Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1876, Page 5

THE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER "3, 1876=SIXTEEN PAGES. 5 4 seat in the Academy. He is fond of n"?:;ef.,a much admired therein. Lonis, on the sociel] 1. is the leader of the radical wing of the other o emoly. He is quiet and reserved in his 15 m:f,,, sod not accustomed to associate freely :’;mmon-hxe people. s carrespondent at ' Joliet, TIL.. who, we hope, yar o very immediote inteccst at etake, inquires pether it i& correct to say of one who has suffered ) puniehment, *“He was execated." Cer- s s itis. The coespondent presumes it i the :‘:wmm ie exccated. This 1o true, buta trans. ferred meaning of the word from the thing acting foibe thing acted upon has caused the common fo4ge of the phrase in thesense that it s the man who i cxecuted. Common ussge controls mean- “Jobn TL. Docher, sSouth Carolina mulatto, was parried to Jeanette Burbridge, & white girl, daugh- for o a business mun et Newport, R. L, last ondsy eveming. The ceremony was performed 2y the pastor of the colored church. A large and siotons crowd gathered about the house where the R edding took place, and made night Mideous with their demonstrations. The police were called £ son. but could do mothing with the rioters. The fegroom is a college graduste, gentle and agree- sble in his demeanor, and pussessing the respect of sil who know him. . 3ir. Conway, in 8 letter to the Cincinnati Com- gercial, thus describes & famous French leader: “‘Gambetta i€ very Jewish in type. He hasa etrong aguiline mose, & heavy brow, a swarthy tomplesion, and straight black hair. He is con- Filerably under the average height, and thick-set Jimost to portliness. He basa good, flexible voice, 20dfs very eimple and direct in speech. His only estare was to raise his large hands wccasionally Shont 3inches above the desk of the tribune, and {hen bring them down again. In dress he is rather siovenly, being entirely without the usual jaunty sirof the Porisian.” Dr. James Henrs, of Dublin, an cccenttic old phy- fician, has juet died. He incurred the enmity of all bis brother practitioners by stating the proposition .- “2¢ opinion of no physician in the world was wo'tha guines, and actually giving force to these sentiments by refusing 1o take more than five abilings for his own fee. Afterwards he inherited yfortune and abandoned his practice, devoting ‘pimeelf thenceforth to the compilation of a com- mentary on Virzil. This immense work remains uopoblished. Its extent may be imagined from the fact that the remarks on the first twenty-six lines of the Eneid 11176 pages. Abont $4,000 has been sulecribed, mostly pythe French in New York and viciity, for the pedestal of the statue of Lafayette that the French Government has presented to America, and ‘hich is to be placed in Tnion Square, near the sissaee of Washington and Lincoln. The insugn- nation of this etatue will take place on the 6th of September, Lafayette's birthday, and will no doubt weavery interesting ceremony. The French ‘poputation of New York will take a prominent part init, and it is suggested that that day be henceforth celcbrated as & national tribute of respect to the great friend of liberty to whom America owes 8o much. Fdmund About naturally enough has mo pro- found affection for Ierr Wagner. He amiably rays: *‘One Richard Wagner, 8 German revola- tionist, pitifil aud oblivious refugee, ungrateful gasst of the Parisisn pavement, gutter-haunter of thepurliens of the opera, cacophonous and con- ceited favorite of our over-long-eared meloma- pizcs, has for the last three days been performing 2 premeditated uproar, on fair-booth trestles, gitded ad hoc mear the little Bavarian town of Lasreuth. This Herve, devoid of his epirit, gay- ety. and melody. this stunning and icy ear-split- ter, has, without saying why, become the rampant enewy of France. ™ Innoticing and commending the literary merits of **The Parlor-Car, " Mr. Howells' farce recently patiished, the New York Vation expresses regret fhat one-act playe are not more frequently given cathe American etage. The presentation of such wozke wuuld be agreeable to the people, and at the sawe time would afford opportunitics of tralning to#:2irine dramatists sach as they cannot hope to cbuin under the presentsystem. The Nation well wye: **That we have no American comedy as good 2:auFone of the novels of James, Howells, Aldrich, or De Forest is due, at least in part, to the fact t3st to the writer of fiction are given opportuni- tiesof experivnce denied to the embryo dramatist. ™ The amcnities of social life in Missouri are illus- trated in the following matter-of-fact paragraph froci the St. Louis Republican: ** About 8 month “ago, W. H. D. Thomas, 8 young married man, 1yt iwz en Williams Hollow, Douglas County. while jine home in company with several young ladies, gotinto a squabole with them, and seeme to have tozie out second best in the afiray. One knocked him down wilh a rock, and while down he waw struck with a second rock in the lower part of the abdowen, injuring him severely. He was recov- ering siowly, when inflammatory fever aet in, and be was in 2 critical condition when last heard from.” These young ladies are respectfully in- vited to come up and clear out the midnight cars in Chicago occasionally. Jules Janin once thought to acknowledge his geatitade for tae kindness of a country gentleman by €ending to him the translation of *‘Clarissa Harlow.” Te announced the treasurc in a pre- Hoinary note containing thie language: **I send 2ad commend to you the belle of all belles, the giceful, prond, and ever-charming Clarissa Har- low. Treat her well, if not on my account, at t lest on that of the author of her being, the great | Rickardson. Fortwo years I have lived with this e E woman. Poor girl! how she has beeu calumuinted.” The unhappy provincial was throwninto & state of comical perplexity by this letier. 1is 2ood 01d mother protested in indizna- tion: **Junin wants you to receive a thing that bas been his mistress. Abominable!™ The voung mansatdown in anger and wrote Janin that his houte was full, and he could not receive the woman. Victor Huzo had foar children—two sonsand two | éaughters. Both of the suna died receatly. One isknown to literature by his admirable translation of Shakspeare—the best in the French language. One of the daughters lost her lifein a peculiar manner. She was walking with her husband be- sidethe sea in Guernsey. Suddenly a huge wave leaped up and swallowed her. Iler hosband tried tosave her, and in the attempt was drowned him- sell. When recovered, the two bodles were locked in a2 last embrace. The only gurviving child of Victor Hugo istbe wife of un English officer. The widow of his son Charle+, and her two children,—one s girl of 43ud the other s boy of 6,—live with him. Mr. Convay foand Victor Hugo the first man talking on important themes in the French language whom he bas ever been uble to understand. **Iis French is Eoclear, Lis kcntences ko marked ont by round fenes und full accentuation, in short, he talks so Tike the classic style of his own books, that much of what he says conld be understood by any person well acquainted with Latin. even though he might zever have studied French. ™ HOTEL ARRIVALS. R. W. Wilcox and E.J. Gum- Incianapolis; 1~ Lon. James Barney and . New York: the Hon. Ge: the Hon, D. W. C. Brown, Sandusky: Moses T. Jrown, Boston; . de Separclens and A. de Seaarclens, Switzerlond; E. Patissier, Paris: X.- Doron, ~ Spain: the Rev. B. =~ W. Parker and Georze P. Costelle, Hono- Iulu....Grund Pacific—The Hon. J. C. Spooner, Iugson, Vi, : F. H. Roper, Liverpool, Eng.; A. Riviere, Pari Lescyneky, New York;C. H. ] ork; C. Mille, Pitteurs: W. McKinzieand H. J. Bum- side,'Dublin, Ireland: Bunn, Springfield; e Tlon. R\ P, Tw St. Lomis; Capt. W. I Stevenron, Fruitport, Mich.; R. D. Babeock ®nd Gen.Jamen arnett, Cleveland; Gen. J. H. Letn, New Orleans: the Ion. Porter, pladeiphia; J. A Teller. San Francisco..... Jremont liouee~G. F. Stone, Boston; the Rev. E. ‘ b, Boston: Col. H. F. Crame, Hartford: by rson, ~ New York; 'Gen. | eps, Jowa: ‘Washbarn, Cincin- - nag; ty mU; the Rev. L ddletown, yoke, Mass.:D. W. kwood, Tnited States Army: Joun O'Connor, Seth H. Butler. the Hon. Eqwin Perkins, 1o} Poston: e Tion. M. Dixon, New Zealand: J. B! Quiiams, Limingham, Eng. Col. T. T. Dwighty o FOR YOUR SAXE it i not neceseary for Gibson, 155 Dearborn atreet, 10 blow e less-known deslers do. Itis ouly enflicient for families and dealers to know !hat he continues to handle Ruth's old relinble #quare brand"™ and original solid meat oysters, Wof which are wel] known and will be #old at Wholesale and retail at bottom prices. sl sl il MESSRS. BISHOP & BARNES, the popular hatters and fur manufacturere, corner | tate and Monroe streets, are fally prepsred to Reet the wants of their many customers with hats 2ndfura, Al kinda of fur garmentamade to order. . :L“flnz and repairing promptly attended to at low icee, ———— RADIANT HOME BASZ-BURNER STOVES Are not only buse-burners, but also base =nd double heaters, havine a new cut-off for kecping the caal up white cleaning the grate. Dalton, 192 State street, says you won't regret buying one. LEMONT STONE. A Day Entirely Devoted to Affi= davits. Ald. Smith Telis ‘What Carroll Frankly Told Him. And Carroll Denies Having i Said Any- thing of the Kind. ¢ ’ Haley on Periolat, and Periolat on Haley +--The Commissioners’ Answer, The Case Continued Until Mon- < day Morning. The svone-question was argued before Judge Farwell yesterday. There was so large a gath- ering of stone men, city and county officials, and indignant tax-payers, that the Court had to remove into Judge Gary’s room in order that the audience might be better accommodated. All the legal gentlemen interested were present. Upon the opening of the case, Mr. Wood- bridge asked leave to AMEND THE BILL for the injunction. _Mr. Jewett objected to this, because he con- sidered the amendment incongruous and not a part of ‘the original bill. He attempted to sct up a contract between the city and the county in relation to the construction of the Court- House, by which the county was to construct and have the use of the east portion of the building, and - the city-to construct and occupy the west half of the building, and in- sllsted that the county was proceeding in viola- tion of this agreement. This did not properly constitute a part of the complainant’s case, and ‘was immaterial. Mr. Woodbridge said there were various other matters in the amendments which were ffitro- duced for a two-fold object. They claimed that, { defendants proceeded in defiance of their agreement with and against the protest of the city, it was an evidence of actual fraud; and they also claimed that erecting: the building in the manner proposed would greatly increase its cost, and be detrimental to the interests of the tax-payers. The relevancy of this should be discussed on the argument, for then its impor- tance and pertinence to the case would appear” ‘The Court said if there was anything vroper in the amendments he supposed he could uot g(dudu them. Defendants could exeept to por- ions. Mr. Rountree remarked that if the contract between the cityand county was permitted to be inserted in the bill, it would be necessary for them to show what had been done by the county in order to induce the city to comfply with its part of the agreement. He was of opinion the amendment was irrelevant, and he would prefer to discuss its materiality in the first place. The public interests were prejudiced by aela[vl. It the contract was to be executed at all it should be done at once, or the building of the Court- House would be delayced a year. After some furtherdiscussion the Court ruled that the argument should proceed, the amend- ments to be consideredin the record if material. The defendant’s answers to the bill were then handed to Mr. Woodbridge, who was somewhat stagzered by their bulky proportions and sug- gested he shonld be allowed a little time to read them. e Mr. Rountree—We have simply saifi that what T Pandbridge—Yontak ¢ . “Woodbri ou take a many words to do that. aughter.} Lo The question of allowing time for complain- ant’s counsel to read the answers created an- other discussion, the other side strenuously opposing the application. It was ultimately de- ci%cd by the Court that the case should proceed, and, if it was found neecseary after the reading of the answers, he would “allow Mr. Wood- bridge a reasonable time to produce rebutting testimony. Mr. Herrick here stepped forward and stated that he had represented Commissioner Burdick, who had prepared an answer in which he dis- covered wlhat he knew about the matters in dis- ute. 3 ‘The Court remarked that this could be put in when the proper stage was reached. Mr. Woodbridge then read the bill for the in- Jjunction, which e considered as good an argu- ment for Lis client 25 could be e. He also read IIE AMENDMENTS, of which the following is an abstract: The first amendment, to be inserted on the forty-second page of the origiual bitl, was to the ‘effect that, it the Court should tind that the said law last named—for the issue of county bonds—had been repealed, the orator charged that there was 0o law in existence under which the said Board conld obtain any money for the erection of said Court-House without first sub- mitting the question of taxation and of the issue of bonds to the vote ot the people, und the orator insisted that the said Board bad no authority to crect a Court-House at this time, and that the proposed contract between the county and William McNeil & Son was beyond the power of said Board, and if the contract should proceed, it would result in embarrassing the county. The orator further stated that on the 28th day of August, 1872, the city and county entered into a contract, in pursuance of which the city and county had agreed upon a plan for the said building, and that the city had insisted upon the provisions of the contract, stipulating that the “gencral exterior design of said building shall be of uniform character and appearance;’”” that the award of the contract for the construc- tion of the county balf of the building to William MeNeil & Son was opposed to the wishes of the City Council; that on the 21st of August, 1876, J. M. Van Osdel, Chairmau_of the Building Committee of the City Council, had sent a com- munication to the County Board, sug%fsnyg the propricty of deferring a decisio of the kind of stone to be used for the exteriorof the building until the city could have an equal _voice in se- Jecting such material; that A. H. Smith, as member of the same Committee of the Council, hed also sent _an ofliial communica- tion to the Board to the same effect; but that the Board totally disregarded the communications, and, unless prevented by the injunction of the Court, proposed to persist in erecting the county share of the building, without, consultation with the city, of inferior material, thus forcing the city to adopta similar material. _Also, the orator claimed that the erection of one-half of the building in advance of the other half would interfere with the de- sign of the building, and would increase the ex- pense in 2 very large sum, and it would be al- Inost impossible to then attach the city half without causing an irregularity in séttling which would iliterfere with the harmony and safety of the building. Mr. Herrick then read the ANSWER OF COMMISSIONER BURDICK, of which the following is an abstract: Tt recites that he is 2 citizen of and tax-p: in said county; that the Board of Commission- ers had savertised for bids for furnishing stone- Work for the proposed Court-House, and that the bid of Patrick Fanning_was $355,000, and was the lowest bid made. ~ That there wa2s also abid for furnishing the Bedford Hmrstnmil Which, coupled with' the bid for cutting anm setting by Wolf, Price & Co., amounted to §516,000, and that the Bedford stone was supe- rior to the Lemont stone. That the bid of Edwin Walker for rough limestone was, X 000, and that_the bid of Wiltiam MeNeil & Son was. $340,000, or $5,000 higher_than that of Fanning. That a majority of the Board Qistegurded the bid of Fanning and awarded the contract to William McNeil & Son, though Fan- ning was competent to do the work, being a ractical stone-cutter and of financial standing. R‘lmt the majority of the Board, fraudulently to deprive the county and the tax- the suin of SS,DOD,huu;‘l to l{)c%'.uw'thge a gratuity upon the firm of Funning, ;Ia;u;ell‘s& Cg: threatencd and intended to enter into said contract with William MeNeil & Son Tor the sum of $340,000, iustead of contracting with said Fanning at said sum of §535,000. The defendant, hmhe;-I z{{hfllt{eéio ;l;::'té:é sf; 3 Vil [eNeil & S Tection of e ing cannot be secounted for by ck Fannin )€ BLee - by flgxfl;;l;te gaxesf ‘of the said William McNeil 3, ‘while the said Patrick Fanning was ips:;h ué? be responsible financially, aud was competent to perform guid contract, the sui William McNeil & Son “were incompetent, u:- skillful, and insol\‘e&:g Bn:&'l 50 known to be by members of said Bos m”i“hc defendsnt further admitted that the Lnl; competency of McNeil was notorious throug the entire community, that he had never be{:‘x‘: : stone-cutter, but only a master mason, and tha e had made many contracts for_builaings on which he had fajled not oplyin cump!em:ja them, but in paying his own bilfs, The \:lctt:l; - ent further admitied that :xm i\{zcg;;lyfl;s in- debted to many persons in sums of were uv(-rdue): pnnd which he did mli nn‘ti wuld not pay, and_that he was insalven s md that he employed about bis work the Jo;@ ind of workmen at low prices, and that his reputation with all competent _stope-cutters ‘Was such that it would be impossible for him to intending payers of hire them, as they could not feel safe in b engag- ing with him. _XL a meeting of stone-cufii’?’s {fit;ezlg‘;);e:l;l‘lfimgs w"lurxe adupted denuncing . e Board in proposi thficun'.ract dtu McNeil. S e was made a condition of awarding th - tract to McNell that the said Edwi% Wenfl‘:gr should mortgage his quarrics at Lemont to se- cure by a valid and first Hen the performance of said contract, and the defendant further stated that atthat time it was proved -to the Board that the said stone duarry ‘Wwas assessed for tux- ation for 157 at & sum of $6,000, and that it. with other property, 'was mortgaged in a sum far_exceeding $20,000. ’l‘_hat J.J. Egan, architect, H. M - Singer, Charles Sioesinger, and Peter Wolf were examined by the Committee, and stated that the Lemont stone was unflt for the Eurpose named. The defendants also averred that on the excursions taken by the Board to the various quarries, it Was evident that their design was not. to make any practical investigation, but to indulze in pleasure excursions. The neglect to investizate. the comparative merits of. sandstonc and lime- stone elearly evinced that they did not seek in- formation. “That at the opeuing of proposals for building, there were found bids grum the Aux Sable sandstone and the Berea sand- Stm‘l!‘} both of which were of superior quality to the Walker limestone. That June 1, 1816, in- dictments were found fn the_Criminal Court against Johnson, McCaflrey, Holden, and oth- er members of the Bourd, and Clemens Perio- lat, for stealing groceries, meat, cte., from the county, and that July 1 Edwin Walker went on Periolat’s bail in the sum of $15,000 and §20,- 000: that eight members of the Board, const tuting & majority, voted on all occasions in fa- vor of awardiug'the contract to Walker; that while the t}ueslmu was pending at a Committee meeting of the Board, Walker was present and mentioned 60 cents as the price he would charge for rough stone, whereupon one of the confed- erates corrected him, saying: G4 cents, Mr. Walker,” to which he nodded assent; that on another occasion Periolat stated that the quali- ty of stone was no consequeuce, s it took mouney to obtain the award of said contract, that 1o one could obtain it without money. Mr. Woodbridge offered the affidavit of : JOHN GILROY, R'm tical stone-cutter, which set forth that Mec- il was anason and not a stone-cutter; that he had taken several important contracts and had failed to fulfill themj; that he was reported insolvent, and generally employed the worst kind of labor. The proceedings of the Stone- Cutters’ Association, which opposed McNeil be- cause he was incompetent, irresponsible, and of bud reputation, were embodied in the aflidavit. Affian) also stated that McNeil, who feared his influence, promised him theforemanship of the swnm:umn& if he would keep quiet. "He was present 4t the meeting of the Committee which passed upon the bids, when s number of trivial objections were made to awarding the contracts to any onc except 4Waker or some onc controlicd by him. Onc _objec tion was that = Walker refused to scll his stone aflout, and the custom was to sell it on the dock, which would make alarge differ- ence in the price. Another pretext was that there would be & wastage in taking Walker's bid for rough stone, and the bid of Wolf, Price & Kerber for cut stone, of from 15 to 20yer cent. The universal custom, deponent said, ‘was to sell stonc on the dock, and there was no wastage as indicated in cutting it, and that_in cases where dimension stonc was delivered in the ruu%h the person selling such is bound to furnish it so cut us to amply allow for the final dressing dowp. The affidavit of JOIN PRICE, of Wolf, Price & Co., was also submitted. It set forth tliat Walker was from the beginning a favorite with scven of the Comumission- ers—Conly, Johnson, Carroll, McCafirey, Cleary, Mulloy, and Holden—and that the most shocking favoritistn was shown him by these men. The first bid of ‘Walker wasone of the highest made by any one, amounting in the aggregate to $695,000, but by some manazement or mistake after the propo- sals were opened the price bid by Walker for rough stone was omitted in the publication, and deponent belicved it was for the purpose of mis- leading the public. Although Woif, Price & Co.’s bid was $109,000 lower then Walker's, the former was totully disregarded. The subse- uent action of the Board was then detuiled, and leponent went on to say that Walker told him that he (W.) intended tohave the stone job, and that Wolf, Price & Co. could have the stone- cutting If they would get out of the way. MICHAEL HALEY’S' AFFIDAVIT was also offered. After stating that he had en- deavored to get the contract for the Au Sable quarry, affiant procecded: After bids were made for furnishing said mate- rial, and in the month of July, 1576, deponent, with Commissioners Conly, Carroll, Guenther, Johnson, Burdick, and Ayars, &nd with one C. F. Periolat, visited the quarry with Edwin Walker, at Lemont; that said party returned from eald visit in the even. ing, and upon arriving at the depot the said Car- roll, the said Conly, and the said Periolat, and this deponent had an iuterview at a saloun, in which the kind of stone to be adopted in building the Court-House was under diacussion: that deponent urged on this 88 on other occasions the adoption of the bid of the said Graveson, ~said bid being the lowest bid made for said work, and deponent urged that the said stone was in all re- spects the best adapted to said work: that said Periolat then stated to tbis deponent in the pres- ence and within hearing of the eaid Conly and Car- roll, that it didn’t make any difference about his bid or the quality of the said stone: that that work could not and should not be let without his (Perio- Iat's) consent, and that it took moncy to get that work, and that the bid of depoment (referring thereby to the bid of eaid Graveson) was too low, and deponent could not afford to pay anything for it,—repenting that it took money to Zct that work, and saying, ‘*They camt let that work until get ready, ond my influence is ot dead, as many suppose; " suid Periolat further saying: '**1wiil never squeal on them. (meaning the Commissioners) if 1 go to the Pemitentiery an Dreak stones there for twelve years." Said Perio- Iat asked what per cent we cotild pay, if we got. the job. 1 said: ‘~How would4 or 5 per cent.do®" ‘o which said Periolat contemptuously replicd, “‘That won't do.” Deponent frrther says that s8id Carroll and said Conly expressed no dissent at the remarks of the eaid Periolat, but listened in silence, though ssid Periolat was very emphatic and noiry, and struck the table with his fist by way of emphasizing hir remorks, Deponent furtler saith that on the following Saturday cvening he met said Periolat and Commissioners Tabur and Burdick of said Board. That xaid Jeriolat was very attentive to said Tabor on that eveaing. and that Burdick and deponent tried to get ‘Tabor away from Periolat, butas often as Burdick invited Tabor to go, Periolat called np Tabor und treated him; that during the evening Periolat called de- ponent aside ond said to him, **1know you want that contract awarded to you, but you baven't got money enongh. and it can't be obtained without money ;" that Periolat then made an spoiniment ‘with deponent to meet him at the dwelling house of Periolat at 10 o'clock the next day; that at said hour deponent was at the house of Periolat but failed to find him, and wos then and there by some woman informed that Periolat would be there abont 12 o'clock; that at 12 o'cock deponent called again at the house of Periolat in company with one C. McDonald, found Periolat in company with Tabor. and was then in- formed by Periolat that he would mect deponent again sbout 2 o'clock: thatshortly after2 o'clock deponent returned, but Periolut was not &t home. Deponent further states that on the evening of the Snturday Jast above alluded to Periolat and Burdick left the place of meeting with Tabor be- tween them, but that Periolat finally captured Tabor and took him off with him, Burdick stating to_deponent tiat he was very auxious to keep Tabor away from the influence of Perioiat. Deponent further states that, at the’ visit to Walker's quarry above alluded to, the party spent from 12 o'clock at noon until 6 o'clock in theafter- noon at the housc of Edwin Walker in Lemont. in drinking, smoking. and pluying cards; that during the afternoon Periolat taok several of the Com- missioners one side, and especially Com- missioners Carroll, McCaffrey, and John- son: that he came up repeatedly and motioned to s Commissioner and the two wonld then retire together and be absent some time, but thap Periolat did not invite to any private inter- views, s0 far ne_deponent can remember, Com- missionera Guenther and Burdick. ALD. SMITH, . Tywo affidavits of Ald. Smith were also put in. The first one stated that, in an interview with Commissioner Carroll, deponent said, in re- gard to the letting of the contract: *+You arc not going to let the contract for $95, - 000, arc you? The people won't subm thing of that sort.” Carroll answered: ‘] care” anything about the people. It don't make any diffiercnce whether we Jel it ot that bid ora lower bid. We shall not be abused any wore. I pledged myself to the people of Lemont that T would vote for Lemont stone if they would elect Conly 2s Commissioner. You members of the Common Council are a lot of fools that you don't make any money out of your office.” After the County Board had decided ot to give the contract to Walker, deponent met Carroli again and #sid to him, *'I see you have abandoned the idea of wiving the stone contract to Walker at a bid of 8695,000:" to which Carroll re- plied: **Yee: they are s lot of school-boye. If they had acted with me and come up to the scratch we would have given it to hio, and we should have t0 stand no more abuse than we will have to stand now, and there would have been a great deal more money init.” Aug. 24 afiant sgain.met Carroll and said to him: ** I would bate to be in your posi- tion. I think you didn't do the public justice to- day.” Carroll replied: ‘*Oh! that's all right. Let the peopic say what they're mind to. I was altways for Walker's stone.” Smith thensaid: **The nco- Je will have ont an injunction against you fellows fore you know it.” Carroll rejoined: **Injunc- tion or no injunction don't bother me a bit. ~They will run & great deal of risk im getting outan in- junction, and we bave considered that and will take the responsibility of an injunction.” Deponent said: ** You had that pretty well cot and dried before you went there,” and Carroll answered, **Ihad no idea that we were going to carry it, for we were not sure of Holden. “He had pever met with us, and he dida't know anvthing about what we were doing, and we didn't consider. bim one of ours: but outside influence must have been brought to besr on him. The second afidavit of Ald. Smith set out the communication of Architect Egan to the Coun- ty Board, recommending sandstone as the most desirable and durable building material. The affidavit of JOHN W. HEAFIELD ‘relates that he is a contractor and builder, and that he has been in the business in Chicago for seventeen years, and 8 fully acquainted with the stone obtained from the Lemont quarries, including those of Edwin Walker; that although said stone Js.thick enough to farnish the columns and pilasters of the Eom-House, ftis not eqnal to the thinner stone in those guamics, aud isunfit for the purpose named. hat it is soft, and traversed by dry seams, where it is liable to scale off and split. That the seams did not always appear till subjected to ressure, ‘That it also contains more iron and ogsils than the thinner stone. The_affidayit of Patrick I hi e affidavit of Patrick Fanning, which was also oftered by Mr. Woodbridge, stated that b entered into copartnership with Hennessy and McNeil, at the fvstigation of Henuessy, who said that McNeil knew of all the dishonesty of the County Ring, and that the members dared Dot go back on hirm if he put in the lowest bid. McNeil afterwards told him that the contract could not be got for less than 3 and that Walker had offered him (McN.) that sum to get out of the way. Affiant wes sur- prised afterwards to see McNell in close conver- :?Hgn &' h é?arrolll, he (MCN&) having stigma- ize ommissioner and the majority of the Board as 3 st of thieves, oy A number of certificates of prominent archi- tects, showing the superior quality of sand- stone, were also put in. THE COUNTY BOARD. Mr. John M. Rountree followed with the an- swer of the County Board. It set out at length the duties of the Commissioners in respect to the building of the Court-House, and gives sun- dry reasons, which have often’ been promul- gated by the members, why Cook County lime- stoue was preferred. Al intention of fraudu- lent action was denicd in the award of the contract to MceNeil Son, whom they considered competent and responsifile men. They considered the prescnt lit- igation to have Deen instituted by disappointed bidders and opponents of the ercc- tion of the Court-house. In taking the steps they have toward the erection_of the building, defendants claimed they had acted with oru- dence, and in what they deemed the best inter- ests of the county. Judge Otis read tLe answer of WILLIAM AND W. B, M'NEIL, a voluminous document, taking up each refer- ence to themselves in the original bill and de- nying uamex each allegation, except those re- ferring directly to their obtaining the contract by devious means, and simply calling for the proofs of such charges. They allege that the partner- ship between themselves and Fanning was dis- solved in the latter part of July, 1876, and their contract with him is not_of any binding force. ‘They claim to be skillful workmen, and that William McNeil is a practical stone-cutter, baving Jearned Dis trade in Glasgow, Scotland. They deny that they are insolvent. They den{ that they have failed 1 many con- tracts for building. They aver that in'the case of the First Baptist Church the work was stopped because the church authorities did not pay on architects’ certificates, according to con- tract, and that said church has becu sued for $8,000 balance due the defendants. Mr. Jewett read the answer of EDWIN WALKER, one of the defendants. This document was still more ponderous than the answer of Me- Neil, and required an hour for the reading. It recites that the defendant is totally ignorant of the reason which induced the Board of Count; Commiissioners to award the contract for build- ing the Court-House to Willinm McNeil & Son, or to reject the bid of Fanning, or to reject any other bid. The defendant is informed and believes that * the stone-guarry be- longing to him, near Lemont, is the only quarry capable of furnishing limestone in quantity and quality suflicient to complete the seid Court-House according to the Phns and specitications. He denies that MeNeil s insolvent, and says that he has had dealings with him, and the transactions bad been sal factory in all respects. He denies that MeNgil employs the worst kind of workmen, or that he fails to pay them when cmployed. He admits that some of the members ol tlic alleged firm of Wol, Price & Co. are_extensively engaged in furnishing stone work in the city, but he denles that guy such firm is known in the business, and alleges that the said firm was organized for the purpose of procuring the said stonework upon ihe County Building. In regard to the durabil- :tfi* of this [imestone, he claims that it is equal in respects to sandstone, and that it will with- stand the action of fire justas wall. The re- mainder of the aftidavit consists of & series of explicit denials as to there being any conspiracy among the County Commissioners, or as to his aving excrted any improper influence upon them to secure their votes either for himst in bebalf of McNeil & Son. Mr. Rountree offered the original specifica- tions with & view of showing how the County Board had tried to protcet the interests of the city and the publicin this matter. The specifi- cations required that the successful bidder should contract to erect both sides of the building, The atfidavit of COMMISSIONER M'CAFFREY in reply to the statements of Haley was then submifted. Affiant stated that he never was at Lemont with Periolat or Haley, and that the statements of the latter were totally false. The affidavit of James J. Egan was also read. He denied that any Comnissioner had en- deavored to levy contributions from him, and that there was any scheme afoot to expel him from oflice_and put in a more pliant man. Af- fiaut also disclaimed any knowledge of the ex- istence of any conspiracy to rob the Treasury of Cook County. Mr. Landis read an affidavit of Willlam Me- Neil controverting the .aflidavits filed with the bill and not denicd in his answer, It consisted of a gencral denial of all the charges. ‘The aflidavits of E. Burling, D, .Adler, and other architects to the effect that McNeil was a competent stoue-cutter, were also putin. Mr. Baker read the joint affidavit of Commis- sioners Jolinson, McCafTrey, Tabor, Cleary, Mul- 1oy, Conly, Carroll, Schmidt, and Holden. It was a general excuse for their action on the ground thatinawarding the contract to McNeil & Son, they deemed they were acting for the best interests of the public. Tney had not, fraudu-. lently or improperly served any person in regard to the stone jor the Court-House. The affidavits of Commissioners CONLY AND CARROLL were read, denying the statements in the affida- vits of Haley aud Swmith. Haley had endeav- ored to induce them to votc for his quarry, but they refused, because they were in favor of limestone. Carroll swore that Smith’s language' was, “We are going to form a Ring in the Coun- cil like the onc you have in the County Board.” To which Carroll replied: *Itisaliej therels 10 Ring in the County Board.” The next aftidavit was that of CLEM F. PERIOLAT, denying in toto Haley’s references to bim, Af- fiant stated that Haley had offered himn $40,000 and one-third interest in his quarry if he (Perio- lat) would use his influence to get him the con- tract. In reply to this proposition the immacu- late Clem said he had no_influence with the County Board, and that if Haley gave him 1,000,000 he could not do anything of the kind. ‘The affidavits of 8 number of ‘ practical stone- cutters and architeets were then put in to prove that limestone was an_excellent building ma- torial. Some of them considered Walker's stone better than that of which the Europcan cathedrals were built, which had stood for sev- eral centuries. Buildings were pointed to in the city to prove that the stonc was equal to any in the country. A 3ir. Woodbridge introduced the affidavits of W. W. Boyngton, John M. Vau Osdel, and 0. L. Wheelock to show that limestone was by no means the best building material for the Court-House. The latter gentleman had given an affidavit to the other side extolling lime- stone. Mr. Woodbridge then asked tiat he should bave time to cxamine_the large mass of papers introduced and be allowed, if” he considered it necessary, to file additional aflidavits. The Cotrt said counsel might bring in affida- vits on Monday morning. Mr, Woodbridge said he woald probably re- but by producing the cvidence of Perivlat and Egan, taken before the Grand Jury. He wished an adjournment to Tuesdgy morning. Counsel on the other side opposed any delay. Mr. Rountree said it was of the utmost im- portance that this matter should be spuuvl:y settled. He considered the contract an ad- vautageous one for the county, and if the case was not decided by Thursday the contractors would have a chance to draw out. The Court (smiling)—Do you discover any symptoms of indisposition? (Laughter.] Mr. Rountree—1 don’t know about that, but this ought to be settled right away. . The Court decided to adjourn the case until Monday. i ———— A CARD. For years T had been a sufferer from cancer affecting the nose and eye, and in 1871 was treated by Dr. Garrettson (Professor of Clinics in the Pennsylvania Universty), Fifteenth 2nd Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, without bene- ficial results; then for six weeks at the Wells Eye Hospital, I was treated nnsucusslull{{ by Dr. Morton, surgeon of the Pennsylvania Hos- pital; afterward for three months under the treatment of Dr. Harten, of the same hospital, withno better results. Negt I placed myself under the care of Prof. Yandall, of the Louis- ville, Ky, Ciy Hospital, but after three montks returned to Dr. Strowbridge at the Philadclphia Eye Hospital—when mgrcz weeks of hopeless treatment induced me to go to Chicago and_try Dr. Montgomery, the oculist of the City Hospital. Azain I was doomed to disappointment ‘after two months’ treatment; but fortunately learned of the great sucress attending Dr. Pond’s treatment of cancer at his hospital in Aurors, ana at once applied to him for relief. Dr. Pond’s cancer remedy killed the thing entircly in three days, and l)’nm to-day completely healed and well. éurcly no language can express my gratitude to Dr. Pond for his care and skill 'in my case in rendering me so great a service after these repeated efforts of some of the most learned and skilled physicians of the country. I gladly give him this testi- monial, and would rccommend all afflicted as T have been togo to him at once and not allow themsclves to.be tampered with and deceived any longer by those who cannot cure, and who too often try to keep the afilicted from going to mg- one who can. RosEenT Cook. _ 31r. Cook was a resident of Philadelphia; he is now living at Aurora, Ill., where he may be addressed by those who wish to satisfy them- selves, ———— ITEMS OF INTEREST. Use All-Right salve for corns. A put-up job—the canning business. Fall hats, low prices, 70 Madison street. Schweizer’s Chicazo oyster stew, 15 cents. New school eloquence—college oar-rations. Timerman & Rood, druggists, 139 Madison street. Seven new styles of hatsat A. P. Harrls & Co.’s, 116 Clark street. Dr. Stephens, 124 Dearborn street, Room 2, treats corns, bunions, and ingrowing nails. The * Arlington” is the best_range out. J. D. Bangs & Co., State and Van Buxe% streets, The Baroness Rothschild drives a four-in- hn;;d mail-coach in Paris, and is called a capital whip. Jno. D. Bangs & Co., at the old stand, State and Van Buren streets, ranges, ete., at bottom prices. A Brooklyn man suicided in a hot-house. Probably he wanted to get used to it by de~ grecs. A Terre Haute boy with the cholera morbus was struck by lightning and immediately re- covered. Henry Reine, a wealthy London brewer, has established a fund to provide for the marriage of poor maids. Baldwin still pays the highest cash price for books, librarics, magazines, and music, at 201 South Clark strect. A reliable stomée company, 78 and 80 Van Buren strect, near State, will furnish you money on the fairest terms. Johu Anderson has again taken possession of Penikese Island, late the summer shool of nat- ural history of Prof. Axassiz. Special bargains offered this week at the bank- rupt jewelry sale, corner of Luke 2nd Clark strects; every article warranted. . An exhibition of *ccclesiastical objects is to take place next May in the Vatican'at Rome in celebration of the Papal jubilce. ‘The Firemen’s Insurance Company issued 220 policies during the mouth of August, nearly three-fourths of which were on dwelling-house property. i ‘Why will you suffer from rhematism, nenral- gia, headache.j bruise, or burn when you can get. instant velief from the application of «Eupe- on”? All druggists have it. Accommodation in furnishing a houseisa blessing to many at this time. Jokn M. Smyth, the poptlar furniture dealer at 134 West Madic stl)n street, extends credit on the installment plan. Chicago has in_her midst an artist whom all should know. The Royal Spanish Commission- ers have purchased all the pictures sent to the Ceatennial by Mr. Rocher, No. 724 Wabash ave- nue- g A rageed boy was years ago cared forby = benevolent young man in Baltimore, who had just married. The boy grew up intelligent, ed- ucated. and enterprising. A few days ago he cloped with his benefactor’s wife. The Maryland brand oysters are second to none, being packed in the nataral juice at Balti~ more, not laundried in Chicago. Robbins Bros., No. 10 North Wells strect, are_the agents and dealers in fresh and salt water fish. It is given as a piece of fashionable gossip that one person in twenty-nine at Newport gets drunk once in cvery twenty-four hours. his, of course, doesn’t include those who stay drunk all the time, and, so, the figures are value- lcss as a gauze of sca-side sobriety. To the demonstration of Prof. Huxley, that the horse is an cvolution from the arcaippus, the Builalo FErpress very pointedly responds: “No reputation is safé in thesc days. This scandal would never have come out if the horse hadn’t been running for something.?” Such_prices as these have not been kmown since the War: The best wire mattress on earth only $7.59; a menuine curled-hair mattress, 40 pounds, 311: and parlor sets,venvered frames, seven picces, 330, are offered by Colby & Wirts, 917 and 2198tate street. These quotations only indicate the greatly-reduced prices at which ail their furnitare is marked. Burlington Hawkeye: “We always think that when Rousseau sat down and wrote, ‘Everything in this world s a tangled yarn,’-he must have just looked into the drawer where he had put away_his fishing-tackle the year before, and found that some prudent woman bad put a lump of beesewax as big as his fist right in among his sea-grass lines.”’ A large number of our housekeepers have re- ceived, during the past week, sawmple packages of the new starch manufactured by the Chicazo Starch Compuny. It is desired that every one give thesample a fair trial. It will not rot the most delicate fabrics. If you are satisfied with the workiugs of the sample, then ask your gro- cer t[g,r the snow-white gloss and improved corn starch. New Orleans Bulletin: *“See that poor little baby !™ said one lady to another standing in front of a storc-window on Royal street the atherduy. “1Its cruel Hindoo mother is setting it afloat on the Ganges in accordance with a Pagan custom.” ‘“Oh! how can she be so heartless?” They were discussing & picture of the finding of the infant Moses by Pharaoh’s daughter. A widowers’ club has been formed in Milford, Mass. The platform declares (1) that tobacco smoke is the best known preventative of ennui, mosquitoes, and kindred afBictions; (2) that real comfort in this life is to have things handy: that washerwomen are man’s grentest evil. Membership in the widowers’ club is limited to gentlemen of average moral character whose wives are out of town. He lives at Burlington this time, and is 109 vears old; “has used tobucco and alcoholic liquors quite freely for ninety-six years,” and is vet neither palsied, blind, deaf, nor dumb. Louis Victor Amedee Henry was born in France, in Mareh, 1757, was & soldier under the first Na’ poleon, came to America sixty-five years ago, end has livea in Burlington fifty years. He has recently visited the Ceitennial. Thisis pretty good religion, as the world goes. A Deacon living in a Berkshire town was re- quested to ive his prayers in behalf of a poor man with & large family who had broken his leg. ‘I can't stop now to pray,’” said the Dea- con (who was picking and barréling his early ap- ples for the city market), © but you can godown int» my cellar “and get some corned-becf, salt pork, potatoes, and butter—that’s the best T can do.” The J. V. Farwell building, bounded by Mar- ket, Monroe, ana Franklin streets, and the Stettauer Bros.’ building, corner of Franklin and Madison streets, have just received an im- roventent in the way of the Hurlbut patent lock-Diamond pavemeat, which was substi- inted in place of the coal-tar and pitch (or asphalt) pavement and wouden sidewalk, thus showing the utility and merits of the Hurlbut | pavement above all others for business as well as residence walks. Office, Room 10, 118 Wash- ington street. Just at this season of the year, that item of trafficin gunpowder derives peculiar importance, it belng the wmost desirable hunting season; fur- thermore, the politicul campaign necessitates the use of a considerable quantity of the com- modity. It isagenerally conceded fact that the DuPont powder bas elements of superiority not possessed by anvy other manufacture. The best recommendation that cau be offered is_its universal use in all countries of the world. The works of E. I. DuPont, de Nemours & Company are located on the Brandywine, and are six in number, with eight others in Pennsylvanta, each complete in every department and detail. Some conception of their immense trade may be de- rived from a Gescription of their magazine in the Town of Lake, occupying,the centre of a ten-acre lot. It is 59 by $0 feet in dimensions, and two stories in height, with a capacity of 25,- 000 kegs of powder. Mr. J. J. Whitehouse has been the Western representative aud agent since 1871, and under his executive management the trade has been increased to its present magnifi- cent proportions. —_— CERTAINLY WORTH INVESTIGATING, The immense practical advantages of the new invention of the Willcox & Gibbs B. M. Co., their new automatic sewing machine; different in principle from every otner sewing machine manufactured. On view at Centennial Machin- ery Hall, Sec. C 7, Col. 50; and at 200 and 202 ‘Wabash avenue, Chicago. il WATER ELEVATORS. ‘Water elevators manufactured by W. E. Hale & Co., of this city, are now being put into the Capitol at Washington; the private residence of Walter L. Gurnee, and Mrs. Paran Stevens, New York; the Major Block, Commercial Hotel, and the resfdence of C. W. Durham, Esaq., here. Chicago manufactures seem to find their way to all parts of the country. . i —————— W. A. LOWELL & CO. Among the leading firms in the city who cater to the wants of the honsekeeper iy the ever-popular firm of W. A. Lowell & Co., 736 West Madison street, who sell carpets, furniture, atoves, and a general line of housefurnishing goods. Here parties can find any article they desire to make a home in- viting," A prominent feature with Lowell & Co. is the monthly-payment system, and if anything were wanting to satisfy the most fastidious tasteat this house it is found in the genuine courtesy ef the proprietors and their attendan ——— AUCTION. The monthly sales of forfeited goodsat Lipman's loan office take place to-morrow and Tuesday at Butters’ auction-rooms, corner Wabash avenne and Madison street. Great bargains can be had at these sales, from the fact that all goods, suchas gold and silver watches, diamonds, jewelry, opera- glasses, etc., have become forfeited, and mast be sold for cash to pay advances and charges. Saleat 10 o'clock a. m. ————— THE INSTITUTION FOR THE TIMES. H. B. Bryant's Chicago Bueiness College and English Training School is rapidly flling up with the incoming of September. The instruction that is given is just the kind that is needed in these times to make the boya self-supporting. Call at the College office, and examine for yourself. En- trance on State street, southeast corner of Wash- ington. e ——— A, T.&S.F On Sept. 13, the Atchison, Topeks & Sauts Fe Railroad will run an excarsion via all lines run- ning to Missouri River, to Kinsley, in Southwest Konsas. Round trip tickets from Chicago $29; Aurora, $27; Jollet, $25.50. For foH particulans apply to AL Salomon, General Agent, 57 Dearborp street. —————— RACE BROS, LATE CLARK STREET Oyster Honse, 151and 153 Clark street, is mow open, refitted and refarnished entirely new, and better than ever before prepared to feed {ts two or three thonsand daily patrons. It is only necessary t0 add that La Bergs Bros. are its proprietors. e —— HALL'S. “The best classof peopleare just rushing to Hall's new studio, 168 and 170 Madison street, after those fine cnameled photographs, He is making four for $1 or o beantiful present with a dozen at $3. Hall'sis the popular studio for the times. ———— " BUSINESS has commenced in carncst at Ordway & Newland's tailoring establishment, 200 West 3adison street. They cannothelp doing & large business when they keep such an extensive stock and sell at such rea- sonable prices. HOUSEEEEPING GOODS, ~ THE WEST SIDE LARPET STORE, 263 West Madison-st., Announce that they are now epening their fall stock of Carpets of the latest atyles and newest desizns, in Ingrains, Three-Plys, Venetians, and Tapestry Brussels. Prices are WAY DOWN, and you nee look no furthier, nor spend time to visit the South Side, for Largains. Our prices are lower than you have seen in twenty years. Let our South Side and North Side customers, to whom we are indebted for a large and increasing trade, beur this in mind, and examine oar stock and prices. OUR STOCK OF Furniture & Household Goods Is muugmsud in quantity, style, quality, and price. Houses furnished throughout on install- menta. INSTALLMENTS OF CASH Sults us, as It auits the purchaser. The Empire Parlor Bedstead in ten styles. Empire Parlor Bedstead Co, 383 West Madison-st. ADVERTISING. New Featurs in Advartisig Keilogg’s Lists SEPARATE STATES. The problem of ca-rying advertisements in Co-oporative Papers by Separate S{ates has st last been solved by the undersigned, and been in quiet operation for some months. By & method for which we have secured Lotters Patent we are now prepared to execute orders for advertising in ANY ONE or more of the following SEPARATE STATES, States. Io. of Papers. Stat Northern Illinois.. 102 Wisconsin Southern Iilinois.. 86 Michigan Missouri.......... 94 Iudiana.. Kausas - 49 Ohi 5 Nebraska.... ..... 20 W.New York&Pa Towa.. . 54:Southern States ... 50 Low Rates and Literal Discouts. Files open to advertisers. Lists of papers and estimates furnished by mail or in par- son. A. N. KELLOGG, e DO YOU REALIZE THE FACT? Ladies and gents, cold weather is nigh. You can well spare fall and winter clothing now fora few days. Cook & McLain, 80 Dearborn, 93 and 281 West Madison street make it almost new. e THE NATIONAL LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA did a good business for the dull month of Angust— 200 new policies for over $520, 000 insurance. BUSINESS NOTICES. Boland, the well-known druggist at No. 53 Clatk street, opposite the Shermin Honse, hus made a great hit in the **Aromatic Bitter Wine of Iron.” “We adyise those who are suffering from nervousncse, impoverished blood, weakness, or Ipss of appetite, to try it. — o Many besutifal womenare indebted for the major portion of their charms to Gonraud's Olym- pisn Cream. 7o the faulty complexion it lends o delicacy the very counterpart of nature. FPrice, in large bottles, reduced to $1. e — Everybody should know of Dr.McChesney’s dental rooms, g0 popularly recommended by all. First-class gold fillings at one-third the usual rates; 88 for the best set. e —— Burnetts ¥lavoring Extracts are used and fndorsed by the best hotels, confectioners, grocers, and the first families in the country. VEGETINE Purifies the Blood, Renovates and Invigorates the Whole System- ITs quu. PROPERTIES ARE VERTISING Reduced 50 Per Cent. The Chicsgo Sewspaper Unfon list of co-operative newspapers, berezofore charglng $3. 30 per line, has re- dnced,lis price ©0 $1.15 PL12 LINE. Tuls iis em- Draces'over 330 newspagers, located as follows: 05 | Iowa, 67) Wis. and Minn.30 45 | Mienfzan.. 2 oo | Neoraska, &c...41 and has s clreulzticn of over 220,000 coples weekly. It will pay von to advertite in this bt at thess prices, even ndull thmes, ~ Send for estimates and catalogues fo THE NEWSPAPER LNION. 114 Monroe-st... Chi- C. A COOK & CO.. Speclal Ageits, cor. Deartorn & Washington-sts. ‘79 Jeckson-st. JEWILRY. I AN NOW OFFERING A NEW AND ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF JEWELRY FOR THE FALL TRiDE AT PRICES NEVER BEFORE EQUAL« ED IN THIS CITY. CALL AND EXAMINE, Alterative, Tonic, Solvent, and Diuretic. E¥Vegetine fs made exclualvely from the'jutows of care- Tuily-selected barks, ts, and herbs, and so strongly concentrated that It will eilcctually eradicate frow the systew gvery talat of Serofufa, Scrofulous u- mors, Tumors, Cancer, Cancrrous Humor, Erysipelns, Salt Rueum, Syphilitic Diseanes, Canler, Faininens at the Stomach, aod alldis® casce thatorise from impure blood. Sciatica. fus fiemuntory and Chronic Rhenmatiam, Nearal- gia, Goat, aid Spinal Complaints cia only be ity St SarouEn the hiooL. For [lcers and Eruptive Diseases of the Skin, Pastales; Biotclics, Bolls, Tetter Scnldiiend, and Ringworm, VEGETINE Las never fafled w effect 4 permsanent cure. For Pains in the Back, Kidnev Complaints, Dropsy, Femrle Weakneas, Leucorrhoen, arls. ing from’ internal ulceration, and uterine diseases and General Debility, VEGETINE acts directly upon the causes of these complaints. It fnvigorates and strengtheus the whole system, acts upon the secretive oruns, aliays inflammation, cures nlceratlon, and reg- ulates the bowels. For Ctarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitaal Costive- neres Buipitation of ke’ Heart, Hendache, Bivew Nervousncss, and (:eneral Prostration of the Nervous Syaten:, no medicing has given such riect satisfaction a8 the VEGKTINE. It puritles the lood, cleanses all of the organs. and & control- Hog power over the nervous system. The remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE have n- duced many physicians snd apothecaries whom we koW to prescribe sud use it (n their own fumilfes. In fact, VEGETINK is the best remedy yot discovered for the shove disenses, and (s the only retiable BLOOD PURIFAER yet placed before the public. H.R.STEVENS, Boston, Mass, What is Vegetine 21t {8 8 compoand extracted from barks, roots. und herbs. It {s Nature's Remedy. It (s pertedtly harmiess from 2oy bsd cffect upon the sys- tem. It 1s nourishing and strengthening. It acts di- rectiy upon the blood. It quiets the nervoussystem. It gives sou good, sweet sleep at night. It (5 & Kreat punaces for our aged fatners and mothers. for 1t glves them strangth, gulcts thelr nerves, and gives them Na- Ture's sweies slcep—as hias been proved by many an eged porson. It I8 the great Blood Purlfier. it 133 soothl remedy for our chiidren. It haa reileved sad ¢ tliousands. It Ia very pleasant to take: every likenlt. Itreilevesand cures oll diseases orfglaatl from Impure blovd. Try the Vegetine. Givelt s falr triel for your complaints; then you wili say o your friend, nelghbor, and scquaintasce, **iry cured me,” - egetine, for the complainta for which 1t {8 recom. AL S HaCIBg o laTer sals hrpughost e Tolkea Diotes than any ofher medicie. Why¢ Vegetine Will Cure theas Complaints. VALUABLE INFORMATIOR, ‘Bostox, Dec. 12, 1869, Gentlemen: My only object In giving you this testl- ‘montal {s to spread valuable {oformation. Having been badly afiicted with Sslt Rheum. and the whole R L e hyane: n:l:gyknn'lhg 1t to be a blood cisease, 1 ook ny Guantity of Sarssparilla, without ob- Taining any beneft untll [ commenced taking the Veg- etine, and before I nad completed the Orat bottle I saw that 1 bad got the rizht 1neaicive. Consequently I fol- Towed on with 1z until | had taken several bottlcs, when 1'%as pronoauced » well 1nan. and my sXio s smooth nd entirely free from nimples and eruptions. [ have Dever enjoyed 40 £0od healtl before. nd [ attribmte it 311t the use of Vegetue. To beneft those aficted Tith Rheomatism, 1 will make mention also of the Vegetine's wonderful power of curing me of thls acusa cotbpiaine of which { ave suffered w {ateasely. C. H. TUCKER, Pas. At Mich. C. 2 H.. 60 Washingtda-st., Boston. Vegetine Is Sold by all Druggists. | C. D, PEACOCK, 98 State-st,, eor. of Washington, CHIINA, GLASS, &c. VINGTONS, We shall ke pleased to have you call and axamine our Fall Stock, at our NEW STORE Of CHINA, GLASS, BRONZES, and FANOY G0ODS, MAJOLICA, CHINESE and JAPANESE WARES, &e. 146 State-st. * IK1D GLOVEN. s A R SR By S HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FULL LINR OF Courvoisier’s Kid Gloves, In every shade and eolor. Purchasers caa have their Gloves fitted to the hand before buying, thra securing entire satisfuction. PARIS KID GLOVE STORE, 94 STATE-ST. FLOU:! p: T will eell, on and after the ) 6th Inat., the best St Loais 8 E White Winter Wheat Floar : 21$7.50. Wil guarantee It 1o have no_superlor in this market. Other grades st $6.00 and $6.75. Every barrel warranted, and ds- livered free. Send your order by mail to GEO. GOLVIN, Sole Agent for the Quiney Millinz Company. Oftice, 249 South Halsted-st., Iate of 78 West Van Buren-st. BUSINESS CARDS ARTISTS MATERIALS, Architects’ Stationery, Mathematieal Instruments, ‘Wax Flower Goods, Glass Shades, ete. ABBOTT & TYLER, 56 Madison-st., Let. State and Wabash-av. CHARLES J. BISHOP, ACCOUNTANT AND EXPERT BOOKEEEPER, 57 Washinzion-at. . Room 31 cm— SPECTACLES. PEBBLE SPECTACLES hts by inspection at MANASSE'R, allding BRAZ{L Suited to all & Optician, 88 on-st. (Tribuae Bi