Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1877, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1877. !~ THE CITY. GENERAL NEWBS, The interior of the Tremont House In being thoronghly renovated under the emperintendency of Msnager Jewett Wilcox, twho proposes that it whall present ss fine sn internal appearance as any tiotel in the country. The temperalura yesterday, as obscrved by Man- asmo, optician, 88 Madison strect (Tainune Boild- fog), was at 8 a. m., 20 degrecs; 10 a. m., 27; 12 m., 27; 3p. m,, % & p. m., 20, Dsromcter at8a. m., 20.63; 8p. m., 20.60. g «Amonz the delegates attending the Dutter and. ‘Egx Canventlan is the flon. Fred I Esans, of New York, who. Is & noted temperance lecturer, and ho, #a s pinzer of Gospel songs, has mado qnite = foputation [n the Interler of the Rmpire State, Mra. Mary Alliron, onc of the old setttets of thie rolmly.lfll‘zi Wednerdny At hor resldence In Weat Norinfield, aged B4, Decenned came to this conn- try with_her hustand and family in 1842, settling first in West Northficld, on the’banks of the Des- plaines River, The walls of the Board of Edneation rogmn, fn tte bullding No. 85 Fifth avenne, nre covef¥d with epecimens of Induntrial drawing, tho work of the Dupila in the Boston public schools, and the piblic Renerally, especially fhons peaple who are inferest- ol in e Bhbject, are Inviied to Iook At the ex- ibit. ALabout 6:70 laet evening Clnrlen Greemwood, reniding at No, 133 Notth Carpenter atrect, %A run_aver st the Morgan and Rinxie streel crissing by Engine No. 126 on the Norihwestern Italirond, 1-1'm;mm Charles Thorpe and Condnctor Danle] TDonoghue. 1lis right foot was eo baily erushed that Ur. Isham was compeiled to ampntate it. At arly honr yeaterday morning James Dran- nack, & draymen, reslding at No.147 Hnron streot, entered the fecd rtore of J.. Ehrhardt, at No, 210 Wella street, to get feed for his horses, and while thers fell enddenly to the floor and died. e was: 58 years of age, an Irlahiman by birth, anid leaves wl’u bat no family, At the Coroner's inquest In tho lfledruunn n verdlct of death from spoplexy was retorned, While Prof. Gray was lectaring on the fele- phono In Lake Forest Wednewlay evening, the musle belng played In this city, »_connectlon wi mado with Detroit, where thore wan a ** recelv and A party of gentlemen at the Club House heart aistinetly ** Home. Sweet Jome, * and other eimplo nclodien. This distaneo, 280 miled, in the lougest which muslc ian been transuitted, and 18 another sxbibition of what tho invention 13 capable of, The troubles a¢ the Cosl Creek mines, In Foon- tain County, Indiana, refereed to in Juu:niny‘a 'frisuxe, have been tempurarily scttled. A war. Tant was sworn oat for the arrestof tho ringleader, the discharged foreman, hut he gol limoly notice and escaped his pursuera, The miners who _were seduced Info disorderly wavd have been persuaded to go back fo work and be-* have themselver, and it is hoped that, for & 1lmo i [east, the diMcaltics are at an enil. The Woman's Tamperance Unlon held 8 meeting in Farwell 11all yestorday. 'Th Tressurcr rep cdn lalance of §303.40. Sitwations wero fue- nished 137 women during Febraary, Tl Dispen- vary wan reparicd ae fn working order. M, Charles Hamuil] was elected Corresponding Sec- retary. A ltelief Commiitee, conslating of Mea- daines Hurlbut, Uary, and Tattle, was appolnted, The quarterly mect{ng of the Union w1l be held at Farwell lall tho sucond Tuesday (n April. The Loard of Education did not_maot Inst even . Ing, einco only seven of, tho Inapacturs wero prov: ent. From Superintendent Pickard’s summary af attendance for February It was learned that tho e~ , rdllment of cholars wis, n the High Schiool, Division itigh Schoats, 70 North Division, Houth Division, §,530: Weat Division, . 51,738 total, 41.078, Thi ge dally aftendanca, was, tho Tl School Disislon ‘Tiizh Beliools, + Norih Divlsion, 8, 212; South Division, 8,324} est Divintun, 19,000 The Tov. Charles Clark, the colehrated Enclish locturer, uppearad Lefore a small sudience: at Hershey Hall in his famoua lectura on ** Thack. enap. M. Clark'n' strlo wan intenzely Tinglish, which atatement will rellave the windaof the snany who thought bim_intensely affected, : Hin gesticu- lation was weak in mony repiects, but his postag was etudionsly graceful, while the charmaof Lis flow of lauguaze were enhanced by the plessant patots of hin nativeland, e had evidently studled 1ha chazacter of Thackeray an well ay hls writings, aund while he was woxtly speculative and all wrong, still his lectnre waa pleaning If not instructive. Motters at the Post Ofiico yesterdny wera qulct ana withont material change, Mr, Talmer, the new Postmnater, occupled the oftice recently va- cated by Gen, MeArthnr, hus has not yet forinally takon cl lrfnfll ufafre, The ofiles (A sthil . under the fupervision of Axsletant-Pusimaster Squlers, in the Interest of the bondemen of tho Jute Fostmae. ter. Special Agent Stunrt hopes to completo h nveatigavion Ty Salurdn‘y afternoon, and thy snit will_be reporter to the Dopartment at Wash- ington, Mr. Palmer wili take the rcing to-marrow, and to a Tnincax reported .he atated that he did not knaw what chianges he would make, or whother hie would make avy. Jennle Overton was mode n widow Iust n year anda haif ao (n Magison, Wis. ; and thoughi not vet 91 years of age shu was dutected atan carly Jinur’ yestorday murminz in tho nct of attespting sulcide becaura khie conld not eatchunothor apouec, Oficer Barrelt found bor under somo teps near the corner of State urid Thivty-fonzth strocts, and, 1aking her to_ the 'wenty-second Strcet Statlon, rectired thancrvices of I, Tilley. A doso of walking until daybreak was prescribed ‘together with wuv- eral mild antiduics, and yestorday afternoon the woman waa regrofiing fier foullsh action. She has Leen in this city about alx months In tho enploy of n famlly Hylng at No. 1300 state nreet, nd wan engaged {0 8 y ainier pamed Michae! oeley, reslding nt Ni 7 Blua Island avenuo.: Wedneeday from aomie caitso or ather ho aent hor & note aaking to ho released from the engagoment, and hence tho sufeldal attompt. TWO CHICAGOANS KILLED, L As the Omalia express un the Northwestorn Rall- road wan goluz Into Gaull, at1o'clock yesterday, the boler'of 1he locomutive exploded, ‘Lotl: onds belnz blown out, ‘The engineer, Wiiliam Watson, Lnoirn as ** Reotty, " waa killed fnstantly, and tho Sreman, Nicol Langlands, was_ thrown from the foot-bonrd 1o the fup of the bageage car, whence be 14 supposed to bave fullen headfong ta the side of thy track. plcked hut lie N halt watch W found sumo from his by, A young man named 1) who wax acting an ‘station agent, while sitting at the depot wan struck by a part of the amoXo-stack of the enzine nnd seriously Injured, and doubls are entertalned of his recovery, Tho track was torn np by tho concnrajon, and some of tho roachos damaged, but none of the . pasacns gers wiore hurt,’ - The . iraln was delayed three hours aud reached this_clty at 7 o'clock last evening. Watson restded al No, 310 West Indiana street, and was aue of tho oldeat engincers on the road. " e was posacesed of conaldernhlo froperty. and in #ald to have been worth &35, 000, llo lenves a wife and sovoral ehildren, Imnfi nda lived ot No. 316 West Indlnna strect, - The bodics remained at Gault, |o order that the Coroner might hold sn ine quest; Tremant Mousemtnaitons o i Lid M) “ Trement Mfouse~The 1on, W, i1, Lin aukesi.l. W, Hughess Washingtou' J. CH Tarlimil, Ming, 1 A, N, bick, Homon: €1 if. Wheehing, 'W. Va.¢ il C, Nartin, Wheeltng, Jaues Waters, S o W, W oF . W 22 orf, It 1.3 Ira i noj tue Hon, W, eaton, Detrolt Bt lorton, Betrolty the iton, N. §1y Slarrison, b, el § A 7D. archiar “New Vork, rad 0 . ukshury, Columbus Ciliougb, ol-uuflu_m 1 "‘" T o 201 BRI Titbukintre, s koulss Cal. v, Wheelér, X . Gray and Wil raw, Tioston Fleld, Cincing Now o mith aldwin, Bostont Chnties M. Ktreator: the dlo Llevelan: Gould, C el i n Hates, Uhio, vington, Ind. Fort Wuyne; T, 5t Tauls CITARGED WITII INSANITY, THE BUENIEP AND TUE WOMAN, Last Wednesday evening, beforc loaving his charge, Sherl? Kern took & look through the jail tosce if everything was al) right. Iy sttention was attracted by a comely-appesting young woman of 35 years nanied Fanny E. Guuderjahn, \who had Just been broaght fn by two Deputy-Sherifls from Ler bowe ot No. 120 Douglas avenue, wheuce who had been conveyed at the Instance of her bustand, F. W. Gunderfshn, who made application ta County Agent O'Conne!l for the examinatiou of his wife for insanity, and ac- cordiugly a petition was sent 1o Judge Wallace by 1be County Agent, In which he stated that it wonld be for the benefit of Mo, Gunderjaby and the com- munity §f sho were coufined in Lo County or State Insune Asylum. County-Physician lolden also. certiticd tliat sha was insane. ~The Eherint's heart was tuuched by the sppesl wado (o bim by tho prizoner, who talked as rationally as sny sanc per- sun, and who ssscrted that her detention was (he zesultof o Alupl‘{-llhl lut oo thoe part of ber bus- ud to get rid of her and live with snother ‘Wwoman. bhe was thesuother of six small childrou. aud ber buaband was the uwner of their home and b possccaor of #Ome Yo lpmynlz. The kind+ bearted Bhenf saw no on 16 doubl the wou an'sstory, and, belleving tbat sho realy wasa vic- tim Lo sowe schieme, ordered her reloass from the jall on ber promising to sppeus yeaterday morning &4 the Counly Court and stand examination, Mre. Guuderjabn went her way refolcing, wud the Blicrs it starwd fur howe, bappy In the thought thut ha biad saved 2o jnnocent pervon—a \womban—from the ignuwloy audvbame of passing & night lu » vriso: Trns 1o her wumhm‘l l:llc sod lunlll‘c 1ua r appearsncs al court yestel wornlng, A copanied by Lr. F. M, Wilder, \v{w had ll‘-n c¢d ber, and with whow she came down. A aister, u ncpbew, and other friends were also presesi. Mra. Gurderjabn was upparenily os 4ane 48 ooy ons. Her busband did not putin ao sppearance, Tke County Physiclan, Dr. P, B, Bmmogs, and Dr, Wilder wese alio present Lo glve evidence that the was [nssoe bul the cass was next Thursdsy mornivg, sad Mre. vtog wowan coatinucd until Gnnderjahn was taken hack to her rister's hiouse, No, 803 Arghernvenne. Her nepherw was heard to fay that the chargo of tneanity war s < put-un Job,™ and those who saw the sabject of this repott wers similarly Inclined, . Inorder to fearn how Mra. GunderJahn's deten- tion was bronght about, a_TRinUNE Teporter ube tained a statement from Dr. Holden, the Connt; Thyriclan, who examined Mre. Gundorjahn and discovered that showas slightly Insanc. Shens- eorted that she saw angels, and heard stranse notses, and fl“n other evidences of Innacy that ratisfled the Doctor that she was not right In her her mind, Drs. Wilder and Emmona al«o pro- nounced her inaane, and her hnsband belleved re- ligious excltemént was the cense of her mental dn- ease. Sho had been a Daptist, but had recently Joined the Catholle Charch, and has spent much time in_ religioun dovetions, Dr. flol- den endeavored to prevent her {ncarceratlon, .bnt the Deputy Sheriffa who brought her down ar- ‘rived 1ate in the evening, and after he had \walted ahout the jall a long time, and hind concinded they were not coming, Mr. Gunderjahn stated that ho fs unablo to bear any Iatge oxpenee In the care of hin wife at the Inkane Asylum, and therefore made ng‘ldfivlldlhn Blic was & pauper in onder to have her admitted. The physicians incline o the bellel that treat. ment. Yfl the Asylum will curo the unfortunate woman, THE WAREIIOUSEMEN. THR PROTOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAW, A petition Incorporating the following proposed amendment to the Warehouse law will becireulated an ‘Change to-day. It was the intentfon of the warehonsemen to have it cirenlated yesterday, Lot thoy did not recelve it from tho printer In time: A THLL for an act to amend Bec, 13 of an act fo ** Rex: wiato public warehonees nad the warchousing and {napection of grato, “and (o give effect to Al 13 of the Constitntion of this Siate, approved Aprl 23, R71. Bxe, 1, Jie {tenacted, elc., That Bec. 35 of an act to *Viteimiata piblia warefousen and (he warchansing and Inapection of erain, ” and to give effect fo Art, 14 of tho Constitution of 'this State, approved April'za, 1871, ba nmeniied 80t to read ax follow Ty ware: huvseman of public warchoures of Cina **A™ shall be required, durlng Lhe et week [ January of eacl year, to publish in one ar nora of the newspapera (dafly, It thure be avch) publiatied in the city (n which anch wage- Tinnses aro sit e 01 ale of rates for (hn Ftorage of grain ring tho enaniag year. which rearel (excapt a4 pro: Flided far o Re A Act) dnring the year, sod such publislicd rates. or_any_ publishied 1eduction of tbem, shall apply 10all grain received stich ware- suse {rom sny person or. his warcho all not be | of_thn A sanree, and no diserlinin 1y ‘or nidtrectly, f by such wi maxi. ¢ frain. = Tho inadilng of yrain, tlis cost af recefving and dellvering, shall be, ot ten days, or part thereuf, onn and one: narter ceuta por bushel, aud, for ench ten days, or part thereaf, nfier tho fArt ten days, one-half of one cent Bex hushels pravided, howceter, that graln, damp or iable tn early, dutinge, a9 indicated by ita ‘lnapection < anbfect to two cents per bushel - mum_ charge for Includin, for tlio ‘when recefved, nin ten days, anil for eacl additionay five days, or eof, nut exceeding one-| of onn cent per’ hushel: e, furiher, thint twhere grain has been yecelved 1 nay such warehouse prior to the 16 day of March, I877, tinder any oxpress or o rontract to pay And receive rates af storage di fram those preactived by law, or whera it hax ber: 2 ro. celved uniler any custom or niace prior to sald day to JAvgn frcelve ratesof srurace differeat from the rates lixed by Taw, it ahall e lawful for any owuer or inan: nger of such warnhousa to recelve and collect such agreed o customnary rates. g, 3. IFAereas, There fs doubt In regard to the rates fo'be pald on m large quantity of grain nn plare. an emergency exaLs that this act s tmmecdiately, this act shall take efect from passage. WHISKY. 1T WILL NOT TWORK. Tho scheme for the blg whisky combination has failen throngh for the present. An animated con- vention of distillers was held at Peorln Tuceday and Wednosday, ot which.the proposed echiemo was dlscussed In all its bearlugs. “The attendance was quite large. comprising delegates from Chlcago, Pekin, Canton, Peotln, Tetrs Naate, Cinclonatl, and S5t Touls. Philip Zell, of Peoria, nceupled the chair, nnd George T. Stagx, of bl Louis, acted as Sceretary. The Cincinnat! delegation, hesded hy J. W. (loff, was o unit In favor of the -proposition, provided all the high- wine distillertes tn the West would enter into 1t The Kontucky houscs, which retaln thelr gooda nntil well-nged bofora nlacing them on the mar. ket, do not como, Into competition, and heuca were not asked to into the combination, Cou- #lderabla epposition was manifested by Peoria anid Ht. Lonls partice, Onc pecullarity of the diecus- slon was the clulm advanced by cachi distiller that his town and his distiliery” conld maoufacture goods for less momey than any other In thu trnde, Affor a two days' dcbate, it wad renolved that a commitice conalating of . B, Miller of Chicago, JJ, W. Goff and D, Holterhofd of Cinclnnati, Georza T, Stagg of St Lanle, and Slmon Kildaff of Peoris, ba appointed to corr el with distillers throughont the conntry to fi certuln thelr views an to the foasibility of the puol, and obisin from the Depariment at Warhington all 1be statistics posalole rezarding the production and vonsumption of the arlent. The Chicago delo- enios ontertain somo bope tunt the scheme van b put through successfnlly ; and one of them was so enthuslastic uver it that hu yeatenlay proposed on *Chinnue that Lhe distiliers of this city take inime- diate steps 1o form & pool, keeping ap the present production at a decreased’ expense acconnt. . No action, however, was taken, and it 1s not lkely that any will bo unti] the Committce hnve heard ‘Ifimllll“lllfl Treasury Department and the country stillers. dafter its RELIGIOUS. NOON PRATER MEETING. At the noon prayer moetlug yeatorday the ate +tendanco was a greater compliment (o the weather than to the revival. Maj. Whittle Ted, and Mr. Meiranahan tonk charge of the vocal exerclacs: The opening iymn, **'Tis the prumlse of Uod, full walvation to bring,” was followed by the reading ot the requests for special prayer by tho Itev. Mr, Davis, * Mr, Hemmingway led In prayer, and after the iymn ** Pull for slioro, sailors,” Ma). Whittle took up the losson from the Bixth of Romans, but, oefore entering upon the consideration of the snb- Ject, hecalled upon Mr, McGranshan, who, with Mrs, Wilaon, sungan unpublished song Ly Dilss, based npon the tuxt, and commenclng, Slug tuein over sgaln to me, wonderful words of lite, The lessun comienced with the foneth verso of [ the chapter, which spoke of & newncas of lifo. Fha newness meant the apleitual life planted in wmankind when thuy should bellove that Christ died for their sinw and arosa agaln for their justifica- tion, ‘The newness meant a uow birth, A now crve ntlon, arising fram_the rising of tho faylor. A man who received Chrlst became s part of Christ, and Inherited Hin life. Ile became geafted npou Christ'a deathy, and conarquontly upon Hls resur- rection, and became of Christ, and inherited His salvation, If & man became sectarian in hiv aecopt ance, he loat his peacs and Joat much that fwould otherwive como (o bin in hig bellef, flo who be. lieved ko had died noder the law with Chirlst must, when hy recognized Christ in - ealvation, belleve that hio too waw ssved, llmllIRnll that falth Lis own salvatlon dopendod, vo that he who liveth, baving died fu Ctirist, Nivoth in God, Hail there yomained one farthing of the debt of sin unpaid, (God would never have taken Christ 40 leaven. (t waa a full explation: tha last was paid. and whoso. everaccopled the rnunl. whosoever believed ihat Christ. pald “tho funl peoslty of every sluner on earth, Fose “wbave the win mm which he wae condemned, and atood with Christ, boforo Uod, sanctifed, purified, saved, Then 'eamie the everlasting Jifo, partaking of & Christ born of (ied, knowling and having the splrit of God, 11s children, & part of 1iim d n, Mr, Atctiranuhs £ another fugitive Am"hw- tion of Ar, Blivs, ok unto Me, and bo y saved,” ond Mr H, 0, Hatea took up the coi mand' to presont **Gur bodles a living sacri. fice,** anil aruned that, with the sccoplance of the eplrit, the bodles became sanctified. The Rev, Mr. Spencer followed out the ramo [des, Mr. ‘Thatu offered prayer, and tho congreration sang, hFree from th latv, 0 bappy candition, an iho Rev. Mr, Davie pronounced tho hencdiction, A METUODIST CLASS-LEADIHA' CONVENTION will e held Stonday at i p, m. and at 7 Clurk Street Church, Thore will be addr he ttev, O, I, auy, L. D., and others. bo sorved at U o'clock in leadors 4 Ten tho church, Clave. il their wives, and all lovers of Christ snd souls, both inen and women, who wishlo lead others to salvation, aro earncstly jnvited to cowe Iu the afternuon prepared to stay to the even- ing scsston, This call {s sddreseed to ull in tho und tho arranzcments for tea are 10 nccommodate those who live clty and who w: The ofternoon pros address by tho Rev. Br, A, by the lev, B, MeChesuoy, clty and cuuntrs nm’du mwclll{y’ outof th traine, . G, Lane, S6q. . tho ftev, T. P. Marech, J. 11, Hipley, Fwy.. i Hlevs . X, Caldwelt, and tha ftov. H: White: head. At tho cyening sosslon (he ope will be by F, J’ Crandon, E-v‘.,,u Butavia, fole uw«lb’ an address by tho Rev. 0, 1L Titlany, Tho question-drawer will be snswored by tho Hev, J, Atkinson. ‘The singing will be con~ ducted by the Iev. W, A. Epencer. THE SNOW, TEATERDAY'S ABOMINAULY WEATIHER, Barly in (he season Tuz Taouse folt fnto what {6 now inanifestly an error of noticing the winter, and the winter, like unto many s traceanan, hos abused the confidenco of Tux TaLKE, Asa vale ural yeqult, this paper must, 1 the Intercets of ite wany readers, repudiate the winter and refuse any furiher allusions thercto, Yestenlsy was a calin, gentle, cthereal mildness. Thero was wo snow, | thero was no slecl, lhers were no slippery aldowalke, Tho sky was clear, and jhu wind blew soft aud bajmy from Peagh moved about in thelr sbirt-slceves, orrld sun poured down ita meltlng raye. A feature of the Cay was the thronging of “the atrects by ladies, Winter wrapa werg cast aslde, oud heavy buots were relecated to the closet to awalt another win. ter, Bpring bad como with ite biue and white, and the shagow of the cerulcan skics fell soft on the? a1 blossoms that perfumed all the afe, Men #poke tenderly of the dead wintor thathiad goig 1ty s grave, sudstretched forth welcoudug hands to the ambilug spring that cawe in soft and glowing from the funcral of the by-yone scawon. Not &, snowlioke fell. Nut a drop of slcel, Not a man slipved up sud dropped un tho coupunsol blscoat. Nota woman yelled as the heels of ber boots went up toward the beckon- ln‘ angels. Not a snow-plow driver damned his stalled " horses, Umbrellis wers conelgucd lo oblivion. Fur csps wore donated lo tha suller- ing beathen of Africa, and worn ulsters were subscribed towards the cliorstion of the spiritusl condition of the Fire-Worshiper. Chip hals abounded on every side. Dusters wero dragged forth, and paranola went np nnparalleled percent. Tho summor carm were onton All the roads, On the tramways to the waiering-places the tralna were cverywhere, Whidky was aban. sdoned, and ginger-heer and roda were the drinke. ‘The spring fercr drove out the scarlel. rn'lctlwklnyz upon this promisc of summer, the writer shook oif his ulster and fur cap, and in- dited the foregoing Internal facts. o weather dld not materiaily interfers tith the railroads, It was severost in this city, and did not extend faront in any direction. The incom- ing traine wers mostly on time. There wasa revere snow-storm in Iowa Wednesday, a regniar hlizzard, shich interfered swith the ranning of tralns in that ssction, but yesterday the storm had nubsided, and trains were tunning regniar, Some trontle wan expenienced along the Barlington and Rock Island l“omln from the slect and ice which covered (he telegraph wires, and which in soms places waa 80 heavy as to break them down. Gangs of men had to be employed to free the wires from their covering. THE CITY-HALL, The bill for conl Issucd at tho West Side Pamp- ing Works during the month of February i4 $2,250 for 413 tons. Dad weather seems to have n depressing effect uwpon city butiness, Yesterday visitors at the Clty-1{all wers few and far between, and thera was nothing stirring In oMclial clrcles, The Treasuzer's receipta yesterday were $2,244 from the Water Depariment, $271 from miscels laneous sonrces, and 811,021,601 from the City. Callector. The last amonnt 4 money collected on the asscesment for fmproving North Halsted streets The Buperintendent of Bnildings has recclfed o Jetter from H, U, Powers, gudrdian of the Kings. ley estate, stating that ho wonld avall kimeelf ‘of the rugzestions of the Superintendent in regatd to the New Chicago Theatrv, ns to s lunfl-flpe on the ontride of the theatre, hydeants on tho stage, plas- tering, etc, The lemee I covering all exposed woodwork, together with the fiye in the fiy-gailery, with the uulmrlllml exhibited and spptoved by tho Fire Marshal and underwriters. Now cases of acarlet fover wern reporied yester- day at Nos, 1 Wilson, 410 Supetior, 110 Kioyenth, 482 West Harrison, 71 Dixon, 13 Cleaver, sauthe vaxt corner of Dide “Ialand ‘avenue and Lincolr rreet, and Rockwell, neat Thompron street, Tho Houth' Division Medical Inspector, Dr. Sawser. ro- ported yeslenday apon the casés now urider his notice, “Tle saya they aro all doing as well as conld be deairod. Jie vinited fifto en caser, and Andn three houses requiring disinfection by the Vepartment, and one family In need of relief, medicine, dlalu- fectants, otc. The city nas always pald_atrict attention to the condition of the se and, sinco theee hsa arlson trouble fron scwae fi" the sewvers In the seeming- 1y infected neighborhnods have been looked Into and ‘*fushiod" with unusual caree Near the Matteson Honse, where o locnl dieorder of eome magnitudo was notlced, it wns found that the city's sm\"cn—flmk fe, thoeo In_tho strect—ware In cdndition, and that the tronble arose from defects in the drains and |)'ml leading Into the street- sewer, for which defecta the clty was in no way ro- sponaible. In other localitics whero tho btood- puisoning sotver-gan has been encaping ami iving rira to discase, 1t 15 thought that the same defecta cxiat. SCARLET-PEVER DEATHS. A dlligent ofiicer of the Health Department has prepur:fi the following table, which shows the SULLIVAN. ment During the Forenoon, Bpeech for the Prosecution, Wit Go to tho Jury. séaslon, Thelr absence, however, did not dimin- them were given up to men, who doubtlcss prayed, sad at 2 oclock, for the ladies made thelr appears ance agaln, and at the afternoon scasion both gals Inaldo the bar wera packed with *‘angels,” Only & fow of the **lords™ wero let Into the room. 1. sTORNS resumed his argument for the defense. Mo had traced the day befors the case from its commence- ment down to the interview belween Bullivan and Hanford in front of the Iatter'e homea, andsearched the nry wonld agree with him In raying that down to that time none had been discovered which., even from a moral standpolot, made Sullivan amcnable to puulthment, Tho Interviow was an sppesling one, condncted in a quict manner, almost passlon leas, windlogup with the denuncistory plrase, ++ You are a log, "—uned after the cold and flat re- fuesl of Hanford to fnrulsh any retractionor to -give any eatisfaction for the wrong he had infiicted, or to ald Sollivén In his offorts Lo suppress the arfis cle. Thers waa not anc single syllableor acintilla of proof at all rellable In iis character that in the conflet which coancd Sulllvan was the aggressor. The words, **You are adog," were not an assault,—dld wot mske Solllvan the aggrassor, 1o had alogal rightto wuas that langusge. It bnd noverthelcss been assumed, In the absenca of proof and withant proof, that Bulli. van atrack the firat blow. Nothing In the evidencs Justified such s conclusion. Bo far asihe great thaes of proof was concerned, it established be. yond all controversy that when the physical con- fict began no one couldd tell whobegan it. As soon a8 **You are & dog" was utterod the record showed that tho hands of both were immediately 11fted for the purpose of altack or dofensc, Tho sasertion that Sullivan knocked Hanford down was plilleu- lonsly falsc. Mr. Storrs quoted testimony to show that It was untrue. As totho gouging theory, It ‘was brought Into tho casc to show that, inthe cone test, Bulllvan was Inspired Ly a dosignto Inffct upon lauford barbarons injury, Dr, Freor's testl- mony was antrue, he having based the theory, ns he admitted, on Sullivan's testimony, but Hullivan had testified to no sach thing. ‘The ovidence showed that, preceding the knock- down, If it uccurred, thero was a scufflo betweon the partles, In which the degreo of assanit was en- tircly equal. 'They tuen moved around over the number of deaths from scaclet fever each month for the past year, and the totsl number of deaths n thoso months: Searlet Total JSever, di A Qctober, Nuvember, 187 PRt 74:2 sidowalk and Hanford fell. Mrs, Sullivan saw this Janasry, 1877, 5 99 { and jumped out of the carrlage and exclalmod, February, 1677+ Sl U7 |+ Alec, don't get into & strect brawh* McMullen Total .. oo 0T 8,783 | solzed Snllivan by the neck snd held him tight. Nanford immiediately rose to hls feet, confronted Mrs. Sallivan in a hostllo and threatenlng attitude, aseaulted her, and inficted upon Ler a blow, and struck anothor which alighted on Florence Bulll: van, and polscd himsolf for another blow, and started toward the accnsed, with his hands uplifted and dsts clenched, all enraged. lmmedistely os ho I})imnthed, McMullen drew bls arm sti more tightly around Sulllvan's neck, unt{l ho was abso- Intely throttiod. A BULLIVAN UEAND filE SCREAM OP IUS WIPE, **The scoundrel had struck me, " and, by a eud- den {mpulso, drow his' platol from his pockel. Meullen, at tho nioment, whieled him around ro that hie conldn't sec what was occurring. Hanford made his chiarge, tho pistol unwittingly exploded, the bullet steuck Ilanford, and ho sank fo the round and in half sn tour was doad. Bolllvan ad no Intent to infilct bodily harm when the cone flct begun; no Intent to take 1ifo when 1t closed. 1f a felonfoun tatent was formed It must have bven betweon tho time he heard the cry of his wife and tho exploalon of the piatol—a eccand and a half. Argunieat and m-onhgx. from the naturo of :gtnnfl‘wnn imposslble: Bullivan could not have aught, 1alfan hoar wasthen mpentin answering the guuuon. Did Ifanford etrike Mra. Sulllvan? ~Mr, tarrs maintained that he did, —that the blow wan aviolent one, and that the evidence established that it was, the lady bearing the marks of violence from day to day.” Hefeering to molf-dofenre, ho naid tho question was not what waa the relative !l'enlil!l of Sulllvanand llanford, but of llunford and rs. Sullivan, —wwhat ground of spprehenslon had the defendant on her part snd for her? With the Injury she was then huurll,lf, tha slightost breath might have brokon the chord which held her to the shorea uf life, The wholo natnre of tho case THE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘The estorm yesterday kept the Commisaloners fn- doors, benco the day was exceedingly dall. The Colleclor for the Town of Lemont tarned 4300 over to tho County Treasury yesterday. Vrank Canningham, of the Sherl's offico, con- tinues to mend, and ho {s expected toboaut In & fow daya. ‘The Court-Honse contractora will mect thisaf- ternoon to contlnue the scramble for the money they so much need. 1t will devolve on the County Doanl toclecta Cuonstable for the West Sido to fill a vacancy Ina }'Iul:' days. Alrcady eeveral candidates are Inthe eld. Lllen Hurley, Mary Hnm!uni and Rudolph Pou. yer wore yesterday ailjudgod insane in the County Court, und In the afternuon took the county ambu- 1anco for thy Insang Asylum. The calendar for tho Criminal Court for the March term has beengsuade out. ‘Fhe most {mpors- ant case set for trial tho coming week s that of E, F. Runyan, Indicted for larceny s bailce, which will bo ealled Mongay, Messre. Beyo and Rountrea reconsldered their agreement to go to Springtield Wednesdny n'llmll. and were youtorday nt their poats as usual, oy xeem to think that the blll to extend the time of the Town Cotlectors tio months in which to maxe returne is dead, and their visit unneceasary, damen Love, Jr., 8 gontleman whose love for Queen Victorla got the buetter of him some tima sngo, and caused him to be adjudged distractod and | showed that thers was uo possible oppors ;:t: |:CIL"l|‘|fx'nln;°c’"::lx‘x‘:z Tml:l,:l'::'lll’;e’uv {‘,‘,"“ up m'«‘l" (m-‘nn'numt.hE Inton‘zlon. or pnrpose, N . n &1 e ndopted daughter, it will bd remombered, =P Tl S She ac- conpanied him yesterday, and was the means of having Albert 8. °Coe appointed his conservator, under bonl for $15,000. Judge Wallace [s confldent that the Legialature will pass thie b1l providing for, cetablishing a Pro- bate Court in this county, 1o yesterday received o Hat of the amenuments to the Uil originally fn- troduced, and as soon s hio euw thy ono providing that tho blll should only nllpl’ ta ranntics of ovor 00,000 popalation fnstead of 50,000, and for the turning over from tho County Cotrt all of tho pro- bate records fo the Probate Court as soon oa such a court woa authorized, he sald there wonld bo no opposition 1o its passage, Inasmnch, as amended, 1t wonld only apply to this county. CRIMINAL, Jautes Rayne, peditler, was arreeted yesterday by Detective Morgun at tho Instance of J. P, Wells,of No. 202 Stato etreet, who thinks that Bayne Is the person who stolo his horse and buggy. W, L, Klino and Martin Casey are locked up at the West Madleon Streot Station, charged with the larceny of some carpenter's tuols and somo wearing apparel from Mrs, Farrell, of No. 221 Desplaines street, Detective Long last evening ran acrose & fellow, Riviug (o name of John Burt, who was trylng 'to disposc of a sliver watch and chain and a railroad ticket, Loth of which had evidently been stolen. ‘The owner is wanted at the Armory. Frank McTuskey, John Webber, and John Sand. ery, tho thioves captared some weeks ago bu Louls 1.a floute's den on Pacific avenuo by OMcers Leon- ard and Lonflvld, who wanted them for meveral yrana ridiculous lmposelbllty, The Jurey couid fos Judge of thu dangers to which Bullivan was ex- posed or belloved he was ux‘juuad. Bul- ivan himself was made by the law tho sule and excluslve judge of tho extent und measuro of the real peril. “But deawlug a pistol to dofend one's wife iras not onlya justidablo but s com- mendsable act, even 1f ha Intended to disablo the raan, If the jury belleved it was fired without Bul- Uvan's knowle: and any intent on his part,— that, in the whirilng, it was exploded by misadven- ture,—it wos clearly thelr duty to say that ho was qulity of no crime, ~Bullivan, andor the circunye stances, had & right to belluys, when Ilauford ap. Ermcned him, that _ho would recelve great bodily arm at hia hands, In tho lght of tho evidenco, tho Jury conld not come o the concluslon that the pistol wai fired with any dealgn, or thnt Hulllvan know that o fired It at all, “Mr, Stores’ peroration was brief and eloquent, and his uppeal to the jury to restors Sullivan to hls wifo and frlends brought tears to the cycs of many women, Alter receas, MR, VAN ARMAX closed for the prosecntion. [Tio firef fact that couneel for the defenso scuined nat aqulle sati propricty of his bolng in tho case, and eapecially with the State’s Atturney belng alded by any one, As corloslty, even whon por. tinent, ‘wasa tantallzing sort of passion, be felt bound to reliove the gentlvuan (ilynes), and would aay that he waas retalned by the Fubilc Pros- ecutor to asaiat him, and, If he ever got sny pay, ho would bo frank and tell 'him sxacily whera ho got it, 1lo hiad other functions besldes 1hat ohllwsev. Having erected his livme in Chicago, and intending to romaln here until his last day,'as a citlzen ho had tho same Interest in the esvcution of the law that protected society as men of all other vcenpa- tions, Only by ullur:ln(t the laws could propurty and life ba protected, Itistory taugnt that noth- bursiaries fn e Twentysaccond streo disrict, Bt pasetun ik 1tk e ot Auaile chango of venue, and wero sent 10 the Criminal Hos, dwalt 1n the Bearts of men. When 8 mian wansatricken down in the presence of his wife and Court in §500 bonds each. :-Eudun. the speaker cuuld nut be indifferent to e e Justico Bunmerfield yoeterday held the follow- It Early o the cade an apprehicnelon was ing: Joln Kea! ShOOtUnE s lnd:rlon. $3,000 to e that o righte of the defendant would ihe 16t tnet, ;' Hirem un account of his nationality and religlon; [chford, Alesander Ken- nedy, and (1, W, Goodrich ling Michael Fencell. of No. i Front snide (ewelry, $300 to the Cr . st sl Charlos Wilifaims, cappo ustitution, aud Ellen This is the way confidente men and vagrante cocupe the sizars of the law, Wedneedsy after- noun Dan Scnibuer, oo of the most nolcd “**con ™ men in thinvectlon, wae 1o have conia before Ju tiew Pollak, Lol the casn was continned until 3 o'clock yosterday afternoon. The oflicers wera Juat three minutes lato, bint Ecribner's bondsman, dames Fitzohinmons, had already sppeared. plead- rd gullty for his maw, and been fided the pale try sum of $5. -All 1hia Lecanso Dan waa afraid of belng snapped up on an old execution i hy ape peared in court while the officors were there, and the same apprehenslon wan intimated later. Was there any grouud for it? te had gotion pube lie gnmlom whan coul micsa and legless soldlern d got none, and had besu dandled in the lsps of promluent wen wherover ha had llved, ‘This anticipation of hnllllll{ and prejudico on account of extraction and refigion was & sham and pratense, Alurder was not only the most terrible crine & man wus eapable of commliting Against snother, but the decpest wrong Lie coul I:lullun wociety, IChail been stated by counsel & private priovance, Wan there uny svnsy fn euch talk? Did the law of 1lllnols s treat it, ua something {n which the publlc had no concern When lanford was shot dawn & feeling of borror rau through the community, it was strenzthened hg e Coroner's nqueat, and mude o conviction by the fiest trial. No trial would alter that opinion. ‘Tbe jury might acquit Sullivan, or do with him se they picased, ke would never seo tho day when he would not bo LOOKED UFON AS A MUNDERER. ophisiry could dlszulse it. No eloquence llate [t, Allhough he seemed to bave no lousnces of hls crime, some day he wonld and he would coma Lo the Jury aud o anded kuees beg for the pousity rather than en- dure tho Loztures of the mind. He then discussed the low of bomleide, saying 1t thu Jury found that the ofense was justifable uz excusable, thoy alould acquit; Lutlf nefther. 1t becama fmportant to deterialue whetber it was wmurder or manslaughter, becuuss upon their con- cluslon depended the penalty 1o baindicted. Tho law nover justified a bhomicide untess it wae necesrury 1o prolect life or proj that the princl !llll of self-defen far b or thirty dayes each: Annle Smith cCabo, drunk, thirty days each, * ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘There will bs & Gospel-meeting In Farwell lall Ihts evening, ronducted by Whiltle and McGrana. han, ‘fte Rev, Charles Clark will continuo at Hershoy Uall hie scrics of lectures, spesking lo-night on **The Tower of Loudun.™ Miss Saroh F. Sniiley will give a Bible reading In Farwell Hall at 4 o'clock p. m. Sabject; **The sSymbols of tho Hioly Spirit.™ . ‘The Itev. Dr. Goodwin will presch at tho Ite- union Presbyterian Church, on West Fourteenth wtrect, near Throop, ihis svenlng at 7:45, No s could u‘:m- tuen: ‘rlllnli‘%ulwnc dlhn o Jar sbe » ¢ 1ho sryument, 158t bhey were, be ssked the Jor SUBURBAN, Do Gulod by ihem 1n making up thelt vetdic AL EX0LEWOOD. o | tertending the Taw, hu sold o €ould nok ba pra- ‘The Englewood Library Assoclation beld thelr annual electivn Tuesdny evening ot the new library roon:, built and furnished especially for thie purpoee, 11 te situated in the vear of Di, De- Wolr's drug store, {o Tillotson's Blotk, and Is well choeen, being centrally located and retlred from tha noisy buaile of the strect, Thirty-four mem- ‘bers were prescot at the meeting, The ‘reports of the oficers for the year were' read. The Treosure er's report shiowed & wewmbership of seventy-Ave, the cceb recelpts for the year $113, baisnco on band §30, B, D, Lewis way tended that Hunford was sbout to perpetrate afel- ullivag or bils wife,and the sccused tovk ifo for that reason. Nor coold it be pretended tbat be took bis life In the performance of some lawful act—that the killing was dvent. ure. Tho ground, then, upon wuich tho defcnse Tusted waa **All other casce which stand opon the 2awu footing of reasun and justice.” Bul thoso *tuther cases ' were almply-varlationa of thoee 8l ready alluded to. Mr. Vau Atman then came to the facts, first chkluz up the Banford communication, romarking bat the jury had been driven Ly defondant's couu- ny u flahfonds sel o the trial of a M s {ssue. It was cunning to ue . 0. elected Presldent, A. G, Warner Vice-President, | withdraw from thele sitention the real issuo and e 1 L, doodull Hecording Secrotary, . 1. [ aubtitate snotucr. By o decleion of the Warner Uorresponding Secretary, aud Coust, they wereable tooder testimony to coutradict il Kuights Treasurcr. A board of se tbo Hanford art The prosecution had ofered Directurs was also choscn. uogml regardiog It, becausc the State's Attoruey declined to da it and, for refuslog to degrado Lo solemn trial to & slander sult, be had been de- nounced a8 & coward. The jury had been ssked [0 uit sad 10 commend Sullivan for his remarksble E.l suce aad wild sad amlabla dcportment toward sutborof ‘‘the terribls ty," Hewasso The: too Huv, Walter Foreythe, Piof. W. wi{lll. Di A, L Chl\nnplln. L. P Stralght, Mre. Lawis, Mrs Warsicr, sud Mre. A. 1I. Champlin, Df. J. ¥. Da Wolf waschosen Librartan. The room {s neal and Lastefully furnished, and will be provided with a Bic of the daily papers. Mr. Storrs Concluded His Argue And Col. Van Arman Began the Closing 1le Will Conclude To-Day, and the Case 'The intereat of the ladies who have htlended the trial of Alexander Sullivan wns not suficiently absorbing to cause them to venture out In the storm yesierday morning, and consequently the sex was bt aparsely represented at the forenoon fsh the attendsnce, since the vlaces reacrved for 1f they aver do snch & thing, that the snow nilght coutinne to fall until Ssturday night. They were lerles, the Jurora' benches, and most of the space for the Intentlon which Insplred It, and he thonght T passtontess that he sllowed him to live one hanr afier he heard of tho article, Nullivan was AS MILD A MAN AR EVER RUNK A BHIP OR CUT A THROAT, (Slight applause and smiles. which were l;nltkly Ruppressed by theballiffs,] It had been said that the man wha salandered 8 woman conld bo legally killed. If ro, lm“ rhould acquit Bullivau. Hint tho qnestion for thom (o determina was, wiiether elander waa punishable with death. Jle reviewed tha article, anying that the defcnse had prosen a ortfon of ft 1o bo true by thelrown witnesses. re. Sullivan wasan editress and pablished her vlewe, and when women entered the fleld of joyr- nallem, they themsolves must expect to be dls. curacd, Putting the worst light npon the commu- nicatfon, letting itbo falae, wanthete n man on the jury, If his wife was referred to, who wounld have feit it neccsmaryto do anything whatover abont LY A man of common sense would have donae nothing. Sulllvan had no right to expeet that hia wife, ocenpying the position he did, wonld bo rercened from obscrvation and remark, —would not tecelve the notice that peoplo who edit newspapsra daily receivod, 1o had no right to maka an assof himself and nandertake, to paunish every man who sald lnylhlnfl abont her in her capacity us an’ editress. Thers tvan nothing anyhow In the paper which could be con- alraeid even by {mplication Into n questioning of her chastity, “If the line], conceding {t to be such, did not Juatify tho killing, what had it to do with the caser Inasmuch as, after coolly talking with his wife shout it, ho determined upon & course, and hadn't the slighest Ides of killing Hanford, had tho orticle to doith the caso? The Ingniry before then was, what caused the death of Hanford? Bulllvan's particular errandto the honse wan of no Importance, If he did not go thero for a folonlous purpoze. - 1le had obtained {n tho extract from the papce ha got from the 7imes’ reporter everything that related to his wife, and it was that hie nsked llanford to retract. The defense had tried Hanfatd, and, acconling to thelr viows, had convicted HIm 'of all eorls of = crimes— amon, thers, nccording to Mr., Storrs, of the ‘‘highest in the catalogue. Thn articla had heen needlessly, uselessly, and wrong. mu{ thenst into the casc for the mero purpos of Inathlling an unjnet Frujndlcu against tho decenred, The atmosphers of the room bhelnz very close, by request of Me. Van Arman the Court adjorrned unti) 10 n'clock this morning. Ho will eoncludo Defore noou, and the case will undoubtedly bo in the Lands of the Jury by 1 o'clock tu-day. — e —— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. NOT GUILTY. T tha Kditor of The Tribune, Cnicaao, March 8.—Tlensa correct the statement 1in your puper of the Tth inst, charging me with belng ono of the gang who cammitted the robbery at the residence of A, 8, Beeley, Eaq. I was never coonected with this or any other robbery fn my Iufe, neithor was I connected with any gang, The only person of tho suspacted parties I.was ace quainted with wae Woodruff, whom I had not seen forseven years until three woeke ago, and never knew him'to bo either n thicf or A robber. [am a Cheletian, and willing to ald in the conversion of any young man, but am not a nember of the Y, M. C.’A., and nover made any such statement. On 1 wasat work at the Dime S8avings Bank, strect, up to within half an hour of the timo I waa nrrested, and was on my way to dinner when I mat Woodruf and drlfith, and liad been in thelr company but & fow minntca when the arreat ‘Taoe an Clar] was miade. 1 was dlnharggd from custody to-dny, having proved m{-clt to bo lnnocont of auy crim ‘Yours respectfall . Joux W, Suma. BENATOR DLAINE. To ihs Editor of The Tribune, CimicAqo, March 8,—A meoting should be called for to-morrow cvening by tho citizens of Chicago to glve expression to tholr vlews npon the conrse of Mcrera, Blalne &Co. In insulting and attempting to bulldoze the Adminiatration. ~New York “han al- ready spokan. ' Chicago should not bo behind New York in this matter, Mensrs. Blaine & Co. ahonld old, in terms notto be misanderatood, that their action in sttempting (o thwart and obatruct thie Executive branch of the Government becanso ihe Preaidant will not allow himself to ho made s tool of in thelr Interest has gone quite far enongh, RErCBLICAN. THE CANINE NUISANCE, Th the Edltor of TAe Tribune, Laxe View, March 8.—Why Is not the len- forced for muzzling doge In suburban towns'as well nsintho city? We would suggest that the Lake View police carey somoe ** cold meat™ round in the vielnity of Wellington street, where there are some dozans of these poor, starved brates who attack parsurs by 1iko wolves, and are a nulsnce to the neighbothood, L. V. i YOU ARN A OITIZEN. 0 the Editor of TAa Tribune. Cricaao, March 8,—I canie to this conntry when 17 yesraold, Am now 30, Served during the War two years In the Union Nayy, took the nathin 1804, and voted on the eloction of Mr, Lincoln. I am told now that Iam nota cltizen, I'have vated cversince,. Will you plessc state whether I am cntitled to a vote, and obligo a constant reader, Yours respectfully, B Baron. NOT A LOBKR. Tb the Editor af The T'ridune. CitieAdo, March 8, —Permit me to ray that T am not a loser by the late Now Yark fire. No part of my library was in tho hands of Dangs & Co. ; there- fore, no booke woro Injurcd. My Looks arc all uafe'In oy Louso fn thisclty,” Yours, ofc.,, . B. Q. Asat. e A PENCIL " PICK™ AT NEWSDEALERS, 0 the Ediior of The Tribuna, BroosINaToN, 11),, March 8.—Vlalting varlous portions of this State, and having an {nterest in passing eventa as they . Grow or gurgle thro' the earth In forms of groat or losser worth, T have nuany times waited impaticntly the ar- rival of Tur Tmnuxe at the polut” which I chanced to be. In many instances it has Deen iny misfortune to hear the remark, “Weo arc out of TRIBUNES, won't you have a Timeal" At first thero sppeared nothiug very strange in the fact that Tux TrinuNes should run outj but the satno thing occurring nt all the towns I have visited, und day after day, and week after week, it has becomo a Hitle Seritactng. To-day I visited the varlous news-depots of this vity with the ususl Inquiry for Tue Tnin- uxe,and,as well by the newsboyson the streots, wus met with the usual reply, * We've got the Times, but Tns Tuisuxes are all out.” I tame to my lodgings In as bad a humor ns sn avernge bulldozing Democrat of the perlod, be- cause I was forced to buy tho Times. ‘The moment I open 1t an offfuvlum_ of bad Dbreath Is cmitted,” Iattompt to read the cur- rent events of the day, but find them so crip- pled, perverted, and polsoned that 1 fnvelun- tarily puss my hand bofore my face asonowould wheil the fuines and smoko of u bad clgar in- terferes with the freedom of the eycs, aid the cffort § made to brush theot away. I am dis- posed to be liberal and amiable, but from varl- ous attempts to inaster the curdle dand rancor- ous spicits of this sheet, [ expross the scutl- ments of wvery loyal, wnprejudiced mind {n saylng it Is the most villalnous perverter of truth, bofling with venom and hate, and, demon. like, spreading bate und (s scord. I 'am not mud, but speak the words of truth and sobernees," and deslre to ralse the inguiry with news-tealers why this stato of things coni- stantly exiats, domo weeks ago [ happencd at the Town of Tl Puso, where, after the arrival of the tratn, I madean etfort o 'i“ Tng Trisunk, It wos SButurday; nung could be obitained., My hus! led to Chenoa, and there 1 was mot by the usual reply, ** Ty, but no TRisuNe" OnIwent to JFulrbury, Inguired of newsboys, * Time— ‘TuiuuNEs all gone.” Rushed to the Post-Ollice news-roonl, whers £ met the same ret)ly. 1 do nat desire to b verhose, but onty to be sufticiently deilnite as to lmruu the fnquiry u&)un ealers, §f the re rumlh lity does not rest with them, or whetherthere fs un offort to forco the commalty to buy ths Limes, whether they want it or nut. Jlaving said this much upon the existence of a palpable fuct, I may be permitted to follow the scquence with a few words of philosoplical hinta about literal literary boulnF-nmrlmwn. ‘The naturnl ussociation of the lndividual with thie Lody politic prescuts the hinportance of the correctniess with which pussing eveuts are given by the press, and the results of transformations ahd perversivus, It 1s hart to bellove that prominent and pow- erful arterles should hecome so discased us to be the wethods of conveying only finpure blood 3 still the fact exists; but wheu (¢ is discovered the remedy §s at hund—cut off the flow of tho jmpure by the supply und_Infusfon of the pure. Belishuess intuacs it subtlety In u nation, aud through fts unbeaithy growth™ the spirit of de- struction {8 mude L -wmr the ul!tnrh:f of purity: snd hellish malice the outgrowtdi of clements of peace and good will, - Tuasmuch, thercfore, as large results aro the encrvation. of miuor cauees, should there not be due consideration given 1o the supply of truthful optuion, and a duposition to disprove sentiments which tend to inuvuthe foundation- atoues of our fres Republict Perhaps this worklng fe the regson why Tux TUISUNKS 816 taken up and the Times remalnt But lev ua not. be driven t suck the breath of polson. Prek, RUBBING IT N, Ta the Editor of The Tribune. Caicaco, March 7.—How is it about the eo- terprise of the great moral sheet, the Chicsgo Times? Two *“scoops' Inonsweek! To-day's eshalation from Btorey's sewer on Fifth avenuo coutajus no account of President FRayes® Cabiuet, and tho ancicnt malignant was also o :l:{ lato i giving the tinal result of tho Electoral Com- mission deliberations, The Kfior old fellow s cvidently in his dotage, and bis {ntellect bas fol- lowed after his vitality. PR ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION. A Comparison Betweon the Last and the Present Administration, Reduction of the Board of Publie Works Estimates--The Water Fund. Now that the appropriation bill has been finally isposed of, 1t Is practicable to make a com! pu(um‘ between tha smounts of money which the tax-pay- ers will be called npon ta pay this year, and those which were demanded of them under tho last Ad- mintsteatlon. The compatison Is a very atriking one, and {llnstrates better than colnmns of words the recklesaness and extravagance that prevailed tivo years ago, which brought the city to the vergo of financial rnin and would haro sont it whirling into the abyss bnt for the rceult of the election last spiing, putting a1 1t did into the Mayor's chair and the Council Chamber men who have fought oralstently for cconomy and retrenchment, 'Uho ollowing fable shows In & condensed form the the appropriations for the flacal year from April, 1875, to April, 1870, for the remaining ning months of 1870, and for 1877, The appropriations for 1875 and 1870 wero made by the Colvin Admin- Intration; thatfar 1877 hl! tho Reform Cou clocted fn May of 1870. Follawing arn THB COMPARATIVE FOURES! 1877, puenmentesponsa § 0000 8. oo ssnnee b Publl ki 881,607 Iy Bay: 2,800 Contingent 20,001 Deficiency Fund. Hchool Sinking Howerage Fund, Hewerage. ot Water-Tax Fui Judgmenta.. Entertaining 078 4.0 Eveningachool on re Departinent .. Gen'l Binking Fan o THealth Department.. 100,000 iluuse of Correction, dnuon teress 000 w3255 J3 £85533 83 1.0 1,000 83,077,320 83,407,509 83,874,700 oard of Public Works bas been for fium tho branch of the mnnicipal servico which ns expended the most money, owing fo tho fact that it tncluded within {ts provinco the sewers, aystam, street hinprovemonts, etc., it mli‘no! 3 wut of placo to mako a comparison here also, and to ehow how tho econnmy which has marked other branches of the city's acrvice ditring the past year has prevalled in this departmont. If matters had boen aliowed to o on umder the old system, tha appropriationa for the Board of Poblic Works nlona ‘would this year have prabably been cqual to the sum total of the prosont appropeiation bill, The Allermen of tho old regime, for the purpose of gaining rnpulurlly among their constituents, and making jobs for the benelt of thom- neives and their frisnds, would -have mada apprapriations which it wonld have been ont of tho ]znwur of the taxpnyors to meet, The following ablo gives the eatimates of TUE NOAID OF PURLIC WORKS FOR TIN LAST TUKES YEARS: 873, 1878 1877, O e oon 17,50 Wty 1] 2,700 00T 007 43,70 11,80 2800 10,00 S T MeT 42,100 280 2,000 2,0m 4,008 2,000 2,000 i 700 15,380 27 32,300 a ) 16,300 11,8497 8 1 Hao 4491 %) 5,000 800 100,000 1,00 WAreE bino oxiGision 300,000 Bawe! conatruo. 300,000 LR e Uridges, ‘Total.... 8,000 .. ...82,501,015 81,020,070 $1,335, 141 TIIR WATER FUND. The following figurcs give the recoipts ond ex- pnsdllég’ruuf the wator fund for the years 1874 Ll H $703,028 Hunniog Pumping 0Mmce exponsa and salariey (leneral repaireut works. Meter depsrement Jako-tunnel ¢ ome rofun Totals.vio “s810,578 Rurpius Of Worknfor i#4.: L - Incomo frofi waterrents... $833,008 orks . 8,1 Office oxpensa and saiar( 42,239 Ueneral repairs of works, ST Meter dopartment,. .. 70 Jncome retunded.. 13 1t will bo scen that, crenaed, a8 is onty natural. the oxpenditures bave fallen off enormaualy, The system has bean add- od to, but the rlr{d economy of the new Ad- mllnlll.rlflon has reduced the runniug expensea ‘The clty elec to bo held next month will de- cido whelher that policy which has accomplished the resulta glven vo shall he continued by the alection of good men, or whother the citizens will neglect their duty at the polls, and allow things to drift back into the extravagant and ruinous methods of Lxo years ago, 2 ————— W, K. ROGERS AND MRS, HAYES, 70 the Editor of The Tribune, Cutcaao, March 8.—W, K, Rogers, tho Pri- vate Beeretary of Presldent IHayes, Is a thor- olghly educated gontleman, who graduated with Mr, layes at Gambier College, Ollo, Mr, R. subsequently studied for and becamoa min- ister In tho Protestant Episcopal Church, and was called as Rector to the church in Steaben- ville, 0. Hls health became bad, and his throat prevented bl from preaching, and he resigued, left that service, and romoved to Minnesota. At Btoubenville be married the daughter of Dr, Jobn Andrews, 8o long Prealdent of tho Board of Coutrol of tho Hanks of Ohlo. ‘With Mr. flayes, Mr, I, has becn as & brother. Ho I8 one of the wost rellablo of uien, and just sucha cultivated aud rellable man as the Preai- dent necds to hold the placa of confidentlal and Private Bucretary,—n place which, In Mr, I.'s hands, will never To abused for private {ntcreat, 38, HAYES, ‘The criticlsm of the Cinclansti Guzelts on the dress of the wife of the President will be read hy all who have known her with great surprise, In education, association, ap) neo, llylud T8, is in all e ts o lady, Asgirl an wife shic hias always been known for simpiicity of dress, cordiality of manuers, home unosten- tatlon, without a particle of show, and loving liowes and home duties rathor '.h-ndpnrtlum vutdoor llfe. 1n all tho variod arsaciatioss Mrs, . has bad with her hushand as lawyen General of the army, Ropresentative in Cosgreas, Gov- emor (three times) of Ohio, she Jus hever made anything but fricnds with theso wlio came In contact, with ber, Tho love for her has been un- bounded. 8he has appested always in an un- wstentatlous dress, Just as shols described inthe fnauguration velebration. No one can approach Mre, Hayes without admiration of her appear- auce and character, No ona uneed expect any display incousistent with all ber previous life. ——ee—— e THE GAMBLING MANIA, Apecial Dispateh 19 The Tribuse. Misong, 1il., March 8.—Tha pork speculation has struck thie scction under tho ffth rib. Hammers Brothers, of Cazenovla, graln deal- crs, werc gmong thoe first to lsy down. Thelr Miabllitles arc In tha uelghborhood of $70,000, Dan Webster, the Jeadine graln dealer in El Paao, put up bis Jase nickel on pork, lost it, aud then struck out for the Black Hills. {’eorh loscs - $50, Lacou, Marshall Couuly, Is squeezed dry. Tt is catlmated that fo tho last two years that city has lost $110,000, But this hy no iweans gives au ldea of tha drulvage, The munia for gambling hos seized upon thes wholo Granzer intesest, Mony farmers have lost ev- erythiug they had in fhe world, and fu sono cuses lavg mortgozed thelr last cow to keep their suargios good. Everybody bets on 1Change, luonl’ilmlon leavlly fu the past, but has escaped the present crisis, A Ducal Robbery. ‘The Duke and Duchcss of Cleveland were on- tertaining company in the drawing-room at Bat- tlo Abbey, near Hastings; the scrvants eroat aupper In the kitelien; the npper floora were untenanted; it was early fu the evening, but very dark; tio Iadiders, taken from spots lialf s mile distant, were ticd together and placed againat tho windews of the Duchess’ dreastng- toom in tho south wing; the thieves mounted the ladders, forced n‘mn the window, locked the door, rantacked an old carved chest, and carried oft the Duchess' jowels, valurd at £10,000, Among the jowels was a necklace of diamonds and rublea which tho Queen had given to the Duchess, who was ono ot the bridesmalds at her™Majesty's mardage. At hall-past 0 o’clock a sorvant passed along the corrldor, and saw no appearance of anything wrong. An hour later another servant found the door fastened, and |'znvu the alarm, whereupon an cnutrance twas orced, and the roum waa then discovered to have been raneackerl. » e e e MR, HAYES ABOVE PARTY CONSIDERATIONS 2 the Editor of The Tribune, Cnitoaco, March 8.—The sitdden departure of Mr. Haycs from the Iron reglmo of o Presidential placeman has lited him into a dignity no less hecoming to lim as o man than gratifying to the natlon at Iarge. All sections licartily respond with God-speeds to his noblo efforts to rles above party lines and look upon the, whole country as Identical In interests In all its yaricd parts. That ha will not eacrifice truth or Justics in any scctlon Lo material prosperily we haye tho earncst guge .of unatained Chrletlan pro. fession and widely-known honest earcer, Ilis very fearlessncsa bespeak the Christlan knight #ans peur, sans doute, Calmly consclous of the great difficiltics that beset his new poll. cyy ho unbesiatingly uses his own dls. cretlon fn- the selection of his Cabinet, and well may the thrill of pride in tie American hicart be pardoned s wo Inspect the roll of Cabinet names. North, East, S8outl, and West has given of her best, Not_onc_of theso entlemen have ever tralled the ofliclal robe in e mire of place-hunting, and they make an illustrious setting for tho noblest oillcial in the wide world,—an American President. Around Ailm {8 drawn & cordon that factlon ftsclt cannat Inosen,—tlie praycrs of the good,—and, thank God! our country, fn_all her hatcrogenity, Is thickly splked with God-fearing men nud wwom- en, who will daily bear to the footstool of thele country's God supplications for thele country's President,~Ruatherford B, Huyes. % e —— GEMS OF ALL ODORS, Dr. Price’s perfnmes aro prepared, by o process that gives the nntural fragranco of tho flowers, They aro tho gems of all vdora, ————— Grapo-Fed 1ogs. They havo been cxperimenting in Californis In rafsing hegs upon grapes. Mr. Juseph P Dow publishos in the Russian River #7ay an no- count of his experience i !ncdln( a single pork- cr. He turned the animal Into Lis vineyard with n \vel{gm of 160 pounds, and {t remained there twenty-seven daye, hnvlm: nothingto eat duriny that tima except tho finest grapes, such ns Flame, Tokay, Binck Hamburg, and Muscat. It was then slaughtered, and welihed 163 pounda not, equal to 203 pounds gross, showing & galn of forty-thren pounds gross, or one and o halt pounds per day. DEATIIS. HAWTIN—The funera] of Mre, Mary Hawil; will take placn from lier late residence, 63 Elica: ‘beth-at,, to-dayat 2P m. B 4 HENNESY—March 8, of scarlel fover, Catherms Tenneay, nged 27 years, Funeral from the residence of hor parents, No.7 Bholto-et., Satarday, March 10, by cars taCd- vary. Fricnds are Inrited to attend. ROTHSCHILD—In this city at hin raldence, 07 };l&mdn /s Marvch 7, Leopold Rothschild, afed: ars, “v“" from residence Fdd-{,mh inst, o'clock 8. m., by carriagen to Kosohill $¥Baltimoro and Now York papera pleaso apy. SMITH=In this city, March ':k Nellta Gace, yn:él ”t d.ll)‘x‘amnm; t]llr ,?‘.':‘ and Agnes D, Balth, nvA. - “l-‘nnes‘l’?mm 1':'0. 76 Mcrldian-at., to.day(Frle day) At 1:30 o'ciock 1 M. (o Graceland Conotery by carriagos. §@~ Toronto (Cun.) papors plense copy. WINN—At bia realdence, Cincinnati, 0., March 7, 4. A, Wian, formerly of thiscity, nged i4 years and 0 dagh. DUNNE—March 8. AeneaTercam Danpe, daaghe ter ?! M. and O. Dunne, aged & yeas sad 5§ months, Puneral from resldence, 81 Twanty-sixtheat., Prldu(. March 0, at 11 o'clock, by am to Qlvary Cemelory, COLLINS—March 7. of scarlet fovor, 11ttle Tom- d 3 ycars, only son of Thoots ¥, and my, sge Btasia Collins, . Yunoral to-day by carlo Calvary Cemtery, §~ Mauch Chunk (Pa.) and Sfanton (W. Va,) papers pleass copy. OWEN—Funoral scrvices of tholate Jmes Owen, Satnrdsy, Maorch 10, at 2 p. m., fron1785 Wae bash-av., by carriages to Roxohill, BRUNOCK—Msrch 8, James Drunoe, of spe onlexy, aged 38 years and G months, . Funeral from his lato realdence, 147 ‘nron-st., on Haturday, March 10, by carringes to \o Church of the Ifoly Name, and “‘l:’lm to cu‘x’ué; JACOBSON=—On the Oth {nat., at Jeflason, 111, Eraaimus Jucobson, in his b3th'yenr, " Funeral sorvicca at his lato reaidene,’ No, 44 By Gl’Lfl-lh. Haterday momnlng, 10th fet., at 11 o'clock, CILKE—On Feb. 21, at hiaresidence IHanover Township, Cook County, 1ll., Fred Cil}, intho 43d year of hisogo. STEWART~March 8, at 412 Slate-st., { e=atict fevor, Willie, ouly son of Wililain and May Etow- art. sged 2 years and 1 month, Tuncral by cara to Calvary, Fridoy, Maecht, at 1 o'clock, \ —— e MEDIOAL, Dr. Schonck’s Stundard Remedies. Tue standard romedies for all disiases of tho lungs are Echenek’s Pulmonte fyrup, Kolenck's Soa Wesd Tonle, aod Schenck's Mandrake Pls, snd I taken 2+ fore the tungs are destroyed, & specdy cura ty effectd. To thesa threo mediclues Dr. 2 If. Bebonck, of V)i« Adelphis, owea his unrivaled sicceas In tho treatmpt of pulmonary diseases, ‘The Pulmonic Syrup ripenr tha morbid matter {n Jo lungs; nature throws it of by an casy expectorati| for when the phiegm or matter {s rips a slight coyh will throw {¢ off, tho patimt bas rest, sud the lungs| &in 10 heal, To enable the Pulmealo Byrup 1o do thls, Schend's Mandrake Pills and Soenck's Siea Weed Tonic musthe freely usod to cleanse the stomach sad liver. Bchen Mandrake Pills act ra the liver, reioving sll obatsc: tions, pelax the galt bindder, the bils atarts freely,ind the liver is soon yolered. s Fetienck'sSca Weed Tonlo {s & gentle stimuantand alterative; the sikall of which it 15 composed maiod with tne food snd provente souriog, 1t oastate (ho di- gestion by toring up the slomach to & lealthy condle tion, s0 that the food and the Pulmonlo Fyrup will maks good b10od; then the lungs heal, aud i patient rely et well If car tataken fo prevent{resh cold, Schenck, eltier persant 1y oF by letter, eau do sa b his principal Jfice, cornet orSixthand Arcli-sta., Philadelptilo, avery Moniay, Scheack's medicines are sold by all dngElatathroustt out the country. 10AL ANNOUNCEMENTN. NINTH WAR2. ‘There will be a meotin, nl‘fl Ninth Ward Re- publican Clubat the Parker House, corner Madl #on aud 1alated-sty. . Saturdsy night, at 8 o'clock. 10 take action in regard to thu West Town clection and other mu“u- of jmportance. A full atteods anca requeatsd. g e 13y WM. A, BULTERS & €O, Auctiongers, 118 & 120 Wabah-av, MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS AT ATOTION, fday aft March 0, st 260 'elock. at Butied LR ol B Sl e A DUTTENS & CO.'8 Rsuular Samrday Furnituee Sale Saturday, March 10, al 9:202, 1., atthelr Anciion Hooms, 118 snd 120 Wabash-a¥. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. ‘Auctioneers, 84 and B4 fandopheet. Our Regular Friday’s Sale: MARCI 0, AT D:30 A. N, d the lorgest stock in tho city A1 Duoyers will fnd 1 e Lol e New Parlor Sults, - New Chamber Sets. A full line Uarpets, Lounges, Sofas, Chalre, Geo ral Honechold oods, Plated Ware, Ganeral Met chandiee. ELISON, POMENOY & CO._ At 139 & 141 North Halsted-st BATURD:\\' MOLNING, March lo.'lt 100'clock, eatlrt Furniture of Boarding-House, 20 ROOMS, &c., &e., &¢. Bedding, Crockgoy HIQr FoNENOS o €0,y Aucirs CONFEOTIONERY. PUSSEUNNUSR- s Suouvbous e CELEBRATED througbost {ia Unlon oaprosscd 1o i Py, LA PSS c?&m'uclfilfimi. Conlss Hoaer, Chlsaga , 4 vore