Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1877, Page 3

MIKE'S MANDAMUS. Arguing the Question Before the Three Judges. Hlossrs, Lincoln, Herrick, Gondy, and Fuller Deliver Themselves, And Judge MeAlllster Asks Varlous Ques- tlons Regarding the Alloged Default 1t Is Probable that a Dacision Will Ba Given Monday Morning, Tho application of Mike Evans for a man- Jamus to conpel Supervisar Lincoln to approya s bond as Collector of the Town of South Jhicago, was heard yesterday befora Judges Teogers, Melllster, and Booth. Petitloner was sepresented by Mr. W, C. Goudy and Melsilic . Fuller; Mr. Joln Ilerrick asisted Mr. Lin oln in the defense. On tha case boing called, Mr. Fuller read the petition for the mandamnr, (he substance of which Liss atready. appearcd in these columns, 17 Mz, Lincoln read his snswer to tho petition, which sct forth the grounds on which the bond was not approved. A synopsla of this document has been published. Mr. Fullor, In behall of the petitioner, read hls ¢ v BEPLICATION, ot which the following are the matn polnts: It states that Evans ought not to be preciud- ed from having hia writ lecause of the allezed defaleatlon, for as such Bouth Town Collector in 1876 and before the 10th of March, 1570, ho paiil over Lo thie Supervisor all money * belong- fugg " to the town; and the money claimed by the answer not to have been turned over amounta to $25,314.47, sald sum being composed of 814,001.04, which wns 2 per cent. on_tho amount of taxesduc the city, and $10487.53, the amount. pald by petitionier for clerksliin, ete. Hoavers that'the former sum was lewally due hitn, on necount of bis contract with tho Gty that the latter sum wna pafdus allowed Dy the Town Board, apd lience ho (s not o de- faulter, a8 alleged. Evans then claims that o sean duly eleeted last April, and hos sinca been the Coflector, notwithstanding the ncts of the Houth Town Board, and he has never ceased to clo and get as_such Collector. e then ase surts that he ought niot to bo debarred from the right of the writ of mandamus beeauso of bis uot {iling a suflicient boud, because the amount of the taxes assessed upon {Acrsmml property is $0H,410.12, and the amount on real cstate, to be collected by him, 82,012,810,13, and the sure- tles offered on the 4th of Junuary aro worth $2,000,000, whichi {8 amply sullicieut, In refer- ence to tho reply that the Supervisor did not know what waa the custom, and that he (il not aay that he would not_approve a sufllfent bond 1f presented, the petitioncra say that this answer {a not eufliclont In Inw, To this Mr. Lincoln filed A DEMURNER, on tho ground ‘that the replication sbould hnve Jolned issuc on tho respondent's truverse of the nllegatiaus of the sald petition that the sureties on safd bond were worth £2,000,000, fn- Stend of reaflirming sald allegation that sald replication is only a re-statement of ceitain matters already alleged In_the petition and traversod by tho answor, and should thersfora conclude tothecounty; that salil replication does 10t konclude to the county: that sakt repil ({un Ig.lnal,hcr respects uticertain oud fnsufll tlent. MR, LINCOLN “1ald e hd demurred renerally to the replica: tons, and also aealgned for catiees of speclal des snurrer that the replications were n re-stalos _ment of the allegativns already in the petition aod were travorsed by the “unswer, Boveral «questions aross {n this cise. Tho first was tho rkgl\t of the petitloner to usk for u mandamus ut all on the ground of his being tneligible. That was the point whicth Lo proposed to discuss, Tho = other points were, frst, that ndmitting that the potitloner bt a rght o file tho petition, e (the Supervisor) was not subject to the order of the Court for the putposcs for which the man- damus wus requested, It would be usserted on Dehalf of the defendant that the Court might orpder the Supervisor to act upon the bond, but would not order him to nct in one way or un- other, to approve or dl«nvumvu. and tiat as he had exerclued the discrotion reposed in him by law in_oxmmnining and disapproving n cortain band, the Court would not urder him o ro-ox- amlue and would certalnly not direct him to approve the bond, As to the otherbond vague- 1y referred to n the petition, 14 was the same boud with ndditional securities, and the most the Court could do {n yelation to that would Le to order thet bond to bo exmmnined; but that would not bo dono by mandamus unless the Bupervisor distinctly refused to inspect it lle had never yot refused to wxaming the houd. Theso polnts, howover, would o discissed by Mr, Herrick, Mr, Llicoln then read thi law providing for vollection of taxes, und remarked that )t was clear that in sttling with the Government the Col- Jector waa only entltled to retalu the smount of vompensutionallowed by law, and that compen- wition wos fixed at $1,500. It ecemed to him that argument was alinost unnecessary on this polnt. "It waa safd that that sum was fusufll- clent compensation for thecollectlon of so lurro au smount of taxes, Such un argument should have no welght with the Courty thuke feellng vggricved phould appeal to the Lezislature to alter tho law, Any oxpenses {ncurrcd by the Collector should pass throush the regular chan- nels of the Board of Audit of thu” town. It appeared that while by _law the books for tha cotlection of taxes for 1875 were not 1eady to by given to the Collector until Dec. 10, 1835, ot o miceting of the Town Bourd, held Au 4 183, 1t was ordored that tho then Collector should have $10,600 for his expeuses in tho collection, ~~$1,5600 for his salary and the commisslons on tho city tuxes, This was four months bufore he began” tho colleetion of taxes fur that year, It was ajso ordered that the smount of 812,000 should bo certified to the Caunty Clerk to be extended on the tux-hooks for 1870, in order to meet the smn allowed the Collector over and above the commisafons on city taxes. At a meetdng of tho Board fn March last, there was rolluquishiod to the Coltector u clalm gmounting to $14,000, which was tho amount of commissions for collecting the cily taxes, Petitioner, therefore, clalmed that lio was entitled to refaln the money in his hands Withant any further audit by theXoard.” Wiy was to be dono in regurd to'tho 12,000 extend- ed on this year's tax-books, ho dld ot kuow; it was rulsed for the purpose of payinz the Coliset~ or, but that ollicer had already pald himsolf vut of other funds. Even’}mhllc officer wus bound 10 porform tho dutics of his ofliee fur the com- peusation allowed by Iaw. ‘That was a e Benso lxrlllclpll:. und he was not able to sco the collection of city taxes by the Town Collect- ar of Houth Chicugo was In any manner separated from town or Btate and county taxes, which wore colleeted all to- gether. The Bupervieor was responsible for the financisl secounts of the own, bhut he hud nob been permitted to bave sieh fnforma- tion as would enable b to keep stich accounts. It was tho duty, he held, of the Collector to hava patd to the Bupervisor the 814,000 sihich hu retained aa connniaslons, and have his clulm for the money audited fu regular courso hy the Board. ‘That was the only way thut order/and honesty could be preserved i the administiu. tlon of'tho offairs of this or uny other town. The Cotlector hud no right to keep thut §14,000. CROIS-FINING. Judge McAllister—Bupposing un actlon would ilo to recover thfa alicged balance—supposing oy were abla to demonstrute that fuct—what it to do with this cased i BMe. Lincolu—Do you mean that it lsa point bat sbould uut arise I this cused Judgy MeAlllstep—What basit to do with your ur roval oF disapproval of the bond? Mr. Lincoln—Tle letter cited fu the auswer ahows that I returncd tho bund upon an fuvestl- Butlon of & vingle point i counection therewith ~—tbe fusutllelency of the sureties. Ididuot enter tuto the question of his rizht to the aflice. Judige MeAllister—That 13 nop what 1 meun. This f» an appllcation for u mandunus to com- ‘ml the Hu'l)ervlsur to approve the Town Col- eetor's bond. Now, f tis comes with u cestl cate of ciection, bave you any right by law to Pass upon the queation of his eliglbility{ Mr, Herrfck—Wae coutend thutif we huvo not, that this Court has in an applivetion for man- damus, Juuge MeAlllster—I recollect a case whers o person was elected to an oflice sud thero was uull oue indivldual who could sdmlubster the Oatly, aud he refused to admlulster It on the ground that the man was fncllzible—hc was a bor, The Court hield that that had sothing o do with bis admintstration of the vuth, 31r, Lincolu—We wlll endeavor to show that thia b ous of tho questions which gu lnto the Fight of this petitioner to upply for tho writ. W udgo MeAllister—That tase i3 in tho 8d endelly 16 lovks to mu &y appllvable to this iy Unless you have the power to detepinine ¢ questiop of eufilbu iLy, can yout refuse to ap- Prove the ond, §f 1t 1s légaily sutlicient, on that roundl Towould Le bester to eatablish that o tha proviston betore fflluz us o much detail {n re- fard to the rtatutes, Mr. Lincoln—The certificate of election, as J underatand Lic decisions, certifics that a vertain Indisidnial was eleeted to an oflice, but certifics nothing as to hix qualifcations, That guestion rtl‘lmlnll{l;s'l pen. Bomo ohe muat s upon his cligibhiity, o u-lzxn)MrAllmcr—'l‘)m Court {n a direct pro- eeeding must pase on (L3 but can you pass on it collaterully Mr, Linéoln—Te must estublish his right be- fore ¥ can help hiin to the office of Collector, clalm that he Ia neligible, on the ground that Jic hus not pald ever the tnntiey as required by law. Mr. Lincoln eited Prickett va, Bean, Legal Neww, Vol 7, 405, I Arkanens, 2, Tayler va, The Gavernor, and other outhori- tics, in suppork of his position. The Court court conld do nothing hetter for the community than to refuse its sanction to the aysien of trregularity nnd irresponsibility which hiad exlated for o many fum‘n in the town, Tho condition of affairs iind heen golng from bad to worse, and he urged the Court to give earneat welght to the conslieratfons on the revord, MN. FULLER next addressed the Court for the petitioner, Hadld not nlflimcln!u the closing remorka of Mr. Lincoln, ie case oughit to be te-lded ac- cording to the Inw, and the sooner this loose way of referring to tho interests of the com- munfty was ehiecked the better, If there was nuything worse than another {n this Mtication, it 'was the thoory that theend justifies the meavs. The Eupdrvisor was not e autharity to pass upon_the oligibillty of Evans, There was a summary provision for contesting eloc- tlons, and deterinining the questions which had Leen dragged Into court for mearly A vear i regard to this matter. “flad lnt method hcen pursned, and there had been any foundation for the allegations, the case would have been scttled In twenty daya according to law, But the other slde_preforred to tako tho law fnto their own hands, sud they wero now, as nuerumnuhu‘ trying to pet some law by which they could keep petitioner ont of oflice. "The first aucation 10 ho detesmined was not that of ellgibility, but whether that question of elizibility could be cougidered nt all or not. 1f the Court acrlved at the conclusion that that question had noth- ing to du fn the case, then It could be determin- e whethier tiicre was angthing to the charge, In thelr judignient, however, the question of eleibility eould not pogsibly ariee. The eleventh sectlon of Art. IX, of the Constitution provided that any person in default as Collector could not o ellgible for any oflice under the municl- pality. In ordor to make out that Evans waa ln- ellggible, il would have to be sliown that ho was a defuniter. Jio contended that petitioner was_Collector de facto since the 8th duy of Aprll, when Le took the oath of ofllce, “The bomd presented the Bupervisor was amply sufli- clont. Under the statute the taxes 1o 1o col- locted nre the personal property taxes alone; even i[ that wero not so, the cuatom and usoge of tventy yeurs had scttled that thy true con- struction of the Jaw wus not that the surctles were to Justily fn the penal sum, but In such an amount s should be sulticlent to sccure what taxes were likely to be In the hands o1 the Col- Joetor, ‘Tho real-state tax was nothlm more than a procecding in rems: whila ft might bo true, and would undoubiedly be nsisted, that the Collector could receive voluntary povinents, yet he vould not compel payment, and fho war- Fant was powerless In s lunds. ~ After citing a nwinber of authoritics, Ar. Fuller concluded by urging that tho Sunervisor had no rizht to reé- tuse to approve the amended bond even §f tho clght days had elapsed. The Court thon took a rocess. When the Court resumed in the afternoon, Mt Herrick submitted authorltics on the gen- eral principlos movernfng o writ of mandamus as to the question of the powers vested in the Supervisor, und other points which had been diacussed. R GOUDY then continued the urpument of petitioner's vase, In opening herald the prinelples which poverned and controlied this remedy wers famfllar to all Judges, and [t wag unncecesary to ¢ite_cases bearlng thereon or to alscuss the peneral question. “Thev clalmed that, an the Tacts set up und thie questions presented, it was the absolute duty of " the Supervisor tu approve the bond that was presented to him by vetltion- er, In regurd to the othier branch of the ense, they cirlined that even though the petftloner wero mlstaken In recard to that positlon, the Court would compel the Supervizor to et upon tho bond which might now be presented without saying how thut oflicer should use his cretion as to the sufllelen- ey of the bond. Tho reasan why the Bupervisor vefueed to approve the hond, “us et forth in his letter to petitloner, wag that tn his Judgnment the sceusitics were not worth the Fum speelied o the penalty of the boond, In this action, the Bupervisorassunied that the law required the geeurities jo be worth the smount of the houd. L was an crroncous position It wus anly nocessary that the securitlos should bo worth i suttlaont sum to protect tha pubilic and the different government to whom the niouey collected belonged fromn loss. Defend- ant, liowever, now sought to seb up that [t was udlfferent reuson—thut of Evang' Ineligibliity for the ofllee—why the bond was nob approved. It was elear that question could not bo ralsed collutorally, buty wipposo it could, tho replica- tlon ralsed the question ns to whether or not Fvans was a defaulter under_ the Constitution. From tha revord, it appeared that Evavs had ald over every dollur which ho collected ex- cept two sums, one $14,914,—commisslons an the city taxes,—and tho other $10,482, the amount that ho actunlly pedd ont to clerlis- and deputies, and” for contingent expenses In the collection of taxes. 'The nestion was whether, for retafning this money, svans wae o defaulter. ‘Thero was no pretonse of wilital defaslt, or conversion of money to hils own tae; the point was reduced to questions of Intricate law of donbtful construction, as to whether the Collector was lluble for money which he retafnied on the ground that he had u lezal vizht todo so, The cominission on city taxes wus allowed by elty ordinance. It was clatmed jhat the city acted withont authority, but, even if that wero the fact, it proved no actial wron un the part of petitloner in retaln- inge the comnlsston, ~ But tha city had full con- trol over its finances, and bod the power to pro- vide compenaation for the collection of ita ta: es. Then this question was narrowed down o the rizht of Evuns to retoln the 3 per cent con- mizslon allowed by the city; was he bound us der tho (eneral Révenuo faw to pay that pe centage into the treasury of the townl Ho con- tended that he was uot; it would boa viels- tion of fundamental rght. In regard to the amount of the bonds counsel hetd that it wus amply suflicieot, 1L it hud Leen the usage for tweuty yeurs that the sure- tiea Wera onty to bo responsible for the amount which the Coltector would probably have in hls hands, s tho bond wus executed I pursuancs of that rule, the bond was good, and” 1t was the duty of the Supervisor to approve of it. Mr. Goudy thon discupsed the provision of the Towuship Organization law to the efeet that §t u bond wes not given {uthe required thng jt should be vonstrued os o rc!mn}w serve, It was claled by the defendant that the hond presented to hilm within the eight days allowed by luw wax fusufliclent, and that that operated s o vacation of the atilee, und that ho was not bound to consider any bund presented at o later day. The original meaniing of the statute wos umluuhzedl{- that, i u mau pald uo attontion to the oflleo after he wus nppolnted or elected, and dld not take the oath, it should be s refusal to act on lla purt. In' this case & boud was flled, aud petitioner clafued the of- fleo, nml‘ under theso elrcumstances, wud i fullure to give a bound that was eatlsfuctory to the Supcsvisor tobe deemed o refusal toworved 1f siich o coustructlon wus tolerated, all sorts of abuscs and frauds nfeht be resorted to by the Bupervisor, 1f, on the presentation of the Coltectur's bond, it tuyned out that hu was mistaken as to the surcties re- quml und Le was willlug to give a new band, tho oftic waw uot ipso fucto vacuted, buy he bud & right to tender ssccond bond within o reasoli- able time, und it wus the duty of tho Super- visor to consider ft. ML, UANRICK foliowed with an able and exhaustivo argument. i belalt of defendant, Hesald this proceed- {ug sought an extraordinarry remedy,—a writ of niundumus,—which fssued ouly in the discretion of the Court. To establlsh” his rizht to this remedy petitioner must make out a clear caso} the writ woultd vot lésus [n doubtful cases, In the vutsct the petitioner clalmed thut he was elected Collector, nud was vow the Collector of tho town of Nouth Chicego, [t was not disputed that this was w materiad allezation which must bo sustalned. A mere usurper witbout any title or cortliicate of electlon conld not toime Iuto court und ask this remedy, Thoy met the ullu‘:dl.lun that petitioner was Collectod, They said that ho did recclye o votitication srond e Towan Clerk that he lad yecelved the hifgglicsl humber ot olus cast, but they clalmed thut ut the thuu petitloner was fuelfgible uuder the Constitutlon. Petitfoner camy fnto vourt clalming 1o be au oftieer, und was hiumself u df- rect purly to the proceedings, aud it resolved it- sell sinply Into & questiou of eyidenc he canio ierc on o mandwnus with o certiticats of electiun, they could not go back of that cortif- leate, 03 10 uny question covercd Ly it, us it was made the vonclusive evideuce upon that uustion. But the putboritivs they bad eited showed that it was no evideace upon tho quos- tion of ulu:lhlliliv. What evidence bad petl- tloner producal @y Lo right to thyoilice! Tho cestificate did put touch that quvation, which was oue tu be determiued by tho Coyrt, and inlght bo tried In any direet pro- ceeding to which the party bimsoll was a party. It 'd':: true it ;Hd mi: n‘la’n:‘ Nn‘rlfiu LX) :fl:tfi- vop dy Jacto wisera the eiglity of the vublie or 1l :dpull%:l were luvulrbd‘ The certificalo was no evidence of z-ugmnn{. Now, what had been shown 8 to the ineligibllity of petitioner? It waa nidmitted that lie had (n his honds $23, but In reply it was urged that 814,000 was lo porcentaie allowed by the elty, and that i remginder Iiad _been paid” out In legitl- fmate expenses, Now, whoss eervant was the Deputy Collector, snd why palid office rent, ote.f It was'the town, and the law provided who should audit the Wils agatust the town. The Bupervisor was made tha financial agent and representative of the town; and it was n dan- gerous procedent If the Collector, having nil this money in his hands, could pay the depu- ties, office rent, ot and, insisting that he ind slmply pald out what was reasonable, should demnd & Jury trinl on the auestion. 1f there could be sucha thing as fallure to pay ovar money within the meaning of the Constitution, 1his was undoubtediv such & case, Mr. Herrlek went on to nrgue that all tha Collector could :umlly retain was the compensation allowed by aw, TR JUDAE. Judga McAllister—There was an election, a certilicate of cloction was givon bim, and he Look thountl. Now, the Supreme Court declded in the Callagln case that he was in oflice by that, Buch helng tho case, 1 not the question as it Ia presented liero one that comes up entirely collaterally. 11 you can ralse the (‘m‘nflnn of elfiribility here, why cannot you ralec it in every instance! Bupposs the Bupervisor hadapproved hils hond and the Collector proceeded to gather the taxes, In every {nstance where o used his anuthority people night not recomnize him on the ground that he wasiucllgible, What woild be the effect. theni But 1 will tell the answer. It athat which Mr. Lincoln gave~that he was n fucto ofte il hila acts were good 03 to tho publicand third persous. Very well, then, is 1ot the Supervizor a third person in reference tothls question? It {s a scttled law of thia Btate, 85 I understand it, that o man's right to oilice, if hie has been inductod futo §t, cannot be eatered Into collaterally. Mr. Herrick sald, in snswer to inquiries, that flic baw required bofore hio entered upon his du- tes, he should take an oath. It also exureasly provided that before enterlog npon the dutles of Colleetor be skould giva the bond required by law, The distinction was recognized that he entered upon the olice, In regard to certain ol its functions, by taking the oath, but hefore he could collect tho taxes he must give a bond. He (Mr, I1) conceded that Evans woulil be o de- facto oMeer 1f the Lond waa given and approved and that then lifs aets could” not be questlones collaterally. 'The queation whether Evaus was Collector ‘or ot was directly involved in thia cage. But there were inuch more grave and scrious questions for petitioner to meet bofors ha would be entitled to the rellof ho sought. Assuming him to be Collector, was the oct of the Bupcrvisor In refusing to approve tho bond such a vivlation of duty us would authorlze the Court to terfere by andamus? e thought not, Rellef could not be asked upon iny ground unless it was inslated that the Buver- visor had neted yo arbitrarily, and from such ap- purent personai motives, that the Court woull determine that his nction was dishonest, and that he had, Iu fact, refused to act. Now, with regard to the quality of the hond. Connsel on the other slde argued that It was not nucessary for tue suretiea to beworth the full amount, ‘The plain, reasonable {nterpretation of the law was thet when it speclfically fixed tbo bond It enjolned wupon the Huperyleor the absolute duty of Inslsting upon security to tho amount of the pennlty of the honc. “Any other reading of thelaw was ubaurd, Btill, It 1t was not the duly of the Supervisor to Insist upon this,—It was clearly hisrlhit to doso. But if, In refuslug Lo sign the bond, tha Super- visor had misconstrued the law br made an erroneous declsion na to what his duty was, it was not such an error which tho Court would revise or review Dy mandamus, Then counsel had et up in np}mslllunncnllmn which they clalmed ghould be followed the same as If wrii- ten i tho statute, Whether siicls a custom was In existence or not could only be learncd by an examination of tho lLooks, however they ex- gruunly and cxplicitly denjed this custom.” The upervisor had good and sullicient eround for refusing to necept the bond, and ho lad not ueted l\l‘b‘lrnri){ in doing s0. * E{Judge MeAlllster—Suppose an officer has dis~ cretlonory power, and he acts upon a wrong principle. would pot the mandawmus be fu such cage to correct the errorl Mir, Herrick—The authorities scem to lay down the rule that it iallke the ervor of any other judiclol ofticer, and the Coust will not re- ik 3t by error. Judge MeAllister—This does not stand In the rao position asa judiclul oflicer belng {n error. Ina case of recognitzuues It is u penalty, beeause it 18 the mmount absolutely to he recovered; Dut where it {s a bond with a denalty und condl- tlons for the performance of a covenunt, then the recurity Is to be the eatimated seevice, ac- cordiue to the nature of the thing to be done, Mr. Merrick sald the statuto marked out the duty of the Supervisor, amd what else was lo gnfide that officlal] He dlsenseed this question of the bond at great length, and safd if the bond required by law wits uot presented the ofiics bo- cume vacated, Judgo MeAllister—The Collector ts required to givo such o bond as any reasonable man would w.'u“z; he is not calied upon to give a bond that an uitreasonably suspliclous or overcautious mun would not approve. The urguments belne coneluded, the Judges stated ¢l would probably decido tho casc Monday morning. Y ———— THE CENTENNIAL LOAN, Justice Btrong Decldes Agwinst the Qovern- went, TrAveLrnis, Jun, 23.~In s decision, holding that the Centennlal surplus must be used fn satlafaction of the stockholders before any part can he returned to the Uniteidl Btates, Justles Btrong sayi ‘The appropriation was avowedly made to com- Pleto the necessary prepatations for u col¢brution and exbibition which (*ongress had declared nation- aol, and undar Its wonctlon, in which other unatlous had been fnvited by the Goverument to foln, 1t wan, thprefore, meeting at least an hunorahle obli- gation, and that §t was yo cousidered avy bo fn. ferred from the cloxIng words of the section, which declarod the United hiates should not be llable for auy ublizatlon vr payioent **ln sddition to the sum* sppropristed. A caraful Inapection of this set, undur which alony the United States aaserts o clalm wl‘l’l( portion of ihe fuuds In the hands qf the complafnants, makes It evident that Conzreds did nat intend thorchy to croato tla relation of dubtur and credifor butwoen tho Centennlal Bonrd of Finance aud tho United States, Tho language wsad e the ordinary language af an sppropeiution, not of aloan, Noevldences of debt were required from the Board, Donds were not exacted for the return of the monvy. In the act of 187 tho residue, after payment of he liabllitics, was called **remalning asscte,™ and iia o former part of (hiu act 1t was calfed *¥nioneyn that ain.’ Tut when the fund te mentioned, hicl the United Statea may reeort in case thero [wsucha fund, it 1a called prodts, The phrascology Incnanged, and with [t, wo (hink, the meaning, Bo fqr As the United Biatea has rlhts asa af, Arlbutor, the subject for_distsibution ba ** urefits, not **remaining awscts,* not capltal. Bolore any dlvident, or percoutazo,’ or proportion of the profis inay bu pali to the stockholdurs, the appropeiation et bo pald Into the Unlfed States Treusury, 1€ Ahiere are no profits, the Government bis no claln, Nuw, what aro the profits of a corporation that has & capitsl stock? Very plaluly, only what lias been galied boyond thy stotl. ‘Vliey ara always acquisitlons beyond tho Inswsiment of ex- endltures, Nobudy would ihink a 1ax on the hrofits of 3 bank or an INErARCE COMpPAnY, or, in- deed, olnurlwrmmmn. wad u tax on {fs capital or u tas un fta gutire property, it that property hait been counted {nto cash in l‘(fl process of whiding up. Lol o fu the pravise. 1s speaking of tha Diolts o tlon, knd It §s to them, aud 1o them only, It se p & clam, Bt in thiecaxe Viere wers un protte, | Tl ussets rouminbig attur paymient of debta, aid uow for distribution, sro unly remtianty uf’ (ho expliat, and fumupleledt to return whit the stockholders pald in, We think ho word **dividend," ax wull 14 thy word * tay polnts to profits and not to capjtal. 11 it wus Intendud (o vinbrace & diyislon of all 1o money fenalning n fho treasury of tho Board, why woro the wonls *‘or percentages of tho proae® adduds It the amount appropelatud was incunt toba paid hefore the stockhuiders conld gt anything those addud words ware touily unnccee- wary and wnmeaning. Thu' fatroduciion of the word **profits™ would haye noother oblect thun (0 dustinate the subject of the divldend of percent- #t wrus ntended to glve tho Lui a priorclaim on {he entire remafnin: wauld have been sutlicient o bave said be niiloladr, Ui shall b pale, wont due —aud wo are uot o ety to siy the added words have no meaning, S It 13 therefore ordered that tered for the distributlon of the surplus smoug tho stockholders. v % ————— NUTS TO CRACK. 0 ths kiltior of The Tribune, Lawgexcs, Kus, Jan, 23.—You appear to be In the busluess of ausweriug questions os well us propounding somo tough oues. Resolve mo theses ‘Why dld not Croulu's fellow-consptrators cast thelr vota for Tilden, or wouldu't the bar'l go roundi Why did not Mr. Chgmberlaln, when ho was abused sud fnsulted by White-Liuers sud pre- vented from makivg o speceb, enfopce his rights, aud get 5y exumple to bis peopla? §lo was the Chlef Executive, snd had amajority of the people supporting him; or why did ke not resignt H war zrpws out of this elevtion,’has repub- lican governwent Ju this country proved a full- ure, gud would those who kyow tho veiu af E-'lcu be Jmtm\;d in " askipz the protectlou of & vigu Btate or Btatest In tho eveut uf war, L) vrovalls in- Me: tho natural kind w“lfi‘m“wu:u u‘g 50 evenly divided,—would deeroe bo en- l ! THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUN fornign powers bo fustified in interferiog In the Intercats of humanity1 §f, under the present atatne, naBtorey et al. of e Times nnderstand Bt air Hayes ghould be declared electinl by the President of the Senate, and _ Inaucurated, would Btorey prefer armed resistance—war—to sitbmission ] ‘And would hie object to having all the telegraph wlires around Chicago cut, curtailing bis style of news, and tha rallrords. Lroken 1in, entting off the salo of his paper] War rmeans this sortof thing to_both sides. Gen. Sherman sags you can’t refine war; no more you can't the Times; UL it I humau to parsist. One more! Incasa of a vacancyin the office of Preshient and Vice-President, would the Preel- dent of the Eenata he wllgihle as Prestdent if he were under U5 years uf sgol ReroruEn. CURRENT GOSSIP. LETTY'S ULOBE. TWhen Letty had scarce passed her third glad year, And lier younz ortless words bagan £ flow, Ono day wo gave the chilil a eolared sphere OF the wide earth, that cho mght mark and know, By tint and outline, all ite aea and Iand. She patted all o warld; ald empires peeped Hetawoon hier Ly fnzerns iow sl Inay And laugh'd, and praitled in lier pride of hiisa! 18ut when we tura d ber swect, nnlcarned eys On onr own Isle, rhe raleed n Joyous ery, **Oh yest Iace It—Letty's homn [s there And, while sl hid all Enziand with Ins, Brizht over Enrope fell hee olden hutr, —Charles Tennyson Jurner tn Mocnidllan's, bt Sl it REFORM IN HUMOR, Rurtington Maekege. “What I objoct to in the would-be funny columns of the Huaxkeye, and other papers of ita class,”" Mr. Barranger remarked 08 bu eame into the sanctum, and stepping warily around the * Middlcrib welcome™ with its inviting cushfons aund alluring upholstering, and sat down on the table, impaling himself on a hand- ful of manoseript and twu Inches of file, *“‘what Tobjeet to In your fun, {a its mechanieal, un- natural, forcad character. Now,<” he con- tinued, ¥ I have a keen, delleate perception, and B most greedy appreciation of bumor, A joke ‘made by rule disgusts and nnnoys me, Humor, wit, fun, to please anaccurateand highly eultured tasie, Itle mine, must he the natural bubbling- up of a lumorous, witty spirit. The humor of the day is Badl; Neleut ln these qualitics, and it needs reforny,! Wo blustied at the linplied rebuke of the cal- turcd humorlst, and beized that he would specify more particularly wint ha tneant, and fTustrate his points more clearly. A gratificd smile stole over his fuce ashe pushed cnough things oIl the table to afford him a sitting place, and drow 8 package of munuscript and bewe- paper aceaps from heart pucket. “*Well,” lie *here Now; ll[u.-t Thappen to have a few poluts that I jotted down, s § came down street this morntne” (We could not help notlcing that the poluts were *Jokted " down fu luk,) ** Now here {s something from a oapor called the Girepiic, saylog that * Noal's heed were lient fn the unclent” arc-hives? Now, what humor there [ in the ldea, he hos spoflud {n the vonstruction. How much better It would have been to say, * Noah kept hia beea hived fn theark,” Seel” Idea strikes you with surprise, which s tho very casence of Wit Wo admitted’the “surprise,” without a dis- genting vote, and Mv. Barranger went “ Now, here Is somcthing from the Rockester Demoerat and Chronicle, about Bennett ranning awny to Europe. $The fHerald vacht to know better.) Now, don't you see that the joke, o poor one ot beat, 1s 86 st and mechanical that very few people will ever see it} I cun sec very readily, with my keen fensoe of humor, what_he 1s tryinz to get off, but how much keener relish would be given to the joke were it printed in this way: *The Jferald \'(u)u(u)r[’:)ll (vacht) (ought) to kuew bettert® Eeel Ana then look at this from the Brooklyn Argus; Jle eays—~:" 1n the abrorhing futereat e felt kn reforming the humor of tho period, he slid off the table aud sat down fn the “Weleome " and put hiy feet on the table, The pauge fn the shile of the table Indieated u pressure of 255 pounds, ,the fatal Jever was apranr as fur 58 it would yo, nud the ehalr furly bowled as it shot through the banglue winddw und dumped bim out fntoa , passing ashzcart {n the aley beneath, We have Iusl learned thut the Coruiter’s jury has retorn- ed a verdict of *death from pulimonary con- sumption,” and the prophet for nreform”in hu- mor this year I3 shrouded fu Impenetrable gloom, ANOTIIER LONDON FCANDAL. New York Mr. Labouchere's new English weekly Zruth publialics, thinty velled in the disgutse of & do- mestle difllenlty “among eertaln Dahalos in Jopan, the particulars of o recent scandal fn Britlsh “ high e, which rather traneconds both tho Morduunt cuso aud the Wil fams~Jolliffe case in shamelessness. Peshaps an Americau journal may be ullowed to pre- sent the truth under s stlll more transparent veil, Tho parties 1o the affalr belunged to the titled nristocracy of the realm, It scems that the Earl of F—, the head of a well-known Whig fumily und a man some 47 years ot acc, eloped Lwo or three months ago with Lu»lf‘ P—, the wife of Lord P—, who holds & higis nosition of trust I the Queen's houschold. Tlds was nol exactly un unprecedented event i Englials socoty. But Lord P having begun proceedings against the palry Lady P has cally informud her spouse that she has In her possession n packasge of Jetters written by him to o certwn Mrw, Te—, of Cornwall, Which rellect o particular crodil upyn bis owa theory and_practiee of conjugat fidelity, In the deadloek it 48 understood " to have been declded that the best thing ol concerned could do woull be L K:u- a gponze over the past aud try to do better creafter, Bo Lord P—— s to take back his truant wife and the Couutess of F— [s (o take back her crrunt husband, It ls left In sume doubt, however, whether Col, 'F—, the hus- baud of the lwly whose correrpondence bas served the purposo of Lady P— g0 well, his been consulted i the uneirutlation Holsa military person, and Mrs, P—/_s seennd wife, marrled by hime only years agro. Lord ¥ 1 nman Just in bis $0th year, and Lady P— fs ot very much younger, But'sho comes of & trhlltang Irish race'ns remarkable for beauty us fur wit, und somu of her Kinswomen have pregerved thelr pawers of social fuscination toa very advanced nge, 1t really {3 nol easy fu the facy of such perfunnances 1o aes on what mod- ern Englishuien base the clajims they ara so fond of making of n great moral superiority lu the tano of Migiish over Continental suclety, GREUN AN UNHEALTHY COLOR. Itisquite well understocd thut green wall papers aud green dress Inbries are more or less dangerous to use, owing to fhe presence of ar- aenle In the enloring materiuls; but it appears from the experiments of M, Paul Bert, a French savunt, thut the danger is quie as much In the color itsell as in the plgments producing ft, the green rayy of Heht huving in themselves o dele- Terfous effect upon the Lealth of persons ex- posed Lo them to any great extent, To domon- stratu this alleged fact, onys the L'all 3all (a- zette, M. Bert has submlittced several spochinens of the sensltive plant to rays of dilferent eolora tlirown upon them theoughstafned glass, wnd fn ¢ Which wera treated to the most i light withered snd died o the 1 those planta which were ex- Dosed 10 & red Jighitn peeibine phenomenon was observed; the tips of apikes of the leaves pro- longed themselves and grew forward ina dean and bungey fushion horlzontally with the branch from wlhtel they sprangs while'In o blue light the contrary effect was produced, the gplkes standing oitt abruptly and perpendiculurly from thelr stem. Ov oue of the plunts belng inclosed 1 a sort of lantern, baving red glasy on one slde und green on the other, fistead of shrinkluyg away from the polsun on thelr right to the ruscate antidote un their left, the leaves, as if by u fatal fasciuation, turped with one consent lfllc other way gnd Mterully looked death i tho face. / A FRIENCIH MASKED BALL. Kew Yurk World, Jan. 31, The mask Lall of the Cerclo Francals de 1'Harmonio at the Avademy last night wus very wuch like its fetes of former years, o+ . « Of courso the feature of the evening was the peren- nlal aod snuch-maligued cau-can, which, very iroperly, camno towards the closs of the enter- }nlnmeu , when the legs, by long practice, had sequired ' the springlucsy necessary for tho of- fective perforinance of the dunce,” Thy musie started, the dancers took their Ylaces u buzz ot unticipation was heurd, snd with a sutulued but oxpreaatve Httlo yell tho show bewan. The wotnen with thelr kirts, those of thetn that had skirts, In thelr hands, the * w ke Mme, Angot, lea malus sur les retreated, | ducked hauchos, udvanced, o ol whlrled, Slons beads bos foot-bulla, ellken stockings of delicato buca Uashed In the air the dancors, meanwhile, keeplug up o lively howl as of en- oyment, thouz occusiunally It sounded more “liks the wall of the *widdy™ in the waku sccue of thy v5housbraun.”’ A prufesstonal *von- ganpt,t doubllpg Wiungell upliko o gymogety camo Lemporar, hopped sround, skipped uboat, daiting Heve aud turoiue thero, Theo, st closs qu.um;ti the reaug- T which, as Maras- Jus Aqut, and the orgle was at ita helght. Thu ics [y the boxes were glad they thalr uasky oy, and the wale looker-on wero uot oo tigure bepals ?l:” R It D S Glrcliey” o Chalotils uiy e FRIDAY. JANUARY 2, 1877, sorry they bad refused to bring thelr wives, © just to sce, you know," pes FINANCIAL ADVICE. Driroit Free Press. Wiile a crowd of twenty-one men stood around the coal-stove In the market yesterday morning, cach one facing outward and having his hands erosscd behind him, Brother Gardner was asked whether he thought It was better for a man to put a dotler fn the baok than to hide it Il"li' at home. 16 It {n de hank, sal,” was his prompt re- Py M put foInde bank for two reasons, De st reason fa hecmne §t kind of 1itTs you up in society to hey money in de bank, Do nex’ reason s you kin let it lay In de bank til de cashier ees kind o Inst track o' yer face, an’ you ki walk In dar aum day when he’s busy sn’ say: ‘I grucss I'll take ont dat two hundred dollurs to-lay. hand de cash oyer, you hez de eapital to go into busincsn, an’ de Buose hanga high. Leastways dat's my ides ‘bout bavkin’." . THE MEANTST MAN, The meanest In Ameriea livea in Lodl, 0. e i 8 well-to-to farmer, and his mother lives fo u small house near his farm, e supplies ber Wwith froeh mitk from his dalry and nakes her pay for It Rlie does not require much milk— oniy enouglt to dilute her tea morning und evening—-a few teaepounfuls a day, He has ns- certalticd liow many spounfuls a quart meassre contalns and keeps count of the number wl she receiven dally, When the quantity consumerd approximates a quart he presents bis bitl. 3k seils for three cents o quart in the town. A PALPADLE HIT. A curfous incldent took place In Parls. A drunken man, Philippe Buchen, was staggering tohls bome In the Rue Bt. Jacques, Aehec swung along, taking the entlrs pavement, he ran afoul of o passenger who, with an oath, dealt im such a blow that Le fell prostrate, batbed {n blood. Whilst the brutal aseaflant fled othersran to the ald of the poor devil and took blm to an apothecary's, where, o and be- hold, they discovered that a briliiant diatnond, evidently detached from the sctting of o ring worn by the assnllant, had Jodged o the cut produced by the Lio ———— COULDN'T GARROTE IITM, The other day in Catatonia two culprits were toba cxecuted. The first died Instantly, but when it came to the tarn of the sccond the enl- lar of the gurrole, owing to the malformation of the prisoner’s neck, would not work. The exceutfoner removed the dead man from the chairand tried the other collar, Lut the de- formed criminal did pot Nt it, and after al hour's cruel work he had to give up, the orit's neck and throat ueing lmdé}' torn, The circumstance was telezraphea to King Alfunso, who replied by pardoning the pvor wretch. A CENSORIOUS WORLD, Gold It (Net.) Newn. A pecler cauglt an old offender climbing in at an open window in Gold I1UI1 this morning at do'dock. The tough backed out of lus suspi- clous position, aud after reaching the ground saliiz | Now I suppore yow'll be goln’ round u- tellin’ powe more ot your d—d lies about me." ‘Thie charge i3 Lurglar, e — A MAN WHO PREFERS TO FIGHT RATHER THAN ARBITRATE, To the Edltor of The Tribune. AtrasTic, la, Jun. 23—Don't you put the case pretty stronzly fn your editorfal of the 22a on the question of arbitration, when you state the opposition to be made up of [We shonld bavo sald mainly.—ED.] desperate politicisus aud ofliceholdursl Asfaros | can Judge from the tone of the public press, the most consersa- tiveand judiclal class of journals oppose the compromise patch-up,—generally upou the brond ground of the unconstitutlonality of the Iaw ond the danzerous precedent its sdontion will establlsh. You have sbown couclusively, th the discussion of the Democratic clalm that the House can reject the legal vote of the Electors of n State, that such clulin {s without the shud- ow of legal authority, and revolutionary, L§lm\\'n it from a Nepublican standpolat,— 2n.) Now, supposc @ contingency arfse in which ~ bot Houses of Congress coneur In this _ outrageous programine of disfrancitsling o State, when L may be neees- sury 1o the counting-fn of thelr candidate, and with no ereater show of fulrness thau that ot the présent 1ouse concerning the Louisianu vote, By the arbitration makeshift there fs given legal eanction and color to wiich elains, The supporters of the plan have opened the door Whie 1o the utter nullilcation of the chofee of the peaple by n Congress ke the present which misrepresents the will of the people, and thie aeta of the Confederate Houso amply’ jus- tify the presuption that any suceceding Con- frers muy repedt their now “successful experi- ment,—suceeasful I the Benate cower tothe dictation of the Democratic bulldozers, and pass this bill. [The plan of arbitration was inftiated by the Republivaus; McCrary, of Jows, intro- duetng ft.—EDn.] You nsk, DDoes any rational man suppore the Amerlean people ” will - tolerate such an exercise of power by one mun (the power of rounthig the vote by thelresident of the Senute}t Rather more than that§ of juduing what returns he eliall rej't-rt und what e’ shall secept,~thus exerclsing judiclal powera, “Ihiat {s our poing.— Ep.] Now, [ have an (m{m-mun that the American people Aave tolerated thls very excr- el of powur by that oflleer siuce the very or- gunlzation of the Goverument, commenciug with that resered * father,” Lungdon, of Vir- ginlu, and that patron-snint of Dewocracy, Jef- ferson,—u rule of action sanctioned by contem- poraneous conatruction of the constitutionat mondate;—a constriction approved by the wisest Jurlsta of tho nation from that time down from the pleture of dire results fullowing the rejue- tlon'of this bill, which your vivld dmajgination sets before your readers {n this editorlal, we may woll ask it tho * shudow of intimtdation " Lias not entered THE TRINUNE'S sauctum, caus- fug vour knees to * amsito tozether " with fear of Democratic bulldozing. ars for the Zdyght, Jas. A, Rango! Mr. Rtauso s greatly mistaken, Tho Prest- dent of the Senute haa never, on any cecsslun, taken u step or hfted atinger fn regard to count- Ing the yote, excepttocarry outthie programme thetwo Houses had presiously sgrecd upon, licyond openlng the certlilcates, Nie Nas never dune anythiog on his own responsibility outslde of tho previously-prepared programne. When he vounted she votes, with or without the ald of tetlers, ft was ulwuys In accordance with the previous directlons of the two Jlouses. There has been no exception to this fuct, 8s the record sliows. As to the unmanuerly taunt, it {s suf- tlviont to reply that the man who supposes that the Democratfe party would have sat stlll and permitted the Prestdent of the Sen- ate to erect himself fnton Returuivg Board, and, exvrelsing Judicial a8 well as miulsterfal powers, vount In one set of contesting returns el throw out unother, and allowed all this to by dons without objection or reatrietion, s o simple-minded fool, who has no kuowledpe whatever of the true fnwarduess of the Demo- eratle party. The very least that would have happened would nave been the eleetion of Td- den by the House on the same day the Prestdent of the Bcnata counted fn Hayes, and then there would be a pretty kettle of flsh to fry. The Democrats are Atneccans, as well as the Repub- lleans, and therefore belong to @ pugnacions, fighting race,—a ruce that never falls to fizht upon emall provocation, and always fighta hurd. It Is & thousand tues better and wiser to arbl- trate the volnts lu dispute than to settle thew by the Mexlean plan.~En. ———— INFORMATION WANTED, 70 the Editor of The Trivune. BURLINGTOX, la., Juu. 2.—When In Chicago & few days ago 1 addryessed @ bote to the editor of tho Chicago Times, and requested tho Times to explain, * It there was o quict and peaceful elcction fn Florida, Loufslana, and Bouth Caro- 1ina,! as was unlyersally clalmed by the Zimes awl all other leadlng Democratic papers throughout the country, bow fa it thut the evi- dence taken before the luuso Commitice alone, of Detnucrats and Republicans that wers bull- dozed, threatened, and murdered would put any peace.ul State in the terribly gondition of chuvd and yonarchy? The Times falling to auswer 0 the inquiry, I shoull be pleased to have 'un’ TRiDUNS slatw It opinion of the sudden clange n the Demovratie party and thelr claina of inthuida- tion uf Demueratic yoters, ‘The clakin of intim- {fdution bas louy been niade leadiug Repub- l-u papers, but here I8 w uew” lght turned on the fueus by thy eyidence tuken Leforethe Con- witteo of the House, and that evidence, it srems to 10, fatle most datuaglog yet produced azulust the Dewocrats. 1t puts the o direct jo thes face of the returne fGrst expresscd, and tho | ¢laims treg made by the leading papers and tle gentlemen who weit to Loulalana to look ufter the interosta of Mr, Tidev, that the Blate had been carrled by the Democrats by alarge majority, and that” the clection was a quiet and pescefal one. It looks to me as though they were deliberately trying to decelve the jieople, or elec they are mannfacturing evl- dence for the sake of defeating the will of the rcoplo and clecting a Presfdent who, I elected, t will be with the biood of many Indocent vie- tims who fell the prey of the great Reform party for clalming thelr rights as freemen and cltizens of the United Bt ‘What a spectacle to behold In this our great Centennial. Comments are reepectfully asked for of Tnx TrinuN) An Inqumen. Y. 8.~The writer waa In Louisiuna und other Soutliern States immediately after the clection, nmd the Demncrats universally asserted thal ::wrn had been o fair, quict, peaceful elee- jun, — COUNTRY NEBAL ESTATE. 0N BALE_10-ACILE FARM. 14 MILES FIOM sty mproved, tmber and waler: Arest bar- atn 1" Taken foon. WHIPPLE, Tioom 14, 104 & " REAL ESTATE WANTED, ANTED ~TEXAR LASDS 1N LAROE 1078 parily exchange trade, Address X &, Tribune by Py b 8 30 = 'r';“:k."m‘ Clerkd, otes . 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WARDING, Lreston, T - 1 corerondioR " MOARDING AND LODGING. t¥est Nide. §)9 AOTTH PEORIA-ST. ~ NICELY-FURNIEAED ;2;;; roome, and frai-class boord, §L.00 sad $6 per €3 ATEET BT, — A__LAIGF, PLEASANT, eJ0) well-tucutaivl. toam, with boacd, [ & privata family, miltahin fur genticman and wité, of twa trats, week profty businee § aney (01 Iminediate was. TAquie ap 1 Koom7. STED-PARTY THAT CAR LOAN FIITLOT: 00 (§20 per week 2ry), ; e T, ey Sl ettt 2o O A, AR U3 10 ki handwriting, Z W, Tribunc o 3 i) VW ANTEDCR MAX S TI1 & 8STALT, CATITAL TO etk saleaman. Wi - avout e a1 slvasecurliyun moncr. Ad ANTED'=MAK FOR WIIOLEBALE, T, A\ ey S T prommly Alled. Employmeat ARency, 117 Houth Clark- ., Noom 12, South Ride. SU-5T., NEARL CALOMET-AV.— 4 fion o Foom o Orst, with su- front; Toecation unsurpas 1'6“1«.\' W EAST ™ ADAM GANT furnished roomse, single or en_nite, with board, TG BT VAN MURES ST SEANRTATE= Hoard for ladles of gentlenen, 85 o 6 por weok, with use of plano. 9875 MACHIEA N A ~PALTIES WIRING ) Jicasant turnjaiind moims, wiis board, ean bo 8e. cummodated at_mode t vrences required, PED WEES VAN BUREN AN 01! the Clarence Tuuee. 3§ At '(vnnn 2 AL 7 mati to 1 house, slotein, NEVADY HOTEL, 13 AXD 130 WADASI-AY., AN "near Monpoe.at.~Bosrd and_fuor 1,60 per day, #0108 por. Wk Touin, wIthout It 50 Ceath £ cents, and §1 per day, §21.) Lo B4 per week. om; w ver . Aand 0 Hryan Dioel WANTED-FEMALE HELP. © ! Homestica. \V%:‘:fi?“ GQOD GERMAN GIRL AT 665 MICH. "“7A.\'THD 1133 1 ANA-AV.. A GHIL TO caok, warl, iron; d “YA'.\;‘S’flfl—CIZL‘HIZ"F;LI‘ FEM COOK AND e 17t o i \’l. néflll: elso n!::rlvpl!v g A COMPETENT DIN] T ASListaciory Teferences A G-} m’di«?nnu. 390 Michiga predoed: ferences) B =A GOOD GTIL, CAPARLE OF DOTNG 1in & moall famity, No otlict need apply, X;FDH GENERALJIOUSE- NTED=A_ GIRL ABGUT 15 OF 16 _YEARS id In 8 kmall famlly, No wnabing Call Friisy aud Eaturday Ut nood ot Yo, 23 Eat Sxtechth Neamstrensen. WANIFD-A SEAT, CAPADLE ammi, To sEw A inks care of' chiliren. - St by competeqs lAOr’terll ind nake chilidron‘s clothes; references mfim. ¥ at purtheast er of jun o Abpiy at Burthcast cormer of Jacksun and AsbiAnd-av., Nurses. ANTED—A GIRL TO TARE WA e 1 Al 218 o 8 Eed 13 older tag thirty, _Anply sl 7B Ontario-st, WANTED-TO RENT. —T0 T RLNT—. TTAGE O SMALL low rent, anywhera within t=o biocks of horso-cars, Address Roum 121 i7 NT| ite siife, o ur thres nicely (urnisiicil mianis (or JIknt housekeaping M & private family, or wugld rent partof a cuttace, where references could be exchanged. rhriae, for five days. O 1), Tribue omer. VY ARTEDTO TR TEMAN AND e ONDS, WATCHFA te ofice, 121 Ita ; 8300, Fataniisncd 1554, S DEAMONDE WATCHES, DIROTHETR ‘also minry loaaed on furalure Wit " P1ANOS D FGRNTT 1s0 on other good collatersis. 100 FICiLnv., oo M ANDIS] A Fondear vatae THOM AN A, HILL, 0L, AND ~ OTilkR Ted and money Joaned on same. Desroors NJONEY INTAND T0 LoaN 0N TFGRNITY MOAT T AT ooncilisteruts, FC R WL HUN, T 3, 114 Bsidolph-s MYsEy TOLOAN ON ¢ AM “iinproved ‘farma near ¢ SUUN W, MAESH & CO., 4 ST A FRW T & fartune) shoul born- [PALTIES WISHING TO INVE: aredyina, ally coud 1 Rar atore, PWALDS e OF 81,040 FOILTHIER 10 cAlate u; e hl‘llfll‘. TR ~500) TUTLLI, &1,600 oMY TH LUAN rral erini slack, 107 1 AT 7 PIR CEN 747 Orat-clusa resl A HOND, 103 Wa TO KEXCHA wington. M0 EXCI FINE: STONE-FIONT BUILDING N0t &3125 fo aliey, on the Lest street on tie gw rented for §4, 500 tu one tenaut. I'ays . There aro §16.1(0 10 be garumed. 1 waot or, ol cleae <liy ot agburian property. on: GOODBICIL 133 productive Chica- ke, B per rent, s ri £430, 0. s llwrln.m-- o &0 property, $10, cured o fipros GHRICI 10 Toom &, 10 acres uf valuahl 3 farming land, Selots County, O ¥ orcouniry propuriy and sual N A’ DA 11 olng b vottagrs, both on same ki wetlreuiea. | alf tir valuc, and will take Pert irade. Call 8 MISCELLANEOUS, GFOVE RALE-1X i D e, ranges, 7 ANTI 01y botl nton pictures 1§ for S5 centx former price, o ceuts. bon't furgel the aumiber, 150 Bty IR OF GROCERIE ciear fn Highiand 1 ty, eaquity velued 86 §3, 0. otilce, 20 (1) A MONTILTO ACTIVE SN WELLING 01711 SO0 AN R T am Euters -tmost per: fietmachineta ine world; bleats yard por miviser T ar tuetliee particulaty addeces § 4 Bl KY 11 't iandolph-at.. Chice 2o S IIDNBES L ime week's i 5oy wagons o ol by the day or we need. Wil veil e gain'to hay on toathly Juy Vouces. . & L WALKEDL A £ 1,200 01 1,600 HORSE FOT T ng: will iake the beatof carv, but will pot k. " Aol 1o 1.kl MUOHE. 400 Weat LYUR U BOOKNS. UF BLANK BOOKS RECKIVED TH wut at b'- than lialf price MILLER'S Chieup Bouks jORS (F SHEE For particulars sddress 190G 66T O 10 years, Cut, Fribii otlve. “Tribune utllce, 2 b TORTABLY ¢ powers nuluuu{ € Jron BaLE: IAP—KEC cagine, from4 W Lol und-band, 2 1o 40-horse kinoasud bollers, new and s U'n’\ vundition aftlus, pulleys, haugers, beli- i at half prices woud and jron working wachinery, Llu:killnhlll' IANL, cle. L. U. POLLARD, 13 bou Caun-at. L ey “roi san TPORRALRC X COSPLRTE FILE OF TR CIGAGO [ prthune for (e Ceuteunial yusr of 1n; A ‘valu- uble yelume yr_mumur ‘reace. Adilress Tribys YOI BALE=CI salf-feeder o btore, 168 Eviith U ROk SALE — CHEAL = sture tiatures, N A LT OF LUSBEICARD A vitn pipe. elc. Apily s Fuie ;i DE CROCKERY- West Madiwoneat. Delivered . ¥eb. 1. Store wilibe reingved 10 104 Eust Laadolph-at. 1t Ausigoee, BMEDICAL, L CEMOVED TO 16+ SOUTH CLAILS & D) ENaTh v i Sl abeu by usaited hours., = SEWING MACIRINES, o e o s SLE-ALL KINDS OF G sewitg-machiues st from $1310 $10 tu pay - Naucen Tivate loan otice 125 Clark-st., Kouin ¥, up- IOLD GOODS, SVORNITUIE COMPAYNY. HO XUNSHTIAE SR Nora Frsitars ineale: low bricv: foug tiie. [PURSIITEE, ured &L 16 Weat . AND MERCHANDISE Fatia I Rfo broof warchouas, 103 ced Lo ADY sULL. o e utirug-e! D 251 Routh Cll;xll»n. } ”5}'\1-? Y ior vnres day Miscetinucous. Tribuae ofilce, LS with mennnpreferred, _Address X i3, Triluno ofi ” SrruATIOf T Mook keopery, Clorlia, etos SIVATION WANTED-I) DID PEN- LD-DY i of excelivat buriness qu ibte Arm v Incaiions, with re- rpansibie reetare Aigheat refar. cives, Copyingt suliclied for eventhgw, “Will work very Feasonably, _Please sddres O 27, Tribune oflice. Miscelinneous. Sl;‘h}'flo.\' WANTEN-BY A TYOUXG MAN AS alier (n ri=faurant of In yrivate Rl GIE] K ference. A YOUNG 3AK, xiy kind of laboring ¥ork | siore, lutel, ur manutacturiog uainess; satias fuction guaraateed. X . Tribune udice SITUATIONS WANTED—FEYALE. Duiientica. > qlTU:\TIO\' WANTED-BY A VRRY COMPETERT ’ o 8 pris ) iaie famity, or 10 do wursing. ulre st 10 AFcade-court, WOM- AN FEOCIATION, SnaTiox ED-AS CODK DR_GENENAL ) huusework in te_famlly. Good referencesif required. Apply 4 Washingtonest, JTUATION WANTED-BY A SWEDISH UKL TO k! .0 sencral Bousework. Apply st 343 Norths Frauke JITUATION WAN A GOUD, COMPETENT ¥ Dupieh £irl 1o 3 amail private Tually se s drat-class cook. Addrem U g1, Tribune uttice. QITUATI T A FIRRT-CLARS COOR ofclty refercnces, Pleasa i prt calt at v § near Blate, SITUATE A BWEDISI GIRLT 18 W un experd ¢ 200 North Lagalle-st. grrlumo 5 WANTED-DY TWO SWEDK OIRLE D) 0y general housework, - APPY 840 Ray-ar,, frum 1010 5 ucock, ! Nuruos. Ty QIIUATION WANTEL-TY AN ITALIAN WOMAN /) Y aawet-nime. Apply at No. 513 Walloce-st,, corues of Tweaty-serenth. 4 Employment Agencios. f ,' QITUATIONS WANTED—FAMILIES [N WAN’ STt et i 08 [1 supplicd at 6. I b ot ) Mliwaukes-uv. BUNINESS LANCEN, Rt A A RAILROAD EATING: i forsale dn's thriving town o [ne )" aabteanta; B fack uf nusiess, 02, Logansport, Ind. GE=STATE AND COLN- alusble Patenia_tint eye; Cull ur nddress 1L, MOKE, B3 ) TADIU AND COFFEE: ¥ tl:xil‘llllolll ""{" duing goud business, Parties going | QG THE TARGEST AND BENT furnislid sslvons on the Goutn Blde, dofng & good [ Ihune ol 25 [t BALE=KCOv LONCII AND DINING Xt room iiae Vocatiomy wheap ren. " imauire at 3 fGOMs 0¥ iniof plano, room RALE-OT ANdeONtD fuFuture, Learly e w, cungl rialus, pletures, Darlorand inarkio-top be 10 & Brat-claes Loarding-Nouso. dulg 8 vpleas al ‘e, &3 Third'av, _Huual can be reuted. R ALTH 1 J o B Rt tar casn, niy ted ‘stofe,” Leut ta i, Aaurow b T ulios s ootk ¥ TR CATITALISTS OF CHICAUD WIS 7o fnvest mvney n & kuare, lealtimata masufssture, st o pay arge divideads, éail at 3 Nortls Clark-at:e Yuom b4, aad luvesticale for themiselves,” Morgan i;mx TV WU §77 70 €10 T0 TAKE isinons. oloses ek i S v v e, e nIVORCES. HSQLUTE DIVORCES—D0 NOT DE BWINDLED 15 “*sliyeters ani ¢ harties without. respunaibiil- {507 elatiming tho ability (b portorm \hat ta woll Knowis o be lilegal, You throw away thus snd money, Our fardiftieaame not surpasscd by any firm {n the country. Hyorees procured seconding to law.” Law of 3 P, MONTOOMENT, 103 Waanlniton 'l—)l\‘mxu‘m LEGALLY AND QUIETLY ou‘rql?z ‘W overy Btatu and Territory, for lucompatiblilty or other causos; “hirteen yeare' ea) . DEX- VIVOICES LEG ALLY ANT QUIETLY ORTAINED DR Jertiory tor nmmpz}mub wewary. ¥eo afier decroa) 1 yos: A R G 120 Dearborn gl T)INOUCEEVALID IRCHERS FOIL ANY CAUBE ) Y50 dayer anidavit sumiciont: resldenc uced- buryy expericace and every facllity to please clionis. |¥,«(:rqu’nu BENSIE AL ROGEDS, 8] and & Clarks oo T, i TAM TIIF. ONLY PRRSON ODTAINING A3 ,2’,‘:"‘):'5,'::1""{"3'{5";,‘“‘.,‘," LpalSeas e v erf o, o ek e T i Bloeks Dricedo: ey 2 eed L FIECIAL INDUCPMENT—WE WILL BELL FOR , 2\, gttin elcgaat upriahiplano wilall paw (mprove- Tenta. 10 make Pooms fuf ailcratlons 1o vur budding, ity Ty MALL iy ) I IANUS AXDESTIY. CROINE fir sato and for renti lowest (v jathgcity, BTOKY & CAME, 11 stal qolt SALE=000 4ECOND-IAND BRASS OR (T i aflvwF band {nxiruttents, (1 sets or single, ol Apily 1o JULIUB BAUI & CU, coraer tlata 804 M roe ats., Valtier Howe, Cuicas s, WiLL, BUY AN ELEGANT BEAND NEW B200) 25 veiave roséwood plano-forts, with ssrads S0d"all 1ho latess loprovemeat diome’ o d lyre, Aat price ¥ ggin, for sitera- ta. ban. e, e R S SR A BRSNS 23eeres s Toaca I DRI RL T and casieat (erms fi TR s RIS e Lo¥T AND FOUND, 08T—THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OY BTATE-8T., IJ lhl“'l“;&‘:l’lh"‘ A}lllrfl' d'lfl flzlxl:'mmm e A = e ENOOTILIAIRED DO, AEACE, EMOGTHAALIER Dotk casresdrulay 0 43 Wear Wasblagtou o o o ramhis pirboase Ay Y ALL 't il o ol o — PARTNENS WANTED, Sl WANTED-TN MY MEDIOAL PRAC: l)?fll\!l‘ixh $4, 00 Business well watabilak lth iuclaces sehe iiay bo ety adviedsy Bono Mty st fours, 10 8. m. 104 p. T. S DARTNER WANTED-& TOAL M LR O L ""-—'—l'rid'i‘ii;ljg:r Ne - PENGING AOKDEMY, 150 LaBALLE-BY. re. 1 luumnn.‘xhz st ik, Sl plote —_— GENTE WANTED-FOW BINGKI NACHINER: | [NETRUCTION GINEN |3 NEQATIVE WOUCHS AGEE T M IR | DRSS Z