Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1877, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN : FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1877, STIE FIRST.” gecond Annual Reception of the City's Crack Regiment. The Grand Pacitic a Scene of Be- wildering Benuty, Drave Men, Hnndmhe Uniforms, Fair Women, and Gorgeous Toilets, One of the Crushing Soclal Events of the Season. The parlor flaor of the Pacifte Hotel presented the nzpect of an encampment last night. 1t was.| the pleasant side of camp life, and though the tents, and muskets, and drwns, and gold lace, and mit huttons were surgestive of the hard- slips of a soidier's 1, still tucre was a relief in the surroundings that prowisca a lictle more of the revelry by night than the roar and rattle of netive warfare. It was the sceond annual re- ception of _the First Iegiment, - ond famons preparatlons had heen made for n grand entertainment of the friends of the members. The Puclfic was sclected for the bivouacs as it was the scene of the first feativ- ities of the organization n year ago, the mane nagers concluded fo tent again on the same old gronnd, . Tho whole parlor floor was givep up to the reception In the wider hatl o dals was rafsed for the band, and the drawing-rnoms and corrl- dors were devoted to promennding and danelnge. Eversthing was en militaire, from the gray-clad sentinels at the stalrcases and clevator to the delight of the Indies in thclr rigid eacorts, Per- lups over hall the gentlemen present wern civilians, but those who wore the bullion and buttons -carricl the cvening, and thero was o gencral feellng that the hotel wes under martial law. Que jaime le ynllitalre, though unpung, was mnnifestly the sentiment, and he of the black hablllments saw more in svldier fife than he was wilting to ad- mit, as he contemplated the aoclal yictories of the uniformed hosts, 1t 1s no panll lea of n recrufting scheme, theso military receptione, amd It 3 not fmprovable thot the rexdment wiil ratlier great aceeseions to (ts mumbers from Ita LH!II u!fi)lflny of generous hospitality. Tantetul hunds had decorated the halts, and corridors, and rooms, At each end of the hall, running trom Clark to LadBlle, was a guard- tent dnTront of the window, the latter decorated with g red, white, and blue festoon, On cach shde of the tent were the drams of the drum corps 1 stacks of threes, the whole arrangemont givine quite o mliitary alr to the surroundings, Alung the main hail the chan- deliers were conneeted with festoons of ever- green. The perfection of decorative art, how- rter, was utlained In who parlord. Tho large yarlor, with its superb decorstionsand the flood of Light from the chandeliers, was the centre of sttraction. Over the entrance from the maln liall was suspended n rustie basket filled with flowers and sprigs of green, whilg o draped ban- ner eerved to give contrast to the whole, 'The tires smaller entrances were decorated after A somewhat slmilar design, In the main parlors the chandoliers werg fTeetooned with the luwl'y anlianx, sud conue ed with red, white, and Dluy sitk ribbons, Sus- pended to each chandetier, was a bouquet of Hlowers arranied fo the highest etylo of the tor- Ist's art, and bouquets were disposed nb conven- fent tneervals nbout the sides of the room, In tho smull parlor to the east over the mirror were placed the regimental colors, nntted with amusket. In front of this wero stacked ix drums, relloved by flowers, Tmmedlately over the drams two small tags of the reglment croesed each other, while ut _each side of the nifrror wan a stack of arme, The smatl parlor to the west™vas also beantifully arranged, In front of the mirror were two of the reglment’s fluse, craxged, set ofT with longz strins of red, white, und blub ailk ribban extending from th e floor up. In front were more faws und a pyratadd of drums, whilo to cach slde was placed a stack of ormng. It the protnenade, the plllars were wrapped with red, white, and blue, und connected with festoans'of overcreen, AL tho north end, near the dinlnz-root entrance, on cach sido of tho way, was & large Amcrlean lagn Tho elegaut saryco diving-room of the Pacifie, withits 60 odid tables il the dozzling light of ns many chail- dactiers, needed uo decorations, and was perfect fu 1ts own beuuty. " W0 WERE THERE, : About 0 o'clock the tucsts assembled and the grand prowenado loraed, In and vut, through the hatiwiys and under the festooned tiaga, past tho tiny tents, and Into the dancinz-rooms the Jime marched, while the orchestra pliyed u nur- thal alr, By 10 o'clo he rooms and eorrldors wero llhwnucd, and the dancing programine opencd, ‘Amomzlhom around the dressinz-rooms and fu the partors were Gov, Callom and two daughe tersy Misses Eila aud Carrle, tiens A, C, Ducnt une dlaghter, Lient-Gen, 1. 1. Stieridau, the 1fon. W.'F, daughiter, Blsho Clioney, Adjt-Gen, 1hitinnd, Gew, A, U McClurg, “Gem, ™ W, and wife, Lleut.-Col,. D, ., und wile, Mr. wnd | Mrs, L(uill Wahl, Asslstant-Surgeon T, W, Miller and wife, Col. L T, Torrence, Second Rewimont, und wife; Adjt. Larrigan, of the Seeond; My, L. Z, Leiter, Licut, and Adjt, Churles 1. Dich, Llcut, J. D, Bungs, Capt, Churles Jernfan, Cupt, 11, 8. Bowler, Capt. F. B, Davls and whes Copt, G, W. Lackey, Capt. A, L. Golls rulth, Cupt. lludul’ph \\'llh-.um, Capt. 1. M. Lange, Lieut, . H, Jolmeon, Licut. Vidor Henrotin, Licut, €. D. Lurrabee, Licut, Alden Mersfman, Lleut, Charles B, Mold, Lieut. Charles W, Parker, Licat, H, D, Cutldr, Licut. Eamuel O, Bothiermel and wife, Licut, A, H, Wage ner, Assistant-Inspector-General H, B, Maxwell, Lieat, H, O, Colllnaand wife, Licut. Whitchouse, Messrse J, W. Sheahan, Jr, LT Bddy, J, T, Hoyne, Elllott Durana,, ¥, Burley, . B, 1(u-eu, A, B. Bobbitt, F. M, Swift; George Miley, Eugene Elder, Lyman Lott, (curie Prumnis Alexander Graliaw, George Nelson, Loeut, Y. 8. Bowler, ¥, N, Strect, Georzo Lo Cassary Ty C.. Ketchum, A, M, Mitchell, F, A, Lty Lieut, Alden M, Merrlwan, W, lllll, 0. D Swam, J, Fitzgerald, J. B, Bobuer, 1 J, Amber, W, T, Ballou, ¥, A, Overton, ’, Voorhees, Fdward R, Chumasero, E 8. Mughl, (. Rt Nlcliols, Washincton' Iesiug, Miss Jessle Day, Miss Nelllo Leach, Miss Annie Hubbard, Miss Victorla Fitzgzerlll, o1 DBalti- wore; Misa Carelo Brooks, of 8L, Louls; Mira Rutio Butcher, Miss Ella Chandler, Miss Lizzlo Yan Ella, Janésville, Wia,s Maj, anil” Stss Corn Evans; Mrs, E. Tnllnuam:, Mrs, E, Baughan, G. A Baughan, Mroand Mra, Rothbarth, Mr. Leter Hausen, AMiss Aunnio Jones, Mr. F. . W hitiuer, Miss Mioute Walker, of Lemont; Miss Wilcox, Mre, 8t. Chair, Miss Cruwlord, Miss Dodge, Miss Pocker, Cox, e, and Mrs, 8, Lo Jurtls, Gen, Martin Beem, "urker, Col, nud Sles, Uor- don, A, May, Miss Carrlo E, White, Mizs Louisa Meiirdy, Miss Nellio Buclier, Miss Ella Gpod- ridge, Miss Clara Gibson, Mids Fleta Moy, Miss Jesslo Ureuves, Atas Lancaster, Miss Hawthorne, Miss Addis Founimore, Mws. Morla M- Luln, Muass Dollis Logan, Miss Josie Balkam, Mr. “aud Mrv, B, E. Dalkam, Mr, aud Mrs. O 11, Caok, M. ond Mrs, Barton Eewell, Miss Kittla Bosrdman, tho Misscs Nlo tumy, Mr, and Mrs. Bartholomae, Mr, and Mre, l_.e«:in, ¥, G, Foster, Miss Cora_ Brown, D, T. Foley, Charies 8, Dunk, Ha Blackburn, Miss Kittie Scott, Miss Vieginia Chaplu, Miss Jessle denks, Miss Laura Orinsby, Miss Ella Wull- work, Miss Gertle L, Suuth, Misa Salile Good- Hch, Atss Nettle Mitler of Rocbester, Miss Neltio Goodrichy Misses Nellie aud Mamle Beecher, 3:1[:: Ada Froat, Misa Abble Martin, Miss Lar- e, Quirk, Ar, 11, 1luret, Mrs, A, F. Ar, and Mra, M. TOILETS, Miss Ella Cullotn, two shades of green sfik, Sea-fuaws and waslight, with trbumings of leaves and towers and laces. Miss McEwen, pale green, with trimmings of . Alrs, Allcn; white and green silk grenadine, with mru[fi of brown velvet, trimmed with black laces hatr in Lraids, b fll?‘l Merritt; reception suit of Llack silk aud elyet, g Miss Belle Kingman, white organdle, with blue wllk trininlugs and blae stk corsage; coral OFanients, ; Alrs. Perpy I1 Bmith, pale grecu silk, with dfagoual triinming of hunter's green velvel, an witrich feathier bands of, Lhe ilghter shade; Lalr o baudeaux and triiomed Wil lowers, Mru, Fannie Keater, bluck velvet underskirt, Feackiblow colored gros graln silk princess polo- n:.lu-,r halr dressed bigh in French twist; natural IS, i Mis Lillle Lancaster, pale green tarlatan Profusely trimmed with hfl:]nleflluav, Testoons of lowery, culrass basque of satin saf¢ shad dreas; buur dressed bigh aud powdered. mlunmlkl. A. Quirk, rich salwon slik, gold or- cuts. ilss Eitzgerald, rose tarlatan, and black vel- o bandy orer black sl budr fu curls; gold s, A, E. Curtls, black sutln sod velvet com- Ulaed, thread-lace flounce, headed with ostriche {::ll:cr bauds, polot-lace collarctte sod baod- ld. dizmond ear<lrova snd eross; balr ¢ n¥ . Conlbangh, Prof, David 8wing aud | dressed In Freneh twist and pufls, white oatrich tipe. ’J\lrn. Fra UrlMthe, gray halrline ailk and black tulle, natural Howern, and heavy gold or- uninente, Mrs, Dr. Henrotn, black allk underskirt, pol- onnise of cream-sllK_brocule, festoons of Tn- el violets, hale claborately dressed with pafls it eurla, elegant gold jewelry, Mirs Battard, enrdinal silk, with trimmings of Iace and garnituro of flowera. Miss Clara Gibson, cream-colored brocade and opers cloak. d Misa Gertle 0. Bmith, white tulle, wiih nflings and futings, and lrfmmlnza of autumn enves, corsnge high’ with flutings and leaves; halr In bandeanz. Miss Loura Ormaby, -rose sllk under white tulle, with garnlture of flowers and leaves; corsage square, and halr fn bralds and feathere. Misa Virginia Chapirg white tulle, with ruf- fl{'! amd pulllngs; cofsage high, with demi- #leeve, Miss Kittio Beott, white Swiss, with sash of rose color und corsnue of biuc, Miss Ellle Fiell, combination suit of black velvet and rose sitk, Miss Sadle Tilton, cardinal sill, with black velvet and flowers. Mra, J, Howard Jones, sage groen silk, with tunic of sea-fontn brocaded velvet; square cor- sage and hnir fn bandeaux, Mies Cora Bassett, candinal silk, with over- rress and corange of cream allk, trimmed with ball fringe. Miss Faunie Parks, white tulle in flutings and pulilves, with corsage of rose silk, sleeveless aud . wis halrpowdered, Mise Jennle Mocller, Javinder itk unaer tulle, with high eorsage trhnmed with flowers. - Misa Annie Slocum, recention suit of black, Miss Etln Chandler, white tulle, with corsags of cardiual silk. | Mins Apnes Newell, comolnation sult of black sitk ond velvet, alt Chandler, white Swiss, with garni- 2 dinal leaves. Mias Ada Frost, black silk, with white satin corsaze, “.\I‘lln Mollle Magill, reception sult of bluck ik Miss Carric Brooks, gas-light blue, with trim- mings of luces and flowers, Alrs. Tillutson, black sill and volvet combl- natione, with garniture of caxdinal flowors, Mr=, Banyhan, velvet and black silk, with trimmings of Ince aud lowera, Mies Jennie Tluntoon, whits Bwles, with mudlings and trimmings of ereen leaves. Mrs, Crumbacher, stonc-colored sillk, with trimmings of fringe, Migs Ella Jolmson, whito Bwiss, with flutings and Boman ensh. Miss Bergeant, rose sk, with fintinzs and trimmings of eardinal and cardinal fringes; high corsare, and halr [n high braids. Mra, £ H, Bartholomew, sca foam green silk with flowers and leaves, Mra. B, Rothbarth, black velvet, point lace, and dlamonds, Mra, B, A, Lelgcht, rose silk with Iace, leaves, and tlowera, Misa Ballard, eandinol silk, polnt lace trim- mings, garnlive of flowers; distnonds, Mra, 8, L. iluret, blue silk dress, en_tral, overdress of creame-colored allk trimmed witl eilk nnd natural flowers, ligh cursage with n.\lu&ul flowers ut (hirout ; hairala Greclan; diae moends, Mixs mina Gatel, white ratin dress trimmed white, tarletan, garniture of blue flowers, low corsage with poit lace; halr in rolls; dlamonds and Romau gold ormumen ue ik, with tulle Mlss Kittlo Bassctt, nav aud flowers, Miss I'lorence Chainbiers, white and lavender Mtra. IT, A, Cox, rc&nuon sult of black silk, with telmmings of lace, Miss Aunte Slocum, black silk and velvet combination suit, Mirg Faunie Blocum, black velvet suit, trim- med with point lace, Misa Netlfe Qoodrich, eream colored brocaded &{Ik trhinmed with lace and flowers, Miss Sallle Goodricll, blue stk with lace over- dress, Niss Ella Field, lavender sllk and velvet. Misg '\r[‘l‘lfl Milligzan, Yl“k brocaded stlk. Miss Murtine, pink sllk fn two shades. TUR MENT, As to the supper, In itsclf, it 13 hardly neces- rary to speak exeent to any that ft was tully up to the reputation of the Grand Paciile. Dui tho seene presented when hotween 400 and Rl peo- vle sat down tu the tubles of the large dintuge. roomn of the Grand Paclile, the light adding o glow to so wany lappy ftaces, the superb dresses, tho glitter of the dlnmonds—all this, nud more tou, tan belter be linngined by the render thon deseribed by the writer, No moro Drilliant uasetubly hus Léun congregated {u any Chicago hotel for many a dav, ——— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. VALENTIRY, 7o the Fditor of The Tridune. Citicaao, Fob. 7.—1t s at this scason of tho year that the scrvantegirl, as sho hurries from the grovery or Uutchicr-siop, pauses for o brief moment to planee at the skewered hearts and tinacled angels that decorate the valentines, dimly visiblo through the frosted pancs, with an eye to sending oo to—but the whispered wumo Is lost s sho turns the corner, and a groun of school-children soon cluster nbout the m{:flgu. qch voclferously nomiug his or her **1 ¢hoase the one with the guld lady and the Emu ribbon," shouts one ll&le nubn{u-lml:gd 4 No, no, that's mino!” cries another. mm';huuw ull that flrst linc,'" says thelr brother [33 Ag:‘d I chooso them all," snys the first, “No, you can't! crles tho second, »for T choosu 1\ the valentines fu the world, and—and ull the—cvervthing™ Thia last cholee evidently overwhelmed the ollu:rs‘ for, with o last, lingerlog look, they ail threo depurt, young man peers in at N e And now a tall, pale th window, and then, with some hesitation, ns hecomes nomodest youth, and after sund) glances upand down’ the streot, lifts the Intel und enters, The shop-keeper smlles complacently as tho Jounz man names the destred article, nud hie, poor youth, blushes up to tho ears, but goes hravel r through the ordeal, and steps out into the cold strect with the dalntiest lttle misstyn Tmaginuble buttoned under his ** ulater,” and o heart beuting fast at the thousht of the dear bright oyes that will sean the glowing words upon the page, 1t 1 not lung before the latels Is lifted agnin, and this time Lwo persons enter,—n woman in fatled hood and rnmr'ed aluwl, nud atall, brawny Irishunnn with kindly gray cyes, *Thosu valentines, pleasd,” sho sa) #hopkeoper approactics, aud a smilo {llumivates the pinched aud caroworn faco na she picks out us wmuny us her tow pennies will allow, sor. will not this sacritice be nmply re rnld in witnessing the delight of her littlo oncy Wht do you wish for, sir" The Irlshuiun poluts to o plle of flaming Heantes," I wout wan av thim, sur,” and, as they aro flung upon the counter, Lo sorts them over, with now aud then a twinkie In the keen gray eyes. *+Bhure, now, an’ fsu't this the folne wan, be the puwers!’ and ho Lolds up n pictured wash- erwomian of gigautle proportions, at tho samo times bringing up a solitary * copper * from tho dc‘pllu of his capaclous packet, * Aw' it's the very thing, sur,” he continuce. * Arrahi! but wan't’ Biddy snap them black o av her'n whin shie saya thils!” and g aint chug Is walted Luck as thé door closes gmc{‘ him, A CURIOUS RINLE 200 YEARS OLD, o the Editor af The Tribuns, Cnicadgo, Feb, 6.—An old Bible which would have been un futereating addition to those attho Ceutennlal Extiibition has been in Chicago for some yeary, It 1s now In one volume, although orlglually published in thres volumes,—tho firat, 100 poges, ending with Job; the second has 198 pages, ending with the Apocryphaj and the third hus the New Testament and twenty-two pages, which have explauations of proper names and index, as it quaintly tells us, of the “prin- «luatl thinges that are voutelned In the Bible after the order of toe alphabet, the dirst nomber voteth the chaptor uud the sccond the versg.* 11 Lios atso the Pealms fu *aeetro? set to cue rlous old tunes, or, to adopt itd own languave, St conferyed with the Hevrue, with apt uotes to *iuig them withall? Precedfug them sre eight Bflum of others, such as * Vent Creator,” v The umblo sute of’ a Sinner,” “Ta Deuw,' aml following them, also set o tunes, *The Lord's Prayer,” “'Iho Crecde,” © Da Pacene Dotnine," etee I givo one rather Interesting verse from u Fnlm orbymn entitled * Robert V. Visdom,” but what Robert moans Iwn unable to say, ¢V, Visdom™ s, however, clear cnoughs Prescruo vs Lozd by thy deare warde. from Turke and Pope defend us Lordo which both would thrust out of his throne our Lord Jesus Chrlst thy dearre Sonne, A pretty truo state of the cuse then, and not for wut of the way yet, Mauy of your readers have uo doubt heard of the following trausla- tlon which 1 guote from this oid copy: Then the n-lu of thein buth were openéd and they kuewd that they were naked, sud they fewed tlggge leauea and wude them selues breeches,” et e add another, which 13 not s0 well known, but equally curlons: ** But a certaluo woman cust a blece of a wmillitone upon Abjwie- tecl’s bead and brgake uls braine pan,” The voluwe {810 ne ¢lear type, doublo col- ya a8 the umas, with clenr.red lines aeparating them, and from the margin. It has also a cominentary, or ‘' shart notes,” and numerous orlginal odd- Jooking {llastrations and maps, ete, which were doubticss In the highust style of the art when imhl_lnln'd. It was “ Printed at London fn hy Christonhicr Barker, Printer to the Que most excelient inaleatle.” DOCTONA' FEES, To the Editor of The Tribune. CiticAqo, Feb. 4.—I was very much shocked at secing the mortality In Chicago among chil- dren, with scarlet fever and other discases Incl- dental Lo’ childhood, fn sour carefully-prepared report for the month of January, and hope that the stringent sanitary imcasures advised by so many excellent and worthy members of the medical profession may Ue the means of alleyl- aling or stopping the fearful scourge. But thero 1s ong thing that appears to have been forgotten or overlooked in your reporty ond that fs, the charges mede by the medi- eal profession themselves for attendance upon thelr patients, The ery is general throughout the middic and lower clasees ngainst the doc. tars, for thelr never bavivg abated thelr charzes one lota from the war times to suit the hard times we arc now going throngh, ‘The words of Hood liave been often enongh paraphvased s O} that medical advice shonld e 8o dear And flosh and blood so chieap, May not the foar of Incurring exita debt, or throwing themselves n the doctor's power, have kept many men of famiiy from culling in ndvice, and defaging it till i€ was too Jatni 1 know this Is a’vory teoder apot to touch on, I kuow also that doctors, with all the expense it may have cost them for study, are but men, But 1 also know, and tho whule community knows, thnt 2 Where neif the wavering halance shake “Tis raroly right adjusted. Don’t you think If you could give a tabular statement of the charges made by the medival profession in the other large citlésof the worll, gliving aleo the wages gencrally earncd by the nrtisans and laborers of those citles, drawing a compariron hotweon them and vur own clty, it would allay the excitement. and let us. st least know the iruth, and the proper course to pursue in the matter. Tho cities of New York, Phlladeiphia, London, Glasgow, ete,, wonld he most proper to compare, 1 think; but I leave it (11 i'uum:ll helng most competent to judge. Hoping theso few suggestions may be worthy of your atteution, sud productive of the greatest poud to the greatest number, 1 remain yours sincercly, AMES RATTHAY. THE NOUAN INVESTIGATION, 7a the Bditor of TAe Tribune. Cnicaao, Feb, b—In your yesterday's {ssue you Intimate that our testimony In the Ilogan matter before the County Commissfoners wna evaslve and “covked up to order.” If you had had bofore you a full and eorrect report, we don't think you would have wot such an Ime pressjon. It is a fact, and our Mr, B, so stated, that we have no futcrest In the matter except os iaxpayers, and that Interest {s to huve Hogan's Lills as light as can ho made. It 48 nlso a fact that we do not know personully any of the Com- miesfoners exeopt Mr, Fitzgérald,, What plpe Hogan bought of us he puld very promwtly for, und we gave him thelowest dealers’ prives, ™ The polnt. Flt:'iz‘ernhl seemed to Le trying to make was that the county could have bought pipe and tixtures as clmn[) as g dealer who pald closecash, and we atated that the county (o uny corpora- tion) could not so buy of us without a satisfac- tory guarnnter, The prices now have no bearlng on past bills, nor Is it anything to the point to atate that we * Lnve rovently sold 1o consuners direct at full discount rrlue," and “would be very glad to make such o sale at this time.” (There aro 8 x1 tngny errors in your statement s to prices n force su December, but it {s not necessary to tuke space biere to correet.) The Auditing Com- mittee, knowing, or should know, all the facts, oueht to be able to decido what s falr, legiti- wiate profit to pay for waterial und labor, aud puy no more; end very lttle fuqury umongst nanufuctirers wonld "post them us -to wiat vrices they woull have to pay If the county could buy Its material and pay cash for it. Our business is monufacturing pips, cte. Wo look to dealura to take vur products, and Fou can see 1t would he very poor policy for us tu cut off thelr legitimaty profiv by sclling to the consum- crs at the same price. FieLbuouvss, Dutcies & Bevoes, CATCI-BABINE, v the Editor af The Tribune. Cicaao, Feb, 0,~I was glad to see by two of your Iato {ssucs that this matter of cateh-basing 18 recelving rome attention, and I feel urged to add a wonl on the subjeet, Judelng from my own experfence, there are many householders wha do not realizo the evil that orises in the form of noxious gasses into all the house, com- Ing up through the wuste-pipes, even {oto the sleeping-rooms. Some weeks ago I naticed o slight odor sbout my washstand, which my fomily thought was only that my keen &eneo of smeil had overreached fteelf, It was very cold weather, and the eatch-bosin had been thor- oughly cleansed in the fall, but I resolved to u:- vestigate, and found grent need of attontiln, und nlso that tho busin {s o different thine from what I had supposed, Then L wondered i it were ])unslblu that others were made Jike it, whieh I lnd to bo the case, though 1 Lelleve they ore usually outsido of the house, while ours is under tho Intindry foor. It certalnly must be a great mistake that tho conductis e 18 not placed in the bottum to carry awav all that nccame. lates, for surely they are Jargo envugh for that rurpow. being seversl Limes the slze of the iouse pipes. But ua they are so coustructed that ail substances fall to” the bottom and re- main, It inust he necessary that they should be cleanred nud disinfectants used very often. I hope that during these anxious thnes the atten. tlon of parcnts will be eatled to this matter, and while they aure fearful that discase may be Lrought to thefr littie ones, they will beware {.lm'. the danger jurks not’ within tgwh' own hotnes. 3 WIIO 18 TO DLAME FOR TIIR DAD BMELLS. Th the Editor of The Tribune, Cuicanoy Feb. 5,—Iu your fswue of yesterday you publishia letter from "¢ L K. on the sub- Ject of bad smells emanating from elnks und from the offal that {s found about houses, but perhaps Y1 K. i not ‘coguizant of the fact that the finunces of tis poor hialf-bankrupt city aro at such a low ebb that Inatead of collecting the garbage dally the Health Committes sonds out notfves to oveupants of houscs requesting them to burn their warbage. This accounts for 1, K.Y not seelig the barrels and tubs around 2a he did {n previous a;exm. I woutd appeal to you, My, Editor, §f It fa not an unmitigated insult tothocltlzens OF this overtazed city to nsk them to mako stink-pats of thelr stoves, Tho great wonder to mo is that there s not moro ls- case, that tho death-list s not mucn greater, when ouo cousiders the amount of - putrid vogetable and anlmal matter that s thrown into nlloys, slde strects, and rears of lots. Wo 6liail soon have hot weathier, and the probablilty 15 this epidemile, which has brought sorrow_ 1o 80 muny howmes, will dectinate many more, Let the wuGject be ventilated. Let the citizens of icago fuslst on the removal of gurbuge, ¥o that we may once more breathe puroeir, U NLUY GLASS, 70 the Bdlior o/ The Tribune, . Cnicago, Feb, 5,—In view of the fuct of the widespread Llue-glass excitement, I want to wive the public, through the medium of your paper, my cxperlence, in order that they may ot waste thae snd money. Thave tried the vemedy In three different woyd, Inthe firattriall recclved the colored ray turough glass placed In my window lu panes, first renioving the orlginal glass of the window and substituting the bluc glass, In the #econd trial L ltwkmnni' blue gluss closo agalnst ol the clear: glass the sash, _lcayi undlsturbed ¥ the outer - glass, mié' "nlg neither case dld 1 derlve the benollt which I obtained byfusnging luside of my win- dow a frame mnlnlfl ng lfi'uuR aud whito gl nulln sitervate stripes, In this way I deriyed the (ull Lenetit of the maguetic heat, which In the two llnl: lld ‘tances soedied Lo bo partially lost on tha oul 1 have treated three cases of nervous discases successfuly In this way, and am suro that great beuelit will ulthmatelybe derived from this wan- derful discovery, Cranees D, WaLLACE, M. D, . DIDN'T CURSE, 70 the Editor of TAs Triduna, Cueago, Feb, B~In your last publieation appearsd a paragraph whence could be luferred that 1 cursed in the Board room of the County Comunlesioners. 1begto say that [ did not, and am not aware of any thne when I' was (Ity of such vulgarity as” Lo curse or swear, E‘I‘m word * Har " I used, as the m"f' who ob~ truded himselt on l!l‘g‘l'!llullun by calling mo a M mean name deserved it from ne. Yours re- spectiully,’ {ARTIN A. U'BRENNAN. TIT POR TAT. To the Editor of The Tridune, Caicaco, Feb. 5.—Will you pleass put the followlng fu your paper: I would lke to ask why not make the Town of Lake pay a license for running wagons into our city, teuring up our roads for us to repalr, a8 we bave to aecnre a license to do business in the Town of Lake. A Cimizes, JIOW IT WAR. To the Editor af The Tribune. Cigeaso, Feb, 7.—T wotle: an error [n yesters day's Trisune fn regarid to Patelek Gaugzinn's shooting my husband for nat paying his rent. It fs niot 05 Ganghan shot iy hustand on ac- count of a difliculty about the cleaning out of an outhouse at 8 o'clock at night, Resperifulty yuurs, Mns. Bripoer Wrexs, 144 Cornelia strect. RELIGIOUS. WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. The reznlar onthly meeting of the Wome en's Christian Assoclation was hield in the Bible room of Lower Forwell Hall yvester.luy morn- iney Mres, E, G, Clarke presiding, The Treas- urer's report for January showed the total re- celpts to be 8325 expenditures, 840,15 amount on hand previously, 84215 making a total hal- ance In the Treasury of 842585 It was an- nouced that Mrs. 8. 1L McCrea, Mrs. Cook, Mrs, Joshua Jlclmer, Mrs. C. E, Humphrey, Mrs, Adam Smith, Mlss Anna C, Tnaw, Misa Josephine 8tockton, Mra. A, T, Merriman, Mre, G B. King, and Mrs, 1. W, King hal taken out life-memberships at 810 apieee, Mrs, Willlamn Decring, Mrs. Gammon, Mr, Thomas Murdock, Mr. Albert Munzer, Mr. John Crerar, Mr, € Il Ruwey Me, P G MaLaard, and Mr, S, M Gregor Adams were reported as having taken honorary Hic-memberships at #25 aplece. Buperintendent Vanarsdale, of the Y. M. C. A., made afew nppropriate reinarks, encourag- I the ladies In the work fn which they had encaged. Mrs, Groves, the Superintendent of the Em- ployment Bureat, made a report of the financial conaition of her department, from which it ap- peared that the Bureau was eelf-sustainfog. During the mouth 139 women and girls had been furnished with e and homes, and 1uur day Inborers had been supplled with steady places, The prayer-incetings hnd bren incressing in in- terest, ‘Thie report eabled attention to the fact that the constitution so tied up the money in the ‘Treasury that It was -often next to fwpossible to draw what was - needed for actual running expenscs, and the difficutty was overcome by the passage of o reso- lution by which the Bureau will Le nliowed to draw upon the Treasurer for 815 amonth for necessary expenzes, Miss Dr. Buker reported that the Erring Women's Refugze hnd consented to recelve cases sent there by the Assoclation, Mra, Uuniphrey was ot able to give ayery eneourazitye report of the dlspensary. In fact, none had ns yeo beenestavlished. Sne ra; zarded the proposed location us unfavorable to ts sue- vesg, atd thought the thing mizht as werl Le myen up it all that was to come out of It was to he the mere dispensing of medicnes, and if no attention was to be pald to the conten- plated reformutory work wllch should gu on ot the sanie time, 2 Mrs, [lumphrey’s remarks gave rlse to con- slderuble discussiun, and it wus tinally deelded to establlsh the dispensary on the Bouth Side, the Association agrecing to contribute $13 per month for the rent thereof, and emphiasiziug theneed of attending to the moral, us wetl a3 the physical, ills of those who applied for help. Tue subject of the contemplated lowe for Women eaine up, and a letter was read from David Bradiey, owner of the twu nouse South Morgzun street, in which he to sell the property for - §10,000,—s2, in cash, and a wortgaze tor 5,000, with interest at 8 per cent, There wus the usual mmount of discussion na to the pro- priety of buying the property, nud It was flnatly dechica not ta buy at present, but the ludics were asked to call on the business men and sev cure all the contriputions pussible, with tbe nltinate view - of buringe this or some other rl of ])ruptrly sulted for the purposes of o fome, "The meoting wdjourned, after declding to have mectings of the Exceutive Commitiee onee u feek, PTRAYER ¥O0R BOSTON. The spuclal meeting called for 11 o'clock yes- terday morning ot Furwell flall for the purposc of praying for the suceess of the Moody and Bankey services in Boston was fuirly attended, the lower part of the hall being about half full, The ineeting was opened under the charge of Ma). Whittle, and the nudience jofned in sing- ing, “Jesus, keep ma near the Cross," uter which the leader stated tho object of the nect- fng, ond the Rev. L, T, Chamberlaln, of the New Englaud Congregational Church, offered prager, * 1 need Thee every hour' was then sune, and the Rev. Dr, Jutkins opened the meeting, e sald that he thought It was well somotfmes to put yoursell in his place, und to urk tho objcet of thie mecting, Maty uieht suy thut 1t was ns well to mect and pass & resolution w4 to hold o service, The mceting und the rea~ ot of the meeting was the truth of the Seripte ure. Ho then commented. un thie common say- fugz that g man sitlug in the corner could tlk with Boston. It was, he thought, equally true tiias a man hicre could communieate with the people i BoMton through the Influence of the 1loly Ghost. Atnong the passages of the Dible which upplled 1o the caso were the fourteenth and elgliteenth verses of the second chapter of Acts, The word wilch he chiefly discussed was e W prophesy? fu fts relation to the work of thic Lurd, and” ho added that no one could doubt that the spirit of prophesy had descended upon the earth. In the tourth chapter of Acts was given the prayer of the Apostles Peler uud Jol, Hero was expressed thy everlasting fact that whenever Christ was to be attacked all rorts of discordant clements would always jom together, though hating euch othier cordially. Thu same was true in modern thues when tie slums und the cultured chemies of Christ united when 1is word was to be turned out of auy place, or anything clso was to be dote to attack Hun, The audienco then sang, # Come, Holy Splrit, Heavenly Dove,'" and Mr. Whittle nsked that soma half a dozen or more short prayers be of- fered, 'Ihe tollowing responded by ‘Imploring [{vaven for the suceess of the Moody work In Bostout 'The Rtev, R, Davig, Chiarlen 8, More ton, the Rev, Mr. Kelloge, Jobn V. Farwell, and others. s Rock of Ages?’ was then sung, The Rev. J, Munro Glbson, of the Sccond Presbyterian Charch, thought wo of Chiengo would be very unizuteful it we did not e our thanks for what, hna been dono heve, The best thiug that could be snld was to call atton- tlon to sume of Uod's graclous promises, In Zucharlah, vili., 6, the Lord asked it it should be alled maryel to Him that anything should huppen, Furtheron e promised that Ho wonld suve Jis people *in the Fast country, und the West countiy.” Now that Jls had saved His people in the West country, It was well ta look to )i to carry out the rest of s Word and save those 16 tho Fast country, Another pussace to b rend was Ezekiel, X1il., 2, where the (God of fsracl came from the wuy of the ant, " Guide Me, Oh Thon Great Jehovah,” wus then sung. NOON PRAYER-M N, 'Tho noon incetiug was begun at the usual Thour, The Rev. E. R, Davis then vead the requests “for praye The Rev, E. 1% Goodwin offered prayer, and Jesus, Lover of My Soul,"” was sung. 3r. Whittlo asked a sllent pruyer for tho brother-fu-law and sister of the late 1% I Bllss, who are gfted o song, und who have lately de- voted themselves to the Gospel work, They are now on theie way West from Pennsylvania, where they have been giving coticerts, sl eu- raged fn other musdeal work, They will open i the Gospel work in Rankukes Sunday, n company with Churlus 8. Morton, Mr, Biebbins then sang *Are your windows opon towarda Jerusalem " » The Rev, W, W, Everts, pastor of the First Baptist Church, sald thnty while they wero pray- fug God sor the succees of the work In New Englaud, they should remember that ouo of the surcst mvats to all them wus 1o keep up the work bese, Tho peopls amd even the churchos bud been Jooking forward to some backstiding. Why should this et There wus no veason why they should not press on to higher success ‘The Sabbath, tho Blble, and the churches wel all prosent just the same. He thew appealed to his bearers to Koep on tho work, sud the blesa- e would surely follow, Let them never talk of giving up the woik, ‘They should pick out soms church sua cmulate it Lot e look at flfnrgcun'n eburch, amd the work Which it was dolug fn the way of organlzation. Tho way for ous division_of tho anuy to belp way to execute 1t own trust, The re- warks wero recelved with u sound of holf-sup- pregacd nmens, S Hold the Fort " was then sung wih grest vigor, A gentleman fu spectacles said that he bad, at the request of the iufulstor, sent 8 Lo i o 3lr, Moody, aud that it had aiready been re- celved ot the Tabornacs there. 1o bad seut the greetlng of the Christlans iu Far- well Ll from 11 to 1, and had added Ephesians, li, 14, and to the cud of the chabter. 'The Question which cach oue should deterinine was 2y 1o kow far thelr pray- cra would be anawered. They should add to each prayer that uttered on (etheemane; * Not my will, but Thine, bedone.” The speakersab] that he had three reasons for belleving that God would answer prayer at once. ‘The first of there war forid In the filstory of the Clinrch; it was for the power and glory of (God that (e wouki anawer. The reason why people falled b reach the blersing wae that they didu't ptay In the right spirit.” The proper way was not to go futo the closet and drop & prayer and then get wp and go away. Men should not throw a prayer at the mercy-seat ond then run away, ‘The'way was fo wrestle carnestly with the mercy-seat with the idea that they could nnt nn:]wn without ft. Then would prager he re- warded, A few minutes were then spent o reciting ahort pusaages of Keripture In which ench one Tugd found his promise. ‘The remainder of the service was given up lan)mn prayers for the success of the Word In hic East, MIRACULOUS CUURES, o the Fditor of The Tribune, Wisoxa. Minn., Feh, 8.—About twenty years arro, the writer kuew, ina smail villuge near the Tiwilson, of & bed-rldden man whose audden re- cosers, forn time, was quiteas surprising as the recent ro-called miraculons case In Chicago, The man was a farmer, nnd from some cnuse or another became perfectly helpless wmd very sensitive to disturbances. ~ AlL visltors were ex- cluded from lhis presence and the usual houscholil avocations wore carried on with the least possible noise, e had been fn this atate for uyer u vear, when his brother, in whose loneo bn: hudf breci, not belngable to boromoved to his awn, mude out a hill for his bonrd gt 858 week, In those duys 82 was considered u falr price for hoard, atd when the bill at. 85 per week was presented to him he was so gugry that he got right up and went home. Apparently the Bliock to his nervous sestein was s greut 88 to overenme the disense, " After s time, hotvever, heauffered a_relanse, hut whether the dlrease finally carrled lim oil or not 1 donot knuw, Other members of the family were similariy affected. 1am reminded, in relating the above, that the shock sustained by iy grandfatiier by the sud- den death of his wihie rextored his eyosizht to auch a degree that hic lald aside his spectacles and never used them afterwards, These two eases ore similar in this, that In eath case strong emotlon restored to {ts normal state n weakened power, and the question naturally preeents itself, May not the so-called mimculons cures he due to the same agency! Analogy would certalnly scem to indleate it, and, su” far 08 paralysls s concerned, there Is nothing 1o _its naturc to (lsprove this he-- pothiesi. If the aholitfon of function in paralssls were known to be absolutely perma- nenty then a restoration of function would be due toa miracle: but, as we have no meaus of knowinie this, we are bound to conclude, In every case of restoration, that the varalysls was but tcmlmrlr[v, 2l has ylehded . to” natural causes, even though those causes aro as peculiar in their nature as in the two cases shove citcd, Very truly yours, BREPTIC, WAUKFEUGAN, 1 Apecial Coryespondence af The Tribune. Wavkgeas, Feb. 6.—The past few weeks have boen a scason of great rejofing with our titizens, fnasmuch ax the cfforts put forth by the locat pustors have awakened a deep interest in the cause of religion, and the different bless- fugs that necesearily accrue therofrom. Tie meetings above alluded to have been heartily supported by the Methodlst, Baptist, Presby- torian, und Congregational churchies, eoch a cty donating the uke of fts editica for the pur- pose. ‘The Rev, Dr. Ives, of Chicaga, the pres- cut uedinie-pastor of the Baptists, has worked carne-tly, und to his elfforta 1 this respect many reclnimed sinners refer with pleasure, As an outgrowth of the mectings, the young men bave orgunized Young Men's Corlstlan Ase socation meotings, to be hield dally, ut present, Intie rooms over Mr, Higles's store, nt 4:50 r. ni. 'The Assoclatlon al” prescut s oflicered by the following persous: President, T. H. Lindsay; Viee:President, F, Bryant: Secrotary, Olin Brown$ Treasurer, D, M. Erakine, Jr. The mombers now number lity, and many others bave slgntiled thele fntonticn 1o Joln at un early dnte. The Association receives great encours ngement frou the busincas-men, all of them Le- fuge indeed anxlous to **lewd a helping hand." Ar. Sawyer, of Chicago, Is experted to work in_the unlon meetings durfog the week, and a stlll greater harvest s expected. i e DEDICATION, &pectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Minwavizs, Wis., Feb, &.=Tue new Church of Et, Francls, corner of Beers and Fourth streets, erected at o cost of $30,000, was dedi- eated thls forenoon by Archbishop Henni fn the resened of Bishops “Scidenbach, of Nurthern Ellnncwm,nnd Kruntlbauer, of Green Bay, and about 1Ly pricsts ol varlous northern dioecsos. STATUE OF LIBERTY. An Appesl to the People of the Unlted Htates for Kubscriptions. Auericas CoMMITIOB ON THE STATUE OF Lmenty, MuNiciran Hact, 67 Mapisox Ave- Nue, NEw Yonk, Feb. b, 1877.—20 the Peopie of {he Unlted States: It was proposed durlng the last year by a soclety culling ftself the * Unfon Franco-Amer caine,” of France, to commemo- rate the hundredth anniversary of American {n- dependence by erceting fu the harbor of New York a coloeeal statue entitled * Liberty En- lightuning the World.". Tho Soclety was tnaugu- rated In Paris by o banquet, at which cloquent ‘specclies were made by several of the nost dis- Unizuixhed eltizens of Frooce, recalling the ane cient alliance of the French und Amuricau peos plea and the crand results which have made t so memorable in wnodern civilization. M, Edouard Laboulaye, tho emineut writer, whose pen has been g0 often employed I the servico of lberty and progress, was ehiosen Pres- fdent, and smong the members enrolled wero found the names of Oscar de Lafuyette, tho Mar- quis do Nomllce, the Marquls du llugimmbmu. Count de Tocqueville, Cornelts de Witt, Henrt Martin, Paul do Remusat, und uthers whose an- cestors partieipated in the momentous struggles of unr Hevolution or who have slnve proved themselves the esrncat admirers nnd stewdfust frictuls of our country and her fustitutlone, In thelr first appeal to the French natlon theve gontlemen sald: “Our design s, fn re- membranee of & glorlous annlversary, to ralso an wexeeptional monument. Wo [{m[unu to erect fn the unequaled harbor of New York, on an Island helongtng to the Etates of the Union fucing Long Ialuml, wiiero some of tho carliest battles of fn- dependence wore foughty, a wigantic statue, whose frams on the hurizon shall b the great dtles of New York, Hrooxiyn, and Jersey City, 'There, on the threshold of u continent s full of & new IHe, where vessels from all parts of the world are coustantly passing, it witl rlse from the bosom of tha waves and repre- sent Liberty culightening the world."” It wus a noble and & beautlful conception, and the uppeal on Ita behall was so genoronsly answered drom all parts of France that the work was at oncs Imt luto the hands of the eminent Prench sculptor, 3L Barthold], whuse destgn, after recelving the appruval of many competent artists, Is already fn process of prace tleal exeeutlon, — Visitors to the late Centenntal Exulbition wil readily recall the cnormous hand in bronze which {8 to torm a part of this fmposing work of urt, It ouly remalns for the Awericuts people, i response to this generous movement, te provide for the reeeption, location, prescutation, and insuguration of this statue, wh will bo more than 100 feet In hejght, surmounting a pedestal of nearly equal height, and which will nov only” form an impressive omatnent to the entraiice of tno commercial metropolis of the Unfuu, but au- swer e useful purpose s s beacon or & slznal stution, and lxruvu an_endursing recond of the warly aiud lusting fricudship ot tho two great Renublics of the nluetscnsh century, The undersigued, a Commities appolnted ut o meetlug of cltizons held ut the Century Club on the 2d of Junuary, 1577, ure charged wth the y ol presentig the project to the cuneur- rence and co-operation o1 thelr fellow-country- men, sod Iy purstisnce of thelr task will cireas late ln wll the great cities aml towns of the United Stutes o seriis of subscription mwrs, sollelting u gencral ueslstance, in_onder that sli clasacs 0f cuzens may bo cuubled to tako part fu this graud patrivtlc en\cr{rhc. Subscriptions to any umount will Lo recelved, from 10 ceits to $100 and over. Cumbers of Commerco, Bosrds of Trade, Exchanges, tradeamen’s und wechunics’ adsoviations, clubs, sud other regulur organizations, ore particulardy requested to interest themaelves in The furtherunce of our object, The Comunties feel ussurcd that the Auierican peoplo will be only too cager to rucogulze the triendlioess of thls mwagzmticent offer u tho part of the Frouch people, aud to reciprocate tho kiudly and hiveral sentiments fn which it originated by a prompt aceeptanee of it and un active prosecation of the labors that may bo veeded to carry the purpose 10 & successful completion, (Signed) William M. Evarts, Chalrman; Ed. win 1), Morgan, Joun Jay, Willlatn Cullen_Bi out, Parke Godwly, Sauuel 1. Babeock, Wille faw . Wi um, Johu Tuylor Juhnao, Hewrs F. Spaulding, Theodore Rovsevelt, Frederick 1. Coudert, Jawes W. Piuchot, Treasurer; Will- faw 11, 1\[{»;:!-;0\1&.‘1;11; Bell, Tueodors \\'usluul Joau T, Deauy, Auson Paelps Stokes, Eamudl P, Avi i J. Seaver Page, Worthington White tredge, Hichard Butter, Becretary, STATE AFFAIRS. Yesterday’s Proceedings in the Legis- lature of Illinois, I*assage of the First Bill of This Sesslon by the Senate. Record of Business Done fn the Wisconsin and Indiana Asssmblies. ILLINOIS. LINCOLN AND DOUOLAS. Special Dirpalch (o The Tritune. SrrinericLy, Jil., Feb. 0.—In the House Mr. Herrington fntroduced a bill for the purchase of statuesof Abrabam Lincoin and Steplicn A. Douglas, to he exceuted in marble or bronze, after Leonard Volk's model. The bill appro- priates $10,000 for the purchaee of the same, CUOK COQUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ‘The bill for the reorgantzation of the Board of County Connuissioners of look County was fn- troduced in the House to-day, ILIsthe same Lill sotne Lime since Introduced in the Eanate by Mr. Robluson, of Cook. It provides for the clection, on the thirl Tuexlny In April next, of a Bourd of fiftecen Commissloners, who shall Lold effice for one year. The spportionment is five from the West Town, three from the South Town, two from the North Town, and five from the other towns. THE REVENUE BILL. Mr. Shermun introuend the Revenug. bill prepared by dudige Corsdon Beckwith, of Chi- cago. It provides for the reassussinent of the capital stock of fucorporated companies now In arrears for the taxes upon the same, including frunchises for the s 1871, 1834, 1535, 1370, or cither of the sald years. It also provides that the franchises, etc., of m corporate compa- ny shull onty be assessed to tho s rxient ns I exerclsed” by private parties, and at u fur cash values DIVURCES. Mr. Guodrich Intruced a bill providing that divorces shall he granted on the ground of n- sanity for the perivd of seven years, and upon provision belag inade by the pirty applying for the divoree for the maintenasce of the tnsaue husband or wife. PAUPERS, Mr. Oukwood fntroduced a bill requiring County Boards to pay tor the tuftion of pauper children kept in Poor-Houses. INSURANCE, Mr. Shernan futrodueed n bill providing that . forelgu Insurance companies paying the tax of 2 per cent upon thelr net receipts may deduct Irom saul tax the amount paia by them for the malntenance of the Fire Patrol. RYES AND EANS. Mr. 8herman atso introduced o Wil appropriat- Ingr $52,000 for the Eye and Ear Intirmary., - NONWAL HCHOOLS, Mr. Kedzie fntroduced a bill providing that upnn petition of one-fith of the vaters of ouy county in which o county normal sehool shafl have been estubliehed, the County Board shall submit to the voters of such county, at the next weneral election, the question of discon. tinning such normal school. The bill would muke It practieable to vote the Covk County Normal out of existence, LAUOR, Mr. Sheridan Introduced a bl for the estab- lishusent of a Bureau of Labor Statistivs, it MATTHEWS' BILL, Mr. Matthews lutroduced o bill amending the Revenue low so as to make all taxes levied alien upon the reol and persoual property of the per- st asserred. It also makes taxes’ due the 1at of January of euch year delinquent the 1st of February, and imposes petalty of 2 per cent per touth until pail. . . CHICAGO RTOCK YARDS, Mr. Wall offered u resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Railroad and Ware- house Commizslon to fnvestigate the alleged abuses vhurged apainst the Unton Stock-Yurus Company ‘a8 to dead animals, BTATE IMUNTING, ? Mr. Sexton Introduced o resolutfon, which was adopted, directing an lm‘u!r_v 18 Lo the cause of the discrepancy between the vstimates of the irinting experts “and tho bills of the Btate Printer s allowed and pakl. 5 CIVIL SERVICE, Mr. Matthewg introduced a resolution reciting the reeolutionsof the Clnelnnatl and 8t. Louls Natlonal Conventions in favor ot Civll Service Reform, and Instructing onr Setfators and re- guesting our Representatives In Congress to i;\w;or the udoption of an eflicient Civil™ Service etorm. PATENTS. A resolution was also Introduced Instructing our Benators and requesting . our Representa- tives in Congress to urge such modification of the Puatent laws that, n giving bond to the Clerk of the Unlted States Court for payment ol & roasonable leense tec, any peraon inay uae any improvement to any patent. Such a bill, if passed, would authorize the practical condemnntion of patont-rights. LIQUOH-SELLING, Mr. Kichim Introduceda blll to revise the law (n regard to the leensing of dram-shops,which pro- videa that the wonls “ jutoxicating liquors” sholl not ho construed to include wine, beer, ale, ur porter, Tne money recelved from dramn- shiop lHeenses by the County Treasurer shall by him be pald to the Treasurer of the Commis- sloners of [lighways of the respective towns in which the licenses were granted, to be expended for the tmprovement of roads and bridges. DIVORCE-LAWYRIS. Mr, 8mith, of Cook, futroduced a bill pro- viding for thie punishment of the offense of advertising for divorce cascs. This bill is in- tended to ent off divorce-shysters of the ¥ Post- Oflice-box No: —" order, and provides for tine and hnfrisonnient as the penalty of violation. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE. Mr. Smith also Intraduced a bill to amend the Iaw in relation to witnesses In eriminal cases, glving fmmunity from puuishment Lo witnesses whosa testimony woulll eriminate themselves, and mm[filllnx such witnesses to testify under certaln clreumstances. DEAP AND DUMD, Mr. Kearney introduced a blll for ** An act to estublish, locate, aud malntain on {nstitation for the educution of the deaf and dumb In countics of the third cluss | Covk County] in the Btate of IMinols.” Tho preamble seta forth thot the dise tunee of the institution ot Jacksonville from Cook Connty renders the education of tho deaf and dumb “of that county lmpracticable, and’ that there are suflicient of Chese unfortunates fu that county to warraut the ecstablishment of such an Institutlon there. The purchase of the “dtudent's Hall ™ building ut Enclewood,bullt by the County Commmisslonurs, 5 what s contems pluted under the bill, shionld it pass. GUUAND LARCENY. Mr. Watkins futroduced a hill making the lar- ceny of property of over ¥ in value grand larceny, IN THE SENATE Frank Avams' Tux ill was reported favorably from the Conmtiee on Municipalitics, Tho same Committes reported fuvorably Mr, Kehoe's bl tixing the town aud city viections in April for the same day, BANKS, My, Halnes introduced bis Bank bill—the samo he iutroduced ut the last sesslun. It provides for the publicatlon of reports of ull banks and gunkh’ns lustitutions doing business under &' State law, INSANITY, Mr, Whiting intraduced a bill making inssnity of tyeuty-une yesrs' continuance a ground fur divoree. THE PIRST BILL TO was Senato bilk No. 4, wh Scpate to<duy, It proyi unclalmed moneys in the hsnds of administra~ tors and exceutors by requiring tho same to be paid over into she County Treusury. AT BLOOMNINUTON, Special Dispaich o Tha Triduns. BLooMINGTON, ik, Fon 8~The Legisiatlve Comumittee, having carvfully examiued the State Normal 8chiool, departed for Jacksouvidlo this afteruoun at 5. RITHER HOUSE h went through the ¢s for the disposal of INDIANA, THE LEGISLATUKE, Special Dispateh to The Trivune. INpIANAroLLs, Jud., Feb. B.—Forty-threenew bllls wero Introduced fnto the House to-day, aud the pockets of the members arc uot cleaned out, A numher of tho bills have speclal referenco tothis eity, A DI to Jimit ity taxatlon to $L.11 pased by a vote of Sitol, Tblsalfucts Indianapolis uloue, A bill was introduced for the purchase by the Btate of the State Falr Grouuds necar this city for 800,000, This {3 tho amount of the debt of the Stats Board fucurred 1o runnlng the Ex- position, and the Bourd asks the State to relicve them. The pruperty ls worth probably §200,000, ‘Two repurts were prescuted ou the Morgan- raid vlaluiv, ouo for snd anctber agaluse. Au abtempt was made 1o lay the latter upon the ta- Ule, but it falled. A bIlL to pay these clalwas will not puse, — WISCONSIN, . TUE LEOISLATURE. Special Dispatch 1o The Tridans. Mapisox, Wis., Feb. 5, —Iu the'Senate to-day a resolutiou was adopted that no wore adjourn- ments be had excopt from day to day untll final adjournment. Inthe Assemblya bill was concurréd fn ap- propriating $10,000 for the £tate Prison to re- imburee it for furniture forniahed other Stato institutions. * Bills passed relative to terma of court fo the Eleventh Judicial Cirenit; relating tothe powersand duties 6¢ Fish Commission- ers; relating to municipal aid to rallroads; re- lating to liens on I the Improvement of the south aund north branches of the Eau Clalre River. “TIIE GOYERNOR'S PARTY, Extensive proparations are b"nuf mada for n grand Governor's reception and ball in tho Canitol to-morrow night, Both the Assembly and Senate Chambers wil) be handsomely deco- roted. Supper will bo get-in tho rotunda. A large numbicr of invitationa: have been Issued, and our hotels aro already crowided to overflow- iug with iueats come to attend this party. UNIVERSITY DIRFECTORS. Gov. Ludington has sppofnted the following persons as Regents of the State University: First Congressional District, J, B. Caseaday, of Janesville; Third District, W. E. Carter, of Plattesille; Sixth' District, Thomas B, Cliyno- weth, of Ureen Bay. The member-at-large has not yet bacn sclected, NEW YORK, A DISAPPOINTED ROOSTER. ALnART, N. Y., Feb, 8,.—Senator Woodln rose today toa queetion ol privilego on hehalf of Senator Starbuck, who gesterlay recelved from n practical Joker In Washington a talegram an- nouncing the election of Tikden, The Eenator promptly forwardet the telegram to o Water- town ncwapaper, which appeared later with a dispateh headuid by o rooster rampant. - The ez planation excited much merriment. i 5 TENNESSEE. NEPUVIATION OF INTEREST, Bpecial Ditatch to The Triduxe. NasuviLLe, Tenw, Feb, 8,—Tho Leglslature Las passed a bill suspending furtber payment of Illlnemt ou Tennessce bonds until furtber no- e, —————— A CREDITABLE PICTURE-SHOW, Apecial Dispaich to The Tridune. JACRSONVILLE, 11k, Fcb, 8.—The third annnat exhibition of the Jacksonville Art Associailon I8 now helng held at Oden Hall, in this city. The display of pletures (s very large, embracing palntings In oil, etchiugs, erayon work, helio- types, antotypes, cte. The quality is admitted 1o be superior to those sliown -at any previcus exnibition of the Socfety, Private parlors and the duffereht erlucational institutions of the city furnish most of the pictures, while a few worka of especial merlt from leading artists In St. Louls and other larce cities have been Joaned for the occasion, and there fs a large and very rare collection of aatotypes from the principil galler.es of Parls. The exhibition will continue three daye, and already has promise of o very liberal patronage. ok — TRIBUNE BUILDING DIRECTORY. nsuraare Dep't,). 'O 1 A GUSTIN & WALLACE. J. T, DAL, 4. DUEBER WATCH-CASE MAN'FG COMPANY G, ROBBINS & APPLETON, . NEW YORK WATCH COMPANY, 7. TO RENT. P, WM. C. DOW. A.J. BRUWN. W. RODBINS, #. WRIOUT & TYRUELL, 10, CHANTER OAK LIF 11-12, FAIRCHILD & BLACKMAN, 0, BENRY E. SERLYE. W, D. COOPER. AMES MORGAN. 1L W. BRIDGE. NTENNIAL PUBLISIIING CUMPANT, 1 HARDEN K. PEALNONS & CO, Lo3n Dep't. ). 28, EDITORANCHILF, MANAGING EDATOI. 25. ARBOCIATE EDITURS, £, L. C. EARLE. ' 25 W, J. DARNEY & CO, 2#, WILLIAM 1Hh033, F. NORCIOBN. J. A. WORLDOWNEY DPATH LYCEUM BUREAU. M)IFILCXI.\L EDITOR EORGE L. TILATCHER. NIGNUT EDITOR, ITY EDITOI. Offices [n the Dullding to rent by W. € DOW. Room 8. ANMUSEMENTS McVICKER'S THEATRE, THE GUEAT POPULAIL anid ATTISTIC SUCCESS of MAGGIE MITCHELL In James B, Runolon's new romantic play of MIGINOIN, Warrants the Management sn announcing the con- tinuance of this auccesvful play evcry evening dur- ing the week and unwnhi'.\hlln!n In Preparation—JANE BYIE and BECKY MIX, 2B RMETEN O e RAT R anC DERRY WX HAVERLY'S THEATRE, MAGUINE & HAVENL o e AT e ::-‘::: TO-NIGHT BENEFIT OF MISS EFFIE E, BELILSTLER ROMEO AND JULIET, TO-IWNWIGETT, At McCORMICK JIALL, 8 o'clock. Tickets, th e Janmen & S'Clurg's Houknore, Admiasion. 23 et HAVERLY’S THEATR LECTURE BY VICTORIA C. WOODEUIL, On Bunday Evenlng, Feb, 11 !(‘.n‘Pj_gcl—"T"H HUMAN BODY TIE TEMPLE OF licsorved Feats for sale now at ox Otfcs, NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, Positively LAST WEEK of LE COMMANDEUR CAZENEUVE, In hia wonderful EOIREES OF PRESTINIGITA. TION and ANTI-SPIRITUALISTIC SEANCES Matlnces—-W DAY aind SATURDAY ADLLPUI THEATRE. THIS EVENING. DEN TEEOMPSON, T his great ereation, JOSHUA WHITCOMBE. 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WINTER RESORT. 1 JUK BOYAL VICTONIA HOTEL, Nausu. Batamt puds, For IR B R aon & co. 23 Hrvadway, New Vors, s; amending tha law for *