Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1876, Page 3

THE RAILWAYS. Er{d of the War Between the East- ern Trunk Lines. ganderbilt Recedes from Kis Position " of Antagonism to Scott and Garrett. A General Advance in Freight Rates . @oes into Effect To-Morrow, Probable Advance in Passenger Rates Imminent. . THE WAR ENDED, Peace has at last been declared. The most stabbornly contested and longest railroad war onrecord 6 at an end, Cheap freight and pas- senger rates aro things of the past, and higher tariffs. to the East go into effect to-morrow. Dusiog the war, which came to an end yester- ., both freight and passenger rates fell to ower figurcs than were ever reached before, and the raiironds suflered as they have neversuffered befure. There is not a single live east of Chi- cago which has not sunk immenso amounts of money, and several of the smaller roads stood j» imminent * danger of collapsing at any mo- ment. But while the raflroads suffered s0_se- verely, the shippers were but little benefited by the low rates. While it is agulust the interests of shippers aod merchauts to be hargod exorbitant rates, it is just as disas- trous to them to have the rates t0o low and un- setiled. Shippors Tound it impossible while the warlasted 10 base their contracts ou the pre- Sailing rates, for they did not know what the “rates would be the mext day. Besides, there waspo sgreement between the various roads jovolved in the war, and which comprised all . thelumes esst of this city, toadhere to stipulated “and the result was thet large and 1avored ghippers got better rates than others, thus pre- yeuting the smaller me: ts from cowpeting with the bigzergones. As a consequence, the busivess intereste” of the country suffered al- most as severely as the rallroads themselves, apd there are but few shippers whb will not be glad ‘when fair and equitable rates are ‘made, which'it is known will be maintained for acertaid tme, and on which coutracts can be based. The causcs of the present railroad war were manifold, but it wes principally brought sbout by the fact that much of the business,and . particulaly the export business, wos belng di- verted from New York, nndhtnk.in;: its way to and via other seaboards, much to the loss and chaerin of Commodore Vanderbilt. This gen- tlemsn was &t first induced to belicve by the wily managers of the Pennsylyania and Balti- more &Ohiv Rallroads, Messrs, Scott and Garratt, that the cause of his sufficring was entirely due *:0the competition of the Grand Trunk Railway ¥ Conads, which had always been aatting on the . Boston rates. The sgtes to Boston by the trunk lines were 5 vents higher than to New York, but the Grapd Tronk insisted that it would carcy freight to . Boston at the same rates as charged by the trunk lines, for otherwiee it could get no busi- ness, its line being longer than the others. The Commodore politely requested the Grand Trunk - managers to step down from the position they bad taken and adbere to the rates aqopted by the other roads. Tuis was, however, retused, and thereupon Vanderbilt and the other-mana- gers of - the Eastern trunk lines decdded to “‘intimidate” and “bull- “doze” the recalcitrant Canada line uutil it came to terms. A pool of Eastern trunk lines was organized about 2 year ago, and 1 vigorous war was made on the Grand Trunk. A great many inducemeuts were held :fortn to this line to join the ol and share in they profits srising m .he exorbitant rates ‘agreed upon. The Canucks, howeyer, conld not see it, and when war was made upon them they resisted yaliantly. Every move made by the combina-~ * tion was followéd by another by the Grand Trank, and the pool soon found out that it had . Do essy job in bulldozing or intimidating this independent line. During the continuauce of this contest Vanderbilt's eyes were opened bi tthe Cheap Traneportation Association of New - York, and the Chicago shippers, who showed by facts and figurees thut the talling off of the busi~ ness of New York and Vanderbilt's roads was not due to the Grand Trunk and the diversion of the business to Boston. It was shown that - Vanderbilt's tronbles were caused mainly by the Peansylvania apd Baltimore & Ohio Rallroads. These lines,%hile adnering strictly to Vander- bilt’s tarifl irom Chicago and the” Northwest, were not £0 particular as to the rates from i;nmwcsxern poiuts, to which they hiad better cess than Vunderbilt’s lines. While the lat~ , 1er's roads got their share of the Northwestern business, they did but little of the Southwest- ern, which was being. divertea to Philadelphia and Baltiwore, The reports showed that the {]A.t‘:elr pzhm bad galned just what New York osf As soon as the Commodore came toapprehend , the real statd of aifairs, he put down his foot and said, ‘Chis shail be no fonger thus.” On ‘the 20th of April last he declared the pool a sad failure, and at once entered upon the -glgantic struggle with Scott _and Garrett, which has just~come t0 an end. He swore that ke would fight for his rights and the supreinacy .of New Yors until the lutter gentlemen should consent to make the rates the same to Phila- - delphis and Baltimore as to New Yorks Before thet a difference of 10 per cent was allowed to Baltimore, and of 7}{{] per ceut to Philadelphia. Bcott aua Garrett ‘Insisted on this difference because the mileage to their terminal points was shorter. ‘Thev vowed to stand on their consti- tational yights and woudd see Vanderbilt ina place hotter than the bulldozed districts in Louisizza before they would accede one iota to .the eoraged Commodore. They claimed that the ery of “wah" had mno terrors for them and thoy could stand the coutest just as long ns -apybody else. Vanderbilt opencd the contest, reaucing rates on grain and fourth-class from 45 .gents to 30 cents from Chicago to New York. The enemy replied by making them 223 cents 1o Bsltimore ana 25 cents to Pailadelphia. The :repuleed Commodore rallied again, and on_the Iothof May made the rates 20 cents to New . York, aud a similar reduction on the west-bound . Treiguts. Scott aud Garrett promptly met “the charge, and made the same reduction, with -the reouiar difference iu favor of Baltimore and A lelphta. Thiscneckmated the Commodore, -and no mwore reductions were opeuly announced. But, though the official tarif remained at . ths figure, still it . s known that much Jdreight” was moved forward by both parties at still lower rates. It became evi- “dent thot if the Commodore had reduced “the rates to New York to nothing. Mesirs. -Begtt and Garrett would have followed suit by _reducing their rates to the same small fizure, and made up the difference for Philadelphiaand Baltimore, by giving cheir patrous chromos or .other inducements. Therefore nothing bnt a . guerrilla warfare could be waged from then ou. *_ Up to that time the passenger rates had been matntgined, but on tbe 31st of May last the Commodore again topk the offensive, and re- duced the passenger rates, which went down xapidly trom $22 from Chicago to New York to 13, .and to other places in proportion. gh - the fight = was principaily be- ween the New York Central on one , Eide and the Pcupsylvania and Baltimore & -Ohig Raflroads on the other, yet every other +road esst of Chicago was involved in ihe cou- test, and suffered even more than the principsls themselves. But not alone the Eastern lnos amount of freight was offered, and as ‘the Bastern roads got ull the business they ‘wanted right 1n this city they refused to furnish cars for freight to Western roads on the plea /that they were short, though it was known that they had 2 number of cars standing idle, beciuse they did not care to carry forward too +» uch freigut, expecting an advance to take place at almost any moment. In consequence, the Western lines could transport but little “throuh freight, and their carnings fell off to a fearful extent. : -- During the last two mouthi the contestants commenced ta show si of weakness, aud ef- to settle the culties were made. A Rumber of mee have since been held in New York, but the princlpalsin this fight al- Wwaysfailed to agree. A short time ago the Touds leading ‘cast from . this city, becoming Jestive under the heavy losses they were contin- ually subjected to by the disastrous rates, met .uod decided 10 raise the tariff on hog 1leuns, which were coming forward very heavily at this €cason of the year, regardless whether thofEast- *rD magnates liked it or not. They also threat- .1ned to charge arbitrary ratcs over their lines . all other Kinds of fréights if the war was ust rought to a speedy close, As the Lake-Shore & tzan Southiern is controlled by Vanderbilt, and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago by Col. Boutt, it was surmised by many that his action was not. taken without the conscut 0f their principals, and that it was the prel 10a cessation of hostilities. And this sup ‘Hon hos proved to be corvect by the action L 1y the Manazeys of the Xew York Central, Xey ork & Eric, Pennsylvania_Central, and Buith- more & Ohio Ruilraids at New York yestercas but mesgre reports of the confercice bave been recerved, but from whst can be dearned. mm that the late combatants bave M@pra their giffercaces, it s understood " THE CHICAGO that Messrs. Scott and Garrett, agre : ) e tlie rates on exports to fore o co&ngicr:fi: same via all the seaboar , and Vander- fill'll. consented to lei Svott and Garrety Lave the same differencos on loeal traffie 1o I'hiladelphia and Bultimore as they had bo- fore the war commenced, namely: 10 per cent :)%r:',l:c latter and 73 per contto the former "Ilic following new freight rates were agrced Tpon yesterday, and will po ind >mor- row, Monday, Dec. 18; - o kg moy Fourth clags, g NFrom Chicago to per 100 los. perolfoo’l'bl‘ aw Yor 3 a0 Phlladelp! s 1 k Daltimore 30 a8 Boston, 20 3 The rates from Nesy York west will be 50 cel ts per 100 pounds on first o clasees in proportion. Sl 7 Sities Nothing bas yot been decided upon in regard 10 passenger rates. A meeting for the purpose of advaneing these will be hcfix to-morrow, It 18 nat known whether the rates will be restored to_the old fl,s;ures or not. Itis the general opinion that it would be bad pélicy to restore them to former fizures, which were $22 from Chicago to New York. If the rate was $18 the T0ads Would undoubtedly earn Jjust as much, a8 the traflic would beso much the larger.' It needs sowe inducements to make peoplé travel in these dull times. It is, however, rather doubtful that the rates will be that low, and & compromise making the rate from Chicago to New York $20, and other points in proportion, will probably be effected. From the accounts recelved thus far it is hara oht, and, just as in the to tell who won the Presidential contest, botir sides will undoubted- 1y claim the victory. . To an. impartial observer, however, it Jooks as if 3essrs. Scott and Gar- rett had gotten the best of the old Commodore, who but 2 month ago asserted he would noyer give up unless all bis points were conceded. DY TELEGRAPH, NEWw Yors, Dec. 16.—The 7'vidune 8ays that late last night William, H. Vanderbilt fnally capitulated by signing the surrender of the New ‘ork Central and theagreement for au advance of freight and passeneer rates, which the other lines have becn pressing upon him, with the Selgmad.!sufiniuxtlou against New York un- hanged. -« Thie New York agent of the Northwestern Dispatch _Freight combinationsover the Erie, Atlaotic& Great Western, and the Baltimore & Qtia Roads, vesterday received orders from tho General Mauager to dose up the business of the corporation by Jan. 1. New Yoax, Dee. lieeThie 2 ' . New Yorx, Dee. 16.—The Evening Post sags: “The railroad managers signed iqxe pasit’i‘\s'e agreement this foreuoon. _There will be no dis- crimination agninat New, York, save 8s regards local freights. This ends the rajlroad war.”? On Monday next there will be a general ad- vance in fre'ght rates. East-boun frefohts from Chicago will be advanced to 80 conts. per bundred ou-grain aud fiour, and to 35 cents per hundred on fourth class and provisions. West- bound freights will be advanced to 50 cents per hundred on first~class, and inthe same propor- tion on other clusses. All'through competitive rates will be the same on ali the lines. Ou ;urely local rates, 88 between Chicngo and New ork, Baltimore and ‘' Philadelphis, Baltimore will have 10 per cent and Philadelphia abous 7% per cent less than New York. On local rates petween $t. Lonis and New York, Balti- more and Philadelpbia, the discrimination against this city will be about 13 per centum in favor of Baltimore, and about 10 per centum in fayor of Philadelphin. B Railroad men say officially, under the new ar- rangement, that shipments of traffic in either direction, from all competitive points in the ‘West to points beyond the termini of the sev- eral lines, or_to Europe, through Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, shall be the same in the aggregate cost to the shipper, owner, or consignee, whether the same be shipped on fhrough bills of Iading or by com- bined rates. FIRES. AT FORT WAYNE, IND. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Forr WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 16.—At 3 o'clock this morning a destructive fire took place in this city, consuming a large warehouse, fivo-story brick flour-mill, fA'mer’s hotel known as the Comperet House, large frame stable, and one dwelling-house. The hotel, warehouse, mill, and dwelling-house were owned by L. P. Staple- ford, of this city, whose loss on buildings, ma- chinery, stock, "etc., is about $20,000. No in- surance. The stable was owned by E. H. Tomp- kins, of New Yorks, was valued at $2,000, and fsa total loss. No insurance. Five Borscs, four hogs, three wagons, and a variet; of other articles were burved np with the stable. The occupants of the hotel and dwelling house with difficulty saved their lives, and lost what little personal property they had. The warehouse contained several ‘thousand dollors’ worth of furniture, agriculfural implements, household goode, ete., kept for storage, belonging to_vari- ous persons, all of which was destraycs. Thesc goods were not imsured. The residence of Capt. Joseph Dickerson was damaged $1,200 worth, Insured in the Hartford Company. It s balieved thet one man, name unknown, per- _ished in_the fire, but his body has not been found. The wind was blowing a hurricane at the tlme of the firc, and it was feared several -blocks would be laid in ashes, but the Firc De- partment couflued the blaze to the group of buildings in which it criginated. The total loss il probably reach §23,000. The cause of the fire is not known. — IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 23 at ' 3:45yesterday after- noon was caused by a fire in the upper story of No. 120 Quincy street, owned by 8. M. Moore, and oceupied by Bimmons & Co. of * The Fd- vorite Egg-Carrier Company.” The fire origi- nated from the boiling over of & glus-pot in the glue-heater, which the only employe present, o young girl, did her best to extinguish. The fire spread repidly through the brown paper aud psteboard in the shop, but was easily put out bv the Department with a loss of not more than $500. R. B. Mitchell, commission merchant, oe- cupying No. 118 Quincy street, adjoining, loses about $100 by water damage. i The alarm from Box 861 at 8:80 last evbsing ‘was-cansed by a fire at No. 82 Herndon street, a cottage owned and occapied by Charles Merce. Cause, explosion 6f a gasoline” lamp. Damage nominal. Mr. and Mrs. Merce wore both badly burned in their endeavors to extinguish the fire. The alarm 1rom Box 13 at 11 o’clock yesterday morping was oceasioned by an incipient fire under the sidewalk at Nos. 110-2 Madison street, iu the paper store of Braduer, Smith & Co. The flames originated from an over-heated boller, and were easily extinguished. AT CARROLLTON, O. DaxTeN, 0., Dec. 16.—The Carrollton paver- mills at Carrollton, eight miles from Dayton, canght fire at noon to-day from a defective fluc. ' The flames soon spread, and two lsrge build- ings, composing the mills, burned to the gm'und, with most of the machine;ly. bA!nr%e er ready for shipment also burned, i'xfiiwigxtzrp?crwelllnz‘hnnscs al;posite the mills. The total loss is estimated at §30, Insured in the Kenton, of Kentucky; Misml Valley, Esgle, and Kiremen’s, of Cincionati; National, of Wheeling, Va.; and the Dayton, of Dayton, for $30,000. AT CAIRO, ILL. Special Dispatch 10_The Tribune. CaiRo, 1lL., Dec. 16.—A fire- on. Commereial avenae, fu this city, this morning, destroycd two blocks, of frame buildings, valued at s}mut $35,000. About one-third the Joss was covered by insurance. The wind blew a' gale, and this, combined witha _lack of water and a freezing temperature, made it l'mp0§slblc for the Fire Department to fight it with any degree of suceess. AT FARGO, D. T. $r. PAuL, Minn., Dec. 16.—The Ploneer-Press’ special from Fargo, D. T., 53ys 2 fire this even- ing destroved eleven buildings, fncluding the States Land Office. The other buildings \'gg}:eg:ven stores, one restaurant, and one bil- liard hall.. Loss not stated. AT TOLEDO, O. ToLEDO, 0., Dec. 16.—The 8t. Charles Hotel, with most of its contents, was dcs’trrgyes I:Iyd;lre }y hour this morping. The building o wood, and an old onc. The loss i 610, 000; insured for $6,000. e ———— The Boss' Autabiography. ANew York Herald. A pubtishing-house of this vty ‘Thas conceved the idea of procuring Tweed’s autobiography. I'he head of the bouse has offered an intimate friend of Mr. Tweed $10,000 down if he will ob- tain the data from Mr. Tweed, and 8 sensational writer of this city {3 under contract to edit the '$1,000. Ths pablishing-housc also vork for & et £ give Mr. Tweed oue-fourth of the eutire receipts %mu: triple ere is w0 ¢ s uo% s " tius, 3\5!1 ey cast 100, copies, i e g, Mo Tweed th handzome sum o §50,000, and about the same o the enterprising from the sale of the book, being e b Winks, fuat upt, toe publisher thinks, thnt e T {luuiue, would sell at at §2 & volume, pul RIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 17, 187%—SIXTEEN PAGES .REAL ESTATE. An Inoreased Demand in the Loan- Moarket for Rencwals, Good Borrowers Accommodated at 8 Per Cent Interest. A Valuable Business Property on Wash« ington Street Sold. Hoavy. Investments by Chicago Business- Mon in Oity Real Eatate. Loan agents do no make 5o many complaints about busiuess as do the actual real-estate degl- ers. There are many loans falling due sbout this time, and renewals are quite 2 prominent feature, borrowers hunting eagerly for cheaper money, Very few of this class who have fafled to pay up their old loan are able to secure money &t a lower tate. The demands of these Parties have created quitga stir amongst loan agents. . There i more. inquiry for mouey, Wwhich will probably inerease for some weeks to come, as obligations maturé and borrowers find themselves unable to meet them. - The loans of the past week ‘commanded nothing Yower than 8 percent. There'is a gradual stifiening In tho rate of interest. The imnortant transactions of the past week lncluded in the tabular statement below were as follows: West Washington street, twenty-six feet east of Bheldon street, lot with north frontage ot twenty-four by 170 fect; $6,000, five yeara at 8 Per, cent to secure indebiedness. Fifteen lots in - Astor’s Addition, east of North State, and north ot Goetho street; $40,- 000, five years at 8 per cent. z Oak strect, eiphty-nine feet west of North Btate streot, u Iof with north frontege of ifty feet; $8,000, five yearsat § pa . West Jackson street, fitty fectLrontage, and & rear frontage of {ifty fect on Boston avenue; 95,000, thres years at 10 per cent. Wgbash avenue, between Eightcenth aund Twentieth strects, seventy-five feet east front by 188 1eet; $7,000, tive yeurs at 8 per cent. Brewery on Twellth street, between Johnson nmlt‘ Brown streets, $40,000, five years, at 8 per cen Madisonstreot,80fect south front, and 80 feet. west Iront on Dearborn strect, Jeaseliold inter- est, with buildings and improvements, $15,000, three years at 10 per cent. The cstate of H. W. Kingsbury, 05,000 gold, seyen years, at 9 per cent gold faterest. Whariing Lot 23, Origingl Town, to secure o erédit of 800,000 marks German money. West Jackson strect; 85 feet, south front, by 188 feet, berween Ashland avenue and Pauling street, §5,000, three years, at Y per cent. North Wells streat, 82 Tect east front, and 5¢ feet west froni, ou Franklip street, between Lincoln avenue aod Menomouce street, $15,000, five years, at 8 per cent. Eizhtoenth street, between State and Dear- born streets, 25 fuet, south frout, by 90 feet, $5,000, flve years, at 9 per cent. Tiftth avenue, 80 feet north of the north line of Madison street, 2734 fcet, west front, by 80 05-100 feet, also 42 fect, south fromt, on Six- teenth streat, corner of Prairie avenue, $15,000, five years, at 8 per cent. # ¥ -COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEBK RENDING DEC. 1. S 1§70 1873. Tnstruments|———— — —| .. 3 No, | C'siderat'n|| No, | Csiderat'n. Trust-deeds| 121/5 424,720l 108'S 682,019 Mortgages..| 84| 107,280 42| 96,252 Aggregate..| 1553 502,000 2:018 678,871 Releases .| - 133}........ .. Al 288Lceniicne. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM DEC. 1 T0 DEC. 16. 1878 187 Instruments| e — No.| U'siderat'n. Truet-deeds| .381,401|| 490' 1,726,505 Mortgages.. 200205(| 105] 268,220 Aggregate.. 1,904,734 Releases ... SALES OF THE WEEK. The principal transaction of the week was the urchase by Mr. L. Z. Leiter, of Fleld, Loiter & 0., of the building and lot oceupied by Wilson Bros., the well-known dealears in furnishing- goode, on Waslungton street, near Dearborn street, next to the Commercinl National Bank. The property is 40x170, and the prico paid was $80,000 cash, ‘The building is'a good four-stary busmess structure, and, with the land, was the property of Mr. Busby, the builder. This in- vestment calls attention again to the point heretofore made and repeated by TuE TrisuNe, that it is the ablest and shrewdest of our business wmen who are now bnying most real estate in Chicago. They are the class who do more than any other %o develu%t_he city, and it is they who are now ‘proving U cago by these purchases. Last week we record- ed the purchase by Mr. Leiter of the Quinlan Block, on Clark street, opposite the Court- House, for $150,000. Running back clzhteen 'months, we find that Messrs, ¥ield and Leiter in the last eighteen months have invest- ed the enormnous sum of over $1,100, in Chicago rcal estate. It has all been situated in the busincss centre, and most of it was fmproved., Among the purchases of one or the other of them have been the Gossage store on State street, between Madison and Washing- ton, the Quinlan Block on Clark streat, the building on Madison street, near Franklin, oc- cupied by Rindskopf & Barbe, the southwest corner of Clark and Madison, the corner of Fifth avenue and Monroe, the handsome fl?&’ erty at the northeast corner of State aod Madi- son, the corner of Franklin and Monroe, since fmproved by Mr. Field with the best-buflt and stropgest. business house in Chicago, and the 180 feet square at ihe corner of Adams and Filth avenne. These transfers are matters of public_record, but they are recapitulated here to. remind investors and holders of what the best merchants in Chicago think of Ohicago real estaté. The purchase, first recorded in Tite TRISUNE, of the old Sccond Chburch property, at the corner of Washington and State streets, by John Taylor, of New York, is & fact that points the same way as those above. Mr. Tay‘inr Is reported to have acted on the deliberate” conyletion that the . future of Chicago real estate is much more romising than that of New York, and it is said hat other New York capitalists have coms to the same conclusion, and will soon tollow his example in making Chicago fovestments. The other transactions of the week were: J. R. Goodman & Co. sold, west of the Stbek- Yerds, in the N. W, 1{ of rhe N. W. of Se. 5, 33, 14, one and 72-100 acres, for pa cl ing-house purposes, to Levi B. Doud, for 85,000, all cash. d.oring A. Chese s0ld for Charles Cummings, to Walter B. Cottle, of New Orleans, six fonr- story brick dwellings on Sherman street, east front, between Harrison and Polk streets, for ),000 total. 3530% El::lred sold a tract in Durbam’s Sub- division of the N. W. }{ of Scc. 28, 40, 13, for 13,000, ¥ William C. Kinn? sold six lots in Block 2, Pitner & Son's Addition to South Evanston, for 3,130, + s“G(:m'ge N. Archibald sold on Leavitt street, south vi Jackson, east front, 75x124 feet,. with awellings. for $20,000. . L. Fake sold 192x197 feet on Haynes court, near Archer avenue, With 48307 feet on Arch street udjoming; to J. E. Traver for $10,- 000. Chauncey Kilmer traded 190x132 feet on South Park aveuue. ncar Thirty-mnth street, with other property, to Monroe " Saulsbury for cash and property amounting to $100,000. Joseph Seyer sold the west 30 acres of the N. W. g{ of the N. W. %{ of Sec. 82, 42, 13, for ,000. SSF, A. Weage sold Block 8 in his subdivision of the S, W.siéo%{,Sp& 17, 37, 14, to William C. Kinuey, for $6.000. Tlmgihy “Wrizht sold the southeast corner of Lasalle &xfid North Water for $52,000. = . V.S, Thiurber sold 61x150 fest on Ashland avenue, near Van Buren street, for $9,000. Ira Brown sold a brick house and lot at -Park Ridge to 8. R. Hibbard, for $1,000; brick house end lot at same place to another party for $1,000; also ten lots at Lagrauge, for all cash, foftW. I. Ton, for $1,000; aiao, Two lots at La~ srange to Robert C. Akers jor. §200; and lot at same place to C. M. Siolces, for $100. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filed for rec- ord Saturday, Dec. 16: - ] CITT PROPERTT. North LaSalle et, 30 ft n of North 1051135 ft, dated Dec. Ohio st. 112 ft e of North 25x100 ft, dated Dec. 18. Test Washington at, ne cor of Clarkson court, 51, 475120 ft, dated Aug. 1....... Fulton st, 247 4-10 ftwof Yegerst, m f, 24513732 fi, dated Uec, 11 ..oceenoense TFuiton sty 271 4-101t w of Yagerst, n f, 24x15744 ft, dated Dec. 11... wesmcede Falton at. 103 £-10 f1 wof Yagerst, nf. 24x13744 ft, dated Dec. 33 .o...oee .« Walnat st 59 1-10 ft e of Kedzfe av, 5,000 5,000 St &Ml)‘c:r. Lmfix.llfl 1t, deted Ang. 12... 3,000 . Octobr, and’ $400,000 cir contidence in themselves and Chi- | streets, 189x30 feet, - West Washington at. bet Paulina st and Ashland av, n f, 20 16-1003125 building, dated Dec. 13.. A S50 me as above, dated Dec, 1¢. Kendul! st, 60'ft 0 e of West Tagior, 485100 T with fmprovements, ed Dec. 18,2, . 4,600 £ of Sisidon, wr, ds =% 1 Nov. 20.... L 8,750 50 £t w of Eh 3 95x128 1t, dated dazch 21, - 8t . Chuirch st, 225 It n of Eng, 903311, dated Oct, 31, 1874 SOMMARY OF TRANSFERS FOR WERE. The following is the total nmount of ity and snburban transivrs within a radfus of seven miles of the Court-louse filed forrerord during the week ending Saturday, Dee, 18: City—Sules, Bt; couslderation, - 891,011, North of ity limite—Sules, 15 cqneideratiop, 13.08), South of L:ltlj Limits;. Sales,10; consideration,§34,750. Total sales, 05; tutal cousidiration, $433,761. Carl_ Niedow's xesubdiviaton of Lots 2 arl Niedow’s resubdivision of Lots 2 and Block 2, Dalton, 11l & Resubdiision of Bub-Block 8 of Lots1and 2, Block 8, Sheflield’s Addition. This is a snbdi- vision into thirty-seven.lots of the irregnlarly- ehaped plece of ground south of the Racine Road, and provides for the continuation of Barcey street to Clybourn plag Henry Greenebaum’s Subdivision of Lots §, 9, and 16, in Block 1, in_ilansbrough & Hess' Subdjvision of E. }¢'8. W. 3¢ Bec. 30, 40, 18, di- yiding 150 fect cast front ou California avenue, into five lats, with a depth of 100 feet. Johnston's Subdivision of Lots 3, 4, and 5in Jamceson's Subdivision of Lots 1t010 in Bowen's Subdx}'lsmn of Lot 18, Block 10, Rockwell's Additiou, dividing 75 feet, south fronton Adams street fnto four lots with a depth of 186 feet, situated between Irviug placeand Oakiey street., SAN FEANCISCO REAL ESTATE. The demand for real estate continues quiet, and js chicfly contined to small propertics, most- ly for residence purposes. Sumnnarized, the transactions in this city for November were as follows: No. Amount. Deeds 267 o,u(%u Hortyoge 295 1,392,400 Releases. -i143 667,100 There were seventecn less deeds than fn be less money represeuted in the’ trandactions. The total value of the deeds is about the same as for the corrospond- ing month.last year. The same is true of the releases, though thekmount mortgaged is over 100,000 larzer. It is worthy of note that there was twice as much moncy borrowed on real estate Jast month 25 wos released. This is due to lower rates of interest, several large ‘sums haviug been put out by privete capitalists and one of the banks at 8 per cent, Tius is the first time fn overa year that the Hibernia Bank has lonned money ‘at 8 per cent.—San Francico Lulfetin, - FOREIGN. THE EAST. 3 TUE CONFERENCE. BeRLIN, Dec. 16.~News received from the Conference at Constantinople in high politi- cal quarters here maintains that a Russan- Tarkish war is Inevitable. . Russia has not vet .completed ker preparations, aad will endeavor to protract the conference until her Southern army s concentrated, o Private intelligence from St. Petersburg also states that Russia is unalterably determined to meet immediately ‘the grievances which have besn already induleed too long for European ‘peace, but she will not enter the field until she feels sble to make an frresistible assault, AUSIRIA AND SERVIA. Vieswa, Dec. 16.—Servin has signified her willingness to make proper reparation for the recent insult to the Austrian flag in the forcible detention and searching of an Austrian mail steamer. % TIE GREEKS. CONSTARTINOPLE, Dec.16.—The Hellenic Min- ister bascommunicated to the Plenipotentiariesa .memorandum to besubmitted to the Conference stating the grievances of the Greek population of Turkey. The memoraudum is couched in moderate terms friendly to the Porte. THE TURKISI ARMAMENTS are belng vigorously pressed forward. Troops gre .marching to the Danubian and Aslatic frontiers, and there is great activity at the arsenals. 3 * . . FRANCE. THE NEW MINISTRY, PARIS, Dee. 16.—The Republique Francaise of to-day declares that the Bimon Ministry is bound to satisfy the Republican demands on questions upon which the Dufaure Ministry was defeated. A DIED. VmesarLres, Dec. 16.~Bonnefoy Sibour, member of the French Senate, is-desd. THE ESTIMATE. In the Chamber of Deputies to~day the de- bate on the estimates of revenue was resumed. Notwithstanding the opposition of Say, Minis- ter of Finance, the Honse passed the motion by a vote of 393 against 116 suppressing the surtax on salt, Gambetts was & strong advocate of the motion. All the estimates were voted, and the Chamber adjourned to Friday next. ——— SPAIN. WAR DMMINENT. BiLBAO, Dec. 18.—In counsequence of the re- fusal of the Bagque Provinces to.pay the 18,- 500,000 reals demanded from them for the main- tenance of the army of occupation, the Treasury of the Provincial Deputation was scized by Gen. Quesada’s orders, when it was found empty. The resignation of the Deputation and Munl- cipal Council is probable. .Troops have been dfipatchcm Great excitement prevails. 2 P GERMANY, i+ .4 "AGOMPROMISE. BeRLIN, Dec. 16.—The National Liberal party has adopted o compromise with the Govern- ment respecting the Judicial bills, in regard to which a serlous conflict existed between the Ger- man Parliament and Federal Council. ITALY. 'PROPOSITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY. Roug, Dec, 16.—The Parlismentary Com- mittee onthe Revision of the Penal Code have ‘unanimously voted to report in favor of abolish- ing the death penalty. CRIME. PRINCETON, 1LL. Special Dispatch o The Tribune. PrIxcETON, IlL., Dec. 16.—The trial of the “rape case of Elizabeth Rudiger against Andrew Hoag was conclnded at noon yesterday, having occupled the time of the Court all the week. The jury weut out at noon and returned at 4 o’clock this .morning with & verdict of not guilty.. Ofticer Thompson, who has been absent for some days in search of one William Stubbs, charged with steating a span of horses, buggy aud harness in Missour], returned from the lat- ter Stote to-day. He caught Stubbs in Texas, brought him back to Missouri, where he was tried, convicted and sentenced to the State Peni- entidry for six years. Stubbs belonged in Princeton. i i One John Jones wes rought before the Court this morning on a charge of larceny, found iity, and sentenced to ten days in the County §m4 "The thoft was perpetrated at Hawsville, in Bureau Connty. STEPP:. OUT. * Spect Dispatch to The Tribune. Quixcy, Ll, Dec. 16.—Frank AMelson, well- known to stock-breeders and dealers in Illinois ayd Missouri, left this city somewhat mys- ‘teriously a few days sgo, and his continued absence has given rise to the belief that he hss absconded With - considerable sum of nmoncy belonging to other parties. Molson ~ Was employed by the #tm of Hall, Patterson & Co., of- Chicago, to purchase live-stock, and recently drew:on 7, in two installments, represent~ them for §7,000, in o i s htzms e ing that he intended to make,pi cfimnce, Mo.- Immediately afterwasl Melson went . .awsy from . Quincy, —and not since been heard "of his uatntances here. Mr. Patterson, one of the fimbers of the flrmh{m:fl \:ho’r: Ivlielst’né\ miféedmas ent, has been iu the city nvestizat o :ngat&n and expresses the belief that: Melson has gone to parts unknown. . L —— RESULTED FATALLY. : BALTRMORE, Md., Dec. 16.—Patrick Malligan, a member of the First Branch City Conncfixl from the Eighth Wi died this morning from a ’s!o%oc wm?;‘;]l1 received on Thursday morn- Buzlnsb. during arow st aball. - . FRIDAY’S ZEPHYR. How It Disported Roughly end Vigor- cusly with Misccllaneons Property ; Uncovering Buildings, Uprooting Trees, and Mixing Tel- ) egraph Wires, A Wide Area of Country Visited by the Blustering Breeze. THE WIND BLEW. IN TLLINOIS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. MeNDOTA, I, Dec. 18.—A fearful storm raged over this section of the country again last night, more violent In its force than that of the 8th, but not quite so cold. The barometer fell quickly from 29 deg. 65 min. to 29 dex. 10 min., aod the wind veered round from south-south- west to north-northwest. News has not yet reached here of the damage sustained in the country, but there is little doubt that ba- stacks, corn-cribs, chimneys, and roofs were wreeked in abundance. Not a single wire in the telegraph office would respond to the magic touch of the operators, and.all commuunications. in that dircction were cut off, and -all trains were considerably delayed. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. PorTIAG, 1L, Dec. 16.—During the heavy gele that swept over this city last night, the 'west end of the workshop of the Btate Reform School blew in. The damage is about $1,000. Had the accident happened during the day, it would bave, occasioned the death of a number of the inmates, " Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. BPRINGFIELD, IIl., Dee. 16.—A heavy storm passed over the city and vicinity about 2 o’clock this morning, tearing off tin roofs and uproot- ing trees, but effecting no very serious damage. I0WA, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, DAVENPORT, la., Dec. 16.—Between 6 and 7 o'clock last evening this locality was suddenly visited with a frightfol wind storm, driving evervbody indoorz, und causing much fear for the safety of weal buildings. Beyond the scat- teving of board and wood piles, the prostration of .unces, weak gheds, etc.,we hear of no serious dumage, A brakemen named Charles Paul, on Conductor Fuller's train, on the Western Union Road, when within about fifteen milesof Racine, about daylight this morning, was blown from the train and killed. He was an excellent young ‘man, and much 1iked by all who knew him. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. - MoGreGoR, In., Duc. 16.—A terrible gale visited this sectlon last night. While an eastcrn- bound froight-train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railrond waa crossing the pontoon transfer bridge four cars, loaded with wheat and flour, were blown into the river. Damage, $2,000. A western-bonud passenger-train on the same road was ‘ditched near Blus River. Railroad travel is generally disorgarized. - MIOTIGAN, Special Dispaich to The Tribune. AoRuy, Mich., Uee. 16.—A terrible gale pre- valled all night, with o light, driviog snow. Roots were blown off of a store, and charch windows smashed in, and much trivial damage gunc‘ The thermometer at daylight was four elow. Spectat Dispatch-to T, Trib al Dispatch to The Trivune. WHITEWATER, Wis,, Dec, 16.—Last weck the ‘worst storm in years in this section was record- €d, and last night anotker still worse_fell upon us. The change in temperaturc during the night was fully 40 degrees, the mercary stand- iupi at 18 below zero this morning. Consider- able damage was done by the wind, which blew with terrific force. The™ State Normal School was partly unroofed. A large force of hands are repairing the damn%c as far as they are able, and no interruption to the school will result. < oo, CLEVRLAND, O., Dec. 18.—A terrific gale from the northwest prevailed here last nizht, com- mencing about 9 o’clock, aud continued until this morning. The anemometer in the Signal Oflice registered forty-four miles an hour at the highest velocity of the wind. Considerable dam- ‘age was done in'the city, the most serious yet reported veing the blowing down of the spire of St. Malachi's Church. i LATER. The damige done by the gale last night Is . greater than was at first supposed. A large mlni:’; ber of houses were wunroofed, and some cases the sides of buflélngs were blown in. Bt. Malachi's Church stceple, one of the highest in the eity, was blown entirely off. ~ Part of the roof of the Weddell House was blown_through. George Breek,s brick bullding, on Woodward avenue, was blown partly down. A large number of chimneys were blown_over, and shutters and signs were demolished. There are no casualties reported. The losses are not known, but probably reach $30,000. I CANADA. Special Dispalch to The Tribune. MEDFORD, Ont., Dec. 16.—A storm has raged here from the northwest since last night, doing at damage to shipping and whart property. %‘r:e tug Pilgrim was - washed ashore near the mouth of the river, and is a total wreck. A storehouse near the dock washed awav. A planing-mill owned by, McCann & S8parling, close to the water’s edee, is a wreck. Special Dispaich to The Tridune. A ToroxTo, Dec. 16.—Dispatches from the North and Northywest describe the storm of lost night and to-day as being the most severe ex- perienced for years. The cold is intense, and the snow in some piaces six feet deep, and the rozds impassable. A violent gale has been blowing from the northwest, and considerable damsge to shipping is reported from ports on Lake Ontario. Yous, Deg. 16.—During the gale b New Yors, Dec. 18.—Durin; e gale here to-day the aflxp&m B, Wheeler, just arrived {rom" London, gzed her auchors and went ashore on Governor’s Island. Another vessel lost & mast, and a ferryboat broke her machin- ery and had to be en to her dock by tug- boats. RUNAWAY FATALITIES, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. LaASarLLE, IIL, Deg, 16.—The body of an‘k Conkeye, s0n of & well-known farmer resididg near Granville, was found last evening on the ‘road about two miles south of Peru. The team which he had been driving, and buggy, were found in a fleld close by. From the position and appearance of the body it is supposed the horses ran away, upsetting the rig and throwing the man out. He was aged about 25 years. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ADRIAN, Mich., Dec. 18.—Alexauder Morial of Summerfield, driving from here to his home in Summerfield, Monroe County, yesterday evening, was thrown from o carrisge by the horse taking fright from 8 passing train at Lenawee Junction. He was badly injured about the head and neck, and this morning died at the residence of S. B. Mann, where he had Deen taken. ! RUN OVER AND EILLED. &Special Dispatch tp The Tribune. ADRIAX, Mich., Dec. 16.—About 11 o’clock last night Alphonzo Stacy, associated with his brother in conducting the. Tecumseh Herald, bade good-by to his sister, and proceeded to jump from the platform of a train as the cars ‘were moving out of that station. In the dark- ness he mistook -his location, struck against a ‘water-tank, - was dashed back under the cars. Both legs were crushed and arm broken, and_the head, face, and body ter- ribly injured. He lived o few hours, bein found some time after sitting against the ta exposed to the fury of one of the most pitiless nights ever known. His father, Judge Stacy. who conducts a law-office here, was telegraphec for, and went up with a surgeon on a special traln, but too late to see his son alive. TOO MUCH LAUDANUSB. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. LivcoLy, N, Dec, i6.—W. H. Cooper, well known throughout the theatricar world as the writer of the play entitled *“Jack the Giant- Kiiler,” as played by Harry Deakin’s Comic Opera Company, died in this city at 2 o'clock this morning under the following circumstances: He had been suffering from a felon and 2 gather~ ing in bis hand. Dr. Hawser gave him landanum 1o put on the thumb to ease the paio. He took it internally for some canse or uther, &nd died within a few hours. et — A renowned cler an Jately preached rather 2 long sermon Im?upttllxe text, * Thiou art weizh- ed in the balapre and found wanting.” Arter the congregation had listened about an hour, somne began toget weary and went out; others soon followed, greatly to the annoyance of the minister. Another person started, whereupon the parson stopped o his sermon, and said, ‘“That's right, gentlemen; as fast as you are welghed pass out.”? 557 - LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE CITY-HALL. The Comptroller yesterday redeemed abont $25, 000 worth of city cestifcates. The Health Department yesterday issued a per- ‘mit for the barial of 2 woman who had reached the unususl age of 94 years. The Comptroller will begin to-morrow.the pay- mentof the January interest on city bonds. Pay- ments will be made at the Treasurer's office, John Taylor yesterday took ont 8 permit to build a five-story und bacement stone-front store, 87 108 fect, on thenortheast corner of Wabash avenue and Washington street. The Department of Public Worka. yesterday issued an ostimate of $12,478 to Fitssimons & Conrell for wurk dong on the Fallerton avenue condait. The total amount of estimates that have been givon on that work is §243, 351. Building-Tnspector Cleaveland yesterday had a conference with a Committee from the Board of Underwriters upon the subjeet of baildings. The views of both sides were {recly expressed, and it i likely that out of the multitude of suggestions and plans for eafe buildings that good wifl come. Some of the people to whom the city is indebted for the work of raising the nouses frouting tae ap- proach to the Milwaukee avenue viaduct have 2r- | zaaied to be paid in Hridervell-made bricks. John C. Richberg has taken 83,3 tion of a debt of S3S5. The Lealth of the city during the week jnst closed bas been about as in the proceding wesk. There has not beena marked decrease in the number of deeths from scarlec-fever and diphthierfa, but there has been no increase. . Thero 3 1o small-pox in the city xcept the case of the Milwankeean at.the small-pox hospital, The sefentific people and city- officlals of Nash- ville, Tenn., have been receivinz. from - ex-Com- missloner J, K. Thomgson, of th Chleago. Board of Puvlic Works, instraction upon the manner in which the water-systom of o ity should be ar- ranged nnd managod, or rather Mr. Thompson -*Dr." ug e s culled down there) has told the ashville folic how the Chicazo water-system fs overated, for all of which they were thankful.. Tho foreign Insurance company agents scem to be dotermined {0 be called to the atiention of the Grand J or, notwithstanding that they have becn ubundintly notifiea by the press and odiclally notifled by tiie Comptrotlet that they were obliged under the chartar to Py annually “into the City Treusury 2 per cent of their net receipts, but few of them have complicd with the charte: provision. ‘Yhey will be properly looked after by the clty guardians. Sbme day during the coming week the Committee on Fire and \Vater, accompanied by as many of tho members of tie Council as care to join them, will make the anaual tour of iuspection zmong the fire-engine houses, with 3 view of better under- standing the condition, workings, and necds of the Depurtuient. Experiments in _hitching up, etc., will be made, and the activity of -tho men tested. In the inspections made in former yeara the ofi- cials have been surprised at the alacrity displayed in preparing for work. 1tis safe to suppose that they will be surprised again. STOLEN AND CAPTURED PROPERTY. Supt. Hickey yesterday fasued thé fojlowing order 10 the Captaiuw, the object in view belogthat stolen property may be better kept sight of and re- turmed to the proper ownera: CarTaN: You will instruot the Sergeanti and station- Keepers In your precint Tht Dereatiee Bl Ty o fhe descripclon of gragerty uf any valuo whicl (s taken from prisuncrs arreated mist e entered, plainly writ- tea in fuk 2 the column-remarks ou_ tie margl record-of-arrests book At the time such prispner fs Duoked at the Auktion: speeitying ik asuear as prac- ticable each artlcle, with uny addizions; remarks that ‘may be useful or necessary for future refercnce, such a3 tiie doscription and d1soslsion of the Property, ete., s far as the apace will permlt. . THE APPROPRIATIONS. The subject of sppropriations for the municipal expenses for the year commencing Jan. 1, 1877, i8 attracting a good deal of attention from the heads of the varions departments. That the City Government hus been well operated under the re- duced force, no one can well deny, but that it is ronas wellnsitmight be, with even a littie addi- tion in the form of men and money, 18 the question which the official mind is now cogitating over. Tho Police Department, Fire Department,—in fact, all the departments,—suffered sensible reductions Dot many montbs azo, and still the work done by them ha been_greuter and of better quality than ever before. The Mayor.said yesterday that he did ot know whether or mot any addition wonld be asked for the police force. 1f it could be demonstrated that the police work of the city wasas well done now as it wonld be were there more men to do it, of course no addition would be asked. One fect in_connection with po- lice work will probably be bronght prominently into notice wnen the np&wpfinflnn bill comes up for consideration: that is, the inzdeguacy of the 2mount of money allowed for the puranit and cap- ture of fleeing criminals. On sundry occasions members of the police force sent out to pursue criminals have been obliged when on the point of capture togive up the chase and beg their way home, having eXnausted the small smount of money with which they st out. The Fire Dopart- ment, judzing by ita work, has suffered ngt at all by the reduction, bot the men individually have suttered. 2 and again Iast night, the _engine-nonses, lefc entirely unprotected, have been ransacke aud the men robled of what thoy had been obliged 10 leave behind them. °Chis etate of affairs ia dne to -the absence of the watchmen, all such having Deen dispensed with at the time of the general ra- duction. Wheu the zong sounds for fire, there is 0 time to Jock up those articles that may be lymg about, and the houses are open to any one who chooses to enter; the fires in the stoves might set fire to the building; any accident might happen, and there wonld be no one to correct it. What 5 wanted is1 watthman for each #ngine-house, —not & worn-out, decrepit'old individual, bat an active young man to learn the firemans busincss and make himself nseful. Perhaps he mizht, after learning the trade, be detained for attendance at one of the theatres if the plan of stationing o fire- man in each at the time of the performance shonld he adapted. Health-Commissioner Wright, in speaking of what he thought should be done in the way of Im- proving his Department, said_that he should .like one man for each of the wards, and the reletting after March1of the contract for the scavenger work of city. The expenses thus incarred would be greater than they are at present for such services, but by a reduction in other ways the gen- eral expenges of the.Department wonld bo dimin- ished from what they have been of Jate. The other departments are busy making ont their estimates, but have not yet got far enough to know exactly what will be wanged. bricks in considera- = 0 n the 5 THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Grand Jury did nothing of importance yes- terday. It will close its labors this week. County-Treasurer Huck was ax the sick-Jist yes~ terday, being laid ap with erysipelas. ‘The Sullivan case has been set for trialon the 17th of January., Mr. Van Arman is to assist fn the prosecution, ‘The farther hewring of the widow's claim of 850,000 against the Shay estate was continued | yesterday in the County Court until the March term. Ald. Cullerton proposes to measure strength with all the other candidates for the position of Warden at the Insane Asylum, and Dr. McCarty would like to live in the same house with hm, Tn the estate of Job Carpenter 3 grant of admin- istration was yesterdsy made to Hannah Carpenter and Frederick A. Bryan under bond for $120, 000. In the estate of Edith A.Carpenter et al., minors, a grant of gusrdianship was also made to Hannsh Carpenter under bond for $36, 000. Architect Egan wants & feace erected aronnd the Court-House square even with the curbstone on all sides, and to this end Messrs. Mulloy, Fitzgerald, and Holden have been :}:pflinted & Committee to conenlt the city anthorities in the matter. The fence will be necded when work ia resumed on the Court-House, and the architect thinks it {s neces- sary at present to prevent the covering of the walls being stolen. The Committee on Jail and Jail Accounts yester- day considared the communication of Sherlff Kern Bsking that certsin improvements be made at the jail. and applying for certain articles of furniture. ‘About half he asked for was granted, except whero- in he desired that the joll be made more secure. Kern does not grumble at his it rebnffa great deal, but he_confesses to being inclined to pout a little at not being granted s matron for the femals department of his 38, 000 hotel. The Finance Committee yesterday, afterdodging the reporters for some_time, locked itself in the County-Attorney’s office for a private sesslon. Nothing of moment was done beyond the County Treasurer being suthorized to bring the county maps, showing the subdivisions of property up to date, which it is thought will faciliiate future as- sessments. The depleted condition of the County Treasnry was discussed, and_the only immediata remedy susgésted was an early settlement with the several connty olficers, by which $40,000 is ex- pected to be realized. AUNETL'S JOB. The Joint Committee on Publie Bufldings and Public Service met yesterday afternoon to consider a commucication from McNeil & Son, asking the county to ndvance them 830,000 on their contract for the Court-ilouse stone. This communication was uccompanied by one from Architect Egan, saying that he thought it would be safe to pay the amount asked for, und calling the attention of the Comumttee to the fact that, under the contract with McNeil, the connty was not required to pay him anything until tue stone bad been dcllrerflfgn tho Court-Honse square. After the reading of thetwo papers Mr. Egan ‘was asked sume questions, and replied that McNeil wonld either have to have some money o: suspend the work. While he was not ent.tled to any money under the contract, he thougit, if dhe Commttee saw fit, it would be sate to aliow him what was aszed. lle would really need an advance of about $80.000 from the coznly before any stune was de- Livercd, or before he coald éraw any money under his contract. Mr. Guenther was opposed to breaking the con- tract to agcomnodate McNeil and Walker. Thers W18 %0 moncy {x the Treasury to ¥tart with, and it £ny was advanced it wonld have to be borrowed. He wanted the contract adhered to_strictly, and it UcNeil & Son needed money let them borrow it, and zot the county for them. “gurard orlsinally, and it fs ominous o 5o goo: that On two occasions, ouce some weeks ago | " the fire Mr. Holden afd there war 35,000 fn the Treas- mz 10 the credit of the Building Fund. Ir. Fitzgerald sugzested that contracts already made would abeorp at least $20, 0COof that amount, exclusive of Harms' claim for extros, Mr. Holden then explained that g Conrt-louse fund had been created. ani that $100.0(0 cen authorized to be borrowed, a part of % could be used. - Mr. Cleary, to settle tbe diepute, moved the.al- lm\'?ntlx of 0,000, and Mr, Helden s¢conded the motion. 5 Mr, Fitzgerald moved as an amendment that the amount be made $25,000, and the amendment pre- vailed by the following vote: Yeas—Guenthier, Hoffman, 3 st “_‘enuxe Hoflman, Fitzgerald, Mulloy, and Nays—Holden, Cleary, and Tabor—8. Tha action of the Committee waa not mach of a suzprise to any one except Walker, who was prei- ent, xnd-who appearcd to ‘be disappointed that he did not get ali that was asked. ‘The action i4 con- sistent with the course pursued in making t! the county has boen the firt 1o brenk ita contract, aad this,’ too, waen thers is no money in the Treasury, B CRIMINAL, Charles Bergen was captured last night on West Indlana street while trying to dispose of a quantity of laces and other goods supposed %o have Lepn stolen from some show-case. e George Peck and Morria McMahon, two boys of tender age but bad habits, were captured by Gtlicer Dittus last evening in the act of stealing several chests of tes from Slack’s grocery. on Madison street. 3 % Mary Stewart and Jane Carroll wera arrested yesterday by Officer Seibert for the larceny of: two satchels and a quantity of goods from the Bostou Store on Stato street, and are locked upat the Amory. Thomas Keeney. 8 crook who hias bean recently doing time at tho Houase of Correction, but who escaped by a habeas corpus, was last night re-ar- rested by the police of the 3ladison Strees Station for the burglary of T. Verdies residence.. . Detective Long yesterday capturod a boy, givin; his name as Fn"m! Snlllrfl;, ell;dfilvorfil;ytog!mdg off two rolis of leather to a Clark street pawnbruk- er, and accordingly took him:in at the Atmory. The leather is enpposed to have been stolen from the West Division. A small boy with an active pair of legsanstched a acketbook froma & Ly 2t 1h8 Sotnse ol Stote and adison etrects yesterday noon, and got clear o with the prize. is anotber warning for lagies who have pocketbooks to sacpt a less open method of carrying them. John Scott yesterday complatned at the Chicaso Avenue Station that he had heen robbed of $100 while proceeding homeward Saturday morning at the corner of Green Bay rosd and Belmont avenue. A saloon-keeper doing business at No. ?3 Kinzfe street was arrested for verpetrating the Friday afternoon, Mre. Lewis, the wife of s Iaboring-mixn on Forty-third street, near Wallace, attgmpted to cat hor throat with u carving-knife. it 4 5bor despondency. Dr. Bean was calied in and sewed up the, gahfn time to save the poor un. fortunate’s life, sud she waa removed to the County Hospital fot treatment. Charles Foster, colored, telegraphed to Mrs. Susan' \hite, of Detrolt, thut dames \eiloc.a young protege or hers, was in trouble in this city, and wanted $10 in cauh'to liquidate. Then Foster forgod \iley's name at tise telegraph-ofiice o a re- ceipt for $30, wherefor he was arrested by Latect- ive Long, and hold by Justice Summerfield in $600 to the Criminal Gourt. While Hook and Ladder truck No. 5 was In at- tendance at the firo of Friday uight thieves the most despicable entered the house znd store thred silver watches, on overcoat, and about S50 in cash. The above {s the- second ¢ase of such meanness within a few moutby, and it secms to be on the in- creage. * The cmployment of a watcbman for each engine-house would stop tho practice. The. Armory police Iast night swooped dowa apon the gambling hells in town, and sacceeded in capturing the following: Jeff Hankiua, N 1 Clark street, four inmates; George . Hol 1: Clark street, kecper and five inmates; George Ferris, No. 133 Clurk streot, keeper and two in- mates. All the otlier shops in town were called 1upon to earrender. but no inmates were found,und in a few places no entrance conld be effectea. The man Speider who was so eatly caught in deviltry in Texns, ns per yesterday's TRIBUNE, I3 an old ofiender in this eiiy. e wus at one time on the police force, but was discharyed for bud coa- duct. At the fnstance of Marshal Petric he was once arrested for eetting fire Lo the honse in which he lived, but notwithstanding that the husk ma:- treases had been torn to pieces and the husks £e: tered abontin the most firc-ansistinz confnsi nothing criminal could be proven against him, and he was Jet off. Scene I.: Alley between LuSallc strect and Fiith avenue. Fat policoman with too much fro-water aboerd stops at night eatrance. **Fly Kid " ea- ters at the left With two coatd over his arm. Tablesu: Fat policeman runs one way, and ty kid rans the opposite way, leaving coats behind. -Bceane IT. : Fat policeman looks at both coats and thenat his ponderous bulk with evident disgust, and marches stationwards with the articles over his arm. The conts are at Central Station awaltisg a claimant. ® Justice Summerficld yesterday. held the follow- ing: George Smith and Michael Maloney, larceny of ‘a catter from William ltnescll, $000 to the Criminal Court; Louis Liawkins, larceny of a box of gloves from Ralph O. Draper, of Earlville. La- Salle County, $600 to tho Criminal Court: Haoack, Henry Kibler, and Jobn Kewm, b of Jacob_Cappel's pawn-shop. Ne. 5504 State street, $500 1o the Criminal Conrt; Hattic Hfonder- son, vazrant, thirly days to the lionze of Correc- tion; Thomas Kelley, drunk, thirty days; apk Schram, vagrant, S160 fine, ‘or twelve hours to leave town; Frank Gswald, vazeant, $20 unc: George Ash, vagrant, $20 and thirty days in the House of Correction! OBADIAR JACESON. . An afternoon paper stated yesterdsy that n criminal prosccution was about to_be commenced againat Obadiah Jackson. This Is presumably an error, inasmuch 28 such prosecntion would pro ably 'be begun through the Grand Jury, and, althongh that bodyis now [n sesiion, mo wit- ve yet appeared before it to testify con- cerning Mr. Jackson. 1t is aileged that Mr. Jackson has forzed rames to deeds and other jnstraments, but tiis Iy by no meana proved. Somo of the persans who are eald 10 have lost throush these alleged forscries nterly deny that anything of the kind Las taken place, while othera refase to enter fnto any discusslon of their private busincss, from which it may be surmised either that thor are trylng to arrenze mattora OF that they do not wish the publiciiy which the discassion of the affair would give theit nsmes. ‘It 18 also allezed that Mr. Jackeon hias spent and misappropriated trust Tuude, but thers 8eems no proof "of this, for the reason that the ‘persous interested fear that anyarrangement which they might otherwise be able to make would be defeated by making known the facte, even thonzh there Twas mothing in them. Thera is little or no doubt that Mr. Jackson {3 bankrupt and haa no prospects of récovery. Since @ hoy borrowed 81225, 000, which sam wad waed to build North and \est Side houses, which havo little more than pald taxes and the interest on the mortgages, e has also purchased—not al- ways wisely—much real estate, and has by that means become swamped. He can, Lowever, easily date back his misfortunes to his'connection with the Riverside Company. 4 ———— e MARRIAGES. SEARLE—PIER—At Grace Church, Ttica, X, Y., Dec. G, by the Bev. E. M. Van Dusen, Charlen H.'searle and Annle M., youngest daugher of D. . Pier. CONGDON—WILSIE—At Grace . E. Church, on the 14th jnst., oythe Rev. John Atkinson, Charles B. Congdon snd Cynthia, daughter of William H. Wilafe, of Rockport, 3o, JAMES--RICHMAN~On the 12th fust., by the Rev. Z.S. Holbrook, at the bride's residonce (Douglas House) Mr. Willard H. Jamea and Miss E. May Richman. 2 SAMPSON—FORREST—In Chicago, by the Rev.. T, B. Forbush, on Nov, 20, 1876, xt the residenca of the bride's parents, No.' 146 West Jackson-st., g{!. c. glnmpmn, Esq., and Miss Jennte Forress, o cards. P —— DEATHS. JONES—Of consumption, Ellen, wifc of Richard, Jones, nged 23 years and 7 months. Funerul from her late residence, rear of 141 South Green-st., Sunday, Dec. 17, at10 a. m. MACKINNIS—Dec. 10,1876, of diphtheria, at 502 ‘West Indisna-st., Carrie, danghter of tho late Dr. Thomas and Isabells MucKinnis, aged G years and O months., - UNDERWOOD—On the 16th inst., after 2 lin- f(enng{lllneu, at Belleville, 11I., her former home, r ary L. Underwood, wife of the Iate Hon. Joseph B. Underwood. GKEEN~—In this city, Friday night, Dec. 15, after u long and gflinl’ullllnw. Jobn M. Green, in the 50th year of his nge. Z Funeral from his late residence, 18 Walnut-st., Sunday, the 17th nst., at1o'clock p. m. Frlends of the family are invited to attend. DODGE—At Mclinnville, Tepn., on the 15th inst., of consumption of the lungs, Jobn A. Dod.ge& & member of the Chicago Board of Trade, an: youngest son of J. W, Dodge, artist, of this city, aged 27 years. Notice of funeral hereafter. §3 New York and Brooklyn papers please copy. THAYER— At her residence, 255 South Hal- sted-st., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1876, Mrs. Mastha Thayer, aged 52 yoars 10 months and & dnys. Friends of the family are respectfally invited to ber funeral on Sanday, Dec. 17, 1876, at 2 o'clocic . 1. P- 704, she was Thine,and not miac awn; ‘Thou bast not dope me wrong. 1 thank Thee for the preciouslvan Adorded me z0 long. ¢~ Quiney, IIl., and Lancashire, Eng., papers please copy. . LAY—At LaGrange, Dec. 15, of scarlet fever, Susie Addie Lay, daughter of Charles C. and Fanny Cossit Lay, 8ged 3 years and 10 months. HAMMOND—On the 15th inst. the pure and fende spirit of Mra. A. Hammond, the deasly be- foved wile of Thomas Hummond, was summoned to its Maker. Puneral this 10 3, m., from her late residence, 842 Dearborn-st., thence by cars to Calvary Ceme- tery. *‘Inthe midst of life we are in death.” Fricnds of the family are fnvited ¢o attend, $ ¥,