Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 22, 1877, Page 8

8 THE CITY. GENERAL: NEWS. A pottion of the Richings-Bernard English pern company were at the Tremont ouse yesterday. F. H. Baring, of the faméus banking firm of Dating Brothers, fondon, Eng., is & guest at the Palmer House. The Butterfly Ball was repeated ot McVicker's Theatro ‘yesterday afterncon with the eame flattering success that attended Its ‘production a week ago, The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, optician, 88 Madison street (TRIDUNE butlding), was, at 8 8. m., 72 deg.; 10 8. m,, 77§ 13 m., 64; 3 p. m., 63; 8 p. m,, 69 Darometer At 8 . m., 20,845 8 p. m., 20,08, A cricket-match was pinyed yesterday between the Chicago and Milwaukee Cricket Clubs, re- sulting in favor of the Chicago Club by 60 runs, thd scores belng: Milwaukeo, frst inning, 403 second {nning, 434 total, 73, Chicago, frst in- ning, 53; sccond Inning, 003 total, 148 ‘The Executive Committee of the 8tate Fire- men's Association has been called by Marshal Benner, the President thercof, to meet in his oflice Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clocki to take actlon in regard to tho next mecting of the As- sociation and the annual tournament. The Washingtonian Tatal Abstinence Asso- ciation held its first public meeting In the Waslingtonlan Home lost evening, The exer- ciscs consisted of songs, ducts, nddresscs, read- {nga, solos, trios, cte., and & very pleasant time WAS nnj(:lved by all present. The chapel was well filied, At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon James Fal- lon, aged 10 years, and reslding at No. 81 Coy- entry street, while attempting to steal a ride on train No. 25 on the Northiwwestern Road,near the junction with Chlcago aveoue, was nculdcnt? thrown under the traln and was instantly killed, his liend being completely severed from the Dody and s arms torn fnto shreds. 8oon after the {ndictment found azoinst Su- perintendent Hickoy was returned, it was dis- covered that thera” was an error in giving the number of the premiscs on Iacllic avenue which it was alleged ho rented to be used for the purposes of prostitution. Yesterday morn- ing the Buperintendent and Mr. Bidney 8mith, his lawyer, called on Btatc's-Attorncy Mills and 1o1d blin that they desired to take no advantage of any faw in tho Indlctment, and were ready to o to trial on thic merits of thu caso as soon s possible. It 18 believed the case will come up uext week. A letter published yeaterday from a Lake Vicw vorrespondent coinplaiied of the way In which o man by the name of Bamberger hiad Peen treated by Peter Conrad, owner of a Lake View saloon, and his barkecper. It appears, lowever, from the statements of Mr, Conra and of Mr. Jonn Spelz, the owner of the bulld- ing, that tho wman Bamberger came to the naluon druuk, got Into the ladics’ water-closet, and remnined there o couple of hours, When wwakened and nsked to lcave, he got furiou: tore off a picket from tho fence, and nssanlted the barkeeper and every ono elso on the premises. e was finally overpowered and put out, being rather roughly handled during the process, According to tiho oplnfon of the cye-witness, he deserved all he got. The Ilumane BSoclety drinking-fountaln, located on Lasallo street, opposite the Board of Trade, was thrown down by some acoundrel during Wednesday nizht. Tho Soclety lins vight of these drinking-fountains throtighout the city, at each of whichiobout 1,500 horses and 000 people stop doily to siake thelr thirst. cy are also ured by an innumerablo number of dogs. They are” paid for by benevolent people’ for public use, and the Soclety will pay w reward of 85 for information that will cone vict the party or partics who molest them. Inforination may be left with President John G, Shortall, in the Portland Mluck, corner ot Dearborn and Washiugton strects, or with Heeretasy A, W. Landon, 124 Clark street. This 4 the third time that this fountain has been thrownduwn, and onice the top was stolen off, aud recently one of tho brass faucets was stolen from it. Secretary Landou thinks that tbo po- lice should give tho mattcr some attention. WALDUEIM. A few years ago tho well-known plenle grove Hnase's T'ark, on the Desplaiues River, was purchased frum fts owner, Mr. Ferd Haase, by 1 German stock company and transformed into o cemetery nna named ' Waldlieln,” About two lundred prominent Germans became atockholders in the concern nnd purchascd lots, In the conrse of timo the Dircctors, so 1t is alleged, formed o ring and fiually succeeded in Daving tho pronerty transferred “to themseives. Ono of the Directors, Mr. Gelst, is eald to have loaned the* Company thoe sum of $2,000, for whlch ho took o morigage, The mortpage ho had lately foreclosed, und the property was sold to” tho President of the " Com- any, Mr. lott, for 810,000, So sccrets y " were theso * proceediugs munaged that the stockboldera dld not hear of them un- til they were fuformed that® the purchasera (n- tended to forn @ new cmn[lw,nny. and that thoy coulid hecomo stockholders by paying an nasess- ment of 310 for each shinre.” The priceof the orieinal stock was but $15 o share, Of course the stockholders were very Indignant, and beld a meetlig, ut which a committee of seven was abpolnted to call upon the purchasers and ef- fect o compromise. The Committea performed Its duty, bhut was unablo to get any satisfaction whatever, nor wero ite offers fur o compromise comsldered In any shaps whatever, - Con- < sequently tho Committes called another mass-mceting to subnit it8 report nud have some furtheraction taken, The meeting was held lust cvenlng at Klarg's Hall, on North Clark street, sud was very numerously attend- Mr. David Cuahw, of the Commitice of Neven, presided, and made » report in accord- with the facts stated above, A large nim- of gentlemsan gave vent to thelr outraged fechings, and spoke of the Dircetors and taelr uetiony (n very severe terms, accusing them of downriuhit swindling und mmnlmt{. Alter o long dlscussion s to the best steps o be taken to kecure tho rizhts of the original stockholders o cominittes was appointed Lo engare attornoys und nstitute eriminal proceedings agalnst those who have so sadly misused the trust placed {n thein by the contiding stockbolders, I THE PUOG-1'ONDS, The Lincoln Park Commlssioners and the Committes appointed h{ the North 8ide Ciul- zens’ Unlon to accouplish the abolltion of the nufsance created by the stagnant water on tho Jako shore fuside of the Lalic-Shoro drive, and extending trom Onk 1o Banks street, took an ob- servatlon of the drive and thy water yesterday worning. They talked of the vurious ways in which tho yemoval of the water could bu ao- complished, but urrived at no definite con- dlusfons. AMr, Cole, the vl unginecr of the Lincoln Park Cominission, fs busy worklog upon the cust of the construction of culverts, the wwount, of dirt necessary to fill up the overtlowed space, fu cuse’ (it should Lo declded to file it, and the cost of that worle, In the aftecnoon Mr. U, C. Prusslng, one of the Compmittee, calted upon Health-Commissloner DeWoll, and they, with Cmromxlnn-c«»umcl Bonticld, had quite o protracted conversation upon _ the subject. Dr. DeWolf has huwl Tlealth-Ofllcers at work upon the matter, und hus Jearmed that the water whicl covers the ground owned by Blshop Toley la clear und sweet, and not unhealthy, Between Division and Banka streeis the water 1s eviilent by stagnant, aod {5 covered with green scum, Into that water tflow tho dralns from u number of houscs unlung the shore, These drulng the Commissioner has orde closed, utnd uo more of the wasto water will be cmpticd Into tho pond. The bulldloe_of - cul- verts has been considered, and Mr, Cole, tua Commissiou englueer, 1s of the oplulon that cuiverts would cost ad wucl astiling and would be of but tempuorary rellef, INDUBTUIAL BCIUOL FOR GIRLE, An_Assoclation auxitlury to the Iliinofs In- dustriul School for Glrls was orpanized yesters dav atternuon at o weetlug held at the Alujor Biock. The Socletycomprises the First, Becond, und Thira Congressional Districts of 1linols, awml fts object s Lo ald the Btate Assoclatlon in the estublishwent of an Industrisl School for poor girls. Tu the absence of the Viee-Presidents of the Blate Association fur these Congressiunal Dis- tricts, by whom the mective was called, Mrs, Judge Van Buren, oue of the Directury, tecus pied the chuir. Mlas Cadwell wus chosen e vorury Secretary. ‘Tu¢ Comwitiee on Organization reposted a coustitution, which, after vuusmumm:. was wlopted, The name chusen for the Society was The Chtcago Assoclation of the Hlinols Indus- tria) Selwol for Girls.™ ‘The Presidents ure to bo the Vice-fresidents of the Btate Buctety for tho Chlcago Districts, ah to hold the otlics four months lu tury, the Vice-Prestdent for the First District, Mrs. John A. Logan, to act as President the first fuur months, The Cowmitice ou Oreanization v to report the remaining oflivers t mecting, . ‘Jisdale and Mrs. Smith were appointed acotmmittee on permaneut place for bolding wcetinge. The Sodfety sdjourned to mect at the yooms ol the Jnland dfunthiy, 145 Clark stroet, Wednes- day, ut 2 o'clock p. . Ay tn::[uul SEDGWICK. fe nuther of Chicogo’s necrs passcd away. This thweit Ly Georpg": Sedgwick, & welle kuown lawyer and respected cllizen of Cul- cago for uwwards of thirty years. eceased THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JUNE was born in Bristol, Conn., ept. 11, was therefore In tho 7iat year of the time of his death. 1806, and his nge at He came West at an earlynge, and {dentified himself with its Inter- CALS. n Washtenaw County, Mich., he was elected Clerk and Judge of fhe Probate ler‘t. n 1819 Mr. Hedpwick represented the State of He wns then regarded 08 & Hsing attornev. Michigan in Conuzress. In 1551 he was admitted a8 attarney and counsclor-at-Jaw to the United Btates Supreme Court at_Washington, on motionof Thomas Ewing. In the same vear hie was_olso admitted to the Bar fu this State. In 1855 deccased was admitted ns proctor and advoeate In the United States District Court for Northern Illinols. to the fire ho was engaged as counscl the Michigan Central “Rallrond Compan Preslons for tho and other corporations In this city, &lnce which time he haa not been In busincss, Decensed was a man of many sterling traits of character, and lcaves a wide ircle of relatives and friends. HGTRL ARRIVALE, @rand_Pacifie—W, Flsk, Iltock Goldsmitt, Lafayetto: C. Q. Bauj R. 8, Stevens, Llannibal; G. W. Yorks Jonn W, McCullongh, Cornua, Clinton, 1a. 3 It B seer Palmer tiouse~J. B, C Taland: 0. C. h, Philadelphias 3. Mudge, New ew Jerrey: J. G, able, Jtock Teland. . Marquette; A, W. eTageart, Montreai; I Arnold, Toronto; the Hon W, 11, Taylor, Boston; F. 11, Daring, gland; Qen.” D, Talmadgs, New G W, B r, Cleveland: A. 10 Ni James Gordon, En- Orleans; Sparta, Wis. § York: rh'e'non. \Vrllllnm 1, Veeaer and the lion. D. Dur- tin,Jr., Hrooklyn: Dr, 11 W.Wilhams, D.'Carter, Detroit; Trofles 8l Louts: lienry A, Fuller, Joseph C. Qill, Philadeiphi 1. Baitimore; ‘A I, Nye, Now Yorks ¥ d. Connecticut; Hu(oni_laon- tlon... The Commercial—A. ukman, \Wators ford; @, C. Tolman, New Yor 8, "Martin, Grond Raplds; T, 0, Em; htigo: 8, D, ery, V ilwankeo; D, C. Borber, Dolero, FATHER LEONARD. THE FUNERAL BERVICES, Amold, The fuderal services of tho Rev. Joseph Helmer Leonard, better known as ¢ Father Leonard,” late Chaplain at the Marfucrs’ Teniple,were held in tho uhapol, corner of Market nnd Kinzie streels, yesterday alternoon at -3 o'clock. The chapel was filled with the fricnds of tho de- ceased. The room was draped {n mournlug, a8 was also the stalnway leading from the streot. The little pulpit was covered with mourning Ladges and roscttes. The remalns reposed in o landsomae burlal case covered with black velvet, upon which was a profusion of flowers. Tho pall-bearers were M. M, Parkhurst, John Edgar- son, Asron aumi; ;l‘. @, Marah, W. A. Spencer, and A. Youker, Rev, Raymond Leonard, of Clucinuaty, brother of the deceascd, was present. "I'he services were opencd by the singing of some beautiful verscs by Mrs. C. @, St. Clalr, words aund musle composed by liersell for the oceaslon. Father Whitehcad read a portion of Scripture from the fiftconth chapter ot First Corintdifans, which was followed by the stuging of the famillar hymn *I’m but'n stranzer licre,” one that Father Leonard often delighted to sing, and sang the day before his sudden denth, when away from his home. Prayer was offercd by Father Lathirop. Dit. MITCHCOCK spoke briefly upon the 1ife of the deceased and his unexpected death. Dut death, ho sald, was gain to the Chrlstian, In view of his noble Christian llie, and the glorious truth uwpon which he many times he mlight well soy, ** ating?" reached to the people, h, death, where {8 thy How. comforting the thought that Tereafter thers was resty hereafter he could think without wenriness, fabor without exhinus- tion,—a glorlous rest, not of tho traveler, —nor of the wauderer returned of o victar over March 92, 1509, 1 liome, o vanquished Father Leonard was born in Canada, 1y experienced religion fu carly life, und counccted himaell with tho Mctho- dist Eplacopal conference. In 184 hae counect- ed himaclf with tha Canada Christian Advocate, and devoted his encriies for eeveral years to bullding up literature in the churches, After several years lie came to Cleveland, 0., and en- eaged “in tho Dcthel worky In 1854 ho removed to this city, became a memnber of tho Rock Rlver Coufercuce. and was nppolnted Chaplain to the Seamen’s Bethel. Those who kuew him best could testily to tho wonderful siceess of his mlssion. Ona_thing notlecable was his wmarvelous diligence; what o number of meetings Le could attend weeklyl aged, hu worked ou’like 8 young hero, Though “Thoe futlmate with him often doubted whether o weuld suceced 1u his object, but with Indomite ablo perseverance Le triumphed at last, ather polnt in his character was his carncatnes. 1le was earncst without belng bolsterous, IHis deep plety .was the remark of all who knfl: h whaole life to sava souls—oot moercly to lim, 1lo” labored [afthfully through got them nto the Church, vert them to God. Ilo but 1o’ con- also mads many personal sncrifices in the causc, Last Saturd; hie preached at Rochelle, In this State, ono of lils most powerful sermons, - On Mowlay lie entered tho store of an old Irlend who had always given monoy to his cause till uow; he refused,” Bald . Father Leonand: dead, “'m sorry, I'm_so_sorry,” and the' man limmediately (€l Who “knew but that if, tnstend of this rebufl, he had given his visitor o warin greet tight bave turned the coorse of his lif In{z, and something more, however llme,mi& eheered him ouward some thne Jouger in his 1ife’s misslon. The epeaker wishecd Lis audicneo to learn from this not to turn a cold shaulder to any of God's servants who came to ask for help n thelr missions, TIE REV, ML NORING next spoke. e summed up the many mlnl‘l?~ © could repeat with emphasis the words which had already been uttered. He wus greatly fm- pressed with s charactor at his tirst acqualnt- ance with bim In 1860, - ITe was a map of strong convictlung, uud stood on tho brond ground of catlons of the decenscd in o few words. rlght. or full, he was o martyr to his lite's work, By the right he was ever ready to stand 1e woutd have mado & martyr—In fact, He was 1 Catholls towsrd all men. In Cunads ho was loyul; In the United States ho was trie to the olil tlag, During the War he was an eflicient chaplaln fn the army, 1o had left his family o gool name, After the funeral services, the remains were conveyed to Rosehilll for burial, aud & long pro- cesslon followed tho hearse to the grave. BOCIAL LVENTS. M WIINSRY —CURTIS, A quict but cheeeful little wedding oceurred last evening at No. 21 Bt. John's place, the marriage of Miss Ida Curtls, daugliter of John F. Curtls, Esq., of the flrm of Curtis & Bwelt- zer, cheese dealers on South Water street, to Mr., Wiibur F. MeWhinney, of this oity, None were present but the relatives and o few intl- mato fricnds of the contracting partics. The ceremony was performed by the Rev, L. P, Mereer, pastor of tho Swedenborginn Boclety, at La)-plst B u'clock. ‘The bride was attired In o dress of sca-foam allk, trimwed with whitc tulie and vrango blos- soms; Bretagno jacket, court train; no ornae ments. Tho bridesmalds, Miss Laura Curtis, of Fond du Lac, Wis, o cousin of the bride, and Miss Btella Curils, a slster, wore white tarlatan, trlmmed respectively with pink and blue flow- ers, ‘I'licre werc presented to tho brido and groom a number pf useful and ornamental articles, residence of the bride's parent sccond rm-rtln Houso last evening, tivea ond near Cfriends were uls Einsteln, & younger sluter, not tigure In the history of whil disperse until a'respectably lute bour. RECEITION. colne ristug scts of soltd silver spoons, frult-plut ohetian vascs, cte. Mr. and Mrs, McWihinne; received tho congratulations of thelr frionda ang then took the cvening train for Davenport, laws, where they will romain about 8 week, aud returning will take up thelr abode at the hy TUE BRIDAL PAUTY OF MM, AND MRS, BIOMOND BEIL found one night too shorta time (n which to celcbrate the nuptials, und accordhigly fssucd invitations to all thelr triends to attend o n and banquet at tho Palmer All - the rela- to partlcipate fu the festivities, lucludf ‘A‘lfim 2 ] cativitics, lucluding Mra, M, Einsteby motber of the bride, aud Miss Au- whose numes did the wedding the night before. At about 1 o'clock, n suimpiuous bunqlt.lcl was revealed in the ladles' ordinary, to ch tue guests were duvited, and to which they did quivle justice, The wothering did not The graduating class aud the Faculty of the Chieagzo Unlversity were pleasantly cutertalned lust night by Mrs. J, W. Dean at ier resldence, No, 185 Thisty-fourth street. The son of tho bostess i85 a member, and the only ous of the ¢lass who resides in Chicugo, It was, that, b each upon his fndividual voy: should be o reception, au the representative of rescut President Aberuetly, Prof. rof. Dyer, Dr. Burrourhs, Prof. Muthicws, of the Fuculty; Perry Baird, G, Bass, WOV, N. K. Honore, J. Langland, Q. M. McConay P E. Lansing, A, It Windes, Miss Jessio Waite, ¥. M. Smith, and ~the juembers of the class. aud therefore, decined ewiuently titting efore the several wraduates separato 8 of life, there that given by ‘bicago. There wers Olsun, ex- Mcssrs, Cole, W, 11, Harrisols C. K. Deay A uumber of ouug Jadivs, most of them connected with the uiveralty, leot their presence to ald i tho entertainmeut of the gruve oud revercud seuiors, and tho Hon, Willia Bross, Slrs, C, 1L Reed, uud wany others of the *‘elder peovlo ™ woro also preseot. With conyersation, muale, 0 and a hounteous collation the evening was most r)cmnnlly passcd,and will not acon ba forgotten by *thie Doya' who next Thursday afternoon at 2'o'clock In Farwell Hall say zomn»{hm college life and each other and commence 1its anew. THE WEST PARK. MRETING OF TIR COMMIBAIONENS. The West 'ark Board held aregular semi- monthly meeting at 4:300'clock yestenday after- noon at the office, 23 South Halsted street. There wera present Messra, Lipe, 8tanford, Schultze, Millard, Muus, and Grecoebaum, A communication was received from D. H. orne, who claims that $73 has been due Wim for four years, which he wants, with 10 per cent compound Interest. The amount [a claimed for interest upon bonds redeemed, upon which a portlon of the interest waa never pad, The total clalm (8 808,67, Mr. Stanford statcd that the money was due, but he opoosed the paying of interest on Inter- cst. The bill was ordered paid, with 8 per vent |nlcrcub Mr, Stanford yoting in the peaative. A declaration ot trast for $14,700, made by Henry Greenebaum to the Doard, was re- terred to the Judictary Committee. The followiug is the list of Committces ap- pointed for the ensuing year. Finance—=Lipe, Iolden, and Mans, Improtement—Mnus, 1lolden, and Judleiary—Stanford, Ureensbaam, h‘-s"hdlrulan—uolden, Hchuitze, nm. I{umboldt Park—dreenebaum and Schultze. Uentral Park—Stanford and Holden, Douglas Purk—Millard and Muus. Mr. Greenebaum moved that,when Humboldt and Douglas Parks shall be ready to be opencd, the Presfidents and Committees of thess parks shall make the nccelm:%pn'pnmtlunl, at an cxpense not to exceed $250 for the respective parks? Carried. On motion vf Mr. Greencbaum, tho President was authorized to grant speclal perrits for ple- nies in the West Parks to churches, schools, and otlier respectable organizations, with use of the boats for the day, On motlon of Mr. Btanford, the Commission- ers were nllowed to Issue passea for tho use of Loata at thelr discrotion. 'The Board then ad- Jjourned. A WIHISKY, BQUEE21NG TUEM, The intimntion in yesterday's Washington dispatches that Judge Banea had admitied the force of Clarles Reed’s threat that the first bateh would not festify against tho second batch, unicss *‘treated faleiy,” caused nre- porter to bo sent to sce Judge Bangs and ascer- taln _how much truth thero was in the state- ment, and whether tha correspondeuce could bo published. The honorable gentleman polltely declined to show the correspundence, ns ho thought It was a private matier botween tho Department at Washington and himself, but he offered to 5lvu tho substance thercof. After Mr. Rteed had mado this threat that the firat tatch would not squeal unless * treated falrly,” ,Comnissfoner Haum wrote to Judge Bauys here asking what witnesses were nceded lere In the {)\'olt‘cullull of the whisky trials. Tho Iatter wrote back that the whisky men hero were o unit, 8o interwoven and Interlinked together in tho whisky Irauds that it would be siiuplo prudence on the part of theGovernmentto call some one or more of them in nll the cases. Ho then sent on alist of ail the nanes of the men comptising the frst and sce+ ond batches, but gave 1o oplnlon whateyer na to whether the flrst batclh should be alluwed fm- munity to Insure getting their testimony. This was ail the carrespondence_on thu subject, and the Judge deniea that lie admitted that the Gov- ernment would Lie scriously erippled without the voluntary testimony of tho squealers, but thinks this was a colnage of Mr, Itced’s brak, The Judgo also aaya it fs more gnininon to say tha tho flrst batch will not testify unless treat- ed fairly, as Mr, Reed calls It, T lu{ bava never eald g0 themeclves, but only their attorney. The Judge s willing to take tho risk, and, If they reniso to give evidenco for the Govern- meiit, there are apartments in tiic County Jull ready tor them until uuy‘y comedown, The plea that they need not crhininate themaclves 1s dono away with by the statute which pro- vides that what they testify shall not bu used agninat them, Mo aamits that it might be more diflicult for the Govornment I Lhe first batch refused to tastify, but hie has great talth In the virtues of the Cuunty Jall'if tho wit- nesses aro troubled o that way. Sumwons were [ssued yesterday morning at the request of the Distriet Attorncy, for the witnesaes in tho 805,000 suit of the’ Guvern- ment agalnst Golson (. Russell, Charles A. Gammon, aud Charles 1, Cronkite. It has been placed on tho docket for the July tena of court. TIIE CITY OALL, Liccnse recelpts wero nbout as usual yester- day—§200, £ Tho ‘water rents deposited with the City Treasurer yestenlay amounted to $3,770. ‘Tho city yesterday pald-out 83,000 in Intereat upon city certificates, The Department of Public Works will this morning advertise for proposals for tillng, curbing, and grading Astor street, from Divislon to Sehiller atreet. Four now cascs of scarlet faver wero reported at the Iealth Department yesterday, Beven denths have been recorded this week chargeable 10 tho searlet scourge. Tt higs been rumored around the City-Hall that the Biate's Attorncy was to enter s nolls pros. in the cuso of Suot, Hickey. Tha Mayor sald yesterday that he should afllow no such ac- tion, if he had anything o say in tho matter. Elther Mr, Hickey wans all right or bio was all wrong, It all right, It was but just to him that the ‘:uulle should kunow it, and 12 all wrong, the public should kuow that too. Oil-tnspectar Cole Is about to commence pro- ceedings sgalnst soverad oil-dealers for violating ¢ty ordinances by changing his {nspection-nark upon barrels of oil. It cumo to his knowledge that such changes, especinlly on olls that had been condemned for Illumlunln‘; purposes, were constantly beinge wade. Ono firm, Alilgren & Isacson, for instance, No. 826 Btate streot, liave been selling for illuminating purposes ol marked 150 deg., when the Inspector found 1t to be but 115 deg,, and _so branded it.. The brand was changed olther by the grocery firm naued above or by the ofl-dealers from whoin the com- n)ud(fly waa bought by those grocers, and it would appear that the uhnnfio was made b the oil-dcalers, becauso it is the custom to sell back to the ofl-manufacturers, for B0 cents each, the barrels in which the oll has been stupped. ‘The oil-dealers in this case havo offered 81,10 for cach barrel, so that those barrels shiould not 0 back to the manufucturers and the fraud ba dlicovered, but should be gotten back by tho acaler, who would erase the alterod fnspection- mark before lettlog tho barrel go ogaln to the fuctory, aud thua destroy all eyidences of guilt, 'The penalty for the alteration of the inspection- brand {s o (Ine of not less than 825 nor more than 8100. Inspector Cole proposcs, [n auulw to htwself and for the safety of the publie, to rosecute vigoruusly to the full oxtent of the aw, aud break up tlie fraudulent custom. TIE COUNTY BUILDING. The most of the Commissioners took n jaunt in the conatry yesterday to look sfter the coun- try bridges, I'he Urand Jury disposed of twenty-oight cascs yeaterday, and was able to adjourn at an carly hour, o Valentine Scheradra, Wiliam Bchwarts, and Herman Gerlach were adjudged fnsanc In the County Court yesterday, Judgmeat will be rendered fn the County Court Monday agajoat all delinquent taxpayers. July 23 the ainual tax-sale will commence, Shorlf Kern started last nnnlnF for a vislt to tho Eastern cities to join bis mmé/. 1o will be uhbscut uo week, Ea leayes the County Board sud the questiop ot dict in the bands of ex- Commissloner Juhnson, Johanna Nelson was Julcrdny conyicted of burglary in the Criminal Court, and given one yesr fu thu Penltentiary, Bhe fs the firat female evertried for such & crime in this county. Anotler triumoh for woweu, Ed Walker s on Perlolat’s bond, He was on 1t & year ago. Then bio swore that ho was worth $300,000 avey aud abave all his debts, but now Hie does uot lay claim to belog worth wors thau 8400,000. 'The Court-House work, it sppears, has not added to Wis wealth, But what bas he done with that $100,0008 ‘Tho defeat of Weutworth as Principatof the County Normal School doea not give the Board satlafuction, and may lead to considerable bick- enug and strife. t1s to behoped that be wil not E“ out ol the way before the wmmoulm{ of tho next special Grand Jury, forit i thoughl that hie would wake o most vrotitable witness. Austin J. Doyle, Clerk of the Crimina) Court, yesterday recelved his commission as the suce vessor of the late Justice Puulsen. He wiil scud hisresignation as Criminal Clerk to the Judpzes at ouce, to toke cifeet the tirst day of the July teris of Court. He has been 8 wmost exemplary uud eflicient Clerk, und there is no duubt bit he will 81l lis new oflico with equal credit, | Bis reslznstion will create s vacancy to oo 8licd by the Judzes. and Tow Hasrett s be- stree with steallng barrels from Hanson'a ill. Lo ported that Thursday twe: ‘Whaite, $300. without regard to schools, Hehool at Grand Crossing Mr, J. G._Carter was clected Principal, and Mlss Mary Mooney and Misa Mary Keunedy teachers. - Trustees of Laka and votes in the joint Boarde; thorcfore, 9 1877—TEN PAGLS. Ileved to be the coming man. No one could flit the bill better than Tom, and no one is moro de- serving the promotion. It was Fred and not Gus Tuato who was dlscharged from the County Clerk's oftice Wednesilay on account of his pugilistic demon- strations. ~He would have been reinstated yes- tertoy {f it hind not been for the attachment ho had shown for beer the day before. If more of his class were gotten rid of, the office would 800N enjoy & better reputation than it now does. ——— ANNOUNCEMENTS. The graduating cxercises of Kenwood Seml- nary will taxe piace at Plymouth Church this evening, A general Invitation is extended. W, If. Marray will ead n Gospel temperanco meeting this evening at Farwell Hall, and J. A, .\loml;omery at the Clinton Btreet Congrego- tional Church, At Dexter sPark this afterncon at 4 p. m. Miss Maud Oswald will commence her rido of 800 miles in twenty-six hours, sud will termi- natoftak 0 p. m. to-morrow, ‘The, NPHM monthly meeting of the Chlcago Chemical Boclety will take place this evening In the ciub-room of the Sherman 1lousc at 8 p. m. Prof. Lambert will address the meeting on the # Chemistry of Atotns, or tho Atomic Theory."” The trotting races which were to have come off last Saturday at Central Fark, under the auspices of the Central Park Driving Associa- tion, but which were_postponed on nccount of !l,ho' rl.mf( will cone aff to-morrow afternovn at o'clock. ‘The Greenbackers will meet at the Tremont Touse club-rooms Saturday ofternoon nat 4 o'clock sharp to Mear o roport from a specinl commitiee, ndopt a tonstitution aud platform of principles, and {ransact other business per- talning to reorganization. Next Sunday, the last In Junc, s annually set apart by tho Methodist FEpistopal Chureh aa “Temperanco Sunday," It will be so observed ot Trinity, the Rev. W. F, Crafts, pastor, by two temperance sermons, morning and evening, and an afternoon temperance concert by the Bunday-school. A special car hasbeen sceured (or the accom- modatlon of those Invited to the lunch party at Marstlawn, Laporte, Ind,, the country place of Q. B, .\lun{x,o this eity, The traln Jeayes the Mlch!gan Southern Depot at lml!-rnst 7 o'clock in the morning. loquire for special car. Con- veyances will meet the party at the depot at Laporte to take them to tho place. CRIMINAL. OMcer Tovping of tho American District Telegraph Company, yesterday afternoon at- rested, on the call of F. 8.Ianson, of Laka t, n_man named Jamcs Maxen, chorged was taken to tho Madison-Street Station. Tho wonnded on hand at rrunut are dofnz falely cnough. Officer MeArthur scems to e on tho convalescent llst, as docs_nlso Jolin Galrne, who was stabbed by soung Haslam, al- though neitheriayet out of danger. - John Letvis, who was cut 'Pucsday evening on tho Main strect Lridge by Dennis Suilivau, is surc to gut well avcording to the;phyaicians, BUBURBAN.’ IYDE PARK, Tho Board of Educatlon of Distriet No, 1 met at tho Vhlage Hall Wednerday cvening, all members preseut. Sarali E. Weston presented a petition asking that sho ho appolnted teacher at the Park 8lde School. Placed on file. The reports of tha various committees wero called for; none, however, respondod. The Superintendent, on belng called oo, ro- n?-t\ro scholars, with an_awmbition to enter the 11igh Schnol, were ox- mmined at the High School. “All but four were passed, The Board then procceded to ballot for teach- crs for tho ensulng vear, which resulted as fol- lows: Superintondent of Schools, Leslio Lowis salary 82,0003 Principal of lilgh School, Wyllls Bencdict, minrg 81,200; Teachers of High School, Misa Clara' Btolp, $800; Miss Maria The other teachera were clected For the Cornell LAKE AND HYDB PARK, The adjourued meeting of the joint Boards of Hydo Park was held at thio offico of A. IL Veeder, nt 04 Dearborn street, There were present Messrs. Bensloy, Mitehell, Clark, Wheeler, aud Raynor, of Hydo Park, and Messra, Coudit, Montgomery, and Murpbé&: Lake. Mr. Coudit offered thefollowing resolutiont Wunnzas, It hos been tho castom of the joint Toards of liyde I'ark and Lako since tho erection and enminl-av into n partnersblp {n Joint water- worke, lo all questions where cach town was equslly Interested and liable, that a majority 1 tha voles of tho membors of tio julnt Loarda was considered ta junt "~ and oyuitable vote ot ocach town, snd binding upon each Board in their separata capncity; ulso, that cach town was entitled toan equal number of “Resolved, “That i all business iranmactions by (ho joint Boardy now {n session, we adhers to the original rule. After cousiderablo discussion by Mcasrs. Con- dit, Mltehell, Wheeler, Clark, Raynor, and Montzomery, the resolution was lost. A number of plans were presonted, and with- drawn when Mr, Clark offered the following: Jiesolced, ThatIn all questions coming Lefore tho_joint lloards & majority vote shall rule, ‘This wus amended to read, *Each Board shall cast ne vote, as ita mujority shall decide.” arried. Mr, Condit offezed tho followings Jlesolved, That the enyine known in the blda re- ceived by the joint Board for machinory as tho Waorthiugton Centennlal en;gnu be pirchased upon ax favorable torms e possible as to time of pay- mont nnd rate of fnterext, and that sald engiine bo placed in position for use npon tho prescut alta now occupled by Hyde l'arkand Lake when thy title {a perfected, and,should the Board fall in por fecting the titlo beyoiid question, then in that case some ather site bo procured, and said cngine bo placed fu positiun as svou 8y the necessdry arrango- inents can bo wade, Ascparato voto was taken, aud the resolution was not concurred In, Mr, Hen-ley‘ who had been In favor of pur- chaalng tho Centennlal engiue, cxplained his voto agatust It now. Since tho subject came up the peoplo of Hyde Park had expresscd them- selves nfi‘nlnn new machinery, and he did uot feol at 1[berty to urge the matter. The follow- fo resolutlon was olfered by Mr, Bensley: Lesolved, ‘Tnat one psrson from each Boird with some competent persun Lo bo selected by thom be n committes to_inveatigute and reporton s basle of tho division of expcnses Letween 1yt and Lake in proportion to the actusl distribution of tho water supply according te tho rre-un: contract, and aleo to report what now con- ract or basls onght to be establishod, " Mr, Mitchell was_appointed Irdm t1yde Park and Mr. Mufrhead from Lake, Anlllourncu. Tha High Bchool exbibition will take placo this afternoon &t 8 o'clock at Flood's Hall, Un i}wo ur‘e Ju graduate,—Louls Parsons aud Fran enue MONOAN PANK, ‘The closing cxerelses of tho Mlmnr{ Academy wiil oceur to<day. People from the clty wishin: to attend can do so by taking the 19120 Racl Island duminy, and can return at 5:35 p. m. et A Novel Use for Quotutions. Lundon, Hzaminer, An fngenious wncmber of Parliament lately adopted 0 method of aunouncing to o strapger- frieud, under tho gallery, the numes of succeeds ing spcakers by meana of poetleal l&uutallum. /g, by his volee, should bo u Montugul® was his obscrvation wien the nobie member for Westtucath roso to address the tlouse. M Lowo here, the gentle," he blundly observed when wug ol thevhiels of tho Oppositior claimed a right to speak, * They come—'tla Butt—to add to slaughter,’ hio exclihined, naking sudaclous uso of a well-known passage frow Byron, when o sudden Irish disputo sprang up, and the leader of the Home-Rule y roso to Interyeue, “Who s this odd-lovking person Femng up nowi! asked the strauger-friend. It wos dusk, and the House was not yetlighted, ¥The shadow of his ficure Luoks fu evening twilight Biggur,” was tho sufticleut reply. *Tho Hunt isup, the Hunt is up,” wmunnured the Jegis- lator, as the portentous form of the First Lord of the Admiralty loomed on the horizon. + Gregury, remember thy swashing blowl” necds uo explavation, We heard no tuore that night. et —— Beer fn Groat Brituin and Germany. From a report prepared by & Comiittee of the Hritish House of Commous, reluting tu beer and brewers, it uppears that tne uumber of bushels of malt undcimr the year ouding the 818t of Devember last was 60,020,633, and the amount of duty charged for the satne perlod wad, in round numbers, $41,814,000. From the 1st of October, 1873, ta the lat of Deto- 1876, there wero cxported from Eu- &land 430,854 barrels o beer, tho declared value of which was §5,502,303; trom Scotlsud, 41,500 barrets, declarod value §914,900; from Ireland, 831 burrels, declared yuluo 816,125, making u total of 413,254 barrcls of beer exported from the United lklucdum duriug tho twelve months, of adeclared valus of $9,663,510. Tho greatest nuwmberof these barrels ol beer wers vxported totbe ¥ Continental Territories,—~Britlsh tudis, —which figure fn the llst for 183,857 of they Insreturn to the Berlin Blatistics Bu, the counsuwmption of -beer tn Germauw Grad, now ous of the Deputies from u Herr ace dn the Rolchstag, polnted out that, like most mod- ern Industries, brewing {s graduaily being von- centrated into few hands, for, notwithstanding the fncreased praduction, there ara net so many brewerles now as there wero four vears no, ‘There hns been a decline of 13 per cent within that poriod, front 15,450 in 1873 to 18,620 In1876, In 1575 the total production of heer was, in round numbers, 850,000,000 galions, the principal fizures helnz as followa: 460,000,000 gallons fn North Uermany, 241,000,000 allons fn a- varla, 67,000,000 gallons In Wurtemburg, 23,« 000,000 gallona in Baden, and 20,000,000 gallons in Alssce-Lorraine. This total, about 4,400,000 pallons more than In_the previous year, Is ar- rived at notwithstanding tho dimfuution in Sonthern Germany due to the larze wine crop, it having been remarked that when the wine crop {8 an abundant ono in Germany thera (s less demand for beer, Owing to the decline in the number of brewerles, the average aunual vreduction of each brewery now in cxistence f§s mearly 50 per cent in excess of what it was fouy years agoj wiile, with regard to the annual consumption, It {8 ealeylnted at nbout twenty gallous per head of the population In Germany proper, a3 ngainst only nine gallons per Licad In Alsace-Lorraine. The consumption is the preatest in Havaria, belng cannl to about fiftv-seven gallons por ead, and jtIs from Bavarla, too, that the ex- -port trade [a the largest, amounting, as 1t does, to 11,000,000 gallons a year. The tax upon beer wroduieed (n 1876 for “the ¥hole 6f the German smpirea sum of $11,870,305, as acainat $11,- 705,870 In 1874 and $10,279,185 In 1875, BRITISH PEERS. Lardships, Spiritunl and Temporal, and tho Party Tliey Voto with—~—Whigs nnd Torles. New York Tomes. Of the tweniy-six Prelates sitting In the Upper House of e British Parliament, eizht owa thelr al[:rolulmcnt to Conscrvative and cighteen to Liberal Premiers, Mero party con- sideration fs, however, often neglected in the bestowal of this kind of patronage, Thus the Primate wes named Bishop of London under the Premiershiln of Lord Palwerston, dud Archbishop of Canterbury under that of Lord Beaconsfield, then Mr. Disracll (1868); Dr. Jackson, who was sclected by tho samo Minis- ter to replace Dr, Tait In the Sco of London, hod bLeen made Bishop of Lincoln h;!.ur Aberdeen. Similarly the late Bishop Wilber- foree owed Ins fivat mitro to Bir Rovert Peel and lis second to Mr Gladstone. albelt the Bishop was_os stanch o Conscrvative o 1800 as in 1845, No fower than ning of the lords spiritunl dato their appointments from the tl[rrml: when Mr, Gladstone was at tho head of afMatrs, ‘Tho Conservatives have been forty-two snd the Liberals thirty-five yearain vflice durlng the seventy-seven years of the present century, which happens tobe also synchironous with the cxistence of the Unlted Kingdom, politically und _parllamentarily so-catled. The House of Lords contalns flvo Dukes of the United Kinge- dowm, two of Tory, aud threc of Whig creatfon. One of tho Tory Dukedomus, THE COUNCIL. Cash in the Treasury=«=The Fire» works Ordinance. Power of the Mayor to Appoint Com- mittees—A Milk Inspeotor. The Connctl In Favor of Refalning Mr. Plckard as Superintendent of Schools. An adjourned mecting of the Council was held fast evening, Al Cooxk presiding. The Committee on Icalth and County Rela- tlons reported recommonding the passage of tho ordinance providing for the registration of births and deaths. The report was concurred {n and the ordinauce passed. 4. L, PIORARD, Ald, Rawlelgh asked unanimous consont to in- troduco the following resolution:. Wuzngar, It1s with deep regret that we learn that J. §. Pickand hns tendered bis 'MlIml“fl" a8 ancfln(endent of the Public Schools of this eity; an < Wneneas, That doring his Buperintendency the schoals have acquired, by thoir excellence, & na- tional reputation, and that it would be Impoesible to secure o man who wonld ba sble to minintain shelr present high MP'“ of excellence, and his withdrawal from thelr superrision would, In the higheet degree, be dle us ta thelr best intec- csts; thersfore, Resolced, That this Conncll request the Board of Education ta-eferactlon upon raid resignntion untll such time 08 niny bo necessary (o ascortain tho rea- won for sald resignation, whether tho obatacles in the way of his remaining cannot bo removed, and his resfgnation withdrawn, Ald. Lawler objected to the reading of the resalution, except for nformatiou. Al Rawlelgn moved to suspend the rules. ‘Tho motlon was carrfed bya voteof 19tod, Ald, Sommer, Lawler, Ryan, aud Jansscns vollng in tho neaatlve. Ald, Rawlelgh then moved the passage of tho resolution, and the motlon was carrled, FUNDS IN TUE THEASURT. The Finance Committeo, to whom was re- forred s resolution directing them to nscertain 1he amount of funds in the Trenlur{. reported that the balance In the Treasurce’s hand 50,142.25. The following statement from tho Comptroller of the items going to make up this amount accompanfed the report, which, on motlon of Ald. Culicrton, was deferred and or- dored to bo published: 2 Jonathan Burr Fond, ' Clty Diidewel]l Fund, Tornonal Kedemption Fun Police, Life, and Ienlth Insurance Fund. Speclal Asresaent Fnd, svieeveessesiss Water Fund, $191,537, loss amount al- however, {8 that of Welllngton, in no [ Fenilydus Wator-1az Fand for exten. scnss o party creation. Tho . Whig appo- | 4108 0f yater molis as appropristed March 1, 1871, $O,104... cecvsonaserss 326, $0643, 005 There ate balances of advances foe gnecife pur- Bows on the tax of 1877, credited as follows: enneral Fund 8 Sewerage Fund, Bewarago Tax Fun Approptiation Fund SchioolsTax Fund Tollce Fund... Btroet-Lamp Fund,... Totalveerrreras, Thero then remain redeem warrants alro: 343 tite for strawburry leaves I8 therefors to tho Tory in the ratto of three to one. Tho existing Marquisates of the United Kingdom tumber cleven, eight of Conservative aund threo of Liberal creation, But_liero aznin one must make o distinction, Lord Angicsey's title, which s amoung the former, having hecn won at Waterloo, and 1ts - flrst holder having DLeen an active ember of tho Whig party. Thoe Earldoms of the United XKivg- dom number 63,—38 of Counservative and 28 of Liberal origin, ~ But several of the titlcs in both 1ists weru a0t conferred as rewards for party eervives, The Viscountiea of tho United Kiny dum are18 in number; 12 of Tory, 0 of Whiz creation; thio reservution which has beon made with respect to Earldome applylug equally or rathor more to_the lower grades of the Peerage. The Baronles of the United Kiongdom wuster 176 strong. The grantors were—of 8, Mr, Pitt; of 5, Mr. Addm‘zlon; of &, Lord Grenville of 2, the Duke of Portland; of 22, Lord Liverpool; of 2, Mr, Canning; of 5, the Duke of Welliniztons of 15, Lord Greys of 8, 8ir ltobert Peels of 25, Lond Mclboarno; of 10, Lord Ruascll of 10, the late Lord Derbys of 14, Lorit Palmerston; of 21, Lora Beacons- field (5 datlug trom bis first and 10 from Dis sccond Premlership); of 23, Mr. Uladstoue. Tha HBaronles of ’l‘ury or_Cou- seevativo creation are thus 70; those’ of Whig, Liberul, or Radicsl creation, {n. Elthor Tory fawiltes ale out quicker, or Whigs or Radlcals make a brlsker use of their power while they haveit. Consilering they havye been In oflice but five-cleventhis of the century, thelr propor- tion of Baronles ought to bo0to 96 for the ‘Forles. But we seo that tho tigurcs are moro than roversed. Moreover, it inust ba yo- metnbared that to the Torles fell tha lot_of ro- warding the heroos of tho great war with France, Sixteen Whig and nine Tory Pecrs are Knfghts of the Uarter, " Two of tha' latter recolved the Llue ribban ‘for cinfnent diplomatic services) from thelr political oppunents. Of tho members of the Supreme Court of Judicature, sixtoen owe thelr clevation .to Liberal and fiftcen (In- cluding the Chancellor) to Couservative Governs ments. Out of 200 Privy Councillors, 111 are of Liberal and niucty of Conscrvativs appolntmunt, The number Is ‘made up by the Quceu's sons oad the Duke of Cambrldze. ————— Tho Now Farius of o Year, Dultimore American, Does anyono kunow how many new farms were apencd (o the Htates and Teeritorlea last yeury how many log-cabina have been bulity how inany acres ot virgin soll plowed up for the {lrst timel It 18 not probable thut any one doca know with czactucss, but thera tsa [ittlo table Inthe report of the Sccretary of the Interlor, peesented o Cougress some time ago, which urnishes tho materlal for an approximately vorrect answer Lo these questions. Dur- fuz the year endg with Juuo last, there wers taken up under tho lomestead luw 1,576,009 acres. New land taken up under the Homestead law 1 for actual cultivation, and {s wenerally taken in lots of 160 acres. 1t would appear, thereforo, that more than 17,000 uew fanua wers commenced Jast year, under the Homeatead Iaw alono. But this is not atl, There were sold durlug the year 010,00) acres for cash, 137.040 acres wero allutted on military land warrants, 1t s no doubt trug that a portion of these 778,881 acres were bought or entered Ly other tuan sctual sottiers, by speculstors, or by peraous who wado Investiments ol this nature for future purpoacs. It would b falr to estinate, howuver, that one- half of the 778,831 acres were purchased or en- tored for the purposo of Immedlate scttlement or cultivation; and this caleulation would eive us 9,433 more new farms ol 100 acrea cach, ‘There wero atsc 11,048 acres eutered upon the Bioux and Chippewa lalf-breed strip, and 607, 8% acres taken up under the Timber-culturo luw, Leaving these latter items out of thy cal- culation, we have an sggregate of about 10,500 new farms_commenced durtng tho year. This means 10,600 now homes, In flve years from 028 sessees siseseess S 00, B Lalanco of 819,424.22 to ly drawn on the Treasarer and payable on demand, and certificates and revonuc-warrants, and intereat thercon, paysblo from tax-colicctions of 1876 and prior years, ap- portionad aud credited s follows: Uonera) Fund, oveves seranensiessserssieed 206,237 Dept. Pab. Works Approptiation Fund... 06,744 Tublie.Libemry Fang 2,544 Seweraga-Tax Fun Hcliool-Tax Fund. Total vssssune e veneeens 8880, 142 Total cash in Treasury, MILK, Tho Committeo .on Judiclary reported rec- ommending the passago of sn ordinanco proyid- ing tor the Inapection of mllk, and fixing o pun- alty for its adulteration and sale in an uduiter- ated form. A communication from tho Health Commissioner nccopanied the - report, urgin the nccessity of o speedy passage of tho ordls nance and o thorough entorcement of 1ts pro- yislons. Notwithstauding this recommenda- tion, the repurt waa deferred, and the ordinance ordered pablished. ALUOINTING COMMITTEES, Tho Committco on Judlclary, to whom was roferred the Mayar's appointments of Ald, Seaton, Billard, “Kerber, Daly, and Tully ou tho Committco on_Elections, and ALl Kerber on the Wharting Privileges and Liconso Com- mittees, reported that they were unable to find any authority or color of authonty for the Mayor to constitute the committees ot the Councll. ‘Fho cominunication of tho Mayor muat, there- foro, sald the report, bo regarded only as u sug- gudun. ‘Tho Committee recomtmended that tho suggestion be disregarded, for tho reason that somo of the Aldermen named to serve on tho Cominitteo on Elcctions were nersonally Interested in subjocts walch should bo referred to that Committee, tho scats of two of them depending upon clectlon contests in tho Councll, Tho report concluded by recom- amudluu tho adoption of the following resolu- on: ; Resolved, That the temporary presiding oflicer of thic Council bo. requeated. Dw n{l'-‘:l uu:‘»glu um! ing In tho standin commitices of the Cauncl). 'Tho report was deferred, and mudo o special order for 8:45 next Monday ovening. VIRB-WORES, Al Tu\!{ ngked leave to Introduce an ordl- nance relating to the firo-worka ordlnance passed Juue 14. Ho stated that certaln deajors had represented to him that they had a large stock of flrg-works ou hand, on wiich they wouldlose 8 great deal of pi ciiva prollt. 1le contend- ca that they wers subjocted to geeat hardship, Ald, Ballard, from oue corner of the room, rather aharply remarked that it was a great deal more mportant to k:er the clty trom hurning up than to proyide for thesg dealora’ profits, Ald, Tully moved to suspend tho rules. After considurablo talk, In which the grisvious wrongs of the flrocracker dealer were Leld up to wvublic view, and In the courscof whicha friend of this sufferivg portion of mankindg ad- mitted that the thirty-cizht slyners of s petl- tlon to repeal tha prohibitory ordinauce would be dampged to tho oxtent of abuut $1 aploce it it were mot repoalod, the motlon to suspend was loat. Ald, Tully subsided. o Ald, Lawicr romarked, in tones_of dec) gust and some wraths ** I liope Young Amerl. ca will burn all the fire-crackers It wauts to and n f&ull\'('l. Haog your Board of Fire Under- wrlters, now these' 19,600 farms, under good manuge- | _ ‘The Committee an Judiclary reported In fa- ment, ought to produce snnually some 0,000, | vor ol n\nrtluz the resolution to tuke a recess 000 biiahiels of whent, sumo 46,000,000 bushels | from tho tirvt Monday in July to the first Mon- day In September. Deferred until the next weeting, The same Committee recommended the s intment of a speclal cummitteo of tbmeiz hear testimony In tho Rlordan, case, Lest the public should forzet who Riordan 1s, (¢ way be cro stated that ho was one of the men who ran against tildreth In thoe Aldemanic election last spring, .mf. White moyed, as an amendment, that the case be referred to the uew Committes on Electlons, when appoluted. The amendment was adopted. The Committec on Fire and Water reported l\lwmlz on Ald, Ryau's order directing the Board of Public Works not to collect the tax of $5 apicco on water troughs, Aftera somewhat anintuted discussfon, the report was pliced on file and the order passod, The Council then adjourned. ————— ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE COMPANY. 7% the Edlior of Ths Tribune. Cricaco, June 31.—1L have [nformation from the Rtoyst Canadian Insurance Cowpauy that its Insuranco at 8t. Johns, N, B., smounts to $370,000. This sum Includes a conslderable minount of property not destroyed, and will slio be largely reduced by removal of goodsand salvages, Tle Company advises mo that theso lossce will be immediately adjusted and prompte ly pald, as the recent call of $800,000 on tho stockholders, due May 15, Is now all paid fn. It will thus be seen that the Company L abun. of corn, und_ some 40,000 head of cattle ur swine,—making J)mvh ns more thau cnoueh to furnish meat and bread for Now York City fora whole year, ———— Hurglcal Treatment of » Ilorse. Proridence Journal, ‘Three weeks upo a centlemun of this city pur- chased o iinw bigh-bred mare in Boatow, and as shu was betng led to the depot in Lhat city she becanio frightencd and atarted at full speed, comiug fn contuct first with a horse-car and next with a doctar's cnalse, and fell with great vinlenes wpon the pavament, recelving a severe Lruiss \‘flnm the top of the head, whith would vot beal, A Prusslan physielyy, well kuown for Lis love of the cquino ruce, wos con- sulted, Upon making u careful examination of the wound ho woa aatisfied that sowme forcign substance was keeping the wound open, sud In onder to remove it, it was necessary to mske o large incision, The Iurchn substance was found to be » part of the skull, fractured and driven {n upon the brain, the uluuu beln“ sbout as large as the tirst join of & wan's thumb, ‘This wos removed by a strong pair of dental forcops, and it was found uecessary to chip off with a small chisel and matlet vther smal) points of injured bune, aus also to remdye witha largo flo the rough edges of the wound In order that the wound suight readily heat, When thelarzer pleve of bono w: removed a small part of the brain catne out slso. What appears tho most remarkanle u this case, tho avlmal made not the slightest reslstance, bus kept perfectly quict, except a slight nod of tho Lead wheo the chisel was atrack, Tt ap- | 00000 t theso demands with cared s {f sho thoroughly comprehended what % 1 Dlatiurd f1s alresdy uvested securition: a‘“ s 1 sha theroukt mM.P "Iio animal 1s | Buvivks to disturb its already fuvested securitics, or bo in auy way cmbarrassed. aro now over $1,500,000, of which smouunt there 15 $600,000 fnvested ln Unlted States Uovern- meot bonds and other trst-class securitics, amounting lo alt to $000,000, beld Iu the bhands of Trustecs in New York City for the protection of fts Unitcd Btatea policybolders. The pre- wlum fucome of the Compsry ls over $100,000 now recoverivg. Its total assets D ———s Tteglstored Electors In the United Klogdom. Londan Tnss, Hay3). Sir C. Dilke haw vbtaliied Liy sunual return, which was yesterdsy lssucd, showlng the Parlla. mcntary coustituency In the United Ki n’dnm. with he tutdl nmbes of tiectors ou the reylater now fn force, In Englaud snd Wales the number[s 2,877, - r mouth, 80 that 1¢ is very apparcut that the force, In ogluud sod Welon thematsber 8813715 | Royal Cousdian i au tmstitublos that can allord {u 'boroughs, aud = 12,48 in Universitics | tomeet exceptivnal loascs of this magoltude 4. 7:44 Oxford, lu"lfl hnfflfifidn{gm n::d )\;/lll.\guu ‘b:lnx nufit‘erb}lly lwulknned. fil it aro! Ly = a3 heratofore b ts just lusses promy 'y 80 N’l_“‘i-i}",‘m’;% rwck 173,910 8re u | Wi (¢ pursuc the same course in l’m. h?m!nm. d 3300 n Triuity 1in; willo {n Scotland the number comprlslng 88,504 fn coanties, 202,853 aud 10,807 in unlveruities-3,028 Edln: h, 1,550 8t Andrew's, ¥, 040 Glaegow, and Aberdecn. lu tho Clty of London the num- bel 4973 Chelsea, 2!1{.'2” Fiasvary, 41, 106 kmar, Loty Lunibrk, 40,003 0, okl arylebong, 34 3 Boutbwazi AQ( Tuwer Hawlcte, 83,003, A thereby meriting the contidence and patrunago of the lusuring public. - 2 loux Naontex, General Ageat. JABRIAGEN, A A AR GOODWILLIE—JOUNSON—Jana 20, a} Eman- uel Chuzch, Cluvel: by the Hev. Mr, Noakus, R B sawilie ot Ehbeage, wad Gtetia Sy ] dls- | daunter of Thomas 8, Johnson, Rsq., of i RAY—Tharsd 1og, DAIRY — MURRAY—Tharsday, evenings! 21, e residonco of the brido's patentedl No'g 1 Hiioraen, 'ray. No Woodand Park, by the llev, Father P. Mo P e Tacry and Miss Lula ¥, i cardi. BRDGVICK—Tn (his city, June 41} George Hedg wick, agel 70 years ) months, e Funeralyerv(cos at 1ata residence.i No. 70 Twenty. foneth-at., Bunday, at 4p. m.#" Remaine wily taken to Mussachuaetts for burlct), 3~ Ana Arbor, Mich., papilra pleare copy. ORAUAN—uns 20, 16367, of scarlet fover, Fannle, dmighter of Johc{ and Sophls Grahno, aged 8 yoars. ** Another flower /il bloom fa Hcaven,” Funeral Jone 21, At S p. m. DRISCOLL—June 21f, Elira, beloved wifo of T, 7, Driacoll, a4 his re acncer No. 101 Eass arn: son-al naged 30, Fanoral: from' hia/ restdence, Snturday, st 10, m., by carrlages Lo {Calvary, WILLIAMS—Jar.c 17, at 4 p. m., of con of'the brain, Jom Wiltimea,” of Winona, Simm aged aboy d ut 26 wears, De: il wos vl Aiier, at Mo, 076f Weat Monrag-at. Hyg bla Henialns taken/to Winona, ) MEDICAL. s man A Ao rcr Dr. Schonck’s Pulmonic Syrup, BEA WEE TONIC, AND MANDRARR PILLS, ‘These medfcines hava undoubtedly performed more cures of Cofsamption than asy other remedy xnown to the Amerigan publie. They sre compounded of vego- dlenta, and contaln nothing which can Lo Injurious fothe humsn constitution, Other remedtcs advertised as cures for Consumption probably contatn oplum, which {s n somewhat dangerous drug In all cases. ang It taken freely by comsumptive patients it must do great Injurys for Ita tendency fafo confine the morbld matter in the aystom, which, of course, must make & curb {mposible, Bchenck's Pulmonlc Syrup 1o warranted!not to contain & particls of opiums it fa composed of powerful but harmless hierbs, which act on the langs, liver, stomach, snd blood, and thus cor- rect all morbid. sccrettons ond expel all the diseased matter from the' body. Thesa are the only means by which Consumption can bo cured, and &a Schenck's Pulmonle Syrup, Sei Weed Tonlc, and Mandrake Plits ara the only medicines which operate in this way, It Is obvlous they are the only genuine cure for Pulmonary Consumptlon. Each bottle of thia fovaluable medicing 1s sccompanled by full directions, Dr. Bclienck (s pro. fesslonally st his principsl office, corner Blxth and Archesta., Philsdeiphis, every Monday, whera all late ters for sdvice musé be sdgressed, . BADBITT'Y T ¥ Unrivaled for the Tollet and tia Nath, No srtif. cial and daceptive ‘odors tu cover commnon and dele- terlous i Tof . o x g % i . 4 Nabdiirs Nest Soap has perfected, andoow offen Lo t VINEST T i qublle Tho TOJL! WV ufact BOAP In tho orkdl, Only the purest Vegetadle Otla used in'its manyjacture. For Use in the Nursery it Oas No Bqual AWorth ten flmes |ts cost to every mother and fami I GRS OT SAnStS Bk, CantanIu D Sakce of o ounces each, sent froe to sy address ou receiptof 73 Ceuta. Address B.T.BABBITT, New York City. FOR BALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS, A PERFECT TOILET SOAP. Fint emong the reqnisiten of the tollet {s a good ariicle of Boap, but to procure It l4not alwaze aa vary matter, Many of the most exoensive Soaps In the niare ket are made from coarse and delotorious matenals, and thetr dellcate coloring and frazrant perfuma tos vfton conceal the most repulsive fmpurities. The disclaurcs recently mada public regarding this subject tivelv startling, and deserve scrious constderal Boeated Soaps aro now known 10 be extroniely ob tlonable, capocially if appited to the head: injuring thy aclies, The cliaracter of tho IngTodientamay be InteetP: - from tho siatement of a gentleman who makes Fvwr scenting of Soavs hie bostaetss he reeently declarod s nersons engaged in this employment wera short-liveds from seven 6 ten years being tholongeat perlud durl hion the beeupatlon souid ba follgweds 7o o T dialoulty of procuring a perfactly purs anilcle of Tollet Soap I8 8¢ laat obviated, flawaver, thauks to tho enterprisoand chiomical vill 0f A, I T, BAnbirt, of ‘urk, tho world:renawned Soap Manufastuter, liose Imdhensa establlsnment o by far to Iargest of 1t kind I the United Bates. Tlie ronown of Mr. LiAnutTr's various productions has for many years beon wiely seminated, but Lhis latesc success s the noproprisia crgwi 1o the numerous victarlo aiready achiured. AfLor yoara of patient labor and sclentific experiment, Mr. Bagnire imasuccosded In perfasting o compodtt tion of the fincattollet s0ap oyer Introdured, ‘Thu prine cipa)ingredieataarg the purest vegetable ofe; the inan. WfacluTing procesics ar entirely now aud oftiinal, and ‘St revult s imply unparailed 1 thia department of L+ **15, T, BAnnrres Toikar Soar® . the trade-marl by which tis elogant tolict litxury s desliusted, aod 20r application to tne delicato akin of (nfwots, childrew, and ladies, {41 attogether unaqualed la 16 emoitleus Llemoenltl- ‘The Hoap L& Int of slich absolute purity ss io req chemistry 1o diszuisa (uferior mater(ais, The mos re- fined taste conslders the absence of arttfclal ho perfection of sweotness, and the peaulisr cnarscters atic o 4. T, BabbitC's Toliet How leatthful'and agreasblo articlo of tha kind ever manu- cturad, Though spactally desleabla for tho uso of ladfes childreu, tuls sap ls equall ate for men'a tollot, und ss ¢ make 'y Iather It Ie alws ono oftne nestsospe for barberd' wee. It 'fe fuit bolog placed upon the market, bus e dermuad for 4 wilsvas como gancrul,—New York Tridune. B. T. BABBITT, New York City WILSBON & EVENDEN, i OIL TARKS 4xp SHIPPING CANE, 478 @ Wost Lake Sizo. FALOACLO. &2 43 pos CATiLLAE. h nlilm B0 811 from d ntls- By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, ‘Auctioneers, 78and B0 slandolpl-st. Our Regular Weekly Sale, Friday Morning, June 22,at 9:30 o'clock, IMMBENBSE STOOK OF Now Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, A fullline Onrpets, Loungos, Sofs, Desks, Chairs, &o. Ganerst Merchandlae, Planos, Hefrlgerators, &c. KLISON, POMEROY & CO., énufll_’_n-l’rl. ) CONTINUATION BALE OF OIL PAINTINGS At 113 & 116 Stato-st,) At 10 a, m., 2:30 and 8 p, m. BLISON, POMEROY & CO.. Auctioncers. — By GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 4 and 70 Wabasl avenue, On Saturday, Juue 23, at 9 o'clock, 400 Lots W, €. Crotkery, Rockingham and Yellow Waro. A targe tovolce of nlocl Tia, Hollow Ware, Hard- tated G hy Bats, Extension ags b s feiiy iy Cicat Wi Hoeivign. MlttiussesEday Cunlri Kok, Tl caice, Ml wisius Rhadss Biriop and 05 et GOr T, GONE & CO., Aact'rs. WA, A, SUTTERS & CO. Commision Auctioncers, 118end 130 Wabash-av. 8 & CO.’8 Ry Satmolay T Sat, 1t D:30 0'clock 8. ., Avincs Tiearoon 114 snd 120 Wabash-sv. By uu}:}&&gufi_su. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE ©Of $25,000 Worth of Purslturs. ENTIRE CONTENTS OF TUE SKINNER HOQUSE, Madlion snd Cenalsts, TUESDAY, Juse g.’:::fi“‘ . Parior, Chamber, Molog-room, Otice, Aud Kltchen Furnlture, Bar Flxturea ¢, une buos dre; top wnd B. W. Clhiaaber Sets, vae gunnm‘\ and ¢wenty-Ave Halr Matiresscs, over two thousaad unts Uruasels Carpeid, guod boria. barness, placiol, Bkt oy S Gy onay PARRY. Morteares. CONKEUFIONEMY . CELEBRATED hroughout tho Unlon —expressed (oall ris. 1D and upward a6 g;a 48, Scper B Addeust ordens GUNTUER, Coafes hlcago toass, Ll €arooms. rritating the sealn, sud (nduclug sevess tead