Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1877, Page 3

a9 ~vy 1877—TWENTY PAGES. 3 ASHINGTON. - —— W 5""%?3{0 Déferred Claims...’ — Howe Retires from the Contest for the Supreme Judgeship. * T licy Making Sad Havoc in the m“;ionxé’pl he Machine Men. - THE OFFICES. 7HE FACANT JUDGESHIr- Dispdich to The Tribune. 5 D. C., April :u.-nné ir::t n;at s has decided to be a can te for Boss x'{:mr, for the Postmastership of Mad- Wik, 18 considered- an intimation that s N owe's fricnds have abandoned - their Sepsto? 'sf securing his appointment to the W sEEGTOS: Bopes Supreme Beach to fill the Eflfi‘drsufi.'gqu has been one of fla"":,,- etive workers, and, when it scemed e that Howe might be apoointed, publicly anounced that he was mnot Beyet e for Teappointment as Postmaster, i friends stated In the event of How.e's e {ment o the Bench, Eegeshad matters ar- #d to secure his own appointment as United e genator. The fact that Keyes has re- Ew:";hom on to his position {n the Post- i 15 considered asiguificant circumstance in obie on with Senator Howe’s candidacy for Sapreme Tonrt. i s JUDGETALBOT, of Maine, ¥ho has been Solicitor of the Treas~ ¢ for sbout 8 year, Was removed this aiter- e . Wiley Wells, of Mississippl, ap- inted in bis place. This. appointment was a ‘2es] of & surprise to the friends of Talbot. ‘pere will undoubted!y be a cry rased against. ellsthat be is 2 carpet-bagger. The state- pent i trie, and it is mone t Jie Tecord shows that he is for e, position- of Solicitor jgyer, better than a good many w1> have preceded him, while nothing o ever been said apainet his personal char~ saer. Wells is 3 N el\")\;urgg{hb_v ‘l{’lnh, .Antd v:r‘:as i ldier_throughout the War. e ‘t.nmw War he settled in Mississinpl. 1870, he was appointed United $tes Distnit-Attoraey for the Northern Dis- i that State, which place he held for about five years, When he was elected to Congress as a Republica, O] 10 the .Ames faction. Bis coursé &3 8 earpet-bagger in Mississipoi wis omservative, and he was supported aclass which opposed the strictly carpet-bax fmu ‘Administration. Mr. Wells’ personal charscler is bove reproach, and his record as Tatted Bistes District-Attorney was excellent.- His sppointment 38 a_siemificant commentary ‘upon the cherge that President Hayes intends ot toreoguize Southern Reoublicans. Talbot, who was removed, was not particulariy quali gaufor the executive duties of his ofiice, al- bough s good lawger. ereclgtt which serionsly” interfered with™ an yfficient exervise of bis dutles. ¢ ern, ia Wismsetos, V. C., April 2l.—Gen, T. H, . Sanb, of Ohihhss been appointed Appoint- pet Cierk in the Treasury Department, and ¥ill seume the dutiés of his office on the 1st of Yy, stehich time the namber of appointments 1or (ko ¥ill be reduced, to conform to the law, This Y mmderstood, will necessarily involve a reloaioe of sbout ten clerks credifed” to Obio berolls of the Department. Gen. Smith is apersonal friepd of the President, and upon s rcommendation the appointment was made. LK Upwui‘ghm of the Independent Treas- wy Dirision, bas been appointed Chief Clerk of tie Treasury Départment. THE DEPARTMENTS. REGARDING CLAINS. Wisarsc105, D. C., April 2L.—The Secretary dthe Treasury has given a decision in relation totoeuse of appropriations for the payment of werned clums. His attention having been énwwn tothe question of the use of appropria- timsafter the time ' for which they were made o claim forthe” violation of a contract; as ‘many eases depend upou the construction of the v, the Secretary guve the subject the most ereil consideration with' & view to settle rules @t will govern him fn issuing warrants in sinlar cases. The Secretary, efter an elaborate 1eview, concludes, as follows: *The statute afs off the payment of the clearest cluims w0 years after the expiration of the appropristion, euch as the salary of the resident, or & Supreme Judpe, or amember of m&s, ana muchk more the multitude of abiful claits that wrow by time. A1l proper dlaimg are Jikely o be promptly made :muF aid. e just claims may arise, and be delaved by 2eglect or want of proof, but to provide for " 0d at the same time to give the ciaimant e benchit of findine by the Auditor and Comptroler, the Secretary” of the Treasury'is Girected at the begi o part to Congress with bis annual estimates any s of appropriations for specific objects | by this setion that may need to be re- risted. & 3 B is the precise reference required to l‘(fifinmymem ‘of judgments by the Supreme orthe Court of Claims. Itfollows, there- g!,flm the Secretary is not authorized to & l'_lnénx‘noney from the Treasury in payrient :aflum im, ot in pavment of any claims cov- b eitber permanent or ondinary anpual {fmomiations that donot_clearly full within = wi?h(i;nfl efixm Dy the act of J‘;me 20, 1574, eicers exceptions’ named, o warranis nle. a X aud: the With the preparation and issuc will be required to observe this NATT DEPARTMEST ORDER. Jx&mm_\- of ‘the Navy has issued a circu- f-‘m‘d“nlgtv ;unvlg]"_o_mccrs of gu: navy detuclied I ving monetary and proverty mfihfiu will forward fo the Depart- it dlore pro g to enter upon other trusts and” duties, * certificates from ac- m“’“?finz officers of the Treasury testifying that lies ‘l:mnls had been cxainined and that i m}_inp checkazes on account of part duty, wcnn vresent indebtedness existing 'f'lm.t . They will in no such case be mnl:lw Wenter upon & new sphere of duty nee of such certificate without satis- """"mn. ""”““‘f"fl or the special permission of £ YES’ POLICY. DL chrricrsy AND PrizNDS INCREASE. o ‘sm-:hpmm fo Cifcago Erening Post. fimnh:m’D"C" Apfil 21.—The pubilica- order for removal of troops in New b TeacHs the exatement which follow: & hphiflmm- of & similar order in Carolina. It Fry J Boticeable that unfavorable criticism “dent s much less general and acri- | mmnnvr l\u? then, notwithstanding ‘the i mymrfls case is apparently much um‘utm i Chamberlafo. This is due to the '.mé:u;'nG'l: behaved sensibly and i 3, that n. McMillan and other g%kmzx acbaracter m*Louisia sustain the Pk the infiucnce of sober second ang gecs the'President is both hon- = and likely to know what heis Prestdent ts fearfully geri 1 serions and er of acceptance and » 80d which the coun wnps e:ttianed £ Says, moreover, that there 3 ver, now i eilature in Lovisians, which he s utterly qosiaice of the Federal ¥ devoid of authority to in- “:“':mfinflgipzmust be. ccttiod by P amnuas of Louisiana. e Presii it on constitutional ques- thel rese e it Impregmable, and though gy, satisfaction, are not in: their uglrvg;saluexpre[ssion ;:, that : ) ayes from Repub- faicg | }nlusg give the experiment a fu]lpnr.d flfl.(mh;fi‘_l‘“‘b'?lo“ till the Radicnls South ll:r;x;::mve it Republicans of e Promyiadical or not, shite or black, b e oot 2 true, unfaltering friend; 4 W0 by facts that no man will Rafe o magr,g Tt T do. T predict; that TR, devoted friends of Baves Benery and unselfish Republicans «. OTES AxXD NEws. TR SEUTRALITY paws, ;s;‘;mm'a 10.The Tribune. wain e - Co Aprl 21 —Now that o Aot kin;m{nnnt, the attention of the P called to the Neutrality laws, et ki of enforeing them in the Bected wpe 'Go PErson prominently econ- Verament gaid to-day that iy e United States * Sictionis Qi been 50 se- t of the righs sy i oo, LS of meutrals -Sherman’s Order Rela=. take a position which could not be qaestioned. The instructions to Minister Kasson’ will un-~ doubtedly call his dttention to the necessity of Degotiating . . - W i ¢ A COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH SPAIN, | and which shall provide for the abolition of, ‘the present discriminsting duties upon exports’ from the United Stites to Cuba. :It is under- stooa to be the policy of the State Department :to press this question to the earliest possible :settlement. Minister: Cushing has already pre- pared the way for it, and has taken thd initial- steps towards the negotiation of a new com- merci] treaty with Spain, The Government is giving its attention to the benefits Which it is said are likely to result to tne ship-bufiding of this country in consequence of the Enropean war. A proniinent ship-bufld- er who conferred with the President upon this subject -this week .stated that' iron steam- ships can be built as well on the Delaware, and cheaper, than on the -Clyde. This builder is l:imsell finishing a ship for the European mar- ¢ . CLATM IMMUNITY. Practically the same agreement which lawyers ‘are making for Ald. Hildreth, based upon’ his conditional pardon from the President, tne- Milwaukee whisky men have caused to be pre-, sented to the Attorney-General as 4 reason ywhy' their fines should be remitted. Some of the distillers who have served out their sentence now come into court and sct upa pardon - from the President as complete bar to any further He bad an infirmity of {* iug of each session 10 re- | action of the United States against them on any subject relating to the original offense. The law officers and Judge Drummond have decided that such a pleais not good, and the Attorney-General is represented as having ap- proved that opinion. A LITTLE INFORMALITY. ‘There is a passibility that Frank Jones, Dem- ocratic caudidate for Congress, who was elected trom the Fourth New. Hampshire Districk; may fail to get bis commission on account of an er- ror in printing his name ou the bailots. It ap- pears he was christened as Francis Jones, and has accepted Dbequests under that name, but- he Is° comumoily known ' as Frank Jones, and part ot the ballots cast for him were tor Frank and part for Francis Jones, The Re- publicans are making a_good deul of opposi- tion to the commissioning of Jones tor the reason that not long since the candidate for Governor, Nathanial Head, was deleated be-. cause a part of the tickets were printed Natt Head, a neme by which-Head has been known throughout New Eugland from his boyhood. RANDALL DENIES IT. . * 7o the Western Associated Press, -WasEINGTON, U. C., Apnl 2L—Samuel J. Randall arrived to-day. He says there was not aword of truth in the statement of the Phila- delphia paper that President Hayes had sub- mitted to and other Democrats certain prop- ositions in order to avoid an extra session of Congress, and, forther, that he had never tefors heard of such 2 propusition, and certainly he : had never couversed with any of the President’s : {riends on the subject, noruad he yet called on the President. CRIME. EXECUTION. CLevELAND, O., April 21.—Charles M. Ster- ling, the Youngstown murderer, was hanged at 12:40 v'dlock to-day, at Youngstown, O., for the murder of Lizzie Grombacher, on the 15th of. January, ‘1876. The - deceased wus the daughter of a widow, who resided at Powers- town, & smail village mear Youngstown. Sho left home between 8 znd 9 o’dock on the morningof the15th of January for Mrs. Heas- ley’s, who resided on the Poland road, and by whom she had previously been employed. Her body was discovered by Richard Stevens, about fifty yards from the road, in a thicket. Her veil was twisted about her neck -and embedded in the flesh, indicating that she had been strangled todeath. The surroundings evidenced the fact that there had been a struggle. The testimony, ot the inquest went to show that the girl had been outrazed. Mr. Cover and Mr. Stevens recollectéd having secn a stranger in the neigh- borkood about'the time the murder was sup- posed to have been committed. Search was wade for. him, and Cbarles Sterling was arrest- ed 2 feyw. miles away. ‘He was identificd Dy both the geuticmen as the wan they had seen, avd ULlood-stains were found on his shirt. The Cor- oner's jury charged him with murder, and he, was tried and convicted of murder in the first decree. i The fellowing specinl to the Ulevcland Herald gives full particulars of the execution: ‘At 10 o'clock this morning . T. Nicholson, pastor of the Baptist Cburch, cailed on_Sterling. The 1o biad 4 loug talk, in which the prisoner still declared bimself an -innocent man. He eaid that _his vindication. must oe ut a-bhiher tcbupal. He expressed wo preference, in regard 'to a r'cligxmi; faith, but “trusted’ only in the future. The Iust hour of the prisoner was spent in cooyersation and prayer with his mivister. The crowd in_the ball was surging for admittance to the inclosure, but, until a few minutes before the hour, none were admitted. Sterling made a request *a be taken up on top of the jail where he could, once before death, gce out upon the world. - Tilis request was grapted. A stropg guard - led nim up 3t 12:15 After he came down ke was once more Jéd into ‘the.cell, where the deati- warrant was read to him, and sitera few min- utes he was led to the scaffuld. ~ Just prior to his coming out the crowd of ticketed visitors into the inclosure, and everything placed in reads . At 12:30 Sterling was led to the scafiold, and, after prayer, e Wis hundeufied, placed on the closed trap, and asked if e had anything tosay. THe made 2 fow remarks, insisting that he -Wwas innoceut, 20d bade hiis attoruey, who was greatly eficcted, farewell. Heaiso asked for the brother of the mundered girl, shook hands witir - bi and, at exactly 12:45, the trap was sorung. noose slipped under Lis chin,..and failed to break his neck. . Aftera_few moments of si- Jence, he beaan to”clay bis hands, kick his feet, ‘and moan most pitifully. The sight was'a kor- rid one, sickening in the extreme. For at least, two minutes these motions and proans were ket up, and it was thirtcen minutes before ‘nc was propounced dead. : ‘ While this seene of horror was transpiring on the'scatfold, his attorney was being carried mfo the jail, where he fell tpon a bed aud wept in o most pilcous manner. p It took three men to control bim. Every few seconds he exclaimed: “IIe dead? he dead?? . The body was left hanging until 1:30, when it was taken down, and will be buried .in the pot- ter's field this afternoon. HORIBLE SLAUGHTER. NEW YORE, April 21.—Information has been received of a'terrible slaughter of a Moravian missiopary and his family at the scttlement of Lance, a camp on the Labrador coast, during the absence of the younger ministers from tlie mis- sion-tiouse, and while the ‘only ucqup:y‘;s were tivo feeble clergymen, the son of ‘ouc’of them a paralvtic, and his two_sisters.. Thc names of the victims are the Rev. W. Balfe, who has spent tlirty vears in Labrador; Ernand Baif¢, his £on, and_Charlofte and Anne, his daughters. The . bodics were_frightfully maogled, and a large quantity of Englisly and Canadian, money stolen. The murder is believed to be traceable 1o four Esquimaux, who kad been refused rum at the Mission. CHICO. ] SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.—A press dispatch from Oroville says Adam Holderbaum was placed on trial to-day for complicity in the at- tempt to burn the Chinese quarter at Chioo, and pleaded guilty. On Monday the trial will be continued. " ° 2 The incendiary- fire reported in last nizht’s dispatehies Lins killed all maudlin -sentiment in favor of thé prisoners, who Wwill probably get the fall bepefit of the Jas. % - . FIXED HIM. Bostox, April 21.—~Dudley Kimball, years old, and Stephen Cox, 7, residing on Hoiyoke street, quarreled at ‘play this afternoon, and Kimball, saying I will fix you,” ‘weng home, and, procuring his father’s revalver, shot Cox through the temple, and he died two hours after. The fathers of the lads are promwent business men. : 3 TEE’BROOKLYX EMBEZZLEMENT. NEw Your, ArpiL 21.—An order has been granted raquiring ex-Mayor Lambert, of Brook- Iyn, to show cause why a’ writ of attachment should not be issued against him ' for abuse of trusg in the cstate of .the late Rufus Crook, and in not causing to be filed an inventory of the estate.” s LIFE SENTENCE. pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. * FORT WATNE, Ind., April 21.—Tne jury 1 the Crimtnal Court this morning fourd Walter iity of murder in the first dégree, D“mgh‘is p’unlshmentxt imprisocment for and Grest Britain, it would | life. ) MIELCUSZNY. . Additional Details of the “Trouble’in’ the Polish Catholic Church. The Unwelcome Priest Declines to Obey Bishop Foley, Who Will Eave Nothing to Do with' Him or the Chuxch, ! . In the issue of THE. TRIRUNE of Tuesday last, a statement was given in regard to Trinity (Polish Catholic) Chuich onNoble strect, in_ which {is present troubles were stated. The details as then set forth, it seems, from the Rev, Father Mielcuszny’s -standpoint, was un- +fair. The troubles of Father Barzynski with the +Holy Trinity Church are familiar to Tug TRB~ ‘uNE readers. The edifice was closed some four- ‘teen months ago by order of the Bishop, since ,wliich time 06 services were held.in it until the Rev. Mlelpuszny came to Chicago. He"openéd the church, though speclally - interdicted by Bishop Foley, of this Diocese, and appealed to the iPropogandn Fidei at Rome to allow. him to continue. Andrew Kurr, who keeps a saloon at No. 539 Noble street, opposite the, cnurch, is President of the St. Joseph’s So- clety, Which contains about all ;the male meim- .bers of the parish. The church is in bad cir- cumstances, financially; ~“and therefrom “a’ goodly portion of its recent troubles have ariscn. It would take a large volume to state: the tales which were poured into a TRIBUNE 'reporter’s cars in regard to these squabbles. The seribe first calied on the Rev. Father -Mielcyszoy. . He has the second floor of o two-story - frame louse ‘ab No. 560 Naoble strect. There are threc little = rooms, cleanly, but very plainly “turnished, - The reporter found the reverend gentlemah busilfv‘eugnu:cd in translating a pro- test to the Rey, Father B:\rzx]xgski‘s action,which was to be published ‘in THE TRIBUNE. -~ Father Mielcuszuy said that he had been rather unfair- Iy treated. His appearance is ‘that of a man aboug 40 years of ago, large and thick-set. His features are those of a_good-natured Teuton, rather than Polish, and he looks like a gentle- man who would not™ disdain good living, He came to this country in 187, and took up quarters _in New York. He denies having started” out as a “Pope’ there, though he *did organize the poor Poles into -a -church society. Heisa native of Gross Herz- ‘ogthum, Prussian Poland. The interview had to be carried ou in German. The Rev. Father. * Mielcuszny .said that he did not care to answer u‘xrzé 'l‘:l.hwpss article of Tuesduy last, except to offer the i FOLLOWING PROTEST: Fatber Vincent Burzynski, pastor of St. Stanis- leus Polish Church in Chicagv, ' has™ reported to Tue CnicAco TRIBUNE on April *17, 1677, under (tho ueading, **A Sad Time Among the Cath- cohc Poles of Chicago—The Sacrilegious Miclcuszny Sowing -Tares Amonz the Wheat,™ such alicious calumniations and lies auainst ithe Rev. A. AMicleuszny, who has from Cardinal Ledochowski, ‘of Pusen, and his Eminence Cardi- nal McClgskey. of New York, the bést testimo- snials and reiercnces; also ‘against about ©,000 *Polish Catholic #oils thas he hus sained. Thuse culumnics are deserving of punisiment by his court and his superiors. The undersizaed would lower themselves—yes, debase their dignity und honor, —if avamst o priest like Father ‘Burzynski, - who has calumniated his copfrere, snd ‘about 6,000 " Catholic souls, Therefore, whila . the same’do not care to join his parish of 8,000, the Rev. Barzynski must, sooner or later, be pun- ished for this gross and anwarranted action. : Rav. A. MIELCUSZNY, Pustor of Trinity Church. ANprew Konr, - ‘President of St. Joscph's Society, . | FATUER MIELCGEZNY was interdicted from exercising his functions or - March 16, last, by letter from the Rt. Rev. Bish-* op Foley. He- appealed to the Propu- ganda Fidei at by telegraph, Which has promised to answer fully ' by letter. Father Miclenszoy holds that he is act- ing right, aud under authority of the Church at Rome. - for, if he were not, the Fropugaunda would so have notified him. Ile claims 1o be obedieut to the Catholic Churcli. _ The following_petition was sent to Bishop Toley, by Kurr, last month: Cmcaoo, March 27, 1877 -Rev, Bishop Foley~0ur Most Beloved Biskop : We are jmme- Qiately ready to transfer o your Episcopal Grace the title-deeds of the St. Trinity Cuurch property in Chicago, which has been purchased by the Cath- olic Poles of this city, and firmly trustit will be managed by your {(flemnl care to our temporal and eternal welfare. We ask only most humbly your Episcopal Grace, first: That our church shail never be given up or adjoined o another cuurch, in this EIY. except we werc nnable'to pay the mort- {roge and bords in o snitable time; second, to send 10 this church a priest in whom we all could place our confidence, becanse only in_such’ cage all peo- ple would be willing to make all etforts in order to pay the debis in the shortest time. . Such a pricst is the Rev. A, Mielcuszny. We put all our confidence in him, because he is known to us since several years in onr old country, and we ltope he has lis necessary testimonials. - He has arrived: liere unexpectedly, aud just in the while, as we were despaired and about_reaay to fall away from our Catholic religion. We went to him and esplained to him our purpose and condi- tion, but the Lev. Mielcuszny hasvery sharply rep- rehended our actions and referred us to your Epis- copal Grace with,the admonition thal we have {0 g0 to Episcopal’ Grace, and beg the forgivencas. of “our actions and to: submit us t0 your paternal will, trusting that all will be all rieht, that the chusch iwill be opened and a priest given, ‘etc. But L:e docs not want to accept that place without per-* uussion of your Episcopal Grace, because he knows very well his character and_dnty, and the power of the'Cathiolic Bishop. But we, however, usk ance more that he way be accepted our pastor by your Lpiscopal Grace. If not, we would propase to that church thut the Rev, Koslowski, fram LaSalle, or tiie Kev. 1. Mayer, from Southwest Chicag k- ing very bumbly the forgivencss for all onr incon- venient agtions, we hope thut our prayers will be by yo: iscopul Grace most gracionsly accepted. Most humble nnd’obedicnt scrvants, Andrew Kurr, represcnting more than 6,000 souls, THE IISHOP DECLINES. Bishop 'Foky sent o replyas' To the above 1ollows:. Cuicaco, March 20.—ifr. Andrew Kurr—Sin: 1 have alreadly stated to you that I will have Tothine to do with Trinity Church property, I 11 not accept it froem the trustecs on zuy con- ditions. I know very well the history and Lroubles of that clersyman, whose nume you have men-. tioned in your letter, e brought ireat scandul on religion in_New York, and was forced by the Cardinal and the people ‘to leave it. All of these fhungs have appeared in [the. public punere. He cannot, therefore, be admifted to this Diocese, When you £tate in the end of your_letter of to- dny that yon represent 6,000 Catholic Poles, you know, ag well as 1, that your statement i utterly false. Yon represent a bid party of bad inen, with whom I will have no deali gfh‘nn'l 1beg of you not rouble me any more. 'HOMAS FOLEY, ot Y O Bishiop Diocese of Chicazo. The following letter was also seut to- Kurr by Bishop Foley, four days;previously: 2 Ciicaco, March 16.—Xr. Andrew Eurr: I re- ceived a petition from some persons this morning asking me to uppoint the Rev. Adclbertus Miel= cuszny to Trinity Church,” 1 know na, pricst of thut name, and, of course, T cannot ‘appofnt Kim. And, again, Trinity Church does not ‘belong to the Bishop, and he will allow no- priest to ofliciate therein. Any one who presames to do it will in- cur the censute of. the Church. Respectfuliv, +Tuoxas FoLer, Lishon Diocese Chieago. It will be scen from ihe above that the Bishop declines to_have anything to do’ with “Prinity Church. Kurr claims that the action of . the Bishop was. arbitrary and unjust; that. his corcliaian?st.s have' appealed to him in vain* for o pricst, and that the Rev. Barzynski tried to ret them to move their church iu order to grati- 'y his own personal cods. There the matter stauds at present, and there will probably be ore to follow aiter letters are received from Rome. Services will be held by the Rev. Micleuszny in the charch this morning, and mass celebrat~ = e —— T ——e OBITUARY. New Yonk, April 20.—Miss k. V. Proudfoot, actress, died Yiere to-day of heart-disease.’ special Dispatchto The Tribune. - Burraro; N. Y., April 31.—Dennis Bowen, an old resident and. pmmiéent Tawyer of our city, jed about 2 p - m. to-day at his resjaence. a " Special Dispatch to The Tridune. GavEsA, Tk April’ 2L—Johu Dean, for forty-ove {enrs a resident of Galena, and a member ol the well-kpown auction firm of J., Dean & Co.. died suddenly of pneumonia at his residence in this city at 8 o’clock this afternoon., Deceased was-one of our most respected cil Zens, and was widely known throughout this gection ‘and’ Chicago.- The funeral will take piace at_the Grace Episcopal Church in this city on Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. QN LUMBER, - 3 Epecial Dispateh to The Tribune, EAST SAGINAW, Mich., April 21.~Reports from'the head-waters of many streams indicate that the recent rain-fall has not reached those, localities, and conscquently the situation is not so cheering .as has been supposed. A" large . quantity of logs are hang up ou the east branch of the Angres, Chippewa and Tobacco, Rivers. On the Cass Fliut, Pine, and Salt Rivers the stage of ‘water THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. APRIL they wonld _undertake a ‘lawen.t | favorably. But very few of the millson the Xarinaw River have commenced operations. The operations in_the lumber.market during the week cover about 10,00’)&)3}! feet, prices ringing about §5.50, $11, and §: CAPITAL AND LABOR. THE READING STRIKE, B ‘Special Dispatch 0 The Trivune. PrmapeLpiia, April 2L.—The Reading Rail- road Company has scgfled down to comparative calm In its strike against the Brotherhood. Ow- ine to the unusually large numbers of ekilled mechanics and gogineers and - others out of em-: ployment in the present dull times. It hos found not the least difliculty in finding men to. replace thosewho have left, in, fact, the sup-. ply was found to exceed the demand so much .that'it hos alresdy commenced the weeding’ process to secure the best”quality of raflroad men,.and- it has been asserted that the' strikers bad signifiad a desire to come to terms. .That the strike bas any marked result in hin- dering the movement of the passenger, freignt, and coal trains does Dot appear - from the re- ports of the Company, for tho entire list ap-, “ears to be in excess over the.s2me yweek of last year. ‘On Thursday there were fifty-one’ coal trains‘over the main line, with an aggrewate i coal tonnage of 2,586 tons, 4 quantity which has only been exceeded by three days of the present year. ‘Ihere seews to be a disposition .o the part of nearly all the companies to’ spur’ ithe praduction of coal,and already there is a The Packers Heve an Interview with STOCE-YARD SMELLS. the Heslth Commissioner, And Promise to Remove the Cause of a’ Seriois Complaint. In response to an fnvitation addressed to then by Health Commissioner DeWolf, several proprietors of slaughter-houses sonth of Thirty- ninth street met in 'his office yesterday after- noon to confer with him about the stinks which are 50 offensive to the people_ in the. southern, section of the city. There were present John, B. Sherman, Superintendent of the Stock- Yards; Mr. ‘Black, of George Armear & Co.; -Mr. Higgins," of "the combination—Murphy, Botsford, and tlie Chicazo Packing Companys Samuel Allerton, Mr. Latcher,: Mr. : Ricker, and ‘Mr.:Branpock. These genitlemen represent all but a few of the establisuments near the Stock- * Yards, and what they.do the otherswill indorse. . Commissiorier DeWolf called thelr attention to somie things the Department was tryine to do in their neighborhood. "He “had asked the City Council to cleanse the west fork of the Bouth Branch, in which was deposited the or- ganic - matter :from the packing-houses. . The Aldermen had told him that it was useless to much larger tonnage of all kinds of coul mived | spend money in cleaning it until the defilement :by the several ‘companies ' than’ periad of the last two years.' . . 1" "The;conditlon of the mining Fopulamn in all. the conl regions is lamentable. In the Schuylkill .region the miners and laborers have been re- +duced to almost want of the actual necessaries. In the Lebigh. Valley coal region the announce- ment of a'still furtlier reduction of wages caused -the employes to hold a meeting last Friday, not to complain agaiost;ithe Company nor to *threaten, but to show that ihey are not unwill- ing to labor. and to convey a truthful statement of the actuai privations they now suffer and the cbsolute: privation - that“would foliow the enforcement of the order. . Reading still- suffers from aecidents. Since Triday morning there have been ‘three wrecks on the line of the road, and cnger trains have been from oye to three hours late. A col- ilision of loaded cdal trains oceurred below Ham- buryr, Berks County, at 8 o'clock, by ‘hich an «engine was battered, a score of coal cars smash- cd to pieces, and a quantity of coal lost. The loss Is estimated at $8,000. The smash-up ut *Monocacy yesterday, at 1 o'clock, a. m., appears to have been a very bad one. About fifty feet of up-track had been torn up andarail broken. Eight wheel cars were -broken and damaged, and the engine pretty badly wrecked. Oune gide of the cab was broken, aud a cylinder-liead of the loco- motive crushed, besides otherdamages. Barrels ‘of sugar and merchaudise were thrown about in utter confusion, aud both tracks were blockaded. ! The cause of the accidlent was the intense dark- (ness and ignorance of the enginecer, Yesterday morning about 7:39 oclock, one coal train_ran into another. Both trains were " southirard ‘bound. One ‘had a green crew, iwhich - was _ probably the canse of the |, ,accident. . Sixteen coalvars were broken and thrown from the track. The caboose of the train was tlirown upon thelocomotive, where it caueiit fire and burned, damaving the locomo- tive badly, Both tracks were blockaded by cosl und broken cars for several hours. * i THE RAILROADS. THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1877, Itappears from an article in the last number of the Railray Age that in the first three ‘months of this year thirteen roads, with a com- pleted mileage of 1,569 miles and" representing an apparent cost of sbout $80,000,000, have -been sold out for nominal sumns, the sale gen- for the same coming down. This Was perfectly -not expensive. fectly worthiéss: He had examine: :saw the blood pouring into the ‘creek. Catch- \basins amounted to nothing unless they were ‘properl! g I\X-c ercker stated that not a° got into the ditch in & year from by the which ti pany. Mr. Higgins believed the deposits wouwld pay ten times what it cost to look after the catehi- ‘havin in order; but by concentrating them they could be atttended to, and the offense now complained «of could be removed. When this was done, 'steps should be taken toward kaving the fork cleancd. said that the owners of basins were located shioald be held responsible. ‘This was the packers’ business, and he suggest- .¢d that they should desiznate some one and pay him to do the work under the direction of the was stopped. If this was arrested, and the ac- cumulation of organic matter céased, he did not. know but something would be done. The Mayor. and some of the Aldermen had talked with the City Engineer, and learned that the first move would: cost “$300,000. The fork could not ‘be drained into the lake. must go throurh the canal. if the accumaulation” was stopped the could bring to bear a pressure on the which would result in the. cleaning There was ground for complaint azainst the Health Dopartment on account of* the_stench, and nothing being done to remove it. :proposed was that al) the packers whose drains ‘ran into the fork of the South Branch should close them up, and ‘construct’ others so that all tbe organic matter would run into the Stock- Yards sewer, Which emptied info a’ swall canal ruoning to the South Branch, and to have three or four catch-basins ina line vear the- mouth so astocatch - .- . 5 The water from it. He believed that ackers Jouncil of the ditch. ‘What he - ALL THE ANDMAL MATTER feasible and Mr. Sherman remarked that each house had two or three catch-basins, Commissioner DeWolf sald they were per- them, nnd constructed and watched. qaxlnrh of blood e ditc is place, Commissioncr DeWolf said the catch-basing: - proposca should be taken care of by some re- ‘sponsible person—whom, it hnd not been deter- nnned—whether D\!Qemnlo{cd by thepackers, or g;rtws owning ‘the ground through e sower ran—the 'Stock-Yards Com- ns. - i 1 Commissioner DeWolf remarked. that, by catch-basins all over, no one kept thein The Corporation Connsel had e eround where the erally wiping out everything but the Dru{mrty—owncrs. first - mortgage. Nine roads, with a Mr. Allerton-approved of the plan. The lo- mileaze of -mitle less than 1,100 miles, | cation was excellent, and the basins would catch not counting the partly graded roadway | @l “x'f fin’mer. What kind of busins would be require £ i i : of- one, and representing an apparent cost of about $67,000,000, haye passed iuto the hands of Receiyers between Jan. 1and Apritl. A num- ber of other ronds are¢ to be sold durine the summer, as the result of deerees already made. From - tiwenty to thirty of these will be_sold during the latter part of April and May. While the showing is not gratifying. says the Age, it is not _chargeable to the present con- dition _of .railway business and prospects. Most 'of the roads named have loug oeen ina moribund condition, the result of previous mis- fortune, or excesses; and'even if general pros- perity had returned, their taking-oit would be a matter of necessity and expedicncy? They are mostly of the second or third class, and -al- though the losses which they involve fall just as heavily upon individuals “as if they werc ommissioner DeWolf repliod that the idea was to have them constructed of masonry or of good plauk. ~Plank saturated with grease would last twenty years. The City Engincer would prepare properly made, one to have ifs s vent the estape of any particles.: The basing shonld be cleansed dally-and the sieve washed. ¢ plans for them. Three basins, Lt to be suflicient, the last face sieved, which would pre- Mr. Sherman inquired as to the quantity of accumutation in twenty-four hoars. Mr. Brannock answered that in the busy sea- son twenty-five loadsa day could be taken out. Comuissioner DeWolf did not believe any of the gentlemen nopreciated the condition of the South Fork. He bad seea bubbles rise up two Jeet and throw ont two or . trunk - lines, - the ggregate 1s not so THREE BUSJELS OF MUD. ¥ siznificant. | Others-— sull _muss o | Mr. Sherman remarked that none ‘of th b[y the board, butit may reasonably be hoped | packers. lived “fn the vicinity {Smfl‘cs'l He that the sifting-out process is nearly completed, | thonght there would be no ‘trouble aboub car- and -that with the return of better times, to which people are looking forward with so much nope, there will soon be 2 pause in the down-~ - ward movement, followed by a return to gen- eral prosperity. c - THE SOUTHOWESTERN RATE ASSO- CIATION. The Southwestern Railroad Rate Association stands fu danger of going to pieces at an carly day. -The harmony which is claimed to exist between the various lines belonging to the As- sociation i3 nothing but moonshine. Ever since the organization of the pool the St. Louis _roads and . the annibal & - St. Joc have been periodically violating the azreement by cutting the regular _tariff rates. YWhnenever they were bauled before theforum to answer for their misdecds they pleaded guilty, but claimed to have been com- pelled to sin in order ‘to kcep up with other competitors, especially the Toledo, Wabash & Western, now known' ad the Wabash Line. They promised each time to bebave in the future, but whenever au opportunity offered the pledge was again broken. During the last month or two matiers in’. this respect have e~ come 0 bad that the Chicago ;roads belonging to the Association can staud it no lopger, aud if some arrangement s not made by which the St.:Louis lines can be compelled to maintain rates they will withdraw from the Association ‘taken. ‘Werc Lo years ago. the creek cleaned for nothing. to do was to have a reservoir and pumping ‘works, and pump the water into the canal. . Mr. Ricker remarked that the fork was the foulest place that ever existed. ryiug out the plan of tbe Department. Commissioner DeWolf went on to say that he took a fifteen-foot pole and shoved it nto the South Fork, and did not touch bottom. great deal was said about the stinks from Bridgeport, did from the viduity of the Stock-Yards. ~He had been _curresponding with Prof. Johnson, of Yale College, and that gentleman had informed him that the material was valuable ordinarily, but this year. fertilizers were worth nothing. Two years azo Prof. Johnson thought of or- ganizing a company to clean out the fork for the deposits; but” to-day there was no money A but come from there. o good many stenches not came ot L Mr. Black thouzht the Professor was mis- Fertilizers were worth more than they eWolf did not expect to have Commissioner The only thinz Commissioner’ DeWolf coincided with him. If a cow drayk the water stie would die. : Mr. Allerton thought the connections shonld bemade with the Stock-Yards sewer and the cateh-basing constructed. . Ar. Brannock said ho hauled out a lof of the matter, and Mr. Sherwin gladly took it away to ‘make a fertilizer. After some further talk, all the packersagree- and thus’ break the pool. The St. Louis roads fnz tq the proposition, the Commissloner said claim * that they cannot maintain - rates uguinst the competition of the Wabash Line, . wiich is aided by the Hannibal & St. Joe. which ,Jatter road belongs to the pool. Owing to the vresent state of alfairs, the Missouri River busi- ness of the Chicao roads bas greatly fallen off, ‘aud they feel that radical measures are neces- ‘sary to maintaln thelr * supremacy. A meeting of the 'Association wili . be held “Wedunesday at the Grand Pacific Hotel, when this matter will be brought up for discussion. Judging by the way matters stand now, it will not be sarprising if it is decided that the pool has Dbeen a failure, aud that the Chicago roads will be better off without it. 1! ADVAXNCING LIVE-STOCK RATES, The General Freight Agents of the roads lead- fng East from this city met yesterday, acd de- cided upon an advance in live-stock rates, as pre- p dicted in Tne TRIDUNE two days 2g0. Thead 1 vaoce on cattie, horses, aud sheep, s five cents over the rates in existence bLeretofore. The rate on logs was made the same as: on. cattle, which makes the: increase 10 cents per 100 Ibs. The figures on hogs, cat- ‘tle, horses and sheep will be on and after to- morrow_as -follows: From Cuicago to New York, 35 cents per 100_ibs; to Phiiadelphia, 53 t ccats; to Baltimore, 52 cents; to Albany, 50 cents; to’ - Suspension i}rid':c, Litts- burg,: Akron, - Wheeli and ° Bellaire, 80, cents; - to Duukirk, 27 ceuts; to’ Cleveland 25 ° cents; to~ Sandusky, 2234 cents; 10 Toledo, 20 cents, This action on the past of the Eastern railvoads shows what they will do pext winter on grain aud otuer | b freiht rates it the present compact is mot he would have the plans ready by Wednesday. %he ackers will have a meeting at the Stock- ar as possibles . Saturday, and commence the work as soon ‘This imorovement. when made will be a.real benefit, aud lessen the stink considerably. It will doubtless be some time, however, before he supplemental scheme of clearing the South Fork is carried out. 'RATDING BEARS. What They Did Yesterday With Penusyl- vania Railrond Stock. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. PriADeLPiL, Pa., April 21.—The bear move- ment in the Peonsylvania Railroad which set in on Tuesday after the board, culminated to-day in the worst panic since the Westonvilie pool ast fall, which carricd down ten brokers. Pennsylvania closed on Saturday at 37, climbed an'cighth on Monaay, and another elghth on Tuesday. It fell off five-eighths Wednesday, seven-cighths Thursday and one-cighth Friday. To-day it was quoted, in the early hours of the morning, at 87; but, from some cause, relative 0 which scarcely any two brokers agree, It sold down before the Board opencd to 84%, and at ‘half-past 10, when'the Stock-room operations regularly . commencee, was introduced in a rather shaky condition. Within five minutes it, was bid in at 2L Dby some iopeful ones, who belicved the bottom had been touched; but amid the wildest con- broken before that time. They would undoubt- | fysion and excitement was rizht - merrily ham- edly make just as enormous rates on grain were it not for the competition by lake, cte., caunot e | b Hogs, cattle, mered down to 83], where it hung for a brief ime. The balls'then grew more hopeful, but shipped by lake, and hence the railroads can | their opponents, who had only taken a breath- make the rates on them what they chevse, and | ing spelf, rusbed to the fray, broke the stock, therefore they are piling it o as high s can possibly bie done. It is claimed that o siwilar advauce ! in. rates was mude Irom St Louis, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati, and wkat ' this * advance’ canmof, therefore, hurt the interests = of Chicago. Bug it is well known that the Sonthwestern roads al- Wiys manage to.get around agreements of this sort, and it will not be surprizing if the roads Jeading east from this citv find before long that they wade a serious mistake when theyadopred rates 'so unreasonably high as those decide upon yesterday., @ - A % e —— o, ¥ K FIRES, : . : {{The alarm from Box 42 at, 8:55. yesterday morning was gaused by the, burning out of a chimicy ip the'residence of Mr. Taompson, No. 406 West Jackson street. Damage nominal. At 3 o'clock yesterduy morning a fire wos'dis- covered fu a lodging-room at No, 216 West Jlad- 1som, supposed to haye been caused by the care- lessness of ' drunken fnmate. 1t was casdy extinguished with slizht loss by Mesires Day has been good, and log-driving has progressed ,2nd Kilborn and Ofiicér Thomas Pine. 4 . 8134, and 3 1 A sndden stoppage of the supply tended to strengthen the:value; and an offer . was made and the sale closed wi 39%¢, and a lot of 100 shares on the heels of this sale was disposed of at 3£ ‘advance, but with this effor} the sunporters of Pennsj’lvn(a scem off ‘aeain, relapsing ‘to 8214, reviving again to $23¢, and at half-past 3 tbis afternoon was wa- vering betwcen this fi and from 12:15 to 13:30 brought it down 'to 83. Here it was comparatively steady again, but jna short 31, and then amid'a scene of “indescribable excitement a small lot was sold at 303{. 'This was the lowest - figure reached, and from this point it befian to rally, sales being quoted at 31, time it was rushed down to 82, to 34, with bills of 32, but no offeriogs. th 2,000 shares at to bave exhausted their powers, and it.fell e and 321¢. ~ "Mhe total number of shares sold were 40,594, about double the total average transactions of the Board. -No one knows broker. said: 8 w‘;rd for weeks, and there has beea no substan- tial sloms of arally. ‘A number of people have beea the “cause.. One sThe tendency has been down-, dealing extensively on margins, and bave been _cnlled on so stendnf of late to in- crease them “that at? last ! ‘they ““haye’ sacrificed their stock rather than continua. the losing game of kccfing up margins on a falling:, marker..” The résult 15" thut brokers holdine" stock put up after orders ‘had been given'them 10.sell, have at once disposed of -the stock on the street at a catchpepoy price.”? Another broker attributed the decline tos refusal of the banks to take more stock as col- lateral, and to the necessity of . their selling no inconsiderable amount of Pennsylvania to relm- burse themselves for loans upon that stock, which hiad been called ip, but not met Lebigh Valiey, which hag ne interest .in the movement, suffered quite ‘as’ much. It closed on Baturday last at 37%, and to-day at 327, a'[- fall..of 51n a week, compared with 43{ in Peng- sylvavia. It has astounded the street to see in § per cent stock, with a rood surplus, selling at the rate of 61, but the road has taken' no meas- ures to stop a fall. The preseat undecided con- dition of the great “coal combination has the B Theatle. M L..Kent, sang in Miss Tammy Cartis, a laughubte original mime and wax tigures under.the A, H. evening. I - wi blo wife. . Mr. Geofge W. €ars has been sick for the ps —— poem by F. by @ farce enlitied ‘*The. Silent Woman,” A auartettete of voices, composed of, Misa V. C: B. Lewis, Edwin jifown, andH. axcellent’ style. A recitation by 2 solo by Thomas Goodwilile, Biish, 3_panto- d direction oz - Prof. ‘hamplin. composed the programme of tha 'Ihe opening of Sixty-second street from Wen! of the escent. | Worth avenue to School street, which has been Uo- Iayed for same time, is now being poshed forward with great speed, {n order to make a snitable ap- roach to the residence of the Rev. & G. Al b time for the anticipated Fheh f peopit ans car riazes on Monday evening to_celebrate the silver di roed gentleman and hia amia- on, Town Accountant, whe ust ten days, is now conva- He was able to be at hi3 post Friday. The next Universalist ‘Sociable occurs Wednes- farce, entitled duced. Messrs. W. 1I. Vreeland day gt the old. schoolbouse, when the lacghablo **My Turn Next,” will be d, Geo. S. Ex Jiz. cffect of unsefiling the market, and aiding un- | 3L D Smith. Browo, Miss” Alice Chamberlin, and “serupulous onerators in disastrous raids upon-| Sravel Bing will take part. the coal-carrying companics. sfo. Lk EVANSTON. SUBURBAN. LAKE FOREST. The Library Club metin the elegsnt mansion of .the Hon. J. V. Farwell. As isalways the case ‘when Mrs, Farwell entortains, therc was a very. Iatge attendonce, for every ona is eure of a warm welcome and a good time. * Tesldes the’ members of the Club were presdnt Dr. and Mrs. Gibson; the Fon. N. B. Judd and Prof. Liebling, from Chi- cago; the Rev. George B. Dickinson, of Detroit: and Miss Clark, of New York. Mrs. C.'B. Fy well'opencd the evening's entertaiument by read- ing a very ' intercsting oOriginal paper om Sic Walter ‘Scott. . Mra. Kirke read o very amusing and well-written one on Art, in- which’ she good-natnredly quizzed some of . the local institutions. Prof. Butler, Dr. Hendevson, and Mr. George folt each gave humorous recita- tions, ‘which were recelved with much langhter ‘and gpplause, but the oreat feature of the evening was Prof. Lichling’s admirable pianoforte piaying, far which the Club returned o vote of thanks. After the refreshments were served, there were two charades acted in & very spirted manner, and Dr. Gibson beinz called on by tho President, made a very charminz little epeech, in which he, - in -his inimitable monmer, = rehcarsed the amonnt_of instruction and entertainment he Dad received, and complimented the Club very high- 1y, saying he had never known a place which pos- sic3scd such & diversity of talent,as Leke Foreat, The people here beings trne Chicizoans in this, thut they like, above all thinzs, to_ bear their beloved city praised, were. anxious to have him proceed, whicn, with a quizzicsl look, the Doctor safd that “thie had 4 sermon that he could deliverin an hour, but esersthing during the evening had been re- _ceived with such shonts of fnaghter he feared 1o risk it. The next meeting will be at the University ' with Pref. and Mrs: ‘Hewitt as hosts. 4 _T'he cnteriginment given at the Academy for the beneAitof the Library, Tuesday evening, was the ‘most snceeasful ever given in Luke Forest. At tho side of the platform were threc large arm-chairs | ‘the late election, - and declared the villaze Saped with American fugs, which Sir. Smith, fn | Ofices flled by the gentlemen previonsly 2 humorous hitle specch, aunounced were for the | announced in Tms Trisuxe. Pmld‘;nt Huse . .three higbest bidders, the lion. J. V. Farwell, | thanked the old Board for their _pust E. 3. War too modest s, 3r. Smith, Mr. Simeon Reid, - and Mr. Der. “These gentiomen Being to ocenpy snch conspicuous positions amid miich applause, presented thom each, with a ‘bouguet mada by the fuir hands of the ladics. Mngic being called for,” Capt. and Mis. Sabin and Miss Barnum sang an_exquisita trio, Prof. Burbank then cntertained the sudience with his supero act- ing and reading nntil' a Jate hour. There was alio « beautiful solo by Miss Harnum. In addi- tion to the 305 recelved from the three gentlemen named for the chofce of scats, Mr. Willlam Henry Smith, Capt. Babin, Mr. Willism Warren, Col. Johnston, and the Hon. C. B. Farwell each’ gave ; PARK RIDGE. The sensation of the past weeir'has been the en- tertainment given by ‘the L. M. D. Association. The interest in these meetings seems to be {n no wige absted, as is manifeated by the increased at- tendance, while tha effort to please, on the part of the members, suffers no dimination. By reason of thé length'of the play produced’ the usnal literary | vited the same party this week. cxercidos were omiited, with - tho -exception | | The Alisces Wood: danghtersof W. M. Wood, - of: the recitation of ‘‘rs, Caugle on | Eeg., entertaincd their fricnds at. their fathers Shirt_Battons,” which was most admirably | residence Tuesday evening. About twenty wers done by little Katie Knowles. The music was pro+ vided by Miss Davis, Nr. George inoyles, und Mr. Berry, the former two performinz a duett on Teans in com ican Soclety The Inst meetin; Trustees was hel their Aldermanic duties, requesting the Board to n public boat-house not a thinz of beaut; associations. and Al Dr. Noyes has been giving 2 series of very Inters esling sermons upon ** Christianity in India™ Son- day -evenings at the Presbyterian Church. The Jlast of the'couree will be given to-night. A Socl- -able’'will be held in’ the Methodjst Church parlors Thursday eveping of this usunl prayer-meeting. John W. Ford will deliver his lectnre, eularged and revised, on the 8th of. May.. Subject, *‘Cesar’ ard Napoleon. " Week in. place o the Mr. Bennet entertains the Eclectic Clup at his ‘residence to-morrow evening. The Social Club's rooms will be opencd Moaday evening for the entertainmeut of the Fhilosophical ‘Society.. Prof. W, S. B. Matthews will read a paper upon *“The Threg Epochs in Modera Masic." * Jra. J. 1. Kedzle is improving from b scvers attack of sickness.. ' ek xeceRt Mr. Frank Saodgrass and bride recefved the con- gratulations of fr day. ends at Mrs. Putnam's yester- I'rol. Cooley started this morninz for New Or- leye. pany with other members of, of Civil Enzincers. 2 of the retiring Board of Village A Friday night to bid farewcll fo e Amer- A petition was presented prevent the completion of pon the lake shore, as it was y nor liable to induce pleasant Referred to Committec apon Stroots The Village Engineer wished action to be taken upon the bréakinz of a' villn: 10 the tapping of Davis stree cense. _Referred o same committee, Tne Finance Comuwiitec reported the Vi ‘Treasarer’s account correct. Ar. -that thirteen votes were cast at the abolish the library tax. been ordercd, and for othe moved that the Board decl, moeflect. Motion carried. ... ge ordinance relating t sewer without a M- llage Dewey rtated late election to Asno such clection had r suflicient reasons, he lare £aid votes to be of The Board then canvassed the . returns of Ina game of and the University. by a score of 7 to 6. Lunch partles given by the youne Iadies are now * the rage. Miss Della Whaples entertained a nom- ber of the belles last week, and Miss Allie Baker, of Chicago, returned the compliment, ‘and bas in- gucceeded admis the plano, and the latter o drum olo, in such [ joyously. b Alr. J. V. Farwell conducted 'the services in the manner 85 to elicit the hearticet applayse. The patriotic drama In two acts entitied, **One Hune Ured Years Ago,” or, **Our Boys of 1776," was then played, with the following cast! Obed Sterling, o Quaker, Mr.: Lockwood; - Eph- | Mr. Morrison, father of the Rector urel P Lherting, - 2is Som, e, Knowiesd Ziner | of e Epiptisay, Chicas ctor of the Church | Granger, o young pattiot, Mr. Moss; Urie ¢ ea:ly mornung prayer-meet i A B, 5 Quniar tonverts Jir, Jance: Pretetl, | Chuteh avesih ominss, cetings il the M, E, Mr. Richardson; Ginger, a uegro, Kellogg; Kindness and forbearance. met, re-elected Mr. Hns the following Committee: Kedzie; Water-Works, Streets an ball OAK PARK. Methodist Church lost Sunday evening. _ The new Board President, and appointed Fnance, Davis, Gage. . Kellogz, Davis, Jenks: Strocts an udz [Mlafis. ,Gn;}g. liTcnks,SKudzir Judi~ v e, Javil ellogg; 7 mets, Jenks, Kedzic, Gage: SEbet Lamt, Joein, Kedzie, Redzle, reet Lamps, Jenks, ellozg; Falice uz’x;a Fire, u(,lagg:’ Tenks, ¢ Board adjourn: Saturday of this week. - The new Board of Eq and_elected W. Vice-President, and 0. mittees were 4 and Teaching, Teassemble ducation met Friday evening G, White President, 4. T Hite 4 0. E. Maven Secretary. poointed fpon Finance, Fe 4nd Baildingy anid Grounds, yesterday between the Mystica Nine the Iatter were vlcto’r:nnu Com~ achers present, including many from the clty. - The party wasa very ploasant afair, and the bosteases rably in making the hours pass Services will be held in Christ Ep!!nognl Church Col.. A. to-day, also next Sunday. Preachiax clle started for ¥ the Rev. E r Wyoming after his mining oy, oui s ‘ori .“Menrt. Gonfige Kuflhwl:!‘;uld’ 101!h00 1 Sterling, the Quaker mother, Mrs, ¢ oev. Geerge Hunt i : Fances dwuilh Sterfing. ber daughter, Miss Lola | aianap e, Tad. - fo-duy. "Eo0 Will preach In In Tocinoad: Prudencs Granger,- Elmer's’ sisior, ;i MMiss Kittic Davis., The picce was well acted, al- BARRINGTON. Though some of the actors required the services of the prompter a little too often. The past snccess of the Association bas heen such that the members are ambitious to ‘e somsthing higher in the The farmers in this vlenity are rejoicing in the pleasant epring " weather favorable to farmmng operations. They have aiready uearly completed dramatic Jine, and it is eontemplated’to putinre- | ypop sowing, hearsal **Caste” for the next entertainment. The unfortunate occurrencd of the shooting of two horses belonging to M . Murphy has created an unnsual excitement In the neighoorhood. It is bat jnatice to Mr. Christ Enrchardt, who is alleged to have committed the offense and ba3 been bound over to tae Criminal Court to answer the charge, sists that he can prove his innocence. As the ques- tion will be eettled in court, comment is withheld. Tiyo parties are old residents and the afiair is re- gretted by all. 72 A petition has been In clrcalation_asking the Schaol Directors to retafn the present Principal of the Public School, Mr. Richardson, o the eud of the present term, oruntil the summer vaeation, as it was thought by the petitioners to be detrimental t0 the interests of the echool (0 place @ new teach- or in the school for so_short a time. The petition \was namerously signed, and is now heing consid- ered by the Board.~ It is hoped that Mr. R. may Ye retaincd, - T . The Melhodist Episcopal Sociable will be held at the residence of Col. T. P. Robb Thursday even- -ing of this week. One of the attractiobs will be a genuine Old Folss', Concert. , A quartette, made The pulpit of the 3(. E. Church was acceptably - supplied last Sunday evening by Cooper, of Milledgeville. Mr.! and iIre. John Aslesworth. of Nunda, i were in town Monday ard Tuesday last, to say that he denies being the guilty party, andin- | ;o op%e GL_'-““W lost a stack of hay by fire, one day Mr, E. the Rev. J. T. formerly residents here, Alr. Jacob Worldly, a German farmer in mod- crate circumstances. resi recelpt of ndvicee that. a aqueatted him by a decensed relative in Germany, dinz near this place, in in large legacy has been be- Jir. E. M. Clure, an esteemed resident of this HIGHLAND PARK. 3More excitement than usual was manifested fn 'The election took evening Mayor Mig Aldermen beld theis place, i8 quite ill, and confined t . Hi Gisease is an afiestion of Smnfimg:.hh bense. g consequenco of two tickets at the municipal clection, where heretofore there has been but one. loce Tuesiay, and Wednesday eton and thie new Board of Council meeting. - Friday 3r. Carl C. Curtiss Jeft for Ottawa, from up from amone” thosé whose voices were heard fn |"whence he wil thio homes and cholrs of nearly sixty years agowill | will for the pr a3 Fertha ugain **sing the songs our:fathers eang.” Re- freshments will be served as usaal, and the admit- tance witl be 5 cents: children; 10 cents, ¢ is teaching achool ne: aker to Deadwood, Dakota, t make his home. . has left Highland Park, snd ar Decrfleld. - - , where he_ The Rev. Mir. Gulick and wife, of Norwoad, werc the guests of Mrs. C. A. Hawley the past week. . & 5 z " JMis Earl, of Wisconsin, is visiting her sister, Mrs: Orrs : S Mrs. S. Cammings has been quite ill, but is ‘etter. 5 e HYDE PARK. * Many.of the office-seekers who usually come forth at this time in the year have not yet shown up, but will in & few days, it s expected. The present incumbents are said to be anxious to keep ‘thelr seats, and o few outsiders arc- pressing hard to win the prize, but a few more would do no harm, as they would give the Board a chance to pick up a good man, out of many. Guy Sampson is said to be preparing an elub- " HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. ~ THE EMPIRE Parlor Bedstead Co., 383 West Madison-st., ‘SELL ON INSTALLMENTS orto_petition _for the place of = Account-. AT CA X ani.” dfomas Doyd and” Cusele Grlghiod T CASH PRICES. aro eaid-to seek the Superintendency of Public SEatin Works. Tho sole cast at the election for Trus- Xurniture, tees by districts is ay followa:” First District, 382; Ccond, 385; Third, 290: Fourth, - 185 Fifth, ChamberSets, . 2 Sixth, '143; Seventh, 68; Eighth, 1085 Parlor Suits, Ninih, 51. Total. 1,835 -Eleven candidates were lfin the fie!hd and nicglvfid Lounges, the following vote, the frst six beins -clected: : Abram Mu]chfll.lx 245; John Rhn;nsf‘é;, 10 Ea| sy Chairs, Elam G, Clatk, 1, liam i, Baynor, 1,02 p Jartia Fareell 1,017 Wiliam £ \tHeeler, L Cfl%wts, : amilton B. Bogae, ; Martin Foss, 92t . il. Bowen. 8953 Donglas-S. Tuylor, 8573 Peter rockery, Seblnnd, 840, For Clerk—Nartn Russell, 1,107; Stoves, G- E. Clark 3 4. _As one of the districts is thought to be crooked a thorough Investigation will be made. At Cole- Tour eight men have been fonnd who say that they voted for Bogue, while the sheet from the district only shows five. There is chance for a Returmng Baard. The Board of Edacation of District No. 1 held their first meetinz, dince the election for members of the Hoard, Kriday. There were present Judge H. N, Hibbard, 3. J. Russell, Dr. J. Ramsay Flood, P. Cudmore, J. B. Calhoun, and John . " clui-house Lennett. Mr. Hibbard was re-clected. fresident, | Laules’ patent rockers. and Mr. Calhoun, Secretary, for the ensning year. Fl": \Ixolm=| “l'run;nnr ‘A petition far the nse of vacant school-room in the | Fieant plish lonuz: ilyde Park School was_présented from the Scandi- | (3t hale b iteren, bess t navian Methodist Church, The petition wus granted provided certain conditions were fulfilled. The Rev. Dr. Northrup will preach in the Firet Baptist Church this morning. The Rev. Charles Lester will preach as nsnal in the St. Paal's Epis- copal Church 4t 10:30 8. m. © - A mceting of the Sanday-school teachers of St. Paul's Church was held in the rectory Thursday evening. A change of Sunday-achool hours will take place next Sundsy, when the school will meet 2t 9:15 in place of 12 m., as herctofore. ‘A ‘meeting of tho members of the Presbyferfan Church was held Thursday, when a report was ‘mado by the Finance Committee, who will report C. at another meeting to be called this week. B rere will b a report made by the Finduce to the congregation of ' the ‘First- Presbyterian | 11000 o 'y Church this morning. e L lstent Sir 3. P, Tavlor and family will shortly leave | Fosmonmoy i st e, land to make a visit of a -year's duration. !A“;xrexl’ifie himt yet fixed for leaving, but, will be R oe. e, and Mrs. Charles Lester, ‘of St. Paol's Church, will hold a reception Tuesday af-- ternoon and evening at the rectory. A W. Briggs has returned from & short trip to Indianapolis. ; Y e Dr. Quimby, of Memphis, Tenn.) is soén to be- come a resident of the village. b A Ay ENGLEWOOD. The entertainment given Friday evening at the High-School Hall for the 'benefic of the Library Associatfon was not 2s well attended ‘as Was an- ticipated. ‘The performance, however, waa. none the lcss enjoysble. The overtare, an instru- mentsl duet by Mrs, A. H. Champlin sod “Mrs. H. " L. Kent, wus &, well- executed piece of piano music, This was followed. £, MUST 1MPOL aud worthy Ang Azd o With Kindred feclings, -. | Toaidali those who ma; Whates or tn his line he has to sell, On montaly payments, Which the world-knows well; And which at piessure they may make their own, AT PRICES LOWEE THAX WERE KTER The cholcest farniture of eves And made In every st MAKE NOTE of the followiag quotat Jardle:top chamber sete.... 5 | - ARPETS, 40¢, Al gooda equall In ten styler. rangls $i $100; to ‘While 'you are selecting: 3nd furnishing. ments atd liouses for the uext yesr, you wij slmost [ndlsnensabie artiele of* Fusriture A STANY In your o} our [mmedlate consierntion. Low prices; easy terms; square. A rood cook stove (warranted). ly los. Hourahold dealing. Honses furnished throughout. "THE VOICE OF SPRING. Nature' 1n grateful tribate to ‘And, loat In ccstasy, map fecis tho of Lin ttude witl And stcu CARPET 1n colors that arc never Andovely as a golden purple morn, When L lts -:n:nmlninm ‘This soyce purchasers Bmyth guarautees his kouds * Qi on the squerd™ 134 WxsT Jonn . Smyth wi o rous by 1 *tls the volce of Spri fines thelr To welcome throazh the land the verzal The mountala echo, and the ripplin:s rill, Asmurmuzing {c wan ers rom th ‘Ashousaid voléesscem Iz one wild strain of be 'S won they W‘lfig‘ 17 alry rend taesky ‘matchless melodv, of praisa and love, yTon the Throze aove; flow 'his bosom zlos; 4y i e L5034, . 85 well he will ever try desire 10 bay. EYOW¥,— yle, to plesecach mind; —a3 guod &3 cvar made, nown to fade; 58 tlie 847 ad ming enyuld bear: House Farnishing Goods. 103 of pricea: 55 THE EMPIRE BEDSTEAD oz In price from $15 §23, £33, £50, our apart- 7o Bnd this the