Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1876, Page 10

8 THE CIT GENERAL NEWS. . Mrs, Philo Parsons and daughters, of Detroit, ate guosts at Bt. Caroline's Court Hotol. The defunct Commercial Loan Company yes- {erday commenced paylng depomtors & scoond dividend of 25 cents on the dollar, The temperaturs yostorday, as abeerved by AMauasso, joptician, No, 88 Madison atrect (TRin- ung Bulldivg), wae, at 8 s. m,, 30 degrees; 10 n. m, 88; 12 m., 40; 4 p. m, 41; 8 p. m, 41, Darometer, 8 . m., 20.43; 8 p. m., 29,20, Luat evering Prof. E, M, Halo, of tho Liahno- mann Medical Collogo, gave a recoption at lhis tesidenco, No. 76 Twenty-second stroot, to the graduating class of 1876, Tho sffair was very solect, and hoartily onjoyed by thoso who pat- tcipated in {t. * Ohicago Antiquities " is the titlo which tho anthor, Mr. Henry II. Ilnrlbut, of this city, beatows upon & work Lo is now issulng in pamphle ~ form. No. ieaued, and contsins, » of of tho of Mrs, Capt. Whistler, tho onarlicst resident of Chicago now llvlnn. a history of the American Fur Company, and a skotch of tho life of R, ¥, Hoacook, tho ploneor lawyer of Chicago. Tha artiolos ara of considerabio interost to the gon- eral publio, sad particularly to those whosa rec- olloctions estry thom back many years. Tho 'typography i oxceedingly noat, aud tho q‘ouuul arrangoment good. Tho ‘work is poblished by .W. F. Koener, 93 Doarbom street. The_Roliof and Ald Bacioty {s \lolng a noble work, bat thoro s one particnlar way in which 1t doos not Iot its light ahine. It appears that the offles of tho Bocioty closca ratlior oarly in the ovening, somotimes too early for thoso who make application for help, An instanoe of thia ocourrad last nvnnl;f. Wilham Fairflold, an bonorably discharged soldior of the United fiates Army fram Iort BcPhoraon, arrived on the Inta train, aud, boing in need, applicd at tho Y. M. 0. A. offico for lodgings, o waa told that the Associstion® could not aesist him, and was thon reforred to tho Reliof and Aid 8o- clety, whoso offico ha found closed. Ho was noxt dirscted to the polico stations, to which bo was nsturally loth to go. It is hoped he finally found wome kind friond to tako Lim 1n, but tho query in made 84 to whellior tho Reliof and Aid Hoclety shonld not koop it oftico open during the early portion of tho night, and olfer protection to tho , wanderers. A enrlaua and quite ingonious pieco of work- manship, called the ‘* Automatic Wondor, or tho Gormnu's Dream,” {8 now on oxhibition at 163 Blate stroot. It {s not s Strasburg Cathedral clock, nor an adjunct to a hand-organ, but elmply a pioco of meohanism whose motive power consists of wator and woights. Tho goneral {den is that of a houso built upon a bugo rook., Thero aro foriy-five automatio figures in the pioce, reproscnting a grist-mill, 8 saw-mill, an elayator, 8 coal-mine, an ofl-mill, allin full operation, other with tho varions workmen connected with such fudustries, with tho ad- dition of a playing fountsiy, a runving strosm, diving springs, miniaturo lakes, ote. Thia rather interoating pioce of work was the rowult of o dream of 1ta discoverer, Mr. Joseph Bergmann, of Troy, N. Y., who is eaid {o bave spout soven- toou yearaln perfocting tho idea. Iloafierwards disposed of the modol to Mr. J, P, Gilderson, who is now oxbibiting it with tho succees which it mechanism merits. MADVIN UANNAHE, Another old pioneer, Mogvin Hannahbs, of Al- blon, Mich,, has gone to his long home, at the advanced age of 83, Ilo diod on tho Gth ioat. Mr, Haonahs was one of tle earliest scttlora in Central Michigan, huvln\z locsted with his fami- 1y on tha sito 0f tuo Village of Alblon in 1835, Ife had soen his adopted Btate grow up from » wildernoes to its present prosporous con- dition. His onergy nud ootorpriso did na much as that of any man in that section of the country to tuo dovelopment of its regourcos and pras{:emy, Iifs lifo was ®» marked ong, and woll worthy of imitation by all the young men of the prosont day, as it shows what ean Lo accomplishied by _onergy, tomper- suce, aud honcst dealing, ” In lus old age ho coold truly say I will lonvo thoe world batter thaa I found it for my living in it.”” The tosns ho built and tho numerous entorpriscs ho cstab- ehed aro monumonts that will live longeto mark Rn honorablo carecr and an unsolfish ambition. Ho leaven n Iargocirclo of frionds and rolatives, many of whom residein this city. la a ripo old 8go, with a woll-spent lifo, frll of good decds, Lie passod peaoofully nwsy, surronnded by bis chil- dren sud those who were near and dear to him, ACADEXY OF BOIENCES. hos just boon among othor things, life f A moeting of the Academy of Bclonces was bold last ovoning, Presidont B, W. Bintchford in the chair, A jist of donationa recoived dur- ing tho past mooth wae read, among thom boing four valuablo volumoa of Agassiz's ** Contribu- 4iopa to Bolence, + Prof, Elias Oolbort dolivered a short and in- to locture on tho Quadrature of Conin Beations, giving n formula of his own discovery for caloulating the arca of any part of either of §u ourves rroduced by the section of thae cone, y & plans in difforent positions, This formnin 3n the shortoat mothod yot discovered for making Rhesa diffionit calculations, and isa vastim- rovement over any othor, being espoclally val- JAnablo to aatronomers. V Prof. Babcock noxt road a communication £rom Dr. N. 8. Davis, Jr., on animals and vogo- tablea thrown up on tho ehoro of Lake Michi- g, Ho ntated that Jan, 1, 1870, thoro was uite & storm on tho Iako, the wind blowing at ‘.&. rate of 44 miles an hour from the west, afterwards chaoging from the east, and con- “touing four days. Jan. 4 the lako sliore was slrewn with algao, crawflsh, eto. It bad beon ;nnspoeod that algao grew only in doep wator, =and the specimens obtained wora the samo as ‘those drodged up from 600 fect of water in 1874, Tho exercises concluded with the reading of a g}apor on tho Megatherium and Armadillo, by . E. Androws. A WOMAN IN EARNEST. Passongors on a Northwestorn train yesterday wore troated o a frec exhubition of an exciting charactor. After the tramn had loft Dixon,whore n stop for dinner bad buon made, and wiile tho conductor was muking I peacoful round, a woman passonger stopped hitn and said : ** Whore's my husband—what bave you dono with bim 2" The conductoroxplalnod suavely thit ho didn't Lnow whore tho man in question wuy, and pro- «ccodod with his businoss, whou tho woman again «domanded : ' “*Whero's my husband, young man ? Pro-dnce “him at opco~pro-duco him, I say, right away,"— and then sho ronched up and pulled down a big xavolvor in o caro, aud oxtractod It as slio ro. atod: * Pro-tuce bitn, youug man,—pro-duco im or I'll blow the whole top off your liead and tho reat of you fellows,” and theu sbo waved 4ha woapon around, while tho women screamed and the meu got undor the eeata to look for eoniothing., ‘Lhe couductor explained at Jength that he would tind the husbaud, and lit out for the smoking-car, whero, after a soarch, tho missing man wad found enjoyiug a corn-cob pivo. Af- ftor quioting bis wifo, ho explainod that uhe hadu't been quito right in her bead siuco (hy fudins gcared her out in Kansns, It was a groat roliof to thio [awsengers to seo the hoad of the family pockot the rovulvor, novortholoss. —_—— THE CORPORATION PRINTING, PEIMOLAT KINDLY TAKES IT IN CilAROI, *You did not accomplish much for tho City Printer last night,” remarkod Mayor Colvin to momber of the Printing Commiltos yesterday. .4/ No," roplied o, * there wors too many irous o tho fire,” * Well,” enid the Mayor, ** thera fs a good long week before you to decido the . ter. Take your timo." And he might havo added yonr money too, and wonld undoubtedly have dune vo except for tho Aact that the Alderman Lo was addresving was -above any such roproach. T'ho fact is, that at tho last meeting of tha Conuail the Aldermen sdjourned on motlon of Ald, White, sfter he most villasinous fllibustering ever witucsod, even (o their own Lalls, i "In thess later days it has too often Lappencd that the aty fathers havo looksd to thoir pockots = first, aod o their con. slituonte very seldom in thelr dieposition of |y pap.” " The formula of advertismg for' pereons anxious to suck tho muunicipal teat ‘was gona throogh with, and resuited lu tho fol. lowiug bids, trsnslsted {nto plaiu English by Mr, 8. P, Rounda s The Jnler-Ocean offured th) ema at45 and 8734 cents ; the Post and Mail, 180 ems at 42 and ¥5 couta; and the Courier, 162 oms 8t 30 and 20 ceats, TEE ' INTEH-OCZAN " hed sucked ‘‘pap™ with excellont succers for $wo years, and liked it well enougls tu apply for agsin, Duriog tho lsst lnlluiclpll!l:lr it drew 215,441 trom the City Treuanry, and out of this Shere wea & profit of about $4,600, No large au increaso hias caused the J.-0, bubo 1o buid its head pretty Ligh, and now, inetead of working Bike Trojan, ma it did in years gous by, to securs the plunder, it allows it virtually to slip through its tinge: The managers of l{lu pavur refudod to atoop o Lbe bribery of the Couvcil, and thereby hangs s tae. ‘When the bids were published 3t the most indisputabla sutbority that GLXMENT 7. PEUIOLAT, he cbampion go-between 1a county aft 1s stated on oneo tolortnmed Lo wack otlhior conquosts, and mnarshialed his nefarioun achiomes sgainat tho Common Councll. Tb is eaid that No first wont to iho manngers of the Courier, Mosers, Banborn, {ichriat, Peres, otc., and offered to halp them through. An Lho rtory goos, thov had not a cont to epare, and that is probably trus. Clom put his fortilo brain to work, and soon had a plan with all the wires arranged in order. Monoy was noeded to carry tho scheme, and Clom put 1t up nt ovco,— §1,000, na tuo slory gocs. It was hordiy neces- sary 1o pay attention to tho Democrats of ~ tho Council, as thoy wore in favor of tho (Courier ot all hazards, and henca tho attention waa to bo limited to others, Names aro odions, [nnsmuch 8y it I8 imposrible as yet to separate tho chinff from tho wheat, Deriolst then added to his schome nnathor in- genlons one, entiroly original, aud charactoristio of himeoll. 1Io entices s numbor of tax-ontora into o ealoon hard by Clark stroet, gota the parly fally wited, and then bogins to SMABH THEIN TATS. Then whon ho sobered ho amply repald them for their chapeaus, aud a little moro too, Of courwo, it would bo moan (o say that overy Alderman wlio wears & now boavor hat was in the party, b romo of them ware cortalnly ak tho Poriolat festival, All this leaked out tlirough tho stapidity of o bionda individusl who acts as mnnipulator of Council aifairs. Ho wont to Maj, Taylor, of the Post and Mail, and informed him that 23,000 would seccuro the Job, and aftorwards ne mado tho same offor to Willism Ponn Nixon, of tha Infer-Ocean, As both gontlemon rofused to convorse with him, tho probabilitios now are that the Courier will sconro the work. The only plausiblo way to account for tho courso of somo of tho Atdermen who are above bribery, is, that thoy havo allowed themaolves to Lo imposed upon by the smooth talk of tho Courder man, who pleads that it ia just atrug- rling into_oxlstonco, hina about given up tho ghost, and will porlshh unless it gots samo good np, B K= the moeting Mondsy pight Periolat was in tho Council luhby keeplug closo watch of Lis fricnd Georgo White and others, and button- holing all upon whom bae dared inflict his pres- ouco. DBy hia actions ho indicated that Le bad not forgotten that ho was ignominiously ex- pellod from tho chamber loss than & year ngo; novertlicloss ho was a8 bold aud brassy as ovor. The Courier could bardly find a bottor nurso than this samo Poriolat. i TAXATION. NEW 8UITS, Tlo Adeance waa tho firs to filo a bill yeater- day for injuoction sgainst Evans. .Ita propri- olora, C. H. Howard, A, H. Day, and E. I, Smith, ‘stato that thoy aro all non-residents of the city, but are dolng buslooss kore in publish- Ing n paper calted the Advance. The fair cash valuo of their proporty In May last in Sonth Chi- cago was 31,0003 bat tho Assessor, without any notice, fixed it at £5,000, snd now calls on them to pay a tax of £318,60. The complalnanta ob- Joct to «ho sssosament bocause they are only taxablo whoro thoy llve, bocauso thoy nro as- sesged undor tho falso namo of O, I. Howoll & Co.; andthey further foar that irroparable dam- 8go will bo dono if Evans makes o lovy on thoir subscription list and carrica it off, aa thoy would nat bo ablo to issuo their paper, snd thoy sraut au injunction immediatoly. Whito, Swan & Co., of No, 252 Bonth Water #troct, also lifted up their volees and wopt yoa- tarday at tho way Nr. Evaus had treated them. They state that they live at Muskegon, Mich,, ‘where thoy havo paid taxes on all their propert; for 1876. In this city thoy only have a smail amount of oftico furniture, worth 8209, Nover- theless, Phillips, with one of Sam Woller's patont million magoifying glneses, auwessed thom $5,000, which the Blato Board ralscd to £7,600, and on which the tax 1a £318.37, and they think the tax in nuy eveut should not bo more than the whole amount of their property. JUDGE DREMMOKD yeatorday decided the motion for injunction in ihe caso of tho Mibill Manufactaring Compavy v, Lvans, and refused the injunction. In this case tho Company ¢laimed it had no property fo tho city on tho 18t of May last, Tho main ob- jection to tho arscssmont waa that thoe city wae not undor townsbip organization, but the Judge gaid that question had Just been declded by the Hupreme Conrt of the State, and ha should fol- low ita docision. Tho smount in controversy wos just over 8500, snd the Judge said it was not worthy the jurisdiction of tho Cireuit Conrt, nnd that, if tho taxos rightfully due bad been paid, the amount would not have been sufliciont to cnablo the complainants to bring tha suit In that Coutt, COLLECTIONB. ¥ Miko Evans yostorday collected €29,334.20 for personnl taxos, aud nlso paid over 350,000 to City Treasuror O'Harn. The Fifth Natiooal Hank paid its tazes for 1676, amounting to B12,- 763,95, under protest. 'Tho Fidelity Savings Bank paid 81,8)7.14. The Journai pold its taxos, amounting to 81,273.40, U, Follansbao, tho banker, slso onriched tho general county purso by payiug in 55 for his porsonal prop- erty. Ueorgo Von Hollon succeedod in gotting in a poodly amount of back taxes. Tho Firat Nae tional Bank paid its tax for 1874, amountiog to 15,300, but on tho *72 tax Von Hollen threaton ed to mako & levy, as it has not been paid. Lho Morchanta’ nod Commorcial National Bauls each pud 0,000 for tho taxen of 1874, The Fifth Nationol Bunk pald 4,600 for tho tax of 1871, and alto $14,400 for tho tax of 1874, - oach of thor chocks was attachod a protest that tho tax had boen paid under throat of lovy, aud & warning o the City Collector that if hio translerred the amounants to any otlicr person or corporation ho did so at his poril. ‘I'his was signed by lsanc E. Lombard, Casbior. Thero is yo¢ & warrant out against the bank for tho taxes of 1872, and unless thoy are pald the Fifth National stock will bo sold in the City-1lall on tho 15th lost. Yesterday afternoon Von Ilollon’s Doputies ocecded to moko o lovy on tho luternational ['xxamg southwest corner of LaSalle and Wushing- ton streots, for the 1874 tax, amoanting o §1,800. ‘This, after some throatoning, was paid undor protest. Tho taxes for 1872 und 1878 on this bank aro yot due. ———— AFTER THE STENCHES, ONE MAN FINED. Thoirst stroks of the vougeance decreed by the Board of Hoalth agalust the stink-fastorles that have deluged tho city with a perfume ofstha most abominable charactar, fell yosterday. With the opening of the Bouth Divirion Polico Court yestorday morning, Mr, 8, ID. Keat, ropresenting the Chicago I'ncking and Provision Company, deflantly walked fnto tho prisoner's box and plended not guilty to a charge of maintaining & unisanco in tho carrylug on of their businoss, The Institution 1s lucatad fn tho Town of Lake, sbont half a milo south of the clty limits, Tho flest witoces wag Claries O, Wildon, & Health Oficor of tho Doard of Ilealth, 1o aworo that bis attention had boen called 1o tho placo on diferout occasions by o atrony smell, such an wearly overy “eiuzon of Chicago iy thorouglly usequulnted with, e attention wus particularly dirocted to tho placo on the 25t of last 1aouth, this time by an unusunily stroug wmoll, (hick euough o bo cnrved with a knife. He found tha process of blood-diyiug womg ou tan yery largo extent, and giviog olf valumes of foul gas huving & burnt, dry #mull, which he had always consid- ored unhoalthy.. Thowe yases were Liorne to n reat divtanco with the swolte and the wind, 5intrmmlng the odor spainet which thero have Loon bo many compluiuts, ‘Iho witness was then cross-oxnmined by dir. Keut. (1o acknowl- odged that ho was entiroly lgnorant of tho chemical composition of the emull. und couly not say whothor it wae uubeslthy or uot, bat had always considored it disgusting, Jlo could not toll whothier tho smoll was that of smmounis, puoumonia, or nuy othor kind of stufl. Several othor porsons Loktiticd $0 substantinlly tho sawe facty, Dr, Len O, Millor, Savitary Suporintond- out, was thon called to tho stund. Duriug tha past six mouths ho hus Lind hut Nietlo timn (o at. toud to stinke, owitg to the pressurs of ollice duties, and consoquontly he know but littlo of tho complaint aguinst the firm, Ho know by provious mvostigations thut the process of blood- drying, whon carricd ‘on ot a Jow tomporature, gave off but little more than mmmoniscal gases, but when cunductod st u high teipperature it gavu off that olfeusivo burnt smell, Ay to ata unhoaltbiness, Lo wald that ammonia irritated tho air pssdsges, and that by had known o num- ber of ¢ases whers tho suell bad brought an vi- olent fite of vomitivg among persuns in il bealth, Bearcely s duy had passod without com. l:lnmu being tilod in luw oftios sgaimet tho Pac ug sud Vrovision Company. Mr. 8. D, Kont, the Premdont of the Compa- vy, nwore that tho institution bad nu intontion of carrving on A nhuisance. The blood-deving done at their establirunient was by the slow procers, which gave off smmoniucsl gases only, aud the mackibery wus now Leing constructed to do wway #ith oven these gaves, Justice Bnmmorticld exid thut the testimony of Oeer Tildon mudo vut & closr caso sgainst tham, but, ps thero wus o evideace that ihe buemess way cariicd ou as a nnjsauce, bs would therefore inflict the wininuwm penalty, §25. An Api)e-l Way at once entered. [bo psnsa of the Noribwestera Fortllizing THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY & 1876, Company and Thompson & Edwards wern next ealled, but owing to tho absenco of their attor- ney, Loonard 8wott, from the city, thoy wero continned until the 17th instant. Bimilar cases against J. Oborndorf, Shephord & Co., and ‘Turner & Tabor, were continued un- til tho 15th instant. ———— AUXILIARY SHEETS, A REVOLT AOAINAT PATBNT INSIDES. The publishots of ouzillary nowapapers throughout the Wost lave for a long time folt diseatiafaction with the anner in which thelr « patont insides " aro made up in this city, Ee- poctally do they view with disfavor tho Insortlon of 80 many advoriisements for which thoy recolve 10 romuneration, the proceeds goiog to the profls of Mosara, Kellogg and Aikens, who ato the prin- cipal contractora for * inside ” printiog. In or- dor to oblain romo united oxprossion from the auxiliary publistiers of tho West, a moeting was held Dec. 23, In this city, about twonty-five Leing present. No organization was offected at that time, but notica waa sont . to all tho country nowspapora that another weoting would be held Fob. 8, with a roquost for all to attond who woro able. Accordingly, about thirty publishers sasombled st tho Commarcinl tiotel yesterday wormng. Among thom were ‘Thomas L, Powor. of tho Motamors, I, Senti- nel; W, I', Davidaon, of the Lowiston, Ili., Democraly B, . Conner, of the Kontlaud, Ind., Gazetle; (toorge Bout, Jr., of the Houry, 1N, Jeepublican; Georgo L. Harl, of the Motamora, Itl,, Sentinet; W, 11, Bonnett, of tho Mineral Point, Wis,, Tribune; 11, M. Winelor, of the Bt. Charlos, 11l.. Republican; Charles D. Jewell, of the Escannbe, Mich., Tribune; B, Otis, of the Rochells, 1Ill,, Register; W. J. Huff, of the Montlcollo, Ind., Jerald ; Thomas Simon= ton, ot tho Bratdwood, INl, Journal; T. O, Johnson, af the Orogon, Ill., Keporfer ; B, B. Bissell, of tho Albion, Mich., Recorder; R. K. Starback, of the Davis, Ill.,, Audget; Thomas J. Price, of the Bloomington, Iil., Leader : B. A. Blackman, of the Dacatur, I, Repubtican ; 1. L. Boles, of tho Syeamore, 11, Trie b lican ; Clark Fairbank, of tho Fort Wayne, Ind., Sentinel. B A largo numbor of othor publishera aro com- mittod to tho now wovomont, having signified their dosire by lottor to Lecomo membors of the Associntion, After somo informal discussion the meoting organized by the olection of permanent ofticers as follaws: Preaidont, E. 1. Otis, of Rochelle ; Vico-President, 1L L. Boics, of Hycamore} Hecratary, O, D, Jowell, of Eacanaba ; Troasutor, 8, P, Conner, of Kontland, Ind. ‘Mesgrs, Bennelt, Johusou, and Blackman wora apponted a Committoo to draw up n memorial, Messrs, Huil, Harl. snd Bcrogas woro appointod tochooso a uamo for the new organization. Messre, Doies, Jewell, and Otis wero sappointed to wail upon tho managors of the Nowspapoer Union and Mr. A. N. Kellogg. In the aftornoon another sesaion was hold, and tho Committeo to walt upon the auxiliary printing mausgers ro- portodd that Mr. Kellogg had agroed to mnke roduction of 7 conts & quire, provided that o large edition could bo run off withont change of mattor. A memorial was thon Bsubmitted, and, aftor adopting the namo of tha Northwest- ern Publishors' Co-operative Association, the meoting adjourned, ¥ g LOCAL LETTERS. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ? o the Eitor of Ths Chieage Tribune; Cuitvaco, Pob. 7.—1t is generally understood that wo bavo a Building law hero in Chicago. 1t Iown s vacant lot in the middle of a block, and want to put s wooden building on it, of course tho Board of Publio Works won't give me a per- mit. But I poruist in having a wooden buildiog on it, 80 I go aud buy an old ramshackle wooden buildiug and get a permit to moveit. Now, I want to know what the differcoce s betsroon building ono aud buy‘infi ono aud putting it right ou the fil!. which haa boen donoin tho caso of a0 old wooden building boing moved on to o lot betwoen Lincoln nnd Wood streets, an Indiana. As I npderstand the Duilding law, no building shall bo moved toward tho city, but out from it. Now, this building has been moved a block and & half eastward towsrd the city. Whors is Mike Bailey, that ho don’t attend tb theso things ? WEST INDIANA BTREET. PREVENTING PANICR IN CROWRED THEATRES, 0 the Kditor of The Chicago Tribune: Ciucano, Feb, 7.—~Pormit mo to suggestas = provention of panica io crowded houses at the slorm of firo somo means for throwing cold water upon the sudionce,—say a couplo of hy- drants in tho progcenium, with, short longth of hoee and a J¢-inch nazzio attached, and alwaya inreadiness. In caso of actqpl fire upon the atogo or in the nuditorium thoy would be of Teat use, as tho firo departmouts are necossarily olayed in getting into o building while tho crowd jusido are trying to gob ont. D, Wnexonox. THE TUDLIC LIDRARY. To the Edilor of The Chicado Tribune: Cuicago, Fob. 7.—Caonot somo plan be do- vised by which working people dcsiring to im- prove thoir minde by reading oan havo a chisncs to do ko without walting from a half to threoe quarters of an hour when thoy wish to obtain a book? Working peoplo have not that amount of timo to #pare, and whilo thero are 8o maty noomployed and worlh{ young Iadioa in our eity, would it not be woll to give thom a chanco to carn a living and benofit both themselves and the working-people? Yours, Fnep B. Q. — THE CITY-HALL. Thero have hoon issucd since 7. saloon-licensey. i Water-rents yestorday wora 62,317 and recelpts from tho City Collector £25,619, The DBuilding TInepoctors examinod nine churchos yoaterdsy, oil on the South 8ide. Tho most common and about tho only defects found yot in theso bnildings are in tho doors and tho furnace-pipo arrangowents. 'ho City Collector took in &05,000 yesterday. The banks furnished tho chiof part of that amonnt. But little troublo was fonnd in cotlect- ing the fax, tho Intoroational Bank being tho only ono where much talk wns necassary, The Commercinl National paid %9,000: Filth Na- tional, 10,000 ; Internationa), 81,8003 Firas Na- tional, 15,300, and tho Morchants' Natlonal, £9,000, Iho First and Fitth National both patd uzder protest. City-Collector Yon Hollen is do- termined to mako tho collections, uud saya that bo will seo what virtue thero is in the Iaw whon bo mects with stubborn cases. Ald, Bpaiding, of tho Fonrth Ward, hopes in s short time to complots arrsugemonts whoreby tho railrond tracks will be removed from tho greater portion of Houth Clark street, At the Jast meeting ho introduced ao ordinnnce, drawn with the conseut of tho lock Iulavd Road, by which all tracks botweon Twelfth and Twonty- second strocts will bo removed, except tho doublo track eutering the freight-honsa on tho oont sido of tho stroot south of Twelfth, and a leugth of about 35 foot at tho samo place whero their track rounds tho clovator, Asithoro [s no upm:;\lnou to tho ordinanczo, fts passago is in- sured, Comptroller IMayes some tlmo ago obiainod the opinion of the Law Dopartment to tho ef- fect that the Town Collectors wore bound topay at demand iuto the City I'reasury afl tho monoys collected by them, dedychuu tho proper porcontaga for compensation®for their work, “Tha Compsroller, wishing to havo cash on hand whotewith to moot promptly the city indebted- ness dun March 1, hay ropoatedly “ssked the ‘Towu Collectors for their collections, but he has been met with tho reply, ** Wo have unone,” whon it s well known that a lergo amount of wonoy i8° in thoir hands, What is dono with it, unless it 8 pot out at {nterost. which would bo illegal, l& s mystory, 3ike Yivanu nlouo, thuugh he bas from timoe to timo mado dopouits with tho Treasurer, is eald to have in Lis posscsston st losst 8126,000 which ho rofuscs to band over, ‘Iho watter creatos komo diaturbauce in ofticial circles, and it is rumorod on yery good authority that the Compiroller will tako somo docisive BLepd 10 compal tho payment of tho fundw and prodecute if uecossary, MONTALITY REPORTS, At the meating of the Board of ‘Health yestor- day the Sanitary Huperintendont reportod 183 deaths for the weok ending Inst Saturday, an fa- creass of ton over the procedivg waok, and nine ovor the corresponding weok of Just' year. Of the tota! number of doaths, 79 wore under 10 {um of age; 10t 40, 4 2 to 90. 9 ; 30 to 40, 3; 40 to 50, 7; 60 ta 60, 0'; €0 Lo 70, §; 70 toto, G ; 80 to 90, 6. Tuoro woro 84 males, 64 femnlos, 44 married, 94 singlo, 8 coloraed, 135 whito, ‘Thore were b doatin from congostion of the brain, 13 from brouchitis, 18 trom cousumption, 16 from convulsions, 8 frow diphtheris, ‘r!mm searlet fover, 8 from old ago, and 1 from swall- P 0X. ‘I'ho total number of deaths for the month of Jauuary was 678, a decrosse of 8 aa compared with the precedivg munth, and an increase of 7 ovor the correspuuding month of iast year, Tho vuwmber of deatbs dmly was 183, Tho follow- ing discases wore the most prevalent: Oon- sumption, 70; convuolsions, 71; broochitis, 80; Alpbthoris, 14} scarlet fever, 43 ; cances, 8, The nuwber of dosths la the Kitseenth Ward was 19, being the grontest nnmber of deaths in any nmrf or onoe doathh in ovory 681 of ita popula- tion. Tho least was in tlie Firat Ward, whoro the number was1 in ovory 1,481 ———— THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Bhorift will atart for Joliot to-morrow with twenty orimipals, Vory fow of the Commissionera wero around yostorday, which is attributed to their oxploite in maak’the night provious. 'The County Clork yesterday turnod over to tho County Trensurer the warrants for the col- loation of the ratiroad taxos. # Bonjamin, tho Evangoliat,” is at last in & fair way to havo justico moted out to him, Judge Wallace will to-morrow, with the aid of six Intolligent jurors, try tho question of his samty, ... - Commirsioner Mulloy has resigned hia posi- tlon as Deputy Bhoritf, andJ. Rhodes Wilken s been appointed to fill the vacancy, Whother it was tho Commianioner's oflicial sonsclonco or tho advice {of his frionda that drove him to ro- sign, {s not known. Tho tGirand Jury did _several hours® work yea- terday on the regular.docket cases. The Assint- ant State's Attornoy complaing that it is & hard- ship that bo lias to do tho clerical work of tho Jury in addition to examining witueseos, and in- tlmatos that wlth juries whero Afr, Gasking is not a mombor, a8 inthe presunt caso, it will bo nocessary to omploy s elork to tako tho evie donco, eto. » —— ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Commancemont oxerciscs of Hahnemann Modical College will bo hold Thursdny evening at 8 o'clock in tho First Mothodiat Chareh, core nor of Clark and Washington stroets. Drof. A. . Boobo will delivor the valodictory, A meeting of the Ropublicans of the Third ‘Ward will bo hetd at tho lecture-room of tho Bonnett Medical Collego, 513 State stroot, T'ri- day evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpase of or~ anizing o club, auxilisry to tho Cook County E}nulrnl Republican Club, The Gorman Military Band will give anothor ong of their musical entortainmonta st MeCor- nnck Hnll Tuesday, to which all aro cordially in- vited. Alr, Bock wisl roturn from Milwaukeo, whore they havo beon enterlaining tho people of that city with tholr beautifui music, aud will givo the people of Chicago aunother apporiunity of listouing to him. Tho proceeds of the cone cert will bo for tho eick in the Alexian Hospilal, Every one should, theroforo, omploy this oppors tunity of aiding the Irothers In' their good worls, for charity alono is thoir means of sup- port. On tho following ovoning will bo given a bonefit concert for the Dirsctor of tho Band, MUSIOAL BOINEE, Prof, Carl Dorgstoin gives a musical solroo this ovening at tho rooms of tho Becthoven So- ciety, whon tho following programmo will be performed : 1. Adagio non troppo ma solenne Rondo; Alls- gro moderato, from Honats in I minor, o TTaue sraeseise +veDussek Lrof. Clarence Iddy, 2. Rode's Themo and variations, Mias Jenme Herri 3. Der Splelmana and seln Kind—Duet. ...\, Weldt Mr, Frank D’owera and Cart Dergste(n, 4, Andauto eon Varia- zionl, op. 81.,.. ..., Folix Menilelssolin Bartholdy Prof.” Clurence Kddy, 6, Come Unto Me.. ocvsresssasessCoenen .. Frank I'owers, ar ateh) 8. O Cara Memoria—Thema ‘sud Varjations, tes Jennfe Herrick, ——— GRIMINAL. Pat Ryan was arrested for the larceny of ahat by ofticor IMutchinson last evoning, and con- signed to the Chicago Avenuo Station. An owner is waoted at tho Central Station for an open-faced Loglish lover pold wateh, cap- tared from ono of the gang of thioves rocently arrestod, Tuo notorions I, F. Thomas was dlscharged vestorday by Justico Do Wolf on tho chargo of realiziug ¥25 ou the sale of praperty for which ho a8 not tho authorized agont, Detactive Ricked recovered silyerware valuod at sbout 300 yoaterdny afternoon from o Htnte stroet pawnshop, which was ideutified as the property of Mra. Waltermeir, of No, 703 State stroet, from whom it waa atolen somo timo ago. T, I', Swan held o noto of J. J, Montaguo's, which ho presouted for pn;ymont to Montazue, who seized it aud toro it to fragments, Yor this pleco of foalishness he was brought boforo Jus- tico Hainoy, who continued the cado il to-day, and placed Montaguo under $700 bonds. W. Morton and Georgo Jones are the men who have beon goiug- about soliciting money ostensibly to aid the women aud ohildren of a dead flroman. Thoy cheated Father Waldron out of £10, au:f ohtalnod hisaignature to a papor sotting forth tho merciful aud charitable object of thoir mission. ‘fo facilitato business, Lho names of Mayor Colvin, Blarshinl Benner, and sovoral city oflicials and Cntholio pricsts wore forgod, They were nrrested on two charges,— obtainlug money under false protenses and forgery. A change of voune wasa takon from Justico Bummorfleld to Foote, who held them in bonds of 81,500 on tho firat chargo nnd 83,000 Mctll‘ on tho mecond to appear for fucther exami- natiou, Tho recovery of piano in an unoccuplod hiouse on Division street, by Dotective Slayton, Taeaday, was noted yestordsy tu Tue TRInUNE ; sldo tho fact tuat it “was tho property of W. B, Houston. Mr. Houston is traveling sgont for tho Victor Bowing-Machine Company, and board- od on West Washington street. On the 28th of December ultimo, threo men called at tho housa and by somo unoxplainod moans secured poeses- sion of the inalntmont, which thoy haul- from the bouso and doposited in some'lucallty boyond the ken of ita owuor. On Haturday John Worth, L. 8. Smith, and 8, W. Btevens woro arrosted by Dotective Slagtan, and, from_information thoy gavo, tho pisuo waa found. ‘Tho men wero tried boforo Justico Mat- 8on_ yosterdny on & charge of larcony, and Liold to tho Criminal Caurt iu $2,000 bonds. William Morton aod Goorgo Jones, the frauds who have been worlkivg tlho rosidonts of tha Bouth and West Divisious in bolalf of the fam- ily of & doceascd firomau named Hrown, wora arraigned before Bummerfiold yestorday nfter- noon on the chaerges of forgory and obtaining monoy under falso pretenses. L'lo prisonors ob- tained & change of vonue to Justice Ioote, and wero held to the Criminal Court under bouds of £1,600 cach, ‘The subscription list inctudes tho names of tho Mayor, Chief of tho Fire Dopartment, City Attornvy, and other city oflicors, J. V, Farwell, John B. Drake & Co., A, 0. Hesing, Marshal Goodell, &o., writton on a shoet of paper hoaded ' Chiecago Fire De- partment,” aud gtampod with tho department seal, Aorton {4 about 60 years of age, of von- erable appearance, and would not bo taken for s crooked mav, Joucs is moro youthful, of goutoel address, and a book-folder by occupa- tion, Each sooined to reslize tho enormity of bLis offenso, and improssed with tho fact that tho butt end of tho law will be moted out to them, Leander Tlockwoll, partnor in an auction fin la which two men named Viltiama and Chatubes- } loin it s claimed aro intorcsted, was arreatod lnst ovoning, charged with cmbozzlomont, and deposited in the Armory for safe keoping. The arrest was made on (Lo complaints of . Cos- tollo and Witliom Aloorhonse, who slogo a losa of betwoen 500 and RBG00, of which thoy wore dofrauded by the following schomo: ‘The suction firm "~ soliciled consignmenta from Contello sud Moorhionso, and, in accordanco with cortain stipulations,shipinents of furnituro, commoditios, etc,, were madn, tho same to bo rold pnd the proceeda accaunted for. The port- nblos were sold a4 mgroed, acconnt sales ren- dored, and tho formalities of n wottloment dise posed of, but no cash pald by the consiguoes, Attor being reminded of the debt uupaid until all patienco became oxliasusted, it was conoluded to enforco nottiement by resort to law, aud the principal was arrcated. ' The police are in soarch 3( his partuers, who wilk doubtloss be nipped to- ay. _ Abont 4 o'clock yestordsy afternoon a Gran- e, whogo namo {8 not of rocord, boarded a car. necar tho Htock-Yards for tho trip to Maaison stroot. It was noticed knllnf,nu of threo sus. plcious chavactors sccompavied him, and when Lako stroot was reached tho (rangor discoversd thut bis pocket bod bewn relisved of a wallot which he clalmod containod 2350, When, whers, or how the rackot was given Lim he wus unablo to state, and without giving his pame or sddross he retruced Lia stops, vainly hoping e might have dropped it somowhere and would moet an honest finder by whom the ‘“roll " would ba returnod. Whon o had gous & young man named Josoph Marr pointed aut Jogeph Morria ss the guilty party who bad dons tha sah, and be was arresied snd sent to the Contral tstion, Upon soarching Lim notling waa found on his persun to indicato his conuec. ton with the cliarge -HnEed sgaiust him, but so confident was Marr that ho was guilty that Mor- ris waa locked up. 'The Granger biad not howed oD a4 the station a$ 8 late hour Iast pight, and ualosa be puts in an early sppReAraace 5:0 prise onsr oAk be coavic on this qucation. THE DOMINION. The Appronching Session of the Canuck Parlfament. The Pacific Railway Again to Be the Stumbling=Block. A Big Fight Predicted Over the Quese . tion of Protection. The Supreme .Cnnrt Difcnlty-=sA Vae riety of Folitfeal Gossip, Spectal Dispateh ta The CAieaan Tribuns. Orrawa, Ont,, Feb, 8,—~Tho Dominion Parlis- ment assombles Ligro on Thuraday for its annual labors. Alroady the clty is full of members and politicians, and the probable messures of the somslon, which givea promise of belng an ubu-~ sualiy oxeiting ono, aro being engorly disoussed. Bome porsons who are aceredited with a groat deal of caution and sagacity ate confident that tho ensulng nossion will mark the defeat of the Mackenzie Government. Aftor a caroful oxam- ination of tho proscnt stropgih of tho ins and outs, I nm not prepared to indorse this opinlon, Thero {a no doubt but that Mr, Mackonzio and hin Ministerinl collosgues will bo sorely triod, but they cortainly have vitality enongh to tide over the sceslon without disaster, And, takiog Into conslderation tho smbarrasaed condition of thie country, tho death of tho Govornmont just now would be a dira calamity. In such svent 8ir Jobn A. Macdonald would assumo the portlolio of Prime Minister and form a Con- sorvativo Cabinot, pledged, among other things, to proteot native fndustry, and, gooduess knows thoy aro over-protocted now for their good. No mattor what Mackenzie's faulta may bo, his viowe on political ecenomy are sound. e is an avowod Froo-Trader, snd will, undoubtedly, it Iiis oflicial career ia not cut short, inaugurato somo commaeraial policy which will place the Do- minion on a muoh surer fooling than she has been for years, TUE DURINESS OF THE BESEION is in dofinite shapo enough to warrant its pre- sontation to your readers. In Canada thers are never moro than one or two important quostions pending sottlcmont, and thosa questions, strango to ray, sra almost ontirely tho same ovory aca- slon. That olophant, the I'acific Railroad, has caused tho politteal dosth of more than one brilliant Minister, and wll provo a stumbling- block in she administration of public affairs for many yeara to coms. Ita appalling form has thua enrly struck torror into the liearts of the Grits, and, of courso, tho Conservatives, un- mindful of thoir past oxperiences in thla particu- lar, aro rojolcing, Under she Modonald regimn the Pacifle Railway was to bo built by a company, tho Government aiding by s grant of monoy ond landa, Tho plan of the present Government is to bulld the road as a Government work, with ao Imporial guarantee, to bo completed fn 1890, Igis claimod that the Govornmont are unablo to carry out his echemo and propose to abandon it, olther gradually, by building only cortaln portions, or aitogether, and apponl to the country to eustain them. ‘Chore is apparent ground for this position, BRITIEN COLUMBIA, which entored into confederation on tho dis- tinct and sole condition that tho road sliould bo built, is gotting somewhat indignaot over the presout appearance of alairs. The Government ondoavoted to Empnhu her by m grant of 875,000, but public opinion in that provineo ia decidedly adverse to tho oxchabge. No one, hawever, who refnscs to bo decoivod by partisan- ship, can safoly afirm that therefis to bo any matkod change in tho policy of the Govornment It will "bo one of tho crucial issues of the scsslon, but when the proper times arrives it is understood that the Premior will niako an oxplanatory statoment which wilt pat o dlfforont complexion on the matter. When it {5 romembered that tho Canadian pooplo have nasociated the pmfifeua of Canada and even tho oxiatenco of confodoration with the bailding of thia livo, it will be readily concieved tbat no AMinistry can afford fo take other than a firm position on thequestion. TIIE OUTS ARE CIIUCKLING ° over what thay rogard as an exoellont symptom of Mackonzic's declination .in popular favor. At North Renfrow the other day, whither ho had gone to assist in the cnnvass of one of his party, —rather 8 questionable Emcocdmg,—-mr. Blac- kenzio declared thav ho should rogard the defoat of his candidatoaa a condemuation of his Pacifla Railwny policy. Tho Grit candidata was de- featod, and by s good majority, too. But thls can biardly be construod Into an exprossion of wantof confidenco in tho Ministry, The Oppo- sition candidato waa tho more popular ons, and had excellent backing in the person of Dr, Tup- por, ono of the ablest orators in the Iouse, Tho victory of the Consorvative candidate was more of & rebuko to tho Prime Minister for leaving public busincss for several daye to stump tho country for his followers than'n condemuation of his policy. It was tho teacling of a salutory lesgon in a forcible way, aug Mr. Mackonzie, who bhas often expressod himeolf on this vory subject, but who has bad illustrions precedonts, will'not fail to profit by it. TITE QUESTION OF PROTECTION will again como up for consideration, Thig i‘unnhun Involves discrimination agsinst Great ritain and houcoisa vory ditlicult ono to handle, The Governmont bave recognized the situation, and birve consented to o rovislon of the tariff, a comtnission baving boon in sossion hore for {he post two wooke deliberating on the nocessary chinnges and modificationa, 8ir A. T. Galt, formerly TFinanco Minister under 8ir John A. Macdountd, has been called into the Conncils of the Goverument. 1t is rumored that Cartwright, tho prosent Ministor of Finnuce, will resign to make room for thiy gontleman. If this shonld provo correct, somo _impoitant chaoges in the tariff may bo looked for, as Hir A.T. Galt s thoroughly conversant with the commorcial fo- torests of tho country and is rogarded as tho most intelligont and “comprehensive financior Cauadna possessca. J3ut while strong efforts will ba made In the interasts of protection, tho sdvocatos of frea trade will not be inactive. Tho scsston will not pasa without renowed offorts being mado toywards outablishiog xociprocal trade with the United Staton. The schomo of Uen. Ward, lately pub- linhed, has bocn extonsivaly road sod hoartily approved by politicians of ail shades, Canadians, without distinction of party, are theoretically in favor of cetablishing ¥HEE-TRADM RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES, And, notwithstandlug the failuro of the last draft reciprocity treatios, thoy thiuk tna necoesis tlea of the country aro such that it will not be long bofore a favorablo mothod of accomplish- fog this desirablo object will bo found. It must not bo disguised, however, that tho Cauucks will not do muoh ip this dirootiou unless tho au- thorties on the otfxor sldo make & docldod ad- vance. It may bo montioned fo this connection that thore I8 now n recognized cestainty of a deficit in the rovenuo of the Dowinion, smountivg to, it ia variously stated, from £5,000,000 to $7,000,- 000. This is o matter of extreme importanco 5o far aa tho Goverument 8 coucorncd, bocause It nill bo tho first instanco of a deficit since 1857, Hiuce confoderation, in 1867, thore bhaa always been & very conslderable surplus. The deficit iy dirootly traceable to hard times, rathor than to any defect in the flomucial policy of the Goverument. Dut, of courso, Goyerument will be mado responsibls for it, and a big fight is expected whon the budget comes np. It v eaid that Dr, Tuppor, the Iion. Mr, Holton, a formor Finance Minister, and David Mills, all loarnod in tho subject of finauco, aro hard at work on their spoechos nlnndfl. Ancther mastter which will leaa to & heavy de- bata Iy TR BUPAEME COURT DIFFICULTY, At the last session a bill was psssod eetablishing a Supremo Court for the Dominion, Oue of the clauses, introduced at the last momont, elimi- nated thio right of ultimate appeal to the Crown, ‘I'he Opposition fought this clauee etronuously, and in tho courso of tha dobata thereon Bir Jolin A, Macdooald prophosied tlat it would ba dlsale lowed by tho I'rivy Council. Bir John was right, The clauso has boou objected to by the Home authoritice and the Govorument notified sccord- ingly. The matter has created quite & sensation tbroaghout the country, One of the last links which bound the colony to the mother country was severed by this bill, and the ery of dhnhg-lu bas boon raised agaiuet the Governmeut. Canse disns do mnot wish to lot go tho leading strivgy just yot. Thoy sre afraid (o trust. thowselvos alons,” and are horri- fied at the conduct of sDy nan who wonld duprive them of the right of carrying thelr Eflannn to the foot of the throne. The tablishment of the principle will be bailed reos! with groat delight. Appealing to the Queen is s ous and expensive process, but it the Oan« | v, uela liko It thero {8 no rerson why thoic foolinge sliould not be gratified, A RECENT JUDIOJAL APFOINTMENT han givon offenso to many suppostors of tho Minfateg, which sppoars to have acted {n the matter from tho higheat motives, Within the laat forlnight thore hiavo been a couple of vacan- cies on the Bonchaf the l'rovince of Quehec. The Bar of Moutroal ars continsally compiain- {ug of tho (nfirmitios of tho pressnt Judges, who aro almost all old meu holding on to the ermine in tho hopo of procuring good retinug ponsions, sarvion of somothing lixe twanty-fiveyears belng toquired to procure Lalf salary on retirement, In view of such complaints nhat s more natnral than that, when vacanclen ocour, thoy should bs Mied with mon who Lave a long loaso of life be- fora them? A young man of 30, of wun- doubted standing in the nm!nun‘mz. whS appointed to aono of the vacaucles, aud a howl was immedliately raisod. It la assorted that Mackonzlo was afraid of Josing any more soata, or ho would have ll;polnl!tl ono of his aupporters in tho louee who was more fitted by ags and experianco for tho position. Thia littls opiaodo shiowa that the Canadiana with all thoir boaated purity allow nolitical conaidorations to cuter into the judiciary. Iigured down fine, thelr aystem of appuintment fu liitlo better than al;nt of olection which provails in the Unitod atos, A minor queation which will recoive the atton- tion of P'arliament 18 THE ELECTION LAW, - The bill ia found too severe as it now atands. Mombors aro disqualitied for soven years for any slight offones of themselvos and agonts in the conduct of an election. A number of mem- bers have boon unsoatod under this Jaw, which has of Inte oporatod to the advanlage of the Counsoryatives and holped diminish the majority of tho Gayorument. An amondod bill will bo introduced early. The subject of canals, one on which the Coun- cil goos mad at times, will not bother tho House much this session, Vory little of tho money grauted by the last House for canal improve. menty Lns beon neod on account of the hara times, Though tho works ate not discontinued, tha{ will bo carried on as quietly and a3 csonom- {cally as poeatble for some tima to come. dince lasl ascseion the Consorvatives have gained 16 votes, which reduces the Govornmont majosity by 82, Btill Mackonzio has a mu)orlty of about 60, which, in a House of 200, will cer- tainly ward off dofeat in almost any form, THE GOVENNOR-OENERAL'S ADDNESH, which witl bo resd at the opening, will recom- mond tho above matters to the attontion of Par- liament. As arule this doocument 18 vory brist nnd unsatisfactory, inasmuch 84 uo information of Interest ia contalnod thorgin. It I8 written in tho choicest English to make up for its dofects iu tho suggestion of bustness. HOW 1S THIS? T the Rditor of The Chicago Tribuna: Cnicaco, Fob. B.—I bellevo 1t was Congross. man Tuckor, of Virginia, who, aftor much labor, doliverod himeoif of an argument (?) designed i~ sbow that tho United States {8 not s nation. I desiro to call his attoation to tho followiug in- dorsomont on tho roport of D. T. Chandlor, Assistant Adjutant and Inspector-General of tho Robol Armiy, as to the condition of Unlon prison- ors at Andoraonvillo : ADIUTANT AND INsPEOTOR-GENERAL'S OFFIOR, AUg, 18, 1864.—Respectully submitted to the Bacrolary of War ; The condition of tho prison at Andersonvillo §s o reprosch {0 us 88 & nabwn. . . o Iy order of Gon. Cooper, . 1, CiLtox, Ansistant Adjutant and Inspector Goneral. If the Confoderate Statos were a nation, ace cordiug to high Contedorate authority, in 1504, what {a the United Bistes in 18747 O:if: Hyxpnep ANp Fonry-Secoxp N, Y. Vor. NF. [ S —— SHORT-HORNS, Spectat Disnateh to The Chicarn Tridune. Senrxoriecp, 1il., Fob. 8.~A number of short- Lorn oattle-breedors, Kossioger of Missour, Bpears & Bon of ‘Talluls, J. II, Plckrell of Har- ristown, T. AL ‘[aylor of Decatar, O, M. Niccolls of Leroy, J.0. Hornof Towands, aud othors, held a mootivg at the Leland Houso to-day to arrange for liolding an extensive short-horn cattlo alo, including show-cattls, on the Sanga- mon County falr-grounds during the first week in May. # —e EADS' JETTIES, Br. Lovia, Fab, 8,—Capt. Eade has jusl re- colved a dispatch from Col, Audrows, the con- tractor for the jettlos at this mouth of tho Mis- slesipal River, sunouncing 18 feot of wator through the crost of the bar at Bouth: Pass, bo- ing an increaso of 8 foot in the paat elght daya, Boven foct ndditional water will entitio Capt. Isds to tho firet paymont by thu terms of the graut from Cougtosa, ——— Discovery of n Chilld's Blinducan, The Reading Times eaya that a lady rosiding In Bpring City, Chostor County, Pa.. discavored » fow daya sgo, while riding in s atrect-car n Thiladolphis, that her littls chitd, 9 montha old, wag blind, The fact was discovored by a lady tlding in tho ear, and was brought to the notice of tho mothor, which was tho first intimatiou that sho bad Lind of the fact, although it 14 the opivion of pbrsiciane tbat the ciuld Lns boen blind from its blrth, What i singular about the case is that nono of the Iady's neighbors over mado tho dikcovery, althougl thoy can now ro- ‘momber that tho child acted singularly, and that it was nover saca to smilc or tako uotico of any- thing, —_—— Exponsive Drossos Aro Not Always tho most attractive, Lvon a shilling callco can be mado to fook neat aud tasty by using the “Domostio Paper Fasulons,” ———— ' A Pipo Organ, manufactured by Jobuson & Hog, two mannals, six- tocn stopn, and two and one-third octavea of pedal bats, 4 now on exhibition and for sale at Lyon & Healy's, whero churels committees and organlats acs Invited to oxamina it. . S e 5 The Root & Sonc® Blusia Co, offer speclal jnducomicnts to buyera at wholcsale and retatl who will avail themselvea of a larys stock st low ome extra bargalns in sscond- Our Suburban Gentlomon Will Romoembor that Oook & McLaln, B0 Desrborn treet, repair, clean, or dyo holf-worn garmenta beantifully st amall cx- ponse. Bend Instruclions by mail. They return 0.0, D, —_—— Ozonized Ox-Marrow for the Halr, by Buck & Rayner, makers of tho *Mars® Cologne, Lundborg'a Perfumes sre 1ike naturst fowers and bourqueta BIRTHS. (AGNF~—On tha 6th fnst, Madaina A, (agne gave birili to a fine boy, CAMPDRELL—Feb, 0, 1874, Eidward Campbell, Funeral, by carrisges, to Calvary, at 1p, 1a,, from 81, Nicholas Hotel, coruer iKinzio and Clinton, PERKINB—Fel), 8, of dropsy of the heart, Benjamin 0, Vorking, sged G yr: Fuveral from ko residence, 157 Bouth Jefferson-at., {hoiica by care o Htosclill; y tviled. £57~Aledo, Monmouth, and’ Galesburg papers ploaso copy. MAQ VEAGH—Bunday, Fob, G, the twin sons of Mr, and Mrs. Frankita MacVoagh, agad 4 daye. BAKER-—On Bunday, ¥eb, 6, Otls Thoodnre, oldest #0n of Asabel AL and Alariba ¥, Baker, aged 17 yoars, 0 monthe, aud 17 days.. #9-Clevoland papers please copy, SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘Without o Scratch, i 4, sliver, gl wire i CLROTAD AR FO et e by Itlectro Bilicon Ls ihe wost wunderfal ma. in modern timws. [4 18 puro lika Tafusoria, wine, vntirely free (rom grit or chemi- would have your tablu-wars lovk now, usefianly, Hold by huuse-farnishers, druggiste, jowal: ors, and grooam. o RTT, MoUULLOCH & 00, Asenta, G, o e 4t 2ibtaao. AUQTION SALES, By FRANK PORTER & CO., Auctioneers, 170 East Madison-st, CHATTEL NORTRAGE SALE AT 10 O'CLOOK THIS A. M., the entlre stock of a dealer, sold b o Mortgegos, cousisding of ) oo Of the Parlor Buits, Chambor Bets, Offics Deasks, Ohuirs, Loungos, Husy Chairs, Tables, &o. Also 100 Wash Bureaus, 60 doa ssvorted Cane Beat Ohiairs, and & large Lot of Becond-hand Goods, ¢ Koo Do s0ld withoul reseraer o oo Carpely, By JAS, P, McNAMARA & CO,, 117 Wabasb-av,, K. W. coruer Madigon-et, Regular Sale of Bools and Shoes at Auction, + Dow Hace o Goods Wl b oieted wiin fo ok o By AMARA & Q03 AucUonoers, oss . GENERAL NOTIOE: = GREAT MEETING ™ OF THE PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, And Musio Trade, ‘At STEINWAY HALL, JAN, a1, 107 Pormation of- Mowerml Society, Tho Kability of hired Pianos to solzure, and ofhey equslly fmportant malters, have caused for soma timg past considorabl cxcltemnent {n the Tlano and Orgy buninoss, and reaulted in a moeting at the Fitth Ay, nuo Hotel, Dec, 21, 1875, which was very largoly at. tended, and which concluded ita protracted meetin, by appointing & Committeo of Beven, consinting of Meesrs, W, Bleinway, Chalrman; Frank Chickering, Lowell Magon, . A, Pond, N, J, Usloes, Fred Haze), ton, and Albert Waber, 16 draw up brief articles of ssroctatlon, suggest s proper name for tho socloty, ang tolaok up ozisting laws and report st subssqueny moetlng.” After several meetings of the Gommlttos, held at the waregooma of Musars, Chickering, & Constitution ang By-Lawa wers agreed upon, and a meeting of the trady waa called for Jan. 31, 1676, at Btetnway Hall, at 3y, m, Tho exclfdment had become wo Intenss that hery wero assembled the largent number and most powerfy| a0d {nfluentisl members of tlie wholo Musio Trade iy tho United Hlates, The like of this had never befors besn scen in the history of the trads, Mr, Fred Hazelton took tho chalr, Mr, J, O, Freund acting u Becretary pro tem, 3lr. Wiiliam Steluway reported ta tho meeting tho result of thelr labors, and read thy Conatitution aud By-Laws, walch, with some alters. tlons proposed by Mr, 1lslo, woro adopted by s unani. mous vote, and it was sgreed to {hen and thers form an assoclation, to Lo called the Plano, Organ, and Musicsl Trade Amsoclation of New York, which i estatlished fu order to oblan, prescrve, and circulaly useful and valuabla businers fnfarmation relating ts the trado in musical fustruments and merchandiso; ta provont evil and corrupt practices In the manufactury and salo thoreof; fo encourage the highest porsonal and commorcial Intogrity in and among thoss engsged in such trade, and to doviss and proposs plana of leg. {slatiou in refersnca theroko, In presoncs of counsol tho different firms were called upon to become membera by signing thelr firm namy and pay thelr initiation fee of §10, whereupon the fole lowing firms asrociated 1hemaelves for the above pure pose, Mr. Bleinway acting s4 temporary Treasuror ; Meassrs, Blelowsy & Bons, Ohlckoring & Sons, Towell Mason, W, A, Yond & Co,, Albert Weber, Halnea Brow,, O. A, Zoebiah, Decker Droe., Y Tazolton Brok., Dacker & Darnes, 8, T, Gorion £ 6on, Lighto & Kenat, Simpson & Co,, acon & Karr, George Bleck & Co,, J, AlL Pelton, ¥, P, Hale, ¥,@, 8mith, #. X, Ball'% Co., Kranlch & Dach, Horaco Waters, J. Biddle, d, & O, Fiucher, Houmer & Co., W, H, MoDousld, D. I, Olis, C. W, Harrls, Wing & Son, Alfred Dolge, A. G, Hlsde & Co,, Clinn, J, Botts, Martin-& Gon, J. Howard Foote, Hherwin & lerbat, Behning & Dishl, 0, I, Dodworth & Co,, Nurveson & Sou, . 3. Watson A. 3 1ggin, ¥, Hchuter, Onyrler & ons, Georga Jardine & 84, A, F, Wolf, Hrown & Yattison, James Gordon, 1t W, Dinke, Joun Bradford, rautigam, W, H. Watkins, on Minden, 3 Jobu N, Young, Jobn C, Frennd, Hzhimidt & Ramasyor, Jamea k Wolatrom, Joln H. Wardell, Tulvrson & Drown, J, M, Potter, Danbury, Guild, Chureh & Co., Jobn D, Burphy, Toston,Jamea J, Goldemith, W, A, Conant, and n Edward Hopkine, m wis unbounded and sticcess nes and, after tho mutual congestulations, the election of oflicers for {he yoar ending May 10, 1677, proceeded with, Mesars, X, J. Hataes and Albert Wobor belag ape polntod tellers, Me, Wiilism Btelnway counting the Yotes, nnd tho following Bosrd was elactod. by large majorities d. 1 Halo, Presiient. Frederlo Hazellon, Vico-President, frm Hazeiton Dron, Nap, J. Haines, Treasurer, firm Hatnea Dros, Albert Wober, Beeretary, Directors—3esars, W, A, Pond, firm W, A, Pond & Ca.; Lowoll Masop, firn Mason & Hamlin; J. L, Pele ton, firm Peloubet, Pelton & Co,; C. A, Zoobish, frm C. A, Zoobish & Bon; and 8, T. Gordon, firm 6, T, Gordon & Son. Thio Presldent, upon (sking the chair, thanked tha gentlemen present for tho bonor conferred. Nr. N, J, Iaines aleo in most appropriats manner plodged himself €0 il the ponition to tha best of his sbility, aud thanked the membess for thelr grest confle dence in bim. “Tliin Ansociation 18 open for msnihership to any per- 80n of the age of 2 yoars, remiding in the United States and Canadag, Intorcated in the mannfasture or sala of Musio or Musical Inatruments, and bids fair to assnmo Ymmouss proportions, aud promises to be ans of tha largest and most powcrful trade organizatior ever eatabifskied I the United Siates. offica 1» at present st 103 Fiftheav., Ne s. By 8. DINGEE & 0., Auctioncors. + Grand Pereraptory Auction 6ala of Rich, Elegant Household Furniture. THISDAY, at 105, m,, at oir Warecooms, 374 and 278 . Madisonat., near the ridge. 26 Elegant Parlor Suits, 31 Handsome B, W, Chambor Beta, A large Line of Loungcs, Tables, Chairs, Wash Stand: Bareanm, Commoden. Doqnesn Wardrobcs, - Hook: casea, Ol Falnlinge, Curomos, sud Offica Furniture, 1:0 Becond-baud Furnltute, Carpeting, Dedding, Crockery, Glassyare, {Planos, 100 now air, Wool, Moen, vk, and Excolafor DVEA TR 6 S S 30 S, Also part of Jobblug &ltock of GROCERIES, Conalating of Tére, Coftees, Spices, Extricts, Daking Fawder, Mustard, Cresm Tariar,’ Vinemr, Cataup, Lruies) Laking Towdar, Brooms, and Grotars’ fun: —_emm————— WL A, BUI'TERS & CO., AUGTIONRENS, 108 EAST MADISON-8T, AL Bllers & Co.’s Auction Rooms, 108 Madison-st, . WEDNESDAY MORNING, Feb. 9, at 9:30 o'clock, WHITE, YELLOW, AND ROCKINGHAM WARE, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, CARPETS. "BUTTERY & C0.S REGULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, Feb, 10, at 9:30 o’clock, At Halesrooms, 103 Eaat Mad!ison-st, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, WUOLENS, KNIT GOODS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Hauburg Bigings and -Tnsertings, , NOTTINGUAM LACE OURTAINS, BROCHE LAMBREQUINS, MILLINERY GOUDS, Tibbone, Sk Velvets, Velveteens, Feathers, ¥l Straw sud Felt Ilate, &t hoy o oo BY G. P, GORE & CO., €3 and 70 Wabasb-ay, OUR CATALOGUE AUCTION BALE OF BOOTS & SHOES, For Wednesday, Feb, 9, ‘Will bo onc of OUR BEST, compriss ing, as it will; all grades of soasona~ ble goods, some of tho BEST MAN- UFACTURES ot the country baing roprosontod. Sale at 9:30 a, m, dEO, P, GORE & €O, = 08 aud 10 Wataab-av, | By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Friday Morning, Feb, 11, at 9:30 o'clock, OUL REGULAR WERKLY AUTOCTION SATLEL An Immensa Displsy, New and Second-hand FURNITURE Tatlor Bulta in all the lateat stylos, Chamber Sots Tounges, Hofas, Plano, Budsteads, Bureats, Warke slands, ‘Bed Bprings,’ Mattresscs, Carpets,’ Sluve Crockery, Olas and’ Flatsd Wers, Cigars, Qenerad Merchandise, ke., &1 Ve ENTIAE FURNITORE, Gurpats, &5 of Private £y RLISON, FOMEROY & 0O., 84 82d 60 Baagolpheol - Houss, sold under Ohattel M,