Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 8

8 THY CHICAGO. TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY -, ‘y 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. the stonc was cut and dressed as it lay in its 7, “Martin Lutter”; Jan. 14, THE CITY. GENTRAL NEWS. Put away the wheelless wagon. And the horse without a heads Little Johnny does not need them, He has taken ot hissled. Gone to meet the other boys. The retail clothing and furnishinz stores on the South Side have enterced intoa mutual agreement to closc at 6:30 p. m. every day ex- cept daturday. The arrangement went into ef- fect last weck. - At a meeting of the Coal Exchange yesterday mormning, resolutions of respect to the memory, and condolence with the family,” of Mr. Daniel A. Rosers, one of the victims of the Ashtabula catastrophe, were passed. An admirer of the eminent revivalist, whose knowledge of foreign tongues is somewhat lim- ited, was much gratified the other day to dis- cover in a list of new publications what be took for a biograpby in Frellch, to-wit: Le Maudit. Coroner Dictzsc® rday held inquests upon a nearo child in rear of No. 70 Park ave- b who died of mfantile convulsions; upon Willic McCarthy, at No. 118 Hickory street, ac- cidentally burncd to death, and upon Katie Braun. of Lyons, who died Wednesday last of diphtheria. *¢ A Youtbful Humorist™ is informed that jokes about plumbers arein scason now, and allusions to swearing-ofl are timeiy, butit is a little late 1o speak of theman whoinisdates his Jetters. That joke should nlwa;s be rung in on the unsuspecting pablic by the % or 3a30f Janu- ary—never later than the 4th. Young women 2ud old ones, to, who adver- vertisc for 'situations as lhousekeepcrs, shonld ‘have nothing to do with an individual who calls upop them and yguaruutees them a good place ata large salary. He has made several such promiscs, and. under the plea of being short of Tunds, has borrowed moncy from those who put confidence in him. The Chicazo Philosophical Society held its regufar weckly meeting Jast evening ‘at its hall, corner of Washington and State streets, Judge Booth in the chair. After the transaction of the regular routine business, the Chairman jn- troduced the Rev. H. C. Kioney, who gavea very able Iecture on crime in the United States, {ts statistics, its lawe, and its prevention. At a meeting of St. Patrick’s T. . &B. So- ciety held recently, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: | President and Spiritual Director, the Kev. P. J. Conway; First Viee-President, F. H. McGarry: Second Vice- President, John Kennedy; Recording chm?-. . F. Delancy; Financial Secretary, M. J. Me Grath; Treasurer, John Cullinan; Marshal, E. Casey; Sergeant-at-Arms, E. Monyhan. “The toad, ugly and venomous,” says a phi- Josopher, **bears” yet a precious jewel in jts snout, like a fair woman without discretion.” So Romeo would were he not Romeo called, but that is no reason why you should go round in «cold weather striving to extract maple sirup from lamp-posts and bydrants through the me- dium of your tonrue, 6r_investigating the lind hoofs of mules to sce if there arc any diamoud- mines there. A very pleasant affair occurred at the office of Dr, John D. M. Carr, M. D., on the afternoon of New Year's Day. A number of Masons of the higher degrecs gathered in his rooms at that time and presented him a magnificent Red Cross dress sword in aroyal purnle velvet scabbard, and a belt and sash ‘of the same material. The Hon. Heory 8. Austin wade the presentation epeech in 2 very happy_ manncr, followed by D. A. Cashman, Deputy Grand Master. Mr. Charles W. Beck, whose father dopated the land on which the Normal School at Engle- wood is built, writes to THE TRIBUNE that if the county desires to locate 2 school Tor deaf mutes on the land, and to erect other buildings for the purposc, and will continue the Normal School, he will consent, fora consideration, to modily the oririnal coutract. He is opposed to a discoutinuance of the Normal Schiool, and purposes protecting his rights if an cffort is made to infringe on them. A female baby 7 months old was found in the parlur of the DBrizes House at 3 o’clock yester- doy morning. Early Friday cvening two womean came in with a traveling basket, and, as it was supposed they were merely waiting until train timi, Do ettention was paid to them. They left nnobserved, but the fact that they had left the ‘basket behind was unkuown to any of the hotel cmployes until the time mentioned, when the watchoinn’s attention was atiracted by infantile vells. - The child had evidently been purposely mdoned, and was thereiore sent to the ‘vundlings’ Home. If you desire to see a man’s face with a great deal of expression, suféflu:cd passion, and all tlic other things that the dramatic critics speak 2bout in it, you have but to observe the profes- sional bumorist, who has set up over night to construct a scasonable comic_article about the man who made New-Year's calls, or the house- Tiolder whos pipes froze, and Is just about iv- ing in hig copy, when he discovers that the rival buffoon of the Dodgeville Dung-Starter has brought out his etorf' 2 day abead of time, and that their traius of (lack of) tnougbt are precise- 1y parallel. Pity the sorrows of the poor young man con- demned to edit the remote rural newspaper which can only et the big city dailies by pufling them at New-Year’s time! For what contempt and pity must his readers not feel for him when they scein the same column notices of four papers ranging from paleocrystic Democratic up tojet-black Republican? He has to call each one the “foremost newspaper of the country,” and even though he may qualify his praisc by the prefaratory remark, * Although we cannot say that we are in accord with _its political views,’” to that complexion of absolute and irrecoucila- ‘lhlc praise must the favorable notice comeat ast. i A mecting of the new Zouave Battalion, which is now being organized in this city by Maj. E. B. Knox and otkersof the old Ellsworth Zouaves, was held last nmight in the Sherman House club-rooms. Mr. H. B. Brooks and Mr. J. S. Sheahan were chosen respectively President and Secretary pro tem. Maj. Enox reported_that ke had engaged a hall, Nos. 192 and 194 Washl n street, and it ‘was decided that the Srst d) would be held there Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, and all the members are requested to be present. A vote of thanks was tendered to the Sherman House manugement for the donation of the usc of the club-rooms. The name Chicago Zouaves 7 ‘was adopted as the title of the company, and the mecting adjourned. The company, though in its infancy, zives every promise of permanent success. The wentlemen composing the mem- bership are all interested in the movement, and will leave nothing undone to make the Chicago ;L:mrcs the pride of the city wnose name thay ear. WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. The monthly report of the Board of Council- lors of the Hospital for Women and Children, corner of Adams and Paulina streets, Is as_fol- Jows: Number of paticnts treated in the Hos- pital in December, 44: in_dispensary, 79; out- side cases, 5; total, 123. The donations were: ‘Through Mr. Gilbert Hubbard: From Mr. Will- iam Blair, §25; Frazer, Chalmers' & Co., 510; a friend, $5: Mrs. W., 334 West Madison ¥ street; §5; Mrs. E. Waller, $1: N. H. Joncs, §1; Farrar & Wheeler. $2; total, $49. Through Mrs. T. B. Blackstone: From Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Drake, §20; Mrs. F. R. Chandler, $10; Mr. E. §. Hizins, $5; a friend. §1; total, Through Mrs. I. N. Camp: From Mrs. Mancel Talcott, $205 Mrs. Buchanan, §5; Mrs. Sharp, §5; Sibley, French & King, $51 a friend, 2: total, $37. Through Mrs. Dr. Dyas, from Sherman House: Miss' R. Wentworth, $5; Mrs, Smith, $5; Mrs. Hornby, $2; Mrs. Clark, $1; Miss Clark, ; $13 Mrs. Alston, $I; Mrs. Colvin, §1; Mrs. King, §1; Mrs. Gorham, $1; Mrs. Briggs, $13 Mrs. Scott, $1; Mrs. Hatch, €15 Mrs, Stillinan, $1; Mrs. Sherman, 815 Mrs. Kingston, 8§13 Mrs. Dyas, §15 total, $35. The Managers (or ladics cf the Board), impelled by the iinpecunious condition of the Hospital, sent. out paper bags to 1,000 persons resi dty, with a request that somethice be placed in the bags as a _Christmas douation to aid ‘in’ the charitable work. About 200 persons have generousiy responded, and. although the number is not as great; as is desired, the ladies wish to express thelr sincere thanks to all who contributed, and to assure them that the great variety of articles received will afford much relief to the unfortunate in- mates of the Hospital. e THE UNIVERSITT. 3 The University of Chicago has issued a circu- lar givior iutercsting and gratifying inform: tion relative to Iéou las gqlleze—t.he new sa:_irelr‘n- tific college—and t miversity proper. The college is a new institution, the n{:ed of which has lons been {eit, but lack of funds and other diflicuitics bave thus {ar prevented the author- itics of the iostitution frows starting it. The term commencing Mondsy is the first regular . onc under the new President, Prof. Aberneth, and there is every reason to believe that it will be the most successful in the history of the University. The last term was the most prosperous onc which it has yet kmown, and there weré more students present than at any time since the fire. One result of the advent of the new Chief is that efforts morc urzent thap cver will be made to secure the en- dowment of which the University is specally in need. Within a comparatively recent period an endowment of §10,000has been sccurcd, aud a promise is made by a leading gentleman in this dty that he will, unless some now urcxpected contingency arises, soon_endow a cheir. The circular fssucd by the University, besides con- taining the outline of instruction of clasyes for the January term, which will be of speciz! in- terest to educational men, who will perceive at a glance the peints in which it differs from similar courses in other institu- tions, also - sets forth ~ the fact that the expenses of education in_Chicago are only ionc-third those at Harvard University; and states also that it is not doubtful that it is an important aid to a student’s future success to be surrounded during his educational course by the assodiations in which his life is to be passed, instead of social conditions and in- flucnces incompatible with his future. TIE TRAVELING MEN. Mr. J. L. Beach was clected Chairman, and Mr. J. E. Turncy Seccrctary of the Traveling Men’s meeting in Lower Farwell Hall last even- fug. There were about twenty-five present. After a prayer, the Chairman stated that the object of their coming together was to form a kind of Traveling Jen's Christian Association. The draft of a constitution and a set of by- laws was read, and the question arose, who were members of the Assodfation. The Chairman finally asked all whointended to join to raise tbeir hands, and every man responded. The next question arising was lhow far the membership should b extended. Several were in fayor of including all salesmen, while others thought that the Association should be only for the benefit of the strictly commercial travelers. The latter finally prevailed. _ The constitution was then taken up, article by article, and voted upon. The name decided upon for the organization was *The Traveling Men’s Union.” ~ The principal provisions of the constitution as adopted were that any traveling- man who was & professing Christian could be- come 2 member after paying an initation fee of &1 The meeting adjourned after a prayer. THE POST-OFFICE. THE BOUSINESS LAST YEAR. The following figures show the business of the Chicago Post-Office for the yeur 18%6.. The in- crease over that of the year previous is very slight: < STAMP DEPARTMENT. - Received from the eale of postage stamps.$366, 000. Received from the sale of stamped envel- opes aeeens esassarsusessesases 236,950 Received from the sale of postal cards 74,100 Received from the sale of newspapes periodical postage stamps........ 77,494 $974,745 ) § SEUISTIY DERARTNERT. it mber of registered packages re- Total number packag o ceived... . i 22 Packages of registered mail matterreceived addressed to Chicago........ Pacl;‘ngu of registered mail in tra; ceived.... Letters received for distribution. Number of letters received for delivery in the city. 230, Nomber of letters regists Total number of letters reccived for distri Dution, delivers, and registration. .. BOX AND GENERAL DELIVERY DEFA Lettors elivered _from bozes gnd throngh general delivery Letters advertised.. Advertised letters delivered Number of letters sent to Dead-Letter 7,679 Te- ercd ot this oftic office....... ., Number of letters returned to writers.. Number of Jetters missent to Chicago and forwarded 1o destination.. CARRIERS' DEPARTMENT. Registered letters delivered. Mail letters delivered. Local letters delivered Newspapers, etc.. del Mail postal-cards delivered. Local postal-cards delivere: Letters collected... Postal-cards collected. Letters returned to office 68,718 Newspapers, etc., collected . 3,668,085 Total postaze on matter put into the office for local delivery, either by car- riers or the office.... $79,254.50 MONET-OBDER DEPARTNENT. 143,118 16,982,597 2,019, 44 Amt., $ _ 857,023 5,007,646 ing Postmasters. 38,013 5,665,613 From this oflice York . 1,296,000 3 $ 6,961,613 Orders issned on Canadia Jnternational............ 440 $ 5,443 Orders paid on Canadian International . .. 536 10,850 Orders issued atmain office on British International. 1,472 22,877 Orders issued at stations.. 598 7,854 Orders paid at main office.. 914 18,471 Orders issued at main oflice on GermanInternational 1,816 33,414 MAILING DEPARTMENT. Letters collected from etreet boxes for _ istribution and diepatch. 15,914,300 Letters deposited in the Po: . distribution ana dispatch 11,069, 769 Letters received from other pos! X for distribution and dispatch. .. 8,508,900 Letters made up by railway post-offices and sent to this office for dispatch. ...30,823,520 Postal-cards collected from strect boxes and deposited in_the Post-Office for distributicn and dispatch ... 5,536,410 Pounds of sccond-clase matter (regular newspaners and perfodicals going to subscribers) received for distributio: and dispateh... ....eo. .. 3,649,312 Poands of third-class mat newspapers, merchandise, samples, etc., etc..) deposited in' the Post- Ofiice for distribntion and dispatch... 1,108,860 Pounds of third-class matter recei from_ other sources for distribution and dispatch........ .. ++ee 2,160,500 EUROPEAN MAILS. Letters deposited in the Post-Oilice for distribution ard dispatch... _... 512,000 Letters received from other post-offices for distribution and dixpatch......... 1,834,000 Letters received from f for delivery 287,000 Letters received from fo for distribution and di . 1,495,000 Letters deposited in the Po dietribution and dispatch. 126,000 Letters received from other Tor dietribation and dispaten. 384,000 Letters received from Canada and the Provinces for delivery in Chicago..... 86,000 Letters received from Canada and Prov- inces for distribution and dispatch.... 310,100 DIETING PRISONERS. WHAT IT COSTS. Commissioner Fitzgerald introduced a resolu- tion in the County Boird Friday providing for fixing the price to be allowed Sheriff Kern for dicting prisoncrs at 20 cents. Action on it was defeated by a motion to adjourn, which prevail- ed. The fact that such o resolution had been introduced, strange to say, he had noticed in the papers, or had had his attention called to it. As a rule, he docs not read the papers, or at least he leaves one to so infer from -the fact that he never heard of anything wrong witheither John- s0n or Wilkinson, two of his most recent ap- })olnt.ccs or even that- the one had been fodicted for conspiring to defraud the county, or that the other had 2cted as a go-between between cor- rupting contractors and the county * Ring.” But he read the papers yesterday, evidentlr, for no sooner had the reporier who daily visits him in quest of news entered his ofli.e than he com- menced. I sce,” he said, * that Fitzgerald {safter me. He wants the dicting cut down to 20 cents.” “Yes," replied the reporter. ‘“He isz2re- former, you know—was clected on the ticket with you.” What, he a reformer? He ‘don’t amount to anything, and don’t mean what he says.” But he secks to economize 1 “ There is no economy about it, and he knows it, and also that I am not cntirely in the hands of the Board.” “What do you mean? “I mean that if the Board undertakes to cut ?:k“ my bill for dieting they will make a mis- e . I FIND IT COSTS ME 35 CENTS A DAY, land Q,h;\tl cannot feed the prisoners for any ess. - 3 “But you said to areporter only a few days ago that you expected, getting 35 cents per day, 10 realizé a profit of £3,000 per annum.” “Well, I was mistaken; my scat had scarccly been warmed at the time, and I spoke hurriedly and without an actual knowledge of the cost of dieting. - Since then I have employed a new cook, and, feeling that 1 am feeding many inno- cent men, have improved the food. It costs every cent I get to feed them.” *Then you proposc to take this position and 1all back on the statutes on the subject if a fight s made on you ¢ “Well, 1 have a right to feed them on por- terhouse steak and custard if I choose, and the Couuty Board must pay the bill—actual cost.” -“Have you an fues of adopting such a course?”’ *¢Ob, the Board will not disturb me.” ““But if it should” “Well, therewould be no economy in it.” “ Nor money for you?” * * THERE 13 NO MONEY NOW, 85 T said before.” “But'if they should reduce your price and ask you, as they have a right, to show youchers for your bili?" -““This would not put me in their power. The; may allow me. what they please, but when present my bill, with proper vouchers, the; must pay it,—the law says so. I canmake it large or small. There is no economy in the scheme, and I will be let alone.” *Do you come to the latter conclusion from the fact that you acceded to the reguest of seven members of the Board to appoint John- son” “Idon’t want to be interviewed. Tam all right, and shall try to make & good officer." *Bradley made money dietingthe prisoners?"” “ He mot 50 cents.”" ¥ *““The cost was from 10 to 12 cents?” ‘““Idon’t know what it -cost bim, but Ido know that Beveridge got 50 cents and made no money out of it.! ]t is generally supposed that he got 4 zood start in life as Sheriff,—thatif -he had never been Sheriff he wonld neyer have beent Gov- ernor “He didn’'t make any money out of it, T know, and I, getting 15 cents less, certainly can make nothing.” e w i “But if, ‘after Serving the people as Sheriff, you should be elected Governor, would you not m”fi,‘d“ there was something in the oflice after “I don't want to be Governor: would" ot have the oflice if it was offered me.” - . “You waut to be let alone?” Yes, and I will make a satisfactory officer.” The reporter here gave wsy to an intruder, and walked off, not a little clated at the posi- tion Mr. Kern has takea so far in advance on the Gubernatorial question. He does not want to be Governor,—would not have the office,— which will be clicerful intellizeuce to all other aspirants. AFEW HOURS LATER the reporter was propounding a series of ques- tions on the diet matter to the Commissioners. He found them divided, wavering, and, for the most part, non-committal. Amon# some of the Germuns the fecling was that the resolution of Fitzgerald was the commencement of a war of the Irish, to use their own language, on the * Dutch Sherifl.” Mr. Guenther was the most outspoken on the subjcet. He had voted tozive Aguew what Kern clainied, and he thousht it was outrageous for the Irish now to be less gen- erous toward his nationality. He would.vote 85 cents for Kern, and oppose any reduction, which mcans, if there Is any faith in the seven mem- bers who pledged Kern that they would stand by him on the dict Twsuuu if he would appoint Johnson and _ Wilkinson, that the dict- ing will remain as it is. But it is most Iikely that they will not. Mr. Holden, for instunce, is inclined to kick, it being said that Kern has not kept his promises with him. Oth- ers are in the same fix, and the probabilities are that a reduction will be made to-morrow from 85 to 25 cents as a compromise. If Kern is in- clined to fight be will doubtless have a chance. COURT NOTES. SEEKING TO BE JURORS. The bailifls in the various courts are unusual- 1y annoyed at present by numerous impecunious individuals who importune them for a situation as juror. Toe law forbids such solicitation, and Sheriff Kern has had slips coLtaining thestatute on the subject printed and placarded throush the City-Hall. The law is as follows, to which special attention is called: Any person who shall seck the position of o juror, or who shall ask any attorney, or other offi- ger.of thie court. or oder person, to etnre his ac- lection a8 a juryman, shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of court, and be fined not excceding twenty dollars, and ehall thereby be disgualified from €crving as a juror. for that term, and such fact shall be sufiicient gronnd for challenge. Any attorney, or party to a suit pending for & trial at that term, who shall request or solicit the placing of any person upon a jury, shall be deemed gnilty of a contempt of the court, and be fined not exceeding onc handred dollars, and the person so sought to be put upon the jury shall be disqualified to serve as 2 juror at thatferm of court. . FRANK STORGES & CO. The creditors of Frank Sturges & Co., dealers in tin plate and metals, held & meeting yester- day morning in Register Hibbard’s office to con- sider a proposition to pay 50 cents cash on their indebtedness. The bankrupts submitted a de- tailed account of their assets and liabilities, which is, in short, as follows: AssETS. Cash in hands of R. E. Jenkins, Provis- jonal Assignce .$ 41,087 Accounts and bl d Interests in patents. estimated worth. Interests in real estate, estimated worth. Interestsin Chicago Stamping Company, estimated Worth .. ooevrsiiuzois Accounts and bills receivable, face valae $17,450.68, worth Claims in snspense, suit, etc., amounting 10 $21, 094,10, estimated WOrth. ....... COTANTNEESHIP DERTS. Preferred debta Contingent debts. Tosccared debts . After considerable talk and examation of the statement, the creditors agrecd to accept the compromise. Eighty-one creditors, repre- scnting nearly $360,000, voted in its favor, and cight creditors, representiog some ) voted against it. The 50 per cent is to be paid in cash within thirty days after the composition Das been approved by the Court. TIE SOUTH PARK CONDEMNATION CASE. The instructions in the South Park condem- pation case were given to the jury yes- terday morning by Judge McAllister.” They contained mno new lvgal principies Dbe- yond those which had been argued and devided from time to time during the trial. The jury was then locked up. At 5 o'clock in the ‘afternoon they hiad not agreed, and the Judge then, With consent of the counsel on both sides, remanded them to their room with instructions ta scal their verdict when they agreed. About 6 o’clock they agreed, and their verdict will be opencd and ‘read in court this morning. Judge McAllister will immediately go on witn the trial for the condemnation of the forty acres immediately cast of the property which has just beencondemned. Although it is somewhat low- itiscousidered of equal value, being uearer the c. At the former trial the whole eizhty acres $5,790. P MIKE EVANS. HIS BOND REJECTED. - Mr. Lincoln sent the following letter to Mike Evaas, Friday, inclosing that gentleman’s bond: Cutcaco, Jan. 5.—Michael Evans, Esq.—Sin: On vesterday afternoon I received from yod, claim- ing to be Town Collector of the Town of South Chi.. cago, the within boud offered by you for appre a¢ 39ur oftcial nond. iu the penal sum of $7,115,- 032.50, executed by yourself as principal, and by J. 0. Rutter, T. P. Tallmau, Willlam 3L Déc, P. X0 Cieary, P.0"Neril, Danicl O'lfara, A.Vogel, Joseph Sherwin, D.” G. 'Humilton, Cornclius Tracey, J. onas, B. Lowenthal, William C. Goudy, and Mel- ville W. Faller, as sureties. sufliciency of this bond withont remard to the question of your right to the office claimed. None of the sureties have appeared before me to furnish any evidence of their responsibility, nor has any other pereon, nor have you furnished me any evi- dence as to their responsibility or sufliciency as aureties for the amount required In this bond, T hove been adle to call npon a few of the proposcd sureties, and 1 have, by inquiring of taem and in other ways, {nformed my. celf aa well ag T am_able of the saflcioncy of the signers of thisbond, and 1 am_entirely satisfied that the aggrexate resources of all . the sizners is very far below the sum of $7.115.052.50, the amount of the bond reqnired by Inw to he farnish- ed by the Collector of the Town of South Chicago, Thils bond being insutticient, I decline to approve the same, and I return it to you iithout my ap- proval. Very respectfully. your obedicnt servant, Ttoskrr T. LiNcory, Supervisor of the Town of South Chicago, What the course will be now Mr. Lincoln de- clines to indicate, but lprol.mblf' a meeting of the South Town Board will be called and a new Col- lector arf[; nted, as yesterday was the last day {or the tiling ot a sufficicnt bond by Evans, and he failed. : INSPECTING STEAM PIPES, WITI INCIDENTAL REFERENCES TO A BREWERT, For strict attention to duty the new Commit- tees of the County Board are surpassing their predecessors. Yesterday the Committees on Hospitals and Public Buildings, composed of Commissioners Schmidt, Mulloy, Guenther, Fitzgerald, and Cleary, started on a tour of in- spection, having in view the nscertaining of the best method ot protecting the ‘stcam-pipes at the Hospital. The old Committees would have presented unanimous reports in favor of letting the plpes alone, or if something must be done, then the introduclog of ends of the pipes into the pockets of the Committcemen, and then go into any expense that might be deemed neces- sary. But not so with the later appointees. They, believing in ngid attention to business, concluded to iuvestizate thoroughly, and at about 5:30 yesterday morning they started on a tour among pipes protected by various devices. Before getting under way, Commissioner Cleary assumed the ground that it would be better to confine the investization to some one branch, s0 a5 to avoid confusion, and suggested the rolling mills, the shot towers, the Lincoln Park skating pond, or THE BREWERLES. Either would do, and he lelt the choice to the rest of the Committee. A vote was taken, re- 1 have examined the sulting: Brewcries, 7; all the rest, 0. Col. Cleary not voting. v It was a fogry, lowering mo: , with a warm wind blowing. The day was falling slow- ly down as the four Commissioners stepped briskly into the hacks awaiting them. The vis- age of each County Father beamcd with the proud cansciousness that the oWner was out at that time of day on an unquestionable mission, and as the wheels sang merrily in the soft snow, the hearts of the committeemen beat cheery re- condemned, and the jury fixed its value at sponse, for were not these honored custodians of the taxes on errand hent which would reduce sad suffering in the hospital wards? Downer & Bemis' brewery was first on & list which Col. Cleary had - carefully constructed long before, Lie kmew that breweries were to be selected, and to Downer & Bemis’ brewery the horses trotted gayly. It would appear from statemnents by the neizhbors that the brewery of essrs. Downer & Bemis is conducted on prin- tiples of hospitality, eminently calculated to recommend anything on the premises to the county inquisttorial eve. And upon the same and other neizhbors TiE TRISUNE is compelled to rely for its report of the procecdings at the brewery. All accounts agree that the Commit- tee courteously refused to fmpede the business of the concern. by going over the building, and that they confined their visit to what is tech- nically known as the tap-room. COL. CLEARY INTRODUCED THE SUBJECT: “Howare ye! We bave come——we are a Committee, you know. s is Commissivner Guenther,—County Commissioner,—you know him. Yes? And “you know me? I am Col. Cleary, and this "is _Schmidt, Commissioner Schmldt, and that is Fitzgerald, Commissioner TFitzgerald,—County Commisstoners. This man here, this one is Commissioner Mulloy,—Couuty Commissioner. All County Commissioners, youknow? Well. We are a Committee—Com- mittee from the County Board—examining steam-pipes for the Hospital. My Hospital. Tue TRIBUNE calls it Cleary’s Hospital, because I bought every stick in jt—even the furniture. ‘The ventilators are at the top aud the heatersat the bottom, you know! With a shaft which runs up and down, like that hole yonder. Ask the architect. Well, Now—we've—come—to &ee your Lrewery, and—see—how—vou protect your steam-pipes. We are a Committee of County Cominissioners, with full power to act.” 1t was unquestionably natural, undoubtcdly natural, but certainly misguided, to tap akeg of beer upon this delicate and eloquent introduc- uon of the Committeeman’s business. But it was donc, and the amber white-capped beer bubbled into the Commissioners’ glasses and thence down their throats, Gravely and rever- ently cach Committecman arose, doffed his hat, and passed eulogistic_spécches tpon the bever- n%'n for an hour and a half. It was the finest they cver bad, they said, and they grew gener- ous of sTecch as it trickled down their respon- sible gullets. Not another word was said about steamn-pipes. ‘The Hospital was forzotten, and at7:30 they re- embarked, leaving Fitzgerald a Committee of one to prosccute his investizations. PHIL BEST'S was the next, and Col. Cleary introduced the mission again. How wus Mr. Best? They had come—thicy Were o committee, he knew. That was Columissioner Guenther,—County Commyissioner. Best kunew him. Yes? And he was Col. Cleary, but the rest were a little mixed, and Mulloy discovered that he was Schmidt, and Guenther had mysten‘uusla' turocd into Mulloy. Well, Best knew them,—tl awerc Commissioners,—a Committee from the County Board. They had come to see how Mr. Best protected steam-plpes at the Hospital for the purpose of testine the best methods, ete. The finest beer cver known. Paler than Downer & Bemis’, but with Iess body, to be sure, and good beer for all that. And ‘morc coin- yspceches and New Year’s vongratula- plimen tions to Mr. Best. Commissioner Mulloy was Iett to talk it over with Best, and the rest of the party started for Conrad Scipp’s. . There they were also a Committee from the County Board,—County Commissioners,—Mr. Seipp “knew, and they had come to investigate the uses of protection against steam-pipes, with aview to the protection of the pipesat the Hospital. Mr. Seipp suggested beer, to which the Com- mittecmen assented fn dumb show, and after some little campetition between Commissioners Guenther and Schmidt as to which should re- main with Mr. Scipp, the hackman pulled them both in, and the crowd started again. DARTHOLOMAE & LEICHT'S came next on the list, and, baving induced onc of the proprietors to understand that the party was duly authorized by the Ccunty Board to {fall over all the skids in the place, Col. Cleary anpounced that they had come to sce how it “was possible tna\rolccl the Committee against stemn-pipes, and what could be done towards imparting to the Hospital asure and satisfactory steam-pipe which should need every precaution in the way of protection. When they left there wasa growing impressionihat something should be found out to protect coppers from extreme heat. Lill’s was then taken in. There wasn’t much said, further than that the party were Comumis- sioncrs appointed by the County Committee to protect bear against steam-pipes. Commissioner Guenther was$ left. Sands’ brewers were astonished to learn that the gentlemen werea Committee of Hospitals appointed by the stcam-pipes to protect the ommissioners against the County Board. The visit was very short, as Sunds failled to see cer- tain unmistakable hints. Then came Binz's, and the gentleman on the opposite corner informed a gentleman on _the corner above that a Committce on County Pro- tection had called to sce how Mr Binz protected Boards against steam hospitals. From letters found m the pocket of a gentleman who re- mained behind, it was learned that he was Com- missioner Schmidt. At midnizht Col. Cleary entered Messrs. Chapin & Gore's bar-room and. called for beer, explaining that he was a committee of steam- pipes, trying to learn the best method of pro- tecting the Hospital against the County Board. The day has not been fixed for the next meet- fog of the Joint Committee, put their report upon the best mode of protecting County Com- missioners against beer will be looked forward to with interest. s THE COUNTY TREASURY. AN EMPTY INSTITUTION. At an early hour yesterday morning P.J. Sexton presented his order for $7,000 on tho County Treasurer, and it was honored. The Treasurer had refused to cash the order the day before because it had been drawn on the wrong fund, and the howl of indiznation that went up in the County Board a few hours after- wards was terrible to hear. McCaffrey ranted and howled, and Holden, donming his war- paint, ‘s2id he .would resigu rather than sit aquletly by and sce such high-handed attacks on the credit of Cook County. The Finance Com- mittee, or two members of it, replied with rage that they had stopped the paymeut of Tfie order, but they also displayed in their remarks an ignorance which is inexcusable. ‘They acted in good faith in stopping the order, but when they said that the Buildin; Fund was exhausted and that the General Funfi against which the order had been drawn had a balance of from $50.000 to $100,000 to draw on, thc{ showed their ignorance.” Mr. Huck ‘old & reporter Ecslcniny, and the two gentlemen in question, that when the order was presented the Builaing Fund contained40 cents, and that all that remained of the General Fund was about $1,800, or about $5,000 less than eoough to meet that particular order. The General Fund, he said,bad been increased Friday morning, bowever, by $3,000, which came from the Circuit Court as fees, and yesterday it was an?ir increased $6,000 from the Superior u The best condition, then, that the fund could possibly be said to have beep in when it was said that it was $100,000 strong, was that it con- tained $19,000—and this is stretching time one day. But at the same time the financial dispute Was going on the Board wiped the $19,000 out by auditing bills amounting to $25,000, to say nothing of Scxton’s $7,000 claim pending. These bills, agaregating $25,000, were presented for paymentyesterday, and_the Treasury was found in the Tollowing cundition, which shows how well the credit of the county has been pre- served: After paying Sexton $7,000 out of the $10,000 there remained just $12,000 to meet a debt of §25,000, to say nothing of other out- gtanding accounts. Happy condition, and a beautiful commentary on the management of the county authorities; but the trouble is just commencing. The only way in which the fund can be replenished Is by temporary Joans, and the coming-in of the tax-collections on the levy of 1876. Whether the loans can be made or not without the co-op- eratlon of the Treasurer is a legal question, and must be decided before the money can be had; and as to the taxes, nothing can be hoped for {from this source for some time. In the mean- time a volume of county paper must be hawked about the street and sold to the highest bidder. Should loans be made, onc thing is inevitable,— all public bullding must come to a standstill, for it Is a settled fact that a buildiwg fund can only be raised by issuing bonds. The outlook on the whole is 2'gloomy one, but the situation a5 given above is genuine and must be faced. INDEPENDENTJOURNALISM SUFFERINGS OF ONE OF ITS VOTARIES. It it possesses its advantages, independent Journalism also has its drawbacks, a fact which has forced itselt upon the belicf of a young man with a high, pale forchead, and a conviction that the true Journalist (with a big J)hada Missfon (with a capital M). He went out toa far Western townand started a paper which was to part its hair in the middle on all subjects, local aud national. As soon as the Tilden and Hayes controversy waxed warm, that young editor wrote an unimpassioned and emincotly judicial article, dealing out pralse and blame with even hand. The result far surpsssed his fondest hopes, for all the Dem- ocrats stopped taking his paper and the Hayes | and Wheeler Club passed resolutions denounc- ing all persons who subscribed for or adver- tised in that contemptible Copperhead sheet. Ee perscyered in his course, however, and was gratified to discover that he was popularly re- garded as possessing no mind of ‘his own, being wholly without backbone, and a trimmer who was_constantly in the market for salo to the last and highest bidder.: Finally, a happy thought struck liim—he would discuss abstract questions. Accordingly, in the next fssue he wrote & two-column leader on the Eastern ques- tion, and wherever he went for the Ottomans he drew blood; then topped off with some light and lively paragraphs on sun-spots, the Colorado Jocusts, and the progress of Arctic exploration. ‘He felt happy, and as soon as the paper was out sat down to expose the hellish machinations of the Coreans, who, aiming at Japan, were in reality striving to overturn Western civilization, when the door opened and a powerful and coarsely-clad man entered, who remarked: “Allah il Allah! Is thedog of an editor in2” . The youug editor replied, as soon as he could - master his sirprise, that Iic was the editor. *Allah be praised! That's bully!” replied the stranger, as he épat on- Lis hauds in the Oriental fashion. “Iread your article on -the Enastern guestion,” e contined, “ and, Bim- bashee Mashallah, by the minarets of my grand- father's erave, I come for a retraction.” ¢ A retraction?” faltered the young editor, pinching himself with his trusty scissors to see 1t he was quite awake. = * Aye, dog of a giaour, a retraction! Do’you not say that Midhat Pacha is a weak, effeminate, despotic, cruel, and amiable statesman—there is something about esthetfc further down-—and that his policy—"" * But, siry’’ remonstrated the young cditor, “supposing I did say that about Midhat Pacha (and Pdiu, and it Is true), what business -of yours—" A " “What business of mine is it1” yelled the stranzer; by the great horn spoon of the Prophet, I want you fo know I'm Midhat Pacba, and I'ip no policy-dealer. I want you to under- stand that, young feller.” “You, Midhat Pacha?’’ cried the young edi- tor; ‘“that’s finpossible.” 0, I'm a liar, am 11 cried the furfous Mas- sulman; “I'd show you my.card if I.wasn’t traveling incognito. I’m a liar, am 17" he con- tinued, preparing for a fight. Here the young editor implored him to call a conference, phicl was done. The Pacha’s ultimatum—$10—was rejected, and_finally a solution was arrived at, the Oriental diplomat, in consideration of $125 cash and the drinks, agreeing not to turn him- sclf loose and smash things. ~ . s With a sigh the young cditor resumed his in- terrupted Iabors, but he had not written many lines when the door was opened once more aud an elderly man of timid aspect entered, and, bowing courteously, remarked: “The banshee informed mc as I was crossing the' Himalayas— but I must_dissemble. Be still, my beuting heart, be still. You, slr, are the editor?? “I am.” *And the author of that article on sun- spots?” “Iam.” *fAh! it was admirable— i;ignuuc—c.m-rvcs:enL—rmmnlogic," rapturous- ly cricd the clderly man, “Cicero said to me after he read it that he would not have missed it. not for all the allizators in the Ganges and the iridium in Saturn. Stay (for I will not deceive you), was it Cicero? It may have been Nebuchadnezzar, but neser mind, never mind.” The cditor was specchless: with surprise, and the elderly man went on, ani- “But, as-1 said to Maguflin at the time, don’t vou think it was a little—just 2 lit- tle—unjust to_criticise ttiose sun-spots! There is no sun without its spots, you kmow. If I kept this solar universe going asa mcre mer- cenary speculation and to inake money out of it, I should not object to honest criticism. But 1 operate the sun and the heavenly bodies (to say nothing of the attraction of gravitation, which costs me millions of dollars annually) at my own expense, and eclipses are distributed among the audience at every performance for nothing, free, mratis. Thisbeing thocase, I mightask that atuitous impertinences should he spared me.” * But,” hazarded the editor, “Ihave uot the honor of knowing —.7 *Not kuowme " yell- ed the elderly man, hisform dilating and his cyes blazing, ** not know the Rose of Sharon and the Sun Myth? Iam the man that struck Billy Pat- terson, and put the milk in the cocoanut. Alone Idid it,” and with a fierce betlow he sprang at tle editor. When the neighbors had pulled him off, the editor bad to be taken down to the tinsmith’s shop and measured for a new car, and the editorial rooms looked as if a tor- nado and a primary meeting had been Leld there. The young editor is partly discouraged. BOARD OF TRADE, SETTLING DOWN TO BUSINESS. William Dickinson was yesterday nominated Vice-President of the Board of Trade on the Lincoln ticket, vice Wheeler, declined. David F. Baxter was nominated as member of the Committee on Appeals to fill the vacancy occa- sioned by the resignation of Murry Nelson, who was elected in 1876 to serve for three years, but whose private business will not allow him’ to discharge the duties of the office. Alr. T. L. Underwood has declined the nomi- nation for Sccond Vice-President on the Wrizht ticket, as pressure of business would not allow lim to devote the time wevessary to discharge the cutics of~the position. "Mr. William Dickinson has been nominated in the place. of Mr. Underwood, and the complete ticket stands as _follows: President, A. M. Wright; Second Vice-Presi- deut, William_Di son; Directors, Charles Counselman, W. E. McHenry, Charles W. Wheeler, N. E. Platt, C. T. Trégo; Committee of Arbitration, J. H. Frencl, §. H. Larminie, C. H. Taylor, C. 'C. Moeller, D. W. Baker; Com- mittee_of Appeals, John R. Bensley, O. D. Allen, George S. Carmichael, Georze H. Sidwell, George W. Couch (to fill vacancy for one year), D. F- Baxter. TNE BEST MAN. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuica6o, Jan. 6.—All loyal members of the Board of Trade ought to be intcrestedin its officership. It should be the pride of every man really interested fn the commercial inter- ests of Chicago, the West, and the Northwest, to sce to it that the organization, which by vir- tue of its location in tne great metropolis of the West, its large memberstip, and magnitude of business interests, has the right kind of men forits officers. Questions of vast importance are liable to come before them at any time.— questions far-reaching and deep, requiring the best intelligence, are not uncommon. At times, they are called upon to meet the brizhtest busi- ness-raen of the country for consultation. Is it nov the part of wisdom, therefore, to select, with these facts in view, the first officer,—the President? Ts it not essential to have a man of positive qualities, d‘iFmvy of character, of.en- larzed views, a good presiding officer, and one with ability vnough to fairly represent the or- ganization on all occasivns? It's probably im- possible to find the man who will in every way lease all, but if we can find enough requisites m any one presented, let us accept him rather thait fail in importaut qualities. . There are but two men in nomination for Prezident, therefore we must select between them. Without desire to reflect upon one, it dues scem apparent that Mr. A. M. Wright possesses the most of necessary qualification, ane Is decidedly the better man to represent the increased interests of the Chicazo Board of Trade. It is generaily conceded that he can fill the position ot President with credit. For Di- rectors, Arbitrators, and Appeals, pick out the best men,—those of ability and cxperience.— that we may have a corps of officers who will houorably il their positions. Itis but just to add that this communication was not instigated by Mr. Wright, or any of his friends, but_solely by one interested to see an able man occupy the Fresidential chair. A MEMBER. - GAY DOINGS. THE LIVELIEST AND MOST DISGRACEPUL MEET- NG ever held by any portion of the County Board was held yesterday afternoon by the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and’ Public Service. If they had all been drunk and attending a corn-husking or dog-fight the scene could not have been more ridiculous, nor could the conduct of several been more indecorous. The special object of the meeting was to audit some bills to be paid from a_depleted treasury. The first one taken up was that of 2 maw named Zander, whom Schmidt had Kept cmployed to “superintend ” the foundations for the mnew Court-House at a salary of $5 per day. The bill appeared allrizht, but the statement as to how it was contracted prompted Fitzgerald to sugeest that it be paid, and that Zander’s services be aispensed with, as he was a needless expense. . P 398 S {r. Schmiat noisily said that he wanted him retained to superintend a fence around the Court-House Square, which had to be built at an early day. but the crowd hooted at the idea, and Fitzgerald was victorious. THE NEXT BILL taken upwas that of Curran for inspecting stone alz Lemont, and Fitzgerald made the same mo- tion. : Mr. Carroll zushiugly replied that the Com- mittee had nothing to do with him,—the Board elected him,—doubtless remembering his ser- vices on the Storcy Grand Jury. Mr. Fitzgerald'in an excited manner urged that the Cominittee could recommend his di: charge, etc.; and that he wasa useless piece of. furniture, and paid by the county to work in the interest of Walker. Mr. Schmidt boisterously remarked that Cur- ran was a necessity, his duty being to sec that natural bed. Mr. Fitzgerald sald that the connty had em- ployed an architect for that’ work, and the work of Curran would be done over again when the stone was delivered. Mr. Guenther, who was enthusiastic, wanted all superiutendents employed by the county dis- missed until the 10th of March; §500a month could be thus saved. Mr. Cleary stammered in intimation ‘that fce- ‘water would not intoxicate, and that there was a great deal of nonsense being sald. He wanted to get down to business, and would have no one discharred. Mr. HofIman stood by Guenther in a whisper fnandible in the room or to.the gentleman sit- ting nearest him. Mr. Schmidt spiritedly declared Guenther and everybody clse out of order. . Mr. Fitzgerald pitched Lis voice to the highest key and yelled for the putting of his motion, whith awakened the Chairman. . Mr. Holden, while the motion was being Eut, gaid h:: wanted to go to Lemont and see Cur- ran, cte. The yote to dism?ss Curran finally zesulted 23 follows: ) Yeas—Fitzgerald, Guenther, and Hofman—3. Nays—Carroll, Cleary, Muiloy, Schmidt, Holden —5. The meeting then dissolved, and the gentle- men composing it went their way. The aching heads of some will remind them to-day of their lavors of yesterday. #RT NOTES. z STEEL ENGRATINGS. Mr. Fred Keppel, who has achieved a celebri- ty in the East as a collector of rare old engrav- ings, returned to the city Friday with another large collection, which he has placed on exhibi- tion at Jansen, McClurg & Co.’s. It includes works by the most rcnowned masters of the burin of the sixtcenth, seventeenth, and eight- eenth centuries. Among them may be men- tioned the “ Death of Demosthenes,” by Dien, after Boisselier’s famous picture; several-heads and portraits by J. G. Wille; the *Sudarium of St. Veronica,” by Claude Mellan, which dis- plays o most wonderful tour de force in the use of the graver. It isahead of Christ, crowned with thorns, engraved with one single line; beginning on the nose, and ng round and round, it nerer ends until it has completed the head and background. As an ideal head of our Savier it fails to please, but as a specimen _of the engraver’s art it ex- hibits rare skill. Hall's engraving of Benjamin West's ¢ Cromwell Dissolving the Long Parlia- ment ”’ is clear and spirited. An anaglypto- graph of Christ Led to Execution,” after Han- cock’s bas rcliefy is one of the gems of the col- lection. *The Country Attorney,” after Hans Holbefn, by Anthony Walker, exhibits to per- fection the peculiarities of composition indvlged in by the great master of the Dutch achool. “ Hercules,” by-Goltzins, dated 1589, is remark- able for its fdealized muscular development of the Samson of the mytholozical age. A view near Naples by Claude Lorrainc, engraved by Francis Vivaris, reproduces the clear atmospheric effects: for which that great landscape artist was so_celebrated. * Hero and Leander” and the “Death of Leander,” en- graved by Langier after the painting by Del- orme, and the “Prodigal Son's Return,” by Ghigi, after Guacino, are also brilliant impres- slons. The conuoisseur and collector will find in the collection many more works equally worthy of careful attention. AT THE GALLERIES. At Wolcott’s thercis on exhibition a large wood interior {rom the studio of C. C. Brennmer, a rising voung artist of Louisville. 'The .trces ar¢ beeches, which are [faithfully copied from Nature. The perspective through the woods Is capitall; hanaled, and the rifts of sunshine here an there produce a very pleasing effect. There is a slight’ opu}ucncss in the foliage, which detracts from the clearness of the foreground. A portrait by Piae, at O'Brien’s, is better than any head we have scen from his easel in some time. It is carefully modeled, and tho flesh texture is good. A three-quarter-iength portrait of a prominent resident of Englewood, lg' Sfarcnd. is on exhi- bition at the Associated Artists' Gallery. It is mlf—phocompmcm’y so—in pose, and rather chalky and hard in cofor. A portrait of a little gir], by Tuttle, revels inall the gradations of red. It is unsatisfactory in every particular. At the Academy are two heads by Beckwith, of Paris. That of the “Egyptian Lady™ is wanting in cxpression; aud the introduction of a yellow background wipes out all vestize of atmosphere. The hesd of the old Italian pea- £ant woman is much better in drawing and col- ar. A copy of Mme. La Brua’s portrait of ber- self by Bianchiui is delicate in drawing, and the flesh-tints are excellent- Domenichino’s ** Diana at the Chase,” reproduced by Chevalier Vio, ot Naples, is uneven in drawing and color. The landscape is in violation of all rules of per- spective. The * Ecce Homo » which has becn on ex- hibition at O'Brien’s for several weeiks will be taken to New York next week. ¢“ THE MISERABLES.” ARTHUR SWAZEY’S VIEWS. The Rev. Arthur Swazey has an interesting article in the Afliancs on “ The Miserables,” in which he gives some practical suggestions in re- gard to dealing with the social evil. The fol- lowing abstract contains the main points:} Industry is one of the conspicaons moral sup- ‘ports to society, operating as it does in a hundred Wways against temJ:mUon, and afforaing the grit and moral vigor needed by's young woman, no less than by a young man, fo make her way safcly in the world. Weare informed that the supply of women to the ‘vocation of shame is almost, if not quite, a systematic business; that wolves prowl aronnd the incoming traine, cheap boarding- houses, ond factorics, and along the thoroughfares of thetown, Yo find out the incxperienced and homeless, using all the ingenuity which such dia- Dolical natures possess, to eotrap the unwary and the unprotected. Instruction to the police force to arrest all such piratesn scvere penalty on any backman or cab-driver who scts a woman down in any disrcpatsble neighborhood, or who receives " i 62 for Being. 3 Unitarian 73 1an. 30 Latimer, Martyr ”; J20. 23, Joia fe b8 The lecture of the Hon. Johti C. Coy, % “The Common People of France,” nyy otk 11 place at McCormick’s Hall, but at the- "&% Unitarian Church, this evening at gqu&nhfl A reunion meeting will be held at the ¢y, Chamber next Sunday at 2 p. m. t: 3%2&-';”"" 5 to innuguratc a peacefal solntion of o $:dangerous strifes and feuds now e.mm,!‘i,m i The annual meeting and election of of. o the Chicazo Mechanics’ Institute wil] be ey at 65 Washington street Tucsday ag g o0 All membersand persons. interested ghy & vited to be present. e e The annual charity ball of the I, Andrew’s Society will be given at iulemé'fl'é,,% ¢ House Friday evening. All the Indicat show that it Will be as enjoyable an afr 1% enjoyable predecessors. ¥ LS The Rev. Miss A. J. Chapin will lecture T, day evening in the Chlll'chp of the g{‘:fis:‘ y corner of Washinton and Sangamon g, 2 Her subject will be: “ From Ocean to Qiern or, A Woman's Trip Across the Confl.n:ut}?"' : The fair for the beneflt of the Church of. 1. maculate Conception, now being held at yy, ler's Hall, corner North avenuc and Sk street, will be continued during tnis e Holders of season-tickets wil be admitteq eer out extra charge. . 1t is in contemplation to form an Oclatioy of Vermonters resident in this city, :.:i 0 thyy end a meeting has been called at the Sh }Ioulsc cfixb—roa‘lln for Wednesday evening of th week. Every Vermonter resident in t| cordially invited to be present. his diry The Union College of Law reopens holiday mcoflonsgto-morrow, ll:'lth ifi“rm courses of recitations and lectures 0CCUYiny - five hours per day. The erreucons Teport thy the September rule of the Supreme Court would obstruee the future admission of graduates o their diplomas has been authoritatively st 3 at rost by letters received from several membery of the Court, and by the fact that since Septen- ber the Court has_admitted graduates of the College on their diplomas_as previously. Th; - daily 4 o’clock lecture will be delivered on Mon. - day, the Sth, by Prol. James L. High, on ‘15, gg’gin and mjtgryudfx th& E;glish Court, of ncery,” and Tues e 9th, on *Equj Detined ¥ “ oy The Athen®um winter-evening cla begin as follows: Elocnfifln—.\[ondn?"canfl !T‘fim., H German—Monday, Tuesdar, Thursdar, and Fif ¢ day; French—Tuesday ane Friday; Germanang English—Tuesday, Thursday, and Wednesday: : Latin—~Wednesday ana_Saturday; Writing_! Mondayand Thursday; A]gebmami ieometry— Wednesday; Bookkee ing—Tuesday and Fri. day: Phonozraphy—Thursday; Reading and Grammar—Tuesday ; Singzing—Friday. The day-classes are: Writing—Thursday a.(:emm; French—Wednesday and Saturday; Germ: 5 Italian and Spanish, Singing, Elocution, and > Art School—Saturday. Business-school every 1. night. Day-school every day. Piano lessonsat all times. 3. C. COVERT. The Hon. John C. Covert, of the Cleveland Herald, will deliver his lecture on “The Com. mon People of France ™ at the Third Unitarian Church, corner of Laflin and Mo.roe streets, to- night. The lecturer is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, having spent seven yéars in France and studied, under the most favor- ble circumstances, the habits and customsof the people. Mr. Corvert is a good platfom. speaker, and vever fails to intercst his andi ¥ ence. The St. Louis Zimes notices the lecturs in the following terms: Mr. Covert gave details of the cost of the neces- sarics of life and the prices of daily labor inths’ agricultural districts as well as in the towns, and - entered 1nto a minate description of the fare npon which the common pcople subsist, and detaifed in- & teresting facts in connection with small farm life,’ % I country inn and pcasant life. The scenery wat graphically dwelt npon and the lecture throughout ‘was of a highly interesting character. : + THE CITY-HIALL. The City Treasurer yesterday received 32113 ¢ from the Water Department, and sent 339,000, % to New York to meet January interest on Chicz- = go city bonds. 2 A The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the 3 South Division met yesterday afternoon ard ¥ decided to recommend that Dr. J. Adams Allen be allowed remuneration for the horse which belonged to him and was killed consequent upon breaking its leg by falling into the man hole of a sewer. A comparison between the gas bills of months of December, 1873, and December, 1 makes a creditable showing tor the econ the present administration. The City bill for December, 1875, was 2345.50, and in, 1878, $184.80. The gas bills of the Notth Sids' pumping works for the same months were, re- spectively, 3179.50 and $113.70. . ‘The amount of paving done in the city in 158 was, in the North - Division, 11,712 lincar feet, or, includinz the curbing, grading, etc., 39,857 square yards; South Division, 19,031 linear feer, or 9,519 square yards; West Division, 25.2% {feet, or 115,520 yards. There is now laid in'the city 124.82 miles of pavement, the different va- ricties of which arc 25 follows: wooden block; 101.79 miles; cinder, 8.45; gravel, $.51; macad- am, 5.54; stone, 0.53 ——— MARRIAGES. s FRANCIS—JONES—On the 4th inst., at tbs residence of William R. Patterson, 493 West Lake- st., by the Rev. David Harris, Edivard A. Francis and Annic D. W. Jones, all of Chicazo. | ANTHONY—BURNETT—In this city on the 281 ipst,, by the Rev. S. H. Adams, Mr. Georze W. Anthony, of Boston, and Miss Emma P. Baroett, of Chicago. > WELCH—MITCHELL—On Jan, 3, at the resi- dence of the bride’s mother, in this city, by the Rev. W. 1L Thomson, Mr. Frank B. Welch and Misa Ida 5. Mitchell. 4 GARDNER—MILLER—Wedncsday evening,Jin. 3, by the Rev. Galusha Anderson. atthe residence of the bride’s parents, 246 Carroll-av., Willam Gardner 2nd 3iss Elizabeth A. Miller. iy fare from any person for carrying & young women where she does not onlér him, and, in brief, such police regulations as will make it £afe for any tolerably attractive young female to enter Chicago on an evening train, or to return home from her place of employment without an escort, wonld be a severe blow at one of the roots of the great evil. That there is always a considerable class of n; fortunate women who dcsire to leave their sad v cation and achieve a complete redemption, is firmed by those who aro best informed. Waat shall be done with them? Tho question 13 8 very difficult one. Ts it absolutely insoluble? It _ought not to be. The Christian church ought to beable to give a practical answer, as well as a theological one, to every person who aske, What must I do to be saved? It is casy to suy that good Christians in the churches, and everywhere, will receive them. Every pastor in Chicago knows better. He knows that it is not in the averaze Christian woman, how- ever kind and self-sacrificing she may be, 1o treat a reformed woman sociall¥, as she will, without effort. treat 3 reformed man. In lookinz nbout for a remedy, it 15 pretty plain that **Housea of Refuge are not exactly the ihing wanted. They are apt to become bourding- bouses for tramps, and off casts of the slums, who are not likely to sin any more, and want bread and shelter, Some provision is required which (not to speak nnkindly of others) saves those who are worth saving, and whose future may be bleescd with, at least, some intermitting days of sunshine and peace. _Might it not be possible, the zood God supplying the fuith and the zeal, for a few clear- headed and strong women to band together, and, in the absence of all sentimentalism or idealism, 'to work this problem to a_partial solution, by ways and means which any sharp-witted man would use, were a fortune the reward of success? Such o society should be eccret in its agencles, melhods, and results, except to those ' who supply the labor and the means. It would include = bureau of intelli- gence, skilled emissaries, a_strong body of worlk- ers, and money to foot the bills. It would include all kinds of work, from that of the detective to that of the Christian housewife. Possibly some such plas is in operation under the charge of the Tabernacle workwomen. If €0, and it can be reduced totrae busincss shape, under the eye of 3 good engineer, there wonld be. per- haps, a fair show for uscfulness. How they wor! it 18 ot necessary to know. 1t is, however, nece: sary to any considerable succcss, thut they shonl organize a thorouga plan which shall not seek for precedent, but simply for the means which daring and falih, coupled with the same subtlety which is used on the other side, may suggest. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Rev. §.S. Harris will officiate at St. James' Church, corner of Huron and Cass streets, at 10:45 &. m. and 7:30 p. m. The annual meeting of the Western Railroad Assocfation will be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel at 10 o’clock Tuesdey morning. . There will bea meeting of the Second Regi- meant, I 8. G, at their Armory Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock, for the clection of field officers. The annual meeting of the Washingtonian Home Association will be held at the Home Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A full attend- ance is desired. The anuual meeting of the corporation of the Home for the Friendless will be held at the Home Monday at 2 o'clock p. m. The usual order of business will be observed. ‘The Rev. Brooke Herford will give a course of Sunday-evening lectures on “ Some Leaders of the Reformation ”” at the Church of the Mes- siali during January. Subjects as follows: Jan. TUTHILL—M'REY—At the residence of the bride's mother. Janesville, Wis., Jan. 2. 1877, br. the Rev. George Wallace, Richard S. Tuthill anl Hattie. daughter of the iate Edward McKey, Esq. e No cards. b i an. 5, 1877, John Wilson, aged 7 years 7 months and 2 daye, Funeral from residence 6f his danghter, Mrs. E: Crockett, No. 59 Twenty-fourth-st., Jan. 7. at 1:30 p. m. Al friends ate invited without further mnotice. Our father sleeps in Jesus. ; PISCHCZAK—Dec. 31, 1876, Martin Raymond, 2nd Jan. 8, 1877, Andrew Alexander, twin sons of Dr. John and Mra. Anna Marie Pischczak, aged 13 - months. & Funeral at 2 p. m. Sunday Jan. 7, from 564 Soula Halsted-st. & FLEMING—Jan. 4, of consumption, Emily B.,: & wife of Geurze Fleming, aged 58 years. i Funeral from her home, 330 Tiwcnty-sixth-st.. Sunday ut Cemetery. D'WOLF—At her residence, No. 226 North Deat-. born-st.. Mrs. Margaret Arnold D'Wolf, wife of William F.” D'Wolf, azed 65 years. The funeral will take place at &t. James' Charch at2 o'clock p. m., Jan. 8. CUDELL—Jan. 5, Mra. Minna Cudell, wife of A A Cudell. ¥~ Cleveland papers please copy. KELEHER—At Mercy Hospital, Jen. 6, of cerebro-epinal meningltis and congestion of the brain. Annie Keleher, aged 23 years and 2 months.. Faneral from Hospital at 10 o'clock Mondsy. §37- Lawrence, Mass., papers pleasc copy. - FATL—In this city, Wednesday, Jan..3, 1877, of acarle-feror, Charles Eagone. youngest ot of W uduum H. and Cora L. Faul, aged 8 monthsand’ nys. . > .COOK—Saturday morning, of diphtheria, Florence. V. Caok, second danghter of W. H. and M. G’ - Cook, aged 3 years. : Funeral Moaday at 1:30 p. m., from residence; 317 Fulton-st. = BERRY—In Chicazo, Dec. 24, 1876, Louiss 3\Jm)el, infant daughter of D. J. S. and Josephing, erry. . 3297~ Halifax and Toronto papers please COpy- BALDWIN—At Sudozus, IIL., on Dec. 28, 1873 Mary E. Baldwin, relict of §. . Daldwip, and mother of J. 8. and M. J. Lalawin, -of this city, aged 60 years 1 month and 24 davs. . SLOCUM~—At Providence, R. L., Isaac D. Slocaiz, in the 40th year of hi aze, brother of B. D. andd»: Slocum and Mrs. H1. M. Wright, of this city. CHILDEEXN'S CLOAKS. - WE Have made sweeping reduc~ tions in prices of Ladies’ and. Children’s CLOAKS." If you have been waiting for the time: to get bargains, that time has now come. All our Garments. are our own make, and made. by tailors. HOTCHKIY, PALMER & GO, 137 & 139 State-st. 2 o'clock, by carriages to Oakwood;