Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1876, Page 3

e THE SCAVENGER CONTRACT, *2 FOREIGN. Tho British Government Will Hold Winslow o Short # Timo Longer. Opponents of the Royal Titles Throaten the Ministry with a Vote of coqmm. A Declslre Voto in tho Spanish Cortes Favoring Religlons Tolerattom, GREAT BRITAIN, WIRSLOW. Lowpow, Misy 8.—Ths Government will bs ques- tioned In the House of Gommons to-night {f the Unted Btates hsa protestad sgainst the action laken in the Winalow case; if its domanda sre ln harmony with the existing treaties, snd wuat courns the Atltorney Gen- eral will advine tn the premises. The application for the reloase of Wimslow, made {o-lay, was rraleted by the officers of tire Crown, and dented, Winslow wili baheld for ten doys zo]nm walting the reply from Washington to the Ja Eoghsn note, A applicstion for ils relsase Wwill ba renewed on ths 13th instaat, HER LIOH IIINTNESS, Tounok, Hey 3--The Ttem Association reports the foliowing ¢ * We' underatand thal, In consequonce of the diseatistsction estnsed by tha piroclsmation giving offect ta the Doyal Tisioa ack, snd woich does not limit thia usa of o tiile of Eropress strictly to Indls, 8ir Len- ry dames will give notico in the House to-morrow that Bo will move & rerolution oquivalent to & Yoto of con- Buire, to the effeet that the procismstion doss not fol- Al the pledaes given by the Governwent during the debata un the Royal Titles bill, and_thorefara the vots on tho Lill wan takon undor s misooncoption. The Starquia of Hartingion will ask Disesoll for sa oppor- tuaily to diseuss the above motlon,” —_——— SPAIN. DEBATE ON RELIOIOUS POLICY. ‘Manwp, May 3.—1n Congresa to-day the dedate on a new Constitution was conlinned, Benor Alvares oppored the foleraton clamss and do- tlared that the monarchy waa lostif religions unity was not maintstned. Prime Minister Canovas del Caatillo, in reply, powted out fhat Spaln possestad colonies in America, Atrica, aud Asis, and had relations with the whola world, It would fmpoanible for ber to ki theso colonies end maine iain those relations if the Government sdopted an irreconcilable ultramontans attitudo, THE FURROS TROUBLES. MexvATK, May 3.=Two Guipszoan delegates and the Civil Gavernor of San Sebsatian bave renicned on sccount of thedr apinlous conoerning tho Yueros, NELIGIOUR TOLERATION, MapRID, May 8. —Congresa to-lay by s voto of 228 fo 3 rejocted thaampudnients projosed Ly the Mod- eradoes agalust tho religious toloration clause of tho Conatitution, ToaDoK, May 3,—~The T¥mes Madrid dispateh asys the amenduent to the Conalitaiion refected by Cons exa geatarday by o vote of 226 0 59 wak that in favor of religious unity, which was supported by Benoe Alvarea, —_— FRANCE. TUE PRLES-TACG, Pante, May 3,—The manager of Drofts de I'Homme has boeu rontencod to two months' imprisonment and fine of 1600 for pnblishing & spcech delivered by Dr, Uobivet at tho annesty meetlug, April 21 BOULER'S CONTEMIT ¥FOR JERUME BONAPARTE. AL, Houbr has adilreatod & lettor {o bl electors of Adaccio thauling them for their support, He ptites that the Princo Iniperial, bnving already protected his *labts from culpabla stiuck by (Lo Jetter which wna publiehed biefore the Mat cltion, ke (Ruulier) will tot fnterfere fu_the fortheoming clection, but *will taerely treat Princo Jeroma Napoleon, stiouid hie again scoopt candidacy, with indifferenco snd forgetfulnas, i e ibien) THE CABLES. BERIOUS INTERRUPTION. Rew Yoo, May 3.—The cable lines between Nova Sootis sud Newfoundlaud, counceting with the Atlane Uccablew at Heart's Content aro broken,and con- lequently communication with Kurope by the Anglo- American lino 1s temporarily foterrnpled, A fault nss discoversd fn the Feench cable 200 miles from Tircat, some time ago, which hins not yet oen repairod. I'hs Uulted States direct cable 1s work- ing, snd &8 now the only line opeut ot publle, bt meastiros will bo imuediately taken t0 repatr the cable botwoen Nova Scotls snd Newfoundlsnd, and it is hoped tlst the inarruption of communication with Usartw Gontont will not be of long cuntinusuce, ———— TURKEY. TELEGRATPHIC CENHONMIIPS, LowDox, May é—5 &, m.—The Ttmes' Detlin dis- patch says that tho Austrian Covernment has forbld- den the transmisslon of tolegrama concerning tho con- centration of troopa in Oroatis and Dalmatia. Tho Russian taickraphic sgency reporta thas Nicsia beon revictusled 1or only three weoks, The In- surgents prevented Moukhtar Pusha from completing the work, ———— ECYPT. THE KREDIVE'S PROPERTY LIALLE 70 EXECUTION, ALKXANDRIA, Alny 3,—The Dalrs, property of the Khedive's privato estate, Lias been adjudged labie to exvention, Rivers Witson returns to, England, owlug o the so- osptance by Egyyt of the French tinancial scheme. —ee—— CANADIAN NEWS, Worms—The Reve Jchonuell-Labhor . and Capatal. {Tpectas Dunater to The Chroaan T'ribune. Moxrnear, May 3.—Iutelligonce ia roceived by cablo that to-duy tho papoers In the Worma caso, whioh wero gent from boro by 3lr. Cartor to his prafoseional confrore in Loudoo, Mr. Archam- bult, wors laid befors the suthoritics thera. It remalns to be soon what action will bs taken. 1% 18 probavle a correspondence will bo opoued with tho American Govornment, as the gronnd takon by Jr. Carter when the casa was boforo Judge Ramuay, is the oxuct lutorprota tion given to the luponial act by English Judges, Special Uinuteh i Ul Caleaza Trivune, TonoNTo, May 3.—At o mesting of tho Toron- to L'resbytery Jast nigut, the amended statement of tho Iiev, J, D. McDonnell failed to satiufv a majority of the Presbytery, mho adopted a reso- lution roquiring him either to modify huw stato- mout or give & virtuslly unqualifiod avaent to (ho dectiine of eternal punisimont, uslaid down in tho Confosslon of Faib, Tbe misonty, in- cludiog the Rev. Mr. MeDounoll, entored thelr dissent, and ciaved the pm‘lla*a of appeal to tho' Bynod or Ueneral Assembly, which js tho higheat Preabytarian court, The nflo sasocistious of this city aro now bolding & nicoting to solect a team to reprencnt Ountario 8t Creedmoor. Special Dispadch to Tha Chicago Tridbune, Br. Catuanixes, May 8.—The laborers on tha now cansl at ‘Thorold bave etruck for an {noreass of 12)¢ cents per doy. A procession of oyer 400 striltels warched throngh tho Town of Merritton to-dny, hondea by a band, tlage, ote, Bpeetat Dapateh w T'he Clicago Tyibune, IlaymiLToN, Muy J.—HBeveral factorics that havo been working shiort time have rosumed full Wours mth a full complement of hunde, THE CROPS, MINNESOTA. Bvecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tridtma, Winona, Mion., May 8.—eeding is very noar- ty done oun Groenwood I'rairie, the amount #own betng ebout the same as put In last year. Counductors of the Winoua & Bt, F'ster Road report that the wheat-tielda this deof New Ulm alroady bogin Lo woar a grosu tingo. bBoeding was fully two woeks in advance of the opuru~ tlons elong the esutern eud of the road. The Other Babaon, Sew York Meveury, On one of the uarrow etreots that runthrough whst 18 known as the Creole quartor iu Now Ur- leans stood a httle shop, which 1 propriotor delighted ju nsming * Tue I'wo Buboons,” Hure- 1y, pituble fancy must have suggented o striking o title, and, although familarity with the shos bad made the donizens of the quarter obliviona to the humor of the nawme, it was nol the cuse with & certaln young Creolv who passed that wn{a returuing from s dinner party. Hu stood looking at the eigu ae if loat in admirstion, sud thon, a8 If seized withiau uncontrollable impulyes, bo rushad across tho stroet sud cowmonced n wviclent rapping ou the closed acors. His loud demand for admission was not 80 promptly an- swered & it seamed to him 1t abculd Lavo Loen, and fortbwith he belabored the dour with redoub. led forvo until it waa opened by thu couclerge, quite ovescoma with fright, ** Whore is he 7" demanded the vigitor. **Hut who M'sieor 7" asked the dazed sttend- an| _* Why, tha propristor, to bs wure, stupid. 1 wish {0 soo hiw sb osce,” continued the visitor, stmulatiug breathleas impatience. + M'sfeur Falix, it is he whom the gentlemsn wishen to weo 7 He line jusdo his toiles for the uqu&. He may not be dwturbed.” “But I must see bim—very lmportans. MMy wolfare is at stake.'” *Woll, 1don's know, this 18 very unusual, biag—" < Cortaluly, of courss, load we to biz," und without furfhers ado the strauger was cosducted to the apartwent of the proprictor, No souvner was the door partly opened ja reply o the sum- wmons, svd » night-capped kesd protmded \ through the oponing, than the interloper pushed his way in, saviogt - ¢ Ah, at last ; whoro s be, then ? s 1 donot nndartand tho gontleman. It fa I whom you wish to sea” said Lhe ahopkoeper. v I'ar oxample. donot I know swhat T want?"” replied tho stranger: ** Whors is he, I topeat, I ‘must reo bim. It is fmportant.” *Ah, eal you make fun of me. Joan Mario Baptiste,” " h"a, Do, tho other, your partner, I musteco I am he, him, lfll‘lrlnefl Sapristil I have no partner, I n It's an outrago, a baso imposition, a enato to decelvo the innocent, ‘Toll me, how can you be two peopla? Nol § shall not bo baiked, I will ses him.” " “4Mon Dion| bnt who ia it you wish to aco ? * Why, your partnor, imbecile. Do you not say on yoursign ' The Two Baboons? well, I want 1o ‘see him, the other one, your part- or," ‘Tho old fellow atood a moment, comprehonded tho situation, aud quletly taking tho strangor by tho arm led him&rnmly across the room to n #mall mirror, pointed at ita refleoting surface, and said : + Bohold him, I had dospaired of finding yon, denr brothor, but la bon Dieu ts ever parforming miractes, and it {s nothing for Him to tranafor an #as into & baboon.™ Tlldi{OUGHBREDS. Largo Snle of Short-Forn Cattle nnd Other Valunble Stock nt Springficld, Aklee Yesterday. speeia! Dixpalch to The Chicags Tribune. BrriNorixLp, Iit., May 8.—Tho attendancs on tho short-hotn caltle sala to-day waa much Jarg- ar than yesterday, Taylor and Elliott sold thircy head of cows for £4,035, avorago about 8146, At the noon recass wore sok a lot of Dorkshiro pow piga at an avorsgo of #40 por head; also twanty-four Cotawold shoan at au ayorage of $18 per hoad, and one two-year-otd Clydosdalo sial- uoi“‘n‘:g&zfinonvhorn hords of 7. H, Kiaslnger and J. I._Pickrell woro sold tho following : Lonion Duchessof Bedtord, 10 montha o, $2,700, 10 A, Kimberly, of Woat Liberty, Tu, Avalou Diclicas, $430, to D, Btocky, of Harristown, Royal Duchces, $395, to Tles, of Springfeld, U, Conntenn of Coruwall, impotted, $2,050, to R, Hollo- way, of Alexis, 1l, Conntess of Oxforil éth, imported, $1,600, to Brown & Sous, of Berlin, 11l Ads slnn, ‘imported, $1,300, to 7.2, Fholby, of Slan- nou, 1M, Carolins Cochrane, $2.100, to W. & W, Pickerall, of Mechanieaburg, 111, Onruline I Tink 6tb, 1,600, same buyer, ne buyer. Stocky, of Harristown, i, Tink 10th, . Fisher, of Newark, Mn. Pretty Jemins , to D. A. Bowen, of Nowark, Mo, o Lntterdy of Linwaod, 10, to” W, & Will, of Pitia- eld, I11, Matty Rtichardsan, $1,806, ta Potta & son, of Jack- soavills, Jil, Miunfo Richardson, §5:0, to A, Morlott, of Milton, Ind, Kafghtly Vatls, imported, $1,215, to D. 0. Rawner, of Newark, Mo, Carnation 34, imported, §1,000, to William Pritchett, of Frankford, Mo. Autumn Queon, imported, $375, E. Ilen, Laurs 20 nnd bull-calf, §250, 10 D, Stocky, of Har- ristown, 111, Becond, Louan of Liuwood, §1,660, to J. Poita & Bon, uf Jacksonville, 1L, Louun 6th, of Poular Farm, $1,00, to Grigsby & ‘Hompton, of Winchester, Ky, Caswn 2ith, §813, 80 3, Polts & Som, Cazsa futh, $435, ta 8, Prather, of Springfeld, Il Cantaloupe, $203, to Mrlott Siliton, of Indizta, Reddud of Linweod, $205, t0 W, A, Coddingtos, of Nobrunka, Quoen Dnttarfly, $2:0, sama. Tioaalin 2d, $260, 1o &pears & Som, of Taltula, Lady Iiwath, 205, Lo A, Pistier of Newark, 3o, Zudy Breastplate, $143, to J, B, Walsh of Talluis, Antio Bologn, $490, 0 J. I, Ryburn of Bloomington, H, Tho total of tha sales of twenty-fivo females of this herd a £27,010, and the averace per head $1,0.0, Becond Marquis of Worcsstor, snporied, §,000, to D. A, Rowner of Newark, Mo, Duke of Richmond, imported, §2,250, to Potts & 8o s Grand Ditke of Eirklioaigton 34, imported, $1,560, to W, Scott, of Wyoming, Iil. ‘Baron ¥rouch, $:09, w Mr. Killot, of West Liborty, I Jay, imported, $500, to T, Botts, of Wellington, Mo, Grind ‘Duxe of Geaovs, $160, 't Col. O'aaller, of Cansda. mlln]. Bedford, $183, to 3. P, Taylor, of Wolf Croek, TOTAL ABSTINENCE, Ktate Convention of Prohibitionists at Indinnapolts, knd, Svecial Drapateh to I'ha Chicuyo Tribune, Tupianavowts, Ind,, May 3.—The Stato Tem- peranoa onvoutiou o this afternoon, and is Inrgoly attended. Mrs. ox-Ciov. Wallaco, Presi- dent, waa dotalnod at home by the death of n sister, and Miss Autotta Hoyt was olocted to preaida in her abaence, Mra. Wallaco appoared, and rosd hor snnual roport, in which sho enrnostly advocates womau- suffrage as n cure for intompotauce, Mrs, L. O. Robinson, Mrs. Emma Malloy, Miss Amauda Way, and tho ofticors of the Con- ventlon wora sppoluted dologates to tho Na- tional Temperunco Convention, to moot at Philadelphia June 12, ttatintica for thoe yoars 1874 and 1875 show the numbor of saloons in fifty-tive counties to ba 1,335 jn 1875 agalust 744 fu 1874, This fs the oporation of the Democratic License !aw, a1 compared with tho Baxter bill. In 1875, thera wore 2,213 }icensod unloons in tha entire Btate, A large mecting was held to-night iu the Grand Opera-llouso, at which addrosdon were msdo by Mrs. Hobinson, Ars. Malloy, aod Luther Banson. ‘I'ho Convontion wilt continwe throughout to- morrow. —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lanxr, May 8.—Hteamship State of Ponusyl- vania, from Now York, srrived. Quzexstowy, May 8,—Bteawship Lord Olivo, from Philadelphis, arrived. Nuw Yonuk, Alay 8.—Arrivod, stcamér W, A. Beliolten, Rottordam, CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN'S WILL. : Provivexor, R. L, May 3.—In the Probato Court at Newport yosterday tho will of tne late Obnrlotte Cushman was admitted to probate, Mr. J. Y, Boamuon was presout and authen- ticated his own siguature. Diplomnatic Accomplishinenty, Mr, Liverstt's sccomplishuivuts wore differont from those of an American Minister who was ouce sent to the Court of I'rance, and of whow an admiring attache remarked, with enthusiasmn, that e could **smolke and chew porfectly at the same timo."” Iresumptively the samo gou- tloman could play au excollont game st whist. But thie, us Mr. Lverott sald, was vory 1muoh more thaw ho could do. According to she ntory, Ar. Everott was to present hils crodeutinls to the Quoen on tho suute day with the presuntation of the Italian Minisior, and ropaired at the proper hour, in tho costume of coromony, to the palace, whera ho found Lis Italiau colloaguo, alio ofiicially snd splondidly arrayes, ‘The prosontation took plaoe in due form, and the Minlstory, baviog boen biddon to dinner, were informed by tho PrimoMininterthat the Duchess of Kont, the Queen's mother, desirud them to Jjoin her in a game at whist, * 1 am sorry for oither of you who may be my partuer,” #aid tho Primo Minwtor, smiling, as ho roso to load tho wsy to the Duchoss, **for [ know very littlo sbout the game.” As thoy passed along, Mr. Everett turned to his diplomatio companion, sad sald, with lofty urbauity, ** Lalso wust eutroat your Excollous ay's forbearanca if you should have the wwfor- tuno to ba allotted to me san partner, for { hava very littlo practios in the gamo.” Tho Italian Excellenoy bowed courtaously, and gravely as- sured tho Amosican Ministor that tho uoccssity of forbearauco was mutusl, for he sino had very littto acquaintance with the game, The Duchons roceived lior goests with all ceremony, and haviog indicated who was to be her partuer, tho tiree dignitied personsyges who were not vc? fawilisr with whist weated tLemseives, and the gate was ubout to begin, when a lady of honor placed herself by the chair of the, Duchiess, who gracioualy rowarked to her com- Emlunu: * Your Excotioncles will excuss me, ut, to provent embarrassment to yoa, I have roquestad this lady to prowpt we, as, iudeed, I sw not very familisr with the game.” The hx- collencios bowed profoundly, and the coromoninsl gowe of whist proceedod. B¢ non o vero, sben trovalo. Mr. Everett had 8 keen aondo of humor, and ho said that tu all his otticial life Le Lad seen nothing more absurd tan that guwe, 1o was au oxcollent story- toller, sud thu narrative lost nothivg in the telhug that Westington Isvivg wus ous of the amused listouors. The rocent Oongrese- jonal debate upon diplomatie sppropriations rovealed ths fact that thero 8 g deal of thiu kind of dummy whist in diplom lite, 8 Iim“ deal of playiog at playing at cards, solemnly and 1o fie cluthica, 1 18 peraps no eorious duwadvaulage 10 uu Americat Minister thiat he is ot a1 accomplished whist-player, nor sven au expert in slinuituueons wmoking aod chowlug,—~Kdilor's Kasy Chair n MHarper's Aagazine for May. ME CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.. 3 4 TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION, Effects of Its Abolition in Coolc County, Additional Powers which Wonld Be Conferred on the County Commissionors, Statnlory and Constitutlonal Provisions on the Subject. To the Editor nf The Chicago Triduna: Cnicaao, May 3.—-At tho roquast of the Execu. tivo Committeo of the Grand Council I havo pro- pared and submit herowith a statoment of the Iaw fnvolved by a change from township organi- Zntlon to the other kind of connty govornment, 1t ia for the information of all whothave not the timo or facilities for hunting it up, I bave ox. preesed no opinfon as to the polioy of the change, but bave, howaver, ealled sttention to the point that, ns I nnderstdnd the Constitu. tion and tho doclsions, the Logislature may cor- rect by the geueral law any evils which may grow ont of olther aystem by reason of a large popuintion or othior causes, Yours, otc., Jaaes P, Root. ADDITIONAT, TOWERS OF COUNTY BOARDS AND OFFI. CRUN I¥ COUNTIIS NOT UKDKR TOWNSRIP OROANI- raTion, . “ (feneral suporvision of all higbways, roads, and bridges in (e conuty, Includlug tato roade,” 310, Hoa, 47, Powers ani duties undor the Road law.—T. 8. 935, 1. Open now roads and appoint * viowers.” 2. 'To yncato roads, 3, 'To appoint Roud Supervisors, ‘The Bupervisor is required to keop the roads in repale to the extent of the Jabor of the persona bound o labor on tho roads, thio balance to be pald out of the County Tresaury, when so ordered by the County oard. 4. The County Loard wmny divide the connty into toad districts and sppoint tho Road Supervisors theros or, 5. In addition to road labor tho Board may annnally sesoza o rosd-tax of not mnore than 0 ccuts on 14, But no requisition in Iabor or money shall bs made in any ncorporated city or town whero the chartar pro- vides for akitg cars of roads, €. The Iaw pruvides all tho necessary machinery for road purpeses sud the coliptlion of tha tax. %, 1u countlos where rord Iabor is not roquired tho Connty Board may nsacss 40 ounts on $1¢0. 8, Sheritra, elc,, to be pald out of the County Treas. ury dn all road matters. . An 1 Cook County, the county officers recelvo salarios, and ho fees aTo o bo paid into this Trear- ury, tho county generally will havo fo pay tho exe peuacs of oflicers under tho ltoad law, and thers are 10 feea provided for to offaet tho samo, BEVENUE LAW. 9xc, 67, Thobooks for tho peseesment of property in conutiea nat nuder townsnip orgsnization shalt bo made up_by Congroeslousl townships, Lut parts or fractioual townships Icsa than full townships may be m!l]llt\ lal full townebips, at the discrotion of tho Coune ty Joar, It will thus be scen that no district can bo Tess than G wiilea ryuare, and the samo may inchuido more, Tho same rection provides na follown s * Heparato books shail be made for tho asreamont of property and tho collection of sll tazes snd apeoil neacssments thereon, within the corporste Bmita of cities, towns, aud vii- Iages, 1f ordered by the County Board,” It will be 2cn that tho power of tho Board i pratly broad. S0, 72, Until provision is inade by law for the eloo~ tiou of the County Asscssor iu cointies not under township organieation, the Couuty Board in sa(d coun. tiea shull annuatly sppoint some auitablo and _coinpe- tent pervon aa County Apvessor, and thu person 8o ap pofuted eholl hold his aftice ono sear, BEO, T, If any Amtonsor, for auy causo whatover, shiall be unablo 1o perform the dutiv required of lum within the time desimusted by law, ho way, by and with the advico and consent of the Chairman of the Connty Donrd, appuint ope or nore suitable persoris to act an deputies to mesist Iim In making the arsessment, and tnay design district or portfon of tho {owusbip, county, city, vil- lage, or town, in which such deputy or deputica are autliorized to Mator nesers property, Huch Deputy Assessors ahiall iako return to the Abasesor, No pro- ‘ision ia made by law for roviewlugt tho asxcssment, as in case of the Town Board in tho othor clasx of coune aes, BE0, 91, Tho pay of Asscesors and Deputy Asseatora shiall, from tite 10 time, In countios nut under towns nhip ' organization, bo dotermined and fized by the County Board, and n countles undor townslip ore gauization by the Town Uoard of Auditors, Uf cournp in counties not undar township organizas tiow thio kalarisa will ho paid out of the County ‘Iroas- ury—in tho otier claes, out of the Town Tressury, Boe, U7 provides that the Couuty Board shall equalizo an batwoon istriots the saws as it doos now betwocn tho townw, 1t alko corrects orrurs ths 8 a4 naw, the practical diGeronco belug that all peraons must altond the County ULoeard Lo have correction made, The District Asvessors do not incet &3 the “Town Boards do How to review the sassamont, COLLFUTIUN OF TAXIN. ‘The districts calabilshed by the County Doard as aforemaid aro 10 bo rocoguized a8 colleaiion districts, sud tho books made up socordingly, Skc, 140, Each county In the State not under town. ship orgauization shall bua collection diutrict for the purposes of thisact, and tho BherbiT of wuch county )l bo respectively vx-ofielo Distrlet Colloctor of o4 colleation diatriet, ko, 161 Authorizes the Bheel to appeint deputics, From this point the proceeding I8 the &nmo as now, exceph the Sherity 18 subsutuled for tho County Treant urer. ‘Tho Elretion lnw provides, Sec, 23, that **in cormnties not under township organization there shall bo slected on Tuedday noxt after tho first Monday of November, in “the yoar of our Lorl 1873, aud wvery two years thoreafter, & County ‘rcasuter, whd shall Tie ox-oficia the 'County Assessor, snd who shail rocolvaall foeana Treamurer aud Asseanor auin jiro- vided by law, und who sliall hold bl offico for two sears, and until biy suceessor In clocted and wualstled. This obviates tho nhecossity of appointment by the County Bioard, as provided ante, Yhe powcrs of the Couuty Bosrd, the Sherifl, aud the County Treasurer wro thesame in hoth classes of countles, oxcopt as herein otherwiae apocttiod. PEOVISIONS OF THFE COSSTITUTION A8 TO COUNTT . NMRNT, 56,8 of Art. X, 4u 88 fotlows: ipo: 8, Anr. . Tho Ueneral Assombly shall pro- vidv by generul law for tawnship organiza ton, under which auy county may orianize whenover & majority of the legal volers of wuch connty, voting at auy ges- wrxl election, stsll so determiug, aud, whenever an; county sball adopt township organization, so much of this Constitution sn provides for the msusgemont of the fiscal concorns of the waid county by the Doard of County Cominssaionern may bo dlspansed with, sud tho affaira of sald_conuty may be trausacted in such nisnnor s« the (fonersl Ansombly may provide. And I uny county that shall have adopted a township or- gauization, tho queation of continuing the same may be aubmittad (0 & vote of tha eloctors of much couuty at o general eloction, 1n the manuer that now ls or wmiay bo provided by law, oud, if & wajority of all the vots cast upon that question shall bs agaiost town. ship organization, them muoh organizstion shnll cose n waid county, and all laws in force in relation * to countles not liaving township orgsuization sball imincdtately tuke aifect and bo in forco in such couuty. Ho iwo town- 18 wlsll have the same name, aud the day of hold- Ing the annuul towesily sgueting muall bo notform throughout the Yiats, Heg, 6, At the first electiofl of County Judges undor this Constituton there whall bo clected in each of the counties in thin Btate, not under township orgsnizs- tion, three ollicers, who ahall be atyled * 'Flio Loard of Gounty Commussioner y? who sball Lold_eesuiona for b transaction of coilty busluess as shull Lo provid- ed by law, Onoof #ald Cominissioners shall hold his oftiva for oo year, oue for \wo years, and one for thive years, to Lo delormined by lot; and overy yoar thereafter, vue wuch officer sball ba vlectedIn ¢ach of sald counties fur the teri of thres earn, ? Bro, 7. The county affalrs of Cook County shall be mansged by a Board bf Cuinmissioners of fiftoon per- Sos en of whia wiall Lselecled Troia the Gity of Oit. cago, and fve from towns outaido of said city, fu such manner us may be provided by law, 24 0f Art. 1V, 14 ns follows (smong others) : Icgulating county aud township uffalra, Laying out, upeniny, slicring, sud working -.\‘w'nl- or highways, v:uuerwd-. towiyplata, sirwats, and publio grounds. 13 docs 1ot follow froin tits that the General Avsem- bly canuot by & genersl law relating (o Lo cu uuder townsbip- organization, or 10 the ollice class, logislate Lo nieot thie waute of il the conuties in the State, NoF i8 {1 to bo preatuned that Hardin and Cook Couuties niust be governad exactly slike, Tho Coustitution evidently lutonda that ous law aliall bo passed, and thi muat be u geueral law, but of St flardin, with its few thousand people, aod Gouk, with Jla half of a milifon, sro wiueezed futo uno mold, then’ wo ate indecd, As hus boen already seon, the Rtoad law provides that the Gouuty Board suail’ not hinys control of the rouds in incorporsted townw and citles, - And whichover uyatem of County Governmont 1u In forco in Conls County, it 1s competent by a general 10 provide for all the xlgencios shat muy ariae by Tesson uf au lmumsnve population, or Ly reason of physical differenc ‘Whutever thiete {8 In the town- #hib systuin savoringaf evil, or iu the other system, way boeorrocted by legialation, ‘o law niow 18 Liat the Couuty Voard sscertains the amount of the tawn tax n_Chicago, takiug the power away (rom the Town Hoard, sud this hixs been sus- telued by all of the Judges of tuy Cirenit Coust, ale though tho law 1ay ot have any appllcution in oiher sounties, for the reaxon that they contuln no citfes aimilarly situatod, ‘Fhe law, Lowever, (v gonural, snd applica o particular stato of things zistiog at pres eut here, or that inay exiat eliewhers, Thia doctrine was practicully eustained in the Lin. colu Fark case, Wo in Tounty s sysom nos altggethior town nor altogethor not town- ship, ‘The supreme Court bus decided that townulip orgenization 1v not sbollslied, yet it s 1a part, bocause we Liave 8 County Board ot composed of tho HBupers visors, We havo a efate of thivgs somewhal ditferent from any other county, snd the Leglulatare hus the undoubtod right to provide for sy vxigeucy growlug out of thu pacullarity of the cave, Heuco,sa has ai- ready beon suld, any evil incident (o the situation may be corsected, whether it b to amead the yoneral law cuBcrUINg Unu OF the otber clasy of cuuntivg, TULE 4UPHEXY COUNT LICIMON, ‘Thie Caurt holl i a 0330 argued at the September terin, 1875, snd deeded 1u January, % follws A further nl:{rctlu‘l v wade, that the Couutly Trewnurer aa Colloctor bud 6o power to act in thi wmattor, sud Lo apply fur judgment, ss the County of Couk §8 ot uuder wwoakip organization, Not Leing 0, iha Bheriff of the county s ax ofMclo ths Onllestor, and the sppliostion for judgment shauld Liave baen wada by him, */'That Cook Counly 1a under townshiporganiimtion, rofertuce fa mado to Clausos 6 and 7 of Art. X, of the Conatilution, “Ty a falr impliestion from the langusge used in {hese nections, the Caunty of Cook is ot taken out of the clamm of countien tmdor township organization, that baing the conditfon of the ocounty befors the adoption of the Coustitution, And thia {s stren, encd by reforence to Hec, 23, Obi, 34, title ! Cotintir 80 murh of that rection as tn applicable ja a8 #4+The powers of Lhie eounty an & nodiv, corporate ar fitia ahall be sxarcired by a County Board, to-wit: n countirs undae townahip * organisation {oxoept the Conty of Coohy, by & oKt 0F Supervidore, oo, : in tho County of Cook, by & Doard of County Comtule- stoners, eic,; in conntios not unider township organ- ization, by 'the Bowrd of County Comnisslonars, (X‘-gn $08.) _And aleo by Ulause 11 of Art. 11 of Chap, 40, title *Township Organization s The Buper- visors of tawns in Cook Uounty shall perform tho aama dutfes s Bupervinors of towna in other countles under fownahlp orgeniaation, except that they anall 0ot ba inembers of the County Doard, or exercire Ay of e Joxorn theroof,! (Page 1,040.) We think it & falr inference frot il ‘these ‘provislons that the Cotruly of Cook raust bo considerod sn nnder town. #hip orgunization, and sonsenquently the Treasurer of thio Cannty was |Lis proper person to make thls appli- cation for jndgment . e i AMUSEMIINTS. THE VON BUELOW CONCERT. Tha first of the briof sories of Von lnslow concorts was given Iast ovening at MoCormick’s 1all, with an andioncs in sitendance wlich com- ponsated 1n quality what it Jacked in quantity, 1f Yon Buetow desired an attentivo, appreciative, and really critical audienos, e must have beon gratifiod, for Le held evory porson prosont to the end of su unuaually long programmo, ein« bracing thirtssn {uetrutoutal and four vocal numbers, and there ia very littla doubt that thoy would have listensd to thirteon more nuwn- bors. Thoro ia very little doubt, nleo, that if ho had been eo dispored he might bavo granted this favor, for although his programme onded with tho hoavy and trylug Polonsise Heroiqua of Lieat, after an unueunlly exacting array of sclections, ho waa as fresh'and vigorons as whon ho struak tho oveuing chords of the ** Wioror Faschiug " of Schumann, The programme was & thing of beauty in tt8olf, It was put mfmhur from tho music of Sehumann, Bebubert, Mondelssohn, and Liszt,—composora wlio may almost be classod as contemporaneous 80 far as musical years aro concernod,—and was arranged in a pequenco of tho most natural and appropriats kind, a0 that tho histeuer passed from one number t0 aucthor without any Jar or shock, It was in reality a Illzhler programmme than Von Denlow has over g ayed horo,although it wes vory oxacting so faras rifhancy of tochukjuo was voncornod, Tho so- foctions, however, wore so varled—embracing tho Opus 20 of Schumann, which is a succession of toue picturos ; the graceful Ml?m. Op._ 83, No. 2, tho dainty Behorzo from . 7 (which was oucared), the Variations, Op. 82, and tho Capriocio, Op, 5 of Mendolasohun ; the Elegy, Capriceio (n F minor, the melodious Impromptu, Op, 143, No. 2, and the fascinating Valse Caprico in E major (Liszt's Aunucn\?liouj. of Belhubort ; aud Iaszt's **In the Woods,” and woir * (nomes’ Dance (concort skotches), the Mazur« ka DBrilliante, snd Dolonalse Herolquo— that cno{ affordod oun opportunity of. lLearing Voo DBuelow 1o various styles and in numbora which were ~ n4 divarse in color and shades of expression os could be nuagived, Notwithstanding tho amall audieace, the player appoared to be in oue of lua happlost moods, and gavo them not only a may- niticont display of his cultured and finely-trained power, but also of s remarkublo dolicscy ns well &g of his astonishing teohniquo. Iiie play- ing of thoso thirteen numbors was like a suo- consion of beautiful pictures. Io has given us nothing moro fascinating {u color or more plo- turesquo than his performance of these solections from four masters who nat- urally group themsolvos togethor., It makes » wost plossing snd gracetal iutroduction to the seriona work of Friday sveniog, when ho willde- vote himself oxclusively to Baothoven. Wo have already, during his flist sosson, oxprossed our improssions of his ntflln of playing o fully that wo neod not ropeat thom now, or say more than that his playing Jast evening of the miscellane- ous programme more than conflrma what wo said then. Misa Cronyn sang hor first two humbors from * Dar Froischuotz” sod ** William Tell™ admirably, notwithstanding s somewhat timid and vaoillating socotapanimont by & youny lady. Her Iast two numbers woro suug, howover, to Voo Buclow's accompanimont, and horn it was hor turn to grow nervous, but she succooded ox- collontly, novertholoss, espoclally in Mayerbeor's * Fisher Mniden,” Tho socond concert will bo given to-morrow evening, with tho following su- orb programme, ail the melectious boing from cothoven : 1. Sonate—Opus 31, No. 3 in D mince, a, {(n) Fantasie—Opns 77, * 1(b) Kondo Capriccivso—Opus 129, 49, Yenitence Gony, ghm Lirrde Cronyn, 4, Bonate—Opus 20 in A flat, 5, ' La Vita Follco.” Alfss Lizzio Cronyn, 6. Sonata in A major—Opus 101, q, Lo Partenza. * 1L’Amaute mpaziente, Misa Lizate Ore 8, XY, Variations, Fuguo and Audsnts fluals on a thonia of the Siufonla eroica fu K flat, Opus 35, ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thbis evening the Rickings-Dornard troupe will givoone of its costume concerts at the Union Park Congregations! Church undor tue auspicos of J. L. Drake Lodge, I. 0. of G.T., with an excollent programmo, principally made up of the lightar musio of the Euglish composors, 1'riday evoning tho First Rogiment give thoir grand concort and military exhibition at tho Exposition Building. Ono of tho mont atiractivo conoarts of tho geason is to bo given slonday evening at Mc- Cormlclk Hall for tho bonoflt of Miss Kate Percy Douglasg, of this city, a promlsing papirant for the highest musical honors, who has won tho favorable notice of Miss Clara Louss Kellogg. tho Chickeringe, Carl Wolfsoln, and ather cou- noisours, ‘Wuls will ba Miss Douglas’ only ap- pearauce bofore her depsrture to pursue hor studies sbroad. Sho will be aasieted by our finest vocel and instrumental artists, snd the programmo will be a most sgroenblo one. © CASUALTIES, THE IOWA CITY ACCIDENT. Special Disnaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Towa City, Ia., May3.—To-dav the body of the xon of Prof. I'arkor, of the State University, was found ouly a fow hundrod foot from whero ho was drosrned on the 26uth of April. Irof. Howo's boy firt discovered the hoad abovo the surfaco of tho water, whon othors in mearch camao and secured 1t It is vory little injured or distigured, It will be kopt in ice, if poesible, until the body of bis suster, 13 years old, who was drowned with hum, s fonnd, Yvery effort is constantly belng made to find it, HIT ON THE HEAD, Special Duvateh to The Chwago Tribuna, Joraxt, 1ll., May 8.—A mau named Richard Todgeon, employed at tho Rtotling-Mills, was on- gagod in chipplug rails yestorday ovening, whon n fellow-workman struck him on the hesd— whethor acaidentally or Intontionally iy vne known—with a sledge, inflicunr 8 sovere in- jury, which may result ncriously. 1lodgson is Teported to bo in a pracarious condition, A MAILROAD MISHAP, Soertal Dispatch to The Chicage Triduma, Br. Pauw, Mion,, May 8.—Conductor Hibley's train for Chicago, on the River Divslon of tha Qhicago & 8t Paul Road, ran off the track at an open switsh near Hastings this morning, The dsmage was contiuod L0 truck, car-trucks, aud delay of tho tralus. ——a MICHIGAN FIREMEN. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tyibine, Corvwaren, Mleh, May 3.—At 2:30 o'elack thia afternoon the Btate Firemen's Convention commencod its annual sestion 10 Firomau's Hall, The Couvontion was called to order by Jamea Battle, Chiof Engineer of Dotroit. Addrosses of welcomo wors delivered by 8. H, Cutter, the Anyor, and Gou, J. (&, Parkharat, snd responded to by I, 11, Beymour, of Detroit. The Convention adopted » roport adversely to nolding Htate tournamonta. ‘Y'he ohicors elected for tho coming yesr are; President, Jameu Bat- tle, of Detroit} Vico-Presidents, H. Dickinson, of Coldwater; K. Lusk, of Jackson; H, A. Plummor, of Wenouss C. V., R. Poud, of Qniuoy; and J. i, Wicks, of Lowell; Socre- tary, 8, D. Pond, of Allegan; Corresponding Becretary, Qoorgo E, Baokus, of Greenvillo; Financial Bacretary, J, B. Johnson, of Char- latta: Treasurer, Clark Cornwoll, of Ypsilauti; Blatistieian, ¥, Beymour, of Doiroit. Tho Convention sdjourned till to-tnorrow morning, Specral Inapateh v Ths Chicago Tribune, Brmxorieey, 1L, sy 3.—Application fora licenso to organize tho Coles County Minoral Bimugl Company was filod to-day fn the office of the Secratary of Ssate, llloznl‘l\c(,lun on the Part of the « Board of Ilealth, f.ngular Preforence Shown in Favor of the Highest Bidder. Why the Lowest BId Would Not Bo an Unprofitable Oue. - Tivery porson holding any piblle ofico (ehethor clity, county, or municipal),” trust, or emplovinent, whio ahall b4 guilty, aireatly or indlrectly, of the ex- panditurs of & greater sum or smount of money than inay liave Leen, at thotima of making the contracts, appropriated ot sct apart by law, or aulhotizedl by Taw, 1o be ountractod for or s2ponded upon tha subject mat torof the contracts, shiall be fined nnt exoceding $10,000, and may baremored from his office, truat, or om- ployrent, 3 4 . Tho above will bo fonnd in Paragrapb 208 of tho Criminal Cado of this State. Whother its provislons apply ta fonr of the members of the Board of Health may ho learnod from tho fol- lowing statement of facts: The City Couneill recently appropristed €17,000 for scavongor work for the muo months ending Jan. 1, 1877, At ita moetiog Tueaday afternoon, the Board of Hoalth, by a voto of 4 to 2, lot to' Measrs. Dunn & Scanlan the contract for doing,this work at $37,000 por yosr. Aflar tho Board had sssom- bled, a littlo routine businces was traneactod, and then tho I'inance Committos mado a roport, ‘Thoro waa a contrack 10 b awardod for remove ing the ashes and garbago from our eireois, Tho biddors wero as follows: Frod. Iauker, 828,000 & year; this wns rojected becanso no boud accompanied a8 roquired by law; Goorge Andrin, $20,735; Louts liaas, £20,088; O, Drake, #14,440; Edwin Durns, #24,1701 John Dahoney, $39,075, and 876 por day for all Bunday work on Bouth 8ide ¢ M. Scanlan, §34,490 ; Frod, W, Dunn & J. F. Hesnlan, $197,403,50, and ¥75 for South Bldo Bunday works N. Weilateln & Co,, for North Bide, $,602,70; Lobler, Landor & Paine, for North Divislou, $5,280.50; Gorhardt & Wendel, do, $3,947 Joneph Ilettingor, do, $5,634 3 J. Mahoney, da, 44,745 Adoiph Muller, ‘do, $3,699,23; Thoman Hassett, entiva city, $37,247; Tacoh Barnott, 16,5083 Peter Downay, $14,000, or would furnishy foams st & per any: Jolit Murphy wonld take tho thres divialons at $L18 per day, or furnish teams at £330 per day for each; Nk Eckhardl, for West Division only, $4,1387 ‘William Lancy, do, $7,7%5, THE COMMITTEE REPORKD in favor of awarding ths coutract to Downey, who was the lowest and a responalble hidder. This seemed to have struck certsin members with indiguation, for Dr, Manheimer, regardioss of the fact tuat the upproprls- tiou miade was but $17,000 for nine montlis, moved * That tho contract for the removal of garbage and ashes bo awarded to F. W, Dunn aud J, F, Scaolan; that tholr bid was §23.10 por day for the North Divis 1on; $34,50 for the West Divirlon; £12,50 for the South Division; and §78 per day for Hunday work in tho Houthy Divislon, when 1t”may bo requived by tho onrd, Thig s tio motion au copled from the Sccrotary'e cord, “Tho following 18 8 record of the vote on tho queation: Yeas—oore, Golger, Manhoimer, aud Molsrmotts Nays—McVickar and Millor, In View of tho fact thal thin city In hard-pushed for money fust uow, §t oo socm strango that inen Bro found 1o public {ife who will brave tha ceusure of the peoplo by thelr rocklesa action. A prudent man doca businean 1n o pradent way; ho does Dot overstop his crodit, nolther doos he contract a dobt of $37,403 on n probable incomo of $17,000 Thia ' s oxactly “what quartette of the Board of Jioalth have done. hoy havo ncted withe ont regard o public miereats or decont econamical principles. Thers wars one or twa highor bldders, arciug thelr rocklessness, however, and distegand for thy popular olatnor of crouomy 10 our publio. af- fairs, they have ovorsteppod thelr authority in letting s contract for MONE MONEY THAN 18 APPROPRIATED FOR TUER WORK. Tt fa assuming to overrulo the City Couactl, It is s clear violation of lasy, 1t s rio that & noct of & half-and-half protecting claues {8 to b inssrted in the conkract, to reud, * Ihat the Bonrd have tue power to tcrminste the contract whien tho appropriation 1s exhausted.” “Thln clauso j8 8 moro bliua; it anionnts Lo nothing. When the contract {s made for n year, it holds the city reaponsible for tat time, ani the publio will be com. pelled to ¥ pony up ¥ the deficloncy, "I Lo differcrice botweeu tho accepted bid and Dow- ney's (tho loweal) s $33,(03, Iu other words, four men tako tha liberty of srrogating to thomsclves the pawar of giving away $,03 of the publio money, Whethor tiiero wasau undu {nfiunce brought to bear in this mntter in not known, but certaln 1t In that the two men to whom tha contract wan awarded came eazly yostardsy morniug and accentad ita provisions, 11 {3 true Downioy, tho old coutractor, has not done Lis work well, but'tiatis as much the fuult of the Board of Health as his, 1Ia reccived $:0,000 for this work Iaet year. 1o lias his teams; ho 1u wealthy and has good aud “sufficlent sureties to compel him to do ths work right, The Board had no right to take any ona but thie” lowest Lidder which couldd furnish amplo Londa for tho fultliful performance of the work, which Towney offered to do, 11a is personally respansiblo, and the Loard could castly compel him to llvoup to bis contrmct, OTIEN BIDB. Tho bldy of parties who bid on only one Division were rejoctod hecauss they did not wout to bother witts three contractors, though In that way thousands of dollars could hove been apared, Aud sgain: Othor bids wers rojocted on a pratoten tat thoy didn's mention Sunday work, which 14 uot required by law, the apinion of tho Board notmithstanding, Tho only bid that_was rejected upon good, legal grounda was that of T\, Ilauker, which waa not accompaniod by a boud, as required by taw, - 'Tho fact of men being .placed on the record for liariug voted away 20413 of he Jeoplets moucy do- mands & thorough expianation and investigation. The Lourd of Health Lns dono mauy queer thiugs, but this in the quoorest of all, and it la not likely thut Dunne & Seatilon will et theie contracy before i 1a ascortained whether the Bioard of Health ran overralo the Common Council, and ssy how muuch money shall b spent for certaln purposes, Anil now, whilo Downey's figures may scem low ¥ince Last yea tho work of collooling awhea snd garb! ago has been yrostly ourtatled, In view’ of the fact that the appropristion had been cut down, On the North 8ida the district has besn drawn In as far south ax Division atr and on tho West and South Bidos the lorritory has also been curtatled greatly, And, whilv fho contrsct is for the cotloction of sshea snd garbago, as & mattor of fact, in mauny instancea, coutractor will uot collect the ashs witlws small smount 18 pald or a fuss js made, but ho takes tho gurbage bocauss ke can sell or use it, If the real facts wero known it wutild be found that Dowuey made money on his contract lsat year, aud that the male of garbagoe slons allowed him to como out ovett, « 1IN NEGARD TO THY IFUING OF TEAMH, Dr. Millor utated yeaterday thint Lo did not kuow hiow sty toams Dowiloy employed, bub ha waa it favor of advertieing for (ho biring of teams by tho day o do the work, This would cost mere Wan Downey offers {0 perform the labor for, aud more thau eat up the sppropristion, but thoy could hire tha teams till the appropriation was oxliaitnted, Ho Lolloved that tue Duard hiad no vight to award s contract except within' limit of the amount appropriated for the purpose by e Council. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. TIK NEW COUNOIL AND TUE MAYOR. Lo the Hditor of Tha Chicago Trsdune: Cumicaao, May 3.—~In your insue of yosiorday yon havo oobly advocated the causo of the op- prossod sud plundored citizons of Chicago, as againat the ruinoue rule of Mr, Harvey D, Col- vinand his maraudiog gang, It seems to mo that it 18 the pooulisr proviuce of an honest pross, edpoclally at such a critloal period am tbis, to oxercluo its influcuco and powor in the bold- obt and most unwistakablo mnmanor, to the end that the oflicial despotiam which has brought so much diggrace and worked so much injury on Chleago way bs {mmodiately crushod and disaipated; snd 1 am glad to eco that Tup Trisuxe at least las boen faithul to thia trust both before aud siuce the mmighty volece of umversal Chicago thuadered forth from the hsllof the Lxposition Bullding its rrand rosolva to wips out the corruption of our prosont looal aduuistration by substituting in 1ts stoad an uprighit Mayur and an houest Coun. cil. ‘Che wsatlsfactory. solution of this all-i- portans question is dear to thoss who havo the wolfare aud prosperity of Chicago at boart. "Tho oredst and honor of tho oity sre in peril, and it remains for the peopls to say whethor or not they will, by lndiffercuce aud avathy, allow us to drift into hopeless bankruptey, or by immo- diate and deciuive sction rostors aur fallen for- tune sud elavate our local justitutions to that digmty, solvenoy, aud grandour which Colvin aud his henchmon have robbed thew of. Now {s tho time and nowis the bour for action, It must be prompt, praaticsl, and du- tormtued. The mitustion of alairs will not ad- nut of any **milk-sud-water " proceadings. The eopls wuet mako & bold aud united staud, and n the effort thay rise or fall, Kurst aud above all, Colvin must bo removed. 1t decepay and public opinion cannot 1uduce kim to ‘*step down and out,"” then hoshould bo *honuced " without any ocremouny whataver. Thera {8 no questiou that hta Adinln- i1atiation has beon a curse to the pros- perity of Chicago, and thorefore the best thing that can bo dotie ia to lot hun * go his way iu peace,” but place him boyoud the powerof politicatly siunivg any more, Ile bea proved bumselt 1n a thousand weys unitted for tho bigh position to which was called § ho ai- towoed himsalf, time sud sgain, to ba the willing wol of kvaves, Llacklegs, sud gamblers, un altogother his Admivistration has boon such that evou tose who bitherto kept eutirely aloof from politica mow join in the seusrst ory, aud for- yoully pray deliversoce fiom bimsoelf aud tho aunminable ring of bummors and sealawaga by witom ko {8 surrounded, Wit an honest snd {odependent Common Council, mich a8 Chicago will Monday evoning nstall in ollice, T have littlo foar that the threata of Mr, Colvin to *hotd ou’' for anothor yesr will amount to anything. These are not tha mon to brook his shallow defisuce, for they have character and reputation at stake, sud will not soll it for the bland smile of tha usurper, or the doubtful political mnufincu of hia oftica-secking satellitos. Iloth he and his ** rag-tag " support- ora mnat bo tanght Monday night that Chicago moans what ber assombled Shousands dociared st the Exposition Building, and that the soouner ho vacaten the Mayor's chair in favor of the chosen of all creods, parties, and claenes, the bettor it will bo for the city's good and his own penca of mind. ith tha Hon, Thomaa Ifoyne st the holm, aided and supportod by the newly-slectod Coun- oll, I have no misgivings as to the city's safaty and progress, The Administration will be a cradit and » blessing ta the city, for wisdom will guide its doliberatious, sud prudence and econ- omy will ciaractorizo its ofticial Inbors. The merchant, the buaiosss-man, the proper- ty-ownor, the moohanic—in faat, sll wha ‘ave anv intorost in the woll-being of Chloago—fa- vor this soxionsly-looked-for rotutn to good governmont, and o trus friend of Iaw, order, or progress should raiee or seok to raise any nhm‘ulo toits happy aud much-needed consur- mation. Lot I'mx Tnisuxe, then, continue its praise- worlhy afforts to bring abous this gratifying re- suit; lot the now 'Council remember Monday evon{og thut tho citizens expect * every man of thom will do their duty ;"' and, If they do, local ontoerprisa will receive a fresh impulae, businass and fodostry will again flonrish, healthy vonfl- denoe will once mora iuspire the people, and Chicago will be enconraged snsw to rise su- perior to hor every disaster, not ine_lenat of which wag the banofal, disgracofal, and extrav agant administration of Ilacvey D. aud his un« serupalous colleaguoy, AN Inprananr Crmizax. A PITIFUL STORY, To the Editor of The Chiengo Tribunes Cuicado, May 8.—I havo just come from the bedslde of a man on the verge of delirium tromens, Ho haa a wifo and two childron. Tho wife sat closo by the hoad of tha bed, now hold- ing ber husband's* hands, now caressing his balr, and now offerlug s low-spoken word of clieor, bat always cryiug quictly, The younger child, 6 yoars of ago, nestiod Its hoad on tho mother's lap; the eldor, sentor by two years, loaned sgainat her shouldor. Thoy oniy knew that **papa® was sicx, but that was onough. Tl:fy forgot to pratile aud fo play—thoy were un i The father is s man of great Intolloctual powor and very superior attainments. Halis, or rathor was, an edacated Irish gentloman ; to-day ho 18 & poor, miserable sot. Ront for the family's scanty furniture is un- pald, and the owner may apposr at any day and take away his proporty. Rent for their poor apartmonts {8 unpaid, and tho landlora may st any day elaiti and take possession of his own. The larder is empty ; ‘pnwulbln apparel thoro wnone, Two days of uturity for this family caanot be safely predicted, The indications are, privation, hunger, and beggary. ‘Why do I wnito thia to you, whom I only know a8 the oditor of a widely-circulating, roputablo journal ? To solicit nid ? No, To awaken un- availing sympathy ? No. I writo it becauss [ Loow of ao orginjzation whoso grest alm is lo mitigate rnughant the United Biates suffering such as have wo lamely in- stancod. An orgavization that strives in a practical, as well as in a theoretical, way to check the evil of intomporancs, and do away with the misory that shadowsit. I refarto the Woman's Christian Temperanca Union, and L writo this in order to advortiso, if yon will por- mit, their 3 o’clock Sunday aftornovn mestings. Thous aro hold in the Clark Stroot AMothodist Eplacopal Church. Tholr purposo 1s, oa 1 have ipotimated, to aproad the doctrine of temporanco and {nduyce the practice of total abstinence. It hardiy admits of question that it would he a ®ood thing were these meotings woll attonded. You can do mnch toward this end if ]y:u will,~ something, perhaps, by publishing thin lotter. My individusl excuse for wriling it is that I was jn 88 bad a condition ns that of the hus- band namoed, yot, through tho kind Imetru- mentality of the Union, am now in good hoalth and conifortable circumstances, Their work morits gonerous publio support. Dunt you think 80 ? GramiTUDE. OTST TIE COUNTY HOARD, To the Editor of T'he Chicacu Tribune: Cuicaso, May 3.—If ever thero was a body of officials wlhich oould not ba truated it is the Board of Caok County Commisslonors. Every act par- formed by them for tho Jast year or two has boen tiuged and talotod with fraud whoso enormity could only bo moasured by tha amount of monoy involved, Probably oach one of tho elght corrupt Com- missioners mokes on an averags out of frauda. lent contracts from #10,000 to $20,000 a year. No wonder they aro willing and eager, for tho small legal salary allowed, to givo all of their time and sorvices to connty affairs. LEntoring oflica poor, saveral of the Commieslonots have becomo wenlthy, and aupport ocostly establish- moents. How long is this eorruption to go on ? Most the poople wait till fall before it can bs stopped, and the corrupt mombers ousted? Tho offor of rewards for ovidenos or immunity o 8oy of the ocontractors to turn Btato's ovidence might eauso tho Ring to broak, and reveal tho corruptionisls for pumisbmont. Bumething shoutd ba spesdi dono to stop the stealing and pupiah the ateal- ors, A mecting should bo Lold denounaing the Board, and calling, in the name of bonesty and oconomy, for their romgustions. ‘fho Coumiy Board should ba onjoined, on ac- conut of their corruption, from tiuusacting any further businoss, and the admisivration of thoir affatrs placed in the hands of a Rocoiver appointed by the County Courl upon the poti- tion of 10,000 ecitizens of Cook County. Whou a partoer distrusts the honoesty of Lim co-partusr be asks for tho appolotmeni-of s Roceiver. ‘When a clerk kteals, the merchant doos not wait uwtil tho clerk’s yoar is out bofore ho discharges bim. The County Hoard steal—onst shio Coun- ty Board, E. BATIFY THE ELEOTION OF HOYNH, “To the Kditor of T'he Chicago Inbune; Cmicago, May 3,—Unlesa the new Councll profer to eloct one of thetr own numbar Mayar, thov can cat the Gordian knot without furthor ado by counting snd declaring the voto, and then paesing an ordinanco ratifying the vote. Tha ordiuance should briefly recite—as & mat- ter of record—why tha vote ia ratified and do- clated & legnl eleotion, among which may bs uamed the willful neglect of the Council to in- cfudo that of Mayor in the olection call; the fact that 85,000 out of 40,000 voters, by votug for ‘Phomss floyne for Mayor, correcied the mistake made by tho Common Uounoil-in ro- tusing or neglecting to oall an elootion for Alayornt a Lime when such election was and showd have boen held; aud the mu[mmuuuy on the scoro of cconomy to 3all a special ploction for Mayor, when the pooplo have siready ex- pressed by s large majority voto, csst st the proper time and in the propor way, thoir profor- oncas for Mayor. 1f, a4 Attornoy Jamleson mays, a apects! olec- tion wora neceneary, that has boan had, and one sloction 80 smphatic aud ovorpowering oughs o be cuough, so tbat all the Councll need do, eyen sccording to Jamiexon, is to coant and declare the vote, ratify tho alection, sud declare Thomas Hoyna Mayor-sleot of Obicago. B, 0. —_——— SUICIDE, PmuaveLras, May 8.—Pator E. Abal, wall- known here ai an smusement manager, elo., la wuppased o have committed sulelds Jask night by jumping off the Qirard avouue bridge and drownjug himself. His body has not boen found, nor was he seen to jump off the bridge, but bis hat sud coat were found on the bridgs, and in his bat was & note, in which Mr. Abel urid be way unablo to pay his dobts, aud eon- cluded that ho was of 00 mora uge upon thiu world, 80 he committed bis bady to whom it might eoncern. He also wrois & note ta hin brather yosterday tolling Litm shist when the note waa rocolved the writer would be no more. lle fs naid to have buen 1n atraitoued ciroumstauces. e was 50 years old, and leaves a wifesnd a ErOWn-up 800, PRISON-REFDRM, kipecial Dispateh ta the Chicage Tribune, Senwanxep, 1N, May 8.~Tho followiog dels- gates to the Privon-Reform Oongreas, which is to moet lno New York City, have beon appointed by Gov, Deveridze : Bobert Collyer, 0. 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