Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1877, Page 8

+~._order to force Vanderbilt's roads to terms. " The General \ "THE CITY. GEXNERAL NEWS. Mark Kimball has collected nearly half a miltion of South Town taxes. John Kinaley, 12 years of age, while playing about 3 team of horses at the corner of Des- vlaines and Lake streets, was kicked by one of the horses over the left cye, inflicting 2 wound which is considered dangerous. The temperature yesterday,as observed by Manasse, optician, No. 88 Madison street (TRIB- OXNE Building), was at 8. m., 18 degrees; 10 2. m., 23;12 m,24; 3 p. m., 25; 6 p. m., A Barometer at 8 a. m., 30.31; § p. m., 30.28. A careless driver of P. Platen & Co. left his team unhitched on LaSalle strect yesterday alternoon, and in consequence has to pay for a smashed buggy and a broken Jamp-post at the southwest corner of LaSalle and Lake strects. At about 11 o’clock yesterday morning Law- rence Kane, residing at No. 77 Johnson street, while getting off a Halsted street carat the Jackson street crossing, was accidentally thrown by the motion of the car, and reccived severe injuries about the left arm and head. When a St. Louis belle gets the carache they take the fair sufferer down to the levee, put a balc or a bale and a half of cotton into the ear affected, and play soine oric upon it froma chemical engint &y Naprfr‘gy hflswv.n effect & care. Ald. Baumgnrten has so far recovered from the severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism ‘which had confined him to his for two weeks past as to be able to sit up. His residence is at the corner of Chicago avenue and Carpenter street. Col. Torrence, of the Second'Regiment, led the «8t. Patrick’s procession yesterday, monnted on i [ \ Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan’s famous black horse, the one which carried * Little Phil® to Winchester in a burryonc dxy. The quadru was in eplendid condition, and excited gcl::e:nl atten- tion. A conscientions young woman who had read every word of the of the National Butter and Convention has tnvented a new phrase, and alludes to a demure rival os a ‘Thing who looks as if oleomarrarie wouldn’t melt in ber mouth. (Caveat filed and patent ap- plicd for.) TaE TRIBUKE is in receipt of the second num- ber of the Musical Review, & recently-established monthly gnblluflcm. devoted to the interests of music and dealing exclusively therewith. The Review presents a vers neat appearance typo- wy, and inchides a “Sacred Song” by d, and & ‘March ¥ arranged by Oscar Mayo. woman on Twenty-second strect A ¥ who t::fi when Jeap-year ended that her chance for matrimony was gone forever, adver- tised for a husband. She got one, and didn’t discover il a def a thin-lipped woman, and five children came Fond du Lac last week to look for him, that he was another ‘woman’s. Senator McClellan, of Galena, the legal mem- ber of the Special Committee investigating the State-House Commissioncrs’ accounts, and Col. FPhocion Howard, the of the Committee, wersat the Tremont House yesterday. They had 2 number of well-kmown Chicago” citizens drawn up to Room 5, where their depositions were taken for futare reference. How refreshing it is as one walks along the street to sec a blind man poke his up with the staff whareon he stays his tottering limbs, and glaring on him from sightless e remark in a hoarse vol Brace up, Jimmy, where’s your eves? There's a swell cuss coming that is zood for a nickel; he looks kind of soft and compassionate. It’s lucky 7 kecp my eyes sbout me—(Aloud) *Please help a ‘poor biind man ! As the Lake Shore & Michigar Soathern re- maics firm in its refusal ;filagdcgthe:d- vance in passenger-rates to the East, the other roads have gone back 1o the old rate—$18 from Chicazo to New York. feeling among the Eastern roads against Van- derbilt for spoiling the contemplated advance, and there is a probability that some of the lines will reduce the raics to a still lower figurc in The fact that the lady members of the Athe- neam Secicty of the University of Chicazo would conduct the excreises called a large andi- ence Friday evening. The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted ss follows: Presi- dent, E, B. Felscnthal; Vice-President, James Summers; Secretars, WHUSIE. Hawley: Assist- ant-Secretary, Miss Florence 8L Holbrook: Critic, H. E. Fuller; urer, L. E. Ingham. The ant exerciscs of the Soclety will be held Friday evening at the University Place Baptist Church. r of the Ilinois Central R patch yesterday that the New Orle Jackson & Great Northern Rail- road was sold atthat place as advertised, and was pu by the agents of the Iiinois o 1o previous arran ments. The amount pald for it is 61,050.0%: “This is in addition to the debt which the Illinos Central assumes. The Mississippi Central, the &: nlbdrth&;n hl'll&f, th(é!‘\;guw Orle;:s Line, will s0ld next month, an also urchased by the Mlinois Central. % A very absent-minded widow woman up at Milwankee was ssked by a friend last week ‘when she was goi to put on half-mourning. “Hall which for whatP" she asked in reply. Railroad received a “Why, half-mourning for your husband’s dcat of ooirse,” anewered tht. astonismed - iriend. © - “True e Tam a widow, ain’t I* I knew something had happened and I had missedsome- bod%. bat I didn’t recollect—I couldn’t exactly fix you know.” And walking to the win- dow she shed a widow’s wink at a young man who was passing of such intensity that he %\xgfl 28 if he had been touched with the ess-end of & cigar. A rise party was civen Sunday eveninj hst%. me%ll‘ athisresidence, flElstoE road, by his friends, in honor of that gentle- man’s 46th birthday.” During the evening Mr. Rosenthal presented Mr. Bar, on the part. of Mr. George Brabam, with a black ebony fvory amounted caue, cograved with the three links of Oda-Fells _Among those who were pres- lowship. . ent werc Mr. and Mrs. Morais, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mra. Levi, Mr. and Mrs. George Braham, Mr. and Mrs.J. Bar, Mr. and Mre. - Henlelhm, Messrs. Rosenthal, Faller, Adler, and H. Bar, Misses G. and L. Bar, Fal- ler, er, Sargeant, and Feyd. addressed last d upon_“The by&gpflon.LeIt..yBon . ‘night Causes which Operate to Bufld Up Great Cities.” The attendance was £ood and the remarks ap- B, 3t was rasomnca Tol of Bisonic o _tion, and was crammq o ical faci, both ancient and modern. The speaker showed that the same radical causes control the growth and decay of cities in all ages, though former} the city was chiefly and now prind- pally commerdial. “A most lntercsting "point made was that there is an slmost unvarying m betw;-fi p';pn!lflon of the city and n.; » the ons ighth tributary o o being one-cighth of leefiof t(l;'l: mun‘l:en xolngm Sonm Park In- vestigation Committee of Legislature have arrived a5 yet, but the Commissioners e.x-peci them about Tucsdsy. The latter say they are ready for examination at any time, and have becn in waiting forit.The report. yesterday in rary that the Committce would not :l:'onum t week is thought to be ve before next week is thought erTo- . meuus, for the reason that the“fezinmm will goon adfoura, sad therefore tbe hearing must be concluded before™ that event. A gentleman ‘who arrived from Sfrlngflcld yesterdar stated that the Sccretary of the Committee would cer- tajuly be here Tuesday, with Fation i, 18 tho e ou, w1 t is tho Gnm‘i" Pacific Hotel. i A gentleman on Sheldon street thought of haviog a telephone put into his house, s:z as to coable him 1o hold sweet converse with his bas- iness-partner, but hisaged mother protested acamnet it earvestly. “Robert,” she said, * if f'on bring one of those dreadful things in here I never close m};l?a for fearit inay break out and sweep us all foto eternity. and ns not a bit the wiser.” He tried to persuade her that it wasan innocuons instrument, but_she said, No, nu. Lookat the thousands and millions of poor Hindoos it killed last fall.? ¢+ Why,” ¢ ol lowered her glasses, 20d, looking af him over the. ims thereof, said he couldn't Tool her,—that she mightn’t know ;;z‘:i?!; p?;hl&s. but i%e d.ldt' k}mr :mnme ty- was the Presidentof Japan. The gen- _&mmhugivenhup uahope?e.:snse. The Masical Commitiee of the Chicago Elec- trical Bociety mct Tuesday evening and formed a Masical Club to furnish the music and social exercises of its ‘monthly meetings. The first_officers: C, e TR A A ; G. W. Felton, Westcrn Unlon Telegraph, Vice-President; We Union Tel wer to summon v for the investi- will be beld in the i pareatal dety, wvmls-lobcs!ub:z’nhthe M 'phonc—that was a ty- g Miss. THE- CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 1 al and social world, notling of the kind having cver beenundertaken by the telegraph fraternity before its start. It promises it to be a success of which more will be hereafter heard. The Committee undertaking the founding of the Club werc Misses ¥ox, Shumway, Gateley, and Kent, and_Messrs. Long, Bale, Browne, aod Childs, of Western Union Oflice. One of the West Side schools boasts a teacher whois a most surcastic. man.and delightsin | o bulldozing his scholars. The latter decided re- cently that forbearance was _no longer a virtue, and put up a job on him. To cach scholar was assigued 2 pet’ phrase of the teacher’s, and armed with this they waited battle, secure in the justice of their cause. The first avenger was asked why he hadn’t Jearned his geogra Yhy lesson. “] forgot we had geography to-day, and I will Members are not required to form before the 15t of July next. for memnbership, but the sum of monthly in advance, is levied on each member, to defray the’ current expenses. The Zouaves ‘meet for drill at thelr Armory, 192 and 194 ‘Washington strect, every Monday evening, when clause was not agreed to, an “ Please, sir," he replied, respectfully, | /a5 adopted as originally posted. procure the uni- No initiation fec is demanded of nggllun:; &1, pal they will be pleased to sec all’ who choose to call, particularly those who desire further ln7 ormation regarding the organization. BOARD OF TRADE. The amendment to See. 5 of Rule 23 came up n at a mecting of the Board of Trade atl :"fi‘ock yz:st.ex-dnng . Sr. Bensley’s motion to strlke'out the last L d the amendmont It is as fol- Should any party called upon as hereln provided be forgetting to eat my dinner mext thing.™ | (o i o' daposic. the scearity or margin calle The next gaveasimilar reply, adding with a bitter sncer that he would forget his own name mext; the third declared that he might shorily beexpected to fall to remember he hiad a head, | s -and 50 on. And that teacher was somuch within the next banking hour thereafter, the party muking such call shall have the right, if he be the scller. to rescll it for account of the dclinguent, uch resale to be for the same delivery as was named in the original contract; if he be the buyer, ht to purchase it foraccount of pleased with their innocent stratagem that he | he shall have lheflfi"mm e iioraccourh o 100k a solemn oath to et up a lobby and have capital punishment made compulsory in the | &I public schools, even if he was to be shot for fi. Two young men over on the North Side had a quarrel last week, which it was at first intended 10 settle by a ducl, * none of your Bennett and May affairs, but = lar ola hark-from-the tombs biz,” as one of the seconds expressed himself. His principal, after all the prelimi- naries had been scttled, it was discoyered could Do more fire a pistol than he could the Ephesian pile, and it was with that weapon that the com- batants were to_shed each other’s blood. In this dilemma a happy thought struck his sec- ond. He procured a photograph of his princi- pal’s mother-in-law and stuck it againsta_post at ten paces distance. * Now, Jones,” said he, “ imagine that that is the old lady herse p your nerves steady and fire low.” His principal gritted his tecth and put sixts-seven bullets in suceession into the photograph, a small carte- de-visite. The other principal heard of this re- markable markmanship and apolozized, but afterwards remarked that he wouldn’t have backed down so if he had known what sort of a tarzet he used. There were quite 2 number of rumors afloat yesterday in regard to charees that will take place in the Post-Office. It was stated, and | Mr. ‘with someshow of suthenticity, that Dan Shep- | his fellow-members. requested, and found Hogge - doing his level ard was soon to be taken in and cared for by Frank Palmer. By the Ist of Apri! Dan will be | be through with the Senate Military Committee as Secretary, aad e will bo given Mr. Hubbard's ace the Committce, but Hogge became hunery fore they were ready to sit down, and he went in by him: ished, the members of the Committee filed in and took seats. They had some Krug with the mealhand Col. Drake, who is always attentive to the delinquent, del he original purchase; in either case he shallat once communicate to the delinquent the action he has clected to take, and all losses or damages on guch defaulter's contracts shall be at once payable the same as though said confract had fally matarea; the party so calling may, however, elect to permit the contracts to stand, in which notice to that effect shall be necessary to linquent. ue and case no the de- A FACETIOUS EGYPTIAN. They tell a story onone of the members of the Legisiatare, who was recently here with the In- surance Committee. The gentlemen took up ouarters at which Pacific. Among the party was Representative Hoege, of Pulaski County, which is Drake's tavern, Jobn B. the Grand is generally known as down in rypt. At breakfast he inquired of the waiter why in —— they had towels on the table; his face had been washed up-statrs t0 his meal. before be came ‘The waiter emiled. At dinner tables were spedially reserved for e- self. After he was about half-fin- is gucsts, was requested to ask Hogge to come over and sit with Mr. Drake did -as est with a turkey drumstick. An interview took place, about as follows: “Col. Drazke—Won't you comc over and sit g’h as Superintendent of Carriers. | with the other gentlemen? ere are to be' some changes Mr. Hogze—I just ordered some turkey and made in the Money-Order Department, | plenty of stuffing, and here the waiter didn’t but what fhey will be no_ one Efingme auy stuffing, and I sent him back to as yet scems to know. Tu regurd to Assistant- Postmaster Squiers, it _pressure is being brought to bear to have him removed. The reasons assigned—donbtless unfounded ones— are that he worked arainst the clection of John H. Clough for Sheriff last fall, and against William Aldrich for Congress in the First Dis- trict. Mr. Squiers is a competent official, and whether he will be removed or not is only known to the Postmaster himself. As it is, the employes feel in a beautiful state of uucer- tainty. A TELEPHONE COMES TO GRIEP. The telephone, like crerything else, promises Ii waiter poured him glass after glass of ‘walter, this is finc cider. ‘was made in this State, and I nad the receipt for making it.” get some. Col. Drake (politely)—You can get your stufl- ingr over there as well [pointing to o vacant seat at the table where the other gentlemen were.] Hogge went over, and got his stufling. 'n:: e sul ime ncctar, he at cach time remarking: - “Say, I'd like to know if it HOTEL ARRIVALS. Palmer House—The Ion. D. A. Rudolph. Lo- 5un5purt: B. E. Pike, Boston; J. C. Gill, Phila- o] Iphia: R. R. Scott, St. Louis; W. P. Beach, De- Cohes - | troft; the ilon. L.’ D. Mower, New Haven: S. s A ; A i, | Mich.: E. Packard, New York; G. 8. Hull, To: us. A beautiful girl on West Adams street is, | Niov i FpFacbard, New Vorks G. 5. Hull, To- or rather was, cogaged to & worthy young man | New'York: ¥, G. Brown, South Bend; A. S, Will- over on Park avenue, and they had a'telephonic line constructed between their respective resi- dences, 50 that when he could not be within os- calating reach of her, he could breathe his love over the wires and have his affection returned with the speed of electricity. It worked splen- didly for awhile. They could whisper loving se- crets to each other without any fear of the old folks coming in and compelling them to use twice a5 many chairs as were necessary, and she [ could eat all the onions and Duteh cheese she | J. if. Ga iams, New York; the Hon. P. O.Jones, Towa; en. B. II. Stone. Baitimore; the Hon. G. W. Prentiss, Rhode Jeland; the Hon. Horace Hawkes, San Francieco. ... Zremont House—Col. J. T.\Whit- ing. Detroit: the Hon. G. Lall; A. S, Lowenberg, Cincinnaf New liaven; Max Meyer, New York: J. New York; Fres R. H. McClellan, Galena; D. F. bary, Conn.: J. V. H. §. 8. Maun, Elgin; J. F. Burkeholder, h(antre:fi: . Montgomery, Ala. : A. R. Treadway, M. Earles, derick Denning, Buffalo; the Hon. Haygs, Water- Lott, Lansing; the Hon. d - Pacifie—C. ‘oronto. ... Gran . Gilbert, wanted to, and he could drink all the rum and | Yancey, St. Louls: J. Barlington: B. molasses he wanted to withont the cffect 5‘;‘ ‘u-:‘enncl;na . lg;;sb::,.m“i PR nsydox. eree) X il 3 3 - ner, 5 . - fring pecetDle 'to, the- aked gL, oF | Cosgrove, Fitteburgs 4. B. Noris, Brookisn; 3. young two beauxto her string, dndon nights when her betrothed didn’t put in an appearance was in the habit of enzertaining an angel with a big, Dblack mustache unawares to_him. One night last week the young man on Park avenue had a boil on his knieecap and conldn’t o out, so he wound up his_telephone and_coughed foto it three or four times, and then breathed sweetly into i‘h “Eliza Maria!”” Tn a few moments the Dashful instrument lisped, * Is that you, Albert, lovest?” “It is, my own, own, owney,” he answered, and in this severely intellectual man- ner they would have wasted the butt-end of the York; Alexander Churchill, Boston. LAND-TITLES. THE DEED-FORGER, JIM REED, n. cinnati: W. J. Carmichael, New York; Elijoh Smith, Bosfon.. R. D. Tice, Auzusta, 3e. ; Elijah Smith, Boston; the Hon. §. ment, Dizon: J. B. Steck, San Francisco; Dr. J. V. Mansficld, New Gower, Towa City; G. W, P. Atkinson, Cin- Sherman 'House—Judge M. Sleg)(:enmn. Menomince; H. D. De- Sturdy, Attleboro, Mass ‘has come to the surface again, this time not asa. ‘itnessagainstanalleged partnerincrime, but as evening, but during alull in the conversation | adefendant himself, he bavingbeen indicted yes- at her end of the line the young man was sur- prised to her the telephone observe ina deep bass voice wholly unimown to_nim: *‘Say, Lize, cheese tnat. You’ve chinned about cnough with that greenhorn at the far cnd of the clothes- line. Give him a rest.” The young man’s hair roseon end, and before it had got more than about half way down to its natural level his own Eliza Maria’s volce came softly off of the sounding-board, * Albert, my lovey- | bY Gonty William Clopton, the Mcad heirs, and the St. Louis University. dovey, I must retire to my maidenly pallet. Goo‘i night, flearst‘;’lnppy be thy dreams. terday by the Grand Jury for perjury. It scems that in 1875 Mr. George C. Miller, a banker in st pants of a forty-acre tract of land on Grand ave- nue, in that city certy,—their chain of title being defective, as al- legred, and he having acquired the missing link . Louls, commenced a suit against the ocou- ,—a very valuable piece of prop- y ourchase. Among the defendants were Mr. On the trial of the Mead Thy own Eliza Maria is ever faithful; gricf can- Tiok Qrive et away 4" Then olmost xmgz:fdi:xy case, Patton). who was Rudolpbus K. Turner's the tell-tale telephone went on, * There, [ guess | clerk, swore that gReed told him he T've given him the stand-off,” and then it,|had forged the deed under which added, in the deep bass voicealready alluded to, “Worwch, Eliza Maria, you weigh about 200 pounds to-night? * Let us-now return to the guilty couple over on West Adams street. In about twenti seconds they heard a few groans issue from the telephone, and then a hollow whisper, *Eliza Maria, falsc one, if you weigh 25 much as that you weirh too much for me! I will return your” presents to-morrow. Hence- forth we will be strangers.” The lover on Park avenue waited with a bitter smile till he had B ‘heard from bis telephone a fearfnl shrick and a | th asked him if he would swear tothat. Reed replied that he (Brantly) wouid have to see Mr. succession of gasps and sobs, then, remarking stoically, * Them’s hysteries!” kicked the ma- chine to bits. 1 FAILURE OF A MNEMONIC EXPERDNENT. b There is amanin Peoria dowered with an unprofitably bad memory,—so bad, indeed, that | ©! it costs him as much in the the _course of a year as a fancy farm could. He is always forgetting I a 7 numbers and names, and to counteract this evil ho was paid $200 o S300. - Ree tendency has invented an ingenious system for overloading his memory in a symmetrical man- ner. Thus, suppose he wants to rememer an | 3 Miller claimed title. In May, 1875, while the suft was pending, notice was scrved on Mr. G. W. A. Brantly, Miller’s attorney, by Mr. Clop- ton, to talke Reed’s deposition in Chicago. Mr. rantly came here. and after remaining a day or two learned that Mr. Clopton had concluded not totake Reed's affidavit, ¢ since it wouldn’t do nim any zood.” subsequently, Miller being in the city at the time, he asked him if Mecting Reed on the strect Lie Knew anything: about e deed. Reed said he did not. Mr. Brantly Bisbee, is attorney. ~Mr. Brantly saw Mr. Bisbee, and e said Reed knew something which would be to his (Brantly's) advantage. This_occurred n Saturday, The Monday following Reed made an affidavit that be did not sign the deed, or zet any oneto do it—in fact, that c knew nothing whatever about it. For this £aid at the time that he was poor, and as_Alr. Brantly had no uthority to compel him to make an aflidavit, ‘adq “John Smit} ST is, | and as Recd was here, there, aud_everywhere, e poun mith, Box 1ig, St. Louis, | S0 forv aiicuts to get hoid 3% Miller consent’ 0] was an Apostle_named John, and he wrote the Book of Revelations in Patmos—call tnat Patmos. Smithis a very common name, Pip- penbrodzel isn’t—say Pippenbrodzel and 'that will make me, by lack of analoay, think of a common name, and there will be my Smith. Anyhow, to make surc, I will add Anvil to recall a smithery. For Box say Barrel and that's 0. K. me sce, Columbus discovered America in 1492—Christopher Columbus will do hally for the number. St. Louis,—what'll make | C me think of St. Louis? O, I have it—Fect, and {or MissouriJd’ll substitute Gratz Brown.” this manner he constructs the sentences “Pat- mos Pippenbrodzel Anvil Barrel Christopher Columbus Feet Gratz Brown,* which will inevi- tably sugge: Louis, Mo.”” Then he sets to work to commit it to memory, and people who hear him repeat- ing it to himself thiuk heis Glover or Pelton chewing the end of a cipher telegraw. On Fri- day he "had occasion to come to Chicago to | ! traneact some business with a Mr. Robert Ba- con, who resides at 2345 West Washington Etmct‘lm to make_ sure of remembering the Jace he constructed a special mnemonic mud. le for the obeasion as follows: Robert—Calf (Robert is Bob, and Bob-Veal sug- geita calf. Bacon—Pork (nataral enough). o ed to pay him for informat Dbenefit him in his suit. This affidavit, howerer, was not offered in cvigence in the Mead case, the plaintiff winniog it in the lower court; and, e ised by him, he ying 3500 d compromised by him, hie paying own an Geodt o In ha\'ing foree getting it up’ being explained by smilar paper and tho same seals used fh tho g 2 iy o i it S o el e s e of the arrest of Turner and Reed. a year or 80 ago, for the allozed forging of deeds o prop- erty in Hyde Park held by Georze W. Hill. a n which would n appeal to the Supreme Court, judzment was . The case against Mr. Clopton was ing to Millera portion of the property in dispute. cently, Mr. Clopton turned around and ’OMMENCED AN EJECTMENT SUIT AGAINST MR. MILLER, 2 procured an afidayit from Reed'that he the deed held by Miller, the manner of Reed, and ery being attdched to the document as ex- runk was captured in the possession of Reed in which was a complete forzer's outfit,—old paper, court scals, notarial scals, cte. Among the seals was the one used, as Reed claims, in getting up the deed now owned by Miller, and by virtue of which he secks to obtain possession of the forty-acre tract on Grand avenuc. This second affidavit was taken in Chicarro on the 7th inst. in the presence of Miller’s attorney, Mr. Birch, and on cross-cxamination Reed stated Eaen ; e ek oYe: ngers, toes. (Eagy, | i A0 O e amised 10 pay him, West—East. (Like falling off a loz). 31:500 in case ho won his buit. Washington—Presiaent. (4ak me semethingbard). | - llaving already sworn that he did not make It may have been on account of the chanze of water, or for some _other mysterious and poten- tial reason, anyhow they hrou%ht a well-dressed man, who claimed that he restded in Peoria, into the station last night and.booked him on a charge of insazity. “The officer who made the arrest testified that his prisoner was quict enough, but he had been nduced to arrest him on account of his eccentric conduct in wander- ing over the face of the earth, and asking every one where 2345 North Hayes strect was, where agentleman by the name of Mr. Bull Sausage resided. The Sergeant put some pounded fce on his head and sent a telegram to Peords, ask- ing the unfortunate man’s friends to come on by the first train to-morrow and take charge of the deed, and had no knowledze of it, Reed must have lied cither the-first or the sccond time; and, fnasmuch as Clopton had promised Reed'more money than Miller paid him through a third party, Miller concluded that sworn falsély this last time, and accordingly had him arrested for perju Reed had ry. He was arraigned betore Justice Haines yes- teniay for a hearing, but the Grand Jury having examined the witness for the prosccution and found a true bill, the case was continued until Tuesday. - The indictment will probably be re- turned Monday. This will take the matter ont of the hauds of the Justice, and the truc in- wardness of the case will not be exposed until the trial takes place in the Criminal urt. Reed gave $§5,000 bonds for his appearance. lic admits having made the first_aflidavit, but says ANTWERED. Miller and his friends got him to drink too A correspondent. asks a solution of the follow- iog question: A, while traveling in Wisconsin, purchased a deer for $7.50, and #cnt it by express to B, at Chi- ¢ago, on receipt of which B, S ieatlods od es, —SL.50. A and B d to divide the deer equally, —each paring one-half of tne cost. On dividing the deer, A says the hide is worth $1.50, and he will take it and zllow that amount for jt. much, and threatened to put him through in St. Louis unless he made it. They paid bim for the work. That aflidarit, he' says, the last one contains the trut] the deed Miller has, at the So was false, but he haviog forred uthern Hotel, in St. Louis, in 1871, for one William M. Gitt. Taken altogether the case is somewhst mixed, and it will Tequite a_pretty shrewd criminal How much should B pay A* lawyer to bring out all the facts. $2.95. THE CHICAGO ZOUAVES. ‘This corps is making rapid progress in drill and discipline. and gives _promise soon to equal in point of proficiency anything fn the military l.ln_lghln thlis sml-m | e style of uniform adopted differs some- :rm !ru:;d the ragular Zoa.l:e p;\tugéhfu cap, urban, and large, wsers, wl objectionable. It is aw: e of il ile of the \gjdcbgnhéiu Zomvhgsm b ml:n‘?‘:::{ ‘man y Ellswortl 1860, ana_ costs, in- cluding’ k and blanket, $24.75. It u’:: bescenat armory any Monday evening. Answer: M’CAFFREY’S CONY¥ESSION. A CHAPTER OF NEW YORK EXPERIENCES. Yesterday afternoon a ‘TRIBUNE reporter, while going northward, near the corner of Mich- igan and Dearborn streets, met Commissioner McCaffrey. Though not always very commu- nicative, he did relate the following confession, as concerning himself, Commissioner Conly, and Architect Egan, which can be relied npon as true: It was this way,” said McCaffrey, “ Conly, a four-story and 4 Egan, and myself, were wont to look alter stone-work done at the Hinsdale-Doyle quarries in Maine.- When we were -coming back,—we hadn’t been shaved in amonth or more,—we stopped ot the, Grand Centra! Hotel on - Broad- way. We wasall dirty; and Conly he had nev- er stopped at such a big house. before, and he wanted for to get dished up new,—that is,—he wanted to get a new ‘hfl:d' shirt and get shaved. Well, e walks upto the office, and ‘we registered.” “ flstngy ask you to psy fn advance?”’ quer- C reporter. {ed the &5 t do you. take us for—suckers? No, sir. We had age—that js—I had. Egan and Conl’ had their stuff done np in 8 parcel.” “But,” continued the reporter, ‘give the ame that they played on Conly?” Well, as I wps saying, Conly, Egan,-and myself.we looks dirty, and wo into the Dbarber-shop, which {s underneath the ‘housc Conly he takes one chair, near the Broadway door, I takes the next, and Egan he goes down in the back-part of ‘the shgp. Theman who shaves Conly, says he to him, * Vere was_you from?? and Conly he says from Chicago. Then the fellow what was shaving Conly—he is a Ger- man—he !3:‘ ‘I dought me dot I seen you pe- fore,’ and that made Conly laugh. * Vell,’ he says to Couly, ¢ z;our viskers they was pad, un a. pad color; es sh better you put on some shtuff like dot,” and. hé took down & bottle. Conly 'told him to put some on. Then the German he took hold of Conly's hair and he udys. says he, ¢ My halr used to be yust like dat de same; prickly on the end, und de hairs sphlit; bat Ipud on dis sthuff;’ and Cmfl{l told - hiw to go ahead again. Conly bp got his hair cut, shampooed, and shaved. He didn’t think for to look after Lis check, but he takes it straight ‘to the cashier—a very pretty girl—and he lays a dollar and the check on the counter. ¢ AhY said she, ‘that is not enough. Your bill is $6.80.” Conly he was dumbfounded. He dldn’t see how it was. Well, the barber he told him how he got two bottles of his stuff, one for his head and one for his hair, at $3 cach, making $6, and 80 cents_for hair-cutting, shampooing and shaving. ‘But,’ pleaded Con- 1y, ‘I didn’t take the bottles along, and you can keep them.’ ‘They're no further use to us,’ said the barber. By this time Egen and myself got done with, aud Conly he eot out.as quick as he could, rather than liave us flad oat how he was sucked in. T laid downa $5 bill, and they gave me back $1.20. That settled me. Then Egau he came up, and_he had to dufl uj $8.80 also. We each hada bottle of the stul for our face, and that was what made our bills light. That day wc wandered around the town, and in the evening we went to Harry Hill's. When we comes back, Conly he says, ‘I wants to go _into the barber-shop, where I left a package.’ Tlmz l;vns his two 30%?‘5.; I sald Il h’ufl a ;lml:l;'- age there, too, an , he says, he's got his in his pocket. Ana now, you sce, Conly’s cleaning-up cost him $6.85, mine and Egan’s $3.80 ench, making in all $14.40. We all swore to keeping the thing quict, but, secing 1s how I met you, I thought I'd ease my conscicnce by giving it away.” And that is how McCaffrey confessed. LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. TIE POURTI WAED. A meetinzof the Fonrth Ward West-Side Pubjic Improvement Club was held last evening at No. 1852 Dearborn street. The name of the Club indicates the main object of the organiza- tion. Politics are excluded except as a means to higher ends—ward improvements. President Gardner occupied the chair. He said that they were met to take such steps as would secure for the ward a school-house in the south- weet section of the ward and the layiog of gas- pipes on Dearborn street. A school site has been purchased, and the assessment for the gas- 1amps has been paid, and the citizens naturally felt that the school-house should be built and the lamp-posts crected. The Chair thought that, if the matter was properly urged, both improvements could be scaured. Mr. Fred Vierling was made Secretary of the meeting. Mr. Anderson thought the gas question was the more important, and so he urged the Club to take action in this matter first. Some dis- cussion followed, ip which all were of the same opinion. On motion, the Chair appointed the following. Committee to consult with the proper authori- ties as to why the gas-mains were not put in and the lamp-posts crected: Messrs. Anderson, Lawrence. McGrath, Larcey, and Henderson. Mr. McGrath then opened the school question. Tt was sald that there was not suflicient accom- modations for the children of the ward, the schools too far apart, and the rooms at present used in the southwest part of ths ward unfit for ‘*even a horse.” The Fourth Ward demanded another school as_their rights. The citizens, it was urged, shonld require the candidates for Aldermen to pledee themselves to work to se- cure this school-house. The following committec was appointed to get up a petition for a school-house and to con- sult with the proper authoritics: Messrs. Wal- lace, Lawrence, McGrath, Mabr, D. H. Ham- mer. dorsing the position taken by Ald. Gilbert in the Council, and promising him the support of the Club at'the primaries. Some very mmgumenmry remarks were made to the Alderman by Messrs. Anderson, Perkins, and others, and then the resolution was unani- mously adopted. A motion was carried for the appointment of 4 committee of one from each block to bring out the voters at the primaries and clection. _The meeting then adjourned till Friday even- ing. PALLET AND EASEL. GOSSIP FROM THE ART GALLERIES. Highwood’s gallery, on Wabash avenue, has undergone quite a change since it came into the oceupancy of H. A. Elkins, who makes a large display of works from Lis own easel. Thesearc of all sizes from the cabinet to the mammoth, the latter including “* Shasta’ and the “Thirty- Eighth Star.” There are in addition several small paintings by Prudhow, Duplessis, Locken- witz, Copley, Warvey, and Jarvis. “The Thirty-Eighth Star” isacompositionillustrative of Colorado; and is doubtless intcnded to rep- resent the mountain scenery of that State in its most attractive shape. It is Mr. Elkins’ most ambitious work, and is well worthy of critical inspection. 3 ‘The Keppell collection of old prints and rare line engravings has received many valuable acquisitions during the week. Among them arc scvernl of the most admired works of Raphael Morghen, Loughl, ‘Toschi, Auderloni, Wille, and other equally-famous engravers of a century and onehalf ago. Twoof the chefs- d’@uvre of the collection are Nautenit’s portrait of Pompone de Bellieyre, pronounced the most beautiful specimen of engraved portraiture in uhlunvci and the celebrated ctching by Rem- brandt, “Christ Healing the Sick.”” This print is known to art lovers as the “Hundred Guilders,” being the price he received for it. Copies of the first cdition are cxceedingly rare, and have wonder- fully appreciated [n value. Tn 1755, at Burgy's sale, a “tirst state?’ copy £old for $33, and the same one bronzbt in 1867, at Price’s sale, $3,900. The one exhibited by Mr. Keppel is what is koown as a ‘“second state.” Among other notable works is Desnoer’s full-length portrait of Napoleon I. in his "coronation robes, after the well-known paioting by Gerard. In this the testures of the satin, silk, velvet, crmine, ete., have a positive individuality. George H:u'vci, now of Burlington, but in the days before the **big fire *? one-of the most’ promising artists in the Crosby Opera-Flouse colony, will shortly return to this city and set up his easel. ‘The private collection of J. L. Cloghorn, President of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, will be sold a¢ auction in New York some time pext month. It cmbraces works by the best of-the modern French, German, and En- glish artists. : The Highwood collection, which is well known to art-lovers in this city, was sold at auction on Wednesday and Thursday evenings in Boston. ]’E’lu:d detalis of the sale have not yet come to and. MRS. GUNDERJAHN. WHY SHE WAS NOT TRIED. The case of Mrs. Gunderjahn, alleged to be insane, was to have been tried in the County Court Thursday. This case attracted some at- tention at the time it first came up, doubts be- ing expressed as to the real insan- ity of the woman, many people, who had seen and comversed with her, declaring her perfectly sane, and competent totake care of herself. Thursdsy, when the case was to be tried, no one appeared in Court for the prosecution, and the case was according- Iy dropped. Inorder to appease any curiosity. of the publicas to the resuit of the case and. the present whereabouts of Mrs. Guoderjahn, a r?orm- yesterday called u; Mr. Tourtelotte, 36 Touriclotte saigs - 10" COPPIZE the case, * I was employed by Mr. Gunderjshn to con- l duct the case, and should ‘have appeared in g;uerlt‘};im:, only 1 r:o:’i‘;;i no x;;t‘ieu from DOr any comm 3 therefore lntzrn{l that d oot intend Cl A resolution was offered by Mr. Vierling in- be did ot intend to rosecute, and so did not go over to the Court. P Have you secn him since that timel” *- «] haven't seen or heard anything of him. There was considerable talk in the' newspapers about Mrs. Gunderjahn’s being sane and all that, and I suppose the husband concluded it was not worth while to prosecute the case any {further.’” “What form of insanity was she- afflicted with?” . + Ag I understood_it, she had a kind of reli- jous manis, and although ehe was troublesome, she was not dangerous or violent. I suppose Gunderjahn thought it better to take her home sgain and endure her eccentriclties to obtaining any further publicity and subjecting his motives to misconstruction.’? ), 5 " County Physiclan ‘Holden yesterday made some statements bearing: on the cgse additional to what have nlrmd{kbeen published. He sald that be had visited Mrs. Gunderjahn twice, once at her home on Da\aglu avenue at the request of her husband, and” again a few days ago at the residence of one of her sisters, No. €35 Archer avenue. Upon his first’ visit he found her neat and comely, and ler house, of which she' had sole charge, in thorough order. He saw no signs of insanity in her general appear- ance or conduct for some time, and nothiog un- usual in her deportment until he. followed her with close questidhing in the effort to test her memory. what incoherent in conversation, endeavored to repel him, refused to answer certain questions, and became flighty at intervals, ete. Coupling her conduct with the testimony of several physiclans as to -‘her fn- sanity, he concluded that she was not of entirely sound mind, and joined in the etition to test ler mental condition in the ourt. and affixed thereto the name of one of her sisters. Her husband afterwards obj:cted to the sister’s name appearing on the petition, or her appearing as a ‘witness, but the Doctor. refused to join in the petition under mfi other’ circumstances. When the petition had “been filed, he requested Mr. Gunderjahn to get a car- riage and3bring his wife into_court, but this he refused to do, saying that she would not come with him, ete. His sccond visit to her was made a few days ago with the object of ascertaining whether her condition had been changed or not. He found her at her sister’s, she baving ieft Ler home since his last visit. She was far more coherent in conversation than before, and. whatever of nervous excitement that had characterized her manner the week previous bad been replaced by comparative composure, and she was in as good a condition as could be cxpected of one in similar circumstances,—away from home and children, and belleving that her husband was striving to get rid of her. Ile did not rezard her 05 insane, and besides that, if she was in- sane, her husband was able to maintain her in som¢ private asylum, hence he had taken no further steps in the matter, and inasmuch as she was not a pauper the petition was practi withdrawn and the case dismissed for want ol rosecution. “He had meither scen nor heard rom her husband, but had talked with some of her friends, among others the husband of one of her sisters, who he found had rather a_poor oploion of Mr. Gunderjan. A’ lady liviug at his house, who had been named in the petition 2s a witness, had told him that she bad never scen any signs of Mrs. Gunderjahn’s unsound- ness of inind, and on the whole he was inclined to think that there was something mysterious, and, to him, inexplicable, in the whole affair, and he did not sec how ouc as insane as she had. been represented to be could be the mother and housekeeper that he was satisfied she was. OBADIAH JACKSON. HIS ANSWER FILED. The long-delayed motion for Receiver fn the case of Francis Jackson against his brother, Oba- diah Jackson, and others, came up yesterday morning before Judge Farwell. Mr. Jackson filed his answer just in time, as the motion oth- erwise would have been argued withont it. It is not, however, sworn to. ant, claimed a Receiver was necessary because Obadiali Jackson had been guilty of fraud in taking the title to himself under decds mever executed by Francis. He was also now insoly- ent, and complainant’s rights were jeopardized. Alr. Skinner, on behalf of some of the defend- ants, urged that two Receivers were already in cxistence, and if another should be appointed there wold be a conflict of authority. The Judge thought so, too, and after some little talking back and forth as to the propricty of consolidating *he cases, the motion Was re- fused, but withont prejudice. Obadiah Jackson in his answer admits that he was _appointed Administrator of his father, Obadiah Juckson, Sr., in November, 1865, but ouly received a very small amount of personal property from the estate. He, however, claims that he has accounted for it all, and has actually pad over to his brother, Francis, more than the latter was entitled to. Defend- ant also alleges boldly that Francis, e‘Iurlor to the month of March, 1563, relinquished to him all his right, title, and interest in his father's per- conal estate and part of his real cstate, de- scribed as Lots 17, 18, 19, and 20 in Sheldon & Rumsey’s Subdivision of the 8. 3¢ of Block 17, in Bushnell’s Addition. Jackson further denics that the deed made May 25, 1576, by Francis to Henry C. Dickhant, conveying all his interest in the E. 40 fect, front and rear, in Block 07 of Caual Trustces’ Subdivision of the N. W. 1{ ot Scc. 21,81, 13, isa forgery, and, on the ton- trary, charges that both those deeds above men- tioned wero actuaily made by Francis about the time they were dated. Jackson admits that he gave a trust-deed for $40,000 to the Phenix Mutual Life-Tnsurance Company; that he con- veyed Lots 17. 1S, and part of 19, above men- tioned, to George Chandler, Trustce, to secure some meney duc Elizabeth, Helen, and Charles R. Carroll; that on the 25th of November, 1370, is wife conveyed her interest to the Carrolls; tnat November 5, 1875, he and his wife conveyed to Lyman Beird, Trustee, certain premises, men- tioned in the bill, to securc 39,000; that on the Sth of January, 1877, Baird conveved the same premises to White for §10,000, he baviag him- self previously conveyed them to him; that October 3, 1872 lic (Jackson) and_his wife con- veyed to H. C.Dickbant the E. forty fect front and rear of Lot 2, Block 67, of the Canal Trustees’ Subdivision above described; that on the 1st of June, 1576, Dickhant and wife con- veyed by trust-decd these premisesto F. H. Rusg, to secare $8,000. Jackson farther denies that any of the above conveyances or mortgages were made without the knowledge, consent, or authority of Francis, aud, on thn contrary, alleges that he well knew of them. It is also denied that any fudgment creditors have taken any steps what- socver toscll the real estate deseribed in the bill under. execation on their judgments. There arc improvements on some of his lands, but the rents and profits therefrom do not exceed $3,500 ayear. No moneys belonging to the estate of Obadiah Jackson, Sr., have been used in the erection of such buildings. Finally, Jackson says all his real estate is now in the hands of "2 Receiver, who is au- thorized to collect rents, and Francis has no | legal or equitable right in_either the lands or rofits therefrom. Since the death of Jackson, r., Francis, as agent of defendant, has made all leases on the property mentioned in the bill to the various lessecs, and has collected all rents without claiming any interest. THE ABEL LOOM CO. THE STOCKHOLDERS LIABLE FOR AN ASSESS- MENT TO PAY ITS DEBTS. i A large number of lawyers and other in- tercsted parties gathered in Judge Blodgett’s court-room yesterday morning to hear the de- cision on an application to assess the stock- holders of that Company 20 per cent on the amount of their stock, in order to realize $100,- 000 to pay debts. In 1S71 several gentlemen clubbed together and bought for $200,000 an interest in the “Abel weft thread loom™ patent for the States of Illinois, Indiana, Towa, Wisconsin, and Mionesota. The title of the patent was put in the name of John A. Rice, as trustee. Soon after a company was organized, calied the Northwestern' Abel Loom Com- pany, with a capital stock of $500,000, divided into shares of $100 cach. The stock was subscribed for by the original incorporators in the ration of their original con- tributions to the price of the patent. .Only. $100.00) of stock was issued, the remainder be- pose of raising a working capital. - Notes were given and accepted as l%aymenn for the whole amount of the $100,000, leaving $100,000 of their respective subscriptions unpaid, and the Treasurcr then transferred them to Rice.. The: latter then assigned the patent to the Company. This was in effect buying the patent for, - 000, lt-ymem being made in capitat stock. This Bstock, to the amount of four-fifths of the sub-: scriptions; was issued as full paid-up stoek. ‘The Company was declared bankrupt in 1873, and abotit the 1st or June, 1876, the Assignee- tlled a petition askiog for an assessment on the stock sulficicnt to meet_the Company’s indebt- edacss, on the ground that the stockholders had ot paid for their stock in cash; that 'no certifi-. cate of full payment of stock had been issued, nor any appraisal of the patent made as re- quired by law. The stockholders objected, al-- leging that the stock was fully pald up and un- assessable, and also that the double Uability imposed Dy the statute was not_an asset in the hands ot the Assipnee. . o TRl iy ‘The Judge, after stating the above {facts, gaid- - | ests” in tne hen she suspected him, was some- - Mr. E. D. Cooke, on behalf of the complain- .strong fight apainst the Bridgeport sf “for gus-fitting ing reserved to be issued and sold for the nur~] it was apparent that the orzanizefs of the Col pany intended to apply thei tent to the payment of the four- filths of the stock for which. they hiad o ly ‘son_street; G. A. respective inter-.| basement store,.to. cost L 20 LaSatle street. ‘been issued twenty-six- permits- for new buik -$5,000, 20x80 feet, No. During the week there have subscribed. . In other words, it was intended by | ings, which are to cost about $146,000. . all partics that the Company should pay $400,- 000 in capital stock for the patent. ?leme, they had boueht the patent a few days. before for $200,000, but that ¢id not necessarily determine that it was not worth more.’ The purpose of the law was to prevent the acceptance of* personal . roperty. such as the Company had no use for n payment for stock, but .. NO LAW.HAD BEEN SHOWN to prove. -that when property bad been soac-* *The - Judiciary- Committee imet-in.the City' Clerk’s office yesterday afternoon, and am othamlcunflmmdfltm’smludnnfi nouncing the practice of appointing men to of- fices under the City Government upon the recommendation of an Alderman, and making it a censurable act for an Alderman to infin- ence an appointment either by letter; petition, ersonal persuasion, or otherwise. 6 ‘resolu~ jon created some discussion mflmd con, and cepted in full payment of stock it left the stock- ally decided that Al en could not holders still iabie on thelr subscriptions.. Many B hoat bias In the ‘matter of. appropriations of the- orizinal” stockholders were at present | g4, ¢ho varions departments if they wcre under creditors only, having sold thier stock to others, obligations to the heads.of those; departments. and those original. creditors ‘could not say tBat | Tyg°vierws of Chiof Fire-Marshal Bonner and the other stockholders who came in and pur--| George Wilson, _of the Department stock hshnu!d %mzhhet s tahsauwr} ;; ay their debts on the groun af the tarni ngr of the patent was_not a satisfaction of the- subscription. - The stock certificates appeared:to be full paid; the book did not show anything | due, and 2 CGourt would have no right to make the assessment on account of the irregularity in yn'nk‘lnz the payment on the original four-filths of the stock. ‘The Aesignee wonld not take advantage of o wor tockholders | gate certain ladefinite the double liabitity imposed on the s e part of certain Aldermen. in the Conncil was* to have met yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber, and all persons who had mfin against the City Fathers had been step forth and say it. - St. Patrick’s Day proved of a corporation under certain circumstances, for it had beén repeatedly held that such double liability was not an asset that went to the As- signee, but merely an additional security to the creditors of the Company, so that after exhaust- ing the assets of the Comj they mig] “Mr. of mittee will therefore recommend the passace. a resolution in harmony with the above express- ed views. : No penalty v Public Works, were "listened to with t,and those gentlemen denounced the- practice of - forciug: ,up%oin!.menu, for it often,’ perhaps unknown to the; muzeg' ~indorsing Alderman, ‘poor men to be put in office.” The Cm;tx- to be fix The Special Committee appointed to Investi- of corruption on ht to say ; vited to ht sue | too great an attraction, and no one appeared to each onc of the stockholders in detail, or might.| make charges, and- but. two of the Committes file a bill against the whole of them for the pur- sc_of compelling were present. Therefore no meeting was held, * them to contribute propor- | and the ways that. were dark and tricks that mmuly to the amount which was necessary to | were vain—and probably lucrative—werc not pay the creditors! claims. n regard to'the remllnln% seribed for, but not issued, that might be open -gpread before the public. Another meeting of $100,000 sub- { the Committee will be held at the call of the Chairman, and it is to be hoped that.if assessment, that question had not been | there s anything ' crooked ' about ths 2 led 52 Inll‘fr by t.huqeonnsel for the Assignee, | Council it will be discovered before clect'on but it seemned quite plain that hejwas entitledto | comes again. The uneasiness of one Alderman an assessment on that portion of the stock.:! in particular, wheneverthe word investigation is The Judge therefore concluded that he would | mentioned, has been moticed by a good many. make an assessment of 100 cents on the dollar | persons, especially by some other members of on that $100,000 of stock whica had been sub- | the Comn who have on several occasions - scribed for but not issued, unless, however, someof the counsel wished to be heard ‘on the subject. i Mr. Borden intimated a desire to give his views at some future time. . Mr. Constantine asked what time the Court would fix for a hearing, as he desired to present authoritics to support his position.. The Judge then fixed on Saturday next, and the formal entering of auy order was post- ‘poned until that time. This substantially gives the Assignee what he asked for, and wlll'be sufficlent to satisfy the Mr. Charles W. Constantine appeared for the Assigncee, and Judge J. V. Eustice, of Dixon, and Mesers. Jonn Borden, E. B. Sherman, JMcDaid & Wilson, Holmes, Rich & Noble, and ‘William A. Sheridan for the stockholders. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The lecture of Susan B. Anthony at the Third Unitarian occurs Sunday evening, the 25th, not to-morrow. “Mobammed and Islamism” will be the sub-: ject of Dr. Kohler’s English lecturc before the Sinal Congregation this morning. ‘The new Temple of the B’nai Sholom Congre- at 4 o'clock p. m. Theannual commencement of the Chicago College of Pharmacy will be held at the First Methodist Church, corner of Clark and Wash- ington streets, Tucsday evening. “Chicago Medical College will talke place Tues- day afternoon, at 2:30 o'elock, at Plymonth Church, Michigan avenue, near Twenty-sixth street. Bishop McLaren will officiate in the Clurch of the Ho:lly Communion on Deartorn street, be- tween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth, at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and administer the rite of confirmation. Deacon Willard will lecture this morningz at Chicago Avenue Tabernacle. corner Chicago av- enue and North LeSalle street, and in the even- ing at the First Baptist Church, corner Thirty- first street and South Park avenue. 511 and 513 State-st. for the purpose of nominating an Alderman for the ward. and o eelect eicht delezates to the City Con- vention to be held on the 26th inst. thrown out caustic remarks tending to creats. the impression that their faith in the rectitnde of some of their colaborers for the wesl of tbe city was not as preat as might be. It 1s fair to presame from the interest manifested by some of the known-to-be-honest Aldermen that the investigation will not be ‘sllowed to fall through. Mr. J. Russcll Jones, the President of the. ‘West Division Street Railway Compauy, called upon the Corporation Counscl yesterday after- noon in regard to the hxyingI of “tracks on’ claims of 'all creditors sgalnst the estate, | | c2ual strceba subject - which has been” of before. Nothing new was de- veloped. In.the course of conversation be‘tvccndnm two gentlemen, the petition of alot izens who want the Council to com-, . Jones to extend the car-tracks on West e street to Central Park was referred to, , and Mr. J. was inclined to think that the Coun-, cil had x;usfowe.r to'compel him to make such an extel that effect had been drawn and will be pre- sented to the Council td-morrow, Mr. J. gave out that he was inclined to fiznt any such com- pulsory measure. Mr. Anthony did not any decided views on the subject, but was clined to.belicve that the Council had no such power unless it was conferred by a provision of the old charter. afraid to run his horse-cars across the steam- on; and, although an ordinance to" ress . gxpm. Mr. ‘Jones said that he was ation on Michigan avenue, between Fourtcenth | ar of the Great Western oad on.: . | and Sixteonth streets, will be dedicated Friday, | Sccount pof ascidents, that were Jlaole to about running a dummy from the present ter- minus of the strect-railway to Central Park, but that plan was but an immature one. viaduct were buflt across the steam-railway there would be no trouble about the extension,, but the building of a viaduct at that point and | The annual commencement exercises of the [ in that unsettled to be thought of. Ha portion of the city was bardly POLITICAL ANNOUNCERIENTS. SECOND WARD. P The Second Ward Lepublican Club will meet at onday, at 8 o'clock p. m., FIFTH WARD. There will be a grand rally of the Fifth Ward- Democrats Monday"evening at 1508 and 1508 Hal- sted-st. All Democrats are invited to attend, as nominations for Aldermen will be taken under con- sideration. An adjourned meeting of the delegates of the yarious Catholic Total Abstinence and Benevo- lent Societies will assemble at Maskell Hall at 2p. m. to-day. The constitution and by-laws for the formation of a permanent union Wwill be submitted for adoption. The Clinical Society of the Hahnemann Hos- pital will hold a special meeting at the Hahne- mann Medical College on Tuesday evening to take action iu refercnce to the death of Dr. | © Carroll Dunham, of New York. Dr. R. Sudlam will deiiver the address. ELEVENTH WARD. The regular meeting of the Eleventh Ward Re- publican Club will be held Monday evening at Mar- lm’eglflha‘u. TImportant business will come before the Clal TWELFTH WARD. meeting of the Twelfth Ward Repub- y ‘The regular lican Club will be held at Owsley's Hall Monda; ven THIRTEENTH WARD, There will be a meeting of the Thirteenth Ward The first recular meeting of the Sons of Ver- | Republican Club at Iicnz's Hall, corner Lake and. mont will be held ot the Tremont House, Tues- | Robey-sts., Monday evening. City and town dele- day evening, at 8 o'clack. _All native Vermont- I;';;::; dwma other fmportant business, will be con- ers who have not yet joined the Association arc requested to be present at this meeting or send their names to the Secretary, Room 59~ As] Block. d The Athenmum night-school in mechanical, architectural, and free-hand drawing under Prof. Hanstein begins March 27. Prof. Mar- chand begins complcte day and evening courses of French, April 2. Prof. McAfferty takes charge of the clocution classcs, Prof. Groh opens a thoroughly eraded German course, and will hold a meeting in the Swedish Sin; ty's Hall, corner Chicago-av. and Sedzwick-st., - Monday, at 8 o'clock, sbarp. avenue Monday evening. FOURTEENTH WARD, d | Anadjourned meetingof the Fonrteenth Ward | Republiczn Club will be held 2t460 Milwaakes SEVENTEENTH WARD, The Republican Club of the Seventeenth Ward izing Socle- Prof. Brown a complete system of phonography at the Same date. Prof. Prosinger’s orehestral class meets twice a week. There will be another sociable of the Sunday- School Superintendents at the Brevoort House Tuesday eveniog. The social proper will be held in the parlor at 5:30 p. m., where an hour will be spent in a soctal way, and in zettiog acquainted. At 6:30 . m. supper will be served in the ladies’ dining-room from the regular bill of fare. From 7:30 p. m. the evening will be given up to a discussion of * The best methods of conducting the opening exercises of our schools.” Superintendents, Assistant Superin- tendents, and teachers are invited. THE CITY-HALL The judges and clerks of the July election will be paid upon application at the Comptrol- Ier's office. The Treasurer's receipts yesterday were $1,551 from the Water Department and $69L {from misccllaneous sources.- The Comptroller took in $1,000 and issucd a warrant therefor. I The Department of Pablic Works yesterday issued an estimatc of $4,70 to Fitzéimons & Connell on account of the work on the Fuller- ton-avenue conduit. The total amount of work donc on that improvement is estimated at $207,711.55. At the next meeting of ‘the Council will be presented an ordinance requiring those persons :’ho make a business of renting boats in the asin on the Lake-Front to pay an annual lic fec of $50; and be subfect tq, ayhenvy pena‘l':ye Tor renting boats to minors who have not the writ- ten consent of their parents or guardians. The amotnt of money allowed by the Council for the salaries of the Health De;lrtmenh was $2.086 per month. In the last two months the department has cxpended $3,338, and therefore there Is a balance of 3814 fo its credit. A few months’ balances would . pay the u[mnses ofa enches. The number of deaths from scarlet fever in annual sale of Ladies wear. ranted perfect in fit, make, and quality, and at prices very much lower than ever before. Although the prices are lower our standard quality sustained. Our spring stoc LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. IES’ UNDERWEAR, Monday we shall be%in our * Under- Every article is war- is full s just. completed, and em- braces many very desirable patterns in _Night Dresses, Chemises, Drawers, etc. will pay to examine our stock, as they can be bought cheap- er than the material will cost unmade, and all trouble sav~ ed. We shall also offer a large stock of CORSETS, slighfi damaged, at half price. HOTCHKIN, PALMER & €0, - It tly: 137 & 139 State-st. P. B.—Bpring Styles in Cloaks now ready. ———— the week just past was seventeen, which was about the same number as last week. The deaths from other causes are about s usual.- The new cases of scarlet_fever reported yester- day were at Nos. 604 Fourteenth street, 173 North avenue, 257 Twent;—ecvsnth street, 583 Warren avenue, 111 South Park avenue, and 131 ‘Wesson street. Mr. Bullng:, &5 thlWen Division Gas.Com- pany, was at the City-Hall yesterday to see about some bills which he thinks im{ine him on- certain vinducts. He sald nothing about the price of gas after May 1, and goes about with an apparent sublime Indiffer- ence as to whether or n6t he makes any reply to the proposition madé by the Council aud sent to. him months ago for a reply. None has been re- ceived, and Mr. Billings has nothing to say on the subject. _Mr. Huat, the Comptroller’s policeman whose duty it is to keep trlcg: of showpualmi show busi- ness, has beenat work trying to ascertain if thers areany. varloty, shows ia Sne cty that should be ‘supp) Mr. Hunt is as well known among the proprietors of the shows as be is in Mr. Farwell’s office, and of course upon' his approach the evil feathres, if such there be in connection with the shows, are immediately ART SALE. ISTTNG - Akt S Continued this week esch eventng. 7:300'clock. AT 152 STATE-ST. Grand Chance for Art Buyers. UNDERWEAR. UNDERWEAR, Of allkinds, LESS THAN COST, to close out. It will pay all wanting Underwear to see us. FRENCH’S, STATE & MONROE-STS., Ovposite Palmer House. covered up, the wino-room ¢l and 2 moral cotertainment shewn.. Mr. H. nevertheless re-, ports that four places are bad. : They will be looked up. . * . Bullding vermits were fssued yesterday to . leet in size, and locat. = on West Indiana, near Wood street; Jacob Blr?g a three-story and _basement vinegar “factory, to cost 86,000, to be S5X7 feet n lmensionn oy located at No. 56 North Desplaincs street; A.' Peterson, a two- dwelling, to cost $2,200,’ to be 2234 feet fu on-Beymour; near Bry- kion Of Mrs. Somers. 8iuqnm1n.m.wny.-. IEDICATED BATHS. IR, SOMERS, T The cated Vapor Bath Institate. for m;flznufflfi?‘xm St tba @ Pacific Hotel. door from LaSalle-ss. jvate entrance;on Jackson-st., Ele ent 3. Tho Ladies Dopariment is under the personal super- parate