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

8 _— THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, George W. Parsons has bought of Nathan 8, Davis, for £55,000, 25 Ly 108 fect, with improve- ments, on the north stde of Washington street, twenty-nine fect west of Wabash avenue. Collector Hoffman, of the West Town, yeaster- @ny turned over $4,000to the West 8ids Park Commission, and to-day he will hand 815,000 to ahe City Treasurer. The collections ara aver- sging $3,000 a day. Lhe temperature yesierday, as observed by Manusace, opticlan, 83 Madison street (TRIBURB Bullaing), was at § a. m., 85 degrees; 10 a. m., 40412 m., 43; 3p. m.,43; 8 p. m.,, 87 Bar. ometer at 8 8. m., 30.03; 8 p. m,, B0.19. Yestera'ay afternoon a mad dog wos observed ruuning so uthon Halstedstreet from Eighteenth street, and biting other dogs as it passed, Ofticer ;‘luhunev and a postee of citizens chased it [ 0. 931 [alsted strect, and Bo far as could bo Tim to the baserncnt of there ended 8 misery, Tcarned, it had hitten noone. George W, Herst, an employe of the Ch(m;{a, Turlingion & Qutncy Rallrond, met with A pain. ful nccident last Monday, In making n runoin ewiteh the engine struck a broken rall and fell aver, atriking [lerst, and breaking his left arm In three places and smashing bis hand i such a manner as to make tho amputativn of three ta- gers neecssary. As trafn No. 1, drawn by engine No, 137, an the Lake 8hore & Michigan Southern Raflroad, aue hiere at 7 o'clock Jast evenlng, was coming through tho yard, a switch was Jeft wrong by the carclessncss of theawitchinan,andthe enging ran off the track aud intoa frelght traln, knock. ing off the cab and dofng other damage. No- body was hurt. The semi-annual cxhibition of 8t. Ignatius College, Twellth sizeet, near Biue Inland sve- nue, waa held Jast night in the presence of o large audience. The excrcises were of theusual fnterestlog character. Every one who touk part acquitted Limself creditably. Blshop Foleywas present and awarded the testimonials. of merit, which were very nuinerous. Yesterday afternoon Charles Lentherheim, while engaged in driving hogs up a_ platform at Tungh's packing-house at the Unlon Ntock- Yards, slipped and fell into a vat of boiling water, and was severcly scalded about the breast, back, arme, and legs.* lle was removed to his residence, No. 1964 Lowe svenuv, whero e was attended by Dr. Risley, who thought tho injuries serious but not necessarily fatal, Mra. Fanning, who wwas charged with being a “husybody " b{ Amos 8, Becley, whose housce was robbed on Monday afternoon, wishes it dis- tinctly understood that she is no such person. £he and ber busband Ixve been neighborsof Mr. Becley for several {cnrs, and thelr relations have always been of the most amlcable character, Bhe further saya that Mr. Fanniog's sons had nothing to do with the robbery, and that Mr. Becley was wroug in laylng suspleion at thelr door. In mentloning yesterday the fact thata man named L'erot had been beld for receiving stolen 0ods, ft was incorrectly stated that tho coods had been stolen by the Grundica Brothers. Eome nrtlcles were found &t thelr grocery store, hut it sppears that they bought them in the couree. DF trade without any knowledge of the fact that the scller came by them fmproperlv, ‘The goods were not scereted, but were in view i the store. 'The brothers have given bonds in anominal sutn asaformal matter to appear Saturday, when the whole matter will be ex- plained. They have been fn business in Chica- go for fourteen years, and have never before 1ad a charge brotght against thew, At the regular monthly mecting of the Board of Managers for the Hlomeof the Friendless, held yeaterday, the monthly statement shawed the Teceipts to be §1,0i0.80, and the expenditures $961.26. Thereceipts at tho Burr Misslon wero £336.95, ond_the expenditures $450.07, and at the TTome School the recelpts were $343.70, ex- penditures $123.40. On the Ist of Janunry licre were 150 persons at tho flome. Duriniz the month 238 were admitted, the dismissals for the same time lelng 247, leaving 147 In the Home at the present date. Two deaths occurred last month. Bills were paid amouuting to £1,012,15 for the Ilome, 811953 for the fomo Industrial, and $208,93 for tho Burr Misston. In the Camneron, Amberg & Co. examination, the Secretaries appotated by the Joint Cotninlt- tee of the Citizens’ Association and the County Comuissioners, Messrs. Amberg and Hornaday, the latier of whom has been substituted for Mr, Anderson, the urlyihml uppolutee, havo asked forand received the Extension ot time mudo necesaury by the injuuteness of the preliminary examination of the Involees presented. It will require at Jeast another week to enable them to mulke o hueld reporti theve aro six persons en- gaged in this examination. The Recretarfesde- rife to state that avy newspuper reporta of thofr progress, or of items fu the accounts, are un- warranted and erroneous, as no information of uny kind haabeen furnished to the press, DISCEBIINATION AGAINST WESTERN IMPORTERS, The following letter slened by Choplu & Gore, W. I Schimpferman, McQuaid, Muon- lieliner Bro: nright, Kelly & Coleman, Keo- Iey & Kerwin, B. M, Ford, Ollver & Co., Jamcs Ezan, I O'Nelil, M. €. McDonald, Mattern & Drexel, Willlans Dodee, and others has been sent tothe Hon, Coarter. M. llarrison, Wash- fogton: Cnicaaa, Feb, 5.—TAe Hon. Carter 2. Harri- on, Washinglon, D, C.~DranSin: We, tho un dernigned dealers i imported wines and lquors, respectfully call your sitention (o Soe. 20, act of July 14, 1870, amending the Tarlft laws, which Containa_erogs discrimination nialnat faiparters %lth Western States, While all other morchandieo inallowed to ho immedlately transported in boud, Wines and Jiquors are held at_portof arrival for eutry and appralrement, and, beeldes the delay, tho fmportecis oblized 1o pay the most outrageous charges for cartace, cooperage, branding, scals ing, &e, k\‘e urgently request you to Introduce a resolns tlon w0 amendini this ecction that wines and liquors may be entered and appraised ot borts of deattnation the snme usother mierchandise., JIOTEL AIRIVALS, Grand Pacific—Mourlce Strakosch, New Yorks; F. 11 Wines, Bpringlleld; O, E. P'addock, Terro Maute: ¥. 1, Moree, Cleveland: C. I and'J1, . Irbault: J, V. Kingsbury, Kansss Hawlll, ' Philadelphia; ', Milis, Sherman Jlouse—L, 8. llact, Clintan, Incr, Auent of Jananach Yorks J, Francisco; the Hon, G. 1. Yaung, Clintons 1. 1. Tughen, Grand Rupidas the Hon. T. Jo Merrifield and Judge 8. 1. Authonly, Valparaiang G Hartel. barger, France. ... Tremont Heuse-S, ¥, Martin, Atlantle, la 3 W, 1 bbard, fows City: tho flon. ft. M. Winslo Hay? Cornetius Shers wood, New York: Cal. Wall V. 1. Walton, Trentons ol J, . balfas, Pittahurgs 1. morc; the Hon. George Duaglas C. Musson, Beeker, Ninltl- . d. Tves, Cedar Raplbé; iho Hon, ' D, E. Beadle, Omaba; Col, Samnel b, Thitadelphtal George Strond, Oshkosh; — the Tom. M. M. “Olliver, Nobraskai H, U, 3. eed, M cot T, Linegar and flio Hon, Lansden, Caro! . J. Ticowns fng, Cllaton, ia,: Anion Klais, Green Nay.... Palmer Hise—Tho 1on, Lools Towa’ The Hon. J. J. Herren, inceton Hiastings, New York: W. Il Wadaworth, Clicinnatls Gen, J. €. Morr! Gicorze L, Jowelt, New 3 san, lh'nurf York: Walter Scat, Hol adelphia; Huchest dJ, 8, 8. Dolaney, the Hon, ette; the Hou, D, Hankin, Buffislo, LYON’S MISERIES, TRO3 BANKNCPTCY 70 THE FOLICE STATION. There is a trito and old saying that “troubles Of this fact Abdict H, Lyon has been made awarc ina most practical und painful manuer. Lyon rau what is known Invulgar parlance as a **hash foundry," but which vespectable English terms a boarding- house. Herented four houses, Nos. 38, 330, 92, und 83 West Washington street, In the Here some clrhty persons found refreshment and rest. The workl went oot weld with Abdlel, he sought the ine aw 1o save falling e so far ofternoon he was e L States otHiers deserted s premises. Now, here s just where the trouble cawe ju. Abraham J. Neubereer aclls He alleeed in the Clreult Court o andseked for o wrlt of replevin, which' was granted. Tuesday eveniig Deputy-Sher Gale never come slugly.” block rendered fainous as * Hash row,” b, some thne ago, terpositfon of the” Hankrupt I puts aud - Kettles from into tiw hands of the Philfstines, ricceeded that Thesday Jeased, aml the L’mmi turnitu that Lyon hicld gouds of his v pin went tao serve the writ, but he aud his Sirtaut wen writ was not eoeld wot et i, vengeance; und ko a Btate warrunt for ° rit vut agajost Chartes H, Lyow, J. and threc others. At quarter served. Finding that the ojlicers was Ton str crably stariled. ‘There cate dowa the strect AN AUMY MOST FORMIDANLE, s follows: Deputy-Sheriffs Galpin, Jobason, Bboeninger, Luwler, Hoechster, Bartels, an McUonaldy the Neubergers, thres policemen, The trucks backed to boardinz-Louses simul- tyneonsly, and, 8t “tho sawe time, the oflleers wade &n ovslaught on the prewlses. The oud all forces seemed to lack werg tho wasrlors Cameron and Corse, After s and ten double truc the pavement of Lyo ariny witkin stiowed . resistance, that the besiegiy tronble, as out the messnge, bo dn outpouring In t ing wounld be hicla between 11 an the hall to nsk Giod for the outpouring of Tlls Spirit upon the New Eugland churches. The Ieason was the last ten verses of thethird chapter of Romans, What every convert needed was to he built up Experience would not be permanent. We must grow in faith, and love, and zeal according to His order. Men wero lost, ruined, condemned, aud justh sinners, and nothing we could do in and of our- sclves wonld remedy the diliculty. not keep the lasy—could not bo sayed by the n the Word of God. sin, by t Gien i fu all the ages. tiesh, favor, had e [ t thirty or fort 11 responso to o request th or forly per- sons arose, and tmmlvy asked pr%ycrn that they mirht be born of God The Rev, Mr. Jutkina returned thanks that God had set up a throne of grve, and was in Chrlst reconelling the world unto Uimscll, ask- fng o blesslng upon those who had arisen and 2o ek, New A, larris, Pittsburg; F, W, Groes, San dean, St Louisy Butfulo; 1), Leach,and Eates, Wesl Virginla} ‘howar Armour, Pittsburg: Willlaot Roes, Lafay. o refused sdmittauce, and so ko they vowed yeeterday morning WOrn . Mauning, i o'eludk yeatenday wornlug, the residents of Wasbing. ct, between May and Ann, were consid- lttle while, ther was a crash, and n window door were hroken open simultancously. Then Fegan * A SCENE ALMOST INDESCRIBARLE. Ladles were ruthlessly driven about, and the ‘Thero was an utter disregard for either time or_piace. and The Jig was up, furniture tarn from thelr rooms. teamaters cursed and ewore and th brutish, carpets torn up, and tho faet that rome of reigned, sters, the afatr was earred Lyon, gon of the aboarder, and Jolin 'C, Davls, the porte nsl"tfih.‘\! and lodged in the West Madizon ation. and {reated them, incivflity. e officers showed n nature removed but Httle from ‘The gowls were roughly handled, without “regand to them wero the property of prisate boanlers. For a time chros here were women and chifldren cry- Ing, Neuberger blowing, and officers and team- swearing, and, taken ns a whole, the way dont. reflected eredit upon the participants on either slde, Charles H. roprictor, James i, Nathan, were treet *fo the prisoners the policemen neted in anylhing ‘but 2 becoming manner, to say the lenst, with As regants Nathan, he ownod # portion of the furniture In his room, amd_en- deayored to protect it from destruction; and as to Lvon, hie wwos acting a son'e pret. {n defent- ing Nhis parents. thing. RELIGIOUS. TOR NOON PRAYER-MECTING at Farwell Hall was very well attended, men predominating. After singing, the Kev. Mr. Davis rend a num- ber of requests for prayers, the people uniting in silent petition for a blessing upon those who asked for the manifestation of the IToly Spirit, The Rev. Mr. Parkhurst returned thanisto God for answerig prayers, and that so many hearts in this city and elsewhere were happy. Heusked for o blcasing uron Moody aud Sankey, and upon every agency ! stirup and move the churches throughout New Englanl, and upon the newspapers which sent Ile fimym that there might ut section such oy had naver befure been kunwn in its history, nnd that God would multiply the laborers, sud reapers everywherc, Fm. Whittle sald that_letters wers heing res celved from all over the Northwest which stated that revlvals weroe hreaking out in the ehurches, and many souls were being converted, “Lord, T hiear showers of blessing, was sunir. rayer-mect- Iat might M Maj. Whittle announced that a righteousness, which meant that. which manl. fested God as Leing right In His dealings with have icen made manifest under the law by punishing tho sinners, Lut 1le want~ ed to sectiro the salvatlon of altmers, and Ilia rightcbusness was made manifest {n the Gospel. Salvation waa free aa the sunlight, free as the air.~ We conld have it In a second 1f we would havo it upon God's terms, who believed. Wa must lay aslde reasouingand speculntion, and accept Christ Jesas m];.“‘i‘“ 3 e ha patd tho debt,—tiie ransom, which was the re. mission, If [t wan patd, it way not to_ bt pakl again. Ils cither pujd 1t or did not. The Word of God sald cverywhere 1t was done, finished, cnmrlclc. thedebt paid, and the stuncr justified he %ncc of God through the ratsom having It could ied to meet the penalty of our sins. 1le had nal d, Lut not. rel . upon every one. The excrelscs closed with the doxology and the benediction, TIIE NEW ENGINES, BHALL THBY DE ACCELTED T ‘The Finance Committee, the Mayor, and the Corporation Counsel met In the Comptroller's ollice yesterday afternoon, and, with Mr. F, ¥, Tuley, the legal representative of the Quintard be used fo send out 1 to-da; coudemned s Wa could It wus open to all By thedeath of Christ upon thu cross, Uod manifested that He had been right t punished sin on carth because He had 1t In I8 mind that Jesua Chirist was to como and bear the petnlty, conld not overlook sin; it must bs punlshied; In Jesus Christ it waa met and atoned for, Mr. Stobbins sang ** No other name fa glven, no othier name s kinown." Mr. Morton thanked God that ho never doubt- ed that e was a sinuer. Cuirfst wo were clothed with the righteousncss of leaven. There was nothing good In the When men reallzed this, they would look somewhere else, and would rejoles that the great sucrifice had been provided. Dr. Everts sald men brought God down to thelr sintul stato and then did not worship Him, ‘There must be an nacent to G own merits. Hiled the law, Wihen we camoe to A divine expedlent camu ane ond there was n ladder trom carth to heaven, Tlow grand tho expedientof thy atoncnient ! & 1t {s the promise of God through shivation to come " was sung, C. 8, Albrooke sald Luther reallzed that b nothing he could do could he get into (lod's but that Chirlat had done it all, and he mply to put himsclf in IHis hands to be dohn C. Davisis nman 35 years old, and too inoffensive to have done any- ‘The manncr In which_this scizure was performed may give Sheriff Kern conshierable he attorneys of tha defendants nmpulu to prosecute him and all connected with Goil Iron Works, tullied over the question of thoe nceeptance or rejectlon of the englues of the West-Slde Pumplng-Works. The mcetingwasa known of 1t was, however, decided thit the Committeo will take no action till the Committce on Fire and Water shall have reported upon a resolution of the calling upon tho Mayor not nceent tho engines untll they shall show u q] eitled fn the contract utder which they were built, The malu polnt of yusterduy's niecting was to declide the private one, and but Jittlo s what waa sald Ly eithor slde. Counell “duty" equal to that s tion whether or not anything [mld for tho engines, also duferred. Mr, ‘Tuley said ho thought that there’ would be teeta could at any tme bo that ealled {or—90,000,000 pounds, s further should be 1t will be remembered hiat the contract was delayed about s year and o hall I"' the fallure to complete the lund tun- nel withln the contract time, and for this delay, for which thecity and not the makers of tis engines Is to blaine, the Quintard people ¢laim damages. The declaiun of thut question was estorday that another test made before the year o which tho Lest or wade had expired, beeauso the eaperts who had made the test had acknowledged thut under more favorahls cir- matances the *duty ¥ shown would have been Kreater than was shown, and perhaps nl“llw(ffl“ Tue Uity Englueer iad sald that he belleved at ons timy the engines were doing 51,000,000, while the test only showed 75,000, Mr, Cheshrouglh, City Engincer, sald yesters repurter that owing 1o seys eral thinge the test wus unfavorable 1o the cne these things was the fact that the engines were compelled lfi Leep ul time, and tho water fu the gauge was coustantly ‘Chen the boiters were nut in rirste cluss condition. Other thibgs led him to be- lieve that tho duty showa was not s great ua day to o TRIDUN gines. Ope of up the supply to the vity varyluz, could be shown. It will be remembered that in tho test made's capacity tost was suceessfut, lie duty test was a fallure. The englnes s could esired, and somie of the city orficlals sppear thew, and say that tho u;\m‘ll{ is the main Eulnt. und fu that they ure e s csides the engines requlre but ane-half the wnount of cosl 1o do the suine pumplug dope Ly the North-Side short tine sy t| erully Tegurded asheing us good 1o bo satlalied with up to the standard: amount of engines. b MIKE BEVANS, BEPLY TO UI3 TETITION. Tho puswer to Mike Evans' petition fora mendamus, which Mr. Herrdck hoped to tile Monday ufternoon pr Tucsday mornlnyg, was uot fled untll yesterdsy, there having Leen some una- voiduble delay Inpreparingit. It fscxpected that Mesers, Fullerand Goudy willtlle thelr replication either to-iay ur to-morrow, the desizn hefug to woru- 1uz; s0 thag a declsion may be obtained in tine have the case set for o hearing Saturgda; Ior the mectlug of the South Town B v'dock fn the witernoon of that day., was clected {a the way. oard ot § Iu the answer of b‘u}wrvlmr Lintoln it Is ad- iitted that Evans claling to have been elected Jast April, but the Buller\‘hur denlcs that he Evaus alleges, aud as- that Mike is & defaulter In the smount of §25,408.87, und forthat reason that hefs fneligitle to the uflice of Bouth-Town Collector. Superyisor then procecds to review his action in recurd to the bonds which Mike offered and which he rejected, us well us to the mandamus proceedings before Judges McAlllster, Rogers, The v anl mo| of with one. Wil i e even, thoe niun, to Inquire. fact and Booth, and refterates his_ oft-mado state- ment that he rejected the honds for the Alm‘\ln rfns‘on that they were not sufliclent. He tlenies tha plal he over safid that any and all bonds which {zhit present would he rejected, and ex- 18 refusal to name nny sum which ho The | woulid regand as sufliclent, hecanse he thought the question was not for the purpose of ascer- talning the fact, but of obiaining from the responilent certain admisglons with regard to o passible iaw procceding, Ile further denfes that it 18 not usual for & Collectar to collect more than 73 per cent of the personal taxeg and 1 per eent of the real-cstate taxes, and asscrta that fn 1873 over 60 per cont of the real-cstate taxes wera collected, in 1873 over 11 per cent, and that the calenlath the pereentage collected during tho past year would have heen maie had it not been for lack of time. ‘The answer closes with the statement that although responident and Evans have not been In aympathy politically, yot the former has not allowed this” consideration to' influcice his ofliclal acts. AN EYE I'OR AN EYE. SIGNOR COLUMBUS AND IS Srousg. Jes sce what white folks gets for obeyln’ de Seripture,” sald the “Bijah” of the Armory yesterdny afternoon a8 Gallngher and deposited statfon-keeper. And sure enough there stood s couple who hiave gone through life with, * An eye for an cye and a tooth for a tooth for their gave his name as Signor Columbus, and avowed his profession that of a slelght-of-and performer and juggler in a (ifth-class variety dive at No. 253 Clark street, known as tlio Cos- olltan Theatre; the womnn gave the name ellie Treadway, to which the 8ignor readily gave dissent, aaying * Just the seane ns imfne'; but both agreed upon the fact thut she too was an nctreas, and o star, tou, but ot what particular inagnitude the sta- tlon-keeper conld not summon conrage enongh After they were properly hooked,— the inan l;m; h:ceny. and the ‘woman for assault nten a_ tale o ¥ Bifali’s ** hair stand on end, The woman told how sume three years ago sho had ,Inlnm hands with Columbus it the hupes of mak| sweet by trnvelilng with ehows throughout tho Western territories, and low, somewhat more than a year ago, the Signor had porpcd out of | her eyes n jam Tell feat in Virginia City. But se got | % 1, beautifully even fu the courso of time, and drawing hicrself up and together Into an hinpos. ing attitude as she comne to, this part of narrative, o time the Siguor liery and had reviled her for herugliness and the loss of her cye, and she got 50 exasperated that she gouged out one of Lis cyes to mak the affair Upon several other ‘oceaslons they have followed out the scriptural jvjunction Jo rela- tion to the teoth. During thelr stay In this city the Signor has dlesipated cousiderably, which, thelr wencral cat-and<log habits of brought about a scparation. however, they came together under the roof a frightful predlcament. But she made the best of It by strag) in the Bout! 1n borrowing o glass-cye from a female who has o varicty of them. But, horrible to relate, tho borrowed eye was o bright bluc eyc, and mendous tongue-lushing, which brought out that he had at Andrews' pawn-shop, o few doors south, Nellie went there, F\zcd upon the eye, und, with blood fn the ren Signor with a peaknlfe, onee in the breast ana once in theright ann, fofleting only slcht wonmds, The rest of the story {8 reserved for the Pollce-Court scene upon the day of trlal. TIIE WEST TOWN. WHAT TIE NATIONALISTS WANT, ‘The respectablo people of thie West Town and those who pay the taxes should be on thelr guard, for a plot is on fuot.to place this acctlon of tuo city aguin In the hands of the bumnmers who were ousted by the watchinlness of the people lust Avril. The workers In the echicine are sald to fuclude Constablo J; H. Murphy, ex- Supervisor Baker, Con Ryan, Tom Halpin, and Mike Lavin, ‘The* scheme Is to olect Mur- Glerle, The way the #imllar to that practived In the Bouth Town by Evuus, Philll) placed Dave urult?r.c'lgmn\\'n;:tl'l‘uwn wort| ropos ut In C, B. Bartlelt, or some more plisnt man, . 13 Mderator, awd 1t 1o (o 00 wholorln utumnf: licechen, and putliored 4 crowd, amil Lartlett, it might s well be tnderstood, would not o into the schicme, e s opposed 1 o procecding, and has so gtated, However, the Town, aul seen whether tion Tobhed, Last spring, Murphy, Ca Halpln, ond Mike ofllcea of Supervisor, Asseasor, and ‘Vown Clerk, reapectively, while Fred Maas was.on the ticket ) Ilels o pretty square sort of a fell into bad ‘company, and who hos sadly regretted it ever since, poss to ully himeelf to the party, but proposcs to go in for honest govern- ment. 1t would be well to notice who are in the scheme and how nlcely jt s luld out, and the ;m:;wr the cltizens are alive to the subject the ctter. ot fill THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TTIURSDAY, FEBRUARY &, 1877, no telling where 1t may ndvance nor wlen it will be stamped out. THR REPORTS which are sent to the Health Department con- taln, besidea the locations of the disease, the mThuon of the premiscs where the patlent is, aml the means which the people have for caring for tho sick. As roon as the report fs ro- celved an Inspector s sent ‘out to disinfect tho premises and sco what is needed. If clothes, fuc), food, etc., are needed they are obtained, and the Ycumo made_cotmforiabie, Lhe oie reat need which the Department has now fs he servicea of nurses. Nomore ladies lave volunteered to care for the aflicted poor peaple, nnd there ars no funds to hire women fo tend thosick. . Tt lavery cesential hesldes having food, medicive, ete,, to have the presence of ‘wonien to cheer up amnl inspire with ope thoso ‘who on account of thelr poverty and afiliction are about ready to tfe down in deapsir. Chris- tlan women are carnestly reaucsted toilo what they ean, and procure nurses, whose names and addreescs may Do left at the Health Depart- lon as ta ment. The following deaths wero_reported vester- day: Joscph 8chriner, at No. 53 Burlington street; Henry Morganwicl, at No, 832 Arnokd street; J, E. Berry, at No. Jos Scdgwick strect. i SEVENTII WARD. ORGANIZING FOR THE OAMPAIGN, A mecting of the Beventh Ward Republleans was held st No. 858 Blue Island -avenuo to organizea club for the forthcoming campaign, Mr. A. Gralam presided, and thero was a large attendance. In opening the meeting, the Ohoirman sald there was a disposition to disband the Enst and ‘West End Clubs of the ward nod tounite In a permanent organizations 1o lioped the spirit of harmony_ which at present extsted would continug, and that the consolidated club would do effective acrvice lu future campalgns. On motlon of Mr. Schmeltz, both clubs were formally disbanded, and votes of thanks accord- ed to tho lateofllcers, On motlon, Mr. . W, Gardner was elected temporary Chafrman and Mr. Bircham Sccre. . tnr{ pro tem. Mr. Schmeitz offcred the followlng declara- tlon of principles, which was ununimously adopted: , We, the Republican voters ond citizens of the Seventh Ward of tho Cltyof Chicago, bellevo fn anid adhere to thu followlng principles: 1. Itighl economy, 2. Thorough honenty, 8. \\'|lehnnpmnrlallvn of the public funds, Detectives Tiyan brought in a couple them in front of tho shect anchor. The man that ler ‘name wos to kill,—there [followed wae that cven made ng exlstence while rforming the ot but just tazation, 5. Reduction n the salarles of the higher officlals. U, Strict enforcoments of all ordinauces, regutn. tlons, etc., which are enacled to secure and r[|m~ mota the safety, the welfare, and the peacoof the city, ‘l Abolitlon of all snperfluous offices and officers who are nok necessary to the adminkstrn tlon of tho city aflafes, bo thioy judiclal, educa- tional, or political. A ballot was then taken for offlcers of tho new Club, resulting as follows: Prealden’—G. W, tardner, Vice- Prestdentsa—Tohn Chipp, James Lord, &ecretary—0. L, Dudley. Treasurer—W. J. Johnyon, she told that once upon attompted to thrash together with life, has Tuesday night, laws the gate swing around on”the | of'Gus Anderson's ranclio ot No, ff West | el Jiceting then adjourned sublect to tho golden hinges of tho” Gospel, aud re- | Kodison strect, Upon retiring Nelite deposited | €21 of tho President. vealed o us Gods plan of = eavIng | b eyoin s glass of water, and wheu sheuwoko e sinners, Tha subject of the verscs was Guil's | yho Simor was one, and #0 was her oye, 1t was THOE ‘“POST.” WAR WITI TIE NEWSNOYS. The following corrcspondence gives some Iden of tho tribulations to which the average re- porter of a dally paper {8 subject: {Nota from the city editor to Mr, Bobbles.) ng over to Gus Anderson'splace Division, where sho succeeded ¥ J ¢ W Please step arotnd to the Post ofice and seo how D g O W e (strOUE [ oo an ikl inel sk, Srie s short are n the . emcr‘gl:ncy. and In this ticle and state only facta—no oplnions, cuiso sho Bought out tho crring Signor at the | INotofrom Mr. Bobbles tocity "“"“":] Peatre, und. thers gave Mo & sost. tre, | . It don't amoant to mach, and {t more or less hnrd to welte anything abont it without making up some oplnlon about it Iaclosed And what Ihave written: ‘The J’ost nsked thelr printers to take 30 cents cr 1,000 oms, Printers rald, In offect, that they woutd sce tha Lot dead first, and then they wouldn't, 2’0t dischiarzed tha printers who sald thoy would sce them, ete,, vte., fa ahove, ot lied upshop with anassortiment of **black- '**velioemakers, " ** carpenters,” and other 5 l’r}n‘llr got up astrike, and left tho Post short- anded. Zost flied up with old **ads’ and dead matter, Newsboys wonkdu't tonch the Poaf ot any price. Novx.—~1f 1am required to get facts about that I'll resign, and that'sall about it, Ilow do yon suppo 1'nt going to Aind ont which one Hes when they all tell_wildly contradictory storles? A told mo that the Typographical Union paid the bignews. boya i centaa day not to el the 2’ost, and Lo dla- nuade the small boys from the sume. 1) snys that the foregoiny 4 o dash dash lie, that the newsboys won't scll tho Post hecausa It charges thom n cent and a hnlf & copy, and that oniy leaves thicm a cent and a halt proft, which is not as such o they pawned tho eyo eye, retarned and cut the s vhy Supervisor, Haker Collector, Cou {'l‘z“}’ 07 :hu .lgurnal.' that um z;ml nun‘fi«{‘- ;vam y o1l o " vl 0 Jo4t for o cent o cuf whizh the; hink s as ful. | Jyan - Asscssor, wud Mike Lavin Town | L0000 P SORRSRT Tt Y OB, Tt nie s to bo ployed s | thom ts that thoy are reall; striko eally on n againet tho ono ceni and o half, n’ll by themuulves, © says that thls la'c true, and that the Unlon hired the boys to pravent the carrlers from taking out the pupiers. D eays thatten't tene, and that tho managers rainod alf the row, and sent after po- carricd on In all sortaof ways to get nmo froo advortisiug, Now Idon't know which of all these men Ia tell. ing the truth, and I don't know how to flml out without getting them drunk and c|nrnllouln“lmm in that conditlon, with a ehurt-land man behind etul,, lost spring, when the ornton in - tie qmltlnn of Mod-- iles proposcd to 0 such lfl"‘e I8 afoot to steal the West only remalus to bo | mo. the peoplo of that scee 1 went down to the Post, but thero was no erowd submit being | theres thore were hulf o dozen or mors palicemen azain on Ryan, Tom without apything but (heir deportment to at- Lavin were candidatces for the tend to. 1aaked Whito what it waa all sbout, and he sald that if e wanted to hiro a man for_the Jocal force and ho conld et an good a vue for $10a weckas he conid fur $12 he wonld hire the former, and that was tho principle they were golng o, JJust ttion a inan whom White said was one of the propriotors cno aut and told the ufticers to prefer charges of rlot, and Inciting to rlot, and other things, against somebody, and to put his nume down us a witneas, nnd he wonll te there to teatify. 1 asked the oflcer afterward who thens charges w.:‘:rn going ugalnst, aud ho suld against somo news- 1o docs not pro- * Home-Rule" 8, gn\v. Idon't think I could possibly construct a " FIRST REGIMENT. &mgrnpll out of the above agilnst which some- essential, brilliave tendancs not 3 o a3 to inturfere with the pleasure of thuso atlend. fug, but the nssemblaze whivh will be attructed prouises to bo tho largest iyl one of the most aelect of the scasot, ranged for the comfort of thy guests ufter thelr arrival at the hotel, und completo arrangements lave been perfected Cullom, accompanied by his two daughters, trom Bpringfield this forenoon, und will be present during the cvening. ‘The wmeinbers of tho leception Committes will re- guests In the main purlor after Carrfaces will approach from the cast and will drive tu the west entratico ou Ja Carrlages should will arrivo celvo ! u'nluck.ku o'cl o'cluck, ot Wiight, tax‘eat Wo! BECOND ANNUAL BECEPTION, The preparatlons for the reception of the Flrat Regtment L 8, G, at the Grand Pacide Ho- tel. to-night havo been completed, and the aflair promiscs to bo & marked ‘success (n cvery The Committes on Decorntion will complete ita labors this forcnoon, and the par- to | lors and corridors will present an unusually appearaico will . The graml murch will be played at § td supper will bu cerved at h. SCARLET ¥FEVER. Bearlet fover was reported yesterday fn the following-namesl houses: 141 Warren avonue, 533 Hubbard, 78 Bedgwick, 30 Granger, 441 West Fiftcenth. 137 Washington West, 211 Hubbard, — Wentworth avenue, 43 Iay, Tlalsted, 430 Western avenue, 03 Howe, Eastreet near Halsted, 925 South Clark, 11 Bteln (two cases), uorthwest corner E and Tucker, $19 Termitage ovenua (two cases), 109 Fulton, 173 155 Milwaukee uvenue, 133 North Bangamon, 10 Swmmer, 837 West Iluron, 11 Q'Conor, 530 Helden avenue, ! From the reports received froms the Medica) luspectora by the Cummlssloner of Health, it sppears that, In the geecat ajority of cascs, it {3 found that the uttending physicians bave recomineuded the puritfeution by diainfection of the houses whero they have had cus the dnspectors havo found but few cha assuthe coutrol, Yisiun, reports that the diseasa fn hls scction (s slowly weakening ana disappearing, aud that the cltlzens are thoroughly waked up to the great necessity for taking precautions to pres vent the spread of the discuse, avd are using distnfectanta frecly, TUEMRE 1§ ONE FACT which tho Commnlssioner tinctly underetood. Children go trum famnilics vhere thera are cuses of svarlet fever and en- er the lives of thelr playfellow more to undo what the Il alrealdone thau &3 generally believed. The to seatter the discaso: brosdeast s through theschools, and if parents will con- tinue 1o allow their children, wearlng iufected clothiug, to go to the schools, ouc of two things must Lo dune~the schools will Lave to closed or the -unchecked throughout the ¢ity, The Commis- sloner says that seurlet [ever scems Lo be abating sections of the city whero It was firat wis wost prevalent, and there are good ur suving that its complete eradieation is but a question of tiine and care, b schiools are to b used as a weans of conveying the duscase frow one ¢blid to suother, thore dy wouldn't find fault, I£4t s true that the aageraary dolng al this o get wivertialug, by, they would writo leiter ortwo oll-hand for pitblica- tlon fn Tur Tumese, and {f the pamgraph shouldn't sult the Unlon or the printure, why, then they would shoot off a document. 11hink, on tho whole, that I won't weite anythin about tho row at all, It you will leave mo a note I') £0to the corner of Milwankee and Artealan ave. naes or syywhere elsc after o meeting, but I'Ni by vlowed If [ welto a paragraph about therow, Give thls note to somebody else, —Old Roup or sowme- body,—and let lilin cansteuct thearticto, Mu. Honnues, Followinz ta tho document which OId Boup canstructed: Same newsboys and othors congregated in front of No, Ki Dearborn street yosterday afternoon to quarrel abons some papers, A Sorgeant and ranie oflicers kopl the sidewalk clear, No affray 100k fur thelr recoption, (iov. | place. Tho crowil on tha oot aido of the etreobons Joyed tho squavbic. “to-nisht. The ot great Every detall has been ar- .TIIE COUNTY BUILDING. All the Jall-birds Indlcted by tho last Grand Jury will be arrnigned tolay, Commissfover Fitzgerald, in his Ilozan fn- vestigatlon, saved tho vounty more than envugh to pay his tirst quartes's salary. Commissioner Holden looks * wishfully to- ward bacle taxes, *This is the source from which ho now expeets to replenlsh the Treas. ury. Col, Cleary Is unxious to have Scxton and his :vurk onthe new hospital fnvestigated, 1le be- leves thiat an fnvestization would prove Sexs ton to be all that ko cmma Lor bl o The Finance Committee 8 week or nore g oruncd hids for the sale of honds te absorh the Bluking Fund, ‘This £s the last that hus Leun heard of the matter. Why the delay? In the County Court yesterday Samiucl Sharp was apoolnted Conservator in tho estate of George N, Miller, a young man who was fuund dlstracted a week or inore agu, He gave bony I thu sum of §3,000. One of the moming papes has ploced Comn- missioner Benne 1o thoe * Ittug.” “"The gentle man’s record fn the Board so fur dovs not war- raut such a statement, e has uniformly voted aud ucted with the minority. Joe llozan was yesterda; s0n be ordered at 4 NEW CAbES, 714 South and ey Lo Dr. Sawyer, of the South Dj- awarded the con- tract for supplying the gas-tixtures tor the o phitheatre and corrldors for the new Hospital, This is tho liret time that he was ever awarded @ vounty contract vn the merits of bis bid, 9 9 ‘The jury {n tho Gaughan murder case vetired 1 ‘n:I:)';l'I.j“bn dls {wten{ly afteruoou about 2 u'clock, und, after befvg out nearly threa hours, brought fu s ver- dict ot guilty of mauslaughter, and fixed his {in- prisonment at Gve years fu the Penitentlary. Tho Publie-Building Committeo yesterdsy azreed to rocommend tho building of an vight- fuot bosrd fenco around the “Court-Houss Bquare, to be set elght feet outside of the curh- he. Iroposals for the work are to bu hivited. Ed Walker reports that the canal s entirely cleared of ice, and that be cau commence shipping stone for the new Court-Houss uny day, Ilis contract covers about 400 canal boat loads. 1o uf:ecu to lund the fArst cargo on hls dock in this city inside of the pext ten days if the pres- ent weather contigucs. The work of covering the steam-pipcs at the new Hospital goes bravely oo, and the job, it Is now predicted, will bo completed durlvg the 8ir and o ealtls Departinent had discase gllowed to run t it the summer, The contract for the worl was laoked over yesterday, but not approved. Amonie the bondsmen offered by the contractor fa M, C. McDonald & Co, Tt 'will be titne enongh to ap- vlrnvcnm bond six wonths ofter the work is done. Mr. Bwett, one of the attorneys for the ine dicted Commisstoncrs, salil yesterday that he had corveaponded with the State’s Aftorney of Kane County, to where a change of ventie “has Deen taken, and that the agreement reached was that the cases would e ealled for trial the 14th, e Akl not speak of the matter, huwever, s bt his clienta would bo ready Cor trial at that time, but left the fnpresston tiat a contiuuance would' bu ssked. Tho old ITospital was deserted months ngo, yet the county fs xmlylniz some._ano to watch 1t and keep some onc elss from walking oft with it. This watcliman has been Kept there, It s sald, fo protect the furniture, cte., but the facts are the furniture was removed some timo ago to thu County Farm. Commissioner Cleary should look fnto the matter without (elay, for'to keep nny ono employed there s throwing away tho publlc money. Mr. Hornady, of the County Clerk's offlec, has nrm'llv:nll{ supcrseded Mr, Anderson as the nssistant of the Sceretary of the Citlzens' Asso- clation fn examiuing the necounts of Cameron, Amberg & Co. Yesterday he was reporting Iarofirun to severnl Cominlssibuers, and when he left them told them that ho had arranged some ftems, or woulld arrange some, to stiow them in n few days, and that ho found o dispo- sition as far us lie had gone, on the part of somebody, to accuse tha Commissioners of ex- travagance in their orders from tho firm, B whose nuthorlty ha Is acting {s not knowa, but, to eay the least, it is miiscrect for him to leave the work day by day to Inform oue of the parties :Iu [nm inveatiization what e has found and is olng. REXTON'S TROUNLES, Contractor Scxton favored the County Treas- urer with n eall yesterday afternoon. ‘He was nlter money, hut'did not get it. His visit was especlally to sce it Mr. Hucl would not consent to borrow n few thousand from tho Court- Houso Fund with which to swell the Bullding Fuul, ro that his orders could be cashed. o was in deep earnest, and reminded Mr, Huek of the fact that some weeks ago he took $25,000 from the Bullding Fund to pay Walker, whilo the nioney ought to have been taken from tho Court-House Fund, which had no existence at the time, flis arcumcents were strong, but, alas, {ncMectunl. e reminded tho Treasurer that the Court-lonss Fund was In debt to the Bullding Fund, ond that 500 persons wera, depending on him for bread and mu\l,—{mrmm whomn ho owed,—but all to no aval, Mr. Huck confessed that he had maden mistake In paying Walker $25,000 on an order drawn ngainsi o fund which did not exist, tut he argcucd that to borrow it back twas out of the question, a8 two wrongzs would not make n rleht. Ho would like to sccommodate Mr. Sexton, he safd, bt he would not violate the Iaw to do 13 beside, if ho were to horrow from another fund, hic could not honur is orders jic- cause they were drawn agalust n fund upon which he hiad no. possible clatin. He told him linally to go to the Bourd with his grievances, get his ordor changed to the Building Fund, aud whenever there was any moucy to tho cred- {:‘1 of that fuud he would take pleasure in paying . THE CITY-IALL. The Comptrollcr yesterday Issucd rovenue warrants amounting to 81,600, awd recelved the money therefor. ‘The Trensurer yesterday recelved £3,680 from the’ Water Department and 310,000 from the North Town Collector, Tempel The City Collector yesterday recelved the first payment. on the spedal nssessment for the openlng of Calumet avenue. Mr. Jeromo Beeeher was the man and 81,500 the amount. The Milwaukeo avenuo viaduct Is fast ap- proaching completion, as the Amcrican Bridge Company,which has tho work {nhand, s putting }n place cach day about scventy-five tons of ron. About a week ngo tho only patfent at tha enmiall-pox Lospital was discharged, cured, The matroit, nurse, and cook ot that institution wers allowed to depart yesterday, there belng no fure ther work for theth todo, Fhero s not a kuown case of swall-pox i the city at presont. The proprictors of 4 bascment varlety-show on Clark strect, noar Aasma, have tried to ob- tain from the Mayor alicense, which hins been devidealy refused them. They opened the formance, and *have been nottiled that, u the entertainmont was changed #o as to come under the head of concerts, they would be broken up. Ald, Niesen, Waldo, Lenpacher, and somo others calied upon Health-Commlissioner Do Waulf yesterday and requested that he reconslder his action displacing Dr. Williams, - the North Division Medleal Iuspector, 2ud putting in De. all, a resident of tho West Divislon. Tho Alderuen thought that fnnsmuch as Dr. Witl: {nms had ulways performed his dutica satisfact lurflf, aud when hls salary was not fortheom- fne hiad worked un as nsual, ho should bo al- lywed to remain. Ho will undoubtedly be re- uppolnted. ‘The danuary report of the Firo Department containa the following facts and figurca: Loss on buildings, 84,7503 losa on gootls, $3,0105 to- tal loss, BULND0; totul Ineuvance, $1,503,0004 nsurance over fmu, 81,600,420, There were 44 firea and 8 false alarms, anct tho largest fire ve- curred Jan, 1, In the bukery and dwelling No. 502 Sauth Cunul street, whero tho loss’ waa 83,100, 'Tho causes of the tires were: Children with matches, 25 careleasness, 105 defective ovens, 5 defective furnace, 15 defortive chim- neys, 3 exposed woodswork, 13 incendinrisn, Lknown md supposed, 8; overhented stove and overheated stove-pipo, 1each; overheated ovens, 43 sparks, 13 sparks from chimneys, 1; sponta- neous combustion, 33 unknown, 4 One of the Finnnee Committes sald vesterday that that Commuittes hud not begun thickr labora upon the Appropriation till on aecount of the sickness of All, McCrea; but s soon aas ho wos well the Committea would take thy bill under ndvisement and work day and ulght till cach ftem had been coustdered.” Mo thought that the bill was on the whole o very guod one; that s, there wero not imany superfluous requusts, e, for onu uf thaCoutiell, should udvocate a larger mmount of money for strect-cleunfug purposes than that asked for by the Mayor, As reganded salaries, o thought there would bu but Hitle reduction. “thers were a few or- nunentul clerks who:e services could us caslly s not be dispensed with, and thero were soms old, tricd hauds who had worked (iitecn or twenty years for tho ity und wers now getting sularics us small 0s’ ever, while thelr services wers much more valuable than formerly. Such employes would Uod o Iricnd {n biwm, CRIMINAL. Joseph Pratt yesterdoy swore out a warrant before Justice Foote for the arrest of M. W, Davis, u commisslon merchant, who, it s al- loged, Is cullty of the embezziement of about &0 from complainant. George Fitehbell for the lurceny of soma of- fice goods from C. J. Pausinsky, and James Gal- ley for tho larceny of a cart-lond of furniture from A, Richards, occupy. adjoining cells at the Armory, The latter arrest was caused by u Qs pute as to the payment of the expressingn, The detectives yesterday thought that the four thieves who wers suspected of robbing Spencer's cutlery store and Rooney’s hardwaro store had been ciptured at ‘Faylorville, Iy this State, but later fu the duy camo u dispateh that the uien nad been fdentiled, und were wanted i Farmer City, la. Wilfam Devere was until yesterday o walter In tho Tivoll, but when o pateon of the Imm.- Julia Benstey, of No, 18 Unlon street, oifered hlma 310 wote in payment for smne refresh- ments, ho 1it out with the change, Otlleer Seuers nagel caught bim inthe Chicogo avengy dis- trict, a8 he was heading for home, Bylvester Cavanaugh makes continucd war- faré upon John Cowpldge, of No. 54 West Huron street, upon the strength of un old feud, and recently he assaulted Cowrldie, and ond let up withu threat that he would have his heart's blood, whersfors he was last night fucar- cerated In the Chicago Avenue Statloy, Charles Kossctt was arrested upon the com- me of Georgre Hoch and taken before Justico Foute yosterday, charged with sclllng property upon Which thers was o morteage, and by so doing yvlolatlvg Bee, T of Chap, U5 of the Re~ vised Stutules of 1874, ¢ was rcut to the Crlralnal Court 1 bouds of 300, and In default of bufl went to fall, Deteclive Long yesterday brought fn two negro vagrants, who are suspected of being hne pllvated fn a robbery of jewelry and uther waro which was reiently found i o Clark-strect pawn-shop. Ong of them gave the name of Clurles Clark, and tho other gave only his Christlan pumie, *Bob. und, s he spoke, Lobbed out for parte unkoown. g Isaac Arlel, lately) nppointed as Banis Policeman on thecdty force upos a strong Aldes- monic recommendation, was before —Justics D'Woll yesterday charged with _assaultiog «ith an wttempt to kill” Anna L. Lathrop, a young woman with whoin Isaac bas colnbfled. uyd by whom by has children,” Tho evidenco showed that tho defendant hail shot twice probably at the complainant, and ho was put nnder tondes of €1,500 for trial to-morrow. It was not more than two weeks ago that the same man was put under bouds to kiep the peace toward the same womnn. The residence of 1. Goodwille, No, 80 Lslle street, was entered by hurglars early yesterday morning, and two watches vatued at 8135, to- fieumr with £20 in caalt, were abstracted from o urcau drawer, Entratice was gafned by o rear window, The drug.store of L.~ Weltersderf, at the corner of Bine Islaml avenue and Taglor atrect, waa entered hy the same crowd, and some k50 in moncey together with other valua- Lles, are consequantly inissing. Georae B. Ilutchinson, whom Bherilf Kern falled to reapuoint, Inst night turned up at the Chicago Avenne Station, In the clutches of an oficer armed with n warrant proenred at the In- stance of WV, B, O'Bricn, liveryman nt Nos, 61 ond 63 North Wells strect. It is stated that Hutelinson sold O'Brien a_ horse, and then, after regaining possession of tho snlinal under some pretext, sold It again o a third party. Justics Kaufmann will discriminute in the mat- ter upon the 10th inst. Justico Bummerfleld yesterday sent up the following: James Btewart, janitor of the Newsboys' Honie, larceny of silk wipes, $400 to the Criminal Court; James Farmer, forgery, anil Patrick Keenan, larceny, $700 each to the Oth inat. Libble Rounds and fivo Inmntes of Capt. lounds’ dive, No, hl4 Btate stroct, 45 vachy Dorn Forrest, larceny of $25 fromn Joscph B Sitley, of Brooklyn, 8700 to the Gt James Grillith, vagrant, $20 or sixty doya; ‘Thomas Burnett, burklary of Alex White's rooms at No, 81 Fiftli avenue, 81,000 to the 10th; Joslo Howard, larceny of $25 from Joseph Lawtan, of Fond du Lac, $300 to the Oth ifst, Juatice knutmmmmnt up Edward Walsh, va- fian 120 dava to the IHouse of Correetion fu default of £20 fuc; Matt Cannon and Ired King, $3 ond 82 fine xcl}mttlvcly for beating A, L. Bwetger, of No. 725 Clybourn avenue, Joln Daras, vagrant, chosa thé Ieniency o1 Justice Hammill, aud went out on tha llmit, £20 flne or six months in the House of Correction, In the West Diviston, Justico Scully fined ecloven frall inmates of houses on Merldlnn street £5 eacht Joseph Mor- gvnn. for larceny of a dictionary from the Polk- Ctrcc‘L rrimary School, §500 the Criminal ourt. PAT NURLEY. Yesterday afternoon a TrinuN® reporter vlsited Patrick Ilurley, at 1467 South Ilalsted street, to find_out his conditfon. Ilurley was stabbed Tuesday night by John West, his brotbier-in-law, ‘on the sidewallc 'near his residence. The nelghbors say that thero was no cause for the cuiting, and all givo Hurley a peaccable character, Tis wounds number six. Four are about the head, face, and hands, ona Is over the left breast, and the other in the left side, The Iatter Is most serious, and there s danger of internal homorhiage. Dr. Berry, who has charge of tlie case, hopea for tho Deat. 'Tho lev. Futher Caster,ot tlie Stock-Yards Variah, has luterested himeel? §n hehalf of the In]um\ man, wha is entircly destitute, and_too hmll{y cut up to be moved to the County [os- ital. West {8 o trimmer In a packing- louse, mul has a bad reputation, fle stabbed Hurley badly once before, some fise months ago, but the Iatter forgaye him, West Is In nuindy.nml held to await the result of Hurley's Injurics. Murley's wife, who rau In between ‘West and lor husband, was also stabbed in the arm and cut slightly In the breast, and her clothes badly slashed with the Lugy butcher- kulfe which West used. ANNOUNCEMENTS, A mumng' of the Independent Greenback General Committes will ba hield tu the Tremont House club rooms this cvening at 7:30 p. m. ‘Thesalo of tickets to Frederick Douglass’ Teeture Friday evenlog will bo resumed this morning. IHis lecturo on our “Natlonal Cap- {tal" {8 sure to ba a **capital ? lecture. The regular monthly mecting of the Womnn's Christian Aesocintion of Chicago will bo held In the Bible room, Farwell Hall, ot 10 o'clock a.1n. to<lay. Delegates from all evangelical churches aro requested to bo'present. At the annual meeting of the Ialf Orphan Asylum it was unanimously agreed that the ladics tenaer a vote of thanks to the following physlclans for thelr gratuitious services render- cd to tho tnstitutlon: Dr, 8, 1% Hedges, phy- siclan In charge} Dr, T. W, Miller, surgeon; Dra, Woodyatt and Foster, oculists; Dr. L. C. Grosvenor, counteliug physiclan, Madame Janauschick, the well-known Ger- man-American nctross, will begin an engage- ment at Haverl g’n ‘Theatro next week, **Mary Btuart? will given Monday and Friday nights: *“ Deborah’” Tucsday und Saturday; and “Chesncy Wold" Wedneaday and Thure- day n’fmn and Saturday afternoon. The sulo of kcals begins at the box-vifice of the theatre this morning. TIE MUSICAL COLLEQE CONCERT. That interesting event in the records of the Chicengo Musical College, its _annual concert, talces placo this evening at McCormick Hall, upon which occasion thoso of the puptls who tako part will have tho asslstance of an orches- tra for uccompaniments. The programme, which win (ul‘lizleu the capncity of the nupils, In- cludea Heineck's Concertucek, op. 83, by Miss Emily tlaakell; an arla from Meycrbeer's * Cru- sulers In Egypt " by Miss Lizzle Forcaman: Hiller's Concerto, op. 63, by Miss Mary Wishard 3 an aria from Wallare's * Lurline " by Miss Al- feo Lansden; Mendelssoln’s Coneerfo for violin, op. 04, bv Mr, Bulssertt; o scena and arfa from “ALda" by Miss Emma Koembheld; aud Mos- chelea’ Coiicerto, op, 83, by Miss Clara Watcrs, Reserved seata can be had to-day at McCor- |rnluk'r 1all justesd of nt the college as hereto- ore. SUBURBAN. BVANSTON. ‘The Board of Village Trustecs met In regular ecsslon Tuesday evening, Trustees lluse, Da-~ vis, Gage, and Conner being present. The Finance Committeo presented bills of fn- debtedness to the amount of 81,860.02; also, other bills, which wero referred to thelr proper Committees for fudorscment. The report was accepted, ond tho bills ordercd paid from their respective funds, ‘The Chafrman of the Water-Works Commit- tee presented an fnteresting report on the con- ditlon of the pipe which extends Into the lake. Beforo sottling with the contractor ft was deemed advisable to have tho work inspect- ed, and sco I ho had corrfed out the specifications of tho contract, For this purpose two divers wero employed. It was found that for tho frst 400 fcct the pipo was all sound, but. at thut point the jolut was not sufliclently tight, Two_hundred feet further, tho flango was shat- tered, and at numlmrinlnt tho flexiblo joint was 80 broken that it will require a new one, At another jolnt tho pipu was separated about five Inches, aid was large cnough to sdmit consider- nablo gravel ond sand. Upon ttepeeting the well there were found tobe two or three wagone loads of sund in {t, leaving hardly a doubt as to the existence of a break “in some part of the vipe, The Commilttee recommended that tho contractor Le furnished a ruport of the divers, accompanled by the request that he proveed fm- mudiately to remedy the defects polnted out in the report, and complete his contract according toits timo und speclBeation. The report was adopted. President 1luse agsin requested a rebate on taxes of certain property belonging to him. It wua veferred to the Committes of Taxes and Asscssments, The Board theu adjourned for two weeks, ‘The Lible-readings Monday evening were of so Iuteresthyr a tiaturo that” the pastors have asked Dewcon Willard to conduct "the mecting ‘Ihursday evening I a similar manuer, John Ford will lecturs Mouday evenlng on Cuvsar and Navolean. ' ‘The smouut of good which the relizlous meet- ngs have dono s best veritied by the event last. Bunduy murniug at the Presbyterfan Church, when Torty-three new converts jotued the de- nomiuation, CANADIAN (TEMS, Special Dispateh to The Tribuna Pour florg, Veh. 7.—Matiers have heen amleably arranged betweenthe Midland Raflway authoritics and empluyces, and trains will re- sume their regular trips to-morrow, Speciat Dispaich ta The Tridune. AMoNTuEAL, Febo T.—~The Protestant Dufenso Allancs has declded to concentrate the whole energles of the Alllance for the protection of the Oka Indians frow the persecutlon of the Rtownan Catholles of St. Bulpice. The Euglish Govermmnent ure to be requested to appoint u Royul Conunission to fnquire into the lndiau grivvances, ———— . EARLY GRASSHOPPERS, Sueclal Dispaleh to The Tribune. Oxmana, Feb. 7,—Numerous young grasshop- pers wery scen hopplog ubout ja thia vicinity during Sunday, Monday, and Tyesday, baving been hatched out by the extremely warm weath- er of the past ten doys, snow Laving entlrely disappearcd about two weeks A§o or more. Re- ports from varlous parts of Nebraska and lowa are W the samoe ffect, 16 I8 hoped the warm weather will continue to hntel the first cold enap will kill ¢hy e WASHINGTON LIFE-INSURANCE We lny before our readers to-day statement, lssued by the autlorily of the Ip. surance Department of the State of New Yo, of the practice and fnancial Washington Life-Ineuranco Company of thag dlate, showing ft possessed of £5,17,279.83 actual avallable assets, nearly 5,000,000 of which conslst of United Btates, Slate, city, ang fown Londs, aml bonds nml mortgages; whila its gross ifabilitles, including *reserve 415 New York standard, arv only $4,390,635,5; leaving an ofticlally-ndmitted eurplus of 4 ‘There ure nlso over 112,000 technle B3, adinlesible under — the that Btate, though goml asscts, whicl erenst the surplus to neal rigid examination of eac eluding tho chiecks for the securities, nuce Departient reports that 44 ¢ to commend, and nothmy that fts munezcment Is Tonoruble.”? ‘The Washington has some special non-forfeit. able featurea whereby it pollet in force after defauit In payimn for particulars of which wu re Az 1L ated: $1,500, which were sturtling testimony. ———————— MORE ROTTENNESS, N&w_Yonk, Feb, 7.—The Farmers' Joing Btock Firc-Insurance Company of Meriafan, this State, has been ordered to do no more busl- ness and to wind up {is affairs, This action of the 8tate Insurance Department. swas the result of an cxamination which showed that the Com. pany vould not continue to do husiness with anfcty to its polleyholders, aithongh the losics ‘Wil fall entirely ot the stockholders, e ——— CAZEHEUVE'S GREAT FEAT, Commandeur Cazencuve will this cvenlng at. tempt the remarkndlo feat of performing his cele. brated double Indian mail trick with a trunk tobs supplied Ly the well-known manufactarers, Ono of theeo gentle. men, {L will be remembered, on Saturday last thought Lo had found s **clew.” and the Com. mandeur will endeavor to-night to convince himof Mosera, Crego & Dordan, hls error, ———— BLUE GLA! Blue glass arranged In biack-walnnt frames for curative purposes, after Gen, Plensonton's theory, mado to hang In any window. . I Wells & Bro., solo manufacturers, 48and 50 Fraoklin.st, Price §3. ———— NATIVE PEARL VERSUS PORCELAIN, Dentlst’s ware fa n péor subtitalo for Nature's, Let those who so belleve, tso the Sozodont, which, it daily applled, wiil prevent all necessity for falsa teotl by keeping tho real ouca sound and hoalthy, rly $000,000, ! e ot MARRIAGES. O'DRIEN—PETERSEN—Tn Chicngo, Neary Q. Perry, Ttector of All Salnt Mr. Richard O'Bricnand disa Petrea Poterscn, oll of this city. Chusch, on tha tth inst. m:nuu anil 5 days. i pliinea-st., oL Calvury Cemetery, CREGAN—The friends of Denls M, Creganars Invited to attend his funeral Thursday, the 8th, from his late resldence, 23 cars ta Calvary Comctery, MORRISSY—Feb, 0, Julls, youngest child of DEATIHS, ECTEOIS ..o oo RS FOUD~¥eh, 7. of scarles fover, Chorles Ty only won of W, ii, aud Cutherina Ford, aged 7 ral to-day from realdence, 108 North Des. 0 u'elock u, .y by carrlages o Thomas and Mary Marrlasy. Funeral at 108, m. (tuis day), from resldence, 3577 Thirduves by Cartingion th Catvary Comerns: MONTEATH—lonry Monteath, aged 38 years, Born in Glasgow, Scutland. No. § Boston-nv,, ot 11! New Y CONNELLE et duughter uf Funeral at 12 v ama-et, to Calvar, " Torento, Can, Feb, 7, and 21 days, Funeral Frida; Marshticld-av., CROCKER—oh, Crucker, onl, Crocker, ayed i yenra. Funeral frows “thelr residenco, 355 Churc! p. . consin xmmr‘n please coy, BAGE-Feb, ), at his resldence, No. 407 ern-av,, John Sage, aged 30 years, Funcral Thuraday, ut 9 o'clock n, m., from the realdence, Hemalun to be interred at Beloit, Wis. ——————e 'l‘hnml-J. Feb, #,at 1 Lo Wis LUK EUPEON, Intho most wonderful romedy for Itheumattam a Reuralgta. It nover fallyt and Tor headacie, Toiadr pller, TElons, cuis, spras Kitgra ierane penter. FOrsate iy al) Diregiatn ‘OF sala Iy al) iruigists. GhELT . A I 1 Cl.lluifl eneral \vnolc: OIVD £3AC, By We Funeral wiil tako place from his late resldonce, X 30 Fridoy, k and Glasgow papers please copy, Margaret Marla, youog- . und Margaret Connaiy, > to-day, from 1756 Weat Ad- metory. pupers pleaze copy, KUIBY~Feb, 7, Loules, only child of R. D, I(lrh! and tho lato Loulsa Kirby, aged 11 monihs marning, ot 11 0. m,, from &0 y curriages to Calsary Cemetery. 7, of diphtheria, Cora duughtér of Mr. snd Bre. O. W hu: 5}«’»'&;“"’ will you suffer with h'mlvlli' ol che, €tc., wh the de Eupeon with marki % It ae others, for Jihe Nouraluia, § cheerfally recomiend it to all sufets crers us 8 cheap, quick, and roljabiecure, 1L, €, WILCOX, 121 Dearbosu-st, AUCTION SALLW, By WM. A. BSUTTERS & CO. Auctioncers, 118aud 120 Wabasheav, Dry Guods, Worens, ad - Clthng RNEGULAR TRADE BALE TIIURSDAY MORNING, Feb. & st 0:3) o'clock, 84 our Auctiva Huoms, 118 snd 130 Wabash-av, DESIGAVLE LINES 0 Trints, Lawns, Meringsy Alpacas, (iinglsus, flituery Goody, Dres ttoads, Nhans, 3 Silkand Velyet Ribbor Ladles® and 0 Jufuats® Wear, e s Corvels, Siraw (o By ELISON, YOMEROY & COy Auctluncers, 84and 86 Raudoiplst. For ¥riday Morning, Feb, 9, at 93 oclock, IMMENSE DOUBLY SALE. New ard Second-hand Varlor and Chamber FURNITURB And Oeneral Honsehold (loods, new and used Uarpete, $10 aud Crockery, Plated Ware, ELIS( erwear, Suspenders, 2" Wrappers, liralds, Bindlagy 5, 1100ls nd ihoes, HAMBURG EDGINGS AND EM w| & PEREMPTORY SALE, At 104 Madison-st., to-day, of THE IASELTINE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS. Day Sale, 11:30 a.mn.,and Evening Sale, 7:50 p. 2 Rt By L. DLOSES & CO,, Auctioneers, 23 Eavt Washiogton-st. Thuredsy, Feb. & 84 0:00 8. m,, Large Sale of Dry Gool, Fay Gouis, aud_ Ciling McNAMARA & Cow 117 Wabash-av,, N. W. cor, Madison-st. Regular Sale of Bools and Shoss &t Awtin “Thls (Tharsday) Morulng, at 0:30 o'clock. JAB. P. McNAMAIA & CO., Auctivneert By JAS, ¢ e CELEDRATED throu, thy Union~expressed B, ot ;;:bn s GUN Uoaer, Chicajo ) them ont a0 that standing of thy tu condemn,” ang ‘able, prudent, ang s are conilnied ent of premiums, fur our readers Lo L D, Penficld, 148 LaSalle street, the Gene cral Agent of tho Washington. —— — MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Fpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, ANN Antog, M., Feln 7.—The Committeq of Investigation have gone Lo Lansing, where they will finish thetr work. The last testimony glven tends to show that Douglus hus sppronrls handed over to Yim from time to time to pay the salarles of nesiste nauts In the Laburatory, 1t Is said tho thunder. clap s yot to fall o Douglus’ head by tore 7 Twenty-ratest., hy And 77 Randolph-st. A ull line good Crockery, Glass ele, AB0Y, TsiEuoy & oo