Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Wong Chin Foo, the famous Chincée lecturer, is at the Sherman Hons The Sherman wae radiant last night with three bridal parties. A meetinz of the creditors of the Continental Insurance Company was called for yesterday nooa at No. 124 Washington street, but owing to the emall number present an adjournment was had to Jan. 3, at »om. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, optician, No. $8 Maditon street (Trip- Uxe Buildingi, was at$ a. m., 16 degrees; 10 a m., 19;12 m.,23; 3p. m., 25; 8 p.m Barometer at § a. m., 20.89; 8 p. m., 20.80. iLon Fallows will deliver the third lecture of 7 Course™ before the Homeopathic ning at the College lecture-room, Mithizan avenue and Vun Burcn strect. ounced is **Socrates to Date.” couzse s free 1o all. ‘Thie cuiv Yooz artizlly cot off by ice which had been thrown into the well at the crib, Jt was, however, soon re- woved, and tac water dowedas freely asbefore. ity has recently seut outan assistant tore- ain with the crib-keeper during the winter, to Leip him in keeping the ice away. Sccne—Morse-car filled with ladies. Iero— Newsboy with dirty face and a big hole in the seat of his trousers. Newsboy—‘‘'Ere’s yer evening papers 1 about the Turkish war!? All about the Turkieh war!!!" No response from the luds: passengers, who, probably, were a hittle nebulous e 10 the location of the Uricntal conflict. Nuws- bor, disgusted—'*Seems _yer don't cure nothin' atout the povr Turks!™ EXxit. ‘The Dearborn Rifie Club held its annual meeting Wedneeday afternoon at the Club Hoom of the Sthernan House, and after hearinyg the reports of The Committee on Constitution, State Ranges, and Club Matches, and transacting the rexnlsr routine business. the members proceeded to the election of otlice! Le ensning year, resalting as fol- lovwe: Geor Adams. President: ticorge Wil- lard, Vice-Fresident; John \W. Roberts, Secretary and Treasurer; O. C. Blackmer, A. G. Alfurg, T, P. Keator. . G. Howe, were elected to sen with the above-nsmed officers as the Executive Committee. Enzine Company No. 3 and Chemical Engine No. I sre credited with having made the best lime Jart Tuesday and Wednesduy, the horses of both cow:paates being hitched in just nine second, Cbemical Eugine No. 3 was the lom: it coming to time. it havinz consumed twenty- 1wo seconds, Enzine Company No. 6 came up in 174 recondi—the next worst time. The men be- z to_No. 14 and No. 3 werc undressed and nd yet they were ready o go out of the enzine-houst in 23 and 19i; reconds, repectively. Ore man belonging to No, 3 hitched up 2 team in i geconds. The condition of the Union Park (‘ongregational Charch, 85 shown at it snnual meeting last weelk, is ont to greatly encourage its members und fricnde. AU the beginning of the vear just ended tae church owed $114.000, and during the iwelve months, by making considerable ex- crtion, it raj und paid $3(rL000 of this leaving 563,000 =till This is a_pro- ion in the same in which the church has ene since the fire. ortly after that time it tinished its new ehurch, having built it with 20, - G0J cash and §200,000 credit. That this last sum lims beea reduced almost three-feurths ie a good ehowing. The Trustees clected at the meeting of the church were Messra. John Marder. Arthur Clark, John Williams, and D. F. rst two were re-clected; the other three are new. In vesterday's TRIBUNE was announced the death of Mr. Spencer . Peck, aftera lingering illness, caused by paralysis of the brain. Mr Leck came 10 Chicago atout iifteen 3 assumied 3. re- sponsible position in the partment of Pot- ter Palmer's dry-oods tore, then the fashionable establishment of ¢ the diy. \When Mackey & Allen woened out in the old ~ Bryan ell. which had been recomstructed for bueiness purpoees. Mr. Peck was there ziven an imporiant charge. With this frm he re- mamed untl the --big fir.” A vear or ro laier Be went into businees for himself m the ltice Building on the corner of Adume and Wabash avenue. where he remained untit about two years 370, when he wax oblized to _retire on zccount of N health. For overa year he had been a cou- firmed invalid, and on Wecnesday moraing. desth put an end to his suderings. The funeral will take place this +fterroon at 1o’clock from e resideuce of his brother, 2 Seminary avenue. WOXA. CHRISCIAN ASSOCIATION. The Woman's Christian_ Association held their regular weekly meeting_yesterday morning in the -room of Farwell Hall. rs. E. G. Clarke ed and Mre. F. (. Fake officlated a3 Svcre- v, Therc was a large attendance of ladics. thirteen o fourteen of the city churches bein represented. E After devotional exerciscs. the Corresponding Secretary ( = Christipe Swartz) read a letter from a married woman in creat want. Mre., Todd 2nd Merriam were appointed s committet to luok into the circumetances of this case and to relieve immediate wants. ‘The constitution of the Associution, a_srnopsis of which bax already appearcd in THE TRIBCNE. was then taken up article by articls and adopted with €ome light amendments. it was decided to have 1,000 copies of the constitution printed for circulation. ‘The mecting sdjourned to Thursday morning at 30 o'ciock. when plans and methods of work will be discuesed. he case of W against Col. Cleary is creating some httle escitement among professional gumblers and otliers in the habit of Iaking bete on election. Hayes bet Mat Murply £100 to §50 that the nominecs of the Republican County Convention would be elected. und Cleary was appointed stakeholder. Afler the el=ction the lutter banded the money over 10 Murphy, on the ground that he was the winner, ~ Iiayes took ex- ception w thix, clafming that the terms of the bet were thot Luther Lafiin Mills, Maj. reckway, Jacob Gross, avd Charles Liern (Democratic can- didate for Sheriffy would be elected. Fecling ag- grieved at Cleary's cixposition of the money. he ‘brought suit to recover my portion of the stukes. Before consenting to act us stakeholder, Col. Cleery oblalncd the following writlen coutract, tigned by both parties ‘Wiiliam B. Hayes bets Mat Marphy £100 to $50 that the nomfogees of the Republican Count: bield Oct. 11, 1576, will be elected Nov, This would ecem to settle the matter as far as Cleary is concerned, &lthoush layes iy recover ‘the money under the statute prohibiting bete, The case was 1o have been tried before Justice Wallace yestorday, but a_change of taken to Jurtice linincs’ Court. ~ Mr. Ilsines was_unable o 1-¥ the cake, and it was postpuued uutil Wednes- dzy moraing, Jan. 3. TUE CHICAGO ELECTRICAL SOCIETY fneld its sixth re ing lust evening rittenton ui the chair. The eserciser D with music by the Electrical Quartette. aiter. which Mr. J. P. Earrett, Superinténdent of the Fire-Alarm Tele- ztaph, gave an exhibition of the working of the fire-slarm in this city, and explained at length the perfection which this evetem Lasgradually reached. Jtisnow so nearly perfect thatitis almost im- postibie to make any further improvements. For- anerly. when the alurm-boxes hud 10 be worked by a crank, the churucters werc often received ir- resularly 4t the central office. because the crank aasnot turned right. But the boxes are now provided with u pull, wiicli cunnot register a wrong Tamber, as it is disconnected with the battery s #oon ac pulled. Besides, the first alarm gocs at e same time 1o all (he ¢ngine-houses, trikes the gongs, unhitches the horses, opens the stablee, aud Vi the clother from the dremen’s beds, 41l by a yery simple contrivance. At the conclusion of Mr. Burrett's lecture, which was o very eluvorate and Juteresting one, there was some more vocal masic. The Committee appointed at a previons meeting 1 1ind vut what urc thie wont frequent canees of errors in the tranem of telegrame. submitted a lengthy report. after which the meeting adjourned. _ DEPUTY-MAKSMAL BAKRY, of the Fire Department. is abont 10 be called to answer to alleged wisdecds in taking away cm- ployes of the Fire Depurtient from their labors and using them for personal end-. Such s the | cnarges about 10 be prefe rmieriy of Engine Company 19, and Farker ave: Bz was in the Fuch wotk ge i mendi ate sidewalk. etc. hae occupiea the important Agmore re~ponsible hae, sccord.ng (o Packer. hud tore for thug zrettiv ployes of the Ly ugder the eity, and the city's 3uen to perforin shelves for the sui ) sition of Deputy Marshal he Bpropriat pposed to be doing o one man uenied ¢ supb; No. 2, Michael Tolien, George Joell. ¢ lirles Emor aud Frauk oW i tie service, and olhem (o suostantiate these charees, which are 1o e 1o the Mayor. 17 the' facts eustain the chiarze. it will be Well #nough 10 see that tuere are no firther opp dtics 10 tiug destroy the discipline of the Devartme = Jetlerson street, while ‘maudlin condition, the re- i Jiguor, fell at dhe c «ll streets and broke bis left ph Way, of on his way houe i £ult of 100 . above the ank! capt. Joshas Ozam, in cha ery zt the Post-Ofiice. while zoing to dinner at 1 aclock arternoon, slipped ectrance o the hu ang received severe inter- Tal injuries, king three of Lis ribs. 1le wus attended who thouyght bis injuries were not of a serious nature. ThomasRichic. vecond-hand dealerat No, 342and on etreet, was thrown from his buggy at 1 sterduy alternoon, near the cormer of ‘Wells and Erie strects, by the anticsof a fractions ahimal. He received scveral bad cuts and bruiser upon the head, and is alxo thought to be internally imured. He wus attended by Dr. Lee, aud re- moved to is home. Hie injuries, though serivis. will probably not result fatally. > Alfred Bushpell, an cmploye of the Garden City Distillery, while geing down a flight of stairs con- Decting with the outbuildings yesterday evening, Tell to the ground, a distance of sume twenty feel, and received such severe injuries about the head .. 1ot concuesion of the brain and cunsequent deuth is feared Dy the physicians. T resides at No, I 808 Halsted strect, where also live his wife and two children. COUNTY FINANCES. MORE BONDS WANTED. Some days azo it was noted in these columns that the Finance Committee of the County Board had been dodging around very mysteriously and holding meetings under lock and key in the Coun- ty Attorney’s ofl Just what they were doing or trying to do could not be gotten at, and the re- porters, for the time being, had to take the ex- planations and statements of the Commissioners und present them for what they were worth. Yesterday, however, the bottom fell out of their sccrecy, and for the first time suveral members of the thieving **Ring" were broueht toa realiza- tionof the resultof their recklessness the past condition in veur, and to appreciate the hich their infamy had placed the County Trensury. . It all came of a conference being beld between the Finance Committee and the Treasurer, in which it appeared that the sccret mecting had been held with 'a view to reaching 2 onclusion on a proposition made by the **Ring " 10 irsite county bonde to the amount of $1.000. - 000, and piace the same on the market, the pr ceeds to be used in the construction of the new Court-House, The secret mestings, it will be marked, had been held in the office of the County- Attorney. the gentleman who evolved the brilljant idea in the Court-House injunction proceedings sowe monthe ago, that it would not be necersary to issie bonds or borrow money tv go on with the Conrt-Touse, but-thut the work would be paid for from back taxes, ete. The confer- ence was fuli and free, and while evervbody ized the necestity of replenishing the Treas- v lomake future cxtravagance possible, the stion that arose was the same one that dgured ominently agains t Walker in the Court-House ¥tone contract. No member of the Comunittee failed to see the need of money to keep the county machinery moviug, but JIOW WAS IT TO BE GOTTEN was the great considerntion. They were ready to vote to Lurrow & feww hundred thousand, hut they knew tull well that their ambition conld not be satiated inthat way. They were ready, too, to issue and scll bonds, but to this proposition some objected by t conld not be done-except by a vote of the pevple, and the idea of the veople hav i ing 0 say in the mmtier was § at --they had been tryinz 1o avoid in their secret meetings. They had compre- hended the fact thyt the law was against them, and why they bad met in the oflice of the County At- torney was, doubtless, to drink wnspiration from hie **opinion,” and 1o have him construe the law to suit them and their purposes, notwithstanding his former position in the injunction case an **Ring" interest, wherein he hooted at the idea that itwould ever be necessary 1o borrow money or increase the county's indebtedness in the » struction of the Court-House. His *‘opinion writing had been promised to the conference on the question of the authority of the Board to issue the bonds, but it was not forthcoming for some reason or another, and for a time the conferees were ut sea. Mr. Huck. however, finding thit ““opiniont™ were scarce and prefercuces in the maltter under conxideration numervns, luid before tlie Committee the following LETTER YROM MR. £3ALL, which he said he had procured &t his own expense: Drak StR: L have given all the considerdtion which my Ifiited time has permitted o the question pre- sented by you yesterday, Aud cannot regard it as free 1rom all doubt. Sec, 40 of the act approved March 31, 1 that **when the County Loard of any ¢ deem fU necessary to {ssue county bonds, propriety of issuing such bonds shull be sibmlited to tne'texal votars of such connts: and the same dirccts the maner In which such vote shail b taken. B the previous act of Feb. 2, 1872 4 amended by the'act of April 1, 1573, it 18 provided that {n countics excecdiog 100,00 {uhibitants the Board of Commis- stuners may tn thelr discretion by a two-(hirds vote ts- el bonds; and (his act does not provide forasub- ‘misston of the question to a popular vote. Construln (he 10 acts together. and hiaving due re- sard to the fact that the 1aw Izst enacted provides for a popular vote upolt tae propriery of fksuini the honds whenever the authorities o¢ any county shall desire to i~stie such bonds, | am Inchined 10 the opinion that the popular voie tust be iad. 1t (s true thist the act of 1872, a3 amended by the act of 1373, {8 not repealed by the nct of 1574; and it way lie said that it was thic intentlon of the Leglslature tu make an exceptiun in the case of counties having more than 100,000 population. Bout aathe last act provides for a popular yote In all cases, and makes o re: 10 the former acts, I am Inclined to the opinion th fore any bonds can be fesued by any county the vote must be had; but {t {5 not free from doubt. and 1 should De disposed toa Ivise you to awalt a judicial deterinina- tiou of the question before taking the responsibility of exccutini Lhe bonds pursuant to the acts of 1872 and 1974, Yourstruly. E.A. Swart. ‘The reading of the letter was followed by A NPAT LITTLE SPEECH BR MR. JIUCK, m which hie informed the Committee that it might do as it pieased in the matter of isuing bonds, but he would never sign them until their right to issue the same had been judicially determined. He said he badno feclingin the matter one way or an- other, but when he left the oftice of Treasurer he wanted 1o do it clear-handed, hence he would not attach his signature to bonds that were propused to Dbe fssued under a cloud and with a doubt existing 2 to the authority of the Boord in the matter. The first he had beard of the proposition was that his assistant, Mr. Beye. bad bLeen some days aro authorized by ther Finance Com- wittee o fook up a copy of the last bonds issued, with a view to arriving at a form for the new bonds, and this drove him to examine the statuies and to zet the *‘opinion™ of Mr. Small, hie attorney, which he had done for his own pro- tection. After Mr. Huck had so positively asserted him- gelf, it was ulip:u'ent that his remarks had gone honie to several, for he was set upon with all man- ner of interrogatorics. Ile replied to every ques- tion, and the more he said the more uncomfortable grew his auditors. Said he. in answer (0 some of The querics, **the County Board 14 ED DLINDLY AND RECKLESSLY. The $100,000 borrowed a few days. ago js all gone, and orders are now ont and unpaid agamnst the Building fund.”™ **You have.” he continued, **spent mony when you did not bave it to spend; but how judicionsly I will not eay, for vou can see for yourselves. At the Inssme Asyium yon have thrown away moncy in letting jobs amount- ing to $23,000 to be done by the day’s work, and at the Hospital you spent $60,000 for the amphi- theatre, etc., when you did not have it, and when it was unnessary. " “+Yes," rejoined Commissioner Fitzgerald, **it very evident to me that money has been thrown away, and that many of tie cxpenditures have been unwarrauted. And, turning to the other members of the Committee, he said. “*If 1 had been in the Board during the past year ! should have donc nothing clse but ight you,™ The convereation costinued for somc time ina rambling, disjointed way, but the conference tinally dispereed without doing anything. About the last word Mr. Huck saia_tv'the Committce was that he would not any bonds until the courts had passed upon ¢ tof the Board to issue the xame. and that between now and the time the Treasury was replenished from the tax collections of 1876 he would need nearly 3500, 000—and he did uot know where it was to come from—to meet the actual runningexpenses of the County Governent. On the whole, he did not take u very hopeful view of the =ituation, and in sv doing he did the public a great werv or_he frustrated the immediate 1s5uance of the proposed bonds, and has sent the ng" to the courls to have the matter deter- mined whether it shall #pend another million dol- lars, and_increase the county indebiedness that mueh, without the people having something to say about 1. fJe deserves the public thanks for his canduct. ete., the COMPANY F. A GENERAL BREAK-GP. There was quite a time at the armory of the First Regiment last evening. the cause being the meeting of Company P 10 act upon the resignation of George E. White, recently elected Captain. Mr. White was not present. of course, but he was faith- fuily represented by the following letter of declina- tion, which was red Ciicaco. Dee. 20 —To the officers and members of Company ¥, First Regiment—GENTLYMES: I1 Is with cret iat T pee you these few lines to tnform you cs<nation as commandur of Your company. cxamination of the dutles appertaining to the postiion of Captain underthe existiog clrcum- #tances. that It will Le linpossIhic for e to_accept the houorabie pusitiun, £2my private businessIn the future seitl necessitate y entire Ume and attentlon, airo will call mie{rom the vity 3 zreat deal during thie coming 130 credftably fnformed that some of the honorable reglment are uppused to me Iy helng @ Demberof the preseat City Council. § nin ot scquainted with the gentlemen yeferred to. 1 would siin; v1o hem thut 1 hope, 1or the guod of Chicago. ney never will be candi- daies for pubife oflice, ax fL f« apjarent from the lan- uage used by them 10 honvst man will sccept a position of palic tru tly, if we elect such an the pron Inen to ulice, we cxpe: ed from theiracts. could state that a p afsed that 1 never had any experience in_military tactics. I would ¢ mistaken, unswer by yavlng that they 1 e service under M LW F. oliel 1 the e, Tegiment suffered niore K0y OLher that o the State. AL the 2gc of 151 went into the United States sesvice in defeuse of iny coumtry. | fouzhi until the close of ihe War. beinkg enzuged i all e battles of the Army of the Eotom Trom the Wikderaess o tie hattie of Gen, Lee 1 wiii carry n o Iy #Tave to pay for it g ing auhonorable position with n. W. F : Dt “rhas is the Kind of hone Fuard 1" was. wouid state that in iy opinfon ft 1w mot for your best Interests thu ! Y'should sceept the honorahie position tendered jce, as u house divided agalust itsell cangot stand." ‘This 1 prove too true I this case, as 1 would not stul- iy mysclf cnouzh to uzeociate with sach men s hefore tred . duony opiiion, in the absence of & mar- E i 1his Stat You vannot reach the desire i you s much labor. 1 amn in hopes, <sfom of our Siate Eving us some relfef in this Smergener, (3 my reshzaation, ayd reasons for same, will prove satfifactory to you ail, I thank you. cach and all Ot ¥ou, for the hopur, esteem, aud confidence unani- y expreseed iy apany’ F at thair last annual 1 agsure yon that, should it come in my w much, or more, 1o further the best fntere: of your tonorablé regiment chan 1would If 3 teniber. Verv resjectiully, GEO. E. WHITE. The reading of the letter failed 1o bring tears to the cyes of thie warriors, but the fact that the pen- niug of uch a docnment had become neceseary created quitea commotion. and led to consider- able acrimony. in the midst of which Licuts. Lewis and Newburi resigned their swords. 8hd more than haif of the company Inid down their muskets and declared for peace. ~The fact is, Company F is no more, and THE REASONS, 50 far s could be picked up bere and there, and as arc indicated in White's letter are, that the com- pany had become satisfied that White would never ase an_examination on account of an oppogition Peing coften up against bim by the ‘officers of the regiment, and consequently could never got his commission, and the company, standing on ita dignity, disbanded rather than surrender to the ‘will of the regiment in the eelection of 1ts Captain. White's resignation, it is said, I8 really based on | the fact that lic bocame aware of the determination Leglstature, that alaw | " ple, and Trude the defenec. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1876, T Bie houso for several | Of hie pumber Charles MeDermott, late a reporter | last vening. The party present wag not quite B | (hucel. thence be cars fo T on the part of the Examining Board to refuse to pass him, notwithstanding that in his letter he wives as the cause of his_resignation that private business will take up his cntire time. WRntever may be the real cause of his resiznation, the action of the the company in the premises is a little strange, but may be susceptible of explana- tion. Whether pecuniary embartassment had any- thing to do with it or not may more fuily appear. Al that remains to make the dissolution complete is the turning over to the regiment of the nniforms and arms, which will bedone in a few days. What will become of the soldiers so suddenly disarmed remains to be scen. There is litle danger, how- ever, that their love for war will drive them into the camp of Gen. Cameron ALLEGED MALPRACTICE. DEATH OF MR. HULL AT THE INSANE ASYLUM. Ascrious case of malpractice, resulting in the denth of a worthy citizen of Chicago, is reported from the Northern Hospital for the Ineane at Efgin, and if the detafls as related by the friends of thedeceased be true they develop an incom- petency aud mismanagement on the part of the medical gentlemen in attondunce which should ex- pose them to the pains and penaltics of criminal prosecution, and forever debar them from filling any position in any of the charitable institutions in the State. On the 1st finst. Col. James S. Hull, aged 56 years, was removed from his residence in this city to the Asylum at Elgin for treatment for an inter- mittent form of insanity, which was the resultof an injury to the spinal column, produced by a gun- shot wound, which he received at the battle of Stone River, where he commanded the Thirty- uth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Tue-day morning last Mr. Hull arose quite early, and between the hours of 6 and 7 way =eized in a rather violent manner by one of the intermittent fits, during whicl he imagined himeelf once more on the fickd of battle, and gave military orders in a very excited manner, e passed from his room into that of an adjoining patient, and thence into the bath-room. I1s gesticulations were wild, and his talk very Joud, Going up to onc of the bath-tpbs, he began to handle the faucets ina way that seemed to bode mixchier to the patient in the fuv. Several of the patients became excited over his insane manifesta- tions, and the services of the attendant, one Georize Crane, were culled in requisition. He or- dered Str. Huil to retire to his own apartment, but no attention was paid to the command. Mr. iinil at this time was thoroughly 3nd daugerously ex- cited. and he struck the atiendant in the face. causing his nose to bleed quile profusely. A scuille ensucd The attendant lost his temper, and Mr. Tlull made a vizorous resistance, but 10 no pur- pose, as he hrown to the floor. In the strug- gle his foot ught under the bath-tub, which 1s raiscd about six inches from the floor, aud as he fell A FRACTURE OF TUE RIGHT LEG just above the ankle joint resulted. The attendant, frightened at the seriong compli- cution of affaire, rushed for Dr. Kilbourn, the med- ical director, who was in another part of the room. 1ic made a hurrieduppenrance, and with the aid of three or four of the attendants, carried by main force the wounded mun, who was lashed into o terrible excitement, 10 his own room. ~Attempis were made to set the fractured imb, but ail to no purpose, a¢ the then thoroughly insane man fought desperately. Dr. Kilbourn ordered him to be dozed with opium and whieky, gave him a hypo- dermic injection of morphine, and, finding that these remedies given in heroic quantities were powerless, prescribed AN INHALATION OF CHLOROFORM. The Doctor remained with him until 8 o'clock, with the hope that by that time the patient would have been reduced to such a condition of helpless- ness that he could make no opposition to ths set- tiag of the limb in what is known us the ** fracture box.” At that hour the condition of the patient ehowed 10 relasation. His paroxysms were us vio- lent as ever, and, as Dr. Kilbourn had to leave for Chicago, he gave instructions to the assistant doc- tors, ‘Mesers, Dewey and Brooks, to persevere in the treatment prescrived. Dr. Dewey gave him three_doses—each one double the quantity preseribed by Dr. Kilbourn. At 11 o'clock, about iwo hours after the occurrence of the fracture, Col. Hull sank into a profound stupor. The symp- toms of morphine-poisoning began to exhibit themselves. Restoratives were applied, but in vain. The doomed man slumbercd on, the vital functions gradually weakened, and at 10 o'clock at night he breathed his last. THIS UNEXPECTED AND FATAL RESULT completely unnerved the young doctors in charze of the Asylum. Dr. Kilbourn was in Chicago. ‘They werc afraid to telegraph the fatal news either to him or to the relatives of the deceased, whose address coulu have been readily ascer- tained by an inspection of the books of the institn- tion. For hours the younz physicians suffered intense torture, and finally 1t was determined that onc of them should take thi train the nest (Wednes- day) morning, come to Uhicagy, and impart the news to Dr. Kilbourn. This programmo was rigidly adhered to. Dr. Kilbourg it noon on that day. fourteen hours after the fatal occurrence. alled at the ofice of Col. Hull's son, whoisa er officing at 157 ¥ifth avenue, and broke the ne; The Wednesday afternoon train to Elgin took out to the Aeylum the two doctors, eeveral mem- bers of Col. Hull's family, and the law partner of hisgon. An investiwation was then and there commenced, resulting in the recital of the foreso- ing focts. In auswer to the guestion, **What caused Col. Hull's death? Dr. Kilbourn at first stated that it was caused by the breaking uf the main arters near the ankle joint; but on being further pressed he admitted that it was the resuit of the cunmiative effect of the opiates used. The family of the deceased wonder why the serv- ices of medical cxperts were ot called in when the young physicians discovered the possibility of a fatal_termination to their courseof treatment: and it is al€o a cause of imquiry why Dr. Kilbourn, who wa in_Chicago twoor three hours after the poor unfortnnate man had received the fracture of his lez, did not visit the fawily aud inform them of the occurrence. 1t i the intention of the relativesof the deceased to nsk the Legislature at its coming scesion to ar- der a thorough investization of the affair. so that the blame may be placed on the spoulders to which it rightfully helongs; and that in the future the families of those wio may happen to be under treatment in the Elgin Asylum can rest aveured that their loved oncs will not be slaughtered on the altar of incompetency and malpractice. The funcral services will be held at the late resi- dence, No. 451 South Leavitt street, this afternoon ar2 o'clock. MORRIS MARTIN. HELD TO THE CRIMINAL COURT. Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, before Justice Foote, the last of the gambling cases, that of Antoine Fortin against Morris Martin, was heard. The defendant was to produce certain witnesees to prove an alibi, to show that he wasnot present in McDonald's gaming-house the night sworn to by the prosecator in his information and testimony. Col. Roberts and Caleb King represented the peo- Martin presented a certificate from Dr. J. Adams Allen, which went to show that during the entire month of February of this year and a long time before and after, Martin was confined to his home with rheumatism, and wmuch of the time was in bed. This wae during the time when it was alleged by Fortin that Martiu was enzaged in with him. The defe med that the prosecution had ute thonght that the sides were about equal in swearing, and that he considered neither side of the case cinscd, The prosccution claimed to have witnenses that Dhad not been sworn, whom they desired to be heard. Dr. A. J. Baxter testified that he attended Mar- tin during the months of June and July last, he at that_time sufering from a compound fractare of the lez, which, in his opinion, confined him to the house for a couple of wonths after. He could hardly have been able to go up and down stairs alane during September las(. Antoine Fortin was recalled, but 3r. Trude ob- jected Lo zoing over the State’s cvidence again, as it Swas setting aeide all rales of practice and of 2. “The prosecution only asked a restatement of the case fur the information of the attorneys, who were new to the case. which way zranted by the Court. The witniess then detailed his testimony somewhat us previously reported, though there were some pecaliar breaks in it. g During the cxamination of the witnese an indi- vidual under the iluence of 100 many buckets of rum disturbed the cquanimity of the court, and somc fun by claiminz to be a descendant of r. Sankey. 1o was ejected, and peace reigned Fortin, in Lis cross-examination, Decame angry. at Mr. Trude becanse he asked him i he was u Frenchiman, The witness acknowl- edged that he was of French descent, and born in Montreal. There wae a long discussion, —tbe de- fense trying to show that Fortin was a bla mailer, and prosecating for the purpose of obtain- ingmoney. The witnces nguin acknowledged to having gambled for nine years past, and having always lost his money; hud never won in any gaming-house. MRSE. D. FORTIN, the prosccutor's wife, was called. She testified to having received from Martin between the 10th and 1Bth of August last 32%5. She bad gone there with P. Fortin. her brother-in-law. ~ She met Martin downstairs, and he said be kud nothing to do with | the samblinz-house. He told her to come back next morping at 11 o'clock and see the owner. The gentleman usked her if she wasu H50-cent beguar, which she findignantly denied. Martin invited her into the back oflice, when she demanded # retnrn of her lhusband's money which he had lost night.” She suid she must bave money, and he gave her §25, which she took. The woman's re- Ceipt was produced in evidence on the cross-exan- jnation. It was given to a Mr. Weathershy at Mike McDonald's. MISS HATTIE BIGINESS, who lives at 1. Shurtledl avenue, was next call- ed. and testifled to about the same facts os_the other witness, and #aid thut she was with Mrs. Fortin when she wae paid the § Martin said he could not yive back afl the moncy, hecause he had lust $G,000 the night before. . Fortin threat- encd to make trouble. when Martin said that they couldn’t do that, because all the Jndges and law: bled, und he(Martin)had plenty of money. w't afraid. Harry Luwrence was then recalled, and testified that he had the conversation with the ladies which they referred to. Martin was sick in bed at that time with 8 broken lez. He referred them to Weathersby, the proprietor of the housc up-stairs, with which witness had no connection, =~ Morris Murtin was also recalled, and testified to the acwident which occurred to bim last June, and the previons | which confined him months, Miki ficd that Martin was not o August last. He knew Weathersby, and had frequently gone security for him ull over town. After sume further recalling of witnesses, Mr. Kinx held that they had made ont a sufiicient casc to hold the defendant for the Criminal Court. Mr. Trude, for the defence. held that it was a prosecution not of the purest character, but for ulterior motives, with & view of extorting money {rom the defendants. He scored the prosecuting ivitness, and held that he was a self-confessed gambler, and that he had proven himeelf a liar, and that the prisoner should be dischurged. Mr. King followed in another argument, and Tield that the mind of the prosecuting witneas had nothing to do with the casc, £o lony a% he had told the truth. He beld thut Trude ought to suy nothing of the gamblers, as they were his best fricnd Trode—But they don’t 2queel. Mr. King continned that the majority mizht not squeel, but sometimes there wasa gambler who realized he had a wife and family who depended upon his support. They had established thut they had a case suflicient to hold the defend- ant for the Grand Jury. 2 JUSTICE FOOTE nid that the testimony presented Dy the defense had attempted to prove an alibi, and that it should have been prescated consecutively. The fact of Martin's not heing able to be out at the times men- tioned was only theory. Martin was then held for the action of the present Grand Jury. The action of Justice foote some- what surprised the defense, as they expected an acquittal from the conflicting testimony presented by the prosecntion The cases of perjury against Fortin, and the suit for false imprisonment, will be heard this morning before Justice Foote at 11 o'clock. MATRIMONTIAL. HATPIELD—UARRIS. 8 An event occurredat Evanston yesterday aftec- noon which has been looked forward to with the liveliest anticipation-in society circles there and in Chicago for some weeks past. This was nothing less than the marrisge ceremony to be then solemnized, by virtue of which Miss Iluttie A, Harris was to become Mrs. Marcus P. Hatfieid. ‘The interest manifested in the delightful event was to be mainly accounted for by the sterling zood qualities known by wide circles of friends to be possessed by both the contracting partics; and particularly by the high social position which each occupied and adorned. The bride is the youngest daughterof Bishop Harris, of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, and "the groom is a prominent young physician, a Professor in Chie: Medical Collewe, anda souof the Rev. Dr. latdeld, formerly of Chicago, but now of Philadelphia. ‘The cerewouy took place at the residence of Bishop Ilarris, on Chicago avenue, Evanstun, at 1 o’clock, at which hour a rood company of rela- tives and friends had assembled in the handsome - Iy-adorned parlors. The bride and groom were supported by Mr. Willlum H. Hurris uud Mr. Des- ter P, Donelson. Bishop Harris, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Hattleld, performed the marriage cerc- mony 1 & very impressive manner, after which the heartfelt conzratulations of those present were ehowered upon the happy couple. “The bride was becomingly nttired in_cream-col- ored gros-grain silk, with Watteau plait and fan- train in back, pleated tlounce, and draped scarf of silk, with orange-bloszoms in front; hizhi-cut cor- snfio waist, and demi-sleeves, with tlutings and tulle. The long illusion veil ‘was confined by an i;md?gc-wmuh necklace and ear-rings of orange- uds. The preeents received were numerous and clegant, but were not displayed. During the afternoon a collation spread in Eck- hart's beet xtyle was partaken of. - Dr. and Mr. Hatricd started on a bricf Western Jjourney at 5 o'clock. They will be as home after their return at their residence, on Wabash avenue. Among those whose presence and congratula tions attested their regard for the happy couple thus auspiciously and unostentatiously wedded were the Kev. Dr. and Mes. Hatdeld, two sons and daoghter, Philadelphia; Mrs. Dr. Donel- som, Toledo; Mrs. Cadivalladdr, Delaware, 0. Mr. and ' Miss Harris, Mendot, 111! the Rev. Dr. Bayliss, Indianapolis; Mre. 3 Pronidence, R. 1.; Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Milton Wilson, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. 0. Tiffany and Miss Tiffany, Mrs. Laze Mrs, G. C. Trusdetl, Mre.' Dr. {1l 2ud 3 x Nr.and Miss Ware, Mrs. S. A, Kean, Mr. and Mré. A. E. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs, Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Dean, Dr. Tilley, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. A thur Edwards, tho Rev. Dr. cock and Miss Tlitehco, Orrington Lunt asd Mis Lont, Mr. William _Deering, M. Dr. ' N. S, Mre. _Gov. Beveridge, the and” Mrs. Wentworth and daughters, Mr. and Mri. Simeon Farwell, _ the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Raymond, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs Bannister, Miss Bannister, Mr. and Mrs. Brainard, Mre. Wealey Brainard, Mr. E. A. Mre. A. J. Brown, daughter. und son: Mr. and Mre. K. F. Queal,'Mr. and Mre, Harry Pearson: Dr. und Birs. O. Marey, Prof. D. Bonbright, P and Mre. H. S. Carhart, Mr. and Mrs. I K. Hitt, Nr. and Mrs. John E. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A. L Sewell, Mr. and Mrs and L. J. Pitner, Mr. J. J. Crist, Mr. T, B. Hilton, ws: Misses Prindle, Miss Snyder, and many others from Evanston, There were over 100 gucsts prescnt, aboat half of whom were from Chicago, CITY-IIALL. ‘Three thousand eix hundred and twent; lars and thirty-ong cents were paid into the Trea: urer's office yesterday on account of the water rents, Commissioncr of Health Wright ix preparing his annual report, which will show that there has been anincrease of 10 per centin the mortality rate during the past year. The Council Committec on Health and County Relations meets Tuesday, at 3 p. m.. in the office of the City Clerk to investigate the White, Sween- ey, and Baumgarten bribery. The suit against James Turner for neglecting to use suitable appliances, which wasto have come up to-morros, has been dismissed, as he lias sig- nifled his intention of complying with the ordi- nances. Henry Starkey, Secretary of the Detroit Board of Water-Works, has sent a letter to_the Secretary of the Board of "Public Works, of Chicago, aeKing about the cost of the contruction of the works in uec ju this city, the number of families supplied and unsupplied, the rates charged, cte., with a view 10 improving the present system in Detroit. Supt. Cleveland is making a tour of inspection of the public halls in the city, and, when he fin- ishes them, will turn his atiention to the public school buildings, for the purpose of ‘examining their facilitics of cxit in case of fires. He expects to get through about the latter end of next week, and will make a report to the Council, embodying the results of his inepection of the theatres and all public buildings. The following hide for the constractlon of & bridge over the South Branch at Fuller etreet were ovened yesterday, but no awards were made American Bridge 'Company, material, iron, cte., £4,975; combination of wood and irom, 4,745, J. W. Saviu, $6,100.50; combination, 50, L. Soulerin, iron, 85, combination. 53,821, Koytone iridge Compaus, $5, 174: combination, $4,800. Chicago Dredginz and Dack Company, £4,9487 combination, $4,548; Wronght Iron Brdge Company, $3.110; no bid for combination; 3. W. James, $4,610; combination, $+,210. W. B. Howard, §4,970; combination, $4,445. OBEDIENT. The following communication was received by the Commissioner of Health yesterda Curcaco, Dec. 76,1, P. Wright, Com- missioner of Iealth—S1x: We have thisday called at the following housce in the Unfon Stock-Yards district to find what appliauces, if any, had been putin and when they intended to commence using them: Ubendorf, Shepherd & Co., fertilizers: Scanjon & Co., fertilizers: Thompson & Edwards, fertilizers; E. D. Chapin & Co., packers: Boyil, Lunhan & Co., packers: Frank Latham. p ¥d Meyers & Co., packers: D. W. Moore, packer Cocy & Co., packers: 8. A. Ricker & Co.. pack- ers and fertilizers; P. D. Harmon & Co., packers: D. F. Murphy & They all express their readi- ness to comply with the requircments of this De- partment as early as their_uppliances csn be con- structed. and appear soxious to do 2l they can 1f reasonuble time is given thew. Lotis MUERKL THI: COUNTY BUILDING. Judge Wallace was ill yesterday, hence nothing was done in the County Court. Koch, a watchman in the Jail, yesterday re- signed. A Mr. Coverdale takes his place. The County Clerk began issuing certificates to the clerks and judges of the late election yesterday, John Brennan was among the employes who held overat the Juil. He regarded his position as pre- carioué, however, and, to scttle matiers, he nshed yesterduy whiat was 1o become of Li The Grand Jury vesterday disposed cases of 1o importance excent 10 those indi ted. To-day a rettrn will be made of one indicunent, the object_beinz to facilitate the arrest uf the parties. The jury will probably adjourn this afternoon over to Tuesday, and Wednesday its bors will be at an end. The Committee on Huspitals and Public Build- ings met yesterday afternoon to zrant orders on a depleted Trersary, and arrange for udvertising for rmvuflla for ceriain work at the new Hospital. In voking over the matter of advertising it was found. that the new grates ordured to beadvertized for had already been ordered. but by whom, it did not ap- pear. 1t is not zencrally known that the etatutes re- quirc every prisoucr entering the Jail to pa cents for the privilege, and every prisoner heing discharged to mike a similar deposit. Such is the fact. mevertheless, but in the past the law has Dbeen lost sightof. - Will Mr. Kern. the ** reform- er.” cnforce it, and thus enrich the county? We shatf sec. Mr. Hoffman, the West Chicago Collector, called upon the County Clerk yesterday and 100k the per- £onal-property books, after filing his bonds. His bondsmen are Christian Teytmeyer, Jacob Bin: B. G. Gill, Henry Alberg, A Amberg, Fran: berg, James T. Healey, lenry Aherns, Herman Steifel, ¥red Boerner, and William Swissler. His bond is for $6, 500, 000. In advance of the County Board allowing Sheriff Ecrn any additional deputies and bailiffs he has appointed the increase recommended by the Courts., on thie Times, has been given the place of batlil in the Crimina] Court, and Tom Foley has been made adeputy. The other appointees are not known, bat none of them will enter upon thetr duties untit the Goard acts in the matter. THE SHERIFF’S FEES. : The complaint of Col. Payne about Sheriff Kern charging illezul fees was yestertay found, upon inquiry, to he not entircly unfonnded. The amount that Payne has been overcharzed, bowever, ought notto break him, neither will it repienish the Couuty Treasury, where all the fees go. The exact amount of the overcharge was 35 cents, or 5 cents each un_ecven chancery summonses. The Tegal fee in snch cases in 75 cents for serving each paper. 10 cents for returning it, and the mileage. — 5 ceuts each way,—making in’ this case 95 cents. The Sheriff made the mistake in the matter of aa- hering to o custom rather than the statutes, but, in- asmuchas he has nothing to gain and receives no purt of the fees, he is not as censurable a¢ he other- wise would be. Mr. Payne shoald be the lust to complain under the circumstances. ANNOUNCEMENTS., Prof. Swing will give hislecture on **The Novel” this evening in the Church of the Redeemer, corner of Washington and Sangamon Streets. The sociable and sale of fancy articies by the Mite Society of Jefferson Puark Presbyterian Church will be continuea shis evening. Admission free. The Christmas Festival of the First Christian Church Sunday-Schooi will be held at the church, corner Indiana avenue and Twenty-dfth street, Saturday evening. Recitations, music, and +-Santa-Claus " will make up the prograimne. There will be a meeting of the Cook Connty Board of Education at their rooms this afternoon at 2 o'clock for the p urpuse of naditing the pay- roll of the Normai School employes, and transact- ing such other business as may be brought before the Board. The repertory for the second and fastweek of the opera is as follows: Tuesday, Dee. 20, **The Starof the North:" Wedneaday, Dec. 27, **Mar- tha;" Friday, **Fra Diavola.” Satur- duy matinee Miss Keilogg will sing one of her fa- vorite operas. Seats for the 1ast performances are now on #ale at the box-oiice. This is the lust zrand opera this season, a3 Mr. Hess takes Ins troupe East from Chicago. T'he third anaiversary of the ** Woman's Urusade™ will be held in Lower Farwell Hall Saturday at3 p. m. Mis¢ Frances E. Willard will tel) the 3tory of the Crurade; the Crusude ‘)::Alm will be read and a hymn entitled *- Victory,™ by Mrs. Annie Witten- myer will be sung. All formier and prescot mem- Uera of the Chicizo W U., and of Unions in this vicinity, are requested to’ take seats upon the platform. The meeting will be open to sll. CRIMINAL. Henry Schmidt, wanted for seduction in Jersey City, was captured here yesterday, and is held at Central Station to await the arrival of a reqaisi- tion. Mrs. Mary Conn, of No. 233 Jefferson street, complains that burglars entered her bouse at an carly hour yesterday morning, and made away with 240 worth of clothing. Edward Roso, the little pickpocket recently ar- rested by Detective Scott, yesterduy took a change of venne to Justice Poliak, and there told a tale of doleful import which secured him a discharge. Detective John Macuuley departed for Detroit 1ast night to escort back to this city George Drant, who it wanted here for some half-dozen forgerics. F. M. Lane & Co. are the chief compluinants aguinst him. Dr. Somers' Turkish bath-rooms in the Grand Pacitic Hotel were visited terday afternoon by sneaks, and a valuable gold waich and a small sum of money was sbstracted fom a eafe tint was op- portunely open at the time of their coming. Burglars yesterday afternoon forced an_cntrance by cnizel and jimmy into Room 9 of the McCarthy Building, corner of Washington aund Dearborn strects, oceupled by F. W, Huayne, and stole there- from 3150 worth of clothing, besides a small quan- tity of jewelry. Anthony Connell, saloon-keeper, had a dispute about fnances with James Phillips four yeareago, and recently when the two were together in a hack Connell ecized the opportunity to rob Phillips of the amount in dispute, $25. The case will be beard on the 27th, Thomas Spellman is in a West Madison Street Station cell. Last night he went into Josie Fil gerald’'s den of wild beasts, No. 76 West Randolph street, and theratened to shoot the entire men- agerie. Just ax he way about to carry out hts threat the officer marched in. Charles Kellogg. cabman, is locked up at the Chicago Avenue Station, charged with the theft of & robe, whip, and blanket from Philip Smith, an- other of the **cabbies.” Thomas Cannon is alia locked up for the Jarceny everal hides from T. P. York, of No. 131-3 Kinzie street. A. Krettstrom, night watchman, and Willism Freach, bell-bos, at the Palmer House, are locked upat the Armory charged with the lsrceny of a §:350 zold watch from one of the gmesic of the fotel who was sick abed. ‘Their guill. however, is far from being proven as the matter standsat present. ** Homeless, ragged, and torn™ vagrants, happy in their enjogment of a changeful sky. poor food, and still worse liguor, meet with a cheery welcome from Justice Scally. which, strange to say, they don'tlike. Yesterday Willism Gray was =cnt out for two months in default of a $20 finc; and Annie Ward, Jolm O'Day, Jerry O'Brien, Robert Dav Henry McLanghlin, and Michacl O'Donahine weal ened \when they got §20 or +* thirty days H. C." Louise Meilen and Neltic Maguire, two shoplift- crs who are familiar to the police above all others, were caught yesterday afternoon by Officer Butler *- crossing-guy, " at the corner of Madison and Halsted strects. They had evidently been taking in a number of the West Side retailers, as upon their persons were found a velvet hat trimmed with peacock feathers and several red dannel un- dershurts and ecarfs, for all of which owners arc wanted at the station. The Henuessey family, father and son. run a soloon on Hulsted street, near Madison. The father is a saving, industrious citizen, if be him- self is to be believed, and the son is a hard- honest youriz man trying to earn fis in spite of a drunken **dad '+ that is, if the js 1l that he cracks himself up to be. Officers Pine and Stewart say that both are nuisances, and therefore Jucked them up in the station. Last eveuiug con told father to ~*whack up " the profits for the week. Father said he'd eut blue fire sooner than -*whack up" with an indolent partner. Son told father **Blue fire'll ‘eat_you up some day,"” and father pitched into son, rizht and seft. Scully velll decide the ficht to-day according to his ini- proved rules of the ring. Justice Summerfield yesterday held the follow- ing: Frank Jen! larceny of s coat from a billiard hail belonzing to Martin Keru of Third avenue, 3500 to the Criminal Court; Gray, larceny of wolf-robe from C. W. St of No. 145 State street, §500 to the Criminal “ourt; Ellen 0'Connell, larceny from Pardridce & Co., $300 to the Criminal Court: Mary Martin, keeping house of i fame. thirty days in Hoose of Correction: Birdie Scibbs, inwate of same, sixty days; Hattic and Emma Bailey, drunken vagrunts, sixty days cach: domes Comisky, disorderly. thirty days: Augusta Schroeder, shop-lifter, $300 to_the Criminal Court: Barney Campbell, drunk, thirty days: William Tagourt, vagrzucy, ninety days Jofn Nash, larceny of carpet from' Charles Andrews of No. 15 Adums strect, $300 to the Criminal Court. A bird in the hand is worth Lwo in the bush. but you can't muke Sherilf Farmer. of lowa. believe it. Farmer left here for home Wednesday night, having in charze J. 1. Walters, a noted cattle- thief,” who broke jail at Monfezuma. fa. He was amply warned by the Chicago police, but verthelces hie prisoner cscaped him at Mar~ ceilles, and he telegraphed back to Superintendent 1ickey in a manner most hamiliating. Walterswill vrobably shy clear of Chicago for xome time 1o come. James jon, whose arrest at allula. in this State, upona telegramsent there by Superintendent Hickey accusing *him of robbivg Mre, Ludwiz, of No. 618 Archer avenue. of sex- eral ndred dollars” worth of jewelry. has aleo e<caped from confinement. 2nd lience Officer Race, who was acnt after him, will return witnout him. The Grangers have as little lnck in Lolding fast to prisoners as their city brethren. SUBURBAN. ATENSWOOD. The rhetorical, or cluing, exercises of the Lake View High School for the fall term—'76—will take place this evening. Considerable time and labor have been expended tomake thisanexcellententer- tainment, and, if the success herctofore attained by the teachers and scholars in this direction is to be taken as a criterion, the desires of those partici- pating in the affarr will be fulflied. ) wme will be an interesting one., ill lerve the city limitsat 7110, and return after the exercives. he marriuge of Mr. Koland W, Snow and Miss x duiy solemnized at the T brother. Mr. Thomas Barrows, )., Tuesdny. Dec. he Rev. Dr! «an pronounced thi. ceremony. The contract: i formerly residents of Itavenswood, inyg health apd the balmy cx, alone to be fuund in the sunny clime of the Pacific Slope. The hoper of the bridezroom in this respect were fully reatized. as he < at lenzth zrown happy end jovful,—under the #enial infu- ences of May.—but the bride escaped from the rigar of & northern winter and all 1t< attendant Dut to find Snow us her portien near the Gate. Mrs. Snow. who was for xome years prominently conmected with the Unjon Park Con- tional” hureh Soc < o Jady of m iy qualitice, and s, by a life crow cd with acts of Clrirtian Jove, won the admiration of all_with whom she came in contact. Thouz far distant, the many friends of - the youn throw after” them, metaphorically the old shoe, and wish them alife of veace and joy. The Ladies Social Society will liold Its next meet- ing at the residence of J. A. Cole, Esg. An ex- cellent programme is under conree of preparation, in which Kobert Greer. Esq.. as Mrs. Jarley, will have the wax-works exhibited. HYDE PARK. The Kenwood Club gave their second social party &t the residence of Judge Van H. Higgins Ny cert taking away many of the members of the club. Among those {cscnx’\\’crc Mr. and Mrs. Eungene Tong, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Taylor, Mr. and Mr: John Trumbull, Mr. and Mre. C. Philliva, 3 and Mrs. W, H. Akerman, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Osakley, Misses Ada Waldron, Irene Waldron, May, Oskicey, and Patterson, Messrs. J. Moiineusux, T. A. Shepard, E. Ball, F. Barker, B. Molineaux, and W. Dorden. The Reaper Society gave a parlor concert under the managementof Mr. Charles Smith last evening at the residence of (. B. Nelson, on Madizua avenue. About 8fty persons were present. Amons the performers were Mr. Charles Smith, Miex Eda Hosing, Mrs. Wilson. Mury Quiniey, anu Mons. Beuaseret, violinis! i The company had sn_enjoyable time, and all counted the affair an entire success. pesina el vl e THEY. M, C, A.'S WORK. Tv the Edizor of The Tribune. . Cricaco, Dec. 21.—A correspondent in to-day’s issue of THE TRIBUNE points out the great oppor- tanity which the Yonng Men's Christian Associa- tion has of doing zood, He adviees that, instead of spending money for revivals, it should be em- ployed in giving food and fuel to the poor. The opportunity offered is great indeed, notonly to the But Y. M. C. A., but toall charitable persons. would your corrcspondent for 8 moment reflect for what purposes the Y. 3. C. A. hus been fonnded, and whether it does mot dispense all the charity it justly can. He says the money employed in revivals wouald feed and clothe uiany hundreds of poor. May I ask, my friend; What shall become of these poor after they have becu clothed und fed? Does not common sen¥e show that unless the causex and sources of theif poverty are removed they will re- turn next winter in double number? And has not that kind of charity of which your correapondent speaks made our great cities the winter quarters of paupers and vagrants? And may I ask, further, Docs not the Y. M. C. labor carnestly and zealously to show these unbappy ones where their only remudy lies,—in ChristJesus? Your corl ondent is evi dently not a Christian, or would ke not know God's promise: *-Enter ye tirst the Kintdom of tod, and jts righteousness and all things shall be added thereunts.” Or does he donbtits truth? If ev let him come to the younz men's meeting and see what faith in God um{rcliunte on Ilis mercy has done for men who a few weeks ago had neither friends nor enemies, Let him gee what God, not Christian fricnds, have done. He cun ilnd hundreds of such men who to-day are smpporters instead of dependents on our charity. Does he cure to deny tbat ench charity i8 not nobler and wiser, because more lasting and far-renching than mere alms-giving, which lower instead of elevate the receiver? Does he etill, in the face of practical results. xay that they are dubious? Sup- osing, my friend, that instead of advising the Young Men's Christinn Aesociation. you would counsel the rum and zrog-shops to conider before they proceed to scatier inore wretchedncas, pov- erty, want. mieery, and shame. Why don't you advise them to use their ill-gotten gains to relieve destitation, which they have bronght upon us, and there will be no dauger that our strects wall be filled with a howling and ~tarving mob, but do not advize the Young Men's Christian Aasociation to stop in their great work of restoring the greatest work of God's creation, manhood, to the wretched aad un- happy ones with which our city abounds, OTT0 SUDEN, 176 Weat Madizon strect. ———— CANADIAN NEWS. Special Dispalch to The Tribune. MoxTREAL, Dec. 21.—The annual meeting of the Jacques Cartier Bank to-day was a very stormy one. The English stockholders, led by J. R, Mid- dlemise, refused %o adopt the annual report, and were for only receiving it. The report of the Di- rectors showed that the liabilities of the banl which amounted a year ago, including paid-up capital, to $+,027,207, have been brought down to $2,700,076. On the other hand, the bank assets have been more safely secured, and the overdrawn accounts, which amounted last year to 3520, 388, brought down to 3313,574, and vart of what re- mains due to the bank is secured by mortgages and other collateral sccurity fo the amount of $1.205,698. In January last the Directors had of- fered 5,000 shares of paid-up capital stock repre- senting $230,000 to discharge all claims against them, and shie offer the new Board concluded it was judicious for the ehareholders to accept. The report suggested that the capital be reduced $100.000. und, asa law authorizing this reduction will be passed at the next session, the Dominion Parliament Bank will be in a position to resame operations again. The dispute began ubout an clection of scrutineers, and. by the persistence of the English stockholdeas, Mr. Darlinz's namne was placed on the list. A preat_row took place over the President's motion to adopt. the report, and a scene which baflles description occurred. members demanded that it be only reccived. Eventoally, on a vote, the French carricd the day. ‘The meeting lasted from 3 p. . till after 8 p. m., three Boards of Directors being propused. The Enelish clique nominees were voted down. ‘Fhe Jiobilities of Bond DBrothers, brokers, are catimated by the Assignee at 2,500,000, of which $2.230, 000 are secured, and consequently the luss will fall only upon the creditors, for the remnining $270,000, which will represent in part the losses arising from insuficient margins in making ad- vances on stocks. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. QuEsec, Dec. 21.—In the Legislature to-day the Hou. Turcotte asked, in case a certain_ number of families who now reside in the United States should be desirous of returning to Canada and oc- capy lands at the disposal of the Government at Lespiles, on the River St Maurice, would the Government concede such lands to these families, and on what conditions. The Hon Gauvreau eaid that the Government would be al- ways ready to do all in their power to encourage repatriation. He did not know these lands, or what they were worth, but the price would be made 25 low as possible. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. HALIFAX, Dec. 21.—The steamer Sarmatian, with English mails five duys overdue. arrived at | 9 o'clock this morning, encountering head-winds and rough eens all the passage. A special teain for Montreal left with mails immediately. The Sarmatian eailed for Portland at 4 p. m. e ——— MASONIC, Speciat Dispatch 1o The Tridune. Drwianr, [Il., Dec. #1—Livingston Lodge N 371,A. F. and A. M., held their sonaal election on Monday evening, which resulted a3 follow w. M.. the Hon. Ii. A. Kenyon: 8. W., Col. B. Parsons; J. W. iramy; Secretary, Frank Ford; Treasarer, Henry Eldridge. The Lodge ts “n & prosperoux condition. i Speciat Diepatch o The Tribune. Poxtiac, 1L, Dec. 21.—The Ludae of A. ¥, and A. M. in this city held their electivn Mooday night. The followingoftices were elected: W. M., E. Wallace; J. H. Gafi; J. W. P M. Schwurts: Tressurer, F. H. Bond; Secretary, A. W. Cownn. ——— JOURNALISTIC. Spectal Corvespondence af The Tribune. Mespora, 1L, Dec. 20.~The Mendots News has changed hands. Capt. W. Parker, for- merly proprietor of the Awboy Journal, has assmmed jts control. The Cuptain s 2 live man and a well-known jonmnalist. The News, throughout this severely-vontested cati- uign, fought carnestly for ~ iayes and the epublic. Dr. Spickler, the late proprictor, tires for the benent of Lis health, and is of opinion that now, as Hayes 13 safely clected, hie can so- journ without fear of molestation for u few montls in the Sunny South. s LICK. Sax Frasctseo, Dec. 21.—Another petition for letters of admimatration on the Lick estate bas been filed by William I, Lick, nephew of the de. ceascd James Lick. The petition with others is set for hearing Jan. 3. et GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE. A private collection of dne paintiugs and holiday soods at 144 Twenty-second street, t 3 great sac- ritice. ——— - ALVAYS CERTAIN. By the use of Dr. Price's Creaw Baking Powder, light, eweet biscuits, cakes, cte,, are at all times o certalnty. Buy it only in cane. by Bishop and Klopeu- Leua 1. Kiupenatine, o1y daughter of 3 sLing SNOW—TRARROWS--At the residence mas Barrows, Esy.. Oa 10, by the Kev. Dr. Me Snow and Mis~ May E. Barrows * PECR—A1 the bruin, ¥ ip. ., from eminary avenne, 1o G celand. w Haven (Conn. ) papers please copy. HULL Col. J. wound charge of his regiment in th Port 28 G. A. K. = equested w attend his funeral at 451 South Lv: at2 p. . to-d 2 Cincinnat and Nashville papers plense copy TENROTIN—0n Thursda a. .. suddenly of scarlet nnic, only dauzhiter of Charles and Ellen M. flenrotin, Faeral from res 3 Norih Lasalle-st., on Friday a1 2 o'cluck p. m. Dec. Loutea Maud, daughter Arthus S, ana Mary Worth, aged 1 yeac § et nn}g leJ‘)s. i ia ‘uneral at the residence, edgwick-st., Fri- day. Dec. 22, atl p. m. Friends are invifed to aticnd. FAY—Dec. 20, Cora Ella, youngest daughter of £. D. and Carrie M. Fay, aged 1 year Egmonuu ana 13 days. Notice of funeral hereafter. RANNEY—Dec. 21, of congestion of the brain. Maris E. Garrity, wife of J. M. Ranneg, aged 31 years 9 months and 1 day. Funeral Saturday, Dec. 23, at 10 a. m., from To Be Sold To-lay at 11 Sale peremptors. SATURDAY MORXD her !ate residence, 184 Walnat-at.,to Columbxiill's 5%/~ Columbus (0.) papers please cony. O'NEILL—Julia, beloved wife of foha 0'Na; Funeral from residence, 119 West pogy o S_nmrd.\y. Dec. , at 11 3. m.. to S Pgrees Church, thence by cars to Calvary. HiRa DODGE—At McMinnville, Tenn.. on the 13 inst. . Johu A. Dodey 3. W. Dodae, artias of thi cits. ol 5% Seae O 4r - Dodge, arcy, Funeralwill take place Sandar, the 24th at 2 o'cloc m.. from the residence of father. TLLS Prairie-av. s friends and ('S the family are invited to attend. Gl FRAN beloved Great @tctions! SEALSAGQUES At still lower prices. Sacques at $100, within the reach Elegant Seal of every one. We have a large stock on hand, and will sell them less than cost to manutacture, (vood Mk Sets, Binf and Baas, $15 Former Price, $30. (rood Seal Sets, Ml and Bogs, $25 Former Price, $40. Bastorn Mink Sets, Muff & Bozs, $30 Former Price, $60. 500 BUFFALOROBE ents’ Neal Cans, Deep Greenland Style, $13; formar price, $15. Deep Turban, with band, $18; for- mer price, $20. Jocksy Style, $12; former price, $15.00. Al Other Goods in Proportion, BRBY & PERIOLAT, No. 87 Madison-st. SALESMEXN: J. M. LOOMIS, JNO. G. IVERS, CHAS. B, SMiTH, Late J. A Smith & Co. i; 0 Pl f\"()‘l‘ll)f\.\._ (0 e b FANCY GODODS! We have alarge assortment of OPERA FANS, RUSSIA LEATHER POCKET BOOKS, FANCY BRUSHES Perfumes, &c.; Onyx, Garnet, Celluloid, Napoline, ard Gilt Ear-Rings, Pins, Fecklaces, &c.; Handkerchiefs, Fancy Sets, Collars and Cuffs; ‘*Saxon Beauty” Kid Cloves, 2-buttons, the best &I Kid everoffered ; Hosiery, Under~ wear, &c., at low prices. CLOAKS AND MILLINERY our specialties. Our store will be open Friday and Sat- urday evenings this week. HOTCHKIN, PALMER & CO., 137 & 139 Stat POMEROY & CU, and 86 iRandotpl-st. ELISON, Auctioneers, FOR FRIDAY. DEC. 22, AT 9:30 . .. Grand AUCTION SALE New and Sccond-Hand FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, and General Honsehold Goode, HOLIDAY GGOD lumease Sale to close accounts. Aftemt for Barmams. WO 8 156 Bags English Walunts 75 Boxes Can Tomatoss, ock. at our room. $4 and N6 Lanilolph-st. EL FI?!(ERfl_&(U By WM. A. BU Aucttoneery, 11Sand 1 Ladies” Furs, Missey” Furs, Children’s Furs, Gentlemen's Furs, From a vity first-class Fur Dealer, AT ATGCTION, SATCRDAY MORNING, Dee. 23, at 11 o'clock Furniture, Carpets, Pianos, Organs, Stoves, Crockery Waré And Other Merchandise, their salesrooms, US and Wabush-ar. Dee. 24, at 9:30 velock On Saturday. o'cluck. ) Imported Faney Goods. arge stoek of ITUR v ady s RN or Al O Py 1 ,\urvlnnmfil: } Auction Sale by Sherift ;s g 1a: d Feney Lamp iay. Dec [EAE I tiuning from day 0% LRATED throughot fon . expressed toal 1 and_uspward & Wi per B, Addres, 1ER. Coofec e ve cont size of the fucs " Cologne it arger sizez 3 LSEkE s, Clucage