Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1877, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Bible talk, by the Rev. W. J. Erdman, this even- fng at Chicago Avenne Chnrch. Get men or boys free of office charge at the Freo Employment Bureau, No. 145 Fifth avenue, The Rev. M, M. Parkharst will preach In the First M. E. Church thisevening; alto on Thuraday and Fridsy evenings of this week. * The ladies wsill supply their tables with chicken pleand encalloped oysters at the Foundling's Home Iancher, No, 110 LaSalle street, to-day. ‘Will Christian Weymnan, who has been fndlting pedestrinn challenges to John . M)lligan, pleaso callat thinoffice 1f therc in a personnlity of his name? 1fe s notin the directory, The Rov. Thomas Doggett will give a Bible read- ing before the Bible Work Arsociation In the room off Lower Farwell Holl, at 11 o'¢lock 8. m. lo-day. Bnbject, **The Gospel of John," All aro in- Tited, ‘The lot on Lafiin street, between Polk and Tay- lor, east front of D0x125 feet, with 482123 feet on Nixon street 1n same block, with all improvements, baa been sold by Albert E, McKinney to Jonathan Wyatt for $30,000, ‘The Fourtecnth Ward Republican Clnb held a regnlar meeting last evening at No. 400 Milwauken avenne, bot did not transact sny businesfof pub- lic intereat. Adjonmament was had untll (ho sec- ond Monday in May. Eatarday night Oficer A, Case, of the Armory, found & fancy eleeve-button In the lobby of tbe Wew Chleago Theatre, On tho reverso side it s marked '+ Art Gallery, ™ and bears arepresentation of the Philadelphia Art Gallery, The temperature yesterday os observed by Ma. ‘Dasec. optician, 88 Madison etreet (Tnisuxe Rulld. ing), was at 8 o, m., 42 degrees; 10 8. m,, 44; 12 ™., 44;3 0, m,, 44;8p. m., 45. Vsrometerat 8 & m, 20.71;8p. m., 20,75 Tha C, W, C. T. Union bold a daily meeting in Lowet Farwell Hall at3p, m. The leadera this, Tuesdny, Mre. Burke: Wedncaday, Mra, Ct Thureday, Mrs, Y. W. Miller: Fri- day, Mrs. 0. B.\Wilson; Satnrday,a Dible reading. Yesterday atternoon a jetter-carrier. named An- drew Seller, hind hia left leg fractured abore tne knce by jumping off the cars on Kinzio street, near Sangamon-streel croseing. e was attended by Dr. Sloat, and taken to his homa at Mapiu. ‘wood. ‘The following sppointments have been made to Christ Church, Winnetka, by the L Rev, W, G. McLaren, Lishop of the diocese: Warde J. Dalley Drown, George W. Grav: Treaeurer, rgul’c’a R Sedimicks Clene Lincam D, "Tha llolroyd Section of Temperance Radieals will elve a zrand literary and musical entertainment to- morrow evening nt Maskell's Hall, on which oce caslon the Charter Chalr will render some of theie best selections, The public are cordially Invited to be present, The Elders' Avsaciation af the Tresbytery of Chi- cago wiil meet In tha Presbyterian fooms, McCor- nick Bioek, 1o-d 3 o'clock p. i, _The day and honr hovo been'changed to suit the Elders af- tending Presbytery, oll of whoin are earnestly in- vited to be present. Coronor Dictzech yeaterday held an inquest upon the unknown man wha waa found In tho lake at tna foot of Twenty-ninth sireet Sunaay afternoon. | fili Thomas A verdict of death from unknown causes was ren- dered. The body will remain at the Morgue for identification for threo daya. ‘'ho Ietsh Literary foclety held a business meot. ln;i‘lll( night in their romms, corner of Lasslle and Luke strects, aud stralghtened out financial mat. ters cannected with the bauqnet glven hy the No- ciely, March 17, The next debate will occur Monday night. The subject 18 not yet announced. The monthly meeting of the Academy of Selencca will be nicld this evening at the ball of the Acad- emy, 26 Wabash avenue, Prof. Hager will read & paper on **Shad”; W, Calkine, Esq., A paper on ' The Hcohmi of Alarhua County, Fla.," giv- ing the resnits af his own Inte obscrvations in that vicinity, Frof. P F. lelusch, of-Havarla, will presenta n.\Pl'r u‘rbn 4 Algae, " Prof, Relnsch has made special sindy in thls department of botanical rescarch, and vislts the West to investigate the algwm of the great 13kes and thele tributaries, ‘The property npon which the 8t, Francls Xavier's French Academy stands, and that upon which the Mercy ilospital is Jocated, on Wabasls avenue, were yesterday amicably soid in nccordance with law, undor foreciosure of the niortgages, There was one for $75,000 on the Academy and ono for $50,000 on the MHospital. Judge Lucius 1i, Otis wan the Trastee, and tho transfer of the fiberty wns made frow the Stelers of Marcy to tho it Ttov, Bishop Foley, o« Trusteo of the Cathalle Church In thia Diocese, e assuuics the Indchtedness, Tha institations, which are most worthy, will not ba hampered by thg change, but vyill 2o on as usual, The party ot Martine’s Sonth Slde hall this aven- Inz foF the benedt of John A. Hand will be 8 gen. wine ovatlon fu that populor orchestra-leader, from present appcarances, A Jarge numbor of tickets aro reported 10 have been already sold, and, nnlea tho weather gets ont an Injunction, it 13 Mkely that there will by as tina and as fashiona ble 3 display as has been scen this scasan, Tho orchestral appointments, of conrsc, will b ex- traordinary, and It s nald tnat Hand will have o [rogramme tat will Lea Joy and o femembranco o il Tovers of the danca, Tho Commitlee of Arrangoments embraces inany young gentlemen woll known in the Deat soclely, and thoir_cfforts will contribute miuch 10 the succesn of tho b which {1 a well-descryed compliinent to th clnn who has dono s0 much for socluiya I during many rcasone, and whoto ablity fe best shown by tho fact of his matntainiug his popu- larity (n tha faco of atrong competition. A telegram from San. Franclaco in yesterda Tinnvxe tated that n lot of ifty barrels of whisky from Shufeldt's distiliory wan efzed in that eity g surpiclon of being cronked. 1L apponts tiat ho gouln in questlon ~ wero mliipped to g several woeks and on belng Inspected by une of the Hiate Gangory wero found to bu short; .Lut when the Gavernment Ganger got his flus on the borsels he found that therewas mora whlsky In the lot than the stampa called for, 80 hio reported and tho goods twere taken fon of by the suthoritics, Mr. Ehufelit was mmediately advised of the offalr, o ofcred fo pay the ‘cxpentes of ons or more Uoverns ment Gaugers from this city to {napect tha guode, and abide by the result, tnt tho San ¥rancloco'oflicialn, nctiug in tha intarests a it bs ¢laimed, of the Pacific Dlathting. Compuny, would not entertain the proposition, Mr, Shufoldt went 10 Washington lakt cvening io lay the matter b fore the Sccretary of the Trcuur(y. This in snather Instance” of the unrefiabllity of the pauging | aystem. Collector Hare vn‘y'- vlan of iweluhing wonld prevent ail the vezaifuns occaslonad by the Callibllity and nomnce of Gaugers, whoss only qualificatinns for the placu are, 8a a rule, thelr abllity (o collar wotes at o primary election, TUE SOUTH TOWN ELECTION, Tho South Tewn Uanvaesini conctuded tho oficial count, which shows’ eotire tepublican ticket liaa beon vlucted. Tho vote stood as foliow Hteputlican—Supervisor. B, G. Moson, 7.801; Collector, P. G. Dadge, 7,060; ' Ausceror, W, 11, 1. Gray, 8,204} Clerk, 8. IV, fKing, 7,781, ‘Democratic—Supervisor, N, loitholmer, 5, 63 Callector, Jobn | 0 Ansearor, Frank Rle- dell, 5,108: Clerk, Charles Enton, b, 400 L) G, Mason's’ majority was' 2,200} P, G, Dodga'e, 1,010; W, H, . roy, 2,000 and Simeon ‘;ltmlm o5 oleears: King and Masou recelviog o number of lcg of any can- Gilaten an the ticket by sovoral hamdre % The Constables elected ara aa fulluy I1am X, Morrls, V¥, A, Brokoski, Luther F. Wilaon, deorge A, Hartmen, ll!nr{ Tsest, Frod Loibrawdt, Lewls Tanner, A, K. Hall, J, Q. Grant, 7The South Town clalme oi_extra Consiablp urder the last conwus, und should the cislm bu allawed Michaol Da1y would recelve the appointincnt, as he Teads his competitors 132 votes, THE FARBAGUT, HOAT-CLUN, Xho April mocting of Farragut liost-Cloy way helid last evening st ihe Palner_ House, President T. 1t Jenklus, Becretary A. B. Porter, and Treass wrer Edward Falaer in thelr seats, The Freeident reported the ruiclpts for the last as follows: Ducs, §2,330% ‘initia. dramaticentoriainuent, §738; total The expenditures for threo years ha , $09; bost-houses, $1,855; expenres, £1,202 ‘Totsl, 84, 060, i he Secretary read his report, from which it ap- eazed that the wemberahip was 60, —active, 41§ norary, 8; sseoctate 10, The Treasurer stat nu‘: ggall\nd recesved fn alx e months §705, and ex 701, hat the boat-house had D Capt, Downs reported t been elightly damaied by the fce, but had been ro- palred. He ulro described the repairs and improves aents which had been made on the house and on the buats. Ilu considered matters In Lettershape this spring thas cver befure. Alr. Glover, from tho Dramatic Committeo, res ported that a pluy was under way, and would be Pruduced within a reasonable tlme. James M, Love was clected 8o active member snd Georgo It Blodgett an associate member, ‘The Sociz) Commitice reported, after which Capt. Downs moved that the Club have soother sociable, Lostby & large majority, After some general discussion, tho meeting adfuurned, NATIONAL KEFOIM CONVENTION, A Natlozal Reforus Conventicu for Chicago and tho country sdjacent will be held this afternvon and evenin; to-morrow fn Farwell Hall, At ho openin slon this aficrnoon, beyinning at thera will be a discussion of ke ol tlonal Reforws Associstion by Dayi iater, Grand Secretary, of Philadelp) Association ceu wrganized to mafnl i i extsting ChrRtian institutions of our Gouverumel such as the Bible In the schools, Sabbath law cte., and to secare u relizious smendment 1o tho Conetitutlon of the United btates. Addrcsres will be delivered at this eveni: sion, begloning at & quarier befors B .0'cl fcllow Dy Jonstban Edwards, D. D., LL. D. e Sy Aty By Dr. Everts, Eghivuls’ s pes- k, a8 f Peoris, oa oz ** Tha Libio W. A Proteat Agsinat Ju iemovar ' (D¢ Publie . Bisochard will discuss the questlon, ‘The Conveotion will hold services to-morrow morolng, afternoon, and evenlng. Oppostumity 'HA UHICAGO TRIBUN UESDAY, APKIL 10, I877. will begiven at the aflernoon sesslon for short specched and the pretenting and answering of ob. Jections, 'To-marrow e\'tnlng addresaea will be dellvercd hy the Reva, M, M, Parkhueat and D. A, Wallace, . D., LL. D., of Monmouth. The vital fsantes coming up constantly for discna- #lon, such ae he nppointment of dars of thanks. giving. Fhaplaincies, the Bible In the rchools, ete,, will be consldered. A epeciai anbject of attention will be the exvulaion of the Dibie from the pablic £chools of this city. A_TOUTHPUL TRAVELER, One of the youngeet teavelers on record arrived in L(v!!‘mu\ rom Chleago an Monday. March 12, in the Ci l‘ of Richmond, ‘The person in qnestion an an named 3aggle Woode, who by her ind mother's death was left nt the age of 4 years an orphan in Chicago. fler only relution fn tho world 1s an annt ilving at Stockport. This auant, deairine the presence of the Tittle one in En- gland, communicated with the Unlied States Con- #ul, Newion Crane, Erq., in Manchaster, who in- formed Mr. and Mra, James P. Fogr, of Chicago, of the elrcumatances of the case, 'Chey hunicd the Jittlo one up, and by thetr kindnees and throngh the generosify of thelr [riends she wan equipped for the voyage, and placed in the hands of a slcep- ing.car conductor. nnaer whose ¢ she mnde a milway journey of 1,000 miles to New York. At New York she was received by total stmngers to ber, but friende of Mr. Crang, who entertained ner. and on the dd alt, placed her. enpplled with toys and amnsements, on the Clty of Richmond, in the cars of Capt. Leltch and the slewardess. On arrival at Liverpool she was landea from the steamer and turned over to her sunt. At the Aue of 4%; years sho has traveled uver 4,500 miles with. ont sceing a famillar face during the entire journey., NO MORE THRATRE HOLOCAUSTS, Mr, Theo Rarls, tho well-known architact. has exhiblted to a representative of Tz TRIRUNR 4 new plan, devised by him, for building theatres, 80 that, in caze of fire, no lives nced be Tast. Start. ing with tho aesumntion that all theatre fires begin tnon the stage, Mr. Karls devotes hia atientlon to keeping them fhere and to preventing thelr spread inta the auditorlum, For this purposo he plans ancormare thafts running from the stage up through the roof into tha air, and_proportioned in 0128 to the cubic contents of the stave. In normal conditions theae shafts are closed with valves ncar the roof, but in case of fire they sbuuld at once be opened wide, thus creating a stron draft “away from the auditorinm, Insten of toward if, a8 is commonlyjthe caso, Mr. Karls claims that by the uec of shafts according to his plan all danger of sufocation, as well asof bumn- ing, I8 removed, and that an andlence can lelnrely dispersc without the smallest danger while the stoge nnd i behind the curtain e in active com- bustion. It 1s to be added that the new plan seems 10 be feasible, and ifan audience would appreciata thelr ndvautages and refeain from becoming panic- stricken, they might safely eacape from any theatre which was In flawes. Thcatre and hall owners da- eirous of further investigating this plan may ad. gl;fins Sues & Karls, Room 48 Merchanta’ Bullding, cago, INGERSOLL'S 8PECTRRS, ‘The ** Ghosta™ of Col, Hob Inzersoll drew about 1,000 people to McCormick Ilall fast evening. The lecture 18 an attack on religion, and has been char- acterized an ‘‘blasphemy from be:lnnlnf to end, tiinly veiled In metanhor, and apiced by hnmor, ™ While a few were evidently In eympatby with him, the many went simply to sce and hear. Though the npplanec was frequent, the oxprossiona of ap- proval wera by no means genial, The same la trie of the Inughter. The slors at Christinnity were relished only by the minority, ‘The Colonel wor- rhipa liberty, ‘While at firelinclined to doubt evo- lution, he annonnced last evening that he was & convert to that doctrine. and that to hlm now thers was the same difference belweon the dugont and the stcamahip abthera wir between the skulls that invented them, He addressed o note to each of the dally papors reqnesting them nat to report hia lecture, since he intended repeat- ing it, and giving it to tho public at this time woald lessen ita value, ARMIVALS. < 10T 3 v Sherman ITlouse~1l, W, Tilgby, Utlea, 11l.{ the Tton. WO Olfver, Katamiatoos 1, Otmaz, W ppming; Tiakey, Fhlladeipttas tho Hon, M. Sant irn, Masachusetiay P, U, {.conard Cook, Whitewsters J. 1. "Jolinson, Cl Trown, Prairievill, Moy 1. N, Knignt, John Wik, Leitoy, 4. V2 ¢ Ed T G iagich, Foad 48 1 Winfeld, D Hon. . 1tuggles, Food du Lacy A, L. nfcld troits 1. T, Johuann and A, T Darling, Sew Lorks Heaudet, ‘T, LeDroR, and J, LeDrolt, Quebee; Cunimings,’ San_Franciacos Guitay Disache, fhe Jlon, 0o Fricdericken, New Yorky kI 0. Gregory, Omahia; i1, 1L Harria Gosto Fon du 1. rand Picifie—" ¢ 1 .AC, . The Hon. IL. B, haftce, dgnt ‘Fanuell HalliAmsociatton, flostons 3.5 Dire. Caltforglat the Mus. " overs . Ingenoll "coria; V. rin, 'l incet J. A, I, Bupees Intending A T & Eaatn Be 1. 1 e Wi Madison,” Wis.»' "W, "Yroessel, Hirasbourg; Sl Tac ki thie Hon, Philetus Sawyer, U 4 Now Yorl W. D, Richaricon, Springiicils the oy, T, ‘\'unlufimm Lurlton “Newinan, 8 i 3, Sellhanvy, Mexleos ‘G, 1 Amfiomt, 0.7 Ty D sinlth,* Boston Vauly JicKinnfe, Cleveln dua, N, Ay It Blankenbere, e Hinis=Col. i1, C. Riehie, Loutavilies 3 Mrs. Powell, Londung M. Dabnty, Philadeiph Ward, rolts J. A, ltamie, ¥ okaliatina; 1 keey Wo Ao Warden, Viiladel B ter. Silwai Warcester, a3 W. Cummings, New Torkt yfurid,oan Franctacot tand i the tion, I A. St uribiies, Marquottay J. C. Brds, Kto LONIE.s... The Commerciaisks Dlction, Watsekat WS 1, Tisidon, Lincolns 1t, Jordan, Tarontnt Ta b Tickeh, . Coutai 10 'F. Moore, iiwhuicce; £ EDavigt, Green Bay, M. Chifty mom the J, Byers, f. ¢ %, artfordi . i, TIFTE COUNOLL. KEGULAR WRERLY MEETING ‘The Conpcll met yesterday afternoon‘in regular scsnlon, Ald. Aldrich presiding. Tho City Clork announced that tho election ro- tnros wero fn his posscselon, ond asked for in- structionn oa to what to do with them, Ald, ltyan moved that - the Chalrman appoint a comimnittes to canvarsthe returns, N Ald. Glibert did not xeo tho mecessity of any such haste, The short-term . members wero to werve one year from Aprll 18, 1870, and that year was not past, All. Throop annouuced that he had been' {n- formed by tho Law Department that there wae no nocossity for canvassing tho returns at preseat. The now members would not tako thelr seats until the sccond Tuesday ia May, and thero was no neod of hasto In the matter. Ald, Byan withdrew his motion, TULLY CLAIMS A BEAT, The following communication was read from John D. Tully, tho defeated Democratic canaldate for Alderman In the Fifth Ward: ,un Informed thas under the law your hooorably body are tha juiios of iia cléction and qualicatiun of guur awn wiemiburs and that {n tha excrctso of suct powera you claim e slyht ta co dehind the returas and puad upon the qualliication, and tho election of ersons claiming seats 1 tho Coucll ux Alderinon, Jon & canyass of fha UAF 01 I call dscers taln | bellove that § sy clectcd Alderinan of the Fiftd Wanluver David Dunnos Unt, It sueh do le thie fact, § wish (o givo your hongravle boly no that € ehall contet tho efectlon of 1isvid Bunno snd ask {hat the votea for Alderman of the Fiith Ward by counted by the Counctl, an I am_conddent ihat J haye received o miajority of the Ieal Votes cast, notwith- sianding the returns of tho Julied of elvcifon. ' ta: specttully, Joux D, TeLLY, Ald.Sommer moved to refer tho communlcation to the Committee which should be appolnted to can- vasy the returns, Ald, Thraop moved to refer it to the Judiclary Commitice, ‘The latter motlon was carrlod, HALSTED STREET, A petition was received from ents on North Tulsted strect, calling attention tho bad condi- tlon of that strect between Chlcago and Milwaukea avenues, and dumonding o change, Referred to the Commitice on Streets and Alleys, West Divis- fon, Anothor communication, of a'slmllar nature, wras introdnced >y Ald. Ityan, and was referred 10 tho same towmiiitcs, A communication was recelved from ono e- Mation, a judgo of electlon In the Fourteenth Wanil, calllag attentlon ta cortain skullduggery In that ward on last election-auy, and making somo meu:dbwm Insinuatious agaliet one Lint, ouu of o Judges, d. f«gln denounced the communication as one not worth consideration, but sald that, If 3t was to be referred to any: Committee, e would niove to refer It to the Comimitteo on Lrldowell. It wus g0 referred, 5 FOR TIOMAS HOYNE. “i\lfl. Pearsons introduced tno following zesolu- ous: Witkneas, Th citizens of Chicago bellove that the Esdit GOt ey peon Honess ad sconomical nd ave roduced (R ution HKesalred, 'Thst 1o Thomas Hoyne, our excellent Slay- or e fiscta fur Ui month of ay tast, belongs the credit of atatting our uualeipal reformt, Zieandved, That watender 1o the Hon. Thomas Noyna our thanks for tho Iuld uad stétesiianiike (nnugaral sddrcas dellveted bofors ua, and bellery ihat the st ents thercin contained nave tended W guido this Cuunctl g mewsures of peform, and 'wiilla wh are not alils lvially t ruturn (o him & coipensaton in monoy fur the good advice, wo do fenier tu him our siucers thianks a2 wiginbiers'of the Common Coun il Tetsolt Y ana ontaciied, el s copy Of thess Fevolutions o placed Un motion of Ald, Pearsony, the rules we: pended and the resolntions wero adopted, TUE BUILDING, OHDINANCE, 'Tho special order for4 o'clock, the new bullding ordinance, wae then taken u The ordlnance was read and a adopted by sections, and thers were no chauges untll sec, 8, regurding the construction of sheds, was reached, when comd. Waldo moved 104G amend av 10 allow th pt ue- truction of vhieds covering 250 feet srea, ins d of 102 feet, —Carried, d, eldter moved to further amend thie sec- tion by adding a clauso providing for the construce tion of abeds with fucombuatlbly roofe twenty fect hlzh, supported ou powts or plors, and withe out fuclosing wwalls or wooden ocrs, Carled. Ald. Cullerton moved to amend Suc, 32 by sub- stituting for **the weather-covering of all’ soofs ehall be mi of {acombustible matertals,” the therscovertig of sli roofs houses not vver alstegn hall bo made of 1n- ried, . Glibert moved to end Sec. 30 soasto rovidu that the eyress. openiugs, and statrways of theatres of other oows whero crowds of peuple sasuimble o are kept at work shall sgcregute b pro vortion put leas than eigbteen inches for each 100 rurdwnn such room or theatro shall contain. Caze ed, Uu motlon of Ald, McAuloy, Sec. G1 was so amended as to make the amoust of the bond 1o be furnished by partics obtalning permits to move bousea 8500 instead of §3, 000, 0o motion of Ald, Cullerton, the fee for obtaln- ing such & permit was reduced from 310 to €. When tle reading of thu ordinsnce bad been completed, Ald. Gilbert moved to sefer it to the Law Departinent, Ho stated thal the drat part of Bec. 36, ju relatlon to the uso of four fect of the widewalks for busements, arcas, etc., was illegal, according to the Corporation Counssl, sad be'las #irted on his motlon to refer it to the Law Depart- ment for farther information. The motlon, after 3 long discasslon, wi The ordinance as amended was thon " Ald. Cullerton offered a_renolution ‘reancsting the Corporation Connael to report At the next meet. fng At what date the term of the outsoing Alder- men expires. The resolution was adopted, After the fransaction of vame unimpartant mis- celiancons businees, the Council sdjourned. HILDRETH. THX REVENUE TNIEF AND PERJURER FIOURING TO GET INTO THB COUNCIL, In the report of the cancus of Aldermen held at the Palmer House 8atarday evening and publish- ed in TnE SvNpar Thiaune, It wee stated that some definite action Lad been de- cided on fn regard to Nildreth's case, and that he would probsbly never taks hin seat aa a member of the Common Coancil, At that meeting 1here was aleo s Committec sppointed to snggest names for the Standing Connell Committees for the ensuing year, A number of parties In -Tildreth's interest have since waited on certain Aldermen-clect, but have found no solid ecomfort, They have buzzed these incoming gentiemen of the Council * ‘to go it easy an the young man, " slso **to let up on him, and to give hima falr show," and thst Hildreth was a simple, virtnous man. wholly withont guile, The stories didn't seem to have had any effect. A delegation called upon one of the Alderman-elect, but the ald and comfort they faund there \was extremely slight. The: calfed upon him at his placo of business on Wabaal avenue, but as ha told them that he oaly eared to #it with honorable men and gentlemen ibe entire party left witha flea §n their eara, = One McMurncy, a blacksmith, swho lives in the Tenth Ward, was clected Aldorman, 1ie will be with thé bnmmers heart and eonl, #0 it is stated. MeMurney s a Democrat, but It is stated Georgo ‘White did nia level beat for him, the fellow having previously pledged himself to be in favor of kil dreth’s admission. Hildreth will ind his path towards an Alder- manic reat exceedingly thorny. '*Why," ssids prominent member of tho present Couhell (o WDUNE reporter yealerday, **it woald be incon- slatent for ue to admit Hildreth, Ve is simply in- ell2ible on account of having been convictéd of erfime, and we propore ot to adrmls him 0 a nent on that account,” "When It comes to canvassing the vote and the Seyenth Ward ia calied, a member will object to canvnssing the vote for llenry Hildreth for Alderman, on the ground that he was diequalified from taking his seat, T'his will at once comnel Ilildreth to into the couria for rellel, which it fsasscrted he will do, asking ‘for & mandamus to compel the Connell 10 canvass the votes cast for him. This will caose * the fssuance of another lIklnfi hie Council to show cause why a mandamus shoul not be issucd, ‘They will answer that there is a question of fact involved which wili compel a jury trial. Al this procedure will take time—and a long time. The present Coancil will take the inftiative, and the new Councll will follow in Ita wake, 1t 18 ot proposed to recoznize the contest of Rinedan In the care, os that wonld necessarily Involve the question of Hildreth's competency to sit In Coun- cl, It s proposed to procecd upon the basts that Ilfidrcth Velng Incligi ble, the votes cast for him ~are vold, 1hat In consequenco a vacancy for Alderman exiata in the Seventn Ward, and that therefore a new election shonlil be ordered, This, of conrse, will glve Mr. Itiordan a chance, 'If he proposes to take advantage of {t. But to recognizo tha clalm of Itildreth’s cligibllity by allowing Riordan to con- teat hiselection will nover be tolerated by a mae Jority of either the old or uew Connell. SILK SMUGGLING. TIOW IT 18 DONE IN NEW YORK TO DEAT CIIICAGO. A telegram from Washington, publiehed In yos- terday's nUNE, called attention to the discov. cry of a smuygling Ring In New York, and, ssan evidence of its power and solldity, mentioned that A. T. Stewart & Co., althongh they have their own miil In Franco and poescss special facllities for buying cheaply, are obliged to purchase silka of thelr own manufacture from jobbers in New York, since thoy can do so for lowar prices than they can import them, This Ring is as compra. lienslvo as was tho Whisky Ring, the links which liold it together belng Government offictals. Withe out these corrupt ofiicers the combination wonld not hold together o week. As in the caso of the ‘*crooked ™ highwine dealers, inany Importera who were dlsposed fo be . honcst ~haye been arce oto snoggling’ in order fto competo with thelr — meighbors, Unless thoy ‘had fallen into lino they might as well have shut up hor. because J &°A, ncross the streot, could unduresll thom avery time, 'Owing 1o this fact, the importerof silke, laces, otc., who doea nut smuggle i4 an exception and not the rule. Lven many of the largost and must ruspectabla firins are ul\gn’f«l In tho business, and all have come to rogurd the matter, **overy ono dolng 1t," 88 not at all erlminal. ‘The mathiod sdopted is & very simple_one, and wot llable to detection in wany Instances on ac- count of the general fgnorance of appraiscrs and Custom-1louea ufiitials regarding the valua of the oods which pasa throngh thelr handa, Whora nowledgo Is possesred, monoy is used, and it duesn’t take much to ‘buy ward politicians, who ara ueuslly dppnmod to the minor pusitions in the customa servico, - The modus operand! of the Ring is about aa follgws: An hinporter dirccts his representative In Enropa 1o buy & jot of certain kinds of goods, 'Tho buyer goes o a manufacturer or denler, and tha order Is #lled. ‘Then ho inetructs the suller to make out two invulces,—ono giving the real price, and the other the amount remaliung after 25 or 30 por cant las been deducted. The manufacturer or dealer acrous the water lv awars of the object of the du- plicuta invoices, but, ns he runs no risk, he would nake out u dozen Involces If asked, and deductany Per cent the buyer named, Tho twwo Involces aro sent to tho Importer In this country, lle retaina the ono containing the higher rlce, and linnds tho othor to his clerk, who at. ends to, entoring the woods, snd thia yonn, geutloman, $n total fgnomance, porhaps, o what. he ls dolng, wmakes oath that valuo of the gouds as sct forth {u tho fraudules tuvoice 1a correct, Ile duesn't know the contrary, aud hence can make n dozen oaths of like cffect, TIE DUTIES ARE COLLECTED on the invoice the clerk presents, und tho goods are passed, and paswed quickly, for one of the Ring can get his importallons through tho bonded warchonuse much quicker than lfis honest competi- tor, The workingof doublo involcesin this way tlues not require an outlay of much, if any, maney in the Custom-House, A varlation, iowever, ne- ceasitatos un outlay of cash Lo insure success, Say # merchant buys twenty-flve cancs of goods in Man.. chester, Eugland, He'pets duplicato Involces, but the genuine prices for the inferioe articles ave put on flve cases. Theso five ogscs #re marked #o that they will bo known at the bond. ed warehouse in New York where' thoy are to bo stored npon being landod, When they wrrive, thu ringsters employed there, who are pald a regular stipend, eclect thess particalar cases by tholr private inurky, and vend them lo tho ap. pralscrs anice, . Tio most yearching exemination of ¢ shawn that the prices are correct, And the cimen® casen Leing **all right,” it Js that tho ather twenty aro, and they ga , slthough they contalu cluthy, etc,, warth two or three tunes as much ns thoso In the five cae. . Another favorite method, and one which s car. rled on cxtenwively, fu tho Importation of genulno laces, silks, cloths, etc., under tho gulso of itmnis tations, Some of thoe fictitfons laces vo cInnXJ 10+ scmble the rcnulnfl that it requires a good judgo— 8 man who hins handled them for yesrs—to tell thadifference, Ilow, then, can It Lo espected thatun ignorainue who has tended par somawhere or done, If anything, manual labor'all hiu lite, can divtingulsh betweon them? Jlence the gouds In- variably pass without oven a suspiclon, {uipossible to ket at the exact lic (overnuent Is defrauded §u the caurse of o yoar, but as soven impurtors of »ilk, etc., In ten arg nnz%din -muuzllm& it cane ot be far from §20. 000, or 825,000,000, This rolbeey can bo atouped ' 1n par I the dinloueat afficlald were run down nnd dismisscd: but the New York Custom-louss fs a political ma- chine, and it will be hard ek lo get at tno milty oues, sinco they are o numerous and “all in boat, ° W Elmer Wushiburn glveu chiarge of the matter and allowed to aclect his own detectives, ho would give the lmli{flll.‘l’nlll\‘llDl)lflk‘nl'llv inslde of a year aa would compel those wwho were not caught tu bo honest while ho was at the licad pf the Tressury force. ilv practically broke up ‘tho businees of countorfeitiug fu thls country, o thing which had uover been accomplishod bufore, and, It ailowed. 10 havo lils own way, would so far stop amugyling through Custom-ifouscs that tha Governmen would snnually losa Jess than & poer cent of it rev. ene from that source instead of 30 or 40 per cent, 83 {u now the cave, ane o —— THE BOTIIMAN MURDER. MARTIN DWYER AND DXNNIS'SUAY ON THIAL, The trial of Martln Dwyer snd Denuls Shay, for causing the death of John J. N. Dothman on the 7th of September Iast, began in tho Criminal Court yosterday morning. Tho indictment charges that, *‘with the several sight, feet of them, which feet were ¢lothed with boot they *‘unlawfully, foreibly, violeatly, willfully and felonlously made an asssult in and upon tho pit of the stowach of the said Bothma; inflicting o mortg) wound. It will perbaps be re. wembered that the affray occurred near the corner of Wells and Michigan strects, while a Hayes tarchlight processlon was passing, and arose out of **fooling*'—the boys taking onc anather's caps, and running o2 with them. 2 A verdict of manslaughter will be asked for by the srnlm‘mlon. 0'lirlen, Kettle, and Manchester are defending the accused. ‘The regular \-nuem tweaty-four wos exhausted, and (wo specials of {wonty.Gve each nearly 0 bofore tweive of 3 meutal calibre nclnrz w0 the defensa were secured. Vhis required an hoar of the forenoon scealon, and two bours of the sub- seqnent oae, litrict-Attorney Mills then opened for the State, giving an outline of the facts as the prose cutin would presont them, and clalmiug that Dwyer and ehlge vursued Bothman and threw bim down, suddeliberately kicked bim. He next ex. plained the law to thie jury, ssying that if thoy concluded that tho crimo was not voluntary man- #laughter, the unlawful act of assaulting Bothinan brought I within the degaition of involustary maa- slsughter. said thatdve ter, 3r. Manchestor, for tho desen. haya were arreated npon susnlcion, and woro lock- ed ap in the police-atation, and no one allowed to sea them, wich 8a three of them wero wit- nesses agalnst the othor two, M was reasonable “to rupnose that the detectives had Rot them 1o tell a atory by promising them fmmin- mty, All being equally guilty, There wae na Jarge number of peaple on the street At the time, And it was not known who administered the fatal kiel, a number having trampled on Rothman after he fell down. If this conld not be established hevond nestion, hoth defendants must be acquitted. Bat 1t would appear that there was no oviilenca to show that death wan caused by the kick. If there was Any killing at all [t wae mercly accidental—n diepen- sailan of Providence. The accased had an_nnex- umlnnlhly{.’nnd character, and had never been in any trouble before, e Court then adjonrned until 10 o'clock this motning, when the evidence will o conimenced. The case altracts same little attention, & few more than the nenal crowd which nlways sitends the trials of criminala beine present. THE dITY-llALL. The receipts n the License Department were about $500 yesterday. ‘The pay-roll of the Pollce Department for the month of March amounts to $30, 154, ‘The Treasurer's receipts yesterday were 82,007 from the Water Department and 810, 200 from mls- cellaneons sources, Stotzs & Woltz, whose furnitare factory was barned not long ago, yesterday took out & permit 10 rebuild (with beick) at Nos. 61 and 63 Illinols street. Tho bullding ia to be 50%x72 feet In dl- menalons, three storics high, and to cost 84, 600, The engines of the Weat Side pumping-works are deciared 10 be in tamllu:p for another trial, and a3 s00n a8 the City Engineer” shall have sscertaln. ed when the experts, who are to conduct tho teet, can be ‘?eu. the time for having it will be ane nonnced, The Departmant of Publlc Works advertised yesterdsy morning for proposals for the construc. ilon of A sewer on West Twenty-second street, from Centre avenue to Loomia strect, The sower Is to be a two-feet birick one, 1,330 feetin length, with O feet of cut, The city will furnish all material except sand. Another caea of small-pox was discovercd at tha County Hospltal Sunday, It was {mmediately transported 1o the pest-honeo, whore there wero two other cases. It {8 anoteworthy fact that, while the city has been in tho past winter unnsually freo from amail-pax, Allthe cases which have ocearred hiave been very severs oncs, Tho city yestorday took up 8210, 000 of popular loan certldcates, which weredrawing latereat at tho ratoof 8 per cent, The certificales nforesald wero. isened upon the provision that the city conld eall them beforn maturity if it should so desire, and s money can now be obtained at a mnch lower rato of interest the Comptroller, who has the financial management inhis hands, did 80 dealre, and thera~ by savesthe tazpayers a modest sum, Since Mayor lIleath's re-clectlon ho has been bottiered atmost inccssantly from moraing il nieht by piace-hunters and by persons **of great infinence " seeking pinces for favorite henchmen. 1f his Honor had yiclded to All af the roquests mado upon’ hini, thero wonld not bo to.day an ofiictal mor clerk who held a position before the campalgn,~thero wonld have heen A change from the highest to the loweat. His llonor has lent 8 not uncourtcous ear to the many unrll:n- tlons, but hoa madono changes. ‘He haa at Jast become tired of the continnoia Inrosds npon his tima and bia patience, and will no more of 1t. "The City-1all was vislted yestorday by n number of Aldermen-elect, nud by somo of the defented candldates, John Tally, who wasn Pifth Ward candidate, was rmem. ny[nF that he was goin, to conteut the election of Navld Dunne on accoun of the dlflcflepfimr between the poll-lista and tally- rheets of the difforent preclocts of the wurd, He farther says that at about 4 o'clock in the after- noon of electlon-day he mads a tonr of all the polis inthe ward, and wan told at each one that ne was ahead of all competitors, 1le askaa **falr show " at the hands of tho Councll, and says that 1f the ballota nre connted ha whil como out ahead. Dave Dunno's towering form was scen. abont tho municipal stamping-gronnd, Alderman-clect Mc- Murney put in an appearence, as did others of tho new Coancil. ‘The weekly report of the Teglstrar of Vital Sta. tintica showa that In the week ending Eaturday, ARPII 7, thero wero 141 deathe, the chief causes nf ‘which were nccidents, 4; convulsions, 205 croup, 3; diphtheria, 6 fever, 21: typhoud fuver, 23 ‘meningitls, 4: consumption, 13.° The total Js an Increaso of slxteen over the preceding week, and a dccrense of two from the correspond. ing wesk of lsst year. Tho oues of deceased weraas follows: Under 1 yenr 40; 1t02, 12;2t03, 7; 3tod, 4tod, U:6 to 10, 4;10t020, 7 10310, 13; 30 lo 40, 61 40 to (0, 5360 to O to 70, 10; 70 to 80, 4. There ‘were 73 males and 70 feniales, 30 marriod and 107 single persons, 141 white and 2 colorad peoplo. ‘The report of the Healih Officer shows that daring the weck 524 nulsance-notices wore served and 166 nuisances abnted, and the following articlcs con. demned: 1five breasts and threo snd one-half quarters of heof ond four calves. arclet fover warniug-cania wero posted as follows: North Di- vision, 73 South, G5 Wesr, 24, Total, 37, THE YARIRTT BALOONS. A short time prior to the last municipal slection thers lpreurrd in one of the dally pu‘wnn lon articlo descriptiva of tho **varicty saloons" of this city, tho sconce witnessed theroin, and an ox.. poea of 'the infamous practices carried on there, Appearingas it did In a paper opposed Lo the City Qovernment, and juat on the ove of the election, the article was rezarded a8 a prece of wark Intend- ed an a campaign document. Sinco that time, how- ever, tha Mayor han had his attention drawn to the artlcle and tho things of which [t lroats. ¥rom 3 -outside rources tho nowspaper article was cor- and the siate of worsn things was s to' bo evon than de- Jloted In the acticle, " Mayor HHeath, therefore, as made np his inind, and he sald yetanlay that the varlely-thentra businass had cunia far onongh, Tlo himself could not go to make n porsonal Ine spection of such places and the way thoy werd care rledon, and he conanred tho Iulico Captalns of thaso procincts whora tho dens were located for allowing them to be in operation, The licenscn of ol anch places expired April 1, and his Honor has sald that ho ahall “absolutely ond flatly refuso to Inano_ any moro_licenson, - Varlety thioatran dia- nssociated from ‘*wine-rooms’ were well onough, as Ilustrated by tho Adclphl, Academy of Muisle, and other ominiently reapectabia variet; entertainments, but the bawement dives, as inuc! wina-room as theatre, and so ofton deserlbed that all know thelr nature and influenco, wero the ob- Jectionable places, They should be killed ont, and that on short order, The Muyor yosterday hadan extended conference with Supt. Hickey, and tho result wiil ba known within A fow days. Chief Ilickoy says that **they havu got to shut up shop.'"and he mcana It, The Mayor was nuver mata in carnest, and the chances are that tho city willwoon be rid of such dlves, THE COUNTY BUILDING. ’ Judge Wallaco was takon sick yesterday at noon and had to adjourn court for the day, Sherll Iern yestorday returned from a hnnting expedition, followed by a good-sized wagon-load of gsme. He has not furzotien his old tricks, Yesterday was arralgnment day In tho Criminal Court, Eighty-oight prisoners were arraigned, and, :l:dng thelr word forit, they were an funocent ot The April Grand Jury wna §mpeneled yesterday, Moses Hook was sclected os foreman, No busie ncss waa trausacted during the day outof tho usual routine, In the Olson-Chester bastandy case, which occn- pled the County Court Saturday, tho Jury tisagrecd at an carly hour Bunday morning-and was dla- charged. Diiss Olion had but ono friend on the Jury,—Devine, the county contractor,—while Ches- ter bad eleven, A motlon will be made by Ches. ter's attorney to-day for another ttial, and that it be had as eazly as possiblo, ‘The will of tho late Mark Sherldan_was and admitted to roborated, d roved rabato i tho County' Court {"unlny. 1t provides for 1--{huzull the debts of he deceased, and names Ignatius Sheridan und the Rev. K. J, Dunn exeeators, to whom lutters wera issued under bond for 815,000, After all debts are patd tho extatols fo be 'divided equally among his child The Instrument boars cate of Oct, 31, 1870, aud is witnessad by Thomas Breu- nan, Thomas Fenlon, and Patrick 0'Niell, ‘The matter of llarms’ claim for oxtras had been madu the special order for the Counly Hoard's cons sideration yesterday, but when it was reached his champlon falled hiny ang had the la thing lald over Indefinitely, Frow the beginning therd liag been an attempt to give llarms 340, 000 more than hu fe entitled to, and a1l that bas been I tho way ol it 1s Architect Egan. The way the swindly Is to bo carrled out now was ‘Indicated Ly tho postponemient yesterday asnd the snnounces uent that a certain " Committew, Lired by Harms, was inepecting the work, and woul report to the Board, cic. 1iarms expocts to enlist sympathy By hiring experte to recominend that he be allowed all he cinims, snd 4l the Hoard weks 1o aliow hiin that umount Is the show of an cxcuss, e would ) scitied uie clahin long agu if a cere tain Comm! er had not taken the Contract lo t bim in his proposcd, but luny-deferred, rob- HEALIZING TUE 3ITUATION, . ‘The county cmployes are begiuning Lo reatize the situation nto waich the recijess extravagunce of tbe County Board fv plunging tho county, Thoy a1l nold warrants for thele March salary. hut thers s uo money in the Treasury from which to pay them;i und this s not the wozst of i, for the pross pect le very nhslu that thero will be at un varly day. The coun®y is in & phght vqually as diear grecablo as the city was & year ago, and worse It snything. for the U'ounty Treasurer sunaunces that the Ge: 1 Fuud from which salarice are pald has been overdrawn slready over $12.0iK). lietween now and Aug. 1loaus 1o tho sinount of 300,000 must be met, $200,000 In June, and $1L0,050 in July, and the Treasurer le de ined o take caro of these if possible. I taking care of thewi. bowever, the mismangement of tho County Board " will be made -morc appareut and many Intereets to Ter. The indications now hat the county employes will not only bo co d to bawk theit warrants sbout the street and sell them to the highest bidder, but that tho lospital, Poor-llouse, and County Adeot's oftico waat be closed. The ewployes will certatuly not bo able to rll a0y muney from the Treasury befora August. {f then, or ubiil tho loans abuve 1eferrea to have becn met, sud it can now beect down a3 equally certaly t st the ecndof the ear the connty's debt will have been Increased nat lors thian 800,000, THT HONRST MEN OF THE NOARD, Snch Connty Com! oners a3 have persisted in Acting with the majority, and at the ramo time Intd clalm to belng honest, arc beginning to reallze the 0x they aee tn. Tho meeting at the Grand Pa. clfic Sainrday night hanopened their eyce and shown them, even If they are what they clalm to be, the el Influence of thelr associations, That meeting wan camposcd of reprocentative men, and among them was onc Commnivsioner. The renti- ment wns unanimous, and thelr petition hias gone forth branding those who clalm to bo h ust a8 reverely nn Lhoso who are known to be dis- ones 1t hurte, it ought to hurt—and these hon- est mcn have been but kalf rebuked. . 1f they aro hanest, they must bo blind—tf not biind, lh!{ hare by excnsing and palliating the alus of the **lling" become partles to the sin. 1f they cannot be called rinzrters they cortainly nre cowards, for they bave not lnd, with very few cxceptions, tho courags to stand np for their convictlons And sgainst the machinations and plundering schemes of their as. sociaten, If they are honeat, they arefnow suffer ing for their fellowship with the dishonest, and with them musi vo down. Itis their own fauit. They dropped tnto the net act for them when they commenced doing the pnblic seevice Jocked In the oflice of the County-Attorney,~when thoy come menced conawlering the bids of contractors’'In so- cret, and in trading thelr votes, and the mecting Saturday night was bmg an evidence of the favor in which siich conduct ia_received by the pnhlic. After the adjournment of the Board yesterday sov- oral of these ‘' honest " Commisioners atiempted 10 rctaliate on the public, and assembled In the County-Attorney's oftice. They wero loud In their abuse vf some of the speakers at the Grand Pacific meeting, Oneof them charged that one of the speakern waa n deserter from tha army, and if he had his deacrts woull have becn hung, and snother that o certain speaker wae o all of which wan very naturel under the Thoy were torc, exgeedinaly, sore, and ' ato thlel ' was tho cry, But they have a chance yet to redeem themeelvea—a chance tocut loose from thora who are bad men bevond redemption. They cannot do It huwever, aa they have actout. The {:nh“c will continue to walch them and judge them )y the company they keep. They will be known by thelr acts. —_— CRIMINAL, ‘Thomas Gibhona was before Justice Foote yeo- terday charged with the larceny of 2,40 from the pockets of Willlam Shannon who had, with Glb- bone, Leen a lodger nt No, 320 Sonth Clark street. The charge was changed Lo **disorderly.” Glb- ‘bons was fined $256 and costs and sent off to the Brideswell, Detectives Ryan and Stecla yesterday arreatod the notorfons Andro Andrews, whilom pswnbroker,® onacharge of recelving stolen property, ‘They found on his back an overcoat recently stolen from 8 gentleman residing on Chicago aveaue, No bail waa taken for him, as the police have learned to dlstraet Androws’ promiees of good behavlor, The examination of Schoenfeld Bror., the bank- rapt dry-goods merchants, charged with franda- Ient concealment of thelr asaeta, wi tenday before Commissioncr sloyne, Jury in the United States District Court Ia to con- vens to-day, and at tho sngzestion of the hank- rapta’ attorney tho examination was postporied for n week, so that {f they are not indicted it necd not take piace, Yesterday n horso and buggy was stolen from Dr. T 11, Treat, of No. 24 Weat Mndinon sireet. Of cer Fox, of tho Weat Twellth Stecet Station, had olwerved two notorions thivves, ** Foxy " Whalen and John Houston, driving aboot Ina rig that closcly corresponded to the description of Dr. Treal's vehicle, Ilo. started fn pursuit, and sonn captured _Houston ~ drivin sbout n _ the South Divislon, Whalen was ' nathed at his residence on Jefforson . atreet, and both were locked np in the West Twelfth Street Hutlon. It is believed that witnesses can bo fonnd who can swear thal tnese two thieves wera the ones: who actually stale the rig; if so, thay aro suro of a term of years, which thoy richly merlt, . Justice Summerfleld yesterday held the follaw. ing: Juhn Jenkins, nflnmrlln%lo burglarize the shoo storc of Heury dller, No, 112 TNarrison etreet, €000 to the Criminal Conrty Jnneuh finith and _Nicholas Nelbert, asraulting Miko Flannory, 8500 to- Aprll 12: James Loftus, Michael” O'Grady, and Thomas Jullan, assaulting Alfred Willllams, $500 tothe 17th: John Wedden and James Leonard, burglarizing Templeton's bakery, No. 213 Randolph street, and nttempting nuother at 223 Lake street, $100 cach to the Criminal Court. Justico Scoily held Janics Kane, allas Frank Smith, n $500 bouds to tho Criminal Court for illegol voting; Ki vagrancy, $20 fine or alx months Correction, Justico Kanfmann sent Alexander Kerwin and Jolin Welsh, the boy burglars, to the Honse of Correctlon for ninety days each, Last Wednesday Eda?r T. Paul, a real-cstala dealer at No, 101 and 104 LaSalle stroet, was ar. restod and taken before Justico Mataon, charged with obtaining zonds under falsc pretenaes, = It ap peared that Paul, on ar about the 1atn of Decembor ldat, bonght s diamond ring from C. M, White, a lomber.dealer, for $050, and gave ns collateral sccurity two noter, nccured by trust-deeds. Abont Dec, 18, Paul, laving an’ apportunity to uso the notes in & *‘trade," peranaded ‘White to sarrender them, and take In Uen thereof, for colinteral security, & bill-of-sals on somo farnitare, which an cxecuted by Willam J, Walton ana ihon which Panl represented that hio had advanced 1,600, 1t now appears that Pant nover advanced 1'on the bill-of-salo; that Walton ozecnted b Mmply for " the purpiso of enabling Tanl to negatlato a loan for him; and, strangest of all, that the furniture did not belong to W, J, Waiton bnt to hin brother - W, Seatt Walton. The casa all through showa a pecnllar looscnees in doing bisinoss, Paul san placed undor $1,000 bonds, aad will ba examined to-aay, TIB MORLEY TRAGEDY, Coroner Dietzach ,u'nenhg held an inquest at the County Hospital upon Jofn Tieney Morley, who shot his inistreas and then shot iimaelf last #ridny night at No. 2 Market street. The only witness' examined the woman herself, who is saffering slightly from a bullet-wound in 'tho cHeck, ler story was ondoubtedly the only correct ono that has “been published, "and 18 LrieAy as follows: She had known Morley for nearly s year. Friday aftecnvon they had a quarrs went away It was only with a threat to soon returmn and raise trouhle. 1o did return_shortly aftee 10 o'clock, sud, Onding 8 man named Dick” Barry in the ronm, stepped wp to her and popped her one fn tho left check. = He then ordored Iarry to escape, and then ordored hor out, but, as she was going. ho ran after her, and bringing’ hor back threw her upon the bed, and ordercd hee to stay there, e then drew the pletol full to hla hosd, but mistel. and atopping lo curse for Laving brought him to his present de; atlon, he fAired threo hota In closo anccessfon, and &t the third aliot he feil, the house surgeon of the Dr, ltowwall Park, Cotity Ifoapital, held tho Butopey, and reporicd hmuh.wnnnfl- thatthe bullet had entered tho righf ed the meningual artory, and lodged in the left sldo of the braln, 'The only pecullar feature of tho caeo was that ho should livo so jong sa he did. SUBURBAN. HTDE PARK. Last evenlng, at the Hydo-Park Holol, s concert was given by the Nimble-Neciies Bociety. Tho concert was held In the hotel-parlors, which form adelightful place for such an entertalnment. The programine was a veay agreeahlo one, ‘Thie Board of Fducation of District No, 1, Town- ship 38, have presented thelr report for the yoar cnding March 1. Thelr expencesaro 14 percent han {n tho former year, and the Incroasc of pupils bas boen 13 percent, The expenses were .40, - ‘I'io number of puplisin the dlstrict 8 365, making the annusl cost pee puplil about S5, in the school distnict bonnded by Cuttare Grave and Inid{ans avenues and Forty-ihird and I’ouyli id when he scventh streots, K. P, lroous was re-elec Bfé\gzl Dircctor over fivo opponents on Batarday n EVANSTON. ‘The concert given by the Mendelssohn Quintcite Clut on Saturday evening was probably one of the Suest inot an Kvanaton audienca ever ilstenod to, The audlcncs wan Iarze and sclcet, and frequently they gave expression of thelr delight by vigorous wpolause, The programme, opular, conld have been n nnur improved by some slight_changes, esncclally in mmllluun’g Lnnlc- thing for tho potpoursh of popalar airs. This was hardly in keebmz with the alynity of the otter aclections, llowever, the audience was woll nl:-r;ud. and no doubt wish they zould be favosed agaln. "The Nase-Tall ! and electad the full F. Cassiday; Vice: Presius retary, I, B. Dyclu; Tre Ata meeting yesterday the lnhfltAlly“lldnr for this- scasons few days sinco Presidont, ¥, rie: 0. 6., ablson 1. nrdners ot A ey 13 ardner; 1, L, E. M. Kinmenj I, Carslday, Jaines MeWilliama, was c. sclected as t The Assoclation has sl ready ralsed about $00 In support of tho nine, '|l":ur ine will pluy their firal guniv- oA Friday with o uks of Chicayo. lege Base-al) Awsociation of the North- weat will mneut icro on Eaturday. Prof, Cumnock whil give readiog (his evenlng in the lecturv-room of the M, K., churcl, for tha lml\rfll of te Ladles’ Church fund of thot denomle nation. Benjamin Taylor will deliver bls Centeunlal lecture, ontitled **One Hundred Years,* on Thuree day evenlug in tho M. & ‘Iho Board of Vi . church, ;ku “Trustcey will weet lo- inorrow evening. As this ls the last mecting of the Hoard for tuis fecal year, thure wil) bu cyneld- erablo buslness on haud. A complets teport for }lgmycnwlll bewade by the Viilage Clerk and ‘reasarer. The Soclal Club will be cntertained on Thursdsy evening by Vrof, Cumuock, who will give a nuw andvarled selection of readinze. > Liout. -Gdv. thunsu und the ion. J. H. Kedzle returncd to their dulles st fpringicld yesterdsy, ‘tho whisky casce will comio up lu-day before Justice lluso. Une is urainst Mre. Fat Murphy, and the other againgt Lynch, « ‘Thie caucus which is Lo be beld Friday evenlng to nowinate village uficers will nodoubt be s very m-lmm sud - botly-contested affair. — Party rtinction will not enter iolo con. aideration, but economical form and **intewperance” will serve as i ot sclection, The different districts of the village are anxlous to be represented {0 the Bosrd, sad some, notsatisfed wilh oue representative, are clamorivg for iwo and even three, For Villige Clerk thers aze uo new candldates, but the thice who have Mlgnified their intentlon to run are labor. | Ing with conslderable zeat, Yeaterdny afternoon, while practicing in the gymnasinm, A, 11, Inrr fell from the parailel hara and received a novera blow on the head, He was delirious for some time, bat at last acconnts was dolog well, GEN. GRANT. The Ex-Prestdent Spends the Snbbath as Golena, 1L—A ficrennde Last Night, Special Dirpateh to The Tridune, davema, 111, April 0.—Gen, and Mrs. Grant received a few of their friends (his evening at the elegant restdenco of Capt. Augustus Estey. Abont 8 o'clock the distingulshed couple were serenaded by Behreiner's Dand, the principal plece being “1lall to the Chief,” which was finely rendered, " A Jarge crowd of citizens see companted the baad, and st the conclusion of the serenade Gen, Grant made his appesrance, and after belng appropriately prescnted by Cal. W. R, Rowley, the only surviving momber nf his personal staff during the War, welcomed his fellow-citizens in the following charactiristic manner: Fertow-Cirizxxs or GaLrNa: 1 am obliged to you for this scranatlc and manfestation of estecm, AT have to remark 1s thnt il affords ma gratica. tlon to make periodical visits to this city, aod to come back ta you again after sixteon yeara of oYicial 1ife, like yonracives, ono af the soverelgns of this great lepublic. Good night. ‘The band played a parting Jflwz. and In the meantime very many of ths citizens passed finto the reecption-room and were vresented to the General and his agrcoable wife, Our disdln- gulshed gucsts attended the unton revival services at Turner lall yesterday forenvon. ‘I'he house was literally packed,- and . at the close of the exercisgs an Immense crowd. ro- mained outside to catch a f"mn" ol the cx- President and wifec as they loft the ball. Tc~day the General has spent the time walking about town ana recelving old acquaintances. This forenoon he informed your correspondent that, upon the completion” of his Europcan tour, which might not continuo longer than threo months should traveling becomo Irksome, he would return to Galena and spend the greater rt of his time In_ the city which 1as he Dirthplace of his ' fame. He Jeaves to-morrow evenlng for Chicago, will remain (n that “elly two days, and frncned from thence to Pennsylvania, visiting Inrrisburg and Philadelphia. He willapond a few daya with nls mothor at Elizabeth, N. J., two days in Washington City, and wiil sall for Europe ubout the 15th of Ma; B e DWIGHT CROP REPORT, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Dwianr, Iil., 11l,, April 8.—The water has run off tho land fincly during tho past week, and our farmers were all ready Lo go to work this morning sowing their onts, A storm on Bunday of raln and a llttle snow bas prevented them, We shall now have to walt two or thrco dava, The total fallure of the corn crop through this rerion last year makes our farmers very despondent over an ordinary storm, Eve acro of land will be put Into crop this season {f the weather permit. * It has ralned hard most all dny along the line of the Chicazo & Alton Rallroad. MILWAUKEE BOARD OF TRADE, Special Dimpaich 8o The Tridune, MiLwaukse, Wis., April 9.—To-day tho now officors ofsthe Chamber of Commerce were fn- stalled, Addresses wers mado by the retiring President, Mr. VanKirk, and by Charles Ray and W. P, McLaron, the lncoming Presidont and Vice-Presldent, Tho report of the Directors and Treasurer show the receipts of tho ;mt car to have been $14,388.54; cxpenscs, $10, 503 surplus fund at thisdato, $20,768; meme- bership at this date, 372, e —— THE STRIKING MINERS. Apectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Jovrier, I, April 9.—The miners at the La- Balle, Btreator, and Braldwood arc ona strike, and the coal dealers here are short in soft coal, The strike also affects tho rolling-mills, which ara shut down for the want of coal, baving anly two car-loads on hand, whilo tho amount re- quired for one day’s run s twenty car-londs, —————— SUTRO TUNNEL 8Ax Fraxcisco, April 0.—For the past two weeks the Sutro tunnel has passed through stringers of quartz giving low assays. On Fri- day the whole faco of tho drift wns In solld quarts, 2,750 feet cast of the Savagoshatt. Tho quartz resembles the Comstock quartz fu fis cryatalliao character, and ita ore assnys are sald 1o averago $34. ——— M. D, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune. InpiaNarcLis, Ind., April 9.—Articles of as- sociation of the Logansport Modical College wero flled to-day. The inatitution will be a branch of the American Anthropological Col- l;;ag nlo%. Louls, and the cndowment ls limited —— OUR LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANIES, TESTIMONT TAKEN DEFORE TRZ LEGISLATIVE COMe MTTEE, Spectat Disaic) fo the Grophie,' ALpAxT, April 4. —~Two witncasca were examined by the Insuranco Committee thls morning. Tho first was Mr, Stokes, Presldont of the Manhattan Life. No points of intereat wore discovored, ox- cept tho fact of the consorvative and safe manage- ment of the Company, Nothing wrong or sus- THE WINDSOR, So completa is the ventitation of the Windsor Totel, on Fifth avenuo, between Forty-sixth and Forty-scventh strects, that thero s no odor of the cooking In any part of tho bollding. By Ingenlous appliances tho stoam from the kitchon fa carried dircctly to tho top of tho house, and all unpleas- antness avolded, It is a comfort to live In a honse fragrant with pure sl he Wiadsor, — PIANOS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Owing to a change in their plano department, Lyon & 1lealy, Btate and Monroo strects, are close ing out thelr entire miscellannous stock of aquare planos, some of them almost new, at unparalleled low pricea, EXCELLENT, With great care, by 8 new proce produces flavorings of rare oxcellen: to cheap extracts. Ask for Dr, Price’s. Dr. Price at superlor DEATHS, LASS—Manday ovenlng, April 0, at822 - dohn, Do e et Funeral at 10:30 o'cl , Aprll 11, by carriages to Graceland. O'ROURKE—April 8, at her residence, 003 Em- ;;lnlg-lr.d l:.‘lthfrlnn [ chac] 0'Lounrko, Funerul services will be held at the Church of the Nativity, llalsicd and Thirty-ninth-sis., April 10, 2410 o'} ety Rourke, beloved wife of lock, and thence by cars to Calvary Cemas In Brooklyn, N. Y., on Wednesday, the it at the residence of his brother-in-taw. Lovefoy, Henry 8., #on of Aston and Baruh &. Feit, forierly of Ciilcazo, aged 43 yesrs, Hemains interred In Grecawood, HEPTING—On suumnl. at the resldence, 202 v Mr, 1. A, Hepting. 1ake place on Tucs {2 Laltimore papers please c ] i WAKEFIELD—In tbls city, April Nelllo E. Watte, beloved wife of Rtabert \v!nfl:i , aged 23 eATa. H Funeral from No, 185 Weast Jackson-st., to-day, the 10th, st 1 o'clock p. m., to Hoschill Cometely, by carriagos, £¥7" Utica (N, Y.) papers pleass copy. (Illll‘(}fi\“\;:‘ Y —April 0, Kate Crowley, aged 5 years and 23 days, l-'uunrnl’nl 10 o'clock, Tuesday, April 12,88 D3 West Twentieth-st,, by carrlages to Calvary, Friendsare luvited. HOLLISTER~1n Rivereide, Mra. Harrlel C. Hollleter, uncral at tho reeldenc Nater, Tasday, at ) e will leave Central Depol at 11 8. m., stopplng_ st Jndisna- &v., returning to Chicago at 2 p. ni. The remaing will bo taken to Mich?, for interment. Sunday, April 8, 'c;d}:’b yut’ b AUCTION SALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctioncers, 84 and 84 Mandoipt-at. TUESDAY MORNING, April 10,at 9:30 o'clock, AT OUR STORES, Large sod stiractive Salo New snd Becond-hand FURNITURE od General Houschold Goods, Carpets, Slaves. Four iRt MRS SNEOY & OO, CHATTEL BIORTGAGE SALE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT 93 ABERDEEN.ST., WEDNESDAY Morning. April 11,8t 10 o'clock. o] der Chattel Mortgsge the Parlor, oS e e FLISUN, TONEKOY & CO'y Aucr " == __AUCTION SALEN. By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., B Auctioneers, 118 & 120 Wabash-ar, GENTEEL FURNITURE BRURSELS UARPETS, PIANO, Eta, AT AUCTION, AT DWELLING 532 WABASIL-AY,, TUESDAY XORNING, APHIL 10, at 10 0'CLOCE, e will se)l the entire furniturs tn dwelitn, [ Tarlar, ba o Maie Mattrenees, Tedding, Tanle-Linen, fnen: )nnlher ¥ith the usunl fuinlshing of & 12-r00m dwens ;Lo furaiture [y nearly niew,and o alve order, Ison tury elegnnt [loaewomd Ti-octave Tianotoris,” ith richy-caried lers. latest imprarcments, M A DUTTERN & CO., Aucitonesry, MISCELLANEOTS BOOKS AT ATUCTION, Taesdas atternoon. ADell 10, st o'clock, at Toome 116 and 185 Whbaoar O il WL 'A. BUTTERS £ co. one BANKRUPT SALE. Vialches, Dlamonds, Jewelry, Coln Siiver and Plated Wam, the remalning stock of the NEW YORK MONEY LOAN OFFICE, AT ATCTION Taesday. April (0, ot 10 0°Clock o, m., At Tutters& Co.'s Auction Tiooms, 118 And 120 Wahashe A WM, A, BUTT RS & C Anctioreen, FANCYCHINAWARE WINE SETS, VASES, &c., WEDKEBT;AY)IOYL\'L‘!G April 11, at 10 o'clock, s} our sslesrootny, |m:;;'ll-.i-(_:_\\'ulrz 3 TRADE BALB. WHITE GRANITE AXD YELLOWWARLE IX PACK. AUES AND OPEN LOTS, ASSORTED GLASSWARE, TADLE CUTLERY, HARDWARE, CAR 'S S S G I AT BUTTERS z CJ‘-'S Auctlon Reumas, ONE CAR-LOAD, 50 Brls. Pure Cider Vinegar AT AUTUCTION, ‘WEDKESDAY MORNING, Aprfl 11, st 11 o'clock, t our salcaroome, 118 and 120 Wabash-ay. Tho aboye is recelved direct from the manufacturer in Michigan, and csn be reiled upon oa belng Pure Clder Vinogar, WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneer, TIURSDAY DF. SALE. DRY CGOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, AND 100 SAMPLE CASf LR A R B By as AMPLE CASEY Thursday, 12, at 0:30 o'clock, At Dutters & Co.'s Anctlon fooms, sccond Noor. City and Country Metehaats will always and full lines of aal nmon{l‘;tnlu g asics anuablo‘l;fogel'ty on Fifth-av, AT ATCTION, Monday Morning, April 16, at 11 o'olock, . ON,THE PREMISES, We are instructed 0 rcll, upon favorahle terms Lot 10. 11,12, and north 12 feet of Lot 13, east half of Dlock 91, Ménad) sectlon Adaltlon, w7 tet front hy 11 fect RS & CO., Auctioneers, doep, emt front, o) h tween Jackeon snd Ve lsranesin ™ O WAL A fiu‘rfl;l‘ig “&:' iy By HIRAM BRUSH, To Dealers and Comsumers! Maonufacturers’ 8alo of Buperior Silver Plated Ware and Fine Table Cutlery, To closc the Estate of the TAURTON SHVER PLATE COMPARY, I Shall Sell by Auction, At Store 152 State-st,, 0o TUESDAY. Aprll 10, nt 10 o'cluck a, m,. 2p. .y fnd T:30cventhe, and conrfue oveey, day untlitne eat siroxtock lesold.” 'Tho stock consiata in part of 350 Ton Sets, 200 Waitors and Salvera, 93 Elegant Fruit 8tands. 875 Dinner and Broak(ast Cnstora, 1,000 dosen Forks and Bpoons, gg Ice-Fitohora. Bronue and Hantel Clocks, And a full line of Bilver Plated Wara, All_tha zoods aro warranted first-class, hearing the trado-mark of the factory, and will hesold without reservation or Ut to closs the estate of tho TAUNTON SILVER PLATE 0, By Order of JOBN I1. SWAIN, Treasarer, Fals ta comnience Tueaday at 108, m, Ladfes Invitei ta attend thiy eala. Uioods on exhibition biefory tha sale. By ILIRAM BRUSH, Auctioncer, 108 Fifth-av, * THE SALE OF FURNITURE sdvertined fop this morning. cormer of Sladison and Sheldon-aia., {s postponed o Wednesday, Anrll 11, st 10 8. m., when' it will all be sold regal of cost oF GEO. P. GORE & CO, 68 & 70 Wabash.av, Regular Trade Salo DRY GOODS, -rmm.é. April 10, 0:40 0. m. Especlally impore tant to Country and City Buyers. GEO. I, GORE & CO., Auct'rs, By GEO, P, GORE & CO., 64 and 70 Wabaah-ar. In addition to ourlarge aasortment of Boots, Shoesé Stippers That we_shall aoll at Auction Wednesday, April 11, we shall sell o 'INE LIND of . WARL, JR., & CO.'S MEN’S FINE WEAR, Alsg, of PHILA! REN'S T ki On TIORSDAY, April 12, at 9:30 oclock. TO THE TRADE AND CONSUMERS. ‘We shall scll Houscholil Furniture of cyery dee scription, Parlor Sults In Jrocatelle, Catallng, Tepp, Terry and Halr Cloth; Cliamber Sots: Mar ble and Wadd Tap Wardrobes, Walnut Bedateads and Burcaue, Eofan, Easy Chaite, Lounges, Marble snd Wood Top ‘Tabics, ilalr, 'Wool, and Husk Mattrasecs, Parlor and Ofics Desks, Show-cases ook-casor, lirussels and Wonl Carpets, A Planofurte to the hiyhest biddor, At 11 o'cluck, Carrlages, Duygics, Phactonk Ttond Wagons, Iarncssws, ete. GFo. GORE & €0, Auct'rs. By WM. MOOREIOUSE & CO. + This Morning at 10 o’clock, at 899 WABASH-AT, THE ENTINE CONTERTS OF A 12-R003 HOUSE, CONBISTING 0¥ Elegant Furniture, Cax- pets, &c., &c. 2 cic. On WEDNFESD.A Arril 11, aur Hegular fales store 774 R MIsnerL, . Wheh, We .qul_uli 3 fulllino of New aid b -hatld Furelinre. Carpeth Cuy KRGy MOORERUUE & “RAD] L & and 83 \V;w:ll-a\'. Wil hold thelr FHth Spring Auction Sale Spring Trade Sale of Boots aud Shoss, Tuesday, April 10, at 102, m, An eatra cholce Mne 1 be oereds o By L. MOSES & CO. 25 East \Washinglon-st. CONFECFIONERY, CELEURATED throuzhout + d foall P ol el at 40, Cuc per g%s;:.u USViIET, Coutes tloner, Chicigo