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the more valfant of the falr sex scized a chair and flung {t througha window. ing three or four maunaged to get out. had run down stairs, and othcrs were_too much bewildered to know whenee to turn, The flames were speedily extingulshed without. losy to the Company, but the occurrence s still the talk of THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. “yagk Adams, the celebrated finger-play- ing billiardist, arrived in Chicago yesterday, having jnst finished an extended jaunt in the cktremo West and Southwest. His headquar- tors are at tho Brunswick Iall. The temperature yestenlay, as observed by Manassec, opticisn, 88 Madison strect (rnin- unE Bullding), waa at § a. m., 20 degrees; 10 a. ., 24 13 m., 273 3p. m., 20; 8 p. m., 28, Bar- ometer at 8 o, m., 20.93; 8 p. m., ¥0. A meeting of the Becond Reciment for the purpose of electing ficld officers was to have tgen held last ovening at the Armory, hut, fnasmuch ss tho constitutional number of 150 were not present, no clection was possible. ‘Tho gucsts at tho Gardner Houso wero yes- ténlay notified that the housc would closo to- dny, and most of them left last night. The efforts to make arrangements to keep the hotel running have apparently been unsuccessfal. ‘The many {riends and admirers of C. E. Cole, on 'Cliange, have clubbed together and pre- sented him with a ticket *“round the world."” ‘Tha best part of the affair ks, that 81" did not know whether it was given In fest or in carnest. ‘Tho stockholders of the Chicago City Rall- way Company (South 8ldc) clectod the follaw ing Directors yesterday: 8. B. Cobb, Danlel A, Joncs, Samucl W. Allerton. Erskine M. Plielos, D. K. Pearsons, Samuel Johnston, and B. P. THE CONDUIT. PRESENT 8TATUS OF AFPAIRS. “Tlasthe cold weather Interfered with the vrogress of the work 1" asked the reporter of Col, Fitzsimmons, of Fitzsimmons & Counell, contractors for the bullding of the Fullerton avenue conduit, st the Larrabes street shaft, yesterday nfternoon. #Not in the least. We're working down fifty feet below the surface—too far down for it to And a descent through the shaft bronght the reporter and the Colonel to the scene of opera- tione. Workmen were busy digging, loading thedirt and stones on trucks, carting them the foot of truck-loads of brick as they eame down, earting. were needed, aml utting them {nto the arch, There were no fdle ands, all the fiity workmen at this shaft having something to do, “Iow much of the work does your contract cover " askedl the reporter, “From the place where the erib is to be west. to Hacine avenue, where we connect with the work done by Norrs & Co." % What is Lhe entire dlstance of the work wAbout 1,700 feet. Our portion s 7,500 away where the VWIIAT PORTION REMAINA TO DE FINISnEDl" #Well, the 850 feet under the lake, from the lace where the erib 18 to be, to the Lake Shore is completed, as well ns that from the drive wes| 100 fect Immediately west of to be finished yet, The schooner Ebenezer, which was supposed 1o have been logt, has been heard from. The mato and one of her crow arrived here yester- day and report her frozen in at Beaver-Dam Harbor. She fs safe,and sound and the Captain remains with her. Frank Eastman, Mr. Wiillam Golsen, ond M. Halloran, the latter Parker Mason's book- kecper, leave for New York this morning, having panacd In the Boyd wiiaky-trinl, Goleen will put up at the Col, Eastman at the Fifth Avenuc Hotel, ned yeaterday, and will continue for the remalnder of the work between Clark nod Larrabee streets helny HBetween Larrabee and 1falsted 400 feet immediately e are unflnlshed. feet between Halsted street amd nvenue, and 100 fect between Sheflield and Ra- cine avenues—1,000 feet in all, which are yet to be completed.” “Wihen do you think these varlous sections Antor House, and The two 100-feet sections will be finfshed ahout the st of February, Norris tinder the old contract will have to be conneeted with our portion by a curve, but our tunneling will be done by the 1st of February, ‘The work on the 400-fuet sectlons will procecd at the rate of scven fect a day, bly be finished about the 1st of HHAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED MANY DIPFICULTICS y blasting. falliog fn of the carth, or anything like thati" “Yes, We were working inone place out here near Clark street, and we came to whete the soil was a eavy, plastie fn on us, and wo tried to hold it up with four- luch planks, but they were not sufficient. At Tast we found something to answer the purpose —whitc-oak rallroad-ties elght feet long. bothered us so much that, while the distance was only about ten fect, At a meeting of the Chlcazo Plotographie Arsociation, heid at thelr rooms, 153 Btate street, Jast evening, the following gentlemen elected oflicers to serve for the ensuing President, C. W. Stevensa; First Vice-Pres- Ired Iiall; Secoud Vice-Presldent, O. eaver; Seeretary, G. Al urer, Joshua Smith D. Orinsby, P, B. { After remarka by the officers clect, the meeting adjourned to the first Wednesday in February. ‘The installation of officers of tlesperia Lodge, 411, A. F. and A, M., at’ Masonlc Temple, was o Drilliant affair, and fnvolved an {nteresting col- Musle, recitations, and addresses delighted o Jarge audience, Thie cere- monlal of installation was Impressive. The new officers are: Charles IL Brenan, Worshipful Master; Warren M. Brown, Senfor Wardens It B.’Austin, Junfor Warden; D. Ty urer; C. F. Foerster, Secretary; J. W, Henry, Senfor, Dcacon: Augustus Sparr, Junior Dea: con; W. J. Plows, Senlor Steward; Parker, Jr., Junlor Bteward; Willlam Slewart, The work done by 3 ouglass; ‘Treas- Exceative Committee, d J. W. Denslow. and will' proba- It began to sink lateral entertalnment, It tool us slx weeks to Inkine Lhis, the Larrabee strect shaft, we very unexprectedly struck a bed of petroleum limestone rock, 100 soft to tunnel from above, we lan of Linsting the Invert out of the rock, We ave tuntcled throueh us much as 1,20 fect of ublished Sundav it was stated | this rock, west of this shaft, and we are still in ‘0., wlo have a geueral storage ‘warchouse at No. 160 West Monroe street, had f_goods ahipped hére to Young & Co, and that thelr warchouse was a gencral depository for 1t now appears that, while some whisky and_other articles were stored there by W. Young & Co., yet, at the moment Harrls & Co. learned the other firm was doing a crooked husluese, they shut down on thein, and refused to recelve any more goods on any terms what- It also appears that the siatement that Mr. Harrls served a terin {u the Penitentlary for » certain offensa mentioned in the article {s that Harrls & + What do yout use tao Jooeen this rock! " # We use dymanite and drill it with air drills. Hero I8 soine of this rock right here.”” The repurter and his companlon had heen go- ing west from the shalt during this converza- tion, and were now at the place where the actual work of digging was golng on. SSKE THAT ROCK TRERET" sald the Colonel, nointing to alight stone, shich had, however, become of 4 sooty complexion re- celyed from i mas-jet near it. That jut of gas there maty seem a Nitle out of piace kit a tunnel, but it s petroleun gas which the men found, and we are burning it ps fast 08 dlvovered in onder to prevent explosions, Three of the workmen here got careless Sunday night amd ventured Into o portlun of the tun- waa - getting Verv received a8 quantit! the mock firm of A DEOTHER'S MEVENGE, A well-to-do citizen lving up on Ashland ave- nue sent his daughter over to Purls a year ago to have her education vencered and polished. He recelved zlowing accounts of her progrens n music, both vocal and Instrutnental, all of which were duly communicated to his friends uaintantes, and rafsed tl ighest piteh. Meanwhlie her younger brothier, whotn shie had bossed and tortured for years, lad sworn a terrlble revenge, thabft of taking her pet dog Into the parlur svery day; thed he would open the plano, seat himself on the atoul, chords; then cateh up o stick and lick the dog within an inch of his Ilfe. In this villninous manner he suceceded ro well in traluing the pugacious animal that by the middle ot Nevember it would Kot u one went near the pl the keys would sumewhat badly burned about their facen and ¢ cousume it, though, s fast as wa strike n veln of rock where It encapes, there { 1o danger of an explosion, Besides that, you see It gives a very good liht, It certaiuly did. ofr expectations I have found erude_petro- lewn here, too, but i small quantities,” added ¢ the workmen had dis- covered some of the zus escaping at the top of the arch, and liad sct fire to ft, & steady, brillfant flame,and lizhted up the busy seene §it this twelve-foot bore, TILE CONDUIT oy hydraulie cenient, . Whea the work is completed, the crib made; und the pumping- engine got Into working order, Col, Fltzsiminons there will Le no trouble in pua spread out the musle, aud strike n couple ol It burned with fur Cleero, Dubuy ue, utid the Sundwich Islands with singular al The boy did not com= 0 hils suiceoss t0 any one, preferring to n joyful surprise for his sirter. 1y the old mun gat (& $1,200 plano, und {nvited the family and the friends thercol + to come and hear hls datughter Jerk some of the she had had fustilled Into her at Parls, ‘Fhe brother {ntroduced the dog, turned the conve thus created will be reflited | water of the Jake flowlng Into tl month and thenee up the North Braneh, Awving looked uround this subterraneun work untll bis” eurlosity was aatisfied and the ahove prticulars obtafned, the reporter ascended to carth once more, dennded himeelf of the rubber overcoat which the Colonel had provided for -town in the inldst of o Dhustling excitement very much unlike that which prevalls ffty feet under Fullerton uve- and'with flendlal ingenuly sation upon its many virtnes und uccomplish- ments, It {8 60 fond of 8is," he sald, *and so clever. Wiy, It would it for hours by the plano to listen to her playing, it 80 fond of musle.”” The young Tady said that Fido was s ewel of pets, and fmprinted o kiss ou his fore- hicad, which caused five witty and atuorous young men to remark, “ Lucky dog!” Then “they pressed hier to play, and, after much per- Do, and wad soon dow BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY MELTING of the Board of Iducation was heln yester- In the absence of the President, Prof. Welch prestded. The monthly report of the School Agent was read by the Clerk, Following {s the showtng live youniz e actlon und takin tgan dearing the plana for a few reels In the stool, Filo Cash un band Dec, 1.. pawsfunately tond of hrother, with n malfg- gant leer, slipped round to the door and elosenl . Miss Blank seated herself at the plano ant itruck tho first note—G feet below the clef, The hapless doz gave one sar-plercing howl, then wild with terror dashed to the door to tind it Jocked, out was cold, dark, and cheerle: all was warinth, 1ght, and nppliess, dldn't Liesitate for u recond, but with went through riass “and departed for tho ne of the gucsts yolled, * He's mad 1 and the lady at the plano wave & yell fn CCC wmajor crescendo amd bounded upon the plano- stool. thence upon the plano, Jeaving her false halr upon the chandelier, which sl struck like a sky-rocket, amd golng through the top of the plano up to her kices. that nizht, and it ls doubtiul 1f she It would maky d play better than Mine, Essi- oofl,—her character 08 o musicas Is frretricvas "The more people think over that day's abjcct terror and precipitate fight, the more they are convineed thut they escaped a sreat that would have turned thelr fiafr gray and e thefr eyes bulie out. 1N MEMORIAN, At a largely attended iacetlug of the Dar- Sers' Assoclation of Chicago, held lust evenlng Parlor, for the purposs f taking action on the death of Vincent De lorenzo, & inetber of the Assoclation and late « proprictor of the Palmer Houss barbe the foltowing resolutions were adopted Meanwhlle the bout four and ahulf of Comptrolleron Clty T superintendent,” halaucy i luterest coupons .. 1 buterest conpony Newberry- Fund interest conpon Carpenter-Fund interest coupon: Vaclfle. Coast, Tenchers' pay-rolls. ete, litfuga, Clty Treamurer, deposited.. iwnscs OB Cenatie bite-xchiool Tteliel There was no music ‘The report was referred A Mr. Prusstug, of the Commlttee on German, reported that at the Scammon Behond there wers 112 and ot Lhe Skinnner elghty-three scholars tuking advantage ol the Geran course sutliclent employment for the teacherd, aud the Committes therefors yee- one teacher take charee of the Hehools, which would reduce the number of Germau teachers by "The report wus adug Mr. Arnold moved thal and the Bupply Agent bo directed suitatle pumber of _rooms to relicve the press- ury uf rchiolurs on the Bkinner School, Mr. Shoeuiuger was oppused to the systemn of ‘The uttention of the Cit should be called to the urgent necess| ditional schiool accommodation, Mr. Arnold remarked that renting was they coulil do under the present elreumstances, fted for bulldings s cousiderable number would gro without educatlon. Alter 3 brief discussion, the motlon was car- number lardly at the Shernian House the Buperintendent snd respected m oar Association, and onu who has endear: rivate character and bis hikh standing geity since be bhas beun in our wlist, therefore Jtesvlied, That we feel that In the denth of our brotter our profession and Awiocistion hus lost one of its most worth: members, and one wo shull long wurn for aud w] s from our memberahl whilo we bow in humblu sy the Almighty God, who rul deatinies of us all, we tender fo Lls amicicd wife and chlidren, and’ relatives, oue deepest sympa- b e creat alliiction. iat these resvlutions bo entered on and copies thereof furnished to the iy papers aud to the membersof the family of the deceased. slon to the wili erintendent reported that he hud tied copy of the rule sdopted at the lust meeting ln rexard to Gesman to every Piin- He bad directed that unless the parcut should state that it wag hia or her desire that the puphl should te taught drawing, musle, and Gurwman, such studics should be dropped. Mr, Hotz said hie did not think the resolution relutive to optional studics had recelyed sul- ticlent considerution from the HBoard, and he therefore moved to recousider the vote by which It was passed. Mr. Covert did . M. C. A _At & meeting of the Board of Managers of the Young Men's Chrlstlan Avsoviation, beld yester- day afternoon ab the Brevoort House, the follow- fug yersuns were clected to ) vacunicles: Freadent—=0, 3. A, Bpi Firal Vice-Presldent~| Second Viees President. . Correapanding Secrel d Managera—Tieary Walter Larued, Frolestant Episcopal; J. Laptist; Jawes H. Moore, Congregs- of the full Board of Managers will be bield i Uie Brevoort House to-day at 3 . ., waen Mr. Moody will be prescut with them. ed. not like the resolution, w he thought would have disustrous conseruel Board o complicutions which would serfously embarrass the working of the He becunded the motion tu recou- Mr. English sald they had not had time bow the rule would work, and he deprecats suy such action as proposed until u Field, Presbyto- e e R A TR i A BUARE. Saturday Jast the Elgin Watceh Company em- ploges hud u little paulc snd scnsation of thelr owi. It bappene workmien wes pouring out sume benzine from a cup, when it ixuited sudden| e alann throuzh the room “jmmediately where *u large uuwber of girls were employed. wua Lhe usyal amount of sreainivg, sud one of suggested that the rule be require only the parents of new scholurs to mako the decluration. Mr. Arnold thought the ruls s good one. After it had been i operation s short thine, they would find that it would work well, After sume discussion, Mr. Smith moved to pustpone the further couslderation of tho sub- smended 80 as gy - en The fire coused jf!% until the next meeting of the Board, Car rled, The time of meeting of the Board was chang- gl’v;rum Wedneaday at 4:3%0 p. m. to Friday at T30 p. . Mr. Clark moved that the Superintendent be Instructed to make o slight change in the boundaries of the Skinner Schowl, ~ Carrled. The Board then adjour: to Friday. MARK SIIERIDAN, TIE PUSERALSERVICES, ‘The funeral of Ald. Mark Sheridan will take place at 10 o'clock this morning from Al Sainta’ Church, on Kossuth strect. Father Dunn will conduct the services, which will be of the most impreasive character, Perhaps no other public man {n Chicago has ever enjoyed a larger clrele of acquaintances than the late Mark Sher- idan, andt of this numerous retinue of [riends nearly every one will appenr to nssist {n paying this last tribute of love and respect. Al the munfelpal and county .oflicers have signified o detgrmination to dv honor to the memory of the deceased, The Com- mittce of Arrongements, consisting of Ald, Sommer, Glibert, and Dallard, from the South Blde: Cudlerton, Rymn, and Van Osdel, fram the Weat Sides and 8 crne{. Lengacher, and Waldo, from the North Side, ve deckded upon the followinz order in the funernl cortese: The hoarse, tollowed by earrfages containing the all-bearers, aix Aldermen, six Seriennts of Police; relntives of the de el s members of the Council and the city aud connty officials; sixty-five members of the police force on foot, and'the same mnnber from the Fire Depart- ment: carriages for those desiring to attend the by fo the grave. Carrlages will be at the City-Ilall this marning to accommodate the oty and county oflicials and otlers who may deslre to bear n part. From the City~ Hall they will go to the late Alderman's resi- denee, Now 214 Twenty-eixth street, and thence tothe chireh, from which piace the rematns will be taken to Calvary by car. The ehureh n which the funeral services will take placo Is sit- uated near the late Alderman's resldence, and it was largely through his excrtione and his ehn{mnl coutributions that the church wus uilt. —— DETECTIVIS RICKEY, AND TUS WAY OF RECOVERING STOLEN PROP- ENTY. Qearge A. 11 Baker, of the Post, has 8 poor opinton of Detective Rickey and his method of recovering property, by collusion with thicves ‘The facts of his losa and his trouble with Rickey were given In yesterday’s Trivuse. Baker lost agold watch and chaln on New Year's Day, burglars having entéred his room at 115 Ran- dolpl: strect. 1lo made known his foss nt the Central Statfon aud Iickey promised to work the case. He told several cock-snd-bull stories In regard to the wateh, and Sonlly promised to turn it nr for &30, He took Baker Monday morning fast into Bill Langley's pawn-shop, onid there Introduced him to one” Keunedy, a book- keeper. Buker gave [tickey the o0, ool Rickey, I turn, gave L to Kennedy, In the evening llickey handed Baker o package In the Central Statfon, which contained the watch, ¥ then sald: * “Youn understand this Is from 1t ever you have #i to spare, you can go and'give It to liln, as hie has not made anything upon (4. ‘This wus supposed to refer to Kennedy, some dispute asbout signing the recovered prop- erty-blank, as Blckey wanted Baker to shen ono without its befng tliled fn. ‘Phis he refused to do, Rlekey thea fliled It upso as to muke it ap- pear that the wateh was obtalued from n pawns hop, and_wrote In a_corner, under head of Sremarks,” “Left with W, I Langley, to be called for “Tuts Baker wouldu't sign, und so o filled out one to suit iimself. This Rickey refused to take, but fnally succumbed. Rickey's tanner was yery offensive, and he endeavored to make Daker be- lleve that e (Ric vt done o great deal more than bis duty, " Baker Informed Supt. Hickey of the transaction, and he wanted Baker TO HAVE KENNEDY ARNESTED, Yesterday morning Baker und Mr. White, clle! cditor “of the Z'vaty went down to Hickey's office, whera Mayor Heath was ulso present. Here Rickey stated that he found the wateh {0 snacs & (ircenburg's pawnsshop, 253 Clark street. Baker wus asked to muke an Information agalust these partics, which e doclined todo, as hedid not Know them. tircenburg was sent for, when it was Iearned that Rivkey had made way with the recovered-property sheet which had contalned Lanstey's wame. For this he could give no explanation, thouzh he attempted to justify Mmeelf, and endeavored to prove Blmisell it martyr,’ When usked why he put Langley's name’n the blank, when lie recove ered tie wateh from Greenburg, he fafled to auswer. Rickey acknowledzed that he was in the habit of tiruliye up property i this way without fustructions from the Serigeant. Baker told his story, und how ho PAID THE MONET IN LANGL, Greenburg cane f, and 1b atter he paid the motey to Keanedy by got it ek and gave it to tireenbure, venbiryg was very anxious to assume all vesponsibllity, and staied thut he got the money from Rlckey, and the wateh he bought from & sportlug mi,—~; strauger,~whose nume e refured to divalae. The whole matter was_ilually dropped without coming to ' conclusion, but the cnd I not yet, Inthuated that hie couhl turn ~up aker's hain In the samo mater #8 he had dos ¢ wateh, Baker now proposesto have fHickey arcestead for compound- ng o felony; ulsv, for o He also roposes o orefer the m arge ngajnst, Lennedy, Langley, awd Greentre, of swindling him out uf &30 Fle proposes Lo o stiil furthier, by chargzing Kennedy angley with recely® fig stolen” zoods. Jrropsen to liave the workings of the detective farce, and_eapecially relatbg to Rickey's conneetion with thieves und pawnshups, exposed. N MON'T, PORMATION OF A STATE ASSOCIATION, ‘The call for the meeting of Vermonters [ssued In last Sunday’s Trisesn had the effeet to eall togetherat the Sherman House last evening n clul-room fuil of people, ehletly from amoug the hest claga of business und professional men of the city,—lu fuct, one of the moet intelllgent eethips of r. After the mecting had been ealled o order, Gurdon 3. Hubbard, Sr., was voted into the chair, and F. B Williams was made Sccrctars, A letter was read from N. C. Draper expressing his regret ot not belng able to be pres It was then voted that o Committee of five on Constitution and By-laws be maude, with nstruc- tious to report at the meeting, The Com- wittec was appolnteil by the mecting, as fol- lows: Julin s, 1. B, Willlams, C, W. T'ratt, D, L, Coburn. Oneof the gentlemen then offered the meeting a puem on Vermont, written In 132, and the Secretary was fustructed 1o read it Whils this was belng dong the reister of those present waa taked, by the slmple process of {uviting each nian 1o put down his namie, birthplace i Vernont, and teshdence fu Chlago, * The followlng list gives the names of thuse resistered, With the towns from which they came! M. L. Perking, Stockbridges 1L P, Kellogg, tensans Danlel Afken, Benso v Chielseas C. A, Orvis h tnton, Northilell: 3 us, Wondetack H.' Barbes, Bprangil dobn N.Hills, Arltugtons R, IL Flemng, Halington: Franl Nin Denison, Royaltou; Norman Robin: Chelsous A C. Wicker, Brilzeports C. Addison Countys W, . Gouiiow N Meuchatn, New Havens ¥, B, Willianis, Chelsea G, M. Clark, Westniister West; D! Ranson, Woodstack; 'C. W. Pratt, Brattleboros J. E Beott, Verion; Lake Ransom, Woodstoek; . d. Cutler, Moutpelier; T, E. O Fairfax; B, ' A, Braneh, Orwell; * don 8. Tubbard, Windsor: ‘1l A. Elkins, Ve shire; the Rev, A, i1, Stowell, Cornwall; 11, C. Irish, Colchester; F. M. Gale, Barro; ' W, G Wooll, lyde Park: A, 8. Casc, Fairtield; 1. W. Story, Mitton; W, W, Ingrahum, Essex; W, F foadley, Chittenden; H. C. Wilcox, Middic- bury; 0. A y, Cornwally W, F, Oreutt, ndi GE. Plimbe, Middlebury ‘College} Adams, Chester; . Miller, Juhmsony, D, K. Pearsons, Woodstocks 0. B! Park, New. fanes J. W Nichols, Haudolit L. L. Cobura, Moutpeller 37 J. M. Hhacher, Burling- toni H 9. Morse, Dushury 3 0. 1ol den, Mt. Holden; A, B. Walte, Lun- donderry; C, L. I est Tuwnshend; Joofalt Cushian, Poncfret. Several geutlemen su- that this list svas not by any means large enough, as 1t falled to take In the names of lurzo uumbers of Vermonters who were in prominent ‘mullluna in the city, who would without doubt be glad to juin the sssociation, sud who would lave beci, present. had ey kuown of the mectlng, This additionol list comprised smony uthers Homer N. Hibbard, born fn Bethiely George W, Batchelder, born i Bennlneton; Lewis Dyer, Shaftabury'; Edwin Burubam, Middletown; Jotn F, l)arv rott, Chrlotte; M. 8, Dean, Pittofurd; Dauiel W, Munn, Oranzre County ; b 1. Blsbee, Derby; A. Ar Spragiie, Raudnlph; Mark Skinner, Mancheater Corydon Beckwith, St. Albuus; Join Mattocks, Peacbumi Charles V. Di::r, Clarendon: 8, B, Cobb, Montpelier; E. B. Shernay, Chester; Robert Roberts, Burlington; Edmund Andrews, Putuey; J. . Atwood, Monkton; 4. P. Ran- dall, Braltreo; 8. B, Gookiuk, Rupert; Nortsn Williams, Woodstock; J. Adsins Allen, Middle- vury; Wilbur . Slorey, Salabury; Hiran AR tplatned that 52 PR AT VR I AR T THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1877. E.J. Warner, Middie. ew Haven, and many — 1 long tima to come. Ier crowning triumph way ‘Thero ia no criticlsin to ba It was abeolutely perfect, and In this reapect Ao surpassed any pinnist who has over appeared liere. Ther afight on the “Ring' a yenr or more ago 1n the effort to get tho bread contract. THE CITY-UHALL. ‘The Treasurer'e receipts yesterdny wero 82,000 from the Water Department, Thonew engine which tho Fire Department has been for some time expecting Is ‘' snowed 1p " somewherao in Cannda, ‘The Police Department yesterday sent to the Camptroller voucher No. 1,720, smounting to $50,007.12, andd authorized ita payment in New York with money now to the creditof the Pollce Clark, larceny from Mrs. Abrahams, of No. 725 Cannl atreet, 300 to the Criminal Court; John the Chopin Belies Flatters ami Ellen White, On motlon It waa voted that the Committee already appolnted he aiso & Committee of Ar- emmenta, ‘The next meetlng was appointed cvening of noxt week, which be- the month is the one-hundredth annbversary of the date when Vermont declared her fndependence of Great Britain and ail other poswers and potentates whatever, It Is expect- ed that a paper on the subject and the original deelaration will be read nit the adjourned meet- Ing. 'The meeting then adjourned. PRESENTATION. NR. SEATON'S CINA WEDDING. If there ever was a man surprised, Mr. 8. G, Scaton, the Chicago«agent of tha American Express Company, was last night, when he marched up the steps Into his house, No. 1250 West Monroe sireet, and found it Invaded, not by the enemy. but by about thirty of lls co- laborers in the express service. Opening the door of the parlor, the assemblage caught his eye. He hardly had tine to discover that he was In the hands of his friends when Mr. J. W. Bradley, the Superintendent of thostrans- portation department, stepped forward and ATADBING CASE, Bliortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Fred Adame, partier of -Aid. Georize E. White in tha lumber buslncss, was nssanlicd_in his room over LaBerge's restaurant ot 105 West a notorlous woman of the who lins been in the | hours of the day and shose morals are 1ot of een known ns May's solld man, taking care of her when iitl, nud paying er board at_dJennle Williams’ house, on- Fourth aventte. May has considerable Spanish hlood in her, and_1s In consequence better known as the “Dago.? This temperament, mixed with bad and worse cizars, makes May at Limes n bad piel, nnd it was i this sort of tan- Adams' room, aud, may e man or wo- man who ean surpass this wonderful perform- auce, but, if o, thiey are not yet known In the ‘There must have been some. thing in the milder weather and more aereeable temperaturo of favorable to Mons. ing the 17th of musical world. Madison street, town named May hinbit of vieiting him at al; night, Indeed, Adama cvempg, aml his tone better and a modelorder, weather, lowever, eeems to hiave had nu particular effect npon the +vocalist of the evening, dueed & most reckless vl e chuge of cpt a0 far s it pro- ze of the progrnine It would be Impossible to note this singer's efforta without helng very uncharitalie, and we therefore mnintain a reapectfnl silence, The third concert will oceur Friday evening, anid Mme. Essipofl's last appearatice will tuke place Saturday afternoon, matinee has not yet been published wo appemt hier nunbers, a8 followa: certo fn G minof, with second plano ace nient: a Chopin barearole; nade,” arranged b Pay-day secms to ho nbout ns far in the future as ever. Thera are no signs that there ever will be one, and the clerks are greatly disn that they were not pald yesterday, as tl been led to believe they would be. Acrording to the resolution adonted by Conncll Tucaday tho city offices will be closed to-dny, o _that many of the offlvials and sub- heads of tha departments will have an opportu- nity to attend the funeral of the late Mark trum that she visited rogramme for tha lunged o amall n the back below the shoulder-blade, and again Iuto the abdomen. Al ithis was done, it _is eald, without a parti- cto of fil-feeling ton elthier side, but, hegond {t all, there are reminlscences of ald quarrels that My hind only kept to. horscll hecause Adana turnished her with plenty of money. Upon sev- eral other oveasiona ahe "has slolently nasa im with_knives, forks, and even crockery and artivles of furniture. Adams was attended in his room by Dra Carr and Bogue, who pronounced hia injurics revere, and tolerably dangurous, day they concluded that the wound in the abe one of the intestincs, more serious than_wns Timmediately Capt. Ellly dispatehied an oflicer to arrest the wownn, and she was therefore arrestad and locked up night at the Madleon-Street Station. She freely ucknowledged the eutting, but is “mum** as to the cause of her aszaul ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Chicago Cutling Ciub ls called to mect this afterncon at 2 o'clock fu Lincolu Park. Tho old English teaparty will tako placo this evening ot Lower Farweil Hall. Tho fol- lowing will be present: The Right Rev. Blshop Fallows, the Rev, M, M. Parkhurst, the Rev. Dr. Willfamson, of the Church of the Guod 8hep- ‘herd, Miss Dryer, and others. The scventh annual ball of the Liberty Base Ball Club will Le given to-morrow even- Ing at 8now's Academy, corner Washington and Tho " champlon emblemn of Chlcago, lield by the Franklin Club, will he on as well as large oston, and other Clubs, and 2 mun- ber of the **Chleago Nine™ will also be on him twlee, once Mendelssolin's con- Liszt: Schumann's B ntermezzn by Vou Bulow; variatfons by Ramoau; nnd Lisat's Twellth Rhapsorie, with second plano accompanfinent, arranged by Vol The managers of the theatres have heen no- t1fled to comply with the suggestions set forth In Supt. Cleveland’s Iate report. peeted, from utterances inade hareiofore, to comply willingly; but if thev do not do so, the vistue of the law wiil be tried, Mr. Billings, the West Blde gas man, has not ¢t replied to the Conncll’s last proposition, nor ent in the case now be- ‘Tue city belng tho de- ——— Mr. Seaton, a8 we have taken possesnion of house withont notifylng you, it will probably bo in order to explain why e ouand your good wite cclebrata with your the twentlcth snniversary of your wed- ding, and we are_here tosconsratulate you, reach your time In Jife in prosperity, and anrround- cd by #n handsome & family ns yours, is truly a cause for rejoleings and all your frlends here an- sembled, and mn; Spectal Dirpatch to The Tridune, MENDOTA, 111, Jan, 10.—~The annual Installa. tlon of the oflicers of Mendota Lodee took place last evening ut the Masonle Tlall,this city: Prof. Willlam Jenkyns, W, M. I Schelden. lielm, 8. W.; James Clark, J. W.; F. Ilaske] d. making the affuir m! as he moved for jud at first Rupposci. fore Judge Drummohd. fendant In that suit, cannot move for judgment. It Mr. Billings does not come to some determi- nation soon, the Mayor will be In favor of shut- ting off the gas. ‘The man at the Weet 8ide Pum) says that the man at the Crib must hiard timo of {L Tucsday night, for the water in the gauge ot the Worka fluctuated n n manner which told that the well at the Crib must have been fnll of drift-ice, and that Mr. Kallstrom must havo worked hard to keep it from shut- ting off the supply of water. Ald. Kirk Intends at the next meeting of the Council to Introduce a resolution for the fram- ing of an order to authorize the Comptroller to sell the wooden cngine-house and the lot on which it {s built on Dearborn avenue, and ad- vertisc for bids for the construction of a brick engine-house on the lot which the city owns on Illinols street. The measure will be brought up lecause the citizens liviny engine-house are loud in that wooden building, which they term a fire- y In the expiress employ who are unable 10 be prescit, desire me to convey to you and yours thelr most sincera congratnlations on this occasion, and to add the wish that you may 1 could add more, but 1 do belng unused to duty {ho whole aubject R. . Dewey, . Siminger and L. Gowdwin, Siewards: B, Tyler. After the ceremony the Wuorship. r invited the brethren to the banquet hall, where an exccllent supper was In readl. al Dirvaich to The Tribune. 1. 10,—1he Masonic Urand Lodgs of Minncsnta was in sceslon to-day. ordinate lodges have been instituted since the Tast scssion, aud four dispensutions were contlnne to prosper. not wish to ‘tire you, and like this, fear that T should before 1 'zet through with it; but 1 must say a hit- , we desire to leave behind e nomethinie that will be a uore sabstani dence of good-will than words hesz that you and Mra, Seaton w of china’which we have broucht here. Beasaurcd thot it comes with the best wishes of yonr friends, who take this opportunity of paying & well-descrved tribute. Mr. Scaton thanked them hriefly for the warm expressions of their fricndship “and for their Itt. It was to him a complete surprise: nown nothing about it third timo that he had been surprised in that not_altogether disagreeable manner by fellow- workers {n the express service, and his appre- cintion of such treatment and tokens of regard we 111 accept this set e Spectal Dispaich to The Trivune. DxtROIT, Mich., Jun. 10.~This evening Ienry Ticames was elected President of the Common Councll, thus breaking the dead-losk in that body, Tihts result was accomplished by three Democratic Aldermen, who refused to vote for William A. Owen, the nomines of tho caucus, Mr, Heames is a Democrat, TWO AMERICAN MISSES, Miea Insipp! and Miss Ourl are disdgured a good deal by snags In thelr moutha. other Misnes may ovold the Ifko bl are advined to use the famans Sozad prevent and obviate all {n the slnity of the helr camplaints about hotos of the In Corporatlon-Counsel Anthony's sidewalk ordinance it {s stated that the! city 1s an insurer Were this true, the many accldents which haye occurred lately from per- sons slipplng oo the fce and snow woull give risc to many sulits which would result disas- trously tothecity, The Mayar says that it has heen repeatedly decided that the vty Is not an insurer, and not directly responsible for all ae- cldents’that may oceur, and this opinion s Dased upon the statements of many legal gen- tlemen, some of whom, at the timo of the ap- pearance of Mr. Anthon; called attention to the m Chicago is not the only cli trouble In colleeting money from the insurance companles, Frow the Legal Ne appears that revently the Tome Insurance Com- pany of New York appealed to the Supreme Cotirt of the United States a sult to make them pay to the City of New Orleans 11 their net reccipta and n llcense The Court decided that the city ordinance re- ulring the license feo was conatitutional, and that tho money conld be collected. The case would apply perfectly to the fureign Insurance compaules doluz bustness in this city and re- fusing or delaylng to pny thelr asscasment—2 per cent of thelr net recelpts—annually fnto the Ecaton spoke of her ps the greatest’ helper ho nnd Jocularly referred to the fact cen married twenty years, ho wis had something (s Agaln thanking them from the bottom of lfs heart and thauking them for his wife, he Lade thein make themscives at against accidents. I der that The Woman's Christian Temperance Unfon oraraL il of the country are requested to spend & part of Friday in speclal prayer for this objeet, viz.: ‘That the Internatlonal Commitice on” Sunday- School Lessons far 1878 muy prepare o lesson once a quarter on thoe subject of temperance. In compliance with this request, members of the Chieago W, C. T. U, are lnvited to meet on that y in Room 8, Farwell Hall, 148 Madison strect, at 10 a. . SUBURBAN. jome, “After n shiort stay, during which refreshments were purtaken of, the party departed with tiree cheers for Mr. Seaton, three for Mrs. Seaton, six rousers for the children, The gift was 8 coin) B e e pae] BERRY--At Decatur, I1l., Jon. 7, Col, James . erry, Ttemains taken to Vandalia, Til, WUTLER=At the residence of hia parents, 708 Jackson strect, Frank and Elizabeth Dutler, aged 1 year &5 months and rroposed ordlinance, e above noted. that has had plete sct of fine china (200 1y bordered with blus and gold, plece arked with n fac-similo of " Mr. Seaton's peeublar sutograph. ‘Among those present at the presentatlon were Floyd, Uradley, Leach shall, Luens, Olds, C. W, aggett, Pomeroy, Gooderich, Ssuter, Mecker, Wyinnt, Petty, Fellows, ‘Sherrill, tsworth, Illitmay, days, ‘Faneral to-day at 11 o'clack, to Rosehlll Ceme- Friends f the family Invited, 47~ Philadclphia papers please copy. NNINGIIAM—The lm'x uu !Iudllunmyl: _ 'The Boanl of Village Trustees met In regular scssion Tuesday cvenlng, il of tho members belng prescnt. Chief-Engincer Holly presented a report of the Water-Works for the month of Novem- ‘The cxpenses for the month were $338.673 construction sccount, $163.20; total, $551,03. Treasurer Raymond presentéil an elaborato report, tozether with n few compllinentary re- marks, which he wished the Board to consider. He suggested that o person bo appointed to audit bills und take charge of the books, and mako out a complote report each month. this way it would facilitate inatters consider- ably, and o definite fdea could bo ld of the vil- A motlon prevalled that the report be aceepted and the warrant deafred e fssned. The Chairman of tno Judiclary Committee begeed Jeave to report that, considering tho high moral senec of the village na secondary to on the Sabbath, they did ble for the Board to pass prohibiting the keeping open of Hhaving establishments™ on that day, J. C, McBugell petitioned to the Board for £73.12 for bullding a sldewalic on Davis street, near the Centennial Fountaln. had made no contract for the pame, ‘was bullt for the Lenefit of certain the Board dechined, Dantells, In accordance with the re- alrements, reported the following officers elected by the I{ose Company: C. J. ( Foreman: John Carnoy, Flrst Assistant; Jusoph Clapp, Becond Asslstant. Truste Igleliart, the Chalrman of the Fl- nance Commnlttee, presented a stack of bills amounting to 81,650, A motion prevailed that they be audited and be pald from their soveral fuuds. that the Flnunce Committee haye the power to from onu fund to another was onrd then adjourned thl the ¢ her copt of a'clock, . tn., from 1 Caivary Cemetery. DELORENZO—At hls restilenco, 1191 State-st., | on Tuesday, Jan. 9, ot 3p. m., Vincent DeLos don, Wycko, Dbins, Watson, cld On the way In the slelghs_out to Mr, Scaton's enee, Lo party stopped at the residence ot , where they were handsowmely re- eman and his wife. Ly nzo. Funeral to-day from hls reafdence nt 12 o'clock. Friends of the family are reepectfully Invited to ¢ HANAFIN—Jan, 9, Patricle Hanafin, aged 95 years, “ The funcral wiil take place at 100'clock Friday morning from the house, 1377 Al Jamen Church, and from thenco by cars (o Calvary TIHE COUNTY BUILDING. Conslderable property in lako vesscls linquent for county taxes,~—n matter the County Collector i going to look Into, P. J. Sexton has completed his contracts on w Hospital, and yesterday invited the members of the County Board to Inspeet his work Saturday. + A Mr. Hannlfan; hn employcof Joseph Magan, who reeently sustained Injuries by falling while ot work at the [Tospltal, died yesterday morning at that Institution. He leaves a famlily in desti- Mr. Hazan took charge of hiis remains and will sce that they are decently In thelr annual report the Cansl Commis- sloners say that the construction of the dam over Ogden Ditch 14 & necessity for the canal s well ga for tho clty, anid that i€ the city doea nat bulld it they (the Canal Commisstoncrs) will be ‘Tho Mayor says that the city ENNESSEY-—lan, 10, of cansumption, Emma., the heloved wifo of John Jf. Henncasoy, aged & enr, obliged to do it. 3 §2~ Nacine papers please copy. KOTZENBERG—Tan, 10, at the restdence of hier father, South Halsted-st,, Unlon Stock-Yards, oungest daughter of Charles Kotzen- be obliged to procced cautiously lest the rivarlan rights of citizens ownin that dam's vielnlty—and who, by been Inelined to the custom of sh bo disobliging—should Lo fn- | not coustder it ad e has caused a survey of the vroperty 1o be made, and thinka that the clt & dam two feet high without fear ol :‘lult.r. 1t Is probable that the city willbulld the Funcroal by carriages to Graceland, Jan. 11, at LATTAN—On Wednesds, cardotes, Jdane, wlife of Theodore Lattan, 8r., aged i) years uud 0 monthy, Funeral from lier late residence, West A t,, opposite Central Park, on Frlay, Jai 2 m., by carrlazes to Nu<chill Cemetery, of deceased wishing to attend the funeral wi n waltingat 11 o'clock, o Friday, the at the corner of West Waahington-st. and Western-av, F7 Kengsiia [\ morning, Jan. 10, of As the Trustees taltowlralintafies, Me. J. J. Foster, the Buperintendent of Public Works of tho Town of LuKe, called at tne City Engincer's office vesterday to iake some nr- urchase of some appara- tus shullar to that used by this city to thaw out the fire-hydrants whon “frozen, Lake oflicfals havingideclded to adopt the method used by thls city, “The apparatus conslsts of n steam boller and hose, and the steam foreed into the hydrant does the thawine. hydrants of this city ‘I'he Commilteo on Finance met yesterday | Fangement about the morning and overhauled the semi-annunl state- All of his clulms were to convey them to the resldence, Wia.), Onelda County (N. Y.), 'k City papers please copy. TUTTLE—lan, 101 Carrie L., only dauglter of ment of the Coroner. the Town of allowed except an ftem of over §! The lust report of ex-| art was also looked Into, but the work waa left evorder Stew- nty 7 years, residence, 63 T'wonty-thied-st., 'y 10:30 a. 1, e given but lttlo Erlday 193309, n troublo this winter, “for, notwithstanding the cold, the extra precautions used in packing saw- dust, cte., around the hydrants, anil the cover- ing of snow, have prevented {reezing to any The North Slde Collector yesterday put the followlng gentletnen on the strect to jog the memory of thase who have not patd thelr taxes for 1876: John 8, Thotupson, Johu I Stewart, Henry Moeng, John A, Rolf, Jucob Blattau, Henry Spleler, and . W. Flsber. Ile, too, Wants money. Mr. Swett came Into the Criminal Court terday und made & motion to sct the trial of Sullivan, and announved that the Hon. Robert Iugersoll would ussist in the defense. Aitls objected to setting tho vuso without con- sulting Mr. Van Arman, who is to assist in the prosecition, and nothing wos done, The mal- ter will probably be settled to-day, ‘The SherifT bas made up bis mind to dismiss at least one of his deputies to mako rvom for sume une he had promized should come into his employ fu the **second batch, Every deputy, of cotiree, upon reading this item will’ set him® self down as the unfortunate one, and every ong of the 100 outsides who have been * promfsed ™ will nuturally think he is to be the favored one, Thie chsuge §s to be made In the pext ten days it the Blierlt keeps his word, The Fluanco Committeo yesterday, by way of diverslon, took hold of the Binking Fund i the Count y Treasury and debated the propricty of urchase of outstanulng about 50,000, 1n Jook- ine the situatlon over they found that they could not take up any bonds without paying a premitim on them, and bere {8 where they stuck. "hey ure i doubt us to thelr right o pay a premium, and a8 to the policy thereof, sud for ho present will not advertise for bonds, STEAM-PILE COVENING, The covering of steam-plpes agitated the minds of the Commissioners nzali yesterday, They exchanged experlences at the several Lreweries visited Saturday, and came to the con- clusion that the trip hud tranafer mone} EUPEON, the moit, wondertul vemedy for Rhoumatiam snit . o Eclectic met ut the residence of Thomas Lord, This being the week net nside for prayer, there is consequently very littls going on in 'hie meetings thus far have been very Interesting, The College Assoclation held anather necting to devise some menns of lquidating thelr incumbrances. to levy o tax of #50 on eacl ¢ be ratked aa soon us possible. quite discouraged with the 111 success of the lect- ure course, and are now deterniined to remove their hurden in a quicker and more substautial CRIMINAL. Justice Scully yesterday asscesed Henrletta Martln, crazy vogrant, $100flne; Frank Sommer und Nicholas Roach, sitk *wipe® thicves, $10 and for headaciie, 2 (housiuds can testify. \{ h{ 11 Drugglst Cl’l“ A l(l)un"x‘fl“\‘\".m;‘l kil ::fl 77 Randolph-at., i Cend £ Tt was declded | 00 Lorcdiln the movey to n 1wlsh to pive a word of behalf of ** Eupeon. ™ ita favor, but hiad absolutely no faith in it. tiad occuslonaliy very severo attacks of Neuraluia inthe teit slde of my neck, head, andeve, and left my oftice an last T t Mr. George E, Plambe, who urged Eupeon, and Instructed me as to how t, ete, bottle and d1d as directed, and was absolutely und 10 Iy own great astonishient “Tho paln left me, bnd 1 bada Heucoforth a hattle of ** Eupeon Dewldo my wife's picture, Alexander Muack and Homer Stewart were caught by Detective Simmona lust night while walking down Clark strect in clothing which belonged_not to them, but to No. 109 Clurk street. They were locked up ot the Central Station oud the goods returned to the uwaer. At an early hour yusterda; the Armory holl-o found the door of Buck, Stow & Cos cotnninsion house, Nos. 101, 103, and 110 s open, but falled to discover articles of value, It Is thoueht s were frightened away, before having bad a chance to finish the Job, Detective Helnzman yesterday arrested In thia city Nutzies and Mattis Kulb, members of & gang of horsethieven working'the suburbs, Both were taken by Constable Callahan, of ‘Thornton, to Riverstide, where thoy are wanted for running ofl some horses belonging to John A third brother was revently arrested in Indiana, and the rematnder of the family and gung are In & falr way for a terin at Jolict, George Jourdan, the wickedest negro In sown, as Cheyenne parlance has ity engaged in & row last evening with Jumes York fu Richardson's saloon, at No. 1) Fourtl avenue, and because York got the better of him Jourdan drew a razar and slushed him across the right hand and wrist, fuflicting two bud but not dongerous The man who thirsted for trundled off to the Armory by Ofticer Gallagher, Last evenlug at 0 o'clock Louls Portner, in going Into the water-closet connected with | corner of Clark and ratefal teatimon; heard much eald in AMUSEMENTS. » TITE SECOND ¥SSIPOTF CONCERT. The second of the Essipoll concerts was glven last evening at the New Clileago Theatre, to an audlence somewhat larger thau that which grected this great artist on her flrst appearance, but by no means commensuratewith hermerits, It 18 somewhat remarkable that one of the greatest artlsts {n the world of music should como hero and play to an audience malnly of musiclans, The concert-goera will probably Hnd out, as they have muny times before, after she that they have missed an opportunity should have improved, and make ry only when ft {s too late. The programme was an adivirable one on account of ita varlety, embracing different schools of music, all the way trom the rigld anid mathematical Bach toa Field nocturne, o with the former number snd closing wi Chopin C eharp minor Scherzo, played us ouly Esnipoff can play it. ‘The leading num morning one of completely cured, HBouth Water stred fine night'p rost, 147 LaSalle-st. CURED FREE OF CIIARGE. Neuralgla, headache, toothache, cute, sprain Drujscs, buens, ete., by ** Kupeon,* at depot and o headquarters, 70 Randolph AUCTION SALES. By WM. AL BUTTERS & CO. nd 120 Wabash-ay, Togular Trado Bal ULL LINES OF expending It in the honds to the amount of SUTTERS & 0O, DRY GOODS, WOOLE SILKS—DRESS GOODS, BILK HDEVS,, EMBLOIDERED BILK SUARYS, RY, FURNISHING GOODS, MITTS, FURS, &e THURSDAY MORNING, J. AT® O'CLUCK, AT THEIX SALESROOMS, CORe Fine Dress Silks, 8ilk Scarfs and Sashes, LADIES' AND GENTS' Silk Hdkfs. and Mufflers, AT AUCTION, ) On Thursday, Jun. 11, nt 11 o’clk. The above hcy o ust been recelved (rom the Esat, ara r BUTTERS & CD.S RE FURNITURE, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, &c BATURDAY MORNING, Jan. 13. &t Ahieir salcarooms, 114 &od 120 W, > 05! 1ot heen very profit- CARDIGANS M During the discussion Schuidt called at- tentlon to suine pusshig sllusions madu to him, and gave warning (o reporters of newspapera li general that the next thnv anything wus sald derogatory to him that there would be trouble, He came juto the Bourd, he said, blemlsh, and he wanted to go aut Nouctlun was taken “in the mutter of seleeting the coverine for tho Huspltal pipes, but those buving bide in were given notico ta ut saniples of their material on some pipo in he Juil on or before Buturday. her of Mme, Essipoff's part of the programme was the fumilfar Beethoven Bonate, op. 27, No. 2, better known by {ts absurd appellation of the *Moonlight.” On Monday eventng, she played the o purformances pianists wil D MADISON-BT. Zealschek's bees Monroe streets, gz in the cornel a neatly-wrapped up Ujion_{nvestlga de fron-box of & No. been foreed out us &, and over buth I prabably fight and ~not that both were not beautlfully , but on account of lier seading, ol works i clussieal musie do not adit of such libertics a3 the wurks of the modern schooly that the composers have left thelr instructlons so exactly, even to the murking of the metrunome, and findications of expression, that there can be but one way of laying themid and yet, as we remember, the hest artlsts have been anything but conven- tivnal in their reading of the Heethoven Sun- ates. Rubinsteln played the C shurp minor Bouute unlike any obe e¢lsg, and Von Bulow It had evident] d the Jock upon it was came from, or wlio had left it there It was taken to tie tion. Tha box contulued nuthing. H. M. Allen and C. Morris Sterling, who were arrested and incarcerated several days ago on the charge of running & crooked distilery, ap- peared before Commissioner Hoyne yesterday, cuchi to awalt the action often sald that the No more brew- ANOTHER TROUBLX, Commissloners Dradley, Guenther, and Tabor vivted the Hospital yesterday to look sfter the The'contract bad been let to Patrlek Ryun for $2.0 per cord for Doug- lus Park fve, but it was found putting fu that ea the artestan-well ice was hetng used, They ondered the work st aud, turning to Handle day as Buperintendent g scll them vl flling of the fce-house, D e1ni and gave ball in $2.000 LAR SATU| of the District Court Grand Jur GU A offfclals, who have been in possession of tho premires ever sluce the rimission to J. D, Fre ctory in the concern, to resume busiu which will be seceptable news to the employes. 1l the way fron 8an Frauclico, sesterday, and arriving fn front 's shirt store (n the Grand Pa- cific Hotel, thought that the sign over the door bore the name of a man who had swindled him out of $500, wore or less, in *Frisco. Wherelors he wamdered about until he got a brick, which he shied throurh alarge and costly pane of plass i the store frunt. -Aud while danclng s war- rlor's quipstep over tho proprictor, who hasten- ed out to learn the cause ol the assault, Rounds- man Brennan scooped bim fu, and landed bim {n the Central 8tatlon. The cascs of the People vs. N. J. Hills and otliers and of the People vs. N. J. Hills, also a search warrunt [ssuvil sgalnst eome property supposed to bave been in Hills' possession, wero all called before Justive Halnes yesterday uftee- noun, and disimissed for waut of prosceution, though the Justice walted hulf aa hour uver Lime {ur the prosccutor, and sent aConstable to hunt These cases all grow out of the troubles of James Gordon Henuett sod the churcl at Desplaives, and with Hills, who fs an Eilder in said church, The in Tus THIWCNX of yesterday moruing. Justice Summerficid yesterday held the follow- Edwin Cass, larecny, to Court; William V the House of Correcl frow J. F, Williams, $300 totkeCriminal Court; John Bucker, Jarceny, $3005 thirty days; Herman Gacde, Sorgery of wo votes amounting to $10.%0 No. 93 Lake strect, $300 o the 13th; T that Instead of elzure, yestenlay gave , who Lud a furniture who was pald $: guve him & lecture, l shiould huve been supplemented by hls He had been furnished with a “sam- ple ot clear, tirm fee, and had been fustructed to sco that the house was filled with an equally yet he biad allowed several courscs o delivered which was cotiies Fssipoll and plays it unlike cither, Her reading may violate the traditions, but it is certainly us enjoyuble to laten to the various this Bonatu us It [3 to witness the different personations of Humlet by Ele certalnly does not aid very closely ta_ instructions, und tal pow very rapidly, inent, but It 1s bsc great effect, nod that her g the Booate, particulurly the Adagiv, with such seculiar churm and beauty that uno cares littlo or ere thdelity to the fnstructions that secom- Tojotlow ft with the marked scors t bo distressing to the disviplinarian, but to 1 Lo It without rezard to the conventionuli- ties i8 enjoyuble—not only as a study of origin. slity but also of the beauty, grace, and delicac! that womau cau throw abuut the fancles of this rugged old compuser. vue of the Huch organ toccatas, arranged for the piano by Taustg, displayed her abilitics fn de. -~ Notwithstanding its digll- Interpretations of By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioncers, 84 and 84 Randoiph-st. Friday Morning, Jan. 12, at 9} o'clock, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SALE. PARLOR STUITS, CHAMBER AND DINING-ROOM FURNITURE. cts, both new misits and second- hand; Cooking, Heatlng, snd Parlor Wardrooes, O of M. M. Gerst dramatic artists. lally in_tho secund mov todeny that shie produces o wis repurted to the Jolut Committee on Hospl- tal and Public Buildings, and the action re- 1's contract was concurred fu, rald and Bradley wanted a mau superiitend " Jlandiey, bids are to be ree k for supplylng fee. STIL), CONNIV The Sccret-Servive Comtuitice w but ild not get n.y Ni up to Saturduy at 12 0' ‘The vpening number, nd Library Desks, Gen- unos, Gemersl Merchans POMEROY & CO. By JAS. P, McNAMARA & €O,y N. W. cor. Madison-st. Regular Sale of Boots and Shos at: Auctlon, This (Thursday) i JAS. P, A avorites of ‘the ** Riug, gard to whether their prices were high or low, or their poods superfor or inferlor. 'There are no meuns of kuowing what was done, but it is fo to say that very little wasdong in the lic juterest, or else why the locked duorst that uost of the bids wers Periolat's, s award be can The chief Toterest appears to ceutrs fu the brewd and meat bids, and thls s why it veu out that all other bidders and Schwelnfurth were ghjece tivnable,—the mest-bldders becauso theypro- poecd to furnlsh nothivg but * bull-ueck,” and bidders because all except one was The lower Lidder dise, etc., clc. B yed {6 with wonderful accuracy and precision, even producing un organ-lie tone. There are few women with o hand power- ful enough to preserve its mathemnatical pre- clsfon, and the superb wanner fu which she gave it not only shows ber sbsolute command of the fustrument fu this particular number, but her wonderful versatility fu al) schools. Her second pumber wus a group of three gems, a Scarlattl sunsta, o Field nocturue, and a Llszt study, which ‘sbe gave so dellciously that the critic its proposed criticisms in u storn of applanse, to which she had up his lawyer. roceries Mouda) s whole story {3 told and if he juslots on ornlng, st 0:30 o'cl was yesterday Y s, than O'Dontie Ebay, larceuy CELEBRATED (hroughout the Unlon--expressed toall 1D aud upward ot bigher than Schweinfurth. upon Hartman Broa., was dropped some days g0 because he made of Gluck's, srranged for piano by Brabme,which will riug fo the ears of all who hicurd L for a uwonwr, Laleizo.