Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY COuURY 1140} the South Park Condemnation Gases Now on Trial Before Judge McAllister, uunummuon of the Arguments in the Metropolitan Rafl= way Matters AVeory Mixed Land Case--~Fall- ure of a Prominent Re- tail Grocer. mho Excculors of Cornelius Hownrd Want 850,000 from tho Northe western Railways Wisoellancons Litigation—New Buits, Judg- ments, Divorces, Eto, THE SOUTIH PARK, TRYING THE CONDEMNATION CABES. The case of the Houth Park Cominissioners |plml,n¢:cr(nln tract of land in tho lmits of their park, and technfeally known as the N. W. 1 of 8ce. 4, T. 83, was colled yeateriday morn- ;ng before Judge McAlllster In the Clreuit Court, At the Inst trinl, naw some two years ust, Judgo Rogers Licard the case, and nt that {ime the question of tho worth of the whole clghty acres sought to ho condemned was tried stonce. This thine, however, the case was In o manner subdivided, and the west forty acres of the eighty-ncre tract was first brought wp for cons{deration. The attendance of sttorneys and interested partles was Jurge, and comprised Messrs. Bidway, Morgan, Price, and Cornell, of the South Park Board; Junes P Root, R. 8. Thompson, and J. N. Jewett, thelr attorneys; Judge Dunlevy, ropre- genting (. W. Snyder's interesty B. B. McCagg, for Oliver Ditson; Abner 8mith for the cstate of J. 1., Btark; Willlygns & Thompson for the Edwards morteage on tho Clark tract; C. W, Coleliour for hiinself; and Edward Roby s a tort of genieral skirmisher, excceding valuable tecause he had been in the trial of two years o, The forty nacres in dispute has upon it an ornament in the shape of a mortgaze 000, which, together with certaln cluims ;gfx?&m s 18 licld by the State Buvings Insti- ution, Upon the south twenty acres of this wme forty stands a second mortgagd of $50,000 withseveral thousand dollars of “avcrued Inter- wt. This last-numed Hen explains the presence of Ditron andd the Sturk estate in the case, be- csuse tho prhm\fml sumn {s dlvided Into threo notes, 4o of which are lield by Ditson (repre- gented by MeCage) and the other by the Stark wtate, for the exccutors of which™ Mr. Abner Bmith appears. The catire doy was spent In questioning . forors, and at the adjournment only seven were found competent. ~ The Commlssioners’ at torneys contined thelr questions to such fne quirics as would Indicats whether tho person ammoned Wi o property-owier, a vater, and responsible man gencrally, or whether he was o wllor or other,person who kneww or cared very Title for the good of thecity. Curlously enoughi, 1be vpanel was found to cousfst largely of win- derera on the face of the carth, who had fetehed fnhere to winter, and had 3; vnee_found their wy futo tho jury-bux. Fdlly half the panel ondlsled of saflors, who nover ownerd an fuch of property. . 'I?u: numerous counsel for the property-ofn- s couflned thelr examination of the witncsses asfar a5 possible to two poluts: DId they own asthing in the sway of &roperty 1—wlich wemed a mortal offense in the eyes of Judge Duplevy,~tand had thoy read Tiis Tuinunei vlilch Wos sceounted o scarcely less hoinous aime. It was an extremely creditable thing for {te panel to be able to say iwlth only three ex- .lpl?uns) that they read ‘T'ne Trisune, but it seemed for o sapneens IF the Judge would never forgive them for it During the progressof theease, Judge Duntovy wtked the Court if ho had read a recent article i the Park &uuutlou in ‘Tie TRIBUNE of Thurs- day last, sud Judge McARister repiled that it a8 Slmgly meddling with the case, sir, 8008 to dle- farb the sdminletration of justice. The case coines up agan at 10 this morning, aoda venire of cighteen now men will bo then jresented to seleet the other flve men of tho Jury from. _‘The seven dururu aworn fiustenhy were nanted s J, P, Kiteham, Androw Reynolds, L’h?‘rk{:’ani:y,llfrc(l Rietz, W. M, Dall,d.J lall, W, 4. Eaxl, Atthe close of the sitting Mr. Jewett, of wunsel fur the Commissioners, nsked that the nest bateh of furors - bo drawn from the buslness-men “of the city; but Lhis wis etrenuously objected to” by Judge Dunfevy, who would not deem himself wall treated it hie had auybody for a Juror who had rmwu_v or puid taxes In Bouth Chicago, Hyde a1k, or Lako. Mr. Thompson, of counsel for the Commie- tonere, desfred to cull the attontion of tie Court tu the fact that tho other side had mado 4l thelr challenges as ngalnst business-men, while o hia side thoy had been for character lone, “The Court refuscd to mako any order or aug- Eestion to the baillfls about the” lury, and sim- 3yunld that hio should not imaeif siunmon the rors. THE METROPOLITAN. CONTINUATION OF TIE ARGUMENTS. The trial of the condemnation sult of the Metropolitan City Railway Cowmpuny va, The Chiago West Division Raftway Company was tontiued yesterday mornlng Dofore Judge Itogers. 3r. Pratt continued his argument which he Bl begun Baturday. Ile safd ho had been wmewhat surpriacd by the coureo the trial had fakan, as no had not cxpeeted the legal argu- ments wottld lavo taken place until after the venllct of the Jury. Inasmuch, howover, us Al the quostions would have to bo dlscussod ultimately, ho would endeavor to go on without umuch preparation as he deslred. That the bower resided In the State to condoemnn such Vroperty ns the franchise of & corporation was todoubted, and was not contested by the op- Eallu slde. The questfon wos whether the glalature had provided for the coudetanation of such property, Judge Rogers sald he was satisfled that the Be\lxluulnx; Company wa a_corporation under 46 terms of tho 1lorse and Dumumy Raltway, &b and lad the power to take und appropriate Diivata property that may be necessary for the comtructlon, maintenance, and operation of the toat, "That quéstion, therefure, need not be CUssed, Becond, that thls {ncorporeal, in- ‘mlblu gort of property was nsort of property #t«uuhl be vondemned—that it was subject the rizhit of éininent-omnin—was undoubt- But whether tho petitioning Company could einn that sort of property on Canal atrect Ythout takin tho whiolu franchiss wus ot so car or wlhotlior the statutes werobroad enough unmwr such a case was doubtful, "The ques- Im’i" to be discussed were whother the atatutes hl!hnno 1o such ah oxtont as that, and eceond, :'M ther tho Qompany could go on andcondemn fro Preverty boforo ‘It hud ncr&ulrud the right rom the city to |fu on the street, :Alr, Pratt gafd ho would ciango the oo of his h ent 6o as to speclally consider the ques- Mflflln Btated by the Judge, The cuntracts twean the eity and the West Division Come Bany were contracts betweon a munielpal cor- barstlon on oue side, organtzed for certain pur- Dot and with definito |Iuwnr'. and a private :flomlvu ot tho other, w &Iln puwer ta contract th the firet corporatton, But the city could aglmnkn unliinlied coutracts; it could not ;Eu w’““““"' own powers. It hud no power fo Dtract for tho exclusion of rullronds Trom cer- cnpitreets for an indeflute future, Bucln [} knlun!. Would be szalust publie policy. u]fl“‘“‘"" fn - what thy l"{lnu act,! only sttompted to had tgal acta of the dty, and . 10 lutention of extending its charter In this "gu!.u'nmu illegal contracts were not before fon lalaturo st all, and could not, there- ":. 0 ratified. Every grant of tho Btate, and e tontract between citizens, or a vitizen and {iodtate, was gublect to. th Taw of clent ‘na‘llll- Lvurr spevies of property, and Jegal bor Squltable rights of every description, wus B!rt o the rights ot emitnent domaln, It N hl.' Al not rotect o man in his homeatoad [y dearcat rights, wh -lmuld‘: protect an mnlnoml hereditument] In t88 present lu- w It was not proposed to take tho defoug- © u: '?'l'wntu lnncm]n ut to take thelr right Fratg -hl:;'::fiu w‘ikh hey ngfi uuttuslng. ri & large * number of reporta of ludked cases, tending to show thit all nroper- was called gl umporeal or incorporeal, Iucluding frau- b‘lfi:l ml'l;l bo condemned under the Enlueut Caurer® tho tontlusion of hig argument the &m\ka_-mnumuxmm 27 m Mt od bis sarguwment Ly resding an nplnlan of Judge Dickey, when Corporation Cotinsel, (o the effeet that the contract of ex- clision with the West Divislon Company was Invalid. Counsel thought the Metropolitan Rallway Company was enfitled to beviesed with a favorable eyo In it3 application Lo condemn, as It was acting (n compliance with law, and was wlllltxlxg to pay what the defendant’s rights wero Wworth, Mr, Tuley followed In the clo argument for the Mctropolitan Clty Kafl Company. Iie said the case came np on 8 motion to diamiz the peuttion. 'The putitioner hiad shown ite cur- purate existenco o user of its powers, and the un{(lnnntu of the clty giving (b power to use Lake and Canal atrévts, It was objected that the ordinance was _invalld, heeause tefi days, notlee of the application for leave to use the streets lad not Leen wiven, but that objection rhould have heen taken before the ordinance was Introduced fp evidence, Another objectlon waa that 1o band hiad been filed, but 1o une ex- cept the city could tako advantage of such omis- slon. Butliclont hind been shown under the Iforse and Dunun{y act Lo entitly the Company togo on under the Emlbnent-Dotnln law, aoil the necessity of the taking waa to be decided by the corporation which desired to condetnn tho property, The Intent of thoe law wns to allow n corporation to go into court and aca how much it will cost beforo 1t §s compelied to take property, Tho Supremo Court In the North stnto atreot condemnatlon case had made an en- tirelynnnln;iunu decision, holding that the city hod a righe to speculats on the verdiets of jurles when secking to condemn, ‘Tho next qiestlon was what excluston meant. Tho nmendnient of 1831 to the vriglnnl act of 18549 was only a stenl of 4 ledse for suventy-four years from the ity ; aml thu city bad ne power to act. untler sielt imendmont, In simllar cases it had Tieen held that tho Logislature hnd no power to make a conbract (or a city, ‘The Loglslature hiad previously authorized tho city oi” Chileago to ake such contracts with tho raflway company a3 it deemed praper. But such contiacts musi he rensonable, By the frat contract of 1850 the ity nzquired an {nehioate Fight In the compuay’s proverty to take effect nt the end of twenty-flve Years,and that inchoaterighteould not be altered by the Legislnture withiout the consent of the cliy,whiclnad not heen shown. The whole tenor of the law was, that although there were pro- visions for the cxcluslon of certain strects, yot. _those streets conld be taken - under the Eminent-Domuin inw, Under the Goneral law of 1870 no special law conld be passed fn regurd to the chocters of cltles, towns, or vil- Ingges, and the princeiple was the same as In the present ensc, What kind of nn intercat did the defendants Tinvol 1t tvas sald that the Inw of 1805 wasa contract and an amemdment to thele charter, But there wns no cunstleration for such con- iract, Charters were ta be construod agalust the fucorporators, The cily; even under its hroad power to Iny duwn tricks, ote., had not anthority to make a valld ordinaneg to exclude companics from certalt streets, Tho amend- ment to the eharter wottld niot he construed to be an exemption unless there \was gonte further eonslderation flowing to the city, It was slmply Iegglslation, and as such subjéct to appeal, nid in the present instanca wus repealed by the Hlorse and Duniiny Rallrond act, Mr. Peatt wishieil to say an additional word. By the ordinances of the city it would ba ecen that the franchiees in tho streots of Chilcago were several, Tliey wera not to be vonstrued together ua one grant, but must be construcd as several and separate granta, Judge Beckwith tnen followed with tho clos- Ing arguntent for the Weat-Division Railway Company. After reviewing tho tacts, he saiil tho two questlons were—flrat, Whether the Metropolitan Company was clothed with the power of condemnation and second, whether under the Inw of tho State this particular species of property, franchlses, was subject to condemuntion” under the general = law for the orpauization of companles. No corporation organlzed thercunder could condemn land. Nv party could call on n court to condemn land until it had powor and rizht to enter on the land when eon, demned. The Horeo and Dumiy act provided that no rallway company should use n street without obtainlng consent of thocity, It would Le abstird to allow a compuny to condenm prop- erty beforo it wus quallficd to use it. Ty Legisinture did not Intend by the first part of the first cction of the net to give the right to entor o atrocl absolutely. 1t onl; related o the subject matter (ll thelaw. But they wore given u right on condltion that they obtataed the con- sent of the corporate nutharities of an fncor- porated clty, town, or village, or fn other cases on the coneent of the County Board, Notleo must flrst also bo given. These conditions were for tho benetlt of the persons in- terested In the property. Tho “right olso could not be pranted for more than twenty vears, The Court could enter no judg- ment in Lhe caso unlesa the petitloning comnpany lindl the right vn lm\'mcm. ol the umount found due to enter on the property coudemned, Tho ordinance wns not worth tho puper it was print- cd on. It was a mero proposition to the Cum- pany, to bo aecepted or not, a8 the luiter chose, and it hod never beeh aceepted, The Connmon Councll attempted to sy that the Company need not tirst puy the dathages that would ac- crue to vupprty-lmhlurs. ‘The State or city lind the right to withdraw stch proposition bolore it waa ateepted, und before the proposition was aceepted the elty ndopted the general {ncorpora- tion act, which Look from it the right to glve authority to lay tracks In streets unless three- quarters of the property-owners along tho road asked for it Was not that n revoeation of the proposition! In order to take the private feanchiss of tho West Dlvislon Uom}mu v the public must aue thorlze such use, which fad not heen dove, The Mctropolitan Compaty had not the rlght to take the Yro erty untll It Jud goined tho con- sent of the Logfslature or [ts authorized ngent, ‘The Court then adjourncd unthl this morning, when Judge Beckwith will resume his srgi- ment, GENERAL LITIGATION. A RATHER MISED-UP 0ASE. . Danfol . Crilly filed s bill yesterduy agalnst Phillp Lormon and wife, Luzarus Silverman, and Erskine M. Phelps, Trustee, to clear up some trangactions o has had with Larmon. 1My states that on the 17th of March, 1874, Larmon being the awner of the east 93 feot of Lots 1, 4, and 5§, Block 2, in C. H. Walker's Subdivision of that part north of the south 50 acrea of the W. 3§ of the N. W, 3 of Bee. 84, 89, 14, mortgaged it to E. M Phelps to sceurs n loan of 88,000, On the Oth of Fobruary last, Larmon mortgaged the same property to L. D. Boone tosccurcanote for $1,600. In May lust com- plalnant recovered judgment for $1,000 Interest und cpsts ogainet Lurmon, on which exeeution wis fssucd and yet romalus unpaid, Feb, 22, 1876, Larmon mortgaged the above-mentiuned premises to cmnrlallmnl. to soeure o judginent or 31,4583 1n favor of Liuzarus Nitverman. Laust Suturday B, M. Phelps, as Trustee, sold thy aboye-deseribed premises under the trist- deed of May, 1874, for the sum of $12,000. 'The comnplainant, as junlor incumbrandoer, aska that the surplus may be devoted to paylng his ses chred clalm, but Larmon refuses to so uprly ity and Crilly therefore files a bill to compel pay- meht of his judgments amd mortgace, and for anfujunction to prevent Pholps from paylog the surplus to Larmon. L a “tcrry" Gr. Vatonti { AWAON 8nd CTH] » Yalentine, composin tho flrin of ,Vnruutlnink Co, of Nuw anlPC ? yostorday filed a bill in the United States Cir- it Court agaiust Albert J, Averilly as Asslgnos of 1% E, Canda & U, of Chlenzo, and H, R Payson & Co,, of New York, munufacturers of milrond cara ahd contrsctors, About 500 creditors of these firma uo also thado defond. ants, Theso firms falled fn April last and mudo n goneral funlgnmem to Mr. Averill for thy benetit of thelr ereditors, Tho ossets of ench tirm, which wers to bo used to puy Prupuru(n\- ately the dobts of that firm, huve ull been sold, and'the Assigned has on band about &60,000, wi Dut $500 of which bolongs to tho catuto of ¥ K l,‘uml‘uJ & Co. The complainants ure cred- ftora U this firm to the amount of $1,847.25, Bome of tho creditors of 1L R, l’f‘)'lull & Co., now think lho! slionld share equalfy with thosy of F. E, Canda & Co., which {a” denled by com- plaluants, and the present snlt 1s begun to de- cldo how theso assots shall hoidlvided, eoas to sutlafy the torns of the deed of assignment to tho Assiguee, * Telstam B, Teck it b bill yesterd ‘ristam B, Peck flled his esterday repro- seuting that from 1803 to 1871 ylm had heen all that a good husband ehould bo to his wite, Eme ma, but that at the latter dato shie,with aingular want of nm)reclnuon of his kinduess, left him and his ehild Willle, and hus never slive return- v, Wherefore, o' wauts a divoreo so thot ho can the hotter forget he ever had such o wife, Mary Thamm also Wants a siinliar favor, but for differont vauscs, Yier complaint §s that her husband, Loronz, fa in the habit of gottin drunk aund pounding her, or dragglng her around by hor hate, Lagt Christiuay, by way of variety, he selzed a plstol and threatencd then and thery to make hek s subjeet for a Coroner's Jury. Fiually, about t#v months ago ho left hor, to her great rellefy but she fours Lo may retura un- less ‘lm 18 atmed with ? dévreo of dlvores with which to defend herself. Judge Willlams yesterday grauted a divorco to Anna Bticke] from Michasl 8tlckel, on the rout:d of truelty, t:nd to Rllzabeth Taylor from burt J. Taylor, the cause not befug glvon, ITEMS, Yesterday was tho firat day of tho Decomber Conon Ta ah Fedoral and oot Gouuty Qe Curm. . clday next wiltbe tho lust day of service for tho January terin of the Buperior Court, No neyw law calendars will be prepared, Adoniram Carter wos vesterday admitted to practiee In hoth the Federal Conrte. In the cose of Richard Garnett ve, James M. Philitps, Judge Mooro yesterday appolnted Parker Drenses, Recelver uider horil for 82,000, In the case of ftolmer Cook s, The Chicago Wuod l’msurvlu{x Compnny, Judice Farwell yes- ferday anpointed Charles H. Ferry Recefverun- der band for 81, . UNITED BTATER COURTS, Qeorge W, Campbell, Assignee of Wil & Roberta for the use of Fred, F. Bradley began a sult for 0,000 ngainst Joseph B3, Randall, DANKRUPTOY MATTERS, Anln\'o!untnri' petition was flled yeeterday ngainst Alonzo Eaton, a deater in gents' fur- uishing-goods, at No. Btate, corner of Adams ‘street, by J, V. Farwell & Uo, on a clalm for 888345, and Ciuett Drotiers & Co., on a cinin for 8443, "Ihey eliarge thnt he, on hia 10t 16th, and 25thi days of October lnst, be- fing Insofvent, enve to the First Natjonnl Hank of Mattoon warrants for attorney to confess Judginent, with intent to give the hanlk a prefer- enee. That on the 27th of September hi gnve the Third National Bank of Chieago o Itke Wwar- rant for a sfmilar purpose; on the Lith of De. cember he coufessed judgment n favor of the Flrst Nntlonal Bank of Mat- toon, and on the same day he couessed Judgment for 32,080.83 in favor of the ‘Third Natfonal Bank of this city. Executions have been tseued on these two fudgments, and the hankrupt’s stock of goods lits been selzed and advertisd for ale, “Its alro alleeed that Katon has within the last slxty days disposed of some reul estate to one Dole, an (ndorser for Dim, with Intent to glve a llrclcrunw, und s about to dlapuse of hls Intercst in another ptoclk of goods wlhileh lie porsvsses, A rule to show cnnge Dee, 28 was fasted, and alsg an Injunction to_prevent the proposed sale of the stk of gonils duder execution, Jacoh K. Vun Duzer, a grocer on the corner of Lake and Clark strects,. went into voluntary fnkraptey yesterday, © 118 proforred debits are £100, the recared 5'.!5[‘."'!1.01. and the unseenred 287801 The nesets comprise an cquity of redemption worth 1,050 {n some nortgured land; blils, notes, and otlier sceurlties,” $14,- 454,80, of which 81,067.11 is held as colltteral se- curity by the Iirst Nuttonal Bankj $3,610.11 fs Tield xlsfleuurll" by Chnrlgs Scott, and the re- mainder {3 in the hands of the bankrupt. There nre nlgo seven bareels of whisky, worth $20.50, und a stoek of groveries, ll«‘uurs. and_elgars, valued at 85,300, held by the Firet Natlonal Bank under ug execttion. Alml othor property at Crum’s Lolnt worth 37,600,562, ant i mill and somo nrcnmpnnvln;i property ot Flan Lalke worth $2,700.75, the Jand uh which they stand, however, not being owned by the hankritpt, s rcumlnl‘ng nsscls are two horses mitd harncss, 82105 farin wogona, 8850; and debts duv unopen acconnt, 810,717,771, The petition was referred to itegister Hibbard. Soth Freetnan was appointed Provislonal As- slgnee of R. (1. Brooks, with authority to take pussession and sell the bankrunt's nascta. Bradiord [lawcwe!; was yesterday asppolnted Assignee of Drytuss o flerman, The composition meeting fu the cascof A, Ll Millard was ycsterday postponed until to-mor- row at 11 a, i, An Assignee will be chiosen at 10 o'clock to- day for thy estate of John Reminer, and a com- !maluun meeting will be held at the seme tine n tho ease of Estell & Jenkina. a mill and BUPENIOR COURT IN URIEP, I1. W. Rogars, Jr., & Bro., began a sutt by at- tachment agalust Au%t Flschierand T, A, L. Wilcox £ recover $2,500.20, Catherine Howard, administratix, and Wil fam Howard, adminlstrator, of the cstate of Cornelius Howard, deccased, commenced an oc- tlon nuninst thie Chicogo & Northwestern Rtail- way Company phicing thoir damages, at $50,000, CIMOUIT COURT, The Trustees of schools of Township Ranut: 14, tlled a bl yesterday agalust Mary 8, and Heorpge W, Waits to foreclose a mortgage for §2,00 0n Lot1 in Waite's Subdivision of Lota 4 to 10inchusive, in the Bubalyision of Lots Tund 8 fn L{mnn’n Subu(}gfllun of the 8, k. fraetional i of Scetions 2, 88, 14, lylng west of the Tllinois Central Rallrond, Thoumus Vowling tiled a xcmlon apainst J. Frank Richmond, Edmund A. Cunun| ings, and Barney J. Moore, asking for a mechanie’s lion to the amount of £8,! on Lota 12,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 14, 17, nnd 19, to 28, Block 83, In the \'A'llngc of I(Idgelnud. Kdward H. Horsey filed o bill_againet Robert Commons, Wilitnin® E, Best, Morton Culver, Jubn Calver, William Hincheiff and 5, 8, Gra’ hatn, asking for a specific performance of a con- tract. Ho states that In Au’gust, 1873, he boughs of Comtnons and Beat Lots 8, 4, 10, 11, 24, 25, 20, 87, 23, and 29, in Block 5, of Com- wnons and Bext's Addition to Evanston, for the sum of 82,850, onc-quarter cash and the re- mlder o one, two, and threo years. He bus male all the payments, but the grantors have decllned to gtvehlm n deed, and he now seeks to compel them to carry out thelr agrecment. COUNTY COURT. In the matter of epeclal ascessment, City of Chicapo, an order was entered rnqulrlu(: objecs tfons to he flled to rolis Now. 1,100 to 1,184, and frome 1,180 to 1,169, inclusive, by to-mgrrow morning at 10 o'clock. In tue matter of apecial assessments, Town of Evangton, an order was made that objections to rolls Nos, 18, 19, £0, and 2L be filed by Thuraday, In tho cstate of Lucretla Brown, the will was proven und letters wera granted to A, L. Brown, wnder bund for $10,000. & THE CALL. Junae TizonerTt—207 to end of calendar, No. 205, Second Ward Savings Hank ve, Helmbolz, on irinl, but only inatructions to bo given, Junoe J 137 to 361, 363 to 206, 308, 476 to 380, inclusive. No. 817, flamniotul ve. McEwen, on trial, Jupuk Moonr—17, 18, 10, No. 18, Walker va, Walker et al.. on trinl. Junar Roaras—No call. Set caso 22,560, Met- tropolitan Clty Ttailway Company vs. Chlcugo West Dlivision Hollway Company, on irfal. dunar Bourn—8et case 42,342, (llaswbrook va, City, and calendar Nos. 016, 417, 16, 620, 622 to 633, incluwvo, No caxe on trial, Junit: McArLisrei—Nocall untll furthor notice, No, :‘.u South I'ark Commissloners ve. Dunlevy, on tria), Junar FanweLi—Set case 818, Walker ve. Brunér. x Jdunar WiLiass—No call. No. 1,075, Caspar vs. Carpar, on trlal, . JUDGMENTY, Usiren Srates ClteinT Covir—Tunor Bronoert —The Commercial Natlunal Bauk of Chicago vh. Willlam 1L W, Cuehman, $3,007.05. Burrwion Cornr—Coxressioxs—llenry Refnbdrg ve. John Bhrens and_Ienry tucsch, 8267, —Philo Allen vs, Charles A, Woary, Danlel Weary, Sarah Weary, snd Allce I, Wenr $122. 75, —Hornard Jansseno ve, Frank L. I, 2,83, Junak Janerox—Catherino Goppeluroedor, ad. {nistrately, ete,, va Ferdlnaul Unppelsroodor, . 58, —Jacob Prces ve. Clty of Chicago, SU18, City of Chicapo va, Harder et’al., condemnation verdict agalnet tho eity for $10,852, Cincwir Counr—Jinun Rooxns—=Richard Gra. ham ot ul, v, Timathy Darcy, verdict, $75. JUnoE SIeALLIsTER~Lovpold Ttothschild ob Al v, John Downs, $100. TIRES. IN CHIOAGO, Yesterday it was stated that o fire at Yogler& Geudther's trunk etoro had been discovered and oxtingulshied by Oilicer Rennall, The flro was firat discovered by an employe of the above fittn, who had been instructed to visit the premises SBunday, as & procnutlonnty mensure, plasterors at worlc Saturday on tho upper floor laving stoted thelr intentlon of keoping up thelr fires duelng Baturday ulght and Bundasy, ‘The fire appears to have originated by the igni- tlon of sawijust dround the Water-plpe between tho lower and sccond floors, nt wlilch plumbers hadl been at work on 8aturday, ‘The nsatstancy u{ Oftleer Renucll was called for by the em- ploye. s AT CINCINNATI, Cixcinnati, Oy Duc. 18.~A flre about 9 o'clocle to-night damaged the bullding No. 40 West Bocond streot about $3,000. Tho placo was occupled by i B, MuMickun, tnanufacturor of tinware, who la partly fnsured, L, . AT LIBERTY, IND. CINGINNATY, Dev, 18,—A firo at Liverty, Tnd,, yesterdav destroyed the Z¥mes printing-office and the Union Bank. The loss fa $15,000; tho inaurnuce; $5, ——— Al HOLYOKH, MASS, Bosrox, Dee. 18.~Tho building at Holyoke occupied by the National Paper Company has beun burned, The loss 1s €38,000; tho insur- auce, 81 ———et—— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, OmAlLA, Neb., Dec, 18.—8oveh cars of silk- worm oggs, valued at about $3,000,000, will pass through hero to-days Nuw Yonx, Dev, 18,—The Evenhiy Post has the followlng: “A doubiful report comes to Us that the Wortd {s 1o be conducted as eu jude- m;ng'em political jourtial after tho 1st of Janue ey, OMANA, ’&’;‘h‘" ’l’:'m&i‘-fl‘ mm‘mmn, Di- tector of Minls, passed through Ohuialia'shis afternoon on his Ire&c; Frou she. Pacita Consty bl s, it om0 e ngio noy. e says Minta are fil ln‘llng overworked, and thaf extra Int asoomimodatione o “mvhhd. b to o vstab- Uik H&W IL {ecu’fimnd ® bratels THE COUNCIL. Mr. Billings’ Last Communication Treated with Contumely. If Ho Will Not Take %2, the Courts Will Have to Decido the Matter, The Publle Buliding-Funde.Petitions and Communicationse-s}ig. cellanconss The City Council held thelr regular weekly meeting yesterday aftertioon, Ald. Aldrich in the Chialr, - A communication was read from the Law De- partment ealllng attentlon to the necessity for passlng an ordinance levylng the water-rates and submitiing o draft of an ordinance. Re- ferred to the Committes on Fire aud water, The Comptroller submitted a clalm from Dickey & Caulfield of $200 for professional services in 1873 §n the matter of sho suit agalnst David A. Gage. Referred to Committee on Finance, A communication was read from the Comp- troller subnnitting o fetter fram Mr, Georgo C. Clarke, withdrawing bis bld for the Long John engine-liouse lot. Filed. A proposition was rend from Well Dros. of £15,000 tor this lot—ont-half cash and the bals ance in one year ot 8 per cent. Lald over tem- porarily. PUBLIC BUILDING PUND. The followlug was rend from the Comptroller and ordered published and placed on Hle: In reaponao to a resolntion passed by your hon- orablo Uody on tho 11th inet., 1 have (o report thatkhere appear upon the Treasnrer's books the followlng itewms a8 transferred from the ul Jedomption Fund,* vix.'s Public Bulldings Fn credil, SU4D, 130,02 -§1elt - Fand,” crei §21,400: tota), Euuu.h'm Under (e clasalf: catfopn paveed by your fionorahle body Aur, 14, 1874, the nbova fihds wero consldercd ns belong- g (o Class *1C," and the actual amount propar- tionately belongling to these funds to-duy would be only 8146, 837, 15, ¢ The monthly statement of the Coniptroller, which hos already been published, was placed on file, An Invitation was read from the Fire Depart- ment tv be present at the inspoction of the en- glne-houses and appdratus to-day and Wednes- day. Accepled and placed on fle. PUTURP. LEQIBLATION, A communleation was ruad from the Cltizens' Asroctation amouncing that ata jolut incuting of the Cuok County members of the Leglslnture and the Assoviationt a resolution was passed fi- viting the Counctl tu appoint n committee to confer with the Committes of the-Association, tha Bar Assuclation, and the Commitice ap- pointed to represent {ne legislative deleration, for the purposs of conaldering amondments or tho laws to be submitted at the ensulng scsslon of the Legislature. Accepted and placed on file. ‘The Committes asked for was np§umted, as follows: Ald. Cullerton, Giibert, McCrea, Bawmearten, and 8weeney. Ald. Lawler moved that o committeo of three bo *appointed to confer with the officers of the Rellef nnd Ald Boclewy to tind out fnwhat mautier the deservlng. poor cun be best ssisted during the winter, Referred to Committee on Health and County Relatlon A proteat ogalust the repaving of Halsted strect was read from nnumber of proverty- ownera on that street. Referred to Commictee on 8treets nud Alleys West Diviston. Coroner Dietzeclt sent in a communieation callfug attention to the fact thot the Morgue does not answer the purpose for which it wus designed, awl requesting that immediate atlen- tion be ‘Fh'cu to the Inprovement of the same. Heferred to Committee on 1calth and County Relations, A petition requesting that the 1leenae feo of cormuissionnires bo reduced was referred to the Law Depuartment. TAS, ‘The hour for the special order on tho gas question havivg arrived, the followlng roport was read: Yonr Committco on Gna-Lights, to whom was resented a communieatton from Mr. A, M. Blll- ngs, President of the Peoplo'a Gaa-Lizht & Coko Cumpany, beg leave to report that, after reading through s mass of verbinge, thoy fall tu dlxcover unything like o bustners propositton, snd while his claborato review of the great expense of laying maina and servicespipee, and the cost of manufac- mrlugfun in general, may be of fnterest to o ktu. dont of politieal cconomy, and have great weight! a8 an argument to prevent koine new (and conse- quently fnexperlenced) company from entoring rashily Into this moet unprofituble business, wo cannot soe wlierelu the enortouy ex‘;wnm of light- m§ the West Sidu 1 to be yermanently reduced. Mr. Bitlnus' frank udmisslon of the fact that hy the wro of three-feet burners in placo of five-fect burnets und the adoption of the newv time-iable will saveto the city the sum of $111,841,00 per annum, le wortuy of tlie highest approval of this Council, At the'sume tline It should not for- gotten that If tio contract, or supposod contract, e extablishod, the rlze of burnerand time-table queetion will be forced upon vouns the basls of sald contract, and onr tax-ridden constitucutn will be campelled to pay the sum of 2111, #4100 per annuin, a8 obove stated. Now, therefore, your Commiites recomnend that tho Mayor and Comp- troltor closo a contract with tha Peoplc's Uns-Light & Coke at thuir orlginal proposition, vie. : 82 por 1,000 cubic feet, 1o tnke effect et 1, 1870, and coutinue tll Moy 1, 1877, and In case of refusal to accept these torme, tho malter be loft to the dcision of the conrts, J. Th RawLeian, WiLLiA ALmucit, Jo L, "THoMI'8ON, Al Rawloigh moved to concur {u the report. Ald. Bweenoy moved to deler and publish. Ald, Ryan anfinadverted o littlo on the cor- vupt Counell whleh entored fnto tho contract with the Uas Company, and declared ho was not in favor of compromlstug with Mr, Billings. 1o belleved the eity had the right to pay o falr price for gas, and that was ail, Mr. Billinga should be shown that ho could not influcnce thia Councll as ho bad dono that which gave him liia cuntract, Ald. Throop objected to so scvere a criticism of the * corrupt Counell,” When tha contract was entered into war prices prevailed, and that fact inight avconnt for the dearneas of the gas. He was In favor of adopting tho roport with- out further delay, He did not kuow whether the proposition would bo accepted by tho tas Cmnynny; If they dld, however, they would get vid of thu subject till next s) xrhuf. After some discusafon ua to when the day for the next regular mecting of the Councll would arrive,—tbo next two Mandays belng legal holl- days,—ot motlon of Ald. McCres the regular le)wuug' was fixed for Wednesduy afternoon, o, 37, In the course of a tedioun debate on points of order, All, Bmith stated that lu conversution with Mr. Billings belore Mtnmhng]lhh mesting, that gentlomaw hud declared thut hs would not aceept the propusition. It wasall very woll to talk about having the matter settled by the Court; they might find out something about) contructs they dfd not know bufor, " Judgs Drumimond had given them o hint, and i thoy) conld not take it they descrved to e kicked, The report was ultiuutely lall over, and n!ndu o kpuclal order for the dext meeting ot 4 o'clock. Thu time-tablo for thhllng the strects during next year waos wdopted by a vote ol 25 yeas} uuys, T=—Ald, Cullarton vothig In the acgatlve, AN, Sweeney offured g resolutlon to the ef- fect that tho Fire-Morshal shll furnish the Council u detulled list of tho amounts deducted fromn the enlaries of firenen for violatton of ml«:nl n‘!lm regutations from July, 1874, to date, Carrled. conmunieation was rend from a propert ? owner statibg that ho had recefved from tho cily n vertifivato of 8400 for ratalng his house to the grudo of the Bite Islamd avenue viaduct. Ho wanted the vity oflicers to bo authorized to e cept the certifieate in Enymum. of the cnuulnt; sear's taxes. Heferred fo tho Financo Commit- tec, ‘The ordibance fixing thv* retes of ofl tnspeo- tlon ut 4 cents per gamxl was callod up. Alter some iscusslon, Ald, Bweenoy snoved to make the rate § cents, aud precludo’th Inspector re- tajning tho sample, “I'his matier was Iald ssiile temporarily to al- low tho speuial order relutivg to tho BALE OF THE LONG JOUN ENQINE-LOUSB LOT ta ho tuken up. Tho report of the Commiitee on Finauco roconimiending the adoption of Mr, George C. Clarke's offer for the lot was placed ou file. Ald, lmnunhuri,ldmvml that the bid of George M. Wuum{ (844,000) ba mpwd. 4 Ald. Cullerloh moyed that Well Druthers! offer be necopted, contending that $43,000, nrlt Wll.‘lnd bxhaugu ltél omlll Keu With 8 per vent In- terest, waa tho belter offér. "flm'Chnlnnun m[ul that 1t Well Brothers' bjd was accepted, o gentloindn was present to place dovwn 81,000 to bind the bargatn. Ald. MeCrea favored Mr. Watson's offer. There wha mnutmnfl:tmlmn about Well Hrua's propoaition, fuasmuch as they claimod that the other bid was (hoirs, & statement, howaver) which Mr. Wataon denled, Ald.'l‘}awlulxh moveéd that the mltuJ' bo res sonituited to the Fluuuces Cotuuilttos with power i vouchod for Ar, Wataon's res to acks Ald, Thom dponsibility and also for thesupertority, lu polo! of actual value, of his propositiow - Jo wmow DECEMBER 17, 1876, a8 nu amendment that the bid of this gentle- man b pted, and that the Conntroller bo directed to exceute a devid therefor on recelpt of $44.000 caaly, AlQ. Sweeney moved he previous question, wifel was ordered. A vote was then taken on Ald. Thompson's muotlon, with the following result: Year—~Honcnherg, Thompson, Gilliert, Stewart, Sommer, Leldlar, Smith, Rriggs, Throop, McCrea, Hawlelgh, Cleveland, Nyan, Nlicsen, Sweeney, {irk=-165, Nays—Aldrich, Cullerton, Kerbar, Tarnow, Law- let, VanOrdel, White, Banmgarten, Waldo—0. As o two-thirds majority had not been ob- tained, the motion was lust. The motfon of Ald, Rawlelgh was then put and carrled, h{ yens, 34% naya 1—Ald. Bweeney. ‘The Council {hen adjouriied. CRIME. THE ROYAL BENGALEE. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Davanront, Ia., Dee. 18.—About two weeks ogo two men named Gordon and McRQonald came here and atmounced themselves a» comminsion merehants under the name of Gordon, Meyst & Co. They bired a store, ordered several suitsof clathes, valuable furs, boota and shoes, bouks, and other kinds of goods. They also sent out irculars and received large consignments of egge, butler, and checse. On Saturday they be- pan to collect {u their plundor, offering In pay- ment chiceks on a bank where §t was afterwards found they had not a vent on deposit. The two sharpers were arrested Just as they were pack- ing up to leave. They were exatuinea tu-doy and held to ball in the sum of $5,000 each. In ;lgl thoy ran up bills to the amount of about , 000, — HOMICIDE, Special Dispateh 1o Tne Tribune, Keoxrus, Ia., Dec. 18.—A bloody affray took place hera Jast night between two colored men named Heory Wilsont and David Herman. The difileulty originated fn a dispute about a gama of dice. Herman drew o knifo and started toward Wilson, whercupon the latter presented ndxl!lul and fired Lo shiots, one of which took cficet In the abdomen, produclug a fatal wound. Wilson then fled, but was eaptured after n lung chase, and s now in jail awalting the result of Ilermnn's Mjuries. The wounded man ts still living, but it {s impossible for him jo survive, ‘The wilaie ereated conslderable excitement, pat- tlcularly among the colored population. A PONY-TIIEF. Apecial Dispalch to The Tribune, 8r, Pavt, Minn., Dee. 18.—John Waemer, herder, has been lodged {n jail in defuult of baily and will como before the United States Commsstoner to-morrow on charges preferred by Lieut. Carlln of stealing ponles. Wagner was thief herder, and formerly resided bLcre. He was given army employment by Gen, Custer, and had been considered anhonest man. Licut. Carlin snys punics have been taken from the hierd cyery day sioee leaving Dismarck, and were taken by Wagnaer, or with his consent, and suld or fun away.” Over 200 poules are known to be lssing and otherwise unaccounted for, — ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE, pectal Dispateh to The Tridune, EasT BAG1NAW, Mich., Dee. 18.—~0On Monday night last, Henry Farrlugton, incarcerated in the Tosco County Jail at Tawas upon a charge of having murdered Willam Stewart, a liquor merchant at Au Bable, a year ago, and robbing Iiim of $1,000, escaped from the jail: by sawing through llm tloor and digging a tunued tiuder the walls of the bullding, Yesterday he was recope tured at the house of onc Joseph Matteson, ac | White Stone Point, He wandered through the woods n week, and nearly perished from cold aud hungor. — MURDERERY CONVICTED, New Youk, Dee. 18.—A dispateh froin Potts- ville, Pu., says that on Baturday night, ot Mauch Chunk, the jury brought Ina verdiet of ¢ gullty of murder fu the first degree® against ‘Thomas I, Fisher, and “gullty ot murder inthe second degree against Patrick MeKinng, who were indicted for the murder of Morgnu Powell at Summie il in 1871 4 Yellow dJack" Don- ahoe wns couvicted of this crime about two months ugo. —— LEGAL FARCES. 8ax Fraxcisco, Dec. 18.—James W, Bowman, thu Post-Oflice clerk arrosted some months ago for robbing the mnils, was discharged to-duy in the Circuit Court on motlon of the United States Attorney, under instructions from the Attornoy General. the Graud Jury having ignor- ed the presentment, The indictment against Charles R. Snnders, defaulting Paymaster,. was also dismissed, KICKED TO DEATII. Speclal Dispaleh to The Tribune. ANz Auvon, Mich, Dee. 18.—Rumsey, the man who was vecently sssaulted aud brutally kivked by (Icur%u Heuning, in Dexter, dled to- day. Henning is stlll in custody, and it will probably go nard with him on his'trial, us hels a rougly custolier. AT 11I8 OLD TRICKS. ;. Boastoxn, Dee. 18.—Orlando 8. Brown, who waa pardoned fromn the State Prison ashort tlme ago, where he was serving a sentence for forgery, has been arrested for passing forged checks on different firms in this clity, A RIOTER SIOT. New Yonk, Dec. 18.—Edward Skiverton and John Fleming attacked the dwelling of Jacob Bimmitt, at Beaverdale, Pa, on Saturday even- oz, Stmmite fired ut them through a window, and fatally wounded Skiverton. BURRENDERED. New Yonur, Dee, 18.~Veltman, charged with forgery, who arrived here to-day from Canada in custody, wns surrendered by tho Canadian suthoritics under the extradition treaty. CASUALTIES. RUN OVER AND KILLED, Special Dispatch 10 Thd Tribduns. CANFIELD, 111, Dee, 18.—The Fond du Lae passenger train on the Wisconsin Division of tho Northwestern Railroad, leaving the city st 4:45 Dy, ran ovor und instantly killed o woman near Maplewoud, Ihe unfortunate woman was walking the track, ond was cought fn tho eattle- guard, and wus unable to extricate herself, the tralu then being within three lengths, The en- einter endeavored to stopthe truin, but was sot able, the locomoetive striking the woman in tho upper part of thy budy, She was spparently m-ll divased, and fs supposed to have llved nesr the seene of the seeldent, The body was taken to Montrose, and thoofticers of the road uotitied. NATURAL SELECTION. Special Dispalch ta The Tribune. Minnmaronis, AMlun, Dece. 18.—A most shocking discovery was made this morning st Watertown, Wright County. A whole family named Weiteweln were found In an outhouse, the youngeat froxen, and the mother and two Hutle ounes In o specchless condition, The fathick was kliled last fall, and the mothier belng unable to work, the U\ml\y has been wandering about all wiuter lplcklm: up & scanty subsistency 88 bost thoy could, sleeplug in the woods and uuthouses, whorevor they vould ubtaln shelter {from the weatber. EXPLOBION, Hpeciat Diwatoh fo The Tribuna, Forr Warns, Ind, Duc 18.—~This morning at0 o'clock & Loller In the suw-inill of Samuel Purinan, ot Montoeville, exploded. The domo of the boller was blown off, the bullding un- roofed and partially demollstiod, and shingles, thnber, cte., carrled a consldorable” distance by tho foree of tho oxploston. Twelve or fiftecy mon wero standing nesr the bofler, hoto of whom were hurt. A wau named Jobn GUoley, wlio was some distance fron the mill, was struck In the bead by falling timber, and _scriously, | not fatally, Injured. The damnage by the explo- son s sbout - AN AIM TORN OFF, Bpecial Dipateh fo The Tridune, Minwaukum, Wis, Doe, 18—Capt. A, B. Russcll, cmployed at Plstor & Vogel's tau- nery, oh the Bouth 8lde, had his lefs arm nearl, ford oub frout the - shoulder Ig coutact wl the rovolving cylinder of » léather-splister, ' SAD ACCIDENT, Spacial Dispaich to The Tribusa. Jortsy, Iil, Dev. 18—Oliver Paul, & well- known farmer, wha lived lu Troy Township, ‘west of this city, was thrown from & wegon yua- terday afternooty, when vo his way home from Grinton's Mitl, Strikibg on bls hoad, ho re- celved » fatal fractire of hig éplusl columa, froun which duath ensucd L Jeas than two housi |E5A ‘The doceased was 89 years of age, and leaves o widow and six children, fle was an exemplary «¢ltizen, aerved Inthe Unfon army during the He- belifon, and hls unttmely death 18 mourncd by | a Jarge circle of old comrmdes and fricnds, FATALLY lll}l!fiEh. Fpectal Dirpateh (0 The Triduna. Leavanwonri, Kau., Doc, 18.—A painful and probably fatal accident occurred Inat evening at tha residenco of Dr. Callshan, In thiscity. A young scrvant girl named Anna Hegley hnd started a fire, and, sitting l:ly the stove, soon fell nslecp. Bhe was awakened by the flaines crawl- ing up her bavk, and soon her clothes wore all blazing, Wlen her dress was pulled off, great e’leu.-n of flesh also dropped from her body.” 8he 1) probably dle, Woncesrer, Mass., Dec. 18.—B{ the burning of a hours and barn in this city, this morning, Bumner Flagg lost his Iifo. Five othors were considorably burned while escaping from the lousc. Iurrey, Ont., Doc. 18.~The dwelllng of R. Mclunes, of [{uron County, burned this morne fu, Four children ahed In the flames, MelInnes was severely burned while sttompting 1o rescue them, A GYMNAST INJURED, Crevetaxn, 0., Dee 18.—Ueorgo Whalen, = gymnast, while performing at the Theatre Com- ique this evening, missed his hold un o suspend- ed bar. and fell to the atago with terrific fores, injuring his spine so scverely that hie caunot re- cover, ~ Whaltn Is knuwn asone of ¢ the Nor- man brothera.” AT MENES. SKATING PARK, EXPOSITION BUILDING. GRAND OPENING! OF THR EXPOSITION SKATING PARK, This (Tuesday) Evening at 7 o'clock, I0E IN FIRST-ULASS ORDER. The sollmfluw popular scale of prices has been ndopted: Gent's SeasunTicket, $4: Ladies' do, 13 Chili's an, 3. Searon Ticket admitting Lady an: Gentlenan, 8ingle admisston—Adults, 26cs Children under 12 yeats of age, 10¢. ,Seanon Tick ety may be anmml at the Treasurc?s Ofice, Ex- nositian Bailding, and atJ. W, 1), Kelly & Broa’, No. 88 ndiron-st. The Park wili be vfien after- noons from 210 53 evenings 7 t0 10, - 0SGO0D & BROWN, Proprictors, D ILIAVIEIK!:Y’S THEATRE, R g it P\ A S Weger FOR FIVE_KIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE, S NEILSON. Sapperted by f}; EDEN PLYMPTON and ELLS- S Dramatic Cotnpan, Aond: uesday, and Frid ROMEO AN JULS ‘e WOdn!lduP Thursdav, and Saturdny Matince, WWHLETH NIGEU'S. EDN ERDAY, MA’ . 2—PAYSON ENGLISH OPERA McVICKER'S THEATRE---KELLOGG. GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, Amerlrlh’:‘ln:irl‘!l‘% Prima| Mr, C, D. HESH' o o 2 CLARK L0V KELtouo. | “™" chinpany, 7" Wednenday Evening, Dec, 30, Mozart's famous oners, TS AT AGE OFF LG AT, MR EL 000, ore: Row aly Mfs, Séguin, Mevre. Carlton, Conl sl P *kosIn the caat. Friday, Iie. 22T Detehmbn, with the orfgiual Knlish cast. BATURDAY, GRAND KELLOGG MATINEE. IcViCKER'S THEATRE, COl\d‘EZ;DY NIGELTS, SDAY, THURSDAY: hnd BATURDAY Exentn pee. and 3, afternisting with the ENGLIST UPERA, . J. Byron's ominedily, successful cumedy, MARRIED IN HASTE, . WITH A BLILLIANT GASLL e next Comedy Droductlon, *:0UR ROVE" Opern Nighth, MONDAT, WEDNERDAY, & £./IDAT. Shiuniay, GRANT RELLOGO MATINER, - GRAND Snfn: rdn“,AD‘Ec. COMP. L 5 ADELPII THEATRE. 30 BTARB #0. Thisls pronounced tobo IN KEW ACTS, tho Dest ever tn the cly. NEW 50NGS, kv DAVCEs, | X-MosPantomimesaturs Prices, 13, 23, 60, 75 conta, {87 All Ludlex' Xig TONY DENIERnd New Matinecs Wedaeaday sndl Satunlay, WEST SIDE SKATING PARK, Corner Ada and Madison-ats. With exttbizlod and racing. GOOD ICE. GOOD MUSIC. Beason tieketa for aalo at 118 Nandolph-kt, DARNEY ILIULY BKates for sal g gpl.fi.'xlnm II?IS.S. or salo and rent at llm,llrk. ‘by COLISEUM. Erery evening at 7:45. FINEBT EFTERTAINMENT IN THE CITY. MISS ADRIENNE GREY, ‘The Mur: nce comnbination, and THIRTY POPULAR ARTISTS, In on fmmenso bill, Go.fll) SAMARITAN SOCIETY COURSE, ‘Twelve Leotures ana Concerts. LATURA H.DAINTY. *'8hg holds an audlence with 8 power few peraona enjoy.” UNION PARK (TII‘JI(C 1, v~u|E ht &t N ol orfta OIF ALQUATL . Asisied by the fav 3 'n*.fn’f: B A Fal T Tlckets for the f‘)\(ll'l 0 Tiokets, 81.50. Bln- gle Ticketa, gte. _T'oi Jansen, blcClurg & Co.'s. CLOTHING. BOWERY LOAN OFFICE. TEN THOUSAND FERSONS nva siready visitad the New York Bowery Loan Ofice. H Aforo than two-thirtds aro bona fide purchasers: We have SOLID MORE CLOTIING Inthe lui‘en days than any ten cmmln,{smm- In Chl- caxo, Woliave struck the popular ieart and the beo- |1 afe with u. (o cvery ano wautafo save moncy. 10y not? Wiy not? *Would you, dear reader, glvo $20for a4l ot clotlien whict you cayy b thing: for 67,507, Wotld Yau pay823 for un, Ove @hel you culd buy the same fur §47 No! Nol! Nutil The poople won't o fuoled, Come and wec us whehiar YUU WaBH 10 Ly OF D0t The Now York Bowory Loan Office, 161 and 163 South Clark-st. FIRE! FIRE!! OLOTEIING- Slightly Damaged Iby Water, AL L Jate' fro of MMull; Garrlnon & Co., New York., $50,000 worth of Men's and Hoys' Fino Clothing, to he wold at AJmml volue, which fs £0 per cent holow first codt, Sals to continue from day to day until closed, at 168 Soulh Clark.st,, Chicago, 1L Jobbees will ind it to thoir advantago to exam- Ino our vtock, SCALES oF At FAIRBANKE, MORSE & 00, 111 &11d Laka St., Chicago, Becarcfultobuty only the Genulng, e MEDIOAL. (QUNSUXPTION, IO A A T N Buoet emeacions REMEDIEY are PANCREATIO EMULAION l‘r.‘u‘sm original and Gedulbe brepared vty by 5 ) SAVO".Y & DIOd! Ll e oot et de“‘ 14 by them, aad b CHEM]ATH AWD ATOHRMKPRPRHS THHODGROUT TIK UNITRD BTATKS ANI GARADA, PRESORIPTION FREE, Yor ¢ t Bormlasl Weaknens. Lost Mane buod, 8ad nfllflafi;“u"nmu'nft on, by Tndlacraion or ugredta cncetty L A B L 0 Citfanath, Outo. 3 “WANTED, QENTS for ths ) it and best- K, lArlIlnvll; u:nu{ .r"'k-lfll i the Wonid, 1t A‘ul\l log 18 sheats of 0] s san X; ih ‘elegant gold-platdd REE e vl L SO ] FRELE .| every one ought to) — . NEW PUBLICATIONS. _ LEETIR ol ol bty b i SUil Another Boolk Builetinl . READY TO-DAY. By tho Authorof **Bpartdcns® and ' Ltan Den.” BLACK RIFLE'S MISSION; OF, OX THE THAIL. ] By Eruan Kerraon, 16mo. Clath, 1 rhaled, $1.39, Author of **Elm {sland Biories,” ¢ Pl ¥ Berlon, " ** Wilispering: Plnc Berieh ™ etc.. and' CoTe FOREST GLEN SERIES, Of which thts fe the foutth volume. *'Long looked for, come at fase.” YOUNG FOLKS' READINGS, For Publioand Private Entertatnments. By Trof.L. T, Moxnor, ucan of ths_ Toaton &e 3 13m0, Drice,ic50. " Uniformwitn 0 o Urators PUBLICAND PARLOR READINGS' 1. Humoroas, 2 Miwsilancoay, 3. Dintowics ang’ frsmas, 4. Young Folka' Keadings. ‘The moat s ful e Wb]mlned. uccess! .u scrics of selested reading ever New Pleces for Toma, Schiool, and Fartor. HANDY DRAMAS Contatning New Plays Norer Nefora Publishéd For Amateur Actors. B mfimf M. Baxrn, suthol ihe f ** Amatenr Lrami .otnl Bt 3 i1 Rlang” T rawiui. lonin Sk Hht pxhibiton t framo, " etc. 13mo, Clotlt. IiTistratod ** Just what we have been looking for." THE HANDY SPEAKER. Cammhlmi Froah Selectfons fn Poetry and Prose, Tne moruiia Iathietle, Patriotic, foF Head'n t Cluls, Sthool Uoamations Humo and Fubllo Futeraiaménts, by Uronue M. Dakxw. 16mo. Gloth, 81,00, The best of Juloy Verne's Writlags, THE HANDY VERNE SERIES, 10mo. ToundIn Tied and Diack, landsomely D (ated. “Per Y01 €1.03in neat box oF separate. ¥ 1. The Tour of the World In Elghty Dnys, . ANvinter i the Tew and Oher Sloricer 8. The Wreck of Liie Chancelior. 8old by all Booksellera and News Dealers, _L}E} _g_B;lIEARD, Publishers, Boston, SEVENTEENTE THOUBAND, E. Pv ROE'S NEW ~STORY, “NEAR TO NATURE'S [HEART.” 1 Vol 12me, #1.75. (Harper's Magazine.) Tnquestionably the Lest of E. I, Noc'snovels. The stirring scencs of the Rovolutlon aftord ampla materlaf for dramaticincidents, which are skilifully employed. Verals by farthe most artistit of Mr. Roe's concepe tions and is deawn with very dectded artistic skill. (New York Tribude,) The prolldc pen of Mr. Roc abpeart to tmprove in quality with every freah productlon. Itfahead hasnot been turned by kls remarkable saccees s s iovel(st, nor doeshio take advantago of Lis popularlty Lo palnt negil- gent and auperfictal work upon the pablic. Ilfs novels niways keep a high moral object in view: but he fs not o who thinks that stupidity fa emential totho Inculca- tlon of the Christian virtues. Indeed, hisalin at auses ful effect fs disguised, for the mest part, by the interest of hianarative. He discharges his arrow while ha cun- ceals tho bow. OTHER WORKS BY E. P. ROE: Barrlers Burned Away. . . 81.75 ‘What Can 8he Do ? . b Opening n Chestnut Burr. 75 ¥rom Jest to Earnost ... $#1.75 Over 96,000 of thesc Popular Booles have been sold, DODD, MEAD & CO., Publishers, 751 Broadway, New York, A Compannion to “Nearer My God to Thee.” " The Subli 0“! l “An exquirite rolume, that won- ehich WHY ldera agmn by Abraham Lincoln William Enez, wsed {o repeat over| Poem SHDULD ‘most charmingly E lfllualralal. One and oter to him- :flfMl most beaull- self, ana unten) SPIRIT ;fu!vy‘ulllhnhwnu that have been writ- 0F len in the English hnow by heart, In) MORT: language. Sizteen connection: 1oith the Jine engravings 3 B lembeitish the work, Decalogue and the, ‘)IM price of whle Beatitwter | PROUD P oniy 2.0 SOLD BY ALL 30OKSELLERS. LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston, NEY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, e General Transatinatto Companys Mall Seeamers tween Now Vork and HAvre, ' eafling at Ty, (G, 1) for the laniling of passengers, The o Fetecti on this tavorita routa fur the Coatinent. | provided with Electric Bells,) will eafl 43 fout of Hnrrow strect, N. 1L, as follows: Labrlor, Sunglier, fatirday, Dec, w0y 3 taur, 'ouzolz, - Baturdwy, Ji . e Trudelle, Saturday, Jan.27. 8 Pyrice saze in yold dncliding’ wine)’ Fifat cain, !;‘.‘0. sccondiny modatian, ‘Third cabin, 840 Return tickets at reduced rates, bteerage £, with superior sccommodatlon, including wine, beddbn utensils, without extra cliarge. Bteamens 115 % ([0 NOb CATEY SLECTARO padedn- RErs. N luien 3% Rroadway, Or W. F. WIITE, 67 Clark-s{,, Agent for Chicago. North German Lloyd. The steamers of this Company will sall every Satur. any'Froum Diromen. Lier, 100t of ! rd-st.., Lfi)hnkun‘ York to Sout liates of Elua:hi‘fllm New ninploti, London, Hlavre. and fireman, st cabin, §100 secoml cabin, #60, kuld: stceraie, $0 currench For (rulgiis 1 0 OLLICIS . Orpaisesnry aowling iteon. New Yotk STATE LINE. "OR| Gl HOW, LIVERPOOL, DI N, NEW YOIK T’:’:‘IE\TLAS}} ¥ LiVEIRgoL: DODLIN, STATEOF, I\ ursday, Dec. 31 STATE U VL urgday, Dee. 28 Cablna k0. ‘Emdand $7u, according (0 sccimmod tions, Roturn tickets. $110 to $123, currency, B hd Cabln, $45. leturn Tickets, g0, Rleeragu at 1o it vates. Appiy t6 AUSTIN: BALDWIY & €05 Cule eral AR IRRIACK, Manager. o4 Clark-t.. Chicaen. ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEAMERS N K Qi s VICTORIA, o;i-.“;;.‘;fi'..n'“'}u.u[v. Jag. 6 1y am JULTEIAT et nlt'A&ClEJ i S T 4 iefiool, derty. % ew York Lo tilasgow, pool. e Lundot Tsbins, $03 10§20, Intnemediato, 8151 siverage Naw York and 48“\‘"!! ANGLIA, Dec, %, 1 p i) U Cabing $35, 10 $70; Stevrage, { amount at currel Ot ; 18, 2 p, o, . A P:vaew\'urkm Drlstol (| vk 3 ivasts, I a) au. abin passage, §701 I nternie ' i s chrt) R e Sl L-.'uu‘l_l_ul rosd., Gareeing tuo etween NEAY Y U LIVER. ueiersl Wesiera, Koy Draftd on Oreat Britaln and Ireland, CUNARD MATL LINH, falllng threo uluo 8 wook tosud from Helilah Porta, Loweat I'r AR haSamhas Ofice portmest cotaee DU VEINET Gonoral Westorn Agent. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. A AR s A R DISSOLUTTION, Al parties aro hereby nottied that ihe partneishlp heretaforo eslstlog between Benlamin Jurl aud ‘Thowss lannon, and known sa the firm of Hennou & Hur), silver-platers, al No, 30 West Jlaudolph-st., s heroby dissolved. Pariles awiug the firm wiil pledss notice that nobiil in 11 will Hd, bt e i i ‘who (8 the ouly authorissd partaer. (5lgned) TAOMAS HIANNON, Late Usnnon & Hurl. DISSOLUTION. ‘The copartaervbip heretofare oxhlb*'”nndnr the firwy nams of A, A. BANKIN & O thls day dissolyed by mutual cousent, ither partner g authiorized (o use the frm ulmuAIn [ ul?mfi“' - A Kt Cuicatio, Dec, 13, 1870, TIIOMAS AKIN, $100 : ey Invested Has $| 700 Paid a Profit of ¥ bt t ths, under our improved O st I Stocks: Tiskn eeaued ia nouivalswis and protataciedsed. ook coatalus 1ng full loforwat! ‘m"el'nl.'!‘l‘l & ¢ P GE & CO. » -Baukers and Brokers, £ Wall-at., Kow York,