Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1876, Page 8

manent shape of thoseinstrumenta, It was an ides Given out ermuch for advice as for any other pur- Pore, Advice, Mr, Hayes is glad to receive, from, Any Ronree, bus lie does not reliah the repudiating editor- fal stated that only one-fourth of the lucky ticket was aent to the Chicago agent, Mr, Bins, and that it was not sald by hius, but returned to the lottery sasocine ton. ——— PERIOLAT: A SAMPLE Of HIS GROCERIES. Tre Tarsus trom time to time has called the attention of the public to the fact that the Poor-House at Jefferaon fa furnishod with poor food,—food that In not even fit for a dog to cat, lot atone a buman being, Saturday last Mr. Wilbur F. Storey, foreman of the Grand Jury, presented a atstomont of tho mannor in which county contracts woro lot, and gave 8 ecathing roviow of s man named Clom F. Periolat, who, according to the report, as a blackmailor aud perjuter, guarda tho door of tho County jonid, aud influences cortain mem- bers by moans only kuown to themselves. This C.F. P. iss contractor; ho furniehos tho food which unfortunate paapers and tho count: sick and poor have to consume. Ho was award- eda contract at outragoously bigh prices, and according to it wae to furnish guod aud accept. pblo articles, Haw has this man kept his word? Lat the facts given below show. Provious to poing into details, it might be stated tint a Trrp- .UNE ronortor took oceasiun to look in on Coun- ty Agont Dicden, several months ago, and the two wont through tho food cellar, Tho flour wan muzty and tho coffee was 8 mingling of floor- scrapings, chicory to give it a flavor, and al- together, apparontly, a mass of colored dust and rubbish, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS: ‘The Barge Club met nt the Tremont House Jat evening, and talked over the coming scason ad what the Club should do, The mecting was eblefly for preparation for active work. The Chicago Athletic Club wore to have held @ meoting atthe Sherman Iouse Ines evening + bot on account of the emall attondanoe the cloo- tlon of officers was doforred till Tharaday evon- Ing. ‘The Sub-Tress urer yeaterdsy disburecd S11. 800 to pay the workmen on the new Custom- Honee for the montt of April ; $1,700 for Store- keopers and Inspectors, and $668.5 to the Su- pervisor’s Department. Tho tomporature youterdsy, a8 observed by Manasse, optician, No. 88 Madison atreot (Tnin- UNE Building), was, at 8 a. m., 45 degrecs; 10 a.m. 46; 12m., 45; Sp. m, 46; 8 p.m, 44; baromotor, 8a. m., 29.30; 5p. m., 29.25, The Assossor of the Town of Weat Chicago bas oponed an office at the cornor of Madison and Halsted streots, and 1s gottiug his booke in readiness for work, He tas appointed most af his help, aud so far bis selections aro nnexcep- tlonable. Bomo ontbuelast Mt a bonfire on Division atiect Inst night, and displayed # transparency with the followlug in tion: ‘* Charley bounced. Le Moyno and honesty trumphant, The Thitd District redeemed from corruption, bribery, aod ballot-box stifling.” Bilver coin to tho amount of $50,000 was ro- eoived Yosterday by Sub-Trossurer Dangs, Ho paid out no specie except on Troasury chocka and orders from the country. The lattor are now so numerous that ft will take tho clorical force of the office all this week to fill them. The Barbers’ Association held a meoting at the Sherman Houeo last evening, the Prosident, Mr. Hottick, presiding, and listened to reports of two committoca appointed st nm provioug meeting to inquire into violations of the rutce of tho organization by some of the membera, ‘The Tremont Houso office is undorgotng its annual cleansing, whichconsists of washing and recalcimining the walls and ceiling. ‘Tho im- provement is marked. Kor housckeepors it might be jntereating to know that s genoral bouse-closning was bogun ther out Jan. 1. It is not yet over. A paragraph wan published yesterday to the effect that Mark Hughes, song-and-dance mau, had assaulted Miss Annie Fox, of tne Adolph company, and boon ejected from her room therefor, It aopoars that the person furnishing the information bad a grudge against both theso persons, which he squglt to satisfy by securing the publication of something which was utterly destitute of truth. ‘Lhe work of canvassing for the petition for abolishing township organization 18 noaaly com~ piored. ‘Tiho legal roquiroment 13 10,600 signa- tures, being a number aqnal to one-fifth of tho vote cast at the jast Presidential election— 50,900; the requisite number bas beon obtained, but the canvassers were directod to continue their work until Wednesday. Tho numbor of petitioners will be from 12,000 to 15,000, It was stated Saturday that Mary Thrichks had been struck by Engine No. 87 of tho Pan- Handle Road, at the Afadison atreot crossing, but escaped uninjured. It is stated. however, BUT TO THE PRESENT FACTS: A gentloman namod, A. J. Boll, who reeldes at Ook Park, and who ‘has an ofice in tho Bryan Bloct, takes occasion on many a Sunday to visit the Poor-House and do whatever hocaa to alloviste tha eufforings of God's uofortunates by ministering tothe wante of the aged and crippled. At No. 208 Wabeh avenue residce a roputable physician nsmod Dr. K. D. Dodge. who, in com- pany wth Mr, Beil, visited the Poor-Housa on Bunday Inst. They wont tothe bedside of sn aged Indy. who served three vears as 9 Union atmy nuieo. From excessive labor white caring for tho wounded and suffering soldiors, sho was rondored a cripple, having become afilicted with yaricoso yes, Tho lady waa st sup- per sud the vistor took and brought away whsb them tho tes and bread wnich consti- tuted that moal. It should be stated that this ssino Indy lost all sho possoseed in the two grost fires which scourged Chicago, and sho is now poor and friendlesa, Beret that sho lias au only son io the navy, on board the man-of-war Po- wabacot. ‘1p Foo waa taken possossion of by tho two gentlomen, the tea boing ponred into a pop-bottle, Yester- day morning & IntpuNE reporter and a number of Proabyterian clergymen wero Invited co look stitiu the roome ot the fnferior in the MoCor- mick Block, aa a samolo of Chriatian public charity aa doled out by corrupt and rotten oitl- ei) scoundrels, ‘There was also shown & pieco af moat served at & pauper’s dinner-tabia, The moat was reeking; it stunk to that oxtent that it was almost unboarable. Tho animal from hich it was taken must bave starvod to death, for pooror or worse meat could not be found anywhere, It was partially cornod to hide the rottenuoss. Libby prison, in ite worst days even, farnisted fairor food than thin. The broad wos bad, and was so sour that {¢ made onoaick to taste it, Tho toa—to call it by that name seems almost an outrage upon the plant by her parenta that the young iady, who is atud- ee f fing, to bea fonool-teadir, mae Tinpeked "toto | ig” Vator “tual” sion eimply.“demesble, 0 ditch by tho engine, was carried home by | from tho bottle was sickening. Stink- the noighbors, and, according to hor doctor, r0- | wag jg wholesomo emoiling in com- teived scrious injuries of an internal nature. | osrison with this vile decoction, And this was Bho is not German, as hos been stated, but an Amorican, of Bohemian parentage. THE LABORERS’ ACADEMY, The follomug circular has beon issued by the Laborers’ Academy of Chicngo, establiuhed by the Lavoress' Educational Association : ‘This Educational Associatio.: was started under the eneral incorporation laws of the State of Illinois Gctober, 1678, to the following persona, iz: Mire Olivia Olsen, J, C. Crooker, Dr. R. W. Piper, Mrs, Ann. Duncan, W. Hodemann, A, Isberg, and Dr, EB Bert, ‘Trustees, The special purpose of this Association by its pro- §ectors, in not ove to obtain pecunfary profit, but simply to furnish to the laboring classes of both sexes and all nstionalities, re; ess of soct, in- atruction, free or neatly +o, in all auch Lranches, as will enable thetn to engege profitably iu the dutiea and purauits of every-day life, To tho laboring classes there fe left but little time for thought or study, Yet thera are some hours every day which may be devoted to mental improve- ment; and by proper guidance and systematic in. tirnction it cannot fail that they, by the clevation of Uheir faculties, must become better citizens and more worthy representatives of the country thaa they coula by remaining in ignorance. "To supply « place where these hours of leisurs msy be utilized, bas been and is the object and desid- rratum of” the Latorera’ Educational Association. December last this Association established an institu- tion under the name “The Laborers’ Academy," and trom the begiuning of 1476 the average number of pupile attending bas been about twenty, who, highly Joligutod with the opportunity to finprove thelr minds, havo devoted all their spare time to study, and made the most satisfactory progress, The primary brauches taught thia winter Bevo Leen the Engilsh language, in- eluding tesding, writing, srelling, grammar, also geography and arithmetic.” Hence it is the intention of the Board of Managers to divite the school into several grudes, and give its studenta the advantage of gaining s thorough knowledge, not ouly of the prima- ry branches meutioved, but also of the history of tho country, bookkeeping, singing, drawing, etc. ‘By contribution and tuition fee there’ hax thus for Deen collected money auongh to provide the necessary tarnishing of one school-room; there is no find to rely upon, thus the institntio! sppedls strongly to the public for ald to carry out it object, Any conwribu- Hon will be thinkfully received by tho Treasurer, Mr. &. Iaborg, at bis office, No, 2 south Clark wireet, ‘The Academy ia conducted by Milas Olecn, who has years of experiencé in teaching ag well in this country tain Euro) e, and at ber parlors, at No, 174 Went Iudi- ana strect, the school ts held every evening during tae woek, clases commencing on diferent evenings. Tul- on is free to all whoare wnabie to pay; those who can, are expected to contribute $1 per term of twelve weeks. Sliss OLtvis Orsex, President, ‘W, Mapesann, Secretary, A, Ivuena, Treasurer, PHILOSOPUY VINDICATED. The old Germsn philosophers ciaimed that tho floer particles of blood ascending to the brain create a species of aura or flame, which the vulgar call animal spinte, Carryiog their theories still farther, they contended tnas the abseuce of food stunulates the blood, snd. fol- lowing their conclusions tos legitimate result, it follows that un empty stomach oxalts the ner yous nystem and spirits of mankind, and aifords incentive and activity to tho brain, ‘The only known modern illustration of these theories was recently devoloped at the Owens. boro Junction on tho Elizabethtown & Da ancah Railroad. Mr. William Plows, tray- eler for Moelle & Junkers old house, and Capt. Jack Trigg, of Cunningham & Co,, the Louisvillo whisky house, srrived at the Juaction from Owensboro, » faw days ago, to find that the{ last train hed cloaned out the hotel and left not = crost for their craving outrails. **Borry, Madame,” said Capt. Jack, ‘very sorry, but my friend is a nephew of ‘om Scott, and be is laying out an air-line road from New Brunawick ‘to the City of Mexico, aud he pro- make this a dinner station. At lcast at was bis proposition, bat, from the appear- soos 6 things, 1 am afraid now, very much Whereat the landlady bustledinandout, The girls were ordered to dress op, aod tn half eo hour .s spread was laid out such ss Bill Viows bas not an, since he was weaned. Capt. Jack treat friend with marked deference, and before they left the Junction the solid men for mijes around bad been summoned, and long and windy were tho speeches made upon that auspicious occa- sion. And the Junctionites are waiting for the ‘alr line,” and Bill aod Capt. Jack are atill wonder. ing why it was that their modostly proffered $1.60 for that dinner was never accepted, and why they were not allowed to pay for the wine soliled while they wero waiting forthe Louls- ‘ville train. the food served ont to pationts in tho sick warde. It is hardly uocessary to say that the gentlemen who brought down this fooa were fodiquant. ‘Dr. Dodge said :t would be on outrage to offer ittosdoz, let salons mombor of the human family. At the time that theso two gentlemen visited the institution the Wardon’a tablo ras auppled with Gno visnas. Warden Kimborly, of the Poor-House, holis bis place because ne is on good terma with the Ring and Pori- olat. A worse phase of humanity cau- not be pictured thau that shown in the conduct of these men Kimberly and Poriolat. ‘he lat- ter is not only chargod with robping the public and levying blachmall upon contractors and athore, but etwrves the unfortunstes of the County. Poor-House, and the ecanty fare which ia doled ont to thom 1s rotten and roeking. Yestarttay Mesers. Bell and Dodge appeared ot the Couuty Building to present the matter be- fore the Grand Jury, but that body had journed. They will ba there again to-day and show the food. And yel, after all, Poriolat may be crimunally as wal! a3 morally iadictal, ——— THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. TUE STONE QUESTION. A few minutes boforo the meeting of the County Board yesterday, a number of the Com- missioners assemblod in the committes-room. The question under disonasion was the solection of stone for tho Court-House, and the proprioty of so hedging the nature of tho stono io aa to permit one quarry to furnish all at such rates aa the quarrymen and Commixstoners might agreo upon, It was hotly argued, Ounce or twice the newspapers were alluded to as ofiicient detect. ived upon tha trail of the modorn qvwindle, aod finally Commissioner Lonergan ciimbed to his fee and defied any pater or any editor in tho city tp point out # single action of the Board that liad been cburacterized by dishonesty. It was evident that tho Commissionors were all ont of sorts, for when a contractor approached Sebmidt upon the subject of o little bill, that functionsry warned biin off with objurgations, remarking that he had bocome tired and wick of contractors. ‘The Board mot at 2 o'clock. Present, all tho Commissioners, COMMUNICATIONS. Tho Coroner eent in a communication statiog that he ts short, and asking for three months’ eatery ovordua, Referred to tho Committee on Finance, A commuoicstion was recelrod from N. 8. Bouton, Mortimer Tappan, Amos Granvis, Car- tor Brothers, and Willem W, Boyington, inviting the Commissioners to call at the rooms over the United States Express oftice to exam- ing tho plans for a new Court-tlouse to cost 2,100,000, ‘4be invitation was accepted, and the time for the visit fixed at 2 p,m, to-day, ‘The eatimate of Farmer Harms for work to datoon the Court-House foundations, $11,677.50, was referred to the joint Committes on Public Buildjags and Bervice. A vumber of oilla wero reforred to appropri- ate committees, gas. Commissioner Holden asked that the vote on the resolution proviously passed adopiing gas and gas tanks for use in public buildings. be re- considered, aud be hoped that some gentleman who voted for the resolution would move for the reconeideration. He seid he thought the machine dangerous, sither in the use of thin gas ‘or tho location of the tank, and he arged fur- ther against the expense the patent arrange- ment would entail. fominiselante Nerting moved the reconsider- ation, Comuasioner Schmidt said the machina bad always worked weil, and the insurance com- panies did uot ask any greater rates whero it wi Ba le ‘The resolution was reconsidered, and recom~ titted tothe Committee on Jail and Jail Ac- counts, with inatructions to sce if the use of the machine is against the city ordinance, BOYD, Acommunication was received trom T.C, Boyd, stating that the Zimes had accused him of offering to do the plumbing for 50 per cons lesa than the city waa paying. Ho admitted writing a lester offering something of the kind, and said he atands ready to givo bonds, His letter was written a year ago, but perlaps was oot "0, Kk, with the Committes.” Commissiouer McCaffrey thought tho lotter an insult, and, on bis motion, is waa placed on file. Upon report of the various Committees, a pouber of bills wero ordered pald. The Committees on Printing, and Stationery and Printing, reported the following bide for printing delinquent tax-liste: Daily Courier, each town or city lot, G6 ceote; all tracta of land, 12 centu; Lvening Post and Mau. 15 cents for each dewcnption and 8 cents for each lot, or 15 per cent of the fees formerly paid. Heferred tothe County Collector, The Committee on Public Buildings and Ser- vice reported on Commissioner Busse's ri tion, Limiting the selection of stone for the new Court-House to the Counties of Will aud Guok, aud recownmeuded that all action taken hereto- fore relating to the demgoation of tue stone or the locality from which 1 wust be furnished be Teocinded, ’ Tuo sepurt was unanimonely concurred in, COMMINHIONER HOLDEN gross tas question of pnvifege upon a atate- ment In the Times to the effect that experts had orm that from $30,000 to $5,000 had beeu leo in building the two pavilions of the Iu. save Asylum. He desired to say that auy ex- ‘THE GARDEN cry. Looking over the books at the Recorder's of- fico yesterday, # Tathuss reporter found the following facts in regard to the Garden City Railway Company, which bas been brought prominently before the public of tate by ceriain of ourcityfathera: ‘The charter was applied foe March 8 by Henry T. Glover, Alonzo A. tow. Jey, and George Willard. the capital stock being fixed at £25,000, the number of shares boing 250, at @100 each, and the duration of the Com- scoording to the record, to be ye years. ‘The whole stock was aub- scribed for by H.T. Glover, who is credited with 150 abares; Alonzo A. Rowley, ninety-nine gbsres; aod Frank J. Loesch, ove shar the 7th Merch @ mestiog of those gentlemen waaheld, sf which they were elected Directors of the Company for one year, ** 250 votes being cast foreach.” All the gentlemen named are Jawyers by Sectession, a only eis een Dguse io ectory as having o ret 006 of those is a resident of Hydo Park, WHAT DOES It MEAN? Yoaterdsy evening's Journal publishes the following enixws. Solations tu be sent to the aty editor’a office: 14a aot probable thet tos tlekes thet drew the $100, lottery perts who testified to axy such thing swore to # Dw prise fa the Mew Orieans wae bed 12 | downright Lie, He read the bill of extras, emi teeyers, lies of the East as tothe | smounting to only €2,765.50, showing the exact of chy conifcsies, Tha cos which was given | suin expended. Alluding to thecharge of a steal ou ‘aah peak hp Gil Bot regat ‘eas | of from $3,000 to €6,000 on Lghtaing-rods, ho ee — ——IISISCQqQeeeem | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAY 2, Isit. man's carol asated the Commissioners and end- ed tholr conversation, Aftor the adjouramient of the Board another seano followed, but far lassexciting, While t! Board had been grinding monoy out of the prib- llotreasury, thoir avor-fatthful atturooy had boon fizing up some consolation for them in the sbapo of oeanry that longer hours be observed to do the work, E. B, Ohandier, who has held the noaltion of Boperintendent of the Fire-Alarm Tolograph Da- partmont for some time very oraditably to bim- self, renigned yonterday to go into othor busl- ness, Lts resignation waa accented by Marabal Denner, and Jolin P. Barrott was appoloted to the vacanoy, Mr. Barrett lean old band ia tho Departmont, and a compotent man, Marshal Goodoll raturned from the East yes. terday morning, and took his wonted place at his offce, The brovity of bis jeuce did nok permlt him to examine vory closely into the in- aldo of police work {n the cittos that he visited— Baltimore and Washington; bo hasacen nothing that be thinks might be adopted hero to the im- provement of tho Chicago Polico Department. ‘Tho Finance Committes and the Comptroitor had a talk yestatday afternoon on the prospect of discharging tho indebtedness of the city, aud talked over soveral plans by which {t could bo accompllahed. They decided that the bonded debt niust bo promptly mot, ‘his the Comp troflor will attond to whon be goos to Now York, and as yet no detinite conclasionscan be reached, Tho Comptroller haa communicated with last- ern partios on the form for now city cortificator. Ho will not go East Wednesday as waa an- nouncod, Yorterday's talk loads the Finance Committee to stato that thoy oxpect that the city's omployes will ba paid within ten days, which the boys regard as comforting. ‘fhe Board of Public Works, to raduce the ex- pensos of the Departmont to as low a notch ag possible, made a reduvtion in their farce Satur- day of twenty-four men, Yesterday four othera wore givon the “graud bounce.” “The unlucky once woro George Atnold, Edward Powoll, and atated that thoy had cost, altogatbor, but about £4,500, Me read other parspraphs from the Times charging tho Anytam with being inso- oure, and at the sno tiie coiling Mr. Egan an honest man, The Comminsioner wondered if Egan's testimony that bo bought ble way into tho County Board tras an tndtcation of bis hous ty, and then called attention to the fact that Er wan tho architect who built the Aeyluu, from which ho deduced that tho Times was not famous for conastency. A motion wan made to rofer tho investigation of the printing perquisites of Jullan 5, Rumsey and H. B. Miller, formerly County Tressurora, tothe Grand Jury, and it was adopted. 4 ‘The Board thon adjonrood util Thuraday ab Pp. mn, APFIDAVITA from persons more or loas connented with the report of the late Grand sary. Tho affidavit of one Wilkinson was ono of tho lot, in which ho had been made to goon and aay that bo had novor named cortaln Commiesionera who could bo bought for $100 spiecs to carry out certain job, etc, ‘The missing link 10 the document —it wes doubtless an ovorsight—was its failure to say anything about Wilkineon’s Feoalring. a certified check for 8500, with the underatanding that ho was to tse itwith the Board, andthe furtbor falturo to sny anythiog about McCaffroy's knowlodge of the chock, and of MicCaifrey and Wilkinaons subsequently forcing tho man who had given the check tnton yoult and demanding of him that ho should make cortain retractions, Notwithstanding those omisstous. the several mombora of the Bonrd apponred delighted at the work Ronutree had accomplished, aud tho re- porters too, felt joviul, for tho clerk-to tho jonrd Committcos had found enough tine to make copies of tho afiidarits for oll tho papors in the city. Another of tho affidavits was by a man named Tlandley, who oame before the public somo monthe ago in answer to au indictment in the Criminal Court charging him with tamporing with the ballot-boxes of hia ward. Ho was mado todenva partof what the Grand Jury liad ro- ported, and Rountreo erred th not making him dooy ital. Hocould have duno it with equal focality. —_—-—- RELICIOUS. THE PRESDYTERY, The Obicago Preabytery held another ad- Journed session yestorday at the Ministerial As- sociation Rooms, McCormick Block, the Rev, Mr. Burrell, Modorator, in the chair, The Rov. HL. H, Kollogg, tately of Council Rluffa Pres- bytery, was, on mation of the Roy. Ar. Davis, received into this session, The Rey. E. L, Hurd, of Highland Park, read acommunication froma number of Christiacs at Deerfield asking that a Prosbytorian Church: be organizod at that place aa soon es conyonl- ent. Reforred to tho Committees ou Home Mis- sions. ‘The report of the Committees on Home Bila- sions on Churoh Aid and Asscasmente was thon taken up. The action of Inet meeting in regard to River Park Church was reconsidered, and vt ton, _atraot-foremon of tho 200 was allowed to pay off a Coating Indobtod- OTHER AFFIDAVITS Thomas Cullorton, tas ‘Action on edie ren Lawndato | of osimilar naturo woro in course of propara- | West Division. John B. Millor, Eugi- Churelos was postponed two weoks. Maywood | ton at slate hour in tho atternoon. They will mae of tHe stroot department, was Churols was allowed $1,200 towards paying ite | all reson the public gazo in due timo, doubtless, | M#0 discharge ay Tho Pay, of, strat ovordue debt and tntoreat, nroridad, that the | and after all the throatening oaths and bullying | !aborors was reducod from $1.50 to $1.25 » day; carponters on atroat-rapaira will rocelvo 91,60 in- stead of $2, and bridgo-carpeuters wore loworod to 62a day from $3.25. The faot that other re- ductions are soriously contemplatod has causod mauy employes to fcol unoasy. —-—. CRIMINAL, on the part of cortatn memibors, the whole thing promises to end in tuin way, ‘lho ‘ Ring” bavo about concluded that to procnro affidavits is tho cheapest defonse that can bo made. The draw- ing of tho docnmonts will coat the Ring mon nothing, inasmuch aa the county pays an attor- noy to do thor bidding, whother it bo for or against tho public interost, and they imagine that church raises $1,000 more, Tho following sapportionmonts were made: Firat Church, $1,500; Second, $1,800; Third, $1,800; Fourth, $600; Fifth, $250; Bixth, 9250; Esghtb and Fullertoo Avenue, $200; Rounton, $75; Westminstor, 950; Holland, @35; Firat German, $10; Rivorside, $73; UPaRo, 950; Kankakeo First, $190; Kankakee Sco- ond. @10; | Mantino, $40: Pootono, 50, | se press will bo only too glad to publish thom | Sidor Laserovitech, for boating a man named Will, on : Homan cee, 3504 Hyde Pan aaa mattor of nows, Phelps, who, in company with Conatable Mo- #300; Inglowood, 25; Evanston, 3 = Lean, went into Lis place of business, was yos- Highland Park, $30; Lako Forest, $660; THE FRUITS OF ADVERTISING Waukegan, $100; Dunton, $90; fialf-Day, | on, Tux DOUDTER CONVINCED; A DRAMA oo riya | tetday placod under $200 bonds for further ap- poaranco bofore Justice Mooch. Madame Franklin. the keoper of a house of bad repute, was bofore Hoyno yesterday, charged with having psesod e counterfolt $20 greenback on Mr. Ashar, a grocer on Fourth ayenue, A briltiant array of demireps woro called as wit- nesaos, and, a8 it could uot bo proven that tho woman had any guilty knowledge concerning tho bill, the caso was diumussed. ‘Tho cago of Mrs. Smith of No. 60 Wost Ran- dolph streot, and Conrad Frowert of No. 202 Went Nineteonth stroot, charged with doaling in crooked cigars, waa heard before Hoyne yeater- day. YVoluminous tortimony was introduced pro and coo, and the matter was takon under advise- ment until to-morrow, dJamos Blackman, who figurod 48 a witnoss against the first-namod de- tendant, was charged by her with selling cigars without having taken out os licmse. His cago waa continaad till to-morrow in bail of $500. Charles King, tho sneak thlof recontly srrest- od for stealing conte and wearing apparol at tho Gardner House, was yostorday identified by Joba Degnan, the special patrolman aot the Tra- mont Uouso, aa the fallow who stolo two valu- able vases from tho parlors of that hotel in August, 1874. For this crime ho was sont to tho Ponitentiary for two yenrs, but was pardoned out by the magoanimous Gov. Beveridge. At tho time of hin arrest and conviction tho vases wero roturned, but about March 1 they wero again stolon. The detectives were at onco put to work upon the cae, and the resalt was thot King was identified as tho man who had stolon thom both timos. The whero- abouta of the vases is not exactly known, but tho officors hopo to recovor them speodily. King is also accused of stosling wearing apparel from the four principal botely, and ts apt to be sour up for o good long torm, snd to serve It ont, pro- viding the noxt Goyornor ia the might kind of a man. $10; Liberty, $10; Anstin, $25; Braidwood, S40} Wilmington, 350; Joliet Contral. $125 ; dolict First, 250; Scotch, 850; Forty-firet Stroct, $20 ; Bloom, $30; Jefferson Park, 250. Tho Rey. Dr. Thompson, from the Committes on Sunday-Schools, roported the following : ‘The Committeo on Sunday-Schools would call the attention of the Presbytery to the tmportance of inter- esting snd encouraging our Sabbatl-schoola in the work of fons, both Lome and foreiga. A means of promoting auch interest, and also of secur. ing the co-operation of our Sabbath-schoola int this work, your Commiltteo recommend the following : ‘Retored, That all the Babbatb-echools connected with this Pruabytery bo and are herevy requestail to observa with appropriste religious oxercises the first Sabbath of July next in commemoration of ths one hundreth auniversary of our natioual existence, Rexotved, That 02 that occasion all persons connect- ed with our Sunday-schools a8 oficers, teachers, and scholars, bo requested to present an offering in money of at least & cents each, andl all money #0 contributed Il vo divided between tho treasuries of our Lomo and Foreign Board of Stissions, as tho contributors may choose, ‘Retotred, ‘That the officers and teachers of exch one of our Bunday-rchools above referred to be, and Lere- by aro, requested to act aa a committee in their re- spective achools to carry out those suggestions, Acts. ‘ 1 “Pshaw!" said the old man toetily, as ho amote sharply on tho sidewalk with his gold- headed stick, ‘suppose there és sixty-nine col- umos of advertising In Tux Tninuse and 2,095 advertiamonts. What doosit prove? Why, just that thore ts 2,085 fools in tho city; that's all, No ono ovor reads tho advortisomonts. J never do, except the ‘personals, ’" “Bat,” said his interlocutor, timidly, ‘the Bdvortisomonta ate read.” “Pooh! nonsenas, stuff and nonsense!" ro~ torted the old man; ‘why, I'd put lslf a col- umo in Tae ‘Lamune and nobody'd over aoswor the notice. Don’t toll ma!" and he smote again on tho sidewalltt. “*Woll,” said bis intorlocator, ‘I'll pat a five- {ino ad into Tum Soxpay Taormune, and, if you got au answer, you'll pay for it.” “Twill, young man; and then you'll bo con- vinced that nobody ronda tho advortisements.” It. © Ploase Insort thie in Tas Suxpay Tarnuxe. How mach wilt it bo?” asked the young man, as, after waiting two hours in the long itue of ad- vortiserd in the countiug-room, he at last reack- od tho advertiaing clerk. “One dollar and sixty cents. air,” affably Te- plied thoclork, . . . In Tur Sunpay Trin appeatod the following : PUR WANTED—A WEALTRY, MID- 2d gentleman, & childless widower, wishes to owage ths anrricrgof a yanog Amssrioaa wrldow aa bouss uper. reas, ), Tribune 4 bord Rouparc. Audsens 19 olfice, of ayply to-day at Adopted. The place of the noxt quartorly meeting was fixed to be hold inthe ministerial rooms, the first Monday iu July. ‘Tho Prosbytery thon adjourned for two wooka from dato at 10:0 a. m. ‘THE METHODISTS. ‘Tne Mothodist ministers met yostorday morn- ing. Lhe rogular ordor of the rolation of por- gonal and pastoral exporionce was taken up, and consumed the entire sesviun. The Hey. E. W. Adams, of Mt. Morris, reported about 100 oon- versions, Fifty-soven had united with the church and tho good work was still in progroes. ‘The other pastors reported oacouramingly con- corning the condition uf their respoo:ive par. isbea and thelr own personal exverionces. No business was transacted, the meotinug conaisting of a species of clasa meoting, tn which Merars. Borgor, Stokes, Williug, W. P. Moss of Park Ridge, Spencer, Adams, Hoover, Parkhurst, Cantine, Gurucy, Titfsny, and Marsh, partici- mm Early yesterday morning a flood tid- of young Amorican widows rusbed up Wess Madison streot. Thero were from five to fiftoon on each car, and the stroats wore black with thom. . . . ‘Tho old inan who thought there was nothing In advortising was at breakfant, with tho wife of his bogom, when there camo a tremendous tug actho door-bell. Prasontly tho servant girl en- tered and said: ‘hore'a a lady up-stairs wanta to sce you, sir.” * Didn't sho give ber name?” inquired the old man’s wifo, who has an aquilive nose, over which the akin is tighily drawn, and wears Oor hair in ringlets ay big—or ad amall— as alate-poncils. ‘No, min," replied the servant. ‘*Whatis sho like?” quostioned tho woman, with a sharp look over her spectaclos. “A young womaa, m'm, dressed in black, with red hair.” **O, ono of the Sunday-echool teach- ers, Ta'poso," said the old man, carelessly. ‘0, Is'poso so,” replied his holpmoot, with a aniff, ‘The belt rang again. . . . The old man ine terviewad ono widow fa the front. parlor; thore wera four more in the back parlor, two in the hall, and sevon roosting on tho atone, while dowa tho street, sa far as tho eyo, aided by the most powerful spectneles, could reach, nore young Amorican widows could be scan, — THE COUNTY BUILDING. Anew potit jury was called in the Criminal Court yestorday. Xho County Trosaurer will sell twenty-five more firo bonds Monday, to roplonish the build~ ing fund, Cutting o pig’s tall of an inch at atime, ho says, appears to be the ides of the Baard in these matters. The Turner forgery case was revived yostor- doy morning in tho Criminat Court, and will again be hoard from to-morrow, when It will be determined what Judge shall try it, luca Judge Moora has deoliood for personal reasons, Commisalonor Cleary will givo s fow of tho ropresontatives of tho city prose a ride to tho new and old Connty Hospital buildings this foronoon, tho object being to give them an op- atod. ‘i The discusaton of tha Sanday-school aud its interests was postponed untit next wook, ot which time au attempt will be made to decido whethor tat institution 18 failure or not, es, THE GRAND JURY, 17S MEMDERS, A new Grand Jury was tmpaneled in tho Criminal Court yesterday moruiug. ‘ho nog- lect of the County Bonrd to draw jJarors for tho term left the matter of selection with the Shore iff, and it is duo to bim to say that ho has exer- cised more than ordinary good judgment, as will appear from the composition of thut body. In tho mattor of impaneling there was nothing “Whar tho vultures is, thar will tho | portunity of comparing tho two structures, ato, out of the ordinary line, The usualnumber | careonea ba gathored togothor,” said tho P th fi ‘ ie Rh ae i 4 asked to be excused, audafewof the requests | old man. Thon ho added, — retloctive- 1 attorney for Nichola: adon, the fire- bug, went into Court yestorday and asked for 9 change of vonuo, on the ground that the peoplo and Judges of Cook County wero projudiced, Wore granted where the excuses appeared nativ- fantary tothe Court, Tho list comploted was as follows: ly, *What'n Jorusstom my happy homn does allthis mean?" 80 saying, ho stepped into the back paclor, whon bis oars woro walited jwith a ‘ ‘Cho ay plication was granted, and tho Court fixod LB, Otis, ©, R, Corbin, volloy of criea as four young American widows <0 C, George Mickey, W, 0, Morttaier, pressed towards bin: “Ivwashoro first.” ‘*Hhe | Lake County asthe point. . 3B. Callaghan, iar tee Coane pushed mo down the front stops juet as T wae Tho dolinquont taz-list will bo {ssucd in a fow damea W, Sheahan, . 8, Waller, golng toring tho boil.” “Her name's Jomima TB ovate, days from the ofiica of the Evening Journal. OV. clark, 31, D. Boardman, Stubbs, though sho calls boreolf Elise Aunavelia | Tho Collector anys he waa nover consulted by George Schnetder, Joseph Suerwin,’ Do Conrey."” ‘Look where the bran’s leaked | the County Board to roference to thoir moddlo- Amos Grannis, William Aldrich, out of hor calves.” ‘She paints,” ‘*Tbem's | some proposition to let the work to the lowest Mancel Talcott, Charles Foilanabee, ade.” “'That's a sweot widow; her husband's | bidder, and be lot it in accordance with law. J. W, Deane, A, W. Edwards, oarding with Felton for203daya,” ‘Thou tho four | As tho cost of the printing comes ont of the do- A A-sprague, Muuro Heath, widows pitchod in for a free tight, during which, while tho air was thick with false teoth, crimps, hair-plns, slaudor, palpitators, pustiea, bran, jate switchos, and things, tho old man escaped, saying to his wifo that it was alla horrid droam, “Q, yes, & bornd dream; I'll horrid droam thom,” anid the old man’s wifo, qv. Presontly 8 young American widow called, but tho masier was not at homo, and tho servant showed her into the presence of tne meater's wife. Tho mastor’s wife was at fret inclined to repol hor ag an intruder, but when the young Amorican widow showod her an oxtract from ‘Tuy Sunpay Tainune sho changod the currout of linquents, and not out of the publio Troasury, vory little norm hag boeu donc, except to rival papers that wanted the job, which amounts to about $30,000. ‘Those claiming to have been elected Polics Magistrates at the late olectiou, having been cant down a fow days ago oy an oploion from the Attornoy-Gonoral declaring that the oltica could not bo filled by eloction, have found su opinion from the samo olticor of tne date of Fob, 22, 1473, upon which they aro inolined to base the charge of inconsistency on bia pars, In view of thiy, Culbertuon, of the North Sido, whq has been granted a cortiticate of election, it is said, Jo10 Gaseins, aJUDOR MOORE scanned the body closely after it had boen so- lectad, and appointed Judgo L. #4, Utis an foro- mau. LHe thon prooneded to charge tho jurors ay to their duties, Tha jaw, ho unid, undertook to protect every citizen, and it was evory citi- zon's duty to uphold the law. Ifo cautioned tho jury to carefully inquire Into covery mattor brought before it, to tae end that tho malice uf individusis should have no weight in thor detiberations. They should only indict whore (bere was mprobabla cosnco to convict, and should not depoud for conviction upon auy ad- ditional evidenco that might bo brought out on | per wrath. ‘I'he old bald-headod bate?’ | proposes to apply for s mandamus to compel the trial, for such a course weskenod tho influonco | Let ywinttied, swirau tweatiky enor cane. | eusnco of his commlseion, of the Caurt. Toe Court thon spoke with great | aved?' ‘Tho bald-hoadod old coot ‘HN never ‘Tho estate of Charles H. Blesoll, late of tho earnestness of the noccasity of tha jury keoping | geo 70 again; timo be was thinking | Sherman Mouse, who came to his death froma ita proceedings from tue outside world. It was | on worms, aud soxtony, and golden harps, ret ralirond accident some months ago, was brought the law that tho socrats of the jury-room should | things, * Childleaa,’ eh? With thirteen children | before Judgo Wallace youterday morning on an be kept sacred, and here ho reforrod to the fact that tho procesdinggt of tho lagt jury bad been publtabed in Tue ‘Lutpune every day. No one should know, bo said, what traoopired ia thair secret chataber, which was not only the Jaw, but a duty owed to the witness as well a4 the parties testitied against. Ho had road the report of the lest jury, and under the circumstances felt that it was proper that the work of in- vestigating alleged frauds in the management of county affairs should bo continued, to the ead thacif there bad beeo any public thievery the toieves might ba punishod. He next called attention to the late jail escape, and said that, too, was a proper subject for in- quiry. If somo one ‘as to blame, it ubould be xnown, In conclusion, the Court spoke of the poculiar statutes of the tate which excured persona from punishment by their turuing State's evideoce, having hie inind, doubtless, on tho re- cent investigations which bad been retarded be- cause witueases would not commit themselves, and could not testify without doing it. If the Grand Jary found such men,the discovery should be made known, that thoy inigbt be excused from prosecution, and protected in giving their evidence, At the conclusion of the charge the jury wended its way to the sky-parlor, but did noth- ing during tho day beyood organizing, esac THE MORAL INDICTMENT, ‘WOAT THE COMMIBHIONERS THINK. The members of the County Board wore still ins foverish condition yenterday, growing out of the recont roport of the Grand Jury retloct- ing upontbem, In the foronvon sach as were around were reasoning snd cursing amoug themselves as to what course to pursue, ‘They felt that they bad been tuuch sbused, but not one of them could sce the way out of the troublo, At one moment they were conyulting the County Attorney, whose ‘opinions have been go ote meroue of late as tocall their value inte qu tloo, and at another they woro faulting aud a alive and nino laid under the sods of tho valley. 1) childicea him. 'Widowor,’ ch? ‘Shas what he wants, isit? I'll bo s lively widow, *Young American widow,’ ol?" Ilere thero nas another ring at tho boll, and, soizing a fire- shovel, the devoted wife sailicd farth into the midst of 5 raging wea of young American widows, and jaid them out right and toft, ‘I'll young American widow ‘om,” sald sho roflectively, as sho returned. ‘O, the rcoundrel {" application for the grant of lettors of adminia- tration to Myron L.Pearca. ‘The application was accompanied by a good and suflicicnt bond in tho sum of $100,000 and the renouncoment of tho widow of af! claim to administer, which yas mado in consideration of the applicaut being smoug the Inrgest creditors of ihe estate. The bond was approved, sud, after 8 hearing, tho spplication will doubtless be gaantod, —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘The regular monthly mosting of the Board of Councijlora of the Hospital for Women and Children, corner of Adama and Paulina atroots, will bo held at tho Hospital to-day at 9 o'cloak, Tho subject of primary meetings will be dis- cussed at the mestiog of tho Grand Council of the Republican Central Ciub, which will be hold at headquartora at 2:30 p. m. to-day. Everybody iu invited to submit hie plan, Mr. A. P. Burbank, who is acknowlodged by press and public as one of the best readers of humorous and pathetic pieces, will give some of bis boat wolections at the Fourth Unitarian Church, corner Pisirie avenve and Thirtioth ptreot, this eventing. Admission 25 cents, Emery A. Htorra will address the Young Peo- Jo's Temporance and Social Union this evening In the Fret 31. E, Church, corner of Clark and Waehipgton atreote, Inaddition to this, choico readings aud excellent musio will bo furnished, ‘Thoso ontertalomente are {rao to the public. Phtto Carpenter, and the Rev, Mosers, Ray, Rtoddard, and Bain, snd others, “desiring to promote the Kingdom of God and its nmghteous- noas, jovite citizens of Chicago who believe Froemasonry and kindrod orders to bo autago- niatio to the will of God aa revealod in tho bible, to ineet for the purpose of forming # Chicago Christian Association, auxiliary to tho State and National Christian Associations, at No. 241 Wa: Madwon atrevt, this evoniny, at 8 o'clock p. a. v. ‘Tho ola man spont avery unpleasant day at hie office (inciuding a restaurant diouer), and about 10:16 returued boma cautiously. ** Who would havo thought," ho said, thoughtfully, ‘that the old advertiaemont bad so much life Init?” Quietly ho mole up’ tho frant steps, nowselossly he opencd tho door, when # white- gowned figure appeared, and a broomstick de- scended an bie baldoat spat, while « sbriti femi- Bins yoico was hoard ; + X 995, how's that for midie-sged widower? O, ain't I a nice dead widow? Childless, too, sin’s you? Young American widown, oh? I guess thia old Amori- can wife 1s enough for you, you gsy Luthorau.” EPILOGUE, X 099 is requosted to call at Taz Torsone and get 7 bushels of Icttors (inost of them on accot- od paper) to bis addroaa, —_—-—. THE CITY-HALL. Water reuts yesterday wore $3,975, and re- ceipts from the City Collector 8659, City indebtedness to the extont of $50,000 was paid yesterday by the City ‘Treasurer, Tue City Collector took {in $1,000 yoator- day, $900 of which was from the Licenva De- partment. The Bosrd of Public Works ianed an estl- mate of @2,600 yesterday to the Quintard Iron Company, of New Yors City, forthe engines at the West-Side pumpiug-worke, ‘Tho Butiding ordiusnce hay just been printed yepelllog the most cautious contractor hia | and putin pamphlet form for the informatil Inquires for thoir health. In the afteruooa, | end secomuodation of toe wlio are not ad- SUBURBAN. as just inadvance of the hour forthe meeting of | quainted with ity provisions. Copies cau bo TARE: VIEW, ard, the acene wae inteuuifled. Whoo there had been oue to greet w visitor with an angry ecowl, there were a dozen, and the spirit of in- digustion was geueral, ‘The condition was so upusual as to excite attention aud causo among the off lobbyists MANY PEDTINENT QUERIES. “What causes all this apger?" ald ouo, and the reply wae, ‘the Grand Jury has called these fellows thieves!" ‘'Iy that all?” put in a third, with a amile which sigolfed that be had been of the same opinion for some time, Tbe bustle drowned the answer, and the tap of the Chais- ‘ound in the Building Iowpector's rooins. Owners of property on Archer avouuo, west of Halsted atroet, who are desirous of wo doing, can obtain permite to til and wall the atreat, propamcory to paving, frou tao Bosrd of Publia Nore au Mr, AMfackia has consented todo the works, ‘Tho clorka in the employ of tho Board of Pab- Uo Works will hereafter work from 8a. m, till 6 p. m., and not from 9 a, m. till 4 p, m., as here- tofore. The change was ordered Saturday, as many employes were discharged, and it was neo. The engines and pumps were yeaterdsy un- dergoing what is called a duty tost for the par- pogo of ascertaining the capacity of the pumps aud the amount of fuel required to pump a col tain amount of water. Ho forthe Works gi’ eniro satisfaction, ‘T'o-day there will bo « tire teat, when etx or more atreainy tii) be throwo from tho corner of linleted streot and Fullerton ayouus. The test takes piaco at J p, m. ‘Tho Village of Ravenswood bas beon in & fut- ter of excitement for some time past, growin ont of m personal controyersyjbolwoen a promi- nent layman and minister, Boma weoka ago the miniater, feeling indignant, st ts sald, contem- lated noing before the Grand Jury and procure Ing ao Indictment aguinet hie brothor for bel, ato, This, it appenre, did not go through, stbereunon the bratber added force to hiacharge by proposing to the gentloman of the oloth to appoint an imparifal committees of three to ex- Amine into the charges. ‘Chis did nat work, for somo reason or another, and the war continued, untllit fe now roported that the minister bas beou branded by a written notice posted around tho village as a liar and thief.” one god OANADIAN NEWvs, insurance Kickera-Some Junketing —A Deapornte Suicidc=<Other Mate AUCTION SALES, B: » P, GORE 9 Oe Eat eed C0. ATTENTION Ta earnestly ne by pe mae on seazonable lines GREAT AUCTION TRADE SALE OF DRY GOODS, On TURSDAY, MAY 9, at 9:80, m. Frosh an rival of Biandard Prints, including Bferrimacks, Pa. eifics, Ooneatogos, etc, Very denirable Dress Plaids aleo Borksbire and Lancaster Gloghams, <4 Dieache: Gottons, and 4 Brown Musling, 900 pleces Diack Al. tors. acta, 600 pieces Platu and Piald Bash Iibbone, Bpri Srectat Diepateh to The CAtcage Tribune, Piston Soaiscad Wraps: 60 cusca aenrted ilenone Ciothing—A very auperior and well Montnzat, May 1,—-Roprosentatives of ine ) Clothin assorted line of nd w special feature in fine Cas. sorance companies doing businosa in thte olty | Simere Pantaicon ma Hoya’, and Youtha' diate Met to-day to select the companies who sbould | and Osps, Sacluding full lines Straw and Linen goods, White Gooda and Linens, Geuts’ and Ladies’ fend. Xerchiefs, Towels, pking, Table Damaake, Loom anit Fancy Clothe, Craahes, Hetaburge, Nainsooks, Mulls, eto, Notions—Suapendora (new), Kid Gloves, Delta, Spool ilk, Rubber Combe, Toilet, Cloth, and Bhos. Brushes, Lollot Soaps, Cheap Jowelry, Pearl Buttons, Shoo Laces, National Pins, Rudlings, Fiowars, Pen an Pocket Ontiery, Plated Ware, cto. Gente' Purnishings, Qrerahinte, sia, CARPETS Temp, Venetian, ab otton a, and 3p graing, GEO, BORE & CO. 68 & 70 Waban-ay, No. 462 and 464 Randolph-st,, Near Uniou Park, the entire furnitura of twont roomy, on Tusrday, ‘athy 2, at 10 o'tock prompt, rain or shine, Elegant Household Furniture, Parlor Buites, Fine Dreesing-Gase Chamber Beta, ole ant Camp Chairs, and Lounges, Walnut Wardrobes, Empire Ledateads, Marble and ‘Wood-Top Bureane, Marble aud Wood-Top Tables, elegant Rockers, Red? stends, Extension Tables, Dining-Room Chairs, Ten. Poye, ‘Oak Chamber Set, Iall Trees, “Mirrors, Dede ‘and bedding, China, Gi nil Plated Ware, Brussels and English Three py id Ingrain Carpets, Parlor and Cook-Stover, Oll-Cioth, ‘The parlor and chamber furnituro wae made to order, An elegant, One-tons Piano (Uaince Bros,), very elaborately carved, 73- octave. GP. GORE & GO,, Auct'rs, No, 461 West Washington-st., cornor Sbeldon-at., Chattel mortgage nalo of iegant Housohola Furniture and Piano, om Wednesday, May 4, at 10 o'tock promi. Marble-Top Chambor Seis, Brocatelle and Rep Parlor Bots, elegant Marble-Top ‘Tablee, Bodsteads, Duresus, Gommodes, Extension Tables, Sideboard: Dinin, Chairs, Paintings, Refrigerators, Beda and Deddlng, Parlor re, nd Cook-Btoves, Gises, Chins, and Plated ‘Ware, Velvet, Drussels, and Wool Uarpet, two elegant Pior Airrors, with Cornice to match, Patio, Btool, aud Cover. 4, P, GORE & CO., Auctire, GHO. Pp. GORE & CO., 68 and 71 WABASH-AV., ‘Will at their regular weekly Auction Bale on Wednee- day, May 3, offer an unequaled line of BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, In all styles and varieties, including a large variety of Ee eereet COLORED goons: tion Monge jogues end goods ready for inspeotion Monday, ae GEG, P. GORE & OO, 64 and 70 Wabash-ar. On Thursday, May 4, at 04 o'clock, ‘Wo ahall close out a very large and good assortment ¢ Household Furniture. BE ON HAND FOR THIB SALE, Elegant Parlor and Chamber Beta, Sideboards, Wal nut Wardrobes, Hall ‘Trees, Easy Obeirs, Extension Tables, Whatnola, Lounges, Walnut Chairs and Rock. era, Marblo-top Tables, Walnut Bedateada snd Bureaus, Dosk Cares, Parlor and Ofice Desks, Show Cases, iat- tresses, Springs, Carpets, Of Cloth, o| G.P, GORE & CO., Auctionsers, “~ BUTTERS & CO/S REGULAR SALE, Wednesday Morning, May 3, at 9:30 O'clock, At 118 and 120 Wabasb-ay., N, B. cor, Madison-st., 200 PACKAGES ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WHITE GRANITE ‘WARE, Yellow ana Reckinghom Ware) All-Wool Carpets, Fine Table Cutlery, Cigars, 20 bris Ground Coffes, &c., &c. At 12 o'clock, PHAETONS, BUGGIES, & HARNHSS, 300 LOOKING-GLASSES! 400 FRAMES! Tl ‘IOW. AT AUCT *, ‘WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY a, 1878 At our Salearooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-sy, BUITERS & €0,'8 REGULAR TRADE SALE. Desirable lines of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, REGULAR MADE OLOTHING, For Men's, Boys’, and Youth’s Wear, FURNISHING GOODS, Notions, Edgings, Embroideries, Hosiery Gloves, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoos, ALSO STRAW GOODS. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 4, at 9:50 o'clock, # their Auction Rooms, 118 and 120 Wabaab-ay., north: eset corner of Madison~it, contest the constitutionallty of the Insurance act, and, accordingly, s ballot was taken to select one company for fire and onother for life. Tho Altus was first selooted as the representative for fire companioa, batan American company belng aleo drawn to reprosent life companies, the New York Life and the Quoon (of England) wore finally decided upon, These compantos will is- sue folicies unstamped, and will contest the rignt to do #o before tho bighost courte if neoss- sary, tho other companios asauming au equal sharo in tho oxponses inourred. The steamor Torre Bonne arrived this moro- ing from Threo Rivors, and threo steamers ar- rived from Sorel in tho afternoon, They roport tho river clear of ico. A dispatch from Hallfsx to-day says that at Grosn Bay, Newfonndland, whers there was. much destitution dunog tho winter, $210,000 worth of xeals havo boan captured sine the end of March, Spectat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Orrawa, May 1.—Tho Promior has {esusd cards of {nvitation for a dinnor ta-morrow aven- ing to most the Ilon. Sir Jobn Rose, who will arrive to-morrow. Sir John wos onco Financo Minister, and a loading politician in tho Domin- fon, Ho will bo the guest of Earl Dufforin dar- tog his stay hore. ‘o-day the stone-masons and bricklsyers of this city have struck for higher wages. The had beon gotting $2 por day, and domand $2.75, Raw silk, when imported to be nsed in manu- facturan, ta, by ordor of the Council, traneferrod to the froo list. Iwo barges are loading lumber for Barlio; ton, Vt., the first sbipmont of lumbor this season, A‘ large milling concern commonced sawing to-day, Othors wiil follow this week. ‘Spectal Dispatch _to The Chicara Tribune, Devuviwxe, Ont., May 1.—T. H. Lloyd, » well- known rosident of thie locality, committed auictae in Garo! Sunday morving by immorsing hie head ins pail contalning a fow inobos of wator, and holding it there with desperate reso- Tntian until ho suffocated, When found he had been dead some hours. Ho was inasuo. Achallonge has been forwarded to the Forty- eighth National Guarda, of Oswego, N.Y., on behalf of the Forty-ninth Hastings Riflos to shoot s home-and-lome match betweon toame of six or cight meo each, tho firet match to bo shot horo tho 24th inst. Hpectat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. Kreaston, Ont., May 1.—The St. Lawrence cavala having opened, there were ssveral de- parturos for Montreal! to-day. BLOOMINGTON, ILL, Speciat Dispatch to The Chteaan Tribune, Brooxmnoroy, Il., May 1.~To-night Mayor Ben Funk retired from the Mayor's office, after five conascutive terms of good and wise govern- ment. Mayor Steere auccooded to tha Exoou- tive chair, and spoke a fow words rolative to the duties of tho Counoil for the sneulng year, He then made appointmonts, which wero conirmed, as follows: ‘[roneuror, Alfred Ollis; City Mar- shal, A. 1. Cook; City Attorney, Hudeon Burr; Chicf of the Firo Departmont, M. X. Chase; Serna Commuiasionor, H, H, Swain; Clerk, E. 8, orry. A Belgian Monument. It la now seriously proposed to proceed to the erection at Brussels of the great monument to Leopold 1., which is to commomorate his long and happy reign. On the 1st of January tho amount subscribed by the public and the mem- bors of tho royal family was $50,000. In 1866 the CGhambor had voted 200,000, which wero employed in tho purchase of gronnd near Lac- kon for establishing a park of 40 heotarcs round the monument, which is to occupy the Place called Kanweubirg, from which a splendid viow of tho surrounding vonntry is obtained. ‘The King has now coded about 16 hectares of bis own proporty to bo employed for the park. Anew credit of $200,000 has boon demanded from the Chambor, and if this sum, jolned to tho existing fund, be not safilciont for carrying out the project, the King will add to it from his own moans what may still bo necessary. ———_+__—_ In the Goldon Age of Girlhood preserve tho beauty of the teeth with Sozodont, and then, when tho hair is allvered and the oyea dimmed with years, the mouth will still reveal two glittering tows of unsullied ivory. + Centennial. Excursion tickets via the old reliable Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad at greatly roduced ratoe on sale, Mon- day morning, Palmer House, Grand Pacific, 83 Clark, and depot cornor Madison and Michigan avenue, — 166 Warren-av. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE oF . RICH HOUSENOLD FURNITURE, WILTON 4 BRUSSELS CARPETS, PIANO-FORTE. &c, At residence No. 156 Warren-ay., on THURSDAY, Bay 4, at 10 o'clock’s. m. ‘Tho entire furnituto—Parlor and chamber sets, Wil- ton, Bruseels, and wool carpets, «lining room faral- ture, china, gla, bedding, pictures and overything necessary for Nousckeeping, all in the dest of order, and nearly new, By order af te mortgages. WA. A. BUTTERS & CO,, Auctioneers. BUTTERS & C0.'3 SATURDAY SALE, Saturday, May 6, 0:50 o’clock, a, m.,, ot thelr salesrooms, 118 und 120 Wabash-av., a, BFURNIToOR Carpets, Pianos, Nonsehold Goods, Ete, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO Auctionsers, 84 and 86 Randolph-st, GREAT SPECIAL FURNWORE SALA AT OUR STORES, Tucaday, May 2, at 9.30 a.m. New and second-hand Parlor Suits, Chamber Seta, Dinlng-room Furniture, Carpets, and General Howe keopiug Goods. ELISON, A RICH AND ELEGANT — HouseholdFurniture AT AUCTION, At Residence No, 354 South Park-av., NEAR THIRTIETI-ST., Wednesday Morning, May 3, at 10 o'clock Parlor, Charaber, and Dining-room FURNITURE, Now Dosizns in Lambrequins. Searcely a lady goes into the paper-hangifig and bedding house of Hilger, Jenkins & Faxon, Nos. 229 and 231 Btate strect, but groatly admires thoir lambre- quins, cornices, etc. MARRiAGES. STEUBE — UHLICH — Windsor, Ont., Edward Btarbe, Mathilde Ublich, and Moritz Steude, Clara rich, McCLURE—OSBORN—On Sunday, April90, by tl Rev, A. E. Kittredge, at the realdence of the bride Frances father, -Aloxander W. MoClure E daughter of William Osborn, NOLLE—BEAMAN—In Chicago, by the Rector, the Rev, Henry G. Perry, at All Bainta’ Episcopal Chireb, on Sunday, April 40, William E, Noble, aq, and Miss Mary E, Beaman, all of this citr. MILLER—At South Chicago, April 30, William if, ‘Miller, aged 53 yoars. FuneraLfrom residencoat 2p, m. this day. Friends aro invited, GUAVES—April_ 28, Grave: Geld. of heart disease, Franklin syed 85 years, at hia residence, 1318 Buttor- REPUDLIGAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, There will be a regular mesting of the Exemative Committee of the Cook County Contral Ropublican Club this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Republican Meadquarters, corner of Tako and Clark streets, WAM. ALDRICH, President, SECOND WARD, The reguler monthly mentiug of the Second Ward Republican Club will be bald in, the Hennelt Medical al lene, No, O23 Siete atreet, Friday ovening, at 8 | Isrussels Carpots, Bods, Bedding, Crockery, Cisse a’clork, akarp, J. W. E. Tuomas, Hecretary. Chiua Ware, Laundry and Kitchen Outtit, The entre Furniture pure! for present owner and nsed only ELINON, POMIENOY & CO,, Auctioneers. BANKRUPT SALE _OONFECTIONERY. CELEBRATED throughout nipoepinsa eee, By WM. parts, oa aud upward at griare GUNTHER, Coulee AT AUCTION, At our Salesrooms, 84, & 86 Randoiph-st., Wednesday Morning, May 3, at 10 o'olock Dy order of I. ¥, Wiicoz, Aasignoe, wo will well (it entire stock P, Hellinger, Bankrupt, constating of 6° eral stock Tinware, Hardware, Housefurnisbing G elo,, Table Cutlery, Mated Ware, ‘Tin Pail Covers, Diy por Handles, Vatty Yana, Scallop Pans, ‘Pisin Panty inking Cups. Alto, a goueral stock Belt Hardwear ELIGON, POMEROY & 00., Auct'r# At No. 798 Wabash-av., THURSDAY, May 4, at 10 o'clock, ‘We soli the entire Household Eifects of a Large Private Reset Brussels ana \oo! Car] ‘Mantel Mirror, Parlor Bu Mlarble-top Chamber Tae Dintag-room = Furnitul ange, Crockery and Glaseware, Sterling Bilver 00 Plated Ware, Bookcase aud Library of rare and value ble books, #40 volumes. ale uni 'ELISON, POMEROY & By 8. N. FOWLER & CO. Auctioneers, 274 and 276 East Madison-st, a O2 West Lake-at, WE BILALL SELL ON TUESDAY MORNING, NAY 2, AT 10 YcLocK, enoral Line o} HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Consiating of Brusscls. 3-Ply, and Jugrain Carpets, Yarlor, Dining, iittiny-ltoora, Kitchen, and Laundry Furnituro, the whole to be sold withont reserve. Loo! out for bargains, WM, F. HODGES & CO., Auctioneers, €63 Wout Laku-st, By WM. F. HODGES & CO., te residence 161 Suuth Pauline-at, near he entire contents at suction, Thursday morulug, May 4, at10 o'clock, consisting of Bruseeis sud wool carpeta, marble-top chamber furniture, One Beautiful Parlor Suit, velvet puffings, dining, sitting-room, kiteben, and oy tarohures crockery, glassware, plated-ware, 1 deaitisicr coo oe ee HODGES g reek a BAG Pi tecedaarr iy zs CHATTHL MORTGAG Auctiongers, 662 West Lake-she | at tgs Sout Claraert, ris morning ab 10, Furultur By JAS. P. McNAMAKA & Ueda, Bedding, Carpeta, atc, of 23 rooms, ‘Truet co, 117 Wabasb-av, N. W. corner Madisou-st, 2,180 Cages Boots and Shoes new 8pring Goods, ‘Clock, oc] ees hs _. aw yl MORNING, F USDA, SOPING HAY a doll & Brown, Mortgagees. ~ Parker House Furniture, corner Maditon and Halstod-sts, Entire Farnlturéy Bods and Bedding, Carpets, otc, To-morrow moralog at 10, 8.8, FOWLER & CO,, Avctionsers, Sirem Brusd, Balgsmsn,