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

JE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1876. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The Deatliorn Rife Clnb will meet for husiness . At the Sherman Homse Thursday afternoon atil o'clock p. 1. 8, Lynch, J. J. Stade, Lient. J. W. ddocks, J. Brereton, nnd B, K. Lord, the Australian rifle team, are stopping at the Sharman lionse, enronte to the Centenninl. = Mr. 0. G. Klder, of the Telegraph Depattment of the Tllinois Central Ratlroad, who haa been Jaid up with slakuers during the laat few months, has #0 far recavared thal be will be able Lo resume bin dutics Mouday. The West Dinltion Strect RaOway Company bave cominonced the laying of the track along Ogden avenne, and have alraady rarrled it an far as Adama Rlreet, aouthwest two blocks from Madlson street. "[ha mpacea Detween tracks are’ belng Alled with hlock pavement. atare yeaterdny, ns obmerved by MTM-"MF" NO. &8 m’.'nm. street (Toin. UNE 78 degrees; 10 n.om.. 7 8 n.om, 7. Daromeler, 8 8. Itis regarded assuro that the charges recentl: made agninst certain mombers of the Tionsd af Ed- ucation will be Investigated, and persons whisper, **1am afralil that thero la mn:oro {n that statement thon one would bo at first jaclined to belleve, The race _hetween three bonts of the Farragut Club, which was to have occurred Monday even. ing, bnt which was postponcd on account’of the roughness of the water, will take place, m;nuu:r plwmmlng, Monday evening, Ang. 14, at 7 o'clock aharp. Co). 9. 8, Norton hns aleposedl of a portion of hia Intereat in the Mt Vernon Mliitary Academy to Capt. Talcott, of Jerscy City, N, J.° Ile has dono this an acconnt of impalred “health and for stron, inducementa held out to him in & Southert ang more congenlal climate. At 6:30 Monday ovening, Charles Glesson, 13 enrs of age, was run over by the lneumlngx even. Inxfimlnfln ‘the Plitsburg & Tort Wayne Raiiroad, and bad his right foot so badly crnshed that Drs, Cooley, Lee, and Mead found ampntation n ensary, The boy resides with hLis parcntsat No. 187 Lrown street. At7 o'clock last evening Thomaa Marphy, aged 15 yearn. while employed In the Archer Avetine &tee) Mills in letting off water through a hose from the boiler feed-pipe, waa badly burned about the sides by a discharge of steam. He was taken to Tis home opposite tha roill where he recefved med- 1cal attendance. It is thought the injucics will not prove fatal The many frlends of Mr. Charles Cromwell, head ol the staple goods department of tho holesale ‘honse bf Mesars. Fleld, Leiter & Co,, will o ained to learn that he lies dangeronsly il of Eurebm spinal meningitis, Mr. “Cromwell has held his prescnt responsible position for a namber of senrs, and is regarded by hls cmplogers as o #ery valuable man, Edward White, of the firm of Tl No, 888 Arclier avenue, while ont dri evening with his wife and child, was a runaway horse, which was barking cur, ‘The child's hip wae dinsloeated, and other severe Injuriea Infllcted from whichit s fear- ed it cannot recover, Mr, nnd Mra, White aleo re- ceived mumerons scrious bruiscs, The child who was founi in such & terrible con- dition in the basement of No. 561 North Clinton strect died at tho County Hospltal yesterday, It Tos since been ascertained that sho was the aangh- ter of Francls and Lacy Norrls, and by them was Teftin the place where #he was found,” The Cor- oner will endeavor to find out who tueee inhuman persons are at the inqueat to be Leld to-day, P, J. Netto Teixelra, Chief of Police of TRlo Joneiro, Brazil, nccam&l‘ulml by Dr. C. Machado Coelho, and Eugenfo Celxcira, members of hia staff, were In town yesterday and Monday, They arcouton a trip {0’ gain information rogarding police management in large cities, nnd intend ex- tending their experlences into the chicf cities of Earope. Whilo here they wero under the gald- nnca of Deputy-Baperintendent Joseph Dixon, ‘The monthly moetingot tho Executlye Commit. tee of the Womnn's Foreign Misslonary Soclety of the Methodist Episcapa) Church will be held in'tho preachers’ room, 67 Washington strect, to-morrow morning, commencing at 14 . A masa-meeting of lnlics of the Mcthodlst Church will be held in Clark Street Chnrch ot £ o'clock of the same day in the Interests of the falr to be held In this_city'the coming autumn for the benefit of the Woman's Minaionary Socicty. 1OARD OF ZDUCATION. The members present at the regular meeting of the Bosrd of Fdncntlon last night were Merars, Jtichberg, Bluthardl, Covert, Engllah, . Hoyne, Oleson, Olinger, and' Sulllvan. On the mecting being called to_order, lnlgular Hoynoe sald: 1n view of the sad calamity which has taken place, T inove that o adjourn until Friday evoning. The ’mnllnnlpruvullc and the Board “accordingly ad- jonrned. The Committeo on Balaries hada report rendy which recommended a further redaction of salaries to make upthe 26 per cent Jdemandod by the reso- lution of the City Council, ORAIN INSPECTION, Mesars, Irown and Steelv, of the Board of Tall- way and Warchonso Commisaloners. arrived In the city yeaterday, snd in the nlwmvnndmpxefl Into the office of Chief Grain Inapector 8mith, Mr, C. K, Cnlver, on behalf of a large numner of grain deal- ¢ra and maltsters, presented a petition asking that 1bls year's crop of No, 2 barley be graded *' new, " 88 {t'18 of a betlter quality than the enme grade har- n & White. ng Monday 0wn oul by vested lat yenr, essrs. John B, Lyon and W, ', Daker, who have given motlce that they will ~ hereafter have mothing ta do witl State inspection were present by invita- tion of Gen. Smith, and detalled at conaldcrable lengtl the troubles and losses they have sustained Incorn shipments during the present summer, growing out of what they termed too laose an In- ection, After an fnformal conversation, lasting ut half an hour, during which Aessistant Grain nspector Porter gat nwn{ off his balance at some eneral remarks concerning the ineficiency of the napectors, the confercnco adjourncd, Messrs, Brown and Steole will be at thefr rooms in the Pn- cfic from 8. m, (04 p. m. to-day, aml desira that Al partica having complnints to mako concerning raln loepection will stop I and do g0, MIKE EVANS. UE HAB A CIANCE AT LAST, Judge Togers yesterday uverruled tho motion nadu by Asslatant State's Attorney Dirchto dis- mise the petition far an information fled by Mr, Horton, calling on Mike Evanas to show by what anthority hie clatmed to be Town Collector of South Chicago. Ar. Birch hield that the whole afair was {n the nature of a put-up jub to secure a decislon \u favor of Evans TIT JUDOR 8AID Uie twwo questions which were (o be deciled In this case yerg, whether the State’s Attornoy had the rllilllonl)l! own notlon to dismiss proceedings of thls charncter; and, secondly, whether the poti- tlon was insuflicient, In regard to the first ques- 1fon, ae far as criminal cases ‘vere concerned, the * 3tote's Attorney could not dismlss tliem of his own motion unloss tho rensous stated by him were deemed aufiiciently good by the Court to warrant a dfmnisal. In this court the practice had been for the Court to diamisn criminnl proccedingy on the recommendation of the State's Attorney, ae the character of the gentloman filling that ofiléo was o runlicient guarantes thut thero Were good reanons for tho dismissal, 'This was o matter of precedent though, ruther than Inw, The presentproceedings not, liowever, of a criminal natire, butu clvll suit where the relator had certaln rights which were to he protected. Generlly “the relutor In quo warranto proceedings was one who cluimed the ofiice himeel?, and yet, as in thix cae, any cltizen could bocome relator nud - demand that the one holding the conteated ofiice should show his lu(horltr Tl relator had certain rights, and ke mult could not be dismlssed at the more will of the State's Attorney whom the law prosided shonid ¢len the petition aud Information on behalf of thy relator and for the peopie. Thu second quetion wanon the insufficlency of the petition, As it was signed by the Stato's At torney, the Court hud taken It tor granted (hat it wan iy propor foru, and bad’ not examined it closely.” Slnco the questlon hod arlien he had done %0, however, and fonnd that It was_not very pecifie, It wannot as wpeckilc i wonli be neces- sary ina criminal proceeding, It it did nov need tobe. e thonzht It broad enongl, and that It covered all tie grownl, und that 1o’ charpes wers kpecificnlly mnde, No objectlon of thin Kind had been madu by the responient atthe time the petition and Inforwation were fled, and it b was satisfled others aught to be, for it was the reapondent whose Inteevgts wore Dinrarded by the proceedings against him, ~ Even it whiections azainst the petltioh wero good, (hey were ot avaliallo at this stage of the proceedings, It was trin (hat [vans was auxions to hove the case tried, b, o mutlor what susplcions there were, thore must Lo actual proof showing reason tho Caso shuuid Do dismivsed, Thero hai boeh only #urmisa that the auit wes hrought In Evine' Interest, nud U must be proven bofore the Court could disuias the procevdligs, In closing, the Judge remarkod that the Court conld appoint oweletant rounsel to sco thut the proceedinis were conducted 1n tho Interests of the people, und that the Horton slda of the lasue wos fie maniputated In T E ara. Stiles and ented Mr, Callag] ans bexin pro. . wero” devigiiated by il Court to sland orton's counsel and ace that they played i, ';lm case was put on the ininute-book for Mon. e TAX-CASES. TOWNSIIP ONGANIZATION. The conalderatiod of the tax-cases was resamed yesterday murning 1n tho Connty Court, before Judge Wallace. At noon the cass No, 40, that of ‘ThejPeople ex rel., etc., v, Griflln et al being amotion to dismiss sult for want of jurisdiction Decause the county {4 not under townalip organ. izatlon, aud the Treasurcr Las no power, s County Cullectur, to bring a case Into court,—was called up, The arguioent, which was by Mr, Jlobey, ciled numerous suthoritles to whow that, whoro the uce of the statute was embraced Subsequent statute, the former ono was re. nd, even though portions were owitted n eubsequent atatutes, thal they were annulled by the revision, ‘The Constitutiun, Art. X., Sec. 7, read: The county sffairs of Cook County shall ba mansged B aiBoard of Guintlalouers oL Biteep persons, u‘l{ql . frightened at somo | xhom shall be elected from the City of Chicago, and fiva trom towna outaide of aaid city, In such maaner na may be provided by law. “Tho 1aw of 1871, In forco on Jnly 1, 1872, was also clted showing fhat Caok County was organized under thia clanse of (he Conatitntiun by o rtafute w M:hJ)mvlle that ten Commissioners shiould be cleeted from the (tl!'y af Chicago and five from the districts namned ontsitle of tho l‘:\‘!‘ bat that the shonid a1l he elected npon a general ticket, and al be voted for by every voter votityrat the clection, This etatute and thie Constitution, it was plain, worked a repeal of all parts of the township organization law applicable to Cook Cnumg. and Jeft the ‘county In preclsely the axme condition as §f° the vofers of the county lnd prior to the Conatitnilon voted to abol- Ish toienahlp organizatlon, and it had becn ahol. fabed tn pureuance of tho atatute, The towns ro- tained their corporate capacity. The portions of the act for townahip organtzation which provided for the incorporation of towns Imflnr been treated a8 outalde of the contitutional reqnirenients, that 1t should be by general law, and had been amended by Inwa nppl eable to Cook County and applica. le to certain towns through the State o nlmost every year since the act wae nfl(y{nnlly passcid, ‘The power of the Doard of Supervisors Wwas extin. finllhe(L ita functions Al![(‘rn‘ded, aml the unly iforence botwern Cook Uonnty and other coune tien not nnder township organization was that in Cook County there were fifteen Commissioners elected on a “general ticket, and fn other countles thare were three Commissionera clected upon a 5enenl ticket, In Caok Connty they drew lots to etermine which five ahonid go ‘ont of oftice at thy ond of the first year, andat the endof tup accond und third;: and In the other connties they drow lote 10 determine which one shotld go ot of ofilce, and the snccessors of the five who went out of oflice ywera clected each year by tho people of the whole :uufllyh supply " tuelr places under tho law of 872, It was claimed thnt thia necessarily worked a repent of all townshlp organization lawa relating to this county, and CXe tinguished tho power o the Toard of Supervisors forever, The other etatite af July, 1872, which required that in all cases In connties under tosvnship organization the County Loard of anch counties should connlat of the Nupervisors nf the roveral towns and the Ward Supervisora of cltles, should Le constrned with the act a8 afford- ing the legislntive construction of the cntire sub- Ject, ehowing that the Legsislature lntended that the Bonrd of Bupervisars should he the County Bonrd of such countles, and the Sherif should be thie County Collector, The County Attorney, Mr. Rountree, and Cor- poration Cotinsel Anthony, opposed the motlon with coustdernble acrimony, and clted the casc of Drislin et nl. va. The Pcople, in which the oplnlon filed Jan, 96, and reported in Tme ThinuNY, over- ruled the point made, and In_which an _erder was cntered by the Jndges in conference at Mount Ver- non superseding their former jndgment, which was also reported fn THE TRIDUNE, Jndgo Wallace sald thataa tho case was nosw he- fora the Snpreme Court in tho form it wonld ap- pear (n this case he would leave the question to that tribunal and overrnle the motlon. The effect of an order of snperacdeas on an opinfon was a new one in that court. Ip view of the fact that it wonld take scveral days to oxamine and compare the re- L\enllng statntee, and that the objectors would not e 2pccially injured Ly the rullng, he would pive no opinlon on the supcracdeas, sud uierely follow the former roling. TOE COURTS, 1TEMS, Jodge Drummond {8 In chambers dally in the ab- senco of Judie Blodgett, but will only take up neccesary motions. There will be no defaults taken during Jndge Blodgett's absence. To-day is default day in the Superior Conrt in law and chancery, Friday will be the Inet day of scrvice to the An- gust term of the Clrealt Court, Judgo Williams will not be In Court untll Sep- tember. DANRRUPTCY TATTERS, The case of 1snac N, Andrews was roferred to the Register for final report. Tradford Tancock was sppolnted provisional Aenlguee of Deutach & Friscl The composition meatings in the cases of E. E. Thomas & son and Leon Ifirsch were confirmed. FEben F. Ranyon flled & voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterdag, but the clorks wers ene gaped copylng it, and the particulars cannat s givan untll'to-morrow, The meeting for the clection of an Asaigneo for B. L. Fletcher was continued nntil Oct. 8, The meeting for the election of an Assignes for F. A, Waldncr was continued to Aug. 18, anda llllnglt:r _l;wefln;' in the mutter of Howe & McMillen o Oct. 7, Francls Campbell was yeatenlay elected Assigneo of Theadore J. Elmore. An Asslgnec will Uo chosen this morning at 10 s, m. for the estatc of Samuel Rorenbaum. SUPERION COURT IN BRIEP. J, F. Rathbone ci sl, sued L. A, Beebe & Co. or $1, 200. W, 1L, Reid brought sult for $1,000 against Da. vid W, Butherland. i CIRCUIT COURT, J.F. Nathbone et ol sucd Luther A. lord D, Beebe for $1,200, A. C. Whitney mncd Sarah €, Brown for §1, 000. JUDGMENTS, Surenton CounT—CoKrassioNs—The Phanix Mutual Life Tnaurance Company vw. Johin Middle- and Gay. and Warren M. ton, $5%0.25,—J, L. Littlc va. John L. Lincoln, 060.—8, Auogusta Nichols vs, Charles Cleaver, 781,01, ~John P. Fisk va,. Willism L. Ileaton, 114,41 olomon Stein vs, Frederick Stelber, 8285, —loln Stelskal va, Joseph Pokorny nnd John Miloter, §uu, Cinevir Count—CoNrrasions—Walburger Meler v, Rudelph Fossow and Doretls Fossow, $205, 18, TLOCAL LETTERS. ONFK MORE UNFORTUNATE, To the Editor of The Tridune, Cnicano, Aug. 0.—Last evening while crossing Adams street bridge, my attention swaa arrested Ly the singulnr conduct of a lady whoin I had noticed on several differcnt evenlngs standing upon the bridge looking tnto the water, alwaya alone, and apparently in deep grief. She was a tal), ladylike person, dressed In black. - Last night sho np- proached the steps leading down to the water, Tooked around ns If ta see that no one was near, Itnelt upan her knees, and breathed forth an earn- estpetition for ono whom she seemed to think had wronged her, and asked forgivenees for the act of rel(-destraction. Khe arose, took a lefter from her bosom, and pinned it to the corner of thae bridge, paused a wmoment, and then prepared to tuke the leap Into_eternlty. I arrested her unly Just in tinte, ns it Ihad not held the ralling Aemly Bhe wonld havedragged mo In with her. She hegued ta b let ulone, declaring lifo nnendnrable, bt llnnll{ promised to take nuew lease of Jite, condi- tlonnlly that lier name and resldence be nat wlyen to the public. Thus, In the hands of Gad, | was instrumental in waving *‘one more unfortunate, weary of preath," ctc.” Who Is to bismo for this reckices indiiTerence of hnan Iife? Surcly, vome Rreat wrong has been done; some injustice perpo- trated, o somne vow broken. Her Jife will, Tum certahi, yet be sacrificed, and I feel that God wiit Judge the sinner lesa harshly than the cause of this, wrong. JUIN CASTARY, COURT-TOUSE STONE, 0 the Kditor af The Tridune, Cutcaao, Aug. 8.—Your courss fn reforence fo the award of the contract for bullding the new Court-Honse merits the approval of every honegt citizen. ‘Tho actlun of the Commy Commissioners {4 almply preposterpns—In, in fact, outrageous, The Iden of compelling this ulrundg overtaxed community to pay unnecessnrlly §600,500 Is n dov- ilish scheme which only the barefuced scheming County Commisslonera would attempt. v, Dur- dick exposed the plan of operations of the Ring In the County Hoard, aud hls statement, which 1s in- controvertible, whows plainly that there [a fraud 8t the hottom of all this” proceeding. How long, Ot peaple, how long ‘will you® toleraty thls” robbery? Already Farmer Iiarin hos made ™ extens on Lie contract sufie to cover Dis loron his orlzinal bid. It the contract be swarded even (0 the lowest bidder, what tmay not his extran bot And it 1o Watke) a surplus of $100,000, how mighty may not the extras bot Do'not 1f it e ln Joue power pernlt this ontrae. The tax-payera will austain you, Let us ha . Luncllml} orany uther neceawary legal procedures eforo Walkier, Ferinlat, and their gayg of confed. eratey, huve their will, Yours, A Divausven Tax-Paven, INFORMATION WANTED, To the Editor of The Tridune, Cuieano, Aug, 8.—Lost Sundsy a fow very ro- spectable famllics chartered an omnlbus with the intention of jolning a plenfe hield by an Odd-Fel- lows Lodge at Forty-fourth atreet, near the inke, When we arrived at the boulevard at 11 o'clock u, m., wewera forbldden by one of the boulevard pollcemen to enter tha same, slthough they allow. «d carringen to enter having more passengérs than the **'Lus* contnined. Are we, aslax payers, for. bididen tu anter those sncred preeinets onice a year with our familles, and only the shoddy sristocracy allowed the privilege of uslng the drive? 1lopiniy you will pleuss inform your numerous readers tha reason why, and oblige, **Vox Purvee ™ TOE CITY-UALL, Watar-recelpta yestenday wera §2,384, and about 2800 was taken I on lcen A, Jd, 4, Lalor, the Assistant Clty Attorney, has returned frowm his plcasantly-spent vacation at QOconomouwoc snd Mllwaukes, The Board of Public Works yesterday pald tha streut cmplayea of tho West Dlviston about 840, - 000, The payments were mudo ot the Exposition Bullding, where, at 8 o'cluck sharp Lbls morning, he South lde strect laburers will recelve their loug-delayed salarics. ‘I'he Councll Conunittee on (laa 1s called to meet In the City Clerk's ofiico Lhis afternoon at 3 o’clock. An annouucenent from the Weat Bide Gas Com- Imn ¥ Lo the effect that the price would b ucerl s been expeeted, Bat e Billinge is etill away from bome, though expected dally, snd It Is hardly thought likely that the suncuncement would be wado in his obsence There wera $0,600 recelved yestorday on the E“ pular loan, A. G. Pearco took $4,000, Ranney Basselt, 81,6003 and unkuown, $,000. Heath, a {utte disappofuted ut the which the loan waa taken, yeslos fo severn] banks and talked to those officlals who happened to be fn, the head men having nearly all gone ont of tawn, Tle met with cnconmging re- [lier o hin mugcestlons and has every teason to helleve that before tha close of the weak some Isrge sima will be advaucedl. This afternoon at 4 o'clock, Dr, McVickat, Com- misslonrr of the Board of Health, will mect a number of gentlemen in his private ofice to dis- cnss the atench nuisanee, 'Phura have been in. vited to be present members of the Council, slaughter-houso owners, packers, seieutista, bnai- ness men, |vaefl,¥-uvrncu. anibathers anpposed 10 bo interesterd. The Doctor says that he hns not et fonnd ont where the stenches originate, irat of all, ho will ascortain that fact, If possible. Then he will ascertaln the best remedy for the abating of the nuisance, and then will atady how beat (0 apply the renedy. The Commissioner eays that If it I8« glue factory tuat senda out the noi- sumo pestilenice, or if It arlaes from the Bouth ranch, or the ditches, —whatever the cause may be,~he wants to know It. In hin Iabors be hae had the volunteer aasistance of woine gentlemen, prompted by a deatee for pare atr, and the confere enee of this nfternoon wil| mohlh\l{ show what in- formation thiey have acquired. When spoken to yeaterday nbonit the collection of garpage in the " city, Comminsioner McVickar anid that there wna s contract with s man natned Lazrissey, who pre. tended to make reguiar rounds and take up the rurbuc. It wos known that he (Larcissey) often oft the ewill, for persons Lad been beofore him and taken ont the best portlan, As ho only wanted it o feed his hogs thc stufl waa uscless, Hence, ho let It remnin. ° Commissioner McV, wald that he hiad heard that the garbage, inatead of being fed to hoge, was deposited ont near the city limits some- where, The conduct of the scavenger hind not been satisfactory, and he wonld probably be dismissed in & short fime, = The facts were that the rollectors of garhage and the removers of dead ani did not work squarcly, and shirked duty unlessieatch- ed. There wero only nine esnitary polics on the force now, aud they conld not sce all that was go- ingon. The thing’ would be lovked Into, MORTALITY KEPORT. The Reglstrar of Vital Statistica makes the fol- lowing report for the week ending Aug. ‘Tatal number of deaths, 208, of which 3 were from accldents, Gt frum cholers Infantam, 31 trom convilsions, 10 from diarrhiea, 11 from diphthe- in, 10 from ecarlet-fever, and iho remainder from Compared with the deatha of tho precedlug week, there was an incroase of 34, Of the whole number who died, 122 were ander 1 Jear of age, and 43 wete from 1 o : ‘There were 145 males and 121 female married, and 223 single, auns, There was one death among 1,767 persons. "The report forJuly ahows o totaljof 1, 070 deaths, against 47 In June, 1,175 inthe corrcspond- fng mouth' of last year, —— CRIMINAL. Annle Qrozs and Sophia Cingle, two vory neat German girls, were yeateraay captored by OfMcer Stecle whilo shoplifting some small articles from the Boston Store on State street. Jdustice Foote yeaterday fined William Watson $£100 and gave him three montha in the Bridowell for vagrancy. William has been supported for some time by four solled doves of Franklin street. George Martin, n little boy who has been carning an odd penny at the hause of Mre, Eliza Compton, of No, 118 South Jeferson etrect, was yesteriay arrested for stealing $6 In greenbacks from his mistress, Ruadolph Gerhardt formerly dida '"i nonrllhlng drug busincss at the interacction of Lincoln an Webstsr avenues, but of Iate he has becomo a com- mon dRinkard and wife-beatcr, and has been so troublesome that Justico Kanfmann yesterday fined bim $100 and nincty days in the {lnnu of Correction, Bneak-thioves tn the West Division yesterday ot awny with coats and clothiog from Dr, Dow, of 0, 290 West Madiron street, Thomas Smith, of No. 140 Aberdeon street, and with $160 worth of wardrobe articles from W, A, Rawlins, of No. 137 West Madison strect, In each casc entrance was effected by a rear window. Mr. K. F. Runyan appeared in the Criminal Court yesterday morning to answer an indictment. which'was found agninst him some time since, charzing him with mlnfiprflpflntlng about $1,400 In money belonging t rs, Annn Simonw, Bail Was taken in $2,000, K. W, Evazs and George W. Stanford belog the sareties. William Raymond, atias ** Blinky BN, " o mem- ber of Levi'a ataff of mock-suctiuncers and bunko rapers, ‘was yesterday locked up in the Woat Madlson Street Station, upon compinint of A. C. Chase, of Claremant, New Hamps| b been dojourning at Sew Digging, Wis., ond ta ing DAL the tory of his lifo, he was ot onco bua- kood out of $40°0n the 2~4-11 card scheme, Willlam ITennesscy ls one of Chlcago's recent importations from Buffalo, Findine himeclf ina preu{ bad fix, ho resolved to ralse the wind by entering the house of Mrs, Tanner, No. 147 West Twellth street, and carrying off siiver-ware and Jowelry valued at $50, He was noticed whilo per- forming the Job, and, after a long chase by Oflicor lsl‘nlll;cn. was locked up in the West Twelfth Street ation. Daniel Desmonil and Thomas Purniss liad 1t hot end heayy lnst evening, at 7:00 o'clock, at the sallors’ lonrding-house, No, "42 North Kinzle streot, After ponnding encli other info flabby maaoa of fleab, Desmond drew a pocket-knifa an eloshed his antagonist's right cheok elear to the bune, The wound was dressed, and both men were locked up fn the Chicago Avenua Station, charged with assault with intent to kill, IIYDE PARK. A MEETING OP PROFERTY-OWNERS Intercated in the dratnage of the region bounded Dy Slxty-third sircet and Calumet Lako and State strect and Lake Michigan waa hield at Grand Cross- Ing Monday night, but adjunrned thl 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday, (AL the nppointed hour they met at (lo office of the South Park Comnmlaslon, corner Randolph and Dearhorn streets, Chilcago, There were prescut Messts, J. 1. Uensley, Shorlden “Waite, C. W, Colchour, J. W. Scovillle, Peter Schlund, Paul tornell, C, T. Dowen, Col. Jumes Il Dowen, D. 8, Taylor, Gen. Ragmor, Maj, Safely, John 8, Bristol, C. McClellan, ¢, B. Clark, Jolim Mills, and other heavy property-own. ersund interested parties, J. R Bensley was chosen , Chairmon, and Gen, Ragnor Sucmlnt‘y. It wus stated that during the present summer the water of Lake Michigan had reached a much higher Jevel than had been Known for the paat twelve years, nctually reaching the Lefght of 9.43 feet above the viltuge datim, e Gen, Hagnor stated that he was satisficd that the general elevatlon of the Jand ander discussion way below the el of the lake, and that [t was nnnec- gesnry to refer to the suilering uid lows sustained hy the resideuts and tax-payeres interested therein} that an cxtimate of the cost of proper prmping: works and dealvage to retnedy the evil smd been mide nt 856,000, hut he wun confident that it would eventually cost S100, 000 at the teast, NMr, Panl Cornell eaw difticalty in adopting a pumping system for that locatity; e could not see the Justice of naking property-oiwnera to puy for the drainage of other property while thelr own wan alrendy welldralued, Cal. \Iames Bowen stated that daring northeast- orly winds the water ranup the river and overflow- ed the snrrounding country. For the past twelva yeur the lake had been aliont 130 fectabnve city datum; but all statements should Le token with allowances, After ull interested and present had given thelr opinlona, the following renolution was adoptedt WiizuKAs, 1L 14 quite apnareat (hat Ample dralnsgo can b provided oad estabiished, and compluiely foe deemn tha Juw s {n the soutbierd portion of the Vil. uge: of 11ydy Parks Leeantred, “Thut the wish and obinfun of the property. s tha! There wore colored per- owuers ot meeting the munfel- pul “unthotltics take fimedints steps T e elds — upon suilicient — and - complets Bybium of lirained Tor (RAL poriiun of Tsie Pack mers ul S| “thirst street, and thag, aiter the aduptivn of the plull, every Teasonulle eturl ‘bo tade 1o carry 1 thio mtnediate ellect, ‘The Committee of Three, consieting of Measrs, Jumea Broww, laynor, aud G, E, Clark, in chargy n of the meeting, were ' instructed 10 coulinue chiarge, und tie meeting then adjourned, TRUBTEES' MEETING, Yesterday alternoon the Villige Y'rustees met in regular werklon, all present, ‘The consteuction of the Onkwood Boulevard rower wis awardud 1o the Juwestdnddor furnlshing the requinito bonds, Mr. Lundigan was propuose bul fulled 1v be up. w8 paliceman for Trondale, pointed, Tha followlng resolation, concerning the l"nr({» third sircet sower, und which te of conslderable Intereat to tax-payers, vwas offered by the South l';lr;: Cammission, und argued by Mr, Paul Cornell, of thy . M asion: A% Komo months since the Roglncor of the Hido Park applicd Lo tits Corm fiklug up the ko U aewers whi it ety was bull ke ;“I;I Inul;fld D0|II|8' b tlia rpies Of AFeyia ”mnnnnlxmm’.vn‘fm g E ot s u_goud brick-sow 3 fect {n diameter on the inside at - Lake Micligsn 27 inches ut Grand 1oul, ylog below the burs O the Reound kLW depith of B, 40 foul [ydo Park avy o, ad 8,43 tect st Dhrexel Houlevard, 10,45 feel s Coni vard, sta cost of § oIl 1tie surfucy:wate Wilkizaw, Tho saf at venue, and 0,24 fect ot Grand Sloulevard, ofuvers fectas per dlagram hercto ats 1e opinton of the Cotnission, the sati ended 1o Blate street, o of sndiclent ca- oif Lt sul fuce- s Ty water anid all the sower. Ilr:« Wi h 8 1easonable distance therefrom, snd, furs tlierinore, oughit uot Lo be taken up oF destroged, BOW, ingrefure, be'le _Retolted, Thut this Bord will sell and convey to the Tuwu of lyde Park aud - suriendee’ to frol of the rame, o v for surfaco TR ils Bowid moy think best, * which rikht s reserved, 10N Lhe paYMont uf "§7,000 tu this Lsvard by the sald tuwn, and the execution und delivery of o sutlelent Lond ‘or ugrecuiont that sald towis will at all timee kecp #ald sower freo sud 1t gond onder und repatr, without Bily cost WHALUVeF 10 Ll Dourd e south Park’ Commi- alun. Iteferred. The amount proposed ta be asscssed for the For« ty-third strect sewer wos $80,000, and the Com. uilsalon olfer thiy one for only 87,000, causing & gain of $7,000, Good muthorltics state that it would furuixh ample dralnage for ten or dftecn yeara to come, After afew minor matters, the meeting adjourned Uil next Tacaday, auch maoner us MINNOW, ‘Tho annual mecting of the First Presbyterlan Church place yestorday afternoon at the resldence ofulr. leunnat, ‘There was an immeuse ciowd on the boalevard yesterdsy cyenjng (Vroiting might), *'Reapers " of the Yesterday ocenrred the wedding of Mics U Btickney and Mr, O, W, Powers. Mr. Renjamin I, anhllr‘lmflud yesterday morn- Ing for ~ the Centennial, nand Mr. Hobert Higgine will probably follow him Friday. CapL. Nowman separied yeaterday for Grand Tiaven, to try hia Juck ad & Diherman, "The Aremen netted $300 by thelr aunual picnlc, At the last meeting of the Jlonrl of Education the members yoted to asncee $20, 000 for the achool nl_}mmcl of 1876, 'he Chicago Iaree Club visited the hotel In the boats Drusic, I:lg Bonanza, and Deachoru., Monday ovening, and had & grnd supper and u jully time, THE THIRD 1OR of the season took placo at the [fvde Patk Mansa laat night. The evening wasx cmnhmubl{ cool, avery poseible convenience was tendered by the itoprictors, and the beantifnl conples present cn- ‘n:cnl themselves in the spaclous parlors and on ihe extensive moonlit o thelr hearta' delight. The etrcet in front and the f”“ sheds wern flled with teams, bont RO0 peraons wern present, among whom were: verandaha Mr. and Mrs, Bournique, Mr, r. and Mra, Givins, Ae, and and Mrs, Scaminon, Mr. and i Mr, and Mre. Comes, +ond Mrs, Hallenbeck, lutchin. son, Mr. and Mra, Fowler, — Mr, and Mrs, Garmbrant, Mr aml Mre, Smlth, 3ra, Lamb, Mr, and Mrs, Crouch, Mra, Barrett, Mr, and Mrs. Btolle, Mr, alid Mra, Sibley. Mr. and Mra, Quan, Mr. and Mrs. Quick, Mr. and Mra. D. &, Taylor, Mr, and Mrs, Luach, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Mr, and Mes, (ibba, Mr, Mrs. Sherman, Mr, and Mra, Startevant, Mr, d Mres, Blclutyre, Mr. and Mes, Hutler, Mr, and 8, Clarke, Air. and Mrs, Bireell, Mr, and Mrs, Kimbark, Mr. and Mre Ogden, 3frs. Robinson, Mra, Sweet, Mr. and Mina Powers, Misa Gnekii), the Mirecs Taylor, Mina Peurce, Miss Binir, Miss (Nbhs, Mlsa Farnsworth, Mies Willinme, the Misscs Qnan, Mias Woodle, Miex Coaninglinm, Mies Cloyes, iss Campholl, Miss Adait, Misa' Nuttingham, Miss Lewin, Misa Norwood, "Miss ‘Kimbark, AMiss Hutchinsun, the Mlases Pullman, Miss 1olliday, = Miss Cathoun, ~ Miss Robinson, Ml ° @rcen, and_Menssrs, Wilson, Falrman, Brown, Carlson, Swift, Underwood, Nyles, Hagne, Munrn, Mes- fonger, Kountzo, ' Murray, Blireige, Grogory, Moore. Murdoch, Dristol, McVesgh, Whitney, Raymond, Goodman, Van, Ayers, Tobey, Calburn, Blalr, Quan, Eddy, Toot, Bowen, Glvins, Mann, Willlams, Camplcll, Bobbins, and many others. The occaalon waa 8 most brliliaut one. ‘There were in attendance six young Eoglish gen- tlemen, just over, SUBURBAN, LAKE VIEW, Tho Board of Trustoes held its regular meoting Monday night, all the mombers boing present. A petition for a snloon-license at Oraceland was granted Darbara Slmons, nlso one of Margarct Heido at Roschill. A petitlon for a saloon-lleenre for Ienty Gundemana at the corner of Linculn avenuo and Ifalated atreet, signed by 11:2 eltizens, was presented, as also a remonstrance in tho shape of a potition, signed by alxty-four residents of the districtaffected, asking tunt tho Town Doard adopt an ordinance prohibiting the salo of Mquors, wine, ale, or beor, In that part'of the town hainded by Lalsted, Fullerion, Racine, ond Divereey av- canes, exclnding the' triangle morth of Marintta street, ‘The saloan-license was grantad—Trustevs Wickler, Canda, and Schacfer voting yes and Goude no. 'The remonstrance was lald on tho tabloby the samo vole, Innamuch as the signers In favor of the llcense Are scattered all over tho town, widle the remonstrants live in the square hnif-mile in ques- tlon, this actlon of the Board is a direct abandon- ment of the principle which governain the excln- slon of saloons from other portions of the town, viz., the wishes of the particalac locallty. Why such dlscrimination should bo mado agalust this nelghborliood docs not uppear. A potltion signed by numerous aifTorors was pro- gented calllug the aitentlon of tha Doard to the wretched condlition of the Green Bay road botween Bolmont and Diversoy avenues in fogard to_sido- walks, ‘Ths report of the Snoerintendent of thoe Water- Works for tho three wecks ending Aug. 8 showed that 9,mo.000(¢uunm of water had been pumped during that porfod, at 8 cost 305,07, Tlu cxpensea for the month of Ju! ily wore s follows: Salary, $202.66; coal, 830,50; oli and waate, 310, 10. The polica report for duly was aceepted. There were twenty-five arrosts darlng the wmonth, and $139 was collectnd in finca, Eogineer Colo reported a plan for the rmur_flnn of tha watar-front of the Water-Works lot, which 'waa referred to the Water Committeo. A plat of the B, % of the E. & acres of Lotn Canal Trustees' Subdivislon of Scc. 29, 40, 1%, was approyed. A resolution was adopted for the payment to Justice Ton Broeck of a sainry of $150 per anoum In sdaition to all coats. An ordinanco wus adopted authorizing the Conn- ty Clork to exfond on real and personal propert of Lako Viow, as ouseswed for 1876, tho sum of £33, 000, and that said sum bo lavied on the town, the amount to an&mprlnhd as follows: §7,000 for lown purposcs; $8, 000 for 12oad Fund 3 for intorest and Sinking Fund on water-bonds; & for water expenses, ‘T'ho Town Clerk was ordered to certify o tho County Clerk tho said na- scasmant, for District No. 1 for July, to the Pay-roll amount of 8147, was ol hero ware no rolls Pollce bills for July for from the ather dlatricts, $170.33 were paid. Water-Works anlariea for July, for $209, were paid. Otherblils to the nmonnt of 8660, 14 were ordered pald. The Bosrd then adjourned to Aug 21, The Republicans of Luko View will liold a meet- Ing Snturday night at tho Ifumboldt House. he Blue Stockings defeated the Weat Knds, of tho West Slde, Saturday, by u scoro of 16to 11, Yy, BOUTH CUICAGO. Monday ovening, the Sowerage Commitico (Mesers. Taylor, Bogue, and Schlund) of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Hyde Park met the citi- zens of Grand Crossing at the Wilson sewing-min- chine factory. Among othiers present were Mernra, Clark, of Sonth Chicago; Waite, of Chicago: Bris- toly MclLenna i Carlson, of the Englocer Do- partment; Mes: Paul Cornell, Raynor, and J, 11, Bawen. ruul Carnell was called to the chalr, After an Informal conversation, Engincer Bristal, who was nssiated by Mr. Mclennon, presented his topo- graphical “survey of tha south part of the town, recently completed, which covers an ares of some & miles, or from Sixty-seventh sirect to tho north end of Calumet Lake, and contalis very valuable information, It shows that for wunt of proper drainage there are at Jeant b, 000 neres of very rieh 1aud below village datum, and utterly uncless, The Englncer, among others, has presented soveral plans to’ remedy this o¥l), and thin mecting was called to conslder them. Ono thing huy heen et nt rest by thix survey, and that fs, sewerngo ot prescat fa out of tho question, and nothiny ax yet presanted will accomplish any bepefit fut canaling, ditching, and pumping, The wan- der i that the Chicago Dock Comgpany and tho Cornell Interest ot the Crosslng have not donoaomething fn this dircction before. They haveall alang ‘known that sowerago was n deli- alon, I nothlng more. Clear thin vust amonnt of tho richest lsad In the State of JHunikof water and 1t I worth 81,000 un acro; whereas, i Ity prosent conditlon, it s ascloss exeept fur thy hay crop, and half of that never benefits tho awner, Fur manufacturing and gardening. purposcs it cannot be aurpassed, aa tho unlimited transportation fucil- itien, humbering aix trunk raflsoad Hncs, which zun through and around it, and tho spleudid har. bor at Houth Chicago, amply attest, The meeting Unally adlourned to meet ogaln yesterdsy morning nt the Town-{lull at Hydo Pari, GRAND CROSSING. A sorlons and probably fatal acctdent oceurrod near here ot 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Phillp Glbbaus, a machinist from Clevclund, about 85 yeurs old, who had recently reached this place to work in the Wilson sowing-machine factory, was walking between tho tracks on the Minols Central Nuud, half s wilo north of Grand Crossing, when 1hu Howae clrcua train met him, and, ns his whole attentlun was directed to the novel spectacle, ho forgot that the Hyde Park train was coming from the opposite dircction, Reallzing his situation, the engine whistlo, he wnddenty turncd he did B0, Wid fell aenseleas to the track. it him to the dopot. Dr, Scaville was promplly present, giving relef, s wa Dr. Fyerson, The man was fearfully cut about tho front part of the hoa smong other Injurlen an artery being neverer Depot-Agent Dunn telegraphed (0 the clty for ). Owen, the Illinola Central surgeon, who reached tho Crowsingz as soon a8 an enzlue coull bring hin, andtouk charge of tho case, The Hyde l'ark church-traln luckily was then returning to the city, and the mutlurer was tuken on_bo: 5 Hospital, pwved by Ur, Owen Lo 5 e et—— GRAND REOPENING, Mat F, Kices, who had the inlafartance to be burned out May 22, has spared nefther polna nor expense In refiting his old quarters, 155 Randolple atreet, until now they are not surpassed by any firat-class ealoon in thecity, Ilis reoppnlug will occarat 11 8, m, to-day, when he hopes to greet all Lis old friends, ———— FLOURING MILL FOR SALE. In the auctivn column will be found a natlce of tho sale Weduesday of next week of a first-class fouring wmlll, with all modern improvements, in Janeavlite, Wis. The mill has all modern improve. mentsand an cxcellent water power, and by lo- location and natural advantages recomumends jtavlf toall millers, e — THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC COMPANY ofter special Induccinents to buyers ut wholesale and retail of wheet-muslc, music-bouks, violing, gulta nd all kinds of musleal instruments, General agents for the Standard orgau and steck plano, Quality guarantecd. No, 156 State strect. e ¢ YOUR OLD SUMMER SILKS, LADIES, if taken to Cook & 3lcLaln's, No, 80 Dearborn street, U3 or 261 West Madleon street, can be made almost as good as newat little expense, Itoced not be rlpped up, nor trimming retnoved. U e ———— WE CAN RECOMMEND Jamea P, Dalton, No. 102 Slate atrect, one of the oldest, largest, and most reliable dealers in stoves, furnaces, ranges, refrigorators, etc., in Chicago, wad a good place to buy, STEALING IN STON The County Board Proposes to Rob the Tax-Payers of a Third of a Million. The Joint Committces Vote to Adopt Walker'’s Bid for Conrt-House Stono, The Only Renson Is that It s the Highest One Submitted. Theroforo There Is 8 Hundred Thousand to Divide Among the Board's ‘Thieves, Manly Profests Against fhe Scoundrellsm by Mlessrs. Burdiek and Quenther. A meeting of the Joint Committees on Publlc Buildings and Public Scrvice of the County Board was hold yesterday afternoon to further consliler the matter of stono for the new Court-House, Tho entlre Commlitea was present, and the attondance of stonc-men was large, BMr. McCaffroy opuned the ball by proposing that the lowest bldder for the work, Patrick Fanning, be sent for, with a view to examining into hisre. sponsilility, ete, ‘The motion prevalled, and Mr. Fanning was sent for. Whilo waiting hls aerival, an Informal dls- cusslon ensted, in which it was proposcd to take up the next lowost bidder, but the proposition tatied to carry, Upon the arrtval of 3r, Fanning ho was asked if he could furnlsh tho stone and the necessary bond, to which he replied that he could, and re- ferred to the stono-men present., Mr. McCaffrey—The stone mast all come from ona quarry, Mr. Fanning replind that It wonld be impeasitite to balld the Court-Iloneze ont of any one quarry, The stone could not be gotten out fast enough, and the QUANTITY WAS NOT SUPFICIENT, Mr, Conly—If you get the stone from several quurrles, how will you preservo the uniformity of color? Mr. Fanning revlied that there wonld be no tron- Ule nbont the color,—It was all magnesian lime- stono, If he kot the contract he would furnish the stone from the aunrriesof the llinols Stone Com- pauy and the Excolsior Stonc Company. Mr. McCnffrey wanted to know if ho could glven mortgage on any quarry to secure tlhie county In the event of any future trouble, Mr. Fanning replied that bo did not own a quarry, but thonght that ho could procure a mort- gogo If It were neceseary, and referred to scveral owuers of quarrles present, who rald they wero not prepared to answer the question nt once, but thought there would he diffieulty In eccuring the county. Mr, Moyinnis @ wos only one oi hid company, and would have to consult hils part- but wa aatisfled that o satlsfuctory arrange« ment could be reached. Some discnsslon ensued in reference to J . TUR QUANTITIES AND 8IZE of the rtone wanted, in which Architect Egan sub- mitted n communication to tho eMect that 317,000 cuble feet would be necded. Of this quantity, about 185, 000 feet would be large stoncs, Vnr{!lm‘ a i from 25 to 100 euble feet, a0 that two-thir the stones wanld be of the larger dimensions, tho dome, arches, and smaller domas were bullt, tozether with the west haif of the buflding proper, there would be ruquirod 184,000 feet of nit dimen- slonx, af which quantity 634,000 fect wonld ba requited for the bullding proper, nnil 35 woiild ba roquired for the domes and arches. Of tlio atone for the dome, 160,000 feet would bo of aizes vurylng from 20 fo 80 feet, ‘I'he next movement was ome {waddle ahout gran- fto, the cost of pilusters, etc,, without a great'deal 1ilfzt being gathered. Mr, Maginnls, of TLemont, wna then asked romo quiestlons In referenco to the capaclty of Lemont quarries, ete,, and replled, \n wnubatance, that no gne quarey cald eupply tholentlra stong, aii tiat, by getting the atone from different quartles, tlic color could be maintained, When the building was completed, §f there were any differences in color, the sinoke and dirt, as had been sald by Mr, Fan- ning, wonld, in_six months, harmonize the anme, e would not give n mnmingc on hisquarry, should the contract be awarded hilm. Ar, Singer, also of Lemont, refterated the statos ments of tho former gentlomen, ndding only that the columna and pllantees conld ot be gotten out of Lumont stone under the specifications, MIt. WALKER was next ealled. o rogarded the atatements nl- rendy made as fuir in the main, oxcept that no ono qitarry conld supply the entlre'atone, aud thut the [lustors, etc., conld not bu gotteh ot Lemoit. Ie ind bld, catenlating to furnih afl of tha atono ont of his quasry, and, under the specifications, lio had etono largo enongls for the pllasters. 1f h had understood that he was to be glven timo to get. out his stone and was not 1o be hurried, his bid would havo been much fower, but ho had hid on an entirely different fden, 17 the contract was award- wd hilm, andt 1t wug concluded to have the colunins and pilastere of granlte, he wonld mako n dedic- tlon of $40,000 on his bld, sud would give the cannty o Urst mortgaze on his quarry, witlch cx- tended over fifty ucrew. ke would not employ con- vict labor In the work, nor bl he enlenlated to re- aulre the county to furnish blina*dock ta deliver hiy stons on. Mr. Cummings, represcnting the Tiedford, Ind., quarries, said R had nmplo wtone, wonld give tho vequired hond, and n wortgage’ on hin quarry to additlonaily secure the connty. - Ho could ship ten car-laads of stoue per day, commencing &8 soon us the contract was awurded, Mr. Orle: a sandstone man, called the atten- tiun of the Cotmittes to what appeared to bo AN INFORMALITY n the bid of Mr. Cummings, Ho believed hia bid waa bosed on the bld of Messrd, Walf, Prico & Kerber for cattlugand setting, whictwan freegular, inasmuch aa ftdll not locate the quarrey, cte, Jle thought the Board wonld have to reagvertlso beforo it could make the nward to either 3fr, Cummings or Wolf, Price & Kerber, Mr. Kerber replied thot o dld not mention the quarry, ot distiuctly named dniestone, ile wis [irepurid ta cut tho edford siune, e any cluss of I"Ms"w it the contract was glven b at the price named. Mr. Schmllt, after #omeo further discussion, moved that the award of the contruct for stono by mado to Wolf, Price & Kerber at thele bid of S50, 050 for [edlord stone, AMr. Carroll seconded the wotion, . Conly moved as an amendment to malke tha i to Edwin. Walker for $663,000 for Lemont Lo bolng the loweat responsibla bldder, Mr.ffllucnflruy scconded the motiun {n a specch ull vl full MEANINGLESS TWADDLE, saylnz nothing mors positively than that the Le- want s1on0 was good, and the biddors reeponslbie, ete. Mra, Sehmidt rc‘»llefl that to make the award to Walker would be theowlng awny 3100, 000, Mr. Jolinson was in favor of Walker, and sought tomake a polut by favoring the letting of the whole work, nntozinl, catting, andsetting, ‘(o ono mnn, biit was suddenly brought fo o ntanidatll by belug rewmlbnded that the bl of Wolf, Price Kerber was for the entire work, 116 tovk hia seat somewhat nonplussed, Mr. Burdick said he could nnt atand T“my by and sce th action about lo he taken. AN thedls. cusaion would leud an outaider to bellevo that {he awnrd wis to be madv on ite merits, 1lo was pre- pured to say hiat such was ot the case, and that ulll llhu nulse being made on this question wus slmply TO BLIND TIE I'UBLIC, The purposo hind buen all alung to make the award to Walker, and it was now about te be consum- muted bold and recklcss way, Home timo uro, he: waid, the Boarid had ggreed to'confine the atono o Cook County, but, 1o nrpmln an indignatlon and cover np w steal patont to_every abserver, the action knd heen redcinded, The rescinding of tho resolution had, however, been bronght abaut witl the distinet understanding that the nction was o Larce, which had been Sllustrated {n tho last fow dayin the high-handed outrage of taking the anestion out of the hands of the Committea sud in the adoption of limestone without regard to its costor quatity, Although not . member of tho Commit Ho wanted {t understood that he would not nnder any circumstances bo a parly fo the car. in 1! rupt acheme, Hu would enter hi protest npninet tho act about to be consum- minted by which tho tax-pavers iwwere to he robbud of not leas than §327, 000 ou the stona cons teact alone. The robbery, he suld, was not simply $100, 000, un hud Leen Intlmated, for nlul‘|ul’ covered the county’s porlion of tho Luilding. 'tho contract when let, 1t wan woll known, was with o view of building the entiro stencture, of which tha ent confract wan about ane-thizd, 1o would never vato fur [imestone under any clrenmetances, wnrd 1f thu boliding was over countructed of that material ho wanted It understond - thut it would Lo ngubnat Lis mont earnest protest, becauss he be- Tieved it agalost the public intereat, and o WIIOLESALE AND PREMEDITATED BWINDLE, 1ls closed by denounclng Walkcr's bidus infotmal and leregular, foethe reavons already fureshaduwed i thosu coluimng, aud by demating thet it be thirown ont. Mr, McCaffroy felt hurt at Ar. DBurdick's re- marke, und sallled into that gentteman {n his nsual ruttiauly annier, In (he coutas of hia remarks ho referred 10 8 recent lelter published in theao col- wmns over M. Burdick's signaturo, ealting atten- tlon to & secret contract [n thio Court« lTouse matter entered Into by “cortafi members of the Woard, which ho vald Mr. Burdick had signed. Mr. Furdick replled by waying Ahu e, Mocat. oy did nut know what li wis talking abont, which wila nothing untivual, tnd by denylug tho accuea- tion and demnnding thut the conteact bo produced. McCuffrey did nob want, or wonld not have the contract examlned, and el back {nto his chalr, Ar. Cleary followed In a characterlstic peech, Intended l'l}ll'fl:l"X fur the rouostorial car, ln which ho said bo was glad to see the atone quustion so thoroughly discuwsed, If thero wi *eing, " grunything behind the scence, ho waated i kiw it tle would have wothiug to do with sny com- g = Jargn male andience: hinatlon In the matter, and all he wauted was on. ll;‘lllel\mrnl that he miuht vote Intelligently. Mr, Guenthier was opposed to letting the con- tract to Walker, ‘The county owed him nothing, and his bld by compariron wae 8397,000 highee than othor bids for thy same stone and work, If the contenct wan lot to hiwn, Judging from post ex. lltrlfllw. the sxcuss over other ‘;hl! namel might be doubted, —nt leant 1t woulil ranch 8500,000, In the matter of the Court-Tlowse foundations THE “BXTRAS " already were not far from Dbelng eqnal to the amount af the original contract, and fn the cnse of the contract {n quaation thers 'was cvery rearon to helleve that & slmilar stale of affaira would follow. Mr. Orleans wantod to show that his bid for Temont stone wan abont $500,000 Jues than Walket's, but he was choked. Mr. Conly, Walker's innn Friday, taok the flocr nest to expross his surprise that eertain members were antagonlstic to Lemont stone who had hera. tofore sald they wonld vote for it at an advahics over othor atone, Mr. tuenther took np the ganntlet, and In an exclted ananner sald he waa in favor of Lemont stone, ns ke had always been, nut woull never Yota to throw away §500, 000 of the people's money to ratiafy Mr, Walker or anyldy else, After kome fuether discussion, the amendment af Mr. Conly (o adopt Walkor's stone was put and lost by the following vote: Yeas—Conly, McCalfrey, Johason, Cleary—d4, Ny—Lonagan, Quencher, Sentaldt, Carroli—, The moation to ndopt the Badford stone waas then put, and loat by the following tedling showlng: e, At R, MeCattroy, dohnson Naye—t.onorgan, Cleary, Cunly, 2 Jol carroli—g, o™ e i 3 Upon the announcement of the reault, Mr, Me* Caffrey, determined to earn his money, tnoved that the CONTRACT BE GIVEN TO WALKER llll hia l‘)hl, and the motlon prevailed by tho follows ng vate: Carroll, Clonry, Conly, McCafirey, Johnson—5. Ngs—Guenther, Lodorgnin Hehmidtat. The Committeo then adjonrned. The resultof the meeting wns notat all un. expoected, oxceplthat it was thought (hat o con- clusfon would not be reached roenrly, Noone was dlsappoluted, not even rival bidders, who had #o long sibsisted on promises, Nome of theim, even 08 Jafe as Saturday, had been told that If they expected to arcompliah anything they must put uj the monoy, Falling to put up, they were prepared and expected to be_ heaten, Omemnlmd cen ap- ]fl'nnclw\l by Walker's ngents with oflers of moncy r lhv{ would got ont of Lis way, and still uthers, especially sandstone men, hail' been_ invited to share fn”the spolls on certaln coulitions, All spurning the propoaitions made them they were ALL LEFT AND ALL ANGRY, not nt boing beaten, bnt at beluyg beaten, using thelr own lingiage, by n ** thieving ring™ Bt while divided nmong themaelves un mauy points, they were unlted fn saying that i all thelr experl® enco they were never called upon to deal with o moro troacherous and dixgracoful mob than the Connty Board, and that they nover witnesad an outrage mors highbanded and bold than the one consummated. 1f the nward had huen made to Mr. Funning, whose bil was §100,000 less thad Wale Ker's thoy sald they wonid not have complained, but syould liave attributed the reaultto honest coms petition, As it was, however, they could wee nothing In the deal bt brazen roblery, fiot, only of tho public, but of themselves, for they had been led to cutertain the **iting™ ona way or another s lavish npon {ts members cvery attention for months pust. And from thelr assoclatlon with tliem they had heard of thelr past career, of {helr indlctment for mbhlm? the county mnnnn, efe. which cuneed several of fhem to drop the signifs cant remark that all of the Indicted members of the Committeo voted solidly for the ateal from be. ginning to end. The rival bldders were by no meana alono in thelr fniguntion, a nppears from the praceedinga, Mrs Guenthier, for fnstance, was free to hurl the ncca- Aation in the Committee's teoth, after adjourn- ment, that TIEY HAD STOLEN 500,000 from the people in on hour, and no one was found fodeny It or Inclined to take np the defense, He Hhnd watched the movements of - the crowd with which {t woa his mlisfortune to be assoclated, ond had been lung convinced of thelr thlovish designs. They hod tried to whip him into their ranks, bat in vaiu, and following thelr lashings \with peraonal insult had displayed a fecling an anum. that he could not mistake, e was not afrald of thom, however, and Teaving the crawd In disguet ho did It with o' de- termination to follow them cloaely and do what he could to defeat and expose tho swindle. The Committee in not expected to report to the Tonrd until Monday, When it does there will bo & fizhit such as Is seldom acen in sucha body, That Wakor will teviporarlly telumph by the Board Allnpun‘g the report of the Committen is very evi- dent, It does not follow, however, that he will cver bufld the Conrt-1{onse, an intimation which may bo af profit to hls fricnds, and a check upon thelr making too many tfinanclal ventures on the strength of their work yestorday . AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY’S THIEATRE, Mr. Joln Dillon end company arc playing this weck a numbor of comedics and farces in which ho has galned reputation. Monday night and last night Tom Taylor's **Victhns® and **The Irish Doctor wero reprosented, The performances ecarcly merit any particular notlce. Mr. Dillon's qualltios as o farce-uctor have beon sufliciently ap- proved In the pnst, and they have nelther deto- rlorated nor fmproved of late. Joshua Hulterby 18 not hiabest imporsonation, requiring at the samo timo grenter breadth of treatment and more delicacy of sentiment than he is accustomed to exhibit, As 0'Callaghan, the Irish Doclur, on the other band, he fs porfectly at howe, Io ponscssos tha grotesquoness of thought and movement wwhich Is aa essentinl nn_attrlbute of the farceur, jolned tv a versonal acquaintance with his au- atence which Is scarcely less mnecessary a3 nn element of wuccess in his pecallar line of acting. 1t is almost utterlnga teaism to say that cceentric camedy Is obliged to denend In a farge degreo upon the previous traintng of sympathetic mindg, 20 that the laugh may be ready at the right time und in unlimited supply, Mr. Dillon fine educated a constituency largo onongh for his pur- posce, It 4 a pleamurs ta notlce the hearty feel- ngof admiration which anticlpates all hid good olnts, beinging them 1nto full relief, and adorn- ng them at last with the trophies of victory, 'Thy supporting parte, it must be confessed, were not #0 well ta! unnsl.hcly-huuldhnvuheun, the defclen- cles leing particularly unflnrcnt in the comedy, The Mr, Merryweather of tho occasion innkes up as o young man, when ho shonld Lo at least in juld- dlg-to: the' Herbert Fitzherberl In played by a comedlan who s entlrely unsnited for “that lng of churacter; the .liss Minerca wmantfesta lovity hergelf Inatend of exclting It in others, and the characters gencrally are wanting In finfsh and enro of muvement, Soine allowances xhould be made for the lady who impersonated the part of Mrs, Merryiceather, as who wos obllged to sssnmo it at a feir honrs' notlee In consequence of the unavald- ablo absence of Miny Peak.” Mlss Marla Louise Ditlon as Mrs, Fitzherbert wns intelligent and agreeabl ‘To-night and ta-morraw nlght the bill will bo arried Lire, " and “'l'»()hllfiunnumn b and the remninder -of the wavk **Everybody's Friend" and **Paul Pry " will ba represented, In consequenco of o ditleulty in casling the lece, Mr, Leonard's Grover's play, **Our Board- ne-Houxe, ' will not bu produced'nest week, o3 previonsly announved. ——— WOOD’S MUSEUM, ‘This §8 the last week of the soason at the Musc- um, After Saturday night the locture-room will Le closed. It will open again in September, under the management of Messrs, 1aight & Rogers, who promiso to bring forward for public approval an eflicient draniatic company, Thu bill now ruaning *VI'he Corslcan Brothers™ at the night porforu- ances und tho matliees of Wedudnday and Satur. day; at tho other matinees **U'lhie Gunmaker of oscow." S NEW CIIICAGO TOEATRE, looley's Minstrols now veenpy this hounse, and ofter nightly & sufliciontly varied blll, Messrs, Rice and Morton dischargo the datles of ** end- men" intheflrst part, The musical features of the entertalumont are far above the average proe sented in similar organizations. Performera \who take leading parts in'the sketclies of tha bill are (1, 8. l(nlfim, the Gernan comediang Juhn Mart, £, L. 1all, and Johnson and Bruno, ADELPHI THEALRE, Exhibitlons of womon In scality drapery aro nightly given at thls theatre, o tho dellght of Heer and tobaceo adil to the gontle exhilaration of the evening. The Hoard of Edueatlon, on whose uulliority the ground and building hava been Ioased for these purposcs, #honld not fall to [nspect tho clnaslcal atatucy, and determino whether they are likely to be ablo adjuvants of tho pablic-uchool aysiom, e —co—— RAILROADS. TIE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE. & ST, PAUL 10 Atarecent meeting of the Dircctors of the Chi- cago, Mlilwaukee & 8t. Faul Rallroad the followlng Interenting statenent was submitted s Balancu 1o credis of incomy accouut sfter, pasing April dl\"l\h'mL seesereres$1,020,400 Hammm sur six wanth une i “Total net Lalane, Blx nunthe' futorcst lalance applicable o dividend.. 1,538, Tl v RO, S b cetts 0§34 4 ferred stovi 429,600 Burplus halancc. 140, 164 Tl earnings for th half year werg :!ve:mu and $1, 110 net per mile; the expenses were bi), 40 per cont of the earnings. ‘The actual nurrluu of curnlugs fur the halfeyear, after deducting tho disidend on preferred stock, was $00. 715, 48, I'he Board resolved to declare o sewl-snnnal dividemt of 3§ Pur cent on the preferred stock, sud to tike I payable Gct. 3, n uccordagce with the presions nlfl on Rxing April and October as the atvidend perlode, Consideration of a dividend on tao common stock was deferred to the regulur weeting to bo held Sept, 113, 1t is sald that tho babula, Ackloy & Dakota Di- vialon fu to be extended from the present terminus at Marlon, Ia,, southwest ¢ mllcs Lo Cedur Naplds, and that the latter place will ho the torminug of the road, A sur mnde of the line, Iermany hay recently bcel‘ A GENERAL DENJAT, New Yong, Ang, 8.—In the sultin cqnity, b, Rin same time ago by the L. Lonle, Alton & o Hanto Ralbvay Company againet Charlen llnIX;‘ and nthers, I which Samnel . Tilden fs qnoey the defendants, a partial anssier s hoen giegp coumsel for Gov. Tilden. The defendunta ool $haLany of tho bonds br stocks mentloned 1y 1p) Lill of camplaint bave heen unfAwfully rety ae AIvided among the. eforiant i ned b diaposed ot by “them In slolation duty us meinbers of any purchaains (it mittee, of un_nctabers of tho leged o Directors, or in violation of any trust or eonfiteS] repored In them, or In any mnnner \rlm?&\i"r’::'. and they alo deny that by any action or fallre o thelr port, the Habilitlee uninoe of the ey pininant liave been unjustly ar unueccaarily eren<ed 10 tho amount of mare than £1,000, wp, o 10 any amount whatever. The anvwer niey wst that the Company wan linmenscly hencfited fy gt neenslon of Filiden and hle frlenda o g g 0t ‘T transactions fit the stock wera Individnal agy and not those ‘of the Trusteea, and the amongy palid to Tilden for logal scrvices were for #pecife VR N, .. Ang, §,—E, D, W ALnasy, W Aug, 8 ~-E, B Worceatn, tradicta tl dispaich s g ';'I\‘ol"l.‘mr:lr]:{;: ruad hava givn & morigags for 832,000,000 1o L. Vandofiit. ! sl TIE ERIE RAILIWAY, A moctinzof Krle Lond and stockholders ™y held In Tondon July 13, atwhich Mr, Hugt, Jewett, the (eneral Mannger and Recelver of the rond, waxgpreaont in porsnn, and ninde long apg Intoresting utatenent of the condition of the rog, Tl followlng rosolution waannonlimonsly adopteg; THat this moctiog b ing eacd the frank, complee, xfactdry stntement of the T6m. High T, n eit. deMre o oifer T thelr entlre UpQOre and riot: dence in the rdtous taak To which h'§s conmitiay. ey weill espectally xannor: him (0 itefendin the k2 i e ut THE financisy N dis An anjust conpel tttons In eaery scheme proposed (it mich motfieacions ne o €oncur mpon with the Commitive) 0 remodeling iy reatoring the Tallwas, o that it miny Tl 3 i camfetitorn in 1 LRI Of Bt Leses ot By heeeld Inge with thosa cluimu azainst the parties whn ATE de. celved and plundered thie hond and rtockboldirs whicy are helng, or may sthi) be, proscented hefore the Puany of law in_England and Amerfea, anid this meetingd. {{'(;l I‘lol:' f"mdm“lmnn{“l Y nmll) l":rl:"""l' Nmnnegt e hond and. etockRollors & VEDayitn Tepors apecch of Sr. dewutts T —— CHICAGO & LAKE IIURON RAlL. ROAD, Mr. Dancroft, the Reccivorof the Clicago Take Inron Railrcad, states that all ohstacles ty the complotion of thut Hino by Mling the gap be. tween Fintand Lansing have been romoved, agg that the work will bo prossed forward oa fastay money and men enn doit. e says that tieee sy nowy 250 men of ths rand employad In preparing thetrack for the Jron, which will be deliverad ney month, The road will be In running order fron Port ITuron to Clhilengo by Dee. 1, 1t {8 leamed from anather. source {hat the money to comulery the rond {s fueninhed h{ the Grand ‘I'runk ltaflwsy Company, which Is enld to have effected o lrase of the Chileago & Lnke 1luror Hoad, ‘Thin move, |t true, willglve the Grand Trank the much-nesded outlet ta thia clty, and place it on the same faoting aa any of the other trunk lines lending Lo the En, eapecially a8 regards the making of rates from Chit cago to Enstern cities. MARRIAGES, e POWERS—STICKNEY—Ry the Hov., Collyer, D. D., in Trinity Chureh, Chlc B, 'THT IUH' 1o W. Towers, of 1 ahd Carolyn Stiekney, of Chigag DEATT TTOY T n Chicago, And. 8, of ehole-infun tam, Milllcent Jeasle, Infant daughter of Fred il and 11, Addic Hoyt. Tuneral at thelr reetdence, 808 North Halsteds st., at 10 this morning, ‘Delaware Comnty (N. Y.) papers plesse copy, MUKAUTZ—A\ug. 7, 6L the resldence of her arents, No. 1068 Wabawh-av., M. Lanlsa Mo mutz, in her 23d year, and after o lingering fil- ness, "ancral Wednesday morning, Aug. 9, ot 0:3 o'cock, from thu homse to_ St. Jamos' Church, hence to C. & N, W, I I Depot, and by carsty Calvary Cometory, Friends of tho family are In. yited withont further notics UUBBARD—Willie ), R, and Lucllla Iubbard, days, Funcral will take place to-duy. UANFORD—The funcral of the lata Franth Hanford will Inkolflnce at the residznce of the e ceased, 207 Oak-nt., Wednewday, Aug, 8, at 101, m, Frlends aro invited to atten, HOLBROOK—Rchecea Holbrook, daughter of Jamer and Jane Holbrook. Funeral at 2:10 p, m. from Maswell-st, 8§, Pad Methodist Churct, Friends arce invited. LEE—Aug, 8, nt 417 Weat Jnckson. Roberd Edmund, infaut son of Dr. and Mrs. F, W, Lee. Funcral from residonco at 3p. m. Wednesday. BROPILY—Auz, K, Jaln Hrn‘phr. agad 23 dage, Infant xon of Philip nnd Mary F, Brophy. Funcral the Oth, at 10 u. m., by carrjugests Calvary, from 142 South Halsted-st. BINZ=Aug, 8, of heart iiseasc. Francle Binz, brewer, nged G8 years, at hie residance, No, 85 Michigan-ay,, corner Twantysfourth«st, Fnucral Thlxgsdaly at 1 p. nu, from family resls ence to Graceiand, 5 8, at hor residence, 120 Jacksos: Hlinesw, Caroline, wifeof Welcone cars, § New llmn]?smu ond Massachusotts papens pleata copy, WILLIAMS—Tueaday morning, Aug, 8, of chol: e Infantum, Charles "I, only ¢on of, \V, 11, sad Mary A. Willlame, aged 1 year, 7 mohitha and 2 nye. Eunornl from 73 (irant-place at £ o'clock bl (Wednesday) afternoon. SPITZ—KADISH—1lerman opltd and Miss s thilda A, Radish, at tho reskdence of the bride father, L. J. Kadleh, by the Rov, Rubert Collyet. ert pon of Rdwarl d 0 months und 7 No cards, POLIUTICAL ANNOUNOEMENTS. THIRD WARD. Company Commandera of tho Tlrat Dattalion Minute-Men of *70, Third Ward, will report taeie companies at headquariers, 900 Wahauhoav., fiit evening at for company drill. By command of Col. LYMAN BRIDALS, vommandine, MEDICAL, tradll ortorlods A Cares Rheamativm, Nowralgls, Duens, Brulses cte, Seo certlilcates af well-known eitizens, Vhalcesle Wentern Agenty, 11, A, HURLBUT & CO:, 75 and 57 Sandoly hicigo, 5 TAVCTI0N SALES, b Dol Y By G. I, GORLE & CO,, G and_ 70 Wabash-av, CATALOGUE AUCIION SALE 0¥ y On WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, at 0:30 n. m. Clean, Yresh Fall Goolx, Including full lines of our SUCKCER DoUTS, "fally warkanted, will b2 offered, (tooda realy fur Inspectlon Monday, ¥ which dealers ave invited. GUKO. I, GORE &C0., 08 and 70 Wabash.ar. By WM. MOOREHOUSE & C0y Auctloncers, 274 and 270 East Madison-at. Wi Lo sold this 8, m. a lot of new and elegant FURNITURE, And aleo a good assortment of Medlum, cousjating of M. and Plaln Chamber Setw, Parlor Sulth Bofns, Easy Chalrs, 3.7 and Plain Centro Tablea ¥, L. nnd lon ‘Tablcs, Beds, Bedding, 3ir rors, Carpots, vte, Ono hundred Lounges (o mgi wlgn{m éuun‘:;. 18 hall sell 100 n Haturda: AR ‘wao ahal 4 Pigs, Unalnimed Dagrafe. Tranis, Valisos and contont T MO By T, I3, §1TAQY, OfMtoo, 188 Doarborn.st., at 8. E. cor, Chicago-ov. and Clurk-st,, FRIDAY Aug. 11, 1876, at 103, m., The entiro cantents of Billlard_8aluon, conslsting of Pool-table, Dalle, otc., ono Caront Table, 8! complelo, Bar and Fixturod, Chalrs, Tables, (11355 ware, lcc-Tiox, etc,, ote. BALE FOSITIVE. O Particular attention pald o fureclor Mortgagew, and best of prl for gouds, Call or uddress, T E, 5T, el By JAS. I’ McNAMARA & €Oy 117 Waby N. W. cor, Madison-st. Regular Balo of Donts, Shocs, and Slippers ot Auctfon, Thuraday Morning, Au m,nn!iupdvc"' JAY, P, McNAMARA & CO,, Auctloneers. FLOURING MILL AT AUCTION: On Wednesday, ‘tho 16th inst., ot 2 u‘c{nrkh m., on the Cor Exchange Square) In tho City 01 Janesvillo, Wle., [ will sell at anction the S105% Millon the lowor powor In sald city, Bafd ill by fonr run of wions, and modern hiaprovemente. Kof particulars aud ters fuulre of J, 1x Mos! resldent First Not Iunn,l"xi:nl.-l. Jaucsville, Wi3. b OIS 13 % L Aucl't. Augunt s, 15 BALL, Au A A e R : 4 CELEBRATED throughot! the u..xuu—expremdliulg Jarts. " 1 D und upward & 40, 60c per . Addte GUNTHEL Coaled” uouer, Chicages