Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1877, Page 2

S S i ! i i 1 i i i ' 1 9 i O’LEARY’S GREATEST. The Chicago Pedestrian's Unpar= alleled Achievement in London. His Victory Over Weston in Agricul- taral Hall, Beginning April 2, Both Contestants Far Outdid All Their Previous Performe- . ancos. An Exhibition of Plaok and:Endarance Buch as Was Never Before Wit nesged. oSN 0'Leary Walks 519 Miles in 6 Days, 21 Hours, 6 Minutes, and 10 Sccondse i Immense Attendance, and Great Excitement and Enthu- slasm. - : Bpectal Correspondencs of The Tritmme. Loxpox, April B, 1877.—Tho great walking match at Chicago in November, 1875, between Daniel O'Leary and E. P, Weston wasop tolast weekane of the marvels of pedestrian records, 10 will be rémombered that O'Leary on_that occaslon sccomplished 503 miles and a fraction, and Weston ‘was beaton by over fifty mlles. Upon the retam of the latter to New Yotk he Is reported to bave eald Ahathe dld ot try to win the match, That of it- salf waa bad enough, but when he cAme to England over a year agohe altered his tune and claimed that the Chicago public would not let htm have fair play,—threw pepper In his face, threatened to shoat him. 1In other words, bio claimed that he had been *'bulldozed.! In order to disprove these claims O'Leary immediately on hlsarrival set about getting on a match with Weston, bat withont avall unill 8ir John Astlcy, the wall-known Baronot of sportiog proclivities, took up with Weston, sand ted his willingness to back him for £500 againet the Chicago champlon. After this annoancement. there was littlo time loat In arriviag ot a satiaface tory conclusion, O'Leary consentiog to all of Wes- ton'sdemande, a3 act forth in the following made and entered into this 3d day of Jannary be- tween Danlel 0'Lcary and Edward Payson ngon. whereby (hey sgree to engage in 4 s(x days’ walk Ing matet for £500 & side ; the race to take place in a covered bnilding or ground (tobe mutoally agreed m by both partics) within s radias of five miles of Charing Cross, at "Eastertide, starting st five inntes past 12 a. m. on Monday, the 2d day of April, and terminating Slhxrdu{ ho 7th day of April, 1877, sl ten minutes (o 4 o'clock In the evening (143X hours from the start). Esch man to walk npon a scparate track, to be iald down ac- cording tahisown directions, and_sarveyed by & compelent anthority in the presence of lhninflgfl sppolnted. Tha measarement of each track to be made eightecn Inches from the inside border frama, Each man mast walk fair—the judges sppolnted to e solo judges of fair and unfair walking—and any Iapadiudged 1o hiave been traversed unfalrly to Lo dissllowed and canceled tn therecord book.” Each ‘man must waik alone, and noattendant to be allowed to go more than twenty-five {lnll atatime with elther competitor, and then only for the purpose of handing refreshments, The stakesand two-thirds ofthe ‘gata’ money (after all expenscs have becn dedncted) to be handed over {o the winner, and the Joser to tako one-third. Tho editor of the B8] ing Lif¢ s sppointed stakeholder, and the ‘whole of lbe stakes most be doposited at the tiag Life ofice one calendar month befora the time appointed for the commeancement of the race, The l-lvs artice (Weston and O'Leary) to appoint the four judges at the thne of the last depmlt and in case Llicy cannot agres in making theso appoint. ‘ments, the editor of the Sporting Life Is hereby empowered to make such sppointinents; alno, If tbe men cannot agree in selecting & bullding or uod for the deciston of the match, the editor of e Sporting Lifs to have the power of maming ‘were the race 18 lo be decided. The |udgos to be four in number; nnd 1o have full control over the race from the time the men start; tho decislon of the majority of the judges to bo fnal and conciusive under sny cirenmstances. Two banda to be In attendance, and play from 8 a. m. t0l 12 P. m. ; the'bands Lo be under the dircction of both ‘men (n slternata hours, and to discontinzo playin whilst' cither man {n absent for the rllrpon ol sleeping. In tho event of auy question arlsing which may not ba provided for In” thers articles, the judizes Jointly to have fuil power to decide such ucation, and thalr decislon to be final aud conclu. sivo, The siskeholder sball in each and overy care be exonerated from al} responajbility npon obeying the direction of the Jmlifl. Either party falling to comply with any of these articlesta forfe(t the ‘whole of the stakes. “+(Signed = "D;;ml. O'Lxsny, : rowAs Mathisox, ‘Witnces { Trompe HaTaieo ® n" gnlvum Parson Wasrow, . T, U, PickEning, “esitnens {8 Bk o o, ‘*Jan, 8, 1877."* Bince signing these articles wa have mutually agreed to have five judges, Instead of four, as erlgmlllx agreed upon. (Signed) Eowanp Parsox Wearon, (For I, O'Leary), JN0. L. Tuosis, C. It Bmitu, Witness {5 J; Buirt, Jan. 10, 1877, ‘The conditions of the articles wore all complied with fn due form, and tho Agricultural Hall at Islingion baving been sccurad for the weok (at s «cost of £400) everything looked In proper shape for the match. Tho judges sclected were Mesars, Q. W. Atkinson and C, Conquest, of the Sporting Life, Mt A. Q. Payne, of the Standard, sad Mr, <James Wataon, of New York. Mr, J. G. Cham. ‘bera waa also an appolntee, bat at the Jast moment * bafonnd Lo could not spare (he necessary time, und Capt. Webb, the person who succeedod in >wwimming scross the English Channel from Dover | to Calals, scted In Lig bohalf, O'Leary's £600 was i found by Mr. S8am llague, of Liverpool, and a few 1 others who belioved in his power of endurance, | Tho tracks ware respectivoly sizand a balf and Yweven Iaps W the mile, measured eighteen inches +from the 1nner edgo, O'Leary having tha oater ono, } 8 atthio Culcago wallk. Insddition to the 'fud:u thers were (wo relays of tally-keepers and each |contestant _ aleu " appolnted BEXT YOR TUN MEN, The first {0 appear was Wuatun, and as Q'Leary ~did not come va the track untll after tho timo was up, Weston had a minute's start, O'Leary going off ali2h, Gin, and soan Eewting ub 16 e joa or, ‘walking steadily to the front, a accomplishing his firvt mile in°10w. 47scc. 1o Weaton's 131, Leec. Both walked faster aftcr this, and at fivo milcs Q'lLeary'stime was G0, LSeec. 1o Weuton's 57w, 40scc. " Twenty miles was walked without a stop, andtben O'Leary, who was 10m, 0ses, 10 tho guod, left the irack for one minuts, Lo also wade briof stops in Lhe 1at, 47th, and 424 miles, busal) the tine walking faster than Weston, lud’ at 44 wilce {(accomplished In 7Th, Bim. Iwer,) by Yim, d3scc, On the uext mile he stopped for & chango of cloth- 1ug 1m, Y2sec. ; he alsa took aome BOYTLED DXEK AND SBELTZER WATER, and thie mizture very soon upact his stouins altbough he was still walking faster than W 4% was ovident ho wus pot himself, aud at three milea and o {ruction be bad to go to bis tert, Delug overcowe with nauses. 1t was uol uutl) L Liad joat bm. b7sec. of valuable tie tLat he was - @it to resppesr, sod then he went on uatil 70 was marked up beforw be retlred for another changs. Weaton had meanwhile kept steadily aloug in, for bim, very goud form, his wtyle belus very fairfudecd, and ui 73 miles and 1 be wok bis frst peet of 17m, baec, Since ATy was taken nick W eston had been (he lusder, aud ‘whea he o d 12m. 2Uscc, In advance of O'Leas ¥ ttle ln adveuce, but ow, 10 uuuiber of abpaiua-between i 0 clock i ths afteruoon and midnlght Weston agaln got in front, oud, only stoppiog vnce for 14w, 40sec. on his 307tk mile, wanaged to keep hls advantago, and ‘when O'Leary weot Lo bis bod st 11 ki ncorestoud 8l 115 milea aud 135 yas on unlil be Tlld:‘llllked l.l;.\ mllu;l o 8. m., exacily 24 houre frow the siast, ‘Il s ‘tho bést of Lis authentic performances, ox fl-nuuluogmm d O'Leary was soou at wark, for he could pot slcep, sad bis stiendants llmui‘u he might as well sa walking. He was ouly 1b. 24m. 13eec. off the track, 80 that hie had along pull over Weaton, who took & rest of 2h. bdin. 4Uses., for when the lattor Jolued him the score stood close on 10122 milce for U'Leary. \Weston was ratl s uaual with hfio, and it uow was Li frequent yusta, In the 125th mile he & for $un. ddeec, | 127th, Y8, Secc.,snd u the th, 1h. Slm. 1ae During this twe O'Leary was dolug sowo fine walkiug, sod with but & wugll of sbott slops he Xept oo untll B:44:40 3. m. his score stood ut 143 wiles, Weston being then over 17 miles bebind: After bls 145¢h mile U'Leary was off fur breakfuat {14w. Boace. ), snd then kevt on untll 156 was tallied up, when weul off for & reat of 42m, 40scc. Afterthls short nu“nzel was the arder wuti! be lefl for the night st 11:1:2:54, with the un- urslieled score of 205 miled in 48 Ba 123 milo O'Leary had been BEATIXG ALL PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES in even bis recent gieat walk apgainst Crossiand, ‘which was then icoked upon 85 warvelons. ton's racord was also a really graud one, fur a4 the eod of 48 bLuurs he Lad reached 104'miles 720 yards. He aid not retire notil he bad Sufrlcd tho inlle, sod then e took a lengiby rest of h. 1on, Absec. Q" , o0 the other bund, was only sway for 1b. 17ul. 2lecc., sud. therefury, bad added c bours. From materially to hle lead, his score utandiug 320 to Weaton's 105, 0 Advaitage of 25 miles. Taking this to miean & good sesel buure' walk, 16 will he uore seadily be secn What 8 strong lead the Chicaug champlon had scquired, and that, barring sccl- dents, he mast win the match. = The faw who knew hi nlaw In taking advantage of the firm belief. of the majority, the day continued walking with sach an apparent smount of rererve power on hand, betting moon anderwens a change, and two 1o one and five to two was fru- quently offered in hundreds, but with no takers. O'Lesry's stoy 13m. sec, dnrlngm‘c% 18t mile: 1h. 34m, 25aec, dnrin: 1o 227th: then 24 miles withont s break 1h, 6m. 1k This distance, 22 the fall limt of etther man's mile he #topped for 1:m. 48sec. : 10m, 40acc. at the 2070t MUme eec, st the 277th; Dim. Seec, &L the 27Dth; 8m. 20scc, at tho 201t ¢ Tast_stop unitl, having scored up 204 miles 722 yards, he left the track at 12 o'cloc! are tha beston rétord, but bis long rest ot this point threw him behind hia Mancheater petformance, and then Croealend haa the record from 241 to 287, he having walked thisdistancain2d. 21k, 22m, 20wec, This was not very far ahead of O'Leary's present erformanca of 287 in 24, 22h. Bm, 1bece. hat mile np to the conciusion of the match O'Leary’s time was far ahead of his Chicage time, hitherto the best on record, to enter into the full detatls of a1l the stoupages, rome of which were but of one or two minutes' ditration, dayn, hiad covered 274 milles and 1,058 yards, or ‘but 102 miles short of 270 miles, nnd at the tom- ction of tha mile he lefc for the mained off for 3h. 8m, 7. ‘hand, was only away for 1b, 10m. short rest di good, for his miles averaged more than what he was doing before ho left the track, mnat have been, for he had had bat very little slcep, heyet and it was nol nntil a Tittle after 1 o'clock In tho afternoon that he left oft, compulsion of his altendonts, miles, and_was over twenty-five miles ahead o Weston, who then had an opportunity to reduco the lead, for O'Leaty, having fallen into a good aunnd{ sicep, was allowed to remain oft for 4h. m, 318, and with it the hopo of his aidmirers and back~ ers, but ho {n turn had to go of gl the cloes of the fourth Jday the rcore atood: A Ind customary, an8 miles 20 0O'Leary was dofng so well after he kept on the track tlll 2:2: i scoro atood at 380 miles. Thelr rests wore 2h. 1m. 40sec. for O'Leary Weston, #0 tho O'Lear; Dfl““‘m leg-wear id sought & i wan gatling ve -weaty, and sought to rulieva Rimaelt by atl roria.of siylen % soon a8 8. m, he started off In the muet suspicious man- ner, which fnally resulted in Mr, New York judge, s ansocintea t the timo were Merars, Conguest aand Webb, the former of whom had shown such a [artiality io Weston thronghont. that it ws oft to Ca] scored or not, gentleman _ contented himself with saylng that ‘It wamn't much worse {ban he has been doing since he started.” After thedelivery of this Solomon- lllmn inion the protest was withdrawn and the lap talifed. the leanin and throoghout the day went in a very pecnllar gai for walkin, Weston, an tvaa preseat the whols of " the day, he rattled up & ldm #core withoat asinglestop, from 4:07a. m. an- to retire at 11:45 p. m., the full day's work bets 81 miles, and e grand tolad 10, O < n: nwgnh but was carefully *‘nursed ** and give diclous amount of rest to avoid any possibllity of ing n‘;ul accomplished ninetoen miles b nhmur, wund then aftera few short |glcnm¢dh(o #inps be left al the completion of the 434th mile for a bath, which occupiod 37m. Dsec. At this polut b U Weston tailyin, s atood: O'Leary, 45 miles 1,143 400 rafles, Wenton was off, and did not torn rain untll atlcking to hifs work would O'Mll? did not leave the track after midnight ex- cept for i he had had Eflut 2 o'clock, fl:n d “enable him "t o Tooking mach refreshed and foellug protty cont dent that he woold last out the day, th or two blistors were causing him With bnt threo short stope of 3:40,4:00, an he contluued on tiil supper time, whon he done 504 miles, The b0 milcs was done In hd 11h. 4%m, 20uce. amongst & sceno of tha greatcst excliement. and goutlamen throw their hats 1o the alr, while the cheering wna perfoctly deafening for fally Avo minutes, A clergyman walked up to O'Leary, aod, taking off his bal, shook (ha pedestrian cordially by the hand, Then the bouquets began to arrive, and soan the front of O'Leary’s tent looked mora Jike a florist's akop than anything clse, Tho ladies ‘who presented tliess bonrl:‘eu would walk pant the_bareiers and eac! cheering, Asthe eveningprogreased the cortalnty of D‘l.‘tnr f“i« hlm from the track, \‘\"cl(an'l defeat. O'Lea milea 400 that he ret! been walkod. came out to make tho even mile, but it was all be conld do to get once ronnd, haring collapaed, though wientally ho was as sound an ever, distance 810 miles H:12:10 p, m., from the start. - Weston had eet hia mind on mak. Ing 610 nt lcast, 80 he ket ou for & few minntes Tnnger, and accomplished (L i 5d.22h, Hrim, R8s “Two such perforimances speak for themselves, nnd 1o loser as well as due, for (ho steuggle was a most duterinined one, and, aa 0'Leary In a short specch malid, hio owed it 10 Weston fortinding ot that ho was a great deal Detter mian than he Lisd evor thought himself to be, Theattenilanca was jmmouse throughout the week, £1,002 belug taken on the tret four days, and on ihe last two the receipts must have been double that, no Woston with hits thind sbare will not do so bad after ull, andthat he deserves all ho will got ovary ono will admit, J, We vestigating Committes met In Collector Arthur's private room thie morning, The private stenog- rapher of tho Bolicitor of tho Treasary took full notes of the procoedings, ‘Theso he Ls to dally for- ward to ury, what portions he will make publle, et They eaid thoy bad 1o dovirs 10 conceat anyibing, but thought ' brrass thom i ouductiag s full s ingul ticy wisheds peclen! Investigation, three 13 x"ljll Iuvestigation continued until 5 o'clock In the afteruoon, 1 lector Arthar, wlio gavua genoral explan: the manner of CGustow-Lou, wxl“clllllrlu(‘ politice with the busiuess of the Department, and fllpecllllv i t Y pamons in secure berths for unfurtuuale I priveta erted In thh than auy ul tee have no of ' view to ' Shurburne B, Eutou counacl, powera of enduranca and slaminn were not and, while it was at Jeaat two to one on even money conld be ohtalned. As Leary, progressed, however, and O'Leary DURIKG WBDNESDAY, s were as follows: 5 8 rest o haec after 200 miles wae marked up. ‘the hall of what was looked npon awers, was walk- On the 203d O'Leary in GOh. AIm. Sunec. ‘This was the R, From the 19k to the 2201h mile O'Leary's times From Itis hardly necessary Weaton, at the completion of his three ¢ night, and re- O'Leaty. on the otlier Zinec., anil thin not scem to have done him mnch Weary ss ho KEPT ON WITH INDOMITABLE PLUC! , and then only under the He wuylhcn 139 ec. ~ Then Weston's acore was ralsed T 1R, 130, 20see, 'l&lr],fl?flmllnfl)&{lflh:“’mlm 353 miles YOO . Doth were tr{ ng the cutting down tactics, instead of retiring at midnight as had been Weston kept going until he had dono ards ot little after half past 1. 18 long rest that 40 a. m., when and 2h. 27m, hisec, for scors waa - atill decidedly In avor, when ha followed his older op- mplo and gol to work again. Weston In his walk, ana as his band put in an appearance at & o'cluck Watson, tho OUIECEING TO TR TALLYING OF A LAP, pt. Wobb to decldo whether the Iap should be Weeton did_not fall to tako advantage of of the Sporting Life representat “'}. It wns now neck-or-nothing with urgedan by Sir John Astloy, who | ho wan at laat compelled from sheer exhanstion tal 410, O'Le hav- e race in hand, was not Wy permitted (o' race en a Ju- down, At hslf-past 0 o'clock, after ho ince hin uaricrs of slecp, he weat ofl for three. was JUST SIXTEEN MILES AIIRAD, . &hu 418th wile a- O'Leary laft for room. At thocloso of the fifthday the scora yards: Weston, - n 61 8, m., determined to win & { ‘accomplish_ that cnd. r G, 30scc,, untll £:32 8, m., 1 '4 milos and 270 yarls. As Weston n left for over au hour aud a half at n little ck, he was now twenty.fve iiles nothing Lut O'Leary's fotal collapsa 0 win at’ -this stage of returned at 8:41:10 8, m.,. hind, mldx me. O'Leary iad LADIES WAVED THEIR TANDEERCHIE?S, aletly ind them to O'Leary, {t belng the occason for moaro vociferous success wad avsured,and at threo milnntes John Astley tolil his backers they might a8 ho acknowlcdyed ry had then done Bi7 when 510 miles an apa b After seventeen minufvs’ r';‘;ll he his physical powers, After adding 1his one Inp and making tho he atopped at 657 yards, &d, 21h. Cm. 10sec. or exact) ec. winner the greatest credis i NEW YORK CUSTOMS. ‘The Becrot Investigation Notw In Progress. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune Naw Yok, April 20.—Thy Custom-Honse Tn- the who wiil Becrotary of ‘use his the Treas- Judgment as to The Commit. rofused to allow reportars st the investigation. presence of the press might em. besldes, they lad been pledge "They promlsed that, st the close of the which inight - occopy two' or fall aad LY alr b fumished for weel would re- ubllcation. ‘The only person examined on of condacting the business of the Que uf the vubjects upou which wos made wus the conpection of the broug| ar high political life . to friends * who be busin B4 Proevuro ex- d to have been far greater ing from local politics. The Commite ide charies of fraud bofore them, and theiz dudy, a0 far aa thoy know at present, lies shuply fu an oxhaustive exniiination of the tous business at thie ultimate alterstions ncots, Collector Artbar will Le again bo- fore tho Commitice (o-morrow, and the hesds of burcaus will follow him in order uutl the Com- tnittca are aatisficd they have gone over the ground thorwughly, The Customs Keveuae Reforns Com- wlittea of the Chamber of Uumuwerce organized to- day Ly elucting Jsckson Schults Chalrmau sod The Commifee will co-operato with the Castom-Tlouse Comuiittee, and will repreaent the dmporters of the city in gesting changes in existlng laws and regalatios - —— THE PILGRIMS. 4 Nazw Yons, Apzl) 20.—Tha Rev. John ¥, Kear~ ney, who will sall on Baturday next asacceedited ropreaentative of this archdiocese to the Holy Fatber, bearing with bim the addresa of ita rever- ead clergy to bls Hollners, aud also an offering of 50,000 15 gotd from theclergy and laity: waa ta. self this evoning preanted with an address and $2,000 by ihe pariabloners of the catbedral of which Fatber Kearney is pastor. L'uiLapsLrusa, Pa., April 220, ~Arciblshop Wood and & uuwber o" promlnent Catbolle clergymen nailed o the steanicr Ohio this mornlnf. cu Toute for ltome to pasticipate in the celobralion of the sunliversary of Pupe Plo Nono's axceuslon 1 the Fonuticate, d influenca e — GAMBLERS ARRESTED. Kirk Guan, Willlam 8mith, Capt. Ralph, Wille fam Joits, aud William Knight, fve of the gang who were rocently arrceted by Oticers Madijun swl Malouey, .were last Dight reurrcated by thy stwe men upon warrunts properly wwora out by Dan Riordan aud Owen Ma nnt{ of Hlickey's force for the suppres- slonof gawbling. They were receutly discharged because Judio Boyden thought they Wery Juprope «rly arrestud, Gov. Hampton's Mess'age to the 1is Plan for Improving the State’s The Establishment of n Fréeiehopl Final Adjournment of the Lonlslana Lege MHSSAGE OF GOV, HAMPTON TO THE LEGIBLA- * Coruxnia, 8. C., April 20.—Gov, Hampton, in hinmesaage {o the Legislatars, which convened to- day, rays: % moeity enzondered by political. strife, and risc sn- perior to petty conaklerations of partisanship, and that, devoting youracives with pateiotic zeal to the service of your State, you will strive earneatly to rontoro {ta lust prosperily, revive’ its wanted indus. try, reformall the abuees in its government, and promote harmony, good-will, and justice amongall classcs and partles. Al “efforts fo hring abontn better the finsnces of the State are put in a healthy con- dition, and the credit of the State Is established on the sound and honorable footing which it onee oc- capled, futare prosperisy of the Btate, thatthere ehould be no question or doubtasto our determination to meet avery horiest ooligation fairly snd faithtully, bat It I% cqnally our doty to ascartain what are its honest Habilities, funded or not, should be atrictly scentinlzed with aviewof maccrtaining which are’ valid and which ,arenot. This ahonld be a condltion precedent to the payment of the interest on any outdtanding ob- ligation, whather inthe shape of bonds or other- wise, and also to the furth State indebtodnoss into the censolidated bonds so- thorized to be lssucd nnder the act of 1873, to re- auce the volume of the publio -debt. “In order to- offect thie object m '@ ‘mods eatlefactory and the public creditors, ‘T respectfally mnggest tho sppolntment of membor from cach Ilouss, the Comptroller-Gen- eral and Treasuror of tho State, and three citizens, undet whosa directions the complets investigation -of the funds State shall be made. which shall bo ascertal such form e the Commiesion or Legisiatars may prescribe; and tho coupons of such bonds alone shall be recelvablo for taxes. The Commissfon shop!d aleo be cl to §ie Geners) Assembly, at seasion, the precise charactor of all the obligations ‘leed:li'nl valldity, or cleatly fraudulent, with I concluslons are 1pe coneolldate: 3 tare of the securities being withhald by tha State oficlale. 1am unable to state with acciracy what 'v’:nld into cansolidated remains to be funded: sourcea of Information beforo mo, I ostimate the " mmoant yet to be fu which, st the rate establishod for fundin, quire an lssuc of 81, inder the act of 1873, Theso bonds bear dato the paymont of the interest on the entl dated debt has beon rogularly levied every year, and the amount unexpended for Interest shonld be in the Treaeury to mect the past-due coupons of Ahese bonde as suon as tesmed. pended balance avallable for this purgowe, and, if the conversion of the debt inlo consolidated bonds continties, a8 promiscd, 1t will bo necessnry to pro- vide for those arrears for Interost. . Tho funding of these arrenrs, as recommended, tion of the cxpenaca of tho State arc earnestly urged. :‘xl'um of fres sclicola as will place the m tem, s aduinistered, Lolng charactorized g4 8. mere mockery, undor which' children have boen imperfectly tanght, teachers have been swindled out of thelepay, and the monmey of the ' aguandercd. 1 havn now befors mo a teachor's pay. certiticate, to which the Board of Schuol Trustecs, cross-mark s his slgnature. decided ;but » general sttendance was pruvented by tho - and sesl park consisted of an o THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1877, TIHE SOUTIL - South Carolina Legislature. Financtal Condition. - System Strongly Advocated. islatnre. ® SOUTH CAROLINA. TURE. 1cherish the hope that you will forget the anl- eof allairs will prave unavailing ontil Jtls dnoalika to the credit, as well asto tho The State obligations, whether funding of any of the eqnitable allke to the State and to n Commlsslon of - oue ind the floating indsbtedness of the Obligatlons, the validity of ined," shall bo certified in d with tho dty of. reporHin v o) Rkt rerulas clfic facts of testimony upon which thelr based; the recorda snd boaks of bonds ontstanding, “with the na- rtion of tho pablic dcbt bas been con- bonda, and what portion bat from tho best ed at sbont $3,000,000, v will ro- 000 of consolidated bgml‘ an., 874, and the actual tax provided b{ tho act for o consoll- 1 have no renson to bellove thero fs any unex- the reduc- ‘ Also, the establishment of ch B na_of ucation within the reach of all, the preaont sys. coplo conslstiug of three members, has cach afixed his \¥e aro bound ailke, by ovory comidoration of fras statowmanahip and of good falth, to koep up 1n the Btato suel & syn~ tem of freo schools as will place within the reach of every child, the poorest as well as the richost, black a4 woll as white, the means of acquiring o honest and honarablo education, I shall Jook with confident hope to your ald In cacrylug vut and tal- mm-‘x‘l.hu pledges io which woare svlomaly com- m! NESIONRD, In the Scuate to-day D. ¥, Walker, Ropublican Scnator from Chester, undor indictiment for lare ceny and breach of trast, sent in bl resignation. ‘Thia leaves the Senata sixteen Democrats, sixtcen Rtepublicans, and ono independent, ADMITTED, In the House twenty-one contumacious membar ‘who refuscd to recognlze the constitulivoal Honse were admitted to seats and mworn in after frst being brought to the bar and made to apologize for contempt, ~ Thers are atill aboat thirty Kepublic- ans in contempt. LOUIBIANA. LEOISLATIVE ADJQUANMENT. New Onvsaxs, La., April 20.~Ths Leglalatare has adjoarned eine dio. All tho Etato ofiicers elect ed with Qov. Nicholls aro now in undlsputed pos- sceaion of (helr offices and rocords. ‘Tl city is very quiet, ———— ODD-FELLOWS. DUQUOIN, ILL, - Epacial Dispaich to The Triduna. . Duoquoty, 1k, Aprll 20, —Notwithstagding the heavy rain last night snd the very tnclement woater dariog the day, tho fifty-elghth annlvorsary by the L. O. O. F, ,0f this placo wus a success, Delegatos from the soveral nelgbboring Lodges camo in during tho forencon in rogular and spocial trains. . Carbundsle was represented by some thirty. members, as was slso Delleville, Other placea turnod out quite well, prospects of more raln. Tho Odd-Fellows of this place wera well oreanized to reccive and care for thefr vialting brothers and frionds, Aftor some slight . dotentlon, the processlon formed st 1:80 thls afterncon. _ Marching through the principal streetr, thoy tnaily halted bt the ty Park, whers @ stand had boen ereclod. The exercives at the lnflo«lu prayor, aud ine troduction by G, W. Wall, Bresident of the day, of the fon, Bchuyler Colfux, Mr, Colfax, iu a very husky voice, suffening with & severe cold, oc- cupied one aud a'balt_bours In daliveriuy an'ora- tion on_Odd Kellowship, which was well received and much _appreclate { o and Bellevilla bers, The Diquoin bauds furulshed = music durin&' the - day. This evening Mr. Colfax delivered his lecturs on the Iifc of Abraham Lincoln st the Methodist Charch, wheroa Iarue audlence had assembled, 1t Ia catiniated that at lei persons were here An auniversary Vall 1s now colng on ' Ilall, phered large number of couples are assembled tripping the ight fautastlc, 'the 0dd-Fellows here, wnile gloomy at the westher, sre not at all _discoursged, but cousider t! y'e performance yery satisfictory. JOLIET, ILL. Bpecial Dispaseh 80 The Tribune Jourmr, I, April 28, —1'he Atty-eighth annlver. “eary of American Odd-Followship was celebrsted Iu this city to-day inavery spirited and appro- priate mauner, Noarly all the hotels, publichalls, snd mavy buglness houses dlsplayed the nstlonal ‘colors. Tha Chicago Battailon ol Patriarchs, ac- ,companied by the Greus Western Light Guard Baud, ! and delegations trom Ottaws, fllrul:t, and other resent and participated {n the cere- 53?.?:.7“? ':: ] lmu“rou p\‘wu recolved at Werncr Hall, whera 8. 0. Simmonds de! address of welcome, At ball-past 2 o'cli D, W, 8 DI lop was formaed, which.marched through “the principal sircets. This was followed by su etnlgmon drill of the Patrlarchs iu the Court. llouse dqusre. The day closed with a lite and wmusical entortainment at the Og_‘eu-unun. n the evenlng, in which AMrs. Laura K. Dainty and tho Orlental Quartette, of Chicago, tvok part, Pplomonted by & soctsl promeande st the hall. —— GRAND RAPIDS, MICIH, Special Dispaich to Tn Triduns. . Geanp Kartvs, April 20,—~Thy Odd Fellows of this city and neighborlng towns have celebrated the tfty-eighth sonlversary appropriately, sund with much enthsiasm. Jicaldes tho 400 to 500 miembers resldent here, therg wore prescnt large deltnlfl rom Muskegon, Grand Raven, Berlia, Bparta Centre, Lisbon, tyzon Centre, Jomestown Centre, aud oiber poiul. - There were mony wem- beru of various degrees of the Order in the procus. slon, A very fine oration was d-.-uuul y tho Rey, Charles Flabrer, of the Univeraalist Soclely, wln:hu colebration closes with a grand ball to- sup- . CHHAMPAIGN, JLI. Bpecial Disyaich o Tha Tribune. Cyanraley, Mh, dpnl S6.—The Vad-Fellows of this scction of the Staty Leld & grand celebration of tho Osder In thiy city to-day. There weroa largy number of peoplo Iu the city to witaess the parade, which was tie tueat cdyic demonsteation over Leld eccasion rnll a fall half-mile in length. g'}mnm-, M, €. ¢ J. B. Casodly, ‘ton, and othera, re! Lwill be ;bera of the Order witl be admitted. about $1,000 thin dlrect withdrawal of means, and wasta of Lhe property in thelr hands throngh ex. travagance, depleilon, and deliborate starving of the Dutrolt & Great Weatern, the D sacrificed to tho oxtent of more than $1,000, 001 tho current carnings, amounting to over $200, 0 and which now, with othur nocess: contracted arsi %-r 208 Abovs mortgages of tmoro than $1,000, 000, o 'officer of this rosd fa this city, snd, and the mualg ws The procession The llon. J, 1. Oberly, P. G. M., dellvernd the oration, which by ' thelr preeonco, Waa replete with sonnd sense and good advies. To- night there are sevoral aociables and balls in two halla in honor of the celebration. The members of the Champaign and Ranlbach Lod, .Lodge, who carrie to completlon, are bl vixitors for the order and smoothness with which ‘everyihing Pwm off, and_the complete succera -which has a nivereary. s and Urbana ed the acrangemcents for the affale congratalated by their tended ail the ceremonles of the an- — JANESVILLE. WIS, . Special Dispatch to Tha Tridune, Janrsviius, Wis., April £6.—The Odd-Fellows +have had & grand time to.dny celebrating Lhe ffty. eighth anniversary of thele Order. tions came from Monroe, Brodhead, Fort Atkin. son, and Je@forson, About 500 marched in tho procession, headed by threo hrass bands. Thi ovenlog & large awdience mssemblod In Ayora™ Larve deleca. cra-Tloure and was addeeased by the ffen, C. G udga 11, 8, Or- After the nddi 2, 8 grand ball ven at Apollo 1lall, to which ouly meni~ GALEYA, TLL. Speetat Dispat to The Triduna. . s GALERA, 1il, . Aptil 20.~The ffty-eighth a; .niversary of (dd-Fellowship in America was cele- «brated by the bretheen of }:unjulhll to-night, An ad iby J. banquet other socialitice the Order In this city at dress was delivered Fawcelt, of (alena, -alter which a grand wae i order, followed by duncing and % ——— " 'RAILROADS. THE DETROIT & MIL\WVAUKEE. The Detrolt & Milwsukee Rallroad Is not yet ready o bo gobbled up by the Great Western of Canada, at least not until another fight as to its :final disposition shall have been made o tho conrts, ~ As I8 well known, the above<named road. "bas been In process of foreclasnra for the past two vears, and is stil} in the handa of s Recelver,, The Qreat Weatorn has had a majority of the Doard of Direztors, and the road bas been managed 1n its Interest sinco 1838, This rond made no objection to the Receivership of the Detrolt & Milwankeo, 84 it was largely In debty and §n so daugorous a condition that the State authoritics threatened to take posscesion, Bincetho proceedings wero began. various negotlations have been pending, from timo to time, between the varlons intcrests, with a view to an amlcable adjuatment, and at one time - Iast January Sir Charles Yonng, the représentativo of the Jargo English bondholdors, succeeded In effactingan arrangement which was apparently satlsfactory to all partics., But Just as & decrea was about fo be entered, Instructions came from England which forbado any adjastment orarrange- .ment which would not turn over the Detrolt & Mil- wankee o tho Grest Western under 8 perpetoal lense, anaportion of tho Company's property. +Since that time no fmportant step has been taken Ju tho proceedings untll Inst Tueeday, when, nc- cording to tho Detrolt F'res Lress, o cross bill was filed In thofnterest of the funded holders, It of the Court in this cauec n large amomnt of monoy, to bs made a pi fund to be nlllmlm( dintributed holders according Thla sum, tho bill cua Western, Detrolt & Milwankce 8750, takingn morigage, which gave immediate poascs. slon through a majority of “the Board of Directorn, who wero thon and always to bo named h‘] tho Great Western under its corporate seal, cantinued with the anme cantrol until the apoolnt- ment of G, C. T copt that In 1800 charge made a nominal change of the record by s #ale to themselves, with a view, it I m‘:‘:‘" OfF the old atock and some subsequos and now umanntin‘i 000, tha atipulations ‘a3 to havo not been compled with, but il lfiry in two years the oflicern of Lhie Great Weute o the aum of " 2710, right and wlsch coupon bond. secks bring * under control W art of s goneral among tho hond- o tuelr respoctivo priorities, race, la duo from tho Great ‘The latter road, it Is recited, lent tha 000 in Jannary, 1858, Thoy rowbridgo an Hocolver in 1470, ox- the Great Westorn officers in chln!ell. to at cred. since” that time, to moro than 81,500, The bl -avers that earnings, incomo, ete., at, on the con- Honds negotlated remain unpol ‘ompany took from tha Detroit & Milwsukoo ), 303,84, to which they had no with luterest now amounts to 000, It is further chargad that by y constant iiwaukeo for the ade and banetit of otrult & Bllwaukee wos (| waa finally forced 1nto the hands of a. Reculvn?’: bject to lions which shonld have been pald from indebtedness by the Recelver, will conafituto i1l also chargos a varlety of actaof m ravluu of the property by the (ireat Weatorn Ay Couwpany 03 mortuagecs in posscasion, and asks for 8 ducres ngalust this Company, GRAIN RATES, ‘The rumora that tho Eastorn rosdd contemplato making another advance in graln ratca to the Eaat aro not belloved In rallway circlos here, the raads would bo reluctant to accept higher ratos 1f they could get them, bt becauso. making an ad- vanco at this ime wonld throw moat of the grafn business on thae lake. The lake rates are vory low; all tho veasels wanted can bo had'for 3 cents por Not that bughol from this city to Buffalo, This Is abontas low asthe rate chiarged at this time last year, when the rall rate from here to Now York was bat 20 conts per 100 pounds, whilo now 1t 15 30 cents, An advsuce fn gralu rates by o Eastern rallroads at this timo wonld Lenefit the Now York Contral and Kne, which get much of the lakes trafiic at Iingalo. 'The roads leadlng to Chl- curo from tho West would alao like an ndvauce, as 1t would furoethe grain on the Jakes, and consg quontiy tarn tie trado from the Bouthwest to th! city. Whils Ilise roads are anxlous that an ad- vanca should be e, tha Penunylvania, Baltlinore & Ohlo, Michipan Central, and 3lichlgan Bouthorn do not favor tla movement, as_they woold get but itle.of the grain busiuess during the summer, thiore belng caough grain vessols dle to take all n:umn tha: utfera at (hls polnt at ressonable al TIE MICHIGAN OENTRAL, - * Mr, 11, I, Lidyard, Goneral Supariotendont, and his clerks, Meisrs, Vaughn and Cook, packed thelr carpet-baye ysterday, and in tha evening left for Detrolt, whore the headquartors of the road has been maved, a1 previously stated {n Tun TnisuNs, Mr, Licary Wsutworth is now the only genoral eneral Agent, will hase full charge of the Lualness at thls end of tho le, Ho will herealter ocoupy the oflice horvlofiro used by tho Gonoral Buporine tondent, The office which Mer. Wontworth has occypled fs liing fittod up for the recoption of the Glenoral Tkzot Dovartment, swhict o Bioved L0 this iy frou LELTolt, e 5 A '«x}fx% Awslstant Geniral Freight Axent of fhis road, w hiave chargs of tho {relght, busincss st this endof the Hine. -Me.il, 11, Lodyard, the General Buper- intendent, wil divide lis timo between this placo and Detrolt, dibough his headquartors {s ut tho latter poio! — Toy . & W, Specal Dispatch ta The Triduns. BunLinotoy Ia., April £0,—~Tho trains of the Toleda, Peorl| & Warsaw Road are atill running Into llurllnwtt. and thero |s a prospect that the dimcolty willle adjostod Indue time, A mueting of the credibrs who clalm posscssion of the froight-house with tha ofiicers of tho road and Atworney R. ( Togersoll wua held here to-day, and anarmngomex rade looking tos snbmission of the clalm to 'udge Drummond, A further con- sultation will b uccossary, and has been sgreed o tooccur atChlago. NextMonday wasat fsiagrecd on aa the date Lut subscquent maltcre rendur the date uucertaly The llaliroad Company are still in voasesalon oftheir property in this cily, and will continue to oprats the road as usual uutll ojected. sk dvaininy > I A MICIIGAN ENTERPRISE, Spdal Dlspaich s0 The Tridune,: . Easr Baoipw, Slick., Avril 20.—A moeting of capitaliate In?ullml been bield, and It isdecided to bulld a pxow-gauge railroud from this clty to Caro, Tusco} Couuty, sndthence to Caseville. ‘This taps ongl tho richast agricaltural regions of the State. A ‘The road-xd of {he projected Saginaw & Bt. Clair Road, guded some ynrutu will bo utilized. ‘The estiwatd cost of the road s §0,000 per mile, aud tho works to be commenced at once, i EXAB PACIFIC, . B7. Louis, jpril 26, —A apecial dispateh to the Evening Dbatch from Jefferson City Jolat resolutiy recommending the paveay ‘Vexas Pacifcrallzoad Lill, now pendiug in Coun- Ere tracting Senators and requesting Ttepressatatijs of this Stats (o yote for it, was al- woat unsninusly passed by both Honsca of the Leulslature ydsy. — ) ITEMS, Mr. W. Bfanderbilt and a namber of the Di- reclore a’/bi Lake Bhore & Michigan Southern Rallroadsse 1ow on & tour of Inspection over that H nnusl meeting of the zoad takes place’ d Wedneaday. Mr. Vagderbilt has (ll(tn thened bis bold on the line, and a 4 tbe old Hoard of Directors wiild re-elected. The road Ls waid to be (u Birate clagevndition, and & falr showing will bo madae in thy) nual report, though thu earuings, 1ike thovo ofIber roads, hive not been as large 83 furmerly. ¢ Chicago & Nortwesters Railroad took & ¥ Of 3U3 euulyrants over its linu to 8t. Psul terday. The ent ty is from Now Engla /m.unnmuuu- i Se2aitona, O Now Euklasd, BOARD OF EDUCATION. Bome More Legislation on the Eternal Suabject of Text-Books, 'The Normal School to Be Closed for n i YearaasMiscollancons Businoss. . The Board of Edncation held a regnlar seml- ‘monthly meetinglast evenlug, President Bullivan 4n the chalr. The absentees wero Arnold, Clarke, Covert, Kohn, and Smith, \ | A commnnleattan was received from tho lesscon ‘ot the dry-dock below Tiarrison street asking the joard to elther rebuild-the dook or to sancel thelr Jease, which rone untli May 1, 1880, They say that it I8 nnat for so as 1t now fa, 1t was referred to the Committeo on Bchool Fand Property, i TNE ADELTAL. 4 ' A communlcation was recelved from J. 1, Taverly offering to lcase tho Adelphy Theatre for 'four yoars from October noxt:and-pay $0,000 8 yearrent, monthly, in advance. He had agroed to wurchase the property fa tle bullding, provided he cauld rent it for the sam named. and wonld maka the Adelphl a firat.claes tamily tleatre, smoking and drinking prolibited. It was referred {o the ‘samne Committee, g A communicatlon wad received from the Apollo Clabasking that Mr, Iisckburn be permitted to astat i thoir concert next month, and that he be allowed to draw from the achools such voicen as ho mny find nocessary to completa the. children's «chorus of 700, '* £ '_The Schoul Agent roported that he had bonght with' 8chool-Fund monay cleven Cook County bonde at 107X, whichdraw 7 per cent intereat. 1ls action was approved, i, On. motion, the Committeo on BDalldings and QOrounds wera instrncted to ndvarilse fora ot in the vicinity of Walnut streot and Kedzle avenuo suitable for a school-houss, * . i > TEXT-BOOKS, 1. The special order, tho resolution of Inspoctor Emflllh n relation to redncing the price of text- books, was taken up, It provides that lext-buoka for grammar and primary schools shali be furmshed for st least 35 por cent below their pablished retall prices of last yeal At 0o chiange shall be made unlea the publiahers of such new boo all make an even oxcbange for old bookej and that the in- troduction prices shall not excced 50 per cent of such retall prices, Tnspector Tloyna offered an amendment provids «Ing that changes shall be made only as ncw classen arg formed requining a change, * - ‘The amendment wua nnanimously adopted, s +waa the resolution as amended, 2 Inspector English offered the following, which was saopted: % % - A sample cony of every toxt-book proposed for adaps {410 el oo A100 WITh S Cler o the Boseds (6 Wpih £opy AL be Attachei 8 Kasranteo by e publlsne thereof that, during the tinio sald book shall, if sdopted, De Used [0 1 scnoale, the coblce soid to tha puplle shail equal such sampie copy in quality, composition, snd prems-work; and the literary matter thereof ahall 1ot bo altered withoiil the express conscnt of (his Hoard. - The same Insnector offared tho followings Notext-book cdited, complicd, revised, o by anzofticer, Leaclier. or emplayis uf thic I b considerod fur adoption untl] kach anthor of perso aforerald, and aisa the publislier thicreof, shall Nl with he Clerk of thls oard thelr anldavita’ tuily showing hofMcial, teacher, or empioye has no pecuniary Interest, present, nrospective, or continkent, of In an | manner whntocyer, in tha wdle, proceedi, or proft o such book. Unon tho violation of the foregalng such Lextbook atall be dropped fromt tha Mty AN buch Ofd: ger, emploe or teuchice 1o oending aainat tho Con: stitution and atstutes of the Biate shall be prosccuted thereundar, : . ‘ TInspector Enrllnh sald It was eminently proper that the resolution should be adopted, The bribery of teachers by getting them to revise and edit books had csosed great scandal in the East, Ho did not know that §t bad Leen done In Chicago, but it wan well to guard against {t, - ' _Inspector RReed was opposcd, (becauso, a8 his g derstood 1t, & teacher could not write a toxt-book, ‘Some of tho best ever published had been made by teachers, Inspector Engllsh replied that it wonld not, tut the teacher would be amenable if he had Inrv Inter- eat In the book If introuuced Into the schools, The resolution was unsnimously adopted. The Committee on Appolntment of Teachers ro- RDHEI\ the resignations of Lixzle AMeade, Gertrndo T, ;l‘%?ney, and Amella Mallory, They wero ace copla g + | NORMAL-SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, Inspoector Hoyna offered the followings ' Besolred, That the Commoti Counct] be requested to al o ordinauce for thie establisliment of & Nprimale #ichuol Department of public schools, ths }mé (o taka offect at thie cluse of the pressat schiool year, Dy ruqne!lsumrlnwndcnt Plckard made a state- ment. lle aaid lhl‘,n{x to two fiyz.-:mm 0, the school furnished about one-third of the teachers noeded, ,but since then’ plicea conld not bo found for .more .than one-half of the graduates. Rals- iog tho standard tho nundm:oil a: 2% 1t was not for the interoat of - tle :schoola to fill all ¢ cancics with normal gradu- otes there must Lo .a porcentage of outalde ex- parienced teachera; otherwiss tho achools woald deterlorate, abohehed, but thought the timg had cotwe for aus- pending it for s year ortwo. A suspension would work no harm, but would'be a _beneft. Upon re- openluge the kchiool the standard could be #o flxed 104 to lnag.tnu graduatos within the’ Hmit of the noed of the schouls, | Lik 3" Inspector Engliesh (honfihl the Nloard had powaer to suspend the achool undertho law, ., -~ - Inspector Wells sald that by Jaly there would ba. threo times as many Normal graduates 83 would be inocded in_ Any one.year, 1ic was in favor of ade mitung ooly Afty next year from the ligh School and olsowhete, t| ;fltu usrantee to remalu & year, From thom, in 1470, best could be selccted, This was hia choics, since thera would then not be 4 total suspenslon, - If this did not meot with ap- proval, howas In favor of suspension, , but not abuiition, " Insncetor Welch sald that a school exclusively for flrll was unsaiborized hd tho laws af tha Stato, and |if any tux-ughter took hola of | the msttce ho Conld dofeat the collection of .iaxes asspusod for ts_mointenance, Ho thought thero was no neces : aity for the schaol, snd that it Jugat Lo bo ubol: +dabiods - Nius In ton of tho pupils looked upon it s & crown of thorns which'thoy must wear before me,‘ KOt & crown of glory, Aho resolution was agreed to.,—nflc- 5, nocs Tnspector lloyne offered the fol . waa adopted; Resolved, That this loard conslders tt advisa the Noradi Boool ba cioked ot 1o ond af. the presoa school-year, ‘The Doard thon adjourned, —— SUBURBAN NEWS, ; UYDE PARK. 'A géutloman who has, for cortaln resions, can- vassod tho Village of -llydo I'ark, reporls that +there are 1o the village 4,201 houses, and of theso 1,402ar0 brick, The fubabitants numbor about 112,000 according to this eatimate. Tho most val- s corner In the town ls Cottage Grovear.d Oak- wood avenues, the next at Oyde Park Statlon, The number of brick houscs ‘Is “largar in proportion than In the city befors the fire, aud would show that lyde Park hasa clalm to be called the fincat suburb of Chlcago, A two-story frame house fs to be crecled on Qreenwood avenue, south of Fifty-third stroot, A smisl) framo hoass ls galng up on Oak sireet, .mear Woodlawn avenue, St A depot is ta be crected at Forty-thind stroct and (the lake, for which Couk Uounty will pay the sum 0f 8000, the Liea belng ta hmprove the propurt; iowniod by the county known as tho Roform-5choo) i +Alnost all the hiouscs in Hyde Tark arv'rented, .and many persons are coming in duily, The hotel ‘will have woze permauent guusts tnan in any suine mer beretoforo, A dozen arrivals werv nuled vn tbe books y»-md-{. A mocting was held In Wondt's TTall Wednesday evening, by some of the taxpayers for the purposs of economizing in Lhe village expentes, The mevte ing was uddressed by l:lr“l’mrw. Stone, Weadt, ed tha snd others, who ldv»c}t cousolidation of the oftices of Engineor and Huperiolundent of Fablic Works, and who thought i the polico were to bigh. 1 heao {doas wers drwn tp fur sy be prescnied L the Hoasd at the next weeking. The schools will vpen Aonday afiera week's opring vacation. | Tha ropartet of 8 woraing B lied on th a reporter of 8 worning paper called on the family OY the Rev, Dr, \\'vnnlw,:um last wock and wantod to know. whuther the sociably night at the Stethodist Church waa to be und 'rllly." As thst featuro of the soclablo wis ine *tunded, for obvious reasuns, Lo be kopt secret from .tha pastor and his family, the pecullar imbeallity of the reporter will “}?’F“I.“‘L The soclablo at the cihodist Church last svou- ing was an enjoyable affalr. Contrary to the ex- pectations of the pastor, Dr, Wentwortl, ho was met nut only with smillog faces but pound pack- tages for the Inuer and onter mau. These enter- :llnmlnmlll be often repeated during tho follow. ng mon b lsdles of e Presbylorian Church held s socluble iu thelr parlore last uvening, Prof. Kirtlor's lecture was lstencd toby an ap- * ".‘"‘"f sudlenco at the Scandinavisa® Charch a3t ovening. - The lnluf game of the college serles takes place g:h afternoon betwoen the Scnlor and Sophomors Y T clectlc Clab meets Mouday evening at the reaidence of Mr, Ambrose Foster, iclety peopla wore enferlalned at the J. Q lbenLuuun ug. - n gane. between the. E.'f"i‘.‘,“'"‘" the former woa by tho scoro of 41 ——— MURDERQUS ‘ASSAULT, A woat serious alray happened at 682 Halsted stroet at0:30 lust ovenlog, the victim cacaping with bis life by only s scralch. The pléce is occupled asa bardware stors by Mr. W, K. Wilsoo, who, Jiks all other tradesmen {in the vicinity, . keeps open until & 1ace bour to cateh the evening trade ‘The' Ughts wera buraing brightlyin the store, and Mr. Wilson bad but just stepped up- [t lor 8 noment or two, whéna young thict sucakud 1uto .the ballway leading @ -md? by 2 sldy 5 thence fato the slore. Mr. Wilvou heard bim enter and rsu down in e o aclzo him sa io ias lrying Lo eacapu by the 'fl’w laat same route he epterod by, this illns&llm .a ‘'pal™ who bean ou be sldewslk oo tho lovkout = rushed In and alde tho captured et I a vlolcut assault, during which the Jookout drow of admiesion had . increased . Ho -disliked to moe tho achvol’ 4. owing, which' Bunlora ‘And Juniors | _— Y hers, There ware sbont 800 members in the pro- ccsnlon, thero bolng lwlnl( lolgen represented. There were seven fine bands, excollent. There were also 250 Daughtera of Tte- bekah present, adding greatly to the Intercat of the aknlfe or somo other harp instrument, #nd cnt Me. Wileon_on the head fone times, inficting docp and painful wounds, Doth then mada thele emxo. and, up to & late bour, OMcer Malheisen had failed to captaro them, aithough he was clon npon the trail. Wilson ihinks he can {dentify both of them, Tho Injarad man was at- tended by Dr, N, il. Charch, who thinks tho wounds will not prove dangerous. AMUSEMENTS, ‘THE TIIOMAS CONCERT. The second Thomas concort at the Tabernscls ast evening attracted an immonss audience, there helng nearly 8,000 persons In attendance, probas iy the largest namber that has ever weslcomed him and his Incomparablo band before in thiscoun- try. Liko the first concert, it gave us another ox- ‘eellent programme with many navelties, among them Hofmann's **Hungarian Buite,” In throa numbers, **Im Kroenungaaal," **Romanze," and ‘“‘Inder Pozta™; the ballet and wedding mnslc from Rubinstoin's opera of **Feramors," in four numbers, ‘*Dance of the " Dayadcros," '‘Tarchlight Dance of the Drides of Cashmere," ‘*Sccond Dance ho Daya- deres," and ** Wedding Procession int-Baena’ ghoatly symphonic’ poem, '’ Danse Macabre* (** Dance of Death ') ; Desthoven's serenade, op. 8, in five numbera, ¢! March,” **Adogio and Bcherzo, " ** Allegretto In polacca time,* ** Theme and Variations™ and *‘March,” snd Stranss’ ‘¢ Autumn Roacs Walts ** which, we believe, ho lasnever played hero bofore, .Tha Ilandel Largo. wus repeated, and the overtaro to ** Tannhanser ', was tho only old nnmber on the programme, and closed the brilliant selection. The programme opened with the ** Hungarian Sulte,* which; with Sua strongly-marked contrasts, made & very declded Impression, The firet movement Is brlll- fant and martial fn Its stylo, and In- troduces o vory atately hymn, The aecond changos to a very tendor and quaint minor, the themen carrled mainly by the llrlll‘! whilo tho third seetns to bo made np of characteriniic Hunga- rian melodies heautifally worked “t}x and dnlmfl ‘Wwith the leading themne of the first, The batlet an wedding music, from Rulnstein's ‘! Feramora," wae pecaifarly fresh ami Original, not only in {ts decidadly Orlental cast, but ln tha chiaracter of the themea “themaclves and tho manner in ‘which they arc treated. 7The four numbers were, ver{ ntriking throughout, and charact varlety and originality, Tho Handel was repeated with (he same consummnte skill and exquislte expresslon that charactorized fts first performance, and waa recelved wilh the heartiest enthuslasm and encored. Baint-Baena’ grolesque aymphonic poom, **Dsase AMacabre,* closed the fient part of the programme., It Ia & chinos of in- copgruous horrors, a' Babel of inconscquontial balhos, .ufiwsthn of fgnes fatal, gibboring ghosts, fantastic skeletons clattering tholr bones, aqneak. ing spirits, and mad midnight graveyard orgien, It ia diamal, unhealthy, and unwhofcsome. There may he rome skill in coloring such a tone-pleture, but it Is the same morbld akill that urges the painter to chooso & post-mortem subject, Musicis etter without it. ‘Thia second gul oponed with Boethoven's sers- nade u)i. 8, glven here for the irst time,nnd & da- cided relict with Ita superb flow of harmony aftor | Snint-Saens’ craziness, It 18 ono of Deelhoven's earlicat works, writton originally In seven move- menta for viollns, violas, and_ccllos, and was first proinced nbout the year 1707. The strings had the principal wark, and porformed It with snch superb toue and finfsh that they compelled an en- cyre, Ths romalning numbers were a dainty -walta of Stranes and the always accepiable Tann= haascr March, whicl waa given with majestic mas- sivenens, although its performance was marred by tho rudeness of large numberaof tho sudlenca leay- Ing thelr scats—a rudencsa which was equally con- apicuous in the lato arrlyvals of many, Mr. Thomaa in these concerta haa departed from his naual righd standards to meet the peopls Lalf way and do cyorything In his power for their entartainment. It deservea o helter recognition than was extendod by a very considerable portion of the audlence, ' who interfered ot only with the players but also ‘wiih those who camoe {0 listen. " RS Mley Cary lm‘-l with an enthualasticrecoption, and sang delightfaily, but it Ia n littio sigeler tat 1 & programme w0 full of novelties she whould have - srcceded in introdnelng nothing bnt old nnmben‘ ike the *‘In questa lomba,” .the **Mignon' romanco, a dismal rainy-dsy songof l(ndun\f: and the threadbars **Non e ver® forun encors. Misn Cary’s extensive reportolre ‘certainly oaght to yleld us something new. The noxt concert wiil ba. Blven Baturday afternoon, with tho foilowing pro. grammos eseseesssw Chorubint PART 1. Ovortars, * AT Dba®. s Andaate, fifth mnnhn'n”y‘;h eseniDicotlioren . Atls, %Vol ch‘ml‘a" pa16 40 FIgAro).. y Rnle Loulse Cary, Hungartsn dsnces.... o i e -4, A TART 11, > * 2 Largo (adapted by 1. e ‘,u..;uyg’el,)afle-)........llumx Overture, "um-um&n";'glumm Droatn, ", Mendelisohn 414 Dallad, **Oh Fatr Dove., Annl Traumerol Herenade, * . M'VICKER'S THEATRE, ‘- * Wednosday night Mies Anderson repoated her {mporsonation of Avgdne to the satisfactionof a' dlsceiminating audience. * 8he has improved nota~ Lly alnco hor last nppearance, and in this part leaves little to be desired. Last night ** Ingomar" waa given with Miss Anderson ss Pi” thenia, Her ‘acting In this port also, though not so good se In l‘:nmlmi Las many merita, To-night Miss Ander-* _son will assumo the part of Lady Jlacbeth for the fient Umo i chlu%o. baving the support of Mr. Thorne as Jfacbeth, The evont will be s notes worthy one in dramatic snnaly, and should call out o large sudlcncs. ' b ——— BEETTIOVEN BOCIETY REUNION. The soventh rounfonof the Decthoven Socloty will occur this evening at Horshey Iall. The In- stramental numbers of the programme are the Raft sonata in A major (Wolfsohn and Lewls); Galter- mann's ¢ Romanza anid Saltarella" for ‘collo (Mr, Klchhelm); and -Bchubert's Trio in E fat major (Wolfeohn, Lowls, and Richhelm), Misa SBophle Smith will alng an aris_from ‘*Don Glavanni," and Mr. Kuorr two of M, Wolfwolin's songs—1' Wept WhileI Was Dreaming® snd *$The Wate: Lily," "TIIE RICHINGS-BERNARD SKASON, The Richings-Bermard troupo, which has been -entirely rearganlzed, will commonce a week's sca< son of operaat Haverly's Theatre next Mondsy evening, The reportolrn will inclnde '+The Bo- vista, " ¢ Hausf ra Dlavolo," an Marrlage of Figaro," Y = A NEW CONCERT TROUPE, Mr, Max trakonch hae just organized a concert troupe for an extended Wedtorn tour, 1t consiaty of Miss Keliogg, Mlss Cary, Mz, Tom Karl, 8ignor Yeral, (baritone), and "MF, Conly (basto), wilh Mtr, Tichrens s musical dircctor They are lo start in August,and open In 8an Franclaco Sept. 10, THE WEATHER, ‘Wasuinatox, D. C,, April 27—1 &, m,—For the Lake reglon, partly cloudy weather, and in the southorn portlons light ralns, with moriherly to csaterly winds, stationary or slowly falling barom- ctor, and s)Ight changea it temperature, LOCAL OBSERYATION. me. * .zn::lrlr Iml 50 85 1 B3 ! o4 &l o migimum, 4. TioNs. Anri)'25—Midalght, Wind, Ratn) Wealher, N.W., froen!. xentl " e —————— ; VICKSBURG TAKEN, Vicassune, April 20.—The sunual parade of the fire dopartment occurred to-day, The officers, sail- ors, and marincs of {he stesmer Plymoath were in- vited, and participated In the procession. The musket of each sallor and marine. was decorated with flowers. Among the visitors present were Qov.: fitone, of Misslasippl, and Coogressman Hool bluu;‘\xu parsde, sil -Joln- ed in s benquet give tho Pire Department. it Mg e R B Ly oL seventeen ,nn- was fired {3 honor of bis visit, The Plymouth jeavesat 5a. m. to-morrow, but Gor. Btone, Col.' Hooker, Judze Young, of the Circalt Court, and others, foined ins uhfnm 10 tho Sec- mhr{ ! the Navy u1uu(l that the Plymoath be sifowed to rewmalu till Hunday. —— ved by 8 Dog, - Columbis (Wis.) Republican. A 4year-old child of Deacon D, J. Evans, of Elby, fell tuto au open cistern s fow daysa snd an elder brotues leaped fn after nlm; bul tho latter fuund it knpossivle to reach the toor above while supporting the child. A large New- foandlavd dog, comprebending the sftuation at a glauge, rmn oif W w neiguboring tield, hflnfilua buck with him » number of 1nen, ‘atiracted by the strango actions of the dog. A ladder wus mx‘l down the clatery, aud the young man and clarge, half~drowoed, Wero rescucds e . THE WEST TOWN. Settling Up the Accounts of the Outgoing Officers. A Quict Invostigation of the Affairs of the Pa_g: Board-in Il’rogreu. The West Tawn Board held an adjonrned meet. ing at No. 68 South Halatod strect Tuceday aven. ing, Jostice Bherddan I thochate, . Justico Ingorsoll, from the Comrhltfoe sppotnteq” to Investigata tha aftalra of the Welt -Park Board, reported that ‘the invéstigation had been com. menced, - He movad that they be anthorized to employ an expert acconntant Lo asalst thems . ‘The motion was agreed to, This Commitice; it apperes, has held four meet. inge, but thus far hava done nothing except to matk out a conrse to be pursucd. The invostigs. tlon is made on tha motlon of the Town Doard, ey auditing the patk recelpts, and, being tho representatives of the peopls, thoy conalder It thelr duty to leatn what hias been dono with the ‘money sot nside for park purposes. © An expert hag ‘been at work on the books for a week or #0. When e has Anished his work, if anything crooked ap. ‘pears from his report, tho Commiitioe will examine all persons who can throw nay light on the matter, 'Thole sessions will all be secret, and they propoes making nothing public until thoy have come to a concloslon, This they conslder but just o the Park Commisslonere, sinco, If there In really noth. ing wrong in thele administration, and what appears on the murfacass *‘qticer " can bo satls- factorily explained, 1t wonld be an fnjury to them and do no good to have disjointed statementy ulnlud in the nesrapapers., Tho Inveatigation will nmrungh and honest; and, withont dould, If any frand has beon comm{ttad by tho Commianione ces, nothing will be Ieft undone to expose it, and place the odinm upon the shoplders of thoso re: sponaible for L. P ‘The now Town Clerk, M, F, Tatble, rolloyed tha old one, and s yoto of thanks wss tendored 11, L. Hertz for hia falthfnl and eflicient services. Justice Matson, from the Commlttee to examing THE SUPERVISON'S ACCOINTS, reported that lhei had carofully compared ail or. ders drawn by the Clerk with the original records of the Board, and the orders with the changes mads against the town on ihe Bupervisor's books, and found every ftom correcl. Tho Buperviror had pald and chocked 1,271 park-bond coupons, They . found on the register a large number of coupons which had never been canceled, and rec- ommended that 8 committes ba appolnted to Invcs. ito the matter. 'ho Stipervisor had -recelved from all mources from April 28, 1876, to Aprll 18, 1871, 8101, 845, 70, and disbursed $100,10:3.83, as follown: ' One thousand two hundred nnd seventy-ous coupons intcrest an park bon 244,813 flltlg- ourth per. mlgummlul ATReS. . < vh2 oo & 1 Note with Iniercat i Tnteroationn: 1 29,080 Mol and Riercet, . it 410 Election expeuses, fiiel, Assessorannd Gol- loctor's and aundry OLher town expéuscs. 8t i _Dalsnceon band.....s.. L « The Cammittee recomm ment of the bill of the ’l‘m{n Clerk, amonnting ta 81Ct, Thoy reportedback that of tho Sapervisor, $1,500, ‘without recominendation, = ° Some discussion .took placo over Horta's bill, It ‘being Y0r the whole yoar, Justico Eberhardt eafd, sssaming that tho charges wore ‘corcoct, nona wers -mailo ‘except fn .accordance’ with tho law. Hemoved that It bo ald, . : u-’hxmco Morrison did not approve of some ‘of tha ma, - . 1, The bill was orderod pald by yeas G, nays 3, as followa: | 2 ’az';al‘;‘lltnlhl’:"!’kjlrbh, Mntson, Sallebury, Hhere , and Pedet A Nays—Ingersoll, Morrison, and Scully~3. TIB DILL OF BUPERVISOR MOORE waa ns follows; 0 daya' servico out of town, at £.60.. el 1 cefying and payiax X Hecelving and balias out 1o 20 oL Totakiuiuens or veseeaeiBly. Justica Rberhardt movéd: that the LIl of tho Supervinor be pald, omitting the amounts churged for handling the town tunis. i Justice Halisbury moved as an-amondmont that the hill be Jaid over nutil the pext mecting, Juntice Mutwon suld the Supervisor's duties wero responnible; ho had a groat deal to do, and Lig seevices should bo pald for,» ~ . he amendment waa agreed to. + dustice'Ratisbnry remarked that thero were park- ~hond _coupous ropresenting - between 311, 000 and 813,000 out which had not been canceled, and something ought to bo dono sbont it, Justice Matson sald that there wera 300 eoupons not accounted for during Wsit's torm of vfico and elght during Daker's. Justice Sullsbury atated that these coupons were 'tho same aa a noto, and it thc( had not been cane celed .they might be presentad for [aypicnt agaln In ayesrorso, They might be held as collateral, or they might havo been destroyed. - ‘The matier was referrra to tie Committeo which 18 Investigating park sfairs, A ‘The raport of thie Committco was then adopted. Justice Matson, fronr the Committoe appointed to ascertain the e . ' CONDITION OF TIIN ASUESSOR'S OFFICE, roported that they had examined the books, record: otc., and found ever m"fi far better than they has expected. Considering the short space of time ‘which Mr.Clark had oflicinted as Axsensor, ho wase- serving of great credit’ for the , eiticient manner ln which he had conducted the . aflsira of hia office, ‘Whon he took possesaion there'was nothing tn the oflice with which he could ovee beyina asment. 1le had bronghit the tlats up to date, having all new ndditions, auhdivisions, and divislons entered on them aarecordedat tha llecorder's otlico, Ile Ladalvo completed a record, or a full sct of ficld books, containing & correct description of every lot, block, pleca or parcol of land in tho town, withall new subdivisions, ete. Tho importanco uf this system 'waa realizod and fuily appreciated by the Commit- lf“' and they wonderod how the town had gotten along without anything of tho kiud. It was one doubtedly a raving to tto taxpayers, as It gave them correct desctiptions of thelr proporiy, and enabled thom 10 pay ou_thelr own lot whera hercto- foro in vory ‘many cases they have paid onthe wrong piece or pleces of ground, And further- more, thiere wera distinct sescssments of land and of improvements, whero the lawd Ia ownsd by one party and the Improvement by another, vach paying Lls proporticiate share of the tax The necd of this scparate valuation had lon; been notlced, aud theao feld books were the only oned. whereln nformation could Lo obtained, asin sessment roll preparcd by the County round sud Imnrovements wore “The Cowmitico recommended that, Tk be Instructed to contiuue bls reconds for Lhe ensuing year in il same way, The roport was adopted, . Onmotiun, 8 volu of (isnks was tendered Col- lector Hoflman aud Awsessor Clark for their eficlency. P Ex-Supervisor Moore was fostructed to have hu bouhn:dm- ext meating, so that thoy conld b¢ examined, - . v 2 Kaveral smali bills, incloding those of the Justica lor attentance, were ordered {0 be paid. The flxlnf of the salarics of the officers was de- fetred untll noxt weeting. . ... . The Board then adjourned nati Wednosdsy nights ——— A LIAR EXPOSED, To the Edlior of The Triduna. Cuicago, April 2, ~I notica & spliefal and mar 1lcious communicationin the Colehonr-Dualevy or- gan this morning, signed ** Truth, " whick should have been aignod **Liar, " for 1t conveyn a false: lood by suppressing the trath, Thbly **Truth," allas Lise, saye: I\ denfes fodignantly that Mr. Cowlea ever = e [Medi| 1ghty ser [l ey and then, ught or owned eighty scres nvhr|g:r’||lrfl'n‘zrllltl;£.,: with the alr of & uian telling : Hir. Cowles baught s1x r elhi ach t eas o ik Wl ey e bt ac e **Truth ™ slias Lisr, can't send the ‘doscription of auy forty acres near the park- that Mr, Cowles ever owned or solil; nor the description of any fur- ty scres of Jand noar to or 1ar from tho park at the time of the adoption of the Park act, nor for three prior, nor three years subscquent thareto, ‘Tha facts of record aro asfollowa: Mr. A, Cowles purchased forty acroa fn the uoptheast quarter of Soc, 81, T. 88, R. 15,~when do.you suppose! Why, onthe 10th of August, 1672, —nearly three aud @ balf years after the Y'ark act took elfect, and m‘ lh: Chicago fire, and he nover o Tha plece of llnd’l-l located on the line of the Daitimore & Ohio ltailwsy, sbout s mile sod 8 uarter north of tha Calumet River, fn **Boutd Licao, and at so grest a dsta 7 from the nearcst park a6 not to ba beaefited by it 10 cents. ot .Tho lavestigation of the Legislative Commitice, and Lhotestimony before &, related to what wat called **park options,” and In point of time o transactions previous to ihe' adeption of the Park act ulsr vote -in spring of . L;mlh 6& rlu Liar, s aw: ofm these facts, o nted o ainlrch priyate chasacter, Thers aru occasiunslly to bo foun: crestures. Juat auch malicloos o, —— + OBITUARY, CrxvaLawn, O.) April 26.—Col. . D, Harris, for & aumyber of years tho editor of the OAle ¥ari- er, in thiscity, and » prominaat. contributor to 85* ricultural literatore, dled seddenly at his realdence 1o Hudson, 0., this moruing, . Special Diwpalch to The Tribune. MaD130x, Wik, Apfil 26.—Maj, James Mears} " Paymaster U. 8. A., snold and highly-respect fealdcot of thls clty; dled to-day siter & lovh news. Brooxiaroey, Ul., April 26, —Ebenazer Stoot ons of ths old werchanty of Blovminglon, former: Iy ot Sy '%:1‘ diod 10-Gay frow the cffocts of 83 oo udauarg. T CivenaT One Apetl 26.~Willam E, Darin United States Troasuzer at Cinclouati, diod a8 & p ., &ftér an tlincss of four months' durstion. Naw Ontzaxs, - April . —Cbarics Lebarvn Fry ol son ol thy lale Capt. Josgph Fry, dled & day, aged 21, 3