Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1876, Page 8

8 . THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Tha temperature yesterday, a6 observed by Manasso, onlician, 88 Madison stroct (Tninunr Ballding), was at 8s. m., 81 degroes; 10 a. m., BA; 12m., 85; 4p. m., 54; 8p. m., 30, Barome- tor, 8 a. m., 29.58; 8 p. m.. 29.60, George Waters, n young man residing at No, 640 Honth Union street, has boen missing from bia bome aslnco Wednosdsy morning. As hois anpposed to bo insane, grave apprehensions are entertainod ag to his fato. Last week s young woman who gavo the naiao of Elizabeth Lawrence was delivered to tho officers of tho Armory by tho Matron of tho Hoino of the Friondless in a condition of raving inatnity. Sho roquirod constant attention by tho turkey to provent hor domg Loreolf harm, and would have been sont to the County Asylum bot for tho timoly arrival of jor husband Wednenday ovoning. Her namo is Elizabeth ‘Lyon, and ahe resides in Now York, whither sho Will be taken aa soon as hor condition will admit, Recont artictea In Tne Thinuse calling atton- tion to the dolinquoncy in saloon liconser, caused Mayor Colvin to instruct the various police sta- tions to count up tho number of licensod and unficonned saloons in their reapective districts, Porhaps this was dono with n view of nacertnining what the Mayar's polico were doing. ‘fle count bas not yet beon handed in; but{n tho Twenty-sccond stroat district it has beon completed, and tho result shows that iw tho district bonnded by Fourteenth, State, and Halated streots, aud tho City Limits, thera oro 217 esloons, sixty-eight, or noarly ono-third of which sro unileonsod. Since last Alonday, hoover, ninety-one liconses have beon takon, and tho majority of those are from that portion of the alty, so that tho number is now consider- ably less, Tho indications in the other pre- sincts aro said to be equally unfavorabia, INBTALLATION.. A large congrogation assembled in the Fourth Unitarian Ciuirch, cornor of Prairie avonue and ‘Tnirtioth atraot, last ovoning, to witness tho sar- yicas of the installation of the Roy. J. T. Sun- derland, tho now pastor of the church. ‘Tbe pulpit aud surroundiuga wero beautifolly adorned with vare and oxquisito flowers, Ou the front of the desk and oponing toward tho audicnco was an oponed book mado of whito flowors, with the word ‘*Welcomo” in red lot- ters oxtending across the faco, while on cither sido of the desk woro stands holding large and besutifal bonquets. On tho cornors of tho rostrum wros ciila iillos in full bloom, and tho front of the platform was ons mass of flowers. On tho wall in tho recess bebind the plete syn tho word * Wol- como” in largo Jottera mado of overgreon, Boneath this was ®& cross comporod of highly- colored autumn losyes artivtically arranged, Fostoons and wreaths also adorned the wall. Seated upon the rostrum with Dr. Sundorland wero tho dev. Robart Collyer, tho Rov. 0. W. Wendte, tho Rov. Brooko Morford, tho Rey. J. L. Jonos, tho Rey. Mr, Powell of Ls Porto, fud., and tho Rey, E. P. Powell of tho Third Unita- man Chureb. Tho ceromonics commonced ar 7:45 with an organ prolude, Tho Rov. U. W. Wendto road the introductory sentences, Tho choir then sang theo hyma ‘Como Thou Alwighty Lord,” the congregation joining. Tho oy. J. 1. Jones read the_ Scripture lowsun, and tha Rev. Mr. Powoll, of Laporto, prayed. Tho sermon for tho occasion waa thon preached by tho Hoy. Robert Collyar, who took for hin text tho first and sevond verses of tho fifth chapter of Matthow, And seciug the multitudes llo wont. up into a monntain, and when Lo waa set Tis dieciplos caine unto Him, and slo openod His mouth aud taught them saying.” Tho Rev. Brooko Herford then modo tho in- atallation prayer. Judge Wilson then extended tho hand of welcome to the now pastor m be- ualf of tho Fourth Church. ‘The band of fellow- ship was extended by tho Roy, i’, L, Hosmer, and tho charge to tho candidato dslivered by tho Rev. E. P. Powoll, ‘Tho Rey. C, W. Wendte, tho formor pastor of the church, then doliverod the charge to tho church, ‘Tho cxerciaes closed with the benediction, after which Dr. Sunder- Jand recoived tho hand of friendehip from many of lus congregation. WESSON STREDT. “Ameeting of tho property-ownors on Wesson street was held last ovoning at No. 44 Chicago avonun, for tho pitrposo of expressing thoir in- digoation at boing taxed for gag and still having no gas dn tho strect. ‘The merting was called to order by Ald. Sweoucy, who oxplained that when he was elected ho promised to got gas in tha stroot. Thus far, however, in upite of bis most diligent efforte, ho bas been unable to wecuro thatend. The Common Council some time ago pagaed an ordinanco to Isy gas in Wossoa titroct, from Chicago avenue to Division atroct. Hut tho Gas Compsny refused to doanything, Tho Presldout of the Compauy stated to bim that ho could do nothing until the poo- plo filled up tho atreot. Au it was now, the streot was filled up in eomo placos, aud {fu others it wau not; consequently tho gaa pipes would nave to be laid 3 fect bo- Tow the lowest grade, He promised to havo the work dono a8 soon aa the streot was tilled up, Ald. Sweeney further explained that bo did not call the meoting for political purpoies to set in favor with the property-holders, He did it from philanthropio motives moroly. Mr, Koms thought that tho proporty-ownors should till up tho street in front of their lots and taluo the ridowall, In thid way thoy would - secure the improvement quickest, This propo sition mot with general favor, and was finally wcceptod, Ald, Sweeney promised to avo tho gas put in ag soun Ay the etroot wan tilled up, Ap adjournment was then had, BENNETT MEDICAL COLLET. ‘Tho commencement oxorcines of the Bennett Medical Collego woro hold last night at 8 o'clock, in tho Collego Hall, 611 and 513 Stato strect, a gondly number being presont to witness tho graduation of tho clasa of twenty young men who have completed tho coursu in that institution. The programme was o4 fol- lows: Music by Mewsrs. Smith, Vhillips, Hate, and Tilden; prayor bythe Roy, William Alvin Bartlett ; muue by the above quartetto;: the conferring of dogreon by tho Presiaent, Prof. ALL, Clark, Mf, U.; music; tho vatodictory ad- dress on the part of tho graduating claws, by M. W. Filetchor, B. 8.5 addreey to tho graduates by Prof. 8. P. Hedawick, M. D.; music, and the benediction, Tho oxercives woro attentivoly Mastened to, and wero of great interest, especially the address of Dr, Bodgwick, ‘Lhe class nambers about twenty-fivo: John C. Augoustino, KF. Koucking, H. ‘P. Brown, Jobn Wate, Daniel Brower, Stephen H. Fronch, D. E. Knight, 1. 3. Kitkpatrick. and Amonzo Moyer, of Allinois; KE. SM. Conlin, Irving Clen- denvin, Parmoter, A, N Nauriper, and 1. 9, Walter, of Michigan; C. 1: Daniels, of Minnosota; B. I, Dillov, of Indie wna; M, W. Motobor, 13. 8., of Alabama; Cris P, Graham, of Denmark; Jacob Hull, of Olio; aud Allen W. ‘Lravis, of Kansaa. ad Enn- dum" degrees wore conferred upon Tl. N. dale, M. D., of Miunscota, and J, A. Shannon, iM. D., of New York, clicam pInECTORY ror 1819. To thoke interested in tho varly history of Chicagzy, the Cary Directory of £849, compiled by Kobert Fergus ‘and published by the Fergus Printing Company, will prove particularly val- uablo, ‘The pamphlet couteing the nanics of about 1,700 businoss mon, At tho timo to which tho Directory refers, 1439, none of the houses of the city wero uumbered, except those on Lake strect, aod the numbora given in the work are those of the prosent day. Tollowing the buainoss directory ia list of churches, of which thore were six, hotals, of which there wera fif- tecn,—and among them the Tromont,—pubhio buildings, municipipa!l offices and oficorn, a et of tho Mayors of Chicago, Bhertts af Cook County, the Wahlg and emocratio tickets voted for jn 1839, tho polling-placoy, Judges of sloction, and the liste of thoua who yoted for each candidate in tho tirst cloction holdin Chicago, ‘Tucaday, May 2, 1637, ‘hero wore wlx wards thon, and’ the whola nutbber of votos cast was 709, A record of the nate of lots in the Fort Dearborn Addition, and the prefazo and historical sketch of tho city compiled for the directory in 1813, follow. ‘This work, hike others which havo emanated from theeo ontor- prising publishers, in @ model of typovraphical neatnees aud oxcellouce, and wbunid haya a veady wale, THE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, MOLDING A HLGSION ON BAITIL Abont tweuty-tiva ercditors of the defunct Btato Insurance Company held a meeting yeater- day afternoon in the United States Cirenit Court roum to consult over the wolfare uf George U. Smith, who 1 loxuriating iu Morrlatown, N. J. About ten days ago Bmuith was arrested in New York on certuin proceedings Lexuu to compel him to pay over certalu manoys belonging to tho. Insurance Company, Laut Monday notices wore wont to all the creditors to hold a mecting to cous sult what meawures whould be taken against Suwith, and thoy assembled yesterday, ‘The meet~ ting was celled to ordor by Registar 1Lbard, who tated that the object was to direct the Assigueo what stepale should take a3 to tho prosecution of the proceedings lately com. in New York ogeinst Smith forthe re- covery of about 200,000 duo by him te the Inaur- eose Company, aud wi which be bad bees held to _ that Le lnd since been informed that aflidayi had been Iately fied by O. F. Faller, 2. Mason. It. J. Morse, Lester Bradnor, Je., W. Park, C. M. Smith, aud John Alston, on bohalt of Smith, chargo the bail. Which was aupported by theso affidayite, was that, while ho was Treasuror of tho Insurance Company and President of the National Loan and ‘Truat Company, tho Directors of the Insuranco Company, boing tho enme persons who illed theso sfidevits, made an arrangement by which they accepted tho Loan snd Truat Company as custodiau in hia placo, though the by-inws pro- vided that he only should be responsible. ‘Tho capitalof the Loan and Trust Company was only $100,000, whils the monuye of tho Stato Inaurance Company deposited with it amouutod to ovor $400,000. suit abject of bail, amenable tothe prooer of the court during the pen- dency of the action, and for the enforcement of tho Judgment at all times. turn of nulla boun to wxecution against property, then comes exccutlon agatnat property and itaprisonment in County Jail, unless judgment bo pald. By Beu. 22 of the code, yon will eco what examinations of defend. ant can be had in supplemental procesdings. bail, and also to consider what shonid be dono undor tho recent decision af Jndgo Drnmmond, ‘Tho Aerignes did not feol inclined to locur ox- penses in additional procoodings in without authority from the creditors. fstor then called on Col. J. 8. Gang, togivo a Ktatemout of tho condition of affairs in New York. Now York Tho Rog col. COOTER then roso ani etatad that ho beoame conrinced nahort time ago that adecision would soon bo giv- enon the ralo on Smith to ‘ 000 bolonging to the State Insurance Company. Inasmuch as Smith bad removed from this city, jirat to New York, aud thon to Morriztown, anc had eonvosed away hisestato in this city and ronnty, amounting to ovyor £300,000, it was very’ important in ease tho Assignee gots favorable decision on the rile to secure the person of Smith. By the time an attachmont could be insuied on mith after the decision wan rondered, hho might be out of tho country. theroforo York aud pravent Smith from toaving. did so, ond found that Smith waa making preparations to Ro. of New Jornoys but fonnd that he conld not in good faith bey Smith ia that Stato, but that he conkd do so under tho [awa of Now might bo Judge Drummond's doctelon. therefore began a suit to recovor the balance dno from Smith, amounting, with interest, to about 2200,000, Mr. Coopor found that ho could havo a spocdy trial thero—within aixty days from the timo of tho commencement of the procealingy. Tratt, of tho Bupramo Court, on the papora Alea, .) Ainith was, howovor, unablo to got bondsmen, and after lying In jail a week av application was inde to the Judgo and the bail reduced to $100,- 000, which was given, & genttoman in Bnifal and anothor in Kochester, becoming bondemo! ay over about $200,- Col. to Cooper New Ho determined = tu go Ho thon oxaminod tho Inws gin Any proceodings to retain York, no mattor what Ho Tho caso was brought im Brooklyn, a4 Judge hold Smith r to ote of 200,00u, the sum issued bail = in sn Col. Cooper then said he left New York, but if, on which to baso a motion to dis- BMITU'S THEORY Col. Cooper said further that in his opinion thone Directors who lad committed auch a breach of the by-laws wore all individually respoasible for any money ao loat. by taking the bank instead of the Traauror as custodian. ! also, ifthe proceedings in Now York and this city wero vigorously had no doubt but that all the monoy could bo ra- covered from Smith, who waa living in Morris- town in elegant style, Yori, for ho could escape from the proceedtogs which had been be; er bo ablo to judiciat tribunal, Col. Cooper also had a In_ his opinion, shod concurrently, ho Under tho Isws of Now obliged to scconnt of his stato before Smith wos every dollar in against him, and that he would oov~ ‘do to the satisfaction of any honost LETTER FROM OV, LOWE, ono of liis attorneys {u New York, which gave o short account of what had boon done in New York, aud stated that, in view of the oxpected docision of Judgo Drummond, if it should bo favorablo to the Asaigneo and creditora, parties bad beon employed to watch Georgo 0, Smith, to provont him from leaving the United States to avoid tho attachment of tho United States Court ia Chicago, as that process would reach his porson, and that thoso partica having roported that Bmith was about to leavo tho country, procoed- ings Rea commonced iu New York to hold him to bail. sequontly on motion to discharge baila woek hereafter. on it appearing to court that le Lad boen undor arrest a wook without giving vail, Judge Pratt reducod tho bail to €100, Smith's counsel, Mr. Vanderpool, stating that his cliont could give that amount, which ho gave, with partioa in Buffato and Rochester as sure- ties, who wora worth half million. then continued : ‘Tho bail waa fixed at 2200,000, and sub- 000 on ‘The lotter Hoe, 157 of our code will show you the exact effect Defeudant must render himecif After judgment and after ra~ Inasmuch u6, for reanonn known to you, itis quite within the power of Amith to procure the mouey neces- asry to pay tula claim, wo are vory sanguine that ho will do so ultinately after the axpericnco of a, trial and saul imprisonment have been yono through with, You Jaws on thivaubject, when here, that ho wontit havo a Jong and rough road charge from imprisoument on Boal proccas, the force of a personal execution observed in the examination of our to trarol hefore obtaining a dia ‘Takiug all things into consideration, and with one past expericuce of such canes in Now York, we think it altogether advisable tu ptish thin ease to judgment sud execution against tho peraon, if not settied to the sat- fafaction of tho Asniguec, de eapecially desiratis now that Judge Drummond has intimated in his decision on the rule, that Smith's inability lo pay (which be would of course not hesitate to avoar to), would bo good catke to discharge hin, Smith will be smart enough to avail himeelf of such sn. tatimation tnlesa held in the frou grip of the law hero, Thin courao seems to ua to Col. Van Arman followed Col. Coopar, corrab- orating Lis opinion, and also urging vigorous action, RW, Hale thon offered a resolution that tha Aasigues bo authorized to prosecute vigorously tho proceedings against Smith ia Now York, aud also iu this city, until ho ebould pay over all monoys in bis hauda belonging to the insurance company, mousty, and tho mesting then adjouruod, ‘ho resolution was paseod unani- ——e es, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. NOTHING OF CONKEQUENCE, An adjourned meeting of the County Board waw hold yeuterday aftersioon, all the members being prevent, FROM THE MORGUE, ‘The Wardon of tho County Hospital sub- mitted his quarterly report showing that mneteen bodies had been received at the Morguo since the Jast report, Hospitals, Ueferred to the Committoo on DUNYING PAUPERS. Tho contract betweon the county and the con- tractor for burying the paupor poor of the county, already awarded, was read. Mr. Murdick desired to have the contract amended 4o that at! bodies should be buried within twenty-four hour sfter coming tu the bands of tho contractor. Mr. MeCaffroy opposed the amendmont on tho Bround that it was tmpracsicable, Mr. Burdick waid his object waa to provide against having tho bodies of papers carted aiound tho city and State for salu to tho medical collegew, wi ho had reason to believe had been the custom, Ar. Guenther fald he did not belfove that tho contractor had been selling the bodies, but that ho mado his monsy by burying persous who died st the Couuty Hospital, whose frionds often raised-movoy oud gave him, Tho contractor could not bury bodies for 1.40 apiece, the amount altowod by the county, and was only cae ahted to take tho contract and carry it out by the fact that all the bodies were turned over ta him, and that the friends of the deceasod paid him for che burials in addition to what he cauuty paid, ¥ ‘The amandmont was lost. A motion to post- pone was alxo defeated, whon tho coutroct wag ratitled. MILK FOR THE COUNTY, The contract for supplying the county with milk, mado with W. A. Dovino, at 1! conte por gallou, for the year, wos road aud approved, OPENING BIDS. ‘Tho bids for vrectiung 6 Morgue, kitchon, on- gino-house, otc, in connection with the oew boupital, were thea opened. Those for tho en- tiro work wero ae follown: PB, J. Sexton, #99,- God; J. H, Porter, 114,000; J, H. Gregory, $119,000; rank Conners & C: 100, a bids were, on motion, roferrod to tho Committes on Publio Buildisgs aud Wospltala, COMMITTEN REPORTS, : ‘Tho evveral committeos reported recommend- iny the payment of the usual bateh of pills, and alau of the pay-roll forthe several county institu- fious for the pastmonth, Among the bills wero ute Howicg + Conny, iy onico, é 1 Jnosne Axyluni, 7; House, $1,945.62 ; und Sheriff's once, #7,000, The Committes ou Public Chanitics roported recommending that the steam-pipes ut the Ins Haye. Avylum be covered with a certain composi- ive, Some discussion ensucd, but Mnally the report was adoptad. AdJontned until Monday, -_—.-— A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. HOW TUE COMEDY WAS PENFOMMYD AT THE ADELPLS LAS? EVENING, There waso bit of sido-play on the Adelphi atoge last evenlug not prophesied by the pro- araure, and somewhat unlovked for by the pro» THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1876, prietors. It would appoar from certain format documents beating formidable soals and duly Born to, that somo timo ago Mr, Jamos Geary porformed cortain work acd service in repalr- ing gas-‘lamps in front of tho Adelpht. Itsoems from Mr. Geary's oMidavit that lo haw tho contract for ropnlting lamp, and that he did av repair the Adolphi lamps, Ho clatms that ho froquently applied for hig monoy, which not being forthcoming ho started tn tv bolp ont tha performance, Yesterday he took out an attachmont in Jus- tico Meech'a Conrt, and placed it in tho hands of Coustablo Billy O'Drien. ‘That fuuctionary aecured the aid of » man, a cold chisol, auathor mat, & wood .chisol, unothor man, and o eledge-lammer, ani, accompanind by the threo mon and tho tools, he walked dawn tho main sisie of tho thoatre last night apd mounted tho stago, Itwas tho frst tine thers geutle- inen and thero particntar tools had evar appoared in that pacticalar play. ‘Mr. Grover and Mr. Rigdon demanded tho cane of the invasion, and were informed by Mr. O'Brien thot au attachient had been sworn out against Colo, ot the ground that he had departed fram the city, and that he (O'Brien) La: cumo to attach the drop-cuttalu, Ho didn't want to disturb austhing or inconyemence anybody; bo morely dosirod to tale down that drop-curtain, and do- part peacoably, ‘Thorovpon Mr. Rigdon pald the original $30, $2 paid for entrance-foes for tbe crowd, $1 apioce for th three man, and thon the party do- parted, aud the curtain went up. ‘ pes. ANOTHER CHICAGOAN GONE, DEPARTURE OF OTTO BLULD, ‘The rumors that Otto Bluhm was abont to aug- mont the crooked colovy undor tho aupervision of Mogsrs, Newhaus, Bocker, Mattern, snd oth- ¢raontho Canadiau shoro, yosterdsy proved to bo true, and now Otto ia blooming on somo foreign shore, Wednosday morning City- Clerk Forrest ond soveral saloon-keopora whom Otto had dofrauded in his issulug of licensos, appoared bofore tho Grand Jury and gave ovidence thut could not fail to in- dict him for forgery and larceny. Otto wee on haod and did hia utmost towards cosroing the ealoon-keopers into coloring thoir testimony in his favor, and whon this failod ho sessiled Mr. Forrest with threnta that, if ho did not bridle his tonguo, facta would bo forthcoming that would cau him some rogrete. Ar, Forrost invited bim to toll all he know, aud offered to Introduco him to tho Grand dury, which 80 oxasperated Otto that he callod Mr. Forrest all tho foul namos ho could remombor, In tho afternocau ho absented himsol¢ from his business headquartora in a saloon opposite tho City-[all, and it waa rumorod that he was about to Icavo town. At about 3 o'clock ho visited Ins saloon, borrowod from hie partner #25 with which to pay his liconso, claiming thore was sual a row avout uncoilectod taxca that bo wishod to get rid of any trouble. Ho thon wont across to tho City Clork’s attice, but, instoad of gotting a liconso, called on Mr. Edgar for tho ront of a house bo- longing to bim, which Edgar occupies. It was given bim, and that was tho fast soon of him. As ho has no homo, it is impossible to leatn aught concerning him, ond the eupposition that lc has ran away to cecape prosecutivn iy the only Teagonablo one, Ald, Peter Mahr, tho formor partnor of Mr. Wolf in tho saloon nusinoss, is loft in tho lurch for about $200. Whon Otto took chargo of tho saloon, it was upon tho rgreomont that bo should psy Mahr in monthly installments, ond consequently no bill of sala was givon. Since thot time ho has not paid Mahr a cent, and no bills of tho saloon oxcopt tho beer bill has been taken notice of. If Binhm fails to show ‘up within threo days, the Alderman ovows his jutenution of rosuming bls imtorest in the busi- Ons, ‘What disposition Otto Las mado of his prop- orty is unknown, but it is generally bellovad to be Aramped in debt, Ho lias sevoral brothers residing in the vicinity of tho city, and thoy probably will attend toitif Otto's creditors do not. ——-—__ THE MERCHANTS! ALLIANCE. PHELIMINARY MEETING. Yestorday afternoon the merchants of thia clty and membora of tho Board of ‘Trado wero to have held s meeting in tho Arbitration Rooms of the last-named body, for the purpose of or- ganizing o Cheap Transportation Association. ‘The mooting was called for 8 o'clack, but at that hour but fow gontiemen woro presont. A delay was had uutil 4, when Mr. EH. Stovens, of the Board of Trado ‘Transportation Committeo, called tho mooting to order, Mr. W. T. Ba- ker acting a Socrotary. Tho sparsa at- terdance was alluded to, and tha Chair thought tho importance of such an organization was hardly appreciatod. A do- sultory conversation then took pliaco, when Sir. Baker moved to adjourn until Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. ‘Tho Association proposed to bo formed will take a wider cope than that in existence in Now York, inssmuch ag_it will bo knowns x4 the Mor- chante’ Allinuco, It will disseminate knowledge in regard to tranaportation ; it will take cogni- zance of municipal taxation, proventing, if pos- sible, oxcorsive saxcesments, which havo a ten- dency to drive away trado and manufactures from our mtdet ; it will ondenvor to sottlo the differences of inombera by arbitration, and in fact will -do everything possible by fair and honorable moans to promute the commerce of the great and growing City of Chicago. Buch an Association is neaded, and should receive the support and encourngomont of tho businces community, as it will not only have o yast influ- once in reducing freight-rates, but will havoo wholesome iniluenco on our City Govornment, and prevent in a inesauro profligacy 60 rampant during tho Opposition Admiuistration of Mayor Colvin and iis satellites in the future. ——_——— EVANSTON!POST-OFFICE CASE. EXAMINATION NEFORE WON CONCLUDED, Tho investigation into tho Evanston Post- Oflice robbery wax resumod before Commis- slouer Moyno yesterday morning, Fully aa largo a crond assembled os that of tho day boforo, but the Commissioncr bad givon instructions tos Doputy Marshal to admit witneewea ouly, and the room was accordingly froed from the prea- ence of acrowd of idlo looker#-on, aud of tho bad amell from a lot of the unwashed, ‘Tho Gaynor branch of the caso was tiret taken up, and Ald, Prank Warren put on tho atand. He testified that Gaynor was his coschman, and had come in Sunday night abont 10;80 o'clock, When crosa-oxamined, the Alderman stated that ho had = boon to soo __ hi nother; that when he camo fomo ho found the earriago in tho barn, where it also was the noxt morning. Gasnor had bean off about tou days, but bad hitched up Sunday night about 7 o'clock and had returned about 10:30, David Carron, J, Reily, William Gillam, and William Gaten, all hack-drivera at some portions of their chockorod careors, swore to having soon Gaynor at yanous times Sunday night from 8:30 tol J, L, Lbomus, a barber, ssrore to bav- ing » Qaynor in Gillam’s saloon, 130 Van Buren streot, about 10:30, and George Gillsin himwclf swora to tho same atatomont, Io lsd looked «at «bin clock, aud that waa alow, ill Deoloy and Charley Connell, moro hackmen “who hadn't dono anything but live off of shoir money, as ono ox- dit, for three or four wooks, both sworo ing seen Gaynor Sunday night, the former 5, and tho latter s fow minutes after 9 o'clock. LL, W. Northrop, barkooper at Gillam’s saloon, Rwore ho enw Gaynor at Donelson's sa- Joon Hunday night from 11:30 to 12 o'clock. Mr. Cameron obscrved that ho bad pica of witnesaes who would build up tho alibi if enough evidonce had not beon already adduced, and that this thing might goon fora wook or moro if necessary, ‘Je Government ovidently thought ho more buch testimony on that adduced would laure thoir case, aud Cameron aunounced that ho would reat. Mowry, Truda aod Mason wanted to look at those lime-covered boots about which thero hod een some talk. Ono pair of boots aud one pair Of shoes wero brought in, but, apart from thor boing rather muddy, thero waa nothing remark- uble about them excel some lime marka bo~ tween the uppors and wolos about the tess. Air, Trude crows-examined John O'Brion, 9 Plokerton actective, but got nothing out of him but the ‘plain “story that ho had been went tu the corner of Ciark and Van Buren streets Bunday uight; that ho stood about 80 feat from Murray's waloon, on the sane sido of the atrect, and only thres or four per- sons entered the saloon whilo he wad there, about four hours; that Murray and Nevins came out of the saloon, got inte the hack, and drove away. ‘Tho witness loft abont 12 o'clock, Commissioner Hoyno said he would hold each of the defendants, Alurray aud Novins, in tho gum of &3,0U0, and would take Gaynor's cage unter consideration. Murray was hopeful of Loiny ableto give bail, but Nevins thought it would be a bard Job for him, ‘hore was » good doal of talk about tho Gov- 8 orbmont being bound to surrender thous booty and shoes to tho defendants, or, if not, to fure nish thom with oqually got ions was not disposed to surrender them. It uvomed equally indisposed to replace them with jolilty, Ordicatily a housokeoper is ‘Yhey got drunk ‘and got all through Tuesday, Tho poker party, unmoved by the clash of bottles and the dull thud of fall- ing, comrades, kopt up their play until Tuoaday night. who know nobody aod whom nobody kuow, had all the money there was in the party. bod-rock, unknown declared his disiuclination to dolag Sald the reportor : male Mr, Storey pay; the other papers would dones, Aw tho boots ‘and shoce are tnatters of evidence, the Quvern- now ones, and tho two dofendants, one of whom had boon given w pair of boots by Deputy-Mar- shal Dird, which ho had beon obliged tu cnt onan Decause they wore too mall, and out of which patches of bluo atocking were noon, wore forced to bo oontont with walking to tho Jail without suy donations from tho Govorumont, ——- A MEMORABLE POKER PARTY, THE UNKNOWN MAN FHOM MU'DONALD'S. Acounty official after, two nights of moiita- tlon, hea decided to outer 8 monadtory, and do- volotho rest of hie tifoto fasting and flagolla- tion, A journalist has lost falth in humanity, sud will retire to editorial seclusion and wago war on mankind and Gon. Schonck. Anothor county ofticial was at the County Agout'a yoster- day, hia Inrgo eyen filled with teare, applying for pormieaion ta onter tho Poor-Houno an 8 permanent inmate, Thevso painful facts would be withhold from the pnblic were thoro any rea- fon to oxpect those gontlemen to chaugo thelr minds, but thera 16 no hope of that, and thero- foro it jx na well to state in thoir sad reality tha events which haye cast a pall over tho com. munity, Monday evening a nnmber of dignitaries, em- bracing members of the County Board, Common Counetl. city departments, ate., called at tho houso of n beloved brother. on the South Sids for the purpose of surpricing him witha toatl. monital of thoir appreciation of hia moral and politica worth. ‘l'ho presentation was precedod py aginga of something hot. Then the watch, or canio, or whatevor % war, was handed over. ‘Lhero were appropriate romarks. Tho recipient was surprised, Lut managed to stumble throng arosponro. It was recoived with choors and sp- Inuge, ‘Then thoy bad something to drink. Thon there wera specches, songs, aud storics, interporsed with tho dolicacica of tho season, wino, and punch. Among tho party was tho journalist, Ho wont aschronicior. Ho was to propara the report which was to appear in the next morning’s paper. But nono appearod. This was not dua to the wine, but tos vory differont cause, ‘The majonty of the guests, cheored on by thoir lios- pitable hoste, soon got under tho table. A fav, including the journalist sud the county officers, feraained sober. Not wishing to desert their comrades, and having no desire to engage in in- talloctual convorsation, thoy resorted to athlotie pastimos, and aot to work to organize a pamo of poker, ‘Thoy dav, altting uver in one corner, a quist-looking follow, whom nobody scomed to know, ond who did not scam _ to know anybody. He drank littio and seemod to bo moro of a lookor-on than a participant. Yo they asked the unknown if ho would join them, aud he consent- ed. Thoy played all Monday night. Tho other membora of the party got sober, and then got drunk again, To accomplish tho Jost part of tho prograinma they broke into thoir host's wine-collar, avd rollovad it of its contonta. In bringing tho bottles up-ataira thoy smashod somo, but thera wore cnough left to keop up tho Jantitiod Jn objocting to such Jibertica ; but whon'one has been presented with s oane or watch as a toatl- monial of political snd social ostcam, ouo fcols ashamed to be particular about trifles. sober again By that timo tho quiot-looking man. He had Tho othons had reachod This point having beon roached, tho bocome @ manopolist. business on erodis, tho party brake up. ‘Tha inobriates recovered somowhnt. This endod the gamo, aud Ono of them sent out tho host for somo ham, aud anotbor sont ont tho servant-girl for some heer. The collar waa ompty. ‘Thoy had a little parting rink, One man borrowed 6 conte from bis host and went home. Auother found s hackman who had faith in the County Board, and he wont home. The journalist walked. Tho unknown said nothing and asked fornothing, but departed with about $900. ‘Tho next day the two hoaviest losors mot on Clark atreot oud discussed tho prosentation par- ty. Achurch-mombor in front of them listenod for s momout to thelr remarks, and thon hurriod ou. Looking across tho etroot, thoy saw tho man whom nobody knew. He nodded. Tho salutation was not roturnod. Ono of the two asked o backman of looso morals and largo ac- quaintanco who tho fellow was. “Ho is ons of Mike McDonald's boys,” says tho hackman. ‘Struck somo suckors yostorday, Thar,” ‘Yableau. —+ THE “ TIMES’ TAXES. MURKY UP, EVANS, Yeaterday morning a Trmonz reporter again had atalk with Miko Evans in rogard to tho Times’ taxes, which have not yot beon paid. “Mike, aro you going to lilo to know 2" “Tam golng to make him pay,” “But whoo 2?” “Tam taking Attorney Adams' advice. I'll do nothing rash.” “Now, ain't you afraid of 3fr. Storoy and tho Times?” (Indignautly)—"f ai not. I'm going to make Storoy pay, and that bofore Monday next, “* Will you levy on tho Timea?" “Yes, sir, right away. NStoroy mast pay, and that's the long and tho short of it.” “Jlow about Matteson ?" Lu No hoxsn't paid any taxes in Chicago fn four onrn.’ * Do you think you'll make bim pay?” ‘Twill, and Matteson will say that I’m the only man who over succeeded in collecting any taxes from him.” ; Georgo Von Hollon is going for Matteson too, and the probability ia that he will have to fork aver is back dues to tho city, though much against his will, Last year Wilbur I, Btoroy mado 1 atate- Ment a6 to tho valuo of his personal proport: for city taxes of 1874, and was aascusod accord- ingly, hia tax boing fixed ot 8720. But Mr. Btoroy tights, and ho don’t want to pay taxcs, He lian boon asking forarcbato. It was not granted, ond vo tho editor of the Chicago Times must pay over tho city's ducs, ‘Chua, whon Miko Ivana hing gotten through with bim, Geargo Yon Hollen will mako him a professional visit. It ig wid that Mr. Storoy will hayo his ofico barricaded and a canton piacad at every np- proach to the Times Building. pi sarod THE COUNTY BUILDING. To-day will be sentenco-day {0 tho Criminal Court. ‘Cho rush In the County Clerk’s office is about over, Tho oxtra employes are dropping off every day. Owing to the continued sickness of a child of Judge Wallace's tho session of the County Court was short yostorday, and au adjournmant was had until Monday. Caspar Butz, whose comniission has beon re- yoked as Clork to the County Court, did not put in appearanco yesterday, having concluded, doubtless, to rospect the will of tho powers that 0. Judge Waltnce hes bein a citizen of Chicago Just long enough to make him oligibio for ‘ho office of Mayor, Rome of hia maby friends hav- Ine discovered thix, are urging him for that oftica, ‘The young man Blachford, charged with pur- Joining monoy from Allou, Keith & Co., has ao far been unsble to procure bail, ‘he oxamina- tions of tho Isat fow days, 1t is eaid, show thas the amount of mouoy takon by him was not far abort of $20,000. The Grand Jury examined some furthor wit. nessos yeutorday in tho Otto Bluhm fraudulent lieonso complaint. It is beltoved that s true bill was found. ‘The rost of tho tine of tho eoasion waa given to comploting old cases, and thin work will bo resumed this morning, and the Jury will bo discharged duriug the day, YOUNTEEN YEARS AT JOLIET, ‘The Johanson murder case occupiod the al- most undivided attention of tho Criminal Court yosterday. ‘I'bo principal witness waa tho de- fendant, who swore that ho bad been continually annoyed by the deceased, and that at tho timo he shot bor elo was ap- roaching hing with a hatchet; that he killed her in welf-defonae, otc. Other witnesses were introduced to corroborate hia testimony, aud about i} o'vlock the cago was given to tho jury. ‘That body had bacn absent but a fow minutes when o verdict of guilty was returned, fixing hia tne at fourteen yoars in the Penitontiary, Johansen received tho vordict without appearing to understand it, but whon its naturo was mado koown to him bo appeared to be disappointed, for Lo bad expected an acquittal, differiug from a Jarga proportion of che Habitutos of tho court, who expected to vce him convicted of murdor and eentouced to ba hanged. a CITY-HALL, ‘The City Collector took In about $1,000 yos- terday, €500 of which was from aslaon |iconsay, ‘Tho City Treasurer's recelpts yerterday were 1,750 from water-ronts, @596 from the City Collector, and $35,000 from Bout! tor vans. The Board of Public Works yeatorday anditod tho Fobruary roft-coat bill for the ‘pumping- works, amounting to 45,070, and the Javor pas- rotf of the works, #2845. Mike Evana aucceoded in collecting $10,000 yeatorday. Another attempt wan made to lay hands upon tho honsohold goods of Andro Mat- Bon, of tiie Times, for that P31, bat iu vain. Evana says that hoe mill got it if i costs bim thron (Imes tho amount of tho fax, Tivans pald 80,500 over lo tho elty yeatorday, 10 dolivers up his baoxsto the county on tho 20th inst, Tonal estate taros paid bofore tne 10th of thin month save the costd whith will bo added after tint date. Tho Building Inspector youterday examined Standard Mall and found that the furnaces wore in baa condition, tho dvora opoued contrary to tho ordinance, and the stairways toro tvo nar. row to afford s meana of egross for tho people that the hall might contain, Nuperintendent Batloy will appear ot Aummerticid’s Court thls morning against Hauaford, who aold oil to. tho proprietor of the Novada Houee, for gas-making purpoges, and will (ry to get n decision aa to whether making gan with oll conkd not ba con- strued into using off for Muminating purpoyos. THR WEDISTRICTING OIDINANCE, A diversity of opsnion existe in regard to the action of tho Mayor on tho ordinance to roilia- trict, and sinco the Mayor will not express any mind inthe matter, not much ta known, Tho Law Dopsartmont nas given n verbal opinion totho offect that the ordinance is porfoctly legal ann according to the charter, anid] thia will imvst likely bo tho aubstance of Mr. rant Adame’ writton opiojou, which tho Mayor bas asked for, Whethor tho Mayor attaches bis veto to the ordinance or whether he signs it, it is to go. futo effect, a4 the membors of the Conncil silt havo no other =oway in which to protect their individual interests, In 8 goveral Aldermanis oloction thora wonld bo many disappointed onea smoug thoao wlio are Aldormon at present, a8 their strongth fos sololy within thelr wards, whilo a gonoral voto would dofoat thom, It has bean docided in tho minds of noarty all the Aldormon that tho rodiatricting will havo to bo done by the ordinanco now in tho Mayor'a hands or not at ll, and a docision has -beon reached to pasa tho ordinance oor a pos- sible voto, ‘own Collec= _————. 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS, ** Tho Rov. L, Adier will dolivors lecture dur ing Saturday morning's servico, at thé Syna- Rogue, corner: of Indiana avonuo and Twenty. sixth etreot, ‘Tho annual mocting of the Alumni Association of tho Chicago Collogo of Pharmacy will bo held at the Cotlego rooms, No. 77 Deurborn stroet, ‘Tuesday at 6 p.m. Btrangors in the city desiring sasistance and employmont are invited to tho strangors’ moot- ing, held at tho rooma of the Good Snmaritan Bocisty, Nox. 171 and 173 East Reudolph street, at 3 p.m. to-day. The Final Sunday Aftornoon Concert will be fivon undor the manngomont of Mr. Arthor D. Creaurld, at tho First Mothodist Church, Sunday afternoon, March 12, at 3o'clock. Tho proceeds will be givou to the Good Samaritan Iomo, Prot. Elias Colbort lectures next Bunday at McCormick Hall at3 p.m. His subject will bo “Tho Hoat of Worlds,” and the locture will bo a sciontific exposition of the origin and action of coleatial hont. Admission, 10 cents, Tickots ot tho door aod at Janson, McClurg & Cc ee CRIMINAL. Andrew Sameton is in the Armory awaiting a hearing for the Isrceny of o kit of tools from ‘Thomas Gallagher, One of tho ubiquitous Smith family was ar- rosted by Oflicer Parker Jast evening on South Glark stroot, having in hia possession s duzon boxes of cigars. Io claima to bo a peddlor, but it is holleved that tho proporty {s stolon, and it ig at the Armory awaiting an owner, James D. Burton, au auctioncor in the Tivoli building, inveigled Goorgo W. Monry into tho purchase of @8 worth of Funk jowolry yestor- day, omploying the dietroased widow's story as abalt. Detective Rickoy sympathized with tho Granger's misfortune, and arrested Burton. Ho will bo oxamined bofore Summorlleld this morn- ing. Frank Whitney avd Josoph Stono unecrewed thomsolves out of acoll in the ‘Twelfth Btreet Station Woduosday night aud escaped, ‘hoy had been arrosted during tho afternoon of that day. Acarpentor who had beon repairing tho coll out of which thoy burrowed incautiously loft & chisol therolu, which was used to unscrow tho door-hingea, and became the moana of affording them nu ontranca into tho hallway. ‘Thoir paca was discovered Leforo Whalen, who way with thom, liad loft tho station, and he was thus provontod from following suit. Whitnoy sia recaptured Jast night, but Stono is wtill at argo. Aman named Frank JIart, who claims to boa varicty singer, porforming an engagoment at Ryan's don, wae arrestod Wednesday night undor tho following suspicious circumstances: About 10 o'clock on tho night in question offi- cer Arnetoin obsorved couplo of men conducting themsclves in 8 suspicious manner opposite tho doorway of 194 Clark atroot. Tn a short time a hack drove up to tha door con- taining’ Hart, aud another man, who oxcapad. Simultancous with the hack‘s arrivals largo pane of glasa in No, 192 was smagtied, and two mon Woro heen to emerge from the doorway and run off. Arnutern hurried to tho spot snd collared Hart, tho othor inan escaplog. Tho prisoner waa arraigned boforo Summerfield yostorday morning and held to the Oriminal Court in bonds of $500, Ifo ia said to bo 8 hard citizon, CANADA, Tho Financial Statemont of the Einance Miniatcr=A ieview of the Commorcial Growth of the Country. Orrawa, Feb. 26.—Tho Hon. Mr, Cartwright, tn his tloancial statemont, pointed out the pecu- liar aud excoptional clreumstancea under which tho presont crisie had approached and the im- possibility of foresocing the form it would assume or tho intonsity of ite affect. Mo or- Pprogsod tho boliof that jt was not unattendod with mitigatiog circumstances, and that tho stato of tho country was actually lesa dan- gorous than St wae undor tho influanco of inflation throes yeara ago. In tho yuar gnding Juno 80, 1875, tho recelpta wero $24,648,715 and the expenditures $24,713,071, loaving a surplus of £035,614, ‘ho current year, therefore, would ba tho frat to show a deflcit, But in 1874 the importe entered for consump- tion, our chief source of rovenuo, wero $127,- 404,169, and In 1875 thoy wero only 8119,078,057, showing o docroage of $7,785,512, Tho exporte in 1874 amounted to $89,351,928, and in 1875 to only $77,880,279, or s decronso of 211,461,919, Mr. Cartwright onterod into a caroful analysis of the itemsin thoaccount of recoipts nod ox- penditures, which tended on tho whole to show that tho balances of 1875 wora ovon more favor- ablo than at first aight would appoar, Lut whllo oxceolingly intoresting in thamsslyos, his ob- sorvationa ood not be rocapitulated aot the present moment, Coming to 1875~76, it was shown by tho returns brought down that the revonto ap to Fob, 10 shows a falting off og ogaiout the revonuo of 1874-75 for tho samo poriod of about &2,000,000, the figures belong for 1874-'75, $14,856,121, and for 1875-'70, $12,820,785, In tho first six months of the pres- ent financial yoar tho imports wero only $31,923,- 156, a4 against tho importation of tho valia of €09,603,078 in the corresponding period of 1874-75, or a felling off of no toga than $18,000,- 000; butin the corresponding poriods tho ox- ports of the Dominion wore rosnectivoly $50,- 624,815 In 1875-'70, aod €63,740,739 in 1874-75, ‘Tho decreaso was wholly contined to tho article of sawn lumbor, Tho reduction io imports is not, however, the result altogethor of a dimiu- tehed volume; tho abriakage iu valuo bas plsyod B® inogt important part in offocting thta re- sult, amounting, as the inquirios Lave shown, to 10, 15, 20, 25, 80, or even in somo cages to 85 percont. A very large proportion of tho ro- duction, too, haa fallen on the goods paying an nd valorem duty of 1734 per cont. Although the whrinkage in values i6 bad for the revenue, it hax, of courso, been favorable to tho country as awhole, he pooplo have bought what thay peedod moro cheaply, and, If a fuw have suf- fered, tho many havo gained. ‘Tho intiation Canada is now suffering under has arisen, to somo extont, from causea beyond our own con- trol. Qur proximity to tho United Statos always oxposus us to tho operation of circumstaucos for which they, aud not we, may be priwarily re- sponaible, But at is Impousible not to see from our own trado returng that thore haa boen a» fargo importation for soma years past. In t87t the importations woro $87,000,000; in 1873 thoy wero &107,000,000; in 1873 thoy were anuot be said to have boen guiltless in tho matter, ‘Cho bank disoount atood ta July, 1870, at from @40,000,000 to #50,00u,000, In 171 they had gone up to &79, 000,000 ; tu 1873, to $102,000,000 ; 1n 1873, to 8116,000,000 ; and in 1874, bo 140,000,000. Over-importing being &, i. > 2 S 5 t snetsined and encouraged by baoklag tle the home mavufacturos bave beon injured by tho acoutmulated atocks In the hands of the mor- chante, People, often without exporionca, hava ronhed into apeoulation in lumbering and other hazardous ontorpriese, While tha estimators for 1876-77 aro $22,882,819, showing © gros reduce tion, ae against thoestimatos for 1473-'76, of 83,217,030, against which thoro sre somo items of ineroaso, amounting to 8776,000, Isaving, no not raving of $2,470,768, the nourcos of roventto for the ensning year aro, without auy chango in tho ratos of taxation, calculated as follows: Customs, $15,501,000: ‘oxelsn, $6,690.000¢ post- oles, $1,009,000; publia works, 41,175,090; miu. collaneotia, $1,020,000: and stamps abort $125.- O00, niaking nftogether $23,250,000, or about seniaue over sud above the estimated oxpendi- ure. Regarding the proxont estate of affairs ng ox- coptional, the Finance Minlater proporoa to meet the domanda of the year with the resources nl- ready at command, ronsivio on the ono hand of tho partial Inconvenience caused to tho Canadian manufacturers by the flooding of thelr markote with Amerlean goods, Mr. Cartwright, on tho other baud, declines totax nincteen-twentiotha of tho people for the bonefit. of one-twonticth dependent on manufactures (not oxcoeding that. proportion), Havcomes, ultimately, to the con- olusion that, oven if it could be shown that a protective ayetom would rosult favorably to Can- ada, this {a no time for any oxpormental loginla- lation. Revenun we must have, and to put on high duties would destroy revenue. pussies Kid BULTER AND EGGS. Last Day's Proceedings of the uront Convention nt Davenport—Tho An. sociution to Meet Next Yenr in Olt. enzo. Special Pisnateh ta The Chicago Tritune, Davexront, Ia., March 2.—Tho National But- ter and Egg Association reconvened to-day nt 10 o'clock, with a uumbor of additional dolegates prosont, ogpecially from Iowa. Tho total num- bor of delogatea progont renchos 100; and o finer body of onterprising businogs-men it would bo hord to flnd. ‘Yo-day's sessions wore held in the Opora- Tionae, and wore attended by many visitors. Tt is remarked that St. Louis hos: nots dele- gato prosont, while Chicago bas elghteon hera, STATISTICAL, ? At this morning's sosulon reports were anb- mitted shoming that tho butter, and oggs, and choeso Intorest oxceod any other product in yalua and importanco, It was ostimated that tho people of tho United States consumo an- nitally 1,040,000,000 pounda of buttor for tablo uso alono, and for culinary purpogos probably a third moro, making a total for home consump- tion of 1,987,000,000 pounds. Besides this amount, thero is an ayorago oxport of about 16,000,000 pounds, making on annual product credited to the Unitod States of 1,402,000,000 pounds, which is valued at $420,600,000. It in stated, ‘by agentloman of acknowledged author- ity in dairy ‘mattors, that thia product consumes tho mill of 54 per cont of the milch cowsin tho United States, which is estimated to bo 13,000,- V0. ‘COUNTESIES, Tho firat businoss this morning was the con- sideration of on invitation of tho Davonport Board of Trado to visit the Arsonal of Rock Iel- and in aspecial train, and to alao visit Molino, which invitation was doolincd, as the Convon- tion wished to completa ita labors this evening. Subsequently, howover, the invitation wag ac- cepted, RASAY, Mrs, Lydia J, Cadwall, of Chicago, thon read Bn essay upon tho poultry Interest, which was listened to with closo atteulion, Sho urged tho importanco of raising the quality of grading eygs properly for market, aud for improving tho reads of poultry. NUTTER-PACKAGES. A discuasion then took placa as to the best kind of pnokage for butter, tho result of which was a univorsal opinion in favor of small pack- agos, such as tubs and half-barrols. Tho Contennin! Committee roported in favor of offering two gold modals at tho Contonniol Exhibition for tho boat packages of buttor of not less than 60 pounds cach. FREIGHTH. A long digcussion next occurred upon tho sub- joct of the reduction of ratiroad fioights from tho Wont to tho ast on butter. Mr, Chase, of Chicago, recommended that tho Association talo some action towards gotting tho differont railroad companics to make # reduction from the present rates on buttor from tho Woat to tho East, saying that, in his opinion, ho thought tho rate should be no more than on cheexo, with five conte additional for tho iciug of cars in summer, and that thoy could woll afford this, ag it in only a fow months in the yoar they peuld bo roquired to go to tho oxpense of the Inttor. Mr, W. W. Chandler, of Chicago, of tho Bluo Lino, replied to Mr. Cheso, contending that, un- der all tho circumstances connected with tho shipping of butter, the present ratea wore not a mill too bigh. Finally » resolution was adopted that, Wnenras, Tho expense of conducting all buniness in connection’ with the transportation of all goods hay ‘been materially reaticed, and the coat of building cars snd railroads are very low, Resotved, That the Aaauciation deem a corresponding reduction should be made in the tarl(f of butter and eggs, und that our Secrotary be directed to communi- cato with all tho lines leading from the West to Chica- , and from there tothe East, and request that s re~ uction bo mado on existing rates, and that all the roads west of Chicago bo asked to como to some un~ derstanding os to the icing of cars running west, CENTENNIAL, A communication was recolved from the Philadelphia Produce Exchange, inviting tho National Buttor and Egg Association to hold a meoting in Philadelphia during tho Exposition, aud tondoring tho use of their rooms. Tho in- vitation waa accepted. On motion, it was ro- solved to hold an adjourned mooting in Phila- dalphia from tho 15th to the 20th of October, 1978, LINEAL PATRONAGE, Mr, Dogg, who offered s premium of $1,000 for the bost oasays on butter aod oggs, bas paid tho money offered for thoao casays to the Asuo~ ciation, to be disposed of os they woo fit, Js was accepted, and, on motion, Mr. Dogg wau electad an honorary inember, ‘TUIB AFTERNOON | tho members of tho Convention ina body vie- ited our Board of ‘I'rado, and woro wolcomod by the Hon. F, H. Mancock and Ed Ruesolls, Eaq., in an address of wolcome which was responded to by I'residont Gooch, of tho Convontion, ‘Cho afternoon was occupiod iu visiting the Gov- ernmont Arsoual and other placow of iutorost in this locality, THE NEXT SESSION, Tho Butter aud Exg Convontion, after their return from the Reck Island Arsenal, where they vietod the immense manufactorion there erecte: by Unclo Sam, and were thoroughly surprised (oapeciaily the Eastern mombers) at the magal- ude of the work now completed and in courso of orection, didonssed tho the polut where thelr noxt annual meeting was to bo hold, aud decided ou the Quoon City of the Lako—Chicago; timo, firat Wednesday in Maroh, 1877. AN ELECTION OF OFFICERS Ane thon entered into, with the following re- anit: President—George Vice- Preaident—3, V Treasurer—¥. 1, Kemp, of Halitmore, Seerelary—lt, M. Littler, of Davenport. Twauch, of Oblo; W. EL, . Ferguson, of Philadel- Baltimore ;'C. ¥, Dexter, of Chicago, Committee on Statistics —¥, J. Evans, of Now York: 0.J, Moscham, of Wisconsin; D, 2, Hopo, of Baltl- more} lasso Epler, of Philadelphita :'J, 8, Felxor, of Inalabapolia; EG. Hofman, of St, Louis: J, W. Win- noproo, of Naahvillo; O. J. per, of Gharlotie. Mich, ; 0.4, Uliss, of Vermont; Mitehell, of Boston, Sfaus, AN EVENING SESSION was hold, at which Mr. Luso, of Jowa City, read Au esssy on tho bext broad of cattlo for dairy purposes, After somo furthor routine businoss, tha Conyontion adjournod to moct in Pbiladel~ phia, on the 17th of October, 2876, ——_>-—_—_— Olvil Suits Between Divorced Porsons, London Spectator, A very curious case was hosrd recently in the Quoon’s Bouch Division of the High Court. ‘Tho plaintiff, Sarab Phillips, married 5 Mtr, Barnet more than six years ago. Ho boat hor, thereby, she saya, permanontly wjuring ber, and sho was divorced from him on tho ground of adultery and cruolty. She now, asa single wom him for damages, and hor counsol argued thal she could when a wifo indict her husband for ylolence, so Khe could, as # divorces, bring au action for damage. ‘I'ho Judges, Lowever, decided thattaan acd wife cau bring no civil action agsinst each other, being iu tho eyo of the law one person, ond that divorco did not rovive their right as if they lad continued single porsons. ‘Tho divorce did not dostroy the mar- riage ab initio, but only deatroyod it for she future, 'Tho point raised is said ¢o bo perfectly novel, and the docivion fa Junpurtants as otherwise a divorco suit might be followed up by all manner ne seta intended chicily to gratify domcatio trad, Oremation: Bignor Cunso, a vory old friend of Garibaldi, and hie compamon tn South Amorica, bayug lately died without receiving extremu unction, the Romsn Catholic Churoh rofavea Christian burlal, and tha corpse is atill abor: Flotonec, Cariualdt ham writton n letter wey? ing tha burning of the bods, whlen system 1% Serlred te bo apniled fe his ie remains, a0} je offera ta rocolva Cinco's ashos : fn bis family vault. at Capreny, Bees ee Hi paring. fori Brazil, a atearner John Bramall, Capt, Now!n, Blar Dall ine to Lirasll, arsived in New Torre ie 20h of February, Bha ta the second atoamer of th) Hine, and will wail for Bt, Jone (orto 1tico), Para, pee Bambuco, Haba, and Mo de Janeiro Wotnentes, March &, carrying the Unltd Blates snalie not only top those ports, butt alna for the Argentine Republin, Jolin Bramall eas Lsunchiod in 1873, and ta. fest-cjay fron nerow nteamor of 2,600 tona and much resomhis, hier aletor oitp, tho Neillo Martin, whlch salted rocent Is, making the run to Bt, Jona in wix ayn, and then, to Para in neven days, Merchanta cs abip by thy steamer up to7 p.m, March 7, ° Steinway Upright Pianos ara now conceded to be the moat desirable of all Phag, forthe parlor or drawing-room, Over veven hundra4 b ts0 tn Chicago and vicinity, all of which bare give, ho most ynquatified aatiofacti ae A Waste of ''T” Putting It in Depot, Alta California. A waste of money pulling it tng poor sewing-muachine.—“ Domentio" 3, ML. Hullatin, gets Lundborg’s Oalifornin Water for tolletand bath ¢ detightfullyfragrantiand refterbtay [ARRIAGES, papel Reaeete eeane nr An COBD—PALMER—March 1, by tho Rev, Bicho, Chouey, at thie resldenco of the bride's father, Care Mine 8., daughter of Charlos 1s, Palmer, Esq, end Ne, than Mf, Cobh, all of thie city, GREUNE-WIDDOWRON--In, thin city, Feb, 2, by the ev, Wo ltyder, D.D., Aft, Charice aud Mra, Nellie Widdowson,” 3 Stem ___ DEATHS. _ ni Hider Siberia a LUNDY in this city, Fob, 2, of pneumonia, aq rly, Funeral Friday, March 3, nt 2 o'clock, from Dame Hour, corner Canal and Nandolph atreete, Friends iuvited to attend, MACOMI—In this city, March 2, Afra, Ann Macon, aged 70 yearn, "Tha fanerat will tako piace at lalf-past 1 o'clock Fri. day aftornnon from tho restdenca of ker son, Jets Macomb, 18 South Ann atroct, £2 Peoria and Philadelphia papers please copy, KLASSEN—On Wodneaday, March 1, of pnoumon’ Julla, daughter of Maria aud Jacob Klassen, sget ORTH, : Funoral from residence, 115 Third avout, Fridsy, Dalonty atlo'clock p,m. Friends of the family (x vited. Doston and Brookline (Mass.) and Milwaukee (Wis) papera ploaso copy, MITOMELL—Wodnesdsy night, March 1, Joby Mitchell, in tho Gist year of hia.age. Vuncral services Friday, March 3, at 11 a. m., af thy reaidenco of his son, J. 0. Mitcholl, 224 Lake avenuy MENTON—March 22, John Menton, aged 45 years at is residence, 614 West Obfo atreot, ¥anoral Sunday, 6th inst,, by cars to Calvary. 82" Bt. Louis papers please copy. SCHINABLE—March 2, Mra, M. B, Schnable, wile & 4, Jacob Schnablo, aged 47 yecr: 3 Funeral Friday, March 3, at 2 m POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘There will bo tht fet ee ore. 8 mocting of tho Independent Ref Club at the Pacifico Hotel this (Fridsy) ovening, March 3, at 8 o'clock, All tax-payorw intercated nan honest and efitcient municipal Government ate cor alally invited tv attend the meeting aud join the Cink, Judge Caton, Prosident of the Clud, will prods, Pa order of the Exccutlve Committso, FIRST AND SECOND WARD REPUBLICANS, Thero will bo a moeting of the Firat Ward Repob Mean Club at tho Palmer Houso Friday evening at half. past 7 o'clock, All Rupublicans of the old Firat 1 Becond' Wards aro requested to be present, with a view of unlting and forming a Republican Ciub for the new Firat Ward, Business of tmportance will come before the meeting, and a full attendance ta dosired. L, L, COBURN, President, ——J ————— THIRD WARD, Aregular mocting of tho Third Ward Republican Club will be held this evening st Bennett's Collage, B11 Stato-nt. A full attendance in requoated, NINTH WARD, Tho Executive Committeo of the Ninth Ward Repub ens cay aro requested to meot this evening at No, 0. ao Islan SPECIAL NOTICES. : The Proudest Woman in Town © the woman who fint tried ELECTRO-BILICON to polish her silver teapot. Sach sebining, radiant, das tling teapatwas nover seen befor. Electro Silicon is a natural infasorial product of a Novada ming, It dees nb scratch, wear, or corrode, but it prodaces the most aston Inbing polish ‘in the worldon Gold, Silver, and all fot surfaces. Sold by Houso Furnishers, Druggists, Jews\- era, and Grocers, Agents, GILLET, McOULLOUH & OG,, 31 and M South Water-et., Chleazo. CONFECTIONERY. CELEBRATED throughout the Union—expressed to all arte 25, 40, Oc BS TD, Address orders GUNTHER, Contos Monor, Chicaga, AUCTION SALES. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONRERS, 108 RAST MADISON-ST. BUTTERS & C0/8 REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, MOUBENMOLD GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CARPETS, PIANOS, NEW FURNITURE, and MERCHANDISE OF EVERY VARIETY. SATURDAY MORNING, March 4, a¢ 9:30 o'clock, At their Salosroom, 108 Bfadison-at. A, LIPMAN, Pawnbroker, ‘Will hold his Thirty-ffth Auction Bale of FORFEITED PLEDGES, Comprising Fino Gold end Silver Watches of over? make and quallty,Fine Diamonds and Diamond Jowel ry, Fine Gold Sots, Chains in grost variety, Opere Glasses, Sterling Sliver Ware, Plated Goods, ke. MONDAY MORNING, March 6, at 10 o'clock, ®At Duttera & Co.'s Batenrooms, 108 Madison-st, THE ADAMS EXPRESS OOMPANY SALE Unclaimed Freight, At the Auction Honso of W, A. BUTTERS & CO,, 108 Madtnon-ut,, Tuesday, March 7, 1876, at 10 a, m, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO.,, @4 snd 86 Randolph-at, Friday Morning, March 3, at 9:30 o'clock, TMIMMENSE SALE at AUCTION. Now and used Farniture and General Household Goods, New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Hots, Dining- room Furniture, Pier and Mantel Mirrors, Bofss, Lounges, a full ine now aud socoud-hand Carpets, 10 Grates Grockery in upen tots, an inyoloe Table Cute Glass and Plated Ware, Cigars, Whip nidise, etc., etc, ye find tho iargest atocka at our Rooms ELISON, POME! =—~BY G. P. GORE & CO., 63 and 70 Wabash-ay, On SATURDAY, March 4, at 9:30 o'clock, we ahs open our Hpting Salva of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ‘With a vory large stock and tho Intea atylee, At 9:37 orclock, 10-crates WW, G. ROOKERY, io open tots, At 10:30 o'clock, New and Second HOUSEHOLD FURNI+ TURE, Elogint Parlor and Chamber eta, Wardrobes, Bookcaacs, Walnut Hedsteads and Bureaus, Marble aud Wood-Top Tables, Marble and Wood-Top Lull ‘Trece, Walnut Chairs and Rockers, W. 8, Burestts aud Commodes, Whatnots, Easy and Gamp Chairs, Extex- sion and Breskfset Tabloa, Hair, Wool, and Huak Mate tresses, Wiro Springs, Parlor and Office Deaks, 8how Cases, Carpeta, 300 Laundry, Market, Grocer, aid Po tato Haskela, 60 dazen Broarns. GEO, P, GORE & 00, Auctioneers. . By FRANK PORTER & CO. Auctioneers, 170 East Madtson-st, On BATURDAY, March 4, ab 10 a. 204, CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE OF ALL THY Nonschold Effects of an Hight-Room Mouse, Noarly now and in perfect order, moved to atore {ot convenlunce of sale, and aold by order of mortgages ‘Tho sale is positive aud without reaceve, The cools can be ween au oxamiaed Friday, March 9, afier I O'clock ain, Also @ large atock of New Furniture ‘will bo sold at th lory, Crocke: Genoral Me ‘Buyers al ad & CO., Auctionecrs. ‘TO-MONNOW AT 10 A. B., 216 and 270 Hast Madion-st,, near the bridge, IMMENSE SALE OF NEW AND BECOND-UAND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Handsome Parlor, Chsraber, Dining-room, and Ofice Furniture, Carpeting, Usdding. Stoves, BlirerPisted and Glassware, Groceries, and General Maschandiee