Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1877, Page 8

APRIL 13, 1877, n order ‘The new offices 5 LHL CHICAGO 'THIBUNE: FRIDA. Wisconstn G L 8 | 1 e, T 11 he held at Piymouth | Louts. The riak held by this Campany fa $5.000, TH E CITY. Hangatt Colaradss 3% it Nl leel;:cll\l:l:':hgycl;cxs::;{h'; aternoon. {The Company can well affon (ne lnes, ae it han e Fuart T ot Ly e Y Ekfian: | _ After taking up collection for & foral testimo- | lately been doing very Inrge husiness. ' Riimer Ziomes—Charien i, ITatch, foen: | Dial, the meeting adjonrned. 1o property attend to the fire ricks offering, it had GENERAL NEWS. gaterl, Ny det T 06 Callaban, Ean Clares Wl b A LB RO o Jobn owivad, Tif, 0.1 W, T, Stawsit, B Lo WIISKY. Py s gt bR St s oo Mr. J. N. Patrick, of 8t. Lonls, agent of A. 8. | Chariex '“11"'1"(“' Irookiyn; I, M. ‘i\lunnl. Mhaw( WIHAT JUDGN BANGY SATYS. Ludiness with case and dispatet, Darnes & Co., In taking & look at Chitago, with & | i, Grensinith New Yorks the How, O 5. Batha: | A dispateh from Washington yesterday to Tr view to buliding a town inthe Westto growup lu;nallf\hlnn.rx'l‘vr«: Trinuxe announced that Assistant-Sccrelary FLOWER MISSION. with, e A arne. New | French had completed his report in the matter of TNR ANNUAL MEETING At 5:70 Inst gvening, Thomas Maloney, & G-year T;Qr:el;hm‘n."r‘;l;‘; the lmmn'nny claimed for the fratbatchof tho | of the Chicago Flower Misslon was held yesterday old son of Pefer Maloney, residing at No. 207 My ool Kew york; | Chicago Whisky-Ring. Mr. French reported ad- | morning in the Athenwam lectare-room, Mrs, D, Market street, while playing on the sidewalk, fell ds | verscly totheclaim for civit immunity, while al. and broke his right armat the clbow, 1fe was at- tended by Dr. 1lces, ‘The temperatare yesterday, as ohserved by Ma- nasse, opticinn, 88 Madlson street (Trinuxx Bufld- ing), was at 84, m,, 40 degrees; 104, m.; 405 12 ., 50; 3p, m., 61;8 p. m., 43, Daromoterat 8 8. m., 30.12;8p. m,, 30.11. ° At the annual meoting of the Chieago College of Tharmncy at thelr rooms, No. 77 Dearborn street, tha following ofilcers were clected for the enaning year: M. W. Dorland, President; . D. Garrison, Vice-President; Henry Beroth, Becond Vice-Prest- dent; A. G. Vogeler, Sceretarys J. W. Mill, Cor- responding Secretary; J. 11, Wileon, Treasurer, Coroner Dietzsch yesterday held inquests npon the following: Mrs, Mary Buckley, 00 years of nge, who died of general debility and lack of caro at No. 20 Ashlay street: upon Charles Teufel, 7 Jearad aze, 24 Iglahart place, who died'of njurles reccived by a picce of wood falling from & new ballding at the fout of Twenty-seventh street, aronnd which he was picking fircwood; and_npan ‘Thomas 1. King, whose snicige at the Brizgs House was related In yesterday's Tribune, ‘The #ociable and reception of the new pastor of St John's Neformed Eplscopal Charch of llyde Park wns piven last ovening in the basement of the Oakland Congregational Churcli, and proved a fine miccers, A largo number of petsona were prese ent from sister churches as well aa the new church, Tho programme of the cvening wag intorspersed with romo very Sne music and readings, Disho c‘xlmmi’y waa present with quite a number from his chareh. An crror crept into the obltnary notlce of Dr. G, D. Deebe in yerterday's paper which, whilo one of those mistakes that appear sbsurd on its sace, porbaps nceds correction. In speaking of the Childs operation, it was stated that the length of intestines which Dr, <Beebe removed was thirty feet. The exact length was fifty-four inches, T'lie medical titlo was, [n the same article, errone. ourly prefixed to the names of Merars. L. A, Beebe and Georgs H. Bliss. Doth uf these gentiemen nee exceedingly modest men, and do not wish to lay clalm to a title which they do not posaces, Last evening Mr. Frank Lealle, the well-known [pblinher of ioveral iustrated ' papers in Now ork, accampanied by his wife, Mr. Bracebrideo Memyng, Mr. 3 Mr. llarcy Ogden, “ind o corps of' artists and photographers, arrived In_town, via special car over the Michizun Sonthern Rallway, from New York. They are i Tovte for Californis, whero they uropose a temain nhout a month sight-ecelng, combiniug pletsure with businces, Tho party nre lopping at the Tacific, and will remain untll Sunday morning, wiien {hey take Ihelr departure for Omaha in'a special car over the Northwestern ltond, Tathier Garesche, of Milwaukee, a Josult pricat of some note, deltvered 8 lectnre’ last. cvening at the ruoins of 'the Unfon Cathalle Library’ Astucia- tlun toa Inrgo andicnee. Thesabject wae, ¢ Scienco and Neligion—the Modern Cositroversy, and tho atandpoint taken was, 08 might naturally hue been expected, o thoronghly orthodox one. Tho fectur- er held tiat no antagonlem existed between trua weienco and resealed rellgion, and was somewhat severe In hin strictures on e Godless so-called relentlsts who take tho conteary tack. Father Ttiordan, Chancellor of the Diocese, introduced e apeaker, who met with a flattering reception, The Inter-Ocean had a paragraph yesterday reln- Ure to the conclaslon of rome litizatlon which has been golng on botween Mrs, Minnfo Cunie munge and u Mr. Payne and hin wife, stating that Tayue fled n bill making serious charges syainst tre. Cummings, and that these clinrgen were tleo mude by this paper, . Tug Tamuse did nothin of the kind, 1t mmply copied thio allegations as i found them 4n the papers on the Coust fles, giv- ing due credit to Mr. Payne ' for whatever — charg he " saw t o make axainst Mes. Commiings, The Infer-Ocean did not publish the bill: at the time it was flcd, uni naturully freln a littlo sors about It. 1t showed anlittle enterprise then a it did the' other_day when it allowed the important muit of Y, L, Faw- cet va, Tho Jnter-Ocean 1o go umnoticed in ita columns, TIE DALTIST SOCIAL UNION, The Socinl Unlon composed of lay members of the Haptist churchios af the ety helda meeting cutenduy aftermoon at the Grand Pacific Hotel, lie object of thix saclety fs o promoto amony the Daptista of Chicago and vicinity n more friendly wssoclation ond concert of actlon upon sibjects of Jocal and general Iuterest to the denomination, ‘The meeting wan quife informal, and_ vegan with a supper in thie Indies' ordinary, of which abont 100 members and guests partook. e . Arter finishing the ropant the President, Mr. E. Nelwou lilnke,"announced fhie following subject for discussion Centralization—-Large Charches Beat Promote the Cause of Clrist." Mr. F. A, Smith apoke firat in tho aftrmative, citing the npplication of this principlo 1o mereans tile pursuits, and_referring ‘to Moody's work in Chicago. Mr, C, W, Necdham, on the negative side, “thoaght centrallzatlon & hindrance to that personal oflurt_and {niuence which wan ao neces- wary In the church. Dr. G. Anderson thonght con. rolidatlon a good thing un fhe whole, on the ground that a great fire wan better than half’ & dozen Jittle onen. Me, 1L I, Cliseold alil that sociability was lust os n church cnlarged, and that o pastor hud Inore power accorlug as ko lisd moro fruquent vegsonal coutact with s lock, B oluntecr remarks were 1ado by the Itev, T, W Qoodupced, A, Melaivh, Ar Abosethy. Gyrus Bentley, Dr. T, I Morgan, thio Rov. Dr.' Cliup- Cnrley, Mr. Wickn, . Moy pell, of Evanston, and Mr. Gurney. i next tacoting will bo held on the second Thuredoy of Junve, Mr. 1. T. Pettongill is the Beeretary, FOURTIL WARD, The Fourth Ward Hepublican Clab held ite last Jneeting of the seanon lant ovenlng at No, 203 'Tuirty-fint wtreet, Judge Conch presiding, Cone #iderdblo timo wae apent In adupting n eyatem of Dy-laws, ulter which the Finance Comuilttes ro- ported 8 number of_ bills which were ordered pald, The report of the Treasurer whowed that the Clul was junt ahout even with the restof tho world, after roviding for the payment of oll the bills which had beew nudited. 'The Club then elected the fullow tnyg offcern: President, Judge Georgo W, Couch) Yice-Presldents, Puilo Allen, O. \b Clapy, G, W. Koffman, 11, A, Anderson retary, 1L W, . d\lnnll. Assistant ¢ Davin: Tre: tve Committeo, Underwood tarry Hammor, 1", ‘uring: TR }_llnmmu-:, i .vm}'l"fl'l"' " L} inance Commitiee, J, I, . A, Wililam Fuller. et 0 raotlon the Club then adjourned. The valy aad cane in councction with the ade Journnicnt of the Club until the full campaten e in all, E. Prussing, 1. 1. E. y he fuct that 1t Jeaves Frank lussoll und iin Allen out b the cold. a0 to speak, in tho inatter of make 1uzz wpeeches and burely dilatoey molions, Al thuugh they aro nearly alivays on oppwsita sides of suy question that urises, they huve i common sym- pathy with one” anather, and were detectud, on helf way hutue last evening, woeplng fu cach oth- cr's arins, and bemoaning (holr relegation far the Dextalx monthis to the ranks of were private citle zens, But they liave thy connolation of knowing, dn thickr hour of afliction, that what fs » the Chub'e gali,—by n large majority, ALDERMANIC CAUCUS, The Tleform Aldermen held un adjourned caucus Jast evening In the club-room of the Palmer o ‘Pherg wero proscnt amony others, Ald, McAw Linscnbucth, Tarnow, Peureons, losenbere, 1o Jurd, Beldlor, Nicsen, Yan Gadel, Brigew, Throop, howeve thelr lo Tawlelch, Seaton, ' Kirk, Schwelsthal, Cook, Tuumgarten, Stewtrt, Thumpson (of the Thiss teenth). Clevelond, Glbers, Daly, Al “MeAuley Dreslded’and “Ald, Schivelstial acted an bnrumr’y‘ Ald. Throop, from the Bpecial Committea ap- pointed at last caucus, to whom waw referred the case of Honry ildreth, windo u repart, bn which Lo wtutod (bt it waa the bnteoton, when the Buye eutl Ward came up in canvaming tie vote, to Fee fer the cusu o the Judiclary Commbiteo, 1o Jot thein report us to Hildreth's cliglility of fneligie Lility, they to guther and present the testimony to Councll, wluny with such other important pointe of infurmation as they could procusy In regard t him. “Fhin, he nrzued, wan the mode of procedure of il Tezialative Godics, The report way rocclved, On motion of Ald. Rawleigh, o riving vote wos taken e to who wus opposed to Hildreta's admis- wion 10 the Councll, The vote was unauimous against hls ndmision, On mation of Ald, Ktewarl, a vote of thanks was tendered o Potier Falmer for hle generosity in tendering the uso of bls club-room, - The caucus then adjourned. = SUDDEN DEATIL A carrlage driver named John O'Rourke, aved 30, emvloyedat the stable of llenty Newton & Ca,, 11 Couch r icv, near Dearborn stroed, died Yery suddenly lust evening. e had bocn out i the afto:noon with o plessure party, aud returnod 10 the barn about hall-past 7 o'cle While scated In the oflice amokings cigar, haif an hous luter, 8 companion notlced his bead fall on ono side. Uclieving he had falnted, this nan sud anotlier, wsthey thooght, kindly held Lis bead v In ess tan ten miuntes O'lourke van A, Mgy nows by Y cal Bad never bech iruabled with hart-dliease or oy Thing of u scrivus character, llence the o Lin death Is 3 mystery, 1tis prolable thal falnt, anl that by the neglect (o lay him on bis Lack his bratu recelved uo blood, and death was the coLecquence, When a persun fdints o should not buallowed €0 rematu upnight, but be plced o quickly as " possible Wit 'on ' tho' back, ‘ho heart can then supply the bratn with biood, otberwlss I8 cauual, A poste morten examivation will provably sbow icupe was the cause. O'Hourka lived ut No, 1% North Sherman atret, near the WateroWorks, whither bls body was taken. Iu leaves & wite und ouv child. Grund ucine 40T ARUIVALS. 1aud, Tadisaataiis o 3L ligien, Lotdun, Rings -J‘.lY 13 Wililag J. B 2ok, Lealle, hnflbn)ag Il A s, W I N iR os; ! Hikapaly, Sogu, il B &5 app, Utica: N 1.3 e Tiou Wil 3. vt it Ylsdslbie, Bl o 2 beuabyilie, Wia. (e Hod. TLad G Fouad, Bautul amll 0. Dickinson, an&. N Y:i W, D, Dsiley, Ne City, Col. 3 it. T. Parker, Toledo, 0. OBITUARY. DR, JOSEPH W. PREER. - The medical profession and & large circle of friends will be pained though not surptised to heae of the death of Dr. Freer, which' took placeats o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Doctor has been 1n feeble health for many months, and for the last week or s0 thero has been but the faintest hope of hle recovery. Joseph W, Freer, M. D., Presllent and Profes- sorof P'hysiology and Microscopical Anatomny In Itaeh Medical College, was born at Fort Ann, Wash- fngton Connty, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1816, On tne father's sldo hewas of Hollandish descent, the ancestry belng among tho earliest acttlers on the banks of tho lindson. On the maternal side ho was, throngh the family of Paincs, destended from tho early settlers of New England, Ile onjoyed the nsual advantages of thocommon and high school cdueation untll about 10 years of age, when, on June 14, 1835, Tio emigtuicd to Clicaga, where he epent' o fow wecks as p clerk {n a store, Ilc then made a lan claim on the Calminet Riyer, which, however, #ic] ness compelled him to ahandon,—in_ fact, he was brought back to Chicavo in n state of fnsensibility, to the residence of Mr. John Dye, then standing on the corner of Lake and Clark streets. In the autumn of the ssmo year his parenta re- moving West, ne concluded to follow theie for- tunes, and with them seitled on **claim-land" at Forked Creck, Will' County, i e farm s now one of the finest in that nection of the State, Whilst residing thero he had the advantage of the personal association and the ex. cellent library of Dr. Hiram Todd, a gentleman of the old echool and Iiberal culture. During his so- Journ in this region lie opened and bronght under cultivation thrce farms, on one of which he made hiis iome after his marringe In March, 1844, to s fiest wife. Miss Emcline Holden, daughter of Phineas olden, Esn., of Hickory Creck, WIII County, scveral of \whose relatises now reslda in thincity. One ron, Henty C., waa born o them, who atill eursives, and dId the State good service in the date War, Two {.uu after the marriage the nnjon wan dis. eolved by the death of Mra, Freer. Dissatisted with the medical treatment, this bereavement changed the whole courac of his life. NE DETRRMINED ON TUE STUDY OP MEDICINE in arder to know fur hiaelf what there was of teuth in (t. In pursnance of this design, he drove to the villagze of Chicago to rolicit the Iate Prof. Uanlel Bramurd 1o receive hitn ne g pupil. Dr. Bealnard consented tado so, and Mr, Frecr entered his office the 4th of Jduly, 18{0, From that time to the death of that distinguished snegeon amd eminent citizen ho wan an especial favorite and ohject of the most friend- Iy regard and kind ne<istance, Dr, Freer graduated at Itush Medieal College at the close of the sessivn of 1848-"49. So rumarka- Lle hod been his progress snd acquirements that during the samo winter he hal been Prof, Wiliam i1, Herrlck, then oceup, of Anntomy, to act as Demonetrator, #ition ho waa clected by tho system of in the apeing of 1850, During the absence of Prof, Bralnard in Earopo hu‘fnve the full courze on Descriptivo Anatomy, and roceived the reqular l{lpolnllllum to that chiir In 1855, On the reorganization of tho Coilego in 185 was tranaferred to the chair of l"hrllu ufiv d Microscopic Anatomy, the iuties of which he tdischargzed up to the close of the last regalar ees- sion, Un the retirement of Prof, Blaney In 1872, Dr. Freer was clected to the Presidercy of tho College. For neveral successlve yeara previous to tho grest fire he visited Europe for the. Jurnote of investicating tho moea of teaching in the various medical achools, both of Great Heltaln and the Continent, and securing every possible meuns of professlonal fmprovement. An o Physiologist he won high distinction for succesafnl experienta. tlon an mln{ valuable discoverles. Ana Teacher ho wax methodical, clear, and accurate, and s o Burgeon he wis renidrkably successful, having per- formed o great number uf operations requiring aklil, delicacy, and exqutsito anatomical knowle edge. Ho wan an carnuat lover of his profession, and a tower of strenzth i the College,—8 man of sterling inteygrity, a high sense of honor, living A 1ite without n statn. 3 In June, 1810, Dr. Freor marned Mlss Katherino (atter, uf Wuriemberg.iGernany, the frulty of thln union beinz scveral sons” and daughters, About the 1st of March last he was taken with what scomed to be n severe cold, and stated to Dr. J. Adams Allen that his recaperative puwers had been Impalred by constant attendance on soine Efllenll at the Matteson House, The tronble ex. Iy nded to the braln, and, in spite of the efforts of e, Wadaworth nod 8 wumber of other members of thu Faculty, reaulted in bastlar intiamnmation of that orgau. _ Abunt the mhddle of the mowth ba op- Jearedta fally, his braln becomlngclearor, bt ¢ mipruvement wad only temporaey., DR. BEEBE. A MEETING OF HOMEOPATHIC PITSICIANS was held at tho Tremont [ouss last ovening to take actlon with referenco to tha death of Dr, Uaylord D, Beebe, nnd to 10ake arrangements for (e funersl, Among the twenty present wero Dre. 1. Ludlam, Pratt, D. 8, Smith. Shipman, 0. 1. Mann, T, C. Duncan, E. M, Taylor, Eldridge, Balland, Mawkes, and Woodbury, Dr. Smith presided. Ko sald he need not dwell on Dr. HBecke's history. Ils life was patent to all, 14 talents, enctzy, and success as a phys clan and surgeon wers known not oaly to the pro- fesslon, but to many people throughout the coun- ey, ¥ De. Fellows was chosen Scerotary, On motion, the fullowing were appointed a Com- mitteo on Resolutions: Drs. Crook, Shipma: and D on_urrangements: Dy, Fellows, “ After an absence of halt an hour, the Commiltes on Resolutions roported as follo: Witkngas, Qur distingulshied colleague, Dr, Gaylord b, Tiecbo, ias .oz sutiinoned Troin winong ue ut the Bootidu "ot lfe, aid in the fulivear of s powers ierefare, ‘exolced, That [n his & tha b mnamtfilc profes. o has Just one of 1te nblest advocates and the surxicsl Kalazy vao of ars. Resotred, resent his recard of loyalty to principl [iine profesiluual courtesy, os lo vors: wall a8 hile anceasing zeal Iu pranuting the lnterests of o higher medical und surgleal sclence, as exsmples wartliy of emulation, Liestiired, "1 hal his professional Lrethren, wo are upoid o uidury bia low wor only au s surgeon Ly skiiitul, bul a4 @ citizen blgbiy eaduwed clal wishh niural uid so; ributes. er tu his famlly our individual ani unlted AL e yuipathy, hese resolutions be furntehed to the Jtesniced, Tt dally pupe bk city mid the wedlcal journals of u!m'm‘:‘m dihnt & cupy be presented 1o tho family of e DR, A, W. KODY sald that a leader uf thie whiteat fame, s physiclan and surgeon universally revered, and worthy of tlclr bighest estecin, hsd - gune to. his final rest, Not in tre noming of life with powurs uutriod and Intellect undeveloped, ne In the peaceful urunlnwnll qufuml honorable life, but at the blazing noontide of iife, from thu st of the rushing throng of wanhood that wwayed alung tho preat highiway of life, lio was called toutop aslo iuto tho Darrow path (ut led upwurd fo that Iife whoso purtal we called Leath, Like o sturdy cedar on Sount Lobanou, he was cut down in the inidst of a steady growth, —from over. is ever busy and actlve lifo. ‘There was this consulation: that all thinge wero sccul Nu umpuuum or triuls of )ifo could now ' pesct him, “There was nothing In bl life touse who had seen Ita unfoldings would -chauge. To the kuod wan death was o promotion, Phu deceayed el many qualitics which 8tted bit for the hysician and wurgoon (Lt he was, v had trmnga, Intellectunl breadth and vigor, integrity and virtie, chastity, loving kindness, 'and noble genorouls, DIt FHATT sald an Intimate acquaiutauce with Dr, Meebe would have been convinciug that he was above ai conalderution which would afect the opinlons of uthurs. 1le was not influenced by public upioion} il heart and life seemed 1o be cnergetically en aged fu efforts to learn all ke could, and to u)lrll “‘l knowledge to thu cure of his patients, (iiw most bLitter cuenmies, If they had known his pecu- lianitics and * character, would have coma o the waue conclusion, 1le was hopeful that there wers Lo would fuitate Dr, Deobe's example of taces, work, sud capacity fa U Dr, Covwald hls regurd for De, 1 hie sequsintance aud b 1o hiud abown every evidunce of po B geeat hewrt, morally sud puysically, U related the dificuliics uttending the appolntment of Dr. Becbu toa pusitiun fn the anmy, the Allo: lmlhlc Exumining Board uhmg:rdln‘-; the urder of e Governor und rofusing to cxsmine bim, He got o through jutluence with the Secrelary of War, sud uequitted bimeelf with the ability which char- acierized hls uctione laterin life. §its record s @ surgeon there was bunorabl and distiogutslied, The speaker folt pletsed thal ho had been fnstrue wmental fn secunug blu 1 plico whers ho lind so ably acquitted bimeclf. 1ile bility und sucecss won the respect of the allopatls. Hlo bad been wos of the ablest uen fu the prolession, Ur. Slawkes also pald u tribute to the memory of the deceased, Jiis conduct wus adiirsble, He Bl oo enomles, but no oue juactve profese wlunal life was without theu, & Dr. Duucan spoke brielly, waying that be could not ve feplaced. A doctor remarked thal, Just before starting North, Dr, Beebo wrote to's Triead saylog ho was cowiug home 10 **nake au "'X'y of tils heart, " M1 words bad beca literally fuldlled, 1o told his wife that Lls ouly regret wus that he could uot maku the exumisation Blmself, Tho resolutions were adopted by a rlsing vote, The Commitive vu Arreugemeits reported tust they bad selected the following pall-bearers: Drw, lu).msidb'm)lh. iLipniay, Switk, Crook, Fellows,and ridge, lu thew thess cannobact, the vacancics will bo Bllcd Ly thosy who do. A motiou that the numugnhmph rsicians attend in u body was sgreed to. They wall moet bt the butss ut balf-past 1 o'clock, 1t was augounced that there would benoserve lowing that Immunity from criminal prosecution had been promised by the anthorities here in Chi- cago, on conditlonof tleir turning State's evidgnee, That promisc or agreement, the dispatch stated, was rediced to writing, and while it did not Apecify §n terms ihat' the parties named— Joseph Roelle, Anton Junker, B. W, Ford, W. W, Oliver, James Conner, Guooto Milier, Cornelin Frederiea, 1L, C. Frederics, and B, C, Merscrean— shuuld havecivil immunity, 1t 0 hold out the hope to defendants that, If thiey testified irnthfnily and acted in good faith, the Government would bo Tenlent with thems for it wan eafdl that, thus acting, they would Lecome fricnde of the (fovernment, andl the Government might release them nltogetiier, Nothwithstanding this, It now appears that the nuthorities at Washington have declded to prose- cute the civil judgments ubtalned againat tho tiret Latch abuvo named, In order i got a clent explanation of the mattor, A TitnuNe reporter yesterday called upon Disteict- Attorney Bangn and asked him whetlier elyil tin- munity had really cver been promised to the tirst atch,’ **17 Tehonld stiempt to tell yon all (hat was #ald on that subject between the attorneys of the whisky men and m"!e" it wonld take several days of atraicht talking,™ said Judge Hanys. *‘Dutyou must kuow whether any definite ngreement was ever entered fnto, ¢ “‘Hero {9 how it was, na you are doubtless awarc: Tho negotiations betweon the first bateh and the Governmentattorneys extended over many monthe, Weo hield numerous consultations, and T may say now that, rather than go aver tho same ex- peelence, 1 woulit much prefer to tey ail the canes. This compromlse Lusiness was cxtremely sunoylnj and tronblerome, " *+lint you did make somo ngresment?* **Of course, 1t can bu taken for granted that we promised thom completa crimina) immunity, Just ns is stated In Tur TrRIDUNE dispateh,™ 4\ there n written agreement? **There was not, [ see it is atated Inthe dis- patch that tho agreement was reduced to writing. This 1a Incorrect, or at least It Is misleading. No writlen conti was cver made, and the agreement referred to was simply o statement in writing mado by mo last June while in Waslington, ™ **DId you make the written statement becanse promsa to the whitky men soto dor ~otat all, It wai simply for Lhe convenlenco of the Attorney-teneral, Inall onr talka with the whieky mien wa concoded to them the privilego of pleading their ca<es ut Washington, and gave them plentyuf tinig to send on thelr “attorneys ond rep- rexental " ** Uhen it ywas not untilafter all the whisky trials were at nn eixd that tho written document referred 10 was denwn npr” ** No, and more than a year after the lime of tho indictmentn of the first batch. While 1 was In Washlngton Mr. Leonard Swett was there present- ine the cane of his clients, and they certalnly can- 1ot complain of a viclation of auy promise to give then plenty of leeway to xot the car of the Depart- L 3 of cn no sgreement of absolnte immunity was ever entercd into by the Government prosecutors towards the first bateh?"" **Only In regard to Immunity from criminal prosccution.” BOARD OF EDUCATION. NELONTS, BTC. 'The seml-monthly meeting of the Board of Education was beld last evening, present W, K. Sullivan, President, and Messrn, Clatke, English, lloyne, Jacobs, Kuhn, lotz, Prassing, Welch,and Wells, A communlication was read from Ald, Ballard offering to rent some Jdock property along Fifth avenoe, agreeing to poy at tho rate of $7.60 per foot per year unlil 1850, The offer was nce cepted. The School Agent reported that there had been recelved for March 844,121.19, and expended $48,878.20, Tho cash on hund at tho date of the Inat report was $11,%754,03, and the balance now on hand, 810,007, 13, Tho rent_duc up to Sy 8, 1877, wus SU7, 730,43, The report wan referred, The olection of o Principal for the Jones Bchool waa then taken up and resulted In the eolection of Miss Duitin, her salary to ¢ate back to the timasho entered upan the utlice of Principal. Tha Schou) Superiutendent submitted o summary of thio attendance at the schools for the pust monthi, ‘The average dally attendance had beon 35,0851 tho 21"?,'15' belonging, U8,824; the number entolled, Iho Committeo on uildings and Grounds re- [oried, revlewing at sowo length the rantuls pald y the city for tho several schoals the past Jear, and recommending that the amoant to be pafd for tho use of the sawe property the coming year be materlally reduced, and” that in the event of tho Jreperty-huluons rifusing to acceda to, the reducs lon that other property bao secared. The report was adopted. . The Superintendent reported, asking ibat tho salary. of® Miss Curtls, Principal of tho Cottage Grove Lifgh Schoul, b fized. ‘the matter waa taken up, and her salary was fixod at 81,200 por yoar. ‘The matter of amending tho ruls aifecting the teaching of German. nsic, und deawing fn the hools was then taken up, and after some dlscus- slon reforred to the Commlttes on Text-Books. TEST-BOOKS, Mr. English {ntroduced tho following Reotced, That text-books for the grammar sad pri- sclioals shall bo furntalied fur b Ieass 33 per cent w Lheir pulilished retall prices of last year,and that B ehagu atill be tiado nless tio’ publfaliert of sucl buuka wiiall tnake ai Bven excliauge fur ol hooks, sn ttie intruauction prices shall uot exceed S0 per cent Of auch relall prices, The resulution provoked conalderable discussion, In whicha doubl was expresssd on tho part of s0me whiether books could be gotten on the terms indicated o not, Mr. Englivh was satiaed that the passage of the resolution would savo not leas than '$25,000, and that there would ba no diticully In getting the Dbuoks, Ilo thought that almost any of the pube lishers would furifel the bouks the frst year freo of cost to have tholr books In the wchouls, The Jrestigo that would Lo glven them theroby heouzhout the Nortliwest would be incalcalable in dollars and cents, ‘The resolutiun was finally lald over and mado the speciul onler for the noxt meeting of the Board at o lutlon: ‘clack. 'I'he Committeo on Text-Tooks roported, recom. mendinia list of books to be used in the schioals of thecity for the year commencing Soot, 1, 1877, The Committes recommendod bus few changes from the books now in use, the followin pal: Guyot's, nstead of Warren's Physical Ucography: Colbert's Star Studi stead of Collwrt's Astrynomy; Elliot & Btuver's Chumlstry, Instead of Youman's New Chemlatry, ‘The sdditions recommended wero: Smirh's (sniall- er) Classical Dictionury, Jordan's Manuat of Vere tubrates, Kirk & Belfcld's Commerclal Arithmetic, Brudbury's Elementary Geugraphy and Trigonomos try, Marsl's Bookkeeping, “volume six of the Col- lege weries of ernun rlays aa a lteader, 'ne report concluded as tollows: Clanges of test:books to ha made only an new glasses ara fored requizing m chause of books. 10 teuchivg istory 10 tho Divlatow 1ign Schools, it 18 Tecatmn mded LAt the lest-buaks e used |n part as & ich aiditious) e Fusding:bouk, and that puplls dovots e 1o (L as Viay bo ncussary to oblain & kood Keller knowledge of tho subfect. “In pluve. of tlie ording form of ecitatiun, 16 {8 recommended that the knowl- cdie of Lo puplls bo teated by writico sbeiracts aad by oral aud Wrliien roview cxamiinations, ‘Tho Cummittee alwo reported the following course of study for the Division 1ligh Bchools: Mpebra. Pyaleat deouras oud term, *Alkebra, Natural B eyt think teri, Catnimereiat Ariiined, Natura) Fuliosduby, lihotorie. Secand Yeur=First tert, Geometry, Chomlstry, Ene Rl L iteratures sccund (€run, Goutrys TrMGROmE. ry, Phyaloiogy, English Litefature; third tori, Souke eeptug, Lotany, Clvil Goveramant. Atitiea optional’ with ~ puplls—Germsa or Latin, Dinwing, and Muste. lllnlh reports were lald over one month under the rules, . ANOTHER 8CLOOL WANTED, Mr. Clarke introduced the following, which was adupted: Jterolced, That the Common Canincl) ted b Ak a ese uf 1hY, Woak b WRLSY 0L A5 3 Boratal e Hoard of Hducation fur uccupaney for d that they. Lg ssked to Lruvidio by udentedioad or otherwiss &t ooy o erection of an g i sald Vuilding way Lo ready for occupancy the it Lhe comi, schual Jear, - Tho ru‘mn of the Buperintendeut of Beliools, made at the list nmllnf. recomnsending that an ungraded room i the following grammur schools —Nuwberry, Joues, Washington, and lirown—be established, wus reported ovn favorably by the Committes on Bulldings und Grounds, aud the re- port was adopted, The Board then adjourned. INSURANCE, ., THOUNLE IN THN BOALD—OTIUER ITEMS. For some tline past rumore have been in circulas tlon that soveral members of the Chicago loard of Underwriters had been cutting the regular tari® rates, and lately soveral parties supposed to have been gullty of this practice were spotted. Much Indignation has been expressed by some of the froi un this sccount, and several of them have threatened Lo withdraw from the Board f the mat- ter was not wettled. A meetingof the Board was beld yesterday afternoon to take womo action in regard Lo ik, “Uhe mecting was private, und from what can bolearned & very aniwated oue. The parties accused denled the sofe {mpeachment, ood o3 thero was o dicect proof sgalust them nothing could budoge. 1t wasclalmed that the principal ditliculty urose from the fact that sume of the true poid 8 ‘cuummlssion of 10 per cent to solicitors, While others had nu solicltors us all or paid thew & walasy, Jropoaition wat mads (o abolish cum- misniuns and give the benedt of the amount to the insured. ~Anotber propuaition was wadu that the beuetl of the awount bo given to the underwriters. 0 barwouy could bo recurcd on the mattor, snd action on_the quuation was postponed until u fu- ture meeting. “Fhe sniual mecting of the Natlonsl Bosrd of Underweiters will b held In New York on the 25t of tbis month. The principal watter to couin be- fure the weetin; ha the question of coutlnuing the Board I Its prosent sliave, Lut voe of the local companles, the Traders', sutlurs o Joss by the Souttaru Hotel fre at St A. Goge presiding. About twenty Iadlos wero present, ‘The Secretary, Mima Annlo M. Dooth, read her annual report, showing that daring the year 4,000 bouquets had been distribnted tothe various hozpi- tale, beaides a large number of toys to elck chlls dren. This was somethinz of a falling off from the number of dlstributions last year. ‘Tho largest number was dletributed the last week In June, that being 780, The Inmates of the horpitals were al- wuys looking cagerly forwnrd to tho ‘‘fower- days, "' when theireyes might be gladdencd with the alght of tha beautiful gifts of the Mirsion, In many Instances ladies engaged In distributing ho- camo interested In certain patlents, and were thns impelled to atlll further lighten the bur. den of their paln by nacta of Kkindness, Flowers were recelved snd areanged overy Wednesday afternoon at the Athenmum, A large portion of the flowers had been contributed from tha conntry by people who grew flawers In thelr Rurdens, and In many cases children had gathercd wild flowera and rent them In to the Mieslon, The auggestion was offercd that flowers conld be best sent by laying them loosely In the receptacle, cov- ered with's dump nowapaper, The Treasurcr, Mes. Tilton, reported that the receipts during the year had boen 368,25 and the n $U4. 50, ‘I'he twa reports were nccepteil, lago sncjosted it an Execntive Commits tee be appointed to relievc the Preeldent and Sec- retaty occaslunally in thetask of recelving and tak- Ing care of tluwers that were sent In late Wednes- dayafternoaue, i lisa Booth, tho Secretary, tondered her realgna- tlon, a8 she would not be able Lo lve bropor atfen. tlon'to the duties of the position during the coming ear, 73 mottan, the Chlr appotnted Mrs, Tiuel, Mra, Foreman, and Miss llooth o committoo fo nominato an_Executive Committes of twcivo, and also the rogniar oflicers of tha yeslon, ‘hey reported the following: President. Mra. D. 'A. nge: Vice-Fresidents, 3rs, L. Tiltan, Mre, %%, 1. Whtiama: Treasuror, Miss C. P Til+ ton: Seeretary, Miss May Buckingham Secrotary, Bllsa Mary iluel; Exccutive Committee, P, 1, Forbush, Mes, Eugene Plice, Mrs. J. E: Hrs. Tohn K. Walsn, Miss Florence Jiil- a8 Eva Fowler, 3re. 0, I Handall, Mra, Clurk, Mys, 1 Foreman, Miss Julia West, K. D), Mi<s Anna M. Tooth, i ort was ndopted, Affer n vote of thanks had been extended to Misx Tiooth, the rotiring Secs retary, tho meoting adjourned until tho sccond Wedncsday in May, at which time the actual work of 1l Misaton for ihe year will begin, TIE CUSTOM-IIOUSE. MULLETT'S APPOINTMENT, A dirpatch pppeared in yesterday's Tninuye to the effect that A, . Mullett had been appolnted to take charge of the construction of the Chicago ana Cincinnat{ Castom- ot During the day n,ro- yorter called on Mr. Edward Durling, the resfdent Superintondent of tho Chicago bullding, for the purpose of learning what fnformation, if any, ho posscasod In this matter. Me. Burling said the ane nouncement in tho papers was tho firat Idea hie had of such n thing; that ho was not Informed as to the naturo of Mr, Mullett's appolntment; and that ho could not tell whether 1t wonld interfere with his poaition or not. 1lu further stated to the reporter that when Mr. Mullett was given an appolnt- ment Iast fall lhis position was rather of an anomalousane-a Buperintendont of Suporintend. cnts, In fact. In due course of time Mr. Burling received notice of the appolntmont from Wash. ington, together with a statement of Mr. sullett's powerd, which pow scemed, virtoally amountea to nothing on account of the lmita. tions with which they wers hamperad, 3r, itur- 1ing thinke_ It poasblo that tho new appoiniment may give Mr. Mullett larger powers, and that, among other things. ho may bo now nuthorizad to report to tha Sccretary of the Troasury direct in. ntend of to the Architectural Durean, 1t 18 rup. posed that reporting to tho latter Lody gave Mr. Mullett's pride somcthing of a check, and that, in reporting to mo hign on ollicer as the Seceetary of the Treasury, this Littlo ovjection will bo removed. Mr. Burllng did not think, although he could not speak with anthority, that Mr. Mullott wonld become the resldent Superintendent here, but rather that he would by a sort of a Special Superintendent, having thaps larger powers than heretofore. Mr, linrilng expressed the hope that, oven if Mr. Mullett had the lmwnr. he wonfid not mako any further changes in the plans, inss. much aa everything wis now maving along most rrnnp:rnull o With & very fair prowpect of gotting ha whole sirncture inclosed by the st of Novem- ber, 1t will probably bo known in & day or two ust what Mr. Mulleil's powers are, eithor filrflnfh urthor particulars from Washington, or from the frrepressible Mullett himself, who s quito lable 1o turn up In Chicago at any moment. v SUICIDE. BUDDEN DEATII OF CASPAR NUCK. Depnty-Coroner Korn_yesterday held sn Inquest on tho body of Cawpar Ruck, late o saloon-keeper ot No. 200 Van Buren street. Tho testimony of the wifo of deceased, of Dr, Straues, a boarder, of Emma Rictiter, a servant-glrl, and of o drugglet wae takon. It appeared from all tho evidence of these witnosses that abuut a month ago deceased waa bitten in his hand by a doz, Fearing hydro- phobla, and acting under the advice of Dr, Strauss, he procured a stick of nitrate of sliver and cauter- ized the bitten places, making so bungling a fob of it that ho blackencd a conslderalffo part of his hand, Somo days Inter ho nsked Dr, Strauss for some- thing to tako away the stains, and was glven & sort of prescription for seme-wolutlon of cyanide of potasshim which the servant-girl procured, and 8 part of which was used. Dr, Struuns says that ho told deceased that the stuff wus polson, and urged hiin to throw it away, but he would not, Ttappearcd also that Ituck, who was 20 years of age, did not tive hnppll{ with hils wife, who jasa dozen yeara older, anil that frequently nudrrels took place botween them, ending on one occaslon in his beatini and on unother in his bein bouud over to th peaco, 1t scomed also thal thero were quarrols between Ruck and his neighe bors, Wediieaday aftornoon, after a particularly violent quarrel, Ruck =poke to Steauss of the sulcides of which iy had reud Jately, and, reforrin tu tho bottlo of polson, sald that lie tua could an would eud his llfe some day. About 13 o'clock that night It wos discovered that Ruck was in convulsions, which shortly ended in death by fore a doctor could by bmu‘zh "Thero s little or no doubl in ony one's mind that o de of the cyanlde was the causo of the death, ‘The tialn facts above et forth becamo known to thu‘}wllcu at an early hour yestarday, und o couple of detectives luoked up the code, areiving at [‘llu conclusiun that thero was o shiadow of poxslbility that the poleon might lave been ldmlll&tturud by some one else than Ruck himself, They, thorus fore, demanded that Dr, Btrauss and Mra, Ruck go with thom to thy {nquest, tho Ides belig **to keop an l’u on thom," After tho Doputy Cotoner had elicited tho facta above given he udjourned tho snqucet to this morniny at 11 0'cluck, and f;nvu an. ordor that the witnesses be dutalned unthl that time, In the munatiuio the County Physiclan will make an ex- amination of the body o uscertain it death waw cauved by tho cyaulde. This ecoms to bo about ho only voint to be cleared up, 1t 8 proper to way that” tho aasertlon thiat Mre. Jhuck ang Sirause were locked up on @ cliargs of murder, as was stuted In au afternovn puper vesterday, is utterl falve, tr. Korn wald yesterday that he individunls ly did not bulleve that thore wae anything agajust oithorof thew. ila mude no doubt that it wasa cavy of auicidy, brought on perhupa by the epldomic of sulf-destruction which acems to bo the provalle {ug discase In Chicago just now. TIHE ORPHAN ASYLUM, A BENEFIT CONCRUT. ‘The ladles in charge of the Protestant Orphan Asylum recelved a flattoring compliment to thelr energy and good management yostorday evening, ‘Tho attendanca at tha Olde Folkes® Concert, given wader thelr auepices at Nerahey Busic all, was unexzpectedly large, and comprised the best society people In the city. Doth the wmaln floor and tha gallery wero crowded. When tho performers emerged from the dressing-roomn in the rear of the bal), and marched up the slelo and upon the stage with stately pace, as becsuio thelr antiqua and elaborate costumes, thoy wera Joudly ap- loudud; and the applause coutlnued at ehiort (n- ervale through tho performance, It was well dusgrved, oo, as the whole atfaie was succeasful and higuly enjoyable, Thury were ubout seventy.five lsdies and gentle- man {a the chorus and spociul pasts, all of whom werw gotten up 1 the most gorgeous stylos of the laat century, many of the costunics having descended trom that period, Leing prescrve family helrlooms, und oaly brouwhit furth on such oceuslons as thiv. Mre, Uea, Jobn A, Logan, who ll)pclrulu Martha Wushington, wore the thu juw- elry which once belonged tu that lady. Mies Wood. ward, ‘dressud - 8% Jltose Staudish, that * was woven by that falr Puritan, whose lineal descendant sho fa, Miss Kellogg ravnated Mary Queen of Scots, and woroa high lortuiss comb that ouce pertained tu the unfortun- ate Queen. ra, Sears uppearcd in a dreas that belonged 200 yoars ago Lo the great-grout-grand- mother of llarlan ~ Page. Another costume uuticoablo waw one that was wurn by Bire, Wheclock, wife of the founder of Daztmouth Coliege at the Brat collegiato recoption, Tuen there was 8 Lady Lafayetto dress, duting sa far kas 1770; Mis, President Madlion was purson- ated by Mes, Rauuey Ina dress made {n 1800, aud :‘u’l‘f) ‘resident Monros was noticeably in o druss of Ansintant = woze a Vo ‘o programme was varled aud lengthy enoush for the woat luvatiablo lover of music. "o chorus, under the leadorshlu of Mr, Martlu Towne, saug sdmirably. ‘The Euterpeau Quartette sppeared in several parts aud were geeally _applandod. g Coutln Jodeltal by, Capt. Swan. Ar. Tiiea, Mru. Frank Blalr, and Mles Tiuchilde, way comi- cal. 8a wis 8180 the ** Quaker Cuurtebl o' by Mr, Witliame and Mins Phillips, the latter's volce bo- Ing of excellent compass and tone. Of the othars, Al Fred §mith appeared an ** Lont Lovell, " Mist Iliita_nn ¥4 Graco Hazclton,” Mise Howard and Mins Blake an ** Aunt Susan Hopo " and ** Thank- tal Hopkine.” Among tho soclety people in the andlence were Mr. and Mra. . Heecher, Mr, and M, 8. I, Cobb, Mr, and Mra. C. H. Farwell, Mr. nnd Mrs, Geo . Cooke, Mr. and Mra. Cargl Young, Mr. J. R oteford' and family, De. and Mre, Brigham, Mr. and Mre. 13, 0. Stane, Mr. and Men. Voiney Mareh, Mr. and’ Mra, D, O. Steang, Mr. and Mce, A, T Pullman, Mr, M. D, Wells, C. Il Fargo, Mr. and Mra, Mark Kimbatl, Mr. and Mrs, J. Galloway, Mi N AMcFarland, s, Ini Mr, and_ 2 id Mre. Rldred, Mr, e, and Mres, W, Mr. D, K. Pearrone, and Mr. Beeberge here will be a repetition of the concert ! cvening, with soveral Important cbanges of pro- graome, TUE COUNTY BUILDING. 'The Jall yesterday contained 250 prisoncrs. Mary Connolly, Mary Valent!, Tirldget Cnriain, Mary Robask!, and Margarct ioonoy were adjudged Innano yesterday In the County Court. Many of the Conatables recently elected areexpe- tlencing great difffenity in giving bond. Boveral have already glven up the work oa hopoless, ‘The work on the Conrt-Hause goes forward slow- ly. The fonce and contractors' offices were in course of conatritction yeaterday, and to-day Sexton will lay the first brick. The Town of Hyde Park now ontdaes Lemont in ita drafts updn the Out-Door Heller Fund. Lemont has heretofors had the distingnished honor of lead- Ing all tho towns in the county in thy matter, Work on the artesian well at the Insanc Asylnm has at last come to a stand-still, The conlractor. afler consiming an abundance of tho county's conl In experimenting, las piven up the job of fintting hia auger, which was Inat rome 1,000 fect beluw the surface aeveral months ago, Thomas O'Connor was yesterday arresicd for debt nt the auit of James Buwen., 1o owes 80, 000, it appears, and the charge against him was that he had fatled to schednle all his property when at- tem ting to excape under the Insolvent sct, Judgo Wallace discharged hiim after his acquittal by a Jury, The caso was appealed to the Circuit Court. The Connty Treasurer Is canting about to lay his hande on 8140, 000, whick amount he will have to disburse May 1 for Intercat on the connty’s bonded debt, In the meantime the county ciployes are clllll:fi about for partica to make them advances on tho orders they hold. Contractors ara also In the same fix, and altozether tho iinanclal outlook is anything but cheerful, ‘The Tospital Committee wiil vislt the Iospital this morning to dodivers things. The ateam-pipes recently covered will be inspected, for the coverlng of soma of thom Is sald Lo he In u wretched condi- tion. The work of covering the "'fi‘” has not been paid for, owing to the fuct that It hna not be . cepted, and the - further fact that the contractors have failed to give the required bond for keeping the coverlng in repair. A few of Iogan's Lille for plimbing aro also to bo looked into. 11, M. Singer, of Bincer & Talcott, taok several partlen n tow yesterday and polnted out to them svhat lie called nerlous defects in the stone now b inz put into the new Court-llouse,. He directed especial attention o thc luminations nnd cracks and sald that o vory large portlon of the stone ready on the ground and used was totaily unt to a fnto the bullding, 1o displayed connlderable ittorucss of fcellng’ towards Willker In bis come laints, Many of the atoncs are cracked, 1t s rue, nnd nowmo are otherwiso defective, but 84 tho architect lins not yet ncceptod any of tho work 1t would be unfalr to tao severely criticisa the char- acier of the material just now, ; THE URAND JURY, ‘The Grand Jur‘y upon nssembling. yosterday moening, indaiged in & quarrcl among themaelves, They were nll angry, and abused and accused in tones audible outsido thelr room, Their specinl grievance was thal I'ne TusuNe had gotten hold of the fact that Levl, the mock-auction and cond- denco man, hiad been Indicted tho daybefare, 0 of tio membera way hoard reading frim thosiatutes tonhow that it was not Just the right thing 10 _do for jurors to tell talos outsida tho Jury-room. The qoarre]l was un the supposition that one of the {urora had been recreant t0 lila truat In the matter, ut no one could thraw any light on the subject. When tho quarrel had ended business commenced, but nothing of fmportance cume up, Tho furn after adjournment gava (he reporte ‘They will lieut complaints to-day, WALKER'S CONTIRACT. Ed Walker has ubout agrecd to attach his signa- turo to what is known as the amonded contract for tho Conrt.1louso slone-work, This contract differs from tiic orlginn) one [n thot It allows him to draw 60 yer cent of 510,000 when he shall have stone ta that value cut ot Iis quarrles, and will afford bim temporary relicf in ble embarrassment, as ho claima to huvo that amount of stone already cat. From this 00 per cent, huwever, 18 to bo doducted tho 825,000 thut ho hus already' bean pald, which witl Teave him $:16,000 to rlly on dusing ttio sum- meor. 1f he wigns it, It will bs becauao of bis pros. ent necessities, and not bocause it snits him or meeta hia wanta, for he s fully consclous that in a few months e wlil bo worso off than hio now s, and will have to suspend work for the want of money, What horeally wants n thé rhapo of & contract In ono on which Lo can_draw money from timo to timo & ho quarcies the stono. CITY-HALL, License recelpts yesterdsy were $360, Two saloon licenses wore lssued yosterday. ‘Water recoipts yesterday were $2,450; from mis- cellancous sources, 303, The pay-roll of the Fire Depariment for the month of March amounts to §20, G Bixtecn wpeclal assossments, mostly for new slacwalks, were placed In the City Collector's hands yesterday for collectlon, ‘The Mayor will have his message ready by the time the new Council ls ready to begin work. It will bo a conclee document. Corporation Counsel Anthony's opinfon in tho Ilildreth cave witl Lo dollvored to the Council whon they begin to canvass tho votes, Ald. White denlen that ho exacted any promiscs from Ald. McMurnoy, of the Tenth Ward, who ls to succeed Smith, or that ho alded In his vlection, Some of Hildreth's friendn arc anxfous that he shinll_withdraw from further contest for a seat {n ;thnuncll, 8a thoy know his efforts will prove utile, City-Engincer Lane, of Milwaukee, and En.- Rincer Haukell, of Now York, are twoof tha ex» w_smk w‘n;: L tonssiat In the West Side Pumplng. ‘orks tost, A code of telegraph slgnala and alphabet has been prepared forthe une of the Fire Departmont. It whil bu peinted 1n a little book along with a new running card and distributod among the firemen, DBullding permite wore Insued yestorday to E. Penderiat for a twa-story brick ‘dwelling, 22 by AU feot, at 02 Drown strect, 10 cost $2,000, and to A. E, McKenna, for flve two-story aud _basemont brick dwellings, 20 Ly 40 feet cach, on Indiana nvcgnc‘ near 'Twenty-sixth streot, to cost 33, each, All the low varlet; flld. and which had 1 dives, where beer was Wwiuo rooms aitached, ed- ave een closed, ‘I'here will be no beer.peddiing al lowed In ull{ ai‘lhn nlaces licenwed, which incindes the Adelphl and Academy of Musle, ‘;:Illh » dnrl,nn the porform: usenm, Coliveum, Toledo, riica doslring their nce must go to the ‘The building of tha Fuller street bridze fe do- ln‘yed owing to the failure of ona of the contractars, ‘Thoro {1 only n difference of $10 between the party who acceptod the contract and cannat (gl it, and tha next lowest bidder, to whom the Mayor will probably award it, rather than advertieo agaln for new proposals, ax an apprapriation has been mado for tho purpose and the bridwo is greatly needed, The deatha from ucarlet-fover showed anIncreass {anwrduy. thouvh tno dlseaso scoms in a_nieasure 0 have loat it fatnl ‘The numbuor of deaths re« lmrml yesiords ar, twelve, lie new cases reported wero as ful- lTows; 1014 North Clark i3 Blewart avenng 42 West Eizhtecoth stre outh P'eoria; 10011 Weat Madinoni 73 Ward: corner of Morgan and Weat Twentiothi; 705 Wost Oblo, ANNOUNCEMENTS, Plum-pudding will bo served to-day 81110 La Balloatroct, by tho Iadles, for the benefit of the Foundlings' lume, W. 0. Lattimore will conduct the Gospel Tem- peranca moeting In Farwell Hall to-day noon, and \\l‘lllhmlluuoy the one this vvening In the same place. ‘The Scandinavian Young Men's Christian Ass cistion will open thelr freo reading-room and I« brary at No, 75 Milwaukeo avenue to-night, at 8 u'clock, with appropriate exercls A meeting of chess-players will take pl 0. morrow, at G p. ., at llenricl's cafe, No. 174 Madusun street, to act upon tho recontly-clrculated propositiuu to orgaalze a new, pupular chess club. ‘Thia evening vecurd the lectaro by the Rev, Hob- est Leor, oo ** When [ Was a lioy ; or, Forty Years Auo, ' at the Fifth Presbyterian Chiurch, coruer ‘Titlrtleth strect sud Indlans avenue, A very pless. ant time ls anticlpated. CRIMINAL, James Watson was locked up at the West Madl- sou Street Station yosterday by Oficer Digler, have ing been cauglit sneaking an overcoat and & cloak from the ballway of Mrs. Walsh's resldence, No, 338 West Lake street. Jamea Driscoll and James Gillon, two well-known North-Division thieves, were run fn last evenlng by Oftices John 8tift, who wants them for the lar- cuuy of a yuantity of clothing from the residence of M, Englebart, No. 680 North Frauklln street. **Hoapy " Levy s In fu trouble. Yesterdsy sfternouii he was arreated by Detective Heluzmaiy upon u warrant wworh vut by Charles Rtiddle, of drand Rapide, Mich., who was swindled out of $4b0 some thres weeks azo by the eavelupe process at vue of Levy's gaaes on Cansl street, Hu kick- od, sod Were retur t bim on condl. loa @ left for bhowe that Lt T wide borth, | Recently, hawever, he wad indnced to retnrn 1o this cliy and prorecute. Joseph Marali, anothcr memnber of tho gang, wna arrested npon (he mnne chnrgo by Oflleer James_0°Connot, of tha West Madison Ktreet Sation, No sonner ‘had hail been taken for Levy atthe Central Station than he was arfested noon'a eaplar from the Criminal Conrt up~ on an indictment for mrindling A, J.3eMicken out of $000, as noticed in yesterday's paper, Fred Vielmeyer I8 the name of & worthlens fol- Tow whio was locked np at Madison Steeet Statlon yesterday by Oflicor Smith, charged with the tar- ceny of a pold walch and other jewolry, vaiued at $100, from hin Jandlady, wha hail harbored him all winter In comfortable rooms at No, 83 West It dolph atreet. TPowell, the distilter, wasat police headquarters fonerday in o great huft. ifia liguno had been urglarized of some $200 warth of Jronerty, and no traces of the thleves, Dotective Simmond went outtothe place and found the property exacily whera the servant-giel had bid 12, though for what parnose is not known. Matt Fitzpatrick and Albert Beder, two Incorri. £lble young thioven of West Twelfth strect district, Were captiired by Oflicer TIm Mahoney at_an early honr yeaterday morning, This time thoyare want ad for the Inrceny of several boxes of cigars and £omo $10 In cashi from the saloon of D, Jacobs, No. 208 Fourteenth street, Jeromo Money, far the larceny of & cow from J. Heffernan, was locked up nt the West Twellth Street Station by Ofiicer Kenofick. Tho fellow was caught in the act, and pleaded poverty as his only excige. Ed Hormn, onoof tho. raflroad thieves, swan locked up at tha rame station charged with the lAmn{ of 8o mall articles from the Chicago & Alton Rallrosd. Peter Riley, aged 10, was locked upin the Chi- engo Avenue Statlon charged with the Inrceny of ut least 1,900 cigars from the wholesale atore of Quinn Dros., Nos. 8 and 10 Dearborn atrect. The firm had been mll!lnP cigars and other articles from time to time,and Ainally susplclon rested upon young Riley, who was employed upon the foor Waich was set, and he was yesterday cantured with several boxes of the stulen goodsin s posscesion, Yesterday afternoon some cltizens and Ofcor Houscholder fonnd the decaying body of n man About GO years of ago lying in a tumble.down Led under theatone sldewalk on the northeast corner of Van Buren street and Fourth avenue, Des ceased hnd evidently been dead for somo time, and wean probably frozen to death during the recent coldenap, He was recognized by the police an n fellow who had slept In this den for the past two yoars, liow ho subststed was nlwl’!snmn- lerfl. and scveral times out of fl“" charity the ro ico have taken him in and had him sent to the louse of Correction. 1lis namo was never known, Ilo sppeared to bo of Qurman birth, and was thought to be harmleesly Insane. 1o was aboat five feet eight Inches tall, slimly bailt and emacl- ated, of sandy complexion, with thin sandy hair and beard fuclined to curl, and appeared to bo &bout K0 years of aga, The body was sent to the Aorgae, where an Inguest will be held to-day. e THE SEVENTH WARD, To the Editor of The Tridune. Cuicaco, April 12, —Plenso Infarm the people of the Beventh Ward through your paper that the men now canvassing the ward for tho purpose of con- teating the votes of tho last clection are men who have served terma in both County Jail and Bride- well, and for that reason Liey should bewars of them, = They o around with” book and peucil fn hand, nt I the resldenta do not lmfl en to Lo at howe thoy do not sceuple taking anything they ean lay thelr hiands on. Any repeating (if thero was ruch) wan cona by these™ men and “thete friends, ‘They are known to the poilce as tho worat kind of scaliwag and bummers, The police will do well to kucx‘nn oye on them. ¥ OLD RestpExT oF TiE SEveNTa Wano, —————— PIANOS TO RENT, At Lyon & Ilcaly's, Statoand Monroe streets, you can always renta good uoright or squaro plano, at alow rate. e ———— SWEETEST AND BEST. All lovers of delightful adors for tho handkor- chlef should try Dr, Prica's perfumes, Allata Bon- quet, Pet Rote, clc. DEATIS, TUCK—Suddenly Thursday morming at 13:00 o'clock, Casper Ruck. 'Tho funeral wili tako placo Saturday afterngon at 1 u'clock from his lato resldenco, 200 Kast Van Burcn-st. LANG=John L. Lang, Aoril 12, Ho was born 0Oct. 0, 1800, InWartemberg, Germany, and camo to Chiesgo In 8, Fueral from Iate resldence, 003 Sedgwlck- to Graceland, Saturday as 2 p. m. FULTON-—In Chlcago April 11 Tammy L.y olds est son of Je(orson L, and Jennfo ¥, Fulton, sged 4 yeams 3 monthe, ‘ineral sorvicos from resldence, 16 Honore-st., Friday, April 18, at 2 o'clock, ftemaina will be taken to Spring Grove Cemetery, Clnclunatl, O. §#~Clncinnatl and Covington (Ky.) papers Measo copy. CROMULEUALME—At Merey Taupital, April 11, Anule M. Cromblebalmo, agod 28 yeu TANNAILAprl 11, 143, youngeet dnughter of and M, T, llaunal, aged 3 years and 8 0 ths, UUCKLEY—On Thursdsy moming, April 12, at 20 Ashloy-st., Ellen, wifo of Timothy Huckley, n.em 70 years, neral April 14, by cars to Cals Comctery. Frionds of the family avo Thviteds 7 ComCter ALLEN—On April10, Edgar M., only child of Ot nd Ellen Aum‘:“-‘mx‘,mn Tonth nd 6 da; Jtemalns taken to Prophetstown, 11, §27~ Lacon (1L, ) papers pleass copy, i xg}fla}ml—fim Nom& s'{;lnny. Neb., on éinrfl D an, aged N 'ars, ) of Kdward mu.frn ! B Chicagne T+ TounRech on April 12, Alex T Tt Coy; Thutsday, Aorll 12, Al L. n| ather of rs. T, M, Uttle; o, O Bita, . s et a and Mrs, John Do creafier, d Bualo (N. Y.) papers please Ann O'Connor, wife of tha late Joremfal O'Connor, Funoral on Saturday, the 14th inst., from tha Curtes, 750 carriages to Northwostorn resldonce of her ncanhnw. Georgo W, to Calvary Cemetery, South Unlonest., Thie Inst farcwel) was taken 101d broke depot, thenco by cal Iihs, pe ende ‘T the land boydnd tho skioa. £he has gone frot atnoNEXL Uk, In the grave sho's lald ALt But wo know ahe fasleopinz On Ler loving Saviurs breay DRASHER—Aprll 12, Anna 8,, wifo of Freder- fck Hrasher, aged 30 years, Funeral Baturdny, Avril 14, from 220 West W on-s to'Rose 111 by car- rlages, Frien Ill‘-‘.El\;%Ig ryll 11, James Keys, 8r., at Evanston, cor, . mlr‘nnenl Friday, April 13, at 2 p. m., to Rose FREER—Tho funers) of Dr, Freor will take ‘placa from hia lato residence, %34 Ontarlo-st., Bate urday mornlng, April 14, at 11 o'clack. MEDIUAL, S O CRRTRUY ookt SO Dr, Schenck’s Standard Remodles. The standard remedles for sl diseases of the lungs are Behenck's Pulmonle Byrup, Schenek's Bea Weed Tante, and Scbenck's Mandrake Pills, andif taken bas foro ihe Jungs ara destroyed. s speedy curs is effccted, T thess threa medictnea r. J. 11, Hebenck, of I'bl- adelphis, owes hisunsivated success o the treatment of pulmonary disesses. Tho Fulmionlc Syrup ripens the morbid matter In the lunge; natare throws it off Ly an casy expectoration, for whea the phlegm or matier ia rips aahight cough Wil Lhrow It Off, tho patient has reat, and the lungs boe il to Leal, Tocnahle the Pulmonlc Byzup 10 do this, Behienck's Mandrake Fills and Bcbanck's Bes Weed Tonle must bo frecly used 10 cleante the stomach snd lver, Schenck's 3andrake Pills act 0a tho liver, removiug ail vdetruc. tlons, selax tho gall bladder, thablle starts freely, and the liver (s soun relleved, Bchenck’s Sea Weed Tonlo {s & gentle stimulang snd alterativey the alkalt of which 1 is composed mixes with the food and prevents souriug, 1t ssaists tho di- westion by toning up the stomach to 8 healthy condl- tlon, 8o that the food and the Pulmonia Syrup will sk good bloods thion thie lungs heal, aad tha patient wiil surely got well (f care iataken ta prevent fresh cold. All who wiah ta consult: Dr, Echenck, elther person. slly or by letter, can do so at his principal office, corner ofBlxth and Archesta., Philadeiphis, every Mondsy, Schcack's inediclues are sold by sl drugglsts through- Out the coudtry, AUOTION SALES. By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO., Auctionvers, 4 and 86 Randoipleat. Our Regular Friday’s Sale, April 13, at0:50 8. m. IMMENSE DISPLAY. General Hongehold Furniturs, New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, A Full Line Carpets, Deaks, Connters, Cook Stoves, General Merchan~ diry Crockery, Glas, ‘and Pialed Ware, Wetches, ete. LISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers. By WM. MOOREHOUSE & CO. 274 and 270 East Madlson-at,, nesr the Bridge, FOR SATURDAYS SALE, 20 Parlor Sults, 18 Chamber Sets, 100 Assorted Bedsteads, S&o., Loy Ko, TOILET SOAP, BIBBITTS TOLLAT SOEG Unrivaled top Tollee ang" e Yo i fiive to” &, on anl dere: e Aap Iy peRt oA = The FINENT T'0 5 "H"II the purest For Use in the Nuesery it Has No Equal, ‘Worth ten times ita cost to every mother and In Ao BaTS bot, CoNtAAiE 3 Caker Ty olinces each, s6nt frca to ANy AGAFcas on receipt of 7 e Address B.T.BABBITT, Now YorkCity, FOR SALE BY ALT, DRUGGISTS, A PERFECT TOILET SOAP. Flrst among the reqoisites of tha tollet 16 n good article of Soap, Lut to procure It fe not always on eay matter, Many of tha moat exnensive Soapa In tho maz. ket arc made from coareo and delctorfous materlaln, and thelr delleate coloring and fragrant perfuma oo often conceal the most repulrlve tmputitles. The dls:lonares recently mado pubile regarding this subject ore posi- tvelr atariling, and deserve serlons constderatton, Scented Soaps are now kaown to bo extremely obfec. tionable, eanecially 1f appiied to the heads Infurlug 1he hatr, {rritating the scalp, and Inducing severe head. Aclics, Tho character of the ingredients may be Inferred from the statement of a gentieman who makes the scenting of Gosps liis business; he recently declared thay raons engaged in this employmient were thort.lived; rom acYen 16 Len yeara belng (he lonceat period during which theocctnation could bs folluwad. The diMculty o fetteutly pure artfclaof 2 luwover, thanks to ths { AL DL Danater, of ring & b Inst obylated, hemical akll] of New York, the worli-renowned Soap Manufacturer, Jrllogs Imifiense estabishiient 14 by {8 the larg st of ita kind fn the United Sates. Tiic renown of Mr. J X ¥arlons productions has fur many years boen ninated, but thls latest LR crown o the numeroun victorics siread T yoars of patient labor and Mr. BAUNIeT haa succecded in perfecting the - contpo tion of the Nneat tollet soxn ever introdnced. The pri; déml instredicnts ars tha purest vegetabie olis; the mar ufacturing processes aro entirely new aud original, and alm‘muu ts aimply unparailest in this departtnent of Iy sty *4D. T, Bannrrea Toiar SoAr” I the trade-mark by wiilch this elegant tollet luxury {s deslunsted snd for anplication to the delicate skin of Infants, children, and ndies, it In altogether nnequaled tn {ta cmolliens Properticy, ‘The sodp ta ol et umed, 0o ngrealcais cing of such nbeoluto purity a1 to require no aid from chemlstry todirguise (nferior materials, 105 !llnl:d t:;l'(l‘:flnlh': th 1w perfection o Il“cpg' 1, T, Bahbl oilet nealthful and agreeable article factared. "ot spectally desirabile for the ute of ladies ant children, this soap [s equally anpropristo for en's tol nd i8¢ makes aLigary latlieritis nlioone of the fincstsoaps for barbera use. It 14 fust belug acod arket, but the demaad for it willsvoa. eCoInG goneral,—New York Tvibune. B. T. BABBITT, New York City, By HIRAM BRUSH, To Dealers and Consuriers ! MANUFACTURERS' SALF OF SUPERIOR SILVER-PLATED WARE FINE TABLE CUTLERY, ‘To close tho Estate of the TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE COMPARY, 18IIALL SELL DY AUCTION, AT STORE 162 STATE-ST., On TUESDAT, Aprll 10, at 10 o'clock e, n, 2p. m t +300vening, and continue every day untl et a0k Te sold: "His S10CK Coratute 1o part of 03 Blogant Fruit Stands, 875 Dinner and Broakfast COasterr 1,000 dozon orks and Bpoons. 175 loe.Yitohors. 376 _Unke Haskots. 34 Blegant Bporgnos. ga il’alsn Bl var- ‘“?‘l’ g&nh‘wu. rongo and Mantsl Oloolks. id o full line of Blivor.Tlated Ware. All_the goods are warranteil first-claas, bearing the trade-mark of the factory, sl will be'sold withoot reservation or limit 20 clos iho estate of ¢ TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE CO, 11, SWAIY, Treasuter, 108, m. nvited to attend th14 enl h oxhibition before thy Tindies b Gouds By ROBERT SOMERVILLE. GREAT SALE OF PAINTINGS. THE PRIVATE COLLLECTION OF Nr. James I, Glaghor, oF l'llll.A\DBLl'llllt- TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK, April 18 aud 19, at the Associatiou Building ‘The collection comprises RARE AND IMPORTANT SPECIMENS by celebrated masters of the Prench, Garman, Englil, American, loman, ana Bpanish schiools, izt Alma-Tadema, Andr Achenback, longucresu, Brios, Ticratadt, Boughton, Rosa Honbeur, Corot, Church Comte, Campte-Callx, Courbot, Disz, Daubigny, Julet Dupre, Fscoruro, Fromentla, Ulfford, Herbsthofer Inness, Knaus, Luminals, Madrazo, Maccari, Merle, Tasinl, Rlefstabl, Th. Iousseau, Adoiph Behresen Trovon, Voltz, Zamacols, and others. Now on exhibition atthe Kuriz Uallery, No. 6 Ess ‘Twenty-third-st., on Madison Square, New Y fon of Mesre. % upll & Co., No.40 bo will answer all communcstions le, supply catalogucs, recelye undem LOBT, OMERVILLE, Auctioneer, v., N. Y. relating to this [ By WM. I\, HODGES & CO. No. 532 Nubbard-st., corner Puulina. y! 10 0'clock, Fine Parlor Furniturs, MARBLE.TOP CENTRE TABLE, Thusacls Carpets, Ii'lnu‘“'unul Vurniture, Deds, Bed: ding, Cook i ng stove, Plciures, Crackerhy Glusiwary, &c., & 4 Bale positive and without rescrve. 3 t 2 o'clock, ¥4 Aot et AL 3t © No, 1738 WALNUT-ST, Conalsting of & genera! llne of HOUSEHOLD GOODS, k Stove, Pearless, with reservolrs | o Heste Bl T e L F. X Ut el Wil ORGS0 Reeilincers. | By GEO, P, GORE & CO, €8 and 70 Wabasli-av. On Saturday, April 14,4t § 8. m., 10 CRATES W. (. CROCKERY, $ CRATES DECORATED WARB. Household Furniture, New and Second-hand, of every description. A Bankrupt Stock of Dressing Cas:s (a the WA Farlor and Chsmber Farniture, Rook dndBetuend afulo and Wood-Ton Tables, Wal But eaus, Meat Safes, Sufas, Lou W tuteais andl Dircans: sica W Cocos Matl Whiobs, el ilaraetics Aaonh 824 GHG. P Gong & c0., Avstioneers By WM. A, BUTTERS & CU» Auctioneers, 118 & 120 Wabub-av. BUTTERS & CO.’S Repular Satwiay Furniturs S s April 14, at ., st thelr Al BATURD AT A i) Wabknti A LARGI STOCK New and Second-Hand Househiold Goods, (a1 Tets, Cooking Stoves. &c. ALEO Pisnos, Top Bugsy, Open Bugtes, OOt 854 B. W. Pler Glasses, " —_— PR u»:uc'rl_dfl:l':i:\'. o CELEDRATED throusbost ) the Unlon. -expresscd 93l arts. 1 au upwacd s 53, 40, Udc per . Addrest ordersGUN IR, Coates oner, Cbléagu.