Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 24, 1877, Page 8

- . THE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNL: SUNDAY. JUNE 24, 1877—BIXTEEN PAGES. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWBS. Jndge 8, M. Moore was recently honored with the title of LL. D., by Woostcr University, of ‘Wooster, 0. The Tlon, Horsce Anstin, ex-Governor of Minne- rota, ‘Third Auditor of the United States Treasary, laaguet of F, C. Tilton, 38 Stahton avenue. * John Keenan, 27 years of age, and oniy a short time from New York, was found yestcrday after- noon helpless from starvation on the corner of Bouth Water and State atreels, and was sent to the County Ilospital for treatment. Gov, Shelby M. Cullom feft last night for Sprinpfield. Whilo at the Grand Pacide Hotel during tho early portion of the evening he was walted apon by quite 8 namber of felends, some of ‘whom escorted him to the depot. The temperatare yasterday, Manasse, optician, No. TNE Bullding), wai and his doties sa s host, Finally, the latter tn- umphed, and taraing to his goest the farmer ex- claimed in & vol thunder. suppose, yon Xnock-kneed, siab-sided, nigeo toed, bnmp- backed, wall-eyed, bald-headed, long-eared, cat. hammed, long-legged, splay-footed non of an ele- vator, that you'll take the other piece of piel" And the “m‘f man emiled blandly and eonrteous- 1y eaid he wonld, . A PLEASANT EXCURSION. Yeaterday an excurslon lonl‘fi;l:! at the Invita. tion of Mrs, George B, Marsh, Y00 indiana avenue, to her country resldence at Laporte, Ind. The uests left the Lake Shore & Michigan Bonthern lepot on & apeclal car at 7:30 8. m., and on arriye ing at Laporte were met by Mra, Marah with car- rlages to convey them to hef abode. The glotions day lent moch fo the en| n{manl of all present, who, 1n anticipation of it, were thoronghly pre- pared. in spirit and teath, to participate to the ut. most In an al fresco entertainment which promiscd 20 mach and which realized nll that could have been expected. Chicago's pretly dauche ters and their_rueal friends, with tho exceeding beauty of Mo, Marah's gro created a pletare ‘which will long remain Indelible in the minds of all there. Among the ladies and gentlemen who were included in the Invitation, and accepted the same, were Mr, and Mrs. JMorton, the Rev, Dr.and Mra. Ryder, Mr, and Mra. Prico, Mr. and M B, Puliman, Judge Wallace, Mr. and Mrs, Camp- observed by street (Tniae + 71 degrees; 108, ., 70512 m., 74; 3 p. m., 75; 8 . m., 73, | bell, Mr. and Mrs. Pulsifer, Mr. and Mra.lin Darometer at 84, m., 30.1; 8 p. m., 20.78, M and Mes. Futeh M “fl'b-i."' Mlelardaony The body of Willam T. Hamilton, who was | Voo A> ""v;umnrs‘:: o B0 " Jisil days ago, was fonnd floatingin | Mr. A, Palsifer, Mrs, eelel s, Kanc, i i | Mra. Waodrafl, ks, Daggott, its. Hosw, Mra: the water oft Lincoln Park yesterday by Willlam Keller, whilo rowing. 'The corpte wasiaken to the underiaker's at No, 73 Fifth svenue, and the Coroner notifled. R The other day a social philosonher on Aberdeen plreet was uke«! by an acqnaintance If he was not murprised at the fact that o local belle iad no fewer than six bopelcrs admirers. **No,' rephied the , calmly, **1tis only & case of sex of one and ‘balf-a-dosen of the other." ‘The Svecial Leglsiative Committee appotnted to find out what became of the Canal-liedemption fands exvect lohold 8 sesslon In this city time thia wock. Mr. Johin C. lalnes, the Chair- ‘man, was looking np somo itcrs last week which C. D. Howsrd, Mlsses French, Fanaie Flcemon of Brooklyn, Emma and Ajlie Pullman, Bay 1it, Enton, Barrows, Benson, Mary Price, Carrie Ity- der, La Payette, Betty Wheeler, Pulrifcr, Measrs, M, M. S. Marsh, Jim Price, John Weston, Charles Macdonald, Dick Rathborn, Clarence Morton, Willlam Unrrows, and Frank Howard. On thoretarn journey 8 meeling twas called by Judge Wallace, with Ur. Ryder President, where- initw ved to render & voto of thauks to the Lake Bhore & Michipan Southern Railroad Com. Pnny for Ita conrtesy and the pollte attentiva of ts cmployes. TOTEL ARRIVALS,, X, C. Trewsdale, 6t, lvl.onm&. . TU1- o, ford, Now Yorky . i1, Dungias, Milwaukeey lienn B will prosent for cunelderation. fools Now Y orkq s i unlan Xeel ‘The Sunday-schoul of the Church of the Redeem- | Hammond, Drookiyn: th er lind & picnic st Desplaincs yosterday, which was | Jackinrilie; It b, amart enjoyablo nffair. 'Ihic eatimable pastor and | Y, (HERl | (SRS, many members of the congrezation wers inate | tianson, Larie. Fran 3 tendance, and the occasiun will bo Jong rememe | jeansy Kdgar liomer, London, Eng.i Ja Uered. Nothing was left undone that could con- | troity M. Addls, |'nu_-ne)!mm A, tribute to the comfort of the litule folks. Durk.iAerinan fruie—ne Mot 8N, Btepli ‘The excurelon stcamor John Sherman triod con- | burg, L. i, Owborn, Quiney: F. 8. 8 cluslons with the centre pler of Hush atreet bridge, | the "‘ua Gsp flusde Dl Clu, "8, Pauis Friday evenlog, when golug down the river, and [ Ji Jo Case, Taclic: Judgo J. Casey, Wa came ont ahcad. She struck tho heavy timbers | 1o, Wisconslny Seostor Wiiilam = tallace, forming the outaide bulkleads of the ‘pler and | Pennsylvauls: the lion. £, 9, Hragg. Fonddu Lacy Gt -dnnllf cut them in two, while shie merely settied 1, Chadbouene, st. Lallll‘j B, fll:nmmn. Bpring. back without even slignt damage to her aharp | Reld; C. W, Mdson. New Vark: 8. K. btone. heens, e, I R DO 0 R LR Fritz Marteno, 70 years of age, and & German | Nenatof (0. G, Wright Des A By Bleth,. waa Found Gesd JAdt Suoring ab.8-o'clock, | intolt: U MARhE U0k sish hanging to & door In tho resldenco of his daughter, | inelby tiom., #pringfeld; ) Mrs. erndta No. & Thirty-cizhtl street, He liad | Urar Utica, N Yot the FHone Jolin I, Aller, Bortant auidently adjusted the cord himwell and then P e 1 e T S W doubled tp bis legs to throw tho full welght of his | Drieat: Gvankionsand Hord, Ar ¢ Docat, West fotat ly upon It. Nu cauae can be assigned for the cauemy. Commercial—8. J. Trwin, Detrolty deed, a4 he wan alwaya ifftood splrits. 3. 0L Keramote, )imnence,‘): ¢, Smitn, Grand Haps tt, Milwaukeat W, 8, Uranvilie, L'ort Lt T, Daggete luron; E. A. Newell, ‘Tho Board of Dircctors ol the Pablic Library met yeaterday aftornoon in the Librarlan's room, Presldent D, 'L, Shorey Inthe chair, The Library Comunittao reported in favor of awarding the con- tract for binding books tal. Il. Bilvius, and tho contract for popuine publications during’ tha year 10 Measrs. Hadley ivos. 'The repart was adopted. After the transaction of further business, which war of no general fnportance, tho Board nde Journed. On thelr way to vislt the South Park Frldl{_nfler- poon, tha mumerymen woro halted at Thirty- fourth street nnd Michigan avenue, where thera (s s row af iftcon olin_trecs, measuring Ufty fect in alghth and from fifteen to olznieen inches in diam- ser, which were planted thera by I' 8. Peterson two'yearsago, Aun spocimen of forcat-culture, wlthout o dead limb or any dcfect upon them, they were pronounced the finest lot of trecs cver ro. planted in the Upited Btates. They wero planted twenty-fivo feet apart, yet the top branches at nhr:-ennon:h each uther, thus forming a perfoct ol ew Vork, GEN. M’ARTIUR. PORD'S BXAMINATION. E. M. Ford, the bookkeeper, was not present at the McArthur investigation yesterdsy morming, but D. M, Ford, the Superintendent of the Iron workn, was. 1le was first czamined by Mr. £laas es 1n tha cnsh book, of $1,000 ecach, nd stated that they wore for payments MeArthur to mquare up & Gen, $2,000 memorandum of money tho General had advanced, but which he then wanted back, oeing oressed for funds, This moncy was drawn In two checks of 81,000 cach on the First National, signed by John McArthur, payable to the ordor of David M. Ford, manager, and ludorsed by the Iatter. This manner of drawing cliccka was par- sucd at the suggestion of Mr. Gage, the Cashler of the bank, and also for tho purpose uf axving Gen, MeArthar the troudle of drawing the monoy him- sulf, The witness refused to anawer tho guestion ns to what Uen, McArthur sald he wauted that 82,000 for, on tho grouud that his answer would lug in the matter of the Post-Ofico mioney and might tend to criminato himself. Tusreupon, Mr, ‘Ela brought forth Judgy Blodgett's arder requiring 1im to anewer such questions, The witnesa ac- knowledged the weight of this superior anthority, and, Inanswer to the queation, stated that Gen. McArtnartold ki that he wanted the monsy to return, but ho didn't bolleyo Gen. McArtnur told hiw where hie had got It. Witness knew Uen, Mc- ‘Work on the now_Custom-Houes is progressing rapldly and successtully, Architoct Buriing atated yesterdny to u TiinuNe reporter that all tha stone- cutting tor the remainder of the buliding would be completed In nbout slx weeks, This branch of the labor had progressed so far that 160 stone-crtlers and laborors lad been discharyed during the wweek. The work will go on snd the bullding be pubr up as fost ns mosiible, the expectaifon balng that the roof will Le put on by fsll. Propusale for thatpars of the work will be recelved np to July 8, and the ercction of tho roof will be pra- cecided with a8 early na possible after tho contract bax been awarded, “Thu brick coutract calls f« 1,000,000 of bricks, which are being supplied as Tost as they are required, 1 gm war' triste,—was you call mad, 7o | Arthur wan turnishiug moncy from thue to tiie, know, " gald a I'reuchman, the other day, lon | it he didn't know thie dutes of amounts put in, friend, willi pome exceptions, until the eud of the year **1 hinf just assisted ot ze inhomation pt mny fricnd, zatexcellent M. Rog 8., And itap. 1874, when tha investinents were entered up (rom pears singular to me o toxt w the tionerul's meinoranda, Ile did cluslva charge of the oooks. - 1iis Lrather was the 20 D ald— ‘Lot me dic ze death of zo Hogerss, and let » a ho busluver, and wan alsu In the habit of ordoring my lofL handdio ilke his.’ *Let me dio ze donth of | cntrfcs to be miade, trial bulances to oe druwn off, ze Jlogerns.* ] cannot compehend wh(nlw should | etc, ‘The money thus put in waw currancy, amid wish to 10 ze death of my friend, . Hogersa In- eed Mr Rogerss 19 deceased of ze a-what-you-call typhua feveo, Stlil fewer can 1 understand why ze reverend pentiemans should desire that hls Juft Jinod whould bo llke e left hand of my frlend, M. Jlogerea, 1t v oll o myaterioun for me."" A man cama Into tho office of Tuk Tuinuxs laat Dight with a request to have an obiluary notice **ulung” in the local columniuext day, **1 see,* #ald th roporter to whom the agrecuble 1 had Yeen allotted of writing 1t up, **you want to say he was au old citizen, camo liere when the dome of the Exposition Huilding wis a hule in the ground, nover mn for Congrens nor took leaso on the flute. wnd was a whole-souled follow. **Well," replied the friend of the dcceased thoughtiolly, ** Wemustn't lay it on tou thick cven 1t he was an old citizen und (e dead, sort of close, too, nud it mizhit't do to wa; - *whole-souled,® "Say * half-scled '—that'll be co et v, he vaed to bo a shoomaker, and 1611 ook llxko njnlu’—ldml of throwlng flowers on the corpe; savvy ! Way Lack In 1805, on the 18th of February In that year, Normun iall, now and for sevcral years yast right-hand wan of Commissloner Phil itoyne, ‘as o soldier, and fomght Into the war, Somebody wet fire to Columnbia, C., on the previous day, and Norman, then 1 tho Fifteenth Army Corps, was laying around outslde until such time ae thinge rhonld straignien wut. Quite promiscuously, ns the lady met her lover in the ballag, Mr, Mall hap- pened fnto a grove of tiinber, and thero be found a wad elther handed to witnoss or put Into the safe, le considured Bunselfl w0 roaponuible for the cash agcuunt, he adinitted, fn answer to snother question, that tie chargod himnself with the money he was short | balancing cashi, Yet he did not make nn{ memoranda of tho amounts (en. McArtuur putlato the business, excopt wliat Gen, McArthur banded him, or which cawe under his control. 3ir. Kla could not understand how wit- neas considered himself responsible for tne cash, aud yet did not know bow much was coming into the buetnous, or just how much Gen, McArthur was paying out on his own account, to take caroof notes, “cte,, froos time ta time, Mr. Ford's ox- al.nnnl on did not seen to be tharoughly satisfactory the inquisitor, Witneas wuld Gen. McArthur Lind at thnes lustrueted bim not Lo enter up thess Inveutments, stating that ho ‘expocted (o relurn thum, and (herefors there would be uo uece for making any entries of them. Il bulleved McArthue twid Lim theso noneys were Fost-Ofice funds; $1:,000 of theas funds wero entercdup from the General's mewmoranda ot the end of 187, aud the remainder of the $:35, 000 at tuo end of 187d. Witness said the nomina lpr t fur thio whole time, including estimasted value'of machinery, fiztures, stock, Look accouuts, many of which proved wurthless, Improvomeuts of varl- ous kinds, ete., eic., awounted ta $48,151,061, Mr. Ela ssked witness about TUE NUME UANK ACCOUNT, a0d presented fur hix Inspection a copy of the pass- wuk. Witness sald o would prefer Lo bave the original pase-book, for the resson thot he could cunc. Properly cnogh, it'was palmetto cans, | slig Lyat it contalned eniries mado ot dates provi- nd it was adorned with & neavy golid head, and Baa: Tuacelptlon, o D Fortar, to the real dates wWhen (ho trans. occurred. Mr. Els replled that the piss-book hiad been diligently sougnt for and could not be found by the Assiguce. The bouk he now had wus an exact cupy of Gen. Bc. Arthur's account as contalued In the” bank ledeer, Mr. Ford objecled to the book ou the groond that it was a wisture of Uun, BcArthur's private sccount and liw account as Postumanter, r. Ela #ald he would take the respunmbility on himsulf sliat 1t was o currect transcript of the account us it appeared on the banc's bovks, Wituess was dent L M. lall of ihe Buuth Carulins Seuate, 1/ Juoked upon the ¢ine ue spoile of war, put It under Nis arin, and marched o with it A week or two aro Iy occureed to him that My, Forten’ now au old wan, wight feel pleosed to yet it lack. aud ac- cordingly ho kent It along by express, ot the sama 1lme muiling a letter (o that gentleman detutling the circumstances and overtfowing with ox- prearions of fraternol regard. Mr. Porter was wverjoyed tg recelvo hle pryporty, the gift of four Todie ot mfi-mmn ndtepilod i replled acknowledging the receipt fnd reciprocnting tie sontiment oz o A0 Seesant fat e fuct that 2 3000 Proased. Al thus the llun und the lamb o dowa | gither ae recolved or paid ol eitness sobiied Sogether, and the blue und gray intertwine, Thece boys, all under 10 years of age, were drowued early yesterdsy aftafnoon in une of the numorous alipsin the Nouth lranch of the river nesr Wells, French & Lo.'s bridge-hutlding estab- Nehuicnt i1 the wouthwoatern portlon of tha city. 1t 4awad, Lut thero appears to’ be nio one but tho wournere themuelves blauieable {or the casualty, aud thoy only fur thelr neghigeucs fu ullowlog chil- dren 80 joung o run st ke, The uamer of the little fellows ars Galle W. Young, D ycars, of No, 44 Union atrect; Frankle Kdwardn, 0 years, ©of No,487 Unlua streot, ana Goorye Hayes, 7 years, of 31 Weat Faurteenth streel. Tlices boys, ae that lte could not tall where that amount cume fron Thon there wero items of depodits or discounts f 1873 to the credlt of Jobn McArthur, Natloual Dauk, amounting to $11,02:2.60, which did not_appear’ oi, the cash-book oFany oihor pooks of the busl; 7. Kla sald he wauted #ome light thrown on this matter, Mr. Ford said hocould not lliuwinate it until he had time to luok vver the books, Cunld he have access Lo them over Sunday? Mr. Kls said hecould, 1ie was after tho money; he didn’t want to spring any traps, but be did wan® the withesa Lo have every upportunity to refresh bis rocolicction and explain, ‘Fhe Third National Bank-book was also referred (o, but the examinatioa of tho witness was no more satisfacio- 7y \ban hls previous nlnstion ‘on the vame point. He was also nake: inivsing checka, and mado the old expianation, that the cliecks, Nu. ‘well as bundreds of otherd, have been in the habit the of yoing 10 apite uf the vig way there every alips fog. ce ot the polic y whes there bath, and In soma find their 0 achool, Yewe day young llsyes wes the firab to cu into | after hlnfiknutnyenr orwo, wore destroyed. In the water, but bio lost hla hold of & .plank all at | revard to the ‘Talley note he could cantribute no onco aud rank, The two uther boys, both older | 1uformation that was aither new or valuable, Mr, than he, jumped in Lo ssve thele companlun, and | Ford's explanativn &ll three “were drowned Lefore asmslance could TUE CHARGN reach them. Herpt, Vesey was notificd of the sad | on the cash-book that column in orcurrence st iU, and at once seutihree wen | which It wvecurred, ke credit sidy of with grapling-iron to search for tho Bodics of the | the cash-bouk, up $0,600.28, The Jost, At$oclock they had all been recovered, | buokkecper, Lowever, In fuotl i oup the and idestificd, were taken home by thefrwor- | Srst time,made it 2] icavering his row:ng pareats. mistake, he went over the fyures awain sus edin the §1,%00 where It belonged. It w ve been very foollvl in the bookkeener, sald ord, Lo tnake itappear that Lo bad pald out le cash than bho had aciunlly disbursed. A nutnber of other questions, relating chl-n{ to 1he mode of bookkec, "f‘ 1o the appatent failure to accuunt in the buoke for 81l the money that camy into the Lusinexs, sud 10 othier watlers Which bave bean gone thno and avain, wera put to Mr, Fonl. whose exulunativns wero siilar to those mude by Gen, McArthur in his exawination. , T'nu mre-ll;{llm? & then mjr"““fil‘l n{:lm ueeday mozntny, for the puzpose of cuabling Mr. Furd tolook over thie buvks |np‘= mtnnflnlv.’:nd The Inquests will bo bold toe THE CIICAGO MAN AND THE CIICKEN-I'IE, A nad accurrenco ls reported from Waukeshs, Win., where u voung Chicagosn has been courting thelovely daughter of n wealthy farmer. ‘The yuuug lady’s mother conntenances his sult, but the &ire 1 unaltensbiy voposed ta the match, and takes 2very opportunity to muke himself obpugious o thu swali. Ihe othee day the youog mun dropped ovar tu the (armhol ud zave wvhrnmu only iva clear 1o 1ha Kren cye of a parent thut hie intended tustay to dlnner utid tea, und Laka Mary out for & drive or a walk by moonlight., Accurdiugly the bunest faroicr st duwn with hiw In the pare lor, sud mado blumell as disagreealle as | clear up bis rocollection of the trausactions refere bossiblo fn tho Lope of drving . blm 0. - away, This, however. proved s vain bopa, for the GEN. CHETLAIN, young mau Leld bis ground and ehase with the ute wort gallsutry snd fortitude, daugbter put iu ber head snd sald, **Dinuer, pal™ in l‘l Wost wmarked manger, but the vld man Lok no . yourg oy took no bat. The old lady clattered 2l dishes oateutatlously, but with no vtect. Fin- ally the bonest furer obsorved to bia guest, with ali'the cordfaiity of a bull-dog disturbed in the dls- cuseion of 8 bone, **Well, 1 nnly 0s8 If you don’t waut to walk up tu the hote! }’u. dtnoner you can Lust evenlng & '"RIBUNE reporiee ranncrods Gffl' T A. L. Chetlain st the Grand I'sciic Lotel, Guueral was President of the Houig P Lo a year agp, whea he withdrew, wu wua taken by . Billings. e was tho be: inatltation during the time that Gen. MeArthur kept bis actounts thors as Postisater. The face whic Gen, Chetlalu puteupon the matier would to shuw that the bank was not rewponeible for 14,100 lleged Lo have been tramaferred row have some with ue!" and thu guuel "mfllnzl{ re- | tuo Post-Ofce to Gon, MeArthur's private funde, s Fiuce you prees me, | don't mind 16T do } he hus detalled befury the Lleglater 1n Baukruptey, fr ™ aud fullowed biw with slacrity into the | Goa. Chetlainstated In substince that Gen. Mc. mother and ™aquet-ball, where, beside Lhe dsughter, tierc was unother young lady, the dauetiter of o melgtibor, ‘Il frugul iweal conalsted of & swnll Lut_savory chicken-ple und a plece of €oid purk. The old wman cut the ple juto four bicces, and Iurnlll‘( 1o the youuy lady esld: ** Mlag Jeunle, what ehalf Lhelp” you to?'’ sud sbe said whe would take s vory small piecs of chickon-plo— O, that waa u willlon Unics tow much, but she nag. lfi:-l tudevourit, Then the old farmur aaid to bl Director of the Home National lank from ite organization, A purtion of Lthe stock which he bought at its Im‘al’rurllhm was purchas- edafleewards Ly Gen, Chetlaln, ‘Tho stock was fur by Gou. AlcArthur woenit was ourchas- €d, and he borrowed no money upon L from the bank, though tes Home Buvings Bank, an estirely dlstlinct aud scparate Institution, did take a poriion Gf th6 s10ck and 1030ed ¥oue MOALY NPOR 1L, About & year and a alf after tho bank started Wwife, *43jother, which')l you have!" and tle | Gen. Arthur came (o the President and cowlurtsble watran sald, **1 guess, Paw, U1l try | stuted be wanted 1o deposit mon- svms of the pie.” s daughler, bLelog io. | oy ieu, Cletlila hed po knowledgo tertuzated to & wimilar purpose, responded @ | of soy Tuw probibiting the Vank frum taking lfll ‘Futler, 1 ihiok I will ve sowme ple | deuoslte of 3 United Staces disborslug oficer, Gen. |0'tlx(. o There was oaly ome plece | McArthur atated that his accoant would not belp of chicken-pie luft, sud chlckeu-pio was & disl of | tho bank much [n the way of making woney, but which the Lonesf old farmer wea passionstely | would belp b kevpiog up & fair avetage stiow of foad, aod fors wonient be vzpuriencud 8 ¥irung deposits, which was u bl micutal cowlich between Lis personal prefszences stated shat bo wanivd o e thiug, Goo. MeArthur 0P 1be 360auats Wisse | raiscd by the tax-fighting aitorneys that, in case not havd ex- . bookkeeper, while ho was the gensral manager of , for paylng the Post-Office employes, and aleo rome | Improvement), and Mary—sits alone 1n her cham- of W private bastnenn. To ‘masd 1o deposit from | ber. 5, the 1nt to the 20th of the month sometimes 28 high A REPORTRR OALLED ON MR. CLARK £ 830,000 or $13,000, which wonld be with- | Jast evening to get whataver ha might have to as drawn' again_Immediaiely at the clote of the | in referenc to the above. He was found In tell month to pay off . the Fast-Ofiice -help. | No, 101, CountySiml, snd ls a man of abont 35 ‘fhe acconnts ran_ slon thie way for | yearsaof age, and as good looking ae the ordinary several years, until Gen. McArthar sold ont bis | datective, At first be denied that he had srer been stock amd withdrew an & Director. [le had con- | a detective, but when hia mind was refreshed he re siderable private business with the bank, but his Josns were alwayn secured by collater The transfer of $10,000 was mads at McAr vividly rememhered having been put in jail & few daya ago by Tinkerton, ard alss having collected ’ngr him abont $32 for which he falled to account, and the $4.100 (transfer was made M | Then he became penitent, and could not fnd lan- final tienfent of his acconnte. The bank had no | gnage stron; enm':gh 1o cxprers his regret for the {des of snytbing wrong, eince Gen, McArthur | way in which he had treated the Plakerions, After kept accounts in two other banks, The lloms National Bank, when the proper {ime came, would pradnce its nd ahow that everything was done fairly. ¥e thought the bonduulders were flshing, in order to save ¢ little money. this he was comparstively mute, acting, 88 he rald, under the instructions of an sttorney. 1ie did not want to have his troubles sproad before the readers ' of Tux TriBUNR, because ft would ruin hta reputstion, and his poor mothor In Texas wo;lld \‘el :;rle'lln ‘l:elv flar h‘llm. l{ne‘d hosw. 2 e > over, confessed that he knew Miss Ma ad naso- TOE TAX-FIGIITERS clated with her, and she did not '"m'r{ he wan AND TOR AIPELLATR COURT, ¢| 8 mareled Man." Touse his own ‘lanzaage, '*She WA4 88 pure now s she was befors he ever met her," buthe waa Inclined to cutoll all opportunitye to carroborate hia story, for ho refused to give her resldence orthe name of her parents. The most he would eay under thia head was thst she llyved on Lincoin strect, north of Lake. 1o sald he knew all abont bls wit's application for a divorce, and that, on hearing of her action, he was in nowlao as- tonished, Some of the allegationa in tha bill sho had filed were falee, howaver, bul he refused 1o cn- ter Into detall, or give any Inrther inforination of any kind, saying that he had no apprehentions In the divorce ruatter, and that at the trisl bimeell snd Mins Mary wouid be vindicated, — THE GREENBACKERS, COMPLRTING TIEIR OROANIZATION. Pursoant to adjoarnment, the Greenbackers held o meeting at the Tremont Houea ¢lub-rooms yes- terday afternoon at 4 o'clock. George 8. Dowen presided, and R, E, Hoyt acled as Becretary, The object of the meeting was to complete the organt- zation of a Greenback Club, the incipient move- ment in that direction having been made one week g0 ata meeting held in the same rooms, “I'he first buwiness before the meeting was tha hearing of areport from a Speclal Committoe of Five, appointed at the last meoting. In behalf of that Committee, R. E. Hoyt reported a cunstitu- tion and & ' declaration of principles,” The conntitation provides that the new organization shall be cafled the *'Cook County independent Ureonback Club, " whose ofticors couslat of a Pres- ident, Vice-Presldent, Becrotary, Asslstant Hocro- tady, Treasurer, and an Kxecatlvo Commlttee of Five, all ofticers to boid thelr '”'m“'n"l" :::ra; or An effort was ‘made at tho last session of the Leglslature to stop tax-fghting, when simply dil- atory In We nature, Ly requiring the fighter to deposit with the County Collector, before tsking 1an appeal from the lawer Court, 8 sum of money egual to the amount of the judgment and costs, The act passed for the purpose of accomplishing thie abject, which goes into force on the 1atof July, provides, among other thinge, that appesls from the jndgment of the County Court may botakenduring he same term to the Supreme Court upon making the osit referred to above. There was also b ¥ tho Qencral Aswembly an sct, which Rgoea into effoct July 1, crealing an Appelista tourt, which comes between the lower oncs and the Supreme Court. The Appellate Court act it- relf does not in terms allow an appeal to it from a County Court, but the aumendment to the County Court uct provides that appeals and writs of error may be taken from its fual orders, judgments, and decrees to the Suptemo or the Appeliate Court. Now, Inasmuch as the amen nt to the Revenue law providing for depositing tha taxes In case of appeal, kays thot **appeals from the judg- ment of the Court may e taken during the sane term to the Bupreme Court," and makes no men- tion of an_Appeliate Court, the polnt will be of appes] from the Couuty Courtto an 4ppellate Cottt npon a tax matter, % NO RELIMINARY DEPOSIT of the amount of the taxcs any costs is reqnired, Had it not becn for the interfiolation of the Ap. peliata Court, the smount of tax-ahting thin year would have been very small. inaamuch’ ae praperty-owners wonld ‘as soon’ pey their taxes a8 th put them in the hands of the Coanty Collector pending tho rosnlt of & suit which ls vreu; certain 10 0 auninet them. (uite & combination has been formed of thuse who are interested in delafing the payment of taxes which thoy kuow to bo jusily due; and their dght will ba made on this ground: that no anteing up I8 reqoired if they take an ap- peal ta the Appeliate Coart. They clalm, too, that ::ol only will tuey zet rid of depositing the money months. The objects of the Clu the constitation, aro to 0 maintatn a thorough and pormanent organtzation of the sup- porters of the Ureenback caues in Cook Cunuty, and to prumots the princlplesof currency reform.,” Considerable disctssion was had wilh reference to the name of the orzanization, several gentlemen objecting to the word greenback, preferring the words legal-tender.’ ~Finally, howaver, the nt - that they . whil gain immcusely in roposition was rojected and the roport of the Ylme by _golng to the Appcliate Conrt | Committee ndopted withoutamcndinent. and near. The amendment to tho Revenuo law pro: | Jy every persun presentthen signud the constitu lvldu that an ‘nlgzn:-nll‘ ln‘ ::n unur(uml Ct')‘yhrl Jm., n o tax case must bo faken at the same term. The n motlon, a commiltce of threa was appol: amendment 1o the County Court nct waya fiat ap- $o0n soflon,/a commiliae of:ifes was Sppolnted peale may be presented to the Appellate Court in ,m.) The Committes re- ded by the cunstitation, parted the names of Qcorge 8. Howen for Preal- dent, and I, K. loyt for Secretary, and recome mended that the other offices bo le(t vacant (il the next meeting. The report w 4 1t was moved ani carrled ¢ v n_be in the city. and roceedings fur the eale of lande for taxos, otc., in Do aume mainer 82 appeals and wite of error to tho Bupremo ourt: but has nothing to say nbout its belng done during the same term, It 18 calcn- lated nlso with some confidenco that 1t will take nearly a year bofure the tax case which is carried 10 the Anpellate Coust fs decided by that tribunsi; snd they hape, after a declalon has boeo bad there; in casc It be ndverse to them, tu carey it up still farther tothe Suprome Court, which would give them abuut a year more. A reporter called on MURTAT V. TULRY yesterday to got his opinion as to whether the amount of the judgment, otc., wonld have to be deposited with tha County Cuflector. Mr, Tuley eald the polut involvea s quesiioh of construction betwesn two statutes—the oneamend- ing the genoral Gevenne law, and the uther amend. ink the t:ounty (oart act, Ue had looked the wat- ter vver preity carefully, snd had reached the conclusion that the partics were entitied to an ap- peal totha Apoellate Conurt withoutdepositing the extended Lo all Ureenback tmlnl{ to enroll their namesin the book of the organlzation, whichi can bo dous by applying to the Secretary. . It was moved and carried that a Pnbllfl meetin, ba held in the Bighth Ward at No. 50 Blue tslan avenue Thursday cvening, and another meeting in the Thirteenth Wanl Friday esening, Mesars. Bharp, Nortan, . and Wisner wore ap- polnted & committes to procurs a ball and pema- nent headquarters for the Cotnty Clab, The meeting then adjonmmed till next Saturday afternuonat the same placo and hiour, VESSEL-OWNERB. s THE POOLING PLAN. The vessel-owners held sn sdjourned meeting oney. Ho etated that the County Attora t. T g amendment to tho clanse of the lovenne | Jentordsy afternoon in the commitiee-room of law providing for appeals from deciviuns in | the Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of ‘c‘n‘;n?i" nrzt:t::n"ql'l.fl::d.;&l;ed-l- l.: :’:fi‘fi;"‘:fl: hearfog the raport of tho Committes spnointed at 4 the la ecting to obtain signatares to the poole the partics, in case of nn appeal, todcposit the Pty Judgment andl costa. Thorasware | 185-plan agreeemont, and to conslder the questlon of sending delegatos to BDuffalo on Lhe 20th jnat, ‘There were present Messra, George O, Finoey, John Long, J.B. 1Isil, Thomss llood, Nichoiss Fiun, C. J, Maglll, J, 8, Dugham, J, L. Haggle, J. L. Ranney. Mr. Finney presided, and Mr. Long acted as Becretary, . . The report of {he Committee on obtaning aig- natures Lo tho agreement to pool the earnings from frelghta and le up the surplus tonnage In tho dis- trict was read by ‘the Secrotary, Tho following nome genersl words in the scction which might yosnaiy uo constried to cover all appenly in tax cases, but when those general words were ronsld- ered in connectlon with the rumaluder of tho sec- tion, 1t appeared peefectly cloar Lo M, T it had refereace only to appeals taken in tax caq o tno Supremio Conrt, sud did vot adect app taken to tho Appoilute Court. A appeal was givel 1o the Appellate Court by an amendment o the Counly Court act, tho nppeals to be taken and prosccited tho sume as appeals from the Ctreult Court, ‘The usual appeals from the Clrcuit 10 tha Bupremo Court required shuply s bond in double the amount wopealed from, At appeared to biw that & bungle hnd been made in kecKInz both | namea were sitached to tho aereement: Ooorge cyes on tho ltaveuue lsw and | -ll‘ t of the { C. Finney, J. 8. Dunham, Owen Doyle, Thomas Uoanty Courtact. 1lowaver, tho question was ono | K, Miller, 1, Channon, A\ Ducton. . L. illzgie, an which wood iswyers would alssgrec, and it | W. F. lliegle, J. V. Taylor, William Wolners, W. would Yiavo 10 be declded by tiie Bupreme Court, | Dullen, Alteed Miller, A, Y. McGraw, J. M. Mr. Tuloy added that the cily law authoritiea heid | Skeslo, O, W. Golt, ' Charles MoVes, 'Wiiham thut the ameadment to thedtaveniie law covercd all | Walsh, John L. dalllen, Thomss Brown, 1. uppeals, btk to tha Appollate and to the Supreme n, James Uharnley, Charlos um!lng. Court. Janen Fincgan, M. Blackiuir, Clarles M. Lind- gren, Slmn‘%l ?lu:uml mmc“t m‘:’""’ i"fin"l\'":‘hn' L IN aon, 'asac Wal nmes Oodman, John Ander- GRAI.N INSPECTOR, son, J. M. Long, C. J. Magill, J, B3, 1all, H, 8, A WORD FOR UEX, ¥ 1ITU, llalated, C. W._Elphicke, James A, Puringion. A dozen of the woro prominent grain ‘men, | Nicholas Fing, M, 8, Nichols, John Prindlville, T, U. CroaLy, Thomaa Hood, and estato of ander Knglish, represented by J, L, Ranney, . The report, was aceepted. A loiter was resd from F., T. Rvans, Req., Preal- dént of the Buffalo Associaiion, seking for luforms. tl tive to the utate of feoling Lors In regard lan, oud wiating that it waes the oplnjon tiat the Cunventlon should be held on the ith. The writer expresaedt he bellat that, if the Corvention was held on tio doy set, the scheme conld bo pat Into operation on the 1st of July, Inquiry was made_reganding the Winalows, Mr. Dradley, sod Mr, Minch, the largest owners of veasol praperty on the Inkes, na to whether thay Tiad signed tha sreement, or wera in favor of tho n, 8 a0 and Mr. Magill sald the co-opera- tlon of those gentlomen woull encourage other vessel-ownera 10 entor the arrangemont, and thoy would liko to hear from them, Mr. Dunham stated thal 00 per cent of tha fifty- four grain-vi s owned In Chicaxo wi pre sented la the uzes aiready obtainoe After some discussion, Mr. 1lood movod that the President and Heczetary bo, requested to snawer Mr. Evane' latter, and inforth the organization st Luftalo of the H‘« ress belng made by the owners ¥ smong them N. A. Young, ltobert Warren, Jo- Alexs seph Reynaolds, T. T, durney, G. 11, Sidwell, L. C. Huck, V. IL Crocker, Ucorgy Bullen, and P, . Dator, called on Gov. Cullom st the Grand Pacific yosterday mormng) and bad a protesctsd conversation with him la ‘reference to the Qrain Inspectorsbip, It was understood tnat & cluangs was porwible, and thess gentlemen wished ta {inpress upon the Guvernor th talningGen, Smith. They do nol grounds, but upon the higher consideration of the pubdlic interest. ’ It was' stated that tho present Incumbent is honest, gainlng In experience, and ls getting thoroughly acquainted with the buslness. To put fu another man—a groen one—could nos fafl o re. sult duwastrously to the trade, since it would divert business from Chicago, and Miiwsukeoe would resp tho bunefit. Mr, Warren urged this polnt strongly, saylng that Gen. Bwith was more competent now than when e firet twoa hold, It was a decided disad. vantage ta chaugs Inspsctors vo ofien, In wend- Ing certlfcates tu forelgn markets be prefarred Lo | of the Chicago District in veiting signaturos to the have thewn show that an inspector hold right aloug, | agresment; and that thoy bad not so far succeedod aud then thero would be contidence iu s work, | in thelr Iabors for luck of time as to i dulmy thom Milwaukeo Lod uut changed inspectord fu wany i sending dolegutes to tho Conventlon proposnd 10 Lo leld oa the S0Uh Inatr, but uped o bo prag pared 1o do sostanesrly dsy, Therefore, fhr:f suzyested that tho Conventlon be_postponed until about the middle of July., ¥ho motion was adopted, Me. Hall offered the following, which was The Uavernor suggested that dvruun did the inspecting, and that to biv wind it did oot nake much diference whethor the clilof was an expert or n "To thia it was roplied that 1t was cusenthl to liave a head wha wauld be uble to tolt whether bis | adopie subordinates wero doing theld work lo mer ‘Wiusrxzas, The Committes lrpulnlfilonhuln signi mannor. An inexporisnced inan cosld notdoil | | DRt Sa Sreanice. padar tha. ke racorimcaded vy ra v, Soytiolds, who ropressuted a hne that w 3 ended af the bring, e thinke, 0,000,000 bushela of wheat "t | i Lonrention a RS0 LATS suceated 19 progurii Chilcayo this year, {F there ls no chunge, sald hio | GHBror ki 1he £rale tonriage o sty dLitHc; Hherafurs fearud the yreater portion would ba dlverted 1o | ““Hesoteet, Tast the said Committos by outioel sad report at the next mooting uf this Board. The mebting then adjourned subject to the call of the Chalrman, . THE TRAVELING MEN. TUR GRCOND ANNUAL MEETING of the Nortiweatorn Travoling Men's ‘Assoclation wau held fn the club-rvoms of the Palmor Hou yesterday, &he uceting was called to order at noon by the Prestdent, Nelson C. Draper, of thls city, and after the appointment of a Committes on Miiwaukes if & green mun was tisdo {napectar. The Uovoruor ussiired the guntlenien tnat even if Biuith were aol renppotuted (hey should Lave @ Chlcago man, aud vno thal he was inclined to f thiuk would satisfly them. Alr, Heynolda replicd that that was no\- atter of thoaliyhitest conscquence o the: 1 Wiey must hiave o tman who knew nothing of n {nspection, it inady no diffurence (o the wholhel fled from Chicago or the Sandwich Islaads, & atter of where thy pian was to come from, but a maller of experieuce. Thie Guvernor sugyested Inquiringly If the Board of Trade had succroded 1n nbailuhing the Blate ine Credentisls an sdjournment was taken. At2p.m, D ey Yy e oo Gt Bontt | the Ansoctation reassembich, Ttwas tormed rather would have been retsined. tiuy, Cullows ralsed some othor polnts, all of which were prouptly met and snawured, 1o was assnred that fally uine-teuths of the graln men wers wirinly 1 favor of Uen, Suith's retentlon, aud that 8 change wis liable Lo work sud probably would work & great deal of Injury, ‘The Governor gave uy’ jutiwstion of what fual concluslon would bo, bt the unpresst that Ucn, Busith will be rewoved sud Abuar T, lor sppuinted. " CLARK’S CONFINEMENT, AND WHY IT HAPPENRD, Mr, Charles M. M, Clark {s in trouble and fn the Couuty Juil. The troublu atlses, it s allegod, from the fact that Mr. Clark, married mou with th children, was not faithful to bis own legitimats Laurs, and found su aNloity in the person of a cerlaln young wowan who ssys hor pame fe Mary, Charles had & home oo Blasell street, newr Bophla street. Mary occupled eilglble apart. ments In another quarter of the town, and Charles oscllisted betwesn the two. ile clalme to Le & detective employed by one of the local police agen sud bLis acquaintance with Miss Mary extends over u cousiderable tine, Mry, Clark ving 1in haopy uaconscivusness thervof. To addition to nis marilal intdelitles, Mr, Clark was possessed of suuther swlsble weakness. Although & delective, he was not fully posted as to the lawe of property, and euter- talned tho Idea that mouney collected for hle employers belonged to Limsell, In somie way (ne oflice [earned of his eccenincities, and deputed au oflicer 10 louk blm up. Otiicor cafled ot the Blaeil more thao two years sgosnd siready as s meme bership of over 500, In case of deathan ass meat of §3 per head lsmado on the surviving mew- bers, and the proceeds, less the necewsary expens- es, paid o iho representulives of tho deceased. Mombership Is coullned o traveling wen, and there i3 na provision for fund, ‘The President in his anuusl address welcomed the delerates, wome 81ty i nuwber, and gave ad tailed accuuntof the jrowit of (ho Ausoclath wince U furmation ju Winooa, Wis., in June, 1875, and Imparted the uullyluf utelligenca that no deatbe had yet occurrod “in it lie called attention o the chicapness of invurance §n the Associstion as comparcd with reguiar insurancs companies, wid urged the wembers tu bo active In vrocuring new recrults. Heversl minor amenducnts to tho con- stitution were also recammended, ‘The Secretary read soveral comsmunlications from absent members, sud then prescnted bls sunual porl, ‘This showed (hat the Assuclation ha membership 0f 610. The Tressures's report ahowed (hut the recelpls during the year, including s wmall bulance carrled over, were $2, 352,14, The ere $747, 03, —leavinga balance un hand On th »i over $500 will be nual iflpuou 80 that it one death should occue the ould std balance of over §1, 100 Lo the credit of the Assucl: ation. Thu reports were receivea and sdupted withont debate, ‘The ame¢ndwents to the canstitation and bx-ln- wery then cuusldered serlati, Considerablo d cusalon followud, the only impurtant caxnges made ing the admisslon of wew who travel 10 Liy, as wellas (hosd who sell at_ wholesale, and scuiilug the ottico of the Assoclatlon pormanently in this clty. The next meetiug was fized for the last Thursday o Decewber of thia yoar. Ofilcers of the Associstion were then elocted as follows: President, N. C. D, s 3 e » = bumcetesd, atd nake for Mre. Clark. rapers Viee-brasidenis, 3, Ulark,vhatd the righttul owaer o that Guabiog (e W TYoagy Achusald, M e, LNotat ull, seplied the urbaoe biel- | iectors tor onu year, 3. G Mlllor, 8. T Wright, cateher; o' you can't viay thaut on me, " sad be de- | Sangel Pike, J. N. FPage, sud IL'W, K. Cutlers 0, Rllfll , to returu sborily afterwards with Misa ary, lutbe meantime, Clark bad informed his wife that thie police weru after him for eumbezxle- Directors _fur two yeard, Willlam Best, ¥, Ruffuer, W, K. Sldley, Eamuel A. Squire, Heory Hoyl. Secratary sud Treasurer, Muson C. went, und sho had bidden hi; .. When the ) %:‘m“"':w;n;} }l‘m "I‘," “m;‘u"%‘{ fris ?lhrl,: Hatch. The Assoclation then adjourued. n ec] usplclou: 00 3 & detided “tnat b Kaows s place down-town PERJURY, to which he had to e left, de- MILTOX YORUXS MELD ¥OK TRIAL. The contioued bearing bifors Cowwlissloner Hoyuv, of Milton Forves, charked with perjury ln golog upon the boud of Berths Cohen, No. 484 Stala strecl, ae & wanafscturer of clgars, for $2,000, took place yesterdsy. Tho defendaut sware thathe owped twelve cestaln lots iu Hyde ¥ark, ,ru iu a horry., wwctive aftor bim, and was caplured after s short but exciting chuse, und was ignominlously drazged ol to Keru's llotel, The injurcd wife imd a de- cidely lively explanativn wiily bez bastand's (riend, sud Fridsy lust 8led s petition for divorce. Now whe la keodiog & boardivg-house vo Iudisua strect, Mr, Clark 1s rweuunr Lis s1us iu 8 chamber sonie- what clrcumaciibed {u space (s song oo for when, in fact, the pro; hande. This man s0 mized up in the Lin- coln tomb rabbery case at Bpringfeld. Thomas Grsham, of Handy, Simmons & Co., testided to the property having been sold at & Master's snle for §110.38, under & foreclosnrs of motigage, of which he had an abetract, which was made b{ il firm. Feank i, Heers, 8 tookkeeper, testifed as to pureh g twelve certain lots, he thonght, and ]uln‘l mollfilr to Mrs. Caroline Forbes-fot she same lota, which were afterwards sold under de- croe. The original convayance wasfor twelve lots, and nrpnlld that he gave thongh only eight wera tia) rred The mortgage was to secare $1,:200, Wd tnat he obtained n deed of twelve lots s, Witness sup- lrwl\ Forbes. Witness had conveyed eight Jota®o Milton Forbes, which he ~ only lesrned Frday evening having under- sood up to that that' he had teansferred Lwelve lote Witness held the g-oymynnlyfitwnwu and gave his notes for ,200 a8 the, purch money, In twenty-four tes. e paid no cash, and gave a morigage apon no the entire property to ‘The origiual deed from Mr. Moore to Carotlng Forhes waa produced. The property was purchased Dy the witness in 1674, but the aced was only made two weeksago, Tho retrsnsfar showed the con- sideration to witness ns 85,000, regarding which he gave mo explanation, he muking out the deed and signing ‘it at Forbes' dictation, yet he did not know that the tranafer waa for only elghtlots, when thors shoald have becn twelvs. ‘fie pald ne cash, snd gave the property bick, bacause he supposed that there wasa cloud in the title, Collector , Harvey, as an expert in reals estato business, testified na to the relative value of the lots in May Jast, and he fixed thele intrineie Al it §40 50 per lot, They sre in liyde value at $40 or Park, south of the Mlchigan Southern Rallroad, below Grand Crossing. Charles B, More, & bookkeeper at the Stock- as to what he wupposed the valua e purchase money. Yards, testifled of the lots, which were In his origins! suodivision, Beven or eight years ago thoy had a balloon vaiue. It ail depended upon Lhe customers, whother he was from Chleago, Valparaiso, or Oshkosh. It wvas considered wood property to teade, in which | transactions they sometimes brought 3400 aplece, Witness alidn't ‘know what was he highest cash- over ubtained for any of the Ints, George W. Walte, , & resl-estato agent, survoyor, and eogincer, was ' next sworn, who * tostiied as to the subdivisions. Witness conld bardly tell their value, but they had soid at from $100 to He could hardly tell what they were worih, bat they might sell at from 820 to $135, or 8150, They had a prospective, speculstive value if South Chicago improved. He had valued tho lots at ono time at $250 each. & Charles Creighton aleo testilled Lo eimilar facts as abovo narrated, Witness recently sold thea lots Inside of the town for $400, cash valuation, Mer. lrown, counsel for Forbes, asked that the lattor be allowed to make n_statement, which re- queet was grabtcd. e stated thathis lden was (hat tho lota were Wurth about$2, 000, which ho boHeved now, Thaere wae an incumbrance of $1,300 upon umm.wlnch‘wunow considered canceled through the action of Mr. Beers, Mr., Boal instated that Forbes should be held, it had been proven that ho hiad sworn falaely, as to the title, and next as to the incamb up nng:l. li“ ould not be allowed to # thus recklessiy. p Torboe was held {n $1,200 barl, which Comms- sloner 1loyne asld mustbe In first-clasy bonds, Counrel for defendant asked thatit bo réduced to $1,000, but Mr. Hoyne declined Lo make the ra- duction, because, “he sald, tho Uovernment must ba protected in this matter of taking bonds. ‘Fho prisoner soomed considerably takon by sure prido at tho decieion of the Commissioner. In defunlt of Lail tae prisoner was remanded to Jall, THOE CITY-HALL. Tha liconse receipts yostorday were only s100.” Tha fecs ara mostly all collected, for the stragglers have begun to pay up. Daring the pastweek the Dullding Department haa issued Aifty-two permits, seventoen of which ‘wore for pormanent dwelllngs, whose cost iy to be $03, 500, Tho Treasuror yesterday recelved $45,000 from County Treasurer Huck. The minor recelpts were $2,5612 from tho Comptroller and §2,823 from the Water Dopartment. Those persons who have not yot pald thelr water- rates should take advantage of the eoxtension of time made by the chlef of the water-ofice, and pay up Lefors Julyl, for ofter that date 10 per cent will be added for delinquency. Tho Committee on Markets falled to moet yes- terday afternoon becsuse Ald. White, the Chalr- man, was not present with the roferences. For the same reason the Special Committee on Gas, of which White was also Chalrman, failed to transact Bny busincss. ‘The Comptroller has paid In this city aboat $32, - 000 unon tho bonded debt fn interest, which falls dne Joly 1. That sum le all that will bepaid hore. Tho balance of the amount—abont 8450, 000—wiil ibe pald in New York at the American Exchange Natlanal Dank. Tho moaey will be sent on somoe day in the coming week. The total amount of mnnu{ reooived by the Mayor forapplication for the rellef of the M8, Ci ol suffere , 344, including veslerday' nat 230 from the, Puliman Palace Car nd $25 from W, M, s 31, Cot panr, . Iloyt ® Co, Of this aimnonnt $1,230 has slready. found Its way to the anflerers, and has beon gratofally acknowledged. Five cascs of scarlot fover, six cases of measles, and two deatha from the formor dlseaso wol rumd at tha Ilealth Departmont 'Le rday, mek- ng & total of twelve deaths from that cause during tha weok, The generdl deatb rsta ins beon soma- what lizhter than s customary at thle season of the yeur, ‘Two now cases of ‘genuing small-pox were reported from No, 150 West Divislon stroat, The afilictod are a younz man and an_old woman, They will not be removed to the Pest-House, ‘The Department of P-blie Works y mdnz {ssued an estunateo of 31,360 to Conro, Corkin Co. for lhe constructlon of the Ugdon Ditcn dam, Tha Department also opened bids for supplying cement paving-gravel, and found that Charles K., Everte ws the lowest bidder, at $1,40 per cublc yard. Lewls . Dyer and Thomas Mackin were abont oven In their bids for paving the Interactions of Hurou strect, between State and 8t. CI Departaent bas advortised for propo bridga across the river at North avonue, The Commissicfior of HMealth called yesterds upon the kt.-Rav. Blakop Foley, and had & tall about the deluged land of which'the Blshop {s the wwner, [ia leverence sxid that he was porfectly willing to do anyling in his power fo remova tho . The Isefor & nulaance oxlsting about his property. 1ie was fn favor of Alling up, bullding culverte, or dralning, but thought that he should not ba m 10 Improve il bils land, because by far tue rilon was covered with water which was and sweot ax the waters of the luke ltself, e would gladly drain the marah, e 0 u o ho Park Commnsioners had made a great omlesion when they neelected to bufld culverta at the thme of constructlon of the drlve, The Commissivner of Health is mumg ploased with the Blahop's willingness to ald ju the avating of the nulsance. ‘The Cummittes on Streets and Alleys of the Boutls Division wmet la the City Clork's oMco yos- terday afternoon. Ald. Gilbert in the chair, for the Pur{mll of conslderin) patition which requ hat the Council reveal the ordinance msking special assessnient for the opentug of SBoutn Dear- born atreet. The matter $1 an old ono, and has frequently been exhausted befurs the Cummittae by the frieods and opponents of the petition, Those tricnds and oppouents wero present in large numie ‘berd vesterday, and long adoresses were made by tho champions of both sides of the guvetion. After about threo hours of talk, the Commlittes do- clded 10 1ecommend the repeal of tha ordin upan the ground that the sssesmnent is na; the corner-Tot owners Liaving becn awarded dam- s to un extent out of all proportion with the sums allowed to tho owners of ‘the other I Those property-owners who have upposed thy sosament liave dono 50 wpon the ground of justica snd want 8 reassecssmont made & uirget opeped. ANNOUNCEMENTS, . Comoany E, of the Sccond Regiment, have been eallod to meed Mondsy night for drill and street parade, A meeting of the deaf mutes in this clty will be held In Farwell Hall to-day st 3 p. m. Allsren. vited to attend. A special meating of the Kennlcott Bhooting Club will be held Wednesdsy evening st 8 o'clock, at No, 180%; Clark street, ‘The fairand fcstival hold In Maskell Hall under the auspices of the Servite Order of Blaters will bu continued for threo days of thls week. 11l speak {n the Taber~ Bubject: " The Ow-gl v the in Symbul " Slugiug conducted Dliss wemor! aud & quartette of male voices, The commencement exerclees of Highland Hall at Highland Park next )E’fl.lnellll .l A apecia will atart from the Kiuxe Depotat 8 a. m., murulngnu:‘wr‘. w. A lawn reception will be held un the grou: in tbe aftare novn. Vbe third of 1be ssries of open air Govpel tamper- ance meetls Ul be held %und.y -ngfinm‘fl 4 o'clock: roer of Ashland avonue wud West Lt Lake street. conducted by Mr, Willlam J, Beveral Chrlstian temperance workers wi ko weeliog. ‘The Atheumom Bummer Classes in arithmetic, free-band wod wcmnlul drawing begin tule weeki also Prof Marchand's sunimer Freach "Thosa desiring 1o eutes should spply at onze. The vacation day schuol will begin st the at ot July, olber vacation clauses begin July 9, Noril Star Lodgs No. 1 of Colored Masous wiil celal thal enty-second anniversary,aud also Hallott, address 9 aad second snnlversary of dasoury imong colored mun, at Ceotrsl Hall to-imorrow evenlug. 1. U, M. Joba Jouss will deliver sn ad- dreny, aud tere will aleo be readlage, tausic, aud tal ux, ‘Thoro will bo a match at long range Tuosday be- tweea toe Milwaukeo Rldu Club aod the Dearborn Lide Club, of 1hip cit; the Stony lsland Nange, at South Chlcagu. The ahoottng will be by teame of afz wen on vack side, esch 13w 1o shoot Vlficen whots ut 800, B0, aud ow{um-. To 18ty le 19 commonce va the arcival of the Plltdurg & Fort Wayno train, leaving at 8 o'olock s ., and will coutinue untll 4 V'clock P, w. All Walos oa ths Fort \Uarpe Rto, y had prssed ont of hie’| Lake Sliore & Wichipan Squthorn and Pitlabarg & ar & ‘enir of 8t, Mary's Conference jouth Chicago. Panl Bocloty wiil be given at Onk Patk ticavnen Jolv_ 4. Cars will_leavs Van DBaren strect dapot (0., R, I ', IL M) at 9:30 &, m,, atn, 17 A1 T o ' Righteanth, renty. in Irty-Srat streets, and at ibe Rock Island car-shops. The residonts or diiegstas from all the Cathotle in Bacletien af ) the progaseion tn Ber-stone of the 8t July 2, ara invited ta .y in the school-L church, corner Nubl Itation, Htanislas a0t 0 wii u-o going to partici; 4nor ¢/ the Jaying of tha cor- ontka Catholic Chureh (Poilab), coraer Noble and Bradley streets, to.day at 4 o'clock p. the basement of the oy stracts, for con- in ind Brad] CRIMINATL. J, F. Ollve, sald tobo s ** con." man, and A, J, Mulett, eame to town from Milwankes in a Good- richslesmer, On the way down they had a frlend- lygameof ‘*draw,” and Mulelt drew out $95 loser, arrested by Oficer John Croak, Adolph Klevata, of No. 40 Unlon place, for the Iarceny of s large quantity of walnut Inmber from & neighboring lumber-yard, and Willlam Corims, for the alleged lsrceny of $24 from Alexander McMiitan, of Ne, 63 Blne Island avenue, s ed up at the Wart Madleon-Sireet Btation. Richard Tuarner and Jennle Ward, of No, 818 Clark street, had clothing, and Ri kick Jennle, Centrat Statk & quarrel lasf chard wi wherefore hs on by Detective Lone upon & charge 2l Ho squealed to the police and Olive was loek- ng sbout some wngallant onough to was Jocked up at the of zasanlt with fntent to do bodlly Injury, Blake Brown, for the larceny of hosfary, gold spe ahan Palmer 1 for the Iarceny of allverw: louse, wera yesterday arreste ire d an ond Ji from up atthe Armory by Ofiicer Charles Aldrich. Qeorge Henry and Frank Darrett were found In posscasion of & new clothes-wringer, which had evidently been atolen from Jackeon sizect or vicin- ity, and were locked up In ¢ adison Street Statlon by Oficer Orville Barber, ‘Iggo owner is requoated to call at the statign. Mary Kilcoyne, the same old bummer #ho has been up #o often 1nthe Weat Division Pollce Conrt, was (n again of Mrs. Bos Entranco was gain Al tie property, cor ‘| 920, has bean recover: tordsy eds Dotectives Rickey and Lo colored man nsmed Georgs extorted s confeselon to the th of abont $100 worth of Jewelr, ecping-car on - Keeny, of No, 180 State streat, Allof hereabo HMaf 31 ina sl , and pumerons other articles from the of the Urand Pacific flot ohn tho d locked soruence at the West charged with the 0, 301 Hubb bynforcing out a windew, ting e burgla) ard aifoer of ciothing valned at {ulardn arrested a lller, from him oft presnnt y stolen the Lake Bhore ltoad from J, the property has becn recovered. BUBURBAN. OAK TARK. Dr, Charles Fowler, editor of the CArlatlan Ad- tocale, and late Presldent of Evanston University, delivered ono of the finest lectures ever lstened to by Oak Farkans Wednesdsy ovening, in the aad} enco room of the Congregational Church, **Qreat Doeds of Great M for the benefit of the Iiver Forest Meth Church. fen.'"" Thae loctars Saby ect W odiet The closing exercises of the Public Behool took place Friday evening in Centennial Ilail, to overflowing, and room was crowded wero unable to the adm| firo. Mr, their admiltince. s audience wera delighted wlith the entertalnment, andat the closs & unanimous vote was taken thiat evenlng _and the 8t. John ENOLEWOOD. The prize u-dln“‘ at tha Cook County Normsl.' School” will ocenr exercises will tako mencing at 7 o'cloc] House Commlssion heard a number of promi- rmgmmmu be repeated Hnndn{ ttance charged for tho benest of . and Mre, Willlam Owens have retarned from idal telp, The 200 ‘Tho ednesd: afternoon and tho prize essays {n the evening, ho Commencement lace Thuraday evening, com- The ciase nddress will be dellyered by the Rt.-Rov, Biahop Choncy. ——————— CUSTOM-HOUSE INQUIRY. Nmw OnLzaxs, Lo, Juno 2).—The Custom- nent importing merchants’ complalnts against the Custom-House management. Thelr com- lafuts were conflued to excessive bondod-waro- ouses charges, drayage, sampling, and tho regu- lation requiring a boud from the importer in cases where triplicate involces fall to como to hand from the Consul. The Commission will recommend changes in the regulations covering these specifications, Qen. 8h eldon, membor of thae Commisafon, saya the merchants apoke vory {reely, polnting out many abuses heretofure nu- known to the leading ofllclals:. coTTO Mzupms, Tonn., June 23.—The damage to the cotton crop on the Arkansas River by the flood Is estimatod at from 20,000 to 80,000 bales. N. FIORSEH SIOE NATLS, MORH COLD-GUT NALLS TEILI T TRUTH! N PRICKED (A, L. C., Youngsboro, Loo Count{. Ala.)---I have a very flne yonng maro lame, and can’t find ouf what1s the matter with her. Will yon be kind enough to help mo ont 1 ‘Abont n year sinco she was fonndered, but lppnren!lly recovored from that anhrely, and until say six weeks ago, soomed 10 bo as well as usnal, at which time I nollced she limped, and, upon examining her foot, fonln&l ono of tho shoo nalls was In the quick, I drew this nall, and after filling the cavity with grease, I_plu; it witha small plece of tow., EVER SINCE this she has been LIMPING, sometimes more, somotimes lesg. There Is no fover ahout the foot at all, and 1o gore ;3 mor fs there any tenderness about her lefinnywhero. Apparonily ghe is in as good health as cver, as full of Iife ns a young colt, and in fine order, She does not ]; around the Iot, It Is ALWAYS IN DRIVING. Angywor---The lameness immedintely suc- ceeding tho animal’s belng ])rlycketl, forces us lrru!sub!i to the conclusfon that the nall was the passive agent in causing the lameness; the provions foundering is thus entirely ellminated. ‘The most rational solntion of the question s THAT SOME PO NAIL HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE WOUND, Poultlco the hoof for three days in warm 1inseed menl, changing once o day; this will facilitate superation, and \fll'l ibo oxcroted pus the nall MAY PASS OFF, or by the use of tiie probeé and paring- knife its presenco may ho ascertalned, when it should, of course, be:removed, —1Willtes’ Spirit of tho Times. The President of the Globe Natl Com- pany was requested to call at the stables of a'lerge Horse Rallway Co. in an East- ern city, a short timo since, and, when thero, “was_shown a numher of horscs mado lame from the uso of thelr COLD. CUT NAILS, Thissight convinced him of tho truth of tho ariiclo ‘‘ OWNERS OF HORSES,” aud after 24 hours of HDEED STUDY, retarmed the answer: Some NAUGHTY man had put SPURIOUS nalls Into the Globoboxes,” Howoerer, Co, dId not rotuse to redolve the SPUR’ OUS nails BACK algnln, and the Putn Hot-Forged and ¥ was substitnted in its place, belng done b Shoors In St, Louls, GEO. W. MEARS, Geuer_al {gcnt »PutnnMafl. as it 13 now MARNIAGES, RAUNHOLD-Y 17 12 R p. Boton DA flnfi?‘f g A a the itev, Usluaf .\ 8 tths na Andep- 4 son. D. 1., Mr. LoutsT. Lrauuhold 54 w..A‘.'.... wler i cicy, NG cargs, 1o Misdan STRONG—-VEAZEY—At the residence of the bride's mother, 368 Fuiton-at., l«rrlml,dz.é‘il'r Joha W, 5. Jun Vearay. ¥~ Londen, Eog., papars plaass 0opy. BEAMHALL~K! of thouride's (atht r of 8t. Thumi Vath on, 1. an. ter ot TE T Nictiolas, o Lissle slay Irwio, both of Kvans & 4 th ;{il"" Frank J ‘Jeannio Nicl Abingdon, Va. Lo CHULAS~Juna 5 at the residen: ey Jobn e Ao e o the Rev, Mr.T. N. irony and i & Detlh Brambuati, of holas, daughs day of Samuot L2 Davisas o, Ml DEATIIS, UR088—Juns 73, at the resld: Lachi 24 West Laka-sl asrs vock, . am [1. Groes, mxed 62 Funeral notice hereal sn K. Tredway, wife remains wers taken Tue ’ WAy to Detrolt for fatermient. llllllul.l:—vfll* Eva babol, only et Byearsd I uiontlis aud 18 Uaraboo, W HAND=Friday, June Usnd, aaly wa of Peter ‘The funeral will tak oun fraw Mr. 1and’s reals 3 a7, 1877, "l 188 s 10 dags. mas, belove \noliths and Mondsy morn months, Vuneral afteraoon at 3 o'clock, HR—~ALTI4 Weal CLARR tton, Neilie M.. eldest daughtar o Clark, agod 23 yeara and o iaonils, re days, L., of 10'mont In- €818 et ot lisary Wk hield this conaum| the snd Lueisn eral o A T i YA Gn Tharsdar, Tuse 2 atb . i, 8 MED " L, 2 | O reiway, Tica bl ence of his atster, Mrs. piioa, Will: days. ca of Wiley M, Es) Infant dma’nur No. on Michigan Central Rall- of scariet fave EinaStarri, wod papers pleass copy, 1 services of the late Will- (8unday) afternoon, Y be luck, &% the restdence of his parents, fi;:& 12 o'clock, Caspar Anton Lake- 7 At 31130 by leada of the fatnlly sre fuvii k June 23, Willle D, eldest ‘erfoot, ‘syed 10 yearsaou 3 from thelr restdence, 513 Doarborn-ay., this .4 COMSET WAIST, slsce at 20cloo suce, 240 Nort| k this atter. h ¥raaklln: bloy-et., irbagvig € 218D T, sged 13 L:mlll toCals ick consump- , and Mery B. GRAND SUQOESS OF THE ey AT THE LADIES' DRESS REFORM PARLORS, 58 BOUTH ADA-BT. O1L STOVES. STOVES moat eco) o Cook Store extant. Cleopatra Gorset al ISAAC Y, BANGS & CO., tiole Chieaxo Ayeuts, 315 State-at. ALY HOSE, st Keop’s English llnlf-lloso. $1.50 balf dozen, or 23c per palr._173 East Mudison st DENTISTIRY. FOR &7 AND $6. Gold Pilitng, Plate Work, sad preservation’ of oatursl tetd iy, W. ML 1. CAIN, 3 Lsuwn‘rlh Full supertashloned, TEETH & spacial Uartraled for the g % Tollet and U - & "" Ay firnumr&rer‘:.‘ N LET, BOAP 10 1l e PR ST mdflwbdlt'l. For Use in the Narsery it ‘Bas Ko Equal Yorth ten times |ts cout to every mother and famil in Christendom. _ Sample box, contalalng 3 cakes o aunces exch, 1ont frea to axy address on rece!t 6£73 centa Audress B.T.BABBITT, New YorkCity. FOR BALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. A PERFECT TOILET SOAP. Firt smong the requisites of the taflet fs & good article of Boap, but Lo procure it s not always aa eaiy matter. Many of the most axpenslve Soaps in the mar- ket ara made from coarss and delstorious msterials, and thelr dellcate coloring and fraxrant porfume 00 often conceal the most repulsive impuntles, Tha diaclosures recently made publiu regarding this subject are post- tvely startliog, and dessrve soricus cousderstion. Bcented Soaps 870 nOw known Lo be extrewialy obji tionable, capectally #applied to the head; Injuring 11 hialr, Irritating the scalp, and Induclog sovers hesd. aclies, Tha character of tho ingredicats may be fnfarred from the statament of a gentisman who makes the scentiug of Sosps his bustaesa; ho recontly declared tat naaged In thls ctaployment were short-lived; n (0 ton years belng the Woagest parlod during whicl the uccupation couid be Toliowed. JThodueuity ut prucuriag s pertectly pura artlcloof Toliet Boap ls at Inst obyiated, fowever, ihaaks to by enterprisa and ohomical sklilof Me. IL."T, BaumicT, of New York, tho worid-renowaed Goap Maouf T lose luiense sstabilshinont la by far the larg d fo tho United States. ‘The renown of Mr. rlous productiuns biss for many years been widsly dis- minated, but thls latcst success s the approprista the numeruus viciarles alresdy achloved. o axperime o Atter yoars of patient labor sad sclen! int, 2. [EaNN{TT Lab aticeceied Ia perfecting o) o 1lon of the Anusttollet soap syer Introduced. wine [ Ifl#ndl!flll are the pu{ 3 iy ol ah g proc e ana origin FAIE D s maparaiied Lh tls aphstineat o tar Ty, . 1. T, DARNITY'S TOILEY B0AF™ is the trado-uin by which tuis clegant talict fuzury fs julnnluflll 3 forapplication ty the delicata skin of Infanis, children, and jadlos, 1t 13 altogether unsgualed lu i emullisuk prupertied. The Hoap Ls ol pervuinid, te (ngradicots 1ok uf such uteelute purity ss Lo require no sid frow cheulatry o disgulse loferior materlals, T B BoFiattion of tmes ihests wid i pocLILLS DAAFACtEr e of sad the pecul o B e D R Tt oup Foqars o tha nioss 'ne;l'x‘nmludnzunm- article of tho kind sver maou- If fally deslrable for the use of ladtes sad us Is all] iate f & ! (Ol‘{i will 10 York Tridune, B. T. BABBITT, New York Cily. MEDICAL. THE GREAT CURE! FOR 'BRIGHT'S DISEASE, AND ALL OTUER Affections of the Kidnéys. L 2, D, BANKIN'S experience with blenew val: LR R ey Driba of toadlng pby: clant, of New Fork a5 Merit, 2 Sl o pertect. B sgent for the o c&-{:;»fi"mf.’. the drcaded BItlGHTS DINEABE iz 6 nawes of eminent patlents who have beea cured )y ‘wonderful reumedy sent on spplication. ‘Consuliation la peregn o by ietier” Adaress | itooua 6, po' Wastinitd st HAIE GOUDS, LINEN CUKFS. KEEP'S LINEN CUFFS, Four-vly. The very best: $1.50 per half doz., oF 23¢ per palr, 173 East Madlon-st. ihe Globa ammer-Polnted N * all tho frst-class llarns-/ -