Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1877, Page 7

ANOTHER JOR. How the County Board Sinks Ar« tesian Wells, A Gontractor Given a Bonus of §1,700 in Pipe and Fuel, And-'After ATl tho Prospect ds that the ‘Well Wi Not Bo Fluished, 1t has now been About two wecks rinco Tne Tninune has phblished :anything at any lenoih conceéming the recklens and criminal extravaganco of the County Noard In the letting of contracta or ordering of work, and passing of extortionate bills sent In by contractors, Experlence bas shown that, no malter what exposures are made, no mat- tér what degree of dishonesty pr folly Is unearth- ed, nosttention Is pald to It by the Commisston- nd that tho exposares are practically valne- A reporter of Tar Trinung, however, ro- cently ran across an Instance of County-Commir. sloner wastefalness which s #0 good that It would ‘e & crime to kesp it from the publie. Duting 1873 the waler sopply st the Insano Asylurn, which Ia farnished by an artealin well, began to ran short, and atong In 1870 It began to be a serions question as to whal shonld be done, The well, which had originally had a coplous flaw, vae apparently played out, and there was an (ne aufieiancy of water for Inmates, for stock, and for extingulshing fi in case any anould break ont in the imatitntlon,’ The same fallnre on tha part of some wolls n this ednr qluflmrnvlonl- 1y been observed, and, &w&fir impression was that it was due to ti{6'AE that 8o many wells had been sunk; ‘fapping the same source of supply, that the hoad of each well was necessarlly dimin. Inticd. Tho artesian weils at tbo Stuck-Yards and in tho Went Sfde parks were suffering from the same complalnt. It may be sald, howaver, in- cldentally, that TiI8 XXPLANATIOR OF TIN PAILUBE OF TRE WELLS Lbelleved to bs the correct one. The reason follows: A finit-class well has, from the murface of tho ground to the point whero it entern tho rock, an outer casing of say six inches indiameter. Within this Is blaced another tube of say four Inches in diameter. At tne point whera tho rock Is reaclicd, apacking i put it #o aa to prevent the water from lesking In between the two tubed, ‘Tho object of this }a to pravent the destruction of the well, which would foliow ware unly ono tube need, The iron which is employed neceasarily rusia out In thres or four years, and mince it cannot be u“l-cud, tho walla of the woll MT“ to fall In. and the bore’ {n ruined, To avold tuls the Inner tube® ja used. ‘That can bo replaced withant difienlty when it han been eaten out by roat, The'packing also should e replaced every fow years, becauss of couree it wears out tn” time, and the water leaks through = into ./ the spacea betwoen the two tubes, The result of thia fs to reduca the pressure, aml the waler, which orig- Iusily rose (eny) twenty fect above the groun rised only 8 fow feet, ornotatall, 1t e believed 1Lt the cause of the fallure of those wells which have played out 1s due 1o defective packing, which :mhn pormitted the water to leak In between the two ubes, ‘Tuwanls the close of Septembar of last year the Committce on Pudlic Charities of *the” County Bionrd, of whichi Commlasioner McCaffrey e the mlhnq opli t‘ submitted a report to the County Roard In retation tothe water supply at the Ineane Asylum, v TIB EBSENTIAL PART of 1t s as follo ¢ b ee would report that thereis * Your Com !rclldunnrol tho water wupply_at the County ‘arm_running sbost,. and that in the oplmon of your Committeo a new well should be -Lored. proposition has been recelyed from John F. Gray & Co. to bore sald well, s follows: To be a four- wuy-threc-quartor-inch hole; for tha first 1,000 feet, &1 per fuut; for tho noxt GOO f#et, $3.50 per foot; and for tho ntxt 500 fect, &4 per faot, the cuuniy to supply the neceseary Lublitg and fucl. ** Yonr Commitice wonld recommeond that the roposition above be accepted, and that tho Conn- {: Annruey be Instrocted to preparo s contract for the aame, " ; ‘Thia report was concurred In., 1t will be noticed that thera was no advertlsing for bids, no effort Lo ind out who wonld do: tho work best and at thoe Jowest price, but that the job was slmply awarded to Me, Uray, 'who, it {8 under- ':qud. woliclted it of tho members of the Commit. ce, Work wan begon and carried on for about Lwo wecke, *Than, on the 15th of Soptember, at tho regulur meoting of (he Board, TIE CONTIRACT drwn up by the Cuum{ Attorney wan read, butn wmotion to approve waa lost by the followlng vote: Feur—Burdick, Carroll, Conly, Herting, llolden, Lonergan, Johtsou—7. - Ny —, Busse, Cleary, Guenther, Mulloy, Sehlat, M, Taur=7. Gyenther moved to reconstder the vote, with ollo'wing results ara, tnrdick, Busse, Carroll, "Conly, Guen- Holden, Lonergn, Tabot, doliuson—11, ary, Mulloy, Behmldt™a, MMr. Tlolden moved to approve the contenct, Mr, Tiardick moved o lay on the table,” This motlon was lost by the fullowlng votes . eus—A, Bundle 3 s 3 slousdyare Dunllel, Dusse, Cloary, tullor, Na roll, Conly, Uuenther, Merting, lolden, olitisoli—7, olden's motlon was lost by the following Feay—Carrall, Cnny. Quenther, Derting, Holdea, o, “Wurdick, wasie, Cleary, Ml Supe—Kynre, k, 3 " ? i, Tator=T. o y o the sum and substanco of all that appears conl, Although this contract was disapproved, (iray kept on with the work, and is atlil engaged in it, ut ut present le laborlng under the very seriony diiculty of baving . LOBT IS ATGUR, . and Is running a great riek of losing tho well. Tle Las pone down about 1,700 feet, and nbout two weoks ago the augar, sinker, and nearly 700 feet of rod broke off und are down at the bottom of the well. He ond hils men have been fshing for them for some time, hut without success, It I under- rtood that the upper cnd of the rods fs wedred In wgaindt the mde of the well, somcthing probably i to mismanugement [n trylng to extricate thu stud, and it Is poesiblo that Lo mioy not be able to remove the obatructions ot oll, un the face of it, thls business Jooks atraight enough, 1o onleeto detect the trick and sce tho swindle, one Lus to know .. TIIE CUSTOM OF THE TRADE. QOray's bargaim s to do this work for $:3 per foot fur (he first 1,000 feet, etc,, the county to furnish the pipe aud thu fusl; but all other artestan-well Ten are {u th bublt of charging &3 per foot for the first 1,000 feet, etc., they (o furniel tho pipe and the fuel. Therefore, assuming that Gray's job x4 rood ae other workmen could do, the cointy uut the cust of the pipe and fuel needed for the construction of tho well, Lron luoking nt the bills which have becn rent i, 11 will bo discovered that thils thing was gotten up with & double purpose, It waas desireda to bene- it Mr, Gray, o good fellow cnough, who was out of work, und al4o to benefit HOGAN, the Cuunty plumber, and the County coal con. tractor, 1t will bo remembered that, the other day, one of Hogau's bills wasetaken in band by Come nlesloner Fitagerald, and referred (o committec f Lis frionds. 3luch as they liked hin, they were compelled, in_deference to the facts and publlo aentinient, to knuck ¥3 per cent off & number of e dtems, But ono Ivllrhnd been previously sl luwed, and escaped the praning-knife of tie Com- wittee, 1t contuined the followlng item: Oct. 24~11351L 6 10 artesian plpe...... This 14 o gross fraud, ae the prioted Morris, Tovko & Co, shuws thut the slx-inch srieelun woll-pipe §s worth only $1.20 per foot, Miv prodit vu this lhl‘flfl article was $80, 85, The were glso furnishied 150 feut of four-tnch plips coating G0 conte a fout, but pald fur at the rate of £1.50, mak) total of B2, Of this rlno. Wlich is Inten.ted jor the slough-off, ll'alou( 1 U00 ed, Tho il ol thio County Board contaln the fallow- lug eatlinates from Gray: 1 2 oX00D, Oct, Couk County (0 3o ¥ Gitag, Dr” 49 borfng artestan well 82 per suresment accople by Comulainaers of G County—670 feet bured 10 aste. BruL 1,000 0¢€her0rsann surressersarrogacs vorsosns By 710 o' ¥ Unay, '3’-&-33% Dee. 3, 1676, Couk Count, uray, b, o bortaz atenten el Lo Abstuats per feet down, unly forty fet Lave been us {Eatimato Xo. 1. the Duard of nerm, of ok Bill cariged by Ed Glensen. ¢ WU tuel, a1 r fool el $% S ook Credit by cash recelved on Estimate No, R P fll.f'v!m Certited by Ed Gleasan. 7 PURL, ‘There {4 slso another itcus to b constlered—that ©Offuel. While sinking an artesiun well work ls carrled on twenty-four hours a day, 01e I 8 y and a.night watch. Work goes on without inierruption, and stesta s constantly keptup fu Here, It takes zm day frou aton o a ton aud u-haif of coal, coat g aLout 38, to keep thtney golug. Uray bas'becn at"work sluce about the 7th Of Beplembur, or 102 dpys, ata cost to the counly of abuut §1,00, ‘s aum Which, had th contract been let on' business principles, tho coutractor ¥ould bave bad to pay. 1t s probuble, however, iBat it would 0ot have cost an ordiuary contractor 3 wuch. siaco be would bava been niors carvful s i Uiyt b Sounty, Tt w at of the county, Shoild be' stated that, &hmnu m‘. two wouks In e, ¥ Lhat Sonstant thing, dach per week: - 0 the county has to pay about $1,200 for fu It haa paid $449 to Logun for pipe, waking the to :‘llxl.!'n winch it Ban ghveus dway absolutely: uad ¥t has alsy vald Gray 83,572 on account of bl Prote 8ud It {s by D0 means I L tegur, = ilitice thavthe \:tll will n'uv‘:r ‘n‘uh‘u‘fl. &ud then whers iy tho county? Nu boud wasever - tho two men was juexplicable, THE. CHICAGO TRIBUNLE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 20, 1877. reqaired of him and 1t will be hard for tha county to recovet anything. MR. ORAY Inan honest fellow, but not an axpert In rinking sricalan wells, It is A husiness twhich hie went intaafter the Fire, and which ho has prosecnted with varions snccens since thon, e snnk a well at Aostin which hie loat, and rad to go to wark and put_down another from the beginning. Ile hax sunk sume athers in this eonnty, but, not baing practieally. acquainted with tho busigess, labors nnder the difficulty of havinz to rell 10 & grent ex- tent on hin help, Rud to that, prohably, the pres. ent diflenity at the Ineane Asylnm i= otwinz, * Nor s it helleved that Mr, firay himeaelf will make mnch, {f anything, ont of this Tub, owlng to the fact that lie hns to trinet tn auhontinates, 1f e dacen't #non sucreed In clearing out - the well, he will cor- tatnly find himeel? badly off, becatin the wazes of the wen who make np the night and day watclies at the artosian-well aro about $1:3 a day¢ nnd (t will not take very many days of the uu‘arnnmmu labor in which they ara at ‘prascnt employed to eat uo Til« poseible profite, But, leasing Mr. (iray out of the question altogether, it will ho percelved that thie bs, for & amall Job, one of the mot trastefnl anil unproitable which the Connty Board has over engagei In, gotten up, not #0 much forthe purpuse of 'mrp!‘ylnu the Insans Asylum with water as to enable flogun to chiarge two prices for & lot of r‘lpe which” ought to have been fuenished by AMr. ray. s LADY TREVOR'S SECRET. CIHAPTER I, 1N THR BLACK FORRST, In the midat of the Black Forest, In Germany, 1les hidden the plcturesque village of Zorlits. . Tho principal bullding In the villago Is the littte wouden Lutheran Church, the only house of worshitp. The pnstor of this church, a year or two ago, 'was Herr Drocken, or Father Brackon, ns he was affoctionately called by his people. He was a kindly, stmple-hoarted man. Here he had dwelt twenty years, tho father, the pastor, and guide of hissimple peoplos here his wifo had rovently died: and hore ke hoped ta bo'buried. Ho was childless, his family cone elsting of an old housckeeper and & young girl known as hls nieco. This nlcce of the pastor was the Idol of the good people of Zorlitz. Bhe tended the peas- ants in thelr {linessess she visited the qualnt old Touses lke a sunbeam, bringing with her always warmth and sunshine. One afternoon fn June, at the time we have Indleated, our herofne, after making a call upon a sk old woman, began tha ascent of the steep hill in the diroction of tho parsonage. . When Thalf-way up the stope sho turned aside fnto the wouds, purening a shaded pathi at an easy pace, Iawlnglrnu h?r bmud-bfl(rilmu;lm llim ’bg d‘L.r nx;;l‘); hons from her arm, and ca 4 C| suniz In & sweet volea that roused tho birds fo emulation. She was about 17 years of age, mllr alim, and graceful, with n beauty unmistakably English, and yet more unmistaknbly patricia This girl, with her wonderful beauty, whlgh woukl finva made s sensation in the Qucon's drawiug-room, with her exquisite rellnesnent of looks and manner that declared her zentle birth and breeding, pusscssed a grandly gencrous nature, & warm heart, and finpulsive tempera- *ment, and, withal, a personal maguetism that atiracted uvery one to her. Blio had hegu thoroughly well educated, tho ood pastor and his wife baving gloried in her cen Intellect, and in her thirst for knowlede. They had taught her varlous languagres, inusic, for which she bad a posltive gonius, drawiug and painting, sud various femining arts; bu ner nccomplishments wero amoug the least of her charme, ‘I'0 path along which she was walking came ont_upon a spring, whuse clear pool -was shadowed by bendlug trees. ‘This was a favorite resort of tho Ymng wirl, and sho sat down upon the green bank, the song dylng on her lps, sud astrange umvll oversprending her faco. O, dear, she sald, siehiug; I am so tired of this'dear, stupid, old Zorlitz,' X wish that T could sce something of tho world outslde. I have read of the great towns, of different peo- ples, of lita bestde whivh ours s stagnation. T om growing discontented, Must I live here sl my life, and die, and be burled here, knowing nothing of any better existencel If it were not for leaving uncle I'd beg to bo ollowed to o somewhers as goveriess, But I can’t leavo film,nnd he will never leave Zorlitz. And yet 1'd ylve hall my remaining life for a change,— it I'inlght only'zo somewbere ond sce sume- thlnfi of the word." . Did somo mischicvons spirit hear her com- plalut aud resvlve to grant her wish! For a chiange in her 1fe waa close ot band—a change reater than even her vivid Imagination would have dared conceive. Thatvery lhour wus the 1nst she would ever know of coinmonplaco ‘vx- istonce. Perliaps it wosas well that abe could not read the strange future before her, elsc she mifzht have sbrunk from it In terror'and mis- glving, preferring the safe shelter of the Zorlitz parsottnee i1 the depths of tho Black Forest to the whirllug vortex, the perils and troubles l{llng 'ln wait for her In the great “ world out- slde.” 8he was still musing discontentedly when o sudden rifle-shot rang out sharply upun the alr—a deer went flyiog past—and a stinging paln fn the girl's left arm sent a thrill of falutness quiverlny throurh her, : A low cry escaped her as sho reallzed that she liad been shot, That ¢ry was echoed from the lorritled lips of two hiutsmen, who bounded the gelade, and halted abruptly ut slzht of her, “ Ry Jove!” cried vne, speaking In tho En- glishlanguage. “A perfect Dians, (lenham! And you've shiot ber!" . Tho other raised his hand fnan_ imperious eesture, commanding silence, and advanced to- wards the falpting girl, Lls countenance still wemn{z an expression of horror, in which wers now mingled a deep pity aud Leen reworscfuls ness, Tho gir! had falnted guito away by the time ho had reached her, Flinging down his un- lucky rifle, the younz mau devoted himself to hier ‘recovery with peculiar gentloness and rov- erence, and with an assidulty thut speedlly re- called her to vousclousucss. She opened ler cyes upon tho stranzers, blushed - vividly, and uroso unsteadily to hor fuet, retreating o fow uces. 3 ‘A perfect Iittle Quecn!® cried the gentle- man who had bofore spoken. “Who would have dreamed of finding such a msgnificant Lml- bu'a‘ul.y in this wilderoess! Ixsy, Glen- R e’ ‘The girl's Pnln faco Mushed scarlet. *Pardon,” she sald, speaking In Enoglish, with an accent as pure as thut of the gentle- man, * but I understaud Euglish," The two {lnun men were, for the moment, covered with confusion. Then tho ong who had been called Glenbam addressed Wlmself to tho fuumz lady, avowed lluself the author of her njury, lamented Wis own awardness, and begged to b permitied to examing lier arm to ascertain the extent of hier wound, aud to endeavor to allevlate her suffering, 1ls ovident sorrow, his chivalric mur!enf, im- pressed the girl, who quletly gave assent, and permitted bim to examine her arw, “My friend, fn his chagrin ot his swkward. ness, hns forgetten to Introduce Limeclf," sald the gentlenman who had flest spoken, * Pere mit me to remedy this deficiency, iols Gor- dou, Earl of Gleubam, of Yorkshire, England, And 1 liave the honor to bo his very good friend, Maldred Crafton. We came ou an ox- rlnrlng and hunting expedition: to these wilds, ittle uxpcctlng to find heres fellow-countrye woman," ‘I'ho young lady acknowledged the futroduc- tons with a buw.y and n.-xnun%edx 1 fear that [ cannot fay clalnto the same natlonality with vourself,’ T am Cecll Rosse, the niece of Herr Brocken, the Luthicran pestor of Zorlitz." ; To the girl, rearcd in * that secluded region, secing, besides her aged relatlve, only the rude ‘peasants of Zorlitz, young Lord Glinhgn ap- pearcd a very demni.god, He was atrikingly hanasome, with & dlstin. gulshed presence. ‘Ho was about 93 years of size, yet he retained o youthful tresliness of lccl‘hxz, was chivalrous and noblo In the highest de:reel, m&l was not only unmarried, but he had nover loved, His companton, Maldrod Crafton, was his in- timate fricnd and distunt relative, who poa- scssed & swall fortune, was about ears of gv, and also unmarried, Tho Intfmacy between for uever were twa persons more unllke thau Lord Glenhwn snd Maldrod Crafton, His Lordship wastoo un- plefous to discern the real naturo of bis kins- s, which was aly and scbemivg, Intensely aricious, aud utterl unscrupulous. Yet Cratton's exterior was plausibleand fnsiousting ; be was sinularly gentle ju his manuers; and his black eyes aud ewarthy features had been too well trained to reveal tho secrets of his soul. Cecll Rosse was not sulliclently skilled in physlognomy to read the characters of these two oien. Bhe only kuew that she lked Lord Glen- bam, aud with'her liking came an fustinctly falth o him, As for Crafton, she felt for him a sngulor distrust and an aversion that was dt‘“filgg to grow and strengtheu luto & strouger ewol o An lucreased pallor and sudden compression of bier perfect lips brought Lord Gleubam hasti- 1y to ber assistance. Her wound was but slight, aud when Lord Glenham had eompletod * his temnpt at surgery, and the wounded arm well bandaged, Cecll Rosse thanked urteously und avowed her Inteutlon of bastenieys howe. * Wo will accompany you, Miss Rosse,” sald tho Earl. **No, douot refuse. You are not able to gu aloue. Lean upou e, clic I shall think thot you bave not forgiven me!” Cuail took uis wrm und led the way by the A few minutes’ walk brought them out upon the steep forest path In the directlon of her home. villaze street and very near the parsoware, As thoy cntered the Iittle gerden-pate, the ok lintisekeeper, (retehen, came out to tneet thein with Joud expressions of alarm at the evident weaknees of her young tnlstreas, Khe fairly worshiped the pastor's nlece, anrd Ceell forced a nmll'c -md1 disengaged her arm from its support ns she gal *H{ush, Grotchen, you will alarm my uncle. I am not serlousdy hurt," She hastened to explaln the recent nceldent, ?ml then favited her companions to enter the house, Not now," answored Lord Glenliam. * But we will avail oursclves of your kiad fnvitation to-marrow.’? e rafsed his hat courteously, and waited untit Ceull had entered the dwelling with her old servaut, and then he led the way downto the vitluge. At a littledistance from tho parsonage Lord (Ghenham haltod and fovted back, 2 new light Tt his eyes, nnew glow on his face, # 80 hic foves licr tool " thoughit Grafton, his soul conyulsed with balfed fury, = ** But he has not won her, and_ha never shall, For I love her tau,—this patrician_ beauty of the Black Foreat,—TI luve liers aud I swear u( all that fs hoty tiat she ehail be my wife, Sy wife, and not s, 1le will wou her openly that 1 cannot do, lost he know me for his rival, Yet It shall o inrd i1 Ido not undermine bitm, causo her to refuse b, und then win her for iyself, ‘The firat thing Lo be done is to discover low this Engllsh-looklug and English-speaking soung lady happens to Le the nlece of o Urrman pastor. Ab, my Lord, cherish your little mnclcsl dream your liitln dreams, while I step (n and win the prize before your very oyest? The next day the young Enitishmen enlled. Their Interyiew with the old pastor. way a laasant une. Cecil was transcendeutly lovely, oth the young men were desperately n love with her, and eseh resolved, if poesible, to win licr for nis wife. Theoy settled themselves comfortably at Zor- ez, hunted in the forest, and visited the pars sunago dally. Absorbed in his bouks, the Here Pastor pald little heed to the visitors, whotn Cecll entertalned, Junoe faded foto July, and August camu and went, and stlil the Engl nen lingered at Zorlitz, Nu one but Blnrr-u old Gretelien suspected that they were the lov- ers of “iittle Ceell," or saw the” change in her young i itress, “'3hie loves tho English Lord," ths old woman anid to heraelf, well vontented, **And he loves her, The lerr Pastor Is fuiling,—bo one ean see It but I,—but when hedles the lttle feauleln wiil havo a grand howe and a protector, and will not be driten to earn her own living, as I have often feared 1" It was plain to Crafton that tho young Earl was the fayored 'lover of Cecll, but this cons viction by no incans ll‘.\mpuneJ the ardor hls‘ own love, or eaused him to desist from his suit, *'T'shall win hert?" hie sald to himself, grimly. “Tean work and wait, 1ln spite of any ol stacle in my path, {u spite of Glenham's beauty, rank, and wealth, in spite of the fact even that the girl loves him and disllkes me, I will win herl T devoto myseldy mind and holl{. lieart aud soul, to the tiak,—but if 1 showld fuil,— as T shall not,—1 would _utterly destroy e girl betore any other alwuld posscss hert™ The hard, evll lovk in lils cycs nttested to the truthfuluess of thia declaration. Asthe month of August drew to a close, Laord Glenham begau to make preparations to quit Zorlitz, as lie had to return homy to keep | his engagenients with n party of guests whom he hud nvited to apend the monthi of Septem- ber with him nt his shooting-box in the Scottish Highlunds. On the eve of his departure ho called upon ferr Brocken, avowed his love for Ceull, and asked for her liand 1 narriage, The old pastor was decply moved, and alter consid- crable hesitatlon, revenled to the young noble- mun o seeret which alfected it profoundly. On recovering from the shoek, he asked: “DNacs Cectl kuow lier history(” o Nuj I have not darea yet to toll her,'* “Then Keep It o sceret still from ber, She must n know {t. And aive her to me, Mein will marry me, and let me guard an. protect her—"" 4 You are generous, my Lord, but this eannot yet be. You shall not niarry lior on & generous f)umulsc. Besfdes, shels too young. (o hock 1o your own conntry for one year, leave her to mg, and If, another summer, you still love Ceell, come and claitn her. Dut tiow you must not speak to ker of love, Bhe i8 Luia chitd,—she 18 only 17, Lord Glenham was forced to acquiesce in the old pastor's declsion. i Cucll was called In, and the Earl took leaye of her In her guardian’s preacuce, His Lordship's touguoe was sllenced upon the subject of love, but his eyes told the tale his lips had beeu for- bidden ta utter, and the girl’s soul thrilled under his worshiping 6nze. ST am golne away, Cectl, sald his Lordship, Wwith a tenderness lio could nol Yopress, **I am roing hotne to England, but I shslt return next -lalmniugsr. Good-by, Cecll—good-by, my dar ng " Thio sorrow In her sweet eyes robbed him of his self-control, He caught her to bis breost and showered kissea on lier pure youug face in an {rrepressibje azitatlon, Then, geutly put~ ting lier from him, Le wrung the pastor's hand and daslied from the house. An lour later Lord Ulenham god Maldrod Crafton left Zorlitz on their way to Eogland, the latter promising to hlnselfn speedy and seeret return, That eveulng, ns the good old pastor sat alone m his n.udy. meditating upon the great event of the diy, the duor opened and oid Uretchen camno fn, bearing i ony liaud a llghted candle, In the other o snall packet upon which vas lmpressed tho London postimark, "The pastor ture open the packet as soon ns Gretebien had retlred. "Two English. bank-notes {cll upon his knee, and o folded sheet of paper, upon which he saw handywriting, followed thent, ‘The old scholur started, rncullmfi. nis geutle fave growing troubled und perplexud, YA letter!” hu muttered, *“Ihe first Jetter I ever received from Cecll's former guardian, have received Mty pounds from him every year, but never o serap of wiltlog before, Wihiat has lie to say to mel Dovs ho {ntend to take the child from me? Is the long mystery of four- teen years to be cleared away at last 1" Herr Brocken unfolded the mysterlous letter, a strange agitation rxuivurlng through all ) nerves, v belicved nimself to stand upon the threshold of thu solution of thostrange mystery of Cecil's orlgin, A blur obscured his vislon, He removed lits Scetqulcl and wiped them with & trembling hand., "Then he spread out the sheet of paper, hls eager old eyes fulrly devour- ing its contents, ‘Tha letter, as be notited after readlng It/ was written upon plaln white paper, without water- murk or lmprint of any sort whatever, The Landwriting was coarse, and elunted backwards, with evideut attempt at disgulse, There was 1o date to the letter, which was ns follows: ** WEnn Diockey: It 1s now fourteen years alnce 1 left with you tho little, aamclese ckild whom you aerced to Deing up, sud in oil that time ] liave never wrltten u line to you, uor have I heard from ou directly, but I am aware that tho child 18, ug- urtunately, stlll alive, 1 have remittod rogulaely 1o you for her suppurt the suin of £30 per annum, 1 remit that suw herewith, as usual, in Bank-ofs Knuland notes. Aw she {u fow nvoul 17 years old, and quite ably to make her own way, | shal) not send any more munu{ fur her, A thid 18 the i It will ulso bu the Just communication you will ever receive from tau. *1 suppuesu that shie Las been brought up, In ac- conlance with wmy Instructions, us a German peasaut-glrl, [ suppose, also, that ahv ls conteuted With lier jot, aluce she lus nover know any other, 1t sho should smarry aome wood-carver 0f your mmnlc. then mr best wishes for her welfare will ye been fullliivd, **1t is acarcely necewsary for me to ropeat what 1 told you fourtecn yeans ago, that the girl bas no {rleuda save thoso she muy have made st Zorllts; 00 fulations; snd that e "best she can do for Log- self ls to live uid dis in the oscarity of the Llack Forest. My care and concern for ber end barewith. Nelther aho por you will cver bear froa e agalu " ‘Thero was no signature to this eplstle, Herr grucfien read it over tho second thue wud slghed cavily, *Tlie unknown guardlan wasties bis hands of Cecll,”" o muttered, ¢ All conncetion between tho g{rl and her carly past is now complutel scvered. Bhe will ucver solve the mystery, wlfi nover know her origin. 1 almost sy that [ had not sent Lord’ Glenham uway, snd yet I could not do otherwise. According to thio tra- ditions and usages of the world, agirl lke Cucl, o matter how’ lgrm& her beality, genfus, and ficting wife foru great Lond.” gooduess, 1s no Thu door opened whils bis oycs were riveted o'l‘x }uu puper, aud Cecll cane “in slowly, hall- shyly. Tuo pastor mado a movement to put the letter fn his desk, but changod his purpose. *¢ My dear,™ e sald, ** you seews somchiow less of a child tojue than usual to-night, My heart 13 Lieavy aud eore with mavy burdeus, Bhall Luy themn upun your young shoulderst The tender young Tuce ot ones grew stronger, flh @ gruvity and coursge that touched the ud cholar. * 1 44 not know that you were bearing secret burdens, uucle,” said Cécll. * Let me belp you. Do you need mouey " The q‘uwr glonced ot the two bank-notes on hisdesk. 4 No, dear, it {s not any fcar of poverty that troubles we," he said geutly, I feel strangel weak, 1 realtzo to-night that I am growlug ol I may not Mvu anotber year, aud therc wre things you ought to know.” 1 will tell them to you now. Cecil, this handsoms Epglish Lord Raked we lwdu’y' fur wy consent to address you a8 your suftur,” o girl blusbed and paled, and her eycs glowed with a swit und dazzilug splendor, 7 “ What 21 you say, uncle?” sne whispered, after a little pause. ¥ T hade him wait a year. T told him that yon were fou youug to marey.” * “[leloves mel he loves mel” Cecll rald to hereell softly, her gloriuus young beauty radi- antasnntar. ‘“And he is coming back next car! Oh, uncle, I am the happlest girl in all he world fo-night ' The ol pastor sighed and stroked her halr with a shaking hand. A great n.nxfile was Roing on within him. At last a look of dectslon settied upn hin careworn features, and with his trembling hand resting on Cecll's head he tolil her her history 88 far a8 ba knew . Ile alko Informed her that he had toll It to Lord Glen- hnm, and that it sccined to make bim love ler alf the more, Ife then handed her the letter from her unknown guandian, closed his eyes and leaned back In his chair. 1lis face looked sine gularly worn and eorrowful In the dim lght, and there was & weariness in the drooping fea- tures that told of extreme physical weakness, Ko one marked Lo rapld chanie of exvression in the {uum{ face at his knee, the passionate angulsli fn the awact eyes, the tenke lines about the lovely mouth, the bitterness, horror, and deapalr indieated In all her perfect features, ‘The letter feil at Jant from Ceeli's hand, and the pright head drovped to the pastor's knee, While Ceclt gave way to m burst of passionate weeping. ' My child,” sald the old scholar, arousing himself with bis former bewlldered cxpression, “hush, dear, you paln me. 1 would have kep[ this from you If I hasl dared. Lord Glenham may come-hack, Goodness, beauty, and genius arg of more value than ancestry. Pt the letter In your pocket. It inay prove aclew sume day.! flc took from the desk a small packet, which he opened. . Y My oo wite wrote out the history of your coming here, e sald, *‘and here it 18, “We both eigned It, And the zood wife, who was clover with her pencil, made that: night, after your ardinn’s departure, a sketeh of his face. flere L Is. It can perhaps do you no good, byt as the man might have been your father, we preserved it for you " Cecfl selzed the paper cagerly, and stared at the plcture with great, devouring eyes. It represented a young man with a fair En- plish fuco; a heavy, erucl mouth; small, blue cyes, tho left one having a pecullur drovp; aiid with a large mole on the left cheek. The faco was hard, cold, and unpleasant, and Cecll shud- dered as she studied ity feeling a quick sense of repulsion towards it ;"l;a you think that ho was my fathert” sho asked, *“'The good wife thought not. But he might have been, Men can be very cruel to their own flesh and Llood wiien they are supremelv selflsh, Keep the picture, dear. And notv, Cectl, we mtist any zood-night, Cecil knelt down beside him, and he laid his hands on ker head and hlessed her. Then he embraced her tenderly, as slic arose, and dis- wnissed her, 3 5 The olil pastor Jeaned back fn his chalr, His long, reanty [ocks fell around bis veneravle face, and his cyclids drooped wc:xrll{. : “Pdor”lttle Cecll1" Lic kald to Nimeclf, yet without sceming to reallzs his words, “1 scem to have the gift of sccond-sizht to-night. A ter- rible future ynwns before ier. Poor lfttle ons! God shield hier]" . When moruitig dawticd, ho still et In his easy- chalr, but his head was thrown hack, the gentle sinile-wus frozen on his features, which were rl;_:lgd as mnrhle. . hie old pastor had gone to join his good wife, 1o was dead, and Cecfl Rosse was loft alono in :he Ivrorhl tomeet the terriblo perils in store for her 1 The prief of Cecll, when, the next morning, sha dlscovere thie old pastor sitting dead in his chalr, was [ndeseribable. 8ho felt that she was now fudeed nlone, and without a guide fn the workl. But old Gretchen and all the nelehbors comforted her, and by the time the funcral cere- monies had ended, and the offairs of the pas- tor's estate had been settled, she hind recovered her usual elasticity of spirits and had_resolved upon lier course, which was to gro-to England accompanicd by Gretchen, and see it ahe could not find some {race of her family, As they set out, old Gretehen, looking back st the foreste villawre through her tears, muttered: “[hope that we aln’t rushing straight into trouble!l’ And yet a creoplnz feeling comes, over mo that tlicre are dark daya ahead [ 1 wish 1 eould read the future!” The above we pnb- lish a8 a spcelmen chapter; but the continuation of this nt will be found only in the N. Y. Ledeer, Ask for the number duted March 3, which can now be lad ot any news ofilee or buok-sture. If you are mot°within reach of a news ofllee, You'can have the Ledeer matled to you for one year hy sendfue threw dollurs to tobert Bouncr, publisher® 180 Williain street, New York, . " WASBY. Tis Views ns to the Eloctoral Commission, . Tuledo Jitaie, CoxrxpriT X RoADS (WHICH 181N THE STATH or Kentucky.) Feb, 8, 1877%.—I wuz wuust In favor uv the Jolnt Commishn, and wuz eager to huv it. When [t wuz ez grood e shoor that o majority uv the: Judges wood be Dlinocratie, eivln us nmafority uvone In the Jot, I biceve 1t ta be constooshuiel. When it looks ez tho we cood get Tilden niMd Reformn n that way, and make e shour uv my post oflls, 1 preferd ft to blood. Iam not,ez agencral thing, a thirster for gore, - I hed wmuch rather hey Tilden buy Lls way Into the Presidency than to hov to fite fordt.” When I think uv “hisbarls uv money, and remember bis skill Ju Qstributin uv it, 1say with the poet. . ‘There Is a weepin firmer sct, Aud surer thau the bayonet, +_Tilden and Reform heza better show with dollara than they ever did with bayonets, tho T really bleevo that a Dimecrat who hiez bin hune gerln for an oflls sixtecn yeers wood fite for It ruther than uot git it. Shood we ever come to thie nrbltrashien uv arns, [ shel, ef I hov com- wand uv the Tliden gud Reform forces, muss allin front uy the capitle, and hang onto the othier elde, so that they kin all see It & banuer with thia inscriptiou. “Comnishns for post offlees made out herof" Ther wood bo sichn rushezall the troops that cood be unconstoosh ellllv cuncentratld In ‘Washinton coodeat withstand, Artillery vouls cut keep the patriots back, But this is a digreshn,, Wat T wantid to ey wuz, Providence tukes betier keer uv_tho e pubflklu party than it does uv iteclf. For jest 8a we hed it all fixed to hev the Commishu ap- ]»lmld. and he'd dedwood on hevin Davia for, tho iith Judge, givin us o majority, that selfscekin be electid to the Senit from Y, makin it nessary to hey Bradley in his plove, wich is plzen, Aud when Tildenand Re. furm beggod Davis to decline tho Senft and get into the Commishn, that seltsh man re- markt he'd sce him further fust, which leaves 100,000 Dimocrats which wants applutments on the nnxshus scet, With Dradley on the Commishn, the Cor- ners fs cleerly uy the opluyun that it Is uncon- atooshoed, 8ich a thing wux never conteme vlatid by the fathers, it wuz never done afore, and ther aln’t no preeedent for it, . The Idee uy hevin a compermise fu wich tho Dimocrisy didu't It more than twico what they clabmed, o uthin new In Awmerlkin bistory, I don't come prehend It, Ef this commisbun wuzio cive Haves s chance, watdid heowantit furt Ifo hed 185 votes, and wat s gouu uy goin throall this formality, onless the objick {8 to bist hlmd When Iplay I waut the” kecrds properly 'Pnt up—el I wait to makeus livin by work thoer sln’t noyoose In playinit atall. ‘It wrencht my moral back to acksede to & violashen uv by constooshn when we wuz to make suthin by ft— but to vivlate thateacred fustruoment, sud then lose the post-ollises by it, {8 too terpible, The Illmm-rll{cmllu vz well preparo for war to wunatand done with It, sco nothin else. It fs impossible that I shood live four yeers louger, aud see all the oflises Alled with ‘Ablishnlsts, ‘and we out uy place, and hev em flaunt ther commishns in our faces aud taunt us with holdin uv em by virchoo uy & coms mishn wich we urged. 1 am eqal to_a great deal uv greef—I hey hilosophy enuff for alinost anything. I hey ropt a Lottle afore | hed mofstened my lips at its strength-givin mouth, and hey scen its wold- en contents Hlow sadly away oo the sidewalk, L forever, T bev bustld & jug Saturdy nlte, after wli tho groscries wuz shut up; and [ hey fatled to borrow n dollar wher I thot I hed o ded-shoor thing outo It. Ali these woes I hev survived, but this one Icannot, The agony {s 100 long drawa out. 1 will ot luéln the Cor- uera four ycurs aud sce n Raliikel ulzger distrib- bit the ‘paper that comes here, aud stand and resd lottry cirelers to our eltizens, Aud then when ] thibk that that man lcta the money wich our confiden citizens send to lottries go direct to thelr destinashen, swellin tho coffers uva pack uv swindlers in Noo Yurk, lostid uv takin uv it out, aud spendin ft at Bascow's, I am driv- ¢ almost to madols. Itis tove expectid that Iamto suj flon a Commfihn wich {s shuor ta cuntiuyoo slch out- Tages ez theso! Iwill fie fust, andthe Cor- ncers sustalus me, ¥ Ou receet uv mouey enuff to buy auflishent cloth 2o Laff sole the “trowsls uv our citizens so that our noble-heartid wlmmen won't hev to stand fu front uv cuwiall the time when they drill, 1 will organize a company to wunst. New trowsis wood cncurridge IK: {'urm:n jlst now, mitily. Ezcomsuander uv the forsls Iought to boy a 100 pare uy boots. 1 feel more like fAiiu for the Copstitooshen now, than I hev scoce I enlisted fu the Luoslana Peltkens fn 1%L, Peruorrun V. Nasur, Ex-Reforcr. THE COURTS. Lancaster Perjury Case---Divorces Asked For and Granted, * Record of Jndgments and New Soilse=s Not Gullty of Murder. ‘The evidenca In the perfury {ndictment agalnst Alvin Ni Laucaster wan concluded yesterday. Georga C. Tallman was recalled; aleo Miss Warren and Indge Dootittie. The atter testifled that Lan caster's reputation bad, toth here and in Tows, wiiere he was widoly and Iar from favorably known, Heyeral other witnesses uleo testificd that the de- ‘I'rmhnn reputation for trath and falr-dealing was nd, Me. Burke, on behalf of the Governmant, then occnpled the remninder of the day in arcument, and he will conclnda this morning. Mr. Sweet will folluw for the defense, and Judge Bange will close for the prosecutlion, Judge Diodgett will not prob- ably deliver hls charge until to-morrow. 1TEMS, Judge Drommond yesterday decided to hear at Springfteld the urguments on the motlon to re muove (he Recelvers, Torrance and King, In the case of Garrett ve, The Ohln & Misslasippt Haliroad Company, and telegraphed to that eflect to the parties, $lo wiil start for pringfield Monday, and hear (he motion Tuesday. ¥From Springfield he will return hero for a few days, and then go to Milwankee. Judze Drnmmond has not declded yet whether he can decido the State Insurance matter beforehis departure for Epringflell. It will depend on the amount of bualness brought before him this week, To-morrow will be default-day Inthe Clreult Court, Fridsy will be tho last*day of rervice to the March term of the Superior and of the United States Clrcalt Court, J. H. McAvoy was made {he subject of apecial attentlon. from Mesers. Herrlck and Goudy, the former of whom was very desirona of fnding out his ezact financinl standing and the size of his bank account. Mandamuos Mike proposes to e ‘Town Collector even for a day, if possible, ‘The jury In the clty’ sssesement case of City va. lloanton Btreet failed to sgree and were dis- charge ‘The assesrment roll In the case of City ve, Hill- man a4 confirmed. Judge Douth yerterday ordered & apeelal venire of six jurors, returnable forthwits, to fl) a panel, DIVOUCES, Harrlet A, Browne filed a bill againet her hns- band, CGeorze W. Browne, yesterdsy, r:hlrgln: him in general terms with descrtion, cruslty, an drunkenners, Jdudge Moote yerterday granted a glecreo of di- vorce to Annio Roberts from Thomsh Roberta on account of hin cruclly., The principsl occusion wan one Sunday morning when she wanted to go tochureh, e sald she should not. She replied she would on any condition, and ha promptly knocked her down and dragged her sround the roont, Then he Lurnt her best dress and inquired what she was going to do nhoal it. Sho showed X him by leaving the bouse, and the -Jude was parfectly right by giving ber o divorce, UNITBD BTATES COUNTY. Edward Morrie, of W laconein, began a suit n cjectment yesterday against John and Mary Ward to recnnr‘ruuenlun of Lote 22 and 23 in lar. Lour's Subdiviaion of the E. 1; of Uluck 3 In the (1,'; 'IIDTrl‘!l toes’ Subdivision of the 8, K. & of ec. ‘The 'Ef“ullnbla Trust Company fled a bill agalnet William J. and Dora Tewkesbury, Jonathau Ed- wards, M. L. Scadder, dr. F. Endicott, larmon Spruance, J. W. Preston, George P, floyce, Abner B, Thomas, Uarion Sewall, the Todd & Raflerty Machine Company, Max dacoby, Danlel ¢, Zoller, George Holbrook, Edward Forester, Williaim -~ Forcater, Leapold Davie, Jamer U, Diven, the Connecticut Mutnal Life Insurance Company, 11, B. Galpin, Nobert C. Sclumutz, Willlam Loeitier, It. J. Linton, end the Cawmerclal Natlonal Bank of Chicsgo to foreclovs a trust-decd for 8:30, 000 un Block 1, In the United States Bank Addition to Chicago. l-‘m‘-,y. Walpert & Co, sued J, C. Murphy for 81,20 ! BANERUPTCY MATTERS, Inthe care of Ldward Itusscllctal., anorder was mndo for the sate of the bankrupt's assetn for Id it L. ‘Thompaun, W, cawh, - R. B, Jenkiny, the Provieional Aesigneo of Alex- ander Tuncs, was ordered 10 keop the bankrupt's llrlr,clpnl rtore at Galeshurg open and sell for cash n the ordinnry course of irade. The two smaller wtorcs are to be closed and the goods remored to Unleaiurg, A first diyldend meeting in the case of George W, Clatke et al, will be held Mareh 6. In the matter of Calkins & Fisher, a mecting for the purpose of ratifying: the late composition nicet- g will be hield Feb, 10, denking was eloctea Assionee of Willlam 1L 0 L ppointed Assignee of William ¢, Leakman. = The meeting for the election of an Asmignee in ;l‘w ?ulu of "Levy Drothers was continued to arch 1, A firet dividend meeting will be helé st 2 p. m. to-day lu the case of George Stuart, . TUE SUPERIOR COUKT IN BRIEP. Harvey Sheeler bogun 8 salt for $1,500 agalinst Cliarlcs Cleaver, v dJulin 8. Parrlsh brought suit agalnst Granville Bates, claiming 85,000, Mortimer Smith sned Frank Chase for $1,200. Willian Kerr & Co, sued Joseph N, Glover for 1, 000, 1L Rtarche & Son bfonght sult for $1,000 agamst Frank Ulbrich, Volney E, Winchell began a suit in treapass funl;luu;.gwnd Gerardin and George L. Otls, claim- mg $1, 000, John F. Nichols fled n bili apalum Mary J. Genung, Enuna S, Henderson and Uergman F, lenderson, Alma V', Leach, Mury F., Louta L. Charles E., Arthur G,, Carrio E., and E. Aaad Uenung to forecloss a trast-deed for 81,200 on Lot 22 [n Dale'a Subdivision of the Y5 of,the E. 15 of E. K of the 8. W. & of o 0, 14, [t r?u N. llook sued Potter Palmer for 31,000, A. Hobbins filed ® distress-warrant sgainst Issac It. Vau Slyke to recuver $8u4,4U back rent for the preniises No. 730 State etreet, CHICUIT COUNT. _Henry L. Young, Jumes 11, Young, and__ .ton Youny, Trustees under the will of llcary Youny, deceasedd, tlled a bill againet Joseph E. Lockwood, Hector Mclean, Asstouice of the Farmers’ and Me- chanics’ Bunk of Itachuster, N. Y., Roawell B, Hacon, Trustee, Lymun Ualrd, aiccessor in trusty Helen H. Hibben, Gen‘r‘ga Hibben, Luwrence E. Sherman, Wichard i, Uarland, and Charles 11, Thomsoy to foreclose 3 morigage for §13,000 on tno north 8ty feet of Lot 70, in Rlock ¢, in thy é\nu:ur;;fl ul‘:‘.lon of thu 8. W, fructioual ¥ of ee, 29, 80, 14, Frederick Sackett began a sult Ly attachment sgainst Joln T Loveil, claiming §2, 512, CRIMINAL COURT, Canino Vatrose was placed on trlal in the Crim- Inal Court yesterday for the munler of Chebllan Salvudor 1o November last. The most that could possibly be made out ayusinst hini was that he was 8n accessory after tho fact, the party who did the shovling belng Uactano ilosdo, who ‘hias not been spprebended, The jury was Instructed by the Court that It could aud ought to acqult under the clrcumatances, snd it did 20 without leaviug the room. E Ji N :II!CH.I(. 1n the Lancast, vnez NLonaETT~Arguments In the Lancaster per Jury cuse, ThoR the DiuTiet Court il Cateinar |+ AUbox Gany=215 and 210 to 237 fuclusive, No, 214, Waughap va. Turuer, on trial, s B JaNuKs0N~32.516. City v8. Lyach, No, 48,67, 2, 33, Nocase on trisl, {0 1io Inclusive, 8od"set case 0 cas0 on trla) 6011~ et e (o] . Blone, 0a trisl. TDux Moo=y, DO% KoUK e —i0 Ui 300, Mills vs, Wood, an calindar Nob. S 10 300 InCIasve eALERt T2, St lolly v trial, W R4 =200 L0 i -300 27, mgn-ln,:x;g: & Altob Kallrosd "Compagy, o Ji'Das PARNELL=No call. No, 41,00ddard ve.Cole, on trisl. JINGMERTS. Surasion Qovar—Coxprssiuxedobn Sollmann vi. Chrlatian Dapre; §393. ~Atiust Walandt ve. Josof and L'llh't:"me Btulch $21.80. Seten A 2.~ Johny 4. kg sob It1¥lm, Jr,. mnoent B, el vEsioae~Ludwig Bebrend ve. @ Lusch & Urand Brewing ARG, CUYE GOl B e A UTDUE Tk iemdacoh Coo b ifesswohl vs. Jullus Klster; verdict, §4x and motion for pew tiial. ~1. Wa'sh 'va. Adaii Golat: verdict, $23, and fotion for & pew (rial by both pargles.~Hedry Burdick vs. Osmisn Newman and feury W, Brou! 310,72~ Tt bouth anch Luwber Culnpsay ¥ ntou Bergi vendicly chok Bootu—Thomas J. O . Fredetick om0 b, L iids Orasavmdvs, Dl B Broway verdice. & < OUR HOLIDAY HEROES. Bpecial Disyateh to The Tridune. SemiNarixLp, IiL, Fob. 10.—Gov, Cullom to- day made the following military sppolntments: Lieut.-Col George [. Wuterman, to be Colon and Chief of Btalf on tus stall of Gen, Ducat, vice Otis, resigned; Licidt. H. O. Colllus, Chlca- £0 %0 bo Licutenaut-Colouel and Assistaut Ad- jutant General on Geu. Ducat's staff, vice Wi erman, protioted; Sumuel A})pletun. Chicugo, Ald-de-Camp with the rankof Licutenant, vice Cuilins, vromoted ; 0. W, Phelps, Captaln Bycamore Unlon Guards, vice Svine, reslgned; E. M. Phelps, ¥irst Licuteuant sasue company, and W. 1. Peck, Second Licutenant ; Richard Saunders (0 bu bnpulu Atlanta Light Guards; Froderick A, Church to be First' Licuteuant same, aud Witlun McGahan Secoud Licutenant; Thotnas U. Lawlor to be First Licutenaut Ruck- ford Ritles, vice Bilsby, resigued: i, 8. Bowler o be Captaln of Cowpsny B, Flrst Regluent, vics Dowitt, reslzued; aud A, D. Cutler, Fin Licuteuant, vico Hnwl'er. prowmoted. oo AL o e A, & P. ELECTION. Nzw Youx, Feb. 10.—A mecting of the At- Jautic & Pucltie Telegraph Cumpany wus beld fu this dty to-day, and the folliuwing-vawed Directors were elccted for the vusuiug year: Oliver Awes, of the Unlon Puditle Raliroad, g g Elisha A. Atkine, Benfamin F. Bates, J. A. Garrett, of Baltimore, in plaen of Albert E. Chandler, F. lordon Dexter, Bidney Ditlon; Q. M. Dodze, Thomas 1. Eckert, Jay Gonld, J, It Keene, of Ban Franclsco, In plas of Willlam 1L (iulon, C. P, Huntington, Christophier Mever; 1L 0. Jewitt, of New York, In place of 8. M. Mitin, 4. H. Mortimer, C. K. Garrison, of New York. in place of C. J, Osborne, G. G. Sathpson} Thomas A. Beott, of hiladelphls, fn_place of -éu|m:u D. 8wmith, W, J, S8yms, and Honry M. alier, o A report of the Uompany was presented hy Presilent Eckert, In which lie pronosed the con- struction of 10,000 milea of new lines covering new territory mmnm% the system. RA cash subs-tiption of £00, for the purpose was made. and the work of construction will begly lmmudhl(cly‘ e —— EDUCATION IN_INDIANA, 79 the Rditor of TAt Tribune, Cnicago, Feb. 15—~ thivk the Indisnapolts 8chaol Board, as Indicated In sour special dis- patch published to-day, have done well, Until Indiana sltffs off her rematning barbarism, along with her Democratie proclivities, they can well afford to lop off all ornamental branches, such as dratwing, muslc" Frencly, and Latin ((erman is no exotie In the Hooneler State), and lx-nlu in thelr fgnorance af those branches av ong as they remain ho cxeeptional Norlhwest- ern State in Lolding fast-to Blue Jeans and Democratic majorities, B ————— All nervous, exhavating, - and painfol dines roeedily yleld to the curative inflaences of PPulre macher s Electelc Heits and Bands, The #afe, simple, an !l eilective, and can be ensi jied by the patient bimself, | Hoox, with full b iculars, mailed free. ~ Addreas Palvermacher Ui vanle Co., Cinclunatl, 0, = HAYERLY'S THEATR OLDENE, NEXT Wi COMMENCING \ AY. Feb, 21, SOLDENE. With her new, complete, and popular ENGLISIL COMIC OPERA COMPANY, ‘The Onest oransization jn the entid. analating of AQ, FALENTED AILTINTN 40, Incloding MI5$ HOSE STELL ‘An thie Favorlia kiigiuh Tenor. Mt KNIGIT ASTOY, Miss Soldene Will Appear in Every Opera. MONDAY EYV Nti, FER. 24, for, the n this city, n o rranged exprest AND POULETTE. cunpente, 24, MSE LAnemmre, L D T AN Teren, 8t 3 o'clock, ~| 1AL DY AN DESE M nd i1l toF Ar, cli th, Baturday Evening, 3 (irand Clicrus aud Drchretra, Condu £ale of teats egine Thiinday, Fel, 22, THE TABERNACLYE. GRAND SACRED CONCERT ! Tuesdny Evening, Feb, 27, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE V. K. C. A SELECTTD VOICES, G, STEBBINS, A 1 [ Conilueted by Mr. W, LINS, ~Also‘Yrarieites ard Solos Ly our favo . Altogetherthe programme will be very ate $1, 8t [loot & Sona’ Musle Store, 120 £iato L., o ond ‘abter “Tuesday, Feb, 0. Hlugle ade isslon Tickets ) centy. McVICKER'S THEATRE, The Beauttfn Vounx Actress, Mise LETTIE ALLEBEIN, . Kupported by MR. J2B. ATWATER, "1n their new and succersfal piay, CRABIBIXD AGIE. MONDAY EVENING, Fel. 1n, Exery evening durine the w N week=stien tenevte HAVERLY’S THEATRE, MAGUIRE & HAVE[LY tueeasoPrODE WILL K, CHAPSA JEnzagement of ! Oates English Opera Troupe, This (Tuesdsy) evening~CIROFLE.GINOFLA. 5 OF Wednesday—1it MZOND) Ay SUHAN RAND DUCHESK, PHday—LA Ju; T UAR P eaRay Sl BAVARDS, OATEN MATINEE SATURDAY. OB Bentht. tu DLISE WIHTARRIL ey Atier- ADELPII THEATRE. This week, benefit for the Rellef Fund of the Grand Army'of the Repablic, Tom Markham, The Scout . Teallstic Battles. Grand Allegorical Tableans. Grand Army Matinee Tharsday, Washington's COLISEUM, very evenlng, first appearsnco af DEN TIIOMP- EON, rapported by Miss JULIA WILSON. in the comedy of JOSH WIITCOMB, rewritten and ex- tended, with an entire new act, tozether with an cntire New Specialty Company of 'rmn[v Artlsts, sl Evening ot B; afternoon at 2:30, Admfulon, 23 and /0 cts. HERSHEY MUSIC HALL, ar ARTL:NGG:ExPOSURE EPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS, Mondoy evenlng, Fel, 26. Admission, 60 conts. MATL STEAERS d Glargow: in [k 1IIOPIA, 3'ch 10, 2 pm | VLCTORIAL Mel 17, 7 il Liverpool, | or” Logdonderrs. {ptermsdiate, €13; sfecraze, 333 an us, §0u. $65an tlous, Lsiura tickeia 2110 to 8135 ¢ gnd Cabla, $03, Netur Tickers, g e iy to AUSTIN, BALDWIN & 0., dene (RACK. Manager. 124 Washington-st., Chlcasm, orth German Lioyd. AL fate, . Hoboken, day frum Neemen Pler, foot of ‘Third-at ket of possaman b ew. ork 0 1 o] Great Western Steamship Line, N ow York 10 Dristol (Kogisnd) direct, Ssturday, Feb, 17, 1'Ilrl~lu1’.’ Fel . it o i Acurlul i e eer, 8, Apply to WAL F. WILITE, 07 Clat e ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FR! The eneral frausatiantic Companys Mail Kicamers beiween New Vork ead Havre, calliuz st Plymouty (Gy B de Whil saad froiu Pler No. 42 Murth ftiver, fuot o1 “Marlonsst.. every alicroaie batirday, beginaiog il -.m:;z:lkunmnm. Fatun 7 ‘0 particulury Bidress L 83 Brduiwayy N Xoe o8 W, BN o7 " WHITE STAR LINE, i;m‘_uum Mall, between KEW YOUK and LIVEN: olph L. ~Apply st Comuany's office, 120 E, lau- 8k, i All’:h“"l;.Afififlflrl.E‘\" & I L OUNARD MAIL LINE. Salliog three timesa woek tosnd from Britlsh west Price: “Apply at Compauy's Office, noribwest corner Clurk snd Handulph-ste., Chicag ¥, Jl. DU VEHNET. 320, eral Western Azwat. | i h ATKINSONS’ PERFUMERY. .. LSS, WHITE ROSE BROWN WINDSOR SBOAP EAU DI COLOGNLE FIVE PRIZE JEDALY, told by all Dealers. . & E. ATKINSON, 5 E 4. OId Bond Street, London. N DISSOLUTION. The copartmershlp heretvfors cx(lll‘l:g un%w‘f -l)"}: and 1luie vl More Keeve & C el Ly A o, Lhe Dusiaens i o wakal o U el iy A B barler S st of Mud £L0 0 o1 ona, 1100 EEVE. Cucano. L, Feb. 19, 1677, RAILROAD TINM 3 TARLE. ARRIVAL KD DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, Erplanation of Refrrence Jfarte=t Ratrday ox- cepted. ¢ Sunday excented. ¢ Moniay excepiod. § AR HiveSundayats'a. m, : v. CHICAGO & NORTEWESTERN RATLWAY. Ticket Offices, 62 Clark- Canal-at,, comer adiso Bnerman i ¥ T a: thedenons o) and e :}":tllfl: Fl"fl- l.:m! s 2 abunaine Nk By AGronee Exyrom Gitarouette £ o detia Fx atieneta Tk & ieneva Lake i a=Nerat cornerof Welly 8ZDiepys camer of Canal MITRIOAN OFNTRAL t, faut of .ake: feket-oMce. 67 € _ Uoll by Graud aciae Fu Manl Lfln Maln and AfrLine). xprest. Kalaninros Accatariod Aliantlc Kxpress atly), Night Krpress, KANSAN CITY & DENVER Tl West Bide, lcest_ At Depot, and 122 Itaudolol pot. EantasCity & Denver Fast ¥t Louls & 8prinzeid M, W:!. vl!"ln‘er Tekinand Peonis Fas Ky Chicsgo& Paducsh L, 1. treator, Lacun, Wasir'ion i Juliet & Dieigin’ Acvou ~ t5aturdar Ex, -unuu-_lx.‘z Monday RE. § Diily. CHIOAGO, ALTON & ET 1AUT aad AAINAO grrm' LINES, 3 110 near L Lridze, o Leave. " \rive, 13 LAKE BEORE & MICHIGAN OUTHERY. L mA L. avA (AR, Ml £t Lonte Ex, Kt Louls Bast L) PHIOAGD, RURLINGTO: Depors. fuut uf Lak and Canal Mall and Bx; Taeifc Exprons FustLine,. wank; o0d el ertuyo, Lesve. Artive. C:0a m.t THnn, m. a 7. 8 fin: m: 115115 e 1. Tieket + Opposlte Busrman llvdse, I~ave. | Arrive. e e m. | 7305, '10:008. m, [* 4:00p. m. 3:0%p. m. [*t1:000. MTin. m. U2l Tirketa for 9 it Pl vla Maison a1 Brat ¥ Cronie. aad Wilona: © i, and foot of Twantysecond-at, i Radoiph st mear Grarar et Oifices, 33 \_Arrive, [ ° 7:258. M T3, m. i $0:0a.m. $ 4:230, m. S1O15 8 m 4:0p) m Fix * m30p. m.“‘ Sunday cromted luday excejted, {Dalty, 1dsturday escapieds DALTIVORE: & ORI0 RATLROAD, ‘Tratne leoye rouest. T Grand Pact o Moming Txpree. o ven: ariest., Palmer Uepot (kxposiviol fiuumnx tlon Nullling, foot of Man. i “Charkestae House, Ttaity; CHIOAGD, ROCK [ALAND & PACLYIY BATLROAD Lreputs ottt ut Vai Bureh sud sheroian-did, Ticgel ke 3 Llark-at,, blieruan luuse. Omaha, Leavenw'th & Atch Ex| Leru Accumniudation. e 1zit Express, Leave, | _Arrive, *10t1340. 0. ¢ 40, . * 8 e S B2 AL A0, e PITTSBURG, CINOINNATL & ST. LOUIS RAIL. RUAD, Depot. 10T O 1) o Sumtat s, Day Express. Mght Expres TWest Side. pot, KANEAXEE LINE, From Central Deput, foot of Loke-st, Day Espres foxcent Sunday)..| 0:13 Night Expres Diay Exnress (except Si B et BUSENE: D.H. DONOVAN,. Dopart. +_Arive. T, 8:30p. W0 p. mil 7i3a m. LINE. S CAIRDS, FPURNISHING UNDER TAKER, GG Washingion-st., secoml luar, Prompt sitotion fo calls Ly telegraph from city sad suburuuu towus.Open day und uigat, FIRE FIRE. The Fire Btors will ! remain open every ovening to 8,and on Baturdays 1010:30 p.m, 168 SOUTH CLARK-ST. MEDICA (OSRTSIFTION,. IN AND W, J JNUIGESTION AND WASTING HEMEDIES are a M IEh OO e g 1)ANOIKKA'R'|0 By aud U SAvVORY & dogt most efcacions cuulue yrepared uuly by vw Dondst., London. aud’ Suld by AII6TS AND BTUKE CUEMETS N ik Fis HATHEY 1 w Y don, and su- others forihel Y I of all du- GA U cent or of ing. Prepared CLIN AND UIE, boild by Diruggls thu Usited stuses. () aud Lons § pierior to all prompt eurg churges, yo- long stuud- APSULES PRESCRIPTION FREE, For the speedy cure of Seuitual T e oy B A2 T TtV o A T buod. sud 6l i Weaknea, Lost Mane o Ly Tidtcretion or iuclanstl, Quto. " FAIRBANKS' STANDAKD SCALES oF ALL XINDS, FAIRBARKS,MORSE & 0O, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicago, RBe sarefultobuvanlvithe Genuis FINANCIAL, $10 Bts puonor 91 100 during tho past few months, uuder our improved system of operstiing 1n Stucks, puminal eums and proiits $ug fall laturation l’fl’x“ Risks reduced ta fucreased. Book contalne on spplication, » llll‘ IGR & L0, 2 Wall-at., New York. Missourl School of Midwiterys Ana and Culldres 1spi e T0F ¢ BUN, B, 3290 Nustls e my, Physlology, Midwitery. Diseases of Womea 0 =0kt b I y 8c Uedatde I Maverulty Dr. WAL C. I CHA TR sty Sl Loulay Muy & 8T, PAUT, RATLROAD, | aui’ Canal- RATLRIAL | oAnd Bixtosaine cket O i AP 55 G R TR, ot ¥ s Sy e