Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1877, Page 8

DY Y 1TH CHICAGO TRIBUN FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1877, THE CITY. GENERAT NEWS, A corrcenondent is Informed thal the pay of the 3Magor of Chicago s At preacnt 33,700 por year, | Mr. Willlam Mealade, the well-known Jumber- man, has Juet returned from Enrope. Mr. Me- giado epent neveral months very pleasantly in QGreat Britain, and returns much fmproved In health, Bra. Lonls McRay, nee andolph, from Mercs- burg, Eaxony, who formerly resfled tn San Fran- clrco, Cal., fs requested 1o leave her addrers ot the ‘oflices of the German Relief Society, Nos. 51 and 5 LaSalle street. The temperatnre yesterday, ns obeerved by Ma- nasse, opticlan, 63 Madtzon strcet (Tniouxe Balld- ing), wasat8a, m., 635 degrees; 100, m,, 033 12 m., 5130, m., 47;8p. m., 47, Darometerat8 & m., 20.41, 8 p. m., 20.560. In mentioning the nccount of F, N. Hamlin's ‘bankruptey a few daysago It was stated that he ‘was a mamber of the firm of Hamlin, Hale & Com- E:ny. This wan not designed to lead any one ta lleve that sach firm was in existence at the pres- ent time, bnt almply a4 a matter of ducrlrllon to i'mb{la the casval reader better to identlfy Ar, amlin. A ncw contt of the Order of Forresters was formed 1ast evening at tho hall corner of LaSnile and Adams atreeta. The membem were Installed in private and the officers in publie, the oflicers of Conrt Abraham Lincaln ofticlating, Tho officers installed tvero as follows Range; George Hiarlinan, Su Range; W. R, Day, Secretary; W. Callis, Senlor Woodward; E; Whiteway, duntor. Woodwards J. M, Stein, Treasnrer: B, Kuhn, Jnfor Deadle, 3 J. Morgnn, Senlor Deadle, After the installation followed the usual banquet. . Somo of tha memhers of the Pollsh congregation ol the loly Trimty desire to deny that the Trustees of that church, Messrs. Bowkn, Uralceyk, ete., ever made any assigmment of thelr property for tho ggrpono of depriving tho persons from whom they trowed money for the charch of an oppartunity to recover, The statement wag wade in the paper on the authority of the Kev. Mr, Darzynskl, Upon further examination, thelr appears 10 bo no evi- dence to justify his aencrilon, or to show that the ‘Prustees have done anythingout of the way except in ranning counter to iho anihority of ho Bishop, THR ELECTRICIANS, The Chieago Electrical Soclety held a regular monthly mecting last evening in their rooms in the Unfon funding. Abort tweity-five peraons wer Inhrcle.t‘l and the President, John Barrett, occupled e chafr. The following named persons were elected ns members of the Sa:lut{: feadumes Poltress, T« lotson, and Rogors; Mlsacs Alico Ward, Blckerton, Mary Donfleld, l-'ltlrnlflcll, Kent. Gately, Bhume way, Fox, Mussell. Veazey, DoLang, Phelps, cond Glasson, nnd Messrs, Charles Allan, _J, F. Btovel L. K. Whit- comb, Harry Durton, R, I Lord, L. O. Trucken, E." 8, Fatten, F. Richardean, D. T. Francls, G, 8, 11 f. Cilitord, A. 8. Ayees, T, C. Cord, M. V. Harris, C.J. Iyan, Theadore Caerigan, W. V. 0'Connof, ¥, M. Lester, Charles P, IE:IDL E. Lowaecuy, J. L. Martin, J. Bavlere, J. E. Nohren, J. P. Dougian, M. Emory, F. D. Willls, James Doody, and J. M, Wright. 1t was deelded to admit fadles as membera with- out payment of ducs. ‘After sume singing by Tadles and_gontlemen of the BSoclety, with orgin accompanlment, ¥. W. Jones, one of the chlef operators of tha Western Unlon Tulegraph Company, gave a very entertalning and Instructive lecturo upon **Electric snd Magnetic Tnduction, "' which he illzstrated and cxplained with electrical and magnetic apparatns and diagramn on 8 Llackheard, Ie ahowed tho manner in which gns was lighted by induced elecs trical sporks In theatres and public halls, using an inductivo coll for tho purpese, and, with theald of 8 Ueissler tube, produced some beantiful flashes of various colored lights, similar to those of the aurora borealls, whieh nre supposedl to be the resuit of Induction. The rextatte, or ** Committee " of the Hoclety, composed of an_equal number of ladies and gentleinen, rondered snother plece of music, and I3 anawer 1o an cucors sang ** Sweet Genevieve, " **Raminlscences of Early Telegraphing” wore ‘to have been given by It C."Rankin, Lut that gen- tleman was unavoldably absent, ond the Soclety had to forezo that part of the programme, nod ade Journed, INSURANCE, Tho annual meeting of the Gegenseitiga Fener Versicherung Uesellschuft of North Chicago (3tu- tusl Firo Insurance Company) was hold laat night at Folz's Hnll. ‘This Company has been reoran- ized ainca (he firo. Theruare no walaries natd to the oficers, snd all tho work s done freo uf charge. Each policy-holder {s a member of the Company. The ficst charge 18 one-hatf of 1 per cent on admission and 3 small aescsament whenev- er a fire occurs, 'The Company has now a members whip of 1,200, nearly ullof whom were presont at , themcetlng, -~ Mr. Mathias Schmitz. the Presidont of tho Assoclation, occupted the chair, . From the annuaireport of tha Becrutary, which was read to tho mecttng, ft appears that the total smount fnsured is 81,000, 500} capifal in l}r:mhm\ notes $1U3, 110, U7 cash capital, $10,620.74. The totul expenues of the Compuny during’the Iast six montha were 8240, 85: the tolal receipis during the last six montha, $1,:300.00. A commilttee of fificon was arpnlnled to nomi- nato candldates for oficers for the onsutng year. On motion, & committee of cloven was uppoint- ed to revlso tho constitution, and find ont whether changes are necessary, and report and report at tho noxt meeting, The Presudent, Vice-President, Hecrctary, and Treasurer wors added to the Come mitiee as ex-officio members, Un motlon, 1t was deelded that the electlon for now oficers bo lield this afterncon, from 4 to 0 o'clock at the corner of Lurrabee and North avenuc, and fve gentleinen wero appolated Judges of elactiou. A vote of thanks was glven to,Mr. Conrad Folz for the free use of his hall, i ‘The Committco ou Nowminations reported as fol- owa: Prestdent—Willlam Dierdeman and Nick Gerte Py R R A VP g 1far and Joseph Ernat, Chion Ghmmitizeo b, Y ounge [ benteil, Chrise Uan Btelametz, Mat New, Auton Imbof, snd P, Hein, ALD. CULLEKTON, An alternoon paper given to abuse and misrop- resentation Los selectea Ald, «Cullorton for {te latcat victlin, Cullerton supported Alayor ifeath during the recent munfcipal umyalfin and con- tributcd largely to s re-eloction, and thus suce 3 u sccurin the nfternoon voper's hoatllity, for thu espulston of Cullerton from the because he ** 15 another sheep of the same cal Hildreth, 18 where the afternoon naper tells an untruth, Collerton was inulcted for complicity in the whisky frauds, consplring to de- fraud the Government of tho tax on hiphwines. On belng arraizned he pleaded not gufity. ~ 1le was tricd Dy o jury of Iy peers. The prosccution failed to_prave thut Lia had conspired or had been bribed. Tho Jury was out but a short time, and brought in a virdics that he had been gull of negligenco, Under o atatuts negils gence s a misdueneonor punixhable with 4 fne and Imprironment, © Cullerton pald the fine ond received from the Presldent a panfon cancellng the imprisonment, Why Cullgrion, who was an_Inexperlenced Uauger, should have been lndicted for and found guilty of negligence, {s mething which no fellow hae ever becn able to ascertain, How was it to be expocted that he could detect the whisky frauds which for mauy months wnccesafully bailed alt thy detectivo efforés of the Treasury Departinent and thig Secret.Servica? The simllarity bhetween Hildeeth and Cullerton Is verynuch Hke that between borae-stealing and as- saultaud battery, AMONG TUE BTA) Prof, Ellas Colvert, of the reity of Chi- ¢apo, dellvered at the chapel of the Univerity Jast evening an equally and eminently eloguent and in- wtructive lecture ‘on tho siars now visiblo {n the evoning sky ton large and appreclative andience, The lectare was lterally a ‘walk awong the aturs," taking the hearers around among vome of the “principul * conmtellatlony, describlng in & most lucid and eloguent manner the varlous stors composing these constelations, enumerating thelr distances from each otherand from our carth, and throwlng much Jzht upun inany of the most intere estiny and practicslly important problems of &a- trunomleal scieuce. Prof. Colbert 18 not unly per-. feclly at Lome awnang the stars, but be fsalsoa thorough master of tho a1t of presenting hig snb- fect In n wost atiractlve forin, us thodo who had the good fortune to be present last evenlng cau teatity, THOTEL_ARRIVALS, Grand Jucife—M. 1. Tralll, Syduey, N. 8. W.3 the Norcruss, Bostout J. TIb. %, 6L Pauly i S Gk Yo T, i ) Ciisrice, A Mortan, SU Jauly it H Warne! ichicts ¢ ors Thomas ¥ ‘A G Rt e Yiadhies oe, B Lotila; L. . Wamer, 5 Areh T Taylor, New . Yorke.. v W, ¥, Allen, Cinclunatiy fi- Mudse, 2 NE V.0 W0, Hawilion, Huatony, D! ftankio, v . P Tuttle, Uuflalo; J, W. Carver, Auss . L. Tlubbetl, 5t. Lo "G, Bpalding! Tios- Charles Jol, {on. C. Tull, Quincy: 1ho Hon, en, Phila k‘lrl 1. Harrlww, G Tkt b B | wdon. T b, Uarie, Beritu, Gormian: Sherman flouse~T, 3. Meyers, Dloom0eld, I 3 llr, . {u parta; the Hol 8ul W Grgen ilayi the llop. A, Couk, Beucea Falls. N, ¥.1 J. N, Beddy, Milwaukeos J. [ 's7ls; Thomas™ Dunc Yalladelphiag York. [t L Cook,” New Houss—1Thoniss 1, Williams, Kansas Cyg Ii. cveland, Col. 1. D. Cushlag, Nebraskai Meary Wilon, London 4. i, um‘xl-x.lnlim. remon: W, C. WILLIAM B, OGDEN, NO TBUTH IN IT. For & dsy or two past rumors hsve been enrrent that ¥r, Willlam B. Ogdeu had become financially cmbarrassed by baving been **squcezed in the Tecent Northwestern pool. Last evening thess stazics secmed (o have galned s general currency, sad the ainount of Mr. Ugden's presumed indebt- cducss was definitely stated. In order to fnd out the truth or falsty of these rumors, & Tugune lc&anu called 2t tho resldence of Ir. ahilon , Ugden, on the Nortl Bidv, but found that thal yentloman was ew York. Mo uest called at the sesidence of Gen. Wiiliam E. £trons, No. 570 Ohlo street, Presldent of the Pealitigo’ Lumber Company, in whlch Mr. Oglen has's Large fulercat,. Tho res porier stated Lla whnion, and Gep, Strong statcd -mtmuc.m that he would akuke Lia reputation that there was sbeolutely no truth i the zumor. Ile rconted the idea of the fallure of Mr. Ogden. J1e did not think thiat there was anyihinz in it, oA, Af there had been. he would have heard of It The l'umhw (‘nm!mn,vn'td Mr. Ogden fomo money, bnt he had not demanded i3, ‘The gentleman. in order to satiafy himeelf, ac. eampanied Tre Trinoxe representative to tho res- fdenco of Mr. E. A. S8heldon, on Pine street, who 1« a yariner of Mr. Geden, and manaces hia Chilcagn business, That gentleman alen aconted the 1dea of aflire, Mr. Omlen had not been In any busincss tince November last, “1e had ceascd ta have any dealinga in raflroad stocks for yeare. Mr, Green, the ex-Comptrollcr 0f New York, was maunging Mr. Ogden's ofice at the Knst, To_come down to actual and minnute ficts, Mr, Ounlen’s {otal indebiedneas, actrat and contingent, did not amonnt 10 711¢ per cent of the value of his proparty, e knew Mr, Omlen's ousiness, and he simply *ald that any ramor rewarling his fallare was false. The Jones eatate, fn which he and the Mestra, Ogden had shares, was befng parti- tioned, and - thet probably cave rlso to the rumor, The interest of nenrly the entira ca. tate stood In the name of Willlam 11, Ouden, and recently he gave a decd to Mahlon D, Ogden and E. A. Shrldon, fo arder that the property of the firm. which had been - In_ exletence thirty years, might be divided, and this Instrament had been Dlnced an record, which probably gave rise to tho rnmor, and secmed 10 be the only likely fonnda- tion for it iy TIE COUNTY BOARD. JICELLANIOUS. d An adjonrned meeting of the Counly Board was held yesterday afternoon, all the members being present oxcept Messrs Tabor and Conly. Tnder the head of unfnished busineces the mat- ter of clecting A Superintendent for the Court THonse was taken np and postponed nntil Monday. A communication was read from €% T llolch- kiss, who has the contract with the clty for cleans ing the strects, asking the county authioritles fo confer with him with reforenco to filling tho Hos- plial grounds, Raferred lo the Commitiee on Honpital and rublic Baildings. THAT ARTESIAN WELL. The Committee on Public Charities reported a proposition from the contractor for sinking an ar- tesian well at tho Insana Asylum, atating that the auger had been Jostin the well and conld not be gotten out, and offering to go forward and sink the 81d weil tgn suficlent depth to aford n sapply af water, at the same rate per foot a4 his old contract vrovided for. ' Tho Committce recommended the scceplance of tho proposition, and Mr, Me- Caffroy sct forth that the new well was now ylelding abount sixty gallons of water ror minute, that it had cost §1,200, and hat tho only contract with the workmen there was & vorbal one, ote. Tho report was laid over for farthor consfderation. ‘The eame Commilttce reported favorably on bills nzfimuung $11,022,02, and they were ordered 31, ¥ I"mpulllll.ms were read to furniah 8 coffes-pot for tha County Jail, one for 887,50 and the other for 875, Tho work was let to tha highest bidder, of course, The Commities on Public Nolldings reported in tavor of donating 3400 from the Court.1ionse Fund 1o Sexton, with which to bnild a roadway for his usg in fuldlling hisConrt-House contrnct. Adnpted, Mr, McCaflrey introduced a resolution authorlz- ing the Committes on Publie Chantics to invito proposals from the charitablo institations of tho city for tho care and cducation of tho panper chil- drén of tho county. Adoptod. SHUTTING UP BHOP, Mr, Aynrs introduced tho following: Wnxnear, The appropristion for the County Agent's oieo for lie curreut year having beon exhaustedj erefore, Jtesnized, That on the ist day of May, 1877, the County "Agent's ofice ba closed, the cmployes dis- clisrged and the lease of the bulldlng terminated. Mr, $¥nno sald the law required the connty to cars for its poor, and he had-daubts whether tho resolution could ba carrled ont. 1o had intro. duced a resolntion In February which he asked to ba read, providing far inquiry boing made into the proprioty of the scveral toiwns caring for tholr poor, and wanted to know what bad become of it. Mr. McCaffrey eald ff the County Agent's offico closed tho llm‘l)fll. Poor-Iouse, and. Insane Asylum would follow. 1ls had predicted sucha condition of affalrs wontha ago, and blamed the Flnance Committec for it. It had -fonght the proposition to fssuo mory bonde, and had even prevented further temporary loans, and, as a con- mequence, the cu‘ and county weroe flooded with coabty ordars, which were sclling on the atreet at 00 cents on the dollar, e, Flizgorald vaid he had orpcml making loana for the very renson that tho lioard had refused to cut down the running expenscs of the County Gov- emment. Tho Agent's ofice had slready overdrswn what had been ap- propriated for it. The Financo Committee was not to biame for the condition of affairs, but the Doard wu"lorlt had persiatently refusea fo rodnce exponst ut on the contrary had always becn ready o Increase & walary when aaked to, 1f the Board did not hold up i Its oxtravaganco It was onl{ amatter of time when the county could not g0 {nto the strect and borrow a cent. Mr, Holden was apposed to the resolution, and Thoped the Finance Committeo would negotiate fur- ther loans to bridpe over the prosent difficaltien, Mr, Guenther wanted the resolution 50 amended that tho Buparvisors in the outside towns be in. structed to coa suing orders for rellef, Alr, Holdan wanted the whole.matter referrcd to the Committee on Judliclary to kitlit, and made a motlon to that effoct. ‘The motion (o refer finally prevalled by the foi- lowing vote: 4 )'mglc’:‘mlh m:n':l;‘flk fl;"—"«mun‘ Lenzen, McCaf- rey, Acl en ) "SiysAyari, livadier, Cieary, Fitzgerald, ulloy5. Mr, Pitzgerald introduced s resolutlon calling on Architect Kgun to report to the Boanl at onca whether the stane belng furnlshed for tho Cour. 1louse was defective ur not, and whether or not the work boing done was up to the standard, The resolution prevailed by a vote af 7 to 6. Mr. Fltzgerald Introduced s resolution calling attentlon to the late Grand Jury report In reference to the exorbitant price being pald for dleting the rrlmunn in the jall, and providing for reducing he ver diem from 35 to 25 cents, tho reduction to take cffecton the 20th inetant. ~ Roferred to the Financo Commlttee. Adjourned tili Monday at 3 o'clock, TIHE EXPRESSMEN. CONCLUSION OF THELR LANORS, The second day's session of the Expressman's Ald Socloty's Third Anaual Convention opencd yestorday tnorning In tho ladies’ ordluary of the Grand Pacifie, Mr, L. C. Welr presiding. Mr. L. A. Faller, of Springficld, one of the Ex- ecutlyo Committes, mado the aunaal report of that Commlttee, calling particnlar atlention to the necenslty of deciding as to tho proper limit of age In persons desiring to become mombers of the an ciatfon, Tho report statod that several persona aver GO years of ago had applled for admission into tho Society, bat that It had been refused them, Home discuselon hod orlsen as Lo whether this was Just the proper thing- to do, and It was the unani. mous opinlon of the Committee that the Soclesy whould take somae definite action ou thls rather Im- portant question. ‘The Commiltee on 'Constitution and Ry-Laws succeeded in reporting ona recommeudation, when a member of the Conventlon mioved that s eom- mittes be npgnlntml to drum up tho tardy membere supposed to slannl(lnnllmuuhe precincts of the Dithiing. “Tho motlon was adopted with chocefal alacrily, a commilica appointed lo peform thg aforesatd duty, and a short rocess takon to enable thom to attend to the busincas satisfactorily. CUANGES IN TILN CONSTITUTION, On agaln comling to order, the Commiticaon Con. nlm&log and By-Laws reported & nuwmber of pro. anges, pmfi-. i c?e Devore, of Indlans, offered 8 resolu- tlon to the effect that all such propositions be re. ferred to 8 special cowmiites of tvo to report at tbe next annual meeting, Ar, Floyd moved, as an amendment, that the proposed clianges bu takeu up and voted on one by one, and the Conventian concurrer After some further discusaton it was decided to refor tho report of the Committeo on Conatltution and By-Laws to the Exceutive Commitice, ‘The report of the Auditing Commitice, ehowing that they bud exsumined the accounts of the Becre- tary and Treasurer and found them correc! udopted and & vote of thanks returned 1o those cers, A guntleman from Tennosseo seked and obtalned consunt o refer 10 the Executive Committeo an amendment t0 Art, X1. of the Counstitution, mak- Imfllnun ary to Bave & two-thirde vote' of the delegates to reviso or amend tho Constitution. TUR ELECTION QF OFPICERS for the ensuing year resuited ss follows: Preal- dent, Alfred Galther, of Clocinnati; Viea-Presi- dent, 11, B. Plant. of Augusts, Ga.i T C. L. Loop, of Mcmphls: Secrotary, John J. oy, af Ciucinnatl; Executive Comulttee, James Bhuter, Daltimore; William Wiltis, Memphis; L. A Fuller, Sorlugauld. 1. 0. T Campball, Hous™ ton, ‘Yexas; 8. G, Beaton, Chicago; T, D, Gl Rl %3 W H. Waters, 8t, Loul 'y, Alle guata, Ua, 5 ity ‘reasnzer, , G - Dempee, clf, Cincinnat; 1. J. Lud son, gy ¥, R Osborne, Moblle, Mz, Loop, the Treasurer, (n onswer to & quese tion, atated that Closs *'A,™ numbering 1,000 membery, was now full, and’ soveral appllcations for membersbip wers un le, awsiting vacancles by death or withdrawel. Thero wrte about ten deaths lwr annuw, $nd upon each asscssinent con- sequent upon & death ‘thery were about ten foe- feftures. sud thereforo thero would be, say, 100 vacancies fu Class **A' in thu course of a yesr, ‘which may be filled by application In the order of thelr recoption, Ab; -ppnuntmuldenln Claves SR op (" sabject to the usual conditions. Thae benedt from Class **B™ was at present about Eo. being $1 for cach menl Class 0,0 uving been recently orgamzed, numbersab.ut forty members, and tie buuelits awountod 1v, say, $50, bofug 83 per member, UNITRD BTATES KXPRESS COMPANT uBLIXY PUND, The Committee—Il. D. Colvin, B. C. Bchermer- hotn, and L. A. Fullcr—appofoled at the last Cone yentlon tosccaro from bhio Unlted Blates Bxpress Cowusny a rellet fund similar to that set apart by the Adsuw and Soutlicrn Cowpanles reported that they badiabured to obtain the woney, but had as Lel secelved 0o reply. The Cowmwmliice was con- uued, and the report accepted. The sctlon refersiog the roport of tho Committee on Coustitution und By-Laws tothe Execulive Comuittey was rescluded, and the proposed changes wers tuken up under Mr. Ployd's awend- went, Mr.'richnor offered anamendment totho by-Laws, 83ing the of spplicants for metberehlp at 40 years, unless sald person bas beea in the ewploy ©f soma regular espress cownany for five years contingously, und no spylication sholl be recelved from persons who are morc than 50 years of age. The amenidment was adopted. An amendment to the sccond clause of Ry, law No. 2wan made, Dy l¢ Diviaion Sccretaries nre instrncted in fflt\ran{lnu applicatians for Class Y™ to etate whether the applicant deslren to enfer C] ‘* A, and that the Secretary issue snch certificates with the understanding that In order of priority the sama shall be teansforred to Class '*A," 83 vacancles may occur. THE CHANGES FROPOSRD by the Committes on Conatitation and By-Laws were then consldered. Art. IX, of the Constitutlon was amended. The time and placo for & Conventlon (s to be fixed at the pncmlln'f weeting, ‘The matter of reviston of tho constitation, as contalned In an amendment to Arl. XI., was ro- ferred to the next Conventlon, An article was addod by which any employe of an express tflmlfln{. swho may be A member of 'the So- ciety, forfelts his memberahip If he be dlecharged for crime or breach of tenat. Several other changes of an unimportant ehgrac. ter were made In the constitutiun and by-laws, The report of the Execnsive Committeo was road, Early inthe year C, A. Snyder, of New Urfeans, resigned lits position as & member of {he Committes becanse of hig retirement from the express busi- nesr, and T, M, Westcolt, of the eame place, was elected to fill tho vaconcy. Scveral applications from persons over 50 years of age had been res celved and had been referred to the Conveution. The report wad adapted, . New Orleans was unanimously fized nipon as the next place of meeting, and the third Wednesday in Apenl sclected as the time, A vote of thanks ivas pasred to the Western Unlon Telegraph Company, the hotels, the ex- nress companfes, the press, the theatres, and to the Chajeman, Mr. \Welr, who returned thanks, ‘The Conyention then adjourned sine dic, THE WEST PARKS. CONFRRENCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COM- MITTRE. Yesterday afternoon Measrs. Tolden, Live, ¥Mil- lard, Maus, and Stanford, of the West-8ide Park Board, met with the Legislative Investigating Com- mittce at their rooms at ths Grand Paclfic, The object of the mecting waa (o sacertaln what conrse the Committee would fake as to investigating the affalrs of the West Park Board, and Mr. Davie, the accountant, who has mado a partial examination of tho books, was present to make hia report. It will e romembered that n week or #0 g0 he reported that a carefnl rewriting of the books would bo ra- quired before any investigation could bLe com- mgenced, tho fl{le of hunkueewnfl In yogue being of a crude and §ll-regulated desc: npllnn. At tho meeting yestenday Mr, Davie enunclated the same viows somewhat more at length than un the previous occaslon. Ilo was certain of ono thing, and that was that no (lroznn conld possibily be madeat present. Tho Weet Park Dosed had employed a competent accountant to put the books inshnpe, and he counseled n Fablan policy pend- ing tho resnlt of this gentleman's labors. This advice jumped oxactly wilb the inclinations of the Committee, who havo no desfsa to remain longer in the city at this time. Thuy bave had nearly o month of ardoons ‘lsbor over tho. “Sonth VPark matter, baving pat in seven and elght hones cvery day, and working six dsys a week. Thelr duty 1o thoir constituents, each an haying somo_ epecial nicarnre to attend o, mm¥eh their attendance at the Leglalature withont furtuer delay, and thoynccmdlnfly accopts ed the recommendation. crs uf the Doard expressed themsolyes a8 oxtromely anxious for an opportunity to vindicate thelr assuiled repn- tatfons, but unlesa tho Legislatore yer!mrlurlly ordera back the Investigating Commilteo it Is very unlikely that anything farther will Lo done in th'e mater antil after the close of the seaston. The Doard wore to bave helda meeting yesterday afiernoon, but falled on nccount of Iacking o quos mm. Only Messrs, Muus and Bchnltze made thelr jpentance. 3atters are 10 statn quo, Mr, Proel sting asslsting the cxpert in unrareling the m. tery of the budly-kept books. Thus far no maro u¢st has been unearthed, Several mew! THE FIFTH WARD. ACTION TAREN IN TIIR COUNCIL. At the Council meeting yesterday cvening, after the Hildreth caso had been dlsposed of, the Alder- men proceeded with the count, and when the Twelfth Ward was . reached Ald, Pearsons ssked unanimous consent to Introduce the following rese olution: Jtesnived, That & committes of three Allermen be spjelntedby thio, Clair t examine the returus of ‘the IR WY andf necciaary Fecouat tho yores 1o tha prescnce of the Clty Clerk, Ald. Peorsons said that Messrs, Donne and ‘Tully bad sgreed to submit tho mattor {0 arbltra- tlon, scting under tho advice of their attorneys, ‘The vote was a tie and they thought this would be the beat way to settle It. "It was proposod that Mesars. Throop, Stowart, and Waldo abunld con. stituto the committce, Ald. Smith objected, and, In spite of all the ersussion of . White and Fearsons, Jolin ‘orsythe sud others held aut. When informed thi the vute wos atie and that the candidates and thelr atlorneys had consented to an arbltration, he de- manded thattho courts should scitle the matter, The Council had no right to declde it Ald. Whito moved that tho rules be suspended to tnnlldarfld. Pearsons' motlon. 1le also moved the previons question, which was orderea, & alao the suspension of the roles, Ald. 8mith had not withdrawn his objection, 1t the Couuncil declarcd a man electod who was not elected ho would contest the seat, Ald, White moved tlic paasago of the resolution, which was carried unanimously, snd the Clerk again started on the Interrupted count. The count belng comglnud. Ald. Rawlelgh moved to adjourn. Carried, DUNNB'S CLAIM, ‘The pointa made Ly Dunne are as follows: Ace cording Lo tho returus sent to the Central Station electlon night, and published in the newspapes, the vote stood: Dunnoe, 1,:313; Tally, 1,280 Leddy, 1,002, The ofiicial canvass of tho roturns coincldes with the nowspsper figures except In the Fifih Precinct. According to the Yoto published In the nuwspapers, Tully there rocelved 400, Dunng 143, and 8 scattering, ' On tho tally-sheet tho reta now stand: Tutly, 430; Dunne, 143; 'l Loddy, 3: making s of total 587, ins given in tho newspapers. Tho voto cast for othe clty otlicers in that precinct was: Mayor, 574 ‘Treasurer, 605; Altorney, 6725 Clork, 6 ing, upparently, that thirtoen persons voted for Aldernian and nobody else. _'There aro b7 names o the poll-book, und the only qucation is whethor thore s thut number of votes In tho box, T on the tally-sheet for Tully has becn altered. It was orlginally 400, but the clpher has been tarmed with a pen lnto **3," and the **0 ' chsnged to & $40," "Un the back of tha slicet was a memoran. dum to the efuct that there Were in tha town box tch votes for Mayor, a few vutes for other city oficers, and then fn brackets Is the mewm- orandum (John D. Toily, 14), 1f 1o the 400 votes with which Tully was oriinally crodited are added tho fourteon vates In the townbox, and to these tho votes credited to Dnnne, nd Tracoy, tha total will bo 574, which s the oxact vote cas for Mayor, and which Is prosumably correct, since thero was considorablo excltement ‘oo the subject of Mayor, and as many voles were apt to have been cast fur thatomcons for an Aldormon. Diut for gome renson or other thero has been added to tho 400 given to Tully, and the fourteen in the town box, thirleen more, which makes his vals in ° the tlo with Dunne's, The allegation of Dunne's friends ls that thejudges and clerks In this Fifth (Tuu{;-)‘ P{{," 3 o the nt was concluded, one of Dunne's at the polliug-place, and no changa during his presence. Any alterstion miust bavo beon mado suleequently, 1t {a nlno slleged, as further proof of an Incorrect count, which an examinatinn of the ballots would sliow, that there were fiftocn tickets In there from whlcn Dunne's name had been erased, and no other name substituted, which should reduco the total vole for Alderman at least tilteen below that cast for Mayor, TFEDERAL OFFICES. TIB GRAND JURT. The United Btates Grand Jury ast {n solemn conclave from 10 o'clock yesterdsy morning until 1:30 {0 tho afternoon considering the crookedness in the management of the Cook County National Bank, The only witness before the body was the Hon, h Bushnell, of Ottawa, formerly At. torney-General of the Elate, and & whilom stock- holder and Director In the bonk. Mr, Dushnell waa lucky enough, however, to draw oot with his money befors the bank fafled. 4n histestimony yesterday ho went over and more thoroughly ex- plstoed some matters which come up while hie wi on the stand tie day Lefore, and gave, be- sides, further accounts of the pecullarsysicwm of management so akillfully conducted Ly tho boss manipulator, . ¥. Allen, s _barely possible that tho Urand Jury will get through with the case thiv week, when it will be time, the almsaac men say, toleok out for indicimen| A BATCH OF INDICTABNTS returncd by the Grand Jury a day or two ago fafled to bring down any ble gamo, 3fost of them wero agatust pelty counterfelters, forgers, and violaturs of tha levonue law, eud Chicf Deputy Marshal Btlllwell found his occupation gone, Re far as thoy wero concerned, from ‘the fact that they have been llvlm‘( on the county for wauie time under Sherl® Kern's care, One ‘of the inulcted, however, was uot #o casily found. wad ¥red Gross, the Poat-Ofica Lhiof, who hus not been heard of since ho so _cloverly outwittud tho powers thot be 1n the United States Marsuol's oflice and made off for froah felle and pastures new, Wheruver ke bo, ho will doubtlera susp his Angers st any ai long-winded susthemas the Grand Jury may solemnly formulate a{llmz him. NOER, 3, Echlessingor & Co, de- feritoed o go lnio l.-lnkru&l:{ soue tine Hellgman Behluasinger undes %0 nay hls partuers, in uum-lm’ of ceriain prop. orty tlundestinely with the obvious result, {f not Witk tho obvivus purpose, of defrauding hls cred- dtors. The i was cngaged in wsnufacturing car-mufls on Woet Randolph street, Strausz have dog @ patent on the ear-prolectory, which enabled thets b0 wanufacture then: at an advantage. Butthe fira got juto financlal troubles, sod were fually r ward 8 cinct wore all the friends of the latter, 0 time th frien and succecds forced 1o go Iuto bankrupley to satlaly the pressing: cialwa of certalu creditors, Under the Jaw it was of course necvssary that they should mako a full return of sll thelr wasets, Joatead of dotog this, Belilessinger disposed of somse uf the stock and fx- tures to Joscph Metzler, Lis sun-ln-law, without tho knowledzu'of bls pariners. and withodt taking suy report Lo them {n hls Mat of ssicte. etis ston Iu bankrupicy was Bled soun oiter, but Scbles- singer was nowbhere to be fuund, and succeedod In Xkeeplog bitmself vecluded untl) ‘ate Wednesduy af- teruoon, whea be wes uabbed by Chief Deputy. Marshal Stitlivel), who was armed with {le ware rant necceaary to make the arrest. In order to make the arrcrt, 8thilwell resorted (o the atrategy of passinz himeelf off as a conntryman who had a bill to pay Seblessinger. Stillwefl had gone 1o his honee on_several occasions, but had never ancceeded In finding hie man. This rase was not quite anceessful, however, and when Schlessincer rerented himself to recelve the experted ehckels nxnymcmnr the dehl, he was qulelly taken In and eacorted to the jail. 1le nppeared befare Com- miasloner Hoyne ycqerduw morning and gave ball in tho mm of $5,000 for his appearance a woelk from to.day for examination. Samuel Glickaanf and Mra, Darline Sehicesinzer went hls eccarity. The Assignes and the ofher partners claim that thiero {4 a clenr caso ngaluat the okl man, and his efforts to keep In the ahade would seem to |n|p|, a knowledze on his part of wrong-dolnz. This claes of caecs hns become exceedingly common of Jate, there heinz no less than flve now on Commis- sloner loyno's docket which will come nn for hearing roon. Ono of them, that of GQoldemith, Stern & Co., han been running before the Com- misslonor for overn woek, and yesterday after- noon another chapter in the proceedings was cone throngh with but, withont arriving at'any disposi- tion thereof, —— THE CI''Y-ITALL. The license receipts yesterday were abonl $400. The police have begun to look np the delinquents, and the harvest ahonld soon bo forthcoming, The Treasurer's recelpts yestenlay were $2,820 from the Water Depariment, $1,0537 from the City Collector, and $2,167 from miscellaneons sources. Building-8uperintendent Cleaveland was absent from his ofMce yesterday, having been taken with congestive chills Wednesday night, thereby being obtlged to take to his bed. ¥ 'The police and firemen were pafd about $63, 000 yeaterday, the amonnt of 1ho March pay-rolls, Tha paymonts of this week will make thio clty *‘on tlme " In the matter of salary-payments, Officer Willlam Gleeson was Wedaesday fined five daye’ pay ond reprimanded for being drank, Ills sentence was ehanged yestenday in view of farther n‘uvulopmenu, and he was dismissed from the o e, the polico force with The contract far snpplyln, yesterday to Keith awanle summer hats wa Dros., the lowest responsiblo bidders, A man named Brown put Ina bid nud waa nover thereafier heard from, Tite TRIBUXE yosterday did an nnintentlonal fn- ostice to Police-Ofticer’ Timothy Mahoney, Star No, 204, by announcing that he had been fined five days® pay for *4 using vile Janguagoe while in & beastly statetof Incbricty." Timothy won fined and reprimanded, but it was for using language not cx- actly reepectful to s superior oflicer, and not for drunkenness, —a vico to which ho {s not addicted. ‘The Water Dopartment I8 doing sll In fts powor to collect tho money ducon water rents beforo day 1, at which tima tlio delinquent 1st Is turned over 1o the City Collector, Whero persons rofuse, upon balng nryuml to, to settle long-stand- inz necounts, the wat shut off at the ride- walk, In- momo cas oplo have turned the water on agaln. ‘Then It becomes nocensary to make tho shut-off in tho atrcot, and It costs tho non-payer an additional sum {o rosiora matters to thelr original condition. One man undertook to turn on the water fn _tho_strect, and ho 18 now nne der prosecution for plumbing without a license, ‘New csacs of scarlot-fever were reported yestor- day at the Prof nt Orphan Asylam (four cascs), No., D41 Weat Twelfth street, No, 2 Sullivan stroet, No. 108 Went Funrteenth street, No, 018 Noblo street, two cases on tho canal bank near Western avenne, No, 513 West Fourteenth street, No. 4D SBouth Poorla atreot, No, 121 Durling Eleven deaths have occurred this week, 1t wonld appear from the number of deaths weekly that tho disenso has not yet been delven from the city, notwithstanding that at tho tlme of the comi- mencement of the active war agalnst the plague It s lllld that alxty days was to bothe llnitof its ence. DRIDGEPORT STINKS, Health-Commlssioncr Do Wolf yostenlay sont out to about twenty of tho gontlemen Intercatod in the business transacted ot and noar the Btock- Yards which aro llir ored to glve risc to the nul- aance known a3 the Lrl dn‘mtt stinks clireniars like unta the ono glyen below. 1)r. Do Wolf called upon some of the gentlemen addrossed yestorday, and snys in reference to his conversation that he thinks that tho Btock-Yarda people are at last willing, really wlilling and ready, to make sucli improvements in their eatablishments as shall precinds the possi. bliity u!-n{ further spreading of the pestilential guscs which were wont oft in the stilly night to Bermenla tho atmosphere for miles around, Tho octor's chlof ooject In calling the conference I8 to consult and sce Just what can be done Iu regard to the draining of the Bouth Dranch at the Btock- Yards, and in this laudable enterprise he has beon promised co-operation Ly the aforesald businoss- men, The clrclar §s as followa: At the suirgestion of Mr, John I, Sherman, President of tho Union Btock-Yards & Transic Compan, Teanectfully roquested w i Tieaih at by oMice, it m., (o confer regardin packing-Liose aud premises. DrObor Arainkg F onF o Ohcan 0. Dk Worr. Comumlsstoner of Liealin. TIE COUNTY-BUILDING, ‘Walkor delivered a few:more stono on the Court- Touse Square yeaterday, ‘The first pleco of granits for the new Court- Touse was dolivered yesterday. It weigha ten tons, and is ono-third of voe of the pliasters, Tho following were yesterday adjudged insane In the Coonty Court: Jacob Meyer, llenry Rochelle, Carolina Numson, Willlam Mulloy, and Peter Berget. ‘The deatl of Dr. Freer has creatod a vacancy In the County Medical Roard, and the Hospltal Com+ mittee will muggest the name of his successor o the Doard at its next mooting. Tim Dradley yesterday handed the Clork of the Criminal Court 8 bundlo of recoipts from the Penl- tentlary authorities for prisoners reccived from this county anlm() back as far as 1874, This Is ‘how business has boen done, Tho firet accldent at thenew Court-House occar- red yeatorday, McNelll, in averting what might have boen a ore scrious accident, foll into one of tho trenches dug to put In water-oipe, o distance of aix feot, but waanot hurt beyond gotting covered withmnd, Dust to duat, A few woeks sgo Franz Xavler Brandocker, Sr., the publisher of & rellgious paper in this cl({. woq found ta bo_Insans by tho County Court. 1l taken toa private auylum for treatment In the ox- gumlun that he would borestored in n short time, mt his restoration belag. still in dout Paulina Hrandocker wae (""m” appolated bis conserva- tor, under bond for $12,000, Make s mark right liers, For thefirst time In the history of tho County Court a juror yestorday re- fuwed to accept pay for his sarvicos. " lils mame is sl-nlnr. and he served weuk sgo nn entite day, and aif the recompense that ho would accept was the evidenco that ho had served, in the shaps of an afldavit, 1Mo fa sbont 23 years of ago, and was Daver on & jury beforo And now comes anothor hitch in Court.Tonse afalrs. Wednesday Walker sald he wonld sl the amended cuntract, which would entitle hlm{g draw $:15, 000 froms tho County Treasury, but Ma« Nelll, 1o whosa 8 the coutract reads, says e willniot, 1 McNelll stands by bis word Walkor ie as far from geMling any wmoneyss ever, 1t was thonght up to yeaterday that the only contractor combating Walker wax Sexton, but it now scoms that such le not the M-anmllh gnve hia final arders In reference to ballding the Court-House fence yesterdny, and that structura must be movea four feet fnalde of the curb-line. Perlolat will now refuse to glive the $400 for the usa of tho wilows and orphan, d beuldea Jalikely to present & billof *‘extras™ to the county in the matter, It was svident from the :l.r‘-tw\g-l; dnw wldm{l whuugi bo}gn. and flil: l‘lhrls- uld como out ahead, was so lutende and the end Ie about attained. ' RORI SHitad 'rut'r EXPEN BoRR. b roy yesterda A flaming epeech in the Board (n-dmm{n‘: A schome mlful rll-hs un- fortunate porson he engaged 0 muntg: ago to sink an artesian well at the Insano Asylam. This person, it will be remombered, lost his anver s0mo 1,700 foet below tho surface womws weeks ayo, and has not boen ablo to grapple It sinco, and now McCailrey wants ham, to kesp hlmn employed, to go to work and dIF ke old well desper, ‘ctc. In ‘advocating tho sclieme hu took an undoe ad- Vantaga of the f The records of the "Board pe! digging tho well was paid gl.no in October last, and afso (kat Jo Hogan has besn poid $140 for fron (llhlni furnlshed, Add to thess amgunts the value of tho coal conwumed—furnished by the county—during the sloking of the well, aad, in- stead of tha cont beiny $1,200 1t Wh Vo found 10 hove been over 83,000, If the old well s tobe dugdeeper, it should not be as McCaffrey Im) wics, but by contract, and the work slioutd be el Lo the lowest bidder, and bond should be fur- nislied for the cxccutlon of the contract. The county hos 10 guarsntcs that iany Augcry Ay nok yut bo broken and lost befure s woll 4 fulrhed, and 1t s not just now In shape 1o aig experimental boles to bury money fu, E MCAPYREY AGAIN DBULLYING, ‘When McCatlzoy first caine nto the County Doard ha wore & inadsivering of white-mctal which look- ed as though it might upon a time have dono sery- fco In urnamenting tha harness of s dray-horse, but now, knowing more shout ** Rlage * ttan he used to, he »ports an equally massive Flig of gold #et with & precious stou ‘The chango the nttention of a Zines reporic) W and that individual, 1n sesrch of an item, ceatly mentloned that AMuc was fond of displaylng bis new ring. The remark gave tho L‘illl'lma offonse, sud yeaterday there was a boiling over of th profanity and Vul{a! ity of Lls nature, aud L'vll:f of hiu dircal maledictions uponths repos head, *‘Itis ponc of your d—d bLuslness, sald, **what¥ wear, —It’ did not cost you an, thingt" "+ And did [t cost youanything " rejoluad Lho . 'Tho reply wus 0atba and threats, and wiea Tefers (o McCallrey or sny of his nuwcroud **Riogs ™ syuln sowaebody s to be chowod up. Fur the inforwstion of tkose con- comed It may not bo amiss Lo say that McCattrcy fo fu posscesion of & _allver-mounfed pistol, soven. shooter, sndtlst ho {4 & dongerous was, Tho plstol 1e not his owu, sud 8 would not bo safe to ask Liw bow Bo camo by §t."" COUNTY FINANCES. Neatly one-ball of the appropriation for gencral exponace for thls year bax occu slready exbausted. The General Fuud aporopriation was fxed st 8lncy Duc. 18 the Cuunty Board has lasucd against this fund vrders azerequting $100, - 310,00 The Cousty Agent's office s porhapa the mmterl‘mnslwt\"hecnnnly institations, Tts ap- propriation of $135,000 has been overdrawn to the smonnt of $4,027, 7. Last year it cost over $177, - 000, ‘The ‘Ineano Asyinm’ will, without doubt, overdraw its_appropriation af 60,000 befors tha close of tho year, 1ta expenditures have thus far been $44,203.00._OF the Caunty [foepital npro- priation o 47, 578, 40 hias been expend. nst yeae nggreguted $57.010, The appropriation for {he present year waa 100 low to moct expenscs at the rate at which they are befng incareed, and It {4 prabablo that be- fore tho close of tho year the exremllmrrn will equal those of last vear. Tho ontidvor relief fandis overdmwn Alrealy $1,788. ‘fhe Narinal School thun far hian cont the cotnty this year over 30,000, An nppropeiation of 80,000 was mnde for it.' ‘Atthe Foor-Tlonse, up to date, $71,107,01 have been expenaed. The ‘approptiation for fhis inntitnilon was fixed at $10,000. prapriation of 825, 004) for dletin: pris ecn drawn againet for aver £13,000, Out of the Court.lanss Fund of $425,000 orders to the nmount of §60, 000 bavo been draten, and if the work goeson the en- tire amionnt will e cxhianated beforo the end of tha vesr. Claims for hialf the amonnt aro being daily pressed, and the Conrt-1louse walls nre not ot above gronnd, Jleslda this exhibit thers fe ‘lnu.nflolnon\om ontslanding In the hands of contractors who have furninhed the connty fnstitn- tlons provisions, ete., and the salaries of county emploves are nearly A month in Arrears, The out« loak ls not very pleasing to behold, ——— CRIMINAL. > John Keil, Charlen Everley, and JJohn Nolan, charged with the robbery and murderous assault npon Charles ¥, Hewweln {n the Town of Lake last Satarday morning, were hefore Justice Mitchell yesterdsy, but tho cases wore again continaed nn- 11} Monday, The polica think they are now on the right trall, and liope to captare the other mombers of the gang by Lhe day of ‘They ary still dirm In the beliet fhat Nolan waa not Implicated. CUAPIN IN CHANCERY. Ex-Detectlve James G, Chapln was yesterday focked nr at the Armory charged with tampering with a wilness, the statute fn telation to whicti reada as follows: Whoever, hy hiring, persussion, or otherwise, in. flaces oy witnew in any criminal catse, oF any person nowl of any fact tending to ¥how the Rullt or Innocence of any person suspected or casrged it having commisted any crime. to leave the late, or secreto himself 0 that he cannot be produced &1a witneesst any examinaifon or trial of the pemon 80 suspected 0rth1rf¢d‘ Ahall fincd not exceeding ur confined [n the County Joll not exceediog oue year, or both. 5 i He was caught in tho actof falkingto Qeor Tiddle, who was beaton ant of $360- 8ome i 250 by Levy and hisgang. Thts conversation was carricd on through an alloy window which ho had . opened for the “purpose. Riddie says that Chapin infornted him that Levy had gotten ont of jall ' mpon tho Indlctnient, and was Just around (he corner, There was no law b{ which o witnees counld ba biold, and he bescechod him to come ont, and rocelvo full comuensation for his tronble and Joss, and a handsomo reward beside, provided he would got outof town and promlse not to prosecute, Tho Grangor aquealed aud Chapin was Jocked up. Ile ‘o a ers hig stated in his own behalf that he did this on his own hook, and without any concerted mctlon with Levy, but for tho sole purposo of making a stako for himself, He also denfes that he tn any way nsked Riddlo to leave town or decline to prosecule, and that thero- fore o fu not eriminally liable under the statute. But the pollce say ** 100 thin." That Lovy was in the nofghtorbood at the timo 14 a fact, and thls, toyather with the Granger's tale, placcs Chapin In an uncovinblo light, ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Clhfcago Chomlcal Soclety will hold Ste monthly meeting this evening at No. 77 Desrborn atreet. A Gospel temperance meetingZunder the ausplces of the reforined men, wilt be held this eveningat 8 o'clock al the Tiailroad Chapel, State street,'near Fourteenth, led by Tony Delight. ‘The Philosophical Soclety will be addressed this evening by the Rev. II. W. Thomas, D. D., of Aurora, Subject: ** Donbt." The friends of tho Baclety will nbia the change from the usual time, ‘Thore will be a speclal maeoting of the Directresses of tha Protestant Urphan Asylum at the Asylum, No. 780 Michizan avenne, Saturday, at 10 o'clock 8. m, Itts desirable to hear from all malesof tickets for the concort ot this time. TReynolds Post, G. A. R., mcots this ovening at its hall, corner Madison and Ilalsted streots, Every member is requcsted to ba prosent, as prap- amtion for Decoratlon-Doy and other mportant business will como bofora tho meoting, There will be s mooun{ of the Domestle Lying-Tn Hospltal Association ot the residence of Mrs, Knapp, ‘est Waehington ntreat, thiv after. noon, &t i o'clo harp. A fall attondance {a de- slzed, Bemi-annunl report, organization, incor. poration, and gonors] uusincss, The Rev. W. P, Ifarrison, D. D., pastor of the irst M, K. Church South, Atlanta, Ga.% Is about to viait the leading citles of the North, Ile of tho representatives of Southern Mathodls nd tha chief object of his coming Is peactical frater nity. He wlilarrive in Chicago thls weak, will be the guest of the Tov. 8, McChesnoy, and wil) preach at tho Park Avenuo M. E. Church Bunday morning. Arrnnlnmnn have been mado for him to preach at Trinlty the o evening, SUBURBAN., BNGLEWOOD, ‘Tho Hlllard Poat No. 27, G, A, T, wete instrn- mental in arranging a very creditable entortain. ment which took place Wedncaday evening at the High.School Hall, They secured the services of the J. F. F', Dramatic Club, of Chleago, who pro- duced ** Among the Dreakors'' fn excellont atyle. The following ladics and gentlemen wero castin il play: Mies Mamie 8t1tt, Miss Boil Hall, Mise Momie Wheeler, Miss Mattie Vi Mesurs, J, 11, Gallery, W. D, Clingman, C, 1 C.'Overman, F. i, ¥ qiilte a reputation Ing tho past seston. fter the performance tho chalrs were removed and the remainder of the ovening davoted to dancing, Kretlow furnishing tho music. Among those present wers Mr, and Mrs. Johin Vrcoland, Mr, and Mrs, A, P. Match, Mr, and Mrs, ¥. M Wiatarbary, Mr. and Mrs, L. C. Btraight, Mr, and Mrs, 1L P, Goodall, Hrs, ¥, Winchoator, tho Misses Mamfe Wheolor, Mattio Vall, Dol ifal), Mamlo 8tits, Nolllo titt, Neltio i’nll:r, Ida Gregory, Anna Budd, Clara Budd, Allle Donnell, - Minnle' Gose, Clara_Mack, Edua Bumith, Alice Chamberlain, Anna Hubbard, Holl McEldowney, Nottle Smith, Mary McEldowney, Jennle Haker, e, & dud .é{lllcht W re g .| 2 L, Ward, M. C. Glllotte; ' B, 'C." Ovortian,’ 1o Ii. ¥rear, J. G, Bradloy, V. W, Itnffnor, B, Timmer. man, Frank Townscnd, 8. Goss, Cal Cliamberlin, doha MeDougal, A, C.'Patter, B. M. Janctt; Joo Blain, C, Bawyer, J, W, Milly, Ed Grogory, Frank Foster, Georza Bakor, lomer Carr, 11, U, Thestle, . Plerpont, George McClellan, Claronca and Frank Brown, Ralph Middieton, Willlams, Divine, ond others, The_Goadwillie testinonial has been postponed from Monday evonlug to Tuesd, notto interfers with the silve: Lll-v. P, @, Thearlo, which occurs Monday eve: rcat proparation has baen mado for the _enter- tafument this ovening for the benefit of the Library Assaciation, and & largo attendanco Id expected. Charles Folansbes was put in nominatlon from the north end of the town for member of the Board of Education for District No. #, but resiyned in favor of Irus Coy, who then recelved the noini- natlon, The reprascutative feom Englawood has not yet beou designated, Notwithstans M o investigation of the Park Commlasiuners, which Is now going on, Ll teh basins of tho sewers on Parkwaoy Vavillon are be- ing put in, prenlnlor{ 10 the Improvenients which aro contemplated thls spring. 'It1s to be hoped that no obatruction will 'ba thrown {n the way of 1Lis much-needed fmprovement, EVANSTON. The temperance mass-meetings which have boen held duriog the past four weeks are having the du- sired alfect of bringing the breakers of law and public peaco to fuatice. niay the officers wmadeursld upon the saloon, Bouth Evanston With the expectation of arresting James Lynch, but, not Anding him, they were satisfied with Peto Lisch. Ilo was brought befors Justice Newel Upon the teatimony of throo witnssses from Chi- cagu, who testified to having bought Mguor of him, Lie was inud 3300 and costs, An apoeal was tsken 1o the Criminal Court, whero numerous other cases awalting the action of the Grand yury, K, B. Payne, Village Attorney of Bouth Kvanston, con. ducted the case for the prosecution. 1t hias bucome quite popular of 1ale for property-~ hotders, who wish to make conuection with the Davls ¥y t0 tap it without obtatning the neceusary licenve, thus dafyinga villago vrdinance. It fe claimed that tho ordinknce lu lllogal. A test cas0 i3 tobo made, with the zentleman who lust mnAd- llar‘ cxnnc:lumll B d\.l'"“d“l" th splrited rovival meetingia in progreas at the Methodlat Church under thl:“lupmga the church cholr, Miss Sperry, who has boen viels f.hnr brothers, relurne to her home at Marengo Y. Tuceday of next weok the Lfi.-u Hlaney start for };rurmwn. N. J., whers thoy will spend 8} cr. Prof, Kistler delivers bis well-known lectare, entitled ** Que Heritage," at the Heandinavian Chuzch Thursday, % Th 010 0f the series betwecn the college bo played upon the Upiversity campus eruoon ‘{vunpxu Freshumen n{\ s.un;flo- more: Tha Whita Btockings of Chicago play ths Univer- alty nlus Tuesday, SO air audieace assembled at _the Baptist Church Iast eveniug Lo hear Benjamin P, Taylor's new lect- ure upon **One Hundrud Years. - ‘The pastors’ theolugical reunion and commence- ment cxerclses of Garrelt Liblical Institute are to be beld at this place from May 13 10 17, Inclusive, LAKE ViEW, The Pullerton Avenue Church has beea brushin up in tho matter of fta muslc, baving overbaule ite cholr sud smyloyed & now orgaulst. . To furnlab the whaerewithal 1o satisfy thia last acquisition, & vocal and {nstrumental concert wus given Tuesdsy nlght to a wore meagra houss t the excelicnca vl In.cxw‘r‘n\mu id trae zeal fur the church de- wmsnded. Miss Emua Larven and Mrd, Ira Weed— Lotk of whom formerly sauy in this charcu—Lindly favored thelr old frionds jnsolod, snd Mr. aud Mre, D. 8. FKoote, of the Apulie Llub, con~ tribuled inuch to the programuwic. Mrs. Jouics Hewitt, who has goceutly outersd the cholr, sang ¥ Ave Mark " with much exprosslon, sud arl, M. C. Gillotte, E. This Club bas obtalned n amateur organization durs ol, J. Ar. Widortrand rendered a wweet Biwedish bailad, The Inatrumental part of the programmao wa1 not deficlent, aithough many who had been cxpecting 8 treat on the viohin from Me, J. M. Nowmar were dinappointed by his inability 1o be present. The home talen? from the cholr wonnd up tho enter- talnment with the chorun ** Bweet and Low," A other concert aoon s talked of, to make up the swount reqnired SPORTIN BASE-BALL. The {nfamous condition of the gronnds and the utterly disroputable and scandalons stats of the woather nnited to provent the opening game of the scason botween the Chicagos and Fairbanks yester. day. The continned rain and damp weather hnd put the ground into sich shape that it was Impos. afble to bo played on. The opeming game of the #eason will therofore e playea to-morrow after- noon. 1t waa confemplated to play to-day, but it svug, tofay tho least, doubtfut noout the grounds, and lherefore tho ano WAR rnl over nptfl to-mor- faw, The champlons will play the Northweatern Unlversity niue at Evanaton Ticaday nests TITE TURTE. 8AX Fraxncieco, April 10.—At Racramento to- «ay Mollie McCarty, Lady Amanda, Councll Dlufts, and Whentley ran a two-mile and repeat race, the foriner winning the ruce in two stealoht heals— time 3:184 and 3:303—the beat time recordod In the State, ———— CROPS. Spectal Dispaleh to The Trisune. 03ana, Neb., April 10, —Reporta from various parls of Nebraska received by the Execntive Com- mittes of the Board of Trade show that there is but very iittle fear of mrasshopper devastation this weason, Farmers have pot in the nsua) amount of small grain, and in some regions there {s largar acreage sowed, pecial Ditpatch to The Tridune, Caurtox, Kane Co., 11l, April 10. —The weath- er has heen very favorabla for two weeks past for farm worl, The thermometer has ranged from 70 10 72 degreeaat 2 p, m., from the 16Gth to the 18th, Mot of the ontsnresown. More whest has been sown thisspring than Iast, Thatsown in February has come up well, 1learn, The winter was highly favorsbis for fall grain, Ryelooks well. Urass hna grown Hnely, during the warm weather of the Inltfive dayx, Lo clover has boen srinter-kiliod than naual. “Wilh plonty of rain for the nest aix wouks, the hay crop will IIT A lsrge breadth of corn will be planted this sprin; MICHIGAN @NIVERSITY, Bpeciat DispatcA to The Triduns. AxX Annor, Mich., April 10.~A large number of membars of both Ilonses of the Leglslaturo last week efgned s petition to the Regents of the Univorslty, asking for a special meeting of the Hoard; also that Dr. P. B, Rose should ba rein. stated, Prealdent Angoll to-night recelvad a re- quest to call o speclal meeting, signed by Regents® James Estabrook, C, tynd, and A.nd,:aw Climle, he raquisite number of Regents to ask fur o spe- S Taasting: “Thoy aio ek that tho Chalrmen of tha Senate and Jlonse Commlttecs on University Affsirs be Invited ta ba present for coneultation, The meeting will probably be held on Tuesdsy, May 1, ——————— COTTON, NEw Onvzans, Aprll 10.—~The April statement of the Nallonsl Cotton Exchango of America is &3 follows. NEW Ontzans, April10, 1877.—Net recelptd at United Btates ports from Sopt. 1to March 31, 8,767,701 Lales: stock at United States porta Morch 31, 724,018 bales; total overland direct from prodacers o March 31, 505,347 bales; alilp- ments direct tothe wille to March 31, 240,205 bales; in tranalt to dellvery ports March 31, 16,501 Lales; forelgn cxports to RMarch 81, 2,410,120 bLales: fn transit betweon dellvory ports March 31, 8, bales; taken b& Northern splnnors from porta March 81, 722,000 Lales. ————— PIANOS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Owling fo n chango In thelr plano department, Lyon & Tlealy, State and Monroe streots, aro clos- Ing out their entire miscellaneous stock of aquare planos, some of them almost new, at unparalloled low prices. DEATIIS. A e A Ao 'TCH—-Thursday, April 18, Walter I, , youngest wg’n 5 AR Plich, azed b ynnlru [ months £3 ds; * Faneral from house, 85 Scoley-ay,, Saturday, 10 o'clock 8, PERRY~On the 10th, Maggle, daughter of R.and E, Yorry, aged 4 yeara and 4 months, Funoral to-day at 62 Ambrose. L] ries Lioyd, aged day otk Tnet.) at 3 y (2 net.) o invited, papers plessa copy. 'RICE—~The funeral services of Jonathan U, Price will take place at his late realdence, 364 West Har- tison-st., Friday, Aprll %0, at 3o'clock, Romains will be taken East for burial, FAIRBAIRN-James Newell Falrbalm, son of Jamos and Ann Jane Falrbalen, at the residence af hig father. 477 Tubbard-st., yeaterds: ernoon at 2 o'clock, of inflammation of the luny ‘The funeral will tako place this afternoonat & o'clock, 'The romalne will bo sont by exproes for Interment at Groenwood Camotery, N'-w ork, CABEY—April 10, of braln fever, Allce, duughter of Edward and Margarot Casey, sged 10 years and 8 monthas, Foneral from resldence, 108 Weat Adams: Baturday, Apell 21, 4t 103, m., by carriages 1o NMEDIOAL. g e Dr. Schenck’s Standard itemedies. The standard remedies for all disessesof thelungs are Bchenck's Pulmania Byrup, Bchenck's Soa Wecd Tonle, and Bchenck's Mandrake Pills, and 1f taken be- fore the Jungs are destroyed. & speedy cure is effected. To thesa three mediciuea Dr. J, I, Behionek, of Phll- sdelphis, owes hts unrivaled success in tha trestment of pulmonary disesser, ‘The Pulmoalc Syrup ripens tho morbld matter fn the lungyt nature throws it off by aa easy expectoration, for when the phlegm or matteris ripo asiight coveh ‘will throw it off, thie patfent bas rest, snd tha luogs be- &in 1o heal. Toensble the Pulmonlc Byrup todo this, Bchenck's Mandrako Pllls and Bchenck's Ses Weed Tonle must b freoly used to cleanse tho stomach nod lver. Bchenck's Mandrake Plits act on the lver, retoviug all obatruc toas, relax the gall bisdder, the bile starts freely, aod the liver is soon retloved, Behenck's Bea Woed Tonla 1s s geotls stimulant and altcrative; the alksll of which 1t fs composed mixes with 18 food and prevents sourtog. 1t amiste the di- #gestlon by taning up the stomach to & healthy condi- tlon. 80 that the food mnd the Pulmonle Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs heal, and the patient ‘willsarely gos well If caro {8 taken Lo prevent fresh cold, All who wishi to consuls Dr, chenck, elther persons ally or by latter, can U080 at his principal ofMco, corner ofSixth aud Archesta,, Philadelphila, every Mondsy, Schenck’s medicines are suld by all druggiais throughe out the couatry, 5 AUCTION SALES. DBy HIRAM BRUSH, MANUFACTURERS' SALE OF SUPERIOR SILVER-PLATED WARE FINE TABLE CUTLERY. TO DE BOLD AT AUCTION, AT STORE 1562 STATE-ST., 0n. THIS DAY ot 10 & m., 3 p. m., and 7:300. f., o Toi\Tabing asty woth T caira stoek luia: ™ Al the” goots iiin 1ba are warar et bear! o 1o will b 3014 withous Yo of the q trade-mark of th 1 FeervAlion or IEais L0 cload it cutu TAUNTON SILVER-PLATE CO0, By order of JOUN H. BWALN, Tress. DBy HIRAM BRUSH, 108 Fifth-av. TUESDAY, Apd’l .fi‘.’l‘.‘h m“\;e::")::nm-n. 9308, Parlor, Dinjug-room, and Chamber Purniture, 9f,8 &7oom Yiotel wopestor Bedting aad Veanar Plibwe Bruticlsand Woolen Garpele, Hatircaies 1ot PRt deia Sepesel, gy dior, Tollet etk ss . ciira’ Lass alna st inleadi MM BRUSIE A detivacers By WM, MOOREHOUSE & CO, Auctioncers, 274 snd 270 Esat Madlson-st, gular Sale o Batontsy nextat 108, m, of N . Re Baleca Batarday pextat 104. . of New Fur 20 Parlor Sults, 18 Chamber Sets, 100 Mattresses, 78 Assorted Bedsteads, Carpets, &e., &c. t gm:‘u:i af te'nlrln:&u to sales of Houscbold ART SALE. ELKINS ART SALE Continued To-night, 8 p. m, Importaat Picturcs will bo offered. Qiand chances {or buyess. 166 WABASH-AV., near Monroe, BARDITI'S TOILLT soAr, BABBITTS TOLLET S0K7 Tinrtval 3 1'5‘11'::: ed fo TabRiIa Trext Sonp hoa perfeciod, andnow ofteri to ag ullle The FINKNT TOILET HOAR | T e mert Heberinte Ot ured (n 1 nrld. manwaciure. For Uso o the Novsery it Has No Bql, Worth ten time fis cost to every mother and famny fn Chrlst sndom. 8ampld box, containinit 3 cakes of g ounces each, sént freq Lo any address on recelpt of 73 cents, Addren B.T.BABBITT,New YorkCity, FOR SALE DY ALL DRUGUGISTS, A PERFECT TOILET SOAP, First among the reqalaltes of the totlot 18 n goog article of Roap, but to are it 11 not slwars an essy ‘matter, Many of tho most expensiva Sonpa [ the mar. ket are made from coarso and deletorious mater(ais,ang elicate coloring and frazrant perfimo 0o oftey conceat thie moat repulrive fmpusities, The disclosarey recently made public regarding this subject ars pous tivelv atartling, and deservo serious consideration, Beented Soaps ars now kaowa €0 be extremicly objecs 1lonable, especially If appiied 1o the heads injuring hiair, irritating tho scalp, snd [nducing sovere hizs achies. The chisracter of the Ingredients may be Inferred from the statement of a gentleman who makes tag scentIng of Bosps his business; ho recently dectared thay Jormons engaged in thls emplaymont wero short-lved; rom seven (0 ten years being the longea: eriod during which the uecupation could be folluwed, xdlis ittty of procuring a pertuctiy’ pure articleof ot Bonp 18 8t Iaxt obvlated, fowaver, tianks to thy enurcflm and chemls (Hof Mr. B."T. Bannerr, of Naw York, the world-rennwhned Hoap 3anufacta wlioso Immensa establisliinent 18 by far the Iargest of kind In the Unlted Btates, ‘tne renown of Mr. LA yarlons productions has for many years boon wilely seminated, but this latest success (s the Appropriaty crown to the numerous viciories siready achieved. After years of patient labor and aclent{fic 6Xperiiment, T hna succeeded In perfecting the compos tion of tho fincst toflet soap aver Introdused, The pria. clpal ngredienta aro the putest veroiabin olias the facturing proceascs are entirely new and origina) {iie Tesuit laaimpiy unparall lod in thia department 3, T, DAPMITT's TotLET SOAP™ {a the trade-mark Dby which this clegant toliet luxury s deatunated, aad for spplication to thu delicata akin of infsnts, children, and 18 altogether unenasled in 1te emolilest Soap {8 not raryumed, 1he | Lh T Bl . T, Dal s Tol 01 re! e modt. peaitheulaad agrceatio fticto of tha ind over misa: TRy “Though specially desirable for the use of '|Idltl nd Loos the finest30aps fur barbers' usc. It [ fust bels Jisced apon i " i Bt the domand for il ooy ecomo general,—.New York Tvibune. B, T. BABBITT, New York City. AUCTION SALE By WM. A. BUTTERS & C0,, Auctfteers, 118 & 120 Wabash-av. GENTEEL FURNITURE PI_ANOB'OBTE. BTC., At Dwelling No. 11 Centro-ay., FRIDAY MORNING, April 20, at 10 o'clock, wo aball scll the entiro Furniture, ‘consiting of Parlor Eata, Marble-10p Chamber Bets, Marbla-top Tables, Sidoboard, Drusels and Ingealn Carpets, Ilalf Mattresses, Bedding, Ilanoforte, togother with the complete furnishings of » 12-room housc. Wi, A BUTTERS & CU., Anctioneers, BUTTEARS & CO.’S Regular Salueday Furnitors Sale SATURDAY, Aprl a1, at 9:00 o'clock, At Balesrooma, 118 and 120 Wabashay., Miandsome Now Chamber Nets, Mosewood and i3, W, l'arlor Sults, s Kldeboards, \Wardrobes, Xirrors, &e CIIATII'.HI. llowfltu\‘n"z BALE. The Enilre Furnitare o welllng of 10 Rooms, 'S Dlauo Fortca, Parlor Organ, h Bhow Cases, Deaka, and Office Tables, DBRUSSELS, 3-PLY AND INURAIN CARPETS, Togother witn & very large and varicd collection of ‘o Hasekoep g R hUTTERS & €0., Auctloncers. 1,000 LOTS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT AUTOTION, SATURDAY MORNING, Aprii 23, At Dutters & Co.'s A"flll.in 1toam Coruer Wabash-av, and Madlson-st. PEREMFPTORY SALE GOLD AND S]I?\;ER WATOHES, Fine Gold and Diamond Bets, &e., JONDAY MONNING, April 25, at 10 o'clock, ssoar lesrous 11Rand 120 Wabash-av, Halesrooms, L A FUTTERY & €O., Anctioncers. BANKRUPT SALE. ENTIRE 8TOCK OF BOOKSL{ STATIONERY, MAPS, &, I J. W, Qoodspeed, Bankrapt, At Btore 102 Bouth Olark-at., MONDAY Morning, April 23, at 10 o'clock, The whols consiating af & general ent of Miscel- Toneous” Dooss Py Sibrens prement of Misce Chat Chromos, Eneran 8, about M groes S et reem thies Oflica. Leaka, Stove: Sloro. FIKUIaL. & err all of which wil b6 sold without reterves WM, A, DOTTEHS h 0.0 Austlonosms. - wuee: FINE FURNITURE, VELVET AND B0DY BRUSSELS CARPHETS Rich Lace Curtnins and Satin LAMBREQUINS, Ilandsome Chamber Sets, Pland, &e., ) 1 led . B. BOOME] (;,‘.‘fif_:;."!.;'“";{.'fl:.:",’.‘?‘.f“.fl R AR Lo 10 o'clock, C0.. Auctloneers By ELISON, OMEROY & CO, Auctloncers, B4and 8% itandoipa-at. Our Regular Weekly Salg PRIDAY, APRIL 80, AT 0:30 A. M. We bave an Immense layout New Parlor Sruits, New Chamber Sels, The largest stock of second-hand FURNITURE, In the city, » fall I and Wool Carpets, OMcound Library Desks, General Honschold Goods Crockery, Qlass and Plated Ware, (loncral Mere chanding, &c., &c XLISON, POMEROY & €O.. Auct'm. By GEO, P, GORE & CO., 68 and 70 Wabash-av, On Baturday, April 21, at 8 o’clook 14 crates W, @, (,‘mcl(erfi. 8 crates Yellow and Rockingham Ware, 3 crates Decorated Ware, A car load Extension Tables, Walnal Bedsteads and Dressing Cases In tho white, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE NEW AND SECOND-HAND. Farlor Sults, Chamber arblo and Wood:top Taies iy launuvl.u' N o Wi Waliul lluckers and Cbal l'bel.lla‘! Husk, sod rdne e ented TANLY Bi cls aud Wool Ci Mirre oy 1bs Uphol* prent Srlas A G0tk bartlagen, Diskten Wi i TR B O B GOKE & CO.. Auct's. OIL-TANKS. l.solu & EVENDEN, L TANKS anp SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 49 Weat Lake Birvct. COELXCACHOe € axna ron 6araivevi. COLLECTIONS. ’R"‘}E,ETS!PPBHMBEE}}}“S ' ALA Y, g S MERCANTILE S GENCY CONFECTIONERY, A A A P ) CELEBRATED throughout the Ulou--expresacd foalt ris. 1 and upwand ab 40, g por . "Addcass GUN T ondera £1, Coaled Uouer, Chlcaza