Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1876, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. HIARCIT 20, 1876. THE CITY. " 2 CENERAL NEWS. . Mies F, F. Willand _will addcoss the Tadles of the Bouth 8ide {n the Tiluity M. E. Church to- morrow at 3 p. m. The March mooting of the West 5ida Sunday- 8o ool Associalion will ba hield to-day nt tho FEixhth Prestyterian Church, corner of Robey and Washington strects, . James Dwyer and John Farlang, two plck- pockets, wero run in by Deleztives Dargon and Flannig an l1ast ovening; aleo, Frank Allan and Frank Walers, two professional vags. -The annnal eloction of offlcors of tho Young Men's Christian Association will occur to-day ab the rooms on Areads court, Lwo tickets bolng In the field, ono known ss tho regular tickot, the other o8 the mombers' tickot, ¥ +\Whore do you Hvo?” sternly inquired John Summorileld, Batarday, of a young man who waa ‘Yrou ght before hum for putting an enomy fnto his mouth to steal away his logs. ‘‘Idonot live,—I board,” sndly replied tho prinoder. Whilea groat American orator was holding forth at groat longth upon the issues 6f 'the day in nealoon on Batorday, ono of hia interested hearers placed & small cube of ciceso on a tooth- pick a nd handed it to bire. Tho orator immedi- atoly cheosed It. A young man who had ignominiously failed to make & liviog in this city by carrsing round a Bill-board, * Weo block your hiat while you wait,” bocauso of his lack of energy aud literary abili- ty, Lina engag ed in journaiism in Milwsaukoo, sad now gots 870 & weok, Cards nre ont for the wodding of Mr. Goorgo Dickinson, for many years cashier of tho Dosn- er & Bemis Browing Compsuy, to Miss Jennio Bhamway. The rite will bo solemnizod by the Tov. Willlam Alyin Dartlett, at Plymonth Chareh, on Thursday evening. Johu Halt, alias Johin Bloggs, who rofused to liquidate a small claim hold agaiust him for wina by Madamo Osstollo, was thumpod and launohed into tho atrect. He etruck tho pavemont and a lice officor simultaneously, and was by tho atter cacorted to the Armaory. The Iatost bar-room ewindle conaists in taking three ponnies ont of your pocket, shaking them in your closed hand, ‘snd uklng the victim . whetlier thore aro *‘over or under throo 7" It is -Enod deal more romunerativo than desling in wlieat, because he nover thinks of guossing ex- setly threo, About 8 o'clock yestordsy morniog threo men were discoversd by Joln Auer, attempting to offect an entrance Into his storo, at No. 41 Wost indians atrect. IIo gavo chaso to tho night- workors and fired throo shota aftor their retreat. ing figures, An officer Learing thio shooting, joined {n the purauit, and overtook Alichal Byan, \whom they arrestod, hia pals escaping. } ‘Willlam Hopper, for many years an employa of the Plttnbul:go& Yort Wayno Railroad, whfvla conpling cars at tho Stock-Yards Baturday oven- ing, hlg his right hand terribly crushed. Ho was vomoyed to his residence, 721 Btato stroot, whoro Dr., D. A._I, Btecle smputated the injured. membar, Ho is now in a fair way to recover, - A woll-known oity official waa stopped ono night last weck bfl o bighwayman who domanded his money or his life. **I baven't any mounoy," replied the undaunted official, **but I can issuo you a city cortificato ot U834, Tho highway- man sald he would not accept'it unless ha could o convincod of its validity, bust him in tho ®nont, and departod. + Charloa Fitzgerald, & colored bootblack em- | ployed by Bonjamin I, Kretschmer, a barber at 0. 93 Stato streot, was arrestod at the corner of Madison and Groon stroets yesterday evening for stealing a pockot-book contalning $60 from hig employer, Wheo arreatod bo throw the wallot into the stroot and attompted to escapo, but offi- cor Bronnock was too quick for him, and he went to the Madison Street Station, But 845 of tha monoy was recovorod. * A maoting of delogates from tho various trado orgapizations of the city will Lo held Tucaday evening a¢ the hall of the Typographical Unlon, TRice's Building, No. 77 Doarborn atroot, to tako «counsol togother in roferenco to mattors of gon- eral interest. Tho particular snbject of this moeting s in yeferencs to tho contract for stono labor on the now Court-Houso, the system of convict Iabor, aud tho subject of political actlon in the coming chartor election. Miss Belle Lonisa Osborno, socond dnughtor of Mr. Alex, Osborne, formerly of thia city, and pow of Eaat Orange, N. J., was marziod on the 11th inst. 1o Mr, W, P. , of Now York. The coromony took placo at the family residencs, and was very privato ono, owlog to & rocent be- reavemont in tho family. The progcnta woro nu- merous and clegant. - Tho happy pair left for Daltimore, Washingtou, and a tonr through tho Bouthern cities. Thoy will mako their home in *Now York City, About hall-past 2 o'clock vostorday moruing, o altproation occurred betweon Goorgo Kelsol nnd Charles Grubel, at the corner of Ohio and sud Wolls stroots, dunng which both were ar- rosted and takon to the Chicago Avonuoe Station. ‘While thore Grubel complainod that ho had boen stabbed, and ao oxamiuation resulted in the .discovery of two cuts in his back, noithor of which was of a dangerous character. Grubel was sont home, and Kelsol rolossod on bail to appoar beforo Kaufmann to-morrow. A plous boarding-liouso koopor on West Wash- ington street whon yosterday morning ona of hor patients tip-tilted hia nose over so elightly when she welcomed him with open haods to hospita- ble hash, sgked liim what Lie meant by flying in tha faco of Pravidenco, for had nat Heavon put the soal of its sanction on hash barcly o woek ‘before in Kentucky b{\ ralniog down oo abun- dance of cold mutton Lash 7 Whero did ho ox- peot to o to whon ho died ? He mookly pasaed his plate and said bio would take somo, if she ploased. IT BUOULD NE SUFTRESSED, ‘Thomaa Jefferson roue o saloon ‘at No. 186 Fourth avenus, which isa rosort for the most depravod and degraded waifs to bo found in Chicago. Age, sox, and color gathor hore to ca- rouse, ipitiate some unfortunate into their courss of Jife, or to drug and rob bim., At an early hour yesterday morning a man.uismed Cor- melius Esgan was docoyed therein, and, joine lni tho bonatial fostivitics there in- dniged, becamo hopelessly druvk. Ho was known poescss L3 largo sum, and congoquently was mado rosponaible for the bills contracted by thoso prosent, which, be- midea Jefforson and two bogroos named Foote sod Davis, {ncluded flve white womon, Mary Ann Boott, Aon Brown, Maggio Wilson, Maggio Molnernay, and Nanoy Hines, also their male partner, Thomas Humphreys. Whon the oflicors reached tho scone to which they were nttractod by she riotous procecdings that wero in progress, they found the womon and mon in warioua stages of intoxication, but Eoagan helplessly drunk, As they entered thoy found Ann Brown and Mag Wilson, two old and hid- eonsly ugly tramps, quarreling about tho owner- shipof & 3’5 note, and, before any one could in- terrupt her, the Iatter "snatchied tho bill and thrust it Into the stove, whore it was soon rosolyod into & cinder, One by ono - they were taken © to tho Armory, whon Esgan made kuown the fact that when ho visitad tho placo he had #5605 in bis posseasion, of whbich but &130 was fouud on searching him. The remainder of the gnng were ocompolled to disgorge, and turnod out about 9100, sseerting that Jofferson, who os- caped, had the balauco. Io was arrest- od yestordsy, and keops his nunderlings company o sn Armory coll, 'Tho saloon of this man should bo broken up. It is eald to be a hot-bed of vice and corruption, tho haven of thieves, rlmps, guttor-anipes, and dissoluto characters, the den into which the inoxperienced and unsophisticated azo decoyod and robbod. {t 15 to be hopod that to the Grand Jury will be delegated the power of passing u)mn?afloubn'u charaoter, and that he, with his pals, will be finally disposod of, A BUINED MOMANCE, A romantio but damgulus: young man on West Lake stroet proposed not long ago to a youny woman on Cougross stroot and was wrumd‘. Ho calied again on Baturday night, resolved to bring things to & focus, and hLaving ouce more pro- wosed and been rofused with the remark that “tnis eort of thing was played,” drow o srajl phial from his pocket, struck an attitude, aud crying **Cruel girl, this is your work!" uwal- Jowad its contents, hydroayauate of cold tea. His Rirl—or, rather, some ouo elze’s girl—was, how- ever, by uo mesus of a romautio character, and instoad of twining her arms around bis neok mploring hum to live for hor sake, aud saving that sho was a misorable woman, and 80 on, as sha would have done in a play, she juat caught him by the meek and ran him foto the kitchen, yelling, “Maw, maw, this blamed fool's pizened Lim- solf; got some mustard and water ready for glm () .-‘wn'hl‘fi:n run ?l.m l;li‘ tu l}l‘m sink so's e won't Bpol carpet,” Then sbe went back :nd‘:x?'n.l'l:du:::;'botllu.;n;l“fouud 1hat the con- o0 08, AL Ore thAt JOULR man bisd baen more than halr-Ailed Wit lakonsees mustard ‘Smh..h- and his hat and his overcoat ‘wero all cleaving the stmosphere together, and +§6 Lan's known 10 a certaloty which Bres Lit the that hia love and patriotism for his native coun- iry have been tho undorlying motiva of several 1nto thst awaits mankind, given with such delicato shnding and oxprossion, that it comod nn if avothor planist were playlng on o different piano, Schomaon reeitals in former years, vocalisls Thureton by hor artistic rondition of thess songs, which aro sl of o difforont charscter and very difil- Turnor Hall, avd proved toboa tue hour at will proclude any detailed critictlsm of the Bame, coma overturg to tho **Morry Wivesof Wind- sor.” ing one of the finest bass voices for & homo siugor altogothor uncaltivated, sang Bchumann's ro- mauzs, very cold mannor, tompt at oxpression, anly this, and nothing more. Mr, a violinist of groat ability, whoss talent, we are sorry to say, bas always been directed in the wrong direction, played a grand polonaise by Vieuxtempe in an oxcellent manner, althongh Incking warmth, aud foran encoragave * ThaCar- nival of Yenico.'s Mr. Albert Schiwarz sang tho grand aria of Alfonso, from tho secondact of **La TFavorits,” aud although the tremulo and un- cloarness of hia voice were painfully noticeabls, e succeeded in a vory croditablo uGélu and was encored, for which hosang a ballad of Rossini'y scenery and with completo orcheatral companiment. The solo parts wero in good of Mathlida, althoug| praiseworthy about hor performance. The part of Arnold Melchthal {8 one of the moat un- welcomo parts ever writton for a touor, bocauso tho scoro i writton vory high, roaching in somo placos to O sharp, hesrd Alr, Ed Bctiultzo siog botter than he did last evoning. origiusl scoro. 1lis acting was, of course, very 8AIT and cold. Mesars, Greiner and Be bod the partsof Tell and Waller, reapectivoly, and suceeeded to some oxtent. iyde Park avonuo, and ou tho cast side of Hyde Park avonue from Forty-second strect to Fosty- sccond placo. dering tho cancellat) paysble to O, B.Green for work on the Ouo Hundred and Bixth street bridgo, and tho jesuance of snother warraut, bear ing interest, and payable Nov, 1, 1870 a now departuro [n the financial busincss of the villago, and the resclution was roforrod to tho Financo Committee. romove tho sign at the railroad crossing at Oak ;lrugt. there boing two watchmon always en sud. spoctor under the ordinanca recently tree-box botore tho front door, 116 aays that he will never marry antil he can find & woman with more heart and lces muacle, . —— THE “COURIER." 1T8 APPROACHING DISSOLUTION. In view of tho approaching change of mannge mont In the Zimes office, by which that paper Is to becomo the Western organ of tho Domocracy during tho Presidential campaign, tho claims of tho poor little Morning Courfer ara boing oston- tatiously overlooked by those loaders of tho party who have hithorto been its ardent oham- plons and supportors, For many mouths past tho manngors of the Courier bave boen en- deavoring to securo m fund by subscription from those men for tho purpose of placing tho paperitupon & solid financinl busis, Thoy bnve ied promises withont nnmber from cortain rominent Democrats, but whenovor it came to Lo question of igning articlon which shonld bind them to falfill thoir vorbal contracts, they woro pot there. For a timo, howover, it sgemod 88 {f tho schome would succoed. Ite failure was grohlhly due to somo intimation from Br. Storey that h was willing to put his- eatablish- ment on tho farkot. This opoued np a wider fiold at orico to thoir vision, and they imme- diately dropped all thelr previons nego- tiationg with tho Courfer, That yaper, which had heon fecding on hopen rathor than on n_substantinl business dict. began to droop and fade from the moment that it was forsaken. A fow daga sinco it was forced to leave ita tolerably commodions quarters on Fifth avenua for a poor location ou Montoa strect,—it is alloged, on account of not pasing ita rent, Furthar, the story goes tuat tho Courier will very shortly chango from n morniog ta sn ovening paper. How much lnm;or its feoble lifa will Iast_cannot bo dotermined, bus, ag 1y woll known, tha contemplatad chango Ia one of tho most diatinct and casily recognizable atages on the downward road to death, ———— AMUSEMENTS. THE WOLFSOUN CHOPIX RECI‘I‘AY«v Mr. Carl Wolfsohn, tho ofliciont director of tho Boothovon Bocioty, who tio years ngo favor~ ed tho musical poople of thia city with such on- jogabla and iotelligent interpretations of Beo- thoven's compositions for plano, and last year witlr those of Schumann, gave tho first of hia recitals of Chopln's mosic at Btandard Ilall Eaturday sfternoon, to san audienco that come plotoly filled tho large hall, which must be comsidored 88 B compliment to this oxcollont piamist and mu- slcisn, Tho programme ombraced tho scherzo in I ‘minor, op. 20; the nocturnes in F sharp minor, op.48; B msjor aud E major. op. 62, very fiatterifiz Nos, 1a0d 2; sod the sonats (o B flat minor, op, 85, Of Mr, Wolfsohn's playing it is slmost ‘upnccessary to spoak, a it would be gilding that which {s already golden. Toshow what a truoand coneciontious artist Mr, Wolfsoln is it may be sald that after ho had played tuo echorzo, and s Jistouors wero pleased with it, too, hio aroso and told the audienco that ho had not played it to bis own satisfactlon and that Lo would jmmo- distely ropeat it, which he did. Porsons who havo studied Chopin'e musio will have noticed of bis compositions, Bonata, the one lo flat minor, and soveral of his schorzos. The sonata ia ontiroly of an herolo character, and unliko the Bocond, whioh is also_graud but of a moro lyrical Jde- ncription. Tho schorzo nnd sonats wore osch played swith such vlgor, fire, and impotuoaity, ond with such delighitful purasiog nnd coloriug 08 to take tho audionco storm. Daring tho playing of the funeral march, whicl forms tho third movement of tho sonnts, ouo soomod to hiear tho spproaching faotsteps of the Tho nocturnes wore espocially his firet During the Becthoven and of tho Beothnven Bociety have sung tho num- erous songs of theso composors ; but, us Chopin ‘wrote no songs, the vocal partof tho programme couslated of songs by other wrilors. Mrs. Emms ‘Thursion was tho vocaliat of the aftoruoon, and sang the following songs of Rubinstein, viz.: “The Dream, Bpring JMoods,” **Tha flot,” '‘Tho Flowers,” “Longing,” and *The Fisherman.” Ara, nover ~sang to _ bettor ad- vantage, and suiprised herself and the audiencs cult. = Tho noxt rocital will take placo on Baturday afternoon at tho same place, beginning at half- past 3 o'clock, for which an ndmirablo pro- gramma has been propared, THE LIZDENKBANZ CONCENT. Mr, Hans Ualatka's bepe(lt, tondernsd to him by the Ltederkraug Bocioty, called out m very large audionce last evening at tho North Slde eat succoss, 0 latenoss of concert closed both musically and financially. which the The concert openod with tho evor-wele Mr. A, Livermann, a gentloman possoss- that wa have ever hoord, but “Tho in a nd without any at- and without Ha nuh iho notes, Da Clorque, ‘Two Grenadiors,” of y Krouzor: The’ concert ciosed with the ontire second act “Wittiam Tell” in costums, with ne- snds. Mrs, McGOuira appoarsd with easo in the rale thoro wos notbiog very We bave raroly He gavo tho pars in the rogby The threo malo cliaracters yepreaenting threo differont Cantons of Bwitzerland woro taken by a chorns of soma thirty frosh volces, which eang Ita share of tho opora with great precision and animation. Tho i’éfifi““" did efficient work, but was at times too —_—— SUBURBAN, HYDY FABK. ‘Tho Board of Trustoos of Hyde Park met Baturdsy afterncon, Mossrs, Hoxle, Gillett, Howos, and Callioun prosent, Tho Village Attoruey was fnstructed to draw an ordinance for sidewalks on the north eido of Forty-socond street from tho raitrond track to A resolution was ru-nntod by Dr. Howes, or- on of a warrant for 82,000, This raisod somo disoussion, oa it way The Illinois Centrnl Railroad was rejuastod to The Captsin of Polics was croated fl:l' In- ansad. An ordinance was yassed for a sidowslk on tho east sido of Jofferson svenue from Fifty- third to Fifty-soventh streat, to be bullt by #pecial nsseasmeont, Tho Board then adjourned until § o'clock Baturday afternoon, April 1, ' S A Culifornin Dinner, Jo the Apnil installment of ** Gabriel Qonroy " (Scribmer's Monthly), Bret Harto thus dexcribes & dinuer near Ban Franciaco, of which some of bis charactors partook : ** The dinnor waa Iav- ish und luzurious, Jacking nothing but rostralnt sud delicacy, ‘Thore was gamo in profusion, fat but lavorless. The fruits were charactoristic, T'he enormons peachies wore blowzy iu color and robust i fibra; lhnEun wero prodigioua and dropsical, aud looked aa if they wantod to be hwzodg (b strawberries wero overgrown and yob immaturo—rather asif they had been ar- Tented on their way to become pino-apples; with the exception of the grapes, whick were delicate in olfig c:lmixx lu:l:xeblhn (‘mn might have beon an ouoring by nature of Alr, Dumpby’ faviab dratta.” ek The Hon, E, B, Washburne Is & Can- stopped briskly down to the Shorman House just’ in timo to moet the colebrated on his way out, wrapped up like a buodlejof Egyptian mnmmios, —sny & dozon packago assorted of well-pre- sorved but slow-motioned corpsos of macient time, anything to aay,” mumbled John, s he marched out to Clark stroet., hiavo made up your mind to run for—-" soverely ; * this is Sunday, and I mover talk about worldly affaira on that day ; I have beon to bear Bwing preach alroady to-day, and I am golog to-night to hear Chamberlaln, and now I atn golng over on_the West Blde to hoar Zorbiny Eastman locture.” . mo as any othor ; and, therofors, I wish you woutd toll me whethor you intend to run for All—" ing to hoar Chamber daoy for Alderman of the First—- havo boen to hoar Bwing this morning, and I'm gotug over to hear Zerbiny Enstmon now." Alderman in the Firas Ward ?" or not ma; but I'm going to hear Oham — tho matter from what you havo said.” going to hoar Chamborlain: besides I nover talk politics Bunday ;™ and with that tho man of inchos climbod into a car and wont over to hear Markot stroot tho roporter thought he could liear Joha repoating hi tion to go in tho evening to hoar Chamberlaln. that bo will bo a candidato for Alderinan at noxt month’s clection, s namo hns been rocolved with approval wherever mentioned, and if he wore nominated he wonld poll o very Iarge vote, on o similar oceaslon n Evanston, upper room of the Town-Hall boing orowded toan extent that ondangarod the safoty of the bulldiog, to eay nothing of thoso present. The call announced tho mosting as & caucus of Ro- publican voters, and, although thucse includs nearly all those of logal age In tha township, thoro wero a number of the Opposition present, who took an active part in the procendings. Brainard, Cholrman of tho Ropablican Com- mittoo, who nominated AL, O. Huse oa Chairman, The nowination was ratifled, snd O. and O, P, Whooler wore choson Secratarios. beou & success, of conrso Mr. Charles E. Browno mado soveral spoocclies, doing bis daty liko s true patriot, makiog soy efforts on tho part of others ‘wholly unuocessary. Didlor, and E. dates for Assessor. lows: Curroy, 20; Roynolds, 41; Didler, 79; Maskin, 52, no choico being made. Jdomanded an adjournment, claiming that many bed goue home, supposing that but ono ballot | would bo necessary. manifestod, and Mesars. Haskin aod Reynolds ennounced thoir withdrawsl, if an adjournment was not had, those present decided to go on, and another ballot was takon, resulting as follows : Didior, 903; Haakin, 7; Cuorroy, 3; Reyuolds, 23 John 11;‘:11’(1. 2 ; and Mr. Didler was doclared the nom- 00, To the Editor of Tha Chicaan Tridune: pose that o groat many Iepublicans throughout tho Btate arc what ia called * plodged” either to Bovorldge or Cullom. This means that Mr, A., an activo member of the party in s cortain township or ward, is under a political promiae to get into tho Btate Convention, if possible, and “ work " for Gov. B., or Mr. 0., sa the case may bo. ropeated and multiplied s thousand times, to cover ol the townships, procincls, and wards in tho State. {08 usually amonnt to, it wonld not be diffienit for any ono oxperienced in politica to say, Thoy are not hold to be binding, and aro of not the slightest moral obligation, when the circum- stancos in which thoy wero given have changed. faithful and earnest Republicsns, within the past fow weoks, who sald that thoy should feol in honor bound, it membera of the Hiato Con- veation, to support the protonaiona of Boveridge, however tastoful ‘thot might bo; othors havo sald thay should feel compelled to support the oandidacy of Mr. Cullom, becauso thoy had given him to undorstand that thoy were hia friends,—not, b; any moans, for the reason that me{ rogurdng bim e fully flling the bill, Nothlng la slent that botter material in plenty with which .connection with the Governorsblp has been name by his friends. For that is what is meant, .| tetter of tho Hon, J. Ruascll Jones to a gontle~ man in the Interfor. Thoy aro s follows 1 “In roply to your noto, asking me If Mr. Wastiburne will ba a osudidate for Governor, I Iml to eay tbat ho will; and, if nominatad, he wii! umm homo and mako it right lively for the op) on. % 0 ono will hesitate for & moment to acoopt this declaration by Mr. Jones s boing fully jua- tifled by Mr. Washburne's communioations to his frlends. Now, thon, ths sitnation {a clenrly known, Washhurne, or Cnllom, or Bevoridge will bo the candidate for Governor. It is not probable that the cholce will be made withont #omo labor. Therd ia not mnoh timo for tho usnal work, but thers is time enough. The groat maas of Ropublicans bavo not ** plodgoed " thomsclves: thoy have heen waiting for tho coming of tho right man, That the right man has come in the persan of Alr, \Washburno will vory soon bo apparent to the dullost observation. Out frlonds who aro sotive in tho variona party organizations of this nlt{l should not bo alow to discorn the signs of the times. IEPUDLICAN. BTEP DOWN AND OUT, GOV. D, To the Editor of The Chicage Tribunet Oni10ado, Msroh 18.—1t will be sorving Bover~ idge just right f, aftor all his intrignivg and menouvering to retain offles, ho ahontd fail to got oven » complimentary nomivation, The ime pression is fast gaining ground smong rospoot- ablo peoplo that (tov. Bovoridpe is nothing but s merconary, trading politician, who regards tho gifts and emoluments of office aa his own pri- vato proporty, to bo usgd as he {a using thom, in buylog the votos noeded to insure his rovomine- tlon and ro-cloction to oflico, -Auny one who knowa tho professional and political charactor of this oflicial -knows that ho will not stop at any chicanery to accomplish hia sinistor ends. In othor wotds, he ia a Janus-faced politician who can look upon enint and sinner whon votes sro in domand with oqual allowanco and complaconcy, On thia account ho {8 no addition to thio Church, and nolthor an ornamental nor useful |pnnndn;fn to tho Stato, Iionco we eay that it is about tims tho publia tired of .such of- ticials, and, in rightoous indignation ot thoir double-doaling, consigned thom to private lifo, whore thoy have leea powsr and opportunity to corrupt tho polities of tho Stato, Among tho Iaws urgontly roquired in theso Istter days to moet such casos 68 Devorldgo and Belkoap, is ono making it & misdemeanor for auvy official to uso the money, power, or machinery of bis of fico in procuring _his eloction or ro-clsction to offico. Modest Boyoridgo dooa not sait for tho people to eall bim, but usoa his official power to mako thom nominate him. Illinols will nover Liave reason to bo proud of hor Govoraors so long as thoir namo is Bovoridge, Vox Porunn with the proviso, howover, that no Kano (oun| man soeketh the honor. The Rookford Regisier ond the Rookton Ierald support Lathrop, and the Domooratio orfm. tho Iockford Journal also speakn vory highly of our nomigeo, IDnl thero ia yet & little ridé-aiow ta this ot Belvie doro, and tho NortAuwestern, soeking to emulato tho WWaodstock Sentinel, holats, In fuil-face typo, the name of the oo, J, B. Hildrup, of Boona County, as ttio only man in tho world who Bo& nona all the necossnry graces for a Fourth Dis- trict Oongrosaman, "It will {hus bo soon that CANDIDATES ARR XXOREDINGLY NUMEROUS alroady, aud the applicants for Hurlbut'a soat sre thus oarly lu the day making known to the world, throngl their respective organs, the many virtuea of whioh they aroe the lucky pos- sousors, In the meantimo the Gonoral Liss bason apprisal of the movomont, aud this wook wroto a candid open lettor to Dr, R, I, Lano, in which he Inquired, in exprosaivo phrase, if his frionds out horo had * given him away in favor of La- throp," and_aleo desired to™ know 1f Lathrop was & candldate for the offico, Tho lettor was forthwith_shown to Lathrop, who-sald ho ¢ waa not a candidate, thongh his will sccopt the nom- ination if tendered,” And eo the matter stands for tho presont. THR PEELING RELATIVE TO BTATE AFFAIRS, ‘Thero Is n fecling gnlulnq ground here that Washburno ought to ba the ltopublican nominos for Govoraor of this Stato, . Sovoral of our most prominent reaper men aro dsing all they can to nasist In this much-to-bo-denired change. Itis of conrss doubtful whether Mr, Wasliburno would sccopt tho position if nominated, aa it is not improbabie that he is looking highor. But ho ia certainly tho firat chowco in Nlockford, Baveridre, Cullom, or Ridgway aro not much talkod about horo, and are none of them looked upon a8 strong men, especially the former. THE REPUBLIOAN OENTRAL COMMITTEP. The Ropublican Coniral Commiites for this Congressional Diatrict conuists of Jamos H. Maunoy, Rookford ; O, B, Loop, of Belvidere ; A. B. Btowart, Woodstook; Obarles Kellum, Hyeamoro : and J, H. Mayborne® Genova, Iiis said that thoso gontlomen havo alroady consult- ed, and in A fow days will fiz tho date of our Republican Convontion, Politicians out hero hiave commenced early this year, and scem ox- tromely anzlous to psh matters through and do some brilliant strokos of work. LOCAL OFFICE-APEKENS. The usual stir s obecrvable amongst our local office-noekers, Tho present Circuit Clork, Lvans Blake, who has filled tho position no- coptably for sovoral yoars, bas two compotitors for the Republican nomination~Edward K. CQonkling and O, L. Robinson, All thros aro ‘competont to €l tho office, but_nonoof them ara popular with tho masses, If some reall: populsr man could got tho nomination ho woul poll a yery large vote, Mr. Jomos.Forguson, of tho'frmof Hollaud, Fnrg\uon & Co., I3 the only osndldate for Aeacssor; his sbility, well-known [ntogrity nud popularity comblnod, will (nsure him o unsnimous cloction. As yot thero aro but two candidates for the Republican nomination for Bhorif—ILrank Poats, tho prosont Inoum- beot, and K. Q. Ricker, enorgetio and popular Collestor and privato detectivo. Mr. Poats ling ghown himeelf a_vory compotont officer; bat if Winnebago County 1a detormined to change, Mr. Ricker could becomingly woar tho mantle. _The other party will probably nomlnato Patiick Flynn,"of Times-Enrly notorioty, but, of I‘:\(lmmn' without s sliadow of a chanco of elooting m, POLITICAL. Republican Nominations at Ev- anston-—Long John as Alderman. didate for Governor, A Voter Gives His Reasons for Supporting Him. Mr. Magle Turns on 1ils Enomles and Those of Mr. Iarlow. LONG JOHN, THE FUTURE ALDERMAN OF TR FIRST. o wonder it Long John will run for Alder- man of this ward,” sald a politicion yoaterday morning. A roporter thought he would find ont, and + Walk right along, and speak out if you kavo + I would Jike to know, Mr, Wentworth, if you * Do you know what day this is ?” sald L.J. “ Basiness is just tho same on Bunday with ++1 {oll you, yonng man, that Bwing gave It to mo hot th morn!ngi :mn'l 1 am going thia even~ ain." * 8iill, I would like to kpow nban"l your candi- T nover talk nbout politics Sunday ; besldos I MR, WAGEL NTTA TACK, Tothe Bdifor of The Chicago Tribune : SenivarisLy, IlL, Barch 17.—For somo weoks past I bavo notleed in the Chicago papors ocea- sional contributions, apparently from differont porsopa and places, but all of which scem to have a common source and o common object, which objoot is to -eloct Goorge Beroggs Bocro- tary of State. In tho consummation of this ob- joct the plan scoms to bo to firat sooure the po- litieal annihilation of Georgo Harlow, the pros- ont incumbont, and with that ‘viow all sorts of insinuations snd roundabous charges, which after all amount to nothing, soom to be indulged in. The most serlous charge thus far mado ngainat Mr, Harlow is, that his clerkearo writlng lattors in hia intorest, and that, too, on State ++You rofuse, then, to tell mo about running for “1f you find out whothor I'm going to run J’. nish yon would dropme a na&n eod toll * Wi¥all, I am pretty sure I can judge about *No, sir; I have beon to hear Swing, and I'm ¢ Zorbiny " Enstman : and just as the car got to uaalterablo detormina- MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. ' An attack has beon mado upon our City Gov- ornment by o haudful of ladios, aided svd abotted by some prohibitionlsta who sook to overthrow the liconae-systom nnd inaugurato an orn of froe whisky undor cover of legislating Donpita John's reticence, it ia protty cloar ki paner, and also, that tho most of thom are tray- | thoe samo out of existence. Yor this purpose 3'1'&:.“'4 masudyic makn 4500} e for'tte oling nbout thio Btate Isboring for tho ro-nomina- | they have prosonted s ticket hosded by Levi 5 —_— tion of thoir oblof. In connootion with shis | Rbodes, and gracofully torminated with a caudal EVANSTON. £ chargo I find myaolt thuw alluded to : appondage upon which is_writton Rowell and Callondor, City Marshals, It was at flrat thought that Johin R, Portar would hoad the ticket of tho Licenso party, but our local statesmen finaliy sll gettlod upon our prosont Mayor, the Hon. Anothor of the shining lights who has packed his traps and gono forth ns & missionsry, i ono Magle, Btato Prinier, who {5 abont a8 uscfu! to tho fitate in s omcialcapacy aa i tho « Mormon God sl 1 the o RETUBLICAN PRIMARIED, Thero was a full gatbering of the faithfal at tho Town-Hall, Evaoston, S8aturdsy evening, to g ; nominato candidatos for towaship officors. The | 12 the “5““"“"““;‘]\“" ot tho capital, Hoistho | Robert XI, Tinker, aa being tho fiticat and beat holisg he chant f trudls candidatos aud their backora ware unusually | Hia sars thepsah the Ohicago papers in & iy fors | fort Place aud secordingly ho will bo xo- noiva and {mportunste, and tho sitond. | to make men bellove ihat thoy ace dn‘n%m iote e aoco waa tho -largest over witnessed | B, 5HRCEOR Doy, BRI BRSSO MISCELLANEOUS. tho | dozen countira in his broechoa pocket, wa conceds them to Beveridge, arlow and Magle. It ia not bocauso I rogard this allusion to my- golf as in tho loast degroo damaging that Ino- tico it My objact is_ slmply to proolaim tho truth, which s that I have novar traveled a rod, or writton n lottor, for tha ruposo of advanciog tho political interasts of either Mr, Bovoridge or Mr. Harlow, and 'yotif I had donoeo I am not guro but I wonld have boon dolng my duty botter than I havo dono it. And, as I writo this, Thave takon pains to ascertain, and Ifind that avory olerk and ntiacho of the offica of Bocretary of Btate Is at his post horo in tho Stato-House, por- forming the usual duties for which he {8 om- nloy‘a‘d. mO:ily ‘ofi:l:tr lilhnso (cloxrkx llma boo;: nnll;- Beat in tho Ina y days (unless I oxcopt Ar. pominslod canitos or Bupervase. 11 | Sidlvho waa o dotin ot tho Fapibions T W o athering in Chicago, an r. Allon, who wonl g;sg,“ :g‘o‘;hnint‘ix:.numlnmon of Humphroy waa §:“ ;“mn'un & g: 5 "‘5" ‘i‘g ;‘;‘,B i};‘k ga? “,?; B wore nomlaated by | Bbvent a fow days travoled direct 8 ol e oloving candlanon wrspomiontod b | s 2 ivan oty ‘o hi- G- peivae . | businees, and diractly back again, of tho Poaco, Andrew Jackson (Tlogors Park) ; | MU s 00 mroI; " nnzgnak ‘that tho clalms. NEW YORK AND OONKLING, Speetat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, March 10.—A corofal analysis of the list of dologatoa from thia city to tho Ropub- lican Convontlon shows conclusively that the Borgan faction are overwholmiogly defeated and not & single delogate In lhis inteross wos oloctod. Tho eatiro city dologation goes In- stracted to voto favorably to Qonkling, and tho information from all parts of tho Stato indicatoa that tho delegates to tho Natiousl Convention will be instructed to put forward Conkling’s namo and stick by it aa loow as thoro ia o shadow of o hope of success. Tho_ rcsolutiona of tho Union Loaguo Club & fow days ago woro un- doubtoedly n domonstration in Morgan'a intorest, but that niovement now scoms abandonod. . DLOOXINGTON, ILL. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Brooxunaron, IlL, March 19,—Petor Folsowm, 8. Waddlo, sud Thomas J, Bunn aro nominated a8 condidates for the two soats in tho Board of. ‘The meoting was callod to ordor by Mr, W. N. R. Paul A. J, Qrovor and Josop O, Humplirey wora S?l!"t‘:?a%nfl:c' Btratton: Bchool ‘Yrostee, Honry | “yrg fonoa'oan o bottor advancod by ro- 'Eduoman m::mh:?oym.mml;: ‘vacatod, 'As tho mooting othorwiso would not hayo | Clming sdmirablo qualities thaa by this Bvecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. studied attompt to manufacturo somo appest- anco of evil againat Mr. Iintlow, I dofoud Mr. Harlow a8 I would defond Mr. Saroguu if ho was liod about. I haveuo hesitation in saying that 1 hops to sce Mr, Harlow ronominated for tho oficc of Socrotary of Btats, and I beliove ho will bo, and if this render me a targot for news- paper wads, firo away. Jaxes K. Maaie. Quixcy, IUl., March 19.—Mr, Editor Hawmpton, of Macomb, wos In this city yestorday, looking ovor tho gronnd. with referonco to his candidacy for the Auditorship, which will probably bo vory favorably viewed in Adams County. x. David I, Baety, of Jersoyvillo, tha Ropublican candi- date for Congrees in this District Inat year, was also in tho «33. Ho says that, as_botween Bov- cridge and Cnllom, tho peoplo of hia section de~ cidedly favor Callom, but that they wounld take vory kindly to the nomination of Washburno— that his candidacy, in fact, would be rocolved with great favor, and this samo condition of u:hugs with respoot to tho candldates named may bo safoly afiirmod of the Iopublicans of Adams County. Jamoa Currey, George B, Roynolds, John N, Tiaskin woro nomioated a5 candi: Tho ballot resulted na fol- 1UBY BEEH, o the Bitor of The Chicago Tridune : Cimicago, Maroh 19.—Among the busy boes whioh the pross have beon enumerating should bo inoluded Gov. B.. and his notorious * Ono hundred and thirty-four " who are now scouring the country, golog from door to door or window to window scattering votea sod influence for our mutual felond, tho great pardonor. If thoro 10 ono class mors than another on which tho Qovernor can sbsolutely dopend to bring in honey and votes, 1t is this swarm of 134 busy Tho friends of Mossrs. Haskin and Roynolds Coneiderablo feoling was But, as might have been expocted, oA Davrox, O,, March 19.—Tho Ropublican ‘Con- veontion of Moutgomery County on_ Haturday nominated ninotosn dologatos to the Btate Con- voution, and unanimously recommeonded ox- A. J. Grover waa nominated ss candidate for County Otork Joha F. Blnks, a_one-loggod Higbway Commissioner, 3 b 1 throogh th dt; Boldior, aud unusually capable, for Bocrotary of Adjourned. } BN ’:?‘Em‘:‘.:n g. \g::‘x::g 'n; é:an, ablots, EIL::;:, and unanimously indoraed Hays for Proa- ILLINOIS. Teerto fiia and watce to thaty e POLITICAL -NOTES. The Drooklyn Argus is sorry for Pondleton, but—o Dosaton Is ** hopping mad ™ about the indignity offercd to Mr, Dana, *Lug out the corpse,” says an elogant Inde- poadent paper, reforrng to Mz, Pendleton, The Cloveland Leader also thinks Hayes will have to take a back scat 1n favor of Bristow, Tno Decatur (1IL) Aulletin says the Demo- oratio party will decline to bo swallowod and masticatod by tho Indopendent soaconda. Mr, Bayard was tha only Benatorial asplrant who hzd tho pluck to vote agalust the reduction of the Prosidential salary to tna old figures. That spoech of Prof. Seolya's Is all tha bstter, tho Providenco Press thinky, from tho fact that 1t cost ita nuthor just one $-cont atamp to be eloctod to Congross. - Cortain gontlomen ara subseribing to & fund to pay Gen. Babeock's exponses, Do they include the coat of copying tho Attoracy-Genoral's let- tor ?—Harper's Weekly, . The Carlinvillo Demoorat thinks it would bo Just tho thing to put Gen. Rinaker on the track for Lisutenant-Governor, with I, B. Washburne at tho huad of tho ticket, One of the strangest things In referonce to tho tostimony of Ar. Pendloton iy, that be socmod wholly obllvious to the facs that he was dostrpying bimeelt in giviog it.—New York Sun, ‘The prominont Domocratio candidates for the Prosidoncy are now occupylng a dlamal-looking bouch in ‘tho darkest eud of that party, via.: Gov. Tilden, Gov. Hendricks, and George II. gofldllletnn. Noxt l—-Cincinnaté Gazetle,” Old illallen, The Boston Advertiser ia robukod by tho Journal of thie sans city for alleging that there was 8 good doalof bribery and corruption on both sides in the lata New Hampshire election, The New York T¥mes correspondont saw nothing of the xind. : Gon, Judson lmfimck writea the following suggestive noto to the oditor of the New York Taumes: *1aald Gon, Buttorfiold wrote mo a latter offering $20,000 for the Collectorship of the Port of New York. IIsdonfes 1t; Lot the Committeo summon mo," In the Washington Birthdsy parade at Bavan- nah a member of a volunteer company wore a amall silkon flag on his loft breast, and the Ko- publican of that city says: - Many hearts boat Taster for soolug the *Bounle Blue Flag® once more associated with tzoops in line of wmarch.” Tho Oincinnati Enquirer says thera are a num- bor of Weatern Democrate who do not probose to worship *¢ the goldon calf set up by the Dem« ocratic cancus st the dictation of Wall atreet monoy-bage.” Thoy proposo to call a Green- back Convention, to meet in Clnciunat! June 1. Gen. Rufe Ingalls ia charged with respoosi- ol 00.?88 for of . Naw a pardon and now s hat? Have Eogone J. Hall write some of his spark- ling rhymos for tho occaston. XX 'WABITIULNE 18 A CANDIDATE. Cuicaao, March 18.—It {3 roasonable o sup- FOL GOVERNOR, E. B, WASHBUNNE. Carlinvills Democrat, The name of the Hon. E. B. Waabburns, our Aistingulshed Ministor to France for some years past, haa been montioned in various quarters in oconuection with the Republican nomination for Governor, but there has beon, .wo boliove, no publishod asaurance given that he would accept, The following, which wo have reccived from Ohicago from one authorized to speak, will re< lieve all doubts on this point : . . o Inreply to your nota asking if Mr Waahburne will bo a candidate for Governor, I beg to sy howill; snd, if nominated, will make it right lively for tha opposition, Very truly sourmy And this one instance is, of coures, Juat how muoh these prom- Joxxa. Without disparagement of any of tha oxool- lent gentlamen who are seoking tho position, we bolieve the emorgency Is ono that calls for tho solection of wmen for candidates like Washburno —men whoao namoa fall tpon the public car ns synonyms, for.sgeressive integrity—men not only honest thomselves but who willtolorate none but thoroughly houest mon witiin thoeir ofiicial reach, Hig name will e a towor of atrength, ‘The peopla are in the mood for putting. *‘old watch-doga of the Troasury” on duty, With washburue for Qovernar, we should bo Tejolcod toBee associated for Licutenant Governor, our dis- tinguisnod and popular fellow-cltizen, Gon. Johu L Rinaker, & man of the Washburoe stamp, ‘who, two years ago, when the Democratio aval- anche swept ovor the conatry, carried this Do;- ooratic county by 400 majority over the most popular Domocrat in the Distriot. With ‘Wasliburne and Rinakor to lead, the Ropublicans can aweop thia Btate b7 ,more than fifty thou- sand majority. ‘Ihe prosent writer has mot with scores of impolitic and, porsonally die~ hazarded in tho assertion that it in an opinion widely prov- to fill tho oflico of Governor is wouid be possible to_procure. Tho namo of the Hon, E. B, Washburne has ‘bocn alwaya and everywhera the first suggestion of, Idare uay, niuo out of ton of all wiio have t{mu to the aubject suy thought. But would ho consout? - Would Lie resign his great misalon and come bomo to lead tho cam algn ? The wish has boen strong and goneral tfilt he might bo iuduced to forego further abseuce sbroad, sud return to sorve his party and Hiate, Even with nobody who profossod to Lave auy knowl- edge of hly dispositions a poworful and growing movemeut Las organtzed {lself, and fiu suo- ceeded in moking him the wmost promiuent figure fo the Biste to-dsy, His. populasity s suct that ths incre weation of his namein ——— ROCKFORD- THE PRESS OF THY FOURTH DISTRIOT—TUE NEXT CONGHESSMAN—CANDIDATES MXCKEDINOLY NU- MEROUY, Special Correapondencs of Tha Chicago Tribune, Rocxyono, 1., March 18.—The press of the Fourth Distriot has by this time bad an opor- tunity to express itsolf upon tho lato polltical coup d'elat emanating from MoHonry County. 1In this little arrangement, as your correspondent bns alroady Informed the rosders of Tux Tou- ung, Gen. B, A, Hurlbob was to have boon throwa out of the political boat, and Willlam Lathrop, of Rockford, taken on board, Whilo soveral of the Distript papers are in favor of & change, thore Is not by suy moans & remarkablo unanimlty of espression in favor of Kathrop, /The De Kalb News, Bolvidere Standard, sud Bookford Gazells warmly advocate the ro- nomioation of Gen, Horibut, The Bycamore Htepublican secms to imagine there s abundant wisdom In that county for such & position, and deolares & Do Kalb County man should be nomi- nated. The Bandwich ¥re¢ Press, also of De Kalb County, hoists the name of Willlam La- throp, and the Aurcra Beacon doos lkowise, ] suilicient to make hit the enthusiastis choice of whole counties and Cougressional Districts, 1f it is soccess that tho Ropublican pollticians want, and at the samo tuns a standard-bearer that knows Do dofeat and bosrs no atain,—s foremoot tnan wherevor he has been placed,— they woult have prowptly taken sdvantage of thia spontaneous movement, and given the nom. ination to the man who 18 80 elearly iudicated aa the firs choice of the peoplo, As a devout bellevor in tho prinaiples of the Topublican party, snd earnestly desiring its success, I am geatified and cheered by the an- pouucement that bas at length been made that Mr, Washburne now authborizes the usaof his bility for the annual paymentof @1 the keeping of moths snd mold o clothing, This job was exposed W T"fake iy by tho lines Jush pablished from & Mr. ok ropriation was not anly “nome time ago. 'The el ilitary bill for 1870, bue stricken out of (he forbiddoen in the faturo, of the Ohfo Rtate Journal, writes home ‘ashington that Lamar, by his * splondid offort " against Blaino, has _entablished a8 tho real lendor of tho I Yiono single trinmph of tho sesalon over the Topnblican minority," Comly says, and has givon thom nt last & reslizing sonss of Lamar's "' cratt SPECIAL NOTIOCES. Without a Scrateh, Ve . s o0 can a'|=n||K| Ant sllver, ll;ll and all ooyered in modorn 1imi Hold by houso-{arnishets, 'GitLiTr, MoOULLOOH 4 CO, and 7 Bonth Waloral POLITICAL ANNOUNOCEMENTS, el Aubivrtovetvuis ot Svnreuideb i Tho Cincinuati Gazelle hus pablished & lottor from Indlanapolls reilecting on Gov. Hendrioks, ‘The Indianapolis Sentine] calls this ** neaudalons Journaliem,” Tho Cincinnati Enquirer coples Is thoro o conspirsoy to slaughtor all the Domooratia caudidatos for the Proaidonoy ?—Cincinnati Commercfal, Tho Edwardsville (Ill.) Republican doclares A, Bandors,” Asaistant Btato Troas- urer undor Gon. Batee’ and Mr, Ruta’s adminis. tratlons, {ts choica for Btato Troasurer attho Tho. samo papor nlso proeont Collecork of la candldate bofors ¥# will bo & mass.meeting of the Republican ey, teanth WAM (forme, xteenth) in tho bullding Routhwest eorner of k sirsotn, on Treadsy sveaing, Mar A fall atiendanco s earnently deired. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. the Gazelle lottor. URST & BRADLEY nrmuwfimunmu spoaks of Capt. J.T. Coopar, k W Madigon County, aa a probal lAbnd Republican Btate Conventlon for Htate 4 B N ot O SO HUBBAKRD & CO. ) nf patriotio and honest men, as HUBBARD & 00, Gornor Fi Harper's Weekly understands it, ia to spare no offort to dofeat within the party tho leadorship of those who aro largely rosponsibloe for the dogradation ot tho party. It ia to condemn mor- cenary politica by rofusing tofollow mercenary politicians. It la to mako s dotermined effort to obtain the control of the party evorywhero, as it has beon obtained in Cobnootiout. Tho friends of R, II. Dson assert that the Proaidont 18 highly indignant with Den Butler for his personal interference with the nomina- n this conuaction the Now York Zerald It Is not Mr. Dana's literary equabblo with Br, Lawronce, but his with Gen. Batler, that lies at the bottom of b ronosod rejoction, oxt ; tho Iattor is tho roal motlvo.” The New York Ezpross, s Domocratio evening papor, eays : ** From a near relativo of the Hon, . Pendleton and Mra, Bowlor, wo aro informed, and roquented to state, that Mrs, Bowlor was tho solo ownor of the raliroad, and tho arrangoment with Mr, Pondloton waa & fam- {ly matter entirely, and that Mra, Bowler got her full share of the 80,000 atlegod to bave been pald to Mr. Pondloton ovoer his legal foes.” Tho Bavannsh (Gn.) News says: stated In sovoral quartors, and upon what seoms to bo tha bost suthority, that Mr. il ia propar~ ing, and will doliver upon_tho firat opportuuity, an eloborate dofonso of tho Confederacy and o! In viow of thoso statomonts, do not como to ua altogethor in tho &l mere rumora, Wo are conatralned to beg Mr. Hill Lot Mr, Hill leave tho dafouss of tho Bouth to time,.and {urn his attoution to tuo worls of purifying our Governmont which ia now Staa) QGILBERT HUB! 3 10 208 Bouth Water-st,, Chloago, - BAVINGS BANKE, T[BE STATH SAVINGS INATITUTION— ¥ B and 81 iz per terort Bie per cont bntorotton dupoatta, olitical squabblo Tho forner is onl, A O e WASHINGTON'S FIRST VIOTORY, 8t. Patrick’s Day Nnmher of Irlsh World. Onut this Week. Georgo Washington's first vielo In Ametica waa won on BT, ust Ono Iundred Years ago, On that da; Dritish troops cvacuated Noston, which they h: since the dofoat of the Americana at Bunker Hill, Thers will bas grand Centennial Golsbration of thy occasion {n Boston, The IRISH WORLD for this weex Lias n full and epirifed history of tho afego of Doston, . with an account of iiq evacuation, besutifully Hlustrss ted. To e bind at any news-stand, CONFEOTIONERY.' QELEBRATED throughont the Unlon—expressed to all ris, 1 Ib and upward 3 CANDY =2 it AUCTION SALES. A A A A APPSRy WM. A. BUTTERS & CO, AUOTIONKERS, 118 120 WADABIL-AV. A, LIPMAN, Pawnbroker, ‘Will hold his next Bslo of FORFEITED PLEDGES At Butters & Oo,’s New Auction Houss, northeast care ‘Wabashi-av, and Madis MONDAY MORNING, March' 20, at 10 o' Tha ntock to bo sold 1s ves ‘which will bo found Fine Gold and Silver every make and quality, Fino Diamonds aud Dismond Jowalry, Fine Gold Chains of oves iiver, Opers Qlasses, f, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionecrs, ATCTION SATH OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BOOKS. Tuesday Afternoon, March 2lst, al At Onr Salesrooms, 118 & 120 Wabash-Ar, Northeast corner Madlson-at, Wm. A. Butters & Co., Auctr's, BUTTERS & C0.'8 REGULAR TRADE SALR 25 PACKAGES WHITE AND YELLOW WARE, 3v0 PAORAGES ABSORTED GIABSWARE AND CHIMNEYS, FINE TABLE CUTLERY, REPIOTS. WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 22, at 9:30 o'clock, mmfr'ut Wabash-av. sad The resulta of the town meotings In forty-fonr countles of Now York shaw that tho Republicana have a mnjority of tho Boards of Suporvisors in twenty-ivo countles, tho Domocrate o msjority in fourteen, whilo in five counties thero is a tic. In theso countios tho Democrats liad no sggre- gato mafority last Ropublicans not only overcome that majority, hut secure a clear majority in the npgregate of 130,—thus makivg sn actual not gain, a8 com= pared with the result of Iast year, of 198,—Alba~ This year tho We hayo failed to obtain from cither the Na- tion or tho Erening L’0st the name of o reapon- slble dealor who will furnish dimes, and half-dollar plcces of ailver at ad! ‘o must theroforo still insiat that those coins aro worth par in groenbacks, sinco no ono soome diaposed to tako loss than that for A silvor coin is an ortlolo made for a Y 50, and 08 such haa a valuo on- tiroly distinct from that of raw sitver. To -con- found tho two things is as bad a8 to ostimato tho value of a Bteam-ongino by what it would gell for as serap-iron. - Tho British silver -ooin- ogo ts now worth 25 por cont more fn gold, or olae that has a prics, than tho sgamo bring it moelted up and sold aa raw slivor. Why not for onco admit the possibility of uaing silvor colna as colpe? It cortainly is not inconcelvablo that they shonld be so om- ployod. oven in this rsg-riddon country.—Necw —— SUNDAY'S LOCAL SUMMARY. Tho Republican Olub of tho Firat Ward was sddresscd Baturday ovoning by the Rev. B, A. W. Jowaett and ox-Governor Bross, Tha Connoll Judiciary Committes mot Batar- day and deeided to send o rosolntion to the Coun- cil calling n spoclal olootion for Mayor and Alder~ At Halearooms, norfl;!mfl LUTTERS & C0.8 REGULAR TRADE SALE DR Y GOOIDS, TFine Custom-Mado Clothing, ‘Woolons, Hats, Oaps, Boots, Bhoos,ato., THURSDAY MORNING, March 23, at 9;30 o'clock, At Balesrooms, northesst’corner of Wabaaliay, 1 BOTTERS & C0VS REGEEAR SETURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ) iy — BY G. P, GORE & CO,, 68 and 70 Wabashi-av, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, SPHOIAL TRADE BALE OF CLOTHING! Special inducoments to The Republican Oluba of the Socond, Fifth, inth, Tenth, Thirtoentth, Fiftoonth, Bixtoenth, and Boventoenth Wards met Baturday evoning for tho transaction of ordinary busi- e Rogors, of tho Circuit Court, decided y that persons who could prove a sub- stantial injury to thelr property by tho construo- tion of the Lafallo-streot tunnel had valid cause Saturday Mornin At 118 and 120 Wal Tho Domocratic Contral Committoo met Sat« urday aftornoon and fixed the ratlo of ropro- sontation or delogates to the Town Convention, sllowing twa doloy and ono ndditional for every 2: cast as the last oloction. The ropresontatives of forsign {nsurance com- paoies held A mosting Baturda; declaring that they would not i tax imposed upon the: il until the legalil boen determined by the courts. ‘Whisky news was doll Saturday, Torwin ploaded guilty to tho firat count in in- dictment No. 222, and not gnilty to tho whole of indictmont No. 221, and to the rematning counts in indtctmont No, 22. Tahimsn and David G. Chicago Alcohol Works waa sot for to-day. At a meoting of the Third Ward Republioan Club last Saturday evening, Messrs, J, L. Thomp- 0. Colo wore nominstod for Aldar- mep, and a resolution was passed condemmng tho interforonco of tho Republican dolegation i Congress from Northorn 1ilinoia in tho matter of Colleotor of Iuternal Revonue for this distriot. from oach ward opposition votes m by an ordinaaco of the ity of tho action bad lors in ' and Youths' Fiod “siock. “ites and B TUESDAY, BMRQH 21, Third Great Auction Trade Sale. DRY GOODS, CLOTEING, CARPETS. '8 open promptly at 0:30 8, m. QEQ, P, GORE & €0, 68 and 70 Wabash-av. ASBIGNEE'S AUCTION BALE OF THE STOOCK OF BOOTS ¢ SHOES OF FRANOIS BKATE & 00., On WEDNESDAY, March 22, House of Goo, P. (1070 & Co.. 68 and 70 Wal JOBLUA DANNISTER, Ausignes. Fourth Great Auction Sale of Spring Siyles Boots, Shoes & Stippers On Wednesday, March 22, at 9:30 a, m., prompts P. Ware, JIr., & Co.'s men's wear, Women's Ping Bhooa; Koltly's & Johnson's’ Tocheatar- ll-known manufsctus 20, P, GORE & €O, 8 and 70 Wabasli4%, . e ON THURSDAY, MARCIL 23, AT 0§ 0'CLOCK, ‘We ahiall offor anothor large stook of Household Furniture, Of ovory description, BPRING GUODS, new strls F s oo tep Tablom e alrs arble and Wool o nut Chalrs'an ‘ors, Hall Trocs, Easy Ohaire, What-nots, Loungoes, Hooks Parior xnd Oftice Deske, Battrossos, Show-cssth bes, Carpols, Slatr and Floor Oll-Cloths. GOk & 00., Auctioneers. , English and Amorican Slang. A roviow Ia Scribner for April of Miss Alcott's Iast book contalna the followlog in regard to i Fu Alcott hos been go espoclally con- domned in England on this scoro, that it aimost becomos nocessary that her fellow-couutrymen should make hor causo s mattor for Interoatlonal For much of the criticism is based on that extraordinary thoory of our British cousias, that it I8 thoy alone who ‘aro entitled, as Parson ¥ to mako frittors of English.' that & child 8 hundre might be entitled to some vuico in arrsoging his own vocabulary ; bat the theory scoms atill to prevall tn somo quartors, that all’ new Amori- dispoussble, are slang, and all now Angliclsms, howaver uncouth, aro clas- snecdoto has lately crossed tho o, of oo American girl who was playing croquat in England last summer, nid scratoh!’ satd she indignantly, when hor matlet once fafled of fia duty and eh od Ob, my doarl' said sn Engliah cousin, ‘you should not use such plang ox- *What ghould I have sald?' saked *You might havo sald,’ repliad the Eoglish maiden, aftor canvaasini cabulary for a perfoctly unexceptionable ~—'yon might have "sald, **What a boastly flukiol ™' " canlsms, however Htrango Action of n Legislator, fort (Ky.) Yeaman ‘rom Lonisville, 1 to & patons for a now methiod of bring- uick adjournment of the st of the most persistent filibustoring and filibustoring realatanco, Yos- sfter many abortive attempias to adjourn en made, about ten minutes after the clock bad struock 2 p. m., ho sont one of tho pages out and proourod a large pleco of middling moat, which he procoeded to broil on the cosls in one of the large projecting fire-places of the House, Soon tho dinner-suggesting odors of that brolling moat began to spread through the House and aslute the olfactories of bhatthog but 3 and, in less than five minuses, anot! ex)-] mgtlo to adjourn was made and carriod Fra The gentloman Walaut Bodsteads, ing about an easy and Tlouso, oven in the ml e =] By LELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctionsors, 84 and 80 Randolph-st MATOI, 21, at 0:30 a, m, TURE snd Genral Houseliold Goods, Also a large atock of Upholatered 3 , Taasals, &o,, &c, 60 bales Prime Husk BLIBO ¥ sala New Parlar, ——__ ELIGON, POM ) By JAS. P, MoNAMARA & €0y 117 Wabasheav,, No W, cornse Madison-st GREAT SECOND S‘I)’EING' TRADE SALE 3,790 Cases Boots and Shoss AT ATOTION, Tuesday Morning, March 21, at 03 o'clook- Full and completo lino of now Spring 8hoes, all kinda and colors, bargafns In this sale, ALSO, AT 8 O'OLOCK P, M., GREAT BANKRUPT SALE OF 300 Lots of Fing Goods. JAS, P, MoNAMARA & 00, Auctioness Lundborg's Callfornin Wator for tolletand bath; delightfullyfragrant and refrestilng e e e s dsy morning, March 1, M, L, E. 8 yoars, LABBON-—-We dosire {0 express our sinoere thanky toallof our kind friends who favorod us with thelr presonce st tho funersl of our desr litle Bertha, by M, axp Mas, 8, Lansow, NIOHOLS—At bis raeld: 0, 450 Blata treel, March 19, 4t 28, 0. Chasies 3V, yoars Monday, March 20, st _1 ikwood Cametery, Ta TORNAY—Mazch 19, Hs! nay, tn?“ daughter of srom her Tuesday, at 11 o'closk, X W, Nichols, sged 54 years