Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1877, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: BATURDAY, APRIL 14, I877="I'WELVY PAGISS, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. There will bs & German Yonng Men's meeting In Farwell Hall at 4 p. . {o-morrow. The oo, W. W. Wren, of Asstralls, is stop- plog at the Trement Honne, - The Rev. (isinaba ‘Anderson will ‘¢ondact the Bunday-school teschers’. meeting {n Farwell Hall to-day noon. Sabject: - **Nasman the Leper." To-day Is the lastof ' thote appelizing lunches eerved by the Iadies at 110 LaSalle strect. Every friend of the ¢snse ahould go thers for & good 2qunre meal, The North Side Sabbath-School Association will hold 8 mecting at Grace M. E. Church this even- ing, April 14, for the clection of officers and for ]‘fl’:‘:n‘{-’u of 'the lesson. Oficers and teachera are Invited, b . =% The Philosophical Society mill be addressed thin evening by Willlam Vocke, Esq., on_** National Canceits and Prejudices.” 'The ilev. Dr, Thomae of .:mr;. will address the Soclcly on Friday of next week, Memorlal rervices for Miss Annle L. Moore will ‘be held In the Iectore-room of the Chicago Avenne Church on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Fricnds of the family and members of Mr. Cragin's Bible Class are invited, The scml-annual meeting of the Ilinols Classls of the Dutch Reformed Chnrch of North America {8 nose in reesion at Irving Park, 1t will Pmb:lhly conclude ita deliberations, which are notof geu- cral intcreat, this week, Thetemperatnra esterday. aa obeerved by Hao nanse, opticinn, 88 Madlson atreet (‘Trinvae Bolld. ing), was at8 e, n egrees; 10 8. m., 45; 12 1y 4533 0. m, Barometer st 8 Ercry prominent chess-plaver In the city has promiscd his co-operation Inslarting & new, popu~ Jar, live chess club. The meeting at G o'cloek this alternvon in lentici's Cafe, 174 Madison street, lwll{eg:clln organization, All chess-playcrs are nrited. Mra, Miller, a German_lady BO years of age, re- elding at No, ‘230 North Union atteet, allpped and feil {:A!en!-y afternoon on the corner of Dearborn and Waehington strests, and was badly hurtin- ternally, She was removedto her home, and at- tended'by Dr, Ellis, In tha Caspar Ruck case tha Coroner's jury *e-mdn returned a verdict of suicide by an over. tlosc of the :gnuldn of potassium. Dr. Stransa and 1ho wife of the decensed wers l:cnrdln;(ly releared from custody. Inqueats wers also held upon the infant found on the " prairie and the old man fonnd under the sidewalk, ‘The Nev. Dr. TlTany will preach the last sermon in Trinlty Methodist Church bofora his departure for lite naw sppolntment in New York to-morrow, 8t 10:458. m. At night the Rev, D¢, McChesney, te former popular pastor of Telnity, will preach At7:30 p. m. No arrangement has yet been par- fected for Dr. Tiffany's successor, A public temperance meeting will bo held this %ven{nz in the hiall No. 211 W West Madison strent. r. €. C. ns and Dr. McCullough will do- liver addressce, Mss. Dr. McCullough and others will glve recitations, and the music will be sup- pited’ by Prof, Snow' and the Chicago Orchestra. Ax this meeting Difshed {o draw yonng peo- Ie {rom the streets and saloons, admiesion will be ree. Mr. Eddy's seventh organ recital will take place this noon’at Hershey Hall. Mr. Eddy will play Dack's Prelude and Fugue In A minors **Cane zonetta™ from Mendcisrohn's First Quartetts, op. 12} Chopin's Etude 1n G sharp_minor, 0, No. 4, arranged for organ by IHaupt: Equa In K st op. 2l *+ Com: munion™ 1 0, op. 4, No. 1; Lemmen's **Fan- fare:" Merkel's '*Concert-adagio” In E. op. i5; and Nest's tranacription of Meyerbaci March.” Mra. O. L. Fox will sing an arls from **8t, Paal™ and Schubert' Witd Rosebud. " Col. Alvin Hulbert, af the Sherman Honse, has ‘made & contract for a fire escape for every room in the hotel. It {sslmply a strong hempen rope, knotted every three {cet, fastened sccurely fnto the floor by tron bolts and a ring. On the endisa T, a8 n seat, and above it are provided smsller ropes *lraps, 20 that even an infaot can bo sccurely fastened in them aud lowered from the windows in casc of necessity. Each ropo will be of euficlent length 1o resch’to the sidewalk. They will bo Incloced in & black wainut casein the room and properly lu- beled, and will e found orsamentslos well as ureful, FORRION MAILS, To-day will go into effect the new tima of clon- ing the forcign malls ot the Chicago Post.OMce. The walln have herotoforo clorcd at 4 p. m., but will now clowe for Great Drltain and Ireland on Mondays andThuradays, &t:3:45p. m, ; Wednese days &t § D, m. rmany, Denmark, Norwsy, anit $wedon, Tnesdays and. Tharadays, 3145 p. o, Cnusda—Ilamilton and Toronto, close at4 und 8 V. m., other oftices at 8 p. m. only, except Sat. urday and Sunday, when g1l cloes at 4 o'clock, Na ¢ Brunewick, Princa Edwarda Scotla, istaud, and Newfoundland, close daily at 8 o'clo Liruart Columbla will bo dizptebied “dally to San Kranciaco, nnd cloges at D:30 a, m. ~Mails for (e, Japare Kew Zeatand, | Auatealis, Sandwich Islunds, Kii fslands, Phii{pine Islands, Caylon Biam, and Straits Sottlements, closa dally atD:30 £, m. fol San Francisco, whero' they aro sent 1n ciosed bags o thelr destination, MICHOSCOFICAL. A regular meeting of tue State Microscopleal S8a- cloty was held last evening at the roonw of tha Acaiowy of Sclences, No. 23 Wabsah uvonue, Ar. 1i.W. Fuller presiding. The receipt of two Jolumes contaiuiug the prinied procecdings of tie Belglan Suclety of Micruscopy was scknowledsed by the Hecretary, Some slides wora shown, and Ne W, Thomas exbibited o revolving able i fmention adapted to the wio Tho paper uf the aveninj of the Microscape In Diseaso an e waa read by Dr, It. U. Pioor, who instanced a oumber of cascs, notably of Bright'a diseass and scarlet fover, in which ho had matlo observatlons of the bluvd-carpuscies. * o deatli of e, J, W, Freer, one of the charter members of the Sociely, was announced, and, on Tiotion. a commiltes wai pyoluted to drats abita- Die roolations to be spread an tae records of the ciety, TNE CALL BOARDY IMUROGLIO, The breach between the two fuctions of the Call Board secms to widen. At the recent olection tha snil-**grain-call* wing won tho_day by a largo majority. ‘Tha mew loard of Control, presided over by J. W, Prenton, resolved to abolish tho 5; In “call, Mleglog | that it wotked in. ury (o tho trado, 'Tho opposition, headed by 1. P. Hutchinson, and consiating mostly of those interasted in the provision trade, objected. They sald the Board hiad bean organized by the provision mon for & call business In_pork, lard, grain #0cks, etc., and it was tao bad ‘that thoy' should e croviled out of ths inanngeinent of tho fnstitu- tlon, and in addition bave tho grain call abollshed, Vinding that thelr_objections wera of no avall, & amall nifnunty, under ine lead of B, P, Hutclinson, threatencd to secede, In order to keep peace in ho fumlly and heal Preton, on b ulf of the;loard of Control, called yeaterday morn- ing oo Alr, Hutchineon, und suggested that, to bary the hatchet, it had been resoived to contlnue tha call, noped that such actlun would bo eatise factory. AMr. Hutchinwon said it wonld, provided that four members of the Noatd resigi, nd he by Acurded he privilego of selecting Ul suceessors, 3 ‘Miis_proposition waa in ptly spuracd, and estorday aftemoon tho 1 i call was mado, Atr. Jutchineon suya that sbout tho first of next 1onth he will have a Call Board in running vrder, at which the grain busincss will bave a praominent. place, Tremnns IIHIMPSI"L Al.u"uih 1) a Col. J, L. Hanns, &1, 5!1»:,?:7{‘0“. “m"d" amibridge, Mass. { Col, ioaton, , Cotlmbiid, tichardeo ‘C_ Jemup, Weatdeld, Ma. 5 W, 1. th . \Waterman, . s . No N alta: oo, SAerriin o, jause ks i KW Torks orky W ovens, Hoston, . L A fais Francioco, Calp . N, o) i, G Ay ue, Rucheaier, N, Y110, Morka MacGiub Laluburg, Bcutland Washtugtan, 1, C.t A, a, Fa.1 Cot. Jolin ¢ o Eininuel ¥. i0 i YDErTE GOTFinAd, Nan b nciuatl, 0.1 Joun 1. ¢ arsun, L B, slerimin pronrleior Vs ey ). E, TAYIoR Ruringo Py I G MCCam: Naneas V. M. Bpr - Lucs 3. W, Ysimaon. Burlingtoh, a{ 6. ing. ; Jubn Bresuan,'New York. POSTPONED NUPTIALS, HOW A WEDDING DIDN'T COMB OFF TILL NEXT. T Swrtiue, Hiddieeds DAY, The michaps that befall people just aboat ta get married are told in endlessvarlety by writcrs of dction, to the intense disgust of the aversge reader, who wauts to bave everything pase off blissfully, and tho happy couple 10 settle down {0 bousekecp- fng es quickly as possible. Dut provoking hin- drances will occnr, and not only I imaginary, but 1n real life, It was down tnthe vicinity of Langley avenue, and tue time was last Tuesday ovening. A certaln restdence was aglow with light, sod the parlors were filled with expectant fricnds. The supper- 1able was groaning with cake and salade, and all tha other ediblea conducive to jndigestion. By and by tbe signal was given, snd the bride and groom marched in to be made ono. The Hev, Mr. Willing was on band to perform the ceremony. But hers thore cAmo a0 embarraselog bitch in the proceed. S B e b nded over. Mr. 0 U ey Orus from present 3 8 matter “flfinm. tragically—It 1s made out fn the wrong True erough, tne unsuspecting groom, {n his extreme fore bt bad take 0 pee R T R L all, had he not prudently songht safely in flight, witha Kunlcn of the wedding garment still cling. ing to hi and ro he purened liis way back to the honse, quite crestfallen. nntl! the next morning. HOW WOMEN ARN DUPRD INTO BXCHANGING pany and an old Iady named Lancy W. Pitlam have been engsged In a great deal of coarting for the past year, and yesterday afternoon had another case before Justice Scully, In which the corpora- tlon was nonsulted In an endeavor to secaze 80,75 on a garnishea against oneSkifington Holderness. It was shown that Mrs, Pittam hadturned over her in- agent, L, C. Riggs, seserts that Mrs, Pittamisadead beat, and has swindled him ont of an 885 sewing- machine, having paid nothing but sn old machine in retarn, when she agreed ‘The Iady denlea the soft lmpnenmnl‘ and rays the Cnmmnl'l sub-agent agreed to tal machine an balsnce, $65, newing,'but thoy nover gave her s chance go to do, and now want to beat her ont of both machines. She has no machine now at her house, and the ompany had alreay replevined the one they nent her, and had The old Indy alleges ing her, and the sgent says she is yestordsy, It was that of Mew. Lydin Elmendortt, & widow, who atated that ehe supports herself and Iast, Docember and propo scwing-machine fn_exchange for & Victor, vided she would perform the Company, the latter allowiug her $26 for o ol machine agents, aud made the exchange. sayaeho never gotany work (rom the Company, though she nyuunlg T ? ‘her with gome, and when the time came aronnd for tho first paynient, as per the terms of the contract, she did not maka {t, and the agent attached her new machina and carried it bacl business. ilence she bronght suit yestorday (o ro- | JoU) Eentleme t 1t would be neceesary to give cover dnipages, and, by reinon of (he abwenco of | BIDY A4 much an 850,000 during e sammerIf the witness for the Company, It was continued antil | Tork Was 10,50 of, 1Y, LITinG bim $35,000 b next Wednesday at4 o'clock, The Toass binds Mrs, | SHCOMTaged him to beliovo that you would give him Elmendorfl ta pay 85 and the agont ho date him, ‘he has gone forward and ex- DroikaL she mAde o ench arasZeont as LR hausted by means, oic. Uo would havo been er ol while the anmert that tho companies are cdeavoring to do- fraud them, on the other hand the latter thelr cantracts an ovidence, and make the sweepio, sanertion that the poor dupes—who are persuade by over-zealous ngente to buy machines, and sive evenangood ones in retarn, as well X whom || ave no ind who apirit away their machines so that they cannot ‘be recovered. deaw theicown conclnsions. FILTILY COXDITION OF TUE STREAM—IIOW IT view yeaterday with Corporation Connsel Anthony with reference to the Bouth Fork of the Bonth Dranch. Dr. DeWolf sald that he and Lle Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Morkl, had made an examinstlon of thé Stock-Yard territory. fortilizlog houses which are running ars well sup. plied with deodorizing apparatus, and (hat all the houses not now running were willing to pnt the most improved macbinery fn befora they come menco work agaln, 1hat herealter the publlc would not be olfendod by the gases which escaped from the rendering-tanks Into the alr. thore was anothor nulsanco far greater (o be abole fshed, and that waa the South Fork, wuated that tho canal has no ofect upon It, and it Tica stagnant the year round. The Commissioner found this river to bs full of refuse matter. An ordinary cane can be suimul refuss Jifted np like weedsin a neglected wnly the uppor thirteon inches wero visibly affects cd. All thfs fiith, the Commisioner inforined Mr, enteon Tendering and ferullzivg catablishments, ‘Thesc companles um‘{nl( thelr refuse bL‘melulnt foursewcrs, situated fi the South Fork. heaith of thecity and the preventlon of thu bad odors of that neighborhood conld never bo sccured 1l theso sewers” wore provented from emptying understood, had made or would make a pool for make them conform to hyglenic laws In _the man- sald the Iawa of nulsances were very broad, and afl owned the sewers and committed the nuisance, anv then have them indicted under the Btate law, atroam, ety Al amptysutbenac bl the fuue | 4ic'0r hg contract. But when their jncentive | an aughter house Atk Inlo the anemonudnxlwm comes over thelr sincert: N T 1 nd this gloot s mado_ tho darker when tho Interior conntles of the Btate, and this wa his first {ntimation that it waa illezal. 1o conld not he- Ileve the statement even of ro reverend & person a8 the prator, and wanted the matte teferred tn 8 Jdnellco of the Peace. The fnterled brother-in- Inw of the groom accordingly bastened in hin fea. 1] garments to the honse of Jrtice Ford. That worthy functionary waa fortunately at home, and, when questioned, bronght down a wwhole library of statates and quoted learnedly from them to' the impatient brother-ln-law, eaplaining to him the recedents on record In' English common law. reathing — a malediction, the vietim fled before the Justice was hall through, having ~gathered from his disertation enoughto warrant him in the belief that the licenee was not ruflicient. The ncxt move, of courae, was 1o hunt ap the County Clerk and yet & new license, ‘Time was rapidly fiy(ng. A carriage waa procured, and the AN eathustastic brothersin:Inw starie for the North 8ide, o distance of foor miles, 1t was 10 o'clock swhen he aerived in front of the Clerk'a residence, which was dark and stil] a9 the ve. ot not Jong did it remain so. Searcely ad the nnfortnnate hrother-in-law reached the gata when sevcral savage watch-ilogs came bannis nge acound the honee, compelling him to a endden retreat. It was evident that an open allack on the huuso was {mpossible under the circumatances, He reconnoitered, and agmn approached the dwelling, this time more cantiously, Dut it was of no ufe, Tho falthful hounds stood at their post, an thelr deep growling wan o portent of '{ll. Desperate grown at last, he determined to make o break for the door any way, and started on & run up the stepe, Tint each one of thioto doga grabbed & waliow-tall, and drarged him hack down the steps, and would nndoubtedly then and there have devoured him, white neck-(fo and the pressnre wonld simply eement the nnfon more fiemly, ncting ae the original (prerenre during the formation of the stone. _ In fact, alate thus placed eas freauently uged 1n England as tho foundations aildinge, Of Buill{nK® 1atd that ho had foresecn this very de- fect, if defect ft izt be called, and, in order to Irave a etouc abont which there' conld not be the least pore(le question, Lie had ndvocated the use ot ssndstone. linl, notwithetanding there Iaminations in the {imeatone, & oud buflding conlid be inade with {t, o hnvo used the smaller stones which Me. Singer conld have supplied would be to ane stones in which the very same defect waa more or less apparent, and cven if these had been used they would have 10 be placed, owing to theie amall #ize, on thelr cduce, in which position they wera Jiable to the splitting procees slremly described. Moreover, they wero no amall a8 to be wholly out of place in a bullding of such proportio: . Egan palnted onut eeversl stone me Tatd and others lying about the yord, hich the Iaminations ‘were mote or less’ apparent, but which were perfectly good stones for all ractical purposes, ‘Vhore were three to which Re-calicd special attention, with the remark that if the velna opened any farther he shonld condemn them: If not, e catild not conscientiously do eo, Abant this tinie Ale. Adler, & leading architect ot thls city, happencd aiong, and, when appealed to for hie apinion, biuntly sepiied that he shoul like to know where to find Lemont stone of that thick- neas withiout these cracks, 1o then explained, ss Mr. Kiyan And Mr. Walkei had done befare him, the mode of Inying the stone and tho consequent fupossibility of any damage reaniting from ita use, e Commiltee on Public Buildings and Public Service held a meeling yosterday afternoon to con- sider matter pertaining to the czection of the new Conetllouse. Afterthe Committee hnd attended to some minor affaire, ruch a8 talking about the fenco and heatIng some recommendations from the archi- tect, quite a scene cnsued, ine reenit of which would seem to place tha Court-House work ina worse muddlo than it has ever been, and hasten the time when the contractor for the cut-stone, whoever hels, MUST GIVE UF 1118 CONTRACT. Tho first actor In the scons was Edwin Walker, who came forward and artested the puttingof & motion to adjourn by tho following listle bat sig- nificant speech: < xtuxsexs Idon't want you to adfourn yet. You K 1 have, bers dbing ed i of e ug’nhl'le]i_ i want you 'to conider the case of poor MoNelll, ~Vou Know thiat he is bard u 00 to”ceme to my suidtance. (Anotherslip of the tonguec Mels at stand-atill, and ean’t do anything, e haabeen delayed on the woFk by oiher contACLoTs— Cal. Cleary—What do you want? cNelll asked you=well, yes, he told you some s o that he wanied some plarier, and |t was but L ianding exhansted and disconiraged in tho vehicle, s arme, Tlainly (t was of no nrsto make another attempl, The weddlng was thersfore postponed SEWING-MACHOINES. THEM, ‘The agent of tha Victor Bewing-Machine Com- fo me to_give me sumo er alip), right terest to heratiorney, previousto the fiing of an afli- n';fl"ume:umnx-nd ln!urklurl sad J'W e davit for attachment against her. The Company's | thegrasis yrowlng. the horss i atarving,| gentio ¢ {48 Court- Touse mast fiop, 118 cAn't o onany urt-Houso m 5 call FoetutrThas becn deiared. b e can 161300 Bow much [ fAnothier mistake] really need, Mr, Hgan camo forward and sald that Mr Walker was In need of money, and had anthorized him to say that unless the connty helped him ho would have to stop work. Ielad visited Mr, Walker's gnarries nuveral weeks ago, and estimat. ed that ho haa cut stone to the value of $07,000, 1le conld mnct give him a certificate, because his contract forbid, but ho was frec fo say that ha thought Walker ought, in justico, to have some money, and that be wounld recommend that he be allowed an advanco of $25,000. Mr. Mulloy—Reduco your recommendation to wri ting, Mr. Egan—T will, The recommendstion was speedily put fn writlng and read, 1t set fortl that \Walker had been de- o pay $65 beshice, e herold sllow her $20 on a new une, and tho was to be pald for In washingand been beaten In court aftee 8 hearing, hat the Cnmpln{ 18 persccnt. rying to beat im. Another similar casc came up in the same Conrt 1d have two children by Dot own labor, and, if her story bo | 187ed inhis work, and but for this woul trac, abe In & subject of severe neirecation. Wb | Deen mOW sintited.lo Ao, exlimaisy dnd Lalt serts that an agent of tho Company came to her im that he would not ask for ven h! any more anti] the bassment atory of the building wan completed. 3ir. Conly—I move to allow Walker $25, 000, Col. Cleary—I movoas an amendment to mako sed to take her Singer 70+ 200 worth of worlylnr machine, and charging her $85 fr the new ono. Bho conmented, slzned one [ hSamount $10,000. -, HoTmana—1 sm opposed to giving him any- Of tho cast iron contract leascs wacd by sewing. | yning, ' Wo have alreay piven him $36,000, and have nothing to show for it. 3¢ Lo cannot go on with the workit ls about time that we knew it, I want to rce his contract Jived up to, and if he can- not do ftlct his bondsmen come to hisrello?, and ot the cannlw Mr, Egan—\When yon gave him $25,000 I told equested them to furnish to hia_placo of mote aa he wanted it, and this }s why he comes lo er monthon her uachine, | younow, for, supposing thatiyon woitld accotmo- jds {t in evidence agalunt hor as ‘These caves are of frequent occurronce, and, Y If you had not given him ;n,. Shing, and us the muatter now stands, as 1 bave fore, unicss you givo bim more he must suspand work. 3r. Walkor then eama forward and spoke In fa- vorof Mr. Cleary'namendmont. cNotl, he sl whom ho waa anthorized ta speak for. neede money, o had #ane on and Incurred oblizations which ko could not meet, and nasmucl as the osrd had practicaily roken the contract by ade vancing $25,000, he did not wec how tho contract could niuw be in tho way of paying him more. Mr. Guenther—1f you say that tho contract Is roken, then I will ot givs another cent. Mr. Walker—Well, I may have apoken hastily, 1 did not mean to say tnat the contract had been broken, but merely Intended to urgo you to con- sider the fact that if you did not give MeNelll nome maney he would hiave to abandon the work. I fact, he hns gono an far oa ho can aireadr,and, unlexa you givo hisa some money to-day, will stop work terdorrow, Col. Cleary then withdrow hla amendment and called for the patting of tho orizinal motion, which was fost by the fullowlng vote: ‘eas—Carroll, Cliary, Coniy, lolden~d, }\‘av"— Hemann, uuunmnr{ l‘ulloh Schmldi—é, When tho reault wan announcad, Col. Cleary sprang to his feet, and In & passion deniounced thio whole procecdlay, licsaid thattho wholothing was 8 trick, for thoso who hiad yoted agatnst Walkor had promised faithfully to vote for him. BEXTON TO TUE FRONT., As soon as Walker had been disposed of, Mr, Eyan called the attentlon of thu Cammittee to the fact that Mr, Sexton was demanding that u plat- form by erccted uround the Cours-House, extend. init to the fence, upon which todelier his fron and brick. Lo sald Walkor's contractcalled for his do- Ing the work, and lie had refuscd, Mr, Sexton next came forward and spoke bis plece. _ Unlesa tho platform wes built he shonld not dellver any more iton. The ground, 1d, Wantoo solt to drive o, anid he, t00, wauat & stand- still. Fome members of the Committee remarked that they weru tired of belng troubled by the fizhting contractots, and thaght that all such matiers ought to bo settled yt o archltect. Me. Egan—{ will afttie it. [f Walker refases to make tho platform I shall Mondsy moraing order Hexton to do tho work. Col, Cleary—At wliose expense? Mr. Eagun—Mr. Walker's. Mr, Walker—I will not buil urchasers of the machines invariably old up ne larzo and dead-beats, ag: protectior Ive sunn in additlon—i he corporations h: ‘The public have the facts, and can THE SOUTHO ¥ORK. OAN BB CLEANSED. ki Tealth Commissioner DoWolf held ‘» long inter He tound tnatall the The Commissloner Lelloved This was o great point galned, but This ls soalt- run down into thu water and pond. And ihis, too, though the ziver s in some placeaelghteen fectdeep. During the recent fload, Anthony, came from the Stock- ‘ards and tho sov. ) the Town of ke, Into The Commissioner safd that the r, Eagan—You aware that your contract Iuta_the river. wan his desiro either | callafor onr biial to have the frma indlcted or to navo | S34" QL o the sewers stopped upy and he wiahd for logal ad: AVatkee<Whether It does or not, I wlll not bulld i, Me. Egou—~Then you will bulld It, Mr. Sexton, and I wlil give you "a written ordor If you will go ‘with me to my ofice, “Thus thie matter ‘endcd and the Committee ad- Journed. The real reason for Walker refusing to flrc{:lc (I]l:hpllllom fsthot ho has not tho money to o it with, In viow of tho above, work on the Court-House moy'bowaid to be practically atsn end for the prosent, 80 far as \Walker ie concerned. Ho gocs safaranho can without the county makoes him rome advances, Atall ovents he nnnounces thas ho will quit work to-day, The action of the Com- mittee, howover, is a liitloatrangoat this late hour, for thoro who Yoted to give him tho first $25,000 yoted against glving him tho sccond 823,000 yes- terday., They were right, nevertheless, If not consiatent, strictly speaking, In refasing to go out- vice as to how toact. The fertilizing Lonses, ho the purposa of fighting the city in the conrte, and he did not wish 10 take any stens which would not agemeoment of their Lusiness, Connsel Anthon that waa nccessary to bo done 'was to find who ‘The Comumlssionur will act on this advice 1f itls found to be neccasary for tho cluanluy of the Althy ‘The Commlasioner ias A PLAN which he belleves wonld accomplish the desired end, and which will not only ba "boneficial to the city, but can be made to brlnz money into some- budy's pocket. tionto Harms of cortaln_of those wno opposed Walker ls consldered; and this relation s made :h: ':n? apparent in connoction with the fact that < s 8 cmptled Into & sinzlo sewer before passiug nto the river. It s then proposed to empt{ this sewer throagh for reacrvolrs, Each would bo & mero well, haviy, dispnragm exswnding from the top of tho slde op- posite (o that over which tho water enters and rllrlsln;&hll!'\ lown aud nearly touching the k1 utlet of each would bo under the ko this lLss d It le found TERNIDLYN YIGUT GOING OX between the two for the little nlnne{ now in the Treasury, Ifthe votc by which Walker dee featod nieans nn{l\hlnu. t nieans that Ilarme wore friends iu_the Board than Walker has, speaking of Walker's friends ralics & question which Is so far without solution, Ucfure hie got his 00U suio months 80, bo occupled the pos now held by Sexton;~—hv could command aud thu Loard would obey, consldering the former sway he beld, that when ko Kot that €45,000 he efther falled to diviue sativfac- torily, of made his division in fhe wrong clanncl, Ou 10 other hypothesls could he have 8o suddeniy relatfon with the men who fougll, bied, and suffered ‘eo much lamili- stion for M when tho leiting of the coatracta for tho Court-House wcre under conslderation, sud who, up |0 the thne when he dreuw bis rat money fiom the Treasury, adhercd to hiw through thick and thin ke a' brother. Whatever may bo the causesoperating againat him, however, it [ clear tiat ho hias worked himsel? into a sad plight, and with hiw the entire Court. House job, e is 1o bu pitled for his mistakes, and the County Luard caunot be tho severcly con- demnued for evrrzmuummnauupflnuml{ 1o maky them. i failuc (o earey out his contract, it Is scen, 18 Immineat, for ho has virtually confessed hiy nability to do it unicss the County 'Freasury Is made to bonor bis checks, 1t ho doca fail, It will custthe taxpayers thousands upon thousands of dullars, and open anow the Hood-gates of thievery aud corruptian—an end, it would seem, devoutly wished fur by those In authority. phragin. A eyatom of ryservoln huen in practical use near Parlg that by the time Lhe water, has el out of th 148t one 1t 1s almost At to drink. applied at the FtockeYards, all the rofuso material could eaally e coilected and used for feriflfziug purposes. and all thowater which reachics tha river would bo pute, As there is no other source of deflement, e South Fork would rewaln clean, The expense of carrylng this plan Into execution would be ligt. Thero are business inen who are wilhog tu build Liouses to accumulate tho refase, THE COURT-1IOUSE. ALLEGED DEPECTS IN Til% STONE. Avparopraph In yesterduy's Toinuss stated, tn substance, that Mr, I, M, Singer, of Singer & Tal- cott, bad given audible expression the day. before 10 what might properly be called o disacnting opine fon in regurd to the finess of tho stone Walker Is supplylng for the Court-louse foundations, Mr, Bluger complaloed especially of the laminations and cracks [n the stone, and was very declded in saylog that & very large portlon slready on thy ground and In usa was wholly uofit to go Juto the ‘bullding. A Taiouss reporter visited the grounds yesterday, and was fortunata fn finalng Architect Egan aud Mr. Walker, who were, of coarde, hmo- diately set upon for information from thelr stands rolnl proceeded to explain be: large stones for the ballding were composed of une, two, or several smalior stones which, sometime or othier In the gevlozical bistory of the carth, hed become unicd, their points of unlon being marked by & siight besm, of vela, corresponding to the veins bn warble, The' preseuro of matter on all sides had, of course, strougly cemented this union, foruing L 4 technlcally knownaa a water Jolnt. Ject tu tbe action of tho weather, frost te sepazate tho parts In & greater or h"dlf e Tag Leniont quarsies coald not, in fact, produce stones of thie aigw In which this pucullarity wonld not ho spparent, and even in the wmaller atones it would suonce or later discloss itself, although in o lces dezree, Werathe etones set upright lo the fi dations, fnstead of belny sot on their ba 1d danger of the work aplit crumbling, and causing some considerable trouble, Perhaps no bettor {llustrationof this could Blven thao theplaciog ofslato ou flu vdgesiustesd of on lte buse, When placed on its edgo 1t could ghally be veen that the efect of pressure Would e 20 split thealata into pleces, thy splittlog taklug Enu 1n the veivs und extendivg frow lug o b m. Wete tho slato placed on its base, bowen OCITY-IIALL, Henry Hildreth was mousing sround tbe City. 1all yesterday, ‘Tho report of President Sullivan, of the Board of Educatton, will be banded to the Mayor to-day, The Comptrolice yesterday called fn $23,000 of the popular 8 perceat loas, Moro will be re- decaied to-day, Nevenue warrants yleldod $10,000 to the city yeatorday, license recelpts were $300, thosa fron miscellineous sources were $275, aud the City Collector turned over §234. The Market Commlttee, which was to have con. siderod (he queation of a Hids Inspector yesterdsy aftersoon, falled to get s quorum. Ald. Bweeny Waa tho ooly member of the Committes who sp- peared. Maggle Odcll, su unfortunate woman of the town, who was confined at the Nridewall, passod ont of exiatence lato Thuredar night, from infam. Now, the inference 1, lon of the stomach. 8ha was Engllsh by birth, 27 years of nge. All lcenses, except for saloons, were dne April 1. Partien who have not yet riepped np to the Cnptain's office had better take notice, ax the May- or'a palfce may yank thom tip shen they lesst ox- pectit. Thecliy needs the moncy. There | now an act before the Législatura which allowa prisoners in the Keldewell but 60 cents per day. instend of 32, towards working out fines tin- det sentence of Polico Conets. It ought ta pass, M‘It ‘would prove & good adjnnct to the Vagrancy act. Corporation-Coaneol Anthony has given an opin- fon in the Ryan Phooting casc, in which he says thatitinleft to the discretion of the Connell as regarde the paylog of judzments for damages ren- dered against police officera for Injaring citlzens while tho officers are in discharge of thelr daty. The invetorste office-scekers ara ntill boring Mayor lieath and preventing him from attending to bisdutics. They are informed that the Mayor nas only some fifteen placea in hi nd he doen not proposc 1o make any changes right away for cause. mat a 4 £ = g There are absolutaly no vacans The Vagrant act rlu!d by the Honee has given the Mayor and_ Chief of Police much enconrape- ment, 8¢ they feel that It covers the gronnd, and 10 it shonid become a law It would have a tendency 1o rid the city of all saspiclons characters, Tho Mayor thinks it would ba as good as adding 100 men tothe police forco. The following ~bnllding-permits were lasued [csterday: "Miles Aheny, 'two three-story and parement stona.front duwellings, each 13y 65 tect, Nos, 1312 and 1214 Prairie aveane, to cort 80, Jeflers, two_threc-atory 'and _basement Wesson streets, to cost $4,000. The preliminary test of the Weat.8lde Pamping Works was bequn yesterdhy morning, Some ape prehended that the machines would not bo_able to do thelr duty. The water nressare at the City-Hall suddenly fefl from 20 to 20 pounda, and roon went dow. 106. But one of the gentiemen thought an oven pressurs of 256 pounds would bo afl that would' be required, ‘There were two deatha from scarlet fover reported eater 'y, Tho total thus far thin week Is fourteen, liere were two cascs of diphtheria reported at the Health oficg, and the following new cases of acar. lct faver: 0, 110 West Van DBuren street; Orchard: 626 flahbard; 780 Ilubbard (nlra 8 .case of diphtherin); 573 Clark; 308 West Poik; 00 Larraboes 03 Xrfe, n caso of diphtherta; 202 Weat Thirteenth 123 Mohawk; 30 Mremer, Capt, Peter Falcon, the diver, yesterday mom- Ingmadoa sworn statement of ‘the condltion In which ho fonnd the crib, attho requeat of Mayor Hoath, The afiidayit ects forth that the aMant rllnkedlhc foundations of the crib last year; that hey have not changed any since; that the foinda- tions extend five furt below the bottom of the lake: that it wili take seven yeara to wash away sightecn inchen of the blue mud at the bottom, and, at that rate, over fifty years to wash awny the foundations of the crib. THE COUNTY BUILDING. A now ambulance for the County Hospital has been ordered, to cost $3G0. 1t will be finlshed and ready for use In a few days. The noxt Grand Jury, it haa been arranged, will occupy the room now occupied by the Coanty Phy« slelan, who willtake what ls known as the sample- room. Ex-Sheriff Agnew anthorizes the announcement that he Is not a candidate for Superintendent of the Court-Tlouse work. His friends difer with him, howavar, The Grand Jary yesterday listened to complalnta of aggrieved citizens, and wasted n great deal of time ovar cases that should have been disposed of in the Justice’s courts. Is the Cameron, Amberg & Co. Investigation evertobe heard of again? The eame question might be asked In reforence to the other printing investigation. It is time these matters were dia- poeed of ona way or tho other. Tho county I8 just now in narrears to the city $12, 833,25 for di MII;P prisoners st the City Hride. well a1 1l from Oct, 1 to March 31, nnd. what is worse, has no money to pay it with. ' The bebt wascreated under a contract with the city which explres May 1. "L:nu county §s not anxiousto renew the cone ac The contractor for the graomlte work on the Court-Housoe has about nished his work, and two wecks hance will ask the County Board to give him an eatimats amoitnting to 60 per cent of hls entire contract, to which he is entitled. Nono of the material has yet been dellvered. and if it was ¢ could not bo put In place during tho year. Therg ars now 140 clildren inmates of the County Poor-llonse. In most countles chlldren are not allowed to commence lifu in sach instita. tions, and thus gnve tho way for a carcer of in. digence; but fn this county wo are cursed with ex- ceptionable authorities and ncegumlnhlo far the government of onr charitable places. James Reed, azainst whom an indictment for forgery I8 now pending in the Criminal Court, was eater ‘lfi reported 10 have lost hislife in the nto 5t. Louls bisze. I was sopping at the hotel 8t the time, and has not been heard of e 1a the perdon who was the principal witne the Turner Brothers in thelr trlals for forg: clalmed I'hiladelphia ns his home, W, II. Loyy, the notorlous confidence man _who Jvaa noticed a few daysago as having been indicted by the Grand Jury for awindilng a_Granger oul of £300, ‘l‘llun‘ last night in Jull, Tho Indlctment rules Inst ind agalnst him was returned into court yesterday, and howas promptly arrested on the strongth of i, and ‘was unable to doring the day. The ive ball * tdencription ™" fie gave of himsclf whea incar- ceratcd was intercsting, e wald his parents wero ‘borned in Ireland luflz! in lows, Tho lightning-rod man, with 1o eye to buslnoss, made his appearance on’ the Court-Louse walla yeaterday, - Ile wanta to protect them from tho electric fuid, and thinka that the rods ought to keep pace with the building of the walls, o re sons that it will be ¢ im, however, after thobullding fs completed. llo is 1n earnest, and means buiness, Like Walker, he wants money. The work of a committes was rather unceremos nlously interrupled yesterday by the County Ate torney, who, rushing from hLis oftico In high kiee, mnum.r-icn datod &t Springhold, as followa: ** Tho bill in the llouse has been defeated, The votu was 47 1047." Lverybody appeared (o un- dorstand what it meant, and a simultaneons hur- rah wentup. Never hizher gleo unless it was just aftor leiting a favors able contract, Thoy were delighted. Cleary calied for a basket of wino in his jubilation, snd those leea llboral and demonstrative clapped their hands indelight. They knew it wae tho Smith bill— which proposed to submit the queation whather or not ll'ey should be lexislated out of the oflicos they hiad 5o om‘dllwlmd o a vote of the pml-lu of the :f:d!:ly— fch had beon defeated, and thoy were Al a Iato meetlng of the Democratic City Conl Committee, ar had alroady been noted, thore was a row, The meeting was held with closed duors, and, from the best information that could be ubtalnod stthe time, the row was tho reanltof a dispulo abaut the mansgement of the lute campalen, ea- peclally the money pari of It It now appeardthat tha row bad a different origin, and tust it was startod by one lansbrough, an emiploye of the County Noard, who attempted to havo a commite fee apnointed to vislt Springfiold to proteat agninst Jeglulating the Board uut of cxistence, Itountree bad urged liansbrough to mako the move, it is sald, and the moment it was wprung trouble com. menced, ‘The Committce would not entertaln the Ezflpulll‘flu. taking the position that nu step could made that would more efuctually damu tho Demacratle parly, Ilsnsbrough urged that the party should come to the rescuo of rl’!m Commis- sloncre, and in his pervistance he exclted tho jre of his fellow-members, and hunce the cxchange of blaws and all the trouble, TUK COUNTY PARM, ‘Tho past few days of pleasant weather have f(ven an impetus tu work om the County Farm, erctofore It hus been practically atlowed to go ta weuds, (he suthoritles preferring to purchase vegelables and other supnlies from favorita rone tractors Instead of thling the sol). Jut 1t Is now rm sed 10 test the productive capacity of thy land, and to plant largely, and take the chiances uf tno harvest.” The work ‘of plowing b comuenced, the pauper labor being mado availa: ble, 1t in expected that enough potatoes will be raised to serve the charitable institutions for the yeal D of cabbage, turnips, and onions to sy, ‘oor-Huose and lusanc Asy- um, Hesidue “the actual production, the new movement, it {s belleved, will contributo not lit- tla tu yeducing the number of paupers, able-bodled and fndoleut, who from year to yeararo wards of the county, “‘Chey sborilnate yothing moro thun they do work, and Laviug no respect fur tho * ' earn- ingof bread by tha sweat of the Lrow™ philoso- phs. the plow’ will drive them away, doubtles, ;:riclr: 14 hoped, trsusform them into nelf-sup. CRIMINAL, Sherit Sherwood, of Steuben County, N. Y., and Detective Fiyon, of 1his city, left for Cornlng last cvening, having in charge Jobn McNamara, who {s charged with the murder of his swectheart in that village neatly a yesr ogo. P, Platen & Co., for rectifylng without a license and for not keeping wholesalc-dealers’ books, wero bonnd over ‘In §1,000 bail to the 18th by Commlssioncr Hoyne, &s was aleo Peter Caldwell, an unllcensed liguor-dealer at the Stock-Yards. There wera locked up at the Central Statlon yosterdsy Terence Nichole, vagrant, John Iiar- riogton, vagrant, and Alexsander Loftus smd Charles Howard, two members of the Levy gang who aided In swindllug Charles Ribble, of Graod Raplds, ont of $350 three weeks ago. A rather singular case was up before Justice Scully yeaterday afternoon, of which the less fs sald untll the day of trial will doubtless be better for ail the parties coocerned. Charles J. Besttio and William Garuey, lawyets, wero arrested on wrarrants charglog tiom with swfadling §10,000 on the sale of some farm lands from Olo Tolefaon and 8. Newman, two farmers, the former of whom topping at No, D08 West Lake strect, 8na tha latter at No. 250 North Carpenter street. The case was continued at plalntifs’ requast uoiil the 23d inst. Beattio and bia partoer clalm that the d dwelllnge, cach 52 by 48 feet, Oak and’ entire job {s put up elmply as a blackmalling acheme, Adolph L. Goldschmidt, TematiusSteln, and Simon Greenhar ‘of ‘the hankrapt firm of Galdschmidt, Stein & Co., were before, Com- miselones Hoyne yosterday dhd were held In 43,000 each to the 1&th inst., eharged with secreting $4,000 In monoy and disposing of good contrary to 1o '1aw after adjudication In bankruptey. John and Mantlce Jacobs, white, and George Burgess, calotad, became invoived in o row yes- terday over a game of cards in the Hiack IHille sn- loon, corner of Deaplaines and Meridian atrects, snd doring the dght John Jacobs strack the negro & teerific blow In the month, fractaring the jaw. bone, The Jacobs family were arreated shortly af- terward by Oflicer D. Muarphy, Thero was & great commotion among the game hlers yeaterday incident npon a new police order that takea In all gamblers who aro not nerm located 1n residences of ln"e_;lr own, napped np mong them Watt Rob. hlnlMc: Edwards, Moses Phillips, A, Gunn, and Mose Abrahame, A portion wera before Justice Bummetfiold, and had their cares cantinued to.the 13th In £300 baii, 1t is aaid that thin sort of work 1s to be kept np until all dangerous men are weeded from the comiaunity. A smart young man bearing the nama of Wil 8, Mercer wad held in 82, to the Criminal Court esterday, charged with the larceny of 8 horse and lnm from Bnrnham & Posl, of No. 220 Wabash avenne, on the Oth {natant, and of a similar elg from 1. C. Anthony, of No, 1 Michigan avcnne, on the 12th [natant, He disposcd of the first buggyat Frankfort, and the liorse at Monee, and wan cap. tured at Jollet tn Anthony's rig by Constable J. It. Letts, of Frankfort, who had followed him' for some daye, ‘The partles were hefore the Urand Jury :«-uerd-‘ faf tho purpose of gottingan tndict- ment'agalnst him, Justica Summerfield yesterday held tho follow- fng: James McDonnell, lsrceny, $300 o the Criminal Court; Jda May, Josle Brown, and Mix, $50 each; Kil vit, thirty d V' rses from T, r arcnuo stables, $2. 0 the Criminnl Court. ~Justice l\clfllr held A, Mar- tin, Illnn{ of two flatirona from Willlam Price, No. Despialnen street, $300 to the 1ith; Jefome Mooney, lurceny of a cow {rom J, Heffernan, 8500 tothe Criminal Conrt; Jdamea Watson, larceny from Mrs. Walsh, No. 318 Lake etreet, $400 to tho Criminal Canet; James Lee, larceny from Mrs. TPotwin, Oakley strect, near 3Madison, $100 fine. Several nights ago the rooms of R. T. Raca & Co., at No, 47 Lasalle street, wera entered b burglars, and about $450 worth ot dry poods ani fancy millinery wero carrled off as plitnder, From private sources Rtace learned that by paying $00 he could secnro the return of about half of the_plan- der, Tho go-between In this mattcr was Joscph Goldwhite, and he was shadowed after receiving the money to Qeorge Koester's saloon fn the bLasement of No. Madison _ street, — & dive known as tho ** Two for Five.” Rarly yes- terdsy Race & Co. swore out & scarch warrant for lheg ece, snd also warranta for George Koeeler, Goldwhite, and Thomas Fallahee, charging them with the burplary of the goods and the Iacceny of the $40 shich was given Galdwhite to return ‘the goode. portlon of Mice's property, and an eleyator chandelicr, & side of leather, "and eome clothing_wero found concealed In tho eA- von. “For the latter articles an owner is wanted. The _police mre very abont showing the correspondence tho Race Bros. and Goldwhite, but thoy probably ‘hava good reasons for it. 0 Nace boya claim to ry goods store on MIlwaukeo avenue, and in this way account for the presence of £o much female sppaze! in thelr rooms on LaSalle strect. e — LABOR AND CAPITAL. Bramarizen, 101, April 13,—The trouble which han existed In the rolling-mill hero for some days between the Company and men in regazd to wages has Leen setlod, ‘The men ncceded in the main 10 the wishes of tha Company, and the Compan; arranged some minor detaila fn accordance wit the wishes of the men, [——————— A FIRE-PRODF HOTEL. Tn viewof the recent hotel horcor {n 8t. Loute, Mr. Polling yesterday invited a TRIsUXE repre- aentatiye lo visit the Commercial Hotel and report anto ita fire-proof qualitles, nnd opr representa- tive reports as follows: **The Commercial ub- statially built, andis divided into compartments by very heavy fire-prouf brick walls, which extend from the foundations to several feat above the roof. Ttls supplied witha stand pipe fn tho cen- troof the bullding, which reaches from the two steam-pumps in the besement to the roof, from which polnf water can be thrown over any of the ‘Dbuildings across the strcet, On evory floor hose are attached to this pipe, ready for use, and an room In the houso can be flooued oment’s warninz. It Is enppiled with Richards' patent cicape fadders on' 1ho Lake sircet and Desrborn strcet fronts, and in the rear, Theeo ladders.nre of wiro_cables, very strong, and tue rangs ars fron. 'Theyaro operated by s lever in the fire- nlarm box at the hotal corrier, and we saw them dropped and fustened frmiy fo the pavement in exactly thirty seconds from the time the urde; glvens Altogother, the Commerclal is fire-proof and eafe from nccidents by fire ma it fn posible for enlightened judgment ‘and modorn kil to mako it ——— PRACTICALLY FIRE-PROOF 18 the oxpression used by some of the unscrupu- Tour hotel-keepers In Chicago, with the object of onticing the traveler through misrepresentation and fraud, when thelr only practical fire-proof recommendations ars a fow alarm ctocks, lable to get out of order at any hour of the night, s few largo rolls of fire-hose plled In’ consplcuons places about the halle, to assnro the guosts that all Is safe; oue or two niglit watchmen promensding the halls whils the gucats are swake, who are liaule and most likely to fall salcep Immediately that the patrons have retired. Tao Palmer House is the only firo-proof hotel In Americ: —— A GOOD INDORSEMENT. Vavranaiso, Ind., April 0, 1877.—Messrs, Lelton & Pomeroy, 220 Stale alrest, Chlcago: ‘Will you please send key for our instrumont? Thare wan none left with It. We are very much ples with the ‘*Mathushek," It certainly fs an excel- lent plano, Several good Judges havo called to ace snd hear it, and all prononace It grand, Yours respectfally, Q. A. Dopes, THE TRAVELERS, 5 It gives na pleasure to call attentlon o tho ad- vertlsement of the Travelers Insurance Company, 1o be found on our first page. Its. repntation for loueaty and falr dealing, ita prompt payment of lossos, and its 10w rales of premlum, eatitle It to the honorable position it holds In the front rank of 1ifo and accident Insurance companies, ——— LONG, SINGLE CURLS, WARRANTED NATURALLY CURLY, Ladies will find thesa prices unasually low: Slxtoen Inches, 81; 22 Inches, §: 02 inchos, $7,50: 36 inchi 1 larye and fne stock, we sl Mrs, 'fhompson, make thess figures. ler, 210 Wabaeh avenue. e ————— THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC CO, offer special Inducements to parchasers, at whole- eale and retail, of sheot music, music books, vio- lns, guitsrs, and all kinds of mnsical instrumente. General agents for the Standard organ and Steck piano. Quality guarantced. Nu. 130 tate atrect. e ——— PIANOS AT YOUR OWN PRICE Owing (o o change In thelr plano department, Lyon & Hoaly, State and Monros atrects, are clos ing out their entire miscellaneons stock of aquare planos, some of them lniost now, at unparalleled luw prices. ————— No lady who would see (e modes as others sce them can aford Lo bo without ndrews' Bazse, " Itw wiyles aro never other than freah and becoming. Bend 10 cents fur sample copy to W, O. Andrews, Cincinnatl, DEATIS, KING—Thursday, April 13, Helon, infant daughter of Georyle Moody and Ogden II. Kiog, aged 3 months 10 days, Fuueral from thelr residence, 820 West, Montoo~ st., Saturduy, Apeil 14, at 104, m, QUINN—April 13, at lio residence of his par. eats, 342 Sln.l;*“l'l‘nlr]r‘zln-n.. James K. Quing, szed o and s, g Vineral Saturday Agrll 14, by carrisges to Cal. veryst1la. m. Frienduof the family are invited, 0'ROURK—Thureday, April 12. Jobn O'Itonrk, : (;d 27 years, suddealy ot his resdence, 384 East Chicago-av, Funeral Sunday, April 13, at 10:30 4. m., to Church uf tho Hol z Name, thence by cars to cem: tory. Fricadeof 1B tuilly are reapectiuily lavit- o CARMODY—-On Anril 12, 1877, Honors, beloved dsughierof John and Mary Ann Carinody, sged yeags and 4 months, Fuueral _from residence 110 West Van Burea-st., Baturyay, 14th fast., 2t 11 &, m., by carrlages {0 Calvary Cemetery. Friends aro favited WING—Tha funeral of the lats Alex ., Wing will take place Eaturdsy, April 14, at 3 a'tlflek‘ frou the reoldonce of bis son-1a-law, T. M. Ottley Esq., 24 Vinceunes plag FRENCH—April 13, Harry Edward, son of Ben~ Jamin and Allle L. ‘French, ‘aged 2 yoars and 1 th. T inoral from realdence, 420 West Jackson.st., Sunday, at1 p, m. [£ad (.‘Ienlgml and Cloclonsti papers please copy. KINO—Thomas J. Kiog, who died the 11th from the ellects of an overdose of lsndaoum taken at tha liriggs House, Chicago, azed o8 will bu tate- red the T4th, at 1 o'clor] eblil Cemetory, by Bis cousin, Mra. J. 8. Baker, $32" Disghamton, Boson, sad New York papers please copy. FONES--In thiy clty, April 12, 1877, of ¢a H o t Dunn, ;eln:cd 31(- of James J.‘ ?::::: L years. “nhollacmllu weto intered In Graceland Cemetery ri] 13, §0- East Greeowlch, B. 1., papors ploste copy. HALL—In thiaclty, this morning, Elbridge Q. Hall, sged 62 years. Privaio burial services at bls lato realdence on Sunday afternoon at2 o'clack, to which the rela. tiven of the family are Invited. Public memorial vAtr;’llcgtvl’ln 8t. Paul's Chorch Bundsy morning, pril 22, LANE—Tn thia city, &t residenca, 70 Oak-n April 12, Minnle F. Lane, aged 23 yoars, cons| Mrs, L. E. Lane. Notice of funoral hereafter. Uottraled Broner “and” (he ol POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, THIRD WARD. The young men of the Third Ward neg‘nhucln Club will meet at the Club Rooms on Twenty. setond street and Wabnsh avenne, ‘WARD. Thera will be a meeting of the Fifth Ward Re. gnhllt!ll Clnb this evening In the hall corner of wenty-Afth strect and Portland avenne. A fuil attendance in reqnented, MEDICAL, To CONSUMPTIVES INVALIDS, WINCOESTER'S HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME AND S80DA will promptly and radically cura consumption and absolutely prevent ita developemont in all cases of Predisposition or throatenad attack, For WEAK LUNS, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, UESERAL DRRILITY, NERYOUS PROSTRATION, DISPEPSIA or INDI. GESTION, LOSS OF YIGOR and APPETITE, and All dlaeares arining from POVERTY OF THE RLOOD, WINCHESTER'S HYFOPHOSPIITE OF LIMI AND SODA I8 A SPECIFIC, being une- qualed ae s VITALIZING TONIC, and BRALY, NERYE, and BLOOD FOOD, Price, 81 and 82 per botile, Prepared only by WINOOESTER & 00, Chemists, Balil by Drugeiata. 78 Johneat., New York, AUCTION SALES. By WHM. A, BUTTELS & Co., Auctloneers, 118 & 120 Wabash-ay, BUTTERS & CO.’8 Regular Saturday Furoiture Sale, BATURDAY, April 14, a£8:30 ». m., at thelr Auctior Todnit, 118 wna 13 Wabnhiger " . A LARGIE STOCIL New and Second-Hand Household Goods, Car- pets, Cooking Btoves, &e. L8O Pi o i l!,AW. “"lunlnl- T?D Dugky, Open Buggles, Gt aad Valuable Property on Fifth-av. Between Jackson and Van Buren-sts,, AT ATOTION, Monday Morning, April 16, at 11 o'alock, ON THE PREMISES. -8t 1 upon favorable terms, Lote P13 in dlock o1, Belioo) We are nstructed to 10,11, 12 8nd north ualt "Lt 13, Beetlon Addition, #7 feet by 151 feet deep, east front on Fifthear, . botwee: i o bifihcar, bolmeen Jackion sad Van Buren-its W3t, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctloncers, VALUABLE PROPERTY ON FIFTIL-AV., Detween Jackson and Van Buren-sta., MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, at 11 o'clock, ON THXE GROUND. For particulars see Plats, now redy. WM. A, BUTTEIS £C0., Anctfoneers. BANKRUPT SALE FNTIRE STOCK OF A, M, REARLES, STOVE-DEALER, TUESDAY MORNING, APIIL 17, at 10 o'clock, i RETTRS ® €., Auctionecrs, WEDNESDAY TRADE SALE. ¢ Crockery, Glams.Ware, Catlery, Cal 1d OF1-Cl SOTRNLARS Clder Vincess WED DAY MORNING, ABRIL 18, st 10 o'clock, our 1alearoo! 118 and 120 Wabash-ay. WM, Bl EUS & Auttloneers, TIURSDAY TRADE BALE, DRY GOODS, ‘WOOLENS, CLOTAINUG, BOOTS AND SHOE! G SHIAR GO (1O At Tatters & Corle Ancilon ftoontt, seci Clty and Country Merchants will always find full lines ul of salable goods al ou: B A. DUTTERS & 0., Auctloneers, BY T. I, STACY. GREAT MORTGAGE SALR! Monday, April 16, at 10 A, M, At 543 Michigan-av., noar Burling- ton Crossing, ‘The entiro Contenta of large Dwelllng, consisting Ele, Aroloston Chamber ote, rblo:top Chanber e B W, and 3. -top 1 LA 2l ana A Stop Tabl niaid ana M, - o l’lnr-aunu.l Large Mirrors, 4 ] Liveary Purn'turo, mhrezfin 8, Enfiufl ;. . Nali and Stalr Ca y ONE ELEGANT KNADE PIANO (nearly new), Parlor Ornaments, Gas Fixtares, Camp, Eu{. and Cane-bottomned Chairs, Sewing-machine, elegant FRENCH CLOCKS, large, beantifal x‘mlmnrd, Dining-room Furniture, Laundry U s, Kitchen Furniture, China, Crockery, Glass, and IFlated \are, Maltresses, Dedding, Pillows, Tollet Sets, ‘Window Bhad e,y ele, \¥7~ The above is the entiro CONTENTS of one of the finest furnished Houscs on Michigan-av., and will bo sold without reserve. ‘This {a tho BEaT chance to buy rtxm FURNI TUKE, Etc., offored this seasof. ALL NEARLY NEW, T. E, STACY, Ofce 188 D By WM. MOOREHOUSE & CO. 274 and 270 Bast Madison-st,, near tho Bridge, WI1I bo sold this foreaoon, at 10 o'clock, AN XMMENSE STOCK ©f new and Second-hand Furnitare and Household Good: 20 Parlor Sults, 18 Chamber Sets, 100 Bedsteads, assorted, Stoves, Carpets, Office Desks, And & 1arge lot of Qeneral Merchandise. By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO,, Auctloncers, &4 and 8¢ ilandoipti-at WINES, LIQUORS, Btore Fixtures, Etc., AT AUOTION, AT STORE 101 EAST DIVISION.ST., BATURDAY MORNING, wflll 14, at 10 o'clock, A stock of Liguors and Wines, $tors Fistures, Furaiture, etc,, ELISON, rborn-st. OMEROY & CO. JETTINE For Nandies® Shoes. "CONFECTIONERY, CELEBRATED throughout o Unlon--expreesed toall Pty 19 aud upwant cr . Ads o?im'uusg'm-:u, Coutes’ e i — Lioner, Chicazo. WAL GOODS, OLLECT YOUR PAST DUE BILLS YALACING THEM WITH THE iion e ETwAer o S O MISCELLANLOUS, ANG FIRTC ARD FIATTLA, il A A ey . J. PHILLI 47 3«5 Cbleago. At HO! FOR THE BLACK HILIS! Stamp Mils, Kogloes, azd Bollers on basd st P, W. QATES, SONS & CO., Old Eagle Works. ath. No artine clal and ‘deceptive A olors 10 " corer 1 eommon and dela. 1 rarious ingreds ents, rfected, andnow aers to the 1| A 2 ! T AP 0 the Warld, Onty ihe purest Vegetadle Ofls used in gy manujgcture. For Use fn the Nursery it Has Mo B, Worth ten times {ts cot to every mother and f P R i R annces each, sent free to any address on recelptof 73 Centa. Address B.T.BABBITT, New YorkOCity, FOIL BALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS, A PERFECT TOILET SOAP, First among tho requisites of the toflet Is & good article of 804D, but to procura it 14 not. aiwass sn ewy matter, Many of the most expensive Soaps In the mars ket ara made from coarve and delctorious matertals,and thelr delicate coloring and frasrant perfutme to often canceal the most repulsive Impnrities. The disclonures recently made public regarding this subfect are pouts tively startling, nnid deserve serlous cansideration, Scented Soapa aro now kiiown to be extremely objees tlonable, csoeclaily If ppiicd to the heads tojuring the . Irritating the scalp, and Inducing sovere heade aches. The character ofdhe ingredients may be Inferred from the statement 'of s gentleman who makes the scenting of Soaps i buslness; he recently dectared that Jermons eneaged In tids smplayment weta shortivod; 701N BeVEn 10 tcn years being the longest pertod during which the occupation coulil be followed. e dificaliy of procuring n perfectly pure article of ‘Toliet S0ap is at Iast obriated, however, thanks to thy . BANNUTT of enterprise and cliemical skl of ME. 11T whoue! et Iaby Okt Tt ot e ent in b o ¥ he renw ot SEARNIEF S ew York, the wo varions productians has for seminated crown to the numerous After year of patient Mr. BARNITT has siicceeded In perfes tlon of the incyt toflet roap ever introduced. The prl clpat Ineredienia sre o purest vegctabie alis: the man: ufacturiog procemes are entircly new and orlginal, and SMe result 13 stmply unparalled in this depariment of ia- uatry, . T, T. BADMITES TOtLeT SoAr® [n the trado-mark by which this clegant toliet lusury 18 deatensted, and for appileation 1o the delicate skin of infanta, children, and Iadies, it s xitogether unequalcd 1o iis emollient annlel. ‘The foap s nat perfumed, Lhe logredients Ing of suich sixolute purity a4 to require no ald fron ebemstry Lo diaguiso Inferlar materials, The nost re- fined ta:te considers tha absenca of Arilficlal perfume {ne peyicction of smectne. and the pecullar characters faticof B. T, lablitt’s Tollet Bosp renders fLthe most nealthful'and agreeable article of tho kind ever mana- tar! A heraih apeclally deatrablo for tha use of Iadlen and children, thiis soap I8 equally appropriste for nilee men'a tallet, nnd asit makes a lioavy \ather it (s alsoona of the Anealsoape for bachert ure: 1 fa fut heing laced upon the market, Lut the demiand for 1% willsoon come general,—New York Tridune, B, Ts BABBITT, New York City. ~ MAILLARDS VANILLA CHOCOLATE, | FOR Ly BREAKIAST, LUNCH, and TRAVELERS, Defies all Ionest Competition, | Sold by all. leading Grocers. l* AUCTION BALES. 7 DBy HIRAM BRUSH. To Dealers and Consumers ! MANUFACTURERS' SALE OF SUTERIOR SILVER-PLATED WARE FINE TABLE CUTLERY. To close tho Estate of the TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE COMPANY, ° 1 8HALL SELL DY AUCTION, AT STORE 162 STATE-ST,, On TUESDAY, Aprll 10, at 10 a'clock 8, m., 2p. snd 7:s0evening, au continus every dy nill Hrestock Js sold. Tho stock consists In part of 350 Ten Bata, v [ 200 Walters and Salvers, 93 Blogant Fruit Stands. 875 Dinner and Broakfast Castors. 1,000 dogen t'orks and Spoons. % 6 Ioe-Litohors. | 3 Brongo aud Mantel Clooks, And a full lino of Silver.Plated Wll‘f‘ i h -clasa, bearing the e naroat o T and TN e sord wiihous rescryation or 1mit 0 cioes tha cstats of.tha TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE C0. By order of JOUN M, SWAIN, Treasarer, Fale to commence Tucsday at 102, m, Ladles invited to attend thivsalo. Gaods on axnibition befura the sale, Dy HIRAM BRUSH, Auctioneer, 108 Fifth-av, Extensfyesala of Klegant Furniture et prirate Teade deace, 507 West Cangrosa-st., nesr Ashiand-av., MONDAY, APRIL 16, 10 A, M, wil) be sald ane Plano, full aize, modern styln, Turkleh Fnsy Cliairs and Loingew mar- bla-top Gentra wnd Library’ Taview 3. T il Tree, superfor marble-top Dressing Caso and Dureau sets, White halr Matiressos, goud Bodding, Cook and Jests Hng Btoves, Furnaco and (as Flxtites, A pilise lining Extension Table. Dini m and Ktiehen Furmiyurstalio sbout 460 yaria' giod. Lrumsels Car- s, cte. HWIRAS BRUSIL Auctionser. Superior Furniture - TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 10 A, M, Bults, Essy Chairs, Lounges, mare e ot Eaada R A ST berfets, ma ads, Buresus, Cotnnode: Mattresses, liedding, Dinin) niture, Ilated- Ware, alsoatl trusels sod house, all 0 in Carpeta In other sol In goud order. 4 LINAM DRUSI, Auctioneer. By GEO, P. GORE & CO., : 08 and 70 Wabash-av, x On Batarday, April 14,at 9 8. m., 10 CRATES W. G, CROCKERY, 8 CRATES DECORATED WARE. Household Furniture, New aad Sccond-hand, of every description, A Bankrupt Stock of Dressiag Cases tn (he Wil ' s 7 bloves sad OIL Cloth, Fringes, Wugglen Ihactoas, liosd i£0, I UORE & CO., Auctloncers. REGULAR TRADE SALE TUESDAY, April 17, 9:30 a. m. DRY GOODS. Boveral Especially New Lines. Particalars of thia sale, also of Tiwo Speclal Siles in_Forelgn Noveltice, will be pubhishad ia thew columus lu-morrow ‘s“m’.\;L e EQ. . WURE & CO., Auct’ GREAT AUCTION 18 BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS, On Wedaesay, Apel 18, at§ 14 . B, ‘Which will include Fine Lines of CHICAGO-MADE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WEAR. Also, s Bank rupt Btock of Women's, Misses and Children's Wear, in prime coa- dition and regular sizes. . P. GORE & CO.. az0 8 & 70 Wabash-a®