Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1877, Page 8

} ] i 3 s j e s s e L o ol B T N B it b 20 o St e i S e b THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Li. 7. Loiter has bonght of William Balley, for 324,000, 45 by 104 feet on the ronth side of Mon- roe strect, 180 feet east of Fifth avenne. Qen, Bherldan and etafl, as stated in yestenday's fRIBOXE, lcft yesterday morning for a toue of the Indian country, 1le wiil ‘ve absent frow Chicago abont two months. Rx-Gov. Packard, of Louislana, who has been sojourning in Chicage, st thic Grand Pacific Hotel, +4or & week or more, hae pono on a (rip through Minnesota and Tows to visit old friends. g Tho many friends of Jadge Buckner 8, Morria wil) bo plested [0 loarn that the eriels of his iliuces i pant, and that he 1s rpidly convalescing. Il waa ablo to Mt up & portion of the time yesterday, The members of_the Labar Len Tehd o meeting at MakelV's Hail Inst night for tho tmnsaction of bustness, but there being na gupium present tho meetling was nut even called to order, The Weat Division Rallway Company car-rhops arc ronming ninety micn ot present, They have twently new cam oni the #locks and about as many old onus are repairing. Ilereafter they will manu- factare all their own cars. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Ma. were to have nasee, optician, B8 Madizon atreet (Trinuxe Building), was, at 8 a. m., 80 degrees: 10 a, m., ™12 M.y . m., 60; 8 p. m., 60, Barom* eter ast8al m., 20,85; 8 p. m., 20.54, Mias Sweef the newly fl‘pwlnkd Penston A;Ient for the coneolidated agencics for the State of Il poin, will be required to give an official bond for $250,000. She will liave no trouble in oblaintug it, and will probably retain the old signers, Coroner Dictzacn yesterday held Inqueets on William T Hamiiton, who twas acctdentally drowned in the lake of Lincoln Fark; and upon Alice Hourlon, who committed snlcide by an extra dose of laudanum. Verdicts In accordance with the facta were rendercd tn ench ease, Willlo Grant, G ycars of age, realding at No. 764 West Twenty-second street, while fooling with an old revolver last ecening, actidentally shot him- 20lf in the right breast. = Fortunately the weapon was londed with bucksiot only, and Dr. Mallan, wha attended him, thinks he will recover. Chatles H. Heed, attorney for.J. H. Hildreth in tlie mandamus casc againat the City Counell, yea- tontay served notlccon Curporation+ Attorney bon- field that Jadgy Rozera wonli bo ready (o hear an nrgnment in- the case Satucday mornlng, when 1t would be called. Yeaterday afternoon, Christopher Kleifarth, 83 years of age, aud reslding at No. G00 Acelier ave. nue, attewpied to comnut eaicuie by cutting bim- sell three times on the left wrist. 1le was attend- ad by e, Bhdwell, who stys bo wil recover. Yo canno can be asaigned for o attempt, nnless it old age and o gencral declisic. A llttle 7-year-old named Mary Dempaey, the residence of whoee parcnts s at proscnt anknows, wan_missing, yeaterday afternoon, and afier o scarch aliont tlic premines of the Cathollc school on Paulina atrect, botwween Eighteenth and Nine- teenth streets, where sho attcnded, the body was found drowned 1n & privy vault. An inquest will b held to-day, The 1024 nnniversary of tho cstablishment of colored Masoury was ‘celebrated Inst evening in Central Hall, corner of ‘Twenty-secand street and Wahash avénue. The evening's cotertainment, which waa conducted nnder the aaspices of North $tar Lodgu No. 1. included some speeches, a dis- Diay of tableatix ruprescnting acenca In tho histaer of Masonty, 8 supper, and a dance, Messre, 1. E Moore and W, L. Dafrow made atiort addresses, and Mr, It, 3. liancock conteibuted papot on tho history of St John's Lodgo. The Committee of the lot-ownersand the Noard of Manapers of Roeetlll Cemetery will maet Marvin 11 Hughitt,of the Northwestern Rallway, at1 v'ctock tlis morning te confer with him in regard to bullding a depot nesftho cemetery-ate, and to semore the sidings (o the cast slda of tao depot, in case one ia buill, the vacant apace between It and the rcme(u{-lnncu ta ba traneformed Into a lawn. ‘The ratiroad company scem wjlling nnd cager 10 do snything that will conserve fo the intorests of tho public and lot-owners, and heuce no difforence of opinion is anticipate City- Engineer Chesbrough ha a plan for rilding tho city of its liridgeport emells. (¢ 13 to lay & conduit six feet dn dismeter nesr tho South Branch, at tho foot of Lock etrect, ur thercabonts, and running auder tho water parallel with Hickory strect, ond along Ashland avenue, and thenco #auth'again to the south fork of the South Branch, Fhe Dea of the river s aleo to be dredyed. As tho Glth thora fa from fivo to Oftcen deup, this would cont too ouch uoney, henco for the time being this i inipossible. * The Town of Lake and Yiridgeport packers will guaranteo £50,000 to gu on with, but that will not cover the cost of such an undortaking. Bome little surprise was manifested at the an- nouncement that Allan Pliskcrton had mao apph- catlon to Gov, Cllom for the pardon of the thfof, Wiy Forreater, how serving a termof clghtycars ih Joliet for burglary, aud aguinat whow (ioro Ia an- othier eentence of Gy years for the mamo crimé, which will become vperative when th other term B explred. 1tacems, however, that there ia it tle causn for tho murprise, The long sentence will ond early in Jhly. " As to tho othior, 1t hies heun ehown (6 the satlsfaction of the Judgo of tha Court 1n which Forreater was convicted thay he was fino- cent of the charge, uud Mr. Pinkcrton, therefure, deemy# 1t but an uct of Juetice that Forrestor shionld be relenscd, Those nuplrants for histrionic_fame who make Hershey Music-loll the sceno of theie rehearsala should, out of deference to the cars of surrounds ing dweilera and tue masterly Inactivity of the min. sheltercd policeman of that eat, either close the windows that open into the alluy at the rear of lilli hall, or lower the tones of thelr rohears volcon, The forca of the above remarks wilt ~ be mecn when it is under- siood that shortly boforo 10 o’clock Jnst night the stll night alr was rent with a plerciog cry of +*Help!™ uttered in that key which only » femalo in diatrees can rench, - This was followed by ** Munler!” in o volce of (o power and _sweetncss of that of u lhcarty bull-colf. The passcrs on adjoiniug strects stopped desplte tho drlz- zllug rain; the policcman chauged his stand- inis” vostura from une foot to tho other. Tuo ceics were repeuted, unid sgaln after » rfef Intersal were heard oaco moro with the added ery of **Pohice.” Tho policeman afarcaatd was of that unusual intelligunco which makes it clear that when ** Falice " ta called o pollcenian I wanted. A rcore of Deathorn atrcel lintencrs had Dy thls time ade o dest down e plley through the 1nd and wtopued where the cries wory aup- Joped toarlse. o policeuwan, tov, (Wo minutes chifid, and toodnte ta bo_ of auy asslstance wore any asbxtance uevded, eanve up breathing, No mungled feoaiia nor persons In e last throes of a violent death found, the roused sensa- tlon-huntees retired with wud delpplug frov thelr eatmcret und curses wakling in their hearte, HECONB-CLARS VAFENRY, The Post-Oflice Depariment yeaicrdoy recorved s Tetter from Washingion in relation tu newspapors which can e transmitted at powml-raten or rec- s matier. There being some papers thy recond-cliss Uiy protested, sad askod that olher papers be antusiited 1o tha' Departiment for dectaion, * Accordingly e Postmantur subnaiticd furty papers which inlght come umter the head of Ahini-class mattor, oid af'er sunie days an snewer was received of wiiich the follawing 14 a copys Meterring to the lutter of the Vostmastor at Chis w Ul under data of the Tith inst., § have to ate that lu compliance with your reqriest | have iy esamiued tho publications therewith tted, and min of tho apipion that tho publica. entitlud teapectively the Chicago - Weekly rund Drig Price-Llst, the Chicago iVeekl ware and Iron Ligt, Dru-Goods Price-List, the Jardwcare and Tolement Trade, the \Weatern Laper Trade, tho Weatarn Brewer, the Commercial Advertiger. \he Northwestern Lumbernun, Amer- bean Poultry Journal and Kecord, tha’ Hotel World, "Aew Kuglund Grocer, United Slales Jobacce ournal, Shigping ind | Comnerciul List, Bustness Advocals and Price Current, Tyuile Journal, Weslern Girocer, the firocer und Country Merchan', 'rice Current and Trade Jour- nal, T shiould hoid 1o be publications desizned pritnarily for adverilviug purposcs, and thereforo aubjeet, under tho wravinlans of ‘Sec, 15, of the act ur July 13, 1870, Lo poatagn b the rato of one cent or every two vunced or {ractional part there- of, 1o bo prepald by stawps aflixed, “Loso enlitled Iarmactat and the Musical Re. tlew ars Fendvred llable to postagoat tho ruta of one ceut for every Lwo ounces or fractions) part thereol, to bo prepald by stamps afizod, by resson of the luecrts contalaed therein, Those publicutions catitled tko Chicago Medical 4Umer, the Weatern Shoe and Laather Review, the Western Manufucturer, the Nutional Lire Ntock Jowrnal, the dmerican’ Jilter, \he American Jiee Juurnal, the Leus, Stale Granga News, Duntou's Spirit of the Turf, ‘Chicaga Field, Chicago Legal News, Chicago Lallway Leview, the Jeasticay Ao dler Deutech Amerikantache * Muetler, Weatern , Fostal Record, Wustuu Journal of Conunerce, New Youk Daidy Luiletn, Furm an Factory, the Frult Kecorder, wnd tho Unided Stales Ofeial Poatal Gudde are regardea s beiug enlithd to transmivslon through the walls Lo fegular wube scribers at the pound rate of poslage, **Thore publicutions submitted Ly you are here- with returned, excopt thoao entitled the Naclory und Fares, the Argus, the Investigator, Priyjo; ehlel Ludei, e Manufacturer ond Luilder, Aud ihe Grocer, Which have been retained for furiber cxamination, " ‘Chis will throw out s nomber of papers which are regarded w8 not newspapers. THE JUNIOKS, ‘Tho juntor oratious of the Chicago University claus of "7 were dehivercd last evening fu e Fint Bajtlat Church, coruer_of Thirty-fost strect and Eouth Park svevue. President Aberncthy uecu- pled the chiulr, and, ‘consldering the weather, there waas & fair sttendan Y ramiue of the evening: slouof Poctry,” J. R Windes; **The U dverouy.n X, 3. ordl S T i * Delenda est Coustautinuple,” Cliarles 44 The Other Blda of the Question,™ E. bal; ** Mualc among the KFine Aris, * T.C, It “'Ffo Power of ‘a0 fcal, v B A Tlclm Chbasity of Natioos. . B. Allen, Jr. ; SI;:D lflfll:l'ntu.;'n . A "dnfl’iw nd lai ‘Fhc orstions ol caars, eu, ney, ai = mond were tho woet faishad of (e sveming, Sut il were of 6 bigh orde for Janfors. There w P nuuk.l‘e, nothwithatandiog th ‘weatbor. 1NBANE AT LabT, ‘s Watarford Jack," tbe plosecr strect-walker of the city, last night turned up at the Armory %iopelessly insane. “For & creaturs of her class, “ha wus most widely knowo, having tismped the strecta for the last twenty years or more, in raln_or sunshine, and In_ meonsbine, of which aho pariicalarly fond, with 'nn- ceasing regularity doring . that' epace of time, ~Anu ahe hos made money Rt the bosineas, and Ie repatea to bo worth at leask $30, 000, mostly in Eastern real estate. Somo ten days ago sha showed ¢igns of mental derangement, and did sev- eral queer things {n disposing uf her furnitnre. She then left town. and was not eeen agaln untll 7 o'clock last evening, ' when 1he expressman who bronght her to tha Armory found her at tho Pittsburg & Fort Wagne Depof, 1le made_every endeavor o find her a place to snit her, but wae In tha end compelied to deilver her up fo the police, For along Ume she supported por indicent family In Philadelphia, and_trequently Bestawed charity with an open hand, Taken all §n all she has had n wonderful carcer, tha fall detatls of which alli probably never be known. The police will take the beet of care of her for the prueent, and I there 18 no chance of her recovery she will be taken to the County Court, there to bo scnt to some private asylam, TOTRY, ARBIVALS. Paimer flonse~Gen. E. F, Green, Oakiaad, A, Fmith, Miiwankee: &, 6. itogah, 1 an, B tor . it Mebonald, Indisuspolies W. 1 o oraa 4. 8 rrCnaiamatt: S, 0: T well PRl ciphini ¢& T, Manning Taltimote: . Dootitfe, e trolf; the Hon: J. . Ketcham, Jacksonviites the Hon, W. 1 Croahy, Tiusion: G W, Lee, Muscatiner J. 8. Neard, nan Ghirchill and V. L. Ay Ty .Tackson, Glasgow tha Tion, T Bhater, Rankakent i: I, Gaurler, Fitaburg. .. Toa et Shaw, Eao Claire; (e Han, William Ttarhard, flostons 1. G, Golding, San Fran g R A S PR ‘rho Hon. o nan’ Honxe=Tho Hon. Tiad Stephenton, Capr. W, 4 Connell, ‘Act the Hon. #hd ter, o Yot P, ane, rords oty Now Yane . b, aiiien Tavsince A, smitn, st Vo 1. feans, ... Girand Prcqro—J, J. Moae. Anb . Paimer, Milwaukec, A7 Maxwell, * Genevs, N Torer, Rurlington; G. G, klgn " Withur, dncksonvlile: it. K, Parsons, in, 0. B e el sy, 4 ,lirmurmn. ‘Decatars M: s Sotionly 1 M. Mclonaidy’ Now Sorki 50 v ery thog, Negainee tion. Hohart uly G hurst, and Frazer Ashhurs! G, Adams, Burlington: G, W. W Abbe Thoni n and trou) ew York: E. I Wall W" e w. lh.gch‘en Be. Juse| arcester; H. b, ; 8T, JOMN, THE CITIZRNS' MEETING. The meeting to device says anil means for tho relief of the 8t. John sufferces, in accordancowith the call lsaned by Mayor Heath, was held yester- day afternoun al the Chamber of Commerce. Tho rain, no doubt, had a tendency to keep away many who would otherwise have signified thelr Interest fu tho cause by being prescut. As It was, the meeting wan made up of such pramincnt gentle- men as Mayor Meath, Henry W. Ring, Wirt Dexter, D. B, Flek, Al Roscnberg, Weary Leopold, George 11, Barbler, J. A. Farwell, tho Rev. J. Munro Gibson, the Rev. W, IL Danlels, William Itichardson, and others, Mr, Wirt Dexter called the meetingto order, and moved to_organizo by calling Mayor feath to tho chalr, The motfon \an carricd, MAYOR HEATIX stated the object of the meeting, and said tho principal thing to do was to appoint committees to receivo subscriptions, e lad alrendy reccived ¥ rome 8170, and balleved, \lien & committee of ro- sponsiblo cltizons shonld have beon appointed, thero would bo no_backwarduess In the reaponses. Mr, Henry W, King sald thero was little iced to dwell upon the nocessity for Chicago's doinjs somo- thing in aid of St. Joha's suflerers. It aecined the ralo that thoso who had suffceed 1nost were just the ones 0 anccor most, which was emphatically trus of Chicago. 1le moved that Mayor ilcath avpoint nnm’nllllctl ‘l'u vislt citizens and. sollcit ald for the 5t saflerors. ‘Thn motlon waa carriod, and Mayor feath sald ho would annonnce the committeen niterward, * MR, D, 1l PISK thonght the $10,000 which 8t. John had contrib. 1ted to Chicago In her hour of need shonld now be returned with interest. 1o did not understand that there waa any good and sufiiclent reason why the Kellef & Ald Soclety should not move In this ‘matter and seo that BL. Joh indoces wasrepaid, Mr. T'lnk Intimated that an opinion from Alr, Dex- ter on this point would bu acceptab) Mr, Doxter aald tho money conttiboted 1o Chi- cauzo shonld be held strictly for the purposes for whichit was given, lic thought that to feturn this money would he catablishing & bad precodent, tho resultof which, If carrled ont, nobody coald fare- ece, 18 fdea woe, that the citizensof Chicogo should give their own money, anbmiteven to hard« ships and Inconveniences, 1f need be, and not give somebody's clsc money, o was willing to co down Into his own pocket tor the scllef of the sufferers, and he knew that this xentiment largely mlrvml:.':hhu community. Whilo the citizens of Clileagu were generous and sympathetle, lot thom ba‘Jn!ll “"fl exact in the execiitionof the trust com- miited to them. Mr, Fisk wanted toinquiro If this Rellef & Ald Soclety fund bad uot becndoveted toother saurcea {han thoso for which it was intended. Ie did not mean to imply that it haa been misappropriated, or misspent, hut had 1L not buen glven to other poor bestdes thaso suffering directly “from the Gro? Mr. King sald it had pot. It lLad been expended for the veliof of the wants of those directly and indirectly injured by the fire. The Socioly was roceiving spplications, in fact, nearly cvery day from rome wgu‘o. from motives ‘of pride, had been ‘backward in presonting their requests for ald, Mr, Flak accepted tho explanation and declared his willingness to q' down into hia pocket and con« tribute a8 Jargely of hls meana as possible. Mr, Rtichardson sald he had entertalned views quito similae to theso held by Mr. Fisk, but the eaplanation of tho matter was perfoctly satisfac- tory, and bo was now in favor of “private subscrip- ons, The Tev. Dr. Gibwon was gratified at the tum things hiad taken. Ho had not liked the ldea of re- tirning the monoy, 8a If it wann mere dobt to bo pakil back willy Iintorcet, but ho wae pleascd to sea that it bad been put in the light of a treo-will affer- fuzt ot Chicago's part. 'ho ucoting then adjonrned, TIIN COMMITTERS appointed by the Mayor, with the ald of suvoral of D obileman who \Wors nresont at tho mecting, are us follows: tanufacturers—~T, T. Crano, Petor Behuttier, Liaricy " e i B e e i, ~ mu:uh T-"' A. Tyrrell, Henry Corwith, Ellas ity iangsrs~Jobn DeKoven, 6ol A. Bralth, John €, le:fi.fllu ~Clarles I, Case, Goorgn C. Clarke, Jobn v'"’f:l"m;n—r. W. larvey, Jebn Dorland. A. G. M"'F“}z':f-:i—n. 3 lalter, C. D, Farwell, Custies 1":5.-5':'.'"«'{..: HAves=b. D, Wells, Alr. Oakley, lindoloh cnthal. B iing-Max A, Meyer, C. . Kellog, Neary Loo- i, "'u:',;uhgl,fif. arat Miltinery-~D. B, ¥k, Fdson Kelth, :',‘”.’.;.«.w:!:‘.h Iron=W, 0. Tikband, Mr. Hortas, T. i nllnf'-l;’:r".-o. 8. A. Spregue, T. D. Gray, I. C. “L"";'I‘l"u" ainty awt (tla=, T, Disihtord, lenry Mayor Heath doslow 1t undératood thst persons not fuund 1n thelr blacoa of businens wiiei called upon Ly the Commlitoes can lcave tholr contribus Hons with Wik In the City-Hall, THE MABONS, A meeting of Musons was hold fnOrlental Todgo Hall on Laxalle sirest, lowt ovening, to take actlon with reference 1o relioving the distressed brothren burued oot by the 8t, Jotn firo. K. W, D. D. U, M, O'Nell presided, After somo discusslon it wha dechiled to wend $1,000, and to request the Grand Master o draw his warrant on the Grand Trensaror fur $250,—Jo bo taken from the charity fund, Apother meeting will be held in Oricnial all this evening, at which all the oficers of Ma. eonic Lodges, Chapters, cic,, In the city aro ro- iquextod Lo bo prescnt, as sabacripions aro to bo tuen ealied for in ordor that tho muucy may be forwatded as voon os possible. ‘The Bosrd-of~Ttada Commitice on 8t. John Re- Uef scnt 85,600 to the Mayor of the atlllcted city Sllurdnx aflemunn. ‘The following dispatch was read o "Chauge yesterday morning in reply: 57, Joux, N. b, Juue 21, =19 IV Richardson, hairman t The Woard ot 1 o will accept uurnost licartfelt thanks fur your coutributlinas, ©, ¥, BAgLe, Mayor. About $500 has beon galsed alnce. When this amouut reaches $1,000 1EWIIL be sunt. ‘tlhe contsibotions at tho Htock-Yards for the relicf of the 81, John sullcrers awonnle to $1,700, 1t will be put julo pruvisions, which will bo for. warded at vnce, THIE COUNTY BOARD, ¢ TUE DOME, ‘The County Board Lield its regular weekly meet- lox yesterday aftornoon, President Holaen in tho chair, aud present all the mombers cxcept Cleary and Tubor, Aftor the readingof the minutes, a communica. tlon from Willlam McNeil wpa read, stating that hobad bad a bid prepared for tho construction of the Court-House dome, but ho kad omlited to proe sent it, not being awnre 1hat bide were to bave bern opened Jast Friday, Blo usked permisaion to tigare un the work. Mr, Fitzgerald did not want any more figuring on the work; theru bad bevn enough Sguring aiready, “Flg blis ;hml already been opened and the Sgures ubtiabied, « e Selimidt thonght Gkt the oard caght to buve the plans sud specifications befure 11 before awsrding the contract (0 anybody, The members were not posted fu this respect, snd they courd not act intlligently until they were. The differency dn the dyures’ prescnted in tho bide showed & crookeduess somewherc, Mr. Fitzgeruld desired fo have the contradl awarded tu tho lowest bldder, Alr. Bchwidt thought every contractor ought to have a chanca to figure on the work, Alr. Beadley woved that tho plans and specifica- lous be placed on file, that the bids by recommit. ted, and Lhat new bids by advertived for, Mr, Schmidt offervd as so smendmébs that 1ho Wholo niatter be temporarily lald on tho table unttl the report of the Couumnlitce was heard. ‘Fhils wotion prev: . A COMMUNICATION YIOM AUCHITECT EGAN wus read recomucnding that the contractor be ale luwed o have the firet fluot of the Court-House y;lnktd. t prevent accident and Injury to the - oyes. y“’fii u: was cousiderablo discosslon upon this subjec r. Schmidt spoks in favor of tho plaokl: Tho county. Ba said, would ho reaponsiblo fof any necks brukea ju the conatruction of th work. Mr. Fitsgerald underalood that the contractor &hould do tho planking. Lo was not in fever of | the connty going to any great expente for tha ‘benefit of any eontractor. The Chair stated that tho connty wan responslble for (hin work, The commninication wna finally referred to the Joint Committeo on Bnlldinga and Service, mate trom Wintam SeNetl & Son, call An_entimate from Willlam McNell & Son, calle Ing for the sum of 822,100, was referred to the Sexton for 814,705 was Commlittee oo Lnildings An estimato from P, lhé.l;elr{fl'd to the Joint Serrice. MIA n:mher o‘l m,lnnr bills for county work wers esented and referred P ir. Sehmidt wanited to know why the Flnance Committes had not reported om the Coroner's bill; he needed the money, and bo thought the Commits tre onght to take the matter into consideration at once, Tho Commlttes on Charitles reported bills fram yarioun contractoes fof tho_futnishing of enppiles to the County Asylum and Poor-1fouse for the Juna requisition to the amonnt of $2,730.15, and Fec- ommended tho payment thereof, The billa were oriercd pafd. An crtimate from N. €. Thinsdate, smonnifng to 71,200, for granite on his contract, was nllowed npon recommendation of the Jolnt’ Committes on Buildines and Servieo. Mr. Fitzgerald, in explaining his vote, sa1d thera e siich 8 hing 08 beiug too near right n doing Blé daty. “XCho had becn dolng 1hat hing on the Mart ke - would not have nl Tae® the® et h connty anita _ the enr when ot not neo mora that $35,000, " TTo thonght the architect was to blame for (his; it Kept other con- tractors ont of getting thelr mocy who had actie ally put work snd maierlal foto the buildiag. Lis voted no. The rame Commitiee recommended the payment of & number of bills and_ estimates, which led to o motlon that the Feport be divided, and afterward anotlice that the whole report b recomuitted, which wan carried. Mr. McCailrey offercd & resolation to the offect that the Loard find anather room for the Grand ry, a8 the room occapled at present was not sutiable, Adopted, Mr. Fitzgerald moved that the architeet be In- stracted to place on o tho plani snd epecifcations of the improvements on the Court-Honse dome. Carried. M. STNNE offercd a lengthy preamble and resolution, siating the oxpenecs for running the caunl{ in detall dur- |nix jeveral year last paat, and naking that a com. mittee be appointed to find out the reason for the increaao of the Iater years over the earlier. On motlon, tho resolution was passed, nnd a wc:lllv comtnittee was appolnted for fts consid- eration, On motton of Mr, Hoftman, it was declded to advertise in the daily papers for smnoulq for fur- nishing coal for the county bulldings through the Commiltco on Seryice. Carrled. 4 On_motion of Mr. Aynrs, Mr. John Comlskey, 1he Clerk of the Ioard, wananllowed to make outa new order for iis Jast month's pay, as ke stated Aliat he had Jost tho proper one. Thao Board adjourned until Monday st € o'clock. MICIIGAN AVENUE. PRORINITING TIIE USE OF NEAVY TEAMS. Following Is the text of the oplnlon recontly given by Asslstant Corporation-Connsel Adams, to tho cffect that tho Council could not prohiblt tho driving of heavy teams over Michigan avenue: John L, Thompson, Esg., Chairman Judlclary Committee—Dxan Bin: Al your reqacst [ have cx- amined the following questlon, and herowith sub- mit my views In relation to it¢ **Can tho city, under existing laws, excludo heavily loaded vehicles from Michigan avenne? “Tgn sireel inqmired about, from Madlson sirect to Egan avenue, was catablished as followa: From Madison to ‘Twelfth, dodication by anbdivision of Canal Trunteas; from Twellth to Twenty-second, by condemnation; Twenty-second to Thirty-traty b{ dedication by Cahal Trustces and subsequent widening by condemnation; Thirty-frat strcet to Dooglaa avcnue, by dedication; Douglos avenue to Egan avenue, partly by dedication and partly by condemnation, “*1t fs not material to Inquiro whether the city holds tho feo in the strect by virtue of the condemnation proceedings and dedications referrod to, or nlmply owns and controla the easemants for the use of thie pubdlic, ns in either caso the avenna can be used and controlled Ly the city only as s pablicatrect, . ** A street within the territorial llmits of & mani- cipal corporation is for the uee of the publicat large, and Is 08 mach a highway as are rivers, rail- roads, canals, or public roads.” [2 Dillon on Cor- orations, 541.) ‘The fundamental {dea of o street s not only that it is puhlic, hnl'rnbllc for all par. * poscw of fres and unobetructed travel. (lbed.] n & case where it appoared that lands in the City of Altan, frontingon tha Mhul!llgpl River, wora dodicated by 8‘" for certaln_speclied pablic uses, the Supreme Court says: * Whatovor titio to theso grounds may be vested In the city, sho has niot tha nquslified control aad dispoaltion of thew, They wera dedfcated to the public for particuiar pu posers and oply fot such purposs can ey be righ fully used, For those purposes tho city may prove and control them, and adopt afl needful rulea sud regulotions for thelr management and neo; butshe cannot alien or otherwine disposo of them for hor own oxciustye bouefit, nor ara they subject 1o the payment of hor dobis, At moat slio can but_hiold themein trust for tho beneflt of the ublic. * Tha sight to the use of tho propurty is not imited oxclasively ta the citizens ‘of Alion, but thecitizens of the Btatc generally have an cqual right with them¥in_the n;:{nmpmw cnjoyment of the dedication,! _[City of Alton ve. Tliinofs Trans- portation Company, 12 [il., 38, *+Tha fundamental Idea of a street bolng that §t Inovary pemon's, to use it {or the purposa of travel the right of passage cunnot by abri pod e desfiod by tho munictpal suthoritles. (Miell" a. Fouteh, 21 Towa, 110, 11; Barrett va, Drooks, Ihed 144, ** An ordinaace which wouid opornte as total excluslon of tho right of the citfzen Lo pass over tho ptreets of the city with bie londed wakons and teans, Wwou'd by unreasonable and vold as against common right. \(Nauh ve Augusta, 5 Ga., bid.] *4 [ havo sccn o suggestion In ono of tiie dlly [fper, turporting to' come frum a inember of the lar, L o the right of the public to pasa over the ta with heavily-londed waguas inay bo con. demned, I cannot accede to this rxupon“on. Tha ensement is & pablic one, sud I know of no Iaw authorizing tho coadsmnation of such public 1ght or easement, Statutes sathoring the con. deinnation of private pruperty for public nse have manifestly no application in such a case. *iduch heing my view of the law, Ism of opinion that tho city hss not tha . power to oxcluda heavily-laden wagons from the slreels, Respeet- fully, Fiaxcis Apaus,™ RELIGIOUS, METHODIST MINISTERS, ‘The regular weckly meeting of tho Methodlat pastors was hold yesterday morning In the confors ence-room o Wanahington stroot. After the usual dovotlonal exerciacs, a scrlcs of resolntionn on the death of Father Leonard were prescnted by tho ey, E, M. Boring and nnanimously adopted, Dr. Ilitcheock sald that 1t bad been customary for the mecting to make some repart to the Confor- cnce on the work of the Scamen's Dethol, Hoe thonght it might be necessary to appolnt a commite teo to confor with tho Beamen's Ald Soclety on the question of conwolldation of the two, Il noted: alse that Fathor Leonard hd put connidomolo of hisown money 1nto the Hethel, and that build- ing had been sold under 8 mortyngo. llo moved o commlittes of five to look Into the whole matter, and ta report from time to time. Carrled, and the {ollowlayt Commiites sppolatod: 1, Tiltencock, W. F. Stewart, K. M, foring, A. It, Scranton, wud (irant Goodrich, ‘The Hav, Mr, Leonard, a Presbyterian clergy- man of Clacingatl, vrother of tho decvased Father Leonard, was introduced, and spoke of his brother's work on the Mariners' Temple, AMr. Fraukland, of the Iethol, ndded soms facts about the busineas mspectuf the case. 1iis con- cluslons were that it wy belinpossible to redecmy the property at prosent, unless some tich man would come farward and’ guarantee the necestary sum—about $10, 000, Elder Jatkine called nttention to the fact that for tho past tw yearn tho only work of tho City Miss- fonary Suclety had becn to keep slong the work undoriuken carlier, Lost year about $2,430 was aubscrited bya fow friends und paid on tha dobts of tha churches adoptod by the Saclety. ¥or the cowing yaar 83,000 would be neuded (0 wips oct tha lebis on th 3 ] y v 10 ralacd by the church on” aror ou tho question bow 10 rale_ 8 sum of §500, wilch had been partly pledged by the preachors' mveting three years uzo for the payment of o brother who B advanced a sum for a site for o church cdifico. The whole subject was refeered ton comumlitea of Measrs, Willlawson, Whitng, Doring, Busby, Fow- ler, and Jutking, ‘Tho Itey, Mr. McChesney deslred to call the at- teation of the meetiugto the fact that tho pr had mistepresented its position va the temporanco wucstion, 1t Lad not, 44 had beco bascly usserted, iven up tho sttuimpl, of fn ooy way spproved 1ho eyal opinlua road Lv thew, ete., etc, ‘The Hev. Nr, Willlauson—Well, what aro you going to do about iy Aged, *but Worldly-Wiso Brother—Why, he's goingto get his specch printed inthe papers, of coursu, “'hu Rov, Mr, McChesncy—1 seo present hero fully competent reporters, who will nodoubt, ete., Iy t'l‘hn meetivg thon adjourned, I'ELL DOWN-STAIRS., TUAT'S WIHAT KILLED THOMAS DWYER, In'the dreary apartmonts over the store boild. fog No. 248 South Desplaings strect, a few doors sauth of Marrison, thero lica in death a, wan, apparently about U8 years of sge, and of rather preposscsaing appearauce. lis pameo e Thomas Dwyér, ond & Coroner's jury which beld an inquest over the romalns botwdtn 4 snd 6 o'clock yesterday atternoon returned a vordict Lo tho effcct that ho came to bis death by accldentally falling down-stairs. A Taiauxs reparter, who chanced to be fpthe vicinity last cvenlng, heard of tbe clrcumstonce, sud also the whispered sus- rlclnu smong, sows of ho melghiors ibat he wife of tho deceased had thrown Lim headlos qown the stalnway, uud had manifested the utoios| inditlereuco ufter bis death, by thoss who pretended to know, 1hat Dwyer and his wifo had not lived very happily logether ol latc, aod that their quarrocls qnu‘:lnl.liy led to bl . nan‘-«‘&x' LT OF 2 loviog aed Sorrowlng Wite! xud she 01d Dok Tasstot 10 ae Torels bie a mauner as the Irisbwomicn usually do befure It was confidentlally . THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1877.L compnny. Thisof itself was roganledata sus. icious “¢ircumstance, and in fact this was abont he only argument npan which the aforcsaid neigh-, bors based thelr conclasions. Enough had been said, howerer, to warrnt the Rowrpaper man in {nangarating an investigation. The rain was falling in torrents, and bnt fow way. farera wers upon the dimly-lighted atree's. Yeb the fnqulsltive acribo plodded slong on foot Into the narcow extension of Desplalnes atreob to the above:montioned abode, The lower portlon of the wretched building, which wan imilat to many othera in the vicinity, had once been used as A store of xome kind, al+ thiough it now had the appearanco of hasing long beendeserted. Squalorand fllth abounded, and & general neaee of gloominess peevaded thasurround- The very gas-llaht scemed fo rofuse fts rays furthor than a fow feet about, failing to illuminate the featnres of the few straxglers who stood atone or fn pairs abont the entrancen to buildings And nnder awn- Ings. Al was stlil, aod averything wae inthe darkncess, A DOOR STOOD OPEN leading to a staircase, atthe topof which glim- mered a falat light, and up this narrow, .steep gnllku the reporter wended Dbis way until e areived st the top, where he enconntered thireo or four men, quletly smoking clay pipes and stubs of cigars. 'K‘Lny pansed in their ¢mploys mentsa Lhe intrnder advanced upon them, took thelr pipes from their mouths, but did not speak. ‘The door leading to the poor apartments was open, and fram one of the inner rooms emanated most dolefal sounis of mourning: **Oh, my father! mL'.flharl why did you dier" intering the doorway, a strangs and gloomy- #lght met tha eye of tho yisitor. 1In tho first aparts ment eatabont a dozen men, with hats upon thelr heads and tlalh{nndnllfibled with mnd and soaked 3 with water. In mouth of cach was fastened 8 clay plpe, and tho owner wat wed down and perfectly silent. In an earthen plate upon tpe table lay hialf a dozen or niore new, long-stemme: en;y-&npm heaped wilh poor tobaceo, and a paper of the coarse material stood in close lmulmlu. There was no nolse of any kind save the screeching of the fatherless pirl in’ the nost room, and sn’ occasional lmnr of heavy boots upun tha stairs and uncarpated hail, In the Inneror back room about u dozen woimen eat In dejected atlitnde, with their faces hidden tn their hands, and their bodies rocking to ond fro. A small oil-lamp In cither room shread a slckly glara upon the surroundings, which, with tho nolse of the steadlly-faliing rain ontaide, created a8 most welrd and dismal expression, The little girl who was making night hideons witl her crica was found at the hiead of tne corpse, embracing tho Inaniniate clay, and showering tears and kisses upon the cold face of her déna father. Tho romains were stretehi- ed upon #uine boszds and :hnln.!llwlv Inclined, npon the breast of the deccused x filled with ice, and at the fect, upon & low tablo, were tho seven candles of the Roman Chureh, sct ina by chandeller which had the appearance of having frequently dove rervica botore, Each taper was aglow. but the wicking was so elender that but vefi little light was shed. z 0 wife of the decvared, o woman of about 40, and rolher stout, st In n chair in the centre of the room. When she #aw the reporter she aorosc and advanced to- ward him with alook of toquiry upon her face. Thescribo spok to her kindly, and she smmediator 1y put on 8 most sorrowful luok, hangtog her head and affecting the most profound grief, though the dlssemblance was hy no meaus perfect. She told the following slmple story : She aroso quite enrly laet Snnday morning and went over to a butcher's shop Lo get some meat for “the Inmll‘{hrukhnl-. leaving lier husband nlnovlnfi in the bed. Sho was gone but a few minutos, an when ahe returned she found him lying at the bottom of tha stalrs Insensible. "Dicod was oozing from his lips, mountl, and nose. Twn men who wore n the hauss carrlod him to his bed, and it was found that he had » FRACTURED TIIE BASE OF HIS SEULL and ruptured & blood-vessel. 1o diod at twenty minates befors 12 o'clock uunh‘. A'his was all _she profesncd to know about thu occnrrence, and sho stontly maintalned that de- ceased wan asloep in the bod when shie left him to go o market, Ilor manncr was nnacconntably gimnge. She ppenred nefvous aud frightencd; thongh this wai hardly to bo wondered at, as the ynfileadlngl wero enoughto make a stout heart quail, Others wera mterrogated, but ifttta conld be wained in the way of Information, Ong fussy, oficious old woman volunteered the informa. tion that **he had died all right; there was mothing tha vi him whatever:™ the reporter could ask Mrs, Dwyor it he didn't bellove it, accident. *Vjust tripped and foll, and nobody diln't all to him, shure, " 4o 10 o nothing at re, It 1a hard to tell shether deccaned met his death by mere accident, na stated, of whethor the mortal <oll was shufiled off by other hands. THE CITY-HALL. Tho Treasnrer's recoipts yesterday wero $118 from the Collecior and $2,373 from the Water Department. The Corporation Counscl, Mayor, and Comp- trollor are very much elated over the city's suc- ceea in the Gogo case, TheMayor yestorday recerved from Frost Prs- aing$50, to be applied to tho rellef of the st. John homeless and hungry, The Comptroller continues to allow G percent on tho mousy advanced to the city, Small amonnts nre almoat daily recolved, yesterday's amount be- Iog $850, ‘Therc were I25 deaths Jast woek, elght more than for the preccding ecven days. There died by wcarlot fover, 14; convulslons, 12; diphtheeln, G, and apoplexy, 0. 3 2 g of scarlot fover and thres of ed yesterday at the licalth Do- partment. ‘Threa deaths from the Aret-uamod dis- enso waro also reported. The Dopartment’of Dubllc Worka yestorday awarded to Lewla It. Dyer tho contract for paving tho Intersoctions of Nurth sitate strect from Kinzlo street to Chicago avenue. The Comptroller was Dnl&%fl“!dfl] making out the vouchers for tho £4:44, 000, whichi Is some day this weok to be sent to New York to meot the July luterest on the bonded debt. }, The Flremen's Henevolent Associntion was yoi tordny presented with $50 by J, Well &% [ros, whore Llunnery when aftanie {ho Flre Dopartmon! sluowed excoptionally fine work. Durigk the blow of yesteraay ,the occupants of that creaking steucturo termed the City-1lall wero wuch afrald that they wera liablo to bo subjects for a Coroner's Jury, ‘The audden gale of wind mae tha rafters, if there be auy, groan, and some of tho clerks and emuloyes inalstthat ouly for a quick cloding of the doors and windowa and keeping out of the wind the rookery would quickly have been a conglomerate mavs of beick and” wood and human frames, The buflding han long_ been regurded an unaafe, ‘The king of the chimney tops of the Urand Pacifio Hotel na they ratticd down right and left increased the alarm of the occupants of the south slde of the kall, Clef-Firo-Marshal Denner sald yesterday that there should bo rome means invented whereby the publtcgenerally coald benoticed of theapproach ot s dangerous storm. 116 know for suveral hiaurs pravionn thatthe wind and rin of yesterday were comlng, and, could Jhe people hava known' it, much dum- sge—certalnly much troublo—could have been averted, His Information was obfained by lele- graph. In futurc when he recetved telegggphic warnings, If, by a ayatcm of slgnals—Mags or rume dovico—haisted at each L:,ncu station and engine. houev, the peoplu could be told to put down thelr windows, take In the clothes, and mako things se- care, the public undoubtedly would be gratofml, Prof. Lamhert, instructor in chemletry at St, Ignatiua College, delivered a sclentlfc tecture yoae teeday in Marabal Henncr's oflice upon the explo- #lvonoss and non-explosive af oll-stoves, ho majorltyaf the Buard of Underwritera word pros. et Tho or clearly demonstrated that explosiva oll-stoves conld ba exploded, uud out of the half doren different varl- aties whlch Be had with bim thore was but oue which, he sald, could not be exploded, 1f the patentes of that _]rullcnlnr etove wiit call at the counting-room of Tux “Tntuvxk and pay cnough, Tuk Tiinenx will faform a breathless public ae 16 lh:‘xmm of that bot-mulln and crumpet-buking machino, In conversation yesterday aficrnoon the Mayor #ald that ho had decided w’ apuoint no womun’lu the Loard of Educstion. Ono rcason wos that there wore many things which came up for discus- sion in the Board which were not - ezactly suitable tuplca of conversation between men and women, Wonian's presence at such discussions would at least bo ombarrassing, and might provent that reedom of speech nnd cxpression of opinlon whicl tho oducational intercats somanded. *Phen too, there were seally few things which domanded the aitentlon of women, and thices fow things were fully atiended to by & numuor_of the Jeading end ‘t:clleu of tho lady-teachers, Thora were o nume r ol those ~ teachors who had voluntare *ily taken it upon themselves to meet oteaslonally, and dlscuss toplcs which wers not ususlly promiscuvusly discusscd, and tranemit thole dcas to mmombera of the Board, who presented thosu idess to the (ull Board. 'Thus wowen didserve (n those matters {n which it had been told him women should servo. — THE COUNTY-BUILDING,. Baturday will be sentence-day {n the Crimina) Coart. ‘Tho Blate’s Atiorney will give s part of tha time ©f the next torm of the Criminal Court to heariog bail cascs, . Twenty of Kern's boarders escaped yeatorday morning. Tho Jaller lot them out because the QGrand Jury reported that no bills had be d s oy rego een foun ‘The Citlzens' Unlon of North Chicago hias been wanting to exsming tho Doputy Asscssor's books forsums time, in the belicf thatsomething crooked would be developed. The books are now ready for czawmination, The Grand Jury {ulcnhy alsppecd of mnmer- ous winor cases. It has, , found scventy true bille. This ond to-morrow afternoon wiil be given to hearing complaints, snd sil-day scssions aro highly probabl Tho routine of the Connty Court was varlsd yes- terday morniug to try s few insana cases. Amos thosu tricd were Jobn and Louise Krull —man wife.—who wers adjudged insane. The wife hud . Licr srios uf & fow months of age, sud beside Ler fous other clifldren of tendez years. and the plcture was & poculiarly sad ono. 0 Othes - anfortunates were John Mueller, Allco Connors, Mary Lingnest, and Richard Norton, They are all o0 be conveyed to the cmuu‘{ Insana Asylnm. Theophilin Stevens, tried for manslanghter a few daye ago, and who had the fortnne to have the Jury disngree, was roleased fromyjall yesterday pon giving bail In the, sum of §,000] O'Brien snd A, 8. Trude became hiaanretie) TRE CORNER-STONK RECORDS. . The hox af records taken from tho ruins of the old Const-Honse, and which is zo much desired to take place {n the corner-stone of the now Court. House, has not yet been gotten posscsalon of by the County Board. The man Wafker, who 18 sap- osed to havo it, was yesterday aeen by n ropor. or. Ileanid he had the box at his command, but that the only condition npon which he wonld tarn ftup was the payment to him of $200. Tle denled wilh great emP 43 that he had stolgn the box and. contents, and strongly intimated that whoevar darcd tosay ho had wonld Jay himsell or hegelf liable to sudden death. The bLox, ho rald, hal been parchased, whd he had pald for vanit room for three years, and, rather than aarrender withont being remu. nernted for it, would rot jn _jail. Since having the box, or Lnowingof §ts where- abouts, he had plrulfly examined its contents, and shown the rme to othora, who had pronounced them very valuable. He hail not broken the seals of the packages, but tho contents were in 8 high etate of prescrvation except a copy of tho statntes of the State of half & tcnturs 8o, It contained, amaong other thinge, 240 in old ¢ ind a list of every inhabitant of Chieago In 1813 outsldo of Fort Dearborn, and he was satisfied ibat, if he could not uTuzm ont of tho connty for it, the press would e glad to pry him twice that amountio examine it. Ile would not aay that tho box was his property, or that it was not: neithee would ho give an fdea of Its hiding-place. He waas most decided, how- over, in hin determination to hang on to it and seemed to take conalderabla comfort outof tho fact that, while no one conld get hold of it without his consent, it wonld bo impossible to prove his u;l;:lenhlp of ihe property, or even his posscesion of it. CORRKCTING A MISTARE. A few daya ago n committee of the County Joard was driven to recommend that the award be made to the lowest bidder for the fonndation for the Couzt.Mouso dome. Yesterday the Committeo re- orted tu the Board, and, on inotlon of two mem- ts of the Commltice, tho report was recommit. ted, It liad always been Intended to give tho work to Sexton or ‘Walker, and at thelr own price, and the mistako of n fow daym ago, under the ex- cltement of tho late Grand Jury, ia in a falr way be corrected. The report Incinded a recom- mendation Lo pay the eity a bill of $20 for making tho connection with the street water-maln on the Court-llouss Bquaru for the use of contractorw, ete. McCaflrey objected to this part of it, note withatandlng he Lad passed on It in com- mitteo, and, for tho porpose of dofeatin the foundation award to the lowest bidder, argue that the conteactors ought to pay the 820, Echmidt, anothor membor or tho Committeg, took the same viow of the sitantion, and the only honest sward the Board over nttempted to make was defeated by heing recommitted. Tho Commliitee will now con- sider all the bids over ngaln, and, perhaps, admit new oues, i any event, thorecommitment means that Soxton or Walker will qet thuwork if it is posaible to give it to them, " ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘Tho plenic of the Unlon Catholic Library Asso- clstion has been postponed, owling tothe Inclemen. cy of tho weater. Notice will be glven In the Buonday papors. Mr, J. A, Johnson, of San Francleco, will de- 11vor an lllnstrated lecturo on Californis, Thursday evening, In tho Congrogational Chinreh on Forly- sevonth street. A number of men wore yosterday furnlahed work ot the Froo Employment Burean, 145 Fifth ave- mme, and a atill greater number were not ablo to grocore work, g Qospel temperanca meetings to-night in West Sido Tubernacle, cornor 3organ and Indlapa ntreeta, led by W, O. Lattimore, and i Railrond Chapel, No. 715 Stato street, led by ex-Ald. Montgomery, The Alumnl Association of the University of Chlm$ will have thelr annual public mnnfln? 3 the Urfiversity Place lapilst Church this evening. ‘The exorciaes will Includo an oration by the Hon. 5, i, oneld, of 04, a poom by the Jov. ¥, 0, 'aylor, of ‘08, and a8 paper red I, Yowers, ol 77 “Rilo pablic are inatlod. "' The pastor’s recognition scrvices of tho Westorn Avenuo Daptist Church take placa this ovening at the chaorch. ’flln*wlll bo conducted by the lfilh . The Ilov. U, Anderson, 1), D,, the Jev. R, D. jastor, thu Xev, C. Perrbn, Other pastors will ssaist Sheppard, and wll\p‘ml rer nddress: in the services. CRIMINAL. » ‘William Roberte fa tho namo of anice yoang man who was |ast evenlogtmmared at the Armory, Dur- tng the afternoon he Lelped himaolt to'ahorse and buggy belonging to Addison Doty, of No. 404 ‘Webster avenae, and went off upon a epree, Mo druvo the borse vo hard and beat 16 20 cruelly that tha poor animal died shorily arter it had found its way back to tho wtable, with Roberts atfll lelp- lcssly drunk in tho seat. e was booked for lar- ceny and for cruelty to tho animal, 44 Pretty Peto™ and a follow named Qeorge, two West Madison atrect car-drivers, had a disputo yesterday near the stablos, They rotired to the rear of ‘I'. Willlams' aaloon, No. 1023 West Madi. son atrect, where they pummolod sach other to thelr Liearts® content. ‘Thers was only a littlo girl o chargo of the bar, And they scared hier nearly o death, While the fight was fulnl om, 10 onn wag allowed to cnter or depart from the saloon Ly tho rough crowd within, Early 1sst Friday morning the drv.poods store of ¥. A Mullan. ou the cornor of Twonty-second snd Wood atreets, was cniored by burglars, who galned entranco by forcing twa locke sad o heavy oit on tho front door, Thoy wore evidently recnhorns Inthe business, as tiio work was done n a hungling manner, and, matead of taking the goods thut were wosth something, tho plunderers nelected a lot of cheap jowelry, kld-filuvu, and underweal r. Mollan estlinates his loss at about $250. The Ingenuity of (he newsboy knows no hounds, Bunday evening a gentleman rooming vp}mllln 1ho clothing store of “A, J. Nutting, No. 184 Stata llmttl observed three Loys |ooking at some haml- kerchiefa which they had evidently potten out of the show-window In some mysterious manner. ila haltooed to_ thew, and then callod Ofeer Wikllam Bitehell, Upon nvestigation It was found that the allkc **wipes " had beon liouked an long pleces of wirc run through small scupper holes In the Jower nart of the windows, aud were then drawn (hrough theso opening, It would laok ine credibio but for the fact that two wesn found only half drawn through. Tho wounded coutinued to do fnely, and (he murder which that indofatiable Coroner has beon trylng to add to his list bida fair to *pgtor'out, MeArthuris recovering slowly but sdrely; John Culrns ls 8lno dolng well; Edwaed Schoeppe, wha waa no badly injured by Johunio Motrger, waw yvatorday fiuproving, and hle phyalclan now thinks that neither the skull nor bruln te fnjured to any extent; Thoman Fagin, who waa so recklessly shot down 'by Maurice Morris, 1a the only one of whom thero is any danger. D, Androws, who is attending hit, hae littlo or no hope ot his rocor ery, Lato lnat night he wans resting easlly at his revidence, No, 414 Umonstreet, ana Lad manifested no change elther for better or worvw, Hoth Mota- ger am Morria have boen bold withiout bail, Minor arrcata; Joseph Moyers, another resident of Unfou place, wbo, togethor with Adulph Klevata, has boe plunderlme'tho hardwood lumbee-yard of kin dolin Malloy. larceny of 8 bugry-wiip Twelfth street district: Prank Moe alleged larceny of 8 pocketbouk from A, ! No. L4 Btate etreet, while the tivd o {nerny, Smith, measuring each other's cheats in & Clark slrect suloou: Joun Rellly, larceuy of sn overcoat wers from 1I. Junker, of No, 407 Lako street; Heury Hackett, Michuel Menton, and Oscar Olson, comn- panions” of the boy Michacl Molyde, who was cuught Sundny momming burglarizlng tho paint- storo of 1, Al Hooker, No, U6 West flandoiph street; Rittle Wallace, larceny of a small s of money from Morris I'atner, of No. 02 West ian- dulph street; ‘Theodore Woolner, drunk, and di arderly conduct in mnashing tw &lun W-Cas beloniibg to Willlam Clay, of No, 147 Madlson strcot. Juatico Summerfeld yeaterday held the follow- Ing: George Miller, Inrcony of about $100 worth of fewelry from J. L. Keoiiey, af No. 140 biato rtreet, in & Pullman slocping-cap, $600 to the Criminal Conrty J, ¥, Olive, awindling A. J, Mu- lott, SU0O to the 2Bth: Ulake Brown, the Pactdc Ho- telthicl. 8500 to the 2tth; W, Vauglau, the Palmer House thicf, 5100 tu thu HJoths 'Fhomas Tieruoy, 0 or threo montls; Miltou F, Abbey, sbusing iswite, nud llcvrlng 1o houscs whero o inarried insn ought nol, $125 fino and $500 bonds to kecp the peaco. Justico Morrison leld Mary Kel- coyno an Carrlo Williams 10 uly 2" for tho larcen af sliverware from Bt. Carolinc's-Court lfotcl; John McCartly, at. templing larceny upon M. J. Pribyl, No. 007 Halsted “strvet, " $1,000 5 ilio Crimfnal Court; Frank Darrett, larceny of clothes-wringer, §50010 the 20(h, Uefore Justice Kaufmannthe north- rler hoodlums took changes of venue 1o Joaticy [ammill, and thers secured continuances till Wednesdoy. . BUBURBAN, HYDE PARK. Tho Board of Trustecs met ut the Villaga Hall yesterdoy aftorooon. Present, Rayoor, Clatk, Mitchell, Farrell, Whaelor, and President Beneley. Eight-saluon and sbout fosty peddiers’ licenses wers granted. Proposals for bullding the Foriy-finst street #ewer wero opencd. Col. Boweu juvited the Board to come Riverdale, and have a picalc, etc., July 4. ceple Rvetluon was presentod (o the Board asking that tho idca of tbe Forty-fGrst street scwer be sgain sbandoned, as It would neccssitile other sevo The Engineor ur‘omd that the distance from State stroed to the leko on Forty-Grst strect would ba 7,700 fect, on Forty-ifib street 9,000 foct, on Forty-third strect 8,178 fcot, and that a scwer on Sha Jattez stroet would cover sl the tecritory. q. rlson offercd to complelo the village atias for $1,300. Refeered to tha Englocer. ‘ou ofice of Treaswrer was balloted for. A, D. nd s Waldron was choson for the position. Aaron Blles and E. I, Bievens were Alao candidates, The oflica of Water Inspector and Tapper was voted for, W. . lamilton Lemg elccted. The Hoard then went into Committes of the Whole and resolved on tho foliowing appropria- tane: Villags Accountant's eatary, §1,500; Vil xgnie 81,700: Villago Collector, 31.500: Vi« lage Treasnrer, 81,500; Village Clerk, 81,6003 President and Ranrd of Trustees, $1,600; Engincer, $2.500; engincering expenses, $1.000: Villago Attorney, §3, 6001 legal expenacs, 81,5001 election oxpensos, $100; advertising, stationery, cic., 83000 " pay police, " $18,000% .pay ol special 000; _exponses of Fire Department, &4,000;" repateing and lmprnvmf slrcets, sidewalks, ete,, $18.000; A0 And. highting atroet-Iampy, ' $12.000; bildgo und.s:i :re‘lllnn' calvortennd drains, 87.000; Village Hall, fal), and prisoners' fand, dittonal machinery for watcr-works, i Ppenses of oparating water-works, £2, 00 ment of viliago proportton of apeei 81,0003 axnened pubile pound, B100: for cantingent fund, $3.000; for intorest and Sinking Fand on bonds, 8172, 070, The Committee then mynnmm! and roported to the Ionrd, who accepted it, and ordered the At- tornoy to have it engrossed. This appropriation maked It losa than the yéar provlous by $a1.000. It was resolved that the following bonds shonld bo supplicd by the oficors named: 2,000, Captaln of TPoilce, $2,000; Clerk, 00; Collector, $50,000; Com| a5, 000 ; Encineer, $2,000:' President oard, 81,0001 Saperinfendent of Water- Warks, 82,000; Troasurer o sum not lesn than the smount of the eatimated taxes and specinl adses. ments for tha current year, viz.: $230,000. All bonds must be gled within thirty days, A letter wns read from Mebste. ileal & Sisco stating that the machine for tne South Chicago Dralnage-Works 1was almost complete and rolsr or shipment, and seking for mstructions. INSDALE, The Committee appointed by the citlzens to make grrangementa for on anpropriate celebration of tho Pourth of July met atthe restdence of Judge Tif- nm‘ Batnrday evening. The Committco organized with Judge "i{ffany Chalrnan and A. Pugh” Secre- tary. A general progmamme of the cclobration was adopted, consisting of martial and voeal musle, addrosaes, etc, _Sup-commitices were ap. pointed on Finence. Refreshmonts, Decoration, Urounds, Instrumontal Music, Yocal Musfc, Speake ing, Invitstion, Reception, nnd Sunday-achools. e— THE 10WA REPUBLICANS, Special Dirpatch to The Tribune, Dxs Moixes, Ia., Juno 25.—The arrival hera already of 50 large & number of delegates ta the Republican State Conventlon indicates uncommon’ intozeat theroin, Every traln brings more, Aato resaltaall now Is mero specnlation, but Mr, Gear is hiore, and Lis friends clalm suficlent votes to nominate him. Sherman claling 300 on first ballot, and Nowbald 250, There are 960 voles in the Convention, The nnti-policy men are willlng 1o nccopt the policy of silence, Lut the coming of Gorv, Packard, expected liers to-night, is consld. ered by Pollcy mcn as a trick to make capital and forco tho fssiig upon the Convention, which, il done, will reanltina sovera contest, a» both par- Ues aro atrong and plucky. Delegales; as fast as thoy atrive, nro closeted away by wira-pnilers, Tug Probidlifontata liave not decided what, tho will do. To-morro: P bm‘mo& w will devolop mora of this AN ECHO, CrxcixxNATy, Juno 25,~Forty-six Jewieh rms of this cily, comprlsing such bosiness-houscs as 8lorn, Mayer & Co,, Fricdlander & Co. ,J. & L. Beasongood & Co, Louls Stix & C6., Stixkruser & Co,, Max Btadler & Co., Fechhelmer, Frenkel & Co., and others of prominence, have united in algning tho following pledgo: o, tho undenignod, baving noticed with sonsc of fndfkmation the Uncalled-or and u crimination mads ngalnat Isaciites na & claes by Ju 1ifiton, of New York, n excluding them m’ gu from Jia ofol ot Saratoxn, broicay kalass ihi unwar: antable action as 8 ETOM GULFARY of onr TIiita, &4 an insult to madern civliization, and & stigma upon Ho. pubiican intituslons, —Considering _tho unanimons stand taken by Liio press as the ropresentativa of pubiio regular police, 000; e: ; for pay- Asacsementes, " de 5t dl‘l! opinfon, we are cuntent as citizons Lo 1osVo Our Caung ;u'ug:!!,n {lie hands of tho American people. A% huai- e, HowOvOF. Wo oot It 40 1o 0P seif-Fospect. Aud wa hiereby declaro and picdge onrsctves hencefortl to entertaln ‘no relatfons whatover with the houso of fscks Btowars & Co., of whlcli Judge Liliton s the ac- krowledyed he CANADIAN NEVS, o Speciat Dispateh to The Tridune. MoxTnrAL, June 25.—St. Jean Baptlste Day was cclehrated with great enthuslasm, A Isrzo number of delegnten arrived from' the States and took part fn the processton, which nombered 4,000. . Tho blackemiths and printers cach had an allegorical car, and thero wore two_children dressod in lamb- skina to represcnt 8t. Jean Lantislo, Iriash soci- otles wore nvl(gln and Inrpoly represented, After high mass In “the Cathedral® the procession pro. ceeded to 8t. James lelflro. whe patrintia specchos were delivered. A grand plenlo took place 2t 8¢, Iiclen's Ialand In the aftornoon and prom- enadao concerts in the Evunln'f. Tho day was alao celebrated with more than nsual eclat at Quebec and Ottawn. ®. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION, . We diroct the aticntlon of onr readera to an ad~ vertlscuient on our first page headed ** Roal Estate Auctfon.” The propeérty Lo ba sold Is valuable, and persons wanting to buy will have o splendid opportonity to sccure barzains, Full particulars can bo secnred at the offico of Georgo I, Clatke & Co,, N2 Washington streot. . TARIIAGES, TRATT_DAILEY Iz ihis city, Jnno 25, of the Palmer Honse, by the tev. L, 1 3 the I " Mercer, De, ¥, Tiartloy Pratt and Iaa B Dalloy, both of Wheaton, RICH—At 137 South Desplaine: Mr. Alston Rich. PRICE—On Monday ‘mornlag, John Price, uged 60 years, Fuueral Wednosday at 2 resldenco, 1316 Prairie-av, without urtlier notlce, ow York papera please copy, CLOTHES-CLEANING, Clothes ! %* at trin e ster i cinon Ahawls, ot 2ud tieaned: i t. Jane 22, of, consumption, P._tn., from his late TPrlends are Invited WILSON & EVENDEN, Ol TANKS anp SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 40 Wout Lake Bireot. OIAXOCA GO o rou SAMARITAN NEIEVAN] Q@ SAMARITAN NERVIN cents. for 9 €043 MAST MADISON.ST. "TION SALES, [ S SO AS B bt S TPV By ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Anctloncers, THand 80 randoiph-et. TURKEY RUGS! CARPETS! A'F OUNt STORES, 78 & 80 Randolph-st,, Wednesday and Thursday, Juoe 28 and 29, At 10 &. 1. and 2:30 p, m., a lerge catalogue of Real Turkish & Persian RUGS, Small, Mediam, Targe, and Extrn Large Sizes, ALSO, A PEW ELEGANT TURKISH CARPETS. Eale posltively witbout hait or rescrre. ELISON, FOMEROY, & 0., . Auctloucers. e At523NorthDearborn-st., . Wednesday Morning, June 27,nt 10 v'cluck, - Wa aell the entire = Household Furniture And effecta of family residence, conaisting of Par. lor, Chamber, and Diulng-rovia outt, Csrpels, edding, Crockery, Stoves, &c. eociak, Croctern RLEGN, PoueRoY & O, o Tuosadsy Moroing, Juoe 20, at 9:30 o'clock, at our atosca 78 and 80 Randolph-at. , 9 gt IRNITURE, ChRPETS, 0024, Refrigerators, Geners Merchandiae, 0 | ELISON, FUNBHOY & G 2 i At " BARBITT'S TOILET SOA e T rore: | BABBITTS TOILET S0ARg i M Unriented for ¢! ! Tollet in And ¢ 1Y Bath, No artin. {clal ad docepiive odor to cover A'Fermentihe man. ufacinrer of 2, T, dnow offers to the aBbitrs Reat doa; fecte, Hai pe an RN FOTLET NOAL I the OO T e B B o L LML manujacture. For Use in the Nursery it Has No Equal Sorih ten limen s cont to every mother and famdy fn Christetidom. - Sample box, coutaining 3 cazes ar I aent free to any sddrees on recolpt 013 B.T.BABBITT, New YorkOity. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. ' A PERFECT TOILET SOAP, * FIrst ameng the reqnfalfes of the toffet f1 & good’ article of Roa, bnt 1o procure It 1 nat aiwars en envy. matter. Many of the most exnentlve Soana in the mar ket are made from coares end deletorions materials,and thelr delicate coloring and fragaut parfume too oftea conceal the most repulsivc (mpuntfes. The disclofares Tecently made public regarding thin subject are posie tively stariling, and descrva serfous conroration, Beented S08pa Aro now Knowrn, to bo extremely objes tlonable, exvectally It appiled to the head: injaring the halr, trritatiog the scain, and Inducing severn heads nchies. Tho character of thoe Ingredients may be [aferred from the statement of s gentlenian who makes the scenting of Soans hi bustnedss he recently deciared thiat persous engaged/a this empiorinont. wero short-livedt Irom geven to ten years belox the longest perfod durh which the ocenpation couid bo followeds © o Tbedliiculty of procuring & perfectly fure articloof ‘olie3 BoAp 18 ab 1aat obrlated, however, ihank 1o tnn entarprise and cuemicsl skill of Mr. B. ‘T, ImnniTT, of ork, the world-renowned Boap. Manufactuter, Whose (mmenae entablisimant (8 hy far the Jargest of it Jind Inshe United Statex. The renown of M. 1nnires various prodiictionis hias for many years been wiiely dles minate This latest giicceas [s the approdtiata Ties aireaty achioved. and aclentic experimenty sicceeded In perfecting the compost- tion of the fAinest toflet wap ever introduced, The prine cipalingredienta are the purese vegetable ofis: the mans ufacturing processcs are entirely new and original, and ihe resuita simply bnparalled fn wis department of fa- astry. “*B. T, BAMNITT's TOILET B0AP® s the trade.mark T. 1. by which this elegant tofiet luxury I destznated, and 10rappilcation o the deTitato BRI Of misnie ehits and ladies, It 1s sltogother unequaled in lts emolien! pel Tho Soap {8 not parfumed. tho logredients g of sich abrelita purity as Lo reqiro no ald from try 1o disguise tuterior matcrials, ied taste considers the absence riifici o pertection of kweatno, and the pecullar cnaracters sticof . T, Habbite's Tollet Soap venders 12 tho mi iealtnful’and agrecadle article of tho kind ever mand- Tnough spectally desitnblo for tho use of ladfes and ghildren, thia sonp I8 equally appropriae tor gentie: ‘men's follet, and ustL maken aisavy \athet 1t1s alsoona of the fincat soaps for barbers' uso. It I fust being il upon the mml hutthe demand for It will soon. £COme general.—Netw York Tribuné. B, T, BABBITT, New York Citys - AUCTION SALES. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. 3 Commisrion Auctloncers, 118and 120 Wabssh-av. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. " ENTIRE STOCK OF Burng’ Crockery Store, No. 106 East Randolph-st., Coruer Fifth-av., TURSDAY, JUKK 26, AT 10 0'CLOCK A, M. Imported White Chl: Dining and Tea Warey Cu Eomaved, and Fisin Gimewarer Fins Biser.plal B order af 1, ANDEY, Amlan ordcrof 1t n ce. 1 WA, A BUTTERS & €0., Auctloneers, A. LIPMAN, Pawnbroker, ‘WILL CONTINUE HIS BALE OF UNREDEENED PLEDGES THIB MORNING, at 10 o'clock, at Buttera® Auction Rooms, 118 & 120 Wabash-av. A Inrgo 1ot of Foods remal a. ci0sed 50 the ighen blader, U ThICh wust bo e e BUTTERS' WEDNESDAY TRADE SALE. WINTE AND YELLOW WARF, Assarted Glassware, Oileloth, and Carpeting, ~ # 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, Juoe 27, nt n:00 Atthelr Salerrogme, 116 and 120 W WiL A, BUFTERS & CO.” A 15 Barrcls Whisky, 30 Cases Wine, . 20 Cases Rifles & Muskets, AT ATCTION, WEDSESDAT, 1 at 10 o'clock, atour Auction [{LYy theav. Tooma, T8 & O T erns & €0, Auctionecra BANKRUPT SALE, - BTOCK OP PIANOS, ORGAN, Sheet Music of nll kinds, Accordeons, Violing, cte., ATOTIONT, Nuno 2%, nt 11 o'clock, &t vur Auction Room, 138 and 120 Wakssl;-a WM. A. BUTTERS & CU., Auctioncers. BUTTERS' TNURSDAY TRADE SATE, DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, Straw (oods, Wool 1fats, and Boots and Shoes, TUHURSDAY MORNIN Juno 28, at ;30 o'clock, AL Lintters & Cy tion Hoonis, socond floor, ¢ Merchauta will alirnys llnddm»d and satahln goode &% our salvs. WAL A, BUTTEIS & o Auctrs. GORE & CO.,, Waliaah avenue. REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS,, Tuesday, Juno 26,9:30 avm, ~ Impor{ant Hewnomable Spoclaltics to be closed. A STRAW GOODS., A Manutacturer's entire product, Invoiclug mare £ Ten Thousand Dollars, % Aud covering tho uiost desirablo Btyles in Men's aml Hoya' wear eapecinlly, These goods WILL LE BOLD. GUEORUK P, GORF. & CO. Auctionecra ‘Woe aro instructed to closo out atonr Auce tion Sale of Wednesddy, Junc 27, All Spring and Bummer BOOTS AND SHOES Now unsold, and shall at samo time close out 920 tots of the stock of BIRKENSTELN, EVANS & C0,, Boot and Shoe Dealers, Thoso are solid Qoods, in regular aizes, and will prove bargains. GEO, P, GORE & CO., 0¥ and 70 Wabash-av. By llllAtMl BRUSH, uctioneer. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE Qr §28,000 Worth of Furnltare, ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE SKINNER HOUSE, Corner of Madison and Canal-ste., TUESDAY, June 50, ur10a. 1n. Farlor, Chawmber. lhnln.wmm. Ofice, aul Klichen Furufturd, Bar Fistares, Bafe, one hun: dired Marblo-top and U, W. Chamber Bots. one husdred snd twcaty-gvo ilair Maltnuscs, over $w0 (Lousiad eris Lrussel pels, goud horse. hurness, bhaswan, ERTh Elth, Gl GEORGE PARKY. Morigura. 1y itADDIN & CLAPP, BOOTS & SHOES AT POHLIO AUCTION, , atiractive, resoptory auction sale of Tioatiad Ehoee 10’08 heId. o our” ialcrosume, 83 mad i Vabahar Culeazo, JESDAY, JUNE 26, AT 10 O° . M, TUESDAY, SN & E T o neers, -_lsy ROSENFELD & MUNZER, Aucifonter, 42and 44 Madlson-st., ucar Wabash-a¥e TRADE SALB 4 = 1 % 5 2 = > 71 S 2 Z, - REGULAR THIS ‘lnxxslm.nlo o'clovk slarp. Catalogucs cas i, e THOSENYELD & MUNZER. Auctloncers e 'ED throughout the Unlon —expressed to all parts. 1®Dand upward at .Sa(l'. 60c per B, Address orders GUNTHEL, Confes . toury, Chicagon