Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 19, 1877, Page 8

T A mae v ¥, o " A, Christian & Co. 8 T'THE CHICAGO TRIBUN THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1877. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The South-Town Board has leared & roomy offico In the Carver Dailding, 48 South Clark street, at $75 per month, where herenfter tha Town Hail will belocated, 1Itlsconvenient and Raftable for the parpose. A Mr. Kurr, who wan said to have been one of the Truntersof the Polish Chareh of the oly Trin- Ity, desirea it to be stated that ho wannota Tens. teé, the reporter hiaving confounded his name with a gomewhat aimllar one. ‘The temperature yasterday, as obseeved by Ma. nsase, apticlan, 88 Madlzon street (TRinUXE Bulld- ing), waant8a, m,, 51 degraes; 10 8. m., 60; 12 m., 58; 3p, m P m., 63, Sarometerat 8 m,, 20,67, 8 4 20.55 ‘The United States Orand Jary are still at work on the Cook County National Bank caee, and yeaterday cxamined A. I, Barley and Mr. Bnsh- nell. Thwo ot three daye more will perhaps elapse befora a conclnsion {a reached, Jonn A. Christlan nnd family, of theflem of 1. roprietars of tho Washburn Mills, Minneapolis, Minn,, pasaed through Chica- go yesterlay on thelr way home from a three monthy’ Eouthern tonr, They narrowly cecapad Leing Inmaten of the Sonthern 1lotal, St. Loais, having changed thelr plans, which delayed them o daye. A man named John Prrdon, reaiding at No. 152 Bonth May street, was budly injored Tuesday night by falling into an excavation for a new build. ing ot the corner of Hoyne and Lake strecte. In front of which there was no red light or other #lgnalof danger. Tho contractors, D, IL. Flavin and Willlam light, are blamed for not having the proper signals out. The Chlcago coloniste wio recently aettied at Latiey, on the Transit “allrond in Florida, sbent #ixty-Bvo miles from Fernandina, seem to be doing pell. They are mow ihipping'now, potatocs Lo ew York, for which they get 30 per brral, while tho freight is only 75 centa, Samples of thelr produicts have been rent to thia city, and aro on exhibition on the Honrd of Trade, The firat number of 7he Leas, a jonrnal gotten up to reprosent the Western tohaccolintereat, hns mode {ts appearance, and ir o verycredltable sheet. 1t containa full tobacco market Teporia from all Jirts of the conntry. "1t I8 prlished by Golling & Toffman, 138 and 140 Lake wircet. and J. irving Crabbe 14 1{a editor. 1t is published weekly, and, {rom the contents of ite first number, eucccan may be presageil for the new candidate fof i patron- age of the trade which it cndeavors o represent, ‘There will be ftled this morning in the Clrenlt Conrt a declarat.on for trespass, oaleo {mprison. ment, and maliclony prosecution, with camages fized at £25,000, The partles to the anlt are Cyn. tnia Chase and Alonzo Allen and Ellen Allen, oy publiahed some timo ago, waa in- n Anding a home—the Tiethel Homo— “ for s youngeirl of 13 yeara; whereat the Aliens had her atrested for abdaction, Incarcerated in jail, sod, indircctly, caused to bo printed in dally” pa- ers of large circnlation stories tendinr to damage er charncter. Mr, Wade Abbott is the attorney for Cynthin. v ; Tuesdny night abont 2 o'clock, & man, residing not fur from Unlon Park, was mich nnnnrd by the music of a pair of unfeeling cats, which rercnaded him every time ho endenvored to talica wink, Atlaat, ezasperated Leyond en- durance, he ecized n emall Smith & Wesson and' n Coil'a navy revolver, determined to tleal death and destruction to those cats, 1lo fired ovne shot oat of ‘a rear window and the cats becamno alarmed and ran away, Determined upon thele destruction, the young man started sotvn into the yard in s costitme exceedingly Hght. Ono of the cata was guictly restinz on a” fence, Banm, bang, bang went the revolver, and down ran the cat into thy woadshed, By this tme tho neighoarhood was aronsed, and’ nightcaps were peering ont of numerous windows. ~Thal young man evimptied just twelve barrels of his revolvers at tho cat, and tho police were on the groand to find out what the trouble was, Yestorday morning, when he startcd down town, the {dentical cat was sitting hale and hearty on tho front-door atep, purring and mewing as of yore, Bloominzton rejvices in the possceton of o manulactory of **non-explosive ™ burnlug fuld, which lias niot Leen Inaptly termed **the Corgner's beat friend.” McLean cuunl{. of which anm- ington 1 tho seat. Iv reprosenied in the Legislature Dy s gentleman named Thompson. This person, who 1t Ix presumued ia u candidato for Coroner at the next clection in his county, recently Intro- duced a bill, ninending the law "i‘"‘"i,“ ol in- onng married apectlon. lic wishes to have the tro roduced from 160 to 120 degreen, Un. ecrupulous dealers In all kinds of brn- fng ol now violato tho law by scliing Naminators which will not stand the testof 130 deg., and ns a conseruenco every week or o the papers throughout the country are compelled to - vrint jovial ~naragraphe, ofien this fashion: “ihirldget could Acd no'eoft conlto lighto fire, She used conl ofl. Her coflin wan an elegant rose- wood one, and the funeralwas largely aftended. ™ Tina Mr. Thomgeon, the member fro and presnmably’ candidate for Corone Tolder in the ol! factory, #0 littlo disro man lifo thut_he Fanxlnde to remava the restrice tiona poverninz tha snlefof an article ns dongerons nnd trencheroun an nitza-glycerine? Does lic ton- Tempinte for ano momant 1he possibla Fosults of the parkago of Wie LAY With the zates thrown wide open for the sale of the more explasive and inflam- mahlo oils, thera will he more fircs, grester de- struction of 1ife and property, and higher raten of fnautance. I it wiso for Mr. Thompson to bring baut. this traim of evils 1 increass tho profita of the Bloomiington **non-exploslve ™ concorn, or make the ofiice of Caroner, to which lie presumabl aspires, moro lucrative? 'Itlato wiil not be passed, TIE WEST TOWX. The West Town Hoard of Auditors held an ad- {ouened meotfug In thelr room at Nos. 30 and 58 outh [lnlated street last eveningz, ‘There worn present Avicwsor Slgore, Juntices Shetldan, Salta- hury, Eperhardt, Merrison, Scully, Matson, and Incersoll, and Clerk Hertz,© Justice Sheridan oc- cupicd tha chair, ‘Lhe Commlitca on Rent of Ofiice requested fur- ther time, ond was ziven it. It in probable that Uio room iiow occupled will be relcased for angther year. The ofiiclal bond of Bupervisor Pederson was read é‘"d approved, and ordured placed on the record. Supervizor Moore ntated that tho snit against ox- Supervisor Wall's bondamen had been forfeited by the non-appearanco of Mesars, Scoviilo and Balley, their.at rhe{ In court, ‘The Suparvisor had rein- stated the wult, and a bill for uttorucys’ fev might be preeented later, dJuntice Ingereoll reporied progress in the inves- tieatlon of thu Weat {'ark Joard's accounts, and wae granted furthor time, Jnstice Mateon, from u epecial commlitee, waa “granted fnther time fu tho esamivation of the i illa and accounts of the lste Town Clerk and Su- pervisor. ‘The rame gentleman reported In favor of the tlement of the lute Arscasor's bill of 8750 foe reg- ular eervices In 1870, an L2050 for keepiug up records, books, piate, efc., aider the Instructions of the lioard, Thu amounts were ordered pafd. The samu Comuitice recommended that the clerkaacting for tho tuwn at the Jato clection bo wald 85 each, and certifly under oath to their hills, the Town Clerk to mske out the orders from the Imll-\wola. Tho recommendation waa: cancurred . Justice Bcully moved that the Town Clesk be au- thorized 1o buy a book in which tho names of pore eonw acting ae clerks of election shall be recosdod, snd the Jlourd cqneurred, The Buard adjoursed unttl Wednesdny at 7! Pe ci An adjoarned mecting ha gentlomen {ntere ested in the organtzation of & ch cluls was held laat evening at O u'clork, at riel's, No, 174 Madison street. About twenty wero present, and J. D, Adalruccupled the chair, The Conunitice, — Mesers. Dreler, Blum, aod Waters, —appuinted ot the preliminary meeting last Eaturday, reported that “IC’ had recelved two offers of rooms for the Club, and recommended the acceptance o that of Mr. ienelcl, who would place u large and convenlent apartiment ot their disposal, - and furnleh it with the neceussry articles, The meat- inz adopted the repoit, aul Baturday evening st H 0*clock was 2t upuu for the openlng, dr. Heys rlel iutorming the gentlemen Lhat everything would bo {n readiners by that tiine, After appolating Mesers. Becker, Watson, and Watcrs s commitice to prepare a constitution and by-laws for the jermancut oranization aud goyve ernment of the Club, the meeting adjourned. 18 is the Intention' to have the new room open ‘Wednesday and &nlnnla{ evenlngs until 11 o'clock, gnd on other ights untll . | Non-rembers wis ingz to play will he clhurged 10 cents each, and mewbers will be ascacrd i amall amougt monthly todefray expensey. About aixty persons have sig- nificd thelr inteution of joining the new organi: tion, and the number etbraces nearly all of the Deat players in the city, 2 UKION VETERAN CLUB, A mcetlog of the Chlcago Union Vetersn Club was held last cvening in thoir club-room at the Gruud Pacific, Gen. Martin Keem preeiding. 'Tho names of fve applicants for membetship were reported on favorably by the Comuittee on Me: ‘tfi"\lhlp' and the applicants were sdmitted to the b, A discussion followed a8 to the work of preparing {or Decoration-Day, and the Coramltics on Decos sutfonswere granted further thne {n which to make areangements, A meeting of the milltary organiza- tione, unlous, snd socictivs bas been catled for Mouday eveuluz, at the rooms of the Club, 1o per. 1';} .J”E“uw“ d that th i 2. Lower sugsested that the question of s badye for tha mewbers should be akun up. The Chalr eaid that they had taken siepeto ascertaln what, If any, badge wus worn by (he wembers of 1bie Natloual Vetcran Assoclution, as it would Le ‘well to banonize the cmbl Col. Bridges said 1hat correspordenco kad been had with the Sccre- tary uf the National Associativn, who recommend. ©d the organizution of the Chicago Socicty in con- Bectlon withi that body. Tho Sccretary was deslred 1o accept the proposition on belialt of tho Chicazo Club. “lbe meeting then adjourned. o ¢ (hAMERITED KESUKE, i : )a one of the sunny days of last week a grand- mother Liok the ouly acion of her house for a ride on the Cutlage (rove cars. The other passengers, with the exception of balf a dozen ladice aud & well-dressol, genticwanly-sppearing mam, bad loft tho car, (ko foor of which, Lo the ereditof the cowmpany be 1§ sald, was scrupsiovyl; Jowing the Altby and -prevalent tom, the wan Quictly agulricd a large quantity of Lobacco-juice upua the Buor. The little 2-year-old lookod contewptuoualy sthim, and sald, ** Bad! lh'dll" ©Of coutes the fadics Laughed beartlly; bay clean. Fol- merican cus- be hoped the blfi “all charges of ‘‘snap judgment {n A fow minntes tho man thoughtlessly, or to defy the publtc opininn about him, agaln beapattered the fioor with his filthy julce, and Insiantly the little chap, with every fentare fll_of disgast and with niarked emphasts, eald **Bad! manii® Deep binshes and an early exit with a_*‘Good-by, gonny, " shawed that the ahot had told. Srrionsly, Inlt not time for men pretending to be gentlemen tostop defiliny Knhll: converances, F-rlon, and other places with their tobacco-juice ntle- men will not and loafers should niot do 1¢," OATES, “'The Grand Dachens'* drew a good horine last nl#ln at llaverly's. The cast was the same ns when the plece was given here several weeks ago by the Oat ronpe, except that Mirs Rose Temple rcplaced Miss Venie Clancy aa I¥anda, and made Avery pretty, tuncfal little aweetheart, All the parta were well anatained, the leading numbers wero encored, and much Jaughter was produced gy the comicalitics of Howson and his confreces, ‘o-night, *'Girofle-(Hroin, " 1OTEL ARRIVALS, Gottreth, Millvankeey 1, ¥ o ., Witlfvme, Detratts W, I, o et e or] i Bl Bostons cok 1 o fiwauke: 0, M. ¥ vis and party, Floriday Col. “A. mahay J. . Snyder, Trentoni £ gmith, IVCE, | €O Titmer " Mouse—lotn W, Stewarty Kngland: Adsm stewart, Englands C; €. Marsiy and . 1. Townse ew Vuris C. I, Laing. Hotien: the Tiaa, fan, Minneafolis: Uen, J, M. Brown, U, . 3 iiack, 1'hiladetphiag the Tlon. (ie T]I. Tarker, Dar- aparis W, B and E.C. iftblard: Milwankees 1. 8. ubbard, Detroits Ryram leed, Omalin: E. C. il the lfon, L. B Vilas Madison Cineinna 5 The e al—W. B, Conri Jlnen"lhu F. K, bur, Tostony G. L. ¥mith, New Vorki K. R. Glascack, Cin* ginuat; T 87 lngersol, Vermililon B. F. Underirood, on, NILDRETIL. AR WHISKY-THIEF PRODUCES J1S CONDITIONAL PARDON, g Tho Conncll Judlelary Commiitee met in the Clty Clerk’s oMce yesterday forenoon to conskdar the 1aatter of the clectlon to the Counchof J, IHenry $ilidreth, n convicted whisky-stenling Ganger and self-contessed perjurer, The Committee was to determine, or ot least conslder, the logal polnts conncctad with Hildreth's case,—ihat Is, thoy were tosay whether a conrict conid, under the atatutes and thacity charter, take aneat in the Conneil} and for the determination of this point they had requested . the opinion of Corporation-Counsel Anthony. ~ Mr. - Anthony had prepared an opinton, nnd " was about to - submit it 1o the Commttee, when ha was called npon by Mr. Charles If, Head, lilldreth’s counscl. Mr, Teed advanced scveral deas on the care, and produced the following docnnicnt, which will be reen tobe & pardon for Hildreth ) Ulysses 6. Graot. President of the United 8 ‘{mer{m. o8it to whom these presents shall comes ¥iEne s, JamesT1. Figlaretn, for violation of Tnter Bl tievenue laws while acting asfinuger, w: enced brine Isirict Court of tiie, United fitates for tho Nortters filatrict of 11inuts &t Its Uecember term, 1873, to ray 3 Ane of £3,0X, and the costant prosecution, which fine and costa liave been fully patds and WRRRAN, Sentence of fmprisonmont was suspended tonllow the tates of sald Iildreth time to appiy for & pardon} The Unlted States Attorney who proe- meids that & pardon be granied to that It shalt operate oniy to relleve i from Habilliy W imprisonment for the said viala: tian of Tnierasl Havenue Iaws: Now, therefore, he {t known that I, Tlyescs E, Grant,' Prestientof the United Ktates of Ameries, in conaliieration of the premiaca, divers nther good and suficlent reatons me thoreunio moving, do herchy et unto the sald James 11, Hiidreth o pardon upon Fik tondliiun ploresatd, 10 take eilect And ha deilvered 0 bim tpon hissiFning binname Lo the subjoincd sce Kuuwiedement and noceptance, Tn testimony whercof 1 have horeanto slzoed my niame aud caused ibe seal of the United States 1o be it ed. t the Cit: Tashington this 5d day of “I cn)s A n.‘gm.yu?xl of lhun,ndr;w!n!enu ;l’lh! nlied States the ono hundrod and Drit, Dy the Prealdent, o “{H"-TU.‘ Fisii, Secretary of State. Attached 1o the pardon Iu tho followlng: fim. con fiulo 1 nccept this pardon on the conditton thereln ex- presteg. | y A T L Witnesst . TiLonxax R Birn, AU, E, CANTIKLL, MR, ARTHONY was very much surprised to see the pardon, forit had nover been seen before, not had any ono known of ity exintenng, The pointa of law which Mr. lteed advanced wero that the pardon vlltunllfl made 1111 drelt spotless, and removed all Ineligibility which Do might labor wnder were he not 2o pardoned. He clted numerous nuthorities, all of which Mr, Anthony noted and Jooked up yeaterday, 1lla res senrches will Le embodled in his origtnal epinion, submit 1o the which ~he did not then Committee, who Lhegefors adjonrned lo meet at 3 o'clock this afiernoon, at which time Mr, Anthony will have prepared his dissertatlon, and Charley lieed proinlses to produce an opiafon. Mr. Anthony rald that the pardon did not remoy: IHidreth’s inclleibility to hold ofiice, becanse | vas expresaly stated thoroin that it was n coadis tlonal pardon lnvrul{ relloving the convlcted, Gaurer from the penalty of durance vile, but!in not tho wllehtest degrea did” It have uny other cffect. Mr. Anthony ie busy looking up anthiorities (thougi an exactly simllar €ate ho ha ‘never hcard of}, and will undouumdl'v to-day present a long list. Ono of the citations Is the casc of Foreman et al, va. Valdwin (2 ith 11k, 208), whero it Is hold: | #Gpon the rematiz polnt—tho refection of Kats as o witneta~we are stlsfied the Goveruar's pardon did not restare his competency. 1t could not nverride that ex- prem provision of i statute whicl declares moat em: phatical lly tint each and avary, persan canviced of lar. veny shail b deemcd Infamolis, and shall forever thern. aficr bo gl incapable of holding shy office of renviered triat, € profts of vollok at auy efestion; of snd of giring’ testimuny,” (Crim, mp. 403, Hoc. 174.) % Tho rule contended for oy the defondant's conn. #c] that pardon restores the compotency (s linited 1o cases where the disabllity i u conscquence of tiw judgment, Ilut whero tho disability ts annexcd by the uxpress worda of the statute 1o the convic. tion, the pardon will not in such ciso restoro the competency. It can only be done by act of the Legl«iature. Atecvery scsslon thore are cases of this churacter, + Tur Tuinexz falls to see anything In tho easo of Hildreth that {s worthy of rorious argument forone moment, "I'he cll{ chiartor saya: **No person hail be cligitle to tho oftice of Alderman 7 he ahall” have been convicted of malfeasance, Diibery, or other torrupt practices or crimes,' Hildreth was convicted of walfeavance. He had beun an ofilcar In the servico of tho United States, —gservuntof tho people, Ho betrayed the trust reposed In hint, and fu order toaccomplleh hix frandulent purposes did not hesitate to connnit un- Dlushing perjury. \What wae the object of the Leg- wure in specifying the qualifications of Alder. men? Was It not to sccura to the people an hon- cat representation in tho City Council? Waa It not to prevent thicres, perjurers, and other disrapatas ble characters from tuking atvantage ot tho cansolidated vote of that ‘nlcer on he olitlc’'~the crimiral closses—and thua recuring political powee? Ilad the Lemislatnre had ory otlier Anhmuu_alk would have qualificd tho clause shove quoted; but it atands on the pages of the revisud etatutes an un. mistakablo uneurnioantable barel i not suscuptible uf two meaninge. . THIE CALL BOARD. . AN ATTEMPT AT RESIONATION. A apociol meeting of the Call Board of the Pro- vllon, Qrain, and Stock Exchango was held yes- teaday afternoon, st which the oMcerselected onthe first Mauday én April wero clear!, ined ayainat allezed to have lcen practiced at sald election, 1t In the general understanding that they are opposed 1o the call, preferring the nolvy, harume-scarum way of solllng grain which is In vogue on tho Doard of Trade, and It wos probably for the purposs of testing their strength with the Uoard tbat notico was given to Ilielr supporters of the speciol meeting held yeator. day, At uny rate, there was s majority of thoro urpnlzd 16 the call present, and they were finally victorjous, refusing to accept e resiznations of the prescnt ofticers and Lo call & new viection, The mecting was call o order ut 2:30 o'clock by e, G, W, Veasley, The Becrelary read tho resignatlon of the Presl. dent, Vico-Presldent, and iwelve Directors, to« gether with & call from the Governing Comimitteo for o new cluction to bu held Mom[.l{. No reasons were givea for these gentiewmen reatgning, but the document simply stated thut the cadses were ure k aud requested that the resignations be Jume- ately meeepted, s langusge ho munouncement was received with the usual amount of noise, the voices of tha opposition mem- re Leing loud and Jonis, aud those disposed to ac- cept tho resiunation wero hardly ono whit less em. phatic. o the midstof the confusion Bir, Josiah billes wos nominated to prealde, aud tho nomina- tlon was made unanjmons, ‘Then somebody moved thatthe resignations bo not accepted, The din grew londer, Tewlo ?ownl member o scce Beard wlmnu? clted. (ke revignations would any ol elértion could be el 7 Ocers wotlh @ new Mr. W, B, Mcllenry, one of the Directors, moruf I:Il' ‘ln‘w‘::nnme:z i d“" lhnlkl‘l:lluulbc sccepted with the understauding that they wei not Fw tako efcct uatil the nluw otticy wg: ""f'?fu“imen?mnu was 1a1d on the table with most cxcmplary alacrit ‘Then Mr. Duobam srose, and, by dint of a lond voice and some very violeut geatures, succeedod in ruulw himsclf ou record as of opinion that Licso ofticers should rendur sonig excuss for thelr Teslgulng, which a» yet umgul:‘a‘:ill uot done, There was teason, and be Gl it they ouglt to Tond. up Tand dlciose it Y It they had beca bulidozed, let them o3 thoy wanted to sucak out. were reslymlug because thtfl then let ;fi':muylu. 1f they were resicning be- cause somo mun had wald they had bulldozed su election, why les them say so. Ho clatmed thero Lad been no bulldoziog. (o the coutrary, theso oflicers wera elected by a clear majority, =103 to 65, ‘Therefore, why should they realgn? The dellvery of these sentimonts was received with rounds of suplause, p Mr. Mctcury rathor vebemently declarsd that e resigned because Lo wanted to, Mr. Dow duplicated Mr. Dooham's remarks, bat without the loud volce and the violent gestar Ho wanted the reslguing officers to give thelr reasons. Mr. McHenry finaly sald ko bad bocome tired &2 xnmnal it thrown up to him aod his compaalo that they bad como ‘‘sasp judgueut" va members of the Stock Lxchange, 1t wasa't trae, ‘but he was willing ta reeizn and got ont of it. 'There was a loud eall for the nanesof those who had charzed Mr, Mctienry and his brother officers with resorting to ‘‘anap judgment,” Nonames were given. Me, (% J. Mzher sald any such talk wonld bo > lenced by refnaing to accept the reafg- natlone. ‘The motlon not to accept the resignations was then 1"“ and earried with little opponition, and the menting adjonened. "The opponente to the eall having thns shown thelr hand In the most concinsive way, 41 1s satd that I, P, Tutchinson and thosa who believe In the eall will renew thelr aorts to establish a new Call Board. They have a lensa on tho room at resent uccupied, and nleo have an arrangcinent ot tnklnf poseesalon of & largyr room in the npper atory of Tirunswick'a Hall he{ clalm to lave the active co-aperation of most of the leading men on the Board of Trado, ard are determined to go ahead with tho cail.. - . —_— CAMERON, AMBERG & CO,. SUIT BEQUN AGAINST THR ''BTAATS-ZRITUNG. Cameron, Amberg & Co. commenced an actlon In trespass sesterdny agninst “the Jllinols Staats- Zeltung Company to recover 820,000, which amonnt, presumably, 18 to soothe thelr wounded feellnge and repair the damage done their honor. 1t will thus be seen that the domage was not Irreparable, The Investigation inte the alleged frands of the rm has becn qulctly ginmbering for aomo thme, and tho gentlemen wno ‘have been bronzht np lo Answer tho charges againat them have no doubt come (o the tonclusion that the Investization wonld amonnt to nothing. - Un- der Lhe circumsiancer, It in not strange that they ehould aeek to turn the tables and sue 'the Staats- Zetung for libel. A rc!wru.-r called at Mr, A, C, Hesing's real. dence [ast evening, bat failed to find that gentle- manat home. He did, however, find Mr, Wash- Inzton licsing, and procecded to ask him_what he knew about the suit. Tho anawer cams declslvely and promptly. ‘Thiswas the first he had heard of it Hepnnd his father and the Secrctary of the Staats-Zestung Cammn, had walked up ‘home in tlie evening. but none of them had heard n wvord ibal';l F|’|Eh asult. \What in the world conld they fue for: 4 ‘The reporter etated that the sn that they hiad aucd the Company for ring charges which had not been proved. Mr. Ilceing repiied that, whilathe investigation had been temporarily suspended, it bad not been concluded. There had been two or three things to Jrorent lts going on. n tho fnt place, it was dififeult to get all of the Committee, cons sisting of Franklin MacVeagh, A, M. Wright, and Marahall Fleld, tokether, awing to tho fact that one had been slck, or another was ont of town, or that romo other eqnally good excuse had been put forvard, 1 the next place, Leonard Swett, Cameron & Amborp's couneel, had been the ons to postpone the investigation until after iho termina. t1on of the gccond Suillvan trial, When that was concluded, Mr, Ambler, the Secretary of the Citl- zens' Assoclation, who had all tho documonts belunging to the investigation, had found it necesrary Lo ;‘zo down to Bpnngfleld in the Intercet of tho bill to legislate the present Caok County Commissioners ont of office. Mr, Ambler had not yet retarned. Lut as soon as he dld o, and was ready to procecd with tho investi- osition iy S:!el in prefers gation whero it lofi off, the Staate-Zeltung wos I!replre!l 1o go nhead and subatantiate every charge t had made, He wished It dll(lncfl, underatood that Mz, A, C. Hesing and the Sfaats-Zeltung were ready at any moment, and that the delny wag due solely ta the abeence of Mr. Ambler and the fallore 1o get the Committes together, Cameron & Ambc?: wight sne for any amount they chose, but Mr, A, C. Hcsing waa not to be scared off the tracks and was ready at any moment to furthor eabstantiato every charge made, THE DEMOCRACY. EXPOSING THE TRAITORS. ‘The Democratic Ciy Central Commities helda special meeting ot thelr rooms in the American Exprees Company’s Dullding last evening. 1In the abecnce of all the officers, George Iotaling was elected Chalrman pro tem, Upon calliog the roll 1t was found that Lhere wero only fourteen mem- bors present, the whols number belng thirty-six, Homo thonght fourtcen was not s quorum; others that those there conld transact bualness, since there waa nothing In tho by-lawa which prohibited It Dr. Cook moyed that nine be a quornm. The Chalrman deetined to entertain the motion. De. Cook proposcd to put the question himself. The Chuir ka1d nothing could be done. Only s majority of the Comwitteo could declde such a queation. He wanted zome ona elso to take the ‘hl.l‘zrv'e ‘Thornton moved to adjourn, Dr. Cook Insisted that that motion was out of rder. !:\r'erll called **question™ on the mation to ad- o urn. ; J, 8, Caok got exclted, and stated that he had attended mectings beforo where there wero not as many In sttendance, Tho men who wero guilty of the {raada in the last clection wanted to adjourn, 50 t‘;lm‘hm”"' wonld not bo investigated. 1t was ** humbug, e, c:nfix about half stated his motion, whey Mr, Tansbrough jumped up end mede the point of order thot there was no quorum, and no motlon could bé put by the Chalrman, let alone s member, Dr, Cook withdrew his motlon, and moved to adjourn eina die. o, B, Cook seconded It, Revernl—You can't doat. . Tho Chalr remarked that he conld put the otton. Tho meeting then dlssolved of its own accord, the motion 1o adjogrn not being pat * = TRYING IT AGAIN, ° 1t was then propoecd to call the members to ardor agaln and clect another Chairman, At this mo- ment Uat llnfls'fl{ arrived and Dr, Cook selzed tho gavel and was sclected to preside, ‘Tho roll was called again, and fiteen answered to thelr names, - “Tha Chalrman asked tho Sccretary if all the mom- bors had been notided of the meeting, The Secretary replied In the afirmative, 0 Charrmann held that, in the absence of a rule, }hern A% & queram presont. fild. O'Brien asked for the authority for auch a rlinz. 'n':f Chalrman sald he wonld et tho price of Cushing's Manual that he was right, AMr. McNally asked If the Cnair olono was present whether ho would conatituto a quorum, Several—Certainly, ander his ruling. Mr, lsnebrough “said it waa about dimo they atopped coming there and m:un;s1 1ike schoni-boys, ava Thurnton moved that the minutes of the lant meeting be read, Pat Rafferty indn’t heard them read. That was Renerally done. . ‘The Chalr remarked' that they wero read at the other meeting, Pat Rafferty—~Oh! yon had another meetlngy ‘The Chalrman—Yes, Pat Ratferty—what did you do—sdjourn? ‘The Chalrnian—No, P'at Nafforty—1 move wa adjourn. Dr, Cook left the chair, calling on ir, Hans- Lrough to occupy it, and moved as an amendment that the Cominlitee adjonrn sina dlo, Ho belloved this motion shoalil be entertained. They had met time after time Lo transact busiuess, and had al. ways had the anino fizzle, Mr. Hotallng rose to s point of order, Dr. Cook wanted to know what the polnt was, Mr. Hotaling—There I8 no quoram preent. Dr. Chalrman decided that thern was, Imake the polnt that a mo- was agreed to. When oll was over, Dr, Cook said that, 80 far ax Le wad concorned, the Committes mh"b\n to—a warm place. The Doctor belongs to o church and doesn't swear, The Sceretary also was indignant, ‘and intimated that some penple didn't want to hear the HEFOLT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEN. This document conslsts of fifteen puges of fools- cap, and 13 anderstood to contaln cvidence show. ine concinsively that six mey sold tho party out in tho Inat electlon. view of the difticulty “of gete ting aquoram, it Is doubtful If tho contents of this report come ta the knowledze of the Ci mittee gnless It la crculated privalely, Bo fa known, the Committee make no recommend %8 1o the slx decnriats, but, se thelr {dentity s no weceel, they undoubtedly ‘already consider them- sclves **read oal ' of the party. MATRIMONIAL, . FOX—LIENENSTEIN, A wedding which caused moro than ordinary In- torest among dhic prominent Iaraclited In this clty wad solemnized Inst ovenlug st No, 833 Pralrie avenue, the residence of the bride's father. The bri va Ella Licbenstein, Is tho daughter of Mr. Joseph Leibensieln, & prominent hardware inerchant of this city, 7The groom, Mr. Leo Fox, s an owner of woolen mills at Laporte, Ind. The ceremony was performed by the Tov. Dr. K. Kohler, Among the prominent per sous present were Mr, and Mra. Jn-nsh Lieben- ately, futher and wmother of the bridv: JMr. A, Lictenstoln, Bir, and Mrs, Charles Licbei Mr. ond Mre, Satnuel Pox, Mr. Mr. and Mse. Nuwabauw, Mr, 1te. U, Yore- man, Mr, snd Mlrs. Glmbol, Mr. Ellas Greenebauny end lady, Mr. nud Mrs, B. . Loopold, Mr, and Mie. Il Neuberzer, Mr.and Mra.A. J, Neuberwor, Mr. Samuel Prendenthal, 3tr. Samuel Lalbot Phils his, Mr. Nathan Schmalz, Sr, David May, snd Mz, A, Berzman, The presents werw numcrous and costly, sud prosented quite a showyeppearance, Conspicuous amony them were & walnut-case. satln lioed, con- aining a complete st of solld silver breaklast and dinner kuives and spoone, napkin-ringe snd ladle, from 3r. Samuel Fox, brother of the wroom; inlald French cabine}, 'from Mr. ra, J. Frondenthal; very larged and elabora! dieb. surmounted bya fyu: driviug & pale of wwal Strausé, . of Ligonter, silver “tea se Leo Stran nstei i Meyer, from Mr. , Ind.; @ valuable tray, ~ from 7. Lizonier, [nd, ; ebony fancy clock Bud ucttes from Mir. Nathun Miyer: set of uons. gold lned, from Mr. and Mra, {.:,‘l,l:nwln Tlllqlltlry cosel 'w“:l M lmllld G, -Foreman: silver carving aet au vy snd woun Iadle, from the father n(t brldn;‘- vzr on lcate clava vlive caster from Mr. Asrun~irauss, Ligonler, ud. § sllver nut-dish, suld lined, from l’ Mrs. Glmbel; oilver rlll-FlMl tollct, mat from 1 s‘dhh. with cream jug, from Mr. and Mre Leopold; uilver and cit-glass pickledivb, from Mra. Johanna Falks silver and Bobemla gloss tollet set, frow 4 Mre. Joeoph Neul silver Mr. an rgee; from Mr, and Mes, H. M, Nen- berger; fce-cream set, from Mr, and Mre Rli: QGrecnebanm; eliver carl-receiver, from Miss Rmma @Greenebaum: Parian _marble tatuctte, **The Pawer of Love," from Mr. and ‘llem‘ly {ireenbsnm: set of silver apoons, from Mesand Mres, J. Liebenatein, heslies these there we large number of ather valnable presente. Tho bride 18 a dark-complexioned imm'_’ Iady of more than ondinary beanty, and loakedl charming in 4 robe princessc of creamy gros ailk, clalorately or- namenied with orange bloksoms and tulle, iike the veil, ornamented with the same fowers in long rays: half aleeves with the trlmmings 80 areanged as to form the shapo of & calla lily at the back, ont of which rose n spray of the blosrom: sleeves teeminating in a foam of tulie ntthe clbow, Neck cul decp, narrosw, square- Inced at the back, with cenire back forming basques revereed, Necklace, and ear omsments of orange blosjoms, “Amonz the yonng ladles whose beantles were enhanced” by " rich_and brilliant cos. . tames were Miss “JInlia L. Llehcnetein, sister of the bride .\H!Ih“elan Leopold, Miss Amanda Foteman, Mlss Derths Leanold. = Mies Carey Ureenchanm, Miss Toeo Einstein, And Mies Emma Greenchaum, A fine rollation was_served and the champagne flowed in atreams, Tast, bnt not leant, comes Jdohinny Hand, twho farnished exquisite music to wwhich the young couples danced. e THE EXPRESSMEN, ANNUAL MERTING OF THE AID ROCIETT. The third annnal Conventlon of the Express- man's Ald Soclety met yesterday morning at 11 o'clock In the Iadlea’ ordinary of tho Grand Paclde. About 150 delegaten wete preecnt from the princle pal citicr of the country, not least among wham was ex-Mayor i1, D, Colvin, of thia city, resident sgent of the United States Exprbes Company. The following al®o reported themeelves: L. €, Wier, Agent Adams Exproes Company, Cinclnnatis W, J. Crosawell, Ronte Agent Eonthern Express Com- pany, Charlotte, N, C.; John J. Hay, Geseral Uanhler Adams Express Company, Cineinnatl, O, 5 €..J. Voorhe Ttonte Agent Sonthern Express tea-vet, American Express Company, Chleago; W. I Ilart- zel, Ronte Agent Southern Express Company, Nashrille, Tenn.; E, J. Butler, Agent Southern Express Company, Little Rock, Ark. ; P, 1. Déna- Adama A, Company, Raleigh, X. C.3J. R Floydy cnm"l hoe, Cashier Expreas Company, ! Chicago; C. Pardue, _ Route Agent | Southern Kxpress. Company, Gronads, Miss,; Frank 1&. Osborn, Agent Southern Express Com. pany, Mobile, Ala,t 1L 8, Julier, Auistant Gen- eral Qnrmlnlnndcnt American Express Company, «Clovel W. 1. Damsel, Itoote Agent Adams xpress Company, ¢Mansfeld. 0,3 Georga Ling- ham, Superintendent Unlon Express Company, Plttsburg; W. Wools Audltor Unlon Express ' Company, Plttabury Do Witt, Agent Adams Express Company, Yoi AT, T ta, N. ', Taegart, Honte Agent Adama E: rcllEnmylfl{:(.‘hmlculhz. 0.3 U, @, Waters, Auditor Adnms Expross Com- any, Cincinnatl: V. Rtose, Agnnl Adams Express ‘onipany, Lonleville. Ky.; 8. 8t, Joln, lonte Agent Adams Express Company, Elizabethtown, Ky.3 A. Mitcholl, Route 'tfm Adams Express Company, Lfixlnan, Ky. i J. W, Nichols, Bups intendent American Express Compnny, Kansis City, Mo. ; Anson Uorton, Agent Adams Express Company, Chicaz; W, Townolly, Agent Adame Espress cnmfi?, Flora, lll.: 8, Huifman, Aficnt‘\ ams]{xpmascnmpnnl. Evans. ville, Ind.} A, F. Roth, lioute Agent Adams Ex- prees Company, St. Lonis: Itobert Sioan, Agent Adams Express Company, New Albany, Ind.: J. K. Jolinston, Assistant Suporintendent Kansas FPaclfic Rallroad Express, O L. Hay- en, Dircctor American Expres: pany, St. Luniss A, A, Antisdell, Enperintendent American Hilaukee, Wiv, 3 J, S, Ticke Fapress Cumpnnr. nor, Agent Amgrican Espress Company, ftockford, L ML 0'lirlen, Qeneral Superintendent press Company, Augusta, Gn,; W, 8, Clayton, Suporintendent Houthern Express Com- pany, Atlanta, Ga.:d. W. Schrage, Adama Ex- press Company, Cincinnati; Charlea L. Loop, Gen- oral Cashler of the Southern Exprees Comipany, Memphis, Tenn, ; D. I, Jack, Auditor, Augusta, Gn. ; Janiea Siater, Agent Adama . kxpress Come pany. Baltimore, 3d. ; J. M. Thatcher, Gencral Agent Adame Expresa Company, Fort Beott, Kan. 3 L. A, Faller, Saperintendent United States Ex- [ieee Compaiy, bpringteld, Ul C. T, Comubell, uperintendent Texas Express Company. Houat Tex. ; and others, : The Conyontion was called to order by Mr. L. C. Wier, of the Adams Express Company, Cincinnatl, Chairinan of the Exocutiva Committes, who invit- od Bishop Cheney to open the proceedings with prayor. After lue prayer, AMr. Frank R. Osborne, of Moblle, waa chosen Recording Sccretary, The roll waa then eatled. AMr, L. C. Wier read the ANNUAL REI'ORT OF THE PRESIDENT, ME. Allred QGarther, of Cincinnati. The teport congratulated (he ocloty on tho progress it had made during the past yoar, Its membarshlp for that perlod had Increascd from 832 to 1,001} Cliss A had beeu completed and Clasees B and O com- menced; and oll this notwithstanding tho ex- travrdinary depresefon in busincss which had tended to decreaso the numnber of employes, Dure ine the year tho Soclety had sustained a loss of cloven of its members by doath, To their repro- sentatives the Bociaty had paid the nggrogate sum of §19,250, Tho deficit in the Adams Express ¥und had beon tnade good, snd it nuw ataod At ita full amount properly invested. Tho Interest on ths fund had palid all but $44 of the entire expanse of conducting the Baclety's business, Tha Treasurer hiad in his hands L 135, from fees on certificater, which the writer lllffelu‘d might be invested, an the interest from which, with that from the Adama Fxpress Fund, wonld defray the expensca of the Bociety, Tha report calicd sttentiontothe proposed provialon for reinstating thoso who had forfeited membership: o the provislon for keeping Cluss A £ull by n transfor fron other clasnens to the quess 11on of tho limit of age In applicants for momibar- ehip; and suggested that theso questions should come up for careful consiteration and nctlon, ' In regard to tho limit of age, the report tock tho ground that a maximnm ave should be detinitely fized, and the rules in thls regard stricly fol- Jowed, ‘The report closed with uany expressions of best winhies for the continucd prosperity of tho Hocloty, and with mauy regrets at the welter's Ina. bllity to be present. Aesnrs, Gorton, Featon, and Tickner srero ap- Inted a Commlittco on Credentinls. While tho Cominitten was attending to its dutics, tho Secro- tary rcad o prodigious number of letters from ex- presamen fu varfous parts of the country, evincing regrets at thelr inabllity to be present. OUT FOR A DHIVE. Mr. John . Floyd, cashier of the Amcrican Ex- presy Company's oflico in this city, invlted tho membera of the Saciety to visit the objccts of ine terest about tho cit; the afternoon. and stated that carriages would bo in waitlug ot tho hotol ut 0 o'clock. Tha invitation was accopted with thanka. The Commlttee on Credentials horo complated its labors and made ita report. The Sacm-rfl. Mr. John v, Hay, mads hls an. nuaj report, which showed an {mproved fnancial conditlon of the Society since the o of holding he last conventlon, There had been a correspond- ing increaso in the wombership, The feport dwelt particulsrly on the expenditures for benofits 1o the representatives of decensed mambers, which during tho year had amounted to $10,280. Tho report of the Treasurcr, Mr, C, L. Loop, went over pretty mich the vame ground in extenso, and contributcd all the necessary Intormation as to the financtal condition of the scvoral classes, Both reports were adopted. 'he Conventiof then adjourned until thia morn- ing at 10 o'clock. THE OFY_-;!ALL. The Comptraler yeutorday redsemed $2,000 of the populdr loan certificate ' The License Department was onriched yosterday by abont §1,100, taken in on express, peddier, and action licenses. The Treasarer's receipts yestorday were 33,000 from tho Water Depariment, $103 from mlscel. laneous sources, and §838 from the City Collector. Tho Pollco and Fire Dopartments will ba pald thelr March ealaries to-day. The school-maams will get thelr March money Saturday, ‘Tho tost of the Weat Slde pumoplag-works en- ginos really commenced yesterday ob noon, and Emcud- smoothly, at last accounis. 1t will not e concluded this weok. . ‘The Depatiment of Publio Works will apen bids Friday morning for curbing .snd flling Polk and Whito streets, and proposals for the construction of a sewer on Twenty-second sircet, from Contre avenue to Loomie street. Another case of smiall-pox was dlacovercd yester. day. Thistime it ls located noar Jlice's Iln{oklln. which ta in the viciuily of the curner of Lincoln and Eluhteeuth streets. It belny in an fsolated lace the case will not be removed: to the pests ouso. Building permits wero lssned yeaterday to 5. Windbiehl, for & two-story -mra’nnfl dwelling, 21x00 feet, No. 4083; Larrabco street, to cost 12,0005 F. Koch, n twa-story celiar aud stlic welling, 80x43 feot, vn Wells strest, neas Bu- genle, 1o cost §4,000. ‘Thus'far nino deaths from scarlet fever have occurred thbis week. The new cascs of ilscase reported yesterday wuere at Nos. 140 Warren curner Odk ond Larrabee, 10 Keith, &7 t4 and 64 North Franklin, 160 Townsend, 475 Wells, 605 THubbard, 201 Weit Aladison, Ho8 Weat Potk. The Polica Tribu) Mesers. Nickey, Dixon, etal,—sat yuwrdni afternoon, and pased “B:n 1birea casew uf drunkennuss In the force, Willlam Lusbke was flucd Hve days' pay and comsured; William Gleeson fox tho sanie, and Tiwothy M, ‘l‘mue‘ A lo‘::nm;l nfiuh: '""c'“in“:l.:“ whify hld eastly slate of inobricty, Feceived i severs repri~ mand 1n ddition to the Ao, 4 THE COUNTY BUILDING, Architect Cochrane, it §s currently rumorcd, 1s o partaer of Sexton's I the Court-House work, o iaa good onc. 'Sexton and Perlolat would like to sco hlm sacceed Egau as architect, The Grand Jury yestesdsy returned one trao pill snd disposed of the usoad number of minor cascs. ‘The Jury, it la understood, {a discuasing & trip to the Insane Asylum before sdjourning, many of them never having visited such sg lnstitation. ‘The granits contractor for the Court-House was yesterday pald $3,500, belngone of the orders re- cently issued to bim, which it was understooa be was to curry alx months, He says, howaver, that ba bad no suckh undesstanding, snd that be bas o nowlise broken faith with tho” county, Thin order. Is the ono preacnted the day befote for payment, which wax inadyertently noticed in thess colnmns 4 having been for & larger amount, Fexton takes offente at what Walkor says abont the eharacter of the work he is doing on the Conrt- Honte, and denfes In toto that he i elther neing inferior hrick or that ha has delivered any rust~ eaten beama, The dispnto Ia between them, and it :; h“id they will fight it ont, and may the best og win, The Qravel-Road Inspectors havosent in thelr fint quacteriy report, Nestof the ronds arn re- ported tobein zood condition. The exceptions are tho road mmf from defforson to Levden, and the Evauston and Roschill road on eitber aida of the fitst toll.gnte, Hepairs have been ordere to be comploted by the 1ai of May. 3 Tho recent freshet earried away fonr bridges in the Town of Ilanover, and notr cones A communi- cation from the Commissioner of Highwaya thero asking the L‘al\nl{ Noard 1o make an appropriation to assist in rebullaing them, It is estimated that it will cost 2,000 to replace them, and the county Is expected to contribute one-thint. BLUSTERING FOR HARMS, Tiarma waa before the Luilding Committes yes- hiad been aent for, Tle \ran there to meet the cfalm of Walker for £3,040 for completing his levela and lines on the Conrt-Honse foundation. The claim tvan disctissed at some length, and It ap- rrmfll that 1inrms had more fricndsihan the coun- . and, s cansequence, would not be furced to gietnet iho monoy from hls Vestras, ete. The bill was not audited, of course, the rearon given belng that they did not knnw whether {t onghtto ho paid or not, Architect Egan expiained that he haclardered the work done, —that Tiarms ought to Bave done it, but refused,—rnd about ail the satls- faction he gat was a broad intimation that, inas- much a¢ he had ordered tho work done, he vnght to ay for I, Every nct of tho Commissioners’ of ate has been an anansworable argument why they should be leginlated out of office. TILE COURT-TIOUSE PENCE. ‘The Mayor yesterday, accompanicd by Ballding. Tnspector Cleaveland, visited tha Conrt-1lonse Bqnare, nnd ordered the fenco beingpat up aronnd ft tobe remaved to & point four feet inside of the carb-lino, And alzo cundamned the office bufit on the Clark street front s having been bullt without respect to tho Bullding lawe, cic. In the after- noon this action was reported to the tommittes on Public ufldinga and Pahlle Service nf the County Board, and__that coterla of hlundcrers rea- woned’ logethor nver tho situation. They cone cluded nflslu move the fence, howaver, withont a struggle, and appojuted three of thelr number to walt upon the AMayor ta-day and sce what could be done. " The fence, it wiil Lo remembered, 18 being built by Perlolat, and ho has agroed to pay $100 for Its use'an an advertising medium, but, since sey« eral unexpected hitches have already occnrred in the matter, it would not be surprising to hear of such orphan asylums as have been relying on that $400 cloring their doors, The fenco is a job, the Court-llousc I8 a Job, nnd, on the whole, the Com- misstoners aro the most bungling jobibers on record. BCENTING MONEY PROM APAIL. 1t hias been bofore remarked umf Walkor must have money or give up his Court-Houso contract. Everybody has begun to understand .this_much, and there aro thoes who are 8o croel o8 to Ind that things aro aathey arc. Dut he was feoling belter yosterday, all because he had agreed to o what {8 known & the sinended conteact, which al. Tows im to draw 60 per cent of the £100,000 when he has that amonnt of stone dressed at his uarries, He clalms that he han $100.00Q worth ut, and, deductinz tho 825,000 ha hos Altcady becn: pald, when ho sizns the now contract aml zives an acceptablo bond ho will be ensitied to £15,000, e |s yot, however, In the hands of the *'1ing, " and, {f"anything, worse off than before, for thosa 'ommissionces who iwill sustain the new contract cheme will be found very bard to please In bondsmen, and Inclined to worey him from day to day untll Soxton hasadvanced with his contract far enouch to step In aliead of him and walk off with the Hlitlo money to the credit of the Court.iouse fund., Thiais the ganic, doubticss, Hut snppos- ing that this {a not the case, nnd that Walker gets tho 833,000, the retief will be only temporary, for he han sa{d time and again that he could m“i under any circnmatancen, o forward and complete the work unless he was pald on quarry estimatos, In the end tho connty must bo the loser, ANNOUNCEMENTS. A Gospel meeting will be held In_ the stors, No. 100 South Desplaines sirect, at 8 o'clock p. m, this evening. 3 " The recoption by the Rev. and Mrs. J. T. SBune derland at’ tho Fourth Unitarlan Church wiil be gven Friday evenlng. The literary ond mneical entertalnment of the Phllomathtan Society of Kenwood Seminary will be given at Standard Hall Friday evening. Dishop Charles E. Cheney will speak n the Tabernacle finm\lrv atd4p. m. Subject: **The Way tn Which Chefst Baves,” A limited number of resorved-seat tickots. This evening tho new Court, Pride of the West, Ancient Order of Foresters, will hold* a public ine ataliation In Pythian Hall, corner of LaSallo and Adnms streots, 'at 8:30 o'clock. A Gospel temperance meeting will bo held under the auspices of tho re{ormed men at the Reanlon Preabyterlan Church, Fourteenth and Throop atrcels, this ovening, nt B o'clock, led by Mr, Lioyd, assisted by soveral other reformed men, The second lecturo In tho pcgulnr afternoon lven for the benefit of the Central Homeo- ispensary, will be given at the College. tnilding, corner of Michizan avenue and Yan. Tiuren street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Prof, Tooker lecturer, ' Prof. Colbert will lectnro abaut **ThaBtars this cvening, commencing at 8 o’clock,In the Chapel of thio Chlcago Unaversity. | The lecture will be 1ilas. trated with blackboard diagrams, The public, and eapeclally membors of the Chicago Astronomical Eoclety. nre invitad to attend, TIE IAYDN ORCUESTRA CONCERT, ‘The Haydn Orchestra, undor Mr, Creawold's directinn, will nako {ts oponing bow to the public thia evening at McCormick Hall, upon which oce casion it wiil present thoe following attractive pro. gramme: 7 1. Orerture to ** Lo Nalobe” « 14, Dalnty Lot 2 {b.8pring to «+Benedlet Menadelssobn 4. Belectlons from Itallan Symohon : CRIMINAL, George Walker, Lo Grand Tichenor, and George Dartley, lead-pipo thicves, who are wanted on sov. oral jobs, werc captured by Dotective Gallagher yesterday afternoon In the act of catting lead-plne out of an nnoccupled bullding on Clark streot, near Harrlson strect. Willlamn Shay, n well-known vagrant, was cap- tured by Detective Stewart yeaterday nftcrnoon, and in his possesslon was found s sliver tay bear. ingthe name,of Dr, Gibson, 1t i thought that """‘“"“F more than vagrancy can be made out against him this tme, Justice Ialnes munhum Chelst Rhrehardt 1o the Criminal Court in bonds of $800 for horso- shootlnir, Tt appeared that Ehrehardt lived in the ‘Town of Mainc and went out hunting, Mre. Murs l-hy the wife of the cum“llllruml. saw him shoot I:ghmnl her Lusband, and hence the arrest, ete, Ofcer Edwards yesterday afternoon caught two youngsters trylng to llllg'am of o new pair of boots Simoiis No, 380 Clark street, He took 0 tadion and there foand upon them atch and chain, which s supposed o nave been stolen, and for which an owner in wanted, Tho boys pave thanames of Willlam Wilson and Charles Whitnoy, At the Chicago Avenue Statlon are Incarcerntod Willlam Walsl,, an_undutiful and dranken son of Walter Waluh, of No, 377 Division stret; Michacl and Elion Haycs, Sursh Tierncy, and Cathartng Relley for rlot. ‘Pheso four ary Inmates of 3 tens- went house on Market Mreet, between Ilinote and Indinna streety, who ralscd a terribla row wien the agent, Juhp Savage, vmenh{ attempted 10 eject thom for non-payment of rent. Justice Summeorfcld yeatorday lield the follow- fou: David Laneiands, larceny from the News. boys* Ilome, ¥:300 tu the Cruninal Court for the Leforn Sehool; Benjamlu Gets, larceny from Mrs, Frauces Moore, of No, 430 Cotlage Grove avenue, $300 to the Criminal Court for the Reform ¥chool; Charles Deloon, Veter Fuburan, Witllam: Frivble, yagrants, $100 fine or aixt: u-{umlxn 1louse of Correctlon: Juhn Martin, Maggle hieroan, Nelllo Smith, William Bwan, and F, C, Anderuon, burge lary of Mrs. Jewett's resldence. No avenue, $1,200 to the 20th: James Filkine, grant, §1U0 tine; Mary Walsh, of No, 481 Cla bdireet, $100 fino and recommendation that hor sa- lgon license bo vovoked; Charles Schilling and Stephen B, Iuee, larceny of dve hories, dise charzed. Justice Scully beld Olo Stephens in to the Erimlual Conrt for larceny of vraln from railruad care; Matthew Vanderbury, (et show. way, W Ane: Johu Penny, John Urown, and Augglit Kline, dlsorderly, £30 ne cach, A CIANGE IN APFAIRS, Last week, on the complaint of i, haa a store on Mllwaukeo svenue and s building at 7 Lasalle street, Thowas Falahce and Joseph to A, 8 the bo; No. 4 Uoldthorpu wera arrested on the churge of Lelog copcerned in the stealing of foue goods frou Hake, Tho case camu up Monduy, and the accused were - discharged, there being no e st all agalnst them. Lefore this ~ con- ¢cluslon was reached Falaheo told Hace ihat bo was goiny to have his satisfaction out of him, sod Intendod to bring 1o light cortalu matters con cerning which he shuuld Lisve otberwise beld his lonzue, 1t appearsthatsouto litile time ogo. & young fellow naincd fntt went futo the priuting busis ness, Mo boughs -of B. P, KHounds & Co. a lot of type, some frames, nn linposlug- slopy, elc., paying something down and glving & mwmortyage un the goods 1o sccure tho balance of tho purchase mone. Uo act up bls establlshment in Race's building, and after ru g along for owalle fuund be couldn't make things go. " £o be left town, sending wozd In tho firat place to Buands to go und get his stusd, Bz, itounds went over to the butlding aad raw Race, who sald that tha articles . were thero, and so IHounds left thom with b for s day, lace belog pad 81 for bis trouble. The next day when a mun calied for them they bad dlsappeare: Iace statad that be bad no fdca whero (hoy hed wana tu: somebody “in-law, mnst have broken Inta tharoom and removed them, At this particnlar time Me, Folahce waa rick ahed, and rays he eaw Haco sand his negro boy, Charles Willlams. take the things oat of this raom, Tho types and somo otisr nrticles were, ho sags, put Into a teunk, wigdf was car- rleil fnta Ttieo's own room and lockow up there. ‘The stona wes pat behind Falaheo's bed, Falaheo eays he =ald nothing abont the mattee hecanse it war nowe of hia huelness, and he didn't feel mpecially called on to meddle In Hace's " afinirs. Mr. Tounds went to the Central Btatton and reported his lees, and De- fectives Sleele and Osterman srero put on tho job, They hanted unsucceasfnlly for eome time, Mone day, aftor Faltheo was dircharzed, he ran across Bteeto nnd told him that ho cauld, 11 Hteelo chose, puthin in the way of findingllounds® ¥tafl. Stecla waa willing, and A search-nareant was sworn ont and tho two started to serro it. Thay went to Race'a bullding, and there found the stone and tho forms, They also arrested the negro. Tearning that the trnnk containing the type had boen re: moved a short time before, they fonnd the ex- Rm'-mun wwho had taken it away, ‘and wers told by im that the teank had been eartled to Kaco'n storg on Milwankee avenne, They went up there and fonnd it put away in the basement. The negro {aditor, Charles Willlams, and the expressman, Charles Il Goth, were both arrested l:nl:rllny. and had their casen continued {n $000 1l to the 21at fnst. beforc Justice Sumnerdield, r, Racawill be subpeenaed as n witness, In which ]undl!nn his condnct mnst of neceseity ba of an utoresting nature. The prisonera wilf awear that Race nedered them to doall that was done, and Mr. Ronnds will ewear that Race tried to beat him ot of the property. The npshnt of the entire af- fair miny be tho arrest of Mr, Rlace nupon & charge of larceny. B THE NEW - AMERICAN SEWING-MACHINE COMPANY'S officers snd managing agents hold lhe}r third annual convention at the Inlmcy Houso Tues- day and Wednesday., ‘They roviewed the progress made during the past year, and consld- ercd the futuro policy to be pursued by the Company. . The following arc thoso who were present: W. R. Mendenliall, W, P, Jenks, and F. Morris Terott, President, fico-President, and_Director respectively, all of Philadelphia, Pa. The man- aging, gcnh were! J. 8 McKenney, Chicngo, L5 A, 8. DBean, Cincnnatl,” 0.5 D, A" Buck, Bt. Louts; A, L. BMilchell, D, A Kenrnn, Omnha, Neb.s Q. R. Wood, Quiney, Ili.; E. B, Burn- ham, Toledo, 0.1 D. A. Drow, Milwaukce, Wis, ; J. 8, Dove, Haltimoro. Md.; M. gyn. Zanesville, Q.: T. B, Trout, Cloveland, 00t and O. L. Green, Galveston, Tex. The ¥ New Amncrican,” the self-threading shuitle sewing-maching whicl these gentlemen represcnt, all the readers of Tite TrtnuNg well know s onc of the most durable, simpleat, cheapest, and best family machinés mannfactured, The agenta every- where report the greatest of success, . It be. comes a favorlte in every houschold fn_which it 15 used, bevause it posscsses recal, substantlal, and genulne merits which cannot be disputed. ———— THE BLACK HILLS, Yaxgrox, D, T., April 18.—Thae rush for the Black 1lillsby this route haa incrensed groatly within the past two ioeks, and thore are now aver 100 new arnivals dally, Steamboats leave overy other day for Fort Plorra henvlly londed, and there are no lopger any dolays hero or ai Fort Plorre. Elght new coaclies, fully. equipped with cxtra horacs, loft for Plerra Inat Monday, to run between Plerro and Deadwood, making the trip in two days by daylicht, beginning next Monaay, With freighiing and other wagons all ready, thers will bo no longer any delays clther hera or at erro. A call s axtonsively signed by prominent citizons of the Tarrltory for a meéting to-morrow night, to take actlon looking to the admisaion of Sonthern Dakota aa a State. e —— THE HON, W, D, WASHBURN, ‘Tho popalarity of the carrlages manufactured by Stadehaker Dros, Bannfacturing Company s far- ther attested by tlto porcliaso lately by the Ion. W. D. Washburn, of Minnesota, of two very fine vehlcles at theie Chileago repository, 206 Wabssh avenne, &t Paul} R ——— BUCK & RAYNER'S MOTH POWDER fa tho most cffectiva Insect-killer known. At this season It serves an admirablo purpose In prosery- ng woolens, fars, and carpets from the ravages of moths darlog the enmmer. : PIANOS TO RENT. At Lyon &Ilcaly's, Statoand Monroa streets, you can always reata good uoright or squars piano, at a low rate, MARRIAGES. D'WWOLFE—-ABBOTT—On Tucsfll( ovening, April 17, at the residence of. thc brido's brotber- K by the Kt.-lev. Freeman Do- Jdames Doane Charles Edwatd Chen Waolfo and Miss Katia DEATHS, STILES—-April 18, after an {liness of five wooks, Jenny C, Stiles, wife of Gen, I, N. Stiles, Funeral ecrvices at 4 p. m., Thursdsy, st No. 203 Warren-av, ENGLISH—Ad¢ileno Engliah, of consumption, Funeral to take place to-day from resldence, No, 225 Dlue Island-av. DYAS—April IB‘DAnn Elizabeth, wifa of George Keating Dyas, M. D, Faneral will tako place from ber lato residence, No. 1400 Wabash-av,, at 1 o'clock, on Thuraday, April 10, h‘ carriages to Qracoland Cemotery, Frlondn of the family {nvitod. TROWBRIDGE—-On Snnday, the 15th inst,, at tha realdencoof John @age, In Vineland, N. J., Jrs, Leonors K. Trowbrldge. PRICE—The rematns of J, M. Price will_arrive at 7:110 this morning, thence conveyed to his Iata residonco, No, ¢4 West Harrivon-at. Notlco of funcral hereafter, FRENCI-On Wedneaday, April 18, Florence Electa, daughter of W. Ii, and Lottie 3l. French, sged U months and 3 dnys, Funcral from residunce, No. 145 Ashland.a Friday, Aprll 20, at1p. m. * KENNEDY—April 18, Ellzabeth Kennedy, aged 3 months, tnfant dnu?hul of Qeorge Kennedy. Funcral to-day (Thuriday) from 523 Noblo-st., by carringes to Calvary, CROWLE\’—WndMIdI{. Aprll 18, at 8 p, m., at No, 283 Weat Ohlo-st., of ' intermittent fever, Annie Crowley, dsughter of Ionora and :ll‘lmnn:y Crowley, oged 7 years 11 months and 10 ays, Funeral fror 1d b; | v Pri- o '.“:\mll rons Yealdence, by eare to Calvary, N SA| B TR TR ov S inr B ieo o SOV By BELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctloncers, B4 and B¢ ilandolpu-st. Thursday, April 19, at 10 o'clock, AT RESIDENCE No.1253 INDIANA-AV., WE SELL THE ENTIRE Household Furniture, One spleniid Plano, noarly now, ‘made by Hradbury & two large and olecantly framned Mantel Mir- rors, Drusscls Carpets, Parlor sud Chainber Suits, Dining-room and Kltchen Furniture, 4 fine col- lection Engraviugs and Oll Fainlings, well worthy Sk o POMEROY & CO., Auctloneers. Our Regular Weekly Sale, PRIDAY, APBIL 20, AT 0130 A M. We liave an Immense layout New Parlor Snits, New Chamber Sets, ‘Tho largeat stock of second-hand FURNITURE, ity, o full line Irusssls and Wool Carpets, Int OMce and Library Desks, General flousehold Goods Crockery, Glass and Plated \Waro, General Mor- C. handise, &c., & ! e ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auct'rs. By GEO, I, GORE & CO,, 68 nnd 70 Wabash-av, OnTHURSDAY, April 19, at 0:30 o’clock, We shall close, without reaerve, a large stock of FURNITURE, Parlorand Chamber Bets, Lounges, Easy Chalrs, Dedsteads, Dureans, Tabics, Malrand Hurk Mat. trosaes, Extenslon T Ci and Rockers, Ofico and Parlor Deaks, Show-cases, Bookcases, Brussela and Wool Carp 0. F: GONE& On 8Saturday, April 21, at 14 crates W, @, L‘rnel(er{. 8 crates Yellow and Rockingham Ware, 8 crates Decorated Ware, A car_lond Extension Tables, Walnut Bedsteads and Dressing Cases in the white. HOUSEHOLDFURNITURE NEW AND SHOOND-HAND. Parlor Bults, Cuamber Bot ble an0d_Wood:to] i, Bary ¢ uumsn":flfi Batéy waniiohs > 4 varin o o'vlock, ut Jiocy attresses, 0o atcd I rame Bhow Cases. Luok Cuics, ~ Feather Plllows, Iruricls and Wool Carvete Misyors, o Lefifi}fl’{i‘fi:" o AL L bciock=Cariluges, Dugglos, ‘#gobs. aud Haruesse: GURE & CO.. Auct'rs. B MACHINERY, HOT ¥ il BLACK TS Btamp Mlils, Eugines, sad Bollers oa hand atP. ‘W, GATES, 50N3 & CO., 0!d Eaglo Works, DARRITT'S TOILET SOAR, BABBITTS TOILET SOAP. Unrivaled Foneete i the ziath. No nrtine rclal and deceptivo R odors to cor, . Aficr yenra 4of _ roteattiie exe . ) eriment ihe man. . I e S uncturerot o [Fabhirs fiest Soap haa perfected, andnow offer 1o thy e The PINEST OTLIR BOAR b the WVarld. Onty the purest Vegetadle ONs uaed in ity mangacture, For Ust o the Norsery it Has No Equel, Warth ten times jta cost ta every mother and family tn Christendom, Eample box, coataining 2 cakes of aunces each, sent free to may aduren va receipt of 7s conts. Address BT.BABBITT, New York Oity, FOR BALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. A PERFECT TOILET -S0AR. First among the rejulaites of the tollet ta a good arifcle of Eoap, but to procure it 1§ not always an easy sustter,” Many of tho most expenslvo Foaps In the mar. ket are mndo from conrsc and deletorloun materiala and their delleate coloring and fragrant perfuma too often conceal tho rost repulsive imparities, Tho disclosures recently nado pubifc regarding this snbject are posi. tivelv atartiing, and descrve serlons considoration, Ecented Boapa aro now kaown to be extremely obfec. tlocable, espectally If applied to tho heads Injuring the halr, irritating the scalp, and foducing scvere head- nchies, The character of the ingredicnts may bainferrea trom the statcment of & gentleman who makes the « scenting of Boaps his huateas; ho recently declared that porsons engaged in this employment were short-lived; fromaeren to ten years being ihe loneest perlod during s o I L $ ’ [Ihl!llu 10 tha owaver,, oy eal skill 0f Mr. 1L ‘T, BanBLTT, of w York, tne world renowned | wliosa fmmense establishmant In hy far the Jargest of its various produrtions hias for many yi seminated, but thix latent anrcess in ras i ion of the Nnest tollet soap ever Introduced, l:l{\nl ingredienta aro the purest vegetable ofla: the man. ufacturing procesacs are entirely new snd original, and i revult s imply unparaied (n $hid depariment o fo- ‘' B, T, BAnnITT's TOILRT B0Ar” Ja the trade-mark Dy which this clegant toliet fuxury i designated, and forapplication to the delicate akin of Infants, children, and Jadles, {t Is altogether nnequaled In Its emoilient rrflpvrllel. ‘The Hoap §s nof perfumed, the ingredienta heinig of such absajute purity sato require no aid frm cliemistry 1o disguise inferior materials, ‘Tho most re. fined taste considers the absence of artificial perfuing the perfection of sweetness, and the pecullar character. faticof B. T, Biablite's Tollet Buap renders it the most ;mlllhl:| and agreeabla article of the kind ever manu- acvared. ‘Though speclally desirablo for the use of ladies snd " chiidren, this aosp {6 equally appropriste for gentle. men's tolla’, 8nd a4t makes s higavy Iather it 1s also ona Hntilere R I et aced upon the market, bn emand n Brtamo ponceal, ~yews 1ork ztm;ne. B, T. BABBITT, New York City, AUCTION SALES. A A e A AN A 2t A A AR A By Wi, A, BUTTERS & €O, Auctionecrs, 118 & 120 Wabash-av. (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1850). ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., COMMIBSION AUCTIONEERS, PECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO EEAEED b HOUSENOLD 400D, AT PRIVATE DWELLINGS, REGULAR FURNITURE BALE EVERY SATURDAY AT SALESROOMS, NOS. 118 & 120 WABABI-AV. CHATTEL HORTGAGE SALE At Dwelling 16 Eldridge.court, This Morning, April 19, at 10 o’clock, oF "fll]! Entire Furniture, Beven Matble-top Chamber Reta (,twn cost 8350 each), Parlor Scts, Marbla-top Tablea, Mircore, TLaco Curtains, anhn:ilulnl. Brussels, Three-Ply, and Ingrain Carpats, llalr'Mattrcsses, Dedding, Dining-room and Ritchen *Farniture, together with tho nanal furnlshinzs of a12-room Renldence, WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctloneers, "TIURSDAY TIRADE SALE. DIRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, 200 CABKS BTIAW GOODS, Thursday, ADrl i, &k 0:30 o'clnek, At Dutters & Co.'s Auctlon flooms, second fluor. ‘Cll mtl Uu:]mr Merc) l;\ll will slways Gud full lines I Salen, O e A BUTTERS & C0., Auctioneers GEN’I;E}E;L FURNITURE OFORTH, BETO., At Dwelling No. 11 Centre-av., FRIDAY MORNING, April 20, ot 10 o'clck, wo. shall go) the cntire Furnitaro, ‘conalating of Parlor Sets, Marble-top Chambor Bets, Marble-top Tables, Sideboard, Drusacls and Inzrain Carpets, Hale Mattrosses, Bedding, Pfanoforte, together with the complete furninhings of n 12.room house, WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctloncers. TTERS & 00’8 Relar Safiday Favmie, Sl BATUTIDAY, Aptil 21, at0; 'l.lbn'clncl. At Balosrooms, ‘118 and' 130 Wabash-a¥s Haudsome New Chamber Kets, Rosewoad and . W, Parlor Snita, Nidebosrds, Wardrabes, Hirrors, o CIIATTEL MORTGAQE S8ALE. The Entlre Purniturs of a Dwelllng of 10 Rooms, © Plano Fortes, Parlor Organ, Nbaw Cases, Dosks, and Offies Tables, DRUSSELS, 3.PLY AND INGRAIN CALDETS, Together witn & vory largo aad varicd collection of ek A A BUTTERS & CO., Auctloncers. BANKRUPT SALE. ENTIRE BTOCK OF BOOKBd STATIONERY, MAPS, & [ 1, W, Goodspeed, Bankrupt, At Storo 103 South Olarkest., MONDAY Morning, April 23, at 10 o'clock, 0 whole conststing of & genernl amartment of Miscel- [Pt g AT H g A g sy lartn, Cliromes, LIKIeYIEh shoth G, FTok Sioe ‘ens, Jencils an Penholiders, B factiine, Iron Safe, Cliurch ‘flm" Leyer rrin three ofi Vil s gl a5, £ ’ ENRINS, Anlgoee. Wit A, DUTTERIR Lo, e By L. MOSES & CO,, Auctioneers, 25 Enst Washington-st. ‘Thursday, April 19, 5:30 8. m., Large Bala of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Cassimeres, Cottonades, Hosiery, Notions, &c. RADDIN & CLAPP, 83 & B3 Wabssh-ay, Wil contiana thelr Soveath Great Bpring Bale of BOOTS AND SHOES, Thuraday, at 10 8. m, Buyers wiil do wel azamino our ines, = wellto call and Be A IRCA oA, By HIRAM BRUSH, MANUFACTURERS' BALE OP 8UPERIOR SILVER-PLATED WARE FINE TABLE CUTLERY. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, AT STORE 162 STATE-ST,, On TUIS DAY at 10 & .. 2 p. m., and 7:30p. B an contloutug adily untl 15 eofli otk tarald, v k FradbmarS ol e (aetorys sad Wi e soid wIthOH Teaervation oF HmI (o closc {Ho catate of the TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE C0. By urder of JOUN 0. BWAIN, Trest ART SAL ELKINS ART SALE Oontinued To-night, 8 p. m. Tmportant Pictares will bo oftered. Grand chaaces for buyers. 166 WABABH-AV,, near Monros CONFEOTIONERY, AN A A A A A AP A CELEBRATED throu: ub bo Unlon--exproased 10 all s D aa apwand 88 gsa 4, 8og per P “Address Srders QUSTHER, Contes Woasr, Cblcagen