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

] ) [ ] ! ] S T o D, Sawger, Indianapolie; the Hon. A. L. lde, Soringtleld A, F. Griswold, Erie, Pa. ; Charles E. T}IE_—C_ITY. "_ Palmer, TPHmIO; Gen, Wil GENERAL NEWS, Francisco: W, 8. cmn;i. ‘l{hflnmln T. Murphy, Montana; A. C. Greenebaum, formerly of Chicago, was W, R.Hodges, St. Lonis: the Ifou. John E. Na- cony Hoston; e, . W. " Jardon, T tnarticd 1ast weok to Miss Flora Wolf, of Fort L Wayne, Ind. Telknap, Debrolt; the Hon, A. Blam, 1 Qeorge De Haven, Towa; E. R, lall, Lake 8a- The monthly meeting of the Citizens’ Asso- clation was not held last night for the want of & perlor. quornm. The Chicago Sportsmen’s Club met ot the Rherman Touse last night, President C. A, Orvls in the chalr, and Mr. 1t A, Turtle Becres Lluy,c l;mll) thoroughly revised the cunstitutfon of hs Club. The young Tadies and gentlemen of the nmnlcuedmmnuc company called tho * Players are rehearsing o the elub-rooms of the Trenunt Hoze the piecs which they are soon to produce at the New Chileago Theatre. Mr. Jesse Hipple, whose connection with the principal hotels of this city lins acquainted and e bim popular with the larger portion of Ao traveling publle, fs now connceted with tho oflico of the Tremont House. The temperature 82{enum:ny. e8 observed by Manassce, optician, 83 Matison atreet (TRIBUNE Bullding), was at 8 a. 1 degrees; 10 0. m., 483 12 ., 425 3 p. m, 8 p._m., 44, Bar- oueter at 8 . M., 30.15; 1 p. m., 20.03. The South Park Commissionora mct yeaterday uncmuo‘n. u:':xl audited bills lfl; serylees and ef\- B s for January, eggregatiog lfl‘lfinm for culnpcynsngumlg?ur the use of Mr. SCARLET YEVER. CASES NEFORTED. During yesterday and the day presious there- to the physiclans, who scem now to be aware of the tact that they nre required to report all cases of contaglous discascs, sent to the Health Department repurts showing, that there aro scarlet-fever patients In the tollowing houses: 0, 4121¢ State, 200 North Morgan, 160 West Huron, 03 Throop, 014 West Fonreentl, 14 Tleree, Millford avenuy, corner Tsventy-llfth street, 1030 South Halsted, 753 Gonlon, 237 May, '35 Mohawk, 5 Larrabee, 910 West Elghteenth, corner Wood and Twonticth, 853 South May, 653 Bluo Island avenue, 330 Twenty- scconi, 103 Callfornia avenue, 1000 West Madi- wu, U3 Napoleon pluce, 103 “{wenty-ith, 1970 Butteriield, 04 Lills avenue, 203 State, 333 West Randolply, 1347 Fulton,” %07 Aber- deen, 810 West Twellth, b52 Fulton, 6It Fulte 801 Clark, 0 Shefileld avenue, 94 West Twelfth, 5135 North Clark, 700 West Adams, 168 Warren avenne, 07 Cunmllx 23 Erle, 212 Bedgwick, 805 West Indinna, =0f South Ewing place, 60 Whitlog, 439 Leavitt, 1811 Bouth Dearborn, 177 Madison, 34 Kerber, 218 North Ureen, 149 Bedgwlek, 772 West Auams, 1255 [n- diana avente, 1NT Butteriield, £2) Tluron, 797 Fauntleroy’s Jand ns an outlet for the Forty- | Archier, 785 Halsted, 5 Kroger, 20 North recond street sewer, was referred to the Comi- | Clark, 204 Seduwick, southwest vorner Sedi. nittee on Construction. \_}'_lck, Ftrlm ]l‘t{‘l.‘;!gt" ?II)I,‘;L;(!(,%P uvsnue, 04 o 7 }}\e:ll. :15 yesterday afternoon Michacl Sullf- | [BweiHt, ate 1Ko Mcatliotty Lk T o omoye oL T0 et Division s Com: Lalatad, 28 Dilton SpigesitadSiet e any, while tearing up o gas-pipe fu front of | nold, 45 South Clarks . - 0130 West Van Iiuren strcet, was asphyxiated | _There 8 nothing yut to indicato any abate- By the escaplir pas. e was removed to lis | Ment of the discase, bub it iay soon be expect- Tomie, No. 1 Hubbard street, and therontend- | ¢d from the hard work of the” Medical Inspee- 3 % :, <, ¢ tors and the sanltary police, ‘Tho Inspectors ed Iy_\l Dr. J, F. Cook, who thought his recovery | jots att b X (= h{u?‘ warkiig lulc.n oo sertal, B carly, cxaminiug everywhere aud k- Amnotice fn yesterday's papers invited “all | lng°n great many recommendations and who would like to co-operate with the Chicagy Christian Association fn opening & freo West ‘Side reading-room ? to meet yesterday after- noon at Room 2, No, 231 West Madison’ street, “Ten persons responided, and, after constderiug the fubject at lenath, appointed n committee ot three to look afier the matter. “The Chleago Christian Assoclation referred to Is composed of thouse peaple whu Lave united to stamp out and fixllrpnlc Freemasunry ofl the faco of the carth. Edward Bergman, o cigar dealer at No, 150 Clark street, nttempted to commit suichdo at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon by hanglug hin- eelf ton beam In “the water-closet in the base. ment. A little 1l-year okl son heard Jls cries alter adjusting the fatal novse, and called in_ neslatanco fn tha shape of Col, SchafTner In thne to rescue the foolhardy fel- Iow, Dr. Clarke was called in, and Bergman was soon restored to consclousiness. Insanity, zesulting from dearth of busiuess aud wrlmpud protits, {3 sakd to be the cause, Bergman Is a Geriman, 65 yeurs of age, and has o wife and three ehildren. ‘There were all tho symptoms of an Insurrce- o in the composing-rootn of thio Evening Post yesterday alternoon. Somo weeks oo theoflice Teduced rates from 43 to 88 cents, and recaut~ Iy o 6till farther reduction to 80 civts was_aunounced. The boys concluded thla would not do, sud held an {ndignation mectiog dn the morningg, at which it was determined that even the best of workinen coula average only $3 “pur day at the hardest work, and it waa thiere- fore concluded to leaye tho proprictors in giving advice to thuglek, They have nob yet inade reports, hut wiil probubiy do su to-day or to-morrow. The eanltary polica are hard at work, as thelr reports, iill show, while the Commissfoner of Hcalth {3 enesgatically trylnge tu seeure nurses for the poverty and “scarict- fever stricken, The Youug Men's Cliristlan Associatfon responided to his” request for nurses by sceuding o few, and uow altogethier seven ludles Liave volunteered thelr services, and sotma not only their services but foud, clothing, fucl, nedichies, aud thelr cheerful presence to en- courage and ralse the hupes of the deprusscd sufferers. Theru Is plenty of work for twenty more nurses, and if they can be found they wiil be furnlshed with euough Christiun work to satisly tho atmbition of thy most phllanthroples INVISIBLE GAMBLERS, M'QUIRE U ONCE MORE. The trials of Edward Mack, George Wilson, Charles Wheeler, Joseph Jones, John Willlams, John Jones, Johu Willlams, John Walpole, Quorga Gallaghar, J. F. Watson, J. Young, Qeorge Johnuson, Charles Dixon, C. F. Wilber, €. H. Bowen, Robert Vantress, R, M. Jawes, J. C. Aukins, C, 1L Lowis, and J. 8. Clark, camu on before Judge Bummerfleld yesterday. The Irst six prisuners were charged with gambling, aud were arrested st Peto McGuire's Saturday night, gOtlicer Arch testificd that e saw gam- bling and poker chccks and: cords there, and the Sergeant swore that he Jdid not belleve all the fumates were profeaslonul gamblers, but the lureh. When the work ~ lor the | thought sume of them wore bushicss men. day's paper was ambout halt complet- [ Mitiulro conteuded thnt not o profussional ed, the men, at o precoucerted signal, | gambler war present, ualoss Mike McDonuld marched out of the offlce In file, refusing to | could bo called one. At tho tima of tite raidthe vouis anotlier minute, Consequently the paper vas [n part filled with dead matter. “No furthier trouble Is anticipated, as the managers Lelieve that good workmen can Die had for the ratea Wwhich they offer In Tun TuiseNe of Sunday meotion was made of complaint by the workmen employed Yy the United Btates Rulfing-Stock Company on aveount of not recelving promptly the wuges due to thent, The shops i this city have been only recently puschused by™ the Company, and until matters are organized the monthly pay- volls nre sent to New York, whereo the prinetpul oitice 14 located, for adjustment. The delay from this causo was accldental, and the wurks e bave been paid, eo fur s the rolls haye been reeelved, ‘The discontented workmen who were discharzed have already applied to be rein- stated. Tho United Stutes Rolling-Stock Com- pany 18 n wealthy corporation, conducted larges v Ly English capitlists, has extensive works at Thang, O,y I8 constantly cmployed, ond the ocation of shops Jjero will be of material beue- 1t to this city. Ko 8, 1. The anuual Conventlon of District Grand Lodgze, No, 4, Keaher Shel Barsel (Iron Coves party were sitting around, aud there wus nota ¢heck there, T oflicer satd he opened the window with a Jimmy, aud Juoked fn aud saw cards and chiecks, und tiie men playing. . McQuire Inalsted that there was uot a check ‘on the table awd the men were playing cassino. The Judize called the roll to acuwho were present, and found that MeGiulre was the only one who responded, McGulre exeused the ab- sence of the otherson tho wronnd that they were busiuess men, Whereupon the Judge un- nounced thelr bonds us forfeited. He then nddresscd McGure, and safd that busiuesg-nien had complainud that their sons were permitted to go thers aud Juse thelr money. AMetiuire dented this, and ealied upon the ofll- cer to gay 4 i it fonnd gentiemnen's sons there, and’tho ofilcer said he had not. McUnire sald lic was willing to shut up, aud sald he hod notied Nickey to that effect, ‘The Ji u\li"a linposed . fine of §23 on MeGulre hon the rest, the forfelture of tho bunds to bo sct salde i thotlies wore pald, > . , with Frederick M.~ Xuntzler, 1003 Wabash avenue, on the bond. G elumed Mondag night ita L 2 poa | Jobh Walpule, 'George Gallagher, 4. F. oo e e e L o “‘fafi"’fm;’&‘l, W i J. Young, arrested at 63 Rausolplh alled for a jur{. Oflicers Blordnn, Maloney, Madigay, and Beibert testitled to rulding the premises of Jolm Walpole Baturday night, st nding the defend- ants, ‘Thera were jaro and poker tables nnd nsafo there, ‘The oflicera took the #luy-out,”” among which are the recogoition and establisli- ment of aSuprenie Lodws for the whols Order. A new Constitution for the government of the subordinate Lodees was cnpeted, Yery lberal in its provisions. ‘The clection of oflleers for the ensufng year resnited s follows: 1), Melz Chlearr 1 Vresiden muel Wooluer, Pe- | Whick wos produced incourt, Aftera long trlal orla, Firel \Iul‘-l’m&l cns" M Wetterimhy, | the Jury returued a verdlct of nob gullty. Quuney, Second Viee-Prectdent; Bamuel Glicks aitf, Chi gu"l'rcuun 1. Zoellner, Chicago, CIVIL ENGINLEERS. Becreiuryy Willlan Ilenilel, Chfcazo, ert UBAINING TIE CALUMET. reant-at-Armsy the Rev M. J. Messing, Veorla, s » S.uxtum “Trustees of the Hoand of Endowinent, | - The regular wonthly -meethiye of the Civil 1. Glolesky, 1. Abrahams, Z Sinsheimer. Tn the | Engincers’ Club of the Northweet was held ot l‘;u(;mml Lodgo met fn North 8lda | the Sherman House yestemdny evenlug, Mr, by invitatiun of Ets-Chajhin Lodge, 3, tu_withess an - excinplitieation of thy . The Rev. Dr. A, Nowden per- ceremonles tothe preat sutisfaction ol eyery one present, A Collatlon, spread in the adjoning room,was partaken of at the close of the meetiue, E. 8, Chesbrough Iu tho chalr. The attendance was not large, » The Scerctury (Mr. L. P Morchouse) an- nounced that Col. Farquhar liad donated to the Club the annual report upon the preservation of tho Fulls ot 8t. Authony uud fm- BT, PAUL'S ASSEMDLY. venel The first o u serles of asseinblios under gho | PrOvement of tho Misstssippl aud Mi- nesota Rivers, and tho annuul = report ¥ wa glven Just eveningz at_the resliience B, Mureh, Fsg,, No, 106 Indlaua uvenue, These entertafnments colnbine soclal amtses ment with charitable enterprise, and the you, Tadies who orgzunlzed thewynre entltled to'credit 2or thelr ndutiruble success fn arranglog o com- Juratiyely nexpenive soclable, to which the in- Vited pruests ure expected to contribute 83 each, the fund to be devoted to the ullesiation of the sutferlngengendered by the prevalent hard times, To the ludles of Chicago the poverty-stricken wre Indebted much more than to the ponderous Sustitutfons engineered in the fnterests of How- not-to-do-it, i, had it not Leen for the leaders oI Chlengo sacicty, the unfurtunate of our pupu- Jution would luvy caten of thele own eaducss father than of the bounty sweet charity has pro- vided, Dramatic entertidnnents and "a varjoty of goclal offerinzgs have catablished o treasury, aud from the new cifort of the St Paul's Usil- versallst Buelety the impoverlshed luve all the nore reason to liope for relief from thelr miscry and hunger, The interest taken fn tho movement bs testl- fled by the cluss of veoply who wsslst, pud the record of last night's endeavor will enlist even suore sympathizers when they read the names upon the improvement of the harbors of Lake Superlor, Qen. A A. Humplireys, Chief of Englnders, U, 8. A, had also sent documents ublished by the War Departmment coneerning utel {mprovements. Accepted, and thunks accorded the donors, Mr. W, B, Rice exhibited o _niodel of o draw- bridze aud explained 1ts worklug, r. ¥, Wilcox Clarke read au’ Intereating pa- er on *The Artiflelsl Dralnage of the Calunier Tars ' Tho paper stated that the incasurcs which are belng taken to drafn that portion of tho Calumat marshies known as South Chicaggo wero tha fruition of a schomo supested twenty years o Ly tha late Staphien A, Dougles, The plan embraced dralnlog that portion of the country lylng north of Stoney lllnml‘nxwpunzun area of two miles Iyiug he Calumct River, 1t 18 propos catchdraing to intercep tho water fulllugg from the Ligh grounds and convoy it dircetly to Lake Michigan, Another systan of ditihes will cobstructed i the low pgrouuds to conduct oll the rain- fall there to the pumplig station, which will be erecteil on the' Calumet River about u mile from fts mouth. Tho mu- vftho ey, Dround Mrs, Byder, Mr. and Mrs, E. | chinory as planued Is to conslst of two centrlf- . Hall, M -, and Mrg, Churles Price, Mr, and | ugal pumps huviog a united capacity o 6,600 Mes, Ao . Puliman, Mr. atd Mrs, H. B, Fitel, | cuble feet of water per minute, ‘theas. pumps Alr, und ¥ Cobury, Mr, and Mes, C. L* | vill stand wn foundations crected in the Jurgo Hageett, und Mrs. ] AMr. oud Mre, Swan, Mlss Nettfo Euston, Ls qorte, Ind.; Miss Blanche Bassett, ser, Mins Mary Price, Mrs, C. D, Howard, 3 Gen, Wallace, Mrd, . B, Kune, Mra 8 Rounds, Miss Aunle Swan, Miss Currlo Howard, the Mikees Nellie, Ablle, und Emma Pullman, Mi»s Carrie Murrly, Mlss Cleott, of Detroft; Miss Generleve Lalayette, Miss Ella Guodridge, tlie Missea Carrie und Gertle Rtyder, the Miss Amcli and Emma Swith, Miss' Bureroutei, Muases, A 1L and N, nulu;’cr‘}-fid Pull- s, Col. Cubb, W. L. Keed, C, Av Dultzer, M. M. Narsh, Will' Burrcuihs,' John N, Dandy, Clurenes Minturn, George and James Price, Will Kuue, 8. M, und W. 1, Moore, Luster b Colfeen, R, W, Ruthburn, C. B, MeDonald, :xn'mu Stewart, Charles Turuer, and L, IY Yowere. nucl Allerton, Mr, cafsson, or Jargu thmber cribe, some fourteen fect below the Tuko level, This calsson serves us a pumping welly nnd i3 guardedat itaentrance by two guted leading luta the two clumbers fu which the pumpa are situated. "Thres bolters of thy ardinary patteru supply the steawm for the engines, whichh are uprisht, non-condeaslug, und which are coupted directly with the punips. The Bourd of Trustees of Hyde Park haveadopt- ed this plun, aud ore now scquinng thu title to the ground on which the works ure tobe erected. 1t 18 expeeted that all “w“er ar- rungeruents for the prellmivary works will be completed by spring, z The puper called” for the same discuisalon, In the courss of which more detalls of the plan were given by Mr. Clurke. Ir. J, M. Emmerson exhibited the model of o lgltship, invented by Capt. Moody, ot Lone dun, which could also Lo used us s doating but- tery for hurbor defeuscs. o Club they adjouruad, JNOTEL ARRIVALY, 5 Tremont House—1The fion. 5. 11, How, Lansing, § Alszuuder, Voung, Dubuqis; Prof. J. Watrui, Au & o Hou, 1. T, L Wi G Calrog . risof, Byracu 0 - {(’"::' l,m.&m“' s 1‘:’ ,,“""3‘ s IE CITY-IHALL, . Bwmgarden” und 1, 3 Mil . Thiesel) atid B, Lamberson, Ne Water-rates yesterday wero 83,890 Atwuod, Ohie; Col. €. W i frime, Bwikts Capt, Ged Mueray, Columbu; Coi, talp Grand 'Pacifie—1bo Tion. . L. usbinstun; J. ¢, Moure, nln\uelw"unur'a Vanderha! Al pa. Falriel The total smount of work done on the Ful- lerton avenue condult is cstimated to be worth $330,071.55, The Department of Tublic Works will next §treator, urr A New York; Btahop 1. B, Whipple, Miuucsol Monday open blds for cleaning tha paved streets A Von Wik, Qe ) s, ? Lo b Vouhin aenyslsadgs 80 | gor tho yea, 1 The Department of Pubflo works yesterday e B, J, 1 5 . J. . Acker, Now Yori; | 1aqued an catiate of $083.45 to Jumes Kincald A, danie L “:’;"""lfi'dw‘f;‘d ey &t | for work on the Milwaukes avenu visduct, auple, 0 P G Lu- Tho City Collector yesterduy collected 81,600 wher,© Hock 5 D, L. lewitt, ) on the assusstuenl for opeulng West Van Buren Porwette; B Manbug Jr., and ey atreet. The work of opening that strect has i thw et L ;‘;L-L&‘.Wn',’m ‘C;‘lfm“'; drugped aloug for yeurs, o8 somc of the citlzens B, Clarke, Syracuso; wvailam King, Jr who bad li[;m:d the petition for tho special asscasient for the purpose fought tho asscis- went as voon as [t wus juaac, a3 o 'x':' A alv, 1. i Tho Judiviery Comy mittee, with somo other oo Yorks 3. By Wowner, Knlsmazoo; Awo bat: | Atdernien and the Corporssion Counsel, beld Siit, . Merlden, Coun.; I, ¥’ Her | suotker mccllnx\'u‘!mluynnemwnuu-lvc;ficd iwuter; J. P, Whitenead, Hock Island: | 8%ay at the pew Bullding orddnauce, which s I . Bogg. Wheellug, W. Via ... Paluer Houge | thelr hauds as a sefercuce, At the rute which =0, T, Ortou, New¥or) JiAudereon, Pitsburg; | has thus fur warked their progeess they will THA: CHICAGO have Emne through the entire onlinanco after ahout fifty meetings. The recent disturbance of the tranquillity of the ltfe of the Justices of tho Peace will “un- donbtedly bring about results benefical to the clty. It41as been learned that some of the Jus- tices have neen charging costs in cases whero 1hey hat no right 10, and when wotiticd of that fact they have made out new reporte. [t {8 like- 1y that something will he done to make the Jus- tices more attentive to law and more carelul in the matter of the collection of Mnes. ‘The Comptroller yesterday opened bida for clty printing. ‘They were ‘as follows: Trin- UNE: per square, 50 cents for first Insertlon, 734 conts subseqnentiys per 1,000 ving, $1.80 flrst Insertion, $2.00 subscquent inscrtions, Times: Bicents o luo. Iufer-Gcen? no bid. Journal: Jwrnqu:lre.!l’: ceuts; per 1,000 ems, £2.40, and 33 per cent off for subsequent [nser- Yons. Post: per_square, 30 centsy per 1,600 cms, 82.40, amd 10 per cent off for subscquent insertions, },\vu&% News: per square, 34 cents, and 8160 per 14 ems. - Staal n-zrllu%-' per square, §0 cents amd 27 cents, and per 1,000 ems s'-hu and 82.10. Newa Freie * per m\nnrn. 25 cents, and per 1,000 ems, 80cents, 1t will by Ecen that tho Keening News s the lowest bitder for the English work and the Neue Freie Lresse for the German work, Thu mortality report for Januars shows thnt the total number of deaths was 739, an Increase of 10 over tha figurca of December, andd the very eat Inerease of 168 vver the figures of January, 8ith Thu chicl causes of death and the number ro- sulting from cach were: Accidents, 135 brain disvases, 13; bronchitls, 17; eancers, 03 convul- alous, 75 eroup, 803 general nlchfll‘y 03 ph- Lherin, B0 dropsy, 103 scarlet faver, ir.‘l; heart discases, 213 inmiition, 125 water on the brain, 0 lung discases, 13; meningitis, 82; old ch, :fl; consutuption, 613 pneumonta, 30, Thetable of ages aliows deaths under 5 years, 4013 5 to 10, 54, Of these §76 wero mals, 353 femates, 191 martled, 645 stagle, 733 white, 8 coloted, The deaths by wards wera: In the First, 93 Second, 11 Third, 105 Fourth, 373 Fifth, 631 Sixth, 48} Soventh, 403 Llghth, 413 Ninthy 20 Tenth, 203 E cvcml‘l, a; Trwelfth, 43 ’l'hlrlrcnlll, a Fourleenth, 110; Fifteently, 87; Sixteenth, 48] Seventeenth, 405 Efghteenth, 18 The City-Attorney yesterday recelved from the Supretne Court their ucclsion in the ease of Loulsa Schinidt vg ‘The City of Chicago awl the Northwestern Rallroad Cofnpar ‘The suit is oue brought to recaver damazes sustalned by the plainsifT for the loss of her*husband, who was Kkitled by being run over by o train of cars on the tracks of the above-namned rallroud, the nlleged canso of his belng run over being o fall ocnsloned by flanIng fiitoa holo in the side- walk near the track, Suit was brought and tho plaintllt defeated. Appeal was taken and the decislon of the Court below is reversed on ace count of the errors in fnstruction and other errors, the chief of which was the allowing of three mrcmsflury challenzzes to each of the de- fendante,—the "City and the Northwestern Rallroad Comnpany, ~ It is_held thut the defenso and the prosecution cach havethrue peremptory challenges, and only three, no matter how many partles there may be In the prosecution and in he defense. WANTS A PLACE. ‘The following I8 a kample of the letters which are (lnll{ handed {na¢ the Mayor'’s oflice. Tho name of the welter of the appended cplstle Is withheld out of conslderation for the author's “heatt": CuantLotte, Mich., Febarla 4, 1877, ~Vr. Mayor Sm 1 _am quito anctions to obtana & Situation on the lmllt‘u forco 1am pretty good heaft I stand 8ix Feet & inches in my stocking feet Weigh 210 pounds 1 thato a 1 place botwenan viow and tiie frst of way 1should like to hiave it pleasc anser eoon. THE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘Tho {all yard has been cleared, but not before 1t was nceded. 8herdit Kern goes to Joliet to-morrow with o batch of his boarders, Detectlve Rickey, Langley, aud Kennedy, {n- dieted for conspliracy, yesterday came fnto court and gave ball in the sum of $800 cach for thelr appearunce for trial, ‘The Grand Jury for the February term will be fmpaneled Monday. It fs not certaln, howover, that §ts members will commence drawlug thelr per diem from that date, A rumor was current yesterday that tho scar- let fuver had mado its appearance ju the Juvenllo department of tke County Jall, but it” proved 10 bu swithout foundation. A few nights ago an effort was made by some unknown partles to break into the store-room of the mnew Hospital, None of the * Ring " members of the Board had been around the Ine etitution for several days. Durlug thio progress of the murder trial in the Criminal Court yesorday n remarls of Mr. O'Bricu caused a Iad to clap his bunds in cestacy. ‘Thg young man fa now trying tho dict at the all, nad Is not near so cestatic, Judwe Williams yesterday took occaston to campliment Sherift" Kern on his management of the Crimiual Court, and on the many improve- menta hio had made o tloln;i tho business of hila oftiee. The Eherlll siniled his hearticst thanka, The Commissloners did not go to Lemont yesterday on thelr proposed spree. The cattse, L 1y sald, was @ disagreoment between them and Walker as to who was to bear thelr ox- penses. This matter was settled In the after- toon, owever,—Mr, Walker Is to pay all bills, aud the teip will be mody Friday, ‘The person dlg;{in« tho arteslan well at tho Turane Asylim-the well for which Hogan fur- nlslied the pine and charged two priccs—in it trouble, 11¢ has lost tho suger with which he lias been boring, and gl attempts to get 1t I?y grappling have #o far been unsuccessful. It fs at the bottom of the well, aud o fiftcen days' search for It has been unavalting, The North Chicago Colluctor yesterday levied on u stack of govds belonging “to R, Schissle, No. 77 Chieago myenue, (o sccurs taxes to the smount of §X.4% An hour Iater the money wos Lmhl over, oud wll parties wers happy. ‘The Collector sent out hls final notlce to the slow-golng taxpayers during tho duy, lnformiug them that uuless thoy pald up in'ten duys he :unld levy on all delfiquents without distinc- e 1t was o dlsplay of rare wisdom on the part of Commissloner Schinidt Monday to move to re- cousider the resolution authorizi "f the Financo Comynittes to borrow 8100,000, Ilis reason for ity tou, was good~—there was no necessity for the loun, The only trouble nbuit tho whole affulr ls, the wikdom cama a little lute, The Commitles had already dvortlsed and faited to tind any bidders, But it 1s all over now, snd the records are stralght. AL V. Brown, heretofore doing sn *oflics™ business at No. 127 Clack strect, Roow &2, I now a gueat.of Jailer Currler. It appears that he t1 charged with obtalulng money under falis w\emu, Nis particulur aystew, 1t Is alleged, cing to advertlso for partoers, snd get all the money he could out of every applicant, He was lndicted by the Just Grund Jury un the com- plaint of some oue of Lils' numerous partners who clained to havo been vietimlzed. - Tho Committea on T'ublic Charitics will rido to.the Insune Asylum to-day to go through the farco of recelving the suopiics from McClevey for February, As predicted' somo days ngo, MeClovoy's contract {3 found to cover about four-fifths of the goods wanted by tho county, and when a requisition comes in that Is not cove cred by his contract, or that of uny une clse, the Boods ure purchased of W os of vld, wiether @ darning-ncedle or a gang-suw 18 wanted, ls tucre to reason for this favoritism ! Farmer Jlarms, of Court-llouts foundation fainv, 1a now turning his uttentivo to educations almatters in connection with the Bnglewood bourding-house, 1le was around yesterday lae boring 10r un appropriation to_ supoly thal in- stitutlon with sewerage, water<loscts, and cateli-hasing, cook-stoves, ranwes, fas flttiugs, cte. Tho Educational Committes of the Bosrd whit visit Enelewood next week, but the duy has not yet heen fixed, Tho pay-roll for the Nor- wal School for January figures un 81,210.07, The Clerk of the County Board, oheylng the order of the Board, catled on Cuunty Treasurer Huck yesterday sud usked biw to afllx his sig- vuture to the Sexton orders; which lo had the day before refused to du. Mr. Huck's answer was that ho would not wign the orders until i‘hw were mudo puyable from the Building und, to which they belonged, and thus the oatter stuuds, The orders wers left with him, and the next moye of the Board, i fta'zeal to protect its favorite contractor, it s sald will be an spplication for a msudawus to cowpel Mr, Huclk to do the witl of the * King,™ Commisaloner Holden states that the amount of taxes lnvolved In the vuscs just duelded“gy sho Bupreme Court argrepates about §500,000. “[lala 18 the amouut which he represented to tho Court i the McNelll fnjuction case was coming Irom the appealed tax cases. Mo thinks that sutie of the tax-Bghters will pay up in ashort thme, s But there will be a Ercuz many who will wa.t until the last hour, and, in some Instanees, It 14 probable thut the property will have to bo sold.” Of the uncollected taxes of 1875, §314,040 is ou persoual property, aud_not oue-teuth of ity will problily crer bo collectad; ¥305.078 Ls thed &hy uppeals to the Supreme Court, gnd $HO,80 Jorfeited. The latter som can Do re- levied o this year's tuxcs. Gen, Lich says the Floauce ¢ pmuittee au- thorized him to retaln fn Lis poss ssfon ¥14,000 belongiug tu the county with wh .u ty dfiy bis cwployes, 1€ the Fiuayce Coma g awy- children. fs well known as an_editor, author, am abllity and worth, will lecture In McCormlek Hall "Bunday afternoon, when sho will tell house. comntience atd sharp. PTrice of admission, 10 ceuts, i [* ers In the saloos bruwl thing of the kind It Is to be censured for over- stepping its authority. It had no right to give any nuch fnstructions, or give suy orders, that would keep the money out of fts urapcr lace—the Treasury. © Neithor had Mr, Lich the right to pnay lis help, for that ts the office of the County Tressurcr, In pasing his help he had o audit’ his salary-liat, n duty belonging cxclusively to the Count RBoanl. To say the least, things are mixed, ang the outlook promises very little change. The want is money, and where ia it to come fromi The will of the late Joseph 8, Sharp was roven and admitted to probate In the County ‘ourt yesterday, and letters were granted to Charlotte 8. Sharp and Jocl . Harvey under thelr individual bond for $200,000. The deceased seas formetly n the hide and Teather businces on Bouth Watcr street, anid his estate conslsts of hauschold furniture and a etock of gouds valued nt £70,000 andreal cstate valued ot £25,000. The will provides that hia exccutors shall contintie Iifs busineas until his youngest child ahall be- come of age, and that the widow shall have from the ‘\ruuucds £2,00 per aunum, When his child shall become of nge the witdow 14 to recelve her share of tho property guaranieed by Inw und the residuo (o divided cqually among tho ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Bccond Regiment will givo a grand dress parade on Washington's birthday. ‘The fourth of the series of cottage sorvices of 8t. Johin's Protestant Epfscopal Church will bo hield this evening at the residence of Mr. Lowis B. Carpenter, No. 12 Unfon Rark place. A speclal meoting of the Chleago Labor League will be held in Maskell Holl Thursday ovening at 7:30 a'clock. portance will be bronght up for consideration, Business of great - The Hospital Fruit Missfon will hoid thelr monthly meeting at the County Hospital, cor- ner Wood and flurrison, Thursday at 10 o’clock, AN ladies interested fu this charily ara solicited to be present, 3 All property holders, on both sides of the river, Interested In the completion of the Har- rison strevt bridge, are requested to meet for consultation on fmportant inatiers, In connee. tion with this enterprisc, 7330 o'clock, at the residenco of Michacl Kens neualoy, 164 W to-morrow evnnh?_r at g ‘est Iarrtson strect, -1t s expected that ke different Aldermen will be preseot. Mra, Abigall Scott Dunimay, of Omian. who il poct of Chieago about_“Why Hlic Became o' Political Misstonary," Ier story shouid draw a crowded oors open ai 2 o'clock, Lecture to CRIMINATL. John Bkerritt, once respectable but now in the lowest depths of vagraucy, was yesterday eent to the Bridewell for sixty days by Justice Kaul- mann. Tatrick Butier is the meanest kind of o thief, us he proved himselt last cvening by mutilating the air-brakes upon carson tho IMlinols Central track, He would give no cxplanation of his crime. John @. Nordgren, an fco dealer of South Chlcago, was beforo Justico Meech yesterday chiarged with trying by means of threats to ex- tort money out of Androw Frecmau, The caso was conthiued until the 0th under 8500 bonds, Frank Hope, another of the young thleves who got away with Boyden's overcoat, of which thero Is no pattern extunt, was arrested last evening by Detectivo Stewart, Tho stolen gar- ment was recavered, but was minus tho buttons nand tobaceo, & ‘A, Veazle, ofl merchant from Rochester, N. Y., wos arrcated last evenlug out of the Bt. James Hotel upon complaint of Foster, Walker & Co., of No, 220 LaSalle strect, who clalm to have been swiudled by Veazlo ot of from $300 to 8500 worth of oils, Willlain F. Coats and Willlam McNell are locked up at the Amm?, c¢harged with stealing a coat and watch of Jobn Buith, of Grand Crossing, John_ \Watson waa nrrested for the same thoft, but pleaded his fnnocence go strong- ly that he was ailowed to depart. J, 11, Bhounds, formerly a Jeweler at No. 80 Maln street, Ushkosh, was found in o beastly state of {ntoxication last night in o dive at No, 410 Clark street, and, owing to tho fact that his pocketa were dined with old gold and jewelry, jo was taken In care of the pollce, 1ils mouey, {1 he hadl any, was not to be found, Yesterday afterncon Matt Cannon, Frod King, and A, L. Sontzont, teamaters, ot Into a con- troveray {n tho saloun No. 75 Clybourna ave- nue. Hontzent tvas used up, and hence Offleer Steuernagel took the Cannon and the King to tho Chicagu Avenuo Statlon, where they are booked for assault with inteut to_kill, and will be heard {n thelr defeuso on the 19th Inst. Tho unlicensed biltiard-roomn keopers are hav- g o hard thne of it Yesterdav, before Jus tice Bummerdleld, Doty & Rhines were tined 380§ E, Brunswick, $190; John Wester, 830, Thomns Natagan succeeded I galoing o continuance to the 7th, and J, P, Wells apd H, M. Wright so- cured disnilsaule Capt. Rounds' house of ‘rrmmutlfln at No. 514 Stato streat was pulled by the police lust oveninz, and the keeper, Libble Rounds, and six fnmates wero lodgzed in the Armory, The cause s found in the complaint of Joseph B. Sitley, of the_ Brooklyn City Club, who claims that Dorn Forrest, one of the lumates, went through liim Lo tho cxtent of $300 whilo he was cujoy= fug her embraces, . Tecently tho Boston Square-Deoling stora missed two valuable English molton evercoats, aml yesterday the affalr was reportid to the po- lee,” Last evenlng Detectivo” Sinnuons cainy acrosa o well-known thief named George Gib- sut, who has been arrested several times of late, and had his suspleions aroused by o loosue fittine gurment upon Gibson’s back, “which ho thought *tuo high' for him., When booked at the Central Statlon it was found that the coat was one of the stolon ones, the thief hav- ng neglected to remove the tickets, 'The residenco of Mra. Janes Manny, on State strect, near Thirty-fourth, was eutered by threo masked burglars” at an early hour yestenlay morning, A'servant heard thele entrance, and upon glving a falnt olarn tho fellows went cll-mell over the kitehen furniture In thelr nsto to reach the back duor, thereby' nlurmfi the hiouschold, but with them went ubout & worth of boou!‘?' whicl they Ilmum}\:(l to pather up Iy an tuerodibly short space of thne, whils tho servant was llstening to their movements. None of the burglars were scen close enough to wdmit of a description. Justice Bummerfeld yesterday held the fal- lowluz: Albert Morrls, shooting Audrew log. No, 1418 Halsted street, §2,000 to the 15th in T. E. ¥y vagabond, |=|‘(r‘ly days totho ilouse of Correee tong tlo West, sixty days; William and George Bmith, larceny from _David” I, Qiles, 8500 each to tho Oth} Henry Perot, receiving tho vods stolen from Bouth™ Water street by the rundics Lrothers, $J,00) to the 10tk Jumes Bronsou, J, Martin, upd Charles Hall, larceny of billiard bolls and’ other fixtyres valued st £200 fram Mrs, Elizabeth Connenl, of 555 Clark strect, $G00 each to the Bta inst, *Italy,” o patch on Fourtecnth street near the lake, wae excited Jast evening over ho flirst stabbing affray that bhas buppened for soma thne within * jts nolsy preciucts, Michael Jenke), u sun of Sunny Italy, Keeps house at Nu. 3 Fourtcenth street, and has for threo wonths past counted Angelo Cousinl as ons of bia family, but ast night be pked Cousini for hls three-months' boanl-bill, und iu the dispute which followed the ¢ dizay ' pea- nut-vendor stabhed him twice in the nezk with o pocket-knife, futllcting two uelv wounds, which uarrowly cseuped reaching vital points, Tho murderous fellow then skipped out, and has not since been heard from. The wounded 1man re- ported at the Armory, had s wounds dressed, Au‘gftumed Lowe {n'a lighly-gxeitoa frame of w 5 —— JOURNALISTIC, Epectal Dispatch bo The Tridune, Forr Wayne, Ind, Feb. 6.—The Judlana Volkyfreund, a (Jerman weekly paper, has sus- pended publication, and will bo re-catablished at Juckson ns the Michigan Volkyreund. This paper was cstablished soveral years sgo ssa German-Republlean organ, and llourlshed ex- cellently uutil last swumer, whes (n an uue uarded woment 1s espouscd the causc of Tl len und reforny, siuce which thme its patronage Lus been rupldly dioijulshing, Denocrats pre- ferviug 1o patroulze their old-eatablished orgau, BLUE GLASS, Blue glass arranged Ju black waluat frames for curative purposes, after Gen, Floasonton's theory, mads to bang in any window. W. I, Wells& Bro., sole manufacturcrs, 48 sad 50 Franklln stzoet, Price, $3. e LADIES AS WELL AS GENTLEMEN who bave tried Dr. McChesney's new Tarklsh, Runalan, vapor, and elcctric baths, 8t the Palmee House, prosounce them the fnest in the West 3§ Mouroa streqt (uext Cobb's Lbrary). TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1877, LOCAL POLITICS. Organization of a Citizens’ Union on the North Side. The Taxpnyers, Irrespective of Party, Make an Al- llanco For the Eleotion of Homest, Re- spectable Men to All Mu- niocipal Offices. Tho ¢ Slaals-Zeltung* Expresses Itself in Regard to tho Municipal Eleetion, And Wants No MoreA Allinnces Betweon the Germans and Irish, TIIE NORTII TOWN. AN ISDEPENDENT MEETING. The voters of the North Slde, frrespective of party afiitinttons, are nlive to the fmportance of continuing good government in the city and town, aud making It mpossible for tho bummer clemient to agaln get control of the munleipal machinery and rob the taxpayers. A year ngo they took an active nterost In tho town clec- tiom, and sccured competent ofticers of Integ- rity, and thereby lessened thelr town taxes. Yurposing to do the same ihing this fall, and also to contribute their full- share toward re- taining the City Government {n the hands of lonest men, economic mien, they have organ- fzod an nssoclation. A meeting was held at Turner-Hall Jast ovening. There were 300 present, among thewmn such men 0a B, C, Larned, Volney C. Tarner, Ald, Kirk, C.R. Corbin, L. J.« Kadish, Francls Lackner, Mr. Schlosser, George Rumsey, Mr. Linzonbarth, Abner Serane ton, J. B. Hobbs, Ocorgo Adams, Maj. Barrott, Mr. Killim, and Adley Eving. Volney C. Turncr callen the assemblabe to order, and nomiuated Mr. L. A. White for Pres- {dent. He was clected. Mr, I, O. Colllns was appointed Becretary. ‘Tho Chalrman sald 8 month or more ago a mecting was helid {n tho hall by citizens of the Nosth Sido to take Into conslderation what. the taxpuyers and business men could ‘do for the promotion of a sound and honest local govern- mant as applicd to town, city, and county; and also toward sccuring all reasonable material beneflts to that scetfon of thecity, It was found neeessary to have an organization in or- der to nccomplish the ends nimbd at, and a committee was selected from different parts of the North Division ana Instructed to draw up aplan and submit it at o fiturs meoting. Thoso present had been colled together to hicar tho Commilittcee’s report. Mr. Paddock then read the following CONSTITUTION: Ant. I. Tho namo of this assoclation shall bo *+The Citizens® Unlon of North Chicago.* Anr, 11, Tiie object will ba to bring abont united action among the voting citlzens of North Chicago in public matters of a local and municipal nature s dixtinguished from wattors of genoral hnd na. tloual pol . 'The Unlon will ondeavor to secare the nioniination and electlon to local ofiice of can- didates of known integrity nnd business capaclt: without reforenco to their aplnfons o nationa politica, Thw Unlon will also scck to premote among the people au Inteilizent public aplrit, and, 20 faran_practicable, encotrags public Improve- ment and tho matorial Intercsts of the North Side, Itwlill also seck to prevent und Pllnllh frauds in clectlol u furtlicranco of theso ubjects tho Ualon will, nt all tiuies, hold Itself ready to co-up- eraty with mimilar organizations coverlug othur parts of our cily or county, Ant, 111, Every legal voter of good moral char acter and known o vo attached to the principles of tho Unlon, restiling in the Town of North Chicazo, without regurd to Lils .‘m"’ atiliations or uational politics, shall be cligible” to metnborship. Buch voter, upon n\\rl(u!lu\\ 10 the Executivs Come mittes and enroliment by thom or under their di- rection, vhzll become 8 member, and by ontitled to all thio rights and priviloges of mem)nuh\g. Ant. IV, The ofticera of tho Unlon shall bo a Presudent, a Vico-Presldent fram cach ward of tho North Divislon, o Becrotary, on As: rotaty from cach ward, and & Treanuror, sintant Hocretaricn sholl ba Assistant Troasurers of = thoir respective wards, Anr, hera whall be an Executive Committce of tho Unlon, conalsting of tho abovo vfllccrs, uct- ing ex-officio, and an adiditional member fronseach ward, scleeted hy auch ex-ofliclo member, Tho Kxccative Committeoshall have power to fill vacan. clesand to Increase its numbers, giving, howover, to auch ward cquul reprosentation. Aut, V1. The Exccutiva Committes shall be :hnmfi[fl wl:h‘l‘hno carsyin “ol;i g; txl“'gnlun. Tr"l rom time to time may miako all by-laws neconsary to conatich the ulhlr{of the Union, and alter and amend the saine. Awr. VIL There shall be an annunl meeting of tho Union on tho first Tneaday of ¥ehruary In each year, ot which tiue tho oficars of tho Executive Committes of the Unlon whsll ne elected, and they shall hold thelr respective officen for the term of ona year ond untll thelr successors are clocted and qunlificd, Speclal meeting of tho Union may ho called at any tima by vote of u majority of tho Executiye Committee. Ant, VI, The vxponscsof tho Unlon shall ba borne h{ volnntary subacription, Ant, IX. Any member so desieing moy swithdraw from the Unlon by Aling bla reslguution dn writing with tho Becrotary, wioahall note the seme on tho record; and any member may bo expelled from the Unfon under such regulationd us to gronnda of ex+ pulslon and ode of procedure as mn{ ba deflned )y the Exocutivo Committee in tho by.fawa, Tho sectlons wero taken up seriatim. W. J. English wanted a detloitfon of *mu- uiclpality,” Mr, Paddock sald it applicd to wards, Tho purpose was to clect good County Commilssion- crs, Aldcrmen, Assessors, Collcctors, Super- Visors, ete, g by Mr. Willing sald ho wonld ko to know what was meant by * public mprovements,” Mr. Paddock roptiod that it wes not contem- plated to toke action inregard to public im- provements, meaning bulldiugs, ete., but only those—plunting trees, straighitoning trees, vte, —which would teud to thu wmaterial welfaro of the lomm{. Mr. Kudish thought thero ought to be a door- keeper, eo that only members would be ad- mitted, A certafn element, who might want to comu i, should ba lr?z out. Mr. Engllsh offered tho following additional articles Ant. 10. This Constitution may ba altered or swouded by o moforlty of the siembera of the Union presont at the annnal meeting, or atany regular or speclal meeting, of the Unlon, due notlee of wuch amendment belng given by tho Ex« ecutlve Committes, ‘Tho omendment was adopted, s was the Conatitution us u whole, ELECTION OF OVFICHUS. Un motlon of Frands Lackner. tho Chalrman appointed tho following committes to suugest nunes of ofileers: Francls Luckuor, Hunr) llélu“" Albert: Knlght, C. B Corblu, wnd L. J. adish. g During the absenco of the Committee, B, C. Larned, In response 10 calls, made o fow marks. He was glad tho movemient bad been started, thinking it would result in good. Its suevess would depend upan the good faith of members aud the impression it mado upon the community of ita good falth. If, under cover aof @ *Cittizens' Unlou” or sny ather nanie, thoy sought to wxnmpfl-h the election of Re- publicans or Democrati, or 1 the organization waa shuply o ploco of machinery which was to b ade use of for any {;any ruruom it would be utterly unavallfur,” But "if the Unton car- ried out’ the purposes declarcd fn tho consti- tutlon it was adeparturefrom partivan incthods, and betokencd th rizht feeling in the commu- nity snd would produce most inportant results, It was nonscnsical and absurd for thew to be governed {n tho selection of local ofiicers by nu:x’{ guestions of national party politl=s, What b thu question of whether gpecie psyments bo re- sumed Jan, 1, 1670, to do with the question of how thelr taxes should be levied fu the Town of North Chicagod What had the questlons of tarlit or rovenue to do with tho question of liow many scwers thers should Lo {u Culcagof Thu (}ut lons which were to be detenmined bad relerence only to thelr property intcrest, alfecting them alone, thelr taxes, thelr sanitary coudition, the local regulations which pertalued to thelr interests Iuwthecity, Aud to this absurdity was duw in reat measury tho sclection of such poor men o adminlster local nifairs. The patrous of vico did pot want to bu disturbed; they beld the bul- auce of puwer by the diviston of partles, sud could throw at any thne voles onoujch to secure &4 election, Hento they could domfuate over nowivations. Ef the men of all partles would come togetber and have fn view slisply the matter of selecting andZelecting men vompe- tent 10 serve thelr fnterests und those of the community fu the matters lutrusted to them, this combination of both partles could carry wny election. This movement was & sturt to- wird breaking down partieun fecllng.—the tyrunny of ):m'ly which bad wo long prevalled,— aud was @ fortuuate sizn of tiwed, Thotyuth was that partfes Lo a large oxtent wero breaking up. Ho had beon a Republican, but hereafter, in loenl matters, ko would not nak what 8 man's national politica were, [Applause,] What fio would Inquire was, Ia ho & man of integrily; a man who wonld not steal; one with whom the people’s money would bo safes a man of ahllity and intelligence; and ean he aervo the publict I ho was suchan ong ho conld hiavo bis vote, |A;mlnun." These were the truo principles which shonld govern them, and ff acted up to would bring to the Union the best clements fn the community, breause they were the only principles upon which any bper- manent proeperity, any permanent public good, could ba based. They would nover get. o thor- oughly honest and capablo sct of ollice-holders in “the departments, municipal, county, and city, until party rings wera broken, and parf ollegiance sovered, Thia done, all the solls busincss-men of theelty of all partfes sould coma together and uniio to secura the clection of the right men. [Apptause.) Volney Turner waa nsked to make a specch, bt he sent up to the Scerotary §5 In silver— tha lirat contribution toward expenscs—and he was applauded for Iils generosity. Ucorgo E. Adams apuke of tlie lmportance of keaplug allve the interest In the Union. Those present should mako Its objocts known to thelr nelgnbors. ‘The Chairman sald while the worlk of politicsl arties was done by men_whoe hiad nothing clse v do, the labor of the Unlon would have to by rformed by busiuess man, who had plent ono beir hands, At thls moment the Committee returned and subnitred the following report: Dresident—William Btewart, Vice. Presidents—Fifteonth Ward, G. L. Pad- o Kilian: Boventeenth, Olef + C. Turner, '\ Ttogers. arles—Fifteanth Ward, W, 0. Van Kvery: Bixteonth, 11, O, Collins; Boventeentl, Tatelck Loftugs Elghtecnth, Samuel Collyer. Treaaurer~M, Schwlessthial, Tha Executlyo Cummlitcs is composed of the oflicers, and they have suthority to add what- ever number they deem beat, Tho report was adopted and the meeting ad- Journed. THE CITY ELECTION. WIHAT TR **STAATS-ZEITUNG'! THINKS. The Staats-Zeitung ot yestorday bina the fol- lowing cdltorial in roference to the recent meet~ Ing of the Democratie City Commitica and the appronching munleipal election: The Chicago Democrats have siarted in yvory carly with the city election, which will not be hold for two monthe. "Ono would think that while the great natfonal Electoral contest was yet undecided, they might have suspended thelr prepantiond fof the municipal election. Bat Fnrhfllu thoy beilove “'First come, fimst sorved,' or, as the Iingllah proverb. has 1t, **Tho early Yird catetes the worm," Thoy wonld do well, however, to bear in mind the German proverh, **Tho bird which slngs too early In caught by the hawk.™ That party which gocs into tho approaching clection s u political party deserves and will meat defeat. The thinea aro not such as 1o nliow the citizens of Chicago the luxury of choosing their munlcipal oficera and repreaentatives with an cyo to political aftlliations, "Tho foelinz of loyalty to party has deprociated greatly in valug In view ot ‘n City Treasury soparated from bankruptey but by a halr, Wihon tho fiddles wero playing, ‘when the city was runnlng on a credit syateni, o1} banincss went well, and nobody eared to know whether ho was puyl‘u{ $10 or $20 {n takos, partics conld smusc thowsclves by belng lylullnh.uenl thelr own peoplo rather than by thelr This was tha case not merely ‘in Chicago, tho whole country, But tho thnes havu changed. Yoverty §s scateld by overybodys' hearth, and the taxpayerto-duy carcs vary litile whethor tho city ofiiccrs aro ¢t Old cuemies of slavery, ' or *‘Rock- rooled Democyats,” 8o long ns theyaro honest, aconumic, and well cnough - acquainted with city oflairs to bo ablo to fnd out where the shoe of Chicago has had such a government eing election, It Is true that there mo mistakea and some blemlshes, but overy ono whulnfiudumcnl 1 not disturbed through porsonal ill-will “must confess that, un the whole, tho present Mayor and City - Connell have lived up to tho pledgus which lhn{ wive whon they went Into oftice. “They have abollshed o nuni- ber'of old abuses, have cut thelr coat according to thuir clath, ond the charge of penariousnoss has not kept them from alwuys remalning within the linslts of thelr means. This might bo no special lll’lllu in Uermany, but hero It s vory great praine, t ls unqnestionable that the way'in which the present clty authorltics have actedis tho only ono y which fha city can fully restore Its credit and siceeed in dimiulshlog its burden of fndebtedness. 'hia road cannot and must not be abandoned at o time when it has bnt Just leen entered upom. It 13 tho business of all good cltize to take speclal pains that tho extruvagant sell-intercsted Dboiley of political organtzations does ot syain got control of city ufalrs, It fs already threatened that an ox-3ayor, who got into oflice through a singular clisin of circuwmstances, and who behaved well enough at the beglnaing, but later boeame tho ally snd deity of the wormt politi- cal mob, ir tu come out as an Indepondent can- didate, and rally around him all the corrupt and huetful cloments umong the non-taxpayers, 1t 1h)a takes placo we liope that he wili have no fol- lowlng umong tho desmans, 'That class {ncldes the majurity of the middlo and minor Laxpaye aud, wo may add, the promutest taypayers, The: have tho greatest interest In a° well-regulated, honest, economle city {,'u rnment, Thoy, lesst of pll, don't want thelr hurd-carncd moncy to be extricled from them by wantonly oxtravagunt tax- ation {n order that hundreds of poiitical Lummers and dead-beatw, chicly of rish birth, can )l their pockets. In the slliance which they made with hin ‘:lnml!. fngatiable band, they found great dis- cumnforts, At one time thls alllance was forced upon them by thu imperative neceasity of the defeneo ngai fanatical intolcrance, but tho disagreeabla uec sity hus ceased with tho cause, Wo canuot shut our oyen {0 the facts, Since Inst spring the Ameris cans fiera had abuudant opportunitics to resuerect this Babbatarlan queation, and the strong roligious movement led by Moody must have made o Very strong tomptation, . Yet it was not done. Thy Ampericars havo honorally kept their promise of looking o that bong of contuntion as settied onco for sll. Therefore, tho (ermans have no cauvo for distrust, sud they can without fear, for the benefit of the coninunity aguin unito with those better- thinking Ameticans, in whoso colpany they buve alwsya fult theuiwelyes more at easo than fn nny al- Mance with the Irish, 1f the Amerlcans and Gere mans of Chilcagu go In togother, honestly und with oul mistrust, thero will Lo no danger of the con trol uf the city bnllni yained by duinagoguos, head. fng an army of thioves, guiblers, pickpociets, and bumupiers, unlted for’ tho purposeof plunder- Ing the taxpayesa, CORRESPONDENCE, TUE LEABON WRY. 7u the Edltar of The Tribune, Cmioaao, Feb. 6.—In your issue of yesterday contaluing a report of the Bucond Ward Repub- lean Club my name s mentioncd as . member of tho Executive Comumittee. FPermit me to say that at the meeting alluded - ta I uncquivo- callp declined to allow thy use of my name in any maunner by the Sccond Ward Repabllcan Club for the followinz reasons: Tho resolutlons, which you published correctly, wore the product of vneof tho great forensie winds with which our Club is blessed, and whose iame {s Pawo; as 8 luwyer, scholas, statesmnn, orator, and pa- trioty [am witling to admit he Is without o peer in all the Jand; on his frail forw the mautle of ‘Webster, Cluy, aud Calhoun has fallen witly bo- coming | digalty; but, notwihistaudiog theso facty, I feel it duo to mysclf to say if thuresolu- tions alluded to, of which ho (Paye) is the au- thor and the club the Indorser, are trae then 1 am no lungor a momber of tho Republiean par- ty, and if they aro not then I decitne to asso. ciute nyscll with the stundesers of the party, of whose record all good aud true Republicans are 80 justly proud. Agasin, uuother yesolution was offered which fudorsed the acts of Commissioner Fitzgerald for his stralgut- furward courso In grolectlnu the intercsts ot tho people of Cook County ugalust the eu- croachments which ure sought to be madeon thu treasury of tho people. 'This was promptly voted dowi by Mr, Puze and his wiso assoclutea of the Becoud Ward Rupublican Club, on the Rround that it was unsafe to applaud au honeat act of a Democrat, This [ underataud to bo s new plauk In the Ropublican platform, of which Mussey, Binith, Page, aud a nameless member of the Club are the clmmplons, From thls doe tring 1 ulao dlssent, aud, without the fear of boing called a bolter or Intriguer, 1 braud all such ciforts, from whatever source, as autl- Rnyublk‘un. anti-Amerfcan, anti-comumon genee, and st Insult to everv ?nod member of tha hue man fawlly, In conclusion, let mo add, [ not only reservo to myaell the privilego ot applaud- fui” the good acts of my fellow-man, without reference to bis iwllucnl or religious faith, but feel it to be a duty which I sballgladly perform atall thnes, ‘Lhree chicers for Commissioner Fltzgerald and his co-workers n thelr honest uiforts to protect the peoply tho{ lava sworn to defend) W, I, E . Eppy, SRVENTEENTH WARD. Tv tha Kditor of The Tribune, Cuicago, Feb. 6.—In your lssue of the 4th 1ost. I noticed the production of & sensational article under the aption of **Hibernumnaula,” the samo belng (urnished by tho Western Cath- olle, Iwitl not dlspute but what thero aro some Irishmen who aro foollsh enough to tbivk that they can elect whatever candidate thoy may wish to put in ofice, but the malority of us, 1 claitn, have better sense than to vots for any vandidate unlcss we think bu will mako 4he best oillcer. Llive fa the Seventeenth Ward, which, the W, C. clume, belongs to us, but sbould wa be able to get Mr. B, Jous- sens in the fleld nest sprivg for Alderman we will_show that we can appreclate an honest 1nan wnd cloct bim bya larger uiajority than suy Alderiuan has had vet, and ho ls noIrlsunan, oud bls rdizion 1don’t know. The tlue hag vowne that we, like the reat of our citizens, will throw religlon, politics, aud nasionalities vu ona slde fn_our local electtons, and vote for the 1o, terest of the cit g at large. The (fermans deoy ped thelr would-be leader Hesing, and wo \-H} nat he s ignorant as to give the s & clawy to use us, ns Hesing did the (lermane, but can. not now. Youra very respectfully, AR Inisustax of Tug SrvENTZENTI WARD, THE INDIANS. Gen. Miles Wink Another Victory Orer Crary-Horse—Account of the Fight, A 8t Paul dispateh received {o-day ofticlally ot military beadquarters here says: The follawlng 1s just recolved vie Bozeman sng elenat 7 HZADGIANTRES COMMASN ¥ TE FRLLOWTO: JAN. 3y 1877, DAYE LNE NONOF (0 Teport i 1 tHTA fas mand fought the lunstile tries f Chtyennes nad Ot 1aja BloNY tinder Crazy-ilorse, in skiFmishes, un the Tt und 7L o Janniry, Wil In 8 fAve- ment o the K Taat, *Thete cal gatenicd threa miler atone e vai 5 Tdver fetow langing: Womana_ Creok. They wera driven thrangh tho' canous of Walt or Panther Mo taina In the dircction of the Itz llorn Mountaie Thele sghting steensth antnuibered niine to or fir g toone, but by taking advantaze of the gronnd we kol thom st &_disadvantage, and Fovs i nows Lrl very .~ severe, hir lost was fled and, elint wounded, They fought i disniounted ani clhared on oot to within itiy yariy of Capt, Carey's line, hut were taken In Tront ant fans. by Gapt, Tutler's ahd, Lient, Mebonald's connaniey Thiey wete whinved at every Voint and dr(ven froi th fleld, and pursied ad far @s my (rslted supplies wart-down anlimnla would carry my commiand, Indlaus sphear to have plenty of arina And AMMUn{tion, it otherwise ary thejr W, 1 desfro to invite tho attention of tha Lientenant (lonezal ta tho groat vigar aud eeal which Ty bcv:udllplnx;nd by Gen, Milos and his ofiicers ln! men, With eztremely limited means, and tnder the moat disadvantageaus clrcumstances, ho Lay qnnl»tvn"v ursued tnd harnssed tho hostile Ine diana, and, thouga this n{xuu {8 mengra in detalls, Tthink thatit In evident that Lo has gained a very important success, Atynep I, Tenny, Deigadier-Gonozat, ———————— PACIFIC MUTUAL, Partles holding policlos fn New Jersey Mutnal Lifo-Insurance Company, Newark, N, J., and Cone tinental Life, New Yorlk, can transfer aaid policles with little or no Joss to Pacific Matnal Life-In. surauco Campany, California, by calling on or ade dresalng E. W, Cliamberlain, Monager, No. 168 LaSalle street, Chicago. BIRTIY. “TIOWSER—fosephino, wifo of George W low: ser, of a caughter, Feb, ', 1877 DEATIIS, A e~ n s T s CREGANN—AE his resldence, No. 227 Trwenly Drateat., ¥oh. Gk, 1877, Donis M. Cregunn. Nie tive of County Limerlck, Irelond. POTTER—-0O! mombranons cronp, Dolonas W, Potter, Jr., son of I, W, and Lizzle Pottar, Funeral this afternoon at 2 p, nu, fromtho resls dente, 24 Unlon-av, BERRY—Of acarlot fover, J. Elmore Berry, on), non of Mr, and Mra, J, J, Ilerry, aged 3 )‘cur-,x monthe, and 10 daye. Funeral ot the roaldonce, 408 Bedgwick-st. to- morrow, at 2 0'clock, BULLIVAN~Fcb, 0, at her resdence, No, o fifi}f“' of consumption, Ellen, wife of Joln Sak Ico of funcral hioreaftor. Wm]fll’}l) 1CAL. CONSUMPTIVES TAKE NOTICE, Every moment of delay makes your curo moro hope less, and mucli depends on the judictons cholce of ¢ remedy. 'Tho amount of testimony In favor of D, Sohenck's Pulmonio Syrup, a8 a cure for Consumption, far exceeds oll that can b brought to sapport the pre: tenslons of any other medielne, Seo Dr, Schenck's Almanac, contalning the cortificates of many persons of the highest respectablifty, who bave been restored to hioalth, after belng pronounced Incurable by physls clans of acknowledged abllity. Beheack's Pulmonts Byrup slono has cured many, a8 thesa evidences wil showy but the curo s often promioted by the employ- ment of two other remedles which Dr, Schenck pro- vides for tho purpose, Thess additional remedics ars Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pifle. Dy thotimely use of these medicines, According to direes tlors, Dr, Behenck certifies that most any caseof Cone sumptlon may ba cared. Dr. Bchonck {u professionally a% his principal office, corner Bixth and Arch-sts,, Philadetphis, overy Mone day, whoro all lotters for advico must be addressed., "AUCTION SALES. By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO. Auctioneers, 118und 1230 Wabash-ay, CARPETINGS, Firsts and Scconds White Grauite, 0, 0. AND YELLOW WARE, Assorted (Iass, Chimnoys, Table Catlery, {rocerlos, Wines and Liyuors, 8,000 1bs White Lead, \ WEDNESDAY MORNING, T'eh, 7, at 0:30 o'clock, at our Auctioy toama, 118 and 120 Wabash-ay, W3l A BUTTEES & CO,, Auctloncers, Dry Goods, Woo'ens, and Clothing. REGULAR TRADE BALE THURSDAY MORNING, Feb. 8, st 0:3) o'clock, &b our Auctlon Hooniy 118 and 120 Wavnshi-ay, DESIRADLE LINES OF Prints, Lawns, Merinon, Alpacas, Ulnghame, Drexs (inad, Niiawlx, M1uery Goods, Slikand Yelret Ribbo: Ladlen' and Hents® Underwear, Buspenders, Infauts® Wear, Ladlos® Wrappers, Hralds, Bindlag, Tomels, Corvels, Hiraw Goouls, Boots and Khoet, TAMBURG EDGINGS AND EMBROIDERIES, 3L A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionecra. By G, P’ GORL & L0, 08 and 70 Wabash-av. AT OUR AUCTION SALE Boots Shoesg Ruthers Of Wednesday, Feb. 7, ‘Will contain soveral linos of vory dosirablo Spring Goods, in addition to some hoavy goods that we must | closo. QEO. P. GORE & C0., 08 & 70 Wabash-ay. e = s By ELISON, POMEROY & €O, Auctloneers, 81 and 80 Sandoipu-at. For Fridey Morning, Feb, 9, at 93 o'clock. INMENSE DOUBLE SALE. Now aud Second-hund Parlor and Chamber FURNITURE And Genernl Jouseliold Qoods, A fuil line good now und usod Carpets, Boves, Crackery, lans aud Cruckery, Pluted Warg, cto., ele. ELISON, FOMEROY & CO. By WM. MOORENIOUSE & CO., Auctioncere, 274 0nd 270 East Madison-st. Wasballaellthisa, m, at 10 0'clock s ull Ine of pew aud socoud-haud Furnitore and Honsehold Goods, CONBISTING IN PALT 0P * Parlor Sulls, Chamber Sels, Sofss, Eesy Chalrs, Lounyed, Wardroles, Book Cases, Ofilco Deaks, n‘n.'l'né:.l:; l:mum aud Ingraln y Reuy AT, ALBO, 810t of very suporior hiecl Engravings, sue R0y Sousial, aas i CEgent frimica. Foa. Lngrat: Jois aro”superior W tnusd usually found i suction PEREMPTORY SALE, At 108 Madison-st., to-day, of TUE HASELTINE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS. Day Balo, 12 m., and Night Bale, 7:30 p. m. jorts. 1Daud upward at 55, 40, 60 per B, Address orders GUNTUER, Coufec CELEBRATED turonghout Y tho Unlon —oxprossed fu alt tlonce, Chicazo, AN GOODS, late atock, beat gasds lesnis und potail, Coo, . v