Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1877, Page 8

8 . 'I'HE CHICAGO I'KIBUNE: TUESDAY. MARCI 20, 1877. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Anna M. Palmer and William A. Foller have eald o VinaA. Watkins, for $45,000, an nndivlacd qgnarter of a lot, 6812764 fect, on the northeast corner of Unifon and Twenty-second strecta, The Temperanco Radicals held thelr first meet- ng In thelr new hall, cornet of Panlina and Lake atreets, lastnight. The hall fs n spacious one, thongh on thls occasion It was filled to overflow- iog. The temperatare yestenday, a8 observed by Mn- nasse, optician, 88 Madison strect (Tninrxe Nnild. ing), tvas ot Ba. m. 27 degrees; 10 2. m., 205 12 13 3 p, mi., 92; 8 . m.. 27, Darometer at oy 20,015 B, M., 30,12, A correspondent commnnicates the information that the m"me of the ‘*Msgician ' inqnired after 48 having formerly given entertainments In this city waa Harzelmayer, Ho gave perlormances for one week In old Farwell Iall ghortly before the fire, Cotoner Dietzech yesterday held Inquests npon Frank Bischier, aged 24 ycars, who came to his death on the 17th _instant at No. 1874 Dearborn sirect, by falling off a car on the Pittsbargz & Fort Wayne Hallroad en route to the Stock-Yarda; and * wpon Bertha Dictzeh, thres weeka old, ot No. 14244 Bherman strect, wwho died S8unday cvening of convalsions, The Snpreme Lodge of the World, Anclent Order Tnited Workinen, meets for a five daya' seaslon this morning at 10 o'clock In Pythias Hall, corner of LaSalle and Adams strects. The ecssion will last Inclasively from 10 8. m. to 4 p. m, ‘The reporta “of ofiicers will be presonted to-dny. The following are the oflicers of the Su. Jreme Ladge: 1. M. MeNalr, Pennayieapua, P. 8. . W,: C, Schryack, Kentncky, 8. M. W.: O, J. Noble, Towa, 8, G. I3 Thomas Curry, Ohio, S, 0.: Edwin Elmore, Naw York, S, I.3' . Davis, Indiann, 8. R.; O. P, Titcomb, Illinols, 8, G.} A, J. Fraucts, Kentucky, 8. W. * Tho mult acainst the Protection Life:Tnsnrance Company came up again before Judge Moaro fur a few momente yesterday morning, Gen. Stilea and Georga W. Stanford represeuting the Company and 3ir. Shufeldt appearing in behalf of the com- plalnant, Giooding. The very formidablo answer of the defendanta has been published in these colnmna in such away aa to et forth the maln lmlntl thercof, but Mr. SBhufeldt desired further fme to look It over and, if necearary, to ezamine the officera and the bouks of the Company. After considerable talk, the motlon to appoint & Receiver wan continaed nntil the 28th Inst. At this point, Judge Whiteside, n recent policyholder in' the Company, filed n petition asking to be made n Ivnrl defendant to the enit, Judge Moore thought ho {dea of making the policyholders party defenil- ants was on impracticable ‘one, Lut nllowed the filing of the petition, The whole matter will prob- ably break out again on the 28th, Tho_Tlon. Mr. Hildenp, the newly-sppointed United States Marshal for this district, arrived in town yorterday, ond visited his fature quarlers during’ the afiernoon. He was recelved by Mr, Campbell, who did the honord of the occanlon, in- troducing Mr, Hildrup to a number of the Govern- mont oficiale. It had been cxpected that he wonld at once ntaume tho daties of his position, and Judge Blodgett held himeelf in readinens to admin. ister the oath of oftice. But Mr. Hildrup stated that hehad not at that timo received his com- amisslon, nor had he been notifled that the bond for 820,000 which he fled before leaving Washington had beenapproved, For these Teasons, and Inasmuch o8 ho har considerable pri- vate busineas to ci up hie will probably not take Jiold nntil to-morrow. Tha new Marshal has n[:- ointed the Hon, John Stillwell, of Chatswort ., Clllefl)e]lmly, in place of Mr. I, N, Buck, an IL I8 expocted that ' sevoral changes will be mada among the deputies and the clerienl atafl, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Grand Pacifie=C. 1. L. Meyer, Fond du_Tac A. O, Tradicy, Few YorkiIi Wiwkcler, Bt Fawlj James V7. Elncionaty . 31, Dinks. Clarelandydohn” Al Feoria: (eorge 1rn, i ake; W, P Metoren, - Miwankee:' 11 per, Cindianapolist A, Jd. Ciar) Py Arerman Tiouse—~The iton.. A, . Covington, Ky ¥. W. 1o Noncirault and’ compan; Ball, Marqueste; the , 1. Colwell, Negaun Tremont louse—Col, Lapham. New York Cawdry and J, 8. Tope, Detrait; U, M. Hubbard, Kansas Toucrand k. k, Laigs, Nostont J, Ulair, aiucs Sherwoud, Kew Yorky James Thorn, J. L. Gritin, Now Yorky .f, 3. bitmer llowse—ien. J. . otiorts, — ndianapoila Thomas "laliete, New owa: S Yorks the Hon,'A. J. 18y, New Yark! J. T, Sturetss bun Francleco; E COUNTY BOARD. EGAN'S CLAIM, ‘The County Commiesloners held n regnlar wonk. 1y wneceting yeeterday afternoon, Preslaent Holden in the chair, and present the full Board cxcopt ‘fabor, A commnuuication was recolved from Architect Fgan, urglng upon the Doard the necessity of tak- iug some definlte action with regard to hia claim for compensation for tho preparations of the sece ond deeigna of the new Conrt-1louso, R ur ., £ ar ¥ Dattfinores U Uarris, ferred to (he Jofnt Commnilttee on Public Seevice and Dutldinge, COUNTY THYBICIAN’S HEPORT, The report of County I'hysiclan Iolden for the quaster eulinz Fob. 28 wan recolved, 1o mada =2 post-mortem exumliuations, and examined 47 perdona for evidences of insonity. Of these 47 were judeed demented. 4 wero cared for by friends, 1 was found to be of sound mind, 1 was sent to tho Toor-House, and 1 to Bufalo, 1 committed wni. cldo, and 2 wero returned to the Asylun on old Aerdicts, The bealth of the prisoners in tho Jail had been umifurmly good, the sanitary condiiton of the binlting heing ‘excellent. 1t was roferred to the Comnntico on Jail and Jail Accounts. ‘The Committee on Public Charitles repuried ad. versely on the Yfillfl(m foran flel!ro printion for the Central Free Dispennary in the West Division, sinco the County Hospital 14 located In that part of tho "I It wan referred to the Commitice onliva- pif o HOUTII PAUK REPORT. A commuvication was recelved from the South Tark Commixsloners of dato of Dec, 1, 1870, sub. mitting o report of thelr dolngs, as‘pravided by statnte, from June 1, 1871, to Dee. 1, 1875, The report details tho work and the prewent condi- tlon of the South Farke and Lonlovards at great Jength, and notes some further {mprovements con templated. ‘Tho nursery and green-houses were reported fn the beat condition, and ample for all fmmedinte wants, tha stock of trees and shrubbery for exceeding [n value all the money oxpended on them: If sold they would bring a handsome proft, The donatlona (o the Botanical Garden had been L plants and 1, 820 packages of seed, The fea- ture of the renort was o detailed statement of the recelpty und oxlmmllmn-n of tho Hosrd from Dec, 1. 185, the date of thelr formar report, to Dec, 1670, of which the following 18 the subatunce: 1 R & on hand at Last repor cestsieesed® 00, Fuyay amonnta duo on contracis, cerfifcaice of fidebtedi origages amnnied on Jand purchase iird Natlonal Lank, ¥romn Merclaota' Savinge, Lo and DAY s cocerrasessantsse Ierurafvun s pay-ull MArcl, 197 Overpay of luten From suniry ron vonth P'ark special terest soo Tax-warruni, inis.. Total. It ; Water-pipe and u Lavur pay-roll, tiraus \n--||l iylsion Purk. sundries, and Isbor pa unt, Weaters avenue limpiosemen Sundrie auor and mateslal 5 ‘ommitiee on Finuuce., nILLS, ‘The Committce on Jail and Jail Accounts re. orted biile amounting 10 81,018.40, Amongthew Ve ono of Jobu E. Siebel for E100, for sue gy o the contents of stomacs, cte., by, ordes o Coroner. The Comumlttes'said ‘this bill wau, ac- rordlog to law, rlynbla by the county, but was g chargo againet tne estatcs of the deceased, snd recompiended that the County Clerk be dirccted to prove clalms for the umount sgainst the proper Cetates In the County Court. Commisstoner Mulloy »ald the law Lad been :qugn:_l‘. ud the mnoucy could not bu gotten from y extate. {ialt b tour was, wasied fo dlscusston, great dgoorance belug displayed by Nullu{. Fitzzeraid, aud Conly, nvge of them aceming 1o know that the Coroncr {u required by law to investizato all cases of supooscd violent deatb, and sll thinking it o be the duty of tho County Physicisn to make analyses of stomachs. Tho Board refused to pay, the titls: Yeus 6, nays 8,—tbe yeas being, 'lu? Gueaother, Hofl- Leazen, McCaflieypand :\muagm Hiet action was sul uco! reconsideres 3300 aliowed, Ausary MISCELLANEOQUS, . Commlsaiones Mulloy ssked the Chairman of the It wan ro-* Committee on Honspitals why he didn't report riles for the government of that nstitutlon. **Thero war no head and tall to ft, Commlesioner Cleary replied that he never conld get the Commlitteo fogether. A st of rnlos. gotlen np by Dr. Powell and others, was In the Clerk's desk, but he conldu't adupt them himacif. The sabject wan dmrpm, ‘The Committec on Pablie Service reported in favar of paving Smith & Jewelt for lemal rervices in the case of Devine vs. the Board, in telation to the power of the Doard to lssus bonds for bullding the Court-1lonse, The mrnrl was cons curred In: ~ Yeas 12, nays 2~Fitzgeraid and Sonne. g COCNTY I'OLLING-PLACES, ‘The sama Committes reparted the poiling-places in the reveral towna for tho coming town clee- tion, aa follows, eern=Town-Hall, Village of Austlng school honse, Retriet Xo, 31 school-house at’ Clydes schioul-howse, Disglet So; 43 ratirand dopot at Criwfurd. “Tiie Town Yy na e a I Fiute PArA—viisce Oskiand fore fTouras T, W. Adame’ store, corner of Forly-revcnth and State Jireets; Grand Croging depots Solth Chleage schiool. house Taylor's resl Mice, sont I Echlund ' piare, Jponds tk at Town-Hall, e e Town-1iall: rallroad depot at Tavens- woodt school-house, Jistrict No. 41 northeast carner trect and Shetlield avenne, Town Clerk 1iall At Unfon Ktock-Tarde: old briek scliocl-houscy corner of Stewart avenus and Sixtye second strecti comer nf Korty-sesentiatrect and Went morth aveuney comer of S(<1p:Ibintstrcet and Biva Isiand avene. Tawn Clerk at ‘Tawn Hall, (atumet—Georgn Luechimeyer's, Nug filand; Town 1IAIL Viitago of Washington 1{cighits, Town Clerk at Town Hall, Washington lleights. st aches et oL, Julten, Haond ation ) ot um- mit. Town Clerk at house of Dennis O Arien, In the other towns, except Thornton, thore is bt vne poiling place, which is fixed as Iast year, In Tharnton, oll north of the river will voteat Luntz! Tiall In Dalton, and: sonth of the river at tho hall in Thornton. The report tae adopted. ‘The Board then adjourued untll Thureday arter- noon, GRAIN INSPECTION. THE BTATE MUST PAY THE DXPENSES. Tv the Edlitor of The Tridbune. Cnicanoy March 10,—The Doand of Trade, the producers and shippers, and the, Legislataro are now consldering the queation of gran-inspection, I desire to make a enggestion which may have some bearing on the question from a legal stand- point, Whether grain shall be inspected by the Board of Trade, or by the Repablican party or the Demo- cratlc party, or by the Independents, scems to bo the all-absorbing tople. Expericnce has demon. strated that the yresent system ls not the best, but my present purpose ls not to scttle the mode, but 1o {nquire, Who shall pay tho expenses of inspec- tlon? Isnawcr, tho Btate. The present law dla- criminates against all in coming te Chicago, whilo Chicago s not slono the enfferer, but the shipper and producer are the sufferere. Every man_n_ lilinols who ralses a bushel of geain shonld have the right to scll his graln with equal advantages In nll tne markets inthe State, an the Leglslature hns no right to say that hostail pay inspection fees in Chicago, and not in Peorls or wincy. The epirit of the Constitution is that all #hall ba treated allke, and who ships from s point onsomo rallroad leading directly to his nearest market should not subjected to & burthen which doea not attach when ho sceks somo other market, & !licc. 7y Art XIIL of the Copstitutionlsas fol- olwat A e R R lon of grain, far y o ct RaU recelvera of Rrain Al produce. e SRR Now what does this mean? Does it mean that the graln arriving at ono point shall bo treated differ- cntly from that arriving at another point? Does it not mean that ail producers shall be treated alika? That unifornity shall be the rule, that all the mar- kets of tho Btate ehall bo open tith equal ad. vantagea? ‘Who ahall do the Inspecting s not ko lmportant, bat who ehall pay for It is thosquestion. Supposa I am o producor and shipper of corn ot s polnt equidistant ,from Peorin and Chicago, and when I send my corn to Peoria it I subject to nu Inapec- tion feca, but [n Chicago a fev ls charged which fs a lien on the corn, and must of courso bu paid by me, or by the purchascr, \whereby | lore just the amount of tho fee. The Genersl Assembly Ia re. quired to pass a law—a genernl law—it must bear equally upon all the cltizens. 1t has no rizht to impose a hurden un vne while anotlier vecapes. ‘The law munt vo for the Froh‘c(lnn of the shipper; but what protection I it to have adozen Inspectors Jump inta iy car of corn und cat it as soon ns it sreivesy A Titlo inore uf such Fmtucllnn aml thery would bo no corn left to protect, What protection 18 it to have it nll enten up by & swarin of hungey corn-caters? Wo have a Chlof Grain Inspector, and he cats corn, e haa o large corps of asaiste anis and clerks, and they all eat corn,” We haven registry oflice with a corns of clesks, and thoy all catcorn. The title of the act oupht to be changed *o a8 fo read: ‘*An act to provide com for seventy-five corn-eaters." It is fortunatg for the producer that he does not have to sond munu‘y along to pn;rfllv deficiencies nfter the corn iaafl eaton up, This {s all done under the guiss of pro- tecting nroducers and lhlygcrn. Posibly the pro ducer could tako the job himsell sud protect his pronerty cheapor. Nuw, the General ‘Assombly ins Lhe power Lo pass laws 1o_protect my property from larceny and burglary. \Why not carry out the yinclple, and makw a llenon tho property, so that he policenuin shall collect fees of the specific property which in protectodr 1L [n tho duty of ‘the State to pay the expenscas of [ratocting produicera aut of the Fublic Teeanury, on hu satmu principle that the public pays the expensa of ‘catching horse-thioyes, murdercrs, and bavk- robbers, hen the people of the State of Illinols by their Conventlon duclared that producers shocld bo protecied, they undertaok to furnish protection o in other cuses {0 the citizon, Thu prescent lnw fa a pulpable violatlon of the Coustitution worro than If nothing wore attempted. Now, why onvention Induced to insort thia clauea? the cvil songht to bo remedied? Why did they not proyide In express torms that the Legislature atiould paws lnws o protect peoplo otlier than shippers and producers? The answor 18 obvious: In other cascs thero was n criminal code, st to all classes of peoplo. it woulit becontinned; but In tho care of producurs and shippers they foand an imnicnro business Lhad «uddenly grown np afecting the whole State, The State in_agricuitueal, the principal busincss Ia tho ratsing of grain and produce, ard this provialon was inscrted ua a spectal command to the Legisla- ture, and It was Intendod that the Legislature #hontd uot be Icas regnrdices of these interests than 0f thoae provided for by the criminal code. 1t Iy the Yolce of the whole Siate, plodzing (ts Treasury to the enforcement of the provision, 'Fhe State has the power to levy taxcs to catry out this provision. ‘What bas the praducer done thiat he shonld bo snb- Jected to this burthen, or fine, or penalty under the name of feun? By what authority may tno Stato Tevy this extra tax on this ‘rm perty? 1t'fe a tax lnuul, a revenue out of which to pay the expende of enforcing a public taw, It 14 not levied in eithor of the mades provided by the Constitntion, for, first, L ls not n lcenwo: sccond, 1t I3 not lovied on A valuation ascertnined Iy somg poron clocted or appaluted I manner provided by law; but it isa burthen mposed uponn particular class of pr ty. In nowenso is It a constitntional tax. The Conatltn- tion has provined the different modes of cotlecting A rovenue, Theso fees are collecied and are clalmed aa ruvenue, belonging to the public, Tho Conntitution ts a Hinitatlon on the gower of the Leghslature, and thiat hody can nrovlde for the col+ fection of fo revenun or burthen, cxeept in the manner therein provided ; and whatare they? Pirst, allno or penalty, which is not thie case, for tha snipper ks committed o offenso; wecond, by a tax un a valuation, which fanot this case: thind, by o licenwe, which fs not this case, for the pro- ducer has not usked tho privilege of and selling it; fourth, wpeciul whicli applies only to local improvements, Now, under what pretext can this money b col- fected ‘from tho citizen and turned into'a Publle ‘I'reanury with which to [m{ public officers for the dllchnn,’: of official dutiva? ~ “T'ho Conntitution simply means this, ‘' We, the people, will prutect you, the shipper, and for this parjiuse wo will tax you s other people aro taxed, and with theso taxes wo will pay the cxpenses, Jaxes Iy loor, THE CRIDB, WIIAT TIE ALDERMEN THINK. ‘The importanco which the Aldermen scem ta at- tach to tho subject of the security of the crib and the inltiatory steps laken yesterday In the Council niuke it probable, to soy the least, that **tho main apring of the city's water-system ™ s about to un~ dergoa sovero and crifical exuminstion. One of tho Alderinen saya that from talk which ho has had with Mr, Kalstrom, the crib-keoper, ho is con- ced that tho house In the waters dues rock and souetinen with -Iamlnix l‘ymvluml of weake t it was {u the condition pictured by the I he was nut‘dpn.-'mud what ho ki icard Persons who had made o canual jue wpectlon of the structure he was Inclined to think thaut sepalring oe protection was needud, 1o had i plang for & breakwater of plice hor around, and at somo dlstance from, the crib (o keep off tho heavy scus and the fco, " Wil wuch & bratection, which he thought would cort all of $30, 00, thero would bs no fear of wadden calamity, sud the'gradunl decoy under tha Influence of tiine cunld bs watched sud caslly uaraed agulus Of coursa tho flret thing 10 be lone was (o have the crib luspected by u commitice of competent and impartia) engiucors. If thelr observations wont to verlfy thu “statements mada by Mr. Bramball, ho should sugsest shat the break. water of uiles be bullt, ‘'Fhe snbject hae created o deelded sensation among the citizens and city ol e and attaches. It was (he sule topic of cunversation at the Ciiy- Holl yesterduy, wherv everyone knows snd u‘;pm- clates the lmportance of ihe telation which the crit bears Lo the wuter-supply of the cliy. The ofticials aro well awaro of thut importance, and will leave nothing undono to remedy possiblo ex. Isting cvils, provent a reoccurrence ol thoso evily, and s¢t the miuds of the peuplo at case., vine AWa COL. UOUSTON, To tha Editor of TA4 Tridune. Mirwavksz, Wis., March 10.—Mr. George W, Bramball, sna communication to Tus Tmisuxs published March 18, in reforence to the lako-tun- ncl crib, quotes me as authority in regard to the force of waves, and makes some slsrming concla- sions. e doubtless refera to & paper ** Oc the eect of ‘wavo-motion on breskwaters, shores, cte.,* writ- ten by me some years slnce, ond publisbed o tho reportof the Chlet of Engincers, United States Army, for 1872 That paper haa no application to tho matter nnder discnseion, and [ desra to say that, #o far as anything I may hate writien or eaid {4 concerned, the lake ‘erth fa perfectly rafe, and T fhavo no doubt will remain ro nnder the care of the distingnished City Engineer. 1, C, Houstox, Major of Englnecre, Tirevet-Colonel United States rmy. THE PIKES. TESTERDAY'S DOINGS, Mr. and Mra. Plko spent yesterday In thelr pres- ent' quarters in the Connty Jall, apart from ono snother, but apparently rathor contented than atherwize. In fact, tha Professor ex- presscd Wimsol! to the reportér{who pald hima visit as belng **calm, content, and self-satlsficd, " ~—those were his words,—and added that his was no reproaching conscienco, What he had done was done, and conld not Lo undome; < bat hir conrclencadid not acense him, e apent con. riderable time with Mr. Dutler, his tawyer, and others who called to aee him, Letters have been written to his friends informing them that he is fn trouble, and replics are cxpected every day which wlllxmhnbly bring assurances of tholr purposs to rtand by him and to do all they can to pall him through, Hoiaannoyed at his wife's balngdetained in Jall, and it fs probablo that something will bo done towards effecting hor release nnder ball, since 1t ia by this time clear that she knew nothing of the murder nntil after it happened, when sho was yanked down to the Atmory. o reward to the statement telegraphed to Titr Tmnexe from 8L Iouls an to Plko's carcer the Prafessor sald he mnever had in_isconein: that he ald have A wife whom he wmarrled in Massachusctis, who went West with him, and finally Tived with him in Minnesota; that rhe obtalnéd n divorco from him; that she has aince marnicd twica: that he never seduced Miss Frane, now Mre, I'ike, as related in the dispatch, ete., ete, 1In short, tha Profersar makea o denfal of all the wickednens thiere charged, and promlscs to makea statement when Lhe proper time comes, which, he says, will sct nt reat all theso and other alanders, Insome of the articles pabiiahed in tho eity pa- era respecting the Jones tragedy, the name of o, Ell, of 000 Btate street, has becn mentioned In connection with that of Mre, Pike's in a wny that may have led to inferences altogether un- warranted. It is understood that, swhile the Plke were tenants of s, Eil, tnere never was ang doubt or question a 'fo tha rmprldly of Mrs. Pike's conduct, It was known hat she did not live very bappily with her hns- Dand; but aside from that Ler reputation was falr, Mre, Ell had no knowledge or information of any mircondnct or crime, actual or charged, ngainst Mre. Pike, nntil sho saw tho newspaper acconnts after the arrests, THE CITY-ITATL The Comptroller yesterday lssued revenne war- rants {o the smount of §15,000. ‘The Mayor twas absent fram his office ‘yeatorday, ‘Theing kept at home by a neuralgic affection In his liead, . ‘The Treasurer's receipta yosterday were 81,771 from tho Water Department and £033 from mis- ccllaneous sources, The first day of tha week saw recorded fonr deaths from scarlet fover, The new casen reported yeaterday wero at Non. 152 Boutl Morgan, 63 Chl- ceago avenue, 434 Wells, 368 Weat Madison, 12 Peck court, 703 Dania avenuc, 083 Indlana avenne, 1;17 ’l":ylor, corner Butler and Twenty-seventh streots. Tallding permits wera fssned yesterday to C. 8, Frickson for a two-story and bascment dwelling, 10 rost $2,200, (o be 20xil0 feet In size, and located at No, 248 Weat Erlo street; to A. I, Stevenson for two three-story and basement “""""5’ tocost £7,000 cach, to bo 2315384 foet in slze, and located ot Nos, 482 and 48 North Clark street. ‘The amount of special-assesament warranls ro- turned delinquent by the Clty Collectorto the County Collcctor on tho 15th of this month was $329,325,08, The City Collectos still holds for collectlon the warranta for the opening of Dearborn street and the opening and widening of West Washington street. lflwn the latter warrant there has been collected 84,011, THlealth-Comwisstonar De Wolf has requested the Board of Edncatlon to admit no children into the public kchaole without u certificate from the Medi- cal Inspector of the Divislon that the child afore- suld I« free from scarlet fever. Tho Doard have cumrllrd with the monsure by scnding coples of the Doctor's letter to the teachier with tlie request that tho precantions named therein be taken. All the medical gentlemen connected with the Tlealth Department wers yesterday inviled, or rather Instracted, to report ‘early this morning at tho Stock-Yarde, Th:fi will then make a thorongh Inspection of those yaris and uunanndlnfi preme- incs to tho enl that they may bettor umlerstand what I8 needed in tho ‘shape of reform, aud how thut reform may bo moat caslly snd cxpeditlously accompllshod. s ‘There were 1730 deaths In the clty last week, which [ an {ncrease of 0over tho provious week and & decrcana of G as compared with the same week In 1870, There were 70 males and 75 fo- males; 61 marrled and 04 Ilnj{l!: 1 colored. Tho ages wore as follows: Under 1 yearof age, 813 D betweon 1and 2, 11 between 2 and 3, 0 betieen 3 and 4, G between 4 and 8, 12 boswoen 5 nnd ¢ between 10 and 2D, 16 between 20 and 30, 13 Le- tiween 30 and 40, § between 40 and 50, 12 betwoen 0 and 60, 0 between 60 and 70, 8 between 70 anil K0, 1 between KO and 00, The principal eau death war From -flnplexy. ;. bronchltl convulsiol D; diphtheria, 75 scarlet fever, (provious k, 17) 3 Inanition, H3 meningitl Pphthisis, 20; pnoumonia, 8. Tho Kteward of the 8mall-Pox 1lospital appeared at the liealth Office yeaterday vory mutch exorclsed becanso he hiad beon hard at “work taking caro of two men aflicted with the emall-pox, and who, tonsequent upon the discase, were **crazy as bed. boge," Tha Stoward complains that ho 'has had no rest and no assistance; that the men_acted so wildly that be was frequently obliged to uso forco to prevent them from duln{l toem- selves injury” or CICIHII!H: ihat he had fo null up the “windows pnd lock the doors: and, what was worst of all, he had no anstitanco in his Inbors, and when obliced 10 be absent from tho Hn-vlul to roport ot the llealth headquarters, or £9 after another paticnt, the inen wra left alone. hero wan an appropriation made for a mimme for the ‘muclmllle, and s aonh as tho facts of the case shall bo presented In tholr proper Jight to the Emln-r person all cause for complalnt will proba. ly bo removed, ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Rev. George W. Williams will lecture In the Olivet Baptist Church, Fourth avenue, this even- Ing, on the subject of ** Emancipation: Its Frults," Misa Barah ', Smiloy will give a Bible-reading befora tho Bible Assoclation in Lower Farwoll Iall to.day from 1110128, m. Subject: **Ifoy to Stndy lhg Dible," l‘ x The annnal Coimencement of the Chicago Col- leze of Phanmacy will be held this eveulng at the Firat Methodist Church. Tho excreises Include tho vrescntation of a prize medal on behalf of the Drug Clerks* Assoclatiun, The elaventh annual reunion and banquet of the Alumni Association of tho Uhicago Mediesl Colv loge will Ab;dht:m l:, I}l,o T‘[cn'lsm:' "anustl(’{l. avening, rea«0y by Drs, C. N, Coope: o Tas, 1 ALK, Steelo, and Sihars, g 'The Nev. lenty Gersonl, of Atlanta, Ga., will lecturo to-day at 7 p.m. in the new Jowish ‘Templo, Michigan avenne, betwesn Fonrteenth and Fiftcenth strects. Tho roverend gontlemion has thereputation of a good wpeaker, lle s very favor- ably known in tho Jowlsh press ss tho author of sonie interesting articlcs, TIIE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘The Collectors of the Towns of Malnc, Worth, and Thornton turned thelr books over to the Coun. by Collector yesterday, ‘Tho Collector of the South Town gava tho County Treasurer $100,000 yesterday, Tho nows soon spreud, and the rapidity with which the holders of county ordura came eround was remarkable, ‘The County Attornoy goca to Springfeld agafn In a few days, Hosays be bas his oyo on the Nevenno bil, Lot It s gonerally supposcd that by naver loses slght of the Comwmisloners’ bitl, ‘Fho oftice of the County Treasurcr ls mnhlng Its wonted lifo, A largo force Isemploved in prov. inzthe correctness of the delinquont retnrms of the Collectors who have scnt in their books. The Grand Jury heard numcrous cases yesterday, and fouud several important bills, It is ove, whelmed with work, sid promises to bo to the end of the term, Tho Pike murder caso 1a not likoly to ba reached, owlng to tho ruali of smaller caves, Swan, the Indicted juror ia theBuliivan rase, who was placed in joll Satunday, appeared in the Crim. Inal Court ynllvrd:‘( by hia ltwmmlud had his bail fixed at 2,500, The rest of the day was spent in u!lnu to securo bumdsien, but to no avall, The edore will bo renewed to-day. Several car-loads of the granile for the pilasters and columnns for tho new Court-flouse have been shilpped from Fox Island. and sre cxpected to are rive dully, Just what will bo dons with the ma- terlal when It atrives sevims now to b the ques. tion, as there is no prospect of uslugany part of it durlhg the year, The Wardon at the Insane Asylun complains that ho fa overrun with trampe, Sunday evening forty ¢allea on him for lodiing, and yesterday moruing ho had to use actusl force to yet rid of them, They hail, ho saya, from all party of the countey, Yho Rang in question was bul a squad of (he grand anny who sre dally asking assistance. Farutor Harms continues to haunt the bullding in the Inlorest of bls oxtras, Jo has procured a ocketful uf | {rom varlous rlruu proniounc- ug hls claln correct, which he (utends Lo lay bos fore the Commiasloners, but which would seem to be uscleas, for tho reason (hat his case has beon turaed -over o the County-Atloruey for an **upinloa* as to tho validity of hls contract, ele, This Lriugs to mlnd the fact that some munths ogo Mr. lountreo gave un opinon on tho subject sus- talolog (ke coutract. If hw has ot changed his wlud Haruis i 1n tho Jurch, and if the Doard is in. clined to sacellico ta fricndship for bim to do lis duty o the pablic, he must accept the $26,000 tte arcbltect says he la entitled to in Jicu of the $60, - U00 ho clalius, After he settles bis trouble with the county in the matter, o wiil justhare com- wenced to seo lght, & whether b chooscs 1o go - the anti-llckey men, yeatorday into conrt or not he will bo driven there to deter- mino his individnal right to whataver the county may award him, While Menara, Tleath and Wright and thele friends are enraged fn thoe atrife for Mavaralty honore, . 5. McGrath, who waa once mentioncid in_connection ‘with the ofiice, 1 quietly working away in the Connty Clerk's offico, earning his live. Ithood by tho mweat of hia hras. Ile appears to have flunz mway all ambitlon, bat rome of his ;’lrlbmll:‘toflple his namo with that dreadful *‘dark orse. ‘4Jae,” ron of F. J. Kearney, retnened from Springfioll yesterday, where ho has beon dolng duty as **page,* to (ake his old place a4 messen- r for the County Doard, Ife fonnd that durinz fa abrence ** Nick* had taken his nlace, hnt ho went to work Inst the same. There fs likely to bea brawl between the two, and the nollce ma: yet hava tabo ealled in to cject one of them, resignailon In §n order. CRIMINAL. ‘Thore [e at the Central Station awaitingan own- ership, n hanting-canas watch of L. Raymond man- nfacture, atamped ‘*J. 0'Meara," 1t was taken froma thiof recently arrested, G. W. Bwagg, of No, 185 Van Durcen streot, complains of the loss of threo palrs of pants by burgiars, and Fred Letbort, of No, 113 Kinzie streat, complains of the loss of two bolta of eloth in the same manner. The only nrrost fn the Wost Divisjon last nhim, ountalde of the ardinary runof drnnka and disorders Mes, wwas that of James K. Keamney, charged with stealing n atove from the offica of James Honry, No. 37 Canal street, A lamp-lighter ed James Hodeon clalms to have becn held up atan cariy houg yesterday morn- ing, at the comer of Jefferson and Van Baren rtrects, by a_ frlo of highwaymen. They wero frightened off by s companion opening fira nEon them, Bomething more than robbory ls thought to hava been intended. Morris Marks, for peddling cizars without ali- cenee, waa locked np at Central Station yesterday b‘ Dotectiva Scott, as was airo Annie’ Cramer, charged with the larceny of $23 from M, B. Custard, & recont Importation from Michizan, In thelatier casothe flrm¥u went Intoecstacics over the arrest, and attached to 1t a1l the impnrtance of a hibclsuit agninst & valuelens newmn{rer. The tyoman was known to him as one of lewd character for several months past, and ho tried to finnnl nrainst her wiles, but tononvail, Andnow, Instreet parlance, ** he'ls beofing, " Officer Dan Reardon, tha *Sittine Ball™ of sl v captores Jamos Conley, Martin Olacn, and A, Scxlon, three well- known confidence-men who operate chlofly on Canal street. One of them attempted (o throw away a pocket-book containing two fctitfous ne upon J. M. Ads!it’s bank, payable to ells, for $800, and anothorupon the German National Rank, payable to Edward Thomp. ron, for $1,220, both signed by tho fictitions firm of *‘Deel, Gum & Co." Whifo awaiting diepost- tion at the Central Station they were neatly cor- ralled upon vagrancy-warranta sworn out by the officer beforo Justice Summerfield. Justice Summorfleld ytllcrdn{ held the follow- Ing: Frank Lewle, attempting io hold up Gilbert McLane. $100 fino; Thoman Balley, lAm.-nly of $20 from his sister Ella, $300 to the'Criminal Courts Georza Wright, an .expressman, who trled to ewindle a Granger named John Link, 850 fne: Willlam O'Bhaughness larceny of %0, from Milo Dombash, $300 to the Criminal Conrt; Jolin Dolaney, larceny of 385 worth of clothing from W. II. Iobineon, of " No, 208 Washington street, 8500 to March Julius Johneon, larceny of n presafromthe A. D. T, Cmnrln + §300 bail to tho 20th Inst, Justico Scally held Malnchi Garvey for stabbing his brother George in $1,500 ball to the 22d: James Donegan and James Tedden, sttempt- ing ]-re«mr on tho street, $20 oach or eix months in the House of Correction; Thiomas Mott, Iarceny of &2 from a young son of Mm. Darger- man, $1,000 to tho Criminal Court; Jobn McDonald, robbery, $1.000 nntil tonlni. Justice Kaufmann held Fred Green, for the borglary of eoventy-five pounds of tea from James Stanton's grocery, No, 123 North Markot strect, In S800 bail to the Criminal Court; Willlam Kohnberg, mail. clous villainy in_bnrelarizing the llquor-store of W. Meyer, No. 73 Chicago avenue, snd turning on {aucets whereby 8400 worth of spirita wozo lost. $1,000 to the Criminal Court. SUBURBAN. BLUB ISLAND, The Standard, a weekly paper, which changed hands a few wecka ago, has again subsided, 3r. Charles 1. Jones, the proprictor, being in 111 ‘heaith, has, b‘ the advico of his physiclan, sus. Fended the prblication of the panor fof the present. Tho *‘Tlon Tem: meet thia avening at the resitenco of the Misses Habinson. Tho Iadles of the Methodlst Church will biold & soclablo nt tho church parlors Thuradoy evening, = Friday evonin: the Litorary Socicty meet at tha Universalls Chnrch, Satarday Bvunlni}lln Busan B, Anthony wlill lecture befors the Literary Soclety at tho Cangregational Church, T FRUITLESS INDUSTRY. A Ttemarkable Scene on Long Ysland Yes terdny, Bpecial Dispatch {a The Tridune. New Yorg, March 19,—Many men threw dirt at each other at Parkvlile, Loug Istand, to- day. A gang of men employed. by the new Bay Ridge & Coney Island Rallroad Company attempted to remove a portion of tho track of the Prospect Park & Coney Island Raftrosd Company to continue the track of the former Company to Jamalea, The removal was, of coursc, only to be temporary. The Superin- tendont of tho Prospect Park & Coney Island Road dirccted that a locomotive bo placed on the trck at tho Polm. whers 1t was proposed to reniove the ralls. Tho Bay Ridze Company employea commenced to underinine tho track, ‘The otlier party sct men at work flline up the liole oa fast 0s {t was miade. The workmen quarreled and camo to blows, but the police ar- rived befure nny ono was scriously infured. At oua timadaring tho dizging out and flling in procezs, there was imminent danger of a serfous rlot. A great crowd gathorod and the men in the cxeavation were much aggravated by having spndes full of dirt constantly thrown in thelr fuces by tho opposing gang. Lnst evening tho Prospect Park & Conoy Island Company ob- tained from Judgze Prutt o temporary injunition restralning the Bay Ridge Company from cross- ing tho former's track, nnd both companics agreed to settlo thelr diferences u the courta. checks, —0; William Wi A REVOLUTIONARY LANDMARK, Spectal Dispatch to Tha Triduns, Bostox, March 19.—The proservation of the Old Bouth Church (s now nearly assured, A Lill was roported to the Legistature. to-day pro- vidinw for the Incurporation of the Trustees of the Old Bouth, It names tho Governor, the Mayor of Boston, the President of IHarvard College, the President of the Massachusctts Historical Bocluty, tha Presldent of the Ameri- can Autlquarian Society, and the PUresident of tho New England Historle Genealogicul Bo- clety, ex-ofliclo, and Willlam Gaaton, Mark Hopkins, and Leo Martin Brimmer, and thelr assoclates and successors ‘Trustces for the purpose of acquiring and hold- Ing the Ol Bouth ~ and the 1and underand ad{acent for historleal, memorial, educational, charitable,and public religious use, and none other. 'Tho Stale muy appropriate £250,000, aud the City of Hoston not twore than $15,000, to sccure the useof tho building for publie purposes, It Is probable that the bill will pass. e — WHO ARE TAXPAYERS ? To the Edilor of The Trivune, Cusicaao, March 10, —In your cditorial of yester- day on Munlcipal Qovernments you explain. that the Financo Board s to bo clected by tho taxpay- ere. Now, by this whom do yon mesn? Does it Include the personal-property taxpayerd as woll as tho owners of real cetate? Ishould tmagino that to accomplish tha end desired, personal property will have 1o be umitted; but can this bo dono? Willnot the personsi-property taxpayers oppusc such & measure to tho very endr. Therw Is also an. other fact that muat neods have weluhty conslder. atlon, It Isihis: Supposc that the plan should be sdopted, and becowno a Jaw in that form, —Flnance Bourd to bo elecied by the taxpayers,—will we nok have to admit women st the polls? There aroa good number who own real estato, and, furthers more, do not the married women vwn one-half of the husbandse' property? Verliy, € (bink we shall &t tast have to euccuinb, and glvcup toiho so. called wome: ghta. Peuny Poresn, e ——— PRESIDENT HAYES' STATE CARRIAGE. Mesers. Brewster & Co, of Broome street, New York, had the honorof furnishing President Hayes with his Btate carriage. Mcsars. C. P, Kfmball & Co., Nos. 570 and 973 Wabash ave- nue, have the exclusivo sale of those uncqualled carrisgzes n tbis city at regular factory prices. e —— s THE WINDSOR, ** Whero can a travelee Lo sure to find what ho necds fn the way of comfort?’ At tha Windaor,** ** Where ls it to ba fosnd?” **On Fifth aveaue, botween Forty-sisth sud Forty-scventh streets, Now York.”™ ‘*1sit ceutrally located?” ‘*Itle within sn casy walk of teu miautes to the Contral Park; linea of coaclics pass tho door every fow mioutes; back of It aro the Fourth avcnue pas~ senger cars, which carry you for a few cents (o the business centrs of tha city, or the upper part of the Island {nto the broad felds, ltis bat three min- utes’ walk Lo the Grand Contral depot, st Forty- socond atrest, Itls the best hotel dn the world. ———— SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. Dr, Price's trus flavoring extracts are saperior to all others, because they are prepased from cholco ®slccted fruite sad aromsiles, WHISKY. Judge Bangs Makes an Argument in ; Favor of Jake Rohm, And 8nuggests that Mr. Storrs Possibly Agrees with im. * But Mr. 8torrs Denies This, and Shows Why the Oaso Is & Gogd One. ‘Willlam Golsen’s Experience in the New York Crooked Cascs. REIIM’S CASE, AND WIAT JUDGE DANGS THINKS OT 1T ‘The case of tho United States sgalnat Jacoh Rehm to recover 81,000,000, claimed to be duo on account of frands in whisky, was to have come up before Judge Nlodgett yeaterday on a motion to dismiss, Mr, Storrs was present for the Govern- ment ready to make his argament, but Jndge Law- rence, of tho defenilant's counsel, did not wish to procesd In tho bscnce of Mr, Campbell, who Is slck. ‘The contest was therofore postponed Indefl- nitely, although 1t fa Ilkely to come np withina week. ‘The Journal of yosterlay afternoon contained the following in reference {o the snit against Mr, Rehm: Distelet. Attorney Tiangs, tn an lnlerflcw with a daurs nal reporte riher suspects hat Mr. 8t f the same opinfon. Tha latteris toorrudite & Iawyer, knows 1oa niuch of Jurleprivdenee, to thiak otherwiae, lie may, lowerer, rosccnting thecase with a vazue hopothat a happy {urn of cire cumstances will hlh’lf{ mueresa to the tnyernment. In the fiest piace, Judre DAnge rays the edhim by the Prestdent was uncendition exhihited, and then reforred to the casof the United Kiates l‘: frst Otto, page A74, whereln th supreme Court of the United ‘e palde **t 18 the te: o yery cusence of & uardon that it releasch the offender {from tha contequences of is offense,” Tin made other roferendes equally relevant, and to ‘hismind _conclis sive, showing .that when liohm was. parduned e (WML reliaved “ynconditlonally from atl fups ther " punishinent, Tho pretent ault {8 A penal, A ht under not el gt Elnk | brong Bec. 3,200 of the Revised Statuten nf the Unlted States, senich Inepectically pennt fn lts appiteation. U thercfore—far the Feason above R be amenshte, Furihermore, thinsection of the statuts stipulates that not oily mint the uniawfaily abtane: perty in his nossession e proven to be so obtatned, FEtthie aefendant muat Do Miow: b BATE peen privrto Taw t no evidence could b carlon csmo v z not ba directly traced, But If by chanca it could be 80 tracad, it could not ba proven that Itchin was actually cogntzant of the source wiience it came, botli of which praofs arc requis Alts under the tatute.’ The Judge did not deny, how. over, that shoutida ivl) auit bo brought aealnst lic L might succeed, Kich asuli—on nstance—must ha strietly civil, parta of a pean! nature. Tho present sult wi deprlve tha defendant of proverty In hie punistunent forcrime, 1t wes, therefore, and not Iikely to snceeed. Judge Bangs having stated that hesuspected that Mr. Storrs was of the same opinlon, a reporter of Tue Trnuse called upon that gentlemon last evening for the purpose of ascertalning twhether ho had changed front on the snbject. 1 POUND MR, STORRS athishotel and neked him If ho bad seen tho article in the Journal, 8Sald Mr. Etorrs—**1 supposo you refer to Judgo Bange' argnnient n favor of Mr. Rebm published this ovening." . **Yes, 1if that Is what you call it, What do you think about [t1" Thaoro are two views to take of it. Asafalr lui-lprunnu!lvn of the case from a Jegal stand. point I think it 1s a fallura. So far as the queetion of tasto ia concerned, althongh Judge Lanes and [ might not agreo about that, I think it s fn bad taste, The st agalnst Rehm §s brought by Jud{a Banza and myself, ha a8 United States District Attorney and” T a8 specinl Aaslatant District At« tarney. ° We both signed tho declaration repre- senting the (avernment as its counwol. Weare both still attornoya for tho Government—repre- senting it, and both sapposed to be interested In doing tho bost wo can to defeat the motion to dis- miss the cane, and to sccuro If possible a vendict annd Judgment agninst Rehm, I confess 1am eurpriscd to find that ho has an. ticipated the arguwent of the motion, not onl( in the intervicw pablished to-day, bat in previens oncs, which I assumo ate correct, bat In strong ex- presaions of sympathy for Mr, i{elm, and finally in what would acem to be n carefully propared aynop- sis of an argnment In favor of his ndvereary and lfiMnlI. his own client, ‘There ia nothing now in the argument. It isthe samo one that Rehm's connsel prosented o the Justice when th«-{ made an application -to have tho suit dismissed. In response to that application the Attormey General tele- graphed and wroto me calllug my attentlon not oaly to the case which angs has clted, but to various others, and anking for my opiafon. I pro- pored vory elaborate opfilon, which 1 forwardod ln‘llm A"“”l’d‘:::“fl and lrefnlv'ad from lllm: etter acknowledging the recelpt of my argumen and stating that he full, lnree?l with ll’a vl?v‘v‘- and conclusiona, 1 havo thercfore tho matisfaction, oven If. Judge Hangs does dlnl;{m with mo, of having the written concurrence of Judge Taft, the Attorney Goneral, untder whose anapices this sult was commenced. ' Doubtlesa the opinlon cxpressed by dndge Hangs Ishis oplnion, but I am very cor. tatn that his attention has been called to tho case to which he refers by Xehmor Hobm's counsel, and I am equally certaln ho has NEVER GIVEN TIE SUDJECT TIAT EXAMINATION which he oaght to have given before ‘mblllhlng an opinion itpon {t, 1am cqually certain that I have ven the queation the most careful consideration; nmd of ouo thing I am shaolutely cortaln, that Judge Honge' suspicions that I am of the ramo npufinn with himself are entirly erroncous. [ am notatall of thu opinlon which Judyo Bangs has cxpreased, but I am very decidedly of the oplnlon that noither the promies of lamuinty nor the par- don of Rehn, aecured nupon the jolnt recommenda. lon of Judye Bindgett and Mr, I.llm%'. furnlshed no gmnml for the dismissal of this suft.” V18 thero anything In the polnt which Judgze Banags makes about the differenco between a crim- inul and a civil suie?® ‘*Yen, Lhoro la something In the polnt, but the diffcrence In the point, as he will And whon he comes to know more about the authorities than he ecomus to know now, Is entiely azainst him, ‘Tho case to which ho rofors intho” 1st Otlo to which i hias called the attentinn of the Journal raporter, together with many other casca arlalng under amesty proctamations, bave, in my opinfon, no uum{ spplication to Johm's cane, ! caro to furnish in advonce my points, It Is enough to say that ir. Itobm Les ncver been fue dictod, trled, or convicted of the offesisc nor of the act for which the suit s brought. A pard: one offense § do not underatand oper: in tho naturo of u dischiargo In any otherso as to relleve the porson Elnlonr.‘l\ from Hability for all other nffenscs, The distlnctlon botween the two canca {4 not technical; ftis broad and cssential, Itehm was Indicted for conspiracy, snd pardoned for thut offenee, u_is not suvd for that mow, and nevar has been, Ho far as the ques. tlon of lym‘mhfi is concerned, 1 don't bolieve that Judge Bangs or anybody elss, whon tho agreement was mado with Reohm granting him his conditlonal lmumnlt{ over contemplated his rollof from any civil Babliity under nFeu ho lay ossoseion as Dopartment of o thu Govermnent, In fact, 1 don't liclicys that tho counsel on eitior alde ever thoughtof ft. I don't bellove cither cou for the Govs cimoient sgalnst him ever dreamed @ of such a (hing; and 1 don't belleva elther counsel for the Government can bo Lroughl to give in that in agrecing upon tho terms of {m- munity with Ttolim lhu{ contemplated 1hat thoy rolioved him fram Habllily tothe Govornment to the extent of §1, 600,600, " ++1f the Dlstrict Attornoy fs honestly convinced that L has no care, why don't ho MOVE TO DISMISS TIE CASED" “*T was employed cupeclally for the pur) of prosccuting thie case, ond ceriainly, with my pml'tnl viuws, Latisll cortaluly never mako suchn wation, " svean hot' ++ 1 thiuk Judge Dangs cannot, and I presume ba would not. " ** Would nuchi statoments as those which he has mado !m'nj any :'lufx"“wu # jury if the casa should M 2 Jury trlolr" TS A hika mation 1 averruted thoro will bo a Jury ulnli You can Judzo of tho offect of such atate- nents, * 4 el Havs you becn consulted by Judge - Bangs =a ln.lh; cffect of the pardont’* v ! Nover.* 11as bo nover exprosscd his peculiar views on the subject to your* Never." ** You must have CONBULTED ABOUT THUE CASE}" ¢ Weoconsulted about the cuse hufore the par. don wasgranted, and consulted ubout it in Wash. Inzton with tha Attornoy-Guueral,' 1 do not be. Jevewo ever had o consuliation ss (o the effccts of the pardon.” *+\Vhat could have made hLio suspoct that you agreed with him}" ¥ *¢ Nothaing that 1 havo said or done, or suggested’ ly elsc. It inay have como {rom 1 of his not baving pureucd bus fuvestigae tiony further than the case fu tho 1st of OLL and without reflocting upon the subject it appeared very clear to biw, snd fio sapposed that il would be c?ulfly clear ta e, ** [t §s not customary for a Jaw officer to OUTLINE WIS CASH TO A NEWSPAKKK RE- PORTER **Your famlliarity with that subject e greater than wine, but 1 Judzo you bave correctly stated the cuatum, 1should supnose it would not ba the custow to oulling bin views of tho case oud glve them publlcity, part'cularly 8¢ thoss views wore directly hostils 10 tha intercets uf tho sids which be represents, | ** It would ba somewhat a8 curious as If a State’s Altoraey were, brior to a trial of a criminal sult, to state fn as luterview that be didn’t bellovo the {ndictmcat rzainst bim would hold water?* *+ 1t would Lo very much llko that. Tho oxpre: slon wight be. aa Judge Bangs' doubticss absolutely Lonest one. Tha reat, howerer, question of laste. Thero 1s 8 portlon of this jute: ¥iow which ls M‘;Gnd wy comprehonsion. Judge Bangs, In refereing to Bec. 3,200 of the Roviscd Statutes of the United States, upon which the civil bt, {s reported to have the paragraph as given 83 suit sxainst Rebum Is bro wald (Alr, Btorry thea & above, commenelng ‘farthermore,* and ending withs *directiy teaced. '] Tho enit Is bronght upon no fuch basle’ as hera fndicated, and for no such pnrposes, and - with no such end vlew, It in pot to recover maney which Relim pinndered from the Government, bat I8 ta recover a penalty fixed by that sotute for ald- ing or aasisting In remaring highwines withont the ’m)‘mcnl of thatax, In that viow, it makes no dlf- erenca whcther Rehm ever recoived a dollar from the distlilers or not. He might have alie ted, and assisted in remosing theae distilled spirits cither ont of puro penerosits or pure cnsnedness, and yet, under the express ferma of thin clanse, b I8 lable tn the Government for n penally donble the smonnt of the tax on ry gallon thas removed. That Is what tho snit is for. 1 faney Jndge Banks would find no difl. culty, with ihe exparienca ha has already had In this” case, In ahowing the distillers he did nasist and to what extent ho assisted thom. At all eventa, T antieipats no troubls on that ecore, As fo the maiter of fact, 1 nndertake to prave that in one way or anothor Rehm analated In the removal of pretty nearly overy gallon of highwines fn the City_of Chicago for nearly two years, on which the Government tax waa nol paid. ~ Aa for getting back moncy whicl he had actually recelvod, that Is not wlhat we are aftter. We want much more. f and expect much more. The Gorernment Is not contented with the man's paring back merely 1lie atolen oney; It wanta a_suficient penalty in ngimlau. 80 2a to make the act of larceny unprofit- able. e GOLSEN. J118 CONNECTION WITH THE NEW YORK TRIALS, Mr. Willlam Qolecn, the rectificr, who was made fully neqnainted with the publie by his connectian with tho whisky war In this city, has been in New York of Inte as n witness in some proseentions against ons Doyd, a dealer In liquor, who was indieted for participation In crooked work, snd accuaed, among other things, of handling crooked goods for Chieago distitlers and roctifiers. 1lear- ing that the Chicagoan had arrived home, a ro- porter yesterday called on him at his store to re- ceive his vlows nbout (he Royd trial and its con- nectlon with Chicago merchanta of aleohol. The conversation was cesentially as follows, the minor points boing omitted for cconomy of space: **They made quite o tyitness of you in New sve hear, Mr. Golsent™ Yo"'k\‘r:. they hind me on the stand three daya alto- gether; fust got back Saturda, . **\What waa it all abont?"™ 4*About my busincas relations with Uoyd, the defondant lu the c3ze; wa Liad been corresponidents, in a business way for a long timd. 1" & **What did they get out of your™ *'0h, Itold them juet the sameas I had provi- ounly rafd before the Grand Jury, but Mr, 8her- man, Asslstant District-Attarney, did not pnt the same queationn to me in court that he dld before the Grand Jury.* 441 don't understand; explain yourself.* ¢*\What Tmean fs, that he asked me several thinga befora the Grand Jury which 1 answered to the &!ltn! my knowledge and bellef, bat he did nat ask me then if Iconld provesll the things T nald beforea ‘ltllt nr{. hen when Iwas In court [ anked the Jndae If T could seo what [ had aworn to befors the Grand Jury to rofresh my mem. ory~it was two_ years ago, you know—and he satd that what Isald "before the Grand Jury was of no acconnt and had nothing to do with what I should aay on this trisl. Besiden this Mr, Shorman nsked me_entirely difforent questions when before the ycm Jury “from what ke did beforo the Grand “ifon wora not, then, particalarly well plossed ‘with Mr. Ehormat onduct of the caso!™ 441 think ho I ver of his age and exporience wlen opposed to )rmcy and Burnott, Take {t altogether, Boyd hus had a fair enongh trial,** 41t woa reported that yon awore thal you had forgotten some of the thinga that you swore to bo- foro,. Was that truo?* “'Not at all. Yonr correspondent must havo bocn misinformed or not present at the trial, My testimony wns the same this time as before the Qrand Jury, " ** What was the nature and charactor of tho tos- fimony, anyiway, n‘\‘ln had n’[emu:u to m{ bnainces with Boyd; 1t ha 1 bean publisheds 1t wi that I Imply shipped my aurplus gnoda 'to him. Wi 10 thie tand T could not say In every cass WIIICI! LOTS WRIE BQUARE, 1t was not possible for me fo testify as to any par- ticular lot or package, That waswhat Bherman wnnted mo to awcar, batI refused, cxcept asto such things aa I was enro of. " ‘-(;Ibm ll oy take any of your aubordinatea down with yon?* 1Yen, they subpeenad two mon right out of my bnsinees, and two others who had been at work for mo up to a fow weeks befare. " **Mnst have damaged your busiuess, 1 should think" v At Jeast 85,000, Tshoald say." 2 did they want of theso ment"* *¢They cxpected them to contradict me." *4Did they make it out'! 44 Not st alli they just told what they know, and that wae nothing; they know mothing abont my usincas, "' 4% Wera yon fairly troated throngh all thia1" S4Hardly; It looked as If thero wos some spite In tho matter, and in the conduct of thocaso. Sher- man tried fo bulldoze ma fnto swearing to curtain lots, but I couldn’t remember them particolarly, and 1 aafd an, " 1. Fastmen down thers, tool" **Yes, thoy had.him along fora witne: him In" court, xennrnllr reading Tag . Tiisuxg; that's about all he did that I saw, ™ **Did you hiear An{lhlnq from him at all?" *4Well, not dlreci IT Whon I loft the stand T was discharged as a wiiness, and so I staid around for abont M{ attornoy, Col, Allen, wont to Sherman, and the latter sald, ‘Idon’t want_Golsen ln{ niore; ne can go home.' And then he added, *Ha has contradicted himaelf, and lo wlll‘rra\lnbly ba indietod for perjury,' **Did you hear anything more about itt'* ** Not o word; Tatald there eight days thereafter, and tho Grand dury wasin sesslon all tho timej then 1 eamo bome. " +* Hoar anything moro from Shermant ** *¢ Nothing, except that he sald ho thonght the Chlcazo witnesses woro & hard lot.' ti Cogper: dloving Nieh, Merterota, Powell ooper, Hosing, m, Merscroa, wel Parkor Ik, Siason, Holland, an oiers. $ ** Dld thelr storlea all hang together?* *¢ Well, yor, vo farns 1 know; they all sgreed with me noytray, " ll“iL'"d you sce Boyd winle you wers in tho cltyt' **Yea, of course; I was in hls offico quite often; 1am doing buainess with him as bofora," ** Did you talk matters over with him" "‘Nul. abitof It{ not a word was sald about the R *+lava & pleasant tripr’ ‘4 Yes, proity fate; tha only troable was that the Qovernment woaidn't allow mo mara than §1,50 per day, and 20 It coat e some hyndreds of dollars dduring the faur weeks 1 was gone, " +* Hatfaded to get back, then, 1 tako ity ** Quite right.” 1wouldn't llve down there st any price.” — THE WEATHER, ‘Wasmnarox, D, C., March 20,—For the Up- per Lako Reglon, the Upper Misaissippl, and Lower Mtssouri Valleys, slowly rising tempera- ture, falling barometer, cast to south winds, and Increasing cloudiness, followed by areas of light raln or snow. LOCAL ODARRYATION, * Cutcaao, March 19, _ Time,_\Bar, Thr liu.|___T¥ind, | RA, | Weather, bl Ak L e PRI L E., fresk, ol 88 ki n A Mazldum thermomoter, 30} UENEAL UDAERY. Citigago, Marchi i0-Midnight, 301 minim i Btations, | lar. § TAr.l 1Wind, [A'ta) Weather, YT BSESYRERD £ |02 Foggy. OBITUARY, Special Dirpateh to The Tribure. BostoN, Mass., March 19,—The Legislature to-day adjourncd shortly after assembling on tho announcement of tho death of ex-Gov, Emory Washburn, who was a member. of the Lower Hlouse and Chalrman of its Judiclary Committee, in which position he had worked with great industry, untit attacked, about threo weeks ago, with pncumonia. He was 77 years of age, und had served o term in tho Lejrisla- ture, lluir years ogo. Ho resigued a profes- sorship In” Harvard College “last summer, baving held it twenty years, Mo was considercd convalescent all last week, and Saturday ho was prouounced out of danger. Bunday morning hu sat up a few tnoments, but on returning to his bed showed slzns of ex- haustion, and dicd In a fow moments. Ho will boburied Wednesday at noou. 1ty son, Emery Washburn, of Chivago, was summoned homo several d;ndnf'u. nmlknaxl not returncd, Tpec A to Tha Tridure. Lacox, lil,, Murch 19.—Mrs. Joscphine V. Bayne, youvgest daughter of tho late Col. Richard Magoon, one of the ol scttlers of Jo Daviess County. el here on Baturday. Sjuclal Di 40 Tha Tribune. BLoouINGTON, lmm-h 1W.—Frank Case, formerly a promipent jowelry erchant of Bluemington, dicd to<lay, aged 88 }Ho was & leading Knight of ytbias, sid was Chbancollor Compiander of Dnmunlelwo in (his city. . il Dispatch ta Tha Triduns. Btcu«c:‘:,clu.. Maren 10.—Ex-Mayor Jobn B, Harkucas dic city Bun- day afternoor 5 o'clock, aged 48 years. Ar. Harkuess was an d1d resldent, baviog been hero twenty years. Le had filled many positions of honor and trust, the last of which was Mayor of tba ity ho bad helped to build, gud at the tins of his death was engaged in the handware hinai. ness, His taneral will take place Tucsday fore- noon at his late realdence, under the direction of the Masonic fraternity, of which soclety ho was a member, e ——— CHARLIE ROSS, Apectal Dixpale to The Tridune. McGnraon, Ja, March 10.—Charlle Ross’ father, on receiving & phatographof a boy found afew days ago near Wylnaing with rome n. dlans, tolegraphed to<lay that if the hoy had a senron bis vight side to bring him at ‘once to Philndclphia. MARRIAGES, A A A A A Ao A n At MM A SAAAAA R AN o HAURER-POSEY—_Dy E, . Gandwin, on thy ongregational Chirch, 3r. KII,. and Mies Fanny 3, Y. BALDWIN=LANE—At _Augustn, Mich., Marc 12, by the Rev, 11, I1. \'lnfi"k'l’l' Mr, 1. D‘,‘ Baldwin and Miss Lily P. Lane, daughter of Joseph Lane, of Chicago, No eards. DEATIIS, MARTIN—March 18, Annfe Eliza, the beloved wife of Richard A, Martin, after a long and painfng Miness, aged fl:lfun. . Funeral from ficr Iate realdence, No. 307 West TLake-st., Tuesday, at 11:45 a. ., to Rosehlll by carriagen, BOLTON—March 10, of consumption, Loutes, wife of C. M, Holton, Funeral at reridence, No. 200 Twenty-0fth.st., Tuesday, March 20, at 2 p. m, Traln from Twen! ty-sccond-st. atiip, m. la Oakznud Cemetery, OLIVER—In thia city, Sunday, March 18, at 11:43 p. ., Mea, Mary A, Oll"l‘.’ln the 62d year of her ngo. Funcral servicea at the flmll‘irnldance. Nn.]&ns A West Congress-st., Tucaday, March 20, at 1 m,, thenca by cara to Itaschiil. Carringes Lo and from depot. MILLER—Danlol Miller, on old resident of thls clll;. aller a sovers fiincas of five months, uneral will take pluco from hin Iste residence, No, 1375 Bonth Deatborn-st., Wednesday, Marcl 21, nt 12 noon. $37Warceater (Mass,) and steadsillo (Ps,) pa- pera please copy. - LINDSAY—At No,321 Weat Congress-st., March ) Bt. John, infant eon of William C. and’ Annfs M, L|ndni: aged B months and 2: days, "l:;lnenl ‘ucsday, March 20, by carringes to Cal. TILTON—Monday, March 10, Lucian Tilion, Funeral from his residence, No. 207 Oak-st., ‘Wedneaday, March 21, at 1 o'clock. COLE~The funeral services of Mr, Nathan W, Cole will bo held Wednesd, T 21at inst., at 12:30, at hin late residunce, No, 834 Fulton-st. Friends are Invited. ENTS, FOLITIOAL ANNOUNCE! PRSI Soirtabistivr v el BIXTH WARD, Sizth Wward Repnblican Club—Regular meating at No. 772 South Ifalated strect this evening, Thero wll o & Fes eays o the Elghth Wand ero w o grand rally of the h Wa Repablicane this “evening fi't sn'fllm:kgll Nn, 50 Diue Island avenue. Let all Republicans in favor of gn honeat primary and fair play turn out. ery honest Republican should turn out to beat the bummers, SIXTEENTH 3 The Sixteenth Ward Republican Clnb will meot this evoning at No. 1111 Larrabes street. WA it 3 AT 162 STATE-ST. CONFECTIONERY. CELEDRATED throughout the Unlon.-expressed to all rty, 11 and upward at 0, 00c per T, Address ers GUNTIIELR, Coufec Chleazo, _;ch"j‘ibi BALEN, By WM., AU BUTTEIRS £ TO,, Auctloneers, 118 & 120 Wabash-av. Miseollaneous Books, TURSDAY AFTERNOON. March 20, at 2 o'clock, atour Kalcsroom, 1i3and 10 Wabavh-ar, WAL A BUITIERS &'CO. Auctionesrs. CONTINUED BANKROPT BALE. JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, PLATED GOODS, ETC. THE ENTIRE BTOCK OF TIE New York Money Loan Office, AT AUTCTION, THIS TUESDAY MORNING, 0 o' My 1o continus u...’;'n'!fi".fioflf.' Sxlenke BY ORDER OF THE ASSIGNER, Atourasicsrooms, 118 and 120 Wabash-ar, W Ar BOTTES & Core Ancttoneers, BUTTERS & C0.'S REGULAR TRADE SALE Rofortal Litssvwure s CLIararee Twvo lirln. OId Rye W WBDl‘JEfiDA\‘ MORNING, March 2 a% Ealesrooms, ‘nurtlicast cor. Wabas| " THURSDAY TRADE BALE—OVEI 000 LOTS Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, WCOLENS, CLOTHING, and other goods, THURSDAY MORNING, March 23, st 0:30 o'clock. At Butters & Co.'s Aucttonfliooms, recond floar, City and Country Merchants will always fnd good and fall Ilnel\{,»;fifi?lfiar_;f;flmlru'xln‘. el Inkcy. FINE TABLE OUTLEEYL OARPETS, By G, P. GORI & CO,, €8 and 70 Wahash-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, March 20, 9:30 a. m, NEW SPECIALTIEN. EXAMINE THEN, d. I GORE & CO., Auctioncers. GREAT AUCTION SALE Baots, Shoss & Sinpers WILL BE MADE BY US ON Wednesday, March 21, at 9:30 .1, prompt. Full linos of PLOW BHOHES, BROGANS, ond MEN’8 BPRING WHAR will be lnle; also, by ordor of H.,Wilson Bomis, Ass! of Frans Redeiske, tho bankrupt'a stook of Hoots and Bhoes. GEO, I'. GORE & CO., 08 & 70 Wabash-av. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, . Auctloneers, Biand 84 sandoiph.st. For Taesday’s Sule, March 20, at 0130 a.w« New aod second-lsad - FURNITURE, Carpets, Gieneral llnunllald Gioody, Gevbral Merchan: dise, elo, ~An 1 GOLD AND BILVEF WATCilts, Vionu Ets, " AND-el ELISUY, LOMENOY &0, By JAS, P. MoNAMARA, Auctlonecr, 117 Wabash-ay, ASSIGNEE'S BALE OF $20,000Boots &Shoes Entire Stock of Jas. P. McNamara & Co., st 100'clock. wltheut rescrvo ¥kt CARI, MEBIEATH) iniinen © RADDIN & CLAPP, & lnd_&)_V_VB'fl:ll-lv. WILL HOLD THEIR SECOND Spring Trade Sale of Boots and Shoss, Tuesday, March 20, at 10 a. m. Anc: 0 casea DEST PRINTS, e, 8 ce D TR S A o 10010 400 peryd hs and Cuttonades 20 per cen phan bera' . [aukrupt Stock of NAM- BURG EDGINGS, Just recelved, stitaLr raics. 1ol Liagio Hosianyang Natlany cheayrfur dad C. W. & E. PARLRIDGE & 113 3nd 114 bte By L. MOSES & CO., Auctioneers, 25 East Washington-st. TUESDAY, March 20, 0:30 8.m., large sale of Dry (oods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Dress Goods Hoelery, and Notlons,