Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1876, Page 10

| i | '[ i RPN S T N TR AT Y 8 o ~ICAGO TRIBUNE: M — 18, 1876 THE CITY GENERAL NEWS. Gov. W. F. M, Arny, 8anta Fe, N. M, is s quest at the Brevoort House, The robbery of . Platen, at 346 Milwaukee avenue, which eome of vesterday's papers gave In detnfl, wos of course acanard, Mr. Platen undoubtedly did put ups job of the kind among eeveral of his acqualntances, but never possess- ed £3,200, and therefore could not have lost it. Ofticer Edvtard Colbert iast evening ran across thres boys giving the names of Thomas Canroy, William Conley, and John Ryan, who were try- Ing to dlspose of & fine Lomairo ivory and gold- mounted opera-glass ut a ridicnlonely small fig- ure, He took them in st the Armory, and wants an owner for the glase, A mecting will be held §n the Sherman House club-ronn at 8 v’cluck to-night of the Fifty- seventh Regiment Colony, when Gen. F. T, Sherman will give a aynopsis of his travels throurh Arizons and New Mexicp. Members and thelr families and the publie generally are lavited to attemd. i olicmiay, 53 years of age, named Franlno \‘uAnlu walrrdn'y m)nmln;: :!I\fm':d and fell_upon the sldewalk at the corner of Canaland Taylos etrects, and hud his right Ici; h:ull{ fractured, Ho was attended by Dr, Louis Braun, ana, having no permanent resldence, was sent to tho Couwty Hospital for treatmeut. ‘Iha Rt.-Rev. Bishop Fallows, of this city, has kindly consented to deliver a fecture in_tho regilar popular evening course Innugurated by the Chicago Homeopathie College. His subject will be “Bocrates to Date,” to be delivered Friday cvening in the Cof]nuu lecture-room, corner Michigan avenue and Vau Buren street. At nbout 8 o'clack yesterdayalternoon, Henry Beuklenberg, o laborer, 33 years of age, residing ot the corner of Perry strect and Fullerton ave- nue, was accldentally killed at Schmide’s brew- ery on Grant place, by a iargoe piceo of lco sl ing from its fastenings and_failing upon his head, causing instant death, Deceased leaves a wife aud thrée children. The Coruner's jury re- turned a verdict of aceidental death. The lon. William Parsona, of Ircland, sooke ton comparatively swmall audlence fn McCor- . mick Hall yesterdny afternoon in the Sunday- Lecture courge. Hou narrated the history of Richard Brinsley 8heridan, applying to him the name of the greatest wit of England up to the closoof the last centiry. The speaker's rich brogue, which he assumed at will, made his T tlons from **'The Rivala " eapeciaily enter- talning. Plentcous applause greeted the lect- ure from beginning to end. THR TURNER CASE. Tho jury In_the Turner forgery, after having listened to evidence and argwments since the 15th of November, took tho case to thelr room at 1 o'clock Snturdny. Last eveningat 6 o’clock they were still out, and from what could be Teaned wore aa far frum an agreement 88 ever, About noon they sent for a copy of the indict- ment, which was granted them, but it did not appenr to relleve thelr obatlnacy, but, to the conteary, to extend the difference of opinlon which liad provalled from the first. 1t was be- Moved by all parties fntercsted that o disugree- ment would be the result. They will be called in the morning, and, unless a vordict is reached, will probably bo discharged, Tho trial of tho case has cost the cuunty not less than $20,000 already. “THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.,” " A SHORT EBSAY ON YESTERDAY'S STORM. ¢ A column or so on tho snow,” saya the city editor to a reporter. ‘“What's the use?” grumbles the reporter. “There's no news in that. Everybody knows it snowed. Any fellow who don't know it by this tiine won't know 1t uny more by reading about 1t “Can't help it. Got to have somethiong about " i ' What con T sav?” - “1Why, just state as o matter of fact that it Jommeneed Saturdsy night and fell all day yeaterday. You might sling sumething about the white-robed visitor. You can go in on the feathery-flakes for quarterof o column, then take the detentlons on strect-car lines for an- other quarter, that makes a half, and then you can talk of the pure ond undetiled surfaco s it lay on the ground, thut makes three quurters, and—ml—vou koow, another quarter of gon- eral slngh.” “But there fsn't any slush. dry, and it is dry yet." ©Newspaper elush, I mean. You'vo got to threo-quarters of u column, and you can swash around gencrally for the rest.” * But I've been swashing wround all day, and rest I just what I want, Idon't know anything mbout any detentions, and as to the feathery flakes, I've got n boot full here now. The white-robed visitor might do to dinger on, hut that ia only & quarter of a column, and I want to go home.” - *“ Now suppose you atart out qulotly and stato n a few easy aud flm\'lu]i: seatences that out of the dark antl sombre cloudy that hma: hicavy and low aver the clty Satwrday nifght, the soff. (ool flakes camo llontingdown, lodginz here and there a5 If sent from somie empyrean ark to find a resting-place.' 3 “ How do you épell empyreant Look in the dictlonary,” Then you can speak of them us floathir hither and thither fu the frosty air, as Noal's dove tloated, looking anx- fously fur eomo foothold where sho could fold hier tired wings and In her own cooing dlv away to llt;l,:p and forgetfulness of Ler weary wander- inge, ) Well, supposs Ido. Nobody's galng to be- Neve (t. Bestdes the dove was shot, and camo down ull covered with blood.” 4 Nu, sha dldn't, sho went back to the ark.” “Didnt she fiiid o rest anywhero! Didn't sho fold her footsteps under ber tired coo, and div u]u,"-y to wanderings In her weary forgetful- ness * Nu, she_camg back to the ark. Youw'll find it all in the Bible," “Let's print the Blble, for that §s news to most folke.” “'Then you might soy that tho flakes loy plled fu soft embraces upon the streots sud away out upon the wintry tields; that the fimu, guunt trees lost thelr ugliness snd turned white and beautiful under the toueh of tho master-hand. ‘The {ences, too, that run bluck and ugly alon; -the landseape, wers softened with the eweel touch of the timid snow, thut beautlfied them. ‘The dark and dun-colored thoroughiures disnp- peared, undl long silver stretchies. took thefr blaces, winding through a glisteniog world that ay In all the serene ‘)umy that thu snow-clouds begueath to the carth.” ' But it lias been shoveled off fu some places, and the dirt shows up.” “But thut, by contrast, ouly serves to bring the glittering heautles of the erystul flakes into stronger rollet, | Then you mlght speak of fthe Testoons of beantiful stiow that haug across the fronts of the housvs, and the dollcate teacerles of the Ive-King’ llnlgurl on the window-punes. TaY m UL of granery) dusvrl‘iuvc. aud put a wine ter touch on the Whole woeld, worldig up grads unll{l,lwiplug out tho nutumnal cvlors The snow was gradual- l(, il you have uvu&yllnlng i readiioss, and then drop your snow down gracefully frotiy the wile t:rny skty. Tut tho firsb cout on_ lightly, and then Incrense the pressurs til yon have ot the stormy afr llled with the particles, sweep- ing duwn and cu\'nrlmiv the world with a mantle us spotless as an angel's wing, a8 chitl ns chari- ty's endeavors, ' ! Better ring in & gnow-plow somewhere, slip- Ing lightly over the frozen fimund and bump- ng along as the gull scules the low-lying wave of the rigld lake; sinackivg down the frozen Bl scul Plng the languid vodent, the merey drivers dauinfng the” wenther, and the olil womnt on the corner trylng Lo get 1t to sweep wut her buek yard.” i *¢No, Tdow't shink 1'd put the snow-plow in e roduction, You want to introduce a I': its laughing chimes, the dull thud . ou! dull thud belougs to an exccu- Hou; you can't run that fn; that's where the trap fulls aud the putient comes down hard, ¥ 'That's 50, Wull, leave out_the dull thud, and tell of the horsy's h“'f; feet fiving with liclitning hoots over the fmering surface Letow,” +'Lwo cms {n shimmering, aren't (here?™ *“Yes, Then you wunt to work in the rosy- elieeked girl witli brigist, sparkling eyus," * Buw ono to-day, Shehadon cardined nocks.” * Well, famy ber fu u slelgh beside the man ahe loves, aud tell how uua- went out over Lhe silent roads, the very telds echolug back (he anad clusbing of the'hells, Tell of rmflln siing the cool alr sent throush her nerves and bl ood, and how her cliceks grew rosier and her oves Lrightor us her compaulon bent closer o Bher snd whispered * words in her ears that were swecter thun all the hells that chimed the nunqurnnlmem to the wuele of the ephieres, Tell how the sweet woleture came to hier eyes, a8 slie Msteved to the words that made slelghing to her something mever ta be forgotten, how ke told her that she ceme to him when the suow was fallug, and Low he wished she would b near hiim, with bim, when Le ches them falling for the last tiwe from the angel’s wings that come to carry bim where the suowtlakes are born. Then," says the ity editor, wanning up, * then run ln the bells agalu, und how they rang out notes that sccmend 10 lier the claal of warrlsgebells and the cchoes that came from afar in the soft cadences of wedding-marches.” ‘“Might met In esomething pretty about all- and the enstody of the children.”” ' No, nv, just leave it right there. Then you might come back to town. Take the church. ol uit eople, and tel] how they plodded through the d rrlu o the doors of the ‘sanctuary, caring nothing for discomforts and {nconvenicices, fn- tent only on doing the Master'swill. Speak a ood word for roliglon and that lovely, holy {)n«nul that teaches torgetfulness of temporal wants [n seeking after thespirit that comforteth when all elss foraakes, aid welcomes the sioner fram the paths of unrignteousness.” * Tt was awfnully cold in the church I went to this morning.” “You ncedn't say snything about that. Somctimes Providence forgets the furnaccs to eave the mouls, After you have gntthrough with the churches, you might take up the travel, \‘uix kn’nn"hl suppose, that the snow-plows were out carl "\'u.y Tho snow-plow, that beneflcent gift of nature to tired man's \mlm_v sweet restorer lhnfeql.h: mule, appeared upon the crystalling surface of the—of the white-robed visitor,—at about 8:30, from that to #}, on some ronds, and aweeping up and down the maddening clash of the feathery felds, llke Ajax's strong arm defying the lighthing, swept with one rude touch the Jingling snow from the sweety low-lylue landscape. Then, attaching thie horses to the other cud, the vast mechanism awooped down again, like a hawk on a June- bug, and,scatterlug the star-shaped flakes to the winds, upset the man and girl in the sleigh, und itched him joto he suow-drift where ho was o, How's that}" m;lwfi"' say, you want to tone thatdownn e, “That's what he'll say to the llvery man when he sticks up his hill for damages," “You'd better let the snow-plow alone, and take the street-cars, and tell how they get nlfll;l‘:'." **The cars on all the Hnes came boldly forth from thoir various barns ot about their ueual hour, oud atepped out briskly to their dally avocations, They toro through the glimmer- inig thoroughfares and across tho echoing felde, cliinbing thu fences that had been robbed of thelr beauty by the crystaldne suow, and, shinning up the gaunt trées, whistled wedding marches with red stockings on untll the music of the spieres whispered soft molsture ', to thy eyes of the musteal bells. m “I'd hard) sn{ that. It might be open to correction. * Just try a plain statement of fact.” “I might. sny tho_ streot-cars came down ‘adually from the wide gray sky, and, shiver- ne the autumnal tints at anc fef, destructive blow, touched the whole world witha winter aspect, flling the 'stormy alr with the okl woman who wanted the suow-plow Lo sweep out her back yard.” © Don'i want to say anvthing of the kind." "I know I don’t want fo. I want togo home, but.you say I must writc somcthing.” "*You want to ray that about five or slx inchea of now fell and finpeded street-cor traflc to n -m[m cextont, until it was shoveled off."* *That won't make quarter of a column, I must enlarge, cxpand, sling out on this thing." “No, you cnlarge on the snotv, aud just stato {acts for the last part, you know." * Qentlo reader, five or six Inches of girl fell n}u}lln;mdnd suow-plow trafllc till she was shov- eled off, “THE SUFFERING POOR.” HOW A PHILANTHROPIC LETTER-WIITER 'LAYED 1T ON A CHARITADLE REFORTER, The Rellef-and-Ald reporter of Tig TRIBUNE would like to say a word, in all gentlencss of spirit and kindness of heart, tothe philanthropic letter-writers who go up.and down the land hunting out the deserving pour. During o pro- tracted aud severo winter, the Rellef-and-Afd reporter recelves an avernge of n bushel of letters per week from those numerous and highly-responsible citizens know to eplstolary fame us “X.Y.Z," “A.B.C," *Constant Reader," and “Auxlous Inquirer.” These pur- veyors of information inevitably know of some lnmu‘y, poory Industrious, respoctable, and starving, and, with here and there a delleate nllusion to the Communistic sentiment thiat ahouwld inspiro the rich, they domand that Tig Tiisuya compel eome one fo rise up and snako the unfortunates out of thelr distress. Faithtul tu the trust reposed in bim, the Rellef-and-Ald reporter fiuca out in search of each new case of crystallzed starvation. 1t fa true, the {un’ufnr ot Information hns forgotten to'tell by what name the Importunate stomach went n the days of its expansion, und it is L‘?lmll'y true that the wroug number of & strect that fias not yot been opened {8 generally afforded ns a sort of efew to where thy ‘puuum cannot by any possibllity be found. If ho succeeds in Gnding the suffer- erg, he generally discovers that they have been sodly mfsrepresented by their anonymous allfcs, and that they ure doing as well as could bo ex- pected under uny cireumstances, A caso fu polnt: Saturday there came to T TRIGUKE oflice a Tcttor that falrly mosned as it detufled the destitution Into which a fumily on the Novth 8ide hud drifted. Yesterday tha Ro- ilof-and-Ald man went forthon his errand of merey, The snow eame down fn great clouds, and plled up on hls shoukders and'eap In great white masace. His mission perhiaps encouraged him to fnce tho fiying flakes with better prace thun the ordinary” avocations uf life would have sugirested, und ho struggled and plodded alun; wondering how the same Divine hand cuufil muke such o pretty thing as a snow-tlake and such an ugly foot us a girl just ahead wore, The letter announced that the ubstract misery compluined of tuizht be found i & housc on Cedar strect, Down Cedar street tho reporgr went, Jingling a_fuw halt dollara in his pockets intenied “to “relleve fmmediate cravings, uml finally ho found the place. Now, there scems to by some rvom for pofemies us Lo who {s hard-up in this Cedar-street house, The woman up-stairs said that the woman In the basement was fu terribly destitute circumstances, awl not expected to recover from the lust spasmi of waut of sumething to eat. The woman in the basement sald the man and the woman u) stulrs reuted from her: that she (the woman In the basement) owned the houso and had plenty and to spure, and had cven sent to tho peoply up-stalrs the fuel that settled the quciuon‘ “Whnt shull wo do with our raw materlal §" ‘The mun up-stalrs bad been out of work since fiprll. Bhe hiad Jet him live ront frev since ien, ¥ The Rellof-and-Ald reporter piled’ the half- doliars up, snd, Jooking toward the celiing, sald hie believed he'd Hike to ses the man and help him, Bo the woman {u the basement and tho reporter went A\rmmd to the tront of the house, The woman in the basement went in, but the reporter was mnot permitted to enter. Five minutes elopsed, and he began to look like Lot's Wwife, bolt upright and very white. The flugers that clutehed tho half-dotlurs turned red, then purple, aud then blue. He wouldhearthewoman 10 the basement explaining his wission, sud he could hear tiie growls of a man, Finally the man came to tho door, Tho re- vorter agked hin mildly it standing there inthe BuOW was of uny assistunce to him. The man anld no, and then remarked that he declined ¢o be interyiewed, Ile was Jressed in o nice broads ¢loth coat, & nleely-setting vest, and fine panta- louna and sltppers. ‘The reporter contrusted the tout ensemble with his own well-worn uvercoat, shoggy cup, und felt mucensins, and put the hand containtug the half-dollars {nto a torn and threadbare pocket. Thu man did not want to be interviewed, 1le'd got o job, le wasall right, Hoe didn’t weal anything. Bealdes, Tz THIBUNE wasn’t bis politice. “Then the reporte er's bluo und numb tugers 1ot go the shi g half-dollars, and they plunged down through a lmlu'fl’x L"len pocket, and went peacefully torest n & boot-leg. Which nf; why the Rellef-and-Ald reporter wishes to remark, fu all &:cmlmms of splrit aud kinduess of beart, that the philuntbrople Jotter. writers who go up and down the fuce of the corth hunting up the descrving poor with o view to enlisting the assistance ofa uewspuper, ure dolng more damage than they are secont: plishing good, The Rellef-and-Aid reporter is Wwilling to do most anything, whethor revsonuble or nut, but when ue is asked to help o wwan vetter aressed thau he ever was, who ls eatin a better dinnor than ho ever hopes to get, ft 1nay not be considered unnatural it he shonld refuse to bo humbugged wut of comfortublo quarters anothier cold and enowy day, whereol thie result might be the immolation of sume un- fortunute who u-nll‘)' deserved asststauce. 1 poverty reaily exists fu taugible shape, whurs 1L can be got sty aend In the uddress, But don't, for the salie of n chanco to write u mawlasly note, or to buust somu sentimental nincompoop inte moru wmrum\blnq}umuu thun you it lum, inake hitm, yoursel!, aud the Reliefand-Ald Tepurter ridiculous, . SCIENTIFIC SECTARIANISM, PROP. FOFE'S NEW BCHEME FOR COMBINING BYUHTUALIS AND SHCTARIANISN, A man was shoveling snow off from the steps of Glubo lall, un Desplalues stroct, yesterday mornlng. ** 1s this whers Prof. Pope fs orgenizivg his Church of Belentific Secterianlsm The mau paused tn his Jabors long enough to gaze with au expression of amused astonish- ment at the questioner, He leaned upon bis aliovel and said: ** Well, I kinder think so, and it you'll Just £0 up then there steps to the little corner room :;1 'zehe E?pnom, you'li tind plenty of ‘ewn, plenty . Thé sarcastic tone fu which he reiterated the Iatter portion: of the sentence left nu donbt ju the mind of the inquirer us tu Lis opioivn of thy "I, M. Holloway, [ilisdale; Georg people who went to hear the new Gospel which was belng disseminated fn the corner room on the top floar. Ascendiug and pushing open the door of the apartient Indicated, a novel sight was dls- vlored. Secated fn a cirele in the middle of the room were half a dozen men and women, A lTong-halred person, whose distinguishing trait of ‘conntenauce was a rubleund bottlé-nose, was rending to the modest nssembiage from an endless mauuseript fn a dolorons and long- drawn tone. This was the Professor. The muntreript coutained the Qflnclfilen and hd'- Jnws of the new College and Church af Scfuntifle Bectarianism, ‘The auditors wers a queer set. There was an old man with very long white halr, and n very long whita beard, and very short pants, who sat wisely sucking his _fore-inger, while his eyes were rolled upward to a most uncomfortable degroe. He llstened nttentively and with the air of a very deep fellow, one who was not going to be imposed on by any one. A younger man, from his general appearance a’'mechanic, sat next to him, This one was heart and eoul for the new diepensation. As the Professor drawled out his high-sounding, ineaningless, and involy- od sentences, he gave frequent utterance to 1is approval, * He grew enthusiastic, and, when- ever the render elevated his volee to enunciate rome grand [dea fairly gave way to his emotions in chuckles of eatisfaction, every now and then hestowing a terrhile nudge upon the tender ribs of the old man next to him, who winked with pain tl water £tood [n his ey It will not tuterest anyona to know the con- tents of the document read, It was a long- winded harangue, gotten up fn o style to mys- ity and hu*mau upon the minds of the ignoratt. The man Pope, who calls himsell n Professor, nretenda in It to have recelved what he calls an “impresefon” from the spirit-lnnd to organize 8 Church whose doctrines shall be a sort of medfum between the Splritualistic and Ma- tevintistic. Of course he is to be the centre and eourve, He vropuses to fmprove upon the spirit circles by eclecting fourteen members of tho highest braln-calibre out of the whole Church, thes to constitute the inner circle, Then are to dome the fourteen next in mental etrength, who shall be the sceond circle, and so on, No langunge can do *uallcc to the supremely ridiculous character of the exerclses throughout. The unctuous phrascology of the Professor, the rolling of his eyes, the glaring over his specta- c¢lea, the placing of bis band finpressively upon lis ‘wnrt‘ the lawering of Lis voice to n whisper and suddenly rnlslnf t ton shout in a wild tor- rent of elogiience which made his simple hearers tremble with awe—all were enough to make thy disinterested looker-on convulsed with fnward laughter, AMUSEMENTS. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, * Narclsse,” which was given at the New Chicago Theatre last night, for Mr. Donald’s benefit, drew out n large audience, despite the inclement weather, In the title role Mr Donald ncquitted himself very creditably, His personation of the Prince of Vagrants,'the viethin of fute, the wreck of irhose Iifu has Ieft him the sport of fools, and tho cynie, whose bittcrness was but the counterpart of that within his own heart, i€ not great, was cer- tainly clever and worked by an intelligent ap- reciation of the purt, But the Pompadour of Aiss Elizabeth von Stammwitz ecllsped all olse In the performance. From her entranco until the finul scene her rendition of the part was what might justly be described in the phrase of Narclsse's specch to Quinauit, uot o8 playlug, but us “heing the character ftsclt,” " Before tho foot-lights sho stood the Pompadour, not {n tho glory of thy superb benuty which made her Tuler of the King, but the tuded favorite, broken fn bealth and “sick at heart, whose mivror told her that already wus her seeptre gone—the Pompadour who could feel but disgust of lifc and rojoleing at the ucar approach of death, and who yet fn tho Instant BUING recalls with ag- onzing tendernces the only love of her life, “that tor the man she _ had rufied, ond buslly schemes to wed the King, ere ber few remuining doys on earth are sped. ‘Tho pathos of despair with which she recounts the story of her love and murringe with Nar- clase, her betrayal of him, and her” tornent of retnorse, rekindled and inteasified by her dls- ¢t -(rly of Wm ' in romgs, Wwas ren- dered Ly Miss Von Staumwitz with rure powers and n startiing contrast was her :lulek transition to flereo rage, like that of wouniud tigress, when from Chorsel sho ex- acts pledge of eruelest vengeance upon the per- fidious unele. The wondrous Intensity of Miss Yon Stmnmwitz's personation, while cqually re- moved from runt and unnatural repression, has very. seldom been cqualed in this No less well sustslued was her charactorization of the part In tho fifth act. In that most trying climay, the monient when in the murderontsly-routrived play she is brought faco to fave wit Varcisse, Mlss' Von Stainmwitz won o - triumph which the most grudging critic ould wot deny. The melting ten- dernesg, the pitevus lu?plluanun for par- don, the oid “love awakened anew with huudredfold strength for ull thls agony, the territlc denunciation of the plotters; the withering scorn of the Queens and the flerce, herole deternination to live to atoue to him for his rulped Hfe—this wholo wide range of passion compresaed within a single speech was rendered with u cowplete suceess, thut establishes her cluiin to rank among the toremost tragedienics of tho duy. e —t— .. MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE, Spectal Correspondence of The ridune, Laxsing, Mich,, Dec. 10.~The followlng oftl- cers of the State Grange wero publiely installed last evening: Master—J, J. Woodman, (who is alse Ovarseor of the Natfonal Grango), Paw Paw, [ £, W, Adams, Tecamaoh, Let L. 'Whitney, Muskegon. Steward—1i, Fleniing, U tkeon, " Assistant Steward—W, 1, Prottison, lonta, Chaplain—tolomon Stecle, Bear Lake, Manistee County. ‘Trensurer—Y. F, Drown, Schooleraft. T, Cobb, Schooleruft. . 3, Woodeutf, Wutervilet, L. Whitney, Muskegon. * Pomuns— Mry, T, Adains, Grand Hapids, Fiora—Mre. J. J, Woodman, Paw Pay. Lady Awsivtent” Stoward—>rs, W. H. Mattison, Tonla. Exccutive Comwmnilttoe—d, W, Chil Cpallonti; : W oudard, Shelby, Uceana County; Westbrook Devine, Green= vile; Samuel Lundon, Grand Ropids; S.'E. Jef. fries, Okemos, lugham County; €. L. Luce, Branch County, ‘Fhe following preamble and resolutions whro sdopted: Wupueas, We rccognizo the fact that the gen- ersl public should know somewhat of thoprinciples gulding us awan Order. wo therefore proposs (o 1lu‘\|lunl 10 ths warld tho followlny decturution of priveiplest 1. ferolced, That, while the Order was eatab- Hahed wmore particularly to advance the interests of the ngricaliural class, it is intended, In ity work and eflect, to advance and improve the interests and conditions of all the producing clnsacs; yot we atthesamo timo renlize and doprecate the exlste ence of 4 large body of persons in vur country who 8¢ in 00 wensu pruducers, 2 Retolved, That, whila our Order s in no aense ow;uled fo those aids and agencies which time and experience have proven to be vasontial 10 8 correct bitwness system, trus economy and correct principlea require that the proaucer and consumer should be brought as near togother as posaibly, A, Medolred, That, in our opinlon, the tendency to consululation by ‘corporations is' apposed (o & competition in buviness uperutions, to the Injury of tbe wany und beaetlt of ayow, 4 Kesolved, That ihe roady-pay system is the proper systam, aod wo recommend it 10 Fatrons, B Qtesolved, That we recognlze thu fnuncial Question aud sll questions,of political ecunumy uy srope and dewirable for dfscursiun 16 die G rango. Reaolved, That, recognlzing the fact that, (n 3 aized curroncy, that of the lowest valuo will bo fhe cirenlating niedium, we therefore recommend that the provious metals (gold and silver) should be placed onan nqunlnj a4 lugal-tonders ; and that the Governmeni do i hcruxfu Its own paper by re- fusing o receive —————— OBITUARY, Provipexce, Dee, 17— Ex-Gov, William Coz- reus dled ut Newport to-day of typhald, sald to {.lnva beeu contractod ot the Ceatenntal Exnibi- on. ' BERINGPIELD, Mass., Dec, 17.—Gen. W, Bartlett died au Pleestield ue 3 p, m, to-duy, WasixoroN, Dec, 17.—~The fuheral of the late Inspector-General Hardlo to-day wau4 at. {ended by nearty ail the army oflicers’ stationed in Waslinzron, and u lurgs toncourss of other utlicial and personal (rients of the deceased, b g by THE ST, NICHOLAS, ‘Tho present hotel-contre of New York City fs sometinies rald to be far “up-town.” As the B8t, Nickolas, lucated ventrally ut Broadway and Bpring srtect, fs the most complete hatel which the metropolls posscesee, eing ko creating s fiction ty plac the hot ntre elsowhere, Discoveries by shillemann at Myconm, LA dispatch to the London Témes, dated Argos, Nov, 2, says: “Inthe great clrelo of p.mud #4bs beneath the archaje sepulchyal ston htony Mdered by Pausanias, following trudition, as the tombs of ‘Atreus, Agamemnon, Cassundr, Eury- wmedon, aud thefr companlons, Dr, Bchleanin bas discovered immenss tombs coutaining juw- elry. o found ycaterduy in one portion of a tomb human botes, male and fewsle, plate, Jewelry of pure archale gold welghing fve kilow gralides, two sceptres With heads of crystal, aud chased objects In sliver and brouze. It {8 tmpussible to describe the rich varlety of tho treasure,’ <[ 28, and sho i3 soreeye DECEMBER A BRIE 110} YMOON. Six Woaks of Married Life Ending in an Elopement. A Gay Young Silver-Plater Runs Off with n Box-Facs ' tory Girl 4 ‘While His Wife Is Attending a Moody- Meeting---A SadfAwakening. A Tale of Man's Infidelityse=Interviow with the AMicted Wife-s-Sho Will Follow Him. Entenng o hollway of exceeding darkneas, and groping up threeshambling tlights of stalrs, o TRIBUNE roporter knocked at a door through whose crovices littlc streaks of light crept out, and fndicated human occupancy of the apart- ment beyond, Tho bullding was one of the three-story brick structures that are so common on the minor business streets, the lower floor belng used for stores, and the upper portion ns o tenement-lousey, It was situated on West Lako street, near the corner of Lincoln, and thie gas-lamps in the vicinity were faulty. A young lady of propussessing appearance opened the door, ““Yes, I am Mrs, Benjamin Hurl," she sald. Her cyes were red with weeping, und her manner was nervous and Aistrait. She could not have been over twenty or tventy-one yenrs old, yct thera had come over her face an cxpres- slon of weariness and crief that added years to her appearance. Scen under better auspices, when there was no sorrow to weluht down lher young heart, she would probably be called beau- titul. She had one of those oval faces which the old pafuters used to delight i, und her come plexion was elear and fresh, while her dark eyes were matched by an nbundance of glussy hnlr. ‘The reporter made known his errand, and at the mere mention of her arrant husbarid’s nape her grief burst forth anew, *Yes, hie has left me, the villain, aud I only slx weeks marrlad! God lielp mel” and she began pacine up and down the rootn, sobbing vhfimmy a8 If her heart would break. An clderly woman, who was there to keop her company nnd covsole ber, attemoted to reason with her about the folly ‘of glenF way to hed emotiuns, but to no purpose. She walked up and down the room with her hands to her face, erylng aloud, the very picture of wretchedness, * Oh, §f I ever find'him, won't I have revenge on him for this! I'll hunt him down, even i€ T have to go to the furthermost ends of the earth, TN track him leu'fih ho lifdes himself in the smallest corner of the smnllest village in the country. Bonjumnin Hurl will learn that ho can't treat mein this vile manner. Oh, the vil- Iain, the vitlain!" ? During this exclamation her mauner changed, 8lie withdrew her hands from her face and clenched her fsts, while her black eyes tlashed fire. 9 Had you no susplcions of his fidelity before he left you{" * Noire whatever, How could Iliave any? 1 knew, of conrse, that ho had bees oing with that gir], Dells bunm before wo married but he told me that lie never cared for her, 1 didn't tke it whon I heard that ho had gone with her st all, and I uever knew it until two weeka ago; but when I spoke to him about it ho sald, ¢ Pehaw! darling, I never lked her as I do you’ Ob, the scoundrell and he was ‘galng with her all the thne, too, that lateful, ugly, sore-oyed creaturo!” Evidently the deserted wife had a capaclty for hate, “Bhe dldn’t know nnyul!m;abnut it untll the murmn;r' after he had gone,” interpolated the clderly mle‘. . “I ‘went down to )Ioodz“! meeting!" ex- claimed Mrs, url, *Iu told me I had Letter 0, 83 I had never been to any of the meetings, 5h he was deceitful I . “That lio was1” ofaculated tho elderly lndy. “And he looked pale and confused, too, but I didn’t think anything about it at the time,” “*Aud aforc ho went away ho kissed her," sald the matron, T was rolng out of e door on my way to the meeting, svhen ho stopped me and asked no | |I'all lir‘:tan’t golng to kiss him before [ went, and “And he was gone—"" bezan the elderly lady, but was {nterrupted, o went off wlile I was gone. Ol dear! Oh, dear!” and she went into unother paroxysm of grief. The clderly ludy tovk ndvantago of the sltuation aml hastened to plek up the scat- tered threads of the narrative. ** 8hu didn't suspect nothing when she came back and found him gone. She thought e had gone out wigh Mr. Stetson, '™ “Ho used togo out with him sometimes in the evenlug,” broke In the wife, paustog in her walk, and wiping the tears from her cheeks. ‘*8he went to bed about 11 o'clock, aml woke up twlee in the nlght, but never found out wlat was the matter until morning, 8he woke up ut ubout half-past & o'clock, and lovked at her watch.” ’. 1 looked In the trunk, and saw that mnst of his clothes were gone, and there were 330 lying at tho bottom." ‘8o taok on awlul,' eald the old ludy, sym- pathizingly: ‘“she haan't eat a thing since.” “Are you acqualnted with this Della Dunni®? inquired the reporter, ** Acqualnted with her " repeated Mra, Hurl, in a tone of withering'scorn, *Yes, | am, There is nothing attractive about her, and, oh! to think of his gomng off with such an ugly thin, ns sho 8! Why," she continued, luwcrlufi her voles to n contidentinl tone, *that girl is at least at that, Bhe used to bonrd In the sumé ‘house with him, That's where they becamu acquainted, I learncd yes- terday that le proposed to ber once and ibat sho refused him, Fhoso were her words: ‘1 shan’t marry any man_who fsn't able to keep me in good style’ Ho wasn't able to live stylishly, und s0 she wouldn't have him.”, he roporter ventured to suggest that [t was singular how the younw lady, alter refusing to marry & man, could want to clope with M after he had married another girl, “That's sfinple enough,” sho saldy ¢ Dolla Dunn found that he could marry n better wotnan than she was, and so she made up her miud to take bim a from me." *Was sl a loose character * No; I'll give her credit for that. She was as good that night sho went mway as £ was on my wedding-nignt, Dot just wait! She'll be o prostitato fie Jess thun a'month,” * What do you thiuk was the reason for your husbund’s ruining off in this manuer "1 don't know, unless it wus because he wanted to get lold of her mml(.?’. Delln had, #5300 which sho had saved, but I'If warrant you she's too nhury 30 let him have unyol it. When bio hus spent the $100 that ho took with him, by will hiave to go to work," 41id the girl have suy relatives in this city “No, Bliccamy from tho Eust, Sho ivas workiug In a box-factory,” * Whero wore you niavried The question brought tears again to the oyos of the wife “We were arried in New dersey only six weeks ago, And oh! what makes it imrd’cr tu bear is that 1 marrled agalust the wish of my mother. She advised, she fmplared e, not to iarry him, but I was willfull,” Oh, [had's goud home, aud everything that 1 could psk for, and this s terrible,” I ean never go back there dls. graced as [am, God help me!” and she deaned uggainst the wall and subbed bitterly, “ Her folks Is well off," remurkel the elderly L:nulplmlol‘l‘. ‘“‘and she’s been remarkubly wcfl UG up, *H fooltsh! so wicked!” moaned Y un- fortunate young wife, *) was engraged to him o fiunm. My father was n harness-maker, und Benjamin was o stiver-plater, and he used Lo come to the store often (o plate the harness, and [ was youug and elddy, and [ went with Ilm Lwo years, und when he came West [ core responded with him, and he ail the tine court- e that horrible Della Dunnt Oh! Ont» * X ~ tHo treated you well after he married you? " STreated e well? O, yes! went away and Teft e 30, Oh, yea! ho trented mo well,” Thers was a vehenience of feeling (n ber tona thut showed how deeply the shuft of neglec had struck, No further ¢xplanution was nece la?,n‘lu.-r that, TRIDUNE reporter called at the residence of Mr. J, Hanyon, ut No. 168 Bremer strect. He found that My, Hannow had left {1 the morning ta look for Hurl, and was not vxpected to res turn before Jute ut night, ‘Thera was no one at homie oxeept Hanuon's mother, u tulkative old lud{. From her the reporter fearned that Hurl bad been ut work at Hannon's vlace, Ho was murrled about six or elght weeks ogo, and seeiu. od to get nloufi well, A fety days oo be cumng to Hannon and asked for w inonth's wages, as bis mother had died, and he wanted to have her buried, I1s advanced the monoy, ahuut $150, deducting 10 per cent for .masing the advance. A day or two afterwands when Hurl did not turn up, Inquirics were nado for him, and it was found that bo had run away with'a young girl with whom he had been acquainted for some time, The girl’s nane 13 Duny, and sho used to be ermployed wb Now 133 Oulo street, Mr, Ha where m the clty, e— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Mit. MOODY A3 AN ORACLE. Tu the Kditor of Ths Tribune, Citicaao, Dee, 10, 1870, —It i genorally con- ceded among thoughtful people, wo bellove, that Mr. Moody, considering the temptation to be- como ** puffed up" which his marvelous sticcess engenders, Is to a gratifying degreo anexemplar of hmmllity. Of course, there aro hundreds of people, hero and elsewhere, who have come through thelr attachment for the man, and by virtue of thatfinpulse of human nature which worships success, to regard the great revivallst a8 an oracle. What ** Mr. Moody sags™ has in religlous circles, quitc as much potency as what 4 Mrs. Grundy says ' may have in soclety gen- erally, For thls” Mr. Moudy can scarcely o blanied, howove 4 1t hina pretly generally been recognized as ong of the primu’ clements of Mr. Moudy's success that he has revenled both the tact and fraternal spieit which Iznores all qnestions at all contro- versinl, na hetween the widely xllflwrlng denoml- nations of Christians. Generically, Clirlstians nre ons; generle principles only enter {nto the essential work of sonl-saving, henee Mr, Moody has uniformly proceeded on the plan of forget- ting differences which, though poseibly neccssa- r?'. clong to the specifically buman o organiza- tlon, and not to the divine fundamental, which precedes all human organizations. Any other course would have invited defent from the start. This important fact nakes the gratuitous utterances of Mr. Moody with refer ence Lo secret socleties,recently, all the more without exeuse, and they "have ccrtnmlf' reatly pained fome of his best fricude, 1t will be re- inembered that during the Convention, recently, among the ‘¢ questions” propounded was onie covering this vexed question. Mr. Moody answered it at some length, and, a8 many then thought, in a spirit of Intolcrance. As lic was speclally called out by the question, however, dis friends who differed from lim inaterlally were not - dlsposed to be eritfeal. €At the 3 o'clock lecture, however, on last Thursdny, in Farwell Hall, Mr. Moody went otit of his way to attack sceret socictles, nnd used language which was both censorfous and’ Ditter agalnst his brethren who chanced to be members, Constdering the fact that a llberal pereentazo of the minfsters and worlers, as wellas Iriends amd well-wishigrs generally, who Dbave bielped to make the glorious resnlts ot the past ten weeks Puse!l:lc, ure members of,or sympathizers with, some of thexe sume accret socictics, such n courss i3 simply unfalr, and every way repreliensible, not to sny unchristiun, Tliousands of the niost devoted Chirlstians are members of some so-ealled seeret soclety, with which they stand connccted, possibly, as ane of the ways of doinz good an enlurg]ng thelr opportunitics for usefuluess. By what authority does Mr. Moody sit In Judzmeut on the Jives, and essay to keep tho conszlences of, his brethreni” If it comes within the legitimate sphere of a man fu his position to proclatin himsell an_oracle on this subjeet, why not ns regards pollitics or church- membersiip? We presume Mr. Muody has an oplnton as to which political party s “nearest right. Why not decide for his'brethren and Kindly tell them! Wiy uot, fnnsmuch as the tnere hnman organization known as u Baptist or Methodist Church {8 no_less human tuan the Order of -Masons or Odd Fellows,—why not de- cllo which is preferanle and tell his brothren The writer hus been a sympathizer with Mr, Moody’s work, and n helper i the npplication of his methods (not all of which are purlmim cutiraly wise), and in perfect kindness would now suggest that, {n the conduct of his future work In Boaton und clsewhere, he cultivato still mare the spirlt of true Christlan_ charity and Dumility, remembering that his . Master "long since ominously Inquired: “Who Is he that Judizeth another man's servant " A MiNISTER, TIE TEMPERANCE RADICALS. To the Editor of The Tritune. CicaGo, Dec. 17.—My attention was called Lhis morning Lo a notico of a temperanes mect- ing held on the previous cvening In the River House, under the auspiees of the Chartor See- tion of Temperance Radicals, which we feel does the Indlviduals engaged therein injusticd: 1t is truo that In conductiug our meeting wo do, ns stated, avold the propagation of any specinl form of rellrion. Qur theory s that as men of all erceds and” natlonalitiom can pgo into the rumahops and Eet drunk,we have adopted a platiorn on which they lkewlse can alt stand, still cherishing their - respective religious convictions and re- form, itdacs not follow thut because we do not choose to open our meetings with prayers, cte,, that we are o whit the less strong In our religious convictions. To llustrate: there was not an individugl {n that room permancntly conneeted with that organization known as the ‘Temperance Radicats, thot fs not o professing Chrlatinn, and most of themure prominont mem- bers of the varons Christlan Churches. The preamblo and platform of the Temperance Rad- cals Is as follows: % Wirneag, 1t s generally felt that there 1s room for n temporance organizatlon a8 apen and com- prehonsive ns 13 tho evil it [s designed to combat, nelther bound by sceret obligations huwever biame- Jows, ior nleiged 10 tho wipport of any sheciai form of religlon or politics, nur divided by any dis- Unctlon of sex, race, ‘ot color; thercfore, QReaplred, That we ndont the following platform: 3. As religion und morality are confessedly cas sential to the well-being and “happluess of cvery comuinnity, this oreanization “and A mem- hers deaire that their spread by all prop- or mcans shall be ericournged, Lt tho same time, this orgunization s not instfiuted to Propagate any volitical or refigions creed ordogma, and it thercfore Jeaves to othar sucietlcs apo- fimny devoted to such objects the managoment hereaf, 2, Without expresaing any opinion as to whether sumptuary daws on the enbect of alcoholic teaitic are oithur Just or practivable, this organization deems all discusslons of lhu!x]u(-nuoni 1t to bo unneceanary and unwive, nuil digtinctly dleciafma alt attempis to elthér ofitain or u|i|||u!u auch logly- lation, Neitlier i3 thia o political soclety, and all attemita to induce it to take patt fn clections or politicul discuselons ary forblddesn. The experience gathered from a year's suc- cessful operation of this platform has undoubt- edly tended Lo convineo the men engaged In this noble work of reform thab there is in thia intelligent age of the workl room for such an vrganization, not confllcting with any estabe ltshied form of bellef nor with uny organization with simiar objects, yet reaching the desfred results by n different” theory, We also hold that we have tought hundieds of confirmed drunkards the great leason of total abstinence, that neither the Gospel temperance meetiugs nor the Church cquid ever have reached. Any one who opens*lis oyes and secs the poor, worn-out financla), physical, and moral Wwrecks, for years votarics at the deceit- ful and debasfiye shrine of King Aleohol, nust see that same lively singing, stircing recitations, and bracing and éncouraging exoériencs tem- In.-runw speeches nre requlsito tu awaken the ung-sleeping ldeas of their carlier and lappler duys, thereby showing them how thelr really durk 1ives eat be made bright and cheerful for the future, In conclusion, I would also state that the last four meetings held in the River House resultad in our sceuring thirty-three sie- natures to the pledge. If you desiré to further investignto our work, as wo will be picased to 1o have you, wu fuvite you to the chapel of the Washingtonlan Home Sonday evenings, Maskell Hall Wednesday ovenings, und Cunrlmll 1Iall Thursday evenlnge. Jony C, MAuEE, Chalrman of Snturday Night's Meeting, PUBLIO CHAMITY, Th the Fditor of The Tridune, Cuicaco, Dec, 16, —~There §s so much written about public charity that I think it time to agi- tate tho private-charity question, or’ speak of those in the Church who are suffering fram neg- leet, 1sit pousible that Christfans sometimes Wear o robe of sell-rightcousncsa which acts up- on a lowly brother a3 a repeliunt, or dothawalls of u church shut out tho éunshine, that one so often feels a chill creeping aver one, and I8 con- stralned to represa all feeliug when fu the pray- er-meeting cirelo, wheron few have come to- Kethier vatensibly to sympathize 1 ‘Theve are many professocs of religlon who sweeplngly condemn secret sucicties, und malu- tain that the Church is thaonly instjtutlon neces- suary toghring prople futo cluso syulpathy, The ideal Clhiurel does indeed bead this churacter, but. where s it to be found! Whon we see embers of these so-called brotherhoods sut- Jering for mouths snd even yeara—losing health audnbition—for want of eympathy and as- sistanee, we ure inclined to advocato the “ se- cret system” which provides for all cuses of distress, Prayer does Indeed bring a biessing, when it warns th bearts and opeus the hauds of thoss who resort to it Gud ‘works by the uso of instrments and does not shower ninpua down to foed the hungry, ‘The panr wuman who prayed fur * potatocs," while the avariclous Deacon was usking the Lord to give hur n submissivo spint,gand proys that she might bu fed, had 3 realizivg sense of her own neeesilties, and of the. need the Lord has of fustruments fn answerlng prayer, Our well-fod and warmly~clad son of Slon often walks wiith closed eyes nm&)nq7 the brethren, Hu draws out his (uil purae, Sabbath after Sabe bath, to give to somo “furclen mission’ or #*homu churity,"” but sces not the halt-famlsned brother at his slde, who would not be luman it he did not somethines envy the “carcd-for " Deathien. DIl t vver owdr to one of thess “well-to-do™ Christians that Clrlst refeired to 3¢ within the fold when He sald, *The poor ye have always with you?{ ‘When wo liear n meek, humble brother giving thanks for all the Lord's meucles, wao little thinik that his family may be In n state of preat destitution} he mny ho geateful for his apiritual blessingzs, uven wWhen Nis coal has given nut' his larder fs cmm?“ his clfldren withbut clothes, his wite an Invalld, and he without means of support. Or lie may bu sadly depressed on_acvount of business per- plexities, whilo the brethren Imagine he is in »Plruunl darliness, and endeavors to exorclse theevil splrit by frequent and long prayer, Wouald {t ot Le “well for church members Lo cultivate tho social qualities, and encournge thess overburdenced hearts to speak freely of thelr “temporal state?'] Let us not besatisfled to sce n brothor ke **aworm of tho dust " crawling up the *“ HIll of Zlon," but by our ald and sympathy assist him to rise and walk, Paut reproved the Corluthians for coming to the Lord's table In n state of hunger. I fear many rnur souls would be excluded were they to obey Paul’s injunction. Huwria, PHOTECTION AOAINST FIRE IN THEATREIL. To the Edltor of The Tribune. Citeago, Dee, 16,~No doubt some questions become monotonous on subjects that may be thestirring events of the day, such, for instance, sathe late horror in Brooklyn, on which so nany communications are written, some of which are full of iuterest, while others aro not worthy of mentipn. 1 desire, ap an old * stager ! (having bad over thirty yonrs' expecience nas o scenic artist), by your xlvermlnhm. to offer some suggestions in tegard to protection against fire behind the seenca. First let me Inform some of your readers how scenes are prepared. You wiil sco they, arg somehat fireproof. All canvas or burlaps hsed in flats, wings, ov borders are, or should be, coated or fllled with a composition of alum, bo- rax, and flour {n conucction with whitlng or its substitute, and then all colors or plgments used worked in distemper or dize. It is not necessary to use ofl or turnentine whatever In scenfe:painting. It is true that, fu spectacular plays, materials are used in prop- erties and accersuries which become dangerous, And now, to obviate and overcoine nny nceident that may oceur or arise from fire in theatre rep- rc,uenlnnens, ollow me to suggest the following plan: I would have, say. a two-inch _stand-pipe_(or larger if required) with stop-cacks in reak of the proseeniun ou the right;to runaloft to the roof, thencee to the centre, then from the front to the rear, from which pipe I would have ncrrcndlcu- lar plpes to drop within, say, two feet of the border lights, then to conncet with horizontal plpes across the flies, this latter perforated with elghth-of-an-inch hales on both sides, six fnches apart. As the prompter Is a man of intelli- mence, and Is always at his post, and this lever on the stop-cock Is just at his hand, he could tako charge with his other dutles, It will be seen at once that us scon as tho Prumvtcr opens the stop-cock the_ scencry from vont to venr i in contact with a large number of small streamns of water, from which the prop- erty {s not dnmagea the Ienst, but the object of cn(mmisnlngi the fire s gafned. If the flameds should eatch in tho borders, above the horlzont- al plpe, the fly-nan could lower them, of coursd. Theso pipes ara statlonary, and do not {uterfere with working or runuing the stage in any man- ner, but are always at hand, Tho vost of” eroct~ Ing this coull not exceed 8200, and yet it would ;i:vc perfect securlty agafnst o repetition of the sirenaful calomity of last week. 1f the above should be considered of any nerlt, and informu- tlon ia desired, it will be glven cheerfully by ad- dressing e, L., TRoom 48, 166 Washington streot, City. THE COUNTY BUILDING, 70 the Editor of The Tribune. CnioAGo, Doc. 17.~The report given In Tne TRIBUNE of the action of the County Board on Saturday should be sufliclent to open ithe eyes of any and cvery honest taxpayer in Cook County. 1f they can etand it, I can; and it they are the quict dupes they seem to be, they orht tog but If they get Into & bz muddle ere through, let thom grin and bear ey tun Dlame no one but Now, I should like to know upon what pgrounds or pretensions did tho Board vole that = $35000f It cannot be made upon work already done, or wages pald, Since tho letting of the coutract, it Uam rightly nformed, hio hus not yet puul ony cent for labor. — The Job hns been started about one month, and the aggregate foree of* mechan- is would not exceed forty, s far as I can hear, With a fow laberers and foremen. The wages he is offerliyz stonceutters I8 the pitiful st of $L7G per_ten hours labor,—Chleago men will not acceed to such terms. ‘That was the reason ofthe strike a few weeka ago, nor are those now working sure of Feltlng pald for thelr labor even nt this low li.{urn should he ik ut them ofl. What remedy have they! The contract was gnwarded to MeNell & Son, aod Walker sign it, the former giving the latter 2 power of attorncy to dmw ail moneys upon sald contruct. Now,-sir, who {8 responsi- ble to the mechunie or Iaborer, cither of the pair or the county, or nefther! I lave farther {wnnl that the quarries are mortzaged, and [ would like to know It it §a true, for then what use would be thy county’s Jeuso of thom{ If they should pass {nto uther hunds they could chargs you double the prics for stone it you had not completed the buflding, as you could not very well change quarries to” complete the structure. ‘The prospects look uuou(? for o depleted Treasury and a tux-ridden people, but the remedy Ia In your own hande, A MEcuaNte, EXITS—PROPOSED ADOLITION OF A 000D LAW. o the Editor of Tha Tridune, Cuicago, Dec. 16.—1 notiee fn the publication of the proposed amendments to the Building law, which have been prepared by the Superin- tendent of Bulldings, that it Is provided that in all theatres, or places of public asscrubly, the exit doors shall not be Iess than tive feet, and are to aggregate fn width uot fess than fifteen Inches for every 100 persons in the audlence, ‘Ihis suggestion ias been much lauded of late, and however pralseworthy it tmay be, [ think {u will do no liurm to make public: the fact that our present Building luw provides that such openings, statrways, ete, shall aggregute cighteen Inglies for cvery 100 persons. This lvoka very much like golie backwards mstead of furwards, and Is remarkuble in view of the Brooklyn calumity, The provislons of the city ordinmices on the sabject now in sorce are as followa:, . sce. 41, *“Tha egross, apenings, and stalrways s ur themselves. TAEATRE ‘of theatres or other rooms wherein crowds of peoplo uccasionally assemble, or wherein jurge numnbers of omployes ary kept at work, ahail In 1o case bo lesn than dve feot wide, nor agaregute n leaw proportion than eighteen lichee fur each 100 of tho inmates or apectatora that such room muy atany time_contain, This provislon to apply to the doora of each callery or compurtmont of such bullding. 8 well ua to the exturior openingr. | Al doors of such bulldings or gooms shall be made to awing outward. ' 2 Thiais the strongest law ever made on this subject, and all thavis wanted Is its enforce- ment. Ancuirecr, PUBLI TOANRS. Tn the Edltor af The Tridune, New Yongx, Dece. 1h—Five years ugo Chicago was in aehes, and a world inspired by sympathy spraug to her rellef” with food, clothing, and money, which was the most powerful sermon ever preached on tho brotherhood of man, Who could read the papersimmediately after the five, containing nccounts of the genulne- sympathy aroused In all parts of our own country, as well as In England, France, and Germany, without tears of gratitude springing to thelr eyest How have the citizens of Cifeago ever made any ackpnowledgment of thls ald so gene erously furnlshed? Wouwld it not be well to erect a sultable monument In Lincoln Park or some other appropriate place, cominemoratlys ola pduflu'n gratitude, and fu conneetion with the uvelling exercises publish an address to the world expressive’ of sentiments worthy of o people who, whils they sutfered, were not for- Lotten! Couldn’t Mr."Volk be sccured fur this work, and would not Oct. 8, 1877 or 1678, be the Rrum'r time for unvellingd Asa resident of Chicago torthie past twelve years, 1, forune, feel grateful, but belng poor tould not subseribo more than 823 for the purnose, and would like to have your views on the subject. luq{ccl- 1ully, M, DEATIIN, DICKINSON=—Decemba 171h, nt: tho resfdonce of hier on-in-law, Charbes 11, Deerv. Moline, 111, in tho Guth year of her n!'n. of cavillary brunchitle, Mre, Judith P, wife ot G. D, Dickinson, formerly of thisclty, € Evening papers pleass capy. BALISBURY—At Colorado_Springs, Col., Dec, 15, 1876, of conwumptivn, N, Letvy Salisbury, tormerly' of Chicogo. 3 vening Journal please copy, CLARK—At his bome, U4 Walnut-st., after 6f- tecn days' severe llucss, Sunday, Dec. 17, 1876, Williaw I5. Clark, aged 34 years. Funcral Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 11 o'clock a. m., % thu house, to Husebill Cemetery by core. WILKINBON=—Oa the 17th, of malignantscacles fevor, Laura Ware, unly daughier of Juha and Loura 5. Wilkinsou, oged 8 years und 2 mont /" Syrucuss (N Y.) bapvrs ploose copy. o HUGGETT—Mr. aml 3rs. Huggett's lttle daughter, on the 161h, 2 years sod G months old, All frivuds are luvited 10 the fuuessl, ab 8 o'clock, on (he 181h, ; at183 North r‘mnkun-u.':“cfimw. Wil ke prace geuatee B M B 16 A 1. iy L i Mo, Eilza ftarcte, 3,y 's uncral from el ‘ Tuexday, tha Toth, at 10 s '\;g fa u}xf' AT clery. Briende ara imireg, "' "™ 1 CoVary Cemt T EoRs, §16.00 Mink Sots loft, tho bargains over offorod io mg?lrm:e The ontire stock will bo closed within ton days at tho above pri:nt:;t, =00 Seal Sots at 25 prices $40.00, SEAL SAGQUES 866, §76, $100, $125, 150, bost oxtra 175, ROBES. Builalo Robos at groat bargaing, 100 por sot, formep the very ‘Wholo No. 1.......$12.00 and $13.00 8plit No. 1.........810.00 ana 811,00 SEAL CAPS, All styles and at low Fpricos. goods first-class and warranteq represented. FUR TRIMMINGS Lower than any houso in the city, Children’s Goods, Large stock and low prices, ERBY & PERIOLAT No. 87 Madison-st. ¢ BALESMEN: J. M, LOOMIS, ‘ JNO.G. IVERS, CHAS. B. SMITH, Lato 4. A. Smith & Co. (BCASIL PATD FOR RAW FURS. All ‘a8 By Wi A, BUITERS & CO, AH:((H‘!ECI’A 118nud 120 Wabash-av. ABE LIPMAN, Pawnbroker, WILL SELL AT AUCTION, Monday Morning, Deo. 18, at 10 o'clook. AT WAL A. BUTTERS & €O Auction loome, ALL PLEDGES. DUF AXD ONHED GOLD AND BILVER WATCH DIAMONDS, GOib 3k THE GREAT RETAIL STOOK OF ABRAM FRENCH & co., AT ATUCTION. 101 and 108 WADASH-AV., Monday Morning, Dec. 18, at 10 o'clock. WAL A, BUTTELS & CO., Auctioneers, BUTTERS & 00.'8 Rogulur Trado Sale, BOOTE, {ymns\ VES, UANDSOMELY BOUND WORKS LT ATOTION, TUESDAY Afternoon, Dec. 19, nt 2 0Clock, Atour Auction Rooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-av, W T & €O, Auctioneers. GRANITE. 88 P'K'GS AME! VI:LLOW WARE, 200 PRGN A D GLANSWARE, TALLE CUTLERY: HOLIDAY 6 AND ) LK) 50 ROLLR CA b 160 COTTON 701 400 11 WEDNESDAY MONCISG our Auction, {; } Waas 3 TIHN & L0, Lig e BUTTHERS & CO/’8 Regular Trado Balo. TILE SU BRY G0dbN, WOOr iy FURNISHING GLOVES, THURSDA AT O'CLUCK, AT T BEAL MUFFS, BOAS AND SACQUES. MINK MUFFS, I0AS AND SACQUES, C o MEDIUM FURI FIIDAY MORNING, DEC. N. E. CORNER WADAS N 1".. BUTTERS & GO7$ REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. FURNITURE, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, &o. SATURDAY MORNING, Dec, 2t ot o'clock, Jhieir salcsrd 1 and 18 By G. . GORE & CO, 08 and 70 Wabash-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 0:30 8, n1. Great Bpocialty Oataloguo—Fifty Involoss to Clear—Bankrupt Stock fn Connection. __GEO. I GORE & At 9:30 A. M., BOOT & SHOE AUCTION SALE. As we arc closing out for 1870 the accounts of our Eastern Manufacturers, we shall vell Wedutd- duy, Dec. 20, a sweeplng eslo of all kinds uf ulc sirable and scasonable goods, Accounts must l“ closed. Also o stock of a Jobber closing busl ness, 2 AUCTION SALE OF BUFFALO ROBES. Notjce s hereby given that on 10th day of Decomber, 1870, ut 10 o cl.o& 4 of anld day, ot tho etou of P, B, Weare & €0 0 Market-st., Chicago, 1 shnll seli at public lflounml 10 tho highost bidder for cash, between 4, 10080 400 Buffulo lobes of varlous grades. Par Wwishing to m‘:}rc){.\uu c"“\?’(’,'mm:ll (‘!lnfnfl‘u':u :-“ ), 0. Weare & Co.y ° | gl Waws o HfiiR Chicago, Dec, 0, 1870. A o SR, S0 Sy s AT ATUOTION, FINE RARE ENGRAVINGS AND OIL PAINTINGS, At 108 E. Madison-st. commenclng Monday morning, 10 8. o sharp. Gloving out ol srad sios By JAS, P, McNAMARA & Oy 117 Wabash-av,, N, W, car. Madisouest BOOTS AND SHOES ot AUCTION, Felnck, Mrning, Dec. 10, ) g'clie A Full neof WA Gl lued blGEs Bt Auctioncer. 2 F3 g TED thronghont A apreascd jo all 1 and_upwand af e por . Addront Vil Couteo zo. toner, Chic I A twenty-tlve cen o e BT I ’ o e, Lurzee sizen 3l L8350, TCK & 1 o REN Drigsiai, Chicas