Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1876, Page 7

THE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL i8, 1876. (er taXing on s oarge 'of grain at the Ade Yino sl stor, was found to lesk, snd had to b taken into dry= fock....Capt. Teod, of the schr Melvetis, and Capt. Hoore; of the PR, Porlage, srrived heso yesterday to s charga of thelr vessels.., The tug Ward, of ‘awlord's line, weut lota comriission yesterday.... Jio scte Tahoring la undargoing ropaira_at one of o docka of the Ghleago Dry-Dock Company. ; FIRAT DEPARTURPA FOR TUF LOWER LAKES, 7The City of Tolado, of the Northern Trans!s Com. pany’s line, left this port for Ogdensbarg yesterday, sod the Cliy of New York, ef Lo samo line, cleared ‘fran Milwaukce last Saturdsy, Theee sre Lhe first dapartures for ihe Lower takes, It 18 expoctad that Sestralte will open in » fow days, and (hat tha hoata Tl bo butliltle delsyed, Baveral achooners grain. Rden for Laffalo look oul their stearunce papers ves- ‘eedsy, anid expect to loave to-day. Tha fret bost to £ivathis port Iaat year was the sto3m barge Superior, Vhich cleared May 3. AROUKD TIl# LAKES, The Marine Insurance Companion at Milwaukes con- \inue £o take risks (0 JufTalo at 40 cents. ... The lco fn \be Btraits s sald to Lo aboud ready 1o break up, aud sorotten that men cannot oross on foot now....Bayn Ihs Ottows Citfzen: *Tho opening of navigation Tromises {0_bo laler this yoar tuan for many yeors Tait.. Tho Ottawa Blver wan cloar of Ico laat yesr on %o tathof April, In 1871 the stror. Maa letf Ottawa ‘or Buckinghatn on the 6Lh . of April with a 10dd of From preasnt fudicationa it will probably be o wuple of weeka befora navigation 1 falrly opoi Nearly sll the fce 1n Lako Eclo sppears to liava e Bamain, 10 ta axpocted, however, that arm rain will 0 roduce it that boats can pass (tauito readily,..... Wednesday altornoon at Jones' shipyard, Detroit, & now tug which has been bult for Capt. B. B, Grumtond wos launched, Most of {ho work upon her was done sbout one year since, bnt the \imes did not warrant her cainpletion, and Lioace ahs remsined notll now {n an nnfinished 'state, Bhe will now be_ completed (mmedlataly and will go into scr. vies. Tier dimenslons aro an follown : Tongll, 123 fact; beatn, 25 fead 3 deptly, 12 feut, Slia has no hamo yeh A: T, STEWARD’S MILLIONS. Jtin Futire fusiness Interest Nold for 81,000,000—82kiton & Lidbey the New Firm, Xew York Heratd, Avrit 10, Brs, Cornolia M. Stewart, wife of tho groat merchant, yestorday filad In tho Register's oftice of thio city a fall power of attornoy to Judge Henry Hilton to manage hor oetate, real snd personnl, Sho alno filed & transtor aud sesign- mont of ail her 1ate busband's share (a tho busi~ ness of A, T\ Stowart & Co., 28 woll as all hig proporty, real and personal, oxcspt renl estate ‘ucludnd In tho City of New York, to Judge Iiil- ton for tho sum of $1,000,000. Doth of theso nstrumenta nro dated April 14, 1876, Tho umalivess of tho monetary consideration na com- parod with tho popular estimate of tho valuo of Blr. Btowart's shuro iu the businoss of tho honso will, no doubt, excite considorable wurpriae. Tho following i3 the text of the transfer: MRS, BTEWART'S ASSIGNNENT. Know all men by theas presenta—Thut 1, Cornelia B, Stowart, of tho Clty of New York, widow of Alezander T, Btewart, lato of naidl_city, deceaned, for and iu cou- atferation of the sum of $1,000,000, to mo in handpald by Henry Hillon, of raid cily, and for divern fther cod conslilerations me Wiorsunto moving, and par- ficutariy ta carty out aud effectuate the wishes of miy ato husband, Aloxander T, Hiewart, thiat the busiuens inwhich he'wss sngaged as a member of ths firm of A.T, Stewart & C0, 6% the tims of his death may be continned and carried on thossme sa if he wera living ; that the varioun snd unezocuted arrangements nud contracts in reforence to the business of sald firm cou- templated by him and In progross of execution ot the tmo of his deceass may be continued sud completod ; and eapecially that tho business of said firm may cor tinme aa Lerctofore, for the purposa of glving employ- ment Lo the many pecsons now engaged In the trausnc. tion and management. of the busineen of sald firm, aud in nccordance with {he wishoa of my said Iate huaband, Now, for the conalderationa aforasald, I do lioreby pell, aaaigu, tra nd convey to the sid Heary illon all my right,’ title, claim, snd intereat of, in and o tho property, real or personal, monoy, funds, sacots, and effects of, or belouging o, the sald firin of AL, Blewart & Co.,’ wheresoover situsted or being, S50 6f wiat or il soever—heroby AULMOFTING A empowering the ssid Henry Hiiton to take posscasion of tho satae, and to have and to hold the same 1o hi 0 his lieir and assigns forever. ‘This transfer and convoyance docs not includs any real cstata in the Gity of New Yerk, but doea transfor and convey ta aid Henry Hilion all roal estate, mills, factoricy, or other property, real snd personal, usod in Gonmettibn of connected thorauwith, sliaato mithont tha City of Now York, whelher standing in the nams of sald Aloxauder T, Btowart {ndividuatly or in the name ' of sald firm, used or occnplod for the umes and pur. poses of end firin at tho time of the deaths of sald Alexander T, Blowart. And I give and grant unto the saia Ifenry Hilton full power and autbiority fo use the name of the firm of A, T. Btawart & Co, 80 long ra ho wmay deem the same oxpedient, 10 wituess whereof I bave horsunto set my hand and scal this 14th day of Apzil, in tha year 1870, ConNeLlA'M, STEWARE, 1n presence of Henrp E, Daviea, As will bo scon from the subjoincd copy of n cortifieato filed yosterday in tho County Clork’s offico, Judgo Hilton end Willism Libboy have formod a copartnorship undor the firm namo of A. T, Htewart & Co, These goutlemen deglare thore will be no chonge whatover In tho mode of conducting the businoss iu tho stores or in the operations of the fourteen mills of which Mr. Seawnrt was owner, Judge Hilton says that he bos had an lutimate kuowlodgo of all the do- ceaged merchant's bonovolent schomes, and that thoy will be fully carried out by Mrs. Stoware sud bimsolf. Ho declines to stato what thoy nre, furcthar than that the Werkingwomen's Hotel on Tourth avenuo i to bo comploted. Ar, Btowart onca sald that i¢ would bave Lesn flnished long 830, but tho great dificulty was to fiud o suitabls porson to take chargo of it. Desigus for tha furniture have beon made sod tho bullding will bo putin complete ordor n early day. Mr. Stawart waa {n the habit of saying Lhat it was to the womeon of New York Lo owed hig fortune, and he was anxious to pro- vido o cheap nud comfortablo homa for those who might need it. Obly o short timo before Dbis doathh Mr. Stewart had expressed a wish to Lavo the Women's Hotol, asLe called it, com- ploted as soon a8 practicable, ‘Tho fwoprovomonts at Garden City, Long Ia- Iand; tho Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga and the carpet miils at Glenham, N. Y., will be finlshed. 'Thoro aron fow houses at Garden City, Long Island, tobe comploted, and abont 150 raoms aro adding to the Grand Union Hotel at Haratoge. TITE REORGANIZED ¥IRM, 8 1n to certify: 1, W'hat we, Henry Hilton and Wililam Lilibey, buib of the City aud Htata of Naw York, have thin day formed a copartnoralip for (ho Jrpose of conducting s geanral mercantilo, buninews n Lo Uity of New York and w the citlos of Boston, Philatcipis, Parte, Lyonw, Manchestsr, Bradford Nottinghatn, Delfast, Glasgow, Borlin, Cheranitz, and elnowbore it'the Unifod Btstes snd n (o Kingdom at Ureat Dritain and Ireland, and on the Continent of Europe suu oter forelgu conutrios, 2. That the principal place of bustness of wald co partucrablp will bo 1 tho Clty of Now York, 8, That eald businees will’ bo conducted under the frm name of A, T, Stowsrt & Co,, which firm name, 1t ¥ horchy certified, will bo continued fu uso by Henry ilion and William Libbey, of tue Oity and Hlate of New York aforosald, the said Menry ilillon Veing the Aseignesand grantes of Cornella M. Btew- art, deviseo aud legatoo under the last will nud testa- nent of Alexauder T, Stewart, lafe of the City of Now York, now deceased, 83 to all the Interest of sald Alox. ander T, Stowart in tho late firm of A. T, Blowart & 0o, snd the eaid Willlam Libboy belog tho only aur. ‘viviog partner of the eald iato rin of A, X', Stowart & Co,, which firm had businees rolativos with foreign eountrion, Witneas our hands sad neal this 14th day of April, A.D, 1476, Hexny Hiivos, (L. WiLLiN Lisney, (L. In presenco of Henry F. Davies, u. lienry Work, Tho wholosala aud rotall stores wers opened yostorday motning, and throughout the day pre- #anted thelr nuaal throngsd appearatica. SOk e dusie OBITUARY, JOHN F. GRABLE. Bpectai Divateh t The Qnicaon Tribune, Wexosia, 1ll., Aprit 17.—Johu P, Grablo, an old and Lighly-cnteered cltizen, dicd at Lts resi- dence in this city to-day of paralywts, aged 47 Sosrs. Heo has boen a prominens farmter, oditor, od merchant in Marshgll and Putuam Counties uriug the past thiriy-fve years. 1lo wau n warm admiror of Lovejoy, and stood shoulder to ahonldor with bim Inthe groat flght for the sbalition of lavery, 1Iawill Lo buried at Wo- uooa Cometory Wadnesdsy forenoon, CLARK M. OARR. Gavessors, Iik, April 17.—Olark AL Carr, an old and'biglly-rospocted citizen of this clty,died beta thig afternvon, Mr. Carr was tho father of Qen. E, A, Carr, of the rogular army, of Col, B, A Carr, Bupervisor and_ Tuapector of the Hixth Dhntrict, of the Itov, H, M, Carr, 1L, and the Hou. Clark E. Carr, thia city, He moved hora from w twonty-tiva years ago, of Farmiogton, "ontuaster of irle County, N. O, A, BROWNSON. Speciat Duapatch to Ths Chicago Trioune, Deznoir, Mich,, April 17.—Orestea Augustas Brownaon, for 1y yeara the noted editor of the Quarterly Review Iu New York, died here $o- day in the 74th your of Lis age. —_————— BAILROAD AfD, Bgeolal Duvateh ta The Chicaga Tridens, Mivwaugyr, Vis., April 17.—~Tho long-pend- 10g wuits as to tho spportionment of debts for ©ld railroad-ald bonds granted by the City of Cateand the Towus of Blouut Pleasant aud (\hdoolq were decided by Judge Drummond o-day, ordnh? defendants ta hrd thelr pros m\lmu m accordance with the old territorial ity of naid olty and towne. THE SOUTH TOWN, rhilllps, the Asscssor of the Bale lot-Box Stufiers, Again Checkmated. Ho Domands the Assesment Books from County Clerk Lieb, and Is Rafuged, They Are Turved Over to W, IL B, Gray, ihe Legal Ineumhent of T the Oftice, Tho Ousted Frands Btill Detormined to Fight to the End, Bouth Town affairs attractod n good deal of attention yostordasy. Larly in the forencon Willism B, 1. Gray, the Assessor oloct, walted upon tho County Clerk and demanded the An- soagor's bookn, but the Clerk not having recetvod tho certificato of his eloction, and being awaro of the fact that undor the circumstandes any action he might tako was liabla to lead to ex- tendod Jitigatlon, did not, comply with tho de- meud, and Mr, Uray laft promising to filo an in~ domnifylng bond duriug tho sfterncon along with biy cortificats of eloction. PUILLIVS. ‘About noon Ed Pbillips snd Qlocson, having raceived an jntimation of what was going on, appearad in the County Building. They were in tho beat of spirits, and, whon {nformed-- that Gon. Liob had denled the applieation of Mr, Gray for tho Assossor's books, thoy laughod right out, and sald the whole thing was s huge Joke, This brought those with whom thoy wera convorsing to make mome inquiries in gonoral obout Bouth Town affalrs, and in varticular sbout baliot-box stuffing, Phillips eatd Le hsd the grostest contempt for any ono who wonld Btufl » ballot-box, and that for suoh a person linnging was too good, Ile would not admit for & momont that thero had boon any unfalmass in tho Iate oloction, unless ix was agalnet bim, for, eald ho, * I am asionished that my vote was so amall." ¢ Lnt," rojoined & Commissionsr, ** it was not underatood that you wero & candidate,” ‘To this he voplied, * [did not goaround and toll the d——d boys who twrite for the papers that 2 was a candidate, I told tho businous pub- lio and tho voters, and am only astontshed that my vots waa not 5,000 instead ot §,000,” “Dut whero did you expact your strength from ?** rojoinod annther. To thus he rephed tuat lio was well snd favorably known fu all Houth Bida circlos, and that the Chicago City Railway Company had sgrved him nobly. ‘The next general quostion asked him was aa to the manifost wonlkiness of the regular Demo- cratic nomineos. To this bo responded that ho ‘had workea and they had not. He liad not real- ly wanted a ‘re-olection himsolf, , ho eaid, but holdlug town orders ' for his Borvicos, amounting to £ 3 ho wantod to soe n Bupervisor elected who would favor bim, heoco, when Loewenthal was nomi- pated, ho wont t0 him and told him that he would uifipuu and defeat Lim unlses he ngrecd to pay him at losst 50 cents on the doljar of his alaim. Loewonthal did notfrocoive the proposi- tion Lindly, and bo folt that ho hiad nothing to hove for from him; bonce, ko, Ryau, snd Gloe~ #0n got up their ticket, and pushod it through. JAMES OLEESON 8nt by during the conversatiou, and pat In an oc- castonal word indoraing the position of Phillips. \Whilo Pbillips would bang the ballot-box munff- ers, he would Luru them at the atake! He had novor scen such reckless and dis- orderly mob ns hod assembled at the Grand Pa- ciic Iotel Saturday evening. o was roally afraid of s Wfo, for it was not his onstom to associnte with such scamps, le said ho was forced by threats of his life to signa paper which now provod to bo a declaration that the electors of tho South Town had failed to eloct a Bupor- visor. Iiesignod it, howover, thinkibg that it was slmply cortifying to the resignationof Kyan, and claimed that” whatever else the document containod had boon filled in since ho eigued it, He was greatly perplesed at iho tura affalra had taken, but was mualishly dotermined not to sur- render, bowng apparently nnconsclous of tho {mxz that ho lad alrondy surrondored overy- g, ANOTIER DEMAKD. Later in the day, Phillips, nccompaniod by Eaton, the regular nowmineo on the Domocratio tiozot for Town Clork, waited upon Gen. Lich and domanded tho Asscesor's books, follomng the stops of Mr.Gray, e entered into a dls- scussfon of the morits of tho caso 8s ho suppoa- od, and kot forth tho law with the pomp of o juriat. Gon. Liob repllcd to all of his ar- guments in & coucise and emphatio man- nor, aud ondeavored to impross upon his mind the publio beltef that two-thirds of tho votos counted for him had been either put in tho boxcs by himself or by some ono in his in- torast, Phillips ropliod by protosting hin - nooonco of all frand, aud by oxpressing a desp nuin:l. that Ryau had rosigned, for bo was hils anly hopo for Liia pay for past services. Glesson had furiher blundarod by signing a document assoverating alt that had been clahined by the ooplo. Botore quitting the prosouce of Gon, iol ho haudod him tho following lotter, which cxplaion {taolf : Qi11caqo, Aptil 17, 3810.—Hermann Lied, County Clerk: 1 bava been elected Assessor of the Town of Houth Chicago, as apposs by a cartificata fo that effoct sijmed by danes Gleeson, Town Clerk of sald tows, duly filed in the offico of the County Clork, I now call upon you for the sosessment-books und blanks for tho ssacaaiont of property in sald town, E. Puisties, Assessor, THE LETTER FAILED o frighten Gon, Lisb in tho slightest. He sald he was uumoved in his dotermination, ana if the Bouth Town Doord cortifiod the election of Mr, Gray as Asscspor to bitm, ha should deliver tho books to bim, belleving, as ho did, that tho most unbluablog fraus bod charactericed tho late olection, and that it was about tune the publio hoel was placed on the oharactern who had so long subsisted by polluting tho ballot, The animated conversation was intorrapted by the oppoarauce of tho Hon. Leonard Bwett, who anked Gon, Liob tho privilogoof a private jntor- viow. Tho request waa promptly grautod, and Mr. Lieb was handed au indemuifying bond to necaro him agatnst anv losa by botng proceedod against in the courts for honoring e actlon and authority of the Town Board by de- livoring™ tho Awsessor's bLooks to M, Groy. Tho bond ~—was worded as utrong as posaible, and its strength was addod to by tho siguers, who wora Georgo Armour, Mark Bkinuer, Marshall Ield, Jacol Rosonberg, Jonso Bpalding, Murey Nelwon, C. M. Iender- son, Jolin G. Bhortall, and Heury W. Kiog, A tow momonts later Mr, Licb was waited up~ on by Hupervisor . T, Lincoln, Asscesor Gray, nod Town-Clerk Carver, who repeatod the do- mand Mr. Gray had wmado in the fore- noou for the Aesaessor's books, Thoy came with authority, aud beside, with the determina- tion thas the books must bo bad, At firas Mr, TLieh smid bi oftloo and vaulits had beon locked aud the books could not be had then. 'his ":mml the dewaud to be urged snd the Aling of ha FOLLOWING DOCUMENT ¢ Stats of Ithnow, Ceok County. Tha Peopls of tha Riate of Lilinow to’ W, 1. I, Gray, Eaq,, of the Town of Bouth Chicago, gresting Wikness, At the annual fown-mocting of sald town, hiold "on the 4tk day of April, A, D., 1876, sai town'tafled to clect 8 Town Arwasor of suid town for Uio curront year, ' whereby & vacancy la@ oc- curred in sald ofk “I'hererore,!we, reposing full confidenca in your integ- xity snd ability, bave oppuintad, and do hereby sppoint, ol Pawn Asaeasor of eald lown, 1o hold said oiticd intll 8 abali be fillad by sleciian’ as the noxs annuat meeling of aaid towa, aud until your auccessor ahall L slected or appoluted and qualified according to law, * Witnean our bands and seats this 15tk dsy of Apet, A D, 1076, gued) Joseru Porriox, J, i LoaaN D, Wateaor, 1, P, daLvis 'Worr, J, 1, JOUR BUMMKKIELD, Prrin Foorx, d, Py . T, LincoLy, Supervisor, About the time Qen. Liob had concludod read- ing the cortiicatn ouo of his clerks put in an appearenca who had the key to ths vault where (o books woro. A moment afterward the hooks were loaded luto s carriago on the outaide, m copy of thoa ceriiflcato of eleotion was in ths hands of one of the doputice In the County Clerk's ofilco, sud HE WOBK WAS DONE. Phillipa had looked on as Joug ss ha could stand it, ang, in faot, viewed the ealire precesdiug, the dolivery of tho hooks beingsoen through tho Dblinds of a'neighbering saloou, A mvomr ssw Phillips last evening and asked hitn * What ara vou going to do about it?"* lle Llted lurtropl{, but, gathoring his seattered thonghts, tioal nflh that tho end was hot yot. Tho' whole slfwr ko deuom- inated as TO8s putisge upon his rights. Ile would oel. uodor the advice of his friends, bawever, and lose no time, and ‘4 what be woald do about 14" would most prob- D ably ba to apply for & mandamaus. The bool ho Baid, were necreted in the vaults of the Third Nationsl Bank, and until he could get beld of them he would watch tham clonsly, It ia scarco- 1y neceseary fo ndd that hia determination in the wmatter wai scoompanled by looks of sadness and foelings of the deepost disappointinent. L¥ANS AND HIR ROMD, It Is probable that the moat aerious difficulty which Evans will have to contend with, in hin rohable effort to usurp tho dutins of an oflics which ko has no right, will ho in regerd (o his bond, The Inw exacts of & ‘Town Collector that Lie fils, within eight days after the amonnt of taxes to be collocted by him Liaw heen aucar- talned, s bond fu doublo the amount thereof, which must be submittod to, and npnm'ml by, tho Bupervisor and Towa Clerk, Tho amount of taxen to be colleotod caunod Ln ascortained until late {o the fall, during tho Istter part of October or tho early part of Novembor, after the amounts have bean sxtended upon the Collector's books fn ths County Clerk's office, Last yoar the Collector's warrant, which then Incinded the cily tazes, callod for 4,000,000, which required & bond of #8000,000. This Evans gave, and it was approved by Mesurs, Ryan sud Gtonson, tho thon Hupervivor and Town Clork. 'Thera bolng no dispate raised an to Evana’ election, he found but littls diffionlty in getting the nocessary hond, and tho snretins ou it woro probably amuly sufliciout to coverany loss. This yoar, lhowever, citcumstances bava changed. In tha firat place, iu- etead of submitlivg his bond to Mosars, Ryan snd Gleeron, hin friends, he wiil have to forco it upon Monera, Liucoln and Oarver, who will uoheaitatingly reject It anyhow, aud who, if they Liad to recaive it, would eubioft it to a very close scrutiny, But, under tho circutnstances, with the progent halo of hallot-box stufing and fraud which surrouuds XMr. Evaus, it will bo fm- possible for him to find any rospectable men wrhio will go nipon auy bond “which bho may en- deavar to got up after he bag unofticially learned thie amount of taxes which My, Caliaghan will bo called npon to collect, Belog nnabieto gotde- cont mon worth $8,000,000 to go mpon hik hond hie will havo no boud to submit, or, If ho doos cook wp one with a lot of nobodies and disrepu- table chniacters figuring upon it, tho prewent Bupervisor sod Town Clerk will be doobly fusti- fled in rejecting it ; firstly, becauns Evans is nov tho Collector ; aud sccondiy, bscauso ths bond ia worthlees, EVANA STILL FOR WAR. Wheraver the firm of Livans, (ileoson & Phil- lipa, manipulatora of ballots and ballot-boxes, went yesterday, the quostion * What are yoa going "to do ‘about 1t?" recurred to them carrying with it all the sting and remorse it had when firal asked of the honest votera of tho Bonth Town, whohad been dofrauded of thoir frauchisos aa oitizens. Foeling the significance of the quaestion, ike the[honest voters, the tei- pariite fraud snswora back, * Fight o tho bitter end.” Mike Evans, the aonior partner, and the braina of the firm, atitl woars that game im- plocablo smils, and like Blieridan fu olden timos refuses to succumb to the inevitable. Ho way met yeatorday by o TnmuNe reporter, but begzed to bo let alome for a fow hours. In tho ovening ho was agaln found, but refused to say much of soythiug, Of course ho coneidern the action of tho 'Town Board illogal, and laughs at the ides of an Anditing Board setting at naught the will of tho people inan eloction. He clalms that all he has to do to thwart the presnt oreors cutirely aud effoctn- allv forever ia to bring hia caso into court, and rofors back with double emphasis to the town difiienlty of 1862, « Haye you not taken any legal advice yet?" queriod the reporter. . *#To be suro I have. To.dsy I consuli- ed W. O. Goudy, Judge Wilkinson, snd mooy other legal gentlemen, in jregard to tho points involved, and nearly overy ons of them told moe I hind an excellent oase, and conld not fail to win," *‘IIave you retained any one of them 2" L will'not toll you. It 18 time enough for tho public to know when I bring the matter into court, Ono thing you may aay, and that is that Mike Evana will collect thia yeor's tax, and not Bernard Oatiaghan.” g % Xat tha County Clerk hss alroady tarned tho assassmont-books over to Mz, Gray.” ** Buro, that is pothing. I don't koow but I shonld rather colloct from his sssessmonts than {rom those of Phillips. I am going to colisct them, that's suro.” £ *'But how?" interruptod the reporter. * Wouldn't you like to know 2" roplied Evana, with a significant wink, “\Wheno will you take the first ntop ?" *Thore's no hurry, I havoto do some aloo- tioncoring for my friends to-morrow. I ain't Roing to toll anybody what my plans aro, Ko thero's an ond of it. "Gloeson and Phillips will probably co-oporate with mo in the fight.” TUE DEFUNCT ASSESSOR, " Ed Phillips, is in the moantime swaiting & lotter of patent upon & writing-doak of his owa inven- tion, and ns soon a4 this arrivea he intends to Ro into tho business of manufacturing and selling thom. *'Thera's milliona in it," he says, and 1a engagod in draughiing plans for tho largs manufactory—s mammoth castlo {n the atr. In roply to the question, ** What are you going to do about 1t?" ho paya : “Kight, and show tho Kenpln I am nght.” When informed that Gray nd possession of the nusessmont books, he re- marked that the publio would soou find out whother the sssemsment was lsgal or not, and prophesied that the lIawyers who Lad boaten him out of his office would Lo tha vory ones who would fight the tax lavied upon that sasessment, {,Io l:umld 8ay nothing ns to his plans of fightiog k. aLresox, the sx-Town Clork, still retaina possession of the town rocords, and aloeps upon them nightly for tear that somebody will steal them, He de- uios that they are in Dave Thornton's keeping. The Buperrisor, P, K. Ran, who was geatle- manly onough to start the ball of roaignation rolling, has not yet submitted Lis report, but wiil do 8o at the town mooting \Veduosday evon- ing, It {s sald ho drow 20,000 from tho County Troasurer, and conaiderable suxiety ia mani- fosted as to tho disposition made of it Rynn promisos a straight acconnt in his report, but will say nothing untll that ia submitted. THE OFFICE-BEEKERS, ‘['bo rush for positions in tho South Town As- sossor'a oflico sommenced early yostoraay maor n- ing. Long befaro the books wore turned over to the Assossor-alect, he wau besieged with ap- plicants, moat of them having aided in Lhe work durwy tho sdminigtration of Corrigan and Phillips. The Justicos wero also sought out gangs of wonld-bo Doputy Asuesaors.,. To aft applicants o doaf oar was turved. Tho yames of candidates for appointmont as Doputy Asses- sory will be subjected to a closo sorating ata mootiog of the Town Board in tho near faturs, sod the disreputable dead-boats who havoe horo- toforo fasienvd themuclives to the Dopartmont will bave to take back seats. | J, CHAILES UAINRS. To the Bdttor of T'hs Chicago Tribtens: Cutaaao, April 17.~I take thia opportunity of stating thal the sssortlons tn Tuu Trisoxe of youtardsy to the offect that I had pledgod my vate as & member of tho Board of Appointmont of Nouth Chlclfo to tha Citizens' g‘nmmlswt\. sod bad counselod hasto in their undertaking lost other memborn of tho Board bo ssen,” are abaolately folso and without any foundation whatover. I did expross s dealro to co-pparate with that Committes na far as 1 logally could, and that I have dbne. If Tamn wistaken tu my view of tha law it may bo my mistortuue, but it cortainly 18 not my fault, for I hove examived tbo quostiou fully, and reached a conclusion which I consider 10 be right aud by which I am willing to stand. Reepectfully yours, J. Oxancas Haines, CHICAGO WHISKY NEWS. Tue long-deferrea arguments in support of the motion for & new trial for Pablman and Rush mill not bo made. When the United Btatos Diatriot Court opened yeaterday morning Judge Dlodgett asked District-Attornoy Bangs if ho had anything roady for hearing. Jnd§: Bangs roplied that ho bad seen Mr. Storrs Saturday, aud that goutleman had given him to under- stand that if ho wss not [rlrawnt tn Court by 10 o'clock Monday morning Lie would relinquisly all riglit to arguo the motion, Judge Stanford bappened to be present, and sald he thought hio could Bcare up Mr, Btorra in & fow min. utes if the Court thought best. An fubie mation wes given that he might do e0, and he forthwith. departed and #vas gone abiout half an hour, when DistrictsAt- torney Baogs said it was evidens Ar, Storre wan not coming to time, aud asked that the motion be ovorruled. ‘The Uours was of the same optne 100, and tho motion was then aud thore summa- rily dusposed of. 1§ is uoderatood that Mr, Btorrs gave up all [dea of ufumg tho motion during tho paat weck, and will reserve anythin Lo has to say until sontence-day, when nwlfi bring forward some legal points with the {nten- tion of gotting a mitigation of punishent. TUE ORAND JURY, ‘The United Blates Graud Jury will reassemmbie tLis moruiug after their three weeks' reat, and again dive into sorue minor whisky inves tions. It is supposed that, after s four days' oconsultation, they will briog & fow billa into sours and dieband for good. TUE DIVISION DEPUTIES in the Iniernal Raveuus Collector's oflice are busy sending out masalve atraw-colored envale opes, decorated with 2-cent atamps, and cou- taintog special taz notices for doalers ia liquors, tobuoco, and cigars. COLVIN, i What the People Think of His Attempted Reply. A General Feeling that He Dars Not Heet the Issae, Jolin Wentworth, Judge Otis, aad Others Reply fo His Allegations, Iis Excolloncy Oonvioted of Having Made Incorreot Statemonis, Z'There was a good deal of conternpt, bothr ex- pressed and silent, floating around the city yes- terday, It wag quito noticoablo ln tho respect- able quartors, Occasionally It would obtiude itzelt around that malodorous old roakery known &1 the Cliy-11al), but thore it coald not find an ablding place, and in tho batura of things it could not bo oxpacted 8o to do. It was in flusn- oinl and commercial circlo tlat it fonud its tullest development, and if the individus! against whom it was directed could ovly have heen ubiquitous ouougl to have hoard It all, it I8 morse than Jioly ba would have coms to the cun- clusion thot had it heon leveled at any other person, that individual could only do as Judaw did—go off and haog himaelf. Tho causo of thiacontewpt which pormestod almost overy nook snd sorucr of tho oy, was the publication of Harvey D. Colvin's raply to tho detnand mado upon him by ibo citizens in mass mooting assembled ot the Iixposition Buildivg, one week sgo to-night, that ho should step down and out fromn the oflice which he has usurped. In this roply ha hns dodgod tho fsaue betweon himnelf and the people. ‘The common opioion was that he did not gointo the legal morits of tho case, and presentod not the slightest shadow of a resson why the peonie sbould respect or indorse lnm as thoe oxocutive ofticer of & city of balf & mitlion people; that ho potiifogged like & polico court alys ter, lo wickedly and maliciously distorted faots conpected with the proviousadminiatrne tion, and, without having the shadow of an ex- cune, ansailod tho Relief and Ald Socioty, which hiad baen fnvestigated two or threo times duriug Lis adminiatration, and, like pure gold from tho furnace, came out untarnished ; that he asailed & [nrgs numbor of prominent citizens whom ho called ‘“tax-fightors.” Tha chiarge i3 pronounc- d falsa, and the lo huried back in tho tecth of ita uttorer. Evorywlere tho letter of the usurping functionary is prooomncod a cheap rluco of ciap-trap, falso in its promises, false in ta conclusions, aud 80 buoghuglysonstructad es not to possess tho only morit which should por- tain to ovory first-clava fraud—'‘woll cal- culntod to docoive.” It deceives nobody, It is eorreatly eatimated. It is worthy only of con- tempt, “And that's the way the pooplo sposk of tho plea for usurpation, JONN WENTWORTI'S OFFXG. 0 the Editor of The Chicano Tribune : Cuicago, April 17.—Mavor Colvin has pub- lished a communication {n” which he undertakes to axcuso the general lawlorsness which por- vadey this city, by stating that tha peopla will not pay their taxes, nsif more taxes passing through his hands wouald dacresss the numbor of hallot-box ptuffors, jurs-packers, biacklegs, and other offondors in this eity, Ha furthormore gives afil and comfort to that class of peanle by fusinuating thet tho contest on Tucaday {4 ona botwoen the rich and the poor. Among those whom he atates to be indobtod to the city for taxes is myself. ‘I'ifa statementis falso; and if 1am indebted to the city for any- thiog whalever, Inm ao affender against tho 1aw, and ask for myaolf the sawme penalty for my offonaes that I cloim shall bo wisitod upon the otuier offenders of tho city, oo mora and uo less. Ho eays ho wiil romgn if the poople will pay their "taxes. To be conmistent. he should hava added liquor liconses, ste. If take him at his word. 1If he thinks that I owo Lho city for any purpese whatover, he will please place tho bill thereof in tho hands of Judgo Waliace, wiio tho legal acbitrator in all auch awmtters. I will Ince a blank check in the hauds of Judgo Wal- aco, to be fillod up by him in his discrotion, The Mayor wiil also bo eo kind as ta place his rosignation in the hands of Judgo Wallaco also. T mean businees. The Alayor praieos his office-holders as boing among the bost buainess mon in the city, 1 re- spectiully suggest to him that he take his wholo force in the Unlted States Express office and pive them positions under tho City Governmont, sud that bo take an equal number of his city omployos and place thom tn the United Btatos Express ofifco, Thia will teat the master an to businoss men. This will show {he diffaronce betwoon H, D, Colvin, United Sintes Express agont, aud 11, D, Colvin, Mayor of the City of Chicago. 1 am taxed to pay for the police, ana, like most of tha other citizons, I bave to Liroa private policamnan to protoct my promises. A gawmbling don waa startod the next door to me, and I eall- od for it I eould get no relief. I called upon the sidewalk n frontof it, and, with the nid of my fellow citi- zons, supprosded 1t myself. A policoman camo sod ordored ns from the sfdewalk, and when we told him wo would loave as soon a8 he would go up aud arrost tho gamblers, bo aaid that that branch of the police business was takon away from the ordinary policemsn, and reforred to headquarters, And whon the gamblors begia to Aquoal on ono anothor, a8 the whisky mea have done, we shall know how much they have paid-| for their immunity, sad to whom thoy have paid 1. I votoed for I, D, Colvin for Mayor, belleving him to bo a man of great executive ability, sud he promised to be a grost reformer. 1fe served histwo yoars ont, aud Ldo not see whero tho roformer cawme {u. ,; He claims that his torm has Eou extondod beyoud tuat time. If it was so tendod; it was dono by ballot-box stutiiug, And a man who owes Lis position to ballot-box stuffers is not tho man to onforce the law againat that clans of poople. Hence I hoje the Moyor's resignation will meet my chuck at Judge Wallace's oflice promptly. Aud now, aa the lawless peonls af Loth politi- cal parties aro banded together aud ignoring all party lines, to contlnue tho existing onler of thiogs, I call upon all the friends of law and order also to band togethoc and 1gnors all part linos, to solect & Board of Aldermen who wifl vous an adminiatration which will do what finyar Colvin confossos that he canuot do, viz. : oaforco the law upon John Wentworth and every ono elso. Jouy WINTWORTH. WHAT JUDGE OTIS BAYH, Yostorday afternoon a Trinuxs commissionor callod on Jidge L, B, Otis, and founa himn busily ongaged In proparing the card Leroto appended. After the usual salutations, the folluwing inter- viow ocourrod : *¢ Have you road Colvin's roply to the domand for bia rosignation made by e Committes of which you ara Chairman 2" ** Yen ; I yoad it this morning.” ** What do you think of it ?" ** 1le entiroly ovados tho fssue betweon him- solf aud the pcopls, and calls a large vumber of vmrle, mysolf among the numbor, tax-fighters, Ho fur as I am concornnd, the chargo is fulso, Tho tax which Judge Wailaca declared illegal [ havenot pald.” ; o \\f‘l:Lyour Clonlm(ttanclfl lnzlhorénuw;wet; ng of tho peoplo to raport to them the roply o Mr, OolvhlpF' p“” 5 **No, Tholél'ls no necessity for is. The newspapers havo sullclontly informed the peo- plo, sud the duty ausigued to us fa com- plotod," . * What wiil bs dona about it 7" **That 1a for the people Lo detormine by their votaa to-morrow (to-day]. * Buould Mr, Hoyne ‘be doclared Mayor ona popular vote, how can he be installed 7 4 In my opinion the new Cauncil would have ta deollue ta recognize Colvin's right to the of+ fios, and determine only to recognize Mr. Hoyno.” “‘dut if the Council should refuso, what thon 2" **L oannot say. 1 have not examinod the lo- gal boiuts invoived.” Tl following ts Mr, Otis' card : iy to I£. D, Colvin to 1 ths Editor o/ Ths Chicaye Tryd: pril 17,—In the upon” hin by ths peoplo of Chicago tw Yacalo ibe ottlos of Mayur, ho avulds ths real fasus b tween Limeelf and the povple, sud steps aside ta chiargo o with baiog a tax-tightbr. 1o tuakes the - terly falee statemeut Uit myacif ond family owo about tazcs, I Lave alwa; d iy ta: withitn the time allowed by law for cept the d:l tax of 1874, which Judy to baillegal, ‘I'his was under LHI 300, c now fn the Bupreme Caurt, sud I will juy that tax as s0an a1 1, D, "Colviu's poviguation 1 acvepied, 1do BUb BFOPUB0 80 pay Lo taxse uf all pursuns by thy natao of Otis 10 be found fu the city direviury, 3 st wilting my texes, and foel soufulent thal the buttar olass of our propariy-owners will do tha asws, if they lisd aay confideuce (hat they woulil bo scouomically applied for the welfare of thecity. 3ul whon Loy are rocklessly squandorad to suppurt tho numbericas diehonost aud uscloas oiticiale appotuted and coutinued by such an sdmloutiation & £ow aillict the il bave -umumn-:.muu.m i, uue ux;lfl Lops for relles ‘Wus Lo be found (n sjopping thoe supplics, ey L b, Oma, AT PADRSLNG, anothor membu:.:l the Conmities, was called on by tha nowsgather M noceasity for calling & mestivg. The Coismittes Lod porformed all they were instruoted to do, aud tho tnatter now rematus with the people, to ba docided st tho election. Mr, Irussiog pro- nounéd Colvin's cherge that he wes n tax~ figbter an infamous falsohood, aud desired Tite Trisune to publinh tho folluwiny opeu lettor to tha Ureat Incompetent : Cittcaao, April 17, 1873,—70 Harvey D, Coivin: 1o foue snawer of Abrl 15, 1376, to L. B, Otie, Mues i eho d_inysolf, publisked 'tu T Tatuse of April 17, you ruumerats me in ¥ list of wentiemen whom you call the ** Isading tax-b " Thin iot, #0 fur 00 [ am cuncerned, 18 utterly false,~a 1 tjon ont of whols eloth. I have never lu my Al yet fought n #iagls levy of fazen,—have slwaya and Prussing no o sy tages tn due tine, You cannot o word of wiiat yort have skl regardiug: me, aud statement falla 1o the ground xe wortlios 1o clinracteriatic of youraclf »a your whole Admf tiun of the city afiaien, Youss, with contempt, Eanar Prisame, JAMES K. KIBK & €O, Tu the Kditarof Tie Citieaoe Pridune: Cincaso, Apnl 17.—Reforring to Mayor Calvln's Ietter, wlieeein b niates that Mesars, Jamen 8, Kirk & €a, 8ro taz-fighters, eic,, we denirs to €3y that the Stuteniznt atd chargo aro false; no truth i it. We ave slwayu paid our th1es, and to-day do not owo ono eent” for aaes, e arcertained this morning that thero 1y ou the Tarard In the Comptrollor's ofics & giece of yroperty, Lot %, Hlack 3, Fort Dearborn Adds- Siou 46 Clilrago, Waich fa wssesaed {5 our uame, but the property s uot o, and uever wan, We append Mg, L, G, Ifick's (County Trenaurer) cortificate, o specifully yourn, 4.8, Kinx & Co, Orrice or Tun CovNTy TREARURER aNDh COUNTT COLLLCTOR COuK COUNTT, ILLINGIL,—CitiCAGO, ADHI 17.— 10 whom 8¢ may concern : Thi bava exaniined the taz reesfpta of y and tind that Kaese gentiemen o not ows any morey for taxes, oither to the Cily of Cuicago, County of Cook, ur §tate of Liluo, L. U, ftex, County Lreesursr, KFLSON LUDINUION. A Tusuxr. reporier called oo 3. Nelsow Lud- inton, Premdout of tio Fifth National Bank, to obtain his views and what he had to kay con- cormng tho chsrge made aganst bits of being & taz-fignter. Iie stated that Lo had never fouglit bin taxes ; bind never emploved a lawyer to fight his taxes, doca unt owo auy tazes, aud will not until Auguat or Beptember next, when tho tazes for tho pres- cut year will fell dus. Colvin utters s deliberato falechood. 3Mr. Ludivgton asserta his willing- neeg to vay this year's taxes in advauce provided the usurpor wil “stop down and out. Mr.'Lud- ington thinke that Colviu is mud brcause ha, as Prevident of the Fifth National Bank, refused tu loan meney on city cortificaten. stra- 3 COLYIN'S LETTER, To the Editor of The Clicaga T'ribune ; Cutesso, April 17.—In reading over * Har. vey's flowl” 10 this morning's Trisuxe, I could but langh at the following clauso : **'The groat maes of ihe poopls pay their taxes regularly and cheerfully.” Now, I would like to ask Mr, Col- viu, uaurper, ate,, why it [s they pay at all, Por- beps bo does not know, bat 1 can tel him why : Alinost overy person whose tax has beon over £50, hias consuited an attorney and been invaria- bly told that to contost the tax costs more than it comon to. Almost any good Inwver will ask from 925 to €30 take tho case. If tho amall tax-payers’ taxes were from £130 to €200, in- stozd of #50, thoy would find five ont of six would contest them. Colviu Iaya groat stress upon the ‘* bequosts” loft by the Hon, Joseph MMedill. Woll, ol I can sy is, thiat the compari~ #on betwoen Mr. Medill's rule and Colvin's lies just horo: Yaxes havo iucreased 50U per cent, as wituses the followiog: In January of 1872 (Medu! in oflice) I camio to thus eity and io- veated §1,6001n & printiog-ofiice, was taxed on a valuation of 21,000, and paid mihngly my tax, which was noma €16 or $17. The nast year, 1873, tho tax was 320, 1 think: 1874, * Colvin," 2407 1875, 96330, Whstdid Itry! Why, the tox for 1874 wos somo 38, and. after going dlozens of times to Evans, 1 gotit redaced to €10, aud this year was rolag to fight it, but {found it cost too much. Toe otlice is not worth to-dny over 81,000, ea I Lavenot added over 2100 worth of wstorial since I bought it ; but atill, an my otfice dopreciates, up go the taxes. If Col- vin thinks taxes arc as low aa whon Medill was in oflice, how e¢an ho compare the nbove, to which I aw willing to make oath? No, no, wo waut no Colyin, but aa honest Mavor. Lvory man should go to his voting-place and east his voto Tuosday. If Colvin goes out of office now, ho will loavo to bis sncaoksor a city indebtedneey of 84,600,000, whereas Xedill loft only $1,550,- 020, Why, Calvin, you are a braguer! Ge:out! Jop-PriNteR, CALIFORNLA. Tho Navy-¥nrd Investipation—Grave Chargen Agntnst Admiral ISodgers Bud Others. Bax Fraxwsco, Cal,, April 17.—The Chronicle, this morning, in a three-columu sensational article, charges Admira! lodgera, the TPreatdent of thio Spaldiug court-mariisl, of being'opon to the same chargos ag thoso against Bpalding, in pormitting Ellia T, Armatrong, the foreman of the machinists In the yards and docks at Maro Islond, to absent himuolf from duty the greator portion of the timo aud drawing pay sil the time {u violstion of the regulations; that he is nleo intorested in tho result of tho turial, o3 ali 8palding's ordors snd vouchers passed hin hands for approval; also, that on the strength of an ordor from tha Navy Depariment suthor- fzlng the expeuditure of £10,000 for rebuilding tho steamer Bfonterey, with an fmplied consont to devots tho sun to rebailding the yard-schoon- erJos Bmith, the ploasnre-yocht Freds waa built at a coat of 245,000, and nothing dono to the Manteroy ar the Joo Bmith; that the ateaw. lounch Nellio wes also bullt without the author~ ity of the Departout and no report af tho cost was forwarded, The cost waw about £25,600 and was charged to work on tho stosmer Molucan nnd other objecta; aleo, ststes that Judge-Advocate Haguer has recoived several tolegraphic orders from Wasbiugton to allow o boliticy to bo brought into tho cass, and that hngnnr was eent hore to convios Spalding and sheltor certas high oficials who are iutorestud in tho malter ; also alleges that an extenrive fraud ox16t4 in the coutrsct with tho Vallojo Wator-Works to supply the navy-vard with wator, in which 3L, J, Wrght, tho Postmaster at ValleJo, is Jargely intorestad, and plainly inte- mates corruption iu uaval snd tresaury affalrs oo tho coast, ) TURPENTINE. ‘Wizwivoroy, N. €., April 17.—Spirits of tur- pontize quiot at 3k A A Bemmnrkadle Bed=-Quilt, The wifs of the Ilector of Gruce Churchin Maucliostar, N, I, has the tinest thing 10 bed- qutlts yot known. Among tho pieces of eilk of which {t {s made are 360 of white silk, on which ure tho origival autographa of distingulsed people. Among thow are tho namea of Thack- eray, Dickons, Macaulny,:Loogfellow, Bryant, Nawthorne, Agassiz, Linooln, Bumnor, Houston, aud Kossuth. ~ Charaoteristio verses and senti- ments accompany niany of tho antographs, but 1onn Are moro bnnry 1 exprension shan theao of B, I, Bhlllaber (Mra, Partiogton) © Ol thing of many hands, Limpart 1o pain to ber, But whilo s thread rematns . B thou ber cowfurte The hnge, drastic, griping, sickening pills, conatructed of orude, coarse, and bulky ingro- dieuts, are fast belug supersedoed by Dr. Dlorce's Plessaut Purgative Pellets, or Bugar-Coated, Councentrated Root and Horbal Julos, Anti-Bil- tous Grannlea—tho ** Little Giant" Cattiartio or Multums in Parvo Pbysic. Modern Chemics) Helonce enables Dr, Pierco to extraot from the Juicos of the most valuable roota and harbs their active medicinal priuciples, which, whon worked into littla Pollots or Qranules, scarcely larger than mustard seed, render oach little Pellos as active and poworful ss a large pill, while they are muoh mare palatayls and plessant in effact, Dr. Iss A, Tuavew, of Dacomeburg, Ohio, wiltes : “'I rogard your Pollets na the best rowedy for tho conditions for which you pre- seribo them of gauyihing I have over used, vo mild and certalu in effoot, and losving the bowels 1o an excellent condition, It sesms to e thoy muat take tha place of all other cathar. tto pitts and medlcines.” Livox & Macownen, draggists, Vermillion, D T., o ‘We think thoy sre goiug to sell like hot cakos sa soou as people get acquaintod with them and will spoll the pill trade, s those that :nn used them like them much bettsr than AT aLv iu e city, two and ibree button, all shades, for ONE DOLLAR, of Stein'a Daollar stere, 108 Xt AMsdisont. i AMUSEMENTS. ADELPHAI THEATRE, TUESDAY, APIIL 18, Grand Success. Crowded Houses. PANTOMIME, OLIO, AND DRAMA. MISS NULLY PIERIS, GIIMALDI ADAMS, MISS ANNIE FOI, BYEPHAN & JONEY, JOE A, GULICE, LESLIE & AVERY, 'ant Fiasr.—Grimaldt Adame’ Comla Pantoratme, LOVEIN A TUB. THE GRAND OLIO, and t.s Ben. tation Drama TOM AND JENRY, Intzoducing the eelebratad Crib Sonne, and grand unfi- At arma be- tween TOM ALLYN and MIKE AIADDEN, asaisied by severai rencwned athintas, 3 Matinees Wodneasy and Saturdsy. Begular Ladies' ehie, Tuesday snd Tauradey. riduy eveniog, Lenellt of Tom Allss, A host of voluntesrs will sppesr, " MoVIOKER'S THEATRE. EDWIN BOOTH, iRy JKING LEAR! F. 1. WARDE, J. 1, Goslu, ¥. Pier-n, M, Rstufort, W. I, Seymmour, Mins Cummina, Mies Carroll, Miss Murdorh'in the cast, Tharsday—LADY OF LYONS, Fridsy~RICHELIEL, .;“.“"3":,’“.’-‘"”"’ e isturday Matines—MUC| 0 for the benefit of the SUAKSPEARL MEMORIAL FUND, v THE COLISEUM, Commenciog MONDAY, April 17, frst sprearance in thia city of the wonderlul’ POOLY BROTHERS, in thelr sstounding act of Pedostal Clog-Dancing, turn- {ng somersaults upon a high pedsatal, only 10 Inchies square. Firat weck of the charminy Tatlo and Sentimental Vocaliat, Miss ADRIENNE GREY, the ge- knowledged favorite and sweeteat singer now upon the Varloty Btage, MENSHAW and LAWTON, our new Comedians and Eud-Men, Last week of FIANK A. GLBBONS, who will fatroduce bis wonderful feat of turning s backward somermault, whila bilndfolded, from bis trapeze to s single cord suapended from the ceillng f the theatrs to the stage, FIANK MARA, Triels Vocslist, and all the favorites. Admirnion, 25 cen . “HOOLEY'S THEATEE, MAGUIRE HAVERLY, L 1] 4. B, HAVERLY... .. THE FAMOUS CALIFORNIA LBNSTRELS‘ MONDAY, AFRIL 17, erery night and Wednssdsy and Saturdsy Mstiness, BILLY EMEKSON, BILLY LICK, BLN 'COTTON, I, M, [IALL, SANFOID & WILSOX. Ali the otlier Great’ Btars will bo retained. ltemember_the popular Wodnesday ana Saturdsy Mstinces. Week April 24—KATIE PUTNAM, bREAT ART SALE OF THE ELKINS COLLECTION AT ART ROOMS, No. 165 Wabash-ay. CORNER MONROT-RT. OCEAN NAVIGATION, OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS, VIA QUEDEC and VIA BALTIMORE. Pausape, all clanees, Letween priucipal puinta lu En- rope and Awmerica. 'CABIN sud BALUON ACCOM- MODATIONS UNEXCELLED. Bliortoat Ses Noute. Huperior Ships. Fsperlenesd Disciplived Crema, BAFETY THE GOV- ERNING RULP. _Threo weekly adllings each amy, EMIGRANT AND STELRAGL: PABSAGE, the very Le-tin nli rispects, &t loweat rates, Apply to LLAN & CO,, Al __ %2302 74 TaSalle-st,, Chiargo, ONLY DIRECT LIVE TO FRANCE, ‘The Gezeral Transatlantic G Mcll Stesnjers etwaen Now York “ana Huvee calline b ¥l 0 Ry e on this favori Y s, Tha spiesdid vowms| roate for ths Conunent (belng, moro 2 ), will sall from Plee o, 47, Tu.sday, Avell 4 1usday, Ayl 1 Ta~ cav. Abn N inclading wina). Acoordiue W acomaniodationl & rodue Firat eabin, 8116 and 8120, inu 87; thind, $0. Noturn tickeis &t recand eabit iates. too: with superiar accominoaations, 1a- gluding w.ns, beadiie, and wienals without axirs anaree. toaniors matked thus * do not ca viage Dasseogrs. TOULS DRVEBIAN. Acost, 58 Srondmaz, N. s W, T WHITH, No. i Clarx-et., oar. Xantulyn, Agent tor Chicazy, NORTH GERMAN LLOYD, ‘Ihe steamners of this Company will gall every Sature day from Uremen Pier, foot of Third-t., Holaken, Rates of psasayge—From Now York to South: on, London, Havrs, and Breman, firet cabin, §100; second cabin, $60, gold i stcerage, &0, currancy, For freignt or pasasgg pply 10 OELRICHS & CO., -* 9 Dowlng Qreen, Now York. Great Western Steamship Line, From New York to Bristo! (Laglend) direce. ARAGUN, Symnon aturday. May ¢ CORNWALL, = Cabin Passs; Btosraze, 43, Eieunsion ol o cortificaics &35 Apply st o Shore & M, NoRRSTG INMAN STEAMSHIP LIN: Carrying the Malls between BUROPE AND AMERICA. e e e e ll‘fl.rtl‘l ‘on Ureat Britaly uid Ireland. White Star Mail Line. ‘To and from Europo and Amierics, Rates as low by any other frat-ciase line, Ofice, 1N Mast Ra dolpu-st,, Chicaga, ALFRED LAGERGREN, General Western Auent. Drafts on Great Britain and’ Ireland, CUNARD MAIL LINE, Bafling thros imes & week to and from Lritish Porte. Toweas pricen, ‘'ompany's Offico, northwost corner Clarkand DU VHRNET, Genoral Weatern Ageut. PHILAODELPHIA ADVERTISER' S ST, GEORGE HOTEL, Broad and Waluut-sts., PHILADELEHIA, " Opened April 11,1873, + The sccommodations, furnis ture, aud appolatments generally are of tho best de- scription, aud tie house will be conducied 1o all re- spects a8 a first-class Hotel, THOS. WATT30N & SONS, 140 North Dolaware-av., Philadelphis, EXPORTERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Trinided Asplislium, Crude & Retnod, by the cargo or in lota to suit, Regular vessels for the Weat 10dia porta CENTKRNIAL LOLGING ROOMS—ACCOMMODA- tlon for gentieman lodgers o newly fitted up private T nlll. Apply at A. LUTZ'S furniture warssueias, 131 Ga bonth Rlovenih-si., Philadelvhia, SODA WATER APPARATUS, For the manufacturing of Buda Water, tinger Alo, Wines, Mineral Waters, Mead, Moot Lioer, etc, Alsy Boltiog Machines, for corking and niling; Martle Dispensiug Apparatus for the Counter, ou uew prinei- plos, Seud for Catalogue with Teperts of juiiges un Apparstus, WILLIAM Cor. Klm and Franklin-sts., No BARLOW’S IND1GO BLUH. Ito merite aa & Wasli BLUY hate bean fully tastod and Indsnmd bb, lflvn“n?‘ IIA‘II.OEATKZ:?I‘{IA ‘our grocer veglittobateit oo sns wWALYBRKGRI, Provriuiar Wo. 133 Nurit Sevoa iladelubila. T poLITIOAL. e ek e R IMIANC. o & Lh 1t t busin Hireb Ward to rus GEORAE b xm'm\'l?:“;;:m.«“':: kLl resans them {o the Councll from TH2 Wl reports {0 the oonirary notwlibatasding. FINANCIAL. Wall St. Caricatures, A Now Hooi, 48 psges, containing 14 vugraved illus. teations, WiTH INYOEMATION JUNSTOOK $FEOULATORS] ™ peios, oloth euvery, 10 “Eruumfia?';a’) Fuxs by | bood, and Baakers and Brodars, 2 Wallat, New York, WHISKY, KERTOORY FAVORITE! THE PUREST STIMULANT. - The Finest Whisky Known. BOLD BY J K. VANDUZER 128 LAXKE-ST., JORNER CLARK. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND:DEifi_TflRR OF TRAINS KXPLANATION OF RxPrnrsce Mants.—t ! thnfll{:: . ®Sunday excrpted, 3fanday exoepted, :i"v'.umrlu-n: by on-flv. edar apatas CHICAGOX NORTHWESTERN RRILRO42. s, €1 Ulark-st, (Sherman 1T 4 T O cotuer Hadison iy o a e g s Ooaale f Welland Kintioaw, © = {0uasiand Kinsia-sin: MICHIOAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. ond Jont of Tuentysecomdart, suntheast eorner of Handolphy |_arrice " t8aturday ! CHIS CAicayo, * Bundey K. T ICAGD. ALTON & and Kantas ity Wastungtan Ki casmmodati LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. 3 Arrise, Teava, €:40 8, m. 15 p. o | B0a. ;. 40 p. m.{ 113104 m '+ 19270 m % 5408, m, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ET;' PAUL % Tnion Derat, esener Kadison and Can 63 Lauth Clark-ut. , opposite Sherman Hons Hilwankes Txproe. Wiscensio & Mlim s oy £xprost... 10 4 Wisooosth, Tawi, a8 Siinaserial 0 = Fap 4 7505 p. ;. [ *11 08 ma Al fratna g via Milmankes. Tiekor Pl AMionesnolls are xocd eitber via Madlra: 4 Prasrl Calea, cr via Watestown, LaCrussa, and Winoos. ALY CEN',EAL,",&-:}D!Q. . Tiche Arries, Bt Lauia Itapreas. AE. Louls Vaet L Peoria aod Kockak 1nux Cily ous City LTI CHICAGD, BURLINGTON % QUINCY RAILRuAD. , fort of Lake-st., Indianaav, nnd Sixtas. ‘inal and Suztesmhats, Sstaeniheatg Tiekal ONoss, &) Qlarka: ] Zeare, | Arrive, p. m} Briite OB prif b M * 4:00 . Ty At 7w 4w M e m m e m. v, {ar R Kunias Oity, Loaraawatio At oe b o K1 L m . - - = n'l Ex. Buodsy, tEx, Batt.rosy, ERIE AND CHICAGO LINE, " kel Offees, B3 Clurk-si., Ealoer Hoxse, 1 ¢ wd ari‘eg aaul ar tepn, 123 Michigan-ar., copner Vadiso, = Traini leare trom Exposition Building, Teart, ] Amiee. Day Rxpress—Pullman Draw- e {ng-Roour Sleopiug Uaen, " fol New Vurzwithout clane.....| 3:508, .| 8:40a. ma' Adisatlo Kipmows-Putiiaa i) 1c0 Desulng.itaor Sleeping| nd Howdl e .l A0tpom.! Rdan. 1y itno rusning tho il aave to Fraw Vork PITISBURE, FT. WAYHE ~ CHICAGD RAILWAY. A AT 0P, e . Day Eapross, Pacile Exure *Surday ezcepta Daily, + Monday esveprad | W BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Dains luaze Trom Har o1 Loporet: b avd oot o Taaniyosecond-sl. ~ Depot cormer Aadisoneat, and Michiands, Cltyofiee, 83 Clarkest,, eorner of Waske t Saturday excuptods - exs S Accammodation, Day Rapresa. Fass Eapros §Daity, CRICAGO, ROCK ISLAND ?;ACIFIC RAILROAD. Depoly cornor of Van Duren und Shermanais, - Teke Omaba, Leavenw'tha Atehl: raAscommodatios e .. MEDIOAL OARDs. _—~ DR. JAMES. Lock Hospital, cor. Washington & Frauklin-sts, Chartered by the ¥tataof llinuts for the cxprees yose of “alring tiniadiate veliel in wil caoms ol privh ic, vases In all elr seaip forma. 10 1 well knowa taas DR. JAMES Bas i Bead of the prolesston 1ot the past BJ Jears. AR sexperionce arv allkmportaut. Neminul \Wemknens, Bignt toskes Ly drostas, implos va tiv facs, losk mikme Bod, €an positivaly be ‘cured. Ladise wanuog tae moey delivate atlontiug, call O writs. Plasaant home for pae uents k for the wiliion, Marriage Galde, whien tolia 700 all about Lhswe Uitesses="w10 sBoulG mATry Wiy Bot—J sante 10 DAY by Dr. James has % a4 varjors. You Fitty yesrs of o, Omce iours, § urtnary Al iy ML e . Dr. C. Bigelow 1lis roinoved from 910 South Clark-st. to 81 Wesl Madisuu-st., where ho will bo plossed 10 seo his uld petients, il arranguiments are such that ha wiil gtve Lts services o all ch“"‘:'i raxs iu Chroals Nervaue and S¥in Disesscs. 1is Marrizge Guide, largo u. 00 pages, giving all information 10 thcss who intons 1o marry and thoss Who wv iu suy way untitted for warrisge, Price 69 ceuta; san to any address, Ufive Lioues fruim 9 ». o, t0 ¥ p, . Everythisg couddential, NO CURE! et Dr. Kean. 175 Sqat CRuk-st, corer of Bearee, Cieaza, be consult ally o by wall, frea of ot Pt Rt e AR gty d ol phyalohaa tu the ety wi “Oltios bours, ¥a. . ta ¥ Lo warvauts cures or DU gaz. e BuBdAze rom B oldr, TERVOUS KXHAUSTION-A MELIUAL L 38 cotures delivervd Bl et eu . New York, . lllrllu\“ Ork Do hs. Gante ud s e Shoving' fadlapatably Dow ‘it Py i Dol s et o H“.nfllh Address the su ih Y bl And rest 30} of Bemlual W Lost St Lt adreny xoeas, Any druggist bas DAVIDION & 0O, Bos 2,154, New Tarty For the