Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1876, Page 8

THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JUNL 20, 1870, THE CITY. GENBRAL NEWS. The flora of Unlan Park hna been Increased by & donation of rare and beantiful flowers from Mr, Iiacry, the gardener of South Park Comminsion. About 100 Gormana left thiscity for Peoria last evenlng to take part in the Illinola Srengerfest, to eammence there to-morrow, Another large crowd expocta to leave ta-night. It §s the Rov. Mr. Dickinson, and not Dorlck- son, an erronconaly printed in Tas Trisuxe, who {n working in Tiner Misslon In unleon with the omen's Chrlstian Temperance Unlon. The temperatnre yosterdny, an obscrved by Man- asge, optician, Trunuxx Dullding, was at 8a. m., b6 degrees; 108, m., 603 12m., 605 3 p.m., 61: B p. m., 50. Darometer, 88, m., 28.73; 1 p. m., 28.92. The Barbers' Ansnciation held a meeting at the Sherman Monke club-rooms Inst night, and, after electing toma new members, an ameudment 1o the constitntion providing that il eliops Lielonging in the Soclety shanld be closed at1lo'clock s, 'm. Bundaya was adopted. At 2 o'clock yestenlay momlng \Wiihelm Wene, emplayed In the lamnicr-room of the Unlen Roll- Smt Ml Company, wus struck upon the head by the tongs of the forge, and lis skull was fractured, from which he died yesterday afternoon at the real- dence of his sister, No. fi Laurel strcet. Ie wna o aiogin mon, 42 years of age. The boy who war run over on_the Michican Cen-+ ra) Itallrond at the foot of Ifarrisoratreet wan yosterday fdentified ax Tenry ¢ Brecht, an ap- jrentice upholaterer, restdingout suath on Michi- Fanavenne, The Coroner held the inqueet yesfer- sy, s returned a verdict in accordnuce with the facts, exuncrating the rallroad from all blame, Caroner Dietzach yesteeday held an inquest on {hie remaina of the man fonnd in the river at the foot of Michigan eteect last Sunday morning, and found a yerdict that the decensed came to his denth Ty drowniug, tmt whether by Aulcide or murder contd not b’ determined, Tn the packets of his clothes wera found S1 in Little Rock, Ark., ecrip, » pockethook contalning a few scrape, a knife, and some keya. A Washington dispatch in an evenlng paper Sat- urday, atated that Secrctary Bristow would retire from the Cabinet to-day, and it wan ritmored_ that the position wonld be tcndered to the Hon, C. B, Farwell. ® A Trinuxe reporter has elnce met that gentleman, and he stated that he had not recelved uy Inthnation whntever from Washington, nor did he'expect to. e hesrd a sunilar rumor & month ayo. A morning paper yealerday tried to repeat the mournful_operasion of munufacturing newe after the manner of the eorge Sard murder **atiff. " Ann Oshorn. o warthless, discased old negrens, who hns spent atleaet third of her 60 years of Tife In the Armory, wna found dead ono morninz, and the inper disiicd up a_delectable polsoniny weneation n conscquence. The Coroner yesterday hield an inqueet, and found that the woman came ta her tleath by hemorrtingo of the brain, caused by ayphilitic discnse, TIE FINST REGIMENT, ‘The First Regimont bad o mecting at thelr ar- mory last night to determine whero the Ath of JInly should be spent by them as n body. Several towns had sent cordial iuvitatlons, among them Yearla, Aurora, Geneva Lake. and uthers, but Mudiron, Wis.,'having held out the bent induce- ments, wax fxed uponas dic most deaimbie pluce. Ihe Teftizons of " that” town have pat up 600 in prizes for company drlll, the contest to ho opes to all military companies of tha State, The grounds whero the Firat will camp will bty lald outy and cveryting plnned o make s much pleasure a1 poeaiblo for the boys, The hoata on (ho lahe will be at thelr servico fres of c, andgail small articl h an fishing- ete., Wil be furnish Moro than that, o grnd recoption will be given for them in the Capdtol balldings Monday night, e Wutch-Factory Bland, of Blein, has been en- gnged 1o Accompany **the pride of Chicago™s an all Chicago band~ have heen cnzazed. Then, foo, the uniforim of the Elginoranization Is handsome, and nomewhat similnr to that of the Firet. Maj, Nevans will lead the music and the drtm corps., About 450 wen all told will go. They leave Eaturdas night, duly 1, and cenaii t Wednesday evening. The trip promisea to be an interesting one, and & fino timo’ will doubtless be had, Meanwhlio tho companies ure working hard to besucceseful In the prize-drill, Tho Exposition Bullding has been en- iaged for exvery night. and drill will"be had there. A parade will be wade throngh the strects probo- Dbly next week, and n dress-parade given on the 1ske-Front, opposite the Gardner louee, the sama afternoon. TIE FARBAGUT CLUM. The Farragnt Goat Club of this clty will be rep- rosented o8 fallaws ot the regattant Teorln regatta, Suly 4. Four-oared elg ‘*Ada 31, Boyden," “Strake, Richard C. Oliphant; third, E. O. Moffatt: sccond, Fred T. Hnakell; bow, Tohn E. kiiins substiiutes, Alf S. Porter, Yiar- mon Hurlut. In addition 1o this crew, it is possi- bla that a four-vared shell and ono or more slngles zy bo entered, 3 Al the regatta under tho nusplces of the N. W. ‘A, Rowing Associution, to be held at Toledo on th 4th, Hih, and Uth, the following wil) be entered: Four-onrcd shiell, ** Kenilworth,"" Stroke, A. O, Downs; third, Ifenry P. Swith second. Frank oothi' bow, 'Charles 5 Downs. ‘The supsti- tutes are Frank Billings and I, C, Oliphant. The Downs brothers will also enter In the race for double sculls. A lurge number of the membersand thelr friends will accompany the crew COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. BILLS, BTC. The Board of County CommIseloners held a regn- 1nrmecting In thelr room at tho County Bullding yesterday aftenoon, All the mem bera were pres- ent. An invitation to the Board to attend the annual cexaminations next Tharaday at the Normal School, from D. 8. Wentworth, the Principal, was ac- cepled. Sovernl petitions, proposats, and requieltions were referrod (o Committees, A numberof bills agalnst the county, for work on public buildings and supplies of various kinds, were read and referred. Among them was ono from C, ¥, Periolat for thirty pletures, including paintings and chromos, furnished the Insane Asy- 1um, at 3228, 50, inclualve of 83, 50 for cartage. Tho sworn certifleate of the correciness of the bill iy sirned by A, G. Fisher ad oneof the clalmants, The pictures were received l)‘ylhu Arnlstant War- den, John . Walsh, bilf was referred to the Confittce on Public Charitivs, and [tis in order for thei to infori the tax-naycrs just what thoso plctures are for and whether tive price asked ts not high one. The Committee on Public Charltl report favorable to the payment of scveral bills, Pat O'onnell's bill was §1,115,20 formeat fur- nighed o County Agent's sipply depot; the fenn sylvanfa Rallway Company's, §08 fur 'the trans. Tiortation of paupera; the Northwestern Katlway's, $70.05; und the Pittsburg, Clncinnat} & 8t. Liuis $30,95, 'Tho Tusane Anylum £1,040.20, and C. N, Holde had bille for butter and tour, furnixhed th 1lause and Insane Asylum, smuounting to 16, Other bills amounting to $171,07 brought the hn grogat up to $2, 828,57, e report wan adopted. ‘e Hospital Committee reported in fuvor of thy payment of bills smounting to $800.03, uud they were allowed. lie Town and Town Accounts Committeo pro sented Lidls reuching $008. 1333 the Joint Comnit- we on lublic Churjtics wnd Public Bulidngs, presonted o -rull er 83,228, 72 for work on the County-Houses the Joln 'ulmhlefi on Education and Public Hnild- Sugm, $008.30, for blinds und the hanzing thereof on the Stadenta’ Hull at she new Hospital§ and the Committes on Buildings und Ionpital, 3, 604,75, for work un the new County-Hospital” The bills were read on the call of Commlazionar Cunly, and woru allowed, THE NEW HOSPITAL. The Committce on Public Dulldings and Hos- pital, having in charge the conetrnction of tho 'new Hospital bLuildings, roporfed that they had had - presented them by the Archis teci plaus and rpecileations for sn_ amphi- theatre and corrldurs to connect the pavilions and kitchew. Said plane were indorsed and recommended by the Medical Board, who cisims that an incowe cun be derived from patd building equal to7 per cent interest on the 0 ! The custof the naid buildiugs (mated by thu architect was $3H4,740. The Committee recommended that the bulldings be con- wtructed, snd that they bo instructed to sdvertise for progosals to bufld Them. ‘Cumurissloner Guenthvr opposcd Ue report on the ground that the Huspital bulldings bad ulready cust nearly balf a milllon of dollars, "Commisslouer Lonergan wanted 8 postponement for a wonth, sud so muved. LCommla, r Cleary deasired the lonrd to go out and sew the proposed plan snd take In the situation nenerally, 'Uho Medical Board, a body of intelli- tont yenilemen, lad recommended it, and the oard vught 1o bulld jt. Commisaioner icCaffrey asked Commissioner Guenther if they could get along without the build- 10, sud he sald (4 waa not for the accomumudation of ‘the poor, but simply of tha students., Coumissivner McCstlrey sald he wus surpriscd at the Commissioner; |t would be for the Leneot of the poor eutirely, Commissioner Cleary moved an amendment,— thist Lo matler be Juid ‘over for a week, Commissiuner Lonergan moved as an amendment totlio amendment an iungenlie postpouement, and it prevailed by ayote of 8107, “Phen McCaltrey moved the indefinlta postpunes ment of the construction of the ospital. e waa declared out of order by Commlasioner Quenthier, Commissloner Carroll maved a reconslderation of the last vote, sud ib prevatled by d (o 7, Ve matter was finally postpoued for two weeks byavoteof Wtoh, TUB COUNT-HOUSE CORNER-STONE, Commisatoner Cleary officted & resolution In- structing the Julnt Coramlitee on Public Building and Public Service to take the necessary sl for zmvh\ln( for laying the corner-stoue of the new Court-House on the eusulog 4th of July, und that they report to the Board s programme fur the order of exercives. The resolutfon was adopted. The Committes ou Public Service, in sccordance with & resolution of Commiasiuner Cleary, were fustructed to fnquire into the necessily of mukivg au approprlation for the Humene Sociely, Commissioner Holden moved an sdjournment, but befors §t wax sccouded Commlssioucr Cleary moved that the Board procecd (o the election of 3 County-Tlousa Warden. Holden inslated on his motion, and, it being seconded, an adjournment was had unti) next Monday. ——— LOCAL LETTERS. EX-COMMISSIONGH BARRIS. To the Editor of Ths Tridnne. Cnicano, Juns 10,—1 lately noticed in Tnz Taintxe that the myaterions thief who was carry. Ing off plants from Jeferson Park hod been discor- eted in the very act, Sinca then T hava beenin dally expectation of reading that proper punish- ment had been awarded for auch a deliberate and Inezcusable theft; but not til) this marniug did I roe & word morc abont the matter. I observe now, however, by a letter froma cortespondent, thatpro- ceedingg had been duly entored against ex-Com- missloner Harrls In a Justice Court, but had been uflm}ntly dismissed on the motlon of City-Altorney oyden, 1t strikes me very forcibly that this {s n matter rnvtulnm:clnn Investigation. ‘The original report of the matter In Tne Tainese 8 clrenmatantial nareative of the whole affair,—the donatlon of lllnnm and flowess from residents of the locality, lieir myaterlons disappearance, the steps tnker to detect “the thief, and, finally, the detection of ‘iarsia at an uftimely “morning hour, with baeket and trowel In hand, digging up plants, his only cxeuse being the very *+thin "' une that the park-keeper had aunthorized him so to do, which, however, the kecper dis- clamed having done, evan if ho had had the awer. 4 Thero hos been no deninl of this toport so farns 1 know, and, assnining Its subatantisl truth, 1sub- mit that it is quite outof the question that the matter can be allowed to droE withont some <atis- factory explanation. The public are entitled to sce that justice is dune. “There aeem to be no extenuating clrcumstancer, The plants and flowera stolen cost a considerable suny, 8o that it cannot be pleaded that the theft was amero triting oftense, kiko piucking a ower, 1t was deliberately done, and cunningly devieed to escapo detection, the time aclected belnz 4 ar 5 o'clock in the morning, when there was ilttle ap pnrent chiance of being seen by any one. A poor man is ot once sent to Jail for tie sligheat violation of the precept, **'Thou shals not steal,* ond tho public Wil conclude that there fs something very Totten amongst officlala_romuwhere unless justice ia done In this case. What a farce fora detective to spend days trying to catch o thiel who, when bugged, I8 Kindly lct o, pithough i Tust be noted, nelther by nor with the consent of hia victime! THE CITY-IIALL, Tho Treasurer's recelipts yeaterday were §2,377, ‘The Councll Committes on Gas will meet in the City Clerk's ofiice st 3 o'clock Wednesday after- noon. Mike Bailey will to-day order the destruction of the bnflding known ne G292 State strect. Other dilapidated and dungerous structures arc soon to follow. Some of the Aldermen complain of the hour set for the meetings of the Council, and desire that it ce changed to 8 o'clock. Tho would prefer even- ing moctings to the meetings at 3:30. Ald, Pearsons leaves tho city to-day for Philadel- phia and the Centenninl, Ho will be In the Eaat avout ten days, and expresses himsclf aa glad to get awny from tho arduous labors of thae ollice of Aldermin for u sbort time, Mr. C. 1L, Morsc, Mr. Colvin's part of the Law Depnrtment, has established his headquurtera in one of the rooms of the Law Department, and is engnged, 8o it is sald, In preparing nn opinion shiwing that the Bridewell prisoners ate cotitled to but 50 cents o dny as compensation for labor {n working oat the amount of & fine, Thete wasconslderable anxlety diplayed yester- day to know what disposal wourd be made -of Hil- dreth, hoth by the Court and by tho body of \which he 48 menibor—the City Councll, A fumor was i circalation that his resignation would be read in he meeting of the Councll, but no such pleaning document won produced, When the statoment swn spread that ho had sloped to the hospitabl slioren of Canads, o cry moro of surprise thsn of sorrow went up, and it wan wondered how Frank Wareen, ex- Aldérman, woold squlrm out of paying the forfelted bund. Some time ago City-Attorney Tuthifl pave an opinion to Mayor Colvin which showed that the nien pardoned from the Uridewell by Mr. loyne, while in the oilice of Mayor, were released accord- Ing to the provisions of the laws upon that subject, or, in other words, that 82 a day shonld be the amount credited to each prisoner for ono day's work, Acting under the advice, Mayor Colvin lias slnce relensed nbout forty peruons, aid he will con- tinue to act accordingly. * The Mayor has suggested that an ordinanco on the subject “so expliclt that tliere would be na misunderstanding wonld ba well, Such an ordinance will probably be Introduced oon, 1y Supt. Hickey's ordors, Sergt. O'Connor, lato of iho tinrciaon Stroct Station, ia fined ton ‘days’ pay, reprimanded, and transfereod to the T'wenty- recond Stecet Station, for Inattentlon to daty, and Sergt. Sentey, of the Madlson Strect Station, who war recently transferred to tho Twenty-sec- ond_Strcet Statlon in place of Sergt, F! potrick, transfeerod for meglect of duty, inkes 'hla pinco. The working hours of the nlght-squuds kave been changed, and they will hecenitor be on duty from 7 p. m. toha. m. The tortltory of the Twenty-recond Street Precinct was enlarged by cutting down the Decring Street Sta- tlon Liisteict, Half-a-dozen patroluien were fined for negligence. . Judge Doyden, agains®. whone action in dismiss- ingthe_sult brought against ex-County Commnis: sloner Harrls, for stealing planta and fowers from Jeflerson Patk, there has been somne complaiat, Was met by & TRIBUNE reporter yesterday #nd asked what hio should aay in defenso. e roplied that he had altnost decided not to answer the lot- ter at_all and take no notice of it; **But I gucss you con say for me, If you choose, that T made in- quiry among iarria’ fricnds and nelghbors, and ho 15 unnuestionably *luny.’ Ilis tamily 1 obliged to watch himn, and ho acts strangely, sumetlnies going aut At niehton nll sorts of trips.” Justice Scull 2140 faldl that ho conaldered him **non compos, uni hat in tho reason { dlamiseod the wuit. Ho 1s out of hismind, 1 am surs of that," A rplit delegation walted upou the Roard of Pub- 11 Work yesterdey (o oblain consent o the paving of Weat Polk strect. It appears that two men, McAdamn nnd Smith, were deslroun of gotting tho contract for tho work, A§d each circulated o potl- tlon, and each received tho aignatures of persu represcnting seven-eighthia of the property fron| Iz on the drect, Tlho petitions wore prosented te tho Counell, by that body referred to the Commit. toa on Streota and Allcys of the West Division, and the Committee sent to the Board of Public Works, and by the Board examined yeatorday, It {n chorged that Smith d1d not obtain the signatnres to bis pucition propegly, nor wera the nanuct, inan of themn, genntno, The Board reforred the petf- tlonn batk to the Committee, and caio to the ron- cluslon that McAdams shoulil be the one, 1f cither, to pave the street. The Hon. Efllott Anthiony was amuscd yesterday morning to recolve a letter from the Actinie Mayor requesting the reslgnntion of Mr. Anthony of the positiog hio occuplea ms Directar uf the Fublic, Li- rary, 9'The requent wan bosed on the ground that Mr, Anthony was a resldent of the South Divislon of tliu city, and the North Divigion should be rep- fovented, “Wien appolited, Mr. Anthony wir a North-Sider, but haw Ifved inthe South Divislon more than & year, during which_timo It hns ercaped Col- vin'a mind fhut the North Division's {ntercrts wero ot fitly repredented, Mr. Anthony's appolnt- wment o Corporatiun Counsel agalnat Colvin's wish 1n regarded as the cunse of thouct. Iowaver, Mr. Anthony sent & polite note to Colvin conveying the information that ho lived at 220 North Sadalle street, Waving moved to that place lust Saturday, There' fa o probability that another game of ro- moval and reinstatesient wil be played between Colvin und the Council. PAYING TUR ENPLOYRS, ** 1t 14 pure, " eald o member of the Flnance Com- mittce yesterday, ** that we will commence puying either to-mortow (to-doy) or Wednesday. We bavs the money, and the employes must_have it.” *UWhat money will you uso for the purpoder” asked the reporier. *41Ve have a mnall amonnt In the Tréanury now —about $350,000. We will make that go s fur an 1t will and then, since tho July iutcrest is provided for by thene hotiie banks, we can uxe what recoipts wo have to pay our help, The Aldernian thei stated that the smount of the Intercet due July 1 wan ubout $560,000, und that Mr. Bluir, of the Merchants’ Nutloninl Bank, way Vury auxidus (o obtain the entire luan for ki bank, and he would Tend as juuch_tnore aa the Fluance Committce destded that the city required. ST tell you we can got as much an we want, Tt It would noverdo for the public to know th They would raixe & cry for miore scWors, Inore gas, more eserything: run’ us in debt ¥ much as you pleate, we can ket all the money we want. " ““Who will puy this inoney out?™ asked Tur TIBUNER, ++As 1 undorstand It, Treasurer Tiriggs will do it atourorder. Thea: einployes must bo paid: there 18 no other wity for ua todo. Mr. 1ayes has aald that he would plsce the pny-roils iu the Treaaurer's oftice, and if the moncy was there he would be only toa glad 10 have_them paid. That's what we in- tend to do, Mr. Brizgs paying on the order of the Fluanco Couinltce, which'had u mecting s morning. Mr. Derickson and Mr. Butz were (here, and wo decided upon these thinga. “*Then the whole thing 1a practically settled, as far as paving the help 1a concerned, provided Mr, layes hands uver the pay-rollsr* “*Yey, Lthink It fs; aud I have no apprehensions {hat tigra Wil bo'uny delay on the part of Mr. y-rolls had not been requerted from Mr, Yestenday, but probably will be to-day. CONTESTED BLECTIONS, ‘The followlug 1s the uplniuuflwu yesterday by the Assistant Clty Attorney, J. J. Lalor, loreply 1o inquiries regarding conlested elections 'Fhu oplion du concutred In Ly City-Attorney ‘Puthilly The Jlon. Af. Ryan, Chairman Special Comne mitiee on Conteated Electiona—8ix: In reply to the inquirice made of me by you fn your communica- tion of the 17th fust., Whther the City Council s, 1 under tho Charter of' 1672, the Judge of the elec- tion of #ts awn members, sud what, i 1t b such s tho'proper cuurne of procedure ta be fol- cu by it I the boasing und deteriining of con- tested election casce, 1 have the hunar to Teply: G Art. 111 of tho Charter of 1872 provid y Council shall e judge of the clect cation of Ita own members, ™ elcction cascs, and given concurrent jurisdict With tho coutta it the hearing and deicrmioheg of the sawe. bec. 14 Art1V, of the charter of 1872 provides that the manner of contesting elactions hold under 1t ahal) e ax near a< may be the samu a in th case of tho election of county uflicers, 1 am of apinfon, therefore, that, §f the City Councll had by ondi. nance adapied & methnd of procedure an near na pusaible to that emplayed in contestingthe election of county ofliccrs before the County Court, it conld at once procecd ta try a case of contented election of an Alderman: bat that, not having provided by ardinance or vtherwiss mich a moide of procedire a party dealring to contest the oleciion of & mem- her of the City Councll has no alternstise but to proceed nnder the general Jaw of the State and acck reliet ftom the courts., PRINDIVITLE, The news of the action of the Connctl in reinatat- ing Mr. Redmond Prindiville in his office of Com- missloner of the Nonrd of Pablic Worka spead auickly throngn tho city hoadauarters estetday nfternoon, and waa recelved gladly by aif parties, and especlally =0 Ly thoss in the employ of the Tipard. It scoms that the project toplace Me. John 'Nell In the Board waa not looked upon [nvomhl( by thore more Inmediately Intetested, — Sherlit Agow, whaosc protexe or partnor O'Netl {a sald to by had made the boast that he had necured the support of twenty-one members of the Counci) for Mr. O'Netl, whose connection with the Sherllf hns Qone mucl to turn Clty-1all opinlon azainst him, 1t swae mildly inslnuated to s reporter yesterday that the cannty ring being broken, there was a do- sire to clip in (with corrupl clty offielals, Agmew wonld “never again bo “Sherlff, and e would be obliged” to return to his ald trade of dullding. If he conld put 0'Neil In n gaod ollice, ho (Agmew) wonld haven firm friend when the contracts far the construction of the new Conrt-1onee were awarded, It was sald Lo be ono of Colvin's reneans for trying to remore Mr. Prindl- ville; that Agnew wanted him to _be gotten rid of. 1t i<’ reparded aa doubtful whethor enongh votes rould have been obtained to uphold O'Nell, even if there were no Prindiville in the questlon. LEGAL SERVICES. ‘The billa of Messra, Goudy, Chandler & 8kin- ner for $800, Jamen P, Hoot for 8700, Egbert Jamleron for 8700, and €, 11 Morac for 2500, for services rendered to 6, 1), Colvin to enabie him to keep in the oflice of Mayor aro looked upon by fegal gentlemen s Loo high, ~The bIllR wero din cuseed by some Inwyats yesterday witlo a nows- gatherer” happened_ to ho standing by, They ananimously agreed {n denouncing them, ond atd that Colvin infght ns wel expect the city to pny the wages of ils Lonso-servants, Thero was no clty cnge nbont It. The Iawyers defended his personal cinim, and tho Idea that the city would pay them wasmost absurd, The Colvin crowd has all along maintaineit that no cxtra legal ecrvices wararightly employed unlces hired by tho Comptroller. ‘The Compiroller had nothing whatever to do with the employment of Goudy, Root, Jamicson, and the new Asslstant Corporation-Counsel, In'the con. tested-clection casa of Ald. Smith'tho Alderman laemployed counscl, but expects to pay them from his own pucket. THE COUNTY BUILDING. A new petlt jary was impancled in tho Ceiminal Court yesterday. John Trent, Conetabla n the Town of Lemont, sent in his resignatlon yesterday. Ex-Commissloners Crawford, Jones, and Rusecil wera around yesterday In consultation with their Indfcted brethren. . ‘The offico of Conatable held by John C. Klyn, In West Chicago, was yesterday declared vacant on account of his fallure to renuw his bonds. ‘The Joint Commiittee on Public Bulldings and Publle Servico will meet at 2 o'cluck this nfternoon to discuss the bids and formally examine the samples of stona for the now Court-onse. Tho dolinquent tax-llstIs ot last i print, and was yesterday handed to the County Collector for his Coneldetation. 1t I8 of about tho usua] volume. 1ts Interest s confined to thoso {narrcara for taxes, Tho Grand Jury will reaesemblo to-day, affer a weck'n reat. ' Mr. Tiireh, being engaged ‘with tho Sury, the Criminal Court will not convene until 1150 o'clock, or until after the jury adjourns. The matter of the clectlon of Kimberly's suc- cersorwan to have come up yeetorday In the Coun- ty unrd, but waa choked oft by an “adjournment. 'ho disposition seema to be to defer all action un- Al the fate of the indicted membera of the Board In Lnown. In the meantime, tho Insane Asylum and Poor-tiouse are in the hands ofa boy. ‘The Cincinnatl stone men, whoa fow days ago invited the County Board to visit thelr quarrics free of cost, were yesterday on hand to attend n conference of the’ Commissioners to fix the date upon which to mako the. trlp. Tho matter was fully discuescd, but no conclusion was reached, un- Icss [t was in n nelghboring =aloon, where the stono men at a later Lour entertained most of the Connnisslonars, Farmer 1larma visited the building yesterday just afterthe adjournment of the ioard with an estimato for work on the Court-House foundation amount. ing to nearly 86,000, Ile complalned bitterly that the extimate was not larger, cloiming that it ought to have been $25,000, and that unless he got more than the architect had recommended he wonld, have to stop the work, otc. The architect's fignr~ ing will doubtless be given precedence by the Hoard, even if Mr. Harms has fo stop the work. So far he haa been paid $10,000 for ** extras, ™ A olli was yesterday lald beforo the Connty Board by Charles Schefler, who has the contract for bury- Ing the paupers, for exhuming an_unknown body from Rosohll] Cemetery, It wns noted a fow days ago that Joslah [}, Who was supponed to have been burled by his tamily & week sgo, was trying tu recover from tho county the smount of tho funeral cxpensca, and it appears this {n the plan adupted “The bill [s for$12, Schefer saya o ro- moved the bady at the requeat of Commlssloncrs Ayara, Tahor, and Holden, tnd of course they will vote for tho bill, without ‘regard to its rldiculous- ness, CRIMINAL. The hearing of Ed Phillips and James Glecson was to have taken place before Justico Summerficld yosterday morning, but wea again postponed until tho 20th nat, Justice Haines yesterday bound S, 8, Forrest over to the Criminal Court In bonds of $300 for kidnapping the child of George Prico. The case was glyen In T Trinese of Sunday, Wiliinm Ease, Francls Ester, and Frank Howard, vogrants of the upper ton, and John and Margaret Falone, vagrants of the very lowest type, were cach gent to the Ilonse of Correction yesterday by Justice Summerflold for terms of thirty days each, George Crocker, a bridgo-tender, was yesterday atthe Armory charged with ssssulting a gentle- man named Nathan Davls, who pasaed over Eight- eenth street orldge rather faster than tha law al- lows, Crocker 3. rellc of the Colvin regime, Detectlves Slmmons and Flanagsn_yestorday ar- rested & young man named Charles Croghan, who nome wonths ugo jumped bail on - chorge of perdury I Moncheater, N. M inco ariving in his city, the fellow has been living with his uncle at the Stock-Yards, Joseph Dorlgan, & well-known burglar, was yea. terday held by Justice Scully In 81,500 bail to the Criminal Court for burglarizing the resldence of D, ¢, Harrls, curner of Centre avenue and Twelfth wtreet, and attempting to shoot Mre, llacrls, who disturbed him In blv work. James Shay in at the Armory charged with bnr- glurizing the wecond-hund store of _Ellzabeth Smith ut No. 078 State trect, and stoallng therc- from twelve coatn. When captured fotir wero found upon Lim; te rest bad buen disposed of to various Clark streot pawnbrokers, Detectiva John McAuley yesterday arrested 1ittlo boy named John Kreutz for emberzliug from his empioyers, Messrs. Wadhams & Roundy, deal- era In Masunic guods. * The little follow Liad ‘stalen goods repentedly, nnd each timehad sold them for a trifle. lie appears to be a chronic kleptomaniac, Detective Dargon has youug thict named Will- fau rehuy lockud up, at iy Armory, and s ow wearching for u man whow ‘Trehey robbed of a gold watch und chafnat the corner of Archer avenuo and Ntate treet, whilo talkingto ‘hin fn & hull way. The proporty I8 at present in & Clark streot pawa-stiop. Tiello Edwards, who was taken back to thia clty by hiee uinployer, J. . DuVinney, whom sho had rubhed, was yesterday hold by Justice Summerield 1 $500 to the Criminal Court, For three daya shie haw ot tasted & mouthful of fond, and sho avows lier intention of atarving herself to death Lo escapo punisbient for the theft. Mrs, Keating, of No. £00 South Morgan strect, while riding in a Blae Inland aveoue car last even- ing, felt her pocket-book leaving her, and she at once selzed upon a young man siiting near her, und humded him over to the palice, When taken to the Madison Street Statlon he was {dentified as James Mungun, un old olfender in the **dip* lne, Thoee scamps, larry Floyd, (Jeorge Muore, and Guorge Keefe, 100K 4 chinge of venue from Sum- merlicld to Justice Foote, on the charge of steal- it clothing from the house of Mrs. Rapp, No. 740 Weat Waeliingion strect, o few daye sg. The trio were held In bonds of $1,000 each il the 21nt. PThey trled to force atraw ball on the Court, but it was refused, and the gung wers sent to Jull, Laat evening towards 6 o'clock Johin Hickey and Henry Leavy, two tramps, visited the tallor-shop uf Krels & Behafor, . 106 Monroo street. Leavy engaged the atlention of the occupaut by being mvanured fur 8 pulr of pants, while Uickey ran off with a bolt of cloth, Both then iade thelr cucape, but Leavy was suon afterwards caught by a private detective, and luter i the evening Hickey was found hid away with his bolt of cloth under a videwalk un Market street by Detectives ltysn and Flanagen. Uoth were locked up at the Araiory, Somne disorderly urchlos fired o few sbots In the airon Ilatuted street ot au carly hour yesterday morning, sud with this fuir toundation koine aport- Inxt wen aeized the upportunity tu promulgute nue oather **#titf," to the etfect that a well-known gam« Ller was shot dead, sud had been curried uway by the marderer and Bs friends o cacape detection, ‘The rumnor galned conslderublo credence about that portion uf town, and thy Mudison atrect police wery ordered to investigate. Neither George Surd nor au [uter-Ocean teporter wera present, aud ae a consequence It turned out to be !unl whast It was a commun caee of dlsvrderly conduct. ] C. . Harrin, otherwlve known as ** Carl Pret. zel," while returning home Jast evening, waa as. woulted on Van Buren atrect, just west of Throop street, b( three bighwaywen, ooe of whom choked him, while the other two relicved him of & gold watch and chain, valued st $100, and some curren- :{, D cufle Mr, Harrls mansged todraw hls pockel , aud slasbed away at one of the aseallants who was clulching throat. After accomplishing thelr purpose ths robbers ran off, the sounded one groaning londly, Judaing trom tfie canditionof Mr, Harrix' ¢! ing when ho reported the facta to the Mnadison Street Station, the fel. low must have heen weverely if not martall wonnded, THs clothes were faiely raturated with Vlood, and e reported the stlewalk wlere the s snult'wan made as covered with apsinklings of blood. Thoe !m"tfl ware at once upon the acent nf tho sillains, but wp to o Iate hour thelr search proved unfruitful, A CANNINALL In o Bridgeport dive, krl)t by Willlam Davld, at No, 1074 Bouth Iialsted, at an enrly hour yeater- day morning was cnncted ong of the wost ontragen that has ever lheen Fnrpumlcnl in this city. During the evenlng quite a erowd of young roughs, many of whom are emploged at the alaughter-houses fn (ho vielnity, congregated abont the placo, and twice engaged the attentlon of tho' police with their drunken revelry and noise, The police orlered the rlncn clos promptly at wfdpicht, hut he proprictot refuncd to comply with that requent, anid merely closed his front “doors, A ferrible argic ened at ance, and woumil up in s very freo iy This Iatter entertainment war clored by o ret-to between Peter Flarity, 8 butcher in the viciity, and Andeew McDerniatt, the eldeat aon of Michael “Mchermott, ex-County Surveyor. Flarity nt once got the upper hand of hin young antagonist, and then proceeded to literally eat him up. Ile first geized McDermott by the upper lip and it It in two, at the samo {lne taking n delectable muorel from tho nore, and then, not content with completely gouging out an eye, and making & bold effort to put the other cye ont, he took mouthfila of fleah from varions prtaof the body, while the poar victim was howling with pain, The b standera and mlnnn-kcrrur\vvm cnjoying the fun lugely, when the police pounced down apon the place, Young McDermott was taken to 1la parents’ home on McGregor street In an insensi- ble condition, and, while his 1ife is not fu any mediate danger, hia cyesight Is [rreparably infbreid, nnd his features 'lnr[\llly marred, Flarity was seaterday before Judzé Sumpmerfeld and held with- out bail to answer for his crithe. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Chicago & Northwestern Rallroad will sell round-trip tickets for tho commencement exercires of the Lawrence University,. Appleton, Wle,, which begins Thursday, at 60 per cent off regular rates, The lawn pacty that was to have been glven Thursday I8 postponed unti settled weathor, The timo will be duly announced In theee columna, 1t will be held corner of Forty-Afth strect and Vincenncs avenue, on the grounds of O. I Plncey. ‘This evening, at the Welsh Presbyterian Church, corner of Sangamonand Monroc strects, at8 p, .. the Rev, Morrls Morgans, the Grund Worthy Chlef Templar of Wales, wlil lecture on **@ood Tem- plarism, its History, Priuciples, and Objects,” The service will be In lish, An examination for admirslon to the Academical Departinent and Sheflleld Scientlfic School of Yale Coliege will be held in the roomns of the Chicaito Law School, No. 77 Clark streot, beginning Friday morning, June 30, at 9 o'clock. Profs. Dana and Trowbridge will conduct the examinations, The exlllunlnul-louwlllcvnllnuu ouly Friday aud Sat. arday. SUBURBAN. NUTDE PARK. At abont half-past 5 Saturday afternoonamwvlich- mau at tho Stock-Ynrds croseing on the Hlinola and Michigan Central route, dlscovered the body of an unknown woman afloat in the lakeat the foot of I'orty-fifth etrcet. The corpse was se- cured, and the police at once notified, Deceased appeared to have been ifthis condition for half sn hour, was plainly and neatly drersed, and ap- Ihlu‘lllly about 45 yeara old. The Coroner held an nguest on the remains Sundoy merning, and re- turned a verdict of death Ly sulcide, atter which “‘f body was conveyed to tiie Morgue for tdentifl- catlon. —————— The First Natlonal Conventlons for Noml- nating tho Presidont, Georgn M. Toirle, Hurner's Magazine for July. 1t was fn the year 1831 that the tirst National Conyvention to nominate cundidutes for Presl- dent and Vice-President met, The examplo was Fet, curlously enougl, not by either of the regu- Jur polltical “parties, hut by the factlon which came into existence_solely to oppose the seel order of Masonry., Itis worth while to notico that It was this inovement which gave an open- Ings to the public carevrs of two men who after- wird rose, one to the Presldency, the other to the Sensic und the Sccretaryahlp of State. These were Willlum H. Sewnrd und Millard Fil- more. The Anti-Magonle party grew out of the excitement produced by tue mysterous disap- pearance of Witllam Morgan, a’member of the order whio was supposed to have divalged fts secrots, In Scptember, 1831, o Natlonal Conventfon_of this party aseembled nt Bul- timore, John M'Lean, of Ohio, siuce Judge of the United Btates Supreme Court, was adopted a8 their candidate for the Presidency, but he promptly declined. The.Conventlon then ten- dered the nomination to the famous Maryland Tawyer, Willinm Wirt, formerly Attorney-Gen. craf, who aceepted 165 and Atnos Ellmaker, of Pennsylyania, was added to the tickel us candi- date for Vice-President, ‘The caucus system was now evidently extinet; no party would have dared to attempt fts re- vival. The systemn of Natlonal Conventions, cx- emplifled by the Auti-Masons,was seen Lo bo the only fensibio substitute. As tho siylparl.cu of Juckson now called themselves * Dewnocrats, su his opponents adopted the deslgnation of Natlonul flepublicans,” The latter party wos first in the field to call a Natlonal Conventlon, and this Conventfon met ot Haltlnoro in De- cember, 1631, Its session was briel, for pub- e urluluu had already marked out llenry Clay I8 its candidate. Cloy was nominated on the'first ballot, und John Scrgeant was given the sceond place on the ticket, Thus the oppo- sition to Juckson, which wus strenuous and hot, was yet divided ab the sturt of the race between Clay and Wirt. ‘The Legisluture of Now Iampshire issued the first call at this time for a Democratle Na- tlonal Conventlon—the first of thut long serics of powerful and exciting conclnves which have 80 often designated our rulers sfuce. This body met In May, 1833, The Democrney rallied In lurge numbcrs at Balthuore, which may be ealied the City of Conventlons, as well 18 of Monuments, f0 often hus it been chosen for thelr nmulln;flulnc‘ Gen, Lueas, of Ohio, was chosen Dresident, One of the first motions glmed by this Convention was to adopt the ainous tiro-thirds rule, which more than oncy afterward did deadly work with the asplratious of stateamen. The form of this rule ns adopted at Balthnore wos o8 follows: Itesolred, That each Siato be entltled, n the nomination to bo made of a candlidate for the Vico- Presidency, to a number of vates cqual to the num- ber that they will bo entitled to In the Electoral Collegen under the new Apportionment in voting for President and Vice-Presldent; and that two- thirds of the wholo number of voles b tho conven- tlon shiall be necessury 10 constitute o cholce, ‘There was no doubt ut all of the nomination of Presldent Jackson; und the wording of the tirat part of this resolution Is cxrlnlncu by the fuct thut the contest was upon the numiueo for Vice-President. John C. Callioun had oceupied this ofllce, but had sepurated from the Juckson party, and had becomie the apostls of uuliitica- tion. On the other haud, Martin Van Buren, ong of the shrewdest of }lolm\'hnn, and the Presldent’s most famillar friend, bad been re- Jected for Minister to Englund by the Whig8en- ate. Gen, Jackson was understood to bu ver, desirous that Van Hurenshould have the gecond pluce on the ticket; and as the Conventlon was composed largely of Jackson's adherents, Van Buren wos nominated on the first ballot, re- celving 2% votes, to 40 for l‘hl"‘) Barhour, of Virginia, and 20 for Col. Richard M, Johuson, of Kentucky, ‘Fhe result of the campalgn thus inaugurated by the first natlonsl conventions in our history was terribly disastrous to Mr. Clay, and was tho second of the long series of his defeats in at- tempting to reach the Presldency. Gen. Jack- son wus re-clected by 213 electoral votes; Mr. Clay had but 495 Wirt carrled Vermont's 7 votes; Penusylvanla cast its vote for William Wilkin and - South Carolina voted for John Floyd, of Virginfa. Martln Van Buren was abundantly consoled for the rejection by the Beuate of his nomination as envoy to Lon- don, for he becaino Vice-President, gnd was al- read desiimated ug the favorite of Gen, Jack- sou for the suceesslon to the Executlve chalr, e i—n Where the Old Plate Went. London Quarterly Review. ‘The fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth cen- turies were rich in plate; the next question is, What has become of itt You might us well ask what has beeome of the last winter's snow, for the auswer Is the smne. Melted, not once, but over and over ngatng o thut our shillings and sixpences may contaln the very metul which glowed, Fchly gt und beamligz with cnamels, i Becked's miter, or his pastorad stufl, Sooner or later the goliten bow! und silver besker go the same way; thelr end fa the crucible and i metting-pot} their form chuniges, while the red uid white substance rematus the same, In four successive centurles old English plate hud uws many arch cnemles. In the fiftecuth century “the wars of the Roses caused munyfa noble plecu to melt; in the sixteeuth Henry VI and the dissolution of mouusterica wyre even more fatal to gold and silver worlk; I the seventeenth the great rebeltion and the civil war sguin awept tht sldcboards and plate closets of cach side with e(sunl hn}mnhmy; and ut the beginning of the cighteenth the need of bullfon under “which Wiliam 1L labored, brought to the meltlng-pot much of the old plate which stil] remalned ufter the ravages it had suffered in three preceding centuries, Tak- g all this fnto cousideration, the wonder isthat not so little English plate exists prior to the relzn of Anne, but that any of it ot all Is left to give us some insight futo the magnllicutice with which the halls and tables and sideboards of our anceators were decked o great festive occasions, JDUCATIONAL. Class Day at the Northwestern Univaersity. Remarks to the Olass by President Fowler---The Orators and Poetas, Announcement of Commeonce- ment Exerclses of Other Institutions, EVANSTON. CLABS-DAY. # Class-Day ' 1s an Institution which belongs especially to the students, and its observance fg, therefore, of more Intercst to them than are any of the more formal exerelses held under the auspices of Unlversity, Class-Day ts given up to the graduating class, to do with as it will, and each succeeding class strives to surpass the eiforts of {ts predecessors, both in the merit and character of the performance, and to introduce attractive features of originality i possible. Yeaterday was Class-Day at the Northwestern University, The moist atmosphero of the past week fnduced a scusible change in the pro- gramme, and the morning exerclses wero held in Jennings' Iall instead of on the Campus, Be- fore 10 o'clock the hall was crowded. The stu- dents assembled at the Unlversity, and marched in procession to the hall in the following order: Grand Marshal A, 0. Burr, '77. Mujor Nevana' Military Dand, First year prepamtory. ccanrl year preparatory. Tuird year preparatory, Freshmen, Sophomore; unlors, » Seniors, Faculty: Alumny, The Senior Class occupled seats together up- on the stage, and it was casy to fmagine them unon the campus, with the afd of the magnlfi- cent scemery representing o thickly-wooded grove. TIIE CLASS OF 1870 bas thirty members, as follows: Nathan B. Allen, Etta 8. Linn, Alaneon §. Appluton, Frank W, Lord, William 8. Arnold, Lafayotto E. McGary, J. Eliis Bell, Samuel ¢, McPherrin, Smith Scott Bradford, Andrew W. McPherson, dessic Brown, Winficld 8. Mntthew, Walter Lee Hrown, Emmn Eugenia Parks, Drayton L. Connell, Mury E. Paltison, John Curror, Jeunle k. Pattison, Leonard G. Cochran, Earl . Potter, Charles M. Eilinwood, ¥rank Hamlino Scott, ‘fheophliuy B, 1iilton, dr, Fred M. Teylor Charles Weeley Hudaon, Samuel B. VanlPatten, Francis Meredith Jones, Charles P, Wheeler, Julin Krontz, Jr., John A. d. Whipple, S, C. McPhicrrin, President of the Cluss, pre- sided. Prayer was offercd by the Rev. James W. Hancg, class of '6i. After the nccessary muaie, Prof. Louis Kistler INTRODUCED TIlE CLASS TO PIIESIDENT FOWLER, and told the cluss truths which were heartily ap- predated by those among the audience who ncw them best. He alluded to thelr verdancy and concelt on becoming Freshinen, and prajsed thtem for pursulng their course to tho end, and conquering in o battly In which man; were _left by the wayside. Thelr Alma Mater would doubtless’ ssy of them lerenfter, with Cornelin, *I'iese are my jewels.” He closed by presenting the class to the President, in behalf of the Faculty, cotn- mending themn to his favorable consideration, Presiuent Fowler responded felieltously, Ile thought the battls hud been won, and tlat nulhhlg remained to be gald of the cloes. e Iind been so close tothe conflict that he could lear thelr bonesrattle. [Laughter.] The clasy liad grown up much ns continenta are formed. The process bad been elow and unobserve Although there scemed to bave been” but Jittle done [iaughter), the Unlversity would not be ashanied to say, ** This is our work.” o sald that there wos' moro knowledge in commamd of the class than would have given an outfit to all the colleges of the land 100 years ago. This was the Cen tennial clasa. Uno hundred years ago, if lis- memory served him, the ground on which he stood was covered by the Inke, and possibly was oconpled by a sehool of whiteflsl, or cattlsty, or bulllicads,” [Laughter.} What might be ex- peeted in the next hundred years, {fin the lost we have come up from catlfsh to the class of 16761 *{Cheers.] In another century Lvanston would undoubtedly be the scat of the greatest uniyersity in the land. The Northwestern oc- cupled tho strategic polnt which commanded great suceess, Tho signs of the times indicated that, in educational matters, an institution, to command success, muast be backed by a great church. State Institutions must go dowit, aud the Doctor predicted that, within twenty-flve years, there wonld be such o change fn public scnthiment that no State inati- tutlon would survive. He would rather commit lis fane and fortune to the Northwestern Unl- versity than to any between the Atlantic and Pacifie, 1t was s(rug%llug with some difiicultics now, but he had the tigures to show that of all the inatitutions that were holdlug thelr licads ubove water, the Northwestern University was {n the best shape of them all. [Applause.] Iftho University had made it casy fortho class, it was by mlstake, The Faculty did not intend to, and, to his successor, ‘*‘fho Great Unknown," and the Faculty, the great knowa, he commended the anct ce of ~showing no {nerey inthe University oftiee, belleving that 2uch u custom would be fatal to any lustitution. The band then filled the hall” with music, whereupon M138 JENNIE B, PATTISON proceeded to read the class history, Shenarrat- ed {n pleasant style various achicvements of the class. In tho orthodox mauner of class historics,” the defeats were forgotten and the victorles glorified. Mlss = Pat- tlson gave the following statistics: The class entered college with 43 cmbers, and now has 80, The youngest 19 years old, the cldest, 33; average age, 24 years, ~The lightest welghs 140 pounds, the heaviest, 1943 averago welght, 140 poundds, Thero arg four men 0 fect in Liclght, and a ludy 5 feet 21¢ inches; averago helght, 6 fect 7 fuches. One nember of 76 hus the lorgest head in the college, and No. 10 fits smoothly the largest lond, Prospective there aro 10 miulsters, 4 lawyers, (i journalists, 4 engineers, 3 umlucldcd. and 1 waltlng for something to turn up. ‘I'wenty-four are opposed to tobaceo, 8 in fuyor, and 8 unsettied. Twenty-four favor temperance, 3 oppose, andl 4 are undecided. 8ixtoen uphold wowman's suflragze, 8 oppose, and 6 are doubt- ful. One is marrled, 8 ure engaged, and tho rest hopeful, except 2. The cluss has_ the frat raduate In the course in chemistry, Walter L. rown, und the first lody graduate fn the class- Ical course, Mlss Jessie “Brown, both of Evans- ton. Miss Pattison received numerous bouquets and plenty of nlwpluuse. Mr, Fred M. Taylor then read the class poein. It was a creditable moral essay upon Life, wrlt- ten in very blank verse, and was recelyed with applause. After o lively medley by the band, Mr. Taylor explained that Mr. Jotin Kruntz, Jr., having had s thme very fully occupled lately, had found it tmpossible, Lo the regret of the class, to prepure the umlh){n which he had been elected to deliver. Mr, Matthew had kindly consented to give up his place on the Commeucement programme, an honor awarded to him, and deliver his oration yusterday, MR MATTHEW then camne forward and was greoted with hearty applause. Ileis not only persunally very pop- ulur, but 18 considered “tho best ‘writcr “and speaker in the University. Io discussed elo- uently the future linro:‘[wtl of the Republle. {ter cnumerating the dangers that surronnded it, ho {)rudlr!cd {ta glorlous success, belicving that the great heart of tho American people was brave and strong, and that the sccurity of the Republle wis gssured by the integrity of the masses. Tho orator wus rewarded with generous applause, ML J, A, J, WIIPPLE followed with the class prupheey composed in rhyming measure well written. e was un- nrnrlng in hitting off the charucteristics of his clagsmutes, and disposed of them with fine humor und sareasn, to the great amuscment and edificatlon of the audience, Next camo the distributlon of presents, Arnold E',nvu Hudzon, the murried mun of the cluss, u chuin as & preventive to the louseness of the divorce laws of Indluna. Matthew made Hilton his victim, and, culling attention to his cifurts to rulsc a brilliant set of whiskers, gave Tim a bottle of balr dye. Bradford called out Kruntz and handed Bim an fmmense speaking- trumpet a8 an ald in cultivating his powers of specch, Cochran, the infunt, called ont Van Vatten. Tho contrast fn thelr * appeurance caused prolonged applause, Van recelved a frogment of telegraph wire with which to com- munlcate the cmanutlous of his genfus to the publle who dwell upon o lower {»lmm. Whipple lauh:ctud Tuylor, and prescuted him with o Jews- harp. 'l\u: smoking of the plpe of peace created consliderable winusement, us but four reprobates knew how to smoke, besldes nearly suffocating some of the unintiated. 'The ladics did bravely, CLOBING BXEHCISES. The excrelies were concluded with the lln$~ Ingof the class song, written by Mr. F. W, Lord, to music b{ A. 8. Perkins. Other ex- erclscs, such as planting thy ivy, burning books, wero held on the campus yesterday e OTHER INSTITUTIONS. 3 KNOX COLLEGR. The thirty-ninth anniversary of Knox Colleg®, at Galesburg, 1il, {s now heing celebrated Examinations were held June 14, 15, and 105 there were prize<leclamations on the evening of the 10th; tho Bacealaurcate Address was deliv- crerly by Presldent N. Bafeman, on the after- noon of the 18th, and the Address before the Soclety of Religlous Inqulry, by the Rev.J. W, Dinsmare, on the evening of the same day; the cxaminations for admlssion to the Collego were held on the forenoon of the 10th, and the re- unfons of the Literary Socleties on the evening of that day, The College Oratlon wilt be deliv- ered, by the Rtev. Richard Edwards, LL. D., on tho cvening of tho 20th; the rounion of the Alumni will take placo on thoe cvening of the 218t; the Commencement exercises will be held og the 22d; and President Datemnn will giveu reception at his residence that evening. URION COLLEGE, Commencement-week at Unfon College, Bchencctady, N. Y., will begin June 25, The institution Wil also celebrate, on this occasion, tho semi-centennial of the connection of Prof. Isane W, dJackson, LL. D., with the Fncul!{. In honor of this event, which occurs hiapplly ny{ou the year of the National Centenninl, the Alumut hanquet will be hield In the new Alumni and Memorial Tall,—the bullding bLelng suf- ticiently completed for that purpose. Sunday, June %—Bacealiurente Sermon, by thie Rev, G, D, W, Bridgeman, D. D., at 7:00 B . in the Presbyterion Chureh, where all the public exereisce will ho held. Monday, June20—Mceting of Curators, 10 a. m. Review at the Gynnsium, 3:30 p, m. Tuesday, June 27—~ Alumn] day, ‘Thic clnsses of 1826, 1&3«}. 1340, 1850, 1506, wlil hold their re- unlons. At8a. l’hl-llelu-l(nppu meeting at No. 4, South Coli At 10 0. m. the Alumni will meet at the College Chape! and elect oneof thelr number as o member of thy Board of Trustees. At1p. m., banquet in tho Alumn and Memorlal Hall, to’ be followed by the poem before the Phi-Betn-Kappa Soclety. Prize speaking, 7:30 Monday, Wednesday, June 8—The procession will move from the Alumnl snd Memoual Hall at 9330 n, m. Commencement exerciscs at 10 a. m.; the University nddress will be dellvered by the Hon. Samusl Ji Tilden, LL. D., ez-off. Hon. Chancel- lor. At 1p. 1., cltizens reeeption at the Unjon Classical Institute. 8:10 p. in., President’s re- ceptlon, < BT. MATY’'S ACIIOOL. 8t. Mary's 8chool, Knoxville, Iil,, will holdits Commencement exerclses Thursday, June 22, at 10 2. m._Blshop Talbot, of Indisua, will pre- side, In the nbsence of Blshop MecLaren. Friends in Chiengo muy attend with the loss of only a day, taldng the night trafn ench way on the Chiltago, Burlington & Quiney Road. PARK INSTITUTE, The first (i"rmhmtln exercises of the Park In- stitutc took placo fast evening at the Union Park Copgregational Chureh, and proved quite Interestihg nud pleasant. The programme wns a select one, In wilch the followlug-named younyz lndles, t{mumutlnfi the graduating class, too! part: Mlsses Nellie F. Alken, Autolnette R. humnsero, Allee A, Crane, Mamie E. Dodd, Minnie W. Evans, Jennic A. Hunter, Lilllan 8, Pettit, and Miss Anna L, Sccrist. This gvening a receptlon of the class will take place at the Institute, No. 756 Ashland avenue. TOCKEORD, ILL. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Rockroup, Ill., June 1 'ho anniversary exerelses of the Female Bemiunry were con- tinued to-night h{- a grand coucert given by the Conseryatory of Musle. The attendance, owing to the wet night, was not large. Spectul Correspondence s Tribune. Rockrorn, 1L, June 19.—Commencement exerelses began with the Rockford Female Sem- fuary yesterday by the preaching of the bacen- laureate sernon, in the First Congregational Chureh, by the Rev. E. K. Chandiér, of the State Strcet Baptist Church., The church was crowded, in spite of the inclement weather, though the display of hats nnd bonnets, white tulle, erimps, ete, was very much curtaiied. The text to which Mr, Chandler called the at- tention of the class of wise virgins was Pealm 96:8; *Btrength and beauty arom s snuctu- Strength and beauty, said the Roverond gentleman, do not always go bhand in hand. In- decd thele trucwedlock seema tobetheexception rather than tho rule, Many a lady lns the grace of external nccomplishments, the clegance of outward adormnent,and reflnement of manners, which nttract und mognetize, but ls utterly de- vold of good fundumcntal prineiples, of the groundwork of truth, and eolkl clements of culture essentinl to strength, It was more thau seeular education that they needed; more thaun the strength and beauty of mere worldly wis- domj; this world-girdliug love,this heaven-rench- fug and humanity-embracing sympathy, this universal affection which, dwelling within a hu- nan soul, constitutes it the sanctusry of the Most High, for God is loye, and he thot uwcllyth in love dwelleth i God, mud God fn . Gocthe's dylug words were, * More light ! but bLumanity cries out In fts distress “More love.” * Young ladies,” safd the exhorl- er in conclusion, * the benign nfluence of such a sanctuary, like geutle radiations from n fall- Ing pebble, are fur-reaching and incstimuble. ‘Wherever you go, you may become radiating aild radiant contris of intellectuul strength and moral beauty, Seck-the vrnament of o meck and quict spiit; your minlstry on enrth s pro- cminently amid the bowers and retreats of the beautiful, rather than in the dusty high- ways and wide erowds of masculine sirength. Attaln strength, but de it with the uroma of n iemining nature that 1t shall add grace to your womanly character. Be content to rulo by love, to churin by ;icntlcncu, to gllu l{y ";hu legitimate blendlog of strength and onuty. In the cvening a large assemblage listencd attentively to an address before the Soclm{ of Misslonary lnf’;'xlry by the Rev. Edwaed F. Williams, of Chicago,” The address 18 spoken of fu very high terms. % 1LOOMINGTON, ILL. Speclut Digpatch to Tha Tritune. BrooMingToN, L., June 10.—Examinatlons ot the Htate Nonual 8chool began to-day and will end on Wednesday. On Thursday the com- mencement oceura at ‘Normal Hull. “There will b twenty graduates. There will be an Alum- nus meeting and hunxuut Wednesday afternoon, and in thecvening Alumnus literary exerclses, with an address by Lyman B, Kellogg, of Kan- sne, and an essuy by Mrs. Saruh Huckett Steven- son, of Chicugo, ——r— THE WINDSOR, Oneof tho perplexitic attending the National Exhibitlon at Philadelphis will be the want of suf- ficient hotel accommodations for the visltors. This msy bo abviated lurgely by thosa who are accus- tomed to have comforts and deaire to enjoy them whilst travellng, by stoppiag at the Windsor Hotel, locatedon FIfth avenue, betwoen Forty-slxth and Farty-soventh strects, New York. Travelers may pass to tho Expositlon by two lines of raliways, at frequent Intervals, spend soveral hours in stroil- ing through the holts, and whenever they desire, repeat the vielts until saglsficd, and each day re- turn to the luxurious quarters of the Windsor, 0 gt MOST REMARKABLE in its offccts, and most ueeful In it appllcation, the frogrant Sozodont has becomy the most popu- lar dentrific In exlstence, "Tia used and prafsed by ovarybody, ] 2 LD, Qold as secn throughout the city for the past fow days {s an advertiscment for Schultz & Co.'s gold sonp, the perfection of family soap. Aek your grocer for it —————— A School-Girl's Sulclde, A telegram from Columbus, Ga., soys that Miss Lily Hurrison, daughter of the Rev. W, P, Harrison, an eminent Methodlst miniater of At- lanta, jumped into the river rapids at Colum- bus on Monday, and was drowned, It was a de- llberate and’ premeditated oet, and wan witnessed by ‘persous who were on and near the river. Her body did mot rlse, No cause fs known, but depression of spirits had been observed, — Her age was 15, and she was a bright and intercsting. young lady. The Columbus Sun says that on reachlng the hank, which {s about 40 yards siope to the water, shy dlscoyered a Mr, Names, who, standlug ot far off, she thought, and correctly too, wiis watch- fng her. She fmmediately rasbed for the river, Mr, Names pursued her, " When he wns within 40 feet of her she hadd reachied the water's edgo —she torg her collar Joose in front, looked around with o smile as though exulting over t‘)mquuit, guve three swings sud leaped from ho rock, — e MARIIAGES. BUNKE—SLICHTER~In this city, Wednesday by tho Rov. Dr. Bdward Sulli- uvenln[{, June 14, , at'tla residenco of tho bride's futkior, J. B. Slichter, . 108 Oukwoad boulevard, M teoryo trko, dr., and Mies Fanilo shicktr, No car BOAK—McNAB—On Monday, June 10, 1876, at tbo reaidenco of J. 1. McNab, by the ltev. Dr. Mitchell, Jubn A. Boak sud Millic MeNab, both of Ialifsx.’ Nova Scotla. B Lialifax snd Boston paners please copy. BARKER—GRIGGE—At Cryetal Lake, 1ll., by the Hev. J. C. Burroughs, .., Ma), Eimer J. Yarker, of Crowa Polut E Yy B Mica Hattlo rig| laughter cf Jobu W, driggs, Esq. Oullm Lake, L. Ll Joun M. Maoore, pged 56 gears and 8 mont! lllu{ ul‘Annn. Tarish of Xurroe, County 1. relnnd, Funeral hy ears to Calvary from the reafden No. 347 Fotirth avenuo, dnna 21, a¢ 11 o'cluci g, m, May ahe rest In peace. Elmira (N, Y.), Bloamincton (I11,), Omabs (Neb.), anit Colorado papers picaso copy. TURKE—AL the rosldonce of her ‘brother, Tioh. ert Hoers Lynch, No. 70 Wisconsin street, f,onisy Ihurke, rolict of the Inte Dr. dosoph Burke, Clare. morrls, County Mayo, Treland. Fancral from resldenco to Church of the Im. maculite Conception, Thnesday, 224 Inat.y At 10 o'clack; thenea hy carringes to CAlvary. B3ITII--At 28 Scymore atrcat, on Banday, Jane 18, of Icterus, (corgn Smith, nged 64 yenrs, ftuneral nt Beavor Dam, Wia., Tucadsy, Juns 20, 1870, CONURN--June 0, 0t 10:30 p. m., 8t the resi. dence_of hin pon-ln-law, C. ft. Chandier, Rock. ford, TIL, T 11, Coburn, 'formetly of Chicago, in the (2. year of hla age. wl‘fl TACAL J\NNOUNC]'}M FIRST WARD, : The Firat Ward Republican Club_meeta (hg evening 8t the Sherman Houre Club-Roome, atg 1. L, Conuny, Prealde : FIFTH WARD, Tho Fifth Ward Republican Club will hold o req;llu' meeting this evening at Folz lall, corner of Twenty-slxth and Bntiee-ate. W, VAN O'Linva, President, . m. TWELFTH WARD, The Twvelfth Ward Republican Club will meet In Ownley's-1inll, corner of Madlson aud Robey-sts,, tomorrow nigit. CENTRAL CLUB. There will he o rnfnmr mecting of the Execn. tive Committce of the Cook County Central Re. publican Club this evening at 7:40 o'ciock at Re. publicau lleadquarters, coriier of Clark and Lake atreets, WILLIAM ALDRICH, Preaident, A A Tranldent, SOAR. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR GOLD SOAP. CONFECTIONERY, CELETIRATED throughont the Unfon—expresecd to all pArte, 11 ond_upward at 25, 40, 60c per ™, Address orlcrs GUNTHETR, Confec- tloncr, Chicagto. By Wi A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, 118and 120 Wabash-av, ASSIGNEE'S SALE. 168,000 CIGARS AT AUCTION. DNESDAY Morning. June 21, at 11 o'clock, at our Saleszoome, 118 and 120 Wabash-av,, 108, 000 Clgars, conslsting of the fullowving faverite brands: Almnas, Ttena Victorlos, ‘Trabneoes, Key West Conchas, l’nrlnfns' Tin Foll Almas, Flor del Almas, Nationals, La Afrigue, Exceptions, Fior de Fumas, El Rey del Mundos, Cabannas. The abiove aro to be sold to close the estate of Jacob Harly of Philadelphin. M. SAUCIER, Assignee, WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctloneers, BUTTERS & €0.'S REGULAR SALE, i ing, June 21, ot 0:30 o'clock, a( av., N. E. cor. Madleon-at., WHITE GRANITE: YELLOW WARE, TAOBLE CUTLERY, PLATED & (ILASS\VAHE. CARPETS, AND otlIEI MERCHANDISE. BUTTERS & C0.'8 REGULAR TRADE SALE TAPLE AN oY DRY GOODS, NOORLEAL ARG AN Gons UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS. 13(3171'&”%!!2[ THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, nt 9:30 o'clock, at thelr enlesrooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-av, CONSERVATOR'S SALE, ENTIRE STOCK OF Hiquors, Wines, Furniture, and Fixtares, in Storo 445 State-nt., belonging to the estate of TATRICK EGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, AT 10 0°CLOC T The stock conslsts of Fine Whiskics, Tmported Wines, Brandics, GIns, &c., Empty Casks, Hot- tlea, Store Fixtures, Muruiture, Lo &e. B axder ot g Court, THOS. BRENNAN, WAL A BUTTE By G, P. GORL: & 08 and 70 Wabash-ay. On TUESDAY, June'20, In addition to 400 lota well-assortod Goodn (hring the closing #alo of the stock+of n cauntry mer: chaub), we shail oifer fal lines of scasonablo DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, Hosiery, Dress Goods, in great varlets. PIECE GOODS, BLACK ALPAOAS, Pattorns In Fine Cloths and Casslmerea, Cuatom. mado Clothing, Lincns, Shawls llats anid Caps, Pocket and Table Cutlcry and Plated Goods, A nicely assorted llno of Plated Jewelry, ¢to Also, epeclal ealo of Ingrulu Carpets at 1 o'clock p, m, Bale opous at 0:30 a, m. GEOQ. P. GORE & Ct 48 nnd 70 Wab Auother of those L:wgfmuflfitmcliw Auction Sales of FINE Boots, Shoes & Stippers WILL BE MADE ON Wednesday, June 21, AT 0:30 A, M., PROMPT. Margaritas, lienry Claye, La Curolinas, Morni Wabash-: ‘onservator. 1S & CO., Auctloncers, We shall sweep them out at any price. GEO. P. GORE & CO. 48 and 70 Wabash- On THURSDAY, Juno 23, at :30 o'alack, wa shall sell 8 very large stock of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE tothe higheat bidder. 150 Walnut eduteads, 60 Walnut flurcaus, 76 Walout Tables, H0 Walnui W, §. Bureaun, 40 Walnut Hull Treex, 50 Marblo-Top Tables, 50 Chumbor Sets, 25 Parlor Sults, Sofus, Lounkes, ook Cases, Wardrobes, Mattrcw Hprings, Show Caacs, Parlor and Oflice Desks, Cur pets, Olt Cloth, Refelgeratorn, Ico Chests 'AU11 o'clock—Carrisges, Buggies, and Tfarnceses without reserve, Q. . GORE & CO., Auctioncers. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctionecrs, B4 and 80 Randolph-ut, TUESDAY'S SALE, JUNE 20, AT 9:30 A ¥ ‘New and Second-hand FURNITURE AND UENERAL HOUSEHOLD G003, A full lne CARPETS. Genernl Merchandise, ‘Alo, an involce 560 half cheata Y. 11, and luperl TEAS, inloty, to tho trade. %, ELISON, POMEROY & €O. 81 und b Randoiph-st. By WM. I, HODGES & CO. God! Gold! ol No, 602 West June 20, at¥ Auct're, vt Lake-at, By 8. N. FOWLER & CO., Auctloncers, 274 and 270 East Madison-at. To.morrow, Wedneaday, at 10 8. m., ot our 1arge wareroomy, & largé and attractive sale of Will be sald at our warcrooms, Loke-sl., this (Tuesday) Event Hdo'cluck, WAL I, H UDUESfi-l Parlor 8cls, Chamber Sety, l.nur'v‘e Dookcases, Deaks, &c. CARPETS- cruing, sud Threo-Ply, in the roll and Misfits, Ilh:m:ul Meichandise asaw and di By JAS, P, McNAMARA & COw 117 Wubash-av., N. W, corner Madison-st Large Auction Sale of 3,260 Cases 0OTS8 AND SXODB Tucaday Morning, Juge 20, at 915 o'clock. JAs, P, MeN. & CO., Auctioncersy