Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1877, Page 8

e rremmemdmHAANB OO A ] | : . J ) ' i i ; e Ak e €9 % P S i 4 55 ' fact (hat 10 1504, VI BLLVULS Vi s sl o T st v e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1877, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, The suft bronght by W. B, Hayes agalust Col, Cléary as stakeholder of an clection bet i was ealled up yesterday morning by Justice Halnes, and,on motion of Mr. Hayes, dismlssed. The temperature yesteiday, as observed by Manassec, optician, 83 Madison strect (Trin- unp Building), was at 5 a. ., 2degreess 100, m, 4:12m., 753 pom, 10; 8 pomy 5 Barometer at 8 8. m,, 30.10; Sp. 30,32, Samuel J. Smith, Jr., Private Secrctary to Chatles A, Tinker, General Superintendent, has been appointed Manager of the Atlantic & Pa- elfic 1’; ecraph ofiice 1t Chicago. Mr. Smith has ocenplgrd the positfon of Private Secretary for more than thre: vcars, and came Weat with E. D. L. Sweet, Iate Vice-T'rerident and General Ffuperintendent of that Company, some two years azo. *‘The Atlantie & Pacific Telegraph Company have: fasnsed a sort of bulletin of prosperity in the shape of a new and handsome unlform suit for their incesenper-boys, The ruit fscut in vadet pattern. with gray and black trimminus, cross-helts, und pouches for carrying messages. Ruhbl-l’umt!.m‘nu\‘rr!.anllmfluuhh'h'zchm! for stormy weather complete the outfit, which {s gotten up In cxcellent style and presents & mure than ordinarily attractive appearance. At the Corgner's inquest yesterday upon W, R. Martin, who ot himsclf Tucsday night while sinzlng *In the Sweet By-and-by," with (eorge Ambrose, of the Evening Journal, but fittls additional facts were brought out, the Deputy-Coroner refusing to wait for ull’ the witnesses, The case was unmistakably n sui- clde, and a verdlict was glven accordliely. A lare aflair {8 said to have been at the bottom of it, but the particulars are kept sceret. Two cars loaded with silk-worm egge, valued at $1,000,000, passed through Cnicago last evens fng. They are transported on cars cspeclally bulit for the pm_'[puse and drawn by regnlar ex- press traine. hey are In charge of ten China- men, who are also part ownera. Thelr destina- tlun is France and Ital They pass over the Central Pacific, Unlon Facifie, Clifengo, Burling- ton & Quincy, Michigan Central, Great Western, and New York Central Rallroads, and theuee by tho 'Transatlantic Steamehip Line to their dest{natfou. The congregation of the Plymouth Church are anxions for a goad and true pastor, and sa far, {t appears, have been unable to avree upon any onc. Last evening another of the mm;{ Pprivate mectings was lield st the chureh to ta) and pray over the candidutes whose names hail beun presented, but nu conclusion was reached. All that a reporter conld Jearn of what took place was that some new names were presented, and that In the dlrcussion of the merits and de- merits of some of the old ns well a8 the new much was safd that would wot be pleasing lor them and thelr friends to read, In fucty the Committee of the church havlug the matter n charge fay that the public have no Interest In wlllc!her they call o pastor or not, or who they call The question at lasue letween Recorder Brockway el the County Commistloners— whotlier he or they have the power to appoint his subordinates—will probably = cvome before *the courts for answer. Tho "Major proposes malntaining his right to sclect bis clerks and watchmen, and will not be run by the Board un- less a lecal deciston dircets him to do ro. He #ald yesterday that amajority of the Commls- slonérs were spitelul against’ him because ho would not allow them to run his office, and that Rountree let the cat out of the bag when he sald {n Lls argument before the Judges of the Circuit Court it he (Brockway) **dil vot submit to the will of the Board they would make the eulury so smull that the Recorder would e Mr. ute gves him snd pitiful sorry that e made Lhe appointinents.’” Brockway clalins that the s, cuthority to select his subordinates, and that he and not the County Board is lield responsible for the proper conduct of the Recorder's oflice. Tie a)eo denles the right of the Buard to reduce his salary or those of bis cmoloyes when they were fixed a mouth ago. THE TRAD, At the meeting of the newly-clected Board of Dircetors of the Traders' Insurance Company of this city, held at the uftice ot the Capany yusterday ‘atteruoon . A Kent, who 18", as been Prest { the Company jur the past four years, declfued o res clectfon owlng to " large aml increasing perronal business matters which require all his thue and attentlon, und Mr, Charles Contnstock, the larzest stovklobder, was unan'- wously clected Presfifent. Mr. Comstosk (8 an old antt well-known Lushuees-man of this efty, u.v‘enzlunmu of large meats, Who wiil uudoubits cdiy 111 the honoradle position to which he has heets elested with dix 1 abllity. Mr. . C. Ranney was cied Viee-Presideut, and Mr, R J, Smith Scervrary aud Manvzer, I Bmith Is one of the ablest and most conserva- tive fesurance ineu fn the country, uid to him Is duc, In a great messure, the suvcess of the Company. HOME: OF TIE FRIENDLESH, @ The Board of Managers of the Hume of the Fricndless held thelr monthly mectlug yester~ d:{. Col. {lammond fn the chafr, At tho Burr Misston thio past month was the best and busieat of the vear, Relief was aflTord- ed to eeveral familice. 8o many suferiuz peo- vle had never been geen before, The attendance at the school was hetter than usual, and the examinations more satisfactory. During the year 720 scholars were enrolled. ‘The Matron, Mre. Qrant, reported that there were 153 persons in the Home Dec. 15 admitted during the mouth, 315—150 aduits nnd 63 chil- dren; dismissed, 147 adults and 68 childre ‘There was une death. Onthe 1st Inst. there were 136 In the Home—5 aluits, 63 in the ;ehofifl-mom,‘.fil in the nursery, and 14 u the amily, ‘Theé Treasurer’s report showed the following: Balauce, Dec, 1, $770.15% receints, £860.74; to- tal, 81,00.62 " Expendiiures, §%3.70; balsuce, Jan, 1, 706,92, There Is also a balance 1o the * eredit of the Burr Misston account of £670.50, the receipts Leing 45 uud the expenditures £305.25. Balance of Homo schoul sceount, $228,70—tho rcu:c(p,u being €493 and the cx- )N:R‘El “,8‘1%77. ke total cash on hand s The following standing and speclal commit- tees were appolnted: Receptlon Committee MMesdames N, B. Judd, Tiftany, Snyder, J. A, Ellls, Dr. Isham. Nominatlog Committee— M Hoge, Preabyterian; Mre, Prof. Armold, Dn&ulll; Mra, Cragin, Congregationallsty Mrs. Tiffany, Mcthodlst; Mrs. Pulsifer, Univeesallat; Mrs, ~ Gore, l.'n\tnmn; Mre. Greenebaum, Jewlsh; Mrs. Ellls, Episcopat; Mrs, Buuks, Re- formed Eplscopul. SBAM ASI'TON. SOME UNEXPECTED DOCUMENTS, Chancery Court, Cook County, was Invaded yesterday by an incident. On thd tap floor of that shaky old rookery of 8 Clty-Jlall, asls a matter of common repute, there are scveral disma), low-vaulted, ill-ventilated chambers dedicated to the service of a certain blind female who Is popularly supposed to bealways cngaged 1o halancing a pair of scales, but wha in reality drags along day after day In s drowsy and lamentably atupld condition. From the time ln the morning whien the dreary, gray-halved crier announced, foa fur-olf monotune, ** Iear ye, hear ye,' until the timo iu the afterncon when the aune person wakes up to drone out the an- nouncement that the Cuurt {3 clused, there is selilom a break In the utter deadness and som- polenvy of the place. Now, fn order tohave a proper understanding of the nature of the fncident alluded to, {2 wil be ucvrunr{wemrr Into n brief explanation. Bome tme In the memorable year 1871w certain Nicholas Pucker, who {s since deceased, was g party in a sult agatust Samuel Ashiton, at pres. ent alive und hearty, snd un Packar's bond wis one M. 0. Walker, Wha §s now i his garraw and cternal restic-place. Subsequently u Ll was _filed by Mr K. A, Sm;‘l. aftorney fur Walker, to prevent the suid Ashton from satisiylng his cumnulutive and lucrative desires upon”the posscestons of the rakd Wylker, a Judgment Laving been obtalned by default ngalnst the sald Packer, who was inno whoa respunsible perty, because of bis having Just previously emenced from this chyralls mto hbzbor ougeile extstence, The fojunction was dissulved” Deceiaber, 1511, by a due under of Court, and Walker was thereby rendered in all veapects Mable fur the pavinent of the judg- m :nt, damages, sud costs fu the sald suit. Years clupsed. Waiker and Packer were no more, but the city rose up atately und beautiful from the arbies of agreat vonflagration, Men cane and weat, and darters anud trafiic continued as of yoie, rendering courts and lawyers und fniunciions stlll a vital neceseity. In {hentist of the slow provessca of the law thiere upprared oic day Ashton, surusuied Samucl, who, by brs attoroey, did make due utidavit, aad daim of the adiiuistrators and assl of the Walker catato the sum of §1,88, befug the exact a uouut sljezed to be due v the furfeited bund Jdang years aguue. ‘Tue grave and reverend Judye Moore Jooked over lls gold spectacles sud ueked in various wurds to the what the defcndants did ¢ .cnand there © to reply. Thercupon Mr. 610!l arase and ASSED 10 BAVE A451TON BWORY. The oath wus administered with all the so- lemulty that could be put into it, and Ashtom quitau. Lhe Mozl PILel ¢ruBs 363L ot Las ever | vasder), Total, 308 © geverely declared himsell ready to true answer make toall questions, “DId you,” eald Mr, Small, * ever receive any money from Mr. Walker on sccout of this bondi' *T never,” replicd the truthful Eamuel, ¢ recefved but #8500 from Walker, and that was on an account of about §3,000. There was still due me by agreement the sum of §1,633."" “To 5ou swear to that ! 1 have sworn.” The numucf at this juncture handed the witness the following memorandum @ Judgment. +101$2,000 Lostr, . 13 3 1% $ In additing to that, T ahall get £100 In the way of damayes for weonzfilly swearing ont the In] 3 tion, which will make ihe whale amount & 3 Now, 1 will take 81,000 for the whole thing if’ set- tled In one week; otherwlse I will not settle it, “ It 1« my handwriting,” the witness acknowl- edged, with soine reluctante. ** Wil you please read the following paper to the Court," continued the Imperturbable law- yer, and the witness read it Received Chicazo, Jdan. 40, 1872, of Nicholan Pitkard, by the hand of M, O, Walker, 1,000 in fuilof al) CInfume ordemands, judgments, daages, infereats. and coets, actions pending or choses in actlon whatever name or mature to date, and I do liereby agree 10 pay all coste as above, and author- ire Judgments and costato be discharged of record, not_including cacte In case of Plekard ve. Ashton in the Superior Court of Chicazo in chancery. | Junction dissulsed at December term, 1851 £, Asiitox, ‘18 that your slgnature!* ‘It is. But I don't thiuk it is fair for you to bring papers fnto court in this way without giving me notice beforchand,” stammered Ash- ton, changinig color very much. The Judge peered over his spectacles, 1 suppose you wish to withiraw your notion, Mr. Ashton,'* sald he mildly.” Mr. Ashton nudded alirmatively and faded ‘out of vourt, CURIOVS JUSTICE, SAXDY WIlITE'S ESCAPE. A most dangerous character named Alexan- der or **Sandy " White escaped the meshes of the law at Justice Pollak's Court yesterday uf- ternoon, but It is to bo hoped that he will soon Le brought to justice. The facts are briefly as follows: Upon the Sth of May last the resl- dence of Philip Baer, No, 1233 Indlana avenue, was burglarized, and jewelry and dlamonds val- ued at some §600 were stolen. Suspiclon sete tled on some plasterers wno were work- ing in the house at the thne un- der the employ of a boss-plasterer named Smith. Inafew days two of them, Edward Shepherd and o young son of the coutractor, were arrested fof the theft, and both were held over 1o the Criminal Court, Subsequently Shephierd escaped prosecution, but the con- tractor’s son was found guilty and remanded for sentence, but in soine way, {nscrutable to nll save: lus friends and the Judgeon the bench at that tine, be was sct at liberty, He wos at this time the self-ncknowledred thief, and it was deemed Lest that ne should skip out for Can- nada. To this end he procured from White one of the diamond rings and £40 In cash, White lwving been the ‘‘atow.away'? of the property pending the Mtigatfon, He bad worked one Saturday afternoon, had ransarcked the drawers and Iocated the plunder, and had put up the Job for the boy to fake it, henee he was tho only person to wliom Shep- herd or Smith could turn for ald, and he was thercfore given the “swag’ to * plant ™ or sell for the [mrpqse of gfltlm; legal aid. _The stuft was first located by White at” Johin Rvan's ss- loon, 4 noted Deinocratle political resort on State street, near Twenty-cighth, where Ed I'illips and gang hold forth, and a portion was afterwanls, glwl’lul by \White to a woman resid- ing near White's mother's house, in tha south- ern portion of the clty. ‘fhe police, Otlicer Maloney, of Cottage Grove, and Otlicer, Max Kipleyy of the Twenty-second Strect Statfon, gleaned these facts after surmis- ing thut White was *erooked,” which conclu- slon was due to his pgiving a butcher on Twen- ticth strect Mra, Baer's gold watch and chain in payment for #10 worth ol meat. He was shadawed and traced Lo Central Hall, where he was emploved by Mr. Mattocks us uizht fanitor of the mfding, and was immediotety arrested, Upon_ heinz ~ locked up in the Twenty- sccoml Strect Station, he was searched, and upon hitn was found another watch and chaln, alio suppored to have beenstolen. It was firally kdentilled by a lawyer named Humphrey- vitle, from whotn {t was stolen shortly afterthe Bacr robbery, and White 18 supposed to be one of the highwaymen who * rung the super.” IN ADDITION TO THls, Whits ia known to be the person who helped to “hold np" two Indiuna zenttemen at the cor- ner uf Thirtv-cizhth and Statestreets, one night lust fall, whereby two mmore watches were filched, atdd deposited” with John Ryan. One helongud ta ' conductor on the Lake Shore Road, and the other to a Lo- gansport pentleman, The Iatter offered nrewird ot 20 to a private detcctive named Connell, who was bqunced for theft from the regular vollee, and, as Connell beld forth at Ryan's den, the watch was eoon turned up. White fiured in this cass to the Jast, and was even recognized as the persrn who took the watchea, but was never prosecuted, The urreat of White by Otlicer Maloney was tho tirst stepactunally taken towanda the recoyery of Baer's property, and the Intter was deter- mined to prosecute to the bitter end, but through u mistake in time he did not put in nu appearance at Pollak’s Court yesterday when the cuse was catled, and the case” was (dis- missed, sm.se?ueuuy apother warrant was taken out, but his capture is highly fmprobable, ‘Trudle, that tinpoverished lawyer, brought about the discharge by studioustyavoiding a triu), con- tnning the case from day to day, knowlng fudl well that the complainanut \multf be tardy some day, Mr, Bacr and his nttorneys are inore than Incensed at thisturnof the proccedings, and vow they will make it hot for White and the gang of rutlians whowere wont tofrequent his ubodes, Yruwuc-l a4 they are by political Inftuence: But little of the property lias yet been recov: ered, most of the dlamonds having been resct, but,us s all In town still, ceascless ciorts will'be made to recover it. Me, Ryan may pos- sibly afd the pollce In this endeavor, GUITEAU TIIE PREACHER, A STARTLING RELIOIOUS DISCOVERY, Tnr Cincaao THRIDUNE 18 In recelpt of anes- £age and uccompanying documents from Charles J. Guiteau, who says in his letter-head that Le hoa u law-ullice In this cfty. ‘Tho latest remin- tscence which the name brings up i of a libel suit brought by a lawyer of tho same name for $100,000 sgainst the New York Jferald, the libel complained of being an assertion that when said Guiteau collected money for clients he kept one-half for his fee, Reverelng the usual course, it will bo well ta conelder the documents before the letter. The Inclosure 1s tn the shape of five galleys of proot from the type of a morning newspaper of this vity, the whole vovering an arzument to show that the second cotning of Chrlst, which the Lvangel{cal Churchisjexpecting some time fnthe indetlnite future, is an accomplished fact, and that it touk place A. D. 70, at tne thne of the burning ol Jerusalem. Mr. Gultcau has col- lated all the texts the New Testa- wment having reference n secund coming, and the matn reason Which Jeads b to tols coneltision 13 that Chrlst Himself, o all the ref- erences which He mafes to His retuen used ft fn wounection with the worls “this generation,” mcaninetherehy Hixcotemporaries. Besldes this, Johin, Paul, and uther Evangelista, stated,without quahteation, that the Savior would come before the end of the fivrst century. Ihe only witness ;\'hu 1ukes the cuntrary view, says Mr. Guiteau, N vETLR, who states in one of his l»:rmlrs that at the time of Ulinat's cumiug this globe wiich we Inhablt [s to be burned up. Mr. Guiteau upsets this, huwever, by the statement that Peter was # bold, impulsive, unlearned man, blameworthy 10 mahy things. e thrice denied hiy Lord, and once vebulied his Master. It s ucarly 1,000 years since Peter wrote, and yet thly tlobe Nias aot been Lurned up. Heuve, Mr. Gufteau concludes that Peter's opluion, that Chrizt's comiuz and the burning up of the the carth were Lo be siinultiuncous events, suvors of the thigs of man wnd not of . Mr, tato thie testimoeny of Peter and puts hiin vut of court. He also fortitics his con- cluslon that Chirlst cane the second thue at the slege of Jerusalem by stating that tne Jocality of Tls coming wus uciessarily the place of Hls greatest earthly agony—He was crucifed ay Jerusplew. There are in”sdiition othier polnts, drawn from Jusephus, the Americun yelopes ia and other pubdicutions, whicn-coutirm Mr. G. iu his conclusion. TUE COMING OF ANTI-CHIIST 13 also pruven, and Mr. tiuitcau prowmniscs to des velop the theorem that the Antl-Christ part of the primitive Church and its successor modern Christianity arc vue sud the sume, While aid- witting that wany righteous people, himself m- tluded, buve Bved stuve Al D. 70, yet Curlatian- ity as & church orgunization bas been a mock- ery. These views Mr, Quitesu ls ready to de- feud at wny thme and place, and proposes to re- nounco the law and to devoto his 1ife tu preuch- ing this glnk-uluzo-pcl, which he beleves will shuke Christendom worsc than Martin Luther did thace centuries ago, eye, he |n{|, [} upou eternity; and be expects to go abroad this sprivg. U Be can convert Great Britaln tu the or 101,000 Uz e e, M ey gospel of the sccond coming he cansoon gret Ameriea, the reat_of Christendom, Afriea, and the Islaids of the sea under his thumb. 'Per- sons deslring his services as a preacher of this apecial erced ean addresa him at No. 144 Dear- bopn street, ear-fare Inclosed. Mr, Guitean explains in his Ictter that this is ngreat discovery, and that he has sent coples ta the other cu‘y papers for simultancous pubil- catlon, He adids that he would be pleazed to liave Moaly, 8wing, Cheney, and others of the clergy, as well aa Storrs, Recd, and other law. f-crs, Intersivwed about the matter, which he helfeves §3 destined to turn Christendom up- sile down," At present T TriotNg {& not exactly of Mr. Gultean's opinion about the probable cffect of his document, and begs lenve to defer the publication until it §a pretty well proven that the old and respected forms of relizion are un- cqual tothe task of satisfylng the cravings of the sane portion of the community. BILLIARD CITAMPIONSIIP. BURLEIGH AND SNAW EXTPELLED. At aneeting of the Northwestern and South- western Bitliard Congress, Mr. M. Bensinger, Chalran, and Mr. A. E. Hos, Secrctas Messrs, H. Rhlnes and A, E. Hoa, members of tho Congress, together with Messrs. T. Foley and M. Bensinger, rcprtsnnufl\'cs of Mesars, McAfee, Gallagher, Parker, Maggloll, Liver: man, Carter, Hanlng, snd Mtiler, absent mem- bera of sald Congress, the following resolutfons were adopted: Resolred, That W. Darlelgh and L. Shaw be ex- pelled ftom the Congress, wnd he ever debarred frown playing far the champiouship of the North. western and Soulhwestern States, for the reason that the former, W, Burieizh, did for a certain sum of oty azree in lote,and did lose intention. ally, the last champlonship came played In this eity with s opponent, Shaw, the iatter knows Ingly particlpating fn'the unfair traneaction, and fraudulently clafminz the title of champion, and refusing to return the medal emblematic of sald championghin. Zesolted, That a new medal be struck, and that that be made, from this time forward, the emblem of the Northwestern and Southwestern chamiplon. ahip. l}:lv'trd. That the firat two challenges sent. with the proper’ amount of money ua forfeit, and di- rected Lo Merers, J, M, Brunswick, Balke & Co., Nos, 47 anil 40 State sireet, Chicago, ahail entitlc thuse (esuing them to play with esch ather a game af 500 noiute, and that tho winner thercol shall bo declared champlon of thie Notthwestern and South- wedern States, Lieavlved, That the stake (o he played for in re- diiced 1o £250 n glile, and the forfeit to $100. - The player traveling from any distance to be allowed expenses of transit by the winner. lLastly, ft was resolved that the regulatfons which governed tho Jast tournament should re- maln In foree, with the exception of those con- filcting with these resolutions. ? —— IN DISTRESS. THE PITZGERALD PAMILY. ‘There scems to be, at No. 20 Chatham street, on the North S8ide; a geouing case of dlstress, A mother and o family of six children—the oldest unly 13 years and the youngest about two weeks—~are nlmost on tho verge of starvation. Some ten weeks ago the husband and father, Lawrence Fitzgerald, while workiug on Grace Church, LaSalle and White strects, fell and se- verely Injured himaclf, (e was taken to the Nospltal, and finally sent to tho Inaanc Asy- lum. Prior to his misfortunc the family had not been abundantly blessed, He only carned £1.25 per day, and i scarcely can be supposed that much was saved from that. When stripped of the frults of his labor, thicy wers lefo deati- tute indeed, and to crown thelr distross, the mother was confined, and the childreu cotn- pelled to look after themscives, The Rellef and Ald Soclety sent 8103 the County Agent kindly ~ contributed s ton of conl, and the wealthy congregation of ace Church subseribed #10 toward the sup- port of the famlly. When these xnpgllcu hod vanished thmes ivere hard Indecd. For some time there was no coal in the house, and during the eold days the unfortunates wers mgh unto freczinz as well ks starvation. l’ll.{lmx neigh- bours, puor as charity themselyes, took tlic mat- ter inhand, and helped alonz fromn time to time, despite the poverty that luy closo bLeslde thelr own doors. Yesterday, when a TrRinuxe reporter vilied at the house, ho found that the very fire that warmed him had been supplied by the meagre bins of people living near, The children were rugged and emaciated, pinched and squaild, The Loby moaned and cried with hunger, for there was no nourishment for It fn the maternal breast, and It was dependent upon whut might be sent dn forit. Tho whole place was wretehed in appearance, and the family and their surroundings offered a strong plea for help fn thelr adversity and suffering, tuquiry v tue vielalty developed the fact that the woman was well deserving of any charity that can he extended to lier unud those depend- ent wpon her. In hier *hetter days' sho was never stingy when suffercrs extended weary hands to lier, nd now that the wolf 1s ot her door, it wonlil seem n fitting time for the return of her bread from the watera, MR, SWARTWOUT, A FOSSINLE DEPALCATION. A Tninuse reporter ealled yesterday morning upon Mr. T, C. Day, the Western Agent of the JEtna Life-lnsurance Cowmpany, to inquire of the whercabouts of Mr, Nelson K, Swartwout, cashifer of the Company, who hias been mysteri- ously missing siuce a week sgo last Fridag, Tho Iol!mxlm: conversntion took places Iave: y2u henrd anything from your missing Ln:-hlcr Nu, [ have vot,” replled Mir. Day. ] suppose you have hurdly “gotten far enough o those accounts to know how much shere ds missine, M snything No, I have not," sald tho agent; “but if you nre golngz Lo eay anything about the mat- Ter yau can say that the' loss will not be the Company's," “'Iheir there Is aloss, I3 therel” “Qh yes, 1 think the slgusof it are unmis- taknhle. 1 have not made a thorough scarch vet, becauge ! have been busy In getting out my statement to the Compuny at Hartford, 1shall put 4 man at work upon " the houks to-day, and 1t will probably be several daya before I will bu able to deternitne the amount.” *What reasons have you for saylng that the crookeidness (s nnmistakablof!” “lean't tedl you that just now, hut when I have filshed the examination of the books I will he moro able to speak ahout it," And the reporter withdrew, Mr, Swartwout's private box at the Fldelity Bavings HBank wus opened yestorday by the Ase sistant Cusbicr of that Institution, and fuund to contaiit a note of §1000, drawn by.T. C. Day. ‘There were also other notes amounting fu all to about §1,000. These, had My, Bwartwout intended to run away to atay, might readily have Leen conyerted Iato cashand the moucy taken along, The reason why he did not do 60 8 somewhat wysterjous, THE CI'TY-ITALL, ‘The Treasurer yesterday received 82,1168 from the Water Department. ‘The bifl for cual used at the West Stde Pump- Ing-Works during the month of Decenber calls for 83,987, A tire-iyidrant on the corner of Wentworth avenue und Tweuty-scventh street was yesters day run into by one of Matthew Gottfricd's beer wizons and Leoken to pleees. The Flmbrlnrlmuxulcrkt lave prepared an inventory of all the property now in the Depart. wente 'The taper was yeaterday handed to the Comptrotler, who will tnbody fi fu bis znnual Teport, Marshal Benner has Jearned that the new fire. engine which has for somo time been expected to grrive from the manutactory in Amuoskeas, N. H., was shipoed only Jast Saturday, aud will probably be Lure this week. _After seventeen years of wedded life, Ald. Rirk has hecome the happy father of a boutiee n: ~welght, ten pounds. The Alderman hia beutt thrlco blessed with €irls, but until yes. v hud no one (3 Whonot tu sce a suvcessor in Aldenaunie honors. The Departinmt of Publlc Works yesterday faattedd an estimato of §0,034 to Fitzstinmons & Connel] for work on the Fulicrton avenue cons dult, aud a tinal cstfmute of $650 o H. Jones for Turulshing 100,000 bricks fur the West Side Punping-Works. ‘The culd weather, ur something else, has had such a blightiog effect inon the Fus in the West Devizon, 0 mux-mnm yleinity of the Pump- 5 , that the works have sundry times been left fn almoet totul darkne: lamps witl of necensity be introdug Allul the past-duc certificates of a lower de- pomivation than §3,00d Lave Leen pald with the gxeeption of sbout 27,000 worth, ~The foterest Slupind laat Bsturday, and the Cuwnptroller is ausfous that the holders of thoss curtiticates elall liave thew redeemed s soon a5 possiple. The mouey is on band, Homo of the Marshals of the Fire Department bave for some time past been engaged in indi- cating on a map of the city the « Xact location of all thy wlarn-telegruph voxeain the city, and areigning places for additional oncs. ‘There have been revently 200 nuw boxes put up, make ing the total nuniber in tho city 6% To pro- vide for future additicos, each spot which sudi- cates where a box o to be put Is numbered, and wheu it becongs nccessary 10 put up e box ab croseng B e that point the number of the apot on the map will be given to {t. In the North Diviston the numbers are to run from 732 to 9841 South Di- sision, 13 10 239; Weat Division, 241 to 741, The offictals are covufldent that the December salaries will be pald next week., Although there s not mauey enough now fn the ‘Treasury ap- piicable to the payment of aalaries, no defay fa looked for, hecause the 75 per cent of the appro. priation of 1870 has not been borrowed against and local capitalists will undoubtedly be found willing to Jend. Judge Withrow and D. L. Shorer yestertay called upon Corporation-Cotnse] _Anthony to talk over the new Revenue-law. The foriner represent the Citizens' Association, and are waiting nntl the Counil shall have Mr. Anthony's Wil rrintul,m that coples can be taken by manr awyers and carefully revisad and constdered, Quly one Justice of the Peace has as yet paid to the Comptroller the amount of money due theelty from fines ase d and _egliccted (n the Justice Courts, Therels no reason-—unless It be that the Justices have appropriated the money temporarlly—why & settiement should not be madeimmediately, and, as the city neads those fanis, the ofliclals are anxious that the Justices settle up. A man named Hamilton, living on the corner af Wella and Erle streets, has n'so-called clalin for $1,200 ngalnst the city, and has been trying for the past elght or ten” Years o get his clalin allowed by ofiiuials who know nulhhui of its werite. Ie tried the game again yesterday, but found to his consternation that coples of papers relating to the claln had been handed down from adininistration ta administration, und his schemo was baiked. . ‘The Mayor has received from the officlals of many towns and cities in this State answers to his clreular which he sent out some time ago asking that the legal representatives of the sev- eral towns and citfes meet fn Springfeld and jointly make up a ncw Revenue bill for the better government of tax inatters. The places heard from are (iuhlc_v. Bloomington, Aurora, Yeurta, Fulton, Morris, 8pringfleld, ete. They all feel Intercsted, and will do ail they can to have such a mecting as {s proposed. ‘Fhey state their grievances, which are malnly that” there are back taxes to be collected. A few places, Ottawa and Kankakee, say that they have no back taxes Lo colleet, and will not take part 1n the movement. The flrc-alarm boxes uscd in this city and In others are constructed with eighteen ¢ breaks,” 50 that insending In an_alarm no number the sum Jf the figures of which Is more than elzht- ccn can he sotinded, For fnstance, there may be a box No, 524 {tis wished to transmit an alarm from that hox: ning breaks for the frst Ngire, ejght for the sccond, and then the last Ngure—two—rannot be sounded, for there are but elzhteen breaks in the box, and nine, cight, and two make nineteen. 8o A difllculty arisea which will make more troublc as the number of boxea increnas unless it be remedied. The same difiiculty has been experienced In other large clties, ahd it Is probable that boxes will he con- structed with special reference to the overcom- ing at this Aificulty, ‘The mortality report for the month of De- cember shows {hat there were 715 deaths, an in- crease of one over the preceding mouth, and an increase of 126 over the corresponding month of 1875, 'There were 157 of the doccased under 1 year of age, and two between 00 and 100 yenrs old. The males numbered 370; females, 3453 maricd, 1803 and single, 520, The chicl causes of death were congestion of the braln, which taok off 11 persans; bronchitls, 115 convulslona, T3 eroup, 275 diphtheria, 114; dropsy, 113 sear- Ict fever, 1295 gphn(d fever, 115 huart-disease, 113 inanition, 23; conzestion of the lungs, 105 meningitls, 18; cerebro-spinal incnlngitls, 18; old age, 15; phthisls pulinonalls, 51: pneumeonta, 42, “There were 05 deaths In the Fifth Ward, and 118 fo the Fourtcenth. The ratio, to an estimated population of 420,000, was as one to 5873¢, The highest temperature was 45 degrees, and _the lowest 14 degrees below zeros inean, 19,7 degrees, There was & rainfall of 45100 Inchica. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Sherft goes to Jollet to-day with ning prisoners—tne sccond bateh, The County Treasurcr will pay the Deputy Sherifts and ballils to-day for their December services. Ex-Cotnmissioner Johnson and John Prindi- ville, recently apnoinsed Deputy Sheriffs, have ieen sworn §u, but nelther has yet given bond. A steamn coll burst at the new Hospital yester- day. The work was warranted for five yeats, and fature bills will cxplain bow much this war- ranty amounts to, Oscar Charles, Collector for the Town of Lake View, has opened an office {n the rooma of the County Treasnrer, where he will be glad to see Lits fricnds atrictly'on buslness. ‘The North 8lde Collector re[:oru that monay is cuming in o8 fast as could be cxpected, Ho expeets to hasten cotlections next wees by put- ting his Collecturs on thoe street. ‘The Committce on Ruads and Bridees visited Blue {sland yestorday to take {nto considern- tion the matter of making an appropriation to pflf’ {orn bridge recently voustriicted at that polnt, Dennls Curran, employed Ly the county to nspect the Court-House stone at Lemant, says ho knows nothingz of Walker having Jeased the convict labur at the Penltentiary. The Com- mizssloncss also felgn to have no Information on the subject, Eben T, Runyan, ex-member of the Clty Board of Edueation, Indicted some time ago for lareeny ns bailee, I8 10 boe tried Tuesday, the ith {ust. 'Thls s the vuly case of auy im- ortance which has a place on the ealendar fn n the Criminal Court for the Januaryterm, A snb-conunittee of the County Board will devotg to-duy to makine a tour of 1he browerles of the ¢ty with a view toascertaining what kind of covering 13 best for the steain-pipes at the Hospital, “What has come over the Comunittea! When they advertisud for proposals they wanted nuthing but asbestos, Among the first acts of the new County Agent was to ccrtify that he had received trom the Connty Contractor 2,232 tans of coal, costing 27,004.50. If he knew what he was certifying o, or i€ he kas cortified to o fact, the consumny- tlon of cual (rom the 13t to the 2t of January by thoss getting that articie through nis oftice uiuat have been imumncuse, Patelck Jiyan was made happy {um«nhy hy teinge awarded the contract tor” filling the new fee-house at the flospital. Hods to get for the inh $02.80,—a prive $10 in excess of vther bids, {o was tho onfy bidder present, uud had eve: thing his own way, ‘'Tho samoe Comumitiee sgreed 1o recomnmicnid that the corrplors and suphitheatre at the Hospital be supplied with gas-fixtures, KENN AND.THE LAWYERS, Before the new Sheriffentered upon theduties of lils oftice he addressed w note tu tne Bar As- soclation asking for ony sugiestions thut by might have to nake that would add to it men- Lers' convenienve and tend to favilitate the Lusiness of the oftice. AL a subsequent incet- fngof the Asso:lation a committes was appolnt- edto walt upon the Sherlll for consultation, That Commlttes met himy in private yesterday mournlug, Among the otlier suggestions the; had to inake was that the Bherlfl station a clerk at tho Suuth-Side vourts 10 receive procesnes, which woukd save the attorneya the tronble of coming over ta the North Blde so trequently. They also made some recommendations aboiit returniug executions. Thelr princlpal request was that they be alluwed to lave thelr spociat deputles for urgent cases, or, {n other words, that the old systein of speclal deputies, which was fraught with zo muny abuscs, shoull be revived. “The Shenifl is understood to have ap- roved all the sugeestions, but a further con- erence {a Lo be held before any action s taken. TUE PAUFERS AND INSSNE, The Acting Warden's annual report of the candition ul affalrs at the lusane Asylum and Poor-lluuse was received yesterday, Tt rhows that the number of (nmates of the Poor-fluusy Dec. 1, 1875, wus G35 number since adinitted, 1,210; number of deaths, 915 discharged, 9353 remaining Dec. 1, 1376, 83, Of the above num- ber, 318 were of Ameriean birth—$30 white, 19 tolored. The other lending natlunalitics werg represented us follows: Engllab, 43 ermans, 1853 Irhab, 4635 Scaudinayians, S1; Scotch, 1, ‘Tie fanin had produced 250 bushiels of yota. tacs, 53 hushcls of vats, 150 of parsulps, 25 of peas, b1 of beans, 10,000 heads of cabboge, + Lons varrots, 3 of beets, 20 of hay, 20 of straw, 23 of mitlet, 21 harrcls of cucimbers, 8 tous of onlous, 60 bushels of tomatocs, I acres of corn fodder, 75 pigs. The wumber of births had been 80, cqually divlded between the two sexcs, sud the number of interinents &3, 207 of which came frow the Foundlings' Home in this by, 'IYhu report for the Insane Asylum shotvs that thc number of {nmatis, Dec.l, 1875, was 275, admitted durlug the year, £37; discharged, 1157 patients remalnlug,” 3547 deaths during tie year, 39; number of employes, 7. Both re. ports moke acknowledgments Tor varlous cour- csles from the Couunty Board and mm{ cou- atant visitors, Btrange to ssy, the report fall to show thu expensca of either institution for the year. A LOVELY BAILIFY. The appolntments of Sheriff Kern are in the main very good, but Lo has retained st least one balliff whio should have been dismissed. This oue is Thomas Wilkinsan. 1o uscd to keepa «ar store at No. 43 North Clask street. The B S A S business, however, did not sult him, and, bav- ing influence on account of knowing the ins and outs of the Board of County Commissioners, he tccuredl a position under ‘Agnew through Me- Caftrey. - When B. F. Smith, of the Natlonal Lightiing Rod Company, was figuring for the contract to rod the County Bullding, Wilkinson, who was an acquaintance, told him it was use- Tess to try to et a contract uniess he ¢ nulu"’ the sutgar," that {f tie pald £300he could add tha to the contract price, and 2o loge nothing. Thera was aomething fu the job, no Mr. 8mith wroten check for $5(%), had It certifiad by the Cashier of the Third Natfonsl Bank, awl delivered it to \Wilkinson, the parttenlar friend, as clatmed, of Commissianer McCafrey, 1t was, however, re- furned subsequently, with the remark that morte money was necdei, and he (W.) would find out the amount. During Mr. Baker's absence {rom the city, and before he *“anw " Wilkinson ngaln, the contract was awarded to Pat Kelly, “a frfend of Commissioncr Lonergan." In ton scquence of the unfolding of a part of this tittie game in Tne Triouss inst March, Mr. Baker was subpenaed before the Grand Jury in April, and tofa that body alf_he knew, and produced the certifiad check. His tertimony was taken down in shorthand, and, it it has not been de- stroyed, Sherf(T Kern, hy referring to_it, can as- certain what Wilkinson tid, and be thus able to #atlsty himeell whcther & man with such arecord stionld hold the responsible position of balliff, ANNOUNCE)IENTQ. The businesg.men’s deyotlonal meeting s held every cvening fn Lower Farwell Iiall for one hour, commencing at a quarter liefore 5. A meeting of traveling.-men wifl be held at Farwell Hall, Room 4, at 8 p. m. to-day, with a vlew Lo organize a society that shall have for its object mutual benefit and Christian work, Al Interested are Invited toattend. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Association of Chicago will be held In the Bible-ruom, Lower Farwell Hall, at 10 o'clock . m. to-day. Delegates from all Evan- gelleal chiurches are requested to be present. Trof. Willlam G. Sumner, of Yale College‘ Tecturcs on “ Revenne RReform and Free Trade! at Farwell Hall this evening. The lecture Is wiven by the {llinols Free-Trade League. Tick- '(:‘t"v% cents, are for sale ot Jansen, MeClurg & 0,78 . The woman's meeting at Farwell Hall at 10 o'tlock to-day will be a meeting for Christlan testimony. At this mceeting will be oresent ladies from the different churches of the city who will testify concernlng especial’ blessings recefved during the Iate revival services. THE ESSLPOFF CONCERTS. The short season of concerts by the famous Russian plantste, Mmc. Annette” Essipoff, will comnence at the New Chicago Theatre next Maondny evening, and the sale of seatawill begin this morming at tho box-oftice. The progranimes are alrcady out, and promise a rich treat to loyers of plano musle. The numbers for the opening night, to be played by Mme. Easipoff, are the Beethoven sunats, ob. 53; Schubert’s Improwptu, ** Do la Rosamonide™; Schumann's ““Traumeswitren ; Leschetizki's * Les Deux Alouettes "5 the berccuse, Etude in F major, mnrurks and waltz by Chopin: and Liszt's Second Rhapsodio Hongroise.” Mme. Essipoft will be asslated by Miss Agnesc Palma, prima donna, and Mond. Alfred Vivien, violinist. CRIMINAL. Kate Beverance, a woman of the town residing on Harmon court, reports the loss from her vanche of & dismond cross and other fewelry valued at §230. Alvin Davls, proprietor of the Western Ave- nuo Clty Exprees, was beforo Commissloner Hoyne yesterday, cuarged with passing a coun- terfeit hial{-dollar. Jolin Boyle {s locked up at the Madison Street Statlon charged with the larceny ol n rohe,whip, and some clothing from Thomas Sulllvan, of No. 65 Kossuth street. Danlel Camphell, & colored bell-boy at the Atherton House, was arrested yesterday by De- tective Summerficld for stealing $160 from onu of the guests of the hotel. A bateh of thirty-cight gamblers were before Justlee Pollak yesterilay afternoon. The flrst one tried ealléd for o Jury, and waa acquitted, The remainder relied upon the mercy of the Cotirt, and wero fined 35 cach and coste. Justice Bummerfield yesterday sent up the followiug: Auderson Cather, vagrsat, &20 ar aixty days In the Houso of Lurrcetion; Annle Devine and Mary Coftey, deunk, nincty dayss Samtiel Hansen, larceny'of clothing from J. B, Gartenman, of No. 240 Boeuth Park avenue, $300 to the Crimlnal Court. Julla Heinacke vowed before Justice Kauf- maun yesterday that she had been Nivlng with Charles Kleinman, & marriud wan of famnlly, for the past seven years, and now that ho was about to leavo her she wanted a warrant for his arrest for adultery. The Judge winked as If to say that shic was mors to blaime than the man, Luit hie dlda't, and signcd the warrant with glee as he thought of the scandal it would provoke in court to-day. (icorge Abrahams, ‘Sheency George,” was before Juatico Pollak yesterday charged with the larceny of 8390 from B, F. Alleu's jewelry- house, No, $7 State atreet, bub the Judge thought the evldence not suflicient to conviet, and afscharged lhin, The vase of his partuer, Davld Woli, was continued until to-day, and immediately upon Walf furnishing ball hic was rearcested for plaving o simitar trick at the sitkcounter of A, ‘T, Btewart's store, whereby severnl bolts of silk, vilued at §150, were spir- ited away. ‘Tho West-Division Btrect-Railway Company has for some timo suspected that thera was somebody Ivln)'mg sharp with their tickets, They, thercloré, recured the scrvices of ons of Plukerton’s metn, who for several days shadow- cdu tnan giving the name of Frank Compbell, Yesterday this ndividual was scen to go into au engraver's, when le was pounced upon. On his person were found cuts, dies, stamps, ete., for the production uf tickets simllar to thuse now uaed by the West Divislon Ratiway, utid he acknowledzed that he was just golug to the printer to havo sone tickets struck off, J, Ruasnell Jones, Presldent of the Company, inade the complaint before Justice Meech, atd Camp- bell waa tried and bound over to the Criminal Court {n bunds uf $3,500. —— MATRIMONIAL, Syacial Dispateh to The Tridune. JovizeT, {il.,, Jun. S.—The latest event in the matrinontal Hne liere was the marrlage of Frank 11, McRaherts, sun of the l{on, Juslah McRob- crte, Judge of this (the Seveuth) Judiclal Dis- telet, to Miss Enma I, Farovid, The ceremony weetirred at the M, B, Chureh, the pastor, the Rev. T L, €} ’!‘Li;ul.:. ‘,X‘I‘i“}wf G t0 The 3 HLOONMINGTON, Dl I X. Wade, son of Col. Wadle raburg, Menard County, anda member of the har ot Viminia, Cass County, was married in Bloomington this afier- nuen ta Miss Miunle Salishury, of this city, 8 well-known aud nuchadmired member of Bloomington # lcle'. The weddlue ceremony was performe:d by the Rev, 1. A, Parker, of the First M. E. Church, 1o the prescice of a few fu- timate friends Soectal 2 —— - GOOD SHOTS. Specinl Coryespondenca aof The Tribune. Ricavizw, i1}, Dee. 30.—In two shots, 8 bunter, ou the 20th, Kitled an eagle, which measired seven fcet Ironi tlp to tip ot wing, and sixteen qualls. —— - UNEQUALED CORTICELL! SPOOL SILK, manufactured by the Nonotuck SHk Company. Florence, Mass,, and sold by all leading Joobers and retailers, sce the Centennial award to this Company: JUDAES' REPORT, A+ Forasplendid exhibit of a varlety of sewing and machins iwlst of greatanperiorityas (o strength anld regularity, showing extrene carc In the manus facture, **Als0, for » fine callection of silk manufsciuring machinery, enibracing winding, doubling. epluning, reeling, epaol-printiog mackioces, the latter of very ingenlous construction, " A. T, tiosnony, Director General. * 5. R Uawegr, Presideut. < . Borerew, Secrelary, - —— - ALL OWNERS of 0ld Wheeler & Wiltou sewing-machines should call at the office, 155 Stata atrcet. ‘The Company aro prepared to exchange with all the old cus- tomers on very reasonable terms, and give them & new machine still better thaa the old, and [az ln advance of any other, ———— - THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC COMPANY offer special inducements to purcbasees, at whole- sale and rctall, of sheet-nusic, music-bouks, viollne, guitars, sudall Linds of mueical fustsu. ments. General ageuts for tho Standard oncan aud nteck plapo. uslity guaranteed. XNo. 156 State stzest. — — ——— FRAGRANT SOZODONY bardens and {nvigorates tbe guws, purifes and per- fuines the bLreath, cleanses, beautifies, and pre- serves the Lesth from youth to old age. Soldbyall arugglas. foxat.] Attest: Al WASHINGTON. Provisions of the Texas & Paclific Compromise Bill, A Contest Over the Central Pacific Bifl in the Senate. Ex-Assistant District-Attorney Fisher Convicted and Bentenced, Colnage Siatisties for the First Six Months of the Year 1870, THE TEXAS PACIFIC. A NEW BILL. Kpeclal Dispateh to The Tridune. Wasnixgros, D C., Jan, 3.—~Tho Sub-Com- mittee to whom was referred the Texas & Paclfic Railway bill holds a meeting this eyen- ing for the purposs of consldering the compro- mise messure submitted by 8cott and Hunting- ton partics for the completion of the Southern trangcontinental line. Tho Atkins bill, infro- duced fn the House last sesslon, and partially perfected by the Committee on Pacific Rall- tonds, provided for the construction of that road by s prétty Alrect route fron Fort Wortl, its present Western terminus, by El Paso to 8an Diego. S8omedoubtliasexisted whether theroute proposed between Fort Yuma or Colorado River and Ban Diego was a practicable one or not, and the Texas & Pacific Company had caused to bo examined two other routcs, one extending through Lower California, and direction from 'ass, and thenco southwesterly to Ban Diego. Tho Southern one Jeading in a northwestorl, Fort Yuma to San Gorgonia Pacide Rallwvay Company of Callfornia, which has been constructing arond from Ean Franclsco southwesterly fn the dircctfon of Fort Yuma via 8an _Gorgonfa Pass, was of couree opposed to any line which ahould be parallel with it, and therefore a competitorof it. A compromise has now been effccted botween these two 1uterests that the Tgxfl: il by which {b 1s_arranged & Ta ahall cific Rond be from its present terminus, Fort Worth, toa pofn® in New Mexico, 100 miles west of tho Rio Grande, at Ei Paso. The Southern Pacific Company is to continua Its linc from it present castern terimlinua, Indian thence casterly to a point of junction with the Texas & Pacitfe. It is also to bulld a branch from 8an Gorgonin Pass southwesterly to San Diego. The terms on which the road s to he b.ulfl arc the same as those provided for the ‘Texns & Pacitic in the Atkins bill. The South- ern Pacllic s to construct the unfinished por- tion of the line betweeu 8an Gorgonin Pass and Fort Yuma, without Government afd, but is to recclve tho samo subsidy given to the Toxas & Pacific for that portion of its linc be- tween San Gorgonla Pass and San IMego, and between Fort Yuma and the point of junctlon with the Texas & Pacllic,. The proposed bLill forbids ol combinations between the Southern Paciile and Central Pacific Companies, on paln of forfciture of ita charter, and requires both the Texns & Pacific and the Southorn Paclfic to pro rate, not only with each otber, but with ail other roads menffoned fn the bill, including branches, to the Misalssippl River at New Or- lcnnr.Vlck-burF and .\lcm‘vflhln.uml Atlantie,and Atlantic & Pac I{c. which is to form a juaction; nor does it lmgflr any of the oblizations alread incurred by the Texas & Pacific or Atlantic Pacflc Comp-n(is under the laws of an; ; 1t is Lelieved th o Wells, ta Fort Yuma, State, tho full Committes on Pacific Rallways to- morrow mornfng, and that an early aud favor- able report from that Committce way be cx- pected. % TIE CEXTRAL PACIPIC, It was hardly in accordance with Senatorial otfquette for the oppunenta of the Central Branch Raflroad’s claint tg bave thelr bill called 4o et nrzag ite pussaze before the retuen of e ot o1y WHO lios been -uu\v-lmund} hut they ure evidently determined to pass tho bill § the; ean, and Mr. Ingalls had a hard fight, with Mesars, Conkling, Wright, and Edmunds agalnst him, He el shuwed that there was cessity for actfon upon the bilf, any neceasity over _cxlsted It had lang since passed away. Partios were not here, neither were they before any of the Deparments, asking for rellef. The passago of the bill was tifs ~ground, however, ond no longer a matter of any cuncern to Cougress or anybody elso, cxeept the raifroad company, and the passago of it would be superfluous arnd unuceessary sa well as unjust, . were passed twelve or fourteen years ago, and the road and other partles intercsted quired rights under those acts, and it would be unfust to now pat a differont constructfon upon the acta under which thosc rights had been ac- ufred e Mr. Wright replied that there ware 88,000,000 In lands and bonds involved jn the bilf, and v ‘was imperatively necessary that there should ve Immediate action. Mr. Ingalls was then forced fato the debate, and, to save a snupt ‘ludgmnnc‘ hie called for a rmhnz ol a repor of twenty printed pages on tho raliroad claim, which vccupled an hour and s half. ‘To-morrow the fight will be resumed. NOTES AND NEWS. FPIAHER CONVICTED, Spectat Dispatch fo The Trivune. WasuINGTON, D, C., Jan, 3.—Charles G. Fish- er, convicted of abstrcting papers, was to-day sentenced to eleven months’ imprisonment at labor fn the common jall. His father was at onc timeaRepresentative from Delaware in Congress, and subscquently Judge, sod theu District- Attorney. It was whils the son was Assistant District-Attorncy that he stole the papers from the Clerk's ofllee, for which he has buen trled and convicted. : PATENT DOCUMENT, The Commlssloncr of Patents now furnishes toall applicunts who pay $10 therefor, a subject~ matter indel of all patents fasued from 1830 to 1873, . THE BLEIGHING here is excellent, snd s improved by all who can obtain steighs, every varlety of which may be secn on Penusyivania avenue, from President Grant's four-dn-hand to the cutter Improvised by mounting a box on hoap-poles. TIH ANTI-BILVER MEN are watchful, In the flouse, Bright, of Tennca- sec, Introduced a bill providing for the free coln- age of the siiver dollar, and the restoring of {ts legal-tender character, It happencd that a bill conld only e introduced by unaniinous consent, and the bulljoulsts, under the lead of Hewitt, were quick to object. IN TUE INTEREST OF SAVETY, ‘Thers was an echo ot the Ashtabuls hortor in the l{ousc to-day, Mr, Wilson, of Iows, offercd a resolution, which was wdopted, directing a fnqulry Into the constitutionality of a faw creat- ing a Board of National Managers to supervise xnu-r-lsmg railways withe reapect to safety of travel. FROPOSEY INTERNATIONAL CONVERENCE. M. Heury Cernuchi, the cminent French writer on bi-metallie currency, who arrived in_ Wash- fngton during the holidays, wason the floor of the House thls afternooiy, aud was introduced 1o members of the Sflver Commission and uther Representatives, who have given the subfect carcful conslderation, 1le expresses an intcu. tion of reinatning n this country not ouly until the Presidential question ls scttled, but until something is done In regard to the allver ques- tion. 1lis plag, which is the calliog ot an inter- nationsl conlerence to consider the aubject, and to provide for simultaneous an harmonious action by the leading commerctal nations of the globe to brotect themselves against embarrassnient and loss consequent upon the violent fuctuations o the market price of silver, seems to be galoing in favor among the mare thoughtful class in Congress, it is not at all unlikely that the Amecrican SUi- ver Commisslon, which is to report by the 15th of this month, in addition to recommending the re-establishment of a double metallic standard, will alsq fuvor the participation of the United States in such an international conference. DR. LINDERNAN, at the rcquest of tho Bilyer Commission, is preparing a statement In reference to the use 2‘:: o trade dollar in our commerce with the sat. MILITARY ACADEXY BiLL. hs Weatern duocialed Press. WasringTON, D), C., Jan. (k—Tho House Com- mittes on A’r ropristions this afternoon com- pleted the Military Academy Api;mprmlun bill, sud will report it to-morrow. Its total s ve- duced abous 825,000 below the amount appro- priated for the Academy last aession, the reduc- tlon belng effected by cutting off the usual pro- vision for Professors’ longevity allowauce, thus restrictiug them to the pay of thelr assimblated rank, an. providiug that the baud shall here- after consist of only twenty-eight musicians, ex- clusive of tho leadcr, thls Delug jts number as originally constituted. COINAQS BTATISTICS. . The following is the recapitulationof the el oo ety Huding the. drst e ug o 8 cxecu! urf o firs wmonths of ths flscal year :nd(n“luu 80, 1876: - Total Jola pleces, 1,830,811 value, 47,613, 915; total trade-dollar pleces, 3,183,300 value, ' at this bill will be submitted no pressing ne- N Ralirond acts had fac- 3,188,300 total ewbsidlary pleces, 87,371,700 value, 810,630,613 : total miors 8,41, 000 safue l.&’!,:!ng; g&m colnage pleces, 45254811; v. R SO 1,433, 4 10WA. ¥ Park.Packing—Corn and Whent—Colen More ria—Now State Ofeers. &pectal Correspondence of Ths Tribune, DesMorxes, Tn., Jan. L—Pork-packing in Central Jowa 18 coming to a dead halt for want of hoge. The two pacling-houses here up to Baturday had killed 53,000, azainat 33,000 at the corresponding date last year. The averaps welght 1s 266 pounde, being four pounds less than Jast year, The fndicatlons are that but few hogs will be leftin Central Tows in Januarg and February for packers or anybody elsoe Young hogs are dying at a fearful rate, and ars being brought in by the wagonloads to be sold to soap-makers. This fndle cates o searcilty of hogs next summer and fall, Gen. ‘Tuttle's packinz-house closed an Saturday, for Iack of liogs. Windsor & Co. will run light for a slort time, s they ean sccure scattering io! The average price pald for Iive bogs fs §3.15 .35, All the meat packed hero has been solid and _shipped. \Windsor's goea to Liverpool, Ene.; Tuttlc's, South, Qldcorn {s ncarly w1 sold and gone. - New (s comlngrin freely, and %%230 vents Is paid In this city. The crop s averace, and the quality much better thian last year. ‘There 18 not wheat enough In the State for home-consumption, and dealers in Central lowa are selling tentpoundsof flour from wheat grown outalde of Iowa to ane grown in Iowa. The hest Towa wheat of the last crop will make only sece ong-x.;mdg{flnu}r. ok ient 1 olcs Morrls, who Is a prominent lawyer In New York, and recently h'érnmn insane, {a the leadinz attorney In the case of Sharter 0Oak tnsurance Company ngalnst B. F. Allen, which Involyes that hig mortzage which s ‘flnlcrnd all over his property in lowa. Mr. Morris has been the manager of the case, and devoted to {t o grreat amount. of study, and, at the May term of the Federal courts licre, mado a lengthy argument before Judges Dillon anid Miller. His withdrawal from the casw wonld serioutly embarrass matters, as it wns under- stood that the cause would be fully tried at the next May term, It belng understosd that all partics wonld then be ready, ‘The new State oflicers will bo foangurated to- day. Although fonr were cleeted, there will bo a chango in only two.. State Treasurer Christy, and his_Deputy, Judge Inzalls, glvo way to N. R, Bemis, and K. J. Kellope, of Councll Biuffa, s Deputy. Prol. C. W. Von Coelin succeeds Col. Abernethy an State Super- intendent, and retains the Rev. J. A, Nush as Deputy. Sceretary Young Is (n for n thinl term,—a raro compliment psid to a State officer. HAWEEYE. ————— AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. Coruunus, 0., Jan. 8.—The State Agricult- ural Convention met hera to-day, Tho report of the Trcasurer shows the receipts of the State Falr, from all sources, during the past year to have heen $16,302. Disbursemcuts, 812,335, Tho Btate Board of Agriculture i now fn debt $10,20, A resolution was adopted naking the Gencral Asscmbly to provide for this deficlency. A reso- futfon was afso adopted requiring the Stats Board to hold the State Fair at no place lonzer than Lo years {n succesafon, the abficl being to hold faira st Clescland, Toledo, Dayton, and Columbus, for terms of two years each. A resolutfon was adopted dsking the appolnt= ment of o Commission to inveatigate tho cause and prevention of hog-cholera, L. B. Wing, of Licking; E. T. Stickney, of Beneea; E. A, Slone, of Gallig; Peter .\Iurnf;y, of Butler; and Charles Smith, of Marlon, were clected members aof the State Board of Agricult- ure. MARRIAGIY, BTEVENS—TUCKER—On Now Yeac's Day, at thie restdence of Mrw, W, Grifiin, 124 Dearoorn- av,, by the Rer, .loth Louis Tucker, of Christ Church (Ilochester), Bldney A. Stevens, of Roches- ter, and Eleanor, eldest dsughierof . A, Tucker, of this city. DEATHS, FLANNERY—On tho wmorning of the 24 (nat., alice otficer Willlam Ifannery, at his residenco No, 200 Shicrman.at, Funeral Thursday, Jan. 4, 10 a. m,, from his latg realdence to St Mary's Charch, by carrisces to Northweetern Depot and thence by cars to Cale vary Cemetery, I'riends of the family nze respects fully Invited to attend, 5 CARTER—Jon. 2, of rearlet tever, Marie, oldest daughter of M. W, nnd Aunle M, Carter, 'aged £ cars, b Faneral (to-day) at 10 8. m., from residence 334 West Adams-at. - Carslages Lo Graceland. FLICK—On Wednesday morning, at 8 o'clock, Jan, 3, Willlam Fifck, aged 25 yeurs 11 monthe and o' doys. Son of Valentino und Mary Anne ick. Funoral Friday, 2 p. m,, from the resldesoe 87 Clybaarne-: Graceland. T8 Now Yotk hapera plotise copy. CONCORAN~Jan. Mary, na'cd 2 yeats 5 months and 14 days, youngest child of Patrick R, and Mary Corearan, Natico of funeral hereaftor, BLACKDBUIIN—AL the Merey llospital, of acuts pocamonts, Tichand T. BlackUnrn, aged 650 years, Funeral will take placo from the hospital, eoruee Tywentyaixtheat, and Calumetoav. , on Thursday at 11 o'clack, thenco per cars to Calvary Cemetery. SAWYER-Of cerebral anemia, Jan. ¥, Emma E. 8awyer, apod 13 years, daughter of lfarricon ona Lllen Sawsor, - Funeral at Liocse 420 West Lake- 20'clack p. m DEARDSLEY~0! scarlet fever, Wednesday, Jan. ). Charles Cheney, ean of Jerome G, an ('a;rla C. Dleardaloy, aged 3 years 4 months and 24 s HARRINGTON—On the eventngaf Jan. 3, at the residenco of ita grandfather, D, 1. Thonpson, M, ., Infunt son of Algernon . and Cora Hurrington, 84 Viucenues-av, §27 Otiawn (111.) papers please copy. McAULIFFE—Jan. 4, of scarlet fever, Albert B, McAuiiffe, ll:rdfl‘y and ¥ montns, olcest and only son of John If, and Mary A, McAulifla, Funeral from zesidence 117 Forquer-at,, Urlilay the Sth, by cars to Calvary, Fricuds of the fam= {ly ave [hvited to attend. 2~ Lawlor (1a,) papers please copy, NORTON—Jan, 8, Ellzabeth Perlue, wife of Renben M. Norton, aged 72 years, Funeral services, Friday tho Sth lost., at 3 o'clock p. m., at resldency No, 730 ¢'nitage Groves av. Friends of the famly aro invited. CURTISS—At Slumbury, Conn., Dec, 25, 1876, T, 3, Curties, aged 38 years, Jan. 4, at AUCTION SALES, - e ookl b o M By BELISON, »OMEROY & CO,, Auctloneers, 84 and 8U Kandoipti-st. FRIDAY MORNING, Jau. 3, at 9:30 o'clack, Grand Opening Sale of the YEAR, New Parlor and Chamber Sets, General Houschold Goods, Czrpets, Stoves, Bedding, Crockery and Glassware, Plated Ware, Teas, Cigars, General Merchandlse, &c., &¢, ALSO, One Magnificent SOUARE GRAND PIANO, besaw tifully carved; splendid instrument: must be sold. ELISON, POMEROY & CO. By G, P, GORE & CO,, U8 and 70 Wabash: On TIHURSDAY, Jan. 4, at 10 o'clock, 40 FIRST-CLASS CUTTERS, One and two-seat and Plush-Lined, Sale postponed on accotint of non-acrival, oceas slaned by the slorm. ’ 4. P, GORE & CO., Auctrs, — By WM. A, B8UTTERS & CO, Auctioncers, 118and 120 Wabash-av. BUTTERB & CO.'S RHegular Trade Bale, TUY, USUAL FULL LINES OF DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTIING, BILK&~DRESY GOODS, SILK HDEFS., EMBROIDERED SILK U CABDIGANS, NOSIELY, g BOOTE, SIIOES, IIATA, GLOVES. MIT THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. T0:30 O'CLOCK, AT THEI SALESROOMS, CORe Eit WABASH-AV. AND MADISON-51. RADDIN & CLAPP, 83 & 83 Wabash-ar., W1 hold thelr First Auction Eale of, Boots, Sb Hubbers. Tursdsy, Jau. ¥, a4 10 o'clock, whien they will offcr. & larze sisarimiut of goode adspicd to1he season. vanced oo consigniaenta. £y Theasy sad Friaay-" Calb ade By JAS. PP, McNAMARA & COy 117 Watash . W. cor. Madison-st. Regular Sale of Boots and Shoes at Auction Toursdsy Moralog, Jan. 4, a¢ 0:30 o'clock, JAS. MARA & CO., Auctivaeers P CELE! D throughout tho Unlon - -expresscd ta sl parts. L Band ypward ab ..‘a 40, 60c pur B, Address orders GUN 1ML, Coules, tioner, Cllcad: o