Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1877, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBU. : SUNDAY. MARCH 4, 1877=SIXTEEN PAGES. on the west side of the strcet. This the prop- THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The Philosophical Society was addressed last night by Mr. H. W. S. Clevleand upon “Land- scape Gardening as an Art.” The regular meeting of the Bar Association would have becn held yesterday afternoon, but for one fact: there was no quorum present. ‘The Dore Block, on the northwest . corner of | S3ate and Madison streets, has becn sold by 8. AL Nickerson to Samuel A. Crozér for $275,000. “The removal of the West 8ide Post-Office from_the corner of Washington and Halsted streets to 3 point further weston Madison street s belng discassed. A move is on foot in the Park Avenue Metho- dist Church to purchase St. John’s Episcopal Church buflding to better accommodate the congregation of tha former. 4 The Carricrs’ Department of the Post-Office believe fn showing their enthusiasm for Hayes 2nd Wheeler, and so decorated all the cases and furpjture with flags and banrers of various de- suriptions. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, optician, 88 Madison street (TIBOUNE Building), was, at § 8. m., 30 degrees; 102 m., $1: 12 m., 303 $ p. 0, 295 5 poom., 20, Bare ometer at § 2. m., 20.99; 1 p. m., 20.57. A dispatch from South Bend, Ind.. in Friday’s TRISURE, in giving particulars of the death by drowning of Col. A. B. Wade, Postmaster of South Bend, Intimated that it was a suldde. Later advices show Lhat the drowning was en- tirely sccidental. - ; Mr. Robert Rill, proprietor of the Matteson House, {5 Iying dunzeronsly ill of brain fever at his residence on Michizan avenue. At about 10 o'clock last night his l;:hyaim‘m reported that he * could not recover, bui might possibly live through the nizht. Misled by analozies of sound, a man who fs better posted on the etiguette and subjects of discugsion of the saloon than on those of the chiurch, came home Jast Sunday and entertained his fumily with au account of a scrmon be had Jjust heard on the parable of the guod, smart man. (Querv—Samaritan?) Tllinols sliould feel honored by haviag an origiusi name given 1o one of its post-ofices, one never bestowed on & town before_except in coujc storice. Frogtown, Clinton County, is he latest post-oflice in Wlinois, - Another oflice is Peunyville, changed from Four-Mile I'rairie, Perry County. Arizonastill delights in Skull Valley Post-Office, re-cstablished Feb. 24. Owing to the fact that for the past few weeks the meetings of the Christian traveling sales- men_have been partisl failures, the attendance Iest night at Farwell Hall wzs small. Those that did attend were well repaidfor their trouble Ly the interesting character of the remarks made and the free interchange of thought, ex- yerience, and advice. Mr. Pilsbary presided. The next mecting will be held next Saturday evening in Lower Farwell Hall. - A young man fo Milwankee seriously injured his the other eveniug, while straining it to el the distant footfall of his swectbeart, which he thought at first was the noisc made by the approach of an_express frain. They took him down to_the dry-dack, and by means of the shears employed in hoisting the masts of vessels in und out_manazed to keep the injured orzaniu place till it was operated upon, sod Lhe sufferer was enabled to return to Lis edito- rial dutles on the Sentine. At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning a man named Jazob Remetein, 73 vears of age, residing At No. 240 West Twelith ‘street, while driving norths on Desplaines street, near Harrison, be- came entangled in the reing, and talling between ke horses and the wagon was £everely injured by the wheels. He was attended by Df. McLen- nun at Brabrook’s drug-store, No. 160 West Harrigon street, and theuce sent to the Alexian Brothers' HoSpital. Among the severe injuries which he reccived §s 2 fracture of the skull, which will probably prove fatal. April 2, the Haunibal Guards (color- wive a grand jubilec cntertainment at the Exposition Building. The various colored societics, Masonic and henevolent, are to par- tivipate, and 3 grand time §s anticipated. The orzunization utdertaking this affalr, formerly known as the Hacnibal kflusres, laving made a change bott: in neme ang dress, solicit. the pat- ronage of all dtizens toald them in equipping #nd uniforming the company, which costs some- thivr over ¥1.500. A ood prosramme is being arranzed. consisting ol speakiug, singing, ban BIsic, ete, 2150 a parade or drill by the Guards awmi Chieazo City Rifies. At the Stock-Yards Saturdar. morning fo Tit- tie exciteisent wus ozeasioned by the announce- ment of the faiture of D. O'Brien, a Chic tuccher. The excitement grew out of the fact that a number of the commission firms doing’ husiuess at the yanls were losers through the 1zilure in sums Yaryiag from 200 to £1,200, all anmremating some $20,000 or §25,000. It §s ‘un- durstood that O’Bricn desires to effect 1 com- prowisc with his creditors, and it s fair to pro. sun:c thet Ins terms will be accepted, as_that was the course the Stock-Yard victims of Swee- pey & Co. and Goetz Brothers (botk of whoze fuitares oceurred within, the past eighteen months) pursued. 1t s now in “contemplation to culla mecting of the commission snfi:sml:n and resolve that in the future Chicago butchers nrust pay cash fof their supplics, The bundsmen of MeArthur are still awaitin the arrival of the new Postmaster, and nr% avxiout to be relicved frem the responeibility of conducting the business of the office during the interregnum. Meanwhile thcy make daily visits to the rooms of the Special Arent and the Assistant, Postriaster 10 ece that everything s all rizht. " Mr. Squiers continues in the active nanazement. aud hus placed his books and ac counts In siape for the inspection of the Post- master. Thut' individuzl has not been in g hurry yet to euter into the enjoyments of his new: position, but still Jags in Washington, natwitbstandmg that there is o pressing need of bispresenceliere. Itis thought that he s remain- ingin Washinuton to witness the inauguration ceremonies and ingratiite himself with the in- Comins Administration. It fs quite certain that Dun Shepard’s business in Chicago a few days 350 was the procuriex of -securities for Mr. Falmer, and that, having succeeded in” his errand, he hss winged his way to the National Cupital, there to deliver up the docunent to Palmer for its proper filing. A timid woman was all alone in her house on Hoyae strect the other night, her husband hav- f,'}: ugpinc giown ll;zd;n to l:n emergency inceting meginary e when a desperate burglar, who had served five terms {n Staters Prison' an £2d been concerned In cleven murderous af- {rays, entercd into business relntions with her front door through the medium of a centre-bit 20d 2 jimmy. The tinid woman heard him fooltag round it, and with.the “:mm.k‘l “The brutes il fix 17’ seized a broom-handle, «rept down-stairs, threw the door open with the shout, “I've pot vou at last, have 1#”’ anq at- tacked that burrlar withsuch fary that hedropped bis centre-bit and fled down Van Biren street, Wwith the fleetness of a startled doc. (They measured his tracks subsequently and found he was taking strides of cighteen and three-fourths feet {rom™ Lieel to toe, and the best authorities &l agree that it was less than six minutes be- fore he came out on Lake Park.) Then that timid weman discovered that he wasn't her hus- band, and with 2 shrick that scared_down bush- cls upon bushels of falling stars she went into hysterics. Leap year is over, the Centennial is past_and Roue, but a timid young man over on the North Bide has not relaxed any of his precautions against matrimony: 1f auy onc says to him, ' Miss Jones is- strikingly handsome, is she BOLI hie replies, She is alleged to be by es presumably cumpetent.”? Do you not consider Miss Thompson fo be a woman perfect- Iy ealeulated to render the home of 2 worthy nian happy besond the porer of artist o' paint or deseribe! he is ed, whereto bhe _ mokes amswer cs. without prejudice to . any of my reserved rights. If the il who is” Jeast obLuoxivus to him tries to lure him to an unfre- quented window to take observationsof metcoric owers and things, be insists on asking her aiotlier, or 1ather, or elster, or stranger that is within lier parior doors,sto accompany him and rejoive with them in contemplating “the won- drous works of nature. And, finally, hebas be- coine an accomplished stenographer; and when- ever they go out for a walk or weot ina room ‘without witns e takes verbatim notes of au eavel-. poet sometimes the conversation, and putting them in Ope; 35 hg goes hame, malls thewm o himsclf, so that the Post-Office stamp and date and the fact that the ctivelopes Luven't been opened will be competent cvidence in court whenever—as with ?i i::mhpr;:u;nns,he fears ;‘-m some time be his —he appear as defendant in ch- ©of-promiee suit. g 3o TAAT PRESIDENTIAL BET. Ceartney Campbell $150, the amount of a bet made by him in Duwbuslnlst on the Presidential election. Tetiilon’s hopes of Tilden’s election were Snally dissipated by Fridays. dispasen e i b i steps to prevent C e it Mr. Bushnell said the lm;‘:7 was well settled on the sul and that his client fow saw the case through different spectacles: 2. Jnd:e.l’m!hnhd Joxingly if it was a bet on the Presidential clectlon, and _scemed con- sgdgab)y surprised to find' he had guessed rightly. + Noone appéared for Mr. Hipple, and a tem- Petillon subsequentiy swore_out a replevin nstable Scanlan, of Justice Haines’ Court, served the writ and got the money. © JOHN GARRITY, Yesterday morming about 1 o’clock, Batch- elder’s saloon on State strect, a somewhat no- graceful quarrel, in the course of which J, H. Romaine, an operator on _the Board of Trude, received injuries which will confine him to hia room for eeveral days, and may possibly have a still more serious result. Romalne, accompanied by several other fast members of soclety, had ordered supper fu the saloon, when 4 well- kmown * crook * named John Garrity came In with acompanion. A member of Romaine’s varty invlied Garrity to eupper, and this proved objectionable to Romaine, who sald _ that” “#no d—d thief ' could cat with Wim." Ttis alleged that he followed this with a blow, which Garrity returned. Any- how there vas a fight, resulting in the smash- ing of a_quantity of glass and crockery, aud in Romaine’s receiving two bad cuts over tlic cye. Romuine was taken to his boarding-place on the Nort Side 1n 1 carriaze, und Garrity was ar- rested by Officer Mahoney. ' Some of the gang woke up Justice Summerfield at 2 a. m., and thet obliging official took bail for the fellow’s appearance. The case was called in the after- noon and continued in $300 bail to the 10th inst. Garrity was then rearrested on complaint of a colored woman named Serah Allen, who is employed in Mollic Fitelt's house of ill-fame on Fourth avenue, for creating a disturbance in that establishment. Iu this case Jim Fitzsim- mons furnished special bail, and the worthless loafer was once more at liberty. DARTMOUTH ALUMNL At a special meeting of the Dartmouth Alum- ni Association of Chicago, held at the Tremont House yesterday afternoon, E. W. Evaus pre- siding, upon motion, B. F. Ayer, D. L. Shorey, and the Rev. Charles Caverno were appointed a Committee on Resolutfons, which Committee, throagh its Chairmun, reported the following: WaEeneas, The Rev, Samuel C. Bartlett, D. D., amember of this Aseociation, bas been recently unanimously elected by the Board of Trastees to the Presidency of Dartmouth College, and a speciul meeting of the Dartmonth College Alumni Associa- tiom of Chicago has been called for the purpose of - taking suitavlc notice of this gratifying event, the following resolutions cxpressive of the feelings of its members are hereby adopted: Ztesolted, That the members of this Association contemplate with pectliar satisfaction the election of the Hev. Dr. Bartlett to the Presidency of the Coliege. ‘The cminent position lie has ‘maintained for muny years at the Westas the zealous friend and efficient promoter of liberal learning, and his recognized character as an enlizhtened and ac- complished scholar, who adds to his great merit as a {heologian and man of lctlers the most estimable rsonal qualifications, give full assurance that iis services would be of tae highest value in the arduous and important station he has been sclected 1o fill; and o S Ziesolved. That we offer him not only our hearty congratalations on his election, but our earnest as- surauce that, in the event of Ius accepiance, our sympathies und best wixhes will attend him in the administration of the College, and that no reaso able exertions shall be Iacking on our part to pre 100te the prosperity of the institation and 10 ecn- larze the spherg of its usefuluess. Theresolutions were unanimously adopted. A CLEVER STRATEGEM IOILED. Yesterday about noon, on Clark street, a vortly and weil-dressed gentleman suddenly fell in an"apoplectic or epileptic fit upon the ‘side- walk. here was a large crowd present naturally, and in a few minates at east a hundred people had gathered round the sufferer, prodigal of good but contradictory advice. One ¥ood Samaritan held the sufferer’s head upon his capacious bosom, while another buthed his Lrow with water and unbuttoned his collar, Presenuly there was a faint flutter of returning life in the patient’s bosom, kis cyes unclosed, and lie looked the thanks he could not speak. **Do ot agitate yourself, my youns fricud,” s2id the man wholield bis head. "¢ No, said the other Samaritans, “you have hud a vrovidential escape from_deatb, and vour heart is full of ingratitude if you fail for the rest of your natural life-to offer up praise and tiunksgiving for tlic meney extended to you acrording to the ritual of the church of which I, who unbut- toned your shirt-collar, am_an unworthy mem- Ler in good standi: 0, cheese that,” said a0 unsympath young man in the crowd, scheese that. Is ihe cuss goinz to croakf "Cause if he iswt m going to get, and Dot lose my time here. I wouldn’t have come anyhow, only I thousht it was a dog-fisht, or ‘someibing decent.” He will live, impious youth’ said the first goud Samariten, “but in the midst of life we are in death.” *Yes," echioed the other wood Samaritan, “and we should always go pre- pared for whatever may oceur.” *“And what- ever may,” feebly said tbe sufferer, and every ear of all those busg_mcn was instantly strained 1o catch the words from his pallid lips, * there is Do prc('mn-finn like a twenty years’ endow- ment policy in the — ¥ but liefore he could name the company with which he was connect- cd the good Samaritan who held his head dropped ft with a fearful crash upon_the stone sidewalls, scrambled to his feet and fled pre- dpitasely, followed by the rest of the crowd, while the agent, rising witha face expresssive of much disappointment, felt the back of his Lhiead tenderly, and walked awi A NEW EEELEY MOTOR IN OUR MIDST. A sclf-taught young man upon the West Side bas devised a scheme which in_simplicity and effectiveness is the equal of any pateut motor- speculation on record. The initial processes are wuch the same a5 in other cases,—he alleged that he nad discovered a new and powerful me- chanical 27ent by means of which you could run a train of 7 cars y miles in z minutes, and not omly have it cost nothing, but receive a decent. bonus into the bargain; declared that he could not confide 50 momeatous a_secret to another Tiving soul, and formed a joint-stock company, with” a bandsome cash mglx(-fl. and himself as President, Treasurer, aud Executive Committee to.make the old thing work. A reporter of Tie SuSpay TrIBUNE called upon him the other day and found him surrounded by a mysterious machine composed in equal parts of soda-water fountains, coffee- mills, electric-batterics, and_combined washers and wringers, Upon asking Iiim how this great- est invention of the century was proceeding, the inventor with a frank wink replied: * Well, the company is having a gun-metal cylinder cast to stand a pressure of 67,000 toas to the square inch. Nothing less powerful can confine the terrible energy of this destructive vapor. Earth- quakes, and_dynamitc, ana Bill Springer 1s all perfect Jambs compared to it “Well, and when they’ve got that cylinder, what then?™ “Why, then, I'll have it tested by hydraulic pressure, and bust the crust out of it. Then, they’ll have to make anotber cylinder, and when they have I'll increase my hydrauiic pressure and bust that, and so on 2d jofinitum.” “But why don’t you try your motoron the cylinders?” “Why should I, my son? " benignly replied the great inventor. ‘What’s the blamed use of it? If they cant set up a cylinder power- ful enough to withstand hydraulic press- aure, how can they ever get up one calculated to restrain the tremendous cnergics of my motor! Why; suppose I introduced a wineglass full of water iuto a cylinder with- standing 136,500 tons to the luch, and subjected it tothe process of decomposition, and the cyl- inder burst and didn’t leave 2 human being alive In Chicago, and turned eight ornine happy and smiling wards into mere holes Ir the ground, could I ever forgive myself? Not much Icouldn't.”” The reporter, still cager in the cause of sclence, besought the great in- ventor to name the capacity of resistance in a cylinder which would enable the invention to reach the ' staze of practical demonstra. tion. **Well," answered the inventor thought- fully, ‘*‘whenever they do met a cylinder T can’t bust by hydraulic pressure I shail have to do once of iwo things: cither set to work and invent a motor, or else put. the Cowpan; fusolvency, o to Europe, and grow up with the Ola World.”” *Then," said the reporter, with some surprise, *“Iam to Infer that you haven't taken any steps yet towards producing that motor?”” *In paint of faet,” said the inventor, “Ibave not. And if you ozly Knew what pleasurable cxcitement them shareholders find Ingetting up cylinders and bhaving them busted to old iron, and, ihe pride they fed at the thought of possessing so powerful 1 motor as Lhis, you wouldn't have the heart to interrupt and destroy thefr innocent amusement.” TS REVENGE. The boys had been plaguing Watkins about beingz £0 easily scared until b was really pro- voked and indienant. “Even 'f { did bust that there gate at the crossin’ ’t's no sizn T was. anyways skeered, but just flustered o bit as it ware.” . But the boys decided the excuse and cxgl:mnuon not valid and kept poor George on th nei;‘ed edge of discontent until, as above stated, he got his Ebenezer up.. He could sce no way, however, of revenzine himself upon twenty-five or thirty men at once, 5o he arrived at the conclusion ‘he would begin with the weakest one of the lot, and try bulldozing, ually. working up until he could walk up urora yard without having a sin:g!cm married one either, forthat matter) shout, teen dollars for bustin' the gate.” 5 boge. mantd Som e boys woul e and run, and he stood mo show, for be couldn’t ‘Tun! Last weok, however, he' did succeed in turninz the laugh upon three of his tormentors. The ringleaders of the band of pirates who made George's lifc mlsual:x!filwm : cfi:‘dnfior and o, on the East End, but. znow lh»:jh(da their d.im%nlshed heads, lg’onm in sackeloth and ashes, and refuse to be com- farted, while Geoige has gained iwenty pounds ggorsry Injunction was allowed under bond for, torious all-night resord, was the scencofa dis- his_plan’ was n. ., for. of flesh. He (George) was going west on No. 3 one darle night last'week, when, after \passing through Hinsdale, he saw a red light making Trantic gyrations across the track. After stop- Ppiog, he found that he would have to stay there until after midnizht. - The train in front of him was an ‘extra, with the Boss Pirate for conductor. For convenience sake, he will be called Judd Fox. train was lield by another trafn being off the track, preventing “him from procceding. After «w. ping No. 3, and asking Watkins for some smok- ing tobacco, Fox went into his way-car, accon:i— panied by his brakemen, and all lhands tarnce t in for a map. Needing some waste, aud no having 2 suificient guantity on his engine, Watkins started for Fox’s way-car to get some, but, upon entering the car, found the occupants sound asleep. Carefully retreating, he Mo?eld and Jocked both doors, and hastened to find L I; conductor, ‘Little Dav.” Unfolding X Jan, he 'soon won Dau’s consent to a trial of t. Watkins immediately procecacd to business. Satisfying himself that his intended victims were “thoroughly asleep, he ofled the rails be- hind his drivers, applicd his air-brake, put his engine into the back motion, eiving hera {ull head of steam,and whistling frantically frbrakes. The oil, of course, caused the wheels to revolve rapidly, but prevented the engine from moving. Fox und bis crew were awakened by the whist- line, saw the light from the 180s headlignt pour- ing nto the car, heard the rapid exhatsts, and imagined they saw her coming towards them like an avenging Nemesis. But none of them were for 8 moment fright- cned. Not for an fnstant even. Fox was almost dead for a chew of tobaceo, and thought be would go over to Brush Hill tor it, and his brakemen were afraid he might get lost, so they were going with him. - Not being able to opea the door, he opened the window and crawled out of it with some diflicuity, dropping into a diteh containing at least eighteen inches of mud. It did not seem to impede his progress, however, and he started for Brush Hill ucross Prouty’s strawberry patch. Sceing three fig- ures (for the brasemen stuck by the “old man?”’) madly plunging across his strawberry paten, Prouty firea his cannon (loaded with ealt) to alarm the neighborhood! Fox and his crew walk “shackle-footed,” and Watkins has been clected Yresident of the Fab Man’s Assocla- tion. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Paimer IHouse—The Hon. R. W. Jones, Neenah; G. W. Alien, Milwaukee; the Hon. J. L. Rhodes, Lockport; Divight Johnson, Brookiyn; A. C. F atrick, New. York: 1. W. Guil 'hurber, Detroit: George Ellis, Cinci Wyatt, Dubuque; Charles Morey, Winona; J. M. Lent, * Buffalo: ' lenry Ferris, Sonth' Bend; Col. " 7. Gildersleeve, New York; G. E. Hen: derson, Cleveland; James Patterson, Galveston; . G. Pratt. Michigan... Grand Facifie—The Hou. L. D. Tuthill, St. Jos Ho.; J. B, P Cleveland; C. S. Langley, Tipton, Ia. ; J. worthy, Tock lsland;" the Hon. C, telgs, York; 'the Ilon. Willlam Bond, New , New York: J. Fishback, Jacksonyille; C. J. Danforth, Boston; A. 0. BMarshall, Jolict; A. R. Lee, Erie, Pa.; H. T. Blodgett, Laporte; W. Timberman, Keokuk; J. P. Locke, Oshkosh; W. H. Rehm, Philadelphia..., Tremont fHouse—L. E. Hanson, ‘Wheeling, W. Va.; J. C. Barr, St. Louis; T. C. and J. W. Power, Montana; O. G. Tyler and W, D. Wheeler, Toronto; J. II. Smith, Philadelphin: H. W. Reeve, New York: R. Schulenbers, St Louis: J. Lawrcnce, Cincinnati; S. . Webber and B. 2lorse, Cleveland; J. P. Stevens, Boston . E. Rounds, New MHaven; It hoctaw Nation; the - Hon. '(Flincy“..slltrmau House—Capt. James Conmad, Eleventh Infantry, U. S. A. : the Ion. W. A. Burleigh, Yankton; Capt. William O'Connell, Fourth Cavalry, U. S. A.; 5. B, Coul- son, Yaukton; R. S. Smythe, Melbourne, Anstra- i Moore, Boston; W. E. Boggs, Wneeling, W. Va.: Q. W. C. Gillette, Gloversville; J, E. Alden, Providence; G. D. Bates, Boston. THE SNOW. " WINTER LINGERING, ETC. It occurred Lo a TRIDUNE reporter yesterday afternoon that the weather looked threatening, and he called the city cditor’s attention to it. City editor thought the reporter better not as- sume too much, and started him off for facts, remarking that, if he discovered anything about the weather be meht put a plece in the paper atout it, using extreme caution as to the em- ployment of the line, ““ Winter lingering in the lap of Sprinz.” It looked very much to the re- porter as though it had becu showing hard, but, as his own views were worthless, and those of every other man excellent, he went for the every other man and asked him about it. Emeéry A.Storrs turned up first, fresh from exbilaration of a hot lemonade, and the resorter asked him his opinion of the meteorological as- peet. * Of course you won't say anything as coming fromme. You know I am trying the Sullivan case, and as I am situated just'as I was in the Babeock case it would not be proper for me to give anything for publication, but I don’t mind telling you eonfidentially that it looks to mie as a cltizen, though not as oneof the counsel for Sullivan, mind you, as though Winter was lingerine 1n the lap of Spring.” After a prolonged and arduous search the re- vporter found ex-Mayor Colvin. *You know I am working hard for tlie nomination to the Mayoralty, and I hardly know how my_friends would take an opinion from me now. “You secI can’t be too guarded, but a2s ‘you press e, I'lL tell you frankly for your own informa- tion, though I wouldn't give a flea off a dog for Tne TRIBUNE, that I think it looks like Winter lingering In the lap of Spring.””’ : Mike Evans came plodding nlonq throngh the snow, balf buried in the flakes. *If I should talk around just now, you know what them fel- lows would ‘suy. Me and Tilden have been counted out, and neither of us can afford to be interviewed just at present. I'lL tell you what I thiok, and you can put it down as coming from Dave Thornton, but if it should be represented : 05 being said by me the vagabonds as are run- ning the country, and the South Town as well, would make a big handle of it. Just ‘keep shady about me, bt you can say that Thornton thinks it looks like Winter lingering in the lap of Spring.” Mr. Leonard Swett was found in_his office poring over the testimony of Fred Winston as to Sullivan’s general reputation. “The crim- ipal code operates mnaterially to close the mouth of advocates, except when bound strietly by the record and forced 1o a jury. There are men to- day within 109 miles of Chicago engaged fn the pastoral pursuits of planting peas aud picking piums, who, but fora judicious change of venuc, would have becn hung materially years azo. Hence, it is obvious that I should eéxercise care in the publication of my opinions, but you may state as coming from the Bar gencrally, that the “weather of to-day might be'construed into pri- ma fucie evidence, though subject to rebuttal, that Winter is lingering in the lap of Spring."- Mr. Perry H. Smith sat Ionely and Torsakenin the Democratic Committee rooms, at 77 Clark street. “ Yon will plainly see that while I am deliberating upon your question, it would mot be proper that o réporter should be present. If -ou will step outside the door, I will come there n a moment and will rive yon the result of m: investigation, which will bé the Winter is sti lingering n the lap of Spring.” <R Iteam, Daniel larris, tion until the Council had passed upon the ques- tion, but he had no doubt that the body would {ind no difficulty in sccuring an affirmative vote on the proposition that * Winter was lingering in the lap of Spring.” Mr. Franklin MacVeagh remarked that owing to the difliculty in getting the Citizens' Associas tion together, he had nothing to give to the public, but he hed prepared a resolution, the text of which would not be proper for publica- tion, though hie reluctantly .confessed that the substance was to the cffect that *Winter was still lingering in the lap of Spring.” .|~ Then the reporter went back to the city editor and told him that he had the best authority for the statement that Winter wos still fooling around with Spring, and that in all phobability he would have to disobey the orders about the lingering and the lap business, or. he wouldn't, have much o say. GERRYMANDERING THE ZO- E DIAC. THE BRILLIANT IDEA PROPOSED BY AN ASTRO- NOMICAL PATENT-MEDICINE MAN. " One cveningJast week u tall, well-dressed stranger entered Tk TRInUNE office and asked if the editor was in. He was. “There-is &' gentleman named Colbark on this pagper, is there not?' asked the stranger; when, on re- celving an answer in the approximate affirma- 1ive, he continued: * He’s the manthat knows all about the heavenly bodies, afn't e, the comics, and the nrilky-wzy, and-the asteroids, and the planetariums, and the sanitarfums, and the biw . bear, and the ‘nebulas, and so forth, and so forth, like Herschel, and Gsltlee, and Veans, -and all them botanists?! Yes? Ithought he was. And Tas TRIBUNE S au influenzal ‘paper, power in the lang, ete, ete.3” The editor merely replied that he couldn’t tell a lie—it was, - + Well,” said the stranger, ¢ I've got a big thing up—the biggest. kindof a thing, fa fact. I'm proprietor of Sprigzins’s Patent_Amorphous Combined Dy- namic Lip Salve, Cattle Food, Hair Dye, Fish' Sauce, and Liver Invigorator, price, $1: six bottles for £5; large bottles, $2; profit by uk;ff' € bottles, and wonderful ‘merits ai- " tested oy 4,999.997 cures, and as.it's over twenty. minutes since I've left the store there’s proba. bly 5,000,000 of ‘em in by this time. l\po‘r, I spend $3,615,000 a vear In sdversising, sad théro ain’t a de Iain't up to. There fsn't a rock in the cy Mouuntains I haven’t got- painted; more’n ten of my bill-posters {s out distributin; almanacs smand sha Sionx jn'the Bladk Hflllll.—g Mayor Heath declined to-afford any informa- all bald-headed men, to keep them Injuns out of temptation; every turtle in the South Sea Islands has got my advertisement stenciled In front and carved on his back; 1 distribute _tons of doderers from belloons every day in the week; and an expedition is to set out next week for the North Pole to placard the stick to the '.:18 witn sixtecn-sheet posters. How’s that, ¢hl’ “But,” said the “editor mildly, *I dnn”t perceive—"" “Just you hold on a jerk. returned the stranger, “and I'll make you perceive. Advertisements were out, and expire, and get.torn up, and so on, and millions of peo- ple can’t read, aud fts costs like thunder to translate em into all the langunges of the uni- verse. . Now, I’ve been thinking that if I could get a bill-board that would never wear out and that the universe would sec_and understand,— 0. you needn’t stare: - I ain’t mad, neither am 1 drunk with wine,—it would bea big thing.' The editor assented. **And so,” whispercd tb,c, stranger, “I'm going to squat on the zodinc. ‘“Golng to what on the which?™" exclaimed the editor, who could not believe his ears. s uat on the zodiac,” repeated the stranger. *Why shouldw't 12 "It isn't re-ethed nor entered anywhere,—it’s what they call an eminent do- main. Zodine fs zodiac in all languages, and h;.\fi existed eversince theworld began.” * Buthow? persisted the editor. * This how," replied the stranger. * We'll zet an appropriation through Congress, in the River and Harbors bill, some- where under the woodpile, you know; * An act to amend the zodiac'—liow’s thut! I want you to help me—I’ve got the money to usufruct the House with, and your botanist ’11 get up the zoological statistics” ¢ But,” gasped the editor, “how Iu thunder isany amendment of the zodiac going to helF your stulf#”” ‘Sonny, 11 show you. Here's my iden. There's i wholc menagerfe in the Zodiac, and I want to gerrymander it. You ses where it comes in now? Instead of Gemini (or The Twins) we'll have laid off on all the celestial globes and Government charts ope Twin as he appearcd before using the Liver Invigorator, and the other as he appeared after using four sccond-sized bottles. Virzo (or the Virgin) will be representea by a beautiful girl, like one of them statues in the milliners’ shops, with ‘hair coming down to_her hecls,—effect of only one bottle of the Hair Restorer. Sagittarius will be greasing his lips with the Lip Salve, und Aquarius will represent the inventor of the great Amorphous Combined Dynamic spilling It over the Milky Way. Aries will be the prize- ram fattened on my compound, weighing 963 pounds; Taurus, the short-horn bull, ’l\mrzéy— seventh Duke of Pecatonics, that sold for $63,- 100; and Capricorn, the goat that took the tirst prize at the Centennial. ~The Fishes and Crab will obviously recall my, Fish-Sauce; the Lion and Scorpion will serve to inaicate the re- markable medicinal virtues of my com- pound, the same being recommended con- fidentially in all cases of flesh-wounds, stings_ by polsonous insects, cuts, bruiscs, stone-heel, chillblains, and rheumatics. Lemme see—that leaves the balances. O, the balanc will havea bottleof my mixture in one scal tipping the spurious counterfeits circulated by irresponsible and reckless x}llm:ks higher'n Gilde- roy’s Kite. Big thing, ain't it7” Then ere the editor could reply he went on briskly: *Big? It’s c-mense. There’s lotsof little stars un- appropriated in thut there milky way,—stars that aint necessary in filling out the perspective of the constellations, and I proposc having them worked up into a sigm board. ‘Spriggins’ Parent. Amorphous Combined Dynamic Lip Salve, Cattle Food, Hair Dye, Fish Sauce, [} Invigorator, 31 bottle,! stretching all round the spacious firma- ment;on high, and the menageric of ani- mals playing hide-and-seek aud wandering in and out. [tell you, sir, that's better, more Christian-like, than "having a Jot of Venuses, and Murses, and Satarnalia. More opractical, t00; more in accordance with the spirit of proz- ress and advertising of the nineteenth century. I tell you, sir, that lone _after we are dust, and fellers take their girls out at night to see the trausit of Venus through the bottle, and trace the silvery moon singing the music of the spears to the fattened ram, our names will be revered, and peo?Ic‘.ll say that Tycho Brahmin was a fool to us.”” The editor tried to convince him that this wasn’t a subject lying within the Jjurisdiction of Congress, but he suggested re- ferring it to the Commission, so, in despair, the editor took the papersin the case and retained ‘his decision. THE FIRE PATROL. TISIT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES. The lusurance Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Illinois Legis- lature arrived here yesterday morning, agreea- bly to an invitation from the underwriters of Chicago, for the purpose of examining into the workings of the Fire Patrol companies, and be- coming posted preparatory to considering the bill providing for the application of the 13 of the 2 per cent tax, now levied upon insurance premiums, to the support of the Patrol. Of the Senate Committee who came there were the Hons. C. E. McDowell (Chairman), Marshall, and Smith, and of thec House the Honms. Mesers. Crocker (Chairman), Rced, T. Merritt, Taylor (Kankakee), Hopkins, Mitchell, Grgham, Reavill, Wells, and Hogge. Speaker Shaw, of the House, Sen- ator Dement, and Representatives Sherman, Sittig, Pinney, Watkins, Sccrist, Evans, Cham- bers, and Easton were also present when the gentlemen ot the Committees were met at the Grand Pacific Hotel at 10 o’cdlock by Judge Carey, General Agent of the German-American Insurance Company; C..C. Dana, of the Hart- ford Company; Henry H. Brown, of the Fire Patrol Committee of the of Underwri- ters; and George C. Clarke, S. H. Sonthwick, and Gev. C. \. Drow, underwriters, and werd taken to the West Side Patrol House, where Capt. Bullwinkle showed the gentlemen from and Liver the rural districts some movements in the way of getting his men and apparatus ready that fairly amazed them, and brought them to an understanding of the cfliciency of the organization in saving property at_fires. Some of the visitors had a very vaguc idea regarding the dutics and uses of the Patrol, but they were Soon posted. At the South Side house they were shown similar movements, and examived all the apparatus carefully and noted the work in detail. The legislators then made a visit to the Chamber of Commerce, by invitation of Secre- tary Randolph, aud took a look at the busy Board of Trade. They next enjoved a big din- ner at the Grand Pacliic Hotel, and at 3 o’clock met in Parlor 44, in conjunction with the under- writers and citizens, to p CONSIDER THE PROPOSED NEW LAW in relation to the disbursement of 134 per cent of the premium tax for the support of the Patrol. The proceedings were informal, and the meeting was open to all. The insurance in- terest was represented quite largely, and there was o delegation of prominent merchants on hand. Sgcnku- Shaw was looked upon as the head of the guthering, but no elected, nor was a scribe thought necessary. In behalf of the underwriters, George C. Clarke explained the object of the proposed law, or rather amendment to the present law. He saidl the insurance companfes had come to the conclusion that they could not pay the tax, and also inalntain the Patrol, and thercfore the question arose with them as to_whether they should abolish the companics, The citizens said they should Tot, aud therefore the insurance men had asked for relief throuzh the Legislature. All overthe 134 per cent tor the Patrol was to go to the city. The proposed measure had_met with no oppost tion, but the matter required legislation, and that was the reason they had sent for the gen- tlemen. - The objects of the Patrol were stated, and ts efficicncy in detecting fires and cxtin- guishing them without water spoken of. It was a branch of the gervice that would be of great iuj‘uryw the city to lose. Alr. Pinney wanted to know the nature of the bill, and Mr. Clarke informed him that it was an amendment to enable cities to maintain a firc patrol by deducting the amount of tax uccessary for it. 3 - Mr. Bissel), of the Hartford Insurance Com- pany, said it had.been asked if the Patrol was Dot an enterprise for the bencfit of insurance compapies.. It was working wholly in the in- terest of property-owners, and the cfliciency of the Patrol enabled many merchants to carry less insurance. -Under the old system there wis no ane to look after the savinz of property, In suswer to Mr. Koplin, the speaker said the Patrol had been the meansof making alow rate of insurance. °* - _Mr. Clarke explained how the Patrol saved time inreaching fires, and spoke of the intro- duction of the plan of having horses - hitched ready for starting out;and also told how the discipline of the Patrol had a good effeet on the cntire Fire Department.- He said thevhad in- vited Mésers. L. Z. Leiter and C. M. Henderson to answer the question asked in Spriugtield, as to how the citizens felt about the matter, and those zentlemen would speak. - Senator Smith desired to know if the bill would affect the rates of insurance geverally, and whether he, liviug in the country as he did, ‘would have to padv more. rai‘;' Clarke said ft would tend to decrease the L. Z. LEITER eaid the Patrol, needed no indorsement from him. He maintained. that the property of the country paid for all the Josses. The Patrol was a very efiiclent organization. Whatever tax was necessary the property-owners were willing to p:{{lt; Jt was for their own preservation. fr. Clarke asked Mr. Leiter if he would con- sider the abolition of the Patrol a disaster, and he answered that he would. The Patrol was a [art of the Fire Department, and it wounld be tax matters. Its main provision authorizes the Chairman was taking away a portion of the iatter to do away wl’tdhnft. C. M. Henderson was called upon, and said he believed it was better to have the two organiza- tions under different control. He showed how quickly the Patrol reached o fire, and said the t do without it. :ug; 'Eog}gn:‘;' said it was necessary for the bill to specify what proportion of the.tax they e ectfon of the bill relatiag to the subject was read. Mr. Clarke said that they did not wish fo im- pose upon the gentlemen’s patience by intro- ducing other speakers. They had simply de- sired to present what they wanted, and had shown the necessity of it, and it was for the leg- islators to sav in what form it should be put. Representative Crooker struck his funny veln, and, after showing how well the Committces had been evtertained, said the people of Chicazo were shrewd when they went strafght for their bowels, and when they did that they touched them in a tender spot. He cexpressed himsclf fully satisfied with the workings of the Patrol, and’ informed the gentlemen that they might count on his vote for the measure. f Then Tom Merritt, the Democratic Jeader in the House, showed the advantage of tarpaulins over water. The Patrol was not for bluc. bulls that would run away. If it saved property, it was for :gc ber':cflt of ' the whole State, and would reduce the premiums. A Representative sald Merritt had an an- tipathy to water, and that gentleman replied by saying that he hoped certaln purts of the State would be looded. SPEAKER SHAW returned thaunks for the reception they had met with, and spoke of the cffect the Fire Patrot had on him when he understood it. People had a vague idea of its duties. - 1t had been a mafter of perfect astonishment to him. The speed with which the Patrol worked secmed to him like jugglery or magic. it was not the right ‘arm, it was certainly an important and indisputable arm of the Fire Dcepartment, and when ‘it required but about §15,000 of the tax, the money was well expended, and as the citicens of Chicago seemed satistled, he thoucht there should be no opposi- tion to the amendment of the present law. He paid a high tribute to the growthand enter- prisc of Chicago, and expressed pride in being enabled to do anything that would tend to en- haunce her prosperity. 5 ‘After considerable merriment, caused by the repartees of Merritt and Watkins, the . meeting broke up. In the evening the visitors attended _the per- formance of the Soldcue troupe at Haverly’s Theatre, by invitatfon of the management. An invitation from the Adelphi Theatre was de- clined with thanks. The visitors will return bome to-day. COLLECTOR KIMBALL. YESTERDAY'S DOINGS. There hes been some delay in fllinz the bond of Mr. Mark Kimball, the recently-appointed Town Collector, not because of any difficulty in ‘procuring suflicient names, as will be seen in the list below, but because it was thought best’ to secure a large number of the names of the 1most responsible citizens, in order to inspire the- people of Chivago with confidence that the du- ties of the office would be faithfully executed. Thie paper has for severul days been inthe hands of Mr. L. Z. Leiter, who has been looding after the matter. Yesterday morning the bond was taken to Supervisor Lincoln, who inspected it and pronounced it valid. ~Whereupon Mr. Kimbull was duly empowered to proceed with ' the collection of taxes. ‘The amount of the bond is $7,115,052.50,— - quite unnccessary in size, but it represents a volunteer expression of confidence in Mr. Kim- ball that is flattering to that gentleman. The following names are signed to the document as bondsincn: George M. Pullman, William ' Blair, Benjamin I. Hutchinson, Sidney A. Kent,Jabez K. Bostsford, Solomon A. Smith, (’;euqie Schneider, Jacob Roscnberg, N, K. Fairbank, Marshall Field, Heory W. King, Charles P. Kel- loce, Charles M. Henderson, Levi Z. Leiter, Elbndge G. Kcith, M. D. Wells, George Ar- mour, W. W. Kimball, John V. Farwell. After Mr. Kimball had prepared his bond and bad it approved by the Supervisor and Town Clerk, he called ot County-Clerk Lieb and Jaid it before him, and alsy a certified copy of the proceedings of the Town Board when be was | elected Collector, and also a_certifieate of. his elegtion signed by Watts S. Garver,Town Clerk, and demanded ‘the South Town books. Gen. Lieb was satisticd of the sufficiency of the bond aud the accurateuess of the proceedings, but he was still inclined to hold to the position taken a few days ago. He called Mr. Kimball's atten- tion to the judgment of ouster, rendered by Judge Rogers azainst Carver, and safd that he did not sce how he could give up the books on his order, etc. He wanted to go slow In the matter, and preferred that. Mr. Kimball should apply for a mandamus. Thus ended the inter- view. In the afternoon Mr. Kimball, rccompanied by Frank Adems and Cits-Attorney Tuthill, again called on Licb. He had brought Mr. Adams with him to advise as to the legality of the books being turned over to him, and Mr. Tuthill had been scut by Mayor Heath to repre- sent the city’s interest in the matter. The fn- terview was lengthy, and enough law touching the subject was rcad and expounded to have convinced almost auy one of anything, but Gen, Lieb, looking over hisglasses, suggested that he was being made & Judge, much against his will ; and, inasmuch as be had heard but one side o the case, aud was.satisfied that just as much law could be quoted on the other side, he was not nrepared to recede from his former position when he knew that he could make no mistalies by adhering to jt. Mr. Adams offered to abide by such a decision of the law points of the case as might be made by outside attorneys, and suggested Mr. Goudy, but no agrecinent was reached on this score, Finally, Lieb, Kimball, and the attorneys called on the County Attor- | ney and renewed the consideration of the ques- tion, and, after a lengthy discussion, Gen. Licb ced to accept and act on the opinfons of Me:sre. Adams and Tuthill, so far as the ity taxes werc concernced, and to act on the opinion of Mr. Rountree so far as the county and town taxes went. . A further conference Is to be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, when Mr. Rountree will give his opinion. - This conference will settle whether or not Mr. Kimball will be given the books, or whether he will have to seek their possessfon through the courts. ANOTIER MOVE. County-Attorucy Rountree has drawn'a bill to be forwarded to Springfield for the consider- ution of the law-makers, which is intended to cover the preseot exigency in South Chicago County Clerk, in the event of the failure of o Town Collector to serve, as in the Evans case, to turn the Collector’s bovks overto the County Collector on the 10th of March. Assistaot. County Treasurer Beye takes the document to Springticld this evening, and intends to do what hecanto sccurcits immediate passage. The passage of some such measure is _believed both . by the Uounty Attorney and Mr, Beye to be the only surewaytosecure thecollection of the South : Chicago taxes this year. Asthe law now stands, the County Collector can only collect the delin uent list, which must be returned to him by the Town Collector. If the South Town books sre not delivered to Mr. Kimball, or somebody, in 3 few days, no_delinquent-list can be return- ed; hence, though the County Collector were in possesston of the books, he would be powerless :a cou;‘ct the South Town taxes, or any part ereof. | CLARK STREET. THOSE ETERNAL RATLROAD TRACKS. The Judiclary Committee met in the Couneil Chamber yesterday afternoon to discuss the Clark street railway difficulty. .Corporation- Counscl Anthony was present for the city, Judge Withrow, attorucy for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitic Railroad, and Mr. Royee, attorney for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, were present also. The Clark Street raflrond controversy is one of some years’ duration, and to tell it would require much time and space. In brief, it may be said that the above-named raflroads have tracks ‘on Clark strect, and the property-owners want them removed. The ruilroad companies were loath to re. move them, but agreed some time ago with the City Coundil to remove a track lying in the centre of the strect and extending from Six- teenth street to Twenty-second, provided the Councll would sive thern sixteen feet of the west half of the strect. The railroad compa- nies were to confine themselves to that sixteen’ feet (from Thirteenth street to Sixteeath) and- build a wall on the east side of their track o protect the street traffic. That agreement was. made with the Chicazo, Rock Isfand & Prclfic Railroad, which started to bLuild the wall and. wag met by an injunction gotten out by citizens, Wwho were Yexed ihat the tracks from Sixteenth street to Twents-sccond had uot been taken up. The railroad company did not want to take u the tracks till the wall was completed, mg bence the difficulty. The ordinance making the ement between the city and the Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfic Rallroad contains 2 lanse giviog. ite Clty. Council the power to repeal the ordinance at any time. -fixod.ze ‘Withrow now says that, if the Council will strike out_that repenling dlause, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Raflroad will take up within six days the tracks fron Sixteenth to Twenty-second street, and_build the wall im- mediately. Then the rallroad _wonld have fall and undisputed possession of the sixteen feet crty-owners still object to, and as long as they llol{‘l out in their objection the tracks will re- main in the streets.- i, As for the Lake Bhore & Michigan - Southern Railroad, it claims a right of way in Clark street under a graut of meny years ago. 1ts tracks now lie on the west sidc of the strect, and if the wall was built by the Chicago, Rouk Island & Pacific Railroad "and the tragks removed, the Michigan Sunthern would have no way to enter the city. It might by paying enough money get aright of way over the land owned by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, but it is nowill- fog to pay that “cnough.’’ Consequently it asfis that the Council grant a space of twenty- eight feet for the use of the two railroads in ucstion basing their request = upon ?llc statement. gth:\t the rond has a granted right of way in the street. Some of the nforesald property-owners deny that the road has any such right,” and say that they donot want twenty-eight fectgf the street taken up. There are a great many legal complications that might arise. The Commit- tee seemed inclined to think that it would be best to. grant the twenty-eight feet, but the roperty-owners fight it. The Committee final- ly poatfioncd the matter for two wecks, and meanwhile will try and satisfy themselves qj the questionof the. Michigan Southern 1- road’s right to the street. The question of granting twenty-eight fcet was proposed to the two rallroad lawyers, and they said that they would request the Superintendents of the re- spective roads to meet and sec how they could agree In case such a prant was made. They will report at the next meeting of the Commitiee. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. DE. BROOKS. For several days past the police have had their eyes directed towards the western portion of a rickety, old two-story dwelling, No. 191, upon the north side of Kinzie street, between Green and Peoria, concerning which several of the residents in that locality tell pretty hard stories. Mysterious women were seen coming toand going from this ranche, but as it was pretty generally known that it was occupied by o doctor, but little notice was at first taken. But shortly strange stories of women’s screams, and disappearances of women for some days and cven wecks, left no doubt in the minds of the neighbors that the place was an abortion- ist’s den. Several were so focensed that they scné communications to the Superintendent of Police about the affair, one of the most intelli- gent and truthful of which is as follows: Superintendent Hi ir: We would call your attention to 8 murderous den of infamy and Infanticide that is carried on at No. 101 West Kinzfe street. We are told by the Dactor's wife, and also by one-that has been stoppingin the houee for some lan{i!h of time, that infants, five, eight, snd even ninc months old, are strangled, and then cremated in the parlor stove, which is & self-feeder. This work is done by Fames Brooks, brother of Dr. Franklin Brooks, the abortionist. This James Brooks is a professional barglar and thief, and has but recently becn released from the State Benitentiary at Michigan City, Ind., where he was incarcerated for a burglary committed. in Mfishawaka. ~ This ex-convict is the tendent of this murderons den. This was all well cnongh for an anonymous letter, bug the ditliculty was to_prove =il this. Supt. Hickey remembered Brooks of old, when in 1869 he had him in the County Jail for nenr)s a year, charged with abortion. "Brooks escapei the punishment be so riclily merited by a flaw in the evidence, and Hickey had 2 grudge azainst Brooks for beativg him, and besides Was ready to profit by tie lesson Brooks had taught him in the way of securing evidence. Therefore he resolved to proceed slowly and mrclf; and make no arrests until he had them certainly with plen- tyof ocular proof. A watch was put upon the house, . .which - has. not. ceased for a single moment. One of Hickey’s minions was placed 'in such a position . that all that transpired inside could be noted down on paper. Wonien are Zood tale-bearers, and the entire sceret was soon at ihe disposal of the chief. This spy, whom the police desire shall be aponymous, as they intend to use the same per- son in other jobs of a similar nature, prov adept in the busincss, and gained the inost mi- nute particnlars concerning Brooks’ business. It was quite prolitable, there being plenty of busi- uess, often as many as fifteen paticnts a week, and the jobs - commanding the magnificent superin- price of from $100 to « $500. The farther advanced the patient was, the more dangerous was the _undertaking, and thercfore thc maximum price waslevied. Contrary to what might be expected, his custom was not contined to poor unfortunates in single life, but often included WEALTUY AND STYLISH MARRIED WOMEN of this city and neizhborhood. But of this lat~ ter class the affair was done in a short spuce of time at the Doctor’s residence and the patient retired to her own home to await the result; while the transient was afforded 2 home at the Doctor’s, and allowed to assist in similar under- takines upon those who followed her in close succession. The spy- inquired ‘What was dome with ‘thé result of thesc crimes, and in_ reply a female finwer pointed to a pile of ashes in the back-yard, tozetherwith the remark, *“Ratsand bone-yards tell no tales.” A younz woman giving the name of Carric Ruymond, and claiming to hail {rom Racie, proved a most willing tool in the hands of the spy. Sne related how the operation was perforined, and knew by expericnce that the Doctor was skillful in his business. From her it was also learned that an_abortion was to be performed upon a8 young woman giving the Dame of FANNIE M'RAY, and claiming to hail from Detroit, upon Thurs- day night last. The operation was witnessed by, the police, aud closer watch set upon the hous it having been resolved to capturc the den soon as the paticnt was deliverod. Usually this happens within a few hours, but in this fnstance it was delayed until nearly 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. As it was belog removed by the Doctor, the sigmnal was given, and De- tectives Ryan and Simmons, and Officer Pat Ryan rushed in, and, bresking open the door of one of the upper rooms; cap- tured the entife crowd, consisting of a nurse, the housckeeper, an old hag giving the name of Nellic Waltou, Carrio Raymond, Dr. Frank Brooks, and his brother, who stvles himself James Russo. The infant had been_deposited ina pitcher preparatory to being thrown into the stove, and was carried off as evideuce to the Central Station. The Brooks brothers were Tocked up at the West Madison Street Station, the housekeeper at Central Statiun, and Carrie Ruymond, who will be used as u witness, at tne Armory. . The “woman McKay was allowed to remain where she was, and is uuder the care of City Physician Duone. In his opinion, the woman was about two months gone. She is doing fairly enouzh. Her misfortune wus brought | about in Detroit by an acquaintance named ‘William Morrow, who drugged her in a hotel and accomplished her ruin. She is about 26 years of age, blonde, rather fair-looking, were it not for an uely pug-nose, and bears evi- dences of refinement. She paid $150 for the job, all her lover could ruise. Raymond ™ paid $250 for her job, and wus quite ~wrathy when acquainted with Brooks deviation from the standard. Neither of the men nor the housekeeper would speak a word to either reporter or police, answerlog all questions with a gronty * Umph,” save ooly once when the Doctor asked that Dr. James be acquainted with his fate. By the way, Miss Me- Kay states that she was referred to the den by this notorious James himsel £. The prisoners will not be docketed for several - days, or at least until the patient is fally recov- ered. It i5 intended to prefer the dual charge of murder and abortion, for which the law pre- scribes,severe punishment, and it is believed the evidence cannot, {al to convict. THE CITY-HATLL. & There were sixty-iwo tons of coal used at the City-Hall during the month of February. The Treasarer’s receipts yesterdaywere 82,572 from the Water Department and $908 from mis- cellaneous sources. " The amount of money collected as fines in the West Division Police Court in the month of February was $473.30, and in the North Side Police Court in the same month §127.50. Those | sums were paid to the Comptroller yesterday. The Committec on Streets and Alleys of the West Division met. vesterday in the City Clerk’s office and decided to recommend that the remonstrance against the paving of Halsted I street, from Harrison to %‘wcm_r—sncond, be. | placed on file. ¢ The followinz building permits were issued ;;eslcrdzy: 3L. Sullivan, a three-story dwelling, x50 feet, on the northwest corner of Oak i and Towusend streets, cost §3,500; J. Koenig & i Co., a three-story dry-house, 35 x103€ feet, on | Pratt, near Green strect, cost §1,100; Rudolph | Schlcsser, six.two-story and basement stone- front dwellings, 20x88 féct each, on the corner of West Van Buren and Aberdeen strects, to cost §3,000 each. g The police have gotten hold of a circular issued by White & Mitchell, stating that they™ have quit the regular patrot force and started a business in connection with the American Dis- man named White discharged from the Eoa force not lanx:ngo. The wiole thing is ¢ ent- 1y a mistakc, and the Superintendent of the A D: T. Company denfes’ that be has made ‘any. ement with anr such men as White & Mitchell. “The cf ars have been extensively djsdbr%butcél in the g:cmzyu of tha: corner of Statg and Twenty-sccond streets, an s sh Be on thelr guard, o o Persons shoulg Up to yesterday afternoon twenty-eight. g {from scarlet fever bad been reported 'gnflg?:fli: last week. The number is an increase of Beven over the preceding week. The new cases Tee fortcd yesterday. were at the following places. - 01 Rebe 764 [ndiana avenue (two cases), 10% Bushnell, 733 Hioman, 1250 West Monroe, 205 South Clinton, 199 Farquher, 5% Hirltat, o Waller, 101 North Oakiey, 221" Rucker, 14 Wal- nut, 376 West Van Buren, 831 West Jackson; 53+ go]ndth Union, 62 West Randolph, 1529° Butten - The. monthly report of the Registrar of Statistics shows the following facts and fig:l: Total _deaths; 607,—na "decrease; as compares with January, of 182, and an increase over ity corresponding month of last year of 49. The chief causes of death were: Accidents, 20 apoplexy, 4; conzestion of brain, 4; inflamma tion of brain, 5; bronchitis, 13; convulsions, 613 xoap. l21;- fqnml dei;(lfuy, 7;_diphtheris, . 31}. erysipelas, 5; ‘puerperal fever, 3; scarlet ” 113 typhoid fover, 8: inamtin, 1hy toibeores enterica, 93 pneumona, 36; phthisis pulmonalis, 56; oid age, 13; cercbro-spinal meingitis, 9. meningitis, 18; Bright's discase of kidneys, 7. . The ages of decedents were as fol] owss Under '} year, 189; 1 to 2, 61; 3 to 3, 4o 3to4, 89: 410 5, 89; 5 to 10, 43; 10 y 20 to 50, 36; 30 to 40, 42; 40 £030, 42; 50 273 60 to 70, 32; 70 to 80, 20; 80 to %), 5: 100, 3. There werc, males, 323; females, married, 172; single, 433; white, " 601} Llack, 6. It has leaked out that the man William Hag- gen, who came from Milwankee about three weeks ago bringing the small-pox with him: ip his person, first went to the County Hospital for relief. He was thcre told. that he had the small-pox. Notwithstanding this, . he was kept in the institution for two days, af the end of which time he was turned loose upon the street with a letter from the physician in charge of . the Hosylul saying that he was really infected, and instrncted not to say anything about his stay at the County Hospital. At last he a plied to the- City Health Department, and was sent to the Pest-House. The Health Commis- sioner intends to make & fuss about the matter, and says that there should be fn charze of the County Hospital some one who knows the na- ture of small-pox and hasa realizing sense of the danger in which the other patients are alzmd )y having a person so afflicted near em. FHE COUNTY-BUILDING. The Printing Committee met yesterday and passed on a few bills. “Nothing was done with _ the “experts’*’ report. " ‘The Holpital Committec audited a number of bills yesterday, and authorized .tke puttin, of a certain gus-burner on trial at the Hospital. The County Insane Asylum yesterday con- tained 470 Inmates, and the Poor-House 900. This is a decrease of about 100 since three weeks ago. . 3 ‘John Borden. George Trumbull, Henry' Brooks, and Charles w. Drew filed objections yesterday in the County Court to spedal as-- sessment No. 69, Village of Hyde Park, and they were sustained. A _The Committee on Public Bufldings and Pub- lic Service refuseds yesterday to pass on tha claim "of the granitc' contractor nst - the Court-House fund, amounting to $43,000. The other claims were not_disposed of, hence the fight for precedence still goes on. = The bond of Mrs. Mary G. Dow, recen Klt pointed conservator for her husband, who now hopelessly insane, was yesterday. approved . bgh.ludgc ‘Wallace in the sum of $6,100. D. W. Whittle was appointed guardian for the chil- dren of the Jate P. P. Bliss, and gave bond in the sum of $36,000. d Senator Robinson had aseries of interviews with Commissioners yesterday with reference to the project of turning the Normal School at Englewood over to the State. He was friendly to the proposition, of course, and was trying to get at just_wbat the connty wanted to- do or could do. . He rave more.information than he received by informing those with whom he talk- ed that he did not belfeve the State intended to. invest in any more schools of the kind. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Coamittee oa Constitution for a total abstinence insurance fund will meet at Maske)l | Iall at 7:30 p. m. to-day. b Prof. William D. Gunaing will deliver his last scientiflc lecture at 2 o’clock to-day in Hershey- Music Hall. Sabject: * What Sclence Will Do for Man Religiously.” : » The annual meeting, of the Board of Coun-- cillors of the Hospital for Women and Children will be held at the, Hospital, corner Adams and. Paulina streets, T%esdl Y, at 2p.m. Friends of the Hospital are invited. 5 e A meeting of the Chicago Bar will be held at the rooms of the Chicago Law Iustitute Mon- day morning at 9:20 o’clock to take action in reierence to the the death of Charles Drew Adams, of the firm of Jewctt & Adams. On Monday evening the Irish Literary Asso-: ciation will debate the question, “ Resolved, that’ compulsory education would be for the best in- erest of the people.” Ladies and gentlemen, are iovited. Hall corner Lake -and LaSalls streets. 2 The Temperance Radicals hold a meeting this evening in the church cornmer of Robey streot' and Warren avenue; and )(oud;d- their regular. dime entertainment at_Grow’s Opera-tall, 517 West Madison street. The programme is good, and begins at 8 o’clock. B The commencement exercises of the Chicago Homeopathic College will take place at § o’clock: Monday evening at Hershey Jusic-Hall (oppo- site McVicker’s’ Theatre). “The annual report 1l be. gr&cntcd by . the President, J. S.- Mitchell, M. D., and the valedictory will be de- livered by Prof. W. H. Woodyatt. o CRIMINAL, . Ricbard Gideon and Thomas Fitzgerald, who-, aided Charles Graff and Jobu H. Finn in bold-, ing up C.R.Redman last Sunday night, were' taken in at the Armory last night by Detective. Gallagher. 3 : Justice Pollak is in hard Iuck. Yesterday was the day set apart for the appearanee of John A. Talley, charged with holding up M. Maddcn aod robbing him of $30, but mo Talley ay John Macandes. e o vES spzpr::,tdl;‘ upon his bond for $1,000. 3 ‘The notorious “ Nibscy Payne was captured yeaterday by the West Twellth strect police,, but now that they have him they know not Wwhat to do with him, having 1o charge against; him which they can substantfate. It is hoped, however, that several old judgments against ‘him may be resurrccted. % In a street fight in front of a saloon at No.: 555 Clark strcet. at an early hour yesterday morning, Nellie St. Clair, a prostitutc, stabbed Peter Dolvet, of No. 206 Twelfth street, in the arm near the elbow, inflicting a painful bat oot dangerous wound. Dolvet refuses to prose-i cute, but the woman was arresied notwith- standing. Justice Summerfield yesterday held the -fol-' lowing: William Tracey and Willle Tarble, DeGolyer, sale robbery, $500 cachto the Crim-, inat Court; Josepn Bertram and Andrew Bootb, burglary of A. H. McDonald’s hardware store; at No. 1461 State street, $600 each to the Crims’ inal Court; Joho McCarthy, attempting to hold’ up Michael Roche, $100 fine. # Mathew Vanderburgh, charged with running. a variety-show without a license, was beforo. Justice Scully yesterday ona suit for 3100 for: every twenty-four hours of the violation, and, < with a jury trial was acquitted, it having been shown that Magor Heath allows several shows. of a similar nature fn the South Division with- out liceuse, Vanderburgh was open again lass night. and again anotoer sult was cntered, agalnst him. The end s not yet. A serlous stabbing affair occurred on Chicago avenue, near Filth ‘street, yesterday afterncon at o'clock, but was not reported until last night about 9:30 o’clovk. - Edward Pierce, 2 boy. 14yearsold. and a tough youngster, did the cutting, and a lad about the” same aged named- Jobm Wiescn was the victim. It scems that & quarre arose besween the boys over some trit matter, and Pierce stabbed "his antagonist in 1lie Jeft shoulder, inflicting a wound that Dr. ‘Wilke considers dangerous. The fnjurcd boy was cared for at his father’s house, near whers the stabbing occurred. ——— SUICIDE. : Special Dispateh to The Triduna. trict Telegraph Com, 1y, “whereby they not only watch bulldings for burglars but on} fire, and say that in case of any fire fn the city their rons are notified in case property is en- gered. Therelis no head to the circular, and 1o office is mentioned. Not much is known of the men White and Mitchell, but there was a Crvcrssaty, March 8.—Still snother suics’ here to-day, that of Armand Herbelshimer, 38 years of age, a gardener, who shot his brains out by the aischarze qf a revolver in his month this Janlng‘ Heleaves s wife and _three ok drea.