Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1877, Page 8

i i * Aasfetant In the Post-Oftice were ot - 4 i y i TH TY, have a right to designate which of these thres Ei cI ry Tepatty-appointed Tnepectors shall -inapect tho Ere HERG ve a Cat We eeu ong it cannot x 1 road GENERAT NEWS. in Chicago, the warehonas intercets, and the pen: a eral trace of the city, will permit the inepectlon, 'The dast on Ogden avenue fs almoat unbearable, and street-car riding 1s troublesome. : ‘The road on Ashland avenue, between Milwan- kee avenue and Lake street, ie reported ao danger- cons that even experienced navigators cannot get through with safety to thelr horse-craft. Richard Nelson, realding at No, 155 North Green street, yestcrday fell npon the sidewalk in front of Finney Bros,, No, 216 Sonth Water street, and auatained a fracture of the left leg below the kneo. Michael Donohue, the victim of hydrophobla, dled late Taeaday evening at the Mercy Hospital fn ‘the mosttesernciating agony.” The case ts pro- nounced a veritable one of hydrophobla by the medical fraternity, The tempernture yesterday, a@ observed by Manasec, optician, No, 88 Madison street (Trinune . Building), was at 8 a.m, 70 degrees; 10.0. m.y Th: 121n., 20: %p. m., 89; 8p. m., 73, Barom= eterath a, m,, 20.2; Sp. m,, 20,86, Commisslons havd been tesned by the Governor + to Asalstant Surgeon Truman W. Miller, promoted to Surgeon and Major Firet Regiment, vico Inhant ed; and to Dr. John F, Williams, appointed Surgeon, vico Miller, promoted. Tho fancral of the late Martin Paulsen took aterday from the testdence, No. 6 North rect. A very largo clecle: of ‘relativen, id acquaintances followed the remains to grste. Prof. wing made a yery solemn and impressive eulogy of tho deceased, ‘Tho ¥itth Ward election ease was inken up be- fore Justice Haines at # o'clock yesterday. Col. Joslyn and Judge Coloman argned the case at great length in belinif of the prosecttion, while NM. PF. ‘Mr. Sweasy made — dlabornto in behalf of ‘the — defendants, ‘he case wae taken under sOviexment by tha Justice and will be de- cided to-day at # o'clock. ‘The ladies cngaged In getting up a noclety hero anzillary to the parent New York Soclety of Deco tative Art are maturing thelr arrangements, ant expect to {rene their circulars speedily, ‘These nuzilfary nocictles are practically Independent of the parent society, raising and appropriating thelr own aubscriptionsand fands and managing thelrown affalre, but co-operating with tho New York So- Lie inthe selection of work, etc, Anxiliary s0- cletioe havo already been establizhed In Hoston and St. Loule, and ure in progress In Hattford and Cin- clnnatl. “Ernest Landon, residing over Fottgieser's ss- loon, No. 371 State street, died at 11 o'clock yesterday morning from acombined dose of Iauda~ ‘im and belladonna taken ‘for the oxpress purpose of committing acide, Dr, Hall was called In, but too Jate to save the man. Iie has a wife residin: at Woodstock, with whom he upon gaol terms, and it In en this was the only cause for the deed. ‘oron will hold an Inquest to-day, An inquest will also De neld at the County Hospital upon Patrick Doyle, who died thero yesterday from Injuries recelved In falling down tho statrway of a lodging-bouse at No, 326 Clark street o fow days ogo. .The Chicago Sharpshooters’ Society (Schuetzen Voreln) are going te open their patk, near. Waah- ington Heluhta, Sunday amid Imposing ceremonies -Dod festivities, which will be part.cipated In by _Rearty all tho Gorman sociotica in the city, There will be ao grand procession, . will Jeave Sehuotzen Hall, on North Clark, atIdo'clock wu. m., and wiil march through the principal streets to the depot of tho Pittshury, Cincinnatl & St, Loulé Road. Mr, John A. Hock will be the Chief Marsh: il he had aclected the moat prominent Germ: in the city touct as his alds. These gentlemen held a meoting at No. 1:0 Randolph street last evening, and made arrange: nents for the great ovent. Mr, Willlam Happ, of the Slauta-Zettung, hae been chosen aa the princl- pal orator at the park. Tho Committocs appatnted by the Chicago Board of Underwriters and the non-buard insurance firas to make arrangementa looking towards the consoll- dation of the two bodies held another meeting, uaterdsy afternoon, but beyond talk noth-' ng was done. They pulnted — sub-com- mittece to see whetber™ the conditlo; for a consolidation could not made” more favorable. ‘There {4 not the least prospect that the: -ontalde firms will be admitted to tho Loard asa Vody. Itta, however, probable that the heat of them will Juin the Boord {n the regular wa: he Globe Insurance Company of Rosiou has decided - to wind op its businees and has rojnsured all out- standing policies in the Shawinut Insurance Com- pany, of wifich the Traders’ Insurance Company {6 the agent in this city, Tuley and speeches POST-OFPICE BTATISTICS. Danng the first woek in May tho mall matter re- ceived by tho Chicago Post-Onico for transniasion through the malle was welghed and counted, each station making a separate report, ‘The walyht and number of plecen recelveil teas follows: Drop (or lq lotter-box at main ofice), 4,823 25,781 letters; collections from centro Part of the city, 2,824 pounds, 104,472 letters, From the Ituard of ‘rade box, ‘collected in the evening at about B:43, 457 pounds, 226,740 Tettera; West Divislun Station, 803 pounds, 40,205 Jottera: Bouth Division, tation) 22 pounds, ettora; North Division Statlon, 281 pounds, 1000 letters: Southwest Statlon, 803 pounds, 42,032 letters; Northweat Station, 83 puunds, 4,780 Jellera; Stock: Yanda Statlow, 127 gounds,’7, AH luttors, Besides which, the postal cirda deposited 442,180, ‘Thosa callected in tho business part of the clty wero 30,040, making a total number of lotters und postal-cards -Focelved 588,708, and tho welght of tho kame 0,200 pounds, Of the second-class matter front regular publishers to subscribers outside uf the city, there were 68,410" pounds, filling 1,165 racks, The lurger quantity of this matter Is re- celved during the afternoon and evening, tho mat- ter In that lime welghing 40,740 pannds, to 27,070 Fecolred in. the “morning. Of the’ clecilars ice, = tecelvod in the Pust-O! the number was £10,081, and welght 4,472 pounds. Of merchandise, papers, ond other third-cloes matter, there Was 22,564 pounde, This shows U toan increaeu over tho mulls welghed durin; ebruary, and yet there has been no increase o} force. The menemployed in stamping third-clasw matter have during the paut mouth worked contin. uonely fromO a, in. until 1¥, 1, and 2 o'clock at night, the anionnt recolved belng wo lange. ‘Tho ‘letiers do not number as many os they would dur- ing the ilddlo part uf the month, several largo Brmeaending in extra matter at that t firm penal 15,000 to Jo, ime. One supplies the Post-Onico with fram 000 letters on the 10th af the month. G — GRAIN-INSPECTION, * WHY THAT DILL FAILED TO PARS. Rendera of Tux Trinuxn will not forget the Wearlsomo discussions last fall and winter of the miattor of taking the juspection of graln out of tho hands of the State, and placing it ander the con- tro} of the Hoard of Trade, Tho outcome of it all was thato bill was sent down to Springfield pro- viding, In the proper legal phravcology, for the carrying out of tho proposed chai The bill ‘was recently defeated In tho Mouse. In the Senate, however, it had friends, and thero was good reason tocxpect Itto go through, But there were opposing lusuences at work, and the bill waa wlaughtered. Witnha view to getting at tho pare ticular reasons for this, ond undertanding thet ‘Mr. George M. How could satisfy hie curjosit: Tuipunx reporter sought that Fentloman yeat -day, and the following conversation tuok placu: "tn the tirat place,” sald Mr. How, aftcr thy rox ‘vorter baa announced his mission, * fully uluety nine hundredths of the Bourd were in favor of the chanud, sod we had assurances that twenty-voven Senators sure on our wide, and we expected that ong or two moro would seu the justice of our gla! iat Influcnces were at work azalnat yout" One sreat influence was tho projudica of the, Granger clement agalnet tle Board. Again, there was the opposition of the Juspection Department here, aswell os the opposition of Commissioners Oberly and Smith. There are two men connected with the Department heto who got leave of abaunce to yo to Bpringdeld during the sesslun, Ono of these tv a man nomed Paddock, who ie aclerk to the Senate, aod the other jv Sam Parker, private eccretary to Shuman and a correspondent for the Chicago Journal and several country papers, They Lave been there all winter, workiug ayalnst the “What influence could they- mnoat grave and roverend Senstora’ “They know all the Seuato: timately, and whon this bill came the law-inakers, and, by making of It, and representing that the Moard had wade fuluo charges avaluat thei, Induced the Senators to take uo thelr cause and oppose the bill. ‘Then ayaln, ‘Tetlers tu the couRtry papers fred the projudices of the country temberw as fast ax our alde couled them down, ‘Then there wus, ANOTIEM CAUSE THAT WORKED AGAINST UB, Tho infiuence of st. Louly, ‘Toledo, and Indian: apotts was against u,—for lt was to thelr intereat Vo have the State inspection kept up, and to have grain go around Chicayu, which it does «imply to avold our unjust, fncumpetent inepecting. Last Thuralsy one of — our high-toned. aerchants tutroduccy a West Sido Iawyer on ‘Change 88 aman from Springteld. This nian was sent duwn there in tho interest of Obsrly, Sinith, gud two of the prominent abippels bere. W all these Inluences--and soinu soy there ‘was wi other and stil stronger—deelded it. Senator Soslyn now says ho opposed the bill ever slnce the days when anox-teaul Bauled grain frum Wood: atuck to Chicago, A week agu Friday night he told. Jue pereonally in the Leland Howse thut the bill had merit, and bo should supportit. In fact, he was supposed to be on our. side upto Monday moruny, When we icarned that’ be bad been per- auaded 10 go thy other way. What will the loard do now?" ** Just this: If Gov. Cultow appolots, as Gen, Snulth'y successor, a insu with special reference to Lbs Utuess for the poaliion, a inan who isa guod fudge of gralu, aod who will see that we havea fair, houest Idapection, there will probably be po opposition.” ** Otherwisu, What may be looked fort"* “We bave the right, under our chartor,’to sp- poluta Grain luspuctor se well as Inspectors of Provisions, Highwines, Flour, Cooperage, etc. ‘The Btato’Constitution probiblty the Lozialat frow interfering with our cbartercd rights. ‘The city sho a right to appoint au Iuspectur of Grain ag wellas tha Btate. The warebuases ore obliged to recelye yeain iuspected by duly-authorlzed iuspector. ‘The railruad com- Poules are ouly ubliged ta opea thele care to adpalt sn Inspector = tuetructed by the owner dt recelver of graju to Inspect the yroperty, The egcat or owaers of thy property e with those you know, in- p they went to reonal metier c as itis now conducted, to drivo away haifof the trade of the city." at wonld scom that the Board may yet assert It- BLEEDING A-MNNAGERIE. Di, PIPER IN IIS RLEMENT. _ Itisnot generally known that the blood of wHd antmale hae been hut tittle atndied cither In Ea~ rope or America. Ttmay bo sald that bué recent- Jy bastho microscope been brought to pirfection {nm detecting crime and diecasea throagh tho ‘medium of blood corpuscles, and no pathblozical museum is complete without {te magnifying in- trdments. Mr, Adam Forepangh, whoso circus and manageric {6 now exhibiting on the Lake Front, has with him, without doubt, some.of the fincat Asiatic and African natives of the forest that havo ever been oxhibited In this country, From this fact It anggested itself to Prof. I. U, Pipor thatit would bea grand ides to oxtract a Ilttle blood from each of Forepaagh's wilt ani- malsand examine it under tha microscope,: The object Ja to measure tha corpuscles 28 ehown In the different animale, It may seem a Mitle atrange to the uninitiated, but cleyhant blood corpuscles are but Iittia larger than thole of the human family, The camel is tho only animal of the mammalia family in which the corpuecies aro oval, Inall other warm-blooded animals tho:r aro round, It is not the intention here to golittoa sctentific dissertation on blood, but It fe certain that’ Prof, Piper’a methods of measuring blood corpuscles aro pecallarly is own, and are fount to have been correct, and to Correspond with those ttsed by eclentista in Kurone, among whom may be menttoned Gulliver, of England, and Schmidt and Rolliker, of German: Ui yesterday Prof. Piper had confined his incnsuremente mostly to the blood corpuscles of and thedomestic animals, and hia results have never falled to agree with those of the authorities quoted. LMowever, In the native forests of Chicagu, whero for a wile the **tiger™ ran looscand the ** elephant’? coutd always be seen, Prof, Piper beon unable to Bet the blood of wiltanimate, Mr, Forepaugh, with great kindness and teuc ard to scienttlic investigation, bad given permission, tu take blvod for microscopical examination from his animals, andthe tralner of the Hons, ctc., Mer. Willem Fotheringham, kindly veluntcered to catry ont tho experiment. For polite elrcua and menagerie stt- tnches, Mr. Forfpaugh boars off the palm, sa wre amply’ proven to Trinunx reporter and Prot, Piper yesterday morning. They afforded every opportunity for blood collecting, ind no queation bret of them was too trifingeto be answered civilly, ‘The blood of many of tho animals In Mr. Foro- paugh's collectiun hus been examined by the for- vign acientists, to whom reicrence has al: rea been made, but therearc some which have never yet stood’ the teat of the microscope. Prof. Viper ia the Srat In Ameriea to place the blood of these animals under a microscopic - glass, and some specimens, natably that of the rhinoceros, have never been examined, Ife was therefore anxious to obtains specimon of the blood, It was about # o'clock when Prof, Pipor mada his appearance atthe tent on the Lake Front. Mr, Fotheringhim was given a anwll spring lancet, gauged about one-half, This litle instrument was teed a great deal when bleeding patients, and dos- ing them with salts was tho great resort of physi- clans, THE MYRNA. It haa been sald that the ateiped hyena fi tamabic und unmanageable beast. Perl Dut Mr, Fotheringham gives this the lic, sppare ently, by his wouderful control of those in Fore- paugh’s menagerie, ‘The antinal he caose for tho experlinont was rather small and inclined to show “histeeth. At the trainer's command hé came for- word, and the lancu was plercea into Biscar, A few drops of blood wero caaght, and ho went on his poculisr walk, laughing In hile good old-fash- foned way, but none the worse apparently, + Misa DRTSY, the big clephant, was next visited. Before she ‘waa encountered ft might be stated that the Bangal ter was vielted, but tuat animal would not bleed, and action on her was deferred. Miss Betay . vers politely yot duwn on all fours, laid uerself’ down, aa all good and obedient clephapts ought to do when told, and lancet was placed under hor var, She carried a little hay to hor mouth, but the prick of the knife she dedilned to take cognizance of, She bled but little, Suougl enough to answer all pagposes for experiments * ‘hu horgs of the desert, beter known as tho camel, wasnoxt visited. ‘Tho hord. were lazily eating and bad been slecplly luoking on the surgical operation performed on Uetsy. Ono uf ae the tine: tapped in the nostril, anda little of the crimson fluid wae caught, ‘Tho quidraped offered no retletanca and seemed to take but Ittle notice of the operators, ‘he Ibex was the next encountered. his is rather awild animal, and {t required ne great Bmount of tabor to extract n Mite blood from its nove, ‘Tho most powerfal of antmals waa now en- countered, — ‘THE RIINOCEKOS,— the Behemoth of Holy Writ, as Mr, Foropaugh torms him. Itwag.no small ‘alfalr to tackle this giant of the Nile, "Itia sald that thls animal vulnerable, except in the oye, Tho hid Known, wilt shed bullets, ‘Tho! animal Is’, vo rarely seen On exhibition, cepecinliy with travel- Ing menayeries, The spectmen which Mr. Jore- pungh hae, Prof. Piper stated, could not wall be diner, Hue and well-developed, it {% Indeed o nionster, The ony portion of the tlesh from which blood could be oxtracted s®uin this animal you from {ta hind parts, between the lage. Hore it must be tender, or it' Is a-vory ‘nervaus brute. Poof. Piper thinks the animal fe peculiarly sensitive and nervous, and while be may not have actually felt the prick of the Jancet, atilibe dtslilced betn; meddled with, and it was that ouly’ which cause hin toahow temper, ‘This, of ne realty, had to conclude the experiments fur tho ¢uy, uv a parade had been announced and the animals hnd to bo prepared for it, Further exporimesats wil) borcar- ted on, probably, to-day. e py HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VLANS OF TH FUTURE BUILDING, In the account of tha meeting of the Executive Committee of the Historical Socicty, publlvhed in ‘Tue Tuimuns the other day, {t was ritated that the Committee had dacided to commoncs Iu a short time the oreetion of a temporary Ui ilding, 40x70 fect, The structure, while denomiissted **tem- porary," will in reallty bo the roaruned of the north wing of tho bullding of the future, theo oly bet a cuanty to make the connection between the twobeing: theknockIng-ont of the wall facing Der:rborn street. ‘The coat of this nucteus Will bo about . $7,000; that of the whole odifce somewhere In the neigh- borhood of $120,000, ‘The plans fur bath Mr FM, jHieteat have beon drawn by % with Burling & Adler, and the Committ 9 cepted them. Work on the **tempora ing will be commonced on tho ist pro: will be completed within ninety a the erection of tho main structure will bo’ be as yet uncertain, since the money necded will mi it be avalinbly until the Gilpin bequert ww pai te} the Soclety. It ay bo theres or four years before \t le in hand. The Committee, bowevsr, though t se has been next to nothing sald about it, will pub. abl anticipate theas funds, snd borrow mo noy and ere ey quild- aad tt TH GILYIN SECTION . Se soon as possible, This part, which will bos lie- tlact from the other, being avparaicd from it by fron doors #0 av to make st **Bro-proof,” will h. tve 8 frontaye ou Ontario strat of 103 fuct, and on Dearborn atrect uf thirty-seven fect. The rema b- der—oighty-threv feet—on the latter thorougbfa tu, making the froutage 120 fuet, will ha pal) for ae of the Suctety’s othur funds, : 1 ‘The edifice when cgmpleted will bo three utor lee in helght, with an orBainented Mansard riof. ‘Lhe exterior ‘will te composite Gothic of a ‘rat! jor ornate style, coustrncted of brick with red an a stone trlimingy, and an Introduction of tle. n the carner will be o tuwer svventy-fva firct high, "Vhe entrance on Dearborn atrect—ono Is tileo con- tomplated on Ontario treet, but tts toca dion has hot yet heen agreed upon—will ba of quie «naw character, being a projection octagon in fo fm with A groined gable Into a tower, fuisbed wit b cre exteudlay about twenty-fvo feet ab ove tl rool. a ‘Tho firet-story windows will ba in grou: 2 with depreaned arch lopa; those in the eecon 3 stor: will bo Gothic, of considerable size, fa grow pa3 an those above, tho mame, with,detached colus ins be- tween, The @ipla department, of scction, will em- brace tho Norary, reading, Directors’, and Becra- tary's roms, aud a large tecture nail, 7x0e | feet, With a trussed-roof ceittns thisty-dve fect big, ‘The books, etc., purchased by- the Gilpin Fuad will by kept in thiv party and thera will ba ‘com- modiaus vaulte fur the eturago of valuable articles. ‘fhe other, uf north section, will alsu bave read ing-rooms, mayszinu-rooma, and Jocturs-balas an due third four will be used foratoriog anid arrang- sg apeclaieps, f tho prescnt desigus are used the edifice will be 40 Ornanicnt to thy Nort! ido, and quo of the pretttont buildlage iu the city, ‘Itls hoted, there-- fore, that the Comuittes will conclude $p begin ite Construction as soon as possible, . MA'TRIMONTAL. GARTU—WAGGRNEIL Of all the weddings that have marked the nearlye clowoy social scasou—if it can be sald that that semion over closcs—not oue was wore thoroughly enjoyable and wore abounding in jtenvlno happl- ueas than that which was obserye.d last bight at No, 760 Michigan avenuc, the residiince of Mr, A, Waggoner, sud In which the princi pals were Mr, Robert Garth and Miss Ollve Wagyuiner, slater to the host, None but the relatives uf the coutrsct- ing couple were prescut at the cenauuny, whieh was perfortued by the itevy. Dr. Wi W. Everts, pastur of *he Firat Saptiet Church. | There were no altvodan! ‘the ceremony ond con. Eratulatious over, ofne supper was porlaken of, und the rest of tho evenlug wide inerr,y with social couversa und ita adjuncte—biusic uud “Yancing. © 6 befure remarked, uone but tho relatives wore ent, amuog them wero sir. sud Aira, cuter: Dr. aud. Mrv, T. MH. Petureun; an . T, A. Wagxener, of St. Charhis; Mr, Mr. C,H. Goubert; Mra, T. J. Buro, Mr, 2, Mertioon, Mrv. C,H. Morrluas, Mr, Fr buk Bung, Miss Belle dlunucll ayd Mr. Willisig Guancil, Bivomingtou; Miss Mugyzlu Wagyeucr an-¢ Mrs. O. Vaugho, of Bloomington; Mr. wud Mss Carrio Freeman; Messrs. FW. Scribner, ¥, jarmelee, eG. Wagener, A. it. Waggoner, aud others. ‘The presonly cowpriced a valuable tatluvnial ry ‘day ond adjourn for the term, THE CHICAGO ‘I'RIBUNE: THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1877. the form of an elegant sliver water-rorrice from Manger, Whesler &Co,, the firm with which Mr, Garth fé connected; a oman gold neck-chain and Jocket, (he groom's present fo the pride: sliver hutter-dish, Mre. 1, J, Bunn: silver pickle-canter, Mra, b. J. Wacxener: tolict ect of perfumery, Mr. A. L. Freeman; ono-half dozen allver kolves anid forks, from Mather Wacgencr; marhlo en- graved match-safe, Mre. C. P, Merriman; Bohe- milan glaga tolict botticn, ctc., Mies Mayzio Wag- ener; picture, Mies Carrie Freeman; and other it ‘Tho young conple have wiecly concluded to dis- pense witha welding trip, and will finmediately. **gettle down” in their own home in this city, DEXTER. RENEWAL OF THAT PETITION, Ina couple of neatly-farnished rooms on Dear- born atrect aro the conenitation apartmente of A. J. Dextur, a divorce shystcr, who advertises to have the matrimonial bonds legally separated without publicity; ‘thirteen years’ experience. Last August ur September ho was married to anat- tractive yonng lady on the Weat Side, Mardly had the honeymoon expired before he commenced a courac of eteady and perslatentcroelty, This she bore with wifely patience until forbearance ceased to be a virtac, and on the 23d nt. she filed her application fora divorce, and repaired to the home. of her patents, | Dexter” called to see and” wae jonted admission. He tho ‘mont fiatiiive kind of notes, with atrociously bad spelling fora person engazed in te practice of procuring divorces, and promised allsorta of reformation. He implored forgiveness for hie past dceds, aud berged for kind conslderation at the hands of other inombers of her family. ‘The much-abased wifo roiented, snd about the Ist inst. dismisred the sult and returned to her worthless hneband, On Saturday last he Tull of bad print. and, mecting hia wife on tno street, hurled at her a torrent of abuso couched in Jangudee that {s eomatimes hoanl but never toler- ated on Nileravenne. Ife dragged her Ep to bis room, and there beguntofnfilct bodily punish He atruck her a savage blow over tho right eye, causing numerous abrasions and fright- fally,discoloring the surrounding flesh. He then trlcil'to twist her nose, exclaiming with a horrid oath that he would break that usefal and comely member; and when tho poor helpless woman, after recoveting from her atanned condition, began toxcream for assistance, he put his hand over her mouth as agag, Under this additional cruelty sho fainted away, The bratal husband, Yearfnl that sonisthiagsorious might happen, tried to bring her to, and while #0 doing was caught by his mother. Indaw, who had called to pay her dauchtcr a brief viat. A.carstage wae called, and Mrs. Dexter wad removed to her mother's eho had her application for a Since then alia has beer applyt discolored opfic, and Lexterhns oven writing let- ters asking _onco moro for forgiveness and recon: cDlation, The divorce will be prosecuted to the Uitter end. THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Tho public fountain, which created such havoc with the nelghboring beer-satoons last summer, was yosterdsy again placed in position on the Dear- born atrect front of the tallding. Tho necessary accommoiations were ordered prepared in the Jail yesterday fora amall Mbrary, which fs to be added in a fow daya through the of- forts of Mrs, McGowan, a religious worker, Tho Board will to-day elect: another Superin- tendent for the Court-House work to watch anid annoy Egan, and possibly may agree to sond Dr, Fattpot Carran to Lemont to Inspect Walker's stone, “Contractor Sexton was qeuptiag allowed an eatl- mate of $15,400 for work dono on the new Court- House, ‘The Commissionere look forward to his gutting the moncy to-morroyr with bright anticips- jon. The Grand Jury did good work yesterday, dle- osing of numerous cases, among others tat of jamea Jonas, who shot his brother on Cottage Grovoayenue recently, The Jury will report to- ment. ‘Tho Hospital Committeo locked iteelf up yeater- day to consider the momontous question of pur- chasing a force-pump for the new Hospital, and ‘will report to thy Board to-day, The pump De had, altuangh thera Is no monoy to pay for It. The calendar for the May term of the Criminal Court has been mado np and printed. It is the largest calendar aver made ap. for Prom it It appears that the Pike cas for the 20th; the W. B. Langley case fort George 1, Yeager iibol case for Juno 11; and the Sullivan jaror, for June 13, The na J. Btackpole, F. D. torneys, appear on the calendar, The chargo sgalnet nae conspiracy in tho matter of giving nd, ote, Commlastoner Guenther yosterday expressed his Qeavprogation of Uradley’s resolution anpropriat- ing $200, O00 of the back taxes of 1875 for Coyrte Houxe pnrposes, Sle yoted for the resolution, it will be in order for him: to move a reconsldera- Hon to-dity, which hedoubticss willdo, Ho wante tho monuy to goto the employes, he says, and yoted on the Pagponitioa hastily. Aa only about 30 por cont of the amount will ever be collected, and os tht: Board Js powerless to convert {t to the Court-House Fund when it is collected, the sgoner the xesclation is loat sight of the better... 7 THE OITY-HALI. , Five nev cases of scarlet fever were reported fea- terday, The deaths from that drosd diseaso are but three this week. ) ‘The Comptroller ati!l fuds it casy to borrow money on time revenue-warrants, Eloven hundred dollars were borrowed yesterday, 'Thé Treasurer's receipts yeatarday were $1,100 fromthe City Collector, $4,753 from the Water Dopattment, and $10,836 from the Comptroller, - ‘Tho sgents of tho forolgn Insurance companies aro pleasing the Comptroller by paying up thvir % Porcontassessments, ‘Tho payments aro numor- ous, though the amounts are smell, SW, Walker took ont & pormit yesterday to builds four-story snd basement wholousle storo 40x1i#) fect in dimensions, to cost $24,600, and to be located at Nos. 170 and 181 Lake alroet. Tho lecense receipts woro small yesterday, but ing taken In, Thoso who should havo apa do notseens to come-forward with lacrity which public-spirite tizons ua! Doseews, and the police whould be e::tra vigilant in stirring thom up,—espocially the billiard men. ‘There secms tu be among tho froquentera of the City-tMallo general opinion that Mr. Bonfeld with not be confirmed by the Council for the position of Corporation-Counsol. ‘The report of that part of the Judiclary Commitroe composed of Ald, Gil- bert and Cook has had tho effect of convincing tha lukewarm opponents of Mr. Honfeld that he tw not tho man for tho position, ‘The matter comes up for fins] disposal thls evening in the Council, ANNOUNCEMENTS. Gospel meeting to-night at Union Chapel, No, 07 South Desplaince street, Dr, A. A. Duncanson will delivers free tecture on ‘Tobacco’ at Temperance Hall, No. 212 ‘West Madison atreet, to-night at 8 o'clock. ‘Tho Liles Memorial Cholr mect with the yonng men and women of the varlous Sabbath-schools in the city this evening Ju Lowor Farwell Hall, to sebearva for the graud Sunday-school concert. Friday the Jewlvh community will celebrate a holy day,—the Day of Hevelution, ‘There will be services ‘at the Synagogue, corner of Indiune avenue and Twonty-sizth atroet, at 10 o'clock a, 1s, ‘Thero will be divine service In Zion Temple, comer of Jackaon and Sangamon atreets, ‘to- sorrow, Fridsy, cummencing at V:00a, m, ‘Con- emation and English sermon by the Rey. Dr. Fetfenthal, The Executive Committes of the Yoke-Fellows’ Union will mect at No. 1U Arcade court to-day at 4 ‘There will bono meeting of the Yuko-Fel- Union at tho First Congregational Church this morulng. ‘Tho annual convention of the Maltaters' National Union will be held at the Plankinton House, Mil~ waukee, on the Mthof June. ‘She Brewers’ Con- reevof the United States movis in the Opuras louse, Milwaukec,, qn the Oth and 7th of June, ‘The very Interesting ceremony of confrmation will take place at the North Chicago Hebraw Con- gregation ‘Templa (New Kugland Chapel, corner of earburn aveute and Dolawure placu) Friday at 20 o'clock a m., tho Rey. Dr, A. Norden officiating. . ‘The aixth lecture Im the popularafterncon course on Anstomy and Vhyslology, fur the beneit of the Central Homeupathic Dispensary, will be given this afternoon at 4 o'clock In the coliege building, comorof Michigan avenue and Van Buren stree! by Prut. WN. Tooker. Subject: ** Breathing and the Blood,” . Swan, ea of A . Minor, and W, Hf, Sleson, at- The Second Regiment will give an exhibition orliaad dress parade jn tho Expos! Fe} It a expected that Gov, Cullom and other notables of the cily and State wilt be prosent. variety has been arranged for the ovcasion. ofa stn of ike ladies of the city. A programme of {nteresting dos meetingy under the auspices of ihe Young Men's Christian Association will be held thts evenlag at Fulton Struct Methodler Epla- 1Church, ucar Western aveuuo, lod by Geurge fmpsou Methodist Eplcopst Church, Bon- field, near Atcher aveaue, lea by A. Bruder; North Star Baptivt Churck. coraer Division and Sedgwick .strests, led by Mr. Fleami Cilutwo treet Congregational, led by ux-Ald, Montgomery, —— CRIMINAL, OScor George Dewey, on duty at the Pittsburg & Yort Wayoe depot, last night arrested James Connolly, alias ** Black Jack," one ul a party who yesterday morning swindled a Granger frum Mich- igsnout of $20 by the splel-mark process. The complainant went ou home, aod hence Connolly cau poly be caught for vagrancy, At 3:20 yesterdey afternoon a 3-year-old daugh- terof Andrew Demmitua, No. 147 Ueto street, wae run down by’ @ painters wagon belonging to Charlee Hummer. “The accldvot Lappened onthe crom aig of ¥rlo and North Wells atrests, and nave no alarm to Br, Hummer, who drove rapidly away. ‘The child's Jeft foot and ankle were badly crushed. W. Fe Pipers Iopiteated inthe Smith rape caso, for which Joseph dnro naa recently been aware: five yearnin tho Penitentiary, was Inst orening re- arrested by Detective Helnaman and lodged in tho County Jail on an order from the Stato'« Attorney. Finer was badly frightened at the magnitude of Jaro's sentence, than whom ho waa much more guilty, and was preparing to leave town speedily, Fr esteniey: a carpet was stolen from the reeldence of James Finucan, No, 76 Van Buren atrect, anit was traced thence to the Junk and second-hand shop of L. J. Simon, Bh Clark strect, by Detectives Stewart and Gallagher, ovidently stolen, ane x of bra: evidently freshly cut ont of of some packing-house, were aleo found at the same place. Simon played almplicity xo long that the officers took him into cnetody, and he stands booked at the Armory bar for eeeay end for doing a vecond-hand denicr'a business without Heense, An owner fa wanted for tho carpota and brassca, Arresta: At the Armory, Peter Ross, larcony of & coll of hose from C, L. Rice & Co., No. 315 Lake minces, by Officer A, Jamies ford, burglary, ie Detective Osterman; Webber, ph May, H ieanen, A. Andre 3 Henry Cl me Meaty €) Greenbarg, Greenbarg, unlicensed * brokers, by Detective ilickoy; Jane Btov- enson, I ff ta goods: be. helping _hersel! to y lone ng. is L. Jacobe, of No. 118 State street, In teu of dobt; James Gaughran, first-class vagrant. At the wWeat Madl- son Street Station, Peter Morgan, larceny of a parrot from John Bernemann, of No, 281 Madison strect: Kate Grow, larceny of old clotlics from William Price, No. 80 Clinton atrest; Ann O'Neil, old excention for $f0; Joseph Gorman, burglary, by Detective Dan Hogan. + A Bobemtan daily paper, the Svornost, pub- shed a alatenent yesterday to the effect thata Nohemtan tatidr, Vaclac Chalonpka by name. doin: nelnces at No. 500 Centre atreet, North Site, ha dismissed two of lis employer, John iMlava and John Chesek, whose sole offenss seemed to bo thatghey had remonatrated witn him as he was cursing the Zree-thinkers among the Rohemtang. Chaloupka was angry at the publication of thie {nstanco of intolerance on his part, and inada threats syninst the presumptuons Holiemian editor, Ir, John Chesek. io forthwith Jofd himself In ambush for tho offending pub- lisher, aud, 60 tho the Intter says, ae he was un- auapiclously approaching © butcher-shop in the fanatlo's house, attacked him from tho reat, and, dint of pummeling about the head, knocked him .¢enselose, in which condition ie was removed to home, No, 660 Alport avenue, where he waa given . medical attention, but continued Insensible for over an hour, Chaloupka was informed against anda warrant wae issucd for his arzest, but tho taflor had skipped out and was not to be found, Oficer Willlam Casey, of the Woet Twelfth Streot Station, has becn doing good work for the Pant wook, and the result is that four notorious hieves are locked up at tho station. Tholr names are Joreph Crutcher, Willie Jarvis, Peter Savage. and Thomas Murtangh, aliae **Slippery dim," an they nro wanted for plundering a planing-mill situated at the northecat corner of Clingon and Do Koven atroets, owned by Charles HH. Cook, and recently foased bya man named Turner. They gained an entrance by forcing ont a ploce of the atding, a oncoinsido did all tho doviltry they jounting In all to fally $1,000, ‘Tha ‘of which there ara 137 pounds, were bam- mered or cnt of the machinery, envincs, and butlers. Everything else of value, Including paints, yarnishen, glasses, ncvoral dozen files, tools, ond two clos ‘was also carried away, Tne brai wero oned of to & junk-dealor on Forquor strect named Jacob Levy, 9 goudly portion of the balanco was found in a arn in tho rear of No. 102 Weet Teylor streot, and a $00-clock was found in atilt another place. Another clock was broken into plecca nnd cast to the four winds by Willie Jarvis, Allfourare well-known thieves, ‘*Hllp- pery dim,"" who ts leader, having served seven yeatsinthe **grand quay” at Jollet, Tne case pel be callod before Justice Morrison this morn- ng. THR CHASE ABANDONED, ‘The polices “inve (nally abandonod the search for tho Identity of tho man foand on Twelfth street bridge with a bullet-hole In hishead. Tho circum- stances of the Bpaloy, and the history of the man so ‘for as could learned, indicated thal death was canecd by his own hand, but yet thero wae a certain pystery about it that the poltee thought worth while inquiring into. rentey ad no sooner Commenced than they stumble: Acroay a will-of-the-wisp that kept laring thom on towards clearing wp of an outrageous murder, One of the frail women whose address was found in the dead man's booke ssid that sho bad seen deceased In company with Charles Lewis Anderson, tho‘former a bartender at No. 310 Es a West Madison street, and tho iatter a in the employ of Max aus, of No, G10 Wabash avenuc, Detectives her, Btewnrk and Wiley worked thls trail twas worth, and wero lured still farthor on by the facta as they found them, Tho aay sfter the dndingaf the body st was learned that Louls had thrown up bis aftuation without even waite jng. to get bls pay, an ad skipped out, of town onthe evening train. Asecarch forUbarles fevealed the fact that he toohad skipped. and there were cvidencos that both had had plenty of moncy and new clothes before going. hee vere, a indeed, suspicions polnts, sudden); the hopes of, the ofilcers were slattered, waa learned doubt that beyond =a the Andersons Tad fewindled their mistrececs out of $135, and thie undoubtedly was wecrot of thelr sudden departure, ‘The'somewhat singular fact romaine thal ina whole city full not one has ‘been found who can Identify the deccaacd, s BUBURBAN. WATEN-WORKS OF NYDM PARK AND LAKE. " A private Jolnt meeting of the Board of Trustecs of the Town of Lake and the Village of Nydo Park waa held Saturday afternoon at the Coal Exchange, ‘There were present all the memuvers from Lake with thelr Attorney and Town Clerk, and all from Hyde Park except Raynor, also thelr Attorney and Clerk, J. R. Bensley, of Hyde Park, was made Chairman, and Rudolph Bevster, of Lake, Sccro- tary. ‘ ‘Tho present condition of the jolnt Water-Works was the subject which occupled tho attention of. the meeting. Tho fallowing was presented to the meoting by the mombers from Lake: bret constant @: ea OCCae sloned by the ropaliwat the goint Water: Warts of tie Townof f.ake aid Villago of flyde Park, and the neces- vlty that oxlate for guarding agaluut tue ponibility of a fatlurt tn que aupply of waver, Has caused ue to Late an examination made af the works aud machiuery, and wo ae the conclu~ ‘would respectfully pubant the followin: heir conditivn, vlona at which we have arrived at to and as to what re, necessary to bu taken fur tha conttant nd suliclent aupply of water fordronad domestic purposes 10 tha (uliebiiante of 9 tru bo ‘The works st present re im an exceedingly bad con- tye aiWat—The foundations, aro lying away. the ma: ebinery le beginning to itt, and the cyfladers and Iston- re badly ent, because of Kravel coming to eval roush the sitction-pl joraby lesening the sufticle ‘the pumps, and thus ruquiring great: sy of er speed tu perfotin the amount of work required, the Stayer cutting the oylinders and: Dletoa-rouse Becond- eylinder-heada afo cracked, unsafo, and Mable to give way at auy tine, This t¢ occasioned art becauso of neglect In allowing water to reimeln in Hie cylinders whew in motion, and In part because uf f the cvtinder-cocks into the cylin te litreduction of the cv! heads, thereby weakening thy sain a and Jruin-head are bextnatn: badly frum the bollors, and, owlog lo thelr Cunstruction, eannot La repalrod without stopping tho works. ‘Hiurth—The rotary engine ts now and always was un- fAltor the uve for which it was intended, requiring & on of cual per hour, bud nt puinplug of oil, to cep it in oparatt it fe alee defective because uf eakage, ath a Juble bucaiee of tht en esey cae le J fy acon { sire: she pus nh ‘thle rotary heer id should ‘at Onca Teinoved anil dtaj iz atiy needa re rretaa, cana mada without stupping the ud the supply of Decesalty of proviulug f yt waige fruit sans Beceulty uf pruvisiog for at alge fru bs Giher sources than throug! Dreoubuackinery, while these repalre are Leluy made, Aeventh=The suctiun- pipe and crib, be ‘bech cone use of thelr {mperfect construction, ha tly out of Fee palr, and by trequant breakage have been @ suurce of xi wer hava part fa ye wo t pre Morden se i yoish o moderate supply of water for jer 40. fu 7 ordiuary use, und, while Iu case of fire tt mould, be car tne of furnieling at least 173 resaure to pounds of uch, Ie le now unsafe with the prescut tas un Up & pressure excceding eighty pounda, a facts, itis evident, {n ordoy to render {vo for Gro protection and domestic iat De a radical change of buth machine rir nt, therefore we suggest: Por lnmediate relfef and protection the pur- chase of » suitable high-pressure enyloe, the cost uf "eux with wile torus the rat tary eoyine, and with wich to Tuo the rotary pumpe, dasa ot ure or teniporery repair. of the ofuer ines ‘That we advertise for Propacals for machin- eryot Gapaclty ‘guificient tu furnish from 3, Oud to 4 a aa [une of waler every Gwenty-four ure, piel machinery suould be placed upon foundatl jous ak than the present, He Juast four feet bigher hird— ter such, Machinery sball have beet raf i Sad in'portion FoF awe att placed ta paritiou fF aac, preesht machinery be take oughly re* and replac ry " fect higher than Ihe prescat ones, ta de around oup, preset Sud Ustow thw ection of few aud with tho preacateuctivn- an by Ble indiswietwr, aud that he hee ween such crib sud she sore be laid on tho bottom of thetake, thus Srolding constant breakage, aod furoubiog purer "Wabellove that if theso suggestions are carried out our works if propetly unanagede will be adequave for tis tupply uf all water Uae will bo needed Uy tho two towavter any years tocuins, In vow ue the coudl= tlun of the machinery aud the repairs uscessary to Le itd atubot, wo Wuull recomend as fulowe ae U9 snagoueuti Spiret—tue ‘person sppotuted Superintendent should ben bracticu actioi 8 jeu capeule of perturaing siiduites required fa radulogy repaiisy’ aed warklu the machinery, and whuec kaows ability te beyun tion. 4"stcond-—The Superintendent shuuld be held reapons- bie forthe prover care aud repairs of all machinery, ud for te proper aad eBoctire mauakeuent of aod. to order that hu ey Drops pat remeats, hy auould bave ta ea of the wor! snd of all te eviployes, with suthurity wu eniploy, an W discharge fur locompetency or beglect of duty. ‘The roport te sigued by A. B. Condit, Levi Mout- omury, J, Shirley, George Muirhead, sud Peter azpby, members’ of thy Board of Trustees of tiv Town of Lake. All members concurred in the truth of the state- ment as act ‘forth, and a comulttee, consiviing of Diewsre. Condit, Muirhead, and bhirley from the ‘Town of Lake, aud Mesars, Beusley, Mitchell, sud Wheeler from Uyde Bark, was chosen ty fur and devise the most suitable way to remedy ue defects, The Comultive bald # meeting st Watcr-Works yesterday afteruoca, WHISKY. AHalt Ordered by Secretary Sher= man in the Rehm Case, He Wants to Ilear Storrs’ Side of It Before Rendering 9 De- cision. Moreover, the Case Pending Before Judgo Drommond Must Not Be Interfered With. : What the Cincinnati Distillors Have to Soy About Undorsolllng Chicago. RENM. NO FINAL ACTION YET TAKEN, Spectal Dispatch ta The Tribene. Wastisuros, D. C., May 10,—dadge French this forenoon submitted to Sccretary Sherman bie report In the Rohm case, This report, ae Indl- cated last night, finds that the present prosceution fa in the nature of an attempt to provide addl- tiopal punfahment for Reho in @ criminal anit; that itis'not o civil sult, and that it ta barred by the President's pardon. Secretory Sherman has decided to postpone action on the case until ho rocelves certain papera from Chicago, which may require some days. Those popers, it is under> stood, aro to consist of a written atatement of the objections which Special Counsel Storrs may havo to the report of French ond tha argument of Judge Lawrence. It le belloved that preliminury to this Mr. Btoere will be furnished with acopyof French's repoi MODIFIED. + . To the Western Assoctated Press. Wasurnatox, May 1U.—The Sccretary of the Treasury hae modified somewhat the decision for compromising in certain Chicngo caece, the full letler of Secretary Sherman regarding which wae ublished this morning, by which modification the cretary mentluna that it is nut hte intention to preclude oach of there parties from sabmitting such offers of compromian as ha inay think beat, leaving each caso to etand upon its pecullar cir- cumstances, Inthe meantime it fe the duty of the Department to press the clalma to judymeut and to enforce Judgment by the usual procces of the courts in all other respects, ‘THE RRM CABR. Pad ‘Tho Warhington special in yesterday's Tatnune intimated that Judge French, Firat Ausiatant Sec: retary of the Treasaury, bad decided in favor of diamlesing the civil suit, now ponding in Judge Drummond's Court, to collect from Jacob Rehm $1,000,000 of the money which he was inatru- mental Inetealing from the Gorcrumentin the ahape of taxeeon whiaxy, It also intimated tbat Seerctary Sherman would concur {n the conclusion reached by Judge Fronch.” ‘This news excited no WitUe public indignation, which waa not confined ta the members of any polltival sect or creed. it wae donounced by honcat and reputable cithzens gen- erally as one of the prenicat premiums that was ever offered for tho commission of fraud. the ==metnbers of Bar_ pronounced tho dlsmlazal of the case oncof the grontest outrayes: over perpetrated In the name of juntice., Br, Btorre could not credit the dispatch. Elo tele- iaphed the Secretary of the Treasury to aycortain rrectness, Lato in the afternoon a itch was recelved from Secretary Sherman stating that no decision would be made by him intho Kohm cane until after be has recelved Mr. Storre'.argue ment against the disunta Tho nows of the re- ception of this dispatch wasn more hopeful foe ing andconsplracy would Gnally miect with th ward, in splio of arttal plesdings prompted by thonwands of diehonest dollars. it February an applicative waa made by Judge Bawrenca to Attorney: Genoral Taft for the dis- missal of thia anit. It wae practically on the samo vanced in the application now undor consideration. Cirest stress wus then, os now, lotd on the pardon: and all the authoritics which oro now cited by Judge Lawrenco were cited by himthen, Jndge Taft reforred the mattor to ir, Storr, Special Aasiatant Diatrict Attorney. forhieoplnion, In un exbadative argument he ‘went ovor the whale ground, showing conclusively thatthe pardon granted by President Urant wae nota barto tho suit, and that the authorities cited were not spplicatic, Judge Taft aubsoquently ex- revaed bis opinion as concurring ent rely ‘wath paket Mr, Btorrs, as will be seen by the following jetter: RPARTMENT OF JUsTicE, Wasitxatox, D, C., Fab, Liern Nery A torre, ascclal aectertnd United Slater Attorney, Chicugo—Hint Lhave recelved your fetter of tho ad inet.. covering 70 inton tn the Tiehm case, 1 have carefully read the opluion, and am Hesiod with the arguinent you make upon the points Inthe cave, aad concur in your couciuslon. “Very ras epectfolly, — ALruunso Tart, Attorney-General, A private dispatch waa received boro yesterday from Washington, atuting that Judgo Lawrence would le appolnted Special United States Attorney to look after the srhiny cased, rogarded as a picea of Irony. COLLUCTOR HARVFY ° returned from Washington yesterday. Tos Trin- ‘UNB reporter, who called tv Interview him concern: {ng Ha successor, be remarked that he hadn't heard of it in Washington, and therofore he eluded be would keep his come, This district stands unui the Department, and It Ie not like! miovala will be mado except for cau lector takes exception tu Washington telegrams stating that he furnivhed the information to tho Department which ited In the capture of the Ainols Distillery. Ho wishes It distinctly under stoud that the sclzure waa the coeatt of investlya- None set on foot by .Deputy Somerville, and that he had nothing whatever tu do with {t, ‘Tho Col- Jactor wishes the pi to bo bestowed where it properly belongs. OINCINNATI. ATALE WITH SOM OF THM WIG DISTILLERS OF ‘THAT CITY, Vinctanatt Anquirer, May 15," A Washington telegram was pabllshed In yoater- day's leave reciting that Chicago whisky men had asked to have a Government ftnveatigation as to why Cincinnatl could scl) bighwince ot $1.06 por gallon, or two cents below Chicago quotations, An Laquirer apostio on Change yesterday found rea- sone ns plenty as blackberries why every count In tho Indictment was untenabloon the face of the facts, ‘Tho telegrai had stated that Mr. James W, Gaff bad eald thot ‘*Cincinnatl Gaugors always gaye to dlatillors an advantsge of one to two gallons over thoso of Chicago,” ‘This atato- ment Mr. James W. Gaff pronounced £¢ so far as tho meaning intended to be veyed was conce! It wi ‘ that Cincinnasl manufacture: mercial gauge, frosh from ¢th® “still, and thereby gained by temperature, an allowance for which was mado by the Government, but not considered by the free Gauger. ‘This same privilege reated with. ers of Chicago and Voorla, but they dik notavall themsclves of it, for the slinplo reason that, unilke Cincinnati, thove place: id to ahip- ors aud not to consumers, effect of selling y commercial pauge varies {n again to tho weller of from half a gallon to two yalluns, according to the holght of the temperature at.which {tle suld, but average may be explained ox fullowa: ‘Tho Uovernment allows one gallon to every bar- rol of highwines for # correction of volume, when gauged at a temperature of U3 dege. or over, For exemple: A barrol (a guuged at » temperature of 02 dewe, ,and found to contain forty-four wine yaly louy, snd to be 150 In proof, oF 60 over proof, 100 belog standarde proof, First—Thu ove: ment allows Guo galtun for correction, which leaves forty-three wiue xullons, ‘Then, in ‘order to get tho proof gatlons, you multiply the forty-three wine gallons by the oxccss in rook. which le 60, aud you Lavo #11 50-100 yallogs, which are added. to the forty-thrve wine gallous, waking 04.50 proof faliows in the barrel, and on which the tax ‘he distilier Ja not compelled to pay tax on frac~ tlonal yallons, when under 60-160. "There ure two kinds of feuulng: one by Government Gaugers, the other by commercial or froo gaugurs, hough the whisky ts aliys gauved by a Goverment oll- cer, When whisky i jd by Government gauge, the buyer has the ‘benedt of the correction, su when by commercial guuge, tho sellor; fur the comuserclal gauge lu just as the gauger Gnds it, withgyt any reference to correction. Inthe vxal plew diven above, tho distiller selling by coinmer- el ge haa the advantage over the one selling by Goverument guage of Gne wing gallon, ich, at 150 groof, leequat to 25; gallons, ‘The Chicagu market to-day ia $2.08, and Cinclnnat! $1, 0d. Cin+ clunatl distilfers sell by commercial gauge, whigh Shit The quickly, and there that feat, pertary, lr ro ‘This was gonerally at $1.00, would be ou the 144 gallons $1.69, C cayu and Peoria sell on Government yau; market there to-day ts $1.08, which fe 2 cents over ours. Take Uo yallongat 2 cunts and we have $1.50, which is 20 conte in our fav York aud Malthore wend all thelr or cago and Peoria, where the price aud freights ara both higher than ours. Oa to-day's market a Now York buyur cuuld purchase hiy bighwines cheapor here than lu Chicago, and gt thoy wend thelr ore dera there. ‘The luference pablo thuy Chicas ‘go" we uot bona Ade. ery tue Chan- F COLI} auactual entry of tronsactlous, ‘The proper way to God out thu atyle of the whisky inatkot would bo (u Investigate the Baltimore an New York markets, aud thera }t would be found Xe that Ciuctuhati whisky averaged leva to the barrel than that bought st Goverumeut gauge, showing that tau digereuce f¥ actual, and uot through auy advantage given by or carruption of Government Gangere bore, As to inv lon, 18 bas be more thorough bere thag el: ¢ from fearing it, we court it, Mz Ui the Gget to ign a petition tu have the Gaugera from Chicugo sent bere, sud vice versa, Mr. W. N. Hobart, another heavy dlatiller, came up atthls polo, aud, with Mr, Elcischuan, Mr. Lew Green, and Justy Kierated, procesded to en: lighten our repidsuHiative op mavy beads. Br. Hubert showed him that highwinca must bo as low fn Chicago ay bere, or tecu buyera would nut buy there apd per more freight thau they would have to psy from heey. Ho referred to the market soports to prove ¢uat the slicvations of tho Kayuirer telegran that urain was babitually higher bure thanin Chicago wers untrue, such huving beew the cavu only In rare instances, He further wald Chicago distillers used rejected yrait largely, and therefore uid not gut aa ye 6 vield, @hen, tou. they could not use thelr offal for cattle ma than the etraight rod. summer, bat had tore ridof fi rious expenne, while bla firm, Maddox, Hobart & Co., with aca- pacity cf 1,800 bushels per day, wore now runnin; at . and wonld redace to 600, thelr offal being atliized meanwhile at about 10 per cent profifin feeding hog, Moreavor, Itoften pald a aiatiltery to rin for’a timo ata toss rathor than close and start again. During auch periods the cattle and contrncta were not only kept np, bat tho aurpins whisky conld be put in store, os wad tho case with all of the heavy distillers here, ‘What waa trae about this firm was troe about others, Messrs, Gat & Co. sometinica feeding at Teast 2,600 eattlo and 6,000 hoge, and now rmn- ning at only 2,00 of their 4,000 bushete capacity. Mr, Hobart joined with Mr. Wall In courting in- vestigation, and #ald that, no far from the District not being properly watched, It had been positively ralded, and no convictions were ever made excent on the bareet technicalities, Only recently there had been hero the ® arty of secret tletectiven who were at Peoria, and, though hey liad made overy effort, by sudden examinations, cte., they had not found a flaw. Mr. Low Creen reiterated the strong paint that, f Cincinnat! contd sell cheaper and ship cheaper to Eastern wnyers, why did the Rastern buyers’ go fo Chtearo Mr, Jerry Klersted, white going over the points made by the other gentlemen, pointed outthoutter folly of a distiller subjectins his whole property to forfeiture by allowing a few, or oven a few hnn- dred, gallons to be taken away In milk-cans, Ie thonght the absurd milk-can story arose from the habit of milkmen using tho hot water of distillertes for seating thelr cans, and delving off with the Tatter smoking. Mr, Fletschmann reiterated the views of Megers, Gaff and Uobart o8 to not objecting to the fulles tigation, and also farther {liustrated how dls- ere hare every advantage over those of to utilizing thelr offal. r, Gat, who ig the head of onr very heaviest whisky Srme, oud who has probably 10,000 barrele in atore, gave ue, before parting, hie views on the Chicago proposition Of gnuging by welgbt, He wan of the opinion that it would open up mora avenues of fraud and be the means of more error He did not bolleve that ganging down to the helf-gallon-wonld ever bo racticable, 3 Oue representative left the gentlemen {mpressed with the Iden that Chicago had ae yet made no showing that Cincinnati whisky was not *'on the square." a THH PROTECTION LIFE. Appearance of E. M. Haines at Springfield Protesting Against Examination of This Company, Spectat Dhepatch to The Tribune, Sensnoriziy, I, May 10.—The Hon. E. Bf, Haines appeared bofore the State Auditor to-day in Ddehalf of himself and other policy-holders of the Protection Life-Inenranca Company. Ils protested against the ponding Investigation of the Company by the Auditor av to the Protection's manner of do- Ing business, ‘The Auditor, he claimed, onty ‘has the right to inspect the securities of the Company, ‘The pollcy-holders, he said, sro satiefed with tho condact of the Company, bat if the Auditor purposes tonssert hia right to continue to exam- ine Into the Company in every particolar, then be (Ifaines) would bring to that officer's attention proofe (brought out in a case which plalntif? dis missed) of a conspiracy against thu Protection on- tered Into by rival companies. Jn thislatter behalf ‘Mr. Uainos submitted sundry afidavits; one by Marcellua A, Wakedeld, of Chicago, depoulng that ho had been ‘approached by Dr. W. A. Rob- Inson, formerly in the omploy of the Protection, ho wealred Mant to go to one GW. A, Shufeldt and co-operate with bim in measures of hostility tothe Company, Shufoldt wanted aflant to ad power of altorney, but he refused. But a friend of his, Tom Androws, did sign sucha paper, and wea guaranteed by Shufeldt immunity from costs of sult, John Bf. Arenz, of Chilcago, also eweate he wae similarly approached by D, P, Gooding, Gustave Perwitz depores that about April 20 Chester), Pratt told him he was **golng for the Protection agsin,' because Shu- feldt had sold out, aud that tho Mutual Life of New York and Mutual Menett of Nuw Jersey wonld take tip the work where Shafoldt left o! and didn’t cara for $5,000 if they could find a man who would give good evidence ayainst the Protec- tion; that lle (Pratt's) partner got $500 and ex- penecs for working against the Com; anys ‘Other amdavita, and a circu! atgned Si . Banks, Bpectal Agent, Detroit,” seeking ovidence agalnat tho Protection, were’ presented, Tho Auditor took the papers for future refercnec, but withheld his opinion unti& then, Meantimo lis holda he can take no noticebf aconspiracy, real or alleged, ogainat, apy, company, and belivves ho has the right under the law to camino as fally av dealrabte the aifalre and conduct of auy insurauca company do- ing Lusiness fn tho Btate. —— SECRET SOCIETIES, e Inntanarotis, Iad., May 16,—The Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows met to-day in seml-annual svsston. Ieports show 615 “effective lodges in the State, with a membership of over 20,000,’ ‘The amount Bale for relief and charity for six months 16 $40, - The resources of the lodges te over $2,600,000, . jr. Luvs, May 16,—The Grand Lodge af Odd- Fellows of this State fe In sesston hore with a fall representation from all parts of the State, Heporta of the officers show the Order to be In a prosperous condition, both matorially and iorally, The mom- increased tandsumely during the past and the rollef account shows large expendl- for the benefit of eick members and for the . ty edpeation of orphans, ix, Pa,, May 16.—Tho Grand Encampment of Q. F, of Pennsylvania, now in seaslon here, to be the largest gathering of the kind over State. Over 1,1 Past-Grands of aubordinate lodges were aduitted yesterday to soaabesstilp in the Grand Loi An excursion on the bay Is the event for to: ‘The weather {a finu, and preniblog has passed off Blemantly ‘The Grand Lodge adjourned aino dle at 11 o'clock this evening. The session was occupted princl- pally by the consideration of reporta nnd matters Gf a private character, Tho raion was largely attended and wae grand success. Most of tho representatives re- tum homo by way of Niay a, The ind Rivht trains oro filled with members returning Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, « Inpmanarotts, Ind., May 10,—The Grand Lodge of the Independent Urdor of Odd-Fellows met to- day !n somi-annual communication, Grand Master Leonidas Sexton prestding, His report shows that tn the past tern: dispensations wero isaued for jodye follows: Alfordayil Davie County, ; ugusta. Mike County; Evanavilio and Owons- ur, Green County; a Forest, Whitlo; ty; Brunswick, Knox County. Mebekah De- eee lodges —- Pittaboro, Mendricks County; Cariisle, Sullivan County; and Carpenter. ville. Potnam ‘County. Notico of surrender of charter—Hpiceland Lodge 2u0 andjCanaan J 200, Itis suggested that the question of dues, Qnes, asdovemonts, and thine of paymont thereo!, and penalty, failure, etc., be refurrod to the Leg- lalative Committee, ‘not to Interpret or construc, but with Instructions tu report # new acctiun cov- ering the same subject that t be clear in its meantny and woambi ous in erme, for the ac- Mon of the Urand Lo yes Tho Grand Scribo'v te- portshows the following for the past term of alx months: Lodges, 615; {ncrease, 0; members, 220, 404; decrenvo, 083; ladies receiving Hebekal degree, 40; resources of lodges, sf, 18D, 348; orphan fund, $207,178: expenses fer charity, $00,450. A Joan of $23,000 way ordered to clear off indebtcd- Reew, ‘To-morrow ofticurs fer election at the an- nus! communication wil! be nominated. ‘Tho Lodge Hatenod toshort addresses from Senator 0. B, Morten, the Mon. Schuyler Colfax, and Job Eldridve, of Logansport, tho oldest Odd-Fellow tn. the Btate,” Mr, Eldricgo became an Udd-Fellow Afty years ago this month, being In almost at the birth of the Order In Awerica, <a $$ AT LOGGERHEADS. Nuw Onceans, La., May 10,—Some days ago the United States Circenlt Court issued a writ for tho scquestration of timber cut from public Jand in violation of law, Deputy United States Murshats solzed a large number of logs, and placed keepura in possession, Marshal Pitkin reports harlng ad- vices that the keepers’ ilves have been threatened by thelogmon, and a cali fa made gor United Blatoe troops to protect the kecpors aud prevent the removal of the proparty, The request for troops is referred to Wasbingioo, ‘A ¢ Lawn Cuantxs, La., May 10.—The Associated Proas dispatch from Wawhington of the 1vth says the United States Marshal had andor avlguro in Collzau shout 40,000 loge, undisputea, the United States, ‘This ‘is incurr iportant particular Heit, there 16 nos near the quantity mentioned ag scized. Second, they delng the undisputed proporty of the United Atater, it te for the Courts¢o decide if the United states can claim the thuber froin private tands. Third, roperty of fa its. Bloat the valus of Joze ls merely nominal, os at present AN e aituated. (Signed) Jacou 1, Defendants, A FISH STORY. New Youx, May 10.—The new white whalo that was glvon an overland trip from Quobecarrived toe dsy. Tho great box containing tho stranger was taken to sn aqugejum, whore it was boleted ona derrick until It wae dizoctly over the huge glass tank, and then let down Into the water, A side was knocxed off, aod, with adirt of bie tail that nt the water tying, tho whale was off and circling srouod bis new home. PIAHOS TO RENT, Splendid upright ond square pianos for rent at low ratos, Second-hand square pianos closing Out at leew than cost, Lyon & Healy, State anc Monrovstreets, MAMMIAGES. DEWING—BECHER—On the Oth inst., by the Rev. D. N. Vandeeveer, pastor of the Union Park Congroxations) Church, ut lle residence, Mr. A. Dewlny, of Chicago, and Mise Ueurletta Emily Becher, of Wenona, Si. No cards, BRAISTED—McURIDE—Oo tho 15th inat,, by tho Hey, 8. U. Adsus, Mr, Edward W, Braleted Miss Moy McBride, all of Chicago. No cards, DEATHS, PAINE—At S14 Fulton-st,, Wednesda 16, Huma Waleh Poing, wile of Wiisas Rovcw of tuueral beroafter. O'HARA—The funers) of John HB. O'Hara will take place ou Thursday, May 17, at 10 o'clock s, Bla} ‘aine. vi thence by CANTRR—On Wednesday afternoon, from the restde: ‘Morgan atreet, in the Cheech s carriages to Mra. Anher Carter, the Charen of thos Ehpreh of the tieiy Fang, 439 Routh May 10, ' Notice of funural in to-morrow's paper, BARDITI’S TOILET SOAP, BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP ublle The Vor! manujacture, eer ‘only ted, Term tutac dno) eturer of Ff w oles tothe ot he purest Vevetapte Olle ween inte For Use in the Norsery it Has No Eqoa, ‘Worth ten times {ts cost to every-mother a tn Christer lom. Sample box, containing 3 ane ounces each, sent free to any add cents, Adi B,T.BABBITT, New York City, £OR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTH, . A PERFECT TOILEL soup, Firsg among the requlsites of the tollet ts a good article of Soap, but to procure it isnot always an easy matter. Many of the most exvenslye Soaps tofly reas ou receipt of ry fn tho mar. Ket are made from coarse and deletorlous materials ung thelr delicate coloring and fragrant perfume too uftes concesl tha most repulsive fmpurities, The discosures recently made public regarding this subject are post tively atertling, and deserve serious consderation. Beented Soaps ars how Known to bs ext tonable, hair, Irritating the scalo, and mely objec: eapoctally {f applied to the'heads injuring the inducing severe fesse aches. The charactor of the ingredicnts may be fnterreq froin the statement. of # gentleman who makes the acenting of Soaps persons engaged {1 from sayen to ten years be! Which the oceupatiun cout ferp! whose: ‘various pl seminsted, ‘Orly oF wened Bi invmaensa establishment fe by kind to the United States. The renown of 31 for inauy years boon wiely dst emict the work tat luctions has Howe but this latest success 19, the erown tothe numerous ‘After years of patient labor and actent/dc: Mr. Bannrrt has asuceceded In po {on of the fineattoliet soap aver tntroduced, The prin: cipal tngredients aro the purest vegetable ulls; themin.” sing processes are entirely 1 sult {8 straply unparal ry» by watch tnt i it toilet hh deal: niu lesant caller iusury ie ded forapplleation tothe delicate sui ot intance sietirtet 1 Ibte altogether unequaled ap ie not perfumed. th ‘aa to require to fcteries already ac rte cling the i jaw and original, ied in thls departuientot ae business he recently dectered ths: je employment Were ahort-tired, ing te longeet perlod datiag oa Manufacture far the laren oft tre Damage ‘1 ulereda it experiine a vcomnpent Bnirr's ToILRT Boa* 8 the trade-mark in Sts emollient ¢ fogrediects ne from iz Chemisty todlepulas inferior materials, ‘Tie moves fined taste, the ni istic of I. pealthf factured. ‘hough children, 1 a toll fe onald T, Babbit a i roll Vand agrocable article of spectally desirable fc specially destrable for the ute of tadies roprinto nena ine Pisced apon the marie come general. New lurk Tribune, £,'T. BABBITT, New York City, ART SALE. fe soap te equi ty and ait mak Of the finest soaps for ba fy bore’ use. but the de kiod it iy mend for leratto absonce of ariificial rfectian of eweetnose, and the pocullar chareces ap, Feriters tt the most ever imaoy- and niles at utog will soad “THE ARTISTS’ SALE CHOICE PAINTINGS COMMENCES THIS Thursday€vening, May 17, AT THE GALLERY, 212 Wabash-av., ATS O'ULOCK. AUCTION SALES, PESERUT EE DN de SON By GLO, BP. GOLKE & CO,, . 08 and 70 Wabosh-ay. On Thursday, May 17, at 9 1-2 O'0lock, A large dhd first-class stock of Pa GROCH RIES, the atock of a family grocer retiring from business, Platform and Counter Scales, Show-Cases, &c, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE athslf-past 10, Parlor end Chamber Furnitate, Dedeteads, Extension Tables, Bofus, Lounzes, Mall Trees, Side-Boards, Sook-Cases, Wardgober Parlor and’Oflce Desks, Carpets, 66," * GEO, P. GORE Oy & CO,, Auct'rs, On Saturday, May 19, at 9 o'clock, 500 Lots W. @, Crockery, Rockingham and Yollow Ware, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. of avery di ‘ escription, Patior and Chamde i ‘edetends aud Crile, wwalauy Beastense aod téouten, Sofas’ Lyaouce, WYuntoout senses, age ‘onice b ait weeks, Lambrequiny, children’s Bed Fureen Halle s, Sidebvard: Hatrand Musk erin, Urdeaels and Woo) Cxtpets: er ‘3,000 bales Upiolstarera’ Springs. G, Y. GORE & CO., Auctioneers. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auctioneers, 78 and 80 itandoiph-at. BOOTS AND SHOES. Thorsday Morning, May 17, at 10 o'clock, AT OUR STORES, A Largo Retail Stock Boots and Shoes. ALSO, AN INVOICE 250 SATCHELS, Incinding some vory elegant Mussa Leather Var Iises, Satchels, etc.,’ etc, BLISON, POMEROY & CO., Aactloneert. OUR REGULAR FRIDAY'S SALE At Our New Btores, 78 & 80 RANDOLPH-ST,, JPRIDAY MORNING, May 18, at 9:30 o'clock, Toiwonse display OVER 1,000 LOTS General Houschold Goa ber Sets; 240 Carpots, Velvet, A: new misits a handise, &c. Ce ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Brasacls, Deske d Cook Stoves, &e., & and Woot, enero) Merc! Me Now Parlor and Chane ter, Soquel, id used; Ofte frigerator, WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. Commission Auctioncers, 118and 120 Watash-ar. UVHURSDAY TRADE SALE. DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTILNC, BoOls and Shoes, straw Goods and Wool Hats, Thursday Mornlog, May 17, at 0:30 o'clock, At Butterad Co.'s a1 Cit aalatie uclion Rooms, second Soar. an and sod Country Morchante will always wood and + WS. A. BUTTERS & CQ., Auctioneer BUTTURS é& CO.’S Regular Saturday Fornitare Sule 19, at 9:30 o'clock #. 10.» Attholr Salearooms, 116 and 120 Wabssh-ay- Carpets. BaT x sk # Park Phaeton, oe UNDAY, 34 wbtua, . ae et By 0.°A, KIRKLAND & CO. IMPORTANT SALE . Py oF That Valuable Pieco of Properly KNOWN AS 7 « CLAGGELPLS BREWERY.” ‘We will Baltimore, in, thy oi in, i, Renee the clty. Malt Ifo paguteer juainess, Term. meni N. Bs. at ais od feet on (uses, The escot offering, "Thu roftably rut a cau be fad atl edo Or nN) Id abd weil eu Property, centrally locate apd g locas ob DAT: At. tablt tad a3 fe property io. and bs how in succs ofthe Auctioucers. ‘A. RIRBLAB! OPIONEMY. OE, TED throughout CELEUICATED throusbort pdt Vones' Fall Exeh: Bal nn, 5S asragiaga intra et Ht stall Macry for carrying oa tbe balance fn 6, 12, and! rants 3 fron! a ‘and g lnches, 08 being over an acry uf tecd to the heart of ua property Is lniproved by tins, blieds Bulldingg and Machiue: ieeayg Prorenyy tke is atment ifthe nos stirective Oy eeatul operatiode Dé CU., Auctioneers ——— Second-tt.» Lo‘clck cette ree, feet end 4 fee at = the Unluu espressed beat re. 11D 3, b. Adsl a OSes Contes GUS tloper, Chil ato rash