Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1876, Page 8

. . THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, 1¢ you stub your tos on a olest or st down on abent pin, don't say anything beginning with & “pYoran 4 H" That is vnigar. Bimply re. mark: ¢ The Democratic party is ront by the corrency question. A woman on THae Jeland avenue, whose hus- band recently fall into o vat of bolling lard and was tried down, was at first nnconsolable, but finally comfortod harself by reflocting tbat it baa been written: ** Dlassod are they that dis in the Tard.” The Uoroner callod st this office yastordsy to show the editors some cerlificates by a distin- guished German savant, which went to prove (or at loast to sssert) that thers waa nothing fo effective and at the same time »o safe for kin- dling elow firea as keroseno. Oming to the mildoess of the present wintor, the daughters of plumbers and conl-dealers aro not a8 much courted insocioty as thoy have beon in previous seatona. On tho other hand, the children of icu-dealors aro everywhere treatod ‘with marked conrideration. A revival is abont to bo_organized In & proml- nent West Nide chureli, It ia proposed to con- duct it npon business principlos. rach convert will be presented with & chromo, and thers wiil bo » liberal deduction to thoso who aro saved in clnbs, Tho Lvaogelists bave ne traveling agents. A strong-minded woman on Page siraet spenda her daya in lamenting ber unbinppy fate. *Wheu," sho saye, * I recollact that I might have boen s fomale prescher and got an invita- tion to the Advisory Counctl, sud no bad a chsnce of finding out ali sbout the Beecher sosndal, it sometimen appoars to me as if Lhad been croated in vain." A well-meaning Deacon of Evanaton told his prencher last weok that the congrogatiou felt that thines were hard, and conssquently had re- aotved to give him a donation-party; but the ex- perienced clorgyman repliod that bo hoped they woulant give hitn & donation-party, becauss times wero hard and (¢ was 28 much 28 he could do to feod his own family. “Thoro is n great deal of truth in the old pravorb, aftor all,” smd a morchant Baturday who had just failed for a large amount, as, after sottling for 10 ceuts on tho dollar, s cawe vni of the bank whero hie had just boen doporiting 50,000 to the oredit of his wifo, ** What old provorh is that? quoried tho Assignee, to whom he bad made tho rematk. ** O, tho ono shat seys compoeition 18 the lifo of (iade,” re- plied the 1neolvant, aa ha hurried away to look at & new trotter thet he thought Lo conld now afford to purchave. The Auxilimy Sectlon No. 4, Temperance Tadicals, boid & meoting at No, 00 West Medi- son streot yesterday afteinoou to il several of- fices mado vacant b]v) resignations, and to transsct the usual business. Tho reaig- netion of the Corresponding Becrotary wos read and notice was givon that tho vacanc; would be filled at tbo next meeting. W. M, Be clior was elected Hecording Secretary, and C, H. Delcher, Treasuror. Tho other busincss was of a routine character, and interspersed with muaic and shott addreseos. At tho close of tha exorcises quito a number came forward and aigned the pledge. The other night a merchant. princs on Wost Adams streot stteuded a church meoting and mado a0 eloquent epoech. Ad i8 often tho habit of men sccustomed to lay down tne lsw, ho smphasizod each sentoncs or fmportant word bfl tapping with his knuckles on the tablo, Whicl moved a young man not as yet s merchaut princo Vo romark sudibly at oun of tho oratoer's most impassioned tlights: * Cashll" 'I'ho eoffcot mas olectrical. But that merchant privco sayn Jhit, if they are 8o smart and light-Learted, then thoy bad bettor 1ift that church-dobt thomsclves, ' :m}lhny l.llxlo new organ witlout any of his movey —that’s all. A young man oo Wabpanssh aveous Saturday euterad a fashionable snoemaker's storo on Htate street, and ordercd throo pairs of shoos, “Bame size as usual, Mr. Vobliz" queried tho cordwainer, politely, as ho rocorded tho order in his book, ** avd I'm sorry to see the engagomont announced of Misa De Gay and 3r, Kauff., Wo aiways thought—that is, I Lave bheard it mon+ tioned In the most fashionablo ciroles—that you wero o Lo the happy man. * Yes, d—biess her," replied Mr, Vehii; 1 thought so myself onco, sad if I'd known os much then ns I do npow I'd bo ten corns ahead and 1 don' Lnow how maoy profsne Aweariogs. Lot ’em out threo or four reefs this time—make e'm four sizes larger; Idon't caro i I am A Lacholor,” repliod the unhappy young maw, PRONOTING ECONOMT, An economical young msa on Sheldou street, who {8 uuluvn(lmi tho nffections of an oligibla young woman oa 'ark avenue, sod considers it quite cnough to bave to Lay for theatio ticikers and supper without going to the expeneo of o back, bas contrived an jugenious plau Lo eatinfy s swecthoart, e turus the convereation upon the frightful prevalenco of small-pox and the recklessneus with which tha pationts aro conveyed tho hospital, = instancing s caro that came to his onrH that vory day how a voung gentleman and lady of the highost familfes toolt s carriage to go to tho theatrs a fow evenings beforo,—a carriage that had been employod but o tow “hours beforo In carrying & small-pox patiout to the pest-houso, the consoquonce of which was that they wora both emitten with the losthsomo discase, the .young wan dyiog 1 fearful torments, and' tho ;aung weman, if ahe recovers, which is doubt- ul, losing ono eye aud belng disfigared for life. Dy this fime that young wome an on Park aveone haa turoed us palo ms sho convemently can, and hor hair would be standing oo end wero it not jute, sod g0 when it 18 time to go to tho theatre, and the young man says ho will step around to Ash- Jond avenue, ehio “says, **0, by no mesns—not for worlde; let us go in the aticct-cars, for we ‘will sce 80 maoy funny people, and it will save 20 much moro mouey for us when wo fo house- keoping,” and tho young man, atter a faint show of oppuaition, yiclls, saying: My dorling, of coursa il you prefer it,” cte. NAMING TIUE DALY, A yonng couplo on Ontarlo street have boen engagod for somo timo past in tiviug (o find s name fortheir uewborn babe. Itisuboy. Thue proud_mothor, who likes to read novels and nake big black marks down 1ho page Leside un- derlinod passages with the penciled remark : « How true! "~ “Swect!” " Ob, yeal" firut proposed calllng it Harold IMontreswor, hut the father objocted Lo this, a8 it was too kenti- mental a pame. Haid be: ‘*Wo ought to try end assurs lis prospocts in Nfo,— suppoao wo call him Epbraim Abimelech, my Unclo Joggiue 7 This his wifo yetoed, re marking that his uocle was lie the reet of the family (hezo the husband flusted aud bit his lip), pretty closo, aud it would be just like his ‘meannoss to die and leave the poor lttle toot- Bay-pootsoy-muzzery-moo nothing, *If we mnst call it—bees its 'itty heart—alter any of our peoplo, Jot us namo 16 Jercmiah, for my Auut Jenieha.” “Bother yoursunt Jeruaba!” oxclsimed the lwusband; **alie went to your sistor Carry's aod 1'ved thera for five monthe, and all she ever gavo Lo baby wanone of thoso platod Intigs that cont tho barbers 85.60 & dozeu. Lot's call bim EMbo B. Washburne—that's tho naine of & [treat atatesman.” No,” sald his wite, w®oftly, with her eyed cast down snd s touder flush wantling ber check ; »but soppose we chriaten tho littlo toady- poady tloury Ward Deccher, or nsme him after that yousg minlstor of ours who used to bo here no wmuch last sumnier when you wero traveliog in Nebrasks,” . . . Finally, sfter the happy mother had mnearly eriod her ayea out, aud the happy father had slept on the sofa for two uights, white-winged neace ance more brocdsd down upou the houschold, The little child mill bear to an oarly grave tho "uu{ patriotic name of G, Washington Cen. tenolal Smith, Detter that, afier all, than that ho sbould live to grow up and—as ho Inevitabiy would be impelled to do with that namo—blow down the muzzle of Lie gun, soma duy, to sco if iv ia loaded, b TNE ATHENZTN Fives, the following programme for the week Lusadsy eveniug Dr. Hamuel Willard will givo the seventh leciuro af hus course on ancient his. tory topics, ** Leouidas and Thermopyls, ‘The- mistoclen and Salamis, I'suesniusand Platics, Cimou and Vericles.” Thureday evoniug, regu- Jar gociable for the members and sheir frieuds, All members are iunvited, The ovanivg classes will meet ay herotoforo au- nounced. They iuclude Gerwan, French, pho- nograpby, vocal musio, elocution, penmauship, bookkeeping, Eoglish grawmar, readiug and apelling, and claeses of Germusos for tho study of Englich. Day clazdes will meet as follows : Ladien’ clasy in pentnnship Thursday at 2 p. ., Bozrento wood carvinz on Haturdey at 8p. m., and achool for juetruction in drawing oit aud water color paintiog Saturday st 10 &. m. This school is 1o charge of Prof. Frodenick liorgells, aod has just :Imu«.l under very favorablo auspices, Specisl peivate iustrustion will be given as follows: Pisno, Wednesday and Sature dsy; Elooution, Tuesdas, ‘Thursday aod Batur- A4y ; Vocal Music and Vocal Culturoe, Fridav and Paidrdy; Corman and Freuch, Monday and Ty, The seadwg-room, lbrary, chess- room, snd gymnasium, are open daily from 8a. m. t0 10 p, .. Rooms' Now. 63 and 65 Washing= tan strest. Visitors are alwaye wolcome. ——l GEORGE C, SMITH. WHY R WAS ARBEATKD 1N NFJ¥ TONK. Tne TRiBUNE of yosterday contsined » dis- patch from New York stating that George C. Bmith, formerly Tressurer of the defunct Btate Insurance Company, had been arrested fn that city for attempting to dofrsud ita creditors ont of somo &160,000. The facts of the case, as gathorod from Col. Van Arman, upon whom a Tamune roporter oalled yesterday, ara these ; Bmith was arrested on a civil procoss for an nc- tion commenced againat lum hore, Provioua to tha fire Smith waa Tresearcr of tho Btato In- aursuce Companv, #nd his two brothers wero also officors of the esmo con corn, snd the three Smilhe wors gener- ally suppased to run the machiva. Thens three euterprising Smiths also ran a bauk, koown as thio Natfona!l Loan and Trust Company, It was & good bauk for tha stockholdsra of the insnr- ancs company, and potley-boldera made perma- nent deposita ln it It was a bavk with a good deal of iucomo and very little outgo, 1t was generally understood that this finaucial institi- tion was organized s & sideshow to the insur- ance compauy, and fér the purposs of manipu lating {ts funds, ‘Ibe stockholdors found out that the 8miths were uaing their wmonoey for pers sonsl aggraudizement, aud running a bouk on their capital, to which thoy naturally objected. They vrotoated, but In valn, They met aud mot again, Thoy coaxed and urged, but all to no availy tho Fmiths held tho cash, Tho stockbolders fiually, ss A Iaat resort, passed & resolutlon that tha - suranco company's inouny should bo investod in United Biates socurities, Swith obeyed thin order in so far that Lo bought 250,000 of Unued Etates bonds, but eurreptitiousiy sold them again, aud converted the caoh procecds, it 48 slieged, to hin own e, After the great firo of 1871, tho State Insur- ance Company went the way of maoy a{lycr hike concerns,—into tho baokrupt court, ¥he Sithe, having tho Company's wmoney in their possession, prococded with it to buy up the claims agaioxt it ot nowiual figures, and when thoy got over £200,000 of theso clmms they at- temptod su mako thom a eel-off ogainat the doposits of the concorn hald in their bank. 0f courso this was opposed by the stockliolders, and htigation followed, which resulted in & vie- tory for tho lattor, 'Lhey then entored an ordor befora Judgs Drommond to abow_causo why this money waa not paid over. The Smiths mado ansy/or, but though it s two years sinco there procesdinga woro instituted, no decison hay yot boen rendered, and it was uvon this claim that Col. Cooper bad Bmith arreated onn capias [u New York. Tho amount involved is between 200,000 and $300,000, and it Is belioved that shis sum cou noacly all ba recovored. —— THE COLORED VOTERS. 1. B, WHITE DENOUNCED. The following rcsolutions wero adopted at s meoting of colored citizens held at No, 43 ‘Fhird avenue Thursdsy evening: WitERPAR, Thoe exnerience of the past has taught us tho necessity of o united action in Wi futurs, and our becoming more interestod tn the future rise and progress of our ruce, both tomporally and politically ; @ 0 Wirencas, Tho next Prealdential campaign is now Lot fo be entered upon, it beconica us, as trug and wrateful cliizens, to come farward and pledge our- welvos 10 the support of the Repuklican_party, feelng that duty s ours {n acknowledgment of the past, and it 1s fo the political privileges we now enjoy that wa rofer to; and. ‘WngEnzas, Wo look upon tha priociples of the Re. poblican party at the embodiment of politirat o:}ully and honor ond well wurthy support, aud sliiald e ceivo sl tho sssistance that cau e rendered on our part i and * WiiveAs, It {a the duty of every colored man in the whole length and breudth of the laud to support (gn Hepublican party, aud aat bo led, driven, or 1Bught, frow the patli of right, or be decelved into the rauks of the Democracy, s is the doalgn of mome auong us; thorefore be it Resuired, That wo o bereby denounco the names of Louin B, White, Willlam H, Johuson, sud 8, Walter Scott, an betug uuworthy of being our luaders (n poiitics, an they themselves would wish Lo Lo under- atood Ly the pitbife, Healeed, That we Bold the ahove-ment{oned partles as rencgadee and docelvers, baving no other matives in view aside from thielr own persons and - pockota, ‘Thero parties havo said that we, the colared people, arodivided {u tho couaty, which we deuounce as & bass fubrication, ss wse are truly Republicans, sod wonld not be other notwitbstanding that 1ho nbove-named parites wmay bave triud te docelve the public {o Lelieve; aud, ba it further Lesvivea, ‘Thiat wo look upon our recent political de- feata anil losecs in this connty as tho result of the abovo-nentioned facts, which deluded the public lulo tlio {den that wo were ‘ot united In our efort aud wish to eiect Jobn Joucs s Counly Commissioner, wherchy we were mada to submit to"the loas of every Position we occupind in tha county. ltesaived, That we do not recognize the aforcsald TLaouis B, White s & legal votor in, or of the Stato of, Tilinote, althongh the Fifteenth Amendment gave tho rlght 0 every citlzen of color of thu eloctive franchise, vis: Whercas, the mid L, B, Whito dfd evade the draft in tho year 1863, and did entor the Lritinh FProviuces, aud did take ouliiritish papers to provent bia being drafted foto the ervics of tho United Htates, and, whirean, tho said L, D, Wiite did wilifilly refia6 to aftend the' funeral of fhie lamentod Abrabam Lin- coln_{n common with the rest of hia colored comrades an that occasion, ond did willfully renisin on the Botas-top while ‘the renains woro pussing {hrongh the streots of \his clty; and further Itrso ved, Thst wo do not recognize the satd L. B, Thite as the propsr repiescntative of the colored plo of this ity in the Uuited Blates Post-Otfica epartment. tesolee, That we do unite ourselves Into & Union Ropublicsn Club, and ondeavar o keop all such traltars out of our camp, sl ST. PATRICK'S DAY. THE IRISK BOCLETICS TREPARING FOR ITS CELE- DRATION, A meoting of the dolegates from the differont Irish socioties that oro desirous of taking part in tino St. Patrick's-Doy parade, in a convention called for tho purpose of perfecting arrango- ments for {ho proper colobration of tho occasion, and tho election of ofticers for the United (rish Bocietios, was bold yestorday aflornoon in Maskell Hall, corner of Desplaines and Jackson strects, Mr. Join I, Finerty, the Dresidont of tho Unlon, in tho choir, and J. J. O'Urion Sec- sotary, T'hero woro prosent a large numbor of Irish. men aa spectators and ovor 200 delogates, tve belog alluiwed from each organization. Ordor bolug callad, tho Chair appointed a Committeo ou Crodentinls. cousisting of J. M, Carroll, J, Connel, David Wolsh, Joha Mullally, aud Michael Mulloy, who rotirod for half an Lour to receivo tho crodontials of the delepaton and prepare a list of thoso eatitled to a keat in tho Convention. The roport submitted waune. coptad, tuu delogations arrangod, aud MUNINESS COMMENCED, ‘Tho following sacieticy wero 1epresented with five delogates wach: Bt. Patrick’s Yenevolant 3 Bt Bridget's T. A. and B.: loly Fumily Tem= St. Joln'spafutual; Benovolent ; #t. T, A, wud B Lmeralds No, neralds No. 2; Emaralds No.3; Eme: aldn No. 4; Emoralds No, 6; Emoralds No. Luweralds No. 7: Emeralds No. 87 Emeralus Ne. 105 Young Mon's T, A, and 8.; 8t Co- Iwmbkills; 8t Patrick’s Riburnian Benevolont ¢ Romun Catholic Tempaerance Guards ; Bt. Ma- tinae' T, A, aud B, ; Annunciation Tewmperanc Ancient Order of Hiboniaus, Divivions No. 1, 2, 8, 4‘; 5, 6.7, 8, aund U; Nntianal Temperanco; fincred Heart T, AL Bl Paudck’s ‘Temperanc Bt, Jamos' Tuinporunes Cadots ; Clau-na-Uasl' All-Saints’ Ts A, and 1.3 5t James' T. A, ant B. _Pius’ Bodality; bt Aloysiee®’ Tompor- ance s Knights of St Paulek; Antivity 1 A, aud B, ; Hibernia Beuevolunt; Lloman Catholio 1. B.; United Bons of Erin; Futhor Mathows Yempurance,—nabout forty-five in all, Atter all bad baon arranged aud quieted, the minutes of last year's mooting wero road. Tho minutes, with & fow corrections, were unanie mously sdopted. The Trcasures's roport was read and ac. cepted. Tho report of a committes, appointed last yoar, to exatine lhe new Constitution and Dy« aws, way laid over till tho next anunal meeting, after it had boen debated upon and had caused dolay and aunoyanco. * THE FOLLOW[KG RESOLUTION way predenied by Alr, Maber, & dologate from the Clan-ua-Gnel Guardy; | 5 Resoived, That 1t fu the sénsa of (hls Convention, thas auy wian bolding & politicat oflice, obtained elthor by ¢loction or sppuintment, in Cook' County, should 1oL be elected Graud arshal, or o auy ottica {n this ‘The resolution was introduced for political reasons, it was stated, but it mot with a decidod apposition frum sowe oftios-liolders aud others who expected to ba ofticers. Blr. Miles Kehoe urgucd thas the Conventivn could ot in justico wiko wuy may weligible ou accouut of his po- Iitical position, He was interrupted as being ous ot order. A leoglhy discusrion then fol- Jowed on parliawentary law, poluts of order, aud amendwents, and it was moved 1o loy the motion ou tha table. This ‘the Chsir ruled in order; sod the voto was takeu. ‘Llio resolution was then discussed. Mr. Carroll eatd that, siuce b auch measure had ever been adopted by auy otber uatiouality urguuization, be op- posed it, aud did not waut iy eaid of the Irish that thoy wors tho oniv peopla who distrusted their political repreecntativesa. After further wrangle, it was decided that the reaolution should Ls adopted. Tha Convention then proceeded to the 5 ELECTION OF OFFICERS, i Du 3. Good, Morsissey O'Drieo, J, ¥. Daly, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1876, Frank Lawler, A, M. Rourke, Joln Finarly, John McNally, David Walsh, sod J. W, Nagls woro nominaled for President. Lawler avd Me- ‘Nally, holding oftices by appointment, could not hold the office in thoclub. Naglo, Good, and Finorty declined. Mr, Finerty in declining mada & fow remarks, in tho courss of which ho nald that ho was greatly obliged for the numnber- lenas attentions ani kindnessca eliown him by the Irishof this city, and though he wonld here- after over have tho {nterests of lita countrymen at hoart, and would work in tbe tanks to tho best of his strongth, he ehould never azain ac- cept of any offica in an organization of Irishmen in Chicago. The argamzation gava himna unani- mans vote of thanka for Lis past narvicos. Tho ballot then taok place, aud resulted In the elaotion of Mr. Walsh by a sinall majoriey. Tle was then declared by acclamation the unanimous choice. Ha took his sent. There wers many oandidates for Vico.Preel. dent. Mr, J. F. Franey tan alected, and Mr. J. J. O'Brien was choson_Becretary by su over- whelming majonty. Mr. L. 1% Collins was chiosen Trosaurer. It now being iate, 8 motion was made to ad- Lnurn for one week. After Dalf an hour bad ecn epent in usaleas discussion on points of order etc., it wan decidod that the Convention shonld proceod to the election of (rand Siar- shal of St. Patrick's-Day. Fully a dozen noml- nations wore wnde. but many withdrow, Mr. Meeney wan nomunatod, when somn delegate declared him to bs a political uflice-halder, This romark called out & reply, and s disgracoful scons was tho rosult. TIE BELLIOERENTS WAIED WARM, and the honso attempted to drawn their voices by hixscs and calls. The spactators, who with tho 350 delegates, complotely filled the Lall, joined 1o, and a timo of confusion lasting eomo minutos was causcd. Silence and order again gained the upper band, and an fuformal ballot was tnken on the nominntions already made. The voto was takoo by defogations. It resulted 10 glving tho greatoat numver to Hugh J. de- Guire, Pat O'Brien, and M. C. Carroll, It was then decided that a lsst aud formal ballot be taken on the threo candidates baving the grest- est_number of votos. This resulted in giving McGuire 19, O'Bilen 7, nad Carroll 17. ‘Tho Chair hiold the derision finel, aud Mr, McGuiro was doclared tho Matshal-cloot, notwithstanding tha cries for snother ballot and protestations of unfairness, Tie rosult was rocaived with par- tial applause, and tho Convantion disperssd.” | ————— ANNOUNGEMENTS. A moeting of tho Conlonnial Republican Club of the Fourteenth Ward will bo Leld at No, 760 Hubbard streot this ovoning, at 7:30 p. m, Tho Reputlicana of the Tiwolfth Ward aro re- questod to moet this eveniog at Martine's Hall for tho purpose of reorganizing their club, and propaniog for tho coming city election, The Rov. E.P. Goodwin will conduct the noon- day praver-meeting to-dav on Arcade court, Subject : * Citizonship in Heaven.” Btrangers' Alocting at the same place in the evening. Col. A, W. Raffen lizs callod n mesting of the Fifteenth Ward Ilepublican Club for this avening at Lockoer's Holl, No. 460 Milwaukes avenuo, wwhen bumness of importance will ba transacted. Tho membors, as well asatl Ito- {)ulglmu at tho ward, aro requosted to ate ond. Mra. Tsabotls Scott, the talonted elocutionist, will bave o bonofit at Robort Collyer's chucel, corner of Delaware place and North Dearborn atreot, this ovening. Tho entertainment will counsiat of resdings by Mrs. Scott aud Dr. Wheolor, ulnilug by Prof. Woolett, instrumen- tal music by Prol. Goldamith and othors. kst CRIMINAL, The restdonco of W. L. Peck, at No. 804 Michi. gen avonue, was entered by burglars Saturday night, who socurod jowslry and personsl prop- arty valued at 250 and eseaped. Nellio Siyadman, Robert Ldwards, aud Will- fam Smith #eroe discovored by Oflicars Steelo and TFiovel on & tug boat noar the Clark strect bridge condacting themselves in an unsoemly mauner. Tho immoral trinity are booked at tho Armory as * disorderlies.” . R. McHenoy, & clerk whoso conception of honesty is far from immaculate, adimjé:d to snatch a two-dollar noto from Cluis.ian Call en in a ssloon oo Halsted street tast evening. o was in turn anatched by a passing poelor aad de- posited in the Madigon Strost Station, Walter IHnlbert arrived in tho city yosterday, and is o guest at the Chicago Avenuo Station, Iie is a kid 7 yoars of age, is droseod in a black velvet suit, and says hoin from Frosport, which “eity ' hio loft unexpectodly snd unknown to his parents. 1o disclaima “any 1elatiovslup to Clarley Ross, g ¥. A, Btewart, & Granger, depositad hin car- pet-sack an & bench in tho Michigan Southera Dopot yosterday afternoon whils ha went out to scoaman, On his return he discovared that bis baggage had mystoriously disapposred. As tho bag contained sbout 75 worth of truok, hia griof attho loas can bo imagined. Danlol Fiynn was arrosted yostarday morning whilo sttempting to effeot an” eutrance iuto the clothiug stoie at No. 187 Lake stroot. Whun takon to the station ho enscted tho rols of a dranken man, and was aa limp as a wan who bad banged too long. 1is ruckoet didu't work, howover, and ho was locked up in the Chicago Avenuo Station, Leona Weutgate and Josio Davenport, two boozad but warliko damscls, became eurazed at au early hour yestonlay morning becauso Chartea Dovle declined to opan up hin bar and denl thom a squato gamn of budgoe, As a result, the women disfignred the show windows of No. 106 Paciflc avouue, whero Doyls vends rum, past all recoguition, 'Fhoy sro at the Arwmory, About noon yesterday Martin 0'Noll, tho pro- priotor of & ealvon at ‘No. 63 McGregor eireot, duriug & feacas between himaelf an:d a man named Madden, inoffectually attomptod to sond tha latter to kingdom come by shooting at him with » sbot-gun. The contonts missed thoir ob- joct, but fractured tho front mudow of the oa. tablisinent, a picco of glass abrading the cuticle of a passor-by named Barrott, No srresti, DBetweon 9 and 10 o'clock last evening, as an {nfirm oid Iady was walking nlong Dearborn, near Buperior atrect, sho wns obsorved to totter for an instant, and, hofore any ona could asaist ner, fell to tho pavement. HKhe was pickod up aud conveyed to the residenco of Maralial Denaoia 8woenio, No. 238 Buperior strect, whero sho diod boforo medical aid, which had been auramoned, arrived. Dr. Ilenrotin came in ¥oon alter and pronounced Ler death the result of an attack of heart diyeaco. Ifer nome waa ascor- talved to bo Mrs. Lyman, Tho body was ro- moved to lier son's lionso. No, 224 Caaa stroot, Tho Coronor has been notifled, it LOCAL LETTERS. KNOX COUNTY. o the Ilitor af The Chwcago Tridune : Cuicaco, Fob, 12.—Pleaso allow mo space in your noxt issue for tho foliowing, intended to correct an crror which haa loog cnough beon tolerated by subscribers to the I'ost-Obleo Direc- tory, which ia suppozed to bo correct,—but con- tains more blunders than any one at first glance can imagine. As for lustauce, the county-seat of Kuox County in this Stato was changed or moved from Knoxvillo to Galosbusg threo years »go this wousth, and atill tho Fost-Ullice Licpart- ment hss beon unable to tind this out, and as & consequenca_thers i iu now not losa than threo years old n the January number for 1870 whicli'lias been republishiel every threo months smca the connty-Beat was moved from Kuoxville to Galesburg, ‘Wil the editor or publeher of that buautitul sheet arizo and explain 7 uud oblige AP AUNDAY AMUSEMENTS, To the Editer of the Chicago Tribune: Cuicana, Feb, 0.—{n yonr Kundsy e ditlon of Feb. 8, I resd the question askod by a corre- spandent over the slgnature of * Fair Play," referring o my remarks iv your paper of Jan. 40, concerning immoral plays and Sunday per- formances. 1do not proposo Lo go back to tho birth of Bloses, or prior to that timo, to auswer this query, which 1 s follows: *In how far does ono devecrato the Sabbath in ationding o theatrical performance, whon attendancs on the sanio play on auy olber day in tha week would ha cousiderod 24 oxorcising a hualthy snd beneticlal fufluence on the mind or character of tho hearer?" Ilcok upon all timeos God's, iz days o hisy given to wan for tomporal and spir itual iotercets comblued, when mau can enjoy wll Liealthful and funocent recreation. Lt tho soventh day js exclusively a holy day (nota holiday), when the spirisual natire can hotd commuiton with its Muker untrammeled Ly busineas cares, smusements, or auythitg ol a wa{ldly character, to obscuro onr epiritual Vision. Atiowing that man’s temporal wants require #ix daysin a wees to rrocure food, raiwent, smusewents, cto., ougbt not onc-soventh to be devoted to prepariog the epiritual part for jta duties hero aud its Lomu horeafter? If * Fair Play" docs not ackuowledgo that our spiritual part requirer. faod which God alona can bestow, thers 18 no use of further disoussion on this topio, Jut ploase to taotice his query, far doss one descciata?” By which I should understand that * Fair Plav" admits the dess- cration, but wishoa to knowt how far the sin oz- tends. I would not wresumo fo occapy tho place of the Almighty for ono moment, and sit In fudgment on any mortal, drawing tho bonnd. ary hnes toliing how far their sina extoend, Each mnst answar far himself to hia Makor this question, I bavoamd that I consider Sunday porformnancon immnoral, and r derecration of tod'a day. Istal ndhero to thess ideas firmly until mors convincing Arguments are arlvancod than I have yet seon on the opposite side, I bo- liove that he who ueen tho Babbath for theatrical peiformances, either for gatn or pleasure, fs robblug God, aud einuiug againat m-éwn el JUDOE DAVIS. T the Edilor of The Chicaoe Iribuna : - uicAao, Feb, 18.—Though a life-long Demo- crat, you once favored me with & publication of my proleat against tho nomivation of Mr, Hes- ing for County Treasurer. I now wish to pro- test with equal earneatnnss againet any candida- ture of David Davis for Premident, What I want s roform|, an honest administration, und a strict accountabllity from all oficors, national, Stato, and munfeipal, and 1 do not bolieve thesa thioga can bo bad from any administration with Davia at ita hoad. ) Why? Becanse Iknow notbing of him, the poople kuow nothing of him, elther porsonally or by ropatation, oxcept tuat bo is aJudge at tho United Statos Supromo Court, who wanta very much to be President, but avery woll-in- formed poreon knows that tho worst elemonta of tho Domocratic party are ail for him—meun who aro for thewmselves firat, and reform last. ‘I'hose samo Lrickstors swore, traded, and lad for David Davia Iast time, sud whou lio was uot nominat- ed, went homs, and, hko thair candidate, did noting but turn tho eold sloulder on poor Grecloy, With them it has buen, and s, *rule or ruin," - What has Davis over done for the country ? What has e done for the Domocratic barty ? Whyshould Lie bo folstod on tho State Democrat- ic Conventiona by a fow wire-pulliug valiticinue ? ‘What evidenca I thera that ho hLas auy adminis- trativa ability 2 What 18 his position on any national ' question? Let Jolin Wentworth, or any othier utimato friend snd adviser of Davis, soiswer. Wo ars told that he is honest. By whom? By John Wontworth and Jesso Fall, in whom 1, for one, have no conrideuco. The trading and promiaing propenaitios of his frionds don't look likoit. P'oreoosl intogrity and political honeaty aro, unfortuuately, ditforont thloga. Wo want no moro untried mon. I will vots for Bristow, Washburne, or any other triod and thoroughly hooest Hopublican, beforo I wmill vota for John Wentworth, Bill Twood, llesing, or oither Joff or David Davis. I think thero aro thousands of other indopendoct Demacrata like yours traly, - Joux M. Davis, e DEECUEL. 70 the Editor of The Chicago Tribtine : Cnicaao, Fob. 13.—~'1 arraign him (Bowen) a8 a slanderor and & [far." Thia Is tho language used on Friday eveving leet in Plymouth (Congrogational Christian) Church, Brooklys, by tho pastor, Henry Ward Beecher, {n speaking of one of his own paris loners. ‘Thesa words were nttered from a Chris- tian pulptt, by n professed oxpouent and teacher of Curistinnity. Chriat, tho groat founder of Christianity, in Ins Sermou upon the Mount, anya: * Blosscd aru yo wrhen men shall revilo you, and persccute you, and shall say all mauner of ovil agaiost you 1aigely, for my sako.” Now, it may bo that Mr, Boechor, sthon ho thns ayraigned Mr, Bowen, did not ciaim that (Bowen) accusod bim faleoly, for Chrial's sake but when onoe listens to such “language and wiz- nesscs such action apon the part of one of tha moat prominont, it not the most prominent, nd- vocato of tho Christian religion in the world, is it any wondor that I'lorenca McCarthiy and othe ors leave thia aystom 1n disguet, und conaider it all o sham,—a mere namo without any snb- stanco 2 Jases R Lucas. CORBECTION. To the Edilor af The Clucago T'ribunaz Cuicago, Feb, 12.—1 notice in your issue of to-day a paragraph announciog tho death of Mrs. Board, at Paineavillo, 0:, in which itis stated that sho camo hiera in a brig in 1810, and waa tho ‘‘first white woman who ever visited Chicago." Youliave boon misinformed. Mra Col. Whistler, who 1{s 8till hving in Nowport, Ky., nisitad Chicago with her husband, then En. aign Whistler, United States Army, in 1803, Also, intbo sane year, Jobn Kinzie, hia wifo, and {amily, were living hore, I aleo noticod a atate- ment in your paper concerning tho tirst whito child born in Chicago, which gave tho date ns 1819. Even if you roferrod to thoso living now, It wasan orror, for Mra, Gen, Ilunter, now living in Washington, D. C., was born herein 1803, AxgLe. il SUBURBAN. TYDE PARK, The Board of Trustoes of IIyde Park met Sat- urdsy afternoon, All preaont, A potition for a hook-and-laddsr truck for Bouth Chicago was roferred to the Polico Com- mitice and the Fire-Marsbal. Tho discharge of throo policomen ordered at tho lnst regular meeting of the Board was a rash menzure of economy, which tho Trustsos could not stand up to for any Jength of timo, and tho policemeon wera relnstated without dolay. The question whetlier o Trasteo bas authority to order work dona for the village on his indi- widual responsibility was raiged on acount of somo bills presented without tho approval of the Exccutivo Commisston. They were flonlly re- ferred to the Commisefon, with instructiona to mako a full raport on the subject at the noxt regular mooting. ‘I'he Doard latcned to three addremscs by in- terested property-owners in favor of building tho Forty-third street sewer immodiately, and paying for it on tho plan of rpecial asecsaments by inetallments, It is prolable that the plan may bo submitted to tho Supremo Court for do- cieion 88 to the lcgality of lovying the nsuess- ment in that manver, v accordance with the supgestion of the Village Attorney, Mr. J, . Torrance, baving written a lottor to President Iloxio rolative to the Ono Huudred and Sixth sirect bridge, in which he claimod thal the political oppounents of Monkrs, Torranco and Hoxie were respousihle for the causo of tho refusal of the Finance Committeo to issus cer- titicatos of tudebtedness to pay for buildiog tho bridge, President Huxis caused the lotter to Le read aloud by tho Clerk. 3ir. Boneloy, of the Tinauce Committeo, replicd that lie did mot kuow nor care anything about tho politica of thesa gentlomon in connvetion with this matter ; but tho issuance of sinch certificates would be clearly illogal, nnd the Committce therofore could not recomuena auch action, mittes of Hyde ‘Tho report of the Joint Park and Lake rolativo to the bitl of the divers for repslrim{l the water-pipe connecting the erib with the Water-Worlis was read; the report claimed that there was duo the sum of $1,707, as sgainst about 1,600 claimod ; but, as a yonson- sblo and oquitnble compromise, tho Joint Com- mitteo proposed that the sum of 2,000 bs al- lowed, Mr, IIL W, Engle, Prosident of the Western Bubmarine Wruckiog Company, was roquestod to stato tho natura and exteut of the claiws of his Corapauy, and, after he lad dono 0 at considerable longth, the wholws subject wau reforred to the Figance Comntttoes of Hyde Tark and Lake, AL 6 o'clock tho Noard adjourned for one weels, Dutunl Lifo Xnnur;mco Company of New crle. Mezers errell & Fergunon, Oeneral Agents, and J. W. Meaker, Special Ageut, of {he alove-named Come- 1any, fsue th following card ; Mz, Orville Cronkhite nolouger represents the AMu- tual Life Insurauco Company of New York, In fact, the busiuess of tho Compeny Eas bLeen undor the stipervirlon of Mervin Tabor, Spectal Awent, for (ho pait montl, ‘The otiice of the Agency 18 nuw b Mecke ce'n new Lufiding, 43 Dearborm strect.” ki e S An Apt Quotation. # TEe #¥il thiat men do Nyes uiter them, ‘Lo gucd s oft duterred with thelr Lones,” But tho good & mau does bis family by huying 8 new # Domeatic * will lart years after he fs dust. Steinway Upright Pianos ate nog conceded to Vo the niast deairablo of alt planca for the parler or drawing-room, Over veven Lundrod 12 Usb 1 Chicago and viciuity, all of which have given thu moat unqualified satinfaciion, Rockford, Rock Island & 8t, Louis R, B, ‘The shorieat ancbquickest route o lock Ialand, IiL, aud Davenport, Is. Tratn leaves Wells Btrest Depat 10:30 8. .} arrive Nock laland 6 p, m, Ofce, 68 Clazk streets V. I, Cook, Agent, “In how'| RAILWAY NEWS, NMontann Grants n Conditional * Subsidy of $3,500,000 T to the Northern Paelfie, What Vioe-President Stark Has to Say About the Complotion of the Road. Something Alout ¢ Creeping ” Rallse Miscellaneous Notes, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. QGon. Btark, Yico-Proudont of the Northern Pacitiec Rajlroad Compsaay, arrived tn this city Saturday ou his way to Now York, 1o liss been epending tho winter At 11elena, M. T., whero ho hisa been urging tho intoreats of tho railroad with the Logisiature. A TRizoNE reporter, call- Ing upon him at the Grand Pacifle yesterdny af- tornoon, found him 1o a jubilant frame of mind, cauged by the reception of a lelegram from Holona nunouncing that the Bubsidy bill In bo- hiatf of tho Northorn Pacitic had at last passed tho Logielaturo. 1n responue to tho roportors quorlos, Gon. Stark stated that tho bill Lnd aseed tho Council by a vole of 11 to 1, and the Elnuuo Ly a vote of 24103, * What is tho amount of subsidy 2" quericd tho reporter, **I'hirco aud a half millioor, the amount beiag nheu"by Worritorial bondn running twenty-five ol It is undorstood hers that tho grant is con- ditional.” ++8o it Is, Tha bill granting the subsidy pro- vides that tho rmlrost company shall raiso onough monoy outside Lo comploto tha rond to Bozowmnu, What wo origlually nsled sas that tha ‘Torritory givo us outright 2,000,000 with no conditions ; but porhaps this is just as well," ** You apoke of Hozomnn as tho proposed tor minus of the live. Many peoplo in this part of the country ata doubtlesa iguorant of its exact location,” s * Bozoman 15 situated 500 mifea wost of Dls- marck, and 120 miles distant from Holona.™ Wil theroad bs pushed through 10 Holena 2" * ¢ That is fmpossble yet to tell. It iu atill an opon quostion with us_whether {o run the rond through IHetena or Deor Lodge. If we go thiough Holeua, the routo boyond that will be dimcxht to complote, as, on sccount of tho uatura of tho country, tbero must bo a great denl of tunveling sod grading, or clxo & long dotour must be made,” “ [low many mile3 of track aco now comploted on tha entiro routo " “Thero aro two soections mow in operatiou. One of those begiua at Dutnty and rous to Bis. marck, a disianco of 450 miles. Thon, on tho Pacifio Division the road la tinisbed from Puget Bu\lmxl“to the Columbia River, & distanco of 105 milos. *+ How many miles aro yot to bo comploted 7™ “T'he gup botwween the two tanuinl is nbont 800 mwiley in.widib,” *¢Ia thoro any immodiate prospoct of extend- 1og the Pacific Divislon " +‘There is a very good proepect. In faot, ne- gotiations ate now peading for a continuation of tho work ou that portion of tho road.” ** Coucormug tho work botweon Bismsrck and Bozeman, Liow loug will it take to put this part of tho line ready for operation " ‘* An nonr o8 I can judge from prosent sppear- ances, it will tako about three years.” 14 the couatry o Lilly as to hinder sori- ously the progress of tho work 7" “Noj thorois nothing but o level plain bo- tweon tha two poiuts, or, at least, until we strike tho Valley of tho Yollosstone, aud that i as easy for track-laying a8 tho geuorality of river hottoms. Tho chief obstruction to tho work comen from tho Indinna.” You spoke about a condition attachod to the subsidy grant, that the Cowpany i3 to raiso enougt monoy to complets the proposed exten- glon. - What do you estumato will be the amouat required to bo raised #** I figuroit at sbout €G,000,000, and I am now on my way to New York to ses about no- gotiatiog for loans to that amount.” ‘Tho Goneral 1n lus journey rrom 1lelena had exporioncod what most peaple would consider a rough timo, A stage-ride of 500 milos in wintor naturally could uot afford & man o vast desl of pleasure. Ilo reports that he oncountercd considerablo wnow on the highor sloj but tho valloys wore dry aod unpleasantlyduaty. Work on the Boze- mao extenslon will ‘bo comtnouced immedistely, and tho last 200 miles of tho road from Lako Buperior to Diemnacck, which has uot boon in operation during the wintor ssaeon, on nccoant of tho froquont suow-blackades, will bo {mme dintoly placed in runnivg ocder, nud tralng will be run 1ogularly heroniter. CREZPING RAILS, Boeing Lho following stem credited to so Ligh ap nuthority as tho Scientiflo American, we sont itto Josoph ¥. Tucker, Eeq., the General Su- perintondent of tho 1liinois Central Railway, ao- liciting » statoment of whatever observations ho might have made upon tho eubject. Tho Ili- noid Central ban 704 miles of track, nearly all of it varyiog only & few degroos from duo north and south, and, Lad the ftem been based on act- ual obsorvatious, it suroly would have beon no- ticed by.the munagors of that road. The fol- lowing is the paragraph : The ' oreoping” of rallroad rails has sttracted somze attention of late, and, whils wo do not atiempt to explatu it, wa ofer o poiat'on tho fuck that, on lues zuuuing north aud routh, the westorn rall ' creeps " faster than the eastern rail—tat {s, thls strango movement of tha rail towards the south s more marked {n ous rafl than n thy other on tho sama track, Jurthermorc, it has been noticed st on such a lino tho eastern rafl wears out tho fastest. Tiotk of theso polnta, wo think, can boe explalucd by the motion of the earth sa it turus from tho west toward tho cast, Lveryihing that has freo motlon ia dragged after the whirling globe; every wind that blowa and every tido that mwoves feals tho infuence, aud our train going north or south fa pulled over fowaris tho east, and natmslly presscs tho eastern rail most heavily, Tho weatern rall, beig relleved of its mhiaro of weight, * creeps” moro freely and quick. 1y, 1t is also naticed that the wheels thal’ run on the eastern rall wear out first, and we can but think that this earth motion is the true cause. The practical atddo of thin fu 1hat the exatern rail ond wheols should be stronger, Mr, ‘Lucker submitted it to L. H. Clarke, Fsq., Chief Enginoer of the road, \rhs hins hiad charge of It for the lact twenty years,” His reply is as followa: Cutorao, Feb. 10,1, I. Tucker, oy Gervral Stie yerintendenit: As rezarda *creepinig " of rails on the ilinofs Central Jadirost, T havo to say tiat on onr fouble tracks the ratls *creop® In the diruction in which trains wmove; on siugle track u both directions the movement beik down tho grades whera tho roadl s undulating to sny great oxtent, and, wheu level, about equal in eitber direction, 1hi ever obecrved Uiat the eastern rall wewis out the fastcst, Who has obeerved that the stalement 18 publishoed !s correct 7 L, H, Orauxe, Of conrne this atmost nottles the mattor. It 80 uble and experiencod uv engineor as Mr, Clarke, who hus managed the longest north and wouth lino of railwayin the world for twonty years, cunnot corroborate tho statemeunts of tho Scientific Awmerican, sow will be ready to accept them au correct, True, thero is a foundation for them in theory; but tho effects must be infini- tesimally small, and thierefors may bo noglected. They certainly hovo not beon observed on tho Ihinos Contral, To the Edutor of The Ch!cr;a Tribune : Grenwoop, Feb. 7.—In your Saturday's paper, Jau, 29, wos an articlo taken from tho Scientifio American, entitled **Croeping of Ralls," It notices the fact thut on Lines ranning north and south tho wostern rail **creepa™ faster than tho eastern rail,—that lg, thin strango wovement of the 1ail toward the south I8 more marked (u ouo _rail than in the other on the same truck, Iur- thermore, it hua been noticed that on such a lino tho castern rails wear out tho fastor. Tho arti- cle says: **Everything having fres motion ia dragged after tho whirling globe; every wind that blows and evory tido that moves foels tho influence, and our tisin going north or sauth pulled over towsrd tho east, and uaturally presses the caatern rail most beavily,” ‘Ihoy think they can expluin both of thedo pointy by the " wotion of tho ecarth, a4 it turos - from the weoal towaid tho oaat. E'hat it is & fact that tue eastern rall woars out first, and that the western rail ** creeps * fantost, 1 hiave not & doubt 3 but I'do uat agres with their expianation. 1 do bos agree with them that it is natural for the trsin ta boar Leavicst on the eastern rail, I shiould say the natural way would bo for the train to bang back or rost heaviest on tho western rail, for small bodies hanging to tho eurth or bield there Ly sho ewrin's attraction wonld nag go abioad or faster than the surface of the earth; but rather have o tendency to lag bo- Lind, At least they got on Lhe wrong rail, aud 1 thnk used poor philovopby to got oo at all. If the earth rushed away from objects that aro freo to move, &8 the article predicts, our homed would be somewhat disagrecable. Tho train would bear hoaviest on the wostern rail inatead of the castoro, if thoir philosophy was good. But, ag .+| there are shaut 45 miles of atmosphers, mora or 1| loss, moving witl: the earth in its rovolutions, it s slmost absurd to way that there Ia any anch dragglng senmatfon falt at all, I would any Lthat the wenring of the eastorn rail and wheel was and is owipg to the severo wost winda which provall o greator portion of tho time, Why doen tho farnior ‘lllnln grove of willons on tho weat side of his home? Why do the apple-trees grow at an anglo of about 46 degroen towards the cant 2 All for the snme reason that tha rail woare: thoy cannot gtand tho esrong wont wind, ‘Lho ereoping of thoe wostern rail, I think, is correct, nud due to the mation of tho oarth from weat to enat, 1 think it would craop nnd vorth on all roads sonth of the oquator, south from all pointe porth of the equetor, ‘T'hon, to provent this cresping, the ratls ehould be Inid hiait on vach wids of 1ha oquator 3 but s this s impaoseiblo, wo mngt ot thetm THE FREIGHT TRAFFIC DURING SANUARY. Tuho Railroad Guzelte, in spoaking of the freight trafic during tho wmonth of January, a0yA Tha in movement from ths Northivest to the neabaard was very largo, and has been oxceeded only I ene provioua y "o siipmenta of Northwest- e primary receiving citios bave beou larier by 31 e cent thnn n 1475, and a8 rales Hiave been remnin. erative this large bustuees, uli moviug by Linvo been & conniderable sourca of progt fo luea, The receipts at Atlantic ports wers a sixth farger than last year, indleating that tie largest part of wi focreane {u futended for export, Tan recelpts at tho Nortliweatern clties, however, woro lcss Ly about 163 per ceut, which i’ acconntoll for by the fact that thu stocks on Land in atore there oro unusunlly large, “There In o Jarga smount of grain, especially corn, in the Northwest, nnd apparently tho ratiroada will be able to carry o conaidorablo praportion of it to the YLt before the oponin of navigation. ‘Thoy ars cars fying mora than lest wintor, tho rates ars Letter, snd thelr working oxpoueus oro lewd, owlog Lo tho much midlder whiter, The carrying of hoga and hog-producta is ono of the most important brances of tratfie in (ho winfer on wany Northweatern raliroads, For the crop year ve- ginning with November, {ho number of auimaly yacke.d R0 far liaa been about 10 per cent trenthan last year, though tiis Is svout balanced Ly Lo dncrearo fn tho average weight; bul for the month of January tho uumber of hogs packed was about 15 per ecnt groater thin yosr than Jast, Anithiracito cosl in not only an_fmportant trafio in itaclf to many Eastern rallroads, but its consumption Is tosome extent & key o the nctivity prevalling in mauvy important industries, The production last Janu- #ry {8 veportod a8 almost exactly tho eame as in Jenu- ary, 1876, This productlon Ia light, however, Last year a largs proportion of the collieries were closcd, on accountof a minors striko; and this year ail the great carriers havo fmmense_atocks on haud, which go oft slowly, and onabis them to supply alimost any demaud sizhuul producing—which they have receutly ceased olug. “Thun tho yoar scamn to opon favorably so_far as thess great’ trafils staplos ure concerned. Thers fu more business and the pricos are better, 1t fa truo, nevertheless, that many manufacturing fndunstries sro still langulaliing, sud_that tho important traflo af- fordoil Ly these, of which no records are preserved, s genenally very uneatiafactory, though it may beso and tiil be betier than it waa [aat yoar. It s tuse traillc in raw onaterials which Is bost reported, and this scerun really very good, with the ozception of anilira- cita coal, tho production of which has buen generally suspended siuco tho month of Jaunary. THE CHICAGO & PACIFIO, Ta the Bditor of The Chicago Tribune: Lavang, 1ML, Feb, 12, —Thocltizenaof thisplace and vicinity bave held throo large meotings at Sterwood'a Hall, Thursdsy and Fridsy, for tho purposo of making nu effort to seours the com- pletion of the Chicago & Pacific lallway to this point, ‘This is a very important shipaing point for grain nud steck, and tho peoplo are decldedly aoxious lo open up a dircet communication with your city, that they may sond those products to tho Metropolia of the West., Goorga 8. Bowen, Vice Presidont of the Chicago & Paclile, and Mr. Boone, railroad contractor, wero presant and addrossad theso mootiugs. Thoy guarantoo that if tho necossary amount of local ald can bo se- cured (£100,000 and right of way) that tho rond will bo finished to Lanark in ninoty days from commencement of work on_trock, Speoches were wmado by tho Ilon. D. . Dame, Mensre. Dingee, I'utorbgugh, nnd other citizens, ersl promluent citizens stepped forward in re- aponso to the call for local aid, headed Ly H. Roynolds, Exq., who put down his autograph for 2500, to givo tho outerprise n good send-off, ‘I'so complotion of tlis road will open up a very important avenuo to your city for tha transpor- tation of our Wostorn praducts. . Groroz Hay, MICHIGAN RAILROADS, Srecial Correspondence of 1'he Chicago Tridune. Lassxa, Mich,, Feb, 12,—It belug reported that tho Grand ‘Crunk Railtond Company was socking o controlling {nterost in the Chicago & Lnke Ifuron Rallroadl, to offect & terminus ab Clileago, s dircroditod by tho Dollovuo Gazells, which says that C. F. Miller, of Batile Creol, and Mr. Iteed, of Cassopolis, have fust taken a contract to grada that portion of the gap bo- tween Laosing and Voraop, the juuction of tho Detroit & Milwaukeo Railroad, o distanco of 30 miloo. ‘Thoy will comnionco operations about April 1, aod expect to comploto thejr work about. May 15, and tho rails will bo laid somo time in July, ‘Tho Chicago & Take Huron Company wiil complete the 10 miles northesst of Yeruon, and oxpend about §50,000 in new tiss, ralls, and fndlnu. - improving the two divisions for hrough tratlo from Chlcago oast. Thoy will also tako up 214 milos now laid to South Lans- ing, and change tho route to North Lansing, sud ‘muko the stution west of tho Capitol. A enecial mooting of tho Btate sioard of Qon- trol waa hold Wodueaday, on business rolating to tho building of the Mackinaw & Marquetto ltaul- road from tno Strais northwest to Marquette,— = Iand-aubsldy haviug been granted by the laut Legislatura, “A proposition was submitted by a company formed hero to build the firat 50 milea of tho road by Aug. 1. The Doard came to no deflnito concluaton, and adjourned till noxt Wedneaday, Tho railrond gentlomon prosont wero Capt. E. L. Craw, of Fruisport ; William Ii. Btophenson, A. J. Cooper, A, G. \Vobster, of Clucogo ; and J. A, Leggett, of Grand Havon, A nmmnf was held at Pinckuey yesterday, in aid of tho 'Foledo & Aun Arbor Railread, which is projectad from Ann Arbor to Dover and Pinck- noy, and from Howell to Owosno, Meetlngs bava boon liold at all the powts, and much iutereat manifested. 1'OREGOR & SIOUX CITY LAND-GRANT, Speciat Corresrandence of The Chicuno Tribune, Des Moines, Feb, 13,—Thers laalivoly conteat over the lands granied by tho State to the Mo. Grogor & Sioux Olty Rallrosd. Tho terms of tho grant have expired, and tho road is not built. Lwice has the Company farfoited this grant, A bill ia beforo the Legielature to ro- -3 .same (ho lauds by tho Stato, Tho original grant waa mado by Congress in 1864, Irom tho out. sot, thoro Lavo_been ovasions of lho spirit sud intent of twe Laod-Grant act; and the object #ectny to huvo boen to soe how wuch land could be kot for tho loast number of wlles of road built, ‘Tho road hus now reached Algons, in Konsuth County, I'rom tuis point, three or four Companies propgse to huild a road, the Btate will give them the land; snd tho amount of wexaggerated statemonts on gil sides, 30 eohionce the chauces of gebting tho price, worth nf least §300,000, is somo- what' surprising. ‘Uhe Gemato Com. mittea bave reportod in favor of an extension ; whilo tho Ionse Committeo have reported in fuyor of resumptiop. Chteago {8 directly inter- cuted in tho rusult of this httle fight. I could fill » column of "Tus TutaoNe with the crooked- ness and ways that are dark in councction with the laud-grant, aud which have, I understand, Elra‘:dy cut one Unitou States oficer lus otticlal ond, MEN WHO WANT OFFICE, Speciat Diapatcl to 1ha Chicayo Tribune. BrooiNaToy, Ill, Foh, 12,—Tho last issus of tho Taxton Jtecord nomisates U. L. Fort, of Lacon, ot present Cougressman, for Governor, and plodgen itself to work fn Lis intoreat. Thia action creates geueral sutprise, as the mattor hos not boen discussed by politicians, and it ls not known that a Corporal's guard will volo for him for Governor, although he ia consfdered in- vincible for Congress, Piominent politicisus ot Ford County think the action of the ftecordls’ liasty and injudicions, Tho lon, Cal 1L, Frow, ot Y'axton, former Stato legislator, would liko the Hepublican nomumtion for Fort's seat in Cougreas, but §a generally considored oa beiny & Joug way from it ju Lloomtngiow, and {udeed in McLean County, no work having beou dons by sny candidato, Beveridge scems aheed for (iov- ernor, Judgo Tipton, of this city, will surely bo cavtidato tor Covgreas in tls district, but whotler or nov ke will rosign lis seat on tho Beueh previous to olection day is s matter of curioeicy, At is much wonder: ¢ that Tipion, Laving kequired no excellont a roputation as an upright and expeditious Judge, should wish to barter judicial lhonors and ermive for tho doubtfal associationa of Congresa, ILLINOIS INDEPENDENTS, Bpecial Dinatch ta Ihs Cricago Tridune, Qarzssung, 1L, Fub, 13,—Tho Independenta ot Kvox County hold a Couvestion in ths Opera- Jlouse in this ity to-dny, and welacted tho fol- lowing geotlemen as delegates to tno Independ- ent Btate Conventlon, which convenes at Deca- tur on tho 16th inat, : @. A, Charles, H. Ohris. mor, W. W. Mathows, Thomss McKes, H. P. ‘Wood. The delegatos wors instruoed to ey, aut as fur as practicablo the spiclt of ths foliow. ing rosolutions adopted by tho Convention: Resaiged, That tie presont ocurremcy of {h | Blatce in fha bt wo hava orer dind, &4 (0 Dir gy ment the test that in practically attainsble, and thay' [} :l mezpedient to attompt to make any radical changa o it, Kesoleed, That the Apeclo and Rexumption 188t Cangrest shott bn ot onen npulo'?l. actof the Reanlred, That wa are aliko opposed to inflation ang contraction nnder oxisting circumstances, ; 'The sum total of thie moeling wore nine dale. gntos aud about a% many apectators. PUT YOUR FOOT ON IT1 Hrrexa, Mon., Feb., 13.—A bill subsldizing tho Northern I'acifio ailroad to the amount of #3,000,000, and s bill subsldiziog the Utah Northern narrow-gaugo to tho amount of 8. 160,000 have pagacd tho Leglalaturs and receivaq the Govoruor's npproval, Both billd come be. foro the pooplo on the 3d of Apnl. SNOW-BOUND, SArT LAke Civy, Uiah, Feb. 13.—Ublen Ps. clfic expreas traing oast and west to-day are ge. ported anow-bound noar Piodmont Htatlon, Lundborg's Californin Water for tolleband bath ; delightfullyfragrantiand refreshing pralaiiviziebet et Rutin LU AL oLl | B T esu el SO ST SN TENDELL—Fob, 13, of congestion of tha lungs, Anna, the beloved wife of Giles Rendell, nged 20 years, Funersl on Tueaday, at 3 a'clock 1. nh., from reafs ;:rnco, 138 Bouth Leapistucs-st., by carriages to losee £ Timen (England) pleass copy. BHARPLE&R—TFob, 13, of congrstion of the lungs, Hannal, widow of tho fato Thowmar Sbarples, aged 81 enrs., Fitierst rom ber Iato restdence, 30 East Indiuns. st,, Tucuday, Fob, ofclock 'p, m,, by eari Y & s PRIOE—On Ssturday, tho 12th Inkt, Ethet Jones, Foungort duugbior of Abrabara D, sud Mario W, Prica; Byed 7 years aud ¥ months, rvices at reafdence, 14 North Ads-at,, on Tiealags 100t vt L oot uesday, Inat., at 1 o'cloc] e I, ¥ faniily ot invitod." LoELT SHlebacbin TRACY—Feb. 13, Charlea Tracy, nged 21 years and. & onerai Tusaday, 16tt tnat., from his rcald : unerai Tucads; nnt, from his realdence, X Bliolo-at, by cartidges to Calvary Cometerye o 33| R R A A A A A A S P Sparkling and Bright | Will bo tho Silver on your tables, and all youe Housse hold Utonsils, when cleanod and polished with Eleo-. tro Slitcon. This arttclo Isanatural infasortal produot, abtained from & Nevada mino, entirely free from grit or infurions chemicals. It oloans and polishes with less le.' bor and greator brlilancy thau sny material aver bafors. discovared. Tt shonld bo In every well regulatod house. ! bold, Bold by Houss. Furnishing Stores, Drugglsts, Jew olare and Grocers, Agents-~GILLET, u:cm.wou; & €0, 24 and 34 South Water strmat, Chicsga. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Fl AT AAG‘HI‘K”[\IE}'EY MAN| EE&“FURING 00! LI A s 1o P , Ridls W, 2 Pttt iagad VL Eann, BONE \ Na: AW_NDKGB{"mm AND WAGON-COVERR, ' LAGS AND BANNENS-COTTON DUCK. GILBERT HUBBARD & CO. 202 to 208 Houth Waterst., Cornor Fifth-av,, Chidaga, TWINES AND CORDAGE ! MANELA AND BISAL ROPE, Homp and gun;u.fi&nm Bove. ol GILBERT HUBDAND.& CO., 203 to %08 Bouth Waterat., Ohioago, | BAVINGS BANKS, TTHE STATE BAVINUS INSTITUTION- 8 and &2 LaSalle-at. Sie por ot atermtt ::“'"‘ . CONFECTIONERY. i SR R S SN g L) CELEBRATED throughout the Union—expressed to all parta. 1 I and upward ot 25, 40, 600 per 1, Address orllers GUNTHER, Confoo- Mauer, Uhlnl‘fl» AUCTION SALES. WL A, BUTTERS & GO, AUCTIONEERS, 108 EAST MADISON-ST, AUBulters & Co;s Auelion Roums, 108 Nadiaon-at, ‘WEDNLESDAY MORNING, Feb. 10, at 8:90 o'elock, ‘WHITE, YELLOW, AND ROORINGHA3 WARE, FINE TABLE OCUTLERY, CARPRETS. ATUCTION SALH 30 Barrels GROUND COFFEBR WEDKESDAY MORNING, Feb, 16, at 10 o'clock, a3 our stiesroom, 108 Eost Madison-at, Also, A BMALL STOOK GIOCERIES, W, A, DUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, BUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR TRADE SALR THURSDAY MORNING, Fob. 17, at 0:30 o'clock, At Balesrooms, 103 AMadlson-st, DRY GOODS, FINE QUSTOM-MADE CLOTHING, 'WOOLENS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SubEd, Hamburg Edgings and Insertings, NOTTINGHAM LACE CUNTAINS, Tiibbons, Stlk Velvnll.t'&vclncnl. Feathers, ete, —AL80— MBRCEANT TAILOR'S STOCK Fiue Clothing, Overcosts, Dress Coats, 'anta, and Vesti 1n sults and sepurats, Puruishing Goods, e, AT DWELLING NO.307 THIRTIETH-ST., Dotween Wabaali-av, and Btato-st., wo shall sell, ‘Thursday Morntog, Feb. 17, at 10 o'clook, Th entire_household effocts, conststing of Parlor, Chamber, Dining-room, nnd Kitchen Furufturs, Hruss sola Carpets, Blovos, Cooking Hange, Beds, Bedding Croskery, Glusswaro, etc,, tho wholu comprising a conle; yleto outdlt for bousskeening, J Wl & BUTTERS & CO, Auctionsers, \ BY G. P. GORE & CO., €8 and 70 Wabash-ay, ATUCTITON Taestay, Feb. 16, at 300 m, DRY GOODS, Clothing, Oasaimercs, 6.4 Oloths, Cottone ados, Hats, O Gents' Undorwoar, Hoe siory, Table Ouuery. Notions, &0., &o. A suporior line of Hamburg Edgings and Insortions diroot from the amporter. ‘Che_balange of n retail atock comprising Roal Laco Handkerchiofu, Real Lage Oole Jars, Jaconots, Nainsooks, Ladios' Whits Un- orwoar, fine_and medium_grades, Gents® Underwear, Hoatory and Notions will be cloarod at this salo, Alyo, the balanco of & Hollday Consigne mont af Books to a nelghboring city, sentus to closo. Tho)iu;oomgnuaaflmndurderu of tho highost order. Balo peremptory. GEO. P. GORH & CO., Auctionoers. SPRING STYLES BOOTS & SHOES AT ATCOTION, DY CATALOGUE, On WEDNESDAY, Feb, 16, &t 9:30 &, m, prompt Manufacturera were never 80 burd pushed for casy to koep their workmen slong, and we have advanced over $50,000 ON DESIRABLE GOODS, and those wha know ux know that WHEN WE OFFER GOODS THEY ARE BOLD, Early buyers sheuld make s nota of the above, UEQ, I, GORE & CO., 64 and 70 Wabash-av, T O T e Y By FRANK PORTER & CO,, Auctlousers, 170 East Madison-at, CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE, atthe Empire House, 97 sud 94 Bouth Deaplaines-st, On Mouday, Feb, 1, entire coutents of house, consisting of Parlor, Chamber, Dining-roow and Kitchien Furniture, Orock= ery, (lass sud Ylaled Ware, Hostiug 8toves, large Hauge, Mirrors, Bads, Bedding, Urusecls snd Tapestry Augrag Carpets, Matting, &c., &0, Al Lho goods sre ot tho beat quality aud {u Orst-rate order, Depoaits will bo required fron lvz? purchaser. HIRAM BRUHY, ueel At {1:30 8, 10,, will be sold the By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctlousers, IE and 88 Randolph st YURNITURH, NOTIONS, &o. TUESDAY, Fub, 18, st 0:30 &, ., New aud Beoond- baud Furnlinre, ' Carpets,” Orockery, sud Genersl luusekeeping Goods, 4 large atock Liaty, Caps, Bus- yetders, Collsre, Notlons, &c,, &o, ELIHON, FOMEROY & C¢ ind 88 Randolpb-at. By JAS, ’, McNAMARA & CO,, 117 Wabssheay., n. W, cor. Madlson. 2,400 cases Boots aud Shoes at Auction, Tueaday Morning, Fob,315, at 9:30 o'clock, Full Uns of seasonable goods. Bals without reserve. X AP MoNalIRIA &G0 auctionserns .