Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1877, Page 8

UNDAY, FEBRUAKY I8 1577—SIX'TEEN PAGES THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ‘fme TRBUNE of yesterday contained the itatement that C. M. Brennan, & well-known rum-dealer, had no 6aloon license. He had one transferred to bim Friday. The Australion muil for New York passed through the Chicago Post-Office Friday night- The wall cousisted of 136 bags, and will beln New York this morning. Heory Ingalls, the young man who was rua over on theGreat Eustern Raflroad Friday even- Sng, st the Madison-street crossing, dica fast night at his home, 1149 West Taylor street. “ Moody Anccdotes,” compiled by the Rev. 3. B. McClure, of this ity, and jssued a week 3170, has already deen repripted by 2 house in ‘foronto, Canada. The book is Laring a very rapid sate. The temperature yesterdsy, as observed by Manssee, optician, 85 Madison street (TRIBUNE Building), was at Sa. m., 21 degrees; 10 & m., 95 12 m,y 803 3p. W, 3% 8 p. m. 82 Bar ometer 8t § &. m., 30.77 § p. m., 0.2% The Third Ward Republican Club met last night at the ctab-rooms corner Trwenty-second street and Wabssh aveue, and, after 2 discus- slon on_finsncial matters aud specches Ly Messrs. Clough and Aldrich, adiourned for two weeks. There are few things more curious than to witness & vouple of joily yegetariabs oul on & tear, recling arm-in-ann into green-grocens’ stiops aud tresting each ctherio apples, raw tomatoes, turnips, lettuce, and other intoxi- cuting victuale. The Bosrd of Councilors of the Hospital for Women and Chilarcn have passed a vote of thanks to The Players,” who to gencrously performed far the benefit of the Hospital Mon- day and Tuesday eveoings Wit very flutteging: snancial resulte. Coroner Dietzsch yestenday leld imquests upon the following: ™ Henrs Ingalls, killed ou the Great Esstern Road, sceidental deatli: Mi- chael Regan, No. §7 Coventry street. aceident- ally killed in the North Chivaze Rolling-Mill Joseph Ammon, No. 44 Edwards street, infsn: tile convulsions. Dan M. Bowrnar, well knowu ju this ¢ty be- fore the great fire us the eflicient Secretary of e Mutual Security Insuravee Company, who Lias been spending ayear or two in his uative State, Kentuckr, has” returned to this city aud resumed the fusurance business. His friends will find hitm at 110 LaSahie street. At sbout 3 o'clock vesterday afternoon Ofticer Michael Murphy fished up the body of 8 man Who had apparently becn iu the water for alons tlime from ibe Tllinois Central Stip * C.” From papers found in the pockets it is supposei to be that of Jobn Lobgshory, an ishubitant of the “Tuww of Lake, who Las been missing since last sall, An inquest will be Beld to-morrow. A0 enterprisig and fnzenious tallor on West Madison street, whose brain bulges out o that be cannot symmetrically carty awdy any one «lee’s hat, no matter how cood it i, at a party, bas pitenied 2 new style of yeversible intercon- vertible avercost, which on one &ide 15 a linex di r and on the other a thick Ulster. The ad- Vautuges of this garment are immediatels ap- Jurent to the most naked eve. it being light o Swarm weather and heasy in cold. It was stated vesterday that Albert and Frank Grundeis bad been indicted by the Grand Jury Jor receiving stolen goods. This was a partlal «rror. ‘The two who were indicted were Albert und August, who do business an_Desplaines ETreet. k G eis, the third brother. has ustore at No. 137 West Lake street. He has ot been indicted, no charge has ever been pre- Yerred agmnst him, and be hss snd always has ud the reputation of being an honest, upright citizen aud merchsnt. ~ & Police Justice very praperly complained to s TRIBCNE teporter vesterday of the Jack of de- coruts too_frequently noticeable in our mivor «ourts, sdding that be was determined to use the butt end of the law, if meeds were, 1o pre- serve due silence and onder. 1 give you my word, sir.” exclaimed the wrathy magistrate, +with pardogable warnth, *that ‘some days I nave hod 1o decide some twenty or thirty cases whep there was S0 much noise thet I couldn't hear s syllable of what I was saying, let alone ke evideuce.” + Where {a thunderdid you plck up that hat?” asked with a coarse and unfeeling laugh a vounsg man of an acquaintance in apparentiy straitened circumstances, the shootine of whose head-piece would biave been regarded asan act of justifiable Zaticide by avy ungrejudiced person. A burning blush overspread fhe soung man’s fave as witl simple digaits he replied: + I did not pick it up —I bad it before. and £ wouldn’t change it for ¥ows,” sud with ope kick he drove the wa ZTigbt up through the crown of =2 new $9 stove- Ppije. . A gentleman on Peoria street was the other sy entertainiug some friendsin a street-car with & story whick would have held the whole worps of mounted marines entranced. whea Mr. E.C,inafit of astronomical abstraction, said ‘that theparrator was vers much hke the average «omer hnd exhausted his head in making his taje. The unhappy inan turmed 1bis over in his mind for four tlocks, theu said with s forced Isugh, “Ha! Ha! Versgood fndeed ™ got out of the var, and kicked an innocent and casual dog clean over the roof of a *bus. The Rev. Thomas F. Levdon, of St. Anu's Church, was presented Thursday, the eighth unniversary of his installation, by his friends und relatives, with an elezant gold watch and «haie. The watch 18 spprooriately inscribed on e ivside of the case and his initials engraved on the outade. The chafn {2 of a new pattern, wnd & heavy slide. to whicn Is attached a «roes. both being folald with pearls. It isa handsome present, and oneto which the Doctor “will attach grest value, slthough he fays he fs uot zecustomed 10 Weariug so much jewelry, a «omon silver watch hasing answered his pus- pose heretofore. Amoug the improvements contemplated on Waluush avenue is a four-story brick store just south of Madisop fireet, which i to be oceupled by Studebaker Brothers. The owner of the Jot. which fs 4UxI80, is Mrs, Thomas Church. Workmen are now excavating. preparatory for The foundations. T adjofuing vacast proper- 1vis owned by Dr.J. F. Atwater. of Pourh- Xeepsie, N. Y. It will probably be built onlater in the season. The site of Roberz Laird Col- lier's Church,ngar Hubbard court, {5 1o be occu- Tied by 2 threetory hrick structure, built by 11 M. Wilmarth for the use of Peunoyer & Co. ‘The foundetious are partially in. The “corner- stoue box," 13 years old, ®bich was taken out the ather day, the contents being fn good cundition, was turned over to the Sovjety of tue Chureh of the Messian. A grend baby show, under the uasplces of the National Associstion of Fauciers, wfll open to- orrow and elose Tuesday at the Exposition. ‘Great preparations have heen made to make the afiair worily of Cook County and the vicinity, und nearly & vesr has been spemt In ey . the " details of the ex- Libition. From 2 to 5 o'dock are the hours fixed for this expoeition of domestie fu- uetry, and §t is boped 1bat thc entries will ro- wierd the mapagers in ibeir indirect effort to eszablish 2 protective tarifl on home manufac re. A number of bables have already Lren nominated aud numbered, and,as the prizes are numerous and valugble, it is proba- ble thay, there will be a Sne displey of young wues. Cp to yesterdsy morning the West-Town Colfector. Johu_Hoffnay, bas taken i a grand wital of $161.000. Of this, be has tuned over 10 the city $118.000,$15.¢00 of which was handed ip yesterday. The State and county have been waid 30,000, and the West Park Board #4,009, Icaving 2 balance of come $24,003 in the hunds i the Collectorat the prescut Lime, from which 1+ 1o be deducted the amouut prid for runnin: X an incousiderable item, comparatives Ir. The Collector turns over his balances to the vounty and Stste monthly and to the city weekly. The delinquent lst s now being made wut. and Wil probably be completed by the 10th March. Mr. Hoffnian expects to coflect some that time. Up to this date 10 wrtual levies have been made, because pasties have paid up their taxes promptiy, a¢ a rule, when they promised to do go. Afwer the 10th of March real-estate taxes will have 2 per cent «dded to thet; therefore, those who pay before ‘::mv. ‘:‘(me will be saving themselves vostsand wuble. The Ctile Duld Society held its weekly re- «uption tast evening at the residence of Mrs. G. B. Msrsh, 900 Indiana aveage. The pro- ¥TAIIE Was & Very entertaining one, consisting of recitstions, vocal and instrumema) music, «harades, ete. At the canclusion of the exer- wises, te hostess was reminded that it was the Twenty-fifth anniversary of her marrisge, and ‘hat the occasion could “not be forgoiten by the Soclety of which she was President. Carnrie Rsder, on behalf of the Socety, presented her with 80 elegantly-bound set of Shakspeare's ‘works, for which the redpient returned thapks in & neat little speech. An juvitation was then mdwulw! totake possession of the w] 4" bounleous supper wis o which full justics was done. ' Among mnuazt ‘were ::g gln: 8wan, the :?Cufla Ryder, Miss Marie Price, Miss Ea- of LaPorte, Miss Wallsce or Ottawa, Miss Norton of Waukegan, Miss French, Miss [da Pomeroy of Providence, Miss Hitt of Washing- ton Heights, Miss Carrle Howard, Miss Belle Wheeler, Miss Helen Goodrich, Jfiss Eaton, and. Miss Price, and Messrs. E. C. Moulton, J. F. Edmonds, Dwight Juckson, B. H. Campbell, John Weston, George Price, C. A. Kimbark, W. Burroughs, C. MeDovald, and others. A colporteur called at 3 house on Leavitt stregt yesterday, and with a fascivating smile entrested the lady of the bouse not to consider 5t an insult If hie left with ber an assorted bun- Ale of tracts for the young, She replied, with equal suarity, that, 50 far from doing so, she Would rezard it as u favor, for her_children pre- ferred tracts to newspapers. “[ am glad to Jmow it,” lie said, enthusiastivally, *for the dally press contans so much that IS encrvatineg sud debasing——"" 0, it fsu’t that,” she hastencd to explsin, with a gracious smiles “ue the fact is, that they make such a horrid mess cutting them up, and tracts are just the right size for Kite-ails,™ The volporteur re- marked, as he went down the steps, that it would be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomor- rah st the Dayof Judgment thau for South Leavitt street. THE BURPRISER®. Latest news from the frout indicates that the surprise party Bashi-Bazonks, infesting the rincipalities east of Latlin strect and south of Monroe, Lave suffered a_decided checlk, a fact twliich tizs correspondingly clevated 1he spirifs of the peaceful population. Ever elnce the set- ting-in of winter the marauders have mede couutless incursions upon the houses of peavea- ble residents, ing them, and leaving once: huppy avd smiling mansions dismantled Tuins. On Tuesday might Jast a stroug band of the bandite swept down upon ay outlying mansion expecting 10 carry it by assault, sud thut it would prove an easy prey. They were, hots ever, disuppointed ip 1his, for 3 strong picket of small boxs had been posted two blocks off, and, being driven in, icll back on the maiu body, offering a desperate resistance and giving the alarm. The besiezed had thus an opportu- ity to barrlcade tucir doors, and, putting out thé gas, prepare to sell their lives as dearly as miglit be. The mam body sat down on the sidewalk before the fortress, while sappers opened the first parailel, the objective point heing the front door. The storm-porch was, however, bolted on the inside, lience the besfeg- ers were upable to oceupy the bell-pull and compelled to content thewselves with crowning 1he front steps and ping up a desultory five of knocks. Mesuwhile a diversion was at- Temipted, 2 plcked body of intimate friends try- inie to tarn the Jeft dank of the house by ad- Vaneing 8 igzaz up between the building and the fobue, jutending to seize the side door and forse an eptrance turough the back dinfui~ room. For a wowment it appeared as if the desterate attempt wonld be successful, hut the cgers, recovering from their temporars con- fusion. wade 4 virorous sortie with the bulldog ana drove the wseailants huck iu confusion with 3 heavy 1oss of pieces of pantaloons and water- proofs. The bulldog. howerer, advanced besond Peach of his supperts, and the favaders, rallviug, beat him off. [t was now apparent that the sur- render ot the fov: matter of time, but fortunately the gers had negiceted to cut the A.D. T. C wires aud the garrison sigpaled for reinforcements. both of firemen sud policemen. In obedieuce to thie sigoal & strong body of messengers chi-deld Babeocks, a corps of heary sieze Baud-cniines and a brgade of special policenen armed with breach-londing clubs were promptly ispatched znd arrived in the rick of time. e 1ed quand of messengers rapidly taking up pusition opencd a zallin fire—or, rather, water charged ‘with carbonie acid gas—ou the besiey- ers, While the puliceman, ontfanking them on the left,mowed them down With successive vol- levs of ‘his club. They were unable to stand tiis ond speedly broke and fled, when, the garrizon sallving out with cries of *victory, turned the Mebr dor loose to complete their route. tle hungupon and harassed their un- protected Tears for several blocks, capturing seven coat-tails, two patent paniers, seventeen yands of petticosts, polonslses, and ‘overskirts, 2n overshoe, and a considerble quantity of car- dinal red stockings, aud cotton batting, from which it is inferred that the female aflfes of the beeiegers suffered consiGerale loss. The enemy bad to bresk camp with such haste that They were compelled to abandon most of thefr sieze-train and commissariat, such mate~ risls as fiddles, accordions, dancing-siippers, ham-sandwiches, cola chickens, apple - pies, kpoons and the like, falling into the huuds of the garrison. It i5 believed that this repulse Dbas effectuylly broken the power of the social handits Infesting that locality: however, ta make matters certain, the garrison ia eulisting its acquaintances as allies, and proposses to_in- stitute surprise parties to follow the muranders 10 their strongholds, and carrs fiddle and sup- ‘per among them, thus completing their destrue- tion. The garrison is wild with elation. PENSION CERTIFICATES, ‘There are in this city and connty a large num- ber of United States peusfoners, most of whom are naturally fn reduced circumstances. They, in common with a good muny other people, have felt the pressure of the times, and have often found it nevessars 1o raise mobey. It bas been one of their favorite devices to put up their pension certifleates, whicn are embel- lished with a gigantic seal, prezeut an agreesble and safe appearance, and sre looked upon by 1most trades’ people as periect security for any money they may advance or goods ihey may furnish. The trouble is, however, that these documente are valueless in the hands of any one exeept the person fn whose favor they are made out. ot only that, but it is illegal for any one except the pensloner to have them. ‘This pro- vigion of the lax is not geuerally known to_citi- zens. and often not to the pénsioners tlem- selves. Every day cases sre oceurring where the pensioner bas handed over his certificate tv some butcher, or grocer, or otker store-keeper a2 collatersl for articles supplied: but neither the butcher nur the avocer ean draw the mopey when due, nor can it be garnisheed by any provess, nor ean the certificate be withheld froin_the pensiover, no matter how freely he handed it over, without subjecting the iliexal bolder to the penalties of the low. Several inatances of thie huve lately come 10 theattention of the Specisl Awent of the Peusion Office for the Northwestern Dis- trict, Mr. G. Clemen, and, In one or two cases, be has Leen oblized to go to the parties with whom the certificates were pledged, and compel them to give them np. It is proper that trades people should know that these certificates are not things that they can meddle with, and they would do well to refuse them as seCurity. CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, The Cits Democratic Central Executive Com- mittee met yesterday afternoon in its rooms in the Awmerican Express Buildfug. John H. Mat- tucks occupled the chair, aud H. F. Merritt net- ed as Secretary. The attendauce was very large. The Committee on Hall, through H, AL Shevard, Chairman, reported that the present quarters had been leased at $50 per month il the 1st of May. The Lxecutive Committec then udjourned. and, on motion of Mr. Mat- tocks, 8 generdd meeting was held, with . Buowhouk in the chair. Alexander Hotten, the Thirteenth - Ward orator, a thoroughly unwashed Democrat, rose up and wept for the degener- ey of the thnes, when Tilden Is not, sud Haves is. He couldn’t eee any more virtue in_the bal- lot-box, and thouehit that the freedom of the natfon wus gone. He poured vut the phials of hia wrath. Tie was afrid there was golng to be bloodshied, and be didw’t want 1o see i Bo deuounced the Commission of Arbitration -us Bradley’s Commission. He talked of “Bony~ parte,” apd wanted 1o see swords drawn, and he was willing to pour onc his blood, vecause he loved his conntrs. The speaker lauded bimself as 4 “poor, honest mechanic, who did’t want any office,” avd Kept up & disconnected tirade for some time, which was rewerkable for fts noneensical absurdity. Geu. Lieh safd thut the Democratic party had consented o u gambling scheme, and they had lost. The sentiment of the people was for peace, and they had to submit to the declsions of the Arbitration Committce. As politicians they might feel badly, but they had to submit 1o the wilf of the people, and there was no ght necessary. The meetiug then adjourned. IND IN THE LOWER ANTMALS, Dr. 3. 8. Jewell lectured before the Philos soplical Society last. cvening. subject: * Mind in'the Lower Auvimals.” The attendance was unususlly laroe, and the lecture fnstruct- fve aud entertaining. The lecturer {atro- duced his subject by briefly defining mind and giving the metbuds of studying it, after whichheintroduced evideuce in favor of the view that animals bave mindsthe same as men, whica was [u brief the similarity of nervous structure, the similurity of actions under different circum- stances, and the insutlicieney of fnstinct to sc- count for their actions, cte.” The srgument in 1avor of the question presented was that there 'was 1o real proof that the Jower animals bad miuds, nor could thure be except. by revelation, which was sifent un the subject; the mental phenomens w3s explained by instinct rather thax twnind, be argued, and that animals had not minds was sastained by maintaining the old distfoction between the Pneuma aud the Psyche—man had both, lower snimals only the former. The next lecture will he by Dr. L. Clark, of Elgin, subject, “Tbe Philosophy of Memory." THE DOUGLAS MONUMENT. At a meeting of the South Park Commission- ersheld Thursday, on motion of Commissioner Cornell, the following preamble and resolution was adopted : WhEnzss, 1t hiss been eurgested by many of our Jeglslstors that the Doaglas Monument—only the foundation of which has becn laid—ehould be re moved from its present location o 8 mare saitable place where far all time it should recelve proper care and aiention; now therafore be it Zaolred, Tuss Commirsioner Cornellus Price be THE CHICAGO TRIBU flhaxlzfll 10 go to Springdeld and submii 8 p! sifion to the Legislatute to have the prenent site of the Douglss Monoment #0ld by the State, god an appropriation made for 1he removal to npd erec- tion fn the Sonth Park near Drexel boulesard of the said Douzlas Mopument. with an agrecment 1hat the said boulevard shal} forever after be calied Douglas boulevard, and that sald monoment or ¥tatie <hall receive proper care and stteation from the South Park Comsufsvions: and WuznEas, It is cminently fit and proger that o suitable monument ur colossal statne sbould be erected in honor of Abraham Lincoln, timilar 1o and in conjunction with that of Stephen A. Doug- lur: now therefore be it Resolred. That wheu and a8 gaon as the Leglsla~ tute shall makean sppropriation, nud civee 10 he erected in the South Park scar Grand boulevard a monument or calowsal statue of Abrahum Lincoln, #ald Grand boulevard shull forever after be called Lincoln houleverd, snd said monument or statue proger care and attention from thy tup. 1. ARRIVALS. ie flon, Wolter -A. Wood, . Cedar Rapids: 1. L. Warren, L L Tt the Hon, vel ew Yorl Wayne; e Hon. DL AL Syracuse.....Grand Pacifis=W, 1. Houghion North Adume, Maws.; W. 1. Jridgma. New Yo A, E. Ponnd. Uhippews L. el I M. Tuitle, Des Moines Falla: John' G. Dagwert. W, Bedford L. Goran, St doseph, Mo, 2 Maurice R 1. Disbroy Wa L. Vond, Boston; A rn, b rakorch, New York; Reecher, and Jndye . ... Zremon!_[ouse—Maj. Memphils; P Bu Waldron, B, P d: John Franklin, 3 Underwoi sud e Clendennin, Georse Carter, Virginia; I W. E, Eilis, De el Yond . Conl- gon, Pitlsburg: H. M. Martin, Davenport: W illis . uny iwcunyin; chester; 3. Eichaticiner, man_Houzs, —S, 15, and ew Haven: Hays, Washingtou; Thomus Curtis, v Soalding, W.C. Humilton, Fund du Lac: C. St. Louis; T. M. Leonard. New Yo A Cooper, Milwvaukee: . W. Haskel), U'. S. S Mepominee; §, M. Henry, Cuana- M. Siephenson, da; E. L, Eddy, THE TOWN BELECTIONS. LOOK OUT FOR MISCHIEE. If the respectable voters and tax-payers think that the bummer clement is on the wane in politics in Chivago they should vpen their eyes und awaken to a realization of the situation. ‘The citizens of the South Town know full well what they have experienced during the past few years. They remember the to¥n eleedon Jast epring, whien s yet being fought omt in the courts. Those who are consersant with town polities and electioncering know that the bummer is ever st work. tle lays his plans months aead, and then attempts to earry them out n defiance of all law aud deceney. Thus it was at the Sonth Town election last spring, when the people he- camie 5o incensed that hemp was freely tatked of for a few of the mor: promincut ballot-box stuifers and public plunderers. It hias come 1o the ears of 3 TRIBUNE reporter that plot is on foot to rob the people of the South sud West sections of the city of their rizlits tn tue coming town efection. The fact of a conspiracy ou_the West Side, 10 attempt the election of a bummer ticket this spring, bas been fully exposed in THE TRIBCS Providence. is teft discretionary with the County Board. un- der the law, to alow 1nore than ome polling- place_to each town. They “may® appoint more then one polling-place in West Chicago, but thereis no compelling them by law. It would seer that there shoulu st Jeast be trom two to three polling-places in each ward in the three towns which compose this city, in order to give everybody a chunce to vote, To frustrate such a thing, ihe leading bumuer politicians of the West and South Sides have bound thew- selves together to get but one voting-place se- Jected in the South and West Towns. It is stated openly that the County Commissioners are in with this scheme, and that some of them bave pledged themselves to gee that there shall be but_one voting-place on the $South and West. Sides. Every one kunows bhow that would work. 1t would disenfranchise abont all the voters in those tosns, and leave a few huo- dred repeaters and plug-uglies to hold the polls and carry another clection on the Miesissippl plan. To be forewarned is to be forearme The bummers and thieves, s nsual in the town elections, have Lvlnued. to obtain power. They will stop at nothing, and unless citizens wal up to this fat, the scencs of last year fn the Sonth ~Town will be anacted again in_both South and West Towns. If the County Bosrd should prove & varty to this scheme of robbing the people of their rights, there will be suvh & trouble around the County-Building a2 the members have never dreamed ol. LINCOLN PARK. WORKING OUT THE ASSESSMENT, “Work bas already been commenced on Lincoln Park, and 15 progressing famously. Attention s confined exclusively 1o the lower eud, and the landmarks of the old cemctery ure disappearing before the continued attacks of 300 men. The Commissioners huye seized upon the spring-like aspect of the past mouth sud the availubility of labor, and have furnished employment to quite an army that would otherwise bave been wan- dering up and down the face of the town for Jobs. The frost is entirely ont of 1be ground, making digeing practicable, aod so the Com- missloners concluded to utilize the num- erous sppleants for. work, and prepare the extreme southern end of the park for the handsof the decorator. Three hundred men vere emploved and divided into two eungs, and cach gang aliowed Lwo weeks? work out of each month. _Of the 300, two-thirds, or 200, are tax- payers, living near the park. They own sma)l patches of property on which ibey are taXed, and yet, during the whole winter, they have had a2 hard strugsle for food. They proposed to the Commizsioncrs to employ them and pay their toxes ont of their carnings. This was uceceded to, aud thelr wages tred at ¥l per day of efght hours.. By this they are relieved of their tax burdens and afforded an op- portunity to earn something besides for the support of the familics. Mr- Olof Benson, the Superintendent, says he neser bad better work- men, or men who accomplish more o a given space of time. They appreciate that there is no Juck of laborers, una that by rizid industry alone they can preserve to themnselves the op- portunities they now have, and the resuly is manifest in the rapid conversion of the south- eru territory of Lincoln Park from the regged, untempt. appearance it presented Just summer to the promise of beauty it now extends. THE WORK UNDER IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION is bounded, north by the lower end of the little luke, aud south by’ North avenue. The serub oaks and dead trees huce been removed, and the soil turned over. The surface of the ground was of saud, und ander it a heavs black earth. Thighas been inverted and the loura broukht to the w})« Two long and gracefully-curving lawns, following the hends of tbhe Houlevard road ow the east, and the lower Clark street entranee-road on the west, have been lald out, with a broad straight mall or vista dividing them. ‘The southern end of the mall stops at a terrase, 10 be placed_where the monument circle way firat intended to he. Themall is 1,650 fect long and twenty-five feet wide, ehaded on each side by rows of trees. The Iawns stretch away to the main drives on either siae, The pathvays along the bluffs on the east and lower on the west are 1o be tuancled to afford direct access to the vista, and carriaze concourses on either siue are plaoged to afford all visitors a near approach to the music ou the terrace. The lawus are tobe Isid ont_and decorated with flowers, and the wholemakes o vists from the terrace through the lawns and up the lake, under the bridges, almost the whole length of the so-far improved territory. With the completion of the present work, every vestige of the old cemeters will bave dis. appesred except Couch’s tomb. Masons have carefully examioed this structure, and say it will cost mearly $3,000 to remove it to Rosehill, and the Comuiiselouers have determined o let {6 remain, and plant trees thickly around it. The gpade and vick work on the lower will be tinished in about sixty davs, and the decorations completed abour the 1st of June, which will find the park doisbed from North to Webster avenue. It bias been suggested by one of the Commiz- sfoners to utilize the hollow near the artesisan well for a bathing bouse. Iis view is that a handsome building might be erected, snd water furnished for a bathing place similar ta these in Oriental cities. It Ia proposed tnat a company take charge of the schewme, under the supervis- fou of the Commissivners, and carry it through, and there is nothing in the projectto promise ‘want of success. THE APPROPRIATIONS. THE PINANCE COMMITTEE, during the consideration of school matters, noted that the lease of the Adelphl Theatre, which is leased by the Schoo! Board. expires on the frst of next October, and the lease contains the provision that if the School Board think at the time of the expiration that they want the ballding for purpoges of their ows, they cannot be compelled -to extend it. The Finznce Com: mittee bave determined, therefore, o recom- mend that the lease be not extended, and that tac building be accapied by the ¢ty as 3 public Jibrars, aud that there be alzo lozated there tue rooms of the Board of Education aud the Library Board. It is a)so contemplatel to have a part of the building trapsformed juto an art gallery to which the publicspirited citizens of fhis ity can coptribute tressures luolland marble. “The Committee will very lkely report the the Countil to-mor- expeet to have their “that time. So far the nal estimates have not heen great, probably not more than $100,060, for all the requests made wese wpon the Jowest liasis and no superfluities asked for. The Cot- mittee will meet again Monday maruing for the discussion of minor motiers. ameug them the practicability _of leaving the desision of the question, What, pew sewvers, e Duilt this year? t0 Mr Clark, of te Sewerage Depart- mment, Me. Wilson, Superintendent of Streets, and Health-Commissioper 1r. Wolf. In_the consideration ot the uew Citv-Hall plan_ it was devided to recommend ta s Couueil that §100,000 be apnropriated for n starfer on the foundations, the mouey to be {aken from the amount renhized {{”m n‘xfi E,?é‘; of city properts. The Committee ¥ Chaned Chelt recommendation of $200.000 for new sewers, and expect the they have o hard time to prevent the Councit from jucreas- in {hat amount. ; TIIE SOUTII TOWN. TUE BOARD. | Another abortive meeting of the South Town Board was hield yesterdsy fterAuon fn Justice Meecl's office. There were present Justices Summerfield, Wallace, Meech, Haines, D’Wolf, and the Town Clerk, Mr. Carver. Justice Foote came In after the proceedings had com- menced. Justice Summerfleld called the Board to or- Ser and ssked if there was suytling to be one. Mr. Herrick stated that the motion to dls- solve the fnjunction haa been held before Judge Farwell, who had expressed desire to have the evidence taken with veference tothe sutfieiency of the suretivs on Evans’ bond, and bad requested that the Board take no action in the meautlme, thie motion to dissolve the fujuuctfon stifl pend- fng. Supervisor Lincoln was still in Washiue: ton, snd would not return befure Wednesday morning. Arrangements had been mude to take testimony some tiwe during the week, but it_was not supposed that any action could be teken until dfter the Supervisor’s returo. Justice Mecch asked Mr. Herrick it anything definite conld be accomplished by Friday. Mr. Herrick said. he thonght there could, but it would probably be ULetter to adjousn until Saturday. On motion the Board then adjourned til Saturduy afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ¥ COURT. Mesers, Herrick & Goudy appeared Saturday morning before_Judge Farwell in the case of Headerson ve. Hermaon Lict, in reference 1o the motion to dissolve the injunction Inst Lieb. Mr. Herrick stated that behad tele- wrapted to Mr. Lincoln, and the Iatter had re- licd that be conld not get back lere until uesday night or Wedvesday worniog. Mr. errick therefore wanted all setion suspeuded until Wednesday. Mr. Goudy vbjected to such delay, and asked thut they should go on and take testimony in the meantime. Judge Farwell thougbt it was not necessary 1o defer action until Mr. Lincoln's return, and direzted that' Mr. Goudy should be alloweu ta take testimony as to the suffiziency of Evans’ bondsmen before a Notary Public, miving Mr. Herriek notice of the time” and place of taking snch testimony o 25 to haveit ready tobe presented to Mr. Lincoln on his return. THE COUNTY BUILDING. Religious services will be held in the Jall to- day. The extra men In the Cousty Clerk’s office were discharged yesterday. They want thefr pay- The Jail continues to fill up rapidly. Yester- day sixteen were pleced behind the bars In one gang. The first load of stone for the new Court- Fouse has not yet arrived. It is delayed on ac- count of the fce in the canad, ‘The Finance Committee met for & moment ‘vesterday afternoon, but did nothing. Al there was for it to do, it appedrs, was to pass on some Dbills. This is the latest. A well-dressed gentleman was around yvesterday begging 3 pass to the Adelphi for Inst evening from the Commission- ers. Hewas not suceessful. ‘The Committee room of the Board is Infested every day with loafers, pretending to be looking for a job. Several faces bave been conspicuous of late. They will naturally turn up on some jury at an early day. In the County Coust yesterday in the matter of the City of Chicago, K. Carter, Herrmann Beize, and L. R. Dwser were appointed Com~ missioners to make special nssessments in rolls Nos. 1,170 to 1,188, inclusive. During the past week twenty inmates of the Jall have been so severely convicted as toreceive Penitentiary sentences. Mr. Mills has been do- ing beavy work, aml bis success s very tlatter- ing. Hid percentage of convictions as so far beeu larger than was ever before known in_ the Criwinat Court. He has fully justified all that his friends said in his {avor during the Jate cam- paigm. Mary's little lamb, developed into a full- fledged sheep, has made its appearauce at the County Hospltal, und is putting juits time iu chewing buy. It is quartered in the room where the hay for filling the mattresses for the sick I8 kept, and its_presence is snid to have a peculiar effect upon the patients. 1f one sheep proyes €0 beneticial, bow much more wonld a fiock be! The idea fs original with the Warden, and be deserves all the credit. The Grand Jury yesterday returned several indictments Into conrt,—two for burglary, uud one for assanit. While the return was being made the Court reguested the jury 1o complete its work by Saturday, in order to allow the sistaptState’s Attorve 1o con- centrate their labors in the court-room the tol- lowiug week in the Sullivan case. Some wit- nesses were heard during the day ia the Jaro- Piper case, which sttracted so wuch attention a few weeks ago. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE met yesterdsy, Commissioner Ayars fn_the chuir, “sad Commissioners Holden and Fitz- gerald present. Tane report of Austin Doyle, Clerk of the Crimipal Conrt, was passed upon fasorably. The report shows the collections of fees from June to November, fnclusive, to bef$2,347.80 expenses, $23.30; bulance duc the county, $2,324; amount of clerk’s fees earned and un- paid during tuat tenn of six monuks in crim- inal cases disposed af, ‘and taxed und charged to Cook County, $4,815.63; pending fn the Court Nov. 30, 404 criminal cases, in which costs. are not toxed, smounting to $1,700. ‘The County Treasurer’s report came up, and action thereon was deferred until the next meet- ing of the Committee, 10 be held Monday at 2 o'clock. 'The report of the Treasarer has” been published in ToE TRIBUNE. The communication of M. W, Ryan,asking for 8183 for work in the Recorder’s oflice under Stewart, was taken up. Mr. Overloch repre- sented in a letter that Ryan worked there before there was any vacancy for him, and that the controversy belonged to Rvanand Stewart tn- stead of the county. Mr. Ryau, who was pres. ent, gaid he had worked for bis money and had ;;:cugmms;-«il’ pavment. T?E mnt:‘erhfiu de- rred until the next meeting, and ¢ - wittee adjourned. e B be Com THE CITY-HALL. The Treasurer’s receipts yesterday were $15,~ 000 from the West Town Collector and $2,317 from the Water Department. The Rev. John Waldron yesterdsy taok out a permit to bufid a2-story and basement dwell- ing, 25x54 feet, on Butterdeld atreet, near Eigh- teenth. It isto cost 6,000, The Buflding Department has in the week fssued thirty-three buildiug permits, E:;E x\z!z:y;u;u_:‘ hubaut sso.gga worth” of buildings. 2 ol £ permits have 5 ol e nps ¢ been for sheds and Health Commissioner D'Wolf has deter- mined tosee that the apparatus, wazons, zetf:, of the night-scavensers are in the condition in ‘which the city ordingnces say they shall be, and Lie has ordered all the aforesaid to trot out thelr ‘wazons and apparatus next Thursday in the va- ;annw] ‘l;;r. ::-: w{gin of :l}e City-Hall. " The odor- a5 duty of {nspection has been delegated to Louis Merkd, one of the Sanitary Dollceimen, The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the South Division wet in the City Cltl):k’l oflice §esmrd:\y afternoon, and gave a chance to La- Zalle property-owners who did not desire the Taviny of thay street to state their reasons, a ZIemonstrance having been Sent to the Council. Taere were a great many property-owners pres- ent, a0d upon their statement that the occu- Ppaats and not the owners of the property in westion Lad requested the poving. the Com %mlnsee decided taqrccommend the repesl of “’5 order muklny the improvement, ** Loug Johu Wentworth was before the Committee 10 1e- quest that Leavitd sreet be opeped through bis roperty ear the sonthern city limits, to make Bihinds and those of others accessible, His request will probably be granted. SCARLET-FEVER. There were but sevep new cases of scarlet- fever reported _\‘cslrnhg’.: They were at Noa. 153 Huron street, 45 Rebeced, Dearborn av- cvue, 111 West Kinzie, #6 Fry, 1825 Jndiana ay- enue, and 880 Armolil street. The deaths dur- inz the week up to last evenlug numbe t. nineteen, against thirty iu the preceding week. The plague sceats to be mnidlg disappearing, and the officials of the Health Department are pleased with the success which has so far crowned their efforts to stamp out theepidemic. The medical ingpectors are turning their atten- tiou to the general sanitary coudition of their respective diviclons, and afe keeping thelr ees open to the possibilities of another Guthreul of svarlet-fever or some other scourage. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Prof. Gunning will fecture this afternoon at Hershey Music-Hall on **The Futuse of dMan Under Science.” The Right Rev. Bishop Foley will deliver the first of the serics of Lenten lectures thisevening at St. Mary’s Churck, Wabash avenue. ‘The Rev. E. P. Powell will speak at the Third Church at 10:30. Subjest: ‘“Honorable Re- ligfon.” He will lecture at 7:0 on **The New School of Poets.” A concert will be given In the First Congre- ational Chureh, corner Ann and Washingion streets, Tuesday cveninz, by the Euterpean Quartette, assisted by Miss Jennie Feoick, s vouug lady of musical talent. The procceds of ihe concert are for the joint benefit of the ciub und the Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the First Church. The Chicago Athenenm day-school begins its second lc-rcr:g.\iomlny, Feb. 2. Individual in- struction for boys and girls sad men and women. Scholars who have fallen out of grade, or who can study but little, will find speciaf ad~ vantages. Particulsr stiention given to me- chanfcal and architectural drawing; also to voea) and instrumentsl music. Prof. Pros- inger’s orchestral class Wednesday and Satur- day evening. Art school Saturday morning. ‘The seventeenth annual commencement exer- cises of the Hahnemnanu Medical Colleze aud Hospital will be held at Hershey Music-Hall, 85 Madison strcet, Thursday cvening at 8 o'clock. The graduating class s the latgest cver sent out from this institution, and the number of students in atiendance the past term has never been equalled. During the season of Lent there will be held at 12:10 vvery day, at 171 Wabash avenue, Palmer House. & Litany service, under the di- rection of the Bishop of the diocese (Bishop McLaren) assisted by the resident clergy. The officiating clergy for the coming week are: Monday, the Xev. L. Ues Brisay: Tuesday, the Rev. T. N. Morrisoun; Wednesday, tle Rev. Henry G. Perry; Thursdas, Bishop McLaren; Friduy, the Rev. Lutber Pardee; Saturday, the Rev. George ¥. Cushuman, D, The commencement excreises of Bennett Medieal College will oceur at College Hall, Nos. 511 and 513 State streer, Wednesday evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. Tne address will_be delivered by Prof. Milton Juy. The exercises persed by musie farulshed by Hand’s orches: At the conclusion of these exervises, the members of the fawulty, the graduating class, sud thelr invited wuests will Tepair to the Palmer Hause, where a banquet will be served. Washington's birthday will be celebrated at the Ol People’s Home, corner Indiana svenue and Thirty-ninth street, by the old ladics of the institution, who propose to hold a festival on the evening of the 224 inst. Donations will be thankfully received at the Home between this avd the 220 to aid in the enterpnse. They ask their friends to aid them o their under- taking. The entertaioment is under the man- agement of the old Jadies, who will entertain the guests snd do all in their power to render the evening pleasant and agrecable to all. The proceeds _ore to be applicd to maintaining the Bome. Tickets, which cost 25 cents, may be obtained at the door ou the evening of the en- tertainment. of THE TELEPUONE. Those who have unot heard the teleplione music will have an opportuuity to do <o at Prof. Elisha Gray's lectare in McCormick Hail Tues- day evening. He has made arrangements for the plaing to be done in_Milwaukee, and the audience will hear melodies which have come eighty miles over the wires. The following cor~ respondence explains the giving of the lectin Cawaae, IIL, Feb. 15.—EHsha Grav, Esq.— DEsr Sts? The undersizned, who bave watched the discussion in rezard to Your dixcovery of the transwission of musical sounds by wire, ‘nd the application of the telephonie sysiens to ‘practical telezraphy. undersionding that you have now Dbrotzht Four 1abors to & Fatistactory conelusion, woald suzgest thet you seiect some eveninzon which to make public vxposition of yonr system. Wm. flears Smith, Auson Stager. W. F. Cool- Jvh‘;.l %’Kh\‘&n, Geo. M. How & Co., Gi Sheahan, Wm. Penn Nixi H. Sberidan, John B. Drake. Chas. Farso, R. W Pattens s, MeClueg, L. . Holbraok, W. F. Paole, Smith, 1. B. Fellows. Cnieagy, M., Feb. 17.=To William Heary Smiith, Gen. Anson S'gaer. Gen. P. H. Sheridan. id of herdi—GENTLENEX: In auswer to vour letter of the 15th_inst., requesting a public eShibitlon and explanation of the telephone, 1 would say that 1 lve slready accepted su_invitation to lecture in McCormick Hall on Tuesday eveuing, the 27th inst., under the auspices of the Americun Efec- teica Saciets. At tbut time the system of tele- gr?mng by masical rounds will be fully explained and illustrated in all {ts features, to-wit: the trawa- mission of melody, harmony, aud the human voice, £0 that your request will be fuliy met at that time. 1shall esteem itun honor tohsve sou present. Yours very traly, ELisna Guar. CRIMINAL. Richard Marphy, Thomas Rickey, and Michael Sullivan stole P. O’Neil's butcher-wagon last night, and were canght and locked up in the West-Lake Street Station by the poliee. Thomas Jobnson and Joba Casey were found by Deteetives Gallagher and Stewart parading the streets trylog to dispose of four new vol- umes, two of which are editions of Dickens” works, The thieves and books are at the Ar- mory. Ernest Marobus, residig at tue corner of Waubansfn svenue sod Holt street, had his pocket, picked of 854 and some papers while vis- fting McVicker's Theatre last eveninz. Officer Adain Fyfe skirmished around for the perpe- trators, but failed to pick up auy one. Justice Poliak begs the fndulgeace of the pub- ¥e: for o mishap whith he could not possibly avold, situated as he fs. The bonds of W. A. ‘Fripp, ** Red ” Adams, andJ. F. Clark, smount~ ing to $3,000, and given by Georze Eager, were stolen by burglars from the office some’ time during Jriday nlght. The men were to appear on the Zith, upon the charge of having swindled Ernest Boody out of $250, and A. H. Lura out of $125. Entrance was gaived by forcloz ajar the door, and a gmall sdre fn which the bonds were located was then opened. United States Commissioner Hoyne examined two prisoncrs vesterday morning on the charge of counterfeiting, in raisioz two-ceut pieces 1o fives, Their ames are Jobip Quing, 18 years ©ld, and_his cousin, Patrick Quinn, & lad of 9 years. The elder ooy bamumered out the cvins, end the younger passed them, so Oflicer Divine oand others allezed. ‘The work wos done fn the vicinity of Maxwell and Twenty-lth streets, The younger prisover wes discharzed on ace count of biis infaucy, and the older one was held {:,au‘an of $300 to appear Tuesday for further earing. At about 1 o’clock yesterday morning » man named John Kelly got into u quarrel witha compaafon fn a saloon at No. 95° West Four- teenth strect, and was shot in the breast by the Isiter, who njade g0od his escape. When Officer ‘Ward arrived on the scene, he found Kelly lyioz on the sidewalk, quite weak from the loss of blood. He refused to disclose the name of his aseaflunt or to give any particulars of the scrape. Iie was removed to bis residence on Sixteenth etreet, where his wound, which was not consid- ed dangerous, was attended to. ustice Summerfield yesterday held the fol- lowinz: Thomss Buemett, burglary of Alex Whise’s building on Fifth aveaue, continued to the 20t] . D. Preble, larceny of books frow the Clark School, $500 to the Criminal Court; James Cook and Georze Wilson, lurceny of sil- verware from unknowu_persons, £2,000 to the 21815 Of Landers, disorderly in stealine a pair of boots, ninety days to the House of Correetion; M. McMabon, druak, sixtydays; Witliam & and Witlfam McCarthy, holdingup T. 8. Stackel, of Lena, 11, $1,000 io the 21st; William Tracy, lageeny of dismonds aud papers from the safe ot W, B."Andrews, of the Board of Trade, and for complicity fn the E. §. De Golyer safurobbery, £2,000 to the 27th; Louis Ls Houte, Frauk Me- ‘Tuskey, John Weber, and Jobn Sanders, inmates of theden at No. 153 Pacific averae, $2,000 each to the 27th. ANOTHER STABBING AFFEAY. “Italy,” the patch on Fourteench street near the Jake, was fo commotion last night over another stabbing affrsy, but etabblog aftrays within its defdated precincts are becoming so frequent that roe commotion Wwas n_n(hlu'f to what it would be were the same affairs to bap~ pen within more civilized quarters. To tell the frth, **Italy” cares no more abaut a_stahbing affray than the johabitants of — Cley- cone sbout a robbery; they telik abont jt.. bnt npot ome has any sympathy for the victiin. As usaal, the facts iu the case areso mysterions that the right side of the story cav never be reached, for, us s always tne case, there is some_old feud at the bottom, which none but an Italian ean even guessat. As re- Iated by the participants. Pasquale, Russo, and Michel Barrier] were playing cardsin aden at No. 2 Fourteenth street, where so mauy stab- bings and even murders have occurred. arricel slipped & juck, and to get even Russo slipped an ave oo him, and s fight was the result. Russo whipped out & knife as quickly 0 Ttalfans dosuch things, and made two lunges at Barrieri, who {5 2 much smatler man. Fortunately, but little damage was done, and as Rnszo was about to steo forward to com- lete the job, 8 youuz man mnamed Michel fiueso, no relution to Pesquale, threw himsell i the way, and offered to relieve the little man, Barrier, of all responsibility in the fight. Thisso cnraged Pasguale that he plunged tue knife right and left at his assatlaat, and succecded in fnflictiog six wounds, two inthe left breast to the left of the nipple, ovein the right hand, ove in the left cheek, directly in frant of the ear, and another in the Lack of the head, none of which, singularly enouzh, are deemed Zatal, sithough’ those in the breast are quite deep. ‘Pasquale Russo escaved iminediately afterwerd, aud Michel Russo weut to seck medical attend- ance. Nu arrests. CRIMINAL COURT. Willlam Anderson pleaded guilty to larceny and was remanded, Charles Monahan was founad guilty of larceny ani given one week In the County Jail. He ba been i fail four months. (eorge Johnson was ronvicted of larceny, and given oue vear in the Penitentiary. 7 August Schwartz was convicted of larceny, and given two years in the Peniteatlary. THE LANCASTER PERIURY CASE. Tn the case of A. N. Lancaster, now on trial ‘before Judze Blodeett on a charze of perjury, coneiderable evidenze was introduced yesterday for the defense. Thomas Mackin, Dr. Jordan, George C. Tallman, and others testifie as to hisgood reputation, J. R. Lancaster, his brother, stated on one oceasion he had gone into the defendant’s office when Miss Warren was there inzisting on (he payment of her claim, and that she was making considerable disturb- ance and nofse, Capt. Binford, a Police Cap- tain of Hyde Park, testified that on the occasion when he was acensed of going Into Lancaster's office to arreat Miss Wasren he had only called there for the purpose of perfecting a land trade with Lancaster and with no hostile object in view. About 2 o'clock detense rsn short,of swituesses and the trial was postponed uatil to- MOrTOw. THE MATHUSHEEK. The Special dlerits of This Excellent Instru- ment. For the purpose of beinz able to give intelligent and trastworthy {nformation to persons at present desirons of baying pianos, & representative of THE TiBess: recently made sn lnspection of the work of some of the more prominent manufacturers, and was #0 struck by the many excellent qualities possested by what is known as the Mathuchek planos that ke flt it Incumbent on him to give 3 fuller account of the epecial merits of this instru- ment than has bitherto been published. After 1he expert has read the following simple statement he, too, will dountless give bis volce in fasor of tbis piano. snd indorse the judgment of Tmz Tameye. By the uee af the equalizing scale and linear Uridze, the tenslon of the striogs. 1nstead of beingz all upon ome corner, i$ equally hrovsht to b upon_all sides of the lron plate aud frame, dis- tributing the strain in different directions. ani this ingenjous distribatlon of the strinzs {s of the at- most mportance in rendering the piano dursble. The immense presaure of 158 stringy (which bas heretotare becn concentrated upou one epd of the sounding-boacd, ereatly obstracting its vibeation and cansing the board to esttle). is. by tne nse of the linear bridge. cqually distributed over ine entire length of the sonnding-board, grestly - creasing the power and quality of tone, and also the strenath ang durability of the plano, It i+ confliently Lelieved. snd ramarked by onr Deat judges. who have caretully observed the bal- ancing pressure of the strings, both upun the iton frame apd_sounding-hoord. that these’ pianos, stead of being ollat eizht ¥ will lost 3 il time, and keep in Tne at One-quatter the expense of any other piano. THE .INEAR BRIDGE. By the use of the Liwar bridae, the Copany obtain over one foot more i length of bridze fu the f Zibrithan is found .. the Sull-sized pienos with the old scales. It runs the waole lenath of the sownding-board, crossing the srain of thé wood (which is fudispes sable to 3 uniform tone), and sives conal distribu- tion of the strings, With much greater space o each string upun the bridge, 2lso vqual pres<ure on 1he sounding-board through ite entire lensth, (m- parting Lo 1he greatest possible capacity of Yibra- tion—producinz” at_opte the wost sstonishing power. Tichoess, 3nd depth of 10n¢, With un. i spiring eipging quality that cannot be equaled by any other scale. TAE IROX FRANE 1s cnsirely new and novel, most *ubstautial In i constraction, with three cross-bars, rendering it {mpreguableto uny préssuce ¢cer brough (o tear upon i, This frame extends with incressed thickness of plate over the wrest plank, futo this extension are drilled the bules 1o cecelve the bushing for the tuning-pias. ‘These bushings ce a patent held and nsed oty by this Company. and are made (by a machine In it factorys of hard mapte plank (se- lected with grest care for its sunnduess). and are then forced into the holes drilled to recoive them. “Uhey are then ready 1o recetve THE TCNING-PINS, whicb, when once placed, are lit€rally held 1n o gragp of iron: and there 1% naw no chance for the Sction of the armosphere to lengthen or contract the strings (as i8 the case when the pips re msert- ed in the wood frame), and yet they have all the sdvantage of o wood besring. ond the pin is Srmly held ta the vers point at which the string takes hold, This s one ol the res-ons why these pianos reauire but one-fourth of 1he tuninguecessary for otfiers: There Ia eresterlength of strings throuszh ail the treblc and middle notes of the Mathushek pisno than soy otuer, eivinzgreater volume of tore in roportion to the leugth of strings. while the basa & brought into chond with this increase of tone in other parts by the use of the lineac bridge. ‘The brldge for the oas: notes on the equalizing scale has 2 space on the sounding board remote from the creble bridze: while &ll the strigs througliout the catire scale are <o distributed that each note has the best possiale arrauzement for un- interrupted vibration. A litzle knowledge of the rhflnsnpky of the subject shows this to be a very mportaut arcangement, VIBR. ATION, A distingulshed Professor defines maslesl tone to he the reault of uninterrupted sibration, and noise the resuit of interrupted sibration. Now, if the buss strings of the pisno vibrate 100 tines in o second, while the treble strings vibrate 30D thmes a_seeond, these string canve & correevonding vibration of the roandins-board at the poinz where they cross the bridee; and if sep- arated, o by onr Jipear bridge, the resnlt is a pure tone for each vibration; but 1f they take placecloie together, &s by the curved bridzes, the result fs au interrupied vibration, both fones running into one, asthe circles when several pebbles are thrown {nto etill water. A comparikon of the two systems will show the advantages derived from the use of the linear bridze, and the eubject Is worlay of careful attention. i TRIED AND TRIUMPHANT. Never before hns any_piano been snbjected to such close critlclsm and severe te31s by friends and foes. 'Tae scale, being 8o radically different trom ooy other, s0 inzenions in it¢ copstruction, and produclng such wonderful power and purity of ione, hawattructed the attention and adwiration of mechanics, philozovhers, and musical critics: and {¢ has therefore boen lodked upon a3 ga fano- vaton by manufacturers and dealers in other pienos, who, being uuable to ind in it any weak points'for assault, heve endeasored to storm it b unjast assertions. Buy after ten years of thorong trial it wa more than vindicated the highest hopes of fis friends, and is (ast alleaciug tue zuns of 13 enemles, THE VERDICT. ‘The Mathuehek pianos are now acknawledzed by the best judges of masic, in all parcs of oar coun- tr3, 10 bé vastly superior to any other pianys msde ; and allphilosophical, unblased minds iho have ex- amined the equalizing scaleconcede that it mus: for- eyer prevent the fstrument from yielding a partl- cle o the immense tension of the srings, insure perfect protection azainat settling of the sound- 1ng-board, loosening of the tuning-pins, or break- §nz away of the wrest plank: and, therefore, that the original vojume of lonc must ever remain with the Instrument (instead of eradually fading ont. as has been the case with the tone of afl other pianos) and 1hat atlesta plano ie constracted which will live and improve like the violin, and be banded down from peneration 1o generstion. the laved selic of the housebold, improving in Toue and bes coming more and more endeared to s by age. Pelton & Pomeroy. 220 and 231 State street, are the general agents for these instruments, as well s the Hazeltan, C. D. Pease & Co. pianoe, and Taglor & Farley orzans. FINANCIAL POTTSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 17.~—The excitementgat Shamokin, caused ¥ tie Btoppaze of the Miners® ‘Frust and’ Safe Deposit Company yesterday, is {ntensitied this morning by the suspension ot the Northumberland County National Bauk. No furtber reliable particulars can be given &t Ppresent. PorrsviLLe, Pa., Feb. 17.—A dispatch from Shamokin states that the vause of the suspen- sisn of o natioual bank there i3 attribntea to the sction taken by the Comatroller of the Cur- rency, who closed it up. The bank officers claim that” the suspension was brought om by a ran, caused by the suspension of the Miners’ Trust and Safe’ Deposit Bank yesterday. 1Its deposits were h.r%e. Nzw Yomk, Feb 17.~A Receiverhas been apoolnted at the losta Contral Ratlroad of fhe e Yo & Wilkesbarre Coal Company, fn oo district. ~ The claim Is for $1,300,000 12 and tolls. i Special Diwpateh bune. SeriNgriecp, I, Fexgrlhf‘ ki £ udieyy E [ AT WILEIEFLYNR, Arguments In the *Times" i Belvide Dispateh to RocrForp, I, Feb. 1?‘-—;;:"\%&,, Flynn trial came up for two hours thig in the Boone Counnty Court room. All the talent were present. The crowd was than yesterday, and the interest way mnm 8 Teast abated. ")t was evident that afj mf' fi Smut Cugy | were very mach fatigued. Mr. C for defendants, and mage s pminm luw to the court and iury. Though in vears, Mr. Coon male an g argument, Which was well received. Court aud jury. Mr. Storrs followe - talked about sn hour. Inthattime hebagy B Iy bezun the mafn points of his g o dexterous theatrical phrases, and several. Dersonal remarks in respect 0 bis. 1rookadl sociates, he soon ob tention of evers barri oy their c](mt atteatlou, leaving alf hearery hi T Court ad he Cout journed at 11 o” day at 2 o’clook.l when the. mlu'i ifimfi? b Storrs for the defense, and Mr. Barge i“‘ prosecution, will be submitted {o theu” & Woodstock. Mr. Storrs went hom Early and lis family returned home ;':’.fi’. o'clovk trait to-day, which, in {act, bore st fitts of the actors, including the defendyy § E the drama, to_the Forest City, where ther X closlng argument amd the verdict on Motday, i CROOEKED CONVIOTS, Jagce il Wondering Why, Special Dispatch (o The Tribine, St. Lotis, Mo., Feb. 19.—~Your cor comnected with the mysteries of the Ring pardon busicess which ars e Of course ft {s well known that Col. Jota ;. Joyce is now the only convict who has notben 8 pardoea by the President, and he stll b eulshes in the Missouri Penltentary. Repy been expecting the arrival of his pardon fny Washlagton for the past three weeks, ey i now o little despondent. Ex-Gov. R bas been very active in Joyce's interest, ng sars he has reason to believe the parda vy signed some time ago, but has been witkhy for reasons upknown to him. 4 two weeks ago he went to Jefferson Cily g nrocured the written recommendation of Tuind States District Attoruey Botsford for fowe) yardon. The papers were transmitted to W fugton forthwith, and never heand of smiy by withi @ week Botsford's dismissal arrived nd his successor was appoluted. There aete, rumors concerning the reason why the Presgey. aismissed Botsford. Oue is because be rem mended Joyce's pardon, while the otberlstis ke was kicked out because of certain effory bad made before the Grand Jurs tobwee tain prominent citizens fa Western Missomi - dicted. Mrs, Joyee I3 with ber husbandmi that under the promises and pledges asie to ber in Washinaton the delsy in forvaih Lis pardon isunaccountable. e ——— MONTANA, Heresa, M. T., Feb. 17.—The Govereel eveniog approved the bill grantiog s sabsifpd $170,000 for the construction of a namospm railroad from Franklin, Idaho, to ihis phn the bill to zo before the people on the itk April nest. ‘The Territorisl Legislatare ndjourned siné at midnight. e et— WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. MaDrsoN, Wis., Feb. 17.—Both Houeesalix Legislature bave adjourned till Monday everit Notning of general fnterest was doe Wi except Killing the bill repealing the law emi ing for a permanent fand to the State Cum MARRIAGES, RIKR-~MAG “Qu the 13th ult, 3% Mory's Chuech, by the Rey. Father Noosm i ferdard Kirk ond Miss Susan Magennis, bid County Louth I land, MEYER—PALMER—Ia Wankegon, oo ibeddd December, 1876, William Meer and Gerts B wer, both of Ciiicao. 4~ New York pupers please copy. PIERUE—FARNHAM—At Clinton, Comt., the Rev, Samuel Hongh, Robert Pieree, of brasks City, Neb., aud Mivaie IL Fambid Cliaton, Conp. HANLY—ELLIS—0n the 17th jnst., by thed. Jsmes Maclsughian. Mr. John J. Hioly sal¥s Margaret Eilis, buth of this city. " DEATHS. e beg'l':::;mm 2ged TH 8 1 MATTESON—Pel gausporr, Ind., Fel BERN—The funeral of Yre, Salia, sife ote2 Rern, will tske place from readence ¥o. Sauth Mag-st., st 10:30 & m. to-dof, @ Patrick's Charch, from thence by cars to (AT DARROW~Feb. 14, Serepts E. Dumm & Ttica State Lunatic A<y)um, where she bl et for one year. cansed by g severe illness, whith> slted fu the ruil dersnzement of ber miod &% eftorg proved of aay avail 1o sase her. Dawa was 54 vears ofd, and was formery County, N. Y. SYIFT—On the 16th fust., Chaties F. SR 1t the 38th vear of his age. % Fageral from his Jate residente, No 34 perior-st., 2 p. m., Suaday. » RETD—AC the residence of 9, P. Pearson 3.3 South Leavitt-st., Feb. 5, Hetty Red, sl Feacs. wife of the late Kev. Charles Beid. 52 New York papers please cops. Feb. 17, at his residence, Xo € astin Hogan, of paeum Funeral on Monday, the 10tB, 3108 B carriages to Calvary. MOWATT—At No. 760 West Van sunfi ctrl&s:lflpifil:. ‘:urki \Villi‘sm. only n.znib and Elizabetn Mowatt, age 5 years ot Funersl at 2 o'clock m—g«leny {Sunday) byessdi® t0 Graceland. RYAN—Feb. 16, Martin Ryan, st No. 5 0 tryaet.. age 32 years. Funeral will take plsce ac the mv:‘ fl ‘thenee Y Archer 58 years, on Sanday, the 18th. to the Charch nunclation a1 10 o'clocks. @, from 73 ry Cemetery. OSYES—0n Friday, Feb. 18, at No. wepm st Nancy, oaly child of Gus B and wen. 5 LEEDS—Amos Charles Leeds, sged 37150 at_his residence, No. :mlg'dm Nt mon/ st., Feb. 17. Faneral from the house, Monday, Feb 3¢ p.m. Friends are favited. KERDY—On _Saturday, Feb. 17, WPl Qaughter of Patrick and Sarah Kerby. aged 2od 6 months. catrt Faneral n Mouday, Feb.19, by cars to GI%0 from her parents’ residence, No. 225 Abflu:fi BOSE—Hermsn Bose, of Rlue Taland. My day, Feb, 13, at Jacksonville, Fla. L. Funeral will take place at Blue uu:‘d Monday, Feb. 19, t 1 o'clock p. m. F deceased are respect(ally invited 1o sttesd Neurslgla. it never alls: and for headsc! Pllea, Telons, cuts, sprains. brubes. affond Instant relfet, as thgmandy can teatlfy: Forsie by all Druigy Il A, HUR & ChiCago General Whoolesals ol Is the most wonderfnl remedy for xm% “Agents 1crgo. Feb. 1%, B cric This [4 10 certify that 1 have for everal yeics 8 gTeat suferer from sick headacke neal Tound mo rellef whatever from the varlow 7PGLL recommende: i TED. o g00d, well-lmproved business property i 188 of the city, Owners will please spply 1@ s wwnfl@ FTRS. = HATS-FURS 3 iy His creditony;, # day flied a petition in bapkroonol@nt, B K pley Thomas Kelly, of Eaat St. Lonls, 1y g, S0 B vers, and especially Mr. Storrs and r. 1 g Judge Musphy left Belridere fordis pygy, B ke & rest on Sabbach and be ready 1o hey g B bas been placed in possession of some &y B AN S AT RO PR U AR AR ISO A OT B O e BT —— P