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

[ 8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Trnitad Btates Senator Maxey, of Texzas, {5 & st af the Palmer Houge. The Tion. William Pitt Kellogg retarned to the cire ast avening, and is atopping af tho Grand Pa- e Motel. g Attention 1s called to the advertleement nnder tho head of ** Lost and Fonad ™ {n relation 10 Jost aunual passes. The Hon. W. R. Linderman, Director of the int, and his wife and son. \Washington, D. C., m’r'}n:uud at the Grand Paclfic Hotel, Nellle West, 24 years of age and afogle. residing on Thirty-eighth’ court, near Halsted street, dropprd siddenly desd in the houee al 2:30 yenter- day afternoon. Dr. Parsons, wha was calied in fo atiend her, thinkas the canse was heart disense. Gen. A, 8, Dadger, Chlef of the Metropolitan Tolice of New Orleans, rlnrln% Warmoth's admin- {siration. snd Commaniler of Packard' forces dnr- lfiu h‘l-mc troublcs, is a guest at the Grand Pacific otel, ‘The eeml-monthly meeting of the 1adics of the Nuorsery and [IR1[-Orphan_Asylum was held at the Rlierman lonse yesterday morning, The Secre. tary reported thitteen casea of acarlet fever not dangerous, . Each lady present pledgod herselfl to send some faod and frt to the sick {n the infirm- ary of the asylam, Michacl Bchueider, of §No. 00 Bremer streot, whils in o slightly intoxicated cordition, and driv- Ing s horse [n"the vicinity of the horse market on West Twelfth strest, was kicked twico in the abdomen by s vicious horse, owned by Robert Nas- selt, of No, 587 Weat Eizhteenth rcet. Dr. Il 1. Desn, who attended him, considers his injarics quite dangerous, Mz, W, O. Lattimore, the efficient leader of the Qorpel Temperance work tn this city, was mado tha reciplont of & walch from a few (ricnds yester- day, who aro gratified with him and his work, Me, Lattimore has had charge of the Uospel Temper- ancc work at the Y. M. C. A, Rooms and in dif- ferent pointsin tho city since Mr. Bawyer left, afier the Moody and Sankey mectings. ‘Tho recent destruction of the Southern Hotel at. §t. Lonis, nnd the aitending deplorable losof Iifa, have cansed the attentlon uf the public to ba dis rected to tho aabject of fire-cacapes, and numer- ous articlen dignified by that namo have been thrnst forward, ss affording par_czcellence tho only means of escaping from s burning house, The Steger Flre-Escape in the simpleat and appar- entty Lhe most matisfactory to which the attention of Tnw Tnisuxe "has been called, Whnen not In nac it ia cither o plain or clah- orate-adornad balcony, solidly aflixed to the wnil of the hailding, at cach story, In the floar of the ‘alcony is a trap-door, which being raised lowers 8 concealed ladder to the floar of the balcony helow, Each balcony belug farnisticd in this way, s safe exit 18 afforded from apy story in tho huflding. “The trap und ladder are £o evenly adjusted that a woight “of five pounds will operato the sim- plo macninery by whicn the escape is worked, [t cannot get out of order, and is very omamental, Fire-Marslial Bennor pronuunces Itthe beat thing that has yet been invented. Mr. E. 11, Sentenno, of \Washington, who controls tha'patent, ty now at the Sherman House. ——— DISTINGUISIIED VISITORS. EX-GOV. 8, I, PACKARD, - Loulsiana, arrlved in thia city yeaterday morn. inz from Cincinnatl, aud is stopping st the Gran Pacile Hotel. Shortly after his arrival, o Trinyxx repurter eent bp s card, and waa fnvited to Parlor 237, where tho gentleman will make his heads riers during his etay in this city. To those who know Gov, Packard 1t wlll be almost needless to describe him, but there are people In tho North- west who hiave heard much about him and know but little ‘of him. e was Lorn in Malne, whero ha enllsted at the . broaking-out of he Ttebellion ™ tn the Twqlfth Maine Itogiment. Ila was with Butlor In the tak- ing of New Orleans In the month of April, 1803, and therc ho haa remalued mearly all tho thine ainca, At that tiine ax-Goy, Pckard occuplod the muk of Capinin, His regiment was composcd hnmfl of Detnocrata and lnwyers, nud the Colonel, Mr. Bhepley, was one of the best-known membery of the llar of the State of Malne. Gov., Packand martted In New Orleans a lady born and brod In Loulslano, In that State he bas ceared his fanily, and proposesto stay there, lnnh{!lqua holsafuy] perfect, and the lacge, lustrous black eyes, hrunj orchead, and maseivo brow, show boili Intelll- geoce and bravery, 1o ls the picture of health, and the recent Lonlslana tronblos do not scem to have worked upon his mind, Ile 118 compara- \hely{unnn man, being now only 38 years of age, Mr. Packard was decidedly averso to being fntere viowed '*Why,*' mard he, *“‘tho publlc aro familiar with tho past. The alairs in Louishina have grown historical, aud whatever I might ray would neither ndd fo them . gur detract from them, My vicws of the affatra in Lonislana """"fi the pass yenr tho public aro famlilar with, and as for tho futurc I am oot ready 28 yettouny anything.” .. = e *THiow nro timea In New Orloans1* o **1 belieyo this witl Lo tho hanlest summer our ple have ever expericnced, The people thought hat when Nichiolls wae Gavernor real eatate wonld Junp right up and trade revive inmuwliately, but ihey find to their disappointment now that they aro wistaken, " o “'l)hl Plockback hurt you any by hls opposi- ont ? n ** Ile might have tnken two or three hundred yates from nio through the Ktate, Pinchback in the Republican party cartles some weight, but sgainat the colored rrnplu none, Ileopposes Iin; becanss ho twas d nuimlhuv.l In_geiting oftice, Pinctiback, If ho und acted right, might havo beon United Btates Scnator, but he sold out and left me, aud took hits following to the NicliollaLeglslature, " fl"‘lh’nv do you fecl over the present atate of affajrny *1Of that T am not willing to speak, One: thin: 1% not generally underetood {n the North {n_ roga 10 tha atanding of the Kepubllcan tickot in_Lonfsle ann during the lust Cnm‘ml:{nv I was the ouly orthern man upon it. Oaly one of tho cightesn slges was a Northern man, and when tha Come mismion camo down they discovered that I bad twolre of the cighteen disirlcts under my poverne ment. Wofeel proud in Loulstans, as lopub- Heans, of tha part wo took In_hielping to_elect o Jepublican v'yvnident. I do not belleve In thin bosh, hue " and cry of * Usurper.’ Hayea was lllll’l{ and honestly ulected by oven wore vates thun ho waa credited with from soma of ko other Southern Slaty He {4 the lawinlly- ¢elected President of the United Etates, 1 bolieve the Hepablican party onght to by o proad and stand a hich to-day'ns when it clected Grant, 1t nuld not stand an the defenslve, but b on the aigeeaslye, 'Tho ltepublican purly hias a record, ani thet record will carey It to new success in the foture, 't **Then you ure a Nepublican st Lam, alr; and tkoush [ am ut a disadvantage now, 1 muy be Governor again of Loufslana within the next four yesrs, 1 shall give them another tussle whenuver the opportunity offers, Lonwiana Ky hoing, and hera | oposs (s star, ™ The above, in substance, was ail relating to politica that the roporter could get Mr, Packird to #oy. e will remain in Chilcaco Tor several days, MARSHALL JEWELL, Lix-Tostmaster Genernl and ex-flovernor. of Connecticut, Marshall Jewell, of lfartford, arrived fu the clty last eveniny and took wp his quarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel, where, after tho gentle- man had sufliclently reated himself, a roporter of Tute Trinuse found “bim In the crand rotunds holding o suclal conversation with the Hon, Fhllo- tun Sawyor, of Wisconsin, "Ihe reporter made Luown lils inisalon, but Mr. Juwell said, **1am out of polltica now, and attend to my privato hasl. ness. " But you havean opinion,* seplled the ro- t«rur. *“and the ‘mnylu ure jotorested In knowlog hat that opinion §s." **That may be, but Tam not In politics, . “"lh;y'n you noopinion in regard {o Irestdent aves: **Iaminthe hide and Jeather busincss. Nat thin 1cun sce: hat Mr, [inyes lu improving the civil seevice. 1o will give us a better Civil Bervice than wo Lavo had for nlong (ime, and. in my ra. cent visitto Washiugton, | noliced that the buinmer and dead-beat_elewient were conspicuous by thelr They don't ey the atmosphere wur- 2 President Hages, " ' The alr v unwhulesowe, as it were?" fnters rupted the reporter. *Yes, {t 1o unwholcsoma to them, Tresldent Jlayes 10 say thin, @ 8 1 business man, actually engaged in busincss, I Hke the look of things, and consider the financlal outiook -as bopeful—very.” l;llx;w do you regard Prealdent Tisyes' Sonthorn olicy " b “l’nnn‘t want to exrnu any.opinlon, for I have ‘That'sa fact in regard 10 his policy, may be said that it 1s not &’ policy—It s a noces Layoncta will do o stand on ittlo whilo, a perinanent thlng, "nn do you think of "Postwaster-Genoral sity, bu‘{wu cawt ait on them as Hc 13 8 moat excelieat man. I know and ho will do what is best for *How do you find bueiness? ‘! Buslues in the East {s iwproving, but it 1s not ood, 1ace a much brighter fumedlate future for uc Wealthan the Esat,® *+Are you in favor of rosnmption? **1 am decidedly o favor of thu resumption of epecle payment, and I contideitly expect it will ba Lrouxlt abogt In the anear tdlure, aluiost before ‘we shall b aware of it," lu regard to the remonctization of sllver, the rl'nlhlman declined to express himsell, and the nterview closed. bim well, the sorvlce." FEMININE PISTOLPRACTICK JBALOUSY TIE CAUSE, Last Priday worniog s Utile shooting affalr oce curred {u upen daylight in an office upon one of ur principal street the reporicrs, though the pariles to the aflray were women, and threo shots were fired. 18 sesma that about two ycars ago o geutleman aud wife came 10 thia city from Montreal, Can. Both stood wetl In aoclety, aud wers tolersbly woll do, e some resson or other, 1bi; did pot move ss s100tbly as they should, 9~ piclous of ber husband. = He Mved ot {ar from the ul{-llm!ll. and ho bad frequent occasion to come to town eveninge to stiend to busincss, 88 bu said. Bevoral weeks sgo the wile discovered some letters sabich fuily contirmed her lo ber susplclons, and sle detesmined upon walchluz her unfulth- ful llege lord. One cvenlng, abortly Mier the discovery wmads by wife, snd the wilc became s i‘. It is duo to- which somchow waskept from ' e told her that he had argent businoss down town at his office, and that he wonld down. Know- ing that he had sn appolntment with a female, the wite suggested to him that she go down with him. To this proposal he readily assented, and they (man and wife) proceeded to the ofice. Instead, towever, of the husband dolng Any busl- ness or having to attend to, he merely loitered down la:zrar A short time, and then went hgme with his'wife. During that night the Bugband stose—enppoaitg that hig wife was asleep —and wrota a letter to his inamorats, which he placed la his ng&ur-cnu 1l morning, and again retired to bed. The wife lay quietly in bed, but never lost eight of the manenvers of her husband. A8 hoon a1 ha was_salecp che aruse gud read the contentAof that leiter, which made an appotnt. ment with & woman named Miss Bowers, sgree ine to meet her in Philsdelphia, where they wonid register st the Bingham llonse s Mr. and Mra, Cummings, Theindignant wife eatd nothing, and, repressing her indigoation, tepiaced the letter where she found i¢, and in the nioening eugaged 8 rivale _ detective to wal her huse and. In the tee of a few days the hosband told his wife that he had very nrgent businees which reguired his attention Tast, and that he would have 1o go. Nhe conseut- ©d 0 hin goink, bnt said that she had not yct dono h:rlnmflenhonplnm and, if he bad no objection, #he woul GO WITH HIM TO PIILADELFHIA AND NBRW con! . YORK, whers she would bny her goons. Her husband readily consented, and the trip was ranged 1o Philadciphia, At Dnflalo he clanued to have received a dispatch demanding his immediate refurn to Chicago on nomt urgent business, It was agrecd thsl she should raceed to Philadelphia, where shis wonld stop at The Continental lotel. and ke wonld meet her there In a few days, She, inatead of gnlnl to the Continental, proceeded to the Ringbam Ilonse, where she was registered under an_sasumed name, having proviously dirccted her letters to be sent there by the delective, 'Tho excitement wan too much for her, and the abused wifo was taken very scrionalyt il] from its eflccts. She told her story to the physician in at- tendanes upon her, and in the meantime received a dispatch from her hushand ataling that he woulil meet berin Phlladelphia on & certain Saturday, 1in forgo keep thia _engagement, telegraphed fo her that' he was snddenly taken ur‘ ill, and requesting ber to coma on without him. They have a very inferesting danghter, aud npdn the advice of friends she re- turned to Chicago, She told her husband then of Ler discaverics, and he owned up, promining to re- form. Ha also pledged his word that the cause of the tronhle had removed from tho city, anid that ho ‘would nevor seo her agnin, The detectiva kept teack of {hings, and fonnd that TIB HUSNAND WAS NOT TRUE TO 11IS WORD. Last Friday the half-crazed, jealons wif wwent tn her husband's office, where she discovered him holding an interview wlth ner, ~Sue drew & Smith & Weason sevea-aiooter and blazed away at the Aeatroyer of her happiness. She fired three shots, Ong ladged in the check snd took off tho end of lher nose, and mnother lodeed in her shoulder, The Injured woman fellto the floor, and as anon an posaible wns taken to & physician's ofiice and removed to her hotme, Thero was danger of tha wounda xrovlm{ atal, bat that scems to havo passed, and she [a now ina falr way to re« cavery, Tho matter has been kept very qulct, as only {wo parsons wore witnesscs to or lieaed the (tray. Tho names of tho partios aro enppresacd and {for obviuna ressons. W. H, PECKIIAM. THN DAR ASSOCIATION EXAMINES THE CTIARGES NADE AGAINST 11, ’ ‘The charge against W. IT, Peckham of ‘selling out his clients In the enits arainst the Chicago Bullding Soclety was investigatod yosterdsy after- noon by Mesars, D. J. Bchuyler, John J. Knlcker- bocker, and W. L Culver, of the Grlevance Com- mittee, and by Mosars, Adolph Mosea and Henry F. Sheldon, of the Inquiry Committce, of the Bar Associatlon, to whose attention the charge has been called. Tho clients have, as fs well known, fled bitla against the BulldingSaclety in the courts, in which Mr. Peckham's alleged douotful connec- tion with the Soclety 13 duly set forth. These bills, which contain trom ten to twolva pleas, aro to tho effect that Pockham, owing to a payment to him by the Bullding Society of the sum of 81,500, improp- erly allowed decreen to be cutered againet his cdllfl-us for larger sums than they wera in fact fn. chied, The firat thing that came up yeaterday afternoon when the Commitiee got down to business was tha conslderation of the Zimmer bill, In snswer to tho charges contained therein, Mr. Peckham vol- unteered an explanation of his professional con- nectlon with Zimmer, of which the following ia the substance, Mr. Peckham sald that Ziminer came to his ofico In October, 1870, and etatod that his former sttorncys, Joseph Wright and fleor{;o W, Unrks, hizd sold hilm ont in some dustncsa hio hai with the Building Socloty. 1o wan afraid he would loso everything he ha {in the world, he eald, nnless Peckhatn took hold of his_case. Even thon ho owecd ~Parks about $140, which amount he asked Peckbam ‘o lend him to liquidato Mhat debt. Peckbam fnally consented to lend him the amount and Lo unders tako his caso against the Building Saciety, provided Zimmer wonld give Lim the full managementof it, This suited Zimmer, and Peckham took the case, 1 Since then he had advanced nil of Zimmor's costs, akdiall tho expenses, and had loaned.bim about 150 in cash for actual living expens children (o echool, buy thews ahioes ai tockinge, ete, Mr. Pockham rald he had beatowed a great deal of eare in the preparation uf Zimmer's case, tho cvidence in which roverad noarly 500 pages, When everything was ready it was brought vefore Judge Farwell, who, aiter’ listening to an argument last. m;i four days delivered hla famous declsion reflecting on’ the character of thesa building roclcties, In which the capltalists wero the real members, and in which the poor borrowers hod no voice. This declsion, sald Mr. Peckham, was unsatlafactory to tho Soclety, which concluded to take an uppeal. e Investizated the cost of going 1o the 8upremo Court, and found 1t would be somo- lllinfi)lku 3150, Zlmmer had no money to go on. T'eckham kind slrcady advanced all bo coald, and suggested to Zimmor that the boat courwe to take wonld bato eompromise with the Saclety. mor told Peckham to do what ho thought was Tight, soying that he had perfect conddenco In m.' Tho doclely wae ready to acitle, bat they anked quito o large amount of money, Anothor nterview was held with Zimmer, ot which Peck- ham Iaid the facts Lefore him, and sald thatthe Bociety would requiro thom * . 7TO ENTEN INTO A STIPULATION, ‘This stipulation was drawn “‘2 blanks being left for tho Ngures, and signed by Zim who sald to Peckham: **Ciet them down as low as you can and I will try to raise the noney on somo property to rly them, ' Peckham fignred with the Soclety for wo_or three weeks withont making very great headway, Thero wad something llko $1,500 tue Ly Zimmer o be scttlod, according to Judgo ¥ar- well'n declsion. 1f tho case went to tho Suprome Cnurt, queetions wonld arise about the debt, the contract, whother the law which made the Ualld- luz Soctety was constitutional ur not, and whether tho originel cuntract was u-ur“mu or not, In the ona case, accarding ta Judge Farwell, tnc: waukl lave to pay the Soziety all they owed wil 10 por cant intereet. In tho other Zfmmor wonld Tone 0,000 in property, 1f tha debt was sct aalde, or tho contract set aside, or the Huilding Hoclety lawr declared unconstituttonal, or the Bullding Ho. clety contract hold to be usurious, they wauld owe thio Soclety §1,500 and tazce, Any vnr it conld bo fixed, Zimmer was in an unfortunate dilemma, Af ter naviving with two or threo atlornoys, among wham was Alr, Shorldan, and, altor realizing that It wanguite possible, if not probable, that he would lose the case In the Buprome Court on some oua of these polnts, ull of which were involved in the pleadings, Pockbam ralsed 8600, making the amount $2,000 In all, and tho Socioty took a decree for that smiount, Whon the Socluty threatoned to take on appeal, oo eckham, Judgo Farwell sent for him, and *Upon your statement in your argament, the declslon I'have rendercd fe correct, Batifit docs notappearin ovidenco that when _ho has pad the moncy heowes them, that {sthe cod of the con. tract, then my declalon s Incarrect, Tocauso, if Zimmer bae rights with the llulMlmilénflN in tho ‘way of getting curtaln dividends on his stock, then 1 cannat decldo na T did.™ The attorneys for the Bociety, Messre, Gault and Low, had admitled in theergimont that Peckham'a nositlon in thisreapect sran_correct, but wnen he afterwarde requested them to reafin that adminston, they refused todo This, then, was snother reason in favor of the compromis r, Peckliam malntalned that Zimmer, an well as all the other clients, were bet. ter olt nnder the comproinise than they woulldl oth. erwlse bavo heen, Zimmer had onca before offer- ed the Boclety $2, 000, and they would nol take it. After the compromise, Ziwmer cxpressed his en. tire ratisfaction with it, and borruwed &5 of Peck- ham to et his wite oot of the Irfdewcil. And yei, on the 27th of May, thls same Zlmmer made n afidavit that e had never known of the stipu- latlon and seittement untif tho 25th of that mioath, Mr, Pecknam sald he wan not the only Iawyer charged with having rold Zimmer out, lu fact,ace conding to Zimmer's stalcment, be wi CONTINUALLY DEING SOLD OUT, He had told him that Wright had sold him_oat, 1 c\‘fln-‘ud*n o that Parke bad sold lm out, and Willtams had sold it out {or $3, 000, patd by t! llnlll"nwnthu.—!'lvoul of which stalsments waa so ahaurd as Lo indicate about whatsort of & fim‘fl&mr was, and how high a regard hio had (or s 3 In anewet {0 a question from Mr, Knickerbocker, Mr. Peckham stated very strongly that he had never recelved ong dollar from Me, Brooks, of the llnlldlnz Socloty, Mr. Gault, Mr, L else, 10 buy him off or bribe hin lu tlicse cases in any way, shape, or was interrogsted ‘as 10, hl¢ he ther casel msde = in of L, a0 cqustly full explanations. lle sald, moreover, that, since the compromise, he had wade a propusition to yo before Judge Farwell, bave sn accounting made, sad, §f thezo wiy any diderence between the de. cre; llc\fl)llldvl;(!hl cdsh balsnce, This had been refused by Mr. Sisson, attorney fur tho clients, on the ground that when “the taxes were oid thera would bo no differcnce fewalolng, lsson wald, howover, that ho would ac- copt the proposition provided ° the decrees Vors avt. aaider Deexbuna - peplied 1o this that A no aathorily to havy them act aside, the Building Society having them, aud belog desirous of boldlog on 'to them, Ac. cordlog to Peckham, all his bills against theso cllents. smounting to about £3,000, sre unpald. Mr. Brooks, of the Building Soclety, wauted to say a word 4n its behslf. bul the Committes put him off till & mote coavenient season. Mr. Low, counsel for the Socl claied that it had been , by ncancat uilee ¢ly comlog from the aper, —the Post,. lo aald the Socloty had acted 81 good faith, und bad neyer paid Mr. l’ccmm & cent 0f mouey to facilitate the compromlse. Th‘:fi Commlttee then sdjourned, but will praba. bly bold another meuting before waking ite repost. The members rossed themeelves as sed with Mr, T‘ukh’l‘;n"l candor, but decline to give any opinion aa to his gallt or innocence, MOODY. 713 BEPTEMBER BERVICES. A private mecting of minietars was held yester- day afternoon in the very privata committee-room in Revell's book-store to deterniine whether it wera best, under all eircnmstances, to Invito Mr. Moody ta conduct a serles of Tabernacle nrectings this fall. Although the reporters weee locked ont, the clerical gentlemen were, 88 tsnal, notat all Joath to give them the gist of the procevdings afterwanis for tnsertionin the papers. There were present at tha meeting the Rev. Dr, Everts, the Rer. Dr. Curlls, and the Ilev. D. B, Cheney, [fep- rezenting the Baptiste: tha Rev. Dr. Goodwim, the Rev. L. T. Chambderiain. and the Rev, C. .. Everest, roprescoting the Congregationalishit; and the Rev. FE. T. Davls, representim? the Preabyterians and, hy the authority ol Rider Jutkina, the Methodiats. ' The Committee wasanexpectedly noanimons that it wonld bea very nrpmnmu mln:"\o invite Mr. Moody to hold a se- rles of mectings here for a eort of a relnvigoration of the wurk, on the gronnd that he was the very person to close the Tabernacle meotings before the atenctnre ia torn down, snd alen that it was specially approptiate that the Chicagn brathren ahonid reaftirm theif conddence In his work. The Iiaptist deleyrates had nothioe further to ray on the snuject of church disintegration, and it waa de. clded to Invite Mr. oody to hold meel- iugs In the Taberoacle for two or four weeks in Heptember, as his arrange- ments will permit, The Commiltea sppointed 10 invite Mr. Moody cbnsiais of the Rev. lir. Kveria ana the Rev, K. T, Davis, This Commitle: was also anthorized 1o negotiste with the Hley, Ju. Junction with Mr. Moody. The Comnities was ufsposed to think that (he statement that Mr. Moody will bold meetings {n Balbmore in Septem- bes as wholly unauthorized. SOLDIERS’ HOME. TIE ANNUAL MRETING of the Board of Trusteesof the Soldiere Homo was beld ot South Evanston yesterday, Among thuse preeent wero De, 1famill, Presldent of the Uoard, ox-Oov. Doveridee, Me, IL M. Bacon, Attorney of the Board, and Mmes. Hamill, Dray- wan, Meyrick, Dlaine, Sayres, Andrews, Ball, Brocket, Bristol, Van H. Higgins, and Blackie. Thu Superintendent, James A, Stewart, pro- sented the anoval report, showlog that June 1. 1870, there were scvontecn inmates, fifty-nine wore recolved and a like oumber were discharged during the year, ono died, and tho Home now sneltera sixteen. The report was adopled. The expense account for tha yesr showed that $5,085.81 been expended. Treasaror's ac- cuunt there wae none, Gen. McArthar, tha tormer Treasurer, not being In a condition to furnish one, The electlon of officera for the ensulng year ro- anited as follows: I'resident, Dr. R, C, Hamill} Vice-President, Mrs, ilenry Sayres; Secretary, Mra. W, D, Blalne: Treasurer, Gen. Julins Whtlo lurchusing Committes, AMrs, Meyrick; Aunditin: Comuwnitiee, Mrs, llarvey, Mrs. "Anderson, an Mina Dlackie: Visiting Committes, Mra, Drittol and Miss Blackie, ‘The Secretary read a noto from Mr, Thoman I, Bryan, in which that gentleman tendercd his rosignation as 8 member “of the Ioard, and rec- omuiended that the Home ba closed and its work atulgamated with that of somo other fnstitution of 8 liko character. Ile also advised that the property of thu Howme shonld not be dlsposed of at a sacri- fico, bat that an Advisury Doard should be formed,| n order to protect tho {nterests of the lnatitution, ¥ Tho Tlourd dectined to acceps the resiznation. Miss Blackie offered a resolution rmvldlnl for the closing of the Ifome at tho eatlicst possible dato. ‘The resolution prevalled, and a committes consisting of Mmes, Brayman, Moyrick, Iam- :u, s"{f"' and Blackle was appointed to consider o matter. § Mr.l H. M. Dacon was called upon to farnish in. formatlon in regard to the financial outlook. It appeared that a cortaln plece of property had been turned vrer hg (en. McArthar to the {nstitation as secnrity for the amount duo to it, and that (or this a hid of $2,050 had been made, 'T'hinIs not con- #ldered acceptable, and they are holding off for a Iargor oftur, - Tho Home has, or sbould have, sn Income of £3,H00 per annum from ronts and intor. cat, but reveral persans who bave given notes have becn unable o meet. toem, and request furthor time. After somo discussion, Mr. Bacon was in- atructed to stir u{r the delinquents, Mrs, Van I, iligring and Mr, Bacon wers pro- posed as_membera of the Board, and the nomina. tions went over, undor the rule, to the ncxt meet- nfi‘hh closed the businers session, and_the Doard adjourned to meet at Dr. Hamlil's residence, No. 620 Wabash avenue, on the last Friday jn .lu}{. A lunch bad been prepared, and when this had been sufclently bestowed, Dr. amill proposed a vote of thanka to the Superintendent and his wifa for their eMcient nanagement during the year, which was unanimoualy adoplad, Ex«tGov, Heveridgo made a fow romarks, strong- 1y rocommending that the Home, which, in bls opinlon, hud outilved Its ussfulness, shonld be closed ut tho very eatliest opportunity, MATRIMONIATL, MASON—THROOT. A brilllant but entirely nnostentatlons Jittle wed- ding was that of Mr. Edward T, Mason and Mles Mianle L, Tnroop, at the resldence of the brida's parents, No. 400 Wost Van Duren stzeet, last evening. The ceremony took place at 7 o'clock, the Rev. Arthur Bwazey officiating. The parlors were taatefnlly decoratod with flowers by Mensars, dJ. C. Vaughanand B, F. Leonard, {riends of the bride, ‘The bride and groom were nnattendod, save by the litlo brother and nleca of the former, nged respestively & and 4 ycare, who stood np with the couple with nll the dignity imaginable, These were (oorgle Throop and Minnle S8eymour. ‘Tho bride, an extremely pretty olonde, was at- tired ina Princosac dross of white sllk and talle, claborately tlmmed with orange flowers, and {1+ lusion vell; ornamentaof the same blossoms, Arfier the cerenony, the bridal party received the congratalation of their relstivea and frionds, partoak of a templing collation, provided by Eck ardt, and at 9 o'clock took boat for Detroit and other points in Michigan, They will ba absent nbout two weeks, and, returning, will take up thelr abodo with tho bride's parenta, The wunnu were very numerous, comprising an elegant | ator set, Tfrom Mr. and Mrs. I, A, llergmans rry-dish, from Mr. and Mrs, W, M, Shermans A, 8 brouze clock, Mr, and Mr, @, Mason: lohomlan glass andl siiver tollct-set, Hir. anddrs, T. J. Mason: gold-linod borry-apoon, Georye I, Shorman: forty wilver half-dollats, Ald, A. G, Throop; sliver eard-secelver, C. F. Orr} Miet A, Driggs; ivory and sstin n; point-appl ‘lanolld Mrs, E, B, $25 in currency, ‘G. D. Catler, Grand Haven; **(iallery of Oreat Comp: r, and dire. Charles J. Smith, from the teachers of Clark Bchool; of silvar tan ale Mre, W. G, Hounds; aplcture, Lizzie A. an elecant frult dieh, Mrs, E, M, Mc. et of nut-picks, Mz, W, Sherman, Mil. wankea; palr of statuettes, Miss Clara Converse; fower-stand, . A, Clark; bronze bouquet. holder, E. V. Cuttivs, Genove, Il ; embroidered tidy, Fatite P. Willisma; pair knlt_ tidies, i Jennlo Strickland: satin parasol, Miss Mall Thruo) clegant family Bible, Me. Jre. E. Thr sct nut-picks, Miss FannieT, Maso; #tatuotte, ** Autumn,' Dr, and Mrs. W, Morgan; bronze flower-stand, Sophlo 1. Clark; pair blank- cta. Mre. A. (1. Throop; tollel b A. B, Alex. ander; Bwise easol, carved, Mr, and s, i A, Lawrcuce; alr Freddio Martwell; a case of nut.plcks 8. W, Curtis, Genevp; china frujt A, Shott; half-dozen. danask napkins, Churchi; bronze card.receiver, M. ond o ark silver pickle-dl i1, McCarthy, Kuoxvitle, Tenn.; b 'y W, T, Bhermany anel-plctute, Jennle Lon: one dozen solid silver carpouns and augar-spoon, Mrs. aud Mies Maud Jammond: Rogers' group, **doing for the Cow ©. 8. Dennie; perfumery set, M. and Mra. W Himith, Englawood: palr of Satuattes, Albert ‘and Awcliz Lane: palr pillow-shaws, embroidered, ux: embroldered Tollel-sct, Mive clegant work-lable, srnm frieuds Miss Mary Gmy Laura I rt‘\.fi'ell' e Ge om| wing-mackine and Awmong those present wore Ald. A. . Throop, re. Throop, Mise Mattie Throop, Miss Emma Walt, Mr. and My, Lathrop, Mr. and Mre. Law. ronco, Mr. and Mrs, llergman, Mr. and Mre, Teaverse Mason, Mr, and Mrs. A, M, Qraves, drs, I T, Bropsan, MMr, and Mre. J. A. Beymour, ace curtaina Mr. and Mrs. \Y. N, Bmith and daughior, Me. and Mrs. Willlam A, Montzome Mre. Morgan snd Mabel Morgsn, M Mles Ade Tawseon, Mr. and M Lizzie Mitler, Mr, and Mre. Wil man, Mr. and Mra. Charles Poler Jones, the lev. and Mrs, Swazoy, ' Mr. Charles Deanls, e, 5. ¥, Loonard, Albert G. Lano, Miss Emma Curtley, b1 J.(, A, V. Hartwetl, Miss Laurn Hart wall, Fredorick ‘Il McAnbur, Mr. sud Ara. Charlea smith, Me. and Mes. Gillett, biles Amelia Tirlges, Mlss Ida Krigge, Miss Celis Globons, tisa Miss Kate Youny, Mrs, . N, McCarthy, —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Mr. A, Drasher will lead (he Gospel Temperance mecting fn Farwell Halt this evenizg. The regu- lar noon-day prayer mecting in Farwell Hall to- day will oo led by the Rev. M. M. Parkburat, The first reception of the Madison Literary and Debating Soclety will be given at 5t. Caroline's Cuurt Hotel thiaaventng, After the literacy pro- gramme, a supper and promensde will close the evening’s entestainment. ‘The funersiaf the late Pather Leonard, the pas torof the Mariver's Hethel, will take place norrow sfteroooa 8t 1:30 p. m,—not 2p. w., previously aunoinced-from bis late resldence, corner of Merket and MichiZan street )y carriage to Roaebull. Prlcads are invited. Bliss Maud Oawald will begln at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon her t Dexter Park, where she pro- Dodes Lo geb over 300 wilea in twenly-six bhours. Ebo was 10 bave tried it last week, Lut an accident prevented. She bas been io steady Lraloiog for some daye, uu,h conldoat of succeat. THE CHICAGO 'I?RIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20, 1877." Second Edition. 4:30 O'CLOCK A, M. THE CROSSING. Massing of Russians at Half-a- Dozon Towns on the Danube, The Half-Dozen Opposite Towns Bristling with Turkish Bayonets. | Another ‘Tribute to Those Followers of Mars Known ns Bashi- Bazouks, | Russian Soldiers at Ardahan o seph Cook, of llmlo{l, to hold mestings In con. | Shot for Oruelty and Rapine. Gen. Grant Shown Through tha Establishment of the Lon-~ don Times. v TIIE DANURR, WNERR TIE CROSSING I3 PRONABLR Special Dispateh 1o The Tribune. New Yorx, Juus 20.—The Jlerald’s speclal correspondent at Rustchuk telegraphs that the river is rapldly subsiding, and that large bodies of Russian artillery lave been seen passing Glurgeyo, Tha plan of operntions 8 more clearly indicated by the Heralds Vien- ns correspondent, who states that ho has the most trustworthy information to the effect that tho Russinns sre concentrating at lslas, Magurellf, Glurgevo, Olteniza, Hirsova, Ibrall, Galatz, and Satunova. TAR TURKS are consequently massing st Nicopolis, Histova, Plcons, Kustchuk, Turtukaly andsDobrudschs. At cach of these polnts are are nlso statfoned scveral thousandsof Clreasslau horscinen and DASHI DAZOUKS, the latter always proving useful auxillaries when atown ia to be plllaged or the wounded on a capturcd battle-fleld are to be massacred. Tho Baskd Bazouk s tho Turk’s devoted coadjhtor, and thoy part company with reluctance. RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. TUEIR RXCESSES PUNISIED WITIL DEATIL Bpecial Dispateh to The Tysbune. Nrw Yong, Jupe 20.—The [ferald's corre- spondent at Pera telegraphs that It Is reported that, at the caplure of Ardahan, scveral Rus- sian soldicrs wero guilty of atrocitics upon the inhabltants, and that the houses wers ‘in & few Inatances entered. The men were killed and the women ontraged. No sooncr had these ncts of lawlcasness reached tho cars of the Rusman commaonder than he or- dered the most vigllant fovestigation to be made. Tho consequonce was that the whole battallon to which the men belonged was or- dered out ond shot, ' GRANT: HB LOOKS AT TNE THUNDERED Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Naw York, June 20.—The Herald's London correspondent says that, after the dinner at @larlboro House, about mldnight, Gen, Grant vislted the Zimes catablishment in Printing- Iouse 8quare In company with Consul-General Badeau. e was recelved by Mr. Macdonald and shown through the various departments. The Goneral expressed a deep Intercat In the manufacture, machinery, and working of the Walter press and the folding and typo-sctting machines. 5 b NEW ORLEANS ITEMS, Nxw Ontnaxs, Ls., Juoo 10,~George B, John. son, late Btate Audltor under Kellogy, was sum- moned before the Grand Jary to lestify to the whereabouts of certain books belonging to the ollco of tho Auditor, sald books baving been taken from the office at the time tho Stata-Jlouso was turned over to the Nicholls Government, John. von refused to answer any questions a1 to the dls. position of the books, ‘Ibe Grand Jury reported the case to the Superlor Criminal Court, ‘and it wan ordered that he show cause to-morrow why ho should not pe beld for contempt. ‘I'he Custom.1lguss Commission resumed Ha in- vestigation, It is learncd that the Commission is convinced that considerablo smuggling is goi and that the present systowm of dolng b cosst stations cannot provent It, It m{.wm undoubtedly recommend changes, and probably submit a plsn for the belter conduct of the coast scrvice, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Cixcixxarr, June 10,—In (e teat case brought before Judge Wilson, of (he Tollco Court, this moraiug, as to tho Jegalily of Sunday varicty stiows, it was declded e law prohibited such per- formance: NEw Yonx, Juuo 10.—Tho Cotton Kxchange yllll Lo closed on the 4ih, Mb, Uth, and Tih of nly, lflmlu. Als., Juno 10.—~Ta (he Government auit Involving the title 1o the bank building of the Depoait bavings Assoclation, bought by the United Btatcaat a sale for Interoal rovenuc luxcs, Lho Clrcuit Court, Judges Bradley and Wood on the Bench, decided in favor of the Government. Boatow, June 10.—Tho Fitchbure Seatinel hav- Ing retected soverely npon Il, A, Blood in connecs tion with hle fallure aud _statemeut of Hiabllitics, lic bas begun a salt fur libel, laying damages at $100,000. —_— THE AERONAUTS, Nasnvizue, Juue 10, —The talloon **Buftalo,* which asconded here yestorday at fi p. m. in charge ot Samucl King, acronsut, with slx fetlow-pas- sengors, {ocluding Dr. Ford, of the United States Bignal OMcy, and D. R. Dorrly, city editor of the American, landed at Gsllstin, thirty wmiles dls- tant, at7 p. m. Thismorming Prof, Kiug, with Dr, Ford, of the Sigual Servica Ofice, niade & acc. ond sscension from Usllatin st 8 a. . pecal o merican from L s the balloon landed at Taylorville, Wilsoa County, at_12:40 m., having passcd across Sumner snd Trousdal 5'3&‘?“‘;* 'L greatost sitliudo rosched was 17,- o0t. — SUBURBAH NEWS, LAER VIRW, The Town Board heid (1 regular meeting Monday night, all baing present, A petition against the granting of & esloon li. cense atthe corner of Lincoln snd Hill avenues, signed by 81ty resldents in ths vicinlty, was lald’ over, 2 ‘The Trustees of Schools applied for the use of 1ha aeal of the town {0 place vn ihe diplomas of the gradustidg class at the High Bchool, which was granted. s A petition was presented ,signed by eighteen saloon-keepers, asking that, in viow of the hard times, the saloon license be roduced from §$100 to $30. John Bormger's petition for a licenye at the \ was lald Dsalel Dolmn{(l‘ Schneidor Hros. George 1 , and Andrew Kennedy's, ‘Tha | 1er alsa petitioned foe repeal of what s known ihe lineordinance In regacd 1o lice e Superiatendeat of Wate ks 3 407,000 gatloss of waier pumsed fa weels. reportod the last two ‘I'he Treasurer was autnonzea o send to Now Yolrk. 4,319, 58 Lo meet intereat accruing oo the waler-bon A tesolution was adopted anthorlziog the Super- ;uw 10 appoliat specisl policemen ss ahall scem L A rerolution was drswn moving the ssloon- license liue south of Belwont svenue eastward {rom Uslated street 10 tho Greon Bay road. ‘fho argument ia 1hat, as 1he saloons 8t the corner of Green ay snd Diverscy strect are violating the law, uad 42 Who Lown is powericss to do aay day, only thirty boats wero It lm( 88 well mako (helr lawlesane: theit license-money, The resolutfon was Inid over tothe next meeting. After the payment of varions bills, the Hloard adourned for one week. The Town Toard of Equalization will meet at the ‘Town-1iall all day Monday, when those who wish to inquirs Into tha why and wherefore of thelr taxes can intervicw the Assessor, Laptain.of-Police Pettigraw had a lively ehindy At the jail Sunday, when the friendaof one Kilckol, a sulk-pediler from the city, who was {n duranco Tile fiom the effects of aomething stronger {han his own wares, pald a visit of condolence, One of dor mado s raid an the vailant Cap. tain, Whfl-nend-l‘v puthim lioratle combat, when the crowd safled fn and endeavored to create a va- cancy on the police force. A gontle suggestion witl & revolver restored qniet, and one more vic- :«ln'-‘ L.[:gnhhoa behind the bare 83 4 reanlt of the TITDA PARK, ‘The first hop of the sesson waa given at the Iiyde Park Hotel last evening, and was a grand success, ‘The grounds were {ilaminated with Chinese fan- terns, ‘The hol ill, 1e hz 501 FIRE INSURANCE. ‘The Business Transacted in Tillnots During the I'ast Yoar---Report of the Btate An- ditor--8nme of the Figures, Special Dispateh to The Tridure, Brruxariztp, Iil., June 10,~The ninth annnal insursnce report of tho State Auditor on fire and Aro marine {uenrance ls out of presato-dsy. It ahows the number of fire, marine, and {nland fn- earance companies complying with the laws of the State and authorized to do business for the current year to be 200, clasalfied as follows: Ten Jointe atock companies of Ilinols, one mutual company of Illinols, 107 Joint-stock companies of other States, seven mutual companics of other States, fiftcen foreign companies, Tho number of towne ship mutual fire-insnrance companies and others rst is any sign, be foliy equal to ’fi which will bo continucd ecach n of llke natnre organized in this State and authorized to do business during tho ensuing ear is L1t 8ince tho last report to State com- complied with the law snd aro suthor- 4ed to transact business in Tlinols, viz., the Fire- men's Insurance Company, of Cliicago, and the Uetman Fire Insurance Company, of Peoria, and duringthe manio timd the CHobe Insurance Com- onny, of Chicago, hsabeen adjudged bankrupt, andsinca tho last roport twenty-nix sdditional fire and five manne compnnies in all have been ad. mitted to do business in Illinols. A number of ntatintical !lhl:llmm&nny tho report, petting forth 11 detatl the nasets, liabilites, income, and expend- itares of each company dolng businees in tho State, and the proiit and loes, ratlo of all losses to tiska writicu, and ratio of loraes to premiuma reo- ceived on all businees dono in this State during tho yoar. ‘The assets of tho several comphnics, are shown to arpregate as follows: Jolnt-stock com anics of lillnols, $3,003,453.00; same of other tntes, $110,(:10,850.15:' mutua] companies of other Kiates, §12, 208, GO8, orel) United States branches, 8 noma ofiices, $22, 465,481, 1 scts of all the above companie: , lshilitles of Iilinols stock companies, $2,840, Q65107 eame of other Siates, $88,007,570. mutaal companies of other Btaces, $3,424,- 384.10; foreign companics, Unifed States branches, _$5,463, 887, same, homo of- ficos, $10, U683, 850, grand ufrcsule labthittes,” $117,200,670.85; incomo_of - Hiihowm companies recelved during the year 1870, 81,744 O18.17; income of all other companies, $70, 893, .38 Lutal, $72, 37, 688, 654 premiume recoivod during the year 1876 by 1llinofs stock companies, 2036, 051, 13% by other companies, $4,0630,000.43; total, §5, 200,051,505 riska written In samo by tilinols stock "¢ = time anies, ’11‘050,427.“'.!; by 15,004,605 tota), §432,- . : jossea incurred 'In Illinols Tn 1870 by all tho sbove compsnics, $1,401,474,46, Tho w\vnuhtr and other matual Are-insurance com- injes of 1llin ‘wrote sriske during Lhe year of 5,146, 123, and had {n force altogether at tho close of ' the year 10,003,221, LABOR TROUBLES. Tarznson, N, J., Juna 10, —Two or threo hune dred employea of Pamil & Booth's sltk mills struck to-day for Migher wagces, and the atrikors, male and femsle, marched through tho strects, Bartixons, Md., Juno 19.—Tho strike of canal- boatmen on tho Chesapeake & Obo Canal for 81 rer ton freightago on coal from Cumberland to Idewater 18 now general. A number of boatmen have resolved to tie up thoir boats at eight-miio lerel, in Montgomery County, and permit no load- cd boats to pass dotn. Most of tho boals have re- colved 60 conts por ton. whilo o few receivod 90 cents, Tho latter aro opposcd to the strike, Snne Cumberland to load, 0 THE SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' HOME, Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune, Broowixaron, Ill., Juno 10.—Gen. Renaker, (@en, Diack, and Mr, Duncan M, Funk, the ncw Trustocs of the Boldiers® Orphans’ Tlome, metat the institution to-day, but too late 'to organize.’ They took n stroll thro ho Institntion, inspect. Ing\{fl ita de; rlmenll.""‘v’;l}ch wero {ou:'tlin'gnm nditlon. . John Bweeney, the snrgoon, pre- nied his reslgnation, his tinie nat exuiring until next October, There aro applicants beyand num- Der for all the oftices, from Superlutendent down. It I8 not prohable that Mrs, Ohr, the preeont Su. perintendent, will bo removed, ' The law_spocies lnn the Board shall -p‘rnln! only the Tressnrer and Buperintendent, and leaven to the Buperin- tendent tha cholce of the snbordinates, e —— e, WATER-RATES, Last Monday night, ‘In the Conncil meeting, Ald, Bwoeney offored n resolutlon, which on the face of it, na it looks on papor, would doubtless be pop- ular with the mass of the peaple, who know very Tittle about the management of the city's affalrs, 1t was to the effoct thatwhereas, the Water-Works of tha city wera completed, and would be .of no further expenso, save the ordinary cost of opor- oting, and the payment of the interest on the water-losn bonds as it becomes duos the water- rates charged to consumers wers as high now na when the times were ** booming,"'—in moat cases cxcceding the amount of all other taxes the houso- owner haato pa; .nndmralnlhuuvngnlulnnnlli scveral hundred thoosand dollars more than woul; be required In the futare to K ail the expenses required to fun the machine; therofore, resolved, thut & apecial committeo bo appoluted to look into the matter, slc. As rogards tho reduction montioned §n this pro- amble, the Mayor ls not In fevor of it. 1le eays that the reduction which conld ‘conslsts 0 made In the water tax would not be suy abjoct, es« pecislly st preeent, Never untll last year, ho Averred, had tho tax heen anv more than adequate fo mcet the axponso of running the Water-Works, Last vear thera was a surplus of perhapa 830,000 or $40, K0, which was mado by his strenuous cx. ertlons in cutting down expensos, Those ho reduced 000by discharging belp, purchasingcoal aimore wvarable terms, elc, 11u desiresto sce a surplus 1o Lhe waler account, Ho says il will not be wasted or hesrded, but will comoe into good play ot an time, in oxtending water-pipes, In case of acci- dent, aud to provide for other things which might come _np, where it would be absolutoly neceasary 0 take i{mncdlste rctlon, and which would not admit of thoe dolay stiendant upon tho levying of #iax. The Crib might recolve soma danmiage, or iho tunnals might cave In; there was no telling what might occur at almost sy thine. Tho Mayor savs, howover, that ‘the. pumping canacity of the Watcr-Works In thia city is 80, 000, cu hn’I gallons ‘n‘ dnyl: a3 much fn proporifon 10 1" doea” Lo pump "the ' 40.000,000 * ae: X which the city now ul 1L mighi be safetotry s reduction in rates, §f er cama to pass that tho runlllc uscd 73,000,000 gallons, but 0os not hink It would answer now. In his opinion the Water tax was the jnatest tax (hery was, and one which the people Erumhl:n tho least In paying, 'lic watcr-rates had been collected up closer, ho i, during tho past year than they aver had been l-rmrv.m Many people pald & wafer-tax who paid none other, Comptroller Farwell was consulted on tha anb- ect, and_he l.'f}ln:ned the same opiniou as the layor, Ho said o had expocted some aueh thing 84 this, Just ne soon as the work of retrench- nicnt had falrly yolten lao working order, the peojlo were clamorous fora reduction in rates; andas soon a it was found out that the bLonds wera at & premium a howl was ralsed for the ben. efit o the **poor man,'* who, lu his opinion, re- celved moro sttentian ihan tho s roporty-owners themselves, ‘Fho futercat on the ‘wator bondw smounted fo $310,000 annuslly; the amount of watcr ratos last year was upward of $700.000, an 1t was nok ¢ stated In the preambio of tho resolution, 4 e collections amounted to sev- oral hundred thousand doilars more than was re quired to run the Water-Works. e e+ 455 KILLED BY FALLING WALLS, 87, Louis, Juse 10,—The tilode-Democral's Warrenabarg, Blo,, special rayss two-story brick bulld!ng occupied by larrison & Redford, grocers, fell to-day, carrying to tha cellar with the debely A. U. lacrieon, one of the frm, who was killed, dGeorye 1(ans, who was mortally wounded, Seve al uther porsons were Jore or less fojured, but uone seriously. does ‘not cost pump this smoant ERGLAND, The best law Io England ta the law agplost adal. teration of foort! Chicago snow-white Improved cora-starch Is as pal the new-fallen anow! Chicago enow-white gloss starch s the fivest in the market! This Is ons of Clhifcago’s new entorprises, cmploy+ lu* 100 nen, women. and girle. Rvery lady 1 Chicazo sbould nave au Intesest In thia coterprise! The brands of starca that havo beea Jookud upon heretoforo as the stundard Iu this market aro mady by a process of rotiing the grain for two weeks, and then being reetored with hmo and potash, ‘The starch made by the Chicago Starch Works, for both fuod and laundry puiposcs, is quads by a new process, withous rotiloyg, and fs a3 pure as snow, ——ee—— A LARGE ORDER FOR CLARK'S PATENT FIRE-ESCAPE was given to Mr. A. L. Clark, patentcs (of Du- buquo), by the Bhorman Louse yesterday. Thie device was patentcd May 22, 1877, and has proven 10 be tho simplest, safcat, and cheapest escaps ever nvented, and, when placed in cach roum, will mako the hermsn Houso the safest place in A e e S L S s - MOUGH~MILLAN—A¢ the Lindell Hotel, &t." DABRITI'S TOILEX 80AP, BABBITFS TOLLAT SOLP. Unrivated for the Tollet aod s the St and HecAmia i Gdors Lo dater thecity for a nighV's lodging. Escapes on exhitition st the Ragle Palnting Company's office, up-stalts, No. 45 Jackson atrest. Also at Gardnet Jiodes, e —— PRINTING IN COLORS. ‘The difficulty and tims {nvolved In printing In calors have conspired to make ‘this most at- tractive method of ndvertising one of the moat expensive. Under the old process each color demanded s separate application to the press, involviog extraordivary lsbor in the accom- plishment of small results, aud consuming more time than the benefit derived would war- rant. Yot adventurous or enterprising adver- terions, ingredis % 33 3 TRnB! e riment ihe mags nisctnrerof A, TBULs Tieet Soap bat perfected: andnow oTers to g Users have had so affection for startling com- g‘fmti The i1s xfil""m_n.l!"fi ROAT I‘u' g binations of color, and have wasted -much sur- | avoTld. Only iAs purest “Fegesable' Oils usad (n its plus profit that might have been added to cap- ital, In endeavoring by contrast of tinta to pre- sent their damands for custom attractively be- Iore the public. They have recognized with commotion of spirit the ynneccssary expense, but as no feasible method “for overcoming the outlay presented itself, they have been com- pelled to put up with the extortion lnvolved by a fault In the genius of invention, But in the 1ight of recent offorts the patrons of gsy bills will rejoice. Tha perfection of an attacliment which unltes rapldity of execution with corresponding cheap financlal demands, and which may be atlached to any press, witl be halled with gratitude to theinventor, Mr. I L. G. Rice, of Cambridge (Mass.), is the ) Far Use in the Nursery it Has No Equal, Worth ten times ita cost ta every mother and famfly In Christendom. ~ 8ampls box, containing 3 cakes of ¢ ounces esch, sent frea to sny addreas on receips of 75 centa. Addres B.T.BABBITT, New YorkCity FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTH, A PERFECT TOILET -SOAP, Fint among the raguisites of the totlet tn & good Article of Boap, bul to procara it ls not always an matter. Many of the most expeualve Soaps in the mas ket are made from coarse and eletorious materials, sad their deilcato coloring and fragrant porfuma 100 often concesl the most repulsive Impurities. The disclosures + recently mads publia regarding this subjoct are posts fively stariling, and deserve sorlons constderstion. Beented Soaps are now kaown to b oxtremcly objece tonable, espectally If appllod to the head: injoring the batr, irritating thescaln, aud inducing severs head- fclies. The character of the tngredients may ba{nferred from the statement of & gentleman who makes tha #centing of Boaps his businesss he recently deciangd that }unonnmmc‘: in this mplumcnl Trere short-llvedy rom seven 1o ten years WRICh the beounadon cound bw Toliomecy Period duriog Tfectly pare articlo of rnunlen and inventor of this attachineut, which e 15 now cxhibiting at No. 75 Madlson street, toom 9, Heretoforelt has been found neceasary to arrange a form), ana run the sheatthroughthe press for every color demanded, but Mr. Rice's patent, romarkable as much for ita simplicit, as for its accuracy in its work, commends jtseft 10 any style or shape of press, is easlly sttached, and perfcct in its operation, be attachment was invented in 1868, patented 1n 1809, and in 1870 lmBrovm! in certain of its’| morc minute detalls, During this year it wns completed and brought to ita presciit state of Km’letllnn. Lho only invention of Its nature that a8 ever come at the fulfiliment of the require- ments of the age, The colors, In Mr. Rice's The difficulty of procuting & sclieme, aro contalned {n a number of scctfonal '34’;‘1‘,‘5“ [ -:’::'::l“%h fivgii. u‘v‘v‘_ev‘e‘r.rhin‘nn 10 the f‘;““t"'_‘““’" lfig‘l;lflfll! an "“"f’""l"l” I bands | o e et e hawid Bors Nantifaciater. of o W nceessary for | the produc- Tlioss immense catalilishiment 1a by far tha largeat of it "ol'll of “tlfiu cnxidv nrh ‘.}“""}" 'fho 51.-#0 I::.lph ‘;gun%sumf :Ix:‘lll".e’n;w n'l'é\lr.lrfixn?r{lrn roller, | strildng thess bamls of color, | JATIONS Procuctions s for ' o nbprosriate pass down over a similar number of | ATNRSEY, Ut thie 1a 1cu;'fx'§§;fi7:enuy'-'."éh'?5355°"’" atcral tables, cach provided with rovolving discs, and these {u turn distribute the respootive colors over that part of the roller allotted to cach. Thus charged sith color, the roller passes’ on upon the ‘“forin ** ar cut which is to be ro- produced, and thus from a singls form any number of colors mn¥ bo printed nt one Impres- slon. Any number of colors mniy‘hu added hy increasing the number of fountsins, and tho “form” or cut Isecgulated only by the sizo of the press. It Is in the distribution of the colors that Mr. Rico clatma tho greatest credIt for his patent. The absolute work of printing is the same [n all respects as that performed by all and sclentific oxperiment, ring processcs aro entirely new and ariginal, an 32:‘;:'1111{!‘llmplyunpxmllea In this dopartmeat of fne *'B. T. BanmrraToiLr Soir™ {a th trads-mars by whileh this elegant totiet luxury fs designated, AN foranpilcation o the delicate skin ot (nfants, childwen and Jadles, it 18 altogcther unequaied in (18 emolilent roperties. Tho Boap (s not perfumed, the ingredients Ing of stich absoluta purity an to require no a1d from chemlstry to, l"lfiulll fnferfor materiale, The most fined lnueo:ul'zntnlu absenca of artificial perfume of sweetnew, . T, Dabbitt's Tollet Boan ronders It the most ;:::nnrgn and agreeabie article of the kind ever mlfln-‘ resscs, The press is not altered i any way. b (he adaptation to it of the apparatus for colur- .fi&‘:’é:“?:?f.‘ “{» ‘:“.“e'.?.’}lh;"’.‘}’?q n-'l"-‘:' rL‘."":n'fl‘,‘. printing does not at all affect it for othor work, 5}93;:':‘}&" Ml’l! mak vy lather It is also ang a3 it {s mercly tho nn&)llmllnn of an attachment, remaovaole at will and readjusted at pleasure, Exhaustive eriment with the invention has proved its ¢ cu{‘lnr tho uses to which it is intended, It work is clear, and is as quickly nerformed as tho same press could perform the plain work for which it {s constructed, Eve toloris brought out as clearlynsinachromo, ai from the border Jine pt an {nvitation cafd to tho more claborate letier-heads and still more atart- 1 51 advertising circulars, it faithfully records each tint, apd ss tho paper passcs over the ‘form " the job ta uom[:lclcd. ‘o thoso whoso .business ncecasitates bill-heads, circulars, labels, cards, posters, and the 1llke, this {nvention fs especially commended. It takes the placo of the older and more cumbrous mothods of at- talning tho same results; does the same work better, mora quickly, and_ cheaper; and now that it bas falriy cstablished its capaclty to no- cumplizh tho object of its inventor, it will soon acquiro the popularity It deserves, and becoma another element {n tho sucrcess and progress of tho printing press. . ———— THE ROOT & SONS MUSIC CO. offer speclal inducemonts to purchasers, at whole- sale and retall, of sheot-music, musia books, vio- 1ins, guitars, and all kinds of musical instramenta. aps far barbers' use. it In_just belng laced upon the market, butiite demand for b will, Coma peaeral. Ve Tork TV buma: too B, Ty BABBITT, New York City, TARRANT'S SELXZER APERIENT. bdllrk this? (/pan the Condition of the Btomach and fts near atliea, tholiver and tha bowels, depend Thysical heatth and'clearness of Intellect. If thess ore Rab Activeor {n & stata of irritation, the toning, Tegulating, soolhing inducnca of TAREANT'S ArLizxa AFRRIERT 18 urgently required. Bold by all druggiste, AR'T SALE. su g e asres ez e | INPORTANT ART SALE! ould nlm{l apmeas In charming dres: 1t doos 8o appear In Andreics 1lazar, which Is dovoted chicly to the literature of dress, Evory pago has something to Interest and insf AXNDrEwWa, publisher, Cincinnatt, PUBLIC SALE 3 Of Fino Works from the Easels of 3. J. NEADE, ARTIHUR QUARTLEY, JAR, . K. A WAL ¥. DY IAAS, XK. . TENRY, 8 I BVTI 4, T. BRICHER, K. V. 3 J and others, . Jand s Charch, '« Walter €. Hongh, of Chlcago, and Alss Finkie B, Mntan, | LIS (Wedneg_(rlny) Evening, of Bt, Lon| Cr{ Springs (Mlss.) and Palmyrs (Mo,) papers please capy, £ ARTISTY GALLERY, MASON—THROOP—Tune 19, lmdo" the resl- denco of the bride's parants, No. 480 ‘Weat Van 212 WABASIH-AYV., {)‘vlha Rev. Arthur Bwazey, Mr, E. T, 1a8 Minnte L. T'hraop. DEATIHN. CHITDS—June 10, 2 a. m., Kva, tho only child of Jamen snd Flora Childia, ' ey ‘uneral at 10 &, m. Wednesday, Jone 20, from the houss of Jacoh Krost, 380 West Van Duren-st. - FOX—In thiln city, Jona 10, 1877, Ada, intant daughter of 1I, and Mary J, Fox, aged 0 months. Funeral from No. 21 Moore-at, to-day, June 20, at 11 o'clock &, m., to Hosehill Comelory by carriagen. $X"liurlinglon (Vt.) papers ple‘nl copy. McEWEN—Friends will meet at 114, m. to-day at the residenco 512 North LaSalle-at., and seryicca will bo held at 11:30 n. 1n. nt the Chnrch of the Immaculate Conception, for Will B. McEwen, MEDICAL. Dr. Schenek’s Pulmonle Syrup, BEA WEED TONIC, AKD MANDRAKR PILLY, ‘Thess medicines bave undoubicdly performed more cares of Conaumption than any other remedy xnown to the American public. Theyare compotinded of vege- table ingredients, and contaln uothing which can ba injurfous tothe human constitution. Other remedies advertlsed as cures for Consumption probably contatn oplum, which {s a somawhat dangerous drug (n all cases, and if taken frocly by consumptive pationta It must do grest Injury; for 1ts tendency I8 to conBine the morbld matter In the systemn, which, of course, must maka & curs impossitle. Bcheock's Pulmonic Byrup 13 warranted not to contaln a particle of oplum; It s composed of powerful but harmiess herbe, which act on the lunge, liver, stomach, snd blood, and thus cor- rect all morbid secrettous and exnel all the dleased matter from fhe body, Theso are the only means by which Consumption can be cured. and as felienck's TPulmonic Byrup, Sca Woed Tonlc, and Mandrake Pills sre the only mediciaes which opersta fu this way, 16 fa abvyious they are the only genuloe cure for I'ulinanary Consumption. Esch bastle of this {nvaluable medicing 1s accompanted by fu ll dircetions. Dr. tichenek 1 pro- fesstonally st his pricipsl ofice, corner Stath snd Archeste., Phitadelphts, every Mondsy, whero sl et tors for sdvico must be addreased. ___LIFE INSURANCE. TEXTE) : = UN ITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE CORPANY, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 261, 262, 263 Broadway. —o—l)l'l!ll.‘flllll 1880—o— ASSETS, $4,827,176.52 SURPLUS, $820,000 EVERY APPROVED FORM OF FOLICY ISSUED ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS ALL ENDOWNENT POLICIES AFPFROVED CLAIMS MATURING IN 1877 wis o JIENED o 7+ ON PRESENTATION. JAMES BUELL, - - PRHBIDENT. CuRRLES T PRORT disagen o pi Chlcaze; 3 e a0, 2 {3 DWIN, Aaear, i & NETLOLR Boperigientens Manon and Commonclng nt 8 o'clock. AUCTION SALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, 78and 80 standoipl-ar. CONTINUATION BALE OF OIL PAINTINGS At 113 & 116 State-st,, At 10 a, m., 2:30 and 8 p. m. ELISON, POMEROY & CO.. Auctionecrs. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO. Commission Auctioneers, 118and 120 Wabuash-av. BUTFERS' WEDNESDAY TRADE SALE. ne I al9::0 o'clock a. LB TR At their Salesroums, |18 and 120 Wabash-av. Wit BOTTERE & 2 Sttonoera, THURBDAY THADH BALE. DRY GOODS, VWOOLENS, CLOTMING, Tioots and Shoes, Btraw Goods, and Wool Hits, - THURSDAY MORNING, June 21, at 0:30 o'clock, At [intters & Co.'s Auction Ticoms, sccond foor. Morchants will slways ind folf Hnes sal v 4 ol thion AT S0 By GLEO, P. GORE & CO., & and 70 Wabaal) aveaue., ‘Wednesday, June 20, We shall scll at AUCTION 1,000 CASES Well-sssorted and scasonable Boots, Stoes& Slippers And {un additlon, by lnn'm:unnl of Asslguee, shall closs 180 Lots of o Bankrupt Btock, ‘Which buyers are Invitod to examineg, . QEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 and 70 Wabaah-ay, On Thuraday, June 21, at 9:30 o'ol'k, A very larga line ot PARLOR BUIT! A Ve i line of Bl A MHRR AATh, A very largoe line o yery largo line o fi ;:g }:;‘: Hg: :l MIRRORS, A vory Iarge lin of OARSELE, Daokoases, Wardrobes, Parlor and Ofos Deaks, Dealers and consumers can slways dopend en & larze stock of Furnlture, GEO. P. GORE & CO., Auct'rs. By WM, MOOREHOUSE & CO., Auctioneers, 84 and 84 Randolph-st We shall sell at 9:30 o'clock this morning, NEW FURNITURE, New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, Dintog-room Furniture, Kitchen Furnitare, Office l'nm‘fnru. 8itting, Standing, and Cylinder Deaks, Chalrs, Stools, et E Carpets, New and Second-land, Also, & food asrortment of second-band Wo ahall seil a largo lot of Dr portion of 8colt Counl I, lowa, and provided with all the latest facilities f0r handliog graio, offered for rent to tha bighest bidder a pubtic suc- tion, at Dixou, la,, on the 2d day of July next, 8% AR AT S R fr i ug. 3 , 1o Aug. . oune-! bayable day of auction; th ollier halfto be fully . il tecyred on the uni‘?nl;fl B!lg’l‘lzl’l Pecal tloner, Chitazo. _CONFECTIONERY, Guads, Catl - nff‘iflljm“umfi Notions, etc.. in lota to suit dealers. e Unlon -exprassed (o al 3 i ‘. e OURRUET, fontert | Tne Dlxon Elevator, siasiad 13 he most forille L) B HUTINIETAM, i Wy Masuws Bty Cosian ’ \ el common and st