Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1877, Page 5

i sei e w A - Bcery direction, except south of us; ii is merely 2 guestion of time when the sonthern counties o 3! s y s of Missouri will deal with Chicazo inrtead of with St ]‘gsil. 1t is ceréul_n le]mi as zi:m: as ever the e becomes_suficicatly imnortant to justify if Chicago will be there with a railroad, TRl &r Louis will continue to truetto her natural ad- vantages. Of course, we know it is rank heresy to fnsinuste that St. Louis is not the most enlight- ened. procressing, enterprising, - far-sighted city on the fuce of the earth, and, of course, Chicago j= a fire-smitten, mortgage-ridden, -poverty- stricken, pitiable monnment of desolation: but, zomeho or another, Chicago finds means 10 build railrosds all around St. Louis, while St. Locis cannot cven raisea couple of millions of dollars o complete that projected connection with the Trnion Pacific which is now g 2wy in ihe woods of Jowa. ——— The Cincinnati Wask-AMcLean concern, in try- ing to explain the moderation of tone of the Southern newepapers, compared with the ran- tankerous howling of the Northern Coprerhead sheets, gives this spiteful reasen thew? - The Southern eople have eec . - w2 from them in broad daylight. =na .. -ehipped Their leaders in Congréss bave sued for peace,— ave made terms with the despoilers,—and the peo- ple are acquieacing. Well, what are you going to do about it, Mr. McLeax? «Hell and Damnation® is the title of a pamphlct written by the Rev. G. H. Hoxerrsy, of Pittsburg, Pa It is a theological work, and not, as might be supposed, a review of the exclamations and objurgations of the bulldozers and office-seekers when they found that frand and intimidation bad failed to elect TiLDEN. ——— Mr. Jases G. BLAINE, finding that the popu- Jar brecze did not blow in that direction, shift- ed his sails, stood about, and cruised in the op- posite direction. It was the wisest thing he could do. —— Srvox sald wig-wag; but the Republicans of tbe Kesstone Statesaid, ““ Confirm and stop your wagzliog;? and Srwox climbed down and did as he was ordered by his constitucnts to do. ——————— PEREONAL. Mr. Twigg, the principal pool-seller of Boston, left town between midnight and morning with $70,000 of money intrusted to him by persons who had faith to express in the result of the Presiden- tial election. ‘The Whitehall Reriew declares that *‘the Duke of Argyll, with all his mellowness and his sweet- ness and his bitterness, is altogether about the most conceited man to whom Scotland has ever given birth.” R. Worthington, of New York, is to iesue this week **Ten Years of My Life," by the Princess Salm-Salm. These ten years cover three preat 'wars, in all of which the adventurons Princese took 2n active part. The Duchess of Cleveland has been the last vic- tim of & jewel-robbery, baving had four or five thousand pounds’ worth of oruaments taken from her dreasing-table while ehe was at dinner. The thieves ascended to the sccond-story by a ladder, and got safelyaway without discovery. Mr. Matthew Arnold is preparing for the press— to be published by Macmilian & Co.—a new edition of his poetry, including his later compositions, together with some of his recent papers on ques- tions of the day which bave appeared. in Maemil- lan’s Magazine and the Confemporary Rerietw. The New York Times is grieved by the revela- tions of the Bond street fire in regard to the weans of extinguishing fires in that city. **Hard pine fnish farnished fuel within, and steel shutters pre- vented speedy rescue from without. There were sbardant precautions, but they only went half war" The introduction of the art of printing into En- gland by William Caxton is to be formally cele- ‘brated in June, on the $00th anmiversary of the occasion. Dean Stanley, Earl Stanhope, 2nd the Hon. Edwards Plerrepont made interesting epecches ata preliminary meeting in Westminster Abbey to consider the matter. The London Spectator hus very hizh pralse for the new American novel, *‘Is That All*™ which is an important sumber of the ** No Name » series. The anthor, it says, has known how to be- enter- taining in onc volume, **and hasbeen able to pre- eent us with & picture of manners and of a life which we but balf know, and wich to know more theroughly.™ Mr.John Weiss recently gave a lecture on Brown- ing In New York. **If you want¥o get acquaint- ed with Browning, " he said, **don't read any of his later poems. The best way to see Browning is 1o get some debased adorer of his toresd the pocms, then the traits will come out, and the deli- cate nuances of sound which his lines extort will ‘be n0 more a problem.™ Messrs. Crane and Robeon, the principal actors in the Chicago playof ‘-Our Boarding-House," mow running successfully in New York, offered the author, Mr. Leonard Glover, $20,000 for the title. He declinea the offer, having assurances of larger profits under existing arrangements. Robson snd Crane desire to act in the piece throughout the country on their own behalf. James Freeman Clarke has an article entitled *‘Scientific Sacerdotalism " in the carrent number of the Unitarian Reriew. He antagonizes sharply the position of the Nation that clerzymen should hold their tongues on scientific subjects, particu- larly on evolution. **What right, then," he asks, **has Mr. Fiske to defend evolation, or, indeed, Herbert Spencer himself, the founderof thetheory, not being distinguished as experts, biologists, mi- croscopists, or chemists Emerzon's article on ** Demonology ™ in the last number of the North American closes with this Cariylean sentence: *‘Were this drivel which they Teport as the voice of epirits really such, we must find ont a more decisive suicide.” He declares it **a wholly falec view to couple these things [Spiritualism and mesmerism] in any manner with the reifyions nature and scntiment, 2nd a most durgerous superstition to raice them to the lofty Pplace of motives andsanctions.™ A new English Cardinal is to be Monsignor How- ard, who has been notificd that he asill receive the +~hat ™ on the 12thinst. He is 2 memberof a Norfolk family, 48 years of age, and personally a favorite at the Vatican, where he holds the postof Vicar of §t. Peter's. Iis appointmentis rather remsrkable, as there are three English-speaking Cardinals already,—Cullen, Manning, and Mc- Closkey.—and the English Catholics will, after his nomination, he over-represented. A Fhiladelphis librarian tells the story of 2 strav isitor 1o the library who, amazed at the pumber of books, wanted to know if there wasn't ‘*zome ‘book that had it all in.™ The New Yotk Zvibune soys the librarians themselves are aflicted with s similar madpess, the philosopher's stonc of thelr desires being a universal catalogue. A Ger- man scholar hes proposed to collect 3,000,000 titles at a cost of $250,000, but as yet has found no decided enconragement from any source. Farjeon and Gilbert use the type-writing ma- chine to prepare copy for the printer, and the latter indites al} hisletters in this way. They are both hard workers, a5 most of the lterary people of Loondonare. Mrs. Braddon writes regularly from 10to 8, Mrs. Henry Wood every day untll dinner- time, Hepworth Dixon from morning till night, George Eliot six or seven hours daily. The state- ment of Trollope that he does all his writing be- fore breakfast is said to be pure sffectation. Judge Devens, the new Attorney-General, 1t is gratifsing to hear from the Springfield Zepublicari, “‘fnof the best blood snd culturc of Massachu- setts, the flower of her civilization, and unites in singular perfection grest rafincment and even fas- tidionsncss of manner with strengthof thomght xnd capacity for heoriem in conduct. . . . Tkere can be no riek in the statement that he is the most popular selection that the President could have made from among the citizens of Massachusetts. ™ The dramatic fund dinner and ball in London is dreadfuliy scored by one of the correspondents, who represcnts it as being an annual disgrace. The. Mre. Sterling whose speeches are 0 much puffed 10 some of the newspapers is an “old woman who wears a blonde wig and has her dresses cut very 10% in the neck. The speeches are written for her, and are recited by her with dramatic effect. The dances following the dioner are said to be regular orgies, at which undress and champagne prevail bundandly. A e . The third volume of Henry Wiltop's ** History of the Riseand Fall of the Slave Power in the TUnited States™ has appeared. It completes the work. The last part of it was left unfinished by Mr. Wilson, and was carried throngh the press by bis intimste friend, the Rev. Somuel Hunt. 'The Boston Adrertiser saya in this connection: **If we were to epecify some of the particulars in which Mr. Wilson has shown superior qualification for e comporition of this work, we shonid allude et 1o his own clear, sincere, and commanding convictions in respect of the principles ‘involved. His discrimlnations between right and wrong are eharp, and his courage to declare the right and con- demn the wrong never seems wanting. His sym- ‘pathies are in line with the better judgment of all , Chiristian snd patriotic men." el # . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 11, 187/—SIXTEEN PAGES. LOCAL POLITICS. Necessity for Increasing the Number of Voting- Places. A Special Meeting of the Coun- cil, Where the Subject Is Considered. The Republican Convention to Be Held on the 26th of March, While the Demooratic Ome Will Precede It a Couple of 1 Days. The Republican Ward Clabs Have Some- thing to Say on the Mayoralty : Question. Town Politics, with Especial Ref- erence to the Election of Constables. The Hyde Parkers Are Beginning fo Prepare for the Exciting Days of April. Gentlemen Who Have Candidates to Pro- pose or Plans to Suggest. MORE PRECINCTS WANTED. SOME INSTRUCTIVE TABLES. The nezr spproach of the city and town elections, which will be held on the same day, directs atten- tion to some remarkuble inconsietencies in the manner fn which the voting power of tue city is distributed. For = long time past there have been constant complaints of the insaficiency of polling- places, and, with a view of showing exactly how far these complalnts are just, the following series of tables, based on the Presidential vote of No- vember last, nave been prepared. There are at the present time ninety-four precincts in the city, and the total vote cast last fall ‘was 62,44S. This would give an average to each precinct of 661 $2-94 votes. ‘The first table shows how the votes were actaally distributea: ‘Precinets erating from— 10 to 200 vot. 200 to 300 votea. 30310 400 Yotes, 400 10 70 vores. 50010 0)0 votes. [0 10 700 votes. 0 1,300 To! 1,300 %0 1,400 votes. Total. The precincts where a total vote in exceas of 800 ‘was cast were as follow Ward. - 895 ‘And the total vote of each ward being divided by the number of polling-places therein contained, shows the following to be the average vote by wards 1o each precinct Refercnce to the last table shows that the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Wards, all strongholds of Democracy, are fairly treated, thelr vote at each precinct being below the average. The Foarteenth and Eighteenth, where parties arc nearly evenly divided, have aiso little cause of complaint. On the other hand, the Fourth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Warde, wwhich are strongly Republican, have to re- cord an average of from 800 to 1,000 votes at each polling-place, or not voteatail. Itwill beseen ‘;_yum second table that every precinct in the ‘ourth Wari s greatly overcrowded, two of them olled” over 2,300 votes. So aiso in the Eleventh Ward, where 1,347 votes were _recorded in ' the ~Second Pre- cinct. Tn the Tiwelfth Ward, the First, Second, and Third Precincts each £how a vote of over1,100. These are only the more glaring cases of incquali- 1y, and a eurvey of the ljst establishes the fact that every Republican ward bas much less than its proper oroportion of voting facilities. At the coming spring elcction there will undoubt- edly be a very heavy vote cast. Matters will be complicated #till farther by the town clection, and the work of depusiting the baliots will necessarily be very elow. The absence of a registry law will entail s vast amount of challenging and cause ereat delay in recording the votes. Crowded polling- places necessarily afford great opportunities for the repeater and the Dballot-box stuffer. who have made themselies heretofore obmoxionsiy conspicuons in town and municipal elections in Chicazo. Then in it is & heavy tax on merchants, business men, aud respectable work- ingmen to force them to waste three or four honrs atthe polls. The bummers bave nothing else to do, and, hal, rain, or sunshine, they wiil stand in line, whether entitled to votc at that precinct or not. When challenged they simply withdraw, only to reappear at the otner end of the line, and further obstruct the lezal voters. It is well known that at the November election hundreds of gqusli- fled voters were forced to forego their right of Yoting »imply from_ the impossibility of reaching the polls, and this evil prevailed also n_the Eleventh and Twelfth, and other large sud pop- ulous warde. The time in which o prepare legislation ou this subject is but short, although knflicient if at once commenced. ‘The evil has been rhown to exist, and it is the province of the City Council to reme- dy it withont delay. “The establishing of more voting precincts in the swards is under contemplation by the Aldermen. The question was under consideration by the Fi- nance Committec at the time when the Appropria- tion bill was their bands and received their _approval, is demonstrated by the fact that they recommended tho appropriation of an additional $1,000 to pay extra cleris and judges. A reporter conversed with & nmber of Aldermen yesterdzy, and found them ail in favor of the plan, their reason being that many voters, especially laboring men, were de- barred from voting on accoant of the crowds at the polle. Ald. Ryan caid that in his ward at the Jast elcction at least 1,500 voters were not polled on account of the crowds. The Fourteenth Ward needed at Jeast three more polle. Other Aldermen made eimilar rewarks, aud sald that there was 1o quection that the measure would pass. It would shortly be before the Conneil, and when the ]nd%’cs sion would be who favor the eeler, Baum- Sommer, having and clerks were_ sppointed pro made for more polls. Amonz th planare_Ald. ‘Throop, oarten, Rawlelgh, Cullerton, Gitbert, THE COUNCIL. ADDITIONAL POLLING-PLACES PROVIDED. TThe City Council held a epecial session last even- ing for the purpose of locating the polling-places and nominating election-judges aua clerks, 1n view of the approaching spring election. On mo- ‘Thompson was sclected as Chairman. tion, Ald. which was signed by The City Clerk read the czll, the Mayor. A Ald. Sommer moved to add one precinct to the Seventh Ward. The Chair thought the motion scarcely in order. An ordinance would be required. Ald. - McAuley ssid he had an ordinsnce to resent. Ald. White asked what they were met for. The Chair expiained that twenty days’ notice had to be given of the polling-places, judzes, etc.. and he thonght that this notice must be printed by uext Taesday morning at latest- ‘Ald. Rawlelgh presented sn ordinance adding two polling-places to the Trwelfth Ward, which was read by the Clerk bat afterwards withdrawn tem- porarily in favor of that offered by Ald. McAuley. This provides that the voting-precincts shalk remain as heretofore settled by the ordinance passed June 12, 1876. The City Clerk s also:di- Tected to cause the time and placc of election and the names of the ofiicers to be published in L{ne»ot' aily papers. m’;‘l‘\lc ‘l:))‘"{lkp! sted that it seemed probable that 2 great many chanzes wonld be Kmmrfl by varions Afdermen. He therefore thought that the appoint-* ment of acommittee on this ‘subject woule ad- ‘:L!e\“l)fi;'ert moved the appointment of & cam-' *places would still mittee, consisting 6f three members from the Wekt; two' frum the North, and ‘two from the South Division, fo redistrict such wards as might gecm desirable and report donday. Atd: DicCrea and Throop were poncment, and wanted the Com forthwith. o Corporation-Counsel” Anthony was then called upon to expizin the ordinance before the Council. He cxplained that the existing precinct and voting revail nnless altered by ‘the Comncil. The ordinanco had been prepared in blank in order to allow the Aldermen from each ward to make suggestions as their ward was reached. Ald. McAuley thonght it wonld be best to-pass the ordinance as presented by the Law Depart- ment with the understanding that amenduents ‘could be made by Monday afternoon. Ald. Callerton ed with this view.. By so ed to post- fee appolnted doing the election would be -called in dne form, and the rest wonld be casy. o committec were apvointed and _the ordinance brought in as new businces Monday, some Alderman might take advantage of the char- ter und cause delay. 'Ald. Gilbert withdrew his motion for 8 commit- tee of seven. The Clerk then read the ordinance establishing the old Jines as boundaries. "AMENDMENTS WERE MADE as follows: Ty Ald. Gilbert, adding two 10 the Fourth Ward: by Ald. Sommer, ad h’zlg one 10 the Fifth Ward; Ald. Whitc, one to the Tenth; Ald. Throop, two to the Eleventh: Ald. Rawleigh, recinets “two to the Twelfth; and by Ald. Kirk, one to the Elghteenth. Al these were adopted. . Cullerton said he would offer an amendment Monday, adding two precincts to_the Sixth Ward. 'Ald. Tyan wanted time to consult his colleague, Ald. Baumearten. Alds. Waldo and Sweency, on behalf of tho Fif- teenth and Sixteenth Wards, zave uotice that Mon- “day they would cach ek for an additional pre- cinct. . Ald. Lawler moved the passage of the ordinance a5 amended. "Ald. Cullerton moved that further action be de- the ardinance Deing made the special order for 3:30 p. m. The Chair expisined that the judzes and clerks of election could be appolnted at any time previous to the election. ‘Tiie Council then procecded to hand in the poll- ing-places as far as practicable, The list ¢ neces- sarily mcomplete, and will be filled upat the regu- 1ar meetingz. W here no changes were made in the wards, the old polling-places were adopted. When the Fiftcenth ward was reached, Ald. Waldo farnished the Clerk with the new bounda- ries entailed by the zddition of another precinct. Ald. Sweeney sald that a committee from the Democratic City Central Committce wius present. Their object was to ask the Council to appoint two Democratic judges in each Democratic ward, and one in each Republican ward. The ordinance 38 amended then passed without opposition, and the Council adjournod. THE REPUBLICANS. TREPARING FOR THE CONVENTION. The Republican Clty Central Committeo met at the Grand Pacifc Hotel last evening, Col, Schaff- nerin the chiar. There-were present Messrs, Spalding, Stone, Schmitz, Graham, Cook, Lewis, Folz, Clarke, Mullin, Wright, and Marner. The Chairman stated that Senator Kchoe's bill ‘having puseed fixing tac city and town election on the firat Tnesdny in April, it was neccassry that the preliminary steps ehould be taken for the ap- pointment of delegates to the various wards, fixing the place for holding the primaries, designating the judges, and the date for the assembling of the Convention. r. 3fullin moved tuat the Convention be held Monday, the 26th, ot 11 a. m., at a place to be nawed beresfter. Dy meeting in the morning, if it was thought neceseary, the delegaten could di- vide and nominate town otlicers in the afternvon. Some discussion followed, it being urged that only a week would be lcft toorgznize and place the candidates before the people.” It was contend- ed. on the other side, that it was an advuntage to enter the fleld after the Democrats (their Conven- tion will pernaps be hedd on the 24th inst.), #ince better men could be nominated than they offered— comparisons could be made. An nwendment thut the Convention be held on ‘Thuraasy, the d, at 10 2. m., was sgreed to. Jir. Muilin offered a rezolution fixing the basie of representation atonc delegate for every 200 votes cast for Gov. Cullom, and one additional for every fraction of one-half of that number. 1t was adopted. TE‘A will give the wards the fqllowll!;i repre- gentation: First, 8; Second, 8; Third, 9; Fonrth, 3; Fifth, 5; Sixth, Seventh, 6; Eighth, Ninth, 8; Tenth, 5; venth, 11; Twellth, 15} Thirteenth. 8; Fourteenth. 9; Fifteenth, 7: Six- teenth, 6; Scventeenth, 5; Eighteenth, 10. Total, 147, . On motion, the action fixing the date of holding the Conveution on the 22d inst. was reconsidered, ond the 26th was designated. 3r. Graham moved that the primaries he held on Saturday, the 24th inst., between 3 and 7 p. m; a candidate for Al- derman be elected at the sawe time, ‘Only three or four of the Committee being pre- pared to mention judres and a place, they were re- uested 1o eend the names and places by noon nesday to Secretary Stone, Room 1, Rock Teland Railroad oftice. After appointing a committee to securo & hall, the meeting adjouracd. THE DEMOCRACY. MEETING OF THE CITY CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. _ The Democratic City Central Executive Commit~ tee held its regular meeting yesterday afternoon at 3o'clock, in its rooms in the American Express Building, on Monroe strect, near Dearborn. The attendance wae quite large, and included the old signal-lights of the party, such as John HL. Ml tocks, Mike Bailey,. John M. Rountree, C. R. Crossman, Gen. Licd, William Wicsenbach, Col. Whipple, Clarence Ii. Dyer, William Devine, A.C. Story, Tom Foley, Perry H. Smith. Jobn Mat- tocks called the meeting to order, and John M. Tountree was called npon to preside. . F. Mer- Titt acted e Secretary. Mr. Mattocks stated that he understood that the Council was about to appoint jndges of elec- and he moved that a committee of five be appointed to_present names to the Council. Pat Rafferty thonsht a committee would be of no avail, as the Aldermen would sugsest names of judges themselvee. He thought that the Com- mittee conld only revise the lisi after the names had been presented to the Council. The matter evoked considerable discussion, Mr. Burke hold- ing that the Council would probably uot take im- megiate action. Mr. Devine moved. to amend the motion, *‘One from each ward.” . Mike Bailey offered the following: Resolved, That the City Central Comm ttes shall ap- polnt a committe, cconsiating of two persons from each Rard. whote duty It shall e to obtala the regisration or polling-lists of the several precincts within thelr re- e wards for the use of the Judges of the primar election; that the sald last-mentioned committee shall appoint ‘three challengers in fuch clection precint wliose. duty I6 ahall be 1o acertain, as far gs posible, the qualiications of those offerinz to vote at the prin~ ary elections, and a{d the judies in preventing all per- sous, excep those duly qualiled, from voting at suld ection. The resolntion was laid over for the time being. A committee of one from each ward was ap- pointed to wait on the Council. Gen. Lieb moved that the Committee be instruct- ed to meet immeadiately after adjournment of the Executive Committeo and appoint sub-committee to confer with the Coancil, and find how much of a representation would be aflowed to the Democracy in the election precincts. Carried. ‘Mike Bailey's resolution was referred to the City Central Committee. ‘On motion of Mr. Mattocks, the rooms were or- dered to be kept open from noon - until after the election for campalen headquarters. 3Mr, Mattocks moved that o committee of nine be sppointed to confer with the Finance Committee, aun meeting to he held Taesday -afternoon, for the purpose of estimating the amount of money neces- sary to carry on the campaign. e'also moved that THE ASSESSMENT UPON WARD MEMBERS be fixed at $10 as a maximum, - The matter evoked great discnssion, and Mr. Hoffman moved to make jt$3. Gen. Lich wanted the amonut left blank, and thns allow Democrats to pay any amouat they. pleased. o that all who had the good of the party at heart conld coutribute. Mr. Mnttocks eaid that he had framed the reso- Iution which changed the meansof raiting cam- paign funds, and which relieved candidates from 1he onerous and unjust assessments.. 3luch money had been given to irresponsible men, and had never heen accounted -for. He belicved that $10 assess- ments were not too hish, because there were enough Democrats iu the city who would be will- ingto contribute that smount. and thuss large and adequate sam could be collected. Gen._Lieb rose toa maiter of perconal explana- tion. e said that he had levied an assessment in his office for campaicn purposes, znd that he had voachers to show for every doliar received und spent. and that he had spent several hundred dol- 1ars more than ho had collected. He nsked that an Investigation Committce be appointed, and that the stors be_branded as it onght to be—as an in- famous lie. He insisted upon the Committee of investigation. Pat Rafferiy and others demanded the name of the accaser. Gen. Licb eaid that he wonld give it to the Com- ‘mittee if appointed. ‘The Chair ruled the sabject ont of order. Alr. Raflerty wanted s graded scale of assess- ments fixed at from S1 apwards to $1,000 if necea- sary, . He moved tocommit the whole matter to the Commitiec of Niue. ' The motivn was declared ont of order. - J. R. Doolitde, Jr., wanted the amount fixed at $10 or less. 3r. Mattocks’ motion was then put and carried by a standing voie, fixing the asseesment at S10. The Committee of -Nine was- then appointed as follows: John Mattocks. Joha Forsythe, J. . McAvoy, C. Casselman, P. Ralerty, H. Ackhof, . M. Devine, X:rnst Otte, Peter Conlou. s ot TOE ALDERMEN. A, C. Story offercd the followlnz resolution: Resorted, That the subject of the nomination of Al- denaen {s Dot a matter within the coatrol of tne Cen- trul Committeo. for each ward bas the right to make nominstions for that vifice fn such mode as the citizens thereof may deem most expedleat. The resolation. srzs laid upon -the table, and its reading created quite o breeze, it being stated that there was s Jittlo war in the Tenth Ward, which Alr. Story denied. - ! u'le: b?tor: moved to take the_resolution from e table. * Mike Bailey—How did you vote? B A. C. Story—I don't necd a mouthpiece. i Pat Rafferty—A powmntof order. 1 want to know if s man who voted in tae megative has a right to call up a resolntion laid on the table? 3fr. Story then sald’ he didn’t want to be choked off, and that he wonldn't put vflz with mnnendos as e fo kplits In his ward. He believed in ward sover- ity —in the Donglas doctrine,—and_ that his Ward wonldn't be controlled by the Eighth Ward in its selection of an Alderman. Mr. Rafferty wanted the resolution read aatn, TThe whole gubject was declared out of order, be- canse the matter had been acted upon by the City Central Comittee. TPat Rafferty—ir. President— Mr. Story—I— . Tafforty—We'se nothing to do with the reso- ution. Mr. Burke wanted the matter of town -conven- tions considered nnd his_ resolution offered two weeks ng0 taken up. The matter was declared out of order, as it should come up before the City Contral Committee. Gen. Lieb explamed Mr. Burke's motion. Secretary Merritt read it. Mr. Burke—That is not 28 T made it. Mr. Merritt—That is exactly as you sald t. Mr. Burke—Then I lied. The inotlon was ordered declared in order. Tt requests the City Central Committes to dislde itsclf into three town committees to take action in regard {o the selection of town officers, whether they shall have two separate conventions to nom- 1inafe town and city officers. This evoked a great deal of discussion, and was finally voted down. The meeting then adjourned. WARD MEETINGS. THE FIRST- * fThe First Ward Consolidated Republican Clab held 8 meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel last even- Ing, President Cuburn in the chair. There were thirty members present. When the minates of the previous meeting had been read, Mr. Hunter objected to the approval of that part of them ** censuring '’ Representative Easton. He (Easton) bad done much In securing the passage of Jaws benefiting the city, having worked especially ‘hard for Senator Kchoe's bill. Xe had 2lso gotten amember of the Club appointed Doarkeeper at Springfield.” Mr. Hunter moved to strike out the resolution, since Mr. Easton had néver pledged ‘himself to vote for John A. Logan. Messrs. Hawley and King stated Easton had so ledged himself, the latter saying that he was nom- innted because he had done so. Considerable talk took place, and the point was mede that the resolation which ***disapproved of " Easton's course, did not censure him. The minates were tinally ndopted as read.. There being nothinz i the constitution in refer- ence to the expulsion of members, a Commitee, consisting of [lunter, Nickerson, and King, was appointed to report an_amendment upon that and such other subjecte as they thought essential, The Special Committee to inquire into the distri- bution of the funds allowed the ward by the Cam- palgn Committee in November, reported that Mr. Guiton's acconnt of the expenditures was unsctis- factory and Indefinite, and he having failed to pay regularly nppointed workers, and charged pay for others who received mothing, it appeared that the fands had been misappropriated. They recom- mended that he be called on to explain. A committee of three—Hall, Ring, and Ballard— were appomted to interview Guiton. g On motion, the Aldermen of the ward were re- anested to redisirict the ward so that notmore than 500 votes should be cast at any precinct. i The Club then sdjourned until Saturdsy even- ng. E TRE SECOND. The Democrata of the Second Ward. or a very small proportion of the residents of that faith. met it No. 575 State atrect last evening to_reorramze the ward club for the coming election. The follow- g olicers were clected- President, W. J. Kling- en? Vice-Presidents, W. Marigs, 'E. Cody, Burr, and E. F. Conly; Secretary, M. J. 0'Brien; Treavurer, Patrick Sanders: E: Y. J. Briar, Thomas Scavy, Ji William Fitsgerald, C. C. Thayer, George Schrac- der, and John Kozs. ) ‘Some discussion followed with reference to how dclogates were Lo be chosen to the coming conven- tions. Afr. Abraliams kicked violently aZalnst the sry eystem proposed by the City Central Com~ Tittee. Finally, the members of the Club who were members of the Central Committee were del- eguted to attend the next mcel}n; of that Commit- tee und protest against the primary system in the name of the Cluir. Patrick Sandors, M. J. O'Brien, Michset Caser, and M. D, Flavin were selected for appointment by the City Conncil as the Democratic jadges of elec- tion for the ward, and the meeting adjourned aub- ject to the call of the President. TUE FOURTIL The Fourth Ward Republican Clah held a meeting Inst evening at its new hall, No. 265 Thirty-first strect, Mr. Georze \. Couchi presiding. A’ lrze Tenresentation of the leading Republicans of the \eard was present. 1t was the zeneral understand- ing that the resolutions offered at the meetine hield Inst Tharsday night, demanding o thorough re- ormnization of the Police Department, and in- dorsing Ald. Gilbert for re-election, wonld provide 2 rather entertaining discnsaion during the progress of the meeting, and in this the knowing onea were not dieappointed. - Mr, F. C. Russelll, of the Committee appointed to sugzest & mode of selectine delegates to the City and Town Conventions, reported that the Commit- 1ee was {n favor of separatc delegations to the two Conventions, the dclegntes to be eelected by the Club In the following manner: A_committee, con- sisting of W. H. Harper. J. W. Clapp, 'J. L. Woodsand, V. A. Marsh. and W W, Perkins, to sclect donble the number of delezates required, out of which the Club was'to select the requisite num- ber at the next regular mreting. ¥ Some discussion arose as {o the propriety of Mr. Rusccll's Committec nominating the members of another committee which wAs to choose the mames of delegates, and one old fellow_in particular ob- Jected most strennouely tu thix blocking ‘out of a gmgmmm(-, 8a it were. on_the ground that the ommittee **appolnted " had no right to **ap- point ” another committee. i Mr. T. J. Sutberland abjécted to narrowing down the nomber of names from which delegates were to be selected to twenty-five or twenty-siz, and in- sipnated that there was a design to pack the con- ventions, When the Club camc to select names ot of twenty-tive or twenty-six it might bappen that the members would be brought to a choice be- fiween unfit men or none, and thereforc moved to amend the report by making the number of names ty. Another gentleman moved the appointment of 2 committee of nine to select these names. More amendments were_offered, and the matter finally took this shape: The Chuirman was to ap- pointa committee of three, which was to appoint a committec of nine, which wasto choose fifty names, out of which the Club was to choose dele- gates to the consentions. The Chairman n]zpalumd s euch Committee Messrs. T. J. Sutheriand, H. B. Brayton, and Philo Allen. While the Committce was out, the resolutions heretofore referred to were called for and read. Mr. Perrington moved to lay the resolutions on the table. Thie motion was put, but the Chairman was undecided as to the result. Mr. Russell objected, and having obtained unani- mous consent to -speak to the motion, eaid he wanted the resolutions taken upand voted upon seriatim. - Mr. Perkins called attention to the fact that all present were not bona fide members, and urged that if the resolutions were to be voted up or down the Clab members, and they only, ought to vote on them and be responsibie for the Club's action. To get out of the dilemma, the Sccretary called the yess and nays on the motion to table, which was lost. Somebody moved to postpone action on the reso- Intions untll another meeting, whereat Mr. Russell again objected. Mr. Perkine, while in favor of the resolutions, sleo favored a postponement for the purpose of al* lowing the new members to vote at the next meet- ing, the constitution groridln that no member shall vote until he has belonged to the organization one week. But the motlon to postpone was lost. (215 Russell move the adoption of the resolu- ions. Col. Ricaby mored to take them up seriatim. This amendment was passed. The first, second, and third sectious of the reso- Tutivns were adopted without diecnssion. Tt then came to the section demanding o thorough reorzanization of the Pollce Department, and Col. Ricaby moved to strike this soction ont. on the round that its paesoge would possibly aficct the Droepects of the present Mayor {or renomination. As for himself, Col. Ricaby didn't care whether Mayor Heath wes renommated or mot. He was- cntireiy ont - of the office-broker business e was tired of it, and didn't like it, nor did he like o good many of the ofticers, Federal or locel. Desides, what power had the Club in this matter, any way? The pasage of the resolutions would, he thonght, be a refiection on the Council. Mr. Russell arose. He remarked, in the first jace, that he was the father of the resolutions. Laughrer.] Several members, in one breath, inquired who was the mother of them, at which there was more e Tn [More laughter.] ' A voice—Harper. ore lauchter. ,. Mr. Russcll recovered, however, and denfed that 'snybody could #o strain the resolution a: 1o con- strue it (nto a condemnation of the present Mayor. Nothingof the kind wasintenged. The investigation of the Folice Department had shown that it needed reforming. If the resolution was voted down, it wus aimply an evidence that the Ciub wasnot in favor of reforming this department. 3layor Heath was a sensible-man, and would be oblized to the people for expressing their opinions on this mat- ter. Mr. Russell, iu_conclusion, reiterated his assertion that the resolution inteuded no reficction on Mlayor Heaoth, mor was there any desire on his Dart to affect his prospects for a renomination. - The resolutions were laid on the table, on motion of D. Darry Hammer, by a vote of 35 to 17. The Tast section of MF. Russell's resolution, in- dorsing Ald: Githert and Stewart, was adopted without discusslon. 5 i “Mr. Sutherlund's resolutions, Indorsing Ald. Gil- ‘bert, were adopted unanimously. Ar. Sutherland, of the Committee to select the nine who were 1o select the fifty who were to ge- Tect the delcgates who were to_represent the city 2nd county in the conung cooventions reported the followinz names: George W. Couck, J. L. Woodward, P. A. liull, Frank Drake, EdgarL. Jnynes, Charles Weston, George T. Williams, P. G..Dodge, W. W. Perkins. The C%:‘h thenadjourned to meet Thursday even- ing. o TNE FIFTI. 5 The Democratic Cinb of the Fifth Ward hold o meeting lnst evening at Iren Conlin's saloon, No. 13 Sanger street. 1n the absence of the President of the Club, Mtr, H. F. Sheridan, the meeting was called to order by 3ir. David .Dunn. who stated {hat the object of the gathoring was to make arranze- ‘ments for the nomination of an Alderman. After & lengthy discussion, from which it appeared that Rearly cvery man in Bridzeport is anxions to be- Some a City Father, o ring order out of chaos it was decided to call mectings in each pre- ‘bents and & good maoy othess, cinct. Each one of these isto clect a commiltee of seven, and these committecs are to hold a con- vention ind nominate o canaidate for Alderman, who_shal coneidered the unanimous cho the Democracy of the ward. oo ‘The Niath Ward Republican & Ninth Ward Republican Club held a mectin; last night in Parker Hall, corner of Halsted lll’lfi Mudison streets. W. Ii. Thompson occupled the chair. Messrs. Eckardt, Getman, and John Hoft- man were appointed & committeo to meet in Jus- tice Matson's oflice for the purpose of conforring with committees from other wards in regard to ‘delegates for Town and City Conventions. Mr. Eckarat cailed attention to the Mayoralty quesiion, and said thete was a difference of opinion in regard to the candidates, and_he thousht that Mr. Ieath had been an acceptable man in the office. e regnrded him as economical, and that i}(x: people would sustain him fora re-election as ayor. he Chaic being called on to say omething, eaid that he felt very dellcate about® expressing any- thing for o against any candidate. He indorsed the remarks of the previons speaker, and eaid that Mr. Heath deserved the thanks of the peoole. He ‘believed thot be had done_hls best, and was thor- mlghle' honest. He liked Mr. Heath. and alzo liked MMr. Wright. He would support any good Repub- Jican candidate for the office of Mayor. Mflc believed Mr. Wrignt would make a good n; T. Maj. Jobn Hoffman annoanced himself in favor of the present Administration, it having been the most cconomical we had had for some time. It 'l:luml reduced, and would' reduce, expenditures and xCS. Gen. Reynolds then made a few remarks. He Dbelieved the Republicans conld carry the city and town elections oroviding the rizht kind of ‘men were nominated. Messrs. Heath, Wright, and “McCrea were ail good men, and Mr. Heath was the nmngc:lt candidate for Mayor. The campaign would be a short oe, and he Delieved in pntting up good men. He thought work was necessary, an he was willing to do bis share, . Mr. Montague offered the following: Resolred, That the Fepublicans of the Ninth Warl are In favar of, and will eupport In the coming municl- pal election, daly honcst, capable, and expertenced en for o Revolzed, That as there seems to be danger of a divis- fon in our ranke, we request our friends and_thy tax- pasersto, caretilly consider all statements which inav he made between now and the clectlon reflecting on the management of aayof the city departments. o3 we have reason to belleve such statements to_bo false, and atarted for political purposes by bad or over-ambitious ;l;ha.;'e!g}l‘lxtlllons “';Ire adopted. L J. ican, Maj. Fioyd, Mr. Montgomery, ond Mr. Dybail, all spoke in favor ofgntr:;d mg. Mr. Montgomery, who js a Sidewalk-Inepector, said he would regret to see a change in tfiu Ad- ministration. B Mr, Jones indoraed Mr, Heath, and he was ex- cused from uctln? on a jury recently because he wasy acquainted with Mayor Heath. Mr. Thompson thought that there should be a solid delegation in the Ninth Ward, no matter who was nominated for Mayor. Mr. Gale indorsed all the previous speakers. Ex-Ald. Woodman endorsed Mr. Wright asa competent, worthy man. e also regarded Mr. Heath as a good man. e thought the contest was between these two men. He knew Mr. Wrizht for the past fifteen years, They were both good men. Maj. John R. Floyd resigned his position as Sec- retary of the Club on acconnt of beinz unable to attend to the duties of the office. Laid over till next meeting. The club then adjourned to Saturday evening at Globe Hall on Desplaines street. THE NINTH WARD DEMOCRATS. A meeting of the Ninth Ward Democrats was held ot Maskelt Hall last night, ot which muoch cnthnelasm was manifested. Specches were made by several gentlemen. A Committee of Five was appointed, consisting’ of Mesars. Kearns, Mc- Donald, Snowhook. 0'Grady, and Martangh, to consult with the Central Committee “in regard to the sppointament of judges of election for pre- cincts, Mr. Angastns Anderson was announced as a candidate for Alderman from this ward on the Democratic ticket at_the cominz_election, after ‘which the meeting adjourned to Tuesday evening at.8 o'clock. TOE SEVENTEENTH. The Young Democracy of the Seventeenth Ward met at Cermody & O'Malley's hand-ball court last night, Mr. Thomas Enright in the chalr. The resignation of the Secretary was read and sccepted, and” Mr. James Pendergrast was elccted to the vacancy. -A report from the Committee on Consti- tution was received and discuxsed. The followinz resolution was offered by Mr. Burke and adopted: Wrozeess, The youn; have never had a repre: : an WirzrEss, The Toung Men's Club put 3 candidate fn the neld at'the Iate election ond falled to elect him; and Wirenxae, The youns men of the Seventeenth Ward will support none but tite best man for the office of Al- derman; therefore, belt Rewmired, That tho younz men of the Seventeenth Ward always found {n ex- Alderman Cannoa s fairrepre- sentative for youns aud old, sud we Srmly resolve to support him at the coming eléction. One of the members eaid that the Club was work- ing in the interests of cortam candidetes, and it was not right that the Clab should stand the ex- pense of their support. He moved that'a Commit- tec on **Finance™ be appointed. The motion was carried, and Messrs. Thomas Hannon, — Burke, and Thomas O'Malley were appointed as the Com- mittee, and the meeting adjourned. TOWN POLITICS. THERE 1S MORE TIIAN USUAL IMPORTANCE to be attached to the coming town elections. It is trne that the Kehoe bills have become a law, and the emergency clanse causes them to go into effect immediately. ~ They fix the city elections two weeks carlier than formerly, and the town elections will be held the fame day._ There is an unusnal stir just now in the bummer camps, as the second quadrennial election for Constables takes place un- der the present Constitation. Small townehips are allowed o Constables 102, 000 inhabltants, and one additional for every 1.000 over. In clties the num- ber of Constables is limited. no more than one being allowed to every 10,000 inhabitants, the cs~ timate being made upon tho United States census. Tnis will give thirty-seven new Constables to be clected in the three towns composing the City of Chicago. Of these twenty-one will Lave to be chosen in the West, nine in the South, and seven inthe North Town. There are a few of these offices whichare very profitable. It behooves the pco- ple to place in these ofiices good men. The impor- tance of zood and bonest men for Constavles cannot ‘e overestimated. As it is now, there are bat few upright men occupying these positions, simply be- cituse the mass of the peovle have taken no fnter- est in these otlicials. They are a necessary adjunct %o good government. They are the Bailiffs of the Justices of the Pence. The manner in which thes. Yt at present is a shame and disgrace, and a_blot pon our system. The Constables execute write, men of the Seventeenth Ward tative in the Common Coun- Serve executions, and make levies in minor caces. How they sometimes succeed in domg away . with and hiding property seems Indeed remarkaole. Often, beiore Justices of the Peace, come imporiant criminal cases,— many times on changes of veuue. The Justice be be an honest and fair-minded man, who endeavors to perform the daties of his office. But heis thwarted by the very men who should aid ‘him in executing the laws. A gambler,” vagrant, or well-known thief demands a jury-trial; and here is where the crooked Constable is made nsu- ful. He is instructed to gather twelvo good and tmo men. How le succeeds fs foo well known. He goes but & few stepe, drops into the adjoining ‘'boozing-ken,” and there gathers in TWELVE BEATS, who it on the jurors’ benches to try a case, which may largely concern the public. The shyster who .defcnds the criminal has them pre- viously fixed, and there is a direct understanding between him and the Constable. The rosult is always & dlscharge of the prieoner,‘To mat- ter iow glafln? his crime may have been. Now. the public bas the power to remedy this glaring and growing evil. Law in the hands of euch ren only proves a farce and sham. For the twenty-one positions_of Constables vacant on the West Side tnere are 152 candidates. * Each has a large bummer followi; ‘They scem to have a pecaliar faculty for drawibg out al 1 the votesin their respective districts. They want to control the perqu‘;!itel. and that is ali {hey care for. t!‘: is important that Constables who know hor sectote preperty shall not be re-clected. Tax- ayers should sce to it that only good onstable nominations are made. They Wwill ‘materially aid incontrolling the Town Convention3. 1t is necexsary, therefore, that care should be ex- ercised In thelr selection. The South and North Towns are fall of Conctabulary candidates, and, as & tule, but few decent men have allowed their Dames to be nsed. It Is just as important to have good and competent Coneinbles 8 any atner town Elicers. They have a zreat responsibility to per- form, nd onl§ responaible men sbonld be elected rform it. to P e polat it might be suggested that, if the Jastices have the reputation Of their courts, and the intereets of the public at beart, they can 'help catly In eoggesting the mumea of good men. e Tustices ehonld meet together—call o mecting e e atpost ot an early day—at which a list of Foni men should be prepared fo be recommended Fo the public for election. - The Justices know who the honest Constables are, and_ they should be re- elected. One of the Justices recently stated that of the twelre Constables who hanz around Sis ofiice there is only one whom he would trust ith s collection. 1twill be veen from this that There is nrgent need for a sweeping change, An Honest Constable can make 8 fair living, and it is only honest men Wwho are desired. TOWN OFFICERS. In rezard to town ofiicers in the Sonth Town ogd mén are epoken of, thoush no Republicans FoBe nctaally offered themselves. For Suvervisor, Hovert Lincoln and_John_G. Shortall bave heen apoken of. Mr. Lincoln 1y denired if he Ol eonsent_to act another year. For Ae- ator. . M. B. Gray hes been urged. For Collector therc is mentioned A. J. Galloway, and Clerk W. S. Carver and Charies P. Hellogz.. On the other hand, the Commissioners e oatting forward Pat Ryan for Supervisor: Ed Phillips for Assessor, Mike Evans and Pat O'Brien for | Cotlector, and_ Jim Gleeson for Town Cletk. fOr between these the people will not be likely to’ indores any other but the Republican ticket. o e Weat Town Avery-Moore will be renomi- pated Supervisor, J. . Clark Asecesor, Yofman ' Collector, . and Mr. Hartz Thete genticmen bave given entlre eatistaction, A0d no Spposition has ariten azainst them in the Hepublican ranks, The Democrats sceking nomi- Ttion are ex.Supervisor Dakerand Constable J. 1. Murphy for the first position. _John Rysn and Tom Halpin want to ba - Assessors. Con liyan is talked of for Collector, and for Town Clerk there are a half dozen aspirants. North Town will offer the present fncum- The North Tor i e visor, 3. Horan, Willilam Foley, and Patrick Lof- tus, and for Assessor Charley eed and * Cuarence Dyer. The latter is the present - incumbent, but there - is munch fecling expressed against him, it being charged that his valuations of property in some cases last year were too_high. Ernest inmmel, Tom Stont, and Christian Temple all want to be Collector. Messrs. Larrabee, Stanton, and scveral others ‘would nyt object to be elected Town Clerk. The glfl“l‘:fil‘:; gnisnm"fllmpiobfifi] bh]lflr! !h!d pggn‘lllllr 6 fleld, which wil e of a decide non-partisan character. : . HYDE PAREK. REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The Central Committee of the Hyde Park Repab- Jican Club met at- the Tremont yesterday after- noon, Mr. George M. Bogue in the chair: A petition was read asking the Chairman to call a meeting of the Committee for the nomination of full Republican tickets for town and village offe cers at the approaching election.” Mr. Herring said he had signed the petition for the purpose of ventilating the subject matter of the petition, and not because he felt that the ac- tion contemplated by the petition was the best course for the Republicans of Hyde Park. The Chair said the matter was open for dlscus- sion. Mr. Clark said he did not desire to take a prom- inent part, thongh his convictions -were that & complete ticket shonld be put In nomination. He thoughtthe interests of the town demanded that its affairs be put in the handsof the Republican party, and that the officials be held responsible to that party. Herctofore ihere had been cliques, and the result was localities had bene- fited ot tho expense of & the town. The town had been proven to be Republican, and yet it was in tho hands of Democrats, who their positions for their own parposes, even to the police, who' were'a* disgrace to'the town. In the next Congressional clection, two years off, if the Democrats shonld put up-an ‘honest man they would carry their point, and_therofore the line should be strictly - drawn. - The taxpayers and iarge owncrs of the town were Repabiicans, and the welfare of the town demanded that that class of men control its affairs. 1f a Republican ticket were nominated, it would be successfal, and the interests of the town and party demsnded such a | conree. Mr. Follansbee eaid he was opposed to the measnre, as the: local affairs of ‘Hyde Park did not cat any figure ‘in national politics, and, while the townsmen were strictly partisan in national affairs, yet they would not mix up in local poli- tics, and so, If it were’ necessary to keepup the or- ganization for national parposes, it mig%t [ er not fo run in party nominations for town pur- poses, when good men conld be bronght forward who would care for the town snd its interests, though they were not Republicans, Mr. Barlker said hie had been in favor of a party organization, but if the best men_could be gotten ont withont reference to party he was averse to drawing party lines, and he found that the general expression of the town. ‘ol. Bowen made a conservative speech on both sides of the question, claiming in addition that economy was necessary, and nny course securing that would be satisfactory to all hands. Mr. Clark demanded of thc opponents of the meauure some reason why a ticket should not be nominated. Mr. J. R. Bensley eald he lknew nothi the political complexion of the town. knew that the Rv.;rnbfican majority lay in the TFiret, Second. and Third Districts, and people from those baillwicks were opnosed to a party run. He thought it would be best for business men to f“ together and nominate ood men, Republicans if they conld, but good men any way, and he felt it to be injudicious to make it trictly a party mat- ter. As fo the police, he said it was hard 1o get an American to scrve, and Lhe consequence wus that Irishmen bad gone on, and in all probsbility they were Democrats. Col. Bowen produced a echedule of the vote at the last election, which howed a 2ood working Re- publican majority in moat of the districts, though the bolk of it lay in the. Flrst, Second, and Third. 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SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SHAWLS. ggo Ottoman Shawls from 750 up to S8, 5 Black Czshmere Shawls, all-wool, sin- gle, SL50 up to 58; double, S5 up to $10. - 350 Paisley and Broche Shawls ata bar. ‘gain; single, and u H aun 2] ipwards; doubls, $8 50 pieces Loom Dicé Tabte Linen, 35, 35, and 406, Gedidod bargmas. " 0 45 pisces Bieached Table Damaak, . B bty chaap, o 50,60, 100 doz. of Towels, 8, 10, 1315, 15, 20, and 950, the Jargest and best Towels ever sold for the mouey. Great Bargains in Napkins and Crashes. 0 dos. Honeycomb_Quilts, 11-4, aligh soiled, 80c, wa?fl.\ $1.35. iy 50 pieces Cheviot Shirtings, 7,8, 10, 13%c. 100 pieces standard Ginghams, best styles, 80, worth 12%c. 800 pieces Hamburg Bdgin a fns tiona, B4, 5,0, B 10, 13k, 15, 20, and_ 3bc, the gheapest and 'finest goods evar ofared for the money. 100 dos. 3-Button Kid Gloves, an import- er’s atack, all colors, 50¢, worth S1. 50 doz, Kid Gloves slightly damagel Do dlosed oubatdge T EY ot 35 dos. Ladies’ Silk Handkerchisfs, 35c, worth 50¢. N. B.-—We retail Cottons and Domestics at manufacturers’ prices. Fruit of the Loom anad Lonsdale Cotton, 10ic; Wamsutta and New York Mills, 12ic. New York Ntore 284 & 286 West Madison-st. MILLJNER!. ; Of the New Retail MILLINERY Housa of Ballenberg & Metz, No. 147 State-st., ocours DAY, Mazrch 15, when we will be pleased to see all Ladics and Misses who care to see the newest and choicest things in Trimmed Hats and Bon- nets, Straw Goods, Flowers, Feath~ ers, Ornaments, &c. BALLENBERG&METE allenberg. formerly with D. Webster & Co., lats b O iter & Austin), 147 STATE-ST. OPENING Of Spring French Styles of. Hats and Bonnets AT 107 STATE-ST. WEBSTER & AUSTIN. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Attention Canvassers. MEMOIRS OF P. P. BLISS, By Msj. D. W. WHITTLE, D. L. MOODY, IRA D. SANKETY, AND REV. DR, E. P. GOODWIN, 1 1 8 of Mr..and Mrs. BLISS and With fine Steel &gflcvl’!“ll‘[fllfi r. an¢ Containlng a Song (written expressly for this work) by DR. GEO. F. ROOT. This work is copytizhted for the sole bencat of Flr. Biiss' motner and rlsters, who were dependent upon him for support. This will b 8 handsomic octave vol- ume of about 330 pp.. and will be ready April 1. ‘For territory apply to : A. 8. BARNES & CO., Chicazo. JMAP AND GUIDE. NEW MAP AND GUIDE. The Map s compfled from ACTUAL SUEVEY, o) Heagucl, U- S Deputy Burveyar, -and R towns, streams, Wagon roi Toutes, gold and sllver. lodes, etc., etc. The Only Map Hade from Actual Survey. ‘The Guide contains BSE:KB. descriptive of the Black Hills and Woif Mountaln country, mining laws, eic. Hanguomelzillascrated. Containa § fnecolired map of the U. 8. Maps and Gulde, complete, Sac. RAND, M’NALLY & CO., Publishers, 37 & 79 Madison-st.. Chicaxo, UL NOT1 Something New for Those Who Are Interested in Sach Things. Notlonzago & patent was obtalned for s practical machine for extingulshing tires. ~ The machine Is oper- ated by the same two horses that bring L to the fire. ‘The copatructiun of the machine Is very simple, becausa all the arrangements are placed on the saine wagon, and Is worked by two c‘llndeflu the same time and by also in onses. y can be of practicul use not valy ia. this country, butalso {n_Europe, for the chat they can e’ nanufactured much cheaper than_otder machines and nced no other outlay but_horses. Ev ane who IsInterested may be convinced by inspecting the wodel. Waich can be scen a2 the jewelry establish- . meat o Hamilton, Howe & Co., southeast corner of ‘Washingion and Siate-sia. _The patent and models are for sale on sccommodating termus, Furthier Informs- tlon caa be obtained of the above Brm. The fnventor applies tw the public, aa he is unable o mannfactare the machines himseif. Ho i also seeking & sultable situstion for himself. Please leave your address with liamgton, Kowe & Co. The models caa be bought sep- arately. FIRYL CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofore known as STACKPOLE & FOGAQTY fs hereby disclved by mutnal consent this dsy, and all debts owlng by the said Arm are %0 ba pald ”w 5. Stackpole, sad all debts owiag said firmi are 1o be paid to ssid Stackpole, who alene is suthorized eSS Brn 10,1877, G, 5. STACKPOLE. 5 JAS. H. FOGARTY. | DISSOLUTION. The copartnership consisting of Lisbeustoln &< Obendor? has-thla day been dlssolved by matna’ consent. SOLOMON LIEBENSTEIN, ; HERMAN OSENDORF, March 7,1877. o