Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1877, Page 8

A R N S A Al ik -+ | Langblin telling him thatthe body had THE CITY. GENERAT: NEWS. Mr. Potter Palmer, of the Palmer Houe, leaves $o-day for s teip Lo the Paclfc coast in quest of © Realth and recreation, lils family ls in Colorado, and he will meet them en route. ‘The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, opticlan, No. 88 Madison strect (Tninune Ballding), was at 8 &, m., 73 degrees; 104. m,, 78; 12 m., 62; 3 p. m., 85; 8 p. m., 60. Datom- . olerat8a.m,, 20.88; Ko, m,, 2089, Thomas McMabon, John Grasser, and Carl Auerbacll, the three judgea of election of the Pifth Precinct of tho trtn Ward, who were charged with rregularities at the polie, wera Jeaterday atternoon discharged, by Justice Hainen, be ovidence adduced having beon insuMelent to hold them, . A gentleman from the Hab, Litchmond by name, poke to sbont 150 peraons of the working-clanses, mostly shoemakers, Jast cvening, at Kiare's Hall, No. 7¢ Norih Clark strect, Tha lcctura was prac- tically & free biow for trades’unians and c9-op- grative schenon, ncluding co-operative manufac: ng. , tariog, buylng, and bul Frederick \anllufi. of this cily, ono of the agents of the Canard line of steamers, was mar- tied yesterday afternoon to Miss Amelia Walker, of Lemont, "daaghter of Edwin W ceremony occurred at Lemont, the He. Tayne, of Aurors, offciating. The presents to the bride wero mumerous and elegant, tho gift Dr. { Trom her father being & stone-front on Thirly-frt eet, neat tho Inke, Tho haj couple left last l':nl':l for a Western tonr, i # The Executiva*Commltten of the Yoke-Fellows ‘Unfon was to have met'ymmhv at No. 8 Arcado court for the purpose of fixing the time and place of the next regular monthiy meeting of the differ- ent branches of the organization, Owing fo the abaence of the Secratary, who slone had & list of the members of tho Culimitice, notifications of the meeting were not sent out, and the attendanco was too small to warra y action. The regular mecting aforesaid was to have been held last night in the First Congregational Church, but on acconnt of the reasons above enumerated that meeting has been postponed 111} such time 8s the Executive Commlttee shall at toma future mocting decide upon. Due announcement will be made. ARMY IIEADQUARTERS. It will be remembered that Uen, Crook In his eampalyn had with ilui oe sconts about 100 Pawe. Dees, who were broupht alung to act ne sconts and guides for the suldiers. They Aucceoded very well, 48 1ime has proven, And a few days ‘ifl they were discharged, being allowed to take with them rome 250 head 'of horees. They traveled on quictly enough uutll they came lo Ogallala Station, in Ne« brask. Heto there was grazing a large herd of Borses, Which was more than the average Indlan conld stand, ‘The; atampeded the herd, and stole thirty-fve fArsteciass animals and three colts, and took them with them, Yesterday Lleat. -Uen. Sherldan was Informed of ‘hoex‘flolt. and ho ordered the Indiane followed l:[r and the plunder taken from them. ThePawnces will nut beapt to refuse to glve up the stolen atock, and therefure no collision [s apprehendod. THAT MISSING CUILD, ‘Thers was published in Tuesda; ment of the myaterious disappoaranc ty Uospltal of the infant ¢ of Mr. John Bel- lows, The body had been left in the Morgue await- ing anch time us Mr. Bellowa coold get there with s cofMn and an bndertaker, and during that period .was_stolenfoy some 'ono, nossibly n student In (he College. The pnblicity given the matter in Tuosduy's Tuisyns must havo stirred np the authorities at the llospital, for, during the ternoon of thatdsy, a_ couple'af ien wero in search of Mr. Mollow, looking for himn at his bousa and elsewhere, in order, a1 he underatcod, ta tell him that the body of his child had been found, Yestetday ho recelvedn Jetter from Warden Mc- been found, #nd asking him to o immediatety and getlt, le dld go, was taken to the dead-honse, shown the body of & child thorftles sald was his. This ever, he Indignantly repudiate fn 'the longuage of the da ‘were trylng ta put up a stif on him ularchfld lad a head about twvica the size of his, and varled trom it in other reepects. Tho proba- Dility i that the publication af {he outrage acared the county suthorities, and they tuok somne other man's child and atiempted 1o palm it off on Mr. Bellows, 1iad he baen thus deceived, mont Jikoly 1n a day or 5o some other parant would have been secking for his oflllbrlng and fndlng It not, Mr, Bellown says he is golng 1o employ some lawyers, And will ace If the county can b ‘held resuonsible inany way for the shorftcominga of ite employes. Orand pucteLOTEL ATIIVALE, e rand Pactde—t. leatt Sian Paulo, v, D TULNI, HaTTaloy G BACrely Larih KTNCELd: e ncr, Umahi Zzepublicans the lov. A. Brodliead, Al: lababid, India; tne Hon, datnue) Sulich, New Orieanat orss Tod, Vounpuiown, 0.1 M. Ii. iioaers, Nelena, Atk.1 the Hon. W, D. Baldwin, Washingion; C Sorwond, New Yotk to Jlon. 3. L. Fliernuyk tany Jobih Rirby, Clevsiand, (i, J; Eydackir, 1T G. M. Sfowbray. North Adama, Mass,; Edwani faat, 3ie. 1 . H, Kite, Tiackweil, Conn.i Col. Stitwaukeo? W, "W, ocke, fluosick Falis, N Y. ark, 0.1 Wilitan Keyser, Michipa;” tha Beorgo Je: lé, No i Dol ¢, Loulaj b, fousemtV, G, Guter, fliimore’ Aehator - T. Webher, “Troy, N.'T.1 the [ton. Juhn, dencay Ilnn:'-n.’ MK nlaht, Pliebien i, T, o rison ‘Held, Enisandi Gen, G, W, forton, Loxlogton, Kr.1 | We L. Brown, Polateinia . . “Iotier, Cliiclinatty ‘W, .\, Edson, _tndian: the flon, barid C Troy, Housami?, 11 L. . BSudd, Buftaloy . .'Hobinson, Albtont If, M. J. Cojwel, f-tclung’ex i H, i Stlchactls, U, 8. A} forve, No irs, X! sliace Newbrg, K Y100 Lyssndet Flagz, Central Falts, 8,11 J. 0rKe... Tremuni Houss—The i, Louls 1 * 3. r Stewart, Counetl Buile; 7. W, Go Miigh Heeve ot TIIIZ DOCTORS. ¥HE CONVENTION OF TIlL ILLINOIS BTATE MED- ICAL BOVIETY Beld fta final scosion yesterdsy morning ln tho Iadles' ordinary at the Grand Pacific 1lotel, the President, Dr. T, D. Pitch, in the cbair, Dr. J. A, Allon, Chalrman of the Committee on Necrology, read the ruport of that Committen, aftor which the same goutloman read a very able and {ntereating paper on the carcor and labors of the late Dr. Freer, of thls city, recently deccased. At the reqaest of tho Convention Dr. Allen also vead a roportof the autopey In Dr, Freor's caww, which, with the committee report, was referred 1o the Comnmittee on Publicatlon. * + Dr, Worrell usked loave 1o make aslight con. tribution tu the necrological report, and the same on matlon, added, ©_order uf exctclses was, on otlon, sun- z‘n\]e&. 'I'he Hoard of Ceneors roported favorably o thu electlon of tne following geutlomen 1o Iatch, New Balem; Dr. ty) we would rucome mend that the charges be dumisacd.” The report of the Jloard was adopted. biect of the eatablishment of & State Modl- ied at vome Dr. Juha i1, Hollister, Trewsurer of tho , reparted as follows: Nalance on hand por toment, 810.2; cash recelved al Chame gn, 33("; cash cullectea during tho year, 322:; advanced Ly tie Treasutor, 31 total, .55, The disbuteementa for' the year werd 0,55 for varluun ubjects of the Soclety, On motlon, the report was sudlted and approved. The Comsmltles of Publication roported through Dr. N. 8. Davis, and the report wax accepted. OFPICERS. Dr, Cook, af Menduts, from tbe Nominsting Committes, reported the following elate for the enaulug year: e cal Institute was presonted and disc length, Saclet, Jast a pal Presidens—1. L. White, of Boomington. Birai Vice: Prositent—K, . Conk, Myndita. Heen i, 5 nd Vice President=1. M, G surer—Jtubu 11, {folilster, Chivugy Auslatnt Secratary~1l. B. Buck, spiingsend, Pernianent Commilite Censaras Walton, itidotts K. § Danriile. ' Pracei . i. Hooth, Hpart i Tooth, 18 -Muoses Uiunu, cago1 W, Prince, Jadksanviile. tn Obatetrd nfeago; £. It Willard, Wilnntingion Urugs mdsied »—rl.éx s er itivs: i Cr Z. Gl Jere. Dynniery o rEL, Cllosen The Cittanta . Dyscn Ulinton. Tho Clirun s fncurabls T30 Voor of BUBOIE-I%. J. Datéermty Epriogdeld was detlded upon as the placo of bolidiog Abe next Conveotlon, and Mesers, Grinith, J, Townscnd, and A.'A, Pattersug, o shat cliy, were appointed & commiites of arraogs meol. Tha report was adopted. PAPERS, Dr. 1, 8. Jewell, of Chicago, addresscd the Con- vention upan the subject of **The fuducnce of the Norves Over Nutrition.” Dr. dewell Liss apent two years in theluvestigation of this purticalar subject, and his remarks were oxtrewely able, thorough, 224 blgbiy apprecisied by ths x.flm; euticuis present. Thelr satisfaction was theu diaplayed iu & vole of thauke to Dr. Jowell. e Dr. J. 8. Joucs tead s paper, fall of erudition, upon (e diseases of the eyd uud ear, snd was tbanked by the Conventing. The Convention Lhen passed a vote of {hanks to the Comnmittes of Arraugements, the proprictors of the Grand Pacific liotcl, to the local wmedical socielies and mewbers of tho profeean for eul tlnment, and to the press. On wallon, Drs. N. &, avls, E, P, Cook, T. D Fitch, and Bogus were sppoluted § comuiftcs (o rovisa the constitutlon snd by-laws of the Society. Dr. C. W. Earla read a presmbla and resolution, which recommended that the Chicago Medica-Ils: torlcal Socioty be suthorized 10 publish Medica! Register of the Btate of 1llinols, ay o8 resolutlon of the American Medical Assoc dou. Adopted. Some sdditions) communications @ read and sccepted. Lo opaigted ta represent the Soc Conveotions uext year, and b1 delesates we: ;a0 Association for 1878. Tle retlriog President, okea the Couvention for Dr. D. T, Fiwh, then 1 thse bonoss copferted upon bim snd fug theis sitcas tlon and courtesy under his Presidency. The So- clcl{ then adjourned,jto meet one year henco st Springfeld. — TIIE PARKS, LINCOLN PARK. Mr. Davlo, the cxpert accountant of the Seuth Park Investigating Committce, haa rendertd to them n final report on the condition of the books and acconnts of the Lincoln Park Commiesloners, nccompanied by no lesa than sixty-two exhibits, which show In detail thereceipts and expendlitares of the trust fands under the heads of the varions Jand and 1mprovement accounts, legal expenres, ete., and Inclnding o plat of the psrk grounds, shawing tho various tracta, thelr acresge, snd tho rices pald, ik ’l‘neu?uocnmnnu appear to covertho whole finan. cial RTatrm of the treb, and will be of great sorvice 10_thin or any future investigating committee, Mr. Davle'n report corers the following points: First—That the completo checking of the hooks Tias been accomplished: and, although the booka have becn kent on a defective plan, they appear to be correct. That the Commistioners have ez ressed thelr futention of adopting some soggested rmpmvem!mn in the method of keeping thelr booka and avconts, Ao as finthe futnre to afford greater faciililes for nblaining At any time A com- Prehenalve view of the condition of the trust. Secomii—That vouchers for all expenditures charged have beer produced, with a few excep. tlans, of trifiing amount and mostly of ante.fre iate, which apnenr to have been mislaid or Tost., Third—Serutiny of the Individual vonchers has u|m. Mlv far, shown expenditures of a questionable clinracter. Fonrih="Tho amount ahown oa the books at tho dehit of Mr. John DeKoven, Treasnrer,on the J1st of March, 1877, $22,118,85, I8 admittediby that gentleman to have been in his handa at that dato. Fifth—~Notning 18 shown Dby the books vouclicrs to hava beon paid to any of the Commis- stoneen for services. Strth—Al the land contemplated n the Lincoln Park scheme appeara to have becn aecared, with tho exception of about HUD-1,000 of an Acre, Tow owned by n Jewish congregation, and allege by the Comnissloners to bs held nt oo high o Pprice to Justify present prchase. Serenth—For obvious reasons tho accountant has ot gone Into [he question of the reasonablencas or unreatanabicneas of the prices llllfl by the Com- miesloncrs for land purchased. ‘The bulk of the e o e park, farnteh. —Itefereing ton plat of the park, furnish- ol .f one of the nxlfi\sm. it 1 stated that the park ~conalsta of the followlng tracta: Acres, 000 ine street i Mlitimian tract, i ceinetery grounds. Total 8CTeago 8canired,visonscesssires. T00aT ‘The plat and varlons exhibits show with con- sldorablo detail not only the amount ratscd by saie of bonds, by aasessnicnts aud tazer, and the pur- poscs for which 1t has becn expended, bat alao the present financinl atatus of the trust. A llet Ia appended of sixty-two exhibita furnished with tho report, TIE WEST PARK. ‘The Board of Weat Chicago Park Commissioners met yesterday at their office on Iialsted street at Balf-pant 4 o'clock, the President, Ar. Clark Lipe, n the clatr, ‘The Secretary read communications from Presi- dent Lipe anbmaliting report of Euglneer showing the quantity of sewer nnd water pipo needed this scason at Humboldt Park, and reporting purchase of same: also from FPremident Lipo roporting some minor purchases; and from various parties sub. mitting bids for ofice accommodations for the Doard, " Tho commanieations were ordered placod on file. ‘The Finsnce Committeo reported expenditures for the month of April agregating $34,417.10, Following aro the leading itema: Pag-rol), March 11031, 81,118 105 Henry Greencbaam, loan and i, $10,260; 'German National Tank, tem- rnr-ry fosn and {nterest, 810,200, 67 C. Chase, nterest on_obligations, £0,153; and J. M. Adsity voucher of J, ougins, 81,218, Tho report was, on motlon, approved. A'communication from the Doard of Commis. sloners of Cook County saliciting a donatlon af bedding-plants with which to beautify the grounds of the [nrano Anylam at JefTerson was, on wiotlon, zcferred Lo tho Presidont snd Yecretary, with power toac Commissfoner Holden offered o resolutlon pro- viding that tha printing of the angual repor]. ha pastponed in o thata report uf the investiga- Uon now belng wade of the afaics of ‘the Doard might be printed withit, After somé discussion the reeolntion was adoptod. Commissioner Greensbaum offored a reealntion authorizing the Finance Cominittce to srrange for tho payment or cxtenelon of a note fur $3,520, held by the German Savings Bank, upon such forms as they might see fit, not exceeding 10 per cont inter- eal per annnm. _Adopted. ‘Tha Busrd then, on motlon, adjourned ta the firat Thursday in Junc, THE CITY-HALL. The Treasarer's receipta yesterday wero $4,405 from the Water Department and $3,777 from the Comptrolier, ‘Tho tranefer of tho City Treasury from the care of 3Mr. Driggs to Mr. Larrabeo will take placo to. day, the accounts having been nearly balanced, Licenses yiolded tho city about $300 yoaterday, Ono of the licenses was lssucd 1o a 3r. Pickerell, who lives on Perch strect, and wants (0 peddle Noh. The Water Dopartment desiros that the public thould remember the clty ardinance nrohibiting the use of hoes between the houra of 79, m, and 6 p. ™. A violatlon of tho ardinanco will bo follow- ©d by nshutting off of the water snd the srreatof tho offenders. finflding vermits woro (ssued yeaterday as fol- laws: G. A, Scaverns, n two-story store, No, 100 Tladaipls #irect, to cost 85,500: John Jochen, & twa-story dielling, to cost $,000, on Buttarfeid near Righteonth street: Cathering Chaplin, t three-story stone-front dwellings, to coat §3,500 cach, N, 351 and 153 Superfor strect, Yeatorday cleht new cases of scarict fever were reparted ta the Health Department, Four deaths hava occarred this week, * The Regletrar of Vital Statistica is confident that thc scourie s now near- I{‘ bdued, Tho city Is never eutirely free from 1t, un nven\fiu of about four deaths s week occur- ring throughout the year, The ga hich rleon, repreacnting the W nre Intercaied, ronains as montns, —nndecidod by Judge Drummond, the eity goes on puying the old raten for g compromise price baving been agreed upon, any effort made to bave the Hluminating fuld fur- nished at a prico satlatactory to the taxpayers, ‘Thero 18 no prohability that the Nildreth dla. ute will be hoard thm away. The city ia re; n fact has, through the Corporation Uonnsel ts anawer to the application for mandamus 1ildreth, or rather Hildrothw attorneys, ra, Lawrence, Campbell & Lawrence and 1. Recd, aro at presont Intorested in the 'ALCE DOW ,\mm inently before the publle, and there In no telllnz when “those cases will bo diaposed of and the Hildreth mattor taken up, THE COUNTY BUILDING,. The County Collector has lovied on Wood's Mu- senm for taxes, and placed s custodian {n charge of the stulled boars, birde, and snakes., Max Kirach was arrested yesterday st the Ine atance of dames Tonfleld o recover a dabt of $150, ‘nor fled bat Mean le gave bond, and wiil schedule his property ina fow di The inventory of personal property in the estate of Joseph 8, Sharp, deceased, was filed In the County Court yesterday, It s valued at $112,- 6UD. 11, excluaive of propesty in bonds. Somo changes atn (o bo made fn tho Sherift's subordinates In o Yow dsys. One balllf s 10 bo dlscharged and probably ono depaty, Thelr pl Imva‘n?;eady mfn flllun’. bally el pidces ‘The following-nsmed were added to the o Nstof inmates of the Insane Asylum yeatorday gfi the urder of the County Court: Edwlu Mattin, Charles Clark, Johanna Callan, Charles Peretz, aud Julia Armstro Now that the ** Ring ** has agreed to o through the furm of secebving propowals fag granite for the new Loutt-House alteratlous, Kraalle wmen are lio~ &innlug 1o reasun together, and yestorday seversl were around, They pranise ta maka the ight for recedence & lively one, aud present somia knock- own arguincnts why e sward should nob bo 2;:‘::,;0 Mcelaflrey's *tone quarry ™ full of mae At A cammittea meetlne Wednesday, Architect Fgan wade two recommendstion: nn{ that gran- {te be substituted for imestone, and anothee that a8 brick-mason be selecied tasunerintend the bricke work at tho Court-llouse. ‘The latter watter ne run:ulmv ureed, and_explained the necessily hereof, while iu tbe foier he manifested no en- thusiasm whalcver. Yea nl\:ly the Board acted v the least urgent yecommendation, but paid no attentlon tothe other, The cxplanation ls they kuew Just what eranite they wanted, —had agrecd oo i, —but for the life of ihem could uot ayree on wbom (o meke Suberiutendent. Soma tme ago Walker was ardered 1o stop set- Uag such stone as projected vver the stone bene: ou the de, untll ‘the lower stons had bey vacked up with brick. This was Leforo any brick was belng laud, aud he went 1o (he Hoard lowling ubout daiusges for delays. Yesterday bo was vio: Jatlug tho order ugain, on 1he fourth conree, snd biad 10 be atopped by Egau, ‘The projecting part of the stone bo supportca wiih a pile of brick, and it will be hapossibie to do 1he backiug lu a workuan- like or substautial manner. The disposition to do 1hat which oughit uut to be douw on Ihe part of the cuatractors ls general, and nothing but the cloacst scsutlny will prevent it Thomas Sexton, fur killing & man on Sonth Mal- sted street with & billlard-cue some montbs sgo, was placed on his second tnal {uluay in tbe CriluslCourt. On hisfirat trisl he was found guilty sud given ve years iu the Fumllnlurz. & new belal was ’unud bim ou sccount of the defigiteucas of tho County Phbysiclan's testimos ‘The biatory of the case is familia, tliere wets 1o ew developmenta, prosecuting witncas, Mre. Black, was {na besatly aato of lowaicatlon o cvurt, aad sv weley sod | and ne [{ 0, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: I'RIDAY, demanatrative as to Induce the Court to order her laced nnder arrest nntil she was wanted, An at- Tempt wan ade. some weeks ngo {0 spirit. her awhy, and her condition yeaterday wan sald to bo the result of her amnociation with the friends of the defondant. Dut one witnese was examined during the day. o Grand Jury was expected to hare adjonrned c-rxncma A mm{mt nurmnrlyhnnr 20 deepl( in- {emuled in & complaint against James O'Nell for perinry that it_continaed ita adjonrnment aver ontil ta-day. O'Netl, It appescs, was arrosted In srcn at the instanceof A. J. Moote for debt. Monre's claim amonnted to $800, and O'Nell at- tempted (o eecape Jafl by acnednling hin [ Ho schednled 2385.50 and cave as his liabliities 11,711.40, and the Conet not being entirely satisfied, he was remanded. It I8 now complained againat him that at the time haachednled he was rorth conslderable property, and was good for all the claima against him, and that he committed per- Jury in ache ni, and anbeequontly assigned hin Wpeny to bis brother with frandulent intent. e 18 what occnpled the jury largely during tha dag. and, wwhat fn n little strange, O'Neil appeared to have a defender and friend. What dlaposition ‘waa made of the case Ia not knawa. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘The Gonpel Temperance Union will hold thete regular weekly meeting thin evening i Lower Farwell fall, W, If. Mucrsy will conduct the exercises. Dr. R. U. Plper lectnres this evening at Camp- bell Hall on Van Buren nreet. Ilis remarks will be fally lllnetrated with the atercopticon. Tho proceeds are for the benefit of a Sanday-school. ‘Tho Rev. Dr, Heary Gersoni will preach In the Temple Dnal Sholem, Michigan avenne, bettwecn Fonrtecn and Sixtcenth strects, Subject: **Reve. }“x‘""fi" Friday evoning at 7 o'clock, The publie s fnvited. Chnrch service at the ‘Temple of the Einal cone gregation, corner Twenty-first atrect and Indiana avenue, in commemoralinn of the revelation of the ten commandments on Mount Siasi, to-day at 10 l;bclfiwak 8, m, eharp. Sermon and confirmation at 130 8. m. Qcarge 11, White, 8 gentleman of twanty-ono years® experfenco In military service,and for three years and nine montha ‘in the United States rervice, was elected Cantaln of Company, €, Becond Regiment 1. 8, G., at sn election held by that company last night. The Chicago Chees Assoclation will remaye tos day to No, 6 Waehington stroet, Vienna Model Dakery, o] [lnlll! Field, Lelter & Co.'s. The pro- rietors ‘,P helr now quarters, Mesers, Stnrkow & U0,, will endeavor to make the chess-room the hesdquarters for chers-players in the West.- An- othor room will shorily be added to the present one, snd fitted up with clegant Inlaid chess-tshies, which are already ordered. The Chess Ansociation an now ninety-eight members, and the number Increases dally, The handicap thesa tonenament is under foll headway and will be a succers, A special meeting of tha Assaciation s called for b P. m, to-morrow At the new rooms, CRIMINAT. Arrests: Armory, Abrabam Slopkle, young thief newly arrived In town; Bernhard Straube, » pected of tho burglaty of $500 worth of goode last Sunday from the bardware store of L. J. Dal. micke, No.508 State strect. WWeal Madison street, Mary Meyers, idiot, and unable to tell where ahe lives: A, 1l Hagerty, trying to steal clothing from ‘No, 151 North Bangamon street, while out upons ‘begging expedition. Accldents: At 11:30 yesterday morning Matthew Vanlekey, residing st No, 7 Noblo street, was reverely Injured about the bands and hips by soma boards blown off a_ballalng at the coraer of Michigan avenne and Twenty-Mxth street, upon which he was at work, Laat evenini wagon belonging to A. Rolbe, No. 1! avenoe, ran away, and, throwing ont a Ilitie U- ear-old son of the proprictor, cansed injuries hat may prove fa John Parks, o man who makes himself consplen« ous under the nick-name of *‘Diamond Joho," was bofore Jostice Meech yesterday afternoon for *asennit and batlery upon a man named Phelps, wha acted as sort of a go-between for the afore #aid John and tho well-kuown CoffcaJohn, the tvo having hsd soma difficulty about some di monds, It appeared that John had, sut provocation, struck = M. eipa knocked him down, and in tho f; apeainied, John pleaded whisk; onslaught, and the Contt ssid $75 and costa. sppesied, 4 Justico Summertte!d yesterda; nes man, recelving the pro and il his anklo was the canas of the John held the follow- Ccorgo and Annla Connoll and Mathins New- rty etolen by the Btewart- Tally-MeNolll gang of barglars, §400 each to the Crintinal Conrt; L. J. Bimon, larcany and doinr [3 eecond-tand boairoes without a licens tothe Criminal Court; Daniel Htewart Edward Btewart, robbing W. 1, Mason, of No, 1003 Doar~ burn sireet, of some razors and45 cents, 81,000 each *o the Criminal Conrt. Justice Morrlson he T'eter Morgan {n 00 boads to the Criminal Conrt for tho larceny of 8 rM’rol from John Borneman, 0, 218 Madlson sirect; George Kelly, tnrglary Phillp _ Stein's v 40. Sheidon atreet, 81,0 o 25th{ Willle Jarvis, lncan{( of clothes from Joseph Slnngeck, No. 201 DeKoven street, to the Urlwtaal Court, Hefors Jurtlce Raafmann, Anton Drant snn Frank Messman wero hield to the Crim- fual Court in $300 each for interfering with a Con- stable named Linidgreen while attempting to levy on a horse belonging to Brant. IIYDF, PARK AND LAKE. CONDITION OF TItR WATKR-WORKS. ‘The present condition of the Joint Water-Works ‘wae the eabject which occupled tho atteation of the Jolnt wmeeting of the Tiyde Park and Lake Boards held Saturdsy. ‘Tho following was pre- sented to thio meeting by the members from Lake: Ths froquent breakago and constant expense acca. s10ned by Lo, fotat Wale orks of the Towa. of Lake and Viliase ot Hydo Park, ani tho necontry for guarding szainst 1he sosuibilis fallure supply of water, haa cansed us Lo fay miadoof the works and machinery, and we would re- spect{ully submit tha following cunclusiony a% which o hare areived as to their condition, and as to what steps are necessary Lo be taken for tiie_obtaining of & gonarent and aurlcient suply of water for ars &ad do- meatic purposcs (0 tho Inkabltanta of Tha two towns, alf works s« presentaraInan excecdingly bad con- b #irat=The foundations sre giving swa) he mae cliinery B beginning 10 (4L s 1he e‘ffnrfm ir] I”lllflll> D L 2, nory rudy ars badly cut because of gravel coming o 34178 (hroush tho ADLYI00-pipe, (heraby ICHGAIRE i ioant of warl n Kravel Guttiug (e cyliniior Rod piaton toda. o =Tlhie oylluder livada 818 cracked, unsafe, and llablg logive way at any time, This s pccasioned o part becatuse of negioct tn allowing water to remala lo hie eyiMder when In motlon and in pars because of ihe {nireduction of the exlinder cock eaun tliorahy weakening (he sani ini=Tha team plhes 80d driim-head are begin: Ging 10 Icak badly from the hollers, anid, owing to thelr SonAtruction, caanot bé repaired Witkout stapping tha 7 j Fuurth=Tho rotary engine 1s now, sud slware w Rt for th tse for wWhIch It wis Iatended, Yeaufing & 10n0f coal per hour Andea coustant pumplag of alf o 4 i operstion. [t 13 8180 defectivo becauts and at the present (Ime tha rotary pumms yunsrailablo lecausa of the gearing conaocting and enzine ing broken, ‘The rotary ens Beolitely undt for uss, and stiould ba &6 0ACE hoved and disposed of. iriA=All the inaclilneiy tn gencral yreatly needs ro- and taall su connecied that such repairs cannot mads witnout stopying the warks and the supply of water to the towns, cansequently there is Immediate Receally of pruviding for s 4upply of water from soine other sourca thaa through the prescat machinery while tiiesd repairaare belig mado. SecontA~Tlie suction- pipe and crib, because af thelr Imperfect construction, have heen ‘constantly ont uf Tepair, sad by frcquent lLicAksge have bee gxneuse, and never ‘nave et which they were (ntendrd, o fs .lnull o ) s ato the cylinder- while, {u case of shoul at jeadt 173 pounds of pressure to now unsafs witl tho 3 ceeding o Fellol ani prorecil pire 11 1l presiira engine, the cost of ‘which may be alwut $3,01), tu take placa of the roe tary eogine, god with which Lo rug ine rotsry punips I case uf Sic or (eniporary repalr of b other ma- chinery, Seconid—That we advefrise for . ery af capacity ol 00, () Wiaers to' th r machioery (apL ot Bboue 10 fects which INuse &IWaYe ba ATie Ppuimped out before any repairs can be mad Fourd iron crils be placed Tn tho laks st & notuina tha prescnt cr re w on of fca &0 d councetc present sucting-pipa by & And that ail ihe i1pe ot £3 natant by our works, e rarerty Taneksd, Wil be sdsquatn or orks, 1 proj . o ada 0o oupuly'of Al water LRAL wil ha Mecded Gy the two 10wns forniany years tocome. [0 vlew of the condls tlon of the machinery aud tho repairs naceas iady at uiice, we wonld recominend 88 e % uperintendent should QIII. of tzlhlmlnl iring, and wurking liity le beyond ques- ould he held respol o S cond—The Euperintend DS oE 1o Prper Sre bd ey 10r tho broper aud efféctive u mant of the works, and in order (it be may properiy fulgll thess pequire: wents ke sliould 1iav e full control uf the works and of !l tha empioyes. willi guthority ta employ aud 10 dls- @ for Incompelency or neglectof July. Tho seport;is sigued by A. B. Condit, Levi Montgomery, J. Xhirley, Georze Muirtesd, aud Peter Murphy, meoibers of the Board of 'Trustees of the Town of Lake. Al niembers concurred In the truth of the state- Betare: Contt Motehends a4 Buieylromsiog * Condlt, Muithend, and Boieley. froms thy Town of Lake. aud M Beaaley, l(\uh-u. and Wheeler, from Hyde Park, wero choscn 1o confor an;l(gshu tho wost sultable way to remedy the efects, 'The Coramittee met at tho Water-Works Wednes: day afternoon, aud made a cateful examination of 811'the machinery, and put it to the bighest Lest dared Lo 1t reached a little leas than z¢ to the aimu jach. The ¢ & feport to the joint Dosrds be Kurlewood hose-bouss Tuesdsy sftcracon at 2 o'clock, WASHINGTON REVISITED The National Capital, with Its New Administration and Its Spring- Costume, Fred Douglass® Bad Biunders-«The Last Gurgles of the Carpet-Bag Governments, Civit-Service Reform and 1ts Opponents—Gesrge I, DBatler's Appolntmeat. Texas Paclfic and the Question of Subsidles. Special Chrrespondence of The Tridune, New Yonx, May 14, 1877,—The first thing that atrikea the notice of a visltor to Washington City Just now Is the absence of the flash element that made Iteelf #0 unplessantly consplenons daring the later years of the Grant Adminiatration. The lond- talking follows, witn rakish clothes, broad- brimmed bats, and s rurplos of watch.chain and dlsmond studs, are not visible nor sudible toany conslderable extent, It ls trno that Congress s not 1n seasion, and no snbeldies are pending; but, on the other hand, we are now In the third month of & new Adminlstration, when, If ever, the town onght to bo awarming with office-seckers snd brokers,—bnt they arc not there. Now and then a melancholy wight may be seen wandering through the corridora of the Dopsrtments, with some Im- ‘vortant letter of introduction from some Important Congressman concerning sorme ,unimportant oflice; but the hotels ars dull, the town 18 dul), and thera are none of the usual signs of slege and sack which :nmmonly attend & change of President and Cabi- Inet. Who shall be Minister to Patagonla or Consul 10 Ding-Dong 18 not the tople of much bar-roem discussion; but tho clty is, nevertholoss, SERENELY NRAUTIZUL, " ‘The glory of spring 18 upon the parke, the triane gles, the clrcles, and the publie places of every kind which 8o profusely abound, Washington is the only Amorican city which vies with Longon in the extent, and nombor, and varlety of Its open ces and grcen {rees. The '*magnificent dia- ances ** of the olden 1ime have been flled up with noble dwellings and gencrous foliage; and now, whero tho army-wagons of 1B01-'h squatted upon the interscctions of brosd avenues, and tora the ntrects with the plowshare of war, you may be- hold beds of flawers embroldering acres of green tarf, and fringing miles of naphalt pavoment, to the joy of chlldcen and birds withoat number. ‘Washington s considerably over.decorated ond over-bulit; but the financlal crisia has prodaced less depression upon It than npon many larger TR s Brobabiy. I hat™tod tnemscs of its inhabitants, being derived principally from fixed enlnrios, wwas pot eubject 10 the abstoment which overtook ail the commercial contres after the nicof 187, Speculation has, of course, come 0 an ond, and_much umptrl{, can bo_bonght for Iess than 1t cost the - prescnt holderat bt tho ex- trome shrinkage which has followed upon merean- tile failures and diminiehed {ncomes {n Now York, lloston, and Chicago, {s not manifest there. As Washington has no trade to lose, it has not loat any, Its existence haa alwaya been from hsnd to maouthi but, while the Nationsal Treasury remains rolvent, and while it remains where it e, thero will be no surer pay-rolls vanywhoro tban those {’mmd"rhll:h Washington City derives it daily T e PRED DOUGLASS' LdTURE on Washington and {ts inhabitants mnst be pro- nounced, in tiew of hia ofticial position, o paintal departnra from good taste, and a breach of pubile decorum, Undonbtedly it containe a great deal of tenthy spiced with somo oliRl‘l‘fllllon. A threee Capltal durlng the {el!l residence at the Natlonal War enables me to admit that Mr. Douglass hos pol a fonnd all tho raw »| and has worked on them with the aklll of an + bt what would the presa and people of Chicago do If the newly-appotnted Marahal of tho United States District Court ahould R0 to Milwatkee and deliver 8 lectura containing all the bad things that could poasibly bo anid abant Chleago, or raked np to her discredit during the paat quarter of & century? They would undoubt- edly ' make every oxertion to have him romoved from ‘office, and wonld proba- bly succecd, becamss the Prealdont wonld hardly overlook so taltons -a scandal, If 3ir. Jonglasa wero a whitc man, thore can be little danbt ho wonld pay tho penalty of this untimely gpeech with his otiiclal head; bat Bflrhl‘ll his **color and ‘pru'lflnl condition of servitude ' mny stand him in good stead, 1Inany case, be has in- ani himeel? mote_than anyono else. I cen misreported by the Halthnore , as o claims, of course he must not be Lield responsible for all the ugly ll,lfi?l"‘ut down to his discredIt. Nevertheless, tho wisdom of ecarching out old sorcs in ane's peighborhood Ia not to he command- ed fn pelsate life, and 1n scarcely tolorablo whon the acarcher s an important pubfic statlon. Itis only threo wocka since TUE PACKARD GOVERNMENT In Lontalana sank out of sight, and it might be supposed that that event would possesa some de- grea of [reshness an Tnhll: Interest at tho National Capital, - 1am obliged to say tuat it waa only & nine-days' wonder, Indeed, it waa dia- counted beforehand, not only by Warmoth in his band-spoculations, but by the whola cluss of who carry on the Government at Willard's, bbitt, and the Arlington. Newspaper Row ho Laulslana question, and will not allow at Packard {a & namo to conjure with, or that Diainas or any other Senstor the remotost yes upon ao nd Conkiing, f he hae nefther of them can beat Adminfstratfon in thele respective States without beating themasives. "Who s thero (o fight for Packard ¥ Look or the st of well-greaved Acheans In the next Congre A tell us which ona fa to be the carpet-baggers' Achilles, and what chanco he haa of carrying off both his hoels from the flold of confict. 1f the ro- sult of the Lonlsiana seitlement should be atrife and bloodaned, —if It ahould lead to half the tur- moll that attended the Kellogg Govornment all throngh - ita Ill-starréd life, ~thon there might be somie Senatar bold enough and well.seated enouph to break a lance with the I'resldent. Tut, even In this case, he would be vanquished; for the better class of Democrata—smong whom may be men. tioned Bayard, Mill, Gordon, and Lamar—are de- termined to 611 any gapa left {a tho Adminlatra. tion ranks by virtua of auch an encounter, 'The prattle concerning A NXW PARTY baa thla foundation, and no more: The Fouthera Democrats {ntend to stand by thelr own party, to susiain {ta orpanization, to attend its cancures and convontions; but they will not be bpound (o antagonize President llayes in_the biind, lonate manner that some of their Northsrn colleagues desire, nor will they atand (dle if the Administration is os- saulled for withdrawing the troops from South Carolina and Loualslana, ” A scheme Ia brewing In the Northern wing af the party to limit Lhe usc of roops by & proviss In the next Army-Apvropria- tlon bill, 1o declare by law what orders the I'resl. rlent may or may not give to the military force of which o ia the coustilations! Commander. 1 ect thal they will fall ta eccire party-unanimity or this project: and that, 1f they atteinpt to mako it 8 caucus-monsure, they will ‘split themacly and do nobady elso any harm., M. layes would l;nlu. of cuarec, to tave his policles sustained by ls own party, without reference to any outside assintance; but, being convinced that his course 1a right,—baying adopted it after the fullest consid. azation, —having ontlined it befora hls election a0 that nobody can justly charge I with dupilclty ar deceit,—hu will adhere to it Armly, and take without rescntment all tho blows that may be dealt him {uconsenuence, 1lis conren by reference to THE CIVIL SERVICE will be 1o no wise different, When Mr, l’ll{ P Cabinet was {n embryo, machine-pollticlans talked of Schura vart, 4)“" a8 they now alk, and have always talked, of Civil-Service reform,—as eomething too utictly ridiculons and moon-strick to be enteriained for amoment; and, when those namcs Were sent In (o tho Senats with Ihe rest, for condrmation, there was a spell of amazement; thena scasan of jaughbter: then an interlude of wis 0! by elddines lassliude, sad all-goncuess, Old Simon Came: resigned 'incontineutly, and Zack Chandler and Uen Butler hastened ‘1o assure the new Cabinel~ Minlsters, including the two speclally-proposter- ous snd Inconcelvabla ones, of their hearty con- fidence and admiration, Now. the side-splisting merriment Indnied in by this class of politicians, whenever Civll-Service rofoom is mentioned, la vart of the QIGANTIC GAME OF nLUFP with which fhey hoped tu excludu Seharz snd Fv. aris from Lho counsols of th W Ad) 1t will Lave no mur than in she nther. Mr. "'f"' views ara exactly tiose sct forth in bls fctics of aceeplance, Thoy w ed lonit a%a, when, &% & niember of Cong snpporied the Jenckes bill by vote and’ speechi ani thoy have never been changed, but, on the conteary, have been confrmed aud matared by the dismal experience of later ye His intentions are (o employ ali the constifutional pawers of the Exscutive 10 introduce this reforw, and o Cougress to grumala it h{ leglslative action where I the Republicau party will oot fur- necessary, e will accept it from Lhe ad, If aeither will do ‘so, be witl sull bis own Admiisir squar loa by such priuciples, he irat declsive atep taken will probably be the 1ssuing of su Execulive order to all Government oficers and cmployes 1o ADSTAIN FLOM POLITICE, and confuo themaclves 10 their constitallo night of voling. 1t will bu news (o most Federal oficeholders folcarn that snch an order was lssued by the Exccutive more than thirty yesrs sgo, snd bs never becu revoked. Tho Whizs assalicd the Democratic party of Jackon and Van Duren for introduciog "tha bLarba maxim snd policy. **To the victors bolong the spoila of the vanquish. ed.” When Harrlson waa elected, in 1840, ono of the Arst acts of bl Administration was Lo promal- sll ofccholders, “enjoin. strictly “to_thelr * du- litics alone, = uae der pain of diswisal. ‘The reasons ausigucd for 1Bis wholesome order wero the sawme thatare Bow urged for Civil-Sorvice seform, viz.: thaty to MAY 18, 1877, the public sorvice helng matntained and snpported hy the procceds of tazos levled upon nll clases and partics, 1ta employment for the benefit of ane clare or party, and to the detrimont of others, was nnjnet, “indecent, intolerablos and that it tended to debanch and’ demoralize ihe servics it- self, to fmpalr its eilictency, and to bring It Into rn»\le discredit, Snch an order was Issued, and L stands anrepealed and unrevoked to thia honr, Unfortnnately. Freaident karelson died n fow dayn after it was fssued, and the spirit which {t enibodied died with him. * It was nevor sought to be enforced. ner A, And It ta not nnlikely that somo_ distinguished of- fenders ngalnat tho principles embraced in 1t will be branght to the block by way of convincing the emaller Iry that the movement In in eatnest. It Conaressimen aro given {o underaland that the ** Federal pateonage ™ can no longer ba made nse 12 to thein In caucuses and conventions at_homo, they wlil have lexs motive for recking to contro} ft: and, {f they are further given to nnderstand that they eannot control It, they will perhaps pase rome law 10 sheller themselves apamet the persc. cationa of the olitical tramps who follaw them to ‘Washington, and Insist on baving officea given 2m. 'The appointment of GRORGE 1. DUTLER 88 Postal Route Agent to the Nlack Mills seems to have been made by Postmaster-(icnceal Key In the exuberance of h(s heart, to demoneteate 10 all the world that, although a Democrat and a 8outhorner, e conld do a gencrons thing to tho: blsckest of black Republicans, In order to stand v!rfcfl:s stratoht before the conntry, he leaned backwas Uil hofelliover, It la certaln that he consuited nobody outelde his own Departmient In reference to Tintler's appointment: and it Ia presumable that the tame of the appointee, although truly intorna- tlonal and world-wide, hat not yel peneirated tho fastncases of Tonnessee, and wae, therefore, tn- known to our warthy Postmaster-General. 8o much cannot besald for Cox and Sayler, —Lwoprom- l‘:'!n‘wi?mll‘dlwuorlh:Spukeflhlp.bfizhkd fore ieir timo ‘Notwithstanding this and some other mistakes, the purpose of the Preaident to introduce a new nystem, or, rather, to go back to the old systom anterior to Jackson, I8 FITRD AND UNALTERABLE. Nor Is there any disagroement In the Cabinet on this point. Prnblhl{ Mr, Shorman would prefer 110 gu on In the way he Is accustonicd to: but he Is not going to make any resistance to thisreform. 1 sm assured, by those who have o{lt ortunitiea to knaw, that abeolute harmany preva f’nm the Cab- Inet, and that 1t wonld be imporsible to bring tos gclhcncu'n men who conld traneact the publie uainenn more ainieably or with lees friction, Althaugh the stmosphere of Waehlogton has notably changed, the APPETITE FOR SUNSIDIES has not. Tho Texas Pacific gang keep a fow hands st work thers all the, tme: ind they aro playing o gamo of brag throughout the cauntry of great mag- nlficance,” Loulsiana question, Southern pacifica- tion, ers of goad feclini, and Texas Pacific subsidy are all jumbled togothice ss though they had a necessary family-connection. It Is in‘this way, I Iinagine. that they have succeeded in crenting an Limpreasion that the President favors tholr scheme, or that ho favors **aliberal aystem of public im- !arnnmen(r."—mal Is the wav thoy put it. Any- ting that" s liberal or publlc, of course, in. cludea a suosldy to Texas DPacifie. If is to any euch _liberality, to bo mado #a public a8 possible: and (o this end I {nvite all raffway-promoters, Iaboring nnder temporary depreesion, 10 come on and get tome, There aro at least three railways to the Biack iilis that ought to be counted {n, ‘and the danger {s imminent that one of them wiil he com- meneed and actively progressing before Congress mcuts to_pass the necossary subsidy, Thon the Northiern Pacliic ooght to bo on hand, and the pro- ected road from Utah to Oregon, and the Atlantic Pacific, and the Chicagro & Pacific,and averything elae that can attach the word Pacl6c to 1ts name, — not to mentloa that noble undertaking the James River & Katawha Canal, Civil-Scrvice roform and snbsldies will not work together in the same arne I one of them succeeds, tho other will will be very likely to fail, 1. W, S —— ADAMS AND BLAINE. ‘Whnt Each Thinks of the Other, Neto York Heratd Interiets twith Charles Francis Ad 12. It was evident from 3ir. Adama® expressed views that hie 18 not a very ardent admirer of dir. Bialne, but, In discoursing upon tha carcer of that would- Dbe Presldent, ho waa very moderate both In tone and language, **Thore was a lettor which 1 wrote to Ohlo during the last campaign,” eald Mr. Ad- ams, **inwhich I deprecated the condition of a country where 8 man notorionsly corrupt came so near recclving the Presidentlal nomination ne did one of the leading candidates of the Cincinnati Conventlon. Mr, Ilaine, on notieing this letter, came out {n o statement in which he made no allu- slon whataver to the subject matter contalved my communicatign, but contented himself b, abusing mo for sume opposition I manifeste toward him In Congreas twonty yoacs ago. t4f unt say that { thiuk Alr. 1iayss occuples a very hard position,—a most difficalt one, —andone which § would not desira to hold nndor similar clrcnmstances, fat ag tho man la concerned I belleve him an upright and honest one, but ho has fi“' very hard aak before him. In roference to 13 Bouthern policy I think it a one which {s more 1iablo to inaro to the benedt of the Democrata than 1o the Repablicann, for haseems 1o be pursuing the saime conzso which not only the Domocrats, but all honest and patriotiocitizens, have for a long time favored, Of couse, it {s ot what snch men 84 Blaine and Dutler will aen[mnm and, thero. fore, 1am not aarprised that thoy and thelr kind are l1able tofind fault wiih pim, A TITIUERTO UNPUBLISIED LETTRN OF DLAINA'S, Wasiunatox, D. C., Dec, 10, 1876, —My DEan Frarxn: 1 shall not iose my paitence with you, but anothor letter of same purport from any one olse i certalnly Ly my temper, which has already beon pat to the {est by two similar ralds upon i, I met Howles, of the Springfiold Zepublican. s few weeka since In Malne, on bie roturn from a Mooso- head Lale toor, and rode with him for a day Boston- wards, He improved the occasion by assuring me that L had no chance for the Presideiicy, but that inight do a great thing for myselt and wiy couatey by openly cepousing the cause of Uharles Prancie Ada) 8hortly aiterwards CharleaNordhoff wroto e thing In anbetance on both points, urging me. 80 Adama at onco, ally mysolf with him, and make myscif chief of hisparty.” From Nord- ke, this mild nonsense mn{ ba tol+ erated; but from flowles, whom nobody lkes, it is quite unendurable. L replivd to Nordhof In writ- fngas 1did to Bowles in convorsation, withoat mincing iy words, and Ishall do you tha same favor, I assured Nordhoff that he could not have o lowsr estimate of my personal prospects than I bad myealf; that in fact the sobject never entered my mind a8 onc of serioas promnire; and L am sare Tiold you -lsmmh:- In August Iast that my nom- {nation wos not within the scopo of remole proba- biljties—scarccly of poasibilitics. Yon need not, therefore, !l{ a0 gingerly to let me down without trting, for [ really nover felt that T waa up. $ut the cant and the nonsensc which Howles and ‘Nordhoft snd yourself put forward about Adams as the comli n1‘u|ll| Loth amnes and enrage me. When ho comes tha Republican party is gone, It would not be Adama' fall but his risc thet would ruin ua, No Adams ever yot headed o party withont taking the Mife out of it, Old John—in miany respectas the best of them~took tho Federal plrl{ in 1708, when it had the talent, the character, the culturo, the wealth, hnd the patriotic traditions and preju- dices of the country all largely in lia favor, and in four years he so entiroly destrayed it that It never reappeured, except as o gliost wherewith to frighiten two succeeding ganerations of statcamen. A f the quarior-centuty that he lived eed from the Presldency was spont in uerutous efforts to throw the responaibllity of his allures on the filonds of Hamilton and tho elevon oiher contrary juryme: Jobn Quincy Adame was e?lnll!{ unfortunate with the llepublican party of hls day. h was innugurated fn 1825, theto was no oth politieal organiaation T the conntry, and a wise eader of mon and of parties would diftculty In harmonizing tho personal were permiliod to grow into auch fearfu) magnitude aud mequire such ‘destructlve force. Indeed, the Administration of_the second Adams so ontirely wrecked tho great Rtepublican )vm which Monros Teft, that it nevor was heard of agsin except undor au alins, Ilad John Qaincy Adama dled the day he Teft the Presidency, he would never have filled dhe &mm(nnnl Place to which he {a entitled in our hls. ry. Ho would aimply have heen known as s chilid of political fortune,—always in office, no matter which party was in power,—head of an Ad. mihistration which was ‘remarkshle only for its failures, suthor of a diary consplcuous anly for {1s nillgnity, slte to o son une wisc enough to publish It. The last seventecn years of his Hfo, spent In the louss of Nupro- sentatives, il but ane year in tho Opposition, de- v-ln‘u-d 1hose qualities and E. him those appors tiumities which sccured him bis fame. 1t 18 in that Beld nlone that the prescnt gencration know him, and Mr. Seward, when he wrote tho blography of e **0ld Man Eloguent ™ (ho never was clagaent when young), devoted more space 10 bis aervice 1 the Housc than to_all the precoding history of his ofticlal Nfe, which msy be said to have hcfflll about tho timo be was weaned. As an Excculive he was as ulter & fatlurc as his father, lon't talk to me, then, I proy you, sboot noml. Charles Fronchs Adams &9 our candldato for the Preefdoncy unieas you meandcath for us without sesurroction, The Kepublican Elrly can be beaten under some candidatos in 1870 and eti)l haven fature; but If it should win with Adams It woald never breathe sgain, Tho day of his inangueation would be the day of its funeral, ile is not Lhe equal in talent of Lls father or grandfather, and, nmurhhlhn & very slight personsl acquslntance with him, [ judga him to have # plentiful lup[rly of those qualitics which made the two Adam: ho conwplcuous failures smong our early Pr I -ndnfreu lack of thoss charscierietica which, with all their faults aud faifures as Kxecutives, i1} made them justly Hlustrious in our annals, Tha Presidents who wera great leaders of mon and of partics bave been our successful Preaidents. Washingion and Jeflerson among the carly Pr dents, Jackson and Lincolu st later poriods, sre 10ft shining oxamples. Amond the men who minent degree (he tale: d aptitude tlon wera Hamilton, De Witt Clinton, lenry Clay, vaurd. and Stephen A. Douglas. 1sus not in g aingle quality of any one of then: can you find tho Ieast counterpart iu "Charlos Francls Adams, Stat magnd nominls umbra, And only the shadow! Vory sincerely yours, J. Gl Braiss. e L GAIL'S GATBABL;. o (he Edlior o Tribune Crizcaoo, May 15.—~1 5% not want to e thing oogallant sbout **Cail lsmllton, Liying to be au Ansel Gabrlol, sho fs bble, & splenetic splutlorer for sy, whom r. Blalne would act wisely in sup- presaing, 48 she will damage him more than she will do hlmfwd 1o public opinion. Bhe Isthe only izreconcilatlo not of the malo sex with which the Ropublicar party is troubled. Pracs, COUNTY AFFAIRS. The Substitation of Granite for Lime- stono Carried Through, A Bham Tovestigation for the Purposs of- Annoy. ing the County Treasurer. An adjonmed meeting of the Connty Board was held yesterday sfiernoon, all the membeen helng present, A commnnication was read from Architect Egan submitting an_estimata on tho Court-Ilonne Atone work, amounting {o 815,150, In favor of McNell & Bons Referred. ‘The nsoal number of bills were road snd re- ferred. TURNING IN JURORS' CERTIZICATES. The Judiciary Commltfes reported favorably on the proposition to have the Clorks of the Circait and Buperior Courts cash jurors' ecortifieates In thelr courts, and authorizing the Treasuror to ro- celva from such Clerks snch certificsten e 00 much cash In tholr scttlements writh that offielal, Mr, Fltzgerald wanted the report recommitted with a view to gettingan opinion from the Caunty Attorney on the anbject, Mr, Holden got down from the chalr lo advocate ihe adoption of the reporty {n his neual blastering style, s Mr, Lenzon said the County Attorney had ad- vised the Committeo not to adopt such a report, bul that it bad the right to do it Mr. Benne thonght that Inasmnch as tha County Attorney had advised the Committee againat pro- .e'nl!n‘F the rewnb and that genfleman wna pald 87,000 A year tor his **opinions, " ho was in favor of followling hia advice,~hence, was oppored to the t. "x?:o\;‘ some farther fillbustaring, the report was n) adnpted. Tflu Commltteo on_Pablie Charitles reported In favor of allowing bills aggregsting $7,700.07, Adopted. : fANITE, Tol afiAniTR. Tho Publlc Bailding and 1 vlm Committeo ro- orted on tha hill of Thomas Webber, for coveting ho steam-pipes at the Hospital, amounting to $1,082, and in favor of T{Infilho e, Adopted. The Committes on Pabllé Huildings and_Publie Bervice reported {n favor QH"’I‘M Sexton $15,100 for brick work on the Conrt-louse, and In favor of substituting granite for limestons in tho con. struction of tha entrances, etc., which has already been referred to at length, The urnrt provides for advertising for bida for the granite work, but falla to name any date at which the hids are to bo opened, pHr. Quenther tyas opposed to the roport, es- peclally to the recommendations in reference to ranite, and expresscd rome surprise at seeing Mr. "only, who was tho oflfilnll ndyocato of Lomont stone, now Iaboring to diccard it. Ila could not understand the chango that had come over the ;lnln;, and hoped to seo action on tho report do- erred. Mr. Fitzgerald was opposed 1o the report. He Eranite, ko SOUERLIEh e Conncs fhat 1 o, nito, and thought w nnge X fr-'ym "woilld bo aniisfod with (e building, —1f ho change was made there wasno money to meet the expense, and ho thought it folly to’interfore with the Court-llouse work any farther, Mr. Conly sall howas, and always been, in favor of Lemont rtone. Iio had mnerer vated to make any change, bot almply to advertlse for pro- ponals, to see how much It would cost, M uenther—You slgned the repart, Mr. 8enne wanted action deforred until Monday, The meeting at which the repart. ‘been adopted had been 8 accret one, and he only got {n the room by accidentslly meeting A member of the Commit- tea who had a'koy to It. Tho report contemplnted! tho cxpenditnraof conaiderable money, and was an omnlbas alale generally, and be conid not sup- ort . L After soms furthor discueslon, tho report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas—Ayars, Nieadley, Carrolt, Cleary, Cunly, Hoff- manne Linset, NeCaRres, Aoz, s'c’nmm,"‘nm. Hoiden—11, Nays—Fitzgorald, Guenther, Benne—3, TIIR COUNTY TREASURER. Mr, Schmidt offerod the following, which was adopted: i the Count; . ke on MeY 1417, B Tho Waenzas, In the 1y Uow nds 1 tho County Treamity to the M o' un and, specificaity, , 1877 1t 16" the oredis of the General Fumd eredit of each nrs there wan ‘géc D17.2% and to theeredit of the Court-liouss Fund suni WitRRxAR, It han been kiven out hy the Connty Treass urer {oF soio Weekn prior 1o the fatof M&»fl:fir of §70,843.001 1hal \°Ta aa NOE Monay tothe credlt of the 'Fan: which lo_’pycmmly orderai and liscrepancy (n ro, A special commlittes of three, of the Noard ahail ba one, bs ap- inted by the Chalr 10 eXamins into tho facts stated Jreambles and said Fressuror pald to tho [ Tide Fevri of ne tases OF 1678 And Cailoctal wnil tho amount hereof credite fund, that they further ascorlain the number, data and to whon parable, and smaust of county ort dlers patd, by aaid Treasurce stnce ssd yeturn of said Town Collectors, drawn on each of asld funda and ro. port to satil Haard, at it next mesting, tho rosult of such exsmioation, “oRether with & atstoment of tha smount. thoy maj And 10 the credit of cach of said unds, 'Kd'hnflrellllslnllfinllw;m flfl“'fi"fin“ Il'aw Innm.‘hl; and finally adopted. o r subsequent nemod Schmidt and Tabor s his sastatants in the ardnons Investigation. On motion, it was agreed to advertlsa for pro. posals for the granite work on the Court-[fouse at nd that the bids should bo opeued a week Jjoursment a reporter called on the Connty Treasurer with roference tothe resolutlon adopted tonching him. o wwaa ont, but ) i ne hia sraistant, cheertally gave ‘was rlanled that aninvestigation had been ordered, and {hought that If more {nvestigations had been made Into connty offairs the Doard would not bo 28 Ignorant of iho situation as t 15, ocspecially the financlal situption, ~ The $14,000, ho eaid to the credit of the General iund had sccamnlated from collectiona since that fund came cxhanated, and ho had quit honoring ordors againat it, 'There wore several reasona why he had not paid it ont since {ts accumniation, tha principal of which waa that ho wan boding it fn feterva to make ip any delinquency thore might be 1n mecting the loai ine in June.” Evory cent he could %get hiold of promined to o necersary for that pnrpose, and ho had thought 1t hest to protect the credit of tho county at all bazania, Another reazon he lisd held it was that it sould be imnonai. blo to pay It out to the satiefaction of thoso hold- ing ordere, for suveral fndividnals held onongh or- ders to gebble every cent of it,’ 1le regardod the action of the oard a8 haviag bien prompted by & desira to injure Mr. Huck, rather than to realiy In- vealigate anything, for ihey had refased to take any action on his last quarterly report, which had boen |n thelr hands over two months. The Board know thera was nothing to_ investigate, but he was glad to soo thom go to wark, and would cheerfully 8lord them avory facility in his power. ——e———— CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST, Bax Pnaxciaco, Col.y May 17.—P, D. Wiggin. ton, Congressmsn in the Foarth District, has sorved notlea of contest on ex-Glay, Pacheco, the Congrossman-elect {n that disteict, claiming that TPacheco is not entitled to the cartificato of eloc- tion, on tha ground that Pacheco did not rurinha majority of the distrl wero cast and counted for Pacheco; and that a large uumber f' 'fl"“ polled for Wigginton were counted for Pacheco, | information, Jle PIANOS TO RENT, Bplendid upright and sqnare pianos for rent at low ratel Second-band wqusre pianos :lullnfi Yuan cont.” Ly0n & fealy, Blata an ota. MARRIAGEN, OREGBON-BRORENSIIAR—April 25, John's chnre‘h urscou| ,at Bt Lancaanire, lang KIHIII‘EY—“U'BI!AHK—OII 'l'l'mrldl;l May 17, by the Rev. J. M. Caldwell, Mr. Potor M. Kimmey snd Misa Jessio B, Burbank, both of Chicsgo. TD,;EO j‘l'nE ,—NB“!EN}: nlolhn “":',“&“.C&'T s :30 p. m. ey, '. 1, “;"r:wznfl { Mr, :y. F, &Onl]l!t and Aise both of Riverside, OTIS—-COOPER-On the, 16th Inst., In Mount Vernon, O, by the Hev. William Thompson. Mr, Xavler L. Otts, of Chicago, and Mjss Adcle Cooper, daugater”of Charles Cooper Eaq., of Ui foruict place. 1 OOD—VOCKE—In Chleats, Muy 16, by the . Hoor, o opal Church, atv, Wiltam' 1. Wood 18 Biathls Vaocke, all of this city. DEATIIS, BENSON-—May 17, of lung fover, Clara Eliza. beih, sged 20 years and 15 ds; ighter of Mrs, Harsh Denson, No, 244 Krle stréat, Funoral from Bt. Jomes' Episcopsl Church, cor- ner of Case and Eris stroeta, mnrpd::y. May 10, st S p. m. Carrisges to Rosehlll. EDSON—At Villa Rldge, Ill., on the aftcrnoon of the Oth fnat., Mrs, Sarsh Bcolt Edson, wifv of Judge Obed Edion, aged 77 years 7 wmonths and 3 Bye. QKE‘A.I;ITE"-—Dn Wednesday, May 18. Mrs. Ashor Funeral at No. 1074 Indlans avenus, on Satar- y, 88 2:30 p.m. Remains taken East for burial. PAINE—The funeral of Mrs, Wilitam Patne will tako plsce Friday, 11:30 8. m., from tho residenco of her slator, Mra. Harrison, 314 Fulton streot; from thence to Roachill, FINEGAN~Io this city, Msy 17, Llszle Fin- egan, azed § years and 0 months, youngost daugh- tar of Thomas Figegas, at her late resldcace, No. 67 Napolcon place. Nalm o:nfl?nm) borcaftes. — iisnneninars SEBIOAL, To All, Pnruculnm WHng 14 8 trylng scaon. Indicatlonn of atekness should st onco be attended 10, Fatal dltaascs may by caused by sllowing the bawels to hecome constipateq and the saystemn to remsin tn s disordered condition, untll tho disorder has time to davelop fuseit, An Ouncy of preventfon is worth & bound of curo, tean old anq trothtul maying. Therefore, we advlse sl who are tronbled with the complalats now very prevalento headache, {ndigeation, dlsordered Hrer, want of sppe. Hte, nsasea, or foveriah ailn, to (ake, without delsy, Schenck's Mandrako Plils, We know of no remedy ry harmiers and declatra o ltaactfon. Itatoncs prikes atiharoot of the disease aud producesa hieslthy 1o, o to the system. Teopla never noed suffer from sny diseass arlsing from s disordared condition of the livey 1f thoy would take this excellent mediclus when they feel the first indicstions of the malady, Familtes learing home for the summer months ahould take thres or four boxes of thess pllle with them, They haye an atmost fostantaneons effect. They will reliere the patient of hosdache n on o twn hours, and wiy rapldly cleanso the liver of murrounding bile, and wiy efectaaily prevent a billfous attack. ‘They sro. IDN.h, all dragglsta. BABITTS BTolter BEBBIFEY T T [T L iy Ingredi. qUnritaled for the and o tertous TTabhilea Tieat Soap ha perfected, andnow oflers Tt el TR T ORI R A Ty o8 World. Only fhe purest Vegetable Ofls used in ity manwjacture. For Use In the Narsery it Has No Bqual TWarth ten times lts cost ta every mother and Rl y 0 receiptof 73 B.T.BABBITT, New YorkCity, FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGWGISTS, A PERFECT TOILET S0AP. Flree among the requfaites of the foflet fa & gosd artlelo of Soap, but to procure tt 1410t always an eary matter. Mauy of tha most exoensive Eospsin the mar, ket aro made from coarso and deletorions materials,ang thelr dellcate coloring and fragrant perfums too often canceal the most repulsive impursties. The disclosurcs recently mado publtc regarding this mubject ara posl- tively startling, and deservo serfous consideratio Bcanted Sosps are now kaawn to be Cxtremely objec- tlonable, capectally if applied 1o the heads Injurtg tha halr, Irritating the scain, -and inducing screra head. sclics, The character of the fuxredlents mny ba Inferred from the statement of & gentloman who makes the scenting of Hoaps his busineass hie recently declared that Temona engaed in this emoloyment mero shrt lived; rom anYen (0 ten years haing fhe Jongca which (haaccdnatlon conid ho followads "o - Guiug Thadicul Tollet 50ap I ruru article of hanks 1o tho enterprisn cnilca lannirT, of New {ork, the world-renowned 5o nufacturer, ‘whoss {inmhiensn eatabllshment. s by far the 1arg st of i1a Xiud fntho Guited States. The ‘various productions has for but thie Iateat nown of Mr, lannirrs y years been widely ilg- e y uccaa 18 the approprista €10WR 1o 10 numeroun lfmw es alrrady achieved. After years of patien® iabor and acientific experiment, Mr. BARDITT has sitceeeded (n perfecting the composfs tion of the flueattoliet oap over Introduced, The pri el’lll logredients are tho purest vegetable ofins the man. ufactitring procoases are entirely now and original, and &‘.:f\',;'“"' s simply unparalied in this depariment of fa~ ', T, BABMITT's TOILRT 80AP" A the trada-mar by which this elexant toliet tuvury ia deslanated, so far applieation to the delicste akin of {nfanta, chilire and (adies, [t (s sitogether unequaled in {1a emailient chemisiry to dingulse Inferior matorfain, The most re. 5 3 ce IR peaiintaland actured, Thoush abectally destrable for the uta of ladies and childron, this soap 15 eqnally IDI\HIT"AIB for gentioe men'a tollet, and as 1L makes & hoavy latier 1¢1s altoons of the nneat soape for barbors' use. It s fist being sced upon the market, hutthe domand for 1t will soon come gencral,— New York Zyibune, B, T, BABBITT, New York City, ARt BAL o) Fiie Painting ‘WILL I 8OLD AT Artists’ Gallery, 212 Wabash-av., TEIS EBEVENING, COMMENCING AT 8 O'CLOCK. HIRAM BRUSH, Auctionesr. oo AUCTION BALES: By GLO. P. GOIE & CO., 08 and 70 Wabash-av. On Batarday, May 19, at 9 o'clock, 500 Lots W. G. Crockory, Rockingham and Yollow Waro, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of every deseriotian, Parlar and Ohamber Furalture Chirons nefi'-'::uu and (rio, Luimu Tedsteads an Ruroaus Hall-Trees, Hldohoars, Wandrabut, Tahlek d Husk attresses, jiofan, Loungss, hatuote o8, rior and Ofifee DNrsks, Lambrequlos, ierino, lirusels, and Wool Carpots, 3,000 balea Uphiolsterars bprings. d. I, GOKE & CO., Au By ELISON, POMEROY & CU, Auctioncers, 78 and 80 standoipbest. OUR REGULAR FRIDAY'S SALE At Our Now Btores, 78 & 80 RANDOLPH=ST,, FRIDAY MORNING, May 18, at 9:30 oclock, Tmmonyo display OVER 1,000 LOTS Genersl Rouschold (foods, New Parfor and Chame ber Hullm 160 Carpets, Volvet, Axmine sd'nal'l‘f‘l; Brassels, and Wool, new mlsfita and ul Deaks, Gonoral Motchandise, dc, Refsigeratury Cook Btoves, &c., & ELISON, POMEROY & €O. e o WM, A. BUTTERS & CO. -+ Commlsmslon Auctioneers, 138and 120 Wabss! BUTTHRS & CO.’8 Regular Saimrday Foraime Sale SATURDAY, May 10, a4 0:30 o'clock & ., At thelr Balesrooms. 118 and 130 Wabast ber Rets, Carpets, nd Planch AT e AR R -n-.F s, Alsastl o'el Chromos, Lhios, Diuner, aad Tes. felock's Park fhaeton, r 20 ¥ by 0. A. KIRKLAND & 0. IMPORTANT SALE oF That Valuablo Pioco of Properly KNOWN AS # CLAGGETT'S BREWERY.” operty, centrally located. s .. belng over an acrs of land tn the na{ d'by Largs firew oo usts, WUnk: bieds, Twelnary, Stabiek A & r nlflldllll: aod Machinery for carrylag o3 -fourth cash, balsnce lo 8, 1% sadd s oo mows aliractire tovestmesty st BE TRt peration Plath caa b had Seomzer ey 0. A K““l AND & Ct fllbfi!j_l(!. WILSON & EVENDERN, ; OIL TANKS sup SHIPPING CANS, oy 47 & 49 Waet Lake Blreet, 1 % st with] R L) nt offeriog. Jeais protiably run FTXOA GO 0~ o530 o cavaLoME OLLEET YOUR PAST DUE BILS ¥ H, cY, HIERSS MERCATTLE ACEN: _COLLEU! TON S the L'ult;n;n%n‘:;a:l“d arte. au 40, 60c per B, Addrasé E‘?&m ‘GUNKElh, Conteer Uoucr, Chicagw ¥ C’ ) .. CELEBRATED llmni:u‘“ 3