Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The tampofature yesterday, ns abserved by Man- anse, upticion, No. 88 ‘Madizon street (TRinUNE Pilding), was at 8 8. m.,70 degreea; 10, m., 703 12 0., BL; 3 p. m., 805 8 p. o, 72 Parome- tor, Aa. m., 2R.80; 1p.m., 2.2, A young girl named Annio Willlame, sapposed to D Insane, sttempted rnlelde at 7 o'clock yosterday morning by jumping fram tho Thirty-first steeet pler into the lske, Ele wasrescued by Ofcer Patrick Gleason, and by him was taken to the real- Qencs of her parents, No. 43 Thirty.fifth streot. AL 7:00 yeatoridsy morsing & horso and buggy, belonging to and driven by Willlam Keep, Tan Away at the corner of FIth arenas and Madln{a stract, and in attemptingio stop thom a8 bo, m:'mtd Zouin Worst was badiy bulsed aliout the ches b:“! iad hin right arm duslocsted. The buggy swas bad- 1y demolishied. 3 Fepiiea ! . Clinton Locke rejucats that the Jndy re erlzl‘:n:"{";x:mm who Jfl w cngaged In putting wp fcaits, Sellies, and sirps, wli ) pleare remem- bar St. Luke's Honplte, ani cach put up oo can ot oné jar for that Ineitntion. Anyihing n‘.'r'u to the Tospltal, of tn Mra, Simmone, 7k Wost Washing. ton street, or to Alrs. J. Ryeraon, 83 Caes sireet, will Do gratefully recelved. e who wan drowned In the storm Monday u{l‘\lfl:;.lnt :hn foot of Twelfth strcet, was yeater- Qny nacortalned tobo Nell Bouthstretm, & molder Yeaiding At No. 302 South Canal steeet, directly opoonlte the boarding-place of his cnn\rnnlnn. Cobb, wha was raved. e 18 not known to have any refutives in this clty. The body has not yet ‘becn rocovered. Michael Kenrns, a 8t, Louls tramp who had not whera to Iny his head, tay down for & snooze Mon- day night under the Mudlson street visduct, and whortly after £ o'clock the next morning he was Swakened by an engine running over his left faot. Officer Owens found him roun after, and, as the foot was 6o badiy crushed that amputation seemed accersary, be had him romoved to the County los- pltal. Mr. Levi Taylor, of Indianols, Ia., yestorday exhiblted to several gentlemen of this ety versed 1n machinery and to & gontieman in this oficea atenm engino mada by hin_which weighs only 3 ins (of with entire machinery nnl{ 7 grains), ta upon a gold 25-cent plece. It iaone of the ;:‘D t wonderful azhibitiona of minute workman- ship ever secn. The maker Ia on his way to the Centennial with his production. Michael Ryan, of No, 0 Sholto stroet, while roaming around on n drunken spreo at 10 o'clock eaterdny morningstrayed on board the achooncr Foster, Iaying near Stxteonth street bridge, and, hefore' he was natlced by any une, fell through a hatchway in the vessel. The attending physician thought "that the wounds, lhnnul'ldplln ul antl dan- gerous, would not {lm\‘u fatal, anftardered thoman ient to the County Hospital, TR YACHT CLOUM, The Chicago Yacht Club held ita regular monthly mceting at the Sherman Touse Iast night, Vice- Cammnodare T, M, Dradley In the Chalr. After the nsngl amount” of routino hnsineas and the reports of the “ommittees the Chair said that he had caifed upon Capt. Prindivillo to sea if the prizes won in tie Inat regatta could not have heen dintributed at Inst pight's meeting, Capt. Prindi- ville hnd been nnxious that the distribution should {ake place, but, rald the Chair, Mr. P, had bLeen cnlln{ out of town. Ile was sorry that the award- Ing of prizes was mot promptly made, Others #poke similatly, and raldthat promptnees In that matter was oasuntial to the Intereatn of the Club, 'The qaestion belug ralsed Dy tho Sccrctary as to wehether a Jawsclasa” boat could enter for a high- clngn taco by paying tho entrance fee, thero wan consitlerable «iscuasion, and CHFL John Farrow moved a8 un amendmont to the rules that any loat of o lowclase conld compete far the prizein & high Clan by annonncing an intention su o do, and by Paying the cntranco feo: Lub 510 boat to enter any Tace a8 & contertant fur tha prize or prizes for moro than ono ¢lase. The smendment went over under the rules till the next meeting, snd, after other minor smenduents had been offered the meeting adjonrned, THE INDICTED. A CHANGE OF VENUN GRANTED. The indicted Commiesloners and their attorneya sppearcd in thu Criminal Conrt agaln yesterday morning, to formally nsk & change of venue. They prescnted o joint aflidavit, eetting forth that each of the Judges 6f Cook County wus prejudiced against them, and slso that Jndge Murphy, of Lake County, was likowlro projudiced, hence thoy «could not bave a fair trial in elther of tho countica namod. The petition was slgned Ly C. F, Perlolat, A, B, Johnsan, John McCaflroy, Patrlck Carroll, P. 0'Donnel!, ifugh Sweotser, Samucl Asiiton, and John I Runecll. The two latter namcs hod been erased, they having changed their minds since the @ay provious, and concluded notto ark a chango, A corroboraiing afidavitto the same effect was presented, mado by Dennis Curran, in which tho mame ccaAuras appeared, Mr. Tuley, dlxcavring the erasures, objccted to the same, and tha wotion was dropped o give the defendantatime to propate # new petition and uMdavita, After the Inpes of an hunt (he now papers wero yeady, and the motion for A changa of venue was renewed. This time It appeared that the name of Bweetacr was wunting to the ‘Itllllou aud atidavit, but whether becauro of his change of mind or tho inabllity of his attorneys to reach him was not siated. ~ The corroborating afidavit was subscribed lo by Ilugh Mahr, of liyde Park, who Das @ sou In the’ employ of tha County Hoard, and by A. G. Flacher, ~Perlolal's sllent partacr, who hita of late aticnded to all of his bustncss with the county. Tho motlon was beard and granted without deiny, wheroupon en- 3ued a quarrol as to whoro the changa shiould bo taken to. Mr. Tuley sugiested Rano County, to which Mr. 8wett objected, and urged Du lage, Finally, the mattor was leff 10 the decislon of the Court, and Kane Cotnty was selected. Mr, Reed expecis 10 have the cases set In Kane County for the first Monday in October, and that the casen In this county will be tried a week or twa Iater, The Court fixed the bond in the case of Teriolat at $35,000, and that of the other Indicted riics st §10,000, Yerlolat muttered sudibly at [a amount of ‘his bail, and wan a little_unceriain whether bie could give 1t or not, naylug‘nl the Lime that hewanted to get rid of on of his present saretlca. The new Lond will be fixed Priday, sud, in the mesatime, no order will bo made. WALKER’S CREDITORS, A DEMAND FOB A CIIANGE. The creditors of the late M, O, Walker hold a pecond meeting at the office of Mr. Cnio yesterday. Mr. dames M, Lyonspresided, and there were about twenty creditors present. Mr, Cate, from the Cowmittee, reported the floating dobt to be 3100, - 000. At low eetimate there sre $700,000 in city real eatate, with $240,000 n mortgages ou {t. Tho Jawyers' feen amounted to $4, 000, the bond of the admlinisirator, Gen. A, 8. Chotlaln, was $300, 000 Fhe report was accepted, Mr. Marding romarked that tho ostate hsd been fearfully misumanaged, ond le underatood that clalins were seiling for 25 centa on the dollar, 1l urged that the catate bo taken out of the adminis- trator's bands and put into those of & Recelver, 1t was suggested by Mr. Cato that some non- realdent cnfinurconm #et o Secelver sppolnted by Judge Drummnond, und Mr. larding” moved thiat & committee be appointed 10 report {n favor of some actlon by tho creditars. 'Yhe Chalr ap- inted Mesara, Monroo, Harding, snd Kerber on e Committee. The Committes retired and reported tho follow- ing resolution: * Resolved, Thatit 1e necenueri that immediate action be taken to_protoct the uturesta ot the creditors of M, O, Walker, and to that end that the said ereditors naite in employlng proper coun- sel and inatruct them at oncwe to (ustitute proceed. Inga Lo procure the apyolntment of 8 Recelver of said eatile, snd such other relief as ahall seem to them proper to accute the application of the moneys and property of the sald catate to tha pay« ment of 1t debla,” Mr. George lllldh\fi moved thaton aracsamont of 1 per cent bo levled on the croditors (o pay ex+ renses, and that a Commitica Lo appointed (o do gnate counael, and that & power-of-uttorney furnished the Commitice empoworing them to act.. The motion prevalled, aud the Chalr wpulnled x:un. Mooros, Barnam, and Cate on the Com- Iniites. ; “'he creditors present then signed the power-af- sttorney, and the mecting adjourned subject (o the ) of the Commlitice, % TIIE ¥YOURTH, FROGRAMMY OF TIIE FIRST REGIMENT. The full arrapgements for the proposcd encamp. ment of the First Reglmont L 8. G. at Madlson, from the 24 to the Oth of Jnly, have been com- pleted, and the command will leave this city Sat- unday night of this week st 10340 o'clock, by special traln, over thChicaga & Noethwestern Ratirond, During Sunday the usual camg dotatls will be ob- served, includiug the cerumony of guard-mounting at 0 o'clock, religiuus services at 10:30, and dresa- porade &t sandown. Monday night a recoption be tendored the regiment In the Capltol Bulld- ing. Tucadsy afternoun the competition-dril} will uh pl and will be participated in, in addition 1o tife compantea of {lie Efrat, by fve or six of the best-urilled State militha’ companies, Al the companles of the Fiml have becn uader con. tinuous drill nearly every night during the past turee wozka, and tho regliment &t the present time is io s better condltlon, Ina military senve, than atany previcus time in il m“"" snd the com- panica will endeavar tu carty off the honora. The following orders wore promuigated last vening: **ligapquantars Frast Rxaixaxrl. 8. G., “*Cuicavo, Juns 20, 1876, t¢Qenersl Orders, No. 35.] 314 accardance will the recommendation of the Board of OMcers, nnanlwously adopted by the members of the roglment in reghmental meetin aascnibled, that_ this comwand go lutoa camp o instruction_at Madison, Wis., from the 2d to the Gth of July, 1876, the necesssr ermiie- sion to leays the Btate of Illlnols snd warch within the Stata of Wisconsin for thls urpose baving been cordislly wizou, aud (he or of Chicago baving viticially rotified those headquartérs that uo publlc fole or culebration was in lilmkmplnu o, this reghncnt will asscuble fu full d 48 at the arimory, Noa, 112, 114, and 114 ke strect, at 10 o'clock p. m., July 1,'1676, aud march thente (o the depot of the Chicago & Nortu- Jeslery Hajiroad, snd proceed by ace of encampuies! "ernup-uuan will be fwnlehed by the Hagls THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1876 1 Qanttormarter for such articlen as will be :"r‘!f}‘;‘n‘i‘rcd‘lnr the trip, as per cirenlarordors of even o emaer ot Qranan R Davis, *'Iiy order 2 3 , ’ *+Colone) Commanding. Cuantes 8 s, ** Firet Licntenant and Adjntant. cted that the command will number be- ) nnd 500 that will go lata camp. Kin ley, the caterer, will Accompany the command and fuenish meals in camp. The eniire expennes of the expedition, including tranaportation, camp equi- rngn, and camp fare, sra borne by the members of he regiment, TIIE SOUTIH TOWN. REAL-BSTATH ABSRASMBNT. Bonth Town Azscstor Gray has practicslly com- pleted his labors for this acason, There only re- naina to be done the footingof the variouscolumns of realty and personal property, Yesterdsy hewan visited by a nnmber of properiy-owners, who de- sired a reduction in valuntion, consequent upon the deeline in rents in some portlons of tlté husl- neredistrict, The complalnants wore directed to put their grievances In writing and present them 1o the Town Board of Equalization. Mr. Gray la of the opinion that all real proptr?’ in the Banth ‘Town, except that fronting on State snd Clark sirects, north of Van Buren atreet, and on Madi- son streel, Is rated a Jittle lower this year than Jast. Tho property on the streets named in nasers- «cd at shbout the rang fgures ns Inst year. 'The following Is the Asxessora valuation of's few rep- rescwtative pleces of renlty on the Sonth Side: Elelh Lelter & Co., wholesale Field, Lefter & Co. retail.. Tivoll-Garden Diock. Jtise: tween 40 Usrdner lonso, THE RIFLE CLUB. ITS EMIARRASSED TINANCES. The Chicago Rifie Club hold a special mesting yeolerdsy afternoon In the clnb-room of the Shor- man IHouse, for the purpose of considering the fnanctal condition and reorganization of the Clab, and the advisability of keeping the range open daring the summer. . 8. Thompaon, Prestdent, occupled the chalr, S, W, Burnham acting as Sec- retary, ‘The Chalr stated the object of the meeting, and sld that the Club had been formed after the suc- casa of the Natlonal Assaclatlort, and had followed its farm of organization, fixing its (nitiation fee at 85 and $2 annual dues, Tho dues had proved wholly Insufiiciont to tustaln the Club range, and the Club wss in arrears. Troasurer O, C. Blackmer atated thelr resonrces were 3110 fn uncollected dues, and the fndobted- ness ainounted to $100. An informal dircusslon then took place npon the advisability of n:orgnnh.ln‘( the Club and incor- porating it under the State law, so that Its targeta and cille-ranges might be kept up. Mr. C. Fullermoved that the present Clob dia- band, and ihat 8 now one bo organized In Jt9 atend, Mr. Willard moved that an sssessinent be maits 4on the ineinbers to pay the Jadclteduest of ik Sub., Mr, lHow moved to amend that a commlttea of threo he appointed to scil the targets and other property of the Clab, and to taka auch othier actlon a8 wounld be required In thelr discretion to pay the indebicdnens of fhe Club. The motlon provatled, and Mesara, Haw, Willard, and Blackiner were ap- polnted the Committee. A communication from a firm of plstal-manufac- turers was read by the Secretarv, offerlng to pro- . scut the Club with a gold-mounted revolver, val- ued at 835, to ko shod for at 0D, DO, and 1,000 yorda ihree times bofors It became the property of the winner. The Club then adjourned till Monday sfternoon at 2 o'cluck. LOCAL LETTERS. TIE COUNT-HOUSH AGAIN, 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Cricann, June 27.—Inee by your paper of the 224 inst. that your correspondent I8 in favor af Aux Bable sandstono, and in reply would asy that Aux 8ablo stone Is not strong cnongh to carry tho welght of such o hullding as is callea for in the plans and apecifications of the Cook Connty Conrt- Houso, viz.: that thero aro parts of the bhullding that require tha atone to renlst & crushing welght ©f more than 100 tons to tho cuble foot. Now, alt the gentleman can claim for tho Aux Sablo stono, according to the Government toat at Rock Island. Is that sald atone crushed when submitted to o pressura of 70 tans to the cuble foot; and furiher Iwonld call your attention to the fallure of tho £ame stono In tho colnmna of tho Unfon Natloual Tiank Building, for, an mast of tho peoplo of thls city know, that buildln: .cud on Jackecrews nutil thoy could maka Iron cosuiaua and put thewm up in place of the cruahed atono. After carcfully examining all tho bids, I find that tho lowest reapanaibla bid in first-class sandstono is that of Wolf, Price & Korber for Luke Saperior red wandstone, 1t $106,872_ and tliere is no one in the City of Chicago who Will quention the financlal abllity of Peter Wolf oz Henry Xerber Lo complete any contruct thoy might make, even withous se- cnrity, 1 soppoee it fe not necesrary ta give an claborate arguinent in favor of Lake Snperior mandstona other than 1o state that this red sand- stone in recommended by architects, stone-cuttors, and bullders as by for the beat over brought from Lake Superior. It austalnn s crunhing weight of mora than 3, 800 ponndn to the cuble Inch, or over 200 tons to the oublc foot, snd ia of sn even, unl- form color, withont the Jamination or seains usually found in sandstono formationa, 1 ngree with your cnnnlflundentu to the desira- bility of sandsione over lmestone, and tirmiy be- 1leve that, an tho Court-Houns is to be about 140 feol high, it It la constructed of lmentono, tho burning ut any one of tho soveral blocks faciny olther of tho fouir sides of the Court-ilouso woul 80 calein and disfigure sald frant that 1t would ro- e tho cxpenditurs of many thovssads of dol- Tars, If not the taking duwo of the entire wall, Further than this, Mr. McGinnoss did not talk to the Commissioners last Fridiy, a5 ho anys n hin adveriisement in Tng Suxuar Twinusr, but to tho contrary, viz: thet the only quarry at Lemont that could furninh ail aizes of lmeatono fa Edwin Walker's, and that was.the reanon hia Company dld notbld to furnish the entire oD, and that the different companics furnished differont qualitivs of stone, no two alike, and that lie would not roll Mr. Manning stono &t the prico allowed fu hin id (lean than 30 cents a foot), but that he would soll mtone &t the regulur 'card prices only; and Mr, l"lm\lnrn Ernpolltlnnw the Committes Jast Friday waa List is would buy the atone wher- ever he could got §t, or [n othier words, would pick up inferior stone, as the prico he hasallowed wonld exclnde tho bes {udy sodoingsivens s patched- up Job, a disgraca Lo the clty aud county. 1'woulld submit to the people of th their representatives, the Comm! fact that tho portfon of the Court-Liouse now undor construction by the county is only about three- tenths of the wholo bailding, and tho apecificationa require that tho cost of the other seven-tenths ot the bullding eball not exceed the proportion that this three-tontha Ia to the whole amount, or that tlie oroction of the bafanco of the building (whon- ever the city and county may agres) shis)l not ex- ceed the same ratio. [t was admittod by sll the &one juen prozent at the Committee meating last Friday that Mr, Walker has the only quarry at Lemout that can furnish all the stono re- quired for this work of & reasonabl Bood qullh{: and Mr. Walker's proposi- don fs to farnish the stone 87 er cuble foot, and to do the work of culting and set. ting for $420,000, making for the stone-cutting and notting fogether this throc-tentha of the whole building cont, $0 than (6 cust'of the red sundstone; therefore, i€ thero {8 a diftarence of 8201, 000 in three-tentha of the bullding, then tho dilerence in the wholo bullding would amount t more thun $660,000, Now, we are not prepared to belleve that the County Comminsfoners or the City Councli are willing or disposed to saddle upon the people of Shle county, at thl thine, an exira cxpeuse for stoné-work alone of $Uu0, 000, or even the $170, « 000 extra that Mr, Fanning'a patched-up jub would cust ua for the Court-House, when thut amount can be saved by erccling the bnnd(n% of the Lake Buperlor red sandatone, & material betor in overy respect. Ileapectfully, OCCABIONAL, PIlIL CONLAY. . To the Edtior of TAe Tridune. Cuicago, June 27,—When the tidal wave of Bonesty of purposo has reached our City Govern- went, and public oficers are brought to account for tholr mindeeds, the question ariees, Are we bettering the matter by the new sppointments? for instance, Mr, Fbil Conley has got 10 be Btreot ‘Commiasloner of the North Divislon,—~a man notorious for hia partiean feelings, and lu whom fow wili have confidence fn his making out an honeat pay-roll. Dad aa our city officers wers re- ported t8 be, none will belleve the aade better by Mr. Phil Conley. 2at Uclgber, when the County Comn! had & Gramil Jary impancled to white Mr. I Conley was sclected a8 foreman, and it w. evident to one ortwonot in the Ring that Mr. Conley was sitong advocate for the County Commisaloners, oven threstening uvne of the jurymen with chastlsement with hls fiat for asking pertinent qguestions, Uy his manage- ment of Lo case he defeuted justica for the ime being by baving Mr. Rountres called fea to yive Lin excusa for their croukodness, thuu the Cownles aioners, then Mr, Periolat, who swore falsely evary time he came before that Urand Jury; and I"leu, to crown all, two women from the County P'oor- liouse, who knew no more sbout their wrung-dolng thau the man o the moon, Whea Mr, Coulvy was charged by una of the Grand Jury with the courss ko touk to defest Justice Alr. U, ‘called hlm a llar, #houk Lis st iu his face, and sbused him, 1f such Do the favored of the Bosed of Fublic Works It ie tlme there should be an overhsallog. There aca other circimetauces which might ho mentloned, but enogh foF the preseut. Yours respectfully, Avxx, K, Yousu. TUKNED OUT IN THY BAIN. v the Edlior of The Tribuns Caicaao, June 27,—Some minutes befors 10 ©'clock last evenln, the undezaigned took paessge from the viclnity of the Ialeted Rtreet M. E. Chnrch in a Halated street ‘hus, expecting to be conveyed through to the northern terminns of the 1ino at Marrison strect. Rain wna ponring down in torrents, Faren wore handed tho drlver nnd a cepted by him without & word. On reaching the Compnany’a stahlos near Maxwell atecet—abont onos Jthird of the distanco to be traversed--alhalt was made, and tha parsengors were then, for the frat time, Informed that the atage went no farther, Trotest wan unayailing; to it the driver mado an- awert It you donl choose to get ont. 11l drivo you inta tho atahle,” In the height of the wtorm thres womon, one wilh a baby in ATms, s0me other parsengees, and the wnb. ecribues, wore thun cownpelled ta lenve tha etage, a mile or more from their destinatfon. Allrepatiad n a body ta the Company’s ofiice hard hy, and thers damanided 1o he {aken on to Harrlvon aireet, ar that farer be refunded, Nelther demand mot with compllance, and, having no alternative, after a tima the party cmerved upon the atreel, deapits the cataclymm, to shift furthemselven anbest they might, 1t in not necessary to comment upon sucha wrongand an Indignity combined. Your corres spondents content themeoives with asking you, 1 the oditor of n most infinential newapiper,’ to fh‘u this slmple statement of facta the wide pub- lcity of your colninne, believing that such expo- ante will ‘serve to tenchi the Stago Compuny a needs ed lerron and tend to conserve the interesta of tue traveling public. GusTay Ko, Frun 0. DAvMasy, Jonx H, Muren, Cianiry Riony, B, F. Massktr. LET THE DOYS ALONE. 7 the Edltor af The Tribune, CntcAoo, June 27,—\We, the newsboyx and boot- blacks of tho City of Chilcago, would earnestly sk you to ba kind enongh to tnsest this n your paper, “whether we have to pay a liconse to hotel-posters for eelling papers and biacking boots pefore the same, ns the Commerclal Ilotel porters are agalnat us staying around on the slewalk in front af thy sald Commercial Hotel, vither on Lak Dearborn street, We try to make an lone Ing, but the police alxo drive ux away. Please in. form us §f we have the right to f1and on the side- walk or nut. By so dalng you will ahlige the poor NEWFROYS AND BouTALACKN, AN INQUIRT, To sne Bditor 1y Fhe Triduns, Curcano, June 28.—Will the Finance Committee and tho preeent Comptroller give tu the publie the actual smuount of Interest paid by the city on all certlficates, by examining the date of certificate And the dato of teausfer of the money Into the City Treusury? Thisfs (ntended to cover certificates sold for'monuy. TAx-PAYEN, —— DECLINE IN GOODS. ACCIDENT ON RANDOLIR STREET, Abont I o'clock yesterday miorning, as nearly as can bo ascertalned, tha upper floors of the five- stary brick buflding Nos. 15 and 17 Randolph steeet, occupied by Reld, Murdoch & Fischer, wholessle grocers, gase way and precipitated the welght of goods upon them to the fluurs belaw, ‘which at onee gave way totho preseuro and dumped at least ouo-Afth of the entire stock Into the brss- ment, causinga losstathe grocersof atloast$10, 000 and a luas to the ownera of the bullding, UBrown Bron., of £3,000 addltlonal, For nome timo past the firm has had o very large surplus stock, and much of thie was stored npon the upper.fioors out of tho way. Previous to storing it, however, they had asked the advice of W. W.Boylngton, the architect of the bullding, und another archltect ro- gurding the safety of tho structure, and both sgrocing that It was perfectly accuro, the firn had no hestancy In using it to Its nutmost storags cspuclty, Even then tho entiro welght wos not as great ns that of the stack tvhich swwas stared in tho same area luast fall, but the firm think that the building waa weakened s0 much thereby that the fall yestorday morning wos mora tho result of the strain luat year than the welght of tha stuck In store at tio time it caved in. notteos haso heen_ ferved; 413 nalsances abatod: guarters of ieef, & sheep,’ 2 tioge, 8 calven, 545 ponnda of freah'meat, 2 hnerels and 10 caska of prtines condemnod as'anfit to ent. e TITH, COUNTY-BUILDING. The prisoners tried during the month will bo sontenced Friday. Anafatant Stato's-Attorney Biech fa suflering trom congestlon of the bratn. Hermann Grases, lato an nttache of the Staafs- Zeltuna, was yesterday placed In the Insane de- partment of tho County Jail, 1o had for several dnye been st the Madieon-Stroet Statlon, The auicstion ot his sanity will bo tried Saturdag. The Grand Jary yesterdny heard a nnmher of witnesaen in the police Invostigutions. Thelr evl. dence had capeciaf referenca to tha canse of #a many snloona running without licenso, and the trestment that anfile nuct{on-ahopa recefyed at tha hands of the city authoritien, No conclusion waa ached, Other witnesses will bo examined to- day, And the prospect 18 that the Jury wiil not ad. Journ befors Saturday, A bevy of the Commirsloners and others inter- eated will start this evening on a recroation !rlr 10 Cincinnatl, From Cincianati to-motrow night they will taka n steamer to tho Buena Y fata quars ries, 100 milcs awny, and, after eating and drink. ing soveral dagr, will return to Chieago in tme Lo Nl their accustoned powa Sunday mornlng, The trip I= At the rxpense of some atone men who would 1ike to Luild the now Court-Honwe, Commisaloners flolden and Guenther had a threntening spad yesterday on the Raggng In front of the County Billding, growing out of the former calling the Iatter & **frand." Mr, Guenther grew angry, and, berlde remunding Mr. olden that it camo I poor taste from him to make Michn remark while resting under an Indictment, called hin sume ngly names, There wWere no blown etruck, for- tunntely, nnd the affalr only Hlustratea the learty aflcetton of the indicted for the unindlcted. Florence MeCarthy dlstinguished himself yeator- day I the Criminal Cowrt as tho champlon of yuuthful chicken-thicl, 1le proved to the satls- action of a mixed andlence that his client had lieen arreated far the offense un hour and ten mintttes hefore the chlckenn had heen stolen, but fearing that this might be avercome ho lenrnicd conusel on the other slde In bis closing ar- guminent, he farther urged that the chickens had not been Identificd an the property of the prose- cuting witness, This lozlo was too much fur the witness, who, watching his apportanity, got in the reply I nshuaky, droll tone, **Yer Honor, thes chickens nren’t in court ! Hin rpeech was hori, but it lind the offect to-settle Mr. McCarthy, The Jury, howevor, brought in a verdict of not gullty, ANNOUNCEMENTS, The plenic of the Sccond Baptist Church takes place at Highland Park Saturday, “Thete will be o grand musica) and literary enter- tatnment in the chinpel of the Washingtonfon Ifoine, No. 572 Weat Madison strect, this evonfng, The programme will coneiat of the beat musical and 1it. erary talent in the city, The Rev. John 14al), D.D,, of Kew York,spends tho manth of July fn the Weat, holding Sunday- schodl meetings in Miesourl, Colorado, fowa, and Minnesota, in connection with the Ameglean Sun- day-nchool Unlon, +*All-Salnt " pienlcexcnralon for Magwaod Park by traln to-morraw morning at 9 o'clack from Wella Strect Depot, touching at Union Park Sta- tlon, and Westeen avenue, gelng and returnlng. ureat Western muslo for dancing at the grovo, Unity Church and the Third Unitarian unite in n picnic to Lakeeide, on the beautiful grounds of GNvert Hubbard, Erq., Thareday, the S0th, The traine leaye Ptk Statfon (Ashland svenuo) at 8:30, and Kinzlo Street Depotat i) o'clock, Fricnds of tho chiurciies and Sunduy-schools are Invited. Tho miniaters of the varloua churchen and the Suporintendonts of the Sunday-achovls of tuls cliy who denlru to carry out the suggestion made in the Prosldent’a proclamation, for n religlous ervice at womu hour on the Fourth of July, are requested to wncot ta-day nt a quarter bofore 1 o'clack ia Lowar Owing to tho danuerous condition of the roins yesterday, no definite reason for the collapeo (d be found, and it s mpossible to stuto which one of the Lwo upper tloors fell first. All that can be nscertalned about the catastropho Is what can be reen from the lower floor, and thin cexhilbits about 4UxA0 fect of the two upper Hoors earrlod awny, and the stock which waa ujon them dashed dowa through the lower fluors (uto the basement and grownd floors, leaving a -ansa of angars, spices, coffes, dricd and canned frults, valued in all at about $10,000, or about onu-Afth of the entire stock. Of this but little wili be lost, I)mh:\hly not more than ane-tourth, as tho proprictors eatimate, Owlng to the dangerous character of tho rulns, the firm tem- porarily abandoncd the atore, and set up In new quartem noxt door east, and iate i tha niternoon they commenced romoving thelr atock to thelr uow rhm, 50 that their business would suflor no de- ay. Iy a very oppurtunu chance, fn all thelr in- sutance policies ticy cover tho contlugency of the buliding falling, and henca the firm feel perfectly aech: re. The real cause of the disaster can nevor bo prop- erly located, as the levorage of the falllng mans has completely destroyed all the evldences as o which portion foll first. All thot remains to Le soen is the fallen arca, 60x40 feetof the two up- pur foors, bout 50 ‘feot framm the fruut of the bullding, and gradually decreaning in sizo down to he ground floor, where It does nut cxceed 25x30 feet. The centre of the bullding was supported by lrun columms Al the way np (o tho upper flors, and thoso were supported by wouden columns because uf their Highter welght, Wlien the uppor floors fell a por- tiun of the ruol cared with them, and yosterduy uf- ternoun another large portion of thie rouf gave way and feil through to'tby basement. The building will bo at unce reconstructed under the anpersision of Mr. W, W. Boylngton, who Ls confident thutlt can be dona for $3, 000, THE CITY-ITALL, ‘Wator-ronts yesterday wore $1,008, . Mayor Colvin has returned from his fishing expe- dition to Fox Lake, Wis., whoro he has been for some days past, City-Engineer Chesbrangh yesterday visited Bouth Chlcage iu campany with the Civl) Eugl- pocrs’ foctoty, which had a littlo pleasaro party. The annual review of the police will take place on the Lake-Front grounds just sotth of tho Expo- sitlon Bailding to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, ‘The force has boen recently uniformed, and a fine appearance will be made, The Committees on Palico, Firo and Wator, and Schooln are all callod to meet i the Council Chnm- berat 10 o'clock Saturday. * Thora il very likely bo a long dircunsion on the prapricty of reducing the salariea in thons tiree departments, That in the buslnesa Lo catne befors thy Police Committee. ‘The policeand fircman drew one month'a salary yesterday, making 885,000 In sil. Some of tho employen of the Board of Public Works were pnid yesterday morning ot the Kxposition lh\lmhna. and others In the afternvon at ihe Cliy-llall, Those who liave aa yet focoived no pay will ot somio to- Y. Bome of the Aldormen are azain ralsing the ques- tlon of having stars to identity them es by, Ono of the ressons adyanced why the hadge wshould be ‘worn i that sometinios an Alderman might not be silawed to stand oround atafire or riof. Of the old Councll Julius Jonas was (he only ono who volunteered to give up his Ladge. Work on tho books of tho Iate City Collector, Gearge Von liollen, was commenced on the Comp* trollor's order yestorday morning, Charles lleaf- fard, the former bookkeeper In the Cojlectar'a da- partinent, begun operntions, and ophera acqualnted with the work will soon he poy wn. before stated, it is not expected that thejexamination wiil show much out of the way, a» It {¥ supposed that most of the maney taken’ wan appropriated from tecelpls which wore not entered upon the hooks “"fi‘"u momorandum mado thut the taxes had been pald. The Bpocls]l Committes, conaiating of Ald. Al- drich, Throop, Glibert, and Linsunbarth, who were appofnted to fake fo hand the question’ of s dix- posal of the Lake-Fronk property, wero 10 have met 1o Ald, Thompson's ofiice yesteraay sfternoon, but there waa no quorum present, and all that was done was to mit aronnd sud talk earnestly for nearly sn hour with the Jfon, J. Y. HcarBron and sev- enal nl.llnrx!llflemen. ‘Thero waa nothing Accom- plished. Anothor meeting will soon be called. John Moody, Caspar Butz! right-hand man Charles White, of “the License Depariment, and three of Mayor Colvin's poifceinen, wers before the Grand Jury yeatorday (o el whiat ihey kiiow ahout thie annua) ‘decreasy in the number of waloon- licenses issucd. The decrense has been about 250 lcenaes & yoar, and unless it can bo plained by maylug thot the number Jersunnfollowlng the saloon husinces hav decredsed, which o regarded as very fmprobable of the question {s about as far off ua cver, unless, %0 18 hau beon sald, the faulk rests with Mayor Col* vin, whols well known to hays been lontent to men of the ** rum " class, The Comptroller pald another vislt to some of the banks, End talked ayaln ubout that 81,000,000 which the city muss havo (o psy off its debta. ' ilo sald mnn:rurm that nothiug deBofte had yet been agreed npon, although he was not afraid tliat tho bankars would refuse to_ndvance the money. “Tressuret Briggs aald yesterdny that after the cabi italibes had thought and talked the matter over & litthe mora, the inonsy would be forthcoming. I says that'the rato of futercst s ot the stickingt palnt’ The trouble was the Lauka did not want to ko & Joog Joan, thaugh ready envugl 1o lond for ninety days, W od what would bo done shiould Clicago refuse o Jeud, Mr, Driggs 1d that be supposed the clty wuuld ** buat," for ithor Now York nor any Kastern city could be resorted Lo for a loau if negotistions were unauce cesaful in Chicago. ‘Tho Board of Hlealth met yeatorday and transa od routine buslness, ‘Tho pay-rolls for June we: audited. The mortallty Hat for the week ondi June 24 shown that tho total nuiber of those whos sande of }ife ran out was 127, bolng an increase of 4 over last week and n decrease of 14 compared with the corresponding _ week of “last year, Of the deatls, 47 were thers of persons under } year, Thcty were ) males and 37 married persons! o chief cansca of death were, congeation of Uralu, 34 cancer of liver, i} convilsions. 18; cholerw infantum, 7; diptherl 7: enteritia, 3; scarles fover, O typhold fover, 3} moulnxllhii,oldngc. 3; phthlsls pulmonslls, 0} accidonta, 10, Threo bundred and elghty nulsance Farwell Hall, CRIMINAT. Commirstoner Hoyne beld Tohn Vanducor, who keeps n restaurnnt on State street, In 3500 bai] yeeterdny, for passing n counterleit $5. Ttichard Devine, on employo at the Stock-Yards, s focked up at the Armory for stealing a euit of clothes valucd ot 80, and $25 in currency, from "Thomas Holland, hin hoording-house keeper, Sergt, Byrno yesterday afternoon pounced down upon the gambling hell of Jack Dunne at No,133 Clark atreet, and captured the keoper and clghteen Inmates, nll af whom were lodged ot the Armory. The resldenco of Mr. Leadbenter, No, 330 Weat Juckaon atreet, was entorcd by burglars Monday night; but tho gentloman of the house was awakened by the notse, and forced them to beat a retreat without any booty. Peter Fagin—not tho original, bat a very dllap- {dnted Irishman—Islocked upat the Chicago Avenue Station, charged with stealing a palr of pants and a ,veat from tho taflor shop of Muthias Brogensor, of No. 121 North Clask strect. Nollle Strathmore, o lowd woman residing at No, 40 West Kinzlo sireot, 1a locked up at tho Weat Madlson Street Station charged with robblng Futrick McCaverof §0 In money and then thumping him hecausc he complained of hor, The caro of W, A. Dickinson, & youthful clerk of August Arend, 8 druegist at No, 621 West Mad{son strect, charged with embezzllug about $160 In money and_goode, wos l;'unmhxy continted by Juntico Scully untll July 7 n bonds of $500, W. P. Holton, the absconding clork of tho Gard- ner House, who Was retarned Lo thin city on Mon- duy last by Sorg. Roberts, of Philadelphin, was hetorg Justice Summerdeld yeatorday and had his cawo Coutinued for ten days under $7,000 bail, A Granger, giving tho name of A, T. Loomin, Jetorday complalucd attho Mulison Streot Stutlon hat hie tiad been awndled out of $75 ata Weat Tandolph streot enide nnctlon place, Warrants w]em ot once lewued for the proprictors of tho place. Officar De Marr, of the West Madison Btrect Btatlon, while taking In a drunk aud disorderly man named Michaet Kaufe, wan assaulted by Keefo and his fricnda, and only éncaped a savere beating by having a now drean-coat hindly torn, 'I'he olfieer lias been on the forco for only three monthn, and s not yet recelveil a cent of pay, Under the'alto- fethor tao stringent reguiations of Deputy Supe- ntendent Dixan, the coat is condemned aa‘unit fur wiwe, and De dareInin a quandary s to what he willda for a new ono. AN ECCHNTRIO POLICEMAN, Ofcar Edmond (uerin, of the Armory, a brother of Dr. Querln, yestorday celevrated the recolpt of a month's pay [0 & vory unusual manner, even for R plillcemnhi and his lttle eccentrictity will surely comt him a aituation, and Dorlian & lung term fn the County Jail. At 8 o'clock Jast evening Officer Waleh came to the Armory having in ciargo a man nained Patrick J,loran, who was badly cut on the loft slde of tho head, apd clajmed to have been aliced up by & policeman. After hearing his stary, Bergeanta Ebersold and liyrne went to a salovn, No, 210 Twulfth stree kept by Bherwood & Buckiey, where they foun aflcer Guerin In a rather maudiin condition, Mr. fiuckley, one of the proprictors, told them that the mon'had come in there about an hour pro- viously, and had challenged him to shake dice for the drinka. Tho box was raffied twn or three tlmes, and Guerin lost each time, snd wan seemingly enraged fin conee- quence. After he had Gnished ho went uut nupon the aldewalk and ordered a man named T, Lynch (o take him hame in & buggy which ho had atlisud, Lynch cxcused blmself on the grounds that he had but A few moments to apare, and Guerfn then ordered Moran Lo take him home in his bugiy, Moran refused, and was struck n conne- guence, ‘and, while atfempting to shield himselt rom furthor fnjury, Guerin ruddeniy drew his ‘mc\tebknllo and made reveral lungea at him, The bystanders interfered at once, bat Moran had nlrnld& recefved a decp guah upon the Ipft a{de of the heas and another cut exteniing frowm the left ear to thy chin, cutting the flesh 10 the jawbane, and only cecaplug the fugalar ve(n by & inere scratch. After reachlog the Armory, his wounds were dresael, and he was placed In comtortable quarters for tho night in the witness-room, e Is & painter by trade, boing one of the firm of Moran & Doyle, on State atreet, near Sixteenth, and resides at the lrightou Houso, near the lock-VYards, Gueris was hmmedistely put nnder srrost apd locked up at tho Arwory, charged with assault with Intent to kitl. 1o ls a very good ofiicer, but romewhat crratic in his not{ons, and a perfect tiend when under the infuence of lquor, He has Leen before the lloard Pollca repcatedly, but in ronie way or other has generally managed to es- cape the decapitatiun which he so richly deserved. SUBURBAN, UYDR PARK. ‘There were no proceedings st the Truatecs' meeting yesterday on occountof the lack of & quo- rum. Noxt Tuesday bLeing the Fourth of July, thero will probably be no meeting; hence the first moctlng in, July will be an important one, Thia long vacation will give the Village Fathers anothor opportunlty to go to the Centennial, Among the recent srrivals at the Iyde Park House aro A. B, Doc, Walter Wright, Mrs. B. Blesell, D. J, Tlinckley, 8, J. Medill, Mrs. Sydney Myors and daughter, W. C. Lyon, ond Julr Prindlville, Chlcago: R. W, Chal v’ Wilciette, 1), 1L W, Moutzomery, William Bmith, New York: J. Lueb, § Bildiog, Dostou; and many olhers, fast becoming a fashionable reavrt. 1noop two guns wero heard on the lake, and, ina fow minutes, the pretty little stcamer Mawio hove in aight, followed "in a'few ininotes by the yacht Froll HBoth boats have to off the middle ‘hotel pleryand tho porties cams ssbore. After s short nu{onrn and wouie chiampsgne, they left, but, thera be xlfi.lm wind, the Frollc was left in the lurch. Monday the Arinle Loulss Cary put {0 an appesrs suce. ‘The facilltles for landing snd hazboring Tiero render Hyde Park a populsr boating point. T.ast Sunday ulght » couple of policemen eard sowe loud u(khlgln the routs over Wicns' restaur- Opicer fogan atarted to go u) ra and demolish the ullcnding partles. Just before open- {ug the dour he remarked to his companien that ba would Liks to boancs Wiensout of the doos, orsemes eb, San Francisco; T. H. ‘T'he hotel s Bunday aftes- thing to that effect, and Wicna hearing this enoth- In¢ ramark, opened the door himscif, and sald he wonld like to see him do it, ax ho hail not dona angthing wrong, Bome worda enmuned, when Ylaunn, after a fow Inwnlta, arrosted hit 'for din- tarhinmg the peace, and, with his compunfon's ass alstance, marched him off to Jall, Mr. Wiena waa tmmeidiately batled out, and Tuerday the triai took place, reaulting In favor of Mr. Wiens. Soma citlzons make n kad ‘mistake in golng to Chicago to purchasn throngh tickets over thie Mich. fgan and Ylino«l Centeal, “and othor fincs. They shonld patronlre home fndustey, as there Inan ex- ceffent depat there, where alf snch H{cketa can be caatly obtalned, A Sunday-school plente from the Weed Washing- ton Sircet Presbyterfon Clurch passed throngh here yesterday en toute for Woodlawn, where they parsed the day agrecably and returned ot 4:d5 o a. The marmuppoted to have heen sun-struck while at work Katurday on tho Hyde Park lotel groundn ia sald to have been injnred Ly cxcerrive drinking of water, 1ila namo lias been ascertalned tu be Patrick 0'Donnell. . Great preparations are tolng on at Flood's Mall gor tho blayef *Opderciin A splendld stage h?l boen urected, and the hall festooned with flags, ete, cIcEno, The Hoard of Trustees met In the Tawn Hall at 4130 o'clock yesterdny, proacnt Messrs. Scoville, Preridents Snow, Eldrldge, Flood, Wood, Wanzer, and Sharp. " 1. lankenmeyer, Poandmaster in Dietrict No. 1, made o report showing'\vhat cattlo had boen fm- prounded lost week, Mr. Sharp remarked that Mr. Waltham’s finc was unjust, and requested the money refunded, Lut from the evidence given It was declded thero mul\ no cause for complaint, and the fne re- malned, A commnunication was recolved from John Doles, who has furnished gravel to the Town af Clcer offering to make a deduction from tho amonnt of the Bill rendered, if pald In cash. Reforred to Committee on Finance, A petition was received from Onk Park, reauest- Ing thy appuintmient of a policeman s s00n us cir« cuinitances would permit, amd the neccesily de- manded It. * The petition was placed on file, A petition was recelved asking that the sidewalk on filn west alde of P'ark street, from Cheafnut strect to Lake street, be relald, Ap assexament was ordered, unless the property-holders haild {t, The License Committee, to whom had been ro- ferred the petition of several parties for saloon Mlcenses, reported In favor of granting then. e Board deculed that on the payment of $50 and anflicient hond, the liccnses” should “bo granted. ! i Merars, John and Patrick Dell's bld of 816, - 785.20 for bullding n wooden box sewer from Egan avenue to Divialon etreet on Ridgeland avenne; to be commenced two weekn from date, and to be comploted on tho 10th of November, was accepted on the partios of the drst exccuting tho Londs and giving proper sconrities, * Mr. Snow moved the Assessor beallowed $100 on account 1 by the Clerk it A number of bills brought forw, were referred to the Financo Committee. The Boord then ndjourned. » EVANSTON. The arranzements for a grand Centennial cele- ‘bration at Evanston on the Fourth are progressing satlsfactorily, and will undoubtedly be crowned wlith succees, Theladlea of the U'resbyterlan Church are proparing to furn(sh ali comers with refresh- ments at reasonnbla prices, and Goodrich's «team- er. 0a usnal, wiil probably transport thousands of Chicagonus to Evanstun’s ahady groves, The Comtnittee of Arrangeutenta ls meeting with 00, snccess in raleing the money ncodud for tho grand display of fire-works and ‘other expenscs, and now proposes to conatruct a fine Centenninl fountain, to cost at least $500, for which subscrip- tiona are heing rolicited, The members of tho Eetectlc Club and thelr friends were handsomely cntortalnud at the resl- dence of Mr, R, 8. King Monday evening, ‘The, entertalnment waa in the naturo of a Jawn-party, * 3ir. King'a handsome grounda being Muminated, 0 that craguet and kIndred vanics were played lons after niehttall, W. W. Pousd, with five usalstanta, discouracid inkpiring munle for the younier gheats, and ho parly was a complete succeas, althoush the raln necewattated an adjourument to the house car- lier than was Intended. Tho Pratensurs nuil resident Trustees of the va- rlona departiments of the Cnlversity, with their fomilios, comprising o larze and briliant e “lingo, wera ospitably entertainud by D, sud Mrs, W. 8. Scatt Monday crealas, ‘Iho tongtegational Socloly will givo & lawn- party at the iealdenco of Mr, Edwin Lee Brown Thuseday ovening. MIGUTAND TPARK. Mrs, Lanra E. Dalnty, of this clty, will glve sumo of lior rendings fn tho Baptist Church at Itightand Park, Thureday oventng, Tho cxosclscs are to bo Intersperacd with musle. & e e LORD DUFFERIN. o Glyes Utteranco to Somio Views Which WilL Find Much Favor in Mauy Quar- tors, Bpectal Dispatch fo The Tridune, Quesne, June 27.—Lord and Lady Dufferin and sulto wero present at the female Normal School, and were presented with an adaress by the pupfis. In the courss of a chnracterlstic apeoch his Lxcel- lency strongly sleprecatad the practice in thiy coun- try of alloding to young Iadies by thelr pet naines, {n nowspapors, by casual acquaintancos, and fn prize lists. 1t scemad a monatrona sncrilego that tho tendar, Joving nomanclatars of the firaslao should be bandled abont at random In the mouth of every empty-headod Tom. Dick, and Marry, In the United States, beforo her marriage, Miss Urant, daughterof the occupant of the mokt angust position in the world, was gencrally referred to in the newspapers as ' Nolllo," ns though paragra- phists lind been her playfullows from fifwicy, and ©von Lady Dafleein has become ! Kato™ n the el- nt purassology of o United States magazine, 1w practice was not withent signiticance when re- garded as o national characteristic, \Women on thia Continent are ladics a8 rofined, high-miuded, and noble-hearted sa any in the world, and this yulgae soleclain mhould s got rid of, | Schol-lists are oflicial ducumente, and young [adies #hould bo enterod {n thefr full Christian ngmes and not in nicknames. ————— 10WA CITY SPREADS HERSELF, 8peciat Dispaich t The Tribune. Towa CiTy, Ia., Juno 27.—At the eclectlon horo to-day under tho new law it was voted to extend the city limits #o as to lake ln nearly onc-Afth more territory than Is now in tho clty, the majority {n favor of annexatlon belng 260. Nearly 3,000 Deaple aro thun mado cllzene of the town, Instead of Hving in the immedinto ubnrbs, ‘The'ight has been a bitter auo, Lnt, now that it fs over, our city will take suother step In advanc BEECHER, . Nrew Youx, Juno 27.—The Committeo appointed by the lato Advlsory Councll of Plymouth Church toselect a commisnion for the investigation of tho cliarges or evidence In tho case of the Nev. Henry Ward Beechor have chosen ua such Commiesion : Judge Nathanicel Shipman, of Connectlcut; the Ilon. Aeahel Fiuch, of Wisconsin; Judge 8. B. Gookins, of Indlaua;: the lon, Junsthan E, Sar- flml. of New UHampahire; and Judge Joseph C. nspp, of Iows. R e e STEALING THUNDER, ! The success and popularity of tho new Will- cox & Gibbs automatic sewing-machine have tempted some of {ts more pushing and lesa scrupulous coinpetitors to try and steal its thunder; the public cannot, therefore, be too strongly cautloned that the new Willcox & Gibbs automatic 18 the only machine in the world with tension requirlng no change whatever for any thickness of material, Nos, 200 and 202 Wa- bash avenue, Chlcag o ———— . ALL READY AGAIN, Cuticaco, Juno 28, —Ilaviag met with an accident 1n the bullding occupled by us as wholesale grocers, Ly the falling of & portion of the floors, thera will e o temporury {fnterruption {5 our busines ‘we will bo able to commenco Alling orders to-day, and in vory few days we will be in condition to meat all the requirements of our customers. Nrin, Mosnocn & Fiscuzn, —— THIS EVENING AT 8 0'CLOCK ihe sale will commence at the Artlsts' Gallery, 213 Wabash avenue, of the very fina colloction of il paintings that have been on exhibition the last three days. Sixty will bosold thls evening, and the same number on Thursday and Friday, commencing at 8 o'clock p. m. Th the attention of pacil "' ART IMITATING NATURE" A coating of diamonds on a puro cryatal surface, These are Parlalan diamonds, Thelr lustre {5 per. petual. For only at Jichard Hamphrey's jow- elry stare, No. 770 Brosdvay, oppusite Stewart's, (loods sent C, O. D., witk pelvliege to examlne be- fore paying for them, Bend for Ulustrated price. liat. I Lave no agents. — L ————— KNOWING THE VALUE OF WHAT THE TRIBUNE SAYS to ita readers, Dalton, 102 State strect, sake us to say that bie {s selling Fisher and other refrigora. tord, Kedziewater filters, ond Packer's cresm treczors remarkably low, MUSICAL The Itderal indecements offered by the Root & Bona Munic Comjany to dsalers and consumers ot sheet-music, wusic-books, snd wmunical inatra- wments mako 158 State street & very popular place. N e SOUTH PARK PHAETONS leave the cernor of Oakwood and Drexel Boulovards and the Pa’k Retreat at 0 o'clock s.m., and every twenty muiutes thoreattor until 7 p. m. Fare 10 cenle. * SOUTIL CIHCAGO. A Visit to the New Rolling=Mills There. Ifow They Avo Equipped, and What Thoy Intend Doing. Annunal Meoting of the Civil Engi. ncers’ Club, ‘Tha Civil Englneers' Astociatlon of the Northe weat field fts unnual mcoting yesterdsy at the James 1. Brown & Co. Rolling-Mlll, South Cli- cago, 1% bne been the practico of the Assciation to combine the annual meeting with an excurslon, and this year they wero fnvited to moet at the new tolling-tnill and Inapect its facilitien. The invita- tions wero not restricted to mombera of the Asso- ciatlon, but were genuroualy extended to a numnber, of prominent architects and others in tho city whone company wos desirable. Tho excuralon was placed nunder the monsgement of Tralu-Master Herry, of the linofs Central, who provided aspecial train to take the party to tha milla and roturn, In the party wete City-Enaincer Chesbrough and wife, Messra, Bryson, Lotts, Wililama, and Me. lineg, of the Doard of Publle Works: dir, L. P. Mordhuuse, Assistant Engineer of tho 1liinols Cen- tral lailrosd i Secrotary of e Associations 3. S8, Grecley, Mra, Greeley, Alexander Wolcott, Fred W, Clark, George C. Morgan, E. Il Talcott, M. Coie, 8. 1. Cuoloy, Max 1iforisbere, Chlst Enzinecr Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Kallrond; City-Attornoy Tuthill, Gen, Leake, Gon. 1L 11 Thomas, Mr. and Mes, D, 1. Gile, U towen, . Me. and Mes, Dudley Wilkinson, Mes, Weainard, of Kenwood; Mien Sharp, Mra. Undor- i, d. It Willett, 1. Wight, Samnel Street, Col, €. G, Hammon, Puitd 1.’ Dénntr. Col, Lyinan lirldwes, L. D. Cleveland, K. Dibles, W. 1l Lovin{ny and othors. At 1190 everyuody was on board, and with Charley Huntattho throttle-valve of tngine No, , 1he excuralonists hud a quick and delightful {rip down thic Iake whofw, The mills aro reached by golng soutls on the Illinols Central truck o the ll’nck 1sfund Sronch, thence east on thut Lranch to a hige Y, and thence south to the mills, which are witugted o the north slda of the Calumel River. e pasty ui nerisiig weru welcomed by col. J, T. “Forrence, General Manager of the Rolling-3till Company, and shown um.n:Ph the place. Thefirst thing to he dona was 10 hol TUR ANNUAL MEETING OF TR CLUD, and witile this was going on the ladies accepled an fvitation Trom Col. Bowon (o take @ Tio on the Florence, a ministure steamer, ot the river, The mesting waa held 1n one und of tho folling- mills, City-Engineer Chiosbrough prestding. Col. 0. L. Olileapie, of tho United Stutes Engineers, and now in chirge of tho harbor Improvements, wan unanimously elected a menber of the Awsocin- tlon. The Secretury, Mr. Morchouse, then read hie annuni report, whowing o very encouraging state of tho Ciub, and notlug ite wrogrues duin the_pst yeor, Several valuable dunatious ot hooks, dacuments, and svecimens had been made, anil more were promleed, Arrangzements had been wudo bywhich the varlous pagiers read duelng tho yeur wonld be peinted and sent 0 the memberd, The regiort was accepted and placed on fle, In nccordance with costam, 1t was expected that tho Preaident would deliver i addrees, byt MR, CHESBIIOUUN excuned himeelf from mnking any extended ro. marke, on thie ground that pressur¢of husiness had feft him no time to prepary. tnything for the vcen- sion, lte had Intended to_ describe Ve threo great routen 1o the Euet, and to compare them with thoso anticipated years o by Thomas defferson, There routes, wiel Mr, defierson had o his mind's eyo, woro firat the Hudson Kiver route by the northern Jakes ta the Bt. Lwweence, Lake Champlain, and thence to tho Hidson; sccond, the Potoimao route, by fthe inkes, or by tho Monongaheln and Youghiogheuy " Kivers. to - tho - Fotonie, and® thentsy to Norfolky | amd . hird, the Misuswppl ronte, from the North to the South, Of aff theso routes the Potomnc was Mr. Jolfursan’s fuvorite, os it scemed to bin Tesn Tiable to bo frozen uver i tho winter or Uiock- aided In tme of war, Mr, Chiesbrough alen brieily referrod to (ho wondorful hiprovements made fn Inlund teavel during tho past thirty yoars, untfl now the countey naw a rallway-tealn hureied across itn borders from New Vork to un Francaic three dayw. In closiug his remurke, M. Cl brough sald If his hiearers wauld uso thelf Ins: tiond they cauld 0N aut the dotulln wuch b than he enuld, and would therehy spura themsel: tho infliction of any cxtented remarks from him, The tneeting e peoceeded 1o the election af officers, all the old uilicers ud the Executive Com- mittco boing re-olected, Aftor pitssing 0 vote of thanks to the propfictors of tho Shermai lowke fos the ase of their club- room iu o place of meeting, the Club adjourned to nieet the fiest ‘Fuexday ln Bepitembar. Ifaving thus dispatchied Dusiiere, the mombers proceeded to thoroughty INSP'ECT THE NEW MILLS, 1n company with Cal, Torrence, Manager of the tnllls, & TRGUNK reparter went throtzh the place, and ‘was lven & thorough description of tho building and machinery. o the outwarl view tho general wbapo of the miil docs not differ frons the ordinary bustness-Tike sffairs of this kind In other Jamea 11, parts of theclty. 1t Ja new, however, and conutructed with on eye tu looke na well os utillty, The ~ corner-stono waa inid on tho 6t of futy, 1875, amd yrubably by that timo thix year tho Company will bu rolling lron. “Thio buildIng Mtands on mude-earth, 7 ot K fect of sand with o clay coverinz, 1+ 400 foet in tengtl, 100 feet span, withflva wings 215 feet in width at the greatest distance. ‘Uho mill 18 known a8 the . 5. Brown & Co. ftoifing-Mills. The property and machinery, selide fromn the ground and rofiraad trucka, cont womothing llkc $1006,000, Thers aro ix onial pariners, the capital siack of the Cam- |ull1‘{ I8 8500, 000, and it Is a1l paid up. The namen y ) of the gentlemen forming the Company are Juseph ., Brown, DPrésident; Samuel ale, Vice- Presidout; Charles 11, Hale, Treasurory Qeorse W. Hule, Secretarys R Il Buck, and Col. J o Torrence, the Ueneral Mannger. Tron-men ond mill-men will understand something of the sfze of the works and the fucil- ftiea for turning out materisl, from the following statoments in regard to TUE MACHINERT USED, ‘The mill bas onc #nch trnin, one 14-inch train, one H0-Inch muck train, one 20-inch top-nnd-bot- tom mill, and one 2-inch teain for making heanm, A 30-ton rqueezer cheerfully grects the visitor on his rounds.” Each train Ix driven by fts own ongine- conilensers, There are four steitin force-pumps, twalve puddling furnaces, snd nino heatlng fur- naces, il it nfter ' tho Siemens proce gom by oehlen god fe Cured - netond ot cual, Iho Company uaes gas in ita furnuces in- stend of coal, and for thia purpose they have put up building to the enst of ‘the mill, and placed in it Uity jowe-praucera, with coollng wbe ste, ‘Phe ume of mas instead of coal in the Turnaces is one of the latest Inventions in_the production of rosled fron. As a practical example of the great muving which follaws the Introtuction of the Siemens _process, it {s stated that, while in an ordinary furnace 215 tons uf lump coal will produce ouo ton of merchunt iron trom the pig, In oncof the now furnuces ono fun of slack coal, whicii costs little or nothing except for transporta~ tion, will prodico one tan of werchant iron, “Iho farca-puups, above-mentloned, are situated caxt of tho mill, Above the puwnps §s builtan im- meso tunk, which holds 15,000 ginlons, and which can hu dlied in eloven mhnutes, ‘The whole place will be supplied with waler from this tank, Its Jushuniin capaclty for twenty-Tourhours ie 800, 000 gallons, Waler 18 drawn throuzh 'a H-lnch main from the Calumet Rivor, 6500 feot distant, and tho: tank ls feet from the ground, Thero aro howe aitach- vienta and all the othier necessury apparatus for extingulehing a ire. In this particular the pince In extraordinarlly well protectud. A dozen streams couli be but on a tire 6t vnce. When the mlil fa undur fuff operatfon §t will turn out fron 160 10 200 tony of fintshed muterial a day, All kinds of merchant jron will be imade, sud sonis waflruad fron. Nu areangements finve been niade for tho production of ateel, but it s the dealgn af« the ,L'um{muy 10 put in two Slewcens & Martin fur- vucea this full, aud to then engage i tho manulic- turo of ateel. THEBUILDING I8 a frama ateacture, bat the uxtorior fa to bo cove ered with corrugated iron in orderto ronder 1L as nearly tre-proot as possible, Bliding doors are ar- ranged around the bullding, which oxh bo obenvd or clonod In & vary short tine, e works will prob- sbly’glve empluyment, within the iExt year, tv §00 or 1,000 meg, and no doubt ynlte a colany of work- meal and uMIE failloa wil boeatabilalicd {o. tho vicinity, In ruaponse to a guestion by the reporter, Col, Torrence atated that the groat advantaye I tho I catlon of the mill was its uearncss to ho market. lruu ore from Lake Superior fa dellvered for 70 cents freight st the dacks, of which tho Company s 730 fect, disectly south of the mil} o thie Calumet River, The Hver has o depth of 18 feet, which will allow tha largest veasuls to run {1 and untuad ut the docks, ~In Clevelund the cost of dellvory of Lake Superior oro would by $1,45 a tan, nud in Pittsbury §2, ~ Cosl can be otitalned at very Juw rates, Boft coal can be had, dellvered at “i“m‘.l“k(' llgr5 uumenlu A ton, luml n::t :a:ll :nl’ . and .75, while lamp coal s e ha ur 2,25 and 32,75, delivore .p 2 The Company owne about 460 acres of land in the vicinity of the milla. They alau Owa the tracks around the grounds. ‘o ills ary conveniunt to thie ratlroads and the ri . Cal, Torrenco bsd steam up sll of yeaterday morning, and would have ahown the party how the now michinery worked, had not a Juint been blown out_durlng the miorning, causing 8 suspon- slon of operationa for ropairs. The Colonel ro- arded I8 o an oxporiment, and, whilo regretting il inabllity to show off hls machinery in actunl working, waa diaposed to be cheerful, aid Invited hla frieils to come down and seo thém when taey lad thefr Arat roll, which will bo lasida’ the mext ica having returned from their ride on the tiver, and tha remalndur of the guests having fully In-lmcled tho wills, the plrl{nlurltd for Chicago atd o'clock, sad arelved fu the city well pleaed with thelr us) EGG AND RANGE ICE DELIVERED, Special Diapaich ta Tha Triduna, Quenkc, Junes 27.~A dispatch from Murroy Day says the halletorm of Eaturday night was tho most lc ever experienced, Graln and peas in the surrounding country were levoled with the ground, snd lrult-lulll wfll’l stripped ot follage and fruit., Every house in Murray Hay had windows broken. Conservataries sud gerdon lightswere wrvcked, After thia #torm the gronnd was arilled with Inr1- merabla small holer.” The pelicts of lce wels. 1 from A quaricr to one ounce each, meastired from 114 (0 2% Inclien In diameter, and were larger than hen's ey, L DEA “BRUCE~A tha (inrdnor Honae, Tackdky, Jons 27, of inflammation of tho brain, Frank Malcom Tiruce, eldont son of B, K. and Catharine L, Brucs; siged 25 yenra 10 montha and 1 dayr, Bervices will ho held at the Ganinor Honse, Thursday afteruann next, at 3:30 o'ciock. Frientdn of the tamily invited to ho present. Hemaine will Lo taken to Buflalo, N. Y., for intermont, BLACKMORE—The faneral of Jlenry Blackmoro will take pinco from No, 118 Fotirtcenth-at., Wedneadny, Junc 28, to Caivaty Cemotory by cars, THOMPEON—~At Lake Forest, 1., June 27, a:;a‘eellannnh 1L, wite of Ifarvey M. Thompson, of 8 city. Hulh:ye of funeral hereaftor. BLOOMFIELD—Iune 27, of congestion of the bratn, George Arthur, son of Jamea and Abble 1, Bloomfcld, aged 11 months and 7 doys, Funeral “Juno 28, ot 2 p, m., by cartiages to L“ncc:-ud. ricnda of the famlly are invited to attond. JOHNSON—Monday aftcrnoon, Juno 20, snd- denly, Olivar \Whitiock, only cifld of Oliver K. sad Loules Whitiocic Joiinson, aged 10 mouths, Fanaral from the house, No. 000 Micligan av., Wadnenday afternoon at 2 o'cluck. TUCKER—Buddenly, on Snnday morning, 25ith inat,,‘at No. 81 Weat Congreas-si., Chicago, Ed- warl A, Tucker, aged 4 yearn, Lancaster, (Pa.) and New London, (Conn.) papers plenne copy. . FLARARTY—At No. 410 Twenty-moventh-et., near Wallace, In this city, on the morning of tha 27th Inat., Vatrlck Flararly, aged 50 yenrs, Funerai'on the S0th (oat., at 10 o'clock a, m., from All Salnts Church, thenco to Calvary by car~ ringen, Friends fuvited. P e L SR I — VOLITIOAL ANNOUNOLMENTS, PO Ll oy SECOND WARD, ‘The Sccond Ward lle;mhumlg Club wil) meet Fri- dny evening fn tho Bennett*Medical College, No, b13 State mtreot, at® a'clock, Every Hopublican of tho ward s requeated fo attend.” Busincss of Yory great importance to be tranancted. ¢ BEVENTH WARD, Thero {8 t0 bo A 1nceting of the Democeats of the Soventh \Ward, to nominate a candidate for Alder- man to Al the vacancy of-Mr. Ifiidreth, at Thoumas 8peace's, No, 270 Blue_Island ayenue, thin ¢ ing. C. P. MclIONALD, Chafrman. SEVENTH WARD, A meeting of the Seventh Ward Ropahlican Club will be held thin evening at No, 381 Iilug Island avenug, to take action in the maiter of flling the yacancy in_tho Council cauned by the reslgnation of James 1L, Hildreth, A full weeting of mem- Vora Is therefaro desired, A. URAHAM, Presidont. AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO,, Auctloneers, 84 and #0 Randolph-st. Peremptory Sale, NEW FURNITURE Tinfehed nnd White, at our Stores, 84 nod BG Randolph-at., Wednesday Morning, June 28, at 9:30 0'Clock, 300 Waluut Carved Top Bedsteads, Wainut Chnm- ber Seta; Lressing Bareias, Commbdes, nnd Wash Hureaus, In the white; Nedstends, Burcaus, and Washstande, fintehied, ' The whole' compriving tho stock of a lgrze manutactory In bankruptey, ol by arddr of Assimce. BLISON, TOMEROY & CO., Auctloncers, AT NO, 10 SOUTH GREEN-ST., Thursday Morning, June 29, at 10 o'cl'k, ATCTION SALB EXTIRE ROUSEMOLD FURNITURE PRIVATE DWBELLING. Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-room FURNITURE; Bedy, Ledding, Crackeey and Glansware, Stoves, &e. ELISUN, POMERDY & CO., Auctionters, FRIDAY'S SALE JONE 30, AT 0:30 A H Tositive Clearing Sale of Several Consiznments New and Rlowant Iarlor Sults, Chamber Sots, Ofilce and Library Desks, 110/ Neaw English Do Srussels, Tap, Lrtancks and Waor Carpeda, whlch sre portively to be mold. A Larze Stoek Good Second-Innd Farnitnro awl Guneeal Houschiold Goodn, Crockery, Gluwg,and Plated Ware, Uen- eral Morchandlse, LC. s Y S RETTA &e., POMEROY, & Co. . 1. GULE & Co., oY mlnl 70 Wablash-nv, Boots, Shoeg & Stinpers AL AUCTION, DY CATALOGUE, On Wednesday, June 28, at 9:30 a.m., Consisting of on elegant assortment of the boat styles. Also 1,400 Pairs in Job Lota In additfon to rogular site. i - GEO, P, GORE & 0O, 08 and 70 Wabash.av, On THURSDAY, Juno 29, 8t 0 12 o'clock, ‘We ahall closc out a Iarge stock of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE to yay advances. ATTEND Till8 SALE FOIt BAIGAL Larlor Suits fn every etyle, Chome ber Scta—lateat styles, Wardrobes, Walunt i rteidn und Hnrcaue, Marble and Woud-Top Tabies, What-Nots, Ensy Chatrs, Rockers, Wals nut Chates, Hall Trees, Bprings, 'Mattressca, Car- pets, Parlor, and Ofice Deske, Show-Cuses, Floop Ollclath, 50" Tron Bedateads, At 11 o'cloc gles, Currlages, and Hariess withont G. P, GORE & CO,, Auctioncers, By WL MOOREHOUSE & 0O, Auctloncers, 274 and 270 Bast Madison-gt. WHIL bo sold thls a, m. ut 10 o'clock, a largo lno of now and elegant. Parlor, Chambor, ~Dining-Room, Offico, nnd Xitchon FURNITURE, of all kinds. Carpets, Mirrors, cle., tte. Also the entire contents of two suloons, conalsting of Saloun-Tables, Counters, (ilasscs, Mirrors, Chalrs, one Plgeon-1ats Tabls, vtc., cte, A splundid chanc for dealers, as ths goods are to b wold without rescrve, On Friday, June 30, will be sold on the promiacs, 258 Wabash-av., all the fiztures of a restaurant, canslsting of large Cook Btave, Cooking Utensils, 'l Crackery, and Qlasaware, Knives, Forl ed Ware, Tabtes Lincn, Chairs, Chandelice, ete,, cte. Al to bo wuld Without uny rererye, THE ART SALE Associated Artists' Gallery, 212 WABASH-AV.,, COMMED 3 ] TS EVENING AT 8 O'CLOCK, AND CONTINUES THUREDAY AND FRIDAY Al eame hour, - Sixty Palntings to be eald at cach salo. B. 8COVT, Jr., Sak . WAL AL llU’l“l‘"m“; By JAS, B, MeNAMAT 0. ’;17 ‘Wabash-av,, N. W. cflrnerfifllfin};‘) 2 CLOSING OUT SALE. Stock and S E AT CTION, 4 Gck al ture i ptock and Flxiurca of frat-clses Lok, Cap, oo AT 160 TWENTY-SEOOND-ST, VEDN SDAY Morning, Juno 28, at 10 o'clocks Bale poaitive, to close busine, JAMES . M By JAS. P, McNAMAL 3 yu7 Wabash-av,, N. W. cafinfi‘}ufi-tfl" REQULAR 8ALE OF SIOES AND SLIPEENS AT ATOTION o] lorniv) une 2 t 0 X 3 S BN K v, {CTIONERY, | L U CELEURATED throughoat the Unlon—expre all parts. 1M aud opward b 20y 30, G per B Adires r orders QUNTHER, Conlse toaer, Chicsgo L3 BOOTS, Thi CON