Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1876, Page 8

8 ) -y 1876. e THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. A fne Concord buggy, found by Officer Bren- nao in the rear of No. 108 Svuth Jeferson strect, (s awaiting a claimant at the Armory. The [farrison Btrect Chapel, the corner-stone of which was lald Sunday, is purcly unde- nominatlonal, and {s not a * Christian*' Church a3 was atoted yesterday. Commissioner Schmidt deslres to cxpress his gratitude to his numerous friends for the re- epect ghown him in the attendance Sunhuy at the funcral of his child. Englchardt Holte, a resident of Riverdale, 111, was thrown from his wagon by a runaway team on Saturday., Remnlolng unconscious, he dled from his injuries durlog the night. Mahlon D. Ogden has sold te Willam B, Ogden for §203,332 an undivided third of 120 acres on the northwest corner of Belmont and Southport avenues, snd some other outside property. The regular weekly free entertalnment of the Chicago Young People's Temperance aud Soclal Unlon will be given to-night nt their rooms in Methodist Church Block, corner Washington and Clark strects, A ballot was taken on the Pittsburg & Fort Whayne Raltroad train arrining here yesterday orning, with the followine result: For Huyes, 64, Tilden, 47; Peter Cooper, 15 undeelder declining to vote, 00. The temperature yesterday, as observed Ly Manassc, n]?telclnn. Nz. 88 .\Imlhflnn street (Tnipe UNE nuddhug) wrus at 8 & 1., 70 degrees; 10 a, m,, 705 12 ., 3 p. m,, 70} Brfim., 71, Bar- cometer=—S i din., 20:27; 6 p. m,, 2021 Convocention for Bcriptural Holiness is be- |ngl'u:‘l'x;l at the Baptist Tnxerlllcle, No. 400 Wa- bash avenue. Scrvices: Murning from 9 to 115 afternoon from 8:30 to5; and evenin) 75 to 0. They will be continueil for eleven days. The Chicago Athenxum has secured Prof. Walter C. Lyman as its teacher of elocu- tlon for the coming ecason, Day clagscss hoth for children and adults will commenve about Sept. 1. For information inguire at No. 63 Wash- ington street. The Ogden Avenue Street Raflway will be tomplclcfi within ten days or two wecks, Itis now com\‘)lulcd to Congress street. Cors on the Blue Isiand extenslon arc running to Elgh- teenth strect, and the work {s now sinished to Ywenty-sccond-street. The fivst number of the Jrish Tribune, & weekly paper, was issued Saturday, 1t Is cdited by John Locke., The shicet Is decently gotten up, and will doubtless be supported by the con- stituency to which it appeals—the Arfsh-Americ- ans of the Northwest. L Annlc Runyan, a little 3-year-old residing at No. 511 West Indiana street, was run over yes- terday afternoon by a buteher-wagon driven by Peter Delckman, 'The little ono recetved rather scvere Injuries nbout the head and shoulders, but hopes for lier recovery are entertained. The Barbers' Association held a regular meet- ing at the Sherman Houee club-rooms last even- 4ng. The President, W. As Hettich, of the Sher- man Housc shop, presided. Reports of newly- elected officers were reccived, amd the usual amount of routine busincss was transacted. The practlce of steallng flowers on Drexel ‘boulevard has become 50 common that the park polive have been instructed to give the matter particular attention, and on Bunday five arreats were made, resulting in fines nggregating $35, besides the costs. The flowers ave forall to look nt, but for none to take. A portion of the Gaucer's ncenpation fs gone, Na longer will his valusble services be required around the establishments of wholesale deaters n liquors, to gauge smail es. The act of Aug. 15 provides that “Secs. 3,821 and 8,323 of the Revised Statutes, so far us the ecction relates ta wholesale llquor-dealers’ packagea filled on the prem- Izes of wholesalo liyuor-dealers, shall, from and after ten days from the passage of this acty be repealed ; and packagzes of distilled spirits filled on the premisca of any wholesale liuor- dealer shall ‘thereafter be stasnped under such rules and regulations as the Commnissioner of Internal Revenue may preseribe.”” Thu new stamps will be ready for distribution on the 25th Inst. For each ouc wanted an application in writing st bo made, npcclfylng the contents of the packute to which it is to be affixed, the manutacturer of, the goods, the serial nuinber of the original Lirrel or cask, the scrial uumber of the stamp thereon, whether tax-pald, or re- tifiers, vte. FRANZ BINZ. The will of Franz Biuz, a wealthy brewer, Iately deccased, was filed In the County Court yesterdny moraing. Ilia personal property Is vultted ai about $30,000, the reaity at some han- dreds of thousandé, The deceased leaves §200 a e‘cnr to his ‘‘daughter, Mary IHewigani® one- hird of all the rest to Kunigunde lllnz, his widaw, and _cqual shares of the rest to £anmn, Francia X., Rosa 8, Loulsn W, Edward A., and Catherlnn M. Binz, his children, The following provisu {s made in regard to ane of the daugh- ters, who has rellgious tendencles: “provided that if wy dnu;ih\cr, Ella Rinz, -hulrl7 at any time tako tho black veil, and so long as sho shall remaln in any convent or other sisterhood, she shall have 10 clalm to any portion of my estate; shall be disregurded fn the divislon ‘thercof, and the same shall be divided among the other six children.” Sheis also forblddeu to make a gift to auy couvent. HRIDGRPOKT BELLY, The Sceretary of the Joint Committes on Bouthwestern Stenches lias mulled u copy of the Tollowing notive to cach of the gentlemen who participated In Lhe orlginal organization, as well &8 to AT, not present, who were then elected to co-opernte: Orrict oF IHraLtn Coxuisstoxer, Cmicann, Aug. 21, —Dran Sin: An adjourned meeting of the General Committee on Sanitary Affaire, which was organized Wednesday, Aug. 9, and of which you ysere constituted a member, will be lield at Room 21 Kentucky Block, coruer of Adams and Clark atrects, Weilnesdoy at 8 o'clock p. m. Al mem- ‘bers are especlally requetted to he present, na the subject under consideration la of great importance, und prompt action {s imperatively required. Important snd interesting reports, ulready in the hands of the Secretary, will be read aud oded npon, and it 18 koped a full attendance Wit result. TIIE COURTS. TIOLLIDAY V8. CANAL-BOAT (JEORGIA, Judge Dimmond yesterday decided the case of Holliday va, the canal-hoat Qeorgla, s suit brought to revwer salvage rendered by the steaw-barge Junlag, owned by libellant, to the vaual-boat. It secmns that the canal-bont had bren injured by a colllslm and was about to ank, belng loaded with corn. The Junfuta, by means of her steam punplug-upparatus, was enabled to keep the canal-bost uflost. A man by the name of 8mith, who was runniog the stecam-barge under vontract with the llbellant, intervened and clalined the pay for the salvage service, and the District Court decided that he was entitled to the whole of the amount. The libeltant appealed, and Judge Drummund declded that the sum revelved for salyago should be equally divided between the owner of the steamn-barge und Smith, who was running her, Inasmuci us thoe contract mads between them Bhowed that, after atlowlug something to the owner for rent of the bout, the net carnlogs were to be divided equally between them. 1TRMS, In the case of George E. Dayton vs. Gearge Wright und Granville Herripg, Judge Drum- moud yesterday made an orderon the defend- snts to show causs Monday why they should not he attached for cantemptof court fudisobey- Ing un injusction. The Injunction wus granted July 12 to rovent the defendants Irom makluz, sclllug, or using any metallic Aleves fn violution of a patent made to Rt. J, Manu og the 23d duy of August, 1870, _Judge Blodgett yesterduy returned from hls Eastern trip, und was in chambers a short time n the afternoon. Ho will be in court to-mor. tow and Thursday to hear notions, and ufter ihat will only be {n ono day in cach week, probu- My Monduy. Judge Drummond will leave for o vacation Qe lutter part of the wick. Friduy will be the last day of scrvice Inthe fuperior Court, aud Tuesday next the Just day o fling trial potlees, New trial cutendars wiil s prepared, Cuses beariog term numbers Righer than 9,000 need not be noticed for trial, Mr. Nicholas A. Lauer, the clerk of Judge Moore, and Mr, Willlan Wakeloy, clerk of Judge Jameson, left the city yesterdsy on a short but well-deserved vacation, UNITED STATES COURTS. Albert L. Gray began u suit for $2,500 against Louls A, Hartwan aud Willlam Graliam, BANKRUFTCY MATTELS, The followiug creditors of Auron Cohn,a lquor-dealer ut 853 Stute strect, filed a petition sgalnst bim Friday, which wus “suppreased for service: Bryce & Sinfth, on a clafm for §£420.64; M. M, Smith, 8331.9; Rosenstock & Hevusteln, $531.99; and Willlam 8, Golsen, $300.03, They «harge that he, on the 80th of July and 8th of August, removed and coucesled his stock of wines and l(q.l)mn with jutent to prevent [t from belog selzed by bis creditors, Alsog that on the 1ith of August ne, fu contemplution of {n ‘veoey, allowed Lis property to be taken under Mgl process, A rule tu show cause Aug. 23, o ley 18 fect wide, .that not one of and n provisional warrant of selzure, werefssued, Richard Croas, a book-peddier ‘at No. 134 Bouth Peorla street, filed a_voluntaty petition in bankruptey yesterday, His debts,” all unse- etired, fuot up FL,43008, No ussets beyond ex- f‘unp‘uung The petitton was referred to the jegister, X Wiacharge wns fasned to Bell Mann, A composition meeting will e held Sept. 4 in the case of L. 8. Gates ¢t al, before Judge lodgett. ‘The final meeting for the settlement of the Individual cstates of C. F, tiall and Moses Bart- lett, of the tirm of Hall & Bartlett, was coutin- u]mll untll Sept. 8, to re-examine certaln objected clalms, An Assignee will be chosen at 10 a, m. to-day for the estate of Charles P’ McKay. A finsl dividend will bo held at2 p. m, to-day in the case of Higgina & Brand, SUPERIOR COLR nRIEP, Mary P. M. Palmer began n suit for $2,500 nguinst Edward Danzon, J. C. McVey, W. £, Cowper, E. P. Waod, F. . Clarke, Chiacles Car: dy, Henry Holtslauder, James Carter, Jr., and R Clarki The J'm&aml Afail_Printing Cnmdmrfiy stied James P, Root, U. R, Hawley, aud H, I, Bray- ton for $2,000, Hyman Bros. began a sult in replevin agalnst Francis Agnew, T. 1. Swmith, George Harrls, and 1), F."Paykhonse, to recover fifteen buxes of ladies’ ond wentlemen's furnishing goods, valued at $2,000, CIRCUIT COURT. Wililam Vocka filed & bill egainst William P, Moss aud 1, T, Clendenning to foreclose s mfll’lc&!fll!fl far $1,000 on the following lot: Come me t a polnt on the north lue of Grant place feet cast of the east lino of Hurlbut etrcet, in the morth part of Block 13, in the Canal Trustees' Subdivision of Sce 33, 40, 14, thence running north 120 feet, thence east 52 §-10 fect along the south line of an al- thence south 120 feet to the orth line of suld Grant place, thenee west on the north line of said Grant place 52 8-10 fect to the place of mgmm"fiiflznbulh M. Gleeson for Price sucd Thomas Gough commenced au action in tres- ass agafust Willam P, Duone to recover g‘.‘s,oou damages for malpractices JUDGMENTS. Screnion Cornt—-CoNerasioxs—IT, F. Griswold 7. 40, —The Internationat sa J. D, 1 $U87 Tank ve, John A. 2,735, —Same va. Augnst Wallbaum and John A. Huck, 83,032,193, —A. A, Sprague et al, v, Mra, Il A) Fiood, 141,07, sCmr;v'rr Counr—Coxrrastoxs—W, W, Carsou 1. Georgo M. Kimbark, 811,460,160, spaich to SrninorigLn, I, Aug. 3L.—A special term of the United States Court licro mects Octs 1 for the hearing of chancery cases ouly. THE YACNTS. THE DISASTER. To the Editor of The Tribund, Cnicaco, Aug. 2L—In relation to the ssd disaster to the new - yacht Sylvis, off Racine, Baturday uight last, your paper pronouncca the following verdict, to which I enter my hearty ‘“protest’: No eapecial blame seems to attachto any one, nnless nll hende were to blame for puiling thelr 1fves in the keeplng of a craft so poorly fitted o withstand rough weather, Now, I think I may say that especlal blame ate taches to the manager of that yacht, and to his door muy o fald the sad desths of hls com- panions. Some weeks ago, on the occasfon of the des plorable fatality caused by the capsizing of the Mohawk in New York Bay, I felt constraiued to repudiate the seamanship of her Captain, and & urged upon my readers the necessity for somé practical trainjng of thoso who asplre to be- vome accomplished yachtsmen. Here was s new and stanch yacht, well equipped we are told, embarking for Chlcago from a ncighboring port. It seems the young men com- prising her party Knew anything about yachting or saflorship. The Qm was bullt, peesumubly, by skilled mechanicé, and probably well-fitted-out, ns she shoull have been, to come hero to join In the approaching regatta. But it was not to beall summer-sailing; for at mid- night, aswe learn, a squall, or heavy sea, vap- slzed her, and two of .the party were drowned, while theescape of the others froma watery gn"n\-n iy be cousidered fortultous, If not mirac- ulous, 1 rejolea to gee a growing love for aquatle sports among our young men residing on the Inke-borders. Nowhere In the wide world are such ld\'nl)ln%bl and opportunitics vffered for successful yuchting us here in Chiengo and on the borders of old Lake MIichigan. But those who most alfcet this ruanly sport are mostly young clerks, who think {t just as exay to takc the helin and manage a light safl-craft, us to Lmnp iuto n buggy antd steer a worn-out lvery- ack a nflo or two Into the rural districts. And here is the great error. Yachting Is an art,—one of the tine (nautical) urts; and vne who hus not served o proper apprenticeship, and studied well hin * starboard sud port,” hud bet- ter be very cautious how hie fnvelizles men, and articularly women, into 8 water-excurslon; oF thicre are nlue chances to one that he treata them to a wet jacket or & Coroner’s Inquest. 1 sald, in my former Mohawk paper, that yachting is o husiness sul fienurln, and one which has ;fot to be learned before ane ezn con- ¢lder himself an able yachtsmen, I have known saflor-Coptains who “could handle thelr 2,000 clipper-ships during the ficreest gales of Ca) Horn, without the Joss of & rope-yarn, who would be very unsafc commanders of the Frallc, from Clilcago to 8t. Jo, As [ said before, I warn my young friends to take some lessons fn salling aud handling sail- boats or yachts; to learn the use of the hclm tharoughly; to seq that thelr craft ia propecly Dullasted, aud that ballast secured; to make surc that thelr halyards, sheets, snd downhawls are fn lmrrm ruining order; and then to be very cautious how they carry sall, and to kecp per- JSectly cool under sll emergencies, and they may escape some sudl fatalitles, * It {a perfectly #ltly to loy the fault of this Sylvla disaster” to any but the right eause. Doces any one who knows him think, for a mo- meut, that the Sylvla disaster conld have occur- red with Capt. John Prindiville nt the helmt Not oue! Carr. Bax, TUR INA, which is to_race Saturday with the Frolle, could not Gnd n dock at Racing where she could prop- crlnyrepnre for tho contest. 8helelt thut town Hun ng afternoon and arrived Tiere In the even- ing, She experienced but Mttle difliculty from the northeuster. She fs a very flne looking fl.\chl. of about the same length as the Krolic, ut consliterably wider. 8ho I8 the fuvorite in betting eircles. ~ 8hie went Into the South 8ide dry-dock of the Chicago Dry-Dock Compan, yeaterday morning to have ber bottom scrapes and bo otherwise put in good trim. The Frolle also went into the samoe dock yeaterdsy to ro- célve a thorough overhauling. THE MAMNE, which was left near Frankfort by the propetler Nashua, which had her in tow {or this port, has not yet been heard of, und some fears for ber sufely are entertained. ‘Tho weather was very roughwhen the propeller let go of her, but, oy she was scen making for Fraukfort Harbor, it I8 belleved that sho reached that portin safuty, and, i nol tuken in tow by sonie steatmer boumd for this port, I8 prohably suill there, It §s hardly prfihublfi lllm l: 0 !!rle(l' to mmus lh‘lln pnrt‘flmlfir sall, she 1s safu sha will undoubtes 3 leurd from to-day. Y, TIHE WILSKY CASES, A REPLY TO MK, WINT DEXTER. b (he Editor of The Triduna, 8t. PAnL, Minn,, Aug 20.~1 notlce fn your fssue of the 17th [nst. & communleation from Mr. Wirt Dexter, one of the special counsel Lo the Unjted States Diatrict Attorney at Chicago, in which he defends at some length the course of himoclf and assoclates fn tho prosecution of the Chlcago whisky cascs, aud asperses, ns usual, the character of ex-Supervisor Tutton, Elmer Washburn, Chlef, and Capt. Brooks, Asslstant Chlef, of tho Becret Bervice, i he but sdhere etrictly to the truth, Mr. Dexter's defense of Bluford Wilson aud others would be a good one, but any argument bused on tallacious assertions is weals, unreliable, und capable of refutation, to say the least. Thogen- tleman says that when called upon to partici- lmu in the prosccutivns Le found that fifteen ndictments had been returned against distillers, rectiticrs, Gauygers, oth- ers, aud the frst {mpression he aud bis associates recelved wos that con- vietlous miy/t be sccured in six cases, but, on further und more seathing examination of thu evidence, this number dimfuished to three, Aund on the hypothests that it wus moro deslrn- blo to Lresk ur the consy :lmc; by uuklmi peuce with the recaleltrants, the “squeaters™ wers permitted to lay down thelr arus and surren- er. and Permlt me, who was, at that time, probably more famlllar with the testhnony fn the posses- slun of the Governuent than the talented gen- tletuan himself, Lo ndvance a fow statements of fucts thut may dislodge hiw from biy fortress of presuined security, ‘Lo fndictments referred to were against the nlon Cupper Distilling Compuauy (Roelle, Jun- Ker & CoJy toclle, Junker & Coy (reetls 5\ Parker B, Musou, tolsen & Eastmdn, Ru Furloug, the Luke Bhore Distillery (Geos Cl | Biilr S0 186, Frodericks), Jouathan b Farser, THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST Roswell and Moses Mersereau, Gearge Croshy, and Burton M. Ford, Oliver & Co. A number of Gaugers and Storckeepers were nlso _recom- tw"dlfd to the tender mercies of a Federal Conr In the case of the Unfon Copper Distfllery, it ‘was proved beyond contradiction that they were running extra inashes, and that they had, In sixteen manths ahipped Uy cars from Calumet nearly 1,000 barrels of taxable whisky, apirits, and highwines mora than was reported to the Collectur, In the case of Russell, special agents had tracked a number of truck-londs of the {llleit product to Parker R. Mason's recllf;lmi cstablishment, no entries of the same being found on thelr Government books, The same may bs enld of Merserenu, who was detceted in ship- ing to Uolsen & Eastinau's reetifsing-honsv a arge number of barrels of the “crooked,’ of which the proper entriea swere not made, And g0 with Tugner, who twas even detected In re- moving and reusing the stamps. The case against the Lake Store Distillery was equally as atrong, Here was divect evidence of gullt, and the witnesses to provo it were not * squeal- crs,' whose prospect of immunity depended on thelr abillty to *give away” others. And agaln: 'l‘hc?unnllllcn of grain purchased by these desirable latter-day agents of the whisky l)roscculou was proven to be much larger han reported to the Collector, not even taking into accaunt the malt and other cereals purchased of Rehm’s malt-house, of which no compilations could be procured, owingto the fact that the books \:untnlnlnE‘ula dameging evidence had been dcstmgeu. a8 or was not that ‘*sulliclent or relable testimonyl” But amain: Ibwas in cvidence Lefore the Grand Jury that *“Indla-rubber ¥ packagea had been rent out in thousands of instauces, That fs, harrels of liquor had been thrown ou the market properly stamped, while the returns made to the Revenue Department were for packe ages of from ten to fifleen gallons, a direct, positive and Irrefutable steal of from 60 to 60 gallons on each cask, Coutld this be called ¥in- sulllcient evidenced” Convictions have all along Deen gecured on wealier testimony than this, But the oracles manipulating the instrumeuts of wur argued that the testimony of one sel conyicted thief, perjurer, and villaln waa far st perior to volumes™ of documentary evidence, hich dove-tailed together with awful precision, They held that the overdrafts of hundreds of thousanuds of gallons on the *“spirit buok "' was of no ch‘:hL; that nothing hut an admission of guilt would he necepted by an - intelligent jury wlien passing upou the eases. , fearful of placing such centlemen as Messrs. Tutton, the Brookses, Herr, avett, and otliers, on the stand, backed up by tons of docuinents and columng of damning figures, ench corroborating the other, even In the most miuute detall, the {nnocent ' whisky thief and the dm\'n-lmddun, bribed, and perfured petty Government oflivial was graclously permitted {0 sneak out of the Penitentiary on conditfon that substitutes be furnished, and so the curtain falls, with the big rascals still living in opulence, nnd the minor dogs safely cnscopeed in_the County Jail. Such s the polley of Mr. Wirt Dexter, and his co-oracles In the whisky prosecutions. The mauagement of the cases in Indlana Is a sufficlent answer to his g{ulumu aud o half sell-laudatory comtunlea- oon. That the entire ''frst batch "-etc:pun% robably tiwo or three minar Pnrsuns—wauh have been conslgned toJoliet {n case they had ade a stand Is not the mere apinfon of u boy, but isborue out by the real facta R: the case, did undoubtedly is backed by the upinions of older heads, s fully competent to judge as Mr. Dex- terorany of “his colleagues, as talented ant omuipotent though they may he. Yours, ete, Fucop A.BLICHTER, Whilom * Stenogeapher to the Department’ of Juatice, Northern District of Illinols. MR, PAYNTER AND TUIR CANPBELL PARK CHURCH. For the past yenr the Campbell Park Chapel, which Is & branch of the Third Presbyterian Church, has been presided over by the Lev. H, M. Paynter. Mr, Paynter's labors tn lils chiosen fleld have, during the twelve months, been re- markably productive of spiritual benefit to those who hayve been members of his congrega- tlon, and nlso [n a relative degree Lo the come munity in general. It s with sincere regret that his congregation and many admirers learn of thelr lmsmr‘ resignation from his present 0st of duty, nnd the high respect and esteem n which Lewas held by the members of his P‘wlk {s amply evidenced by the appended reso- utlons. At the cammencement of Mr. Paynter’s labors the church organization was numerleally weale The vesult of the year's work Is n Jarge increase, The gentlemun’s pulplt abilities are much above those of the avernge ministerial worker. He richly deserves the senthments of respect and esteem which are aceorded him by an endeared cangregation, 1iis labors in other vineyards wiil undoubtedly be anlucll\'e of the same beneflt as hag attendeit his good work here. The following are the resolutions: llesolved, ‘That for the carnest zeal and nntinng energy, the faithfulness, consistency, and honeaty of the Nev, Mr, Payntor's cvanzeliotlc and mission. ary labors amongst us, for the tender solicitude and earnest lym‘mlhy which have alwnys brought him to tho heil-slilo of the wick and dying, we owe himn lite-tonz eratltude, Rexolred, Thal wo mperhnfi owe him a debt of everlanting gratitude for the ubility, tearning, and ncr?hxml research displnyed by him In expounding God's Word, opening-up unto us new chanuels o thonuht, and making clenr to our minds many of the mystoriea of man's ainfulness and redomption, removing doubts from wur minds, fllling our licarte &I‘II; ljny und peace, and bringing many souls to rinl, Iresolved, That we cheetfully and heartlly recom- mend our brother to the kind constderation of the Chiristian brotherhood nvtrfu‘lmn, and pray that hiw servicen may be greatly blessed of the Lord wherever Homay be pleased to place him, 4 Mr, Paynter preachies his farewell sermon Bun- ny. ITANS BALATEKA. A PARKWELL TESTIMONIAL, Last evening Hans Balatks, who for sixieen years past has been an active worker in tho fleld of musle in Chlcago, was mado the reciplent by & number of German slnging socictlcs of o farewell ovation. The following partle- ipated: iGermania Maunerchor, Liederkranz Giesang-Vereln, Orpheus Mannerchor, 8weltzer Maunnerchor, and Turner Gesang-Sectione. Mr. Balatka goes tu St. Louis as leader of the Arlon Veren, the leading wusieal organization there, He antlciputes that & Lroader fleld of labor I8 open to lifm, and that there will be a Letter chunce for au ngpreclnluu uf his services. ‘The Haydn Amateur Orchestra and some other Kindred musical organizuttons are expected to be united under his leadership, Ho also pro- poses to organlza mixed choruses, of which here are none in existence in St. Louls as yet, ‘The reception last nllgm waa given In order to sliow the respect that is felt for the gentleman, and also ad a token of appreciation of his sor- vices s & muslcian andt organizer i Lhis city. ‘The societies formed [n front of North Bide Turner Hall, and, headed by the Light Guard Band, under'the leaderabip of Joseph Klander, marched to the resldence of Mr, Balatks, 15 Chleago aveuue. The torchlights were a fafi- ure, owlng to the lgznorance of tue partica who had the preparation of thein. At the residence Measrs. Degenhart, Iaarbleicher, and Thor- warts waited on the gentleman, and he was cs- carted down stalrs, snditlien, by way of Wells, Diviston, and Clark strects, to the Llucoln I'ark Pavilllon, where o season of gemucth- lichkeit wus 1mlulk'cd in for somo time, About 11 o'tlack Prestdent Thorwnrts, of tho Licderkranz, presented Mr, Balatka with an elegaut haton of ‘clony, and Heavily mounte ed with gold, in a few neat nud appropriate ro- marks, which were feelingly responded to by Mr. Balatkn, After more musle und an expres- sfon of gaod feeling, Mr, Balatka was escorted to hls home. He leaves for 8t, Louls Thursday. STREET-CATR SMOKING, A BLAST AUAINST TOBACLO. M (ha Editor af Tha Trisune. Cnicang, Aug, 11, —Can you tll mo if people whu do nut smoke have any rights that smokers are bound to respect? Can you telt why it futhat suiukers are compelled 10 stand on the frant plate form of our street-cars, and so pull all the anioke and uslies In the facea of tweinty or niore people who do not mmoke, do not wishio smoke, and \nml;l willingly forugo the patn of sshes In thele eyea . I tido on the cars every day, andone bright, clear morning not long ce thers was no soker on the front plotform. ** flaw delightful x this ridy, " thought 1, and very svon ona or Lwo prsaens #ers commented on the same, so 1 knew I was not ulung in my cnjoyment. But at Haleted stroct s vllluluuul!)llln stepped to the front, and our pleas- fee vanishied *¢in smoke, Only this week o Madison atieet conductor callcclcd fares with o cigar in his mouth, Why not prohibit smoking and spitting on our ect-cand, arelse have npecla) cars for smokers and t‘hiv:nu! ;{‘hu r"'l‘ devoted to smokers, arrangement would an. awer weil i the car could be turned st the end of every trip. One night last week all svallable room was taken, except & part of tho front seats, which were reserved, because Loo filthy for any ene tooc. cupy, A lady finds it sumowhat dissgréeable toejt down with skirts resting in pools of splttle, I'leass persnadu Mr, Lake to put the smokors on the Lack platform or of the car, and let those wha have to spend all day shut up at thelr work have o fuw brealh of pure fresh atr, durln'[ the only time !ht{ lave to spead [n the outer world. Yoursvery truly, Eve's Davouten ** Cunious.™ Lutters similar o tone to the sbovo are fre- quently recelved ot this office. It is not difi- cult to auewer the complaints contalned in them, and the ofllcials of the West Division Hullwsy Company expressed themselves to s Trinuna reporter who tldted them yesterday as willing to tnake answer to this as they wern willlng to laten amd reply tonll other com- plaints, Mr. Swinarton sald, that as (ar as the strect-car travel was concerned, the public were divided into two classcs, the smoking and the non-smoking. The smokers wore by far too Iarge o part of thelr patrons to be Ignored, and the present arrangement of the street-cars was the "best that could be devised as & com- promise, The fdea of lmiting the smokers to the MHrst platform of the box-cars, instead of tho rear rlnt!orm. was that ladiea conld not very conveniently zet on and off the former, naat all the strect-cor- nera the car \was obliged to halt with ita rear end ot the further erossing. Desldes, If amokera sliould stand on the rear platforin, thore would be greater danger to passera-by from the ashes nrnrka from clgnrs, Thire was no use In one ciuss of peopla trying to crowd out the other, 'The cara were for the accommugdation of the public gencrally, just aa much for smokers a8 for those who do not happen to use tobacco, THE CITY-IIALL, Ofcer Michacl Cudmora was yesterday die- charged from the police force, he having been caught on one of his * drunks." ‘The Law Department have taken up thelr reshlence In tho new rooms In the northiest corner of the City-Hall, up-gtairs, The city’s recelpts yeaterday were §2,050 from water-rents; $2,000 on the popular losn, and $4,000 from licenses, The police are stirring up the peddiers, butchers, saloon-keepers, and oth- crs whose business requires that a llcense be taken vut, The Finance Commitice were called to meet veaterday morning, but only Ald, MeCrea and Rosenberg responded, Ald. Pearsuns and Briggs are out of town, and Lepgacher did not come up. There not heing a quorum, references were not consldered, aml Mayor Heath and the others secolved a Wittle tnfornition from the Comp- troller nbont the sewerage fund, There fsa hul- ance of $21,000 to the credit of the fund. The appropriatiou for 1870 was $16,000, Were all [»u ue certifieates pahl there would be n def- it of §75,000 In that fund alone, Adjourne:l, SMOKE-BURNENS. Tho 8pecial Councll Comunittee on Smoke- Consumers met yesterduy morntng to come to some conclision " about the wdoption at the Water-Works of one of the nitmerous devices known as smoke-consumers; but awlng to the force of clreumstances no dectsion was ade. There wera present Ald. Byan, Throup, Ballard, and Sweeney Mr. C. McGinnts, who had not been heard from before, nuhmnml\\mwhlgau( lits mrachine, which \v{mrnld he clalmed, save 50 per cent in the coat of fucl, D My. Coughlin, of the * Champlon,’ snid that Iis patent would beat them all by i3 per cent. 1Ie would bet on it. 0, C. Chase, syent for the Diehl patent, proposed to put in for $#200 per bofler hia fucl-savers, On a hard-conl basls ‘he enuld save 65 or 75 per centy and on n soft-conl Lasts 25 to #0 per vent. Heve d, M. Elirseh, un- ather patentee, dropped in, andsnid that Hazle- ton had infringed hix (Hirsch's) patent, snd he should not. put up with §t. Mr. Jiazleton sald that there had been no nfringement. Gearge Marlow, of AMilwaukee, spoke. 1le hnd worked on sinoke-burners for clzhteen years and hnd, in 1871, perfected one and patented it All oth- ers before the Commnlttee were Infringements, Ile should enjoin afl {mx'lh‘l, und 10 the ety adopted any n‘:nnmmn ie should hotd the city responsible. Mr, Lester, of the * Lester " pat- ent, sald that his’ faventlon had been examfned by experte, pronounced distincet from all others, nnd had been pateuted. He was prepared to stick to It, Me, McGinnis waa prepared to main- tain the rights of his fnvention and wonld show that there was no infringement, Mr. Marlow saiil b would fight the thing In Court. Tha Conunittce then recelved nssurances from all rrcaenz that, in case action for in- Iriggement of patent was brought by any ono of the agents of nny of the [nventions repre- aented thero, the city would be sccured against loss. The meeting then adjourned. At 2 p. m. tho Aldermen visited I'leld & Lel- ter's catablishment and Orlental Mills, whers one of the inventions is In operation. Marlow will have onc of his nachines set up fn Chicago, and the Committec will lnspect it, There has been no consultation for a declslon upon the merits of the different inventfons as yet. Thero probubly will he one some day this week, when areport will be propared for the Councily CRIMINAL, The case agalnst Aaron Cohn, charged with having violated the bankrupt lav, waa dismissed for want of jurisdiction, the defendant wot hay- ing beou adjudged bankrupt. ‘W. J. Leadbeater, of No, 850 West Jackson street, aud Boehm & Hartman, of Bluo Island avenue, cach complaln of the loss of pots of Larness by midnight prowlers. At an carly bour yesterday morning Officer Lansing found o partially ransacked trunk in thic yard of Mra. B. 8, Barry, No. 402 West Mon- roc street. It 18 supposed to have been stolen [r’nrlul some neighboriug resflence duriug the night. floury QGroglinskt, o Pole, was before Com- missioner Hoyne yesterday, charged with liav- lnf sold uunstamped cigars without having talen out a Government llcense, aud held fn $500 ball to the next sesslon of the District Court. TPatrick Reld, 3 years of age, was ron over at 8 o'clock Inst evening, and slightly injured about the Lead, hy a wagon driven by on em- ploye of J, W. Wilson, the packer, ‘The necl- dent occurred at the corner of Jeflerson and Adama sireets. Michal Carroll and John, his son, visited the ‘Town of Clvero Suncday afternoon, and ||Lwn re- turning howe filled “their wagon with hay gleaned from the mows of Jucol Reckinger, Tho hionest farmer followed them to town, and lnst uvening caused thelr arrest, The tnquest upon Michael Dobbius, who was killed by William Kirby, was commenced yes- terdany by Coroner Dietzach, but was continued untll ‘to-day fu order to liear some new wite nesses, Thus far the evidenco for aud sgalnst the prisoner ia about evenly balanced, John Ewing, a once notorlous burglar, was spotted early yeaterday morning by Oftleer Alexander McMillan, who, inding o bundle of saws in tho thiet’s possesfon, promptly locked him up, ‘Tho articles hud been stolen from the n:ou’.u( Ewing & Bussom, No. 149 Maalson stree Thomas Gorman yesterday galned access to the louss of Jacol Heltzer, No. 478 West Twelllh street, and made sway with a fuantit of mfscellancous goods. Officer Porier fol- lowed in hot pursult for nearly a mile, and tually succeeded in capturing hisman. fe was sent fn §500 ball to the Criminal Court., 1Iattic Amennan, l\lng;ilu Mullen, Mary Kelly, Mary Green, Jamea Morrls, and Carroll Bwarlz, inmates of the Liowee of fli-fane Na. 109 Frank: 1in etreet, fined $20 cach by Justice Footo esterday. © They had taken a change of venue rom Justice Summerfield. The * Black Marin " will carry them to Felton's domieite, At about 5 o'clock yesterday morning three burgslurs were discovered fn thie act of gaining entrauco to 8 salovn un the corner of Jellersun aud Adama streets when they were discovered by the proprietor, who at ouuul‘,:nvu the alarn, Gicers Mead and O'Neit Jolned'in the clinsv, and fired several shots at”them, but with no success, Josie Montross and Emma Caux visited the New York Store yesterdny, und under pretense of buying some tape carded off two cashmuro shawls valued ot §60, ‘Inelr arrest apeedily fol- lowed, und resulted in Juslo belnie sent to the Criminul Court under £500 ball, er comprn- lon wua releascd, ns thiere was no ovidonue ua to bier guilt, Justico Summerfleld yesterday sent the fol- lowlng to the House of Correction: MarySmith, drunk, thirty duve; Eliza Hathicrton, drunk, lhlrl.idnyu' Al Byrns and June Dudley, drun] nnddlsurdcrly,l ety days: Willlam Pree- ton, vagrancy, nincty days; Charics Dowling and James (Juulls, vnfru ey, sixty days; Nello Morgan, disorderly, thirty doys, Henry Lucas, residiug at the cornerof Thirty- Afth anil Halsted strects, visited o triend on Ly- inon strect Sundsy afternoou, eud while there bad his horse aud bugey stolen, ‘Tho police {uurdlv arrested Jobu Vidler us an accoinplice 1 tho job, and rccovered the rig at Luke View, To Ifilv.:nnu the capture of the nrlnrllml thief, Vidler's case was continued fu 3300 ball. ‘The notorlous Watt Robbins and four of his (uu[g~k‘rud White, Frank 8carls, George B. Woicott, .und Cbarles Dwight—wers before Justice D'Wolt yesterlay,—Watt for keeplug a gambling-lell, and the otlicrs for belug {nwales of the same. They woro tried by a jury, who camo to the concluslon that Wutt was nota gambler, and that bis associates were gentle- men. Nothivg retnalued but to discharge them, A loug-talked-of s"lm fight between John Baines und Owen O'3Malley, of butcher fame in the West Jackson strect murket, camo off at an carly hour yesterday morning (n the ealoon of Johu Miller, No. 74 West Jackson street. The doors of the place wero closed, a ring {mprovis- Owen O'dalley wul Stilter chosen as an sccons round ufter round wus fought ~ untfl Haiues lay insensi- Ule” upon the Hour, Boon aftcrwards he was aent to his home, No. 74 West Adams strcet, upon a litter, and (lmlnr tho day all the hibiting prize-fights. Balnes will be arrested as participants were arrested under the statuto pro- roon aa he fa ahle to appenr, Tho fight 1s sald to have been one of tho most brutal eharacter, well befitting the character of all the particl- pants. Quite a sensation was caused at the South Division Police Court vesterdny afternoon 'J( 0 rapo case, in which o girl named Lydia Bedor nlltm ted to punish a young uan vamed Will- fam Elllott. “The young indy lives with hor brother-in-law at No. 14535 Prairie avenue, tho residence of Mr, and Mre. Lo Point. ~ Young Eiliott resides next dvoor, and has had fre- uent walka with the attractive young lady. Kn usual upon Sunday evenings ihey took ‘a walk together, and, “as Misa Bedor says, it ended in the act for which she causcd his arre. The only defense mndo by the young man was that he had frequently heen led” to expeet that Miss Bedor was but “little more than a street. walker. Inasmuch as Elliott made no denlal ot tho atfalr, he was held In §1,000 Dball tothe Criminal Court, . —— SUBURBAN. NYDE PANK, Considerablo excitement was caused yester- day by ashort melee which oceurred ut Fritz Busse's beer-garden. A Loy named Leo- poll Btengler, in company with others, made an extra amount of notsc, and when ons of the bartenders, named James Saddler, told them to shut up, Stengler striick him on the arm with a small brass rlug, breaking the bone intwo places.. Ife was arrested and taken to the Jail. Yesterday morning the case vamo be- fore Justice Recs, but, the complainant being unable ‘to uppear, It was coutinued tiil next Monday, Stengler giving the requisite bonds for his appearance. The arm of the injured man has swelled to twice {ts vatural size, and he {8 suffering intensely. A amall hateh of other criminals wero also Brought up. Three Lrothers uwmed Gattlieb were arralgned for ashooting on Sunday, aud fined &5 eachi. Lewls Swartz, who was taken In by Detective Robinson for plucking owers in the "boulevard, got ofl with « light fine. No trice bas us yet been found of the vagrant \vhuhruhhctl tho resldence of Mrs, Fairman' last week, 2 Sunday morning an odd-looking person wns discovered \\'fl"illl‘: along the Jukeshore, Ilo was nerayed in a long black alpaca gawn and a red cap, and wore his liale long, his fuce belog covered with short, Inzzy halr, He proceeded through the village parkto the lake shore, where hie b down by n tree, opened & wedlilied sutchel, utd taok from it a buuch of paper, and, after gazing thoughtfully and scarchingly out upon the ungry billowa, wrole down “somo bricf and unintelligivle ~ caructers, At this funetlon In " affulrs a gentle- man stepped up and asked the man i€ he was John the Baptist. He answered, rather indefl- nltely, “1 wish to be exvused,” e then pleked up his chattels and vamosed the premises, Ab unusunlly brifllant hop will talie place at the Hydo Park House this evening, 'Ihe tickots uri 51, adhinitting gentleman and indles, The Trustces” micct In regular session this afternoon. The Forty-third street sewer ques- tion does not come up till nexe meetihy. Judge E, 3. Willlama last Sunday read, before the Flrst Preshyterlau Sunday-school, a sad letter from Mrs, Fassett, wife of Mr. 8. M. Fassett, the. Chieago photograplier; telliug of the deuth of her son Walter In Vir- ginla, The fumily have, till within the pust two or three years, been respected and esteemed residents of this village, aind actlve members of the Uresbyterian Church, Walter Fussett wos a bright and interesting boy, and well known among the youth of this place, but hus always been un fuvalld. He died at the age of 22, - WASHINGTON MATTERS. Bpecul Dispatch f0 The Tribune. ‘Wasmixeroy, D. C,, Aug. 21.—No arrange- ment has yet been made with the bidders for the $300,000,000 434 per cent bonds provided by the et of July 14, 1870, ulthough the represents atives of the great flnanclal houses arc etill hero waiting with what patlence they may the declslon of Scerctary Morrlll on the propost- tious submlitted. Amoug the bidders are Sclig- man, Drexel, backed by J. G. Morgun, and the Rothschilds; Morton, representing Morton, Rose & Co., and Morton, Bliss. & Co,, besldes 8. Vanlloffmau & Co., the Raphacls, the First National Bank, and others, The Secretary was mnot to be 'scen todday in couscquenceof lllness, but he spent some time at the Department. He 1s overrun' by persous in behaif of themsclves or frlends in antlelpation of the carly discharge of over 500 clerks and employes of both sexes, Tho pres- suro s glving him mare troubls than the negotintion of tho new loan, * It Is, however; cxpected that tha news of tho success of the negotlation will be given to-morrow or noxt day at tho furthest. Nong of the bidders havo of- fered to take the whole loan, but have made thelr offers contingent. The figures offered will n‘az l:le made kcnown until tho vontracts ure signed. sl‘lm Postmaster-General will meot the Com- mission uplmlmud under the Post-Oltice Appro- priation bill to investigate the anbject of the transportatlon of mails on railrowls, at New York, during the lattee part of (his week, The names ol the Commission Wava not been mado public yet, but the President sald on Suturday ‘lmt he should appoint Gardiner G, Hubbard, of Massachusctts, and Frank W, Palmer, cditor of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, as two incmbers, and ne has probably before this decliled o the third name, ‘I'vo new appolntments of revenue agenta were made to-day—John Olney, assigned to Chleago, and J. Lo Trumbull, of Indianapolls, ussigned to Cinciunatf, The counsel for the Chicago and 8t. Louls whisky convicts aro still hers awalting reporia on questions subiuitted to the District-At- torneys. Willlam C. Williams has been n})pnlnud an Internal Revenue (nuger in the Flrst District of Ohio, and Cornelius Burgess in the Fourth District'of lowa. A —_————— v RELIGIOUS. Spectal Dispaich to The Tridune, Dunuqug, Ia,, Aug. 21.—The Rev. Mr, Ring- laud, pastor of the First Presbyterfan Charch of Lhisgity, surpriscd bls congregatian yesterday by handing In his resignation, ‘The cause fasaid to he the nability or unwillingness of hischurch to give him a satliclent nnln;,r Apectal Dispatch io Abune. SrRINGPIELD, 11, Aug. ‘The Bangamon County Sunduy-Sehuol Convention convenes ut Ruchester, this county, Wednesday, for & two duys’ sessfon, Spacial Dispalch to Tha Tyibune, ARN Anuog, Mica., Aug. 21, —''be 'resbyterian Church of thiscity yesterday aud to-day cele- brated thu scmientennlal” of ita exlstence Al the old pastors living wera present, and de- Itvered nddresses, Four of the uriginul mem- bera were present, all vemafolug of the eighteen who fonnded the church, They are Bimeon Wells and wite, of Kalamazoo Counly; Mrs, Farrlng, of Detroit: M Fiunfe Camp, of of Grund Raplds, The history of the clrch was read this afternoon by Jo 1L A, Sesal A banquet followed, The “chureh 18 now very prosperous, 1t has had over 1,200 members. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. Nites, )fluh., Augg, 2L—The segular annunl campemeeting of the Methodists of \Western Michigan hus been in session at Crystal Bprluge, near this clty, since last Tuesday g, Many notable dlvluc- from sbiroad -are present, and thus fur the meetings have been veéry in- teresting, The attendance has not been as Iurue us last year, up Lo Bunday, when the num- Ler fu sttendancs fur oxceeded that of the same duy In auy previous year. Fully 10,000 people were on the grounds, ‘Thoe ey, 1% F. Hildreth,” of Uramd Raplds, preachied an_able sermon i the moranlng, and the Rev, Mrs. Lathrop, vl Juekson, preached in the evening. The day was! observed a8 Missfonary Doy, and_to-morrow will be # Chlldren's Day.,"* Every child within 100 or less miles who s Methodist bred and Methodist born s expected to be present, e e — — -+ TURPENTINE, Wiannaros, N. C., Aug, 21.—3plrits of tur- peutiue flem, ut 27¢ Lid, i THE WINDSOR, Intersecting corridors un every story, with an open central tower roaching to the roof, and ex- pusure to overy quarter of tho compass, glve a healtbful ventilation to cvery part of the Windsor Hotel, on Fifth avonue, between Forty-sixth snd Forty-soventh strocts, New York. In mid-sum- wmer thera In always & pleasant brevze In the hiouse, oaking it a niost sgroeable bomo during the hot monthe. lundreds of gucats from every part of this country gathor hero lo sbare in the comforts of the houso aud table, making k¢ thelr starting-polut forexcurslona to thc country snd seaslde, snd to which they return for tho wpeclal delicaclos which abound there, ——— PEOPLE WHO HAVE cut thelr wiso teeth use the Bozodont, and a}l who doaro willlng to declare to all who don't use it that it {a the moat perfect and delightful thing for Sho teeth thuy ever dipped & brush sate, QAS VERSUS OIL. An Interesting Meeting of the Counci! Gas Committee. Mr, Watkins, on Bohalf of tho South Side Company, Presents His Ultimatam. Messrs, Charles & Afken Offor fo Light , the City with O01 for 325 Per Lamp. The Subject to Be Further Inves- tigated To-Morrow, The Gas Committee held nnother meeting yesterday afternoon, when there ware present Ald, Rawletgh, Chairman, Thompson, Aldrlch, and Cullerton, Mr. Leonard Swett was also present In the interest of hi s clients, Messrs, Charles & Alken, who arc deslrous of accuring a contract to light the city with oll. Just as the meeting was being called to or- der, Mr. Watkins came In and at onco proceeded to state the conclusions s Company had ar- rived at. He sald the Cominittee’s proposition, as he understood it, was this: That the con- tract with the gas companies be abrogated, that new compnnies should be let fn, and that the present companies should have the prisilege of furnishing gas to the city at $1.60 from the 1st August to the 1st April. His Board had had two meetings on the subject, and had declded to decling tho proposition beeause of the low price and the otlier conditions. If, however, some conslderation was shown the Cumpnu; they would make & donatlon to tho city of S per 1,000 feet, or, In other words, ula)’gly the city at $1.50 and cltlzens at $2 per 1, from the 1st of August to the 1st of April next. That was the only proposition le could mske, and he would now wish them good dn(y. Ald, Cnllerton—-Ono mument, Mr, Watkins: you think you can induce your Company o do that? Mr, "Watkins—I lh{nl: 20: I conld recommend thnt, and have no doubt it will heagreed to, Ms. \Watkins was ngain about to move off, when The Chalrman detained him with the question: Is that offer conditional or nnconditional? Mr. Watkine—It s conditional,—that we shell have proper consideration. ‘The Chalrman—That we don't let in any new conmpanies? Atr. Watkine—I don't eay that, but s proper con- sideration. We proposc 10 trent you in this matter as [ think we alwuys have donc. " In_any negotin- tlons with you I havo nlways been treated fairly and frankly, and 1 shall reciprocate In this matter, 1 mean what I ln{. and [ don't wean nnflmlu clse, You can accept the proposition If you think [t wise 80 to do. ' Good duy, gentlemen. v This time Mr. Watkins, who reemed very anx- lonn Lo leave the Commitice, managed 10 getawiy. ‘The Chairmun--We wlll now listen to Mr. Swett. THE OIL P'ROPOSITION. Mr. Swett snid: 1 come before you as attorney on hehalf of Mr. Charles and Mr. James Alken, who have, n8 I understand It, peruiing before you n written propusition to light thc city by ofl, Instead af gan, I simply desire to atate bricly a few Tacta [n connectign with that propositlor and in connection with the general subject, There are now about 10, 370 strect-lamps iu'the city, and the costcf N_yhllnf them under the contract of 1860 is abont 867 per lamp, or §500,000; repoira cost an< nually about §6,000: now lumps added about ,000, Tho cost of Hglting cngine-rooms, oM- ceos, and pubtic bulldings holonging to the elty Is nl‘.mul $100,000. ~'This s nuder the contract o 1800, which Insts for the period of ten ' years, ond there are more than _ two ' years yet to fulfilled, “'be Corporation Connecl has given an officlal opin+ lon that this contract Is invalld, und may bo ret aelo without Hability to the city. Meesrs. Cliarles & Alken propose to furnlsh 7,000 of)-lamps, which areall that the city need, but more if moreare required at: First' year, $35 per lsnlg. making $1%5,000; second year, $20 per lamp, or $140, 000, The fotal cost_of lghting the clty under the old contract ¢ $700,000a year, or 81,100,000 for tha twoyears. The total cost for lightlag the clty” by oll will be, for tho two years, $315,000, raving in that time in round numbers $1,000,000. In this calculation I have left out 3.1'170 lamps swhich aro now lighted, becauso the; are in tho outakirts of the eclty in uninhabitc places aud unnecessary, Thecily can pay for ita gaa a reasonable compensation. Like water andair, gas 18 a primo neceesity, and while all citizens ought to F“ for it, thoy vught not to bo robbed In regard to 1t; and hience ihe question arlses whether under the contract of 1800 the city Is paylng too much. s bearing uponthis quetion, L iave a sl from & London newspaper fu which the West Slde Gaa Company advertises for the aale of its bonds, 1n thnt advertisement lhc{ state the profits they are mnklnfi, and of conrae they desire to make a favor- able showing In order to aell their bons That statemncnt inreference to profita is as follows: 1809, £40,143 134 6d sterling profits; 1870, £60,207 143 1d; 1873, £77,754 118 0d; 187, £84,440: 1875, £0,000,' "This amounts, canvertad into gold, not currency, In round numbors, to abont as follows: 1809, 82:,000; 1870, S300,000; 1671, $480,000% 1874, §410,000; 1876, 805,000, In o recent suit In Iowa, A city refosed to tako the gas ne contracted, and me'ivnn cnmmn{ aued the city, To prove its measure of damayes, It showod the coat of manufacturing gas as well as the con- tract price, and the difforence botween the two waas what It was entitled.tu recover, The cost of o8, It was proved, In that clty was only 40 CENTS reft 1,000 ¥EET, ‘Tho Clty of Dublin produces ita own gas, and the coat s 72 cenla per 1,000 feet, Iuthe Chicago T¥mes of Aug, 5 there isan oxtonded calculativn of the cost of tho manufacturo of gas in this city, which was glven a¢ £0 ceuts. No one hus ever contradicied this statement. The tatal cost of the Water-Works of thin city, including 410 1nlles of pipes, two tunnels out to the crlb, eight engines, and all the bulldings, ia less than $8,000,000. The gas-liouses of this clty aro cheap bulidlmim Thers afe oaly sbout 200 miles of plpes, which are lghter than the water-plpes, and consequently cost’ lexss and by n comparlson made before inc by me: husiness ex- perlence, it {s clajmed that the G Works could not have coat over 8, G001, 000, the R'cfll;lu by the gan companies of $700,000 from the city for Hghtiug the etreets, eic., 18 each year20 percent of the entire cost of the worke. More than fifty princi- nl towna in England and eleven in Scotland, anda arge number in the United Btatos, manufacture thelr own gua, dn Chicago produces its own water, ‘The gas in all such cases will uot avarage far from $1 per thousand fect. facls, when in 1840 sonie 14,000 cllizens pu tioned tho Legialature to permit the cily to fi nish ita own gas, the gas companies convinced the Legislature that that would be a bad lhlni to do, lnfi e bill wasdefeated. Iam informed in the City Clerk's oflice that since the fire thore Liave Leenabout ten bills Lefurn the Coancl) proposing to It in othgr companies, and have the uame com+ remlon 10 gan that we have in nvnryumlgtlue: bnt n every single Instanco but one ihe Courncil has been convinced that that element shouls not be let in, and in that instunce whero thera was a fallure 1o convince the Council the Mayor was convinced, and the ordinance was defested. Thus the cily, since tho organlzation of theso gas companles, bun heen absolutely without uny element 'of compo- tition. Ttis a plain proposition that the citizens sro entitied to relict, 1 lad rather ses the con- tracts set aslde, suits brought, damages pald, and the guestion settled, for B MILLIONS OF DOLLARS , would be nltimately saved, than' to sce any patch- up which will cover the triith of the matter. , For Iniatance, soppose a praposition wers made to- you that u dollar would be donated to the city. Clllcafo in o beggar and docw not need a dollar obtained In that way, It onght to pay for the gan il that ft casls miitl a reasonable prodt, and the clty ia not 0 that condition that “the hat shonld be passod round for ita henefit, Tt wonld be much Investigate the matter and sec whot the 1 tho gua does not cust more here than it does slse- where thero voght to be 8 laege diininnition In the price; and If the clty were to declare the contructs voud and a sult was (0 be lwu{l;t, damages would simply hetween the cost of mannfacturing tho gas snd the conimict price, Now, youcan turn round snd save that h{ Lhie proposition that Is bue fore you, 1 have trled to demonetrate that the amount saved In two years will be $1,000,000, Itis not a question of paramonnt fmporiance to geta reduction from the companles of 75 cents, $1, or 81.60; that fs an Inslguisicant matter, Le- causo If Lhe reduction 1a obiained (nn pul thy hiat wyer tho subject and nobody will fearn whay the truth fs, ‘I'he boat plan is to proby this matter 1o the bottom, Mr, Bwett then read o lelter from Springleld stating that in that clty there wera Btk guasoline lsmpa in use, which worked faverably, und cost much less thau i;u. Ho continued: Whatever fu dune, of course thy city will Lereason- #bly prudent in acelng that in any confract maida in lleu of tho one now pcndlu* he lIntorests of the city are proporly guarded, it scems to me that if thu contract is vold it ought to bo sot palde and the wholo world fuvited to compote in thls matter of gas, There {8 no reason why tho manu- frcture of gas ehould he n monopoly any more than Ihcr‘u {8 tbat the sclling of calico skiould be & mon- opoly, ‘In anawor to Ald, Aldrich, the Chalrmnan stated that there had heen no propositivn wade from the Weat 8ide Company, Ald. ANlrich vxpressed himec)t In fuvor of tho 'lmpollllun of Mr, Watkins. He wasafsald of tho awauits which wauld follow the abrogation of tho contracts, The ell(. ofter Htigation, would, ac- cording to Mr. Swelt's statoment, have to PAY TIR DIYFERENCA Detween the cdat af the gas and tho contract prico, besides having to pn‘f for nwhllnf with ol ‘Tho Chaleman eaid ho wos in fuvor of admitting new companics. Competitlon would be sure to Lring about & reasonabls price. Ald. Thompson thought they would galn more by Hghtlng tho cllK with oil.” If new companics canio In they would combine to keep up tho price, After gomo further fnformsl talk, the Clalrman expressing declded viewa with reference 1o efleet- ng o zoduction in the ills, the meeting od- Journed to Wedncaduy the measure of the dilference TAPPING—Aug. 21, at 4 o'clock & m., Mr, Samuel Tapping, sgod 30 yoars, Fancral tow bl ke reeidsiice, No. 219 Weat Yeot, notwithatanding these, Adame-at., on Tuesday, Ang. 22, by carato Cale YAy Cemetery, Fricnde are Invited to attend, et Wit of A T inapacs THIFY- 100 oA Dridge 0 Conmon, ehet et of ays. Frneral at 11 o'clack on ‘Triesday, Ang, g No. 187 EanL DIvIsion-at. by crtinses f&l-’.fi.’:?;f BERRY—Monday moming, Aug. 21, of cane sumption, Willlany Derry, aged 38, Funeral Tucaday, 2240 Inst,, at 1 p. m,, from hig l,:"."""u“““' No. 550 Wost Indianasst.,to Grace. nd. €9 Montreal, Can., papers plenns copy. O'SULLIVAN—AL 4 o'clock on Monday evenln, Aug. 81,1870, Timothy L, 0'Sall "'t’;""“"u 2095 yv,hr ns S i uneral from 307 South Jefferson-st, rlcks Clirch at 1050 8. m, on 3o z:fi.’;"fn‘{ thence Ly cars to the Northiesteen depotat i oc m, 1o Calvary Cemelery., POLI'FICAL ANNOUNOCLM) A e e A e e s e Aoty TAIRD WARD, Tho Tihird Whrd Rangers will mneet for al U0 Wabnah avenne thie evening at 8 Prampt aml full attendance requestad, foot.deit u'clock, At more recruite, who can farulah theie own Horves, wanted for Uhis crack corps, Al suich will oppurtunity to slgn the roll at this mecting, EIGITH WARD. Company A, Eighth Ward Boys in Bine, mslr;c;:l x'|2 DBlue ;llim;‘l nvehxuw This, n‘vorflnq at s o' . sharp, epublicans uf respectinlly 1‘1\1@{}0 nl_lc‘;uL odisl — e T T R TWELFTH WARD, The Tivelfth Ward Republican Club_meets thig evening at thelr Tlendquarters, corner Warren ay. enne and fobey strect, The Hon, L. L. 1 lliers wiil adiirens the meetime ond and ) will Testimoniala from well-known and Clnctunatl, and other niaces, A doub EON citizenn of Chieagy demonatrate heyous LOXN will cure all pains and acics of time thian auy otlier known remedy. HUPHOIN Cures Rheumatiam and Nenralgia, EUPEBON Cares Headachie and Toothache, HUPEOIN Curea Burns ond Brufses, HUPHOIT Cutes Pleurisy and Felons, HUPHEOIN Cures Carbunclea and Bunlons, BUPREON Cures Diphtleris and ore Throat, EUPEON Carea Corns, etc., ete, For certificates eeo clrculars, s FOR SALE BY A!.L DPUGGISTS, VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID, AGENTS, 92 & 94 Lake-st., Chicago. AUCTION SALES. By 6. P. GORE & Co,, @8 and 70 Wabash-av, MEDICALs AND FISTULA positivel 3 ¥{thout paln o tho use of & i caumle, A KURE CURE OR NO, PAY. “With paticuta from a dis-™. B tance we will pay all expenven it Dra, MINER & we fail to cure. PIHILLIPS, 107 Mnadison-st. Tacsday, Aug. £2, 0:30 a. m., rogular tra reale in DRY GOODS. Clotha, Cassimeres, Fellinge, heavy Cottonades, saltable for fall and winter nsc. Children's Sultings, Furniture Checks, Hats and Caps, Ladics' Undergarments, aud Gents' Under- wear, Hardware, Notlons, ctc.. ctc, Wea shsll alao scll poremptory an Involco of Gents® White Shirts, regularly assorted fn sizes {n each dozen: Fifteen cases Loadles® Tose, well assorted In quality. < A caae of well-selected Mohalr and Merino Dress Goods; Iatest styles, A csso of Bprague Prints. A caso of Garner's English Camorics, An Involce of real Whalchone Whins. An involcé of Table Cutlery and Butchor Knlves from the well-known manufactory of John ‘Russell & Co,, and & snperlor Jine of miscollancous goods, GEO, P. GORE & CO., Auctloncers, - Boots Shoes & STippers AT AUCTION, BY CATALOGUE, On Wednesday. Aug, 23, at 8} a. m, FULL LINES OF PRIME-GOODS will bs sold, including OUR SUCKER BOOTS, IN ALL BIZES. M. ¥, Pratt's WOMEN'S FINE WEAR_ and BOOT! Also, largo linea of CHILD'S FALL WEAR, inall l‘:cn. which the trade fd invited fo exauine, £0, I, GURE & C 08 and 70 Wabash-av. By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO, Auttioneers, 84 and 80 Ianduiph-st. TUESDAY MORNING, Aug. 22, at 10 o'clock, Willy . Sl G, Drlmmeil T{ata, Ribhons, White Goods, &c., &, W bo sold in lots to the trade, ELISON, POMEROY & Co. BA‘NKRUI;T SALE AU CTTIONW The ontire stock, consiating of Fino American und Swlea ‘WATCHES, SOLID GOLD JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, &c., &c., AT BTORE Cor, of Loke & QOlark-sts. Peremplory ale withont reserve, commencing at 10 o’clock THIS MORNING, ELISON, POMEROY &£00,, Auctioncers. Qooking, Heating, and Parlor Stoves, AT PEREMPTORY AUCTION BALE at ounr storcs, 84 and 86 Randolph-st,, Wednesday Morning, Ang. 23, at 10 o'clock, 160 STOVES, lnclm\!nf lim.\'ci' CO0K, WINDSOR (00K, PARAGON KANGES, v AMBRICAN COOK; MATLHOROUGIH, ARGAND RANGE, ANGAND HUEATER, ORIENTAL, DAUNTLESS, MORNING GLORY, and othor cqually well-knawn makers. Tho attentlon of tha d others is called to thia firat sale of Ars il tively 1o be sold, (e BUTTERS & C0.'8 KEGULAR BALL. White flrunl(!t. \'n[llr.m;lnndl fllnf&!»\'nre. Cutlerfy WEDNERDAY, Aug. 4, 8t 010 o'clock. 200 PACEAGES ABSORTED GLASSWARE, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, at 10 o'clock, At Butters & Co,'s Balesrooms, BUTTERS & C0.'S BEUULAL TRADE SALE Dry Goods, Woolens, Clothing, Furnishing Goods Doots, Shocs, &¢., THURSPAY, Aug, 24, ot 0:30 o'clock, By JAS, P, McNAMARA & CO. ve No W, cor. Madison-st. Boots, Bloes, lirogans, and Siippers uesday Morning, Aug, 22, at0:30 g'ctock. JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO.. Auctloneers. CONFECTIONERY, CELEBRATED lhmui n AN f' }.Im Unlon—expresued out all at arts. 1B and upw: b5, 40, 00c per m. Addross arders GUNTHER, Coufes Uouer, Chicaso. E