Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. APRIL 22, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS, . Avndrew Jackson, of Evauston, yesterday gualified na a Jnatios of 4ho Peacs. w1, D, Colvin, Mayor,” signed the petition for sbolishing township organization yeaterdsy. At half-psst 8 o'cloak Iaat eveniog, & Mra, Atherton, while walking . opposite No. 833 Ciark struot, foll throagh a sonitie-holo that had been 1aft open, and was seriously injured. Ald-yesr old plokpocket by the name of Georgs Williams stole the wallet of Mra. O, A Chitios at the corner of Doarborn and Wash- tngton atreats last evening, and \¥as arrasted. ‘The North Town Clerk yestordy certified to \he Coanty Clerk that Jobe Culberison bad beon sleoted Police Maglutrato for Nortls Chleago at she late town elnction. What will fadge Kaat- maun do abeut it ? The tempersturs yostorday, sa wbserved by Manaane, optician, 83 Madison strect (TnInuxE Buildiog), was, at 8 a.m., 54 degrees; 10 &, m,, 623 12 m., 63; 4 p. m., 65; 8 p. m., B, _ Barom- etor, B 4. m,, 20.90 ; 8 p. m, 20.30, About 4 o'clock yosterday afternoon a man pamed Adam Werich was throwuwfm:'q Ahlu. 's by, at the corner of Washiughm 553‘%‘!‘:‘::“:«{% and bad his leg bLrokem. Di- fng » stranger in the city, without friencs, tha u;:f«lmunnxn man was takon to the County Lios- pital, Daniol Graves, of Marengo, Ill., was befors Commissioner Hoyno yeaterdsy for having made and eold cigars withont a licenve, He was held n 2500 bail tothe Dintrict Conrt, but wans after- wardn released on account of his previous good cheracter and hia evidont lack of inteution to dofraud the Government, Tho Directors of the German Mutnal Fire In- anrauce Company of North Chicago mot Thors- day, and the following officern were elected for the ensuiug year: Presidont, M. Schmilz ; Vico- l’ruldam,‘j ‘Wallner ; Secrotaev, J. I, Ernat; Tronsuter, Jacob Becker; Appraisers, 1. Yuug, P. Hew, and J, Schuem. The United Blates Court-room was desolats yostordav. Judge Dlodgett sat in the Ciicuit Court room, owiug t0 EOmMA ropaIrs that wero ‘boing made In hiv own judicial domains, It swas axpocted that more Indicted Gaugors would ap- pearand lead guilty, but Col Juessen, thoie attornoy, fatled to bo on band. Districi-Attor- noy Banga was out of town allday. Andso tuero was no whisky nows. Tho following tickot has bsen pnt In the fleld by the members of the nion Catholic Library Arsoclation: Prosident, Hugh J. Maguire; First Vice-President, Thomas Bronan; Socond Vico-Pronidont, W, J. Maskall ; Treasurer, E. E. 8. Eaglo; Fintncisl Secretay, George O'Hara Recording Scercésry, James Bullivan; Cor- reeponding Secretary, Ciarios 3, Ford; Bosrd ot Managers, AL T, Corby, Stoplien O'Brien, Nicholna A. Zauor, M. J. Keane, J. K, Doyor, M. G. Mullonnoy, 1t is esid tha opposition thoket will b a atrong one, in which case an ex- citing contest may be looked for, Tarcy O'Brien aonounces himself as among the list of Iloll-Ons. Larry enjoys tho distinc- tion of occunying the poeition of Police Clerk, 1t will bo remembored that Larry's predeconsor, Martin Scully, fell edon after tho mdoption of tho cinrter of 1872 last year, avor Colvin claiming thoe right to romove lum under tha pro- visions of the cuatter, Nobody quostioned tho propriety of Colsin'a action in " removing Senlly, but when Larry was put in his_placo the question occurrod to many why au_cloction waa uot hotd to fill tho vacaucy, “The Law Da- patlmont gavo an opinion to ths offect that no election was necessary, since tho vacaacy was for less than a year. ‘And Larry rojoicrd, and rote np and called tio Law Department blossed. This spring the office was incinded in the call for an olection which, sa everybody knows, rosnlted in favor of the Ilepublican nominao, Martin Dost. Larry now asscrts that hae will naver givo up tho oflice to Martlu Best or any other man, but.that, sinco he was ap- pointad by Calvin, s will remain iu the ofiice antil Colvin removes him, or until Colvin lim- sall retiroa to private Hfe. Liko mastor, liko sorvant, + DOXM PEDRO'S OPINION OF CHICAGO, The correspondent of tho Now York Herald, who i accompanying the Lmperor of Brazil, has in a dispatch to bis papor the following concerne ing the Emperor's impressions of this city: ‘The Empesor saysbe i not expect to ea auch s town 2s Chicago, sud when it is mentioned Hin blajesty says it n a ¢ Ono city:" that he eaw there **bulldings nooqualpy] tn New Yotk that 1t 1a truly swovderful that wicli s mugnificaut city coufd bave beem bullt iip nafew years, lut, importaut ak arethe buildings and splendid steeeta, tho public improvements, like tho Water-Works and ths tunnels, are still more wortby of sitention and praise,”” He concluded hus eulogy by syl 5 * Ciicago f # monumental eity," YVisconde de Bom Ilatiro decleres he daes mot now suycity fu Europe that can compare, for the general high character of its architecture, with Ohicago, Mo s 1 never dreamed of finding auch a city. It ia fizor an Now York, 1t s city of palsces, 1t is wonder- ful,’ . AT THE SUB-TREASURY. CONVERTING OURRENCY INTO COIN, ‘the mania for .converting ragged fractional eurrency into shining silver contiuuod yesterday unabated. Tho Assistant Troasnror's oflica was besleged by 9 o'clock in tho morning witha motley crowd, in which tho first comer hiad the firat chance, The crowd formud in line, com- menciug at the paying-teller's desk, and acsaally linfog the room, and theu extondivg out tnto the ball to the door of tha collector's office, whers it bent and turned back through the hall, until the latecomors found themsolves at the Arcade court entrance, with abont a bundred persons shead of them. Tho crowd was composed mostly of people who had scraped together their save ings, and preferred to hiavs thom in the metallio ratuer thao in the paper forw, for tho reason, po doubt, that when wused to fill up old atockings tho chink of the coin would ba a0 leasant to the ear. And then it looked mo Erlnl.\t. Houw it glittered as the clorks counted it out in various suma | Tho piles of cotu wero formed into ourious shapes, one overlapping sn- otber, and graduslly tho wholo mass topping off io the form of a pyramid. 1t was attractive to the stacking-ownera nforesaid, aud they pressod forward me thewr turns cime aud s for the glittering coin. ‘Theie was unother class of persous present who bad no auch romsntic dostres. To them silver prosoutod no attractive- ness save 1ts jnterost capacity as a med of exchango. It wsy have glittered to uthers, but to them it mado uo earthly differonce whellier it glittered or uot, Thoy wera THY PROBAIC BANK-CLERKS, They camo to geb certain mmnounts of ailver for thelr respective banks, sad whou it was de- livorsd to them, in not very clean canvas bags, they hoisted tho cela on their shoulders, and made their way out. ‘I'ho main busineus yenter- day was to supply the banku. As a rule, each bunk took $3,000, put up i threo bags, coutain- ing the differont dsnominations,—ditnes, quars tors, and halves. The Firet National and ouo or two otuera toak $0,000 eack, their country corrospondenta being 50 nuwerous that they hiad tobe provided with an extrs swount. It wea slow businees, that of waitiug upoo the genorpl oustomer with s £5 or €10 of fractiousl cur- vonay, Thursdsy roceipts were given for the carrency, and it was piled away to bo cousnted another day. eatorday this plan ‘was sbandoned, and as each man pressnted his acrip the clerk countod it aud paid over the cor- reapondiog amount in eilver, Tha result was that the work of counting interfored with the ordioary business of the Sub-Treasury, aud at 2 o'clock Do more coin was issned for tho day. ‘Those who were 0 unfortunate as to loave their scrip Thursday, with the desigu of gotting their wlvor s & day or two when their monoy should have been counted, may call themselves Jucky i€ they get their coin in &” woek, The amount” of miver paid out yeaterdsy was $224,000, most of it, aa before siuted, going to the banks, The amount on hand when tho oftice closed yeater- day wau pearly $80,000. Ten thousand dollars 1 coin were received from the Phiiadolphia Mint yonterday morning, and §10,000 mora will La T d per day uutil the remaiuing $70,000 aball arrive, ‘The tutal sinount to be sent from the mut is $100,000, of which awount threo in. nTlln&‘uu of 810,000 each Liave alteady buen re- colve INGTAUCTIONS WERE RECEIVED {rom Washington yesterdsy morung regulatiog thoe foture issue of coin 1o placo of fractiousl cursency. ‘The order i dated April 18, and says that the various Bub-Treasurers iu the differont citics named are authgrized to wsus coin for fraclionsl currency to ab amoant not to exceed $100; and, furthermore, upou the pri tation for redempiion, st thu ofices of tho aaurer at Washington, of suy amount of such currency ;‘:b porly sasorted, sud in sums of not leas than , the Trossurer §s authorized to issue milver colu for the awount of currency preseutud, arta #ive bis clisck for the sawe, payable in silver at any of the oiher Bub-Troasuiles, s tho aption of the parly preseutiug the currenoy, b fractional corrency redeemed 1n_silver {l erdered to be sent to the Treasurer at Washings $00, tho smount to be charged inthe Tressurer's h eral oin aosonnt se & transfer of fands, sad :R“cumncv 80 radeomed and romaliniog at any time in the cash of the sovaral offices will ba troated an coln sssots, and in no cass will such fractiousl cnnono{ be roisausd, The aender ia Tequired to pay all express charges on fractional currency sent for redomptlon, and on all coin ro- ceived for the same, the appropriation by which the Governmont was formerly enabled to pay the cliarges having boen exhisnated. The ofces yeforved to are the Bub-Troasurers’ offices at ‘Wanhivgton, Boston, New York, Fbiladelphia, 8t. Louis, Charloston, Now Orleans, Cinclunati, San Franclsco, Daltimore, Buffalo, and Pltts- burg. Dfflnru the recoipt of thess Instructions, As- siatant Treasurer Banga was soting undor tole- gravhio inatructions from BSecretary Dristow, As tho matter now stands, nocoin will be tesned at the Sub-Tresauries jn the future in sums ex- coeding 8100, Whon mors than that smount in denired it must be obtalned Ly sending the cur- rency to the Treasurer at Washington by ex- preas and recelying from him either the coin or acheck payable In coin at the other officea named. Animportant provision of the eiroular 48, =a will bo seon, that portion which PRONMIBITH THE REISSUE OF THE RRDEEMED FEAC- TIORAL CURRENOY. The objoct of this provision s plainly to rotiro tho fractional currenoy, but that this will resnlt unfortunstaly to tua community 18 not necessarily trane. Whilo the country corrospondents of the baoka in Chicago are clamoring for coln, it is to bo re- mombered that tho banka have gotten about all thoy want now. Thoy will ship some of their rupply to thess correspondonta and koop the remaindor. Iu the meantime, coin will be dafly received at tha Sub-Troasurs, and, alter tho first novelty bas worn off, poopls will bo loss desiroun of convorting currency fofo sllver or of Loarding it when it is cpnvorted. It will thon bo found in the streots, while just now it ia put awsy in _bockets, brick walls, and old stockings, No disbursements of silvor coin mil bs made te=lay, a8 ttio full clorical force will be nesded to (il orders from the country which have acou- mulatod during tho past few days. ———— . A MISSOURIAN'S MISHAPS, TILG AUCTION HTORR. A R'issourl Granger from the meighborhood of Kansss City had heard ro much sbont the wondors ©of Clicago, tta magnificant polsces, great laky, {mmense Exposition Building, won- dorful Mayor, and Gaseons Hildreth, that he decided te coms hers and sco for himsolf whether tins reports were axsggerated ornot. Ho put in his pocket about $250, which ho deemod suffin’ent o Jast about two weeks, and alford him all the plensures he dosirod, Then Le took the 8t. Louis, Naveas City & Northorn Railroad for Chicago. Ho ar- rived Tuesday morning. Tho first thing that attracted Dis atiention when leaving the dopot was o red flag bangiog from the wiudow of & store on tho oppoaite side of Caunl atroet. The ineido of that ators was filloa willi a motly crowd, and a fellow with groon specs was talking to them rathor excitedly about somothing or othor. Of courso he bad to mee what the excitement wae. o found that tho man witn green speca wad selling goods at wenderfully low prices. While he utood gaping at tho stranga capera of tho auctionoer, s poor, cmacisted-looking fellow walked de- jectodly up to tho counter and pulled out u magoificent gold watch. With toars in his syeg, Jio naked tho auctioneer to sell it for what- ovor 1t would hring, It was & helrloom from 1is father who paid for it $4i6 some ten years ngo. Mo would almost as socon part with hia life as witl that watch, but—and hero the toars rolled profuscly down his chooka—his wifo and too littlo oues were crying for bread, aud for tholr make he bnd “to part with it ‘The suctioncer Baid bo could not mell eo valuablo & watch at that time Decanso the crowd presont was not Buch as’could givo s 1sir prics for sacl & watch, 1o did not cnooss to sell the propersy of o pvor and starving man at o great sacrifico, Tho sulforing Lusband sad father, howover, wag detcrinined td the watch sold at oncs, as he hud to have mounoy to buy broad. Reluctantly tlo kind-hearted anc- tioncer consonted aud put up tho ticxer, Somo one offered $10. Tho faco of tho nuctionesr tarned redder than bis bairatench impudence. Tho Gravgor thought it was a slame algo, lere wan » chance not ouly lodo n good work and paye a family from starvation, but also to get & splendid gold watch at & bargain. Ils offered 825, the othor man bid 810 more, and finally it wan knocked down to the solft-hoarted Granger at tho low fignrs of $50. Proudly and tnum- phautly bo forked over the money sud pocketod tho watoh. Ie orossed Madison-strect bridge, looking with wonder upon the largs voesala sod stoam- ors and the fine palaces along his road e Lad nardly gone one block whon a finely-dressed young man topped him on the “shoulder and ~ maid:* *iello, Mr. Jones, when did you wmrriva in Chicage?” “iy name 1en't Jowes," roplied the aatonishad Graogor, **my name I8 Brown, from Missourl," *Excnse me, 8ir," said the fine-looking individ- oal, "I thouglt you were Mr. Jones, you look #0 much like him,"” and watked off. About five miuutes lator snother gont.oman acgosted Mr, Brown by hiu real namo, Mr, Brown was astou- ashed that the man knew Lhis name, and was ovorjoyed whon he hieard he was the sou of ao old (riend gl his liviog in Kapsas Citv. To mako & long story short the twaln eauntered off together to oo the aights, Of couras tho Granger was shown bow easily he could increase his weslth a fow thousands bofora umnf back to Lis home in tho wilds of Missouri, 1Is tried his luck, but gnluckily he lost a1l io had oxcept about $25. By this timo hia pew-found friond ro.aomoorod that-he had an engagoment elsowhere, but promined to call for lim at bis hotel tho next morning. The Grauger was then directed to a hotol, whers he passod alue\»lcus nmight, thinking over tho many wondorful things he had scon and ex- poriencod duting tho day. Ho was, however, not at all dlscouraged sbout the loss of bin money. kad he not in his pook- et the gold watch which lhe purchased in the morning, and whioli he could sell for at least %2007 \When bo bad dresscd tho next morning and takon Lis broakfast, bio siartod out sgain, e met his {rlond of the day before, 1e was glad to sca bim, and they had soveral drinks to- gother, 'T'ho friend arged Lim to tey his Juck again, This time lio would surely win his money back. Mo never kuew a man to loso twico. Tho drapgor waa willing, but he first hiad to sall Lus gold watch to get monoy, Ha was directod to & pawn-shop, but lie soon returned with a sad countopance, 1nforming his frieud that the pawnbroker said Lis watch was brass, and worth abont &1, The young man was greatly exaspors ated that lus countrywman should hava been thus itoposed upon. 1l voluutenrod to go back to tho auction store aud got back the money, Tho Grauger gladly finu tho watch to his magnani- muuy Iriond to havoe 1t exchanged, and raturned to his hotel, He waited for tho return of tho disinterested young man uniil to-day, but the youug msn did uot make his appearance, TUE HCALPRD, Our Granger began to surmies that Lis friend waa a swindier, aud he determinod to leave this town as soun s possible, Hut be had but $13 loft, while the recular faro way about twice that amount. He wallied up Clark atreet to hunt up s raidroad offico to aes 1f be could not get a tickot for tho amount be had loft, Near the corper of Randolph bo saw » large sign. ** Male ford & BcKenzie. Lailroad uckots ay greatly ro- duced prices.” ‘That was just the place ho was looking for, Inhe wootand toid bis ead story. Mr. Mulford told lum that be lind & drover's ro- turn tlcket to Maussn City which he would woll him for the &1l He bought the tickot and hefors leaviog the oue wus told that be had to Bay to the conductor that the nsme on tho ticket was hus, Tuw alsrmed tho Granger, and he weant to ko Allun otlico to inquire whiethor the pass was guod, ke waa told it was not, and the clerk cancaled ,the ticket, telling him to take it baok and get his mouey returned, 1he Granger did as told, but Mr. Multord refused (o pay back tho money. After oconmderablo boggug he coosented to return §7. The Grangar, however, rotused to accopt it, aud went back to the Chi- cago & Alton Rallroad oftice, where he related bis experience, as given above, ‘I'ie mansgers of the Compauy prowised bim that thoy would take tho matter in band and foa that his monoy wau rofunded, and would sond biin back, If Mr. Mulford coutinuos Lo refuso to roturn the money » warrsut will be sworn out sgainst bim to-day for obtaining money under falue presenses. —_— SILVER WEDDING. MN. AND MRg, - JOSIAL BTILES, Boclety, with all its changes, baa retained one foature which will never graw old avd tiresome, —tbe custom of celebrating marriage anaivor- earien, Al theso reuuione there s generally just about euough good feeling among the guoats to thaw out somawbat of tho formality and stiffness fucident to ordinary social gacher- tngy. For variety, thoroforo, soctety retains the fashion. The latest of theso always plossurable afnars occurred lust eveniog at the residence of Mr. sud Mrs. Jowish Biiles, No. 838 Miohigan avenus, that couple baving been married twen- ty-ive yosrs. Mr. Hilles 18 & momber of the packing-Lrm of Jones & Hillos, and also of the firm of Btilen, Goldy & MoMahon, having his office at the Union Btock-Yards. . At about half-past 8 o'olock the 18 bogan to arrive, Among thom were Mr. and Mrs. Asron Gibbs, Me, and Mrs. B, P. Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Doane, Mr. and Mrs. Judgs Carey, Ji Doolittle, Mr, and Mrs. George W. Uabb, and Mrs, Boaville, Mr. and Mrs, George Toboy, Ar. and Mrs, J. M. Billlngs, Afr, and Mra, C. T, Forth, Mr. aod Mre, Harry W, Fuller, Mr, and Mra. 8inclair, Mr, and Mrs, Dyron Rich, W. B. Xnight, Mr. snd Mrs, C. W. Orvis, Mr, nud Mre. lgdar, atien Gertis Rydor, Disiop and Mre, Cheney, Dr. snd Drs, Hydo, Mr, and Mrs. T. W. Andorson, Miss Len Aunderson, . and Mrs. Chnrlel}{nlqbl Ar, and Mr. sud Mrs. 8, Phitlpot, Miss Emma Phillpot, Mr. and Mrs. O, 8, Hutcbings, Mr. and Mrs, O, H. Flold, Miss Goorgle Fiold, Mr. and Mrs, William Aldrich, M. and Mre. James Gllbort, Mr. and Mra. Huntley, 3ir. and M. I, Ullman, Mr, and Mea, David Jones, Dr, and Mra, D. 8, Smith, Mise Hough, Mr, and Mrs, Hanry Porter, Judgs and Mrs, Wileon, ~ Mr. ~ Robort Rolson, Mr. and Mra, Hall, of Racins, Wisa; Mn Eugens Hall, of Dncino; Mr, and s, .. G. Stiios, of Sabals, Ing Mr. and Mrs, Bronkey, Miss Carrlo Morrs, Ar. and Are. O, Lunt, Alesars, Georgo sod Froderick Gibbs, Miss Carsio Jolnson, Mr. T. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs, O. L. Raymond, Mr. Alfred I'orter, Mrs, Goodrich, Miss Ella Cobb, Mr, Walter Cobb, Mr. and Mra. Albert Larned, Mr. sod Mis, Thomas Cronch, Tle rocreation of the svening, 88 nsual, was dancing, Hand being present with bis orchestra, Very mnany slaborate toilets were displayed by theladies, A number of presents appropriate to tho nccasion were oxhibited in the back-par- Jor, At 1l o'clock suppor was served by Eck- hardt ro the dining-room. 1in the contre of the tablo was & atand contoiniog varietios of fruit, rapes. etc., with bounuats and smilax, and wed- fimu favorsundornenth. The wodding cako con- mnué %n {ta suriace tho inscription ; ** 1851—8, N.—1576," =] — LOCAL LETTERS. THE FOUNDLIXGR' HOXK. e tns Editor of The Chicaae Tribune: Cricaao, April 21,—1 understand thers Is to bo an entortainment given at Union Patk Con- gregational Church, for the benefit of the Toundlings' 1lome, Monday ovening., Thisis a step {m the right dircction. I was mnch pained on ronding the Apnl number of Faith’s Record, a littlo papor issucd monthly at the *'Home," to note thoy had only recoived $109.82 during the month, and this to support a family of over ono hundred, consisting of sixty-fivo bablos and over forty adulta, 1 folt a sonse of shamo that such n noble chnml in tho midst of a Christian community should bo so neglected, 1 at once proceeded to the Ilome, to mako some mquiries in repard to thelr coudition, 1 wos fortuuate in fiuding Dr. Shipman with- in, 1 osked bim how It was ba could support such a family on the above sum. He najd it was very hard, yot they never Iackod food. Ho emid bo made up tho deficioncy as near 2a ho cou!d out of his own pockot, but ha conld not carry on tho work se he desired, as it would ro- quire an income of $500 or $500 montbly to sup- port it nght. Iasked it thay did not realize a larga sum on Tuodays, their visitiug day. He said not; usunlly they bad from 3100 to £200 on that da yot the recoipts of the coatribution-box wnnr(l not avorage %3 a week. Ho remariod if each wisitor would but drop 10 cents tn the box it would support thq institnion. It acomed to mo almost impossiblo that psaple could conter this watitution, which 18 & prido to Chicago, kept, as it is, with such scrupulous neatnoss and with ovory sppointment almost orfect, aud not glve at lenst 10 conts townrds ta sup.port, when it is woll kuown it is entirely & fmith work, and that this good and vonerabio man, Dr. Bhipman, never asks any ono to giva a cout towarda tho work, unlesa voluntarily. Surely. we all ows this good man a large dobt. Hes bo not stopped the mnrder of tho intocents ou our strosts, the numerous accounts of which in our morniug papors used to disgraco our city bofore tho Iomo was instituted? Thecofore I may, God speed tho yood ladies who aro getting up an enlestainmont for this blessed chanty, That Union Park Congrogational Church mav be crowded to overfowitg Alonday evening, i8 the Eingsre desire of n Morusm. CENTENNIAL, LADIES, T'o the Edilor of The Chicaga Tribune : Qmicaao, Aprll 21.—Wo are bnnging ali our Contennial work to complotion as rapldly as poesible. A thoroughly compatont peison has been appoluted to go ou to Philadelphia to no- pack and place all the exhibita of the Women's Dopartment for Ililuols, A large numbor of valuable artioles havo Leen offered us witlin the pass week. Wo urgotha nocessity for the grest- est pozsiblo epeed in mnking your applicasions for spaco. ‘Thovs who have taken blanks must fill ont immediately, and return to our Ru'm 18, No. 170 State sireets. We havo called au oxtra meoting for Monday, the 29th, at 8 p, m., and it in to bo bopoed that all pursons wishing to for- ward throughi our orgauization will bo praseut at that wseting, All hoavy articles should bo sent to the Exposition Building to await tho final fabels. Bmalt articles are roceived and stored at our rooms on Htate stroet, whoro they will be carcfully packod in boxed for shipment. Thoro has boen s mistako with reference to picture-framos. Wo quote the diroctions from tho Csntennial book of Bpuolal legulations. 4 All pictures, whetber round ar oval, should be ptaced in square framea. Excessive breadth in frames or projecting wmoldiwgs should bo avoided. Shadow frames will not be aliowad tq rojoct mors than 1 inch boyond tho frames.” n:‘.mll sea that tho ovdinary franies may bo us Vo hope that our ontortainments of this after- noon and ovoning at McCormick-Hall will re- eaiva a liberal patrouage. The wotk we are doing cannot be accomplished withont money, We offer you enteriaiuments of bigh order at popular prices. By order of the Association, ey, May R, Saurn, Corresponding Secrotary, XEEF IT UP. To the Edftor of 7'he Chicaao Tribune : Cuioago, April 21,—The good work In frasing our City Conncil sud Government from thieves, bummoers, ana bad men gonerally has but juet commencod, We must kosp ap tho fight. TLet shoro bo uo let up,—~no abatement of the en- thusiasm which 1s aroused in the bosom of our good mon. After the new Councll is organized and has decapitatod Colvin and put & new man in hin geat, {ut 1t commence at ouce and lop off excreaconcos. Bounce tha Huperintondent of Buitdings and all bl subordinates ; tuoy are but & sot of suckers, wvery ons of whom has falled to got & liviog by his own offorts, and now thoy are quartersd on the city, drawing 924,000, for doiug that which had better bo left uodous, The ordinance creniiug thls oflice should be st once ronealed, thoreby not only naving $24,000, but actually beneilting the city by the removal of those useless oroatures. Next in line comes the City Marshal, about as much uue as the fifth wheel to acarriage, Save 34,000 by abolishivg tueptlico. Bidewalk and Btreot Inapsctors should follow suit. Then give the tand bounce to the Huperintendent of te Doard of Public Works, an office of o oatthly nse. Lot the Council commenca the guod work for which they were elocted xud Pprove by their acta that thoy are fully deter- mived to carry out the purppsce which the people laborod so Lard to accomplish. Lot economy, retronchment, and vigilauce bo their motto ; lat the rojected and bouoced bumimers and thioves howl, They aro powerless to do any barm. By striot economy and watching closaly every movemont of the enemy, our city's credit widl be restored, Ecoxoaty, HTATE THE PRICE. ¢ the Rdltor of T'he Chicago Tribuns ¥ Cinicaao, April 21,—Allow me to mako & sug- geation through your paper to pordoas advertis- fug houses and rooms to rent, I sm nowin sourch of a nouse, and have not the time nor the inclivation to look aftor all tho hounes that aro advortisod as chosp withont stating price. Nearly overy person who deslros to rent a Liouss bas mado up his mind what bo can sfford to pay for one before hie gocs out to look for one, and the ownor has made up bis mind as to tho smount bo will ask for hia houso, and, 1f the price Is fixed, it in sasily tolil whother & parson cauafford to nay tha rens or nos. Lbouse might be advertisud as cheap, nod pi ly would be, &t $2,000, yeot I st not able to pay but $600, and consider It usatess for e to bo looking up & house that 18 expousive at 300 or the ono thas in cheap at $2,000. Laudlords and tenants wouid each be beuefitod by; sveiug the price fized to esol place advertised. A WiLcrs, TRE LATEST IN RAITUALISM, 79 the Edstor of Tha Chicage Tridune: Cuicauo, April 21,—The latest in Ritualism was rocontly doveloped at the ** patlor homoe of Rituatism " 1n this city, Duclog the season of Leut, the hLoly escrament was administersd evory morning ; and a hst slmilar to & bass-ball club taliy-list, was duly kept and posted up ina conspicuons part of the obur:h. The said list ahowed the named sud pumber of timos esch perxon * pactiolpatod " of ¢ received,” and thus lrlnlr{ ‘was justituted s to whish person con- aumed the largest numjer of wafors. To an embiased person tho whole Jtransaction was se much like & gross indiscrdtion as to caues mnr- prine_that the more dacont and conasrvative membars of the congregation did not put a atop to such nongense, I} . E. —_—— THE CITY-HALL. ‘The Olty Cellector tobk in about $300 yestor- day. Water-rents yeslerdsy wers 81,003, and re- colpts from the City Collector $576, ‘The City Troasurer pald eut #15,0000n the city Indebtedness yestarday. The Committes on Pablio Buildipga is called for Monday at 8 p, m., in the City Clork's offico. The Doard of Publie \Works will open bids this morning _for the conetruction of a_stand.pipe for the West Side pumpiog-woras, Up to thia morning no blds had besu rocelvod. Policeman Bohmitz was tried yestorday for being drunk, Timo 'was givon to aliow tho in- troduction of furthorovidence, and the City Mar- .shnl took the caso under conslderation, The decision in Bergt. Hood's csse waa poatponod till one week from Mooday. Tho taxes conlinue to come in slnco jntorestis sllowod on them. The total amoufit received thus far will amount to about $50,000. Among thons whose names appear on the books as hav- ing paid good round eums sre the Chicago, Rook Talana & Pacific Railroad Comp: 812,043 8. mith, $2,100: Harrinon & eks (agentn), £4. . D. Lowther, 81,206 ; James Bolton, £1,365; L. O, P, Freer, £1,723; Mrs, N, 8. Fos- tor, 1,494 : Ira 3aCord, 81,3765 W. D. Kerfool agent), &2,363; M. N. Magie and Lambert Troe, $3,074. Thoe orderof the Finance Com- mittes suthorizing the pavment of intorost on ndvancod taxes oxpires on May 1. Porsons wish- ing to avail themsslves of tho advantage to bo galned by tho ordor shonld boar this in mind. Wheeler, the Domocratic caudidats for tho office of Aldormaan of tho Tnirteenth Ward, and the ona who claima to have A majority of votos over C. G. Dixon, an indopendent candidate, ap- peara to be very much worried lest thero hall be a recount of " the voto as aaliod for by Ar. Dixon. Tha readons for which the lattor do- sircn a recount woro givon in yesterday's Tnin- oNE. Whaelec ovidontly thinks that thera maj Do apossibility of bie “boing doolared dofoated, and mekes tho City-Hail hia headquarters, whore Lo smbraces overy otnommuy to find out whon ho can see City-Clerk Forrost. He was looking for bim sl day vesterdsy, and made himaelf conspicuous by the eagerness ho displayed to obtain a neat smong the cily's ruleras. o was sleo aronnd day bolore yosterday enlisting, in a mild way, tho assistance of somo of tho ** boys.” Tho Times sot Wheelor down as an anti-Colvin- fet, but some persons aay that he has classod bimself, or will clasa himaelf, with the gang. sk ke £ ANNOUNCEMENTS: C. M. Hortig, Baq., of this city, will address the Philosophical Society this evening on *The Rationalo of Bollel." 3(rs, E. Cady Stanton lectures on * Women at ‘Whaabington " Lo-morrow afternoon, at AcCor- mick Hall, . Admission, 10 cents. C. 0. Bonney will lecturs in the Dime Courss at the Foutth Unilarian Clurch, corner of Praitio avenuo and Thirtieth street, to-morrow ovening, on **Reform in Goveroment," The Bunday So'clock tomperance service, con- ducted by the Woman's Temporance Union in tho locture-room of tho Firat Mothodist Ohurch, corner of Clark and Waslungton streots, will bo oddressad to-day by Mra. O. B, Wilson and Mra. Dr. A, J. Jutkins, The First Prosbyterian Church, corner of Indiona avonue and Twoutioth stroot, will hold o mors temporanco meeting this ovening _nader tho auspices of the Woman's 'l‘omFurnm:u Union, addrossod by Misa Frances E. Willard on ** Tho Right of the Btranger." Two eotertaiuments will ho given this after- noon and eveniog at MoCormick Lall for the benefit of the Woman's Centennial, Tho after noon programme is & miscellansous one, em- bracing viows of Chicago boloro and after tho firo, Beriptural viows, music, and recitations. An the everinz Prof, Durbanks, avd Mrs. Llast- iogs, of Now York, will read, and Miss Lreuc Hsuck Koon and the Oriental Quartetto will slng, As the prices are vory romsonable the bonofit oughs to bo & very substantiul ono. - CRIMINAL. Befors Justios Foote appsared James Murphy | to anawer to the chsrge of mayhem in gouging out the eya of Edward McLaughlin, The case sae continued tlll fo-day, and Murpby was placed under bonds of 3,000, TOBDING THE MAILS, In view of tho fact that no class of oriminsla recalyes niore spe ely or moro vigorous punish. nent at the haods of the Unitod States Diatrict Court than the unfaithful, pilfering rgsial- olorks, it {8 a maiter of considerablo sutprise shat cases of this kind are so frequeut, It was only a fory weoks azo that one man raceived two years in the Penitentiary, aud another, who had ploaded guilly, was let off on that account, and owing to his previous Snou claracter, with throo oare at Joliot instead of five, And now comes {artin M, Lacy to tho front, with a like dismal prospect of mintering in Johet. Laocy sccured & Placa about two years ngo in tho postal servico o8 & raillway postal clerk on thie route Letween hern and Ciccionatl. At first he pazsod for eun {nnocent, conscientious employe. Then the Departmont bogan to fesl uneasy. Aoney was Wlni stolen from lotters aud the thiof could not bo datocted. At laat snspicion roated on Lacy, snd ho was oclosely shadowod. Bpecial Agent Hawley felt proity aure of his man after a littlo watchiog, but in ordor to putthe matter Leyond s doubt he commuuicated-with Bpecial Agonts B, II. Camp and George W, White, at Cincinnati, who sont Thursday night soveral docoy letlers from Cin- clnnati to Chicsgo containing sums of monay varying io smount from $2 to §5. Bpooial Agent Hawloy awaited tho arrival of Laoy's train yestordsy morning aud arvested him at the Tlhnofs Central Dapot, domandiug that he pro- duce all lettors ond monoy on his person. Lacy was loth to comply, but thers woro circumetances over which be had no control, and the contonta of his pockets were inazantly forthcoming, Four of tho lstters wers found to be tho decoyn seut by Camp and White, and benring the marks placed upon thom Lefore thoy were mailed, Tho money bad boon, of caurse, extracted, nod in one of the lattors Lacy Dad eubstituted the noto of & broken bauk in place of & good one. He was brought bofors Commissioner Hoyno aud had & briof oxamina. tion, ncknowlading his guilt boforo half of the witnenaoa bad bosn queationed. Commissioner Hoyno placed hia bail at 25,000, but as Lacy lives in Richmoud, Ind., and Las o faicnds in this city, bo was uuable to furnlsh a bond, and was committed to §ail, ‘The Qovernment witnessea wore immediatoly called befors the Grand Jur{; whicl learned body, baving vo special business on hand, heard the teatimony, and wero infcrmed of tho pleaof guilty. They uimously agreed upon an in- dictment, Bpocial Agent Hawley modestly says that Mesars, Comp wnd Whito deservo all tho praisa for working up this case, and that he as- sisted in carrying out theiwr plans, inatead of conlriving them himselt, COLVIN AT OSHKOSH. Apecial Dirvateh to The Uniwagn Tribune, Onmxonn, Wis., April 31.—Last night the Com- mon Council, haviug preseus s majority of high- licenso mombers, attempted to fix s licunse, when tbe Mayor, who favora low license, undertook sn usurpation of Kxecutive power unprecedanted in this city, 1is refused to ailow it to be acted on, refused to eutertajn an appeal from tis own do- clsion, declared Limsolf in suthority over the Council, and made himself abaolute dictator, The session waa the moat stormy and excited evor kuown here, and almoat resuited 1n a gen- oral row, ‘The Mavor declaged the Council ad. journed In dofisuce of a majority. Busines meu are greatly indignant, and great excitement provalle. Irupoachment s talked of, ———— Chicago Importers, The Hoot & Sons Musls Company, No, 158 Btale stresl, have Juat recelved, through the Ohicago Cus- tom-House, four large consignments of musical mep- chandise, comprisiog goods from Italy, France, and Germany, and smbraciog everylling in the line of violins, Autss, goitars, accosdions, baujos, band iu. strumsnts, stringy, etc. e Pianos and Organs. Desides the celsbrated Hazelion, we bave a large nuthber of other standsrd make of planos and ergans, which we can sell o rent vory reasousbly. Yellon & Pomeroy, wholosle and retail dealors, 231 Btate streot, Teoth in Ruina are 8 gure drawback oo personal sppesrance and par~ wonsl comfort, Tharelors, keep ihem in good repals with that establlished antidote for all diseases thas as- sall therm, tragrant Sosedonty & Cut stone. THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. Amount Alrendy Exponded en . That Building, What the Whole Affair Will Cost the Tax-Payers, In the early part of .1!15 the County Board recognized the nocessity of ballding & new Connty Iloapital, that on Arnold streot bolng re- garded as unfitted for longer uso, Fab, 0 of that yoar the Committes on Ifospitals mads » long roport, in which they stated that the bullding npow occupled as & Tlospital was old and rickoty, and immediatoly In the line of the unwholesoms river winds, and that during the yeara 1873 and 1874 $100,000 bad been spent in making repairs to the old bwld- ing, which was ovon then in vory bad condition. They rocommended that an: the county had ex- ponded $145,000 on & lot, it go to work and put up sufficient hospital buildivgs not to cost moro thau 8150,000. Tho mattor was lslid over fora timo, and camo up sgain Feb, 14, whon O, O, P, Holden made n windy iarangue pretending that Lo wantod a bullding which shou!d not cost over 250,000, and expressing the opinion that the amount was enongh to put up just such & struc- ture s was wanted. J, 0. Cocirano had boon elooted avohitect, and May 23 & long description of his plan for the Hospital was yublishod. His plan was an olaborata one, and Included an exccutive bufld- iog, clicieal amplitbeatro, six medical pavil- {fons, two surpical pavitions, kitctien, dormito- ried, botler-honss, laundry, mortuary, and pa- thological musoum. His estimato for the cost of each mud\cnls)lvllluu complote wan 835,000, and it is prosumed that the surgical pavilions woro estimated to cost mo moro, Tho wholo affale pir, Coclirand would complote at from £800,000 to $500,000,—not more, howaver, than tho latter sam. Lot us sso hosw this estimata has beeo lived up to, Aftor much wrangling, and mach npparent orookedneas among ths commitico membors of the County Board, contrncis wore lot as followa July 1, 1875 ¢ Willatd & Co., brick-waork, $39,440; Coftoy & Xnarney, plastering, $4,686; 1. J, Sex- ton, carpentor-work, #23,250; Knisoloy & Co., rooflng, 87,620 : Robbing & Carroll, painting, otc., 80,6003 cut-stone to L. L. Leach for 14.965. Theso coutracts wero to start the work on the twa firat pavilions, which woro to have baen rendy for occupancy at this date, but are not yot complote. MONEY EXPENDED. Hers is what tho two pavilions have cost the tax-payers oll told, to tho presout dats, and the intetiur work in not done. It should be aaid that the monoy exponded for sewerage will bs ropaid by the city, Mason work, Carpenter Jusoph L Tooting st Huperintenden A, G, Cocl oating. .. Plazterin, Cement. Plank-roa Bmoko-stacks, 200 Water-main, pIid Hoard of P 1,079 Hewerage. 621 Tilling 2,502 Calling aver boiler. 10 Engincers’ supphies and salary. . e Laborers, 621 I , Cochrs row $2,250 for the plana for his plans for the additional build- ings golog up, making o totnl thus far pald ont Ly tho county of $130,601.29, and but two pavil- lons under roof and but partially completo, !.hll: conpection with thia building, 1t is safd %Y BILL OF EXTHAS for €500 Lsa boon put in by Soxton, for fixing tho holes in the walls through which the chan- doliois are to bo conuoctod with the gas-pipos. This work was very slight in itself, and an ordi~ nary cchanio “would have been glad to “have porformed it for £35. Thera are also said to bavo boen prepared tr0 sein of plans, one to present to tho County Board, upon which the contracts were lot, and the other conaiderably tnodilied to work from. The pians filed calculatsd that tho ventilation- pipes wero to open into the rooms 2 feet from oach floor, #o s to lot in tho pure alr there. Iu- stead of that, Lboy wors placed nome 8 feet high, cauaing thio contractor to use more pipe and pat in & claim for extras. Tho recent let- ting of contracts for puitiog up the kitoh- eu, boilor-houss, and morgue is woll known to the public, as woll s the unfavor- able oriticlsm which it crested, The cost of tho ndditional buildings now going up will be about $120,000, 1f not more, The codt of the two pavilions, now under rout, when comploted will be about £160,000 in all, This, with the £120,000 for tho other puildings, will make a total of $270,000. YET TO COME. ‘The othet six pavilions will cost €450,000; then thiere ia au execotive building, grandin de- nign, which, according to the prescnt manoer of doiog work, will cost about $175,000, Then thero are the clinical amphithentre, mortuary and pathological museum, which will coat eomo $200,000. hus tho publio bas the sat- Isfaction of koowing that it will take ab least £825,000 more of its monsy, bosides tho $120,000 required for Rit- chen, Isundry. ofc.,, making Iu all, before the bulldiogs are completed, about $1,200.000. Ba. sides this, the couuly pald #145,000 for the ground, 1t in a question whether tho public will allow this mizmauagement to go on longer. Homotbing_shonld be done to call” those mon to account, Thoro are fat drippings from thess mammoth coutracts, and the Graud Jury can find no_botter fleld for its labor thau in getting at the bottom faots about those buildings, AMUSEMENTS, M'VICKER'S THEATRE, ‘The largest house of tho season gathersd lsat night to witnees tho representation of * Riche. liew.” Mr. Booth, {n the titular'role, played with his acoustomed force and delicacy of foeling, Tne pecullarity of his impersonation 18 the prominenco Lo gives to the eloment of justice in the charactor of Richelicu, Ho seems dis- posed in this reapoct to accept the Lestimony of Richeliex himuoll,—a projudiced witness. But- wer, no losa tbau history, teackes us that the Cardinal ruled by a specios of intollectual legor~ domain, snd his continual resort to docolt and fraud is ono of the moat conapicnous faots in his lite, Btrict justice does not roly upon mio- isters Jiko Ihese, As we have bafore had oce casion to say this soason, tho prominent cheractoristics of Richelicu mro his ambition sad his love of country, The spsoch begin- ving 0 Godlike power™ (which, by the way, Mr, Booth delivered with rara sjurit and disorin- fnation) embodies tho whole of his pliluaopby.. ‘When Richelieu apostrophizes power he is cone muoiog with his foner-self; when ho declaics that he {8 not oruel, but just, ha Is epoaking with & purposo, and at that vory momout in using bhis victim ss su tnstrument for the furtherauco of personal ambition rather tuau as a monument to ustice, The Cardinal couvicts himsolf ; elthor o was not juss io condemuiog D¢ Mauprat to doath, or he was unduly merciful in pardoning bim and giviog lim Julie in marriage, These rotloctions do not affoct the crowning excellen- ciea of Mr, Booth iu thiy rlny. His Richeleu tn deservedly called one of his'greateat parts, and his performanco inst night way bo wet down a3 one of his bost performances, John McCule lough and Barry Sullivan bave Ehyul the part 1n Chicsgo this season, but neither of them gave 8o fluished and rrl’u\ly-muudad a ronder- ing of it as Mr. Booth Iast night. Mir. Wardo as Do Mauprat was, of coutrss, agroeable, and Air. Gossin wss, as usual, uneven aud uncomfortable as Baradas, Miss Comuminn played Julia with procision and power, but, for same strango rea- don, she falled to communivato 0 tho sudionco that sympatbetio quality which was #0 noticeable u Mrs. Murdoch's pluying of the same part, - Tho (ene derness and softness of Birs, Murdoch's acting in such parts ax theoe is remarkable for ita sb- wence from the art of Miss Commius, Sho iy much too atrong and willful oyer to become an excelient emotional actreys, without paixtul and Iaborious study, This afternoon ** Much Ado Abont Nothing* will bo glven for the beuelit of the Bhakspear- oan Memorial Fund. Mr. Booth will appear as Henedick, Miss Cumming o8 Beatrice, Mr. Mc- Vicker as Dogberry, and Brs. Murdoch as fero. Good seata can etill be obtained on application at the boz-oftico. To-nixlt ** Hichard 1L" will Le repeated, ‘I'he notices of this play in T'ue Twnune have, it ssoms, misicd soms persons, who coustrued them to meaa that the perform- suco wae not énjoyablo. On (he contrary, it Is | entertaininouts, for beea miven ju Chi- cago for ]eu-. Mr, Boof impersonativn of Iichard I1, shows the fruite of duigent and ia- telligent studyt and it la as craditabla to him s soy of his more famous creations, T uN® enly moant to oxpress tho opinfon that the play, s a whole, is scarcoly doaignad to hold a pormanent place on thie stage,—prinoipally bo- causs 1t lacks dramatio niovemiont and constrao- FIRST REQIMENT CENTENNIAL CONCERT, Arrangements wers comploted yeatordsy for the holding of & Contennlal Featival In this city May 5 ani 6, to cousist of three grand con- certa under the anapices of the First Regimont, It is proposed to make the celebration ono of the most popular and attractive of tho Contennial year, and, with this end In view, tho rogiment han securod some of tho best musical talent in the country, and this, in addition to othor attractfons, it is expoctod will make the evont espoecially notoworths, There are to bo thron concerts, ono Friday ovening, 3{ay B, an aflornoon concort Baturday, Alay 5, and a con- cort Saturdoy night. Forthis purpose Glimore's Military Dand, which fa now In 8an Francleco, 1lls organlzation will in- cluds Levy and Arbuclle, tho colebratod cornet sololats, and Miss Thurshy, the popular soprano, in nddition to his band of fift gramme, which will ho pubii will inctudo scloctions from the most popular composers., and also a grand Contennial march, repared for this oceasion, st appearanco of this uoted organization until the opaning of the Centounial Iixnosition at Puiindelplia on tho 11th of Mny. Negotlatiousave also ponding for thio apponrance of soveral celo- brated singors, who wero at tho East during tho past winter. At ench of tho outertalnmenis the membora of the repiineat will appoar In Cullddress uniform, and will go {hrougl Arrangoments are making to have special traing run fromt all the suburban towns Saturday afternoon, and also from Mil- waukoo, Aurora, Elzin, Poorls, S8pringfield, Clinmpaign, and Blocmington. Reduced tickets d on eale st all tho intormediate Invitations Lave been aztouded to the yarious military companios throughout the Btate, and it in expected that s number will be ‘The rogimant has accured tho nse of & nitery, and will fire salutes at the openin, rico of tickotn has Thoy will bo on salo at all has_boen securad, This will be tho each concert. Tho placed at 60 conts. the musio and bookstores Thuraday. ———— CENTENNIAL. ' oHlo, . Mansrrezp, 0., April 31.—Gon, R, Dringer- hoff, Prodidont of the Ohio Archicological Asso- ciation, roports & success for tho Association at the Contonnial beyond all oxpectation, Tho space origiually allotted proved entiroly too small. An ndditional smount has boen granted, 6o that it is now considered cortain that the Oblo nrchmological collection will be tha largoest anthored tn America, nishea 10 mngnificont collections, 2 of which aro unsurpassed by any other private collec tions on ihis continent. All the colloctions, whother Inrgo or small, not yot soctirod, are in- vited, and can bo sont forward at any timo. during the presont month at tho expenas of the Prof. Edward Orton, Read, of Hudaon, I Port Clinton, Cincinnati alone ‘far- ombers of the Dosrd tocs, aro now at Philadelphis to socnre and arrange all spocimena wlich may bo for- wardod. Binglo spocimens arc invited equally withs full colloctions, and all will bo roturned to tuoir owners at the pxpense of the Boolety, account of the meoting of tho Internatlonal Archmologieal Convontion at Philadelphia oa tho 4th of Hoptomber, tho annual mecting of the Asrociation at Newark will ba postponod for a weok or #o, duo notice of which will be given, Spectat Dapatch to The Chicaco Tyibuns, Mavisoy, Wis., April 81.—A proclamation by Gov. Ludiogton is published, calling atten- tion to-s Congroselonel rosolution on the calo- bration of July 4 in tho different towns of the country, and especinlly for the dolivory in dit- foront tocalities of a historical sketch. Governor hopes monanres may be at once takon to obtain o rocord of the progress of our insti- tutions In every county, town, and municipal corporation sinco its formation, so & to onrry out eaid resolution. Gon, Atwood, Centennial Commisaloner, and f. Parkioson, Presldenc of the Centennial tarted to-dsy for Phila- dolpbia to look aftor Wisconein's intereats till aftor the opening. Our lieadquarter building Is woll mdvanced, and numerons and varied ex- bibita by {individuals, aswociationn, and the Btate hava boon sont, or are nearly resdy, including a very fiue collection of coppor and stone tools of thio prehistorio age fonnd in the Htata, JOLIET WILL CELEBRATE. Spearat Duapateh o The Chicage Jovarr, 1L, April 2L.—Extensivo preparations are slready in progross lere for a grand Cen- tennial colebration on the Fourth of July next, Committoas havo beon appointed and a pro- gramme srrangod which provides for two days of rojolcing, snd includes a sham batile ropre~ sonting tho battle of Bunker Hill or somo other Ravolutionary engagement, In which 2,000 in- fantry, threo batteries of artillery, and a battal- ion of cavalry will participato, D. D., of Chicago, Lias heen engsged as orator of tho day; tho Hon, Edmund Juessen, also of Chicago, as Gorman orator, while the W. 1. Towers has consontad to read tho Declaration of Independence, and Cant, Egbert Puelpe will delivor an original poom appropriste to the occasion. Tho whols world e cordially in- vitod to attend. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Bavntivone, Md., April 21.—Artived, steam- sbip Hibernian, from Liverpool, Axtwenr, April 2L.—Arrived, ateamsbip Kon- ilworth, from Philadelphla. QueENsTOWN, Aprit 21.—Steamer City of Rish- moud, from New York, has arrived. A Rore Medicinal Comblnation. Perliaps tho rareat, certainly the moat successfal, ‘medicinal combination oxtant, ls Hostetter's Stomsch Bitters, In this commanding tovle, corrvctive, and proventive, ara biendod some of Lhe moss actively in- alterative, and blood dopurating elementa ‘I'hese are Lield in solution sud powerfully aided by the best diffusive stimulant known—old ryo whisky, Isitany wonder that eany digestion, regular evacuations, a natural flow ‘of Lile, d cheorfulness of mind shoutd be vigorously promated by » preparation o which such sdmirable lugredients sre most harmonlously comblned and act in perfect union, The falth felt by the medical profession in the restorative edlicacy of $his medicine, aud its power to nullity tue influence of malaria, 18 oxpressel over the slgnaturos of many oml- nent physicians, aud their expreasious of coufidcuce are fully ratiied by the people and tho press. Managers for thin Btal 1n the vegetable kingdom, purity of tho Llood, 1312 and 1314 Pral Dz, Adler, 0. Kramer to Kitile, youngeat daugbter of Alr, and Mrs, C, Btaln DERING—FREDERICKS—In thin city, 20th inst,, D, D,, Alr, Heary P, Dering and Miss Matlis Fredericks, DEATHS, . LAVERY—April 20, Mary Lavery, Yuneral from her late reaidence, 103 Eightsenth.st,, Baturday st 10 a, m,, to Bt, Jolin's Church, thence +) papers pleasa copy. 3OODY—April 20, 1870; Mary, daughter of Willlam and Janet Moody, Yuneral will take pince from tha resld, Indlans-at., Bundsy ut 13 8. 1, by car: T ric-av., by the I oarriages to Calvar; B Uawego (N, WHEELER—~Urlah IT, Whealer, aged 1 yeary, o bo held 'Bunday a4 1:33 p. m, from b late reuideuica, 39 ‘Lwenty-seconi-oi.] case HANGER—Iu Kalamszoo, Mich., April 20, Ars. Jalia A, Hanger, wife of B, O, Banger, of Clicago. B~ Lostwa paperd ploase copys POLITICAL ANNOUNGCEMENTS, THIRD WARD, Tho Third Ward Republican Club will maet thiy eyening at 060 Wabauh aveuue. Bpeeches will be delly- ered on the result of the ol ber, it {8 hoped, will be pre By JAS, P, McNANARA & CO,, 117 Wabasi-av,, N W, corner 3 Naligia, GREAT TRADE SALE 2,000 CASES BOOTS & SHOES AT ATUCTION, Tuestay Morning, April 25, at 9:30 O'clock, ALL NEW BPRING QOODS. Al10 500 Lota Bankrapt Stock st re Teserve, (iread barg llnll]{nr lmyu’l.‘ b 2 CNAMARA & CO., Auctionears, AUOTION SALES, TPy WM, A. BUTITEIS & GO, AUOTIONERES, 1184130 WABASH-AY, DUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR SATURDAY SALR, At their Bpacious Salearooms, 118 & 130 Wabashi.av., cor. Madizon.st. HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Snturdny Morning, April 22, Tha ontirs conlenta f & firt-olans ‘dwelling, incind. ing elaborate Furniturs, Velvet, Drussels, sad othee Carpeta, Plano, ke. LADES SUITS & POLONAISE, S1lk Volvet Hacques and Basques, Clonks, Jaclkets, Water-proofs, Wrappers, Ite, O Bt e morning. A o3, at 10 o'clock, at our sales. e b ioa. A 130 Wabaslav, Wo hiavo just Teceived direct from New York, for poremptory sale, n comiplete slock of ladies’ fine Bilk, Canhimore, Moriin, aud ilohslr fuitz and Polonaiso! fiuo Silk Velvet, Onmimers, Drat-dete, and Mering Hacnues, Naaquen, Clonks, and Jackels, boautifully trimmed, Englieh Weler-proof Oloaks,' Oaaimere, Lawa, aod Usmbrlo Wrappers, 1o b8 Rlino 4TS fine goode, mide and trimmed in e atost atsle. Tadioware particularly faviled to call snd exsming e goods, WAL A, BUTTERB & CO., Auctloneers, HANDSOME OCTAGON Brick (8tone-Trimmed) Dwelling-House 468 Wost Washington AT AUCTION, Tuesday, April 26, 1876, at 3 o'clook p, m,, ON THE PREMIBES. The Liouss {a finely finished sud substantially bullp of the test material for tho prescot owner, who su. perintended the bnilding in porson, It contains ey ery. modern improvement. "o sale {8 porcmptory, and on very easy lerms, iFie houso can bo {nspeoted at any timo, WAL, A, BUTTERS k 00,, Auctioneers, BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR TRADE BALE, Desirabla lnes of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, “ REGULAR MADE OLOTHING, For Mon's Boys', and TYouth’'s Wear, FURNISHING GOODS, Notions, Edgings, Embroideries, Hosiery, @loves, Hats, Onps, Boots and Bhoos, ALSO STRAW GOODS. THORSDAY MORNING, April 27, at 0:30 o'clock, W thelr Auction Rooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-a¥., northe east corner of Madison-at. DUTTERS & C0.S REGULAR SALE, Wednesday Morning, April 26, at 8:30 o'clock, AL118 and 120 Wabash-sv,, N, L. cor. Madison-st, 200 PACEKAGES ASSORTED GLASSWARE, ‘WHITE GRANITE WARE, In Packsges and Open Lats, Yellow snd Rocking ham Wars. 50 rolls All-Wool Carpets, Fino Table Cutloery, Clgars, 20 brls Ground Cbfos, &c., ko. At 12 e'clock, PHANTONS, BUGGIES, & HARNESS, By G. . GORE & CO,, 48.and 10 Wabssheav, AT 11 O’°CLOCK, Carriages, Open and Top Bugoies, Democrat Wagons, Phaétons, Blde-Dar Ioad Wsgons, Ilarnerscs, G, T, GORE & CO., Auctioneers, On Satnrday, April 22, at 9 o'clock, 14 CRATES W, G. CROCKERY IN OPEN LOTS o At10x o'clock, Now and Socond-Hand HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Tarlor and Ctiamber Sota, Walnut Wardrobes, Mar- Dlo and Wood Top ‘Tables, Whatuots, Tlall Treos, Easy Chairs, Walnut Dedsteads snd Buresus, Hall Press, Extensfon s0d Dreakfast Tables, Walnut Rockers an Olairs, Tiefrigerators and Ice-Chesty, Mirrors, Parlor and Offico-Desks, Bhow-Csses, Csrpets, Ollcloths, Cook and Parlor Stoves, s Car Tooca Englith D. A. Coltage Chafrs 1n White, 350 Wood-Soat Chairs, At half-past 11: 3Elegant Fine Planos, 1 Parior_Organ, sost new, GEO, P, GORE & CO. ATCTION SALESI] Large and attractive Auction Sale of DRY CGCOODS. On TUESDAY, April 25, 1876, At 9:30 o’olock a.m. Bpectal sttention {n directod o the following lines, tig samo being Now, Fresh, and Tioqular Gools, Stapie and Fancy Dry Goods fn sll thelr variely, Linca of Cassimeres, Chieviots, Cottonados, Jeans, Ginghams, Steipes, and Ohecka. WIITEZ G00DS_Dresa Linens, Lawns, Mulls, Naine s00ks, Ladies' and Olildren’s fine Underwoar, Geots® and Ladies' One Linon Handkerchiefs, fius Tablo Linens, Towels, Crashes, &o, : ALVACAS—We havo {ho finest lns to ba found ln {uo clty, from modium ta the finest Crailos, and par- ticular attentlon is inyited to the sama. OLOTIIING—Very stiporior Custom-made Clothing, in Men's, Doys’, and Youths' wear, Goods all new and regular, ‘sizos regular, and quality gusrantosd. Country Merchants will please Roto, MISOELLANEQUS—Vopular brands Brown Shest- Ings, Btandard Prints, Humburgs, Hats and Cspe, Kid Qloves, Notions, Superior Pocket Cutlery and Itazors, Sliver-plated_Goods, Fine Tollet Boaps, Batchols and 1t R, ags, Shawls, Bunpenders, Corsels, Overshirts, Diteas thiris, Necktles, Hoslery, Flowers, lirushes, &c, New invoices Collats, Lavas, RuMings, snd Dress vy an entizely new and very cioles line, arpets, an entirely new and very cholcs line, GLO, . QOILE & CO: Boots, Stoes&Stmers LargsLines of Medlum snd Fine grades of Spring Stylea will bo wold by catalogue on WEDNESDAY, April 20, at 93¢ 8. m,, to which all dealers in searoh of ‘bargalos are fnvited, GEO, . GORE & CO., & '"i 0 w-dunl:m-.d By ELISON, POMLEROY & CO. Auctloneers, 84 and 88 Randolph-st,, THE AUCTION SALE OF THE FINE STOCR WATCHES, JEWELRY, Silver and Silver-Plated Ware, Diamonds, Fancy Goods, Bronzes\\Clocks, Etc., AT Al HFH. MILLERS, 61 WASHINGTON-ST,, Evory Day this Wook, at 10:30 0. m. and 2:30 p. m, ELIEON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctioneors, Mr, J. U, FRENCH will couduct tha sale, Elegant Houselold Furnitore AT ATOTION, Al Private Raaldonce, No. 1029 Michigan-av., BATUBDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, AT 10 0'CLOCK, Oze maquificent Chamber Het, & ploces, cout 3850 {hroe Apandld ook aad Cablier Cars, - Library ‘Tables, Chalrs, fine Hteel Kngravingw, Ol Paiutingte superb Kasy Chalrs, Parlor Sults, Brussols Carpsté throughout ibe Liouss, sxpentive Dining-ltcom Fusals ture, Clamber Furnlture, Ledding, Crocksry, Glas and blated Waro, Kitchon and Laundry Furniture. ‘The entlre autfit for housekeeping coal over $5,00 and all in 1to best condition aud but Lt used, W e sold witiout zeserve, Walk for tuis sale, ELISON, POMEROY & €O, Auck're. | By 8. N, FOWLER & CO,, Auctlcoesrs, 37 and 276 East Madlson-st. Wil ba sold his &, m, 2t 10 a'clock, & full line of BeW snd elegant Parlor, Chamber, Library, Oftice, snd Dinv ng-rooin furniture. A gread variely of second-hand furniture and Lousehold goods of svery descriptiod, Boots and Bhoes, Dry Goods, Gonts’ Furnishing Goods, Batchels, Eto, Etos to sttandihis sals, a5 the go0ds conalgnmiyts, Deaters will de wel Tmust be sold to cle CELEBRATED (broughout the Unios~ezpressed e all parts, 1% sud upward ab 45, 40, 600 per 1. ~Addresa srders GUITHER, Cosleor Uuass, © . oFT wlcige.