Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1877, Page 8

"THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 many years proprictor of the Richmond House { n thils citv, and. universally esteemed_for Lis excellence of character and active ; Christian charity, to which work and duty JMrs. H. was always deeply devoted. While dispensing blessings on every eide, she was unusoally re- tiring and modest in character and unassuming in her social and Christian walk and life. To those of her friends here who have con- tiuued her intimate acquaintance and know her devotion to charitable work in the larger field where she has been privileged to extend her labors of lnvt‘.‘lshc has exemplifica the “fullness of Christian character, and will ever be remem- bered for her large sympathies, her unvarying kindness, and the hospitalities of her more than pleasant home. . 8. ART NOTES. ‘The long-promised’ entertainment for the benefit of the Academy of Desiem will take place on Tuesday cvening. The following pro- gramme has been propose: 1. Duettino, **Venezia* i Messrs. E. Dexter 2. Song, **Love laid his slee; Mr. . D 3.°Aria, **Pictat Pietal"........ AMiss Mianie E. Curli 4. Essay, ‘‘Expression™.... e - of. Darid Swing. . 5. Polonaise in E fiat......... +++...Chopin r. N. Ledochoicsti, G. Ballade, “*The Two Grenadiers™....Schumann Afr. James Gl About 130 picturcs of the Hasclting col- lection were sold during the week, and the prices realized, thoush notfup to the expectations of the owners, were unot unsatisfactorr. On Wednesday next he will open out a new invoice, including the remainder of the collection which was on exhibition at the Exposition Buildinga yearago. ST. JOIN'S REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCIL. * The Reformed Episcopal Church is graduslly extending its limits over the city, and soon sev- eral churches more will be formed. At present it has ten churches, including one formed last evening at Oakland. Fourteen weeks azo Bishop_ Cheney preached for the first time in the Ellis Avenue Music Hall, and there ex- pressed a wish that a church might be formed in that locslity. Others of the clergy have preached on Sunday afternoons both in the hall and in the Oskland Congregational Church, which place they are now occupying. A meet~ ing was called kst Sunday for last wight in which to form a church. Pursuant to the call twenty persons gathered at the church last evening, Mr. W. R. Dewey acting as Chairman, and Mr. W. A, Brigzs Secretary. A report was received from the Chairman of the Exccutive Committee,who stated when they were appoint- cd, ana that the Sunday collections had kept the Church, with a slight deficiency. After or- ganizing under the Church and State law, the meeting proceeded and elected W. R. Dewey Senfor Warden and@ W. A. Briggs Junior War- den: after which H. H. deln§, 2. F. Chast THE CIiTY.-~ ' GENERAL NEWS. Henry Ward Beecher is at the Graid Pacific. Messrs. Lovejoy & Foster have gotten out some fine photographs of Moody and of Bliss, in two sizes. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manassee, optician, 85 Madison street (TRIBUNE ‘Building), was at § a. m., 34 degrees; 10 a. m., 83; 12 m., 42;3p. m,52; 8 p. m,, 45. Bar- ameter at § 2. m., 30.12; § p. m., 30:12. Aman pamed Abraham Levidied suddenly yesterday afternoon at No. 263 Larrabee strect, it is supposed from the effects of excessive *@rinking. The Coroner has been notified to hold an fnquest. Deceased was about 45 years old, and leaves a family. Coroner Dietzsch vesterday held an inquest wupon David Hummel, a German residing at No. -}?0 Hulsted street, who committed suicide by cutting his throst while in a fit of temporary in- sanity, caused by too much liguor. A verdict 1n accordance wiih the facts was returned. ‘The cause of the boiler-explosion at the Daily News office {6 attributed to the obstruction of the water-gange: It appears that an explosion was threatened about 2 month ago from a simi- 1ar causc, but it seems that proper precauntions were not taken to prevent a recurrence of the difficulty. Tl members of the Sonth Town Board met yosterdsy afternoon, but, in consequence of the pcndfinrl:z.l proceedings in_the mandamus case Judge Rogers, and owing, further, 1o the fact that Supervisor Lincoln is oblized to Jeave the city next week, adjourned until next Saturdsy afternoon at 3 o’clock. A meeting was called for yesterday morning :!5 l‘hJe E}da& of the ngbymrlxn mtxl’fs of e dity, for the purposc of reorganizing the as- 'aor.(nt!in which was in existence at the time of the great fire. Owing to the fact thatonlya mesagre half-dozen were present, a postponec- ment was taken until Monday afternoon at3 o'clock. A lad 5 years old, named Jacob Schlott; was run over by an incoming freicht train on_the Milwankee Division of the Northwestern Rail- ryoad at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon near the Rucker strect crossing, and had his left leg cut off above the knee. He was removed to his father’s house, No.’5 Augusta street, and at- tended to by Dr. Waters. His recovery is doubt- ‘The Young Men's Catholic Total-Abstinence’ and Bencvolent Society installed the following oflicers for the ensuing year last evening: Presi- 355 Pinsoti )less head. . Sullivan er. «.Meyerbeer . v t_ Vice-Presids 500 Betney: Boncht Vice Prosidont, krank | W- K. Sidlow, X P. Lagton, E. 3. Brooks, au Wilson; Treasurcr, John Dowdle; Financial | A. G. Cone were elected Vestrymen. Socrctary Authony J. Ford; Recordjog Secre- | eieq, and St Jobm's Retbrmed Spiscons t4 ‘est . Rl pon Petn Antla 1553 | Ehureh chosen. Orders were ithen given to file the papers with the Recorder of Deeds. The : The Traveling Men’s Christian Union held its rth hers {semalar weekly pectiog at. Lowet Faawell Hall | Soiprsation of supporting members sumiber twenty-four families, who have signified it their ast evening. “The meeting was of a devotional | vrith £ join, and will probsbly have a com- {charscter, Jod by Mr. Chapman. The attendance mmunL’&nbmp of abont thirty: jvas not. the cxercises were rullof | NOT POR DEARBORN STREET. Interest. Several gave their lences onthe | A meeting of South Siders opposed to the road, and safd that Christ had been coustantly | openine of South Dearborn street, and _conse- ‘with them, which appeared to encourage the i others mcfgire them new strength to follow Mast 4 ter. ;A graduate of Prof. A. Graham Bell’s Normal * Class forarticnlation teachers in visible speech _ has opened a day-school in. Memorial Chapel, + Indiana avenue, between Twenty-ninth. and * Thirticth streets, for teaching the deaf by this .method. The class is in connection with a Zind for hearing children, with whom froquent association. A few more 4 are necessary to complete the class, an w‘“:’:‘n! desiring instrnction in articulation or in ;fi:uding, a5 well as those who are merely fn- ‘terested in the system, arc invited to visit the : school any day before ifim.,ar address Miss - A, M. Mack, Hyde Park House, Hyde Park. : A Total-Abstinance Society was organized in _connection with Trinity Church (Episcopal) “Wednesday evening, and the following officers elected for the ensuing year: The Rev. Edward Suliivan, 8. T. D.. President; the Rev. Leetock Des Brisay, First Vice-President; W. M. Tild: Sccond Viee-President; Cherles A. H: quently in favor of the repeal of the ordinance roviding for that public imnmvcmcntswasheld last evening in Baun’s Pavilion, No. 542 Wabash avenue. Mr. Lazarus Silverman, the banker, resided. In stating the objects of the meeting e said that the rincigfl-l objection to the im- provement was that the inside lot-owners were assessed for larger sums than were nccessary, and the owners of corner lots were allowed amounts which he rezarded as unjust. Many of the property-holders were men of very limit- edmeans, and the result of these assessments would be to completely impoverish nearly all of them, so that their homesteads, the bard earn- ings of years, would be swept away. What was wanted was to - get the Counmcil to an- nul these unjusi, exorbitant assessments. As to the improvement in itself, he wss in favor of it, but ot unless it could be done by fair, equitable measures. He then proceeded to no- tice fustances of unjust discrimination in the asgessmcents of people ownl;iinsida and corner lots, and denourced the scheme as a contem- plated game to benefit the few to the injury of the many. The Secretary, Mr. John T. Dale, read a peti- tion to be submitied to the Council, which had beea drawn up by the objectors and which set forth in substance, but at much greater length,: the same causes for complaint as had been stated by Mr. Silverman. The meeting was in favor of the petition by a large majority,—s0 large, indeed, as to amount to entire unanimity. The document was ac- cordingly signed by all of those present, among whom were the f( o\r‘lngl‘mum prominent prop- erty-holders: George H. Norris, John H. Mulke, Jobn T. Dale, Philip Carpenter, Matthew Laflin, Lazarus Silverman, Peter Wolf, C. L. Jenks. A committee of ten was chosen {0 present the geutition to the Council next Monday evening. 'he meeting then adjourned. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Tremont House—John Mannemacher. and W. J. Boyle, Milwaukee; Col. W. O._ White, Troy, N. f{rs. M. F. Spalding, Executive Committee. Fifty-four persons ed the pledze and joined the Society. Friday evening another meeting was held “at_Trinity Chui Free Reading-Room, corner of Portland avenue and Twenty-sixth street, and after short, stir- ring addresses by the Revs. Mr. Sullivan and Des Brilay, W. M. Tilden, and C.. H. P. Lyman, tweuty-two more signed the pledge. ‘The National Association of Fanciers, whose annual exhibition will be opened to the public at the Exposition Building-to-morrow evening, huve resson to boast that they will present to the public one of the finest shows of poul ever scen i the West, and fully up to the mark of last year’s display. The entries made by in- tending exhibitors number about 1,000, which is ° nearly the same as last year. Owing to the peculiar method of registey sdopted by the | Xoi L. Dreseer, St. Lonis: J. 1. Addme, Lifay- culiar _method of etig; . B. Carpenier, Philadelphia Judge Job management, it Is impossible to ascertain how | 5™ Kinnon: Naw Yorks W, W Baxtons Hager many birds have been entered in each of the eifihwcn clagses for which premiums are offered. ‘The birds belonging to some of the exhibitors arrived yesterday, and towards evening that part of the building ‘iivzn up to the fowls was vocal with song, if that word may apply to the exclamations of the Cochin China and other tuncful E'?nlf.ry. About 100 coops were filled bal; W. L. B Phiiadeiphia; | rayton, New York: Jobn Franklin, ". W. Bartlett, Winona; P. Short, Manager Olympic Theatre, St. Louis; Lorenzo Fletcher, . Pittsburg....Sherman_ House—P. J. Tormey, Boston; Georze Conpar, Montreal; G.D. Bogden, Lincoln; J. N. Southwarth, Woodstocle; S. F. llubbard, Hoston, A. A.Tarncr, Nashua,Ia. § C. F. Summer, New York; Joseph delphia; J. M. Richardson, Indfanapolis g Harrls, Phila- . W during the day, and many more will arriveto- Fork: N :. dey snd to-morrow, so that the Exhibition will | P77 Nerinas oy 2", goark, Nyl d probably be ready for the gubl!e tomorrow | York; ' David Harold and William _Mil- cvening. It shonld be visited by all who take | jer 'and _son, ~London, Eng.; D. Dela- an interest in perfect specimens of the various | plaine, Philadelphis. ... Grand Pacific—Gen. R. S. Stevens, Hannibal; J. M. Thacher, Washington; A. G, Hancack, Spirit of the Times, New Yorlk: 1he Hon. John C. Spooner, Hndson, Wis. ; Willlam Irvine, Chippewa Falls; Thomas Azworth, Cleve- land; F. W. Hindckoper, Philadelphia; the Ilon, J. T, Jones, Massachuscits; the Hon. Selah Cham- ‘berlain, Cleveland; Judge T. D. Amold, Arizonn; the Hon. Horace Thompeon, St. Panl; G.T. Coppine, New York: the Hon. J. M. Denlson, Baltimore; Sudge Wharton McKinney, Washington; the lon. A, M. Patterson, Philadelphis; the Hon. L. Hull, Knlamazoo: H. G. Harwood, Natick, Mase.; Col. J. K. Rickey, Calloway, Mo.: William Myers, Chescnne, W. T....Palnier Jouse—J. D. Wood, Xinds of ponltry and pets. - The regular meeting of the Chicago Philo- sophical Society was held at its hall, corner of Btate and Washington streets, last evening, the resident, Judge Booth, in tne chair. Mrs. liza R. Bunderiand delivered a very able Iect- ure on * Desirable Modifications of the Ameri- czn Public-School System.” She contended that the following changes are desirable: - Our public-school system should include the kinder- n and university; attendance at school should be made compulsory for a given time, Jonger or shorter; more time should be given | New York; E. Hawkes, St. Lonis; to science in the Primaryand Grammar sehools. | A. Alger, Detroit; G. C. Duanne, Phila- T *the. Bigh School - moro time "should | delpiiay - Gen C. 3. Sv.Smih, S Do pgiven - to literature and his- | Erancisco; the Hon. C. R. Jonee, Towa: C. A. tor and dess to 1 ana | Gould, Buffalo, Robert Martin, London, Eng. ; S. m:t’;l’:emaua. ‘The universit; MQ less N Doad, o5 Jonls; 4.5, Iancoeks Ditbgue; 0. AL Potter, Milwaukee; Gen. A. M. Mackenzic, Black Hills; the Hon. J. S. B. Wiggins, Hartfol Denver; H. McKay, Utica, N. Y.; T leck, Pittsbarg; I .‘\i; Tabor, New York; H. IL ‘Wheeler, Brooklyn: F. A. Waitt, Boston. time to Latin and Greek, and more to the gen- eralizations of science, to literature, and to such other subjects as the philosophy of his- \‘.mg, religion, art, civil law, and government; ond these studies should extend through the whole course, instead of being crowded into the . last year. To encourage ers to continue in the profession and aim” constantly after higher sttainments therein, a regular system of promo- tions should be established, based upon seaior- ity of service, successful work, and breadth of culture, and pensions should be granted after a E("m number of years of service. More atten- on should be given to school hygiene. ANOTILER VICTIM OF THE ASHTABULA ACCIDENT. Col. Henry Tomlinson, of Memphis, Tenn., who had becen visiting his family at Bridzeport, Coun., and was on board the unfortunate train that perished at the Ashtabula bridge, died yes- terday at Ashtabula from the effects of his in- juries. _Col. Tomlinson was the brother-in-law ot the Hon. Thomas Hoyne, of this city, being married to Lis wife's sister, and was on his way to Chicago to sce his daughter, Elta, then visii- ing her rplatives here. e has Jeft a widow and. five children surviving him, and his oldest son manared his business during his absence. At the time of the disaster Mr.Tomlinson was aboard the car Palatine. He was supposed at first, and gave his friends to understand, he was not scriously injured. He was taken to Mayor Hepburn’s houseat Ashtabula, where he re- ceived every possible attention during the seven weeks. Itturned out after examination that his hip and thigh were broken, and his right ann {fractured in two ;‘]Hes, and that he had receiv- cd several contusions on the head. His suffer- ings were intense, the careful nursing and un- ceasing watchfulness of his wife could not vent what scemed to be the will of God, and he died in great agony of mind and body. Col. Tornlinson was a resident of St. Louis in thc commencement of the late Civil War, and at once - yolunf services _on the side of loyalty and wunion. ceived his rask as & Colonel in this service, and was then, on account of his mercantfle experience, madea Commissary of the War Department. He will be ally re- membered for his services during the prevalence of t.hegellow fever in the summer and fall of 1872 Hewas President of the *Shounlder-to- Shoulder Club,” known throughout this coun- 1ry and Enmpseolg its affiliation with the Scoteh Bt. Anarew’s Sodietics. The St. Andrew’s Soclety of this city sent Mr. Tomlinson moncy and friends during that terri- ‘ble rase of the fever, and it was_ ouly two years 220 that on Mr. Tomlinson's visit to this city he ‘wasreceived by the members of the St. Andrew’s, and was congratulated upon his noble and in- trepid conduct in that terrible struggle with the pestilence, where all the suffering poor of Mem- phis became dependent upon the inflexible cour- .| and the untiring sympathy and administra- SCARLET FEVER. A FALLING OFF. In the week which closed at 6 o'clock Iast cvening there were twenty-six deaths from scarlet fever, against forty-one in the preceding week. That fact the Health Commissioner thinks speaks for itsclf, and says that there is no need of adding that the plaguc is abating. The reports made to the Health Department all read in that waygand Dr. De Wolf thinks that in the coming week the victims of scarlet fever may be numbered in the ¢ tecns.” New cases were reported yesterday at the fol- lowing-named places: No. '97 Ruble, corner Dualey and Thomson, 568 South Halsted, Sac- ramento, near Jackson, 25¢ West Obio, corner Twenty-fourth and Butler, 212 West Ohio, 200 Fremont, 55 Elston avenue, 93 Mohawk, 169 North aveitue, 794 oll avenue. . Notwithstanding that rayeatcnl appeals have been made for women to offer_their services for the care of the poverty-stricken sick, the De- partment has all along suffered from a want of such service. On_the first day of the appeal seven women volunteered to lay down their lives if_need be_for their fellow-mortals, and have ever since been laying up for themselves treasures in heaven by their good work, and bave been doing an immense amount of Food. No more have- voluntecred or even tried to hite nurses. Yesterday there walked into the Health Office oneof the best-known of the demi- monde. Sheoffered to furnish a nurse, food, fucl, delicacics, and attention for some poor pers sons. Her offer, whether made in kindness of heart or in rebuke to her sisters of hizher social station, was accepted, and she was assigned the carc of a poor family in the vicinity of her estab- lishment. > THE COUNTY BUILDING, The Grand Jury for the February term will be impaneled to-morrow. It is made up of better material than any one that has assembled since last May. Among its members ave :Ald. Culler- ton and Hugh Chittick. In the County Court yesterday, Elizabeth Johnson was granted a certificate which en- titles her to admission to the Eye and Ear In- firmary. i The tax-bills of the several railroads, aggre- gating $178,000, were presented yesterday by i jons of the Shonlder-to-Shoulder Club. the County Collector. Thirty thousand dollars MRS. SAMUEL HAWE. of the amount, when collected, Wwill be the prop- S&ufie Eun !figds of Mr. mdlt.hhc htedhfi‘& erty of the county. e Vo Fritoy ey et 5o ootth | 4 resolution will be fntroduced in the Board “row a5 well as deep mflp‘fl]y l‘!?-r 'ihz: surviv- | to-morrow proposing to turn ‘the Counaty Nor- y. Ar. members of the wk was | mal School over to-the State, on the condition R. Davis, Lancaster, 0.5 that the State take care of it, ete. Mr. Holden is father of the proposition. ‘The trial of Samuel Strauss, indicted forJar- ceny as bailee, was concluded in the Criminal Court yesterday, but the result aepends upon the contents of a sealed envelope, as the jury was allowed to bring ina verdict in that shape. The jurors alone know Strauss’ fate. Yesterday was arraigoment-day In _the Crim- inal Court.” Seventy-sevcn -hard-looking cases pleaded, seventeen of whom confessed thelr Fuflt- Among the latter were Morris Halioran, ndicted for the murder of Dennis Baynes on Lale street a few weeksagzo, and William H. Howard, indicted for arson. The Coramittee on Education of the County Board will visit the Normal School at Engle- wood Tuesday, to meet the County Board.of Education and consult with referenceto making, the boardinz-house there tenantable. Com- mittee will not be apt to agree_to any further expenditures, or at least it said as much yes- terday. J 3 Commissioner Holden. has aflixed his signa- ture to the pay-rolls’ of the county cmployes, and they were all paid vesterday, cxcent those in the C‘nunty Clerk’s oftice. Among thelatter Gen. Licb distributed the balance of the fees in 1is hands belonging to the county, which was ‘barely enough to give them a° little pocket chauge all around. State's-Attorney Mills_returncd from Geneva yesterday, where ke had been to look after the cases of the indicted Comnmissioners, which are to be_called to-morrow. The special object of his visit was to sccure a con- tinuation, fearing = that if they were tried this week the trial of Sullivan here next week would be interrupted. e was unable to et a continuance, owing to the crowded con- gxuon of the doctcet there,unless he took it yntil the next term, which he does not want. The cases will consequently be called to-morrow morning. A WHAT THEY THINK OF MATTERS. * An effort was made again yesterday to ascer- tain what the Commissioners thought of the fI- nancialsituationsincethe bondscheme had failed, and how they felt about going on with the con- struction of the new Court-Hpuse, They were still unprepared to say n great deal, for the rea- son that there was very little that they could say. The genceral expression, however, was in favor of going on: with the Court- Iiouse, and leaving the running expenses of the county for the year to be provided in the best way possible. Mr. Iolden had great faith inthe back-taxes, which he expected tosce come tolling iuto the Treasury right along, and as to the shortage in current ex- penses he appeared to console himself with the reflection that it could not be twice as much as it had been the year previous. He wanted the $425,000 appropriated for the Court-House to be applied there, and had an'idea that the back- taxes would fill in all voids.for the year. Ie said, however, that he was in favor of the strict- est economy in every department of the County Governinent, and of lopping ofl at once every oflicial and every expense that could possibly be Qispensed with.~ Messrs. Fitzgercld and Scoac agreed with him, and tke glubllc will see how earnest they all all are in their future action. THE PER DIEM OF THE COMMISSIONERS. The Judiciary Committec met yesterday to take some action on the resolutions of Commis- sioner Senne, referred to it, looking to baving the salaries of the Commissioners conform to the statute providing that their Esr diem shall be $2.50, instead of $5, which they now vote themsclves. Only two members of the Com- mittee vere present, Fltzzerald. and Bradley, but most of the members of the Board were in hearing distance, and took occasion to express themselves as adverse to complying with the statutes, ete. Fitzgerald catled their attention to the law, read it to them, but they remained immovable, and in reply cited the “decision of Judfie Gary in 1873 that the Board had the right to fix their own salaries, ete. Mr. Senne re- sponded that that decision h prosent, for a year later the act upon which the decision had been made wus amended, and the per diem of the Board had been fixed beyond atl cavil at 82.50. They could not understand the iaw that way, or did not want to, but in the ‘midst of their reasoning Fitzzerald interrupted them by pointing out the penalty of a public afficer receiviag more snhr{ than he was enti- tled to, which was fine and risonment. He said in conclusion that if the Board had had its deserts under thelaw it would bave been in jail three years ngo, which provoked a laugh all around. The crowd was against him, however, and the greatest concession he conld get from them was that they would vote to allow him $2.50 per day, and continue themselves to take $5. o reports -will be submitted to the Board by the Committee on the subject to-mor- row,—one by Fitzzerald and one b{ ‘Bradley,— one in favor of §2.50 per day and the other £5. The $5_report will be adopted, of course. Senne, Fitzgerald, and possibly Ayars, will vote for the $2.50 proposition. THE CITY-HALL. The Treasurer received $2,543 yesterday from the Water Department. - The Department of Public Works will open bids for street-cleaning to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. It is desired that there should be as many bidders as possibie. The total receipts in the Comptroller's office in the month of Januery were $411,024.29, and the disbursements $237,786.14. Of the disburse- ments there were $35,178.27 to the Department of Public Works, $51,570.27 fo the Police De- partment, $35,677.92 to the Firc Department, and $10,405.20 to the Law Department. The last amount included old bills for outside legal service in the well-remembered quo warranto suit, and some fees for outside counsel in the late gas controversy. The Building Department in the weck just past issued thirty-nine permits, mostly for the constraction of” additions to buildings and small dwellings, and representing $33,000 worth of work and material. The folfowing permits were issued yesterday: Rau & Rehm, a 2-story and basement dyc-liouse, 44x100 feet, and a 2-story dwelling, 20x50 feet, Nos. 417, 419, and 421 Fifth avenue. The cost of the two build- ings was 88,000 J. P. Reynolds took a permit for a 3-story and basement dwelling 22x40 feet, No. 7 Washington place. Cost, $5,000. ‘The Health Commissioner is desirous that all persons who know aught of any irregularitics practiced by the night-scavengers will report thosc_irregularities to him. It has been said that the scavengers aforesaid have been guilty of leaving the” contents of their wagons in vacant lots to save the time and expense of hfl\mn%nw the place designated bfi' the city for its burial. Such conduct makes them liable to a gcnnlty of $50, and if any cvidence can be ob- tained the suspected scavenger will be prosecut- cd and have his license revoked. The Comimis- stoner feels that the closcst attention shoutd be paid, particularly st the present tine, to the cnforcement of the health laws. The Mayor’s police are still at work hunting u‘l men who have no licenses for businesses for which license s required. A great many billiard men, second-hand dealers, and saloon-keepers have been found wanting, and it has been found necessary in every caseto cause an arrest before the requisite amount of money was forthcom- ing. Six saloon licenses have been taken out in the last week, and the billiard licenses are daily being issued. C. M. Brennan, the keeper ot well-known Eflaw, was arrested not long ago for running without a license. Mr. Brennan took out the necessary papers, but has since sold them, and now runs without a license. He will be Jooked after. " Tne Committce on Streets and Alleys of the ‘West Division met in the City Clerk’s oflice yes- terday afternoon, and decided to recommend to the Council that the order tfor the paving of Ifalsted streer, between Harrison and Sixteenth streets, be repealed. The Harrison stroet bridze matter was under consideration, and it was de- cided to rccommend to the Councl that Mr. Bennett, the owner of the land which .must be removed in order that the river may be widened at the bridge, be offered $1,800 for iis property. The offer made to him before was $1,600. -From what Mr. Bennett said, Ald. Rawleign was in- clined to think that the offer will be accepted. - The Finance Committee and the Mayor met yesterday afternioon nd talked over the appro- vriation bill. The estimates of the Fire De- partment and the Fire Alarm Telegraph were under soecial consideration, ana Marshal Benner and Superintendent Barrett were present to plead the cause of, or at least explain, their re- quests. Onc of the Committee said that the catting off of items would be doue after the headsof the departments had said all they could In defense of their requests for appropria- tion. He also remarked that to lum it ap- peared that the heads of the departiments were like the old woman who said, “When you're asking, ask for plenty.” The estimates would be cut down somewhat,—how much he would not attempt to say. The Committee will not have fully examined thic bill by to-morrow, and sco it ‘crl‘l" not be at that time presented to the ouncil. The cases of The City of Chicago vs. Tobey etal., and The City of Chicago vs. High ct al., were called before Judge Jameson fn the Su rlor Court yesterday. They are applications for confirmation of assessments to pay the cost of - widenine State strect to the width of 100 feet; the former for that part of the street from Jackson to Harrison, and the latter from Harri- son to Twelfth. The cost of the widening in the first case is $54,200.63; in all, $273,637.25. Verdicts sustaining: the- assessments were ren-- dered in both cases. The Chicago City RBallway ad no application at Company was assessed $1,636 in the flrst case ol $4,798.45 in the second for benefits to the Company’s franchise und. interést in the street by reason of the improvement. ‘The Com;:umy objects that it s not legally lable to assess- ment. The questicn was arzued by Mr. Hitch- cock for the Company ond by. Mr. Francis Adams of the Law Bcpmtmcm. for the city, and was taken under advisement by the Court. ANNOUNCEMENTS. “Jewish nnd Christian Morals Compared » will be the subject of the Rev. Dr. Kohler's En- glish sermon to-day. There will be a meeting of Irishmen-at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the hall corner of Desplaines and Jackson streets to take action with reference to the death of John O’Mahony. The Irish Literary Associatfon will, Monday, at its hall, corner Lake and LaSalle streets, de- bate the following question: - ¢ Resolved, That under all cirenmstances civil war is preferable to the surrender of & popular right.” Col. Torrenee, of the Second Regiment I. 8. G., has issued an order for a parade on Wash- ington’s birthday. The Captains arc directed to have their full commands assemble at. the armory for battalion drill on the evenings of the 12th, 19th: and 21st inst. The line will be formed at 8 o’clock sharp. Scats have been arranged upon McCormiclk Hall platform_in -an elevated amphitheatrical form accommodating nearly 200, and those who have not slready secured sitting can thus be ac- commodated for Mr. Beeclier’s lecture to-mor- row night with choice seats by applying carly to-morrow. : 7 CRIMINAL. - Nonew developments have been made in the Seeley robbery since last report. Some ominous ramors are afloat in regard to the affair, but they are based merely upon conjecture, and have not the semblance of fact. At noon yesterday two sneak-thieves were dis- covered in the-rooms of Henry L. Gay, archi- tect, at No. 90 LaSalle street, only oneof whom, the notorious. Willic Tarble, was arrested. An overcoat and vest were the only articles stolen. John Eislinger and George Williams, two strapping young fellows, were caught sncakine into the hallways and basement. of Dearborn auenue residences last night, and Officers Rohan and Haas capturcd them and booked them as vagrants. They gave every evidence of being sneak-thieves. ‘Thomas Murphy, the victim of the shooting- match at N6. 710 Indiana avenue, died at St. Luke's Hospital at 3 o’clock vesterday alter- noon. Stevens, the murderer, was_removed to the Armory, where he will await the result of the Coroner’s inquest to be holden Monday morning at 10 o’clock. At about G o'clock last evening a row ensucd at the corner of Harrison and Clark streets be- tveen an expressman named Williams and an- other named William Earll. The former re- fused to turn out, whereupon Earll drew a re- volver and shot at his antagonist, but in the ex- citement shot himself in the left hand, inflicting o wound which is considered dangerous, but not necessarily fatal. Detectives Schiarlan and Long arrested the wounded man and locked him upat the Armory. The case of Louis Weigle, arrested on - Friday evening for the use of illicit whisky in his vine- gar-factory, was called up beforc Com- missioner” Hoyne - yesterday afternoom, but in the absence of Government witnesses was postponed until to-morrow at 2 p.m. Dar- ing the afternoon Deputy-Collectors Springer and Cook made an investization of the cstab- lishment, and discovered an ilticit still which had been recently used. -It was well caleniated to decelve, and looked more like an oil-tank than o still. It was made of zine, square shaped, and 'somewhat resembled 1wo head- lights, placed'back to back. It was designed to be nfilnced ona cook-stove, and connection was made with the condenser by means of a rubber hose. The establishment and books were taken into the custody of the officers. Operative Tyrrell, of the United States Secret Service, welcomed to Chicago yesterday a man against whom there is pending a charze of (xlssing counterfeit $10 bills. "His name - is Willmm Longey, but li¢ is known in this city as Willian II. “Smith. Tyrrell arrested him in Febraary, 1874, for shoving the queer, and, having pleaded fi’ullty, he was'sent to Joliet for six months. ere_was an old indictment hanging over him at Kansas City for a, similar offense, aud when his term expired he was turned over to a_Deputy Marshal, who took him to Missouri. Beforetrial, however, Lonzey or his friends ran off one of the ‘witnesses, and that killed the case. During his imprisonment Tyrrell worked up the case now pending, and upon his release in Kansas City caused his transfer to Chicago. He was arrdigned before Commissioner Hoyne yesterday morning, and heldin $2,000 bail Tor cxnmination Tuesday. SUBURBAN. LAKE FOREST. The Ledies’ Litorary Association had a very interesting mecting at Mrs. C. B. Farwell’s ‘Wednesday afternoon. The following officers were clected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. V. Farwell; Vice-President, Mrs. E. N. Canficld; Secretary, Mrs. Gillespie; Treasurer, Mrs. William Henry Smith. Mrs. C. B. Far- well was clected Chairman of the Committee on Literature, Mrs. Willism H. Ferry, Jr., of the Committee on Amuscments, Miss Minnie Barnum of the Committee on Music, Mrs. Hen- ry C.Durand of the Committee on Art, and Mrs. Simeon Reld of the Committee on Enter- tainment. After a good deal of discussion it was decided to bave s meeting every Friday cvening, and that they would favite all their gentlemen friends to become members. It was also decided to have an admittance fec of §1 each per year, to zo towards the purchase of books for the University library. The pro- gramme for the cvening entertainments is to be readings, recitations, music, vocal and instru- mental, charades, tableaux, and refreshments. 1t was also decided to begin with the first letter of the alphabet and have each lady take lier turn in having them. The first of tgcsc meet- ings was held at the residence of Mrs. Samuel Barnum Friday evening, and was very larzely attended. The varicty . and sprightlincss of the entertainment showed to what in- telligent purpose the Committee worked. JMrs. Smith, as Secretary of a former meeting, Tead o humorous paper on the objects of the Socicty and aspirations of individual members. Then came a duet by Mrs. Orr and Miss Barnum; reading by Mrs. Gillespie, observa- tions by Mr. Charles ‘Holt on his expericnces as a traveler in Asia with the festive camel and other’ beasts not four-footed; music hy Miss | Golding; recitation of amedley by Prof. Butler, as_zracefully done as all that that gentieman undertakes in public; a charming song by Miss Barmum; reading of an Irish plece by Mr. Charles S. Wells, which won hearty applause; and readiner by Miss Wing. Supper and con- versation were now in order, and the close came all too soon, so delizhtfully had the evening ‘been spent. The Committee appointed by the First Pres- bterian Church to“sclect a pastor reported at the close of the last prayer-meeting in favor of calling the Rev. W. W. Brush, of Geneva, N. Y., at present pastor of the Reformed Prespyterian Church of that city. Mr, J. V. Farwell and Mr. D. R..Holt, the Committee, visited Geneva for the purpose of hearing Mr. Brush, and they were much pieased with him, both in the pulpit and out-of it. If the call should be made and aceepted, the new minister will find a united church and great carnestness of purpose. The recent revival has borne good fruit. The. ques- tion of making the call will be decided Wedues- day evening. . _ARLINGTON HEIGITS. The gmject of opcning 2 new road from Mount Prospect castwand to the grgvel road in the Town of Wheeling has at Jast been' definite- Iy scttled in favor of the road at a hearing of the matter had before the Supervisors of the “fowns of Palatine, Barrington, and Elk Grove last Monday: Worlk will be commenced as soon as the necessary proceedings have been had to condemn the land. The Home Literary gave one of their pleasing entertainments Tucsday evening. Music, reci- tation, and acted charades werc on the pro- gramume, and the various parts were performed in 2 manner not only creditable to the actors, but ratifying and fistructive to the audience. At the close of the cxercises, resolutions were passed expressive of the sorrow of the Socicty at the loss by death of onc of its nem- bers and its first presiding oficer, Mr. J. A. Kennicott, and conveying the sympathy and re- ;zm}] of the surviving . members to his bereaved amily. Among the building improvements which will be comnienced with the opening of spring is the ereetion of a brick store by Mr. J. N, Olmstead. Thieving is so common that it isalmost self- evident that some must follow it as a regular vocation. Scarcely a day passes but'some new case Is reported. " A watch belonging to Mr. William Flentie was taken from his place of business Tuesday afternoon. Last Sunda evening the residence of Mr. Peter was cater: A but the burglars were discovered before the; hadsewrf.dan valuable booty. At the G Templars’ festival Mr. Milton Goodfellow lost a coat fine rovolver which he had left in his " pocket. e NORWOOD PARE, 3 The revival continues to be the main topic of interest, to the exclusion of the partics and en- tertainments usual in the winter season. The pastors of the to ehurches work together in entire barmony, and the result has been wonder- ful. Scarcelya family in the village buf has been touched by the religious interest, and the effects of the work accomplished are visible on every hand. Iv fs intended to continue the meeiings during the ensuing week. “Ihe Board of Trustees, atits rezular monthly meeting Monday evening, passed scveral meas- ures which bave the hearty concurrence of their constituents. ‘Several new crosswalks were® ordered anda contract awarded for planting trees in the park and otherwise improving it. An ordinance for the widening of Carter street from Eastern avenue to Milwaukee avenue re- ceived the sanction of the Board. There isa ‘balance of $1,200 in the village treasury. nmnmm}an. itlsiog The signs of an early spring are m in this vflmty. ‘The birds which usually. make their appearance at that senson have been secn near here, and Honey Lake, a noted resort for ducks, .is again favored with their familinr pn\?m%. Kell 1 hased the residence Mr. C. Kellogg has purc] lately ownéd by Mr. H. Hawley. He will oc- LuP_V it after he has rcpal.:sd and fltted it up to suit his taste. Colds and lung diseasesiscem to be very preva- Iént here this season. Amnn;fs the many cases reported Mr. VWilliam Hawley is quite ill with lung fever. Mr. and Mrs. Martain, of LaMotte, are visiting fricnds here. > “Mrs. 8 Cummings, of Park Ridge, bas been visiting her father, the Rev. Mr. Burdock. Mrs, Willard Stephens, formerly of this place, bat now of South Yaven, Mich., has been spend- inga few days here with her old friends. She lelt for her home ‘Thursday. _ SOUTH PARKS, A Scheme to Seize Them for Plunder Par- poses.. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHIcAGo, Feb. 10.—The move in the Legisla- ture to get control of the South Parks has at its head the Dunlevy-Kerr and Colehour party, and is jeined by other smaller cliques. The Dun- levy combination embraces parties not known to the general public, but whosc names will now probably come out. The Dunlevy interest con- trols tlie Philips and Colehour tracts in Lake Park. The Phillps tract contains 200 acres whicl, the Commission claim under purchase from Philips, for which they are to pay $160,000 when his title is made_good. The Dunlevy in- terest claim the land under sale under execu- tion for a nominal amount, and_expect to get for the land, if successful in’their sunit, from 1,000,000 to 31,500,000 The Colchour tract fconsists of eighty acres the poorest tract in the entirc system and for which they got an award on the first condemua- tion suit of §5,750 per acre. Judge Rogers premptly set the verdict aside, and in the second they got a verdict before Judge McAllis- ter of about §3,000 per acre. The Commission have asked for auother triul an expect to get the land cventually for less than $1,000 per acre. One object in the South Park actof placing the. appointment of commissioners in the hands of the Cireuit Court was to keep it out of politics. It has been a _complete success. No one has everheard of any interference in politics or elections in which the power or influeuce of the Commission was iu auy way uscd. ‘The name ot Buchler, the man who fotro-" duced the bill in the Scnate, is well kaown to the people in connection with the celebrated nineteen Aldefmen who controlled the City Council so long, and whose alliance was finally jbrfikeu‘up when Ald. Montgomery was sent to ail. The following preamble and resolution passed unanimously show how thc Commission are dis- posed to act in regard to taxation. When g body like the South Park Commission can simply by asking for it have 3300,000, and only ask for $200,000, becanse times arc hard, they arc a pretty safe lot of men to trust. Dick Rowett, who introduced the resolutions in the House, is from Macoupin County, is a noted horse-mnan, a pet of Gov. Palmer’s, was Penitentiary Commissioner, and was the active man in getting Washburn displaced as Warden. The Penitentiary was costing the State a large amount of moncy each year for its s:filpnrt. Washburn took it and made it selt-sustaining; but that was just what the Ring did not want. The motive ot the present move is well under- stood. A HEAVY TAXPAYER, State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—I, Henry. W. Marmon, Sccretary of the Board of Soutn P Commissioners, do hereby certify that, at a meeting of the Board of Souta Park Commission- ers, held at their oflice in the City of Chicago,-on the 5th day of July, A. D. 1876, at which the fol- Towing members of said Boatd were present, Com- missioner C, T. Bowen, President; Commissioner Paul Cornell, Auditor; Commissioner L. B. Sid- way, Commissioner Jimes Morgun, Commissioner Cornelius Price, the following, among other pro- ceedings, were had: **Commissioner Sidway offered the following preambic and resolution, which was adopted: - *¢¢ Wurrxas, The payment of taxes is at the preseat time particalarly’ burdensome to the pub- c, t ** * Resolred, That when the tax for Sogth Park Ru?fl:u is levied for the year 1876, that®it shall c for no greater amount than is necessary to poy the intercst on park bonds, and to provide for suflicient eans for maintenance of the parks and boulevards, and that the amount solevied shall not be for a greater amonnt than $200, 000.* ‘‘After some discussion the amount of the tax was fixed at $200,000, and on motion of Commis- sioner Sidway the follgwing preamble and resolu- tion was adopted: & ** “WrEREAS, The Board of South Park Commis- sioners is required by its act of ncorporation, and the subsequent act of the General Assembly amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to transmit annually on or before the 1st day of De- cember to the Clerk of the County Court of Cook County an estimate in wnting of the amount of money not exceeding in any one year three hun- dred thousand (3300, 000) doilars necessary for the puyment of the interest on the bonds fssued by the said Board, and that in addition thereto will be re- quired for the improvement, maintenance, and gov- crnment of the park provided for in said act during the next succeeding year: and ** *Wurneas, By the provisions of the General Revenue Juws of the State since adopted and now in force, the proper authoritics of towns, town- ships, districty, etc.. are required annually, on or before the recond T'uesday of August, to certify to the County Clerk the scveral amounts which l'ht'y require to be rised by taxation. Be it there- ore ¢+ ‘Resoleed, That the sum of $200,000 beand the same hereby 18 epccificd for the purposes rfore- =aid which this Board estimate as necessary for the same, and that this amount, be certified in writing to the Clerk of the County Court of Cook County on or before the gecond Tuesday of Angust, A. D. 1876, as the cstimated amount of money to be raiscd by taxation that will be necessary and re- quired by this Board during’ the next succeeding year for the purposes above mentioned. And far- ther. that the said Connty Clerk be requested to zagees the said sum of $200,000 upon the taxable roperty in the Towns of South Chicapo, Hyde ark, znd Lake, in the County of Cook, in the next encrul tax warrant or Collector's book for the col- lection of State and county taxes in enid several towns, agreeably to the statute made and pro- vided.*™ . In_connection with the foregoing preamble and resolution, the Secretary was instructed to trans-* mit the following letter to llermann Ljeb, Exq., Ct'gmty Clerls oll' Con}isq’ounlyl: uicago, July 5, G.—2ermann_Lieb, Esq., Clerk of the County Court of Cook Counly: szu: ‘We transmit herewitha certifed copy of a preamble and resolntion adopted by the Board of Sonth Park Commissioners on the 5th day of July, 1876, specifying the sum of 200,000 as the estimated amount of money timt will beneceseary and required darine the next succeeding. year for the payment of the interest on' the-bonda herctofore Issued by the suid Board und for the improvement, main- xe“m‘-fe, and goverument of the South Park, so calle You are respectfully requested to aescss the amount above mentioned for the purpose aforesaid u;‘mn the taxable property in the Towns of South Chicago, Myde Park, and Lake, in the said County of Cook, in the next gencral tax-warrant or Col- Iector’s book for the collection of State and county taxes in said several towns, agrecably to the pro- THE STATE-HOUSE. - Searching for Facts in the Peni= tentiary Archives. How Richardson Was kade the Agent of the Penitentiary Com- missioners, Important Points of His Contract with That Honorable Body. Anafigemants Between the State-House Board and the Prison People, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Joviet, I, Feb. 10.—In looking over the Penitentiary records at Joliet, to which Warden McLaughrey las most willingly ziven me ac- cess, I find the following minute: In accordance with the expressed wish of the State-Honae Comnissioners to meet this Board in joint sexsion to make nrragements for the further delivery of stone for the State-Honsc under the contract with W. D. Richardson, the Commission- ers of the Penitentiary bad proceeded to Sgflnfl- ficld, and, aftera full discussion of the subject, which sometimes took a wide range, came to a per- fect understanding with the State-House Board. Tt was agrecd upon to continue the acconnts with the State-House Board, 2sif no letting had taken place, and to consider the contractor as the agent of this Board, his account to be kept by the Warden, untll the completion of the work for the State-Honze. After discussion, the schedule of. prices submit- ted by the State-Honse Board was accepted by this Board and handed to the Warden, Mr. Richardson having previously signified bis ncquiescence in the prices offered. ‘In order to etate the points of agreement in’ wniting, the State-Housc Board re- quested a letter from this Board. The letteris as follows: THE ORIGINAL PROPOSITIONS. 4 TLLIN0I8 STATE PENITENTIARY, JOLIET, Aug. 0, 1872.—To the Board of New State-House Com- missloners—GENTLEXES: In answer to your let- ters of June 6and July 2, requesting us to advise you what portion of the stone-work for the New State-Tlouse we can furnish, we would say: **That wecan, and hercby propose to” farnish, cat, and deliver all atone that may be required in the completion of the said State-House. We will furnish thestone at the cost glflccs of the same, de- livered at the Pcnl!mxfinrx wharf, and of such kind and quality as you may designate. The price to be paid and the time of payment for the stone to be sgreed opon between the State-House Commis- sioners and this Board before any contract is made for the same. And. we woald further #ay, thatwe can, and do hereby, propose to_furnishand deliver on the new State-Honse gronnds all other mate- rials that may be required for the completion of the buildings not nln:flll{ under contract; the cost of all raw materials to be determined upon and id the same as that of the etone. i “4The above propositions are made under the'pro- visions of Sec. 2 of an act cntitied an act to provide for the crection of a new State-House, ap- proved Feb. 25, 1867, and to amend ‘An act supplement to an act to provide for the erection of 2 new State-louse,” approved ¥eb. 25, 1S67. Approved March 11, 1869, ¢*Jomx REID, “‘Casran BuTz, **Ricuarp RowerT, Commissioners. 4Casrar Burz, Secretary. A CLEAR VIOLATION OF LAW. The above records arc quoted to show how the law has been over-ridden by both the pres- ent State-House Commissioners- and' the Peni- tentiary Board of 1872, named above. In the first place it should be borne in mind by the average taxpayer and legislator that as carly as 1863-70 certain partics-then in Ma- coupin County znd others in_Sprinefield com- menced figuring for a slice of State-Ilouse grab. There was crawwfishing done, and the eyes of Gov. Palmer were mcely filmed over by men who pretended to be his friends. Amoug the contractors at the Penitentiary are M. Sciz & Co. Withthis irm are conuected Jacob and John W. Bunn. -Jacob Bunn is a member of the State-louse Board. There is noth- ing peculiar in that. It should - not, however, be forgotten that W. D. Richardson and the Bunns are ;irent fricnds. Time works wonders. Earlyin 1871 it was whispered in Springfleld that Richardson was the coming man to build the State-House. There was never an advertisement, for bids, but, as the above propo- eitions from the rceords show, the Penitentiary Commissioners offered to do certain work at cost, ete. - WERE TOEY HONEST? How did the Board of Statc-House Com- missioners car? -out their mission? Only a _ briel glance will suffice. They played a double zume. They were paid by the peopic for their services, and thesc services seem to have consisted in extravagaoce and carelessness resulting in a larze loss to_the ux(f:ycrs of the State. A well-known architect told me this morning on the train that changes, errors, and carclessness have cost the Stateover 2600,000 in the new State-House, and yct he” ‘wants nothing to dojwith it, and I had to prom- isc not to mention his name under any circum- stances. 5 ¥ At a special meeting held in Springfleld Aug. 9, 1872, the propositions above recived were adopted. Understand, gentle taxpayer, that THE WHOLE PROCEEDING WAS ILLEGAL. Richardson was uot made a contractor. Noth- ing of the kind! “‘It was agreed upon to con- tinue the account with the State-House Board, as if no letiing had taken place, and to consider the contractor the agent of this Board.” aslark that! Ie was only considered an agent. The State needed a go-between to handle its own money transactions betweens two Boards of their own creation Richardson cannot be censured, He was a private citizen and contractor lookiag for profit- able work. He got it.” But how? ~At the ex- pense of the people through the connivance of officials. There. have been baso insinuations turown out ngainst the State-House members in'regard to percentages, but no onecan belicve them to be correct, because there are no proofs to sustain them, and hence the many rumors now rife are not given. How- ever, the present Board of State House Commissioners arc looked upon as having been wantonly extravant and as havieg violated their trusts by cntering into a ctearly illegal agreement, which has proven so disas- trous to the people, and for which the taxpay- ers must necessarily suffer. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES. Below isa little more of the record in the shape of the revised estimates, as follows: To the Honorable the Board of State-Iouse Com- missioners—GENTLEMES: Webeg to submit for your consideration a revised_estimate for cutting the stonc for the new Statc-Hoase at Springfield, IIl., including the work already done and paid for, in the ontside walls of bascment and main story, and exclusive of all inside work for vaults, dome, and rotunda, and of the work on turrets %ml ?:rtl:ost: i . asement sto 5 Principal Lton: including the whole of A pilasters and -columns withont capt, and deductiug opening under porticos.. 70,648 Openings under cust portico, stone in- CACT. «eoseeeieniire et snees 5,530 Openings under north and south porticos, stone included............ 4,800 Second or upper story, exclusive'of Tnsters and %-columas a under porticos. Openings uader pi- d of openings 45,607 cluded ... 4,950 Openings unde: stone inclnded . < 4,600 Cornice (exclusivc of porticos), includi Lalustrades over outelde walls.......... 128,488 Fifty-five pilaster_caps, including stone - apd delivers, at $375.95.......covve . 20,263 Eizht 3¢-colunin caps, including stone, at 4,818 Thirty full-column caps, including stone, Bt $840.80 vevevere. 25,224 Total ... o $350, 628 This included the cost of cutting the stone for the superstructure, regardless of the dome, and, of course, as all of Cochrune’s estimates urv,!&vlns much lower than subsequent facts war- ranted. visions of the statute in such case made or = vided. Very respectfully, etc., H Cuawcer T. Bowey, Conxertus Price, PauL ConvEgLL, TaxEs Moncay, L. B. Sipwar, [Squ'l.[} South Park Commissioners. H. W. Hanxox, * . Sccretary South Park Commission. In witness whereof I bave hereunto gt my hand and affized the corporute seal of said Board of South Park Commissioncry this 10th day of Feb- ruary, A. D. 1877, H. W. Hayox, .Secretary of the Board of South Park Comimis- sioners, ———— THE REAL-ESTATE POOL. Wasmscrox, D. C., Feb. 10.—Charles Al Eldridge, ex-miember of Congress, testified to- day before the Real-Estate Pool Committee (Glover, Chairman). The members of the pool were Pieree, M. B. Young, ex-member from | Georgia: ex-Commisssoner of Indian Affairs arker, Secretary Belknap, Jay Cooke & Co., W. 8. Huntingdon, and himself. _Kilbourn and Latta acted” as trustees only, and had no pecuninry interest in- the matter until they became assignees for the purposc of makin; settlement with Jay Cooke & Co.; who hai goue into hnnkrupr.cfi. No member of the pool Was aware where the property in which he, as amember of the pool, was interested, was lo- cated. He was attorney for a_number of con- tractors under the Board of Public Works, but. declined to give their names, as this was his private business as an attorney. . . . THE DOME. Bat, here. in the same report, we have Coch- ranc ou domes: The cstimates of the cost of catting the stone for. the rotunda and dome have not been comvleted, and it is hardly possible to make them -with safti- cient accuracy until the full-size patterns of a great portion of the stone can be prepared, whici, on account of the intricatc nature of the work. we will have to dircet ourselves, and which is now be- ing done as rapidiy as possible for such work. As soon 25 we can give a perfectly reliable esti- mate for the work we will submit it to your consid- cration. with the estimate for the porticos, front steps. and turrets. Inthis new cstimato we have duly left ont the geveral portions of the work necessarily omitted by the chaages in the plans, and added whatever extra worl such changes bave made. WHERE ARE TIIE ESTDMATES] This estiinate for the dome, secins never to have found its way into the Penitentiary, on if it has, it was never placed in the bands of War- den McLanghrey and the present Board of Peu- tentiary Commissioners. Why the iron dome proposed was changed to stone can only be sur- mised. Probably it was to give Rich- ardson _more “worl, and. . consequently more profit. Having mone this far, it mizlt be stated that Richardsor’s contract was made Aug. Oun the 9th .of the same month ‘t’fie lost sight of that there is positiye] in the Penitentiary 5 20 raey, the - dome - and Totupga. m“‘m?! Cochrane & Piouenard’s flg“?"h and have found their way cf m copies must be in uflw‘:gcuigo Richardsog, of regard to this matter, My, Mepooield Iy Warden, stated to TiE Taispxy e iU0eY. thy that he searched for smn’qm n the records, but failed to fing iy aicCk Mot probable, however, that his pregeescibhs i the original to Mr. Richarlsgn, sg sl Qe gentleman now holds it in his vnl;::gi’ that e g - on Aug. 3,197 2t cealed, and ot Tius AcTEEXEST mate s 1 A D., 1872, between dobn feis (it 0f Anzust, Richard Rowett, Commissioncrs. oy of DAz State Penitentiacy, of the vt pary 4og Mizoi. Bfsianerth , of the second pare, at the sald parties of the first consideration berei; e, for s | sonstiee s:mm nal(erm:nflunes d g 'f‘ covenants, promise,” and and thelt succes<os in offce, to ' arty of C 82cund Elministrators, s fohoes "CI™ extcator, ot ‘To furnish the said party of the se the term of flve years (winfi the privileses of years, by giving six months nothes sscl, oL, St preotion of the.five years), beginnlug o(Lle & ay of August, 1872, tho iabor 2ad agremer &t convicts . " . 't be employed ng. puccs ol 25 i dogl T e S sy, O L The -contract also ‘agrees teams, etc., to malntain_ disci; convicts, and to furnish the n eepers “Then here is where the rub. some (e where Richardson falled to carry s part.* 4 [ To pay in fall, 3th day o ment, :z'flw mt; of 81y Y foressy convict for cach and eve: K by them during the mnnlhqu:é:;lg °F Performeg {oThe contract provides that Richardsg oremen and instructor and tools to keep the 25 m:{-l’;:dnm& E Also, that the convicts shall be abledodieg men, -who shall work ten hours per. day throngh dayilght hours, 5o that none shaf) i cmployed outside of their cells am(mkh during thelr noon-meal hour. - Thers 1o Lo provision that Richardson shill pay for st whom e encaged and who e to remain idle. “The corvicts are dg,frivcd ofany of the prison privileges Tied by the rules.fl There arc other stipys. fons ] cut no figure ir trat, tioi s igure in this cont + Bag cond part g0, to farnish ¢ pline :;mn';fl: 1OE o be AN DMPORTANT CLAUSE: (oThat if the sald party of the second part pay any instaliment of the coy :gledp;:l&d of whirty days after it hecomes Esuff es o rst part may at any ti after, and beforo the same 1s. pald” oo U- astecmont forfelted, except the bo ehal bo and remain {n full corce and efectis tosf onditions intended for the se said parties of the first part. ey ol Here is the deadening clanse, and one, by which Richardson was male gf tentiary’s “‘agent ” for the State-liouse Job, for it has proven nothing else: TUCIARDSON'S IRIVILEGE, * - - ° And it Is furthermore agrecd, :ha:fne sald pur of the second part enall hereafter, 2nd fron ey to time, upon the request of the party of the frt vart, furnish, and cat, and deliver npoy grounds of the new State-House, at Sprindel, af the stone that may be requircd by the Cony. sloners for the crection of £ald State-Honse, 3 fally. and to all intents, and eubject-in iy conditions as to the duties of the respectyy parties and the modes for fixing e of said stonc, . when farnished, contained o specificd in and by the act of General - 4 entitled ** Anuct to amend an act to proside fer the erection of & new State Ionsc, approved Fey. 25, 1867, and to amend an act suppleenty to an act fo provide for the erection of a newSut Housc, approved Feb. 27, 1867, approved Mury This contract is daly signed, sealed, snd ds Tiverod by Joha T, aarar B el Rowett, and William D. Richardson. The bad accompanying the same {s for §50,000, simedby | W. D. Richardson, John H. Johnson, andChuil T. Watson. = ‘This was all the contract Richardson bl fa | building the new State-House, and it eftier | [B shows an arrangement existine in 157 betvemy | the present State-Hoase Board and the Boardol - | Penitentiary Commissioncrs then in existencs, * § or a total disrezard for law or the Interests the public. I shall give you further importat 1acts and figures to-morrow, which will bring , | matters up to the close of ‘Ricuardson’s cone~ - g tion with the Peniteatiary, Juno 7, 1576 T Legisiative Investizating Committee will ain here Monday evening, and commence its we sions Tuesday morning. E i [ —— FINANCIAL, . PorrsviLLe, Pa., Feb. 10.—The 3lountsia City Bank of Pottsville ‘suspended this muv + 3% inz. The rezson was the heavy withdramld . deposits. The Dircetors state that, time is quired to realize on the asscts. 3 E: NEw Yorg, reb. 10.—Kingsbury, Abbot & | Hulet, hat manufacturers, have suspesdd | Liabilities, $107,000; asscts, $46,000. R NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—It is_reported tht & | Haviland & Son, 259 Pearl street, desltsia | bardware, have fafled. OCEAY STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yorr, Feb. 10.—Arrived, st Italy, from Glasgow; Parthia, from Liverpod; QOder, from Bremen. % \ Bostox, Feb. 10.— Arrived, steamship Ol us, from Live ol. pl’hmwm.mxe?.;,ul‘ch. 10.—Arrived, steanp - Vaderlued, from Antwerp. MARRIAGES. AMLLAR—WILLSON—On Peb. 6, at the mi- dence of the bride’s father, 23S Bissell steety Nellie E., danghter to Jobn' Willson, to Wilia AL Jillar. GILLESPIE—HONEYSETT—At _the retifests of ihe bride’s parents, Tuesday, Feb. 6, by E. o ev. James Maclanghlin, James Gillesple -, youngest daoghier of Jumes Honeysets, Chicago. (EE i - DEATH H R AR AN A AR AR A F AR AAR Ao PHELPS—Feb. 10, at 19 Eldridge court, Cblam Benjamin Phelps, azed 61 years. TE~ New York and Obio papers please copl- PIERCE—Catherine Pierce, wife of FrancsT Pierce, in her 60th year. E Funcral Monday at2 o'clock at ber residens 833 North Clark street, to Roschill. BIGONESS—Fch. 7, of consnmption, Lonise Beloneth, daughter of John Pigont 18 years. 2 RG ¥ BORGMEIER—Fcb. 10, -of intermittent-ferth | Ereddy, son of A. B. and Chatarina Borgmeth oged 5 years, 11 months, and 18 days. - 3 ‘wrneral will take place to-day at'1 o'cloekfro3 " 433 State street. S BOYT—At evening of the Oth inst., Emmalor aged 23 years, wife of Judson Q. Hoyt, danghiet of Ephiriim and Jane Brown Hogt, late of B3 Marshall County, 11, e Funeral to-day at 3 o'clock, at the residence 0 Kimbark avenue, between Fifty-seventh aid ty-sixth streets. = Carriages to Oakwoods. "~ ABBOTT—At Santu Barbara, Cal., on Toesih Feb. 6, of heart-diseasc, Timothy D. b aged 38 yeary, formerly of Chicago. H b c‘\}.;xcos -At his residence, 03 Eaet Erlestreeh - atrick Cannon, aged 27 yeurs. Funcral ut 11 o'ciack, by carriages to Charch o the Holy Name, thence by cars fo Calvaiy-. pSOYNE-Mary. only danshter of Loy 2 nora Cogne, ased 8 years and 7 months. ./ Funeral from tae residenc ‘East Superiot street, to-day; cars to Calvas ) SANBORN—At Woodstack, McHenry Comsth.. 1lI., Feb. ¥, Susarinah Sunborn, aged 73 year. . STEBBINGS—Feb. 5, of scarlet-fever, Chflely u; nd M. J. Stebblugt, o i POLFTICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PRebeviiclbivoriiimisduiiibvme FQUBTEENTH WARD. "y * _The recular monthly meeting of the Fourtettth Ward Ropublican Club_wil be.eld Mondsy et ing at Lockuer's Hall, 460 Milivaukec avence. | ¢ A. D. Micuaup, Ree. S EUPLON. EUPEON. Is the most wonderfnl remedy for l\fi:{al'zl]a It never ru.ml; m% fm[' llc:ulb; he, o Eloa, cuts, spratas. braises Rx{?r;xs n‘.;:;:'i I‘;rlcg'fl.pl_:s thousands Ga testily- o sale by all Drugiists. A HURLDOT % Co., 75 and 77 Randolphestd Ciéigo General Wholesale Areats. i o **BUPEON.” O, why will you enfer with Nears g2, Headacke, Tothache, ete., when you cin ¥ ured free of charie » at the dépot for Lapeas 3 Randolph-st., basemnat. 2 . TLAIR GODEeS. : molete stnck, o at Jowest pET Wt rei Gosds reat G- 0.8 S 1> . . Bead for PO R cning et sgien 985 i L Compiexion Powder. oo X Burtbus, 23 W Aadlion Sk CHA8 ————— e WANTED. 1, 1572, Hoard of Penitentiary Commissioners effected scttlement with the State-House Board, and then Richardson came in as go-between. In order to more fully explain this it will be neces- sary to quote from-Richardson’s contract.” Be- fore doing so, however, the fact should not be- TO BANKERS- £ A gentleman thorou; famfliar with baokiog 8 13 VERRen, deares a poliion i 8 BBk oF el elther 1a or out of elty. Is perfectly competect 19 sharge of & banke Caa clve ihe most unquestiocsd ereaces as to and ntegrigy. ST, 55 Forvacy oy Dotrolt Mies