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e 8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. A. C. McClnzg was last night clected Colonel of .the Firat Regiment. - 'The Rev. Miss Chapin will preach in the Chureh of the Redcemer this evenlng. The Becond Regiment will meet Thursday even- | ing at the armory, corner of Clinton and Jackson streets, for battalfon drill, in preparation for St. ‘Patrick's-Day parade, Coroner Dietzach yesterday held an fnquest upon John C. Sherman, 32 years of a; at No. 167 Dearbornavenuo. A verdict of death from Intem- ‘Perance was retnrned. Ma. ¢ temperatnre yeeterday, as ohserved by panse, aptician, 88 Madison street (Tninvxe Bolld. ing), was at 8a, m. §7 degrees; 104, m., T0; 12 m.. 38 3 mi i 8, m 2. Lsrometer at 84, m., 30,06 B p. m., 30. . Jeremish Harlev, a switchman in the umxluyol the Rock Isiand Itailroad al the Twenty-thind street l:rnu(mk was yeslerday momning struck bgonwluln 0, 27, and was badly injured abont the ounlders, 110 wasattended at his resi. dence, No, 1004 Dearborn stecat, by Dr, Buaworih, whio thinks he wil recover. Parker . Mason, Simon Powell, and Jonathan Abel, wilnesees for ihe Government in the whisky case of F, O, Iln{d and kdgar A, 1ill, now on trial In New York, returned “yesteniay nmmll\r. ‘The romor that Mr, 3asun had begn incarcerated in that city had no foundations The manthiy meeting of the Academy of Sci- encen oceurs at 7:10 Lo-night at thelr roome, No. 203 \aboah avenue, Dr. fiollister will present o Teport on the Motric System, nnd Mesars, Otls, Colbert, Darls, Andress. Thoman. Tacker, and others will dischias the Inflaence of the Liua fay on anlinals and vegetables. el Agent of tho Treanuty Department sr- Hived In town & few daga ago, and haaainca beon engaged In making an investigation of the affalrs of the Cook County National llank, so_that the lorernmert inay be farnished with the data nece cseary to a scttlement of itx trust, Partica who Dave any Interest in the remains of the defanct corporation, may ubtain fnformation of valne by calfing at Itoom Pacltic Hotel,’ 'Tho Rev, Dr. Fowler, edltor of the CAriatian Ad- vocate of New York, will lecturo at Centenary M. E, Chnrch to-night on **Tho Great Deeds of Great Men.” The Doctor's reputation is ro well known a1 10 make comment ticreupon superiiuons, ‘and his jectare has been epoken of by other papera 1n the most faltering terms. Cenienary Churel han made conslderabilo effort in the linn of literary entertalnments this scason, and secoring 1r, Fowler I« another achievoment of the Committee who bave bad the entertainments in charge, A'pollo Commandery, N, 1, Knights Tomplat “will confer the Order of thie Ited Cross on fifty caue didates this evoning in thelr hall in the Amerlean Building, ~A banquet will ha spread for This being an extraonlinary event, ~— many candidates to be Initinted In one ¢vening, the Grand Commander of the State. the lion, P, Ilnr:lei. had called a inecting of the officera af tha Grand Encampment at the Tremont 1louso this morning to make preparations for attending the ceromonlcs fu a hody. Sundny's {asuc of Tus Trinyss contalned an ad- Yertizenient for ton pretty waller girls, L‘l\'lllg A8 1he nddresa No, 12 State atrect, Mrs. Lino, ‘wha keeps a frult store at that number, indignantly camplnins that the adveriitament was maliclonaly {nsorted by encmles to Injurc her business aud put her eatablishment in a class to which it does not Belong, Mrs. Lino has many friends who foli with her in condemning the spirlt that actnated the ate tack, and roprescnt herus & hard-working, tudus= trioue, honest womau, « Atnmeetinz of the newly-clectod Doard of Di- cectors of the Lumberman's Exchange, held yester- day aftcnoon, the foilowing oficors and standing conmittecs were elected to serve for the year cnd- inir March 7, 1678: T'resldent, Malcom McDonaid; Vice-Presldent, 8. A, Insh; Yecretary, Goorgo K. Btockbridge; Treasurer, A.'d, Van Schaick: Ex- ccutive Committego—Jolin McLaren, 8. A, Irith, A, A. Carpenter; Inspection Comimittes—Thomas Walknp, M. ‘Mchonald, 8. K. Martin, Perloy Lowe, William ianchard. e i abrT Donw culin; . 'he reqnlar_monthly weeting of the Farrgut Toat Ciub for March was held h{‘u evening at fi:u "almer Mouse, Mr. Glover {n the Chalr, and Mr, orter &ceretary. After tho usual preliminary busincen M, Porter, from the Executive Commitee, reported that it was proposed to put the Club's Loat-honsea in zood order before the scason com- menced, and to 8dd a new barge totho atuck of ate, Capt, Downa fadded some particnlars about tha new buot; It was to bo a six-oared harge, and wonld very likoly be built by LaChapelle, of To- Jedo, or hia brother, of Detrolts 1t would cost nt tho sard in the neighborhuod of £100, The frefiht, filnge, cte,, could then bo added and the winle coat remain within the limit of $400 presceibed by the Club's vote, Capt. Downsaleo reported as from the Committee on lluwln;‘xlrv\!mrmn by sayiny that ba saw no need of inore than half-n-dosei silts, 10 bo worn when the Club sont dolegates in a regatta as their repro- nentatives. Ilo wunld-have the crows of the bargaes preacrva nnlformity nmong themselves, but not iry 1o bo unlform with other crews. As for the largo ?o:l. 1ta craw shouldinot be nliowed L0 wear a uni- orni, Tho Committec on Momborship then reportod on scveral gentlomenas asking for membarshlp, Those namer wers balloted on seprrately, and all elected except the laat, % A cornmunication was then read from the man. ager of o coming regatta at Devil's Lake, Wis. Tho Becretars reported that he had npawered it under intruct(ons, eaylng that tho Club would be repre- scnted at the regatta, A prevively-oxprossed wish to Joln the Natlonal Asroclation of Amateur Oarsmien having in somo ‘wny inixed iteelf IX{, 1ho Clnb procecded to vole that they wonld take such membership, and to In- etruct thelroflicers to nign the constitution and forward the yearly ducs, A discusafun aroro on the ubject of nnifornis, which, heiped on Ly sume miscellancous business, Tasted thl] ndjournvent, . ATTEMITED KIDNATRING, Ex-Pollce-Ollicer Frederick W, Koenlg, who lias #0_miraculonsly eurvived the offects of n bullet #hot tiarough tlio rain by n thief whom ho was attempting to arreet Jost” July, at thu cormer of Ashland asenne and Julian strect, was at tho Weeb ileaga-Avenuo olice-Statlon Tsst night, and re- ported that n wan, deserihed ua well Urorwod respectably appenring, endeavored fo Kidnap Iy funphter, “n chlld of 7 yenrs, just afier sha loft Warhlugton Schuol, at the cumer of Morgan aud firde #tevets, yesterdny sfternoon, The villain fmhlmll the child roughly by the arm, and tried 0 taiie hee with him, but she ecreamied foudly fue amsirtance. awd wax alded n her calls by three utiier little xirle. ‘The felluw then let the clilld ko and acampered o, A minute duscription ol the peseon attempting thiv outzuge has boen - glyen, and the pojiee expect o Aind bim, Mr. Koenrgs §4 1 very poor hicalth, and short- Hlzhted, At overy chatigo of the weather ho suifors fiowm the eect of the wound In b hend, and 19 lrnymmlty prostrated, fle Loa lost conslderablo Qerh Intely, and 1s nut able o peeform any mauual Tabor, ©a k2 to tha fact (hat he was:not strony enouzh to pertorm police duty be wan compelle 1o resien, und that without recolving any atd whale ever from the city, in whoso wensice ho received injurics which bavo disabled bim for scemA o iy that so falthful an ahould be thas served, 1o waa a votoran in mllifary service durlng the Itebetlion, particl- pating in no less than thirty-five engagements, In M hich ha recelved fonr 2evero wounds, and yet' ho 28 r.0 pension, TIHE ABIOTT CONCENT, ‘The Gr«t of the Emma Abbott concerts will be #iven on Friday evening noxt at_the Nuw Chieagn hieatre, and the sale of seats will commence on ‘Weduenday mornlng ut Uager's niusio store. Misn Abbott 1s 20 well known in the musical world, and i1 made for ieraelf siich n wide-spread repuia- tlon, both n th United Biates and fu Enrope, that uhe will need no Introduction to owr_readers, but beyond all there iv a reason why sha shonld recelve amost cordinl greeths and generous patronaye here, Ehe ls a (icayo girl, born and broughit up hero, aud weunt froin. here to acquire her musical education. She nuw rcturns tous after having sunz in the principal eoncert-roums of the world, and thero should be o Trege outpourlng to hear onr Jong-abscat cantateice, ~She will lave upon . this fn the competent assistance of Trignoll und Yorrant, the favorita buffo bassa. Tha concerts Will be 1wo knpumber—thie fArst on Friday evening, snd tho second un Baturday afternoon, HOTEL ABNIVALE, Grand Nurife~fudgo 1, M. Allei Tidlertcusen, tondon. b url kerman—Tha 1iun, B Tienry . Wheelati, Temple, * loatcut thu’ Ho ...l the Tremoni the S Ada Street, United niates Peusion ¢ Washinston Alexonder Tlhiomas, Mitiahury, corsy 1 Lally, New Yorki i G, , At clizel, U, b, 4 Now ““Orieann... Ailiner=-Tha " Tlon, Hubbell, * Mouinion, thi fun Jutlard, Jiufaloy cut 8§ Housthn, 1 3 U, W, X Eeden, ftichmond, Washington: J.' W, Grec Deizouth, 4 '{itabiargt A, ouln) John B3 MAYPOLE-M'QUAID, THE WOUXDED MAN WILL LIVE, Twbert Maypole Is the son of revpectable people m pour circumstances fiving at Clinton street. Me{ssald to be a Arious, eober young mal 1o say, e fs now lying In bed at his father's house with a cmck in biv skull and dellrium lu bis braine. And all because bo broke the Sablath. Ho stood at the coruer of Clluton snd Taylor streetsat 5 o'clock Sunday sfternoou. 1ils wother snd stster eaw Dbim staudlng Lhere, and thought that he wus coming home, MBut ho dida’t, jost thon. It was an,hoar after that when bls mothcr and sister saw bim coming at the bead of 8 procession, composed of several men, # great many small boyw, and all the doge fa the pelghborhood. “Ihe men were carrylng bim. Sometbiug bad bappened. About threo blocks from the cottage of the May- poles, oo Jeflvrson sircel, at No. 203, thero o asa- Joon kept by Thomas Gilmore. 1t ls one of the ‘worst dens Gn the Weat Side, belng frequented by & gang of prywmising yousg thleves sud talented oy tallzed on' the police court record: strect at tnla point {8 an cleeant local for jnst 1his kind of a houre, and Gilmore Ja inat the man toran it. The street narrows at Van Bnren etreet, 8s ixwell known, and from thence south s little more than on alley, penetrating one of the hardest and most porerty-stricken districts of the eity, 1t tvas towanl this asloon that Robert Maypola tumned hisstepaat aboat 6 o'clack Sunday after. noon. Arriving there he found several ‘of the nanal gang eeated around on beor bacrels, and con- versing upon fl"-‘{msnu:u of the trade. 1fo had net one or two of them before, lthongh hieace naintanca twith them was casnal, fle walked to : filnlrol the ealoon where there wasn pool- able. The barkeeper, Gllmare, \who fas German, thas nareated whnfianpmm subscquently, emphasize 1ing hia remarks by many a flerco grimwace and gea- teniation: “\T1a goes pack, nnd Jnys his coat off on der fleley barrel, und he ray Wiio vants toplay mir oin game o pin-jool?’ Und McQnald, he siast says: 'l play sou ¢in game of pin-pool. 1 Und dey plays (wro gamee, und telnks eln beer, nnd .\I:qnnfil' Ae calln K)r cin scheck. 1 vos mit mein bruder-law by der door—meln brudor-law, Ais name is Tony Naditsch—* £ And the wortliy harkeeper went on in this clr. cumstantial atrafn ta tell pll he know ahont the nftray, Pm\'lflq conclusively at tho end that he knew nothing atall. "Thebrother-in-law, Haditach, ith a sharp-cornered moustache, pat In nccaslon- Ally with an excited comment, The frau befilnd the connter _also interfered, ealls Sng npon all the Nohiemian delties, * and alw0 A certaln absent person by the name of Mori- y, t0 witness that the contestants wero not drunk at tho time, and that nobady ever got drunk in that quiet, respectadle rnloon,” The snbstance of the separate yel commingled nacratives, was ta the effect that McQuald and M"’E‘“" quarreled over the pame .of pin-pool, and that romething went whack!and then l(nlpolu wwas abrorved to be Iyll\f on the floor, whilo McQnaid was brandlehin; a bill h?nl cuo aloft and swearlng, —oh, how ho di mwear Oflicer lalnes, of tho Madison Street Statlon, #aid that he was the first officer to arrivo on the scene, and when he got thore ail was quict, The wonnded man had been carried honie, and all traces of the fracas had beon removed, Thoesaloon war a bad one, and its licensastionld have becn re- voked long age. ‘Tha reportér ealled at the Home of Maypole, and found the iiitle houso flicd with anxious Irlenda and relatives, Two Phy!ltlnn!. 1rrs. Freeman and O'Connell, were holding a conrultation. They de- cided that the patient was weriotsly wounded, but would undoubtedly recover, The assailant, Me- Qunid, lives at No, 242 Polk street, but has not yet been arrcsted. OLYBOURN DOWER SUITS. THI FROPERTY-TOLDERS OX CLYDOURYN AVENUR and adjacent streets held a large meeting lnst even at Ogden's Grovo to take some actlon In re- gord to the suft of Mra, Clybourn, who claims dower 1n all the property in that section. In spite of thie disagreeablo weather, the large hall. was crowded to snffocation, The meeting wasorganized Dby the election of Mr. Carl Haussncr as Chalrman, and Mr. Ernst Knobelsdorf ns Sccrutary, Mr. Lawrence Proudfoot cxplained at some lengtn the disposition mado by Mr, and Mrs, Clybourn of thelr property, and how Mrs, Clybourn camo to make ler demand for dover, the facts of which have proviously been ublishied, 1ie also explalned the court proceed- inga In regand to the matter, and how Judge Moore, in'splte of the lawyors’ efforta, had decided againet the vropurty-holders, and they were about to ap- rc:\l thecase to the Supremo Court, Those wiio find heen served with summons in regord to the Inat suit brought by rs. Ciybourn would be de- fended by him if they informed him of tho fact. He had consulted tho leading Mw{:fl in the city, and they wore all of the opiniun that the Supreme Caurt wonld reversa Judge Moorc's deciston, which wns consldercd unjust and not warrantad by law. As far ns theappesl to the Suprems Court was conceened, ho “would attend to i, and the proporty-holdera would not need to trouble thomi- secives abont'it. Tho wholo matter wae n plece of I:h:kn:llllnw which the Sapromo Conrt wounjd nev- er_rustain, Mr. lagsener explained the matter in German, e alro reforred to the efforta belng made Ly the nzenta of Mrs, Clybourn to rqucezo and biackmail lllo&umpcflydmll rs, Some had even becn threat. encd with imprlronment If they did not settlo with Mrs, Clrlmnm. Efforts had alxo been maie to in- dice him to give up his opposition to Mrs. Cly- boumn's claims, but he told tho parties that he was not that kind of & man, He hoped all wonld pay tholr shure to prosecute the case in the courle, and not allow thewsolves to be Intimidated by Mrs, Clybourn’s agents. Thoy had tho best show of winning the caro in the Situreme Court. Wililam Yonng, of the Connty Clerk's oftice, spoke noxt, 1lo thonght it quoes that in spite,of the viforts of good lawyem the Court sliould hava dectded aguinat the property-owners, [o di not Lellevo the promises mude by Messra, Proudfont and Hausener, and thelr caso was not half as good s ropresonted by them, It was his ndvics ta nettle, Thin created quite an uproar, and n largo nuber of those present necnsed the speakor of Deing pabid Ly rs, le[)flllfll. Mr. Youngtried to cexplain, but they would not jisten to him,” 1le had stirred up 4 hornols' neat, and thers was much danger of his being pitchicd out_doors, threats to this effect Lelng frequontly made. 'Tlhcte was ro nullc:n confnslon that ‘Mr. Young was compollcd to subside. Mr, [anesner roso to roply. Mo called Mr, Youg a jlar, scoundrel, and o numbor of other affectionato namev. This man, lie sad, wouli Lo a candidate for County Clerk at the next election, and he hoped thoy would remember him thon, [8houts of approval.] N one had becn naked to pay anything; those who had paid G0 conts prey viously were dofended, and {hoso who had not wery neked to pay this amount that thoy might bo defended and judgment wol be cntered against ticm. Fifty cents was n small enough sum for such service s was to be rendered, . At adjournment was thon hud, THE CI1Y-HALL. Sinco tho firat of the presont month tho Clty Col- lector has gothered $22,385 on spocial naness- ments, The Treasurer’s recolpta yesterdny wore $2,031 from the Water Department and $163 from mlscel- lancaus sonreey, 3 2x-Ald, Peter Malir, mooting a reporler yoster- day, snlds **1 seothat oll you folks have got me out as n candldate for the Counell m a candf. dlate for no ofiee, nud [ will not bo age have Tind cnough of If. ‘The Departmne , many of whom hiave already become Immor- Jefferron t of Public Works yesterdny apened blda for dredging snd docking the rives at tho foot of Tinrrisun sircet, The fowest bid wan that of Conro, Carkin & Co, at 10 ceuts per cuble yord for dredifing and &1.05 Lmt linear foot far docking. ‘There are 15,000 cubic yards of dredy- fug and 460 lincar fect of dockling to e dono, - Banitary-Inspector Morkl has mnde another ro- rt to thie Comulaalonor of Eealth nbont tha con. Ition of cerlain packing and fertilizing honses, ‘Flo roport fu a repetition of what has for months past been reported of them,—-rome are running, aomoare noti nome #tluk and some do not. The citizens of Chilcagu have known that for yeard, - The following bnilding permits wore lasued ye terdayi Fhilip Boller,” u two-story dwollin X fect, No. 724 Eonth Union stroet, cost &J,500; enry 'otwin, four oneestory storea and® Gwells ngs, 1815270 fect each,.on West Madlson strect, near Leavitt, cost 81,000 eachi dolin Uattoeson, o three-story stonc-frunt dwolling, No, $50 Bl Teland avenuc, cost $8,000. * 'Two cares of small-pox, or rther variolold, w dlscoverea yeaterday: uno at the County 1 aur tho othier st No, 415 North Ashland a Botivof the aflicted wers taken with all poss baste to the pest house, 1tfs poesible that tho nmll{l.\n!ull. Who, sume weeks ngo, waa dotalned two days nt the County Houpital, oven though ho Lad tho swusll-pox, loft the germs of that loath. wowmne discase in the lostitution, Three cases of death from scarlot fever were ro- ported yesterday, and tho follawing louses hald nuw €ance 0 0 477 Weat Twelith, 501 Weat Pourteenth, 106 Twelfth, 347 Milwan’ keo avonue, 631 1Mubbanl, corner West Tweltth and Htobiey, 214 North Carpenter, 104 Bremer, 141 Lako avenio, 61 Went Fifteouth, 47 Morgnn, Gl Went Fouridenth, 001 Archeravenue, UGk West Yourteenth, 1547 Dearborn vtreot. TUR COMMISNIONER OF IIBALTI yestarday fesucd tho following: For tha purpuss of Investigating the Ly eplduinivs of _wiarlet fover wlictod thie ctty for tho i, the Commissioner” of Ifoaith yrate Infurmation reganiing tho sows 3 tiary locatiun, snd surreundiogs of dweling {1 which theas disvases Lave nccurred, ho bearer, 3r. Willlam (I, Ucnuns, pracsleal 1uinher and mechanle, hos been cantiniastondd by this levartinent o iake [na renuired fiventication and blo causes of the and diph: which lave X i b Commlasionce peaaccifully peueate wil ¢litzens to Mhont e ahiatl apoly for perintasion (o vxwming preme aéd 1o jwrinit any 8 w0y b by da OaiauC, DY im. of Health, Laat week thera were 110 deaths in the city, a decrease of 1h e compared with the previons week, aud of 1 as compared with the sam week In 1374, "Therg werw 20 under 1 year of uge, 10 between 1 and 2, 10 between & and i, 5 bebween 3 and 4 between 4 und G, 10 between & and 10, 3 bet; 10 and 20, 15 between 20 and 30, 15 hetweer ond 40,8" between 40 und 50, 1 between 50 00, G between 60 und 70, 4 Lefweea 70 and 80, befween 50 9nd 00. Thire were 73 malos and 43 femalea: 52 warned und 84 siogle; 133 white and declored, The princlpal cauivs’ of “death woro: Frou accldenty, 45 Lrain diseadcs, 5; bronchiths, 73 couviilslous, 115 diphtheria, [ fever, 17; mentagitls, 8, old age, 53 pneumonts, 3. TIE COUNTY BUILDING, . 'The Collector of Riversido banded hs books over yesterday, and seitled with the County Treasurcr. ‘The Collector of Lake Vlew will turn his books over to the County Collector to-day, sod with them about §18, 000, Ehenfl Kern took twenty of bis boardera to Joliet yesterday, and two to the Heform School. lle ¢clung tu thoso boardera as long as he couid. They shoult have gons down two weoks ago, according Lo usage. ‘The Collcctoe's personsl-tax warrant for Nort) Chicsgo was for er&.oofl. of which $105,000 hnl: becn collected, —a remarkably good slowing. Tho Collector will Yurn over Liv books and settio with the ouaty Callector Priday. ‘Thbe Committes on Public Servica will report Monday wbure reductious can be madu fu tho salasica of the county cwployes and wherq Lheads B THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 'I'UESDAY. MARCH 13, 1877. . can ho lopped off, cte. Thin is what Mr. Fite- gerald has been wanting for o long while.. Demosthenes I1ildreth had an extended talk with Tat Carroll yesterday, and endeavored to persuade that distingntehed prblic rorvant that he ouzht to snpport Colvin for Mavor, ~ Ar they eeparated Car. Toll'wns heand to xay. *I'lt hare nothingfodowith your d—d ringe, " and the inference ls that Lilidreth ot very littlo comfort. Tho Grand Jnr( for the March term was Impan- eled yesterday, 9, P. Gray, of Jefferson, 8 well. known citizen, being eclecied a8 foreman. Jndgo Wiillama had no charge to make, and the jury re. tired And Immediately went to work. Among the indictments found daring the day was one ngainst Albert Veasey for embezzlement, which was re. turned Inta court. Among tho biils 1ald hefore the Connty Board yosterday for payment was one of &30 for an “aopinion" glven the County Treassrer npen ‘which he based his action fefusing to be a party to the {esuance of §1,000,000 In connty bonds a few wyeeks ngo, 1o had been ndrised by the Connty Attorney to sign the bonds, and that” the Connty Board had the right to lsene the samo. The Boaril has n bil) of $RUO heforo it for expenres incurred in lrmllll{( the bond question before the Suprome Courfy which it will_pay, of course. What it wili do witl the Il for 250" romnins to be ecen. ita decision will be watched for with some Intereat. [ CRIMINAL, * John Miller was taken in last night by Deteetive Gallagher, charged with passing spurious colns in Clark street ealoons. Two of the pleces were found In his posscesion. Jamea Iteed will appear Loforo Juatice Tlalnes Saturday charged with perjury, Tho defendant rays that twenty-onc years ago he forged a deed, ‘The persona Interested In tho deod say that he did not, and causo his arrest for perjnry. Jolin Conover and Dudley P. Warren, tho two men who hiave been doing the bogna-clieck businces in the ronthern portion of the city, arc to come bofore Justice Summerfleld at 2 o'clock to.day, and thia polieo want 811 who have Leen mwindled b :llm'r;]l‘ln be present and help eend them up for thefr oviltry, Thomas O'Brien, a little nowsboy, wha somo time ngo cut o Jewish pgwabroker on Stato street in the right cheek, while the latter was remonateat. Ing swith hiny for calling him **sheoney,'’ as ho irsed tho Adelphl ‘Theatee, was yesterday arrested y Detective Osterman, after having eluded tho pollce for nearly two months. Jdward McCarthy and Danlel Mueray, chargod with stealing a bacrol of flone from No. 46 Canal- port avenue, wero locked up in tho West Twelfth Street Statfon by Sargt. O'Domnell and ONicer O'Brien, Murey eqged on the other, who Is only a boy, 10 help bis companton roll away the barrol, and o was to pay thei Liberally for . Willlam Van Velzer, Willlam Grundman, Fd- ward Shawcross, and James Durton, the snide anctloncers, wero agaln arrested yesterday after- noon, this time_upon tho complaint of & frceny named James M. flovey, ngmicat nt the Mathlas Tiotel, on Kinse. atrect: to whom thoy sold a als most valuclen aix-carnt gold wateh for 85, Their cases were continued il £ o'clock this aftornoon. Tichard IL Wallace, an ex-Constabic, was arrested and taken before Justice D'Wolf yestorday charged with embezzling §200 which ho had collected for Cal. VY, 8. Jolinston from Gen, McArthur. Tho matter In an old ono, the warrant having been rworn out ns long ago as 1875, Wallace, who, by tho way, announces his intention of runming again lllor lllugnfl.lcn of Constable, gavo bonds for a futura earing, Tobert Dichicr, Ilenry Diebler, Charles Drew- eter, and ticorgo Stephens aro locked up at tho Arniory charzed with the Iuccn( of o boat from the faot of Polk etrect bridze belonging to Michac) Mills,_Another batch of boys piving tho names of Vrank Itemon, John Dorgan, and Willlam Larmon, nre aleo under arrest, having been captared sieal- inz copper hoilers and other teps from G. (. Jtus. rell's “distlilery on 'Third avenuc ncar Twellth sircet. Mentlon was made In Tuz TIRUKE n few days oo that Willism J. Kiine and 3 J. Caroy, car- tlago-makers, corner of Adams.and Clinton streets, had been arrested on s cliarge of larceny. ‘Thoy were czumined on tho chargo lofore Juatice Scully yesterday, and discharged fully exanerated, tho evidenco showing concluaively that they hndhou]im In Foud falh e gonds thicy were chargad with stealing, nnd that no suspicion of wrong attached to cither of them In the mattor. A telezram was recelved ot Central Station yes- torday from Detectlve Stoele, now In New York Tooking uftor Churles Anderson, who s swanted In this cliy for cmbezxling 8000 frons John T, Cowles, of Na. 17 Canal etreot, und then motting firo to tho place, 'Tho prisoncr succeeded yesterday in clude ng the odlcer by coming into court upon B hnhoas corpus, which, when abont to bo sct paldo, was Interrnpted by the prisoner's nttormey infurming the Court that” his client wan not present, bis physician having cortified to his serlona ilincsx, 1t 'was ufterwards leamed that the certificato was a forgery, and nnlesa the prisoncr rhows up {n conrt to-day the bonds nre to be for- felted, "It 18 to bo hoped that Anderson will be :J:fl“fll."l’l:-lbll lioee for punishmont, for be richly de- ves it Thare was o froe fight at 11:30 Jast mght first at tho Cullfornta Music-1fall, on Clark atrcet, near Adams, which was' tranforred to Joseph Cahill's raloon, No. 207 Clark atreet, llero about a dozen drunken loafers hammered ench other with pitch- ers, beeremugs, and giasses, untll a erowd and two oflicers pounced down 'upon them., When Ofilcce Kerwin attempted ~ fo take ono of thy more disorderly unes stationwsrds, he broko from Wi und 'ran, whercnpon th clubhed him soundly, The crowd remunstrated, *und pistols wero drawn on both sides, but without damaze, - Keoplng every one at bay with drawn weapons, the prisoners, Jolin Wolsh and Patrick Kehoe, iere tinally ladyad in the station. The lutter acted as gentlemanly ns possible through- out, but Welsh, who is a sot snd ruflan of tho worst chaencter, behaved outragcously, and morit- ed the clubbing and beating that b rocelvod. Justico Summerfield yesterday held the follow. ng: Michae] Calllnan,” Annlo Wallace, Ezabeth Churchill, Michacl Kenling, Mary” Dollin, Mary Hooney, vagrants, thirty days each In tho Houso ot Correctlon. Justico Kaufmann sent 1, Andore #on to the llonsc of Correction for thirty doys for the larceny of o harnows from David Diall: J. B, Dallect, disorderly, fiftcen days; Charles Wil- non, vazrant, 3100 fino, Justico Senlly nsscancid Heney Lawson and Edward Payne, attempting to rob Thomns Maron, n $100 fine cnchf Danfel Cheney, dlnunlerlg. 81003 damea McNulty, alian +*8lippery dim, ' 820" or threo wonthe: Willlam Hasrcy, a vogrant, $20 or forty days: Mathew Vane derburg, unlicensed showman, | $30; Ambroso Wabb, dlsorderly, 5503 Maery York and James Glennon, larceny of livas from tho corner of ' Canal and Monroo stroets, $700 cach tothe Criminal Court. ‘Tho cases In which Ehen ¥, Runyan, attorney and ex-Park Comniissioncr, in dofondant wero act for trinl in tho Crimiual Canrt yesterday, but went uvor until this morning. icre ara two Indlct. ments against him, One nlloges that ho converted to hivown use $1,450 beluning to Anna K, Sie mons; and tho other charg a8 hallee of 1,000, the Dropery of Louis Voltz, 3lr. Runyan was present In conrt with his coutmol, Mr, Gieorge 11, Stanford. Btate' illa was ready towo on with the los casc, bt the othor sido eaid tuoy undursiood that the othor indictment was ta bo tried first, and had therefore winde thelr nroparationn accordingly. Under thepo clrcuniatances, u contiouance was granted, asetated, -1t 4 probable that the cascs svalll :fl?}npyllll‘xs' nnenlllt:n {zrlms g:u‘r’t lhv:o dl’l‘.l . Mille will bo assiated hy Judge Grabam, n iho batelo will ba fively ono: THE UARH OF CIIALLES FINKLEIL, of the firrs of Willlan Finkler & Sone, o!AI!Flhurz. Uennany, camu up again belore Commissloner Hoyno yesterday, 'hu charge, it will bo romem- bered, s defrauding the Govermment by under. valuine oo, double involces bclnas used, —one for inaklug entrics, aud the othor, ae claimod, for the puinoso of decelving customers as to the prices yaid fur clathe, e t the hearing Hataray, Adnlph Moscs, Vinkles's counecl, stated that gu porlaps should otfer sumo testimony Lo show that e goods . wera nut sctually’ undervaluc “Thls, ~ lLowever, he dld - not do, ain 1t would not ave changed the mind of Comm! sloner loyne, tho ovidenca of the Custom-flou olticlals hivingmade out, in his view, s priwa facie ¢ of fraud,” Accordinuly, Finklor wau held £5,000 bull ta awalt the actlon of the Grand Jury, Abo Lipman signed his bond, t 18 that Finkler has not imported anything through Cllcago slnce last Novembod, his vodw are nuw entercd In New York. (s reason ur changing I sald tu hava beon the annoyance he s wubjected to on account of the susplclona of e Avpprulser's Dopartinent her, ———a—— Germany in tho South Hea, dult Mall Guzetta, ‘The Australtan newspapers, although they ccr at the conclusion of o treaty fn solemiu orin between the (erman Emperor, the ruler of some 43,000,000 of the Caucasian race, and the Kiug of Tonga, who guve but 18,000 Polynesinns, ure nevertheless somewbat dis- quicted at the advantages which, os thoy think, the former may hereatier derive from tho en- #agements recently entered into, Germany, by this treaty, has cortalnly secured! when sho de- slrea It, a'port and coaling statlon in the South Faclile Ocean, and it §s very possiblo that the ar- rangement may develop luta a German protege torate or guarantee of the Independence of the little group ot ¥ricndly lalunds, Thers s nothlng whatever in this to occasiun uncasiness or jealousy cither in Australla or in England, Gireat Urltaln mizht have taken Tonga under her lag some time ago had she desired to do so, and Klug Heoreo s wise enough to know that soouer or luter he may be elad of tho assistance of a great European Power, Germany owed it to her merchants to procure some _naval station in these seay, for, with the Freuch fu full pos- session_of New Caledoula, and the harbor of Noutwea cetablished asa French naval stution, 46 German merchantmen fn Polenesls were at the merey of either English or French crufsers without auy chance of Gelp, ‘The German trado with tho varlousgroups outslde of Fiji is greater thau that of suy other uatiou, and It would have been ditticult for the Imperial Guverniment to have secured & mors conventent footing for its protection than that which thefi appesr to have acquired, ‘Thie Tongaus ure o tue people, ver; falrly civilized, and, us King Ueorge governs b 11110 realm with connlderablo sagatlty. thoro s little likclihood of any misucderstarding with the natives when the Gerwans aywl thewmselves of thelr new treatys ) s hiin with the larceny g LOCAL POLITICS. . An Animated Contest' in Mayor Heath’s Own Ward. He Mananges to Come Out Ahead in the Protracted Fight. Second Ward Republicans Disoussing the Aldermanio Question. The North Side IndependentgessAlds McCrea Will Not Be a Caudi= date for Mayors Organizing the Ward Clubs—West Town Qonvention—The Political Rituntion, ELEVENTII-WARDERS, DEPEAT OF TIE ANTI-IEATI NESOLUTIONS, The Eleventh Ward Republican Clab, which nd- Journed rather tnmnltuonsly Monday evening of Jast week pending a diecussion of n serien of res- olntions enpposed to be antagonjstic to Mayor Teath, met again yesterday cvening In Martine's Ha)l, Mr. A, B. Cooke presided, The attendance \was noticeably large, the hall boing crowded. Tho Commiltee on Organization roported the fallowing officers, who were declared elocted: Drestdeni—A. 1, Cooko, Secretaru=M, E, Cole. Corresponding Secrelary—Fatbel. ) Treasurer—F, ¥« Bpooncr. After rome farther prellminary business, Me. Linscott ronc and sald he had somo resolutions to Introdnce, and would preface thelr Introduction with a fow remarka, At the last meeting a eerles of rosolutionn hiad becn Urought up, about which sone diengreement existed as to thelr tenor, 1t lad been claimed by the supportors of thoss reso- Intlona that they were not Intended na o roflection against Mayor Hcath, while others said they wero for the purpose of Injurlng the Mayor in his can- vass for the Mayoraity. ' Itseemed to the speaker that an attempt should bo mads to reconcile mattcrs. Tho Eloventh Ward the power to cost threce Tepublican votes to one Democratic, sind that powerful inflncnco shonid not bo diverted from the interests of law and ordor, To war agninst Mayor Heath was to Injurc the chances' of the respectablo element In politics, Tho speaker went into a lengthy defense of the Mayor, and ciosed by otforing the following: Rexolred, ‘That we deam {t the duty of nil cliizens to stand Airm and united In tiselr aftarts to aecurcand per- uate good government (n tho city of Chicago, and wo deprecato all action 1{able to produce discord of fac tlon i OuF Tauks, iesoired, That the preacnt admintstration of tho city ROvernment has fully ek th cxpectationa of tio pe ple, and that the true futcrests of the city demant 0 gontinuaace of i rild ceunomy) strict aaforcoment uf ho laws, nnd yigoraus nmln:ullo{xn of thieves, gam- 11 other erl lers, vegrante, and all other erimi 14, Tt aaet ices In tho solredd, THaL our thanks 0 Throop far tholrhonest and cilicient sorvi Cauncll thie past yoar, Ex-Senator Woodward moved to substitate for these resolntions tho zerles of resolutlons oflfored at tho last meeting and already published in tho papers, . M. Linscott roxe to a polnt of arder. Tho Chajrmnn—~\vhat is iL1 Mr. Linscott—That, the resolutions helng before tho hanso, anathor sot of rcsolutions cannot be eubstitated which have an entirely different mean- ng. flr. Woodard aald that it was no sabstitatlon. ‘Tho resolutions of the lnst meoting were not adopted, and were therofore attll beforo the Club, 1t was docided, finally, to allow both sets of ros- olutions to be Introduced anddiscussed together, MX. WOODARD then read the resolutions which were pubilahed In last Thursday's Trinuxe, and proceeded to uphold them. 1lu congratulated the gentlomen arsombled on the interest they felt in the walfaro of the city, Tle alluded to tho mnl!-meflln& in the Expositlon Bullaing n year l[l , and eald that the 0,000 men who gathered thoro wero the anes who Inan. gurated municipal reform, and not -n{ ono person, uot avon Mayor Heath, He bolloved Mayor Heath an honost man, and he bad not mionded {o cast any #lae on bim in the reaclntions. Ha thonght it the dnt{ of tho cltizcun of the ward to cxpress thelr sentimenta as to the policy of the city adminlateas tion. Iio thonght no one conld abject to the flest clnuse In the rercolittions, which was an emphatic expression In favor of economy In municipal gov- emment, ‘The eecond clauso was a mh\ln diaapproval of the policy of compromising with thioves, The »peaker inentlonad acvaral cases of recend occurrence, in which thloves had hoen compramived with. Mr. Linacott asked if ho dldn't know thatall compromising had been particularly forbldden. B Tho speaker eald he would anlwnflhl.llrmtn" q 1o then atarted to read a docnument addressed the Rtev. Samnel Fallows, Strlngfilrenl Methodiat Epfscopn! Church, Milwaukoe, April, 1875, and stgned by a dotective now in oftico in thia m{;a Mr, Linscott objected, ua tho date was bofore Mayor flcath came Inta ofice, Tho quostion of allowing Mr. Woodaed to prae ¢ccd was put to u vote, and ‘it was almost ununis mously agreed to, fio then read tho following: Rer. Ramuel Fallarce—Dxax 8in:_ It has come to my Xnowlcdge Lhat s party ere 1o town Laa o hin poutes. alon & uhting-case «old wakch, which ia iarked wit] Jour name and midress ae sbove. i learned | lie wateh waa loat under peculint circuinstances, the truth of which I know nothing aliout. The party told o that the walch could ba returned to you by the pay- ment of £33, If this infarmation fe of any valus to you, T will got tlia watch and send it to you C. 0, D, by expie for that amount., lenpocttully, J. 11."Dixox, Chisf of Dotoctiyes, "The lotter was accompanied h‘y a communication to 3tr. Woadard, dated March 12, 1877, from Mr. Ty C. Day, stating agaln the facts In tho Falllows canc, Mr, Woodard continged his argument, soy- ing that this was an uttack noton Mayor Ileath bt on the police force of the cliy. At thae liicko, trial Ald, Gilbert, Ald, Throop, M othee rogutable ghitieiun expramed their sentl: ments regarding jho Chiel of Pollce, {u'. the Mayor had upheld “‘"’.\'"""n and kept him In ofiice, -Ecnnr roviewed the action of the City Councll in the aame maticr, and shawed that a large majority of the Conncll had expreascd “their “helict in Nickey's dishoneaty. Muro thian that, Mr. Mancel ‘Taleoit, a reputable citizen, and exporlenced in Ruhllonmfln. told ir, Leath that ho could nover nvo on honest governmont wntll ha got rid of Me, lickey, Mr, Csrille Mason also said 88 tuch, ‘I'here never was a thno whon so much criuio was abroad in the clty as at present, Men werd belng robbed nearly ovory day on the street and in thoir hounes, . 1fo maintilneil whero thore wasn pulice force nccustomed to compramiuing with tiilaves and froquenting houses of {ll.fame they conld not Do eflicicut. 1 & polica ofilcar over reccived monoy from n gambler he would never pull that gumbiing- house, or If he had compromived witha' thief ho was {n that thief's et 1o hnd the name of o man who woa fined in dcully's Court for steabug, and who had alnce been lfimfllntml on the policy force. A policeman told tha apcaker that at uno of the pollce stations Lo ofiicars attompted to cone \n{'n prisoner down-stalrs, and the prisoner had to hold them up they were so intuxicated. In con- versation with 8 prouinent oificlul, thy speaker was told thata certuin Jawyor had had uccens to houso of prostitution, and ou thora rogular chargo of 823 a month for fm« frum arreat, This fact was to have been brought up at the I[ickey trisl, only it bapponed singalazly that the witneas to this fact oppeared at the trial as Me, Hickey's atlorney. That attorncy had since stated confidontially that Mz, llltke{ bail sunt bima retatuer of $5000n learning that the evldenco was {n his possession, The sveal uoted fromn opinlons of Corporae tion-Coansel Authony nnd Prosceuting. Attone; Boyden, distinctly asserting that the thiloves ani ico men cuuld b cramimed (o the wall if the law was adhored 10, oll talk to the contrary not- withatandinz. The speaker closed with an carneat appeal in bebalf of Taw ani onler, ALD, TUROOP said that If this were s conveution of the city, and there was a party opposing the principles an. nounced in the resolutions, then Ghv“uluhl be in onler, Asif was, he did not sce what use they wol Iiscomed ke boyging the question, and ke sttacking Mayor Mu and he, thercfore, oppoted the paswuge of the resolations. . o had whiched Mayar licath's courss, aud fully indorsed Mr, Bherwood wanted to know If Ald, Throop had had occasion to chanse his views tegarding Mz, Hickey alnce the Hlekoy trial, A roup sald he had not, but he thought Mayor Henth wizht havs had goodreason Inbis own wiad for retalning Hickey. Jdusticu Austin sald e wished to place the reso- lutlons of Senator Wiodard in their proper lght, ‘Puey were cvidently aimed at Mayor llcath, Insin- uating that he was ‘in favor of compromising with thicves. For his part, he preforred infiutely Heath befors Colviy, and thu efiect of prssing thess resolutions would be to,ald In the electivn of the Jatter o the Mayoralty. 3, Linscoit epuke brieily to tho same offect, Ho snid tbat Mr, Woocard bod brought up o case uf compromising with thieves th ad occnrred two esre nzo when Jake Relm was Buperintendont of "olice, aud Colvhs was Mu{n What had that to do with lleath? INd lHcath +tea) the walch? Iie did not understand that such wus the charge. The other argument brought forward by Mr. \"Mdlrd was that sonicbody st some thne had told blm that samebody clso had seen some tine fn & house of proatitution somewhere o set of books showing itwt iwonuy was paid for Inununity from arreat., Thls was the drst fuforuation the spesker had over recelvod 1o the effect that keepers of houses of rostitution were ju tha bablt of keoping books, and 0 was zlad to hear it. JLMNM\'I. 1 lnregard to the Hlckey trial, ho would say tuat it was ot bogun ‘h{ Senator Woodard and other rcformers, bus b, ike McDonald and A. 8, Trude, [Applanse. E;.xcllupro“suunn was calcalatod to excile sus. cion. P ErSupervisar D, W, Munn made an snimated speech in (avor of Senator \Woadard's resolatlons, saying it was unfalr to assume thst they were aiined at Mayor Hoath, and slso it was unfair to aseume, if Mayor Jivath sbould ngt get the nomi- natlon for Mayoz, that Colvin would be olected. The Hepublicans would uodoubtedly elect ther 1man anyway. Mr. Eherwood followed briefly. 1t was moved to lay tne resolations of Mr. 56014 on tho table. he wunit Lin. s Jotlon wea pat o a volv, | ——— and n diriston of the honse wascalled for. A com- romisc motion waa made to lay both reta of reso- ations on the table, bat was not entertained, Ald. Throop offered n sngrestion that both siden bo permitied to withdraw thelr resolntlons, Mr. Waodard demnrred to the proposition, A rlsing vote was faken on laying Linscott's resolutions on thotable, with the ‘following resnlt: Ayes, 40: nAags, 70, The previons qnestion was ealled, and the reeolutionn were dociared carrfed. The meet- Ing then adjonrned. 5 IN GENERAL. TNHE MAYORALTY CANVASS developed but Jittle new yeaterday, Ald. McCrea has withdeawn from the fleld, which lcavea the contest in the Ropublican ranka botyes ars, Iteath and Wreight for tho nominatlon, 1t {s safd that Me, McCrea's withdrawal strengthens Mr, Wright's chances, and insurca him the Twelfth Ward delegation. As regards the Democrats, 1lne- vey D. Colvin {8 theonly man alleged to be active- 1y working. He has his minlons ont, it is sald, whilo the friends of Perry IT. Smith and J. R, Doolittle, Jr., are dolng but little, and that In o quiet wny, The clection of town oMeers,and aspecially Con- #tablee, 18 llkely to receive more attentfon than the ‘bummers anticipated. As snggested in Tng Stx- DAY Tninuxe, the Jusilees of the Peace will prob- ably hold a meeting which will conslder names for constabulary nominatlons, Itisa notorlous fact that of tho two hnndred candidates offering them- relves for rome thirty-soven poritions, there nre not n baker's dozen who can ba classed among de- cent and rospectable men. This thing should bo changed If the people want to obtaln a much-need- ed reform In tho selection of Justices® Juries, ana to have dobits hanestly collocted far those who have 1o resort to Justices' courts, and abtaln judgments therein, THE PRECINCTS, The following sliowa tho average vote per pro- cinct In cach ward under tho new disteicting ns compared with that under the olds - irgean dnl;";g,l’nfl siricitng. A T T e 740 7 i3 an 700 o0 7y 477 o1 521 > 50 it] 711 ot po R ) w3 w1 728 725 7 7 7R 0, 708 70 Eaventeent] 70 730 Eighicenth., 403 410 TOWN, The Executivo Committeo of the Citizens' Union of North Chicago held n meoting at rand's Uall last evening, Premdont Stowart in the chale. Becrolary Itogers roportod 107 npplications for membership, They were reforred to the ward committees, and roported upon favorably. *The mombership now numbors ovar £00, The Commlttee appolinted to make nominations for town oficors reported thromgh Mr. ¥, L. Chase that thoy had been as yet unablo to agree, and therofore requested further time. They wero granted until next Monday evening. The Committce on Addrees also asked for fur- thier time, and they were accommodated. The Committee then adjourncd. It s understood that a Collectar, Bupervisor, and Town Clerk (purhaps the premont officora) baye been agreed wpon, - but the rtumbling-block 13 tho Asscasor, ‘Thore are scveral aapirants, but tho diculty ia to find o man who is competent and will be gencrally acceptable. TIIR SBCOND, The Fecond Ward Republican Clubmaot last evens ing it No. 513 State atrect for the transaction of ?L‘n!r:ll businees and tho nominatlonof a candidate for Alderman and the sslection of delogates to the coming City Conventlon. The Importance of the meeting sccured a large attondance, Col. IL W, Jnckson proided. The regulne order of busincss wae first taken up. Tlte Treasurer roported a balance in his hands, and tho Executivo Committee that it had taken stepa to huve the ward redistricted, tho result of which will be found 1n the Council Prucu!dln:!.. Two thoti- rand ull;lu of the boundaries of the new precincta wora ordered printed. ‘Ihe regular busincss bolng through with, Mr. Engel offored a renolntion deciating it as the scnso of thie Club that honost andZcapable men ahould bo clected to oftico, sud admonisning the public not to e biased by nowapapor statements that might e modo botween now and clection reflecting on the management of city nffaire, ote, Thadoca- ment was thought tobo & thrust In the dark, and wns prompily ablod, ‘The Chair then read from tho constitution of the Club ghowing that, it was neceasary to nominate candldates for Alderman during the evening, that the nominations might lay over for ane week. e then declated nominationa In order, Dr. Chaffea nominated Addison Rallard. Tho nomination was recelved with applanse and iileaos, showing plainly that thero was & marked divislon among thoso In attendance. A colored gentieman nominated F. C, Vierling, tho announcement being greoted with & storn ot ugplnnu-. coming principally from tho colored aldo ol tho house, Mr. Mltchell, colorod, secondod Br. Dallard's nomination in a apccch of some longth. 1o Janded It an boing & true roformer, and aa baving taken tho oftice whon no ona clse could be fonnd to accopt it, 1llo was awaro that a great hue ond cry was- golng up for the election of a poor man, and that the colored people, ne rulo":am u’lpnsm\ ta Mr. Ballard becanso en ool not o to givo them all ofices. The ery was dangerous, aud the lnn‘;nnzo of demagogues. 110 had never asked for an oifice, nor did ho want any, (Hisses, and a volce, ** You tako money."] The place-hnnters were dangeroua to_any municl- lm Ity, he continucd, and any man who iwould sell il» vote for the promlse of v‘pllum ought to bo ceived, as thoy would bo, ‘Tho apeaker took bis scat amld hisses and crios of **Blt down!" Dr. Binith waa sorry to sea #a_ much feeling dis- played, as there waa 1o accaslon for it. He wanted all ‘who might be nominated to allow tho nse of thelr names, and to ace the meoting result as cred- itably ns of old. MF, Baum sald ha was n Ttepublican of sixteen years® standing, and heartily saconded the nomina ilon of Mr, Vierling. He had nothing to ey against Mr, Dallard, but he had much to say In favor of Mr, Vierling, who had given way a year ago Lo Mr, Ballard. Anather batch of nominations waa then mado ln quick auccession, s follows: Dr, Smith, Dr. J. 1, Challco, A, J. Averell, W, I, Page, and Frank ray., Mg- McGonnls was In favor of Mr. Vierling, who last year had given way to Mr. Ballard, and to whoim the nomination this spring had then been tacitly promlscd by the Club, 5 A pledgo had been Alr,” Farwoll deniled that an; made to Mr. Vierling, and sald that aftor Mz, Dal- Ianid had been nominated he came bofors the Club aud declined, and his declination wi Mr, Glenson attribated Mr. Balla n‘enrnun 10 the rulinge of the Chalr, and maln. :: ':cfl that ho was not the choice of the Clubat at time, Mr. Hancock, colored, waa fn favor of Mr. Vier- 1ng, but ho donlcd that that gontlomsn had ko colored sconll in his g:ch!. When Mr, Mitcholl bad made such a charge he did {t without any nmhnlvrlly. and had fnsulted his own race and peaplo, : ! M‘l Mason thought It was about time that the question of whether Lho Club stood plodged 1o any ono or not was settled, and to that ond jutroduced a resolution declariug that the Club wos unpledged, :’rlh(cn \Iv.u unsnimoualy sdopted after o lplm«i carslon, Numinatlons for delecates to the City Conven- tlon wera then announced Lo bo in order, aud the followlny wore niado, 10 be acted on a week hence; 1. W, Mctennia, Samuel Lngel, 1L, Jackson, Dr, J. . Chafes, Henry Lincoln, J. 11 Howard, K. 1i. Mc('abo, £, luham, B. G, Mavon, L. D._Blarker, T, Il Waki b, B, Silth, M, A, Faiwall,' C. C. ason, D. 8. Baith, W, It. Poge, T. D, Gray, N, il Turner, and i, A, Ebert. “The clud then adjournod fur vne week. THR FIPTH.. - A meeting of the lepublicans of tho Fifth Ward was held last evening st No. 139 Archer avenue, The meetlng was called to order Ly Mr. M. Hchmitz, who ssid Lo bad been instructail by the City Kxecutive Committes to call a mecting to make preparations for tho coming Town ond Clty Conventlon, icph Boyd wero elect. Meunre. lr. Schmitz and Jo. cd tu 1l the respoctive ollices of Permancut Chalre man and Pesmanent Secrutary, Mr, John Wolf noved that the Chalrman ap- polut a conimitteo of Ave, to appoint 3° commitiee of vlae, to choaso double the number of delogates to the two Conventious, out of which asubsequent llllll‘\‘lulll ‘was tochoose the requisite numver of clegates. Samno debate 100k place, varlous oplaions belug expreasod as to the propriety of this programme belng carnied vnt, Ar. Huatleld moved, asan amendment. that & committca of three bo'sp) tosolect the requl- sita number of delegatcs, Ho was opposed to put- u'u hnp & number of meu and knockiug down halt of tbom. Several members objected to the amondment, on the flound that it would place the whole thing In the liands of the Commitiee of # Unsuitsble snd even fmproper men might ba chosen, sud the Club would have to accept them. Wers the uum. ‘b:rdnflll:lod, the Club could have some cholco in o malter, . Thu, swendment was put, and the afirmative, ;om ni‘:umw to preponderate. The Chalrman so e Mr. Wolf called for a diviston. Mr. Helfanydor sugwustod that the proper thin, would be to perfect wn urganization, so that it tulzht bs known just who belonzed Lo It, apd who was cotitled to vote. . Van O'Linda took the same view. ‘T'be Chatrman remarked that thero was not tims toudopt u Constilutlun und to gu torough all the ull'arulcpluc:‘nnm:lud withths formingof a red- pe orguntaation. ale. Bonfeld held the same vlews, - ‘Tho Chalrman further obsurved that §f the Com- mittes of Throe did not appoint suitadle won the Republicans of tha ward couid refuse (o concar in. ste rvport and reject the pawe: A happy thought struck Mr. Reltsnyder, and he {mmediately put it In the form of a resolition, to the etlect thal o paper be drawn up sertifying (hat tlic signess wero mewbera of the Fifth Ward Ko- pablican Club, sod tnat & recess be taken for ten winutes for the purpose of oblaining signaturte. The seaclution was passed. Z A volce inthe rearof the room—This'ere's n balidozing game. Tint the Interrupting member was qnleted, and those present sralked np to tho Chairman's table ond pot down thelr names an membera of the or- ganlzation. ‘Tne Chairman, adhoring to his deelrion that Mr. Todfield's amendment wan adopted, appointed s the Committeo to sclect delegzates Mesers, John Banfold, Ceatge Coly, and Frod Libunl. Mr, Wolf was on his feet onca more, claiming Lhat it was the duty of the Chalrman to call for n divislon of the houeo on the amendment. 1lo sat down rather pmmpn{, however, fof soma reason or othor, nnd did not fnsist on tho division. On motion A committee was appointed to selecta Vice-President from ench of the scven precincis, The meeting then adjonrned, RIGRTI. A meeting of citizens anil tax-payers of the twest end of the Kighth \Ward, irreepective of party, was helil nt No. 305 West Congreas street last ovening, and the sentiment of the niceting was, that their rnlunn of the ward was entitled to 8 represenin- ive In the Conncll, Among the names mentioned wcrg thoso of John Corbett, n reeident of the ward far dver twenty yeare, and Dennis Quill, aiso an old resident and properiy-owner. ' It was, nfter discuseion, thought advisablo to posipone definite action until Wednesday evening, when a meeting will be held 8t the pame place to which all tax- payers aod cltizens nre urgently Invited to attend, TUR THINTERNTH, The Thirteenth Ward Hepublican Cinb held a meeting last evening in Tammany 1iall, corner of of Indiana and Linculn streets, Wilitam Willlams. occnpied the chale, The object of the meetin, was to reorgnnize for the coming campalgn an toclect oficers for the ensulng year, Frank J, Smith was elected President, and upon taking the chair thanked the Club for tho honor conferred upon ‘him. Mr. W, W, Willlams, the retiring President, who has held that position for throa yfinu”punl, *was made the victim of a vote of thanl ice-Prostdents wern elected ne follows: B, J. Searlo, Justico Scully, M. Holroyd, f, B, Mur- doch, aud M, M. Freuch; Sccretary, Gus R.Uwens;. Treasurer, J. I'. Ecmmort, A mnn nnmed Jefl Davis, a Post-Offica nm&ln’n, made himeell peculiarly ofinotions Ly lisdilatary and useless motions, thas dslnilnn the regular conese of the business of tho Club, The retiring Secretary, F. 8, Baird, was thanked for his services, It was decided to hold meetings alternately &y Denz' and Tammany Holls, Me, Dixon move ) appointed to meet the commiltecs of other West Side warle In Justico Mataon'a ofilce Thuraday evening, elcam. Dixon, Wood, and Justics Scully were appolnted. . Dr, fl’\xhun offered the following: Resoived, That thia Club give s votc of thankato Benatora nnrl Ropruscafativee, Duane, for defending te rightaof tiia feaple, by vots ine to nvestigato the proceedings of he South Park. Cominisatoricrs, A motion lo table the rerolution was lost, r. QI thonght this was poking their nose into other people's business, The Legislative Commit. tee Investigation would prove a sham, a8 the wislo matter was jnatigated by a fand nn& and hnd no connection with a lopubiican Clab. hey had city ond town offfeers to cicct, and tho whole matter was forcign to the busincss. J. L, liennett thought that the South Park Com- missionors should bo investigated by the Legisla- nre, A great deal of nscleas discusalon took ptaco, and tie resotation wae inally ndurlem The meeting then adjourned tiil Friday evening ot Bonz' 1a)l, 4 . TI POURTEENTIL, ‘Tho Fourteenth Ward Hepabliean Club held a meeting Inst evaning in Thaita Hall, No. 400 M! waukee avenue, ‘The President, M. M. Gornhardt, ocenpied tha chale, and A, D, Michaud ncled as Hocrotary, The atlendance was quita largoe. discussion enaucd ns to the number of dele. tho ward should have at the West ‘own Convention, ond it was finally dechled to a Jxolntncnmmlnu tonttend n mecting of West Slde ward delegates, to bo beld at Justice 3at. son's office Thuraday, and inatruct them to Inalat upon having nine delcgates to represont the ward in tho Conventlon. 'Tha Club golected Messrs. Gernhardt, Oloson, Malone, and Wetzel to ropro- sent thom in the delegata meulm‘. ‘The maeting adjonrned until next Monday evening, at the same piace, when the delegates to tha Town Convention will be eclocted., The Unterrified uuem‘ytnd to organizo & Young Democracy Club in the Third Precinct of the Four- teenth Ward last evening, at No. 516 Milwaukeo avenne, but signally falled on account of a lack of numbers, F. A, Dompsey acted us temporary Chalrman, and M. A. LaDoy ns Secretary, With- out transacting nny husinces the mceting ad. {‘nmnnd unti} Friday evening, when delogates will 0 selected to the coming Town Convention, MISOELLANEOUS, A Topublican from the Fourth Ward writes to call attention to the Clubof that sard, nad to ui upon all good Rtepublicans tho neceasity of band- ing together for tho interesta of tho parly In the coming campatgn. Mo speaks of the Foutth Ward Club as standing high in tho 1ist of political or- ElnIzflllung and calls upon praforslunal and usiness men ta join ita ranks and co-operate with Drother assoclations In accuring good governmont and an honcet adminlstrationof thelaws. Tho Fourth Ward oxtonds from Tiwenty-sixth to ‘Thirty-ninth strects, and from Clark sirect (o the Inke, and evory Hepublican In this largo -aren ls cligible to membership, At the meet Sntur- day night & committao wrie sppointed Lo nominate two tickets, each contalning fifty uwamos, to bo presented at a meeting to be hield Thursday night, when thirtoen delegates will be chosen, ta bosub- mitted at the primary for election to the City and ‘Town Conventions, and it Is urged that a fall at- tendance porticipats in this Important election, Mr, Potor lland writes to Tuz Tninuxz, an- nouncing that he fu nota eandidata for the ofiica of City Clerk, or any other oflice, A correapondont puts Col. Abnor Taylor in nomination for the Mayoralty, andspeaks’in high torms of hisability and intogrity. Thera waa to have heen a mociingat Folz Iall, corner of North avenue and Larrabeo strect, last cvoning, but, owlng to the inclomency of the weather, tha attendance was slim, and the mem- Lera of tho Club consnlted together, and adjournod untll Wedneaday evening. 3 8. 1. WCREA, Tv the Editor of The Tribune. Chircago, March 12.—Allow ma to say, throngh yoar paper, that Iam nota candidato for Mayar in tho appronching city election. As privata busi- nces demands my time, I would ask my fricnde to withhold the use of my namo in_that connection, 8. 1L, McCuea, ————— SUBURBAN NEWS, WEST NOWTIIFIZLD. ‘Tho funoral of Mrs. Mary Alllson, wife of Mr, Thomas Allison, 8r., took place Monday at Wost Northicld. The attendanco was unusually largo, tho deeonsed having been oie of the old plonecrs who first scttlod Cook County! Mrs. Allison had reached the advanced sge of 84. Bhe came to Chls cago with her husband, now also in his Bith year, In 1832, having takon passago on the same vearal which brought Gen, Bcott and o dotachment of United States troopa to thiscity. On the voyage tho Aslatlo cholora broke ont, nnd many deaths In consoquence occurred. Arrived In Chicago, they wera for somo time compelled to seck shelter In Fort Dearborn, owing to tho hostile sttitudo as- sumed by the Indians, ond Me. Alllson, with the othor scttlers, was r'equlrm! to perform milltary duty, During tho esame year Mr. Allison entered and becama the owner of 160 acrea of land now In- corporated within the limits of the city, and worth many millions of dollars, 'This tract he rold fo A. N. Fallerton, in 1835, for €800, and entored the farm which he has sinca occuplod In Nosthe feld, upon the banks of tho Desplaines River, For some time after their settlement In tholr now homea they were-tnuch annoyed with the Potta. wattomle “Indians, whoso chief complirg gruand was the groves which Mr, Atllson now owna, Dur- ing thelr resldenco of noarly half a century in Cook County Mr. and Mrs, Alllson have heen \!om in bigh. reapect by all who enjoyed thoir ace quaintance. TIYDR PARK, ‘The Noard of Trustees mcat at tho Town-11all this afterncon at 1:30, In view of tho fact that many citizens are talking politics, cither for their own'beneflt or (o ald sonic one In obtaining an of- fice, would It not ba & good plan for a fow more of tho village tazpayers to visit the Hoard meclings, which aro siways open ta the publicY The oficas holders always have n falr ropresentation at theae meetings, and why should not those wlo pay to suppoct tha town? 'ho talk of n party ticket le almost dead In the viliage, and tho election Is narrowing down to the usual run, —8 reapectable ticket, half-respectable ticket, and sn suti-zespectable or ofi kers' el Snturday a scerct meeting was held in the Coune ty‘-‘llnlldlnu in favor of Hugh Maher for Asscssor, m ting for the pyrpase of working up o ticket {for thy ing election will be held Thursday at the Hyde Park llotel. 1 ! Gospel tomperance meeting will baheld in the First I'lubyler?:n Church \\%dlllflly evening. Ex.Ald. Montgomery and Il A. Adama will lead, ‘The ley, Dr. Watren will preach In bt Faul's Eplacopat Church Friday evenlng. EVANSTON. As tho traln which {s duo hore st 5:45 last even- ing wan passing licsohill, the cow-catcher struck a man uamed Willlam Clausen, threw Lim from the track, and injured him considersbly., The man was picked up, brought to Evanston, lnd:lu‘:d in the Hunton House. "The physiclan found his left leg badly sashed and bis face cut. The log will probably be smputated. The man is foramag of the marble works ot Rosebill, aud st the time of the sccident was druuk, No blame can be charced to the engineer, 83 tho storm was so blinding that it was impussible 1) sec sny distance ahead. The mlfi at last accounts was comfortable and doing well. . Another sccident occuired ot South Evanston last evenlog, in which Mes, ell waa by viction The train bad etarted belo. could get off, and 11, strikiog on ber bead. ‘The accident fanot serious. ‘Tho 8aclal Club will have 8 mock-trial Thursday evening. Thelegal fratarnity of thu Club will be el represented ia this farce. o ————— THE WINDSOR, On arriviog ot tho Great Central depot, fn Now York, it s woll to stop ond rest st the palatisl Windsor Hotel, which stauds but four short blocks sway on Fifth avcoue, between Forty-sixth and Forty-saventh strects. There every convenlence and lusury are provided st once, ad, like a stroag wan sulreshed, the teaveler slarts upon bls beip that a committce of throe be | | ot the reeldence. A | Mo, w2 ) Ll Statireascr Hed e ———— with most pleasant memories of the propristars of this noted honre, Ask any one in the vicinity and you will zoon find the Windsor, TEETH IN RUINS are aeure drawhack on personal appearance and personal comfart. Therefore, keep them In good repnlr with that estabifahied sntidote for all dis. enses that aseall them, Pragrant Sozodont. e T— . STOOD THE TEST, Dr. Price's Bpecial Flavoring Extracts have stood the test of rcience, and now aro taking pre« cedence over sl other favoring extracts. MARRIAGES. A A ANAAAS £ AR £ AP RAAARAA TIODELSE N~V ENSEN—Snniny evening, March 11, by the ftev, Dr, C. Edwal, at the realdence of the Uride's father, No. 2 West Indlana-at,, Henry Bodolson and Miss Ebba Augusta, oniy dangfiter of L. S, Wensen, Eeq. DEATIES, OWRNS—Monday, March 12, at_half-poet 2, nt tho residence, No, 187 Bremer-at., Elizabeth, wifo of Francls Owene. Funersl by carriages to theChurchof Holy Name, and by cara'to Calvary, . BENNETT—At his residence, No. 097 West Madison-at,, Bunday morniug. 3arch 11, of con- rumption, Frank llennett, only brotherof C. C. Uennett, Rochelle, 111,, aged {0 years. The remnins will be taken to Rochelle, 1L, Wednesday morning, for Inlerment. JOIINBON—At Thornton, 111, 3arch 12, Orilla Naoml, only davghlor of-Dr. Willinm J. ond Loura L. Johneon, aged 1 yearand 3 monthe. CHRISTIAN—At Lake Yiew, March 11, from an injnry of the rpine canned by a fall from a bridgs In attempting to rarc a comrade, Edward Willlam, ¢ldeat son of Capt. Itobert ¥, and Dorctha Chrts- tian, aged 18 years O months and 22 days, Funeral willleave the resldence for Graceland, 'runmlu‘y. nzg. m, $37~ Miiwaukee papers copy. KELLY—3farch 12, Francls Edward, gon of Pat- rick and Marearct liolly, aged 7 month ani & dnya, Funcral to-day from residence No. 158 Decring. st., at 10 o'clock a. m,, by carriages to Calvary, INGRAIAM—At tho residence of her l;nmn(a, No. 305 West Jackeo) Maren 12, ot 7 2. m,, of conxestion, Helon M., beloved daughter of W, and lelen M. Ingraham, oged 7 months and 21 aneral on Wedneaday, March 14, at 11 o'clack, Fricnds are invited. MOORE~—In this city, Monday, March12, at3 o'clock p. m., ot tha resldence of her brothicr-fn- law, Thomns Gibbone, No, 8§02 Dearborn-at,, Mary Moore, nged 27 years 5 months. llorn in the | Parish of Ahlng!u&.dmmy Limerick, Iroland, . Funeral fron Bi. John's Church, Wedncadny, 14th inst., thence by cars to Calvary Cemetery, Friends of the family arc Invited to attend withe out further notice. WARNE--Monday, March 12, of Inflammation of tho lunge, Benjamin Warno, aged b1 years, Funeral from his late resldonce, No. 340 Parks av., Wednerday, March 14, ot 12 m, DRENNAN—AL the Convent of the Sacrod Ticart, Maryvillc, 8t. Louls, of congeatlon, Mme, A. 3. . Brennan, Funeral from tho Convent of tho Sacred Ifeart, ‘Taylor-st., Chicago, at 11a, m., 13th Inst., by <ars lo Calvary, POLITIOAL, ANNOUN BIXTE WARD, The chmbllcnnn of the 8ixth Ward will meet at outh Tialated-at., this cvening, for reors ganization and otlier Imporiant busincss, SIXTEENTH WARD. The Republican Ciubiof the Bixteenth Ward witl meat this evening at No, 311 Larrabeo-at, Ime portant busincss wlil come before the meoting. —— AUCTION SALES, By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO,, Auctlonoers, 118 & 120 Wabash-ar, PAWNBROKER'S SALE OF Watches, Diamonds, Go'l Chains, LADIES' 8ETS, AND OTHER GOODS, By ASH LIPMAN, This (Tuosday) Morning, March 13, AT100'CLOCK, l_unnum-eco.‘- Anuction Ttooms, 118 & 120 Wahash-av. The Farnitare of the Donglas Honse, Cor, Vincenues-av. and Thirty-fifth-st., AT ATCTION, WEDNRSDAY morning, March 14. Commencing at 10 ao'clock and continue unfliali1s BOLD. . o Fi compris lor anil i s and te. Dinfng-Noom _Furnfture~Dink Crockery, Ginsawarg, able-Cutlery Biiliard Tables, Baloon FIXLurcs, s Ico Furniture, ftange, Slover, Ofica Furaiture, ‘Counter, S T At ittt r " olil withou) rescrve BRSO G RY BUTTENS & Con Abcrioneere TRADE SALHBE. AND YELLOWWARE ‘WHITE GRANITE IN PAOKAGES AND OPEN LOTS, ASSORTED GLASSW{LRE, TADLE CUTLERY, IIARDWARE, WA S, At D] T’nf:lm &' '8 Auction llooms, THURBDAY TRADE BALE. ismber Bets, 1i-Wool Care Staplo and Faney Dry Goods, WCOLENS, CLOTHING, AND OTIIER GOODS, ursday, March 15, at 0:20 o'clock, At BUTTERS & U8 Auction Ranms, ascond floor. "ucel:yo'llll;ll.xl;‘lzlllrr & {'ruhln;liwlll always find good 2088 ot our ralos, . WALA. ROTTRIS & Co.. Anctloneer, MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS AT ATCTION, Ry onfisranory Marett A0 o, 330 oclock, at ou it iy WAL A, HUTTRIES & Cie Aucttoncers. BUTTENS & CO,'8 Regular Saturday Furoitmre Sale Saturday, Marci 17, at0:008, m., at thelr Auction Rooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-av. By G. P. GORE & CO., 08 and 70 Wabash-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE, Tuesday, March 13, 9:30 a. m. DRY GOODS A Very Superior Showing, GEO, I, GORE & CO,, Auctioncers. OUR FOURTEL GREAT SPRING SALE Boots, Shogse Sinpers WILL BE MADE Wednesday, March 14, at 9:30 o, ., prompt, Full lines of leading manufacturers will be sold, including veory fino heand and machine-ingde mon's woar. GEO, ¥', UORE & CO,. U3 & 70 Wabish-av. RADDIN & CLAPP, &) and 83 asli-av. Opening Spring Saleof Boots & Shose. ‘Will offer at Public Sale, oa Tuesdoy, March 18, at 10 a, m, 1,000 cases of Buperior Goods, Just recelved. By ELISON, POMEROY & COy Auctloneers, 84 sud 86 ttandoipheat. TUESDAY MORNING, Slarch 13, at 030 o'clock, ot our Blorcs, FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, And General Houschold Goads, General Merchans dise, etc. ELISON, POMENOY & CO. . By HIRAM BRUSH. ART SATL a IMaseltine Clollecuon, 428 Pelotiogs, tobe suld by ifrain Lrush, Sates dally at3p. m, ln?‘l:lflp l‘n' at No. 18522 S’J.‘.A’.'fiE-ST. 3 il it By L. DIOSES & CO. Auctioncers, 25 East Washingto Tucsday, March 13, a6 0:30 . m., largo sals of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods. Clothing, Dres Goods, Hoslery, Notlous, &¢, CONKFECTIONERY, kel SRR s CELEDRATED throughoat the Unlon--expressed to il porke, L masd upward 8t 5y 40, 80s per . Address order’GUNTIIEL, Coates Loner, Chleazo PETONSY