Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1876, Page 8

/ THE CHICAG(Or TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL <27, I87b, afidavit ont of Bragg's hand. There was no ‘viglence. < Morris Sheshan told abontjthe same story, and the dofense reatoed. The arguments wore brief, and wera mera elaborations of & plain talo sa viewed from two different standpoints. The jury then rotired, woro out about five mintitos, and returned s verdict of not guilty. The prosecutlon received the snuouncomont good-natnrodly, but with ovident feellngs of disappointment, while tho defenso woro uncommonly jubilant. —_— THE GRAND JURY, UNIMPORTANT WITNEAHES, The Grand Jury yeatorday resumod the ex- smination of witnesscs In roforance to county affairs. The principal witnesses oxamined were Architect Burling, Patrick Kelly, . J. Sexton, aud Reinhardt, tho butcher, 3r. Burling told whiat ho know about tho figuring which bad beon done in appointing the Court-Iouse srchitect, which wae devoid of ln)thlng atartling, P. J. Boxton testifled in zeforonce to his can- tract for tha now Lospital, and hisd nothing naw THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. William H. Mann has sold to Joseph Will- sms for 260,000 20 by 181 foot on the norih dde of Washington strect, 80 feat wost of Fifth neonus. .Domiolok Davey, Indicted for riotons conduct It the Bouth Town eloction, was put on irial, Jut only & portion of the evidence was hoard, [he trial will be complated to-day. T'he tomperature yosterdsy, ss observed by Manssso, optican, 88 Madison stroot, (TRIDUNE Building), was: At 8:00 s, m., 85 degracs; 10:00 \.m,, 63; 12:00 m., GG; 8.00 p. m,, 67; 8:00 p, 2., 63. Darometer, 8:00 a. m., 29.28; 1:00 p. ., 20.02, Mr, Milns, Agent of the American Bteamship Line, in in receipt of a cablo dispatch that the froigbt on whioh bills of Isding were fesuoa in city Apnl 10, anded at Liverpool yester- [ to offer. Pnt Kelly told all about his light- :‘:‘;moélng, thus taking but fifteon days from nlng-rul:ll:i lné!n mleoc\z' hilr cnngawm;o ,?:: Oblcago to Lirerpocl. :crywmxlyuns to goln from bim somo AL 2:80 o'clock yesterday afterncon the body | jdes of the profitablencss of his contract. afr. Birch joined in tho 1nqniry, but his threats to Arraign tho witness for contempt failed iu ite purpose, Ioatoad of giving all that was ssked, ho turncd upon his inquisitors in imitation of Mr. Hesing, and reminded Mr, Btoroy that he owod him a debt of gratilude for protecting tho Times oifico during the War whon it was about to bo muzed. 'The question was agsiu proased, snd again dodged, the witnoss fu tho moantima of & man was flshicd out of the river at tho foot of Falton strect. Bhortly sftorwards the re- mains woto {dentifiod as that of John Frode- .Haks, an expressman, who formerly rosided at No. 168 Lako stroet. Ho wae about 50 yeara of & Gorman by birth, and hiss no relatives in this counstry. He loft home on the 21at inat., ssylog ho would not live twenty-four houra, ‘horo was nothing new aroand the City Na- | assuring. tho jury that his contract Lasd been ugul DBaok yamrdlzy. Davk Inspactor Watson | fairty lot, thatho had Lad no mna; I.u’ li:.\e was busily engaged in gottiog up bis ropurt, | work dircotly or indirectly, and tdn .tl g is which he Bopes to mail to-Uay tu the Comptralior | dealings had beon stralghtforsrard and honor- of the Currency. Quite s number of the depus- | abl bl'lneinhnrdl tostified to nothing in conncotion with county_ contracts; ho Lad just passod through bankruptoy, snd that the County Com- minsioners were to blame for it. To-day tho %ury will continue its work, but no- body excopt dlr. Storey hins or can iavo the ro- motost ides of what branchof the tnvestigation wifl recolvo the moat attontion. It is undor- stood, hosrovor, that Thomas Nelson and others will bo called in referenco to their rolations with tho Twontioth Ward oloction caso. Mr. Nelson says ho uevor contritmted n%y mouoy toward biriog Truds to defond the Tiventioth Ward judges, but doos not deny that Le waa asked to unb«crlbuhto the fund. He witl, doubtloss, tail all to tho jury. & The jury Evlllrpmcllmlly finish its work to- morrow, and the noxt day will report and be dis- charged. 1tora dropped [n and sigoed tho petition asking the bank to go into voluntary linudation. The negotiationa for the proposod reorganization aro In statu quo pending tlie action of the Comp- troller of the Currenoy on the report of Baok Examiner Watson. RIDES. A mosting of the Produce Exchange was held yeatorday afternoon at their room, in the Ma- rine. Building, cornor of Lako a&nd LaSalle, to rocoive tho report of the Comumitice appointed {o look into tho difficulties existing botween tho hide sellors and buyors, Mr. E, P. Howoli pro- nided, and thero was but a limited atiendanco. Mz, Hextor, of the Committen, roported that the difffcuity hiad boen yracticslly settled. From this gentloman’s romarks it appearod thero had bean & ring of hide-bnyora which had combined agaiost tho sollers. It was tho dotormination of the Board to break up this combination, A con- ferenco was held, and resultod satisfactorily, in- ssmuch as tho Hide Riog was ¢ buated,” and bides will be gold now for their value on their mesits, The standards in regard to price and uality, Mr. Hoxtor slso reported, woro un- Havgen. Mr. O, F. Dextor, of Smith & Dexter, in 8 briet address described the baloful {nflusnce of the ring. All that was clatined was that thars moumi- opon competitlon in the sale of bites. ‘The report was adopted and the thanks of tho Board accorded to the Comumittee. The Chairman aanounced that the annual slection took place on the second Tuesday in —_— THE CITY-HALL. The City Collector took in about $800 yestor- day. There aro 2,690 saloons licensed, according to {he City Clork's account. Wator-ronts yosterday wore £2,104, and re- ceipts from the City Collector, $802, Jamos P, Root had quito an osruest and ex- tended confab with the Mayor yesierday sftor- noon. Mayor Colvin was a little undor the weather yostordsy, and left his office at an early bour. A Bevore cold has kept him 111 for ssveral days. The Building Buperintendont nosed around tho Conrt-Hlouss squaro yesterday to sos what Farmor 1arma wes doing. Ho snys that ho was agroeably surpri to tind that a first-class grade of conorctn was being used, and ho thinks that tue job is & good ove. Marshal Goodoll loft for tho East yesterday aftornoon. Uo will ba gone for about a week, combinivg bustness and pleasure. Whilo thore Lie ittends to exmwine into the polico systoms of Now York and Baltimore, and perhaps Wash- ington, and wml observe suything that ho thinks may tend to the improvemens of his own forco of bluo-coats. Tho Finance Committeo was called by the Comptroller for yosterday, and though noarly all the wombers of "tho Committco woro presont nt different times during tho aftornoon, no moot- g was beld, which, bLowever, thoy consider quite a8 well, as some sction In rogard to the city floances was to havo been takon, and thoy proforred to wait for tho decislon as to the legality of cily-certificates. Thero was o littlo talk among the Aldermen yestorday on the probability that tho new.Coun- il would cut down the appropriations e passod by the existing Council at least 25 per cent, and there secms to be a etrong indication that such a stop will be taken. Ald. Campbell eaid that he supposed it would bo tho first act of tho now body ns a **atatter,”” Tho thing bad beon dove just after the fire of 1871, aund ic could be dond again, to show o good iutention, if pothing more. The present Council could not take any such action, as it had passed tho bill, ond it find been approved. He eaid somo- thing abont cutting down the Police Dapart- ment, A, Quirk could not sco whero anything could be takon off. Othora regarded tho ntep a3 within the bounds of probabilicy, and think that it will bo doue, e THE NEW CRUSADE ) Ol, TUE TEXAN HISTER. It was half-past 12 by the clock tbat ocea- slonally goos and hangs in tho arch of Arcade court. Dave Thornton's saloon was full of hungry and thirsty souls who had congrogated for the purposy of gultivg & square moal at papulas pricee, Daye’s plece 1s known to the votors of tho Firat Ward as tho Houss of David, and Dave has ofiiciated as Modorator, thongh ho saya ho nover will again, if he can holp it. About tho tme alluded to there entered tho #aloon & vory plainly-attired womau, whose fea- turen and actians indicated that sho had a mis- May. A diseussion thop ensued on the snbject of procuring rooms for the ensning year. Tho rate of subscription was also discussed. The pronent ansessment 18 $10, but it was thonght tuat 35 would cover all thoexpentos. About 185 wem- bors paid their duos last vear. Theso matters were ovontually placed in the bands of » committeo, end tho mooting ad- journed. TUY, SUB-TREASURY. ‘The ususl smount of coin way recoeived yes- forday at the Bub-Treasury, but nono wae given put for city use. The clorks arc working away at the country orders, and will probably fill them bofore any ooin is hauded over the countor to pacties desirous of partiug with the now-despis- ed fractional cnrrency. Immenso packages of the latter, which came in during the early part of st week, aro on hand, and of course take grwedunu ovar Iator orders made every day by 088 of coin-scekers. The uecessity for more clerical bolp in the oflice has becomo 8o appar- ent, that yeatordny Assistani-Trossnry Dangs sont tho following lotter to tho Secrotary of the Treasury : . OFFICE OF ASSISTANT TREASURER UNITED BTATES, Ou0ado, Tll., April 20, 1670.—I'he Ifon, & 11, Artatow, BSecrelary of The Treasury, Washington, D, Co—Bin: T bave the honor to repressut to oour department that the exchange of eilver coin for fractional currency under the recent law sre 0 nuwerous snd pressing that I find my clarical force totally inadequate to the task of disburaing it, and ain compeiled to ask for such relief as may be afforded oither by furnishiug me with additional belp or by giving ma authority to fors ward packages recelved for redemption diroctly 10 the Treasurer of ths United States at Wuskington, Gzo. 8, NANGS, Asslstant Treasurer, TILE FOURTL OF JULY, ‘The officers of tho Second Regiment have taken the initintive towards haviog a colobra- tion ef the coming Fourth of July, which is doaigned to be commenasurate in importancs with tho Centennial anotversary of the Declara- tion of Independence, At a mesting hold in the Arwory of tho Bocond Regiment last evening, smbraciog the fleld, staff, and line officers, \G. 3. Onshian in_tho chair, ahd J. E. Barko. Sccro- iary, the following resolution was unanimonsly wopted. That a commitiee composed of the field staff and line sdiicers baappointed for the purposs of calling a public mesting at the Grand Pacific Hotel, batariay sventng, Inviting the attondance at that mesting ¢f representa- Uves from the various socletles sud publie bodies generally, in order to take prliminary steps for n Cantennial celebration of the coriig Fourth of It s expectad that notice will bo takicn of this meostiog { those interested, aud that leading citizens mll take the watter in band, and curry out the saggestion thus 80 Lappily proposed by tho Bacond Iegimont. htberiines ALD. FRANK WARREN. A VERDICT FOR DLTENDANT. ‘The case sgainst Ald. Frank Warron for as- ssult on O. J. Lragg came up beforo Justico Haines yestorday sitcruvou, Mr. Ueorge Burry reprosanting LLe People, aud Mr. A. 8, Truda sppoaring for the Aldermanic defendant. Some Mme and a good deal of ewsll wit on tha part of Aofendant’s counsel were speat in mecuring a Jury. The namber wxs fiually varrowed down 1o five, tnstoad of twelve. The five wore s tol- lowst J. W. Bute, William Bmith, Huary Bar- mett, Andrew Smith, O. H. Maple. My, Burry made a plain, brief, concise state- ment of the case for the people, and was fol- lowed by Mr. Trude in a somewhat lengthy opening, in which he ridiculed tho charge of sseault in the case and the character of the prosecutiog witnesses, who had the misfortunc Yo be rospectable-looking peoplo, most of them wearing clean chirts, snd one of them being the owoer of s sitk bat, This sccordivg to Mr. Yrude's liue of reasoning, onght to condewmn a0y man in the mivds of an houeat jory. NR. 0, J. IRAGG was tho first witness, and testified that Ald, Warren had violently suatcled su adidavit from his hands, This bappened at the First Precinot pollu in the Firat Ward. Warron did not ssk for the paper, but took it forcibly, grabbing wiluoss by tha left wrist, and stripping the ballot and affidavit from his hond, On the cross-examination witnees atated that tha judges of election had rejected hin vate, and juformed lum Lo wonld have to get au ailidavit, He did so, and tho aflidavit was refected. Wit~ ness wis walking away whon defeudant took the rejecret afiidavit from lim, No msterial dam- sge waa donoe to his porson, D, ¥. Nickerson testitied that he had been predont at the election, Ald. Wkrren giabbed »a aftidavit ou¢ of Bragg's band. Witneas could not hear Bragg sayiuy anything or wakiung aoy dlsturbauce, On tha cross-examination witness atated that Bragg waa not hurt 2a far as he kuew. J. fv Nyo tostiied 10 being present at the polla during the groater part of the d He saw that Bragi's vots waschallouged and ro- jected. As l’nu&: came frow the polts ho was surrounded by Ald. Warren and saveral athors. Warren gtabbed Dll[i‘g'l wrine and jerked the afidavit out of bia hand. Witness did not hear DBrugg eay sayibing, Warreu took the afidavit . sud passed it among his friends in the crowd, QOu oross-exsmivstion wituess stated Lhat Bragy said Lus wris waa hurt. Bragg stated on slection-aay tbat he bad not put hus bands on Warren, Black Quakor-cut bounot, black shawl, aud drab serge drees, withoul any trimming, coustituted Ler toilot. Bhe thonght the Houeo of David waa a church, avnd David thoe pastor, for liad slis not heard that he was o Modorator? But sho discovered Ler mistake. It was & houso_accursed by Johu B, Gough, Alrs, Spotght, and Mrs. Do Gesr, beeauve the barkoeper thorein employed providos sour mash for tlursty souls, and keeps n elate for thoso who will call round in the morning. The crusader juquired for the propriotor, who responded to the vall with the saue promptitudo that ho would accept a scaly-looking vote, pro- vided that 1t wero for Mik # Come to the Lord,” eaid she, Abe Lipman who was standing by thought the invitation was extended to bum aud scooted out. ** Come to the Lord just now," she whispered, and David lookod over the top of a gin-cocktail with Ll eyes wider open Lhan thoy bLave beon siuca Lo was sslicd W count the Houth Town vote, Jim Mcllalo beard the invitation and putting & charactonistio construction oo it sejd he'd have a littls straight, thauk you. “Pho Lotd (oves you,” sald she, and aha dart- ed for Jim, who put'twd sixcy-gallon-barrels bo- twoon bimsolt and the crussder, sud asid lis couldu't come just now as e didu't Live 1 the ward, Dave bad oozed outsiae the bar in the mesn- tune, and the crusader bad both arms around bum. +0Oh! come to the Lord, come to the Lord " the exclaimed, *Hold onl!” yelled Dave, Let go. Go down to the other place. There's » biar- kea]mr"down thera who has got to go some- 1 cau't, wher: Lverybody was excited. Abandonlog Thorn. too, the cruaader wont from one to another of the customers, urging them to abanden thotr wickednoss and whisky, and then ahe asked all to sing. Threes timen sho slarted a hymu, but was compelied to cur{ it through alone, for the discourtooua soula failed to assint her, At 1:30 whie had finished, aud, aftor s parting shot at the denl that stoals away mon’s brains, #ho left aud wont to the temperance mosting at Farwell Hall. ‘The lady is one of two sisters who have re- cently come from Toxas, They are utisr wtran- gera to the lemperauce societios hers, whouse members oxpross thomuelves pained that such indiscietion should have cest s momout's re- proach uponthe tomperance movemont, ———y THE COUNTY BUILDING, To-morron will be senteunco-dsy in the Orimi- inal Court, ALD, WANREN was then calledffor the dofense, nad fn respousa \o Trude's quostion, * Are you the bloodthirety lefendant in this case”? muswered, 1 am.” Niweas said bis challenger had challenged Bragg. A. D. Pbelps had beeu nwesring in & feod many votes all dsy, and witness thought 1t a4 tume to stopit. The ballot was rejected id the afidavit tov. Witnesa took tue atadavit wd balot, but used no force. He be vanted to use the aflidavit befors the Grand fary. In gettig the alidavit witooss said bo sked Bragg to let b 1t, which be did. Mr. P. I Heffron testified that he had chal: \soged the voto. Bragg Liad two or thres lavite, The first was not made out right, sud kss refocted. Warren mimply tock the rojected zoturos of the recout town elactions, F. W, Nowbai}, of the village of Glencos, re- contly elected hagistrate, yestorday filed his bouds, The commisalons of L. V. Ferris, of Proviso, sua'l'. W. Blayaoy, of Rivorside, ss Juaticea of the Poace, wero yestsrday recorded by the County Clerk. 1 BIOOARD NEADOWCEOFT. .« Tho will of Ricbazd Mesdowcroft, who was a wion., Bho might bo avout 45 yoars of ngo.' All of tbe towns excopt Jefferson hinve made- .of & coal-yard to ana Kzank Ao banker in this city, was yosterday admitted to probatain tho County Court. Iia catatais val- uoa at abont a quarter of & million. The pro- vistons of the wili are as followa ; Tobert Mendoweroft, brother of deceased; Mrs, Mary B, Meadowcroft, widow; and Thomas E. Mead owcroft, aon, ara made ezccutors, All bis properiy, roal, peraonal, and mixed, {e boqueathed Lo bis exocue fore tn trust for the following uses : First, to contln- 6 tlie banking huainoss herslofors carried ou by Rob. ert and Richard Meadoweroft, under tha firm name of Meadoweroft Brothers, during the plesturs of his executors, with full power to soll, loan, and mortgags any such property, and to invest and improve such Jroperly aa thoy itiay (hink Bl, Then to have and to okl one-half ‘of his resl and peraonal ."r:pmy to M, Mary E, Meadoworofl, her heirs and asngne forever, provided ebe romains unmar- ried, In cass sho InaTry, en ahs shall take ono-third only of such catate, excepting household proerty, which is to be hers uncondition ally forever, Hecobdly, to have and hold $10,000 of tho satd etatn for th use of Mary Alice Meadowcroft, tne annual intorcat of which it to“bo 1aid out in her education aud support #0 long a8 she aball rematn un. married, and, when she sball mary, the aaid $10,000 ahnl) revert to this general fund for distributfon, Thirdly, (o bave and o hold all the remainder of his asid eatate, and what will romaln, should Mrs. Mead- owcroft marry aqain, and that which would arise in case the danghter should marry, for the uee and bene- t of his Aive chiliren, Thowss E., Walter R,, Mary Alice, William B,, and Frod 11, Meadowcraft, and tho murvivors of thern and thelr hsira forevor—nhare and shiaraatike, Fourtbly, that when the youngeat of Lis sald children shall réach the age of 15, the executora are to make distribution of tha said dovisces to legs- teen, or to persons in trust for them, upon such terms and restrictions as shall prevent said eatate or portions thereot from belng squandered or lost, in the discro- tion and sound judgment of the sald oxecators, —_—— ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho Rov. 0. H. Tiffany, D, D.. will dallver ils loctare, ' The Yo Samite,” at tho Ada Strect Mothodiat Episcopal Church this evening. The talentod Ullie M. Akerstrom, in horin- imitable humorous aud dramatio roadings, at the Washingtouinn Homo, thia (Churaday) evening. Admisston, 25 conta. Busan B. Anthony wilt lecturs at tho Third Unitarian Church, Sanday evening, on ** United Blatos Citlzonship—\Wuat ia (67" This is & now lecture, and ono of Lor tinest productions, Tho sixth souiverssry exercisesof tho Y. M. 0. A. Yoksfollows will bo hield fn lower bali this ovening. B, F, Jacobs will dellver an address, and other interosting oxorciges may bo expectod. By permission of tho Prosident of the Cham- bor of Commerce, & table will bo placed on tho lowor floor near tho Washington stroet eutranco, whero logal votors’ in Cook County cau to-day sign the petition for abolishing towaship or- ganization. * Tho Young Ladies' Unfon will giro their third and Inst leap-yoar ball of tho season this evening at Central Hall, cornor: of Wabash ave- nus and Twonty-socond street. Titckots 81 ; for ealo at tho door. Tho Committes will be in thio hall at 8:30. Tho Sanday entertainmont nt McCormlck Hall will be readiugs by A.P. Durbank, the most popular reader of the day. Admission, 10 conts, Tuo Hon. Jonn Wentworth dolivors the noxt lecture, tho Iast in the courso, Hia subject will bo, ** Rominisconces of Early Chicago." A lecture on * Hungary and the Magyars,” by William 8. Brockott, Eaq., to bo followed by readings from Dickons by William L. Pearce, Esq., with a musical entortainmont, will be ilvun at, aud for tho boneflt of, the Centennial aptist Church, corner of Lincoln and Jackeon streots, this ovening. Admission 23 conts, Tha firat of John White's organ concorts is to tako place this evening at the New Lugiand Charch corner North Desrborn stroot aud Dele- ware Place. Misa Jesaica lasksll will sing * On Aighty Pens,” and a programme of unusually :‘Nfi'acnvn organ musio will bo givon by Mr. Vhito, Persons having poriodicals, magazines, or books for which thoy have no further use, aro particularly requestod to give tham for the use of the inmates of the Dridowoll. Leave thom at the following named Police Courts : South Bido, Harrison street and Pacific Avenue ; North Sido, Chicago avenur, botsoen Clark aud LaSallo strects ; West side, Union and Aadison stroets. The Ladies Contounint Assoctation will hold their [ast meuting to-day at 2 p. m., in the room of tho Boethoven Bocioty, No. 170 Blate stroet, A committes will thon he appolntud to recoive and forward to Philadolphia all goods, and to Onieh up all the business of tho Association. A foll attendanco s desired, 53 thiu will probebly be the Isst opportumty offered to obinin spaco to oxbibit. U —— CRIMINAL, Ed Burns, the notorious Penitentlary bird, and Josoph Drenan, another of the same stripe, £re in the Armory chargod with vagraocy, A party of colored rullans last night went through the honse No, 120 Pacifle aveuue, and carried off all the bed-clothing they could find. Churles Willlams, for atenliog a quantity of rubber hose from Ilatch, Broczo & Co., was y eu- torday hold by Justice Bummorfield fn $300 bail to the Crinuual Court. Frank Mahon, for atealing & bundle of clothe fog from Dolin Gritlith, of No. 121 Ouio street, i3 locked up at tho Chlcnga Aveuuo Station, Tho clothing is valued at ¥150. James Rogers, the burglar who waa shot whilo “yvorkiug ¥ Pardrideo’s dr{-gandn store on Stato atraet lnst Sunday evening, was yesterday beld to the Critminal Court iu £5,000 bail, A. C. Arentz waa held in bonds of 8500 to thy Criminal Court, yostorday, by Judtico Foots, for petjury, in nl(imu[.: an _aftidavic nllfifiud to bo falso. “Ald, 1hidreth went on the bond. It was accopted. Jobn Heioz, Thomss Rolmes, Joha Pound, and Thomas Borgen, ali young ‘*vags," wora yestorday beld by Justice Beully in £2,000 bail oach to the Criminal Coart for robbing Roboert E. Moffott, of No, 834 West Cougrean stroot, Fraucin Hagerty, asilor, boarding with James Ryan on Kinzio street, yesteraay stole somo rig- ging from a vessol lyiug in the rivor, near Wolls streot bridgo, Iliu fandlord eaw the job, and at once turned the wicked eauor ovor to the polico. Dotective Goorgo Holnzman yesterday arroat- od QGeorge White, Louiso White, and Ella Reinck, all young shoplifters. A folt uat, eome dry goods, and a valiso comaining somo men's clotbiog waa found fupon them, The threo sre notoriouy thioved, Frod B. Dolt, for paseing a countorfeit 235 bill on & taan named Schineyor through the modium of o Jumall boy named Ficdlemeyer, who was inoited theroto and rawarded by a present of $2, wos examined before Commissionor Huyno yesterday, and beld ju $500 bail, Officer Croak yesterdsy oaptured Joseph ‘Touoy, one of tho Lendin gang of burglars, who, on the night of the 12th just., robbed the houso of O, C. Webster, No. 20 Bixtoonth strest. Hia caso was continued until to-day iu $500 batl, when his confederates will be also teied. Acolored scapegrace named Ilenrv Williams estorday called at the paine atoro of Ilenry ichisster, oo Clicaga avonue near LaSalle atreet, and presouted su ordor for somo Lrushos purporting to bave boen signed by Michnel Clark, & saloon-keeporin tho ncighe borhood. 'Tho storo-kesper suspucted it, and at once had the darky put under lock aud oy at the Chicago Avenue Btation. 4 Acolored chap giving tho namo of James Btewart, called ut an early bour yesterday mornfng at tho wholesale clothing houwo of Leopold Mayer & Co., on Wabash avenus, and induced tho clork to sell hima suit of clothes. While tho clerk was wrappiug up a sult which Htewart had purchssed, he turncd, sud found the follow packing away severa! other aults in a basket which be carried upon his arm. IHa gave chaso, and soon handed the fellow into custody, Willism Day was locked up In the Armory eharged with syvindling Jobn F. Martin, a real- outato dealor. Mariin's story i to the offact tlat Lo cutered lnto & coutract with Dsy for sowme advertising, and findiug it expedient to abandon thoe scheme ho domandod the contract from Day, aud called for the return of $12, which he liad paid on account. Day raturned a bogua coutract, aud presorved the good and origiual coutract. Day woon aftorwarda gave bail in $200 to appear on trinl to-day, Willism Crawferd was yestorday beld in the Crimial Court 1 houds of 500, by Juatice Footo, for Inravny. Tho goods stolon belouged 10 » wan nawod Jacob Bebloudecker, & boarder at the Do Puie House, on Bouth Clark stzest, Crawford was sesn coming dawn from the uppar story of the hiouse, with a valise of clmhu%u- longing to Bohlondeckor; bat Lv swore that ke bad boen’hired by one Aloxaunder Hendorson, & boarder at the Liouso, to go up stairs and ges the clotlies, as thoy helonged ¢o hiny (Hendorsou), ‘Tl Lenderson deulos. FANNIN. Yenterday afternoon at 1 o'olook James Fan- nin, su alleged forgerof deeds and monglsn. was 10 bave bad s huaring before Juatice Soully on a charge of abtsining monsy under false pre- tenses proferred by Ed P, Thomas, whom he bad swindled out of $695 in tlxadlut nded_sale ovesn. Thare not being sufficiont evidence to hold him, Fan- nin wan dischargad, Mr, Thomas had letters from the Clerk of New York County, Socrotary of State Bigolow, of Now York, Buperintondent Walling, ot Now York City, and others, showing that tho notaries who had protended to executo cortaln doods nevor hiad an existonco, Fauning had notarial soals in his possession of Honry Behrooder, New York, 8. Prosoot}, Boston, Edward Ohaao, Now York, d _others, which muat carln[nly bo crooked, Mo haa deeds for land in Bagl- naw Coanty, Michigan, Clinton OCounty, in tho same Biate, AMomros County, WNow York, Bay ana Tugcola Counties Michigan, Leavenwoath, Kan., Cook, Jofforson, and Madigon Conution, 1o this State, Ileynolds County, Missouri, and Floyd County, Iows, all of which were eziblied in court. Faunin is an old Pouitoutiary bitd, and he undoubtedly ia connooted with a band of forgers of doeds, who hasoso covorod up their tracka al prosent that the law'cannot reach them, Mr, Thomaa lias poseossion of abstracts of title of the proporty coverad by the forged deeds, and thern is no doubt that an effort will bo mado to get tho partfes horo in order to on- doavor to unearth these etupendous frauds, —_—— EVANSTON. TRUSTEES' MEETING, Tho nowly-elected Doard of Villsge Trogteon hoid its first meotiug in the villago offices Tucs. day ovening, Thore were presout Mossta, Huso, Iglclart, Davis, Qage, Dowey, and Cou- nor,—a full Board, A number of citizens and oflico-sockern waro also in allendance, Obadial Huso, President of (ha tormer Board, was re-olected Prosidont by an unatimous vote, —a compliment which his services i belalf of tue village deserved, Prosident Muse, dnring tho ovenng, an- nounced tho Standing Cammittaos as folows : Finance—Iglobart, Oage, Dowey, Water-Works—Davin, Gage, Connor, Bireets and A lleys—Connor, Gagp, Iglehart, Btreet and Gas Lamps—Dewey, Davis, Connor Setcerage—Gage, Davis, Dewey. Tolice and Frre Department—Dewcy, Davls, Coinor, Specfat Tazex—Uage, Conuor, Igielinrt, pludicuary, Plats and subdicitons—Iglotiart, Dovey, avis, On motion, the Clerk was directed to rofor sl unfinished buaiucss to the appropriate commit. toos a8 newly constituted. Tho subject of tho appolntmonts to be made b{ tho Board naturslly came up next, and sae discussed at sumo longtl, tho now mombers ox- prqssing thoir dosire for further time to aoquaint thomselves with tho oftices to be fllled, the sal- arien, and the werits of the candidatos. Meorrit Ladd, prosont Village Trensurer, was unanimously re-olected. On motion of Trusteo Gago, it was resolved :h':t subseqitont appointmenss bo made by bal- o J. @, Hamilton, Socretary and Agontof the Northwestorn Uoiversity, requostod a suspon- sion of tho nsscasmont prococdings relative to tho sidewalk on the wost atde of Slorman ave. nue, until the Bonrd haa beon informod as to the morits of the matter. Tho roquest waa granted. ‘Trustee Dewoy moved that Charles H. Mosker be appointed Poundimaator for District No. 2 (North Evanaton), Carried. Trusteo Iglohart nominated Joseph 0, Mum- phrey (present incumbent) as IFire-Marshal. ‘Thoro belvg uo othor nominations, Mr, linm- phrey was unsnimausly elocted, The sularies of the polico force were, on mo- tiou of Justice Davis, fixed at the samo rate as last yoar, and William Carney was appointed Captain of Police, and John Carnoy an Assistant. ustice Dowoy moved that tho salary of the Villago Collector bo 3100. Carried. O, O. 8trat- tou, Town Collactor, was unanimously appointod Yillago Collector, Trustoe Dewoy morved that tho palary of tho Villago Attornoy be fixod attho same rato as last year—%$400 por annum, aud s ressonable con- poneation for services in court, Carricd, On motion of Justice Iglounet, Georga O. 1do (pros- ent_incumbent) was appointed Village Attomoy. Tho Clork read the followlng in reforenco to tho Streot Commiseionoralnp: From fotb B, Bradioy, soliciting tho appointment ; patition af 100 citizonk, roquesting appolntment of amrFu W. Raynolds ; communieation from R. Prndlo, saliciting appointment ; potition of twonty-fiva citizons, asiing reappointment of Fruuk Mor- toll. The appointmont of tlis officor and of the Village Eugineer and Superintendent of Wator Works was postponed till noxt moeting, The Attornoy presented nu ordinancs provid- ing for the enlargemont of thoe Davia atreot sowor, from Bhorman avonuo to tho Ridgo, which was adopted. The questlon of lcasing the villago offices for anothor year was raferred 1o the Finance Com- mitteo, with power to aot, ‘Lo mattor of fizing tho Villago Clerk's salary wna postponed, Busiuess wos thon suspeuded for the discus- sion of tio estimatea for tho oxira costof en- Inrgng the sewer. The Bowerage Cowmitteo roportey tho extra cost of tho enlargement st 25,106, which amouvt was sppropriated, and tho Prosmuont wan authorized to oxecuto s now coutract with Martin McXichols, lu accordanco with Lhe ordjusuce and roport. Tho sower hav- ing reachiod Blierinan avenuo, swork upon the en- larged plan will bo carried vn without interrup- tion. The Financo Committes was fnstructed to re- pois the annnal Appropriation il st the next msoting. Adjourncd il Taesday ovening. MISCELLANEOUS. Prof. R. L. Cumoock, uf thefNorthwestarn Uunivorsity, gaye a now soloction of readings at thy Lrosbytonan Chureh Tuesday ovoning, The outortaibrment was evidoutly appreaisted by the largo sudioucs prosont, and wua & decidod aug- cana. Tho patrons of the Milwaukeo Diviston of the Cluengo & Northiwestern Railroad are anxious to kuow when tho extra facilitics roguested by thom almoust unaninously, and promtsed by the oflicers, are to bo iusugurated. Tho era of now things was promised whon the now time-table” went into oifsct. 'This occurrod this wook, but the satinfaciion at the result i by no meaus universal or onthusisstic, 1t 1s truo that o fow unimportant changen were mude in the running time of cortain trains, bntnore. ductions have boen mado in farce, the quartorly tickets have not been roduced, oor havs the 100- rido tickets boon rendered trausferable, But tlose who nre acquainted with the polioy of this Combany towards {ts patrons have loug sluce loarncd the foolishuess of expucling favors une til the noceseitios of it business compol thom. And Evanston, whlch furnisbes the company with from 500 to 800 dwily patrons, will look in vain for yeara to como for tha constraction of a ronpectable dopot largo enough to accommo- dnta ono-half of thoso who patromze suy ouo of the accommodation traius, Tho Committeo of tho Mothodlat Church having under considoration tho chargos against Andrew J. Lrown has not yet boon ablo to agree upon the form of its vardict, and probably will not be roady to aunouuze it for a woek. Sube committeon have Lesu appointed to draft ro- porta to bes submitted to the Comuitteo for ap- proval, that herstofore proseated not maotiu; the approval of tho msjority. a4 it covore fiftaon pajos of foolscap, and defonded the do- clalon baroro it kad been attackod., —_——— HYDE PARK. DIt €, D. HEWS, ‘There appeared in the Ayde Park news of a week ago Hunday, some statements purporting to rest on the authority of AMr. Jobn R, Hoxie, rolative to the improper uso ol woney by Capt, Dinford to rogain bis place at the head of tha Hydo Park Police. It was inferontially stated that Dr, 0. R. Hews, a member of tho out- golng Board of Trustees, had boen tampered wite. Doth Mceurs, Hoxio and liowa bave do- niea the ocorroctnoss of the statoments, and upon a full investigation it becomes apparent that, at least 80 for aa Mr, Hews waa concernad, they had no foundstion whatover, aud eprang originally from the wmalico of a pelilical rival, As thoy travoled friom mouth to mouth the; oaturally became amplified and oxaggerated. Mr, Hews was & good member of tho old Board of Trustees, and the excollent record he made shero for himself, and the good he did for tho soction Lie apecially reprossuted, should not bo marred by a campalgn slandor. —_———— Furniture at n Sacrifice, Portunatoly for thoss about to engsge in bousekooping and othors desiguing ta refurnish Sheir housos, Messrs, A. L. Halo & Bro., Nos, 200, 203, 204, and 206 Randolph strest, are com- pelied to offer their clogant stock of furniture at a great sacrifice in order to give possesslon of the store they now occupy by July 1, The goods must bo sold, aud purchasurs will find 1t to their advantago to oall sod inspect their aoperb stock and reduced prices. ool Leass of French Flat and Furniture For Balo—Attention is called to the advertiscment on our tbird page, under ** Household Goods," of & splendid chsuce for pariles desiring (¢ go to house- eopluig at No. 233 Wabash avenus, A great Largain way be kad, — ‘Will You Pleass Remember This P We wmoan you who xcesdiogly snnoyed with fre responsible houss-docorators, Ullger, Jaaking & Fax- 68, 220 and 231 Btats stset, * Housefurobibing Low,” axs uot anly rsliabls, but prampt. CITY CERTIFICATES, Judge MoAllister's Opinion Delivered, and Then Withdrawn. The Ostensible nnd tho Real Rea i sons Therofor. The Oty May Tssue Certificates After tho Tax-Lovy Is Made, Therofore the Council Will Hurry up the Necessary Ordinance, An Judgs MoAllister woent upen the bench yostorday morniug the Court-room was srowded, for it lisd bocome known that tho Judgo would dacldo the motion made on bohalf of the Board of Publio Works for a writ of mandamns upon the Comptrollor. The prayor domanded thnt the Uomptroller anticipate tho taxes of 1876 due tho ¢ity, and, by tho issuo of certificatos, raiso money to meot cortaln oxpeuses of the Board of Publio Works. Uvpon taking his seat the Judge atatod that bio had conctuded to douy the motion for tho writ, aud had weitten an opinion upon the qnastions of law involved, in whinh opinlon his brothor Judges concurred, oxcept upon one point, and that as to tho effoct of an appropria- tlon, and tho neceseity of an actual tax-levy to pormit tho anticipation of tho revonues, Ho directed the nttoution of counsol on both sldea to this point, and sald ho would delay the entry of the ordoer denying the motion until to-day, to onable counrel to confor as to their modo of procedure in tho premisce, Tho opinion was thon banded to tho Clork, who trausferrod it to the represontatives of ihe pross. Just as thoy had golten fairly undor way in their copylng, Comptroller Hayos, Mr. Goudy, and threa ottior gentlemen entered the ante-roou, and, taking chargo of the opinlon, resd it over critically. ** IT WILL NEVER DO to have thls go to tho public,” salit the Comptroller to Ar. dondy, ** Never,” reapondod that gontleman, and ho loft the room. 1u another moment Judge MoAllistor entered, fc- compautod by Mr, Goudy, and stated that counnel for thie motton biad mubmitted two new authorities upon ane of tle poiuts, and Lo, the Judge, felt bound $o ox- anine them before snbmilting o oplulon for publl- eaion. It might bo that these authorition would nlter the deciston and result in a grant of the writ, and, uo- det tha circastatices, ho concluded to sy tho mattor oveifor a dn, reporter, with _plouty of timo on his A TURinuN) hands looked after the matter, and ‘learned that tha opini had been intrusted 'to Mr, Goudy, but no amout of excrtlon enabled Iim to learu thie whore- aboutsof that gentlsman. o the roporier sought THE COMPTHOLLER, who seened inclined to look ploasantly on the mnt. ter, aud lops for tho best, As o tis sudden withdrawal of the opinlon, Mr, Hayes alithat in hurried writing a Judgs aometimes used ambguous Isugusge, upon which a falss con- struction night be placed, or upon which might bo founded anargument 2 to tho propor coustruction. The repoter asked him if such Ixngusge had been naed by the Tudgo iu thin case, M. lisyouwas not prepared to say that it had been, but that the Jdge had seen Ait to tako bis opiulon un der advisemett, ' Ho said the question $nvoived Lad narrowad dowa toa fine polut; that the opinion decid- ed thut, 3t thy appropriation and tax-lory bad both been mads, thm tho moncy could be rdlsed by sntici- patiou, but uttil the levy had beon actusily made, no certificatos coud bo fsated, Lo admitted that thio fovy had not beon mede, and that, thereforo, tha Coitrt_would probably decide againat tne jesno of cor- tificates: but it would only juvolva tiio losa of & weor, for the Apgropriation bitl” hoa passed, aud the Couns cll would suttiorlz the lovy at tho noxt csslon. In the oveniny Lo reporter called at Judgo MeATlls- ter’s resudenco, and had a Loy talk with Lin an o the deciaton to_be ‘rendored to-tay, which is lengthy, and of which an abatract ouly ia given, 1T OFENN A8 FOLLOWS @ 1t appears by tho factealleged in rolators petition and aduittted by the nepondent, that, tested by the last assossment ‘mado for Siato aud county laxes, the City of Chicago la already indebted in nn smount atlcast oqual if not in oxcess of the sum of B por centum on the valuo of tazably prapérty therein, The nmount of the clalm set oul in_ the petition, to pay which Lo relatora’ counncl utge that tho city has the power to torrow tho noncy, is tpwards of $20,000. Counsel base ho power to burrow much #um upon thie act of 145 smendatory of the former charter of Chicago, and a ferther act amendatory of the latter (pareed n 169), ond upon an or- dinancoof the Common Coancil approved April 3, 1876, Lefore thu city becamo Wcorparated under tho geoeral nw of 1872, Dy tho ad of 1865 it in nrovided : ' provide for monthily or any other payment which shiall havo boen authorized by fio Common Conncll and eoqulred to Lo iuudo st aby Lino, tiio Comptcetler 1way, with tho ranction of tho Mayor and Iinanco Cotnmittee, borraw the nocessary monoy for & tima not longer than the firet day of Fetnuory thereafter,’ By the act of 158946 waa providod tat * Tho Alayor and Comptroller sy ~ msko texporary loans to pay epecial sssewmnents minat city property wheu duo, and muy mako all totiporary loatia naw provided for, faliing due on thelst ay of Juno of each year,’ ** Tho first section of tue ordinanco of April 90, 1876, cmbodics the kame provisiona in sulanca as tho two statutes veferred to. Tho second - on en. larges tho power confered by tho acta of 865 anl 1859, It renda : *If for any cause the city han berelofoy or abiall bereattor fail to collectauy . taz on the gewera] {ax warrant of said city in auy’year, or in care thy receipt of the revenucs of sald city shiall fall whort of thio amounta appropristed by the Common Councy, the Masor and Comptrollor sball be, and are heroby. athiorized, with the vanction of the Finnnos Come mittoe, to borrow n sufficicnt amount of moey,! 1t llica caters upon the conideration of TIE POWENRYS OF TILE COLI'URATION, holdiug that a corporation s uu_powor oxcopt a8 ox prosly yrus, of except s way arito Ly neccssary :aplication, That the statute creating a corporation ir. \ts orgdnio law, and that statuto coniains an oxpress probibiiion agauist the corporation becuming {ndabted D any sum aftor jus existing indobtedness reaches 5 per cent of th property wiin, the corporation; that alllough the acts of 1805 aud 1869 expressly suthorize temporacy loaus, yut they must bo deeined modifed by the provistous of the chiartcr, and, when tho pro- acribed limit 1 reacied, no further indobtodnoss can Do contracted. The sanie proviaion I also contained in Bec, 12, Art. IX,, of the Constitution, which s cluar and unambiguon in ite Ianguago aud leaves nothing open to construction except as to what transaction msy swotint 1o becoming indebted within the meaning of the clause. “Tho langtisge la that *No city, etc., shall boallowod to bezome Indebted fu any mautier snd for any pur- Joms o an umiount Y ete, Roling eould Lo clearce than liat these words forbid all distinetion betwoeen a pere mauent and temporary loun, If the latter, In form aud sulstance, constitutea debt, and 1 have not the least hesilation'ln holding, and Idoso in the light of tho decivions of the Suprem Court of this State, which bind my judicial action sa a membor of # suborilivato court, that to burrow money, and give an absolute un~ dertaking to repay the sauiey 18 to ¢ become indebted, ‘within the wmeaning of the clauvs of the Charter sud Coustitution in question, whether such Joan be for ono month ar twinty years, and evon thaugh It wmnight be tho {ntention and purposa 1o apyly the monoy s borrowed 10 pay current ozpentes, like thoss accruln, for cleatig snd repairiug " the allys, na s cass, aud out of {Le revenues of the presont year, sppropriated to that purpose. Such a loan ‘s not in suy legal ecnse an snticipation of such revenuss, becauso it in- ‘volves tho creation of a liabllity wholly independent of them. Dut authorities bave beon cited, snd 1 foel and rocoguiza their force, to tho offect that, 40 far o4 roupects tha ondiuary current vspenses of the cors yoration, if thers havo been an sppropriation snd taz-le to meet them, auch expenses when so pro- vided for are not to be conaldared a3 debts within the meaning of the clauscs of the charier and Coustitu- tion Iu queation, Tla transactions covering the fiscal yoar aro 10 bo considered ss untire tronsactiona, snd when the appropristion and fax-lovy are made the noneys to ucel auch current expenscs are, in legal contempiation, in the Treasury, and no debt accrus In detormining tuat questlon the opsnion holds that to borraw mouwy and glve an absoluts undertaking to repay it inthe creation of an indebteduess within (ho meaning of that clause, but that if meaus are siready in the Treasury, the iauing of warrauts in oxcess of the exlsting judebtednuss dues not create s debt within tho probibition. ,.."* Where an appropristion hss been roade for the or- ‘dinary curreut expeuses, followed by n lovy of taxes, then uelthier the jucurring the liabifity for snch ex. peoscs nor suticipating the tazes 80 leviod would amount (o the ercation of an judeblednees within the prohibition, for th reason that in legal coutemplation lio reveuues 8o provided forare to be re;l:nl- s al- {}e-ay In‘t Croasury, This proposition is supported y Graul 'hie City of Davenport, 36 Tows,401; The Yoople va, Factioca, 27 Cal., 175 1 Tho State va, A berry, 7 Ohio Btato Hopotis, 530 3 Noynolis Qity'of Bhreveport, 13 Loulilaus. An. Hopo 3 Within the principle satablished by these cases, the Toyenucs may bo suticipated by warrants specifically pa7ablo out o theim, but fnasouct ua there s no iax ovy iready mads, that principle s bold not to apriy to (lis cuso, and far that resson themollon for tha msndamus'ts denlod.” TUE REASON the opiulon was withdrawn and altered bas lcaked aut, It was nob becauss of the autkorities submitled by counael, but because of #n exbaustive roviow of (be resent’ condition of shocity Qusnces, which review, ever publielicd, would Lisva smashied' sl efforts s ralaing monoy, aid, to use s cartaiiy germiod lauifuag < reon'a rathier ex- i 0, “sout tho crodit of the city to the devil." Cowmptroller Haycs saw this, and it was at the solicitation of himself and Mr, Goudy that the Judge consonted to hiold the opiufon, and espunye tho ovjeo- tiouablo part. It did uot affect the decision in auy way, but, s rovised, it lets tho boys down & Lttle easy, and cowforts thew, Tho question of the legslity of cortificates alread: issued doos nol euter fnto the ‘question st 1ssus, an: 18 1ot couidered by the opinion, which i deyoled ene tirely to a diacussion of the pointa of law rsised by tho petition for the writ of mandawmus. ‘The Comptroller aud the Mayor say thoy are satisfied with tba opdnlon. At the Council meeting Mouday 1hat body cau certify to tha County Clork the swount of mouey it will e neccsasry to extend on the tax- booka foF city purposcs, and that once dono, the cers tiricates will be negotiatod witbout dificulty, ight ba flcflll mruvdu:lx“:lulll of Jud, 4 m! ve bean ex , the on of Judge MeAllintor a8 Lo the 1eaathy of ity certificates formed simost the onl, Bituea of ths Qity toplo of conversalion amoug ike ba- yosarday, Thars Meiaed to difforence of opinion as to the meaning of the de- cinton, Bome ‘regsrded 1t as sgsinst tho cere tificstes, whilo others, and perhaps {he ma« Jority, ~ held the other view, and looked for anpeedy payment of the indobtednosa to the em- ployen in partici Tha Asyor P?Il’llh the decislon an avorabls to the city, and predicts an easy time, Ainancially, from this day on. {aken the sane ‘ground, and ‘hopes for o Comptroller bettor times, 1ie doos not know wlion he will go East to borro money, or that ho will have to go at all, as he suggoat- od that monsy might be obiained from homs capitsle e said that money would hays to be obtalnad to meat the amounta falling due on the first of the manth, < s thore was nuot quite onough on hand fo do 1t Althongh he _ atated thai ft took two make s bargain,—hs coull to 8! 7o East and ask, and tioso bo ssked couid comply or rofune,—he doea not expect any diMculty in gotiing plenty'of cash, Ho aald lie perhaps would make a fow changes In thie wording of "the certificates, in order tlint they might be right beyond any question. The Fivance Commitics wonld ‘mect noon and settls the matter, As yet ho could not say much anto what would be done, Oity-Attorney Jamieson took the qfl‘mnd that the de- claion waa all rYy All there was to be done was for 5 pass the ordinance mnkinr{ it cottifying It to the County Clerk, That wi then the monny would be forthcdming to thi tent of the seseaament, NSURANCE, Annual Convention of the Nationnl lonrd of Fire Underwriters, New York, April 26.—At tho annual convon- tion of the National Board of Fire TInderwritors to-day, the princina! compaulos of the United Rtates and Great Dritain woro ropresentod. Tho Treasurer's roport for tho year showed the ro- colpts to bn £134,000, and tho oxponditures $133,000, Prosident Oakloy dolivered the an- nnal addroas. Tho copital employod tho past yoar was 855,000,000, an increaso of €2,000,000 over 1874 Tho dividend on this capital sveraged 192 1-16 por cont, Tho total amount of pre- minms received during 1875 by the Ameri- can companica was 860,000,000, and by for- Mq,n conmpanica $11,000,000, a decreaso of 1 70-100 peor cont as compared with 1874, The lossos for the yonr pasc wero £28,000,000, and tho increnscin the amount of rieks sssumod during 1875 {s #200,000,000. Tho losa rate dur- ing the paat year steadily increased, and remu- norativo rates should be adberad to, Tho roport of tho Committes on Incendinrism sud Arson was proscnted, It shows thas durlog the past year at least 35 por cent of tho number of fires woro coused by incondiaries, while fully 65 por cont of the property destrayed was loat by tho samo causo. Tho roport recommends offor- ing rewards for the arrost and conviction of in« condinrion, Tho flros for tho sear wors 8,010, and woro caused sa follows: Dafects, 808 ; matches, 214; epontancous, 100; nceidontal, 517 ; carolenancas, 777 ; miscollancous, 343 ; un- kuown, 401; incondiary sud supposed incen- dinry, 898 : petroloum’ in all i{s forme, 808, }‘)cfncl(w wen aud foul chimneys cause daily ro, ‘T'he report of tho Committes on Firo Dopart- ment, Firo Patrol, and Water Supply recom- monded the establishment of tiro patrols in overy city, and that they shonld bo partly sustaived nnd supported by (ho cities where they are lo- cated. Now York City had uot got mufticient water supply for its protection in cass of emer- ency, Chicago was crodited with baving the est Liro departmont, A rosolution was adopted condomning the Iaw requiring companics to doposit cortaln sums with thio State as socurity for policy-holders. Petroioum as 8 lubricaior was considored dan- gerouo and tho causo of many fttes, A committoo was appointed to dofino what should be the rtandard safoty flashing point. —_———— To Invostors. Our financin] arrangements with Havans are the most compluto and extensive Lo be found anywhero, Tighest rates patd for Spanish bills, Governments, ote, Trizes cashed, orders filled, and all necessary infor- mation glven o application. Girculars sent tree by nddrepsing Taylor & Co., bankars, 11 Wall streot, Now York Cily, .0, Box 4448, e shden SRR Unfading Lovolineas belongs only ta tho immartals, Lt whoover uses tho ln{g’nnl Bozodont can at least doty time to {njureone of the clemeuta of busuty, a good set of teeth, oy and AN flh axe pes e S st e Removing Tifo's Honviest Burden. To remove the Lurden of dincuse, the heaviest that poor bumanity fe compeliad to bear, i certainly a graud object, n glorlons fesion, Assuredly the dis- coverer of a remedy which sccomplishes this resalt is cutitled to tho gratitude sud reapect of mankind, Buch o remedy 18 Hostetter's Siomach Ditters, whose fireat success {8 attributable to the fact that ita re. storative action upon the debilitated and disordered #ystem 3 in necordanco with the principies of common wense, It juvigorates the sick, and, aa their strength increases, the burden of disesss grows lighter, It roforins ‘thoso physical irrcgularities which render weakness chronic, and thus cradicates the ovil at ita vory source. Liver complaint, malarioua fevers, cons stipstion, uriuary troubles, 'uterlus weakness, sod many othor causes of guneral delility and Il boalth sro completoly removed by the comblned tonlo and alterativo oporations of the itters, MARRIAGES. PETERSON—SMITH—April 25, at McLean, 1IL,, by the Xov. I, Liverly, George L'eteraon, of Chicago, and Atiss Addie V, Bmith, of McLean, Ko cards, DAYTON—CARROLL-On Wednesdsy, April 26, 1874, by tho Rev, P, J. Conway, Arthur (., Dayton and uitle J,, ouly daughter of Willlam D, Carrol. All of Chicago, DEATH R s o N o ity GILBENT_AL is rosidenco In Riveraide, yortorday morning at 7:16 o'clock, after a protructelt fliness, Gearga Glibert, Eaq,, agud 50 years, Notico of funeral will bo given in thin atferncon’s Pipers, G 1nctnnatt and Memaphis papers please copy. o0 uE_AE::flJ&‘ 1870, at Bt. Josopl's Hoapital, Funoral i 35clnck a, m, D’ ::lri‘wx—«. tho 26tk inst,, Michael O'Brien, agod Funcal will t3%e siuce Priday, April 28, at 10:30 w, my frotn Lis Iate realdeuce, 49 North Franxlin streot, by carciagen to . All friends of (he failly in- HMITH~At Norwood Patk, e, 105, m, Men, Juno B | fi:nl:lh ‘.X?“:;‘{‘y‘ T unoral Baturda; a4 11 o'clu y L of thio family Invltad to attends ¢ S _POLITIOAL ANNOUNOCEMENTS, FOURTH WARD, Tho Fourth Ward Nepublican Olub at fts metiag this ovening, will elect Ireaident und trauvoct otvap important bisinesu, BIXTH WARD. The Hixth Ward Republicau Club meots this evening a4 lssdquactery, 191 Kotith Halstod street, fo. roorgan= 1z for the 1'all Campaign, ¥ SIXTEENTH WARD, There will bo a meellng uf the Exerutive Committea of tho Bixteenth Ward Niepuliican Club at No, 467 East Division strect thin evening, ___WATCHES, THE CENTENNIAL WATCH, The wateh for tha Centennial 1. vor3 modorate Sobt BY Durdhasio os of thaseelewan LADD PATENT m, vement to matoh, Try It and see I ot aro made o Ladiod], Cienkiotaena, 7. A. BROWN & CO.. " 11 Malden Lane, Now York. REAL ESTATE: FOR SALE. Boath 25 fect Lot 4, Block 18, Original Town; No. 16 South LaBallo-at., with 80 foot dapth on & paved alley, ‘weat front, near Bouth Waler-st; aluo, south 21 foet of Lot 3, Dlock 16, Fort Dearborn Addition, being 130 fuet south of Washington-st., on Alichigsn-ay, The progerty will b wold cheap, together of soparate, to ;fl[}&)fifl‘b;: (figfi?fi:lm b very docided bsrgains, Apvly st Room 0, No. 203 State-st, BUSINESS OARDS. BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, NEWS DEALER, 100 Madlson=st.s Lat fitora W. of Daarbom, —_— e UELEBIATED throughout the Union—oxpressed to all ;um. 1 b aod upward at 43,600 pee b “Addreds GUNTER, Uoateo. e e Sitiat, B cAR AUCTION SALES, By 8. N. FOWLER & C0,, Auctioncers, 274 and 770 Eaab Madison-at, SPECIAL SALE on MONDAY, May 1, at 10 A, A1, ‘The contenta s 10-room Louso ay IO, BLLIS PARK. “Tie furniture of this Bouse ia frst-class, toorder by our best makers. Ejegany Periar sog Buits, Library and Dinlog-room ¥Furnii: tan, Engliih Droasels, wod Lagrala: Gusgeise’ 2 "W g Xip, Oulf, aud GoalSkins, ,, e ik B e S o, AUOTION BALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & Co, Auctionsers. 84 snd 80 Randolph-at, Watchs Diamms, JEWELRY, Silver or Plated Ware, aoTO A. H. MILLER'S GREAT OLEARING AUCTION SALES, EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, at 10:30 0. m, At 61 Washington-st, BLISON, TOMEROY & 00, Auctionoers, Mr. J, 11, FRENCII will conduct the asle, On Thursday, April 27, At 10 o'elock 8, m., tho entire Furniturs of PRIVATE RESIDENCEH T Y No. 243 Ohio-st., near Dearborn, CONBISTING OF Parlor, Chambor, and Dining Room Furni« turo, Hlogant M. T, Side.-Board, M. T. Hall Troo, Brussels and Ingrain Carpots, Bode ding, and everything usually found fn o firate class rosidonce. One Richmond Palace Hango, coat $126, noar now, ELISON, POMENOY & 00, Auctionesrs, At Private Residence 6556 Wost Washington-st., THURSDAY Morning, April 27, at 10 o'clock, Piano, Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-room FURINITUTRE, Drunsela and Wool Carpets, Crockory and Glasaware, Kitclien Qutfit, Deda and liodding, &a., &o, Family declluing housekseping, ELISON, POMEROY & €0., Auctionsers, AT 9211 NORTH STATE-ST,, Thursday Morning, April 27, at 10 O'Olguk. Yo sl ihe, Parlor, Chamber, snd Diniog-Hom urniture, xtitres, rpets, Crocke) Kitchen-Ware, elo,, of privato rosidatica, . ELISON, FOMEROY & CO,, Auctioucers, e Auclionous. Tor Friday, April 28, at 9:30 0. m, ¢ AT onr stores, immenso lay-out, how and usod Household Furniture Bplendld now Parlor Sults, now Chamber Sets, largs 1ino new and sscond-hanid Carpots, Lounges, Sofas, ‘Wardrobes, Mattroancs, Cooking Staves, Rofrigerators Derks; enfiro outht cf two private honses, Geueral Merchaudise, ete,, stc, Higsalo. e on hand. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., A4 and 86 Naudolph-at, AUCTION SALE By ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, MONDAY, May 1, at 5 p. m. 4 HARBLE-FRONT HOUSES, First-oloss in Every Respeot. FINEST LOCATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE, DOUGLAS PLACE AND LAKEAT, DBUTTERS & C0.5 REGULAR TRADE BALH, Destrable linea of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, REGULAR MADE, CLOTHING, For Mon's Boys’, and Youth’s Woar TFURNISHING GOODS, Notions, Edgings, Embroidories, Hosiery Gloves, Hats, %nps, Boots and Shoos, ATB0 STRAW GOODS. ‘TITURBDAY MORNING, April 27, ot 0:40 o'clack, of their Auction Rooms, 118 and 12} WWabash-av., northe east corner of Madlson-st. At Marble-Front Dwelling, No. 707 West Adams.st.,’ Thursday Morning, April 27, at 10 0'Clock, Tho entire furnitnra of an outgolng family, consiate iog of Yarlor, Diniug-room, and Chismber ots, Brum seln Carpta, Beds, Budding, Mirrora, Crockery, China nnd Glaawware, together with evarstliing requisite fof lousokeopluy, WAL A. BUTTERS & CO0., Auctioneers. MORTGAGHE SALE. Enire Fixtares and Fitlings of Restanrant, In Busement, 112 and 114 Randolph-st., Friday Morning, April 28, at 10 o’clock, WL A. BUTTERS & CO,, Auctionsors, FIXTURES & FURNITURE OF THE CITIZEN'S BANK AT AUCTION, FRIDAY MORNING, April 23, at 11 o'clock, at ths Bauking Roow, northenst corner of Madison and La- m)blu., the whole couststing of D Clixiry, Tailiug, Partitions, Gus Ohandel Also, & ane Burglar-Proaf Bafe, cost $350, A, DUTTERS & CO., Auctionsers, . ~ied By @, P, GORE & CO., & and 70 Wabsah-av, On THURSDAY, Xpril 27, at 9:30 o'clock, Yo will offer aucthier Iarea stock of Household Faroh ture, and willsell Parlor atd Ohamber Bots, Hall Trecs, Waluut Ledatoads and Butesus, Turkish Obsirs, Ex- tonsion aud Hreakfast Tablue, Marble and Wood Tables, Walout Obsirs and tlockers, Mirrors, troasos, Wardrobes, Dookcases, Parlor awd’ Opice Deaks, Walnut and Tisted Bhowcases, Crrpots, & cars load of Walnut and Ash Exteusion Tables in the white, 900 Walaut D, A, English Cottage Chairs, 2 Fiun “Tone Pianos (new), 1 Rlegaut Parlor Organ, (uow) wholcealo price, §200, 4. P, GORE & Auctlonosrs. On THURSDAY, April 27, at 11 o'clock, We shall sell some fine Carrisges, Open and 'Top Bugs gles, Democrat Wagons, Phaclons, Bide-Dar Rosd ‘Wagons, Llarueses, G. P, GORE & CO., Auctionoors, On BATUIDAY, APRIL 29, at 9 o'clock, 10. CRATES W. G. CROOKERY, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE af 10:30 (/Clock Elegant Parlor oud Chiamber Bots, Walnnt Warde Toboa, Marble-Top Tablce, Katension ‘and Hroakfssh Tables, Essy Chalrs, Wainut Chalrs and Kockers, ‘What-Nots, Parlor snd Otfice Desks, Bhowcascs Lounges, Csrpots, Floor OIl Cloth, Mirroru, Pisuok Parlor Organs, s cor-losd of Walnub and Ash Extens sion Tablea in white, 4. P, GORE & CO,, Auctioneers, BY IIIRAM BRUSIL Oftico 108 Fifth-av, AUCTION BALE OF HOUSE, 81 Weat Wastungton-st, On thie premiscs ihis day s} 30, . will bo sold £o it bighoel Sidder for cash 83 16-room Liouss an & favorable ground lesss. HIRAM BRUSI, Auctioneer, FURNITURE AT AUCTION. Eaturdsy, April 29, 3¢ 10 { 548 Bouth Oskley= st Bear liafrison‘sh, wiil ba wolt & supestor 1of o FUORNITUORIE, Parlor, Dinf m, and Ohamber. Brussols Carpelhy stc,, all of the best Quality bnd neariy navw, HIRAM LRUBY, Auctioneer, ——— By JAS, ’, MONAMARA & COa 117 Wabasb-av., 0. w, cor, Madison-sts BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEATHER AT ATOTIOWN, ‘Thursday Moruiog, April 3/, at 9:30 o'clock, 800 Lots Boots snd Bhoss, Anstionsecs,