Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1877, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Oscar Cobb has sold to Ssasc 3. Daggett for $75,« 000 hla oullding on the' cast side of Dearborn sireet, BO feet north of Washington, A boy named Henry Gemn was lost in Vermilion County on the 20th of March. Any information concerning him shonld be sent to Edward Cady, No, 08 Polk atreet, In this city. ‘Tho temperatare yesterday, a8 observed by Jfa. nasse, opticlan, 88 Medlson stroet (Triauxs Build. Ing), was at 8s. m., 46 degrees; 10a. m., 60 12 m,, 5033 0. m., 62:8p. m., 44, Barometerat8 & m., 30.15;8 p. m., 30.11. Alittle 10-year-old girl, of respectable parent- age, giving the name of Emma Smith, waedetect. ernoon in the act of shop-lifting kerchiefs and laces from Fleld & tore, Bhe was locked up at the Armoty by Detective Stowart. ‘The Coroner's inquest npom Nicholas Standen yesterday developed no addltional facta eave that Rhin life was not insured. A Jury conslating of Connty Commissioner C. B, Ayars, F.Gand, G, Rammelmeyer, llenty Lampartner, F', C. Gunther, F. Kohlbaumer, Q. Schore, Nicholas Kastler, Mark Dareon, Henry 8chwerdt, William Hessamer, and J. J. floffiman retnrned a verdict of death from apoplexy. The aatopsy held by Dirs. llolden and Hoory Tooper doseloped nearly a haif pint of sorona fluid in the brain that was the cause of the spoplectic it. Assiatant-PenstonsAgent Clements has heen looking up penslon frands, and has brought the cares of eighteen to the attentionof the United Btates Grand Jury., The persons Involved are ‘widowa of soldlers, who, having marrled sgain, bave invalldated their clalms, but drew their monthly stipend by conceallng the fact that they bad embarked In matrimony a second time, This fraud in practiced extensively all over tho country, bat it s somewhat diicalt to detect, since the par- ties knowing the circumstances aro unwilling to {a. form the Qovernment officers, thinking It none of their bnsiness to prevent a '‘poor widow" from gotting all she can. Thecriminal suit sgainst Channcey T. Dowen, referred to Inthis paper a few days sgo, has not yetbeendlsposed of. Mr. Bowen has not been well énough to ba taken Into custody, and, as the compiainants did not relish paying a Conatable $10 or $15 aday to watch him, thatlegal fonctlonary han been taken off bis track. There was an imprea- sion yesterday, from the fact that no further stepa had beentaken inthe matter, that the salg had been, or was about to be, comprowmised, balMr. Trn- man, the attormey for the complainants, denlea that there i ruth fn sucha romor, and (s n looking Tormard to & trial of the coa0 AL as early & data as possible. GEN, GRANT. Gen. Grant retarned from Galena Tnesdsy night, and visited the Govornment Rullding yesterday morning, where ho was ensconced with a nnmber of friends In the Tiop, J, Russell Jones' offce for an hour orso, and where his time was plessantl; Jmed in o emoking and - chatting with hose around him. “Among_the »-rl'( were the Hon, B, . Washurne, Mr, ' Hempatead Wanh- Dbarme, Col, Fred Grant, Ben TL. Campbell, Judgs Drammond, Mesets, Robert T. Lincoln, W, Bradley, and (eorges L. Dunl-?. A reporter ascer- tained that Gen. Grantwill not put forth sn auto. blography, but (hat s histary of hiu scrrices in the Unlon army, aeweil sa in”the position which he sflerwards held a8 Chief Magistrate of tha natlon, will be publithed In mmmo on the fly-leat, Tt will be edlted by & Me, timith, Mrs..Grant's cousin, who rusides in Penn- sylvanis, snd whose merits as & wriler are weil spoken of, e has been placed in charge of all the offcial records for the purpose of makiag the work fuil and suthentic, sod will b aeatated by & nnm. ber of literary gentlsmen in putting them into proper shape, Gen. trant will remain in the city until Friday alternoon, when he will leave by the Pittaburg & Ft. Wayne Road for Penneyivanla, where bo will ¥lsit some of his relatives. e’ will thengo to New York, remain thers for a few days, and then start on his long-contemplated Luropean iein "Tho Hon, E. B. Washburne la staying with his son, Mr. lcnpstead Warhburne, a prominent yoong Jawyer in this city. He will remain hero a day or two, aod then leavo for Washington and other pointa In o Emst, whence bo sails for els, WALEKR'S FENITENTIARY CONTRAGT. It wan stated a few days ago that Ed Walker, the contractor for the etonie work on the new Court- Jlonse, had given up his contract at the Peniten- tary for the employment of cunvict Iabor, and, conrequently, that thure wasno lmmodiate 'peas- pect of any convlct lavor being used in cuttlng the Court-Houee atone, Sincethen it has been learned that bie aldnot give up bis contract, but that the Penltentiary Commissioners nnnniled it on ace count of “hix falling to pay for the labor. Me toak the labor ef 20 mon up orabout Jon, 1, and agrced to pay iU conta per day for ench man, the leato to exiend fur thies yeare, 1o entered into that conteact, it appears, as he did Inta the Court-House contract—in some oue cino's namo—nuid gave bonda forita falihful keoping, ‘ha charactor of fils bond was commented on va be requently, And thix bronght one of his bondsmen forward who said his th consisted of half of Lewmont, ond o stons quarry 300 yards squars And ten miles deep, “or of Some such ~ proportion. Nono of them have been Beard from eince, however, notwithstandlng ‘Walker Is indebted to tho State inder hiu_contruct 10 A sum approximating $12, 000—~or for the labor of 220 men nlmwnundn{ for two months nnd seventeen days, and miscellancous articles he pac. chaecd of the Siate along with his contract, A#an offeet to this debt the State hus a lot of Walker's stone piled within snd around tho Fonitentinry walla, tho value of which fa not kuown, and whica can acarcely ba held, and on its hands not less than :300 idle, ablo-bodled men, who would doubt- Tean bo now employed but for Walker's weaknese, 1f the bondsmen are held for duwsges, a4 thoy ought fo be. they must suffer with tho Stato, as they are Jiable, i TIE DEMOCRAOY, The fag-end of the Democratio City Central Committee met at I1% rooms last svenlng to con- tinue the work of uccuxing one another of tud faith Ia the Iate clmml}(n .nod to figura out some excise for the resuit of tha recentclection. The . and overy (ace was elonymt. y's dask - was ornanented with a phint of asolutlon of {lu(uh, which was round before the disumal crawll was called order to prepare tneir throsts . for the exerclses’ of " ths evenlng, Agnew took mest freely of the potion, and, besido gol. laldwin, be was reaily che only person present known outaide of his ward, anieas It be at ome of the prominent down-tuwn ssloo: new cafled the meeting Lo order, oud_gave the e« oter Lo privilege of standing scross the stree cat what tninsplred ahiould find fta way to the pub® llo print, The dratand only business teansacted, Liowever, {be reporter 14 able (0 say, was the read: ing of the minutes of the former niecting, Which was followed oy an attenpi to have them 2 H to" a fight nand a “dozen motlons, Col. Daldwin® wanied to know what they had met for, and Bo one could tell b Bune ojle at this juncturs counted (he noses, and opnotiunely diecoversd that there wa u quoram present, and (he trowd dispersed without ‘any blodd being spilicd, and without befag ablo 10 agreo upun what b beon done horetuforo or what raruained Lo bo dono, TUE WEST TOWN HOARD. ~The West BidaTown Doard held an sdjourned theeting last cvening at No bn South Halsiod sireet, Justico Sheridan in the chalr, There were presost dustices Kcully, Kberhatt, Sheridag, Mator son, Ingersoll, Sallabury, Morrlson, and Town. Cleik llertz. : The Clerk read the records of lnst year, A Iargo nanabar of biils Were sudiied aad ordered yald, ‘The members of the Canvassing Board ‘ale Towed $3.50 each for day work and £3.50 for alent work, . On motlon, the follawlng Committes was ap- Eolnled to examine the bupervisor's accuuntst uatices Matson, Sullsbiry, and Eberhardt, A bH) for horss and bunn{ \wed by onc of the Deputy-Collectors in collecting the personal prope eny tazes was rejocted, o 7 Clerk asked for a salary uf $500 for laat ye: crvices, Ioferred to the Committee 1o yea Ezaimine Supervivor's Accounts, A number of ciection bills were also referred to sams Committou, Ou motlon, 1t was declded that when the moeting :?’]o‘fm It be until hall-past 7 nest Wedneaday euing. - The Town Clerk was sultiorized to draw a voucher for the $1, 500 which the statutcs allow to tho Collector, Tho thanks of the Board wero tendored to Town- Clork Horix for bia cfiiclent and valuable aervices during the past year. + An sdjournnient was then bad. MOTEL ARRIVALS, ant Mosss Willam” Cartler, Queheo( As W, Green lay: Cule, Wheellng, Wy Va. i tuan, Cliarles W Soaper. isiaturgy Detiolt, “Mict.1 Eiall Nédenveret . Hackinan, Clacinuath, .1 the oot B rétos, ¢ Lo We Costcas Lincoin,” Neb.: Capt. 3 bl Yjm: Calro, 1L { the Hun. 411, Slotriton, bi. Joseph, C...8) - B. Anderaon, New d’vrki‘;l. R Hewitt, éfl"::v. ke, Rpits g > ‘Arizonag o i ge la s, Da T e A rhouse, bid. o7, 3 ‘Gordon 1 i Hon: J. D Pedset Vg York, '+ Grind Ao aCol. ran “ifando’ Line, Luge 31 Y.‘"fl'l\l inedt: Palaceviity <ot 3 & Bt Paul, Hall D. B, Ervid, i 1. B Moblusan, Laulsnite: 2 ek, Lo Fyudge bolinasbes, Dostes Alras s o1 Bhermaa, Dea Mol ca: the Hey, W. 5. Boyd, N Tainond, ew York g Eo it Hon. George Peck, Huclieater, H g ¥ fila s A Lln'lghh.l‘l,uh v ki tures, Serauto B. Lell Hes k. L. [ Padl, Nitus. on. 1M, I Browa, Yo .t démes THE CHICAGO . TRIBUN. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1877, A Brown, Toled x; RGN W VOrki T, T wteveas, St. Charles, Mian. s M, F, Brows, Clacloeu. —— TIE CRIB. EXAMINATION BY TOR EXPERTS. Yesterday morning shorlly after 8 o'clock the tog Alert, In accordance with arrangementa pre- vlously made and provided, steamed forth from the Tler cargo was }ight, bat her pas- senger list made up for all other deficlencier; She bore upon her hy-no-means-ampla deck the head of the City Government and & very falr reprencnta- tion from the Conncll, ‘were the Mayor, Ald. McCrea, Briggs, Rosenberg, snd Lenpacher, of the Finance Committce, Ald. Throop snd Kirk, Comptrolier Farwell, City-En- Rineer Cheabrough, Gen. Sooy Smith, and a num- ber of ladies, the wives and daughters of the afore- sald legisigtors. The destination of the Alert waa that winch-maligned crib, located two miles dne east of the Chleaga Avenne Water-Works,—the buelness of the visitorn to ascertaln the stability of hat same crib, Qen. Smith accompanied the ox- edition as an expert, and two port of Chicago. Among tha passengers llvers were on TR JOURNEY OCT resented no featnres of special importance, teips little one {rom the ather, “There was & fair wind and a moderate aea, and, the aafely past, the voyagers ronud- e of the pentagonal stone con- strnction tenanted by the hermit Kalloitom a few minutes after 9 o'clock. the stractare, and availed themaelves of the some- what circumecribed llmita to atretch thelr under- inninge a far as vracticatle, o the erib differins perila of the dee; ed to ander the party scattered aver Some climbed the peered into the well; the majority contenting themeelves with standing atonnd and il In the meantime the tag was made fast onthe more exposed slde of the Crib., and reparatlons were commenced for sending down & rer Lo examine the substroctnre—that is, the crib proper. A week ago the apper works underwent cxsmination; this time the domain of tho fakes A mysterionn box which had been s contain the commizsariat, waas atrap, the deck and s fly-wneel attached tu the apparatas for snppiyingair to the aubm This personage was speedily f PETER PALCON, manally called **Caplain®'; age G0 or so; pro- twenty.nine yeurs, himaelf of coaland to mesume hia water: Panis maile of some proparation of rub or something snalogous of m metal collar stndded with acrews and nuts, wero An encrgetic citize coming; name feanion, drover; alcun, having divestes vest, proceeded llar material, & speedlly donned, with & monkey-wrench, screwed palr of bracelets on finally produced & metal helme with fourglasa-covered **eyes." Thiswas acrewe the diver had in 8 palr of hoots weighted witl Tead 1o keep him from falling over himself, The aperation of screwin| walched with tnteuse Interest by the cruwd, and was a decldedly comic arrangament. Flually all waa prepared, 8 ladder:was swung g, and by this the diver de- hafew pounds of over the slde of the tu scended to the water, and thence b untfl he reached the bottom of the lake, his progress being marked by o series of sir-bubbles, caured by the cacape of the alr through a valve in the back part of bis helmet, water (wo modern Ixions labored at the wheel or nmp, in o Ficamof the While he was under - himwitha doe mo He remained under water some_eighteen minnten, his explorations this time belng confined to the easternand sonthern faces of the crib. to the surface for the donble purpose frosh sir and reporiing pro 1 vestlzationa extended over the northeast faco of the structure, in addition to those mentioned, snd lwere protracied until aboot noon, ths tp started for shora conveying twa or three of thie bess enthusisstic or more qualmish memuers of the Investigating Committee and the hermit of the astes, who selzed the opportunity ta ro- in depleted Intrder. The ladies resolved to stay and see the show out, more particnlarly as Ifnch was announced and the fresh bredzo had glven them good 1) Abont 2 o'clock diver named -Hiil descended over tho side. only traveled over the ground formerly travemed by Capt. Falcon, but took weat sldesof the crib. the exploration being thor- Uen, Smith expressine him- gation, the tug wan book ltlrm,b:hh the Qoneral's | returned, and another In the woat and north- onih and camplete, nelf oa satisfied with tno tnveat] hesded for home, and the party returned, sto ermit of an examination ol tie Rush strect bridge, the stone- work of which on the water-jine was fuund worn away considerably by the actlon of the water, THE REFORTS OF TIE RXIERTS ‘were furnishod to tho Committes an follows: Says Examined the east ana suuth facea Iiad not evan cut aw, 1he protectlon In the samo altuation us when exainined by hitn about saven yeats ago, Un his second descont he cxamined the perpendicular walls below the water-line and fonnd ‘that in no or had any of the let down, at inter- ¥aln of elght feot along the face, and by this means It wan ascertalned that tho arection waz not out of h not & perfect one have abown a defieet exlsfed. Furthernwre ho found (hat tho neand oakum were undislurbed and that the not cven waried out. d & fow of the -klrtlnr‘ instance had the dove-tails drlwn{ suiclently accurate to paint in the seams had the northeast faco he foun: lanks mlasing. while In one place the action of e fce and waves had abraded to o depth of abont two inches, the under.carrent had deporited more sofl romoved, thasacting as a protection to the struc- P nortbesst corner wis thoroughly cxamined, and heru also everything war found shipshap and in good ordor. s Lo the northweal faco that everything was tho s3me &8 when tho crib runk cxcent that there seemced to have bu roino furthor deposit of earth, Thol rounded off the corners of the wood.« west face overything was in state guo, And on the douth side the samo was tho cass vxcept thit an anglo-iron was missing, this belng & matter of the very slightest importance. IN CONVERSATION WITII ORN, DAVY BMITIT after the examination Mr. during the past seven yesrs the change whatever in th ral ‘Nothing was out or hulged ont, and t! firm as it ever had been, was that he foun nuts and washers comvlots, which wasJost when , and scemed to have suffored veey little from fta aubmersion. Gen. Smith will prepare by Saturday next a foll and exhaustivo re- port as to'the wtata of the crib, at the sclentific Bramhall {n his communication, that that gentlemnan has seen A1 to modify hin views on the stability of the crib wince Lo wrata bia let. Monday ovening, at the regular mecting of the Couucil, the Iusurance Commitice will present tholr report on the matter. tho woodwork Falcon stated that had been a ringholt with tha crith was erected, w aud will treat alva posalbllities advanced by Mr. 1t 1s understoon means of which hundrods of Grangers visiting Chi- €ago wore robbed, hise been so thoroughly and re- peatedly written up, or rather down, In the news- papers, that it s no longer profitable, and has beon sbandoned by thoss wha conducted it, At present there [s nota **cloth" running fn the clty, and inded countrymen aro no lunger induced togive frum $20to $500 to the **banker* upon being told that thoy have a chance of winning $100 for every dollar they put up on the The army of *‘ropera" snd ‘*‘steerers, lows who made tho scquaintance of the visitors, ed them to make hopeless Inveetments, mployment by jhe have not abandoned despair, Many of thom have beco: for three-card” woute tell loukers-on in many that tho ganie isa fraud, but thuy manip: cards akillfully, actuall; for the lifforniation of shuiting up of th marking tha **sinner the crowd, and by this means catch many & victlm, woo b certain he (s ona ‘Yxnre thing," ' The monte wen over- cugo about two vy thelr swindling operations in thy nearly sll the secoud: class salool plainis wero mude sgai wera foolfsh _enough 't back room ™ of L them by people who 0 present them willi thelr available money, that the police autboritics wera l;l:::\p!lladlomak. WAr on them aad drive them Y THEY JAVE BNEN COMING BACK, to k on all outgoing and ‘Theen are their stronshalde thus peculiar liue belig done In recently (hat two ganye arue 1rain, but the last comuors, notichig it work, were obliged byt o profeasion not o encroach upoy field. Lalt adozen detectiven could track it loitering places in Chicagn 0 OF twenty Wilew, al , very ity e q‘lr ttla In th & taese follows Lo thef by yolng vut Bftee In with'them ou the tratos, Bueriutendent courso nothing 10 do with, of them, snd thuw prevent innvcent o belog robbed within unko ¢ utecrors ' have gons Into CE BUBINESS,— barrowing money on worthiess checks, a atrange and unaccountablo tbing, yet neverineloes hat thero are bundreds’ of have not known balf & day, aud it 1hat the check he gives them a3 securi, Perhapa the fact that the check is of er suw than thas bos THE CONFIDRN( tako his word for chaace for inc to make cashed and wkio." Jtcan hardly be possibie that sumo wen are such lonate (diots a8 to yive up thelr . muney° uhless they expect 10 d s of tho confdence-wman ken every dayin C| €ago &t predent, the amouats varylug Former bunko mcn can be seen on almast every atreet down-town a; deoots watching for unsophlaticated ” Urange a1l kuowy 1o the detectives, Lut it soews uscless to rescnt Vagraot law is pow- bay sce awaro of ihls, and it lavery s vicluity of tho 40 awindlers aro hat @ man who has been robhed, especially It the snmt he emall, 18 willing to go to the tronble, And cxpense, and los of time incident to remaining In 1l city And fullowing them up, A new and atrin. gent Iaw in imperatively demfuded; under that Tow in force the mente inen, confldence opetntars, and other professional thieves, canuot be effectn: ally driven oat of Chicago, BUICIDE, LAUDANGM. ‘10ne more nnfortunate "—only it's & man. His name fa supposed to be Thomas J. King. The porter at the liriggs House yesterday afternoon heard some ana anoring in the water-closet, and, upon looking over the top of the pariilion, saw a an apparently asleep, Tle atared to bl to wake himnp. The man ralsed his hand and looked at him bescechingly, at the msme time pulting his hand to hin forebead as it suffering pain, Bellev- Iog him to be drank and & bummer, the porter prled open the door, waltzed him out, #et him down in the ' lobby, and called a policcman. When the officer came the man was asleep. To potting him nto an express ‘wagon sontething hard was tonched, and, upon ex- wining iis pockets, o vial labeled **laudanam " was found. Suiclde gested itsell to Officer Richards, and be snd t’n: potler carrled the man fnto the drng-store;at the corner of Randolph atreet and Fifth avense, " There nc remained for aver twa honea ander the care of Dr. MacRea and two policemien, and all that waa possible was done ta rulieve bim, ¢ lle was dosed wlth emetics, b apump was not svsilable, the conten stoniach wero not removed. Several druggista werc applied to fur one, bat they refused to loan it.” AL% o'clock he was' taken to the Connty Hos- pital, the chancen of recovery beng against him, und hie dled on the way there, On his person was found a letter addrerscd 1o ‘the Coromer, notlfy- ing him of his intentlon to kill himself. ile was pretty well dressed, bul impecunionmess fo belleved to be the cause, Tn bis pocketbook was faund s recelpt for board and washing at the Gault flouso to the smount of $10.45. Ingairy of ‘P, W. Gates, Jr., the man- agor of that_ hotel, develuped the' fact’ that King came there March B, reginters i;' belongingto the city, e continned tu pay his bosrd regularly un- Tl aentay afiernoon, iwhen Bo came La Mr. dstes And said tat he conld And no work, had no mogey, and therefore had no hope of paying the few daya busrd which e then owed, remuncra. tlon he inslsted upon leaving his over- cuat wn payment of the debt, sud then wenl out without eaylng whero he was_going. Shortly afternard, Mra, biaker, residing at No, 278 Went Muntos sftéet, ealled upon e, G showed him & letter from King, who counin, atating that ahe wonld never axaln see him alive, " All nearch fur bim at this time was anavail- 0 mmoderate clrenmstances, For ten years past e had chosen to be considered a wandorar upon earth, doing whatever he could to support himself in a shabby-gonteel .way. Fur several vears he was In the cmploy of the Unlon {'aciic Ralirosd In Missonri and Kansas, . THE PISTOL. Tmmediotely after holding the Stsaden inquest the Caroner adjourned ta No, 1uD Rush strect, where un inquest was held upon Staaden’s son-ln- luw, 'a butchor mamed Chatles C, Rotenberg, who commiited suicide daring the night by shooting himeell lhl‘omgl tue right templo. Rosenberz had beon subject to dts of tem- porary insanity from heav dr\llklflfi. and, Im- wncdlately tpon hearing of Staaden's death, ‘w off o1 Awpree, Atla late hour he di kaifo upon his eldest boy, Kril, sged hava murdered hinn' had he not escaped. The mother and two other children were subsequentiy driven from the house, and when the famliy re- tarned In tho morning they found the father dead ln‘acd. dA verdict in accordance with the facts waa returned. 1In their afiction the family have the sympathy of every one. Yeaterday agreat many prominent Ucrmans resldent in the North Divisfon, called upun tho bereaved rolatives and renewed the friend. ahipa which were broken oft Immedistely aftey the discovery of Stsaden's crime. THE SOUTH PARKS. VIEWING TUB GROUND. The Sonth Park Investigating Committee held no sesalon yestorday, devoting the day to vlslting the varke, Aboutndjonrning time Moadsy atternoon «omething was sald abiont Inspocting the land, but no definite conclusion waa reached regarding ft. Accordingly, some of tho Committes wero surprised 810 o'clock yesterday when It was announced that carriages were at tho door walting to take thom out, ‘There werein tho room at that time about two dozen penple, threo or fonr belng witne, Senator Bonthworth didn't want to go. Represent. ntive llowett ald, Tt was the Intentlon of the Committes to look the ground aver before they completed thelr Tabore, and as the day was fing Ttowett thought it should be taken advantage of, ninca if they fized on anolher day the night preced« Ingz the weather might turn out bad and disappolnt them, The Lon. John Wentworth was asked {f ha conld accompany tho party. e said he would like to do 56, and polut out lands which ought to hyve boen condemned, ‘bot which was not. Tharsday wia his **regnisr day at tho farm,” and ho bad en. gagainents Wednesday which ho could not forego, (e further Yemarked that the Commitico ad Jost bepun ta **openup " this thing, und It woald take them some tlmo bofore they got through. After #oine furtlicr talk about the advieadlity of golng and thiy Josiug duy fuxt now, ull tho Committea cungented, and thoy left the hotel at 11 o'clock, ‘Tha party was mado upof Senators Southworth and Morgan, Hepresentatfves flowatt, Truesdell, a Goodrich, Commlsslonecs Sidway, Cornell, Mor- n, and Price, and Col. Thonipsun snd Mr. Dun- am, ‘They drove down tho tirand Buulevard to Qakwoud, then down the Drexcl Unulevard to the park; Uirough the park to the Midway Plaleances thence o the East Park, and down to the Colehour truct; hack again to the northwest corner of tho Weat Park; thien to Fifty-ifth steect, and ont that boulevard to Westorn avenue, and thence home by way of Archer avenne. They took dinuer at tho lyde Park llotel, During thelr journey they stop- ped at the Conacrvatory and Botanical (iandens, While the obfect was to Iook at the park prover, the Committee uleo denlred to ave the tracta of land for which, it In allered, the Commissioners nald excemive prices, All these parcels were pointad ont to thew, and their questions answored readily by tha Conitnlssloners, Thero were no expressions of oplnion on the part of the Committee, It they canic to any conciusions they will embody tnem In thelr roport. Thls morning thoy will meet snd cuntinue the licaring of testimony, ~Mir. Davie has Completed tho exwmination of (he fojlowing ae. counts, and would have submitted his figares yes- terday had there boen & meet 5 00; wells and sprinkler, +trat street well, $7,547.U3; manure, etc,, $21,767.55; Olmstead, 'Vinz & C ad, 'V ioriaying out park, §20,° wern, $12,040,28; park phaetuns, $7,454, - roes, $37,1512, 00: runtlo work, 3324 unimals, 3 park retreat, BOCIETY., LANR—RICH, The wedding of Miss Mary A, Rice, dsnghter of the Hon, John M. lice, of Malne, and Mr. Eben Lane, son of Dr, E. 8, Lane, of this city, took placa yosterday afternoon. Grace Eplscopal Church waa thronged with Houth Bld fashjonables st about 6 o'clock, the hour sppointed for the cere~ mony, Promptlyon time thebridal party made their appearance, and paseed up the centre aiale to the tunc of the Wedding March, . Besides the couplo ta ne married and thefr ro. apective parents, wero the bridesmnalds, Miss Fan- nis G, Lane, slster of the bridegroom, and Miss Flotence Griawold, of Lyme, Con: h men, Mesars, Philo A, OLls Chicago, and D, II, J. liolmes, of Covington, Ky.; tha ushers, Messrs, Otia, llosimer, Jamar, and Groff, The bride wory an elegant whilestik and brocade, trimmed with orango-blossoms, Miss Lane wore & trifamed with white flowore, reniony was performed by the Rev. Cline ton Locke, and at {ta concluaion the members of the families moat tnteraated had a quiet congratue latons renwlun at thy Woodrud House. No gene ur;l nvu.“a: e al homo *' to thelr friends it e-uxf- In May at thelr proa- hlgay avenue, JOUNNY LA ‘The testimonla) benedt given to Johnny Hand catuo off Tucsday evening al dlartine’s South Tlall, and was a sclect aud brillant alsir. - 1t ot 80 larko a party as bind been snticipated. owing to the fuct that a nuinber of ladica und i\!“nllemeu of suclal pronnence who intended Lo be preseat wera off on Irlenunl trip 10 New Orleans, aud did not rcturn until yeatvrday morning, The orehestrs ndld irlm, snd the selections weread. mirable, some of them being quite ncw, in. cluding the . grand = waltz, "+ (izeeting to n People,” ‘a pHze cOmposition ‘The limited attendance mast not bo taken 34 a0 Index of the Gnancial resulls of the benefll, Large numbers of Mr. lland’s Amorican friends bought tickcts, but were unable to be pres: ent, and many others who have been out nf the city for rodie ‘days have pirchascd fickets alnce thelr return, s that the proceeds, which go to the geolal aud kind-hearted muscisn, will smoant to u cunsiderable sum., OBITUARY, MRS, 2. ¥, KRENEY, Alargecirclo of acqualulances and friends will bo pained to hear of tho doath of Mrw, J. F. Keeney, of South Evanston, the daughter of Mr. Elljah Warren, who dled at3 o'clock ycsterday aftesnoon, of her father's realdence, on the coraer of Clicago and Lincaln avenues. This estimalle lady was taken sick a’cmn\n{. and was unconeclous alwoat frow the timg her Hliuvas begun. Sho bad formerly reslded Ju Chlcago for several ye: and was widely kuowa u exomplary Chrlatisn-lady, ¥, Py JGLEILA BT, Briet mentlon was madd yesterdsy of the destt OFN, P lulehars, of Evaneton. Ths decesscd, who vias orn in New Orleans, and waat7 years old at the Uia of bis dedth, camu to this ity in 1850 from Cinclunail, where ho had Leen ongaged lu Lhio bauliug aua packing busipess. Soon after comlng hero he siacied a Fondering ostablishmant on ‘[wenty-slxth sircet, sod In 1832 went Into the real estaty business, which e time 01 his deatl., Wy yearssgo he discovered snd purchascd fhe Bew {liceral Bprines, wrhled be turied Into & SUIBILEE rerort, (ovesting & farge suin of uongyla s betel, whicl has nevar been prodtably, Holeft Chicago svon siter the followed up 10 the fire of '71, and took up his ence at Oakion, Juat weet of Calvary, on the Norchwesterm Tail- road, The funeral will take place st 2 o'clock to- day. 3RS, DOMINICK GALLAGHER. + Mrs. Dominick Gallagher died enrly yeaterday morniny. at No, 177 North Margan sticet, from consumbtion, & disesse with which she had heen long afflicted. She was barn In Westport, freland, ahont fifty years ago, and her father wasa well- known mcrchant there, Bhe had reshded in this ity about twelve yeare, and wan a mogt estimabla Indy, refined and enitivated, and an atcomplished muscisn, A large citcle of friends will monrn ber loxs, ter son, Martin J. Geliagher, . formerly connected with Tne ToincXkand Times of Chicago, and s now an lhe cditorial staf of the Now York Times, CITY-IIALL. Licente-receipts yesterdsy wers 8400, Sapt. Hickey was confined to his house by {liness yesterday, R The Mayor In at work guthering the material for his measaga to the new Conncil. The Committec on Markets meets to-morrow afe ternoon In the City Clerk's office. The recelpta from revenuo-warrants yesterday were $21,800; water-ronts, §3,100, The Mayor tvas engaged yesterday in signing the warranta for tha dlarch pay of clty emploges. The City Englneer was reticent after his trip to the crib yesterday afterncon. Ile was satisfled that things were all right. Ald. Teldler's neat is to be contented. Tils come petitor, Lovejoy, wan aronnd the City-Tall yester- day anfoancing his Intentiops. Corporation-Counsel Anthony I8 preparing an oulnl'n‘l’n on Hillreth's case. It wlill b‘; E{'hllllll and go over the whala ground, ‘The coal bill for the North-8ide Pumping-Works for the month of March amounts to' $5,204.25, There were 812 tona of cosl consumed, Justice Seally, It 1a_understood, will declinaa re-election as Weat Sids Police Jnstice, 1t fr bo- liered that Justice Morrlson, & most excellent man, will be chosen, The clerké In the city_employ will probably get Aheir pay Saturdsy for March. ~ The rest of thecity empioyes will get their March stivend as soon as the warrants can bo efyned, Abont twenty or more tramps asked far passea to other climes yeeterday at the Mayor'a oflice, Many of them wera from 8t, Louia. They didn't get pastes, and left in bad humor, ‘The expensen of (he Health Office for the it uarter of 1870 were $21,834.53, For the seme time in 1877 thoy were 38, 667,01, a clear savingof over$13,000 in this item nlone, The Hon. Willard Woodard, who has been Iald nrwllh theamatic faver cver alnce the municipal election, waa able to hobble in the vicinity of the City-1iall yeaterday. Lo s still vory Iame, but mending fast, Heslth.Cammissloner DeWolt han prepared a siatisticsl report of his work, to be emhodled In the Mayor's annual meesage, He refralnn from recommendations, a8 ho considers he has not been in the offics lung enough. . . Wright, Regietear of Vital thlnll:fll yes- terday morning rocelved a dispatch from his son, Horatlo A,, who wae 8 gnest at the ill-fated - ern fotel at 8t. Louls, stating that he was aafe and had written, which relloved tho old gontleman of a good desl of anxiety, [There {s & movement on foot to abolish the offics of Clty Scaler, as & great many abuses have Iately grown up in it. It Is proposed to offer an ordinance at the next mtollninf he Connell abollehing the office, and place the duties In the handsof the 3fayor's police, and turning all the fees into the City Treasary, where thoy rightfally belong. Street-cleaning was commenced in earnest yes- terday hly Qen. Holchkiss, the new contractor. Tle bad o :? teams and abont 400 men employed. e says he §s going to have the strects well cleaned right away, and that ho will keep them so if the weather will only glve him half & chance, Ho wnnlgd have started In carller if winter had disap- peared. The Hoard of Health yesterdny advertincd for the romoval of tho carcasséa of dead anfigaln for the rnln&% car. Lost year the Councll appeopriated £30, for the scavenger contract, iwhife only 500 was expended, and the J5ar Biore 80,400, ected that the work wifl be done for lesn ‘The number of doad anfmals removed he streots last year was s« follow: 4,077 dead dogs, 1,342 hotsos, and 76 head of cattle, The edlct went forth from Mayor Heath yeatar- day that beer-slinging In varicly shows mnat be stopped forthwlth, ornoliconses would be granted, The low dives must close, and remain closed, Kaltenbach, of the Toledo. and Col, Hamlln, of tha Collsenm, had o confercnce with the Mayor Jesterday atiernoon, and they atood ready to com. ply with the law. Turnee Hall Sundsy concerts and the German theatrcs will not be Interfored with, as they aro family resorts, and known to be ondetly boyond question. The following bullding permita wers fssued yes- torday: Mason & Miller, ono-atary and basement brick office, 68 by 68 fcot, 92, 4, and 90 Wash. inglon stroet, to cost $8,000; J. Bmith, one-story And basement brick dwelling, 745 Archer avenuo, 42 by 44 foot, 1o cost 82,0001 M, Eisondrath, ona- slory brick _factory, 70 by 30 feet, corner of San. amon and Dix stres t81,000; Jacob rots, cne-story and and 28 Weet Madison atreet, 40 by $1,600; W, B. Btone, ons.story Lrick addition, 13" by ‘21 feet, 388 fonth Clark streot; August Dertol),” two-sinry blacksmith-shop and awell- Ing, 2446 by 6O feet, 723 Larrabes strect, to cost §2, i Lincoln —Park Congregational Clurch, "' ona-story brick addition 1o present bullding, _corner’ of Sophia and Mohswk atreets," 17 by O3 feet, to_ cost $1,500; P, O'Malley, two two.story and bassient brick . cac 20 by 40 feet, 140 und 154 North Market atreot, to coat £2,000 cach; Emest Klagor, o brlck cottage, corner' of Fowler and ets, £ by U feet, to coat $800. SCARLRET PEVER, Tt far this weelc 1yp denthe trom scarlet fevor huve shown 8 decresas and up 1o laat evening it five had boen reported at tho oftico of the loard of Ilealtt. The discase, however, 8 on tho Increase, though tha cascs reported are not wa virulent or fatal. Thoy show lass fatality os_tha beautiful ring woather advances, and tha Uealth officers liope that tho dise will soan have run ita cor wo_ ca ro yesterdsy reported from the Protestant Orphan Asylum, whero' it has just brokan out. The greutest care 1u belng taken lo rovent & spread at the lust(tution, and to limit ho dlseasa, if posslble, to present ‘patients, §ho following nisw cascs were reported y1 44 ory of G4l B 3 20 Johnson ireet; K08 Carroll avenue; 070 Conyress atreots 6 Ambrose; {42 Sauth Morgsn; 144 Seventcenth street (fonr casen): Froteatant Orphan Asylum (twa cases) : 400 Fulion streot. Dr, Hrighani res ported the four cases at 144 Seventcenth street, nud those at the Protestant Orphan Asylum, B GRANITE WARE, Orricn Couxiastaxzw or Hezavwm, Cuioaao, Aprit 11.—8t, Louis Stamping Company : 'There may be an srror In confounding ' the two articles rosimilar insppearance, **Uranite Ironwaro ™ and ** Marblelzed Iron," It {n condemuing both have Included one which is harmleas in domestic vse I will be alad Lo correct the m recelved this norning the followln) Htate Assayer of % unxwu made for an analys ro PRILADELPHLA, ADHI 1).—Hlealth L‘mlm:"ulnnlr CAl. cagor Anaiyels Of grauiie ware will bo completed arday. 1o to Boston Thursday night, EJDaxa Havxs. When I recelve the repart trom Dr, Ifayes I wiil tranamic it to you, RRespectfully, 0. @, DrWour, scAR % Commissloner of Health. THE COUNTY-BUILDING, The County Clork announces that tho Assessors ‘books have been completed, and are now ready for delivery. . The Conrt-Honre architect yesterday moved hls office fnto the Hawley Bullding to sccure vault ro9m for tha plans, ete, Bhori@ Kern yestorday appainted Poter A, Schus macher, 1ato Assistant-Jsller, 28 ono of Lls balligs, Now fur the **second batch,* Contractor 8exton yusterday recelved 300,000 pounds of the iron beama for the new Court-Ilouse, and delivered some ol the matorial op the ground, * The buildlog of the Court-Elouse fenco was con- menced yesterdey. Its completion proulsod thia week, after which noane will be all 1he Sroands wnhuun.;f'fl:" % aligkelion 'The Hospital Committca yestorday sgreed to pa; the cantractor for 8llinz in’ the Hosplial grounds ’;:20 on “nn'"{!i n:m i nlupend l;u;;b;rl w‘.'x 105 resent, ‘The contraclor wante an TCe e the o RN 1o et en gels what way aliowed him, Reference has herslofore been made to s propo. sltlon to Increass thowize of certal io the ow Coust-1louse oo which Walker. expecicd g c a claiin uf $00, 000 for Gatras. Yeetoniay the wiiding Comuluiss acd sdverscly an th ivpa- ou, and, &2 a conseguence, slker Is ang andideobid of s Taarkas JOF Bia Iarge stoe, " Dat eat No. 2, Ed Walker called on the Connty Attorney yestor- dsy and got a copy of his amended contract with the county, which has not yet becn acted on, When the contract in question was first drawn, Walker refused to siga It use 14 folled to give him tho advautage of qu stimates. 1o waye ho wants o read the thing ovor agals, sud sce if ho will chaugo bis mind. Mo wants money. - Philip Browa, an old offvader, who wasscot to Joliel tive years ago, bavioy flnlshed terul, busned up yesterday at tha Jall. and gavo the Jailer ubave free of charge. ilo ia sn old trieud of the Jaller's, and e returncd to sco him to exhibit his dexterity in bandling the tazor, wolch ho had Ia tho Pealteotlac roc ure mperance, and prevalled on the Jaliertosigna semporance pledga with him, A fow months ago Comm!ssloner I{olden was snxiooa to protuct tho credit of tho county, sud to thatend drew u‘r 8 paper 1o be slgaed by alllo whom county ordera wero given, which was s plcdge that suck ordezs would bo held yutil such tiue as tubss was mouey in the Tremswry 10 meet thom, The only porson who ever signed that paper i Hr. TloMents, nepuew, whn han been keapn Jiedge since Janiary, ‘and also 8 oumber of orle i nephew has dlscovered the fix ho IK tn, and how he hias been impored on, and ho natnrally folna in the universal cry for money. Sexton's generosity T‘“ the bestof bim yester. day. 1lv really offered tha Commissioners that if they would hay the lamber, to cost abont 8100, lie would constenct o roadway aver the sub-cailar ‘walls of the Canrt-House for his exelnslvo nme in drawing brick, {ron, etc., in the falfliment of hi contract, The offer was prompily accepled by t! Dinfiding Committee, and Mr. B, 18 $400 “’f‘ ‘The Commitlce rhonld now, to be consistent, o no_time in erecting scaffolding, rrenlflvll mortar- beds, cte,, for iim. aml if It could go vo far as to present him with the necessary brick, the favor would donbtless bo appreciated. Architect Egan yesterday ordered Walker to fol- i1l ot onco #o mnch of his Court-tlonse contract alled for the erection of & platform srannd the ent walls. Walker reapectfully demurred, and sald he wonld de nothing of the kind, Egan told him that he would order the wark done An charge the samo to him , And Walker replied, ** Go “ The platform {n question wonld accom. modate Sexton somewhat, and Walker atill awears that he will give him no quarter. Step by step the Courl-Hloune diMcultics multiply, and there la no hope of peace, v THE PIILOSOPIER AND WIFE. The philosophical Pike, the murderer, to areaming, and says that rome of his full of plearantoess. Tuesday night he had & dream about hls wife and Jones, and for & tine he was In sweet commnnion with the inhabitants of the summer-land, where he flatters himeelC that he hiua niany friends, The whole tragedy Wwaa rcpros duced fo his mind, and, awaking in fright snd tears, he wrots the following prophetic words, which weee rent to his wifo a fow honrs latert H dreamed last night that somie one came 10 me anc T A ™ ks ks o Watk ‘vt 1 Sho e , Wednesdag, fum., April 11, ‘This note was the first communication between Tike and his wife since thelr stay In jatl,—in fact, b} ahen since the killing of Jones. She read it 'teacfoll and lhuugh Ilul,lifl'!n o falth in dreams, aho sal ftaflected her decply, 1t proved trne, too, for & few honra afler rece(ving (¢ sho *‘fook’ 8 wa the Grand Jury having fatled to find 8 bill ngain Tier, - Bhe called on her husband before she left the Jafl’and Informeid him of his having been indicted, and had an extended fnterview withhim. - 8he will henceforth bo in the hands of her friends. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Annual meeting of the Chicago Flower Misalon at 66 Washington street ta-day at 1 o'clock, Only threo days more of thoso lunches, served by the Iadles at 110 LaSalle ntreet for tho . benefit of the Foundlings' fospital. - BT Owing to the desth of Dr. Beeben the socliable at Plymonth Church, which was to have come off this cvening, has been postponed for one week, A meeting of homeopathic physiclana will be held st tho Tremont House this evening at 8 o'clock, to take actlon in referenca ta the death of Dr. G, D, Beebe. The first qnlr\cfl{ mellhl‘fanhc ‘Woman's Chrls- tian Assoctation will be held In Luwer Farwe)l Hall st10a. m, to-day, Full rexom of the ansrter's work will 3¢ given, and the Association Will he dtessed by Mra, John Davis, Preslient of the Wam- an’s Christian Arsociation, of Cincinnatt. Alffa- diesare Invited to attend. A sclentific moeting of the State Microscoplcal Boclety will ho held at the Academy of Sciences, No, ¥ Wabash avenue, Friday “evening at 8 o'clock. . U, Piper, 3. D,, will read a paper on **Tho Use of the Microscope in Disesse (Bright's Dinease, Hearlet Fever, and Affections of the Lungs, ctc.) and in Legnl and Medico-Legal Ques- tions,” fllustrated by numerons alides prepared cxpressly for this lectars. A apoclal meeting of the Society will be hold at the closo of the Jectare. ORIMINAYL., . ' ‘The United States Grand Jury was cngaged yes- terday in Investigating soveral small counterfaiting snd yviolation of the revenue cases. ‘Edward, Wiilam, snd Robert Hendérson were locked up at ths Armory last night charged with tho Jarceny of & quantity of track from the plumb- ing ehop of John Pickett, No. 343 Olark street. Christopher and Charlea Starncberg, Clark steeot Junk dealers, were Jocked up at the Armory last pight enarged with recelving tho property atolen b7 licn Meyers and Meyer larris fzom Goldstein's house, At ho'clack yesterday morning Matthew Turney, 0 years of age, whilo at wark in tha North Chicaga Tofiime Mllln: was acciaently strlick on. tho bac Dy a sledye-hammoer in tho handa of a fellow work- uian, "1la wax'taken to Morcy Hospltal for treat- men James O'Donnell, tramp, was fonnd roaming nbout Nn.120 Randolph street yeaterday attarnoon, and In hia possgenon was found & lot of property belonging to M owcomb, an_inmato of the house, Detectlve SHtewart was on hand, and trudged the tramp off (o the Armory. The West Divisloi pollce lest svening dovoted thomselvcs to gathering In vagrants, of whom they captured Frank Rleln, RNattls Ammerman, and Ttosalle Brown, = Mathew Vnnanrhurf. the lllleit showman, wan also gathered Inta the fold on a clvil sult for keeping open in doftance of tho Officer Henry Slmsrott, for twenty years a mem- Ler of the force, was yesterday discliarged for ad- visluga_Granger wha had been bunkoed 1o leave town. Further, 1t was belleved thatsome of tho monoy had stick to Simarott's fingers, The (iranger recently returned to prosecuts, and off came the officer's head. . T **Dismond Joo" and his late partner Ed Gray ‘were before Hoyne yul.urdl( 1o explaln _why they failed to tako out & liquor fcense. An the neglect grew outof s partnership misunderstanding, Hoyne lot them off on conditlon that they should either Jointly or severally procure the proper paper, Uray bought it, and Parks went off happy, Officer Nathsn J. Young, of the Chicago-Avenue Statton, gesterday captuied “four bora mamed "fhomas Walsh, Jamen Walsh, Edward McDowell and Frank Banton, ciarged with stealing sovern caddies of tobuced from a waygon bolonging to Cuarles Ismer, of 200 Water atreot, whilo it was atauding un the corner of Chlcsgo avenue and Lar- raboe atrect, Martin Rtyan, a rufMan who soms two years lnu cut Ofticer Keon on tho head withan ax, (while attemnpting to arrest Bill Hendoreon, ut the corner of Fourteenth strect and Fourth avenue, was yes- terday captured by Oficer Keon an Clark sireot And locked up st the Armory. Iio hind been out of town ever aince, but returned npon hearing that Koon had resigned from the police force. W, M, Levy allas **Soapy," was_yesterday fne dicted for swindiing a Grangaer froms Tows named A, oo MeMicken ovb of & draft for $600 soma timo last January, The ftrick was faken in 's usual wanner, 1fe has been Dbeforo Justica Swuamerfield several times, dut haa bad_the cise continued from tlme to time in 1,500 ball, There e atill anothor case agalnst vy, which In now belng worked up, that of voflng fllegatly st tho Eigith Precinct of the Elgbti Ward aa tho day af sloctlon. Justica Bummerfiald yostarday held the follow- ing: Joreph Willlamu and Geargo Allen, attempt- Ing to hold 'auuul rob ¥, Hardwick, $20 or sixty daya each; deorge Willlams, same gahg, thirty duyw; Moyor llarrls and Ben SMeyers, lsrceny of lead pipe trom ine honso of Isaac Goldsteln. on Clark street, $300 cach 1o Avril 12; Mabel Inrceny of $14 from John Brown, $:30010 the Cri inal Court; Willlam James, clotbea-line thi thirty daya. Jusilco Scally yostordsy beld John Holllster, larcen: of r.ua,per rom No. B4 Canal strec $500 the = Criminal Cours: George Moyor, larceny of _articl from M. ltonch'a barn In the rear of No. 1 Newberry avenue, $100 to the Criminal Conrf Jamea Day, the ohalreperous deivor, tho wmun cent fine of $f and costs; John Houston and Jame Whaten, sliss *‘Fuoxy," larceny of Dr, “res orse and umi'!y. 8500 cach to th inal Court, Justice haul 52 o Crim- Imann held Charlos Jolin« son and Jamea Dunne, boil of whom ara Penlten- tiary-binds, In 300 each to tho Criminal Court for the burglary of P, Vor ater's realdence, Na. 47 Clybourne avenue, and the store of J. Blauer, No. 282 Larmbea sirevt. SUBURBAN, XVANSTON, B. ¥, Taylor's lecture lspostponed until mext week, Tho duto Isnot yet definltely settled, but will b anRoanced as soon a8 known, The Philosoplilcay Socicty met Monday evening and hold & very fntcresting mecting, Prof, Flak vead a paper ou **The Study of Clasaies fn the Schools," The Eclectc held & very onjoyable moeting Monday cvening at tho resldenco of Thomas Lord, ‘Tuosany M7, Pat Murphy and Mre, Lynch, two noted whisky venders, woro brouyht befora Juatico 1y e for aclling liquor within the precincts of the village. The evidenco waa conclusivo thst Lynch sald both whisky and lager beeron Sunday, and accordiugly a twolold fiue was Imposed, §200 for the whisky and §100 for tho lager becr, Mr, Mur. phy was Sned 820, : It n earnestly desired that tho taxpayers and cit- fzens of thuvillage be rl ent to-morrow evoring at Lyon's lsli to nominate village otticers. Thers are numerous slates made out by some of the more interested contestants, on which tho following fivure :Dn-piflwmhv or Trusteer, Obadiah ilusa, age, Dr. N, 8. 1) L, H. Kedzie, Andrew A khuret,.t30orwe Shaw, ¢, Jonks, e, for Village Clerk, R. Fcott, W, D. Mctarry, and Dr. New: manj for Polico daglatrate, 8, E. Bradl James Curry. 5 Uwling to the death of Mrs, J, ¥. Keouey the Bocial Club will not coavuas this evenlog. UYDE PABK, Before Justice Torne yeatcrdsy trout was iried for arsault on -Ja South-Chicazo ealoon-keeper, witha appeared that about ono week ago ho ha With Kerwin about some whiskr, ‘and palled oot & od slaed ‘ol which be Hourishod around, fiudny night he Lad snother attack, andas the revolver was ebaking In bis hand, bo was brought to liyde Park, where he was tried, sud, as ho ha ot $500 bonds. ho waa scut 1 b County Jafl ta await the action of ti nd Jury. 1f {s not long #go that a South Chl man sbot & Liyde Parker . but tho lesson docs not sccm 0 bave had any effect on the residents of the burg. Thero me talk about Mr. Teylor, the candl- date for Trustee, not belog a ciilsen of the town, d words . scription, Tarl the Palmor Houne all the winter, y returned to Ilyde Park. A petdtion {s in eircalstion In the north end of tha village for the keparation to tha town, which Is twelve miles long and double the tsnal alze, 1t is meeting with first-rate anccess, and the moat prom- inent men are signing it. PNGLEWOOD, The Library Asrociation are ‘making nnnmerans addittons to their library, both by donations and purchases. Thele pleasant Ilitlo reading-room fs well patrontzed, A week from next Friday n munlcal and dramatie entertamment will be given &t the Iiich.-Schoal Jall for ~the ben. efit of the Library Asrocistion, which will “no doobt oe _ well patronired, 89 the catidg 14 4 good one. The Ivy Clnhl of Dake land, have engaged the High-4chool Jiall for Fri- day evening of this week, when they Intend glving & deamatic perfocmance, closing witha dance, ‘hey have engaged nsmorons omnibases Lo con. Teg them Lo ana from Englewood. £, 0. M. Wilkio ng family, of Aurora, ara mlkinfillhcn viait with his _brother, Prof. \War. ten Wilkle, The Doctor and hia family will sail for Eurape after making A short visit with the relativesof Mrr. Wilkle inthe Rast. Parls isto ba thelr fatnre home. PARK RIDGE. A caucon was held at the School Hall Tnerday evening for the prrpose of nominating candidates for Vilinge Trustevs, 'The following were nomi- nated: Messrs. M. C. Bherwin, T. P. Kobb, Batt. ler, Cobow, Mathews, and Wood; for Clotk. 8. Cummins; * for Police Magisteate, Mr. Fred Bchlender. NORWOOD PARK, The fallowing candidates were nelocted for Vile Inge Trustces at a cancus held Tuesday evening: C, Colltns, M, . ftevers, C, J. De Berar Henry Allison, George 1. Thayer, DESPLAINYS. At n canons held Tuenday evening the following were nominated for Village Trostees: I1, 8. Ben. ne, Charles_\ickey, Michael HBracil, G. G. Tal- Soit, Peter Rideet Glerk, Ax 1. dones. FINANCIAL, SAN PraNcisco; Cal., April 11,.—At & meeling of the crealtors of lssac Friedlander, held to-day, thero was & conditionsl agreement npon the gen- el croditors to compromlse their claims, pro- vided all conld be brought Into the arrangement. Al the time of the suspension Mr, Friedlander's uncovered drafts outstanding amounted to $470, - 000, but partles wero indebted to Friedlander to the extent of $340,000, concerning which thars {s some dispute, and further conference with those creditors fe necessary before arrangementa can bo consnmmated. Tha” Bank of California and Ne. vada Iiank ace fiilly secuted, and_the compromisa |nu1mm he cfected does not aflect them, The matler will prubably be settled to-morrow or next ay, lelr Yonx, April 11,—A potition in bankruptcy masfled to-day in rookiyn by the ereditors of ex-Ald, Peler 'Totans, Fulton street, ivory merchant of New York, Lisbllities, $125,000, —_—— L AGRICULTURA!. NOTES, Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. Kzora, 1a., April 11.—No farming hias been done in this reglon yet. Qronnd cold snd wet, Somo speing wheat was anwn In Februnry, pecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Winoxa, Minn., April 11.~A gentieman of this clty just returned from a tonr of obssrvation through the Counties of Brown, Redwood, Rtenville, nnd Nicollet, the worst infected grasshopper dis- telcts In tho Btate. reports as the resulte of the nue mierous experimenis made in tho last two weeks, that the great bulk of yrasshopper eggs are_rotten and will not hatch, In no case did more than 10 rurcem af the esgs tried produce "hoppers,, Thils 8 tho effect of the warm weathor in Febmary, Farmors are encoursged and will sow a larger breadth of wheat than ever. APPALLING CALAMITY. The City ot 8t. Louls Is to-day mourniog the loss of 180 lives, and dozons crippled and maimed for Hfe, by the burning of thelr palace hotel, the grana Southern, which, with all the ordinary precantions agafost flre, burns to the ground In an hour, carrying down to death this fmmense number of people. Like calamitica are llable to occur Lo any of the large hotel es- tablishments of this country uolesa constructed tharoughly fire-proof from cellar to dome like ong which Chicago fa fortunate enough to have, and may justly be proud In possessing—the only one so couatructed {n America, The Pal- mer House can never be destroyed by fire. —————— PIANOS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Owing to a change in thelr plano department, Tyon & Healy, State and Monroo strocts, are close ing out thelr entiro miscellancous stock of square planos, some of them almost new, at unparaliclod low prices. DEATHS, ' ILSON=Tn Detrolt, on ikie Oth Inst., of con. gestion of the brain, Freddie Kirk, yonngest child of W, ¥, snd Ida A, Wilson, aged 13 month Funeral from 134 North btate-st,, Thursday, April 12, at 2 p. m, MlLEB—I’IrId&OI Xirk, wife of Benjamin Mlles Funeral to take placo Friday, 18th, from No. 1313 Wontwortli-av,, at 10 o'clock 8, m,, by care tisges to Calvary, & Oswego papers please copy, SPAULDING—AtCloveland, Tenn., March 23, Frank C. splulxlh:fl, sged 20 years, son of the late Dewits C, Spaulding, of Americus, B nephew of Mrs, Alexander Wolcott, of this elty, MAWFORD—Aptil 11, Allle Albana, youngest dl;nahlc‘r of John'W. and Albana Aawford, aged morths. Tuneral Friday, A(&rll 13, from the residence of tho parents, No, 143 North Paulina-s o'clock, to Rosohlll by carriages. Friends o W‘Nngll-‘ oupeln ‘pleasc copy. COLBERT—April 10, Agnes, daughter of John 1. and Mary A. Colberi, agod # woeks MEALY—Aprll 13, ot $40 Atchor-av., Timothy Tiealy, agod 90 years and :} months, Funeral Frllll{, the 13th, at 10 o'clock, to Bt. Dridget's Chnrch, where requiem high mass will be celebrated, thenco by carrisges to Calvary. - TROWN—Aptll 11, of acarlot fever, Bensle, only child of Nettio and T. if, lirown, Jr., aged 0'voars and 11 months, I0LEIIART—At Evanston, 1., on Thurudsy afternoon, April 10, 1877, Nicholas P, Ixlebart, in Che GGth year of hin age. Funcral services Thuraday, April 12, at2p, m, BEEBE—In this ¢ity, April 11, of dinesse of the beart, Gaylord D, licotie, 31 D ased £ yeare, Funeraf from Flymouth Church, on Suadsy, 16th Inst,, at 2 D‘clAnck . Wil g PALMER—Apti] 10, Ralph Hamilton, son of Yelson and Linda 3, Falmer, sead 3 monthe and days. Funlerll from 1116 Wabash-av,, 20 a.m. , to-day, MORGAN ~Of scarlet fever, April 2, 1877, In the town of Iyds Park, Ilerman D., only sonof Thomay D. and Beribi Morgaz, aged 3 yeara and 6 man . KEENEY—~Wednesday morning, April 11, at fiouln Ervanston, Mary J, beloved wife of J.' ¥, eeney. l’umfrll sarvices will be held at the house Friday, at2p. m., snd thence by carrlages to Graceland. Cars will loave Kinzie-al, depot "at 1" p. m., and leave Sonth Evanston at lip, m. $2~ Rocheater, N, Y., papers pleave copy. GALLAGHER—On tho 11th [nat., Mrs, Gallagher du'ur(ud from this world at m. - F . from 137 North uneral will leave at 11 Morgan-st. for Father Darrett's charch, and thenco by carriage to Calvary. NUGHES—Aprll 10, Frank, youngeat son of "l;hoinn sad Annie Hughes, aged ,"z of diph- ezia, Funeral takes placo at 1 o'clook, April 12, from realience, US Gringer siroct, 10 Bisconds FOURTH WARD, ‘The Fourth Ward Republican Clnb will meet thia evoning at 263 Thirty-first ‘llx!u. for tha election of otlicers aud tha tra Vusiness. Al Repn ton of other linportant cana are invited to attond. AUCTION SALLS, e A Ty GEO, P, GORE & CO. 03 and 70 Wabaal On TIIURSDAY, April 12, at 9:30 o'elock. TO THE TRADE AND CONSUMERS, We shall soll lonseho'd Furniture of every do- R lepp, Terry en afr Cloth; ainber Je blo Aud Woad. Top \Lardrates. Walnut hedsieans and Burcauy, Bofas, Easy Chalre, Lovuges, Maibig and Wood fop Tables, Hair, Wool, and Musk Muttrasecs, Parlor and Oftico Desks, Shaw.cas Dak-cased, lrusicls end Wool Cargés, ete. A Planaforte te the highest bldder, 1 Buggios, Phastous, non \\‘Az%fi‘s?clklkr:::-r::, ete. (EO, P. GONE & CO., Auct'rs. On Saturday, April 14,at 9 8. m,, * 10 CRATESN W, 0. CROCKERY, 8 CRATES DECORATED WARE, Household Furniture, Now and Sccoud-hand, of every description. A Bankruol Stk of Drissing Cases {n ke White, And Dedsteads, Tarlor and Chambsr Furnltury, Book Caiot, Wardrobes, Maruloand Wood-Tow Tavles, W Gut fledatoaus and flureans, deat Katen sofas. Loily irs. Waloui Chairs and Kockors, o ts, Ufico and Larior Jicika Show OLach a Salting, Parior biuves and Oll Cloth. whk it ‘h"a"fn“.?.fix riages, Lugglcs, Phsttons, Road GEO, P. GORE & CO., Auctioneers, OLLECT YOuTs PAST AU BLS 1 RGN SoMe RSN ot G NCTs 1 ntacturer of /. disl b abdite'a hest Saa, dnow oftersta the blle The T MOAP | WWorid. o LR T manujactyre, For Use fu e Nursery it Has No Rqual, TWorth ten times Its eost to every mother and famlly {n Christendom. Sample box, contalning 3 cakes of § nunces each, sént Tre to any address on receipt of 13 cents, Address B.T.BABBITT, New YorkCity, FOR BALE BY ALL DRUGGIBTS, A PERFECT TOILET SOAP, First smong the requisites of the tollet ! good. ariicle of Boap, but to procure ft fanot always an earp matter. any of the most exnenatre Boapa In the mar. Xet are made (tom cosrso and deletorions materials, snd trelr delleata colartg and eraersnt perfnme €00 aften conces! the moat repuisive fmputitles. The disclosures recently made pubilc regarding this sublect are pout. tivelv atartling, and deservo serious consideration. Beented Soaps ara nat kaown to o extremely ohjea. tionable, eanccislly If applied to the head: injnring the halr, irritating the scalp, and Induclng severe heads aches, The character of the Ingredients may be Inferred from the statement of n gentioman who makes iy scenting of Soupe bis buslncrst he vetenuyde;mr;ll thiat rsons engaged in this employment wera short-Hy, ToTRev e 101en 7Eara bAhe THE JONEent bertod Gurie) which theaccupation conld be folliwed, The difficully of procuring a perfectly pure arttets of Tollet 80an 13 at tast aly lowover, thanKs (0 {ns enterprite and chemieal skill of MF. . T, Bannirr, of New Yo world-renowned soap Manut, Whose Imimense eatabiishment fa by far the I kind fn the United Btates, The renown of Mr, ‘YArious productions has for many vt seminated, but thid 1atest muccess I8 th crown to the nunierous rictories aiready schiav 1, T, BABRITT' TOILET EOAR" fa the trada- Dy which this clogant tofiet Tuxury is destgnated far anplication to the delicate akin of Infan(s, chilire: and taltes, 1t1a allokether unequaled In 1is emollien roperties. ‘The KOAD ia niot racrumed, the ingredicas Ing of ach abealute purity as to require no aid frm chemistry Lodirgulss Inferlor materiats, The most re. Dned taste eonsfders the absance of artificial perfums the perfection of sweetnats, snd the peculiar cliaracter. - tsticof B, T. Dabbitts Tallst Hoap renders {tthe mosy neaithfnl'snd agreeable Article of the kind over manu- iy SRR grcialy Geuabl Con the e of fuic ot il S WEN T e 8 it ufihe iacalsotps for barbers w1t iaced upon tho market, but the emand Become benerat.—Aeio Fork Tyioune. B. T. BABBITT, New York Cltyn AUCTION SALES. By HIRAM BRUSH. To Dealers and Consumers ! MANUFACTURERS""SALE OF BUPERIOR SILVER-PLATED WARE FINE TABLE CUTLERY, To ¢loso tho Estate of tho TAUNTON SILVER.PLATE COMPARY, 1 BHALL BELL BY AUCTIOY, AT STORE 162 STATE-ST., DAY, Aprll 10, at 10 o'elock &, m., 3p. m., e ATt fo e avery. dey unils tho st [} t el orlt wial oot tiresiock {3 sold, ‘The stock conalsts 10 part ef 380 Tena Beta. 200 Waltera and Salvers. 33 Blogant Epergnoa, 87 doen Bilvers Flatad Knivos, 383 Bronrs and Mantel Olooks, A“An':l » full line of Bllur-l‘lutri\d ‘Ware. Al X Dbearing 1 Alihtarety 1 Tamsnied e Sy Teservation of limit 1o closs iha estata ot TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE C0. By ovderof I T, SWAIY, Treasaer, thie oo TusL s o ‘Goods on exhibition MIILN thamle, EXTENSIVE BALE OF SUPRRIOR FURNITURE, Thursday, Aptll 12 108, m., at 52 South An will be sold'Uarior Buits, Fine Laca Curtalng, M, T. B, W.C, Tables, B, W, Wardrobes, M, 7, Cha Hots, Ledsia Durcaus an mmodes, Chalrs uoes, | nd Kitchen ‘Frrpitare, s and Dedding, fiody Drumels and 377 {arpets; veing entire houseiiold effects of 16 roms, ngoodorder, _ __MINAM LUUSIL Anctloueer, By WM. A. BUTTERS & C0,, Auctioneers, 118 & 120 Wabash-av, THURSDAY THADE BALE, DERY CGOODS WOUBENS, CLOTHIING, AND 100 SAMPLY CAS| Thursday, ADH{ T2 AL bodh Dclock. "y ¥ o At Tiutters & Carls Auerion Tuoomy, seeon City and Country Merchants will al 'nkmé"("uu-u n BUTITERS & OC 28 Be[mlarY Sturday Furiture Sate, BATURDA® i o&f{fl‘vl:. "::'unl” [ L thelr Auction A LARGE STOCIK New and Second-Uand Household Goods, Care -pets, Cooking Btoves. &v. Planos, Top Duggy, Open Duggles, Ot sod Valuablo Property on Fifth-ar, Between Jackson and Van Buren-sts., AT ATCOTIOIN, Monday Morning, April 16, at 11 o'clock ON THE PREMISES, ber ALBO o We ara foatructed $0 sell upon favorahlo terms, l{fl 10 15, 13 snd norsh Bait "Ly I I Ulock al, S Sectidn Additlon, 47 feet by 135 fret deep, eat (rosh on ¥itth-ar. betwecn Jacksan and Vaa Biurea-sts WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctloneers. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO4 Anctloneers, 84 and 8¢ Jtanduiph-at. AT 462 FOLTON-ST, Thursday Morning, April 12, at 10 o'clock, We will sell the eatira HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE -veryihing to be sold. !flg'@r mf, o Our Regular Friday’s Sale, April 13, at 9310 a, m., IMMENSE DISPLAY. Goneral Honsehold Furnifur, New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, A Full Line Carpeté Deaks, Connters, Cook Stoves, (eneral Merchad: d‘l:‘-. C"rocknry. Glass, and P Ware, Watched et efe. LISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers o FHSIONEUDY & £O., Nhuastih RADDIN & CLAPP, 83 and 83 Wabaub-av, Wil continue thelr Fifth Spring Auction S48 Spring Trade Sale of Boots and Shoss, ‘Thursday, April 12, 8t 10 2. m. 6¥% co A By L. BIOSES & CO., Auctionecrs, 23 East Washington-st. Tharedsy, April 12,9:30 8. m., Eale 0f Staple aud Faney Dry Goods, Clothlng, Casstmershy ttol H i Ae. CONEUOTIONERY. .. CELEDRATED Lhmfl‘lflfl e Unlon--expresscd lo sl E;;;b. doe, :enrdb“pmv- ordenGUN FilESh, Contwb Uoaer, Chicage