Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1876, Page 7

} ARy a ‘; ] HICKEY. o Qouncil Rosumes Oonsid- oration of the Subject. o Honth @ives His Roasons for Bolioving the Suporintendent TInnocent, ity of the Council Again A Di‘é’.’a'r’é They Believe Him Guilty. fittle Game of *Froeze-Out? 8 {n the Mayor's Oflico Yesterdny, The Petition for Hickey's Re- moval Presented to Mr, ,Heath, Receivos It Quite Unconcernedly, to the Chagrin of the Com- mittee. o They Tako Pack the Papers aud Bid 1tis Honor ““Goed Day.? TIIE COUNCIL. WHAT THE MAYOR THINKS. erezular meetlag of the Councll was held aterday afternoony Ald. Aldrich fu the chafr. ¥ A COMMUNICATION yusread from tho Mayor giving his reasons for reastating Bupt. Llickey. Jlc submitted a state- gut by tho Corporation Cotnsel to the offect st hie nover sald that lie would direct the in. tlon, or that 1t was instituted by him to prestigate the charges; that the Investigation i begun by the Commitice, and that the Aagor simply furnished facilities for conducting (e fnvestiggation, and that the Chafrman of the (mmitice 8aid at the openiug of the Investign- thnthat the Mayor was presont by Invitatlon. e Magor then sald In his own behalf that the m»mu’lcc Tind reported that they believed that e chares [n the Papes, Tierney, horse and toery, Lizzie Moore, Ilovster Brown, nnd Dan Webster cases were substantiated. Ife, how- e, was present during tho examination of yinesses by the prosecution, and wost of the timo during tho rest of the trial. Ie was per- fiysatislied that the charges werenot proven, ibe only wonders nt the finding of the Com- gitee. The testimony was based 8olely upon etestimony of Flanuigan, whose word, many of bis sequaintances said, would not Lo be- Jeedunder oath, The Mayor then reviewed steonsiderable length the testimony fn each e, slowing that he hield nearly the same view, pdupon nearly the samo testimony, as sub- pitted later by Ald. Cullerton. Ile helleved it thecharges originated with bunko men and panblers, and were almed at the efliclency of the sholedepartment. Ho has no doubt of Hick- (efilency and honesty, and he would act woording to his convictions, Fallowing is the. conclusion of the communi- atlont fteee 18 4 mleaporehension in tho minde of uu{nm what kind of s man this Webster fs, whiiehe fanot a very good man, he is certainly potibe keeper of 2 ¥ fence ™ or u houss of prostl- ttion, not ts ho a thief,—all of which T am sura stiypar in the evidence,—bnt hu isa profes- sonal taller, and 1 ehould judge a shrowd, un- wrapalous man, On such a statement {t §s strango tatsny ono would say that Superintendent Hickey wis (e partner of this mau, alvidinz small tites with him taken from enesk thloves, The f8 1o doubt in my wind but this attack on teChiet of the Pollce Forco was originated and uceftom rome lending gumblera or bunko-steers eintblaclty, and was almed at tho entire Depart- catwith the' hope of crippling it. The ovidence anoclear and explicit, and Is not contradicted, Iudnitthesa chinrgea have had welght with minny Aot men, and tany othera favor a change on gutnal principlee. 1 cuouot ngree with these gen- tieaen. [belleva that it wonld be a great wrong and o e s to cliauge the Chicf of lolice'at this tnt. T have no doubt of the Superintendout's koerty and eficloncy, ‘The ueneral testimony la 1 tho Department, oren after the reduction of fuxe, Wmore elicient than ever. I eannot dele. pittloothers tho dutics lmposcd on me by virtue dorofice, 1would be unfitto Al iLif Tdid, 1 2t follow nyown conylctions of what Is right nd proper in this case. The communication was lald over tempora~ 0y A communleatton was read from the Depart- tentof Publie Works informing the Councl that the fung appropriated for the lnprovement of street Intersections for tho present fiscal jer was exhausted, Referred to the Finance Commlttee, . The Mayor sent In o communieation appoint- bg B B, Wrlgit Comunlssioner of Wealth, Apintment confirmed. O'NBILL BTREET. , Yheordlnnncs granting the West 8fde Street- Bilmay Company nermission to lay u sinzle or Coutle track on O'Nelll strect, from Halsted llue} to the Company's stables, which was a secial order for 4 o’clock, was passed, A communleation was read fromn the Departs oent of Publle Works to the effect that the fposed sewer on North Ialsted, from Wheeler Webster avenue, would cost $2,000 more than (¢ appropriated sutn, and that additional sew- trise would bo necessary to render it of any e W that portion of the vity. Referred to te Fluance Committee. The Couptrolier submitted tha bids for tho 2y property which was urdvertised for sale, and Wy wero reforred to the Finonco Conymnittee, Al Waldo presented a petition from n lady fl'fl'; attention to the fact that her husbani o} WAk 3350 L gambler named Tierman, Haklng for asslstance to nake the man dise toge. Reterred to Committee on Polce. Th THE HICKEY MATTER. Ue tirue for the speelal aader relating to the likey matter having arryved, U, Gilbert moved to concur in the report of Pollce Committee, “[Jdn'. Cullerton—I deatre to offer . minority A1, Gilbert—Point of order. l!II' Chalrman—State your polnt, 4 I\L Gilbert—1 clatm " that Ald. Cullerton I 3” In briuginge fn n minority report, i Cullerton—1f the gentteinan had walted il Rot through presentiugthe document, he » [. N0t have made his point. 1 desire to of ,{‘,r“fi:mlvnu!.ulu for the majorlty report, [Cries “'“X’lmrir’.l and I ask for the reading, Al Py ] ‘Wflr'nex,u(::‘:‘lg:x‘z A '[ would lke to ask how that h‘e Culleston—Low Is it headed, Mr., Clorkl i uer'k—!l beglns 4 Whereas,” ‘aud {s R "f. (.ullc;l.:m."‘ ompson—T} ‘*llmhllumyl el en it does not purport to AI& Culleron—1t fs not. 4 l'{}llumpmu—l} was s called, i (‘llnllvnun—-\ ©&, {u the uewspapers. ht Ix:d;"k yroceeded to read the ducument, d )}th&tu:efifiz'l“f‘fi nnn1 |\'llcil hould nt - I‘I"flp ed, saying: I shoul mn:?nt‘l',']‘;?”“ the Chalr rules this to bea mfl Chalrman—T will nd out in & fow min- Ald. Ty, &r, . tmpson—I will state my polnt of or- Llruln‘l‘ul' have come to this potnt: L A commu- orn. bresculed Ly a person who says he is et F the Committee, and that hio tukes 110 the wafority raport 4 for tho fol- l;fi]&f{‘“"“lv“ uow sk if that is & proper pru;em?,g“m““—'l'he communication is a b, ) B8 1L 18 presented In the lieht of o ml}ue.‘ 1t It was a minority report it would m.;mu the factln the buginuing, The Counel], 5, 3988 Presented by a miember of thils Palice ;llnd-munber of the Committee on ered'o4 240 hls Yiews on the subect, and of- ™ Dlluh.smum for the report of the Coms i 'flld not Lelievo tuat uny member of i o1 o ould aticiupt to chioke off n subati- Urlaiy ey “mmnm to areport, 'The Chalr en- Wbatitggg ot FeHticman's (AN Thompson) exteny gin th OLher evenlng, and it was to sume Uiy yy 05 forelun to the'subject, I am cer- h%h.:,,dgf el E:l:: gentloman rising to ob- . & 1 stauces, fag df[.:':;‘;ml“-l don't believe that the Chalr endimen’ leu laugunge of a substitute or bo ponpyo Very amuch of the oplnlon bty kentleman has g right to move such a‘w‘g amendment: it 'Is for tne Councl . sfohctier they will udopt It or not. any mm:‘i—ll would ask if the Alderman gl gy Mnl: on to give’ to tho Councll in .ho"“l\&iugluum It 5o, I think tho Lo rewds 1 tho majority of .that the Al ho Committco crred In any statement they made, I forone aeelre to e set right In the matter, and Iwill be glad it he hiag any Infor- matfon to Yre.flcul. Al Cullerton—If the pentleman will listen to the reading hoisill soon lie sct at rest on that holnt. The Chalrman—T declde that the paper fe proper. An appeal, however, can be taken by any gentleman holding a different opinfon, THE CLENK THEN READ THR PAPER, which gave the followlug reason for Al cut- lertun’a actlon : In accordance with the rules and all prece- dents It was the dut’ of the Committee to re- Imn. upon the resofution of All, White, or to nvestigzato the chargea Independently and re- port tho result to the Council, When the Com- mitteo say they made tho nvestigation under the directton of tho Mayor, thoy placed them- selves before the publle a8 mere schioolhoys, as they were simply for the time belng the crea- tures of the Coundil, and not, of the Mayor. As to the wvljence, itwas dectded bythe Com- mittee time and again during the mmufinu:m that no hearsay testimony would be considered, but the report was made substantially upon licarsay testimony, and Flannigan, whoin Will- fam Pinkerton, Sergl, Seavy, Officers Rickey, Ulrlch, and Barrett swore they would not be- 1leve him under oath, and the afldnsit of OMcer Harting stating that Flannizan deliberately led {n his testimony. A portion of Flannigan’s tes- timony is hiere quoted fn the report to show the flimsy character of ft: ‘I'he Papea case wasjbased upon the statement of Flannizan Lo the effect that he had recclved au order for Papes’ release from lllckei the fallacy of which 13 shown by the fact that I Ickny was 1ot at the head of the polica force nt that tline, and could not have fssudd the order, All. Richurdson, who was Uapes’ counsel at the time, {eatified that he was discharged becauso there was no case agalnst hin, The Tierncy caseias also made up of Flan- nigan’s report. Tie Webster case turns out to be about ns follows: That the house adjolning the one he lives in was R louscof prostitution, and that the basements of botl were nsed ns dance-rooms until raided under the direction of Ofilcer Barleer, who {8 still on the foree; that Oficer Scott once complnined becauso Webster threat~ encd htin I he interfered with s (Webster's) lwlucc. aud npon reporting which to the Superin- endent, the latter replied, dlrcctlnf Seutt to Wpull? Webster's plice whenever it was dis- orderly, There was no direct testimony to shiow that Webster had any dircet Influcnee with ickey. A review of the evidenco showed that Webster vwned the )ruuurl{. The attack on Superiniendent Ilickey was started wholly fu tho futoreat of gamblers and the agents of bunko men, Such Ueing the case, the nifnority of the Police Committee is of the opinfon that Supt. Ilickey should have the united support of the whole Conncil, HE HAS FRIENDS, Ald. Lawler—I supposc it would look much better for the author of the substitute to move its mdontlon, but, merely to show the Council dorman s not_ulone in tho wish o cexpresses In winding up, I move the adoption of the paper as a substitute for the majority re- port., Ald. fmith—Second the motlom. Ald. (ilbert—1 move that the substitute be lald ou the table, Ald, Gitbert—I do thig=—— Ald, Cullerton—Lolnt of order, After mak- ing n motion to table the gentleman attempts to make a specch. How fs that? Ald. Gilbert—I was not moking a speech, The Chufrman—"The Alderman canuot mnake a speech now, The question Is on the motion to lay on the table. Tho motion was lost by yeas, 15; nays, 17, as follaws: Yeas—Pearsona, Mcduley, Ballard, Rosenberg, Thompeon, Glibert, Brizgs, McCrea, ltawleigh, Baumgarten, Waldo, Lengacher, Liuseubarth, Boser, and Kirk—=15. Nays—8tewnrt, Sommer, Lodding, Cnllerton, Kerber, Tarnow, 0'Brien, Lawler, %Jc(dlnr Van Ordel, ' &mith, White, Throop, Whecler, Niesen, and Sweeney—17, ALD. BTEWART £ald the subject was surrounded with so many dificulties that hic did not feel prepared to vote on it ut the present time. The Mayor took one view of the evidence and the Committee an- other, and the point at jssue now secmed as to wihieh glde had the weight of testimony in+its fuvor. Ils sympathics were with the Commit- teo ond the majority of the Councll, Lut he certainly thought some opportu- nity ought to' be given nembers to cxamine the cvidenes for themselves. If the atter came to the point where ns a matter of expediency Hickey should be removed, he would bie preparcd to vote, but us the inere question of evidence was now involved, he thoucht they should zo slow, There was a good denl of risk to run in antazonizing the Mayor and the Coun- il wichout thorough investiration of the facts, Ald, Lawler—Do you not bolleve that ft would be for the best Intercsts of the iy to settlo this matter this afternoont Ald. Stewnrt—That {8 a matter of judgment. Imove to postpone the question for a weck. Ald. Throop salit he lad voted agafnst toying the substitute on the tablebecause fic considered this n vory finportant question, and he disliked the filea of pngging the Councll, He bad hea tle testltuony, ind” was satisfied o Tong time ago that there was something rotfen in the state of Denmark, and that a chiango was desirable; but, although his inind was nade up, he did not want tair and open discusslon prevented. Ald. Ryan scconded the motion to postpone, Ald. SBweenvy moved the previous question, but it received no secoml, A motion to tablo by Ald. Lawler inet o similar fate. ALD, M'AULEY 3 eald the statement that the majority report had misstated the facts Rmounted simply to noth- ing. This substitute did not refute the state- ments of ths majority report In o sngle in- stance} it slmply gave part of tho testlinony.ot threc vr four men, which, If would_be suflicient to convict the Superiutend- ent. The circumstances of the Mayor's connee- tlon with the fnvestization were asfollows: Ilg (Mr. MeAl) was very anxious, as Chalrman of thc Police Commitice, to avoid the inquiry, e aud Ald, Kirk called upon the Mayor, and fromn thelr conversation he felt there was no way in which the Committee could eseape tho investi- gatfon, unfess they wished to r%: coutrury to the ‘wishes of hls Honor} 1t wascerfabuly the Mayor's expressed wish that they should yske” the investigation, With regard to the lhearsay evidence, be sald it was confined, on his part ot all cvents, to the character for honesty Mr, ickey baco anong his subordinates, ‘I'no Al dermat then gave a brief review of the cvldencs which e consliered damaging to the Chief of Police, and stated they drew an inference from the fict that all the pamblers and thieyes pro- duced during the trial were fu defonse. At the pequest of Ald, McCren, the majority report of the Conunittee was read. Ald. Smitll sald he favored the motion to postpang, for the reason’that the more the Councll looked 1nto Lhis, the tnare they would be convineed they were dolni; o great injustico to the Superintendent of Police, In answer tou il“fm"“ by Ald, .\reAulei', Ald, 8mith said: T'will stute that a mewber ln this Council now WENT AND OPFENED MONEY TO LIZZIN MOORE to get her to coms and testify aguinst Hickey, Bensation. ) Al Kirk and othera—Name tho man. Ald, Cullerton—I don't think tho gentloman sald u member of the Councll. Ald. Bimlth—1 sald a person within this Coun- cil Chintnber, The Alderman went on Lo state tho facts connected with the Lizzie Moora case, a5 he bod learned them from “a prominent cite fzen” This gentlaman was acquainted with the man who stole the jewelry, and found out thut the artieles wers noa certaln pawnshop, Ho told the Buperlntendent whero the goods could be obtained, and that ofticial told Miss Moore of thi fuct and the amount of mnoney which was required to redeem them. Mr. Hickey conld not revesl the uame of his fn- formant, us the mun waa engaged in a leglti- mate business, aud he did not wish to implicate him at all, Al 3weenov—Was fL not on the condition that he alwuld not zive the man awasy that Mr, Hickey obtained the information in regard to the fcwclr{i Ald, 8mlth—Yes, sir; it was, 1le had not the alightest doubt but that the Mayor had the ut. most confidence [u the Committse whea they undertosk the [nvestization, but his Honor had found hlmsell the victim of misplaced confl dence, e thought the Mayor had acted for the beat [uterests of the clty (npursufug the courss he had doue, an, ALD. GILBERT was sorry there was so much bad blood Iu the e ndverted to the great difliculty n mu- al committeo experienced lu conducting an inveatigation of thia kiud in not being able to compel the attenditues of witnesies, cte, and sald the Committes first thought of reporting the resolution of Ald. White back to the Coun- cil, and haviugz & speclal comuuttes make the hlqulr‘y. DBut after sitting elght daysand nighits they thought they had the right to say what they betieved to b trite, Ho “was sorry, ns o wmeinber of the Councily to bave to differ with the Mayor on tho subject. He did not wlsh to hays - zny - quarrel with his tlonor, nor did Lo think that fu pere forming his d‘my he would have any quarrel with Mayor Heutli, 11e was the u-l{:meumuva of a constituency, and as such, Mayor or ug Mayor, Council or no Councll, he certululy bad the rlf:ln to stand up and vindicate whut le be- Jieved to boright, With regard to the charge of taking heavaay stutewents, he asked if it was necessury ju the caso of an vilicer who was the guardiau of our HNburties charged with wrrurt ractices to ubserve nll the legal technicalitios 4 order to show that the man was uot what he ougbit to be. Forso importaut an otlice as Chlct ven in detail,” of Police, they wanted a pure, noble, rable man who could stand all the aeanults mide upon liim, and not one who was the triend nnd coads Iutor of such a notorfons character as Dan Web- ster, Tha substitute called the ""J,‘""” of thy comimittee nset of school-boys. They might have all the judpment aud pecullarities ol achool-boys,” and lack the brilliancy and ehetorfe” ot the gentleman of thy Bixth; but the Mayor ought to have e xamined them on that point before, as he certalnly did, clegating to them the suthority Lo try the case. ‘The Mayor did pot nusrmnd the Buperin- tendent on hisown volition; it was ouly after three members of the Committee tatked Lo him, and showed liow absurd it was for a Chiel of Folice to retain his positlon pending such an in- venllfiulluu, that the Mayor declded Lo suspend Mr. Stickey, The Alderman then went over the evidence which the Committee considered dam- agling to the Chiel of Police, dwelling partleu- larly ou his conncetion with Dan Webster, who Me. Gilbort said, kepta house whichwas nothing but a Lreathing-hole of hell, The {Commitice lad done what they honestly belleved to e their duty; they had acted in'n perfectly lmpar- tial and undecided manuer throughout” the in. vestization, After Mr Heath's” cleetion s Mayor three members of the Police Comitteo went to consult with him on police af- fairs, wod found that would ~ Le foollsh for thom to s anything agalnst, or to Interfero with, Mr, Hickey; it wus eyldent that the Mayor was a friend and supporter of the Ohief of Pollce. Ho wos not ufrald of apeaking his snind on this subject, and ha gave it as his opinlon that Mayor Heath hnd been ever alnce his clection down to the present afriend of Mr, Ilckey's; and he did not helteva if the Committes had” brought In strouger eyi- dence, and the Alderman from the 8ixth had brought In a counter-report, that it would have madethe allgntest difference in the action of the Mayor, Whatthe Cominlitteo wanted wasthatthe Caunell and communityshould believe that they Tliad acted honestly, and that thelr report was in the Interest of law-abiding citizens und not In the futerest of the thicyes and gamblers, It proper man was at the head of the force, the ranbling-tiouses and dens iike Webster's would bfl exterminated fu a week, Ald. anlcrtlcf}remu:\l the agltation on this questlon, which, he sald, was demorallzing the force and encouraging the criminal classes, Ju wus publlcly charged "that the aulmus of the whole businces, us {ar 23 one ‘inember of the Committee wus coucerned, was that 1118 FATIER-IN-LAY HAD BREN ARKRESTED IN A ", GAMBLING-HIOUSE fn this city, This was the talk In the news- p|n1:urf, and ho would rathier the thing was faced right hiere. K/\ld.ullben—who {8 the man? . Ald. Lawler—1I waut to ask you s question, Al Giuert—Answer mine, sir, Who {3 the mun Ald. Lawler—Is your father-ln-law's name Llunuc&l A)d. Ullbert—Ycs, sir, Ald, Lawler—"Then it Is stated {mblldy that be was 8o arrested. {Applause in the lobby. ] Ald. Gilbert—Mr. Chalrman, 1 am pericctly willng for the gentleman in bis capacity as Alderman to attack me personally, but to go outslds of that to attack mecmbers of my family, who aro not_here to defend themselves, is not only mean, but cowardly, [Appluuse.) Besldes, I denounce the stutement here as a lie, [A’Fnlause.;] ‘e Chalrman—Order! Ordert Ald, Lawler—I want to say—— ‘I'hie Chsfrman—Contlue your remarks towhat Is before the house, or do not make any ro- marks. : Ald. Lawler—I merely sald that to pive the gentleman an opportunity to deny It. It is public talk here fn the vity.” Idid not'charge it. The Chntrman—You have charged it, I think, Ald, Lawler—I only ssked a question and~—a The Chuirman—1 don't thik that question was right, sud 1 won't bave it discussed. Stop right here. Ald. Lawler—I certalnly respect you very much, Mr., Chalrman, but I wanted to reacih this Commitiee in the distance they went over. Ald, McAuley—1I want to state that it is none of his business whick way the Committee went. Ald. Luwler—0h! The Chinirman—That point lias already been decided. The Alderman {s out of order. Ald, Lawler—1 am really a triend of Ald. Gllllscrt’m and 1 wanted *to tell bin what wos sl The Chairmau—You ara not {n order. Ald. Lawler—I wish to know If the gentle- men who preceded me spoke direct to the ques- ton. The Chairmau—They confined themsclves to the question, and in o mueh different style to that cmployed by you. Ald. Lawler tried to get fo another excuse, but he mado little headway, and ultimately re- sumed liis seat. Ald, White in some haste moyed the previous question and announced that he thought they had spent enouggh time in the discussion of this aubject Thon arose a somewhat tedious discussion be- tween Ald. Cullerton und the Chalrman as io the operatlon of the previous question, the Chafrman nally ruliug that if the maln ques- tlun wera decided in the affimutive it would take the other questions with it without further debate. The main question was then ordercd and the question tlien came on Ald, Cullertou’s motion to TOSTFONE FOR ONE WEEK, which was lost by nays, 205 ycas, 1. The fol- lowing was the voto: Yeas—Aldrich, Slewart, Kerber, 0'Bricn, Law- ler, Deldier, Vau Osdel, Smith, Wheeler, Kyan, , Lengachor—11. Nays—Dearsons, McAnley, Ballard, Rosenbery, Thompson, Gllbert, Cullerton, Tarnow, White, Briggs, ‘I'iroop, McCrea, Rawlelgh, Cleveland, {znumfl' ‘;tun. ‘Waldo, Linsenbarth, Sweeney, Boser, rk—20, The question was then ,mt on ALD. CULLRITON'S SUNSTITUTE, which was lost by the following vots: Yeas—Cullerton, O'Brien, Lawler, Van Oadel, Smith, Wheeler, Ityan, Sweeney--H, Nays—Pearsons, McAnley, Ballard, Rasenberg. Aldrich, Thompson, = Gilbert, Stewart, Kerber, Tarnow, leliler, White, Brigge, Throop, Mc- Crea, Rawleigh, Cloveland, Daumgarten, Waldo, Lenwacher, Linsenbarth, Boser, Kirk—2:1, \E'tensed—Ald. Nieaen, on thu point that he had stemed the mojority rc{mn. but could not sign the 1ast report, a8 he could not bulleve the testimony of Flannlgan, At the request of Ald. Stewart . TIE MAJORITY NEVORT was then read, and the question was then put on its adoption. It was carricd by yeas 22, nays 8, Ald, Cullerton at the eleventh hour changing hls vote from nay to yea, and Ald, Niesen being excused from voting., The vote was as follows: Yeas—-Pesrsons, McAuley, Dallard, Rotenberg, Thompeon, Gllbert, Stewart, Cullerton, Tarnow, eldler, While, Dtiggs, Throop, McCrea, It leigh, Ctercland, Baumgarten, \Il‘uldo‘ Lengacher, Linsenbarth, Bosor, Kirk—232, Nays—Kvrber, O'Brien, Lawler, Smith, Wheelor, Ryan, Sweeney—8, Ald, Cullerton, as soon 2a the announcement ot the vote had bLeen made, rose to hia feet and moved to reconslder the vote, It then becamo evident why he had so suddenly flupped over, but the Chinfrman s}!mlle(l his plans by coolly deciding that Rule 89 scttled such questions, and that bis notion waa therelore out of arder, On motion, the Council then adjourncd, PROMINENT CITIZENS, BUPT, BICKEY'S REMOVAL DEMANDERD, About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as the Mayor sat silently fnlis oflice,cliowing, s usual, the cnd of an ualit cigar, the door opened and tho smiling loce of ex-Ald. Jusse Spalding ap- peared. Mr. Spalding entered, fullowed silently by Mr, Heary W. Kint, Mr, Robert T, Lincoln, Mr. Willlam Binfe, Mr. L. Z Lelter, and Mr. George C. Prussing, They approached his Ilonor and Mr. Bpaldiog commeaced business by saylng: * Afr, King, this is Mr, Heath; Mr. Ileath, this 1s Mr, King; Mr, Heath, this is My, Prussings Mr. Prussing, thia Is Mr, Heath," €le, ete, till the wholu assemblaze Lad been completely fntroduced, Then they sat down and the scratching of the quill of Mr. Juhn Cleveland, tho Mayor's Sceretacy, was the only aundible souna for some moments. Somebaly ventured to ssy that it waa o nice duy, and soincbody elso aasentod. Then Mr, Leller ro- flnrlxeq’x ‘You seem to bo always here, Mr, ayor, “’No, not all the time," sald his Flonor, *} am hicre usually from 8to 5" “ Don't you call that all the time?” “ No, not all the thne,” pleasantly sald Mr, Heoth, ‘Chen there wus Klud of 4 doubiful sinila all around, 'Flien there was another pause, and oue of the gentlemen leatced vver and whispered in.somebody tlse's car, und soue- ho«lrv clee suifed faintly, Mr, Leltor veutured “to Inquire [uto the mat- ter of minole-burners; what patent tha city was ustng, and how the Invention worked,” The Mayor explained that there had beon o great deal of trouble about ailowing putentues aud ownurs to test thele nventions” in the Water- Works, and added that the principle of the ina- chines was sbout forty yeara old, and thut the question of burning snoke was an old gud ao almost unsolved one, None of the fuventions which had been before the Council wers work- ing now, but Mr. Cregler, the Chief Luglueer of thu Pumplng-Works, had made au srrangeinent ta burn amoke, and bad_put it under one of the bollers in the Pumping-Works. It worlted very well indeed, consuuied most all the smoke caused by the solt coul which was burned now in that “furnace in the Pumplug-Works, and guve satlsfaction, ete., elc. ‘Lho asscmbled gentlemen thought that was Van 0Osdel, ¥ very nis then there was another awlward paus Sity-Treasurer Briggs came in just then, and Mr. King said: # tlow uro you, Mr, Jieigza 1% Mr, Ipalding satd, * How are yotr, Mr. Brizga? and they alf i taien mald, “HlGw are you, Mr. Belogal” “Mr, Iirl‘zc:n scened 10 feel Just as well after they had'all asked “1low a1e f’uu, Mr. Briggsi” s he bad felt before, and sat down.” Then nobody said anything until Mr. Spalling looked at Mr. Lelter, and winked at him. ‘the wink had a peculiar clfect upon the latter gen tleman, who unbuttoned the first Lutton of his Ulster, put Nia hand in tbe fnside pocket, and suld: ' We are eome, Mr. ITeath, as that Com- mittes which I spoke to you abuut sesterday." Then le took oul a lmie envelanie, and took aouie papers therefrom, e continued, saying that o had some petitions which called for the TEMOVAL OF 8OPT. HICKEY, and which hiad been civenlated and signed by n great nany people. **In taking this action wo sre not fuking a personal futerest fn this matter, but we belleve are actlng for the best interest. of the public, and for all clnsses of peo- ple whomn we have eonsuited. We have talked with all kinds awmd cluases of Lmnpln. and tind a great interest and a desire that this thing he done. Wo have here names of some of the mast_prominent l..sx’uycu in the ety and——" i No tax-fighters? " agked Mr. Prossing, “No, helleve we have, only taxpasers here,” satd Mr, Lefter; and then Mr. King took _occaslon to temark that ‘they wanted no tax-fizhters, They were the worst lass of snen In the community and slionld pe held rcn?nmlblc, as they really were so, for the impoverished condition of the'eity, Mr. Blalr wanted to ray soinething, and #o he retnarked that there shotild be some law passed by the Legistature to prevent such a thing as succesaful tax-lighting. Thiey all agreed to this, but Mr. King seemed to think §t forelgn to the subjcct, so he sald: $#1Wp come here without any personal feeling against Supt, Hickey; but” we think that a clmniv: 18 necessary, The pco‘fle hiave not that confidence in Supt. Hickey which they should liave, nud stich a stato of affairs has a bad effect upon the pultee force, and It tends to make the public unfayordble to the Municipal Administra- tlon, Then, Lov, we now have a glorious oppor- tunity to get for our chief police-oflicer o man who fins sliown hinmself to be tmost capable and worthy,—one who has earncd for himself a no- tional repntation by his worl, It wili not do to mhs the chance,” Mr. King also rald that ha had conversed with some Gernaus about Mr. Washburn, aud was surprised to iud how well they looked at TILE PROSPECT OF A CHANGE. Mr, Spalding safd that the Germans were “all right " on the question. Mr. Lincoln satd that, a8 far hie knew, the Germans were **all right " on the question, and Mr, Leiter then remarked that the Germana were “all right ” on the ques- tion. Itsuddenly occurred to Mr. Prussing that hie was o Gesmai, and he could not Lelp saying that the higher classes of Germans were respeet~ {ful of lnw and order, and were “al) rizht upon the question.” (Whereby it was Inferred that © the question ** meant” the Washburn Ques- tlon,) % Mr. Washburn,” continued Mr. Prus- sing, ** only neted nuuur(hnl! to Iis orders and lulunln“’uug to law, aud the Germans realize hat. 1t evidently occurred to Mr. Kine that Mayor Heath did not know about the Germans belng all righit upon the questionof placing Mr. Wash- burn in Mr, Rickey's place, and so_ Mr. Klug sald that he had * met Mr. Hes- ing, who had expressed the opinlun thut the Germans were Yzmslvc. 3. King then became passive, and Mr. Lelter hoped that it wonld not be suying too much to gay that *the Germans—yes, the better class of "Germans— are all Gl “Yes,” salkl My Prussing, ns s clincher, “The German people do not want to be forbid- den to do what they have always been accus- tomed to do, if 1t {3 not contrary to the law of the clty, They want to see the’ city well man- aged, and all that, ‘The Staats-Zeitwng bad used Mr. Washburn's name ns a kind of bug-bear to keep the Germans from going fnto the Repnb- lican party, but that s pust 'and cone. The fecllng was changed when it beenine known that Mr. Washburn was niot to Llame, and i prool of that I would say that nearly all of the editors of the Sumln-ZeA‘um_{ have signed the petition which wo have here.” The petitions had been held by the hand of Mr. Lelter, who asked {f there were any more of them. Thu gentlemen commenced to draw them from thelr pockots. Mr, Spalding took ont some nud gald that he had some more somewhere. ‘I'hey mave what they bad to the Mayor, who lookied them over, cliewed ou the end of thut cigar, and laid the papera on his desk. WHAT TIUE MAYOR SAID. Hig Honor then remarked that the objectlon to Washburn had bren removed from the minds of the beer-loving part of the publie, beeanse that officer had actea under the law, which had afterward becn tnoddied s0 as to sult the peo- ple. The Mavor tlien began to put the petitions fn his pocket, when Mr, ™ Lelter renched out and wonld have tuken them, remarking at the same thne, T ruess we will not leave them now, 1 think we had better get them wil tozether and [u-nsem. them ull ot once. Not s0, Mr. Spald- n gd 1 kir. 8palding oped his mouth and gave ns- sent. Mr. Leiter pocketed the petitions, His Honor louncd Lack o his chalr, lovked at the Committee, and sald—nothing. The Com- mittee looked at each other and at the Mavor, and sald nothing. Mr. Spaldlng smiled, Mr, King sald, and rosc as he fald so: ** I think that is ull, Mr. Heath." Mz, Meath did not say so, lu fuet, he said nothing: but the Comumiitiee, nothing daunted, walked out fn sfngle e, each file as_he walked out saying, * Goud afternoon, Mr. Heath Mr, Ieath sald “Good after- noon ' about & many tinies us there were grens tlemen Lo say it to,” and the pleasant mecting Was over. ¥ A TrIsUNE reporter, who liad been sitting by ond keeplng still lest Mr. Spalding should re- fuse to smilo and the other gentlemen ta talk, rose and usked his Honor, ** What's the newst " * Nothing new ! " said the person addressed, “ Have you anything to suy shout what you will do after that performal ” nsked the re- porter, “ What will you du with the petitionsi® Why, T have not” got them yet,” sald hls Honor, ~ “1 can't say auything about it ‘The reporter happened to know that when the Mayor sald “ I' can’t,”” 1t was because he was not prepared; and when he Is not prepared Nie “yvon'’t ™ say anything, und that’s an cud of it, aud of the intervicw, 11 was known that the call upon the Mayor as to take place, and it waa regarded thatsach ncall mude by such prominent business men coulll not fuil Lo have a sensible effect upon his Honor and the public ot large. But Mr, Heath dues not say what he will do. Ile s probably walting to recelve the petitions aud to gafu thue to make up s mind. "It is currently reported, and onc of the Aldermen says thut he kuows it, that o counter-petition Is Leing circulated and slened as fust und by as Intluential men as was the one under the charge of the Commnittee, The Mayor had not yesterday received ity but had beard of 118 exiatence. o e—— SELF-DEFENSE, v the Kditor af The Iridune. Caicaco, Nov, 27.—Yesterday’s TRISUNE cone tained a letter from Mr, Warren, giving an ac- count of his being robbed on Thirteenth street, between Wabash and Michigan avenues, by two footpads who held pistols at his head whilethey relieved him of his veluables. This moming's puper glves an account of suveral ekirmishes in different parts of the clty, In which pistols wero freoly ueed; and this in the faceof all that your numerous correspondents have sald about the cowardly practiceof carrying coneealed weapons, and the necessity of stringent laws for its pre- vention, It really looks as if there were inen In tho cotntnunity who eannot bo shamed out of the practice by ull the denunciatious the npwa- pn}mn can pour upon them. [t not time for men of scnsc to recognize the fact that no class of the community is so el Interested inscenring the passage of laws agatngt carrying concealed weapons ad tha foot. pads themseives! "oy of course would not wbuy the law, Knowlog as they do that thay will notbe detected except when they liave comnit- ted the gveater erime of wobliery, I they can sueeeed u disarming the law-abiding portlon of the uumluuull{. whom they fntend to make thefr victhms, they will snap their tingers ut tho luw which leuves those victime ut their merey, Lvery tizht-minded man would rejoles to learn that any of these miserable vermin hal been shot down lilke wolves in thelr attempts at burg. lary or highway robbery. 1f we cannot have a pulice sufliclently numerous and efficient to - sura the safety ol every man at any hour aud dn o ouny part of the eity, fet us ot ledst not deprive Wi of the means of defending blmsell. If necessary, wo might allow respectublo wen to take out'a lcenso Lo carry arms, bolding them responsible for the use they nuds of them, This would destroy the temptation to break the Jaw, and would’be of no avall tu the thieves, who would be unable to seeure a leense, 10 it were not for the pusillaniinous feellng thut [t 13 not couslstent with respectalility to bo_ famillur With the uso of arms, we should havae more men anong the houest classes who would be fully capatily of defending themsclves. Tho practlee of carrylng concealed Weapous in urder Lo b ared Tor a light, a3 {8 done by rotighs who seok ozeasfon Lo ugs thew, (s a dis- gusting and_cowardly custom, But such men will never be restrained by alaw the only ten- dency of which s to prace honest mun ot thelr mercy. Until the community 3 vid of such ruf- Huus, It I to be hoped that honest men may nat bs deprived of the wesus of scli-detevze. ” Co A RRIBLE FAL The Concert-Hall Disaster at Sac- ramento. Soven Persons Killed, and About Two Hundred Injured, Incidents of the Catastrophe---The Ques- tion of Responsibility. Sacramente (Cal.) Record-Onion, Nov. 10, At lialf-past 8 o'clock last evening tha fire- alarm bells rang out a signal which aroused the people In thele homes and sent the throngs upou the atrects surging toward Sccond street, betwgen K and L streets, 1t was not fire slone,. l)l‘l‘ n more fearful disaster, which caused the alarm, THE OREAT CALAMITY. On the west side of Hecond atrest, midway between K and I, and next to the Hotel de France, there standa a Iaege twvo-story structure. ‘The buflding is forty by elghty feet in sfze. Tho hasement und malu floor ure occupled by Ju W. Wilson as n Jivery stable, The upper story has been devoted to yarfous uses, Formerly it was the State Armory, recently the hall of an Olym- ple Club, and at the thne of the disaster of last night {t was & concert or melodeon hall, The floor of thisbhall was of equal slzs with the hullding, forty by elhity feet, with a light parii- tlon at the front cutting off two roums some twelye or fourteen feet decp, This floor was reached by a four-foot stalrway running up alon the north'wall, This floor ftsclf was of tbe kin known as BELP-SUPFORTING, It conslsted of usual tongued and grooved stufl, palled upon three lengths of jofsts, The wall lengths entered mortlses in the brick walls sumo three fnches, und the otber ends of these jolned 1o the ends of the middle row of joists were so attnehied and braced as to form what s called o aclt-aupnoulnf; tloor. Beneath this tloor there was no central support save such as might be afforded by the twelve or fourteen-foot parti- tions In frunt, inclosing the robe-room and otflce of Wilson's livery stable, and this part of the Hooriugr still remaine, as does that of the npper rooins befere mentloned. UFON THE PLOOR there has heen stured, while used 0s a Btate Armory, military stores and guns which aggre- ?.\luxl i weight 100 tons, Here, also, it is al- erred, two full companies of troops have drilled and moved at the double quick, without any npparent effect upon the floor beyond the natural spring to be expeeted. A few weeks ugo George F. Moore, wlio was furmerly manazer o1 what is now known a8 Woods' Opera-House, at Los Angeles, camne to this city and rented at 40 per month the eatire upoér Aour of the buildiug, for the purpose of converting it futo n music-hall or welodeon, It was understood that be represented the Peak Family, a troupe of twelve persuns, traveling as Swiss Bell-Riug- ers, and concert singers and perforiners, 'Ihe Jandlord's name is Magee, and he s a non-reaident of theeity. At the west end of the liall a staze was bullt the full width of the room, and some fifteen feet deep. This was fillad with appropricte ftes, wings, ete., anda space on each side and rear reserved fur dress- inrroums. Along the side walls, and across the eust end, next the partitlons, were erected in an oblung, semi-cireular form o number of private boxes, resting upon supports rising from the floor, and bullt np agalnst each side wall, being attached thereto by narrow cleats, Tlhease boxes were approached by a skort flight of stairs from the main floor, and a narrow alley-way next the wall affurded neeeas to the varluns hox doors. ‘The space of the tloor in frant of and beneath the boxes was seated with ordiuary wooden chairs, This hall thus prepared wus named Moore & Co.'s Opera-flouse, nnd would sccom- modate FULLY 000 PERSONS. The Peak Famlly was the real proprietor of the hall, Moore, belng stage-manager, and having a part ipterest. ‘The Peaks had expended sotne $1,600 in fitting up the hall, and dast wmght was snuounced for the ¢rand ovening. The cow- nany Included the original Peak Family of Swiss bul -Ringers, twelve in nutnber; Kittie Hender- #un, character artist; Lulu Wilson, Emma Dunham, Beatrdce Devaux, Ellenn Devaux; Joln Fuster, the Ethlopean comedinny Alf Wy- sun, Edward 8. Pesk, Johnuy Willlawms, C. D. 8mith, and otbers. Representatives of the Record-Union yester- doy visited the hull and examined it, with'n view ol pacertalnng 11s character aund tinessasa place of public entertalntnent. For ench au- dlences as such places draw it was evident that the exit from the hall was whally Insuflicieut, and the Iast remark of the reporters on leaving the hall was, “[f a panicor afire occurs bere there will be loss of lfe.” At thut tlme, how- cver, no question as to Lthe STKENGTIL OF THE FLOOR suggested flseil. As anticipated, the melodeon character of the entertainment wus found to be generully accepted by the public, and an unu- sual and morbid desire was awakened amonis meu to be present. To these considerations is due the fact that no women were present, and that at an early hour last evening the parquette was packed with men, and the buxes, ot $3 and &4 cuch, were tllled by the same sex, When the curtain went up It dlsclosed g semi-cirele of men and wamen, arrauged aud clad alter the usual welodenstyle, the women belng in short clothes, and nearly all being possessed of miore thun usual personal attructions, The overture had been played, 2 few solos an. and an interval of sllence had been reached, when BUUDENLY TIIR PLOOK GAVE WAY, and the whole niase of peaple, throwa violently toward its ventre, were prcc{pllmcd luto the stabtle below, n distance’ of some sixteen or clhiteen feet, The floor seemed to sway down slightly in the middle, the slage sauk, the jolste drew out of the walls, the fluor broke otf at the roam purtitlons on the cast end, the rows ol boxes carcened towand each other, clung au in- stunt to the walls as they fell, and then pitched -l:,\'er upon the struggling mass of humau beings elow, Tho scene which followed beggars deseription, Oue cry of borror went up from the stricken sudicnce; thea It rose en imasse; the next fu- stuut It wos tossed inabroken and confused heap, and n second afterwurd was plunfied downward ona crushed bencath the broken timbers and the falling boxes, entangled in the wreck of furniture and stage fixtures, and wedzoed in between and brokew upon the hacks, carrlages, and other vehleles, und the hcnv‘ stalt partitlons below, The walls trembled with the shock, the roof wavered, the floor be- neath groaued with the mighty shock, but for- tunately the walls stood, the roof clung to jts fustenhigs, and the stable floor, supported from below by posts, bore up under ita niew burden. THY THUNDER OF THE PALL resounded throughout the block, a great cloud of dust burst from the doors and windows, sume of the broken ggas pipes blazed forth in Tong streams of flanie, the light trapplage of the wreeked stage Ignited, the nr{ of fire was given on the outshie, and before the real nature of the calanity was known tho bells boomed forth the slgnal for rescue, Meanwhile, within tho doomed bullding rang with the shrieks of thie wounded, the grosus of the dying, and tho cries of the nass of the terrified multitude, struggling with itself in frantic cndeavors to eseape from the fuclosure ot the walls, and mide desperate by fear that the threatening l[urr of brick would fall Ju upon and crush it agalo. B4 uN BrBANG UPON ZACH oTHER, dashied over prostrate bodles, clambered upon tho licads of lhu scetinng mass, fought like voted beings with but ous chance for iife left, the sole dominant fdea of self-preservation averviding the reason, and giv niercy no resting place, Fortnnately the way wus now broud for apeedy clearance, and fn a very few moments the uninjured had fought thelr way through wreek and ruin to open air. Then came the fireien and pollee and_hundreds of strong men to the rescite, Chlel-Englneer Leo took chiurge of Wis forco and of all the workers, and, alded by willtugg voluuteers, tha rescus went_on with the epeed of desperation, and was urged forward with all tha power wen ware vapnble of who eaw thelr Weeding, dylug fels Jows before them crushed and lufllulcu, and heard thelr despatring cries beat the alr for Y et o ! FOR GOD'A SAKE, NELPIM The wlarm-hells etill vang, amd the news of the Lerrible disaster spreadiwth lghtniug-llke velocity throughoud the clty, As it was Saturs day night, treets were unusually full, and as the news went abroad the people Hocked by thousands tu the sccue, llundreds of hands soou Il bare the truth, the dead were taken g, wird Ehele contorted limbs decently composed for the long silenve of thie grave; the wounded Torne to the nearcet ailive ngine-houses, tores, and hotels, Every physielan of the ) on hand, and a hundred willing and ex- perienced purses proflered wich eager sympathy &l needed akd, . I au hour's time the wreck was literally torn up, and the fuct mude vertainty to the senses that no mortal was Jeft beneath the ruins. SUMMARY OF KILLED AND WOUNDUD. Killed 7 Belicy Tt 4 Secioualy wounded i Less badly huet.. Shigtly brulvod aod hurl Total KHOWR. woririerariiinns cesssensTD Bt fu kuowa that fully Sty persous, who cun e classed s slfghtly hurt, were taken to their hamen before thetr names could be secired. Worknien in the ruins place this class as high a8 100. At theinweateatimate not less than 120 peraons were Injured, ENRS AND INCIDENTS. Fannie Peak, the ticket-seticr, was cast down withh ber box, bhut It kept well abiout her, and ahe wasunharmed. ler moncy box was broken, aud several hundred dollars cast into the wreek, Most of It was recovered last nlent. Frad IDUTIONAL PACTS, 8 AN (Ae anme parper, Non. 20, There have been nu further deaths, but the fist of wounded whose names bave been ascer- tained already fools up i), atd thiere are probo- bly enough more, fnjured stizhtly, to increase the total'to sboul 200. An fuspection of the iremises where Lhe accldent occurred causes he visitor Lo wonder Lhat Lhe Josa of Mife is a0 small, and thet any of the occupants of the tleatre escaped naburt, The next matter fs the question of responafe bility, and that, it is_evident, will be diflcult to deterinine, The hullding many years ngo was deemed rafe enonghs military companies met, aml public meetings and balls were habd there, 1L |3 bullt in 8 spot which alords poor foumia- tion, however, and the rear wall has for hall a scure of years at least been cracked Ladly, When the Olympie Club oceupled the bullding the exercises upon the spring-board caused the bujkiing to quiver to sucli an extent tiat m: of the members decmed it unsafe, Nu aectl oceurred, however, Thne passud, and the ould- ing, under Adjutant-General Cazneau's ad- ministration, becume the State Armory, and large quantities of amall arma und s abund. ance ol eguipments were stored there. The public deemest it safe enough, but we under- stand that J. J, Carter, who was armorer for sume months, always declared to the contrary, und was anxious to get as much weight from the upoer floor as possible. The property passed futy the pussession of Peter and John Magee, who reslde near Freeport, Last Friday, i con- versatfon with some one representing Lhe vare- ty comnpany, one of the brothers stated that the lumber to shore up the flooring ol the upper slory conld be ontained, if it was thought ueces- sary, ata lumber yard, snd he would pay for hall of it; but the reply was that thiere was not thne to do that work: Lefore Baturday—that it would be attended to on Monday, This woult scem to indicate that the question of the strength of the flooring and of the buliding was taken into conaideration. One thing that attracted the sttention of all, after the dead and wounded had been removed from the wreek, was the fragments fnto which the furniture of the thentre had been brokew, THiere was scarcely a whole chalr to be seen, and the lumber that hiad been used In the construe- tion of the gallery, hoxes, cte., was bruken Into kindling-wood ; and when the fragments of Jum- hee and the staze fittings were removed to the etreet yesterday tnany o stout inan shuddered at the spectncle of tlusel and gaudy finery satu- rated with blood. . TIE LUDICROUS SIDE. Notwithstauding the shocking character of the aceldent and the peneral gloom oceasloned events oceurted that were highly Indicrous, auil many of the sufferers seemed dispused tu luok upon the matter in a8 happy a manner as possi- bie, One of the members of the troupe, un some one's sugresting that the company was Soretty much gone in,"—referring to the fuct that many were hurt,—~replicd, * Ob, yes; we all went in together.” A genileman remarked that ft Wus the finest company be had known of—its performance literally brought dows the house, A German who was among those that fell escaped unhurt, and clambered out of the ruin with great agility. On reaching the gidewalk he met anacqualntance und ejuculated, * Mein Gott v Himmel! I feel so glad s nore than 01t tolier what I gets out of tiere!” Notwithstand- fug the serlous business of the moment, the erowd that stood near him burst Into laughter. Auvothier man, with blood running down his face, paced rapldly about the doorway, gestleu- Ioting wildly, and fquiring, * Docs any oue kuow me! Does any one know met”! One man, a railroaa cmploye, £at next to the orchestra, and the lurge base flddle fell with him. Hesakl they reached the floor together, and he made himsell as small as nossible by its slde, aud felt that be had a friend. A boy, not more than 12 years of age, was taken out unhurt, and, after getting over his fright, told his story this way: ** There wasa bl nan rlgm by e, aid when ‘we went down he went quicker that me, aud flest thing I kuew | had hold of him and waa roosting atop of his back. and by-uud-by we got down, and I'd been thinking about everythlug—runniug away from school, I¥ing to mother, and that I'd no busi- ness to be there, and everything, you bet—nnd, after we had been down a few minutes, and gome one had a light, the biz man ehook me up & little, and says to me, ‘Sonny, ain't you never rotn' to tumbie? aud 1 got off.” —— AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION, In the Editor &f The Tridune. Cnicaao, Nov. 20.~1 would suggest, in view of the important legislation needed for Cook County and Chicazo at the coming sesslon of the Legislature, thut the Executive Comunittee . of the Citizens’ Association luvite the recently- elected Representatives, the Mayor and Coute ell, the leading mombers of the press, and other promfuent men of the city, to mect at the As- sociation rooms duriog ihe coming week to talk over our necessary needs, and that some prellminary stepas be taken to eflect, throurh the Legistature, tho refortns that areso fine portant to this commnnity. i The sugeestions in yesterday's TRibUNE in regurd to the Couuty Comtnissioners and kiudred inalters were Wise, aud worthy the at« tention of the publie, D, —————— FINANCIAL, Special Ditpatch to The Tridune. 8roux City, la., Nov, 27, —Umted States Mar- shal Burdick, of Dakota, ou Saturday, at the in- stonce of the creditors of J. W. Hoflwan, whuse bank at EIK Point lately suspended, served pa- pers of attachinent on him and took possesston of his property. He subsequently prave bonds in 850,000 for sppearance before the United Btates Commissloner in Baukruptey at Vermill- fon, and wna released. The purpose of thecred- {tors s to put Huthinan into involuntary bank- ruptey and gecure o settlement of thetr clams, ———— CORRECTION, o (he Editor of The Tribuna. Cn1oa6o, Nov. 27, —Tle article in to-day's Trisuxg, headed “The County Map Depart- ment," Is Incorrect as far as_concerns the un- dereigned, there belug two draughtswen ew- ployed in the Recorder’s officy D. Hirusax AMUSEMENTS, McVICKER'S THEATRE-=-KELLOGG. GRAND EXGLISH OPERA. MR C. D. HESS.0vervs Troprictor and Directar, AMERICA'S USRIVALED I'UMA DONNA, MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, Aiears In Bvery Opera, ONLY THRER MONE FEUFORMANCES. ey, N¢ Arst, performant gl Vel ey 3, A7 St o gl o FLYING DUTCIIMAN, MIB8 KELLOGG, Mesirs, Mnas, Caricton, Conley, and Turner ls the cant. 1—1icuetib of Miss Kellogg—LUCIA DI ¥ LAMMERMUOIE, Baturday—Last Grand_Matince~Meyerbeer's Grand AR OF THE NOITH, Bpectacular Upers th THE N0 McVICKER'S THEATRE, THE GREAT SUCCESS Attendiog tha production of tea GREAT DIVORCE CASE. Warrants {a repetiiion Tugsday, Thursday, and Satarday Nigals of this Week, And st the Thanksgiving Slatinee, Thursday, Nov, 30, Next Wesk—MRK, sod MRS, W, J. FLORENCE i the MIGHTY DOLLAR. ADELPIL_TUEATRE, A TRIP AROUND T day. Dee. 4 ¥ < ] = = %A REAL £ 3 es 5% P Acovomive.|§ ol ® BTEAMBUAT 3 b £ FXPLOSION, |5 ] AST|Z a2 SN £ | LIVE ELEPUANT. (3 & . 3 HAVERLY'S THEATRE, s Theatre, Kandolpli-at, between Sermin "w",cllllkflllurf Lasalle. i P i MAGUIRE & NAVEILY Proprietars WILL K, CALS) euager RETURN OF THE PAVORITR EMERSON'S OALIFORNIA MINSTRELS, For Poshitvely Thauksgiviog Week Only. irand cen Tl Day wnd Saturday. ramt amess Tmbtialog L AR Ap, HOOLEY'S NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, Llark-st., 0ppoaile Hherman toude. 1. M, HOOLEY,. »T’l'luln'fll. FAT Troprictor, iy meliae specially company. & afterioun Shecla) Perfornnca at 3 S Eads Wedkvauiya uad Suturdars. RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTORE OF TRAINS Zrplanntion o, Arferencs Markt.~13aturisy e¥- cented. *Sunday exceptad. e m"esuudnnn'{. ..wrmmlly‘.“““ R A LR CHIOAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY, Tlcket Oflices, 62 Ciark-at. (Sherinan lltl’.u‘bul ud 73 AL, coruer Madisun, And at the depol o Fast Line. aimhiique 04y Ex, aDubinue Neht K. m atumnia N Japr m. akreep't. Bockd & Dubuque, . Hockra & Dubudue; ¢ m. o ulree) ot dfiiwankee Fast Mail (dally) § WM Iiwankes Express ve 01 SMliwnukeé I'amenzet, i bMIlwnukee Passenger. htireen Hay Eapress, 38, 'ail & Mioneapolis & w3t Paul & Winonn Expr LACrmsE EExpres, aMarquette Express, atieners Lavek I blienevn Lake ¥x| “g-Depot corner of Weils snd Kinai b=Depot corner of Canal and Rinel MIOHIGAR OENIRAL o Lake At wid fuut o Y L ATLROAD, Twenly-aecond o, emt corner of Rane Psuner Hours, Leave. | Arrive Kaianiazon At Atisutis Exiness (datly), Nicht Expres Grand Kapida'un fornting ket ess, Nlght Express * 81308 B, tH N, Sy undsy Bz, $ Mooday Ex. § CHICAGO, ALTON & 8T LOUTS and CHICAGO KARBAS CITY & DENVER 8HORY LINFA, Tnfon Depot, ‘West e, near Madiwou-et. Grilgs, Theketiticess At Depot, and 122 Handofph ot Kansae City & Nenver Fast Kx, £t Louls & sppingneld K. B boute orinuiield & Tedis Fehlu s Peuria Fau Espr: Peoria, Keukuk & Buriiogy « & Pagnealy 38 RF: Atreator, Lucon, ¥ Jduilet & DIRUL e, Amive, . Mafl, via Main Line... .| mm . Bpectal N, ¥, e} :;!7!?:, e Atlantic Egfitens, dafly . . 0, sioda. in. Coleliour Aceouit &I‘XII Eaprens. N4 H 0w 1, CHICAGO, MILWAUKER & 8T. PATL RAILROAD,: Unton Depot, corner Madison nid Cuumi-ats, Tickeh Qtilver fi1 Boutl Clark-st., oppouits Bheriaun Lvase, IR THT TN Mliwaukes Fxpress.... Wiwonsin & Minnesiis Tito un and Minneapolisare good €l du Cllen, or via Watertow, rome, aud W) TLLINOIS CENTRAL KAILROGAD. - ot of Tweny mcond st udolph-st,, near Clark, leave, | Arrive. rin ound. ¢ . inw Epriueheld N Teorin. Keok Dutnue & 5 Ditiqne Gliman Passeuge CHIOAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINOY RATLROAL, Deputs, foot of Lakest., Iiclixna-ay,, and Sixtesuih. x Can: st Siiieentliata, 1 | .+ Blid AL depotr. cket Ofices, 39 Leave. Arrive. * 7:250 m. * 758 n. |* Malland Express,....... Qttaww aud sireatnr Passeng' 1] & Bl Aurora Passeng: Dubuque & sioax Clty Exp. Pacific Night Exp. for Omatia Kansas " City, * Le: * D tie: avenwarth, ddoscph Exp. . $10:00p. m. ¢ Accomtiad n ¥ii:0ta m. * ERIE AND ‘Tieker Oflces. 81 c1.r£‘33?‘93m’§'§..u.g. Qrang Paciic, and st depol. hxpositiun Bulliia, Leave, Arri Doy Exprems—Puilman Draw-| Ing-Ticom Bleeping Cars, tof w York withiout te E; 8:300 m. | 8:10s. . 8:08p. m.! 8:100. 1, cara to Naw York. TGuly line running the o CHIOA(H0 & PACIFIO RATLEOAD, "%":S;ze:‘:& Ll m.::lv'e‘nl;f sud Larrabeessireet, Elgin Fasenger.. Tyron Passenger. Elgin 1 Turner P Frelgls e A Sl PITTSBURG, Ft. WAYNE & OHICAGO RAILWAY, Leave, Arpive. Al anit Express 00 &, m. 1 7:00 1. Tacine Expre: 5 ] ok Fast L tob i { oidva: e SEindny excented, 3 X P ALY tDally. tEaturday esceped BALTIMORE & 0110 RATLROAD. ‘l'rlolenl ‘l.:-'\fl ‘l‘ll:‘m mi!poi.l‘lj(uzll fl;‘lfllllhg. foot of Mon. kvi-ufliees: CI 6t} e use, Grand Pacific, asud Depot (EX‘:’)‘UI‘:(‘OI }Imml’l{ e Teave, | Fast Expre it iDafly Bundaya excepted. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACLFIU RATLROAD, Uejuls coraer of Van Buren sl Sherinan-sts, Tiukt llice i Llark-si.. Sherwuuu ouse, LAKE NAVIGATION. Sarsiti kunonulgn'a ST.BdA 'or 'wankee, ere., dall; Sundays e Ferriay Dost don-Cieavenniil o ous excepted) o For Ludinglon, Maulaee, el Thursda] Oa. m. THE OELEBRATED COLLEOTION or PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND STATUARY, ‘The propertyof Jobn Taylor Johnston, Eaq, of New York, TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION! (ngs of Tuenlay, Wednraday, 20, and 22, 8t 6 (lfcle un'wiil be on'axhibItion at iha NATIONAL ACADEXY OF DESION, 1l Prid, il Corner Twenty-third:at. and Fourth-av., Now York, trom Wedararlny, Nov, 21, until the'iinie of salo. i disperalin by Auction of ils collzction of treasurcs wiil b a (0 e urt history of the oustels Tha worke e nearly 20\10:, I'nLnIIull sud over ngs of vartuus kinda, by wore thaa 160 datn of tie fizst distiuction in Eurvps sad orr's famous statue of © Cleopatra,” and Tat Duys uf Nnpolean,is will be made .uader the direction of VIV, 83 Filthnv., NewVurk 0 purchiase aud other cofnmuaivationd sAM ey e A caens Uiay o Mrcased Cutulogues forwarded an application. SESKEGE, VAN HALGEN G008 ORIENTAL DETERSIVE & DOLS NOT SHIRINK FLANNEL, Sold by 600 leading Chicago Grocers. Diogenes e wuharwumma Iu thelre, Ly, s 3 ral n:rw?‘ vt EN DRETERRIY Pyl ekt Chicuxe Lub shrai ut_wo T RomEaLm “THE GABINET MACHINE. Agumplets W erker, comblalag ¥ri 1; Beud furdeacriptive clrculurs 11 and C 13 el ful orl i 1 CONWAY, e coudist, Cltiunach,