Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1877, Page 7

THE SOUTH PARK. Supt. Berry Appears upon the Stand. Generous Friends Who Gave His Boy a Couple of Ponles. Mr. Dorby Testifles in a General Way About Nothing at All, Some More Abont Options-e-What Mr, Greenchaum Does Not Know. Mystorlons Disappearanco of Phillips— Judge Dunlevy and His Dooumenta, Information Kindly Furnished by Eim to Various City Papers. MORNING BESSION. Mit. BERRT. @en. Rowett and Mr, Trueadell wers the only members of the Legialative Investigating Commit. tes on hand yesterday morning, but, although no anornm was presont, It wan declded to go ahead, and & moment later Mr. Goodrich put in ansppea ance, followad shorily sftor by Benator Soulhe ‘worth, iy Willlam M. Berry waa the irst witncas sworn, Examined by Mr. Mason, he said that April 3, 1870, e was appolnted Superintendent of Grand bonlo- ward, and that In the spring of 1872 he was pro- moted to the position of General Superintendont. Amannamed Relly, employed a8 a park polica- man, lives on the Cornoll and Gage property ad- jacent to the park. In 1874 wilness was sent to Jallet to inspect some gravel-pits, ona of these be- ing the Menry plt. Mr. Gage instrucled him to examine certain pits, bat he did not rememberthe nomes of the owners, Witnces saw & man at Jollct who claimed to have put in a bid for gravel, sud ho cxamineld threa pits and took samples: of the gravel, which he handed to Gage, The wit- ness hnd no knowledge as ta whether the plis were those from which the gravel was to be taken, buta man named Shepherd, now wita John McCallery, 1dentified them, and accompanied witness over the ground, aa did some other man, name nnknawn. Witncas reoorted that the gravel in the Henry pit was the bont. and that was nsed on Pavillon park- way, under McCaflery's contract, Enew of & man named John Delice who was connected In some way, Nerver recelved any present from McCaflery, Delice, or Shephierd, Witness® son waa presented with a puny by a man on Archer avenne; could not remember the namo of this génerous stranger. Did not think the man had anything to do with the parks, Knew him, but did not know his name, aml did not know whether the gift was made in 1872 0r 1875. The donor brought the ponz to the And sald ‘it was for the boy, who was then about 7.ycars of age, The boy was not acqualnted with the “man, bot witneas knew liim, and was not_surprised, Didn't know what influence prompted the man to make a hres- ent to tha Iad, unlces It might be that the man had a business connection with Delice, being psrtner with him in hanling and teamigg for the Rolling Milis. The boy had lost one pony befors this, which frat pony was presented to him by Delice, Ay Gen. Rowell—Witness Inepecied gravel do- Yivered under contracts In connection with the en- neer. 21y M. Truesdell—Was !' positive that he conld 10t remomber ™ that any of his family had reccived other presants, Would not say but that somne meme Vers of his famlly might have recelvod some amall resents, lle did not know what intcrest Dellce ad {n McCaflery's contract, but he lovked after its dellvery, \When witness went to Jollot he knew the namea of tho gravel-pits. Couldn't sy wheth- et Gage kneww that Bhopherd was to accompany witness, DId not invite Bhiepherd to on the traln, Thought the pouy was the Journey to Joliet. By Mr, Mason—Graded Grand bo: ‘Waits wan Chlef Epgineer, nnd witness reported to bim. Hadgeneral chargo of the work dons in the park under contracts, Ly Mr. Herrick—The engineer sct hin stakes and 1he contractors had to fill tn gravel ue 10 sseing npon the quallty of the miot him onated after marks, witness stafl urnlied. Itness had charge of il matters of construction, and lived in the park, ‘fiad & son ‘who waa formerly in the employ of tho park, Ite- colved 82,400 a year ang hauso-rent free, - iy Jir, Mason—\Witncas hiad charge of the horses and teams belonging to the Board, “Sold a horse in 1875 to n man named 1iayden, and another In 1870 to Me, Eyck. The price of the animals was charged up azainst theso men, who wero at the tima wark- ing on the parke, and tho acconnt waa rendered to Becrotary llarmon, ‘I y-Gvedollars per month was dediicted from Eyck's X In answer to Gen, was i 1o wa ? sloners, Did'not remember ever to have told a Commiseioner that his boy had recetved the pony asa prosent. 'The Board butita pound at Western svenue and turmed It over to the cily. { Mr. Truesdell—Could not re ber that he poke to any person ontrlde his own family about the pontes: might havo done couldn't remem- ber. * Poanibly spoke of it to tiia Commiraloners; &id'not know, and therolfora_conldn't say; thought that the park police knew of Delico’s gencrosily: Jobn Lay, Petor Hayden, Douglaa Hogan, — dice Doweli, and vthere, might have known, They saw 1he boy ridin on the pony, sud very lkely the boy would tell them. Hy Gen, Rowstt—No member of witness' family was connecied with or related to any membor of the Park oard, Mr, Cornall was In some man- ner rolated to another Dorry,—a diferont kind of Berry altogethe Laughtar, ”E” » dlaron—Tha greenhousen In the Rotanio- al Garden were not budit b{ contract, Mr. Dabe €ock inapeeted greenhouses in tho Kost, and drew: lana for theso, Witn was satiafied that tho * Babeock's ousce woro built for & losa sum than estimate. There was o atablo at witness' house, and auother st Fifty-Aih streot, ~ Mr. Sidway sent A nick horés out for two or thres weoks, ani hio was turned loose In a ten-acre lot belonging to o Mr. Nason, Paol Comell lont s horss 10 witness, who worked him on account of the park in uclmnr- for bls keep, Witness bought gross and Ly for the patk, M, gidway got -m‘y hushels of oals vat of & car-load, and Mr. Cornell had about the saine amount. 'Rills were rendered for theso lota at the prico pald for the car-load, was a joint tronse actlon agrecd on bofors the purchase. Pald 10 cente for tha oata delivered at the Stock-Yanis,and charged the samg. prics to Sldway aud Carmell nothlug extra bolng charged for haulage., A bill was handed to the Secretary, wlo” col- lecled the amount from Cornell and Sidway. Oats were a2lling st rotall at 48 centw at that time, and 8 saving waa made by taking a cat-load, It took & Toug tinio and & maltitude of gueations to arrive at 1be bottom facta about thle tromendous wholesale and retail transaction. itncss was allowod to keep two horsesanda com, by wyrcouiont with thio Fark 110brd, and (hess anlmale fod at the public crib, alva by dgreement, 1t belng consldered aa pait of Witnees’ salary, il san bullt bim o barn, puld for the lumber, dId the labor himeelf, aud kept s toam tisere, 'The Tk oard pevér puld a dollar on thie sccount Dewldes the onts, Sldwuy bought hay,from the Com- misslonoty, as d{d & lurgenumbor of other porsons, Bougbl st the market price and patd the bitl, 1t tarned out that witness used the hurves in his busts nesa driving over the park. In answer to M, Truesdell, witnoss sald that ho & ship-Duilder, sud & grain. ba boon & farmar, mierctiant, and had'chargs of a geeat maoy wen. Navor shired. bit compensation ith S0y ‘person whatever, and thought it was s falr remuncration, and thi o Board could nut obtain & well-quali- fled man for los. Lo armaged hie compeneation Witk Commissioner (iage, and 1t was to Includy the kecpof the anlmals mentioned, In further exe :n::'fi':hm !llh‘iel; Keva lhduhlhd account of vork done, aud showod the nec wo hm"fi,h" s neceaslty for ¢ o bound-master guestion, it turned out that thy Firky-ahy siroct ?wund Belonged ‘% the Villaga of Hyde Fark, which collected the fece, ‘Tho puund-keever was s park policeinan aleo, b the dutics wera entirely distinct, and the pa [alanothing on this Sccount, und collseted noth- ng. also & police ollicor for [ Hydo Park, ‘and thaTown of Lake. 1ha hat thero was a deilclt in 1876 on Hetroat," which was run by an old woman under (ha controlof the Commilsslons gr4. ‘They ot periiaps 3500 o In previvas ycars the b tatun the house, T e, was abuut $6,000, shelter, I»l.:u whers fefrevhments could bo obe Aained, All tho Ensteru parks had **Ketreats, and in Daltimore and othes citics the Park Commla- sloners run theun, M1t WILLIAM DERBY * Weathe next witnces, Alr, Mason putting tc him ihe questions ccntained in the lozislative resolu- Q &8 1o **options™* or other valuably consldera. Llon given to editors. Ha knew of notbingof the Wnd. Ma did knuw, bowover, that Mr, Storey Lought some property near the boulevard, but he 44 nut knuw exsctly ut what time. Thouyht_ that Ar. Stucey atlil owaed the property, and kmew nolhing "of bow he uired it Knuw uothing of auny ‘‘pool" wmmde to pra- Curs tho pusesge of thc Park ach, td o was sick ~dutiog the campaizn ,\-- famillar wilh the fact of Honoro's purchas rom Morton & Clement of the properiy st Spsnluz of Drexel boulerard, and advanced a part sioney for tho pupode. Witoces thought tlcs was esorbitaut, undat firet refured to gentribute any money for fear the property would L ¢ft on bls hauds. Honore afterwanis told him IB“ he was going to buy with the view of reselting tho park, sud witness then advanced somo fioney. Thought this waa aliaply u conviction of ouore’ that no arrangvment between hiw [ Atk Hloard existed at tho lme. Of conrve Hlouore Ipoked to make sume money on the trans. svon. Wituess did not knuw what the Lorma of ale were, bat thourht Honaro did not wake ss tmth & bo cxpectedto. Had seversl conversa- ic0s with 1louore, aud thought that uo such {iigeincnt was mada as that montioncd, which wi Des ceot uterestun the purchase price, and a Smsdderalle amount fu tazes, Thought lonory 'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. APRIL 17, 187‘7. pAld 8105,000 or o for the whole tract, and rold 10 the park abont half of it for $70,000, but waa nat sare na to tha dimensions, fle wasun. ablo to put any setimale on the actaa! value of the 1and at {he time, but he would not have been will- ing (o havo (L unlostled an him at more than §30,- 000, unless he had knawn what ho canid do with it. Mr, Trucadell asked the witness If hie knew nny. thing about ** aptions ™ on Hydo Park or boulevarl lands granted to any person, pending the ratidca- tion of the Park act by the peopie. Mr. Derby had 0 euch knowledge, —nothing but street rumor an 1 the existence of dach contracts. and conld fnr. 2lab no nsmes of persoue wappoted fo ure beld Tie repestad that Tionore informed him that he expected to scil the land to the Park Board, and Thed Hiow he wad repaid the money advAnced by him to Iionore, In answer to Judge Dunlevy, witnens said_that'Honore got Bowen 1o gunrantes the “payment, bnt he could not eay whether or no the wo weore in partnershlp. DId not snderstand that Bowen s at that time & Park Commissfoner, (1t tarned ont, on reference Lo tha record, that Bowen was not then a member of the Iloard), Mr, Traesdel] wanted to know If witness contid. ered thatany of the Park Commisefoners derived benent from the Honore purchase, 'The witnées di not know whether any of them wvero In it, but thonght at the tme that possibly Towen mizht be. although he had no evlilence and no spectal knowiedge of the facts other than that Pposscared by any other citizen of Chicago, By Col. Thompeon—Knew of no sales of prop- erty located withln s block of this llonora put- chae, “Thers was an saction sale the summer fm- medlately preceding tho panic, hut witncss did not know what prices were realized. The witnesn was seked 88 to (ha relative values of land in 1871 and 1872, but could furnish no_definite information, and atier consideraole unimportsnt talk the Come mittee took a recess for dinner. AFTERNOON SESSION. THA NATON TRACT, At the afternoon session Rdward M. Barard pre- sented a copy of a docament relating to the Eaton wact. A contract between tho witnesa and Mr, Enton had Leen assigned to Judge Dunlevy, and Mr. Kales demanded the production of thisalso, Tha first paper was a declaration of trust given to the witness by Judge Dunlevy, and what parported 1o bie & copy of the orimnal contract was also read. Mr. Kalos anked the witness if the contract was not made a few daysbefore the Park act was ap- proved by the people. Witness replicd fn the af- firmative, fle was in George W. Waite's ofiice at the time, and thonght {t would be a good specula~ tfon, and g0 purchased on behalf of Eaton. The abstract was found 1o be deficlent; Judge J. M. Wilson and James P, Root examined It snd found the title 1o be clonded. A bill In equity was fled to remove the cloud; witneas did not kmow In whoeo name, but he was not made a party o the emit. Eaton In- sleted on the falfiliment of the contract, bt wit. nees demanded a clear title, Very shortly after- wards the Park Commlssioners botght the property from 8, D. Kimbark. 1lis agreement was mado with Judge Dunlevy after this time, and waa for the pprpose of protecting witness snd Mre. Eaton, ‘The contract ran to the widow and heirs of Eaton, ‘bat witneas did not know whether the helrs were parties to the agreement. By Mr. Truesdell-Witnesa gavo the agreement up ta Dunlery on his promise to reiumn whelaver surplaes there might be far tho bonetit of the widow and helrs, The sasignnient was made on the samo day aa the declaration of trust. iy Judae Dunlecy—TIt waa witnese' underatand. ing that Jndge Donlevy said something abont have Infi advanced soma money to Mr. Eaton, who was a Baptist mininter in reduced circumstances, and Tiving on a meagre saary. By Mr, Koles—Judpe ‘Dunh?’l I‘wflllu for Jegal sorvices, ete., wers Lo be dedncted from tho apionnt recovered, If over $1,000 surplus twag oblained, wilness was to have $750, i leas than the first named amount he was to have 8500, lla dld not know personally whether the contract was mado with the knowledge of Mrs. Eaton. In reply to Judge Dunlery, witness said that Mr, Eaton wns acquainted with Judge Dunlevy's eforta in hia behalf, Eaton onca scnt him a guitelaim deod, which was not satisfactory, His recollection was Lhat & clerical error existed, the deed being to property fn Boc, 20, while tha salo under levy was onsome in Sec. 24, The bill was to roforns this error. Witncss remembered that Mr, Walte bad acted a8 agentof Eaton, and was afterwards ap- painted clvil engineer to the parks, Ho was active in procuring the adoption of the Park bill, Mt A, B. KELLOGG knew John !leCll!er snd In 1870 or 1871 had an office with him, - Dld not know that McCaffery bad any partnors atthat time, Bheoherd was not in the office with him at that time., Foe tha fast three or four years J, 11, Shopherd had an office next to that of McCaflery. Witaess knew nothing of McCaflery's gravel contracts, and nevor knew that nucm{q Bvor attompiod to sccuro his apr intment as Park Commissioner. Witness (rl get to boa Commliseloner for the West Slact knew nothing of McCaffory having written to the Governor on his behalf, 3ight have naked Me- Caffery’s aid in_procuring the sppointment, and Presumed that he promiscd to do £a, as they were old friends, Never promised McCaffory that if clected hie wonld holp the latter in obtalnlag con. tracts, _Witness thought It was galng to bo a sal- ariod offce, and wantod it for timt reason. MR WILLIAM RAND ‘was & stockholder in Tia Cuticaco Tainune (n the yoor 1800, Also had charge of the mechanical de- i"mm"" A frlend offercd him some land In 1, ad not money, and, sc- ittention to it 111 brotuer and Mr, Joraco nally bonght It be tween them. Could nol toll whethar the bargaln was made baforo or after tho Park act wan passed. "Lhe land wan in Goodwin & Larned's Subdivision, near Fifty-eaventh street, and witness thonght it was to hive a frontage op Grand Lou rd when horoughfaro was com| . Might have been a park front porhaps, ‘They bought of Charles Busby, Bamuel D, Perry actlug as attorney for Rond, ' Each man had ave acres, and they solil ont afters yearor two, \Witness 'thought the prica ‘was 81,5600 an acre, and did not know the frontaze or depth, but would look up thoss dotalls, ~ Could :‘0‘“ remember what his brothor recelved for hifs 1u- uat, ;l; Jr, Aason—Knew nothing of any considera- tlon—Iand options or anythingelsa~—given or prom ised to any porson connected with any of the Chis Never heard of any compensation to clco{l for advortising ot regular sliuhit knowlodge of the purchase by ! & plece of lnnd somewhore near renth strect, but did not kiow how much o the dato of the purchase. Do- ‘was o personal venlurs ou the ol tered nto about the time tus parks Cawlea, “wero lucated. NENAY OREENEBAUM aworn and examined by Mr, Truesdoll as to the ‘‘option’ arrancement, Never knew of anything of the kind., Understood i interlocutor 1o mean that an *‘option™ wus the right to take property ata future period st A cortaln fized price, or to decline the barzain, and never heard of ‘any such . “‘optlon' on the Houth Bide. Mizht ra-l!blv have been In ?flnfo fleld daring tho thne the Park bills were pending in the Legislatnee, but tnok very little interest In the park question, and did not work for or sguinat the il b any way st Springdeld. Mude one speech on the South 8ide, and spresd hlueelf as to tha ude vantages of the gloriows park system, its bonlos vands, drives, and green graes. Didn't recelve an; return for the aforementlone b anything Bbout Hoptions. ™ Parhaps we will And one or two by snd by, JAMES P ROOT— ‘Was ot Springfield in 1560, Never heard anything about auch a thing asan ‘‘optiun" until two or throo years later. Knew of ‘nothing {u the way of rivilcge, **optlon, " or auy such adyautage, until WO ye fier, when Jugdygo Robert Wilson acught ta {nterject that sabject liia condemnation wult, Underatood that there were_meetings held In favar of the adoption of the act, but did not sitend any. Kuew notling of the psyment of promise of money, or trausfer of land, toany member of the Ym- or holping ont the law, ~ Advertising and egsl notices, rlld for at the regular rates, were all of winchhe had knowiedge. 1 ety hiad en ¢ 1he time, o o much canversation ae to **aptions® st would probably have heard of it Nevr he ubscription paper or contribution towards the parsage of the uct. y Mr. druesdell—Examined tbe abetract of d at the time of the sals to (he Park all olip of Iand, when Cowles got mad with the Commlastoners and displayed consid- erablo fecliog sbout the price pald, K riw nathing of Ulio arizinal purchnseor of the Rand purchasv, Sowe desultory meation was made of the Logan tract, and Mr, oot mlna‘ & prolonged walt fol- lowing, the Committes Laving sent a nicssenger for r. W. ¥, Btorey, That gentleman did not tarn up, and ghally Chsrlea I, Revnolds, messeagor i Sergennt-at-Armu to the Committee, said 1 o bad been in possession Of & subpana for CHANLES b, PUILLIPS since Raturday ; had ‘made every effort to Aind him, but without succoas. Was told that Phillips conld e found at Mr, Kales' office, but several visite 1o that placa falled to fad hira. leygolds was in- atructed to contlnue his search Mr. Kalea said he lad not seen Mr, Phillips for neasly s week, at which time Phillips nad a telo- ram from his sister, who was lying st the paio of ath. It wag brobable that Phillips bad gons to, M his aister. Mr, Kales kmwv:znlnlu of his whereabouta, Mr. Truesdell 'b“fl“ Fbillips wes & very im- portant witacas lndee: Jodge Dunlevy said thst he was shown a latter by Mr. Mason, and did pot suppuso that Philiips would be nees He ki from sad that Paillips was bard juan {0 Gn: thmes be ve h:g“ ng:uunmy inaccesslble for threo e, Kalea knew of no reason why Fhllipsshoald a0l scemed to know suything of iba much- dealsed wiisices: NLERE JUDGE 30UN . DUNLEVY was then aworn, and examined by Mr. Kales, In e sende ho had been eficctive fu promoting this inveatigation, haring talked about the Park Com- minsloncrs with many citizons, Remembered tho ublication of s0tze articles §n tho Courler about ho Bouth Park Bosrd. Might have sent some of the papers to differcut porsons. lad sevn sn mlcfl [ relation to trecs, aad furnished some in- formation asrived from & Mr. Gsusel to & seporter of the Courder. (Docamess produced sud idens {isad by Julge Duslevy a4 belny In ble writiag and banded by bt (0 the Gourler msn), Mr. Kalcs uflered the comuualcation fn evl- donce. Judzo Duulery did not reuigaibir the ta- portcr's mawe. Ue had procared the publicatlon of oue article fathe Zater-xun. A discusaion ensucd us o the wisdom of press- 1ng the smaltee at this stage, Mr Kades soyinyg Lhad 1L iad been his fdea to shaw where these broslcast charges emanated from. 1o would, however, sc- cept the anggeation of Mr, Truendell, that the mat- ter should go aver antil Judgo Daniavy shonld make other statements, when such evidence might be ureful an showing binn. Andge Danlevy, in anawer to Mr, Rales, said that ibe papaer handed to fudve Beckwith Saturday was the same an that furnishiad fo the Federal Conrt aod ruled out by Judge Drammond. e did not dlnclose the fact'that he had written the paper from memoty: did pol get that far. Did notinform connsel or witnennea on that occasion as (o how the document was prepared. Me. Kales ponted ong that the docament bore an fndorsement, purparting to be by Deckwith & Kales, Whers did Judge Dunlevy derive the right 10 put thore names to this fctitions docament! Judge Danlevy said he rnplre it from memo- 1y, o papsr embodied kbe mabstance of ' con- vereation hieid by him with Judee Ilackwith. The ?’"Plflrl slde had epread it abroad that In the event of winninz the enit the Park Commissionera wnnkflelthe 1and for $100,000, whils, on the other band, {f Kerr won It would cost over a mill- lon. Witness believed that Paul Carnell hada one-fourth Interest In o Phillips _claim, and had been so Informed by Thoma: Wright detatled the circametan trial before Jndfia Gary, and claimad that he showed that Charies P. Purion, of California, wad none other than Charley urton Phiflipa, He waa wiliing to own that these £wo partios were one and the same, and all partica agreed on this point, S8ix months wi flrun for Phillips to find Burton In, but this ke fatled to do. All this was before the park wae organized. and before Cornell was a Commissioner. The w told a rambling story, which, he sald, led to the conviction that Cornell owned one-fourth interest in Phillips' claim as alleged, but exactly where the proof camo in waadiflcult todectde. It appeared thst th{hlhud made the assertion, and this was about all there e Wi the atory. Dr. Wright wna Mrs. Phillips' derrtood in fathor, and the witness understood that both of them al . Ore promised to heip him to obtaln Information, and afterwards refused (o tell anything on the ground that they were under contract_with the Pstk Commiseioners not to do so, What they were to give inforinatlon abont was the fraudalent character of Pulllips’ claim, \fr. Traeadcl] what all ‘The witncss was asked by this waa to lead t at was he going to deduce teud to prove Cornell's -what from 1t, and how did he {n connecilon with the matter? - 9 Jdudge Dunlevy produced & document parporting ta bear the riznature of Mr. Cornell, lnnd Hesurs, Knies and Thompson demanded to know where he got I, Hareplied that he got It lnllnflllrlfl! way. A{r. Kales ssked If the witness dld not actually obtain it from Thomas Wright, no actual delivery haviog been over mada, PIUILLIPS AGATN. At thls polnt r, Erie Winter, clerk In Mr., Kalea' oflice, was Introduced to teslily as to his knowledge of the missing Philips, He saw Phil- lips 1aet on Batnrday afternoon, when he safd he had an engagemeont and would be gone about an hot Thought Phillips lived at Hydo Park, but wa In naway positive, Had scarcely any acqualot- ance with him, and knew nothine of hia friends. Phrilllps came to the office Baturdny might, snd called up to s Mr, Echanmberg to know if any one had called. [le then said that he wonld be in Mon- day morning, Witness knew nothing sbout any alator of ' Philllps. The men In _the office had expressed thelr surprise at Phil. pA' abacnce, Witneas 1old Phillips Batorday that he would be wanted befors the Committos, having obtalned that laformation from Mr. Kales, Phillips expressed himself willing to attand, and then went on to say that he wounld be gone abont an hour, Witness had not the slightest Idea where to find him, and knew nothing of Me. Phillips, It came ouf incldentally that Phillips was or had been a Baptist minister, and had beon known to immeras converts, but further than that nothing was learnt, and b8 remains like the lost Pleiad, below, Finding that he did not materializ Committee adjonrned until10 o'clock this mo; MR. DUNFAM ON TUE PARK SCIHEME. Hr, Joteoh Medill, Kditor Tridune. Apell 16.~Tour' testimony beforo the ex- aminiog Commitiesaf the Bauth Fark matters glves ihe Impremion that tha prasent lyw Iu refercuce Lo sall Acheme was advicated iy me, The reverss is true. ¥nen the bil] was pending fn the' Henate I wrots John C. ore, protesting in strong langusge mgainet fta Dluage, aa a piratical schome In tia” (nforert of iand: anarks, that the title of the bill was a misnumer, ought 10 be chen From that timeup to ¢ d, . he onEl Have ever Gharacterized ine wholp fini e & fraud, and have only Lo piintto ine testimany before the Commities & confrmatory of m pleased to publish the uriginal hill an: nishod Tix TRIBUXE by mie in 1601, herew(s! y iat time, and AL ho other perlod. Very respectfully yours, J. Il DUNHAM, Wehave dificulty in undersianding how Me. Dusham conld suppose our *'testimony* beforo the Committeo could give the impression that the present Sonth Park law was advocated by him. This was all tho ** witn, iz *'3Mr, J. H. Dunham, after he came home from Eu- rope, wae the man who conyerted witnes 1o & beflef fn SATilae Tand rove o hlne Y P ‘Tt1a of course refors to conversations had with Mr. Danbam in 1800 wherens the preaent Park act was not passed until 1800, A Park blll was passed in 1807, submitted to 8 volo of the peopla, and rejected, malnly becaute, if we remember correctly, 1t did not descrive the boundarles of the proposed parks and boulev: The second bill supplied this omission, snd was ratified by *‘s large majority," Mr, Dunbam sskeus *¢1o publish the original b} and diagram farnished Trux Toisune by him in 1866." ‘The cut exhibiting the disgram was con- sumed {n the Chicago fire with other Tuinuxne printiog matorials, and therefore wa cannot pub- lish It; bat Mr, Dunhsm's schemo.can Lo eastly deacribed, The diagram was an ontline map of the city, showing 8 wida atrip of territory extendln, nm’flnd threu‘ndel of lhupcn: which ‘1t wi ro! oned to condemn. We copy the scctlon describe jug the land tobe taken fn: Fro. 4. Bald Park Noard (of nine members) shall havo power. snit L 18 o tholr duty, and thoy ara nercby Aut 1o take possewsion of knd to scauiro uitle, 1 benulf of th City of Chicago, by condemnlng or ottier, wis, to any lands within s mila_of southesst corner t weat along the city, ng ine of "uxfd cily ta the southwest comner eof, thence north along the weat lina of aald city. ne nirthwest corner thercofy thence east along the \ . north line of sald city tw the northeast corner thervof, firghilc ik, direeets, B L2 soliTos ’i.orv.n( wu“lnhumunu of sald ciiro tha licaltn and comf £ Y, ‘The other sections of the bill carrled this achome into effect, rmvldlnk they did, for issuinz b’vq‘lil. levying taxes, sclling of lots at public auciivn, eie, According to tho diagrm the parks wonld be from & quarfertaa thirdof & mile wide, with a drivoway of, ssy, 100 foet wide AID? their mars 700 feet deey Balldimg lots 200 to | were (o Id out nclms ho drivewa The whole schema was cortalnly’of magnifici lPmpcrmm-. and wanonly adopted in s very modifed form by the peapla of Chicugo, \When the present park systom ls com&flokd there will bu **bonfavard ¥ drivoways around tho city on the narth, west, and south sides, passing through Lincoln, llumwldthnmuml, Dnuiln (Went- wurth, ' perhaps), Bonthern, snd Southeastern Tarks, bLesides some minor ones, Whether this ark schome, or that originally suggosted by Mr. Juntiam, 1 tho eiter ung, 18 now too late {0 dis. cuss. lie Is entilled to the credit. howeve, firat proposing & buld aud_comprohenslve park and oqulevard system, encircling tho city on the three Iand sldes, a8 woll a8 of winning over the support of Tug TUInUNE to the ldea. child may grow up Into a diffarent sort of & man than its” fatber expected, but atlll be cannot dony its paternity, and so Mz, Donham must not be”deprived of the paternity of tho conception that, by & process of uvolution, developed an i expanded Into the It Ing wystoms of Chicago parks and boulevazas, e —— THE HEPTASOPHS. Nrw ORLEANS, La., April 10.—The Hopta- sophs, or 8, W, M., the suprems conclaye of the Order, closed Its lavors Saturday nlght at13 o'clock, after transacting considernble business 1n interest of the Ordes. Most of the delegates will leave to-night for thelr respoctlve homes, ‘They vxpreas themselves well pleased with tho recoption extended Ly the wmembers here, Dur- {ug thelr visit, they called {n a body on Gov. Nicholls, who recelved them in s cordisl man- ner, They also visited the Legislature, and 'were, by & speclal vote, admltted on the floor of Loth the Scoate und House of Representatives. Yesterday carriages wers provided for the rep- resentatives, and they visited the cemeteries and rifla clubs, and spent the *afternoon at New Lake. At night they weroentertalned by the “Tounia Conclave." A number of ladics ‘wero resent. Speeches wers made by Judge Tiasot, ’rofs, Dimil rgnm{ ‘slougue, andrepresentatives from various Btates. —— ‘D, L. CARMICHAEL. To ¢Ae Editor af The Tribuss. Cimicawo, Avrll 16.~In your Sunday's iss reficcting upon my character ssan aitorne; P posed to bave been written by a ‘‘cltizen® of Hyde Patk. Iam now ableto slateto the pudlic who furnished the article to Tus Tarzvas for pubs 1leatton, sud befate Iglve hisname I mightsay 1 d to meot s man who will plonges dagger u’:n'gnhynur heart in .Ionnl{nm- AsnlghEll hold in contempt 8 man bsodying bls virtue and honssty bofore the %unll: when he has*ugne. I feur burglars and robbers, but 1 place the” above class a0 pre-eminently to & man who will slander & follow-citizen under an assumed name thron ublic priut, My fellow-citizens, the mau wi yllmhhtd the articlo against me for publication was George M, Bojue, of ULdfl Park. Respect- fully yours, e e L. Canicy UANL e ———— MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, Special Diapatch 4o The Triduna. MixwearoLls, Miuu, Aprl' 1.—Yesterday was the first Bunday of the new municipal ad- minfstration, and elght or ten persous wers jugged for drunkenness. This is an uousual number, and.was owlog to & revolt against closed saloons ou Suudsys. The gamblers pro- poss Daylug thelr fine and 830 per week, whilo somo of the salvou-keepers proposs to gut the matter to its bitter end. NO move bas yet been wads azainet bouses of fli-fame., THE COURTS. A Mother Succeeds in Recovering Her Child---The Protection. ° Necord of Judgments and Now Snftsess Dankruptcy Matters. Bome time ago & special demarrer was filed by Charles G, Direed to the bill In the case of Jasper K. Gooding vs. The Prolection Life-Insurance Com- pany, and yeaterday It was called up for argument. The principal argument waa made by Mr. M. F. Tuley on the part.of Breed. The grounds of the demarrer were that the bill dld not ahow that Good- Ing wans & atockholder in the Company, or that he had such an Interest as woold ensble him to msln. taln the enit, On the contrary,it appeared that his only Interest was ss A policyholder. which would not entitle him to the reliel ho maked. Alio be- canre Gooding had ap ample remedy st law, snd was not the party (o Institute proceedings to dis- solve o cluge npa Mfe-Insursnce company, Lastly, 11 was claimed the Court had no Jarisdiction, ‘Tha chlef reliance was on the gronnd thatan fn- turance compsny could only bs closed up by the Auditorof State. He could examine as to all sccurities and decide a4 to thelr suMelency, and he had 8 right to do so when i bis judgment a com- pany was squandering il aseets or mbusing Its franchises. The mode was by petition on hia part fo have a Recelver sppointed. No member or atockholder could, ander the statnie, maintain & bill for the appointment of & Recelver, the Anditor being the only person who could maintain such a sult in equity. The State's Attorney might begin 8 proceeding by quo warranto, bat & bill In eqalt whnid only C11a svthe. Jnstance of ihe Auditer of tate. The {nanrance company had not saught to take advantage of any techn!cal rights they might have by demurrer, first, becaute they feared antsiders might tnin] o ey wished to_ delay matters, and, recund, be hey considered the charges false and malicious, and wished to meet them on the merits. B Mr. J, 1), Ward aleo made 8 ehort argument, fol- lowing ‘Mr. Tuley. e likewiso fled a briet Answer donying that he had been a Director or of- cerof the company, and clsiming that his only connection had bacn'af attornor, Only one side of the argnment was heard yester- day, and Bhnfeldt will make his atgoment this morning. TILE MOTTIRR GETS MER CNILD, Aboat aix wecks ago Em"i‘ L. Dlack filed a bill In the Circalt Conrt acalnst Thomaa and Marzoret E. McCrone to get posneasion of her child Nelile, a il gbout 24 veats old. She claimed that her hus- nd, who dicd iere in May, 1570, had placed tho Z i o child in defendants’ care. ey, subsenuent to his geath, wrote ner, abe heing in 8an Franciaco, ask- ing for her coneent to the adoption of her daugh- at the same time they sisted that Nellle Tould otiireise have lo go (0 an Orpban a8 Mr, Bisck had died without leaving_any prop- erty, " On theac_representationa Mrs. Black can- #ented that the McCrone's should adopt her child, and an arder to that edoct was made by the County Cout In October last, In November she came on hero and Jearned that her husband some property whon be died; thathe also had & 1ife-insurance policy for $300 in tavor of hia chfld, and that the Masonic frater- nity, to which bo belonged, bad been taking steps tofiave Nellle educotod.' Mrs, Dlack then flcd her bil) o hisye the order of adoption in‘the Connty Court sel aside an the ground that it had been ob- taiped by frand. ‘The cass was tried last Thurs. day and Friday, and yesterday moining Judge Farwell gavo s décislon setting anide the order the County Court and_ giving the mother hor child, Ta ald the only Imporiant question in the cass ‘was whether 3ra, “Black's conaont was oblalned and sed in an Impropor mannor, #o that she had the tight to complain of its having been obtaned br teaud, Tha Judge thonght it had. ~After Mr, Dlack's death, Oeorgo . Brown, som of sira. McCrone, took the vroporty and’ vapers of tho deceased, and he knew of the condltion of the entate. The knowledge of Drown, who wrote o Mra. Tilack, was tha knowledgo of all, 1l and the ‘McCrones wero working together, and the knowledge of one waa the knowledye of the wholo. Iicfore they made use of the conacnt they should have Informed Mra. filack of all matters’ rolating Lo her husband's estats which wore known to them, or which they had ascertained after the first lettor to her, 40 a3 o sog whether she "wohld atill bo willing to give up her dsughter, 1i was a seri- qus matter {0 ‘parent Lrlnging or her into court, thoy sere Lound to show that overything was stralght, Such was notthe case in thu prescat {nstance, aud tho decres of the County Court wonld therefors ba sot aside, snd Nellle re- stured to her mother, Mri, Black acemed greatly rejoiced at tho decls- fon, and suply repold far her long journey hors end the months of anxious walting. She will im- medlately roturn 10 San Pranciaco, where, 84 she stated In hor bill, ste s aboat to be married azaln. TUR CUICAGO, DANVILLE & VINCENNES HAll~ ROAD. The decd for the Indlana Diviston of the Chieago, Danville & Vincennes Rallrond, which was ol under foroclosare sale, waa- dellvered to F. W. 1leidekoper, T, W. Shzonon, andJ, M. Denison, the purchasors, Satarlay, by 3r. 11, W. Blshop, the mastor In ctiancery, The deed for the Tilinols Division was delivered April 12. Tho purchascrs will take posseselon probably to-night, and will opprate the road untll the uew road, the Chicago & Nasbvllle Ratlrosd Company, fe fully organized, DIVORCES. Bophia Roggman filed a LIl yesterday sgainst hor husband, Johu ogeman, charging that Lie descrted her in April, 1875, and asking for the usual rellef. John W. Domorest also flled a Lill for divorce trom his wife, charging her with adaltery. 1T BAB. In the caso of Henry L. Young et al. v, M A, Schall ot ol , Judge Bloduett yesterday appoin ed John Guazenhauser Racelver, under bond for 2,000, Jdndge Wlllhlul‘nn lhmm{h the general rollof hls docket yesturdsy, dlamlseing abount seventy-fivo cases, UNITED 8TATES COURTS. Jors Abbolt fllad s bill agalnat ltichard A, Tiob- ertson and W, W, Becombo 0 foracioss a trust- deed for §5,000 ‘on the south half of Lot 21, In Emun's South Addition to Clicago Bub:Lot 1 of Lot 3, Block 28, In Canal Trustoe's Budivision of blocks in the soptl SFactionsl haif of ec. 40, 40, @ und 7 of Lot b, Block 28, 16 2ine bloc ames Sharkey begnn & sult to recaver 33,000 m Wilson K. Nixon, DANKRUPTOY MATTERS, Benjamin F. Dudloy, a pork-pa untary petition In bankruptey yunteruay. cured debte amount Lo 200, and the unsecur $0, 120,15, No assets. ~The petition wi 10 Itegister Hibbard, A discharge was issned to Thomas Burgess, Intho case of Alexander innes, an orler was mude to deposit all uupaid compoaltion dividents in court, e o8 wore lssued 1o Jacob It Chapin and Dischs W, 0. Wiilard. in the matter of James 8, Kinkald, the Asslance, of It E. Jenkinw foported” that of tfho aalo of tho bunkrupts we Judge ordered the sale to be approved. * “Tio desparate debts of the i of E. As Bigelow & Co. wera sold for $31, and tho Assiznoe's foport of tho same was urdered to be approved. Uradford Iancock,Assinde of Potarsen & Jobn- o Al It ca Lo the beat advantage atretall inthe ordinary course of buatneus, and ho ssks that he may be aifowed to disposs of the govds in this manner,” An order was aued a8 prayed, A discharye was lsaned to Ole @, Thompson. Ik B Jeulins was appolated Adsigase of Jacod ngel. A“wmpn-ulonmulluxwm be held st 10 a. m. to-day {a the case of John Blocki. An Aselgneo will be chiowen for Payson E. May- hew at 11 0'clock this morning. SUPKRIOI COURT IN BRIXY. Carfeton D, and Charles ¥, Elmer s00d George B._Grifiin far $1,000. John D, Freeso began a sult fu replevin agatnst George E, White ta recover & ateam-engine and boller situated ot Nos, 347 sud 40 Wesl Lake streat, valued at $1,000. g Agward lludson and Joho McLennan filod a bi)} sasins Mary C. and Willlam Smith, J. 8. Marruy, E, 8, Lane, and W. U. L'oafzr. to forecloss & trust.deed for 81,547.92 oo Lot b1, Block 1, of J. W. Davis' Additlon to Chicagta, Morrls Wheeler wued Jacob Metzler, Danlel Rothachild, sud K. 8. Rothachild for $1,000. CIKCUIT COURT. flh aud Jamos Downey began a sals st P,flifln Ekll\m:kl-p tlon to nnldu‘;, 3 . tractional ¥ with Lot 1, Block 1 the Assessors’ Divislon uf the 8. of Bec. 22, 89, 4. €, V. Dyer conmonced a sult for§15, 000 sgainst and the W, Bolomon A. Smith. Joba B, Lynch commanced an action in trespass syslnst John Peschiel o rocover §3,000 damages for slicged standar, . : LAY yogs DavxsoNu~1o Chambers. '0G8 LLunaerT—6ot cass Ne. 8§77, Adsma ve, Manufasturiag Couany, 0 trial UY—437, 434, 465, 470 (o 473, 478 W0 477, 41t Nad ik e OF cah ke, ‘RO Ched 0% (11, Y ) b y;'llfl JauRION~13, 162 Lo 178, 180 and 182. No. d Kilderbol a i o0l 3 ol o, 28, Mortimer Jxpas 1‘3.?::‘ 78 t0 500, tnclualve. No. 477, Oage et casa 18, Dater va. Anchoy W3, C: 18 B and Li ik Caioiitar, Now. b "l’#‘u.xx” o Sk aciuatve, Airial. sl ] Cicari 813 ud 51G. No Caes juml(alwu e Bl ATt A jeral dockos 8ad wiil R L CIACHT COURT—ULIE Roaste—iaseoh 8. Mead ot . Ttuckleys verdict, £43.44, snd motlon ull im) LewisC. Frey, $134.24. P. Newell, $173.11. IRD. tch fo ne. Imunrfi‘l’.lu. A n'plqll).—A case of connldersble Snterest Is on irial In the United Statee Court. John E. Risley bronght auit agninet the Indianapo- lia, Bloomingion & Western Rallroad Company, in he Marion Cirenit Conrl, and oblaiged jndgment, Detendants dppealed and gave a oond fu ihe fam of . with C, W, 8mjth, then Generat Mansger, €. Willgon, Gcorxe’ Nebeker, and A, Glaby a6 reth The Supreme Court afirmed the de- clsjon. and now the eoretien are sued on the hond, the Company being defaaited. The defenae {n that the slenaturen are forgeries, Smith teatided to-day 1hat the anreties #izned the bond iIn hin presence. Abont forty experta have been summoned from all Pparta of the countey aa wlinesses. The mrray of couneal \u Jarge, —fI. Crawlord of Chicago, 1), W. Voorhees, Baker Hord & Hendricks. “’\mm af for rllln((l:.‘lcflflnlld & Butler, Harrison, Hines & Miller, and Claypool, Newcomb & Ketch- am contra. —— THE COUNTY BOARD. Tiard Vp, ‘The Cannty Comm| llfllllllplllld & regular week. 1y meeting yesterdsy sfternoon, President Holden inthe Chalr, and present ths fall Board except Tabor, A communication was recoived from fchwein- farth Bros,, asking that they be pald for bresa furnished, since they needed the monay due, They had lost money by being nnable to purchase large quantities of flour before the advance In price, ow- ing o thelr county orders not belng cashed, and they deaired some compensation for fhelr loss, Reforred to the Finance Committee. Architect Egan sent in & communication nrging the appojntment of Superintendent of the Courte Tiouse, and recommending Edward Gleeson forthe place. 3t was placed on fle. ‘The same gentleman sent In another communica- tion stating that the levels of the fonndations of the Court-louse bad been made good st a cost of £3,040, and thst ha was ready to lssno a certificate to flarme lesu that sum for the amonnt of hls clalm ae fixed by the arbitratfon. Keferred to the Joint Commitice on Publle Buildings and Bervice, ORAND J0RY. The Board then drew a Grand Jury for May, ss follows: Patrick IL Slosn, Patrick MeMannns, Patrick Jobnson, John O'Brien. Hermann Gessel broebt, J, R. Gaskins, Uriah Stott, Charles Poch- man, James Brennan. Robert B. Lynch, Thomas Cailerton, Danfel Horan. L. D. Bervin, Thomsa Etont, Jobn Rysn, Thomas Onui’h, A Tewks- berry, James Fairm: Poilip Upton, Charles ) Muuck, N. Michaeisks, F. Condon, and J. D.. Tyler. 'roposals were recelved for doing plumbing- work at the Court.-lonse foundations.—supoly- ipe, etc.,—as follows: Banders Dros., $145; 1. R."ueg%" 240; Joseph Hogan, $100; R. Gira- him, $700, The contract was swarded to Sanders Tiros, FREDING DRIDEWELL FRISONERS, The Committee on Clty Helations reported that the contract between Uhie clty and county for diet- Ing prisoners wonld expire May 1, and recommend- ed Fhll they be suthorized to confer with the proper anthorities with the view of geiting a re- duction In the price nqw paid. . Commissioner Bradley sald the price pald was 35 cente & day, and the bill smounted to about $25,000 & year. The city had the se of the prisoncrs, and he thooght there ought 10 be & ssving la'that quarter, “The report was concarred in, BUNDRIXS, The Joint Committee oo Public Service and Taildings ried, making several recommends- tlons. ln reference to the communication of Archi- tect Egan as to the eubetitution of large stones for smal ones, atan increased expense, they stated that, while the chanze night add to the beaaty of the Court-louse, they did not think it should be made. Regarding an advance of $15, 000 to McNell & Son, which Egan was resdy to issue an cetimate for, they Lad been nnable to reach any conclusion, and submittod it to the Board_for consideration. ‘They recommented that the $400 received from thu bullders of the Court-Houre fence be given to Sexton for the purpose of constracting roadways in the nquare, ‘The report was recommitted, ‘The same Commiltee recommended that the Doard fix the compensation of s Superintendent of the Court-liouso and eloctone. Concarred fn, Comuisslnner McCaflrey moved that the Hoard groccnd to ofect & Superintendent and an Asalstant n‘?nnmendanu ommlssloner Fitzgerald was ougaurd to the election of an Assistant Seperintendent, ‘There aa rio necessity for L st prosent. ilp moved as an amendment that the archltect be Instracted 1o wond In the name of & compatent person for Super- intendent. Commissloner Bchmidt didn't want te bedictated to by Architect Egan. Commissioner Aynzs remarked thst the more ;he responsibility was divided the worse 1t would he, Comimissioner Mnlloy moved as an amendment 1o the amendment that the architect be requested to send in five nomes, Commissloncr McCaflrey #ald If "an fncompetent )l:xlln was elected, the architect could discharge ‘Commiasionce Cleary boped thore would be no delay In the election, Commissloner Guenther esld so Independent man was wanted, —cne whowounld not slde with the architect or contractor, but tell the Board It any- thing was wrong. Cnm,mllllaw Fitzgemid—Woulda't you trust Egan i‘ommln!ohn Guenther—1 wotldn't trust any= any more. [Laughter.] I wonldu't trust body {s sclllsh and wauts to make all the money he can. Cominlssioner Cleary—Yon wouldn't trust yoor- ae Commlssloner Guenthor—Ofler me half a milllon doilars. T belleve, by God, 1 wonld tako It. [Laughter. ] The wmendment to the smondment was with- irawn, Tle smendmont_was voted down—yess, b— Ayars, Dradley, Conly, Pitzgerald. and Senne; nays, 0. inoiton ta lay MeCattrey's motion on tho table s not ageeod to—yous, 7 nays, 7. On motion of Comimissloner Cleary the Assiatant 8n) Iermlfml:nl wnrl L gel:‘rrt‘d;; h.i a month. o sulary Waw tten izvd AL 85 a day, Whoreupon the Doard adjourned until Thursday afteracon. e ———— SUBURBAN NEWS, UTDA PARK, ‘The Tov, James Goodman preached in the First Presbyterlan Church Sunday evening for the la time in Hyde Park. Mr. Goodman has been aseo- cinted uutil within the post few weeks with the Frat Baptist Church, where he has labored for the last year as minister, At the aunual trustees’ meoting of the church, hold some time 'fi“‘ A vote was taken to his gulng or staying, sad found to six in " favor . of leaving snd twenty in favor of staying, but ench unpleasant 'things were rald that Alr, Goodman was advised Ib{ e friends to leave, although bie would e a greal loss to the church. It shoald beinsntiuned that some of thots against hiin were the same persons wao advised the Hev, M. iaylis, tue former pastor of the chu the ouc wi ad it nader his charge, to leave. Mr, (ioodman {s & young man, and, although some faults wre found with his delivers Is known topea conalstent Christian, and IS ‘should also be men. Honed thas betloviny that delnking, thestre-golug, were slus, be bhas ot them, 3ir. wed by many warin friends. The Laptist Church lise hiad hiard work ta get along with slinost noth- 188 to pay thelr axpenscs, but wlll be supplied by the Chicago Theological University. It ia hard for & f.‘:‘““ to demsnd frst.clase talent at cheap Tates. £ “Tha eloction for Becretary, Trustoes, snd Vil- lage Clerk takea place to-us Ther ara three or four tickets o thy Geld, and ‘should the weathor bo favurable, thers will be a0 unusoally exciting time for the staid realdonts of the village, ln this cunnoction It bs proper 10 atste that Messrs. J, C. Latimer and dosophs B, urchell have declined & nomination on the Iadependcnt tickes, ENGLEWOOD. The following is the aunas! report of the Board of Education for District 2 of Lake aud Kyde Park, ‘Togashin 38 0 band AbriL 1, 1676, vores oo Hecalved by ihe'Treasires sinc Apri Teachens satarics Miscelianeaus. Vo ot baceipta from taach of 1876 e e v New 2o Donde o per cent. Bitiyani virset Total liabliities., Caahon hand & IT SR dor i o i a7 B Tt 1o Tear 1073 dad pmi&-‘u years. 48,633 Teaous o voniss $117,718 Vn::wwhwmmud ‘cost of bulldiogs.. 215,000 BVANSTON. Evanasnd family, of Colorado, who, extended Kuropeun irip. bave bean 3 Im’r: tme in Kvanston, leave to-day for City, Dy acally of the late_Judgo Ciarkson departed S;lu(dly ;ur Ke: y wm'.u\::e;:. t:-ly Inv:,pnx- ased 3 uring a o L and n Emf::'s 100 “Fresed Houss they Bave ‘won frie i icrs, of the, Women's Culloge, te ax- urn to-day from 0 naj P a0t SL Louis, 1o Ting bl brothcr, Willlam ¥’ Jones. Fostciaster O 1. Marwla f proparing fot oceu- paney vhe former resldcace of D, Wellor: on Chir cazurunue, snd wil more heceln May 1 bave {or Tharedsy evenl; Aseries of yevival prayer-mie charye uf the Motbodist chols is uvening of this woek, except aro largely attnded. "Tha Eclocut hud & pleastut gatheriag 2t Mr. C. M. Wicker's last night, The wembers of the Athensslum Soclety Intend 10 **apccad themaslvos Lo a public enterialauont nesday. Inthe Meck Mall 1 Friday night. Amongthe L’"‘{%‘.'r"‘ pleanares a ainzing by a qoartette oftne retheen, Mr.JE. . Bickell has been appointed to and has accepted the position of keeper of the life-eaving Uon. 8ix otramen have been malected from Among the many muscniar applicants, and their namen will be made knowr fn A few days. The en- tiee teven nte stadents, and must sabimit to & rigid military examination’aa to thelr physical eondl- tion before recelving the appolnting papers. Dally practice will he expecied from these during April May, September, October, and November, at lenst, and pasaibly dnring the wammer months. Uncle Sam 1s 1o give then $46 per month, Committees fram the four Collexe clanves meet at B o'clock this sfterncon to consummate plans for the bare-ball tournament. ‘The college campus is being prepared for its WpHng dress. ‘The Fire Company gave a water dispity on Davis stroel yeaterday afternoon. Mnsic for the occanion wag farnished by a band-orian. J§ became known yesteraty ot an opposition 13 ticket was talked “of ‘amon, disapnolnted aguinet the regniar nominees for Villsge Trostees, As the citizena have no deafre to cater o the wishes of soreheads, the ticket, if circulated, wili meet with 0o genersl supyort.’ Seth . liralley has no onponent far the offlca of Pollce Nacisteate, be natisfaction glven vy Hobert . Scott, the preacnt eflicient Viilage Clerk, during the past two yeare, will inaure his re-election to-day. DESFLAINES, Tha youne friends of “Mivs Fannie Talcott pald heran unsnnounced visit “Friday evening. hey were recaived with frank cordiality, ani an ex- crptionally pleasant evening was {»wed by Tl Amonz those present. were Misacn Libbio cOin- nis, flattie Parsons, Rore_(iondfeliow, and the Mlsses Jeflerson, Mennrs, Woodworth, Van Wagg- a‘c':. Camey, Luce, Jones, Lee, Nelson, and Hop- t ‘The guesta of the week wera Mres, L. Pa 3 of Clifago, Mr. Chariee Buetman: of the Uotes e AP Selion, o3t , Mr, Arthut Nelron, of Missoorl, will Snmimer with hie uncle, 1y, - JemersanTe 00 28 Elder Woodworth sapent Sunday at ard. D, Grabaum, of Chlcago, suppiled s Putpit 1a Als Atthe aunual school meetlng, I, N. . Sher- man was elocted Direc tor, ne‘vnu waa vmsu}l'ur: tinanimons, IOWA., A Dodget of Iawkeye News, Bpecial Correrpondenca of The Trivune. Dzs Momzs, Is, April 14.—The sulcda manis continues. Soven cascs wers reported last week {n this Btate, and about the samo number will make tho record of the present week. S Miss Meek, at Washington, discouraged st contloued Ili-health, ovarwhelmed her troubles by leaping into a well, At Richmond, a daughter of Michael Quinn drowned Liorself In & well. 8She was about 20 years of age. No cause assigned. William Burke, & farmer in comfortable cir- cumstances, drowned himself at Buffalo, Scott Caunty. EBROSENE-TOFRORS, ‘The frequency of kervscne-accidents fo this Btate Is conclusive evidence that tho statutes are belng violated, or that the legal standard is no safeguard, A few evenings since, at tho reslaence of Mr. Guerney, ot Monticello, a Jamp was burning {o b bedruom early In the evening. Mrs. G. came out of tho room and closed the dour, when the lamp suddenly cxploded, and the room was in- stantly in a“blaze, With the ald of blonkets and water a conflagration was averted, though ong person was severely burned, At Waukon, the store of Hersey & Caulum's came near belng burned from 8 Kerosenc-lamp, belng only saved by early discovery of the fire. At Lyons, as A. T, Plerpont was turning down tae light to retire, tlic lamp exploded, scattering ofl nod glasa fn all directions; bat, fortupately, litslo damage was done. At Tracr, o man left alamp burning on the counter of his shoe-store while he went to church. Heretarned just in thne to provent s scrious fire. The lunp had exploded, amd the flarues had got well started. 1t is safe L0 say that over 100 similar accidents have occurred in this State the past year. The sbove is the record of but three days. At Iowa City, s few dayasince, three car-loads of vl were condemned as below the standard, At Guthre, an examination was made of ol on sale at the stares, and but oue sample wus fuund which was of legat standard ; soue was as low as 53 degrees, ~—worse than gun-powder, WHISKY-PROSECUTIONS. It lins been the prevalling sentlment in this State that the duty of enforcing the Prohibitory Liquor Iaw waa devolved npon peace-officers, and that private citizens had not the power to act, The Attorney-General, Lavibig been requested to rive his opinlun thereon, says the luw dous noy revent 8 private citizen from Sling an {uforma- lon 5t partles suspected of ylolation of law. If a peace-oflicer neglects to do his duty, he may be prosecuted, HIORSB-TIIEY CAUGUT. Monday nieht, s horso was stolen from Joseph Jfamlin, at Wasbinrton, Page Conunty. Oliver Youu, 18 years of age, wus suspected, and pursuit was made. e was traced to Lradyviile, wherv he sbandoned the horso aud struck out for Missouri on fuot. A dog wes put on bis track, which soon oyertook him,,and he was captured. IHesuys be is one of nzlnfi ol six, with headquarters at Nebraska City, and whose rendezvous’in Southwesturm luwa 18 nbout three miles north of Hawburg, Fremont County, He is doubtless a novice, but probably tells the truth, as several horses stolen in this vicity re- cently have been captured while being taken In that direction, TRIED BY FIRE. Mra, J, M, Thompson, near Mount Vernon, fs passing through a sea of trouble. A few yea aro, ber husbund was killed by u tornade."Luss than a month ago, hier residenes, with all fis contents, was burned ; and, last week, her barn was strutk by lightlng, and burned, with all 1ts contents, Including a borse. CHILD-MUKDER LY A LAWYER. T M. Rockwell, forsaking bis lawful wifo at Clinton, went to 8ac Citv, where he did a law business on & small acale, e formed an fHegal partnership with s Mra. Hocking, the result of which was the birth of a child about tae 10th of March, which Rockwell strangled to death ns suon a4 It wus born, The fact becoming public, hewas arrested on tho Oth inst., and placed under beuds to sppear befure the Grand Jury, and, o default, was sent to jail. A LEGACY LOST, The wifs of John De Koch, 8 worthy citizen of Pells, recelved a Jogacy of several hundred dollars from a relative in the fatherland, To keep it sccure from tho ravages of burglars and the fickle fortuncs of banks, sho wrapped it in a r-per. put it under the carpet, and placed une ez of & bedstead on ft. The other day, the house-cleaning fover struck the wife, and, while sho was out mlIIunE the cows, her sister pulled up the carpet, gatiiered up the straw under it, carrled it into the yard, and sot fire to it; and the Jegacy went up In a cloud. for the wesk, nervous, and debllitated; ic and painful diseases cured without miedi- ¢ine, Electric lielts and other applisnces,all about them, and Bow to dlstingutsh the genulne from Lha spurious. Kook, with full particulars, malled froe, Address Palvormacher GalvanicCompany, 92 Vine atreet, Cincinnatl, 0. A . TN, ADELPII THEATRE, : REDUCTION IN PRICES, INOREASED ATTRACTION, Commencing Monday, April 16, Clrely et i caren 00 ODLE tiarge TUF reserved seais. .23 cents AN ULIO OF MAGNIFI ‘The new Drama entitled tho MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE, McVICKER'S TUEATRE, LAST WBEK Of the celebrated Chsracier Actor and Comedisa, Mr. F. 8, CHANFRAU, Who will sppear Munday evening. Apzil 16, and every i 1 ¢ Valden's r;:’-;g‘!mnu o week, la B Balataa ecceninis ”-;ll A‘NVIlkAU MA']‘HN‘BB gA'I‘UIl“DAY‘ 188 SAHY — 3 Aress, ANSASock~Thebrilliaat Young Actress, UAVERLY'S TUEATRE, HTPLATY:: IReturn of tha famous OATES ENGLISH OPERA. BAMUEL COLVILL uristor and Manager. nu‘u‘:z-m Toreisr Ero e At Kaors ey Sening. irsads. Dachcssss Thunday snd ita: atos Matucs aturdays Sat- da Treblaond NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. Clark-st., opposite Sheran Houss. * THE MINSTHEL PALACK OF AMERICA. BILLY RICE'S MINBHELS. Every Lveniy sod Saturday Mat MUSEUM. :fi\rm A Ry e g T Ty e A g VoI S S0 LR, Sise Allle S.AI, Wias fiefim- fi:fl'fi'h“fiié“ o MnEA Gt : %0 o brll 33 “Draioa, *Bimon Keaton,” PROPDSALS, PROPOSALS T Sl ous, Trasporlation. DEPARTMENT OF THE WasiisoTON, March 50, 1877, Beted proposals, Indorsed ! 'ropoesls for Deef, Flonr, Clothing, Transportation,” &c.(as the case msy be), and directed to the Commissioner of Indisn Affairs, No, 40 Leonard strect. New York, will be recelved antf] 12 m, of Taeaday, My 8, 1877, for farnishing tha following Supplies, xooda, and transportatlon, required for the Ine dian Bervice for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878; ALBO 20.470 loos 8. A T B DRY GO0DS, ITARDWARE, KUTIONS, AXD MED- ICAL BUPPLIES. ‘ ALBO Transportation for §9¢h of the sbove suppiies as may Dot be contracied to be deltvered at the several Indian Hedaics showto ta 8 inde and Bel les showiog in detat] the kinds LIL] of all. "eqlflr:;ll each Agency lflfl‘l: xrfiflr-n:’ mwfl ion rautes, time and pisce of delivery, conditfons * be observed by bidders, and terms of coniract ao thier with blank proposals, f""‘" of cous . farnished on s cl':lgn totots ‘to th Commimares of Robeistance. U. 8. A., At 5t. Lonfs, i Chy o N L SoiChepennas O G RUTTIE, Commiisimar GUSINESS CILANCES. Jom, N SPAPE ING, AND Ok b DR ITING Hitunte at Nos. 72 and 74 Third-av., Pitts- urg, Fa. This oid and llkms Lifeh lhkhbu 90K and weil: 1al Bech Saccewtuly CMAGTEd. Tor 1ho pask twEnip-Ban years, 18 now offered fov sale, on_sccount of the death f ita' Iate founder and owner, Mr. Denjamita Sineerly, ted the bulldiags for '1Bs ‘espeoial purpose for who ercct e S robm Sanisies. » ate e 40d boll - s 8 eteam-engine aod boller, one Teylor press, double fil(ntl:::, m.: of bed 40160, one Taylor pres, fll!fll cylinder, size of bed 131, * it igator prees, Loy ier with shaft- 1ok, beltine, stesm-elevator, e Db oruers while a the. Compaiu- Foom ound & great variety of show, newnpaper, and Job Lype, Cases, AR rrarn epariosent hat some 20 blae nad 5 ment has some 320 blne an yeliow Goutie-Taced sionear Varying ia s1se from JUria 3%, e mott of which Critain Yainabie couray: ly for use, It hasone steam lithographic-press, A ' 8 Baaborn CUIng-machine, add & Fling-aachine. Toposais are hiereby in¥ited for the whole of sny part of the extablishiment. muchinery, Stonca, w00l Of ke {ares, with or withorit the real estate. orior 10 108, m., Monday, April 30, 1877, when, if Aot auld, it wiil b Diferea at public aaction. Address 74 Third-av.. Fitte urg, P DWIN LARK, Admintetiaior, . Bawxr, Auctioneer, RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. Erplasalion of Refrrenca Marke—t Batarday ex- COTtEd. Bunday eXcapied, s Mondey FLOCPC FIvoundAY 858 . 10, ¥ lmfvfl i £ it CHIOAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. ‘Tieket Oflices, @2 Clark-st. (Shermaa Canal-st., corier Madison. and st tlie depota. aPacte Fust Line... aDubuque Day Ex. Vi Ciifiton [*1 abubauus Niglit £x. vis Clonti aUmana Night Express. 10: a¥reep’t, lockld & Iabi S 10ire aF l'ul)'lklhmll'dfi Dubuque, |* LMllwankee Fasg M Mliwaukee Express .. bMilwankee Passenges . S ] A adison l | I8 140D, 1 2308 m 0:308. m. 208, m, 2030 m P, m. g—Depot corner of Wella and Kinzio-sta, S=Depot corner of Canvl and Klnzle-sis, MIOHIGAN OENTRAL RATLROAD. Depot, 100t of Lake:at., aud fout of Tweniresosond-s,, IcKet-oMlice, 07 Clark-st.. soutliess: coruerot Lt doiph, Urand Pacinie Hoicl, and at Patiner Hou N e Eaeids ol el snyat Fuliver fiajes CHICAGO, ALTON & Ut Untoc ufm “\Tm‘! %Pflmfl mq?"fi‘{ Hog}:"aAW Al e ) Leave. T Amive. EaneasCity & Denver Fast Ex. [212:0, . Bt mnx.i’snnnwm Ea..wn Y Eu Sorinkdeld & Toxad, § b: Febma e Tk o eona, p. m. 4 7id0a, ar Chicspo& Paducal : Bireator, Wasli'ton 1““?' o Jolies & Dwtani Aecomimias GO0 MTLIATEES & 5. PATL, ATIEOAD ‘-’n"n‘a‘:l 'fimu Clark-st., oppoaite Bherman lTunn. Sota Exprese; Wiaconala & b ‘Nikat Kspress to:min. m.t 7000 1. Allirsind run vis Sfllwaukes. Tickats for AL Vaal saiMiaseapaie 2 Chies, oF via Waleriawhe La'crosns on My erairse CHIOAGO, BURLINGTON UINOY BAILROA Depow, foolof Lakest. Tl ary od Pt SingConnt dnd Wixinanua-sia, Ttckos Ofies ) Teave. Amive, Mendota, Otta e, A810Ux . SCK RV bidue & ios iz s Pt iy Pacific Night " Eipreas " for| i Omaba Kansse Ciiy: Ateh I T e X vl *Rz. Smnday. * 600w It10:00p. .| “Toim.. t 6: 358 m, +Ex. Baturday, TLLIN( [/ 5 AL foot ol .. < - e o AT et Arrivey Bl 300 m:|Tm e B M0 0 m it e B FITINBURA, FY. WATHY & CHIOAGO RATLWA Devut curuer Lanal an ln:;pfl.ll"l'nfl €0 Clark-st., Valmer Hole, 2\ g fhket Uticny’ Wakila e BALTIMOXB & Rg"l‘flbfimpoAD. Tratns lears fiom Expoel i 100€ of Mow O et B i voition DOLbint owa Lesve. I Artive. W e aat B3 &, oL | BN iy, == = 0400, BOTK ILAYD & PALY10 RATLEOAD a0 A o v Omaba, Lesvanw'th & Atch Bxj*1 er A teommo |+ 5 1alt Kapreas. Lo mmcuwu ats., Woss Blde. Cea ta1 Maddlp forh g l Arrive. m.|* 7:20 p. m. Rt Byt . lf 7:30s" 1o 4 EANKAKER LINE From Central Depot, foot of Lake-st. Depart. A (except Banda; -‘ o:43a.m.} 8:50p.0, * Pl fgpres (sscem Basdin.| S08 2 s 7438 me CINCTHNATT AIR LINE & XOKOMO LINE Frow Ky. Lejot corver of Ullutod and Carroll-ats | Arive, Depart, o) ) 732 e-z.rmwm"-":_] e s e LT SRS TS SEn