Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1877, Page 10

L e o W i ; Fogt O < O RS T g " 1 1 3 ' ~ THE CITY. * . GENERAL NEWS. At the meeting of the Ben Frankiin Sectlon of Temperance Radicals, Wednesdag, at Maskell 1al, twenty-four signed the pledge. The case whereln Col. Cleary figures a3 the stakeholder i an electlon het was to have come up before Justice Fuote yesterdav, bm"by mutu- al agreement 1t was postponed till Wednesday, at 1 o'dock, ¥ The temperaturs yestenday, as obsersed by Manassce, opticisn, 88 Madison strect (Tuen- ung Bullding), was at 8 u. m,, 25degrees 0 n. my 97112 My 205 B op. g 205 Spome 30 Barometer at 8 a. m., 80.55 8 p. m., 304 The ladies and gentlemen who are soon to produce the play of * Clonda* at the New Chi- engo Theatre have fur several nights past been Dusily rehearsing the play o the club-rooms ot the Tremout, whith the manazement of the Tiotel have kindly piaced at their disposal, Coroner Dictzsch will to-day investizate the supposed poisonin: case ut Lyons. Otie child, adaughter of Kate Draun, fs dead, wn:l two others are deathly sick, bnt whether poleoneil Ty holiday candy o from disease the physiian {3 unable to stute, The fuquest was nun\mnml from Tuceday to mwalt the result of the Hiness of the other two children. An announcement of the marriage of Mr. Afbert, 8. Plerce, of Ariinzton Hefihts, and Miss Elnora It Allard, of Palatine, contained o Teflection upon the charazter of the Tuly which was not_justified by the facts in the Al the publication of which Is regretted. Its oc currence war dye toa general misunderstanding ‘hetween the persan wito married them and e yeporter who wrote the ftem. Happily the i acter of the young luly stands #o high that no allegation nzainst lier, o muatter how serfutts, would be believed. The Cireuit Conrt of Caok County, fn the caseof Samucl il. Metvin and otheis va. the Tamar Insurance Company and Cushman & Tiardin, rendered some days ago & Judzment of SNM azainst rald Cushiman & nrding sndin Tavor of the Lamar Insurance Conipan, subjict ton sct-ofl of ubout S50, At the same thue the Court onlercd (icorge Chandler, Asstonce of the Lamar, to sell the jwigment to the hicl ost biader, Pureuant to fustructions, Mr. Chan- dler yesterday morning sold th of No. 163Washinzton strect. pre 1hat he could not tuke_lesn than & 3 That sum was bid by Wushington Libby, Esq., who, ns far s could he uscertained, wad acting for Himeelf. s belu the - only bid, the prop- erty was struck off to hl THE CROOKED,. CAPTURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL. Polltical cconomists hava frequently obeerved that whenever the Linport duty or revente ta on an artlcle Is cquivalent to threcor four times the cost’ of fta production, smuzgling aud evaston of the law are sure to tollow. A year ago the country was pretty thoroughly aroused at the exposure and bringing to justice of the manipulators of the Whisky Rinas fn this city, 8t.Louls, and Milwaukee; and it was then thought that for scveral ycars to come thure could be found few persons endowed with suf- felent hardlbood to engage in the manufacture of the “erooked.” This assumption ins proved trin so far as the regular distillerics are con- serned. Etcrnal vizilance s the price of Hberty, and the Government oflicials luve perfected so rigid a systein of fuspection and espl that it fs now an almost utter impossibill proprictors of the registered distitieries to en- In any opcrations tending to defraud the Tevenue out of the tax on a single pint of the ardent. But ontslde eru«n who aro large_consumers of ‘nlcohol, and are not subjeet to Governnient Snapection, auch as varnish und vinezar manti- Jacturers, are desirous of ebtainliig the article at aa Jow a price oy poseible, and an v rule thes are not, particilar whether the goods wre strajelit or-not. The temptation ot u ‘lurre itetn of profit in the uss of crooied aleohol is too wreat o bo reststed; and us thero are plenty of nventive genulses atlout, who are willinz 1o ex- erclee thelr tulents in sipoat iy diveetion thit ‘promises apcedy and large returns, {18 nol tu be wondered at that fllicit stills of smull capac- ftyare running in various portiona of the cutin- tey, and civing the revenue ofliclalsn ereat anieunt of trouble. ‘About "a month ago It camo to the cars of Judge *Olney, the Revenua Agent for this diy- trlet, that - STVERAL OF THE VINEGAR MANGPACTURENS wera indulging in_ the conversion of i aleo- holinto **pure cider.” Threo or fouraf the revenuo _ officlals were put on the scent, hut hielr investigations were fruftiens until twe Ao, when thiey dise evldonee to warrant them in piplng-ofl o lavgy cetublishment on tho West Slde, The pluce was put under survefllance, and yesterduy noot i descent was mado upon it ALt Carroll street, near the corner of Wood, Ia nlargo brick and framo structure, owned by Mrs. 1L M. Allen, which was leased by lier hitsband to Mr. John 1), Freeze os a fur- nitpre factory. portion of it was sub-let for o manufactory of marble mantely, ote, At the rear end of thio flrst fioor {8 the hofler and en- Ine rooms, separated fruin cach uther about wenty-five feet. _Between the welling of the fourtl story and the roor of the brick purtion of the bullding o large npartment has been ft- ted up us A MASI-ROON. In this were two large mush-tubs, holdinzabout 000 gatbuns each, ~ These tubs’ were wsed for ths preparation molusses undl grape-sugar a8, run on the twentv-four-iour plan. Acvoes 1o this room was galned ugh o ¥ wleverly-constructed trap-door, waleh wus g0 ranged us Lo es:ape detevtion by uny cxrept pert detectives, Becret pipes nd hore atto nents conveyed the wash from the tnbs dow 1o the first foor, throueh the encine-room 10w socret cellar beneath, fn willeh were all t! P rlhmcca necessary for distillation, Entratcs to he cellar was hud th trap. Armed with the necessary warrunts to bo used in cnse they shoull be needed, Oluey al Revenue-Otlivers Muun phell paiid the premises & visit yesterduy about nouh. A arict examination through the varions storles revealed pothing untll tho tap vt was reached, The trup in the celling beeamo mantest to the expert oyes of tho officers, and i Jess than a mhaie {1t was opened, and the otileers were inasters of the situation, 2o fur as the mashtuba were cone cerned. Blowly they restmed the search duwn- wards for otfier plutner. On reaching the engine-room, they found the engdneer, C. Mor- ris Jenuliga, o brothier of Mrs, Allen, Foquested tould [ the scarcl, but dselined. The officers pereeyered, and thelr cfforts were rewarded by the discovery of TILE THAY LEADING TO THE CELLAR. There they found o wur-tub, Wourin, goose- tub, stll, aond doubler, n firat-cluss worklog ' order. Jennings wns fnme- lately placcd under arreal. Freces canmw fu whila'thie ofticers wera making un Inventory, and ho was also taken into vistody, Eilorts were 1nada to loarn the whereabouts of Allen, but he was not to be fuund, A custodian wa placed i charge of the premnfscs, and the w rented parties were taken before Commibsslner ltoyne. Allen, onn hfs return to the premiscs, was told that hie waa wanted, wnd hurried o tho Government Bullding, where he surender- «id himaelf, and thus saved thy Deputy Marehal the trouble of huntime him o up. The three denicd all krowledze of the existenve of tho fllicit stlll, and stated that the upper floor had yorented to a German naned Turndt, who was engiged in the manufacture > g t all certatn that he should accept the offk ) cortainly nut in case there orose any doubts as to hia right to take it, or IF there was the slicht est diance of ralsing ngaiist Mmsell the ey of fntimidation, cte. Mr. Guudy, Mike Evana’ at- wmey, 8 w:!nm} for furtlier developiments, havlig Mled a replleation ta the plea of the Citi- zens’ Asaocfation, or Callaghan, und befug pre- pured at any timo to try the fsstic on # question of Incts, tle fs fgnorant of what thy side propose to do, aml the other side secm o 'be fn the samy unsettled state of mind, ¢ Whatever they du.” in effect, anys Mr. Goudy, *we are prepared to mect b at any tinie! Evans 13 cqually complacent. EV. 4 fited tny bond ¥ TRIBUNE Teporter ye good deal more thai Gillect, by danig, and there's just a8 good nac on that bit of paper as you'li lind i "this town, Rut whether the Supervizor'll aceept the bond of not, wy, that's another question altogether.! “1low du you tniuk it will cume vut, Mike, any howt!” SAvell, T don't know, I can tell vou this much, though, I dou't believe there'll be uny taxes collected this year, by dang.”! And with this oracular statement, Mike walk- o out of the rear portion of Jint Mctarry’s Hoyecote, where thereporter found him, into the outer conrt thereof, wiere he dropped fnto the arins of ex-Ald Hitdreth, hield a husried consul- tatlon with that worthy, gave him the wink which efiuitles thiat a reporter s tear, hounced out into” the lght of day, and was seen no more. THE ROND which the redoubtable *Hy danz™ has filed is for the penal aum of 37,114,052.50, and in Juxta- porition to the namo of tha principal are the names of J. O, Rutter, T, P, Tallntan, William M. Dee, P M. Cleary, I, O*Nelll, o'l A. Vogel, Joscph Sherwin, D. G, Humilton, J. Jouus, B, Locwenthal, Cornelua Trace; Willlam C. Gowty, Melville W. Fuller, 1a it ton early to say what you will do swith this bond, Mr. Lincolut? snid s reporter yes- terday to the South Town Snpervisor. Yes. [ hnve scen all the suretics hut 1wo, vill prohably sce them to-morrow.” ‘Ihink you'll be abln then 1o inforin a waite ing public Wwhat you propose to doi " Maybe," W \\"l‘uv. do you think of those whom you have . crdny,” sald he to n crday morning, * for o the money I' have ¢ en i V\Wouldn't like to say anything Just now; wouldn't ha proper tor e to do ko, T have to Jive an offclil opluton soon, und don't. wunt to Gonmit myaclf now.” VARIUUS DEVICES. “ Suppasc yon duw't approve thls bond; sup- urthermore, thut Catlazhan does not Tis oftlee und dues not file any bond, a3 to think he uy o, can’t you , und 141 of the ltevenue nct, call to- gether the South Town Buard and flll the va- caney (" “Cortainly. The Board can nppoint a new Collecior in ease the one clected tulls to qual v. That'sall there Is nbout thot. It is the duty of the Towa Board to appoint w Colle: tor, Deeanse the faflure tv qualify mukes a vacaney in ollice.” uil not the South Town Board appoint the County Coll r to_colleel the South ‘fown taxes? ‘The collection has alresdy Dbeen ecvin- eneed In the other divisions of the city, and it would be rather awkward 1o postpoue” that. n the South Tow T dow't remember that there fs any_pro- fon of tne South’ Town The law contemplates no the luw viston to put tho colle tnxes Into his hand: such apgolntment, Further than thal requires that the South Town Collector aresfdent of the South Town. M. 1 u reskicnt of that partlon of the theretore, §s not cligible to the oflk In ather wordls, it Is Evans, Callughan, orsome other Great Unknown—just swhich onc of thls trio will probably be known in due course of thne, provided, always, that lezal cap und red tape kold out. 5, and, DIAMOND JOE, COIPEE JOIIN COMES OUT ADEAD. At 5 o'clock In the alternoon tho forves wero massed for the Judicial combat. On the one slde was the uged advocate with gray whiskers and 1 the superabundance of dia- tilled tobaceo about the Juws; ponderous juws. To assist i was the grave man; him of learn- 5 with tho wisdom of forty ceaturles fn hls curled but not fopplsh beard, Oppused wera three—thres agalnst two was the odds, The cldera slient man with tawny yellow heard like the glory of NHon—reserved this man with the close and threatening power of the huge waters penned beneath the allght barriee, No one kuew how soon he n!ght burst forth and eurry destruction through the land. Second ~on the roll was the jurist of the raven whishers—quick fn nind, sgile of body, clear and powerful in speech—thie one man fuvored of his Creator to Jeail o desperate attempt—a furlort hope. Next 1o lihn, and lust, was the Memory ot the Coms pany—pert he looked, and trivial, o the casual stter-out of cases, hut back of these he hid vast Yesources of untofd power of miud and untold nower of objection. Aud then there were TUE PRINCIPALS —the Chicfs of the Army of the mind—con- trasted by naturo and education, fere wealth, ugth, solldity, finnncss, doggedicas, sdhers and determination. Such waas Parks. Over calist B, frowning, cunulog, sy, lithe, crlous, quick of motion, tho wodel of the crime of which he sat_aceused, uncasy, restles: mavpie-like—that was John, surnamid Coll thalfenged by s burly antagonist to the cou bat of law, and fluding by bis power wnd infiu- ence willing champions three, Bt lev us ot Jurget the umplre, the Court, the stern Justiee, bearlug iy his hand the seales in which to fulrly try the proofs sub- witted, Drave Justico—wiinkicd brow, liair gray with mental tfl, clear,. step Ktrong, Hointless In mind, fearing only the wroug. ‘Traly » ittlng wrhiter, Attend, then, the rules of combat: liear the Tnfglits put apon thew salvation, First Pavia, who, with iany un asseveration of truth upon the Moy Evanzelists, assumed the prosecutor's mantle, ud aecused his antagontst that he wrongiully abtalned from him’ two preclous gemk with eilded wold surrounded, and that fn Cyhenzo lie browght wo better merchandlse than an order upon o keeper and letter of moneys who knew not the seroll, und wonkd have none of it. Wherehy the prosecitor averred and wwors that ho huil been deprived of Infs pljelits und Iis property. ‘And then came the cierk of him to whom the oriler for moucys was given, and he, by namc Houke, hore word that neensed fad to noncys Iytui it the bpnker's when the order was pre- sented. y— WITH EQUAL ROLEMNITY came then tho uvcused and denjed ull things al- leged uzalnst bim, He had the preciots stones; nuy, more, he had put one of thes at ransom with tho Juws, but he would not that the arbi- ter shiould deem him at fault, Fe laved with the hunker 150 and s coln called **doters™ ! Nay, more, he took it upon bis soul that he had not drawn forth more Uian 162 of the coins, Wheretore, then, shoulid there pot be cnough amd to spare to puy the paltry 220 due the acctiser! "Thin urose him with the yellow beard and tawny bair, amd, with wany v strange word, de- wanded the combat, But the passlonfess volee of Justico suld “Notso, fur §f the aceuser shoulid have heen weuk ennugh Lo admit tor even on lots of tie that paymeut for the preclous stotes wizht be deluyed, then has he lost s rizhits in this case, und the accured 3 allowed togo ficeof he cambat, of the charge, and of tho faw." INSURANCH. THE PIIE-PATHOL. The Chlcago Buard of Underwriters held o of 1 suzar,” but ey and this they prolessed 10 know nuthing, Comissioner Tloyue, on _hearing the testimony of the fllvers, dedded to hold the parties to bull fu 32,000 each, Frecze furnished his bor RO, but the uther Lo W ed to jull in defanlt, ... The'revenue uilicials i1 net find any of the Ulicit product In the establishinent. ‘They stute that us fust as manulucturcd It was conveyed to tho. purchasers, visegur-mehers, In wilk-cans und jugs. ds, unil wus stlowed to ¢ pubsequently escort- THE SOUTH TOWN., TUESENT CONDITION OF AVFAIRS. ¢ existing muddle fu the Bouthi-Tuwn Col- lectorship cannot fall to dellght a certaln class of the community which Lus been approprately termed tho tax-ighting clewent, und it I8 even queatiopuble whether some uf the fulks wha or- dinarily puy up with beautiful promptitude wunld not as soon have tho settlement of the question, * Who shall collect our tuxcal” post- pooed, at Jeast until times get better. In the reully needs the bas de- a settlunent of the matter meantime, however, the il mouvy ue it, und .dts vital lowrests slre ms spee 83 is possible, "The position of the two Colly everybody at bt who niust ors, Evans aud Callsghan, b4 about us follo Fivans has tiled bis boiid, abd avaite ita upproval or refection, Calloghou'hus fled no boud; tays Te never was sy aspliant for the u mage the tiglt for tl n:rpnlhlul\:ahl\ulvc(l.llrmly belloving toat o base fraud was perpetrated ol tl:‘ch[:;wla wt the town clection lust epring;that tion, lent theu Lis nunc,uad virtually tola thew to .go shead; cven 0w wese pendered fo that he put Lbwselin the huuds of the Arsucia- declslon hts tavor, bLe i mut specinl meeting ut thelr offive yesterduy for the purpose uf teking uetlon fn regard to the cons templated ubolition of the Insurance-Patrol Mr. Thomas Goodman, the new President of the Board, oceupled the chatr, The Patrol Com- imittee, who Lave been looking juto the advira- bility of discontinuing the Patrol for thu past 1utith, submitted the fullow bz reports Your Comnilttee on Fire-Patrul, to whom was compant w, e recogmize the. (act Lt i o wiher Way could the same auwunt of money be ciuployed With witch substantial oeneit ax in Keephug up tha sald orzantaution: stil {n view of the larzely do- Creased vulumo of the premius received by thy e onerouy taxation 10 which they srs rental eaucled from them for the Jiicuity of Snding a ital lucation for the yairol, aud ubjec- Tiuns ratsed by wiany companics to thy farge cost to them of uluz biesines fu thia city, we are relucts wutly compelled t0 advise Ui - disbailing of the Patrol 3t the end of the” current dacal year, Could a0 wuch of thio prescnt munleipal X of 2 Jerectiton the receluta of th comiuvics ss uisy be necersary be ppplied to the wialutenance of the Fice Patrol e would huve no_caues of complatut. Dut we cannot iu Justice tw_the compaies we r¢ susent allow theur 10 be taxed Lo Lhe extent nec cp up the atrol, while th bayIn, tuward tho sipdor and walitenance of tie Vire Departuents The report wus dlscussed at leusth, It was almost the unapimous opiukon that tie Col mittee could nut have arrived at & different cou- clusion under the clrowustances. Had a vole been taken an the adoption of tho report, it wonld undoubtedly have heen carried with but few diseenting volees, but In view of thu fact that the Patrol was supported by both the Toard and non-Board Companies 1t was thonght st to place the document on ille, until the iat- ter Companies could be given a chanco to have 2.volce In this matter. A joiut meeting for the })fllr[mne of adopting the ‘report will be held 'uesday afternoon. — + BOARD OF TRADE. SOALE MOIT CAUCUSING. The opposition caucns of the Bonrd of Trade met yesterday for the nomination of ofiicers for the cnstng year. Mro Thomas Whitney was clected Chafrman, and the following ticks agreed upon: Preeident, Mro Ao M. Wright; Sceond Vice-Lresldent, P, L, Unaerwowl; Boarn of Directors, Charles Counselman, W e- IHenry, A. E. Platt, Charles W, W heoler; Cotn- mittée of Appeals, Joho Tt “t.’llll‘{! 0. D, Al- lon, George 11 Sitwell, George A, Uarmicliae, V, Conch: Commitice of Arbitration, I. French, 8 11, Larmonle, C. H. Taylor, C. C. Moeller, 1. W. Baker; Campalgn Cominit- tee, Thomas Whitney, E. B, 8tevens, James 1L Doie, Sidney Undersood, aud T. T, Gureney. My, Culver withdrew the name of N Wheeler, nominated by the other caucus Secomd Vice-President. The Commlittees on Arbitras tlon and of Appeals are supported by bath cau- cuses, ‘Although Mr. A. M, Wright has declined to run for President, and fa absent from the elty, s friends feel that it is their duty to support him, and express the hope that they will elect hint. Mr, Henry Wheeler hres declined to runasa rllr;(dl:lno for Vice-President on the Lincols ticket. ‘The reguiar caucus reported yesterday the tollowing Board of Directurs: Charles T, Frego, P. W. Dater, Charles Counsehinau, I N, Ash, and W, E, Metleary, IIALT-ONRPIIAN ASYLUM. THE THEASURER'S REPORT. Followlng Is the annuat report. of Mrs. €, M. Blackuian, Treasurer of the Halt-Orphan . T, submitted at the recent meeting of the Dircctors: Dalance cash brought dawn, 672 Interest on loans. 1,510 Interest on daly P Bonrd of Inmntes. .. o 10 Rehef nnl Ald Socl Tol Pruceeds of entertatmnent nt. Lincoin Park Canpregational Church Feb, 41000 Carh procecis of the party at the Tiom: une & 120 iis of Mrw. Felt's’ reading, Oc of Cuali pre euish proceeds Cash procoeds of rece Gct. 17 and Nov. 1. Procerda of lnichex, Donations s per ¢ Otliet sOUFCER. vs e Total ... aesaeans TPald cxpensca ns per staicments. . Cash balance to new account ..., TIIE CUTY-ILALL. ‘The potice pay-roll for last month amounts to thie usual fignre, $13,000. The Trensurer's receipts yesterday were §3,827 from the Water Departinent and 36,033 from miscellancons sourees. The Fire Department. visitor yesterday was Dr. A, W. Gross, of Vienns, Austrin. Ho was shown the Department by Marshal Barry. The bill for 83 tons of coal used at the North §ie Pumping Worka tn December I8 $5,857, and the Bbill for coal used at the City-Hall in the same month Is $H4.33. The new cards noting the locatlon of the fire- alarim boxes have been prepared, At noon Sun- day the new numbera will be used in the South Division. The change {n the other divielons will come later. Tho Chicugo, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Ralrond yosterday pald 10 the Comptroller £5.204, which sum {8 a portion uf the Railrond Conipany's shure of the expenses of constructing tho Mil- waukee-avenue viuduet. "Tho Comutroller yesterday pald 21,106 to the ofticers of the Touse of tho Uood Shepherd and the Erring Woman's Refuge. The money was & portlon of the fines colleeted from prostity anid Inmates of houses of prostitution, and w e by reson of Judge MeAllnter'srezent de- clslon. ‘Fhie Superintendent of Bulldings has declded to ‘u’cscm. Nis report of the recent inspection of places of amusement to the Mayor, who may or 'may not give it for publication before it shall have been presented to the Council. Mr. Cleaveland his obtalned the data for the plans of the theutres, nnd ians made a sketeh of the nterlor arrangemnent of MeVicker's, ‘The dia- graws of the other theatrvs wilt b made. ‘The Devemnber record of the Flre Department shows that [n that month there wers llty-tive fires and fourteen falso alarmai 87,275 loss on Bulldings, and #2),85 loss on goods; total fu- surance on property burned, 0,510 insur- anee greater than losses by $583,211 The lurggest fira oceurred fn the pleturc-fraimo fac- tory of Schram Brothers, Nos. 211 und 213 Ran- dolph street, where the Toss “on - goods was 813,000, aud on the bullding, $3,000. The December gas-bill for the West Skle Pumplug Works waa §318, This amount ia wuch lurizer than for the preceding month, and greater by $100 than the ‘North Side Pumplnz Works' gus-bill for the sapiz month. ‘The yenson for the apparont unusual consuinption was leatned yesterday to bo that water from the gas-pipes” had gotten” futo the meter, nmd canscil the indleators to revolve with amazing Tapldity. ‘Tho crror wiil, of coursy, he cur- rectesd, The Mayor and City Enzincer have dectded to appolnt tio additlonal “engineers to serve upon ths Conunittee walch 18 to test_the englne of the West Bide pninpmg-works. The City neer of Lousvitle bias been asked to bo one, und it by very Jikely that he will scrve, ns e was one of those who tested the machlvery of the North Sde works. ‘The duty to he done by the new crisines i+ n greafer oue thon ever be- fore mposed upon any englue, As (t s o mat- ter of so much dmport espectilly to the anufacturers of the i y, the Chicaga Oflicials are anxlous that cverything connected with the test shall be of the most impartial character. T115 COGNTY BUILDING. Tiie Town Colicctor of Evanston got his hooks yestorday, Col. Cleary rejoleed a fow days g0 that the Toyes oleetlon-bet suit had been disiissed. Now he mourns ut lta relnstatement. Ho says he will fight 1t out. Thie County Bonrd a a heavy body, Seven of 1ts members welgh over 200 pounds, and all that fa nevesaary to make the number e ght is for Carroll to ja six pounds. ‘The bonds of Johmson und Prindiviile, recent- Iy appolnted Deputy Sherlils, wers spproved yesterday, und they wero set to work, Who Tohnson's bondsinen ure fs past tinding out. In the County Court yusterduy most of the e wits given to heatinis clalins izaltit catates, The prineipal clalns alloweld were as follows: Hobert 110, €0h6H.3,, und Suxan ark, $20,475.54, wralnst thy extute of M. Q. Walker, Awalnst the estate of Etlas Olson a clafm of #1150 was alluwed, mude by the Uraceland Cem- ctery Compan, Commissioner Holden “T yesterday I the forenoon with Fitzzerald and Ayara. dle wus angry b theyshad caused the County Treasurer Lo reluse to pay Contra, or Sexton $7,000 from the general fund which .ought ta have been paid fram the baflding fund, Some barsy lunguage was ured In the war of words, und the whole thing wis reproduced fn- tensitied in the Buunl proceethugs in the aftee- noon, which will be found lo snother columr. Jacub Gross, Clerk of the Superior Court, saw an dtem dnan afternoon paper yesterday to the effect that lie kad not pabl over bis seml-aunual fees to the Connty ‘Tressurer, which vexed Lim, Ho rustied over t0 the Treasurer and handed hita §H70.75, and was bappy, McCaffrey sud Curroll ut once discovered whiat had been “done, und sat down sl sudited @ bill for the coal con- tractor, stuounting to nearly $3,000, fn less thine than it takes to write this. Thus the mouey goes. Stephen Keough, of Lemont, is an fuveterate secker after phace, but his luck of late hus been such us to weakin his faith fu so much of the ilaly Wrlt as soys, 4 Scck and ye shall find.? 1 ‘had expected to be appoluicd on Bherltt stall as & country deputy, but bere he nd now ho s recking Lo supcrsede Surran us Luspector of the Court-iouse stone. He is workisg very quictly, hows Y hut hopes to wurry throush with the Cunu‘y Board. WUEBE WILL TUEY DE GREASED) One of the majority members of the Sueret Service Committee took the minonty mewmbers {to a cupriaze yesterdav mornlug to cireulate umong the bidders to furnish tue county with ancate They valled ut acveral places aud had- sy pledsant talks. Wheo they returned they kuew fuat what they Q14 Lefore “they started— who Were tbe biddeps, sud thels ” prices, and a minfature row NA'MURDAY, JA nothing more. Whila they were absent the ma- Jority ‘memntors held conanltations, and A thinise, Carroll salid to n reporter, © Well, I'm i1 favor of O'Donnell—blast the rest of ‘enw Tle's & gond fellow, and haa done A oo park by the coimty. I'll voto for him, any way.” Car- roll fs sincere, and doubtless expressea the sent- fents of his associntes; at least, it cannot bo enid that he {s blased in'favor of O'Donnetl, for it was another hutcher with whom he had that cow trade, which has so long perturbed his dreams. When ur where tlic Committee next mects, no one knuwa, ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Benevolent Association of the Police De- partment will hold thelr annnal meeting 8un- day morning at the South Diviston Pollce Court. . 'The Hon. Jolin C. Corert, announced for Sun- Wny Leeture Course, will fnstead speak ot tho Third Unitarlan Church, Sunday cvening at 8 o'clock. The regular monthly meeting of the Bonrd of Manngers for Erring Women's Refuge, will be held at the Institution, corner of Indiana aventic and Thirty-irst atreet, this afternoon at 23l w'elock, The Recruiting Committee of Company I, Firat Regiment I7 &, G., will meet at the armory of the regiment, 112and 114 Lake street, this evening at 75K o'clock, for the purjiose of re- ceiving reeruits for the compuny. ANl Christians who would like to co-operate In qupporting o dafls prayer-meeting at No. 231 West Madison strect, nlter Mr. Muody's neet- fugs ciuse, are luvited th meet ‘at Farwell Hall at 1 u'clock to-dag, In the room atthe right of the platform. CRIMINAL, Before Justico Foote yesterday appeared Sclina Olsen, und sald thint she was soon to bea mother, that she was unmarried, and Samucl Chester was the guiity mau. e will be ar- rested. Ofticer Holland yesterday ran across s fellow giving the name of C. A. Ifaul, who could in no atistactory way account fur hls possession of a $10 timeplece. Fto was locked upat the Armory to awalt developmente. John Hallock, Tndlana, Is the manner fn which 8 poor, unfortunate Granger reglatered last night at the Armory. Iio was roped Into a Biler avenue den, which bd cannot now locate, and was robbed of $10, all he pussessedd. Henry Jacksun, the colored forger of checks, was yesterday Lield in $500 tothe Crim [nal Court by Justice Pollak. He was seif-convicted, and though pleading not gullty informed tho officers ot the same time that he had the writing done for him ina Wabash avenue drug store. Wilitam Burns, the thief who burglarized the rooms of May Sinith, at No. 147 Halsted street, and shot Otticer McMilan while attempting to escapo from him, was yesterday held by Justlce Seully fn $2,000 batl to tho Criminal Court for the burglary, and in an additional $2,000 for the assault upon the offleer. There are scrions complaints about crooks worklug the railroals at present, which the po- lice do not often hoar of. Yesterday a man from Dubuque waa Leld up on the Burlington & Quiney Road, and_robbed of 875, but he_con- tinued on his way and entered no complaint, At the sugeestion of tho ruliroud offcials a vigorous warfare laat once to be commenced agzalnat this class of offunders. Frank Bowlen, for the larceny of n buffalo- rubu, was yesterday held by Justiee Kaufiaon i 8500 hnil. il GBernhardt Levy, for lnu\llll}: a till at Bod ver's saloon, corier of Clarg and Goethe streots, was scut to the 1ouse of Correctlon for nincty days In defuult of a $50 fine. Grorge Anderson aud William Koke, of No. 306 North Branch strect, will eome before is Honor to-duy fur adoruings cach other's eyes, Juntlce Summerileld yesterday held the fol- lowing: David Campbell, lareeny from C. T. Huglies of No. 43 Weat Polk strect, 8500 to the Crlwinal Court; Amg Hogun, thirty dava in IHouse ot Corrections Mary Brenan, thirty daye; {wen Blddle, lureeny of Torse and cutter from lsanc Schelling of No, 210 Indlana streot, $500 1o tho Criminal Courti Josoph McNaughton, drunk, ten duya; Alexander White, receiss Ing stolen roperty, change of - venue to. Justico Potlak " and _conthied until to-day, The nmates of * Whitchead's" den, No. 217 Rundolph_street, received 320 fines, whivh were suspended during guod hehavior, save Peterson and Thomas Reliey, who took chianges of venue to Justice Pollak, ticorge Whalen and Jantes Warren, who es- caped trom the Ariury Thursday nlght, arcsuid ¥ the police to have preseuted themnsclves at thie stution yesterduy mornlmg ready for trial. Upon the docket they aremarsed aslaving taken nges of vento to Justice Pollak, but up to sterday afternoon there was ho record ot the trausfer of any such case. To-day wlil wn- doubtedly stralghten out the mutter. The worst that can be alleged ogainat the men s vagraney, of which charze they will probably be acquitted. Tho blamo of th ¢scapo should not attach so much to Oftlcer Falreblld aa to the ol cers who brought them to the Armory, and Talled to scs tint Liey wero lucked up, | Falr child was only thy dupo of arouple of good lnlmjn;lcm who did not want to speud the night n Jail. While {mlm“ln',: heat at vesterdny morn- ing, Ofticer Patrick Conroy, of the Timan Street Statfun, eamu acruss tiiree men standing it frunt of Juln Meyers salaon, No, 612 Oguen avenue, and. upon approaching them closer, thev ran in different dircetions. l'rrcclvlnjf the door of the saloon open, the pollecman ordered them to halt, and ono of them retorted with (wo abots in suceession,—one passing throuzh the oflicer's cout at the waist, and the uther Jodging In bis feft arn o near the wriste - After firing the shot, the mau dashed through the open door and escaped by a rear window, Oftlcer Torter, who was fn tio viinity, heard the frine and in responso ex- chianged shots with ong of the refugees, whom e afterwards captured. When bootied ut the statton he gave thic name of David Wall, but re- fused to give away the tamea of his * puls* Upon reviewine tho scenc of the ba'tle, Oflicer Conroy yeas found to b only slightly wounled, a platol belonging to the mun who did the shoot~ fnr waa fouud in the rear of the saloon, awil only a bottls of bad whisky und a box of worsy clzars wero ascertalned to be missing, Wall fs 1ot known ta the police, and is protubly & new- conmer, a8 his “phiz! docs not appear in the Rozues' Gallery, e will meet with his mateh In Justive Scully to-ds; e —— UNEQUALED CORTICELLI SPOOL SILK, manofactured by the Nonotuck Siik Company, Floreuce, Mase., and suld by all leading Juibers and setutlers, the Centennial award to thla Compau; Junors' REPOWT. ¢ Pora splendid exhibit of a varlety of sewing and machine twistof great superioritynstostrength and regularity, showing cxtreme care In the manu- facture. +*Alxo, for & fine collection of silk manufacturing machinery, embracing winding, doubling, spinning, reellng, and wpool-printig machlues, the latter of ‘ery Ingenloua construction, ** A. T\ Gosuonx, Director General. [ara] 8. I Hawezy, Preddent. Attost: Arzx. R, DoreLes, Secretary, e ——— H.B. BRYANT'S CHICAGO BUSINESS COLLEGE. We sre glad to see that youny: inen havo forealght enough to Glacern that we are on the approach of better thncs, and that thero fs nune too much time 1o prepare fur them, Wo are. reminied of this by secing tha larce numhers now fn_ atiendance at L 1. Bryaot's Chilcazo Buiness Collego and English “Trainiug School. This ls the right step for a young 1an to take,—thio more_valuablo ho can make his services, the better it wil be for ho. e THE FINANCIAL STATEUENT and stattetice of the Travelers' Insurance Company Wil bear closs cxamfnation. ‘They show that the Company has stesdily progressed In upite of hard 4, hucreaeing ity ssacts and surplus, and mak- baudeomo gain in aceldent business, while th faliing of fn smount of lfe lusirance is sur- prisiogly sniall, e—— ALL OWNERS of old Wheeler & Wilson sewing-machines should call at the oifice, 153 Stato strcet. Tho Company are prepared to cxchange with all the old cus- tomers on very ressonable terns, snd mso them @ new machlne atill better than tdo old, and furin advauce uf any otk THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC CO. offer special inducements 1o purchascrs at whote- salo and retall, of sheet music, muslc books, vie- hinv, guitars, aud all kindsuf musical snstruments. Geueral agents for the Standand organ and Bteck plang. Quality gusranteed. No. 130 Stato strect. e p— FRASRANT SOZODORT hardens and invigorates the guws, purides snd per- fumes the breath, cicanses, besutifies, sud pre- scrves the teeth fron youth to old sge. Sold byall druggists. NEW YORI The New Year and the Busi- ness Prospects. The Gold Market and the Silver Bill. How Mr, Tilden Looks at the Presi- dential Complication, The Ashtabula Disasters=s=Life=In= surance Mutterings. Poter Cooper's Call on Commo= dore Vanderbilt, Special Corresprndence af The Tribune. NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—The new year finds the Metropalls with abundant. snow, and plenty of slelghs to be had at the rate of 85 per hour. The number of these vehicles gliding nbout, st those rates, would give ono a very inadequato flen of the stringency of the times or of tho depressing aspect of political aflairs. It nust be admitted that New York docs not feel exacts Iy rufned yet. There are many wan and woc- begone faces to bo secn, many men and women out of cmployment, much nisery chronicled in the columns of the news- papers. Speculators on the bear side ol the market are preaching the slow but sure decay of the clty, growing out of the fact that Vanderbilt has four tracks to his raitroad, while Scott and Garrett have only two each. The Ashtabula disaster caused the old year to goout in gloom not less dislcarteutng thou that fnapired by the recent Brooklyn horror. The political sltuation s far from reussuring cven now; yet in apite of all drawbacka there is n contldence, universally shared, that wo are on thie eve of better times, TIE PINANCIAL CRISIS Tias dragged its torpld length along three years and thres months. Few, uven of the oldest croakers, would have predicted so long a Atretch of continuous grinding times. Tho cxoected rovival bus scemed to show ftself au Intervals, but when everybody was beginning to congratulate everybody that rellef was coming at last, prices have fallen oft a fraction more, ond & new crop of faflures hins been harvested by the mereantile agencles. Among the sizns of Improvement now, the most Important is the risc In the rate of inter- est to 7 per cent, Implying, as it docs, are- newed demand for the wse of cupltal, Al though the rate may fall back somewhat after the dishursement of the Junuary dividends, I am persuaded that moncy will command botter yates through the present year than its average since the begluning of 1874, and, i€ this proves to bo tho case, it will demonstrate that the profitable cmploymment of cspital is azaln ro- turmng to bless tho land, and to glve living wayes to the laborer. Thu foul's paradine of 4 per cent interest hasbeen tried effectually, and to the prime disgust of the workingman. THE COURNE OF TIE GOLD MARKET has balled the wisdom of that nunicrous class who think that the prosperity of the nation I fntlmately connected and bound up with the success of thelr party in the Presidentinl elee- tlun, or the Statu electlon, or tho town clection, or sume other clection. Ofall the things that could happen tn n political way to “scud gold up,” nothing couldt possibly have happeoed s0 well caleulated to that end as o disputed Presidency. Much gold was bought at 110 within o fow dnys days succeeding the clection, on the hypothesis t hat Tilden and ¢ivil war, or Hayes and military despotisw, were coming In, and In cither case that liberty wus golng out. 'The Inscnsate and perverse market fcll steadily to 107, where 1 remains as heavy as a stonc-quarry, The precise reaeon for this (s that we have been latterly ex- porting moro produce and merchandise than wo have been impurting, and the balance has been comlng to usin gold, which gold has to be sold ike any other urticio of which there {s an over- supply. If the panicstricken politivians had bouglit all that was offered, and wero ablo to Nold 1t tho prive would have'rematned nt 11043 Dty a8 tio supply exceeded tho demand, 1t nat- uratly fell, ‘The'eventuality much vearned for by Mr. Willlam D, Kelley” and other philosu- Phers for commendng to resumy specle pay- ments- i, c., a kalanes” ot trado in our favur— s to have come, 1, for one, am walting to ¢ ther begln. Perhaps thuy arc intonding to begin with BILVER. The Blond Silver bill, which paseed the Hause with such losecness, lins met a cheek in the Henate 1 an unexpected quarter. M, Cernuschi, the French ceonomist and champlon bi-metal- ist of the Latin countrics, who was invited hither by the Silver Commission, lia, [ beliove, convineed the Senate brunch therof that it would De Impolite for the United States to tuke sevu- rate actlon by way of remouetlzing sliver, but that the mfiuenco ot the United States might by very usefully glven in uring the natlons of Wostern Europe to juin us in restoring the double legal-tender of wold and sllver in a way that would really muintain the equilibrltm of tho two metals. 'Tu this plan there can be no objection, und Iam not surprised to heur that Dr. Linderman, Director of the Ming, the real author of thy Sliver-Demonetizing bill'of 1578 s given it bls cordfal sasent, 8o, undoubte: cry gold-standard nian fu the conntry, M. Cernuschi s really accomplishied this moditlcatfon of plaus am his fricinds, Lo has Tendered its 8 great scrvice, and will perhaps render his own countey in the end s preater one, ITe has been ably assisted, I learn, by Mr, 8, Dans llorton, of Pomeroy, O., whose recent t\lhllcnllou on bi-metalism (orinted by Robel lurke & Co., of Cluclunati), nithough some- what overloaded with learning, Ia ong of the most compreliensive ond _acuto dlscusslons of this subject to bu tound anywhere, Arainst uny sclentific settloment of the allver question thero will probably: be o gooid deal of speccliunking and genersl thrashing 1y the House of Bepresentatives, Tho Houro s per- fectly clear un two rumu: flrst, that it ought Lo oppusy Wall streef, meaning therchy ail who have saved anything und accond, that ft aught to put down the doctrinalres, meaning therchy all who have studled any particular subject i order Lo know something about it, I shull not be surpriced i Mr, Bland und his followers tinally fouk upun L. Cernuschi us a sort of sub- sidized tool of the bloated bomlbolders of Europe,—the xame who are supposed to have taken Divector Linderman fnto their pay in 157, Terhups, however, TUB POLITICAL BITUATION will absorb o much attentlon durlng sixty daya thut silver tle attention from Co vy from Loulstana and Fiorida {a cxamiued with eritical and eazer serating, it 14 upparent thint the publie sentiment of the North is to vo the dechitug fuctor of the contest, 1f it can by ascer- talned what that sentlnent reully Two titluns of 8 nun-partissn charucter have b sent to Washineton—oue I-r merchants and bankers fu Phitudelphls, and the other by mer- chants und banlicrs i New York, The New e e stal thewn both Widiscrimfuately evinelng patriotlan, Smparth etee 1t stems uot to Lave been naticed par tienlarly that the Philadelpnta petition protested agralnst” any declslon beingg arrived at without tha assent of both flousca of Cone, This 18 fantamount to declaring that, In the oplulon of the elzuers, the presidlug odiver of thu Senato i» pot authorized to count the Electoral votes, ‘s New York petition, onthe other hund, dealt in nothing but gencralitivs, undng Congreas to behave ina prepier and becoming muuner, We aru not aceustomed to louk to Phitiadelphia for opftions, but in this cass it must be ucknowl- cdyed that that eity 14 distinzuished over Ler mote lnportant nelshbor,—tor, whatever muy the value of the ophion embudied in b Lustness nen's petitlon, (¢ 1s enncthivg capable of belngz mads fast to, ke o bitchinge 1, while the New York defiverance s too elustic amd for servive In rough weather. It i, Iess, perieptible that the atmosphere New York §s not fevorable to the onc-man In_ the matter of counting the Electoral v although the domiuant influcnce fn busl- st and soclety hero ds very decldedly Repub- jean. 1have not scen Ar. Tildcn sinco the great dispute began, but & fricnd teils me that Le dropped fu upon hiw Chrlstinas-Day avd fouud the terrible person sittiug down to 3 roast ture key absolutely sudus friend was instountly reminded of the perplexity of the fodividual Who ublected to turkey as an artiels of food be- cuuse it was rather too for ous aud not euough fur Iwo Le accopted an invitation to relicve Mr. ‘lilden of Lis Christ- mas embarrassment, and tho twals dined to- gether without premeditation. The impresslon Ly, public spirit, 1 1ot upon my friend's mind_ after ac convorsation is that Mr. Tilden s vel composed on the subject of the clo ho thinks he was elected to the Presh tho people, and that If the people ean afTonl to see him deprived of the oftice Tie ean aiford to bu deprised of it. THR ASATARCLA DISAFTIR fs the theme on every tongue, and serves well 88 tho piece de pevifanice for Now Year's vallers, but will shortly be forgotten by all excent the frienda and relatives of the lost and hy the maimed and dishzured viethms who ~ sur- yived that awful pinnge. It is to be Toped that the enlprit who {s reaponsible for that Ashtabula bridize may be run to earth, due ont, held up, and foreed to carry his reapunsl- Bility in_a public manner to the dav of his death. - Already there nre slans of squirming in many directions, and MpECINI{ in the nelghbor- hotxiof Cleveland. The captivating suzzestion is thrown ont that {t wan a l\ummy oo bridges that It naver behaved badly hefore; that it wos h s faithful amd rellable bridgo that the diflicuity must have been on uccount of the train welghlng too much; thiat the accldent was clearty providentlnl, ete. | FIva or six years o travelers by tho Laks Shore Road “were fin- pressed by the mnssivences of the stone ureh- bridges in course of constriiction over all the deop ravines between Buflalo and Cleve- lald except over Ashtabula Creek. It fsa mis- take to sy or suppose that the Lake Shoreisa Dadly baflt road. 1t fs, n fact, one of the beat ulle highwags in the world, and the Amhtabula bridge wos it only wenk point, unless its waraliel is to be found ever a eimilar gully near fainesville. The faet that it fs, for the most part. an wncommonly well billt'road serves to Dolnt out for more aiznl reproof tho culprit who has allowed this hellish “accldent to como tapass. The stockliolders of the Lake Shore Roml who have nllowed ther money to b ex- pended with lavish liberality for ths particulas purpore of making o goud anid safe roud should be iost zealous in finding the responsible party and casting him into outer durkuess, where thero Is weeping ond guashing of teeth. ‘Flhie mutterings among hulilers of LIPE INSUIANCE policies w louder and more frequent, A petithon {8 in circulation and has been lnrgzely sfgned nsking an examination in detafl of the assets of the Equitable. It has been sluncd by s respectable and so numerous 8 bidy 6f poliey-holders that f& cannot he safely fgnored or retused. No susplelon {8 cast upon the Su- clety by the petition, but the opinion is cx. pressed that the faflures of the Continental and the Security have shaken publie confidencs in the pafeguards supposed to be thrown urvund 1 holders life-Insurance pollcles, nud that the time has come for = such persons to lovk out for themselves, The fact i3 that Btate eupervision of 1o Insurance companiea, i i was ever valuable, fs worth nothing now in public esthnation. Perhaps itls well that policy-holders should bo shnken up to a realizing senso of their position. Thele posi- tion {s that they have colleetively established a fund, which, with intercst ab say 434 per cent, will pay all thelr policies nt maturity ; but eve: thing depends tipon the fund remaining intatt and the interest being duly pald. Experience s shown that they entmot hire a ma, und call him State Superiniendent of Insurance, to fn- form them promptly and truthiully whether the fund remuins Intact or not, This Is something thoy must sttend to themselves, and it any oflivera of Hle-insurance companles make difli- culty of exposing thelr ussets In detafl to n re- snectable body of thefr policy-liolders, it witl be the hest evidénee In the world that thelr affairs are in an unsound condition, Life {nsurance In the nbstract s onc of the finest products of modern civilization, nud 1t depends upon potley- holders, and not upon_ State ofllegrs, to make it nereto soincthing near what it is fn the MONG TS NEW-YEAR'S CALLERS T have met to<lay was Teter Cooper, nged 86, who had Just enlled on Cornellus Vanderbilt, azed 83, The Commodors docs not leave his bed notw, but he inatsted upon having his ven- erable friend sdmitted to lns room. Mr. Cooper {s lookinz g fresh and rosy nml henevolent as Do diil ten years nzo, and the slzht of him by the sido of hia dauehter, Mrs. Abram 8. Hewitt, and the children of the Intter, 18 A healthy in- troduction to the new year. Mr. Conper cujoys n joko about his canvués for the Presidetncy, and congratulates nimsclf that he was the onfy can- didate not llkely to plunga his country into Inourning by contention and disputo over the returns. . W. THE RAILROADS. THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. *Fhie princinal raltrond monagers, this city are of the opinfon that the Rallrond and Ware- Tiouse Commisslon ua at prescnt constituted is w complete fallure and of no carthly uee to nny ono cxcept ths Commissonors themselves. They do not, however, think that the Board should bo abolished altogether, 1€ o different Iaw wero pusaed regulating the eleetion and du- tles of the Commissioncrs, they think a great deal of good, both to the railraads and the pub- llc, might bo accomplished, They are of the oplulon that arbitrators between tho corporu- tions and the public ara o necessity, and {f the right kind of men were chosen inuch trouble and #il-feeling between the two could be avold- ed. A mujority of the rallrond managers and solicitors suy that 1€ the Commissioners could bo chosen in the following manncr the problen of regulating the mfironds by Btato su- pervision would Le solve Al the ruilroads In the Stato should he given the right to chooseone of the Commissioners, They should solect u muan of high Intezrlty, and of sbillty as n rallroadtmanager,—sonio such _ian us Mr. Robert Harrls, The Supreme Court shall he riven the right to select the sccond member ol e Boand. They shall chosc onoof the hest raitrond nttorneys in the Stute—a man like Judge Lawrence or Beckwith., The third mem- ber of the Board shall be selected by the Guver: nor, und ho shioukd sppolut n représentative of the furmers. ‘Thu Cummisson orgunized in this mannur woulil represent all - nterests, and slb matters referred to ft would bo dealt with ace cordiig to Jaw and fustice, The Commissiol- ora should bo {nvested with fudicial powers, wnd to them all cases for arbitrament should be re- ferred, aud_ thelr declsfon sccopted a4 final. They should have to decide who was to blamio for accldents, tho rate of bpeed, ete—in fact, all guestlons between 'the publle and the rallroads should he referred to and decided by them, regulato Boimg such ayatews un this prevalls in Euglund | amd works 1ike @ cliarm, sud it {3 the opinlon that I£ ft were teled hero §t would vive general satlsfaction to ull the partics Interested in the nintter. UP THEY dO. The rates go up slowly but aurcly. The Gen- eral Trekot and Passenger Agents of the roads leading from thia city to the East: yesterduy held another meeting and dezided upon restor- fog the passenger-rates to what they wero be- fore the raliroad war commenced, to ol pofnts west of Rochester, Butfalo, and Syracuse, No wivance 1o pulits east of thoso’ places could o deckted upon, as the war betwsen the New York Central sml Erlo Radlrowds on ths lnisiness between Builulo snd New York 13 stitl golug on. Etforts are belng mude to set- tle the diffulty between the two conteataits in order to bringabout a restorstion of rutes, to uil poluts, The probabllitics are now that It the ditleuities mentloned ubove wre settled, the rate from Chicazo to New York will be ro- wtored to §22, und to ather polnts in proportion, A short timg wzo it was belfeyed that the ralls fouls would not ventire again on such hlgh rates, und that 20 from Chicago tn New York wouldl bie the utmost Himit to which they would go. But the ndvanco lately maco has sthaulat. ed thelr appetito for high vriced to such au ex- tent thut nothin less than a restoration of the old charges whil do them, But it {s doubtiut Whether. n move of this kind will prove remunerative i the end. ‘The business is Very dutl, and the people bave nut ave he' means’ to pay exvrbitant rates {uu now, The_ result will ‘bo that of those who would travel §f the rates werd ressonublo will tind l: ]‘uu ws well o stay at home if they are eh. ‘he rates which were advanced yestenlay o From Chicawn to Syravues 817, old rate 313 to Rochester $15.40, 0ld rute 311405 to Butlalo £14, ok ruto 312 The rate for second-class to Buffulo hias becn fixed at ¥11. N DIEGO, CAL. 8ax Fna: , Cal., Jan. 5.—A San Dicgo dispatch says the Board of Trustees et the citizens en masse last nizht to discuss raflroad matters. A resolution was adopted Indorsinz the action of the Trustees, which was strict ad- Berenee to s direet fine, with the demand thut work should Legiu at thls cud within slxouths, thirty miles to be completed the drst year, und 110 Linds to be issucd for suy polut withou? llke work o this end. e —— fonzm " i ifvent banguet, Everyi pased oft armoniouly and in order. THE SILVER QUESTION. Bostox, Mars., Jan. i.—The Boanl of Trale to-dny adopted n report taking strong grounds ngalnst the adoption of a silver basts, and pe- titloning Congress to appoint Government Cora- issfonera to meet Enropean Commissionera to consider the question of remanetizing silver at a fixed relation of ¥alua to gold coin, and acking the Prestilent to lnvite European Governents to purticipate I such consbderation. The repart embodies apetition that silver cofs shall not. be made a legal tender for any sum harae . n “ANDINSON—Tan. f of pnenmonta, ellie, In tant danghier of Joseph and Senlo B Xoderaon. aged 7 wi QU wocknand G iye, Fancral from Fesldence, 1807 Watiashonv., Bune day nt vclock, | Friends aze insited S ~ESTSew York City and iorton fayers plensa b7. O'REILLY--Snddenly, ot Roswelle, DuPage County, 1il,, Willlam O'Rellly, 20 yeare, of lnllnminn!" of the howels. Syelti B geven ot Funeral from {ho residence of his farents, 17 AWent Tarelsaineatss Saturiay, dan.u, o Totiuckar m..Alxy cars to Calvary. TAKER—Jan. G, ot his resdence, 120 Vine compreme. catora. kcr. aged 55 Seatn mionthys und 0 days, Funeral from the houso Sunday at 3 p, m. Re. L G , WAL Genavio-c A, Waldh, need 10 vearsand 7 months, danahter of dohn L. aml Al e Waieh, of Sont 1 Chlcigo, SRR DESMONDI—Daley only danghter of Mr. and k. Mrz. John Desinond, aved 7 years, T px’mwrnl from 418 Statc-sls Sundag, Jan, 7, 2 . m, DOSOVAN—Thn dearly holaved ebild of Jern. mialand diary Donovan, Gilen bonavan, dleddun, 5, 1877, agod !} years rnd 4 smonthe, Will 'he convered to_ Calvary_ by earriazes on Bunday, at 10 a’clock, from 160 Nlncteenth-at. WALLACE=Mea, Willlam 1. Wallace, at thelr residence, Forty-ffih-st. and Tvans-av.. Jan, b itemaing will be Interfod at Vassur, 3 1.ORD—Jdan, 5, of diphtheric croup, Nty -Hoyt, 4 l:g;;l ; y\mrn‘:‘ lm‘linlh.l fgmlxg;df"‘ inunu-l son of ap gt r;;x rd, ondl grandehild of he Funeral from resldence, 61 Twenty-fonrth-st., o f().lrl;vlrdny. Jan. 0, at 2 p. ‘mey 10 Oukwaod. Come: o “BROWN—Willlam Droswn, er ‘“‘l’,‘"““'f“!‘" . t:l n, aged 67 years, of b cnoral Snnday, at'11n. m. by earrinz Calvary, trom Te3itenes. 40 Bouth Twellihostrs b thience to Toly Family Charch, th Fiuffalo (. Y. ) papers ploase cops. Iy IEAGAR—Ion, 0, Ty, Emily Ann, eldest ne daughter of John ' and Lizzio Heazar, 'aged 11 years und montly 8p Frnornl from resilence, 54 Farroll-#t., on Snne it dnfiv. 10 0, m., carrlages to Calvary, CHUH~Jan, b, 1877, at 187 Fifth-sv,, of diphtheris, youngest son of Mathew and Surah er 8l b th 5 itna .. c Woo! nod 72 years and 11 months, p "::&lf,rl“‘l:,)m ;)‘u‘reflylflwrl. %‘]ll L'ralrle-nv., P uy, i fust,, at i} o'clock v, m. i T akon et elents oro mvitad: e w PATTER—AL Bt. Jos, Kane Cu mt; v T, on tho i lisk, David Fatler, acei 76 ‘ears and i1 Te wan o nntlve of Now Ham; ; A to this Siate forty year ugn.) pbiea omiralod BOW LT OF sgarlot fover, at his pareats! res dence, #0:3 South Jefferson-at., yesterday morn- T at 530" 'clncie ddy. thie Dolaved ehikd. ot Elinond nd Stusile Towler, ‘aged 1 year and fanofal from the aliovo adaress at 10 o'clock this t, hy carriages to Calvary, CELEURATED throughont tiie Gnlow . -expreased o ail purts. L and upwanl at 5,40, Bog ner ;. Adirose orlernGUN TIILL, Confeo tioner, Chleago. T PHREUMBRX. A toentycive cont sixe of 1 now fasued, L 1, & By G 65 and 7i) \\'nl).nsh-:n. AUCTION., REGULAR TRADE SALE, Tuosday, Jan. 9, 9:30 a. m. Dry Goods. Clothing. se in Hals, Caps, Gloves, Mittens, th Shirts, Drawers, KNotlons, e }“ Tablo Cutlery, TPocket Cutlery, ,:" Lnilles? Jnckcls, MHoslery, i Alpncas, . ., Flannels, P Notlous, we On and afterthe Operilng of aur regular Seasan's hiis- fnews for tho Spring of 1877, full and specific partieus Iara of cach and every week's sales wiil be pultished in the Auction Culumns of BATUKDAY'S fmne of Tutr Tumrxe, Covntry and City Merchants may at all thinea Impllcttly rely npon the Informatlon thereln cone GEO, I. GORE & CU il : AR 25 FIRST-CLASS C‘UTTERS. o shall acll rexardiews Gt Frices, o very largs stock of N wind Focond Househald FURNITURE, Tarlor, Chamber, Library, and Kitchion Furaiture of % overy i L Bl Uawes, Oflicd Deaks, Bloves nado-up C: sh I (101K & Co., Auctloneers._ We Shall offer Jan. 10, ot Auction, OUR USUAL FINE ASSORTMENT OF BOOTS & SHOLS, And in addition, l‘lur‘.'e and well-assoried stoc RUBRER BODTS AND SHORS, WhiclH Wg SEIALL CLOSE. ‘O_l 5&_&:(? 08 By WM., A, BUT Auctloncers, 1idand 120 Wahaib-av, BUTTERS & C0’S REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. Turniture, Carpots, Pianos, Orgons, Btovos, Crockory Waro, And Other Morchandise, BATURDAY MONNING, Jan. @ at 9:00 o'clock, 8t their salesroon oy, e 5 and 130 Wasdsh-av. 60 COOKING RANGES AT ATOTION, On 8aturday, Jan, G, ot 10 o’clocly At uur sulésrvoins, 116 and 1) Wabash-sv, WM, A, BUTTELS & CO., Auctioneers. By Wil MOOREHOUSE & COy Auctivneery, 274 and 270 East Madison AL 10:%0 this & p., s Rl aud dealruble PARLOR SUITS, CAMBER SETS, | Library and Office Furniture, g Stoves, Oarpots, &0., & Aler8 good essoriment of AL CHANNIS] il il St oo By JAS. P, M AMARA & CUY 117 Wabash-av., N, W. cor. Madlson-st. We wiil scll at our atock ot Tuesday Morning, Jan, 0, at p: s, we w il o) & splondid ansortingat of BUOTs AN D piiGEs uf ALY FION, Full lino Woeol and Butfalo-Lined Boots . Bhoek, lubbers, Arctiis, MASONIC, Epecial Disyusich 10 The Tridune. CuANPALGS, IH., Jun. 5.—A tre ju Mabomet, In this county, last May, destroyed tho Masonle Hall, and the brethren, with commendablo zeal, went to work and buve vrected 8 new bullding, whichwas dedicated to-night with theusual cere- moniesof the Order. George Scroggs, Muster of Western Siar Lodge, No. 240, i this city, hav- {ng been duly autborized to open a Provistunal Grand_Lodge, conducted the cercinonles, ms sisted by several of the brethren of this city aud ~ RADDIN & CLAPP, (3 & 83 Wahssh-ay W Bold thelr First Auction Sala v Rubbers, ‘Tug) 0 will olfir, @ wson. Bales overy ‘Tucslay uu Vauced ou coiLainicats. Er e=ormEwecn Wit s3] u e a poalt B S0 ho < vut patu or bw uf Knile of Y M e L & PlnLLLp AEa003-40., Chicazse