Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1876, Page 8

.- THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Gen, Jesee IL Moors, of ‘Decatur, who spoke Mtihe mass-moeling at the Pacifie yeatorday sveniog, was erroneously credited to LaSalle Dounty. Tha Special Gommittes of the Peoria County Bonrd of Bupervisors'has caepted tho plans for n now Court-House 84 propared by a Chicago firm of srchitects. Tha bullding will cost §200,« ' oo, The temporature yesterday, ss observed by ‘Manasse, opticlan, TrRinuxe Building, was: 8a. m., 6 deg.; 10 &, m., 8 deg.; 12m,, 13 deg.; 3 p. . 20 deg.3 8 p.m., 20 deg. Daromotor—S a. m., 20.04; 8 p. m,, 20.55, At the requost of {ho Iadies of the Fruit Mis- slon of the Y, M. C. A, the Ilutchinsona wore on hand at tho Connty Hospital at 3 p: m., and Bang most sccoptably to the patients, who crowd- ed the main hall and stairway, The Nev. Mr. Manafiold spoke to tho patlonte appropriate ‘words of oncoaragomont. The property-owners of Chicago avonto wero to hl!npmgl, ).Zc night and takon somo atops to- ward tho improvemont of tho strest. A fow mon assombled in Anton Iinetigor's saloon, cor- ymor of Ohicago avenuo and Clark atroet, but, by mutual agresmont, postponed tho business meeting till noxt Monday night, at 86 Chicago aveouc, At 8 p. m, About 8 o'clock Taesday ovening & man named . Charlos Cuntz slipped and fell on tho track of the Obhicago & Alton Road, nenr tho Adama stroot viaduct, as o traln was bocking, and, bo- fore ho was able to rocovor bimsolf, was run ovor, sustatning a loss of thoright leg below tho kneo, e was takon to tho County ospital and tho limb smputated, The Coroner hold an inquost yoaterday on the body of Patriok McGrath, who was run over and lost both limbs by an engine and froight train of the Durlington Road, at the Egan avonue crossing of tho Groat Eastern Road, on tho 16th of this month, from the offects of which ho dlod Tuesday ovening, and rolurned a verdict of nccidental doath. A young girl named Mary Ifarms, residing with her Puonu at No. 574 Wost Bixtoonth strest, accidontally foll into a pond at the northe wost cornor of Eightoeuth and Lincoln streots, about 1 n‘ulnnk({nmrdny afternoon, and, boforo assietonce could reach her,-was drowned. Tho bady was recovored later in tho day and tnkon home, whore tha Coroner hold an inquest, aud roturnod a vordict in accordsnco with tho facts, Betwoan 8 and 4 o'clock yeaterday nfternoon Ofiicer Tlolden discovered tho body of n woman floating in Mason's Slip, near the corner of Fisk and Twonty-aecond stroets. which ho rocovared snd cansed to bo taken to tho Morgue. The do- ceased was apparently a Bobemina by birth, about 35 yoara of ogo, and poorly clad. Iler elothlnr was so_distignred by mud ss to dofy recoguition, and sho had evidently beon in the water a coustderablo length of time. No marka or braises appoared on her person to indicato that hor death Lud been attended with violenca, or to givo a clow as to her idontity. Tho Coronor baoa boon rotitied. HARD COAL. 'Tho Coa! Exchange hold » meeting yeasterday afternoon, Mr. W. M. Coit in tho cair, and Maj. Kirktand acting as Socretary. The Committeo appointod at a former meot- ing to report upon tho practicability of reducing the prico of nnthracite coal were, on motion, graoted furthor time. An informnl ballot was thon taken, with tho following result: For prtuonz tates, 80; for lower rates, 3; for higher Tates, 3, v Beesrs, Goldborg, Taylor, Wnldron, Golt, and Law woro appointed o commitlos to rovise the conatitution, witha view to incrensivg tho initis- tion feo. Tho macting then adjonrned until Saturday, b FIGHTING TAXES. WILL MIRE EVANS LEVY ON ANDRE MATTESON ? “Tho editor of the Timesdoos not kiow B from a bull's foot,” vulgarly remarked o fiber- nian Collector in tho employ of Mike Evans, sosterday afternoop, to cae of his companlons, A TrinuNe roportor overheard tho converantion, and inquired into tho cauuio of this donunciation of 60 eminent & man. **Woll," repliod tho speaker, ““if the follow was soything but n Jackdaw ho wonld nover havo doue what he did tho othor day. I'll tell you; you go see Mark Bhoridau about it.” Aud tho roporter wont. Mark Bheridan, tho Pnosdent of tho dofunct Police Board, can nover bo sccnsed of making richen out of public ofico, As ho romarked yes- ordsy with the utmost smug-froid, ko bad to keep tho wolt from tho door shat sholters his inrgo nod mothorless family, and o posjtion un. der tho South 'Town Collector, whom bo himeolf mode and maintained a political rogont, was :lbe ooly position that offerod stselr to him. Novertheluss, ho doos his work with as little troublo to tho Collector a8 any one olso in tho offico, 6tUl maintains that the chartor oluction was s damnablo frand, ood lopos somo day to reaspume his supromacy over tho profitors by those frauds. Thus doth the meek, mild Mark piod sdong, and, hke the little basy boe, gathora honey for the Trossury controlied by%ho quoon bees His cquanimity in this posiion, and the faitin’niness of his work, has uado him o num- ber of adwmirera which ho never possossed bo- fore, mad Liave bosides lnn&;m him that lifo is not alt a gaudy and tinseled ehow. Mark's dis- trict is £ tho southesstorn porlion of tho city, and smovig tho tax-payers in his distriot is Andro Matieson, of No. 7 Eflis nveauo, one of the aditors o tho T¥mes. **Hoarloyow,” aa ha wag indignamily callod in yeara gons by, is said by tho Asscssor’ Lo possess 3500 worth of personal proporty, the tax on which smounts to &81.85. {ttle over a. weolt ago Xark oalled npon Bnarleyow and presented tho warraut for the Tnolluct{on of thoytax. Tho conversation wns about as followa: Mark Shoridan—Nr. Matieson, please oblige mo with 801,85, tho amount of your personal proparty tax. Audro Matsoson—I hive no peraonal proporty. M, 8.—Nonsenee, I think you hayo, or our booke would o show it. A. M.—I toll\you I havo no porsonal property. s not that aufl\ciont ? M, B.—IIero d8 tho warrant ; tho books show that you have $500 worth of personal property. A. M.—T told. yoo onoe I have no personal property, and I do not want any of you taz-eat- era to #ay that Ido, Qo _toll your employor .that I, Andre Mattoson, oditor of tho Zimcs, have no personsal proporty. - The oyos of tho impocunioun editor auapped Bre, somuch 5o 88 to scaro oven tho smuve blark, and ho departod to inform Mike Evaus bot the editor of tho Times wad raucorous with hatred towards him. Evans wus cool and collected, ond roplod in Dis broguo, $Qo, you, sud toll him if ‘ho don't pay, to appint somo day whin he'll be at hoome, an’ .Ul call and livvy 00 him.” Tho noxt timo that Blark called upon thoe great fmpocunious hein- formod him what messsge Evans had sent, and sbout then thoro was & bunst of yage that lifted the roof of tho southeast corner of the bullding, With an objurgation tho impecunious roplied that Eyaua tead & ¢ d—— s— of importinenco ™ to sond such & messago o him. Mark was again forcod to rotreat, ‘Tho next day thoe Times con- tsinod a scathing editorinl about South Town bummer tax-colloctors, followea by a still more unwarranted ono on the noxt day, and eversioce , thon the paper has beon adorned with squibs from Matteson's pen in atlempts to got even, {Tho tax has not yot boen pald, and unlees paid by March 1 Evans thinks somewhat of Juvying. In the meantime ho is bunting up an employo . who troats oatha as so muck chalf, sud who pos. swosses » Palr of pantaloous with o copper-lined at. ‘I'hat thogreat impocunious bus perional ‘Fm;v erty seoms evident. Tho houso is adorned with » door-plate bearing his uame, is neatly fur- wisbed, and is occupled by no ono except hus / pwa family. 4 s RONEY'S CASE, FUNTUER DEVELOLMENTS. The discbarge by the Grand Jury of Ttoney, Gruetzmacher, and Pete Iarmon, charged with the murder of Michiael Bcbsotziein and Fred- erick Roos, oo the 8th day of Jaouary last, hay caused a feeling of dlsgust agelnst that body, /and a universal feeling in tho community whoro tho two dead men lived that justice is played out {u Cook County, Itis Lurdly to bo doubted that money wos used to bring about tho result, # which has beon 80 entirely unexpectod, but how used or by whbom s uncertalu. Rouey hitself * ackuowledgod the crime, and set up tho ples of self-dofensy, but Le hay gone from tho Btate pow, Yeatorday nfterncon a TnnUNE roporter spent saveral Lours in Iridgeport to fiud out, if possl- ble, how tho result wus brought sbout, aud if witneszes or Grand Jury woro tatpored with. 1¢ tho pactios whom tho Toportor saw spoaks true, . uans ANOTHLL INVEBTIGATION stonld be had. ‘I'hio Lrother-iu-law of tho de- censad, Schumaalier, who koops a saloon at 1018 Woutks Ligiuted strect, was callsd on by tin, ho B0 srrangomont. ?urud. B oro hio s man npamed Loms Meddy, to him unknown, who demandad that ho should go boforo tho Grand Jury and swear that Urnotzmachor, Ropoy, sud Harmon bohaved thomselves that night, and did the killing in self-dofense. that, a8 that would be committiog porjury, Tho wituosses summouned were nearly sil parties who Lnow nothing of tho occurrence. Among them wero Dr. Quirk, Christ Guderjahn, Dan Hoaly, Tuomy, and & man named Campboll, who hisd boon on tho Corouner's Jury. wanted to have Koch, who formerly employed Roos, to talk to his widow, but lie would nat. Jury wouldn't liston to, nad who was pushed out. Joha Link was told that he must hurry up, thot tho jury couldn't wait, and thoy waniod their dinners. but_oal; machor ina (clondly way, aod without auibosiiy como into hLis placo but onco, ond then the mattor was only casually meutioned, Inverligation of theso sistements and others proviously mado, 0 will resnlt in uothing, but will Lielp to pass tho timo. ACTION OF THE CITIZENS® ABIOCIATION THEREOX. noon the following roport was prosented aad Asaociation by its Comimittoo on Taxation in Septem- ber and December, 1874, 1u favor of this step mot with the unanimous approy- ner a8 in this act provided in reforencs {0 & vole on cral eloctlon st wi ore of o contrary opinion, Tho present Attorney- Coneral of this Btate Lias ofiiciatty decidod thiat the an- nunl town clection 18 not o meaniog of the, siatute, grounds, that in ‘s uumber of countics In this tate, bolng all those which 870 not undor tawnubip argani- zatioa, no election ot all fs held at that time, aud genoral election under tho atatute must be one that in genoral througbout the Btata; aud this reason seoms to be conclusive. I¢ rosulis, therefare, tuat tho quon- tion of tl's abalition of township organization fn Cook County saunot be submitted Lo voto uatil the clestion to be Lield ou Tuceday, Nov, 7, 1870. 10 securs tho requirod number of Jegal voters to t b u Tucaday, April should occur ta tho fact that on that day thero will 1o elected in cach of the towas within our clty.limits ihe offocru to whom will be committed the assessment and colloction rhonld b direcied ta the securing of go {ont men to flll;these offices, i wo would Louis Custom-Ilouss, when openod Monday, wore found to be, a8 fa usual in all mattera of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1870." —eeeeooo e tho reporter, fchumacher etated that ono night whilo he was at s Lodgo mesting ‘n" man came ln%&:ln :I“cw'-:.i'l ll’flgn.h{’nli'yi«fi. fat man, on be cam - trgduend to bim by one Miks Ba‘nfll\hl. who told him his name was Connors, Connors set np the drinks for tho houao ovorai times, and thon heand Bonfold took thelr doparture. The next morning Festore ¢ qmnfl.{ Archor avenua who keeps n drug-store cornor of Arc and llumad street, sent down his boy to ssk Bchumacher to come to his storo, a8 ho had pomething to tell him, Iioasked him then if ho had seon tho fat man who was in hia ealoon tho evening previous. Sclumacher repliod that ho had. Quirk shoo in- formed Lim that it syas Ronay's fathor. Ile said that bo sont for him and olbers to noe that, instead of paying n largo amount of monnfi to them. tho lawyors, somo of it should go to Schumachor tola bim that he thought it was o tiekiish bnsinoss, and he would have nothing to do with it. Quirk said THE OLD MAN WAS RicH, and that ho had Lettor aco the women, and take thom some money, and got tho thing quasbed bofore tho Grand Jury, Qurk then gave bhim the card ot '*J, Cure Illinols Contral Elovator,” who, enid, wea nuthorized to mako Behumacber clalmod to be too noarly rolated to tho dead mon to nilowa compromisa. IIo wag algo told to sponk to Koch, but did not do so, men received no monoy and rofueed to taks any. Bahunl'nehur said ho was improssod with su idea that tho Tho wives of tho mordered QRAND JURY IIAD REEN TAMPERCD WITIT. Thoy would not listen to Louis Maedor bocause 1o spoko 1n German, and ho was huatled out of the room by almost nmin forco, and without ado, by tho Dailifl, who, by the by, 18 snldtoboa ‘brother who intro- of Miko _ Bonfleld, duced old man Ronoy to Schumachor, ‘Thoy hardly listoned to she testimony, aud John Tosaler was put out of tho room before he had Btalod sil tho facta he know, and when ho in- sisted upon stating them, tho Grand Jury told him they didu't want to hearany more from him, Hehumachor, 84 & witness, says ho noticod par- ticularly that they didn't want to hear him ; and that tho wholo thing, in bis eatimaion, was A TUT UY JOB, A musician named Kirschner, who played at the Lall tho night the two men wore mmr- was _visited ono morniag Lo- bad gotten out of bed Dby sod anothor Kirsctnor sald Lo could not do OLD MAN RONEY Xavior Heinaglor 1S auothor wituess tho Grand Ho saw Xlaodor afior ho was shovod out, and ho was then very indigoant. Dr. Quitk claims that ho offored no oney, mado tho suggostions to Mr, Behu- Curtin, who was o friond of old Roney's, had ‘T'ho Graod Jury will this morning bogin an Binco Nonoy bhas gons thoy ik TOWNSHIP OQRGANIZATION. At o meeting of tho Exoccutive Committee of the Citizons' Association held yastorday sttor- adoptod : Totho Fxecutive Commitice of the Citizens’ Asoct- ation Your Special Committoo upon the ‘subject of Town- aliip Organization beg loave ta report e followa : 1t da the fized polioy of tho Citizens' Ammociation to sccuro tho abolition of township organtzation in Cook Countyat tho earliost practicable opportunity, Tho subject was {realy discussod in thio reports made to tho , and thelr rocommendstion alof tue Execullyo Committee, Bubsoquent ovcnts bave ouly dumomstrated tho oundness of tho ressons for this chango only to cy taken to nccomplish it Our upon thls subloct provides (Hovised Siatutes Lilinols, 1834, pago 1,066) ¢ * Upon the petition of a least oute-A1ul of tho Tegal Yoters of any county havs ing adopted townsbip organization, to’be ascortained Dy the vota oust at the lasé procoding Lrealdential eloo- tion, the Board ahall easo to bo submitted to {he voters of such county, at tho noxt goneral eloction, the queation of the continiiance of township organtzation, 10 bo voted on by ballots, written or printed, or partly written or partly printed, *For tho contfhuanca of township orgunlzation,! or *Against the continianco of township organization,’ notico Lo bo wiven, oud the votos to be canvassed and returns mads ln Hko man- tle adoption of township organization." 1t Lias been thought by some that the snnual town meeting for tho clection af town oflicers, to b beld ou the first Tuesday of April, 1870, will bo tha ndxt gen- ch this queatfon can_be submitted to the voters of Qook County. But your Committes eneral eloction within the pon ibis, among other And your Committes would recommend that -u[:- o ccoseary potition 1o the Qounty Ioord ba suot tken util after the annunl town olection, to b3 held on 1876, Ttisimportant that nothing vert thio aticntion of the people from nd until that cloo- Inco the offoris of overy good oltlzen and compo. revent a recurrence of ho evils from which our whale commu. ity tenow suflering, For tho Committee, E. G. Mason, Chalrman, ‘Cuicaco, Feb, 23, 1870, ———— CHICAGO ENTERPRISE, 8T, LOUIS BEATEN.AT UER OWN DOOM, Tho bids for tho iron work of tho new Bt. tho kind, a tributo to the businces entorpriso of Chleago, and N. 8. Bouton socured tho contract ovor saventoon compelitors from all over tho Union. Tho Globe-Democrat scolds the sleopy Lome manufacturers, and enys that Mr. Bouton **bas underbid our manufacturers, although tho Iron laya at tholr vory doors and saves them the exponso of freight, “The truth is, that our roll- ing_mills hiave no facilitica for rolling an iron beam suitablo for any af our hoavy buildings, and wo are obliged to sond to Pittaburg, Buffalo, or even 10 Now York, for leams which we ought to maxo at home. Inasmuch ns a pairof rolls for the purposo would coet ouly 31,400, and as tho iron work of the new Custom-Honge alono will cost in the nolghborhood of #500,000, it 18 Liard to account for tho lack of entorprise which compels our capitalista to vond nbroad for iron- work, and which subjects oor manufacturers to tho bumiliation of beiug undorbid by compote itors who havo overy disndvantage to overcome," —_— BERTHA'S VICTIM, TITE WEALTIL AN OLD VALISE CONTAIXED, A fow days sgo an account of tho lifo and deatls of August Lange was publishod in thoso columns, particular attentfon Dbelug givon to his relations with » woman Lo claimod as Lis wife, beating the undescrved coguomen of ** Hand. somo Bertha.” Her unfaithfulness and his joalousy woro graphically dopicted, mnd at bis death sho was tracod to Aamtowoc, Wis, whoro she was supposed to bo sharing tho bomo of somo one to whom Lange way o straugor, Yeelenday, aftor absonce {rom tho city since August last, sbo again turned up, not a8 & mournor, but as tho heir to Lange's offocts, which, to sl appearunces whon he died #o suddenly, consisted of a valiso, soveral ’m\vuv tickets, n fow bottles of wedicino, and a liboral supply of old clothes. Bhe turoed from the woal #presd Leforo her in auswer to hor de- wendy for Lis Exopmy with & haughty alr, as much 8 to uay that sho had no use for such stufl, but upon reflcctlon concluded that appeac- aucos might bo doceptive, and vrdered overy- thing seot ber quarters on tho Nort! Bldo. ilor stay was short, and whon 8ho had switched out of the Corouer’s of- floo thoso who Lad watched her movemonts broathed easier, ‘The Corouer then sot about oxamining the property with u view of gchodul- ing at, tho occasion Leing tho firut feisuro ho had Liad siuce baviug it in his possossion, Iu the vallso wore found au unusual eupply of trinkety of uo valuo, photographs, lottors, snd soiled linon, Asopgtho letters was Que from Bore ths," addrosscd to him as hor huabsnd, writton at himoitowoo, in which was fnclosed lock of hor hair to bo used by him in esleciing o * gwiteh ™ to bo forwarded as o presont. Diving still furthor into tho rubbish waa found what Furporlodtu ban copyof the will of Lange'd athor, bonting dato of ‘' Btuttgart, Jan, 6, in Gorman. Tbo documont bequonthed fo Lange, hin bolrs and oxecutors, to lousea in BStuttgart, one at No. €8 Karis streot, and tho other at MNo. 162 'Tnbingor streot, It furthior providod thut, upon tho desth of his mother, he wa8 to como into poasession of two mora houscs, No. 125 Iirsch atroot and No. 224 Guun stroot, and also & ono-half interost o tho wine busincss now carried on by hin father, Looking still fur- ther, it wna found that the decontod had propor- ty In Manitowoe, which was on tho eve ot pass- ing out of his handa by forsclosure at Lhe time of hia death. “Rorthn " will receivo the gooda to-day, and cannot but be surprised, upon the examination of tho eamo, to find that sho has suddonly grown to affluonco. ‘Tho property in Btuttgart 18 said by tho Coronor, who spesks from personal knowledgs, to Lo vory valuable. Tho only thing in the way of lier gottiug hold of it is that Lange's (athor, bocoming ncqualnted of her frailties, may reconstruct tho will a0 as to out hor off. Bho will spare o offort, doubtican, aftor satinfying borsolf that the instrumont is gonuino, to make tho most fayorablo improssion on the old gontlomau’s mind, but to thinend it ‘mil uot be nocossary or prudont for hor to visit him. CITY-HALL, Wator-ronts yostarday woro $1,803, and re- celpts from tho City Colloctor §850. Tho City Collector's receipta contians to bs lesa from day to day. But $600 was taken jn yosterday. Gen, It, N. Poarson, Comptroller of the City of Bpringfiold, waa around the City-IIall yostor~ day, calllog upon tho oficers of the various do- partmente. Tho Buildiog Inspoctors oxamined eight churchos yostorday on tho North Sido. With tho exception of hero a door and thore a slight dofect in a furnace, no faulta woro found of suf- ficiont importance to warzant o chango. Miko Evana wandored around among tho lag- Bing _tax- ra yeaterday, aud was woll pro~ parcd to make a Jovy in cach caso of rofussl to pay up. 1o found his proparations nseful in gathering about 812,000, but no levjes wore neoessary, To-morrow morning Judge Alooro will hoar motious for fnjunctions in oll cases whero billa hava been filed praying injunctions to restrain tho colloction of taxes, Partics mot ready mny oxpoct tho Colloctors to procoed with the coi- Iaction of tho taxes withow® furthor delay. Tho impression that Judge Dickoy intonded to chango Lis place of residenco from Chicago to Ottawa, Iil,, has, by somo means unkuown, gainod ground in and around tho City-Hall. The Judge Lins had no such intontion and does not oxpoct to have, but intends to occnpy tho oflica at the foot of tho stairs leadng from tho Lo Library in the City-13all, which Lo has fitted up for uso while he may be in Chicago. John Donovan, tho officer who wan lately cliargod wiels ** wiliful maltreatment of a citizen and conduct unbecoming au officar,” was triod by the Polico Board yosterday nod found guilt- lees, hia acousor belug found to bo in a stato of intoxication when the alloged abuse was givon, Ho was allowed to dopare and poocer over the words of caution, advico, and gentle rebuko that foll from tho lipg of tho Superintondent, wio fools that such chargos, gronnaless though they may bo, tend to demoralize the police forco—at leat in tho eyes of the public. S BALOON LICENSES. A paragraph was noticed inan aflornoon paper Monday stating that the Magor's polico woro very busy **hurryl up” the saloon liconses, supposably becausa L'me Tninuxe had montioned tho doplorably bad atato of tho scrvieo, and had shown what” a vnst numbor of saloons wero doing business without licenso by eulforanco of Iis IHonor, tho Expressman, On looking ot tho City Clork’s books yesterday it wae found that sinco Tme Trmune's firat oxposo thirteon saloon-licensos had beou {ssued, This covered a perlod of cight days. It waa noted, on looking back, that boforo tho oxpose it took twolvo daya to got in thirtoon liconacs, 8o that asme progross has boen madoe in hurrying up tho colloctions, If the *hursying up” is cons tinued nt tho ®amo rato until ‘July 1, when li- cenaes nro duo for anothoer yesr, the additional number of 208 will have boon colloctod, which will bring the whole numbor up to 2,627 for the yoar, or about 400 leas than wors collected dar-~ ing Mayor Bond’s yoar. Among the persons who have pald lately are tho famous Jim McGnarry and tho scarcely-less noted Hoary Marsb, who have beeu frightened into payiog up, rathor than seo **tholr namos in the papor.’ THE COUNTY BUILDING. It Ia belioved that tho Agnaw-Cahill libol cass wifl nover bo tried, from tho facs that the libeled and liboler havo kissed and made up. Architeot Egan saya that tho county will be ready to advertiso for cut-atone for tho now Court-Houso foundatlon in about three weeks, Tho Johaunsen murdor caso was called in tho Criminal Court yestordsy morning, but con- tinued for ouo weok, on tho application of his attornoys. Tho Committoe on Hospitals and Public Build- ings was in session yesterday, and agrsed to ad- vortizo for proposals for Lullding the Morgue, kitchen, and boiler and engine-house for tho new Hospital, Muldoon, tho prisoner who attempted to es- capa fram tho jail o wook ngo, bas_sinoe been coufined in onoof the dungoons. For twenty- oight hours ha was in what is known a8 the * buil-rings.” G. V. Parent, Indicted for inducing persoos to commit porjury in swenring to the ownorship of proporty of which they knew nothiog in order to bo taken as bondsmen, will be tried 1n tho Crim- inal Court to-morrow. In tho caso of Douglas and Oole, for conspir- ing to obtain a divorce by fraud, & suporscadeas roached Sherift Agnow Into g&»;mday aftornoon. Their bond was fixed at $3,000 each, which thoy will endeavor to procure to-day. . Tho Grand Jury held a brief sosslon yester- day, and did very littlo busiuess. It wea re- solvod to investigate the ctargo mndo Eubhu in thesa columns Wednosday, that money bad been used {n tho Ronoy murder caxo to prevent his fn- dictment, and eubpwuaa were issuod for soveral wu;mum Tuo investigation wil be commoncod to-day. The Ashton libol sult against the T¥mes is to bo dismissod, Mr, Ashton having mnsdo a sugges- tion of that nature to the Blate's Atlorney. ‘Tho Looorgan and Mo(rath suitu aro still matters of record 1n tho Coust, uotwithetanding the formar bas been compromised by an spology from tho Times, snd tho refunding to Lonergan of the expeneed ho had incurred In tho case. HOW THY PUNLIC INTELZST 148 LLEN GUARDED, Hinco tho publicstion a fow days ngo in thoso columns in reforence to how coal was being do- livered to tho county, tho Committco on Jail and Jell Accounts of tho County Hoard have caused tho acales in the Jail-vard to bo ropatred, so that tho conl horoaftor delivered can W weighod, It appoars tho scales havo boon out of order for over » yoar, and nobody cared enough about it to oven ws much a3 tbink of tho mattor, nod 88 A consequenco the coal which has beon defiverod has not hoen weighed. Tho ongluser at tho building, whoso daty it 18 to ro. colyo tho cosl and certify to its welght, has been coutrnt with taking the contractor’s weight, and wonch aftor month hos blindly certified to that which he conld not posaibly have known nny- thing about, Last month 130 tons were thus certitled to and paid for by the couuty. b s CRIMINAL, Q. V. Bauor, resldiog at No. 63 West Lake stroct, mourns tho loss of goods, wares, and morolandise valuod as $00. 0. L, Kingoy wns np bofora Justice Meoch yoatorday to anawor to tho charge of perjury, 1t ia alloged thas Lo Bworo falsoly to the owner- suip of property. Tho casa was continued till to-day, Kinuey bolng uuder 81,500 bail, A. B, Fiolds and D. Doskoy wore charged with awndling 8. Kollor out of $20 yesterday, aad passed tho pight in the Armory, The samo dis- position was mado of Charles Nilawm for a lar- ceny sllegod sgainst him by Charles Williawu, Michaol Kennedy attonded a Bridgeport ball, and, folly filled with all lusurlos which attend such ocoasions of hilarity, becamo wild enough to attempt to smash Calvin Goary’s head with o tureocoruored vock. Lo wid Le tried bofure Justico Foolw on tue 2% Yesterday evening Nully Plerie, an Adelphi vocalist, who iu an honored guest of the Tremony Tlouse, gave a bell-boy named (leorge Allons a &50 bflf to take to Mr. Brownoll ta pay her board. Tho Iad not returning with a recsipt for $ho amouat, blsdmam Fiarls becamoe nervous, and aent for tho propristor, - A little Inquiry showod that yormg Aikens had skippod with the monoy. Tho polion aro aftor him. HEAVY EXIEZZLEWENT, A yonng man named O, J. Blackford, who has hithorto ocoupied a prominont position sooimlly and commorelally In this eity, was arralgned bo- foro Justico ilaines yostordsy on a charge of ombezalomont, and held in bonds of $10,000 for Ins apposrance on Baturday. The chiarge is proferred by o of Allon, Keith & Co., who allogs that the frauds, aggrecating pomo 85,000, were perpotratad by the dofondant during the yoars 1873 and 1874 while in thoir employ ss an sccountant. The plan ndopted waa by faleo entries, and tho amonnta thus appropriated ranged from 8100 to $300 at & timo. Tbo utmost confidonce was folt in hia intogrity until recontly, nod no sus- picion waa ever arouand by his actlona to tnduco aconclusion advorao to his honesty, afr. Allon in confldont he did not gamblo, was not axtrava- gant in his personal oxpenditures, and thor- ouglly rogutar In his Labits. Ilo ia mar- riecd “to b very ostimablo lady, who fa naturally distrossed boyond exprossion at hor husband'a unfortunate position, and hns ason. Br, Allen (hinks that the monoy ombozzled hos been used in tho support of an- othor ostablishmont ; that, as usual, thero isa woman at the bottom of it, but who Blo may be or where shio can be found is beyond the kan of thoss interosted. Tho oxamination on Satur- day will, {t io said, rovoal facta at prosont un- known or hieratoforo bolioved. = — ANNOUNCEMENTS. Toraco White, Eeq., will delivor tho noxt loe- turo in tho Sunday course at McCormick Hall Banday aftornoon at 3 p. m. Hia enbject will be *Tho Financial Crisls." Admission, 10 conts, A mnsa-mooting of the proporty-owvnors and rogidonta of the Thirteonth Ward will bo held noxt Thursday evening at No. 852 Ogdon avenuo, for tho purposo of having o lino of slreot-cars pinced on tho avenue. “William tho Silent, Prince of Orange, 88 Btatosman, Patriot, and Warrior, without a Pecr in tho Anonals of Ilistory,” is the subjoct of a lecture by Prol. J. W. Lanmore, at Lincoln Park Church, coruer Sophia and 3ohawk stroots, this ovening. Tho masting of tho residenta of Wosson stroot who desire that gas-mains abould be latd on that atroot, and which was to bave takon placa this ovening'at tho corner of Chicago avenuo snd Wessou streot, has boon postponed $1ll Saturday ovoning nt the same place and hour. Trof. Itansom Dexter, o well-known nataralist and Professor in tho University of Cme-in, will lecturo lo Farowoll Hall this ovening, Ho will talk about tho phonomenn of the brain and spionl cord, tracing tho physical and mental do- ‘yolopment of man’s nervous system through tho :ypul of nnlmal to which ho bolongs, with illua- 1ntions. S CANADIAN NEWS, OTTAWA, Bpectat Dlapatch th The Chicago Tridune, OTTAWA, ob. 24.~In tho Iouse of Commons to-dsy a vory atrict mossuro rolating to abortion was fatroducod. One of tho clauges provides that tho slightost advortisoment or hint 1n news- papors &y to whoro advioo or drugs may bo ob- toinod shall bo & misdemoanor punishablo by unprisonmont for & ferm not oxceoding ton years, with or without bard labor, Tho Minister of Juatice approved of tho monsuro as far as it waont, but said if he bad timo ko would bring in o far moro comprohenalvo moasuro next BosaIOD. In tho Bonate to-day, on o motion for corre- spondonco botweon the Governmont and Atian- tic cable companies, stroog ground waa taken against any amalgamation or tarif arrangoment batweon the_direct cablo and Anglo-American companies. If any such arraugomont wero mado tlhio mombers considered it would bo a broach of 1aith with Parliamont Ly tho direot cablo com- pany, and & fraud on tho country. MONTREAL. 5 Speriat Dispateh to The Chicago Triduna. MonTneAL, Fob. 23.—The Cordon Bonnott party started for Ottawn by a spoecial train ot half-past 10 this morning, and eame to griof nt Tannerie's Junction, the locomotive running on tho main lino aud tho cars switching off upon tho Lachino lne. Tho baggago car was pitchod olean over botweon tho two tracks, and eham- pague and foie gras aro lying aboatb somowhat mixed, Conductor DBissonoita was badly cut about tha head, and tho baggago ecar was sioashad Lo pleccs, Fortunatoly all tho inmates of the palaca car oscapod unhurs, and tho train left for Prescott at noon. A movenient 18 on foob fo form s Dominion Protestont Bloctornl Associstion in this city to counteract the clorical iuterforenco at olections, parliamentary and municipal. TORONTO, Bvecial Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribuns, Tonoxto, Oot., Fob, 28.—A large and iufluen; tial mooting last night considered the queation of the proposca orection of iron-works in this clty. Every shade of politica was ropresontod. Prominont men of both parties wera pressnt, including Protoctionista and Froo-Traders, A resolution noanimously passed to petition the Council to eubmit a by-law to tho rato-payors Rrauting & _bonus of 200,000 instond of 3100,~ 000, ma_proviously proposed, to any duly qusiifiod Company undertakiog tho eractlon and running of the necossary works, ‘T'ho Nosw Lngland Hocloty ol this city oolobra~ tod Washington's birthdsy by a grand ball at the tossin House, QUEBEC, Bpecial Dispateh ta Ths Chicago Tribune, Quesrg, Fob, 23.—Tho Roman Catholic Bishop has roplied to the lottor from tho Anglican Dishop on tho subjeot of Father O'Connor's vialt to the national school. 1o condemas tho action of the Jesuit father, and promises that tho vieits will not bo ropeatod. Tho correspondonce is ro- fused to tho preas, nnd thero isa strong desire on thio part of tho pooplo to scs it'in print. Maj, Voyer, in command of the Government polico hero, who accldentally shot himaoif with a8 xuvolvcr_d.\o othor dsy, died last night. 8T. JOMN, Special Dispateh to Yhe Chicago Tyibune, 8r. Joux, N. B., Fob. 23—~At Toy Creck, York County, a school-teacher, 65 years of age, was hold to bail to nnswer in the Supromo Court a charge of misconduct towards femala pupils, THE INDIANS. Stonx on the War-"ath. Br, Louts, Fob. 23,—The following dlspatch from Gen. Shoridan waa recoived st Gou. Bher- man's headquartors to-day: Tho emall band of citizona of Montana who ettled upon tho North Brauch of tho Yollowstono, opposite tho month of tho Big Horn at & pelnt known as Fort Ponse, have Loeu atlacked by Bioux Iudians, All bat fousteen abandonod the fort. Tho lattor ara bosiogod, Gen, ‘orry baa ordored Col. Brisbin, comwanding at Fort Ellis, to go without dolay to their reliof, Onoman has boen killod and two wounded, Fort Poaso is distant from Fort Xllia abous 130 miley. HENDRICKS’ TRAVELS. Nasnvieie, Feb. 23.—Gov, Heudrioks and party arrived horo this morolug aé balf-past 7. Owing to tho fatiguo of some of the Iadics con- soquent on the long journey from Indisnapolis, - it was thought bost to stop ovor oue traln this morning, Gov, Hendricka recoivod s most cor- dial visit from Qov, Porter and other Btato ofil- cers, including Judgos of the Sapreme Court, sod other prowminont citizous In attendance oo tho Buprome Court called during the day to present their complimontd, Tho Governor and sty leave to-morrow morning for New Orleans dircct, arriving thore on Friday evening, A Remarkable Stntement, A vory croditablo showing is that of the Con- necticut Mutual Lifo on our rtrat page. It pays {ts immonso death-claims withous woakening ite rosorve, adds largely Lo ita assets, and carrios on its ontire busincas ac a low rato of sbout 7 per cont. In thewo Liand timoa when so many mone- tary institutions nra shaky, it is ouly fair to commend those that do well. ————— Hickety, Piockety, My Blacl Hen, Bho luys eggs for, geutlemen, Aud I, with my tiew Domoatia® machine, Pothe Nneat siitching (Lat over was seen, Tucking and felling and bomming the Lest, 1 would Dot exchango it £0s all tho Feat, — Tlanos . Teraired, tuned, bosed, shipped, bought, sold, ox- changed and for reatat Lyon & Healy's, State snd Monros strests. Church and pazlor organs for yent, Lundborg's Oalifornia Water fax lollet and hathA dlhi/llss paccsnk a0q T DUFFERIN. ' The Great Fanoy Dress Ball Given by This Canadian Lord and His Loady. Eilght Hundrod Guests in Attend- ance at Iidenu Hall, Ottawa, Extrnordinary Varlety of COostumes and Prodigality of Expenao, Botcial Dispateh to The Chicaao Triduns, OTTAWA, Ont., ¥ob, 2J.—Their Excolloncles Lord and Lady Dufferin gave n grand fancy ball to-night at Rtideau Xall, About 900 invitations had been issucd, and thoro was almost a full rosponse, Nearly all the Lieutenant-Governors of tho Dominlon wero prosont, each sppearing in lis favorito charactor, aud thoro wora auy numbor of Benators and membors of Parlinment. Tho costumes wero unususlly brillint, 1t was cstimntod that their total valno was $200,000. Thelr Excollonoios’ staff and housenold ropre- sonted tho Court of King James. Viscount Claudoborg and Lady lolen Blackwood person~ ating tho charactors of Lord Darnoly and Prin- cosa Mary. James Gordon Donnolt, of the Now York Jerald, and tho following Amoricana attendod by speclal invitation : Mrs, May, Misa May, Diss Lonnett, Mies Quislot, Mr. Wright, Mr. Mott, Col. Schuyler Crosby, sud Mr. 0. B. Mooker. Tho ball and rofreshmont rooms, shich wero specially orected for tho occasion, woro hand- somoly docorated. Tound the walls wora the Royal arms aud thoso of tho Provinces of Cana~ da, any number of natlonal flags, and & pro- fusion of flowors and evergroons. Most of tho costumos woro brought from New York and Doston, not a fow of tho most costly belng pro- parcd for the oceaslon, Tho supper was o rachorcho dfair, sarpassing anything previously given by tho hospitablo host aod hoatess. The ontortainment is =ald to liavo coat Lord Dufferin in tho nelghborhood of $30,000. Mr. Bennott romaina over to-morrow night to attend tho Premior's dinner, Tho following elght gentlomen danced in tho QGovernor's Quadrille, with which the ball was opened : His txcellonoy, tho Governor-Gonoral, woro the Court costume of James tho Fifth of Beotland, consisting of a body of cream-colored brocade, stripod with ruby velvet and heavily ombroldored with gold bullion ; a cloak of ruby velyet, linod with cream.colored brocade to match tho body, and embrofdored with flue gold bullion ; » pleited ruft edged with fino gold laco round tho neck; short puffod truuks of ruby olored brocado, embroidored with gold bullion; hat of maroon velvet orna~ mented wilh a ropo of poarla and throo tips of corn-colored ostrich feathera; iay- colored tighta; low-cut nhoos of ruby volvet; may-colored bolt; jowelod-hilted sword with scabbard of ruby velvet. His Excsllonoy woro all his decorations. Gov, Bolby Bmyth, Ad- Jutant Goneral of Militls, woro & costumo simi- Iar to tho Governor’s in stylo, but in black volyst trimmed with light-gray satin, Capt. Selby Bmyth also wore n similar costumo in cmorald- greon velvet, lined with cream-colorod satin, and timmod with wide gold braid. Mr. Dixon, tutor to the Viscount Ciandoboy (tho Gavornor'a gon), wore a similar costume of black and cafo o lait satin, trimmed with gold trimming. Rus- soll Btovenson woro a similar coatumo of black ailk volvat with vory Ught-blua matin lining, and olabarately trimmed with gold. The Hon, Mr. Beott woro o Luritan costumo, comalst- ing of =n leather jorkin and eloéves of brown cloth pulfed with bino sill; wide pair of black velvet trunks to tho koos, loug brown boots, wida at tho tops and ul)uned. croga-bolt and aword, wilo hal of gray folt, wih two long, black fosthors, large loather gnuntlots, stool- | collar round tho neck. .Mr. W. R. Dakor, his Lxcellonoy's Private Socratary, woro a dress gimn- ilar to that of his Excolloncy, of crimson and white satin, braldod wish silver, Capt. Ward, A. D. C. to hia Excelloncy, woro n similar cos- tumo of wnavy-bluo and pesrl-colored eatin, braided with flne gold. The nbovo costumes, which fignred o the oponiog quadrille, wera all yory rich and clab- orato, especially that of tho Govornor, which cost over £600, ~ The following costumea wero alao capecially andsome : ‘Fho Hon, W. B. Vail wore n costumo of Louls X1V, consisting of o cost of olarot-colored velvet trimmod with gold trimmlng, kneo breochos of the samo matarial, long voat of yol- low brocado, low-cut velvet sliooa with buckle ; powdored wig, - Jobn Kidd worp tho dross of tho King of Navarre, which was simular in style to thatof his Exoolloucy, but tn black velvet and satin trimmed with gotd, W. F. Buchanan wore the dross of an oflicor of tho timo of Louls XV., conssting of bluo velvot and whito satin squaro-cut coat, knoo breoches of wimilar material, long vost of bro~ cnde, low-cut volvet shoes to matchtho coat; powdered wig. J. 1L Piummer, managor of tho Bank of Com- morce, Otlawn, woro tho court costumo of a chovalier of tho poriod of Loals XIIL, consist- ingof violet and whits velvot coat elzborately ombroldered with gold, sword aud cross bolt, broad hat and feathar, white silk atockings and low cut shoos witn buckles. A. G. Morrison l[:solmd aa a Matador, in black velvet aud gold coat, with Hpanish but- tous, corn-colored veat of satin, embroidered with goid, snsh of corn-colored and light-bloa silk, withi fringes to mateh; corn-colored stocke inge, low-cut shooe, black hat, and ailk pou-pou ; rod nilk cloak, W. L. Horon, 88 a Noapalitan, wore biue and ‘white ahirt, open low in tho nuck, black volvet blx;ucchea. flesh-colored eilk tights, sud low-cut shoos. - 0, J, James woro Lhe costuma of n Fuogarian hussar, consisting of garnet velvet jackel, houv- ded with gold, talma_of whita cloth bor- dored with fur and trimmod with gold military brald, peaci-colored tights, Iesslan boota with gold tussols, little high fur bat with ced and white aigrotte. T. N. Hamel wors Zenedlck’s costume in * Much Ado About Nothing,” conslsting of pur- plo and whito satin body, puflod, sl tights, bat of purple velvot with feathers, low shoos ; belt bearing zuwnlod daggor. A, P, Padrick woro tho costumo of o Hunga- 1lan husuar s described above, Dr, \Wright wore a costume of tho time of Fraanis 1., consisting of black volvet tunio, with Euuua salin and gold and fur trimming, conflned y very heavy cord of purple and yollow silk, with largo uilk tassol, slooves puffed aud elashod with gatin and gold trimmings, purplo tights, broad folt biat with feather, low out velvet ahoos; or and necklaco. tood, nd tho Bhah of Porals, woro a long crimson eatin robe embroidored with ¢old, elavorately tritnmed with silkk and coverod with Jowols aud the wings of tho green bectlo, red velvet sloavos, wide trousers af bluo satin, high list claborately trimmod with Jowels, jowalod nocklaco, uword, daguers, oto, This dress was gmchuod in Toheran by Mr. Lononetts, the ow York costumor. W. A, Allan wore o Ulilocse costume, such as {4 worn by mombors of the Imporial family, con- sistiug of o Jung robe of silk coverod with a mass of gold and silvor and wilk ombroidery, vury wido sloeves, tho robo faltlug over thetimbe in long tabs richly ombroidored with gald #pavglos, sillk, and silver and gotd braid, reguisr Lnllunsu ehoo of red morocoo trimmod with gol G. T, Major appeared na Romeo, woarlng a Yonetian hauboerk of garnet velvet with long Laoging sleaves escallopod, lined with pearl- colored satin nnd fringed with gold, pearl-color- od allk tights, jewelad belt and daggor, Venetian hiat of garuet volvot with two long, shiarp foath. e;s caught with o dismond broch, low-cut velvet shoos, 0. B, Brodio wora tha costumo of Charles Sur- face 1 *‘Schoal for BeandsiL” conaiating of cluret-calared silk volvot coat with gold trimming and Jowolod buttous, wido brocade vest, whilo satin knoo-breochos, pearl-colored silk stockings, low-out shoe with buckle, white queus wig, Lsudsome fall of 1800 un broast with dismond Lrooch in it. Johu Duwe wores costume of tho timoof Louis XV,, consmsting cf ooat of royal ‘Yumle velvat embroidored with gold, stool-colured bro- cado_vest with jeweled buttous, ailk stockioge, aud low shoes, . A, F, Mclutyre woro a cavaller dross, conslst- ing of m coal of coffeo-colored velvet mud BMay- colorad satiu with, colfog-oolorcil satin lining, henvily bralded with gold, broad-brimmed haf with loog corn-colored feathor, T wore the coetume of » nebleof tho timo of Touis XV., consisting of light bluo volvet coat hn"ll{ embrolderad with gold, white satin voat ombroldorod with gold, blun velvot knoo-broochien, silk stookings aud powdoered wig, i D, Tims nppoared an King Edward the Beo- ond In n long robo of whito cloth trimmed with Jowols and gold brald, and with long King's robo from tho shouldor of ruby volvet trimmod with white ormiue aud smbordored with gold, joweled crown, and joewolod bolt and nockince, J. A, Blater wore tho costume of Afephistophe- les, conslating of black silk nod rod matin oloak with jot and gold trimmings, pointed hat with two long rod feathors, rod pointod shoes, aud rod lights, I, J. Cnssola woro costumo of Louis XV.,as described above, 1L, D. B, ruco syore the costumo of n Ilunga- rian ponsant, conalsting of n bino oloth jacket covored with allver, white eilk sieovos, poatl-col- ored tights, Ilossinn boots with gold tagsols, whito atrnw hiat with throo-colored ribhons, tal- ma of whito cloth braided with gold and far, W. R, Hustlo wora costume of Louls XV., an dogeribod abova. Frank Cockburn woro a cavallor's dreen, cons elating of light greon and white satin, trimmad with silvor (tho romainder aa in cavalior's cos- tuma proviously describod). J. ', Fiahor woro the sostumaot I, Incroyable, tho gonepirateur in “La Fillo do Madame Angot,” conslsting of grosn brocade cont, with pink lappol and _joweled buttons ; black velvot vost, atripod with chorry satin 3 gray oloth anklo Lroeclios, silk rod nnd whito striped stockings, low shos with Lucklo, extravagant cravat an Ligh-pointed collar, Jewelod broooh, vory high cocked hat, powdored wig, ponderous bludgoon carrlod in hand, ‘T'ho lon, O, K. Chaploau woro & Spanish dress, mnllutlnsz of greon volvet and light pink aatin coat, braidod with silvor and numerous sil- vor buttons, silk stockings, low ahoes, black Lat, and pou-pous, M. K. Dunlevionppaared as Romeo, in o violat- satin eoat trimmod with crimson satin, and om- broldorod with gold (tho romaludor ns the provi- oua liomeo). Willism Buckingham woron costumo of Louls XY., with blnck aud whito eatln knoe-broechos, and whito satin vest, the remaindor of the coe- tumo as In othier drosses of tho poriod of Louts William Campbell appearod ns Rigoletto, tho Jeater, in patin body, half whito and” halt red, red and ‘whito tighis, fool's stick in hond, pointed shoo, cap and bolla, tumo covored with small bolls. Wiltinm of Louts XIIL Q. L. Bouchior appearod ns tho conventional Jaust, in suit of green voivet and pearl-colored brocado. . J. B, Crowo woro a tight-fitting parple and light yellow valvos body of tho timo of Hontl ILT, of Tranco, trimmed with gold, purplo vest stripod with gold braid, yellow slesve striped with parplo velvor and gold, puffed trunks, slashed with velvot and satin, bat and fonthors, . 0. Douglaa woro tho costumo of a Knight ‘Tomplar, consisting of omerald-greon volvet, full 8et of armor and helmot, knoe-boots of kray loather, gray tights of woratord, large gold cross bearing fieur do lys upon the chest. T. J. Lynch appeatod a3 Fra Diavolo, In con- ventional black velvet nnd rod satin droas, with poiuted hat and foathers. Waltor Chesterton wore a Greek dross, consist- fog of bho velyot jacket embroidered with gold and jowols, white satin veat, whito satio sloevos trimmod with “;nld and jonolu. whito eatin trousers braldod with fi;ld‘ bluo Eolntcd ahoe, turbnu of biuo velvot, whito satia hat with jow- ols nnd foathora. Thgmas Toynolds woro tho costumo of tho conventionnl Shylock. Mre. W. I Dakor appoared ss the Grand Duchess in o light blue satin dross trimmed with military gold brmid, scarlet volvet talma adgod with gray astrachan fur, fur hat with jeweled ntnr nud ‘white aigretto and gold tassels, whip, ote. - Mra. 0. K. Chspleau wore n Hungarian cos- tumo consisting of an anklo dreus of corn-col- orod silk sud ruby volvet heavily trimmed with gold, bady of 1uby valyet trimmed with gold cord, bint pointed with feather, lttle talma of whiso volvet lined with crimaon satin. Mrs. Floming appoarod na Lady Teasle in n dress of crosiy-colored brocade, cut wattoau on the back, sud with an immonso tral, nprun of light blue satim, flounces of Va- lencicnnes Iaco, loops of ruby velvot ribbon odged with lacos, square nook, elbow sloeves nlso trimmod with “Valencicouos lace, powdored wig, and sigrotte of pearls and fea~ thor, Mra, G. W. Wickstood woro tho costume of Maric Todor, covsisting of black volvos trall olaborately trimmed with black laces, royal urple satin front, flounces of lacen, Jong hang- ng Blooves edged with lacos and lined with royal purple, polated cap trimmod with poarls, long veil (;l black silk bategoe, puffed slesvo of royal purple. 3lrs, V. A, Allan wore tho costumo of Mario Antolnetts, ‘consisting of bluo entin drows elaborataly tnmmod with gold and whito laces, powdored wig, festher sigrotte, pear! trim- mivgs and jowols in tho iair, neckiaces, ear- rings, and bracelets of diamonds. SPORTING. Tho wholo cos BILLIARDS, Bome circumstanoen which havo come to Hght in connoetfon with tho recent billiard-match a$ the Academy of AMuaio havo dotormined somo of tho partioa in intercat to bring what proof thoy can find boforo the Billlard Congress of tho Northisvont and Bouthiveat, which ia composed of tho players in the tournament which took ptaca Jost April in this city. Coneldorable testimony 1 thoway of aflidavits has beon gotten togother, and 1t is peoposed to sk for tho oxpulsion of both Bhaw and Burleigh if the Congress bolievos that it {8 conchusivo of fraud on their part. Ot the twolve mombors of the Coogross Rhines, Packer, lios aro in tho clly, and Livorman, McAffeo, Cartor, and Honing can bo casily summoned ; Mitlor and Maggioli are almost too far away, whilo Gallaghor is rather uncertain i bis movemonts. ‘Iho first soven, ar o quoruni, could oasily bo gotton togothor if it woro thooght bost ; and, alt thinga consldared, perhnps such a course would be the best way to sottlo tho question, The Brunawick & Balko Company, stakeholders, have beon merved with notios not to pay over tho stake pending tho procecding to bo had. PEOESTRIANISM. A match for 8500 a sido will bo walked at tho Tolodo, beginning Haturday morning at 10 a'clock, bolwoen Aliss Millio Rouo ,and Miss Clara Iubbard, The contost will last soven duys, and the rogiator of the greatest numbor of miles In that time detormines tho posscesion of the stako, Tho fimst-namod walker conteatod a 1atch in Cincinnatl last wook, and tho Enquirer osnd Commercial unito in pronouncing bor per- formance ono of much merit, FROM THE BLACK NILLS. To tha Editor of The Chicago Tyiduna: Guaxp Iszann, Nob., Feb, 20.—J, J, Porkina and partnar just arrived at Fort Harteuff from Custer Clty, in the Black Iills, roport having mot Ma], Yooto and party at tho latter placo. “Thoy woro all woll, and had succooded boyond thelr oxpectations in laying out an excollont road from Grand Island to Quater City, They woro to start on tholr roturn tnp in o day or two. Mr, Perking roports tbat a friend of his nomod Dodgo, with tho halp of a hired man, took out $300 in ono day and a half from o halo 8 foot by 12, 1 foot doop, and that the last pau yleldod 68 conts; that numbora of clalme oqually as good woro holng worked, and tho prospects geucrally wore vory oncourag- lug, ‘Thero {8 now no fear from tho In. disos, as the miners are woll armed aud numeorous enough to protect thomsolves, and although it Is oot formally anunounced, the Govornment i malipg every proparation to pro« tect travellug partiof on the difforont roads lond- idg to the Hills. iut whatover attompta the In~ dians may make on routes starting from rnlnlu wost of this plage, wo ballove tho Grand Island rond will never bo fntorrupted, as it is protected by the garrison {n Fort Hartsuff on the North Loup Hiver, and Cxmp Bheridan within 60 milos of Custer City. 'Yhie Black Hills Transportation Company Linvo ahown groat wisdom in wclocting thls road to carry passongors ovor, March 1 n strain of fifteon to twonty wagons will start from this placo for Queter City, carrying both pas- sengurs snd frelgbt. Bmallor tralus are golng out coutinually, and our merchants are doing a good business in outfitting passongors for the minca, At the prosout rate of inoreass, the ‘Persltory of Wyoming will eoon be kuocking for sdmittanco as a Stato, Guaxp IsLanp, ———— PRESIDENT LINCOLN IN 1862, To the Edvter of The Chicago Tribune: Osugosy, Wi, Fob, 2.—Near the closo of Mr. Bwott'a lecture on tho lato Prosidont Lin- colu, Lo §4 roportod by Tur Tnisunm to have sad: ‘Aftor the War began, for two years Lincoln had prosocuted 14 withont hopo; and Mz, Bwoit mado thc additions! assertion that he dia not belleve tha man could be found who ever hoard Alr, Lincoln, during she fizet éwo years of uin woro a bluo costumo of the timo - tho War, distinctly and dlearly, uttor the opinlon that wo woro golng to be maccoentul in {b." JAllow mo to say, dlr. Editor, that in the aboyy assortlon Mr. Bwott Is entiroly mistaken, In April, 1863, wo visited Mr. Lincoln in Waahing. ton. Thoso days wore as dark and discour ing, perhaps, o8 any during tho War, Tho oleg. tions, o poma cf tbo Lnstern and Middla Btates, had gone against the Administration, and at ng’ tima during thio Itebollon was the gonoral onte look mioro unfayorable. While at Washington, at that time, I had ropeated interviews with tho Prosidont, laving beon n noar neighbor of his for yoars in Gpringfe!d, living on the same. straet, and opposlte cornors, and knowlag him intimatoly, he roceivod mo ns a friond, Ong nftornoon wo uyum sovoral hours with lnm in his earriago, and during that momorable ride wa talled frealy about tho stirring scenes thirougl which wa' woro passing. I recollect with all tho distinctuesn of ycatorday asking Mr, Lincoln this quostion : “Do you think, Judy. fvg from vour atandpoint, that wo “shali boable topat down this Rebellion ?” Ife ro- plied : *You know that I am notnman of g very hopeful tomperment. I can take hold of a thing aud hold ou s good while, But ml{lug on tho justness of our causo, and trusting In God for ald, I flrmiy belicve e shall congror in (he end,” 'Dut, be ndded, * tho atragplo Wil be pro. tractod and overo, inyolving n grout sacrifled of property and Jifo.” Yours truly, N N. W. Mrxzn, < . Dr. de Jongh's ngl;t-nrown Cod-Livey 8l G, Duncan Gibb, Dart., M, D., Phyatctan to the ‘Woatminster IHospital, writea: “I hava found Dr. dt Jongli's Cod Liver Oil's romody of grest power in thy treatment of many nffections of the throat and laryur, enpecislly in_cousumption of the latter, where 1€ wil sustain fifo when everstlriug clan falls.” Sold tn caj suled Tmperial half.pite, 1, by )l drugglais, = Hole conalgnens, Ansar, arford’ & Co., Lendon. Hold agents for the Unitedy States, Jobn I, Houry, Carran & Co., Now York, DEATHS. BDENUAM—At Waukegan, Feb, 22, infant daughtes of L T. aud Mary Bouhsm, nged 3 mouths 2 weeky and 4 dags. Tuncral fo-doy at 11:30 at Waukesan, FINNEY—Fob, 22, of pnoumonia, at No, 403 Wea ‘Waahington.at,, Arelas I.. Finnoy, Jlemaina will be taken Fast for interment, TENDERSON—Foh, 22, Lizzle, infant daughter of Aloxander and Elizsboth Hondorson. Funeral Thursdsy, Fob, 3§ at 3 p.m., from No, 260 Tast Qhicago-av,, to Gracoland, WALLACE—Fcb, 23, of consumption, Mre, A Wallaee, nged 46 yoars 6 montha, il Funeral ¥riday at 2, 1a, from No, 207 Hubbard-st, Onrriagos to Nosehill, e — POLITICAL ANNOUNOEMENTS. e e . THIRD WARD, A meeting of tho Topublicana of the Third Ward wrill be hisid to-morrow (Friday) evening in the lectures room of the Bennett Aedical Colle 513 Stato slrecty &t 8 o'clock sharp, for the purposs of adopting 8 cone stitution and by-laws, and olecting two delegates to o Grand Council of the Tepublican Contral Club. ELLIOTT ANTHONY, President. ARD, . The Fifth Ward Republican Club will dlscuss the Bpeclo Rosumption nct t tueir Leadquartors, cornor of Michigan anvenuo and Thirty-first stroet, thia (Thurs- day) evening, All Republicina invited. BVENTEENTH WARD, Thers will bo » mess-meeting Thuradsy, the 2th, 1ont,, ot 311 Larrabes atroet, ot 6 p, m., Lo organtze for o spring campalgn, CONFECTIONERY. P b S U oSS OELEDBATED _throughouk tho Unlan—oxpressed ta alk paris, 11 aud upward at, 28, 46, 6o por B “Addrossy orders’ GUNTHER, Conlos- —ee e toner, Ubicago, 3y AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 84 and 8 andolphaat, CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. SALOON FIXTURES . AT ATCTION, TITURSDAY MORNING, Fob, 24, at 10 o'clock, AT 22, 24 & 26 RANDOLPH-5T., Two Elegantly-Carved Dar Countars (31 foet_each), T8 Walnut C. B, Chairs, 17 Gaa Obandellors, 12 Wainut Tables, Crockory, Gluasware, &cv, &c., Bhow-cases, Clgar Gaacs, ke Leing Bar Flxtures formorly in Dar known as Ico Oallnr, Clark.st,, near Moaroo, 8old by arder Moktgages, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, GCGRIEAT OIL PAINTING SALE, At 197 State-st., This Morning, TITURSDAY, at 10 o'clock, Aftere noon at 2:30, Evening at 7:30, Bomo vory flno Paintings yet on tho cataloguo for sale, including Two Large Landscapes, by Melroge, . VALUED AT §500 BACH. ‘Tho sale is poremptory, affording a flne opportunity to buy choice ‘Works of Art at your own price. ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctionoerss Friday Morning, Feb. 25, at 9:30 o'tlock, OUR USUAL IMMENSE AUCTION SALE, Always the Largost in the Oity. 1 Now and Second-land Parlor Sults, Chambor Sets, Dintng-room and Kitchen Furniture, s full line Care Pob. Mattrcascs, Springs, Ofice Furniturs, Stoves, isdding, Lounges, JU oratea kery Ju.onem, lots, Glasswar, Plated ware, Qas Fixiures, Goneral Housoq k(mv Goods, Clgars, Genera! Merchandiso, ete. & large {nvoico Huporior Tablo Untlery, ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctioners, CONSTABLE’S SALE. At our Sloro, PRIDAY MORNING, Feb. 25, at 10 a'clock ¢ Outfit Dontist's OfMcs, Engraving, Mirror, Divan Sek, Doak, Table, Latabrequlus, etoy oto. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctionoers, = —a=rf WM., A. BUTTERS & CO,, +* AUCTIONEERS, 18 RAST MADISON-8T. BUTTERS & €0,'S REGULAR TRADE SALP THURSDAY MORNING, Feb. 24, at 0:30 o'clock, “At Salosrooms, 108 Medison-at, DRY GO0OIDS, FINE GUSTOM-MADE OLOTHING, WOOLENS, UATS, OAL'S, BOOTS, BIOES, Hamburg Bdgings and - Tnertings. SATEH OF Fine Cnstom-Made Clothing. FOR MEN, BOYS, AND YOUTIS, This Thursday Morning, Fob. 24, - - At our Baloaroom, socond floor, INO. 108 MADISON-ST. WAL A, BUTTERS & 00,, Auctionoers, BUTTERS & C0.'S REGOLAR SATURDAY SALE, * HOUSEHOLD G0ODS, BATURDAY MORNING, FED, 20, At Balesroom, 108 Aladtson-st, e BY G. I, GORE & C 0802d 70 Wabash-ay, On Thursday, ¥ob, 24, at 0:30 a, m, Third Aunual Balo for {ho American Expross Come peori 4,500 lota of Unelalmed Frolght from sll the xpros Onlicea of the Blate In Illinols, Also throa anos, now rut-clasa Il UEO, P, GORE & CO,, Auctionsers. i By JAS, 1, McNAJMARA & CO., 117 Wabashaay,, N. W, corncr Madlson-at, Largsand Important Saleof Boots & Shoes at Auction, Thursdsy Morning, Feb, 24, a4 0:30 o'clock. Alao 03 Bankrupt Lofa without roserve, JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO., Auctionsers. By HIRAM BRUSH,, 104 Fifib: VELVEROUA, USE AP ACCTON, Un the premices, 518 North Blarket-st,, ¥HIDAY, Fob, 5, &t 10 4. m., wil bo sold, withou! reserve, 5 Fobul o bl ks s impigfenstly —Par Sce nectsity on bulldlige TRAM UL, Roortnese