Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1876, Page 8

P I o b B e e SR N > THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE GENERAL NEWS. The Adams Express Company still furnishes * Tus Trisunm with New York papers scveral + Annle Liskn, while % ‘hours aticad of the mail. A fine sitver watch and gold chatn found upon a well-known thief are awaiting {dentifcation at the Chlcago-Avenuo Statfon. A valusble setter-dog, with the nameof W. B. Davis engraved upon ta collar, awaits an owner st the Cottage Groye-Avenno Station. Mr. Benjamin Stickney, of 8t. Louls, a gen- tleman who has many relatives and friends in his city, dled at his home Tucsday evening, The temperature yesterday, as obscrved by Manasse, optician, 88 Madlson street (Tninuxs Bulding), was at 8 a. m,, 50 degrees: 10 8. m,, 40312 m., 425 8 p. m., 48; 8 p. m,, 4% Barome- ter ot 8 a. tn,, 80.10; 8 p. o, 80.13. An old German surgeon named Carl Winch- ing, residing alone at No. 890 Iig street, was found in s bed by the neighbors at 6 o'clock Inst cyening, ITe was 70 years of age, and has 110 ralntives in this country. Ileart diseasc 18 tho supposed cause of his death. Tho Corancr's jury upan the boy Iferbert 8lmon, who was killed by falling through a hatch In the [rintingdoueo ot M. 3, Tiaty & Co., No. 151 Fifth avenue, returncd a verdict in pecordance with the facts, and deeply censured the owners of the bullding for not inclosing thelr hatches as the ity ordinance preseribes.. At about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mra. ,icnln off astrect-car atthe coruer of Market and Madisan streets, was ron down by a butcher waron driven byJohn Kaiscr, of No. 477 Larrabee strect. Fortunately, how- ever, the Jady received only slight injurles. Sue resides at No. 160 Ninateenth street. At 5:20 last evening Miss Kato Shatburn, re« stding with her parents nt No. 228 Waubansia avenue, while crossing the corner of Lincoln and Klnzie streets was run down by engine No. 20 of the Milwaukee & St. Puul Kailroad. Both lega were broken at the knee, and her physician fears she bas received other and necessarily fatul injurles. In the Coroner's Inquest upon August Hooft at tho County Hospltal pesterday, o verdlet of death from crysipelas was returned, Tha sta- tlon-kecpers of Twelfth street and Madlson atreet were exonerated from all blame, De- ccased fa thought to have & wife and four children restding somewheroe in the North Di- visfon. . Quitc a huo and cry was raised last u\'cn(fl; by o negro with a provokingly-mysterlous afr sbout him. He rushed into thie Armory with the information that two “mokes’ down in Juckson Daly’s “ Long Branch” werg_despoil- ing & trunk of its valuable contents. The police started out for the place immediately, and soon bad Daly nnd a trunk at the Armory, but tho trunk contained Daly’s clothes only, and was not stolen, as the colored Informant had sus- ccted, That s what Daly gets for bearlng o ad name, Quite an [nteresting entertainment was given at Lower Farwell {all last night, under the suspices of the Band of Hope. The munagers' of this orzanization have been trying for some time to devise u scheme to bring the ubaucts of the Band beforo o larger constitueney than has hitherto subserlbed to them, After much con- sideration, the directors it upon the fden ot devoting an cvening to amuse- menty the chiel feature of “which should Lo tmat wonder and delight of boyhood, tho magie lantern, Mr, Duddles wus casily prevailed upon to operate his appuratus, and, {udxhu;l‘mm the lur; ttendance of juves niles last night, the plan w to perfection. The views lhrown upon the sereen were L y of a religions character, but there were just cnough of secular pictures to make the thing entertaining to the buy of average moral train- o Mr. A Paxtun presided, aud mude o few pertinent remarks by way of ntroduction. A number of new nienibers were udded to the 8o- ciety alter the show, + MIKD EVANS. The qucstion of Mike Lvans! the Cufl cleligibllity to cetorshilp ot the South Town, on ac- count of his bring an all 1 dcm'.lflcn witl probably Le argued fu the Criminal Court to- dos. The other pleas, it will bu rememberod, were not suztained by Judge tury, owing to the rulings of the’ Supremnoe Court i the matter of the cpplication to lile a petitiou praying that Callagghar may be required to show” why he hoids” the ofilee. The deslaration in the suit against Evaus to recover futds in his hands, and upon which the plea is bused, scts out that on the 1dth of Decéaer he bLegan s colloes tions, and receved in ol §1,067, 7. For coileetini ho was to reselve 2 ou Lhe amounty provided that ol over $1,56) should be patd Into the Town Tren- ury. 1le, ho vetained 12 per cent of the full amount, pocketing $10,842.85 more than was due hin He pas also Kept §10,820.52 xes, muking n totai delicie 0, which he "has fafled o oy e pald to Bolert Lincolu, 8t 40 that the uetual detlelency 1 T Court intimated lust Tuesday thae he was fuchined to hold Evaus to bo u de- faulter, and If the arzaments of Messrr, Goudy and Fuller do not change his mind Michael wiit not be lkely to collect uny tuxes this year. ORICNTAL CONBISTOLY, Tha firat of the serics of perties to be glyon by Orlenta) Consistory occurred last cyening, There was o larze atberitys of Kulehts and Iadles, and the afinfr wus an entlre success, A fine supper was not the least uzreeable featuro of the ¢vesln, Among those In attendance were Mr. and Mra. G. W, Barnurd, Dr. and Mrs, ‘W. A. Stevens, Mr. and Mro, D, C, Cregiey, Dr. and Mrs. 1L, 1, Poud, Mr, wid Mrs, Alived tns- sell, My, und Mrs, B, P, Tobey, Mr. and Mrs. A, ‘M. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs, dJ. Er Whecler, My, und Mrs, J, Sherwin, Mr. und Mrs, C, L. Woodinan, Mr, and Mrs, .0, il, De- Luce, Mr. and Mrs, A, M. Adcoek, Mr. and Mre, . AT, Bied, Sr. and Mrs. J. Beard, Mr. aud Mrs. W. Blalne, Miss Sherwin, Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Bradshaw, Mr. and Mes, . W. Clark, Mr. and Mrs, J. Hogan, Mr. and Mrs, A Kinsiey, r- Mr. and Mrs, G, W. Luawranee, Mr. and Mra, 11, L. Olliver, Mr, and Mre. J. A, ¥ and Mra, A. Petubone, Teed, Afr, and Mz, 3 1, T, Tuyck, Mr, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Saxton, Mr, and Mra, J. W, Simmons, Mre. W, K. Stratford, Mr. aud Mre. J, filger, Miss May Read, Miss Buigens, dtisn Ruscell Mis Witeon, Miss Hughes, Misa Whecler, Miss Walker. TIE RELIER AND AID SOCIETY, The Chiengo Reliof and Ald Soclety com- menced busingess on the 1st [nst., but thus fur the uxv&lfl-uuous for relief haye not been numer- ous. There {3 sutliclent fumds on hand to get throuch the winter by econuvimieal management, and do all that s “ordluarily requited, The funds have of course steudily " diminished since 1871, no uppeals having heen mude to the pub~ Tic. "The annuul meeting wis held a day or two 8g0, and thy tol Ingsoflleers electeds Iy dent, Wirt Dext I'reasurer, Hunry \ Chairman of Executlve Committ Capg; Directors, N. K. Fafrbank, T. fi' N. & Bouton, C. H. 8. slixer, C, (i, {luminund, J, Mason Loumls, Julius Hosenthal, A. A. Crane, k£, B, McCagiz, Henry W, exter, 1. A, Johuson, E. C, Lurn- Lelter, W, H, Bradley, &, F, Culver, 0. W, Potter; Execufivo Cotnmitice, , Willlam T, Bradley, 1t T, Crane, ba), sud L. Z Lelter; Auditiog {, Loomis, A, A, 8prague, and al Buperintendent, C. Go Charles L. Allen, ' INBTALLATION, The Rev. B. ¥, Leavitt having passed & sue- cessful exanination befors the ’ Councll, wos in- stallcd as pastor of the Lincoln-Tark Congrega- tioual Church last evening, About 800 persons were present, The sermon wus preachied by the Rev. Dr. B, P, Goudwin, thu Installing prayer made l?' the Rev, Dr. W. W, Patton, the Iev, W. H. firewster, of Blue Tsland, deliversd” the charge to the pastor, the ftev. L. T, Chambor- Taln extended the right hund of Tellowslip, and the Rev. W, J, Erdmun delivered the address to the people, ‘The exerclses clused with the ben- ediction by the pastor, TITEE NATIONAL GRANGE. HECOND DAY'S HUSINKSS, Tho tenth unuunl sessfon of the National Grange, now In progress ut the Palmer liouse, conveued for fts tecond day's business ut 10 o'dock yesterday mornfog, the (rand Master in the chafr. The sesston wos vpened secording to the ritual of the Fourth Degree, Theroll of the Btates for new huslness was next called. Under this head several commuute cations, petitions, and memorials from subordl- nute Granges of seversl Btates were read nnd referred to appropriate commiitees, Under this head were soveral resolutions from State Granges recommendlug that thy scssions of the Notlond Grungs be hercafter held bleunfully fustead of annually; slso o large number of recommendatious favoring the establlshment of tobaceo and woul warchouses ab central polnts. A large number of amendments to the constitu. tlon aud by-laws were ulso olered; und, Hke all otll:fr busiuess, referred to upproprhle com- mittecs. Mesars. Adaws, of Minncsots, and Graves, of Massachusetis, were added to tho Comunittes on the Good of tha Order. REPORT OF TNR WORTNY LECTURER, Mr. 8medley, of Town: Wontity Masrzn: In compliance with the In- stractions of (he Worthy Master of tho Natlonal Granzeand the Executlve Committer, based on calla from Masters of Statc (irangen, { have dovat- cd siearly all the time since our Tasl aexstan o the workof my ofico. In anawering theee calls [ have Iabured in fourteon States, and Am gratlfied to ro- port that {he condition of the Order in nearly all of theae Stntes Is most enconraging. The Jeinciplea ‘underlying our urpsuization rcem to ave taken deep Lold of {he hearts of it mombers, and, a8 the work of oreanization Ia nearly finlehed, they aro turning thelr attention n thuss practical directions where real succers {8 to b found. 1t has seemed to have heen expected of mo in inan; localities to exemplify the unwrilten work, an Ive oplulon on law and usage, 1 have, however, con af tho opinlon that this " did not come within the scope of tho National Lecturar's duty, A might hava been and une dnn{amlly waan necesaity In tho carly days of our work., Iut I think now this shonld be leit en- tirely to the Masters of the State Granges, whose duly and prchlHVc it 18 to scttte thero questions, 1 hiave regarded it more in the province and duty of the Natlonal Lecturer to strengthen the nuthority, confldence, and Influenca of the officers of tie Natlonal Granze and subordinate Granges, to o courage tho brothers and aisters to renewed activi- 1y, to pointout and urge tho nccessity for such an organizstion as this, and to suggest In A gen- cral way thoso practical methods by which tha'de- alred reenlts mfli be obtained, In doing this 1 have earnestly sanght to mpress the Importance of the individinl responsibility of members in the work In which we nre ongage ‘Tnis pownL necrus to me to ba the key to ou¢ suce cess, \Wlien we have become cunvinced that on each Individual member of the Order, brother and slster, rosts u responsibility that each does his or her part in the work s cssential to tho general good, success is Insured. I tive been everywhere received fntho kindest and most featernnl spirit,—o spleit which left thy regret that L coulil only mect a small portion of the urizem. calls for my eervices. hud never hefare realizod the tmportanca of this branch of our work. T'he very fact of an afficer of tho National Grango visiting our miembers scoms 10 encourage and strengthen tho cause and incite {o renowed efforts, It in of tho highest importance that the bond of fraternity between the conetituted authoritica and the Snb-tiranges should be made as closo o4 posvible, I cannot refrain from cxpress- {ng 1y obligutiona to the Master and officers of the State Urnnges whero it has been my lot te labor, They have done ovorything in thelr power to make a work (which at best Is A laborions one) as eney nnd pleasantas possible. From oilicers of National and State Granges Fhave received cone stant encouragenient nnd sympathy, And tho in- torest and fraternal kindnesa manifeated In overy community whero I have been has strengthencd niy fuith, anid more than ever taught mo that it only necds that we as an Order whanld by falthfal to tho trust given Lo us to make this Order, under the providence of God, what 1t Is designed to bo, the “{nstrument which is to elovaio, strengthen, and educato the producing clazses of our nation, After a recess the Grange met with Overseer ‘Woodman fu the chalr, but transacted no busi- ness except to tix the date for electing a member of the Excentive Cominittee at 11 this murmmi. Tho varlous Committees having thefr pori follos full of business iniroduced et the morn- Ing scssion wero busy considering it last even- ing, and no scasfon was held. — TIIE BOILER EXPLOSION. TXAMINATION BY THE CORONER'S JUNT. The inquest on the body of Patrick Conncrs, who was killod by the boiler vxploslon at the Unlon Rolling-Mills, was held yesterday morn- fug at the Deering Strecet Statlon. R JOIIN D. MURPILY, of No, 201 North Carpenter strect, testified that he was City Inspector of Steam Bollers, e tested the bollers of the Unlon Rulling-Mills last on the Oth of July, 1876. Ie found ten boflers fu Lhe stecl departinent, which were new anid in good condition, Witness was required by law Lo test all bollers In the city onee a year. Ho had that morning seen a statoment in une of the papers that at the time of the necident there was a pressuro of only slxty-tive pounds, but witness ind previously put on o cold-water ]m:anuru of ninety pounds to the square inch. {e regarded it ud perfectly safe to put on n pressure of clghity pounds unuer certala areuin- stances, WILLIAM IEAPORD, of No. 42 North Curtis_street, Inspector of Bollers for the Hartford Steam Boller Insurnnce Company, testiticd that be bad examined theso botlers Scut. 3, 1876, They were at the time in #ood condition. Helnspected bollers every four munths, under conditivus ot the insurance pulley L. Y. PINNEY, of No. 7 Tlg étreet, boller-maker for the Unlon Rolllng-Milis, was called. He enld that he made theso boilers Inst fall, aud they wera put in place in the tollowing springx. (0_was cmployed wronnd the mills coutipually. Iu was in the mills untid 6 o'clock on the evenlng befors the explosion. Before he left the mills’ it was s ruie to go arouud and lovk ut the builers, and everything belonging to his department. ‘The uew men were on fur the nlfim when he left, and everybody was working all tight, As far as he kuew nobudy was @ the hablt of golug out Lo pet llquor; that was aprainst the rules of the Company, He hod Known O'Leary for the past thned yenrs, At first ho cuie thero o3 afireman, then -became o water- touder, Ho regarded hitn s & goud, responsible Ny, und be perlectly uoderstood hils business, Alter the explosion “ho exinined the bullers, and discovered no slzns of unlitness or auy- thing thut could have caused Lhe explosion, ‘Tho water ingide tho boliers could “sometimes Ue warming, and then the wator-tender inlsht easlly make gnistake nbout the quentity of witer i the botlers, He juspected the bollers Suturduy nlght and found cverything all right. Therg was u rumar that the boliers Nos. 8 aud § were leaking Snturday, but that was not so, It wis No, 10 that exploded, und the concusslon act off Nu. V. * WILLIAM MARSHALL, " engineer of the Rolling-Mills, teatifled that lic wa on duty the night of the aceldent at the west end of the engine-roon, he firat thing ho heard waa the noise of the explosion; Saturday nigat the water-tender, O'Leary, bad reportcd that bollers Now, 8 aud 8 were' leaking, Ou Sunday they wera repaired, but witness would not have been afralil to run thyough the week with this Ieak. Witness was of the oplnfon that thers was enough water In the boilers at the time of the ‘explusion, As nearus he could tell, there was o pressure of sixty-live pounds, Thls pres- sure waa not too much, Thoaverags ol pressuro was about 1ifty-eleht pounds, PATRICIC KANE, one of the injured (lrewen, way exanined at his house, nud hifs wrltten teathmony was presented. Ivwas slmply to the effeet thut he hud no fdea a8 to the cause of the explosion. JOHN ROONLY, an enzincer at the Rolling-M0l4, was examined. He wus preseot at the thno ot theaceldent, The explusion occurred ufter shutting the danpers, le shiould think the pressure was afxty-seven or slxty-eight pounds, Howentoutfuto the engine- rooi uud sat there sbout two winutes, nwd started boaek to open the dampers when the boltors exploded. No_one was to blume, so far as hie knew. 1le had followed tho business' six or seven years, and thought he knew all ehout It, The jury returned o verdlet of aceldentul death, without attuching blume to anybody, ACADEMY OF BCIENCES. A NEW DEPARTUNE. ‘The Acadtemy uf Belences hos taken a new de- parture. It was alinost extingulshed by the Are of 1871, and on the death of its nccomplished curator, Dr, Stimpson, it was left without the sclentist who had hitherto given it u nusue among scientific socleties In this country and In Europe, The officera and members have sines been lahor- fng bard and intelllguntly, and huve succeeded in regathering a first-class collection tn the muss, thongh deficlent in nuwmerous spots, furming a basls for a yery valuablu callection i nearly ull depurtments of natural history when sumticient tine and sclentific knowledge aro wiven to the work of wevenfueeup tho weak places wnd making of a harmonious whole. For sume time past, tho Trustees aud members have hud under conslderation the ides of invitmg o distinpralshed sclentist from the Fast to preside over the destinles of the muse- um, but the gencral poverty that has seemed o rule Clnlw};n ever since the panic inade it in- udvisuble to fneur such an expense as woulid thereby Lo involved, The. Soviety, therelore, has now made arrangements with o locul prentlo- mun, Selln L1 Pesbody, Esg., who §s well koown for b3 sclentifie attalnments, sud whose nume 13 nmhu»l[y wuch more famillar to the sclentitfc socicties ol the st and of Furope than to Chicagoans, his work hero having ocen chilefly thut of instructor to the young, to taku churge of the work, Prof. Yeabody will now tave iy opportunity to shiow to the people ot the West that he {s able ta do sometling more thau fmpart the rudanents of u sctontilic educatlon, as there s no doubt that he 1 capabic of much more than hus previously hu’m offered him to do fu this city, The most Intellizent neinbers of the Acadetny feel encouraged to bellove that this step will bu rually u new departurs in the histury of the So- L"lul{, und thot Ite tuture, under the care of Prof. Peabody, will compara fuvorably with its pust under the direction of the lamentod Keanleott, Foster, and Btlmrnou, all of whose nuincs are carved” highon the scroll of futne in fittlug tributs to thelr success ua luvestigators in the fleld of Western scloutiiic research. o led expenses of thechangearo intended o Durini the sesslun Representatives from New Yok, .\'thmk.l.‘ m“um Punn.?(lnuh. P to ba met by an appesl to the geuersl public, A plas was prescited st tho ast mectlng for ) acdon the sevond Tuesdsv o Docember, T many, The latter fa the featura which will lxmlmb!y bring {n the largest amount of eash to he treasnry, The(;lrhmpnl polut o the plan Is the Issuance of $10tickets good for one year, which entltles the holder and bis family to ad- mlisalon to the musenm during tho live days in the week that it [s not onen to the [mhlh'1 Sat- urday belug the*only public day. _Thia plan hns inet “with ‘great suceess in the West, and it {s thought that, by a little cfort on the part of tho Trustees, not less than 1,000 ticketa can he aold within' the next six months, The gen- tlemen who havdthe matter in dmr%e have, nt least, placed that as the iinimnm lmit, and are detenmined to exceed it if possible. FALSE PRETENBES, 18 TIR OBTAINING OF GOODS UFON A PROMISETO PAY AN 1¥DICTABLE OFFRNSET A case of pecullar Interest was tried belore Justice Mcech yesterday afternoon. Samucl Crouse, o keen-witted aud decidedly *rapid® younyg man whose home {8 at Alleghany, Pa., but whose priucipal fleld of operations Is at the Unfon Stock-Yards near this city, was arralgned o the chargze of obtaining goods by false pre- tenses, 1l had purchased of Kelly & Graber, alive-stock commission firm with whom he had frequently had dealings of a satisfactory character, twenty head of cattle at $3.00 per 100 pounds, amounting to $800, the sale bemg wade in the usual mode which prevails at the Btock-Yards, and Crouse agreelug to pay for the cattle by 1 o'clock fu the afternoon of that day. 1l failed to keep tho agreement, but sold the cattie for an advaucs of $5 upon the prive ha had proni {sed to pay, and, pocketing the 8505, feft Kelly & Grauber to whistle for thelr moncy. Becom- Ing satisticd thut Crouse had no Intention of puying for tho cattle, they procurcd lis arrest upon the charge above stated, und the cass was brought beforu Justice Meech. Both sldes were represented by able counisel, Measra, Moran and Fry uppeariniz for the complalonuts, and Measrs, Hurdy and Constantine for the prisoner, Tlicre was practically no contest as to the facts but the detense ralsed the point, and sustaine 1t ut great leath by argonient and cltation of authoritics, that the "offensc proved against Crousu wus nat indictable, inasmuch ns the pro- curing of poods upon a promiso to pay did not como within tho statute relating to the obtain- ing of money or goods by false pretenses, and thit the reniedy of the complafnants must be found in a civilaction only. The counsel for Kelly & Graber dectined to nrfiun the questlon, aind Justico Meech hield the prisoner 1 81,500 bail for trial tn the Criminal Court. Notleo was }hrumpfly given by Crousu’s attornuys that they stould apply thls morniug to Judge MeAlllster tor a writ of habeas corpus. It i suld that the 1llinols Reporte contain no dects- fon applicable to the pecullar feutures of this case, though precedents and authoritivs are not wanting b otier States, und the rullng of Judge MeAdllster upon the application for awrit will be louked for with Interest as bearlng upon the questlon whether the obtaining of goods upon a protnise tu pay, even, as in this case, under cire cumstances strougly sugzestive of an intent to doiraud, constituiesa cuss of falae pretenses under the statute. GARRISON’S BILL. THE CITY'S REPLY. The following {s an outline of tho points mads by the city in its answer to C, K. Garrlson's blll for an Injunction torestrain tho city from abro- goting its contract with the Lcople’s Gas-Light and Coke Company aud lighting the West Divis- fon witholt: 'The defendant avers that all tho powers which the city hus or ever had aro de- rived from its charter, and at the time when the pretended contract wus made by the Councll the cliarter absojutely prohibited fts making said agveement, and” the People's Gos-Light and Coks Company had netfee thereof. The Council were tho leglalntlvu branch of the City Government, and their powers were de- flned by tho charter of the city and the Iaws of the State, The laws at that time In force provided that * No contraet shall be hereafter made by the Common Counctl, any coiminittee, u member thereof, ete., ete, unless an appropriation shall Lave been previously made cuticorning such ex- pense,” No appropristion was made fn thls cab ‘The defendant admits that an appropriation was mude for 1870 for lighting, cleaning, res pairing, nnd thawing lamps, and for salaries of Gus-luspector, watehmen, meters, ete., but the Gas Company had no vested right in the up- propriation, which was made for * lighting the streots.” ‘Ihe West Division did not comprisa ull the strocts, It i3 inslsted that the Council hns the ”J:M 16 say how thu appropriation shull be expended, aud at tho dute of the filing of the bill the eutiro sppropriation, with the exception of ¥:2,000, had been exhinusted. ‘Thy auswer then treats of the gos companics 28 monopolies, cites thy enormous fucreuss fu the yearly expenses for gus; shows the adver- tised profits of the West Hido Gas Campany; alleges that the city s unable to pay for gas ul sucti a bigh price, and saya that the supply and coudensution of gas are matters entirely under control of the Gas Compuny, The defendant insists that the city hus o ¥ight to determing how inuch gas it shall useand what class of burners shafl be put upon the lamnp-posts, All tonspiracy and uttempted coerelon of the Gus Cumpany on the part of the clty 18 denicq, it belog fusisted that the Coundl i redudng tho “expeudituro for street lllumination baye daone nothing but thelr duty, demunded by the publicat turge. Tho deféudant says thit he dues not kuow whether the complalnant in this ase i3 the vwnerof 12,8204 shares of tho stock of the People's Gas-Light & Cuke Company, and does nut kuow abodt his sending a resolu- tiun to the Board of Directors of the Company ut the date Le specifles; but the defendant avers that ut tho time, to-wit: the 20th of Aug- ust, 1870, the City of Chieago hed not deter- mined upon suyihing whatever In relatlon to the matter of (s, and that the said communl- catlon {s based upon an entire misapprehension of the facts, nnd then states that 1L the sald complainant and the Directors of thy Co| luve taken the nction thet theéy hage, It was donu by collusfon, aud that tho sakd coinplajuant has taken thls step simpiy for the purpose of giving the Court ju- risdlction when the People’s Gas-Light & Coke Campany could not ootatn jurisdletion them- eeiveas aud that this - Court ougnt to luok into it and to determing whethior the sult Is bronght in goud faith; and turther, that the complaluant, 1L 1w pusition is correct, has w perfect und udes tjuate remedy ab kaw, and that tho Court lins no Jurisdiction over the subject at nilj and tho de- 1endaut fuslsta that the Court has no powera to nuperintend the action of the City Council or determine in what manner {6 shall sdminiater the publle aifatrs, THE CITY-HALL, Tho receipts from the Water Department yesterday were unusually large,—84,489. The following bullding-permiits wero issued yesterday: J. C. Starr, three three-story bulla- ings, 163§x40 feet cueh, on West Lake, near Sheldon streety J. P, Willisms, three tio- story dwellivgs, 22242 foet cach, on West Wash- juizton, near Huoyne street. Thers was yesterday placed in the hands of the City-Colicetora warrant for $505,002.01, the being that part of the Dearborn street ment which mnf appealed to the Supreme Coust, und which thift tribunal warranted by un uffirmutlon of the deulsion of tho court below. The city will be ready and on hand at 10 o'cluck this morning before Judge Drummond to answer C. K, Gurrlsow's motion for an in- 1uncuou in the West-Side gus case, Judge beckwith, attorney for Gurrison, hus not sald that he wounld bu rewdy, though 6 {8 cxpected that he witl be. Ohendorf Bros,, Seanlon & Co., and the Chi- cago Packing and Provision Cumpaby, proprics tors of catubllshments which are supposed to Elve rlsu to part of the plague known as the M Bridgeport stencly,! will appear before Justice Bummerdeld to-morrow to show that thelr pluces are not nuisunce-muking, snd, falling thereln, to pay a tine, According to several lesal opinlons given yes. tendoy 10w TuIBUNE repurter, it rests entlrely with Ald. MeAuley whetiier or not there shail be'declared n vacaney fn the Flrst Wand repro- sentation, City-Attorney Tuthiil salds »'Fho hume of o i s where fie lives and thut pluve which he calls his home. I0u mun lives n the First Ward aud goes to Burops and stays ten yeurs, ull the time ealling the First Wird s honie, nid the place to walen e futends to re- turn und reside, (6 {s undoubtedly hla home. 1T Alds MeAuley went ot of bis wand to hye, have ingz ull thic thuo au [utention of returulng and vn)lhui the Fust Wand his *howme,’ then his cluhin to thoe oftics 18 just us good s ever. But 1 he had no fdeaof returniug, the law as stated in TugTribuns would oifq-t hisremoval, . Ald, MeAuley's statenient will te sulicient to d&eldo the gueatl Corporation-Counsel Anthony thougzht tho samo way, und suld that the geutle- man fu question bad “merely moved out of thy First Ward for the bealth of bis child, aud that he would return. HCAVENGER WOML, The Mu{nr yesterdoy lssued proclamation: Nolice iz hereby given that the appropristion for < " the {ollowing It { dolng the seavongor work huving becn exhausted, bish_of evary description, and that ec. 22 of of Chap, Gl of the rovlsed ordinancen, which providea that **no pereon shall place any atrasw, dirt, clips, shelle, ashcs, mwiil, or other Fubbint, thongh not offenrivy to ‘henlth, in nuy street or alley n the City of Chlengo {oxeent that axhosmay be piaced In the miidle of the cnrringe.vway of Atreeta not {mproved, if leveled off #o aa not to obstruct the strect), nnider penalty of &5 for each offenge, and A Itk penalty for every hour the rama shall ba suffercd to remain after notico given by any oficer or nagont of the city to~ remove tho smme." Ao See, B of Chap, 20 of tho rovised ordinances, pago Bi=which providen that **If any porson ehail awn, occupy, or keepany arounds or other prem- Ises In wuch’ condftion as to bo offensive and n nuisance to the _nefghborhood, “ancl Jcston il Lo subject to a fine of not leas than §26 and not ex- ceeding 8100, anil to a like fine for evary day sud nulaance =hall bo contimted atter the firat cone victiun "—will he steictly enforced, together with il other ordiuances relaiing to streota, sidewalks, and naisancen: and any person who shall be fonn throwing or placing swill, dirt, or rubbish in tho streots ur an the eidewalks, or committing a nilsance in the City of Chlcago, or within its Jn- niedictlon, will be prosecnted, Armangements can easily bo mads by nll citizens twith persona to remuve from their premises al) diety awill, ond rubbish. The Superintendent of Pollce and the Healtn Deparinicnt. will sce to the enforcement of this procismation, ‘There will be several thoneand coples of the dlczfumem. printed for clreulation among the citizens, BUPT. MICKET. Supt, Mickey yesterday aald that he had too mitich else to da'to think of resigning his posl- tlon, There werg thieves to bo caugtt, bunko- men to be cared for, nnd many things to claim the attention of the Pollce Department. Be- sldes, he conld not well reaign, Alnes he knew of nothing so much nealnst himself that he was unfit for tho place, and as for his belng Incapalile of performing tho duties of the oftice, he left that for others to judx{ 3 Tho Mayor, who knew him well, uvidently thought him competent, and he had* not_heard tmany complaints ubout his tnubility to M1 the oflice. A8 for the “lack of confidence " ro miteh talked sbout, his friends who would nd- vise II there were any need of it had told him that. he did possees the cuntidenco of the men under hlm, ana Lo a greater extent than ever hefore that of the public. No, he should stay till removed. ‘The Mayor sald that the Imbllu were better satisficd with Illckey now than they were ho- fore the investization, wmany rumors having beon hunted down ond destroyed. Mr, Hickey wus 8 good oflicer, but 1€ Wls admintstration roved unsatisfactory somehody woull be got- en who could glve satlsfaction.” He should not advlse Mr. Hickcy to resian, ns there was nothe ing to resign for. Ilc had been o competent oflicer; nnd it severc attack had failed to_break down his reputation fur honesty., The Councll appeared to want o chanze; Dut if a carcful ersul of tha evidence did’ not soften their eclings of cnmity, future developments migit have that desfred eilect. TIIE O11, INSPECTOR, Corporation Counsel Anthony dellvered an infon to the Committee vn Fire and Water, to tlo uffect that the Councllls thie proper authori- lf' for changing the amount of compensation of the Oft Inspector. Thereby hangs a tale which should bo told iu order that the above may be understood. Some tima nwo the Mayor ap- pofuted Mr. Stafford OIl Inspector. ‘Tho up- pointment was wude, Mr, Stafford to recelve compensation under the State law, The Couns cil, it seems, had passed an ordinance Nixiny the compensation nt about twice the amoun allowed by the statute. My, Stulford nddressed the Counctl, stating thut the State law compen- satlon was insuflicient, and a<king for pore fees; ho states that heretofore it Lua been cus- tomary for the Ol Inspector to call n certain amount of ofl *a package,” and from each packago they were entitled to ons pint for a tost, It therowas o zoud deal of ofl to bo In- epected, thero would be o good nany packoges. and conscquently o many pints and feea. Tien the In- spector would sell the ol and cket tho proceeds. If 50 gallons mado **a package," and thero were 500 gallons ol oft In one tank, there would be 10 puckages and 10 pints and 1 separate fees; whereas Mr. 8talford, fu Inspect- {fuc oll, calied ono lot a vacknge, no matter whether that lot comprised 50 or 500 gallous. ‘Thus his ]nnh; were few and his fecs but little, 80 that there was only 2300 a year to be made out of the oflice, Ho nska for & chauge, and the Council will prabably make it. THE COUNTY BUILDING, In tho County Court yesterday tho following were adjudged fnsang: John Cronanm, Mary lipp, Dora Wickman, Anna Mahoney, and Mary Coffoy. In tho matter of clecting o new Warden for the Insane Asylum, it is pretty generally con- ceded that the placo will be given to somo good, thorough-golng Aserican Democrat, Applications are in order. Kern, tho next Sherlfl, was around yeaterday, followed by a string of position-seeking friends, Tho button-hole of his new overcont suffered, Ho could not take o step without being beslee- od by ono or iore of tho numerous crowd to wlinin he owes his election, yet ho npprared to be happy. In viow of the lproxpntt of all the the Jall belng displaved in n fow w 'y waa yesterduy quite a serauible wmong them as to who should tnke charge of the LaSaile street tunnel and the Clark street bridge, fn their en- deavor to carn an lionest livellliood after they had been succeeded. They propose tosct thom- selves up s victims of Democratle treachery. ‘The County Collector expects to finlsh tho salg of property for the Lincoln Purk flrst spe- clal assessment to-duy, Thoee in arrears and Inboring under the ldea that their property will nat be sold ure wistaken, for the reuson that no exceptions can or witl Lo made under tho Inw. The next sales will bo i the followlng orders Vlllm.iua of Cicero, Lake, Hyde Purk, Wilinutte, Washington Helghts, and “Jefierson. The ens tire sule is expected to Le completed In o weeks Very little was done by the Grand Jury yester- day, but If reports ho true thers will Yo some- thing before that body In a few days outside of the usual order of cascs. It Is snid thut some of the many candidates who contributed to the ex- ehequer ot the * Central Reform Club® at the Iate election Intend to Jodes complnint ngainst the managers of that concern, with a view to so- enrfug thelr indictment tor obtainiug money under false pretenses, The Club, fu whl by ree membered, announced that It would issue_and peddle tickets by the thousand, while the fucts aro that notbing of the kind was done, ‘Tho question of tho relution ol the city and county witl regard to the bullalng reeently oce cupled by the county as o huspital was yoster- duy placed In the hands of the uttorneys for thy two corporations, The indicatious ore that the county will have to hold the building for un- otlier'year, the musty records showlng that ft took o Jease of tho property fn 1673 for live years, The only Jegal quustion inyolved, how- ever, (8 the fact'that thu county was to pay 850,« 000 fur the lease, on tho vondition that the Keform Behoul grounds were sold, ¢te. ‘Tho trouble now comes of the fact thay the ground has not been sold, Whaut will be the ondof the troubla and which interest will come out ahend remaing to be scon. ANNOUNCEMENTS. There will e & special meeting of the 1llinols Humane Socicty at the Grand Padfic Hotel Baturday at 2:80 p. m, Mcmbers of the Zeta Pel fraternity aro re- quested to meet in the club-room of the Bher- wan Ilousy this afternoun at § o'clock, Lunches are given daily ot Noe, 110 und 121 La- Salle for the benefit of the Newsboys' Home. Douatlons of food are desired, nud all heads of fumllles ure requested to lunch there, aud scnd thielr wives to do Hkewise, JThe twentyflrst annual festival of the Gruetl! Vercuiand Swiss Natlonal Celebration will tuke pluce, under the charge of the Swiss Mucnnerchor, © 880 Saturduy evenlog at Ublich's Hall, coruer of Clark und Kiuzls strects, The first lecture of the serles of soven free lectures to the publle at e Chicago Home- opathie College, corner of Michigun avenue and Van Buren strecty o medien topues of generul Interest, Wil L deitvered by Dr, W, H, Wood- yatt, thls alteruvon at 3 o'clock on * Our Lurs auu How to ‘Fako Care of Them," The enlored citizens of this vity will eelebrato the evenlug of the 6th of Decembuer $n honor of tha fasuniug of the Emanclpution Proctanation of President Lincoln, at Unlou Hull, corner of Clark and Monros streets, Addresses will bo delivered by a zumber ot prominont A glee club, conslating of twonty ladies und g tlemen, aud composed of some of the best m ;x‘c;luflcul(lu Lo iy willturnl the ke, 0 riven under th auspices of the West- ern Star Boclal Club, ! —— ORIMINAL, The clothing houss of Abranam Rodinsky, No. 87 Raudolph strect, was enterod by burglars last night through & rear window, sud thirty bolts of cloth valued at $160 were abstracted. Edward Bmith was uncharitable enough to steal an oyercost from the Superintendent of, tho X, 3L ¢, A, readiog-room in she Michigan' FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1876. Edward Dunne, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and John Cavanaugh, {vest-Distslon yagrants, were Yesterday sent by Justice Scully to tho House of Corroction for thirty days each, la default of 0 fincs. Frank McCarthy, one of a gang of foot-pads who roblied J, Miller, of No, 83 North Clark street, sumo days nsz]u, was focked up at the Madison Strect” Statlon laat 0'Connor. 8uenks loat evening walked in nt the optn door of Mrs. Wllu.-rl residonce, No, 41 Wash- ington street, wnd helped themaelves to two fino shawls and svne other articles of clothlug valued nt 850, The residence of Leopold A. Hart, No, 14603 Prairio avenue, was cutered recently through the basement windows by burglars, whochloro- formed tho {nmates and stole $3 I cash and about $400 worth of jewelry. Thompson & Edwards and the Northweatern Fertilizing Company, ardent contributors to the Bridgeport stenches, will bo given a _elight chance to vindlcate themselves before Justies Summerifietd Saturduy morning, John Ahern, for the burglary of J. fL 'Brien's store, 45 Clark strect, was yesterday hield in §300 bail to the Criminal Court by Jus- tlce Bummerfield, Tho two Gough boys tonk changes of vonue to Justice Pollak,” before whoi they will be tried Saturday morning next, Artests at the Armot Annte Murray, lar- ceny of $X0 from Jaweob Coon; Richard Dunne, buteher, larceny of varlous sums of money from A, Prezcovams, his cmiployer; George Holland, making threats to kill, and nllemg ng to carry thetn vut with a razor and u poker upon his wife Emma. Mrs, Rosa Pelham, while undergolng the trib- ulations of moving from 1062 Dearborn strect Lo G5 State street, was forgetful enough to leave u trunk cnntammF her jowelry and wear- Ing apparel {n o wood-siied In ‘rear of the latter place, and when sho sought (L last evenlug she found 1t not. Bome prowler had been there beforo her, A gang of city burglars made an inroad upon Washington Heights Wednesday night, and aftor plundering varlous residences carried off thelr ooty with the ald of a_horse und buggy which they stole from If. IL Husted’s barn. The anlinul wna found at an carly hour yester- day morning fn an alloy near Twellth street by Detective Morgan, Justice Summerfickl yestorday held the fol- lowing: Jamncs Martin, picking tho pockot of J. C. Cooper at Palmer livuse, $500 to the Criminal Court; John Atern, burgiary, €300 to tho Crimina] Courts Baral' Willlauis, drunik, thirty days; Harvey Brown, vagrant, thirty days; Maggle McCluskey, drunl{, thirty doys; Jawes How, vagraut, thirty days. William Dunn, an ol gentloman from Salem, 0., arrived in town yesterday morning, and wos green enough to allow himself to bo piloted ubont town by Charles Glison and Charles B, Brooks, bunkolsts, doing busincss at No. 239 Roudolph strect. Mo was takenin to tho extent of $20 on the envelope prizo awindle. 'The two secured o continuauce before Justice Bummer- fleld until to day, IHampton Marks, o colorea citizen from Con- necticut, was roped in by Magele French, allas Bl Mag,” a Fourth avenuo demirep, and wns swindled outof $50crchiclels her embraces. Upon discovering his loss, e was fortunato cnough to ruu across Detect(ve Gailngher. After hear- ing his tale, the offlcer weut ot once to Hen Vull’s saloon close by, and there overhanled thy negress, woney in kund, Officer Gallagher ae- knowledges freely that * Blg Mug® {8 o better fighter thau he, for to cause her arrest bo bad tocull In ussistance. Detectives Scott, Stecle, Osterman, and Helnz- night by Oflcer mnn‘nwm{?ud down upon Watt Robbins’ guinb- | 1ng hell, No, 178 Ciark street, ut 2:80 yesierday afternoon, and succeeded in capturing the keeper and three lnnates, all of whoin wers booked at the Armory. It i only by such continued harnssing that bling can bo put down in this city. Periodical putis avail nothing in compari- son to thu “Rculcr" who cometh In the night when no man knoweth, Immediately upon Supt. Hickey's resumption of polico rulo’ho ordored all bunko chaps seen upon the strecta to be tuken in, _As aresult of tiils order, Jukin Edwards. allas Jim Lewis, and James Clarke, two of the most notorious in the professlon, were yesterday given ninety days ¢ach In the Houss'of Correction; Thn Hlekey, sixty doya in the House of Correctlon; Martin Ross, Charles Jockson, and Wesley Turrell, thirty daya each In the {fousa of Correction. Onc of the boldest robberics that lisa been porpetrated by professional thieves for somo timo took placwyesterduy in front of Gossage & Co,’s dry-goods store, on the corner of State and Washington streets, Mr. . P, Mathews, of No. 1273 Prairlc avenue, slighted there from his bugyey shortly before noon, and three min- utes liter the vohiclo waa Fuuu, Two seedy= lookinys boys were uoticed drivinz away fu lt, but up to a Ints hour they hud not been captured. Another victim of the firm of W. Young & Co., of Nao, 230 West Vun Buren street, turned “P a;’nenlay—thu Columbus Buggy Company, of Cotumbus, 0. They shipped two buggles to the 8th fnst:, the LIl amounting to o rain firm of William Youn & Co. received a letter nutifying them of theshipment, aud, ss thoy had never ordered any buggles, thoy know the swindling flrm bad sceured unother victim, A tolegram was seut to Columbus, and Mr, C. M, Peters cane to Chleazo to recover the hugFlns. He found ous yesterdsy ot Loner- gun's, on the corner of Polkand Morgan strects, und replevied it. Nelther the other nor Young could he discovered, It {8 probablo that the Company will prosceute Young for swindling, it Lo can be found. e SUBURBAN, i QARLAND. A bozaar {s being held In the Ellis Avenuo Musle Hall by tho Indies of the University Place Baptist Church. The opening of the bazaar oc- curred Wednesday night, and it will finlsh this evening. The hall was crowded with ladles and gentlomen both Wednesday and last cvening. The goods on sale consist of all articles which tind place o bazaars of this kind, Tho varlous stands of flowers, candy, notlons, domestic ar- ticles, and Iadies’ fancy work, called forth great The latter table was uotlceable for the fea nud tinencss of the work. Tho art galtery contatued several flne paintivgs and draw- {ugy, statuary, and photographs, 'The enter- talnment witl eud this evening, 1lose Company No, 3 juct at thelr quarters “Tuesday evening, and took on thelr force enougly menbers to make tho sctive number twenty. ‘The Pienle Committee reported that they lind no debis to pay, and between $40 and $30 In the treasury, The Ivy Club iect at tho resldonco of Miss Cnsell this evening, ‘The Korestvillo Club meet this svening at thelr hall. Mr. Chappel is building o fine house south of i rosldenve on Hydo Purl avonue. Tho * Lomelike Club " {s the uame of o new organlzation which will give socinls at the hall at” No, 000 Cottage Grove uvenue. Thu Comnltteo on Arrunguinentaconsiats of Messrs, C, L. Wight, Thowas Davies, and 0. M, Dunk- The Reeeption Commlttes Is composed of Mer, and Mrs. A. B, Quss, T, J. Hutchluson, O. W, Dunklee, Mys. Thomas Davies, hlrs.J'. B, Ferrls, and Miss M, R. Dunklce, The Club ronises to be just what thre namo fmplies, and Eudn warm frieuds in Oakland. Young on $1, Th UYDY PARK, Charlle Bruce, son of Mr. Bruce, the gate- tender at Grand-Crossing, waa thrown from a frelght-train while attempting to board It ot Kenwood, yesterday alternoon at 4 o'clock. The boy waa picked up by Station-Agent Balley and Dr. Newkirk, nud taken to his residenco, corner of Drexel boulevard and Forty-seventh street. ‘The bones were found to be sound, but o pleee of fiesh, commencing at tho thigh and descendiug below tho knce, was taken from tho log. The boy was not golng anywhere, but just jumpea on to show what lhe could 0. lle stood the work of the doctor ®likko o man _and nved as well 08 any one could. Holins just recovered from a broken arty and o sprajued ankle, The police, both public and rullway, haye orders to arrest any oue caught jumplug on or off tralns while i wotion, und they Wil strictly entores them, "I'ne Boanl of Education moct this eveulng at the Town-Hall, I'he Exeentive Committeo of the Lyceum mot at the residence of Mr. IL L, Waits on Hyds Yark avenuc last eveniug, The by-laws wors amended, and the names of u few gentlomen mentioned for lectures ULAND CHOSHING, Mr. and Mrs. W, C. Curtls colobrated thelr tin wedding at thelr residonce In Grand Cross- ing Tuesdsy evenlug, ‘They recelved thelr friends In thelr parlors, which were fncly deco- rated with evergreens and lowers, Supper was served to the dancers, who kept Ume to Fitz- gerald’s orchiestra. Among those present wero Mr. and Mra. Charles Hurd, 3r. and Mrs. John- sou, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wheeler, My, and Mrs. Dunn, Mr. aund 3l 8pringer, Mr. and Mrs, .| Bcovll, Mr, aud Mrs. Halliday, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodus, Mr, and Mre. Tenslay,. Mr. and Dlra. Shupe, "Mr, and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs, Dar- ling, the Kilsscs Jabason, Dalphiz, and- othors. .appropristed over e e e \ and Calilornia reported and took scats with tho | contalns provisions for largs subscriptions from | ail persons from and after thia daie will be Bonthern depot, whercfore Justico SBummerfleld THE CITY. e po o Ity ain sl Subscriptions from | auided i remaso ‘M dirte swilh, hison, RA £vbs | Held hios i BSUD to tho Griminal Gourt I0WA. T o — Folfowing Is the f The State Treasury $300,000 in Debt. Land-8windling:--Y. M, 0. A.--Bupromo Court Docisions, Spectal Correspondence af The Tridune, Des Moines, In., Nov. 15.—~Now that election I8 over, and political statements cannot bo lin- blo tothe charge of bLelng made for cffect or party purpoac, it Is in order to teil the peonle of this State 5 NOW THEY STAND FINANCIALLY, and the condltion of their strong-bux. On the Tth of thls month, I sent you the annual state- ment of the 8tate Treasurer, in which it appoars there had been recolved fnto the General Reve- nue Fuud, for the year ending Nov, 4, $1,008,230, ond pald out $1,00002, or or $1,005 moro pald out thau received. But thls docs not slow the teue condition of the Trens- ury, The Treasurer, Mko any other prudent man, finding that lis cash-box would not supply all the demsnds which the Leglelature had made uvon it, distributed tho money, as Chi- cago did hot soup after the RBig Fire, to the actually needy, and where ft would do the most good} whileto thoso who could walt, or who could probably make a ralse at a bank thercou, warrants wera lssued on the Treasury, and indorsed. Theso hear in- terest, and there has been fssuced, up to the 13th inst., 250,000 of theso warrants, Baukers and money-lendera ary giad to got them, but it in not very profitable to the taxpayers, who will very naturally inquire, WILY 18 T8 T1iU8) Tho answer {s_casy and plain. The Leglslature created the debt. “The Auditor hasonly to fsauo the warrants when demanded, und the Trens- urer to puy them when prosunted. At the Inat sosslon of the Legislature, the whole tax-system and financlal condition of the Stats was’ thor- oughly discussed. The State Auditor prepared carcfully-drawn estimates of expenditures for two ycars, including liberal a) ‘vmprllt(nna fur Statd’ instltutions, Besldes thls, the Commit- tees of Ways and Meana in_both Houses wers furnishicd with detafled estimates of ux-gnnucu, from other uud relfuble sources. The Auditor estimated the expenditurcs for two yeara nt $1,474,000, and the recelpls, under a two-mill tax, at §1,913,800. The current expenses of the Btate are about_$1,300,000 fur two years, which would leaye SU?B,K(!D to be expended {n specinl approvrintions tor Btate institutions. Iustead of ‘that, howaver, the Leglslature appropriated for speclal purposcs, outside the eXpenses of the State government, £015,303. This does not Iuclude tho expenses of the Leglslature, or the varloud committees thereof, which are included in the current expenses above stated. It wiil 1ot be supposed that tho Legislature could not ndd and subtract} buti when you add to addl- tion and subtraction silence, you have TNE TRUE STATR OF THE CASE. 1t {s a notorious fact that, nt each scsston of the Legisluture, there Is forined what {8_known a8 the Appropriation Ring, composed of mem- Dbera representing the localitles of tho various State fustitutions. They arc numerous enough tu control ull leglslation on appropriations, Thelr motto fs: '*You vote for me, and LI} voto for you.” It was, of course, highly fmn- portant that cach Representative should secure the largest Konlblu sum for his pet institution, and thua ticklo his constituents; and tho more especially i o bad Congressional aspirations, 08 wa tho caso very decidedly last winter. The seatteration of thopublic institutions ali over the Stato is n most unwise and detrimental poli- ey, and will grow worse cuch year, Wien the Legislature was fuformed by the Exocutive Council aud tho Auditor that {& had 00,1 more_than could posslbly bo paid, a blil was prepared to RAISE TIIE LOVY OF TAXATION for Btats purposcs to two-and-a-nuif mitls, Tho House finally flxed it at two and & quarter, and passed the bill. It went to tho 8cnate, where the bill was dofeated; and I hiave it on good au- thority that tho State Exccutive Council, or meinbers of it, were requested. by Sonators who liclped to defeat the tax-blll to iucrease the valuation =~ of property and B0 "as to ~ provide pay tho nppropristions made. The Council would not if they eould, and could not 1f thoy would, as the staiute defines thelr dulg'; und they leit the valuation and tax levy as tho atatuto txed it, and Jet the reaponsibility of the bankrupt treasury rest WIILIE IT DELONGS, with the Legislature, The State {8 puylng Interest ona debtof $250,000, created ywithln this year, and thero is money to pay it. When the people send Repre- sentatives hero who come with other purposes than to ride Congressslonal hobbles, there will bounend to thw., The past two scaslons of tho Leglslature were grossly aud notoriously prostituted to Congross-hunthig, Spectat Corvesmondents o The Tribune Spectal sponde; s Drs Moixes, y Nov, TW—A mang with headquartors at Cleveland, U., are operating fn Michlgan, Indinoa, and Oblo, selling Jows land which they do not own, ‘They preseut thelr customer with an abstract showlng tlhe claim of title from tho Governmout pateut throuh va- rlous transfers, which purport to be re- A to I Ida i corded fn records County ls mxfl[mrntlvcl new, only reachod the letter Fraudulent. salcs of scveral hundred acres fn that couuty have al- ready been discovered, | Y. 3. Q. ABSOCIATION, ‘Tho Iown Young Men's Chiristian Assoclation will meet at Marshalltown on the 10th_Inst, ‘The Hon. John V. Farwell, J. W, Dean, . G. 8pofford, aud Robert Weldensall, of U[flcngn, will be present aud dellver addresses,—Mr, Fir- well speaking on tho evening of the 10th. SUPHRME-COURT DEOCISIONS. One Church larot(x{;hv. an netion, *for the use of tho Bchovl Fund,” agalnst ouo Mingham, for violation of thy lelur low, Judgment was rendercd against Hingham for $100. The de- fense ot up thot u private citizen could not bring oo action v hls own name for s public benetit. The court below decided that bo could, and the Susramu Court atlirmed the declsion. Oune Geddls beeatne surety for the appearanco of his son for examluation in a crimfnal prose- cutlon. The son sklupml out, and a judgment In tho Jusper District Court wasrendered agnlust the futher ou tho ball-boud. - Boon atter, Geddis recovered & judgment in thot court on n mortgage; and, ‘when the money was pald into " court, tho Clerk levied ~ on ft' to satisfy the judgment agalnst Geddis on that bail-bond, Qeddls set up that the none 'was the proceeds of the salo of Lis homestoad, ond therefore exempt from execution. Tho Court below held that the mun;! wus exempt, and the Bupremo Court aflirmed the declsion, ‘This declsion docs not uppear to harmonlzo with a recent decision of this court in o cuse takon up trom Blackbawk County, where tha ‘vruuueus of a life-Insurance polley 'wus pald by he fnsurauce wulpm:ly:to tho express company, and, while In the hunds of ono of {ts agents for dellvery to the wife of decedent, the nionsy was attachied by guruIlhmcub—pru«eudln,';u to sutlaly n dobt of the deeedont. Tha wifu svt up as de- fence that the money was exempt from process of law for debts of the decedout. The court hald that the money wua Hable to garnlshinent, and that tho wifs hid no defeuse, Litlganta are beglnnlog to think the law is mighty uncertaln, oven when grouml through the Supreme juaiclal mlll; as, for Instance, at tho Iast Lerm of tho court, o caso was_decided for thu thinl thne, each decision being different, and rendored by a ditferent set of Judges, Jomes W, Robb, us Boriff of Marlon County, summoned a jury of freebulders to nsseas dam- e8 for right of way of the Albis, Kuoxville & usMoines Ralivond. They all appeared on the day set, unu procveded to ussess the dnmuge on oo Jot, when tlioy were dircetod by the Sheriff to go toanother lot, aud thus on until ninetven Jota were nsscssed, ‘The Bherlfl ruturned his fees, claliming &5 for each of the nincteen lots, and mileagrs,” ‘The stututo ixcs the feo of the her records have Bheriff for summoning 8 jury to asscss dumage fn gl cuses of ‘public dm- provetuent, aud his atiendauce upon them, including mileage, at 33 Tho Supreme Court beld that no charge can be made b{ o publie oiticer {n this Stute for any act for which no fec {s altowed by law, In this case It was but one summons and ot act of wseesoinent. Where a munidpal ofifeer conceeals or withe holds the bouks of the corporation, pussibly to conceal Lis defuults untl) after his term of oflica hus expired, the proper remedy of ' the corpora~ tion {5 by wandanius, not by replevin, Itiukes uo ditfercuce thut tho term of ofllce hus ox- red, The relation of hushand and wife does not divest tho wile of the title of personal property held by her ut murlage, or subsequently ace quired, The prununfl of the wile canuot be takeu {n paymont of the husband’s debts, oven though it bo_reduced to the posseaslon of tuo husbund, sud his creditors have no notice of the wite's inberitanco thoreln, HAWKEXH, e i Bheplierd and Mullott—\Vhy the Doss Caved I, loston, Meruld (Rabid Dem.). Boss Bhopherd's creditors met to-night, The fmmedfate vause of his caving in, finauclally, was the progpect that Mr. Lilici would becoms Yresident. Tho Boss huped to pull through It Hayes bad been elected. Mo oxperlenced somo financlal diticnltios & yoar ago, apd has boeu of the recentappolntment H | ¢ tntnf M Aritecsof 1l il D Tlo" ooy ane PHALE Clbien Uit Sy nt AMr, ! i ] B e, r. Mullet 'ty S0l crence to the sriving o o) mailo him Doworions Ko bkt racta, T 00 120 the INter i tha ety About luulml“m residence transforred gy 1“s e o ts hieavity indehted to the fy A9, 1 wite {heit for taxcs. 1o owes 32,00 e ast year, bt lins nop ) b lovy of 100 ¢ et beeatiso of hia politienl it UF Pasuent A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, —_— The Congresstonal o ;. Form of Local le:vl:-,'" Waisminaror, D, ¢, Noy, 10.—7) Congresslonal Committes 1o frame k of government for the Distrit, of aro holding daily seaslons ' ecntations on varlous el made before them Ly sty ;?:;mm?rcs of 7lllzenl. ¢ AulTrage, lauor proy sp %h old nunleipal a_l\‘nle‘x!:.‘%ll:‘,"é nl?;‘::'1 Y}:!‘Hm lu cgates from Georretown 2y u:aln ard, than have o cansolidated_governmont fotte fnllm District, they prefera retrocesslo T crritory of Georgétown to Marylang, el 8pencer has prepared two bitls for the tient of the District, One fixes the re) the United States Governinent to (e} uBml hrovides for it governient by o oo 1 o [upx,nluuu and a Couneil, The other pmn . or an ordinary munivipal Governmeg, AT Jurfsilictlon over tho entiro Digtrier. o0 Sith The Commltteo declded thatithe ((,Iln s::um Pl?trkt should ho ady asloners, a8 now, the moda of e whether by appolntmen ele o eitlon, cded Aubncqx]n'muy. e cloctlon, to b des ———— THE INDIANS, Crook'a Cnmpnign, Bpectal Dispateh to Tiie Tripuna, Wasnmaroy, D. C., Nov, 18.—Advices fro, Gen. Crook indicate that hio conelers mmfin Indian war will soon be ended, o vy Lowill prosecute the winter camnalon with energy, 8o that it will eloae hefore the scason 1y too far advanceds IHesnys that there are lar) ang Indlans on the war path exeept the halm; under Crazy Iorac, which 8 not YOIy numeroys, and wbout 2000 Indians who are esthnatey o) bo yet with Silting Bull, and enproriyiei,d gane north. Even sbould these latier confro; : Gen. Crook, 1t I lelioved gha "} Wil Dave u sufclent foreo under lim to contend successfully with the hosgjer, L2 the opinion prevalls strongly that Sluttng gl will not figbit any more, and that the harzsstyg o has been sublicted to and the losses he h:‘: suffered in Bie Turgo nunbers of follawers wiio have deserted bim will eause him to 1ly north- ward, It is not belleved that ha or his Lollow. erswill como {nto the Agoncies. It [ feared that E:;.flfz«;gk;a c‘}xiunr;mud Wil ¢§perlemc slmilae great sufloring now y Y on tho plains. 5 18 oy dfd st yuar e CANADIAN ITEMS, Spectal Dispatch to The T-idune. MowTABAL, Nov. 16.—In reply to the Vies. Consul-General of the United States in thiscity, tho Washington Governmnent informed Lin lh:; the Canadian exhibits may bo exported to any country by exhibitors or the Centennial Come ml-xslnnerls \vIth(:lué pni"lngL the duties which such goods would be subject to under d:cumatn%rcni i Dtipats ] e sdliay, Ipecial Dispalch to The Tribune, 8, .']mms, N. 8., dov. 10.—The Government Car Works at Moncton have now In course of construction 200 cars for the Inter-Colugial Raoflway, When these afe com leted, the Gand Trunk will acvept all Irnlgh{‘ offered It for transportation to the lower provinces, At pres. ent the Grand Trunk refitees to make contraty for carrymg large consignwents becausa the Inter-Colonial is unable th recprocats in lo number of cars. Special Dispatch to Tie Tribune, Quenkc, Nov, 16.—Judgment lias been gisen in the Charlovoix controverted election eustain. ing the Hon. H, L. Langevin in bis scat, sad condomuing Mr. Tremblay to pay ail costs, — —— THE MUTUAL BENERIT, The offices of tho Mutual Benoft Life Insarages Company of Newark, N, 1., will be contloucd st 68 Washington street, Poriland Block, under the dircction of tho nuwly-appolnted Stato Agent,8.T, King. Arrag enmont, 8 8 he Jolng A new form T Cuiumbiy ftol, I ubjects continug ;?rb‘: ngle tndividugly and Tho ndvocates g Fp. Senatop Covern, Gorerny ninistered by umnf?.‘ —————— J. & P, COATS. J. &P, Conts have been nwarded s medal sod diploma at the Coatennlal Expositlon, and con- mended by the judges for the **enperior strength and excollent quality of thelr spool cotton, " MARRIAGES. A A e e e AN AR MUSSELL—MARSU—~In Now Ilaven, Conn., Nov, 8, at tho residence of the bride's father, & Edworgs, by the Rov. James W, Iiubbell, Cabiz Ttussel]l and Augusta L. Mareh, RICHARDS—~BAYLESS—On tho 1dth inst, by tho Rev. Dr. Halsey, Willlam B, liichards, of (h city, nnd Mles Anno Buyless,, of Nashville, Tenn. KOEHLER—BRAREN—O Wednesday evenlng. Nov. 15, at 8t. Paul's Lutberan Church. by tho Itov, 1lenry Wunder, Mr. Juhn W. Kochler, fore. man of the wholosale drug honee of Lozd, Stouten- \Aur h & Co,, BU Wabash avenue, and Miss Amclia . Lraren. DEATIS. D s CABAGRANDE—DBartholomew Casagrande, on Wodnesday, Nov. 16, at b p. ., oged 03 years and 10 months, Tho funorud will take placo from hia late reil- dence, No. B0 Wesson sirect, lo tha Church of tb Holy Namo, thence by cara toCalvury, Al fricds of the famlly ara invited to attend, 57" Richmond (Va, ) papers please copy. HURD—At Galesburg, Iil,, on the 1%th Trank E. Iiurd, aged 24 years, son of 1iurd, und nepliow of Col. U, and the Iter, Hauunond, of tiis clty. ** Asloop in desus. ™ KREGAN—On the 16th inst., Jamos Keegn aged 1 year, son of Patrick and lannah Keegin. | "Funcral will leave bf) Uromer atreet at 13 o'cluc n. m. Nov. 18, by carriage to Calvary. CANNON—Of cronp, a Geyear-old danghter of homas Caunor, ’ . TFuneml from tha resldence, 740 Weet Twcaty: firat strect, by carringes (o Calvary, at1p. m. BROUGHTON—At Chicago, Nov. 4, 3 m!flc‘é“n roughton aged 51 years, & monl an uyd, A s &4~ Poultnoy (Vt.), Duflalo (N ¥.). M Ko aad B anenti (Wlen) ‘pupere piesse copy. ———e nat., il 8 AUCTION SALES. e W 1T O b TR By WM, A, BUTTERS & CO. Auctioneers, 118and 120 Wabash-ay. Buttors & Co's Saturday Sales FURNITURE, 1o Chamber Sults, Planofortes, Orgash, F.nl?;‘:g‘lit PA AND COOK STOVES, RLOY L1 SEWOOD I'A kNG R NRD 1 TA'BLBC%: 3 AND EBaturday Mornit Aalesroaios, 118 a) by ON, POX By lA?afil%ncun: #40nd Our Rogular Weekly AUCTION SALE, Fridoy Morning, Nov. 17, at §:30 3.1 Large audastractivo #alo PARLOR SUITS, NEW CHAMBER SETS ke, Afull llne CARPETS, Lounges, Sofss, Des Heating, Cooking and Parlor 8tV ehold_Goode. Dodding, General Mouscho! i ls’sgx'x‘gl%nuud Clgnrs, o, 1uoks, Tesd, oral Morchandiso, &c.y 8¢ "o ELISON, By G. P, GOIY €8 and 70 Wabash-av. yoe iR e s R X 'oLacco ' Joet S selt the largeat aud best wsior HOUSEHOLD fURNmJ};B 1 56 Randulpl-at: enteh Lined Tups & ted sl ko 2 fored ot e, AT Ehah Wil r 0 O, Use Carpeta, Floor 1)1 Clo! Jurga Calrbon Ol Zine OONE RIFEY: et CELEDILATED througdo parta, 1 mand P Do per B SN FiLE R, Cuntee G120, et