Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1876, Page 8

“methog, or noarly #99.000, of which #30, or * Tiffany followod ins few words complimontlog TH GENERAL NEWS. . B. Wells, nominated Monday ss President of the Y, BM. ©. A., declines to ran against Mr, J. V, Farwoll, who heads the regular lickot, . “The item In yesterday's Trinune in roforonce to James T. Portor, sald to havo boon arrested for vagrancy, wasalightly incorrect. Mr. Porter was arrested by mistako, and’ wos not ehargod with ‘vagrancy. The tomporature yesterday, as observed by MManagse, optician, 85 Madison atreot, (I'ntnone Bailding), was atBa,m., 83 degreca; 108. m, '303 12m., 40; 4 p.m. 43; 8 p.m, 40, Bar- ometer, 8 a. m., 29.45; 8 p. m., 29.95. + About 8 o'clock last ovening Officor Doll ra- covered the body of a boy named Frank Con- noy's, aged 6 yaars, whofollinto Ogdon slip at the bridgo over Archer avonua during the after- noon wad waa drowned. ‘Cho body was taken to tho famUy rosidonce, No. 85 Butler street, and tho Coro,Ner notified. sia monomaninc (cotorod) awajts tho, otic atte County Physician at the Madison Btreot Btattow. Ho bolloves that bis sins aro of such & character ag to placo him boyoud rademp- tion, and that .Uis Satanic majesty is in constant nuramt, Ho willbe taken bofore tha County Bourt to-day and his case inquired into, oteh paper, the Fife Itccord, says that tho aheaieee for the rollof of tho families of tho Fife flshermen lost Isat fall is abont to po. closed with tho haudsume sum of £7,000 tato, Those who have not paid had bettor mako tp thoir minds to be advortised and pay costs, J.B, Broultya was tried in tho County Court yesterday, charged with bolng an habitual drunka Ifo was found guilty, and James Otia was appolated bia conservator undor bond for $20,000, Horo is work for some of the tem- porance roform associations, Tho Connty Clork yesterday ordorod apecial oloctions in tho following towns, to be hold on tho 4th of Aprils Calurhot, » constable; Rich, two justices; Now Tricr, ono justice; Manoror, one constable; Northfield and Elk Grove, ove constable each ; Worth, ono justice, Tho drawing of W. F. Storey as a Grind Juror has crentod a groat deal of remark. Just ‘who proposed hia name is not known, sod tho Cominieslonora aro qniot on tho subject. ‘Thnt hho will nat serve {s conceded, as his age will ox- cusehim, Excusing him will make room for J. Ny and the old rule will hotd good. ‘Tho Grand Jury yoaterday returnod threo trio bills, ono being “for ‘imarder aud another for forgery. Tho nomosof tho partios ara sup- Preased beesuso no arrests havo been made, Tho Wilcke ceao ocouptod tho attention of tho jury, but no docision was reachod. Tho avi- donco so far Sgainnb the parties charged with ‘tho murder ia thoir own alloged confessions, and tho circumstances aro very peculiar, Tho Court ‘will bo consulted boforo tho caso is conolndad. Jndgo MMoAllletor yesterday had wndor con- sideration tha question of appointing an aunist- ant stlornoy, to be paid by tho couuty, fur the proscoution of criminal casca bofore tho Dolica and Juaticos’ Conrts. Ho wald that ho thought allcriminal prosecutions should commence bo- foroa Magistrate inatead of the Grand Jury, and that tho bighor Courts should so rulo, Tho adoption of sach a rule would bos great public anving; ood, taking: this view of tho caso, ho was in favor of cronting tho office of ssaistant-r:- torney. This opinion will be followed by tho potitions of sundry mombora of the legsl pro- feasion for tho position, and the .County Board has so much moro patronero togive, Alroady tho applicants for tho position aro namorous. RONEN IN JAILe Ronoy, the dual murderor, was placod in jail restorday afternoon, ‘Choro is a quostion as to Tow he camo thoro. Tis frtonds maintain that ha surrendored himsoif, but tnogo who havo # Jess kindly feeling toward him appoar eqnally cortain that he did not. It is o fact, novertho- Joss, that ho was met on’ Michtgan stroot yeator~ day afternoon bya Deputy Sheriff, that tho recy, oguition was mutual, ond that a fow moments Jater ho was behind the bars, Itia a further fact, alo, that ho dodged the indictmont, eluded tho officor sent to Konosha for him, and camo to Chicago from Manisteo, Mich., onty at tho roquoss of lus father. Whon he renchod the city ia uncortain, but it is known that tho ofticor who srrosted him wantod to moko a wager sovoral daya ago that ho could fio him in bait anhour. It is highly probablo that Roney will apply for discharge on bail to-day, and equally probablo that tho applicstion will bo resisted. Tho Stato's Attornoy gaye ho will bo roady for his trial Monday or Tuosday. ‘THE TREASURER AND 11S EMPLOYES, L.0, Huck, County Treasurpr, Inst evoning wont through the thousand spplivations bo has Fecoived for positions in his offico, and soloctod therefrom whatovor help ho oxpocts to stand in need of for wovoral months to come. About thirty =namos wore solocted in all, and compotenoy was tho first and only consideration. He did not stop to inquire where tho anplicant was boro, or whothor ho voted ono tioket or an- othor, which is a roform that might be followed by other beads of departinenta with bonoflt to the public. Tho only dixcrimination he made on the question of compotency waa against women, and ho did so not because of any avyorsion for tho fair sox, but for other rensons. Those uo- lected will bo notifled to commenco work on or about April1. Ho wishos it undorstood that thoro are no furtnor vacancies, and thst sppli- cations for positior Hil be usoloss, —— : ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘Tho Dartmouth Alumni Agsociation will hold their snnual dinner at the Grand Pacific Hotol Thursday evening. President Asa D. Smith will bo present, Lho various companios of tho First Regiment will assomblo at the Armory, Nos. 119, 124, aod 116 Lako stroct, at 8 o'clock this evening, in fatigue uniform. Line will bo formed at 8:30 o'clook.. Mra. E. D. Gillespie, of Philadelphia, Chatr- man of the Women’s Dopartmont of tho Centon- nisl Exposition, speske in Farwotl Hall this evoning at 7:30 under tho auspices of the Illinois Women's Contennial Committe, All wro in- vited, £6 88, 4d, wore received froma fow Scotamon in Ohloago. ‘Tho Committes to whom wero roferred the tosolutiona of revidenta slong the ling of the Chicago & Northwostorn Railway in rogard to offering better and choaper accommodations to the suburban towna between Chicago and Wau- kogan mot yesterday aftarncon in the office of Watren, Keoncoy & Co.,.No. 102 Washington streot, and prepared the drattof a petition to bo prosented to tho officors cf tho road, to bo nigued by tho residents of tho towna along tho MALSTED STREET M. EB, CMURCK. A largo sudionca assombled in tho auditorinm of tho now Halsted Street M. E. Church, No. 788 Lintatod atrdot, to witness tho opening of tho chorch, Tho building ts a four-story red brick, with stone trimmings, mildly Gothfo in archi- tecture, and oxcellontly well caleniated for the Purposes for which it was built. ‘The lower floor ‘and basomont aro finiabod for storos. A commo- dions entrance at the north ond of tho building leads to the auditorium, which is plain and neat in appearance, and withal larger iu dimen- siona than thoso in other oburchea many times moro pretentious. It is surrounded on throo sides bys largo, deop gallory thas can be divid- ed at will into separate aparimonts, oach exclud- ed from the auditoriam, bysliding pancls. Wien thoroughly comploted and orpamontod, it will presont a botter Sppearmnes than ono would think possible from the ozpeuditure, < Atthe oxorcisos last ovoning Elder Intiins presided. ‘Tho Rey. Dr. John Atkinson lod in rayer, and the pastor, the Rov, Honry Hill, fol- fonda"in an address ‘of woleomo. ‘Dr. 0. L. tho congrogation on the success of their work. ‘Lhe statomont of tho Trustoes was then road by tho Secretary. It showod tho cost of tho building and furnituro to have been $31,000 which, sddod to a commission on lonus of $450, tothe premium for insurance of $211.76, and td the intorost on loans and bills, 898.74 make a total oxpendituro of #31,760,.49 On the credit aldo of tho acconnt isa loan o £18,000 and a subscription list of @6,830.94, ro ducing the actual dobt to $7,419.55. The 918,00 foan 18 a pormanent ono, and bears intores amounting to 21,440 por anuum. The storo beneath have boon rented for $2,610, and th Trusteos hopo thoy will soon produca at leas 24,000. ‘Tho Rov. Dr, Hatfletd thon started s subsorip- Hon among tho audionco. MM. C. D Dean, T. W. Harvoy, and Mr. Jennings the list with $100 cach, and othors followed in smaller amouuts uutil about $1,000 had beon raleod. A song from the Rov. R. 8. Cantine closed the exercises, and the sudionco adjourned to par- take of 8 dainty lonch which bad boon spread by tho Indies of tho congrogation. EDRING WOMEN'S REFUGE, ‘Tho incorporatora and friondu of tho Erring Woinon's Kofugo Zetterday colobrated tho open- \ng of thoir new buitding, situated at the corner pt Indiaua avonuo and ‘Thirty-frat stroot, by giving a little ontortainmeut in the chapel, whieh Was tastily oramonted with evergreens and Nowors, A full description of the build- ‘Tho dimo sociable at 300 West Madison stroet, Ing. is superiluous, it having boon “de-| under tho auspices of Gardon City Boction, scribed in theo columne sevoral Tomperanco Itadicals, Promises to ba very intor- esting this eveulng. The musical and dramatic talont engaged isamong tho bost in tho city. ‘The publio are cordially invited to attend. Councils Nos. 6 and 10 of tho Sovercigns of Industry will givo a fostival and cotillion party at 8t. John’s Hall, cornor of Weat Lake stroct aod Bt. Jobn's placo, this avening, There will bas public installation of the ofiicors of Coun- cil No. 19, conductod by Dr. 5. J. Avory, Preai« dent of tho Iilinola Stato Council, —_.-—_. CRIMINAL. Honry 8. Rich, for ombozzlemont; was sont to jail in dofault of $9,000 ball by Justice Foote. Ho bad conyorted the procoeds of acommission sale, Aconple of chests of ten wore fonndinah alloy betwoon State strect and Fourth avenue, south of Twelfth strect, last ovening by an off- cer, aud awalt a claimant at the Armory, Jobn Howard, o professional vagrant, assum- ing to bo a dotoctive of the Northwoatern Road, was ran in by Detdctive Simonds yostorday, He woeka ogo. At tho entortainmont yesterday Tutuill King, Esq. presided. Dr. W. W. Everts led in prayer, and was followed by tho Rey. O. L, Titfauy in a noat nddreges to both the triends of tho institution and tho inmates, who Woro mossed'in ono corner of tho chapel. Tuo veteran musician, Joha Untobingon, waa ste Vioned at tho organ, and gavo somo protty music, appropriately includipg “The Song of tho Bhirt,” : Lettors wore road from the Rey, 1. T. Cham- bertain and the Itev. J. al. Gibaon oxprosalng regrat at thoir inability to bo in attondance, ho Rov, Brooke Herford, Dr. Evorts, Tuthill King, and othors made « few romarks compll- mentary to the good work and tho success of tha Institution, ~The inmates of tho Home sang ‘Hold the Fort” m thelr best manvor, and the mesting adjourned. , THE LATE ALEXANDER MURIBON, Doard of Trade circles woro deeply pained yes- Jerday afternoon by the reception of a telegram from Rome, Italy, anuouncing the death, Mon- flay, of Ir, Aloxandor Murison, of this city, Mr. Murison was born in Scotland in 1827, aud camo ho thiscountry whon quito young. About 1845 bo | poctloa. in {uiwaaken, irae, he ies was given twonty-four hoursin which to loave Mie elty, and ombarked Inroly _ in | thocity. tho grain‘busineas. Last sommer, accompaniod hy Jus wifo, ho Joft for a tour of tho Continent, A doy or two provions to bia departure ho waa mado tho recipient of & goodly party, at tho Bhormao Houso, which was largoly at- tended by his frionds, Lis oldest daughtor a the wifoof H, M. Curtis, and tho oldest son, George W., iss; teller in tho Firat National Bank, Ho leaves for Europe to-day, Mr. Morison died of thy malarial fover, to which alt foreignors aro subjectod on their first visit to the Eternal City. Ho wana kind and affection- ate father, n dovoted husband, a trusty friond, and an eatimablo citizon. Ie sorved accoptably wa Dircotor of tho Hoard of ‘Trade. — CITY FINANCES, MEETING OF THE DANE OFFICERS. It wasstated yostorday that tho banking in- stitutions of Lho city would sond reproaontatives toamecting to beheld to considor the request mado by the Mayor fora loan to thocity, Tho meoting wos held in the Cashier's ofiico of tho Yhird National Bavk yesterday afternoon, and there wero prosent J. Irving Pearce, of the Third; W. FB, Coolbangh, of tho Union; L, J. Gago, of the First; I. G. Lombard of the Fifth; Sol A, Bmlth, of the M. 8. Ls. & T. Co., aud ono or two pf the monogod fraternity, while thocity way rep- resonted by His Houar, After tho various bankers had dropped in one by ove, Mayor Colvin laid bofore thom the state of the caso, and showed that the city noedod monoy vyory much, but needed the indorsomonts of tho Chicago banks even more than their money, bocause with the lnttor bo had no doubt that loans could bo of- Sectoid iu Now York, which would bo impousiblo, or ablonat difficult, without. Alter tho mvoting fn been in gossion some- thing over ap hour, which time bad been mainly peaupled by the Mayorin making ais atatomont and in answering quostioun, tuo head of the city withdrew, aud whortly afterward tho meoting dirsolved, » On account of the small attendance it waa do- cided to postpone sny definite action uutil to day, when auother meeting will be beld at tho same place, The gentlemen prosent disanased iuformally the question which bad called them together, and all agreod that tho city's credit must be maintained. Charles H, Morse, alnwyer of this city, bas proparod a very long opmion on the question of tho legality of the city’s cortificates ou which the Comptroller is attempting to borrow mouoy in New York, and the document was .freighted to Ar. Hayos yestorday, It ia, a» may bo supposed, to the effoct that the certificated aro uuqued- Vonably legal, valid, and binding on tho city. —— THE GOUNTY BUILDING. ‘The County Troasure: yeatorday recelyed the @ollector’s books of the towns of Barriugtou, - Palos, and Schaumberg, with whatever loose ebsnge they happened to have in tholr ercheq- Lola’ ) The North Tors collestt: esd bis omoe esterday untt! April}, aud anuounces that ho qweeld mob socelve avy furthor taxes on rea} 63- Commissionor Hoyne tssued warrants yostor day for tho arrest of J. F. Barrow and Peter Duca charged with retailing Mquor and tobacco at Ilyde Park without tho roquisite liconse. The Partios will intorview hip Monor this morning. Molly Bushnoll and Kitty DeQray, the Hydo Park nymphs who wore arrestod a fow days ago in connection with the illictt distilling sffaic in that rogion, wore brought bofora Commissionor Hoyno yosterday, and releasod on their own recognizance, William H. Gosnoll, reatding at No, 249 sonth Thalstod atroot, waa attackod about 10 o'clock Monday night at the cornor of Taylor and Des. plaines stroots by two young men with whom he ad adifilculty in a saloon on Wost Twolfth stroot, arly in tho evening. Hoe rcoelved a se- vere scalp wound, but for reasous beat known to blmuolf, doclines to prosecute. Bamuel Holden, 4 feats who was shot by Ofiicer Amatein about three wooka ayo opposita the Graud Pacitioc whilo sttompting to escapo, Was arraigned bofore Summertleld yeaterday at- tervoon. Inasmuch as he hod been aovorcly wounded Barnoy Campbell, who causod bio are rest, concluded ho had beon punished sufficiont- dy, and asked for his discharge, Ho waa accord. ingly let go. if Claime of priority of title to the amilos of a miserabvle creature named Thomas Wisner oa- easioned a slashing match Lotwoen reddy Parish and Sarah O'Drien, two very bad woman, youtorday morning, Opposite No, 180 Woat Itan- dolph atroet, Freddy stabbed Sarah In tho hoa, neck, sad shoulders. oth wore locked up in tho Madison Btreot Station to await au oxaming- tion to bo had to-morrow, Bomo rodica! Democrats mado an attack on Ropublican beadquartors oarly yesterday morn tng, and, after destroying fourteon copics of tha Couutitution, stealing tha reports on taxation and Court-House, carrying of tho ink- stands, postsgo stamps, ote., stole Ald, R. B. Btone’s rnbbor Jead-pencil, und concluded by taking off tho telegraph instruments and bat- teric#, The property captured is valued at about 896, Asvossor’sestimate. ‘[ho property stolen cannot easily bo dispoued of, Mag Burns wos arraigued before Summerileld yesterday afternoon for pioriug at s houso where sho was employed, near tho corner of Btato atreos aud Pook court, and hold to tho Crimlual Court iu bonds of $200. Hor moda of operating 14 to secure ‘sorvice in some family, and while thus engaged ¢o steal anch articles aa who cen fay her hands on, By this mesuy sho hag taken considerable porsonal proporty aud pawned it, Che detectivos bave beeu on her track for some time, and claim ta havo the ovi- denco which will secure her conviction, Before Justice Foote yoatorday Michael Yox, Thomas Kerwin, aud Joha Burk appeared charged with robbery. ‘I'bo testimony showed that @ mao named Smith was taking a driok in avaloop on Btate treet, whon three men came in aud began au unprovoked sttack upon him, ‘They beat him, kicked bim, bit him, bit hw nose half off, and robbed him of $162. Io court yea terday Smith sald thatho wantud tho caso dis- tnissed. ‘hoy hed beaten him, &o., but be had agreed totake back jiu mousy and drop the prosecotion. Michael Fox waa discharged, Kere win aod Burk were hold to the Oriminal Court by Buck & Rayner, makers ,of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1876 ———————X—X—~—X“—X—CCCOO SSS ———————————E—EZ&Z=——EEEE——E———EEEE———————_——— in bonds of @1,000, and Smith was held in bail to appear as a with Jamos McGuira, of 203 Ontario tract, wan arrostod yestorday for passing a @20 counterfeit Dill, and, on examination before the Commis- aloner, gave bail in tho sum of $500, vnd was releasod on his own rocognizence. It acomea that McGuire wont to the ticket agent of tha Chicago & Northwostorn Railrond at the Walle strest dopot Mondsy morning for the purpose of chars tating 9 car on account of the funoral of ono of his children. In offering to pay for tho car ho prosonted tho bill referred to, which the ticket agent considered 8 ilttle doubtful, but which ho . novortholess took, and the pareute eupposcd it was all right. ‘estorday morning, thon tho family wore pre- poring to leavo the dopot for Rosobill, the ticket agent, with a degroo of cruolty which is wholly inexcusable, had McCuiro arrested, and tho mother was borpo on to the cemotery by the train, while tho fathor was. borne down lo tho Commissioner's office in the care of Officer Reichort, Tho aceno at tho Commissioner's office was ono scl- dom witnessed, as tho woll-nigh frantic and griof-strickon fathor cursed his inability to ba present at tho burial of hits obild, and tho cruelty that prevented him from following it to the grave, It io to ‘the crodit of Commissioner Hvyno that he diemiraod McGuire on his own recognizance as soon as possible, and allowed him to go his way, —~—— THE CITY-HALL. Tho City Collector yoatorday benefited tho city by taking in 8951 back taxon, bs ‘Tho recoipts in the City ‘Troasurer's office yer torday wore 61,809 from wator-ronts, €675 from. tho Lity Collector, and @50,000 from Mike Evans. South Town Collector Evans took in-about 22,000 yostorday. ‘Tho clerka aro still Busy with tho dolinquent lists and mado no collections ‘on tho atreote, which accounte for the smallness of yestorday's rocoipts. 4 It fa mysteriously whispored around tho City. Tiall that “thoro’a good nows from Now York.” ‘What it is fa not mado known, but hinte nre given that tho Mayor has rocoived a tologram from Comptroller Hayes to tho effect that ho (the Comptroller) has beon very ‘succeseful in bor- rowing monoy, and that tho outlook in the Esat for tho city's credit is improved; the causo is unknown. Building-Inepector Baltoy ts angry because tho architect mannoging tho change in tho conetruc- tion of the Graud Contral: Hotel, on Wabash av- enno, whore tho accident occurred Monday, did not bring bis plans to him, and take outa permit to mako tho desired alteration in tho construo- tion of the building, as required by ordinance, Yesterday micentne Bailey stopped the work un- tils pormit was obtained, and ho asys that ho intends that the ordinance shall be respected by all architects, Yestorday an accident occurred at the Fuller- ton ayonue conduit which might have proved fatal bad fortune not been unusually kind by keoplng every one out of the way. It wag noth. ing moro than tho catolosanoss or atupidity of cortain workinon in pushing an empty dirt-car foto the shaft of tho tunnol. It deaconded upon another car, which was on tho olovator, and com- pletely domolished both. As it happonod no ono was on tho elovator at tho time. Some timo ago alotof olay becamo detached, and, falling, atruck cue of the Jaborors on tho head, knocking Lim sonsoless. He recovored, however, and 18 now atwork sgain, ‘The carolessneas which bas caused those minor accidents will, if not chack- ed, lead to somo serious calamity, BOARD OF TEALTH. Tho numbor of deaths forthe wook ending Inst Saturday was 199, an increase of 12 over tho receding wook, andof 15 over the corres- ponding wack of last year. Of tho entire num- er of deaths, 85 were undor 10 years of age ; from 10 to 20,7; 20 to 80, 11; 80'to 40, 15; 40 to 60, 12; 50'to’ 60,3; CO to 70,2; 70 to 80, 3; 80 to 99, 1. : Thore wore 77 malos, 62fomales, 100 single, 89 married, Thore woro 8 doaths from consumption, 18 from convulsions, 8 from croup, 6 from diphe thorin, 8 from scarlet fovor, 8 ;from monibgltis, 13 from pneumonia, 7 from whooping-congh, Toaltn-Oficor Hooke reports 202 nuwance no- tices soryod, 234 nujeancos nbated. Articles conlomned: Two quarters of beof, 4 hams, 3 shoulders, 22 calyos, 2 hogs, 8 sheep, 455 pounds of frosh moat, 22 pounds of sausage. —-— SUBURRAN, LARE VIEW. An adjourned meoting of the Board of Trns- tocs was hold at the Town-Hall. ‘Tho following resolution was road and adoptod: Hesoloed, ‘That the daties of Superintendent of Water-Works and of Chief Engincer of Water-Works ‘bo consolidated, and for both services a salary of $100 per month bo sllowod during the plessuroof the oard, At was moved sod carrted thac tho roport and suggestions of the Wator Committee contained thoreln should be referred tos committes of two, to be appointed by tho Chair, and that thoy bo instructed to draw tho propor ordinances for tho goverumont of ssid wator-worka avd dutios of Buperintendout snd engineers, as is aug- gested in anid report. On motion, Mevers, 8, B. Chaso and John A. Colo vere appointed by the Chairas auch com- mittce, and ou motion A. J, Wicklor was addod to it. Tho petition of the Plat-Ddutech Verain Socie- ty baking Permission to hold a Contennia! foatt- val in Wright's Grove, sud sell beer, cidor, and lemonade, was roforrod to tho now Board to bo olected, the presont Board not wishing to en- croach upon tho rights of tho now ono, inas- much aa tho fcatival will not bo hold until July, Iv was resolved that two posts and lamps bo erected at tho corner of Fullerton avenue snd Halatod strcot, Ordinances woro adopted for sidowalks on tho following strecta: Montous strect, from tho east lino of tho wost 5 acres of Block 19 to south- weat line of Lincoln ayunuo; on tho woat side of Southport avenua north to Wrightwood avenuo ; on thonorth sido of Wrightwood ayonuo east to tho southwost ine of Lincoln avenue ; for road-bed of cinders, clay, and gravel on Ashland nyenuo from Addison street south to north lino of Belmont avenue, 16 inchoa fn tho centre, 12 inchos at the sides, and five-eightha to bo paid by the town and tho balanco'by spocial asacuameont, Tho bill of tho Town Attorney was roferrod to tho Supervisor with powor to act, Tho Sn- pervieor was given full power toact in tho matter of printing books, blanks, otc., for the uno of tho wator-worko, On motton, adjourned to Monday, March 20, Two Worse Stor! Boston Pracelter. Mr, Ezra Tirrell, an agod rosidont of Wey- mouth, has for many years beon a conatant at- tondant onBabbath services at tho Old North Church in that place, Ho owns 8 horeo of un- exceptionablo moral charactor, which, though not Isying claim to es groat an age as his possas- sor, atitlis youorable with the woight of yosrs, ‘This horge has carried his owner and family to oluroh so many times that ho appoars to have boen thoroughly indoctrinated into the orthodox onetom of church-going, and stao soems to roo ognize the proper day and timo for such jour- noys, Savernt Sabbaths since, as the famity wore not in usual health, Old Roan was givon a leisure day; but whon tho the bolla for meet- ing bogan to ring, trno to hie principles, or dome honor to bis training, he started off alono, called a moment at a_neigh- boring house, whero Lis master usually took in anothor passenger, and protcoded on his way tochurch. He took bis accustomod etand thore, staid during tho service, aud was oscorted home at tho close by ono of bis obliging neighboru, Spparently woll satisdod with duty performed, Aarne City Correspondence Parker City (Penn.) Laily, Arthur Rogan, a little boy of 8 years, who hoa boon iu the habit of riding Mr, Spenco's lvery horses to the croak, would have boon drowned one day last wook, had it not been for the anie mal ho was riding, Tho creek was very high, aud the boy rode the horee into » deep holo or dam, and was thrown aver the horse's head into the water, ‘Tho horse caught the boy by tho hack, carried him to the bank, and theo started tor the stable, Mr. Hpence, becoming slarmed, ran to tho creek and found ‘the boy, who told hin the atory, and upon examination of tho boys vie he fous the marie of the palais ooth inthe clothing of the lad, aa well ag vo rod mark In the flee! : nee: — Ho was Usiy-Looking, and Groas-Eyed, and tood-tn, but for all this hin wife, os she sat first looking ot him and then at tho now “ Domestla" he had just Lought ber, know thet beneath his yeat there ‘beat one of the kindcat hearts the world ever know, — ‘The Root & Sons Music Company offer special fuducementa to buyers at wholesste and, retail of anything in tho sine of musical merchandise, abeot musio, planos, and organs, Their extonaive ca- tablishment af 160 State atreot tu a point of intereat, a Gentlemen, Do You Know that your old, half-worn garments, sent to Cook & Mo- Latn, 60 Dearborn, 03 or 261 Woat Madison street, eam ‘be made almost new, and fora trite? —_—--———— the Hair, Mars" Cologne, Oronised Ox-Marrow for the GONE UNDER. Failure of a Large Bank in Now York City. ~ It Is Dropped by tho Clearing-House on Representations of tho Bank - Examiner, The Crash Dro Largely to Many anid Extensive Overdrawn Accounts, No Serious Trouble Approhonded in Wal Stroet, , Failure of & Savings Bank at Codar Rapids, Io. COLLAPSED, A NEW YORK DANK. New Yong, March 14.—Tho Bank of tho State of New York has suspendod paymont, Tha Evening Post anys: ‘Tho Bank of the Btate of New York closod ita doors to-day by rea- son of ite having beon thrown out of the Clearing- Honso. Thisaction of the Cloaring-House Com mittee was taken aftor an oxamination suggested by tho Bank Examlnor, Mr. Meigs, Ho found tho affairs of tho bank in 9 bad condition, thore hav- Ing been largo ovardrafta mado by spoculators in ‘merchandiso. ‘The Clearing-Itouse will havo s full mocting at 3 o'clock to rat ity or disprove tho sction of the Cloar- ing-Houso Committoo. Tho capital of tho bank {s $2,000,000. By Inst Saturday's statement, it had loans of $3,980,000; speclo, $326,000 ; legal-tondora, $1,095,000; circulation, $260,000; and doposits, $2,865,000. At tho Clearing Mousolt was debit, this morning, $104,- 000, which was paid. ‘Tho dopositors in the bank ‘Will Jogo nothing; noithor will the note-holdors, ‘Tho total loss will FALL OM THE STOOKMOLDENS, and itis thought that tho capital ts impaired one-half, The oxamination of tho affairs of tho bank was begun by Mr, Mofgs somo days ago. Te found that irregular loans had boon mado to produce-dealora, and that o great many bad dobte were the resalt, Among those dobts aro tho acceptances of Duncan, Sherman & Co, to tha amount of 870,000. There aro otlior dobte, in sums varying from #10,000 to $20,000. When these facta wore sscertained the Bank Exam- inor reported to tho Oloaring-Houso Com- mittoo, and at tho meeting this morning it was decidod that a Receiver ought to bo asked for and the bank closed, In accordance with this viow, Mr. Moigs at once tolegraphod to tho Comptroller of the Curronoy, John D. Knox, for the sppolutmont of s Reccivor, Tho reault of tho investigation of tho bank account tonds to show that its failure will NOT AFFROT ANY OTHER BANKS, and it is thought that tho failnre will not bo fol- lowod by other finsocis! disasters, Bir. Patrick, the Vico-Prosidont, underwont 4 long ozamins- tion bofore the Cleariug-Houso Cormmitteo this morning. The nows of the suspension croatod great oxcitemont at tho Stock Exchaugo.” ‘The Post, in its finaucial article. saya: “The offect of the closing of the Bank of tho State of Now York at the Stock Exchange was to create avwild oxcitemont, during which there was a abarp declino in prices, ‘This continucd for only ashort time, thon tho focta becamo known and prices roooverod part of the declino, In the gold market tho offect was to put the prica np to 115, from which it has sinco fallen to 1143{. ‘Tho contemplated action of the Cl earing-Houne Committee was no pocrotly opt that many bank officora not connected with tho Committes were ‘98 much surprieed ns was thestreat. Mr, Motgs, who brought to ligtt tho unsoundness of this bank, is an officer above reproach. His whole time is devoted to oxamining the Now York banks. It is PROOF OF THEIR ROUNDNESS Bias he has discovered that only this one is weak. The Express says: ‘Tho Bank-Examincr, Inst wook, mado s thorough examination of tho ‘bank, sod ov Saturday roported to the Cloartog House Committoe the unorpocted fact that in his opinion the institution waa insolvent. Late that day the Couforonce Committoo was called togethor, and this morning they hold anothor mocting. Denning Duer and Richard Patrick, tho Prosident and Vice-President, were sum- moned, and, their explanations not bolng sntis- factory, the Committes reaolved to suspond the bank from the priviloges of the Oloaring-Honso, and called a mooting of the association for thia aftornoon, ‘THE OVENDRATTS are atatod to amount to $800,000, and tho namo of one of the officors of the bank ia rumored to be connocted with thom. <A hop-speculater is statod to have overdrawn, and also some of tho tea and coffco poople who wanted a duty placed on these artictos.”” It is atatod that the Dank of the State of Now York pormitted ono concern to ovordraw 64147,- 600, and sccaptod, as xecurity for the overdraft, & patent abont which littl ia known, and, farther, lont the same concorn #426,500 on timo, secured by malt to tho value of about half tho losn, Another concern, connected with the Bouthwostern trade, overdrow about 250,000, and then acceptod, as seourity for tho ovordraft, an assignment of book sccounts. The Vice- President owes the bank about $230,000, scoured by real catate, a part of which is not transfor- rablo. An individual check for $20,000, drawn by the Vice-President, was counted as cash, It is understood that tho bank has PROTESTED PAPER to the smonnt of about $20,000, The depositors of the bank will lone nothing, The whole loss, estimated at about ono-half tho capital, will fal! on the gtockholdora. It is sald that tho Vice-Presidont of the bank, Mr. Patrick, ewos to lt the sum of $230,000, a0- cured by real ostate which is alleged to bo worth only half that amount, It is alio said that a check of Mr. Patrick for $20,000 hos been counted among the bank's cash. Overdrafta to tha amount of @450,000 havo been pormitted, which aro socurod only by patente of tho United States Attrition Company and tho Now York City Milla Attrition Company. Theso patants arofor ® new procesa of manufacturing flour, the money valuo of which haa not beon ostab- Ushed, The Company firstnamed has the patent right for the sales, whiletho Now York City Company was formed for tho purpose of mant- facturing by this mothod. ‘THE FIRM OF HMTTT & GYAN, bop and malt morchants, No, 76 Broad stroct, aro largoly intorosted in the mattor, Mr, Smith belog Presidont of one Company and Mr. Girvan ofthe other. Io addition to this it is alleged that time loana have boon made to the amount of 9425,000, secured by Smith & Girvan by malt and hopa which are said to be of: but half tho valuo. It is furthor reported on excellent authority that overdrafts to the extent of about 250,000 were made on the bank by a Southwost- ern produce commission house whose business ig largely in Kentucky, and that theae were so- toured only by au assigament of book accounta. A prominent momber of the Btock t:xchango said this afternoou that the failure would prob- sbly cause affairs in Wall stroot to be unsottled fore few dys, but that any oxcitoment occa- sioned by it would soon dio away, Ife could not geo any reason why it should, cause any othor failures, x Joho Thompaun, Vice-President of tho First National Yanks, said; {can only took upon it age failore that will pot strike dissatrously any porsoe except brokers who kept their accounts hore and got thoir checks certified there. In point of reality, the faluro is of no commercial or financial importanco, Ita entire effect will Dot be one-fourth as great as that of the failure of Dancan, Bhorman & Co." 1b was proved that advances to considerable amouut had been mado on grain in transit, some of tho bills of lading for which sti!l remaining in bank bear datos two years old, It iw said the Vice-President of the Bank has beon specu- lating with partioa on the Produce Exchange. ‘Tho courne of the Oloaring-Houss Committes in regard to the Bank of tho Stato of New York, wes unanimously approvod at m inesting of the Clearing-House thia afternoon, IT8 RFFECT IN CHICAGO, Tho topic of tho day ia financial circles yeater- day—outeide of tho negotiations of the city for aloan of the banks—was tho failore of the Natlonal Bank of the State of New York. This was cotiroly unexpected by the public hero, as in New York, and created @ stir of interest. ‘Thore was uo deeper fooling, as only one bank in Chicago kept a balance with this inatitu- thon, Tho Fifth National hed a balance thore, according to its books, of 6114,000, and to «this «must «=bo = added =the smount afloat of drafts from the Fifth Natlonal on its New York correspondent, The Fifth is abundsotly able to lose the whole of thissum without impaising its capital, a3 it bas qsarplus of $500,000, but the assnrance Is given that tho dopositors of the National Dank of tha State of New York will lose Ilttls or nothing. Tho Fifth will theroforo probably come out with a trifing loon, if any. ‘The Woatern connections of the {nsolvont Now York bank are vory alight, Out of the 800 or 400 country corrospondonts of ono of our Jargent banks, only one or two remitted to the National Bank of tho State of New York, and thoso only small amonnta, For seven or olght yoars tho Fifth Nationa! did tho groat bulk of Ife Nowy York business through tho suspondod bank, which up to tho very hour of snepension enjoyed good crodit, Ite capital ‘was 22,000,000, aud its books showed a surplun of $400,000, Laat weok soveral aliares of ita stock were noid at auction in New York at 100, Immodintoly on learning of the failaro Osshier Lombard, of the Fifth, tologrsphed the suspend- ed institution to taro ovor all romittances to the Morohante’ Natloual of that oity, and perfected Arrangements with tho latter to protoct alldratte insuod, by the Fifth on tho suspended concern, ‘Mr. Lombard loft for Now York Inst oroning to fovestigate the suspension and make arrange- mouts for a pormanont correspondent. oe MISCELLANEOUS. AAVINGS-BANK FAILURE AT CRDAN RATIDS, Sxeciat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. Davenront, Is., Morch 14,—Tho failuro is au- thoritatively announced hero of the Union Say- ings Bank, of Cedar Rapids, thie State. This bank has been In operation some ten yoats, and had a nominal capital of about $400,000, Ita Prosident and Managor was Judge Goorgo Greono, formerly President of the Burlington, Codar Rapids & Minnosote Railrond Company, one of tho ablost fnanciora of tho Woat. Tho bank was started mainly to do tho banking bus!- ness of this road, which amountod to soyoral mijilons annually, but whon the chango in the management of the road took place tho railroad dopostts wore taken from tho Union Bank. This had to do with crippling the Insti- tution. Tho Groonos, who controlled the instl- tution, aro among tho beat citizens of tho Btate, and aro concerned in may largo intorssta in Ceder Repide, nono of which it ia thought willanffor. Itia stated that thoro will bo no material losace, and that tho bank will simply rotire from the banking buuluese. BI'RINGFIELD, ILL. Brninortecn, Ilt., bfarch 14.—Voluotary patl- tions in. bankruptoy were Bled as follows: By W. C. Patterson, Jr., @ booksollsr hares Nabil- itios, @99,000; accured, $23,000; assota light, ———___ RAILROADS. THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS RAILROA' W.E. Forroy, tho Rocolver of the Rockford, Rock Island & St, Lonta Rallroad, filed s report yesterday of al! his businoss with the Com- pany, and asked to be diachargod. By his roport for January, 1876, he bad on hando balance of €23,488.84. Tho following olaims havo beon filed in court, but on which no final ordor bas boon mada: Additional claims of F, P, Cou Gisim of Indianapolis & St, Toute Railroad for amount of fri celrod the lt, BR. 1 & J, L, RR, Co, bo- tween Afton and St, Louts from May, 1870, to Docembor, 1872....ssesseresroresenserseoneses 4,209, Cisim of J, L, Stosrns and ~— Scudder for Jogal sorvicon in Now York and Boodymatter,, 2,514 Olle of B, E, Magill for drawback on coal- relghts .. a sseenseseeseveressaten : In addition to these, tho Rocoivor haa o largo number of miscellaneous claims to the amount of 95,031.46. ‘The Rocotyor further reports that about the 1st of November, 1875, ho surrendered possoa- slon of the road to Herman Ostorberg by order of Court, and gave him all tbe monoys dorived from carvings in his possession. There remains in bia hands anocollootablo freight bills to the amount of $302.90, and of uncollected but colloctablo freight bills to the amount of $2,018.77, also » claim of $591.10 against F. M. Bridges, the ovorzealons dhoriff of Groon County, for damages caused by the Gotention of strain of cars, ‘The Necolver algo has under his control_bo- tonging to the Company 670 scros of land in Bebuylkill! County, Pa, also fifteen different tracts in Henry and Macoupin Counties, known as tho Curtis trast, and ho has s partial right of way through Boardatown, the title to which has not yat beoa porfostad. There aro tarea to the amount of $19,019.97 protarred againat the road for 1875, not inolud- jog tho taxos ja Schuyler, Casa, and St,- Clalr Coantios, bat the Reoolver claims that the road wag sold subject to tho taxes of 1875, and that tho purchasor at tho foreclosuro sale should pay thom. Mr, Forry also filed a roport of the recolpts and expenditures for Decombor, ahuwing— Balance Noy, 20... TRecoiptsin Novembol ECO. sce0ce68 205 ‘Tho report for January, filed at tho same time, showa: Balanco for Decomber.. Total recelpts esse, Disbursementa,... Balanoe Jan. 81. An order was thereupon ontored that t! monthly rbports should bo referrod to the Master for approval, and that tho final roport should be roforrod toohim to inquire what disposition abould be mado by the Rocsivor of tho proporty sow in his hands as such Reoolvor, including tho elnims in favor of the Company, Also, sato whatolaims should bo paid by tho Ro- colvor, and o8 to whatho should bo relioved from paying ; and that the Trustoo givo notice to all partiog intorostod whon ho would hoar tea timony, and retura such ovidencs to the Court togothor with bis conclusion theroon, PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL. Pmuapcxrat, Pa., March 14.—Tho annual meeting of the stockholdors of the Peansylva- shia Contra! Raliroad Company wae: hold this mornlog, Mayor Stokely in tho chair. The reading of tho President's rapors was disponsed with os tho roport had boco published snd sll had read it. Resolutions wore passed thanking tho officials of tho Road for tha economical man- nor in which thelr business had beon conducted during the yoar, and tho mecting adjourned af. tor a sosaion of only nine minatea' duration. Tho election of Directors is to tako place in ten daya from dato. THE PEORIA NARROW-GAUGE. Speciat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Pzouts, Ul, March 14,—The Poorla & Bur- lington Narrow-Gaugo Ratlway, which has beon projected only about thirty days, nesumed some- thing hko dofaite shape this morning. Articloa of tncorporation wero filed in the Rocordor'a office horo, sotting forth the purposes and objects of thoproposad road, Itis oxpoctod that tho road will run by direct ronte {0 Burlington, Is., with branohos to Gatosbarg and Monmouth, in thia Stato, and to Madison io Iowa. Tho capl- tal ia to ba 860,000, with power to incrosse to 2,000,000, | ‘he incorporators are John J. Hogere, Madison O. Baton, J. 8, Lattimer, Knox BR. Marks, Samucl M. MMooro, William Mount, of Abingdon, and Oharlos 8, Clarke, EB, B, Easton, ‘thomas J, McGrew, aud Charles Noill, of Peoria, THE POOLED LINES. The managers of tho poolod roads loading from this city to tho East hold a meoting yeator- day afternoon at the offloo of the Pittaburg, Ft. Wayno & Chicago Railroad for tho purpose of settling the accounts of tho last month. Tho managera are not at all antisiod with the amount of business they havo been doing since tue or- ganization of tho pool. It hey fallon much short of what had been expacted. Tho recent reduc tion in froight rates has not stimulated business to any oxtent, another reduction on East- bound freight will probably be docided upon be- foro tho managers leave tho oity, AID VOTED SY OINOINNATI. © Cixomnats, March 14.—An election was hold to-day to docide whothor the City of Cincinnat! Would issue 6,000,000 bonds in addition to the 910,000,000 alroady issucd to construct the Cin- cinnath & Southora Railway. Considerable foals ug hag beon manifested during the canvass, and it was oxpected that rather a large yoto would be polled. Returns from forty-nine out of fifty- ous Dreoinata give a matonity in favor of tha measure of 11,120. The total vote is about 10,000 short of the fail vote of tho city, but is the largeat aver cant at any spocial election, TO BE SOLO OUT, Tho Pokin, Lincola & Decatur Railroad will bo cold on the 2ist of April. ‘The esle ia to take Place at Springfeld, and is to be without re- domption. APPOINTMENT. Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chvcage Tribune. Dernort, March 14.—Supt. Ledyard bas ap- poloted ©. 0, Wheeler General Agent of the Ballroad. Michigan Gentral STATE AFFAIRS. WISCONSIN. CLOSING PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGMLATONE. Bpacias Dispatch to The Chteaca Tribune, Maptson, Wi., Marots 14.~Finding there was no reason for thoir tarrying so long, the fow members of the Logislaturo remaining, In order to got away on the tralne; obanged tlme of ad- fournment from 12 to 10:30, Tho Senate voled thanks to Lieut.-Gov. Parker sud tho Frosidont protem. for the impartia!, conrtoous, and compe- tent manner in which thoy dischargod their duties, © , A commnnication was presonted from the Women’s State Centennial Committeo, in which they soy: ‘Wo liaye raisod by our own efforta $9,000, and spont loss than $200 of tho appropriation ef $1,000 mado by tho Logialaturo of 1876. ‘Tho oxhibit now {in procoss of oxecution will coat us 86,000, of which $5,000 wilt become the property of tho Stato aftor tho exhibition at Philadelphia.” They further gay they bad boon promisou ono- touth of tho State appropriation, on condition that they would not avply for nid, ond thoy roly on gettlog that from the Contonnial managers, and regret any action was taken in thoir bohalf in the Logislature, : Liout.-Gov. Parker declarod tho Sanate ad- journed with o fow farewoll words, thanking the jonators, oficers, and employes for thoir uniform courteay, and thelr many acta of kindness and oxprosaions of good will during tho session, and wishing thom o safo journey to tholr soverat homes, and future hoalth and success in all laudable undartakinge, Nothing took placa in tho Aeeombly worth mention, excopt Spester Fiflold’s brief closing Specchs which he said: Our work is dono, We have mado our record sud sent it forth to the people for them to judgo of it. Let ua hope {t will stand tho closest acrutiny, and that tho yordict will be 'woll done, good and faithful servants.” Te thon brought down what ono mombor collod the contennial gavel, amid the onpleuse of tho members, tho bills passod have been sigacd by tho Govornor oxcapt tio, whose voto has been hore- toforo montlonod. Thoro wore 415 acts passed, to 344 last yoar; nicoteon memorials to Cougrosa, and sixteon Joint resolntions. Tho act transferring tho appointmont of agonta to protect State lands is publish ed to-day a IOWA, LEGISLATION, Des Mors, Is,, March 14.—In the House the bill for the appointment of s Railroad Commis- slonor sod to modify tariff rates failed on final passogo—yens, 96; nase, 53. Tho bil! authorizing Connty Boards of Supor- visors to prohibit tho salo of intoxicating liquors not otherwise forbidden, the authority not ox- tending to citios and towns, passod. Also tho bill appropriating $46,800 to the Reform School, ‘Tho Sonate passod bills to sot aside taxes do- TMnquent over tlye yoarauld; to suthorize tho pul uque & Southwestern Railroad to change ite. no. ‘The Houso immedintoly re-enacted the Throa- Card-Monte bill. Tho enrolted bill mysterfously disappeared. Tho discovery was made Jato this ovening, _——-— OHIO. LOOKING TO ADIOUNNNENT, Couvamus, O., March 14,—The Nepnblican mombers of the General Assombly, in caucus to- night, to Doe, 5, 18 AMUSEMENTS, THE MENDELSSOHN QUINTETTE CLUB. ‘This orgscizstion furnished the ninth ontor- tainment in the Lakeside Courso at Farwell ‘Holl lost ovoning, and drew out s vory largo sudionco, The Club hag beon organized for somo twenty-soven yoors, and ia composed of the following first-class artists, viz.: Mesata, Willlam Schultze, Charles N. Allon, Thomas Ryan, FE. Heind), onnig, aod Alox- ander Hoindlo, Thoro ia probably no club travoling that can rival this organization In any rospeot. We baro rarely, if over, hoard six in- struments played with such foish snd accuracy as by this Club, It played the ovorture to Wobor's ‘Oboron,” the weird and fascinating ballot from ‘Robort fo Diable,” the ndagio from Mondolasohn’s Quintotro in B fint, and tho Pilgrims' Chorus, and Tournamont March from Wagnor'’a ‘‘Yanohauser." All thouo uumbera pleased ~ the audience, and wero spplauded to the osho, but what was most sdinired was tho thomo and variations {rom the quartotte in D mivor of Schubort. Is is # funcral march of the most volomn charac. ter, around which Schnbors has wrought tho most beautifal and imagloative variations, Mosers. Ryan and -Allen distinguished thom~ solvos, and showod that they wore groat vir- tuosos, tho former by two solos for clarinat, oud tho latter by o violin solo, a valse caprico by Baengor. Mr. E. Hojndl played a flute aolo, “Waliachian Airs.” Tho vocal artist of the evening was Miss E. A. Humphrey, of Boston, who made bor firat ap- earance in this city, and made n most favorable mprosaion, Bho is probably tho flncat artist that bas appearod in this city with ony travoling organization thig season, Jer yoico is a pura soprano of oxtoneive register and of great flexibility. Hor principal number was tho grand scape and aria from “Der Irelechaotz," which sho asug with such warmth and fecling aa to mako hers favorite at once, Thogreat boauty of her sloging ia that sho sings true and with a thoray; appreciation of .what she is doing. Hor other nummbors were o sou by Cowon, on- titled "It was a Dream," nod Lommona’ “ Bird of Lovo,” cach of whick sto oxccuted with taste and ozprogsion, but not with the nucceas, atrange to Bay, with which ahe sang the dithoult “ Froiechuotz" atla, Each of her numbers was encored. Tho concort dosorvos naught but praiso, and was notable for the flatteriug recop- tion given an old organization and a young artist who succoeded i making herself a favor- ite at once, OBITUARY. Spectar Dispatch to The Chicago Triduns, Ann Anzon, Mich., March 14—The wifo of Bishop Qilleapio, of the Western Diocese of Michigan, died to-day at Minnoapolie, Hor ro- mains will bo brought to this city for interment. Bishop Gillespio was Rector of Bt. Androw’s Churob, this clty, many years before his promo- tion, His wifo waa vory highly reapoctod, a ge, Anscct Ravages, Prof. O, V. Riley assorts that in 1874 the South- ern States lont $20,000,000 by the cotton-worm io single wock; that in 1871 $30,000,000 worth of grain was ruined by the chinol-bug; and that in 2878, 1874, and 1875 the Rocky Mountain grass- hoppor destroyed food to tho amount of 50,- 000,000. Bringlog in ovidence the attention paid by the Fronch Governmont to the study of the Phylloxera, Prof, Riloy dtatca that thoy hava of- forod a prico of $00,000 francs for tho discovery of aremody, and are constructing « canal caps. ble of irrigating 60,000 ocros of yine, bolfeving that wator soll kill the phyMoxora, ‘Tho atton- tion of our Government haying bean drawn to- ward these insect pests, Prof, Miley slvocates that s commission, extending over ‘a poriod of fivo yeata, bo empowored by Congrean to study Joots, as he declarca that in Joss than that time it would be impossible to discover the orlgin or habit of many of the insocts, or doyiso methods for their destruction. pee Tho Gardner. Bevoral of our {rlends aro guests at tho Gardner, and they speak in the highcat terms of tho way the house is kept, os Lundborg's Porfumes ere Hike natural flowers and bouqueta 2 MARRIAGES. MoLEAN—DRISCOLL—March 14, 1876, at Washing» ton Heights, by the Nev, D. 8, Heffron, Morris G, Mo- Lean and Nelife A. Driscoll, DEATHS. LESTHI—ACT otlock ‘Tuctday moraine, Bary 2, wits of Jol 7, Leatcr, in the 334 yoar of her ge, ‘Funeral from her lata residence, 101 Oalumet svenue, ‘Thursday, at 11 o'clock s,m, MoNEAL—Blarch 14, of congestion of: tho lungs, Robert H. infant von of Jamoa Mina Moguls 2. Alo: Sdopited s resolution to adjourn April 8 POLITICAL ANNOUNOEMENTS. BEGOND WARD. v ‘Tha Becond Ward Republican Club will told an ad Journed meeting at the itooms of the Dennett Medi- cal Goll ‘Noe, G21 nnd 619 State atreat, Priday evening at 8 o'clock. ‘Tho most fraportant brainoss ta come before the mesting will be the nomination; two Aldermen to be voted for at the ensuing election, Ruwrorr ANtiHony, President, EIGHTH WARD. A meeiing of the Republican Clob‘ef the Eighth Ward (formerly Ninth) is to be held this evening in the basemont of the northwoat corner of Halsted and ‘Taylor streets. The Republican tas payers ns Bpectals Jy requested to attend, aa business of imporcance in connection with the approaching town election ts to come before the meeting. + Part A, Morne, President, ‘WARD. The Tenth Ward Hepublican Cinh (formerly Flew onth) will meet thia oyening at old Aurora Hall, No, 113 Milwaukee avenue, when buainess of importance ‘willbe transacted. AUCTION SALES. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONERES, 118 & 123 WATASIL-AV, Wm. A. Butters & Co, AUCTIONDERS, AVE REMOVED TO Judge Skinnor’s New Building, Northeast corner of Wabssh-ay, and BMadison-et, BUTTERS & CO/8 REGUIAR TRADE SALB WHITE, YELLOW, AND ROGKINGHAM WARE, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, ' CARPPHTS. WEDNEADAY MORNING, March 18, at 0;30 o'clock, At Now Btoro, northeast corner of Wabash-ay, and Madlaon-st, BUTTERS & C0,8 REGULAR TRADE SALB DEY GOobpbDs, Fino Gustom-Made Olothing, Woolons, Hats, Caps, Boots, Bhoos,ote., TNURSDAY MORNING, Maroh 16, at 9:30 o'clock, At New Btoro, northeast corner of Wabssh-ay, and ‘Mad:aon-st, Se ee AUCTION SALE AT Marble Front Dwelling 86 Vincsnnes-ay, (botwean Thirty-fifth and Thirty-seventh-ste,), Thureday Morning, March 16, at 10 o'ct’k, THE ENTIRE FURNITURE, Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-Room Ssts, Drussols and Wool Oarpot, Picturos, Hair Mattresoos, Bedding, Brora, Kitchen Furniture, Cooking Range, Crockery and Glasswaro, ‘The aboyo if neatly new and in nica order, WM. A. BUTTERS & CO,, Anctioncers, Fifty Cases Men's, Boys’, and Youths’ FUR AND WOOL HATS at Auction, on THURSDAY, March 16, at 11 o'clock a, m,, at our Balesrooms, Nos. 118 and 130 Wabssh-ay., northoast corner Alsdison-st, ‘Tho above are just ro: celved from Eastern manufacturers, and will be sold ‘without reservo for cauh. WM, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, BUTTERS & GO.'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, SATURDAY MORNING, March 18, at 9:30 o'cl'k, At New Store, 139 & 120 Wabasb-ay., N, E, cornor Madisou-at, BY'G. P. GORE & CO, G8 and 70 Wabash-ay, OUR THIRD GREAT AUCTION’ SALE OF SPRING STYLES Boots, Shoes & Stiphers ‘Will bo hold on WEDNESDAY, March 15, af :20 s,m, prompt. Fora display of Medium and Fine Grad* Goods, FREE TO SELL, no better opportunity fo Dayort hes over been offefed in this city GEO, Y, GOHE & C0, 68 and 70 Wabsah-ey, Qa Thursday, Hfarch 16, at-9 1-2'oelock, ‘Wo aball offer a largo stock of Household Furniture, ‘That will bo wold to the highest bidder, Call and ox- amine. Elegant Varlor Suits in o' atylo, Ohamber Beta sith Dressing Cases, Chamber Sets with Marble and Wood-top Burcaus, Marble and Wood-top Tables, Marble and Wood-top Hall Trees, Elegant Easy Chairs, Walnut Dedateads and Bureaus, Walnut Ohaire and Rockers, What-Nots, Extension and Breakfast Tables, Tair Cloth and Rep Upholsi seed Rockers, Waahstands, Bureaus, Gommod ‘ire and Slat Spring Mattressos, Unir, Woolen, snd Husk Mattresses, Parlor and Offica Desks, Bookcases, aspelss Floor Oil Cloth, 300 Wood Obairs. G, P. GORE & O0,, Auctioncers,* —=s By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctioneers, 84 and 86 Randolph-st, GREAT BANKRUPT SALE Boots, Shoes & Clothing Wednesday Morning, March 15, at 10 o'clock, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., BA & 84 Rendolph-st, FRIDAY MORNING, March 17, at 9:50 o'clock, OUR REGULAR AUCTION SALE. AN IMMENSE BTOOK Now Parlor Snits, Ohamber Sets, Marble-Tog Tablos, Dining-room Furniture, A FULL LINE CARPETS, Lounges, Sofas, Mattresses, Springs, General Howe hold Furniture of every description, Crockery, Glas and Plated Wato, Whips, Table Cutlery, Clgare, Gen eral Merchandise, Kc. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, So = state ley 8, DINGEE & CO., Auctioneers, ‘Mhand 210 East Madiaon-st., near the bridge, THIS DAY, at 10a, m., DECOND-EAND FURNITURE, Imported from London, Hng, Tho entiro Household Effecta of Madame Warnter. formerly of London, comprising Solid sah? Book Cises, Side Hoard, Bureaus, Contre Tables, Dede ding. Cut Ginas, China, Crockery, and 8,2, Ware, Also an unusual oxtonalve line of Handsome Parlor Furniture, OMce and Library Furniture, MATTRESSES ALL KINDS, Bodiling, Carpeting, Grocories, and General Merchan- 40. By FRANK PORTER & CO., . ; Auctioneers, 170 East Madison-at, ‘Will bo sold this o, m,, at 10 o'clock, HiT. and Plain Chamber Sels, Flegant Parlor, Sulta in Halr and Rep Upholatering, Single und Bed Lounges, Faay Obaire, Parlor, Dining. and Office Chairs, ¥. L, and Hxtension ‘fables, AL. Ts ‘Fables aad Commodos, Elegant Bureaue and Dreasiog Cases, Wanlrobes, Centra Tables, &c., &o. ‘Algo a large line of New and Socond-hand CARPETS, ‘The best assortment to be found in the city, = — By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO. ANT Wabash-ay., 0. w, cor, Madison, « 1,700 CASES - i BOOTS, SHOES, & SLIPPERS AT AUCTION, Thursday Morning, March 16, at 9:90 o'clock. Fresh Iiues of Beasonable Goods from the best mane Ufactories in Now York, Hotton, and Philadelphis Also 200 Cases City Made, | Wo invite the Trade tend. _JAS. P, MoNAMAIA & 00., Auctioneers. “SPECIAL NOTICES. Save Your Silverware, Uilver, aud othor fine ware, will last twice as loog, look bracd new, if cleaned and. polishod aod ways look brand id Jeotro Silicon only, Jy ¢ infasorial product, rely free (roa writ or chemicals. aud, the Livers aultute of Naw Yor) nays, the be article koown, She cals safe senterial jor oinaniey 6 id sad Bilves Vuuuseturniaiers, druagtite, jewelers, ead gros Some agaats, GILLES, MeOULLOOM & UG. MBsuth Waterat., Chicazo. Or itead SAAN ANA Y OELEBRATED Sieaqhous ae ei end up' at 40, 600 Ad ere iT wi gual cates CAN By HIRAM BRUSHAT 108 Fifth-ey, At Dwelllog 679 Woat Madison-at,, Thursday at J) &m,, wll be sold all the Furniture, Carpe and Hedding, Pictures, Plated Ware, Gtoves, Crockery, Dining-room sud Kitchen Furniture. 5 HIRAM BNUSIS, Auctioneer ‘OHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. AS28 North Welle-at., Wednesday, March 15, at 3 nm, wal be acl one Hate, Seales Ekelving talon xt pice Milla, Chalrs, Cluding all the Wistures of a Areteclass Mogi Sarl that cost $1,500 to Ht up, WH, ie ‘TBUESDELL & Ba, berengees eget: