Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1877, Page 8

8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Thomas Wicks, of Milwankee, apoken of yester- dny as having been arrested for debt, has appiied for discharge nnder the lnvolvent act. The temperature yesterday, as obsersed by Mananse, optician, 88 Madiron street (TRIRUNE TDnhiding), was, at 8 d.m,, 30 dew. ; 10 12m., 30; 3 p.m., 42, Darometer, at . U0.4%: 8p.m., H0.57. At abont 11 o'clock yeaterday forcnoon Jacobina Northenberg, fiva years of age, rosiding at No. 3 Armour street, was ran over and Inatantly killed by engine No. 63 on the Northwestern Rallroad at the Ashland avenne crossing, An inquest will bo Tield to-day. The Rrerctt Literary Soclely enjoyed thelr annual dinner and exerciecs at the Palmer House Jastnight. Tlates were Iatd for about fifty guesta and thers were folly that number preaent, After 1he removal of the cloth, apeccher, toasts, and con- yereation were the order of the night. . Gundon &, 1labard tias sold to Stiles Ely for $45,705 188 by 100 feat, with bnildings, on cast side of Wella strect, between White and Whit- ey, Washington Heslng has sold to Wiitiam Rutierfleld for 323,000 the bulldings Nos, #07 and 30V iuron street, on the northwest corner of Case. The nenertlon made In Sundays paper that 3L 0. Brown, of Lemont, s not aitogether re- #ponslble, secms to be Incortect, Iie Ia tho owner of % stone-quarey 5,000 feet long and 1,000 wide, with tho stone ten fuot decp, Thia and other property which he owns certainly make him re- nponsible. . Capt. Ellls wishes It understood that the Mary Anu Urafton case, ncntion of which was made in THE TRUILNE s0ma ten days ago, han Leen Investl nsted by the State's Attorney, who found nothln, whatever in {t, The womnan is undonbiedly one of the under ten, and had been recently llving at No. 224 Went Randolph sirect, The Chicaga Yacht. £1ub met st the Sherman Jlonse Iast nlght, Commodore Bradley in the chalr, and Mr. Kremer Secretary, M. V. Hartiion, John Anderson, and Joseph 1 Smith were_clected act- jre members, Aivin ulbert and €. C. Hilton, of the Sherman Touse, honorary members, and Jfon y Ellertson a membier of the Itegatta_Convnittee in piace of W, F. Hipgle, reslgned. The test of the evening was devoted to smendmentsanid routing Dbasiness. BASE-BALL. : Tlie Amatour Rase-fiail Aesoclation of Chireago el a called meeting i thn Tremout House clul 100ms Jast oventng, M. Konn in thectaie and Me. - Xollogg Secretary.” Tha fullowlug clubs were reps zesented: Fraukli, Dresdnavghte, Actie, Univer- nity, Unity, Lakesite, Ealrhanks, Liborty. 18 wa ntated by soveral delegates that' the constitition £o fmperfect thut 1t shoold at onco ba recon- structed, bt 1t appedred that itocoull not be amended antll the awntnl meothnz i the istter art of April=-after the pames for the season had cen begn, ~ After some discaselan the follieing sesalution offered by Mr. Hadley wan nioptedls Zirsoleed, That thie Atsoclatlon comstitute Mesers. Nadier, Qrlun. Tembix, d G a Com mitten 10 prejisre f New ool e W81 0f hyelaws, And codnn <playlng rites T0r Uie reann of 1675 Al hat this Comritten be nsiructen 1o report March b an mijourant meeting 10, hetd at that date, Aut Ehie C1ULS ot prescnt Hierehy. aitred 10 acennt akfd hew conMItitiun ax g be amended h ftea of the ulie tow B force, ani to piay under [{ fus (i acasan uf 1672, And this Cominittea aro fuzther imtructed to report o engmplonsblp codr. ‘Fife mectiny then adjourned. ARKIVALE. uluesy G.C.Klne tettey Ao i, Crose 43 8. er, 1o tevens, il ‘Thalcher. Lolot !t 1, New 1 ct ¥, C Stark, Enlan Drlour flouse=Col. A aup, Yrekohamas 1), ruford; C, 3 uig 10, VW, M, Liverpool ... Célez, Galvestony W, De'fa wriie, Detralts LA, Ruinll, orbin, \le Co e Ltleh, . O i J. Mase. ral; Hrogiles, B P New Yorki G Gorlianl, Fort Bpringitetd, ALEXANDER SULLIVAN, A JURY SECURED, The impancling of a jory in the cass of Alex- er Sullivan, now on trinl In the Crimlnal Court for the murder of Francn Hunford, in Auguat, 1870, was contlnucd yenterday morning, nnd snr- prislog progress » made. ‘Thuse snmmoned under the speclal venire for 100 were **falr material,” There were very few Irishmen nmoig aliem, and the fact way remarked npon by cunngel Jordefense, though no eomplints were Indulged b, wnd uo intimatlons af unfairnses thrown out, The attendance of spectators was samewhat larger than wun the previous day, but all dad sexte, and the utmost qulvt prevatled, ‘Thus far everything hay 7un alang in a well-oiled groave, and the excelleat urraugenients of Sherlf Kern for the repression wfany show of fecling are cerfaln to remove all senmatloun! features from the procecdings, It will be remembored that at the ndjonmment Monday afterncon four jurura bad been accepted aund sworn, ond that declefon te to three others, two of whow were matisfactory to the prosacution, ‘was held In abeysnce by the defense. Theso throo were challenged peremptorily, Anbefore, the Jurors wers closely questioned ae to thielr prejudices against Irishmen and Cathol! und regarding thelr juterprotation of the right of self-defense, particulur wtreas belng lald on wheths erthey considered the enfety of thelr wives ne of equal Impurtanca with thelr own. ‘The sccond four were secnred in an hour and n half, uud by half-past 12 u'cloek the defense had concluded the wxamination of four others, who hisd lieen pasxed upon favorably by the prosecution, THEN A CONBULTATION TOOK FLACE hetween Sulilvan's ottorneys, nnd n Iatter was alowp 1o the State's Attorney and Mr, Van Arman, wwd, when they had read It, It wus handed 1o the Court for perusal, Mr. Moran sald they did 1ol desire to pass on the foar uutil the afternoun, fur 4 reason which hiv Honor knew, didge MeAlllater remarked that declsion conll by rient, nud sccordingly u recess was lock. hie dufeuse had recelyed informas tioy tunt oie of the vixht accepted juroes had oz presied an oplsiun sa 1o the wullt oF Snnocence of ihe aceused, ulthongh he had stated the conteary, und their abject in askiug for tlue Was Lo et wits . negsex to diapeach b Atthe aficruoon sovalon the sttendance wan cwhat largery and aboutn dozen Judies wero nt. 3 Mr. Klorre nsked l'urker, the calored juror, ae- gented Mondag, 1t e had ot il sulllvou ooght tohie bung. Ije aunweredt it e hud ot Deuule lech, of 140 Michizan avenne, was pat on 1 witness-ntand, and testited that, duriny the first tnal, Parker, ‘Ihomay Crotty, und Frank Burke were o a barn on Mlchigon avente, aad Parker wald ** Sulifvan onght to ba punlelied,™ On crosa-cxamination, be wid that he couklo’t tell who commenced the comsersation or remembor auy other remark mude by uny one of them, He wida Billy Nyao what Parkee had waid, but did not know how the defense found ft aut, Frank Burke corvobornted #aying slvo that tho remark was all e Leord, thanght the canterstion I,uu]lxfi nhml: pfter the trial, . Storre chalienged Parker peremptorlly, The Court hetd that tho Fight exiateds wheyon |n{rly was wken by surprise, until tho Jury wan completed, T Was no dinpute over thy question, sud the uu wnbsequently tuken sdvuulge of by the 7 tonk (ke fuur carried avor from the moruiug. One of Mhew Wus 4 tuau named CHARLES ¥, JOWARD, and ke wus distissed by the State's Attomey, who tad received jnfurmation that he ought nol 1o bo outha Jury, ‘Thevacaucy way diled withoot much Joss of Uuie. An hour and u guarter, however, was required to pet the twelith Juror, 'Thers were furty.five lu il examined, —the prosecution ctullenging slxieen prortly, and the defende four,” the others i excuved for cauee, they baving resd the newrpaper uccounts of the hanilclae and formed wolnlou, * That iwelve men out of thirty, In 8 city Lavig 89 tuny pavers we Chieago, ahulild kiow Lest Lo yothing sbout o cnse which has atiractea no miuch attention, {6 un indication that there is moru iguorance thun wus enpposcd i the Garden ¢ THE JURY, The followluy are the jury: J. W. White, Bar- rington, weot waiket; Charles Bivhi, barher, No. I Bighteenth steectt Itobere Heudurson, sioug- setter, No, 123 Thisticth sireets Wirum G, Morss, No. 27 Flornoy § Samel Fure No. 1370 Buuterficld stroet; ¥rank ziveer, No. 10JU South Deurborn street; A HU swa, Urldge-bullawr, No. 157 Townecn street; Fred Kemuek, valeaunvin No. 75 Avclier Sspuc: Georyo slider, Sealer wu pictutes, No. i) ell strect: George Andersou, uluss-hlower, 442 South ll;itlm st dubin T, o, ¢ i susdid ut the frap trial, abe stlil secued to be Sowewbst fucble. She watched the euceedinge clusely, but restrutned uil abuw of feviing. Assietant District-Attoraey Weber at len winates ©f 4 o'clock upened ‘Wie cuse for bie prucscutivn. Muat Brettold the Jury whnt couatitsted wusder, lmmhufilll ¥, uislice, aud well-de o juxe 4y 3 kliling, 1t vear ubsolutely necrersry that’ the d.‘mgur Of death or budily Larig be lumiocnl, and aly that thio wan kllicd wauat be the usssfisnl. e 1Ben felated the clicumstauces sitending tue bowls tide as they would bo prescuted b(!ln! Pruaecution, nilnv thes would sbow that ulliven was the as- - u." #ad that W kllllsg of Hanford was il out In making the ch; | would be |:ljoo O y.‘:?" ‘fHE CHICAGO The Court then sdjourned nntll 100'clock this morning, wwhen Leonard Swett will probably open for the defense. THTE COUNCIL. TIHE ESTIMATES. The Council held an edjourned meating last evenlog, Ald. Aldeich presiding. Ald. Tarnow ssked anil obtained leave to present the report of the Committee on Markets, recom- mending the lnsertion tn the Appropriation bill of an 'item of $1,500 for the salary of two Welzhers, one for the West Side and one for the South Side. The report was piaced on flc. * Ald, Gilbert moved to pass the Appropriation Ll as nmended by the Committee of the Whole, Ald. McAuley was opposed tasuch haste. Many of the itema reported needed correction, and shontd Lo gone over one by one, - Ald. Rawlatgh was In favor of the motlon, 'The Bill was suficiently discurecd, and he thought ‘st was (ime to get through with it Ald. Gflbert spoke to the vama afiecl, Ald, Pearsons wan in favor of voing slowly,and wwas of the upinivn that many of tho items needed runing. 2 A{IJ. g'hrmm remarked that o preat deal had been sald by the press and the poople in regard to THE SEWERAGE QUESTION, but ho consldered the nn{lmpvlnllon under that liead as about right. “Anyihing the Connell might do 1o improva tiio pubitc health and protect prip- erty Intcroats swan the beat and nafest proceeding the Conncll conld take. Desides thiv, sewers conld not bo built in the tature any wore cheaply thrin they conld this year, It ae clicaply, 1fe wan, therefore, in favor of the motiun. 1. McCrea hoped that, if inore than $200,000 was voted for sewes, the uxcess over that amonnt would be taken out of tha S100,000 which the Finance Committee recommended sheald be taken from the proceeds of real esiate sales and vot aside for commencing the erection of the new City- Tiall, - 1f noeesrary, the eity could do withont ite new hullding for the present, Alier some further talk, Ald, Giibert moved the provious question, which motion was lost, Ald, McAnley stated that, when he Include In’ the appropriation hill 88,0 monnted police, he Intended to incorporats in the motion a clause providlng for the dismiseal of ten men from ‘the force, but the Com- mitteo nf the Whole, it nppeared, had not o tnderstood bim, Jie wanted the Councll 1o take up the I ltem by item, o that he could bring this matter up in Its pr\xm' place, A vote wae then taken on Ald, Uilbert's motion to pass the bill as rey y the Committec uf e Whole, and the motion was Jost, "lt vy then decided (o take up the bill tem by m There were no chsnffl until 1t eame to the item of brilige-tenters’ salaries, which, ou motion of Ald, Sweency, ware mado the same as 188t year— less 10 per cent. Thie item was, therefore, re- duced from $37, 310 to 813, 041, AN INCIEAS! The salarles of six sasietant Flre-Marslals were Incrensedd from 81,580 to £1, 440 each. wtend of having two avsistant uperators of fire- alarm {elegraph at 31,200 each, the Councll deeld- «d to have threo at §1,000 rach. The remaining ltems for the Flre Department ware adopted na reported by the Commirtee of the Wi c_making the total for tha Departinent Kil2, 275, 80—0n lueresse of {20 aver the estl- mnte reparied by the Finsnce Commltice, 'Fhe only chaugy In the Health Depactment estlimates iwas the sirlkios ont of the item of 35, 000 for the temoval of slead antnals, making the total for that Department &401,:H0, Item of €230, 000 o 1o ratecd by divect tax. atlon for the Indebteduess fund was, an motion of Ald. Cullerton, reduced to 8150, 000, Tlhe Counell tackled the Police Departinent ap- proprigtion,, snd afier adopiing the ttems for stlaries of General Sunceluteadent, Deputy Super- nterdent, Secretary, Cuntodion, thrve clerks, and four Captaiue, as reported by the Connalitec of Ui Whole, adjourned nutll 7. w'cluck this evening. The following Is 8_summary 0f the approptla: tlons adopted thua far, and of the ftemans they atood in the Finance Committee's ceport: e ouncil. 7le Commiltee, g 5 aom har-seal weut Total.., GEN. M ARTIIUR. NOTRING STANTLING, New davalopments in the Post-Ofice natter were eearce yesterday, Tho general public, having re. covered from the first shock of surprisc ut MeAr- thur's defalcation, dld not nnnifest 3 contlnued excitement, but simply passed & few casual com- ments and went about Its ueual husinese, Atthe Past-Ofice. Speclal Agent $tuart and Asalstant Yostiasater Bqutera wero bustod all day in fooking overthu uccovnts, They found notbing to Indl cac that the etotement of Gen. MeArthur us to his dedlelt was incorrect, beyond the ftew of 34,100 already montioned nu idving been deposited In the Homo National Hank, Thin litle 34,100 (tem whl prabably makea Iarge mmount of trouble, 1t s been hinted befors that the bondsmen woald ovject 10 having [t fn- cluded in the sum total of MeArthir #” dedelt, From wnat the bondsmen say, 1t appears likel, 1hut they will Aight to huve it excluded. ‘Fhe ban! utlicers, of conrde, aay that they have nuthfog to du with it, but there [¢ n strong Hkelitood that upou them nlone will be thruat the reeponsibility of the depusit. In urder Lo save themvalves from paying (s tem, the bundssien will, 10 #ll prosent appearances, hoid the bank odlcers’ dows to the nust rlgud constraction of the law. Aud here 1s what the law says un the vobjece: 417, Tevlaed Statuies—Every hanker, broker, person ot an awtlrired depositury B pubils &, Who knowlngly realves ffnia_any divoussine otlicer, Or Colleciur of Tuteriial Jtevenut, ur uther Baentul thy Cnlled Mates, &1y Dublic iviey on Jes Iusit, o Uy Way of lomn or sceammudation, with or EIUNONE tuferest, or ottier e hun I psyment of & der agalnit the Uilied buated, oF wi nsce, trausfers, UF Converts, LRy v, OF ABpIes RS fwirtlon ug Ll it Ioney f0r Ray Wi 5ot prescrited by taw, I'resldent, Cusuler, Teller, Direetor, or other QuferE uf winy buik e I sig s, who violatus aity of Lie peovisions of this sectiun, 1 gillty of an et be ul of the putlie noney 83 deposted, traglerred, wsd, couverted, Supropria e, oF e, wird ehull be pUnivhed ua rescriond i Sec, “Vio nectlon slluded to I the last clauss 1+ the one prescribing panfshuent for nll dishutstiy oftis ceraaf the Government i may use of sppropris ate !nuhlh: fiands, and states that the peualty theres for leimprisonment for i terun 1ot lexs than one Jear nuf wory tuan ten years, und 4 fAine of vot inore than the nmunut cinbeszivd or tess thun 51,000, or buth Oue aud lwprisonwent. Vhis will nm'lmll:‘luzx wear n sickly uspect for the bunk, It euforced. o a0, ‘The hondemen enlled ou Mr, Bquicrs yesienlay mornlug. and _endesvored 1o make a point ou the fact thut tho oMelal commeaton ox- Pustinuster MeArthur explred Dec, 1 They ned that, the Gieucral's conmlaslon having oxpired Decembier, the bondaien were no lunger rorponsis ble, Mr, Squiers prouptly exhibited so them tho following telogrum s 1 ean Lest Promote (ho Iuterestaof MeArthup's sumties by giviag e very closest alienilon to the neas ot tie gulie, anid eapeciaily to drafis that fin st o et Seheit et c» e W edeceesor has been Gusliied, Eaiaate Nuthing was heard yesterday at the ofice from the new Postmaster, lthougn 3t 1 espected that he will be u Culesgo 1n & few da; ir, Palmer :;“lem Washington when his sppolotinent was e, PN TIE ADELTII, 174 Uk AK A LIDKANY BUILDING, The yuestion of uslug the present Adelphl Theatre fora Public Library Bufiding was cousids ered yusterday morning by a Kpeclat Comuittes of tho Library Board, the Committes on Bulldings sud firoundn of the Board of Education, and Ald, Mcfrea, Chalrinan of the Finunce Committes of the City Couneil, Mewsrs. Bhorey, Lowenthal, and Paole, represented the firat-nomed Board, Tuspeete s Boyue, Clarke, Hotz, und English, the seond, und Ald, 3l w the third, Theeo were alio press ent Mupt. Pickard, Secretary Jolwston, rad 3 iy Agent Ward, of the Board of $ilucatlon. d I|-£m:llnn Logan Jyou” the cost af i e vhanges proposeid, e ure sugpested was 50, 000, Il’:.\ lowiug aro 3r, \‘ar.l‘: 5}'“.: For Juiste, Reoring, cie,, 84,9005 Tron-work, $1,800; wason, ¥1,3 ndow 400 d wekde dulaly, atakee, gflmlnx. eraining, efe., 003 partitiuns sud Invidentals, boilurd, pipes, $10,000, Total, V350, If fure nuced wtu used luslosd of sleaw, Lha sini would be tediiced to §:, Mr. Hogoe th T bullt for wha Pt etk bl wuld cust to At u o o fug, and wwo schools would Muucfn'h-:uetltlb:u giving the lbrary 4 lue hotee, My Clarke was upposed ot present to exponding 1auch woney In diting up the vullding, but sl bes loved wud fuvared Uie expenditare of $16,000, vo ‘l‘l‘ to i-uk- it buLitsbls for the School mnd Library oucils. Me. “iloyoe still did nul_sce the use of $1t.000 Tor o tuzury.” ey VLuid atls Yok a ey 1,000 = yeur, which would ot after Uctos ty wud glven to tha’ Mr, Sburey thought the pr ity wiih the understanding it would be used as°s public Jibrary, Mo Thought thet the Councll would’ :rwupmu money cuough to make Lhe cliutige 4 gaked, Mr, Eurlivh did uot 1hink It wae a payiug exper- fment to piy out money i Bltlng ap lhvuf 40l dlee, with the [dea of gaving envish 19 puy for it by femavioy the two Boards [ato 1l - Morover, as bo undersiood it, the Bosed of Educution were trusices of this property, aud their Loeiness was 1o gecure thy movt legichuaty rental posalble., t. Clarkn thought that if the Library sud Sehood Boznd coull o louking 10 the fuiure be very dni.‘:hl; . 4 » “Lsey dld not cone L but the hl.‘ml(‘l‘xcl'l"li'{-' ing, iney shou ) 1bey acted {n the Jastier aw in Inu’lneu affairy, they could B8 1t up for half of tho anm nuuied by thore who opposed the scheme, If $15,000 woro lald 1) that would be lust losed by saying that b;; bad no doubt that the people favored the chznge. Mr. Hotz agreed with Mr. Enplish, Mr. English did not think there was so much of a need for a fine Liorary building 4s for more kclivot accommodations. There were 15,000 children who were attending rehiool only halt a day for want of sultable bulldings. ealdes, the Newberry cs- tate had §2,000,000 in trust, which would soon be of xllel for n public Hbrary, annd that would be enough. 1t helng Impossible for the Committes from the Board of Kducatlon to make a report, 8 meeting of the Board to cousider the aubject was called for to-moutrow evening, WOMAN’S HOSPITAL. THR BEVENTII ANNUAL COMMENCRMENT EXEN- cIsEs of the Woman'e Hoapital Medical College of this city weee held last evening at Methodlet Church Black In the presenceof a large audience. The exercises opened with prayer by the Rev. J. M, Parkhurat, which was followed by an adidrers by Dr. Dyns, Presulent of the Paculty, The addreen wvas a bricf ut compreheneive hislory of the Cols lege feom [ts toception In 1870 to the present day, shoying that 1t started nnder most adverse circume stances, and that fia telals bad been many, Pre- Vious to the fire it had been located on North State ntreet, but the lames awept it away and throitled itin ita infancy. Nutwithalanding this deawback, it wae immediniely put on {ta feet apain, and In 18T had 8 clase of elght- een, In INTS & claes of thirly-two, In 1874 a clars of thirty-seven, anid {n 1870-°77 & claxn of fifteen, with fout geadnates, (L wes the youngeat college uf the khna in the country, snd the only one west 0f New York, e Eurlo called the geaduating class an follows: flanche U, Burroughes, Elesuor Vo Rolahausen, Luttise Dawson, sud Jeanls 12 Tarbog, awl Frof, idyford, President of the Board of ‘Trustees, con- l«luml the degrees in & neat and sppropriate address, The vuledictory to the class was delivered by Prof. Sarah Hackett Btevenson, a member of the Facilty, L was s carefully-prepared arguuent in favor of woman in nedicine, blended with advice tothn gradaaten wnd beginoers in medicine gon- orally, and was received with muny marks of appreciution, ‘I'he exercises concluded with the benediction, ‘The spring teem of the College begins the nrt Tuesday in Aprik RELIGIOUS. NOON PRAYER-MELTING, Dr. 0. . Titany, of Trinity Methodist Cinrch, condncted the noun prayoremeeting at Farwell Hall yesterday, aud Mr. Steboine Jed the choir, Alter the opening iyma Mr, Stebbins offered pray- ef for those for whom 1t had been requeeted, and gave praise for Invocations anawered and hlesaings whowered upon those who rought and found, amd whe hna been suatchied fron the paths of the vne righteous and tunied Into war aud the life. ** Holy Spielt, falthful gulde,” prefaced a pae thetie peayee by De. WilO Lhen fouk up the testnn af tho ds ian, Hil., 2, Luke, 33l 25, and John, x%., 20, and anawering tho questlon, **What Clirfst e fo ust™ proved, he sald, that Cheisy was the risen aud nccepted God. Impracticable and grlm s« o was to some, It wan slvolutely avcertalned that Jesus Christ was God, the amen sand accepted Gad, Tealsh nade the statement thut Christ will be rejected sud despioenil, and further on that e wonld bear our sosrow: And yet whila Ho wae earrying men's ains and priefs, men looked down upon lim with W"mml‘vh {o was uppressed and eiricken, and yet This ople who ' decmed Ilim aultten of God ans feted. tiod waw plensed to allow Hin Son to be putto death for the uccome l:llqhmufl. of 8 work designed subsequently to exalt Chriat and save wen from the resull of thelr sing., 1t waythe }vh.' ure of the Lord that men shouid turn frum thele avil ways, and this plegsure waa put In the hunds of Christ, ** and thers, " sald the Scrlpturea, **1t shall prosper, und these would ba ween the valvativo won by the blood shed on Cal- vary., When Ho saw mensaved, ILiwvas g cumpensa. ton to Him foe all Ilis rufferlug. God sent s Son Into the world In the likeness of stuful fesh that the late mieht be fulBled, and He wan the wplyOne that could eave, *+1 gave my life for thee,* followed remarks, and Me. 8. A, Kean ottered myer, The Rer. W, C. Spencer nnrplnmnnlcd the ex- lenations of Dr, Tifany with un uizent request hint those etlll outeldothe fuld would uccept Chriat und be saved, The Rev, B, E. Bayliss gave agraplilo descrip. tion of the tidalwave af ation over the lost State of Penneylvania. Souls had been hrought in by hundredn, snd even medlealetadents had Leen lizought under the Intluence. 5. Morton epoko upon the accepted mean- getting sellglon,” which went farther wis for — the Mr. ing of than. o mere Jeeling of afection for good mnd hatred of evil, ol meant a perfect acceptance of Chrivt, 1o opposed Llue glass, aa 1t ntood 10 the way of the apirit of Christ und kept it vut of the o| hearts of men, 'The Rov, Dunald Fletcher plctured the abearb. iy love of Gud, wide lmldut enough to purlfy and gavy the whole worhl, and the Hev, Sir, Furks hurat finstrated the propoeitiva few aunecdotes of s~ warly exporiences, cuncinding with n bold sod powerful argu 1 wehuif of u perdonal Savior, Dr, ‘rlfl-n{ seeepte il the argnment, und eatd It won but this [dea of & pursonel Savior, and not w creed, that conld savo mankind, . Duarhue the silent g 4 half & dozen arose on Invitation to testify to thelr acceptauce of Chrlst, Dr. 'Thlany bleswed thew, PHE CITY-HALL, Revenue warrants are still belng Isened in smali amonnts, Une for $400 waedrawn yesterday. ‘The Treaaurer's rucelpty yesterday were $2,411 from the Water Depurtinent and $572 from wmlucel- laneaus sources, The Committee on Btreets ond Alleys of tho Sonth Division I cailed to muet in the City Cluck's olllce Friday ut o'clock, The Pitburs, Cincinuatl & 8t, Louls Rallroad yesierday pald to the Cowsptrolier 7,14 ua thelr portin of the cost of the Milwaukeo avenoe via- with & The llealth Department yesterday, bofore Juse tice Knufinony, obtulued o Judgment of $25 and costs net U, G, Nelowu for tearing down scartet fever nlng-curds without permivalon from the proper lunctionaries, 'Thure have been ten deathy Irom scurlet feves ale reudy (his week, which §s not yet half gone, Therefore it would appear that thie disease 14 not yetutatped out, 1ew caves reported yesters ere at the following pluces: Now, 20°Archer t dgwick strvet, 221 Park ave East Twenty-tiest ireet. While the snbject of epprovrlations s rife, and every Aldermnan weems Lo be in favor of tuking whet tis can get for Lils wared, it muy de well to mention that’ Ald, Rweeney cowplains thut last eariao Counctl mwdu an uppropristion uf sbout 23,000 far n school-houve {n the Seventeeuth Ward, and nothing bxs been aven ve beard thoreot sluce, The Alderman wants the school, and uiay push hle clalm. : 'Fhe statoment mads b Ald. White Monday in thy uncil tbul bo” lad beard that saoveral of the hollors fu the Weat Slde pumplog-works had boen burned out In e recent teat, lucks foundatlon, Thure aro but thiree boilers in the works, and they are In good coudition exeept that the wediment deposited froin the water womewhat futerfered with the test, Its secumuintion will bo preveuted in the teet which is soou 1o bo mede, Ald, Cloveland sald yostorday that the dolepa tion of gentlemvn whu citlled upon the Comptroller Monday in regard (o maklug un srrangement whereby u schont conld ba built on the corner of Rudzie uvenue and Walnut street, had decided to muko tho pros ition mentivned fa yeatorday's X st they, the delegation. wlll advaice e umotint of moiey amd take nmrlny alo certlficates of 1870 nod 1874, ' oitee s wald that he would willingly vater into such an agreciment. e {inie of the esle of 1he Long John engine- ot thero wus something sudd “to the effc hat the lot wits nut forty-four feet wide as advers tised, Ant ufer tne property. had venn disposed of Tor 844,010 (§1,000 per front foot lfor foriy-four fret) there were rumares that the clty's title to the Proverty was elouded. “Flho conuismstion of the rialn with Ar, Watson never been reached ondceount of the above-mentioned zumord. eurvey has buen uade, sud §t has hoen fonnd that the Jot tv but thity-nine feet oix tucheswits in 1he clear, but the partyewstls really extend it to fortys two feat, The fitfe lun_been exumined by Mr, Authuny, of tiie Luw Depariwent, und found tu by elear, and the latter geutleman adviers the Comp- trolier (o well the propesty asu forty-twu foot lot 1o Mr, Walson ut $1,000 per foot, L a ‘The foliowing is u copy of n yepart muds lere day by Sagivurs.Panccnn Merk] ta sl Goue mivsloner Dr. Wolf upon thy conditlon of un ee- tablishoient of which many coiopisinte bave been wade, sl which will 1o all probaiflity be supe Wressed, Ueeutise 5t Is belug operated Jn- violstlon of ¢lty Ordlnxncen: Stus | bave Vistied the renderiog gud fertizing coe cablishmient’ of e Lo sy bt fentlisine oy Kiston wveuurs. and ud tins Uln' rendering 1 doge fu vtwn wonde Vein With RO pppllancey WEALCYER 10 cuLeh ur dealroy (e udemive oer. The HUler coi shals of scrun uiaat. boner. au) frefuse fioul bateler. #Hliupa, wiso raris of dewd wilinals, - Tire sre taee dry. 105 tuachines for Lasuulscsuting fepiillzes, The gascs -rl'.un( thenioin wro vomincted I 6 Arge Mioko: ateck Inw the vt alr, sod spread oll oy vure Tiuudlug county, Yestonday (he d_over Shw northwestori burtion of (e elly, and were Vers of- founve, The chlinuey belug very Ligh. iy foul sineli $5 0k perecptilin withiu a uifle of the establisbiment. ALDEUMANIC 3ALAKIES. Vrobably nu Appruvslation Wil ever pussed the Councl! hut Wt some oue proposed 16 dukert au e for salartes for (ko wembers of tho Cenucil, Tue plan was bruachied one yvar ugo, aud 1t bag ow d agein frem tho sawe eource, A preat ey umiuty, most ol them transparently shullow, liave pone’ the rounds for u duy uF two, utay yel there Is uothiug beyoud the aide ros WARA of 4 few Aldermen i Indicatce thut any such =‘mwprlfllun is really projectud, There are and aivaye Luve heen wein fu (e Council whe could taiford 10 upare muel of thule lme fur stleution to- clty husiness without pay, and wach woen Lave wlways been fu favor of faklug the per dieas which the law alloww them, but, because 1t has not beca the custom, uous of the Alderwen bave been paid, That svwme sivp may be 18ken 1v Lave the yer divia pald (v the uitmbers of tle Councll 1s prubable, butthat aoy pne will have the sudaclty 10 gesup iuthe Crunciiand miove > z were earr kS WEDNESDAY, SBRUARY 28, 1877. thnt 850,000, or sbme such enormans amount, Le appropriated la very doubifnl; as oue of the Alder- men #akl yesterday: **Tiere {#pot a mun who would anre ask far such an amonnt, and, althongh wany of the membera of the Conncil would ueunt #ome pecuniary consideration, 4 very much doubt It any witl be faked. " THE COUNTY BUILDING. A more laon foot to eut off the pupply of tobacco 1o the {nmates of the Poor-Jionse, Commisstoner Holden's back taxes, with which the Court-Honse was 1o be huilt, have not been hieard of for some time. Would not an *‘opinion " help the collection? ‘Tne Jall yard was the scene of & combat between two frall denizens from Hiler avenue nbout noon yesterday, Jailer Currler stepped Into the breach and told them that fightlng was hard on the eyes, and they departed in peace. Sherdf Kern will start forJollet Thureday of next week with twenly-»ix of his boariers, [fere- tofore It han been enstumaty to start at an esriler day aficr sentence-day, bt ihese are good patrone, anil ho (s in no haery io get rid of them, Contractor Sexton's visit to Nashville Is eald to e to fulfiil a promire made some time ago to marry a ymlni lady, The falture of McArthur, it I8 thouuhit {hls felends, will hasten hiv return, for he s on hig bond {n the conteact for masonry nod {run-work on the new Court-llouse. ‘The Commissloners will vixit the Normal chool at Englewood Friday to attend the commencement cxercised, At the top of their invitatione In writ- ten o pencll tho following algnificant sentence: **Noclable und refreshmenta in the evening.” 1t v are ot back Saturday tbele friends ought to w why, George Codd was arrested fosterday onan ine dictment found by tis last Grand Jury for Hbellng Minnle L, Cammifnge, Codd is the traveling car- respondent fors paper in this city devoted fo the Twtel Interest, wnd the indictment charges him with writing various lctters and fustigating othern, which have Injured ber and caused her name an fawe to be unnecessarily hondied abont in the prblie print, - Hle gave bufl 1o the sum of $500, 1t in very amusing to Inok on ot the irfangular fightamong the varlone Conrt.tHouse contraciors fur the poesessian of the 317,000 in the Count; Treasury to the eredit of the Conrt-Houne Fa: Harms, Walker, and {linsdale are the contestants, and there fa some sharp practice gulnz on. Haru; put In some heavy work vesterday for thy money, und Walker theew ont some broud hints, The Inet ween of the former lie hud Connnissioners Schmlde ?nd L{‘;“I“I 1n tow, and was talking wweet, and beer- ng often. Mr, Kennc’s rerolution providing for the Dosnd limiting §ts seesions 1o one a month, and for the ouditing of all bills by the fall Board, dos not meet with mush favor, ‘The Comtuissioncre see thut such 8 cotene wonld rob them of the exense they now have fur charging per dlem for every day In the month, and would slso be detrimental to riictt contractors ns present piilsthat will not stand » thorough faspectiun. I'he resolution will, donbt- lese, g the way of all good things and de burled jn acomoilitee, ‘The Commiseloners have commenced fruring up thele per dlem and ** expenees™ for (he prevent yuurter, and the B meeting lo-morrow will be held to ges their respective blile. Me, Senne's bill will be 8t the rte of ] per. day for the time actoelly given to waork, utid the others will, as usual, be st the rate ! per day for every day In the ynarter, The diffeeence in thelr chirges” bne no relation, what- cver, to the value of thetr seevices, mt Mr. Seane chuewed 2,60 beesupe lie holleves that under the law 1o i8 not entitled to any more, They expect to he pald Kl‘\lull"ly. it having been srranged that the West Side "Callector will tnrn n whatever money lie lina that morning and they will gobble it up In e afternvon. Thoss who have been hold- iniz orders for months waitlng for tnoncy, If the fn\nn worke, will have the satisfactlon of vontinu- n; 2 10 wuit, The credit of the county must be pro- tected, e = CRIMINAL. Michacl Morrissey wna taken tothe Weat Chicago Avenue Station Inet niehs on a charge of disorderly conduct, Froderick Walworth, nllan Olley, and W. B, Kelley, two well-known bunku-stcerers, wers run In yesterday by Oficers Schumaker and Thomas Wells, of the Lnke street squad, John Darng, who la wanted for the larcenyofa puiv of pers-glasees aud a sllver watch from some rtics on Canal street, vwus nrrested and locked up ust evening ut the West Madison Street Station by onieer lenry Smith, Otticer McMahon Inst evening brought into the West Twellth Street Statlon Jamea ftuckbrldge, who had hin pockets welihted down with wixty-ve pounds of lead-pipe, which had evidently been re- cently cut out of wome house. Detective Flynn nrrives home ta-day from St. Loulx, havingin charze 11, B, ‘Vsadell, who, it is allewed, defrauded, by swindling und 1orging, the Vietor Sewling-Machine Company and their cus- topicrs ont of some §2,000 worth of propurty. Michoel Burke was locked up at the West Twelfth Btreet Statfon laat night by Oflcer I O'Lrien, charged with nenllnlwn coat froim a youug man ro= siding at No. 445 Blue Ivlund uvenuo, ‘I'he cout was recovered from the pawnshop of Cliarles Mycrs, ot the coroer of Folk street and Dlue Isloud avenue, . Detective Dan logan yesterday arrested a littla 14-year-old who §a wanted foritho hurglary of wouie cignm from hin father's store on West Indlana e Severa) daye ago the same olficer srrested Frank Donaghute npon the same charge. The will be Beurd Murch 8, Suuday afternoon tast, during thy temporary ab- scuce of the uecupants, burglors effectoa an en- trance to toe house of C. B. 3ture, Nu,177 Thirty- seventh atreet, xnd carfod away clotbing and otlivr teirk to the (over) estimisted vilue of about $15. ‘‘he lown falls hieavily upon Mr. More, as it neces- situtes the wearing of bis winter apparel during the cumlug heated term, Detective Steete left last evening for New York to evcort buck to this city Charles Auderson, who noarly o yeur ago vmbezzled from hle em- ptoyer, John'l\ Cowles, of No, 37 Canal street, A charge of urson I8 nlso to e prefercod aguinst i1, bie huving eet dre (o the bullding in the hops of cuvoringg up his det coime, ‘The evldence upun this latter churge In uow being wurked up by the detectives ut Contral Station, Justlce Snummortleld yestorday held the follow- Inw: John Brown, lureeny of net of pool balls from Eilza Nictiol, of Nu. 50 North Welfy ntreet, $300 10 the Criminal Court: Thomns Perkins and Whlllain Butter, ounku-wen, thirty days each in 1he House of Corcection; Carele Arnold, drunk, thrtydaye fitbe Houss ot Correctlon; itudolpa s 1 and fle n, vagrants, tnirty days cach: Frank McTuskey, Juln Webber, und Joln San: den Mtlnued to March 83 Lonls La ere, burginry, Honte, recelving stolen property, and dohn Talley, lckpucket, took chamge of “venus 1o Justice ‘ollak, where each waa nwanded a continuance. dustica Scutly leld Bamuel Le Nolt 1 $700 ball to the Criminal Court fur the Inrceny of 307 worth uf clotubie from ik J. 1L Frank, of No, 741 Ilal- d etreet, Justies Konfinann oesessed a Mr. i, of No, SH) Hedgwick strect, $20 for tear own n curlet-fover shen which the Board uf Health put up. Justics Pollak heid L. J. Koeh in $2,000 ball to the Uriminal Caure for the larceny of 500 warth of clathing from 1, 3, Newell, of No, 260 Mlchlgn avenue, Detectives Bander and Scott's gang of l||lcnn:l Joan King, Nefl MeMullen, Willlam Trucey, Thouua Frizeersid, were bofore Justico Sutimers field yeatorduy charged with the b and & dlumod pin from the otice of W, drews, Nu, 1218 Wesliluzton atreot, upoi the night of Boe, 1, King waw employed us vlovator boy n Dbutlding, and the others, whoss ncknsines are Windy Dick, " +* Yorky, *and **'farby, " rooued with hit I the same Lnllding, King' coneused that he and MeSinllon comulited the theft, but that the diwmond was afterwards stolen from himn hy ono of thie athers, But thiv King was inable to irove, aud the Justice was compelled (o dischurye tmru( unil Fitzgersld for luck of evidonce, und hold King sl MeMullen fn $2000 vich 1o the Criminal Conrt, Tracey wus Wniosdiutely rear. reated by Detective Bandur, Deliy wanted, to- wether with by notorlous Willle ‘Farble, now In the County Jail, for the safe-burglary of vuluable upers from tho ottico of K. 8, Detiolyer, No, 10 Nethiodlut Chiveh filuck, papers which weére found burled 10 Jeifecson Lark, while the thieves wero awniting the adverllsement of 8 ibecu) reward, This Vracey fs a nepliew of vgeAtd, ‘Pracey, and 1w s wiot Incorelyihle young thief, Hix uncle be is agalu st lbesty went upun bis bund, on pemting the trial, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘The Chrixtlan Workers® Unlan of the West S1d: will mect st No. 221 West Madlon atrect this maralug ut 10 o'clock, Mr, Plllip Myers leuds the Went Hlde noon prayer-uiceting ut 221 West Madison steces ta-day. E. P, Stevens will conduct the singing. Descon Witlard will preach and E, I'. Stevens will shiig the Guspel at the Langluy Avenue Motho- dist Eplecopal Cliurets this vvering ut7:90, ‘Ulig nust of the serius of coltage wervlees of BI. Jdoliu's Prolesiang I:phmhml Chureh will be held this eveuting mt the residence of Me Jawes Nee Cauley, 1 Purk Avesue. Capt. Charles Varges, of the North Chleazo Light Guards, was clected Caplaln of Company ¥, Flret Hegiment, lart eveniug. —All mempers ute urgent- Iy tequested 1 be presout Friday wvealog for drill, ‘The Western Councll, of Univerialiet wmilulslers now In eexslon I the Church of the Redeewwvr, will Luld 8b opes meetiug fu the church tils evens {nzh fgr conference wud prayer. The public xre ovited, The second entestaiuinent for the bLenet of the Acadenty of Deslzn will tnke placs to-morrow evening In the maju pleture galleey, Tu proe gramwe includes the pleariug vpertia of **dox flllll‘l}ox'" which will cat, given with su excollent - et LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE. Attention 1s called to the advertliement, in anotber coluian, of the Liverpwol & Lundun & Ulobe Jusursnce Company. This, asle pretty gen- erslly kuown, 1s one of the largest and most solid assursnce corporations In exlatence, baviug aesets uf over $3,000,000, and labilittes of oaly sbout $1,815, 000, THHE TELEPHONE, Lectare by Prof. Elisha Gray at Me- Cormick Hall, A Large and Delighted Audiencess=Spenke ing by a Wire. The 00 people who went to McCormick 7all fast evening to hear Blisha Gray lectare abont the Tei- ephono wera not only amused but instructed, since there wasalmost an entire abegnce of technical terma fn the **Profeseor's' lahguage, and ey- erybody in the andlenca could comprehend wiat ho talked abont, On the platform wasa miseclla- neous nssortment of telegraphic machinery, which waa used to {llustrate his subject, Consplenous In the centre was the Telephone—sixteen large and #mall boxes, connected together by wires atlached 1oa mognet, 1In the contre of the anditorlom, kept. in position by & wire running from one gallery to tho other, wns p violin, with n magnot fastened to the sonnding.hoaed, The lecturer was Introduced by Juidge Caton, nnd afterreturning thanks for his reception, which wan very cordial, sald his subject was the forco called **Klectricity." Flfty years ago It wns looked upon as romething that could be uned only to grati- £y an {dle curlosity, such as producing convulsions inafrog's legs or twitching the muscles of that more orolved animal, man. It wae put to no use- ful purpose, porhaps, cxcept during thunder stormn to Intimidate bad Loys. Dat since that thne It had risen until to-day it was the peer, If not the queen, of the forces of Nature, Then It was a terror to the efck and aMicted; now it was consldered a biesslng and sn {mportant aid In the art of healing. Then it was & heggar, knocking at the door of Congreas for 8120, 000 {o demonntrate Its necfulness to man- kind. Now, $100,000,000 could not purchasa the Intorests that it had directly or Indirectly de- veloped. Then the merchant did not know the price uf produce outslde of his town or county. Now he had the markets of the world at Itls door every haif-hour, 1t wonld consume too much thne and tire the patlence of all to trace the progrees of electrical sclence, Ita present state of duvelop- ment was not dus to any one man, but to a great many Investigators, all of whom had forged & link fnthe cbain; some of more and others of lean value, Thelr headachies, and hearteaches, and midnight oll, snd, he might ray, the use of thelr pocketbooks, cniminated In the grand system of {lron nmerves that ran over the face of the globe, and ennbled ue tn houtly feel the puisations of the great heart of the world, Maryelotta & the triumphs of electricity had been ih the past, especially in its development of electric telegrapby, It etill from time to timo brought to the anr(ace some new wonder, 4o that tho vonstant inquiry was, What next? Lately it had shown 8 musical talent and powers of ven. teiloquisin, Much tlme had been required to train 1t 1o aing, anaa great deal of woney had been pakd the teacher. Although it did not yot equal Its als- ter, the plano, In volnme or rlu-m,v of tone, It eutrivaled it in the distance at which It could be besrd. ‘Pho trans on of eound 1o 8 distance Wi e ter acouetics and clectriclty, It sremed to 10 2 nniverenl Inwmnt;uvflvthlmi wwae carrled by motion, _\We saw motiun in life, in growth, denth, There were vartous kinda of motios foem waneound. There was a otion we did not hear, s the waving of a lLand: If the hand could ne made to vibrale sixteen, twenty, or thirty timea @ second, we could hear o musleal tone, Sound was sudible niotion, ~audible vibra- tlon. Sixteen vibrations o second would produce & sound, anid they could be increassd to 40,0004 wecond, when the sound faded out, Motlon atill existed. Perhaps [t became electricity. By and by It heeame licat, flethen nllnded briefly to the propagation ot sound waves, cnm?nrlm‘llhl.gn to the waves In the waler when g pebble 1s thrwn They traveled ordinurily at the rate of 1, 12 vecond. Some tones went at & higher rate, aud otherv ot o lower rate, When we came to electziclty the rate conld not bo measured. _As aoon s vibration commeneed in Mlivauker or New York the eound was heard in Chieago, The wave exiated In tho air or in any tnedls as A form~—ug o ebnpe. Thera are two kinds of round, noise and musi- caltone, The former wns caused by the waves striklug the car irregularly, withont perio. dicity, s thut from “the sirect, The latter was brought about Ly regularity and petlodl- city of movement. Forty vibrationd & second was the loweat time of the viano as commonly ron- ateucted, When the rato was increared tho nolo rose in ‘¢ pitch, ™ [This was Dlustrated by etzik- Ing two tuning-forke, one represonting s high and the othier a low note. Oue was_tuned (o 45 vibratlans, or 512 according to the French methud, the other way ity octave, | +_ Pasaing on to electricity, e anked whnt it was. No one had anewcred, * 1t was o miuch-abused force, and bad been uved as a sort of the explanativn of uvuylhlnflluv. Everythiing In the heavens that o not be ex- phalned wwas called electrical puenomena, Tle did not propose at this late day to dispel any of the provall- ng ideaw with ceference to it { teifing what it was, Eleetricity was a certaln condltion thut wae called electrleal. |Smiles.] Weo would enough whea we discovered all the facts regurding {ts action and 1t¢ uses. Ope of Its moet Importunt usenwas the phenomenon demonstrated * *electros magnetm, " upob which wmost of the system4 of telegrapling wero based. It was Hnnlucrd by powsiug & current of clectricity epirally sround a soft tron bur; and aslugular fuct was that tho bar moved, the purticles bucuming polarized and turn- Ingin thele lvltlul, and elongatiog the bar ftself, Professors Puge and Uensy discovered this in 1831, ImE stopped ttiere, They heard n nofse, und found wut the readon for it,—that the bar . uctually lengthened, and, ia leugthonlng;made a nolse, ey wny other sudden quick’motion would, 'he same principle was applivd in the telophone, the loudnees of the tone depending upon tho surunit of the magietlc Induenca pusded throuyh the buzes, ‘The Professor then explalued ths construction of the instruments, —both the receiver and the sender, —which have heretoforo been desrribed st El know quite length In Tz TIMBUNE. . An operator on the plat- form **called up™ Mllwaukee, where the sender was located, nud 8 pumber of vlraple molodles wero played on the” telephone _and viulin, omich to the delightof ¢ enice, who spplauded frequently, Hume one vuygested that the manipaiator he res quevied to play **Hold the Fort, Word wos veut bim, buthedfd not rewpond; and a volee cried 'arhaps they don't knuw the tune fu il ' traughter. | Cuntinuing, the lecturer said that not only sim- ple buteumpanlte (ones conld be transmitted simul- taneously wver the samne wire. ‘T'his multiplied ite capacity for telegraphic purposes, und was the ob- uct of the invention, Elght tones hiod thie far cen trunsmitied, the recelvers und sendors cor- responding in tone, exch pair bolng attuned fo the wamo vibrations, and the recciver, ixnorlng stl other tonee, wauld pick np only that wlhich came frow Its own acnder, Kverything (hat wes capa- ble of bielng thrown into motion, and rate of itw own,—Ils fundamental, —wonti cours motion in a vimflar fosteument. |This wae illustrated by drawing & bawseviol bow Avross o uning fork, and plucing anotber, which gave furth tho wame note, Ina line with It, the second una vibrating without belug tooched, un uccouut of tho action of the ale wavew upon il . The ope- ratore (n Milwaukew sent fonr tones over the same wire, and each cunld be heard clenrly by thovo uear the platform, although all were nounded at the . ey wero aleo run (n together, but each liltle receiver ur box I-l:)ml “F Its own note sod did notinterfers with {ts neighbor, ) Another ‘development of ity was futeresting in & wclentille View, Praf, hiis tions, 1 hey although they were embracwd (n {t, and developed the tranemission of vocaleuiiuls, A spoken il was nothing but vibratiun ln some of Is and conplox forua, 1t was almost [f not qui Euuulbh, ta prodace a pute tone. Tliere wers nes, vihrating at o higher rate, connected with wvory fundsmeutal, A plece of siring vibrited, so did the two hsives, the four fourths, ic.. of jt, the latter being the over-toues, and giviog the eles ment which wis called quahity, Thusun £ could be dimtinguished froma U, "Fhe instrninent tor rranamitting vocsl sonnd con- slated of u hollow tube on one end of which was tretched 8 motsl membrano with a thin fron or teel urmature glued 10 it, the membrane awlnging ck und forth in the olr aud copylug the voice lu ull [t» furme—nasuuing ex; l“!{ e wotiun of thy alr when a wond I “nttered. The word passed throngh a maguet, and at the receiving end was .a shnitar membirane which was throwa loto vibmtlon In toe saine manuer, sud there was consequontly audible vibration in the form of the mmL ke ouly tronble with the lnstrument wie that when sctin wotlun I$ 30t stop ne yuddenly as o word wWis ended, ¥nd a f echo uccompanled it, ue 1T 3he uperstor has toud In o Lurrel—ae It thy words were blenled together. Ko far the words were very Juw, but the volce of '8 (rlend could ba ensly dlstingulshod with the var close 1o the re- e -I " it would nvtl'l' bI"hI'UII::II toa state of pecfectivn was # great question, because Ehee Wi 508 Vs hover 1o 2 1t ¥ {Applause. | MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Special Dirpalch to The Tribuns, CHANPAWOK, L, Feb. 27.=This commus nity has for u week past beeu speculating upon the sudden divappearsnce of Mr. Rodaey B. Coudit, who for two years past has been the business manager of the private banklvg rm of Buruha, Condit & Co,, {n thls clty, Mr. Con- dit enjoyed the conidonce of the commuuity in the higbest degree, having resided here for many years, aud occupyiug 8 high position in the sochsl und religious cirvles ol thes town. He suddenly reslgned his position as nianager and de‘]‘nrwd for the Soutly, without Inthnativg o his parthers ur frieads any such lutent. Hls accounts with the bunk are rigut, aud that In’-lmuuun loses :fl“:mgz ‘!:,v hl‘ndfl:w pearance. 8 Was cug u buyiug, feeding, S5d shipping cattle, wud had borrowed large sums for uxe In bis private bustuess, his position in the bauk giviug bius almost uniioied credit, Judizwients 1o the smount of 18,0 bave becu eutered up geatust bis urufert)' aund all bis per- sousl effects bave beeu fevied on It s sald that be bhas vihier debts awouutiog 1o #40,000 oF Agure vutatandiog, sod thut bls real cotate ls telaphque xmln‘s‘ qa( mortgaged for its full valae, Speculation os to thie causes which led Mr. Condit to disappear at this eritfeal juncture Is still rife. ——— CANADIAN NEWS, #pectal Dispatch to The Tridune. MoxTREAL, Feb, 27.—The startling announce- ment was made to-day that Mr. John Gilmour, of the firm of Gilatour & Company, had vom- mitted sulcfde. An unfounded rumor also pre- valled on the Exchange that the flrm had falted. Montreal bank stock woas affected 8 per cent by the rumor. The firm twas one of the wealthiest and most extensive lumbering con- cernsin the world. Mr, Gilmour had been stop- ping at 8t. Lawrence Hall for soveral dave. On Sunday moruning Inat he left the otel and has not been seen or heard of since, . Detectives are engaged scouring the surrounding country to diccover his whercabouts, It §s feared that the losa fucurred by the absconding of his clerk, Thomas “McDuff, a few doya ago, with £40,000 preyed upoh his mind anil led to his disappearance. The honsc Is de- clared by jta bankera bere to bo perfe:tly sol- vent, and the dlsappearance of the senfor part- ner will not aMect. its busines: Epectal Dernosr, Mich, lecago ab- sconder, John F. Cutting, for some time past a tenant of a jullon the Canmida slidc, was taken before Judge Liggett onn motlon to Wischarge hin, on the ground that his case was not cov- ered by the extradition treaty, but the Judee could not see It 50, and Cuttlng was remanded to prison. ———— FINANCIAL, Bpecial Digpalch fo The Triduna. Granp Rarios, Mich, Feb, 20—%W. D. Roberts, one of the ploneer merchants of this ¢ity, who bas Leen @ merchant bere for nearly forty years, made pn assignment last night, James Blalr, Esq., bolng his aesignce. No deflulte etatement of his asacts and labllitles haa been innde, hut the former are estimnted at about 860,000 and the latter at nbout £100,000, Most of his creditors are partles who live here, or In this State, as ho owes but about $11,000 to Eastern merchante, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. GaLexy, 1L, Feb, 25, —Wulinn Huld, a lead- Ingz grocer of this city, made an mesignaient this eveniug tor the eneiit of bis creditors, most of whom are Clicago dealers, Capt, D, W. Corey has been appointed assiuce. ¢ lubllitles ave not kuow, sud the asscts are Hinited, SIIT FOR DAMARES, Spectal Dispate to The Tribune, Quircr, 1), Feb, 37.—Papera were filed to- day by Bitnon R, Clark and Frank W. Vanbag- cn, who enter suit for $20,000 each ngalnst the Wabash Rallway Company, of Illinois, for dam- azes sustained on the nizht of the Ist of Janu- ary by a collision with a Chicago, Burlington & (inlnuy truin at the Twelfth atrect bridee In this city, “Both complainants were sevcrely injured. GREEN CLAY SMITH, Speclal Dimpatch to The Tribune, Detnott, Mich., Feb. 27.—The United States galned o verdict for 837,500 in the United States Court to-day agalnst George A. -Flkch, bouds- man for Green Clay Smith, who In 1860 had cbarge of Indlan Affairs In the ‘Territory of Moutana, and fo settling with the Governiment falled to return sll moneys Intrusted to blm, . —— REVENUE AFFAIRS, Specint Dispatch o The Tribune. DeTROIY, Mich,, Feb, 27,—The Firat and Fifth Reveouo Districts liave been coneolidated, with Gen, Trowbridge, of the First, for Collector. The order goes (uto effect Murel e —— THE INDIANS, Citicaco, ¥Feb, 27.—A dispatch from ths com- manding officerof the Cheyenue Agency to Uen, Sherldan ot headquarters here, says 220 Sfonx Indians arrived there yesterday from the hostile camp on Tongue River, and surrendercd their arma and 100 ponies., ———— LAKE. Town polltics are heginning to look no. The Demoeratic Committee have issued a clreulnr ad- dressed to Democrats and Liberal Republicans calling upon them to organize In thelr respective districts for the purpnse of putting In nomiuntion o ticket that will be acceptablo (o the town. There is conslderable dissntisfaction iwith the present Board of Trustees, whn are all candidates for ro- election, It s claimed that the delt of the town bna been Increased beyond the conntitutional liu- its by tha present Hoard, aud tho fortheowbg Treasnrer's report le Jooked wpon us ° wn eloctioneering ~ dodge, and Itv exumina- tlug by a commiti of thelr owu num- ber fa" consldered a farco, A number of prominent citivens have determined to nake a pris vate examination, If vosaible, for themuclives, nnd fna out what le belug done with the people's money. 1 u ticket compioscd of honest ond rella- ‘ble men ls putinto the fleld Ly elther party, or by a combination, it will bs llkely to recelve the sipe port of the overburdened taxpayeesof both varties, ‘Fhis afternoon {n the time set by the loard of Trustees to test the fire-alarm bells ‘located In the differcut roctions of the town. Thelr acceptanco by the Board will depend upuu the distance they can be eard, ———— MUSICAL CONSERVATORY, 802 BROADWAY, N.Y. 1 am most happy to bear testimony to the greut snperlority of the Mathushek pisnos. I have been famillar for years with all of our most dlstinguieh. ed planos {u this country, and 1 do not besitato to any that the Colibri oramall planois, in all respects, superlor to the common sized square, by all other makers, and that the Orchestral (common sized square) Is uot eurpasscd, If indeed It be equaled, by soy Concert Grand T have ovor seen, Thess planue must take tho fead of all known Inetruments, and thelr pecullor contraction renders them by far the most durable, and toe least iiable to get vut of tune, Evuxned, Menuiax, organist Dr. Strykor's 1. P. D. Charch, coruer Thirty-fourth street and Eigth avenue. Pelton & Pomeroy, General Agents, 220 and 231 State street, ——— EDWARD HOWE, JR.. Profesvnr of Music und Organiet st Dr. Osgood’s Church, New York, A short examination of the Mathushek planos satusfics me of their great power and superior quality, The Colibrl hss sufiiclent body of fone for u parlor, while the Orchestral clusely resembles In power and quality the Grand Plano, The oction svems remarkably well ude, 3and [ am much pleased with the Instrument: Pelton & Punieroy, Genoral Agenty, 210 und 231 State street, e e THE ROOT & SONS HMUSIC CO, offer special Inducements to purchasers at whola. sale nnd rotail, of sheet-music, muslc.books, vio« lins, guitars, and all kiuds of musical iuetruments, General agonts for the Standard orgzap and Steck pisno. Quality gunranteed, No, 160 State street, B Ty PIANOS FOR RENT, A Inrge sesortnient of superiorupright and square planos, constantly on land, for rent at veory Jow Becond-hand planos cluslng out at great rates, DAVIS-MATTHEWS—-0n Thuniduy, Vel a1 the residonre of hor parents, 1972 Prairle-av., by the Ruy. Vrof, Swine, 3Mr. N, avin, O Cheyenne, Wyo, T., and Mive Let Matthews, DEATIIN, MARX—Veb, 26 1mit., at the residence of her son-inslaw, No. 064 Wabasti-nv,, Cecelia, relict of the late lsuec Murx, in ber Blith year, Fuueral Wednesday, the 28ch inst,, st 2 p. m, HANCHETTE—At 310 Michigsu-av,, Feb. 26, Mrs, hmmq.l. Manchotte, uged 41 years and 10 wonths, Funeral services a3 3 o'clock this p. m. McAULEY—Atthelr residence, 238 8outh Green- #1., Charlotte, wife of M. McAuley, of dropsy of e heart, aficr & vevere filness. Notlca of funeral hereaficr, . BRITT—Feb. 27, Joun T, Britl, aged 8 wonths, Puneray to-day from the corner of Rabey and Twelfibe. at 10 o'clock, by caerlages to” Cale NG8—0n Feb. 26, of heuiorrhage of the boloved wifo of ¥, Heanluga, 281h, at 2 o'clock, frum her late residonce, No, 81 Menomonvesst., o Graceland Cewotery, Frieads arelurited, WAHLGREEN—Suddenty at the roridence of the parents, 445 Milwnukea-av,, Feln 27, at ¥ o'clock & i, Anoa :I‘Ernln Waligrpeu, sged 18 yeare 11 od 2 days. Notlco of funeral hercafter. BCULLY—At 25% North Well of tho brsiv, 'Fhownas, uldest son Margures Scully, uged 11 years und 7 moaoths Funeral at 11 o'clock sbarp, by currlages w the Church of the lloly Name, und theace to Calvary, ROGERS~The funersl of Mrs. F, W. ltogers ‘wiil take plice frowa Lier late residence, 3422 Loumis- li..dlu-dl] 851 o'clock. ¥riepds of the fanily In- Vil COCKE ~Feb. 27, Illchard Cocke, 80 Archer-av. Funeral March 1, by caré to Calvary, Friends 0 fuvited. woul ut., of congeation of Thom ud ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTH WARD, POLITICAL The Seventh Wand Republicsn Club will hold Its uflul'lt meeti) ping at 392 West Fous- tecuth-sl.y McClavey's store. MEDICAL, e " CONSUMPTIVES TAKE NOTICE, Every moment of delay makes your cure more hope. fes, and much depends on the judiclous cholce of 4 remedy. The amount of testimony in favor of Dy, Schenck's Palmonte Syrup, a9 & cnra for Consumption, far excecds all that can bo brought to support the pry. tenslone of any other medlcine, Bee Dr. Schencky Almanac, contalning the eertificates of many persony ©of the Nighest respectabllity, who have been reatoreq tohealth, after belng pronounced (ncurable by phys. clans of acknowledged sbility, Schenck's Pulmonte Syrup alone hias cured many, as these evidences wiy show: but the cure Is often promoted by the employ. ment of two other remedles which Dr. Schenck pro. ¥ides for thaparpose, These additional remedies ary Bchenck's Sea Weed Tonfe and Mandrake Pills, py thotimely wee of these medicines, sccordiog to dires. tions, Dir, Bchenck cevtifes that most any caseof Cop. aumption may be cured, # . Dir. Schenek I orofesstonally at his principal oficy, corner Sixth and Arch-ste., Philadelphis, esery Aoy day, whore oll letters for adyice must he addresied, To CONSUMPTIVES INVALIDS. WINCHESTER'S HNYPOPIOSPIITE op LIME AND BODA will promptly and radiclly canre consumption and absolutely provent ity developament In all oases of Prediapositin or threatenad attack, For WEAK LUxus, CURONIC BRONCIITIN, UENERAL DEBILITY, NERVOUS PROSTHATION, DYSPEPSIA or 1NDI GESTION, LOSS OF VHIOR nnd APPETITE, wy olldlsesses nrlsing from POVERTY OF TILE DLOJD, WINCHESTER'S UYPOPHOSPHITE 0O LIME AND SODA 15 A SPECIFIU, belng we. qoaled as & VITAKIZING TONIC, and BRALY, NBRYE, and BLOOD FOOD, Frice, 1 and 82 per bottle, Prepared onlyby WINOHESTER & 00, Chomists, Sold by Draggiats, 30 Joh New ¥k, Y WL AU BURTERS &6 REUCLAR WEDNESDAY SALE, 50 Rolls Carpeting. White Granite and Yelov Ware, Table Cutlery, Groceries, and . " Wooden Ware, Wednewlay Mornlug, Feb, 28, at 10 o’clek, At Butters £ Co.'s Auctlon Ropma, 118 & 120 Wabasbar, 800 PACKAGES Assorted Glasswars, Welusday Morning. Feb. 38, at 10 'clock, atow Slearoon : iy LA DOTTRIN & co., Ancuioness, VALUABLE PROPERTI To be 8old Without Resorve. cted to annonunce the '« Feb, 23 nextat 11 o'cloc! DTy : bulld§ngs, uund, situst #ing uT th eugo, Alto! 3t, Lu Mite ¢ Vineennes 14aliroads. The property wil ba uffered lc(mrllely oF togethier. Fullparticutars il b Kiven by Wi AL BUTTERS & CU.,” Auctioneed, Il4 R 130" Wabash gy, i THE ABOVE SALL IS | POSTPOINED TNTIL FURTIER NOTICE, ] WAL A, BUTTEIR ¢ ay 500 LOTS | STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, ‘Woolens, Clothlug, Ladics’ Cloaks, ' Shawls, l(nsfery, Hats, Caps, Siraw Goods, Boofs and Sioes, GUR REOULAR TRADE SAEE, Thursdey Morning, March1, at {:30, At 2alearooms 118 & 120 Wab e The stovi will embrace full Jines ot ble podt. 10,000 yards HAMBURG EMBROIDEXIES I the nicest and modt showy patterus. WAL A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionan. FURNITURE N ENTIRE FIXTURES OF WOHL'S RESTAURANT, No. 170 Mudlson-at., at Auctlon )Iund:‘{'!(omill May 5, at 10 o'clock, Sale on tho premlses, I3 ticulars hereafter. A BUTTERS & CO,, Auctioneers, By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO, Auctivnerrs, 84 ond 86 Randoipueat. CUATTEL MORTGAGE SALE AT ATOTION. b Furuiture, Carpes, Piee Miror OIll Paintings, Etc., Al Residence, N. E. Corner Taglor and Lyte-st, TRURSDAY MORNING, March 1, at 10 o'cloc. Parlor Snits, Euxy Chislrs, elegunt and expensit Gilt and Walnut® Framo Pler Mircors, Chambt urniture, Curpets: u few very choice Bacred OL PAINTINGS and Engraviugs, Articies of Vert, 3 i by i i 4 £ g_ Muvic Stand, Chaudetlers, Uss, Fixtures, Dinl room Chalre, Tables, Kitchen Ware, cte, ELISON, POMEROY & €O., Auct're, Our Regular Fridey’s Saly, Frlilay Morning, March 2, at 94 o'clock, ‘The Largest Stock Now and Second-hand FURNITURE, CARPETS And Genernl Youselold Goods, Office and Library Desks, Easy Chalrs, etc., e General Merchandlse, ste. BLISON, POMEROY & CO., Anct'rs " By G. I'. GORE & 00., GH'and 70 Wi Our Second Large Spring Trade S Boots, Shoes& Slipper wi de WEDNESDAY, Fob. 28 st O\iunl. }’n’. ';'rfm:m and will lnulfidEnLAnbl LINES of the VERY BEST aud most st ‘We ahall also olase x}:xz%: sonablo goods, Balsnce ot the ‘stock of JAGOE HENGH, Hoot und Shoe Dhaler, ORU nday. & 7GEO: P, GORE & CG. s & 70 Waba. FOURTH ANNUAL SAIE FOI THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. On TIIURSDAY, March 1, at U3 o'clock, 2, Packages of Uuclaiwed Merchandise, sold iof whom |t may concerni 2 4. I GOLE & CO., Auctiozeen. By WM. MOOREHOUSE & Cly Auctloncery, 274 and 270 East Madlsoa-st Ye st ell tbls momiog at 10 0'clock. NEW FURNITURE. Parlor eults of all grades, Chiamber_Sets, Mard] Wotk Tofy Chisiie, Lofas Lowsiges, Bookesres ¥ roves, Stdcloinis, etc, OFFICE DESKS OF ALLKINDS, arpets, eic., sic.. togelher with a largolot O et Kot S o second A Laroeast; IONERY, . CELEBRATED througtos the Unlon.-expressed toul it 4,0 aud i, 20 r B, GrderyGUNNHEL, Cvales tioner. Chicazo. ——— ¥ oy o fogle volurst b Drices pald _for slanmiy Curuer (llmflwn aad Pt = ¢ Lot e ARTIFICIAL E ARTIFICTAL, EYES. Deugglats, 85 Bouth Clars-st