Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1876, Page 8

8 THE CHIUAGU TKIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 9, I876—SIXTEEN PAGH hose-house last night. There were about twenty THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ‘Thomas White, Esq., ex-Mayor of Godalming, 8urrey, England, is making a tour in this coun- try, and is now in Chicago. ‘Thomas McDonald, 63 years of age, and resid- ing at No. 303 West Kinzic strect, dicd suddenly from unknown causes. He leaves a wife and two children in destitute circumstances. ‘Three thousand two hundred and seventy-five people and 2,312 borses drank from the Humane Bociety’s fountains on Dearborn, West Wash- ington, Adams, and Superior streets yesterday. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, optician, TRIDUNE Building, was as Hollows: 8 a. m., 88; 10 a. m., 91; 12m., 93; 3 P.m.,95; 8 p. m., 82. Barometer, § & m.,, 20.125 1 p. m., 28.03. ‘Thomas K. Compton, who was run over last ‘Thursday on the Panhandle track west of the ity Umits, died yesterday afternoon_at the hos- pital from the injuries then received. He was attended by Dr. iienry ‘Van Buren. Coroner Dictzsch terday held an inquest on Pstrick Shields, w{? was _sunstruck Friday afternoon wlafle at work on the e'glrlner r‘:i‘i lz)cer_ ing street and Archer avenue. e verdict wag lnglmnrdnnm with the facts as already stated. Capt. DeWitt of Company B, First Regiment, vmtpto Beloit 1ast nj htp to attend the wants of Messrs. Taylor and Everhardt, the wounded members of the company. The fricuds of the boys ere with them. They will all return to Chicago Monday night. A young man named Geo; 0 loyed as a baker by Killan Frederick, of No. 21 Elston avenne, died suddenly- at 4 o'clock ‘Yesterday aftcrnoon. Shortly before noon he quit work, and went up into the loft, where he was found in an insensible condition at 3 o'clock. Appoplexy is the supposed cause. The brilliant meteor which shot across the heavens from a northeasterly to a southwester- 1y point last evening about 9 o’clock, and seem- ipgzly spent itself i the lake, startled many who were fortunate enmchh to see it, and left a Jong streak of fire which remained for some time. It is in order for the eruditc astronomer to give the phenomenon a full definition. A gentleman named Wheeler, proprieter of o house his name at the corner of avenue and Quincy street, while sitting ona stair-rafling yesterday fell into the basement and received rather severe, but not necessarily fatal, injuries. He is aheavy, thick-sct man, an his weight was the causc of the disaster. James Lynch. an employe of the Pittsburg & Fort Wayre Railroad, died suddenly last even- Koerner, em- ing at the residence of his, brother-in-law, No. 542 South Jefferson, and from the circumstances attending his illness, it is believed to have been & casc of sunstroke. He had been working up to 2 o’clock in the afternoon, when, fecling an- well, he returued home, and lay down fora short sleep. At 6 o'clock he was found speech- less, and despite the efforts of Dr. Dodge he 1ailed rapidly until § o’clock, when he died. A new water-main is being laid on a portion of Fulton, between Curtis and Carpenter streets, and the foreman takes it upon himsclf to shut off the water for several blocks in the vicinity, while house connections are being made.” This has invariably been dore without giving 2 moment’s warning, which is contrary to a city ordinance; and the water shut off +for " four or five hours’ at a time. 'As therc are a number of sick children eod Persnns suffering from malarial fever in the neighborhood, the foreman should be compelled to notify persons when he is going to cut off the water-supply, in order that those to whom Cresh water is an absolute necessity every mo- mentof the day in this hot weather may not be left to suffer for hours. The monthly report of the Hospital for Wom- en and Children, corner Adams and Paulina strects, shows that the number of patients treated in bospital was 28; dispeneary, $9; out- tide cases, 12 total, 139. he_donations re- ccived were—through Mrs. T. B. Blackstone and Mr. John Crerar, $100; Mrs. Blackstone, $20; 7. W, Ehrman. soap, powder, cte.: John Crerer, merchandise. Through Mrs. J. C. Hilton—E. A’ Lancaster, merchandise, $13; Burley & Tyrell, merchandise, $10; Mr. James Mo , cash, $10; E. F. Gunther, cash, $5; Sydney Myers, cash, §5. Through Mrs. D. A. Gage—W. F. Tucker, 8257 Sllllc{_, Endicott & Co., 103 Larrabee & North, 855 C. H. Fargo & Co., $5. Through Mrs. McGregor Adams—Mr. Eam Johnsan, $25; A. L. Bockwell, 85; J. E. Wood- bridge, $5; Union Wire Mattress Compauy, covering of lounge. Through Mrs. H. O. Stone, £25. rough - Mrs. G. M. Pullman, $25. Through Mrs. N. H. Knnpi)—Dru"s from A. C. Bell, W. L. Hurcourt, Glaclus & Co., Storey & Parker; Mr. A. Arend, §1L. Through Mrs. E. G. Hall—Books from Keen, Cooke & Co., $5. SCICIDE. A young man named George Chisholm, em- loyed in the Gartshearie coal office at 79 South ark street, yesterday received the following note from a young friend named Harry Dixon. The missve fells its own sad tale, and is a5 fol- ows: Jour 7, 1870.— My Dear George: Whenyou re- ceive this I shall be in that land from whence no traveler returncth. 1 am disgueted with life—it has become a burden to me. My hody may be pos- #ibly washed sshore; if so, take carcofit. My things 1leave in your charge to await further di- rectiops. Harry Dixon has wasted the many Ofp- Yormnmu sct before him for advancement in life~ uit it now forever, T have written to Sandy to collect all accounts and pay my hotel bill. Tell Mary I remember with decp impression the kindnesscs #ho exhibited towsras me. Your friend, if we xmeet in the futare. HAR®Y Dixox. That the rash young man committed suicide seems indisputable, but as yet there has been no verification of it. He was last seen Friday morning in the vicinity of Van Buren strect bridge walking eastwardly. Recently he had been boarding at the Delavan Honse. No. 143 North Clark street. He was of a quiet and reti- cent disposition, and conscquently but Jittle is known concerning him, other than that he was f hard luck and unable to obtain permanent employment. He was abont 30 years of age, eandy complexioned, with sandy “side-whiskers and [ight mustache, and was dressed in_black coat, steel-gray pants, without vest, and soft black felt hat.” He is not known to have any relations in this city. A CLOSE CALL. A-thrilling sccident occurred yesterday fore- moon 2t 11 o’dock on Fifth avenue, just northof Madison street, and came very near resulting in the death of 3 woman and a Jittle boy. the for- mer showing a courage rarcly met with in her endcavors tosave the lad. A German, named G. Mally, was engaged in loading an express- wagon with newly-cut clothing in front of No. 130 Fifth avenue, Louisa Quedors, the wife of the cxpressman, assisting him. Mally left his som, a boy about 7 years of age, on the wagon- seat, and, in somc unaccountable manucr, thelad fell off. The horse, frightencd by the fall, immediately ran away. e woman had just come out of the building, and, seeing the Ecfilnns sition of the boy, who was encircled y the reinsand held fast against the thill, ran out and cndeavored to catch the lines, but the wheel struck her violently in the side, and in- jured her slightly. Still she clung to the wagon, and, with both o danger of death, the flying animal galloped across the avenue, and was about to rush into Madison street, when an ex- pressman, seeing the imminent danger they were in, ran out and ped the horse firmly by the bridle, and stopped him on the edge of the sidewalk. ' The boy was tightly squeezed by the lines, and screamed pitcously. c was extri- cated, and, on _cxamination, was found un- harmed. Considerable excitement was caused in the vicinity at the time. . THE FLOAYING HOSPITAL. The following circular, printed for distribo- tion to the physicians of the city, and others in- terested in sanitary matters, is reproduced here ‘on account of its general interest: ‘The Floating Hoepital is now in readiness for the care of patients, with capacity for the reception of 300 children, with thelr neceseary attendants, daily. Thedesignof the Association is to provide means whereby those not having the time or the means o take exiended journeys upon the water during the hot weather can yet receive for their children the benefits to be derived from the lake air. The experiments made last season confirms all previous cxperience a£ 1o the substantial char- acter of these benefits, 2nd demonetrated the prac- ticability of placing them within the reach of all. Yon are exmestly solicited to co-operate in this enterprise by inspecting its operations and methods, and mgfiefimg such improvements asmay occur to you, and by sending on_board the hospital-shi] Buch paticnts a in your judzment will be benctes by it.—not for medical treatment, but simply for the change of scene and air, a5 no medicince are administered and no advice given cxcent in cases of emergency. Joux E. OWENS, Secretary. THE JAIL. AGNEW EXONERATED. ‘The report of the last Grand Jury set ont that Sheriff Agnew and Jailer Doyle were guilty of wiolating certain statutes in failing to report to the Court and jury once a month the number of persons {n jail, aud also in failing to provide sufficient and wholcsome food for the prisoners. Upon the report being read the Court cntered a ruls of its own motion calling upon Agnew- and Doyle to show why they should not be pun- jshed for the alleged violation of the statutes, snd set yesterday to hear theiranswer. The rule was made by Judge Moore. * Yesterday Aenew and Doyle, by thelr attor- ney, Col. Ricaby, came into Court, Judge Rogers presiding, and presented the following ANSWER, subscribed and sworn to: In the matter of the rule on Francis Agnew, Sheriff, and Jobn Doyle, Jailer, of Cook County. to show cause why they should not be imfluhcd for violation of duty for failing to make report of number of prisoners in custody, etc. . To the Hon. John G. Rogere, Judge of eaid Court: The joint and several answer of the enid Francis Aguew, Sheriff. and dJohn Dogle, Jniler, of Cook County, to the order entéred of record in #aid Court on the 1st day of .July, 1876, reqniring them to show cause, ¢tc., for the violation of Secs. 8 and 16, of Chap. 75, of the Revised Statutes of said State, answering, say that the defendant, Francis Agnew, became Sher- iff of =aid Cook County on the 7th day of Decem- ‘ber, A. D. 1874. and has ever since continued to exercise the daties of said office: that the defend- ant, John Doyle, was appointed Jailer of the eaid Cook County Jail by the said Francis Agnew on the — of February, A. D. 1875, when said Doyle entered upon the dutics of his office, and has ever since continved in said oflice. ‘That said defendants, since their continuance in officc as aforesaid, have not, nor have either of them, been guilty of a violation of Secs. & and 10, of Chu’!. 75, of, the Revised Statutes of the State of TIllinols aforesaid, relatinz to the re- porting of prisoners in the jail to the Court in any manner whatsocver, except as here- inafter stated, and that said defendants, during the period_aforesaid, have mot, mor have cither of them, been guilty of a violation of Sec. 16, of Chap. 75, of the Revized Statutes of the State of Illinois aforesaid, relating to the food and water to be sup- plied by the Keeper of the jail to prisoners in any manner whatsoever, but on the contrary thereof, the said defendant, Francis Agnew, during the whole period of his term of office as Sheriff, at the commeércement of each and eversy term of said Court, and npon the convening of each and avery Grand Jury of aid Court, caused a report to be made and returned to raid Grand Juries, said re- port containing » full andaccaratelist of all prison- crs in the jail of said county, and specifying the couses for which, and the persons by whom, theywcre committed, and that whenever other prisoners were committed during a term of the Court, he caused a like retnrn to be made to enid GrandJucy of such prisoners as fast as the same were committed. excepting only thosc terms of Court where the Grand Jarywere unable to hear all the cazes returned to them in the firet instance, and as to those terms, he did not make returns of those prisoners committed during said term, for the reason that said defendant, Agnew, did not understand that it was necessary, of reguired by law, that he should make & return of the prisoners committed during those terms where the Grand Jury. by reason of the multitude of cases, wereq: able to hear all the cases returned to them imth first instance. and’ said. Grand Jury would there- fore have been unable to hear any further cases if the same had been returned to them. Accompanying the answer was the aflidavits of George B. Hutchinson, a Deputy Sheriff, af- firming 60 much of the awnser as related to ‘furnishing alist of the prisoners in jail to ihe Grand Jury everv month, and the parties of whom_the Sherilf has purchased flour from which bread is made for the prisoners. The Jat- ter set forth that they had furnished the best Minnesota wheat flour, and that the bread made therefrom was good and wholesome. The Court replicd to the mass of documents it THE RULE WAS A STRANGE PROCEEDING, but, despite the answer, that the statutes had not been strictly complied with, The.statutes required that the Court, as well as the Grand Jury, should be furnished witha listof the grisoncrs in jail, which it appeared had mot cen done. Col. Ricaby—The list of prisoners has heen furnished the Grand Juryin the shape of its docket, and Judge Williams decided that the jary was a part of the Court, and Mr, Storey ‘was held for contempt on the decision. The Court—That decision has been reversed since by the Supreme Court. [Laughter.] The Court continued to say that his attention had never been called to the statute before, and it was very probable that the Sherifl’s never had; and in view of the fact that it npscm-cd that public justice had not suffered, and that the Sheriff had heen following an old practice, he wouid dismiss the rule, at the game time re- minding the Sheriff that in the foture it would be better for him to send a distinct report to t!ze Court, and literally comply with the stat- utes, fin reference to g0 much of the rule as refer- red to TIE FEEDING OF THE PRISONERS, the Court said it could take no notice of the re- port of the Grand Jury, and would not bear the case in any such summary way. If what had heen set out in the report upon which the rule nad becn entered was true, the Grand Jury should have indicted the Sheriff. That was the only way the matter could reach the Court, hence be would dismiss the rule. Col. Ricaby sald he was ready to waive all technicalitics, and had witnesses present to prove that the prisoners were fed better now than they had ever been, and that the soup ii\jzn them was the ambition of cpicurean whis- Evites, 5 y’hm Court replied that it had disposed of the rule, and did not care to hear anything further. Thus was the labor of the last Grand Jury in the direction of investigations disposed of, “and the Court turned its attention to the trial of a few unfortunate insane persons. S— WHISKY. THE REMATNDER. Judge Blodgett was occupicd with hearing civil cases yesterdar, and the sentencing of the remainder of the whisky men has been indefi- nitely postponed. All that is left now of the noblo army of squealers consists of the distill- ers and rectifiers in the first batch, and the Gangers and Storckeepers. The former seem to have received their immunity, and do not trou- ble themselves with the idea of a sentence for them. The Gaugers and Storckeepers do mot feel so sccure. They pre- tend to have testificd “fally, fairly, and honestly™ and think it ought to connt for some- thing. Most of them appeared in the Pablman and Rush ease and caim the credit of having sent those gentlemen to jail, along with Hesing and the rest. Therefore, d:cy argue, if Jake Rehm received immunity without baving con- victed anybody, why shouldu’t they be let off with 8 ligl tfmnishment or no punishment at all? Tt would, perhaps, be unnecessary to say that they all prefer the latter, and Col. Jucesen, who is the attorney for most of them, will goto ‘Washington in a few days to sec what can be done at that cnd of the line. 1t is understood that he asked Judge Bangs for immunity for the Guagers whom he repre- sents, and that the Judge told him that while he was at Washington looking after Mr. Hes- sing’s interests he might as well see il he could get the Attorney-General to_dismiss the cases against his clients. If he did not sccure that, they would be sentenced by the court here, and then all hands would join in an application for their pardon. It is mot thought likely that t.ln;;c will be any more sentences, or any more trials. HIS COLORED FRIENDS. Mr. A. C. Hesing yesterday received the fol- lowing from a colored organization of this city: WnEREAs, We, the representatives of the Scely Club, of Chicago, fecling an interest in the welfare of our fricnds, do most_cordially extend our sym- pathy to one who, in times past, has been one of our most devoted defenders, namely: Mr. A. C. esing, Resolred, That we extend the hand of friendship to our old and tried friend, and wonld remind him that we have not forgotten his past acts in our be- half, especially in vindicating onr rights in the rzrsnn %[Edwnrfl Wnlke{. ‘;-‘llm gns refused a scat n a public conveyance in the City of Chicago in 1861 while Mr. Hesing was Sheriff of Cook Coun- 1y. 4 yRanlz‘zd, That we unite with our German friends in n{mmmflng the General Government for the pardon and release of Mr. Hesinz, and truet that ihe efforts in that direction may prove successful. Willism Baker, Henry Bradford, John Jones, John E. Carter, John J. Jones, John D. Grant, Jackson Sandrich, Committee. Jake Rehm remained in the Jailer's private office yesterday, preferring its carpets and gen- eral surroundings to any other apartment, at least until he becomes accustomed to prison life. He was as cheerful as conld be expected, but was in no mood to talk to the representa- tives of the press. His callers were few, but select. The rush of bouguets and gold napkin rings has not yet commenced, which, he says, may be because his misfortune has not yet come generally known. He will be prepared to- morrow to receive all such tokens of esteem, ‘when his quarters will be more commodious, it having been arranged that he should accupy the debtor’s department last evening. EDUCATIONAL. THE COUNTY BOARD. : The County Board of Education held an ad- | journed meeting in their rooms, at No. 171 Ran- dolph street, yesterday afternoon, J. J. Kearney in the chair, and all the members present. The Normal School Principalship was the special business on hand. Several communications indorsing the course of Mr. Wentworth as Principal of the County Normal School, and requesting his reappoint- ment, were read. Among them was one from the Rev. Dr. Fowler, of the Northwestern gu(versug, at Evanston, and from W. W. arter, Principal of the Englewood Hij School. OlhDI'I; were from ciuzc’r%s in B:uflngg12 ton, Jefferson, Englewood, and other towns. The documents were placed on file. ‘The report of the majority of the Committee on Teachers and Salaries, which has been pub- lished, was read. _The Committes favored the election of Prof. W. F. Phelps, Principal of the Minnesota Normal School. The report was signed by P. J, O'Conuell and S. S. Gardner. A minority repart was nresentad hw Rahert Clark. It opposed the appointment of Prof. Pbelg.s and indorsed Mr. Wentworth. 8. 8. Gardner opened a lengthy discussion on the subject, and criticised the course of Mr. Wantworth, and spoke of Prof. Phelps as a pre- emiuently successful manager of Normal Schools in New Jersey and Minnesota. George W. Plant made a forcible :ugflmen“n favor of Prof. Phelps, and_questioned the pro- Ppricty of the minority making a nomination. Mr. Johnson said lic would not vote for Prof. Phelps, because he did not know him, and “un~ less therc was some candidate who was superior to Mr. Wentworth, and about whom he knew something, he would vote for Wentworth. Robert Clark made a sgceuh in favor of Mr. Wentworth, and presented several letters from Willard Woedard, Supt. Pickard, of the city schools, and Professors and teachers elsewhere. Mr. O’Connell and Mr. Lewis made speeches, the former for Phelps and the latter for Went~- ‘worth. A few emphatic words passed betieen Messrs. Lewis and Gardner regarding the alleged state- ment made by the latter that he had asked the former to vote against Mr. Wentworth. He said that any man Wwho had read the newspaper articles on the subject of the Normal-School Principal was of the opinion that they were for some personal or political reason. Mr. Plant made a_few remarks, and then called for the yeas and nays on the majority re- ort. 2 Messrs. O'Connell, Gardner, Kcarney, and Plant voted yea, and Lewis, B’nrmcs, Johmson, and Clark pay,—a tic. The vote was given on the minority report—4 to 4. On the motion of Mr. Lewis, the Board ad- journad until a-week from yesterday. THE CITY-HALL. The water-rents yesteraay were $1,446. County-Treasurer Huck yesterday sent $50,000 over to the City Treasury. The receipts in the License yesterday were about §618. The Committce on Fire and Water is called to mect in the Fire-Marshal’s office Monday at 3p.m. The general aspect of City-Hall yesterday was dullness in the extreme. The celebrating officials are still absent. Colvin, Tuthill, and Adams are the ones. The Special Committce appointed to confer Department with the heads of the various departmentsona | reduction of salaries is called to meet in the City Clerk’s office on Monday at 2 p. m., when the Theads of departments will be present. The Board of Public Works has not yet made known who will be. “spared ” (which is now the polite term for * bounced '), nor to what extent the reductions will be made. Many of the em— Floycs, perhaps cognizant of their own worth- essness, huve been going around among their. Iriends looking for the promise of employment in case the ax of economy strikes them. Judge Boyden, hi extrn lanyer employed by the cify in the Police Court cases, will com- mence to-morrow morning in the Police Court suils against the unlicensed saloon-keepers. About 600 complaints will be made, and if the Judge works against them as savagely as he talks about the injustice of their being without Ticense, there is every reason to believe that the city will reap a harvest of fines. The Board of Public Works has come to the conclusion that when 54,000,000 gallons of water, which were pumped Thursday, will not satisfactorily supply the city there must be something wrong. SoSupt. Hickey and Marshal Benner have been requested to use the Police and Fire Departments to prevent, if lgmssibl:, the great waste of water. A *‘shut-off”” is the penaliy. The city officials are very much pleased that John De Koven, the banker,has for his own per- sopal account taken $§25,000 worth of the new “I":fiuln\' Loan,” as it is_called, o in other words, of the new * Time Revenue Warrants.” The bank with which Mr. De Kovenis connected does not figure in the matter at all. One of the city employes, Joel A. Kinney, an Assistant Marshal in the Fire Department, showed that he has been laying away mouey now and then, for he took §500 worth. The heavier takers had not come in yesterday,but are expeeted to-mor- row, and the prospect of & quick tinding of the required $1,000,000 is looked for. TIORSE POWER ON THE RALROADS. The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the South Divisionheld a_meeting yesterday after- noon in the City Clerk’s office, Ald. Gilbert pre- siding, to discuss the ordinance lately intro- duced in the Council providing that horse power only be used to vpropel the cars on the” tracks on South Clark street, near Six- teenth street. It may be here stated that the 3\1&50.1'011 bas for four years past created a ood cal of feeling among the citizens living in the vicinity of the encroachment of the railway upon the public strect, and the City Council has been not alittle vexed to know how to settle the controversy. It appeats that the railway companies whosc tracks are in that vicinity have a right of way for one track on Clark street in that ncighborhicod, and that the citizens are greatly anmoyed by it; for thtg claim that . property has ‘been much depreciated, and foot and vehicle travei almost driven from the street. The loss of life they claim as no small consideration. There were present, besides the regular mem- bers of the Committee, Ald. Gilbert, Sheridan, Ballard, Pearsons, and Aldrich, a large delega- tion of citizens, male and (cum{u, and all enthu- sinstic, Hugh Riddle, the Superintendent of the Chicago, ck Island & Paeific Railway, and Judge Withrow, the attorney for the same cor- poration. Proceedings were commenced by Judge With- row, who, after a few gencral remarks on the matter under consideration, produced and rcad amodificd ordinance, which he suggested asa substitute for the one requiring that horse- power be used, and which provided for the re- moval of the long tracks from the centre of Clark street. These long’ tracks, Le said, they were authorized to have. They extended for 1,450 feet. Now, what he proposed, and what the railway corporation was willing to accede to, was to remove theee tracks, but to retain the use of the street where now a curved track runs on it, near Fifteenth strect. The curved track 100k up about 25 feet on the west side of the street, where the sidewalk should be. What he desired was that there be no more howl about that. The company which he represented was desirous to give up all elsc but that, and, if the Council desired it, a wall would be built’ on the east side of that track for the protection of the public. The wall would rcq;ure about 5 feet more of strect, making in all 30 feet. Then there would be left, s ‘the street was 80 fect wide, just 50 foct of clear street. The sidewalk on the cast side would require 16 of the 50 fect, lsa that 34 fect, an a2mple sufficiency, would be o 2 Ald. Sherildlan wanted to know what the rafl- way company wanted of nine tracks on its own ground. Could they not use those, and leave the strect undisturbed? SES Mr. Withrow replicd that they could not. The immense busiuds of the Company required all those tracks for trains and cars. [The nine tracks arc on ground belonging to the railway and between Clark street and an clevator whicg\ is on the edge of the river]. The railway wonld huy more land if it could be had, but it was not thére. The right, the Committee, should re- member, to usc Clark street was the railway’s. Now, should the railway consent, as it would, to voluntarily give up threc-fourths of a mile of track on Clark street, with the end in view that a small section might be retained there where the curve was, that was a_concession from the railway which the city should respect. It was a great concession, and the city, he thought, should do something equally just. Should ~ it be agreed to, work ~would be commenced immediately, and those tracks would be removed within six- ty days, and the controversy - ended. That was the proposition. Should the Council not accept it, then the railway would fight. There were rights which could not be apused. Horse-power was out of the question; it could not be used. By each giving up a little, a com- promise could be¢ made.” The railway offered to give up much. Let the city give up a little. _ Ald. Gilbert wanted to know if the proposi- tion he made was the ultimatum, to which Mr. ‘Withrow replied “*No, but we can’t concede ercryth.ir'xi we have got.” Mr. Nichols, an owner of property fronting on Clark strect, said that he had some time ago sold half a block of land for $10,000 to .\lr.nil- bert Keep, who represented himself as agent for the Rock Island and the Lake Shore roads. He (Nichols) had sold the property at a low figure, because Keep had told him that the tracks would be removed from Clark street. Keep had told him that he was buying the property for the railway, but did not want the people up there to know it, or he would hear nothinz but fancy prices. He had faithfally promisc that the tracks should be removed, and now the speaker thought that the promise should be ad- hered to, and that the property of that whole section should not be destroyed. The railway com;{nmf had plenty of rogm in those nine tracks forall thefr wants, batit would be a little expense to remove tracks, and asit wasless expensive to use city property than to uee their own river-front property or to buy more, the #ights of the citizens were disre; rscd. Mr. Withrow replied that Mr. Keep had never haa_authority to represent the Rock Island Rord. and, moreover, he had sworn that he had made 1o such promises. The Hon. M. F. Tuley being called upon made a reyiew of the facts in”connection with the rail- road ordinance as now existing. The company had got the ordinance granting a rirht to ont the tracks on 'the street, provided they wonld put in ‘sewersge and plank the strect, Neither had béen done Dby the Lake Shore Road, with whom the agrcement was made. Thenit could be proved that the Rock Island Rond had secured the purchase of pieces of land by the false representations of an individual who was employed for the pur- pose. This property was jointly owned by the 1wo raflroads,—the Rock Island and the Lake Shore,—but it was only a year ago_that there was any knowledee that the Rock Island Road had any share in it. Bat, said the speaker, these gentlemen have come here representing a rail- road. Now, railroads bad grownto think, judg- ing from their actions, that they just about led the city and conld do as they pleased or what they woumld. The represcntatives had come there to the Committee, thrown down an ordinance, and said, * Agree to that, or we will fight you.” The mask had unintentionally been thrown off, and the railroads appearcd as dictators to the city authoritics. A case had been decided in "a Buffalo case that the city 1y Court of New York) could manage railroads within corporation limits. The Supreme Court of Illinois, if called upon, would certainly de- cide in favor of the City of Chicago, should this case get there. The Council had the power to compel that horse-power should be used. Ney- ertheless he had prepared an ordinance which Emfided that the railways vacate Clark street, ut gave them the right to_cross the streets in certain places, and they could use steam power in those places. Mr. Tuley thought that the Bock Island Road had plenty of unused tracks if they chose to think eo, but that it was cheaper to use public than private property. In sgcnkin of the tracks owned by the Com- pany, Mr. Withrow said that if the Committce would run the business of the road on those tracks without loss of life, damage to cars, and incalculable inconvenience, he would drop the controversy. But what was a lawyer, who only knew in reference to a railroad how to get in the cars and out again, to be able to makeassertions in regard to the management of the road? Inref- crence to the in'ovislon in the grant of the right of way to the Lake Shore Road that the street ‘Wwas to be planked and sewered, the Rock Island Company had not accepted it. At this point Mr. Withrow made some asser- tlons which brought Mr. Tuley quickly to his feet, exc!uimin;,r: ¢ It was just about one year ago that he (Withrow) stood right there and re- peatedly asserted that a thing was so when we can prove that it was not so. Now whose state- ment will you take, his or mine?" The dispute, if such it can be called, was Mr. Withrow’s statement that the agent Keep had mever becn authorized to make any promises for the Rock Island Company, and if the Rock Island Com- any owned auy of the land that was bought by him, he (Withrow) was not aware of it.. The last assertion Mr. W. reiterated. A small dispuje occurred between Messrs, Tuley and Withrow, the latter gentleman maintaining that the ordinance which the former E;:sentcd was not a copy of that granted to the ck Island Company. Mr. Withrow said "that, should Tuley’s ordi- uance be passed removingall tracks from Clark street, the LakeShore Road could by no possibility reach the city, for it could not pass over the ground between the elevator and the strect, becausethe Rock Island Company owned it alone. This statement was looked upon as ‘fishy,” it beine understood that all the rail- road ‘property there was joint propel‘t‘f' be- tween the two roads. _The speaker would have the clamor stopped. If the city would not ac- cede to the proposition that had’been made, the railroad company must resist, for it could do uolh!nf but resist. Mr. Jenks, another property-owner, thought that it was strange that the railroad wanted Jjuot cnough of the street to completely ruin the strect and millions worth of property. There were now two tracks on’ Clark street, and they were allowed but one. There were what they called *“spur? tracks 500 or 600 fect long, may- be 1,000 fcet. They were real tracks, anda nuisance which should be removed. Here Mr. Jenks introduced an iuteresting episode of the last Council. e said that many Alaer- men had tpl:dged their votes for the support of the ordinguce removing the tracks. The night' came when the yotes were to be had. The railroad magnates had come and led the Aldermen one side. The vote was made; and the Aldermen went back on their promises. Not long after that those same Aldermen had come around saying, *‘ Brinz up the ordinance again.” Mr. Jenks caused an audible smile by asking, “What did that mean? Can you imagine, gentlemen?” He would soy, in answer to Mr. Withrow®s statement that thc Lake Shore would be kept out of the city should the Clark street tracks be removed, that the two roads had complete partnership in that Jand, and it was nouscnsc}:.hnugh 2 great couvenience, 1o say that the Rock Island owned all of the land in any one point. AIr. Bell, another property-owner, added morc testimony to the statements already made that Mr. Keep had promised when buying land that the tracks should be removed from Clark street, and his remarks were seconded by 50 many citi- zens present that the Committee” was bound to believe that it was truc. Mr. Withrow again emphatically denied that chg had been authorized b{ the Rock Island Road to make any promises whatever. ‘The room was then cleared, and the Commit- teelistened totwo gentlemen—DMessrs. Vaughan and Allerton—on the Englewood Horse-Railway matter. They represented the thing as bona fide, and would give bonds that the road would be built. After a great deal of further talk, the Committee practically decided to recommend the granting of the franchise, when the Com- mittee chose to be left alone, to consider the talk indulged in before them, and their conelu- sions could not be learned. EX-TREASURER O'IARA. The difliculty attending the adjustment of the accounts of Daniel 0’Hara with Clinton Briggs, City Treasurer, scems to be no nearer a seitle- ment than it was some time ago. The state- ments made by some that O’Hara was actually deficient in his uccount is not at all credited by the many persons by whom he is best known, but the facts as shown froin statements made in yesterday’s paper bgv Thomas Brenan are be- ?Ieved, and it is not charged against Mr. O'Ilara that he is intentionally delaying the payment of the city’s moncy, now supposed to be in his hands, to the present Treasurer. The opinion is that Mr. Clarke, President of the Hivernian Bank, is keeping, with questionable authority, the deposit made therc by Danicl O'Hara 28 City Treasurer, and that steps should be taken to put that mouey where it should be,—in the hands of Mr. Briggs. The Comptroller and Mr. Briggs have deter- mined that steps must be taken immediately to get the cash, and whether from O'Hara, or his bondsmen, or from J. V. Clarke, it matters but little. To avoid extra trouble, the Comptroller notified Danicl O'Ifara and his bondsmen yes- terday that steps would be taken to get the money from them, and, should they choose, thev could arrange the thing with J. V. Clarke. The bondsmen are Joscph O. Rutter, B. Caulfield, John Herting. John Alston, Cla Lipe, John Forsythe, John McCaffrey, W. F. Coolbaugh, J. V- Clarke, and John C. Haines, and they were notified that the amount still due from Mr. O'Hara was $82,601.45. It scems that notices were served upon the late Treas- urer, the 28th' and the 20th days of June, by the Comptroller and Mr. Briggs. Ie was then told that the deficit was there, and he was_ asked make it up _ im- mediately, or legal proccedings would be commenced against him. But ¢ Uncle Dan’s” ood-natured and easy way of treating life led im to pay no more attention to the notice than to Five a verbal assurance to Comptroller Far- well that the whole thing would be squared up in a few days, which have not yet come. The thing itsell, though ot regarded as atall a seri- ous matter by the Finauce Committee and the Comptroller, is looked at as an unpleasantness that should be immediately settled. THE OGDEN AVENUE RAILWAY. The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the West Division met_yesterday afternoon, Ald. Rawleigh in the chair, and had a lengthy discus- sion_on the Ogden Avenue Railway ordinance and its amendment, which provides that in case the franchise is not renewed by the city the city shall buy all the old horses, cars, and whatever “truck” the Company may have on hand. The amendment has been discussed freely before. Ald. Throop ob- jected to its passage, and soid that he did not consider himself wise enough to legislate for posterity. The West Division Company would robably be as rich and influential, and the City %oum-jl as honest, as it was to-day, and he should not agree, because persons had been foolish enough to grant such amendments in days gone by, to grant any such cut-throat measures now. The amendiment would virtu- ally give the Company a charter for 100 years. Other cities reccived $1,000a mile per year from the railway_companies for the use of streets, and when Chicago granted the privilege for nothing he could not allow the horse-railway company to think that there was to be any per- suasion used by the Council to have a track on any thoroughfare. £ A1d. McCrea thought differently. The trans- ‘port would be an advantage to the people, and the facilities would enhance the value of prop- erty. Then, too, most of the persons of that viclnity demanded it, and he thought that the charter about to be granted was of sufficient worthto keep the railway company in com- mand, even was the franchise to run for 100 years. Ald. Lawler favored the railroad on Ogden avenue, though he did not like the amendment. Other Aldermen favored it, and, being put to vote, it was found that the majority of the Committee desired to make o favorable report to_the Council. - Tt was then decided to recommend favombly (by a decision of the Supreme a_resolution” directing the Board of Public Works to fill, curb, pave, and grade Hoyne ave- nue, from Madison street to Harrison street, and the meeting adjourned. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The County Court will open Monday for gen- eral business. The Grand Jury sweltered for several hours yesterday in its 8x10 quarters, and heard quite anumber of tales, and found a batch of indict- ments for small offenses. Twenty-four true Dills were returned into Court during the day, and when the jury adjourned it was until ‘Wednesday. 3 Van Sycle, a would-be lawyer, arrested some time sgo for conspiring with others in astraw- bail venture, was yesterday tried in the Crim- inal Court. Two of the parties who conspired with him tarned State’s evideuce, and the poor fellow had to confront cvidence enongh to send most people to the Penitedtiary. He escaped, however, with a fne of $1 and cost, and was re- m’nndcd to jail to stay until he could- raise 21.75. 5 Three wagon-Joads of empty whisky-barrels, beer kegs,brass horns,drums,and men, beautiful- 1y mixed together, halted yesterday bencath the windoyws from which the “whiskyites look out upon Roelle & Junker's and the busy city. The music was pleasant, and drew the incarcer- ated to their windows, but the sight of the bar- rels was not so desirable, for it took their minds {rom their game of cards back to ‘a_greater game in which they had both won_and lost, and in“which they find verv little comfort just now. A PAIR OF FORGERS. Yesterday afternoon James Costello and Georpe A. Rogers were put in jail for forgery, an indictment having been found against them the day before. ~ From the evidenve against them they must be finished rascals. Their chief victims seemed to be the railroads. They would 0 into a railroad office, steal a lctter-head, and finmud[nlely after gctt{ng on the ouside write an order on some other railroad for o &mss to a given point and . return, am &i to the order the name oceurring in the Ietter- head, and present the order themselves. The game worked successfully in three instances, in two of which a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad letter-hiead was used, and in the third the Mich- igan Central. They would get the passes and scll them to onc of the many ticket-scalpers, and 1o one knows the amount they thusrealized. It is thought that they were connected with some of the scalping places, and their arrest may leads to some unexpected developments, and some explanation of how the scalpers keep up their stock in trade. They would not talk yesterday. ANNOUNCEMENTS. H. L. McKec, of Sclma, Ala,, will speak this evening in Farwell Uall before the Y. M. C. A, All are welcome. In conscquence.of the first Tucsday in the month being the Fourth of July, the Caledonian Club will mcet on Tuesday, the 1lth, at8 o'clock. 3 The seventh annual picoic of the First Chris- tian Church Sunday-school, corner Indiana avenue ana Twenty-fifth street, will be Friday, the 14th inst., in a beautiful grove near River- side on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Rail- road. Train will lecave depot corner Indiana avenue and Sixteenth street at 9 o'clock, stop- qu at State street crossing for passengers. ickets for adults, 50 cents; for children, 25 cents. Incuse of rain, the excursion will be postponed to the next day, Saturdey the 15th. The vacation classes of the Athenzum begin this week. The elocution class mcets Monday and Thursday at 10 8. m. ; class in vocal culture, Mounday and” Thursday at 12 m.; penmanshij class, Wednesday and Friday at 105 Fren elass, Wednesday and Saturday at 10; German class, Tuesday and Friday at 10. The Saturday art class of Prof. Freer meets weekly at 9a. m. The mathematical and drawing classes of the Mechanics’ Institute meet for organization Monday evening at 8. CRIMINAL. George Shaw, the colored man arrested yes- terday by Officer Croak for a burglary in Mokena, was yesterday held by Justice Summer- ficld in bailof §5,000 to the Criminal Court upon the charge of burglary and two charges of as- sault with intent to kill. ‘Willlam Wolf, of 22} West Randolph street, was belore Comumnissioner Hoyne yesterday on the charge of selling liquors without a_license. De?uty»(bllucmr): unndeposed that he had noti- fied the defendant several times that he stood in danger of being ¢ yanked,” but that it seemed to do no good, and he had finally had Wolf brought up. The latter had little cxeuse. He acknowledged that he had received due notice, but didn’t think there was much need of hurrying in the matter. Far this very conserv- ative view of the matter, Commissioner Hoyne thought William should be held in at least $1,000 bail. This the defendant_gave, and now awaits the action of the next Grand Jury. J. M. Badau, a druggist at 118 VanBuren street, answered to the same charge and gave bailin the sum of EMERY WEBSTER- Gambling and fast living arc said to be the causes which bave brought Emery Webster, a young man recently in the employ of the Victor Sewing-Machine Company, to a serious condi- tion, that corporation, through its mauager, L. C. Riggs, having caused his arrest ori the charge of embezzlement. He was arraigned before Justice Morrison yestorday, and took a change of venue to Justice Salisbury, who continued the hearing for ten dnfibnnfl placed the prisoner under bonds of $2,000. In default of®the sceurity, he went to jail, while his fricnds went in search of bondsmen. ‘Webster had been for a number of years in the employ of the Company, and was looked upon as one of its most trustworthy servants. For some time he had been cashier in the settle- ment of old clalms, and it was during that time that he was discovered by Mr. Riggs, as stated by the latter, in peculating from the Company. An examination of his accounts showed that Lie was §600 behind, and he confessed to having used the money for his own purposes, but prom- ised to reform if another chance was, given him. He was continued in the emglay @ the Company, and Mr. Riggs says he did cverything in his power to reform him, but he soon went back to his old practices, and, just as he was about to be arrested, he confessed the further peculations, and again Mr. Riggs desisted. He was given another chance, and not improving it, was arrested, and disposed of as above stated. He i5 a young man of 25 years, and respectably connected. » HYDE PARK. SOUTI PARK CONCERT. The fourth concert of the scason was given at the Park Band-House yesterday. The attend- ance was very large, considering the almost in- tolerable heat, from 5,000 to 7,000 being present. The music was quite fine, onc of the selections being repeated by speeial request. The affair was an enjoyable onc, and the children espe- cially had a glorious time, romping on the Park Retreat lawns under the grateful shade of the trees. The Park phactons were in requisition, as usual. Commencing yesterday, these con- certs will be repeated cvery other wecek. ‘Would it uot be well for these entertainments to take place from 5 to 7 o’clock, instead of from 4 to 62 "There are_many persons who would be delighted to hear the music, but who cannot get. away before 6 o'clock or later, and, besides, a considerable number are detained from attend- ing by the great heat which gencrally prevails in the afternoon. BUSINESS AND PLEASURE. The Coroner’s inquest on the body of Mr. Charles Shoeler. who was drowned at Morgan’s pier last Wednesday morning, took place Thurs- dn{ifltemonn, and his remains were buried in Oakland Cemetery Friday morning. The long delays of the Coroner recently have caused some comment. - At the pleasant lawn party given at the resi- dence of O. H. Placey there were abont 100 grcscnt, among whom were: Misses Mallory, WVhiting, Rothgerber, Still, . Hall, Shuman, Bacharach, Whecler; Messrs. Wight, Bishop, Raber, Marsh, McDonald, Fowler, Gage, Clarke, Barstow, Whalen, Mallory, and mapy others. The dancing platform was the best one ever erected here. ~ Mr. Placey states that if a suf- ficient number of pleasure-scekers desire it he will allow the stage to remain, and will continne these fetes every two wecks. Contractor Bryant, has, g {mrcnfl_\‘, given up the idea for the pres- ent of finishing the brick block on Oak strect, near Cornell avenue, and has_replaced the much-needed sidewalk in front of them. A fountain for “both man and beast® is needed in front of the Village-Hall to replace the pump recently taken away. A large amount of water is wantonly wasted by the water-takers. They erect fancy foun- tains fn their yards, and often keep them going all day long and far into the night. This is a greater cvil than is generally supposed, for very nearly the entire foreeof the Water-Works is required to keep the pipes filled under such usage, and, should a fire occur, power cnough could not be raised to put it out. If the citi- zens wish to be protected fromloss by confiagra- tion, they must use the water at their command only when necessary, or, at_the most, only au hour or two & day for fountains, ete.- - Hose Comnany' No. 2 held a meating at theic resent. A member stated-his desire to resizn rom the company, but, as he was pot “‘square on the books,’ a majority voted he would have to stay and face the music. There was consia- erable discussion about the propused picnic, but nothing else of importance was transacted. The_ First Presbyterian Church will give its annual pienic on the South Park picnic grounds, at Woodlawn, Tuesday. The third match for the Fulton rifle takes place Thursday afternoon. The village is becoming more and more pop- ular as’a boating point, and the Frolic, Cary, Ella, Maime, and other yachts and stcamers arrive every week. SOUTH PARK TAX. At 8 mecting of the South Park Commis- sloners, held Thursday, Commissioner Sidway offcred the following resolution, which was adopted: WnEREAs, The payment of taxesis at the present time particularly burdensome to the peoples be it Resolred, That when the tax for South Park pur- poses is levied for the year 1876, that it shall be for no preater amount than is necessary to pay in- terest on Park bonds and to provide sufficient means for maintenance of the Parks and boule- vards, and that the amount so levied shall not be for a greater amount than $200,000. After some discussion the amount of the tax was flxed at _$200,000, and, on motion of Com- missioner Sidway, the regular resolution to that effect was adopted. PERSONAL NOTES. Miss Edith Hibard has returned from Vassar College to spend the vacation at home. 3 Mrs. E. C. Sutton and family left for Louis- villea day or two ago. From there she goas to Niagara, where she will be met by ber hus- band, who starts Tuesday. They intend visiting the Centennial and other pular E“i"“‘ and will return about the 1st of Septem- er. Last Thursday the marriage of Mr. C. Fred Dupec and Miss Sophic Collins Sawyer took Eluce. It was an extremely private affair; none ut members of the family were present, but a pleasant evening was passed and the young couple settled down at once to home-life, in the goud old-fashioned style. Miss var{er was the daughter of the late Capt. Frederick W. Sawyer, of Portland, Me. The partics were bothof high social standing, and could have had a large snd distinguished attendance at the wedding had they been soinclined. Mrs. Gaskill and Miss Mary Gaskill, of the Pacific Hotel, are tem- Y,nmr;:l{ enjoying the attractions of the Hyde ark House. Potter Palmer, John B. Drake, and other prominent hotel authoritfes have been fn- specting the rooms of the Hyde Park Hotel. ‘hey expressed much surprise at the tasteful- ness of the furnishing and convenient arrange- ments of the hause. The Village Trustees meet for the first time in three wecks Tuesday. CANADA. The Lumber Trade—The Toronto * Glabe's " Compliments to Judge Wison. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. O1TAWA, July 8.—~The reportof the Consul- General at this port for the year ending 30th June shows that daring the year 34,250,000 fect of white-pine lumber were exported to the United Statcs, valued at $364,656.50. The total exports for the year reached $394,917.50. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. HALIFAX, July 5.—The Canadian yacht Count- ess of Dufferin, which is to compete at New York with the Amcrican yacht Madelire for the challenge-cup, arrived here last night. She re- Iwrts ]mfin§ experienced heavy weather since caving Quebee. “Thevessel behaved splendidly, and exhibited good sea-going qualities. She ex- pects to sail for New York to-night. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘ToRONTO, July 8.—The Globe to-day has a long and severe article on Judge Wilson’s remarksin passing judgment a few days ago on a case in which Senator Simpson brousht actfon for libel inst, Mr. Wilkinson, of the Durham News. udge Wilson took it for granted that certain statements ina celebrated letter written by Mr. Brown, called the ““Big Push letter, were di- rect evidence that the Reform party had a cen- tral fund for corrupt purposes at elections, and that Mr. Brown’s letter had reference to such a fund. The Globe, in the course of a four- column_editorial, says: *“Wao cast back on Mr. Wilson his insolent and slanderous interpretation. The letter was not written for corrupt purposes. It was mot written to inter- ferc with the freedom of clections. It was not an invitation to anybody to concur in commit- ting bribery and corruption at the polls, and, be he Judge or not who ~says so, the statement is false.” e ——— CROPS, © Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Cnzstsr, IIl., July 8.—The wheat crop at best this year in Randolph County is but half a ¥ield—1,000,000 bushels, many ficlds having been plowed up and put into corn, and,since the harvest the rain has damaged the crop some, estimated at 25 per cent. The loss will certain- 1y be 15 per cent on an average. Oats, corn, po- tatoes, and other crops generally are remarkably fine, and the yicld will be immense. The first cut of clover was usually put up in fine condi- tion. Timothy and other grasses now beinz cut arein good condition, and the tounage will be unusually large. We have no peachés in this locality, and the apple crop will be short, but of fair quality. Blackberries are sbundant. Mach damage has been done this year to the crops in Missouri and the great American Bottoms in Illinois from high water in the Mississippl River, the river béing now nearly bank full. ——— METEORIC. Special Dispatch to The Tribuna. CLINTON, Ia.,July 8.—A remarkable phenome- non was observed inthe castern sky at fifteen minutes to 9 this evening. It resembled an im- mense sky-rockets which, after traversing in an almost horizontal position, say 100 miles of space, burst. The line of its course was plainly visible for five minutes afterwards by a red line. ——— " THE LEADING JEWELER.” ‘This name has been fairly earned by A.H.3Miller, 61 Washington street, whose agnificent store it will be remembered was, at the time of the ** Great Fire." Jocated corner of Randolph and Clark streets, and which was then the wonder and admir- ation of all who inspected its various departments, which occupled five storics of his commodions building. devoted solely to his immense retail trade. “He is now closing out at 61 Washington strect his fine stock ata great sacrifice, as he finds " his goods, which were selected by himself in the foreign markets and imported direct, are too fine in quality to compete with the cheap mannfactared goods which are often prussed on_customers by Gther houscs. It is well-known to the public thar Ar. Miller will not keep, much less sell, an infer- iorarticle. He offers his cntire stock, diamonds included, to the public at auction at their own prices. Goods sold at private sale during the day to those who prefer to buy that way at prices that defy competition by other dealers. e —— B FRESCO PAINTING. The magnificent oil fresco painting just complet™ ed in the jewelry store of Hamilton, Rowe & Co., corner of State and Washington streets, by the two eminent Italian artists, Prof. Gregori and Seignenr Correttl, ranks among the;finest warks of the kind ever executed in America, and should be scen by all lovers of genninc art. This uniqueand beautiful effort is only another evidence of the de- termination of this old and reliable house, whose name has become synonymons with eversthing that is excellent pertaining to the jewelry trade, not anly to place before the public the mast rarc and desirable gems from every part of the globe, but 2l30 to make their store the most attractive place i“'-lg}‘]';mu and the model jewelry store of the e IMPORTANT CHANGE OF RAILROAD TIME. Commencing with Sunday, July 9, 1876, and nightly thereafter, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and ‘Winona night trafns, via the Chicago & Northwest- e Railway will leave the depot on the corner of ‘West Kinzic and Canal streets, at8:15 p. m. , which 18 30 minutes enrlier than heretofore. These trains have Pullman palace drawing-room gleeping-cars through to Winona and for St. Paul. —————— A FEATURE OF THE RECEPTION at the Academy of Design was Gentile's group ‘of the First Regiment, the first photographic work ad- mitted to an academy. Important changes haye ‘been made for the better. Gentile has secured an :‘l;l:l‘\'nlcdms!em artist for fature work of the —————— REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, AND INDEPENDENTS, o matter what your political creeds, if you have soiled, faded, ragged, half-worn garments, send them to us for cleaning, repairing. dyeing, or scouring. Cook & McLain, 80 Dearborn street, WHETHER YOU HEED THIS OR NOT, the fact still remnins that Dalton, 192 State street, sells the best (Fisher) refrigerators, best (Packer) cream-freezers, best (Kedzie) water-filterers, ns well as others, at lowest possible prices, ———— MUSIC HATH CHARMS, but never 5o sweet as when coming from the Pease Piano, which, for tone and finish, is equal to the hest. For sale or rent very reasonable. Pelton & Pomeroy, 220 State strect. ——————— S i DE:;!DEDLV CooL ow, if you don't want to melt, go out to th Ey[le Park Hoase and spend the day. Lflleuz 2{1&: :me fh'f‘ it is charmingly cool and pleas- NICE PAIR. A Brooklyn Scandal Transplanteg to Chicago. ¥ The Runaway Wife Followed by Her Husband, ~ To Whom the Custody of Their Chil. dren Is Awarded. > The story of a runaway marrisge wns'told; and its consequences illustrated with graphjs povwer, yesterday in an application for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Gary. The potl tioner was Gilbert H. Badeau, a young lawyer ‘hailing from New York, about 25 years of age, good-looking, and apparcntly of good standing, who asked for the possession of his boy Gill a child about 334 years old, who was in the cys. tody of his mother here in Chicago. The casg came up Friaay morning first, but was post- poned until yesterday. p Mr. Badcau himself was the first witness, ang he gave his testimony in a very gliband off. band manner. He said that he was ,,.,,,,Sd about six years ago in Brooklyn, and lived fory time on Prospect place, and thenon Pacifie street; that he was o practicing lawyer in New York City on the modest incomeof #2500 year, but that his rfmcfice was steadily increas. ing. He had had frequent difficultics with his wife, and she mpmtcdg told him she hated him, but woul give no rcason. On one occasion she left him and dig not tell him where she was going, but some days after wrote a letter saying she was in the country. Finally on the morning of March 3 1876, he went down town, as usual, to his office, but returned at night to find his wife and chil- dren gone, and the house stripped bare of a] furniture. The witness also gavea very dutifulai. count of his expenditures for the ?”t year, showing that he had received about $2,500," ang had spent nearly $2,700, of which 32,100 went in support of his family. On cross-examination he said he never was drunk in his life, thongh' he got “*pretty lively” once at his brother’s wedding, under the genial influcnce of a coupla of dozen bottles of cflampnzne. ‘The witness denied that he had ever gambled, though he 2d- mitted having yielded to the scductions of alit- tle game of draw, and to have taken a hand at penny ante. AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE then took the stand in the personof G. W.H. Ritchie,~the Frauk Moulton of the case,—a thick-sct young man, without any ostensible business, whose hair secmed to be growing as it pleased, without showing any cvidence of care or previous calculation on the subject. Ritchia told a very stnooth story of the way in which, moved by his fx;{end’s wrongs, he "had—fora consideration—voluntcered to come here, and of his operations since. It scems that Badean came here shortly after his wifc left, and sue ceeded in [lzv:tting his youné;cst child,—~ a babe ouly a few months old,—bnt could get no track of his oldest boy. His fricnd then was sent here to hunt up Mrs. Ba« deau and her child, which he did- Soon after she came here lie sent a note under the fictitions name of G. H. Weston to her at 214 West Wash- ington strect, where he had heard that she had been. To this he received an answer askinghim to be at the Toledo at a certain time and place, ‘which en%agcmem, however, he failed to keep. He then began to dog her steps, and succeeded in cetching her ang 1o No. 214 West Washing. ton street—a place whose reputation is some what dubious—several times, and alsa saw her walking in the street alone at night, and make the acquaintance of scveral men. A few days agzo he had seen ber at No. 214 West Washington street, where she had g long interview with the lady of the house, Mrs. Sue Roberts, at which time the Jatter had agd- vised her to go home, and had asked her if she intended to bring up her children on the bread of prostitution. To this Mrs. Badeau had re- plicd that she was contented, and never had the blues now. 2 ON CROSS-EXAMINATION, Ritchie coolly said in responsc to a question that he did not consider such detective business was at all disgraceful, and he was ready at any time to oblige a friend in that way. In there was 2 strong flavor of Brooklynism, not to call it by any harsher term, in the case, in_the peculiar way of the witnesses and the nonchal- ant manner of their testimony. Au incident in which Badeau figured hugely with his servant girl was, after being mentioned once or twice afterward, celled “The Servant-Girl Scene;” Ritchie's falsc letter was soon known. as “Weston Letter,” and otherincidents weredub- bed with appropriate names, showing a careful study of some great prototype. There was an Apology also introduced, though it was verbal instead of written out, but there secms to hava been no Cave of Gloom except as cither party had it in his or her breast. 5 Mrs. Badeau showed cousiderable fecling and anger in giving her testimony. She said her husband had seduced her before marriage, and this compelled her to become his wife;- that it was a Tunsway marriage,and that shehad never loved him. She rTiage, also denled flatly the preater part of the test- mo]xg of * that, 5uip,’ as she affectionately cell- cd Ritchie, and hinted that she knew all about him. She accuses her husband of adultery with her servant girl, which was the cause of her leaving him. By her own testimony she scems to have drifted about considerably since her ar- rival here in March last. She said that shecame here for the purpose of getting a divorce, and did not wish to make scandal in New York, where her parents lived. 'The testimony of her husband as to his supporting her was also flat) contradicted, she = stating that she pali all the expenses of the house out' of the reguiar monthly allowance of $60 her mother gave, and on which she had lived since she came here. Badeau’s character was also drawn in nolight lines, and he was charged with having married her for her moncy. mAiflgl:nthsuBm%klyn tc‘(]mp‘}e had fully aired eir dirty linen here, the Judge quietly safd that the care of the child mnst be i o GIVEN TO THE FATHER under the circumstances, the parties not being divorced. No man’s wife was justified in cleaning out the furniture of the house where she lived and disposing of it, as Mrs. Badean - had doune, and thén leaving with her children without her husband’s knowledge. It was very evident that if Mr. Badeau did not get possession of the child now, he never would, oor even scc it again. He was established in busi- ness, and, if he had the child in his custody, there would be no trouble in-finding it at any time. Moreover, no evidence had been adduced which would be sufficient to give her a divoree under the laws of this State, as she was, tra—ing to do. He would therefore order the child to be de- livered up to his father. An affecting scene then took place, the child, a bright-eyed boy, clinging desperately to his mother, refusing to be scparated, and both weeping. After a time Mr. Badeau asked the Court if he should take the chilg, and, receiving an affirmative answer, he tore him away from his mother’s arms, screaming vehemently, and departed, she following at a little distance. Mr. Moran appeared as counsel for Mr. Badeau, and ex~Judge Doolittle and his son forMrs. Badesu. — e ~_PoOLITI1 CAL ANNGUNCENENTS, RATIFICATION, There will be 3 grand Republican ratification mecting in the Olivef’ Baptist Church, on Fourth avenae. between Polk and Taylor streets, Monday evening. Good speakers will be present; also the nominee for Mayor, Mr. Monroe Heath. ' All per- o8 in favorof the Republican nominations are invited. : POLITICAL NOTICE. . A meeting of all citizens interested in the clec- tion of Mark Kimball, the non-partisan_candidate for Mayor, will be held at the Grand Pacific_Hotel, Monday, July 10, at 10 o'clock, a. m., for the pnr-" pose of appointing a Campaign Committee for the several warde, Itis desired that all the wards s! be represented at this meeting, S. D. HASKELL, CORNELIUS PRICE, FRANK B. TOBEY, < Committee. THIRD WARD REPUBLIOANS. : A special meeting of the Third Ward Republican Club is herewith annonnced for Monday evening, July 10, at 960 Wabash-av., for the purpose of mnk!ngamngcmenu for the clection of Mayor. on Wednesday, July 12. By order of the Executité Committee. H. 5. VAIL, Secretary. ELEVENTH WARD REPUBLICANS. The Eleventh Ward Republican Club will meet. to-morrow evening in Martine's Hall, Ada, near West Madison street, when business of importance. will be transacted, A full astendancs is partica- larly requested. i % I‘OURTE{ERTE ‘WARD BBPITBHGAHS-F » mass meeting of all Republicans of the Fout- teenth Ward will be held undor the aspices of the Republican Club at their hall, No. 460 Milwankee-". av., Monday nightat 8 o'clock. All Repubicans, and any other citizens having the good of the city atheart, are respectfully invitea. A L. Morrisoz, | . Brentano, William "Vocke, and Gen. 0. 5.’ Mann will address the meeting, FIFTEENTH WARD REPUBLICANS. : uAu.u ufl]oambefl :ff;“',‘g Xc‘r the Fifteenth Wnng lf‘fy' ean Club wi i B6." 310 50 Orchard atroeg oY Crevins: E. A, SITTIG, Sccretary. SIXTEENTH WARD BEPUBLICAKS. . A meeting of all Republicans of the Sixteenid Ward will be held at Louis Warncke's, 311 Larza~ ec-st., on Monday evening, July 10, at 8 o'clock, to organize a ward club for the Presidential cams Balen. Br order, of the Committees of bothold nba, VALENTINE RCH Presifar