Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 21, 1876, Page 7

TUE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1876. THE COUNCIL. Closiag Up Work on tho Estimates. Tho Dispute Abont the Board of Ed- ucation Settled 5 And Inspector Woloh Finds Himsolf in an Unpleagant Position, The Western Avenuo Sower Cut Out--Tho Cas Appropriation Lelt Un- touched. Piscnssion on That Question and Re- garding Water-Mainz, A regular meoting of the Common Oouncil was held Jast evening, ® quorum prosent, and Presidont Dixon in the chair, ‘Tho appropriation waa taken up unter tho head of unfinisuod businoss at tho item of 327,333 for tho YAYIENT OF TEACHERS. » Inroply toa question by Ald. Cullerton, Ald. Tionth sald that the unexponded balance to the credit of tho salary fund wos ¢:105,677.03, Ald. Woodman sugeosted tho propriety of adopting bin motion to give tue Board of Edu- cation $234,000. Ald, tleath ead ft would ran them till July 1, and leave a balanco of w fow thousand dollars, the pay-rol! boing $90,000 a mouth, Ald, Woodman ssked If tho $200,000 from ronis, otc,, camo in botween now and January. ‘The Clerk aaid tho reonipts would bo $160,000 ‘up to January, as catimated in tho Comptroller's ofilce. Ald, Meath said $127,000 wore needed tocatry thom over the nextuchool yonr. Irom tho’ tho ronta to bo reosived would bo deduotad. Ald, Mahe eald Mr. Richborg told him Mr, Wolch’s statemont waa wrong. Mr. Richberg would boat the Council that avoning, and ho moved lo lay tho mattor over till thon. Ald. Cullorton said if truo that tho unoxpend- a balancs would ran the schools till July,— Tuly and August woro months In which there ras no pay-roll,—and If $150,000 would bé ra- oolved from rents, oto,, thon $95,000 was all thoy neaded to appropriato. Ald, Mabr insisted on waiting for Mr. Rioh- berg. ‘Tho motion for delay was agreed to,— yoas, 22; nays, 11, Tha item of $1,000 for school sinking-fand woe Spproved, ‘THB BEWERAGE ITEMtg yore thon taken up and approved as they camo from the Committee of tho Waole. When the saworago tax-fand was reached, Ald. Richardson moved to strike out $12,0u0 for a wowor on Wentern avoaue, 4 Ald. Heath sald, in answer to ® question, that thete wad an nuéxpended balance to the credit of the fuod of @490,970,70, * The question waa thon pnt on striking out, and it was carried by the following vote : Year Ald. Foloy Richardson, Dison, Warren, Fite. rald, Goey, Spal din, Btone ‘of tha Fourth ‘Ward, tone of tho Fifth Ward, Clarke of the Fifth Ward, Teeidy, Sommer, McDenald, Woodman, Olark of the Tout White, Gunderson, Heath, Lengacher—19. ‘NaysAld. Culietton, Uildreth, Bailey, O'lirlen, Campbell, Case, Cleveland, Quirk, Ryan, slout, Mabr, Behattner, Murphy, Sweenoy, Lynch, Dickinson, Jonas, Corcoran—18, Ald, Ryan moved that $10,000 bo insortod for the conskruation of sewers in tho Fourtoonth ‘Ward. Ald, sitzgerdld moved to table the motion. The motion was sgrecd to,—yoas, 20; naye, A MOTION TO INCREASE. Ald. B, B. Stono moved to insert an item of 825,000 for sowore to bo oxpended under tho di- rection of the Board of Publio Works. alas Fitzgerald moved to Jay the motion on tho 8, It was not agreed to,--yoas, 18; nays, 20. Ald. Campbell moved that 912,000 of tho 625,000, oreo much as was necossary, bo ex- nded in finishing tho Western avonue sovwor. ‘he Atdorman thon explained the nocceeity of tho aforcasid sower, on which $70,000 bad alroady beou spent, which would be practically wasted unless tho work waa complotod, ane TL B, Btono moved to tablo tho amond- en It was no orderad,—yons, 25; nays, 10. Ald. Campbell denotinced Ald. Slona’s motion a8 8 grab gamo for the bonofit of tho South Sido. He understood tho Fifth Ward bad had oxponded on it 810,000 more than wos appropriated Inst ear " Ald. Btone sald the Fifth Werd was 82,000 ead, Ald. Hildreth deprecated the attempt to open op the matter to pet ina couplo of hundred thousand dollara, Le feared that, if the Council wout ou In the way they had begun, they would got a latgo sum into the bill, ‘The sum on hand ‘Was a8 {argo a8 was uged Inet yoar, and wae largo enough. Tho itoms of $12,000 for repairing Bowers and $16,000 for raising ecatch-basins to grade wero euourh to havo for one year. ‘The motion was then put on iuserting the Item, and it was lost by tho following voto; Yeaa—Ald. Stone of the Fourth Ward, Stono of the Fifth Werd, Olarke of the Fifth Watd, Reidy, Bommer, O'Brien, Olark of the Tenth Ward, Camptell, Stout, Bchaftuer—10, Ald. Foley, Wchardaon, Dixon, Warren, Fitz Covy, Spalding, Gullorton, Hildreth, WoDon- |, Bailey, Woodraan, Gunderson, Heuth, Waterman, Caso, Cleveland, Quirk, Ityan, ar, Lengacher, Sur- “Lynch, Dickinson, Jonas, Oorcoraa— poy Srrecuey, NALSTED STREET BEWER. ‘The item for a sewor on North Halsted stroat, from the bridge to Fullerton svonue, 88,000, was noxt taken np, and Ald. Mohr wpoke iu ita favor. It was needed ao that the wtroet might be paved, Ald, Bobaffaer also favored tho passage of the Kom, Ald, R. B, Stone moved to atrike out the item, Ald, Schaffer moved to table the motion. Tt way not agrood to,~—vons, 19; nays, 20, —~ Ald. Richardsun's motion was loat,~-yoas, 19; Rays, 26. SOUTH MALSTED BTREET, The ftom of €8,000 for a sower on Halsted street having beon roached, Ald. Btone moved to strko it out, Ald, Sommer moved to Isy tho motion on the favlo. Ho waa astuuirhod peyoud moasuro that ® Bouth-Sido Alderman should wish to out off an Item which bo thought so neccssary. Ald, Reidy asid that ho dvomed tho intorcats of Archer avouuo of greator importance than Halsted strowt, and ho would like to change tha appropristion to change tho sum to the general crodit of the Hixth Ward. . Ald. Hildreth said that he had boon informed by Mr, Clark that the yrownd on Ialetod street, from Twonty-aixth to ‘Thirty-trat strect, was undorlatd with rook, and it would cout s fab:a- lous eum to blawt and sewer tho street. io bherofore thought tho best way would bo to Macadamizo tho street, aud lot tho paving and bowarlug go. Ald. Fitzgorald sald that he was in favor of Boonomy, aud thought tno bill could bo greatly out down, The quostian then came up on the motion ta atrike ont the ftom, aud it was lout by tho follow IR votes Yeas—Ald, Richardson, Warren, Fitzgerald, Coey, ¥itth it Praldings Btoue of ¢ Ward, Clurke of the ft Ward, McDonald, Woodman, White, Gunderson, Meath, Waterman, Cass, Ouovelsnd, Quirk—18. Nave—Ald. Fotvy, Dixon, Meldy, Sommer, Culler on, alley, Qrbrien’ Chauic bf the Tonih Ward, Cainp- Ryon, Eckhardt, Stout, Mahe, Lengaober, Schall ber, Mur phy, Bwounsy, Lyuch, Dickinson, Jones, Core Ald, Reidy moved that the sum bo passed to Mho credit of tho Bixth Ward. Uarrted, WESTEUN AVENUM AGAIN, Ald, Campbell moved to jusort an ttem of $11,000 fora newer on Western avenue from Monroe tu Harrison streote, Ald. Wiohardwon moved to Jay the previous motion on the table, Lost by a voto of yans, ty r Hayy, 20. ‘Tho questionthen camo on the Insertion of the Honyend 46 was loat by tho following vote + ete Sommor, Qullerton, Halloy, O' urk of tue Meath Ward, Camplel Cate, Miya eke ou F, ex, * Hise ety IN ers seer rule: chardson, x00, farren, ia, Gooy, Spalding, Bione of the Hour Weta Bey of the Fifth Ward, Olarke of the #ifth Ward, Hildrath, McDonald, Woodinun, White, Gunderson, Meath! Waterman, Oloveland, Quirk, Lengecher, Corcarau—dit \ Ald, Waterman moved to roconsider the vote aie ibe item of #8,0U0 in the Wifth Ward lopted, ‘The Ob ir ruled it out of order, ‘The item appropriating {ho unexpended bald ances to the credit of" the several wards waa adupted. ‘Tne sonont-teACHENs. Ald. Gace moved to take up the choo! quan. tion. Tho President of the Board of Education had arrived. ‘Tho motion was agreed to, ‘Tho following cominunication from the Board of Education was then road, ‘Che firat part of the comuntnication was ientioal with one made ton Tainuns coporter, and pubiislod Saturiay Jant. ‘Tho communication than cuntinisd as follawey Htatementa have appeiroldeotaring that ths Dowd of Feluentlon orked torn burvee appropriation thy wor nerded! Locau-e they exjocted thule requesta would to roduced, : ‘Hinco two of the Lirgest Stee aaiod for were Inved upon etutementa prepared by myself nud sabinlttod to the Committers, tell, tho appropriation for aclioot ited and for shoal bulltin, od 19 appropri then for anlarien, Livwwo thought it my duty to suumit for YOUF tine the following ntatonwnt Tho Board of Elucation askea for three. sites and four buildings, ‘Two of these wero for tho North Aldo, ax follows: Ons in the vicluity of Htete and In ‘fone atrects, and one in the vicinity of Market and St. porior street, ‘Tho necd of tha formor {a apparcit {rom the fact that aren wiih the bulllings rentad for Voth ths Ogden ant the Ringla Selvola wo still have 40 tho Ogden S-hool half-day divisions a¢ high as tho sixth grade, andin tho Kino Bchoot half-day illvis- tna with pupils walling for seals, #0 that sf wo Alli Tetaly the rented buildings there will be near) enough halt-lay scholars to ftla twelve-room Dufid= Ing, Thy ned of the latter is apparent to any ouo who will examina the poor accommo tations furnished fn the two routod Wulldinge on Wella strest, Jo which there ara enough pupils to fi] a twolvo-roaiy fulidiog, Extending thle atatement ao a9 to tako In that part of the North Division lying north of North avenue, wo bave Veudier Sireot, Franklin, Ogden, Shol- don, Pearson, and Kluzle Streut Bebcols, with’ soxte for A total of 4,50), Add to this tio uew schools with 756 roasts each, and you have 6,111 seats; bat in tho aime district thre ave 6,671 enrolled scholara, or an excosa of G60. For tha West Division wo askeil for a bullding new the corner of Polk and Huyne atrects, Lecatine the tor- titory in that viciutty $a raptdly Gling up, and the King, Clirka, and Mayes Schouls, wuich aro noarest, are more tusn full, having au excess of ovor WU pu- iis. PiFor the Boutt Division we arked for a butlding corner Wabaol avontta and Ada atroct, for whlch a Tot has Leen purchased. The need is appyront from the erowiled condition of thy Dougla wnd Uuttage Grove Schools, while have an exrens of 3-0 pupils, ‘Ap to the apcoud Itent—-that of malitios of oiicors aud teachers,—a detatied statement submitted hero with shows that we aakod for enough to moet the sala- rive of the present corps of teachara st prosont rator, taking for tho tela tho walary of each at the end o dune next. ‘This glves— is For Suprelntentouta aud teachers... For other oilicers,, Niuo-teuthy of otticore’ salaries, Totat nvked for., Tn nddition to ti ni Y claven bulldings, wing of which shoult be butlt at once, wa teked for additional teachers ne follows: Nine principale and 103 toxchors, Niuo principals wud 104 toxcher#, Four Principals and olghteen teachera now found in rentod buildings which must then to ven up, lewsing Ave Prinelyole aud minoty teachers for fuur-tentlie of a year, ainounting itt all to $27,600, ‘Phono additional teachers will be neededif the bulhl- jugs propowd are not completed, for wa muzt rent if wo do not bulid, 5. L, Proxanp, ‘Superintondant Schools, Mr, Oleson moved the adoption of the following res- solution, which wae carricd, : ‘Hesoived, That tho Clerk of tho Roard be Instructed to furthor communicate to the Common Council that in session of tho Board of Education this afternoon tho following charges made in Tite Crtcaao TatnuxE: First—That the Board of Halucation asked for $20),- 000 tnore for nalaries of teachers aud officers than waa required, without taking in consideration the question of roducing salaries, Bir, Welch donlod making any auch statements, Second—That Mr. Welch denied making any state. mente to Aldermnen that tho Board of ¥ducatlon bus on thelr pay-roll it tho neighborhood of thirty or more tonchers, deagnutod ax floating teachers, for whom Quix Boatd has no omployzmont or ure. (Bigned) 8, Jounston, Clork, Ald, Caso moved thst tho sum of $427,385 bo atricken out and that there bo insorted ‘ 3277,- 386 and the estimated incomo from rents, oto,, of ®150,000." ‘Tho motion was agreed to—yons, 35; nays, 1 (Cullerton). FIXING THE SUM, Ald, Woodman desired to stato that Mr, Welch told nim they bad thuty teachers who wero not employed, aud even moro than the thirty could bo dispoused with, Ifo had also said that fomnlo teachors wero poid $4,200 a ycar who could bo hired for 800, Ald, Caso said Inspector Welch had told bim aubstanhaliy.the samo thing. Ald. Foley sold that Prof. Wolch's doniala wore faluc. He had callod at tho Aldorman's house with an array of faclaand figuros, Ho had said that thoro were thirty surplus toach- ers, who wera gout in tho schools to “spell,” or temporarily roliove other teachers. His do- niala that ho over suid avything of tho kind to Alderman were untrus, Ald. Case said Prof, Wolch lad spoken to him of these floating teachors, aud said $33,000 was apont for teaching German, in saying which, bo—WWelch—made & gross orror, [Nore.—In view of the statoment made in the Board of Eduoation’s rosolution above referrod to by the Aldermen, It is propor for the roportor who intorviowed Prof. Welch to say that he fol- Jowod that gentioman's Innguoge as closoly aa 0 decent respect for the construction of tho Eu- glib lsnguage would allow, and fa no instance did bo attribute any idon or, fact to tho interviowed party that did not como from hia lips. It should be further stated that Prof. Wolch told tho roporter thot bia sontimonts wore exprosgod io au editorin) in tho Zimes of Saturday, in which bo says: “ At Ieagt &20,0u0 is atuo oxponded iu the employment of floating teachora ag supernumeraries." Vurthor, Mr. Walch stated to a roportor in ‘Lire Trinune local rooms Saturday that he had been correctly ro- ported in ‘I've Tinuxg of that date, nud was reaponsible for tho statemonts thore givon as his. ‘There is no moral to thia noto.) Ald, Culterton asked Ald. Heathir he did not believe an unexpeuded balance of $3(5,00) standing t3 tho crodit of the toachers’ fund waa not too much. Ald. Heath again oxplainad, Gas. The item of $500,000 for stroet lamps was taken up. Alderman Waterman moved that the appro- priation for gas bo wade tu road, ‘+ at tho rato of 500,000 & year.” It waa too muck to appropriate for nine months, Chicago was sponding too much for gas—more than Now York. Ags tho blil stood the appropriation was $160,000 moro than Jast year. the city owed €42,000 Ald, Heath anid Jan. 1 for gaa; April 1 tt would owo 822U,000,—tho ap- propristion would bo exceeded to that extent, Lhe appropriation last voar fell short of tha ox- ponsos of thatyoar. ‘The amaunt of #500,000 would pay the defloit, and the balance, $240,000, could not run the rost of tho year even with greatoconomy, To pay the deficiency and go through tho year at tho present rate of consump- tion would take $340,Uu0, Ald, Woodman waa in favor of a sufficient ap- Ppropriation to pay tho debt. Ald, Cullerton sald if tho Special Committao on Gas coulddo any good they might Rot through tho yoar with ns epurapriatiop of @5U0,UUU, but otherwise it could uot be dono. Ald. Quirk callod attontion to tho contracts with the gas companiey, andthe pricey charged. undor thom. Assuming the consumption to be this yoar what it was laat, it would require 8740,- U0,” Ho bolleved in putting out tho lamps at2inthe morning. At any rato it was better to moot the fasno fairly and pay up the presont indebtedness. If $500,000 had boon apprapri- ated ayory year to meot doficlonsios the city would not bo 1 itu present embarraseod condi- tion, Ile waa iu favor of rotrenching in the con- aumption of gas, butitwas atthe sume tino battor to pay uy, Ald, Waterman also fayors seonomy In con: sumption of gar, pit nob seo how it could bo reached, oxcopt by cutting off = monotary supplies, The compa- nics would ~ not reduca thelr prices until they wore forced to. ‘lho companies coula not recover for gaa consumed in excess of an sppropriation, inca tho conetituilonal probl- ition againet runuing in debt appilod thera, ‘The companies should nover ba paid more than $2 por thousand on those deflolencies. ‘to pay up tho deficit and run sil tho exteting lamps would take $960,000. Would Alaermon vote for such 8 thing a8 that? lie was iu fuvor of mak- ing a email appropriation wiuco it was the oaly way out of the dilomma. Ald. Kebaffner was surprised at Ald, Water- man’a atuking bia professional reputation that tho gas companies could not recover what way owlng them, ‘They would collect for ovary dat. lar’s worth of gas consumed. It was not econo- any to omit to appropriate to pay dobty, nor waa it boncst. ‘Tho way to economize in gaa was not to oxpcet tho companles to reduce their pricos, but to cut down tho consumptiou,—to adopt a time-tablo limiting the tine of lighting tampa to ¢wo of three hour a night, The Gas Commi teo had begged tlat no more lamp-posts be or- dored, but tha Council had disrogarded the rec- ommendation, ‘That increaso in lamps was tho cause of this fearful doticiancy, Ald. Waterman's motion waa lost,—yons, 7; nayy, 20, ‘Yho yeas wero Nichardaon, Fitagoratd, Clarko (of tho Fifth), MoVonald, Gunderson, Water~ man, and Caso. CENSURING WELCH. Ald. Woodman askod leave to offer the fol- lowing: Aeanived, That his Wonor, the Mayor, be and bo fs heroby requested to ask the resignation of Juspectur Weleb, for the reason that the said Welch bas shown Binusele tobe an jmproper pergog to occupy auch po- oD. » Loavo was refused. ‘The item of $271,855 for defolency for main water-pips oxtension in last year’s luvy war tagen up and panded, EXTENSION OF WATR-SMAINA, Tho Item for axtenston of water-mains was noxt taken up. ‘The appropriation 1s $100,003, oug-half to ba collevied by taxation, the other hait to come from the water fatd, Ald. Richatdson moved to steko out the item. Ala, Bominer apoke in dofauso of hie ward, whiot was short on water, and tioved to table tho moon, ‘Yha motion wat agreg] to—yons, 25: nays, $2. Ald. White moved to stilky ait thy 809,00 to be derived from tasxtion Aid, Callerton moyud ta tybte the motion. It svas lost -yada, 14; ays, 20. Ald White's tution was Jost—yoas, 85 nays, 30. Ald, Clarke moved to fnsort au {tom of $25,000 for water-ineters, * Ald. Hitdroth movod to take the sum out of the water fund, 4 Ald. Olatko said {t was all applied. ‘Tho motors would pay fur thomselyes us soun ai they were ones in operation, Ald. Fitzgerald maved to table the motion, It wou so urdorad ~yoas, 215 may: The toms for Erring Wo Wawhlagconian If MAURIGON ATRERT BAIDOT. Ald, Balloy callod for tho revling of 8 aom- munication from the Buard of Publio Works cunoorning the land damages ab Morrisou atract bridge. Mo moved thatau item of 313,00) ba inserted in the bil for the purpose, ‘The trom wan iuaorted, by 32 tu 3. Ald, Scbaifuer mavod to rolnaort tho item sf 92,499.97 for draughting hose nuubors, o sud explained thy nocessity tucieof, ‘Tho toutian was agreud to. Ald. Campbotl moved when the Connell od- Journ it bo to Tuosday eveuliy. Ald. Utldreth moved to mnke it Wedoosday evoning. ‘Lhe ainondmont waa agroad to, and the Coun- el thereupon adjoutuod. AMUSEMENTS. M'VICKER'S THEATRE. Mr. John E, Owene reapponted at this theatre tact night, bringing with him s now play—* Our Boss "—by that prolific and popnlur author, Mr. Uonry J, Byron. Tho play beara auch a strik- ing family resemblance to the other works of Mr. Brron that o discerning auditor vould nave little diMculty in recognizing it by its Christian name, if it esrried no other, It has the samo gracoful ond artlatic structure, tho samo fragility of substance, aud tho some superilnity of ornsmont as “ Muar- ried in Haste." In tho ovo play os in the othor, the dialogue ty overburdened with wilticlsma, and in both cases equally the action ‘is eo skillfally managod that the intercs$ of tho audience uover flige, The burden of tho action rests upon throo “paira,—a pair of fathors, a palr of sone, and o pair of girls, Gno of tho fattiors ts Sir Geojrey Champneys, & Baronet of old family, haughty, exasperatingly woll-bred, refined in hia mon- nors, and troinol to supprona — feal- fog 8 oo thing beneath him; tho othor father is Perkyn Middlewich, Srotired butterman, vulgar, honest, obstinate, and big-hoarted. Talbot Champneys, tho Bar- onot’s son, isa awoll With o good deal of sub- stance to him,—lazy, cynical, and indopeodant, affecting to bo a fool and not being ono. The butterman’s son, Charles Afiddlewick, ia an edu- cated and sonsible young man, tco wise to bo suhamod of bis fathor, and too aclf-reapecting to bo subservient tohlm. ‘The two girla aro cousins, Violet Ia rich and aristocratic, dignified In bearing, and decided in action, Afary 1s poor and witty, Having no stato to malutain, sho maintains none, excopt that condition of equality which intolloct allows at odd moments of con- trovorsy. Tho sutithotical nature of tho play will be soon from a comparieon of these Bix prin- ‘cia charactore. Ench of tho paira is made up of two opposites. Tho curtain rises on tho country-bouae of Perkyn Middlewich, tho ox-butterman, Tho Baronet and the glels are visiting him in ox- pectation of tho return from a tour on the Con- tinent of “Our Boys.” Tho boys shortly arrive, and it appears from the conversa- tion that followa that thoy have met the girls at Boun, and, not to pat too fino a point on 1t, havo flirtod with them outragcousty. Tho Barouct naturally wishes to havo his son marry the boiross, Violcl, whilo tho buttorman, who is offouded by tho suubbing he recoivea from hor, wishos to have bis son marry Mary, who, though sho be poor, Is not proud. But the boss will not agree. Talbot, who confesses to being pig-leaded, fovea the poor girl becanio e hay been commanded to love the other ono, and Chaies Joves tho rich one booause he can't 1olp rt, In tho second act the climax is teachod, and with {t tho moral of tho play, whtob, like s'stono in.a wad of jowoler'a cotton, is procions emall when it tareachod. Ench of tho fathors, it seoms, has brought up bis eon according to an established system, Sir Geogrey hos ruled Sal- bot with a rod of iron ; the butterman has given lie boy Charles oversthing ho over cried for, Now, at this critical poriod of tha young men’s ilvos, whon thoy aro sbont to choose wives, it is found” that "tho system” in eithor case docun’t work. Sir Geasfrey's rod of iron faite idly to the ground, and bis eon dis- oboys Lim; Perkyn Middiewick's will not con- Bont that hig gon shall have what ho wants, and Lisson also disubova bim, Bo tho bad rule works both waya. What the motal is wo aro un- able to conceive, unless tt bo that childron should be trained up according to no system at all, which amounts to a system after ail, tha regults of which, by all accounts, will cortainly bo — disobedience, Morals avide (aH Mr, Bsron ovidontly —in- tended his to bo), * Our Boya" proceed to syate- tnatically thwart the wishes of thoir fathers. ‘Tho full oxtout of thoir divobodionoo ly rovoalad, The oxplosion follows aa o matter of course. ‘Tho butterman ploads with his son, and begs him not to marry a woman who despises bis old fa- thor. ‘Thore ts not a batter scene In tho wholo play than thla, nor dogs Mr, Owens do a batter »ioco of acting than at this point, Io lays baro fis hoart to lis son, whowa his cousclous- nese of inferiority in education and breeding, aud with pathetic oarnestnova hogs for that ro- spect and love which ho foola he cannot com- mond, His intonso oxvression of anguish at the humiliating position tu whioh he atands with re- Intion to his own son furnishes the background for tho strongest witustion tn the play. ‘Tho won loves hia father, but ho tovos Violet Melrose more: a8 botweon the two, ha chooscs tho latter, ‘ho Barouot Loa a much lesa stirriug timo with hia sou, Both aro obstiuato and well- bred. Neither will yield. As & cousequenco of tho exposurcy on both sides, and the manly determination of the boys to love whom they will, how they will, whon they will, and whore thoy will, they go ont toxethor froin the Daro- not's house to sook thelr fortunes in Loudow, ‘Boing gontiomon, on one of tho charactera ob- servos, thuy do not know how to cara tholr own livings, and in the third act they como tu riof, They aro found lodging, after a lapse «of «(aayen =monthe, in o third-story back room, ‘thoy aro huugry and cold, Hick+ ness bns visited thon,—meckuess of the hoart a3 woll ag of tho body. Publisuord have ropulast thom, Tradosmen baye dunned thom, But thoy remain firm in their resolutions. Nothing. will Induce thom to ask any asdistance from their paronts. In tholr sbacnce, they have yisitora, Tho two fathors come in, and loara = portion of tha truth by cross. examining tha servant-gitl, Anothor knack fy heard, and the futhora are hurried into a sido room. ‘Tho now viettor is Tatvot's good aunt. Sho brings a baskotful of good things, and, leaving hor bonnet on tha tadlo, sho ropalra to the kitchon to cook achickon and get roady 5 lunch for tho boys. Thon the girls cuter, Thoy aro naturally suspleioug of the boys, and in tho Dounes on the table, loft by the aunt, thoy find confirmation utrony as proof from Holy Writ. When tho boys ro- turn thoy fod the girls, but are avtoulshed, atso, to tind thomsalyes—ropulscd, Tho girls sirliy loave the room, aud tho boys remain in a stupor of bowilderment. ‘Lhe fashors burst from the side-room, aud accuue thoir wonsof prolligney in addition to their other enormous crimos, Tho sons aro now disgusted as well os bowildercd,—and = show their {ath ers tho §=door, The fathera repent and fall tuto a melting mood; tho girls, having Joarnt from the sunt that it tuall a mistaio about the bonnet, return justin the nick of tlmo; the aunt ioturns also; overybody forgoty pietybody elas. and tho audience, lut us hope, forgives Mr, Byron for somo execrablo rybmes with which ho bags the play out, Mr, Owens oa erkyn AMiddlewick 1a not all our fancy bad painted. Ho ia tuo coarse, too greasy, too fullof hiccups and b's, aud too fond vf winking and grlmaciay, In tho laut act he has vome low-cowedy businoss with tho furni+ ture that is utterly unworthy au actor of his repatation, lis portraiture, however, does not fack forces i$ wants pruning anly, not a new growth, Misa Minette Thompyou, who tray. ela with Mr, Owens and plays Mary Melrose, bas too high an opinion of heraclfto be hart by auything Tus Tarsone may way, and wo do nat, therefore, refraly from roying thal ants toa mnch, with too ama- tourish au ate of fai iafaction, and with too many rollins of the eyes tumard tho audience, Mra, Murdoch as Viol? wan pleasing, but not strong} Mr, Gosnin as Charles Mindlerick neither atrong nor plessing: Bir. Koymeour ee Fatsot Champneys, Me. Ranford aa bir Geajirey Champneya, Mrs. Btoneall us Alisa Champueya, and] Miss Marbla av Belinda, fhe serrant, quite sutivfactory. Tho play was wall mounted, THE JULIA MATH2Y/3 OPTRA HOUEFS. AVithont any advance beralding aud blowing of trumpote, an Engl: oy¢ra bouffo company opened at the Academy last evening, which «Ht douhttesa draw crowded houses befura the end of tho week, The company in headed by Mise Julia Mathews, an Englwh lady, whohas been upon tho stago eiuco Lor 7th yoar, and who has boon perfortning with groat success in Anstrala and Fitgtand, The companveanaists of zomo twen- ty-fivo artists of fair sbilities, Slins Mathers’ yuiee ta much bettor than that of the avorsun houtfe ainger, being 8 vers sect soprano of high regiator, rather light but sympathetic, very pen- otrativo, and fairly cultivated, Bho ia, beaidos, a very clover litile actress, and if, of cours, the fifa and _anul of the oompany. Tus opera was LeCuoy's charming *Giro'lo- Girofls,” which... during the short tima that it is known'here bas become a great favor- ite with ths lovers of opera bonffe, Miva Math- ots played the duat role of Uirayle-Girosia in very charmiug manner, using her voice to tho best advantage, and mating quite a bit in tho inch song of tho second act, Her cting for a [outte singer Is very good, and much more tady-liko and refined than that which wo havo boon nccustumot to meot with in bouffe wingers, Misy Mathews I ral to Le tho orig- {ual of this charactor in Eugtieh. Mr. John f: Hall mados very seco; tublo Lon Lolero, both in singing ond acting, the Iattor, although very comical, being never overdona. Mr. Willian Fortoster had (he role of Afarasquin, Hie voice 1s that of an average tonor-tingor, such as wo ara wont to beac ia opera-bouffe, Mr. Howard's Mourzouk was quite good in its way, but we have ean it done much better. The chirus ia rather light, but did good work at times, especially in the finales. ‘Tho intruductury chorus of the third act was sung badly out of tune and time, ‘Tho orchostra, undor tho direction of Mr, Frank A. Howson, id ag good a can bo expected. Tho porformance, taken altogether, wax a very nmooth and onjoyablo one, and the house for 5 first ulght very good. This evening “Tho Grand Duchoss;" will bo given, and tu-morinw was Daughter of the Regiment” aud “ Alad- in." "COL, WOOD'S MUSEUTA, Mr. Edwin Byron, tho boy tragedian, {s play- {ng Bertuccioin the “ Fuol's Revenge? at this thoatre this week, be Sa THE ELEMENTS, Floods, Lrnd-Slip, quate.Sgocks, Etc. Geneva (Stetsa) Chrontele, Tb. 1 Neporta of heavy flooda continuo to rench us from all parte of Germany, Anutris, and Hun- gary. ‘The watora of tho Upper Elbo Lavo ovar- flown thoir banks, and cauded serious damaga and losa of life nt places so widely apart sa-Dres- den, Magdeburg, aud the frontlera of Bobomia. ‘The rivor hna even reached tha "flood marks of 1693, of 1712, and of 1834, though not 1781 and 1845." A sorrespondent writing from Droaden describes tho scene of tho inundation, ag wit- nossed from a tower at Zchachwitz, a fow miles above the city, aa wild anu wondorful in the ex- extreme. Il snye: On the low Ising Iaud on tho left hank of the river the watera extend almont oa far asthe eyoenn tench, they aurye at tho foot of the bills thut bouud tho right Vank, ‘The atraum swoops all befory {t—boate, timber, chosts, trees, furnituro, dosd animals are whirled on- ward with resistloss forco, The vill 0 charming in summer with thelr vincyurds, roso gardens, aud picturesquo cottages—Heldcnsu, Zachleren, Tolkewitz, and Lauboast—atand deep in water; they look as if built on piles, ‘The trees are sutmerged to their top- moat branches, flelds and meadows are turned into Jakes, ‘Tho Muglitzand Lockwitz have hurat from thelr narrow Lads ond tnundated the dwollings on Vonks, Gross and Klem-Zschaebreitz alone hava es- esped, and atand out Uka oseca fas wild waste of waters, In Nieder and Untor-Zebieren dovastation and cae lamnity have roachod thelr extreme limite, ‘Tho vilag- fra bave been commelled to flee for tovic lives from thelr flooded and falling cottages, Many havo bea compelled to sloop iu tha open alr under pelting rain, anit no turbulent is the swollen etream that no boats can approach the abandoned dwellings, Tue Moyal goudols-hotve at, the summer falsce of Pillnitz bas almost disappeared from sight, Tho tlood lian even reached the graud siaircato of, ihe Loyal dwelling. aud tho cuurch of Wachultz is drostenod with destruction, ‘The flooded condition of the roads has rendered the giving of help to the dletresred a matter of great dinl- culty, and communication by watar da oxtromely dan- gerots and almost {mporsible, In Laubogast two youug women es ihey attempted to step tuto s boat Wore seized by the food and. in » moment, awent away beyond hope of rescuo. In Dresden itself great inronvenlence toa been caused, and the full of the Sallway bridge at Hera, wheta ibe line to Jerlin crosses the Elbe, is nothing less than a publio calamity, Storms, Earth- Au Extrnordinary Elopement. Liverpoot Mercury, March 4. The denouement of an oxtraordinary elopo- ment caso took place on board the Allan steamor Moravian on Thursday last. In the afternoon the etosmer was Icaving tho Morsey with a full complomont of parseogers for Portland. Just na bho got undor way, 8 river-gig was soon approaching in alt haste. lu ths bow of tho boat was soan an aged man, who Resticulated franticatly to thoso on board tuo ttoamor to stop. The boat got stongsido tho steamer, and is short time two of its occupants -—a man about 60 years of age and a young mau of 22—olambered on board tho Moravian. Tho oilicara ware naturally surprided at scoing tho stoamor boarded in this fashion; but, noticing thet tho old man waa in trouble, they recoivod bim courtcously, and Hutencd to his talo, which waa to the effect that lis wifes woman of 48,{and the mother uf grown-up children—bad eloped with & young ian of 22; that thoy were ou board the Mora- yian, on route for America; and tho dererted husband and his son demanded that tho Captain should send the runaways on eloro. While tha Captain wae explaining that tho law gave him no such power, tho ruusway wife bap- pened to pass along tho deck near where tho group Ware diecuesing tho polut. She recognized her husband, A fitof repentance seized hor. Bho at once forgot her new love, and now only thonght of tho old, Exclauming, Oh, Jono, aro you Lora?” sho embraced her husband and kissed him. Her gon, too, she saluted in o most affoectionsta way. But while thoro preliminaries to s reconciliation wero going op, the faithicas wifo's com; anion made lus appearance on tho scone, aud placully saked what ‘it was all about." ‘Thodcserted husband implored hie fickto spouse to return to ber home iu Wodnoabury. This slo consente. to do, but mado its ano qua non that the companion of hor tight should be allowed to rovurn with hor. ot ‘Tho husbaud accepted tho terms thus @ictated. Tho Mayor of the Alorav.an, seeing that an srrangoment had been como to, facilitated tho return to tho shore of tha troublesome party who had for a time dinturbed the decorum observed ou board bia steamor, When the party arrived at the stage they wore jocred by n crowd who had heard of tho strange slopament and tho woudorful rocon- ciliation, Wifo aud husband walkod anu in arnt lovingly along cho staye, and the * lover,” as if to mako atonement for lis wrong-doing, walkod mockly bobind carrying the luggayu, Prof, Dwight and cho Advisory Coun. eile New York Irsbune, March 18, Prof, Timothy Dwight, ono of tho leading apirite of the Advisory Cotneil, and one of tho jomittes of three ‘appointed to solect the Scandal Investigation Commission, makos a yigurous reply to the five emiuont Doctors of Divinity who have seen fit to criticwa tho no- tion of that body, Dr, Storrs, Dr. Dextor, aud the other critics hold that the Council had no Tight to consider, much lews reject, tho play pro- prosod by the Andover Church; aud, farthor- more, that it bad no right to suggest any method of investigation, Prof. Dwight goes back to the Cambridge ond Bouton fratfors, aud argues that the Andovor jettor was in open violation of the fundamentat peneiples of Congrogationaliam, ‘Tho church system, ho urg aged upon Now England common wo! and tho Counal wenld havo atultifiod itwolf if (& had said to Ilymouth Church: “ You have not done onough; but we wou's tell you what ta do uow." ‘The Queen's swine, Reynolds’ Newspaper, s London publication, devoted mainly to abuso of royalty, declarcs that the (ucon's huge are bettor cared for than many of her aubjucia, “‘Tuen wo camo to the pizgery,” says au article descriptive of Ler farm, 'Beveral hoga wero wo fat that thoy could no louger opea their oyes, yot thoy veomad to havo no difticulty in moving about. Wo uw sacks apparently etuffed with hay and sowod up tying about on the straw, aud on juquiry loarned that they wore pillows, oue for each Pig for them to roat their heads upon when asloop,” pacientes eS A distinction aud a difforence: Jones hag dis- covorod the respective uatures of & distinction aug sditferonce. He saya that ‘a little dif ference? frequently makes many enemica; while “a little distinotion” attracte hosts of friends to the one on, whom Jt is conforred, COUNTY AFFAIRS. County-Agent Dieden’s Quarterly Report---Some Interesting Statistics About tho Poor, N. B, Boyden Appointed to Presecute State Cazes in the Police and Tustica Courts. CountysAttorney Rountree Says ths Com. uifssioners Cannot Appoint Judges of Town Elections, Aregniar mesting of the County Board was. hold yesterday aftervvon, all present except Commisaloner MoCaffrey, Architect Egan notified the Board that the plang tur tho faundry, wash-hunse, and kitchen forthe vew Insane Abyium wero ready for io- spection. Gd. B. Bavno, Supervisor of North Chicago, aeked the Muard to deriguate places for depowit- ing ballots fur tho town election, April 4. ald ovor tewporarity. COUNTY AGENT'A REVORT. County Agent Iiedun submitted the following Toport: Chicago, inbatted Ly over 40,00 people, fe natnr ally the mctropoltx of the great Wert, aust coumidered inthe wide world an Eldvrado, where any oue cau pick up riches in ashort thine, ur at the least make a comfortable living. ‘Thus thounands enter our wrest city without a Lume or a penny in thelr pocket, of course with the futention to work aud to earu good wages, But this past winter work wap urce even at low wegen, aud evin at auch establishments as du thelr heaviest butinees durivg the wluter, viz.: plaughter-houses, yacking-houses, fco-houns. et, Dulluera ty all branches of bueincee—baru times, in fwct—huve Loine thelr full welght upon tula oitice during the entire quarter juatcloved, Many who bad come to make thelr homes {y Chicago aud could not fucceed were grated passes to return to thelr former homes and friends, thus relieving thecounty from apy further burden on thelr part. ‘the County Horpltal sud County Poor-Moure aro avercrowded, aud many of ther inniates havo not becu tu ‘the county even Mz months, yet they cannot be leit dying in the strects of a Chrirtian nation. On the other baud, the greatest care and abill {s exorcieed 1m ordcr to guard sgainat imposition, and imuch credit fa due to the aanistanta and tnvestiguting agents of the ofhice for faithful performance of their ditties Fumiiles retnaining ou Looks D Now epplicatious during lant quart Keporied “not neody or nut fo OM cerecer res sereeaeseree Nuuiber of furiics sided duriug quarter .. Temafuing on books March 1, 1416., Tumittes receiving aid one month, Aided two mouths, cA Widows with families, Sickness and old ago, Deserted by busbatidi Meu looking for work outalde city Widows, aged. Alded in West Division... Aided iu North Division. Afded sm South Daviel Bxpcnses.... +0. Total...» Remaining on bi Total exponded..s..eees, REPORTS. The Committeo on Finauco reported in fayor of paying Drs. Botsford €071 for a county boud of £500 destroyed in tho fire of 1871. Concurred in, The seme Committen reported tho esalo of twenty-tive bonds at 105 2-7, The Committes on Public Charitios reported in favor of paying bills amounting to $21,891. Report accopted and bills ordered paid. . Tio Committes on Jail aud Jail Accounts re- ported in favor of paying bills amounting to $3,922, Commisstonor Burdick sald ho was aatonishod at thoitem of $3,296 for extending the cago in tho jail, and would not vote for it. Commissioner Schmidt explained that the itom includod otuer iron work besides the cago, The cago alono cost ¢400. ‘The bill wae thon ordered pald by 11 to 3,— Burdick, Busse, aud Holden. ‘Tho Committes on Lown and Town Accounts reported tu favor of paying bills amounting to €1,893, ‘ho bills were ordered pati. STATE CASES IN JUSTICES’ COUnTS, The Committow on the Judiciary isported on the subject submitted to them,—a pervon to prosecute Stato cases in the Polleo and Justice Courts, The report was accompanied by a recommendation of Judge McAllister and Charles H, Heed that a man be appuinted, and tho State's Attorney nominated N, B. Bovden. ‘Vine Committee recommouded that the salary of tho office te tixed at ©1,200 per year. Commissioner Carrall—1 Lupe that this report will not be adopted, This mun Boyden is uo lawyer at all; ho 1a nothing but a shyster Jus- tice anyway. Conmnivsioner Cleary favored Boyden. Comminsioner Guenther eaid the cuunty was potting too muny oficurs, aud be thought per- a) 8 It cvuld get alung until uoxt tall, Commissioner Carroll way outirel; Boyden; nothing but bubery an ever put bito in his present position, ‘Luo report of tho Committes was then agroed to by the folluwing vote: Yeut—Cleary, Couly, Uolden, Lonergan, Schmtat, Yobor, ant Jobisou—7. Nu,s—Lusseo, Curroll, Quenther, Harting, and Atul. loys. In order to put the absent Commissioners on record the vute was reconsidered, aud tho report readopted by tho tollowlug vote: Y'cas—Ayars, Durdick, Cleary, Conly, Herting, Hol- den, Loucrzau, Selunltt, Tabor, Jubnson—10, ays—Lusse, Carroil, Guenther, Mulloy—4, THE VOTINI-PLACES. Tho Committee on Public Service reported, fixing the fullowing polling-places for the elec- tion of April 4, nest: NOTH CHICAGO. No, 160 Michigan street; North Side Turner Isl), North Clurk street; Chicago avenue eugine bowie, No, gin Bedgwick etrect; un corner of Weosier aud Lar Taleo streets, ‘The Town Clerk shall act as clerk of election at tho North Sidu Turner Mall, t SULTIL CHICAGO, ‘No, 204 LaSalle atrect, northwest corner of Third avenue and Twelfth street; Ni ‘Thinty-fourth aud Stato atresia, 2U1y Archer avenuo; Thirty-fifth aud Halsted streets; Nu, tui Archer aventio; and coruer of Cottage Grove anil Thirty-ti as atroot, tthe Tow Clerk euall act ag clerk of election at w-housy ou Dearborn sitet, Letweels Noutls aot Lake atreota, WEST cittoado. z Southwest corner of Harrison and Desplsines ; corner of Hite Eelaud avenue and dl street; northeast curpor of Hlue Island Byeuue and Mitchell wtreet; No, 3445 South Halated atrovt; southeuss corner of Union and Badleon sireetay northwest corner of Malted and Fuitou ptrects; West Side Rink, corner of Randolph aud Ads atroeta} No, 737 Wost Madison stroet; northwest cor nor of ‘Tudians and Linoolo atreets; northeast corner of Milwaukee avenue aud Division etrovt; railcoad depot, Lawndale; nurthweat corner of Ladin aod Fourtoculh streets; uortuwost corner of Wright ana Jutfersun vtrovta. And the ‘Town Clork suall act as clerk of elaction a¢ the corner of Honore and Madison strecte, TOWN OF LAKE, Town-Hall at the Union Stock-Yarle; old brick schoolhouse, «corer of Stewart avenue aud Bixty- sveund streets; sud corner of Wentworth avenue and Forty seventh wttevt, Aud the Town Clurk alia act us clurk of election at the Town-Hall, TOWN OF CALUMET, Town-Hall in the Village of lus Ivland; Vill Washington Meighty, Lown Ci jvlaud, $71,173.08 onposed to corruption Wat 6 of rk to act at Bluo TOWN OF LYONS, ‘Tho O., D, & Q. Wllroad station at Le Grange; house of Detiniy O'brien, at ¥romuut, Town Clerk to act at O'ricus, TOWN OF CICERO, Town-Hall in the Village of Austins schoot-house, District No, 3; wcuvol-house, District No, 4; ratinos dupot at Urawfoud, ‘Town Clerk to act at Austin, TOWN OF HYDE Paks. . Village Hall; Oakland hose-houns |B. W, Adams atore, corucr of Forty-seventh und Btute street Grwnd Crossing depot} Kouth Chicago school-huus ‘Tuylor's eatalu office, south of salroad ¢ i, Bchlaud'a store, Yrondale 8 ‘Yandessyde's atore, eosedaly wervide Post-Oillce, ‘Towa Glerk wo act at tbe Villago Tall of Hyde Park, TOWN OF JEFYEMYON. Jofforson Town Halt; wokovl-house in Maplewood, Clerk to act in Jetfervon Town Hall, TowM OY LAKE VIEW. reget wn Hall, noribesst. coruer iversy atreet ani stain avsauey railroad, depot at Ravenswood ; schoul-house, District Noy dy Town Clerk to act aa clerk of election in Town flail of Lake View, The report wan adoptet. Accom;anying the Committno's revort was the followimg opiun menufectored by tbe County-Atworugy ¢ To the Commuttes on Pubsrc Seroicet Onicano, March 18,In compliance with your te- qr ut that the CountyeAttorney farnieh the Comuuttes a matement of the law regulating town elections, and their contuctin th» several towns wituin the City of Citeago, Teubmit the following t Tue ri to beele-ted In erch of the Towne of Nori, We of Attila Collector, who eball severally bold thelr attic for one Yeor and until wore are slocted and qualifisl. tid The Comty Bord fe wuthorived bylaw to fix sa thany polling-pluen anit may determing in each of rald towne, which pinves ahoultt bo alerted with refer eure ta the conventence of the electors, snd aball vosignate st whic of sad poullny-placen the present Town Ciek shal ua eerk of the ele-tion, ‘Tho place nu dvetanated {9 the place whee the prwont Hujervivor, Atsencor, ani Collector are to act as the {ulgcact olection. “At the other potling.rlices fixed bythe County Bond the electors preerut at the tinue ¢f opening the polla in tue morning ahonld elect by w elstnation one of thelr number Clairman, and then Tr ceed to ch: one from thelr number & Moderator and one clerk, who, when choeeu, rliould take an oath of aig oven ue pole, and act 28 Suite snd clerk of ect polling. jac pote Hoge ttt! place, A poll-iist suowld «Bec. 1, Art. VI. of the Neveod Township law pros videe thot the anual town tweetings ai tenield on the ret Tueaday of Apni for tha eletion of fown oitirera, et’, By He. 3 of the sumo Artie cle it in provided, “Each town aliall, purpowe of town meetingn, courtitute an electh n pre Cioct.”” Itecams to me to follow, then, mas peceacary. conclusion, that the Bourd ure not a zed to creata cle tion precincts in the towns and coutine the vier to the precinct the Board crests, It (e true the Tomi abip law also provides that the Goueral law of tho Brats in regard to electiona and qualitication cf soters stall apply to all elections to Le tield under this wt, 1 for an tuo aaine may be applicable, except an hercin ether wire provided, and that under the General liw the may creste erection re incta; hut, it Le'ny otherwise provided in the Towushiy law—asmel, thats town sual constitute an election preq: t—ths Hoard ace not authorized und. the General aw to provide that any other dlatrict or territory shall for. an e'ection precinet for tho purposes of fs town e:ec thon, Tt can only name additional polling-places fa the town, as the law antho: them wdo, Isis Lanily necemary to say that @ pervon can vote bat ones tn bia town. Shoutd be even attempl to vote more than once, the penviifes imposed Ly the Geuerst Election law would at once attach, ‘There te no nocesalty for cloning the pol's at 2 o'clock in either of these towns, and the people assem- Ding at tho place where the Town Olerk acts as clerk of e.e.tion to trataact miscellaneous buniness of tho town, a8 there {a no miscellancoun business to transact, the alatute uaving expresaly probibited in there towns a the voting. of money na was tho custom prior to the statute fn 1474, Wlintever claim tay extat against the town the Bourl of Town Auditora are authorized to ‘audit and allow aud certify to tue County Hoard later in the year, and the County Clerk will extend ¢0 much thereof ar the County Buard aball direct in the tax- warraut for that town, ‘The Jusilces of the Peace out number tle Bupervitors and Clerk, cinnot vote themuclveaa silary, aro anpotuted by the Governor, snd ought to ba actuated Ly the Leat interesta of the people, us they caunot derive auy individual benefit from extravagantiexpenditure When the polle sre cleed., at 7 o'clock, the tallot- boxes should te brought without opeuing, together with tho poll-liat in each town, to the placo where the ‘Town Clerk han acted sx clerx of tae election, and all the votes should be thore canvassed without adjourn- ment, and tho result of the election declired, To entit.on person to vote ata town election he must posseas the qualifications required to entitte him to yote at any generat election, thore being no registra tion of voters ,reqnired, however, Inasmuch aa there iano mie moos business to be transacted in these towns at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, thera is no necessity for chooning a Moderator at the place whero the Town Clerk acta as clerk of the cloction, for if chosen be would have nathing to do, the Supervisor, Arecemsr, ond Collector being the judgra of election atthut place. Itis evident from the foregoing that the County Board bas no right to appoint the judges of bald clections. dJoun M. Roustner, County-Attorney. DILLA APTBOTED, Tho following bills wore approved: Hospitata, 9821; public records, $1,603; printing and stationery, €4,060; public buildings and public ebaritier, $1,075; public buildings and hospi- tals, £5,300, of which #4,500 went to Architect Cochran; publle buildings and public service, $7,125, of which sum ¢7,000 went to Architect Egan, The tast item caused somo discussion, and tho contract becwoon tho county sud Fran was called for and read to detormino tho ques- tion as to whether Egan could cali for more money because the plans had been altered. It was Uctermined that uo furthor compensation could bo grantod him, and on that anderstand- ing the report was adopted by a unanimous vote. Un motion of Commissioner Guonther, the Board then adjourned. _AMUSEMENTS. ADELPAL THEATRE, This Thenday evening, Slarch 21, 1876, Gate Ladies’ Night, ‘The Glorious and Perennial Pantomime HUMPTY DUMPTY, Nevonstructed, with a superb new Transformation Seeno by David Biro: GRIMALDI ADAM! greatest of living Clow: re ‘Troupe in two new Bulle: Victorelli, Vents ad Gulick, all in new acta, and Adont, Grav, Mathiax, Sackett, and Hunt, Little, Pike, Wallace, first time in “MY TURN NEXT," Prices, He, die, Se, He, and THe, Last Gift Mutines to-morrow, at 3 p.m," Monday, March 27, Boucicanit’s “Flying Beud.” Belvil Ryan in the Star Comedy role of the dozkey, FARWELL HALL, & OULOUR. PROC TOR’SsS LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY, BRILLIANTLY ILLUSTRATED, Tickets tor rowafuing threo, $1.50, Wedneaday Night, “ Ths Lifo aud Death of Words,” Exch locture comp’ete in itself. Tickets at W, n, Cool Co,"s, 115 State-st, MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, TOEN EB. OWEPNS In hie great comic personation of PERKYN MIDDLE- WICK, THE BUTTERMAN, tn Henry J, Byron's auc ceasfui Comedy, OUR BOYS. Supported by an excelleat cast, Miss MINETTE THOMPSON (her frat sppesrance), Mrs, Murdo b, Mra. Stonaull, Miss Marble, Moasra, Seyaidur, Gussio, Kuinford, and Johnaon, Every Night and Saturday Matines, AOADEMY OF MUSIC, Dectited stiecesa of tho JULIA MATEZE WS’ English Opera Bouffe Troupe, To-nighi—GHAND DUCHESS. All the favorites, in the cast. Wednosday—DAUGUTER OF THE KEG. MENT aud ALADDIN, Bouth Bide ticket Graud family mitinos Satu: oftte at Molter’? Eit Mutwon-st, Academy lor Ofc open all day, No advance tn prices, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Maoume & Haveuvy, Leasces, J, 1. AVERLY, Mouager Tho Famous CALIFORNIA MINSTRELS, MUNDAY, March 20, Every Night and at the ‘and Saturday Matineea, Distinguished success of KLOUDGOUD and LEAVITT, in entire now acta, and A.J. Leayilt's sketch entitled “ ‘The Com- jug Man. “BILLY EMERSON as Huuury Jake, iu “Lee Miserables.” Last week of EDWIN FRENCH, Celebrated Banjo Soloiat, All the old favorites retained, Monday, Alarch 27—First appearance of EB. M. HALL, tho Banjo Ring, and BANFOMD & WILSUN, Oreat Mu- sical Artists, COL, WOOD'S MUSEUM. For the week onding March 25, EDWIN BYRON, tho Boy Trugedian, tn the PUOL'S REVENGE and RIGH+ AKD III, Monday, Tuceday, Tuureday aud Friday Matinoos, THE FACTORY GIRL, PROPOSALS, Sealed Proposals. for farntabing the following varietign aud qualities of euch vaper aud binullng ates Arona te eee coat I felis nitibo vooelrad at tave elico uucil¥ p, ui Tuveday, AR ucok paper, 25134, 59 and 60 Bs to the ream; about ayo and a e ee Mh Toad ts luetu the ream: about U50 reams. zed and w2a2s, 45 Iba to tho ream, ard, 4ay, Hust Glus, and artictes for whl ag th bid, wad uit stock iakea ba ot of aald ariivlov'to be dotivored at the Stato Printing Works, Topeka, Kane, without ei{ra coatol, or coargy fri tulnye iabaporidtou ae uaalilog, av atol tae na SDP US, 20. W. 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