Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1876, Page 8

3 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 3), 1876—SIXTEEN PAGER THE CITY. THE REAL: AND IDEAL; WITAREIN TOE YOUNG COLLEGE-GRADUATE CON- CLUDF3 WIS EXPERIENCLS OF TME EVERY-DAY WORLD. L Here tne adventnres through the which T college-graduate pasced Ase. 1+ the New York Ledger 83y, ** Conctuded from our last.™ b Sick of the law and politics, Qaoth the graduate, ** Remains But one profession where I may tune My harp to noble strains. Le, 1 will be an editor Aud win an editor's fee, And write the nicest articles The world did ever sec. But not for me the venal bribe, For nic the party yoke, Ferl \rilA be co-latiorer with ‘Fhc Independent folk. Yirtue Is rarly found on eacth, But where should it exist 11 not in the office of the in- Dependent journlist? | l]%{re:ks not of the party's needs, e doth respect its whim, For when it st u a wortliless man He socketh 1t to him. He sectl faults in bis own friend, Good in his antagonist. And there is po sin at all intbe in- Dependent journalist.™ . Full of these thonghts, the graduate 1is steadfist face hath sct A towands the editorial rooms Of the Indeperdent Gazzlte. 1le hath made his suit to the editor “I'u give him occnpation, And the editor hath asked of him, +¢\What is thy qualification?” The graduate his diploma <howed, And said unto lum: **Thus Plain mayst thou see [aman A. B, 5 1 have rvomed with Komulue, I've cantered with Cantharices, Ripped with Euripides, And socked 1t to the heathen they knew Of oid ax Socrates. 1 can ling ink with any man That foilows this vocation, For here behold my prize cssay, My poem, and my oration.™ . The independent jonrnalist A yawn he half-suppressed: “Later. " faid he, **thy capacity We will put to the test. Tiang up thy hat on yonder hook, Set thee heside me bere, 50 shalt thou sec the policy Of the independent papere. Lo, we are free as tish in sea, Are free 3s bird in £ky, And in the tight we inake for the right We heed o party tie—." Vo There entered then an editor Who bore n printed book: “*This book, ™ snid nc. **thou gavest me At its contents to look. The volume it is filled with trath, * __Ita pages every one. Have all the style of Tawthorne and The scnre of Emecion. ™ i “Fave they indecd? Then puff it well,” The cditor replies, *But ask them tirst in the counting-room 1f the publishers advoctise." . vi. The cditor hied bim 30 a tabe, e whistled shrill and clear, Then whisncred down the same. and hew Toit a listening ear. 2 Then he made anaver to the chicf, ““Thic anthor’s publishere No longer advertisss wita ns, Nor fins for more'n a year.” Tp rpake 10 him the cditor- n-chicf: +*Then itis well, Since the publishers dou t advertisc, Give the publication thauder P VIL The craduate he heard these words All'in a dnmb amaze, ‘When in came another editor: +*Tlere's the article puffing Hayes. T've socked it into Hendricks and Tlis wild Inflation crew, And 10 the railrond robber yelept Samuel J. Tilder, to. The copper-bottomed Democrats T've called Confederatea, And 1 bave raised the hair of those Who lay pipes and make slates. *Tie altozether an article That you might cal a squealer, And urzes the people to cast their votes For the ticket of Hayes and Wheeler. Vi Tp spake the cditor-in-chief, Quotha: *‘I'mad. indeed, That you éid not consult with me Before you wrote Lhat screed. fact is, " he said. with a blush, 1 my true inwardness c A change has been wrought by somcthing I got This morning by expresa. Take back your article, rewrita “Itic same from end 10 endk The wicked Radical thieves des’ 2in. . 1 can no ionger befriend. Go, and expose the party and The frauds therem that swarm, And commit the L:‘lper to the cause Of Tilden and Reform.™ Ix * And now, " he said, and turned ie whers The gradnate was—not. With face aflame that graduste He had got up and got. pie 408 GENERAL NEWS. " Mr. James Hugunin, of the Sixteenth Ward, mnounced himself last night a candidate for the office of Sherlfl. An aristocratic family on West Adams street has shut up the family mansion and gone to the senside. The milkman, howeyer, leaves a quart of milk and a pint of cream at the door every morning for the cat. The gambling den of David Simmons, at No. 54 West Madison street, was pulled at a late hour last evening by the Madison street pclice. Only three inmates werc found, and they were Iocked up on acharge of gambling. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Mmanasse, optician, No. 83 Madison strect (TRIB- UNE Building), was at 8 a. m., 71 degrees, 10 2. m., i3; 12 m, 74; 8 p. m, 78; § p. m., Barometer, § 8. m., 29.5: 8 p. m., 29.3. There are few pleasanter sights in this selfish world than to sce a Coroner at a picnie urging, with all the warmth of disinterested friendship, the overheated to drink freely of ice-water and passing the cucumbers and other cholera mix- tures assiduously to his companions. In the eternal processes of nature, the man who is now lamenting the rise of ice will, in a few short days, be taking a melancholy interest In the advance in the price of coal. He who last week sprained his ankle by slipping on a banana pecling, may next week break his arm by a fail ‘produced by an incautious step on a condemned peach. Tempus fugit. Local ari matters are quict. David Neal's historical painting of ‘‘Queen Mary’s First In- terview with Rizzio” will be placed on exhibi- tion some time during the coming week. L. W. Volk’s statues of Douglas and Lincoln will be placed on exhibition to-morrow at the Acad- emy of Design, which will be open to the public this afternoon from 1 to 3 o'clock. A gentleman employed in the office of the Register in Bankruptcy said yesterday to are- for{er for Tue CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ““Iam sure cannot understand how it is that these reports of the universal depression of trade have got into such circulation. I assure you that from my own personal experience I can say that we never were busier than we are now.” ‘W. A. Quinn, of No.719 West Madison street, ‘who was run over by Brennan’s grocery wagon, of 505 West Madison street, while atiempting o catch a car going west, died last night from the effects of the injuries he then reccived. The injuries were not thought to be severe at the time, and it’ is now thought Quinn’s death was superinduced t:ihls poor health. Before dying he exonerated the driver of the wagon from all blame in the matter. A 8t. Louis savant thinks that he has found additional evidence of the antiquity of his native city in Shakepeare, and points triumphantly to the passage in © Othello concerning the men ‘whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders. ‘These, he contends, were inhabitants of St. Louts, the extreme length of whose ears natu- rally gave to the observer an impression that tbeilr countenances were somewhere about their waists. At :30 yesterday afternoon John Hart and John J. oney, painters emploved upon the new County Hospital, accidentally fell from a platform under one of the skylights to the stone floor beneath, a distance of feet. Hart escaped with a fracture of his left arm and r&ht leg, and was conveyed to his home, No. 195 West, Jackson street. “Mahoney received an ugly scalp wound, a severe wound under the chin, and some bruises, and was taken to Mercy ‘Hospital for treatment. Mr. J. C. Wel p; of Mr. W. K. Ackerman, ice-] , and was installed inhis new position yesterdey. A better selection for this nsible tion_could not have been fiffi’n Ben?;?_dDean. formerly private secrctary of the President of the road, and fn’r some time past employed in the Treasurer’s oftice, has been appointed Assistant-Treasurer, Mr. DeWolfl is well worthy of the promotion, and will undoubtedly fill the oflice with credit 1o himself and to the satisfaction of the Com- pany. At the termination of a pleasant visit to this city Thursday cvening, Miss Lizzie Robb of Piftshurgy was entertained by a sociable little party at the house of A. D. Williamson, 213 incennes-av., there being present Mr. and Mrs. S. W. McBride, Mrs. Weaver and family, Miss Gutbrie and_ Miss Kerfoot of Pittsburg, M O'Leary of St. Paul, Miss LeMoyne of Lake w, Misses Meade, Bryan, McCune, Sellefs, and Pearce, and_Messrs. Widrow, Robinson, Mcade, Baldwin, Holliday, Pearce, Fahnestock, and others. Koenig, tbe wounded policeman, still_contin- ucs to live, in spite of his physicians. Dr. Bas- ter, accounted one of the experts in wounds caused by bullets, examined him yesterday, and thinks the chances for his recovery extremely good. Ever since the occurrence the police bave gathered in all suspivions persons, and Monday all will be given a preliminary examina- tion for the purpose of finding out just who were interested in the gang that did the shoot- ing. Arumorwas in_circulation yesterday that Col. and Mrs. F. D, Grant and Mrs. Potter Palmer had bcen scriously poisoncd a day or twoago by eating * toad-stools ” which had been ristaken for mushrooms. Inquiries made by a TRIBUNE reporter at the Palmer House last cvening clicited the fact that a servaat at Mr. Palmer’sprivateresidencein Lake View had eaten of the fungus by mistake, and was thereby ren- dered scriously ill. A physician was sum- monedand the man was soon placed out of dunger. A thonghtfal livery-stable keeper over on the West Side has made u fortune in less than three years, by first observing the fact that the most of his customers were young couples, and then atenting a new bugey-seat. 1tisa foot and a half wide, and the hand-rails are an inch high on the lady’s side, so that if her escort docsi't want her to fall out he has to sit pretty close and put his arm round her waist. The ladies round Ashland avenve distribute thousands of. the livery-stable “Keeper’s’ cards aumong their gentlemen acquaintances cvery year. A meeting of tugmen was held at No. 210 ‘Water street last cveniug for the purpose of taking action regarding rates. The following owners were present, the figares representing the number of tugs they control: Vess Owners’ Assodation, 10; Dunham, 3; William Harmond, +; Witlson, 1; Burton, 2} Cox, Crawford, 3. Hickman, Roneil, Sinclair, McCormick, . Green and Maloy, 1 each. Af- tera brief discussion, it was azrecd to adhere to the tarifl of 1573, and .discount, but allow three days’ grace, and a Committee was appoint- ed to seeure the indorsement of tiie tugmen not present. Mr. J. L. Dolson called at Tire TRIsuNT: oflice vesterday to deny the truth of a statement imade the day previous in this journal_that he had tried to play sharp on Bergin, the Fort Fet~ terman scout. Mr. Dolsonis # civil engineer by ‘};ofission, and bears ls_from C. W. Dunbam, United States Assistant Enginecr, and Col. Macomb, of Rock Island, testifyinz to his faithfulness and capacity. The letter is genuine, and not a forgery, 15 stated i Teipuse. He was with Custer in th Pacific surveys, and speut tw plains. He also engaged in the surveys of 2k Upper Mississippi River, and bears the char- acter and reputation of a geutleman. The Cormmunists have decided to keep quict during this Presidential campaigen, and take no art whatever. All those belonging to the raternity are probibited from voting for either the Republican or Democratic party. A lead- ing Comununist stated to a TRIGUNE reporter yesteraay that the Communists bad nothing to expeet from either party, and, as Commusiism in this country had not yet advanced far enough to warraunt the nomination of independent Communist candidates, they had decided to Keep still until next campaign, when the work- ingmen would be better prepared to go into battle with the capitalists. The quarterly mceting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held yester- day afternoon at Lower Farwell Hall. Mrs. Holyoke, the Vice-President, occupied the chair, and there was quite a large attendance of persons interested in the temperance cause. After a brief but carnest add, by the Vice- President, in which she advocated the claims of the organization on the Christian community, a numberof reports were submitted by the various ofticers. These showed the Society to be doing a good work. Mectings are held every after- noon, and_during the last three months the daily attendance averaged 150 The total num- ber of persons who signed the pledge during the quarter was 275. A great many incidents o the etlicacy of prayer in checking the havoc of strong driok in mdividual cases were related in the course of the mecting. How hard it is to reform the man once given over tocrime! A South-Side millionaire detected not long ago one of his employes in the act of embezzling his funds. ‘On taxing the young man with his crime, he admitted it, and further confessed that not only had his peculation ex- tended over a long period of years, but that he been an habitual drunkard, a horse-thief, a professional burglar, and a seducer. The good old man was shocked, but, on recciving the sinner’s sromlse of amendment, he pardoned him and furnished him with °means to leave the ity and 2o to some distant place _ where he might turn over anew leaf, and under a mnew name live anew life. The good old man did not_see his protege till last week, when he bappened to visit a fash- ionable watering-place. t the hotel, whom should be encGunter but the criminal, who had returned to his evil courses and had become a hotel-clerk! Gazing urbanely at his benefactor, the penitent said: “Any baggage? 1[ not you must pay in advance;” then summoning a bell- Do, he said: *Pat, show this old stemawinder up t0 1,376!” The zood old mau, with « sigh, followed the haughty bell-boy into the clevator. The golitary survivor of the Custer massacre have began to arrive in Chicago. He areof a different physical, mental, and moral character- istics, but will be found at a saloon and open for a deal in drinks, in consideration whereof he will recite such thrilling reminiscences of the fight on the Little Big Horn as never were read outside of the Juter-Ocean reports. Almost cvery saloon from Halsted strcet to Fifth avenue has engaged one of him, and thereis much rivalry Lefiween him. The usual terms are the run of the lunch-ounter, and permis- sion to take all the drinks the solitary survivor is invited to accept by sympathizers, but one s. 6., who is at_present filling an engazement just across Van Buren street bndge, has shown so much merit that he gets a commission on all the alcoholic busi- ness be promotes and as a particular mark of esteem the bar-keeper turns his back when thes. s. fills his own glass. An unfor- tunate contretemps occurred at asaloon on ‘anal street last night, when a fiend in human shape introduced into an audience already in- terested in the hair-breadth ’scapes of one's. s. anotiiers. 5. Each denounced the otheras a {raud, asserting bis own zenuineness; Montana Jim said that he could lick any Sioux in Bridge- port, and Wild Pat_ retorted that no ‘balf-bréed that ever worked in the brick-yards could make him quit the war-trail. Then they clinched and wallowed among the tumblers for a while, till a policeman came in and took them to the Union Street Station, where they zave the names of Patrick Walsh, 31, no_occupation, residence, Chicago; and Dennis O’Soolivan, 29, laborer, residence, Chicago. A LOCAL WATERING-PLACE. On account of the hard times many people -find it impossible to visit the summei 0rts they have affected in more prosperous days; b sides, they can illy afford to lose the fime re- quired for a tour 1 Saratoga or Long Branch. n order to satisfy the demands of those who desire to enjoy the discomforts of a watering- place at home, a joint-stock company with am- ffle capital and an able management has been formed._Patrons of the establishment can, at & great saving of cost and_time, have their Sum- mer-resorts brought to their doors. A gencral déscription of the modus operandi may not be deemed out of place. Suppose, therefore, that Mr. A. wishes to take his family to Saratoga. Having arrayed themselves in their traveling- costumes, they proceed to theoffices of thecom- pany, where they are placed in a cylinder, with glass sides and stuffed velvet cushions, hun; on prvots and attached te a steam-engine whicl makes it revolve at the rate of 300 revolations aminute. At stated intervals the cylinder is stngped and a blast-pipe blows a few Dushels of cinders and dust into it, and an attendant yclls “Peanuts!” *Candy!” “Prize packages!” “Papers!” etc. Itis estimated that by these means a subscriber can get as much discomfort in l“'ent{‘ minutes at & waximum cost of 1734 cents as he could obtain at the expense of S in a two dags‘ railroad trip. The patients now return to their own residence, where they are assaulted by ten or fifteen boys with whisks,who rub all the nap off the clothes of the males, and receive 50 cents each. A {8 young man of stylish dress and manners then as- signs them to in_ the attic and closets, and they pay a boy 50 cents for marshaling them the way that they should go. At meal-times the illusion that they are at Saratoga is maintained by the pres- ence of several field-hands or escaped brick- vanl’ laborers, who bring them everything they didn’t order after it is cold, and reccive 50 cents for the service. In the evening the company {furnishes young women to play on the piano, and, where it is desired, will get up a section of the hotel hop. If mecessary, on payment of a smell additional fee, barbers disguised as French Counts will be provided to_elope with the daughters, and, by giving notice at the oflice beforehand, five or six young men can be had to sit in the front hall' and wink at them as they go out. If the young men - want sport, messengers will at any Tour of the day or night convey them to a faro- game (brace). - Dish-water, well iced, is kept wnstnutl}y in the sink, and cau be had on gny- ment of 10 cents a glass to the attendant. If it is desired to complete the llusion, a few chil- dren will be sent toplay Custer and Sitting Bull in the halls all night, and big trunks will be dragged over the floors overhead. Whenever the patients have had about enough_Saratoga, they have only to pay the Company S5 a day for the period they have been undergoing treat- ment, grive each employe 50 cents, take snother turn in'the cylinder already described, and set- tle down to their usual life. The advantages of this'scheme are so patent that there is no doubt of the Company’s success. 1OW A PRISONER ESCAPED. In a small town to the north of Chicago they have a police force of a Captain, a Sergeant, anil aPatrolman; likewise a new police-station, fur- nished with two cells, a wooden clock, o pair of hand-cuils, and one of Ayer’s Almanacs. A couple of days ago the Captain, who is likewise the day-patrol, arrested a prisoner in whosepos- session he found u complete kit of - burglar's tools and some assorted small articles of silver- ware, no two of which bore the same mark, He escorted the prisoner to the police-station and laced him in charge of the Sergeant, who is ikewise care-taker, interpreter, door-man, and property-tlerk, remarking that he would #o up town and get Deacon Emory fo come down _and identify the stolen property. The Sergeant, official tone, ordered the Iaw: down and he wounld attend to his case in a minute, then went on with great dignity mak- ing an entry-of nothing in a big book Wwith a dry pen._ The prisoner complied, and, after a moment’s silence, began shutlling’ his fect and humming in a‘perfectly audible voice: My poor wife is sick!ly, * She's got the heat called prickly, And if she don't get well quickly 1don’t know what I'll do. ¢ Cheese that, will you?’” growled the Ser- geant, who, like all Police-Sergeants, magnified his oftice. 5 ‘The daring burglar cheesed it for a moment, but recommenced a livelier air a moment after- wards: 'As T was going over the hill 1 saw a maid milki Dbilly-goat. #8ee here, young feller,” said the Sergeant, “If you ean't dry up, Ili make you.” - . . About half an hour afterwards, when the Captain and Deacon Emory came in, they found the Serzeant writing in the book with great dignity, but he looked pretty warm, and had a scrateh down his nose, and his uniform was torn. He was alone. ~¢Hello, Sergeant,” exclaimed the Captain, “yhere’s your prisoner? ™ - “I'll teach him to behave in a police-station,” grumbled the Sergeant. “He came in here and Went on singing like it was a concert-hall, and I says to him, ‘Recollect where you are.” And cuys bie, ‘I don’t care a cuss” And says I, *You've got to keep quiet, or you'll get put out of here.) Andsays he, *Who'll do it?? And says I, ‘Iwill, and so hush up now, or I'll sling you out.” And says le, ‘You ain’t man cnotigh, nor twenty like vou) ¢Ain't 137 says I, and with that I just grabbed him and fired him out.” ¢ Fired him out?"” said the Captain; * fired him out? Where is he?” “ Dumamed if I know,” replied the Police Sergeant, “ but I guess that mnext time he’s brouglit into a police station LE’Il know enough to ke uict, if 1'm round.” Ther discovered on examination that during the scufile the criminal had stolen the Ser- geant’s wateh, likewise bis badge; also, that after leaving the station he Lad, oy the use of the badge, arrested auother criminal, and let him go for the consideration of his pucket-book. The "night-patrolman_now occupies the Ser- geaut’s desk, and the Sergeant hus been reduved to the ranks, CCAL. The coal dealers met yesterday afternoon at the Coal Exchange, Room N 4 Merchants’ Building. The President, M occupied the chair. The Secretary, Maj, Kirt- Iand, made a report containing the foliowing items: The total receipts of coal received by lake up to date during the present year, are, anthracite, 131,831 tons; pituminous, 143,28 tons. The to- tal receipts for last year up to the same date Wert L anthracite, 175,840 tons; of bitumin- ous, 57,570 tons. The receipts of the year be- tore last, up to the same date, were: An- thracite, 192,000 tons; of bituminous, 103,- 000 tons. There was some 70,000 tons of coal of all Kinds carrier uver thisspring, making some 30,000 tons more coal in_tho market now than at this time Inst year. The excess of conl in the market has operated to make it about 150 cheaper than g, this time last year. - There has been no record kept of the coal which has come to this city by rail. It was estimated, however, that the amount received by rail for the city, aud for places which the city has been in the habit of supplying during tiic present year, amounted to about £5,000 tons. There being no other busincss before the meeting, they adjommed till the next regular meeting, the Jast Saturday in August. SUNDAY THEATRICALS. THE POLICE ON THE WAR-PATH. A TRIBUNE reporter heard yesterday evening that the managers of the Coliscum had been served with a notice from the Superintendent of Police not tohave any theatrical perform- ances Sunday, and, consequently, called on the Hamlin Brothers to learn what they thought of the order, and what they proposed to do. The gentlemenstated that if the police officialsmeant. to make a test case of this matter they were in- dlined to close to-day and let the fun proceed, confident that they would come out all right, But, if this movement was directed inany spite- ful, Puritanical spirit, they were not so sure that they would not submit toit. In the first place, they say that their Sunday performance is the most remunerative of the week, and that to abandon it would take away at least one- third of their weekly brofits, and this would be tantamount to closing up the place entirely. As an instance of the VALUE OF SUNDAT PERFORMANCES, they statc that the Adelphi has been kept up only by means of them, aud not very success- fully at that. To prohibit Sunday performances altowether would be to close it up. They also claim that, owing to the suddenness of the no- tice, they have had no time to arrange for extra matinces to make up for their Sunday losses, and that there is no relief for the necessary ex- pense to which they have been put for adver- tising, etc., for the Sunday business. The eal- aries of the actors run on just the same, whether they play Sunday or ot, and on Monduy the payroll stares them in the face. The IHamlin Brothers have recently been through 2 pretty hard financial strugele, and had just begun, they say, to sce their way clear when this order comes and_threatens to take away that portion of their business which is the most remunerative. They are not fully de- termined just what course to pursue. Last summer the Coliseum was ordered to close on Sundays, but the order was not heeded, and it rau on as usual. They claim that their per- formances are by no means immoral, aod that the attendance is quict and orderly. Whenever an actor ~ de- means himself improperly fihe is at once told that a rgi)ctmon of the ‘oilense will cansc his theatrical decapitation, so far as the Coliseum isconcerned; but thereis scldom, if cver, any occasion to €0 caution any one connected with the place. The Hamlins maintain that it is much better for people to go to the Coliscum and behave themselves than for them to go about the streets, and finally bring up in the low dives where they becomé beastly drunk; and lastly, they claim that if the Germans are permitted to carry on their SUNDAY CONCERTS and Sunday theatricals, there is no good reason why American-born citizens shouldiot have the same privilege. They take the matter very calmly, and are apparently disposed to avoid any trouble, while they complain of what,_seems to them to be injustice on the part of the police. They determined to slecp over the matter last nizght, and decide before 2 o'clock to-day what they will do. All persons interested in the great uestion—to close or not to close—will, there- ore, have to await to-day’s events. THE ADELPHI A TRIRUNE ;cKnrler called in at the Adelphi Theatre last night to find_out whether that cs- tablishment bad received an order to keep closed, and not to give a performance this even- ing. Mr.J. A. Allen, the manager, and Mr. Kline were foupd. The place was only reopencd last, evemn% and the managament is_entirely new. Mr. Allen stated that hehadheard that sucha notice had been given to some one in the place, but not to him. He was will- g to obey any edict emanating from the Police Department, but he was the man- er, and he bad his name at the head of his advertisements, and they knew where to find him. He would not recognize this order, be- cause he had neither reccived it in writing nor directly from any authorized person, and therefore the performance would take place as announced this evening. Mr. Kline stated that he had gone to police headquarters immediately after he heard that * an order to ~close the place this evening ‘had been lssued. Noone there secmed to know anything about it, and they would, therefore, give a performance this evening as advertised. ‘The gentiemen both viewed the matter philo- sophica‘llg, and said they were ready to obey the law, but they thought the whole’ thing was started to injuré them. HALSTED STREET. A RAILROAD WANTED. A meeting of property-owners was held at the corner of Halsted and Trwelfth streets last night to consider the advisability of having the street-railroad extended south from Harrison street. Mr. J. Sherwin presided, and there was a large attendance. A petition was cir- culated fn the room prior to the meeting in favor of the extension. Abont 500 signatures were appeaded to it, rep- resenting over 8,000 fcet of property on Halsted street. Quitea’ number of those present were strongly l.cz;‘:“-u'zsed to the tracks being laid, and noisily proclsimed their sentiments at every op- portunity. Mr. John Griffin was called upon to_esplain the object of the mecting, which he did briefly. He held in his hand a petition, which had becn gotten up a_year previous, praying the Council to grant the West Division Company a fran- chise to extend their track, as now desired, on the same conditions that were laid down with reference to North Halsted street. He stuted that any one who did not ish his name to re- main on_ the Yemio could have it stricken off. Several of the audience called out to take off Lhc(llr names, as they were opposed to any raii- road. Mr. John Jones produced the petition in fayor of the rond, containing signatures representing 8,000 feet of the property. Mr. Griffin presented . remonstrance which he said represented three-fourtls of the prop- erty-owners. The reading of these documents led to a great deal of confusion. Mr. G. W. Spofford said he represented 462 feet of the property that was to be aflected by by the proposed rallroad. If the majority of !)ropcrt}'—ummrs were _in favor of the railroad, e would do all he could toward the consumma- tion of the project. If, on the other hand, the majority were upposed to the scheme, he would labor with all his power 'against it. Pe- titions were being circulated for and against the laying of the track, and it would be well to endeavor to get a proper expression of the parties immediately interested, before taking any action. They "should not act pas- sionately or from prejudice, but simply debate whether the laying of « railroad track would be for the henefit or the injury of the street. He asked them to cast their eyes over the streets on which tracks were Iaid and calmly consider whether such streets had been benefited or in- jured. [Cries of “They have injured them.”] He moved that a conimittee to examine the petition and remonstrance and ascertain what was the exact sentiment of the parties im- mediately concerned, should be appointed to report to a future mecting. - The motion prevailed, and the Committee was appointed as follows: Messrs. G. W. Spof- ford, John Griftin, Thomas Hassctt, Ired Lodding, and John Fifer, The meeting then adjourned to Saturday night next at the same place. . TAX CASES. WLUAT WAS DONE YESTERDAT. The consideration of the tax cascs was re- sumed in the County Court yesterday morning. The session was consumed in recciving evi- dence in No. 50, and Monday morning Edward J. Whitchead, Esq., the attorncy for the ob- jectors, will open the arzuments in their behalf, as the evidence in this case is all in. ‘The point sought to be made by Saturday’s testimony is that the Appmgrmion Ordinance of 1875 was ncver published, and never took effect. The Charter requires that all ordinances shall be signed by the Muyor if heapproves them, orif he dues not veto them, they shell take cffect ten days after they have been passed by the vote of the Aldermea in the City Council, Tt also requires that all ordinances maling ap- propriations shall be published 1 a newspaper }u the city ten days before they shall take ei- ect. The Appropriation ordinance of 1575 was pess- ed by the City CouncilJune 30, 1875, It was, in fact, sigued Dy the Mayor on that day. It was not pudlished as an ordinance passed by the Council and signed by the Mayor, but Jaly 2 it was included in the publishca report of the Council prm:ccll(u%s and published only as an ordinance passed by the Alderman at the ses- sion of June 30. 1t is claimed by the attorney for the objectors that this gave the public no notice that it had become a law; and was in fact no publication of thie ordinance s a law. . A point which has been ratsed by John Bor- den during the consideration of these, cases is that the city has exceeded the constitutional limit of Ito indobtedness, W-wil: Lhc_funded and floating debts tozether amount to $15,000,- 000. If itisa fact that it has done so, it is claimed that the appropriations made to pay off this illegal debt, or interest thereon, are void, aund vitiate the entire tax-levy. REDUCTION! TIE ORDINANCE SIGNED. Mayor Heath yvesterday attached his official signature to the reduction ordingnce, and it is now a law. All that remains to be doneis for the heads of departments to make the reduc- tions, and then that which has occupied so much attention of lateis finished. The Mayor was guided in his action by the verbal opinion of Corporation Counsel Anthony. The opinion was that the reductions were legal so far as they rclated to the employes, but that the of- ficers could not be made to aceept less pay thun the amount allowed them in the Appropriation bill. The clerks were hired hands employed by the month; the others were engaged by the vear for so much, and that amount could not be diminished. Of course this could be gotten around by discharzing all the appointed officers and either hiring thein over again at a reduced rate by a specified agree- ment, or by getting others to fill their giaces for less money. The elected officers could not be interfered with. The Mayor yesterday told the heads of de- partments of the state of the case, and said that he should allow them to make the reductions in their own departments. Ile talked with them about reducing their own salaries, and this some of them agreed to do. It is intended to try to persuade all the oflicials to reduce their own ay. Some persons regard this as not right. ‘hey say that while; for instance, no comparison can be drawn between the work of the Chief of the Police, or Fire Department, and that of the City Attorney, Corporation Counsel, or City Comptroller, the salaries of the oflicers will be about equal. There could be good men found willing to accept the duties and respousi- bilitics of the office of Chief of Police, while a good, competent man who would leave a good practice to accept cither of the above-mentioned positions in the Law Department would be hard tofind. The work of the lawyer is totally dis- similar from that of the chief of a departinent. Corporation-Counsel Anthouy accepted the po- sition which he now holds merely to help the city out of the diflicultics surrounding it. No one has ever supposed that the salary was what he was after, for he and City-Attorney Tuthill could make more money by attending to pri- vate business. The workin'the city Law Eu— partment is increasing daily, and the duties will be unusually exacting. For the above reasons, the friends of the above gentlemen are agpinst allowing them to reduce their own sal- aries (which they jwould probably do if asked), and claim_that it is unjust, on the additional ground that good lawg'ers are ever in demand, while good penmen, Dookkeepers, ete., can be obtained at a moment’s notice. Another reason advanced is that the present members of the Law Department intend to and will do all the city’s legal work, and not run out and hire a man to make a speech for the city be- cause the oflicial cannot do it. As near as can be learned, the Council will be presented Monday afternoon with schedules of the reductions ifr the different branches of the Government. THE CITY-HALL. Water-rents yesterday were $2,131. The City Treasurer yesterday received $60,000 from County-Treasurer Huck. The sum of $17,000 was received on the popu- lar loan yesterday. The greater part of ft— $12,000—was the investment of a Baltimore capitalist. The Mayor has approved the ordinance re- stricting to certain hours the use of hose for watering gardens, etc. He realizes the incon- venience caused by a scarcity of water, and yes- terday requested the Superintendent of Police to order his men to pay strict attention fo the violators of the ordinance. The contract for hauling water-pipe for the remainder of the season has been awarded to Stafford & Murphy, the lowest bidders. As the Board of Public Works has heen ordered to buy 1o more water-pipe, and as none to speak of is being laid at present, the contractors will have a rather unprofitable job, as they are to be paid by the day’s work. It is understood that the Board of Public Works will discharge all the street foremen Monday, and will discontinue all work on the strects. The reason assigned fs that it would be the easiest way of reducing expenses, be- cauge people can suffer dirty strects and de- fective sidewalks, but to make any great reduc- tion inthe number of clerical employes would be to make the transactionof the city’s business in that department almost an impossibility. The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the West Division met yesterday, and decided to recommend that the Chicago & Millington Rail- road be allowed to enter the city on West Twenty-sixth street, where the Chicago & South- ern Road has o track. The Cominittce also recommended that Canal strect be paved from Van Buren to Wright. ChiefDarshal Benner and the majority of the Assistant Fire-Marshals had a talk ycsterday about the reduction which is soon to comeinthe Firc Department. They met ina room in the third story of engine-house No. 10, where they said what they chose, but gave nothing away. The Fire Department is a very close-mouthed organization. The Finance Committec had another talk yes- terday about the suspension of work on the nl- lerton-avenue conduit.. The Aldermen are still of opinion that Fitzsimmons & Connell’s prop- osition is a very good one, but as yet no way has been devised whcrebf; the contractors can be paid in full to date, which is the main thing they want. There s in the Treasury about $12,000 credited to the contractors. That sum might be paid ont, but there would still exist an indcbt~ edness of about $75,000. Should the contractors make 2 legal demand upon the city, it would he obliged to pay out that §12,000, which would materially aid Messrs. F. & C. in paying their men. The Mayor is confident that if “the work was stopped some seftlement would be reached, although there is still an opposition to issuing certiticates for the debt, because it is such a large sum. The Committes on Streets and Alleys of the South Division had a meeting yesterday and de- cided to refer back to the Council without ac- tion, a reference calling for a suspension of work on all contracts now existing. A petition that teams be required to -find some standing lace other than Market street between Ran- oiph and Madison will be referred back to the Council with the recommendation that it be not. granted. The Fc ition of a paver named Gyles to lay a picce of pavement fora sample will he reported back with the recommendation that the Board of Public Works be ordered to allow these patent-pavement men to exhibit their wares upon the street. Ald. Sheridan presented a petition that the South Branch be cleaned and the slaughter-houses in the vicinity be required to find some_other place of deposit than the river for their refuse matter. The announcement that the West Side Gas Company had decided to reduce the price of gas 50 cents per 1,000 feet, appears to have been slightly erroncous, in that unintentional injus- tice was done to the South Side_Gas Compsny, from which the offer to reduce first came. The West Side Company has not as yet made any dircet offer, but it is reported that Mr. Billings has said that he would not be outdone by the South Side corporation, and that hewould make as large a reduction. Mr. Billings s in Saratoga, but is expected honic be- fore very long. The city has been paying about $300,000 2 year for gas.! The South Side Company ot §2:50 per 1,000 fect, and the West Side Company got 33 per 1,000 feet. The re- duction in the South Division commences Aug. 1, aud no small amount will he saved. Should the West Side chime in, and the size of burners all over the city be changed, the Council expects to save about half of the snnual gas-bill. NEW COMPANIES. Ald. Sheridan has not given up his idea on the gas question, and ycslcrfiny had the following ordinance preparéd in the Law Department. e will present it in the Council to-morrow: Be it ordained, d: SectioN 1. Any person, persons, or corporation may eract gas-works for the manufacture of illuminating gas within the City_of Chicago, in localitics to be approved by the Board of Public Works, and may lay down gas- mains in the streets and alleys of seid city npon complring with the provisions of Sec. 2 of this or- dinance. SEC. 2. Any person, persons, or corporation desiring {o_erect gas-works and Jay mains in the strects or alleys of the City of Chicago shall erect ench works and lay stich mains under the_direction and pupervision of the Bonrd of Public Worka, and inaccordance with the rezulations of said Loard and the order or ordinances of the City Council which bave been or may nereafter be passed, and shall give honds to the city in the penal sum of $500.000, with sureties to be_approved by the City Council, conditional that ench person, peréons, of corpora- tionshall inall_respects comply with the orders, dircctione. and rezulations of the Board of Public Works and the orders and ordinances of the City Council tunching such work; and conditioned, ni<o, that such person, persons, or corporations will in- demnify and hold harmless the City of Chicazo from any damages to_eaid city, or any individual, or individuals, occasioned by the erection of such gas-works, the laying of such gas-mains. or the maintensnce of the same; and _conditioned, also. that such person, persons, or corporations will fur- nieh gas to the City of Chicago in such quantities as it may have use for, at a price not to exceed $1.50 per 1.000 {cet, and to” all other consumers gf =ex feairing to USE LOC S18 MANUIACIUTCA Y BUCH Per- &6n, persons, or corporations, at a price not to ex- ceed 32 per 1,000 feet. COUNTY-BUILDING. The Grand Jury returncd six indictments yesterday, and were discharged. Handley, the Superintendent of the mew Hospital, promises to send in his resignation to-morrow. What 2 blessing! The County Treasurer yesterday sent 360,000 to the City Treasurer. which must tend to en- courage the city employes who are behind in their salaries. The Q@erk of the Criminal Court was busy yesterday in making up the record in the cascs of the indicted Commissioners who have taken a change of venuc to Kane County. The junketers returned from their_sarvey of Farmer Harms’' quarry yesterday. Their eyes were inflamed and their heads aching, which means that they had a good times 1t isnot known who won the most money at poker. The ranges for the new hospital have been taced on the ground, but have not been set up. g‘he ?ucslio'n now is Who shall do the “setti up™? The Chairman of the Hospital Commit- tee is generally Wll!in%to set things up, but in this case he demurs. He thinks the parties fur- nishing the ranges ought to set them up, and the partics purchasing the same say that such +was the agrecment. A meeting of the Committce on Public Build- ings and Public_Service was held yesterday afternoon, and it was agreed to invite the Committee on Public Buildings of the City Council to a conference Tuesday afternoon, at the rooms ot the County Commissioners, to consider the matter of a new Court-House and City-Hall. The mecting of the Committee to discuss the matter of stone for the Court-House was postponed. 'EQUALIZATION. The Committee on Equalization was in session again yesterday. The complaints of nssessment were of the ordinary character. There is no x}mbab ity of 2 new asscssment for the South 'own being ordered. Among the complaints submitted yesterday was the “following from the Talcott & Singer Stone Company: Your petitioner, the Singer & Talcott Stone Company, of Chicago, a corporation organized and doing businese in the County of Cook. under the lawe of the State of Hliinois, respectfully represent to your honorable Board that the assessment of the personal property of said Company for 1876 is pro- porfiunntc{{v ‘much higher than that of other firma and individual property-holders in the Town of South Chicago, and s conscquently unjust and op- presssive to your petitioner. Yourpetitioner further represents that it made, by ite Dresident, o roturn of ita personsl propor- ty for assessment, and that the valuation therein made was found upon information given to the President of the Company by the Assessor of the Town of Sonth Chicago, thatall personal property in said town would be assessed substantially upon the same basis of valuation upon which the return of your petitioner was made. But upon examina- tion of the Asaessor's books, your petitioner finds that ench is not the case, and refers your honorable Board to the following statement taken from the Asseseor's books of 1876, showing the comparative assessment of other, firms and individuals in the same line of business: Singer & Talcott Stone Company, $10,630; Ex- celsior Stone Cflmflln{. $1,000; Wenthe & Moe- einger, $1,000; Wolf & Son, 400; Edwin Walker, $2,270; Boyer & Corneay, $1,520: Henry Kerber, $1,100; P.” Fanning, $100: Boldenweek & Ilenne, $760; Henry Fanst, 81,100, From the above statement it will appear that the aggregate assessment of nine firms doing the same line of business us your petitioner, is $10,- 250, while your rcminner is assesged $10,630, or $350 more than these nine compctitors, which is manifestly unjust to your petitioner. Your petitioner states from careful examination and comparison of the assessment of pablic prop- Criy m other lincs of business, it appears thiy the average basis of aesessment in the Town of South Chicago s no higher than that ehown in the fore- going statement for persons and firms other than your petitioner, and and therefore your petitioner Drays your honorable Board to_redace the asscss- ment of its personal property 75 per_cent, thereb; placing your patitioner upon an equal footing wil other tax-payers in the Town of South Chicago, ANNOUNCEMENTS. - ‘The employes of the cut-stone department of the new Custom-House and Post-Office will lave a picnicat Highland Park Saturday. The regular monthly meeting of the Cale- donian Club will be held in their hall, Nos. 167 and 169 Washington street, Tuesday evening at 8o'clock. The picnic will be Aug. 10. A meeting will be held at Maskell Hall at 8 p. m. to-day, for the purpose of starting a dally Irish-American paper. W. W. O'Brien, T. A. Morau, A. L. Morrison, and others, will speak. The Union Catholic Library opensa class of Indies and gentlemen for instruction in elocu- tion. under Prof. Burbank Tuesday evening, when those desiring to join are requested to be present. ; The regular monthly mecting of the Board of Councillors of the Hospital for Women and Children scorm:r of Adams and Paulina strects) will be beld at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Hil- ton, 699 Wabash avenue, Tuesday, at 2 The Central Homeopathic Free Dispensary, located at the southwest corner of Michigan av- enue and Van Buren street, is now in complete working order, and is open every day, Sundays excepted, from 10 to 122. m. and from 1:30 to 4p.m. The Chicago Atheneum will open_an evening class in e{?@ufiou, under Prof. A. P. Burbank, 4t 65 Washington ‘strect, Monday _evening at S o'clock. All are invited. No ‘charge for at- tendance the first evening. + The Saturday Art class, under Prof. Freer, continues to meet at 9 2.0, The Rev. S. W. Duffield preaches this morn- ing to the congregation of the Eighth Presby- terian Church on “ Against any Odds.” At night. this congregation and that of the Park Avenue Methodist Church hold joint service in the church of the latter. Dr. Divight Bigger will preach. The Methodist and Baptist Church and Sab- bath-schools of Englewood will give their annu- al excursion and picnicto Laporte, Ind., Wednes- day. Allareinvited. The train leaves Van Bu- ren street depot at 9 o’clock a. m., and _Engle- wood at 9:30. Tickets for round trip, §1; chil- dren, 50 cents. & There will be a tent-meeting held at Fifty- first street, near Baltic street, beginning Tues- day evening. The mecting will_be under the ausplces of the Free Mcthodist Charch of Chi- cago. A large tent, capable of seating several hundred persons, will_be used. Services will begin each evening at 7:45. A Good Templars Lodge, to be composed of the printers of this city, will be instituted by William Chambers, D. G. W. C. T.,of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, this afterncon at 2 o'clock sharp at_Typographical Hall, No. 70 Dearborn srreet, Room29. Five-minute speeches willbe made by James Mcieebey and the young oratorical apostle of temperance, Hi Hand: s The Second Rc%-imcnt will give n picnie Aug. 15 on the South Park picnic grounds, near Woodlawn Station. During the day there will be a sham battle, in which eight companies will participate. Companies A, E, B,and G will take one side, and Companics D, C, F, and H the other. The first battalion will be under the command of Licutenant-Colonel Quirk, and the second battalion under the command of Major Murphy. Six of the companies will act as a Te- serve, while Companies B, of the first battalion, and D, of the second battalion, will deploy as skirmishers. - One of the battalions will be sup- ported by a battery of field guns, and the other by o company of cavalry, the Chicago Light C).';valry having voluntecred for the occasion. CRIMINAL. James C. Woods, keeper of a variety theatre at No. 100 West Madison street, and Conrad Metzger and Gustav Kriowski, who have been selling liquors and cigars without a license,were yesterday bound over in §500 bail each by Com- missioner Hoyne. The two latter did a boat business along the North Pier. John M. Roach, one of the receivers of cash from conductors in the employ of the North Division Street Railroad, yesterday learned for the first time in bis life a game that has so often’ been practiced upon business men. Between 12 and 1 o'cdock yesterday noon a very gentecl- Jooking man called upon him and told him there was a friend outside who wished to sce him. While Mr. Roachi’s back was turned .the fellow appropriated 5125 of the Company’s cash, and then rejoined his companions who wished to see Mr. Roach on some trivial affair only. No arrests. CROMINAL COGRT. Richard Devine pleaded zuilty to larceny, and was senten to onc year in the Penitentiary., John Laford_pleaded’ g\lilty to larceny, and took one year House of Correction. W. B. Abbott pleaded guilty to larceny, and took three years Jolict. George Shaw pleaded %flfllt’y to hurglary, and was sent three years to the Penitentiary. George Wing pleaded guilty to larceny, and O o Willame. ieadl guity to 1 corge Williams_pleade o larcen; and went to Jolist for those Soire. 75 James icClure pleaded guilty to larceny, and Was scnt £0 the County Jail Ius SrLy Quys. Belle liimblor picaded guilty to larceny, and sentence was suspepded. Morris Tooney pleaded guilty to larceny, and goes to Joliet for four years. Nicholas Grayhill was tried for larceny, and acquitted. ames Woods and James Chase pleaded guilty to riot, and were given thirty days each in the County Jail. W. Schaffer was tried for burglary; guilty and under age. John Redden was tried for burglary, found guilty, and three years Penitentiary. AN INGENEOUS DEVICE. * Yesterday morning one of the shrewdest dodges for obtaining money under false pre- tenscs from variousZfbanks in town, under the signature of promineat citizens, that has ever II. H. Rusecll, 8t Louts; W. J. feinily, - Chicako: " 1 S o e ik paign; marth, N. K. Fairoaal cago; D. B. Fisk, Chicago; W. \\'al:::t: (f',m' Pililadelphia; the Rey. T. Brand and wife, G2 - Chancey T. Bowen, Chicagoy M ng, Dajton, 0.; Chirles 1. Curg W. H. Adams and wife, Bridmpg:z H mes C. Jones and fami Sidney Myers, Miss Myers, C}i? 0 5. Kignon, Mrs. T. King, Gpois® Ed Russell, Leavenworth, Kan.; Gens, 150 j\tll :J.Hd‘ll’o!(t’e:‘i é\ml Co'}. g Mli Moore, U.S. 4. exander Geddes and family, Chicawos N Colfeen, Chicago, 503 ML The lateness of the 10a. m. and other on the Illinois Central secommodation, canseq Dy tite transportation of picnic partics to W, lawn and other grounds, has produced dissatjs. faction among those who are Decessarily delayed, SRR THE srfias.! e cdnesday _evening the fast Palm Hyde Park House stage took a Ia:g;m, ty to Hooley’s to see ‘ Conscience,” relm-niné aiter the play. Yesterday morniog it carrieg Trivate pienic party from Kenwood to the Soutiy Parks. It will thus be scen that the coach cg;nix[xg imodpol;“'t:r I,l:xrlxmndr;d 98 3 pleasurg vehicle, outside of its regular daily trips b the two hotels. ¥ Hlpsbecween ‘The Chicazo Barge Club visited the hotel Thursday, and took out a _number of yo Tadfes for short ro. The Keawood bargal pearcd Monday evening with an unns, strong crew, and made it hot for rival boats T ‘Thire was no concert in the South Parks yes. terday, as they are only 0 eVery two weelks, L. PERSONA! Mr. Goodman, of the Chicago +Sta; registered at the Hyde Park House, o - Mr. and Mrs. Talcott returned Taesday night from an extremely pleasant trip by carTiage through the Northern watering-places. - Mr. Georze Williamson is spending a fey days at Philadelphia and other iaterestmg points. X Mis3s May Pinney of Chicago, is the guest Miss Ida Lewis. Brest o Mr. Leslie Lewis, Superintendent of Schools, has just returned from a tour of the Fast, dur- ing which he cttended the reunion of the dags of *67, of which he was 2 member, at Yale Col. lege. “Mr. Moscs Fowler, of Lafayette, Ind., arriveq last night, and is stopping at the Hyde Park House. . Mr. S. F. Bowen has becn I2id up for sey. cral days with a fever. THE COARD OF EDUCATION met Friday night. Mr. Wyllys Benedict was eneaged as Principal of the Hizh School for the ensuing school year, but beyond this and soms talk on taxes nothing of importance was trans- acted. The meeting was finally adjourned ti] next Friday. DRAMATIC. The first representation here of “Hamy Allen, the Union Spy,” under the auspices of Hiiliard Post, G. A. R., of Englewood, was given yesterday evening ai Flood’s Hall. The cast was a well-sclected oné, and the several acts were given with great brilliancy. The praceeds are to be devoted to the benefit of those who were disabled in the War, and of the orphuns and widews of deccased soldiers and saifors. The play will be repeated Monday and Tuesday. and FIRES. 2 AT XENT, O. CrvcrNsatt, 0., July 29.—The Commerehly Kent, O., special says a fire at 1 o’clock a'm, to-day totally destroyed the Earl Block, entall ing o loss estimated at $25,000. Individul losses not reported. C. B. Sink, on building and stock of clothing, total loss. Insared, £6.000. E. W. Clark, on building, in: $3.000. J. W. Shirclly loses on bailding, buf neither loss nor insurance could be ascertained. R. A«i. Thompson, druggist; partial loss. In- sure: AT TOLEDO, O. . ToLEDO, O., July 20.—The Frear stone block, corner Monree and Superier streets, owned by R. C. Danicls, and occupied by Nesbit & Rhodes, flour and feed stores, the upper rcoms as oftices and tailor-shops, was partially de- stroyed by fire this cvening. Loss, §6,000 to 38,000, covered by insurance. | NEAR CHELSEA, MICH. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. ANX -ARBOR, Mich., July 20.—The house of Charles Grieb, 2 miles north of Chelses, this county, was burned to the ground this morning, and a’child 3 years old was burned with it. AT DMILBURY, MASS. BosToT, July 20.—Lavham’s woolen-mill and two boarding-houses, at Milbury, burned to-dar. Looo, S$1£0,000. Tnanranwe, $99;000. e —— THE WEATHER, WasmxGroN, D. C., July 30—1 s m.—For the Upper Lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, clear or fair weather, and rising temperature, with light northeast to southeast winds, and no decided change in barometer. LOCAL OBSZRVATIONS. CHicAGO, July29. Wind. | Rn.|Weather b m 30,93 6f . m. (2.3 68l Maximum thermometer, 74. Minlmum. 68. 9:00 10:18 been attempted, was brought to light by the shrewdness of the offlcers of the State Savings Institution. The discovery has also exposed a portion of the details of the workings of a large gang of coufidence operators, who have work- men in almost every town of note throughout the United States. The same game has without doubt been tried simultancously throughout the country, and, as itis well calcuiated to swindle those whose motto is not eternal vigilance, it has already succecded to a large extent. When the State Savings Bank was opened gestcnhy morning, a boy gotten up in the rig of a telegraph messen- ger wasstanding at the door awaiting the arriv- al of the Cashier, to whom he wished to deliver a telegram, as follows: 17, N. J.—0:40 m.—Cape May, N. J.. . Roivel seChicags oBeaen - o T 28 To A. D. Guild, State Savings Institation: Am indebted to Gossage & Co. for bill of drygoods. Have informed them to send bill to you to pay it. Amount, $175. D. D. SPENCER. 27 pd., H. Mr. Spencer is President of the institution, and Mr. Guild is the Cashier. Mr. Spencer has been summering at Cape May, but Mr. Guild Knew considerably more about his private busi- ness than the thicf expected, and consequently he concluded at once, upon receipt of the telc- gram, that all was not right. Shortly after he went’ out, but gave the acting cashier, Mr. Bulkely, a word of caution concerning the «lis- patch. ~ At 11 o’clock a man entered, and giving the name of John MeNully, collector for the firm of Gossage & Co., presented an itemized bill for the amount mentioned in_the spurious telegram. Mr. Bulkely proceeded to question the Iellow pretty closely, when he suddenly skipped out in_the direction of Washington street and ran dlrucfi{ into the arms of Detec- tive Denis Simmons, by whom he was at once locked “P in the Central Station. The tel cfi'fll‘n was afterwards shown to the ‘Western Union office, and was pronounced spurious by all the employes; in fact the, marks corresponded with those used in New York, not in Chicago, showing the forger to have come dircetly “from the East. The bill was then shown to Gossage & Co., and was by them pro- nounced a forgery, and_the blank was recog- nized as one of a new batch just printed by or- der of the firm. Further investigation showed that the messenger boy, while on the road to the store with the blanks yesterda morning, was stopped by a man, who appropri- ated some twenty or thirty to his own use. Later, George V. Fuller, of the Home Na- tional Bank, Teceived a somerwhat similar telo. ordering him to guy $75 to Gossage & 0. for goods bought by A. M. Billiugs, the President” ot the ~bank, now summering ot Saratogn. The arrest of the forger precluded his calling at this latter lace, but, had “he done _so, Mr. Fuller thinks he would have succeeded in his little game, as the dispatch_had all the appear- ance of genuineness. Nearly all the other banks were put upon_their guard, but thus far nd additional dispatches have turned up. The fellow islocked up to await further Ifle\'elap- ments. HYDE PARK. THE FIRST HOP of the season was given at the Hyde Park House “uesday evening to the guests and their invited friends. The attendance was the largest and ; most distinguished for a long time, fully | 300 persons of the highest social circles of both Hyde Park and Chicago being present. The | programme was very satisfactory. The Tiyde Park House is doing an immense business. Following are a few of the recent arrivals here: W. W. Kimball and wife, C. M. Hendersou and wife, Charles H. Ham and wi . S. Pike and wife, Mrs. W. T. Hancock, hig o3 Har.d¥nnd family, W. M. Howland, Chicago; Mrs. E. H. Robinson and family, ‘W. H.-C. Wyles, Philadelphia; C. 8. Ross, chimgo; the Hon. Charles Lewis, New York; L. Ellls, New York; James S. Gibbs and family, Chicago; W. GENEDRAL OBSERVATIONS. Ciicaco, July 20—Midnighe. Thr-| Stations. | Bar. Wind. 130,04/ Rain| Weather. _ _OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEW YORR, July 29.—Arrived, steamships Mosel and Strasburg, from Bremen, Tuscany from Bordeaus, Wisconsin from_ Liverpool. NEw YoRR, July 20.—Arrived, steamer’Cas talia, from Glasgosr. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. NINTH WARD. ' i The regular mecting of the Ninth Ward Hsyes and Wheeler Club, for the election of officers, eic.. will be held Tueeday evening at Globe Hall, Soath Desplaines-st. Let there be a good turnout. CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN UNIFORMS of every description madeto order. Organizersof clubs are requested to examine our specialty, th *‘Hayes and Wheeler " Uniform. KELLOGG, 84 and §6 State-st. GREEN MOUNTAIN RENOVATOR. A ARR T o : Green Mountain RENOVATOR. TWENTY YEARS? EXPERIENCE PROVES THAT IT WILL POSITIVELY CURE Scrofuln, Erysivelan, Tumors, Fever Sores, White Swellings, Henrt Disense, Ulcera= tion of the Lungs and Liver, ail Ulceraus. Ca= taneous, and Caucerous Affections, Plles Kever and Ague, and nll disenses arisiok from Impure Blood; ulse Chronic Rheuma= tism and Nenralgic Affections. Freo from Aloes, Quinine, and all injurious drugs. WEAT PHYSICIANS SaY OF IT. We, the undersigned physicians, have known Smith's Green Mountain Renovator since its frst introduction to the public, years sincc; have mse itin our practice and families: have been eye- witnessee, as it were, of its efficacy In the care of those disenses which hefore hud bafled remedisl azencics, and do hereby bear willing testimony.t0 all that is claimed for it through certificates or ge1° cral advertisements, e G. W. NICHOLS, 3. D., St. Albans, Yt R. R. SHERMAY, ). D, St. Albans, V& § 1 DAY, 3t Do, 'St dibans, Ve . Waterville, Vt. HAS. F. STORRS, M. D., Winooski, V& R. L. FLAGG, 3L D., Cambridge, V& H. P. BLAINE, 3. D., Georgis, V1 L. J. DIXON, M. D., Milton. Vt. B. FAIRCHILDS, M. D., Milton. Tt. W. S. JOHNSON, M. D., 3ilton, Vt. A. G. BRUSH, M. D., Fairfax, Vt. A. 3L PLANT, M. D., St, Albans, V& D. J. MORRILL, ). D., §wanton, Vt. G. H. PLUMLEY, ). D., Montpelier, Vt. G. W. BRUSH, M. D., Cambridge, V- " . For certificates see circulars. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. WHOLESALE WESTERN AGENTS, H. A.HURLBUT & €0.4 47, 15 & 77 Randolph-st., Chicagds § ! | L ! { ;