Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1877, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS. A, C. Rand has sold to Willlam H. Hawkins for 845,000 the Jot and bullding on the east alde .of Dearborn strect, just north of the Manierre Bullding,—23x80 feet. The temperature yesterdsy, as observed by Manasse, optician, 83 Madison street (TRIDGNR Building), wasat 8 a. m., 8 degrees below zero; 108 m., 4 below; 13 m., 0 above; 8 p.m., 125 P17, Baromoter st 8. m. 50.49; 1. m.y The West Bide Park Commissioners. fn com- pany with Paul Cornell, visited the South Park B vy L AEreeIaE i £omo oa en, preparatory At or tho Snjareoment of tho WosLSide parka o coming scason. Prof. F. W. Rice, having completed the or- * ganlzation of his new minstrel company, will Rive a performance to his friends some ninht aext weck at the New Chivazo Thentre, Tuvi- tations can be obtalned at the oflice of the Daily Natlonal Iolel Reporter. Notice will bo given of tho first public performance. The Committee of the Wesr Rida Prayer- Mecting desire to ony to thase who were crowied out of the small room lust week, that they aro unwmnup(!m;a Iarze, pleasant room In the same bullding, No. 221 West Madistn street, @ which will accommodate several bundred per- Z' gons, Tho Rev. 8. II. Adams and others lend 4 the remaining meetings this week. All are welcome. The members of the Thistle Curling Club met at No. 220 Clark atreet lust night. to per- fect arrangements for the exhibitlon game to vomo off at the Exposition Saturday night, 'The following rinks were relected: D, Howle, ekip, J. Burns, A, F. Gibson, R, Lorfmer; I, Duncan, Ekip, A. Davilson, Janes MeWirter, T. Mucshall, und J. 8mith; Martin, skip, Andrew Wal- Tace, J. H, Marti mes Waleh, and Jdohn Lor- imer. The Thistles and Chlcago playut. Lincoln Park for the grand pational curling club inedal. Our older reefidents will rezret tolearn of the death of the Hon, Samucl Hale, for many years the liead of the old tirm of Hale, Ayer'& Co., and for the past two or_three years Vice-Preel- dent of the Jusc{fll 1. Brown Iron anu Steel Companv ot Bouth Chieago, The #ad event oc- curred last night at his reeldence, 469 Wert Washington street, Mr. Ialo eame to Chicago In 1850, and up to the day of his death liad been prominently fdentilled with the commerelal and manufacturing interests of the city. ilc wosin Lis 78th year. An adfourned meeting of the South Park Commlssluncrs wns hield yesterday. There wero present Messrs, Cornell, Morgan, and Price, Mesars. Bowen and Harmon belne out of town. Mr, Dobbins submitted his bill for scwer work of £3,311, actien on which was de- ferred till the next meeting. Mr. Lizare pre- sented his bill for §2,000 due on land, which was referred to the Land Comunittee, Several other : bills were presented upon which there was no % action taken. After some Informal discussion the meetlog ndjourncd untll the Othof Feb- Tuary. At an carly hour yesterday morning Andreas Felbert committed suicldc at No. 700 State street, a coal-oflice kcmrl‘}; his son-in-law. Over 1 year ngo Felbert murdered his son-in-law, a Mr. Ohlenberg, for which he was tricd at the cdl:mh term, butl, o tho 1m§ww} sre e was released upon’ X i:."ull until time for o ncwp trial. The misfortunio has preved heavily upon his mind, and lic has at varfous times attempted tu do away with himself. Yesterday iorning ho arose as usual, and, ufter washing, sakl he would take o shave. But instead of w razor he drew n revolver, and, taking ulm at his forehead with the glass before him, fired o hullet Into bis temple nnd exrlrcd almost fustantly. An fo- quest will bo hield to-day. Georgo A, McLane, nt tho Amerfean Express oftice, In this city, Lias funt published,on a sheet of convenicut size, on Index of all_the countles in the United States,—States and ‘Territorles,— X giving the State fn whicli they are, and also o a general {dea of thelr geographical Jocation. For 2t cxpressmen, raflroad tnen, et it §8 an exceed- n lnul{ conyeulent thing, Mr. McLane hus also 5 nublished in the fortn of an clght-payge pamphlet iew and concdse system of extended mnltiplle catlons, of which the Sclentlffe Amertean speaks highly, saying it will greatly lghten the jabor of Insurance companles, raflsway clerks, ete. 1t gives, almost at o glance, a result involving flg- urea up to 10,000, “This and the county-index nay bo had by nddressing Mr. McLane, The Cilizens® Association hiave recelved with duo gravity aud respect the Jetter from Messrs, Cameron, ” Amberg, & Co., asking that the sharges against them be investigated, and it has 'y been decided that such a cominhtee will be 45 made, probably to-day. It will he composed of . three citizens of welght and charneter, und they will call 1n such testimony of experts us thev may see fit. ‘The Exceutive Committee of the Association expect to constitute the vommittes to-day. ‘The foct that the charges have been made public aud have exclted consideruble re- mark r!llFs to mind the Jact that on or about New Year's Day numcrous prckages were nd- dressed to several Commissloners by the flrm, The writer saw one ou the way to” MeCaffrey. What the packages contained s not kuown. ?;Iw information should appear in the investiga- * ton, ‘The fourteenth anniversary of the Pdlish Rev- olution of 1363 was sotemily abscryad by the Poles In the City of Chicazu Munday ot the Bo- Uemdon Hall, corner of Taylor and Beach wreets. There was a splendid symhalle display of the Polish natlonality fn the way of paini- Ings, and the assembly was hlghly respectable, Muny Polish ladivs were present at this mourne ful demoustration of Polam!’s lost hopes, but the spirit of patrlotiam was cevident in the au- Alence,who scemmed Lo nourish the tecling of fu- ture Lupes fur the restoration of Polaml’s on- uient richts, Beveral patriotie speechies wein mnade {n commemoration of tho ity and . tha whole audience felt us IT the day of Ilbera- tlon of their unhappy country was at hand. ‘The number of Pules i the United States 1s not far fron {00,000—20,000 of whom ure residents nf the Clty of Chicago—many being well educated 2y and highly respectable and uscful citleens, ACCIDENTS, The slippery couditlon of tiin streets and alile- walks has resitlted n dolug great damaze to top-henvy humanity with umlerstundiogs of smull diincnslons. * Yesterday's record shows tho following: : John Mathews, of No. 16§ 8izel street, while attemptivg to board the front plationn of & Statestreet car at the Cangress street crossing, #llppad upon the pavement sud had his rleht Teg ea badly crushicd by the flange of the whitel that mupttation §s necessary, Jaries Mancrott, 12 yeara” of ate, residing nt No. 25 Cologne sireet, wis run over by u swill- wagon neur tho corner of Archer avento and Tontleld street, und hiad his rheht dez broken be- Jow the kner, 'He was nttended by Dr. Prid- well, No blume attached to the driver, Mry, 8usan Builey, of No. 500 Hubivied street, while walking upou the sfdewnlk near her e dence with hier son Trumau yesterday mornlng, fell and broke botls wrists. A wan named Oluey, residing at No, 837 Weast Tndinna strect, by the t‘m‘lvh)y of the Northwest- *ern Joud, slpped upon 1hie track at the Oakley- reet crosslog und hiad three finzers sinputatéd 4 DX the workmien's trudn, Srom which he had just afigated, Yrid Reece, reslding at the corner of Forty- seventhand Buttertield strects, fell at 1:80 ves- terday monlugs near the corner’ of Thirty-third and Blate swccty, and broku Iis lelt lez'at the unkle. llewn i wife uml seven chfldren ln rather straltemd elreumstances., A: 8. THUDE, It waa stated In Tus Triwese last week that A. 8, Trude and Mike McDonald hal been wronud town together denking, and had us- saulted audbenten wncxpressman at Klrehlioll's, by & This etatement wus bused upon o conplaiut i mads to un ollicer on duty st the Central [N Blatlon by awan purgorting to_be an expross- 35 toan, who came In with s cut_and blecdiog face, "i‘ wnd gaid that he had been stiacked by the two 31 persous mentloned aboye. It appeare, how- K ever, upon nvestiyation, beyond tho shadow ot 7 u doubt, that Mr. Trude Lad not only vothing 5 1o do wity'the sazoult, but wus not down-town > 1 the afternoon or evening ot ull, Consequent- 1y ho coyld ot have been uround drinking with ouald, us was untruthfully stated by lainaut. HOTEL JLRIVALS. e Ilouse~D. E. Corucll and 8. J. Gtlman, 3 A, B. Jubnwon, Arthur Gorhui, | vt Topekai W, faiicuck, Dutuques hls: Gen. A. B, Menche cotucky; L. K. Fittsburg; ul ino J. W. Weotou, Mil- waukeo; Gen, Juies. ... tremont -G ew Orleons; the ilon. C. G, Wick Commoiory 5. U, Coul- teaw, Bt Louls:’ J. 1. ;ou. Yonktou; A. A. Henderson, New York: Prof, ¢, Wats A Atbur; tho Hon, Jobn Draso, A hation. Day City; the Hon. Pmd Preaton, Detrolt; ). P Sumiley, ¢ A, y oud G, AL Miler, York: ol C. Thompson, 8t “Faal; P e Wabater: Gutney: g, L. ooy, ohr, Milwaukee nco, pun; . . Brows, Ingersoll OBk, éxny‘o-ii-_dwhwn._ ' i 7 e L e 0 2 AR TS St ¥, 2P 318 a4 £ PN S £ SN A SRR THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1877. and G, M. Curtls, Clinton, Ia. : Gen, J, F. Farns- worth, 8t. Gharles.... Grand Pacifie—R, W, De ries, Flymaath, Lansing Tharber, Ne 1 C. M. Wheeler, Ma . Stewart, Portaze, Wis: J. T, Hack- i B. Burnett, Bt fonin; Gen. 7, \¥. Ronntrer, New . R, Nutting, Daven- PARNELT MUNSON. AN UNINTENTIONAL INJUSTICE. An {tem was published in Mondag's paper to he effcct that Parnell Munson and another man had been on a drunk on the evening of Jan. 11, had gotten into a flght in the Gault-Iouee drug-store, bad been nrrested and fined, and that Mr. Munson had sceured the indict- ment of the offlcers by the Grand Jur{. It waa aleo stated that onc of theoflicers hail been shot at one night Inst week, and that he betieved {t had been fustizat- et hy Muneon. It appears, however, Lhat the neticle In question was {ncorrect fn one rerlous respect, ond that Tne Trintye has uninten- tionally been the means of wronging an_Inno- cent man. The statenients were obtained fram the oblicers who mnde the arrests and wera in- dicted, and they enye to the reporter the wrong Christlanname,of the person named Munson, A wmanof that namewaa arresfed on the date given, but it was not Parnclil Munson, who was not near the drur store on the evening in ques- tlon, and has never figured In any strect Lrawle, ‘I'nir TRIGNE desires to express ita sincere re- eret for the wrong which it inadvertentiy did Mr, Parnell Munson, an injury not due to mallce, but growlug ont of the imistake of ils in- formants. JOE DIXON. M8 TXPLANATION. Deputy-Saperintendent Dizon made aafate- ment yesterday to a TRIDUNE reporter concern- Ine the charges against him In Mondas's paper which elears up many of the poluts thercin given, and in others throws upon the other side tho onus of proving its assertlons. MRS. CLERMONT. 8o far as the attempt of Mra, Clermont to rescito her husband & concerned, the Deputy Superintendent says that the first Information about the project was given by the boy Ham- mer, commonly called the “Kil,” to Detective Simmons, by Mim to McGarizle, by Mctiarigle to IMickey, and by ilickey to him. On the cvening of the sttempted literatlon, the Superintendent _stated to him that special pains must be taken to guard the prisoner, since there were personm town who wanted to set him free. He (Dixon) saw that thy necessary orders were given, and went home, but_returned, being anxious npon the subject, and nervous about the safety of theman, Soun after he reached the Central Statlon he hicand a nolse in the hall, and, olng to the door, raw Simmons leadiug down the SRIA" and Mrs, Clermont, who were ordered intu confincinent. At this time the boy told lis atory about 0 man with a black mustache who had gotten up tho schieme, and who, while the attempt nt eacape was making, remained out- rlde nt the corner of Adama and Clark streets, Dixon suld he wanted the man, and the bo: and Slinmons were sent after him, but hasen't yei succceded fn finding him. While the “Kid's" story Is considered fshy In some respects, set other persons have stated that they have seen o man answerlng the description of the mysterious unknown nsucing around Clermont's mother-in-law’s Louse, and it Is therefura possiblo that there is something in the matter. 1f there be any collusion, it lics between the Loy und Detective Slmmons. The iuformation in the tirst place doesn’t seem to have beeu given to Dixon at all, but to have bren strauned down to him through nearly halt dozen people. NEBLY. As regarda the arrest of Neely, it appears be- voul question that Deteetive Bauder stated to Dixon that the man had served thne, aud was hanglng around town, and that thereupon Dix- o, not knowing that be was in Tyrrell's em- ploy, directed, properly ennugh, that he be runin, ilad hie known that Neely was working for the Beeret Bervice lic would under no clr- cumstances have gmven such an order. Bander got his Information from Jlmm{ Shas, a most untrustworthy individual, who 1s really solely responsiblo for Neely's arrest. ‘The Deputy Su- perintendent denles emphatically that bo was in the Tivoll at all, B0 I'AlL AS SWEIOLES 13 CONCERNED, the Deputy Buperintendent distinetly and posi- tively states that he waa not aware o' the fasue of the warrant the!, he gave no order counter- nmndlmiuuu that Bwelgls might be examired arthe \West-Side Police Court; that he did not order him to be sent to the Armory or to be locked up at the Central Statlons and that he did not sce him at the time he was prought nto the Central Statfon. He wasuoot aware that Swelgles was working for the 8eccrct Service; had he Kuawn of It, tie never would liave thrown any obstacle in his way, It belog his desire to co- operate to_the best of his ability with Tyrrell and other Government detectives. ilealro de- nies that ke cver stated to a reporter tor any aper that the attempt to rob the tomb of the nte Presioent was gotten up by Eliner Wash- Durn in onder to ereate public rentiment fn his favor, and to secure hiin the Superintendency of VPollce, Lo believin Waghburn o be dncapable of sich n thime, What he il say was, that lio belfeved that Sweigles put up the jub, an expression of vpinion which ia“hiaa @ Thgbt to inake, and which b then thought was~ Justitied; but sines that time, after learning the character of Hughes und Mullins, be has seon reason to naterinlly change it ‘The fmportant position occupled by Deputy- Superintendent Dixon, and bis long connection with the foree, make it siways unpleasant to say auything harsh about him; and it Is o plensure to be able to giva bis disproval of some of the charzes which uve been inade against him, and his positive denlal of the others. JURORS. A CASE TO hE LOUKED INTO. During the Jast two weeks the subject of Jurora has recelved conslderablo attentlon fu this city at the hands of the press and of the Bar Assaclation, aud thero appears to bo 8 willing- ness among those hmmedlately concerned to mnke 8 general coffurt to ralse the standard of furces oud to enforce the law relatlug to thew, which has heretofore been enther luxly observed. The chiel eom- plaint hus been that the baflifls, througn lozte ucs, or for rotie other reason, hava not sum- woned the persons regularly drawn, but have retarned them as “ not found,* and pleked up Tat of loafers uround the courts in order to 11l up the pauel. ‘The law provides that any per- son secking the positlon of & Juror, or usking any altorney or otier oflicer of the Court or other persot to secure his selection, shall ho deemed guilty of a contempt of Court, and fined not excevling $30. Tecently Bherill Kern had this section printed on placards, which were posted consplenously sround the courss, e s doubtless dncere in his efforts to weed out pro- feaslonal jurors, and tho Judgessre atways will- . Ing to do 1t whenever auy case 1s bLrought to thelr Knowiedee. ‘The taw suya that it shall ho sufllcient cause of challenge of n petit Juror it ha has served as o juroron thetrial of acase in any court of record [n the county within one year previous to the tiue of his belog offered as’a juror. As ausual thing every juror is asked whether e lias served within & year, ‘There Is now serving on a jury betore Judee Gary a inan by the nams of Peter Stelns, who lives at No, 20 Whiting street. Thia person wus drawn as a Grand Juror Jur the March term of 1570, and served. He wua al>o arawn asu Grand Juror forthe Noven- ber term of the sume yeur, nnd served, ‘There does not appear “to Le any pro- vislon m the Jaw dlsqualltying a Grand Juror from gerving ou s vetlt Jury; but the rece vrds of the County Court shuw that on the 7th of December Peter Btelns served as u furor in that court, which certainly brings him within tho provislons of the law. "The records of the Clreult Court show that & man whose namwe fs wrltten Peter Steiners served cleven days dur- fug the Avrll terin ol 1878 befure Jurdis Rogers, and recelved $22.205 and that % persun of tho samo naine did jury-servics for Judge Ropers during the Octaber” terin ot 1876, and_received therefor §20, 3t isclalmed that the Feter Stelners who served us o juror befure Judge Rogers 1s {dentleal with the Peter Stelns who 1s now serving belore Judire Gary., ‘This (s not proven, huwever, aud it cannot be positively daserted that hofs the same wman. But, fuas- inuch us Peter Bieins served last month a8 o Juror {u the County Court, Judze Gary will doubtless willlngly examine the tman and fiud whether e 1s the person who served in Judge Roers® Court during 1570, NO MORE INVESTIGATIONS, KO MORE BILLS TU BE EXAMINED. ‘The Conumlssloners comprising the * Ring” fn tho County Board were never before ss thoroughly frightencd as at prescnt. They Lave already four investigations to withstand, gud some of thetn fue dictments to answer, ond they fear, very justly, that this fs not all. Tu thelr frizht, lowerer, they are tirmly baoded together, and, us they have togetber squandered the public iuogey, they uro deterinfns d to bear cach other’s burdeus and sharo In each other's troubles. ‘Thelr perplexity 14 shared by toe old contruct- o6, 0 course, aud some. of thelr ewployea e - Jife-inembers has been paying tl:e Soclety Intorest who have heretofore been heaping vituperation upon their devoted heade. For reporters they have a supreme cortempt, anl for “the press & hata only surpassed In intensity he thelr.zeal in Taboring in the past to enrich themaejves off of the panpers aud presing upon puhlic: credulity. Tuelr fright, thelr'fear ot investization, thelr dread of heing compelled to lave thelr acts pa- raded before the public and to stare them in the fuce, some months ago caused them to pat all bills referred any of the enmmittees under fock and key to keep them from the eyes of the reporters. This did not work satfafactorily, for from time to timo the fraud in the bills wonld crop out and find ita way to the public prints, much to thelr chagrin. The uvenie to an examination of tha bills bhe- fore behuge pald heing thus vractically cut off. the reporters fell back on getting holil of them nfter being patd, this being the Leat that could be done. Fullowing this plan, the Commis. sfonera found thetnsclves constantlv in hot water, for none of the bills would bear fnspee- tion, Tols had to be remedicd, and last week the remedy aereed npon by lim “Ring" was applied by the Cierk of the Board, who took the Uills of Pat O°Donnell from & reporter who had galned permission from another source tn cxamine them. and utterly rofused to nal- low a8 vcony of them to be made. Yestenlay Comiskey refused the Staata-Zellung reporter fermfaaion to further exanine the hills of Cameron, Amberg & Co., and by his action— fpeakine for the Commlssioners of course— annuunced that such public records and papers ne entne under his cave were to beheld sacred and publie gaze. The reporter wanted 118 in order fo preparg a defenso arges publistied in the Times which had been prepared in Comiskey to vk at th fo the coun agalnst Mr, H defense of Cameron, Amberg & Co. #aid hie had no time to waten Tom, Dick, and Harry while they looked through the bills, ete.. and all effort to'got at thetn was in van. It is understood that Mr, Hesiuz will makon demand to-duy to see the bills,~a priviiege accorded to cvery ona by law and common propricty,~and the resnit will be Jovked for with juterest. IIISTORICAL S8OCIETY. A BUILDING TO BE ERECTED. “the quarterly mecting of the Ilistorical So- clety was held in the club-room of the Tremont Hloute yesterday afternoon, President Arnold n thechair, Thers was just o quorum—ten— prescat. Tle Executive Committee, to whom was re- ferred the matter of collecting past dued, sub- mitted the following report: ‘The Excentive Committeo of the Soclety, feeling Ahat tho thine has come for n_renewal of active work, make the follnwing statement: The Kaciety has 812,000 in Chicato city bonds, Aml we expect to receive thu further snm of $30, - 000, all from the Gllpin bequest: but, hy the terms of the whll, thia sum must e held for ton yeare awl accumilate bofore any of 1t can be uned, "Ihe Saciety own the lot on the cormer of Ontario ond Dearhorn etreets, vajued at $20,000, and owe upon it s part of_an'original loan made by the So- ciely abont £0,000. They have claima agalnst the Marine Bank (savings départment) amonuting to about 817,000, which aro lu process of collectlon, and the Committen aro assured and-belfove that they sill bo wecured and made avallabie as faras tred for the payment of the claim on the lot, g the balnuce for other purposes, With tho' favorable showing the Soclety {s atill withont Ppresent meane, It {8 proposed to erect on the lot in the early springa brick bollding, way 25260 feet, or otner roper slze, inu position not ta interfero with the eriancat bullding to bo erceted hereafter, and {5 eatploy o Secrotury and Libeariam, T 4o thin, and provito for contingenclcs, the sum of at least $5,U00 will be required, Since the fire, or for the past fiva years, the sub. reription of $:00 each previonely paid in by the at the rate of 10 per cont. or 830 per yoar, whi the anuunl-members, whase yearly ducs wore $: have pald nothing, it fsadidienlt matter to determine what would Lo a fair and Just assesnment 1o be made on all the members under sich circumatances, but the Com- mittes huve decided to nsk the unnual-members to aubmit to an aesessment of $30 for the entire In- terregnum of five years, with a hope that many will deem llnrrlvlh‘gu to increans the amount; alro, that the ife-membera be aakod to contributy o4 their liberslity, abliity, and knowledge of the Soclety'a noedn may require. Tho Committen feel that in this way the sum of $8,000 may be ralscd, and that sum, with tho Tegulas dacs tobe callected bereafter, will place the Soclety In a positiun to resunic its nacfulness; and they are well assured that material is at hand and casily attainable to make the home of the Hoclety attractive, and enable ita members and frlenda to again enjoy the pleasant reinions which were At one tiwe so'marked & featurs of its pro- vious success, ADOPTING TIIE REFORT. Mr. 8. 1. Kerfoot was confidont the $8,000 could be ralsed. Mr, George I Dunlap thought the annunl members should bo nssessed 850 each, and sald he would like to see s request embodied fn the report nsking the life members to contribute the same amount, Slnce the fre tho city had grown considerably, and ho cousidered it desirable to Increase tio member- ship, 1lc knew several who wished to Join. By adnitting them, more than “he anount needed could be realized. On Mr, Dunlap’s motlon the report was adopted and ordered to be printed in tho form of u elrcular, and o copy sent to the members, with a request to reply beforo Feb, 10, He also also moved” that a committeo of five he appoluted to ace to the ralsing of the $3,000. This was agreed to,and the President will deslg- nafe them fn a few days. Mr. Gordon 8. Hubbard snggested tbat the publie be allowed to contribute. After rome discusslon, however, it was decid- ed to restricy the contributions to members. Mr. Kerfoot proposed the followlng-named gentiemen for menibers, and they were elocted s Hlenry W, Bishop, Honry W. King, John V. Clurke, Edwarl A, Small, George ©. Clarke, Samuel B, Chase, Edward 8, Hfluknnsg Wirt Dexter, Georze M, Pullman, Marshall Fleld, J. M. Walker, 11 J, lhx?'mmnl. J. Russoll Jones, C, B. Lawrence, H. N, Rust, C. B, Shipman. ‘The meeting then adjourned, MRB. CLERMONT. TER EXAMINATION AND DISCIARGH, Among thio cases upon eall st the South Diviston Police Court yeaterday morning, were thoso of Mrs. Antolnette Clermont and Charles Hammer, charged with aiding in the escapo of Itollana, the purglar. The former pleaded not gullty, and the latter smiled o zhostly smile but retafned altenco so long that the Clerk entered the plea of not gullty fn his caes also, Sunt. Hickey stepped torward to state that {n his opinlun the cars ought not to proceed without _counsel for the prisoners, to which ~ Mrs, Clermont pertly respond- ed timt her husband had | mdvised Jier to leave the matter entirely in tho hands of the Chicl of Yolice, his depiity, and Justlce Bammertield, provhded that cach would promise her to proceed upon thelr bonor as geatlomen. ‘The two pollee magnates put thelr "heads to- gether and coneluded to ask the postponement of the case until 3 o'clock, in order to give the lady a chance for advice, as they might proceed In 4 munner that would be defrimental to lier good, though just in thelr own opinfon, Depu- ty Superintendent Dixon then arose to explaln. ‘There was an opinfon upon the part of certaln persons that the ottempted rescue was 4 put-up job, aud M Clermont was of the oplnion that'she had be trapped Ly o plot. For himsclf, he was inclined 1o belove that sumebody had heen duped, and e wus anxlous to have aull and fmpartial trial of the case, o show up cvery point i it. The Case was th for % o'cleck, and the crowd adjourned, Mrs. Clermoig golngto the Ceutral Btation for an futerview with her husband, I'nnn;ixxly at the hour, Mrs. (Clermont walked into court, and took o scat besids Mr. E. G A ho bud cmployed as counsel, After ttorney ‘Boyden had set made by the potice, and bad introduced the testhimony of the police otficers, Mr. Asay took fssue with them ugon the ille- gality of Rolfand's urrest, clalming that 1t wus not lawlul in this Etate tu arrest any man upon u telegrutn supposed to hiave been sent from any other city, No requisition, tov, lad yet been secured for Rollund, ‘Therefore, he clalmed his cllent could have com- mitted no such offenso as was alleged fust licr, os bher hushand was uot in lawrul continement. Mr, Asay made a short but pointed argumens upon this polut, (requently vting refercaces i support of his position. but nevertheless Justics Bunmertleld saw it to overrule thut line of defense, It was then shown tuat, although Mrs, Clare- mont was cavght inthe corridor at the City 1all, and with several urticles futended for thy pris- oucr in her possession, she had committed no overt act, ail tuercfore could not reasonably be helds “The prosceution was forced to sdmit ul' this, sud the ludy wus therefore dismissed {from custidy. TUE Y KID? thouglit to escape ln the same way, but fn this he was mistaken, In the evidenco it was showed that L had a ]muu‘y' sl other burgtar tools in his possession, and he was remanded for trlal fur vagrauey, In this the polico promise to prosecute him to the limit; but, sccording to their oD story, he was_guilty only In giviog the schewe away to Bergt. MeUarigle. T 4 K§d " refuscs ty squeal upon uny one connect- ed with the uifalr, gaying that e will go down for six wmouths sovier thun give up the third party, 108 story in wh Partieulur 1s full of curlous statewents, He tells the de- tectives thut the fellow Is & well-knowa crook, and that be thiuks his natuo is Wilcox, and theu ut uther thuea ho bursws put into & Joud guffaw, witn *0n! you needu't miud looking for bim, i levos gived nothlvg swsy.” The police are = ot aquaring tha affair ns havo treated M marked courtesy, TIADEAS CORTDS. Louls C. Clarcmont yesteruuy fled s petition for habens corpus In the Circult Court. fe was n short thno sgo sentencet to thirteen imprisonment in Penusyivania for s banl bery, but while awaitinga motion for a new trial in his caso ho escaped from jail and came here. The petition sets out that ha Is (mpris- oned without warrant, and the hearlng is set for to-morruw morning. EMERSON, LYECTURE DY PROP. MILLS Trof. C. D. B. Milis, of Doston, delivered lecture on Emerson inst evening at tho resl- dence of A. M. Lewls, Esq., at No. 37 Ashland avenne. ‘The largn parlors wero well filled with acultured nnd attentiveaudience, Thespeaker, after premising that every great soul came into the world without parcntage, and that it one rithed to find ont the cause one muat o hack to the canse of the cause, procecded to speak of the descent of Emerson from Baron Bulkeley down through 600 years. [is ancestora for 244 vars were ministers of the (ius{ml. Emerson hiimsel? was born at Boston May 25, 1803, and was graduated from Harvard Univor- sity In 1821, It was n noteworthy fact thit nll his ancestors for 200 years had also heen graduated from the same fnstitntlon. In 1220 Etnerson was approbated to preach, and in 18200 ho was onlalngd ns the colieaguc of the Rev. Henry Ware," of the Second Unitarian Church of Jloston. In 1830 he withdrew from the church in consequence of certaln oplnions which were wot well received. Pasaine over the romatnder of the biography, It may be well enrs’ to take up the lecture at tha point where Mr. Mills hegan to speak of the qualities of the wilings of Ein- crzon. Ilis centrnl thought'.was nanifiess, hls averslon supplication, his greatest delight one who was a person with dentity and force, and the ona tuing he could not’tolerate wua anything morbld or touched with the spirlt of essitmistn, Ile excelled In the felleltous use of gures, but had not the case of expression in puetry that hie had in prose. 1lis works were mines of aphorlain and conclseness, which would account for the fact tuat In many casca the work of n furtnight was sometimes found in o coupla of lines. Thia was somectimea earried too far, and the flour was bolted too fine. _The speaker concluded that such o man aa Enterson could not have been born in any other nge than this, in any other couutry than Amerien, and In any other part of thocoun- try than New England. "T'hie 1ast portion uf the lecture wan devoted to fllustrating the varfous characteristics of Emer- m’l‘!‘.? writing by coplous quotutions fron his writings, Alter the closo ot the lecture considerable time was devoted to o zeneral conversation, in which Mr. Mllls answered verycleverly the varl- ous questlons put to him by suchof the audivuce as chose, THE CUSTOM-IIOUSE. THE NEW PLANS, Mr. Hill, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, has completed the plana for the chianges in tho design of all above the maln cornice of the uew Custom-Houso bullding. ‘Theso changes may bo briefly described as fol- lows: The space between the dormers fs filled with stone-work, and surmounted with a cernlee, making practically the audition of an attle story extending eotirely around the bullding, The windows, treateil” na pablets, exteud throuzh this attic, the helght being fncreased from tho former dhmenslons, and a modification Lelng made in design for the upper portion. The corner pavilions and portlous treated as towers in tho Mullctt deslen are accentuated by earry- Ing up dormer wiudows above theattle. The rools over the tower portlons are changed from pointed to wedze-snaped structurca. Shight chunges are mado In the pitch of the roofs, and an ornamental metallie grutter s carrled around above the attle stone-work, 3 ‘Much of tho ston-cwork necessaryto carry aut tho former design was already cut, and to uttle dzc this much deviation fu detadls was impract!- cable; and white this, of course, pave limited scopo for new design, the modifications contem- plated will, in addition to obtaining the desired results of ur‘unllzln the welghts on the founda- tion and giving the benefits of a complete story In the ttic, overcome In a great mieasure the objections that, bave bren made in regurd to the apparentlack of heirht, and add to the fmpostng appearance of the buildins. Perapective drawings showing the design as maodificd will svon be forwarded, from which the neunln of Chicago can pret o better lilen of what heing dono than cau bo gathered from any de- scription. CURLING. ° TIB ANNUAL NATOR between the old and young membersof tho Chicago and Thistle Curling Clubs took place Monday afternoon ut Lincoln Park, In pres- ence of a considerable number of spectatora. The fco was in falr shape, and the play very ood,—in fact, fully up to standard of the gumea for the Gordon Medal last week. Tho dividing 1lne which separated tho “callants® from the old men wos 50 years, aud the fathers and grandfathers witnessed for the thousandth time the ingratitude of their Juniurs, belng cleverly beaten by the following seor s xo. 1 it men. Alexander Kirkland, Jobin Martin, Ttobert Lorimer, A, Wallace, akip—15, Young men. George Iruns, Davld Ilo; Willians Witson, George Keyes, skip—20. Majority, 6. Young tnen. William Forreet, John Alstun, Robert Duncan, Hugh Ritchie, David itowie, Joseph Hutton, L. 7. Martin, skip=20. ticoryu Wilson, skip—0. Majority, 11, ‘Yotal majority for the young men, 16, A RINK MATCH, Great Interest In the Ecottish natfonal zame having been exclted by the presenve of so nany players from abroad at the Gordon Medal comn- r«-uunn Tust week, it has wisely entered into the heads of the players in the ¢ty to give an uxhi- hitlon of the imme where it ean be comfortably witnessed by wll who choose to attend ‘Tha e at the Expoaition Bullifog hag, therefore, been secured for Suturday evenlog of this week, and at that tloe a three-hours® mateh will he 1 hetween rinks from the Chleago and Thistlo Clnbs of thiscity, An admission fee will ba charged, and the proceeds will be handed over to the charitable fund of the 8t. Andrew’s Boclety. THE CUTY-ITALL. The Treasurer's receipts yesterday were $2,730 from the Water Department, and $11,211 from miscellancous sources. Ex-City Treasurer O'Hara has so far recover- ed from his recent {liness sa to bo about agaln, He pald the Clty-Hall a visit yesterday. The Commiittee on Raflroads hus been called tomeet In the Clty Clerk's otfice Saturday af- ternoon at 3:30 o'clock, and tne Committee on Strects and Alleys of the South Division to- wmorrow afternoon ot 2 o'cluck. ‘The Mayor's Secretary, Mr, Johin 8t. Clale Clevelaud, was busy yestenday In sending the sunual report of the Buperintendent of the House of Correctlon of this city to the Mayors of numerous citles throughout the country, The 1ife pathway of Mr. Larraber, In chargo of the Water Department, Is beset with thorns, Not many weeks sgo o thief went off with his horse and buug{. ‘Tnen be borrowed a horso und cutter; the horse ran away and the cutter wis smashed, Yesterdoy the gentleman froze bis car badly, Ald. Ballard vesterday sald that ft had been stated uuauthoritatively thut he (Ballard) was not a candidate for re-clection. He wished ft to bu understoud that he hud consented to allow hisnams to beused, and would run, The re- quests of o delegation of citlzens and several lutters caused the Aldermuu 1o make th announccment. The test of the West Bide pumplng-worka engines was recommenced yesterday uud will probably bo finlshied by ‘Fhureday, ar, Whit- wman, ono of the expart Comtaittee, has had o very serlous attack of sickness, and at one tinie Lialife was almost despalred of. He found a howe aud the hest of nursing in the fumily of City-Engincer Chicsbrougl, su that now hi s couvalescent, SCARLET PEVER. Binee the 1st of Juauary thbere havo been in this city 104 deaths trowm starlet fever and forty- eighit from diphtherfa. ‘The weekly death rate has slowly but steadily fncreased “as reggards those two discases, and that fuct was thought to by alarming by the Commissioner of Health, He haa talked with severul phiysiclans about the matter, and Las declded that sume stens should . Le taken immedlately fur the suppresslon or ot least thu prevention of tho spresding of thosa maladice. Ho has therefors issued the follow- fug address: T the pAysiciana of Chicaga of both schools— it “Aere Lavins deeis creat foiaiity by M;:::fil‘a ""';.“‘5'?3 fover lil‘ our mld:ln for some and the same L ) s T nedclal 107 tha fral 0 sppo! tmo aad place Whse & geuond inierchadge of neatly as possidle, and Irs. Claremont with the most ab- vlewa conld ba had In regard to the most_approved and benefleinl manner of treatment and cantiona 10 be taken with theee dreaded diseares? 1 forono belleve it to ba a duty that shonld notbe neglected. 1t in tn me a patent fact that noma are more ance ceasful In bringlng their paticnis safely through than are othuers, and it certainty is humone that the most approved and auccessfnl mode of treatment ahonld be imparted toall. Twonld conaider it my dduly to put In practice such precantions aa the ralid fraternily might snggest to this department, and Jend my ntmost enorgy for the canes of_lnmanity, Reepectfally, . P. Watant, Commlsetoner of liealth, TITE COUNTY BUILDING. The Chiengn Gas-Lizht & Coka Company pald the North Side Collector yesterlay $6,100. The Grand Jury yesterday pegeed away ab Jall cases and found twelve true bills. About 100 more cases are yet to be heard. The keys to the Jall wero not lost after all— simply mislaid. They were found yeaterdsy, and now the Jatler wil slecp easler. Fawin Walker reports that hie hins cut the en- {ire stone for the basement story of the new Court-llenee, amd that the work still gocs Lravely on. The County Treasurer, yesterday addeessed a polite letter to ex-Recorder Stewart, who fs now at Springlicld, asking him _fo turn over the amoint In his hands, €0,230.57, belonaing to the county without any delay, He patlently awaits an andwer. A clance through the records In the Connty Court. yrllerdn}' showed that W. L. Church, ., and John P, Gaffney had been dolng atmost continual Jury scrvico (i that court slnice 1874, A plance at the Grand Jurors and petit jurors in the Criminal Court showa that thoy have nlmdcrm the public somo servics tw jurors there also. The caso of Patrick Grughan, for the murder ot Joseph Weeks in Bridgeport some threo onths oxn, was to have bren tried to-day in the Crimtoal Court, but was postponed on ac- count of -the absonce of one of his attorneys. On gecount of this no Jury trials will bo had to- day, the Jury having becn discharged until to- MOFow, The Superintendont at the Insane Asylum, Mr. Gleason, {s tlic unly one of the three dis- churged who has had the decency to step down and out when ordered to. He ‘quit Eaturday, but Currnn und Handley still hang on, awalthig written orders from the Board, The father-ins law of Commiissioner Bradivy, now o visltor at. the Connty Agent's ofllce, it 13 said, Is scoking after Gleason's old place. If report hetrue tho reason O'Donnell ot the contract for furnishing the county with meat at an advaueo of one cent per ponnd over other bidders §s found in the fact that he agreed to renew his contract to furnish meat to certain Commissioners and certain clerks at the old rate. is to present hila bills to the county every thirty days, anil to the Commissioners at the cnd of ninety-nine vears. Commiastoner Tolden yesterday mnamed Mesers. Fltzgeraid, Scimidt, and Conly to in- vestizate the charzes against Joo Hogan, Hogan was around duriug the day, and if he had nad the naming of the Commitiee he could not have done better, Schmldt detended him In the Board when the charges wers made, it will bo remembered. Fitzgerald will bave tho satis- nfi:lluu of bringing In o minerity report. That's all. Bome time ago ft was noted that Rountreo was to zo to Sprincficld in the interest of the Cuunty Boand to do what he could tu present the Leglslature from legislating the “Ring" out of exlatence. Commissfoner S8chmldt Mon- duy provided for tho paylng of his expenses out of the County ‘Ireasury by having the Board glve im an cxcuse for goine. 1o goes, onten- sibly, in the langnage ot Schinldt, to “pass® o new Revenue bill. DOWN WITH REPORTERS, County Treasurer Huck has refised to aceept or nbulo by the “opluions? ot the County At- torney in inatters relating 1o the managément of hisoflice, anul when wanting to know about his lecal rignts has preferred to pay for *opin- fons " from auother sonrve to accepting his for nothing, 'Fhis has cronted a little unplensant- ness Levween the two ofiicials, who have olfices adjolnlng. Yesicrday mornlngz tho Zimes con- tuined au item setting forth by intimation the relutions of the two, which stirred Hountree's bile. When tho reporter who was supposed to have written tlio oilensive parazraph untered his oftlee for newe, ho was tiven the cold shipul- der and a frown, a8 much as to say, *llow dare you vome into iny preseace!” 1ae scribe appreciuted the conversation in o moment, and remembering that the day hefore ke had been naked by the samo otilelal ¥ Wioo has been cast- ng #lurs on mo In tho Times rocentlvi” turned upon his heels and leit. If the ex-President of tiie ** Bean Ciub™ conld only coutrol the press E‘i cffectually as he does the Board, be would be aphy. TUE CAT LET OUT. Commisstoner 8chmidt acclaentally let tho cat out of the bug In_tha Board' Monday in bisght on Arclutect Egan, when ho maoni- fested saeh n deew interest in seeing the elaim of Farmer Harms for §70,000 puld. Tho * Ring,” 1t 18 well known, hus for somne reason or_anoth- cr, heen purtieulurly anxious to pay tha Farmer all he clalned, but "Egan has been'n the way In refusing to certlly to the correctness of the cinlm,—that is, in “refusing to say that Harms was entitled to nearly ws much for 4 extrma’ s the orhgtiat contract ‘price for tho entira Court- House " fuundations. The ambition of the “hine fu the Ilarms matter haa been not hLow little, but hLow much, they could pay him, but ot cvery move In the matter it hus bheen confronted”with the coutract, which mukes Eiran the sole arbitrator fn uil disputea between Harms aind the county, nd hits Comminstoners inthis bas brought the war tpon dilm il hls clabing as Schmide's luosenlng of thy bag-strings Monday secined to indicate, But this {s not Egan's first offense. e really sowed tho keed of tho war now belng mado on him when ho refused o give Perlolat $5.000 out of $7,000_paid bim_for the origiual plans for the Court-House. The oniy hops lie hua for justics bring done him as long as he holds out against the % Ring " fw the courts, or the leglstating of thie Buard out ol ofllee, ANNOUN ‘The creditors of the City Natlonal Bank will meet In Partor G Tremont Houso this evening at 7o'dock, The Heaudlnavian Freethinkers' Boclety will eclebrato Tom Valne's birthday Bundsy evenfng at Aurora Turner Hull “Hillet and the Golden Lule™ will be the suhject of Dr. Kohler's lecturo before the young peopla of the Sinal Temple to-night, The business men's devotlonal mectings are atlll continued each evening, except Batunlay, n Lower Farwell Hall, from 8 to 6 p, . Bank clerks and uil others cordiully luvited, John B, tlough lectures to-inurrow evenlng at tho Tabernacls for the benetlt of the Womun's Christian Femperancs Unlon, Tickets, costing £5 vente, can be tad at all bookstores. Mesers, Hoa and Parker, tho well-known billiard-players, witl play u 200-point game of turce-bail cushion caroms for 8100 this evening, ut Mansur'a rooi, No. 70 Dearvorn street. It will be the third game of the kivd played be- tween the eawio wmen, Unity Church Fraternity will chaperon some omateur theatricals fu the lecturc-room of Ruobert Coliver’s Chureh ‘Tucsday evenlng, Jan. 0, for the henelit of the Industifal School on taurrabes street. ‘The entertulument promiscs to be unusually briifant. ‘Two plays will be wen, ono of which ta_orizinal, this” belng ita tlret representation, Tickets for sale by Jauscn, MeClurg & Co. CRI)[]N?\TJ. P. M. Wilkerson, a Clark street loan-broker, was yesterday nrreated by Detectlve Osterman, wpon complaint of Belle Taylor, who accuses Nt of the larveny of a pawued truuk of cloth- fug. Detective Rodney Long yesterday captured at the courner of Wabash uveuus and Tweoty- secoud atrect a negro named Thomas Tyrrell, who {3 thought to bo Implicated with Thomas Barnett o the Alex White silver-robbery. Morris Kelly, a fllow who was recently ar- rested upon suspleion of belug fmplicated in the express rubbery, Was yesterdy beiore Justive Buully, und, when he liud suceceded In proving an uilol, wes fugloriously chucked back futo the bull-pey, und sent out for Gifty days upon su old execution. Justies Summerfleld yesterday sont out the following: "Thomas De Wolf, larceny of a revol- er frow Einwma Fountan, of No, 104 Wabash ayenue, $200 to the Criminal Court; Morrly Henly, vagrant, thirty daye; Dan Seribner, vagraut, $50 toe. Thu Koca family n suc- ceedad {u obtalulug & coutinuance untll to-day, Justice Pollak yestorday passed upon tho fol- lowing: Danlel "Boyle, vagroucy, dischargea; Josio Brown, larceny of twu dresscs from Lottle Fogers, 400 to the 20th: Andrew Mitchell, Churles Auderson, sud William Leonard, gam- Dlers, fi cach: Jumes Quinlan. rant, slxty days; Albert Bmd:r,n(lr:nt, $3; Frank Tyog, larcony of $390 from E. L. Ashworth, $1,000 to the .Xm.“ In tho gumbiing case, tho Justico held that the police had no right to conflacate pmhllnz—lools,pund [} cn@kercigcr and table was returned to them. SUBUIIBAN. HYDE PARK. Teo Noard of Trusteca met in regular eessfon at tho Town-Hall yestorday afternoon. Present, Messra, Bogue, Farrell, and President Bensley. As willbe seen, there wes noquorum; the Board, however, transacted the following busincss: Bids for conl for jolnt Water-Works wercopened, read, and referred tothe Water Commissioner with instructions to confer thereon with the Water Commissloner of the Town of Lake. Bida for the construction of a bridgeat Dalton were opened, read, and, on motion ot AMp. Bogue, referred to the Engineer, Mr, Bristol, with inatructions to tabulate the same and re- port to the Commltten on Streeta and Highwaya, "The petition of llore Company No. 3 for pue- chnso of lot and bufluing for permancnt hose- house, and the following resolution ' offered by Mr. Bogue, were roferred to the Comiutttee on Totlee and Sanitary : JResolred, That the Engineer and ¥ico-farshall make plana and eetimates for the ernction of hose- honea on Htate street, near the corner of Fiftleth eet, and that the sum deemed necessary by them for Ralid purposo be pat Into the next anniel approe priation, sothat tlie money may be rai=ed thercfor, ‘The Board then adjourned, and the members retired with o feeling of happinessin their brenasts at having earned §3 per hend. There will bo a unlon meeting in the Firat Tresbyterlan Clirch of the Presbyterian and Baptiat Churches this ovening, Judge Wil Janis will deliver a sermon. The meeting led by Judge Willlams on Monday night was one of great Interest, Hyde Pork has in its territory only eighty- one ealoons. Supervisor Iudeon has his hands full with mn,nurcu- famllies which aro In a starving con- ton. A platforin for thn coming spring clection fn Hye Park I8 necded. The Rev, Dr. O, 1. Tiffany will preach in Flool’s Hall Bunday afterncon at 3 o'clock, Dr. Tiffany will undoubtedly havo o large nudience, us quite a number of the resldents of the town are Mctholists. RNGLEWOOD. Partles from the ity who wish to attend the Hosemen’s matked ball this evenlug cau leavo the city on the Rock Island dummy st 6:15 and 7:10. A conveynance will return them to the clty after tho bull. The Sabbath-school of the Presbyterian Church wern glven a slelgh-ride _Monday after- noon, by Lhe kindness of 8, I) Underwond. ‘I'wo’ fonr-ouse slolghn were flled with boya and giils, and driven throuzhthe parks and Ilyde Park. ‘The children fecl very grateful to Mr. Underwood for Lis forcthousght. At the annual meeting of the Englewood Universalist Bunday-Schwol Osganization the followini otlicers were cliosen for the ensuing year: Mr. Georeo W, Carson, Superintendent Mr. C. B. Wendell, Assistant Buperintendent ; Mrs, J, Vrecland, Sccond Asslstant Buperin- tendent; Mr. Charles 11, Chamberlaln, Seure- tary and Treasurer; Mr. George 8. Eddy, Li- brariun: Mr. J. Frank Brown, Assistant Libra- rian; Miss Allce M. Chamberlain, Urganist, By tho Superintendent’s report, the echool was found to Lu in n very prosperous condition, numbering seventy-two members, with an aver- ago attendanco durlng the year of forty-two, ————— ELGIN, Tha Hall Inveslizntion, Bpectal Dirpaich to The Tridune. Erory, 11, Jun. 23.—Tho investigation into the causes of the death of Col. James8,Hull was commenced by the State Board of Chavitiesat 2 a'clocte thls afternoon, at tho Northern Insano Asylum, undes the directlon of the State Board, of ‘which there are prescnt Georgo tobinson, Prestdent; Dr. J. C. Corbus, Dr. . McCord, and the Rev, Fred H. Wines, Seerctary, Thers are olso present Gicorge ord, Resldent Trustee; E. 1, Sbeldon, Chicazo, und C. W, Marsh, 8yeamore, of the Bourd ot Trustées. The faintly ot Col. 1iull Is represented by Mr. Walter 8. {ufl, his son, and the latter’s parte ner, Capt, 8. F. Brown, and Mr, W. P. Baxter, an old friend of the deceased. All the testi- mony will be taken verbatim by Mr. Dement, It ts'ntended to malke tho Investization thor- ough, and much of the afternoon was occupled with prelimluarics. The evidenes adduced was entirely of an in- formal character, haviug no_conncetion directly with the death of Col. Hull. ‘To-morraw tho testimony will be more fully gone futo. ———— ROCK ISLAND WATER, Bpecial Dispalch to The Tridune. Davesvort, Iz, Jan. 2—ltock Izland 1s greatly troubled st present over tha wido prevalence of dlarrbaa und kindred discases. Very many children and older pereons have been aflifeted for weeks, and several hundred cases of the complaint have been reported, Tho matter has heen fnquired Into, and it is the general opinlon that the cause fs that the filthy matter emptied futo the river from the sewers hos been pumped {nto the water-works and ilis- tributed swong water consumers. Last evening a special mecting of the Coancll was lield, the views of leadiug physicians was obtain- ed, and o committes to act In conjunction with n committes of physiclans was appolnted to Investizate the matter. ‘The pumps of the water-worls ara Jocated below the city, and it may be this agitation will causoe thelr removal to a point above the eity whero they will escape tho sewage. e~ TELEGRAPHIC WAR, IxpiaNAroLts, Ind,, Jan, 23.—The Atlantlc & Paclfic Telegraph Company, in December, wero enjoined from bullding a tine along the Ohfo & Mississippl Raliroad upon the complaint of the Western Unifon Telegraph Company, Stib- sequently, the Atlantle & Pacitic Company ars ranized with tho Recelvers of the ratlroad to bulld o Mue for thew, transferring the materlal and men to the Recelvers for that purpose. To- day Juwizes Drummund sod Giresham, of the Unlted States Court, declded snch action to be a violation of tho spirit of the fnjunction, and declared the parties in contemnt, administering u severe reprimand, and dlscharging them upon payment oL costs. it N COM THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC CO. offer speclal inducementa to purchasers, at whol rnlo and retall, of sheet auale, mueie books, vl 1ins, guitars, and all kinds of musicalinstruments, General azenta for the Standund orean and Steck plano. Quslity nt No. 160 Btata atreet, e — Startling Rovelatlons, “Some startling revelations,” anys nrecent wrlter, **huve been mado in veference to what {s known as valcanized hudia-rubber, This sub- stanco {3 ordinarlly composed of India-rubber mixed with from 10 1020 per centiun of sulphur at o temiperature of ubout M0 degrees Fahrenheit, It s customary, however to add a certafu proportiona lead or zlnce oxide, by which means the vuleanite acquires additlonal “welght and soltdity. Now, thessoxides act most fu- Suriously un tho buinan system when ebsorbed, and it wasin cousequetica of the complaluts which wero overywhere mads some thne ago that caoutchoue “suckers containing zine bhave been almost unlwruull{ discontinued in the manufacture of suckingbottles for infunts, A cane, however, has recently come to light In Herlln which showe that a slmilar danger attcads tho use of auy sort of toys nade ol woutchoue. A chitd bad received a rubber doll, and, from holdlng ftn greut deal to hls mouth, was taken il 'l'nudult when placed in vinegar, Lecamo coated Wwith fncrustations which proved to be acetute of zlue, Un closo examination It was discovered that 60 per centumy of the sub- stance of which the doll wus composed couslsted of ziue oxide! Auother doll, which came from Bruuswick, and was sald to e quits ‘harm- Tess,! yleldea as much as 5735 per centunm of aslies, comsistinz of ziug oxide, with small traces of lmpurities, such uslead, fron - aud e, Imports of Tea to Gireat Iiritaln and the Unlted States, Bl Mail Gazelte. ‘The statlstics of thic uxports uf tea from China to England ond the United States during the tescason® of 1876-77, endl with the Lth of October last, haye latcly been published at Buanghal, “I'ng tutal of all kinda shipped to Great Britaln from ull Ciineao ports was 123,487,691 pounds, of which 4,440,154 pounds were grecu teas. Iu the precedicy season (1675-'30) the total expor- tation wus EX2LU2,675 pounds, of which 3,419,007 pounds were green teas, ‘Thus it appears that tie trude in black tea has declined, white that In green tea has increased, a result which we neod these ggures to bring 1o our notice. The exportation to the United States bears no comparlson fu respect of quantity with that to the Cwted Kingdom. The total smounl from oll Chlnese ports to the United Statcs in the season of 1870-'77 was 18,274,003 pounds, of which nearly Lalf was green tes, whilo tn 181579 the exportation was 10,404,505 pounds, of which more than half was green tea. ‘The infereuce o be arawn, wo suppos¢, I3 not that the Ameri- caus driuk toore fi:m" tea than black, but that they get their black tea chieSy through the Euglish houscs. DEATHS, “PRICE—Jan. 23, 1877, Willlam Price, formerly K lacy, 1., aged 70 years, T troba resituces Sor 17 Thinty-tlrd-st., aneral T Calvary, LEE—Tnexd A ana My SPRIGUS—Tan, TRosenill Cemetery. 9—Taesln, STANI Rohert V, Knto M. ognd 21 yeara The fanernl will o'clack 3, m., | nounced, The 1o attend. Dbelovad daugiter of Thom: Bpricas, aged 3 yeurs 8 months and 11 days, Funeral from the remdence of her p South Hohey.st,, to-day at 13 o'cloc| 8, nged 21, Ji her to Beloit, Wis, it 22, of morning, ¥4~ Colorado Springa (Col.) papers ter on nstead of 0, friends of the 24th inst., at1p, Washingtonest, " ™ 2 0'clock p, Lo to attend. L Fl‘l!fi. 0D AL 7D Wabash-av., Tneed Mary, wife of Mases G, Flood: el g Fi hursday from &t neatlating, Sarah and at 11 8. m., b of Hnfus Kin; inst, a8 heretnf family are perate onen), by Behy medicines, Futi direction natienta wi in other cases by the Hohenck’s Pulmonio Bmy,mfim and Mandrako Pills, Thera deservedy eelehrated have effected a tevolution fn il healing art, 1y proved the fallacs of sevcral maxims which have for many yearsobstracted the progress of medleal aclenrs, The false smppoaltion that ** Consumption I tncurabies deterred physleians from attempting to find remediey for that discase, nnd paticnta afiicted with it reces, clled themsclves to death without making an effort ty escapn from a doom which Shey supposed to be oy, avoldable, 1t o now proved, lowever, 11t Convump. tfon esn be ciired, and that It hasheen cured naren Rreat numberof cases (tonio of them apyarently o 'a Pulmonio Eyrup slone; ang no medicinaIn conncetlon wiy Hchenck's Beas\Weed Tonlo and Mandrake PIL oneer both, according to the requirements of the cas Dre Scheock imsclf, who enjoyed unlaterraptad Kood health fur morn than forty years, Was suppowed stone time tabe at the vory gate of death, clans baviog pronounced his case hupeless, o doned him to hld fate, Flo was cured by the afore: nnd, sinco his similarly sffectdd hnveised Dr, With the Aaine remarkablo sccems, ceompeny eacli, making 1t not abio- Jutely necesary o persaunily acs Ur. Schenck anie ati tholr lunzs exnmined, Aad for this por Ppsehieis professionaii S Y Inelps and Arcli-ste., Philadeiphia, eve: ViLh, A Arche, Fhlsdcios srery, U Hchenck's medicines are soid by a1l druggista. MIDICAL. g o and populsr ‘medicine a prineipal ofiico, 2, ohn’s Chorch ty ITALE—Jan, 23, at his rosidence, No, 4 Washingtonat, ihe Hon, Ssmuel lle n e T8th vear of hin age, Notlce af funeral hereafter. 837 Pittaburg and Cleveland Hale, in the papers pleare copy, fi.:-n. 23, Ilenry, infant son o Furieral Wedneniay, resldence, US23; Weat +from a8 G, and cumnn}:“l:’ arents, 25y by cats 1o Jan. 2, et oy Cella Fiorence, daughter of 14 monthy, B ua B, Flske, formerly of ce from th Meaninh, cornor of Michigan-av, third-nt., at 1 o'clock Wedneslny, Jan, 24, EY—lan. 29, Irene, and Eva Blanloy, '+ Funeral from reebdence, No. at., Wednesdny, Jan. Rosehill. 0 Chnrch of (hy Twenty: infant danghter of 57 Sonth Panlina. ¥ cars ty £ please capy. KING-At No. 277 Patk-av., in this eh, the B2 day of Jomnary, 1877, of diphtherls, ing, dnugh 3 ‘montis and 22 daye, tale place from ¢ the 24th Y, St 2, B, he above nu. ot B:3 e an. insited bt abag. aly TecuTery, mAnY thou’ Seienel’s preparatin AUCTION SALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & C0, Auctloncers, 84and 80 itandolpb-st. Friday’s Salo, Jan. 26, at 08:30 a, m. LARGE GENERAL SALE NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE Carpets, Stove Eousehold Goods, Pianos, Geonoral Merchandise, Officoe Furniture, Eto., Ete, 37" Also, PIIOTOGRAPHER'S 8TOCK, Pictan Frames, Mouldings, e te,, ete, ELISON, F'OMEROY & CO., Auci'n, Gardner House The Largest Sale of all First-Class FURNITURE, Evor made in Ghicago, commencing HONDAY MORNING, Jan. 29, at 10 gl At Hotel, cor, Michignn-av, & Jackson-st. Tho ontiro contonts of this Flegantly Furnished Hote) 2,000 YDS. BRUSSELS CARPETS, 80 BUITB ROOMS, 160 Sleeping aud Giuest ltooms, Fadies’ Parlor Club Room, and Dining Rooms, All Furnishod in the bost ma Idattresses, Bpring Beds, PIER & MANTEL MIRRORS Piano, Billiard Tablen, Chandeliara through: out the houso, KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY. Platod Waro, Crockery, &o. ificent Double Franoh Chi aroon and Gold, ussd but s fer mos, ufiood ra A M Dar new. Offigs Furni turo, St r0 ar LISON, POMEROY & 0O, Auationears. By G, P. GORE & CO,, U8 on d 70 bash-av. OUR REGULAR AUCTION SALE Boots, Shoes Rulher On Wednesday, Jan, 24, at 10 a, ., Goods. GTO0, I GONE & CO., 08 & 70 Wabash-av. By WM. A, BUPTERS & CO. Auctivacers, 118and 120 Wabash-av. STANDARD MISCELLANEOUS LIDRARE AT ATOTION, WEDNESDAY MOBNING, | N i 1220 Vi Wit AL BUT our atore, Nor {14 u 13 13 & CO. Ia v Auctioncens BULTERS & CO, '8 Regular Trade Ssle DRY GOODS8, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, BILKS—DI UOODS, BILK NDKFS., . NOTIONS, EMBROIDERED S1LE BCARTA CAMDIGANS IHOSIERY, FUI POCKET CUTLERY, &¢. THURSDAY MORNING, Jao, 25, at 10 o'clock, @ HING 00D, wocond loor, 11 aud 120 Wubast-av. By WM. NOOREHOUSE & CUs Auctloneers, 274 and 270 East Madlson-st. ‘Wil bosold this s m. t wens of PARLOR SUITS, CHAMBER SETS Dining-Room and Oflco Furniture, And a genera) assorument of lousehold Goods.___- CHATTEL MORTGAGE SAL at515 West 3 sdlron: st ed for convenivuce of sale: OF Wedneaday, Jan. 21, 3t ., entire huusehold effects of & private o et e VHiaites o DAY itute, d}\lhuh & Bagalug: e i Dl Aucioneer. HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE ‘ho entl ta f the well-furnlaed three wal) 20 Gantiheny DI No- 10 Bidtid n 8 o-curt, £OF R0 at privato sale for cash ‘Taonth] ydu{mru\-l,»‘.< a I A 1 OB FELV S o naRa Rl AR ST TR S atboras ‘The buliding caa ba reated low, LONFECTIDNENY: ot CELEBRATED throus! ti nlon_-exprssacd s 5 600 por b, Addrs g WOUN it Conlehs tioner, Chicago. i PERFUNERY. A twenty-iv cent Sxquiaits rMare™ "MARS” $in Braguiaia. Chicaas AR GOODS, - mpicte sieck, Lok esds tlemnt e aals T Wi Py Pl alse Begle's. m——— 5% el Goeds riatC 0 ELats ke latott e e nner; Halr ] a4 10 O'clock ¥ e b okln; [ | | |