Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1876, Page 7

ca " ] KICKED OUT. qho Town Board Bounce the Ballot- Box-Stufling South Town Officors, A Sudden Termination fo'a Foul and Nesty Uleer on the Body Tolitic. dow tho Good Dood Was Acoomplished Through the Instrumentality of Iieading Oitizens, All fixs Bouth Town Justicos Save Two Goncur in tho Ex. pulsion. TAL ROUTH TOWN BOARD » had a proirncied session Saturday, Insting from & p. m, till 11 p. m., whilo conaidering the quos- tlon whother or not to declare the recent town oloction void, and to appolns officery to A1l tha vacancies, Tho meoting was brought about throligl the offorts of the Committoo of Twonty- fivo appoluted at the Exposition mass-meoting, and the committeemen wore all in attendanco, Judgo Otis romarked: At tho last wect: ing of citizons, lho subject of tho rocent gouth Town olection and the Houth MTown ofiicers wna reforred to o committoo of thirty-five, of which X am elooted Chairman, aud, aftor full consultation and examination of ho subjeot, 88 wo undorstaud the Inw in overy departmont, this Board have 'been summonod, snd the objoot upon which we wish you to take into consideration and act (s statod in this poti- ton. It is in tho bLandsriting of Mr. orace White, and I would ask bim to read it, 1 Mr. Whita stopped to the front and read tho . following PETITION! Tatha oard of Apvoiutment of Town Oficers of the Futon of Soutn Chictqo—UENTLEMEN ¢ A Inceting of elfizas was lold st o Exporiion Bailiing ueaday avening, April 11, fo condlder ono of the niost alaem* lug evils that cau poseibly threston frea_ institutionn, ¢ tho falsificallons of cloctions, “Lhis mocting wan wnjrocedented in point of numbers, 1t represcated allelindes of pofitieal nentiment, and_embodicd it acatly unanimoun deteztoination” of your felloweelij- vens Lo defend at ali hazards tlicle rlght of choosing public officers in tho manner preecrilied by law, atid to rovont the falsification of voles by the stufing of bal- bitozes, forging of returu, or ollieswioe, - - “The fmmeiliatooceaslon of this mostiug was the wa gxamylid fraud perpetratod upan the peomlo of it Town of Sauth Chicago Immediately aficr tho sunual lown mectingheld on th fiest Tucaday of Aprll, 1470, After thie ballots of tho electors had beon caston it doy tho boxed contalning them wero collocted ‘together and doposited 1 a vault having an fron door und n combluation loak, at No, 204 Lagsllo utreet. In ordor to put bofora yon's clasr statemicnt of the fraud perpo. iratod at this place, wa subjoin s diagram of Lo room contafning tho vault: 1 Ely g I s 8 BE Fatle, g E i Vault, ‘After tho ballof-boxcs had been placed in tho vault o pallcemcn were Jefd fu chiacyo of tho promizes, and un agreement was made betwaen the fileuds of tho oppouiug candidaton that ouo pecson, feom cach i should rematn durlug tho night in company with the two palicewen, and Lhnt all ofliera shonld “Yetiro, Mr, 3, A. Hunter and Ar, Edward PLILDS word choson us the personn to romain with the pollcemen, and_the “othors retired, About 12 o'clock, inldniglit, the Rov, m tworespecta- :ago, returned to Lasallo etroet, to aupply refresh- r, and they raw through n crovics of the frout door two mbn standing at the door of tho Fully which was partially opon, Ylcy knocked 'on the ffant dour, and they obsersed ono of tho men fn- 4lde closing the vault door, When thio front door was opetied thoy found that two persons, nameil Duvid Thoruton and Jainos Gleeson, bad giined eatraico to tho room contrary to tho agreomcnt, and they bo- *Linvo 1ot thoy wero tho snmo persons whom they dise covered tampering with tho door of tho Yault,” At a later hour 1n the night they saw the vanit door auain open and a man standing nesr § whom thoy could ot eeengnivzey Itla evident that the porsons who were speniuyg and closing hio deer of the vault containing e baHotebuxcs eould nave beon- there ab tuat hour auly for icpocss of frand. N (in the second day after ths town mecting, the hal- fol-boxed were opened ond tha vots canvasaed, Alcqsures werp taken by tho canvarsers t) prevent the *Betvstion of any frand, by mixing vil the lallote from sl tho boxes fogether before counting them, fnstead of countiug thoeo in oach box swpmretely, Dotwithe atanding o protest ngalnst such unuaual ond frregular prococdings wos cutered by Mr. durry Nelspn, a ellizen of South Chicago, Th{s trausacton, Liowever,” 8id not provont the publio from learning fhat thers waa o great variation between tho number of ballota tn tho hoxes amd tho mmnber of persony registored an voling at salil election. This variatlon wnonutot to 1467 votes, aliowlng that the persous who perpetratod Hhio fratid did not huvestime to remove ll the ovidences, * of thelr erine, We submit that o larpe s vaiation could noe Lisve baor: tho reault of aecidont, and that it s sulicient to vitlate the returna of eadd eleetion en. firely, amil to impose wupon younsolves, an tho lawful Board of Appointment fu_ exses where the annual « Yown mecting has fefled Lo clect tosn ofileers, the duty ¢ appolutingthe samo for tho succeoding year, Wa hiave the lunor to present Lierewitn » lenal opla- - lon, !i?nu! by o numbiar of the most eminent mem- bers of the Bar of Chicago, in justification of the ne- o which wo respeetfully Urgd you fo tako, Wederns * It unnaceseary to dwell upon the evils that mnust resul! from the usurpation of pubiic ofllaes by wakerupul men through fustrnnentariticn ko those we have . keribed, Uulesa they aro promptly checked, form of wuclal disarder Pt enusuie. Local £ol{-10y- ernment will bocome- {mpoesille. Gitlzcus wil refiso; ' 10 pay tazea, aud the whole wmachinery of municipal slinlre will fall to preces, Capital will bo whthdrawn from places whero such mixrulo fo toleruted, and then + population will dimiulah, ‘Lo (rauds upon thy byliot- box, which hud Leeyy the oxeeptjous of tho past, will *become the rule In (he futurs, to be tarminated only: ‘- by xrrn«udln{;n akin to rovolution, We earneatly hopn! yint will consfder well thie mettar, and perform your + duty as ofticers of tha Jaw having o permauent interost o tho welfure of tho community. We ara projared to wnaks guod all the statements' mabraced herein by unimpeschable testimory, % C. AL, lIENDXRYON, s BraLDIN, Gronum BCHKRLDER Auxen Taxrou, Lucius 1, Ox1s, . Waruxn, CuauLes V. KeLloga, 3Munuy NELAON, Danik N. Basi, . CianLey I', QuUSSELMAN, | Eewaup . Tonan, T, A, Mousn, . . PETER PAGE, . . Juits B, DaAgs, i MYAN PULLY QUT. Me, D'Woll stated that ke had the written resigno- Yonof P, X, liyeu, Bipervisor and that reslcnatdor hed been” aceopled by the Justioes compomiig tho + Buard. o read the docutent, as folly ; i the uaiess /(e Prucear Tuien af & (hteayos HiitoAn0, April 14,—At tho recent election I wasan Tudopendent candtidata for tho pflice of Bupervisor, ¢ wndl fu reforonce (o the oleation did slmply what 18 finvfl' for apy siudldate to do, I belivve I hayo not « beenn acenwd of participating in any frande, i wny osistod. 1 cerfalnly did 1ok participata i any frauds, Lo premiscy No. 'ments to Mr, 1 nor dfd T Lnow that vuy wero conterplated, As questions in regord fo tho legality wl the alcction Lave arisen, I do nob wish (o hold on otfico under sueh circumstances. No offorta 3 ouit nob haviug any dus #iro 1o spend thue and money & legal defoiie, » herahy tender my reslguation” as Bupervlsor of sai lown, ¥ 7 + " ROLEWT LINEQLN ELECTED. The' resicustion having bron devlarad aceeptei, Sustico DWlf uoved {0 procecd Lo clrot & successcr) and naminated RoLest T, Lincoln us Bupervior, A, Lincoln was oloriod uuanimously, 1iu lok his feat i the Poarid auid conulsrabla applause, bavivg . beew fuuncdiately sworn 1u., A LEGAL OPINION, Ar. Bwott read tho following oplnions taare. L, 1, (tla andothers: s Oinoado, April 14, 1870.~The undersigned, whosa opinion Lau buen wakod by you fu reforenco to the + POwur of tho Justlces of the Teace, the Huparyisor, sud ‘own Qlork (coustitutiog s Baasd of Apuelutment of © Wl Town of Bouth Chicugo) to declars that gald town. did fafl to uleot, ut tho regeut auunal town ‘vlection, v Lown oficors (o' which it fu by law gntitled, rerpocts fully subiail tho followlng s Ubidar fho sinfuts, $he"officers abovo, namod coms [0 s Dord of Apiilutment for tho appluting of o town ollicers in all ¢ases of vacancios svialag by fuile ure ta vlect, or from any othier csuso, and & wajority - of auich Lioatd wav exorciss tbis pawar, Eo oy Thu power o All the uillees by appointment neoss. satily rests upon them tho duty aud yivd floa th vawee o docide whetlier or nof thera Nan beon 4 faily .- to W eloct or & vacauoy ‘created froth nuy olbey cause, Wiy {8 uxpressly docided fu Hiate ox rel, * verwug Joues, 10 Ind., In that cass the Uon: nya; & 4 apro rims fecle, that scle or ovents Wik ATrojel 3 1 diciag dociara have occurre ug sq oftice to jud Hut of bying vaoant, the aulbority suthorized to Al) * 8uck vacanoy, supposing heotlica ta bo vacant, muy + Brucsed hdgu'vvmmaa ydiatal decluration ar thy ¥asauey, pagl .p}zlnl or lock, socording to the formy o Law, % oraon (0 All wich office . H¢e 0180 Conunone - weait] ve. Go, Goma, 7 Rhawls, 1 * 1ty cior fuio Dallgta wera' Liought fvlnm tha varlauy lug-places 6y No, 404 Bouth Laially stracty tliey uG futas voult, withh the suspvincab fhas tho remmaly thoro undieturbed il th yosf e 40z, sud, duging Wa uh wakaowy yariles vpen o “vault ' purreptitiously " aud = scerelly; A if tho baliots thero or clivwhors were (rauduleatly Jlighted, tho count waa resumo TIIE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, Al tampered with By ehanging or abwtracting unknown portions of thom, Ao that whien the count was mala 24ld ballots wers 900 or more aliort of tha poll-list, theso facts vender the result uncortalu, taint the aleos tlon withs frawl, and render the cauvann 8nd rotorn thoreof (sud tha cortificato of clection) abolitely yoid, The proper carn of tha_ballate, Ana the csnvaen of the fitentical ballota cast, no su to glve an accurate snd deNnlto result, {n a8 mich & part aod parosl of the elsciion an the depeait of tha Dallots by the volers, The antia lection, therofare, wan vittaled, and thers wad {n tho Janguage'of the ach o fallure fo elect thia projer number o town officers to which tho town was entitled by law, % In the case of the Peoplo ex rel v, Thalcher, 7 Lansing, 203, it sppeared that whilo the count of the Yoles was progressing, tho gas-light was turnad off by tho uuknown persons, and, upon, thia gaa telng ras L A Ilrflfldllrnmnc'v wan then discavorail hetween tlo numyor of ballofs xud the nautes on tho poll-lisl, Tho Court in deeld-" fngt o election vold, ssyn : ¥ fu tbis cars, not frregularity but sctual fraud was committed by somacbody npon the result af tho rxor- el of the clectivo franchise, —n featid which rondered the nctual result nncertain and incapabls of being ‘Thompron va, 230, eortifled," Tiwing,1 Browster Ps, 67; Syors ve. MoMat, 1 do, 2 Ko, olao, 1 1he Town lioard of Anpointment should, in the prescut, cage, aprolut oficors Lo, 0l tho vissnclos eroated by o faflure to nlect, and tho County Clerk should deliver fo fhem the ndoks and_munimoots of offico, thelr nols Wil bo legal, aud. tho question of whetlier thry ero lawfully in oflico can nnly Lo de- clded in n direct proceedingg by a writ of quo war- ranto braugbt against such officers, ‘bt canrso would plac n fbo immediaty porres. flon of thess afices tho persons appointed by (he oard, A Tho law having reposed the duty npon the Board to decido whrtlor of not thers han Lecn o faflore to elect tawn officers, and to appoint oltiers fn case of mich fafinre, no persapal liability ean oltach to any mems berof the Board who performs Lis dutles in_gooid failh, Buch acts aro fudicial in their nature, Collon e, Hoardsloy ¢ al, 39 Borb., 29, Thero is no Hability of tia town to the poraons oxcluded, Under nl tio facta of this caso a8 alroady mado pb- He, o aro of apiufon tust it 8 Dluinly sud linpsrae tirely tha dnty of the Board to declare that in thix cas thern fa & vacanoy, because of & falure to eleet, and to sppolut tho otlicera immodlately, Iicapectlully, Wirt Dexlor, M, F, Tule; 1. G Larned, Jonard Rwate, Kidney Hmith. 1. A, Moran, Ellward 8, Ishay, ' THF VERDIOT. Testimony In regard to tho frauds having Loen heard,'Justica Wallace offerad ho fol- lowing ¢ x WitErzAs, When the ballots cast at the annual town meeling held ju tho Towu of South GChicage on the first Tuenday of April, 1570, wero canvagued as roquire cd by lw, it wan ascertained thabtho ballot-hoxer con- faining tho hallots cast by the electorn at sald election wera sliort, by 1,467 ballots, {liere Iring found in aaid boxes 1,467 leaa Dallots than (haore wers registered namica of personn voting at sald electior nd Wurnsas, 1t is manifest thiat, by Teason of tho faro- golug and ollier frauds Jn connration with the allets, thoro was o comploto and total fallure to ascoriain the will of 116 electorn of #ald town a3 to who stould fill the town ofiices of sald town (nerelnafier namied) fo tho year 1476; thersforo, ba it Resorced, ‘That thiy Doard, compossd of the Juatices of tho Poaco or said town, ond the Suporvieor anid Ulerk of suid lown, do horeby doclare that the slectors of tho Town of Houth Clicago did, st the auuual town mecting, on the sald first Tueaday of April, 1874, faft 10 clect. 1o following town oifiesrs, {o-wit : One Briper- sisor, ono Yovwn Clork, onv_Askessor, and ono Colleet or for the Town of Bouth Chicago, ltrsoleed further, That wo proceed to appoint one Towo Qlerk, ano Aseensor, and ono Colloctor, Lo sarva uptil tho election of town oflicers at tho annus! luwn meetiny o e held on {ho Oret Tucaday of April, 1677, Tho resotation was ndopted by tho following vota: ot Arze-~D'Wolf, Wallace, Foote, Tollsk, SBummor~ ficld, and Lapcoln—9. ‘Niva—Halucs, Mocch, and Gleeson. T0 ELEUT TOWN UFFICERS, 'Ju;uco Iuines nominated E. 8. Isham as Town lexk, Justice Fonte nominsted W, 8, Osrver, Jnstice D'Wolf nominated Thoinan A, Moran, Messra, Inliam and Aloran declined, and Mr, Carver waa unnnimonaly appotuted and sworn io, Sypurvieur Lincoln nominated Bernard Callsghnn o:tar, and M. Callaghan was uncnlinous Mr, Pollak nominated W, L. Mr. Gray was unantmously clocfed,” T mootlng then adjorrnod at 11 .. FVANS. After searching around for some tima for comio of tho defunct South Town ofileials for tho purposs of ascortaluing their views upon their #ndden official domiso, Tur TRIDUNE re- portor found Michael Byans, tho hoad and front of the party, on Houth Clark strect in tho vicin- ity of his bouse. Notwithatanding his misfor- tano, he wta the samo old Mike, smiling and langhing as usunk” The question which T No ather nomfuntion was made, ceclared clocted, JL'Gray for Agseswor, Troone man put to tho defranded Bouth Towp tax-poyers, **What aro you goivg to do obont HF" was firat put+ to him, snd ho scemod to appreciato its mgnificanco. At first ke deolined eaying & word, but, aftora littlo Jeoaxing, aud aftor oxacting n promuso frora the roporter that ho would ask no questions coucerning hls texut pointe, the converastion prococded smoothly, about a3 followa d *Can_yon not say who your legal connsel will bo, Mr, Evany " * I do not wish to say. Ianticipatod this move complatoly, and on Lhursdsy I consulted nn ominont Issryor on my behals, and oi Bnturday I consulted a number of other lawyers, and 1 am thorouguly convingel thet € am egally 1a tho right.” “Then you Intend ta fig “3lost certaluly, and 1o the bittor end, Yet I be- tovs that 1f ta Bourd-dopased Galluwiy, wud ilio ottice was offesad fome, I thinl-T should refiee, But, siuca they bave pus the ghtupon me, I have pluck envuglh 1o fght it oat” i GLER30N, During fhe meoting Gloeson looked upon tho crowd as unconcornedly as Lho gorged dovil-flsh oyea tho crustaces sround bim. o ad ovidont- ly beun abatemioun for soveral days. Thoro was but littlo wlisiy iIn his faco, bus his eyos‘wero -reetloss, and now and thon ho mauifested tha satne nervousness that tho Fost and Mail docs whoo honesty domands the euppression of thioy- ing. Vhon Carver way hominated Town Glerk, Glocson callod. the roll and. snnounced the vato which yanked himsolf out of political oxistouce, with o ealm sud steady voice, aud thou be looked around with a contomptitous cxpression which attracte ol tho attention of all preseat, - “Whet aro you golog 'to do ‘about i, Gleeson 7" sroportors. ¢ on, Not d slaht, l".I, v iling t 1 “Not by aht, 1 wss willing to resign, llzmfi (now they have talien (is atep, nmg can ';o"ru oll.” . £ AL this moment 3Mr. Carver spproiched wilh Loonard Sweit sud domandod the bouks of Mr. Gloo- . “4They belong 0 w0, ssid Qlsason, “and_you can't havo thein, 1 bought them, snd pald for them, aBal nobody cen get thent.” With- this romatk, bo lianded s book to a long- whiskerod indlvidusl, who Iefs the room undor the cacort of Dave Thorutou, As Thornion shd the mau srith o book left the ‘room, % TaInuNE rn{vrwr Julnod thons, and 1 a fow mivutes Glecson Joined ibo party, A molemn raid was mado an tho # Yfouseo of Lavid, s was depostted u tho safo of that perannial lnuifbution. Whlle sipping u Lucket of malt, Uleaton solterated his plous {ntuntlon of scolug tha new Town Olesk sud overybocly clss in ll:u cl:\mnrmlun(- of thy blusst flarno that tempts sinnors 1o tho lowsat dopths of n concentruted, doubio-hask aotion, fAiro-yraof, gllt-edgo iufarno, before o wouli ylold un'luck or realgn & foot Troin 8o position ko had faken, ¢ LET TIHES 00 70 LAW, The resnlt of last night's work i to revorsu tho position of tho conteslants, to muke Kvany uud his sot outs fnstoad of lus, and to subject them and not tho otlior sido to tho Littorness of the law's deleys. The County Clork, who s in sympathy with the movement, and uttorly op- posad (o the batlot-box “stufivg frauds of tho South ‘Town, wilt in n day or two, or sy soon at thoy sre comploted, dalivor Lo Mr. Gray, the nowly-oleated Assessor, the sssossmont books of tho Bouth Town. Withont thom Mr. Puillips cainnot make an assesymont. To got thew, o mukt resort to fogal proopediugs to compel tho Connty Cletk to doliver thom ovor,’ Owing to tho slownoss of suoh Lxronuodmnfiq, somo mouths must olapso before tho mattor ean bo settled, during which thuo thie aescenment will be made. BIr, Tiyun, having yoluntarily reviknod, thore can b no troubly in his oaxe, As 107 Evaius, hs Loo will Bavo £ resort ta logul proceedsis 1o order, when fall couius, Lo securs fram thio County lerk tho taz-Lookuund warrant of collecy ton, 'Tho’Town Loard, of courae, wiilnot accept any bond which ho sy attemipt o tile, and befors any litgation wivch be muy snstitutocan arrive at clusfon a year will Lava clapsod. i i sanio {hing suplioe ju Blr, Uleesun's case, Ila will apuly, probably, for a mandamue fo comyel Lhy Tawn Joard fa recoynize blin e Olark, Thoy meug Wedneadayy an Bo will atieuipt to bsko s sty Upony Ahudr . doclliing taveovgniso Lim, Lo will by driven to lsw. 1t Glocou’s plirsa 1a hot deep, aid 50 troubly uced ba aptiefpated from him, I towuship organtza. ilou'ts not aboMsbod Uuw fell, when the nest towy osting_ounvauus 1 1ho following Apzll, tho voters of Houth Qlicage Wil by called Lo yrder by o man who wlll nat Toreo upon thom aa tnfamous u Moderator o4 tho vno who presided st fbole last mostiug, EYANS' PUHUEDENT, +Tn tha cqnvarsation whiol & reporter had with Aiko Evans Baturday evening, tho latter, after stating hig {ptenslan .to fglt (or the Collector- #blp ju the Courta, reforrad to o somewhat shnllar pos in whish ho hnd fured, and which hio raid ocourred tu 1864. Miko wad puly a yeur -ont In Lis memaory, tho justauge to whish he ro- ferrad Loppening.in 1863, ¥vans was thon Pomacratio oaudidate for South Town Colleator, cous agalnat T1, I, Blake and Michasl Jitand, alter- wards Aldormnu from the, Ninotocath Ward, and 3L W. Lutlor ran for tho ftate Tpriclature ont Johis Lyle King and Gearge W, Gago, Tho tlon wad an intensely oxciting and closie one. When it camng Lo cavassiu tia voten for Rlate officers the County Tloard of Canvanscrs threw out, among other precincts, the neeond of the oid Fonrth Ward, qu te ground it ihe judaes had pat been pwors Tho matler wan argued “befora 1l Suard, Mranrs Gondy, Fuller, and_Lisyes, among olliers, aprearing in favor of tha Democratic candidates. It wom liclt, howover, by the Losrd, consiating of County Glerk Iilliar T, Davia,snd J, 18, Bradwell, thot the de- foct was st fncurable aud fatal one, and the precinet wai cast onit, and Gago aud King deslarrd electad by & majority of lows than & hundred, The House of fbep- resentativos, bolug Domozeatic, roversod this Anding, and subvcgiently admitied Fuiler and Drand, | THE TOWN BOARD, ‘whon fliey care to canvass the vate fur town ofiicers followed "the rame course ua TIillard andhis col- leagues, Awong them woro LWalf, Silliken, Sum. miereld, and ono or bwo Demacealé, They fo)rcted the ocond Precinct” of 1o Fourth Ward, whichgavs & Domocratte mnfority nf 129, sines ths fudyes had niot bacn awarn in,” and slra rejestod sunther precinct alfica tho relurun’ wers not nignnd, Thid wiped out {lin Deinacralic majority, and Fornatido Joues via do- clared elected Bupervisor and Blake Collsctor, Wiien Lhia cano wan hrought beforo Judigs Manterra he held that thono defects wera cursble_and fmina- terinl, agreetng therein with ‘sbout il tho declstons which bavo ovor brou made an this point. The ro- turna conuld be sent hack to the judges for thoir sige natures,—a thing which occurs herocvery yoar; snd a8 10 tiho fallure 0 tako tho oath, tiat wan uot mn- torlal, Kd*appoal was takeu {o tha Bupremo Court, and Jivans and hiy colleagues went [, Bt thin caso {n radically -different, No one wiil qneatlon the ncorrectucss of the decirion of the Town Moarl of 1812, It wan not slicged that thers wan fraud, but rimply that ceriatn techuical roquirsmante of the cloctlon law had not been compliest with, In 1470, Lowaver, thore §s no question ot techuicalilles, ‘fhs’ Justicon almply may that the clection way #9 ‘hopeleasly taiuted with fraud that ft is IMPOSSIILE TO DECIDE whowas clocted, Ifof the nine ballot-bozos, eight hiad beon atolen, it woulit o impoasiblo 10 decids (rom thie reranluing one who Lat been elected, In this coso 1,470 votes are missing uutriglt, wiilch might chanke tio reante could thiey bo connted, and of tuose e4 prosent fu tho bozes over o thousaud werg put in to fopface others which Lad boen takenout, It heing tmposeible tn plck out iho huudreds of spurious Lallota,’or replaco the genuino ones, it fa linposaille for sny man to decide whether Kvane, Galloway, or ('Driea was electud. 1€ tLe contest had Lieen close, it thie Moderator in the Firat Ward uad vt boen aworn in, ond if tho Hoard hed thrown out tho volca ia fhut hallet-box, thereby clisaging the reult, theu the would have fafiowed thn virong precedent of 1870, But thoy did nothing of tho kind, They eimply do- clareil tn it was Itmporelblo tn tell who ‘wak elacted, and that thorofore thure was o vacanzy, They throw :u‘} :l]:' :U(El. Fivaus and his gavg were the onos who 1d Lt I.m‘I‘EIT FROJ ’l‘;ll‘: PEOPLE, THE LADIEY' CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION, 0 the Kiditor of T'he Chicayo Tribunc : Curcaao, April 15,—The Ladies' Centonuial Assoclation {3 ofton asked, *What s done at your mestings? What o you want to do? For what do you wisl to raiso money # A singlo visit to any of our meotings (held ovory Thuraday at 2 p. m. ot Ioom 8, No, 170 Stato atreet) wonld inform any lady who aska thono questions. Our maelinga ara not large, as tho only conetant attendants ure thoso who aro Lt worls 08 ollicors or comtaitioos; but thoy rop- resont twenty times o8 many who are latorested Iz tho wudertaking. All” who bava utajed tluough avy mocting have gone awsy with un awakenced zeal, howover Indifloront at comlug, Among the_buildings at the Contennial Lx- ‘muiumz ot Pliladelphin is one called tho Woman's Pavilion, which 1 for the exhibition of what women of America have dono,—in short, to show women's work. Houwo pay that it wan uowiso to bogin this department; but, if it woro €0, ia it wiso now to stop our of- forty to fill it up, and thus Lo let an empty build- ing and o mortifsing failure faco overy Ameri- cat woman srho goes to the Exposition? et us rather b moro zeatous as tho timo is short, aud for tho crodit of the gox, avd espacially for tho credit of the womou of Chitago, whowo on- orgy and ability Las been roported tho world ovor Iu our times of adversily, et us do our eharo, And ovan moro than our sharo, (n fltllng tho Women's Davillon. Otber parts of tho Stato Ao now in advanen of ug, nng our city organ- ization I3 nn auxiliary to_n Stato Association, Mry, Yo Moyno bewng the Vica-Prosident super- Vising thir vart of Liinois. Tho Centonninl s now o national _enterpriso, the st sinco the War divided us info,bwo hos- tile parts ; and it onght to slir us to Luow tbat tho women of Migsiruippi woro the first to join thogo of Pennnylvania in this movewent, and to offer tneir contributions. T.ot us'mioat tha wom- on of tho Soutk promptly and Leartity, in tho epirit of patriotism. Ounr immedinto object is to abtain and forward to the Women's Pasilion usoful inventions mada by womon; worka of art; books writton by wom- on; scientifle and professional work of wom- en; historical relfes an: curlosities presorved by women ; tho results of thelr offorts in all do- partmenta of industry, sclonco, art, und intelicc- tual work. \Wo ask oxbibitions of anythinz in theso lines. 1t iy our task to colloct and for~ ward thoxo with all poesiblo speed. Wo havo hadoffored naalready theue, among other things : Fino vaintings; amodel of a parior-stovo m- voined by a womsan ; a very ingenlous secretary, finoly carved, tho plan and the work boing en- tiroly o woman'a; dentistry-work; an *oxcal- slortablo,” combining many conveniences; aud eomo lustorical roli A fow daya bave given ust thesoand {ho promiso of many more. Wo wanv money to nid sierilorions women wha havo nat means thomsolves to forsard their productions, which without holp would bo lost totho Exposltion. Thingsaro to bo recaivod, packod, sent, cared for whilo ot tho Bxpoeition, and returned. Yor theso purposos, wa noold moucy now, and stall continuo to need It for somo time > comn. Wo auk ov- ery lady who reads this to briny or send n dollar for a mombership to onr''reaguror, and rocelyo & handsomo cortllicate in roturn, Wa aalc you to call tho pttention of othors. o ask you to offer us anythiug suitable for onr dopnrt- ment in the Exposition. We ask you to favor tho series of gatertatumonts which wo are about to bogin, © the first to*ho beld al Farwell Hall next Saturday afternoon and ovening, whou the Hutchinsons and other notod singors give us oxcollout muse, and Mr, Alfred F. DBurbank t!unomunly (51ve8 us 80ino of hiw 1nost readings. We slinll follow Luls by othors, all duly adyor- tised. DBuy tickets, and tell yonr friendn of tho enterprine. Our work (s patriotie, uational, for the honor aud eredit of womon, nnd for thous objcota only. ' Oue word morar Bome who have what wo want_for the Ixposition are unwilling to offor it.” Wo admit that in all anterprises thero s some rivk ¢ but the utinost ears will bs taken of ovorvthing intrusted to us. You oxpoct to go to tho Exposition, sl 1o bo delightad with things ingeanlous, bunutiful, and rare, How ean you fo satiflod if all are fearful of a littla rink, and {n Rioront to tho cradit of onr conutry in tita grand oxhibition, visited by the intolligent poo- ple aof ail nations ? Mna, Mauy R, Sanrir, Corresponding Hocrotary, hoom 4, No. 170 Htate sitrect; Chlcago, L COMPTIOLLEI JAYES ON TIR CITY FINANCES, To tha Lditor of The Clicdga Tribunc: Cuteaao, April 16, 1876,—The Z'inves of to-day asky, * Why havo not tho Inborarers omplayad by tho prosent Municipal Administration boon paid for manti aud montis. . . . llas not Mr Colvin boen paid to dato? Has not My. Mayes 7 Ilavo not all the enlaried omployas of tho ity ? ‘I'hoy have sovured their stipends, but they have loft tho wages gl tho laborots tn nrreurs,” ote, ‘Tho I3t quostions and assortion I will aauwer Orst, by stativg that nelsbor 3r. Colyin nor auy of the salavied omployes of the eity Lisu bean pald sinco tho st of March. Slr. Hayes Las not buon paid sinco the 18t of Fobruary, and will not bu paid uutil every otuor omployo of tne city has boon pad iu full, ‘I'ho laborers have niot beon paiil bocsuse thay. waro employed under an_invaild order of the' Common Council, whioh I could no recoguizo, thore boelug no lawlul appropriation for tha pur- pose, It was uot nutil the 224 of Marah that tha dofoct was remodied Ly tho_Qonoral Appro- printion vrdinanco, 'The ‘taxed to” meot theso appropriations .canuot ba collected for & yoar to como, ‘Therefore tho Inborery referred to, tho policomen and firenson, school-teachers, and other cmployes, for sorvices ronderod sluco Apnl 1, sud evon the intarest on oir funded dobt, canuot Lo pald for a toug timo to come, withaue borvowing he mouoy. "T'o Lorrow tho monsy, we must lssuo thosa cor- titleaten which tho Zimes pronounces o fraud, and hes tried to discrodit for somo months past. Xliope to bave a Judlcial declsion soon from tho full Boooliof pur Cireult Court which will romovo thedo doubty on tho subjeot that' have baon raisod by the oditots of the ZVuws and othors, but which I have never eutcrialued, and that goon aftor we shall be ablo to make loaus for tho paymunt of theso laborors whom [ carnoutly dosire to ralieve, s woll as for ooy neceatnry eurvont oxpendts aild the July intoreat on our funded dabt, B Haves, —_—— Not Afraid of tho Ncatfold, Miko Filllon, tho North Plstts (Col.) murder: or, whn waa dontencod to bo banged, » fow duys elneo, iy w baridendd weeteh, While the Qourg way lmmug uontonce of death upon bim, ha quietiy lightod his olay pipa un | beyan smoking, ‘Tise noxt day tho Judgo wont Lo tho jail to have o ctiat wish Lim, and the xrlunnar produced g pack of ¢ardy, and banterad bim 1o pluy & gama fi: poker 40 89 whether Lw shoul vg. 80 fréee of "THE ROSTRUM. The Hon, Emory A. Storrs on *‘ The Duty of the Citizon.” An Eloiuent Address on an Exceedingly Timely Topic. Through » Misunderatanding, Mrs, Liver- more Fails to Lecture, EMERY A. 5TORRS. HIK YIEWA ON TIlE DUTY OF Tk GITIZEN. Ywory A. Storrs, Esq., occupied the pnlpit of the Fourct Unitarian Churoh, coraer of Prainie avouua and Thirticth strovt, Iast avening, where Lo deltvered an able diequisition on ** The Duty of tho Citizen.” This beautiful litlla chuich was fliled by an interssted and higlly-intelligont audionce, drawn not only from the congregation of tho church ftaelf, but from people of otber cangregations, aud from the ranks of non- church-goers also. The topic wan ono of futenso interost to peoplo fuut wow, aud tho attention psil the sposker showed tint bis audloucs do- glred to bo informed s Lo thoir dutics aud ro- apansibilities. Whethor, boing informod, they will carry thom out iu real, practical, dead car- nest in the opportuoities which are daily occur- tiny, enly remains to bo seen, Mr. Btorrs atarted out by suying that it would bo liwpoarible to oxhiaust such n sabjoct ss the one announced in ouo evening. o nover saw n lecturer oxbiaust & subjoct without exhausting hia audienco too, nnd therefora Le would mako no stich pretensions, In spetkiog of the duties of tho citizeu, he usod (Le torm In its broadest sonse—applying to mou aa woll &8 wonen. It aever seemed to liavo occurred Lo some people that they have no duty cxcopt to pravido for themeelves material wealth, For the protection that tho Uovernment agreed to furnish the people, thoy impliedly if not' expressly agreed to - dovets thewr {ime, care, and thoughts to tho managemont of ths Government, and it wos oming to tho dore- liction of duty on tho part of Lho pooplo that this ern of corruption was upon il conntry, DPublic feoling bad at last, however, swept like & tornado over tho country, and thers was a goneral uprising against bad government. Tha idon hird boen held that if a couatry bad a good Constitution NOTUING COULD OVERTHROW IT, but tha peoplo wers boginning to soe tha falsity ‘of this ydea. 1lo would urge his bearers, from this timg on, to become politicians in the Righ- cat sonsd of that word. They should under- stand tp a general way tho political nocossities af the dtf. Htalo, ‘sud nation. Thoy ebould havo intelligont opinlous on all those subjecty ralating to tho public good 'Tho busincns man had amassod fortunes, swelled hin bank ac- coubir, and increasod his ocarthly posses- sious, whila so-called politicians had run tho affairg of Govorumsont, Great gusts and shirl- winda of popular oxcitement camo once in a fow ears, and then tho merchant and tho pouderous ankor wwont to tho polly, voted for tho noxt four yoars. thought ths country safo for thac portod, and considered he bad done oll his daty. Wasit to bu wonderod aftermard that ho com- plained of nunfalr nssessments? The people of Chleago had finally reachod a substantial, serions erisls fu their affaira. Bhocking as wero tlo dizelosures of tho past yéar, dark na the po- litical sky #ocmed, yot the speaker was rejoiced to seo corraption produce this great agitation, Io took couruge when the facts were Lnown, ani iuo public indignation was roused oralnct corruption. 1l this ety fow ~dayn the doceut munso o 3 of this people wustained o shock such ns it Lad nover bofora experienced. Iind it quictly ac- cepted a shame like that Lo would rather thoecity hind forever slumberod in nshes. But, osif ealled tozother by th alarm-bell, 60,000 peopla ansomblod and spoke in no ancertaly tones. It way Oliicaizo’s uew birth, 8 naw rocornition of tho tremendous reaponsibility which citizenshin eovferred on Chicago's people. Cities wora not mado by their navural sdvantages 6o much a8 by tho kind of men and women in them. The mou who bad bnllt and made Chicago wero tho mon who mizht have deatroyed it. No foa threatened from without—it was tho ¥ INSIDIOUH YOI WITHI. In shorl, pconto haa neglected thoso duties of cltizenrhip which cvery patriotic inpulso shonld have coustrained them to perform, Dut tho work must not stop here. Primaries, local elec- tions, tho party wachinery, must not bn neglect- ed ot tho time would coma when merchauts would not have any possessions of whizh the bumumer would rob” them with mpavity. Ono olection wwas oot deolyive—it was & stexly, un- compromising effortin bahalf of pood men and Koo grovernment that was roquired. In tho town clection 15,000 decent men hiad stald nway, ‘Chot the bummers had nob finally succeednd, God wos to ha thanked, bnt thesa 15,000 stoy-nt- homes deserved no praiee. They wers now the most enthusinstic bawlers for deforted por- mony bo had over seen, and ho thought a littl caulorization of theus 15,000 was not” entirely out of order. ‘U'az-pasing slono did not by any moaus constitute tho ‘whole of citizenslup, There were other aud more responsibla dution to ho remombored, the chief duty belng that of voting for honest and good won und for tho pradervation of fres ‘justitutions, Tho senti- mont of patriohism was too sadly laokiog in many quartors sud smong cortain classes, and if thero wag over a country under the sun that nceded au dnflax of this epint of patriotism 1t wos thie American nation. If men did not (ransmit this heritage of good government, do- rived from theyr fathors, t their cluldten, they should cortaiuly bo falso to thoir sires and ree- ronnt to their ‘dutios as citizens. A good Mayor, a good ohartor, wowld not gnaranteo good govornment, Thers muet *ho this patri- otic taclug among the peoplo. in behnlf of hon- eat men to bonostiy adwminister It, 1o thought tho Aldermaanie cleotion wau n subject of p vant deu} mors importance Just now than Haumbal's cronsing tho Alps and his partial success in cone quertog Homeo. It was #o nonr, nnd tho reanlia wmight be so powerful eithor for pood or ovil to thiis great clty. ‘I'he pregont Aldermon WERE EVEN WOTbE then the unprofitablo worvant, They had not oaly ot put thoir talents out at interost, or hid thom in napkiug, but thoy had aquandered them, 1Tis audisnce might be (u tho rikht spirit on thiy queation of the Aldermaulo lesson, biit ho hoped they would not bo weak in tho tiosh next Tios. day, The right ballot would say, ** Giood Gov- orumont, Hounest Men, a Puro Administration.” None were a0 old in 'the audiencowho, if thoy nranod the Loneat lins of duty s ho Lad drawn t, would not mes (heir country tho bost and grontost on tho face of the oartl, for the Al mighty was indeed fashioning it out for the most colossal und resvlsndent 1csults in history, Mr. Btorrs was hoard with cloxg ettention ond_unflagging intarest (hroughoug hiy lecture, und, although it waa deliverod 1n & church, tho andionco could not rofrain, in Hov. eral Instanees, frowm indalging fu not unsoemly, hocuusb quiet, yet earucat, evidencos of their appreciation, ———— MRS, LIVERMORE. WY JER LECTURE FAILED TO COME OFF. Mrs, 31, A" Livermore was to have leciured at BleCormick's Ilall yasterday afternoon, under tho auapicea of tho Bundsy Lecture Sooiaty, but btio did not, for reasons that aro not just clear {o tho large audionco which assombled to hear Lor, to tho Lecture Hactoty, or to lorsell, Sbe reactied the aity Haturdey ovening and roguterod st tho Tromont. Kho doubtloss tbought 1, strange that sho was nob recoived by tho Hocloty upon hoer srrival, or subspquontly waited upon Ly tho maoagers; and, on the othor hand thoe Noclaty waa not a lttla perplexed that sho failed to au- nounce her avtlval, Conscquently, whun the crowd began to flock to the ball youterday aftors noon to hear her dilato upon ** Buportiuotd Waunen,” tickets were sold with mauy s dng, for thero was o doubt i the uind of the mangzers o8 60 the lasturer's wheroabouts, wud, 83 1L proves, in the mind of the lecturer oy to tho whoresbauts of the Bocioty, If not & quas- tiou us to the industry aud civility of its wan- ngowment. This duubt soon permoated the sudi- ece, which, jwmediately after tho bLonr had srrivod for the comwpucomont of the leoture, was mauifested by ‘tho stampuiz of feot, on uneasy wriggling in the reats, & yawning bogottan of long waitiug. 1t 18 novdived to say that the wanagore at ths tins fully approciatod thosituation, and whilothoaudiouce Wwas despair- Sug thay wera sotive i trying to gain the pros- onca of the leoturer, Alluffurt, howuver, way in vain, and at 8:15 the wuxluty wae roliuved by 'the aononncoment that Mra. Livermare, for womio unknown reason, had failod te keop hog eogagoment, 'hoaunnvuucomeut was made in au apologetio way, aud was recelvad with ay wmueh rogyot &4 it had been mado, The asudience, for tho mosw pord, wad composud of the mauy adwirors sud porsonsl wequaiutances of tho lociuver tn tho city, and tho nhlproinmum way consequently the ~ morq Koouly folt, and, {o many lngtauces, ospressod in PRIN, 17, 1876, langungo moro forcibla than clogsat, as the erowd wendad it way down the stairn and bo- wieged the tickot-office for the refanding of thoir monoy. When the ball had heen about half emptiod tho Jecturer reacliod tha scono ina earriago. Tho nituntinn was a surprise to her, and to euch a4 could gein an andience with hor abo gava her vornion of tho trouble. Hhia arid sl Lkad waitod at the hotel, expocting to Le pent for, untll 3:06, when sha ordored a carriage. Reuching the Clark stroet bridge it wes found avung, and o delay followed, and aho reached tho hall as above stated, Sha blamed the So- cioty mud the Bucioty blamed her. aud the oniy yodias Ls public had was to Liame botl, which was freely doue, Mrs, Livermoro scnda the following noto ex- plaining tho comedy of errorn which reanited in the dianppointment of so mauy of her sdmirers sod hersolf s To the Editor of 7'l Cluctgo Tribunt : i 7=~Will you ollow me brief apace iy explanation of ruy tardivess at 3o Corinick Hall yeaterday efleruoon Jteaching Clileagn very late on Saiurilay night, and #ecing (At the Buudas mornity pspers annonnee | my artlval at the ‘Trement, 1 did” not.think it neces- miy v fnform the Iectiro Committee of my whereabsuls, § walted for some member of e Conuittes 10 call, sceording to the uuivernal cutom, with @ uolifieation of the tiae and placo of the lecture, and 10 aetilo how and when T phould reath tha ball, An it grew noar the honr of no miwmbor of 1o Comtitton calld on o, I asw there wan o misinderstanding someshere, and, at dve minutes of 3, orlesid o carrisge sud drovn to the hall, 1 was dotalneld ighl salnutes by the awinging of tho bridge, and rasohed McCormick 10l just s the disappninted audicuco was punring ont, It was thep but Lwenty minutes past 3, S No onin can be move chagrined than 1 at this fafture, 1t §n wholly the resull of o misanderstanding,—1 was waitfog fcr Wie Comtnittey, 04 fn eourtesy bouud, and they, i Ignorance of my Whercabouts, were waiting for me. (1 4 one of tho ttle mirliaps that will orcur, even wwhon all parties canecrned are afmiug to do exnetly right, BLALY A, LIVRANOAE, e e il RAILWAY NEWS, THE BROKEN POOL. Syecial Dunatch ly The Chicagn Tribune, DEerrorr, Mich., April 16.—In relation to the recont Lrenking up of the paol betweon tne Michigan Central, the Lake Sboro, and Pittaburg & Yort Wayne Iullroads, ot Chicago, Mr. Joy saye thnt, by agreement of the pool, the Compau; carning 8 surplus wbove the baels of the paol, sbould pay it over to the compatics esrning lens. by which srraugement the Michigan Central camo to owo tho Lake #hiore Road $20,000. Ife soya Mr. Nowoll gent a epccial mossenger to De- troit to Fct tho mooey on tho day of tho mect- ing of tho poo! committoo jn Chicago, sad that when Lin agent Lore had collected tho 20,009, Mr. Nowell deliberately #tated to thie committne that bisroad would mako ratos to suit itsell without regard to the agroement of thoe pool, and thut Nowell 14 thus respousible for breaking up the poal. DENVER AND RIO GRANDE. Teistmap, Col,, Aprl 16.—The {rat pass- engor-tramn over tho Denver & Rio Graude Railway from Pueblo to Elmor reached that poiut at 1 o'clock to-day. It wae a special, ear~ rying ox-Gov. Hunt, soveral Chicago buslucss- men, a pumber of gontlemen connectod with Denver busiucss-liouser, and roprosoutatives of the proes, The vun of 6% miles wos made in less tuau four houre, aud all wero delighled with the copdition of tho track. which, for n new cns, was pronounced by sil unnurnasked. The road Ik now open for passoti ger xnd freight-tiafiic to all points in tho South- cant. ILLINOIS CENTRAL LAND SALES. Tho Lund Department of the Illinoia Coutral Ratirodd reports for March sales of 1,553.84 ncres of land for £11,620.56. Tho cush collect- el on land contracts wag $15,954.10, * This company has received infcrmation tha Morton, oeo & Co. have negctiated tho salo of £200,000 ,000,000) & por cent sterhug bonde, PERSONAL. Ir, ‘L. W. Cooke han been appointed Division Freight Agout of tho Iowa. Eeokuk & Car- thego Divieion of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Hallroad, sice E. E. Fayerweatlier trana- ferred to tho Goneral Office at Chicago. Mr, W, .:Moore, late Car Accountaut of the Chicapo, Burlington & Quiney Railroad, haw heen annointed Loeal Freight Agent of the same line, vice T2 . Cooka promoted. % THE CIOVIN RBECITALS, Auothior largo 2nd cnthusiastic nudiencs 1 gcmbled st Standard el Saturday aftornoon, ou the oceasion uf Mr. Wolfsohu's Chquin re- cital. The solectiosy wore, if not eomewhul lighter, ut least butter known, than those por- formed at most of the former rocitalt, Tho programmo congisted of the Firat Ballade in (i mioor, op. 23; three vocturnes, io F major, I' gharp major, und G minor. op. 16, Nes. 1. 2 and 83 Impromptu in A flst major, op, 29; Fao- tagio Impromplu iu C sharp mnor, op. 66; ond the Barearolo in F slasp msjor, op. €0, ‘There i little to bo seid of tho Ballade, except that in ite ganeral outlines it revombles tho weherzos, but isless impetuons and passionate iu its character, whilo tho themes ore of greater broadth andof leas intouyity thao those of the sobierzos, ‘Lo aecond nocturno is well known lere, but the first and thizd ou tBe pwfrnmmu ato quito new. Tho Iwpromptu and Fautusie Impromptu aro included fn tho repotoiro of most concert-rinnists of any prominence, Tho Darearole wns Lho prinkipal number on the programimg, beiug.wo bolieve. entiraly tow bere, Ltis 5 mork of the greatent techuicel diticnity, aud i8 convequoutly seldom played, Cow- parod with other Batcarolee, of ‘which Rubin- slein'sis the mout claracteristic, this soems to un to bo the greatest aud finest of them all. Lt astirouphout vory melodious and besutital, tho right houd playing preety littha melody with au azcompaniment followtug it at once, while the lot haud gives tho sound of the wator, whiclt is kept up throughout the compositiou. ‘heuo melodies are vorvuoftly and geutlyplased, making the chimax in tho miditle of fue work very oifective, The six songs of Rubinstein's L blinkt der Thau,” * Es singt die Letche,” »Vorlugt.," * DorAsra “Du hist wio eino Blune,” aud * Dia Waldheso,” which wero suv Ly Mrs, 0. K. Johuson, aro of a grander and dii- feront naturo thau those thot wers sung at the st recital, Thoy oro all very diflicult, Some, likg, f “ El blinkt derThou,” ave remarkablo for their moladiousuess s othiors,like ¢ Dio Waldhexe,” ara noted for tho dramatic stylo in_which they aro Vo believo they aro all now bere. with written, ! no thu excoption of the ** Dubist wio vine blume, which was beon sung hero before, To Mr Johnsou o great doal of crodic ia due for tho praisoworthy maunor m which sbo roudored theso diticult sougs, Tho hoarty and cuthusi~ gstic reesption phe reeeived when sho mado her appearance was a reminder of what lias #0 ofton been gald in thoso® columus—that this excolloug singer appears oo seldom on tho coucert-stago. "t #ho understood thoe couposer's meaving of theso songs wag demonstrated by tho different interpretatiors sho gave thom, At tho sixth recital, noxt hirurday witornoon, Miss Jossica Hawkoll rsill king tive now songs of Jonson's, -— _'I'I) leEPHINE. #hien tho night-binls low are ealllng, And thie oveutug-dow v fulling On tho frugrant orange-bloasomin Ly the bili; When tlio Bouth wind soft 4 +_Awt the plesaant (wiliclt's dylug, Thiuk of ous whu loves thee—ioves thes atill, When the lrople-moun {8 Loarulng, Its of you tuat 1 8T dreagiiug, — Dicamiug 1he sad, lonuly honrs th day; Whu the Bautbern stara aro waning, And the Eastorn sky {a flamin Dost thou think of vue who 1oy, Sthec, far away? ® Frrig Browse, EDUCATIONAL, GERIAN FOW COTTA nones, Individuals or fstuillea visittg tho Centeuntl Eabie ition_can now engayo (‘omfortable Naom and Firsts Mlavs Board At §2.00 per day, On and after May | we awill bo preparni 1o eotertaiu @ large number of gursts, 1L will Do Boesasry for visilars (o BuKays Foots at 8a carly a day as posublo, Cut this 0as tor relerenon, Addreas N B, BMULH, Vroprictos, 147 Bast Choltenav, Germautown, Piilade! 8T, GEORGE HOTEL, Broad and Walnut-sts., I’ilILADHl.l'IIM, Opened Apnitll, 1576, 'Fhe uwumoJ:\i_\-u-, furni- ture, ond appolutments generally aze of-iho bast do sexiption, and the Louse will Iy conducted luall e Spotabed Bt Mately: 0o — o THOS. WATTSON & SONS, 143 North Doluware-av., Ihiladelpls, BYXPORTEUS AND COMMIS2ION MEROHANTS, Trluidad Axphaltuu, Crude & Retiued, by fho caryo o fo fote to suit, Wegular veussls for (o Weat budia porta s AOSEMENTS. . ART ROOMS, 166 Wabash-av,, 8, W, cor. Monros-st, THE CROWN, ' AND THE ENTIRE ELKINS GOLLECTION NOW ON EXHIBITION DAY AND EVENING, PREVIOUR TO THE GREAT SALE T0 TARL PLACE Tuesday and Wednes- ___ day Evenings. McVICKER'S THEATRE, EDWIN BOOTH, Seuatre tKING LEAR| TUEBDMJIS and F, B, WARDL, J, L, Guerin, F. Pierse, 3, Rainford, WEDNESDAY, W. If. Boymour, Mg Cummins, Mims Caprolt, Mine Sturdooh in the'can:, Thuraday=—TLADY OF LYONS, Fri RICHELILU, Haturday—RICHARD 1L, Hiturday Matinec—SUICIT ADO for the benest of the SHAKRPEARE MEMORIAL FOND, THE COLIBEUM., Cotatnencing MONDAY, April 17, firat appesrancs in his city of the woeaderful POOLE HRUTHERS, in tueir awtounding act of Pedestal Ulog-Dancing, turn- iog romerenults upon o, bigh pedestal, ouly 16 inches equare. Firet week of (he charming Operstle and Beotimental Veealiet, Mira ADRICNNE GREY, the ac- \nu"]bllx.fl'(l hvu{ltg.nud #wooteat slnger now upou the Yarlely Ktoge, HENRIAW and LAWTON, our new Comedlony ond Ead-Men, Last week of FRANK A, GIBBONS, who wiil jntroduco bis wonderful feat of t & backward somucreault, while biludfolded, frors s trapeze to a singls cord cuspended from the ceiffog of the theatro to the stsge, FRANK MARA, Trish Vocalist, nud alk tue favoriten, Admlssion, 15 enix, T ADELPHI THEATRE, EASTER MONDAY, ATRIL 12, GRAND HOLIDAY BILL, PANTOMIME, OLIO, AND DRAMA, MISS NULIY VIERIS, GRIMALDI ADAMS, MISS E FUX, EIAN & JONES, JOE A/ GULICK, LESLIE & Finsr.—Grimaltt Adams’ Comic Pantomime, IN A TOB. THIE GRAND OL1O, £ud thn Se- watin Drama TOM AND JERRY, lotroducing tho enlehrated Crib Seone, and graud. passane ot arms bo- fween TOM ALLEN and LIKE MADDEN, asaisted wiicd athictos, < ednesaay aud Saturdas, Regular Ladies® Tphts, Tuesday and Thirsdny, Triday avemig, onct of Tom Allen, A bost of ero will appcar. ” HOOLEY'S THEATRE. MAGUIRE, & 1LAVERLY,, JLeasees J. H, HAVERLY. Alsnager THE PABOUS CALIFORNLA MINSTRELS. - MONDAY. APRIL 17, every night and Wednesds, and Haturdsy Mtinces, BLLLY EMERSON, BILLE WICE, BEN "COITON, ' ¥, M, HALL, 8aNFOuD WILEON, ™ AUl the oilicr Great' Stara will be reiafned. nber the popular Wetnmdsy and_ Batnrday Matinees, Week April 24—RATIE FU WILLINERY, A o e A e SPRe STHLE: i ' STATH-ST., “T'wo (20 norih of Madison, WEBSTERS’ HiD GLOVES, A Choap Countor established ; 25 cents to 31 per pair, Our reantar goods fitted as usuel, PARIS KID GLOVE 2TORE, G4 Stato-st. SUMMER RESORX. SUMMER RESORT, Highland Hall, Highland Park, Il This elegaut estabisliment will ba opened for sum- mer guedts on the first wevk it My, handsomely furnished and equipped for 1he corafuzt of {udividuals and familten, Terms reatomible, Apply 10 proprietor JAHLAND ITALL, Highlard J £ 200, $1,000. h Ay l’li(l‘l‘lll* AHAM & 0., Daokers and Biokuer, No. 13 Wall-3t., 1ako {or custotusrs dusirable {nveatnirats sl azounts 1o siocks of a iogitnuato cliaractor, which frequently ta twenty Stocks b Bbyer cu re irrs the ‘amiount {nwreted every thirty drye, it and carriod a8 long. od o degionls ot reuiars and weokly’ fres. e T R Selg of Fekin, Litcolu & Decatar Railroad, WITHOUT REDEMPTION, Circult Court of the United Stutes of America, Bouthern Distriet of 1llinois, Jan. uary Teri, A NT b . DL NG, Abram P Basite, Trasteo, d0.,xs. Tho Pekin, Tinooln & ViAitur Raihitnd Compan, "o toiadn nyhiaontn & Vostera tatinay Gorgvans; ool 0. Uox, enjyinia . Pretvman, Samuol O, Biam, Calunibus i, Cone inlugs, Poter Woyrich, G, R, Coblalg, Altred VY, fo- deabafy Arstymeia Bubeupicy of Héubon "ergitne: ver, Dotrich U. Hruith and ¥redorick Sinith, Eseentors of Hive Bunith, Docea: FUBLIG SOTIUE (s Eareby glven that in purusnceof the Jarud by sald Court lu (e sbure entitled , 6ad Ly VIviud of £ » n'dow ol sruse nled capso, the uadenizaed Mastor 1o Chance 01 thu wbove o Ui elit COME AUl DINEFIC) alonesard, il esil st Pablic Salo, withoat sedemprion, totdobigat o o P8 t aud bes oash in baud, {0 s3tisteotion of tho ducrou rondesed 1 169 sbuve ontltled causs, at tho ortl duor ot the Lonrt Bullding' i the Clty of Bpringt Nuh‘l'i.‘ul’ Frid: the t Ity of Bpringniel nol on Fiiday, the twenty.nrst day ot ADELL 1610, beiwoum the hours of nike o'clock o, aad’stx aloole b wr ol ead diy. lowits 41 oot ino o'olack p, B of dap, e tuilinioy deadtibed I»rcs«u' towit: The Pckllh Lincola aod Uecatar Hail- Tuad, exfouding from the City ot Vekin, Tazewoll Uoaa) tarauch, or'sy Beay Sy pracevible Valivr, Dolavan, e Clty of 1dcatur, facluding st the ra oy, rlshis Wy, SUbol gEainda ) aDd OIDUE Lracke, b gk vias o "culvorts, (raden’ Bad QUL StFuCtare, dSpoLs, ot hodsos, vagind Nunaes, ¢ar Bousss, fratght . all mac3iue it 011 ot e veat ur porsonal eeia e il Patls Vibeola 324, {iabasyy and v breve 3 sald dao Hriat s ata a1l Trenelilses oupnectod with of relating v o Lincola, and 3o the sald mallvad by cunatzuction, malolenso.e, wpnration, ur usas and all W property 1rauckise Hal dldg Ve BAILG G ol o with and sfogular thy beioditawmcuts pances tle ant. i o Sl Wariroad Uorpany vibbrace iithis 3sid ‘depd u \rust, 18c10diug 1hy franclise a8 TR, SIS e ot b i 4 st bid, Wil Svbcute, s knnulodge 4z delitor to the puranssas 3 ond Cieny ool sonyeying raid provorsy abgor TRy ST er S i el Porious hatig hiad with thn uidcoieasd baas of aaid (ot Contais, seu atlowsdt 1o Lid 93 83, broperts, o alnd vare Vs bycorue thn parclmsers. theroat {or sur : et 1o Arsouut of sald decross Uiy SRS o Haht 0 Bave thu Amonnt fouud diteliiin by the Hepoet of tho Mester to this eaw credited ug tholr e ftoptolihadleses i this a3 ofudiism o Hale Suant of 1l ' thay ahall be wotitled £ fee fai gut ol w equivalens to tnolr yro rate alate ol unal distributivn thoreot, sitor the ‘18 IMttnots, this Tib day of March, 1914, A5 Ui Cyart Sost. B iiole My, Qe o it AT e BOE MR, TREASURY DEFATRMENT, Q1¥F10E 0F COMPTUOLLEN OF TUZ (UMM X0, ovins ol A0, Fat 2 14 A perens bavi uin:; ity lumw;lux-k.vunh Py v of sli cow Haild el i b v ~ bl ) )| ary bzroh i by n\un\:,x‘:l b gty ;“:'fl“ hsreot “wiihia tbice 35, Hikeruioe fasain st Polanay bt JOUN JAY KNOX, Cazptioller of the Cutrency, o MEAT EXTRACT, FATIENTRG Y THYIGORATING! BARON VON LIE Ono winoglass contatning the a one-half pnfimd of H'resh )f:nr‘e nnmn{enfl bf_ This is the only Hxtract ready for un 4 all the bonefits Zr tho solid nx{mt“w?lm\.ki {ts nausoating offoote. i Contains only Puve Sherry Wine nnd: Deef,: Indoracd by all Prominont Phyaiciads, CauTinN—Sea (bat fhe Liquld Extract is {n pint ot ties, white apd gold labels, % H PHICH, $1 PER BOTTLR. All Dnvoatsts, Grocrna, sud HoTzLs have i, a . U, 8. DEPOT ¢ N . C. . EVANS & CO. 107 Walnut-st., Philadelphin,; Pa. ‘WANTED—Wholesaro Aitente, Applications only re- cefved fruio Wiholesalo Tonacr, ORSETA. 7 Uiet thie GENUINE! Howars of Tmitationsi( THOMSON'S PATEHT GLOVE-FITTING CORSETS, EACH . = Bjayr CONRET i i}Ph" A .\‘fl"" Siamped 1OMRON WITH ’l"ll‘l DE- froesine poys: larty Induccs 107310 topy aux names andranrks a3 netHly ab bossiots. 5 + names and“ranrks a3 noTHY b bos g migs (et tho genainn. ¥ ; A XOVEUTY iy patent Bolid Tasiaalog Cappnd Corsol Stesls. Thus ary untireskable, and thele featentngs do not abrade the devas, For sale by first-class deal v 4 crorywh te.. THOMSON, LANGDON & €0, N, Saln Imparters and Patontoos far the U, B. GENERAL AT OFFICE 31751 Conaty Troasurer 4od Comty Collgstor, COOK COUNTY, ILL. Office on Roxth Dearborn-sty bet, Michigan cad Iinofs, Owing o Incrows of busineas and waut of room, the Office of thn County- Treaatrer and Collectar will, on and aftez MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1876, be open from 815 oclock 8, m. 10 ¥ o'clock p. m, nstesd of frowm ) weluck 8, m, 1o 4 a’clock p. m. oa heretofors, to affurd 4imp 10 closo the business of the day, whick niuat b - doue after the oflce i3 cloacd, L. 0. HECK, Tresswres, .. OCEAN NAVIGATION. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, “Ttio Guaeral Vramaatisntic Company's Mail Stesmart Havre, caihing 8% Piymoust (G, o) 1ur 10 Ihaatag o) ‘To splendid sevsals puasangers, o5 thfy (evorita roate lor The Contiouns. (bolas mors southerty than nay other), 3 - 4 futharly 3325 nxy other), will sall from Plor No. & LABRADUIR, huue A Y Tu:eds; Tuzeday, Aprlils FitaN ‘asiar. Anni s FRICK GGLD Unclading mao), Floet cabin, 81 acourdlog ta sccotiinodation second cabln, . Return tickets at redues rater. Bioorage X, with suberiur scznmnivastions, | ginding w.n=, uetaine, snd utronis withatt oxtra caars et i W L WHIT ! for Ch STATE LINE. iy, May ¢ Thurday, May 18 y Blivronis T) ¥ €, pad Be: return ticketa, Hoc 3 dutlizn tlchotv, 8. Mooraga ai lowsst rates. Apply to A0 E £3%,_So. G Llark:st,, Chicsea. vol v E %1 STAR BALL LINE. UNITED STATLS & BBAZLL MAIL STEAMS] Ewiling moutuly from Wateon's Whart, Brooklyz, N. Y. ¥or Para, Pernsmbuco, Lshis, and Rig Janesio, calling at 5, Johns, Porto Rico. Saturday, April 15 NELLAE MARTIN, 3.000 tons. JOHYN BRASALL, 2,54 tons. . Droeater seconimodationy Hilictun. = or t an Fage, at redu les, appiy to T B EOCRER & Q0w Apma, " National Line of SEaInahips. T FORIC TO QUEERATON LIVERPOOL, THR QUEEN, 3o m. ENGLAND, April 22, 3 HELVET \.Ab;:-)‘;l‘:.‘x‘agz i TEALY bArD, Sa m O CANADA ds%. ADH I, 8200, Cab o Carreey s Hatus Hekira abin tu curee At roduzed ratos, Stoeropa tick :iy, 83 currency. Drafta for £1ad apwards ou Greas Beitala X Agpirta i, 11, LARKON, Socihcast corner Clark and Randoloh ata., C! NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. The steamers of this Company will sarl every Satur- day from Dremea Pler, foot of Third-st,, Hobokon. Haten of pawrage—Frora New York to Sauthampiou, London, Hevro, and Uremer, first cabin, $100; second cabi, 300, Gold; atcerage, SN, currvney, For eelgut or pageage spply to GELRICHS, & CO, @ Towlug Ureen, New Yotk Great Western Steamship Line. Yrom New Yuek to Lrlatul (Koglaad) direct. SOMERITT, Wos Batardes. Aprdt 15 yno Juik ANAN; — Labin Passage, Exoursion ticLet, 3 Btooraxs, 831, s Fropdid dleeage m'ufiuu s I AUpls At (enral Frolghit % L e S PG R, Qi ke Shore 3 INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Carrying the Aalls between EUROPE AND AMERICA. For passsge, apply st Compauy’s , Clark-st., Otfice 4 Chicago. " FRANOIS O, BROWH, Gen, Weat, Ag't, 45~ Dratts on dreat Dritain and Treland. " PIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. ‘The firm of Clement & Quinan is this day dissolved by mutusl condent, r. Thomas Clement will sizm for the Krm in tiquidativn, April 14, 1876, i‘xlt:'r:'n‘t'l‘t:ur}bt&lfi'.mn > ", MEDICAL GARDS, Lock Hospital, cor. Washington & Franklin-sts, Obartored by the tata of Iilinols for the express pur- of slviog immodiata relief in all casca vt private, chronic, aud urinary digosses o ail their complica foruie, 14 {s well knowa that Dit, JA a8 stood mt e haad ot the uy past 2o yearn. Axa and eaperiency axe winnl Weakuews, 1081 o3 bn the facs, lust wnan. diss waD?InK 186 et fontion, call o writs, Plessant bome for fa- . A buok for Lo wmillion, Marriaxa Guide, whien oMy pou alt sbuut thess disesace=wno vaoula marry—wty not—100euts 10 pay pustage, D, James has } ors. YU 00 no uie but tha sitly years of axo. Gthice hous Doctar, . D, Jaiass Conmaltation Nuways (roo abd 1avjiads Vim Sundize, 10 10,13 “Dr. C. Bigelo;;, Haa remnoved from 319 South Clark-st. to 5 West the undorsigued | Lours from Ly 1| Dlssnbhe ot Madlsop-st., whera Wil b piedked 10 sea hls uld patients, Hile srranguiucnts an wch that b will give {4 arvices taall fu Cliicagy vuns in Chrouls Nervous cod £kin Dissawea. 1 Marrisgoe Gutde, larye size, 200 pages, givig all information to thase 'who inteud 1a wiarry sud {hoeo who aie lo marrlsge, Prico 50 cents; sant to guy wds . oy, m._Everyd Dr. Kean, NOo'ouUnR NO PaY!! 175 South CAarK-st, corner of Merse, Cateagn, lted, poiaonally or by twall, freg ol Saphtia s niirsnnss DE. STONE, it s ity ) a aul I detloaat, Colaaget XA ey s wtetiadon bomad Wiandiediaurce Foali b tieulties, ota. Mediclaes fusnutied for 8310 810 1 vuros YT A L P e Ty T B e e AT L et T AT S8 fochares ?:‘-X"‘-’.‘M':fig‘.fi}. ol premature decluis '.L-'::b' ) x':.'nm':n'fi' Poe bt il el s ieiaa] Dbl Dol tha reativel Jeare: 1pe I 2y ing 2 sl am §