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

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS- didert Ih. Halo has sold to Granville 8, Ingra- ham for $170,000 80 by 180 feet on the south aide of Randolpn streot, 80 fect west of Fifth ayenue, ? Dr. Dunne, City Physician, also Surgeon of tho Socond Regiment, was prosentod with a mil- Stary saddlo, aword, and sash, by the membors of- that organization Inst cvoning. Tho temporaturo yostorday, as observod by Manseco, optician, 68 Madison stroot (Tainoxs Bailding), was atSa.m., 89 degrees; 108. m., 40; 12m,, 40; 8 p.m. 80g.8 p.m, 32. Dare omoetor, § 4,,m., 28.18 ; 8 p,m. 28.26, The Republicans of the Second Ward aro to make thelr nominations for a Aleman thie ning. ‘Tho following gentlomon: bare boon suggontsd + Capt, ‘Avorellr Dr. D, 8 Smith, Mr. ® a, ieclion, exAld, MeCiennles, Aly, Sacals osenberg, ir, Lowis H. Davia. of toes, ont ropreaent tho ward and tho city faithfully and ecouomically. At the rocont firoin Brooklyn, which dostroyod tho inatitution for aged mon and women, ono of tho inmates burned to death was Matthow Brennan, lMoisesatd tohavo 8 brother nnmod Miohaci or John Drennan in Chicago, and tho Jattor may obtain further particulars by com- muolcating with Dridgot Brennan, No. 143 Car- roll atroot, Brooklyn. ‘Mr, Rothschild, of tho frmof Rotheohitd, Schrooder & Elicl, haa in bis possession un old dood of sto of 147 ncros in Lancaster County, Pa., from Jacob Shelloy to his widowed stator aod childron, for tho sum of £22 168 8d, anda uit-claim annus! rental of one balfpenny stor- Nog. Itwas given him by 3B. Loewonthal. a doalor in rags at No. 48 Wout Lako street, who found itin some stock purchased st Laporte, nd, Mrs. Diseoll, widow of Charles Bissoll, of tho Shennan Honac, who was killod in the railroad accident at South Wallingford, a few days aga, has sued the Vermont Contral Railroad Com- pany for damagos. The Company will contest the claim on tho ground that tho fathor camo to his death while trying to save bis gov, and not ng a reaolt of the accident, and thst tho son waa riding on a freo pass, by accopting which ho had dlechargod tho Company from liability. Dut tho courts havo decidad ropeatedly that tho fact that B paueongor ia riding with & froe pass docs not protocta road in such a cass. .A man named William Waterman, hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, died suddenly yestor- dey morning in bis room at tho Lincolnshire Uouso, corner of Dosplaines and Lake stroste. Tio registered ot the house Saturday, and bas been drinking frooly aver since. Wodnosday he was confined to bis room ‘with & norvous attack, and Dr. Follows waa summoned. Yesatorday morning ho said no waa fooling vory much bettor, but soon aftor a sorvant, on visiting bis room with somo Juoch, discoverod that ho wns doad. lis death is supposed to havo resulted from on attack of congestion of tho braiu, brought on by oxcearivo driuking, ‘THE cITy's FINANCES, Yostorday failed to dovolop soy now phases tn tho financial amnire of tho cixy. In the morning, tho Mayor rocelyed a lettor from Comptrolier Hayos, which, after‘quoting somo of tho nots- paper arguments teed ngainet him in Now York, prococdod to stato that ho hed no hesitatton whatever in saying that ho would be ablo to pro- curo all tho loans necessary to mect tho Match, Apr, anid Mity indobtodneas. > ‘That subscription-list which was said to be in circulation among baukora willing to accopt a cortsin amount of city cortlfcatoy has aa yot fallod to come to daylight, sud the knowing ones asgort thot it novor will, for tho very good reason thatit bas never been started. Who fooling among the boat.bankers is sald to bo averse to loaning tho city any] money whatever until thero is somo guarantes that o reform is to be instituted, or until tuero nro somo indications of tho city's paper going to pro- test. All this is said and dono without tho loast desire to injuro the city’s credit horo or clac- «whore, but rather to bottor it by forelng the reaigoation of tho presont City Administration, If Comptrollor Hayes is successful in gotting all be wauts in Now York, Chicago bankers will be well eatiefiod. Tho Now York bankers can loso nothing, thoy oer for tho city ix good for all its audebtedocss, ‘Cheir principlo iu avoiding any oid tothe preacnt Adwinlatration is one of persopal interest, namely: to got rid of au ax~ travagant rogimo, In thoir rocent mestings sovoral prominent bankora havo respestfully in- formed Mayor Colvin that ho is no longor wanted in the pesition, Theso sontimenta will undoubtedly {Hd oxpression within tho next Weck or two, ———< + ELECTION FRAUDS. TRIAL OF THE TWENTIETH WAD sUDOEH, Frank E. Johusen, Patrick Shields, and Af. A. Crowloy, judges of tho Tirat Precinct of tho ‘Tweatiath Ward at tho November election, and John Crawford, who is allogod to havo prompted them to negloct thoir duty, and who was with thom jointly Indicted, wero tho sinnors whose tagoa were ontored Into yestorday in the Orlm- nal Court. Tho audience was small, and its gon- eral appoaranco anything but rospectablo. Turn- ing from thoamall, dingy audionce, and casting 2 glance at tho jury-box, tle sombronoss of tho ictore was holghtoned, and a partial oxplana- Ton of how justico had boon too often defraud- ed in euch casca waa afforded, for it js seldom that a moro uninviting array of facos 18 soon in tho commonest strect-brawla. Tho only redoom- ing foaturo in the ontire assemblage was tho few witoosses who had answered subpoenas aud tho fow attorneys gathorod about tho table. i When the particular caso for trial was called, . W. O’Brien suked for s continuance on tho round that his associate cormeol was unavolda- Bly absent, Tho Court refused the motion, and the defendants camo forward and took seate. One of thom, PATRICK SIIELDS, waa In tho most pitiablo condition, Whilo his at- tire wae nent, bis eyes glared wildty, and told tho sad talo of the dincase which lad scttled upon Dis mind, growing out of his fntemporste habits, ‘which had loft him a physical wrock nnd in an advanced stage of insanity, His actions ‘wero nervous, and his whole conduct that of ono gufforing from delirium, which bia counge) was gobsequently candid onough to confous was tho fact, when ho aubsequently asked tho Conrt to lot him bo removed, ‘Iho other defendanta wero uoithor notable for thor good fools, intelli- genco, or fitnoss for the offica of lection judgo, + The noxt step in gettiny ready to try tho caso was the motion on the part'.ef Mr, O'Brien to quash tho judiotmont so far as it reforred to JOHN CRAWFOUD, ‘on the ground that ho was not a judge of cloc-. Hon, and consequently could not bo hold on tho dharga againet Lim. ' Mr. Van Arman, for the prosccution, thought that the position of Mr. O'Brien was correct. « (Mr. Reed was of a: different opinion, and thought that Crawford could bo held as an ace cessory. The Court ovorruled the motion, } THE JURY was then called and sworn for examination. ‘There was uothing worthy of particular notice in thelr suwwers to questions, excopt so far as thoy .Went to show their occupations and tho class that manago to get on the average jury, Oua exatnined aud excuced said ho had boon talked “to about tho case by Mandloy, the Superintond- ont at the now County Hospital and auothor eald ho had boon in the employ of the County oard. Both wore excused by tue prosecution, The'entire panol was oxhausted by noon, ont of whlch only six bad boen acceptod, as folluws : W. Ruapen, 206 Fulton atreot, foreman, Joun Corvatt, 140 Walnut, teaneter. dames Forguron, 380 Fulton, watchmaker, Tdward James, ke View, stone-cutter, G;Draune, 25 buning, ight-watebman, wae Oranford, 23 Orchard, commission mer- ba . Mr, O'Brien then aroso and sald he supposed B apooial yonire would have to be {ssucd to fill the jury. He hoped the venire would be served ‘witout regard to class, nationality, politics, or religion, and called attention to tho statutory quslifcetions of jurora, . Keod reto: that ho wanted the jurors Belocted from a claus.—tho most rexpousibie pusineas men of the cily,—who had the greatest buterest in maintaining the purity of the ballot. X, . Mr, Van Arman asked the Court to appoiul a gpecial bailif to serve the yenire, and wuggested Sbat the venire bo issued for thirty meu. 2 ‘Tho Court replied that he bad no suthority to mane anole Bn appointmont unless upon a propor wit. Mr, Van Arman differed from the Court, and toad the statute, showing that the Court could nake suc an sppolntmout on the application or sho prosecution. 3 The Coury Do you ask for such an eppoint- wen! gr, Van Arman—We do, ‘The Court—{ will not discriminate among the ‘Nellis; Sa will appoint the Coroner to servo dhe venire. ‘Tho Sheriff, who was standing by, grew vory rodinthe face at the turn things bad tak {ie bad been warned, howover, iu advan: application would be made for a epscial bailift by tha Btate's Attorney, who asked Agnew to al- Yow bim to sppolat the baili that be ought bo rolfeved from all blame in the matter, if there was any, Tho Sheriff inquired whoho would Dal objected, saying that he had had troublo bo- tore, ata, - Tho connsel on both sides expressed thom- solves as satistiod with tha action of tho Conrt, cons was takon. Tho Court reconvened at 2 o'clock. in, but tho addition of the following namos E, Moyer, with Oahn, Wambold & Co,, clerk, F) Ac hetnlngton, No. 247 rio attest, sewoe-bullder, M. Glayburg, cornor of Mandolph atrect aud Wabash avenua, clothing, F, J. Abbey, No, 43 Clark street, gunsmith. ‘The Court then adjourned until this morning, GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST A fa being takon in this caso, and tho evidenco promises to bo conclusive, Tho Indictments grew outof tho action of tho Twonttoth Ward Club, organized to forret out and oxpose corruption in tho ward, and specially to break up the bum- mor ring there, headed by tho Coroorana, which in the past has dono pretty much aa {t pleasod. The Olub 18 non-partisan, and numbors tn its membership many of the best citizens of tho artion waa going 60 far ag togecuro tha affidavits of many of tho how thoy ward. Tha ovidonco against the rocured ot groat expanse, the Clu! eloclors_of the ward as to voted. Tho indictmont chargos tho graveat of offensos, among which ia ballot-box stuffing and denying electors tho right of auf- frage. To back ono of tho four couate in the voluminous indiotmont the prosecution proposes to provo by tho affidavita of rospoctable votors that etghty ballots woro cast for L. O, Huck for County ‘Treasuror, whilo tho returns showed that: only thirty-two votes for him had beon counted, ‘Tho naturo of tho dofonso fs not known, nor has it boon foroaladowed. Tho trial promisea to oc- cupy sevoral days. ———— DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ALUMNI, BUBINESS SESSION, Tho Alumnt Association of Dartmouth Colloge hold thoir snoual meoting nud suppor Inst oyou- ing at tho Grand Paciflo Hotel. At tho bustooss ecasion, Judgo E. W. Evans alluded to tho bo- roayomont which tho Association had mot by reason of tho losa by doath of tho lato Gon, Wobeter, and presented tha foltowing roaolu- tions in regard theroto, which woro adopted : Witenxas, Wo, the Alumni Association of Dartmouth College of Chicago, having learned with deep rorrow of the lamonted death of Joseph Dans Wobater, of tho clasn of 18J2 of Dartmouth College, aud Prealdent of this Association, Hesotved, Thal we recognize fn bis career the futfll- mont of tho uaoful life and upright and honorablo record of which his college ifo gave early promlao. Resolved, That, in the death of tho doceasod, Dart mouth College has lost » son over ralndful of his Alma Mater, and ovor cheriahing her best interests, the City of Ouicago one of her most esteomed citizons, and our country public servant who naver faltod in tha per formatice of a duty, or the falthful exccutlon of a trust, ‘Hirsoteed; ‘That wo, as sn Association, especially ap- Prociate the lors of ‘an active and encryotic President, ‘who, by hus offorta fn the formation of this Associa tion mado manifest bis enduring love for our common College, and his life-long interest fn the cause of cdu- cation, Atesoteed, That theso resolutions be onrolled upon the records of this Association, and that s copy of tho same bo sent by tho Socrotary to tho family of tho de- coasod, na an exprossion of our sympathy in their be- reavement fand 8 slight ovidenco of our high regard for tho doceasod, Tho following officers were elocted for tho enguing year: Prostdent—Denjamin F, Ayer, Vico-Drosidente—John Wentworth, Mosea Strong, and Arthur Little, : ‘reaauror—Maj. Redington, Becrotary— Hazen, Among tho invited guests wero Prosidont Smith, of Dartmouth College, and Prof. Mills, of Wabash College, indiana. THE SULTER, ‘Tho following wora among the mombers who gat down to suppor: B. L. Posse, . Bartlott, Dr, A. U1. Foster, 8. P, Prescott, Higgins, Charlos Veasbody, A, J. Chenoy, J. 2. Johnson, Silas Merriam, W. P. Flou- dors, _ G. W._ Woodman, BR. H. Whito, J, O. Wabstor, John S. Stevone, Milo P. Jewatt, Charles Cavaun, A, W. Frooman, Horaco An- drows, G. W. Brigham, Prof. Crawford, E. W. Evans, W. W. Evang, M. W. Hazon, A. Brown, James Powell, A. B, Chaso, A. B. Daldwin, 0. E. Lane, L. L. - Wood, B. F. Ayor, D, Shoroy, Arthur Littl, 8. ©. Bartlott, E. D, — Modingtou, ‘Jonna Hutehingon, Ed Groen, George Nichols, J, K. Morritt, E.G, Hook, W. H. Peck, O. I’, Rovick, P. D. Holton, i. C. Dudley, O. A. Towle, Charley T. Adama, J. 2, Dudloy. ? Johnoy Hand and his orchestra furnishod music. After ‘tho cloth was romoved Prosidont Smith gave o dotalled history of tho progress of Dartmouth Collogo during tho past twolve years, and closed with an onlogy of the college lifo of tha Isto Gon, Wobster. Prof, Mills, J. F. Dudloy, O. F, Reonick, Mf. W. Hazen, Charina Peabody, E, W. Evans, Georgo Nowbury, D. E. Bradtoy, A. J. Chenoy, Arthur Little, and M. 0, Haydock sleo mado appro- priate rosponeos to a number of toasts. a COCKING. i A DECIDED FAILURE. During the last fow days invitations wero sent broadcast in sporting circles to attend a cock- Aght in snow pit, last ovening. Tho arrango- ment was tho rosult of a council of fanciors and boor-aollora, whoso intoreats wero idontionl, and the succeas of tho ontorpriso dopendod largely upon tho opaning, for tha roason that horotoforo it had boon deomod wise to select tha moro obscura portions of the city for euch pastimes, ‘Tho liberally, or blindness of tho city authorities tod to the bold adventure, how- evor, and to the timoly presence of a Tniuene reporter tho failuro'of tho opening, and the prodarvatlon of many gamo-cocks, is attribut- abla, ‘ Tt New rit was locatod at No. 27 South Canal streot, whoro it would be Toast sunpoctod that auch a thing would bo established. ‘The alte waa the basomont of as saloon which is o part and parcel of tho County Ageut'a office, and was acccasiblo ouly through the saloon to tho back yard, and then by a gontlo slide down innumerable steps in the darkucss and storm, The roportor wos among she hundred who took the slide in the dark, aud who first realized Juat whore ho was by finding bimsolf in a dark, dreary, damp collar in a proutrate condition, cogagod in a contest with numorons bags of fowl. Recovering himacif, ho found that ho was in the progonce of an attdionco of fanociors, and had it not been that bags of cocke lined the walla, and that au octagon pit in the centro of the dumal room was the magnot for the agssombiago, ho might havo felt that he had unexpectedly struck a council of tho Domocratio votora of tho Tenth Ward, Thoro was tho bar at ono ond of tho room, aur- raunded py noisy debaters; at the othor ena were congregated the boss fanoiors, while in tho contre tho rabble, as rough a looking mass as is often weon, added to the din, ‘Thora wore proa- out about alate cocks sod chickons, with numer- ous unlosded wagons standing in reserva’ on the outside, while of men and boys thero was doubto that numbor, liablo to bo trobled the moment tho pit waa ocoupied, THE viouT liad beon arranged for between Jerry Monroe snd Tom Ryan on tho one hand, and Afiko Hays and Joe Handley on tho other. ‘The contestants ownod most of the birds present, but they did not own all, for such mon as Joo’ Dalton’ and Bill Brickworth were on hand with cocks with which thoy wero propared to match tho bost aa sort of wido-show, Hotting was 5 favor- {te amusement in the early part of the oyoning, but uo monoy waa ataked, from tho fact that it was growing moro doubtful overy momont whotuor a fight would bo had. It was generally understood that a reporter was present, and for this reauon, or some other, the proprictors of the placo were frighteved, anticipating trouble if tho programme go secrotly arranged woro car- riod out. Many of tho fanclors present would have fought and tskon all risks, but tho propri- etors wore peruistout in their opposition to any sport of tho kind, fosring to be pulled by tho police or oxposed in tho public prints, 1% was with tho greatest difliculty that the motley crowd wero porsuaded that the whole affair had finally, been postponed or a doned, aud, standing around with their birds in band, they refused to desert the room until the lights had been oxtinguisbed, which ‘was about 10 o'clock, Thero was vory little intoxication, snd tho number of unruly charactora wos yomarkubly emall, Buveral individuals, however, wero wore demonstrative than was agreeable. bat theirardor was Snelly suppreased, ‘Tho audience dispersed Peaceably betwocn the hours of 10 and 12, but O ono appesrod particularly ploasod. Nono could explain why tho fight had aot been kad, and tho predictions about future fights wore conflicting. The Canal street pit may bo tor- anally opened, and it may not. ‘Timo will tell, + INSANE. TRIAL O¥ WILLIAM SIDNEY Young. Yesterday, In the County Court, bofore Judge Wallace, tho caso of William Hidney Young, wl leged to be iusane, cameup. Young for tho pant two yeare has beon engaged 10 MoVickor's stock company, sod waa ong of the few conacigntious , and ho suggested Mr. Morrill, The Storiff and tho youlro was accordingly issued, and a re- ‘Tho re- t from tho special yenire were slow to como nbn ary nen finally completed with tho itman, No, 456 LaSalle atrest, dealer in loaf to- Charlo Schuman, No. 180 Lake street, eateestenlete aban-.| THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. MARCH 17, 1876. ; ; eee ns ————ee== —SSS=ESS actors who graced the boards. The unfortunate young man, who is only 32 yoars of ago, and married bat one yoar, was oxcorted Into court by hia wifo and W. H. Soymour, another mombor of MoVicker's company, . Young showed namiatakable signs of {neanity. ‘Tho oyea woro constantly roiling; his looke wore haggard and careworn, and the face almost wore the pallor of doath. His dark, glossy hair was noatly combod back, but his dross be- tokened the carolossnons of o broken-down mind, a3 Young, provious to hls calamity, waa siwaya nost in appoarance. Hia neck was col- Jarloas, aod his coat was buttoned to the throat, whilo bis faco was unshavon, Tho poor young wifo was a picture of endness. Thoro was no noed of tears to ovinco hor suffering from the dire misfortune which had bofallen her husband and blighted her mariied life. ; After a jury had boon impsneled, Xoung’s ¢hum and companion for the past two yoars, WW. HL. Soymonr, was callod aaa witnoss ahd sworn, Ho etatod that he was by profossion an actor. Ho had known Young for throes years pant, and moro intimately the past two, whilo thoy woro playing togathor at MoVickor's Thoatro. fo bo- Toved Youns was an Englishman by birth, and camo to this country gome alx yoara sgo. Ho bad no roal or poreonal proporty, Young coasod playing somo two weoka ago. ‘Tho witnoss first noticod that something was wrong with Young by rocolving from him # lotter couched in singular langage. Ho and Young had boon vory fast frlonds and nolghbors, aud it soemed atrange to him that ho should address him thus. Ilo domanded an explanation, but Young was boistorous, and acoused him of hay- ing mosmerizad him, Witness then sont his wifo to Young with a noto for oxplanation, tho rosult of which only soamed to convince tho wit- ness that Young had bocomoinsanc, Tho fol- lowing ‘Tuosdsy ho became yory violent, Ho was always temperate and of good habita; ho novor noticed that Young manifested suioldal or homicidal tondencios. Ho was of o very studioua and pocutiarly norvyous tomperamont, and was anxious to succocd in his profossion, aud this sonson moro than evor. ‘Tueaday night following tho Thursday movtioned, Young camo to witnegs’,hones and demanded admittance in tho name of God, but ho has novor tatkod much abont roligion, and way uot troubled with ro- Higions mania. Sire. Young statod that thoro was no heradi- tary insanity in tho family, s0 far as elo know, and no epilopsy. Dr. Holden thon gave some modical tostinony, after which Young was ad- dressed, but ho appeared morose aud refused to speak furthor than to givo his name. Tho jury adjudgod him insono after but o fow minutos’ deliboration, and Young was consigned to tho -caro of tho Shoriff to bo taken to the County Asylum. His wife and Soymour accompanied Young back to bis coll. But fow of tho profos- sion wero preseut during tho hearing, —— LOCAL LETTERS. TERENCE O'DNIEN AND MOME-RULE, Suxcawao, Foberwary, atin hundreth and siv- inty-six.—Danz Munrur: I promised: yo's r'd writhe yo's whin I got to this blissod land of fraydum but bad ses to tho wentbur it frozo my pin eo hard and my ink was loike a pioco of coal, that ¥had to wayt until I got Sridger’s bluing bothol bofor I could tel! ye's of all tho foino thinga horo, My dare Murphy don’t bother auy moro about home rule, this {a tho counthry for poor down- trodden Irishmin, why man allve, whln I camo to this counthry, I thought our payplo would bo trayted as they aro at homo, but bad sos to yo's, thoy rule the Yankees aud iviry body olso, in iviry city from Now York to Shecawgo, onr noble Trish brethron fill all tho offices, savin now and thin they kindly allow o Yaakee to havo somo little berth for dayconssy sake, oh! this iso foino counthry and way do o8 way Jouko, may ilict our own mayors aldermin anid councilurs and thay goo that our daro counthry- nin bayo all the fat joba, Yo's can't drayme of all tho folno things way get haros; don’t worry about poor old Ireland any moro thoro is nothin there to steal but bog oarth, butter milk aud po- tatooa. Dare Murphy I lives at Hydo Park which Sho- cawgo is naro, and oar dare counthrymin have ail tho foino things, way havo about tiinty poo- Ieecemln and thoy aro all our daro counthrymin and way look after the water poipes and foinc fun way havo takin the poipos into straytos whore thore’s no housos, thin fetch them away to othor strates so that way fiud lots of work, at the oxpinco of the tax payers Our daro coun- thryan fro all wotera and very fow Yankoos do wote 60 way wote all our frinds into office and thoy know how it is themselves, + Inthisdarotownan Irishman’s cow can go wharo it playzes and oft up all tho noico pozies that payple putin thoir yardsin summer, or mako holes wid thir footinnolco grass plots, and no ono daro put thim in the pound, but bad sca to the Yankeo's cow if it whould eacapo from tho ropo that gtuorally holda itina bare grass yard, Why its pounded shuro, Oh! my dato Murphy, soll out your cow and ig ond bring Bridget and tho shilder out haro, te can put tho shilder in tho Roform Behools or Bridowells uatil yo’s can barnn for Mayor, alderman, councilor, or somo town officer. THE CENTENNIAL To the Eiittor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, March 16.—Is was groatly to bo ra- grotted that tho inclemonoy of the wosthor pro- vented » largo attondanco at the Contonnial meeting hold at Farwoll Hall Wednosday ovon- ing, becauso if it could have beon well Hstenod to tho addrces of Are. Gillospio muat have gono far towards dissipating tho ignorance and indit- forenco which scom to havo settled dowa upon Chicago women in thia matter. Tho practical work which romalns to bo done, howevor, in the noxt sovon weeks, ia to find ont, collect, and gat da order, such spoclmons of woman's workman- ship ag oxlat in our midst, aod send them on to Philadelpbis. Tho oxpenso connected with this work will bo vory fight. Tho Committoo ap- poluted by tho Farwoll Hall meeting: of which Ars, J. V, Le Moyne is Chairman, is an able ono, and, a8 thoro aro cortainly somo oroditablo workora in artia our midst, the result should ba gratifying. Specimons of neodle-work, oxcopt auch as are prosonted in tho shapa of woll-oxecuted dosigns in chitdren’s clothing, Bro not cspocially dosirod. Yot ail moritorious work in crayon-drawing, water-coloring, or oll- painting, wood-carving, designing, mocbanical work, or especially auy inveution which is tho work of womon, will bo gladly rocolvod; also, tho printod worke of lady authora, Tho Committoo will bold o meoting Saturday, tip. m., ot she rooms of tho Women's Toim- porance Union, Farwoll Ifall Building, to which alliadios jnterosted, and ospecially atl having work to offer, or who kuow of meritorious work which can be soourod, aro particularly invited, tts hopod that the mocting may be well at~ tonded. CenTENniaL, —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, All Iadiea interested in the Centennial move- mont aro requested to meat in Room No, 3 Far- well Hall, at 2 p. m. Saturday, ‘The strangers’ and working-women’s meetirg will bo hold at tho rooms of the Good Samaritan Bocioty, No. 173 Randolph street, to-day, at 3 o'clock, ‘Thoro will be a mooting of tho polloy-holdors of the Capital City Insurance Company of Al- bany (now defunct) this sfterngba at 3 o'clock in tho Shorman House club-rooms, Brooke Horford will lecture Sunday after- noon at J o'clock at MoCormick Hall, His sub- Ject will bo, America Through an English- man’s Spectactes,"” Admleaion, 10 conts, ‘Tho first loctura of Prof. Proctor’s course on Astronomy will take place at Farwell Hall Mon- day night. Subject: “The Birth and Growth | of Worlds." ‘Tickets are now ou salo at Koon, Cooke, & Co.'s, 115 Stato st fect. A Union Missionary Moeting mill be hold to- dsy at tho Methodist Church, coruor of Wabash avonuio and Fourteonth atreot, at half-past 2 o'clock, Mrs, Mary Pruyn, widely known for her sucecasful mission work iu Japan, will epoak of hor experienco in that country, The Irish Literary Aasociation will give its sovonth annual banquet and ball at tho Sher- mou House instesd of tho Tromont Houso, as Printed on the tickets. Tho company will movo promptly at 9 o'clock into the batiquot room, kate can bo had at the ofice of tho Shorman Ousc, A moeting of property-owners and rosidouts on the ins of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiuey Railroad, between Chicago and Downer's Grove, wiut bo held at the rooms of tho Athen@um, No. G5 Waeblugton street, at 2:30 p. m. to-day, to advise io regard to moasures and intluouces ta bo used to wecure choap morolug, nounday, and evening suburban traloy, » Bunday, at tho First Mothodist Church, at 3 o'clock, will be givon, undor the management of Mr, Arthue J. Creawold, the second of the serioa of Sunday afterucon concorta in ald of the Good Samaritan Home, ‘Tho programmo will include Uandol's celebrated aria, “Let the Bright Bor apnim,” also somo of the goms from Mloudela- sohn's “Elijah,” and Airs. Emms Thurston, Miss V. do Polgrom, Mr. Ed ©. Hato, Ledo- chowek!, and othots, will assist, ‘The concert of last Sabbath, in point of oxcellonco and attopd- ‘8nco, has not boon oxcoiled this neason, —_—.—— THE CITY-HaALL. Water-ronts yeatarday were $1,589. Tho Clty Collector's receipts wera small yos- torday—about £800, City indebtodnoss to tho amount of 8100,000 was dischargod yestorday. Sonth-Town Colleotor Evans gatherod about $0,000 yostorday despite the weathor, The Special Committeo appointed to devise Meana for tho reduction ofthe amount of gaa naed by tho city will moot Saturday afternoon at3 p, m., not Monday, aa horatoforo callod. .. Notices havo beon sont ont to tho agents of all insurance compauies doing business bere and not incorporated under tho Inne of bis Stato to pay up 2 por cout on their net receipte for tho six months ending Ivo. 31, in accordance with tho requirements of tho now city chartor, ‘Tho idea provails protty gonorally around the City-Hail that the Aldormon will cal! an olection for Mayor. ‘The Aldormon who favor such a course ate not ofrald tosnyso. It is probablo that whon the Low Dopartmont drawa an ordi- nanco fora general election the Mayor will bo incladed ;. but some claim that, boing » spocial election, {t cannat take placo nt tho samo time ‘with tho other or rogular oloction, * Tho Committoo on Atroots and Alloya for the threo Divisions 1a callad for Monday at 9 p,m, in tho City Clork’s office, ‘Io thom was roferred tho mattor of doalguating tho polling placoa in tho spring oloctlona and fixing tho boundarios of tho precincts, Theso niattors aro now boing at- tended to by tho Law Dopartmont, It Is likely that but fow changes will be madgq oxcapt-in tho First and Socond, sud Ninoteenth And Lwontioth (old) Wards. —— ny THE COUNTY BUILDING, Monday will bo arraigoment day in tho Crim- inal Court, «John Tallont, o night watchman at tho Jail, yosterday gayo up his placo, snd James O'Brion ‘Was appointed. ‘Tho trial of Ronoy has boen set for Thuraday, fn sgroomont roached yosterdsy betwoon tho Btnto’s Attornoy and Itoney’a attorney, ¥ James Michic, Justice of the Peace of tho ‘Town of Lyons, yestorday sont in his rosigna- Hon His succoysor will bo clocted tho 4th of pril. — CRIMINAL. Goorge Tharbor claims that Rachel Hicks, a colored woman rosiding 1m Choyonne, robbed him of $20 last ovoning. * Tho houso of the Nov. William Bartling, on Fromont streat, was robbed a fow ovonings ago, ‘Tho amount of booty capturod was $33 iu cash, Mra. La Vorno, boarding at No, 113 South Clinton streot, had $70 stolon by snoak-thievos yeatorday morning while sho was tomporarily ab- gent from hor room, | A. F. Barnum was arrested by Officer Hickoy Inst avening on tho complaint of Jobn Gilos, who je prophistce of a boarding-houso at No, 76° South Hathted stroot, and who aliogos that DBar- num stole a quantity of stlvorwaro somo timo ago, About 8 o'clock Inst cvening Patrick Murry hoard s pana of glass break in au nnoccupiod saloon belonging to himsolf at No. 119 South Un- fon atreot, Ho wont to the front of the houso to ascertain the causo and discovorod two young tno, who, upon being questioned with rof- orenco to tho noise, showod fight, Thoy finally lott tho prémisos, and Mr. Marry rotired to tho honso. He was soon aftor attracted to tho samo spot ogaln, and, on going thore, ho encounterod:- tho aame partios, who had been reinforced by two more. All endosvorod to cscapo, but two of thom, named Pat McAuliffe and Jamon Clark, wera arreated by OMicor Dyer and loctod up in the Madison Streot Station, charged with at- tompted burglary. ‘Tho night-froight on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Koad which loft hore Wednesday was boarded. by thieves betweon Chicago aud Brigh- ton, They obtained access to ono of the cars that was loaded with grocories, _ Whou tho train had procecded a short distance boyond Brighton tho thieves unloaded soventcon tubs . of fine-ont tobacco and escaped. Tho . ou. gineor on on incoming train that reach- ed tho vicinity oarly yosterday morning noticed tho stuff strewn along tho track, halted, and recovered it, Those facts were communi- cated to tho railroad officors, and Oficor Mulally waa directod to watch tho placo whora it had beon discovored, in hopes that tho thicvea might bo capturod if thoy appoarod to gather it in. About 10 o'olock ho noticed two crovked mon,: named McCluskey and Taylor Sppraealt the Brighton Crosaing ond halt, MeClaskoy alightod from the conveyance in which both men were geatod, and inspected tho territory contiguous to the track tn ono direction, whilo Taytor did like- wiao in the othor, Obase was givon, and aftor somo dolay McCluskey was arrested, but ‘l'sylor cacaped. ST. PATRICK’S DAY. Tam lonoly, sad, and withored, and I'am old and aay: My heart isin my childhood’s home, and that is far Bway; 3 But Yi betiah all my cares, my sorrows, and. may side near, And call from emories past some raya of Joy and gladnes: So, despite the stranger's aunile, tls ailly eneere and scorning, I'l woar the darling shamrock upon St, Patrick's morning. hear tho sounds of musio aweet + I 200 # cavalendo; Of atout and stalwart Irishmen in native grean ar- The datey hannee esyly floats thelrserried ranks ‘Ana by Tha aldo thoy proudly bear tho flag of Ireland's ‘rust wreath of t1oy shamrock, {ta goldon staff adorne Tells atte of Erin's love npon BL. Tatrick'a morning, I lovo tho starry banner, for from {ta eld proceed, Hweet rays of hope to clivcr the hearts that ‘neath op- prosaton bload ; It tells of battles bravely fought against a tyrant's night; Ue tolld of victories nobly won for Froodom and the And it ads ming eyos to soe that, carclons of all scorning, Tho oxilo bleuds {twith bis own upon Bt, Patrick's «morning, ‘ But my heart grows warmer to that flag that yondor proudly streams, For the dear harp of my country upon ite treesure Rleame ‘Though tts fair folda of grecn and gold the tempest ‘wild have tora, Dy the Joinod bands of Lovo and Hope {t sil aloft ts Tityy And, with the cherished shamrock their manly breasts adorning, Tho oxiles march beneath that Nag upon Bt, Patrick's morning. Bo let it wavo till that bright dsy mine eyes a0 Jong to 800, When it shall float o'er Erin's hills, and o'er a nation be ‘Then 1't Laniab all my care, my sorrows, and my asd- ness, And yivlt ny heart, thie blessed day, to love, and joy, and gladness: Bo, despite tho atraoger's amile, bis silly encer and scurnlug, Bi Jit wear the suiamrock and tho green upon Bt, Patrick's quorning. Auexavoen Kosk DEnzi Curcauo, Ik, March 17, 1615, THE ST. LOUIS GAS WAR. Special Dispatch to The Chicavo Tridure, Br, Louts, Mo., March 16.—No further devel- opments havo occurred in gas matters, Tho Bt. Louly Gaa-Light Company explain the mieslng loaf in their ledger, which was supposed to cover s millon dollar fraud, by saying it waa toro out for the roason that a bottle of int waa accident ally spilled on it before it was used, and that tho page nover contained *any writing whatover. ‘he Aoyeuligating Committee {a still engaged in the soarch for fraud. The Lacledo Gas-Lignt Company ta aleo being Lard pushed. ‘The Cir- cuit Court to-day mado an order requiring tha Company to produce thelr books for tnepevtion by the city, CO — MARINE ITEM. Special Duavatch to Ths Chicano Tribune, Eniz., Pa., March 16.—Tno harbor le entirely freo trom ice, Very little in the lake—not enough to hinder navigation, which will prob- ably open by April 1 —_—-—___. Grand Opening of Spring Styles. Wo are receiving this week, direct from our agents at Parla and Now York, a large variety of trimmed sultsin all tho leading spring styles. Commencing with Monday, the 20th inst., we shall be pleased to ex- hibit thom tothe ladies of Chicago and vicinity, A cordis} invitation ty extended to all, Domestlu Bowing Machine Company, 360 Stato street, ——_-—___ Lundborg’s Perfumes are Uke natural Gowers and bouquets, * THE APPROPRIATIONS. Anothor Evening Spont in Thoir Considoration, Tho Oostly Luxury of a City Printer to Bo Dispensed With, The Public Library Allowed to Go Untouched. A Possible Fight Ovor.tho Board of Educa- tlon, = An adjourned meeting of the City Counoll was hold last ovoning, Prosident Dixon in the chatr, and & quorum presont, ‘The Appropriation bill was takon up and tho following {toms paesod without debate; Hotso of Correction, uncxpended balance; interest secount, $300,000: judgmont account, @41,- 655,60 ; legal axpense, $20,000; polico courts, ‘unoxponded balance and $1,000, Whon thoitom of nelork for tho Potico De- partmont was roached Ald. Iildrath moved that throo clorks bo inserted instead of ono. After discussion, this was lost. BOAND OF PURLtG Wonks. Ald. Waterman offered the following rosotn- tlon ond asked tts adoption, but obfoction tas mado and it waa tald over : : Resolved, That tho Uosrd of Publio Works bo and they aro directed to reduce the number of thelr em- Ployos and the compensation pald to them to tho low- vat number and amount consistent withthe public Interest, and to roport to thia Council noxt Monday ovening the reduction they have mado and can take. Ald, Cullorton moyod to strike ont tho item of $300 for ront of a lot on Dooring atreot, on tho ground that tho proposed station was not to bo built, Carried, ARSOBIES, Ald. Schaffner moved that an itom of $5,000 ‘bo Ingortod in tho bil! for armorlos in the South and Weet Divisiona for the uso of tho polico forces and the First and Second Rogimenta, Ald. Fitzgorald opposed tho itom, and movod tho provions quostion. ‘This waa lost. Ald. Whito favored the item, and said that tho militia would bo a vatuabio adjunct to the polico forco in cago of necessity, Ald. Sommer was strongly opposod to tho item, and thought that tho regimonta might drillon tho lako shoro. Ho moved that tho motion Hoon tho table, Lost. | ‘Tho quostion thon recurred on ineorting tho itom. », Ald. Cullorton wanted to know how many Votes thera wore in tho two regimonts, Tho Chair could not anewor, ~ Ald. Woodman moved to add $2,000 to tho itom to provide a ball for walking matches, (Laughter,] Gy ‘Tuo itom was insortod by tho following vote : ‘eas—Ald, Foloy, Richardaon, Dixon, Warren, Cooy,* FS Btono of the Fourth Ward, Btane of the Fitth Ward: Clarke of tho Fifth Ward, Hildrolh, 3fcDonald, Dalloy, len, White, Gundorson, Quirk; Ryan, Eckhardt, Sloot, Mahr, Bchaffner, Burphy,’ Swooncy, Lynch, Dickinson. —25, Nays—Alds. Bitrgorald, Sommer, Cullerton, Wood- ynan, Meath, Wateriman, ‘Carmpboll, Caro, Clevaland, \gachor—) irr rnainTiNa. . . Tho item for printing and statlonory boing under considoration, Ald. Caso movod to make the sum $5,000, and the unexponded balance of 98,692, instoad of $16,000 and tho unoxpended Dalance. * Ald. Cullorton moyod to strike ont of tha ‘itom all roferonce to newspaper printing of tho Council proceedings, and at tho samo. time, cut out the appropriation, lenying only jho uuex- pended balance, Ald. Caso accopted tho smond- ment. Ald. Cullorton aaid that ho knew of no bettor place to make a gaving. ‘Tho dally prosa wero in tho babit of making as full reporta of the Coun-. cil’s doings ag thoro was any neod of. Ho wantod the rogular advortisementa for contracts, ote, printod in tho papers of largest circulation, and uot in any particular organ. ‘Tho motion was then put on its passage, and adopted by the following vote ; Yeas—Ald, Holo Richardson, Dixon, Warren, Fitz~ gerald, Cooy, Spalding, Stono of tho Fourth Ward, lolly, Sommer, Qullerton, Hildroth, McDonald, O'brien, Woodman, White, Heath, Waterman, Camp: boll, Case, Cloveland, Styan, Eckhardt, Lenascher, Murphy, Lynch, Dickinnon—23, * Naye—Ald. Stone of tho Fifth Ward, Clarke of the Bit jWard, Dalley, Gunderson, Quirk,’ Stout, Swoo- ney—7, ‘Tho offect of this moasure as passed fe to re~ levo tho next Council of the nodorsity of elect- inga City Printer. In short, it almply shote off all troubfo on that hosd, and proventa any amall sheot from living off the city as thoy havo been accustomed to, It was understood by the Ooun- cil that the pampblot publication of proceodinga was to bo contioued as horetofore, but tho only thing to bo oxcised was tho newspaper publica- tion, It moy bo well enough to say dint tho {tom loft in tho bill will prove entircly: inado- quate to pay for pamphlet procecdinga, which will nocessitate typo-sotting for the wholo busl- noss, and will tleroforo cost ay much into a fraction a8 tho double publication in nowapapor and pamphlet. PUDLIO Lpnany. Tho sum of $26,000 for the Public Library bo tog. undor cousidoration, Ald, Hildroth moved to strike out the item and insert $10,000 mith the unoxpendod balance, Ald. Cullorton moved to lay this on tho tablo, Carricd by 29 to Ald, Iifidroth moved that tho sum bo mado 812,000, with tho unoxponded balance. Ald, Campbell, Quirk, and White advocated tho retention of tho item in about tho eamo langoage used fn Committee of the Whole. Ald. Richardson, spoaking on the goneral sub- oot of onlightonment of tho masses, said that had boon misrepresented in tho reports of the previous afterncon’s session. Ha bad not anid, a8 charged by Ald, Campboll, that the evening echools wore the rosort of the lowost classes of nociety, Ho thon supported the in- aortion of the ttem as roportod, belleving that the Library waa of gront uso to the city, and could not be spared. $ ‘Tho queation than recurred on tho passage of Ald, Hildroth’a amondment, and it was lost by tho following voto: Yeas—Ald, Fitrgorald, Wildroth, O'Drien, Woodman, ¢ ween Aaye—Ald, Foley, Wchanison, Dixon, Warren, Coey, Spalding, Stone of the Fourth’ Ward, Stone of the Fith Ward, Clarke of the Fifth Wand, Ieldy, Onller- tou, McDonald, alley, White, Gundorsou, Heath, Waterman, Campbell, Cass, Cloveland, Quirk, Ryan, Fekharat, Stout, Mout, Lengacher, Scliafuer, Sure phy, Lynch, Dickinson—90. ALD. CAMPRELL sroso to 8 question of privilego. He claimed to. bo s gontlomsn, aud had supposed that the other gentlemen ou tho floor wore geatlomon alo, but found himself mistaken, Ho did utate that tho fcntlerset from tho First and Sevonth Warde had mpugned tho charactor of tho pupils at the ayoning schools, and had doscribed thom in of- fect asa lowor ordor of vagabonds, Ald. Richardsou—If the Aldorman states that Z said sny such thing, ho says what is a lic—a doliverato Ilo, I hope that fa plain onough, Ald. Cullorton—Lot him alone; he don't mean it. Ald, Campboll—T do moan It. Ald, Hyan—Inasmuch as thero seoms a pros- pect of a fight, J call for an adjournment. Ald, Bpaldiug—Tow is a mout extraordinary scone, and I hopo ft will ceaso or that the Coun- cil will adjourn, ‘Tho question of adjournment was then put, 4nd white the roll was being called tho combat- ante emoothod down thoir foathors, and the mo- tion was lout, . THE BALAnIER wore then taken up aod Spproved as to the May- or'y Gitico, Comptroller’a oftice, and City Clork’a oftice. The City Attornoy's salary wag raised from the Committeo of the Wholo's eutimate to what It wau last yoar, The other items in the ‘Law Departmout wero left the same. Ald. yan movod to ineert in tho bill 8300 for &® horeo and purey for tho West Bido Police- Court bailiff, Lowt by tho following vote ; Yeae—Ald, alley, O'lirien, White, Gunderson, Ty- au, Eckbardi, Stout, Schaffucr—8, Aays—ald, Foloy, Hichardson, Dizon, Warren, Fite- erald, Oosy, Spalding, Stone of the Yourth Ward, tone of the Fifth Ward, Neldy, Sommer, Gutterton, Hildreth, McDonald, Woodman, Hoatb, Waterman, Campbell, Care, Cleveland, Mahs, Lengecher, Murphy; Sweeney, Lynch, Dickinson—25, FINISHING TUE JOB, ‘Tho Itom of $2,100 for printing the procecd- Jngs of the Board in newspapers was, on motion of Ald, White, stroken out, Tole was, of courso, nothing more than s sequence to Ald. Cullerton's motion, mado earlior, It was not thought unecessary to giva the Board of Education an organ after tho Council bad dis- pended with its own musical instrument. BOARD OF EDUCATION. ‘The item of €427,885 for salaries of teachers and -Buporintondents of Schoola being under coustderation, Ald. Woodman moved to atrike ont thasum named, and Insort in {lou thereof $234,060, together with tho unoxpended bal- Anos, the income from rents and interest, and. tho amount to be recoivad from tho Btatoe, Tho Alderman atated thet ho had had 9 cohvorsatton with Rodnay Welch, an Inspector of the Board ot Education, who bad told bim that tho Board had asked for moro monoy than thoy tnoedod, becauso thoy bad oxpvcted to Mr. Welch had furthor sald that the Board had boon keeping on its role somo twenty-flvo or thirty teachers not em- ployed at oll, ns rosorves incase thoy might bo ‘bo cut down, neaded, Ald, Foloy anid that Mr, Wéloh liad told him that the uummbor of those teachora wan thirly- nine,- Ald. Woodman waa of the opinion that the sum he named was suflictent, inasmuch as tho gum nesded was for onl; Boven montha, Ald. Cullorton was o} that no appropriation at nll was nocossary, Ald. Woodman satd that Mr, Wolch had ox- Prossad to Lim tho bolief that no schoola in the country woro #0 expensively tun as thoso of isco was tho only aity thas Chicago. San Franc paid as large sataricd oa wore pald in Ghicago. Ald. Uage satd that Mr. Welch had made tho game atatothents to him as to othor momborsa of tho Council who had spoken, and ho had looked into them and found that ovory mombor of thoe Bourd of Education would pronounce thom dfo thought that some further invosti- gation should bo bad before a yoto was takou, falso, and ho thorofore moved an sdjournmont. ‘Tho motion proyailed, and tho Council stood adjourned, AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THEATHE, : Rain and wind and tho other yiciesltudes of tho season do not sorfously affoot the attondanca upon tho ‘porformancos at Hooloy'a Thoatro. ‘Tho auditorium ta comfortably Aillod overy night, and whon tho clerk of the woathor decroca s cloar sky, camp-stools aro brought into roqulsi- tlon, Tho programme of the present wook has considorablo morit, though the first part is of tho old storootypod Itind, and neods a Hiborat in- fusion of now blood. Tho features of the second part aro 4 banjo-soloby Edwin Fronch; a sketch ontitled “Tho Old Clothes Doalor,” by Mr. Emerson, and anothor cattod “Tho Coming Mav," in which Bloodgood, Loavitt, Komblo, and Robinson appoar to considorable advantago, Emorgon’s imitation of an Israelite in tho act of ohonponing an old coat from 927 to 83 is irro- sistibly ludicrous, though not froo from situ- picion of an honorable old ago. Tho akatch may have boon sug- ested by the popular play now current in Now ichol,” in whioh a dog pass av im- 0} an inyop. arable companion of a darkey who dosires to hiro Tho dog ap- boing carried in a carpet- pcovered ho ia transferred. Tno Barker bas a varied oxpori~ as “Princo” and “* Lovo " by bis mistross, and afterwards boing ‘Tho climax arnves whon tho Woman recovors hor reason, and her husband Tearna that sho has killod the unfortunate nogro, lo oriog : * I would givo $1,000 if that poor fel-,} eallod “The Coming Man" ‘ork, “* oso portant spart, In this caso tho d out 26 koopor of s mad woman. Poara with bis mastor, eack, but as soon os di to tho kitchon, cnco, boing flrat address nearly murdored, low wore alive.” At tho word, the poor follow, in a torribly-battored condition, comes forwar his tail, in bloody rags. Tho ‘THE ENGLISH OPERA, of Tyrol, is on with Franz, her On tho way thoy moot o travolin; informa thom that tho ticket No. 60, whic! Franz happone to hold, has drawa tho firat prizo Franz thon discards imaolf with the village Whon Jranz ro- ascortaing, .to that’: tickot is fo. © 99, Hs monoy with which to pay for tho clothes and aomo bills In the Vienna lottery, Grifly, and amnsos gurls, and bossts of his richos. turos to tho village ho his. Rroat surprigo, * [9 thon bas “no which ho has contracted. To tho groat aston- ishmont of all Pastioa coucormned tho paddler turns ont to bo tho husband of Gritly's sister, who had boon givon up for lost. ‘ Tho interest in’ tho opora never fings, and thero aro nomo yory anwusing situations which wero made the most of. Tho acting by tho various membors of tho company wad much bettor and more enjoyable than the singing. It was only concorted numbers that the company did any- thing worthy of tho name of opora. reling-duot given by Mrs, Bernard and Mra. Drayton wasone of tho finest things in tho opera. pit evening Sirs. Bornard has hor bonolit, when "Letty ” will bo given. @ ST. PATRICK’S OHURCH, Tho musi to bo dolivored at the high mass to- Gay will bo of the most attractive kind, Rossini'’s Miasa Bolomnolli boing tho groat foature, Tho conductor aud organist, Prof. Paul, has worked very hard to make this a success, and tho nssist- ance ho js to receive from his son on tho piano, togethor with tha choir which ho has undor his juriadiction, will doubtless make tho musical part of the programme a grand success, At thé offertory Misa MoCarthy will sing Gounod’s “Avo Maris,” with organ, plano, aod violin ao- companimonta, # " WOLFSOHN. | Tho first of Mr. Car! Wolfsohn’s Chopin reo- {tala takea placo to-morrow afternoon at Stand- ard Hail. Tho programme consista of tho scherzo in B minor, threo nocturnos, and the sonata [no 1 fiat minor, opus 33, Migs Emma ‘Thurston will sing six Rubinstein songs, Desperato Fight with a Panther. Saratoytan (New York. Georgo Hinckloy was lagt Friday night, at 11 o'clock, driving from Corinth to Conklingyillu, Saratoga County, N. Y., somowbat belatod, ‘Thore was no moon, and tho road was uncer- taln, owing to the rough woathor which hay pro- valled in that section for two weoks or moro, He was ina light cutter, well protected from the cold by robes and blaukets, and was driving 8 epirited horso, ‘ho road lay through some undergrowth of woods. Whilo the horse waa Jogging slong at a modorate trot, suddonly ho stopped, throw his care forward, gave a furious soork, nod refusod to fe further. ‘Uno drivor urged him to goond finally etruck bin with a haltor, tho atrap ond of which wan tiod to tho outter In order to prgydnt ita dropping out and becoming lost. Tho horao jumped forwardin a frightened manner, but before ho had taken threo stops & hugo panther sprang from behind a ‘low overgrcon cloue by tho track and leaped squarely tuto she cutter, As it struck tho cutter ita fore paws camo with great force sgainst Hinckloy's breast, and with ono haul with its poworlul naila tho man’s clothing waa strippod clean from bls skin, Hinckley had the halter with which he had just struck the borse atill {In fis hand, and in- atinctively ho iaid it with ali bis might over tho head of nis fierce assailant, By one of tho blows tho headstall was paxsdod over the panthor's head. It being a shpping-nooso, the noxt ef fort to strike drow tho noose tight about tho panthor's nock, Thon a dosporate, hand-to-hand, Ba it were, Sight oueucd. ‘Tho man struggled to throw off the beast, but succoeded only so far as tc provent it from fastening its poworfal jaws upou bla now bare neck. ‘Tho panther grabbed vbe man’s loft arm, which it bit through and through, tho blood which tlowed only seating to mako it the moro furious, - With bis right arm Hinckloy tightenod tho slipping-noos out the animal's throat, Bo tight was it drawn by that strength which comes of desperation that the panther wag chokod so that it let ga its hold on hig arm and gasped, of the samo time stripping its yictim of clotning and lacorating his skin with ita wharp claws. With tho first spring of tho panthor, accompanied aa it was with» wild, flerce growl, the Loree took fright nud ran at full speed, ovory loap falrly lifting the cutter, Srom thotracy. ‘Thus, whilo Hinckloy was strug- ging for life in the cutter, tha horse was rou. ning away, But this proved to be tho aatvation of the driver; for in makioy s short tarn iu tho soad the cutter was overturned, dumping driver gndpauther out upon tho frozen snow, ne tho opinion that Ald. Woodman had not ont down enough, Io moyod a8 an amondmont that the sum bo mado 8150,- 000, Io found, ho said, that the Board had on hand on unoxponded balanco of $1,090,080, and ho was thoroforo of tho opinion that it might bo to claim tho reward, dragging with aatring tho falthful dog, who iss also suffered from tho Dratalitios of tho mad woman, and who js swathod, from tho tip of. bis noso to the tip of rogramme is also leasantly noticeable for tho absonce from it of ho = usual =attompts «at fomolo impor~ sonation, which havo disgusted many thousand peopto in times past, to no good puipose, In tho Isst act o mao sppears dressed 08 a woman, but bia acting 4s modest and {intolligont, and sbsotutely neces sary to tho development of the burleaque, Tho bill as a whiolo isa good ono, and tho compspy dosorving of tho Uboral patronage it is recoiving. “Tho Roso of Tyrol” was producod at the Muroum Inet ovening by tho Richinga-Bornard Troupe, Tho musio is by Eishberg, and is of a light and sparkling charactor, but unlike most light oporas doos not contain any «very protty molodics that take the popular ear. ' Tho plot of tho opora is a simple one. Grifly, the Toso the way to Strasburg betrothed, to visit hor sister, whose busband ty supposed to havo boon drowned on tho voyago homo from Austrails, poddlor, mis in’ the 0 quar moment thoy struck oatth, howover, they parted company, One ond of tha haltor helhg fast tq tho cutter and the other tight about the wild antmal's neck. the tattor wan morailonaly drag god aftor tho flying steed, iis body jumping ané bounding atong tho road liken tin’ pan hitched to a dog's tall. : Tho running away of tho horse saved Mr, Hinoktoy’s lifo. Ho was left by tho roadside, whence ho in courso af timo found his way to « honao. ‘Tho forse ran tli ho got loose from th¢ cuttor, and thon he wout to Conklingville. The cuttor, badly ahattorod, waa found half a milo from tho spat whore tho Fanther Joaped from boliind tho bueh, Tho animal was dond, choked to doath, and badly bruised, ____.__ MARRIAGES, PRIDIAM—ILE—On tho ioth inet,, at Trinity Church, by tho Rey. O. 1, Tiffany, Jolin F. Pridhary and Guralo ¥., youngost daughter of Royal Hill, Eaq. ———— DEATHS. ROSSITER — Starch 10, of neatlet fover, tntanl daughter of F. 0, aud 1, ‘Af, Ronaitar, aged 9 montha, Funeral to-day at 11 s, m,, nt 1004 Weat Van Buren, BTEDBINS—At tho roaldence of ber daughter, Sirs, John T, Shepherd, Winnetka, Jit,, on the morning of tho 16th inst., Mrs, Busan Stebbins, agod 82 yonrs and A month} for moro than twonty years an inyalld aud 8. Horuntus taken to Ronosba, HOOD—March 16, Jamen D,, youngent child of tohn and Josnio Hoot, aged tyeare’rad Sinontisc os Funetal servicoa at tho house, 1618 Shurtleff-ay,, Saturday morning, 10 o'clock, DITTUB—At 12 o'clock, March 16, tre, Maria D, Diungeal Gated raing at 8:30, by carsiag eral Baturdsy morning at 8:30, cal jee to G., 8, & Q, depot, to be buried at Naperville, NEEDUAM—On Thuraday, March 10, at 644 Nori Iasallo-st,, of inflammation’ of tho bowels, Willlam Glluton Cary, only Ohild of William J. and Annie D, Needham, eged 3 months end 4 days, Funoral notice to-morrow. 4 ¢2~ Now York iorald-and Dallimore Sun please PY. rr ny POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST WARD, There will boa meeting of the First Ward Consolts dated Nepublican Club at tho Pa)mer House, Saturdsy ovening, at 73¢ o'clock, for the transaction of $mpors tant business, All citlzona in favor of honost Governe mont aro carnestly invited to attend, Addresses. Ex-Liout.-Gov. William Brosa, of Tm Trinuny, an uy tho Rev, 5, AW. Jowett, of tho Mirst AM, E, Church of this city, Ly ordor of tho Exocutive Committee, SECOND WARD. ‘The Second Wart Republican Club will hold an sds Journed meeting at the Rooms of tho Bennett Medi- cal College, Nos. S11 ond 613 Btato street, Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The most important business to ‘como befor tho mocting wil! bo the nominating of two Aldermen to bo yotoil for at tho onening election, ' Etuiorr Antuony, President, TENTH WARD. ‘There will be a mocting of the’ Tenth Ward Repub- Mean Club Baturday evening at Bocker's Hotel. SPECIAL NOTICES. Save Your Silverware, Silver, and othor fino ware, will Inst twico ag always look brand now, if cloanod and polished w lestro Silloon only. 1s bea para nfusoriat oduct, rit tor atiomlo; morican Ine iroty freo from 0) d, Ano, t clo known, It is inatoriat for cloaulog Gold and. Bilt : Sold by house-furnistiers, deuce! iiss fanlers and aro: gore. Agonts, GILLI, MCOULLOGH £ UO., sand, S6 Routh Waterat., Oulosgo. AUCTION SALEs, Wm. A.'Butters & Co, AUCTIONDERS, TIAVE REMOVED TO Judge Skinuer’s New Building; Northoast oornor of Wabash-sy, and Biadison-st, WM. A. BUTTERS & Co. AUCTIONEERS, 118 4120 WABABIL-AV. BUTTERS & C03 REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD ‘Goops, New Furniture, Now and Uned Carpets; 4andsome Pianos, Oil Paintings, ‘nite Granite, Glassware, Ohimnoys, Fino Tablo Cutlory, Stoves, and Othor Merchandiso, * Saturday Morning, March 18, at 9:30 o'clock, At 118 and 120 Wabash-av., No EZ cor, Madison-at, A. LIPMAN, Pawnbroker, ‘Will bold bis noxt Bale of FORFEITED PLEDGES At Buttors & Co.'s Now Auction Houso, northeast com ner of Wabauh-ar, and Madlion-at,, MONDAY MORNING, March 20, at 10 o'clock. + ‘he stock to bo aold ts very large and varied, among’ which will bo found Fine Gold eud Bllvor Watchow ob overy mako and quailty, Fine Diamonds and Diamond Towalry, Hine Gold Chalna of every style, Fine Gold Bola, Sterling Sliver, Opera Glassen, Lo, io, z WAL A. BUTTERS & GO,, ‘auctlonoors, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctioncora, 84 and 80 Randolph-st. FRIDAY MORNING, March 17, at 9:30 o'clonk, OUR REGULAR AUCTION SALE. . AN IMMENSE STOOR « Now Parlor Suits, Ohambor Sets, Marble-Top Tables, Dining-room Furniture, A FULL LINE CARPETS, Lounges, Sofas, Mattrossos, Springs, Gonoral [owee+ hold Furniture of every deseription, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware, Whips, Tavle Gullory, Cigars, Gen- oral Merchanaiay, Groquot Sete, 20 bris Beans, ko. ELISON, PO! OY & CO,, Auctioneers. THE CONSTABLE'S 5ALD DENTIST STOCK, Trrotofore postponed, will positively be sold TO-DAY AT IWorclock. | Divan Bet (htee plecea), En raving, ir. Ci ‘al esk, Lam! ulus, Gas Ma ke YELIBON, POMENOY A1CO” Austen 84 4 8d Randolph-at, By JAS, P. McNAMARA & CO, 117 Wabssh-ay., N. W. corner Madison-st, GREAT SECOND SPRING TRADE SALE: 3.790 Cases Boots dnd Shoss ATe.oCTION, ' ‘Tuosday Morning, March 2}, at 0 o’olook, . Bhoea, all kinds and colon, Dealera will ‘bargains fn this wale, ALSO, AT 3 O'OLOOK PF, ., Full and line of now Spring Boots and And great GREAT BANKRUPT SALE Of 800 Lots of Fine Goods, JAS, P, MoNAMATA & 00,; Auotlonoers, BY G. P. GORD & CO, 68 and 70 Wabash-ay, On SATURDAY, March. 16, at 9 1-2 O'losk, 8 Crates W.-G, CROOKERY, 3,000 Pisces Hollow Stonewrare, Assorted, At 10 1-2 O'Clock, pring styles of Household Furniture, the largest, finest, aud best assorted atock ever offered at pablle auctidn, A chance for bargains, Parlor Suita in ends loss variety, Chamber Hots, all atylea, elegant Marble Top ‘Tabled, Waluut Dodsteads andgDuresus, Chatra, Laubgea, Hall Trees, Wardrol@, Voot ‘Tasty Book Cases, Walnut Chairs’ and Nockers, Mattresses, Hpelugs, Parlor aud OMice Deaks, Show Cases, Carpet, irrore, Croquet Seta, GEO, P, GORE & CO,, Anctioneers. BOs Anclionserhi “8, DINGEE & GO., Auctioneers. 214 and 276 East Madison-at., noar the bridge, Wo shall offor at our Warorooms, to-morrow at 10 & m, at Public Auction, m large snd complete line of Now and Second-hand’. FURNITURE, Comprising beautiful Chamber and Parlor Beis Louuyey Chairs, Library Tables, Wardrobes, Hook Cases, Panos, and a fult line of OFFICE FURNITURE ‘The balance of Madame Warinan's Household Goods, mado iu London, Eng,, will be offered at this sale, Also in store and will be offerea # fall line of MATTRESSES. By HIKAM BRUSH, - 103 Fifth-ay, Bankrupt Stls of Fancy Goods, Notions, and Toys ot ¢37 Weat BMadison-«t,, Baturdey, March 18, af 10 8. mm, 2and7 p.m, Will be sold eutire stock without reserve. is HIRAM BRUSH, Auctionecr. CONFECTIONERY. (LEMRATED throughout ‘Vnlon—exprensed to all parte, 2 tb aud upward of 45, 40, 1h. “Addree orders GUNTHER, Deal. Moner, Obicega. A : ts Lt)