Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1876, Page 8

0 {8 pos . botter record should Le attempt Lhe feat " Tue Cominbaioners only mads un i ‘Judiana: A. B, Ritcnle from Wi THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS, aarry O'Brien retusen for Tessons hitherto slated, 80 sllow Mr, Boat Lo occupy the offies of Follos Court Clatk, to which he was recently elected, 1BIr, Dest will @9 to the conrta for redroas, ‘The temperature yraterday, 8 observed by Manssse, No. 83 Maatson strest (Tatnuxz Bullding), @an at 8 5, m, 44 degrees; 108, m.,'45; 12m,, 48; I+ =, 60; 8 p, m., 45, Barometer, 8 8, m., 22.23; 11, =, 2013, . . The Young People's Tempersndd:and Boclal Union imet {n Lhe lecture-room of the Methodint Ohureh, cor- mer Washington sod Olark streets, lsat night, s, Holyoks presided, and Miss Dr, Odslia Blinn and Mr, David Ward Wood deliversd addrenses, Bhorily after 8 o'clock last evening, while riding in the vieinlty of Beventeenth and Dearborn sirects, Ytenry Koch and his daoghter Mary, nged 11 years ‘wrare thrown from the buggy by & vicious borss, an Tha tatier pad her efbow bioker badiy, Bho realdos at No. 9 Bheridsn place. The fire at the Houss of 'the Good Shepflerd lnat ‘Monday night was caused by the sutics of {nmate named Lizzie Btoin, who ws elther over-anzfous to complets some laundry work assigned her, or too hasty {n trylog to effect her sscspe. The damage done is estimated at $150. Tt waa stated In fnsurance chrcles yesterdsy that an effort would be made in a few days, by some of the poopls who insured in the Globe Tusurance Company, and whose risks were not reinsured in the Firemen's Tnsuraucs Company becauss they were placod by ‘outelda sgency, to tirow the concern into bankrupiey and have a Becetver appointed by the Court, A match gams of ball was playod yesterdsy atter- hioon on the grounds corner of Houth P'ark avenue and TThirty-ffth sirees between the Franklins and the nine of the University of Chicago, The gamo opened ather dlasatrously 1o the coliegiana, the talk {nidulged in concerning the prowess of tue Eranklins having a dsmpening effect upon them. Toward the closo of Lo game thoy pub 1n_toms Rood work and mesrly balanoed the score, Tho festure of tho game was Gardner's home-run {u the first {nuing. The Franks ins won by sscore of 1410 1L Mr, Gearge Griyon, brakeman on’ the Northweatern Railway, fels called upon $o vindicats his clsims to pedestrian endurance by 8 walk to thin city, He start- ©d from Milwaukoe st ten minutos to 10 o'clock Sstur- day night and got to hie destination at%:35 Bunday night. He had enjoyed a rest of two hourn on the way, aad did pot appear groatly {atlged Ly his Jaunt. The distance was 8 mils, and his time 31 hours and 85 tive that he would makes much gain, and the conditlons of wind and weather be the same thiose of ifs nirat trip, e worked tho day before he stariod on his trip and aluo the day after. ‘The reported dlfficulties of A, D. Miner & Co.'s ‘bankung-house, of Wyoming, are now most emphatic. ally contradicted. At & ineatiug of stockholders and depositors, Leld ‘at Wyomiog ¥riday, s committce of dnvestigation was sppointed, and Baturdsy the Com- milice rcported the bank safs and sonud, nblo to pay everything, and in all reapocls minutes, M s not the fact. Miner & Co, were only correspondents’ r‘! 1be City, and not in any way injured by ita col- pes. Last avening about two scors men and whmen op- Wled 1o wecret socleties licld s meeting st No, 221 Rev. J. P. Stodidard, the called the mestiug 'to order, The proceedings wers Faguin by the ltav, Mr, Btoddanl's reading the 07th Fonim, aiter which Father Cook led in_prayer. E. A, Cook ‘wan then chosen Obairman. The Rev, M, Btoddard gave a Lrief Listory of the National Associs- tlon, after which tho Hev, J, W. Dain offered the draft of » constitution, which was adopted, sud & Lranch of the Natfonal Ghristian Association ‘was ore ganized. ORATORY IN THR COLLYGES OF TIE NONTIIWEST, Within the lant few years the rivalry betweon the collegon of the Norihwest as to which ahould stand Birat i the oraforical runks laa been strong. The idos ©f an inter-college contest orlginated fn the ntudents of Knox sud Monmouth Colleges of Tilinois, who heid thelr firat contest at Galeabury; from this if oxtended and brosdened 1uto s State Association, and later into what {8 now known as the Interstate Collegtsto As- woclation, This Association ruprescats the stadents of the principal colieges of sfx different Slates, The oraters ut the prescnt coming contest are tho priza orator, from Lis or her own State, Lavin suc- cemtul, first over the students of thelr own college, then over the united colleges the Siste confest. A couvention will be beld the Grand Pacific Hotel this ovening by the A on, Gov, Beverldge and a number of prominent will o present. The couteat will take place st Farwetl Hall at 8 o'clock p, ut, May 4. An aduress of eleome will Ls delivered by tha - tion. J. B, Doolitte, "Tue grarid end fo be sttatned by thfs Assoctation s tue promotion of oratory In our colleges, The con- testants are J, C, Lowia from 1linols; J, Edwards from onsin; O, T» No- Chiapman, Tows: A, Hendricks, of encrsl agent snd lecturer, fand, Missouri; Miss Evelyn 3i. lins Laura A, Kent, Ohlo, Gov. ;f. adhies Indlana: the'Mon, J. O. Broadhead, of 8t Louls; and Willam F. Foole, of Obiesgo, will ~ssrve a8 judges, and confer tha gold and silver midals on the victors, This being the firat time that women bave had tho opiportunsty to contest for the prize in oratory for the Nortliwost, it Is looked forward to with much'interest, and it {a' hoped that thore will be & large turnout of tha citizens of Chi- g3, Tickels con be had at_Javsen & McClurgs, Lyon & Healy’s, the Chicago University, and st iba Uulversity at Lvanston, The sdnussion’ is 50 cante, Wik no extra chatge for reserved neats, CUICAGO RIFLE CLUB, . Now that the season for rifie-shooting has come menced, tho Exccutive Comiitiee, ju view of the probability of lonp-range tnatches with the clube of ather citica, have decided to form a long-ranga team as carly as practicable, and hiave seb apart next Thursdsy for the first competion for places on wuch & toam. A goud mauy metabers of the Ciub Lave auot but lit or not atall ut the 1,000-yarl taryet, and ofhers Tiew guns not yet carefully sighted. To pat the far a8 Losesbl on & par with the oldur shots, like Shate fer, Thoupson, Blackmor, Willard, strong, and others, who rarely fall'to make good score, » suiiicient nume ber of sigliting shots will bo allowed each mau Lo get on tho turget, after wnich the scoring yn » string of twenty shots will commence. Tho ranga will be open all day, and shooting may L done at any tims after 9 », 10, Tt {8 huped that all metnbers fntending to do any long-range shooting will be present sud take part, anjt ks very desirablo to_kuow the full strength of the Club in this direction, Tho malch at 200 yards for the Alford_priza pistol,” whirh was postponed lust Satur. day, will Lake piace positively next Sturdsy afternoon, with tho additiou of a second pnize. COOK COUNTY NATIONAL, ‘A number of thie creditors of the Cook County Na~ tlonal Hank met at Farior No, 1 of the Pacific yesterday. Mr, Burley, Ltecelver of tlie Bauk, was preient, resdy 0 anewer sny nd all questious, He sald Le found the cash 0n hand o bo $4,009, and, 'when cerialn of tho gentlcmen preaent oxpressed wurprine, bo sald there were timea firevious to the explosion when the oficers of the bank bad to put their hands in thelr pockets 10 make up enough currency to supply country banks, 1nanawer to the question & to tho’ practicability of criminal proocedings against the oficers, hiesald bo dld. not believe such action would bu succesatul, Notwithstanding Mr, Burley's opinion, thers were several gontlemen who expresscd themselves atrongly 4n favor of wylug o aperatiou. The mesllug then si- journes MECHANICS' INBTITUTE, The Mechanica' Institute held a regular monthly meeting last night, at the rooms of the organization, oe, &4 and 05 hington atrect, Ueorge C, Prus- slog, Pirst VicePresident, presided, and Andrew Grud, the Librarisn, scted as Hecretarys The Board of Directors made & report of the work doue during the montl just passed, The revignation of Mr, Flarce, the drawing-teaclhier, bad been received and l&c[vled. Mr, Hermao Hansteln had been ap- pointed in his place, - The instructor in drawing, Mr, Hanateln, sent in s report of the work of his classes during the first mobth. It showed the dinslon of tha achiolars into classes socordiug bo their trades and oxpected pur- auits 1o lfe, Hix new members were sdmitied snd four candi- dated wars proposed, The resiguation of Walter L, Peck, Treasrer of the Tnatitute, was accepted, sa Mr. Peck inteuds moving from thecity, and Murry Nelon waa unanfinoual; elected to fill thy 8 meeting then d! {oorned il Lhe Srat Tucaday in-Juce. Mechana cs' Institute 48 an organization for the frea nstruction of fudigent miuchauica aud their chiliran, snd sll such can beoows wembers by sn applicativn ta the Gecretary, —_—— THE COURT-HOUSE, INSPECTING EOYINGTON'S FLAN, Yesterdasy afternoon, pursusnt (o fuvitation, the members of the County Bosrd visitod the oftica of Architect Willlatn W. Bogiugton, o tus Unitod Biates Express Company’s building, on Handolph street, to Juske an examination of tbe projoscd plans for the now Court-louse which he bus propared, and which Liave been fully described fn tuess columans, All the tmembers of the_Board looked over the plans except Gomunisslouer McCatirey, whu was sUseut. Mayor Calvin, Ald, Cawpbell, aud Architect Coclrane were also Lrasent, Mr. Boyiogton thoroughbly explalned every detail, urmal ezawing. dlon, and most of thens exprusced no docided opiion, Msyor Colvia looked upon tha plaua ratter (avorabi aud aaid bie waa {u favur of that plan which would cost the least money aud give the largest squivalnt 10 the tax-payern of the city aud county, TUL COMMISSIONERS, Commissioner Lunerysn sald sLat he was in favor of the plan which suited the ple beat, but could laraly sce what activn could Le taken. He decliued %0 give 8 UeBulle opinlon. Comulssioner Johuson Looxad closely joto thio piaus, snd wes rather pleased with hem. Cowmissioner Guenther looked favors ably upon theto, ae did Cowmissiouers Busse and Haerting, Commissivuer Mulden did not cars o ex- an ojinion sa to wbat could or wight be dons, jut thougbt the plan lu geueral & good oue. Comilssloner Cuulu'n very Ielldphmd with the dcaigu, and s3preased hitusolf as decidedly to favor of 3 plan‘which would e luaited 1a 10 cosl, sud upon ibess would be L0 e3tres to pay 0 Contractors. 1is expressed Limoaclf as decldedly fu Iuor of & ceap- er bullding than the oue K,'W‘ aud thought the saving of a million dollare e people shiould Le tak- ‘¢ 100 serious conuiderstion. Healso tod it uudes 1hat bo never yoled (0r suy 05178 10 coutraciors usleas directiy ordered oy Uys Loard, aud bu should conlinve to fgut thew long s Le remalued s County Cowmisatoner, Commissivuer Carroll also looked favorslly unon :l‘flln. and was tn favor of fla adovtion §f & mblivn besaved by it 10 tus tax-pajers, Tekenas a capturs his miseing all efforts had been in vain, attor story of the knowin of thoso who had escaped, but thia novelty soon wora off. FHE CHICAGO "LRIBULIE: WEDNESDAx, MAY the Toard wera rattier plesued with the plans and expressst themselven so, but a8 to what action would be taken they declined to ntate. The poriion of the foundation already 1aid by Ilarms under thy Egan plan ean be used for Mr, Doy~ Sngion's deslgnoand would make the cost somewhat lesw, Tt ahowid be underatood by the publle that the gontlemen who have gotten up his plan Pmpmo to Fut up & building of (he moet solid charac Jears, using the best material, making it thoroughly Are-proof, 6t & cost of $2,100,000, which will cover every expense, and they sre willing to give bonda in Gouble the amount that the work liall be performed to tho very Jetter of tho contract, 1f any fs aver mado. UNDER THE PLANB ADOPTED to ecet of tho bulkling will bo 83800000, bostdcs somo $500,000 for probabin extras, thus eaving to the connty aver $2,000,000. It ia fntimisted thal Harnis han been badly bied by ocertain Commissioners, ani {hat in order to make up his deficiency he will bring in s bill of extras for over $19,000, befare hia present fobis completed, Ln arder to fet eren, Tn ths connce, {on, Gommissioficr Cleary says that {f. Harma thinks el get any extras ha will Sind his way barred by at least two or threa Commissloners, who will fight any aucn achema Lo the bitter end, Jlarme {nnow putting n 1ha concrate, and it 8 of s anperior guallty, though tha piles hio han driven ace, in many instances, worth. has beon stated in —_— THE NEW CUSTOM.HOUSE. BTRIKE OF TI[E WORKMEN, Testorday norniog the hands employed on the now Cuntom-Louse, with the exception of somsa of the sel- tors, atruck work, This was due toan ordor recently iesued by Mr, Durllng, the Bupdrintendent, to the effect that after May 1 the pay of ihe stone-cutters would be redticod from $3 to $2.75 per day and that of the riggers from $2 40 $L76, * The foremen weraalso to be reduced 25 cents per dsy, This cutting down wss nat to .:Pliq to the men st the Twolftb-atreet alons ut simply to thoso emm- ployed at the butl The persous affocted by this reduction havo been fighting it vigoroualy for some days, proteating that st this time of tho year wages atiould go up, instesd of down: that the foremen who get the [argeat ratos of pay, were not reduced proportionately as much ss their aubordinates ; and thint the reduction was not ordered from Washingion, but was theindlyldual act of Mz, Burling. e listensd 10 these remonstrances so far as L0 revoks that part of his order cutting down the metters, but declined to ‘Tuake any furtber modifications, Yeeterdsy the men called on tho Superintendent, maks » last and unavaile ing sppeal, and then struck, ' There wers about 200 in all After the men left the bullding thoy drew up the fol- lowing resolution: Wninxu, Mr, Burllng has lately acted tyrsnnical and arbitrary i his management in’ the construction of the Government buildings here, aud, to say the Toaat, unprofesslonal in visiting the various stone- ovia 1o Chicago aaking tha various smployers 40 sian 3 paper stating they were not paying §3 per day to stone-cutters, which thoe several employers refused to slgn, as their doing so would be indorsing s lying document; and WirREAS, On the 25th of November last he caused notices to be posted in the various shops stating that be was ordered ny the Department at Washingion to reduce the wages of the mmen on and aftor Dec, 31, and that on & committee writing to Washington thoy were Informed (hit no such action waa ordered, but “that it wan discretionary with Mr. Burling; an ‘Wipnkas, On the 1st of this month he again posted similar notices stating that & reduction of 33 yor cent would take plsce on and after thin date, snd ecntatiou we belie sctlon ; an When the stonecutters, masons, and rig- gern protested sgaiust this activn, 3Tr, Burilng made arrangements with the sctters and some ofher el plovea to Tetumn to work st thelr former wages therefora Tesalved, That s the Hon. 3, V. LoMoyne is fn town, that we send a delegation to vinit that geutle- man, and leave our case hefore nim, asking him to take such stepa a b fhinks necossary in Washington towards redressing our grisvances. “Thora will be mo dificulty in replacing sll theno men, with the excoption_of the riggers who bave cliatge of tho derricks, The general opiniou is that the utrikers were unwise in their course, and that they wonid live done bolise bad ey purhoed tho sme coursa they did Iast year, and a) ed to Washington for o revocation of the order. Tie delsy in tho work will be but ellght. s ‘THE JAIL ESCAPE. IT8 EFFECT. The recent Jafl encape, liko the recent rapart of the Tas TRIUNE'S columns Grand Jury, has bad & wholesome effcct, Tha farmer haas served to improve Jall dlscipline, and the latter to prompt the couniy ofieials Lo a greater care in their sctions, This vas capecially apparent tn tho jail yes- torda: ers were desertsd, and the coll-doors that had been swingiug upon their®hinges at the will of the occu- The halls that used to be lined with prison- pants were doubly locked, The suthorties were far nore careful about admitting visitars, and the prison- ers were sullering for want of tha lenfney which bad of Iats beon shown them. The change was great, aud one much needed. The Sheri was found to ba doing his utmost to boarders, but up toa late bour I listened to story ouies as Lo Lhe whereabouts Otte individual came to bim sud reported that Lie knew where seven of tho refugees woro quariered, but Agnew's judgment dictated that it would Cruitioss to look for themn in that direction. Others could Iay hands upon this or that prisoner, but, strange to say, noue of them did anything of tho kind, aud up 10 nightfall nane of thow, beyond tho two ‘slresdy reported, had boen robbed ef thelr liverty, 3 ANOTHER THEORY, No new thooties as (o Low tho cacape had been ef« fected wers advanced, except Ly tho prisoner liatry Muldoou. It is glven for what it 1 wprth: Hia story was that tha prisoner Tally, who lad the escapiug gotg, hed Taled a purso of $:00, und glven 1t ta tither Brenuan or Conuell, and that'all the talk about the strugglo Lo get hold of tho Leyn waaa farce, Tally, bo said, bad the keyn loog in udvance of the escape, and the colls from ‘which the escspes had made bad been unlocksd an hour brtors, He maintained that no real resistance had been made to the cacap aoid (nat o know of the piaus meversl, daya Lu i and sent npotes to the Jailer asking that he might put him uard. Tho plotters, be muld, wers mot fclined £o tet him into the Job, or out of the Jull with them, sud 13 »_connenuenco Lo was antious 10 foll thelr 'work, but could not besauss Lis notea were nob anawered, etc. He was £ad, feeling as ho did that be ‘wau only 8 fuw hours away trom Jollet; snd his nioss wan fucreased aa ho refiected how ho had been fmposed upon by the auttioriies, who bad yromised him immunity i Le would gve up the property stoleii at Illyis Tark. e Lsd mot gy doue tuir, but bad caused thy arres and convic: lon of his sssociates, all of whom had gotten off casior thau Lo nad. Iie felt downcast, 100, at the ro- ault of his burgiaries, for he had enterod Hoxie's Liouse, as b _suppoacd, fully posted, and knowing st leant just whera to pub his hands on what he was after. Prominont citizens had misled bim, e sald, or Lia would never Liave undertaken tho Job.' Where b goL$165 in tuoney bio had beon Ied to Deliove that L Wonld get several thousands, and where ho had gotten a few thousand doliars in bonds ha expoctod (o have gotien 30400, o waa willuy lo go down for ono year, and folt that s descrved it, but- three years was inors than e could bear. gt 5 THE MAYORALTY, PLANH OF THE NEW COUNOITa Last evening & Tuinvar commisaioner ealled uvon Ald. Spalding, Who was one of tue leaders in the Tecent victory of respoctability aver bummeriam, a8 to the probable action of thie sew Councll in relation to the Mayoralty. y Baid Mr, Spalding to the Bews-gstheror, after he hiad propotinded the quostion, *Tha members of the new Council who ore opposed to {he bummer eloment bave held a couplo of caucuses on the subject, and have coucluded that one of two things Las got to bo dune in order to get rid of the iudividual who now occupion the Mayoral chalr.” Wi ® they 27 Cohvin sppere nest Monday night and ke bis sat a2 tho presiulng oflcor of the tiow Cout- cil, then the will tako up and _canvass tiie ro- cent vole for Mayor, declare Mr, Hoyne duly elected Mayor to’ il the vacsucy now sxisting. Bhould Colviu decline to preside, the Council will ud- Journ, owlng to the abuence of & presldiug ofiicer, sud this sdjourument will take place from time to tme until Atr, Colvin nakes up bia tnind to step down and out, Hhould bie decliue 1o provids on account uf ina- bility, the Council wiil theu elect one of iheir awn nuwmber to nil the vacaucy teraby created,” s Calrin 10ade a0 overtures to the new Coun- an 1 understand that friends of Lis have told proml. } 1acmbers of the newly-electod Council that ha {1l sppoint all tho commitices thut they may usme, aud sllow them fo ¢livoss thelr own pretding otticer, provided they will et Lumn xloue t esujoy ths term of wftice (o which ho lays claim," + low doca this compromise meet the views of the new Aldermen? " “Ax far aa I can loarn, 1t doea not sult them, The poople by their votes declared;that Colvin wax un long. er Mayor, and the now Council ta determined 10 ouss bun it porniblet # MR, WOYNE, A TarsoNK reporter called on the Hon., Thomss Hoyne yeaterday for tha purpose of_ssocrtuining that entleman's mioe, the old Couucll Laving re- uscd Moudsy night to canyasa his vote. Mr, Houyoa aald be wag Dot preparad (0 anBOUKOCE BNY Programioe, nd would await overtures from the now Couucil, Tlat body, be lought would prabably hold s private meoting before Boxt Monday eveaing, when thls mate ter might come Up. 1o wished to o nowylug which might even be charged upon him aa being rash or'un. dignified, and he would sfzoply swait the progress of avents, coufident that the right would eventually triumph, aud thas the poople of Chicsgo would not submit 1o the insulent usurpation of Msyor Colviu, but would try every legal and honorabls means 40 do- feat Lils chariabod purposs o hold ou, ——y THE BLACK HILLS. CAVT, 4, M, KELLEY. On the 19 o'clock train tast evenlng, Capt, Jobn N Eelley, & fruit-grower at enton Harbor, sccompanied by & gentleioan nsmed Holsou, frown Niles, Mich,, and’ anotber nawmed Daviy, from Kalamszeo, dopartod for that alinost undiscovered eounlry from whose bourne thio traveler 18 Wut 100 apt ta return,—the Lisck Hills, The turee gentemen are to acl s pllote to s sty of sowe alsty or aeventy pros. pectors frow (ke Eastern Blates, and whom they are to join st (Jl:nllll‘ At Cheyeane a delegation fromn Galveston, Tez., will Joiu ds and fortuncs with e, Capt, Kelloy 18 an old plonoer, sud bas had cousid. arsils o3pesiauce i s Hiaek Hils reptor o otner alinost equally uokuown countrica fu that vicinity, In the sprlug of 1630 Le Jeft bis Lows Iu Indiaus snd turnad up Roatsé Deaver, sod naxt at Geatral Olsy, Col. With Kit Carson and Gresn Ruasell, of Goorgis, he discavered the Bsn Jnan diggings in Bouthern Colorsdo, aud npon his return to Contral City ho found the authortics récruiiing for the War. Mo then returned o Indlans, The passago of (ho pointment as an ex- Qen, Dix, and in partment detalls of and enlisted for & short timo, Pacifio Railrosd bill socured his lorer on the proposed ronte ficas_ explorations Le gave the two roufes, By tie Ohief Enginser at Omaha ho was ssnt to prospect s raute throngh Virginls City and be- low the Hig Horn Mountains, the routo now called the Powder River Valley routo, On this expedition ha met with Doseman, and with his psrty was tho st that went throngh by tho Powder Rivor route, Returning by way of Virginia Oity, he dis- covered the Emigrant Quick in the Fellomsions district, and following tho line of the river renched Ahe mouth of LLs lll:q{nm Tivor and prospected the conntty thers, traveling sonth on account of the Tn- dian difScuitios, Ta 1RG5 the party came down the Yellowstone from the Grand Canog, and then retnrn- Omaha, Capt. Kelley's “fards® on theso travela were Jobn Moore ail George Scbastian, both of ‘whom hava since been killod by the Indisns. Bo extended an soqusintance with thin wonderful country ives Caph Kelloy advantsges that but few other prospectors Lave possorsed, and it ought to sugur el for tha sucaess of tho expedition he {a Jesding, Jie for its suoceas are most enthusisstic. By m::fvrrc: A inajority of the parly will take {0 "m"'fi t once, thus providing for their subsistence. Od hours and dsys will be spent in pros gion of country from the Black capadle of produrin, trua of the eastern slope of ihe tain fa of the opinion that thers in gold enongh to ps: experienced miners, but not enaugh to horns, Dy alittlo forethought he hopea lago crop. pay 10 spare authoritios Lis has po dotbt of their success. — THE COUNTY BUILDING. # Back pay* witl bo s prorinont fdea with city em- ployes to-dny, from the fact that the County Troasurer banded over to the city $80,000 yoatardsy, ‘The County Tremaurer yesterday rocelved the re- oelpt for $50,000 forwardod to meet the inlerest on county bonds duo on the 1at inst, at tho Metropolitan Bank, New York. Comumissloner Cleary yoaterdsy gave eoveral mem- bers ot the press a rida to the new and old County Hospitals, Tho Commissionor is delighted with the prospeck of ocenpying the mew bullding atsa oanyy ay. " Commisstoner Holden yesterdsy sald that, in view of the charges of corruption being coustantly mads agalnat the members of (he Couuty Board, he was in favar of postponing all work on the now Court-House for ive years. 3, 4, Magill wea brought into the Oriminal Cotrt yosteniey morning 10 snawer tho ehargo of confempt in not Am{:-lfln? to toetlfy fn the Domiulck Davey caze, In the Phillips cane, last fall, the conduct of Magill was rather suspicious, and his action in the Davey casa wan in nowine different, Tho Court, viaw- ing the situation in 1t true light, gave punishment that it d1d Davey, and, if all roports be true, ho ought L0 rejoico at his eary sscapo. The will of William E, Doggelt wan yeatsrday n mited to probata in the Conuty Court, and lettors tes- tamentary wero issued to Kata N. Doggett, under hor individual bond for $300,000. The will bequesths to the wife of the doceasod the household furniturc and $10,000 {n cash 3 to Eunice 8. Dogastt, gelt, and Josoph B, Doggett the aum of $2,000 cach; To hin wife ono-half of the romainder of tiia property, in trust only, to be held until George Newell Doggett shall bocome of age, when the mamo ehall be conveyed tohim. Thewill appolnts Kate N. Doggett guardian of George Newell Dogflelh and, {o ths ovent of her death beforn ho ahall havo reached 8 majority, Jossph 1, Doggett shall bo guardian, : The Grand Jnry waa yosterday besieged with minor cancs, about thirty of which were disposod of, Tho atiraction of tho day was_the appesrance of Madamo Beott, reriding on North Well stecet, who weighs bo- fmeedd 900 snd 70) pounds. Bho was gorgeosly at- tired and accompanied by her so-called husband, & diminutive specimen of his sox, whosy weight waa about 100 pounds,. Ifer complalat, it is undorstood, was that Tim Casey, Mike Corcorun, and Johnny Craw. ford made s ratd upon her manslon about s weok 4go, and in their glsducas did dsmage to the smount of $100, or at least enough broken windows fo justify o pronecution. The sam class of cases will octupy fhe Juey to-day, after which, if it 8o agrees, the cont ton of the old jury's work will be begun, —— THE-CITY*HALL- The City Collector took in abont §7,000 yestarday, malaly in Ucense faes, Water rents yssterdsy were $3,016, and recolpta from the City Collector $1,264. County-Treasurer Huck sent over $60,000 yeatordsy tothe City Treasury, money paid ou clty taxes, The Board of Publlc Works paid a visit to the North Sido Pumplng Works yesterday, and from thers wout to Lake View to ase thatest of the new Water-Works at that place, The weekly report of the Banitary Buperintondent to the Board of Heaith shows that thero were 143 deaths 1nst week, or 7 moro than for the preceding ono, Of thieae, 3 Wero malea, The téme for the paymont of taxes and recolving in- terest thereon hus been continued till May 20, i cluelve, by the Finance Committeo and Comptroller, but the rale of intereat nllowod las been roduced teo 3 per cent.Tho reduction will still lcave an opportu- Dty for saving. The new City Clerk, Caspar Butz, has alresdy ox- prowsed lits determination to keep the genial Mr, John Atvody, who has for wome timo been conuected with tuat ofiive, §n his employ, It is regarded as a great complimont to 3fr, Moody, snd all his friends, whose pusber {a legion, will be plossed that his services aud qualitications have been thus recognizod, Mr. J. B. Muller, the North Side ngincer, has not been removed by the Boord of Public Works aa roport~ od, 1o Liau been in the employ of tha city for the past nitie yoars, and i rogarded by all contractors us the most’ competent, energetic, and accommodating on tho staff. Duriug the War, Mr, Mulier served under McClellsn, tho lata Gen, Webster, and Grant, ss @lucer, Tho Board of Public Works aro not astlsfled with the statemcut made by s morning paper fa tho effect that the reduction of the expeuses of thelr department will not amount in thie aygrogats o miore thaa $300, Tne streot-foremen diecharged drew monthly salaries of $160 each, and olhers got nearly as much. Tha re- duction cuta'off at least $3,000 per tnonth, scec rdlng 10 one of the Board, The Board of Health yestordsy swarded the contract for city scavenger work work to Hcanlan, Duun & Co,, 'whosa bid was for $119.50 per day, Dr, Miller and D; MoVickar protesting and voting in tha negstive. bid of Peter Downey for $40.03 per day was the loweat, but was not exactly conforiable to ths orders of the Toard, The msjority of the Board explain away the difference in price by sayiog that Downey is incapable of dolug the work at ug price s it ought fa be done, The Comptroller ymiled a smilo ef sstisfaction on tho rocelpt of & telégratn_yesterdsy from George 8. Coo, Preaident of the American Liank of Now York City, atating, * Your propossd ordinsnco wea recel7ed and unanimously spprovod.” The ordinance reforred to 1a the one that pastcd the Council Monday night, fing a Limit to tha amount for which certificatos can Lo isaued againas any appropriation, Jr, Coo s one of the tinancisl gentlomen with whom Br, Hayes Las Deen {n telegraphic communication, and when ho sont the telegram ha upake for them all.' Tho Comptroller regards that as the first step toward & release from the prenent fiuancis! ewbarassment, and ia mora chioerful than heretoforo, The employes who heard this news yeaterday sro uow looking for their pay soon, Tlio qualifying of the newly-slected city ofitcora for their respective ofiices bogan yestorday morning, with William Aldrich, Alderman of the Third Ward, He wwas on hand bright and estly, an if fmpatient to got s chianca to Lava hix sy In regard to tho reooustruction of the dilapldated city affuira, The other Aldermen taking tho oath during tho day wero Jako Lengacher, Sixteenth Ward; H. lavelaud, Thirteouth +¥urd; James H, GlLort and 'Y, W. Stowart, of tha Fourth! Alichaol Bweeney, Beventeenth; A, H, Smith, Tenth: Fred Lodding and Ed Ouliorton, Bixthi James O'Brien, Eighth, sod Jame Heory drath, | of ~ the foventh, Marth licat l(ullll\td for tha Clerkship of the Bouth Bide Folice Court, Caspor liutz will Dot take the oath till Mon- oyt ot courioay to Jue Forrest, who has conslder. ahlo business w square up meanwhile, Tho scknowk wigeinents were tnade to Llenry McGurron, of City Clerk's otlice, who fu & Notary. ‘I'iere was a question rafsod whether a person behind In bis tax payments colld qualify; it was undemstood that he cuuld, bub could ok (a¥s s sest Ul all ducs were pald. =] — CRIMINAL. . Wellamann has sworn out & complalnt of perjary agalnst 8, H, Cloment, and & warrant (s out for him from Justics Halnes, Detective Bimmons yesterdsy ** vagged " the notorl- ous Appetila Bill while he waa insulting » Doard of Trade gentleman fu e vicinity of Clupin & Gore's saloon. Tuomas Bovefldge, sneak thief, was yesterdsy locked up st Central Blation by Detectivo Bimmons, who Liaz & Htate warrant for his arzeat for st - eral coats from A, K. Weatervelt, caing vey Tenry Dailoy, who was arreated Monday for tryin disposn of a'utolen biorss aud oxpreass Ingunr’wl be tried to-day, the Jroperiy bariug since beca {aen- Uod aathat bt Guorgo” Krick, No. 416 Dearbora Tke Abrabsmy, a one-eyed darkey who has for som thine beou trying 10 Bt 8 pouition on the frolice e rtinsnt, wea yeatorday arruatad for atcallog about rorths of Jewelry from Mirw, Wilking, of No, 397 Houth Olark sireet. Tho lady lifod bim 'to hely ber clean lioua, and 1k cloaned 1t outin his owh poculint wmauner. ‘Willlam Jackson and John Hateh, two oolored me wera before Justioe llaines yeaterny, charged wiih obtainin amoney under fals3 retouscs, Moaira, lian. won and polman say that the OueTY re) aimiulven sa etigagod i buildi atniad sou's ball was hxo further sppearsiice. E. O, Dawacn was arreatod yestardsy Beadlan for forgery, Dawsoi ia a color and the comylayaut, Johia AtcCasty wmittod the forgery of & deed. exaniued before Juatice Maines yeaterdsy aud Leld for furher sppears auce fu 85,000 bail. Dawson protests his lunocence sud la cartaln of proving I Bridget O'Neoli snd Hale Drennick, inmstos of * Long Branch,” s dureputable dive on Via Buren & chii 3 a4 3320 and st n-".l’;"u.s&'fif; Conatable streat, laat evening ran away Lo Webstar's nsgro dance- Liouse on Pacifi avenus, Officer Msdigan attempted 40 reclalin Wi, and the zesult was & fomals row of ‘considershls pro ting, Tne ro- Rilla o tho Judith Stountatns, in Montans, is wonderfully fertilo, sxd a Eapecially ia lack tiiis, Tho Cape /reeu- hin ru'l, the triala of other expeditions thas have been mprovident, ' 1¢ fall protestion a glren them by ths U the sams 3, 180, rtiong, Tho erring damuels wero finally landed sstely in the Armory. Snpt, f1lekey yeslonlay reccived s tolegram from* Bliertr Conner, of New York Gity, informing htm of the arreat of Frank Gonzales, who was wanted for thie ambezalement of moneys from F. AL, Parkor, a cigar dealer on Wanliington strcot, Parker Lia since maved $0 860 Lexington avenus, New York, and henca Gon- zalea will bo prosccuted In that cily, Mike Clark, a saloon-keeper on Chicago avenue, nesr LaBallo ntrect, was yesterday fined $10 for wife- besting by Justice Kaufmann, sind soms Umo afier. wards tho fine was auspanded duriag good behavior, Tant evoning Clark cams home in a beastly state of intozication and trled to make mince-meat of hia bet- tor half, and_he was agaln locked upin tho Obicago Avenue'Station Early yestorday morning Offeors Noonan and Mey- ern nabbiod two young men on tho corner of Harrison and State treatd, and on searching them at the ata- tion found upon 'them four rovolvers, seven police- whintice, some_pocket-knives, aud other articles, su poned to have beou stolen from some liardw, The boys gave the names of Charlos Thorn Goorge Olmated, 2 — ANNOUNCEMENTS. An enlortainment will be given by the Literary and Art Olrele of the FiratBagttat Church to-morrow even- ing, eonsisting cf addrceses, munic, readings, otc,, the proceeds to go tawards tha Iadies’ fond for furnishing the new ehurch, The Rev, 0. IL Thompson will do- liver an nildress, snd Mre, Dariity will recits one or twoploces, i Y. M, C. As ‘The Young Men's Chriatian Assoclation will mors theie library and reading-rooms 1o a few daya from their present location on Arcadecourt to No, 160 Mad~ {80 stroet, occupying the large rdum on tne firat foor, 3ax108 feet, making it tha fineat roading-room in the cliy for young men. An entrance will be obtained by this “change to the noonlsy prayer-meeting room from Madinon strect. Tl Employment Bureau, situsted at No. M5 Fifth avenue, will be romoved ta Atcads coutt. A fine gymusstum will soon bo added Tor the use of membora, Several hundrud new books umes for the use of members only, They expect to fit up thelr rooms in & more attractive mannar than thoy have been lioretofors, and mako them a popular place of resort for young men n the clty,, Thirty-ono seligloun meslings are Leld at their own rooms every week, which are wall attendod, and somo of them quite futereating. ‘They aro organizing band of ladles to condact open-air servicos thi smang tha sailors, railway mel nd gentlemen umier iu the park, , firemen, policemen, ¥ places of worship. —_— SUBURBAN. LAKE VIEW. full Board, On motfon, the bill of Enginosr Cole for $200 salary for tha month of Marcl waa ordered patd. The petition of the North Chicago City Rallway Gompany to tap the water-pips on Dummy Road was refarred to the Buperintendent of Water-Works, The potitions of property-owners on Faulina street and Commercial strect in Ravenswood, asking tho Board to ropeal the ordinance for water-pips on sald strect, was roferred to the Bupervisor, with power to act. “Tha following waa adopto Resoived, That the Treasurer pay D. A. Ghappoll, contractor for Iaying water-pipe, tho sum of $7,040 on Acconnt of hin contract, upon his allowing the town to tap the pipos, and {hathe {8 not to cousider his work a8 yot accepted. Tua petiton of farace G. Olese, seking tho Tioard %0 confirm the assessmant for improving of tho disg. onal road and wmsl ta tho same, was reforred to the Commilteo on Roa Tiridges, An ordinsuce wss adoptod providing for the ap- pointment of Tapper of Water-Plpes, and fixiug Lis compensation xa follows: For oach -Inch and % inch tap and feruls insertod, 50 conta; for each 3¢ inch and 1-inch tap and feruls inserted, 76 ceuts, the town to furmsh all ferules or service-cocks and covers for the samo. Tho Captain of Police reported as follows: Num- ber of arresta for month of April, 8: finea aasessed, $40.50; aollccted, $11.50, The' Water Commtttes reported that they recom- ‘mend tho sppointment of Poior Wolf as Tappor of Wator-Pives, and he was 0 sppotuted, o hold Lis posi- tlon during the pleasure of tuo Boord, The Supervisor was fostructed to make contract with the Crane Brothers Manufacturing -Company for ferules for tapping water-mains and cast-iron cov- era for stop-cocks, Tt was resolved that bids beveceived at the next meoting of the Board for coal, Lo be delivared at tha Wi Works at thorate of onc-half ton per day, or ‘more f required, ‘The Pound ordinsnce was, on motlon, oxtended over thio entira limita of tho Town of Lako View, Oa motlon, adjourned to Monday, May 16, HNYDE FARK. ‘The Board of Trusteoa: of Hyde Park met yeatorday afternoon, all present, ‘o The Bpocial Commitieo of Thres appolnted ot the lnat miceting to roviso the dutfes, ealaries, otc., of tho ap- potated officers, roported that they had mado progreas, but needed furtnor timo, which was sccordingly granted, . * Tho President then read his appointments of the Bow regular Commiliows or tio enwulag year, os fol- ows Finanes—A. R, Powoll, P, Bchlnnd. pludlciary sad Assestmente—D. 8, Taglor, IL. D. oguo. Pollce and 8anitary—A. R, Powell, 3, Farrell, Btreots and Highways—Ik. B, Bogus, P, Schiund, Licenaca—P, Seuluud, AL, Farrell, Drainaga sud Sidewalks—D. 8, Taylor, 11, Il. Dogue, Publio Grounds and Bulldings and Town Plata—3L Farrell, D. 8. Taylor, Compalssioter of Wator-Works—II. B, Bogus. On notlon of Mr, 8chlund, the Special Committes of Three waa enlarged to Include the wholo Board. 1t was thought deslrablo to get the views of all the mem! ‘bafore making any recommendation, A quantity of papers which had boou roferred to the now Yosrd by the old were appropriately referred. ‘The President, on motlon of 3Ir, Bogue, was made » membor of all committacs ex-oMolo, and this Board £ jeurncd for one week. CANADIAN NEWS. Libel— Don Oarlos — Snow — Honvy Winds~.Sumptunry. P Srectal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune. MoxTnesr, May 2.—It is statod on good au- thority thal a leading criminal lawyor hasre- ceived instractions to immedintoly commence procecdings agatnst o greenback broker on 8, Francols Xavier strect for conapiracy and libel, Damages Iald at $160,000, The action {s brought i the fnstance of city jourualists, A dispatch reccived from Islifax to-day con- tradicta tho story that Don Carlos snd thren of his (Genorals srrived thore two wooks ago 1n the stesmor Hibornian, The vontradiction 18 givon on tho anthority of a gentloman who was & passonger of that stenmer, and personally ac- quaintod with Don Carlos. v Spectal Diapalch t 1he Chicaao Tribune, Quepec, Muy 2.—The up mail train, which loft the Rivier du Loup at 10 8. m. yosterday with two enginos aud a snow plow, + stuck in 7 tect of suow, noar St, Thomas, and was not oxtricated until to-day. ‘This oxtraordinary arift oxtends & distance of threo-quartors of amile, Speciat Disputeh to Tha Chicago 1ribune, Otrawa, AMay 4.—Last night's heavy wind broke the ice in Deschiono's Bay, on the Ottawa, 1t subsequontly collected iu Thompeon Day, and sunk tho boom ownod by Chaudiorro, lumbor- man, allowing 20,000 logs to oscaps, which worn riod over tbe falls, A tologram re- celved to-day says tho boom on tho lower Otta- wa ia 1n immineut dauger of bolug carricd away. Hir John Kose and Lady Itoso arrived to-day. Specsal Diavaten to The Chicaus Tyidune, TonoNto, May 2.—Ths uow Licouse act, paeacd last sasston, camo fnto force throughout Ontario yesterday, and bas had the efiect of groatly reducing tho number of taverns. In thia city the number bas beou reduced about a third. Ount of 300 tavoru-licenses haid undor the old law only 198 have boon renewed, ‘I'ho re- jectod are i open rebelliou, and still keop their places open. A fund for teating tho legality of the law is bolng rased, sud Bir John Hillyard fi"mnmn hay boen engaged to take cliarge of o oANO. e . YE APOTHECARY, Hpectal Diapateh to The Chicago Triduna, Quinay, 1L, May 2,—A convention of whole- eala druggists is In seasion in this city to-day. Ropresentatives of tho trado aro presout from 88, Louis, Kookuk, I'coris, Quiucy, and one or two othor cition, More ara expectod to-morrotwr, The object of tho mostiug is the formaiion of & druggiats’ association to be called tho Coniral Drug Excbange, I'ermanont otticers of tho Ex- change were olected to-day, sa follows: Prosie dont, Aldo Bommer, of Sommer, Lynas & Co., Quinoy; Vico-Presidents, W. P, Colburn, of Peoria; and O, P, Squires, of Burlington, O Bucretary aud Treswurer, Robort Moatgomery, of Rlogors & Monsgomery, Quinoy. —_———— Qorrection, T the Editor of The Chicago Tridun es New Yonx Oiry, April 28,—1 uolice in & ciroular on the health-lift, tastied by Dr, Rellly, of your city, that my name i appended 108 fow lines aua testimonial to the bealth-lift, loaving the pulils to tnfer tuat it wan given as having reforence to Lim and Lis Nftiug. mactune, Iwish to state that L nevergave Dr, Letlly any teattmonial whiatover, never haviug seen his lift ing-machine, and knowing nothing about the aystein of culture sdopted 1a refereuce Lo its use, The fuw linea sppeariug in the clroular over my isme wers {akeu from s testimonial given in referonce to the groad benelis arialug from tho uss of Manu's Heao- tionary Lifter, of tho Heahb-Lift Compauy of New York Cify, wud, I undorstand, buve su sgeuvy in Clb cago, Yours ruspectfully, 0. Prcxmax ¥rros, B, D, ekl & Bhawls Are Frequently Worn 1n & sotled condition fram the belief that the colors my t{c‘ #}0lled 1n cloauing, We warrand work, Cook & Mclain, No. 80 Deazhorn sire N Ve P eol and Ne, 261 Weat hiave been addedl to the ifbrary, making over 3,000 vol- and others r.ra\'cnko\l by ilielr occupstion from ate teading Tho Bosrd of Trustees mot Mondsy; present, tho THE COURTS. Disputed Title to the Matteson Hlouso Proporty. Insuranco Roports---Record of Judg~ ments and New Buita. TIHAT MATTESON HOUSE NLOCK, The titls to the biook on tho northiwest corner of Dearborn and Handolph stroats scoms to bo considerably mixed, Ouly a short time sgos il wan filod to declara a loaso to ono Frederiok A. Wichielman void, and yostorday anothor bill was filed for the same purpose by Charles Fargo sgainet F. A. Wicholman and Curtls L. Perkins, The complainant aots aut that in tho spring of 1876 Bamuel Otis Walker and Edward 8, Walkor made an agreemont with Wicholman to ront him tho above-montloned block at 87,200 & year, on condition that ho should eroct fiftecn storos on tho proporty within four months thorosfter. The leaso was exccuted, and placed in tho hnnds of m third party in esorow until the conditions should be porformod. In moptombor, 1876, Fargo bonght tho promlses, and {mmo- d(n(nlyf vo notlce to Wichelman to pay him the ront. " Lhe latter has, from timo to tims, mado retonsos of improviug the property, and is uilding a ona-story bullding oo the northwest carner of the lut froniing on thealley, but not in ac- cordanco with bis ngresment, Fargo statos that he ins ropontedy ad bebter offara to rent the land, but cannot do it a8 Wicholman pretends ho bas a loase, though he has failod to koep his contract, and han in fact surrendered all hia litte to complainant. The Istter therefora sake that Wichelmon and Porkins, who also claima some intorest, msy b prevented from nsaerting any claim ta the property, or from golng on to make any improvements thereon, and that the con- tract between tho Waikers and Wichelman may be da- clared void, TIIE GREAT WESTERN INSUNANGE COMPANY. Tha following s nn abatrack of iho laat report of 0. W, Upton, Assignes of the Great Western Tusur- auca Company ¢ $13,430 L 9,188 On hand April 1., Collsctad since.. Disburaod on account of dividends,, Balanco.... A second divi Leld May 34, ud meet! TIE ATATE. The Assignos of the State Insuranoe Cempany also filed Lis moutbly report yesterd Talance ou hand.. Colloctions slnce.. 2,316 DIVORCES, Sarsh Kennlaon filed her Wi of complatat, repro- senting that hor husband, Albers Kenniaon, had been Ruilty of sdultery and desertion, and intimating that ato would 1iko {0 got rid of him. Eltzaboth Cowsu also wanta A divorcs becsuse hor husband, Edwaril Cowan, Las beon guilty of cruelty toward hee, Emily A, Grsham likewise fled hor complsint agalnst James Grahom beceuso lio has glven himsell up to whinky, and fails to provide for liert and sbe wants to be allowed o mako her ow living unmo- tested. ITEMS, J‘H‘lflv Drummond will hear the chancery caso of Fosler va, The Olicago & Northwontorn liaflway Com- pany to-day. dudgo Blodgett will hoar Riggina va, The Ohicago & Westorn Isllway Conalruction Come PanY. amuel M, Booth wag yesterdny admitied to prac- tica in both iho United Btates Courts, on motion of &, Biddle Roborta, BANKRUPTOY MATTERS. An fovoluntary petition waa filed yesterdsy sgainst George A, Button, of Eppards Point, by Bosley & Wightman, Pike Brothers, Kotcham & Beybolt, An- drow Work, Johu Fmegan, B. H. Button, Jool Iicks, David Sutton, and W, T, Draneroft, ‘Whoso claims ugainst bim amount to $10,468.60, They chiargo that Sutton hss made divers prefercntial ase signumients of portions of his property to various par~ tis with intent ta delay Lis credltors and defoat tho doorations of tho Bauk rupt law. A rulo to show cause Blay 11 wan {anucd. Lucius Prink flied s voluntary petition vesterday. His dobrs, a1t unrecared, foot up $1,119, 11 only as- aels are$114,50 1n open accaunts, which aro considered rorthless. " Tha pettion was roferred o toglatar Hib- ard. JTucob O, Smith, a buyer at No, 143 Weat Madison stroct, alao want Jnto voluntsry Laukeuploy, Ilis uo- nacurcd debts are$27,672.47, 'Thare are no assote, The Yotition was reforred to Tegister Hibbard, George 8. Thurbor, of this city, filed & Yoluntary potition, Hi» liabilitics, a1l unsectired. ars $15,124,60 and thoe ssaeta $2,760.98, in open acoounid, Heforence t0 Regiater HIbbATL, Usorie W, CouUiell was yesterday appolnted As- siguee of Patrick T, Bherlock, ‘Awaigneen will bo chosen this morning for tho estates of Joneph E. Young and of Feeney & Burkhardt, A composition meeting will bo hold this morning in the caso of W, W, Nutting, ennimore i£,, Marcellus, and Jobn Dyer, of Fal- ton, Whitesldo County, likewiss went into baukruptoy, but'tla petition wad 0ot redy for publication yealer- ay. SUPENIOR COUNT IN BRIEP, . Nancy P’ Hall began o ault in attachment yesterdsy ngainst Elise L. Nesmith, conservatrix of tho estate of “Thowss A. Nesruith, o liuatic, clafming $6,041.25, Tha Union Building Associstion e & distrovs was rant against the Globo Insurance Company to recovor $600 back rent, COUNTY COURT, 1In the estats of Patrick McUrath, iration was madi grant of adminis- to John Foley, under bond for $20,000, Tnthe catate of James B, Dickerson, letters tenta- mentary were {ssued to Emma R Dickerson aud Ed- wrd Goodman, ttder bond for $4,800, In tho cetate of Uriah I, Wheeler, the will was proven, and lelters wora iskued to Loulss 0. Whooler, under boud for $55,000, In tho catate of Adolph Kirchuer the will wan proven and lsltors were {sstiod to Fredorics Kirchne under bond for $3,100, CHIMINAL COURT. Charles Brown was triod for larcony, found guilty, and remanded, Stophen Warren pleaded gullty to two indictments far forgery, and was remondod. Tatrick dooro was tried fof larceny, fonnd gullly, and remanded. John Beott plesdod guilty to Iarcony, snd was given ono year in the House of Corroction, Androw Miller was triod for burglary and acquitted. On a plea to larceny ho was givon aight months tn ths House of Correctioti, David Joucs was tried for an ssssult, found guilty, and romanded, THE CALL. TuboEGARY—408, 411, 413, 441 to 410 inclustve. JUDAFR JAMESON~AT,8H4, City va. Hapgood, Junox ltoaxns—ie3 to 08 inclustve, Junar: Booti—J07, 309 o 20 ncluilve. Jupue MoALLIsTER—Hot caso 2,158, and Nos, 371 to 380 Inciusivo on Judge Rogers’ calendar. Junak FABwsLL—Argument o the South Town oard cado, Jupak WiLLsxs—No call announced. JUDGMENTS, BUrERIon COURT—CONTESSIONS—Michacl Kesley ot al. va, Willlan Keefe, $118,54, Jupor Ganr—8, B, Goodios, Trustes, va, Oity of Chifcago, $10,000,.—\[artha M. Fuller va. arion M, Cathart, $187.00, =, G, McDean ot al, va, Thomsa Alo- Namara; verdict, $102,05, snd_motion for new trlal.— A, M, Kiine va. liolort 11, McDowell and John Young, $407.84,—J. ' May et al, vu, Charlvs T. Boal and F, Lu Andraws, $163,77.—George’ Halbrook v, Edward 0, Waler: verdict, §4,433.00, Crrouir Count—Afarigarot T. Conwsy ve. John, Martha, and William onsch, 3 Ci50UIT COURT—-CoNPKeNONA—slargaret T, Con- way va. Joli, Mariis, and Willsin Hentch, 20745, unax Itoazus—Johin Nerndt va, D. D, Hinclair and L. R, Moro: verdlet, $1,346, snd motlon for now trisl. Jubax_liooru—Joseph Hartman va, John Durk- bardt, $25, Junas MoALvistEr—Charlos Hamillon ve. Henry MeCabe, $51.20, . CIVIL RIonTS, OxAnA, May 2~A caao unier tbe Clvil Righta bilf comes up fn tho United Biates Cireutt Court fn this cily to-morrow, wherg the plaintiff, s colored man naiued Wood, sties hotul-Xeoper Cloudenning, of Weat Folut, for efoctineat.” Tho cere s exciiog doue ia- orcat, RAILROADS, SOME NARROW-QAUQGE FIGURES, Special Correapenlene uf Tha CAteage T'ridune, Des Moines, In,, May 1,—taid tho Hon, J. K, Gravos, the lowa Railroad King, in the Legls turo, last wintor, Nino-tenths of all the railroad built in Iows tho next ten years will ba of tho narrow gauige. As ho i3 a broad-gauge man, thore must be some good reasou for his opinion 80 poeitively exprosaed, Practical oxporionce is tho bent of all tests 1n avy outosprise. The nar- row-gaage from this city to Ames, in Story Uounty, 88 miles, has now been in operatiou two years, with & success greater than snticipatod. From J. B, Bausman, clvil sugineer, the follow- log details axo gathered aa to the practical opora- tion of tho road, which witl bo of intorest to other localition whore railroads are being projected: ‘Flioro hay been more difticulty iu rolation to locomotives than any other dopartmout of the ousiness. After yarious trinls of differont ene rines, the conviction 14 settlod that cylinders uhiould be 10 by 16 inches; driviog wheels, 42 iuches; weight, 12 to 18 tons,—15 tons pre~ ferrod. The welght of ralis should be 30 pounds Of coachen, the ght should be 7 4y longth, 85 foet; widih outside, 8 feets capacity, 40 pessongers; ®izs of wheel, 20 Incues. Tho aversge wpeed of pussouger tratuw is 14 wiles per hour, sltbough 25 milés Las boon ssveral times made, OF freight-cars, economically considored, the leagth should be 24 oot ; width, 634 feul; weiglil, 6tons; oa- Dpacity, 8 tons, tholkh 42,600 by, has been car- ried without spureciable effeot. Of stock-cars, the loogth uhould be 44 feet ; width, 7 faet ; ca- pacity, 10 dicers,; or 40 to 45 hogu. Bix cazs wil carry the same number as four cara of braad-gange. The rolling atock of this road now conaists of four locomotives, costing 87,800 each ; thres pasasnger-coaches, 83,600 ; twonly-for box-cars, #125 ench ; ton etock and oightoen flat cate, Iron required, including side-tracks for main line, 51 tons bars, 80 foot long, {\er ilo, &b a cont of £50 por ton at prosont rates, dolive ored. Tho rails are a8 good as whon laid. ‘Tiea in use, 6 by 6 inches, and 0 feot long; roadsbed 8 feat, to protect tho ands- of tho tlos from na- qml thawing and froczing, The lotal cost of this or a similar rosd—the g:ndlng hulng mastly on the snrfaco-soll—may fixod at #0,000 per mils, including all cont of construction and equipmont, with tha rosd ready for buslness, The records of this road show that last yoar Its traflio was 81,800 ror mila; its operatiug ax- enscs, 05 por cont of that. It is estimated that 6 additlon of $5,000'would add to the capacity of the passonger rolling-stock three-fold, and to tbe froight four-fold ; and that tho whols wonid be suflicient for a road 60 milea long, It ia honco deducible that a rond of 50 mllos, with maximum_ grades of GO feot to the mile, eagy ourves, aud a trafiio of 81,800 por mile, ean bo operatod with profit to its owuers. 2 Comparing the cost of operation aud eon- struction with that of the Chicago & Northwest- ern, from or to which the narrow-gauge rocelves or delivers about one-half its busimoss, for tho eame numbor of milos of road, the taving, in- cluding tho cost of tranafer, by the narrow- gaugo syatom, s $17,076 por yoar, estimating tho froight bualnest at 150 tona per day. EASTERN RATES, It was rnmorod yesterday that tho Grand Trunk Rallway bad reduced ita passongor rates from tho Eaat to tho Woat, The Agonts of the road in this oity, howevor, deny the roport, anfl stato that the mattor had boon contemplated, but, at the request of various conneoting Hnos, waa not carried out. The froight-ratos are still at bottom figures, and contracts continne to Lo made on graln from dchlugn to New York ot 20 ceuts por 100 pounds, SI0UX CITY & ST. PAUL. Svectal Dispaich to Tha Chicao Tribune, Btoux Crrv, Ia,, May 2.—At tho aunnal olec- tlon for Dircators of the Bioux City & 8t. Paul Railroad, hold in this city last night, the follow- Ing-uaamed gentlemon were choson Diractors for tho ensulug yoar: E. P. Drake, John L. Mer- rism, Horace M. Thompson, and A. H. Wilder, Bt Paul; Adrian Iselin, George 1. Benly, and Walston H. Brown, Now York ; and Georga V. Simmons and Aloxander H. Rice, Boston, e kg ‘The Firemon's, of Chicago, Chioago bas a now Insursuce company,—the Tremon's,—~which began businees on tho 1st day of May, wilh headquarters at No, 92 LaSalle siroot. The Presldent of the now Company is D. W, Eldrod ; Treasurer, \V. A, Barnos ; Bacre- tary, John L. 8kelton. It has ©100,000 stock already taken and psid fn, which amount will doubtlens bo dombled bofore the closo of the month. Ono of tho first acts of the Firomon's waa to roioauro tho outstanding risks of tho old Gtobo Insuranco Compavy, of this oity, which Isiter Company has retired from businoes. In this counaction wo should montion that tho policy-boldars of the Globo aro proteoted and nood have no auxiety. All lossos on policlos isaucd in this city by the Globe will be piomptly aid by tho Firemen's, Those holding policios n tho Globs can have new policies in tho Fire- men's If thoy dosiro. Insurance men will bo plad to know that Mr. 8. P. Walker, the effiofent Becrotary of tho Giobe, will probably take sn nctive part in the managomont of the naw Company. —_—— ‘Women's Conventions, The ladies of Amorica are holding conventions everywhere and adopting, as a tried aud eminent~ ly satiafactory tickot, the now theory of antoma- tism in machine sowing, na-alone oxomplified in the new sutomatiosewing-machine of the Willcox & CGibba 8. M. Co. —_——— Organs, Bheot-Kusio, ‘Books, violins, guitars, braes and German.silver band fusirn- ‘ments, flutes, clarionets, banjos, tamboarincs, drums, accordeons, concertinas, dulcimoers, harmonicas, vio- lin and guitar strings, etc., etc., in endleaw varicty, at the Root & Sonw Muslo Co.'s, No, 150 Btate stroot, p—— ‘To tho Housokeoping Publio, ‘Wo have sold thoussnds of atoves and ranges dur- ing twenty-four years, and have yot to know of n rango to giva the satiafaction ot eftber tho Empress or Ttichmond’s Palace ran, Dalton, 102 State stzeot, Planos, Music- Bwiss and Nottingham Lacs curtains, Probably tho most desirable lot ever seon in Chicago is for sale by Iiliger, Jenkius & Fazon, whom you all know, Nos, 229 and 231 State strost. Ozonized Ox-Marrow for the Hair, by Buck & Rayner, makers of the * Mars * Cologns, BIRTHS. RTIITOI—Thuraday, ADeil 39, at 310 West Twelfih at., Mrs. Bsmuel Btritch, of a daughter, DEATHS, PHILLIPS—May 3, of scarlet fevsr, Rabert R, youngest son of William azd Julis Philiips, sged ¢ Fears 0 montlia aad 4 days, Funeral Tuuraday, May 5, st 2, m., from 185 North Morgau-st, by carrisges o Tosehil,” ¥rienda' of tho family are fuvited. EBERSOLE—May 1, Bertia Mary, daughter of Joaept o tary Eberiol, aged 3 years 11 monilm sl aye, Fudsral from 5156 Wentworth-ov., May 3,3 p. m, FRANCHERE—ay 1, Blancho, infant danghtor of Gaobriel and Eugenla ¥ranchiere, aged 11 months. Funeral from rosldonce, 182 Bius Island-av., Wedueaiay momning. §3~ Montroal papars pleass copy. LANDIS—Very suddenly, yesterday morning, Busauna Landls, mother of Afes. T, G, Wilkon, Yunoral at tiia residenco 613 Fulton-st. Thursday ‘morning at 8 o'clock, Memalua will b taken to Ricke wmond, 11, for interment, KNOTT—In City of Elain, 1IL, April 28, John D, Knott, aged 67 yosrs and 3 month TOYINGTON—May 1, Mrs Emerett P. Boyington, wife of Enon 0. Doyiugton, Y¥uncral Wednendsy at 4 1, m. from residence cor- ner Forty-ffth and Houth Doarborn-st, Carrivges {0 Graceland, ¥riends are fnvited, B May 3, 0f comsumption, Jessts ‘Funaat will teko plsos from her late rosldence, 38 Campbell Park, Thursday, 4th inat,, by carcisges to Calvary. Friends ara lnvited, [} NEERWAGEN=—-3{ay 3, Charley G., youngest son of August F. and Darvetta Heorwaget, aged 10 yoars 5 months and 13 dy; ¥uncral Thursday at 10 », m, from €31 North Wolls- 1. by carmiago to calvary. " Frlanda of th family aze v McGIN-May 3, st Mercy Hospital, Mother Mary Francis Xavier McGin, of the Convent of Mercy, Ot- tawa, i th 49th year Of hier age and the 33th yoar of hier religious profession, ¥ ‘This eminently-gifted 1ady wan one of the first mem- bers of tho Order of Mercy fn tho Weat, snd distin- uishod for aincoro and iassuring pity, ss well sa for many amiable qualities of mind and heart, by which she eudearod hiersolf o all who came within Lier holy {nfluence or bid the happiness of witnessing the herolo exauple and edifying lfs of this fervent roliglous, M. 1, P, ' O'BRIEN—May 1, John O'Drien, Funoral will tako place from his Hoyne-st., by cars 1o Calvary. " POLITIOA. BEVENTH WARD, The Republicans of the Beventh Ward meet this eveuing st No, 341 Blus Island-ay, to reorgsnize ihs Clab aud elect ofticers, I1ato roaldence, 218 BIXTEENTH WARD, Ameeling of the bixieenth Ward Repubiican Club will be held Thuraday ovening at 4 o'clock, at Tieder- krans lal, No, 603 North Wellsat. 4 prompt attend- auce (s requesied. VAL BUIL, Prestdent, AUCTION SALES: By 8. N, FOWLER & CO,, Auctioneers, 274 and 276 East Madisonab THIS DAY, AT 10 A. M. An immense snd very large salo of New snd Booe ond-band ) FURNITUOERE, comprising tha contents of an 80-room hotel and an 11-room houss, removed Lo our atare for convenioics, 1. W. Bodstaads, Bureaus, Oommodes, Parlor-tets, Wardfobes, Bookcases, Orockery, Glass and B, P Ware, Cazpets, of all Xinds and graded, in Iarge ve. | riety. Deslors and housckespars will pleass take no- tice that thls sals is NOT LIMITED. Corner of Maduon snd Halsted-sta,, at suction this ke WLER & C0., Atctionsers. _JINAM DRUSH, Brlesman. By JAB, P. McNAMARA & CO,, 117 Wabsabi-ar., 0. w, oor, Madison-at. 500 LOTS ‘BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEATHER AT AUTCTION, ‘Thursds; JAS, Morning, May 4, 8£9:80 dl ALY & 0 e, AUCTION SALES. DUTTERS & C0.8 REGULAR BALE, Wednesday Mornlng, May 3, at 9:30 Otlock, Av118 304 120 Wabashear., N, E. cor, Madinanay,, 200 PACEK.AGES ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WHITE GRANITE WARE, Yollow n:dhle!.;g;;:‘g;fi::mvu‘vnm, All-Wool Oarpets, F'ine Tablo Cutlery, Clgars, 20 brla Graund Coffos, &c., ko At 13 o'clock, PHAETONS, BUGGLIES, & HARNESS, 658 WALLACE-ST. BTOOK OF Gracertes, Wines and Liquors, Clzars, Crockery, & Also Hores, Wagon, and Barness will be sold g Auction, Wedneadsy, May 3, at 103, m, WM, A, BUTRERS & 00., Auctioneers, 300 LOOKING-GLASSES! 400 FRAMES! T _ATOT, IN, WEHDNEBDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 187¢, At our Balesrooms, 118 and 120 Wabaah. ‘WM, A, BUTTERS & 00., Auctionesr, smeec—— 100 0e BUCTONE & 00 UCTONCON, | BUTTERS & C0.'§ REGULAR TRADE BALE, Desirable lines of STAPLE AND FANGY DRY G00DS, REGULAR MADE OLOTHING, TFor Men's, Boys', and Youth's Wosr, FURNISHING GOODS, Notlons, Edgings, Embroidories, Hosale: Glovga,' fiw?%nps, Boota and Bhoss, £ ALSO BTEAW GOODS. TIIURSDAY MORNING, AIAY 4, at 9:30 o'clock, ¥ their Auction Nooms, 118 snd 130 Wabash-av., northe corner of Madison-st, 166 Warren-av. CHOATTEL MORTGAGE SALE 0! 7P RICH TOUSEMOLD FURNITURE, WILTON & BRUSSELS OARTETS, PIANO-FORTE, &c. A residence No, 185 Wars on TIUURDAY, May 4, 8L 10 o'clock &, m, The entire farniture—Parior and chamber nets, Wil ton, Brussels, snd_wool carpets, dining_room furni. ture, chins, glass, bodding, pictures, and everything nocesmary for hotaskesping,all n {he best of order, and nestiy new, By order of the mortqages. WL, A. BUTTERS & CO,, Auctloneers, BUTTERS & C0.'8 BATURDAY SALE, Saturdoy, May 0, 0:30 o'clock, s, m., st their salesroome, 118 and 120 Wabsab-av, FURNITURE, Carpets, Pianos, Houschold Goods, Etc. By ELISON, POMEROY & GO, Auctioneers, 84 and 86 Randolph-st. For Watches Diamonds, JEWELRY, Silver or Plated Ware, GO TO A. H. MILLER'S GREAT CLEARING AUCTION SALES, HVERY DAY THI8 WEBEK, at10:30 8. ma and 2:30 p. m. Algo Saturdey Evening at 7;30 o'clock, At 61 Washington-st. ELISON, POMEROY & 00, Auctioneers, Mr, J. I, FRENCH will conduct the sale. BANKRUPT SALE AT ATCTION, At our Balearooms, 84 & 86 Randolphe-st., Wodnesdsy Morning, May 3, at 10 o'olook, By order of R, E, Wilcox, Anslgnos, we will sell tht entire stock P, Tiollinger, Binkrupt, conslating of gon- eral atock Tinware, Hardwaro, Housefarnishing G Dipe eto,, Table Gutlery, Flsted Ware, Tin Fall Covers per andles, I'aty Pans, Scollop Pans, Plain Pans, Drinking Cups, Also. s geersl stock Bhelt Hardmara TLISON, 0Y & CO., Au AtNo. 798 Wabash-av., TIURSDAY, May 4, at 10 o'clock, ‘Wo sell the eatirs Honsehold Eects of @ Large Privale Resldenct Drunsels ana Wool Carpets, Mantel Mirror, Parlor Suft Marbletop Chiamber Ses, Dining.rcom’ Furniture lango, Crockory and Glasaware, Sferling Bilver su Tlsted Ware, Uookcase and Library of rate and valusw blo Looks, 30 yolumes. Rale unreserved. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctionsers, | At No. 39 Thirteenth-st., ' between Wabash and Michigan-ave Thursday Morning, May 4, at 10 o'clodh Tho entire Household Furniture ot auction, Ont splendld Piano, Carpota, Parlor, Chamber, and Din ing-loom Furniture, Crockery snd Glassware, &o., & ELISON, POMERUY & CO., Auctionecrs, For Friday Moruing, May 5, at 9:30 ciclock IMMENSE DISPLAY New Parlor Suits, New g&a}nmber Sets, . DRUSSBLS AND WOOL CARPHTS, Lounges, Bofas, Bookcases, Becrataries, Extensiof ‘Tablos, Afarblo-top Tables, Hoqt, Bta: Eaay Chairg, &e., ko, A large atock good Usea Furniture from pré wato realdence, COrockery, Glass and Ohins Ware, T ble Uutlery, Plated Ware, Ges Merchanudlae, &c. ELISON, POMEROY & GO, %4 and 88 Randolp = === By G. P, GORE & CO,, 68 and 10 Wabash-av, No, 461 West Washington-st. foar corner Bheldo: 0 Chattel mortgaga salo of Elegant Housshold Furniturt and Plano, au Wedneaday, My 3, at 10 oclock prom Marble-Top Chamber Ssis, Hrocatelle and Itep Pariot Hots, nt Marble-Top Tablea, Dedsteads, Hureaus Extonsion Tables, Hideboards, Dol Uommodos, Cliairs, Faintings, Refrigerators, Deds and Beddin 5 Porlor’ aud Cook-Sloves, Glars, China, and Plat Ware, Velvet, Brusssls, snd Woo! Carpet, two slegant Tier Blirrors, with Corsice to match, Iavo, Blool, Gaver. @, 1, GURE & €O/, Auct/rs, GHO. P. GORE & CO. 68 and 71 WABABH.AV., Will at thelr regulsr weekly Auction Rsle on Wedars day, May 3, offer un unequaled lins of BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, In all styles and varloties, fucluding a Iarge variety of ‘CHILDLENS UOMHEI‘ G00DS, Cataloguos and goods ready for inspection Modsts GEO, P, GOBE & 00., 03 and 70 Wabasb-av, On Thursday, May 4, at 9} o'clock, e shall close out a very large and good assortment -Household Furniture: BE ON HAND FOR THIS SALE, Flegant Tarlor and Ciambar s, Sldsbassds, Fek nub Hall Troos, Easy Estonslon Tables, Whatuols, Lounges, Walout Cisirs and Rocks ers, Marblo top Tavies, Walaut liedsteads and Borssud Bock Cgos Farlor xud Ofice Dotks, Sicw Casel oased, Car 0l loth, ef e e, GORE & 0., Austionserts , —_— G R IO e By WM, F, HODGES & CO. At the private reaidonta 16! Bouth Pauline-t,, DSSE A ., the entire contents at suctios, Thlll"d:g morning, May 4, a410 o'clock, conslating of Bruss and wool carpels, marblo-top chamber furnlt One Beautiful Parlor Suit, velvol pufings, diniog, sititng-room, kiiches, and l'u‘lu:.alry.:(nrm e, em;:ry x‘(ln.-":;n-v..'t ihud-ma. 1 ator cook-elove, hostlad- Ealo posic tive, and without rosarve. WAL ¥, HODGES & €04 Auctioueors, 62 Weat Lako-st. hout R e e OELEDIATED (o gu Ul‘a’hn—flyrued“w all te, 1 b and upward s ELG o by B T ST