Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1876, Page 8

- 8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDN SDAY, AUGUST 23, 1876. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. 1A Bubscriber” s Informea that no trace of Trof. Donaldson has ever been dlscovered. Mr. I1. 8. Beare, etenographer, left last night for Baltimore and Philadelphia to report somo finportant raiiroad cance. Mrs. Sulltvan wus fo far restored to health yeaterday ns to beable to call upon her hus- band In jafl, The meeting was very affecting. Dr. Tilfany and Mrs, Jemle ¥, Willing are announced ns the speakers at. Evanston to-mor- row, In connection with the Sunday-school teachers excurslon. The Muskegou lcaves her dock at 0:80 . m, and 1 p. i, The temperatdre yosterday, as observed by Managse, optician, 88 Madison strect (TRivune Bullding), was, at 8 u. m., 7 degreest 108, m., 805 13 m., 865 8p. m., 895 8 p, m, 83 Bar omater, 8 a, 1., 20.105 8 p. m, 28,08, E. A. Cummings is a real-csiate agent snd Millle S8ampeon §8 not. 8he weut to pay him a sum of money and e struck her. That's what shosays, Shewent to his oflice to poy him roma mnouey and she struck him. That's what he says. hey took it to Justice Halnes, and Lhe casc was continued til to-morrow. 1. T. Webster, an employe of the West Di- vislon Street Ratlway Company, while atteinpt- ng to hoard o Mudison etrect ear ad the cross- ing of State and Washington streets Inst even- fug, accldentatly hecame mixed np with seyeral otlier cars, and, missing hls footing, hod his Jeft leg badly broken at the ankle. “The ujury Wns drunsc«l{w Dr. Carlos Ctark, and. the pa- ticut wasssent to his hose, No.47b Warren avenue. Dr. J. D. Clark was before Justice Footo yesterday for perjury, The cirmunstances arc ibeso: ‘The flux-lnr Tield & inortgage on somu gonds owned by Jennie G. White, “When the mortrage fell due Jennjo refuscd tolet Clark into the'house where the goods were, Clark then got unt a search-warrant, swearlng that Jennie stole the goods, Jenule brings suit for perjury, und Clark is bound In $500 bonds to e Criminal Court. Last cvening about 5 o'clock they commenced 1o register at the Palmer House, and there wus 10 puuse till nearly 200 persons from Decatur Tind enrolled their nanes, Thiey are the mem- bers of an excursion party gotten up for the purpose of seing the big town and to put woney i the purse of a publie Jbrary inthe Towi of Deeatur. ‘The delegation comprises per- sons of all elzes, from children to old folks. 'The “main guys® of the festo crowd report that things are all right down there In Deeatur, Iayes nnd Wheeler ave solid men. **Crops are good, Corn and taters doin’ well, and lots of nive medder grass, by gum.” The camp-meeting will open to-day on the rounds nt Detplanes, with preaching by Elder fmrim: at the niain stand at 7:30 p. m, A large wumbier are already in attendance, Most of the cottages hava been taken possession of, and were fitted” up by the owners yestendny. If the wenther rentdns pleasant, the prumiseis fair for one of the largest and best. meetings ever held on the grounds, A press tent has been fitted up by the managers, the use of which is tendered to the press representatives, Trains for the camp-ground will lcave tbe Depot, corner Canal and Kinzle streets, Wis- cousin’ Divinion, every day during the encamp- ment a8 follows: 8:45 and 0:80 a. m.; 3:30, Bt Yeamini camp-ground for Chicago rain Ing cam ound H 6:40, 5155, and $155 n. 0s 4118 and 6:13 p. 1. VALUADLE TORSES. Yesterday morning therearrived at the Stock- Yards six liorscs that are worth more than an ordinary notice. They are all stallions, and of tho celcbrated Clyicsdalo breed. Glory of Aberdeen, the most velcbrated of the “slx, i8 a noted prize-winner, having taken the first prize ot Aberdeen, Scotland, last year, and his owner {s now {n recelpt of an annual éwmlun of £15 from the Scottlsh Government. This horse 18’6 yeurs old, and ¥eighs 2,000 pounds. Csnsmau and Roving Boy, who are alto G-yenr-ulds, tovk second and third prizes at Aberdeen last year. In size and eneral charaeteristivs they do not differ greatly rom Glory of Aberdeen. The other three horsea arc” 8-year-olds, and are all winners in thelr clusses.” ‘Thls stock was brought to * Amerlea by its owner, Mr. W. Singmaster, and will be tiken to Keokuk County, Iows, for breeding purposcs. BLUE ISLAND AVENUR. BOMCTHING ARODT THE VIADUCT AT TUR BIX- TERNTI-STREFT CROSSING. The recent Improvements in Blue Island ave- nue have been of incalenlable beneflt to the southwestern quarter of the city, For years the many factorics located there have had no Teady means of uccess to tho business centro of the city. The avenue, which.1s tho natural thoroughfarc on account of its directncss, hos ‘been in a very dilapldated and lamientable con- dition beyond the Sixteenth-strect railroad- crossing, There was no pavement, and only a narrow strip fn the middle was mneadamized, and that fmperfeetly, From the end of the strect-car llue to Twenty-second streot wasa gap of about half o mile, and to walk this dis- tance was not by uny mesns pleasant, even in falr weather, the sidewalks being g0 Imur and the dust so thick. But the reatest bughear of all was the railroad-vross- ng. At this point there are lalf-tdozen trucks. of the Chieago, Burlington & Quine Road, ond trafns are passing up and Jdown al- most_contlnually day and night, not uule’ pereatly fu i strect-travel, but rendering it extremely dangeroue. In view of the heavy businesa Interesta In the nelzhiborhood of the intersection of Twenty- second street, Ashland avenue, and Bluc Islaid avenue, repeated efforts have been made during the pnst three years to have the latter fmproved B0 14 to render it passable, but no united uction was token until ubout a year ago. Then sev- eral resldents and property-ownoers thercabouts pot together and agiuted the subject thor- ougbly. A number of mcetings were held, speeches made, resolutfons passed, ol com- miittees appointed to urge the (mportance of the work upon the City Council, ‘The chlef ob- stacle was not found in that honorable body, strange to relate, there belng a general and sur- prisig wililngness on their part to have the fin- srovementa made. "Fhe Clty Comptroller was he stumbling-block, he stating thut there was ot sutielent money in the 'lrensur,}'. 10 Wwar- rant the outlay, Thut objection was, however, surmounted, and THE BLUT JSLAND VIANUCT was bezun on n Hberal seale, fta proportlons antl cost have been heretotors explainud tu Tig Tumese. Although the nxppmnuhu are not all ns yot completed, it is finlsned Mlll'lllll\lllll}f‘ 60 far us thie avenue fs concerned, And, Indeed, it s u tine plees of \\'urkmuushllp. The avenie 1s gruded ad paved for enough each way from the bridge to render the aseent very gradual and casy. 1t runs soathwest and northeast,aud 14 cut at the viaduet by two uther streets,— Tiroup, running north winl south, and Rebecen, running cant and west. Each of the hatter hao o Reparaty approgeh, with an dron frame work af its awn, lending quite an air of intrleucy to the work, This is the only vieduet In the'clty having wore thun one entrance, sud for this Teuson I8 specially Mteresting. Looking ieoin the centre ol the bridge,one ob- tains u tolernbly wide view of this part of the city, The ralitoad, with (ts net-work of fron tracks, of course monopolizes the foreground, undl the constant shrleis of lucomotives and rum- Dlsof cars prociaim the vust business of the corporation owning the road, and Mkewlse show to what inconvenlenve people on the strect miust bave been subject- ed hefore the existence of the viaduct. Bouth of the rullrond, the eyorests upon muititudes of chimnoys, sad mountains ot lamber, while the car {8 saluted with the nafstest of Lusy sounds, To the west, near Western avemie, msy be seen the lome brick buildlug whers McCormick's reapers ure pro- duced, Bot far from wnother commanding Irick ediflee kuown everywhero under the fumillur title of the Bridewell. Then thers nre malleabls frou works, stove-worke, car-works, horse-nafl works, und every klud ot works, 'These are all Jocated ut s conveniently close proxlmity to THL BOUTIEBRANCI, which liere runs almost direetly cast. Several factorics ure clugtered at the corner of Blue Igland, Twentv-sccond strect, and Ashland avenuy, which point preseuts quite s lively ap- pearance Nuinerous etures, ehops, saloons,- aud offiees have been bullt up recently, civi it the nppearatece of “a littlo city by fteclf, T Lackeeround is filled up with vast Twmber-plics, oyer which the s and juusts of hundeds uf vessels suchiored in the slips, ‘These .ll]} ure bullt fo o regulur array ol the /way from Jefferson - strect west to Lavitt, The lumber-yurds are also acconmidated by o rullway track running on Twenty-sccoud slreet, and” buving Lranches into eveey yard. Therc 43 atao the ususl mwmranlmcm of plan- ofug-illy; 8o that, tukiug atl togetiur, there fs NO LACK OF LIFL /. 1o this hitherto Loluted section of the city, Bince the wvenue has been paved the Weast Il vialon Rallway Company his begon extending fts tracks, Btrect-cars sre now rushing over the viaduct to Elzbteentls strecy, and 1t s ex- peeted that the Mne will be finisted to Twenty- second strect in sbout o week. AXrge gang of auen §8 now employed in laytug therails. )Hmn A\ fx fntshed, und when the new Water-Works, loeated near the corner of Ashland and Bluo Island avenucs, are in running order, the in- hiabitants of tifs netghborlood wiil have » right to put on extea nfrs. ~ The value of property all along the avenue hins been nlready increased. THE COURT-HOUSE BSBTEAIL. TESTRRDAY'S GOSSIP ANOUT THE STONE COX- . TRACT, The question of stone for the new Court- Totee hud an additlonnl interest yesterday on secount of the action of the County Board the day previous. The speech of Mr Burdick had hiadl [ta cffect not only on the “*Ring," but with the public at Jarge. He bhad lafkl bare the schetmes of the thicves, and demonstrated that the agitation had driven the *Ring" from the advoeacy of Walker's hid of $685,000 to his Me- Nell bid of £540,000, and further, that in this there was a steal. ITls’ showing was too much for the leullern, and they were dismayed, nt sen, and looking for o means of retrent.” Hav- i been beaten #o often, the defeat of the day before ind not surprised them, however, a ereat deal, except they were somes what curlous to know why Mr. Tahor had been absent, I he had heen present they Tad counted upon his vote ,and the steal would have been perfected, and his absence was counts cl as o weakening upon lis parts In view of all {lie trouble, however, they were hopeful. laving started in to fulfill an arrangement with Whalker, they belioved they conld earry it out in one Way or another, and were deteriniied not to Ict the contract at all mthier than have Walk- cr und Perfolat left out. In fact, one Commls- sfoner remarked [n the heatfug of a reporter, *Wo mude a mistake in not silcking to Walk- er's_original bid. You sce we nreaccused of stealing, just the same, and in giving the work to McNeil or anybody clso - WR LOSH TIE DIFFERENCE hetween the bids, all of which is too true for the * Ring? membera to cnn(cn?v'(-le and take any delight fn. In_thir connectfon iv was said of Cominissioner Mulloy, and ean bo proven, that, a few days prior to Hnieatons helng adopt- el us the material to be used, ho wagered £10 with n fellow-nicmber of the Board that h waould vote for samdstone; that the money was stuked; that he voted for linestone sud” lost, and paid Iis bet, The reader can draw his own Inference since the . gentleman voted for line- stone, and lins since co-operated with tho “ Ring " members. All eyes, of course, are dirceted to the action of the Bourd to-morrow. No ono can tell what is to hecome of MeNell's bid, but it {8 known that there {8 n strong vutside prossurc In his in- tercst. 1o fs the partner of Agnutwy, or at least belleved to be, and, of course, gets that backing and also that. o Walker and Perlolat. ~ Walker 13 on Agnew’s bond, also on Perlolat’s, and the four form eort of u mutual admiration soclety, und the strength of the tles binding them ni the “Ring ” together should not be overlooked in predieting the renult, There would be no duoubt about the result except for the other complications wherein MeNeil is the partner In lis bid of 1-‘mmln§i and Hennessey, who aro consequently hated by the crowd. But for thie publication of the partnership agreement In these columns a fow duys ngo the partnership would have been abofished and this troubly overcome, Slice the publication, lowever, 1T MeNell pets the work, he fs to be held to his agreement, and further, if he pets it, AN INJUNCTION, prepared :r.-utcrdnf'. will arrest his entering up- ouit. Thus, it will be seen, the situation, View- ing it from wll sides, is dublous and the result tneertain tnm{ nothing of the fact that the Bullding Cemmittos of ‘the City Council, which hias been so unmereifully snublied In the matter stands ready to ussert ite rights in the Cuourts, There were a_ great wmany new theorles ad- vanced a5 to what would bo the next move of the “Ring,” all, however, on the supposition that MeNell had_been Killed, The beliof was that Walker and MeNcil had not been deserted, Dbut to the contrary, that they weuld be hung to by the ** Ring" us long 48 there woas any hure, it belng well known that {f mur vould wet the work ot any price that the * mngi” would bo ahead, If Walker could not get it, however, the “Ring " was believed to beready to cast its strength with the Bedford stone cruwd, which is betfoved to haveput up a purse as aAort of reserve, and now to be really ahicad in the fght. This lnlllng}. the resort would naturally be to sandstone, in which there fs sald to be considerble wenlth, especially fu the Ambherst quarry bids. In the other sandstone bids THERE 18 ALSO MONEY, und, if it s not nlready been staked, it is ready to be at any time, it reports ure to be be- Jleved. All these falllng, new proposals must e Iuvited with which the present Board would have little to do, and which It scems is about the only plan under the circumstances by which tho pru}mcll steal can bu averted and the Y Ring" broken, PATRIOTIC SPECULATION. ALLEGED MALFEABANGE IN OPPICE—A DOYS IN BLUE S8ENBATION. ‘Thera was trouble in the campof Company A of tho Boyaln Blue of the Eighth Ward last evening. The mombera of this incipient or- ganlzation are In the hablt of meeting in o very small and very poorly-furnished back-room at No. 59 Bluo Isiand avenne, the scating facilities conslsting of a number of rough boards, sup- ported by sundry beer-kezs. Mr. John Mattocks, who nt the last meeting had been elected Captaln of thee ompany, took the chair, As soon as the minutes were read, Mr. Christian Mamer rose to make a report from the Flnance Committee. IHu began by slating thot he had solicited and collected subscriptions for uniforms to the amount of §35; Mr. Frazer, another Committeeman, bLad collected $15, and Mr, Mattocks, £42. Mr, Mamor then {nsinuated that the latter person had not Leen exactly square, not having pald vver to him (Mamer), the Treasurer, the amount collected, nor rens derlog any uccount thercof. e had remon- strated with Mattocks, but with no avail. Mat- tocks had claimed to linve pald out all he had colleeted for uniforms at the rate of §1.65 each, Mattocks had also come to him and told him that Foster Bros, who furnished the um- forns, would give hlm 15 percent us hils com- misston on the purchases. He, Mamer, had theng gone to Foster Dros, and thoy had offercd him uniforms for £1.07 each. It was evident that Mattocks had tricd to get in a little steal, und his clear profits so far had been ut lenst Lf:u value of twenty uniforms, Mr, Mamer grew oxcited us he proceeded to nrrafgn tho culprit, and he wound up by resigning Lis_position ns Treasurer of the company. Mr. Frazer, another of the Cominittes, spoie weakly In defense of Mattocks, and adwitted with ereat candor that Foster Bros, had prom- {scd himeelf w cominiaslon, and he thought ho kml :; perfeet right to take the mouey and keop 14, AIK;-. Mattocks made a rambling speech, ad- mitting much and denylng that Le bad eventold Muner by could got o colnmission. About this thue ths meoting began to disor- ganizo graduaily, the best members leaving fn disgrust, The Heeretary found a chanceto read the resignation of Thomas Joycs as First-Licu- tenant uf the Company, This was no sooner uecepted than Mr. Ferrls, the Seeretary, rose and moved that the actlon of the ciub, Bt the lost mectlng, in eleeting ofll-. cers, be declared null and vold, The motlon cartled, and Mr, Joyca was iming clected Chadrman, Mr, $Mumer re-ented room to unuounce that he had rented another room for the use of the vompany, at the corner of Hulsted and Harrlaon streot, and, on his mo- tlon, the club :devided to wdjourn to meet at that place ut the call of the Chalrman, THE COURTS, BCAMMON'S DILL OF PARTICULARS, About three weeks ago the Marine Company ‘hegan a sulf against J. Young Bcammon to re- cover $500,000 damuges, uud vosterday it filed a bill of pm(lculm which fur surpassca the famous documogt of a sinitlar kind in chu Beecher suit, It congists of 187 pages of legal-cap, rather larger/than the ordinary size, ruled fu journal forw; and covered with figures, and mnakes out thap Mr, Scamenon {s indedted to the bank, on acghunt of moneys dmwn deposited to the crédlt of divers persons, to the amount of $307,- i 7"3‘] together with Tuterast, the whole fu- ebteduess befng placed ut Z000, in round /uumbers. DIVORCES. Anua Volgt filed her bl of complaint yes. torday charging that on divers occusions hier husband bad been guilty of extremo und ro- peated cruelty, on which account she wants a divarce. hed USITED ufinirzséouun. T R ho United States Dalry Com ed & agalust N, K. Falrbauk, W, Ifluflvurnun. and Joscpl Bears to restroln them from infringing ity patent for a new and useful Improvement fu treating anfmsl fats for making butter, ., 8, Boothy of Rochester, N. Y., flled nilla esterday agninst J. A, Davls & of Eure- {iu;'flwnm 31, Fostor, of Edgin; Lower Bros., of Priuceton; Willam & George Purker, of Qswego; Peacock & Bong of IglFonqulu; Ten- nlngton, Flsher & Co., of Wimington; amd \\'lfillm Holz, of Elmwwd, to restrain them from infringlng u patent for un Improvement {n Erain swparators. ANKHUPTCT MATTERS, 1, E. Jenkins was yesierday clected Asslgnec ot Cherles R, MuKu‘\;‘. A creditors’ wecting vill be held Bept. 20 in A Clark thoe caso of S8amuiel Rorenbinum, nnd In the case of Joseph Marcoux et al. Sept. 2k A final dividend-meeting of Higgins & Brand was postponed fndefinitely to await the close of some pending iteatton, An Asafuee will be chiosen this morning ot 10 'clock Tor the estate of Winchester Hall, A first. dividend-mecting will be lield at 3 p, 1, in the case of Ransom J, Morse, AUPRRION COUAT IN HHIRF. Solomon Swartz, the hoy who was hang up a few days ago at Clark & McCormick’a hoot and slioa store, yestarday began a suft in tres- s aalnst s former employers, O, and John H, McCormick, to recover 865,000 damages for the injuries suf- fered, A vaplas was issucd for the arrest of the defendante, and the ball was fixed by Judge Mvore at. $1,000. A, F. rlester sued John ¥, Klefne for $1,100. J, T, Wayne & Son sued D. ¥, Keeney & Co, for 81, JUDOMENTS, Burenion Counrt— Coxpastons—Isans Croshy va, Michael W. Manning, $2,070.50.—A, Reeves dackeon va Georza t:ombs, $120,50.—DBarbara Halourck, adminlateatrix, ete., vs, Chicago Weat Division Rallway (?omp:mr. $500, —Leopuld Son- nenscheln ve. Joseph Stein, 81,017,560, —W, 1. Slason ve, dames Glacken, $540. THE CITY-IIALL, Water rents yesterdny were 84,083, Tho recelpts yesterday from licenses wore about $2,600. The Committee on Markets fs called to meet at 3 pv m. to-day In the City Clerk's offlee, Ofticer J. W, Deoly, of the West Tiwelfth Street Btatlon, was yesterday discharged for be- coming fntoxitated. No oue nced apply for the vacaney, The popular losn was increased yesterdsy by the subscription of $10,000 from the trustees of the Newberry estate. There aro promises that others will Invest soon. As an cxamiple of the kind of annoyances to which the Masor is dally subjected, It need only be montloned that su old man yesterday requested tha’ “my bye” be let out of the Brilewell, It nppcnrm{ that “my bye?” had only disgzaced the Bridewell ten separate times. He'is there yet. The Comptroller yesterday received four bids for furnishing 1,600 tons of soft conl and 300 tons of hard ‘coul for engine-houses and pollce- atations, 0. W, Golt was the loweat bidder at $4.78 Pcr ton for soft coal in the yard; $7.40 for ey dellvered, $7.00 In the yard; &7.65 for range delivered, $7.25 {n the yard, award has yet been mailes The Board of Publle Works held a private scs- sfon yesterday morning. All members were resent, and the flnancial situation in reference o tho contracts now partlaily completed was fully discussed, It wns agrecd thot the out- ook was bad, nud that no more contracts, not even one for the paving of urueblnlcueudnm, should be nwarded, nnless the Council absolute- 1y drove the Board to let It. It secms that the report which the Comp- troller made to to the Councll at {ts meeting on Monday was not so plculn{; as Georgo Whit the suthor of the resolution demnanding thal Mr, Farwell report the names of those Alder- men who were n arrearages for taxes and the amaunt of the nrrearage, thourht it would bej for of the two Aldermen who are behind, he s one, aud by fur the greater deflelent. - James Kineade, contractor for the Milwaukee avenne vinduet, yesterduy nssurcd the Comp- tralter thut unless lio Rot some pay for work already performed he should be obliged to ceass “operations on the vinduct. The Cnmr— troller promised to seo what could be done In the way of devising neans to ratse money. The residents of Milwaukee avemie are very anxious that the improvement should be completed. Corporation-Counsol Anthony has called the attention of the Muyor to the fact that there are numbcrless expresses, drays, wagons, conl- carts, double-team wagrons, ete., whicl should take out licensea, It s required that coal-cart drivers, for instance, should take o license, but there are few whodo it. Any vehlele thatis used for pald cartaze should Dave license from the clliy. ‘Tho matter was referred to the Chlet of Polive, with power to net, und it now rests with Supt. Hickey to stir up the antimals, Capt. Ellls, who had handed inhis resignation from the police force, will probably wlthdraw. that paper before the first of next” month, on whieli day it was to have taken effeet. Hls reasons for resigning are uniderstood to be a quarrel between bimsclf and Supt. Jickey about the oflice of Chief-of-Police, which Hicley hud been given to understand Eflis was after. “I'ie whole unpleazantuess is undoubtedly due to the gossiping mouth of some friend of "Ellls, who mude use of the Captain’s name In connece- tlon with the oflice of Chief-of-Police witliout the knowledge or consent of that npnraunngm ‘The story reached the ears of Supt, Hickoy, and the unpleasantyess took place. It must be gratifying to Capt. Ellis to know that so many ersotzs object to bis resignation, ‘The_statement. having been published that Lake Michigan was in June-lust higher than cver before, City-Engincer Cheshrouen yoster- duy gave the foilowing igures, which arc takon from a record of the past twcnlgcuu of tho conditlon of the lake. In Juue, 1370, the high- water inark was 4.20 feet above the datum-line, which is the low-water mark of 1847. In Aprl] 1859, the mark was 4.35 feet, and In June an Qutober it was 4.50, In August, 1301, §§ was 4.40, while the highest mark of all was'In 8ep- tember, 1858, whon it was 4,05, 80 it will bo seen that, although the loke has heen unusual- 1y high this year, it has been still higher In years gone by, and there 13 every reason to bo- lieve tuat the clty will not be luundated, at least for two weeks. 'The enuse of tho riso and fall of the luke the City Euglneer thinks to be the rain-full, not alone'in the vicinity of Lake AMlich- Igan, but in the whole lake regton, REFUSED JUDGMENTS FOR TAXES. Corporation-Caunsel Anthony lins obtalned from the ofllce of the County TTeasurer a }st of luts and land upon which judgment was refused in the County Court, July term, Tho list also shows the amount of city taxcs lost by the re- fusal, und the reasons why suell rofusal was made by the Court. There were fu ull 45 re- fusals, and the total amount of taxes lost way, in rovud numbers, $10,000, The causes of the refusals were as follows: Overnssussinent, 24; bud description, 2; bad advertisement, 13; no such subdivision, 2; not advertised, 1; not tax- uble (elty property, ete.), 8. The real cause of tho crrors wis elther the stupidity or the crook- cdness of tho Asacssor, For lustunce, thers waa one plece of property taxed $4,030, It lay in the origiual Town of Chicago, and should Linve beun property casy of deseription, THE TGAB QUESTION, ‘The subject ** Gias '? occuplus the attentlon of agruat muny of the city ullclals at present. Tue luteat propositions mude by the gas com- pandes do not meet with gencral fuvor, for two reasons, Tho first bs that they could make bete wr propositions und gain moncy If they only ¢lioso to bo us falr us they profess o willligness tobe. The second Is that th city cannot and will not attempt to atford to burn gus at $1.50 per 1,000 cuble feet in the Northand South Divisions, und - 81,75 per 1,000 cuble feet In the West Diviston, It dully bucomes nore evident that oueof threo things—~to have no street- light, to use oll, or to grind_ Billings and Wat- kins down—which the Gas Committee balt be- tween will lave o bo done, The frst measure hos but tew advocates, und they kuow that wo light uwpou the strocts would only result in o popular imantfestation to getdt, The second mewsure will bo considered Ly the (s Committes this alternoon st 3 o'clock n the City Clerk’s oflivo, Ald. Haw- lolsl’s resolution valllng for the wse of oil belig the matter for dlscussion, 1t can be sald that many of the Aldermen, though o Hitle fn doubt ubout the cuse with whieh the lsmps could be maintained, fuvor the project, Chief among ity advocates ure Ald, Rawlelgh and Bheridan, Thut anything further v ve dono with the gas campinics 13 consllered excoed- ingly dountful. Tho recent remarks imude and the lgures shown by the Hon, Leonwr] Swett luye had o strong “etfect, ‘The Muyor, when spproached ou the gas questlon, sad that fminudiate reliet mist come, it not by & further concesslon on the puart of the gas companies, thenbyoil, The present rate of cxpenditure for fllimtuation could not lung contiuue or the entire npprupristion for that purpose would be exhausted. He thought that the only just way of lighting the streets wus by individual sul)- seription,” It thero was u street-latmp in front ol u vitizen's house, and that person wanted it lighted, he (the citizen) shonld puy for tho 1lgist; tor there was nothing fair sbot making the general publle pay for Hght which maybd one-third of the general public—those wio lived in the outskirts—were not at all Lenetited :’u‘y. The Hghtivg of the streets should be ear- fed on n & manner similar to the sprinkliog of the streets. Persous who were benetited by it should pay for it. As for the probability thay the gas campanics would reduce their prices, the Sayor could not say; hut he hud heard that Billings sald * If the consumption of gas on the Wesat Sldo was us fireat a8 that of the South Blde, L should be wiiling to reduce the price to #1 & thousand cuble feet,” Corporation-Counsel Anthony, when asked what be had to say aboul gas, re{xllud that the statuments wade by Billings 1n that communi- cation to the Councll werouot true as faras concerned tho uplujons of former Corporation Couusel ou the validity of the gus contracts. Bald Anthony, * Billlugs says that the former Corporotivs Couneed bisd opiued cxactly oppe~ aite tome. Now Judge Dickey, whom T suc- ceeded, told me himsell that hie ngreed with me. Me. Tuley’s opinlon fa in harmony with wine, and T know that Jesse O, Norton never sald that the contracta would hold.” * Ald. Cullerton bent o willing ear to Tan TRinuNR man, aud sajd that ho was Inclined to favor the ofl Mght, “Uhore was hut one draw- Biack, BShould 1t be declded to abrogate the gos-contracta and lght the strects with il or romething " clse, there would be a great competition. There would bo patenteea who conld minke gaa for 1 cental,0005 there would be patent eandles to burn fust =0 lang; thero would he men with whate-oll, conl. ofl, benzlue, may be olivo-oll, snd oviber n||m:bs. #0 thot the awarding of the contract would b dalnyed and the eity left in darkness for per- haps a month or more. The Gas Conunlitce would be bothered ke the Bmoke.Consumer Committee had bees,—they would for scveral tnonths look over all the kinds of lights known to the civilized world nnd then wait for soma ong to {nvent a new kind of ofl, The unly {dea that Ald, Smith coulil clucidate was that the whole subjeet shonlil be postponed Il after the Preskdentlal election, when there would be cnough Tilden torches ziven away to light the city for a century, ATUE THEY DISQUALIFIED 1 The communication sent to the Councilby the Comptroller, Monday night, dlscloscan singular fact—thnt u mnjority of thie present Aldermen were dlx?.nnlmc(l at the time they took thelr seats, ‘The law states that no ono shall be eli- glble for Alderman If he be *“in narrears in the payment of any tax of sothor Habllity dus the city,” yet Aldrich, Baumgarten, Doser, Cleveland, Kerber, Murphy, Nicsen, 0'Brien, Rawleigh, 8heridan, Smith, Sommer, Stewart, Thompson, Van Osdell, and Whito did not ny thelr taxes for 1675 untll some _ting after the had been acting as Aldermen, and White, Lod- ding, anid Clevcland are still Indebted for taxes of previous years, ‘The Coundil, a8 n body, will evidently do nothing regarding the matter, alnce thie communication ‘was placed on file, In order to ascertaln, if possible, the exact status of the Allermen named, a. reporter called on Corporation-Counsel Anthony yester- day for aun opinfon. When his attention was called to the statute, he sald, whether the lan- Euago wos 80 positlvo aa to render o man in- tompetent to hiold the position almply Lecause e had not paid his taxes, wasa question that had never to his kuowledge becn settled Ly any court {n the Btate. Queried tho reporter: “If he gnld his taxcs, would the disabliity bu removed ! “That {s a mattor,”” replied Mr., Anthony, #which has not been determined, I could not give an opinfon on the point until I have looked the question over." City-Attorney Tuthill was next called on for Lis views. “ The langnago !s so plaln,’ sald he, * that it docsn't scein to mo thint there Is any room for construction, *1f the opponents of the Aldermen at the election were to take advantage of tho disabill- ?y vln;l,mld thelrchances of ousting these men bo alr ‘1t scems to me they would; but, really, I have not. filnu the question any thought.” “Would the payment of taxcs after ndmisslon toa scat remove the disability 1" “ Well, the charter lrrovlv.lcs that the Council shall by the judge of the election and qualifica- tions of Its own members. llnvh'x:fi passed upon that and doclared the men clected, it {8 o ques- tion whether they could o back of that and deelare the seats vacant by reason of ineligibili- ty at thetime they took actlon.” The questions involved secm to be new ones, Itisto be hoped, therefore, that the present Council, In passing upon the c‘unllllcal ons of their successors, will nbt follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, but *be sure jhcy are right and thon go ahead.” TUE WEEKLY DEATO-ROLL. The mortality report for the week cnding Ang. 10 shows that, out of a total of 240 deatha, 128 were males and 121 were females, and thot ull were white rerunna; that 66 dled of cholera infantum, 10 of convulsions, 16 of diarrhaea, 11 of diphtheria, 13 of scarlet fever, 8 of {nanition, 8 of meningitls, 17 of consumption, and the rest from o varlety of ilis which flesh is heir to} 95 dled under 1 year of age, b4 from 1 to 3 years, 12 from 2to 8, 16 from 5 to 10, 11 from 20 to 40, 18 from 30 to 40, 11 from b0 060, 7 from 00 1070, 6 from 80 to 00, and 8 from 90 to 100, The mortality was grenlcst in the Fourteenth Ward, where 80 persons died, and was greatest at any ono dato on tho 18th inst., when 44 deatlis occurred. There were, however, three deaths less than duriug the preceding week. - —— THE COUNTY-BUILDING. The Uunfi!.y Court yesterday adjourned until the 11th of 8cptember, Farmer Harms was yesterday aflowed n snug little sum on his foundation-contract,—§18,000. Hero Is a fleld for confidence operators, "The bidders for the construction of the smphi- theatro and corridors for the new Hoapital are invited to meet the Hospital Committes thiy afternoon at 3 o'clock, ¥ JeoHiie Joseph Hagan was yesterday awarded the contract for supplying the gas-fixtures for the new group of bullilings at the new Hospltal, the price belng $1,875, the lowest bid. The Hospital Commitice met yesterday to agree upon thu:fi ality of furnituré wanted for the new Iospital. It had before {t numecrous samples of goods, and selected therefrom what was needed. Bids will be recelyed to-day to supply the furniture, which will be upeum! to- WOrrow, ‘The Committes on Equalization dld nothln[i {lcncrdn[y; except to wonder why tho bankers of il P he city had not answered the invitation to ap- car and show cause why thelr asscasment should not bo Increased. If they do not appear inn few days tho Committes will take it on iteelf to double -thelr assessment without any further questions, Tho Committee on Public Bulldings and Pnb- e Servico was in sesslon yeaterday, and had before it the communications from the city authorities, already published, in reference to the bullding of the new Court-House and City- Hall. The communications einply asked, fn view of the fact that a contract exlsts between tho city aud county providing for the jolnt and, hermonfous construction of the bullding, that' tho ¢ity should have something to say in the selection of material, cte. "In all thefr sim- plicity, however, thoy were {ndeflnitely post- poned by a_unanlmous vote, which meais that tho “Ring" does not propose to allow tho eity ny voice In the matter, n the Criminal Court yesterday morning the Horton-Evans quo warraiito case was revived. Mr. Ilerrick, the attorney for the people, want- ed Horton'a repleations etricken out on ac- count of an {nformality. To this ohjection was raised and an extended dlscuesion cisued withe out auything belng sccomplished exeept the dis- osition of some technical points by the Court. [lie demurrers to tho replication were also dis cussed, but no conclusion was reached, the whole matter belng carrled over until to-morrow, CRIMINAL, Two thioves récently entered the tallor-shop of IL. 8. Newton, No, 863 West Madlson street, aud while one of them made pretenses of buy- ing suine goods, the othor mado away with bolt of valuable cloth, J. C. Cameron walked away yeaterday with n horse and buggy helonging to R. E. Hills, of No, 70 Michlizun street. He was captured soon after committity tho deed, and will to-day be bold up before Justice Seully, Willlam Jacobs, of No. 50 West Randolph strect, whose troubles are slready manifold, waa yesterday held by United States Cominis- sloner Hoyne in 8500 bail for selllug cigars without payment of special tax, ‘The notorious Jack Ewlng, for the burglary of the carpenter shop of Ewing & nunaom,g]n rear of No. 140 Madlson street, yesterday waived ex- amination betore Jnstice 8cully mid was sent to tha Critninal Court fn $2,000 bafl, Mlchael Cormtan, an nssoclate of * Cabbage " Ryan, who shot Lis father on Centre avenue abiout three weeks ago, und eame within an ace of killlng him, was last evening captured by Ofticer Hatnes and lodged {n the West Twelfth Street Stutlon, f Feinalo drunkaras are below par In the South Division Polive Court. chx??u. VAgrant, was awarded sixty days in the House of Correction; Carrle Arnold, Mary Love, and Annfe Dlvine, drunk und disorderfy, lhlriy days exch fu the wame lustitution, Nettle Lee, of Fourth avefiue, for swindling Johu Roberta, of No. 220 Twenty-ninth street, outof §25, wnd Delly Danbusy, of “Bller " avenue, for duing tbe same with 30 belonging to an Town granger named J. G, Geliring, are Loth lucked up fn the Armory. George Palne, allas * Nihsy " and John Ryan, a brother of the notorlous **Cabbage,” were {eau-rdu\' sent by Justice sumlnermcf to the srininal Court for breaking fnto a saloon vu Ogden avenus ubout two weeks ago. alne has su far recovered from the plstol wound he re- uf,l\‘e;l in that cscapade thut heds ublo to walk sbuut. Cupt. Ellis instituted a new geries of rafds ul-un disorderly housos fn his division of the city last ovening, by raking ju seventeen dis- rwullblu conuectéd with a houss at No, 50 West Madisun street, kept by a dlamond-be- decked little squirt nsmed Augustus Ander- sow. The fellow carned Ris eputation fu this town whon In_partnership with Roger Plant fn # Under the Willow." Ti(s placa nas long been an eyosore on West Madison street, Jolin Bmith, net the real, old John Smith with whom everybody s famliliar, but a_recon ncquisition to thio Smith family, yesterday pnt himaclf Into a box tighter than an oyster-shell, Ho want to the store of Louls Guyse, No, 104 Fourth street, and Induced the ‘pronrietor to give him fnurfmxcnnldu.\m forn customer, The proprietor doubted his veracity, and accompe- nied Smith to scttle all doubts fn the matter. When thoy reachied aconvenfeut locatlon, Bmith thumped Uuyse and tried to make off with tho I)m]\ertn biit was specdily eaptured and re- urned by oflicer 1looley, who wea a sritnoss of the aflrny. Fred O'Macht, the keeper of grocory at the corner of Laflin aud Bixtcenth strects, Iins been so frequently annoyed of late by burglara that e resolved "to await their next'visit and give them a warm reception. Mvnnllngl{ ho "has since slept In tho store. At an early hour yes- terday morning Lo was awakened by soma one lryln_ni to enter h{ tho front doors, and a little later ho saw Lwo forms at an open window in the rear. Drawing a revolver, Lo flred at the taller of tho two, and thinks that he hit him near the mouth, The fellow grontied and mada nrapld oscape, Officer Reed and O'Macht fol- lowed In pursuit, hut found no traces of them iulu:r than drlpplug; of blood for along dis- ance. Tho aflatas given the pollce forcs by tho re- cent inquirics of Mayor leath ns to’ its con- duct airendy beging to bear fruit. Patrick Uavin, Charfes Scott, Herman Fischer, Willlam Jolmaon, Charles Anest, Louls Harter, Walter Ridley, Charles. Darrow, Fred Thompaan, Eu- ene Wentworth, Willlam Dora, Henry Rigley, Willlam .\chu:_l‘y Charles Hankin, Jotin Reoves, and Pat: ck McCann, all vagrants in the Twenty-second street district, wero pulled in yesterduy morning, and sent to the Ifouse of Corrcetion for thirty days each by Justice Bum- morficld, They were nearly all youngsters under 20 years of age—an ago when vagrant hu- manity I8 most dangerous to tho community. Among the lot were a number of thieves whose physiognomies havo been long familiar to the prison pen. Last Snaturday night, John Burns, the ownor of a bullding on'the corner of Morgan and Polk streots, attempted to levy upon a tenant named dJ. M. Londergan, who #wna In arrears for ront. He reccived for his palus a stab in the head from Londergan, but flnaily Installed Coustable O'Bricn in tlis grocery, At b o'clock yesterday morning the discomllted proprictor and a num- ber of his friends swooped down upon the place and attempted to recapture it. The Twelfth street polico were ordered out to quell what was supposcd to be s rlot, and scveral of tho oflenders were marched ofl to the station, Later in the day the Constable caused the arrest of Loudcr[fln upon a Btate warran! and Inter {n the urening another heuchman fell a prey to the pollce. Iieclaimed to have been dispatched by Mrs, Londergzan with food to one of the incarcerated, and acting in so dsorderlyn manuer he, too, was arrested. . Brocky McLean and bis crowd are agaln at the head of the criminal roster, At an early hour four of tho mang, under the leadership of the notorions Jack Ryan, entored the all-night sa- luon and restaurant at tha corner of Adains and Halsted strects, and, after closing tho doar be- hind them, forced tho Itallan bartender to dls- gorge $50, or all the money at his com- maud, under penalty of having Lis brains blown out by & large weapon which Ryan placed to lils iead, The proprietor chose tlie easlest mothod of getting rid of bad com- iy, but at once roported tho daring outrage a the police. Detective Lansing was at once Put upon tho caso, und soon succeeded in lodg- ug the gang in safe quarters. Ryan was put under $1,000 bail for two dnys, and {n the mean- timo sufiiclent evidence to finplicate him In sev- cral South Division burglaries is hoped for by the police. Tobert Stewart, the forged check man, whose arrcst was recently noticed in these columus, will come up for trial beforo Justics Scully to- day. About twenty Yemms who have been mulcted by his adrolt little schemes are to tes- tify aguinst him,thereby Insuring for him a good loug term In the Penitentiary. Milwaukee, too, would ke to bave a hand in punishing hilm, for some tricks and pronks performed fn that clty., 8Stowart {8 the erratlo son of a wealthy and respectable ctizen formerly in tho wood and conl busincss. His passion for swindling with forged checks has reached almost a manla. Years ha became notorlous in this city for swindling his father out of large aums of maney, but a parent’s love sccured bim earn {mmunity unt{l the matter becams so monoto- nous that they swould have nothing further to do_with him, ey Linve given him up as lost, ond will make no endeavor to save him. After a long- and weary search, Detective Flynn yesterday morning eaptured & noted Diblin " thief, named Johu W, Devere, who is wanted by the Chiet of Polico of Indlanapolis. Devere {8 a member of the gang whose racket Is swindllng operations_by incans of the tcle- Euph. QOne of them, McNuléy recently cama grief In this city, and the 1'et of the gang, James G. Btcbbins, was recently sent up for eight years at Indianapofis. Stebbins I8~ an" aodept _telegrapher, and has ained a natlonal reputation for shrowd ubs, using the telegraph to further his ends. Ie waa the_originator of the swindling schemo which has _been worked so successfully this anmmer, by presenting to busincas houses forged telegrams from customers enjoyinga vacation nsking for the payment ofaamall debt. Devere is wanted for swindling the jew- elry firm of Northrop & Co,, Indianapolis, out 200, and another flrm in Clnclnnatl out of 300, 1e was sent fu frons to Indianapolis last evening, THE DONDINS NANSLAUGITER. ‘The Coroner yesterday continued the inquest 88 to the causcaof the deathof Michacl Dobbins, Several additional witnesses for and against Kirby were heard, and the dyinz man's atate- ment waa also introduced as”evidence, There wine nothing in the testimony other than what has already been published, and the ante-mor- tem statement was wmerely a version of the offalr corroborated by n portion of the tes- timony. It asserted that Kirby commeonced to beat Dobbins without the slightest proyocation, and upon this particular polut the jury laid particitlar stress, Fioally the following ver- et was agreed upon: We the jury find that Michasl Dobbins, now ly- ing dead at tho Aloxian Hospltal, came to his death i the LOth duy of August, 167t, Trom inflamma- tion of the bowels, causcd by a kick In the abdo- men given by Willlam Kirby durlng s 8ght between the deceased and tho ssid Kirby, aud we ‘the jury thorefora find that said Kirby Ia goilty of man- -lun%l(fl:r. and recommend the Coroner to keep #ald Kirby In custady for farther examination he- fore the dmml Jury In said conanty, or to hold him under a satiafactory bail, ‘The Coroner Immediately announced that he would _hold the prisoner in default of $2,000. Boveral attempts were mado to ralse the roqui- ;ile amouut, but a3 yet noue have been snccess- ul, ———— CANADIAN NEWS, . Spacial Dispatch to The Tridune. ToroNTO, Ont., Aug. 23.—Lieut.-Col. Ogle R. Gowan dlod Jast night in Lis 52d year. He waa the founder, father, and first Supreme Grana Master and Bovercign of the Loyal Orange 1nstitution of British America. The Braziltan and South Australian Centen- nial Commissfoners are in town. Spectal Dispateh to The Trivuna, OTTAWA, Aug. #A—The Government has de- <lded to allow Ameriean vessels the free navi- gotlon of Canadian waters for the remalnder uf the scason. . The quantity of square timber passed throngh Chaudicre slides this season excceda laat year's stock by 5,000,000 feet, notwithstanding the fuct that the fumbermen wil docided on cur- talling qp‘a"%-‘:’nfl s The Trivuns, (2pa QUEBEC, Auf 23 —judgo Daticot, of thisclty, has received a diploma endowlng him with the medal of 8 Professor und correspondent of the Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Madrid, the highest honor that can d by the panlsh Bur to a foreign confrere, Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune, OTTAWA, Aug, 2.—Adylees wero recelved this morning af the epartment of the Interlor from Mr, Dickinson, Iludlan Commiasioner, dated Fort Ellice, Aug. 7. The Indians at that polnt arere pafd on the 4th and 5th inst, Not abave a third of them were prclenthtlw majority being ahsent butfalo-hunting, The buffalo-hupt this season promisca to he uuulnnll{ succeesful, ‘The party passed Inspector Shortellffe, who was en route to Winnipeg with two Indtan murder- ers, —— NOT QUAKERS, 0 the Editor of Ths Tribune. WarNESVILLE, O,y Aug, 19.—~In your fgaue of the 30th uit, I noticed an article from W, I, Eddy, in reply to mine of the23d ult. As he mainly acknowledges the truth of iy atate- ments, and docs not controvert them by any ovidence, I will notice it with only one remark, Hesays: *I bave read the life of Penn, Frank. Nin, Paine, and many others of the Quaker fall 1 beg leave to inforin him that but one of the above-mentioned porsous wos a member of the Boclety of Friends or Quakers: That one was Willlauy ' Penn, Benjamin Frunklin was not a member of mIv religious soclety. I think, slthough his _sentimeuts were those of the Unl- versalist. ‘Thowmas Fajue was not s _Quaker, nor were bis viows thuse of sny of the Quakes's, He had been a clorgyman previnta to his be- coming a delat, 80, friend’ Eddy, with all thy relntionahip to the Quakers, and the many kins- men among then, we find thon art incorrect, Please post-up better ero thou write about the Quakers again, Thy friend, Dr. JAMes W. Hawes, THE RAILWAYS, THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, The London Hour notices the contest galng on betweon the Canadian and the Ametican transit routes, and says: ‘Whatever may be asid as to the means ln{ which tho Qrand Trunk has acquired fta formidalile poel- tiun in the rallway confiict on the North Amerlcan Continent, there can be no question as to the pow- er which it cnjoyn to enforce its decrees. financial and phvaical conditlon of the Grand ‘Trunk lallway Company Ia now second to none on the Amorican Continent, and In so far an fta pecn- niary obligations are eoncerned upon a line 1,388 mileain longth, it i anly under the necess! f paying the rental upon its leased line of 371 miles, and tho intorest npon n honded deht. of £3, 280,000 npon the parent linsof 1,015 milen. Assuming that the teased fines earn the rental pald, the actual necossary abligatinna of the (rand Trunk Company do not in substance exceed tho anm E150,000, _All Jiabilitiea beyond thia are not cumnlative, The stnckholders nrs entitied, accord- ing to their priorities, to whatever nat revenna may remain over and above the rental of the leased 1inéa and interent on the mortgageseenritlen, Now, for mnnf years It {a well known that the Now York Central Railway Company not only paid the fntarest on 1ta mortgaye debt, bat italso paid intereatatthe er cont per annnm on {ta ordinary stack, and, in addition to thin, shortlyafter the hmu?nu' tion of Gen. Vandorbilt to the VProsidency of this Cnmvln‘. ho declared a stock dlvidend of 80 per cont,~that {n, that every pereon holding $100 stock in the Now York Central Rallway Company not only received his ordinary dividend of $8, but, in addiffon, he reccived a certificate entitling him to raceive the divideuds upon $50 additional for all future time, B The distance from Chicago to the Atlantic sea- bonrd §8 shorter by way of Montreal than byany other route by 150 ‘miles. Between thesa two points, Chicago and Montreal, there is the alterna- tiveof n lake and river nnvigation and the Grand "Prunk Rallway, in connection with the Michigan Central, The lake and river navigation is open Just as long s the Krle Canal,and duringthe whale of the closed acnson tha Grand Trunk Kallway en- ioyl the mflnngfll of the trafle throngh Portland, n'the ftata of Malne, and 1lalifax, racentiy opencd up by tho completion of the Intercolonia) "(llvfily. But, as we sald, the bill of Jading genorally folluws the course of the cargo, and in thia respect tho Grand Trunk Railway and tho bankers of Canada have not heen nnmindful of this axiom, and the conrequence s, that one of the moat important bankiog institations in Canada has been permitted through the windom of the laws of the Siate of linofs to eatablleh #n agency In any part of that 8tate. The conseqnence is, that the Grand Trunk Railiray and the ship canals of Canada will, In con- Junction with the banking inatitutions, be enabled to carry the produce of Canada and the Western States of America to the Roropean market at a cost muich Jenn than that of the Erle Canal and New York Central, and will, if persevered in, build up Montreal as no mean rival to the Emplze City of New York, Sy THE RIVER ROADS. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Tribune. Dusugue, Ia, Aug. 23.—The troubles be- tweon the bandholders and stockholders of the River Rallroods wore ended by the latterat a canference held in Chicago yesterday, surrender- Ing the roads to the former. Thore will bea decrce of foreclosure, with three months for the stockholders to redecm, which, of course, they will not do, and then the roads will pass entire- 1y into the hands of tho Trustees for the bond- Liolders. After that there will probably bea new organization effected and the roads leased orsold to somo th corporation—perhaps tha Northwestern or Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Not to be too rough on.the stockholders, new bonds to the amount of §100,000 will be lssucd to and divided among them, in some manuer not agreed upon, The peoplo of Dubuque are highly gratified that the settlement has been made, da it insures some extension both north :nll}na:nth, and fncreased facilities for travel and £ SUTT TO RECOVER. 87. Louts, Mo,, Aug. 22.—United States At- torncy Bliss filed s sult in the: United States Circuit Court yesterday oguinat the Missourt Pacific Rallroad Mortgage Trustees and Recelv- ers for taxes from 1664 to 1872, under an old Income law. The tax with the interest and pennitiea amounts to $200,000. The United Btates clalms a llen upon the rond for this amount prior to all mortgages upon it, and cugndully tha mortgage under which the road fstobosold on tho 6th of Heptember next. Judgs Dillon bas granted an order, at the in- stance of Attorney Bliss, to retain enough of the procecds of thie salo of the road to meet the claiin of tho United States, should it be estab- lished. ILLINOYS TAX CASE, Special Dispaich to The Tridune. 8prinGrIELD, L, Aug. 22.--Attorney-Gen- cral Edsall has moved in the United States Court to dissolve the Injunction against the collection of Btate taxes on the capital stock of the Indinnapolis & 8t. Louls Railroad Company. This Company operates the line of the 8t. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Rullroad by lease, and the injunction was granted because the operating Company is a corporation of Indiana. But the Attorney-Gencral now proposes to show that this lease was authorized byan act of the 1llinols Legislature, thus making tho Company a crea- é\lu& ost this State. The case ia to be argued on ont. 6. CATRO TO NEW YORK. The Ilinols Central Rallrond {s making a big fight for the Cairo and Southwestern business, and hss reduced the rate from Calro to Now York, via Chicago, to $10, the sama as charged by the Pan Handle, Ths Michigan Central and Gruat Western Rallroada are pro-rating with tho Tilinols Central, thus asslsting it to make s suc- cesaful fight. As the Illinols Central s the most dircct and more favorabls routs, it geta most of the buaincss, e ————— OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS, Young men {n quest of & sound practical edu- cation will be peculiarly Interested in the an- nouncement that studles are to be resumed at 8t. Iguatius College, No. 413 West Twelfth street, on Monday, Bept. 4. Thoro is no wor- thier, better-conducted educational institution in tho United States, The tultion for a term af ten months is only $80, Send to the Rev. J. 8, xordln, 8. J., for tatalogucs and other Informa- lon. — THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC COMPARY offer speclal Inducementa to buyers at wholesale nnd retall of sheet-music, music-books, viollns, guitars, and sl kinds of musical fustruments, General agents for the Standard organ and Bteck plano, Quality guaranteed. No. 150 State atroct. e ———— * YOUR OLD SUMMER SILKS, LADIES, 1f taken to Cook & McLaln's, No, 80 Dearborn ntreet, 03 or 201 West Madlson strect, can be made almost a8 good s new at littlo expense, 1t need not be npped up, nor trimming removed. i ABOUT"REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AND FILTERS, 'There {8 no queation but that the Fisher, Packer, and Kedzle stand at tho head of thelr respectiva lines, while Dalton's, 103 Stato atreet, 18 the place to buy cheap. —— e MARRIAGES, ALLEY—QETTY—Aug, 22, at the resldenco of T J, '"H ins, 315 West Washingto by_the Rev. Dr. Tiffany, Mr. George E. Alloy snd Miss Barah d. Gau‘. allof this city, No. cards, §X" Lynn, Mass,, papers please copy. DEATIIS, THORAN—1In thia city, Aug. 21, at B, Joropira Hospital, of hoart discase, Mr, P, Moran, aged 28 years. LAING—Aug. 22, at 404 Michigan-av., Clara Irene, wife of Cuthbert W. Laing, and dlunhnr of the Iate Isasc C, Day. Funeral notice hereafter. SIVYER—The funcral of the Iate Mrs, William Slvyer, dr., will taka place Wednoeday, Aug. i, trom the resldence of her parents, No. 308 \Veat Washington-at., at 2:30 p.m. Frieads of tho family invited. : VENNEITY—On the 224, Guy, son of J, B, and Mury L. Feanorty, aged 7 years and 11 months, FORD—On the 21at inst., at Winnstks, daughter “E';'nm' and Hattle A, i’oni, agod 1 year and 2 months, KETCHUM—At Hartland, Vt., of consumption, Baturday morning, the 1bth 'in Ileary M. Kutehum, of Chicago, aged 44 yca: FOREMAN~On the 224 fust., of typhoid fever, 1da B, daughter of Mra, Foreman, aged 14 years G months and 8 days. - Fuoersl Wed :I‘ ug, 23, at 0 o'clock a. m., from No. 20 Kast #ixteenth-st., by carrisges to Hoseblll Cemetery. WALLACE—Willie, Infant son of John C. and 5{" Wallace, aged 11 months snd 1 weok, Aug. “Fugeral by cars to Catvary, &2~ Cincinoatl, 0., and "Detroit papers please copy, HEAVEY—Aug. 22, daugbterof B, C.'and and 13 d at 3 o'clock &, m., Narla, arla Jeavey, sged B munths Funers! at 10 o'clock Wedneaday, Aug, 23, from 111 Thisteenth-place, by catrisgo b Uallary. The’ e S Pl “Company A, or HURY, WATED, ~—~ ="~ mpany A, or fayers’ Guarila, armory, cotner of é-l‘mmu“-"fl'l't'h-:‘t," :’v:;flfl'étllhm Grove-av., Thuralay evening at 7:30 o'clock, l".;",: portant buai; FIFTH WARD REP| e Tepbiican moning o o LIOANE 8tata and Tronty-Afth.at 1 corner Addrexscn by Mesara. Coy ind laner® venig, o DY ot BIXTRE WARD REPUBLICANS, A mesting of Republicans will be held at 1o, Blug Inland-ay., to organize Company © n' g'|1 Blxth Ward, Wednoaday, Aug. 2, nt el 10 m. J. VaNnEnradis Jr., Secratagy," — AT, Th. Becratary, ¢ I+ ng of Ward will bs heldt thin efép?f’:&?n‘l’%fi.',‘: firentn present to addross the menting. o701 Wil bg EIGHTEENTI WARD, A meeting for inatrnction, and to tonnl entiatment, In called far Compin 1ol s Eighteonth Ward Minuto Men, at'Thrnee Hah 1os ciock, LT ull sttendance [a particy. —_— . A ieall of e A LLOLS, meoling ol e veteran soldiers the lata WaF, nnd capecinily of the I:I:I'l:r‘ll(:;""l;’;'lhn’ Rioriona Ninoteenth Itegiment Tlinoin Staje e uinteern, Infantey, will bo held_al tha Tiewen Medical College, Nos, G611 and 5137 State-st,, Fridey evaning, Wio S5th fnat., at 8 o'cloey, (0 e purpase of ralaing an orentixing n company o Boya In Blno for the Epproching polltica] caimyay of naxt Novearbor. Boldlerand inflars. onor it tothe front. Ly order of Commlttee, E Aoid BDY[B m“nLUE. er{:b pudl n adjonmnd meeting of the Firat W Bine will be hold at the Ofand lf:ctln‘vzafl:»fl?’:t‘; 9clock th evening. for the jyurpona of rectiliing A Com| 9 Roldlers will Tanke aadreence. 1c *heakers ani uid e S i, c s aens 3o 1UFR0 BEPUBLIOARE en Jalina o and the lion, Adama will addrens the Conteal Kepabiicay i T Cicero at the Town Hall at Austin ‘Thureday even. Lnfl?.znlmg, 24, upon the lssues of the present cam. Comoany. B, Sistermr i ny 1, xteent! ¥ Lt 4 ular meeting at Ns:. 3)’1" &‘(r)l’lhlnvycl:l‘l’::.!" evenlng at § a’clock, sharp, Reg. Tharadsy PROFESSIONAL, DR. FRITZ, 8. E, corner Madison and Olarg-ss, CURE OF A PROMINENT CITIZEY, Me. F. Musller, M. D., Vr. 8., of this city, writy, A ReiTh, WiE, Aug. 18, 1 A Wik, Aug, .—Dr. 7 Bin; 1 0AT now' 1aKen Your medlein Wiy wen shallnot rquira any furthicr troatment, as my cough fg entirely Ilopfad. L'can eat anything which comes nn the table sod digest It. 1 am much obliged for o0 kindners and tha sreatmont yoi fave, me. Mol ! ll’i:(!!_l:‘n’." ik il F. MUELLER, M. D, r. Musiler hasbaen oblized to give up buatnes f the past year, baing given up. by ma " ilinaad i lncuriblo e Bt e Dkl e eaminet Dy ica hours for the 1) thosn able (o pay (rath 100 {3‘?:{":-‘3 nfll\?nldnn:; the benefit of tie Inboring classes, from 0 a.m. tn T p.m, m, tof AUCTION SALES. By G. P. GORE & CO,, 08 and 70 Wabash-ov. Boots, Shoas & STippers AT AUCTION, BY CATALOGUE, On Wednesday. Aug. 23,2t 9} a, m. FULL LINES OF PRIME GOODS will be aold, * including OUR SUCKER BOOTS, IN ALL SIZES. M. F. Peatt's WOMEN'S FINE WE BOOTS. Also, large linca of CHILD'Q“I’ATE WEAR, inall slzes, which the trade i {nvited to examine. GEO. P. GORE &¢0., 08 and 70 Wabash-av. On Thursday, Aug. 24, at 9:30 o'cloc, AT THE 1. GREAT CENTRALHOTEL, ON MARKET-ST., Wenhall sell the tincaller for bills: Watnut Tedateads, Dureaus, _ Chalrs, Rtockers, Ifafr Mattresscs, Wirg uPtAIng, Gian Fixtures, Lambrequin, nforters, Iirussels and Wool (' 1, {’({(‘ngl'rflg:::xl‘d. rIs\:‘FXP‘:HEN‘l‘l’llm{ ""I; Mirroia,” Hax 3 8 A1) et 1ings tor whom [t mny voncern. GED. P, GURE & CO., Auctivieors. By ELISON, POMEROY & GO, Auctioneers, 84 and 86 Randolph-st. BANIm:UITTT SALE AU CTTITOIN ‘The entire atock, conslsting of Fine Amerlcan ant Swira WATCHES, 3 SOLID GOLD JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, &c., &c,, AT BTORE Cor. of Lake & Olark-sts. Teromptory Salo withont rescrse, commentint at 10 0'clock THIS MORNING. ELISON, POMEROY &CO., Auctloneers. COooking, Heating, and Parlor Stoves, AT PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE t our stores, 84 and 80 Randolph-st., Wednesday Morning, Aug. 23, at 10 o'clock, 150 STOVES, Tncluding QUINCY COOK, WINDSOR COOK, PARAGON RANGES, "NEW AMERICAN CUOK. MARLBOROUGH, ARGAND RANGE, ARGAND HEATER, ORIENTAL, DAUNTLESS, MORNING QLORY, and other equally well-known makers. The altention of the trade and others is called o this first sale of fieat-clans stoves, They aro pusl- tyely tobesold, Can be seen morning of sale. ELISON, FOM & DN By T. E, STACY. MORTGAGE SALE, The entire stock af s Hardware Store, Friday, Aug, 25, at 10 o'clock 8, m., at No, 1031 West v:n Tiuren-at., near Campbell-av., take Madiwn st, ca ‘Th ck connista of Ranges, Stoves, Tinware, 8aws, Ica-Chestr, Wash-Loilers, Toa-Kettles, Cullery, liammers, Hatcnots, Rules, Door-Knobs, Bolts, Scrowa, Axcs, Shelf-Goods, &e., de. The above mnnat bo acld at what it will bring. Fine ciance for dealers anid others, Call and ex+ amine. Ssla will continue till all is sold. Particular attentlon pald to faroclusing morte ges, and beat af prices got for goods; also, ng distraint warrants, &c.,&ce Call and tr) of reforence given. & T. B, 8TA & 186 Dearbor, By WM. MOOREHOUSE & CO., 274 and 270 East Madison- At our tegular Wedneaday Bale this a. m,, at 10 o'clock, we shall sell: Household Furnituro of all kinds Library Furniture, Kitchen Rurnituro, Carpots, &o., &2 Offieo Desks of Every Varioty & Grada, BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR SALE. White Granlte, Yellow and Glassware, Cutlery, iroceries, Huggies, . WEDNESDAY, Aug, 53, at 200 PACKAGES ASSORTED GLASSWARE, WEDNESDAY, Ang. 2, st 10 o'clock, At Tutters & Co.'s Salearaoms, BUTTERS & C0.'8 UKGULAR TRADE SALE Dry Goods, Woolens, Clothing, Furnishlig Goods, Lo Hhaes, ate, THURSDAY, Aug. 24, at0: By JAS, P. McCNAMARA & €Oy 117 Wabasb-av., N. W, cor, Madlson-st. Tegular Svlont Doots Shoes, Drogans, and SHppers it 0, ursday Morolog, Aug, 34, at 0.3 oS P Graharorales, “Avg. 4, & JAH, I, MONAMARA & CO., Auctlonecrs. o'clock. 0 o'clack, MISCELLANEOUY, RAND, McNALLY & CO0.'S INDEXED MAPS. CELKBRATED throughout the Unlon—expreased o sl parts, 1B and upward ot 25, 40, 60¢ per B, Addtess Grders GUNTHEN, Contes toaer, Cllcago,