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

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1876, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ‘The managers of Wood'a Musonm bave ex- tended the benefit for the Newsboya' Iiome for to-dey and to-morzow. Miss Von Hillorn, the German pedestrian, wan quita i1l yesterday, and wan unable to take any food. It in fearod bor caertions may resultin permanent Injury, or dosth. The tsmperaturo yestorday, as cbsorved by BMauasse, opticisn, No. 88 Madison atreet (TRin- onx Buliding), was, at 8 a. m., 32dogreca § 10 a. m,, 843 14 m,, 85; 8p. m., 873 8. One hnndred property-owners, ropresonting nerly 8,000 front feet, have signed a petition for tho ropaving north of Division strast of North Wolls stzeet, which they claim I the wideet and straighteat thoroughfars on tho Nortn Hide. Abont 8 o'elock Baturday aftornoon Johu Do~ field, smployed at Prico & Allorton’s slsughtes- house, near tho Stock-Yards, foll into s vat ot boiling wator, and receivad injuries that caused hin doath yesterday morning. ~ Decessed wan 25 rears Of , resided at No, 624 Thirty-first :Lnu. nml‘swu unmarried. ‘Tho Corouer has been notifiod. White E. P, Nelson was entering a stable bo- louging to John Wober, at No. 270 Church street, yosterday morning, liis advauce waas wuddenly wtayed by a horre on the prawises, which kicked bim on t{m hond, flumrin? his ukull, ilo was taken to the Aloxian Brothers’ Hospital, whore his injurion were attended to and pronounced of u serious charactor, The Coroner held an inquest yestorday on tho body of William Ward which was found Bunday aftérnoon in an nnoceublod houso at the corner of Washington snd Unlon strects, snd the jury raturnod & verdict of doath from exposure. Also on tha body of Jobn Dontield who was sealded to death by falling into a vat of boiliug waier at the packing-house of Reno & Allerton, and & vordict Was roturned In accordauco with the fucts. The family of Bertliold Hatder, residing at No. 150 Hulburt street, aro solicitous a8 to hiy present wheroabouts, Lo having loft home Batur- day evening and not having been Leard. from sluce. 1la {8 described as wbout 85 yoars of aye, b feot 9 inchea high, browa hair and mustacho, and dressed in dark clothes. Auny information concsrning him can bae lefs at the Contral Hta- tion. AmannamedJohn McCabo tas yosterday moro- Ingrun down by an ougine on theUnleua Division of the Northwostern 1toad and instautly kitlod. Tho body was sont to tho Morgue by employes of the road. An lnquest was held yestorday, and a vordict of accidoutal death returnod. Lo~ ceased was an Irishman about 45 years of ago, ‘but neither his residence or occupation could bo ascertsined. Bsturdsy avepiog an expressman was noticed tranatorring five chests of toa and 8 quantity of othor groceries, to & small veswol at the foot of Wabash avonue. An ofcor, imagining thero wea something suspicious in the affair, took pos- soauion of tho property and Arrested thocxpress driver, W. I, Lankfiold, ns wollas the Captain of the boat, E. 8. Grahan, and a enilor nnmed D. W. Richarde, and took thom to the Armory. Bubsequent investigation proved that tho property bad come from the grocery stores " of A, H, Dlackall, on Clark atreot, and Stoarus & Co,, oo Siate atrect. More subscquent invostigstion in the Lolico Conrt rovealed tho fact that (ho goods had been re;:ulnlyaég:ruhuhod by & grocer nam- ed Darron, at No. Hiato street, and by him sold to (irabam, and the three men worc dis- eharged* The police seem to bave acted rathor bastily in making the arrest, and also in charg- {og Mr. Barron with being iy collusion with Gru- ham to ritn tha goods out of town, Nothing liae® beon bronght formaid reflectiug in the elightest dogroo on Alr. Barron. An articlo in s morning paper In regard to the telenss of George B. Iairbanke, avrested last Baturdsy wock charged with larceny, stated the story of Mr. Cameron only, and ciested tho im- preesion that the Department tiad baen guiity ot conniviog at tho releaso of Iairoauks, Whan arrestod he conducted himeolf vo strangely ag fo attract the astention of the oflicers, who an- Sicipated a statement mnade by tho prisonor that Lo was an_escapod lunatic irom the Asylum at Jacksonville, 1iia condition was kuown to Mr. Fisher, of Holden & Kieher, commission mor- chanta at No. 110 LaSalle streat, who commuui- cated the fact that ho was ingaue to Capt, Gund, and aleo advised a brothier of Farrbanks, who is & commisgion merchant at Lacon, in tug Btate, of hin confluesaent in the station snd the cbargs apainst him. 1t was brought to the Lnowledga of Capt. Gund snd Justics Kant- mann by District-Attoruey Baugs and others thnt he Was in foct a lunatic a8 reprosonted, and had escapcd from the Asylum at Jackeonville, and he was dolivcred over Lo a keepor sout for him, to bo by that ofiicer returned to tho Anglgm, Justice Kaufmann decidivg that, na he was not kane, Lie conld not be held responsi- ble for his aots. D 7. Y. BCAMMON, Ono of the morniug papera published yestor- day s dispatch from Washington to the cffect that the Attornoy-Goneral bind ordered the Dis- trict-Attorney to nol. pros. tho indictment againet A Tuinose roporter waltzed into Judge Iange’ offica y csterday to jutorrogate that official as to tho truth of that dispateh, The Judgo had read it, and placidly pronouncad it ta bo untrue, No sugh lotter had ever been ro- ceived at his oftice, 1fe had recoivod a lotter of inquiry from the Attoruoy-General, asking for ioformation concernlug Mr, Scamnion's caus, which ioformation Le proposed forthwith to furnish, “\hat will bo the result#” asked tho ro- porter. = + I supposs you know that Mr. Scammoan is in Washington 7" uad the Judge. #Yes, gir.” *¢ And I suppose you know lum to be a man of groat pertinacity 7" " #1 haye hoand so.” #Ab, ha " murmured tho Judge, roflectively. (ben you think that this thing may squint towards a nol, pros, ?' 1t ie & ploasant day," remarked tho Judge, 18 be turned to the statutes tosooif. in an dictment for porjury, it s vecessary to uttach a sopy of the Biblo ot which the mau swore. WLBT BIDE CITIZENS CLUD, vasl evoning & moeting of citizens of the West Sido was held in tho Gault Houso, for the Jurpose of organizing a Citizena’ Club, to pro- ‘ect them io tho future agsinst tax-caters and worrupt rings Pnnully. W. J. Mouoly occupiod tho chair, and J, C. Tlive acted as Bocratary, Tha Chaliman stated that the meeting had reen called for the purpose of Jookiug more fully nto the manner of tho collection of thu uufair oreonal tax. Tho citizons should orgnnize for future protuction, #0 a8 to provent the iujustico which had herstofore beon fone them, and in +which tho sourta had in a manver alded by arbitysry dects- ous. It seemed an Lhough the Courts wore in |{Jmpnlhy wits theso tax-osters, and is was tho sbjoct of this meoting to organize a club for protection mgaiust this injustica in the future. Mr. Hendrickeon olfored the following ¢ Jiesoived, That wo form ouraelves futo an vrganiza- dou, calllng it the Tenth Ward Citizeus’ Club (frre. ipoctiva of purties), for the ttercat of this ward; sud, 9o 1t further Jtesulved, That wo prolect tho bLallot-box agaiust fraud, ju the coming esyaign, (o pruvent the opy vlnt- weut of corrupt judges of eiection; aud, Ly it fur- or Resolied, Thst svery membar of this vrganization @l at tha proper tinie and placo futervat bimself in Lie nomiusiion sud election of only such geutlemen o0 kuown tu bu respectabile, Loneat, and sificlent- ¥ vorsud in public aflairs to be of servico to us, B, Kline suggested (ho striking out “‘Yenth ¥ard " and wsertlng * Wost Sido.” The rosolu- ion was #o chunged aud passed. Mr. Khne noved the appointwent of a committes vt thres m resolutious and coustitution, Uarried, Mevura, Colion, dic(owan, and Behmidt wero pointoed. r, Hondrickson statod that tho meoting waa lor no political purpose, baut to further the olee. 1op of only houest men to focul offices, and hs, or one, was in favor of such & movement. A Ist of namos was thon taken, after which the asoting adjourued. . | THE CUSTOM-NOUEE, The new Custom-Houso w nowadays a losolate aspect, work upou it having bren eus- onded Fob, 1. Hince \he 18t day of November, shen operstions were resumed, coniderabla Jrogress has beon made, aud tho huge pile bug #ogun to nreumo some dogree of shape and pro. sortion. During shose past turee months tho whole of the west front hae baen erecled up to @e secand story, aud tho other fronts have been also raaed in parts from G to 10 feet, Dwing toa disagreemont besween the stons-con- trsctor, Muellar, and the Dopartment ofticials at Washington, work at the yards wav stopped noar ibe middle of Jsnuary, but it la expacied that the dificuity will be mpeedily overcome and Mone-cultiog resumed, This ceasation, how- »ver, bas not affected the work on the building, »a there is yet on Lisad ennugh cut stons tu cou- plete tho wecond mtory. Proposals wers roceived &t lhe Bupsrlutoudens's _ offico Batardsy for nuppl{:ug G000 bricks. Ylans re uow elbg propared for ho rest of tho fron-work, Howme changon in the roof are contemplated, Bupervising-Architect Potter being engaged in modifying tho existing Jans, with a view to making that lmFoHnM por- {on of, ths building moro altractive and Aub- stantial. ‘Thers ware 110 mon on tho pay-roll for Jaunuary, and this number will’ bo increased whon oparatlons are again commenced in tie spring. In tho mattor of approprations, no troubta {a anticipated from Congross, notwith- standing the Democratic majarity {n the Ilonse, Theta {a still & halauce of 3500,000 unoxpended from the previous appropriationa. —_— THE CAMPBELL MURDER. NO ARREST YLT. Deaplto the offorts of the polico ths Campbell murdorer, Joltn Ieac, is atill at largo. Very focllshly he ran away immediately aftor tho at- fray, and theroby addod a look of guilt to tha aflair that it would not otherwise possess, Krom the fact that ho was formerly au engivcer on the Northwestorn Reilroad. it i supposed that ho took ndvantage of his acquaintance with the nm- ployos of tholine to mako good his oscape, Every other routs from tho city was closoly watchod by the polico. Heach's wits, & smart, futelligont woman, with & ploasing address and mannor, s still contined a8 & witnesa in the Chi- cago Avenue Station. A TRIBUNE reporter yes- torday vieited ber, and gained from Ler the story of the occurrance, substantially the samo 28 publiabed in yosterday's 'CRInUNE, & copy of which was jo hor bhand. Sbe told how she had procured a divorco from Campbell on ac- count of his cruelty and noglect, and bow sho soon afterwards bevamo acquainted with and married Iloach. Ever after thoir weparation Campboll had waulted her overy time an oppor- tunity Eronnnludmull. and bod” repentedly foi- fowed lior on tho atrect. Sho met lum asoveral timos at Lioigos of bis rolations with whom sho was on intimato terms, aud hia courso towards hor was always abusive or contemptuous. Dur- {n the eleven years whichi ee lived with Camp- bol, ho was employad as chock clerk st Parme- lee's omnibus oftice, and, sithough he received Rood wages, being & valued aud experienced emplovs, bie kept ber in poverty, Hoon afte: the ~eparation Catapbell Jost his position turough drunken negioct, and ever sinco has buen & slufi- less and aimlses good-for-nothing, #lrs, Heacl then told hor version of THE PATAL FIOUT, and 1¢ was aftersard corrobarated {n tha main by thone of tue veighbors who kuow anything at all about it, During Sunday Campboll waa o frequent visitor of n salvon closa br, and as iwilight began to tarn into darkness, she nottced that ha was paying partleular sliention to Ler bouss, Tha bettor to watch bis mottous, sbo visited some of her rolations in the peighor- bood, with whom slo stayod sovoral Liours, When she roturned home she did not soo Lum, Lut just as sbe waa sbont to close the woather duor, Lo suddenly emarged sad passed directly in frout of her, bat agunuing not a’word. Bhe slammed the door in hier fright, and from & min- dow watched all hin movements. . After roaming about for awhilo he ontored 8o out- bouse a fow yards distaut, whoere ho rowainod. Shbortly after 12 o'clock slio rocog- mized hior husbands footstep on the walk at the eide of the houae, mud st once ran L0 opon tho docr for hira, Juat as sho did #o sho saw Camp- boll raise his iaud aud striko Hoach Lwico in the faco, Heach threw up his band to protect him- soll, and it s thon sho supposes bo was cut. $ho suw somothing bright in Campbell's band but conld not distinguish what it way. Campbell struck at Hoach & third timo, sud tried to grapplo with bim, but Heach alipped on the ic; ground, and almost simaltancously Campboil aleo lost bug footing, falling in such & position a8 to place Heach ontirely at Lis morcy, It wau thoo that Heach drow Lis rovolver, snd rogain- fug his fcet while Campboll was tryiug to cateh bis legs, he firad either throo or four tines. ‘Lbo fatal bollet struck Campboll in tho left brosst in close proximity to the hoart, causing death iu s very fow moments. Heach then eutorod tho bouwo, and his wifo assisted hiw in bathang and bandagiug a deep gash across thio palm of his hand, Finding it still bleeding, Lie left for a surgeon’s oftico, aud hag not beon soeu sluce. While in tho houso lus wife says that not & word was spoken as to flight, but, on the contrary, o called ** Polico}” soveral thnes bofore gotug in. Beveral ol tha neigubora beard tho ehota, bat saw uothing of the tight. Jubn Moore, the owoer of the building iu which the fanuly reside, saw Campbell about the house all the ovening, aud just provious to thoe firing of the shots, beard somo one say, with sn oath, » U1l fix you now."” LDWARD CAMITELL | ¥ was nbout 88 years ol aye, American oy Ditth, and Las a brothor liviug at No. 248 West Indiaua stroot, Ho was wild and reckless in almont everything, and liad frequently been taken to task for It by Lis rolatlves, of whom he had o considerablo number, Perhaps lig worst fault w28 o love for bad whisky. Ieach is mnch the sinaller man of the two, Bunday was his first day iu his new saloon at No, 230 North llalsted streot, between Pratt aud Erio. Previous to ihat lime he waalocated ot No. 73 Milwaukes avenue. e has the reputa- tion of beiug n peacoable man, and hue the yym- pathios of al} in his neighborbiood. The Coroner has defetred the inquest until olther this afternovn or to-morrow, in the bopea of findlug Hoach. e THE BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT. WHAT UE PLOVOSES TO DO, Yesterday aflernoon a TrisuNe roporter hap- pened to meet Miko Bailoy, Buperintendont of Buildings, aud st onco foll iuto & canversation with bim upon tho subject of Mike's ostimatos for the expentes of his Departmont for tho cur- ront yoar, which have beon commented upon by eomo of the papers as Lewg altogether Lloo \large. Hald the reporter: How I8 it, Mike, that you want £29,000 this yoar, when laat year you got alung with hislf that sum " “Tho fact is," said Miko, *last yoar thoy cut mo down #o from what I did ask for that it bay been very bard scralching to got along, and while somo of the things which I bavs asked for this year may not moset with tho approval of tho Finance Commit(ee, yet I don't oo how my De- partmont can got on withous them." TLOSE HONSES, * But what I8 this ides sbout horses,” safd tho reporter, * Is the city to buy horses aud run a livury stablo 7" *}o," said Mike, **I suggested ta the Coun- cit that I could do as wnoch work with ton men who Liad hoises as 1 could with twenty who had ta work on foot. \What I ask w, give me for ton men $1,200 & yoar apioce, aud ulso allow eaol ano $300 to cover tho expunues of keeping horse. L don't proposo that tha city shall E"y tho Lorsos, but that the men shall get thow themaclves, and tho city simply pay for thoir feed, te. A monnted mau can o really throo times as much lu the way of mspection #s ono whio is without nny othor means of locomotion thau his legs or & horde-car, Now, for instauce, thore is coo disirict which extends from Lwolfth strect to Nuudolph, aud from tho river to tha city imite. in_which, last year, tnore wers from GU0 to 700 buildings put up. 1t fu out of tho quustion for any one man to go over that ternitory ruxll{l duriug the building soa- son aud ispect ovory Louso or storo which ja Roing up. ‘Tho mou are unable to do the work, sud the natwial result with a good moany is that they becoto noghgent and plead a4 thoir excnse fur'not working that it I impuseible for them to cover the ground, Now, you take & man and put i on s Lorso, aud Lo is avle to cover tho outire torritory Without auy dificulty, UTHEN SUGUESTILNS, * Then I suggented that wo oughit to have an- ather wan to keep a rocord of ail fires and ny seoouut of their erigin, I aleo recomme:d thut $3,000 bo ullowed for a coutingent fund to aaver the oxpouscs of tearing dowh dangeroud walls or buildings in case the Firo Dopartueny should stop dotug ft. Up Lo tius time 1t hae pl. ways been: done by the Fire-Marshal sud Lis nion, aud If sbey keop on there is, of course, no nocossity for tho 39,000 itow, whicl s included, by the way, in tho sum totul of $29,000, “Phon, tov, 1 want to havo a couplo of gool, competent roofery, who shall mako at exauiua- tiou of all tho roofs 1u the city, wany of which aro i a bad coudition, Av Invderstand, tho roofers intend to patition the Councll to have all roofers licensed, aud thoy say that if any ono of their nuwber I8 caught violating the pro- visions of the Building faw that they abull iuter lmn nuo objection to his wutlering tho penalty, think, too, thut there ought to beu man all tho time at the new Court-Huuso, whicl, of cuuges, will biave to ba inapeeted liko any othior building. [ have ouly uliod for 1,000 for stationery, blauks, cto., And out of that 10,000 copies of tho Huilding law will have o be priuted. Last yoar we got ¥1,000 for furmture, oflico axpensoy, otc, aud that was all expendud. Then, as ro- gards tho sulary account, 1 beliove that I don't got enouwh. ELaze to keop a horse, since 1 sm traveling around nearly ali day, and it vecina to me thst I ought to buve as mnuch as Buperine teudent Hickey, the Fire-Marel or the members of the Board of Fublic Works, My Bacretary, too, who liay to keop a record of every building in the city, overy chiurel, ehestro, sture, cic., sud who Law o issun all the perwits for now buiidings and house- moving dursag the yosr, ought to et at least #L,800. Ju New York tho entira oxpenses of the Departmont awouut Lo §160,000, and there they bave » contingens fund of §20,000. It veewms to me. after all, that tha estimate which I have sent in to tho Comptrollor is not in any respect an extravagant one.™ ——— THE CARNIVAL. MASKED DALL OF THE TGRNOEMEINDE. The anpual carnival of the Chioago Turn- gomeinds cams off last night at North 8ide Tar- nor-Ifatl, and waa by all odds one of the most successful affalrs of tho meason, The gallorios woro packed witk lookers-on, aud this floor was ocenpfed by tho merry maskors, the costumes being rich, varicd, sud, in maoy instancos, both artistio and humorous. The hatl waa quaintly decorated with odd figures and car- toons, raprosouting grotesquo dances mostly. Ouo pletare predicted locomotion lo the twontlotls century,—a tram of csts drawn by s bovy of frat girla, Around the gallery, on farge wires, wore haoone cagea which contnined beautiful feathored songeters in the shape of large Brahma cocks, which would orow at 3o'clock in tho mornlag, l'h:;n ware ll;:rlunlu s of policomon placod around ths pil- }'.‘;;":'fl“"fifa un{lery. ulchp with a niglit-cap 213, a hnge star, sud upon their belta the beautitul word’ ** Krumm," which {n plain En;i‘hah moaus + crooked. " and thoir cluba wore marked, ** hao- dle with caro, At 10 o'clock the boll rang, and tho curtaln on tha stage waa raised, when an old man appearod and aunounced TIHRE COMING CARNIVAL. Tho charges of coorsion aro entirely withoutb fouudation and falso In uvory particulsr. [Copy of Note.] Oitoaco, June 30, 1813, ~For yalug recelyed, Tprom- 156 to pay to the ordee of Hotehkin, Palmer & Co, £:00, in installmenta of $10 eacls weck until all is pafd, {bie'uaty being given n payment for goudls and work hsd of Hotenkin, Palmer & Co,, which wero lad Ly nieand taken onf of atore without belng charged Dt tha Togular way, aa they ought to have been.” This mate u secured by my ife metiarnce policy af $1.400 I the Becurity Life, of Naw York, noliey No. 17,14, 1 give this nota frecly of my own will, kiiowing that the amount Ja due Hatehkin, Talmor & Oo. 1n casa of de- fauit in_payment of two or more weeks, the whols amount becomea dua, inlorest at 10 per vent after maturity, E. M, Titoszs0x, ‘Witnesses § PaTtynce ELLACOTT, CmanLEs MEVELLE, Horcngi, PaLuen & Co. s e TAXATION, ANOTING WITH TILE DANKS, Yestorday the smployes in City Callactor Von Hollen's oftice wors noarly all engaged in mak- {ng out warranta forilevica on Lbo National Banks which have not patd their taxes for 1871-'72 mnd '74. A goodly number wera completed, and the banks notified. Tho warranta for 1871 and '72 are vory similar, butin 1874 a shpht variation is mpdo, inaamuch a8 tax in added for tho West Bide Water-Works and Jones Behool, but the detalls are tho same. Thera aro, besidos the fint accompanying ihie wariants, throo lists of the atockliolders mads ont, for the purpose of ndvortisiug tho salo of wtock, after & lovy hes of tha Bldawalk Inspector for the convenionco of the lawyera gonerally, and so that the law li- brary may ho handy. Tho rum(nm ou lax-cortificatos held by the eity will bo {ncrossed un tho 25th just., as will be secn by tho notice in tho advertlslug columns, Tartlos whoso proporty haa bean eold for taxes wontd do well to radesm betore that date, "The City Colleetor leviad upon the box.factory of Qoodwillie & Co, yeatordny for back iaxecs anjonutiog to about 72 Just a« Lue Collector's oflize was about to be closed Mr, Qoadwillie hap- poueit fn and peitlod tho uccount. 1t coas him & fow dollars extra. "'he City Collector took In about $25,000 yea- torday, principally from the banks, Mr. J. V. Clarko, I'rontdont of the Htbornian Rankibg As- sociation, cama to tho oflics without notilleation and pald up sl of Lis taxes ta tho Inst cont. Tho Colloctor wislies tuat thers woro miore such oxamplos. & About fifteen Houth Side churchos wera In- speoted yontorday aud Saturday, Mere minor defects woro fouud, such as dnors belng im- vroperly hung, snd in fomo cases tha frirnaces not a8 woll located asmight bo desived, ‘The iuapection of the places of worahtp will contlnae tll all bave been oxamined. Mr. Bon Bullwiuklo, Chiof of tho Underwrit- ora' Firo Patrol, was last wosk appointod nn As- sistant Bubiding Tuspector on Dailoy’a atafl. o was uworn in an & special policoiuan, but ro- celven no satary, The appolntmont was mado at the desiro of Mr, Eailoy and tho requoest of tho Loard of Underwritore. NATIONAL BANKS. Burchard's Bill Requiring Thom to Acoumulate a 20-Per-Cont Coin-Raserve. Letter from NMr. B, in Reply to ObJections Made Agalnst the Measure. o the Kditor of 1'he Chiearn Tribune : Wasutxaron, D. 0., Fob, 2, 187¢.—A 1ate bum- bor of your papor contatnad an editorial review of a Dbill, futroduced by Mr. Morrison, relating to the accuwmulation of coin by the bauks and Govornmant, Anallusion wasmado to s biil T had presented, roquiring National Danka to accumu- ists & 20-por-cont coln-rosorve preparatory to apocio-paynont. A commuulcation from & \Yguhlugtnn correspondont was published in a subsoqnent numbor, relterating somo of the ob- Jactions that Dad boon aupgestod, and prodict- ing that tho bauka'would withdraw thelr circula- tion to cscape Ik requiroments. As Itisn mensuro which Imoved snd advoeated in the Houso of Reprosontatives neatly slx yoars ago, and have slnco repoatedly proposet, I am mont anxious to suceitain whother it would prove op- presuive, unjust, and disastrons. Seuator Hum- bit followed by a Fagin-like - | beon made and the bauks rofuse to pay. Fire-Marehal Benuer, In speskiog of his eati. | ROF Avocated the princlplo in tho Forty-aecond .n? lu‘:l“ and “m"y queer spnoplo. A Tho following banks forked over vesterday s mnu:10:“:;;::onrlntluuu,2:|‘:l th-e“u:mu ul:ad Congresa ; and ex-Honator Trambull, I notice, riest n peculiar babilimeuts di- | National Bank of Tilinols, $9,000, buck taxes for | for $3,000 to purchaso Iadders aud truck, Tho | in 8late apcach at Chioago, criticised thio Repub- lllml on crookod whisky, and othor folliea and | 1874 ; Contral National Bank, $3,600, taxes for | jougost ladder now iu the Department is 83 feot, B O e wae, fallowod by n lican party for noglacting to requiro tho banks oi . female, who talked for woman's rights. Thon 18743 City National Dank, 3,025, tazos for [ ang’ ju too mhort to reach the roof of tohold their coln-interost, Tho purposs ia to 1874 ; Tradors’ National Bank, £3,600, taxes for | o |arga hotel, & 100-foot Iadder bo-, came the emigrant who would introduce them | 1874 : Hibernisn Banking "Asaociation—1874, g pecessary = for that urposo, | and require ‘Fl(‘l“m“‘ Banks, when specle-psymonts to ‘Schisraffon Land" whore purk aund | $1,098; 1871, €1,110; 1872, $1,603.60, Tho | guch mone ho has ssked for. e would also ll’: I"Brln ¢ ll“ tip) dloaath Leans grew on trees, and where plga | taxes for 1873 bave boen paid by most of the | jjkg a ot on Fifth avenun, near Lake stroet, L rt:.mlu: aln & rosorve for ciroulation and o the tri o tho straoge | pat down in the list prin - o0 about S Wi ropriated about 3 cotates. R %look s Gxhibited, upon Whieh | e as not hwviug paid it tasos for 1674 Such 1o yoars ago. Tio wonld. thora Noep Lo trck | ., 5, Accumulsted gradunlly by tho rotgntion of soon appeared ** Fathier Time, ho, through & bugo tin-horn, announced that, at tho bhour of 11, tho King and Queen of Carnival would ap- pear. Immediatoly tho bands wers turned to tho coin-intereat naid ou thelr bouds, The sorlous objections suggested by your cor- rospondent ara: 1. That this will impose upon the banks, al- two (If he gota it) that he haa askod for, and ono of the uuusod chomical evgines. With thoso fin- rovements Lie thiuks that ** down-town " would 0 amply provided with fire apparatus, is not the case, 'This bank haa alwava paid its taxes promptly each yoar. 'Fo-day Gearga Von Hollen intends to go for tho banks, and he srys thoy will have to pay thoir back taxes, as thoy the honr." and Lhcn unuwn terciblo | Lavo no other recourde lefy “th‘arn. Pl bl .{::;l,{:",u.“ heavily taxed, & burden boyond on- K followed & grotosque can- MIKE EVANY e 3 o 1 he "rear of . il singe stood | Deputios mado'tho biggost rald of the monson CRIMINAL. 2. That, to avoid ita provisions, thay will ro- au odd figure, which waa fed with beer by tho pailful, nod soon merged Into the King and Quoan, who, with tholr ™ ttendauts, ended the tabileuu, Tho peals of the “ Poet and Pessant " sound- od through the hall, aud tho maskers wero waltzing gayly, when, the nusio bhav- ing comnod, tha boll was rung agmio. Oncs more the cirtain was rung up, and thia timo the scens was changed, I'rom tho stage & slanting plstform Lad beon constructed, A wagan apgeared, drawn bé’ clowus, and upon it ware moro clowns, Seatod in an ivwente shell, high up, wera tus King aud Queen of the Carnl- val aud their faithful attendants, Then came the Minssters (Bajazzos). Tho East followed, with ropresentatives of Asia and & barem of beautilul houris. In a hammock awinging from palm trecs was the Bultan's favorita wifo, keeping.horsel! cool with a lurgo peacock-fosther fau. Appropriats st- tondants followed this train, ~'Fhen . camo America, Drothor Jouathan and the Goddess of Liborty were standing on top of a buge pedeatal. yeaterdsy, nearly £70,000. The following bauks paid the 1875 taxea: Corn Exchango Nationsl, ©12.730,75; National Bavk of Illinois, $13,- 746,765 City Natlonal Bank, $6,307.74, Thoso lielped to awoll tho apgregate smount of cole lections very materially, uud Mike smilod ac- cordingly, Ono of tho banks paid tho entiro amounut in_greenbacks, Evapa will to-day go after the National Banks, and compel them to pay their taxes, or ounforcn his lovy warrants, witich ho has all ready for tho purpose. MR, BTOREY'S ADVICE, A reporter of tho Journal had the following intefviow yesterday with Mr. Storoy, of the 4mes, on tho questton of fightiug the porsoual- property taxi Reporier—Do yon infond to take any further stops to proveat tha collection of your personal-property tax? It is generally understaod, of course, what you think about the tax ftacif, 3, Storey~I intend to keep on fighting it to the ond, ‘TRoporter—Will you v the Bupreme Court take up your cano 7 Mr, Btorey~T understand that it cannot bo takon up tire tholr circulation, causiug a suddoy and dis- astrous coutraction of tho currency, 1 took my pon merely to auswor theso objec. tlons, but pormit moe to euy 8 word as to the lprgmluly and necossity of the proposed legis- atton, Its purpono ia to require tho banls to ba pro- pared to rodoom their own mnotes whonover specie-resumption sball be sctually reachod, 1t assumes that a reserve will then be roquired for circulation a8 woll a8 doposits; and that such reserve must bear such a proportion to the circulation as oxperionco bas demonstrated to bo iudinpensable to a eafe eystem of bankiug, The National-Bsnking sot originally roquired such a reaorve ; and it s a provision of every sound system of banking, Accordivg to tho Teport of tho Beeretary of tho Treasury (Exocu- tivo Documents, Volumo, Y¥irst Bozsion Thirty~ eighth Cougress), tho Btate bauks, uutll dia- placed by tho National-Banking aystom, held for succosulvo poriods o larger proporiion of specie to thoir circulation than thia bill requires, Tha'statemont 1n the Roport showathe follow- Yesterday Justice Bummorfield seod ts the Bridewsll for thirty days a numberof women, rosidentn of Cheyonno, who have becomo rather too notorious for anticing men to their rooms, aud then robbing them, Jacob Williams was hiold to the Criminal Court by Justice Bummerflold, yesterday attornoon, to anewer a churge of mesault with intond to kill, proferred by Boruard Stoinborg, In defsult of *1‘,000‘ bail bo will await tholaw’s delay at Doyle'a retroat, H. N, F. Lowls, tho newapsper man who was arrosted Feb, 3, and who has beon In the Couuty Jail tmost of the time sinco, was before Justico Meoch veatorday 1o anawer to thacharge of per- ury. 'Thio ease was continued till Fob, 9, Lema eing undor £1,0)0 bonds, Officar Blayton rocovered s plano from a va- cant house on Division sirect yestorday and caused tts romoval to the Armory, whore it awaits & clalmant. It {8 _eupposod to be the Amorican_Indisus drow tho car, and upon it | o ita present form, 1 shall walt untilalovy s ste | nronortyof o doaler on Went Madison atroot | IDF 8verages: tompted, and (hen begin n uit for trespase, In that Specien® Ter chlots it :{“fl,‘;?{:,‘;“;‘}-p::_?clf"m"' formr;‘ l:t: “aih be bronght befora tho nolics of tha Mgher {‘){‘:";‘" };:3’:‘:“’;01;‘“3‘“‘:":‘; 1t was surroptitions- | periods, Clroulation. b, cont, oy " oourt i necensary, . 30,215 n‘l\rlfn‘;‘n:lnzll':t‘snt‘:o::l:}x:3::;:2;:0[’«‘:’:‘1[?; :t‘:‘-’:‘;‘: ks;“‘"e’{',"“"" Mike Evans attempted to mako & | gomo burglars with a tasto for logal literature B ;gy lon. Tho dark damsola and vouthe, howovor, | Ky, Biorey—~No, Iocame sround the ofher dsy | Mado aald lt!u;dn:;a‘u;l‘l{ughfin tia Iny oflce of e e had suspicious-looking Teutonio nose: and wanted to kuow wpst I would do if he shouta | J. H. Liesoll, No. asuington nireot, an 16,033,000 40 Tha lagt, but uot lesst, ropreseuted the ex- | makes levy. ItoldhimI elould begin o snit for broko the glnes in the ofice-door, but were prob. DTU0000 46X treapsss Men of his stimp won't like that, It would not be any light matter to stop a newspaper like tha T¥mes, for the damages would quickly smount tos very largo mum, The exponse of such muito, ‘brought by newspapers on other pactica, would bo so expemlu that it would ston tua coliection of tho infquilous tax beticr than suy othier method, Reporter—You would advise others then to begin trespasn uita It injunctions 217 Mr, Storey—Yen, 1 woulid, The callection of this outrageons tax should bo stopped, "Tbe decision of these Judges doesn't amount to anything, They aro all influencedl by ontsido pressure. Yes, thers s tremo frozon North, The car was drawn by queer-lookivg Esquimaux. Upon it are seated fishormen with tlsh just harpooned, rosting against a huge coke of leo, upon the top of which a very woolly-lookiug FPolar boar wag Atanding straight. Theso cars passed aronnd tho hall_soveral times and wers then draggod back. The whole thing closed with & beautiful tavleau of ali nations. As bofore statod TUE cosTUNEA ably frightoned away belora accomplishing their purpose, as uothing was taken, ‘Ul {s tho third attempt made on BMr. Biusoll's oftice within a yoar. John 8lcDenongh, a driver of one of Hulehin. son's pop-wagons, waa arrosted yesterday for oarolern drisiug. As Mre. Kurtz, who resides at No. 672 Tweuty-first streat, wad crosning ths in- terecction of Canal and Madison atreets, sho was run down aod hor left foot ornshed, Bhe was taken to her rosidence sod medical sld ema- The spects held by the banks, it appears, ranged from 30 to 46 per ccot of the cirenlation 3 snd tho banks, besides specio, bad on band notes of other banks and cash-itema mnounting to hialf as much moro. ‘Lo pending propositiona requira the accu- mulation by cach bunk of & reseive for cirsula- tion, amounting to from 20 tu 30 per cont of ita clreulution. . Of courao, if regarding only self-intereat, tho bankers would prefor tbut the Government wore "fl?d' Col. Cl!:ll;' i ]rapruuun{lod x‘m -.lm; n«‘e{l onltho‘h(;ndn{ aend ull tlh: w"&n‘;mf moned. uhfnl‘d m;‘laumnl‘-]m‘ u:«cll lt:\nz Tran:ury mmlilelfntg & beautiful Spenish peassut.girl on er x-8olers, at {8 sich 8 man'a dectslon wor! coin to redeom Ul States notes ; and thal oy aland very - oaatively, . while | am coing fo ficht the tx to'tho ead, nad sveeybody | | Jacob Rossnbaura and Borris Mitshell, w0 | i "asnks ahold bo pormitiod 10 soll tholr coine elss ougbt to do tho sate, bankrupt doaleis in clothing, were boforo Com- minsioner Hoyne yosterday on complaint of Bradford Hancock, Assignes, charged with secreting and convenng property afler grolog into bavkruptey. This offonse is provided for i Beo. 5,132 of the Rovised Stwtutes, aud tho gentlomen wero accordingly held in &3,000 bail onch to appear before tho Commissloner Thurg- day at 2 p. m. About B o'clock laat evening Joseph Hochmil- lor was driviug on Harmaon streot, near Fourth avenue, whou he observed Joseph Marchseller, n formor antagonist, standing on the pavomenc qu(uug watching the glimpses of tho moon. Joseph eprang from his wagon and attacked Marchsoller with a pooket-kuife, intonding to loavo his marks abont the head and face of his victim., Deforo he had accomplished his objeot an officor put in an n[gnmncu, aud hostilities wero at once suspended, Joeoph tho assailant is at the Armory 1n & cell, aod Jomeph the as- lmkim 18 at homo, No. 76 Bhorman atrest, conva- osciog. A eago of yontlifnl dopravity was broaght to light 1In_ Justico Maecch's court yesterday, Thomas Gogban, & yoath of apparently 13 yenrs, ‘waa arreated for breaking into tho eafo of ook & Washburuo, lawyors, Ia whose omploy Lo had beon. From time to timo books aud money have beon lately beon {nvesting in Commigsioner Johnson looked charmlug a4 *Jona of Are." Coroner Diotzsch reprasentod » tiny Bwies shoperdess to porfootion. Thors were many other nolablo costumes, At 12 o'clock the masks wers takon off, md.uunuuwl happiness relgned supreme Ll 3 o'clock this morning, when the cocks crow, and tho affair brolo up, the bal-maeque Laving become a thing of the past. interest at & promium for United Hintes notes, aud Lold the Iattor untit redoemabla by the Goy- ;mzout. The prowium is a cloar galn to the an! % ‘The snnual loss of this premium I8 nll tho burdon that tho banks cun really charge to tho proposed measuro, Your correspondont complaina that {¢ will fm- 086 ¢ t Liosa of premium ; Intercst on the preminm; Juterest on tho amount required for rercrve, e foors tho bauks sll doolaro no (?) divis dends for somo years; and, to avold the bur- deas sought to be imposed, will ratira thoir circu- Iation, Lot us examine theae complaints: The loss to the banks of the promium for which the coin-intorest might bo sold is properly chargesblo to this plan, As currency sppre- ciatea in value to coiu, however, tho losa would diminisn, aod at Jast amonnt to nothing, I'ho complaipt that tho bavks would lose In. terest on a sum equal to the coin-resorvo is iu- corroot, Yor thoe banks now hold an aclual re- gerve larger than the bill I iutreduced would re- uite. 'Ihey hold it hecnuse experienco hns emoustratod that safe banking requires i, Bound banks sud prudent bank-managers will continue to hold & roserve, to mect immediato 1liabilitles, in oxcoss of tho roquirements of the presont Iaw, or theas of (ho original Bankiug —_—— THE COUNTY BUILDING. Gen. Liob ia conflned Lo hia homo by slcknons. The Petit Jury for the Grat two wooks of the term was jimpanoled yostordsy in the COrlmiual Court, A new rule wes adopted {n tho Criminal Gourt yosterday, by which it ia expected that the busi- hoes of the Court will e groatly expedited. Court will hersafier commenco promptly at 10 o'olock and adjourn at 3, without recess. Mr. Rosd wants lawyars, tbiovoy, etc., to make anote af the change. * Hauk " Davis, the murderor_of \hylsnd, took his dopartura yosterday for Joliet to anter upon his term of imprisontent. Deputy Iutch- tuson accompanied \bim, aud, inssmuch as no ono ontsldo of the jsil know of his golug, nod Le did nat know of it himsolf nntil the oventny rovious, thoro wero no demonstrations of any ind. Ho was takon In advanco of the other prigonord to ayold any trouble or oxcitement. KEEPING LATE 1lOoUNS, ‘Tho Chairman of tho County Doard was de- cidodly ill yosterday. In anticipation of tho masquerado ball last ovoning, it is ¢ald ho ro- tired too early tho eveuing previous. Anyhow, —_—— ANOTHER HOLD-OVER, TS TIME IT 14 TUE * INTE-OCEAN." It having beon tumored ou the sireets yestor- day that the Hon. James P, Root bad written an opinion to the offect that the Corparation Print~ or, a8 wotl ag the Comptroller, City Clork, and sll othor city offlcors, held over until April, a Tris- ouNE reportor yesterday afternoon called at his oflica, Room 21 Ashlaod Block, Tle following colloquy, in substance, took placo : * Did you, Mr. toot, writo an opinion to the effoct that tho Corporation Printor hold over un- til next Aprit 2" * Who told you 80" “That makes o differonce. ton such an opinion " “Why ?" + Becauso I want to get the toxt of it to pub- Have you writ- missed. Thomas has old watchos, 0., and lish it in Tuz TnisuNe, for tho jufortnation of | tho session of tho Board was vory short, and i act, The limitatidn of tho law 18 doelgued to t,I:n‘ nulfiln,“ nva‘yon ‘written any opinion " Iittlo olso was dono than the roforonca of & lot a;:lfina';“",’f;;&f:: ".f lf,'no‘:;'j:‘f “fi:‘:fl‘: ::1::}:? guard tho eyatem {rom the imprudoucy of tho * For whom " of bills to what tho Chalr usiformly calla the * Committee on Public Chuiity.” ~ Aftor ad- Journment it soomed the Chalr was not tho ouly wmomber who hsd beon getting ready for the- ball tho night provious, for & Committes meoting, called to fix tho ualarios of two engineorn at thio new County llospital, camo vory near ending in a row, Mr, Cleary wauted tho sslaries fixed at #1,600 por annutwm, but the mlJnmy appeared to ba ngainat him, and namod and carried $1,300 after n severe struggle, which b times thioateued to end in bluws. rocklens and carolesa. Comptrolior Knox, in his 1ast Annnal Roport, shiows that, on tha Ist of October last, tho Na- tional Banks; with an outstanding circulation of ouly B318,000,000, held $148,000,000 I nctual oash.resorve, and that the actual resorve was 82,400,000 in cxcess of the requirements of the existing lao, ‘They held 43,800,000 United Btates notes in oxceas of tho logal limit, Y'rudent mapagemont rogarded it uusafa to allow the resorve to go lower, The banks voluntarily abstained froin but conld not satistactorily explain how he cameo by so ouch money, The Justica fixed his ball ai 3200, in defauit wheroof the Constable took him up tenderly and transported him to the Nortts Side. For some time past thepropriotora of the Clif- ton House have been milssing various articlos which disappenred in the most mysterious maun- nor, Tho larder and linen-room were aliko de- pleted and no clew could be obtained of the thiof, Iufortmation wau loft at tho Central aud ‘or Mr. Nixon, of the Infer-Ocean?” don't know." “\Yaa it for tlie Mayor " 41 tell you I wou't tell.” * Were any otber city ofiicora jncluded in tho opiaion " ELUCIDATING. “No, sir. Iwas ouly cmployed to give an opio- fon in oue cane,” ** Who omy.loyed yon 2" * Young man, eee hero. You don't suppose I —1} o Dotoctive Rickey dotailed to pips the tting at Intorest $43,300,000° that she ! . 1l 1 d mo, It It TUE UBAND JUBY—PHILLAYS DECLINES, putting at Iuta X it sho law por: 3:::fi°£1’::?u‘;‘a’pi:\?llxlcl;l? w%‘.?’l’fi.'k., g:.oym}x{". Tha Grand Jury wasimpunolod yestorday, | premises and ‘endeavor ~to solve tho | mitted them toloan, and borrowors conld havo | ana onterod upon its work, ‘Lhe ouly feature in | mystery. This ho succesdod in doing, | boon oasily found to take (7). It is ovidout that *What {a the substance of that opinion ?" the impaveling was tho alnonco of the pamoot | 8nd arrested ono Victor Garvin, who | the retontion of & pait of this excess iu coin, confossed that he had & portion of the property, but claimed to have found it socroted in various parte of the bhouse. The goods rocovered, In- cludiog fu\u\m clothing, oto., valued at about 100, will bo held to await Identification, tho prisoner the action of the Grand Jury. Jamoa Kellor, alias “Doc ™ Ryan, has come to the surfaco again aftor a long sojourn at Jollet, to wiich humanitartan resort be will doubtleas ba roturned without unnccessary dolay, IHe visited tho aaloon of Mr, Finkensteln at No, Gasking, liototofora se fumihar in conuoctlon with juries, and the following lettor from Ed- ward Phillipy, the South Town Assessor, wbich oxplaing iuell : Rus: In couslderation of having Leen aubponaed as & Graad Juror for the presont torn of the Crimiual Court, and inasmuclins 1 have loarued through the nowagapers that theromayba u probability of m uanie being presented on the Juquest for alleged male versstion in ofiice, I reapectfully sak the Cauet to Ve excusod from ‘attendance, no thst no {mpediment will vecur to any contemylsted examination into my *In it 1 hold that- all city officors, inclnding City Printer, nold over until a cow Board of Al dormon is olected, and that ia all. I think tho Council bave o right to change that by ordinance If they hike." *+But can't you give mo the full text of your opinion ?" *No, sir. I don't keep copies, Desldos, I wrote it one day last woel, and that ia all about it. I have told you all I van with ' cousistency.” ALD, CLANK. and roquiring by Iaw the reserve to equal tho reservo now voluntarily maintawned, will nob necesuarily lesszn the intorest-account of tho Lanks, It Iy sdmitted, however, that tho nccumulation of coin-resorve in tho manoer propoxed would doprive tho banks of the profit resulting from tho salo of tha coln-interost at a premuum. The colu-juterest recoived aunually by tho banks amounty to a little less thaa $20,000,000, the salo of wiilch, at a promium of 1234 por cent, 1 During the alfternoon a Timune reporter yan | oficial record, ludcrfllduul of this watter, cortainl | 460 Bouth Clark stroet, and called | croasos tho annual profits of the banks 32,500, across sevoral cily papas in tis City-1isll, and };‘l‘:‘;m'g faace m*‘: :‘l{‘,j“' 'l“‘:“‘;{;;';: :‘v?: ég{m:lg;! for drink. This was furpinbed bhim, aud gg‘: g:ll:olr nat[ elml;:s:lul ‘l‘l‘) 011%712,"0';\”“5'{.“3‘5.- ‘u‘;:ogé(mt'lll‘tfilll.:ld. Clark, Chalrman of the Print~ tax-fighiters utder my aasessmont, sud 1 am advised when tho bonifaco mildly roquestod the b o oarninys of al atioual Danla for Haid the roporcer, ** Have you Leard sbout Jim Hoot's opinion to theoffect tint the City Frinter holds avor until April next?” **Yos, I have just beard of it, and think it {8 absurd."” + Hut do yon think that oflicer holds over " +1 do not think tho City Printer i8 an officor. Tho Infer-tcean 1w known as the Corporation Krmler, and not as City Yrintor, quite a distine~ 00, “Thon they have a contract ?* * Virtually, vos, Thoy scknowledged a con- tract in effict whon they sent 1 propuditions writing for tho city printing for (he noxt ensu- Ing two yoars, aud thus admit that their contrack has oxpired.” “Thou you thiuk a new Corporation Printer shonld bo elected ¢ *1 hardlv know what to say. The Infer-Ocean was elected in January, 1873, for two years. Mnyor Colvin's holding over has rutsod so niun, now questions 1 regard to city ollicos that fool quite unable to dactde,” THE ELECTION OF CITY PRINTER. “ Tint how 18 a City Printer clooted ¢ *“Lhora ore two ways. You can either make a City I'vinter or Corporstion Printer. lu the fuiimer case 1t wouid croato & city ofticer; in the lattor it would amount merely to tho letting of s coutract, Under the new charter it will de- poad uton tho aordiog sy tathe offect.” Ald, Foley, anotbor mewmbor of sho Printing Cemmlllbn,‘ know nothing about the matter, "Iho fact is, the Couucil elected the Inters Ucean Corporation Printer Jan. 6, 1873, for two years, aud this was dons by ordiusnce, aud 1o furthar coutract was made, — HOTCHKIN & PALMER. consideration thorsfor, *Doa" reaponded by hitting him with the butt end of a ravolver, Such treatment did not accord with the rocip. ient’s apprehensionn of what was due him, and anticipatiug a repetition o raised bis voico in carnest -mgnlluu]nn tor protection, The noise attracted the notico of Ofticor Pugh, whoentered tho house and srrested tho murderous invader, — ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho Acadomy al'flclencun will meot tuis oven {ng at No. 263 Wabash avente, . The State Central Democratio Committes will meaot to-day at the Bherman Tlouso, ‘Thero will bo o meeting of the Hsventh Ward Hn{juhllcln Club this evening at 8 o'vlock sliarp, at No, 500 Blue Island aveuus, There will bo au sdjonrnod moating of the Exocutive Committeo of the Cook Conuty Cen- tral Republican Clubat Hepublicsn headquar- tery, corner Lako and Olark stroets, to-day at 3 p.10. A full attoudanco is desirod, 'The February enlortainment of the San Grenl Hocloty occurs this ovanln& at tho Fighth Pres. byterian Church, cornor Roboy and \\nhlul;lun stroots. 1f it isoqual to the January entertain- mont givan by tins Socioty thusa who attend may oxpoot &n evenlug of rare oujoyment. A grand supper aud entortainmon t was given by tho membors of Sparkiiug WWator Lodge 1. O, of (. T. Thursdsy evoning at their hall corner of Hurlbut strect aud Webstor avonue, A large onmber of the mombers and frionda of the Lodgoe wera in sttendance. Tho Lodgo mooty rogularly Tuesdsy eveuinge at the sbove-named 1875 wera 9.3 'por cont of their capital and sur- plus; thoss of tto Blate of lilinois 12,9 per cont, those of Chicago 13.4 por cent, for the axme period. Will tlio loss of this premhuw, tho dimuntion of thelr anuusl proflta a littte over !¢ per cant, wind upthe banks snd drive them into liquidation 2 Asouredly not. 1, 1L 1a Just that the bLanks should sharo with the Gavernmout tho cost and burden of returning to s}m:lmnl}'muulu. 1f resumption can bo accomplishod without shook to businosy or crodit, the National Bauka will bo larfiuly profited. Though nomiually re- mainlog the same number of doliars, by thelr rosumpiion thelr capital will be incressed jo res! valuo and puwhunlu(i power. Thoy galu by specle-resumption, on all of thelr capital nat, rotaived in (Gfovernmeant bonds, a rate of prolit oqusl to the cofu-promium, Bince, on she st of October, 1875, tbe National Banus held only £413,237,000 in United Btates bouds, while their capital, surplus, aud vuaivided protits amounted to $670,172,224. thoy would gain by a return to specie-paymonts, npon $205,045,234,—tho differ~ ence bolweon thane surn: 214 per cont, or what. evor the coin-premium 1t would give an Bjgrogato gain of oyor $30,000,000, or twelve times the snnual loss of the present premnuin on tholr coin-intorent. 2. The requlremont of & 20-per-cent coin ro- eorve will not drlve tho banks to a rotirement of tholr circutation. Thoy will lisuo circulation as lang a4 It is profitable. Hupposo legal-tendurs at par, and specie-pay- mont resumed. Bank-circulation in Iliinols will abow this profit over the diroct loan of tho capiial Interest o $100,000 5 per cent bond Interest on $90.000 circulation, lu that {n Atch casue (4 would Lo tecessary for me 40 be. {2 Court tu represent the intareats of the peopls, o~ spectluily, EDWARD PRILLIPS, Ausessor. The Court vory Frummly oxoused Mr. Phil- lips, and, tiling his place, the jury retired aud commonced gnadiug out indictmeats i Jail cases, [t1a expoected that tha fury will finish its work by baturday and be disetiargod. Before wondiug the Giand Jury to its room, Judga deAllistor said ho bad a fow obaorvations toauke, le hoped thoy wonld soe how ime portant it was to proceod carefully, to sift tho testimony that was given before thew, and to tind uo bills’ excopt on legal avidence, snch an should bo enough to conviuco a potit jury, ‘I'ho past Grand Juries had boan bringing tn men on petit cherges, gotting them Incarcerated, couting them and the county time and tauney, sud re- wulting 1o _nothing but vexation. lle told them thoy could hiave wuch Jogal advice as they wante ed, and reminded thouw mgainto proceed with doliberation, as woll a4 with 4 saving of tume, TUE COUNTY LOAND. The regular weekly moeting of the County Loard waa' hela yestorday afternoon, ail tho membot & being presout axcept Me, Burdick, I'hy usual pumbar of bills woro rosd sud ro- farred Lo the propor commitieod. ‘I'he Committee on Ficance reportod on the ay-roll for extra mon cmploved In tho County Slork’a oftice for thie month of Janusry, amotinte ug ta £3,678.00, and tho eame was orderad paid, ’hm Committce on Jail sud Jail Acoouuts ro- ported on the pay-rall of the HBheriT's oftico, amountivg to $§7,680.60 for Jauuary, and the wame wan slio ordered v Anong the ltomd of the pay-roll was $132.20 to the crediv of Mr. Mulloy as Deputy-Shorif, Mr,” Busss wutroduced the following resolu- wreieenrd 5,000 el Jor A PLAIN AND DILYCT REPLY, tiow, which was adopled ; placa, veberve,~307,000 lostiod at 10 per ceituresr.e 4350 o the Editor of The Chicago Tridun WirznEas, Thero is groat complaint about the condi- , the Rev. 12,760 Cyicado, Fob. 7.—Wo noticed in your fasuo of | 108 0t ths oll-rosde; therefor b it Cflvmngnycil:rr:h‘ntill bnlv‘:rzlulx‘:d“;:l ll;:'d:?a'xf Lesn 1 por cont tax on circulation "‘ W ’ Jtesolvedy Thiat the Plauk sud Gravel oad Inupectors h e < yestorday s synopsis of a bill iu chaucery fled | be iustracled Lo sppear before thu Cotnmittes o loads | bood in the Cathedral of BH, Poter and $10,650 agaivst us by Mra, E, M. Thompson, chiarging | and Bndges an 107 what they bave Lot juspected | Paul, corner of \Washingion and Peoria streots, | 10 30,000 thio toll-rouds as per Instruction of (be Loard, Adjournod till Thureday. ——— ~ THE CITY-HALL. Water-rents yostorday were £2,139, aud re- Dr. Do Kovon, of Wisconsin, will preach the or- dination sermon. Thers will bs no servioes that moruing st Calvary Churol, and the congroga- tion arerequested to sttand those at thio Cathie- dral. —_— ‘Boston Has the Most Intellectual Girls, that we had cocrced her into giving uaanote for the amount of goods taken (rom our store while shio wae in our service, and for receiving payment for work dono undor har direction without accounting therefor. No process has been served ou us, bus 88 an answor to what hay Gain on CIrculBtion. cessuyeraes o, $ In Maseachusolis, the orhibit would Lo more prafitable for the ks ¢ 1uterest on §100,000 bonds at Losu of $87,6008% € per cen| 850 far aoipts from the City Collector 81,037, New York tlio most stylish, Baltimore thc prettiest, and r SM—W already appeared wo sppend a copy of the note Tho Cowmitieo on Btrests and Alleys of the | Chlcago the smartest. unm,“‘h,,.,.‘:n character. | Lesd 1 por cont (X 0B clroulation,essrarensessey 400 given by ber, aud ask you to publish it with thls | Nony Divislon fs called for Wednes ay at 8 | istics, tbe Domeatio Papor Faslions are the unive: i b communicatio Weo simply add that Mrw, p.m, pretoreuce of them sl Losn of $100,000 At 8 Per Canbsenavaserssraanses 6,000 ‘Fhompsou Whi our emplo; was drawing the | ¥* —————— — excessively lar, Tary of 835 perw Bho | Judge Dickey appoared st the City-Ifall yes- Galiuiueraisansisssore jior : 80 that, while lu Ilinols, whore iotesyai A3180 Lundborg's Califarnia Water i i ek k, acknowlodged fm acts, and gavo the note freely. for tollst and bath ; dolightfullytragraniana refreahing terdsy. Mo will be located in an ofiloo near that lowed to bo takon at10 per cent, tho bankes' by issulng olreulation, will ako loss than 1 h:' cnnl.;—iu Mansachusctts, ~whero intorost |g limitéd to B;ar cout., ho will galn over 2 per qent, or one-third as much moro as ho will from thy direct loan af his eapital. Thoro is no rosson, ihen, why & Nationyy Dank, dosising to_avail itnelt of the many ag. vautages of tho National-Bank aystem, woulq roducs its cirenlation to tho loweat lhnit on qo. count of the loss of (he premium from the sqly of Ihe coin-intevest, In Illinois, aud much morg i1 Maraactinsotts, the circulation wonld afforg 5 profit aven with & 20-per-cent coin-roserve, Dut thore is auothor cauns swhich has 1nduceq, and will continuo to lead, National Banks to re. duco their outatanding circulation. Within ¢ yoar and a bLalf it has roduced the outstnnding clrenlation ot the Natiooal Banks of Chieagg from 5,770,255, on (ho 1st day of May, 1874, to §2,675,260, on tho lat day of Qotolor, 1876; and the circuls. ton of tho bauke of the City of Ney York from $27,211,105 to £18,300,917,—x re. duction of ovor ons-third, It was not tho up. profitablonees of clty-bnoking that brought about this great reduction. The prolita in Chl. aago wero ahout tho logal rata of interest 1n oach year. It was bovauzo, if greeubneks arg BOON to appreciats o ouin in valua, the mals of tho banl's coin-bonds for grecnbncks is a net gai to tho amount of tho promitn, The Clucago National Banks have, therofo, already rotired over £3,000,000 of their circulas ton, ana sold over $3,000,000 of bonds provious. Iy held. 'The profits of 4o dofng appear, iu part in the carninga for the six monthy endiug Sopt, 1, 187h, which woro 9.4 per cout of the eapital. wirplus, or at tho rato of 18.8 ver sont per rnnwn. 8ix_Clilesgo banks bad, in October, reduced their United Hiates honda Lo #50,000,~tho low. ent amount required to be hield by n National Dank,—and their clieulation Lo 45,000, 9 Iy the retiromant of this 93,000,000 of ecircye fation In Chicogo, no contraction of loaug, stringonoy {u currency, or disturbance of buai. ness, oy resulted, On the contrary, by the neloof 3,000,000 of bouds atn prominni, the banks have roplacod al) the bank-nolos cetired, and realized nearly £1,000,000 addstional caghe inds with which lo accommodale their customers, T'hat ostier Natioual Banks, especially in the Weat, will continuo to setire their circulation, I Lavo no doubt; while, in low-intarest, capita] Blates, like Massachusotts, the cirvulation will bo Increasod. Tho further retirement of bank-cironlation, now going on in the West, will not result in local etringency, On the contrary, the sbility of & country-bunk to accommodate borrowors, will be incrossed nearly 30,000 for overy $00,000 of ciroulation it rotires, aa that amount of capital, in oxcoes of uotes issued and Joaned,’ {8 noy locked up in bonds and preminm, But thero {8 a limit o this rotirement. Tha Natlonnl Banks mnst each deporit £60,000 of bouda ; aud, owning thoe bonda, it is the bauk's fotorest to fssua tho $15,000 of circulation lowod theroon, "Thoro woto, in October, 2,087 National Banks and the number is oonummlfl tucroasing. Whal i3 rotired in tho West will bo compensated by ihie iucrease alsowbors, I t0o0.n0 ground for an- ticipating n wonoy-scarcity, Putting coin, which doea not cireulste at” all, in the banke reaotve, will rolonse and put in eirculation Unite ad Btates not=s at tho rato of 520,000,000 a year, It would expand as much ormoro than it would contract the circulating currenoy, It works ne injuntico, and.improsaes no serious burdan upon tho banks, 1f spocle-payment ik to bo rosumed 1 the future, the measura ia intonded to require tho banks, o8 well ns tho Govornment, to bo prepared for it. As thoy reap tho Iargest beno Lc, 1t is romsonable tuat they should sliars & park of the bardsn, TlonaTio U, Bunce4BD, (AR o Illinots Centrol Railrond. Excursion tivkels to Now Orleans and retwrn 433, forsalo at 131 Randolph stroct, depot foot of Lake strect, ani foot of Tweuty-soqond streol, Mardl Gras Fob, 29, Bauthern States’ Exposition Feb, 20 to Murch 6, Tralus loave deot foot of Lako sirest 8:30 a, m, {ezeopt Bundaya), arriviog at New Orleans 10 m. m, Bleopinz car on {hils train Dy Quoin 0 0. in. (2xcept Saturday), urelviug 40 p. m,, Ac:ond ovonlng, Aleave ing car on this train Unleago to Now Orleaus. W, P, on, Ueneral lassenger Agent. Sl i ) The King of Italy ling conferred upon Dr, de Jongh the dignity of Oficey of the Order of 8t, Maurico aud 8t. Lazsrus, in recogs ition of hia pclentifla researchiea bito the naturs and 7opertiea of Ood-Liver 0il, Dr, de Jongh's Lighte rown Cod-Liver 0fl fs eolil 1n enpsuled Iniporal Balfe [iuls 1, by ali drugglsts. Sole consigucee. Antr artford & Co., Toudun, Soloagents for the United Btates, John F, Henry, Curran & Co., Now York, DEATS, BEUDELL—In Dellviile, Cauada, on the dth of Februsry, George Moudell, lato of 'this city, sged 39 cars, T aAN—Teb, 5, of acarlet fover, Phillp Kemper, infant son of Mary Josopllne and Jokn licll Rogan, aged 2 yoara i moutha, £~ Cincinnall papers pleann copy, LOEB—On_Hunday, Feb, 0, lshoccs, youngest danighier of Moies and iosa Lodb, sgod 8'years and 2 mouitha, 5 Funeral from resderica No, 455 Fulton stroot this (Tuudl)Lnnernlmu at 2 o'clock, TNOLLAND—Feb, 6, ot 11:15 p, m., of consumption, Alexanaer flolland, aged 45 yenrs aud 9 months, Faneral {rom Ula late residence, 200 Oak stresty Feb, 6t 1p, m. Carrlages to Graccland, OHANDLER—Suddeuly, of apoptexy, Dr. 3. IL Clianiler, Fel. 7, ot 13 mi,, nged 37 yoars, Funeral at lato reaidence, No, 303 Archer-av,, a8 18 o%lock A, m,, Wednesday, Fob, £2~11Gds0b, Maes,, papers pleass copy. AUCTION SALES. WM. A. BUTTEES & CO., AUCTIONERHS. 108 EAST MADIKDH-EI'. BANKRUPT SALE. THE ENTIRE BTOCK OF (srocgries, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, &, Of IENRY MOELLER, Bankrupt, At Btoro No, 560 West Chicago-av,, Tuesday Morning, ¥ob. 8, st 10 o'clock, Iy order of It, E, Jonkins, As+ alguoe, WM. A, BUTTERS & CO,, Auctiopos AL Butlers & Co.'s Auction Rooms, 108 Madlson-sL 2 WEDNESDAY MORNING, Feb. 9, at 0:30 o'clock, WHITE, YELLOW, AND ROCKINGHAM WALE, FINE TABLE OUTLERY, THULSDAY MORNING, Feb. 10, st u:30 o’clock, At Balesrooms, 108 East Madison-t, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, WUOLENS, KENIT GUODS, LATS, OAPS, BOOTS, BIOES, Hamburg Edpings and Inertings, NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, BROCUE LAMDBREQUINS, MILLINERY GOUDS, Ribbons, Bilk Valvats, Velvetecus, Festhers, Mowes Hiravw sisd Eelt Hutey &6 Koot % BY G. P, GORE & CO,, 68 and 70 Wabash-ay, OUR CATALOGUL AUCTION SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES, Tor Wednesday, Feb. 9, ‘Will be one of OUR BEST, compris. ing, as it will, all grados of scasona- ble goods, sBome of the BEST MAN- UFACTURES ot tho country being representod. Salo at 9:30 a, m. GEO. T', GORE & C By 8. DINGBE & GO, oy Auctioneers, 474, 30d 276 E, Madlson, nesr the bridge, GREAT AND GENERAL AUQTION BALE Of New and Elegant Household FPurniturs, TC.-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, 0t 10 s, m, 31 Richand Mandsome Parlor Saits 20 I¥, Wa Chamnber Sets, Murblo Top, Alargo ling of Lonnges, Tables, Chairs, Wardrobes, Library oud Ottice Yurniture. Alko & largo lot of Second-Hand Houschold Goods, Carpets, Bloves, Crockery, Ulasawaro, Two Handsome Fianos, O Valuttuge, Ciizomos, 85 Iluir, Woul, Moss, celuior Matizepses, o smail stock of Uro- ortmeut of Gunieral Morchandise, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctioneers, 84 sud 86 Randolph st SPECIAL PUBNITURE BALE for TUESDAY, Fob, 6,83t 9:30 &, m, A large stock New Psrlor, Chamber, st Diuibg-room Furnlture, Carpets, Slaves, Lounges, General Housekeepluy Goods, ‘Len crates Crockery in open luts, Plated Ware, Gilass Ware, Uoneral Merchane dise, ke, ELISO EKOY & CO, 4 2 Tiandoiphest. By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO., 117 Wabash-ay., 1. w. cor, Madison, 3,000 cases Boots and Shoes at Auction, Tuesdsy Morning, Fab, 8, st 1:30 o'clock. Full line of scasonable goods. * 74,7 MONAMADA & 00 Aucticzams,