Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1876, Page 10

THE CITY. GENLERAL NEWS. No. 150 Madison strect Is whero the noon- heeting 18 now held. Carl Irland leads to-lay ‘Miss Mary A, 8korritt was married last even- ing to Mr, Isasc Shilington, at the Chureh of the Holy Name, by the Rev. Dr, McMullen, Mr. Stobbins' new officemap of the North- west {8 ono of the best exceuted maps of this ecction of the ';ountry that has yet been pube lshed. 1t supplies a long-needed want. The temperaturo yesterday, ns obscrved by Mannsse, optician, ‘Anisuxs Building, was at 88. m., 77 deg.; 10 o._m,, 81; 13 m,, 83; 8p, m., 83; 8 p.m., 78. Borometer, 8 n. m,, 20,12; 8 p. m., 20.4. The Coroner yesterday held an Inquest upon Thomsa Twells, an Englishman, who dropped suddenly dead io the photograph rooms at No. 19 Clarck atrect. The verdict was death from sunstroke. The tin wedding of Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Lead- beater was celebrated last Wednesday evening at their resldence, No. 350 West Jackson stree! * by & numerous party. The revreations include croquet and o dancing party on the lawn. The prescats Wero numerous. Mr. Harry Recves, n prominent nttorncy of oomington, aud ono of the excurslonlsts to this city yesterday, received a telegrnm shortly after lis arrival at the Grand Pacific annonnc- ing the sudden death of his father-in-law, Mr. R Reeves, an old citizen of McLean County. Bertha Ohning, 10 years of age, whilo crossin; Ch, avenue in front of a procesafon o n:hooi-c]lfllll‘en, was stepped upon by the Mar- shal’s horsc, and had her right leg "broken be- low the knce, Bho was taken to Ler home, No. 234 Huron street. Teanc Specter, the littlo Hebrow boy who was sccused of shoving o companion off the lake ler, was yeaterday before Justice Bummerfield, ut Inasmuch as ho was away under the age pro- scribed in the statutes for ¢riminal offenacs, he v\;u dlscharged from custody without examing- tion. At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Officer John Croak found tlie Imi!y of aman floating In_tne lake at the foot of Fourteenth street, and at cnmmnrn{ed it to the County Hospital to awalt {denfiflcation. The deceased was about 85 years of age, G 6-12 feot In helght, dark hair, nnx was dressed in o _black dress-coat, brown p’rjmu and vest, striped calico shirt, and laced shoes. About forty of the delinguent saloon-keepers in the Deering-Strect Station district were yoes- terday summoned to appear before Justice Sum- merfleld to-day. Justice Scully had one of the fraternity before him ycsterday, and gave him the alternative of procuring s licenso insido of twenty-four hours or of fiu ng to tho Ilouse of Correction for two months. Dr. J. . Brooks, of $t. Louls, arrived tn this cns Wednesday evening. He witi preach at the dedleation scrvices of the Chicogo Avenue Church (Moody’s) Sunday murnlm} at 10:45. e will also preach the Gospel in the cvening, and will also give n Blble rcading this eyening at the same place. About 8s cool, pleasant, and comfortable a placo as s man_can go to durlng this warn weather 18 the Ilvde Park Ilotel.” Under the mauagement of Mr. J. Irving Pearce this excel- lunt hotel is winning hosts of friends and gold- en opinions on all sides, Two more compooies of United States cavalry will arrive hero to-day, and leave for 8t. Paul in the ovenln% by the L‘Mugn & Northwestern Rallrond. These soldfers come from Columbus, 0., and aro golng to joln Gen. Terry's forces in the Indian country. The Chicago & Northwest- e Raflroad will fransport six more companies next Baturdoy. At the last regular meeting of tho Councl of the Chicngo Academy of Design a resolution was paased authoriziug the opening of the Art Gnllerics of the Academy, free of charge, Bunda afternoons, between the foura of 1 and 5, until further nottce, This arrangement will take effect Bunday, July 16, and the public are, there- fore, cordlnlfy fnvited to fnspect the present superb collection of pictures on that day. En- trance to the gallery on State street, oppositc Palmer House. Nathantel Otls, who claimsa to hava been swin- dled fn some real estate ond note transactlons by William_Boilvin, Emma Iartwell, nnd Janics ‘Ward( allas Dr. Whitney, attempted to conduct. his caso )"eatcnln before Justiva DeWolf, but, scelng a lamentable fafture not far nhcmi, tho Justlce kindly advised himn to dismiss tho sult for the preacnt and pet soms lawyer to pros- ccute for him, which advice Mr., Otfs followed. ‘The ault will come up sgain, ‘Work on the new Custom-Ilouse haa heen re- sumed with a forco of 190 men, Bupt. Burling reports that satiefnctory progreas {s being made. The stone-cutting Is being pushed with "o full force; the fron for the third floor has been re- cefved and Is partly Isid, and fonr derricks aro in operation. There isa full supply of brick end other material on haud. In ‘sbout two weeks' time tho force will Lo Increused to 250 men. Mr. Burlingexpects that the bullding will be rend{ for the roof, which is not yet con- tracted for, in the bey Inn‘ng of November, If there are no further interruptions, and the con- tract for the roof is filled in good time, it can be put on durInF the winter. By proceeding steadlly, the bullding can bo comploted ready for occupancy In two years. The lake-frant will soon {msnsn an additlonal vnlue, since, If the present hot weathor con- tinues, wo shall all tind it decidedly comnfort- able to return to the anclent 8wiss inethod of lncustrine babitations. History repeats itself, and the flosting hospital has furnished for afl- ing clildren from tho densely crowded dis- tricts of this city o . protection and relief quite as nde(l‘nnw and timely os that cu}u;l«.-d of 0ld by the Helyetians, For this purpose the bark Sutimer Cloud has been an- chored fn_the outer harbor, nearly a mile from shore, woll supplied with cots, shiady awnings, and overything to make the littlo ones comnfort- sble. Yesterday 175 childrenand thelr nuvses were out there enéoymg the pure, vool breeze, under the. medical_supervision of Drs. C. P, Bimon and Fred J. Huse, A certaln printing office in this city was most beautifully swindled the other dayon a small scale. A ““nice young man™ made his appear- snco before disciplo of Faust and ordered a goodly supply of statlonery and printing. When completed the work was sent to the hotel. Ufiou the 1st of the following month, when such_ bills are usually presented for yuymr,ut, the bill for printing was sent to ho ‘“gentlemanly proprictor.s” Whercupon, this well-known caterer Lo the {nubllu weal (not- veal) wus very much surprised. v informed tiho zoun gentleman who presented the bitl that he adn't ordercd any printing. Me hud taken 8 me, however, froin & Ixmnlurl on account, n few days ago! ~ The *boarder’ has departed for “parts unknown,’—wherehofs probably en- Jid 1o paylug hotel biila In a shinllar mutner. OGDEN AVENUR RAILWAY, An adjourned meeting ot ‘propcrty-ownurn was held at 819 Ogden avenue last night to re- ealve the report of the Comnlttes appointed to confer with the Common Council and the olll cers of the West Division Raflway Company vegurd to tho constructlon of a stroet-car track on'the avenue. Mr.IL.J, Evaus presided, and Mr. F, A. Mahler octed as Becrotary. Thers was a large attendance, Mr, Wilkinson, Chalrman of the Committee, reported tho actlon of the Common Council i regurd to the ordinance, Mr, Jones, President of the West Chicago Railway Company, had in- formed them thut the roud could be biftt tn six woeles, and promised that it should be com- menced at onco. This pentioman ulso pledged himself that the road should run from West- ern ayenuo down to the Madlson stroet track, and thence to Btate street. The report wus ro- cuived and the Committee discharged, afattion wes expreascd at the as- Janes that the curs shouldswitch on to Madisou street. Judging from the tenor of the mecting, hud the Brrect-Car Company dQutermined to use Von Duren street, ludigna- tloa meetings would Lave been hold, A question wus ralscd as to whether the May- or would attach his signuture to the sinended ordinance. It was atated that My, Colvin had no feeling In the matter, and that Ald. McCrea had promlsed to geb tho ordluance signed by to-day, The meeting then adjourned. BLOOMINGTON INVADRRS, ‘The new Firat M. E. Church of Bloomington, was the meana of sending un excursion party of some 000 of the best citizens of that tuwn to this ulli{“yuswr\lny‘ incharge of the Hon. John * R. Lariinore, James McDowell, and Judge M- Clupn. The train consisted of nine car-loads of 1adics and gentleuren, which arrived iu thia city about 2:80 “{luu:rdny afternoon, via the Chlcago & Alton Rallroud, "About 400 of the party took up quarters with Col. J. B. Drake, at the Grand Lotel, sud the remninder scattered themsclves throughout the city smong thelr warjous triends. Among the party are J, L. Fhelps, W. C. Alvord, D. ¥. Warnock and wife, ¥. J. Hoftman, John W. Wiillams, £ 1. Miller, C, Etkins, W. 1L, Angustus, George O. Behoudk, E. Mlller, Georgo- W, Strope, G, A. Castlcton and wife, Dr, Wier and wie, Georpe ¥ Plummer, T. L. Cheek, G s 1ydo, Witlisli, 'erguson, Dr. Murdock, Frauk Conkling, B B e alaiage, Jads 0 hste ! udge J. X, Gluslo sod - B “Hlenstor wife, D. nstock, Danlel cmevlohnw. Bratth, Joseph Dennison aud wife, W, @G. Reeves and wife, Hon. John R F. R. Syrazue, James Gray, E, F. Youngmnu, Robert Fell, Willlum Hunt, 1. A. Ditzer, 1L Q. Tisher, wife and child, M, L. McLure, M, H, McCluio, F, Lowrey, J. M. Weakioy, W. (1. Cochi- rane, Miss Ella Moson, Mra, W, Mason, tieorge Brand, Dr. Cole. Mra, Green, Misn Kitchen, Mtes CAvunmlgll_». Rev. Mr._Parker, ~Miss Walker, Miss Thayer, R. F. Evana and wife, Larrimore and wife, Mrs, Bunn, John N, Lorti- more and wifc, Mrs., Dateman, Willlam Finch, “J. W, Stuart, Mies Mary Fisher, T. F, Mitchell, wife and sister, W. B. Carlock, W. 8, 1lagnes, wife and sister, N, K. Haynes and wife, F. W, Keiting and wife, E. Barteil and wife, John R, Gee, 8. R 0%, .. W. Aldrich and wife, R._E. Strimple, M. E. Burns, Dr. Major, W. T. Wood, Mra. A. Tlarland, Are. Billott, Win, Brown, John O'Brlen, Miss Josle 8chroeder, Miss Mary Lacey, Miss Addie Lacey, Mrs, W, A. Wells, O. E. Legg, Frank Hobjson, O, F, Pénreu, Liike Goodheart, John MecEvoy, V. B. Carlock and wife, John Cla- baugh, Miss G, Trotter, Miss 8. Raymond, Su- nerintendent of Bchools; Miss A Regen, A, WVightman and wife, J. Jeaglelgh and W"l‘»,‘; Danlels, J. Btout and wife, Miss Capron, Miss Woodson, T, J, Bailsback, C. Woolscy, T. Chaplin, C. Vascasek nnd wife, E. Harrington and wife, IT. E. M, Burns, John Rayburn, Miss Ella Irvin, Willlam Van Schaack and wife, L. M. Rouse, F. Bosworth, J. L. Wolcott. and swife, . Van 8chanck and wite, Wiley J. Brown, Peter Pelzer, Miss Stella “and Katie 8] nldlgg, Charles Enstman, Burt Breweter, Mrs. Nobie, Mra. Togers, Mrs. Stump, Mra. Floss, Mra, Jenkins, Miss J. M. Wells, Mias Johinson, Miss dennfo Bonham, Miss lizzie Maxcy, Mias. M. M. Colvin, and’ some 409 oth. e;nl. ’£hu party returns this afternoon ot 4 o’clock. FOREIGN MISSIONS. A GRAND PAIR TO BB [ELD AT AN BARLY DATE, A meeting of the ladics connected with the Northwestern Branch of the Woman’s Misston- ary Soclety was held at tha Methodist ministers voom on Washington strect yeaterday forenoon, ‘The object of the meeting was to further the interests of the Soclety, and cspecially to ar- range for holding a fair in this city at some fu- ture date for the benefit of the forelxn mission cause. The Branch covers tho States of Tllinols, Indiann, Wisconaln, and Michigan, and has a membership of about 16,000, yet the gathering yesterday was not nlarge ono In the ahsence of the President, Mrs. If. M. Beverldge, Mrs. H, L. Martin catled the meeting to order and pre- sided, Mrs, . N, Danforth did duty es Secre- tary. The flrst order of buriness was tho appoint- ment of a committce, conslsting of Mrs, R. F. Queal and Mrs. V., J. kcnt, to prepare an order of business for the meeting, Mrs, Keut then addressed the sssemblage at some length, and read the following circular: GRAND MISSIONARY PAIN. The Indicaof the Northwestern Branch of the ‘Womsan's Foreign Mlsslonacy Society hnve deelded to hold a falr in'the intcreat of thefr ‘work and of the Medical Edncation Fund, rome time during the coming autemn, They hape in this effort to work in harmony with the apirit of the misslonary cause, Ench suxiliary is renuested to Legln at once to work carnestly for this object. Committce—Mrs. Jennfo K. Willing, No. 68 Langley avenuei Mrs, O. Ii. Tiffany, No. 108 Twenty-fourth strect; Mre. V. J, Kent, Calumot avenue and Thirty-secand wtrect, After reading the clreular sho continuied, say- ng that ut a former meetlng it had been res solved that at the coming fulr no games of chance, no fortune telling, and no voting would \be allowed. THE WORK 1N INDIANA. ‘Mrs. Willing reported that the Indiana Branch had appointed the following ladles an Executive Commitieo to attend to the Fair for that State: Mrs. Hnughee’ Indianapolis: Mra, Lyle Heath Lafayette; ra, Bursen, Indianapolls; and Mrs. Marat, of the samo city. This Committee was ratified. HELPING TNE WORK, The followlng-named ludles were, on motion ot Mrs. IHitt, appolnted a committes to help along the work: Mrs, Solomon Thatcher, River Forest, of tho Rock Rlyver Confercneo; Mrs. Ho M. Wilkins, Parls, of the Illinols Conferencei Mrs, R ‘\ilyn, Carbondale, of the Southern INinofs Conference; Mra, Lurn Spence, Rock Island, of the Central 1llinols Conferenee, Mrs. Willlng then proposed the following a8 A COMMITTEE ¥OR MICHIOAN: Wiscansin Conference, Mra, C. M. Woodward, Good Hope, Wis.; West Wisconsin Conference, Mrs, E. O Richardson, Sechlerville, Wia.: Michlgan Conference, Mrs. E, A. Hoag, of Mar- tin, mch.; Detroit Confercnce, Mrs. David Preaton, Detroit. . On motion, the Beeretary was instructed to notlfy all the members cleeted to auxillary committecs of thelr election. Several addresses wers then made, after which a varlety of miscellancous business was truns- acted, among which was the appointient ot o committee to- prepare studies for the cone sideration of the auxillaries, with such subjects a8 *Indin," *China,” “Japan,” cte., as fol- lows: Mrs. Marey, Mrs, 11itt, and Mrs, Willing, The muss m“u"k’ to have been held Monda at the Clark 8trect Methodist Church was pos! [mnd until the second Thursday in August, and lie mecting adjourned to that date. ALEXANDER MURISON. HI8 WILL OPFERED ¥OR TRODATE. In the County Court yesterday morning tho will of the late Alexander Murison, for years past a nember of the Board of Trade, andu promjuent citizen, was filled and admitted to probate. It bore date of tha 17th of July, 187, and was o8 follows: Know nll men by these presents, that I, Alexan- der Murison, of the clty of Chicago. County of Cook and Stato of Illinols, Leing of sound und dis- Emlng mind and memory, do make, Suhllnh. and eclara the fallowing to'be my laat will and testa- ment: that is tosay: 1. Itinmy will and desire that all my Just and Togal dpbta be paid as specdily as poesibl after my deceas?, Inclnding costs and expensea of admints- tration apan mF estate, 2. 1 boqueath to my wite, Mary Murison, all the fixtures, printa. books, plate, {lnen, chiha, pro- vislons, housohold goods, furniture, chattels, und effects (other than mnne‘ or securitiea for money) which shall at iy death be in or about my dwell- L:fihon-ul nd prem{ves, at No,830 Indlana avenue, Chicago, 111 3. Igtlcnlm that al) the reat of mf praperty, bath rqal and personal, and whorever situnto, shall do- #cand 10 and be divided among my holrs, according tothe laws of descent now provided for in the statutes for the State of 11linols, 4. 1 hereby nominate and appolnt my wife, Mary Murlson, as guardiau of the cstate of such of my children as shall at the time of my deceass bo mi- nors, during the period of thelr raspeetive minorl. tien; and it1s iy will that whe shall during such period have tho custady and taltion of such minor chlidren; and [ )lurch{y ru(luanl that no hond be re« quited of her for tho faitlful dliachurgu of her truat and duties in this behalf, And In case of the deccase of the sald Mary Mu- ison, Tiercby naminute und appoint iy brother, Georke Murwon, of Portayo Cliy, Wi, and my son-in-law, lenry M, Curtly, of Uhfcago: 11l., as such guardlans for sa)d minora during such pcr\m\- above namod, and I horely maka the same requost on to the bonds In thelr case that I haxe made above, In case my wife, Mary Murison, becomes their guardian, i, 1'hicroby nominate and lepnlnl my wife, Mary Mutlsonr my #on, Georgo W. Murlaon, and my son-ln-law, * Ilenry M. Curtis, or tho survivor or the survivors of them, to bs execntors of this, my lant will aud testainont, and hereby direct that my eald oxecutors, or either of them, hall nnt by ubliged to give sccarlty for the falthful perform- ancouf tholr dutlos as aich execator or execuiors, 0. I hereby revoke former wills and tenta- meats, and codiclls heretoforeat any timo made by me, T'ho personal bond of Mary Murison, Georgo W Murlson, and Hoenry M. Jurua was dlso lll?«’l tho amount belng §200,000. The property of tho deceased conslsts of 820 acres of llnm{ n Kossuth County, Iv.; Block 45 in Nurwood Park; sundry lof s und lands fn Guon's Subdi- vision; 58 lots In Btewart's Bubdiyision; notes and bonds to the amount of $50,000; household oods; and lnlnnnce—wllcles on Lis e mak- i‘ug a total of about §100,000, i THE SOARDS FAILURE, TIIB LATBAT DOARD OF TRADE SUSFENSION, 11, L. Soards, a well-known Board of Trado man, falled yesterday at 13a’clock. The failure was unexpected, and the unfortunate gentlemun met with the sincere condolence of his many fricnds. From the fuct that Mr. Boards ia ason- in-law of B. F, Allen, of Cuok County Natiounl fame, it wos the hasty judgment of somo that the fallure was In same way or ‘othor connected with the falling fortunes of tho great Iowa banker, and one of the evening papers, in utter disregard of the facts, built {ts hieadlines accord- ingly, A TRIDUNE reporter saw Me, Boards last u}'eulng, and the followiug conversation took ace : ¢ Have you cver had any business connectlo with B. F.y Alleni"” asked the reporter, e “No, alr. Mr. Allen s my father-jn-law, but has no conuectlon with me in business, In fact, ha is not in business of any kind now. Iam en- tirely by myself, sud opcrated with my own money. I falled today, but I don’t know for how much. I was carryivg too large a llue of wheat and corn. Owlog to the faflure of m, }muc‘ to respond to thelr margins for the lu{ ew days, and to the fact that [ put all my money in, I weut under,”? # You liave ne ldea for how much you fafled 1" 41 can’t tell you how much yet.” I ghall bo roud&’m make o statement in a'week, 1 guess,” Wil you continue fn businessi’ #Curtululy, Ium in hopea ts will prove to William E., Johnsou THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 1 ; ::lx"l :iegt:mm'y snopenslon, and thst I shall *Iow long have you beon {n business herel” ** Only about ning months, I came hero from Boston, iny home. 1was ‘Jong’ on wheat and corn, andd there was & rapid decline {n five_days of 11 cents on whent and 5 ceuts on corn. 1 was earrying & lwnvty lne and went under. That's all there is of i£." ** DI you ever have any connection with tho Couk County Natlonall” 4 No. I never hnd angthing to do withit,' T whs not In business hero when the bank failed. I was here, but not In business, and had no cote noction with the bank whatover.” WEST CUICAGO. v BOMB INTERESTINO FIQURRS FROM TIB AS- BEBROR'S LOOKS. The West Town Assessor, Jnmes N, Clark, ex- peets to finish his books this week, and will turn over the complete nssessmont to tho County Clerk about the first part of next week. Tho following are the leading peraonal assessments for thla year, belng all ovor and Including valu- atlons of 85,000 It will be notlced that n num- Ter are _included who were uob ssscssed at all by Con Ryan Inst yeal Avery, MUrphy & Couveevosennssess sonsesee$20,000 Aserican lusuranco Company (cstimated). 60,000 T M, AVEEY & S0M.uueeeeern % 15,000 1ome Natlonal Bank (2, 10 shares 5, 000 irie State National Bank 15,000 0,310 10,000 « 16,200 + 25,000 ), 00 ! 10,370 220 Binke, Walker & Co, . 10,000 People's Gns-Light ant (estimated) .. + 75,000 Chicago: Stuve Works . 12,000 Carson & Plre.... 0,000 Calberteon, Blalr & (o 10,000 Chicago Steel Works Company.. 5, 2, W, Dlatchford & Co..... . » 22,000 Chicago White Lead and OI1 pal + 15,050 Chicago Shot Tower Company. 000 Crane Bros, Manufacturing Chicago Serew Company Colline & Bargle. Clement & Snyer, Chapin & FOsS ..o Deane Bros, (estimate Dennis & Wheeler . Douglas Mechlnery J4. D, Enster & Co icldhonae, Dutcher Fonl Rtiver Lumbor Company. J. (3, Goodrich ker.., Jonus & Longhling. W. A, James & Co. Woo & Co South Kranch Lumlior Company, Shoemaker & owell . “ee 0,000 Senrana &Co .. 5,000 Swan, Clark & C 10,350 . I, Skeels & Co. 10,000 A Bnell.... 10,740 Tater Kehoenhofen. 1,000 Sonth Branch Distiiling Company. ... 5,000 I, Starges & Co....... 22,020 Sugg & Belersdorf 2000 Slierifls & Son. 11:800 10. 1L Titcomb & 5,000 The 11, Witheck Comi: A ‘om; Tho Kirhy Carpentor Compuny 20,110 Tho Ludington, Wells, and Vin Schialck Co, 10,200 The B, L. Anderron Compnny.. +» 16,000 B AL & L. . Turne . 10,300 €. 0. Tenbracke. .. 5,000 Victor Sowlng Machine Compan 5, 160 Went Division ftadiroad Compan 83,000 Wrinht & Lowth 20, 0. D. Wethorell & . 001 Wella, French & Co. 20,000 Walknp & Morril 10000 Ludwig Wolll... 000 (ieorgo B, White, 84100 Warden, Mitcholl & Co 5,250 Walker, Oakloy & 23,000 Menomineo Hiver Lum! 18,000 Tra Minar 12,000 Frederick Nadlen Miller & Lelbenstein. ), 8, K. Martin.... Mendeen & Winter, Matuskl, M 1 MeArthur, 8mith & Co. C. H. McCormlck & Co. Northwestern Horse Nuil Company. North Chicsgo Rolling MU (estimated)’ . M. Osborae & Co. Ogleabeo & Matting; P, Ilaten & Co., Paliner, ¥uller & I, T, Tortor... €. W. & D, Pardridgo. Thoman Plielps & €0.... Kstate of Jobn Phillipy. Platt & Thar Park & Sope: Ao Plamondd Ruddock, Palner & C Reitz Bros..ooeee. Ttochester Machinery Manufucturing Co, , 000 Ferry & Bro..coesssisises 25,500 Frazer, Chinlmers & Co..iy Furst & Dradley.... COICAGO RIFLE CLUDB. YESTHRDAY'S SHOOTING. The fourth mateh for the Fulton sallver mounted plstol was shot yesterday at the range In lyde Park. This pistol wna twico won by Mr. R. 8, Thompson, who gct aside the sccond moteh, and gave other members a chance to earn it. The result was two contests, Mr, 8, W. Burnham coming out ahead in the fiest, and Col. Thompsun winnlng in the second. The target was o new one, and was erected during theweek, and I8 q!onnunuud much superior to ita predecessor, The score yestorday wos ns follows: a 5 7 632 2 b 2. —11 #=-11 0, ¢, Blackmor J. W, Hoberta 010 8. W, Burnhawm, several unsuccessful :‘!nc\:npu to get hisriflo properly sighted, with- ruw, Saturday the Dearborn Rifie Club, which is a mo&finnlzuuun of the same membors, will shoot o 200-yard practice-mateh at the same placo, and next ‘week they will compete for a beautiful plstol offered by the Remington Rifle Company, ——— LOCAL LETTERS. TAX-PIGNTRUS, Ta tne Editor of The Tridune, Cntcaco, July 12—In your lssuc of this morning thero appearsa communication from a tax-fighter fu answer to my communication of the Tth, and, a8 you are intercsted In this mat- ter, I ask the usv of your colwnus In order to pay my respects to this would-be tax-fighting chomplon, Judging from! his article and late events at the City-Ilall, I should say that the remedy which I suggested hos caused o stir amongst the tax-fighters, for immedintely after tho appearance of my communieation the king of the tax-fighters and several of his con- federates lald down, ond brought In thelr green. backs, For the information of # Tax-righter,” 1 will say that Inm not a tax-recelver nor o tax- cater, but for thirty yeors I have pald iny as- sesscd taxes, and it lie would do the samo he would be abetter citizen, Ilis howl that, in case of fire, the inocent would suffor with the §ullty, i scarcely worth natice. Let the protee don “of the Fire Department be. withdrawn from the defaulters, and * Tux-Fig) soon ceassto be among the gullty, and, it I liappen tolive ncar Mr. * Tax-Fighter ! or any of his confederates, I will try and got out of tho way, or hove blm "get out” of the wnly for 1 think my hen-roost or chicken-coop woul bo in dnlngcr n"{ilumlghburhu%d. Loy b n rega my property and my tusurance, T will say to 4 T'ax-F) ghier'ylhn I 3':" always {n- sured, and I pny iy insurance promptly, a3 well a8 my grocer, bufcher, and milkman, cyery good tux-pni'cr does the same,—whereas, tho regnlar dead-heat and tax-fighter shirks all these mu&mmlbllulcs‘ cheats the city, stints his wife, and starvea his bables, If e iasany, $UI'nx-Fighter? concedes that all evils have o cuuise, but he does not seemn to sco all the cause, Our clty to—dny Is ke a certain man who went from Jérusaleur down to Jericho, and fell among thinves, whorobbad him of threo or four millious, Whosre the thievesd Are not the tax-fizhters liable for onc-half the lnuudar orrobbery! The tax-fighters aud tax-thicves are In tho same boat moral {. and, if they both dress well and live well, they do so at (he_cxpenss of the tax-pay- ors. If thero fs no legal power to compel the payment of back taxes, there s o moral power.” Thess back tsxes bave to be ralsed somehow, aud * Tux-Fighter " aud Lis confy ates would do well to sxuining thelr conscles if they bave such, thea examins thelr purses [T NN XY coontme ETN U TS htor 7 would J s and eeo how much mo{ onfim to sny, and walk up cheerfully and pay It they do this noone will blame them, I they refuso to do_so, and sponge on the city’s protection while thelr tax- e hiave to be levied over agnin on {nnocent tax- {;n_\'cm, thore fa no remedy too severe, and they ad botter look out for the wrath to come. TAX-PAYRR. BELL TIIR NEAL BSTATE. To the Editor af The Tribune. Crioaco, July 12.—Why does not the Coun- cll Finance Committeo make an effort to dis- pose of such real estate belonging to the city ns is not absolutely ncoded for uset Chicago is fearfully in dobt, and haa but little ready mems with which to pay. Under such circumstances, would notan individual or firm at onca reduce ex- penses to the lowest point, conslatent with good uuna]fcmunt.—pmh collections to the utmost, and djsposo of such properly as was not needed tu carry o1 the business, to the highest bidder, and with the Prucceds pay his or their labilities The Lake-Front property this clty certainly does not need, and why no serlouscffort {s made toecllit{sn y;»fyncry to me. 'The ratlrond com- rnnlcn, several years ago, offered $800,000 for t, and no doubt” to-day would take it nt that price. Now, why ia it tiot sold and the proceeds |.112cfl‘lt| pnyiug pressing demands against the o Ft {8 saldl by some that the Lake-Front cannot o sold tinless by the unanimous consent of the land-owners near sall exmpnrly. It cannot ho truc that at this tine there aro persons ownlng 1andd on Michizan agenue who would wish to do this city and themselves so great an injury as to rlnce obstructions in tho way of tho city” sclling tho Lake-Front to_the rullroad compa- nlee. _Many clalm that Chieago has no power to sell, If this city hns no power to sell, why 1s not an effort at_onco made to obtaln the pow- er or right tosell 1 1 hopd you will urge the Councll Finance Com- mittee to lmmed(ntckr dispose of tho aalable nssots of the clty, and uee the fimccudu in Bny- ing someof lier more pressing lavilities. 1. MASOULINE DISCOURTEST, To the Edltor of TAe Tribune. CuicAGo, July 13.—A gieat deal has been written about the way we poor weaker sex are treated, at our homes, on tho cars, streets, and all public places. I had occaston to go to oncof our business offices this morning. When I renched there, hot and tveary, one of the “lords of creatlon” was sltting near a win- dow. Mo never offered mo » chair, but loft me standing whiie 1 stated my business. Sonn his partner cama In, tool & chair himself, and left your humble servant atill standing. I would vory much liko to know the reason, It 1s not the firat timo Iwas treated so,or Iwould not trouble you. Iwns not ona begging expedition, or I would have thought that waa the reason, Is it possible I was too plainly dresscd to ho treated clvilly by thefe “gentlemenships®i If thatis tho case, never blame us poor creatures agraln for belng extravngant In dress, 1 dress_sccording to my means,—plalnly, but_ncatly, I have not the teans, cven L1 had tho taste, to dress in the latest atyle, nud, I am Froud to sny, I have never been fn dobt. In all public places I find that our dress tnakes the womnan, and on it de- pends the kind of treatment we recelve frowm =4 gentiemen,” llcnpeull’uljle’, Lapy Crenk. TIE CITY-ITALL. The Treasurer’s recelpts from the Water De- partment yesterday were $1,108, The Licenso Department recelpta yeaterday were nbout $1,000. Thirteen saloon licenses wero taken out. Ex-Comptroller 8, 8, Hayes was present at the' Clty-Hall yesterday morning loog cnough to at- tach his signnture to sundry papers requlring the same. About_two-thirds of the ballot-boxes used Wednesday have been returned to the City Clerk's ofllce; which 18 a noteworthy fact, for they usually Imvn to bu sent for repentedly, About 88,500 wns reecived on the popular loan yesterday. Ald. 8. IL McCrea touk £5,000 worth of warmuts, The total amount of recelpts fromn the warrant source is now $83,400. The new quaricrs that are being put In order for the city’s legul lghts will contaln five opart- ments, or offices, which _aro about ss commo- dious os o horse-car, and the sun will shine In the west windows overy nfternoon, The following Committees have bheen called: ‘Wharves and Public Grounds, Friday at 10 a, m. in the Council Chamber; Hircots” and Alleys South Divislon, Saturday at 4 p. m, in the Clty Clerk’s offica; Paving, City Clerk’s oflice, 8 p. m. 8aturday; and the Gas Committeo to-lay, The Finance Committco and the Cotnptroller had o quict lttle meoting in_tho oflics of Ald. McCrea yestonday morning, They did nothing but talk‘about the financinl situation, and they concluded that, although troubles were thick, the situatiou was not ns dark ss it might be. Theg‘umugm that tho popular loan would soon be faken, and rejoleed thercat. In the after- noon Ald. McCrea, Ald, Briggs, and Comptroller Furweil hod o short_talk with My, Watkins, of the South 8ldo Gas Company, but there were no purtlcular pointa of interest ralsed. Mike Dalley figured conspleuously at Clty- Iall yesterday ns o brulser of the fifst magnl- tude.” Hoand P. J. Eustace, formerly s part- ner of Ford, the roofer, and now in the Insur- ance business, werg lmvlng some_discussion on szllllml matters of the Seventh Ward, of which otlu parties are realdents, when Eustace ve- marked that Balloy's crowd “waa_cleaned out there yesterday " (Wednesdny), Mike did not 1tke tlils mucl, and o few lot words cnsucd, which were followed by blows, Nolther purtj’ waa serfously fnjurcd. They were separated, and Mike was mad, for when'hs went into the City Treasurer's oflice ghortly afterward ho sluined the door so violently that it would not shut therefter, The carpenters were called to repafr damage. Somo of the Aldermen, hear- Ing of the rdnpns, vxpressed o wish that they had been preseut, 80 aa to have the belligerents arrested, The Councll Committeo on Tolice, Supt. Hickey, Capts. Ells, Buckley, and Johuson, and tho twenty Sergeants, nd n consultation Justerday I tho ollcs f tlg City Marshalion he propured reduction in tho Pollce Depart- ment. It was, alter mature deliberation, decided that it would be more heneftelnl and sntluluulury to reducs the [unv. rather than reduco tho num- her of men in the force. The oftleers are all re- Bligned to the Inevituble, and think that If the fuancial sltustion Is properly explatued to the men that there will e 1o grumbling, - 8o the patrolmen will bo enlightencd and showed that unless tho pay {s reduced the foree will be The Commitiee e dechled to recommend that the patrolmen revclve §900 n yeor, fustend of $1,000,and that a proportionate’ reduction bo made in the oflicers’ pay, The ?ny-mll for the wonth of Juns amounts to $51,173, It (8 not 8o certaln that the Board of Health will occupy quarters at the City-1nll us 1t has appeared to buj for the Board yesterday sent wurd around to Clty-Attarney Tuthill that the raoms they had oceipled were rented by the veur, and that the lease expired the 1st day of ust May, Thero had heen no ngroement be- tween the landlord and the Board, Tho Iatter had elmply kept on oceupying the npartinents without any arrangement at all.. Now, when the Board Tins notitled the Lindlord of the con- tomplated reinovad, the landlord suys that the Toard ean go it 1t chooses, but that he will have the year's rent from tho efty, for be claima thut the beenpancy of the rooms after tho lease had explred was 4 virtual contract for anothier ?'cnr'a occupancey, and he shall hold the clty Tiable. ‘The Board asked the oplulon of City-Attorne Tuthil], and ho has sald that the landlord fs correct fn hia nglulmu\ and can hold the Board or tho clty, for tho rebt. 80, us tho ety will ava to pay the rent, the Health Department might ns woll stay In'its presont quarters, THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Btate’s Attorney Reed will bo back to his du- tles to-day. The clection of Monroe ITeath as Mayor had o depressing effect on tha habitues of the build- Ing. They were not propared for such & result. . The Grand Jury was fu sceslon again yester- day, and dlsposed of a number of ordlnary cases. ‘The dockot [s to be brought up to date, aud can be cleared fn a fow days, Btrango to say, thers have not beon any jall escapes for several days. ‘Tho prisoucrs, for the most part, are hard casos, und they doubtless foul safer in jail thon out. J. L. Boale, Ellen Conley, Lena Moe, Alico L. Gary, and Willimn Blater were sdjudged insane in the County Court yosterduy, and in the af- turnoon wers taken ta the County Asylurm, The Equalization Committeo of the County “Board will commence ita sitting Tucsday to hear complaluts about the ussessiment for the year, It will be In dally sesslon for two woeks. Boveral of tho Commissionors roturned from thelr Loulsville trip yestordsy morning, and a| peared favorably lmpressed with tho quantity and quality of the stone they had acen. Mesars. Cleary and Mulloy, and Contractor Keough awitefied off from the party on the retura trip aud stopped at Cincluuatl, the gucsts of the Bucna Vista stons wen. 'flmy will be absent soveral days. ‘Tho uext trip will bo madoe Tucs- 1876. day to Aux 8able. The Snperintendent of the quarries there hias already commenced laying in s lquors for the oceaston, Otto Dluhm, whose ball was forfeited a few dnys ngo, was around yesterday, Why ho was not artested and acnt (o Join the jml crowd s not known, and can e attributcd only to the nyi\\pntny of tho Sherlf's office for such char- acters, Commissfoner Lonergan witl not be a candl- dnte for re-clection this fall, nolther will Mr. Herting. The others, whose terins oxpire, it is understood, will make an effort to be returned. Tho chances, howover, aro against all of them except Commissloner Busse, who has made an upriglit, industrious, aud falthful ofilcial, Ernest Jameson, nn old_sinner, who owea much of his_education to n former clerkshin at the Iintch ITouse, was yesterday arrested and put (o fall. Some timg ago he was indicted for tnmmitting an assault with intent to kil When he waa, called for trial his bail was for- feited, and Mo fs now fn jall beesuse o lins falled to give ucw bail, Commissloner Busse wns yosterdn ing and comparing the asscesment of personal lmvperty and real eatate of the sovoral towna hiy year with former yoars, Allof the Asses- sor's books have beeh roturned except from West Chieago, and, in mast iustances, show o reductlon in valuation, In Bouth Chicago the reduction on real estate amounts to $3, nnd in North Chleago the increosc is ahoul $4,000,000, In the towns of chucn, Niles, Palatine, and Schaumberg, the Incronse s slight, whilo in tho towns of Calumet, Cicero, Evanaton, IIyde Park, snd Lake, thodecrense is marked, In"Lake the decrenss amounts to £1,000,000, in Hyde Park over $2,000,000, and in Calumot $300,000. The reference In Tne TRIDUNE the crooked ways of a certaln Commisstoner was a subject of universal remark, Who can it be? was the natural query, but the Commis. sloners putting thelr Immh together and re- freshing their incmories of what thoy had scen and leard before of o suspleious nature reflect- ing on one of thelr number, soon agreed upon the name of the accused. And {ndlscussing the matter they told of how they had scen hlin act ot a certaln house on Clark atreet, and of lis fondness for a certaln widow who dispenacs wine o short dlatance feom tha bml&llnfiI Put- ting this and that together, they wero inclined to credit the alleged sinfulness of their assoc- ate, although they would rather not. County Clerk Licb and Commissloner Holden entered into n contract yesterday by which the former expeets to make enough money to revive tho Undon, and the latter enough to erdow soma charitable Institutfon for tho “smelloration of the condition of the sewing girls, The natura of,tholcontract Is: Mr. Lich 18 to pay Mr. Hol- den 25 cents for every German he can _got to sign a pledge to vote for Ilnyes and Weeeler, aud Mr, 1lolden I5 to pay Mr.” Lieb & cents for centas for each person of the samo nationality who will pledge himself to vole for Tilden and Tlendricks. After the agreement had been en- tercd Into the two took n seat fn the Commis- sloncr’s room and proceeded to bodger_such as came in. In a very fow minutes Qeu, Lich was fntdobted to Mr. Iolden just $3, —_— " CRIMINAXL. Timothy Moore and James Burnet, two no- torious young rascals, yesterday fllched a watch and some money from o saloon-keoper ab the corner of Dearborn nud Fourteenth strcots, They were arrested soon afterwards and Jocked, up in the Armory. Moore {8 & bright, futelll- gent son of ex-Justico Moore, but I8 an Incorrl- glble thief, A. C. Becker, Chicago :fiont for the Unlon Nows Company, vesterdny had George A. Burns, o carrier under his employ, arrested for embezzlement, Barns admittod "to have lost the property, and under the clrcumstances it was decided that thero was nothlng criminal In his nction, and that the property could only be recovered by a clvil process. In & mention of the case mado In one of the evening papers tho nnnu‘v.la of the parties were carelessly trans- posed. Mark Webster 18 confined at the Madison Strect Statlon upon a warrant for perjury ob- talned by Leonard C. Riggs, agent for the Victor cwlf{: Machine “Company. Emory Webster, a clork formerly fu the nm‘;flny of Rlggs, was recently arreated for embezziement, and 'chal.or went his bond, scheduling his property. Riggs clalms that the bondsman swore falsely. @ PROBADLE BODY-SNATCIING, Last 8nunday o young man, 20 years of age, nosted Edmond Palner, emyloycd 18 8 kitchen- boy at Wood's Hotel, on Fifth avenue, suddenl diéd The Coroner held an inquest on the fol- lowlnfi day, and returned & verdict of death from drluking tco much fee-water. Inasmuch :f‘ the byoung ‘man had no relatives in this eity, o oxamine csterday to ody wss sont _to an undertaker at the ‘corner of Halsted strect and Archer avenue, by directfon of the Coroner, snd what disposition was afterwards made of it fs what Is now puzzling the boy’s friends, who, as soon as they learned of his death, lutercated themselves ln_obtalning for the remains o decent burial. Upon the day arranged for the funcral thu{ gent for tho body, and were furnished with a large wooden box, which so exclted thelr curiosity as to its con- struction that when they arrived at Roschill they insisted upon opening it. To thelr disgust they found it contalned the badly decuyed remnins of an old man, instead of thoss of thelr young fricnd. They fudignantly returned the box, and made a more forcible demand for tho right body, but it has not yet been forthcoming, and the ‘only conclu- slon{s that it was disposcd of to soms medical college within twenty-four hours after dcath, Thegentlomen who thus interested themselves fn behalf of a poor young man whom they had unl{ “known for a suort time, are all respectable cit! zens In the southern part of the city, and ara thorough; dlsfi‘natud with the affalr, \What has bucmm;_ of the body i and probably witl remaln o seeref % SUBURBAN, HYDE PARK, Hose Co. No. 4 wants & fire engino, Too thin! If they get one of course all the rest will go crazy for the same, and thelr comblued costs would **bust * tho treasury. Great preparations are under way for the fire- men's [lecnlu. Tickets will bu deposited {n Chi- cago with Hadley Bros., Jansen, McClurg & Co., W, B, Keene, Cook & Co. and T, 8. Gillett, £ Mps. H. H. Walte yill glve a pleasant social party this evening at her elegant new resldguce un lyde Park avenue. -Mr, Buck hss returned from Buffalo, Hls family will not arrive il fall, M. Richardson, Manager of the Bank of Mon- treal, I8 expected home this weok. 110 has been mnk‘ng a tour of the world, "The wuthor of the poem known as “ Tho Leap- Year Party,” {s about to Prndum unother relat- ng to this village, titled * Park Soclety,” part of the rubhish has been taken off the Viliage-IInll plat. It would be a blculn{: it should be entirely cleancd, and moderately lajd out. A numbor of Hydo Park Inds took an fee- crenm supper at Wions' restaurant Tuesduy night, and afterwards assombled in front of tho *‘runch,” and amused themsclves by singing and daneing, much to tha annoyanco of those wlo were pmlnf by. ‘There aro pienlcs In the South Park every day now (Sundays_ cxcepted), Wc«lncnda' the chitdron of the Firat Baptlst Church of Chlcago occupled the grounds, and ycsterday those of the Sccand Presbyterian, The 1lyde Park House 4 atill gaining In popu lavity, ‘ollowlnfl ars a fow namies_coplud from its registor: C, M. Henderson and wife, Chica~ Eu; Willlam Warren, Boston; Paul éarnull. yde Park; Bamus] Barclay, Glasgow, Scot- fund; 3. Atkinson, Chicago; Andrew Yoraleft, Boston; George d. Bangs, W, I. Btorcy luJ wite, and J. 1., 8weet and wifo, C! culio. Tho Rev. Dr. McMurdy, of Niles, Mich., for- m"'? pastor of 8t. Paul’s Church, Kenwood, is visitfug Lis numorous fricnds here. Mr, Willlam L‘hnsxpul has returned from the Centennlal, whers hu has been camping out guh the puplls of the School of Technics, oston, Three classcs of Moody's Church, Chicago, had a plenio here Wednesday, ‘There will b no concert {n the South Parks this week, ——— IMPORTANT NOTICE. TWithin the peat three weoks s good deal of annoyanco has been caused the North Chicago Rolling-3Mil Company, snd no little incon- vonfence and loss to other l}"‘“" by persons representing themsclves as having Leen sent from the North Chicage Rolling 1} Company for the purpose of borrowing fools fromn ma- chluists and otbors, ordering ges and lead plipe and fixtures; causing workinen to bo sent from the different brunches of Industry in the clty, representing that the Compau certaln work to do in thele live, aud practicing fraud and decoption in varlous ways, and i most in- stances asking for u small sum of money for thelr tronble, ‘Ihe North Chlcago Rolling Mill Camplnfi does not do busiucss in this manner, and af rnrt(cl giving heed to any one, without they ave proper orders for the same, will do so at thelr own peril, Auy oue who will cnable the Compavy to, or will ‘0f themscives cause the arrest of wuch artles will confer a favor on the North Chlca.\io tolling UL Compauy aud the comumunity in general, ] INDIANS. Something of a Scare Among the Frontier People of Min= nesota. A Fooling of Uncertainty at the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies, Gen, Sheridan Expresses Confidenco in Crook’s Safety and Well-Belng.. Sitting Bull Shown upin His Truo Light 0 an Aggrossor OFFICIAL. ORN. SHERIDAN'S DISTATCHES TO OUN. SIIBRMAN, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘Wasnmaron, D, 0., July 13.—Gen. Bhorman recelved thin evening the following dlspatches from Gen, Sheridan. They are tho Iatest news recolvod here respecting Gon, Crook: Cmcaao, July 1%,—Gen. W, 7, Sherman, Washington: Your dlspateh of this day is re. celved, 1 am not nwaro of tho sligiitent fountda- tion for tho recont report that Crook has had au ene gagement and was killed, ]om In (o stant com munication with Fort Fetterman Ly telegraph, which is the nearest point to Crook, and where it the conriers coms in. A courler Is expected dally, bot, 88 Gen. Crook has no fixed time for himto start, he may keep him until_ho has something lo communicate. ', T, BUERDAN, _ Licutenant-General. Cricaao, iTuly 13, 1870—-3:46 p, m,—Gen, W. T, Sherman, Warhington : 1have nothing of any special importance to communicate to-day. The nu]aflpmln and five companies of infan{ry sont to Crook were expectod to reach hlm yeaturday, the 19th, Crogk never sends o courier unicsa ho has something Important, henca the non-arrival of fnformation from him, Gen. Merritt reports the roturn of & messonger from the Red Clowd A;Lency on the 12th, rqurllmI allquiet, and the probability that ali the Tndians thore will remain quiet. Capt, Jordan ropurts ono day later ‘thut much excltement cxists _ about Coster's fight, and on nccount of ro ‘bolng no weel the: fssticd when due, the Indians having only cornand ronnd flour. I have directed Merritt to come nto Laramio so that he could go to Croolk If neces- anry, and keepa closo watch on the Agency In- d[nmi and go thera witn his command If necessn. ry. In expectation that tho Senate will concur in tha Honre bill for the posts on the Yellowatone, 1 send Foraytho to report for consuliation with Ter- r{ for alocation, so that wo can push them along. 1lustile Indlans arc reported as coming in from tha field to the Missonr! River Agencles, bragging about bclnfln thie Costor Nght. Twill make tp their cases (nofew d“;‘ by some suggestionsto you, P, IL Sueiupax, Licutonant-General. MISCELLANEOUS. BAD NEWB. MIRNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 18.—A speclal to the Evening Tribuns announces that large bonds of Indlans, young men, well armed, from Leech Lake and White Earth Rescryvations, are en routo west to join tho hostils Bloux. They are well armed. A band of them was stopped yes- terday by white men, who asked where they were going. The Chief replicd: ¢ Nono damn business; go whero wo please.” A private dispatch, satd to be recelved hera to-day, says thatthe Town of Perham, on the Northern Paciflc Rallway, wna attacked this forenoon and two familics elaughtored. gpecial Dizpatch to The Trid al Dispatoh to T une. 87. PAUL, Minn,, July 18,—An Indian scare T prevalléd for the ladt few days in tho soutl- western and northern countles of this State, un- der the fnfluence,of which hundreds of fronticr settlers have deserted thetr farms and token rofuga in the villages. 8o far us can ho learned by dlligent lnquiry in all dlrections, Inatituted by the Govornor, there is no causo whutever for tho acare, be ond the movements of sanderin famlics of Chippewss and Sloux in their annu search for blue-berries nndemycrmcd ideas of thio offect of tho late_Sloux storles in Montana Ilplfl!l.l tho Indlans of Eastern Dakota snd Mlinne- 80l RED QLOUD AGENCY. Omama, Neb, July 183—Recent dispobchics from Red Clond and Spotted Tall Agencles statc that affalrs ore very uncertain, owing to the recent newa of Custer's dofeat, the In- terlor D?Imhne“t {ssuing nothing but corn and flour, and has falled on beef entlrely. Bcoutin; Lmrt es have beon withdrawn from the road otween tho Agency and tho bridge on the Bldney ronte. Thero Is still onc company nt the bridge. Tho commanding offlcer at Roblnson thinks the necessities of the case demand tho company at_the post. It is not probable the Indlaus will inake trouble at the Agencice, ns that s their only city.of refugo o cuse they are ‘whipped. REINPORCEMENTS, Broux Crry, July 18.—Col. Miles' regimont, the Fifth Infantry, srrived here to-night, ane will immedistely proceed west to Yanktun, whorae a steamer {s walting to convey it to the Yellowstene country. S L SITTING BULL BEGAN IT. bl ERNONS CORRECTED, g One of the Michigan country papers gives place to the following falso statement concern- ing the preeent Indian war: In deploring the untimely fate of mcqfllam o soltier and s0 fearless a leader a8 Gen,' Custer, lot us, in_this Centennial year—swhile Rlfl""’lflgv uupeclafl{ in this Centennlal svoek, tho acts of the heroes of '70—not ignore the fact that he foll at the hands of mon defonding thelr own lands and thelr oton homes againat invadera and maraudars, whom the thirst for gold, and the bad Iniluence of cortain newspaper writers, had led to the con- cluslon thot red men liave no rights which white 1nen are bound to respect, Other {goorant journals assert that theine vaston of tho Black Hills was tho cause of this war, and that tho Sloux are defonding thelr right to the Black Hills. The Detroit Lost sots them right, as follows: Now, insteadof the Sloux Indians who masea- cred Caster and his men *‘dofending tholr own Iande and theirown homes against invadors and marsuders, "' tho facta aro that Bitting Iinll and his bands, in 1874, boforg ‘“(! gold was found in the Black Itilla, Inyaded the Craw reservation, drove ont tho friendly Crows from tholr immemorlal hoine, and stole and threatencd to keep, and still keup, the Crow lands. Dy tresty—the [dentieal treaty with the Sionx and other tribes which the mistaken nowspopors misropresent—the Uniied States ngreed to protect tho Crows, By that trasty the Bloux agroed to kocp the peace toward the Craws, thelr hercdi enemles. And by that treaty all the traaty Indians agroed to lot all the eaceable tribes alone, Further, Sitting Bull and Rl-lumhm not treaty-8loux. ~ They belong to the wild Northern 8louX tribes, who have been at war with the United States for fifteen yeary past. Sliting Bull and bis tribes refused to meke any treaty, and buve never mada «any treaty, Thelr $+hiomes " are in the North, next to tha line of the Tritlsh l‘mvlnm‘ and they oblsloed tholr arma molll‘yl from Britlsh traders, ond not from the United Btatea Governinent, 8 war was under- taken to drivo_theso invading wild Blonx off tho lands of the Crows, which Bltting Bull had In- vaded and stolen, and to compel Bliting Bulland his ‘bands to go back to thelr own bomes, let tho peace- able and friendly tribes alons, and make o treaty with the United Btates, Custer fought end fell on the Crow reservation, AUl (he ballles have been ought on the Crow reservation. Not a shot haz een fired on the Slowx reservation, nor in the Dlack 10lli country. The Black Hills Sloux wera not in this .fl‘qm. except & few bad Indians, who stolo away from thelr Alunclun to Join_Bittlng Ball, in tiie hopo of ohtainlng plunder. Our army, in thls car, s not invaded the Hiack ZIile country, and haa kept off the Sioun reaservation, except Lo cross its corners, though the treaty expreasiy gives tho United Btates o right to warch over the reaerva- tlons whaon neccssary, RENO. A WORD FOR T, Tv the Edilor of Ths Tribuns, CrioAgo, July 13.—0f all the officera and soldiors who have lately participated fn tho (so far) unfortunate cxpeditions against tho hostilo 8loux none have shown more cxcellent qualities, determination, and coursge, to which may bo added prudence of a high order, than that cx- hibited by Maj. Reno and his littlo baud of fol- lowers {n that far-off, inhospitable region of the Northweat, It mnpumvhemlluflnlurlnru hope inovery scnse, 1t is difficult for us hore, i a large clty, to imagine the desperate natureof his position, surrounded, a5 he was, on all sidcs, by a wily }nu, better armed an equlpyed for fightiog, as thoy had uover been before, all gwlilns tothe beneficeut effects of our “Peacs ollcy, Yo{renmapondenfi knows tho character of the country beyond Fort Fetterman aa woll og other travelers, and lkewise the manners and customs of Todlan tribes, thelr modes of war- fare, ete.; and can truly say that no body of soldlers could ponlbls be placed fn a more desperato position, aud come out alive, than Reno and his command must have been fn dur- ing that memdrablo thirty-six hours, Any ad- versa criticism upon his conduct is hapdly ad- missible from any standpoint, no matter how it s viewed, One writer from Minncapolis hinka e would rathor have fallen fu the melce, with Gen Custer's portion of the connnand, than to have taken bis chances with leno, In tho kills, If aman’s taste for suicido runs in that direction, I would eay, do _shead; but to expeet Maj. Tteno to hc‘lp Custer was a sheer Imposaibility when he Mmu > completely sbut 1| i mn.pn ’s?mduow u("' h;ggmln 7, i human power, and all this tfme not kney" the terribl ‘fale that had already ol DO s i i et us take a binlseya view of the s those elevated rlut{-nus, barren ’l’;“?. ravinea, the lack of water, the nature ang { tent of the eavage foc, t‘lelr complete knowy edge of the country, well Armedand provisiyn, and in niimbers ten to one, their weapona ln:l ranga and of superior make, our nomlrrf‘ ;fi:",‘,‘“‘flf{,’“"?'m'“ " rango, tlmmsclu' T iy ravellng,—w not. a0, that B, ™ good fight' Hom,~ thoy fought How could they, by any po: 4 be expected to render lm(B, a'AV: m{r‘n‘l U’r&?&'}‘g{ themelves! As for poor Custor and his tlon of tho command, {t will yet be shown ¢ a1 when the final struggle came, his arm seny not fow “beyond tus river” to the “happy lmn!: ing-grounds.” The writer remembers Ropg from boyhood, and a worthier or a better oflicer, be his rank what {t may, it would bo difficuly Y4 find, In the general summing-up * of indian wors, it 14 Vo be 4 shams to forget ~ auch o nopy atand a8 that made by the wing of the galleny Seev«::nth Cavalry commanded by Marcup A, 0. I heileveand hope that the present Indim: war i3 tho last wa shall have; and all w';i}f,'fl knowing anything about Indlana can do no Terg than H“m'"li tholr habita and Instincta to he the :nmf :ll wl’!h hc:nla,|nng'u !"di, thlay‘ mnst he reated until extermination or absoluto slon ia the resuit. lghlmb' POLITICAL ANNOUNOEM 3 PISLYINEL bl Company *A™ Foueth Ward Jtarme ompany " Fourth War mal Lhin ovoning ot hendquartors, cornes Thist R, . and South Park-av. , for drifl, and the {ransae. g:: ;: l;“:’:a“ll‘,l“ lmnllm: t}l:w.rylIn;un-mn- of the npan 06 who N 1y Toquented fo Ho preasht. -~ & 1 oy Hre Camest AL o Republican Cin of the Beventh ie Republican Club of the Seventh We meet this evening at Webber's Iall, .n?.'d‘.:z'.‘i corner of Halated and Fourteenth-sts, full . tendance in requested, an busincss of Importane will be discunsed. Al Ropublicans invitey, BIXTEENTH WARD, Meeting this ovening at 311 Larrabee-sk. to olect officers and organl4e for coming campalgn. DEATS, “TLINN—Juily 13, at tho realdonce of Ara, L. v, 8. Drooks, Mo 897 Walash-av., .v:rfina‘n: llxlunY{. aged 77 years, Servicea at restdence Friday, July 14, at 3:30 ., m. Iemnains to be taken fo Rlochester. N.Y, or interment. i) ‘s?l?; $&¥nlnr papern vlnlno)copy. N —July 13, Stelln A,, yonngen dnughter of Gilea A and Laura J, Stanley, age monthy and 24-daye. 71 Mg Sorvices at. 3 o cf::m. residonco, 346 Wost Mad(son-et., July LIVINGSTON~July 13, Tobcces, younges) child of Isasc and Nertha Livingst, 19 monthe aud 10 .{: [ be ‘:n' ;gw Syeats noral to-day at 1 p. m, fro Wabasheave 0P I i Dy B34 TRAINOR—On nfternoon of July 13, John Pate rick, only son d lu’:n'mut '{‘l} of E] ward n;u:' ‘Blnusl Tralnor, aged Funeral m resldence of hia parents, No. 1683 Rutterficld-et., at 12 m,, ta-day, 2 L T » t0-day, by carriages te AUCTION SALES, Important Trade Sele FLANNELS BLANKETS, FAULKNER, PAGE & €0, By ordor of their manufacturors, \.!rtm olgoer A‘:&‘ (fisUI?TIDN;i ntc %uir 0To, an oonard-st., Now York,' through ke FIELD, MORRIS, FENNER & CO, On the 10th and 20th of July, their entiro stock of Flannels & Blankets, The gtoducf af tho following popu- ar and well-known I Geo. 1, Gilbert Mfg. €0, ], R, Faulkmer & Co,, Tanlkuer & Coluey, I‘ranxll(hmus. Cheshire Mills, . Lowell Flannel Mills, Nati') Stevens & Sons, Sangus Cenler Mills, Stevens & Co,, Soott & Sons, Pranker & Co,, Rock Botiom Mills, B. W, Gleason & Sons, Wi Walker & Co,, 8. P, Brown & (o Plymonth Woolen Mitlg Minot Mfg, Co., Moosehead Mills, Granite Mills, J, Gonld & Sons; Queghee Mills, W, Maoreroft, A, Harris & Sons, Howarth Mg, Co. N. B,~This_will bo the 1 t and mos\ {fi:onnt lfl:;r Dxr.v QDDS:'::Q: gwgo“ country, It will comprise ovor 460 Styles of Flannels, Of tho moat popfilar makes and of ova Ty golor, width, “atyle, aud quali di Blankots, Kob ava, o ult‘”B'nlu)u:: Roys, Tweeds, inga, ete., ota., amounting to over 10,090 PACKAGES, And will bo sold without resegve on a crodl} e it B roady o instion b r oyhminatio: r::sngua on Munm’ Morning, the 11’[4[ By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctionecrs, 84 and 80 Randolph-st. REGULAR FRIDAY’S BALE, Fridoy Morning, July 14, at 9:30 o'clock, Immense Dlsplay Now and Sccond-Hand FURNITURE, NEW PARLOR BUITS, NEW OHAMBER SETS. A full line Now and Usad Oa 3 Ofiige oud Library Deaks, General Housokold Goods. rivate salo during the week st ELIBON, l'OlflH(rb\'. & Co. By G, P. GORE & CO., 68 and 70 Wabash-av, On Baturday, July 15, at B o'clool, 14 Crates W. G, Crockery, in open lots. Yellow and Rockingham Ware. « At 104 o'clock, Housshold Furniture of every deacription, Parlor and Chambor Bets, Libi Dinin.room, and Kitchen ¥urnltary, Paintiny ook Cases, Wardrobes, Parlor and Ofica De Bhow Casen, Mattreases, Carpels, eto, rneascs, withoud At 11 a'clock, Bugglea an rossrv, 0. ' P GORE & COve AueibRear: CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Ty, virtao of chattel, mortgage, beariag data on the 23d'day of October,-A,'D, 18474, and lhrl Fur record in 1he Kecorder's offica for Cook county, Oct. 24th, 1874, exccuted by Wiiton ‘A. Jenkins and Josephi A, Holmes o me; and pursuant to tha power and suthariiy therein !rlfll!d ‘humb{)‘ln nutice that on Friday the 1ith nfln"."’“ v, A. 1 1678, at 10 o'clock 1 tha foruaool CLIFTON HOUSE, corner of Wabash-av, snd Mooroe-t., In the city of [ L Bn““.':'lflx‘mm“d New Fornituro at Auctlon Pricea. !4 bles; kitchen and laundry 1 i Blen iiched tad taualy finlofe Sad hesal and the mmplnf.n furalshlog sad operstion of sald Lol o pie! of such D'“Fe"' sad thy rml!ll'l 9 g fascep ac oy i blicis e abyeP i byt Cllcago. JOIHN 15, flAVll)SON HWWIK::.‘ FXNETS PLOWEL & LTpNxRTS FLOWkM & Aszsosouniz, Attorncys, 152 CONFECTIONERY, CELEDRATED Ihronghoat the Unlon—especased to all 1B and upward at 40 Soo per B. " Addreas GUNTHEL, Confeor