maoner that faw other chirches could have atood, and it was but proper that somo uninis. takable approbation or condemostion of their course {u wetsiing tho tedious quextions arisiug in their midat should be piven nt us early a date an possible, As the Yrofvasor hiad not ro- ceived any official matico of his invitation, he could not state whether or not Lie would sitend, but the probabilities avo that ke will not. LYAVITT BTREET CHULCH, The Nev. Albert Bushucll, pastor of the Leavitt Btreat Church, was also kiud enoughto cordially entertain the reporter, Ile is comparu- tively a young mewber of tho Couucil, but has Dad s traloing in the Congregstional schools thiat will pince himn on an equel footiog with any opiber membor of the Councll when questiona of right and wrong in church ethics are to be tonsidered. Whon ko was first spoken to in re- gard to the Council, ho had ot yet read the pa- Fan. and oonueq\leull{ know rnotbiog about the ssuance of tho call. Inthe course of lymonth Church ho found much to commond, sud with but few exceptions has heartily indorsed the rulinge of the Trusices in the perplexiug casee tbat bave coma before them, Haviug 80 full & sympathy with them, he will 1dd his presence to the Councii if he tinds it st sl possible for him to be there on the date men- doued, Hegarding bis individual opinlons, he would i3y potbiog, except thaths wonld xo to thbe Couueil nno%unhluod by avy prejudices what- o7, and would docide the dilterent questions onded put it carried unanimously. Reynolda. n and stood nnder tho gaslight before tho gazo of state, and need curing the worat kind. Wednosday evoning at th in ¢! loldors, and wake a levy on the personal prop- erty of thoso residing In this city, to get valuo o 'the amount of their shares. monce the levy to-morrow aftoruoon, HI: CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 1 HURSDAY, IFEBRUARY ¥, 15/, 88 110 thought right, but not until oach of them had boen fally sot forth to the Council. During thie yarious phasge of the troublo he haa had va- tloun convorsations with the londing Cougroga- tional ministern of thia city, aud finda that they aro noarly all of tho ono opinion, and will sup- poart tho chiurch almeat to o unit. e, REYNOLDS FOREVER, NE 19 NOMINATED FOR MATOR. The latest absurdity in the way of meotings occurred last evoning. The call to the mooting was as follows : A rennion of patriots on the prinelples of 1736 will e held at headqusriers, No, {31 Fifth avenne, at 3 o'clock to<lay to put in’ nominatlon & new Msyor of Chicago. Last ovening shortly heforo 8 o'clock » Tnin- uNe roporter sallied forth to No. 131 Fifth avo. nue ou theimportant mission of making a report of tho procoodings, Arriviag thero, ho found an nssemblags of ahout o dozen men scated around the narrow shop, gravely wait- ing for the mneting to bogin. Alr. Tieynolds hnd evidently boon groatly impressed with tho importanco of tho moeting, and had ar- rangod his anditorium to the best advantage. Flagn wero hung_abont tho walls, and rerved both a usoful and ornamental purpoe as window curlaioe, effectialiy oxcluding tho interior of tho shop from the ‘vulgar gaze of tho pass- iug_ public. An Amorlcan eagle, stuffed and holding in ita ggvago claw & Japansso ncashell, was perched above tho show-cass in an alatm- ingly patrictic attitndo. 'Tho Indisn weapons which formed s pert of the atock of the ehop were disposed threatoningly croaswise agaluat tho rear wall, and over them was a hugo ever- steon wrenth enclosing tho mystic pastobosrd nitisls, * P, G." The men who were gathered togather in raih- or closs quarter whileid away tho tima in apit- ting tobacca-fuico at a box fillad with saw-duat in tho centro of tho spariment. Soon aftor 8 o'clock ¢ Conch-shell ' himaelf, who had di- dontly remained in the backgroond during the proliminary waiting, stepped from behind hia counter, and suggosted that some ono call the eoting to arder. anlls8 of “Strong!" “Strong!" resounded through the shop. Under this prossuro Mr, Sirong aroge from his soat, which was a tall oftico-ataal, sad, taking off his hat, bowed to tho audienco and immoediately plunged into a lengthy anil olaborato speceb, which abowod groat paing in ite preparation. A long pause onsued, during which the andi- enco lookod at ano another dubiously, as if not knowing jnat what to do or how to act, Finally the Cusirman suggestod that the call for the mecting bad stated ita object to bo thio putting In comination A CANDIDATE FOR MATOR, This wes o happy thoueht. A tong-haired man bolund thoe stove apiang to his foot and Hail fnomlnnla !"lr Reynolds for Magsor of the City of Obicay 70, Heveral nt[;ors immediately ross and sec. tho nomiuation. ~ 'The Chsirman to 8 voto, and Was Cells wero then mado for eman advanced modeatly That gon tho agsemblage, 1a appoarance Mr. Reynolds is quit proposseesing. 1o is tall, with a grayish board, and wears rpectacles, and aloog, loosn coat. o TLYNOLDS. o raid: 5 h ciestresey: In accepting the nomination for this high offlcs, I beg to return to you my ein- cero tbanks, [Applause.] I assuros you tiat it ia unexpectod as it In gratifying. You have all koown with what assiduity I have watched over tho interests of onr civic (fovarnment, 1 havoe boen abused (turning sna bending a revronchfut glance upon the roporters), and yot I am ready to forgive sud clasp hauds scross the chaem. 1 wish to say that poli- tica horo, as yon sll lmow, aro in a terrible [ilearl hear!} In conclusion, let me again thank you, and assuro you thatin the ovoot of my election, 1 will fulfilf to tho bent of my humblo ability tha dntlcs dovolving n(ion my exnlted position,” [Rtenewea opplatse. ‘I'bers boing appatontly no further business before the moeting, the Chmrman suggesicd that nn sjournment wonld be in order. Mr. Toynolds said that it would be woll to have on- ottier mocting at as early a dato a4 possible, in order to organize for tho campalgn, According- Iv, on motion, the meoting was ndjonrned until ame placo. i MIKE EVANS. A WALE AMONG THOE DANKS. The decisions of Judges Farmoll, Moore, and Williams, rendered 'Tuesdsy mornlug in the tax eases, Jid not scom to give genoral satisfaction 10 tho publio yesterday, though tho result was fuller coffers for the City Troasury for the timo being, and tho loechos that hang on to the public teat havo a chance for moro plundes, Miko Evans chuckled cousiderably when his Daputy Colloctors camo in yestorday aftornoon, for each was loaded down with bags of shekels andswag, gotten under protest, in some instances, from very indiguant tax-payers. Elowaver, in most casss, the peoplo yisided their *dust™ without farther ado, aud thua mado tlo best of the iniquitics heaped npon thom by Ed Phillips and his hordo of bummers, Yesterday afternoon s TRIBUNE reporter was detalled to go with Mike Evans, who was ahout to call upon the National Bankd to demand tha taxes or threaton lovios, Iiofore startiug, tho reporter armed himeolf with an oxtra ?‘nmmy of Fabers, 1 anticipation of much talking on both sides. Miko aud tho roporter took tho road at 1:45 o'clock, starting Zrom tho City-Hall. The first institution called on was the FIRST NATIONAL BANK, southwest comer of Washington and Btata atrosts. ‘Tho President, Dlr. Nickerson, yas found [n his offica, Haid Mike:; I camo hero to seo abont when yon're goiug to pay your tnxes.” Mr. Nickerson—I told you that wo wanted to await tho decision of tho Unitod States Court in thé Iifth National Bank caso. E.—Inut that has vothing to do with 1875 tages. ‘Ihat i for taxes of 1874. 1wautto kuow whon yon are golug to pay this tax 7 “N.—I don't konow. I told you I would lot you know after tho decision. —Well, sir ; I havo nothing further to do 0 mattor but to make a list of the share- Ishall com- N.—But a Jarge number of our shareholdors live without the Htate. t.—That mekes no differonce. I'llovy on thioio who do live here. I can take ey personal property thoy have got and advertise st for aalo. My counsel advise mo to proceed thug, N.—Well, you'll bays 8 nico timo to got at our sliareliolders, ‘I'bis endad the matter for the timo boing, the converastion hiaving been carried on very quiete 1y by both gentlemen, K. K President of the Commnercial Natlooul Bank, was next called on, 'That gentleman carried on the conyorsation privately with Evaus; and as Mike nmiled when he left, and told tho reporter **it will bo all right by to-morrow,” it was presumed that Mr. Eswcs gave hiw some encouragemont, At tho Northwestern National Bank, Mike made a call, but, as President Sturgis waa sick, nothing was done here. ‘Tho next placo visitod was the Third National Dauk, Horo President J'earco promived to moot Mike Evans Friday, when ho thought matters would ba settlod. = At tho Natioun} Gauk of lli- nols, Preeident Snyder tald tho Collector to como Thursday, and Mike sesured tho roporter that ho thought thia fustitution would pay to- day., This coucluded tho bank visits, PREPABING FUR MAKING LEVIES, As soon o4 Mike returned to the office ha startod tivo of s wmen al Work to proparo a list of tha eharcholders of the First National Baulr, which hoe intends to Lave ready by noon to-day, Miko stated that he proposcid to” sthrt bia mén out with warranta thia aftornoon and nefze upon sny available proporty of the stockhuldors fur tha amoung of the claims againat them inudivid- ually, and ho aiso jntends tn lovy upon the hauk offcely during the aftornoon. — Mike raya that tlus s the only courso left lim now, under the decision of tho courts, und ho hus only wbout twealy-seven days in which to callect the taxos; and, as he will bogin u ug ont the delinquent lista to-day, tax-collecting this week threatous to put on a lively aspect. s THE COURT-HOUSE. RUUNTLEE'S OPINION. A meetlng of the Committes un Publio Bulld« ings and Publio Bervice was hLeld yestorday af- ternoon to further consider the resolution of the Common Council In reforouco to tho build- ing of the new Court-House on a * compromise ! 1inn adopted by the city, in which the Board bad Lun agked ta concur. Architect Egsn waa present, and, upon being called upon, repeated whai Lo Liad eald the day before, to tho effect that the plan ju quostion was not & ‘‘compromise’ ; that he had never consulted in waking the same, and that the plan was inbarmonious, ete. Io further that the so-called “compromlse" pian in ques. tion would not iuterfers with the ground-plan upon which the county waa workiog; that the LaSalla atrent front was s teproduction of tho old ** Eureka plan, whilo the Clark atrest front was substantially the plan already adopted by tha county, and, as & wholo, was necosssrily 1o~ harmonjoua. Mr. Egan, fnroply to questions, further nald that tho * compromiso " plan would cost about £3,100,000, about tho mamo as his plan, and conld bo comploted for that, leaving off the dome, which could be finishod at auy time, Tho County Attotnoy was called on for an opinion #a to the legsl status of tho Court- Houro queation, and said so far an tho conaty had gono it bad avoided all logal embarrasa- ments, and ho bslioved tha aamo caroful sctivn in th futuro would protoct it in ail ita legal rights. Ho thon roviewed the b nor{ of the County Hoard and City Councll ln their action on tho question since ~August Iast, Tie reached tho conolusion In lis talk that. under the law, only tho Noard of I'ublic Works of tho city Lad the right to adont plans for {ho city, and, sinco thoy Tiad aproed upon o plan which "had beon accent- ed by tho connty, the Jate resolution of the Gity Connell under coneideration did not amount to anything, oud coitd not bo coneidered or con- currod or tho reason that tho plan roferred to theroln m3n * eompromiso " had not been tegally adopted by the clty itsolf. ‘After romo furthor dincussion, the resolntion was orderod placed on filo, a the Committos agreed to roport tho history of the squabble Dack to tho Councll, concurtng in ths opinion of the Connty Atloraey in reference to the atatus of the wholo queation, g THE COUNTY BUILDING. Comuiisalonor Carrall returnod yesterdsy from a vieit of soveral daya to his daughter at school at avenport, Is. Tho County Clerk annonnces that he will be ready to doliver tho Ass=ossora’ books by the 15th of Aprll, two weoks carlior than usual, T% I, Rowe, roferrod to a fow days sgo as having his commission aa Conatable In the Town of Lake rovoked, Is all right again. e has furnished now bond, and the aunouncomant that hie hiad not was causcd by his delay in the matter on scconnt of aickness. Bill Wray, tho burglar, did not anawor to the cxll of Lir name yesterday in the Criminal Court, and his bond was doclared forfoited. Iarry Lawronco and Willlatm Mitchell arehisbondamen, It is vaid that Mr. Wray is_visitiog in Colorado, whote lie is dotained by a sick papa. Lowiy, the Granger editor, still lipgers In fail, 3is attornoys wero to sce him yesterdsy, and intended to go beforo Jndgo McAllieter In tho aftarnoon to sccuro Lis releass on o writ of habeas corpus. io sworo to tho nocessary pe- tition in tho case, but when lis attorneve were readly to presont it tha Contt had adjourned. He will havo & heariug to-day. Architect Coclirane yosterday submitted the detailod drawinga for tho engine-honss, amphi- thoatre, kitchen, aud laundry for the new County Mospital to _the Committee on Hospital and Public Bulldlogs, and the ssme wore appraved and their adoptior will be recommend- ed to tho Board to-dav, Tho cost, will resoh abont $120,000, and, (¢ nnrmved. tho contracts for tho work will bo speadily let. THL: COURT-OUSE NUINS, Thomas Mackin hnd o wranglo yosterday with the Commisnionars In reforonce to tho debris ho bougbt of the county on the Court-House Bquare, Ho ciaimed that he bonght sl the atufl, and that sundry parties had Iaid claim to parts of it and carteil it_away, and, in viow of this, presonted a bill for damagos amonnting to es-si. A compromise was nffected aftor s pro- tracted dispnte, and Mackin was allowed his claim loss §271. Bat hois not happy yet, for & part of what ho moved away 18 claimed by other partios, and to law he must go. P HE WILL NOT BE RESTRAINED, “ «3r. Benjamin, of London,” who has figured in = miscoliancous way since hia residence in Chicago, and who on account thoteo? ia a bosrd- orat tho jail, yesterdsy addrossed the followlng to tho County Board : Sins: Ttis ovident that in tho County Jail, whero T am_confinel as a prisoner (the victlm of the hate and malie of wicked men), there ia no reapect shown for Divine service, To withliol! this right from this peo- plo {6 3 violation of all Iaw and an act highly censura- lo. I thereforo szk the privilege of holdlng servica in accordanca with the mind of o Iargs majonty of tho prisoncrs here confined. Trusting tha u may shiracted by the Bpirit of Truth, I remain, and with ‘Pleasure am, your homblo servant, Brxzaann, Evangoliat, Asxoon as **Benjamin " is made aware of the palatial character of the lusano Aayluro, and tlo fact that & Chaplain thero would promote » ood canso, he will doubtless be petitioning to h‘!‘ nex_-‘lll over, if ho is not proviously sent sgainst s will, ————— CRIMINAL. Tho case of Jeff Hanking was postponed by Justice DeWolt yesterdsy till Feb. 10, Two dead-beats are engaged in circulating s subscription paper among citizons of the West Division soliciting aid for decroplt members ot tuo Fire Departmont. 'Thoy oro frauds, and olti- zens aro warned not to givo thom anything. Juatice DoWolf yesterday fined B. I'. Duckley, o lawyer, $25 for being so disordorly na to forel- Dly romove Mre. Collina from & aowing-mach tne on which sho was sitting when Lo came armed with o wnit of attachment to gt the machino. Thomas Williams, s thief of rcsthatie tantos, was orroated by Detectivo Gallagher last even- ing, haviog in his posscesion two lsndscape paiutings of genuino merit. eing unablo to tell nnylhlnfi‘ abont their ownership, he waa lockod up. The booty awaitaa claimant at the Armory. I. W, Donnett, tho young man who rifled his step-mothor's trunk at No. 253 Houth Clark stroet of Jowolry valued at §3,000, was arraigned beforo Hummerfleld yosterdsy morning. Tho Jowelry conuisted of diamonds, including rings und o breastpin, aod has been recovered from the pawnbrokers by Detoctives Bimmons aud Ryan. No dolongo was attempted by the prison~ or, who was beld to tho Criminal Court in §3,000 it Tho Pallman 'alace-Car Company have been losing property for some timo past In a most un- occountablo maonor., Llaukots, pillow-slips, shocts, otc., disappeared in a way so myatorions a8 to defy dotection. Yesterday Dotoctives Alc- Caoloy, Bimmone, Fiaoigan, sad_Elliott, armed with a searchi-warrant, weut to No, 106 Twelfth atroot, occupied as a_socond-hand stors, and looked in vain for evidences of tho thofts. After seouring two blaukots the quartetts returnod to the Central, making no arrests. Jolin Kllimill and Chasl ‘Watson, drovers from Wisconain, made thelr advent inwo Chicago Tuesday and vegistored at tho Atlantic. Lasat ovoning thoy passed an idle hour in cauvassing Biler avenus for subscribers to thoir wealth, On applying st Josle Howard's on that avenne they found ~what thoy ~wore in search _of, and uowillingly Jeft about €40 with Jon- nlo Adsmb, " The two drovers applied to tho Armory ofticers for roliof, and the house wau pulled, 1ncluding Josle and Jounie and many other ainfal women, The prisonera woro locked upcand the complainanty wers permitted to go until this morning upon depositing negotiable securities aggregating in value about 4,800, They vow that they will secura the conviction of tueir defranders i€ it takes all sifmmer. Until Wodnoaday might of last woek, Alsx~ ander I’ Nittle follcitated himaelf ou his vested interest in an aparement at No, 66 West Harri- son Atreal, In that quist nook he roslded with Winfred A, Vernon alise Iittle, his wife do facto. Aloxandor's daties mre of an onerous charactor aud froquontty detain bim down town Iato at night, Last Weduesday ho weut home early, Dut whon he got in the houss an un- weomiug spectacle was rovealad fo his eight, The lamp was baroing low, but through the Elaam ho sawa man in his bed. Cateling him by the bair, ko landod him 1 the middle of tho tloor, and then thumped the iue truder morcilosnly, ‘That abused individual finel- Iy broke fromn the grasp of Lis assailant and latt through s window. Mr. Quirk inhabis por- tion of the premlues, and from him tho stranger stole clothing with which to hido his nakedness. When 3. Quirk found out his lous hewas disposed to arrost Mis. Hittle, but was restrained, how- evor, by the iuterventionof & Mrs, Eyster, Yos- Lerday this wanie Iady eaused the arrost of Hittle, whom #he chargos with disorderly conduet, and prayé furthermoro that ho may bo placed vader Londs to restrain his pugnacious inclinations. Aloxsuder waa at tho Madison etreet utation last eveniug, sud there told the story related aboye. ——— THE CITY-HALL. Water-ronts yosterday wers §2,488, and ro- ccipts from the City Collector €2,351, A mooting of the 8pecial Commiftee on Tela- greph is called for Fridsy in the City Clerk's oflice. 'The Board of Publio Works opened blds for the construction of- the Milwaukeo avenus visduct yesterdsy morning, 0. McDougell aund Con Mshoney were the lowsst didders, Bupt. Hickey, sa suthorized by & resolution of thie Councl), will prepare, (o the courss of a fow days, the specificatlons far the contraot for polico uniforma, and will then advertiso for pro- posals. Inspector Dailey will hava the old tannery near Main ntroet bridge torn down to-day., Iln will roquest hat tho work be pesformod by tho Fire Dopartment, which has all appliacces for it while lio has not even a fund whorawith to pay for auch labor, of which o complains. The City Collector has levisd upon somo Lan- bark belongiog to the Hydo and Loather Com- pauy, which will be sold Fab. 10, to meet Lho tax of 1874, amounting to $180; on the rlnnlng-m!ll of Jool Bulinrd for $00, due from 187, thoeale to ho made on the Tth of I'ebruary; snd upon tho Tiicliards Iron Works, which will hs roid on {ko 12tk of this month, for 180, tax of 1871 —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho {co at the Exposition Biating Park ia the finest yot, and tho masquerads this ovoning promises to be largoly attended. Eugono I'ratt and Frank Crocker give exhibitions of artistis skating, The annnal meeting for the eleotion of ofMicors of the Corporation of the Erring Women's Tafuge for Iteform will bo held st its institu- tian, corner of Indiana avenuo and Thirty-tirat stroat, to-day at 10 o'clock a. m. The public are cordially invited at 2 p. m, The distingulshed Xnglis® orator, Henry Vin- cent, will deliver the noxt lecture in the Snnday Cotirse at McCormick Hall Bunday, Ieb. 6, at 3 p.m, His aubject will be " Oliver Cromwall.” Admission, 10 conts, The lectura last Sunds) wwas nttondod Dy 2,500 persons. P, P, Matthows, President of tho Fifth Ward Republican Club, annotinces that it will meot this evoning _at tho Lall corner of Houth Park avonue and_Thirly-third atrect, at 8 p, w, Im- portant business is to come boforo tho mecting. All Rtepublicans of the ward sro invited to Lo proseant. The serles of evening mestings i atill bolng conducted in tho Firat Christian Cburch, cornor Indiana avenuo and Twenty-fifth street, 'The paetor, the Itov. Knowles Bhaw, preaches ovory night, ‘Wherola a largoly incroascd attendance sud Intorest thls weok, twolve porsons baving thus far united with tho church. Earneat con- sidoration is bolug given by tho public to tho ples fora rotnrn to primitive Chiristisnity, as advocated by this brotherhood, of which Mr. Shaw 18 o moat able ropresentative. All aro cordially arked to attond the mestings, i sl SUBURBAN. EYANSTON, Tbe Village Trustoes mot in rcguiar session Tuesday evening, Trustoes Iuglahart, Taylor, Brainard, and Kiddor heing prosent. Ordinances ware read and adopted providing for latersl sowors on Maple and Groonwood avo- nues, and connecting with the Davis street sower, > 'Tho Committeo on Water-Works reported that tho mnchinery af the works s 1n good conditlon, that tho ranning expensos have been roduced, and rocommending that Chief Lnginesr Holly ba engaged for ong yoar st 1100 por month, 'Che report was adopted. Ordinances were adopted providing for the coustruciton of sidowalka on tho cast side of Chicaga svenue in front of Lot 1§, Block 77, and on_the weat slds of Bhorman avenuo, boe tween Clinrels and Clark streeta, 7 The resolution recently nduptad providing for lhnd\'scl\fiug of 0. Crain's piat was rocousid- ored. Tho monthly array of bilta were audited and ordered patd. Adjontued, The 3iito Hocloty of 8t, Mark's Church will moat at tho resldenco of Mr. Clarles Comstock Friday evening. The chicf attraction will be tho prescntation of a livaly comedy. Miss Ella Ivos, of Ubicago, will leoture at the Firat Methodist Church to-morrow evening, for lcht:]bennl\t of the Ossoli Bociety of the Woman's ollege. The entertainment of the Bocial Club this evaning will be provided ontiraly by the children. Thero will be a Mothodiat kociablo this ovon- {og st tho residenca of Mr. W, N, Draioard, UYDE PARK. Tlhe annivoraary of tho Hyde Park DBiblo Bo- ofety will bo hald Snbath evoning in the Baptist Chareh, There will bo & union sorvico of the churches of the place, and the annual disconrse will be delivered by tho Itov, Dr. Arthur Mitcholl, of thie Firat Prosbyterian Church of Chicago, WILL IT BE HEEDED? The Keason of tho Groat IRRanic fMob= bery at Northampton, Mass. Afasaachusolts is just now tho sceno of more romarkable criminal sensatious than any similar sroa of torritory on the face of the globe, Dut of tho host of murders, ombozzloments, bur- glarios, and miscellnnoous outrages with which that State is afllictod In awift auccossion, nons hay caused more goneral alarm, or croatod n more wide spread interest than the gigantic robbery in the Northampton Dank. A yault -~ much stronger than i usunlly found in banks, scoured by new combination locks, was oponed in a singlo night and rifled of close upon 81,000,000 worth of troasuro. A Cashior routed from sleep by mmaked barg- lars ; o forcod march to thofated bank; and ho, an uawilling official, compelled under penalty of inatant death to assist lu opening tue vault- doors, wero Boms of the adjuncts of thls re- markable robbery, The painful featore of the astounding crime, liowovor, lios in the fact that tho principal saf- ferera woro special dopositors,—individualy who had {utrustod thelr caeh, bonds, deods, aud otlier valuablos to the banik for safe-keoping. ‘Thoro nover was a slronger arguiient presout- ed to s startled community or uatlon in belnlt of storiug such troasurcs onlyina placo built and fortified for tho purpose, Ilanks build vaulta strong,” to be sure, but the amount of available cash ever carrfod by a bank ia small, indood, in propordan to its otlier resourcos, aud ita ofticiala kuow that a robbory can hardly be an Irrn{:l.rnblo injury to thom. Itis meantthat a bank-vault shall bo porfoctiy rooure against fire, and reasonably so agaloat burglars, How differont tho case with an inatitution like tho Kidelity Bals Depositery, a stronghold cre- ated exproasly to recelve spocial doposite of all kiods, Iferc is s fortresa of strongth against both fire and villainy., To force a rascally entrance into its wscred interior s Ay imponsiblo as to fy; a8 to live unarmorod be- neath water for an hour; as to stand a day un- cloted in tho rogloos of cternal suow, It fs lmply sad purely a physcal impossibilty, ¥z~ perta agreo that a month's drilling, with every mechanioal asaistance and plonty of hum help, conld not potforate a Inyer of tho Fidolity's outer armor, Tour ofticiala iivide the scerots of its jotricate and pondorous locks, no tswo being in possession of the sams “combination,” Theso oflcials must all bo togethor each morn~ ing befors the great doors cau bs swung open, They live and slcep milos apart, .ufi the battalion of burglars that would be necos- sary to bring themn together* would have to Liustlo atleast one of them in all tho way from Waukezan. Moreover, tho vaulls are watched on all sides at all hours of the day and night, snd thera are telegraphio connections that in caso of troudle would rally n good sharo of tho police force of tho city on the spot within a fow minutes’ time. We eposk strictly within the lives of fact whon wa say tuat tho skill and recklossnoss of tho ontire 2,600 couviets In the Massachusetts and Illinois Peoltentinrios would be incapable, if it were possible to uuito them in o deliberate asaault, of penetrating the Fidolity vyaults, 'The place was mado for a purposy, and iv servea that purposo perfoctly, In such a citadol only shonld spacial deposita over bs kopt. ety SUICIDE, Spectar Dispaten to The Chicago Triduse, East BaurNaw, Mich,, Feb, 2.--Haapah, Orton, wife of H. A. Orton, of this city, shot horself thraugh the Lieart this morning with a rovolver, Causo, mental @horation. Hha was a lughly-ra- spoctablo lady of 45 yoars of age, e g fuplinl Storles, such as the * Besool-Taacher at Hottls Flat," “Hylvie's Cowardice,” **A Night Among tho Hobbers of the Bluo Ridge,” * Mr. Smylhe's Mistake,” ** Hagar,” **The Hunter's Kucape,” and ** Chased by a Grizzly,” will be found jutho chospear aud most actraclive of Magazines, Frank Leshie's Popular Menthly, tor Februery, now ready, prico 20 ceuts, for 133 pages aud 3 illustrations. For sala Ly all News Agouts, or Frank Leslie, 637 Fosrt New York City. How to S8ave Horso Feed, ‘The “Gordon Horve aud Cattle Food Just belng fu- trodgeed biero by Mr, Hroaddus, 71 Washington street, 1s guarantesd to do I, a8 well sa hcalth, too, Try it, horsemen, P e e The Hindoos Formerly Used to Drown thelr female cildron fu the River Ganges, but since {lie Introduction of the * Domeatfo ® sewing-mschine in India thoy huve sdopted the better plan of letting them live sud sducating them fn fte use. ————— Luundtorg's Perfumoy are like patural flowers and bouquets, SPORTING. A Cheery Cock-Fight Over in Cicero, Jerry Monroo and Other Fanoiers Pro- duoe Somo Fine Birds. Detalls of the Battles Fought and Woneee List of Killed and Wounded. The Fomale Pedestrinns«--Prize Skat- ing. COCKING: A LOUT IN OICERO, 4 Yes,* salil Jorry Monroe, * I think likely 1 may tako a faw birds out with mo," And then the reportor went away and secured a hack, and lu it made a wonderful tour to the west ; past tho rivor, and the park, and Westorn avennoe, aud Cenlral Park, and eo on until he ‘Legan to wonder if Omaha weore not near, when tho vohlclo suddenly arew up in front of A place where Jorry Monroe wag quite likely to be. Tho “ place " was nothing mors than a two-story wooden honeo with s long addition and a barn. In the latter etructure the early hackman put bLis horsos, and from 18 door lio langhed un- pleasantly at the man who was behind him and had vo stable. ‘The hougo is n common beor-saloon in frout and a chicken-pit In fuo rear room. The latter wan last evening first cold, theu noisome with malodor, and flually reoking with bad tebacco in additlon, Bhortly aflor the reporter, thers arrived = West Sido hack with tho ex-Colloctor of that tonn and soveral companiona; then another back with Jorry Monros and frlends ; and, what way moro important, a covered wagon with IERBY'A FOWLE, which lie had carefully packed in brakets, ignor- ing tho old-fashioned bags, Thors woro eoven of Monron's birds, which may bo sald to bove reuresontod tho Nouth Division, Monros had baen in tho houss but o fow minutes whon the 3Michael Ifaycs crowd from the West Division came in, bringing with thom » dozen or more birds, Almoat at tho same tima the crowad be- gao to arrive, somo from tha city and some from tho little settlemonts hard by, Thers wero perhaps 100 people present, of “which number somewhat morn than Lisif wore from (ho city. Unliko many other occasions of the kind in Tolleston nod elsowhere, the crowd was a very orderly-and woll-behiaved ono, containing only one or two gamblers and no thioves or pickpocks ets of noto. Aftor bolh atdes had warmed themselvos up o littlo with talk and otuer excrcises, THF COAFFING for thio first battle commenced, by Hayen offers ing to fight Mouroe for 23, any weight, Monros steadily refasing to fight for anythiog less than #60, At lnst a match was made betweon the two parties for %60, Monroo putting down s handsome rod_ pilo, scaling 6 ponnas 2, whilo Hayes handled for Burns o lively black red of tho eame woight. The bottiog was lively and startod off at evens, closoly follawed by adds on Monroo, which ran up at length to 100 to 50, when tho ornamental Graingoer stepped into tho it with his bird, TIIE FIRST CONTEST, The fight began, as did the betting, in favor of the pilo, who gat on the red twice in_tho firat two rounds, and at tho third attompt drove bis opponent all around tho ring, Tho fourth en- countor favorod tho rod, but in thesixth tho pile Litlad his mntagoniat with & blow betwoon the shoulders, 'The fight wea roally decided at tho first fly, a8 at that timo tho pilo drove his hool well into tho rod's neck, inflicting & wound which won tho fight Iator on. FOR THE BLCOND FIONT TIayes pregented & 5 pound 84 brown rod, and Graloger handled a 5 pound 8 biack red. Bots ruled in favor of Monroo, though genorally at evous, and the Hoyos men woro not slow o com- iug forward aud taking many of the offorings. At tho second fiy the fight waa virtually docided in favor of Hayos, whoso cock got a spur into his opponent’a neck, s0 asto ovountually canse lis digablemont, Tho fight, which was really docided by tho blow above noted, Issted for eiglitoon rounds, and was tho longest and most stubbornly contested ono of tho evening, It onded, after thirty-five mivatos’ fighting, in favor of tho Wost Sido bird. Each sido Linving now won ono battle, the third was looked for with no little excttemont. 'The trouble was, howevor, that no agreoment could o reachod botween tko high ¢contending parties, on account of the UNFORTUNATE DIFFERENCE n tho woight of their birds. The I1ayes party could show bothing lighter tuan 5 pounds 8 ounaes, whilo tho Monroo crowd lad nothing honvier than 4 pounds 14 ounces. In this state of thinga much timo and talk woro wastod in {rying to get on o battle, and at last somo un- known gontleman brought out a bird which was adopted - and Landlea by Hayes. Tho Iatter showed Lim up to bon pile scaling 4-14, and with & good bulld, Montoe brought out to match him a flue gray, nud tho stakos were ot at £50. Tho first toss showed that the pair woro hlahflyam, and that thoy wero likely to have o hard time of it. In almost ths first pass tho Monroo bird had the groat good Iuck to cut his antagonist's throat enough to slowly disablo him ; and, though tho ilo made a gallant showing and was gamo to the nst, mfter wixtoon well-fought rounds he foll dend on tho sawdust, thus nddiog nuother trophy to the Monroe-CGrainger tist. TILE YOUNTIL DATTLE: was for 250, and was botweon Hanloy and Hayes, Tuo birds wero stags, and beautios too,—poth spanglos, aud showing as finoly ns conld have boon asked, evon if thoy had been 2-year-olds Instead of yonungstera. ‘Thoy weighod in at § pounds, with the strength vory apparently in favor of Hayos, Tho bird handled by the lattor virtually won tho fight in tho first two flies, hav- ing un tbe socond got the steol fnto his oppo- nont’s nook, ‘Uho fllnlur bird lasted only two rounds aftorward and foll doad on the sawdust, ‘The wivner, though haudled by Inyes, waa awned by a youngster namod Williams, who has certainly bred on good bird, TUE FIFTI BATTLE was o Bome respscta the tinest of the avening, and was unquestionably %0 fu tha matter of sciontifio Aghting, It was ".{” ond Graingor n{;nlu whun tho cocks woro put down, and each showed birds of which no_coopa need have been sahoamed, They weighed in at 3-8, and wore black rods. ‘Thero was fighting as soon aa the birds touchiod the duat, and the programmo was bard hittiog and plenty of it, wlich the crowd duly = applauded and ap- preciated, In the sccond round the Graloger bird virtually settied matiers by spik- ing his antagonist in tho neck near the Liead, nud bofors the next round was over the Hayes fowl was dead as Jullus Ciesar. Tho time was only cighit mioues, but the fight wasa ratiling ons for that. A considerable degree of miannderstanding was ovident bofora the next battle, and the re- orter, anxious to most Tk I'nnuNE subacribors his morning, lef¢ tho party iu the middle of the talk, wes at thst timo oxpected to fight sa long 0w tha cocks lasted, which would ymbnbly bo until nearly daylight, as, beside the lonroo and Hayes stocks, thers wero several volunteers from all about. 'I'lie meoting was a vory quict ond satistactory ono to all concerned, and wau carriod on without any dificulty, It was tho lcas atiractive that no main was possible, but it shouid be eald in pass- ing that su oloven-battle main islikely to ho fought nosr this city botwoon & Chicago breeder aud a foreigner befure long. — PEDESTRIANISM, TIE WALKING WOMEN, Tho proverbial female spunk (s evidently aroused fu the breasts of the falr femnle walkors, “Do or dla” {a‘plainly written on each conn- tenanco, and deflance tlashes from their spark. ling oyes. It was with the greatost reluctance that thoy left tho track Wednesday for proper rest and food. Deef-tea had no charma for thewm ; the glittor of tho £500 prize ot the end ot the coutest obscured thoattractionsof a noft bed, Half of tho coutort Is over, and all s etill well "with them—n atate of affairs which promises the completion of the walk according to programme, ‘I'hoir spirite aod courago are unabated, and the offorts of tho one to dofeat the other o far maklug tho interest taken in tho undoriaking the moro intense, At 4:26 yestorday morning both were on the track, andeach haviug sn equal number of miles waolked, astrugglo for suptomaoy onsued durio the forenoon. At nooun, however, Mre. Marshal was 4 miloa abiecad of her oppouout, who scems dotermined to reserve bor powers of ondurauce notil shortly before the closs of the coal ‘When the tadies left the track they expre: thomselves fu favor of comivg on sgein at 8:30 iu the morning. Mies MILLIE ROSE, the * Indianapolis pedestrisn,” as she {a termed, undertook to walk 60 milea in thisteen consecu- tive hours, commencing torday forenoon at 11:4:17, for a wagor of @100. Bhe surrondered nn:nndluenmy whon the 87th mile was walked, nho having gone over that distance {n the splen- did timo of 11 hours and 20 minutos. Blio will undertako to walk 3 miles {n 90 minutos to~ morrosw, and hsa consented to walk with the other Indios nutil the conlest is brought to a closo at 10 o'clock Baturday night, MILLARD—YRESE, ‘Tha skating race of 6 milos botweon Eugono Millard, n professlonal skator, and I O. Frese, & young Chicago Inwyer and an amatour skator, for 100 a aldo al tho Ixpasition Rink Iast evens ing, proved to ha a contest not wholly devold of interest, At 5:16 p, m, the pair appoared ou tho track Inid out for them, Millard 18 much tho sborter man, Freso boiog tall and slimly huilt. otk men woro bluo snits and_olts, and Freso had his facket fantasiically trimmod with gold-braid “and brass buttons. Tho flrst mile was made {n 457 by Millard, who @ekatos moro onsily, aud by Freso inbidd. A stoady gail was kept up from that timo on, Fresa stoppad movoral times to ar- ranga hia skatos, but Millard whirled along at a rapid and novarving pace, Thoe bost mile for each wan tho sixth, the timo leing 4:47. Freso stoppod soverat Limes, and Mliliard gained on hiw quickly till at the thirty-fitth milo Frese gn'n up beaten. Iy thoconditiona sgroed upan, Iillard waa obligod to finish the G0 miles, whicl ho did at tho same easy, swinging gait, not stop- ‘vlu g ovon for o minute. Time, 4:57:3. Reforso, WV. B, Cartis, Tuo ico was in oxcellent condi- tion, and a band of musiciana was present to on- Mauy poopla wore present dur liven tho acone. ing tho evoning aud onjoyed an oxhibition of fancy doublo sknting by Moners, Crocker and Praty, and somediflicult and gracoful manouvron by Pratt. ———— THE TURF, CORRECTION. A reporter yestorday morning propared Jr, Orrin Hickok to say somothing about tho trotter Bmall Hopes; but the Intelligont and Modest Composltor distruated the name, and proferred to chango it to the milder ono * small hossos," in which he was sided by the oxssporating but Intellocinal proof roader, Tho effect of the chango was to make Mr. Hickok appoar much moro liko an idiot than the publio or the writer Lelioved him—whatovor may have boon the pri- vate opinious of the employos who made and sanctioned the clinuge. A numbor of prominent aporting mon loft loro yesterdasy with Hickox'a celobrated trotter 8t. Julion for Ban I'rancisco in & special car on thio Ohicago & Norihweatera Railroad. —_—— WRESTLING. A MATCR TO COME OFF IN AT, LOUIS, Special Disvatch to The Chcaan Trivune, 8t. Tous, Mo, Fob. 2.—Tho great Noman wrostlors, Louis Carteron and Jules 1tigal, have enterod into o match Lo wrestlo in this city in- wido of ten days. The match {s for 8500 a side. Oaoo hundred dollars forfeit waa put up to-night. —————— RAILROAD NEWS CONSULTATION OF FREIGHT AGENTS, The General Troight Agoents Association of Tllinots hald & moeting yestordsy at tho Grand Pacifio Lotel, for tho purposo of taking some action rogarding tho discriminations mado by Illinofa cross-lines ngainat thid city, and in favor of Peoria and other compoting points. ‘This Asaociation wag ori{ginally formed for tho pur- poso of keoping tho bankrupt eross-lines from cuntting regular rates, nnd for this reason thoy were given advantages by the Chicago lines which otherwigo thoy would not havo had, At s meeting held at Indisnapolis on the 10th of January, at which all the Genoral Freight Agonts of tho Assoclation wore presont, it was agreod to chargo arbitrary rates onall businesa comlug from points east of Cinclunati, Colunbus, or OCloveland, excopt freight from Duffalo, Pittsburg and Whooling, dostined to Peoria and Pokin, and freight originating at all poiots west of Buffalo and Wheoling destined to polnta in Iilinols which are also reached by tho Chicago raads. Tho arbitrary rato mado from Chicago to Loorin or Pekin was as follows; First olass, 25 centd; second class, 230 conts ; thied class, 16 conts; fourth class, 13 conts; and special olass, 10 cents per 100 pounds, The ar- bitrary ratea from Indianapolis to tho samo polnts woro made as followa: First iclass, 29 conta; second class, 24 conts; third olass, 10 cents and fourth class, 14 centa ; and spoclal class 12 cents, Thoso rates wore fo bo added to the rogular rato of tho Eastern trunk lines, which nt prosont is ma followa: From New York to Chicago, firat class, 75 cents ; second claes, 70 conts; third class, 60 conts; fourlh class, 45 conts ; and special class 85 conts por 100 pounds, Thus it will bo soen the rato from Now York to Pooria on special class would be 45 cents. On buaineas going east the same arbi- '.mrl ratss waro to bo charged. ‘Thongh those rates wore vory favorablo to the bankrupt cross-lines, and ~ though they signed tho agreemont to adbora o thom with great avidity, yot bofore one woolk bad elapsed they found out that if they kept tho agroomont thoy could not dizcrim- inate ufiulnn Clifeago, aa had been thelr wont. ‘T'hoy therefore broke tholr agreemont and sont out circulars to connootiog lines tolling them that thoy would bo willing to accopt whatover pro rata those roads would allow thom., This of courso took away all tho businoss the Chicago lines used to gt from competiog points, and wan ono of the reasons which caused the Chi- cngo shippera to look iuto this matter and find out a remedy wheroby Chicago trade could bo rostored. To bring about an amicabloarrangemont with. out causiug a general railroad war, the General Freight Agents of tho Illinots Central and Chi- cago & Alton Rallroads, which lines aro mostly sufforing from tho dostructive compotition of tho cross-lines, succoedod in fnducing the Gen- eral Froight Agents of those lines to moet thom yoatordsy, Thors wore presont ab tho mooting Mr., James Bmith, General Troight Agent OChioago & Alton; J. 3. Osborno, (ieneral Yreight Agont Toledo, Wabash & Wostarnj Lowis_ Viels, Goneral Froight Agent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific ; L U, Hinman, (oneral Froight Agent lllinoiy Midland; H. W. Iibbard, Asslatant Genoral Troight Agent Vandsila Line; aud Horsce Tucks er, Genaral Froight Agent_Ilinots Contral Itail- road, Tho two General Freight Agonts, how- over, whoeo prosence was mostly necoded to bring abont tho desired result, did mot put in an sppoarance. Thouo wore Xir, i1, 0. Diebl, of the lnul-nvgmliu, ]naaminqton & Wostorn, and Mr, W. B, Hplers, of tho YTolodo, Pearis & Warsaw Relroad, Doth tho lines represontsd by tho sbove gontlemen are in the hauda of Rocelvers, aud have boen the priucipal causs of tho dia- eriminationa complatoed of. Consequently, it was declded by tho meeting to do away with' the arbitrary tariff, which was sdopted on the 10th of January, and lot oach road charge such rates as it sees propor, The managers of the Chicago rasda are vory fudiguant ou account of tho dishonorable courao puraucd by tho Rocoivors of the In- disnapolis, Bioomiogton & Westorn, and tho Toledo, Peoria & Waraaw Railroads, and aro par- ticularly incensod againet young Mr. Hopkins, DBeforo Mr, the Recelver of the latter road. , Pooris & Warnaw was cominj cago via thie Ilinols Central, but now all of it 14 Fomg vis the Btatoline. Aud not only this, it 8 also, undor Mr. Hopking' guidance, doing all tho damage it can to the businoss Interests of this city, This sctlon on the part of Mr, IHop- kins is wo muchi more roprehousiblo because ho would navor bave bsen appointed to his presout reaponsible pasition but for the jutluence of tha ol Central and other Chicago roads, whom Lie ls now repayiug by deatroying their businees, CHICAGO & PACIFIC, Al the annual musting of the stockholders of the Chicago & Pacifio Ratlroad Company, held in this city on the 1st lust., the President did not submit s regular annual report, but stated that during the past year the secoud division ot .the road, which extonds from Elgin to Byron, had been completed, and & very fine truss bridge with stone plers sud abutmenty had Leen con- structod over the Rock River st Byron. This Coropany has 30 milos of road completed, all of which is now Uolng regularly operated, and it ta considercd by practical railrond men who have oxamined it one of the best-con. structed railrosds in the Btate “of Illinols, Tho difilculty in nogotisting the ealo of the honda of the Company Lins dolayod the construc~ tion of the third division of this rond, whichi, when completed, will give Chicago anothor con- neotion with the Missiszippi River aud (he great sgrioultursl diatricts of lowa. During the past year, while the work of con- structing tho second division was progressing, uearly all of tho produce that had beeu raisod 10 tho section of country through which it paasca was shipped to market b{o or routes, but, a8 the crop now ready for shipmeut is very large, and tho Company is well . prepared to handle it, the prospecta aso very fatioring for a large businoas ovor the Chicago & Paclflo during the year 1870, ‘Tho United States mails are now carriod hy this road from Chieago to Byron and all inter. modiato points, and the United Btaten Expross Compaoy do tho expross bueiness over it. Al thinga connidered, the Clicago & Pacifia Mail. road, notwithntanding the many dificiltien that Ita projectora iavo had to contond with, s in a fair way to raach its final completion at an oarly day, and whon it is comploted it wlli contritute ite sharo of business to tho great Motropolis of tho Northwyest, 1lenlso stated that mince the temoval of the passengor dopot from (loore Island to the corner of Tarrabes riroot and Hawthorn avenuo tho business bad largely in. oreagod. I is undoratood that tho Chleago & Dacifle Railrond 13 now nogotlating with Mr. Osterborg,. of the Itockford, Ilock Isiand & 8. Louis Ii rond, to join tho two linos at Byran, Il thus creato n now through Iine from Chieago 1o Rook Island, which will bo moveral milen shortor than the Chleago, Ilock Island & Pachio Rail.. road, 'The.Rocklord, Rock Island & Ht. Louis Tload is ttow complotad to Sterling, and has only ta comploto a lino of about 85 milea from tha) point to Byron, along the Iock iver, to make iho desired conncction. It fa undorstool thai tho peopla along the liue are in favor of havin, tha connoction mado, nud ovon pushed boyoud’ to Rock(ord, sud aro willing to subacribo sufils cient mouoy to have the line completed. It [naloorumored that tho Chicago & Iowa Rail. rond 8 teying to make a connection with the Ttockford, Tock Iuland & Ht, L,ouis, 80 as to pro- wvont the Chicago & Pnciflo Railrond from so. ouring an ontlet by that lino, 3r, Hinkloy, tha Presidont of the Chicago & Iowa Rallroad, how- ovor, stated to a TuisuNr: roporter yosterday that thero was no tmth in tho roport, and that Lo has had no nogotiationa whatever looking to« wards o unlon with that line, ITowover this may bo, tho Chicago & Pacific Railroad would un- doubtedly be tho most desirablo for tho Rock« ford, Rock Taland & 8t, Loufs oser which to como Into this city, as i runs direct to this point, whilo tho Chicago & Jows has its terminua at Aurora, whonce it has to run over the Burliug. tou & Quiney to como into thia city. THE PACIFIC BLOCKADE. Bavr Lage, U, T, I'eb, 2,—Advices from Toano, Nov., tbis ovoning, say tho Contral Paclfio pas- songer train that left Ogden Sunday oveniug is etill ae tiat place awalting tho cloaring of the track of snow. It Is confldontly oxpeoted that 1t will get thm:fih #ome timo to-night. The Utah Northern Rallroad has boen blocked minco the 218t of Jannary, From what information can be gsined, it will probably bo somoe days befora traing will bo ablo to pass tho blockado, Malls nlm: Ellunngorn aro brought over tho divide in sleigh, THE QUINCY BRIDGE. ‘The rapresontatives of tho Chicago, Burling ton & Quincy, Hannibal & Bt. Josoph, Toledo, Wabash & Western, and othor rosds running over tho bridgo at Quincy, I1L., hold a conferonce at tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrond office yeatorday and agroed n[wn o schedulo of bridgo-toils satisfactory to all concerned. —_— BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Spectat Dupatch to I'he Chicagn Tridune, GOTTAWA, Fob. 2.—Reliablo information re colved hero stalos that, in viow of tho proposed sottlement of the Fronch claims in New Founde land by tho Govornment of Great Britain, tha Govornment of tho ialand bns boon urged to tako into anxioun considoration the question of confedoration with tho other North American provinces. . TonoNTo, Fob. 2.—A mspacial dispateh from Victoria, British Columbia, saya the Government bins resigned in consoqnoncs of an advorse vota in tho Leginlativo Assombly, sod a new Minlatry II,::EI’L““ formod, undor tho loadership of Alte illiot, O1TAWA, Feb, 2, —The Free Press to-day says tlat the rumor of the dignllowance by the Privy Council of the clause in the -Buprome Court bill c‘l‘ubnmng appoal is absolutoly without foundnae on. —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpoy, Fob. 2,—The steasmships Indians, from Philadelphia ; Prussian, from Portland y xxoggrin and Franco, from New York, havo ar« ved, New Yonx, Fob. 2.—Arrived, tho stoamshiy Egypt, from Livorpool. —————— ‘William XI,, King of the Notherlands, couferred upon Dr. do Jongh a ailver medal, special- Jy struck for thepurpose, as & reward for his'valnabls services to medicine in supplylng the pureat and most efiicacions cod liver ofl, Dr., tle Jongh's Hghi-brown cod liver oll {s sold in capeuled {mperial half-piats, £1, Dby all drugglsts, Sola consignees, Ansar, Iarford & Co,, London. tiolo agents for the United iatos, Johp- ¥, Heury, Qurran & Co,, New York, DEATHS. BALMONS—Fob, 3, at tho reaidenco of her dnm ter, 4 West Larrison stroot, Ars, Mary A, Balnous, aged 8l years and 1 day. “Notlcs of funeral hereaftor, w&umox—-run. 1, 843 p. m,, Horace Nortop, in LS yoar. Tho funoral ceremontea will tako placa to-day at 10 a, m. at hia late home, 167 Walnut strect. The Temaina will Lo taken to Graceland Cemstory. All friepds of the family are fuvited tositend without further notica, —_— AUCTION SALES. Bl PN WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, AUCTIONEERS, 108 EAST JADISON-ST. Bpecial atteation given to sales of furniture, privats dwellings, and at salearooms, BUTTERS & C0.'S REGOULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY BMORNING, Feb. 3, st 0:30 o'clack, At Baleszooms, 108 Eut at, DERY GOODS, CLOTUING, WUOLENS, ENIT GOODS, UATH, UAPS, BOOTS, BUOES, &c., 12,000 Y ARDS Hamburg Edpings aid Inserfings, Ladies', Blisace’, and Children's Water Troof Oioaks at ‘Auction, Thuraday Morning, Feb, 3, at 10 o'clock, st oursalcerooms,, 108 Eaat Madison-st, WA, A. BUTTERS & CO,, Auctioneers. Goods nillefl Far, Tho followiog goods, purchased by J. Johnson at our eale on Baturday, Jan, 31 last, will Desold at our sale Haturdsy, Fob, 5, at 11 o'clock 8. m., unloss paid for and taken sway, viz: Knabe Plano Forte, ‘Stool, and Cover, M, T, Chamber Het, Marbls ”MIflunt. Bide . Hoard, BL, T\ Table, Oil Paiuting, Chromo, and Parlar Hore, o A BTG & €., Auctionsors. ' BUTTERS £0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, NOUSENIOLD GOODS, NEW FURNITURE, AND_GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BATUIDAY MORNING, FE, 5, at 0:30 o'clock, their Halearooms, 108 Afadison-at, T BANEKRUPT SALE. TIIE ENTIRE 8T0CK OF (rroceries, Wines, Liquors, Cipars, &, 'Of HENRY MOELLER, Dankrupt, At 8toro No, 865 Weat Chicago-av,, Tuesday Mornlog, ¥ob, 6, at 10 o'clock, By order of R. ¥, Jenkins, As- WAL A, BUTTERS & €O, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. THE AUCTION SALH LADIES' AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, WIITH GOODS, NOTIONS, &o., At 307 Madison-at,, will be coutlnued THIS MORN« ING 3t 10 o'elock; sfternoon at 3 o'clock, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auttioneers. PRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 4, at 9:30 o'clock, OUR WEEKLY BALE AT A TOTION,. ‘Tho largeat stock of New and Second-laud FURNITURE On sale tn fhis city, New snd mecond-land Parlor Bults, Chamber Hets, Ofice Furulturv, Btoves, Carpets, Diulng-room and Kiichen Furniture,' Loungos, Hofak What-uots, Lureaus, Marble-top Tables, 10 cratod Crockery i1 open lots, Plated Ware, Glasawaze, dozersl Mezchandiso, Clgars, &2, 10N, POMEROY & €O 2 oo e B “ROY & CO._, By 8. DINGEE & CO,, Auctioneers, 274 and 276 E, Madigon, near the bridges AT PRIVATEH SALE, 40 per cent under manufacturers’ cost, A LARGE LINE OF NEW & HANDSOME Varlor, Chamber, Library, Dining-room, sad OFFIOE FURNITURD. Haturday nest, at 10 o'clock s. m., large AUCTION HALE of Secand-kand sna Now Louschold Goods and General Merchandise. s By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO, 117 Wabasbeay,, N. W, corncr Madison-st, Regular Sale of Boots and Shoes af Auction o'clock, . Thursgay Moroiog, Fe - JAS, P, McNAMARA