Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1876, Page 8

e e THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Eight boys, ranging from B to 10 years, were srrested on Van Daren stroot last evening and locked up in the Armory. Edward Cbristian and Fred Wilson, arrested 128t ek on & chiarge of stesling somo silver- ware, hava beon honorably dischirged, ‘The Gormanje, White Btar Lino, arrived at Quoonstown Bunday, Feb, 13, in sovon dayn, fif- tean boure, audsoventoon minutes,~—the quickest rup yet§ 870 miles a day. ‘The second anniversary of the oponing of the new Tremont Houso was colobrated yestorday Ly a grand dinnor, to which many frionds of the tiouse were luvitod.” A very ploasaat time was had, The Coroner held an inquost yesterday on tho body of Thomas Aebton, who fell from a train on the Chicago & Alton Rosd, near the Archor avonue crossing, Ticsday, and retaroed a ver- dict of accidental desth. Tho temporaturo yosterdsy, sa obscrved by Maoasso, optician, 88 Madison streot (Tninune Buflding), was: At 8 . m., 13 dogreea; 10a. m, 17} 12m,, 23: 4 p.m., 27; 8 p.m, 27. Dare omoter, 8a. m,, 29:13; 8 p, m,, 20:20, 1t Liaving boen incorroctly stated that tho Mn- tna! Lifo Insurance Company, of Now York, was dolng a largor businoes in Chicago thaw in any city except Now York, tho Goneral Agent says that Chicago {s_onutdone by many other cities, nuch aq .‘ufilny. Milwaukee, Boston, and I'ifla- delphis. Chicaro, however, ought to have been ahead of whero it is, and would have been wero it not for tho alleged defaulting ex-Agent Cronkhite, who never gave tho Compsany satis- factiou during his connection with is. The roviysl at the Iodinna Avenus Clhristian Church, cornor Twenty-fifth streot, s still in rogress, and the poople scem mnot to tira of Ecmng tho earncat Gospel pronchiug of tho pas- tor, tho Rev. Knowles 3baw., ‘Threo porsons wero immeraod Bunday night,—one a citizen of Milwaukeo, who camo horo for that oxpross pur- pose. Thirty-seven have been added to the church, and mors sro expected. Mooting is ‘being hold each ovening aud will continue over Sunday. Thoe furniture manufactorers, or at least n number of thom, who held & meoting on the 20th of January at tho Furniture Exchange. 151 Randolph strcot, st which ~J. Belersdorf presidod, havo fssucd a circular to tho offect that tho market {8 dopressod, aud that the cmployes aro cither vory poorly patd or out of work, and, in order to remedy this ovil and tho mannfacture of worthloss goods, it 8 suggested that ovor- roduction aud other ills could bo romedied ¥ waqnlng the elght-honr ly'llom, aod cilllog eight hours a day's labor. ~Thoy clatm that furnituro-makera aro but poorly paid at bLeat, and constant work would save many famt« lies from rmsory. Resolutions to tho effect that the eight-hour” eystem shall go into operation July b, 1870, provided that two-thirds of the manufacturers in the Unitod States adcpt tho rale, were passed. Those wisbing to ca-operate can send thelr address to Mr, J. Uelorsdort, No, 207 Randolph street. I'orty-sevon mauufactur- ers [n tLia city have signed the circular, SET ANOTHER INVITATION, At s mooting of the Eighteenth Ward Club, bold Taendny ovening, the tollowing resolutious wore adoptod ¢ WitknxAs, Our old city charter, ns well as our prea- oot fundamental Jawe, recognized the Ldea uf a two- yoars’ term for tho oftice of Mayor; and Witzneas, Thera is sufiicient doibt In the minda of our Supremo Court of the legallty of ** huldiug over " a3 to equally divlde that body, it would scem to be tho privilege of tho people to decido that queation 3 Jlesoired, thereforo, That we would earncst-y {nvite 1ba present incurnbent of that ofiice, Mayor Cilvin, to afford his frisude—who aro conacious of Lis abliily und integrity of purpose, and are satisficd that ho Las discharged Lis duties in an ablo aud efticient 1manner, but stiil bavesome doubt about the proptiety of “*Bolding over *-an opportunity of snying eaipbatl, cally, by his re-clection, * Well done, thon good sud faithful scrvant,' Reaolscd, That wo trust that no considerations of personal delicacy, supposcd devotion fo the public £00d, ar ecouomy ' (as we are to have an_elration in April, and the election of Mayor will not incriase tho cost) ' will deter hia Honor from affording the poople an opportunity of indorsing his policy, expressing themsolves upon and solving this voxed ~problem, and forever putting to rest the clamorn and _ snapiclons of his enenuies, who ciaim that hio does not reprenent the ‘will or intercala of the cltizens of Chicago, Jéesolved, That the rasolutions passed by the SBoventh ‘Ward Republican Club aro moet fully iudorsed. YRANKLIN BOCIETY. ‘Tho Franklin Booloty hotd its annual meeting last ovening at No. 118 Monroo stroot. Tho Dresident, Z, Eastman, was in tho cair, 3lr. Boes, the Finaucial Secretary, reported that during tho yoar the Society hind atartyd the Prinling Press, and now hud an organ, and that on tho whole tho Spclety was in good condition, Tho library waa small, but containod somo rara works, 1o recommended tho incrossing of the Permanent Fund, aud had already tukon stops in that direction, Tho Treasuror, . W. Page, reported, show- iug that sinco July, 1871, £368.70 had becn 10- caived and £369.08 had been oxpendod ; that the Pormanent Fund amounted to 2302, and that the Publication Fund Lad boen oxhausted. The re- port was raceived and ordored placod on filo, Tho election of oficors for tho ensuing year ‘was thon bad, and rosulted as follows: Dresident—lotn 1. Joffery, Vice-Presidents—A. P, Lugeand John Buckle, Treasurer—D, W, Page Finaneial Seerelary—1i, R, Hoss, Recording Secretary—C. A, Whithey. Correspondiny Secretary—A, 11, McLanghlin, Aanagers—Jsmen W, Steaban, ¥, A, Esstman, J, B, Edwards, John Marder, §. W, Fullls, and M, Hill A voto of thanks way tendered Mr. oss for his servicos in tho paat iu caring for the library snd his gonernl interost in tho Socioty, after which tho mecting adjourued, — M'CONNELL--ROGERS. TWO MADE ONE, There was an unusual stir in tho socioty-world lsst ovening, occasioned by thie marriago of Miss Barah Rogers, daughter of Judge Logers, aud Me, 8. P. McConuell, of the law firm of Craw- ford & McConnell. For many weoks thore Liss vot occurred aliko ovent of such importanco, tnd, thoroforo, it was tho basis of tho brighsest suticipations on the part of the leading peopls, eapecially of the younger omos. Doth of the principala jo the affair aro well and widely xnown, aod the bride's parents bave sn up- nsually oxtonded circle of acquaintances. It way natural, thon, that the wedding should bo at- lended by guosts from near and far, 88 was tho age, All portiona of the city wore numorously tepresonted, and many ladies and gentlemen moro also presont from othor cities. Ashland tvouus, for soveral blocks fu tho viciulty »f Judge Rogors’ residenco, was choked mith carriagos during tho greator part of tho svening, and vast was the tribalation of liverled Arivers,who wero unablo, byreason of the crowd, 1o aitain a pafe lndmti;-placn on tho sidewnlk, wnd wero therefore obliged to deposit tueir fair surdons in the most awkward placos. TIE CEREMONY ook place at tho Judge's residenco, No, 162 Ash- aud avenue, at 6 o'clock, ¥ biidal party do- scondod Into tho front parlor at tho appoloted timo, Tho bridesmaidu were Mies Julin Itogers, Miss Barah Fassott of Bpringtiold, 111, AMiss Tulia Wallor, Mies Bolla Walter, and Miss Hall ; ind tho groomemon wero Mr. Janoa MeConnoll.. r. Harry Rogers, Mr, T, \V. 8mith, Mr. Joh n Lsnphier of 8pringfield, 11l., aud dr. Dubois, wlso of Bpringrield.” Tho ushora wora essra, I, 3. Hoatou, 11, W. Waller, G. M, Rogors, and Wallaco Campholl, After the cezemony the cuu'.{flo received tho congratulations of their (mmediato frionds, and :hen underwent tho ordeal af a formalrocoption, [nvitations to the numbor of 600Liad beon issued, sad, of course, the jam was immenae, THR GUESTS O A woro Judge and Mrs, 8, M, Moore, Ju and Mre. Booth and dsughters, Judge MM, dary, Judgo T, Lyle Diekoy, Judge Trumbutl, fudge and Ars. Van Buren, Judio aud Mis, Tent, Mr. and Mrs. 1. K. Goodoll, Mr. and Mrs, . I, Biseoll, Dr, J. W. Ellis, Mr, aud Mra, Joorge Btsuford, Mr, and Mrs, D, L, Shorey, Col. ‘and Mrs. Prait, Mr. aod Ahs, Honp: Ureencbaum, Gon. Mre, I, N‘.r Stiles, My, sud Mrs. Robert Iler i, Mre. W, L. Doggatt, Alr, and Mrs. 1, Hoyne, Mr, end Mre. Johu E, Owiley, Dr. Hea- on, Mr. aud 3ira. Henry Crawford, Miss Keot, Aen. Iobortson, Geu. and Mra. Forayth, Mr, sod Mry. J. Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Honry Wallor, Mies 1, Bmith, Misu A, Smith, tho Mirass Wallor, Mins Forayth, bir. and Mry, k. 1, Sherman, Misy fioodel), the Mivses Ward, Mixs Lizzio Joues, Mr. and Mra. Jameos ¥. Ausy, nee Dryan, Mies Bryan, Miea Kreigh, r, and Mrs, Krolgh, Misa Keop, Miss Dnud{. Mr. aud Mra, F. H, Winston, Mr. and Mrs. d Waller, Mr, and Mrs, E, C. Wale ler, Mise Hempstosd, Mios Loriain D, and Mry. Hempatead, the Bisses Beasy, Miss Owaley, Blea Hall, A1, Keep, I, D. Buuth, . Hays, fi Dwaloy, I Waller, Jr., J. B. Waller, Jr., Alr, Hunter, Mr. Wilkou, H. W. Walker, (1.’ H], \Walk- w, Beo Jones, 3Mr, French, Mr, Coak, Mr, T. Slezander, Geo. D. Holtou, Miea Iiarmon, the Misess Blalr, Judgo ana Mr Otly, Blisy ] Cllf! , Mr, and Mo, Charles D. Dana, Miss Lilfie Otls, Miss McDonald, Mias Pierce, Mr. and Mra. Rico, Lieut. Webster, Mr. A, L. Rocks well, Mr. W. Hall, Mr. Arthar Caton, Miss Della Hponcer, Mr, and Mrs. Eddy, Mre, Wyoth, Mr, T. B, Jamos, Mr, and Dra. Colby, Misn Mark, Mra, Luce, Mrs, Wiiliam P, Humble, Mr. Feord Campbell, Miss Dradley, Mr, and Mra, V H. Bradlos, 8, 11, Korfoot, gor, Mr. aud Men, MeDougall, Mr. C. Bonnoy, Gen. and Mre. A. L, Duulap, Misa Ganfleld, A BRILLIANT ARRAY OF PRESENTS wag got forth iu ono of tho apartmonts on the second floor, Thoy wero follows : Chasod silver and gold-lined toa-set. from Mre, J. G, Togers ¢ set of oaneo and poarls, from Mr. 8. I, McConnell ; maliogany toilos-atand, from Mr. Harry “Tlogers ¢ silver | (gold-linod) _ sugat- spoong, from Mra, D.'H. Smith; Bryant's **Poetry and Soug," from Mr. J. I Bissoll; silver sugar-spoon and butter-knife, trom Mr. J, T, Dubols; laco pin-cushion, from Mis, B. J. Walkor; ret of silver spoona and tea-spoone, from Mra. John 3cConuoll; sot of sllver tea- spoons, gold-linod, from Mr. E, L. leaton; poatl-handlod fan, from Miss Julia Rogors; Ro. man gold oarrings, from Goorgoe Mills Rogora ; sob of silver nutpicks, and gold-lined spoon, from Mr. G. M. Aloxander; gold petfumery stand, from Miss Ellon McAllister; chased silver bouquet-holdor, from Mr. and Mrs, J, F. Asay; old eleovo-buttons, from 3Mr. and Mrs, Z. L. Waller ; gold-lined spoon, from Mr. George Campbell; eologant sibum, from Mr. and Mrs, ¥, M. Carby; sat of chased silver tou-spoons, goldjiined, Trom BIr, and Are. John Forsstho; marquetry stand, from Miss Judith Wallor; sllver and cut-glass caetor, from Mr., and Ars, Jamos B. Peabody ; chased silver frint-dish, from Mr. snd 3rs. G. Garnott; ailvor card- roceiver, gold linod, from Georgo D. Holton ; silve and glass fruit.dish, from Mr. James Me- Connotl ; bronze French clock, from Mr. and Mra. Henry Crawford ; miuiatire Bwies clockJ from Mr. Charies D. Dava: silver apoon an fork, trom Alr. James Shields ; gold-linea sugar spoon, from the Misses Lorrain and Ilempatead; ans von Dromon'a gallory of engravings, trom Mr. ond Mrd. Robort Horvoy: silk and lace pin-cushion, from Miss Emma AL Smith; silyer napkin ring, from les Hallic Ormaby, of Louis- ml’. Ii gold and_silver card-receivor, from o j-wodded pair, and the remainder of the ovening was dovotod to dancing, Hend's orches- tra beiog statioued mo aa to furnish musle for scveral rooms, After supper the couple ile. parted on their Eastorn bridal tour. —_— WEST SIDE TOWN BOARD, NOTNING BUT TALE, The Wost Town Dosrd hold n moeting last night in the offico of Collector Hallanin, 56 and 53 South Halated stroot. Justices Morrison, In. goreoll, and Salisbury, Supervisor Baker, nnd Clerk Luvin wera prosont. Mr. Baker presided. Collector Mallanin stated that tho mocting Lind boen called ot his reaugst for the purpose of rettiug authority from tho Board to hava the de- inquent tax liat copivd, Ho bad tenders from parites for copying olno books, which ho thought conld be done’ with & saving in exponse, tho of- fer having heon made to copy them for £5.00, ‘Thero wero sixteon real-eatato and five poveonal tax books, and the Colloctor thought that his (lm-cu could copy tha othor aloven in tho requirod time, ‘The Collector atated further that ho had twen- ty-nino porsons in his employ, of which two were women, Justico Salisbury statod that he thought it would coat about 25 per cent to colloct tho coun- v tax this yoar on tho West Side. Tho Collector #tated that ho had collected about £180,000 of the gonoral tax of 1876 out of n total tax of £2,600,000, of which $403,000 was personal tax. Iho Collector also said that nearly ons-third of tho personal tax was in doublo assessmants, and uncolloctablo. 3 Justico Balisbury could see no law undor which the Board could pay 2500 for copying tho dolin- :Iunnl liats, and tho Board could seo no law un- ler which they could grant tho request. Aftor soma further informal talk, the meeting sdjourned without taking any action. — ey THE WEST SIDE CADET, THE $UCCESSFUL ASPIBANT, The following lettor from tho lon. Cartor H. Harrigoo rolative to tho cadotship from his Dis- trict will saddon the hearts of many young men who still bod bopes : Henry Waller, Eag., and . A, Relfield, TUEMEN: Y0urs of Shio Iat friste, reportin tion a8 examiners of tho young gentlemen spplylng to me for nomiuation as candidates for appolntment an a Cadet of tho United Btates Milltary Academy trom tho Hecond Congressional Diatrict of llinols, wan duly re- eelved. Accopt, gentlemen, my sincsre tianks for the zosland cacnestneas oxhibited in tha premises, and for your full aud plaln roport of the staniting of tho ifteen candidales, Ylesso tendor to Dr. B, C, Milter my thanks for the completo reports of the physical condition of tha nelected five, You atato *that you regard 1t as rather romatkable thiat the one whom you ranked firat in studies, and who fa tho youngest of sl tho spplicant Veen proudunced by the surgeon us th bost plyaically of the" selected five, deem it but juat to Willlam C, RRaflerty to e: general appesrance and address ara equal, in your opinion, ta thoe position amsigned Lim Ly thie gurea you band me; and, should ho be my solection, thers need be uo apprelicuslun aa to his success in the Acad amy. Atier recolvivg sour report, T visited tho War De- partment o comparo the figures with the grado re- 1!“1!34 iu the different atudies by the examiners at the Academy, and waa pleased to find (hat young Raf- ferty atands bighsat in those etudies in wiich & Ligh grade fs most demanded, ‘fhs clerk of the Doparte 1nent looking aver the report was atruck by the namo, 2 semembered b lisd appled dicecily o Gen, Grant for appolnimeut. He looked aver. tho files of letters, and found that of Willlam O, Rafferty, which he pro- nounced ons of the most sprightly letters Lo had ever had from ¥, in which opinion I concurred, have since {earncd that young Ratforty {a the aon of & poor but very worthy mechanic, who has not the menns to push his son's fortuner, The mhoryouuT gentlemen passed cxaminations, but, taking al things togotiier, I see no reasons for' not appointing tho one you rank higheat, o is n porfact stcanger to me, but T bellove ke will prove worty af tho pouition. Again, gentlomon, sceept Iy fhanks, Very respecte fully yours, CAnTER 1f, HARDISOX, P Sus LOCAL LETTERS, COLLEQGE OF WILLIAM AND MADY, 40 the Editor of The Chicaao Iribune: Cnicaao, Fob, 16.—I havo received from Dr, Richard A, Wiso, A, M., of Wilham and Mary College, the following lottor. Will you ploase publish, sod oblige? w. WiLLiasanune, Va, Feb, 11,—Drgan Bim: In s copy of TuE Ciicado ToINUNS you seat me thers was a lony_list of tho Houthern claims now boforo Congress. In [t tho pelftion of William and Mary Col- lezo wan included as a claim, This was lucorrect. Wo tmaky uo clalm againat the United States Government tur the repsir of damages incidont Lo the late War as o natter of right, Oura s only 8 pelition for a certain um to restoro the Collego, aud is based upon the Uistorlcal character of the Collego solely, . . To have it considered as claim na of right would {njure aur caure, and 1 wrile to aak you to roqueat the edis tor of Tuk TuiURK fo correct the statoment, Many would voto for our petition ne o grant, {n view of the a8t asroclations of the Collegs ana its peculiar his. 1853wk would opnovs it a a claie on tho Nationsi ‘Creasury; as in tho laller casedt would be a bad precedent to open the awarm of huogry slur country, . . . Your rm for an ovorwhelming chooln, elo,, all over the Teapecttully, Jicuaun A, Wiss, —_— THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Ths ballot-box stufling casos wore passed again yestarday in the Criminal Court, which may moan more than appoars oo the faco of it, Charles Biehlo wont to the Connty Collector's oflico yesterdsy, paid lls taxes, sud recovered tho billiard table weized by that ofticial a few days sgo. Tho Grand Jury was laboring yesterday on petty cavos. Tho principal caso examined was a chiarge of forgory, Tho jury will continue in acesion until the middle of noxt woek, ‘Tho foaturo of tho Criminal Court yesterday morniug was the arralgument of Georgo Brown, of Michigan, for driving away a hotse. Mo [flnmlml guilty, sud in oxplanation sald ho took o hores to reach tho County Hoapital, and, aftor reachiog Iyde Park, sout the owner word where his property could be found. Henteuco was not ouly eusponded, but a collection iwas taken up at‘ouco, tho Court, State's Attorpey, and jurors contributing, to wend tho poor fellow hume, Of (b forty-four forfelted bonds in tha Crim- Iual Court wpoken of yostorday, it appoara that about ono-lislt kisve ‘been satiktied by bringing i tho principals. Tho majority of the forfeits ed bonda wero takon in tha Juaticon' courts, tho bondsmen buing largely of the **professional ” class. Inetancos of forfeitsd and unsatisfied bonda takeu in the Criminal Court, however, are by uo wmeans raro, and justios han boen'fro- quontly chestod theroinin this way whon all other mothodn have failed, | TUE OKAVEL BOADH, The coudition of the verious gravel roads is gtiil eagerly divcnssed, and veatordsy one of tho derelict Inwyectors, a Tesch, of Whesling, added Lis beamwivg counteusuco to tho group of debaterg, aud told romo things noc entirely dos voud of 'public iuterest. Biace appoiuted It spector, in Beptember last, be ssid tuat ho and bis assoclates had inspected Lake streot road, Harme' soad, apd the Bormanrilie aud Graces THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1876 and roads, The thros former wero found in shocking condition, and woro ordered thrown opon. The Iatter was found in good condition. The ordor to open tho roads had not been obeyed, but ho did not know why, and ho had not reported the matter to tho Doard, becanse, =wall, he could not explain the reason, The other roada had not beon inspectod for the rea- eon that ho conld not get tho other Inspectors, ol W, Finnoy, of Lake View, and John Me- Caffrey, of Cicero, to go with lim, He had not complained of this, but Lind borne tho privation with officiat fortitude, Ho lad hoon over tho sovoral roads himaolf, howaver, aund was willing to may that thoy were almost impaaschblo, but it never occlmndy to him that it would bo propor to aay anything abont it to anybody, Fis had not answared the invitation fo micet the County Banrd to talk tho niattor over beeauso tho 1nvi- tation reached him tho eamio dav ehat o was oxpooted to meat that hody, and lio could ot posalbly have bron prosont. Lator in the day, the Committes on Roadn nnd Dridgea liatencd to su optnion of the Couuty- Attornoy tonching the authosity of tas oard ovor the (ravel-rond Inspectora and ovoer ths ronds. It was in effoct thiat the Dourd Liad no right to remova tho Tuspoctors, but could canso tho toll-gatos to ba thrown vpen, The In- spoctors could ba romoved. howover, by legal procoss, and tho Board bad tuo right to reduce tho toll rates, and could also condemn the road. If tho oxplanations of the othor lnapcctors arono more intelligiblo or satisfactory, tho probabllity is that tho Doard will at last be driven to do somothing to raliove tho pubile from thoir burdons, ovon if it becomos neces- eaty to incur tho disfavor of tho owners of the toli-ronds. The prosent condjtion of the roads makos thom almost impassablo, and that thelr proprictors should bave been protected by tho County Doard in their contompt for all Jaw and thoir outrageous troatment of tho publicis bo- yond explanation. —_—— THE SCHOOL QUESTION. LECTURE BY €, €. NONNEY. C. C, Bonney, in his locturo beforo the Collego of Law on *‘The Ordinanco of 1787," made a new point in the discussion of ths edncational auostion and of tho ugo of tha Bible in the pub- lie achools, which has no ulight importance, at least in theso Northwostern Statos. Ilo first pointed out that tho Ordinanco ef 1787 * for the government of tho territory of tho United Btatos northwost of tho River Ohio,” waa adopt- cd by tho Congress of the Confaderation in July, while tho prosoct Constitution of the United Statos was not adopted until Septembor. The ordinanco theroforo antodates the Federal Constitution by two months, 1t providoes that *Roligion, morality, and knowlodgo, being nocessary to good government and tho Lisppincss of mankind, schools and tho means of cduca- tion sliall forover be enconraged.” ‘Fhis la ano of tho provisions which the ordinance declaros (§ 14), **shall bo conaiderod as articlos of com- poct botweon tho original States aud the peoplo and States 1o the said territory, aud forevor ro- Toain usalterablo unless by common conuont.” This s a compact, thorefors, which abaolutely, according to ita terms, roquirea tho consent of all tho original thirtoon Statea and of oach of tho Northwoatorn HStates, snd of all tho poople in_each aof tho Northwostern States to ropeal. No Iangnago that could havo beon adopted would bavs gono Ao far in eliuching It as uiterly irropealable, No amendment of tho Foderal Coustitution, ar of any Stato Conatitn- tion, will touch it, for tho nccoptanco by both partios, the United States and tha State of Vir- {:)Inll\. of the ordinanco of 1787 aa aa irrovoca- lo compact was ono of the conditions on which Virgiuia cedod the torritoryto tho United States, and oo which tho United States pormittod a State Govornmont to bo organized. By our Htate Constitution the ordinance is made port of tho Constitution, but unlike most festures 1n tho Copatitution which are inserted by choico and might bo changoed, this {8 insorted by com- pact and could not be omitted. Tho lecturor then proceaded to point out that, whilo pitosopbors aud eveu religionlsty might mean many things by the torm rclli,'lon. thio on- lightenod jurists of America and Mngland had pover disagrood a3 to its moaning., It meant that which at tho poriod of tho uao of tho torm in tho ordinsuco wns, in a litoral and_historical senso, moaut by the word, viz.: not Buddbiem, Confucianism, or Darwiniam, but Orthodox, Protestant Christianity aa then hold by the clags of mon who, for the nako of roligion rather thaao elvil liborty, had founded the Colonics. 1t hnd boen vo interpreted by Judgo Storyin the colobrated Gorard Collegza caso, and by thio Bench gonerally whoravor the quostion had arisen. All this smonnted to a compact that the State Gov- ornmonts northwest of the Obio should foraver ancnunfu Orthodox Protestaut Curistiaulty ns eesential to tho well-boing of tho 8tato sud peo- ple, and as ono of the objects for which achools and the moans of education wero to bo provided. 1t was for this Chiristian education that our Cone atitutlion of +1818 provided thnt Sec, 16 in ovory Towoship, or other Jands equivalont therc- Lo, shiould be appropriated to schiool purposos— not to teach tho roligion of Joss, nor to omit roligion from their teaching, but to tonch that whioh was hiatorically kuown as roligion whou the ordinagce of 1747 waa adopted. - Tho use’ of tho King James vorsion of the Biblo in tho public achiools, tharefors, to o read without nute or comment, nsa religious and edit- cational exorclse, was not an inuovatlon or usurpation offected bg tho cuuning or ambition of soy sector party, but was tho spontancous ond instinctive act of the poople as a whols, in carrying out tho compact coniained {u the ordi- nance of 1787, that schools should forever en- courage, not meroly kudwiodge, mor oyen morality, bub religion, n8 our fathors used tho word, meaning Protestant and I'uritan Christi- snity, the Listorical faith of that date, It wau 28 ntultivo as the use of the same King James' Diblo m our coarts of Justice, a8 the solomn wituosa of evory oath takeu by Judge, Shoriff, witness, aud juror. It recog- nized tho fact, which is aa true ‘to-day ns it was then, that whilo mero Lnawledgo furnishod the mind with standards by which to judgo botween the trna aad tho falue, it furnishod no standards of right and wrong excopt those of expedioncy. ‘Pheso bighor standards_are found only in con- uoction with religion, Ionco the uss of the Biblo in tho publio echools, tho plain King James vorsion, 18, by the ordinance of 1787, de- manded a8 a thing necoesary to good govorn- ment, a8 o neago swhich cannot Le ropealod with- out a violation of tho Constitution, until auch repesl bo eanctioned by all the original thirteon Btates, and by all tho peonle of tho several Htatos formed out of the territory embraced in this remarkable ordinance, which, baving once beon our bulwark sgainst the aggromsions of slavery, i3 fitly ndapted mow to protect us sgainst the throatoned overthrow of that Juat relation which our forofathers mtondod shonld oxist botween roligion and tho Slate, whoreln rellgion should have mo coorcivo powar, but should b actively protected, aye, and promul- gated by the State through tho'common szhools, e THE CITY-HALL. ‘Tho Citv Colloctor gathered about §20,000 yoa- torday without resorting to a lovy, Water-ronta yostordsy woro 83,474, and ro- coipta from (Lo ‘City Collector $3,507. Mike Eyans handed in $25,000, Jiko Evans collectod about $20,000 yestorday, I'he Merchauta' National Bank pald over their tax of £12,000. No lovies wero made, Tho Comptrollor's annual roport fdr the yoar ending Doc, 81, 1875, is bolng sent in pamphlot form by the Mayor to the heads of Qovornment 10 other cities throughont the couutry, ‘Tho Committes on Btroots and Allays, Wost Division, and & Spocial Committes on Iusuranco, aro callea for this afternoon, Tho Financo Committoo 18 called for Fiiday at 3 p, m., and tho Committecs on Markety, Firosnd Wator, and Streots and Alleys, Norsh Diviaion, aro catled {or Baterday, Building-Inapector Baflay's Assistants mado an iovestigation of twelve West-Sido churches yeuterday, Tha usual fault was found with the doora of all the edifices, aud in the churches ou the coruor of Paulina and Monros and Laflin and Mouroo streets, the hot-air lues wore faund in contact with the woodwork, Arthur W, Slocum denlos that he Is in any wa: connectod with the parties who ara pu{hh!; Capt, Albert Vendlaton, of engino No. 12, to & trial for misdomeanors. 1o Las no koowlodge that Pendlatou over forged hia name, although g‘m ht“;h“i"wtll ‘:nm .:J 1::|0 time suspicious, nce thon lendleton paid him ali he o their friendslup was renowod. e ———— CRIMINAL, The shooting case oo the North Hida reportea in yeaterday's paper did ot turn out seriously, tho injured men belng able to appear in Court yeatorday, Harey Flogd wae up before Justice Footo yes. torday on complsint of Jossio Eaton, who awoars that sho intrusted Floyd with a lotter contaln- lug 815, and that bo kept tho monoy, He was beld in bonds of 3200 for further appearance. Officer Barrett discoversd Monday that an un- ocoupled residence at No. 870 Wabash avonue bad boop completely gutted of lead pipo and gas fixtures, worked the matter ap, found the stolen property, aud arrestod a oolored man named William Allon as the thiof. At an ex- amination boforo Bummerflold, yestorday morn- ing, the caso was continnod until Tueslay, Charles Sollman hofls a second-hand stora on Ktatn atreot, which Louls Lisonard !ll&)p“l! with atock. Yeaterday aftornoos Loosard run In an invoico of kuiven and farks, ¢assert ancons, ete,, which Soilman hid away. Oficer Maloney rocovered tho atolon propariy, with other goods, aud arrestod tho criminaly, Charlon Armstrong was roloarod from tho Micbigau Ponitontiacy Inst Saturday aftar & sory- ico of cight rears for highway robbery commic- tod in Detroit. Ilo camo to Chicsga in meareh of his wifo, Jonnio Adams, whom he found in the County Jall, whoro she {s nvaiting tria) for robbing n Granger of #275 somo on days_ago, Al being assistod by Josio Uavenport. Wihon ho had miistored to thy immediatn camfort of his spouss ho strayod up futo l'acltie avenue and found” Jome, who recoivod tho waoderor w.th boor, aftor which_they indnlged in & prommads that ox- tendod 1o n beer-honse on Hurrinon stroot, whero she botrayed hor partnor's husband, and ha wan locked up on genoral prinsiplea. ilo ab- tafued bhall, howevor, for lus appearance this morning, and it SBummerflold will permit he mill leave tho city to-night. e ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Gorman Milltary Bagd givos a concert this evening at tho Union Park Cnurch. I'rof, Btonlngton's royal collection of wild snimals will bo exhibited at the Exposition building to-night. Tho ico is bard, Thoro will bo & meoting of tho Fourteenth Ward Ropublicans Saturday ovening at Benz’ Hal), on the north side of Woat Lake stroot, just west of Robey, for the vurpose or organizing n Republican Club for tho ward. * Moaucura D, Conway, ono of ths most brilliant of American locturcrd, Apeaks noxt Bunday after- noon at McCormick Hall beforo tho Hunday- Leuture Boclety. 1lis aubject will bo ** London," Admission 10 conts, ‘I'bin will bo fr. Conway'a Inst Lcutmu in Chicago befora his roturn to Ln- gland. 1o vlow of the groat distress among tha poor, Dr. J. D, Clatk, 31, D.. No. 234 Maxwoll streot, corner of IHalstad, offors to vislt_snd proscribe for them gratis on Mouday sud Friday of cach woak fu the locality bounded by Twelfth, Six- teentls, sud Jofferson stroets, and Bluo Island avene. SBundsy evening thers will bo a notable con- cort at Turn or Hall, given by tho Groat Westorn Light Guard Band in connoction with the Gor- man_ Military Iaud, which has beon giving such oxcellont concerts in thi city during tho past two or threo weoks, 'I'he union of theso two Lands will bo a notablo ovont for Sunday-ovening coucert-goers, Tho Fifth Ward Ropublican Club will meeb at its now headquartors, cornor of Thir- ty-firat strest and Michigau nvonue, Lhis ovon- ing, for discusslon of tho rceolutions intro- duced atn previous moating, m’uasung our Sen« ators and ltoprozentatives in Cougross to work and vote for the repoal of the Specio-Rosumption act. Ropublicaus are cordially mvited, A vocal and inatrumoutal concert will bo givon this ovening for tho bonefit of tho Chnrch of tho Atonement at tho residence of James Rogors, Luq., No. 6515 Weat Washington stroot. Messra, Guatavus Geary, Boeston, Groves, 8, L. llar- rell. William Harroll, Hobert Morloy, William Mazlev, Mrs. snd Misa Drow, and the Misses Uroono, Hamilton, and Manly, will tako part, coartnii by SUBURBAN. . LAKE VIEW. Tho Board of Trustecs met in the Town-Iails Tueaday. Asacasor Wecklor moved that the resolution adoptod Fob. 7 by this Board, authorizing the Buporrisor to sottlo with Allen & Loftus their claim for extra work in building valve well for £25, bo rovoked, Blds were roceived ns follows for dischargo and suction nipo at the Watar-Works : Dolos A. Chappol, &350 ; Russel)l & Aloxander, 2515 ; ostra strapping and warranting, £45; Willtam AL, Hoan, Alilwaukeo, $550; 1f put down to water lovel, 3200 oxtra. ‘Lho Suparvisor was instructed to oxccnto a contract with Iussell & Aloxandor, of Chicago, for said suction and dis- clargo pipe. Tho bill of Mr. Piok for onnde. liors for tho 'Cown-Hall was refetrail to tho Hu- porvisor with instructions to eettle at 210, the contract price. Tho.bill of F. & E. Bowman for snperintondiog tho Wator-Works building was roforred to tho Water Commuttee, as tha Board was not aware of any arrangoment boiug mada with them for sald work. After auditing nu- merous bills for Water-Works, etc,, the Board adjournod, EFANATON. The Evanston Auxiliary Republican Clab will organized Saturday ovening at 8 o'clock p. m,, in Warren, Koonoy & Co.'s Hall in Houth Evan. aton, ‘The firet meeting of the Committes appolnted to investigate the [fura-Lrown ditliculty will ba hald at tho Firat Methodist Church to-morrow ovening, at 7:30 o'ciock. Mr. Lfoyd . Eagle_leaves to-morrow to take up his residence in Davenport, Hia Masonic frienda assemblodl ip goodly numbers at the halt of Evaun Lodgo Tuosday ovesing for the pur- poso of tendering hun' n complimontary ban- quet, in tho courso of which bo was presented with'a handsome gold-hoaded cane and an olo- gant sct of tho **Littlo Classics,” A farco will bo prosented at the Social Club thin ovening. ‘Tho forwal opening of the new gymuaaium at tho Univoraity will probably take place Satur- day afternoon, it all tho arrangements can be perlacted in season. The Villago Trustees mot in menlnr seasion Tuesday eyening, Trustecs Huse, Whooler, Tay- lor, avd Brainard boing present. ‘I'he amsll amount of routino business (ransactod was of no public interost. ‘What has becams of tho proposed ‘publicin- spection ' of the Water-Works ? ‘Phere has beon somo fine woathor lately. _— THE ROCKIORD LIBEL. Commonts on the the Flynnewi ‘Irial. Special Duvaten to Tha Chieagn T¥1bune, Rockroun, TH., Fob. 16.—Tho first roliablo re- port of tho continuation of tho Flyno-Wilkie caso, ot Bolvidere, reacked Rockford to-day in Tue TRIBUNE, The poopla out bhero are quite indignant at the absurd ruling of Judge Mur-~ phy, and many say ho was afraid of tho Chicago Times, The Ntockford Gazlle of to-morrow will comment oditorially on this matter in the following termea : Contrary togeneral expectation, the Early-Flynn- Wilkie trial that was to have come off st Hoividers thia week hiaw been: postponed until next Septembor, Onr report glves a datailod account of thie causs and the inanner of this postponement, Tha excuse for Judgs Murphy's action waa an afidavit made by the defends st tuat one Gralism, o Notary Publlc, of Chicago, hai the cheumatism, W have authority for the stato: mont that Gratism, on that very dey, was seen walking tho olzests of Clilcago apparently wa well os hs over wan inhis life, ‘The oxpenso, annoyance, and anxlety Ahat Mr, Early has beon put {o by thia postponement «an hardly bo uverestiniated, and {t appears to us to aliow that the defendante aro afraid to atand trial, and scek, by postponement, (o wear out Mr, Farly, Under all the circumstances, it seems to s that Judge Mur- ‘s action waa iiladvised aud without suificient caue, Iuaddition to the sutliority claimed by tho (azetle for tho statomont that Graham was on tho stroet yestorday, Gov, Early iuformed yonr reportor to-day that ho had received advicos from ® friend in Culcago to tho offect that Qrakar, wag ou the strocts Tnesday, —_——— MICHIGAN ITEMS, Special Corresyondence of The Chicase Tribune, Laxsino, Mich., Fob. 15.—A singular death ban recently occurrad at Forela Contre, Montealm County, Mr. E, L. Heath dippod ila band up- der cold brine 1n tho pork-burrel for a pleco of meat, and immediately complained of his hand feeling very cold. 1fe sat by the stove a minute, thon roso 1o hla faet, and, saying Lo was sick aud getting biind, wirow himeelt on tho bed, and immedistoly exlllmdA At tho gossion of tho Michigan Prosa Associs- tiou, a Commuttes of tive was appointed to labby o bill through the Logislatura requiring tho pro- ceedinga of Township Hoards to bo publishied in every lacal journal published iu tho townships. Ou Friday Jast, in Ferris Townehip, Montcalm County, " man named Chase Lorrowed a ritlo of 8. Rades, went to tho residence af M, Pinks- ton and ehot him through the hip, the ball pen- etrating tho kiduey and intestincd with fatal ef- feet. Mr, Pinkston was & widowor, sud leavos soveral wmall children, 1t iu aupnosed tho act Wan promptod by jealousv, Chsse was removed to Btantou ml to prevent lynching, A writ of mandamus was sorved on tho Board ot Bupervisors of Monroe County by tho Audit- or-Goneral to recover 241,000 delinquent ditch- tax, ‘Tho Board appointed a Special Committen ©of throo o make suitablo answer to the writ, aud will briug the matter to the Bupreme Court a8 & tost caso, they beheviog the present claim of the Auditor-Getnoral againgt thoe county 49 bo ualawlul and unjust, BURTON, PIERCE & CO. Thoy Temporarily Succumb to the Pressure of Hard Times, But Hopo o Make Satlsfactory Arrangoe ments and Continuo Business, The firm of Burton, Plorce & Co., wholasale grocers at 58 Michigan avenue, succumbed to the pressuro of affairs yosterday mornlog. Aa tho houeo han alwaya eujoyed tha vory bost repu~ tation for aquaro, honost, aud apparantly sue- ceasfut dealings, some littlo astonishment was creatod fu busincss circles when it boeame known that it liad gona nader, Tho firm is com- vosed of Chittendon L, Burton, Joseph 1. Dog- gott, Lawaon A, Plerco, and Joseph V. Pierco. Iu tho purenit of Lis investigations yesterdny afternoon a THinuNEe reporter called on Mr. Dur- ton, by whom bo waa vory ploasantly rocoived. I bavo ealled, ™ said the roportor, * to loarn somothing about your houso and the naturs end extont of the fallure,” **Xam unabloto give you the extentof Lho faile uro. 1might do it npproximately, but wo have decided not to do 8o at presont, I am workiug an o statoment of our condition norw, which will bo mado public in duo time,” ropliad Alr. Bur- ton, in o pleasant, coilocted manucer. HHOW OLD A HOUSE ara you " askod thn reporter, *Wo havo been doing businoss now for over thirty yoors,” **1Iave vou boen in Chicago all that timo?* chimed 1n tho roporter. **No," Astd Alr, Bucton. *We formorly did busluces at Vormilion, near Sandusty, 0. We wero there for moro than twenty yoars, and wero intoreated {n shippitg farm produco. We had an intorost In four voesels thore. We Joft Vor- mllm:; about niune years ngo, and camo to Chl. cago, ** \Vas your business at Vormilion a auccesaful one ?” queried Llio reportor, **Entiroly 80, snid Mr, Burton, **Wo paid cash on dolivery of {nvolcos, and never exporie enced tho least business embarrassmont.” **To what do you attribule your failure.” “To tho ranomlly hard times and ditliculty in making collectious,” respouded tho grocer. ** Thou, again, tuo rands bave beon so bad this winter that it bas boon & vory diftiult mattor to rot farm products to markot. Put thoso things togotlior, and you can e that it Lias not beon o vory prosperous season for our line of busi- ness."” THEIR INTENTIONS, **What do you propose to do 7" “Isholllenyo for Now Yori Baturday night and ba thero Monday moraing. The firat thing I shail do will bo to call on all my ereditors thore and ask thom what thoy think about our goin; on. Most of our creditors live In New York, an: I hiavo wntton overy ona of thom thatIam going on to put tho cass boforo thom. Our croditors hero toll us to go ahead, and [ baven't much doubt et our Now York creditors doing tho samo. Of courso wa lope to resumo. and ehall endoavor to meko our arrangoments nce cordingly." ‘*You cannot givomo anides of your nssots oud labilities, thon ?" **No, wo have concluded not to publish that Just now, but tho papors shall Lavo our state- ment when I return from New York." Whou will that bo " ** Jugt a8 soon as I can go thore, soe my cred- itors, got their opinions, and if possiblo thefr consecut to our going on, and return, It will bo about tho end of next wook, probably." ** You spoke of having A VESSEL INTERES® whila in Varmilion, Have you had any such in- toroat horo 2 ** Yo, wo Lava an intorost in two vessols horo, butduring the past two yoars it has boen n los- ing busicass with us.” “Wnsty?n“r foilure fa any way oxpocted on your part 2" Not twenty-four hours beforo it happoner, Wo sunposed ‘Fuosday morning that wo would ho verfectly abla to keop up against biard timos, bad colloctions, and poor markets, but this morning wo Baw that we could not go onas things ware, and 80 wo concluded to take the step wo did. 'Tho worst featuce about it, or one of tho worst, is that it rathor reflocts ou tho Chleago grocory businoss, Grocora Liore have dono romarkably wull aince the firo, and tho busincss hoa beon goserally voty rood during tho past fow years, Now for a failuro to como right in upon tho procery trade is too hard," “Will you carry on any business while nogo« tiations are ponding with your Now York crod- itors 2™ * Wo shall atill acll goods hore, asour Chieago creditora ndvigo ue to do, and when we get short in any partiealar articlo, we shall go in tho mar- Xot and buy for cagh.” “Whero did you bank, ir. Durton 2 At the Meichnuty' Saving, Loan, and Trast Company, corner of Madizon and Dearvorn." ** Altogothier, then, you think 1t highly prob- able that your house will rosume, do you #" *Yos, I think such a thing quito” possible— quite probabls, 1 might say. It scems aur frionda nro disposcd to have us go on, nnd I dou't think wo shall havo any troublo aftor wo are onco on our foet again,” ‘Fhe reporter, aftor condoling with the gentlo- man in_his misfortuns, bade him good-after- noon and loft. is noxt call waa on tho firm of TOWLY. & NOTER, wholesalo grocers, Nos. 41 aud 43 Wabash ave- nuo. From thesa gontlomen the raportor Jearned that the Louso of Iiurton, Piorce & Co. had nlwnz‘u the roputatiou of boing a high-toned, conservative bouse, But the businoss for somo timo paet had not boen larga onouch to mako ft poy, added to which bad’ colloctions had op- orated agalust them. Thoy also had womes thing of o shipping interost, owoing a couplo of 'vossols, ~but thoso did not pay much of anythlug last year. These gontlemon #aid tha Jiabilities of the flrm might foot up 100,000 or $150,000, but this wns niostlv guoss- work. Towlo & Ropor did not think {t & biard fuilure, aid wers rather inclined to look at it ne 1meraly & suspension, in which view of the case, they remarked, they woro backed up by tho Wholosale grocors generally, ‘I'hoy thought Burton, Tierce & Co. could pay as much na 75 cents on tho dollar, - - Tho reporter called on sevoral other morchiants Laving business connections with the Louse in quostion, but the samo facts wore ellcited from asch, and all expressod the samo degroe of con- fidonce in tho honesty of the uufortunste gro- cers, DOCKRAY’S ESCAPE, An Americnan’s Experience with n Cuban Court and a Spanish Yris- on. New York World, Feb, 15, e, F, A, Dockray, tho Amotican who lias had such variod and uoploasant experiences in Ouba and Bpain, arrived Ia thls city yosterday on the Adrlatic, and ia at tho Brovoort House, A rop- resontatiye of the World called upon him fnat evoning to loarn some particulars of hils adyvon- tures, Alv. Dockray is 34 yoars of age, a native of Rhode Ielsud, and a lawyer by profesalon, He {s an uncommouly handsomo man, with s bright, intolligont face, & fine figure, and of moro than averago Loight, In manner and fea- ture ho resembles Georgo Clarke, the actor, oloesly enough to bo mistaken for bim. Ho ju a man of good cducation aud a pleasant, graplite, and rapid talkor, In May, 1874, Br, Dockray was arrested In Cubs on ‘s charge of communicativg with the Cuban Insurgonts, and thrown into prison by the Bpanish authoritics. In July following, after two months of closocontinement, he was brought to trisl before s court-martial and sontouced to death by the garroto, 1'bo garrote boing out of order at tho time, the authorities commuted the sontence to doath by shootiog, aud this sontonce would bave been carriod out but for tho inter- vention of Hacrotary Fish. ‘Tho sentence was onca more chauged, thls timo to imprisonmant in the galloys for ife. In August Mr. Dackra, wau sent Lo Spain oo route for the galleys, and, aftor 8 pleasant trip, duribg which Lo was troatod with overy mark of consideration, arrived in Hpain in the early part of Hoptember, After undorgoing imprisonmont at Hantander for a month, ho was taken to Madrid, and sont thenco to an old monsatery at Valoncis, now used au a oilitary prison, to” awalt transportation to tho gslteyu. Ho remained there in contivement for ten montbs, durlng which time ho esperionced many bardsbips, “When funda wero plontiful ho wag troated woll enough, but whon romite tances wore dolayed ho was ill-used, At one time Lo lived for twenty days upon rancid black brosd and an apalogy for woup, consisting of wator with which saucopans hisd baen rinsod, sea- soned with gerlic, and was almost starved, 1o ia suro that nothiug but bis naturally lively tem- perament kept him up during this time of trial, 1lu Beptember, 1875, atler baving been lu prison at Veleucia for tou montbs, Mr, Dookray was re- leaved on conatruciive parolo at tho Inetanss of Minister Cushing, and sllowed to roam about the city as long as he roported every Thursday ta the autboritios. Iu November, “he becams un- eazy a{ tha proapeot ol serious trouble batweon Bpain and “the Uniled - Biates, . and foar- caso of war lhotwean the two countrios ho wonld Lo in n vory awkward position, and hoating st tho aamo timo from the Awmorican Conmul that Lo waa to bo romanded to his prison, ho wroto to Mr. Cuslilng, surroudering his parole and deolar- ing hiwaelf wllunllz to_stand (he consequences, o thon went to the Governor to inquire it ho wan roally to be sent baok to prison.” That ofil cial dooled having any information on tho sub- Joot, but ou the following day tho order for his relncarceration was promiulgated, aud Dockray, consldering him#mo!l thus doubly roleased from parolo, sct about devising n way to oseape. On tho 10th 8f Novomber, four days aftor ho lad written to Mr, Cushing, ha cncnyeu from the no- tice of tha authorities, and, after passing ton houra under tho bed of u friond, mauaged to mako lis way lo an American brig, tho L. Staples, Iying atanchor in tho harbor. lo atayed on board of bor for throo days, meoting with mitch kindnesa from tho skipper and Lis wife, who mado evory arrangemant to concoal him fn caso tho anthoritica should como to search. On tho third day Mr. Dooiray, taking one of tho brlg's boats, pulled off for a Frouch boat, lying in tho liarbor, which was bound for Mag- Aoilles, bus tho Caplain rofused to tako any pan- songers on bosrd. ~ After publing around thie bar- bor for somo timo in search of a means of escape, lo sightod an Engliatstoamer bound for dibral- tar, boarded hior, and mado arrangomonts for o trip. At this time ho camo mnear belug recap- tured, being recogulzed by two Hpamsh sailors who identifiod tho boat of tho Amorican brig, but fortunately lio dvorhenrd tueir convorsation and mavaged to evado thom. 1o wont on the English stoamer as foe a9 Donla, £0 milen south of Valencta, when tho Captain began to show signa of alatm on_nccount *of ~ tha own- ore’ Interests, and Dockray loft Lim aud Rot aboard o saflboat bound for Gibraltar, probably on o amuggliug expodition, aud made o bargain with the wkippor, who was to take him to that placo for 310 worth of provisions and a botilo of aguardienfe. The chiol amug- glor turnad ous to bo s particular friond of ona Don Marlano, sn Intransigente priest who had baen arrestod duting the Cartagona ibsurtrection, and was coufined with Dockray in the San Augustine Couvent in Valoncia. On account of their mutual friend the smugglor trosted tho Amarican fugitive with every considoration, Bhortly aftor sotting snail a fearful gale ¢amo up ond lastod for six days, making things oxtromely uncomfortabla for the crow, who Lad no cover- ing un dool, and at last blowiug thom on the Afilcnn coaat and landiug thom at ‘U'angler, whenco Dookray could plainly soe the tocks of Couta, to tha galleys at which place Lie bad baen sentonced for lifo. Aftor waiting eevoral hours for tho gale to subside, the smuggler aud his passengor agaln woighod auchor and set sail for Gibraltar, Ly this timo thoy had become very intimate, and Ir, Dockray bad loarucd thathis friond was oup of the most famoua smugglers and piratos at gea and ono of tho most daring bandits on land that the aun over shona on. Aftor eight lionrs trip they arrived at Gibraltar and suc- coedoed in Janding without much dilliculty, Al- tor a vory ahort stay in tho neighborhood of the grent fortrose, Mr. Dackray foll in with the Cap- taln of tho Lritish stosmor Europs, and wont naboard her to London, wheuce, aftor a few days, o atarted for Livorpool aud came home. During his pligrimage from Valoncia Mr. Dockray was provided with o very snciont Ital- iau pussport, made out in the name of Dominico Franchesel, “ago 67," which Lo bought for 22, and which, a8 vory fow of tho officials he on- countered could read, did very good sorvice, Mr. Dockeay has made a olaim agamat tho Bpanish Government of $100,000 for false im- prisunment, ABRANAM LINCOLN’S DEATH, Walt Whitmans Account of tho Sceno at Ford’a Thentre. Netw York Sun, Feb, 13, To-day Is tho aunivorsary of Prosident Lin- coln's birth, If ho had hived till now ho would liave boon GG yoars old. The following vivid description of tho acones at Ford's ‘Theatreat tho timo of his assnsaination, from a forthcoming book by Walt Whitman, has never bofore bosa published: The day, Aprii 14, 1863, ssems to havo bosn n pleasaut ono turoughout the wholo land,—tho moral ulmuzkhum ploasant, too,—tho long storm, so dark, so fratricldal, full of blood, snd doubt, and gloom, ovor and onded at last by tho sunriso of such an absoluto national victory, and uttor breaking down of secassionism,—we al- most doubled our own #onses! ILee had capliu- Jated beneath tho applo-troo of Appomattox. ‘Tho other armios, tho flanges of the revolt, sty followed. Aud could it roally bo, thon? Ouat of all tha affairs of this world of woo and passiou, of fail- ure, and disordor, and dismay, was thero reatly como tho conflirmed, unerring sign of plan, like o ahalt of purelight—of rightful rule—of God ? But I must not dwell on accessories. Tho doed hastons, The popular afternoon paper, the littlo Evening Star, bad spattored all over its third pago, divided amang tho ndvortisoments in o sonsational mauner. fu a hundred diffaront placos: *'Tho Prosidont and his Indy will bo at. the theatro thia evoning." sLlncnln was food of the theatre. I liave mysolf soon him thors several times, I remembor thinkine how funny it wag that he, in somo respacts, tho lending actor in tho greatest aod stormicst drama known to real nistory’s stage, through contu- ries, should sit thero aud bo so complotely in- terestod and absorbod in those human jacke atraws, moving aboat with their mliy fittle goa- tures, foreign #pirit, and flatulont toxt.) Bo tho duy, as I say, was propitious. Early herbage, carly flowers, wore out. (I romembor whore L wna stopping at the timo, the sosson bo- ing advanced, there were many lilaca in full bloom. 1y oce of thoso capricas that entor and givo tingo to ovonta without boing at all o part of thom, I find myself always reminde: of tlio great tragedy of that day by the sight and odor of thexo blossoma. 1t naver faily.) On this occaslon tho theatro was crowded, many ladies in rich and guy costumes, officers in thoir uniforms, many wail-knowa citizons, young folks, tho usual clustors of gaslights, the usunl mngootism of so many peoplo, choerful, with perfumes, music of vlaline and flutea—(and ovor all, and saturating all, that vast vague wonder, Victory, thio Nation's Victory, tho triumph of tho Union, filling tho air, tho "thought, the souse, with oxhilaration moroe than all perfumes,) . ‘Iho Drosidont came botimes, aud, with his mfo, witnessed the play from tho large stago boxes of tha eecond tior, two thrown Into one, and profusely draped with tho national flag, ‘Ihe ncts and sconos of tha pieco—onae of thoso singniarly witicss compositions which have at loant Lho mortt of giving entiro rolie? to an nudi- once engaged iu montal aotion or busluess ox- citements and caros during the day, aa it makes uot the elightest call on ofthor tho mora), emo- tional, eatuotic, or spiritusl nature—a plece (*Our Amorican Couuln'l? in which, among other charactors, 8o callod, & Yankoe, cortain) sucl & ono aa wad nover seen, or tho loast like it evor soon in North Amorica, I8 introduced in Eugland, with a_variod fol-do-rol of talk, plot, scenery, and such phantasmagoria as goos to make up a modern gupulnr disma—bad pro- grossed through porhaps a couplo of ity acts, whon, in tho midst of this comedy, or tragody, or nono-auch, or whatevor it I to be called; aud to off-aot 1t or finish it out, s if in Nature's and tho #roat muse’s mockory of thess poor mimes, comos jutorpolatod that kcono, not realty or ox- netly to bo describod at all (for on the many hundrods who wero thore it scems to thls hour to iave loft little but a passing blur, a droam, a bloteh),—and yot partially to bo described as I now praoceed to give it, Thoro {a s s&core in tho play roprosenting o modern Turlur. in which two unprocedonted Kn- glish Iadics ara informed by the unprecedented and mpossiblo Yankeo that ho fs not a wmnan of fortuuo, and thorefore undesirable for marrisge- catehlug purposes ; aftor which, tho commenta boing tinishoed, the dromatio trio snake oxit, loav~ ing tho etage cloar for a momont, ‘Thoro wasa pauso, a hush au it were, At thls porlod camo tho miurdor of Abraham Lincoln, Great as that wag, with all ita manifotd traln circling round i, aud strotching futo tho future for many & con. tury, in the politics, history, art, eto., of the Now World, 1u point of fact tho main thing, the actu- ul murdor, transpired with tho quiet and sim. plicity of any commonost oceurrenco,—thie burst- }ug af & bud or pod in tho growth of vogotation, for inatance, " ‘Through tha genocral hum following tha stago auge, with the chapge of posltions, ete., came Pbo mufled sound of a pistol-shat, which not one Lundredth pars of the audience hoard at tbe tima —saud yet » mowsnt’s hush—gomehow, surely a vaguo, startled thrill—and then, through ths oroamentod, draporied, starred aud stripod space-way of tbe President's box, a sudden figure, & map, raisos bimgolf with hands and foet, stands & moment on tho railing, leaps be- low tothostage (a distance of porhaps 14 or 16 feet), falls out of position, catching his boot-beal in tho copious drapery (tho American flag), falls on one kuee, Julckly recayers him- oelf, rises as if nothing had happened (be really spraius his anklo, but uufolt thon)—sud #o the tigure, Boath the murdsror, drossed in plain biack broadcloth, bare-beaded, with a full head of glossy. raven hsir, aud hls eyes, liko some mad soimat's, thebing with light aod revolution, yet with “a ocertalu _strango calmuess, Liolds aloft in ouve hand m large koifo,—walke lnnfl not much back from the footlights,—turna fully toward the audience bhis faco of statucaque beauty, lit by those basi. lisk azen, lashing with doupesation; pethsps ja- Ing that in the e = wage nanity,—'aunchea ont fn a firm and steady volag the words, §is kompor syrannis.—and then walke with noithor slow nor vory rapld pace disgonally scrony to the back of the’ stage, and disappeara. (Mad noe all this torriblo acons,—making the tmmio ones prapostorons, —had it uot all boap rehoaraad, 1 blank, by Booth, Lefarehand 2) A momont's hush, Incrodunlous—a scroam=—thy cry of murdor—Mra. Lincoln leaning out of thy Lox, with arby chieoks and 1ipa, sith inuoluntary c? pointing to the rmrunllnx figure, ** Mo Ly Killed tho President!” And still A moment' eirange, incredulons susponss; and then the delugol—tnon that mixturs of horror, nolsos, uncottaiuty—(tho sound, somowharo back, of » harse's hoofa clattering with spoed)—tha psoplc Lroak through chairs and railings, and broa} them up~that nojso adds to tho quosrnosa of tho ereno—thore is Inextricabla confusion ang terror—somou falnt—quito foobla poraons fal), and nre tramplad co—miany crion of agony nr¢ Iieard—thio broad staga auddnnly fills to suffooa- tion with o douso aud motloy orowd, like some horrible earnival—the sudicnca rush genorally upon It—nat loast tho strong men do—tho_actors and actrosses aro all thoro in thele play cos. tumos and painted faces, with mortal fright sliowing through tio rouge, moma trembling, eonio in teara—tho screnma and calls, confusod tnlk—redoubled, trabled—two or throo manage to pasa up wator feomn tho ataga to tho Prosi- dent's box—athera try ta clambor up—ato., ots., ote. In tho midat of all this tho soldiors of tha Progldont's Guard, with others, suddenly drawn totho scoue, burat in—soms 200 sltogoth= er—thov storm tho lLionso, through all the tlors, capocinlty tho upper onos, inflamed with fury, literally charging tho audienco with fixed bayo. nats, muskets nud plstols, shonting **Cloar out 1 cloar out I—yon sous of b— " Buah the wild Bcono, or a suggostion of it ratlior, inside thoe play-houso that night. QOutnido, oo, in the nmnallvhmn of shock and orazo, crowds of pooplo, fillod with fronzy, ready o mpizo any ontlet for it, camo noar commiting murdor sevorsl timon on funocent individuals, Ouo such caso was ospecially exciting. Tho ine furiated crowd, through somo chance, gat starte od ngalnst uno man, oithor for words hio utterod, or perhaps without auy cauno at all, and wora procoading at onco to actually hang him on a nelghboriug lamp-post, when be was resoucd by n fow laroie policomen, who placed bitm in theie midat aod fought thoir way slowly and amid great porll toward tho station-houso. It was & fitting episodo of tho whole affair. Tha crowd rushing ond eddvivg to and fro—the night, the yolls, the pale facos, many frightonsd peoplo tryibg in vain to oxtricate thomaslvos— the attaciod man, not yot froed from tho jawa of doatl, looking liko A corpse—the ailont, roso- Iute haif-dozen policemen, with no weapons but thoir little clubs, yot storn and steady through all those eddying pwarms—mado indoed & ftting sido scaue to tho grand tragedy of tha murder. Thoy gained the gtation-house with the protect od max, whom thoy E"“d in soourity for tha night, nnd discharged Lim in the morning, Aud in tho midst of that night pandemontium of meuacless lato, {nfuriatod soldiera. the audi- onco, and the crowd-—-the stago, and ail its nctors and actrosass, ita palnt pats, spauglos, and gaa- lights—tlie life blood from those veins, ths bast and sweetest of the land, drips slowly down, and :lglllll\‘a ©00zo already bogins ita littlo babblos on o ling. Buoh, hurriodly skotched, woro tho accompa- nlments of tho death of Prosidont Lincoln. So suddouly, and In murder and _horror unsurpass-, od, o was takon from us, Dut his death was poinloys, —— NEW ENGLAND POULTRY SHOW. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Trioune, BrriNarieLp, Mass, Fob. 16,—Tho New Ene gland Poultsy Bhow in this city {8 attracting thousands of epectators, Ovor 2,000 fowls ara on oxhibition, and tho managers congratulats themsolves on boating tho groat Chicago show in numbers and on nearly equating it in quality, —_— e Low ;Priced Pianos. Hesldes the Btelnway, our stock includes a fine sz« sortment of retlable cheap fustruments. Planos with fictitidus firin namea and trade-marka are not sold by thia houss, Lyon & Healy, State aud Monros stroots, — Tho Ladics of Ogden, on tho Union Pacitro ltaltroad, voluntosred to hely. shiovel out Ilis train recontly snowed in there, when they learned that among tho express mattor way a box. of tho Intcst * Domostia™ paper-fashions consigned to tha leading dry-goods house of Ogden. — Lundborg's Perfumag aro liko natural flowera and bouquota, The King of Portugal Bua conferred upon Dr. de Jongh the Commandership of tho Order of Chriat, in recoguition of bis scientific rescarchea tnto the nafure and properties of Cod Liver Oil. Dr, do Jongh's Light-Uirown Cod Liver Oil {a sold tn capsuloa. Tmperial, halt-piats, §1, by all drug- (ats, Holo cousigneon, Ammar, Marford & Co, Lone on, Folo agenta for tho Uniled States, John F. Hen- 1y, Gueran & Co,, New York, MARRIAGES. BARKER—DIMOCK~-On Tuesday uvznlnq. Feb, 15, at the residonco of Mr. M, D, Dimock, 308 Weab Mad~ lson-at., by the Rev. It D, Shepard, Mr. Milton K, lh’:l(lr Ig Allss Della 2L Dimock, both of Chicago, o cards, DEATHS, TOOKE—Tueadny ovening, Fob. 15, Deojamin Do W, Looke, aged 87 years 4 months nd 15 days, ' Tunoraf sorvices tn tho ehapel of the Third Presbya torian Church, corner of Weat Washington and Care penter-sts,, Thursdsy, at 11;30 &, Cara to Ilon.l.uu.l BAYNES—In this city, Feb. 15, Anthony Baynos, nativa of Killavalls, County Moyo, Ireland, aged 37 cars. ' 3 oral from bis brother's residence, 00 East Tndl- ann-at,, at 10 o'clock sharn. on Thursdey, the 17th fnst,, by carrisges o tho Ghurch of tue Holy Name, anit thinco o Calvary. §27~Mayo papers picaso capy, DOLTON—Feb. 16, James Bolton, stonecatter, aged 83 years, of paralys Funeral services ot his late renldence, 870 South Dearborn-at., at 11 8, m., ¥riday, Feb. 18, by carriages to Rosonill, Friends of the family fnvitod. .~ _CONFEGTIONERY. S R R N L S CELEBRATED throughoui tho Union—sxpreased to al} parte, 115 and upward at 25, 46, 6o per I “Addresa orldars’ GUNTILER, Confose — e e, Aloner, Ohloago, AUGTION SALES, WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 108 EAST MADISON-ST, et et T e T DO BUTTERS & €08 REGULAR TRADE BALE THUBSDAY MORNING, Fob. 11, at 0:30 a'elock, At Baloarooms, 103 Madison-at, DRY GOODS, FINE OUSTOM.MADE OLOTUING, 'WOOLENS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, 800ES, Hamburg Edgings and Insertings, NOTTINGHAM LAOE CURTAINS, Ribbons, Bilk annh,:&v&geu Feathiars, ete. MEROHANT TAILOR'S 8STOOK Fine Clothing, Overcoats, Dress Coata, Pants, and Vesty In suits and soparate, Furnishing Goods, &c. AT DWBELLING N0.307 TRIRTIETH-ST., -+ Detween Wabzsh-av, and Btate-at,, we shall sell, ‘Thuraday Morning, ¥eb. 17, at 10 o'clook; ‘Tho entiro housshold effects, consisting of Parlor, al T, Dining-room, and Kitchen Furniture, Bruse wela Carpels, Bloves, Cooking Itange, Deds, Dedding, Crockery, Glasawara, elo., the whols comprising & come plete outdt for Liousekeepin W, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsors, — By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctioneers, 84 and 86 Nandolph-st. Friday Morning, Feb. 18, at 9:30 o'clock, Immenso talo New and Becoud-hand Household Furniture, New Parlor Bults, New Glember Gots, Dining Tables, Otiairs, Bofzs, Lounges, CARPETS, MATTRESSES, General Housckeeplng Goods, 10 CRATES CROCKERY IN OPEN LOTS, i Ghviaiams, ik GIb G Aotk a2 Sigh) Graud FIANO, Qunoral Berehandisg, oo for® C1-7 ELIION, POMEROY & 00, _— e - By 8. DINGEI & CO., Auctioneers, AT PRIVATH SALHB, TIIE DAY AND TO-MORROW, AT OUR WARBEROOMS, Now. 274 und, 210 Kaat Madigouat, ves: the Bridg, An Smucuss atock of Elegant Household Furniture, 40 per cent undet manntaclurer cost, By JAS, P, MCNAMARA & CO., 117 Wabaabeay,, No W, corner Madlon-at. Begular Sale of Bools and Shoss at Auctiog, ‘Fhursday Morning, ¥ab, 17, at 9:30 o'clock, JAs B, MONARAKA & CO., Auchionesss,