Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1876, Page 8

8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The Weatern Catholtc nnd Pilol wero made the officlal organa of the Unitsd Irish Hacloties at ihelr meeting Bunday, aud not ths Pilol alono. Tha temporaturs yeaterday, aa obeorved by Manazse, optician, 58 Madison atrest (TRinUNR Building), was: Al 8 n.1n., 82 dogracs; 10 a. m., 90; 12 m., 813 8 B, m., 20; K p. w., 2% Darometer, 8 8. m., 28,71 ; 8 p. m., 23,20, The Coroner held an inquest yesterday on tho body of Anton Schwers, who diod suddenly Sat- urday st his residenco, No. G4 Liberty streat, and roturned s vordict of death from softening of the brain, Deceasod was 8f years old aud leaves a family. The United States Sub-Tressurs in thiscity will be olosod to-day at 1 o'clock p, m., in order that the tranafer of tho moncys and propertios may be mado to_the incoming Amsistant ‘Crons- urer Georgo 8. Dangs, who sssuwmes the dutios of the offico shis afternoau. Last Friday tha Board of Baporsisors of Pao- ris adopted tyhn plans aubinitted by Monars, Will- cox & Miller, architccts, of this city, It was a large and epirited compatition, about thirty architects compoting. ‘T'hio proposod building 18 to cost not to oxcced F200,u00, The bLuildmg will stand on » beautiful site aud Lo orooted in tho modernized claesio style, thoroughly fire- proof throughiout. The sizo of tho building fa 1053147 feot, and height to tap of dome 160 roet. Work will be commeuced immediatoly. In cot:ncction with city liconao matters, which havo Iatoly recelved some attention in these col- umns, was voted the last of 1ast week tho order of the City Marshal to his forco on tho quosiion, That order wont iuto eflect Naturday nlfiht. and tho offect was most wonderful alno. 7ity on tho part of hitherlo * protoctod" maloon-keopers. Yostorday no loss thian forty dofaulters came in aud paid up their £62 each, It may be siated, by way of comparison, that this ia a greater numbor of licenses, and all i ono day, than were collocted by the licensc-po- licemen daring the wholo of the mouth up to that time, The facta uced no comment, Judge MoAllister decidod yesterday In tho Crimioal Court that the filing of information sgainat, and seizing of prop.orty of, pattios guilty of produclug the atinks that float up from tho Stock-Yards, are unconstitutional, aod thereforo refusod to pormit Stato’s Attorney Reed to enter such proceadings yestordsy. Tha Judve held that the romedy 1s by iuaictment, and ‘ro- fused to u:cegt the” proffered iofoimation sgainst Petor Ylstt, charged with keeplng an offensive offal pile on the corner of Forty~ sovontl atreot aud Ashland avenue. Dr. Ben Millor aays ho will now procecd as hnl"cl‘cd, wnd preacnt bia casos to the Graud Jury. To-da; be will offer evidonce aganst Llatt, also againsl Bfr. AlcDonald, who liss an offal pilo at the coruer of Thirty-first aud Haldtead, and againat Thompson & Edwards, who Lave a rendenng- boues at the Btock-Yards. In pearly sll the other casos the delinyuents have offerad radical reformation, sud wiil Le atforded s resounble tinme. A mestingof property-ownera an East Chica- g0 avonue was beld last” ovoning at No. 86, for the purpose of takiug measures to hava that thoroughfare paved and 1opuirod. A largo nume- ber of the most influsutial proporty-owners were present. Among thom wero Mossrs. John Hoaring, Joe Dixon, Jobn Bisden, William Baunders, and Mr, McGuire. Tus proceediuga weto joformal, and no Chalrman or Becrotary was appointed. All thoso presout wers uunui- mouuly of the opinion that the work should be done at once, 88 the street hotween Clark stroot and the bridge was in & tnoat _terrible condition, There was, however, much diversity of opinion as to how the_job sliould be done, It appears that Bicesrs. Hay & Whitnoy bad offored to do the job at §J00 per front foot from the ourb the railrond track, which e sbout 16 foot iu width, The ralrond Company, 3Ir. Ray olaims, is willing to do the gwlug betwoen the ‘tracks, but it has not sot ecided whathar to do it with wooden blocka or Bedina eandstono, which ia said to bo n most excellent matenal for pavements, Somoof thoso regont secmed to thiok that the bid of Measrs. y & Whitaoy was too Ligh, and that the work ocotld bo dono for much less, while othors were of the opinion that the Lid was w vonaonable ono for a good job, After & longthy discuseion it was decided to adjourn uusil dion- day evening at 8 o'clock, when the various con- traotors arn oxpocted to bo prosent aud make bids for the work, Tho property-holdors were slao requested to mako inquiries na to the bost way of baving tho work douo st once, and roport to the meeting, which will be Lield at No, 82 Chi- sago avenuo. BALE OF STAMIS, A correspondout aska if the Govornmont al- lowa P’ostastera any commission on the salo of stamps ; and if so. how muck. Drietly, tho re- ply is a8 follows : The galary of tho I'ostmastor of New York {s flxed at $6,000. The salanes of all other oflicos are mado np and fixed by the Pentmastor-Goneral * friom their respective uarterly returns to the Auditor for the Pout- fice Departmont, or copies or duplicatos theraof, for four quarters provious to tho sdjustment, by adding to the whole amount of box-ronts, not oxceeding $2,000 yor aonum, commissions also uot {0 excood . 82,000 on the other postal revonues of the oflico, at the following rates: On the first 2100 por quartor, G0 per cont; on all over #100, and not over $400, 40 per cent; on all over $400 and not over !2.!60 per quarter, 80 per cent: aud on all over §3,400 f" quarter, 10 por cent.” 1o & city the pize of Chicago the Tostmaster recoives 4,000, tho largess sum allowed suder the above role, ‘I'be Vostmasters of Aurora, Tooria, and Bprivgfield receive n similaramount, withough thoso officos aro in no way to bo com- gu-ed with Chicago, This manifest injustice in ronght about in one of two ways : eithor by political Zavoritism, or by au enormoun ssle of postage-stamps. It will casily be socen that, under the law, any Postmastor ‘whose salary is mot mora thau §2,000 could stiord to mell stamps at melight discount, ay it wounld bring bim in an inoreascd ealary. Aud this is precisely shat many of them Liave done, notwithstaudlng 1t has been oxproesly forbidden, aud ita viola- tion has caused tho discharge of some 200 Lost- ‘wasters throughout tho conutry, THE DAWELNY, A speclal meoting of the barkers was bold laat eveniug at the Shorman Houss for the purpose of deciding upou a pernianent place of meetiug. Beveral places wero montioned, but no decisiun ‘was made, and the matter weut uyer for another meeting, YThe names of T. L. Whalen aud William Eden were proposed ms regular wmembers, but no defnito action taken, as tho moeting was ot a regnlar oue. lesolutions wero olferod dnpwcmne tho clundestine entico- maant of journoymen laborers from one shop to anothor, and catliug upon tho members to pledge themusiven to hira no mau oxcopt through the vogular agoncy provided for = tho Fecretary of the Association, or by advertising in the daly papers—snd to employ wmo man from aoy other ehop without tirst 1nforming the propriotor that Lia barber Liad applied for a_now wituation, and without firat ro- celving the bmber's rvemsons for leaving. ‘Cho penalty for trausgressing this codo was put at not lesa than £5 and not more than $20, expuk sion to follow in caso thio fine was not forthicom- 1ng. The resolutions were laid over to bs wctud an b the noxt reralar meeting, to bo held Mon- day eveuiug at tho eano place, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MISCELLANFEOLS BUNINESd. The regular weokly mooting of he County Yoard was held yeslerday afterooon, all the mewmbors belug prosent, COMMUNICATIONS, A communication was read from the Warden of the County llopital protesting against the closing of the froe dispensury fu connection with bat institation =a an injuatice to the poor of the South Division. Referred to the Committes on Hoepitals, A rcuuon asking an appropristion for the eonatruction of bridges scross the Illinois & Mighigan Canal in the Towns of Lemout, Palos, aod Lyons, was read and referred to the Cowm- mittes on Bridgea. BLEEDING T TREASURY. ‘The contractor for putting fightofog rods on the Jusans Asylum preseuted a bill amounting %0 $1,424.40, Heforred. COMMITIER LERONTY, The Judiciary Committeo, to which had beon roferred the muttor of tho dispute between the County Board and the awuer of the builviug oc- cupied by tbe County Recoider, tu_refsreuce to vanlt-room, reported in favor of wdvertising for three days for » new building for the use of the Necorder, where the Loceusary vault-room could ba secur AMr. Burdlok was opposed to adopting the re- port, for as hio undeistood the matter the Lomd was an much $o blame that enal vault-raow Biad not been given the Kecorder sy the owner of the building was. All the room that hud boen originally aemauded by the Board had Leen sup- plisd, and tho fact that there was not enough x00m Waa owing to the Boad not dewmsnding ail that was nwuu[. Holden spoke in favor of tho u&on. and -&h 83w no other way out of the diticalty, Gueather was in favor of aliowing the ' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1870, e r—————— ettt oo oo —_—™—————— e ——— e owner of the building some additional compensa. tion for p-ofilllnr additional vault-toowu, which, ha thought, would be far choapor than to move tho oflico. Aftor eoma further discussion, Mr. Conly moved to amend the report by allowing tho owner of tho butlding 220 per month extra for tha desired vault-room in tho barement, Mr. llolden amondod the amondinent by pro- widing that the uwner of tho bullding should pay for making the connectlon botween the upper aud Inwer vanits, 1r. Burdick moved to lay the wholo quostion on the tablo, aud the motion prevailod by a vole of 9tot, TIHE GRAVEL ROADA. ‘the Committeo on_ Iloads and Bridges re- portod that tlio toad Inapoctors Lind not com- pliod with the orders of the Doard about throw- ing opon tho toll-gates when the roads were in bad condition, and that it was patisflied that thoy would not do their duty. The report con- cluded by roqueating tho ownors of the toli- roada in bad repnir to ceass to collact toil at once until tho roade were put in first-class con- dition. The report lod toa longthy discussinon. Mossrs, Holden snd McCaffroy wero opposed to it, and Menera, Burdiok, DBusae, aud Giuonthoer tn favor of ita adoption, IYioally, the raport was laid over until tho oxpiration of the fiftcen days whicl the Inspoctors had given tho ownors io ropalr tho rosds. COMMIBSIONERS' SALARIZS. The Committes on Public Sezvice rli!mrhvd a Mat of ealacies for tho membors of the Loard for tho Jast quartor, as followa : . Milesge. Expenses, 'Tolsh TR o $hiodo 518,00 43,20 Jolison, . e 370 Tho rules wero suspendod and the bills wera ordercd patd, RESOLUTIONS. Mr, Dusse introducod s retiolution calling on the Committos on Roads and Bridges to ascer- tain how many miles of gravel road upon which toll was coligétod in this county, iwore owned and operated by each corporation and report the asmo 10 tho Board. Adopted. Mr. Burdick jutroduced the following t Wikneas, The necessitica of {he Iecorder's office demand furiher vault-room; (berctore, Retoleed, That tho Doard ‘accept the proposition of Mr, White'to furnish a certain pmauut of vault-roon in the basemont of the building now occupled by the Tecorder's office at a rental of $30 por mooth for such titue as the eamo may be occupicd by tha county, Mr. MeCalTroy moved the reference of the ros- olution {o the Committos on Records, and tho motion provailod, Adjourned until Thursda! RELIEF AND AID SOCIETY. WIIAT 1T ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR, ‘Tho Rellef and Ald Bociety's report for tho year 1875 made its appesranco yostorday after- noon. It is o small affalr, when compared with some of the previous reports of tho Sociaty, but {from its pagesa the following facts are collated : The proporty owned by tha corporation is Noa. 51 and 53 Latalle stroct, known a5 tho Reliof Dlock. The shops, factories, lnmber districts, oto, of tho city bave been visited during the yoar, and thas » cledr nsight has been ob- tatned in the labor market, by the afd of which tho Bocioty has been groatly asaisted in dater- mining the necossitics of s largo proportion of tho applicants for reliof. Ieruonsl visits Lo tho Lomes in ovory caso has oosbled tho Soctety to act with discretion. The investization by a Counctl Committea tn July, 1875, is allnded to, aud tho roport of the Committen, a4 mado at the time, toproduced. DIY 00DS DISTRIDUTED. Durlug the yoar tho following number of ploces of clothing were lssucd: Men'd “woar, 2,491; children's, 2,004; pairs of sboes, 3,471; pairs of blankets, A34; comforts, 54; yards of rod lanncl, 729 ; whito flannel, 476; plaid flau- nel, 55; canton, 183; unbleachod muslin, 4163 bleached, 433 ; worsted goods, 73 yards ; yards of alpaca, 835; yards of calico, 723; yards of watorproof, 1253 yards of chocls, 11035 piocon of toweliug, 20 pounds of woolen yarn, 10 shawls, 10 bushels of beans from J. P.'Fogg & 8on; lot of second-hand clotniog from J. 0'Neill, and 98 tous of coal. : LODOING AND MEALS, » ‘The Socioty supports thros freo lodgiog- houses, as followa: 241 North Clark streat, 14 North Unlon street, 10, 12, nnd 14 Fourth avenue, Average number lodged nigltly, 225 ; total during ths year, 25,190, Tickets to the " Betlol lloms wers issued for 470 days' board and lodeing, 2,220 singls meals, aud 1,425 sivglo loagings, AID UENDERED, The number of porsons who roceived aid dur- ing the year is s follows: Once, 8,257; twico, 1,899; threo timos, 0U8; four times, 366; fivo times, 169 ; six timos or more, 95, Number of sccounty, 5,984, Numberof adults aided, 10,624; °K‘é‘{§‘"' 16,800, ‘Total number of porious, 2 3 HOSPITALS, The report of hospitals ts as followa : . Mercy—Adumitted during year, 83; romaining Jan. 1, 1876, 25, 5l Luke's—Admitted, 42 ; remaining, 4. St Joarph'l——Admth 8‘5; romaluing, 12, Women's and Children’s—Admitted, 87; re- maining, 14. 7 Alexian Brothers'—Admitted, 141 ; romaining, 23. lahnemann—~Admitted, 55; remainiog, 4. Total unmber sdmitted, 402; rewmmning in hospitals Jsa, 1, 1876, 72, ETATINTICAL. Of the total 5,984 cases mdod by the Sosioly, 1,710 wore agod, sick, and iofirm men with fami- lies; do, 630; aged, ick, and intirm single men, 165; women, 176 ; able-bodiod mon with fami- lies, 2,224 ; widows, 677; ningle men, 42 ; women, 29 3 desorted womon with faoulios, cagen burned vut, 2,646; not burned ont, 4,339, NATIONALITIES of families were dividod as follows: Irish, 1,054 ; Seandiuavian, 0265 Gormau, 1,349; American, 1,808 English, 529; French, 1043 Canadiav, 118 Bcoteh, 163 3 Hollaudors, 41; Bohomiau, b1 ; colored, 103 ; Poles, 52 ; Italian, 44 ;. Woelsl, 2‘; Bwius, 16 ; Ruseian, 20; towl 6,934 ; constituting 10,024 adults, aod 15,890 cbildren. TREARUREW'A REPORT. M. W. King, Lsq., Tiensurcr, makes the fol- lowing report & RECKIVED, Dalanica on Liand Deg, 81, 187 Interest collectod on depusits +$347,108,54 L1 30,00 Auctiou sato of daniaged g Auctivn sale of two old sares, Payraent on printing-press 5old.,.uee. EXTENDED, Ag pet vouchers No, 11,434 to To charitsiis inatifution Distributs In cloth! and abuce, blaiket UL s vessens. In fuel—coal and wood, For waiutonauce of hulded, ... For_surgléal ce criilches, artificial linb, 2311 ¥or transportation of sick to 1 w937 3,740,50 to applicunte.... Tanm ¥or priutiug, stath ago. . 99,03 for onic Tgpa building, fire fusurauce, tazes, ete., 430,40 Yor pay-rolls of ewployes 1, ‘The report of the Trea rer fu cortified to an correct by Messra. B. O, Laroed, E. B, McCary, Wiliam 8, Bradley, and s sworn to by C. U. Hammond, P'residont, and the Treasurer, Honry W, King, The Audlting Committee, Jobn Masois Loomia and O. 11, 8. Mixor, also vouches for its corructuesd. i THE PUMPING ENGINES, AL, CHESBOOUUN'S EXPLANATION, In Bunday's fssue of Tue TrIBUNKE appeared a letter from *Veras" contsiniug some very direct charges sgainst the machivery =i tue Water-Works, aud pointedly condemning the mouth engine an practically useless. The letter epoke of that engine as crippled aud almoat unfit for service, and drew gloomy picture of the future of Chicago unless the pevple were su- wuzed of au hoprovemont in the present state of afairs. » A reporter met Mr. D, 0. Orogler, enginecr at the Wator-\Works, yesterdsy in the City-Hal ) and {oterrogated bim on the subject, Dus Ar. | Cregior, aftor charaaterizing tho lotier as amali- cloua attack emanating from au lrresponaibla source surrounded by a dense atmosplore of ignorance, declined “aaying anything further concerning the matter, and atated that he would not deny such charges, though thay should come by the busuel. The roportor then visited Mr, E, B, Ches- brough, City Engineer, Mr. Chesbrough, who had not meon tho article, road it lhren?hl and then sald the wholo thing fel through from the fack that tho premises ato Incorrect, ¢ Tho writer startaout,” eald he, by nssumling that tho south engino is crippled. On'tho coutrary, the engins is runuing now, tos day, thia moment. We stop it overy littlo while to'seo If ft noods vepsieing. Ib can't run cons atantly, No water-pumping engino in the world can, Even tho English engines of which * Veras® speaks aro stopped onccasionaliv, but that s no evidenco that they are breaking down, or in noy wav uniit for sorvice, Owing to theincreased domnnd, wo have lat the south engine run Iately a littlo longer than we usually do, and it is rone niog to-day as woll ag it evor did, “Just as soon 88 we can, wo will ovorhaul it and start it up again, EVAR to this waate af 278 horse-power, and Its effoot In poundivg the engine to pieces. thoroe in nothiug in i},—nothing in'it at all. It lau't nee- ossary to argue the mattor. ¢ Voraa ' clsims that 18 whiat is tnocking tho ongino to pleces, Nuw, 88 tho engino is not being knocked to pieces, it followa (Lt tho waste of power ia not doing it. As to tho English ongines, thore is no svi~ donco yot that this engine is uot as good sa $hoso across the wator, Llo mays some of thom havo been running thirty yoars, but ho will not clalm tbat they liave been ruuning continnous- 1y. Now, thoro is no indioation that ours will not run thirty years; for, 8o far, 1t is aa good a8 ovar, oxcopting the nocossary woar and toar of all enginos. ** A to tho prosence of the Knowles englnos, that ls casily oxpluined, Tho now enginos at Bridgeport, waich wo bhopoed to Lave up fn De- cember last, will not be up umiil some time in thio sumnior. Foreseolng this, snd kuowing tho consoquencos of a cold winter or a hot summer, wo pat in two Enowles engines to belp the large engine in tho ovent of an increased demand, ‘I'ie largo engino has only a capacity of 30,000,- 000 gallons daily, and supposo from 40,000,000 to 45,000,000 were demanded? ‘Thon again, that big enpioe must bs overbauled from timo to time, as I aay they all nust, and then we have thono othor engines to take ita piace. * 0Ol no! thiero1s nothing for alarm in that lottor, I havo s suspicion whonce it came, aud Ithink I know the object 1n writing it, but the whole busiuess don's amount to anything.” pridi e toeny SALOON LICENSES. MORE OF 0TT0'S CROOKEDNEES, Tue TrisuNe's movo in pryiog intothe * ways that are dark and tricks that are vain " in rola- tlon to saloon licenses has already led to bene- fleia]l resalls, and will probably lead to many more, ‘Thas there is raom for further develap- ment of fraud is undoubtodly true. Another oxamplo of a grosa irregularity on iho part of » former clork in the City Clork's oftice came to light yesterday morning. Chrls, Bchoell, a portly and good-natured vender of the ardent, camo to the City Hall to got a rebato upon his saloon-licanse, which hs brought with him, The licenso is maae ont In proper slaps to Frank Schrodt, Chris. Schell's partner, corner .of Wabash avenus sud Twenty-sccond siroet. On looking into tho matter to roo 1f tho man was justly entitlod to a robate it was found that liconse No. £,747, which was the number on the ong that had been 1o tho possession of Sehell and Behrodt, wan the property of a man deing business on the Wear 8ide, nnd that tho rebate had beon pald on it. Bcholl was questioned s to how bho obtaloed tho licenso, aud ho said that Le Lad gotten it from Otto Blabm, and that lis bad paid 25250 for it. Otto had been in tho habit for seversl yeara of bringing bia licenso to hit, and chargod 50 cents for the oxtra trouble, When Schell got his, he wuays that Blubm had a dozen or moro for othors, and that ho kept tho neighborhood supplied. Btloll seomeod Innocent of sny complicity 1o the affair, and waa quito worried booause his liconse wag provon false, and ho had beon duped by Blahin, ‘I'ne mattor was lald bofore tho Mavor, who gent for Bluhm, but gotnosnswor. The Mayor 8aid that Lo had always supposed that the City Cleri's businoss wos dono fn the City Olork's oflico angl not in Bouth Bide snloons. ‘Ihe man- nor in which the liconse was obtained ia easy to oxplain. The Mayor sigus a number of binnks and sonds them fu to the City Clork, whoro thoy aro fllled out by the subondinates on propor ap- lication. Since Blubm weaonce a Clerk thero, 0 had opportunity to take an unlimited numbor of binnka, ill them out as bo chose, and dig- poae of thom to the bost advantage possible. A Trisungstepped ovor to Blubm's saloon, opposito tho City-ifall, and asked Otto what oxfilnnnuon ho had to offer of tho affair, luben ropliod : * Oh, Iamallright. If thoy are going to do anything about it, thoy had better inveatigato further and got somo one else futo {t. Ism not tho om ouo, and I shaut loaye town to covor an; ly elao's tracks.” e further admitted that ho and soms one olso had, whon funds woro short, Issued licennes, bat only threo in all, lntending to fix tho matter all up befors it conld possibly como out.. Iie threntens to squeal if thoy pinoh him, and he prophesies somo lively aq ng on tho part of Bome one olse when ho tolls what ho knows, He docs not think that any chargo can bo _brought againgt him that will coovict, He ways, a8 bofors montioned, that he and his pal, whoover he may b, only ibsued thres spu- rious licenses, but Hobiofl saya that Otto usually had o dozon or fiftoen with him when ho came to bring Bchell's, The latter eaid that ho had read about this crooked liconse businoes, and thought he would comoe down and seo if hia was all iight, Judging from the fact that thirty- uino licenses wero taken oub yesterday, it seoms that others had coms down to sce sbout it, ThoMayor has instructed City-Attorney Jamis- son to fnatituto proceedings againet Blubm, and further developmonts aro looked for. It is aleo undorstood that City-Olerk Forrost was, or in- tonds to be, hoforo the Grand Jury of the Cnm. iral Court to present tho foregoing faots, — MINISTERIAL MEETINGS, TIE METHODISTH, The mecting of the Proschers’ Asaoolation yestorlay forencon, wea prosided ovor by Eb der Jutkins, and waa called to ordee at 10:60, Pastoral reports were mode by Mossrs, Hoover, Bell, T. C. Olondsnning of Jollet, Boring,Amold, Poster, Youker, and Martin, The Ray. T. L. Olmstead, who is about to ro- move to Philadelphis, wos present, and ex- pressod his gratituda for tho resolutions recontly passed 1o view af hie depuriuro, and also re. turned thanks for all paet kindnoss rocoived ab the hands of bia brothren. Tho order of the day—"Tho Duty of the Mothodist Church in tho Bocial Culture of Our Young Pooplo"—was taken up, and, by ap. poistment, B. If. Adawa took the lead, aud was followed by Mossra, Foster, Leonard, Bpoucer, and Tiftany, After some time had beon taken up ju alscussing this quostion, & motion was made and passed that the discus- sion be continued for two waoks, and that the question bo altorad 80 aa to road as follows : ** What Amuscmonts 8hall the Oburch Allow 7" ‘Tho Rev. Mr, Sheppard wau appolnted to load in tho disoussivn. TUP FUESSYTERIANS, The Preabytoriau mintsters held thelr usual Traekly meetiog in their me in MoCOormick Diock, the Rov. Mr, Dufllvld presiding. Tho meoting bogan with (puyur by tho v, Dr. P'at- teraon, Ar. James McLeod, of Joliet, 1utroduced Maj, MoClaughroy, Warden of the Joliet Peni- tentiary. Aftora fow praliminary remarks Aaj, MeUlaughirey proceoded to glve hls viewa on tho subjoct of prison discipline, 'I'is convict la olligod to obey the commande of tha kuepers, liowever unrossonable thoy masy bo. Bat bo hns bhye yomedy. Hohas tho priviloge of sppealing to tho Warden, who thoroughly investigates tho caso, and, if the story of the gonvick proves to bo truo, sho keeper 14 immodiately dlecbarged. They had, presumably, the worst classes of cuaracters to deal with, aud it was necossary that tho conviots be impressed with the idoa that the keepor ia to be sustained in tho dischiargo of hig dul{. The frst offenss of the prisoner 18 overlooked, provided thero are any mitigating clrcomatances, The second offenso ia treated in like maunor. If a third onata comuutted, the good-conduct tickets are taken away, Helis slso deprived of the privilege of writing or receiving visitors. His tobacco and candled are alao takon away. If flagraul viols- tions of discipline are commiited, be is confined in the wolitary ceil, on m diot of bread and water. His confinement continues until he satiaties Lis keepers of his desire to behave bimself, Forwerly punisbment by ring-bolts wasintlicted. 1is hands wero fasiénsd togothe or, placed on & level with bis chin, and then, by wesus of a chaio, fastoned to bolta in the wall. ‘This meshod is now entirely discarded, except in casca of ivsauity, Aleo, furmerly, o waa com- d to carry a 'Inapsack with 8 75-pouud chatn on ascortained tLat, wheio men wers subjected to o very wovere physical puu. ismeunt, 1t took a tuch longer time to get ovor hus rage. Douides, he charishod s feeling of ro- veuge. 80 1ar, na eass of revenge hias rosulted {rom solitary confinement, There are now 200 miore prisoners than when the chalnand holt were nand, yot the numbar of punistiments {a 20 por cent less. Thoe mosat dificult to refurm are tha ibievos- Convlets for crimes agalust tho peraon ste ihe most reliable. In very few instances are thoy ovor rocommitted. Thero aro thiloves in the Penitentiary who have graced the colls with thoir prosence for the fifth or sixth iime, and thoro 18 one swho {s now sorving his eighth torm. Thera are iustances whora tho futerposition of the Executive is nocessary, not for clemency or morcy, but for justice, Jurios in different soctiona of the Btate hiave notions widely vary- ing from thoae of other jurien iu & differeut lo- cality. At one time they will be sure to rocom- mend ten or fifteon ysara as tlio nocessary pune fehiment. = The noxt jury will doclda very Uiffor- out'lj. snd recommend not mora than one-balt of tho punislument for s similar crime commit- ted not over a yoar pravious. Ono instancs would suflico to proys thls. In one coun- ty of this Biale a man was found fiu(uy of atonling & horso worth por- aps #40 or 250, snd wasm sontoncod to soventoen yoars imprisonmont. A man in & county not far distant stolo s #200-horzo and re- eelved bub throo yoars. 'The Penitoutiary can not be eutirely reformatory, uuloss & course similar to tho uue Iu forca in Ireland is adopted. Thore, Commisatotiora who are thorougly fitted, and sufticiontly woll paid to idovots thoir whalo timo to their busiucss, examine very critically tho chiaracter and racord of the couvict, and aro very soon able to determiue whoen ho is fit to go out sgain into soclety, e LOCAL LETTERS, THE LY§TER U, 10 the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cutcaan, Fob, 20,—I liavo boen much amused of Iate In obsarving tho general misundorstand. ing which scoms to prevail among Awmorican peoplo in genoral with rogard to tho English mlsuso of thelottor ** b, and I wonld respectful- ly beg o shors space in your columns in bebalf of tue subject. It seoms to be tho general ime prossion that this poouliarity of spocch exlsts with all Englishmen, which I3 totally erronoons, the omission or introduction of an “h" at the commoncomont of a word baing only made by the unoducatod. ‘This Ia without excaption, ‘I'ne point, however, with which the mnisunder- atandiug azoma to origiuate la the uso of tho lot- ter b’ precoded by & ‘“w," aain the words “what,” * which," **whoat.” Tho aspiration of the ‘b in thiscase 18 o pecalinrity of the American pronunciation, which 18 obsorved in Engiand neither by the oducated nor tho unodn- catod classes. ‘Tho American mothod is without doubt the correct ono, as words of this class originally bogan with tho aspiration as ja shown by tholr otymological history, Thus ** what " ia derived from tho Anglo-Saxon ** hwaot.” O, Sax. “huat,” Icol, * hvatiir,” elo. At i8 oot my do- alro to go any [urthor into tho subjoct than to point out tho error and to show tho fujustice Americans unwittingly commit in laying this eharge at tho doors of the oducated classos of LEughsh pooplo, JouN BuLr. THE OTHEL BIDE, v the Rdilor of Ths Chfcage Iribune: Cuicaao, Feb, 28.—In yonr Saturdsy's edition I notice & highly-flavored astiolo in reforence to mo. I wasnot driven out of Daltimore, as that sriicle siates. I loft thero of my own will, through tho porsuasions of my wife, which is woll known by parties living hore. During the soven yoars thore I did work for betwoon fifty and sixty wholesale and retall jowolors, which includea nearly all of them, snd nono of them, nor any ono else, can say that I did anything but » Btraight, honost business, I was nolther con- viotod DO trica for any crime Lwo OAra 8g0, a8 tuat article states, Aly customers, as sound businoss mon as you can find in Chicsgo, that bave boon in my placo every day for years, will angwer that I am a poor man and earn my broad by the sweat of my brow, B. 1, Frost. THE '‘counten.” To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns: Cuiorgo, Tob, 28.—The ecroed against me, which you published this morning over tho sig~ nntura of ono Adair, i3 worthy only of ' tho sim- Elu statemont that he isa * Union printer.,” I avo scon it to omploy non-Unlon men. The animus of tho follow's attack I8 obvious, Ilo- spoctfully, R. J. Pency, Dusiness Msnager Courver, ** vENAS," To the Editor of The Chicago Yribunas Cutcaao, Fob. 28.—If tho author of tho com- munication signed ‘*Voras," in your papor of Sunday, Fob. 27, will scnd bis address to, or call at, tho rooms of the Citizens' Asssocintion he will confer & favor, Yours respectfully, J. O, Axuren, Beorotary, Ptk g THE CITY-HALL. Treasurer O'Hara loft Washington for Chicago last night, * There waa pald on tho city indoblodnoss yes torday $102,000. The City Colleotor took in about £3,000 yestor- day, 82,100 of which was from saloon-liconsea. Mr, J. K, Thompeon, Commissionor of the Board of Public Works, bas returnod from his visit to tho South, Wator ronts yestordny wore $1,405, and re- coipts from the OCity Collockor $261. Miohnel Lyans hauded over $25,000 to tho goneral fund. The Building Inspoctors employed themaolvos yestorday in taking a retrospootof their work, to seo what umprovements haye boon mado in buildings whora dofocts were found, Mike Evana managed to gnihor about $20,000 yoatordny, Although bio had seven teams out to cart awny the goods of those who sliould refuso tokpby up, uo necoasity was found for any such action. ‘The Mavor, in_speaking of an_elsction this epring, and of who wmight bo possible candidates for 1ho offico of Mayor, aaid that he did not think that a reapectabls man could be found who was wilting to run for the office, 1is nluo stated that he had too much respect for tho Council, as composod of gentlomon, to supposs that it would call az elegtion. s % CRIMINAL. John Gallagan, a guest at the National Hotol, complaina that he was cheated out of $5 last nighbt at tho hotel by thoe throe.card-manto game. B. J. Coyno, for sassuting and bastering Con- stable A, O, Undorwood whule in discharge of his dutles, waa yoaterday fined $10 and costa by Juatice Mooch. The lquor-store of Joseph Digglo, at No. 50 West Randolph strect, was enterod last evening by barglars prying open tho front door, and gour mash valued at $40 atolen, No arrests, Honry Miller was arrested by Offlcer Cramer last ovening with nome harness, for the pos- gession of which hoe was upable to furnlsh any satlsfactory explanstion. Hae was accordingly locked up, Dr. Charlea A. Payne, who was written up last weok for malpractice, was bofore Justice Foota restorday on the compiaint of Laura Johuson, 'is caso waa continued till next Monday, bail boiog Axed at 62,600, ‘Thicves openod the froot door of J, M, Behnerdig's Iprivbw boardlng-houso, No. 101 Weat Rlundolph atroct, by moans of duplicate keys Inat ovoning, aud gathorod in 850 worth of bed-clothing, with which thay doparted, Michaol McCarty, charged with passing a 85 conntorfeft bifl, tad 8 hoarfog beforo Commis- sioner Iloyns yosterday, and was hold in 91,000 bail, in dofault of which ho was committed to Joil. Thoe wiso man will hereafter scrutinize all 21 notes of tho Bank of Peru, Ind, before he accopts thew. T. . Woodward owned a watch which he in- trusted to Laura Moors, the kesper of a house of ill-repute an Clinton street, from whom it wes obtsined by Frauk N. Briggs, a frioud of Wood- ward. The watch was atolen from bim, and Briggs broughs suld for larceny befora Justice Haines. ‘The prisonor was discharged, A psddlor named Miohael Liebenstein, roaid - Ing at No. 883 Houth Clark strest, called at a nu- tion store No. 124 Heybold streat, abont noon yesterdsy, for the purpose of obtaining supplies. When Lo displaysd Lis wealth to pay for the alock, an interlopor soatched 945, and aupped off belor:dnn office could be wnotitied wud hia arrest sooured, * Last Fridsy Mrs, Now, a passenger oo a Rau- dolph street” car, caught & man oocupying the oat adjoining eudeavoring to fiich her w let. Bhe gave the alarny, and the thief left the car. Lo was captured by a citizen ak tho corner of Halated and Rendolph strests, but eluded his grasp by elipping out of bis overcoat. A de- ecription of him was laft st Madison Btreet Bta- tion, and {emrdu Detective Flyun arrosted Jack Connolly, alias ' B'ack Jack,” who was iden- titied by Mru. New a4 the thiel. Henry 0. Wellmsn has besn arresied oo a oharge of smbeszlement, grelu-ud by his for- mer eroployers Meaws. Thompson, ‘Taylor & Hardie, colfee sad tea merchania, Wellman (-3 officiated In the canacity of salesman and colles. tor, wsking datly returns, and was supposed to bo all right until aumo of the onstomers, to whom monthly atatomonts Liadbeen nont, roported that thoy had paid Wallman. Upon being charged with tho ombezzloment ho admitted the abaorp- tion, which wantinally discovored to amount to 2425, 1o aftorwards denied tho embezzlement, though ie gave hin notes for the amount, [ls now awalts examination before Juatice liainea, s THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Collector of tho Town of Lake pald 81,500 into the Uounty Tressury yosterdsy. The County Commisaloners sudited and drew Llisir salaties for the last quarter yostorday. It Is now calculatod tnat the now County Hos- pital will bo ready for occupsncy by the middla of July, Ex-Commissionor Russelt was in the lobby st tho Board meoting yosterday, tho firas timo for sovoral weoks. Gen, Lisb was at his post again yesterday, gresh from his Detnocratic associations in the Enet. 1is efforta to bring the National Conven- tiots hero were fruitleas, A Mrs. Halby, living at No. 161 Morgan street, w4 derorled a fow dags ago by Ler husband, and left with four children to caro for. 'The oo- curronce Liau 50 affectad hor mind that yestor- day, on tho rocommendation of tho éunuly Dhysiciap, she was convoyod to Jefferson. THE GRAND JURY, The Orand Jury yestordsy morning took up the spocial order of the day,—the loney marder investigatiou, The objoct soemod to bo to as- cortalo ywhy Ronoy biad not beon indicted, and to that ond the Coronor and Mike Bonflold woro examinod. ‘The former tostified to what lie had learned in tho cano, ns substautially sot forth fn Tns Trisuse reporior's testimony a fow daye 8go, Lonfiold toatitiod that he bad been on the Coroner's Jury in tho case, and aubsoquontly had acted as a guide to Roney's fathier in the oity, and bad Jntrodoced him to Behumachior un- de: an sssumod vame. He kuew. nothing of any monsy having been used by Ronay in any way, aud, in faos, protended to know very little on the aubject. Thia ended the invesligation, and tho -jury will raport its concluslons hefore ad- Journiug. CGommissioners Johuson and Busss were bofore the Jury befors adjourn- mont in roferouce to the Herder and Diedrich contract ot the Normal Echool, 1n which it tsd beon alleged that tho latter had bribed, or could bribe, the mombers of the Board and thus securs the allowance of a bill, tho particulars of which were published at tha timo. Mr, Dussa tostiled to what he had al- roady statod to tho Board, snd Mr, Johnson to tho fact that a resolution inviting the investiga- tion had beon passed., Mosars, Horder sud Diodrichh woro also oxaminod. They teatified that u:el had baen approachoed ::‘y ox-Ald, Buege, whd told them that for a cortain considerstion ko would guarantoo the auditiog of o bill ot theirs which had been rojected sby the Board, The examination will te continued to-day, and tha Jury will only adjourn when compelled to. et e ANNOUWCEMENTS. The Fourth Unitarisn Church invites all friends to attond the inatallation of their pastor, ho Rev. J. T, Bunderland, Thursday ovening, at 7:45 o'clock, Euntertaioment will be provided for peorsone coming from a distance. Tho Commencemont oxercissa of the * Wom- an's Hospital Modical College” will take place this evoning at 8 o'ctock at the Glark Btroot A, E. Church, corner of Clark and Washington otreots. Valodictory address by Prof. Lester Curtia. Tho Chicngo Mechanica' Inalitute announcos that tho courso in clemistry (illustrated by ox- perimonts), given by Prof. @, J. A, Gralchon, will commence to-morrow at 3 p. m. The Iosti- tute's school of industrial art aud design meats on tho evenlogs of Monday, Tuesdsy, Weodnes- day, and Friday, and {s, under the direction of Yrof, 0. J. Plerce, in a flovrishing condition, well worthy ths attontion of young mochanics. To-morrow evening, 8t. David's Day, tho Cam. brian Bonsvolent Soclety will give thoir annual entortainment and sapper at their hall, No. 258 West Madison street. ‘The programma consiats of addreesea by the Roy, David %hn-is. tho Rev, Mosca Williams, and othors, the munical part by oxcollont vocaliats, such as Profs, Morgan, J. P, Jones, Nitter Jones, oto. Buppor takes place at 8 o'clock. It is to ba hoped that ail frionds of ‘h"fl S&cial , and especially our Welsh citizens, will attoud, DR WENDTE, Homo of tho mauy frlends of the Rev, . W, Wendte, formorly of thia city, will givoe him a tostimonial thia ovoning, 2a will bo seon by the appended invitation, Aoy of bhis friends desir- ing to participato, who havs not aiready rocelved an invitation, cau obtaln one by applying to any of tho undorsigued Committoo ¢ ; Yoursclf and ladies are esrnestly requesied to be present at & recoption and bannust, to be given at the Athenmom rooma, No, 63 Washingion strest, Tuesday ovening at 8 n, m,, to the Iev. O, W. Wendts, 88 & reo- ognition of his past devotion o the progeress of the Chicago Athenmum, at which time he will be presented with a sultabloteatimontal, Presentation remarks will be made by the Prealdent, the Ifon. Henry Dooth, Addresses will be delivered by the Raevs, Robert Collyer, rooke Herford, and others, Alonnz Nrusor, Feno W, Peox, B. P, Mouvzon, Committes, ————— SUBURBAN, EVANATON, The Poat-Office here waas entored by burglara Bunday night, Bomo time batwesn the hours of 12 snd 5, Tho burglars entered through o window, and, falling to break open tho vault door, picked a bolo through the brick wall of the vault, 2 foot thiok, large enough to crawl through and blow the door off tho safo, taking all the monoy thereln, about £300, and about $700 worth of [mutngu-nmnpa. bosides a large amount n drafts. Tho loss was not discovored uatil the olerk opened the offico in the morning. Boms of the noighbors heard souuds of bammoring, but a8 it was raining, with froquent peals of thunder, no attontion waa paid to it. Iuformation was Immodiatoly sent to the authorities bero, and Detective oll wag dotailed to work up tho job, Alongin the aftornoon ho securad two of the ng. ondats late Lour last evening ho expeated to bave the other two—the gang conuisted of fonr—this morning. Tho namon of the arrested partios are withhold at the request of the autbosities, ¥low Jnuauschek Was Haorassed in Anstraitn. Madsme Janauschok has boon having a hard time of it in Australia. It appeara $hatahe mado & contract for a six wacks' ongagoment at Byduoy, at tho thesatre of which James Allison is maneger. Bhio played twice, wnen she tooka torriblo cold and becamo ill. With hor usual Bpirit shie insisted on plaging, until ahe faloted op tho ntnge. Thon she was forced to take to bed. Thon Allisonsusd for 23,060 damages, and s druoken agont whom they had discharged alao sued them f8ra like amount, Allison's Buit waa brought against hor manager, Pillot, as the Madame's busband (which he doosa't happen to hn? by & mistake, Ii now became necessary for Pillot to put up cash socurity, but it happon- ed, unfortunately, that they had not taken auy Iargo enm from this country, What she mada in Amorica in tha Iast tour aho bad invosted in bonda and doposited hiere. Bo 1t becamo neces- #ary to put up somo_of hor msgoificent jewels 24 collaterals, which she did, tu order to kesp Pitlot out of prison. The arrost was in October, and the trial was sot for Novombor., Thoy went to Melbonrne, and did poorly there, and, when Pillot roturnod to 8yduoy, he waa horrified to find that Allison had Krocnrad » coutinusnoe of the cage to this month and had then left for the United States, It was necosaary mow for the Madame to go to Eorope, aud as tha only_bail they could give was ous of cash or jewels, Pillot concludéd, 1o order to save the 83,000, to sur- render himeelf to the Blieriff, This he did and arranged for the AMadame's departure for Lon- don, Bus will probably resch Londoa at the end of this mooth and will'then go direct to her villa at Darmetadt, In the meantime Pillot remains ‘A‘ ;imuner at Bydooy until the day cet for his rinl, —— Four Wild Ducks and elghty-thres men with guns passed north yes. tordsy afernoon, 1f the money theso Nimrodsex. peuded fn smmunition bad beon invested 1o 8 new *'Domestlc," it would have made soms woman happy, and saved frighteninyg the ducks, — - Help or We Porish, ‘This is whal neglected tooth would say if they eould yemonatrate with (helr owners;Zand mark this ; the teeth cannot perish or becoms black oz yallow if the Bosodont 18 used daily, —_— Burdett Organs. Lyon & Healy's, Stateand Monroe etrests, is the genensl distributing besdquarters for thess superb church and parlor instruments, Prices, $100 80 §500, Pianos sad organs for reat, — Lundvorg's Perfumes are like natural Sowers and bouquats, THE COURTS. Wants to Rond Iis Titlo Clears.. One Tax-Fightor, Record of Judgments and New Sujtse-- Criminal Business, DILL TO CLEAR TITLE A bill was filed Eatutday oveolng in the Su- perior Caurt by Joseph F. Droullya agaivet ox- Judgo Ilenry Fuller nud Ifenry Cook, which makos somo merlous cliargos against tho dofend- ants. “Tho complainant states that in tho spring of 1874 Le weas posacssed of a copalderable fortune acquired by Inhoritance, but was une fortunately aslave to liquor and Incapable of controlling hls property, Judge Fuller, know- ing this, took advantage of his woakness and in- duced him to buy from Edward Baunders tho promisos known as No. 66 Tweuty-socond street, the prico bomng $9,000. The dosd was duly oxo- catod by Baunders, and given to Judgo Fuller to borocorded. ‘[ho Iatter, however, a8 is clalmed, failod to hava it put on record, but instead al- tored or allowed it to bo altered by substituting the name of Henry Cack for complainant, s graoteo. Fullor aleo caused to bo insorted in tho deed the following claves: *This deed is givon instead of & doed herotofors made, which 'was dostroyod by the fire of Oct, 8and 9, 1871.” Broullya claims that Baunders nover Lad con- veyed tho premises befors the fire to Caok, or anv ono ele, and that the sbove mentioried al- logation was false. Five montha aftor the doed was mado It was recorded by Judge Fullor, and It [s now probably 1n his posagesion, ae complainent avors he hos nover aeen {t, though e has writton to Luflor repoatedly about the mattor, but without roceiv- {ng any anawar, Fullor also hias boan recoiving the rents from the premises without accountiog for thom. Tho compiainant, thorefore, aska that the conveyance mny bo rectified by aubs:i- tuting his namo for tLat of Cook, and thet the Iatter and Jndge Fullor may bs docreod to havo no titlo to the promises in qucstion. ANOTIIRR TAX LITIGANT. D. Howard Dovovan was tus ouly oos who foit lmpelled to ask the Court to s4sess his property, and his caso {8 a littlo peculisr. Dono- van sayd that s Doputy Assossor loft tha usual notics with him, but ho, b@lfllf lgnorant of the way in which it should be filled out, asked the official's ngsiatance. Tho latter thon tola him to walt nntll he called |€zllm and Donovan waitod. Ilo felt not tho slightost impa- tience whon months passed by aud tho Assesnor came not, &ud 80 groat was his pa- ticnce that ho oven abstained fiom reminding tho officer of Lis promise. Now he wishiea ho had boen moro diligont, for Evans lnlcl{ sent. him a note to tho affoot that ke should ba happy to rocoive €318.87, ana complainont finda that his property has beon valued at §5,000, when it was only worth ouc-if(h of that amount, SUCCESAFUL, In the case of Jesup, Paton & Co. va. The Chi- cago & Alton Isilroad Corpany, Judge Blodgett onterod an order yostordav reatraiping ‘the col- loction of the taxes for 1873 on the Company's capital stock. ITEME. Judge Drammond will leave for Bpringflald to- day to bo abaont for ten days or two weeks, Tho argumonta in the notoriona Xihbe-Hill case weoro concludod yesterday, and Judgoe Hop- kins will chargo tho 1|nry this morning, Judgo Farwell will bogin a iunnnl call of the chancery docket to-morrow, boginuing at No. 871, and will call to No. 500. ‘Tho Riverside Improvoment cases wora agals poatponed by Judge Williams yosterday, owing to tho continued tinoss of Mr, Cawpbell, oues of tho counsol. Judgo Moora will resumo the hoaring of the tax casosjagaln to-day. UNITED BTATTS COURTA. F. Cortez \ilson and John G. Evenden filad & bl yestorday sgainst David F, Kenly and Georgo R, Jonkins to rostrain them from infringing a patont for an improvement In ofl tanks, 1ssucd Aug, 20, 1872, to Walter O, Stricklor. Jobo Stephenson, tho well-known car manu- facturer of New York, commenced a enit fn chaucory yostordsy against tho Chicago City Tallwoy Company, to prevensit from lnfflnglnz his patent for animproved lnmp-box for rafl~ rond cars, {sauod Junoc 14, 1864; also, a patent for **an improvemont ina latoh for railroad car doors,” issued Deo, 18, 1864; also, & patont for “an improvement in atreot Tallrond care,"” iseued Feb, 23, 1869; also, & patout for “an improved light for stroel-oars,” fssucd March 16, 1809; also, s patent for an ' improvoment {n stroot-cars,” issued Alay 14, 1872; alsy, a patont for **an improvement in do- vico for oporating car-doors,” issued Sopt. 10, 1873 ; aldo, patont for ‘‘an improvement in dovicq for opening car-doors,” issued May 12, 1874 ; alao, a pateat for,* an improvoment in & devioo for oporating atroet-car doors,” imsued Bopt. 16, 1874 ; also, s patent for ** an improve- ment in roofa of railrond cars," issued Jan, 22, 1867. Btephenson puts his damages at 85,000 for past infringemonts. BANXRUPTOY MATTERS, Charless Will and Willlam Roberts, partnern a8 Will & Roberts In the manufacturing of sashes, doors, ava blinds, filed a voluntary poti. tion {n bankruptoy yesterday. Their seourod dobts amount to §36,781.09, tho socurity being s third mortgage for &‘lk‘.dflo on their planing- mlll proporty, on the cornor of Market and Con- greas atroota, ‘Their unsecured liabilitios foot up 816,047.07. The sasets consist of their plan- ing-mill property and othor land, worth in all $31,200 ; billa and notes to tho amount of $16,- 922.27; stock in trade, 81,662.40; and horsca aad carriagos, £800. Bir. Will owes $651.50 and Mr. Roberta #850.30 individually, and nelthor has any assots. Tho petition was referred to Hograter Hibbard, m the csse of B, I Doxter, a composition mesting will bo held March 18, B. E. Jonkina wan appointad Assignos of Short & Brayton. QGoorgo W. Campbell waa appoluted Assignes of William Hino. Joseph T. Jaoes, of No, 118 Bouth Water street, was olectod Assigneo of the oatate of Willam Archdeacon, his bond boing:fixed at £5,000. Tho adjourned composition meeting in the caso of Wiswoll & Pratt will be hold this morn- {ug, Assignees will also be choseo for the ostatos of Bamuel BcDowall snd Jool Gurloy to-day. BUTERION COUBT IN DRIEF. J. J. Dufton begsn a auit for $1,500 sgainst James A. Petite. COUNTY COURT. 1n the estate of Dovjamin Ooffert s grant of administration was iasued to E, Huntmaou, aador bond for 83,000, In the estate of John A. Leverenz a_grant of sdministrasion was made to Eliza Leverenz, under bonds for §10,000. . In the cstate of Michae! Walsh the wil was proven, snd Jetters testsmentary wers grantod to Margaret Walsh and Denuiy Shiilare, undor bond for $31,000. CRIMINAY, COURT, Hanry Olaussen, sentonced to the County Jail some tite ago, was discharged on sccount of his hl““h' on the recommendation of two physi- clany, ull.\&nsmu Dent was tried for Iarceny and ac- ed. s Jerry Cavanaugh pleaded guilty of larcenyand ‘waa romundod, K. H, Davis and Josoph Brown forfeited thelr recognizance. Charies Bmith ploaded Eullty to larceny and wan given ono year in the lenitentiary, Hoboert Burke, Geerge Kelly, Edward Daley, Frank Hart, avd James Baios were tried for larceny and scquittod. Joseph Leonard wason trisl for an asaauli with intend to kill at sdjournment. THE CALL, Junax Gany—150, 168, 184, 187, 180, 190, 198, 198, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 201 to 208, and 208, all inclaslve, Jupox Jaxesox—T78 to 90 and 82 to 03, In- olusiva. Jupax Moonx—28, 29, 80, Junax Rooxna—Set case 19,047, and old cal- endar Noa, 404, 406, 407, Jupax Bootu—7, 17, 18, 20 to 25, incluaive. Junan Panwzri—No call to-day, & GounT—Junok Jskgson—Joh ureaios 0K JastRsoN—John Blephe ot al ve, Isaso B, Tower and Alexsndar B‘flxl"y!:.; vordict, §320.65, Jun.n;l Moonx—D, D, fluclsir va. . E. Perloy; de- eroe, §2,023. Cincuit COURT=-CONFELsIO] 2t Bteuds and Mots Biawder Sty Cioudo Th. W, 1 Jupax Bootu—E, 8. Darro: al. vs. Goorge Gravos snd Jols I, ¥leld, §237.42.—J, W, Merria; aL va, Christoph lobert snd Chbriatoph’ J. Wall i‘m‘.w‘—mnfl H, T, Hooper, uss of D, rant, va, Bernsrd G, Btampofaki ; verdict, $3,180, and motio for new trial~J, C. Donker va, Frederick Krey; verdict, $15, Dr. de Jongh's Ligfit-nrawn Ood-Liver “ Where the general hoalth ia fmpalred,” obsery Bir Heary Marsh, Bart., Physiclan u‘?‘ Heor' I(:jul: i Irelsnd, “ihe nfl'ln’ and reanimsting effocts of a s Muao::‘u: n:l this olA: 3 Iushl satiafactory, v sbout remar! b chany n a0 15 S roactina” Bald T capeuiad boparid sl denggista, Bole consinnses, 0a,, Mndgn. Role agenta for {he lylg:l‘v: Blates, Jobn ¥, Jlenry, Ourran & Co, New I — BIRTHS, hall-plots, §1 Aum{‘ Tarort 2 ran FOITER—TFob, 23, to the wifa of Willlam ¥, Fostes, » flus daughiter, weight 10 nounds, % Utics, N.' Y., Feslaldll, N. Y., Albany, N, ¥, snd Cineindati, 0., pspers plersa copy. o JIARRIAGES, MORRIBON—BYLVESTER=On the evening of P;\l;: 9, ot the resldenca nf the bride's fatlier, by the Ruy, John 51, Knowlos, ir, Chatles E. Morelron snd sy P-‘n‘l;‘l'n Hl.‘;ljl\‘rltu, daughter of B, E. Sslveator, both of thls cliy, DEATHS. i e R 4 T Ak e PEANOL—The furisral of Mrs, Lliza Pearce, motisy of Myron L and J, Irviug Peatce, takos place to-duy af o rusidoucs of W. L, Pearce, 1083 Iudisnsey, Carriages to Uraceland, SM1T1—In thi clig, on the 27th foat,, at tha rod. dence of her nephew, S, J. A, Htoddard, Mrs Eilsy Briith, fornerly of Milford, Mask,, aged'7d years, 1y months, sud 9 doys, 3~ Easteri papers plossa enpy. MOULTON~—On Mouday, Feb. 38, Frederick R, fn. fant pou of Torace A, and Moilla Moulton, nged § weeks and 1 day, Funeral from restdence 1022 Monroo-st,, Tuesday the 2)t, at1 p, m. PANUBIIKA—At Wilmotts, TiL,, Feb, 24, very sude denly, Aunis, voungest daugliier of Willlam ang Hetirlolts Pautishiks, aged 8 months, gist, Louis, Alo, aud Hock Ieland, TiL, papsr pleado copy. . OILLET~Tn Colama, Mich,, Fob, 21, at the res). denco of M, Mdnes Dagon, Ara, Mariha Glilct, motliep of tr, P, W, Gillet, 51 this'elty, 1o tho Olst year of har g3 TUURDER—=The funcrsl of Euselta Thurber wij take place on \\'odmmhfi, March 1, 2t 1 o'clock pom,, from thy redldenco of her graudfaiBier, 1076 Houth Btato-st, by vars to Oskwood, Frieuds aro fuviteg without further notice, An u!%‘mlmed wegting of (ho Grand Councl! will be heldat Republican llesdjuartore, corner Lake snd Clark-sty, ot 7:30 p, n, to-dry. As Luainess of Impori- Imrr will come befors tho mocting a fuil sitendance (s e2ire WAL_ALDIIGH, President, SLEBRATED (hronghont tho Unfon—ozpreased Iio all parts, 1 1b and upward at sriary GURTuBR, Soatens Slonsr, Olcano. ' oo WAX PLOWER GOODS. P e N A Y Y iy And Tainting M terfals and Waxe Itlower Goods, Btud for prics list to MARTIN O'BRIEN, 208 Wnhnshanv, _AUCTION SALES, BY G. P, GORE & CO, 63 and 70 Wabash-ay, DRY GOODS. Regalar Auction Sale Tuesday, Feb, 9, 9:30 4. m Full ines Flain and Fancy Hoslery, Notions, Undes wear, Cutlery, etc, Cloths, Caswimores, Sstinets, Jeans, ete, Gents* Furnishing' Goads, Gvershirts, Clothing, ete, Rewember tho Grand Opaning Sale of Dry doodd and Carpets on Tussdsy, March 7. GLO. ¥, GORE & 00,, 8 and 70 Wabash-av, FIRST GREAT oF Boots, Shoes & Siippers J On WEDNESDAY, March 1, at 9:30a, m. All Grodes of Spring Btyles Goods in MEBEN’S, BOYS', snd YOUTHS', WOM'B, MISSES’, and OHILD'S, and shall oftor flno lines of M, T, PRATT & 0O.’8 celobrated Fine Shoes in GOAT snd FRENOH KID, oll widths, M. L, KEITH'S MEN'S BUFF COONG. snd ALEX, JOHNBON & CO.'8 ROCHESTHR MADE OHILD'S WEAR in BUTT, and POL,, snd PHILADELFHIA, UTICA, nnd NEWARK made goods in full lines, and Chicago made Qalf Boots in all sizes, Cataloguos and goods rondy for ine spootion Monday, GEQ, P, GORE & €O, 63 ana 70 Wabaah —_— e WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, AUCTIONISERS, 108 EAST MADISON-8T, At Dwelling 185 Superior-st, Will ba sold AT AUOTION Tuesday Morning, Fob. 29, at10 0’0"t WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auclioneets, Al Butters & C0.5 Auction Rooms, 108 Madison-st,, 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 1, at 0:30 o'clock, ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WIITE, YELLOW, AND ROOKINGIIAM \WARE, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, CARPETS, BTOC. . BUTTERS & €08 REGULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, Mareh 9, at 9:30 o'clock, At Balesrooms, 108 Mndison-sty Fie Coston-ladb Cifing, FOR MEN, BOYS, AND YOUTHS, g’ CLOTI§ AND OASSIMERES, BOINTS, DRAWERS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, HAMBUGA EDGINGS'AND EMBROIDERIES, ~____WATS, 0AV'S, BOOTS, SIOES, &c, By ELEISON, MEROY & CO., 64 and 8 Randolph-et, HPECIAL BALE of New and Sscond-Hand FURKT. TURE, FUESDAY MORNING, Feb. 29, at 0:30 o'clock, The entire Furnllure of lorge Lowrding-tonss, 38 Rooms, Also, our usual large fitock mew Tatlor, Cliamber, and Dining-Toom Furnitute and Housshold Goods, Cumtj. General Merchan‘lise, . FOMKROY & 6., Ractionsers. GREAT BANKRUPT BALE BOOTS, SHORS, & CLOTHING T ATCOTIOIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 1, at 10 o'clock, at ‘aur stores, 88 and 44 East Randolph-at, ‘The antire atock tiral-class goods from s clty retall Qealer, over 35,000 worth, cousiating of Ladies’, Cbil- dren's, Men's, and Youths' Loots, Hhoes, and Blihpers, Rubbers, WAits KIa Goods, ete,, st elo., all pur- chased during the last four months, and are tha Litass A Toa uar i, % argo atock % and B 6 Bame 8, & large ate of Men's and Sestonablo Clotblag, £ i ioods may be soon early on morning of ol by onderaf 1. . Wikcos, Auaigues, EL| EROY & NGEE & CO., Auctioncers, Storage and Commimion Warehauss, 274 and 270 East Madison-at., near the bridgo, ‘To-morrow (Wednesdsy), at 10s, m,, LARGE AND PEREMPTORY AUCTION SAL Ot New snd Becond-hand & Hondsome ~ Honsehold Farniture, Carpoting, Bedding, Crockery, Glsssware, Grooories and General Merchandiso. Further partloulars in to-morrow's paper, to.morrow'a paper, : By JAS, P, McNAMARA & CO,., 117 Wabasbeav,, 5, W, cor, Msdlson, WE BHALL OFFER {othe trado Tuesdsy morning, Feb, 24,880:30 o'clock, all the varisticd and [atest styles {1 Mens', Boys', and Youth'a Calf, Grain, Goat, Rip, Bufl, 8pit,and Berge Goods Brogans Plow.Bhoes, and Doota, A very choice ssloction of Ladioa’, Misses', and Children's Bhoea, in every varisty and styla, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA MAKE, JAB. P, MONAMARA & CO., Auctionoers. T, Byd. L. REED &CO., Auctloneors, wm‘mmlg’g“uarfl:&nglséx-wk 68 Bouth e coule: ouse No, Deaplainos-at, 0n Taeday, Feb. 19, 08 10 &, . gone ing of parlor, chamber, dining.room, and Elichen furniture, tapesiry, Dirussels and ingrsin carpstsy chins and glassware, cooking snd Lieatiug stoves. The :bl?;:“!md‘ sre sl In good order, aud will be soid Teserve. PIOTURE FRAMES, - G S IMAMER: e 'and tn good tasts, 18 Every PICTUBH PRAMIN our rula, snitably, eleguatly, R N sos WAEIL RIS,