Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1877, Page 8

8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Charfen ., Fanton, 2 Jawyer of this city, who ‘was charged with professional misconduct 1o Bun- day's 7¥mes, has asked the Bar Association toin- vestigate him, Simon Landerback, who was found wandering 1n the woods at Oakland last week with his throat cul from ear (o car, died of bis Injuries yesterday attho Merey Hospital, * Sunday 17,420 horses were perved with water at the aew fountain of the Tilinols lfumane Soci- ely ot Lincoln Patk. Thers were often forty horees drinking at the same times The waler is fresh every two minutes, The temperature yesterday, as oberved by Manaese, optician, B8 Madiron street (Trasuxs Tuliding), was as followa: 8a. m., 68; 104, m., 77: 12 ., 81; 4p. m., 815 Tp, m., 78, Dar- ometer a1 8 4. 1.y 50.023 7 p. m., 20,00, The intclligent compositar happened in the of- fice Saturday and Jeit Im mark. Erhu marriage of Dr. Marjun I’ Cole and Misa Nettie G. Davis was ik vet fur Tresdey evening, ‘1t should have been ‘Ihursday evening at 8 o'cluck, st the University Tlace liaptiet Chureh, **Mue. Frochard ™ Lagori and her bsriender yosterday were bield in $1,000 each o Lthe Criminal Court by Justice Morrison for the b 1 assault 1ubbery of Gilbert Carry, fined tha n additional $100 for keeping a disonlerly nd Fannie Willlsme $50 for being an ine At i1:45 yesterdsy aftarnoon Thomas McConnell, speclal poicenian &t Munger & Whecler's elevator, . near fouth Hulsted atreet bridge, while conpling. cars, wus knocked down by 8 grain shate, and was over by the teain, 1Hs right leg was cut off near (Le knee, and his lenlegwn badly hed at the ani iu resides with his family at No, 88 Cluw street, but was sent to the County Hoepital for treatmient, Coruncr Dictzach yestorday held the 182 J. G, Kale, accidentall 1 ot Sw. 217 Cottago Grove avenne; Churles and Wiilic Maurer, twins, aged 4 years and 7 month who died of mallenant acarlet fever at. No, 0 Nnpoleon place. After a close Inquest fn the case of Annie Custello, the jury found that she died of fatiy deveneration of the heatt, and not from hav- iz becn foully dealt with by the negroes Whiing and Uolden, Consequeatly” both men wers Qls- charged from custody. Mra. Jane Barr, of No, 282 Third avenne, last night reported to the Armory that Annte Maguire, a tenant in tho same house with lerself, had just Liad & miscarriuge. 8he was peetty far sdvanced in matermty, and was Kicked in the abdomon last eveningat 7:30 by a brutal negro named Jonas Taley, ‘The blow cruahed the skull of the child, Tne crime, however, 14 84 malignant in the eye of the Inw asthouzh a grown person was the victim, nnd therefore liafley was arrested and locked u :u the Armory to awalt the result of the Coroner's nquest. followln aed to deat| Ed ABSTRACT-MAKING. It may not be known that * ‘abatract-making, ' ss it i» practiced here 1a 8 convenlence that was origl- nally established in Chlcll(& It great usefulness, nn well 8s its constant usaisiince to the prompt sccurate examination of titles, was amply demon- strated ut the time of the ?rnt Gre of 1571, when nll the originul records of title were uestroyed. The existcnce of three ecte ~of absiract Looks, whereby all titles conld be traced, #aved the land-owners of this county from inextricable confuslon and costly litigation. The firm of Uandy, Simmons & Co. subsequently suc- ceeded to the bueiness of the three firme, and with thc threv vets of ante-fre records, and the contio- acts aince the Fl’ he busincss has grownto enormoas proportions. They have ro- ceatly moved jotoa new snd mpacious bullaing erected for thom at No. 04 Washington sirear, which will be the model belucss place of Ita kind for tso wholo conntrse . LOCAL roLITICS, '+ cixteonth-Ward Republican Club held & well. atlended meeting Jast uu‘nllif at the corner of Nedpwick and Sipel streets, Mr, Valentine Nosh in the chair, Mr, Georye Pruseing. being charged With tho crime of belng a member of the Citizens' Unton, and candidate before that body, plesded gailty 10 the first chiarge, but.denled the soft im- R(lchmdntal being a eandidate for any office. 'ne Committes vn Coustitution and By-Laws made tbelr report, which was adopted. Thu oficers elected at the last meeting of the Club wera du- clarcd the oflicers of tho Club for the ensuing year. ‘The [oilowing were clected additfonsl members of the Exccutive Committee: llenry Iiildebrech Mr. Meckins, Willfam Locb, Mr, Knelb. An sd+ Journinent wae then had. A meeting of the colored people was held Olives Baptist Chureh un_Fourth avenue last fng, It E. Mooru n tha Chaie. Itesolutlons were introduced asking for unfon and recommending the namo of L. 3. Whita for the ofiica ot Clerk of the Probats Court, which was the cause of a gene cral outhurst of indignation, and the resolutions ‘were voted down at once. s meeling then ad- Journed in ereat confusion. This will probably sud Mr, White's sttempt at vfiice seeking, PERIOLAT ET AL. PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT. Tho case agaluat certain partles alleged to com- ‘pare aring for defrauding the county out of money ‘was brought up in the Criminal Court yesterduy morning. Thoe indicted parties wers Clem Perlolat, Georgo 8. Kimberly, Patrick 0'Donnell, Hugh II, Bweetzer, A, . Johnson, John McCafirey, Pat Carroll, Chatlos 1I. Carpenter, and Jamea Yor. mythe. These parties aro indicted for swindlin; the county out of certain considerable sums of "Ihe sum Is variously ataled, Some esti- $50,000; othors ray thiore 18 ** milliona . A fow Commiumioners went through the mlil sowme timo mgo, and camo out at the othor end 88 happy aa claina, Thia In tie second bateh, an 1be evidence I.wlml'llhn samo {n both casea, it s n:! unlikely that batch No. 2 wiil emeryo acatheless ns thelr prfid:cefimr& did. i ‘The defendants were represented - by Leonard Bwett, Charles 11, Iecd, Sidney Hmitl “\,1.\1“,. O'bricy, and IL W, Smith. The prosecution cured the servicen of Emery A. Storrs. Mr. lteed upened the case by atating that there were five indictments sgalnst Perjolat, some of which were uuainst persons {odicted with Lim,— all tuese indictments belng for defrauding. ‘The Conrt was fuclined to Jet the dtata's Attor- mX take his own course, petition was then presented on behaif of Mr, Teriolst anking for a clange of vemue, on the ground that the Judgea were projudiced agninatthe petitioner, The Court sala It was uscless Lo op- hose such aMdavits, and granted a chango of venue to Kune C‘ounty in tha case of Perfolat. Alr. swett called for o bill of particalars, and 1lLls was opposed l:{ Mr. Storrs. Aftor some dis. curvion ;z was decided (o aryue the motion this ng. E THE COUNTY BOARD. THE REQULAL WEEKLY MEETING of the County Doard was held Yyesteiday after- noon, all the members present. ‘The County Physicla ort for the last quar. er was prosented. 1t showed that Afty-six lusane cases had been exawined, and the nuiber of post nortoms had been forty-five, The report was re- ferred. g ‘The County Treasurer submitted bissem!-month. 3y report, which showed that there was $27, 071,83 10 the credit of the Ueneral Fund; $01,036,20 to tho Court-liouse Fund; Intorest Fund, old fn. debiodness, $108, 186.565; new indebleunces, $H, - 471.73: Bluking Fuod, $104,330, ] Building ¥und, ;’Jfl. llt!orlfl?‘f‘ 5j. Fublls The ususl Bumber of bills wera read and re- ferred, coverlug an unususily Jarge batch, The Compnltioe on icu Feported in favor of allowlng the Corouer's walary quarterly, and the report was adopted. The Committes on Jall and Jall Acconnts yorted on bills smounting (G $2,807.57. Amang the bille was one of $500 In favor of Ferlolat for «lothing at the Yoor-lHouse, gud $300 for calci- mintng, ete., {ofavor of the Buunty painter, The Comnittee on Public Bulldioge sud Poblie Berviey rvporteit in favor of payiug to McNeli & Son €29, 750 un Court-House work. Adoemt. A comunicatlon was read from Ald. Van Os. 1, toe Building Commitiee of the City Coun- ting forth that the city authoritics ‘bad re- sulved notto bavea dome in connection with the new Court-ilouse, and asking for a conferauce bo- tween the city and county suthoritios. The report was referred to the Jolnt Committee on Public Huidings and Public Service, with powet to sppolnt the tie and place for tue couferchce. A counnunication was read from McNeil & Son .complainiog that they had been delayed in tho Woik ou the Court-liouse, ond weking that sode slcpy Do taken to protect thews in the malter uf tlllxnn;um l{n’lblrcdh \ Ir. Senne, from tho Svects) Committee appolnt. ed to sujust tbe ealarivs of the county .mmm. aakied lews e 10 aubmit hilu report, Mr. McCutirey objected, because the report usd nwos been ucted o by the Joint Conwitice, and on nuliun the whole loattes postboned fur one special order, tollowing, which was tuanired, That the Commitica on Finance be, snd ¢ - tnstructed (o Ingulre foto and TUROEL W (his elect 12 licredy, Tius:a st ita carlient conyen e whiether 14 Iy Wsubnit L thy -uwun Lhe aporosching un T question of laulug bouds 1a order W’ compicta the Court-iluuit, thg MBOULE boccasar) B U e T e i the vt it Con wilitee shatl deew necessary, Tus resoluti 5 Joummaltion was adopted, sad the Bosrd sd TIIE BOUTH TOWN. TUOSE OLD CLAIMS DISALLOWED. A meetlng of the South Town Bosrd was beld yeuterday sflctuoon to further conaider those spe- cial claiots which bave occupled the attention of thy town officers foreo long. Supervisor Mason preidod. A clatw by the Traders' Nationsl Bank of $800, which was constdered vuce before and not sllowed, Was, 0n mution, recounsidered. Justica Lo Wolf said bo should vote agsiust the sllowance of this clsim, but, in orderto bring the m.;ul.u“bcluu e Boary, he woald 1ove that it be owed, Justicy Haines stated that the money with which thees cladie wers to bo paid had Lovn apprupristed Ly the Uvunty Buaed speciscally. the buldats of 1he orders Lad fowo Ly them Loneatly. Juatice Do el tiought ths towa Lid ot peovid- ed for any trnst fand, and he considered that the ! name af Patterson, when Leonard county had no right whatever to create one. #he’lllowlm‘! 51" gl‘ua!;flm was then voted upon 4 by & vote 0 ki o et it of the. Natlonsl Bagk of Coms merce for $2, 200 was disallowed, aleo by a vote of bto2, The Tappan orders, $200, were dieallowed. A Clapafrom T V. Farwell & Co, for $2.100, glnuu,;-n presented, and provoked considerable acueaion, Justice DeWolf wasin favorof payingthe or- ders. 1ie thonght they were just. netice Wailace tid not sce why the Farweil orders shonid be paid any more than the others. ‘The allowance of the claim was putto a vote, and was lost by a vote of 5 o 4, ‘The Board then adjonrned. e MINISTERS' MEETING. THR METHODISTS, About sdozen of the local Methodist ministers mel yesterday morning In the conference-room over the ook Concern on Washington street. In the absence of Elder Jutkins, Dr. Willlamson pre- sided, After the urual devotlonal exorcires, prayer being offered by the Rev. H. I, Brother Marah calicd attontion to the request of the Mls. slonary Secretaries and Bishopa that the Chareh de- vote the frst Sabbath In October to prayer for the misstonsry work in Ching. It waa atated that the entire Clristlan world hsd sgreed to unita in prayer for the object named on that day. Bome discussion waa had, but no definito aotion was ken, % Eo Brother Hill saked to ba rolmbureed certain moneys sdvanced ny him on behalf of the Brighton Chnrch on the faith of promises made at a preach- ern' meeting held long ago. On motion of the Rev, A, W, Spencer, Mensrs, Willamson, Youker, and Marsh were appolnted & committos Lo investis gate and report, The Rev, L. Bradford, of the Misslssippl Con. ference, waa introduced, and made an sppesl for sccond-hand Babbath-school ilteratnre for the use of the freodien In hin district, Ile was furntshed with a list of 8abbath.school Superintendents in Chicagn, anid during the next week contributions of books may be forwarded to him, Incare of the Ilook Concern. The order of the day, **Mowshall our local Jicachers and eshorters Do made avallabjer” was hen taken up. Dr, Willlameon made s powerful appeal for a return to the oid system and the uthl- I4ation of local preachers for ovangelical work. Ile held that 1t would ba best to divide the moru thick. iy-populsled portions of the :1? into districts and assign & local prencher (o each district. The Hev. Mr. Caldwell, Mt, Craven, and others apoke to tho qaestion, and the meeting adjourned. THE BArTISTS. ‘The Baptist ministers held their regular meeling cl‘trdl{ morning in their rooms, No. 71 East tandolph strect, at half-p: 0 o'clock. The Rev, Dr, ilewitt presided, and the Rev, O, E. Taylor acted'as Secretary, T'ne Chalrman callcd apon the Rev. Mr. Allison, of the North 5tar Charch, and the Mer. Black- hurn, of the Oak Park Charch, to st the cond)- tion of their charges, Prayer was oered by the Rov. Mr. Kimball and tha Rer. Mr. Perrin. rt The Clinlr snnounced as the subject of the morn- ingdiscussion, **The Accepted Form and Proper Limivs of the [iaptist Organization. " The Rey, Dr, Uwen, bastor of the University- Placo Clrarclt, was the first to speak. e thought thers was 4 lack of restraint innine-tenths of the churches, and tho organization was not complets or compact etoagh, o related two or three in- stances that had come nnder his personal observa- tion lilustrating this fact. He also Lelleved in progresslon and fuprovemont m the Church, Ile did not know why ihey shonid cleave to the Srat Baptist Church of several hundred yenrs ago, sny more than that the Egiscojrlians or Catholics should cleave to the first €agl,..le Church of 1,800 years axo, 110 did not see Way they conld not dis« cover something new as well ag the| The ltev. Mr. Kermolt offeret a fe upon tho sams subject, ‘The Rev, Mr. Uumphrey, the Rey, Mr, Bush of Towa, and the Rov, Mr. Hiorms of Indiana, visitors present, were invited to say & few words, afler which the meoting adfourncd with prayse, to take up the sawne subjoct again next )longn ‘The Bplacopal ministers had thel regul ¢ Epliscopal miisters elr armonth. 1y tulk yesterday mornigs n the rear of the bm=~ story of Messre. Mitchell & Halhaway, No, 168 Stata street. There was no regular organization eflected, owing 1o the fact that during the next month a large nomber of the IHectars will bo ubacnt attending the ssveral conventions. of views, and a general geod fesling prevalled, owing to the fact that there is & prospect of an Episcopal resltlence beteg given to the Church under cartaln vrovislons, One of tbe parishioncrs of Dr, Harrla' (St James) urch, who 1 8 devout member and s sincers Chrlstian, bas offered to give an clegant tnrec-story and basemeat marble- front “nisnsion on ‘Ontario street, for an Epincopal resldence, in ite simpla to the Chureh, ‘contingent upon this dlocess being divided up, as Ear:no}uflnn ulng‘_wl by tbo recent Conveutiun 0ld In this city, 'This etop s an important ene, #inca it 1s the first endowment the Church han re- celved In this diocesc. 'I'heresidence lu nn elegunt one, The name of the donor uppressed at Lis own request, as hodlsllked notorlety, Jlejaknown a5 n charitable, unostentatious, snd quict Kentleman. Of contee, if the Lransfer I consutne matod b{ reanon of a division of the diocese, s nome wiil become public through tho recerds, ‘Those tlesiring to atteud the Protestant Eplsco- al Gicaersl Convention. which weets in Boston In otober, can obtain_tickets thore and return ror &30, by lgvly!n 1o Mr. L. C. Mitchell, 158 Stato wtrect,” who wil flu them » leiter to tho agent of the Fart Wayne load, which fasucs tha tickets st those reduced rutee. The ministers hold uext Mondey's wecting In the club-rooms of the Palmer-House. MATRIMONIAL, JONES—FINKEY. The marrlago of Mr. B, i1, Jooes and Miss Maria Pluney last evening was a bnlliant sfalr, and the wedding, owing to the preat nam- ber of (rionds and ncquaintances of the bride's parents, wns 2 very large one, The ceremony ftook place at the Cen- tonary Church, West Monroe strest, at half-past B o'clock, and fally an kour before toe eventthe bulldingy was completoly flled, and the streetin front was likewise crowded with eager and curious people. Tbo ltev, 8. 1. Adame ofticiated. A recoption was given in the spaclous parloes of the Mtevare Housa In the evenlng, which was vory largoly attended, Br. snd Mrd, Jones took an evening iraln for the t, where they purpose to visit for & week, snd, retarning, will bu at bome at the Ravere liouso Wednesday afternoons and even- ings in. November, MERRIAM~IALMOX. Lastevening 3r, Charles W, Merrlam, of Ha mou, Merram & Co., was married 10 Misn All Harman, daoyhter of Jsaac N, Harmon, at the re idence.of the_bride's paronts, on Eills avenu Oaklapd, he cerumony wa perform: ed ot I o'clock Ly the llov, J, Sunderland, of the ourth Unitarian Churcl. A reception was held fram 0 to Bu'elock, The happy palr departed {nrll l'rllnfllhruu h the Erl on (()hu alcglx‘-u unml ruin during the evening. On return| 1! Botie will bs at the houss GF tha bride's Taeser. . {THE CITY-IALL, Bullding pérmite were lssued yosterdsy as fol lows: Albert Kretchmer, 8 threo-story and base- wment store and dwelling, 20360 feet, No, 427 Di vision atreot, Lo cost §4,000; the Second Presby! risn Church, & mission-school, 4400 feot, on wmet avenue, noar Twenty-sixth street, (o cost 96,000, ) In the past week thers wers 120 deaths, & de- creaso of twenty from the preceding weok, and s decrcaso of 81ty-six from the correspouding week - of 167d. The chief cause of death werq: Cholers infontum, 11: cunvulslons, 7; divhtheria, 0} diarrtca, 74 seartet fever, 113 typhold fever, 10} inunition, Gi coasumption, 10: wwali-pox, 13 labes mesenterica, U. Thera were twenty-seven babes and twenty-three children belwsen oue and two years of age. Susll-pox was d 2 vered yestarlsy at No. 400 North Wood street, and the afiicted was taken to the pest-house, ¢t Baturday five cases of the found in_one b No, 22 Hireche e Health-Oficers went tw i thoroughly inspected and vaccinated the whol neighborliood, and obtaiued & warrant for the s rest of the landlard of the preinisee, who keeps 1ot of cows and peddies telr mitk in' (be victnity. s:z&n.y' slJl.du- \\)nll fmd dhh ulll'lnuhu tured uuday-school and & private schoo), and vaccinated about 500 children. ‘The Buldiog Committco met yesterday afterncon, aud all the wembers with ml excepiion of Ald, Caok wore present. The bids for the work of ex+ cavating the Court-Houve Suuary were cousidered and the contract awanded 1o John Fackloy, whose bid atilile cente per cubic yaid was the lowest. ‘Two sets of bids were received: one contemplating adisposal of thu excavated wmalter s the bidder saw 8¢, and the vther the deposting of that matter ata certaln point—some untlied street—designated by tha city.~ It was found that in &1l cascs 150 bids of the Orat pature weru thu lowcet. | tee decided that, If_xny Lid of the latter cl: accepted. "“lv‘“" Couimittee) would be spending Court-House Fund money for street-improvement urposes. leuce the awird se sbove stated. The aumittes declded 0 addrees W the County Board & comumunication, requesting a confersnce between city aud county Buildio Comwmitices ip regard to the aduption of sone plan whereby the iwu buildiogs, or rathor the two sections of the bailding, may bave o connecting corridos, in leu 0f the dowe which the city will not bave, —d—— THE COUNTY-BUILDING,. ‘The County Collector was eaguged Ia selling ‘Weat Side property yesterday fordelinquent taxes. Saveraldays will clapss beforc the sale s com- pieted. ‘The Grand Jury yesterdoy returned quite 8 nums ber of indictments, and lster found a true bill agaiust A, D. Wilson and Mary Sagloria, who Ag- ured {o the late West Bido robbory. ~Thomas Loonsrd, the bighwayman, met with bls justreward yestorday. He pleaded guilty fnthe Cruainal Court, lnvl‘:'u suntenced Lo ten years in tue Feniteutiary, % Tbursdsy be cawe bere from Bt Peul. “Standiug fu froutof tbe Shorman House one day, Le saw an old wau (E. W. Miuer) Wiy bad coue from lowa wilh 8 valuable jack for MGG 2dld b was looking fug @ pasty of the g THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, SLPTEMBER 25 1877, stepped forward and professed to know Patterson. He leid Miner away npto Hyde Park, Inveigied him intoasecluded lace, and thers jumped npon him, beat him, kicked im, left him for_tdead, and robbed Inm of mone, and valnables. The robber was quickly téackes and bronxht to Jall. Yesterday ho confeesed, nnd even the elogient Dan Mann, whu volunteered hiswervices, found no defense to offer. Sheri Kern will meke a special teip with his prisoner to Jollet to-day. He says he don't want ench & “tcura ' aronnd a respectable jail for a day lunger than he can help it. The Commirsioners, on invitation, accompany the Grand Jury ona trlp up the Sonth Dranch this morning In l}ucl! of stinks, McCaifrey hano fection for Grand Jurles, and havingenough offen- siveness about his reputation, and enongh to do to anewer the fndictmenta hanging over him in the Criminal Caurt, wili not be inthe party, The boat leaves the Clark strest liridze ot 14 o'clock. TIE BIICK FTEAL. Every Investigation niore clearly demonstraten the steal in the brick work on the Conrt-1lonse, The contractor, however, (e not the thief, —at least he ja not belleved to profit by the *‘extras™ half na much a« the Coininissioners do, ‘The brick he fnis using is far inferior lo that which he con- trncted 1o supply, yet he is being paid an **extra™ of $3 per 1,000, 'T'he brick s foil of lime, soft, uneven, snd full of cracks, and could be very littlo worse. Onlatde of the Tnl“l of the brick, the county in being swindled in tho iwortar ased In an ouirngzeous manner, Where balf coment and hall e 18 called for us the basis for *'extras,’ very 1ittle if any coment in belng ueed, ss Any oneé can 2ce by walking over the work and pinehilag a plece of mortar hero and there ae it protrudes from the ondsof incomplete walls, While the architect ie responslble for mnch of this, the Superintendent of the work is responmible for more, and, I tha two cannol protect the publie better, it! (s Abont timo & change was mado. ‘The work as it 18 golng on is & bare-faced steal. ANNOUNCEMENTS, W. 0. Lattimote will lesd a Gospet temperanco meoting in Lower Parwell Hall this evening st T:46. F. 1. Revell will 1ead the noonday prayer-meet~ ing In Lower Farwell Hall to-day. - Subject: **The Holy Spirit," The regulsr monthly mesting of the Mexlcan ‘War Veterans' Association will bo held at the club-room of the Grand Pacifie Hotel Thursdsy, at8p. m. ‘The Iadies intercsted in the operetts of ** Little Tted Riding Hood, " for the benet of the Hahne- mann_Ilomeopcthic Hosplial, ate reguested to meet at No. 817 Wabash avenue this afternovon at 2 o'clock to M the costumes and transact other mportant busine The Illinols Catholle Total-Abstinence Boclety meets this morning at the Sherman House. Tho aelegatea will be escorted from McCorwnick Iall, at 8:30 o'clock to the Catbhedral of the Holy Name, where ligh Maes will e cclobrated by the Rev. Dr. McMulien, Viear of this Diocess.” The servicos will take up a good portion of the day. In the cvening there will bo & mass meeting fn the Tabarnacle, when very Interesting exercies will take place. TILB AXERICAN PUDLIC TIRALTH ASSOCIATION convenes this morning at the Grand Pacific lote] ond promises to ba_a eesslon of miore than usual fmportance. Dr, John U, Hauch, of this city, ls President, and Dr. Elisha lartls, Regloter of YVital Statistics, New York, 12 Secretar, Wirt Dexter will deliver the \w:amln{ address, The proceedings to-day include & meeting of the Ex- ccutive Committee at 10 o'clock this morning, din- course Ly Dr. Rauch, & paper on sanitary sowerago and drainage bg City-Engineor Chesbrough, and 8 paper by Dr. J. B. Danforth, on tho the tesis and supervision of milk snpplies for Inrge citios, The neaston lasts three Qays, during which time Chicige smells will bo in. ‘vestigated by & trip to the Stock-Yards and up the rver. - TRE AORICULTURISYTS, ‘The sixth annual session of the National Agri- cultural Congress convunes st the Grand Pacific this morning, and will last threo doya. The at- fondance promises to be unusually lnrge. The programme for to-day’s proceedings s na followa: 10 8. m.~Call to order. Prayer. Ex:Prestdent of ‘o) 28 a0d address of welcome, and responsa by ut. - Appointment of Comaiitteo on Credon uis. Agdrees by the Lresldent, = Local elt-tovera- ment (a Agriculiural Communities. ™ f Commiites on Credentials, Elec- ion uf weinbers, Fayment of dues. Anpointment of Comnistees on Nominations. — [esolus lieparia of standing committeca, I'reson- tatio of miscelisceous businees. Address of Prof, C. V. Ruey, Cllefof tho Unitcd fitates Entomological Cominisston on **The lLocky Mountain Locust and the Arny worn. " rem, *The Distribution of Wealth,” by Tndustriel 8 p. m.—Add pr. 5.3 Greory, Hieneas of the Liinots Unlvenlty, Discussion, SITKA. A Fearfal State of Affairs In That Reglon— Thoe White People Call for Protection from the Nativas. Bax Fraxaisco, Cal., Bept. 24.~A press dis- patch from Portland says tho steamer Califor- nia has Just arrived from Bitks. Chaplata Col- lins, & passenger, brings Information of ado- plorable state of affairs at Bitka slnce the with- drawal of the troops from that place. Thero s now no protection elther for life or property. Thero !s not the scmbianco of law, either clvfi; military, or naval, and no power whatever restrain the lawless clements. At present thers ore not moro than fiiteen whito res- ) wents ot Bitka, beside thelr wives and children, and to oppose this number are aeveral Lundred Indians, Since the departure of the soldiers the Indlans bave becoma very bold and | fmpudent. They got drunk, and swagger about the town day and night,and have no respect ‘whatuver for the rights of the whites. Tho resi- dents {nformed Chaplaiu Collius that they were in hourly fear of their lives and property, and that they intended to sbandon the country as s00n ns possible, 4 The Collector of Customs at that port Is pow- erless, and his authority utterly disregarded. Already tho Indians have Imfzun to plunder the Uovernment buildings, carrying away doors and windows, tearing down and” burning the stock- ade sbout the desertod warrison, and there {s nlt;"nuthomy to interfere and prevent the dem- olition, Bitka Jack, tho leading Indian Chlef In that ‘Territory, bas notifled a’ number of Northern tribes to come down to Sitka, whers they will hold a grund pow-pow about the 1st of Octobur. Amoug tho scttlers It is feared thls meetin of Iudlans will be tho signal for a geuerul rlunder of the town, and probable massacre of ho jnhabitants. A Governent steamer was at that port onl afew weeks ago, but the Indians regarded {t ‘with the utmoat coutempt, ssymuyg they could yery casily capture it if thoy desired. A youeral feoling of Insocurity has completely uul{lm.l the busluess of the territory, ana un- cas the Uovernment weufl{ offers protection to the settlera it will be tutally abaudoned. —————— CHANGE OF BASE, ‘The announcewmnent in our advertising columns that the jewelry tirm of Glles, Bro. & Co., 268 aod 204 Wabash avenue, will to-day at 10 a. fi, comnmence tosell av suction thelr large and costly retall stock of watches, jewelry, dia- mouds, and silverware, with the Intentlon of t}llltllnu the retall trade, causcs much comment. ‘Thie stock cannot be used in tho wholesale trade, a5 goods such as this stuck containg are not kept outslde of & storu of this clus I change to an cxclusive wholesale business makes 1t imperative that the stock bo turned futo cash, no matter what price is obtained for them, The wide reputation of this firin is a sulllcient guar- antee that the sale {s positive and without limit or rescrve us advertised, and we Lsve no doubt that the public will take advantage of so un- usual a chance to secure goodp i this lne now, ead of waltlug to purchasé during the holis , when prices are highess, The salo will vositively last but ten days. Ladies are partic- ularly fnvited to atte: e mR—— A GOOD LOCAL INVESTMENT. As wil) be seen by sn advertisement in an- other column, Heory Greenebaum & Co. are offeriug to fuvestors at 103 and accrucd futerost 7 per ceut West Coicago Purk bouds, duein 1800, the Interest payable scul-apuually, Of these bonds Mr. Fost, of New York, says: “We recommend them as one of tho very beat and cheapest Issues of first-cluss bonds how fu the market.” The credit of the Towu of West Chi- cago I8 {rrevocanly pledged to secure the pay- muut of the lutcrest aud princival of these bonds. The valldity of the law uuder whicn they were lssued has been passed ou by the Supremne Court, sud therelore there can be no question as to the sounduess of these securitics, and it s lmpossible to scs what can hereafter depreclate thele value. Auy further iuformation coucerniug these excellent bonds can be secured frow Hewry Greeuebaum & Co ———e— THE FIDELITY BANK bas bad the **gumption™ to close. The best placa to depasit your woney i in your mouth. ‘The beat full scts of Leeth for 84, Thess sre identicsl In every respect with those you pay from $20 10 $35 for ¢lsowh Drs, McChesaey's, coruer of Clark and Handolpn atreets, — GEMS OF ALL ODORS, A trial will convince the most vensitive that Dr. Price's Unique Perfunes are the gemy of all odors ~Llike freshiy-gathesed Howers. —————ca— A CANDIDATE. Mr. Willisia 8. Youny, Jr., present Deputy Clezk of the County Court, Lt a candidate for Pro- bate Clerk Lefosa the Republican Conveution. THE COUNCIL. Lawler Anxions to Have the Corporation Counsel Abol- ished, Ald, And a Livcly Wrangle Takes Place O'ver Its References L A regular meeting of the City Council wna held last evening, Ald. Cook la the chair. After some Jdiscussion tha resolutfon relatlug to suro- tics cn grocery bonds, adopted at the previons meeting, was reconsidered, and on motlon of Ald. Ryan was referred to the Committee o Licenscs, The Clerk read the following: Ba it orddatned, That the ofice of Counse] to ther Corporation, as it |s now estabiished - by law, bet and the rame s herpy abolidhed. Sxc, 2. This ordinance shall bo In force from and after itz parsage, The Clerk gave the name of Ald. 8weency as the author of this productfon. Mr. SBweeney in- dignnntly denled tho paternity, aud Ald. Law- ler explained that he owned It. The ordinance ‘was then lald on the table by a vote of 21 to 2. Al White protested that the ordinance ought to have gone to o committee. Ho didn’t want to be sat down upon himsélf, and didn’t want to seo any other Alderman so treated. Therefore hiomoved to reconsider the votd lnst taken, Ald. Cullerton sald any une who would intro- duce such a thing ought to have it voted down, and accordingly moved to lay the last motion on the table. The ordinauce was finally shielved: 23to 10. TIE GAS QUESTION, Ald. Btewart offered the following: Re it ordatned, ele,, That the Mayor and Comp- troller be and they are heraby dirvcied to clowe & cuntract with the Chlcago as.Light & Coke Com- pany for lighting tho wunol-llmrl and_public Briitings trom May, 1877, to May. 1878, ata price not_exceoding $1,05 per thonrand feet, and with the People's Ju-].lihl & Coke Company from the e10t day uf Octobor, 1870, to the 1st day of May, 1878, at & price not excecding §2 per thousand eot, The ordinance was referred to the Committeo on Gas, with Instructions to report at tho next meeting, and the subject was made the special order for 0 p. m. . ALD, LAWLER RENEWED his ordinance abolishing the Corporation Coun-, 1, scl. Ald. Whita moved to refer to the Committeo on Judiclary. 3 Ald. Cullerton moved to refér to the Com- mittca on Strects and Alleys of the West DI- visfon. A protracted wrangle followed on tho ques- tlon of parllamentary law lnvolved, the troublo being In deciding between the committees. Tho Cualr decided agafust Ald. Collerton, who then took an appeal from tha decision. Al .. \Vhrm—] move that the appeat from the decision of the Chalr bo **lied " on the table, ». Twenty minutes of cross-firing, replications, ‘demurrers, and counter-nllegativons followed, the mess gettlug a triflo worse mixed as tho cx- planations increased. A more miscrable exhl- bition of fillbustering never was scen even under tho Colvin-fTildreth regime, when uvui meeting was u miniature edition of Donnybrool Fafr. The Chair lost the run of the thing about 8:25 p. m., and the reporters gave it up ten minutes later. Finally an Aldermau who had got sick of tho wholo business moved the pro- vious question, which was ordercd, Notwithstandiog this fact, another row fol- lowed a8 to what ju thunder they were voting on, and_Ald, Cullertou demanded that the Clerk should state the cases ho didi’t want what tho Chalr had to say abont it. = The de- cision of the Chair was sustalned, and the reso- lu(llun therefors went to the Judiciary Com- mittee. Ald. Gllbert offered the followlng: r WiteszAs, Au ordinance was Introduced pure porting tocome from Ald. Hweeney, seexinglo sbollsh theoffica of Connsel to the: Curgbrlflon: and Wieneas, Ald, Sweenocy deniesthe authorship of the same; therefore, be it Resolred, That the Judiciary Committes be fn- atructod to Investizata the reason for sucli action and facts concerning the introduction of sald ordinance, and by whom. The resolution wasreferred to the Committe: ouJudiclary. 2 Ald. Rawleigh maved to adjourn. Yo had coms down to the Council to work, nad if they were golug to foul away thine, he wanted to go home. Tho motion did not prevall, | TR COUNT-LOUSE, Ald, S8weency offered a resolution airecting the Hullding Comnitteo to report what progress it any, had been mudo on the aty’s portion of tho Court-House. Another clreus followed in regard to therefer- ence of this resolution, half a dozen committees being called for, Flunlly the resolution was ro- ferred to the Building Committce, and their re- purt was made the special order for 8 o'cluck at the next regular mcuuui. On motlon of Ald. Throop the Council ad- ourned, having spent an almost catiroly profit- s scaslon. . THE COURTS. | ‘New Butts, Judgments, Confesslons, Eto. The defendants in the whisky casce havo, as fa well known, filed pleas sott!ng up thelr Immunity from forfelture or punishment through promis of the Government to that effect. District-Atto ney Bangsand his assistant, Mr, Thompson, are, howarer, of the oplnion that thia Immunity 1a in- walld, ‘They hava fled demurrers to thoss ploas, and notico haa beon given thut tho srguments on these demurrers will come up to-morrow morning bofora Judge Drummond. Judge Blodgett yesterday ordered a Grand Jury to be summoned in the United Btates District Court for Oct. 3, . ‘The Chancery sult of the Chleago & Alton Hall- road Company ve. Louis Il Meyer and Samuol J. 'fllden, Involving some $00,000, was yesterday iranaferrod to_the United States Circuit Court on the patltion of Meyor, Judge Willlams yesterdoy granted decrces of divorce In tha following cascs: Clurn Kaltwusscr from George Kaltwasser, for' descrtion; Mary 'L, Carl from Carl Olto Carl, causo drankenness; Callsts Tubba from Ira Il Tubbe, on account of his adaitory: Pamina Lehmaon from August Leb- wauy, fordesortion Jennia J. liucke from August F. Fucks, caura desertion; Henelutta Schults from Uothied Schiultz, .desurtion; and Kato A. Rellly from Joseph F, Ioilly, on account of hla cruelty. BANKIUITCY MATTRHS, The bankruplcy department of the Unlted States District Court was uniually active yosterday, tive new petitions bolng filed, "Henry T. Jones, of Itiverside. went in voluniarily, showing $10, 500 of sccuzcd debts and 833, 60,41 of unsecared, s assets couprise $1,600 worth of land} notes und accountd, $18,41:1; and 250 shares of stock jn the Chilcayo tiss-Machine Company, ‘The putiifon was Teferred to Regletor Hiboard, An Involuntary l)-uuun ‘wau flled againet Willlam E. spuncer. a dealer in cutlery, guny, ete., at o4 Stato -mml{ dolng bualnessas W. L. Sponcer & Co., by tha ‘unm;lgw.uma: Merwin, Hulbert & ¢ Co., o0 laim *for 83,841.81; llerman Buker Co., 87.500; fi?}lu‘ Kissam C {l.']m.lfl; Waterbury Uros. & Co., 3 Windmuller & Roliker, 8361, 553 Chatles 3 Urarf & Nevies, §1 3 24, 45, HBpencer cou, harge and was® adjudicated bankrupt. .\ warrant was issned retusuable Oct, 2 and " Willum B Plorce’ was sppolnted da- signe e. Au involuntary vetition was also fled againat the Frank Dougles Machinery Cowmpany, doing busi- ness at No. 253 South Caual strect, by the Ing of #s creditors: ‘Tho A, Plamondon Man facturing Compauy, $1,015,u3; bhlelds & durd, 113 BDg Jmegh 3 !(amml $270. 60, The chal # that the debtor on 1he 1ut inst. made » preferential assignment of about 34,400 worth of noles tothy First Nutlonal Lauk of Middletown, Conn., with Jotent to give 1t preference. A rule 10 show cause (ct. H was fssucd, Itichard Martin Williania, of this clty, flled a volnnmtr peliiion to be declared bankrapt, 1Mle dobts, all unsucured, amount to 82,423,43, No asscts beyond exemptious. Meference to Hib. rd, \ieorge Ml. (ross, & manafacturer of cornices at 140 Michigan uveuue, sud dolug business under tne frus nawo of Goorge M. Gross & Co,, alio went 1o voluntary bankruptey. His preferred debia are $58. thosecored $4+, mnd the unsecured $4, 490, 0. o assets consist of cash, notes, ace counts, etc., worth abuut $300. The casewas ro- feered Lo thie Regleter, us uxual, In the case of the Redfeld, Bowen & Walworth Compauy, an order was made for the ualeof thess- sets ut private sale, Goorgd W, Cumpbell wes yosterday appoluted Assigace of Daroer & Forroy. 'I'he creaitors of J. 8. Mead & Co. yesterday ac- cepted a composition of 80 per cens In casn. ‘The cowpositivn mecting of Goldschwnidt, Steln & Co. was pnll‘wu:\l antil U0 8. m. to: The composition nieeting of Jenry 3. ¥. L. Warren ls set for 10 o, 1. to-day, UNITED STATES COUNTa. T'ho Connecticit Mutusl Life- Insurance Company fllcd a bill yesterday agutiat Froderick W, sud Jo- acphine Krause,, J; ¥: 3l Coates, Frank Wenter, Jubn U. Gage, J. 'y Marteno, E. Kulfhl, ., F. Bchioids, Corneliun Condee, Leater I, ifarss, Jobo Ursham, aud M. J, Johneon Lo foreclose 8 muoct« age for $4,U00 on Sub-Lot b, and tho west 20 feat fn width of Sub-Lut 4 of Lot 2, Dlock 40, in ths Origiual Town of Chicugo. BUPERION COUKT 1N BRIRN. > James C, Uolisny bexsu a.woit by altachment snumn,l"y aguinst Joseph Duq‘unu [ recover, Martha B. White began & solt for $3,000 sgaust and the National Lify-Iusursnce Company, CINCUIT COUT. Charles L. Easton coumenced w sult in trcapsss | yesterday aialust Lredesick A, Vau Dyke claims fng £ day's Times. Rachel E, Tomlln<on, for the use of W. J, Raw. line, began a auit for $2,000 sgalnet the Pacifie Mntual Life-Tnsuranzn Company of Callfornia, Christian N, ¥vendson. Arsignee of the Btrick- land International Cased Gonda Company, hegan o fuit in trover against Jesse Hildrnp, John Stil- well, F. T, Etsen, and Samunel A, Freach, claim- ing 810, 000 dnmazes. Mary Carroll sued \Willam 11, Turner for $1, 000, 12, €. Lindiey filed A petitlon for haheas corp making Georze Ryan, Slichacl Hickey, aud James W. irown defenilants, and sciting out that ho is held for rome supposed crime allevced ta have bees comnuitted in Kansarin 1805, lle is apprehensive lest hiis captors wlil huery him off to Kansas, and ln:u to have the eanre of his detention examined into. 000 damagea for a libel pnblished In ¥on. b5 TOR CALI. :}Ebfll RUBXOND-=In chambem. tnax BLovaxTr—Probably oo conrt nntfl pext Monday, JUDOE GARY—4R to B4, 88 and 54 to 67, inclusive. No. 43, floyle ve. Doyle, 31ill on trial, JUDOR JAMESON—IT2, X4, 207, 270 10 243, 247 10 250, 0 25310257, Inclus(vc. No, 230, Abeil va. Bell, on JrDax Moonx—0, 47, 49, Jdrpag Koo 107, [nclualye. No case on trfat, 10011—ECL cave, term No, 8, and ralendar 40, 41,and 43 to 49, Inclusive, No. 89, Hancock s, iiradiey, on tetal 1. Jeoax MuALLisrrr—Sct case 21014, Morrlson va. Mahe. Ror (15, Hatier va. JKItner, on i, JUDOR WILLIAMR—A petition in the matter of the Chicago Life-insarance Compaay, JUDGMENTS, Ux17ep 8TATRS CinctiT Count—JUnak BLODORTT— National Dank of lllnofs va. Nenjamin V. Page, 1,024, AUrERIon Coumt—Caxrzastons—Daniel Eyer vs. farah Ann Dicknon. the Steickland International s Compnany, Alfred Strickiand, William W. lrickland, £405.20.~W, 8. Lashier ¥4, Lizzie and Wil 5 ridley et af, vs. Joseph u-mg; 3. Joseph i 3 o Myors, §1,117.48, 0N (ANY JonD 8. Durand - Henry Diswan aad 1, Mo, 8 3 Cracutt CovgT—Iunax Nooxas—Alatthew Marx vs. Utie Ratz and lienry Weatenfeld; yerdtct, $25,—John Len va. Thumax £, Courtneyi verdict,” $91.50, and B ot kitiworth Manufactaring Com sthux BooTn—Eliwa anufacturin an bt Of Roslgn Hennctt ct ak., va. James Frake, §10. 4 ILLINOIS BUFREMR COURT, Orraway il Sept. 24,~Bupreme Court prb- cendings this afternoon: 407. Thornton et al. vs. Hauts, sdmin!strator, etal.g motian overruled, 41, Rehearing docket. Maher va. Landfrom: # tign aliowed before, rom; pett Halbrook vs. Caney et al.t dismissed for want of provecution, . 4$3. Holbrook vs, Brekner ot al, ; same order, 433, llolbrook ve. Nichul et al.t some order, In':l)u;’llet ipbell va, McKinnoni procedendo awarded ul.tllenncuu. Iianifan; rule to file amended bond by Oet. 2, 1877, Iiehearingdocket. Dinetva. Rigenmanng rehear- 4a. o arand v, e te. s sppoa) dismissed o Garland ys, Peeney, o .p s inses 2. 'Crain vs, \hgootl ¢F nl.| MoLion for Tule of the it to supply & certaln lattor s part of tne record: City of Chileso va. Tho People ox rol. Hacki 'V Erece ll?t atipulation on flle, Crane lrothers Manufaciuring Compa- nppearance of Willtam 1, fider, Edson hetil,”" 40 Jamesll, wanion, exceatars, aad fiotion inat ey be inga paitle; lullu{uu i vance the causa on ihe ducket. 883, Dunning va. Bhermau; appesl dismissed with 10 per cent dam: 68, vs. Donovani same, with 8 per cent jab Morris e i &47." Welshaar va., Ambre; same, no dsmages. 530, MeCord va, -Anirowss e, Wiih 10 ber cent dnmages, and for procedendo 1 nter. #90. Corning o Ksyser; appeal dinnissed. withs per cent damages. Wistier v, Dobtons same order, ‘o in7, 'Rylo va, Townof Logan:ruls dlscharged, snd cause take 717, Btowdll va, Moore; motlon to dismiss tho appeal, e e— PRESIDENT MAYES. Ie Ts Enthaslastically Recelved by the Feople of Lynchburg, Lyxcnound, Va., Sopt. 24.—The Presidential party were met at Lowey's depot, seventeen miles from Lynchburg, by & committee of prom- inent citizens, headed by the Ilon. Thomas 8, Bocock.! Upon the arrival hereof the special traln bearing the party, tho distingulshed visitors were greeted with tremendous cheering from an lnmense concoures of people, music, ete. After tho party allghted, tho President was presented to tho Mayor of Lynchburg, who brielly extonded tho hospltality of the city, to which the President roplied: “I am very qate- ful indeed, sir, to you for your kind words of welcome.! Tho party, in charze of tho members of the Reception Committee, wore then seated fn car- tiages, nnd the line of march taken up, with the Home Guard of Lynchburg and Lynchburg Light Artillery as an escort. Al along tho strects from the depot tothe Nor- vell House thore wasa constaut ovation from the people, who filled overy avallable place from which a sight of the party could be had. Upon arriving at the Norvell fouss the Pres- fdeut and sultc were conducted tothe front vortico, when Mr. Bocock, Chalrman of the Ro- ception Committee, addressud his Excolleacy, tendering on behal! of Lvnchburg a_stucers welcome to tha City of Hills, the Urst Virginia clty visited by him. After commending the Preaideut’s course towards tho South, aud hls efforts to reform the Civil Seryice, ho sald: 1f your efforts are o continue as thoy have be- fnn. 1 can forcsee great results ahead. “Under the unpiration of thought, o vislon of tha future comes before me, Tho chasm that once yawned so wide aud s0 blondy botween the Suuthern und Northern States {s Allod and obliterated. Bright flowers of charity and concord 11t their puro lioads In the sun. nfim of 8 favoring leaven, and there overhanys in all ita gorgeous culora a beam of promiss and hope, ‘The President sald: M1 Frirson: 1t Is very grat!fylog to have an op- portunity to maks tho acquaiutsnce of rgu & nuwber of ladies, gentlemen, and people of Lyuch. burg, and of this section of the Stata of Virginia, A wook ago I ontersd then wulcomed me were pleased to tor galoway to the South and Soulbwest"—Loutes Biuca thon I have met tho peoplo of threo great former alavcholding States—Kentucky, Ten- uesses, and Guorgia, bave the happiness to sure you thut I met those zssemblazes foeling and thinking sa you do to-day. 'flioss audiences, lika this one, wore camsuul of represantatives of all litical E-rllw and In each thers was o reape: le uprinkling of vetorans of buth armivs, | feit by tholr welcume perfectly at home. The gentle- nian who just now welcomed mo Lo your city Iam gind to roto roferred to the carly hlstory of my own State, & territory furmerly bulonving o his own Vl‘;tflnh. I dou't’ forget “how much indebl 10 Virginla sre ~ five of our great States, and remember with pride ana with pleasure their origio, Mr, Jeffer- 20n gave to us tnot which bas proved the cornur- stone of vur morallty, cducation,, and cquality of tightu butoro tho lsw, ~We havd grown up und fourished In pursning in conatitution Aud laws the pathway Jeiferson marked oat. n timo daughters and mothaers came to difler for cauvow for which wo wore not resvonsivle, but we will have no discus- sion now, Itla enough to know now that evory cause for hostility, estrangoment, an allunatlon has been removed forover. 1la who does nut wee the land of Provldenco in this is not likely to ever mnotice sny Irovidential interference. The: reetoration ~to sacient friendhip v the rceult wo have ‘como 1u,—n ull that uver; good man has prayed for, o hors. _Thero ({pointing o tho military men who wera against us frowm "6l ta ‘0. there is no shaduw betwoen us, You lives for your couvictions. [Applan Giood men and good wouien redpect thosu whio Flax thulr all ina cause which they believe Lo be right, [Cheeni ] 1kuoty you respect the wen wha fought agminst you for what they believed right, There niay b KOWE HBONE us, thers Diay ho some In the South, there may bo wany in both sections, nut roconciled, but we all know that in the march of progrves thero are always somo stragclers. [Ape pluuso,] Thore is & front runk and & rear ronk 10 81l armles. The great body of the people now wmove forward under the Constitation and Univn, aud all the rest will soun be glad 10 be with us. Nobudy yields uny of their convictions, We 81l beljove that one nation {e blter Ihan twos thoi one constitution e botter than two; that one dug iw better than two, Tho question has been which was the right ono [u[:phnul. aud that ls settlod, }uuuhhr.l ‘Thal Lorso carries two men {pointe ng to an anlwal upon whoss bick were two per- suiis] when une wonld be better. [Ureat lsughter and sppiause, ] Your honoribla speaker said that all aectlos all States, and 2l citizens should hava equal and exact juatice, The Government now regurds ail us equrnl citizens, 1 rejoice that Virgtnis under- stande the Constfiution as we do, Ihave lulked loug enough. [Cries of **No, 1n0."} My nuwsbaper Inieuds no doubt think wo.' [Crles of **Go on, Mr. President. ') 1could talk & ureat deal more where 1 iava such ayrecable sudlences, for how could I atup when they greot we s you dov 1 deeire to introduce 10 you some fricnds who are ::-ocuuul with we (o the'government of the coun- A The Presidcnt {ntroduced Secrctaries Evurta aud Key, who made brief addresses, At the couclusion ot the speaking Mrs. Hayes was {utroduced and grected with most hearty wiglmue. “The President held a reception in the parlors of the notel this afteruoon, aod was called vn ekt ths viltars wil bo banqueted at th l'o-nl the visitors w! ueted at the Norvell House, after which o Gennau will be given in bonor of the Jadies of the party. The viitors leave to-worrow wornlo Charlottesville, where they will visit Monl the home sud burlal-place of Jeflvrson. for cello, ———————— A Priws Douus Outwitted. Theatrs, Antho third act of ** La Reluo de Chfl)u." it will be remewbered, there i an exqlsite duct commenciog, 4 Trlite exile sur la terue etran- cre.” Whilo the piece was i robicarsal for its rat production, Haleyy lusisted that this duet lhourd be passed over, OF ul aoy rate suug in a very low key and without expression. * For," lll\{ht!' “Uf ju comes to the curs of Mme. Btolts, she will certatuly notallow L to be -uuf." Blne. Stoltz, in fact, fiad uudeitaken to play the Ques, aud required the wusic of the otber to be kept duwu tu a sowewhat low level. uring Lhe rehiearsals of the whird wct, baviug uotiung to do, sbe usnaily weut iuto ber dicas- rel, Truatees of Schools; motlon to ad- what the speakers. who *tthe fog-room. The final rehearsal came, and Halevy | wanall anxlety about the duct. Suddenlya happy thought oceurred to him, ** How long doea it take Mme, Btoltz to change for thefourth act1'* he nsked the habillcuse. *'Ten minutes, lor n dozen large rablea haye to be got through the buttonholes of her corsage.’ twelve rnbies!? exclained Halevy, hall envugh; send for twenty wus not sorry to decorate hersell to the extent suggested; the rehcarsals of the third act were flulshed before lier toflet had heen completed, and the composer breathed freely. Great, no doubt, were the amazement and indignation of the cantatrice when she found that a moreean ,which ahe had never heard of was accepted on all sides as the most delicious thing Ia the op- era. e —— HYDE PARK EXTORTION. 7o the Editor of The Tribune, CriicaGo, Scpt. 2.—Tho Hyde Park Trustees ordered a bill of 8700 pald, without ssking anv questions, for making the assessment for the Pumplpg-Works. In ‘other large towns, llke Bloomington or Elgin, from 850 Lo 875 would be considered a lagge bill for making a itke rs- scasment. The Forty-first-strect sower asscas- ment was another great wrong to the taxpayers. A Lusiness-man could make efther of those as- scesments In throo days, and & correct one at that. The map of Hyde Park, whero overy lot and Its measuroment appears, fs accessible to all, I understand that some of tho lots north of Forty-third-street are not assessed for the Forty-firat atrecl sewer, Tow s that! One of’ the nost outrageous wrongs that las ever been attengpted in Hyde Park is the bullding of the Forty-first-street” sewcr, apalngt the wishes of the Lupn{en 1n that part of the town. Nine out of tenol street ars opposed This fact has.. becn the property-owners on Forty-first sewer. lo the sald the vourts and prevented the confirmation of the asscasment. ' The funds to pay for the build- ing ot the sald sewer must be largely deawn from the Town Fund. _1s It not time for the tax- payers to wake upl Il our Trusices can carry out their plans the Town of H{yde Fark will soon be pumped dry, mark that, . 1'Lave owned prop- erty in Hyde Park -for twenty-five years and have never heard of South Chicarro belng under water until witbin the last ihree years. 1 understand there was a mortgage or something heavy put upon South Ubicago about that time whlc{ wight in a_measure account for ILs ores- ent depression. Tossibly, when that morigare is lifted, the 1and will rise Lo its previous level, and be dry again. Possibly, injformer years, the Culumet ~ River flowea “up-hlll. This mort- pgage moy have eascd its current, but those interested In effocting this have caased a very strong up-hill current among the other uxu-{en of the town. ‘The Trustees have a way of Jotting a contractat one price, and muking the assessincnt nearly double that price, possibly that the Asscasor’s Percentage mlgnl be correspondingly Iarger. This isu frnud on tsface. Ihave, during the fast elglt years, paid mora than ten assessments made {u that way, and bave not as yet received uny of theexcess back. The assessmenta should be'tnade at the same figure the contractislot at} there are no vxtrua, The surveyors and lawsers, ure hired by the year. If the Trustees did not meet but otice s month, and then exert them- selves to stop improvements, the taxpavers would be much better satisfied: that was the understanding Jast spring whien this now Board went into power. The town has -lrem.g‘nflum from $16,000 to $18,000 on the Morgan Park, In District No. 1, und ‘more funds are now belng- used {n that dircctlon, * TAIPAYER e —— YELLOW FEVER. HERNANDINA, Bept, 24.—Ono death since last report. Forty new eases {o-day. i e —————— Ozonised Ox-Msrrow for tho halr, by Buck & Rayner, makorsof the **Mars " Calogne. . TMARRIAGES, TABER—TIUTCHINS—Sept. 15, at tho residence of Mrs, Wilcox, 300 West Van Buren street, by the Rey. D, R. Manafield, Mr. 8, Taber and Mrs. A, J. Hutchins, both of Chicaga. MERRIAM—HARMON—Sept, 24, 1877, at the residence of the bride's parents, Oakland, by the Rev. J, T. Sanderland, Mr. Charles W. Merrlam and Miss Alice Harmon. DEATRS. ODOM~Bept. 21, at her residenco on Forty-ffth steeet, near Cottaga Grove ayenue, aftera lunyg and ainfal fllness, of cancet, Mary 8., wife of Goorge ) ye . Odow, axed 33 years. DEASY—Bept, 24, at Lyans, I, of nflshl'- disease of tho kidueys, Jamos Deasy, sged 48 ears. ¥ Funeral Tuesday, Scpt. 26, 10a. m., by carriages to Calvary. BURGE—Bept. 24, at the residence of ber slater, Mre. Jonnlo Ackland, 180 Dromer street. of-ty- phold pnoumonly, Cors Loulsa, dauchter of (eorge and Lydia Burge, aged 10 years 5 months and 18 dayn. ly';Y'Mllcth. Ont., papers pleass copy. ; CORRIGAN~—S8ept, 24, 1777, Mary, daughter o W, .z).dnnd Jd. B, (?umgl'n. aged 3 yea ll‘nwnlhl anu 0 days, E‘unarl,l Tuesday, Bopt. 25, from 121 Forquer atroot, by carriages to Calvary Cemetory. TIIOMAS—AL 12:30 Monday mornlng, Sept. 24, Msria 8., wifoof Edwin Thomas, Jr, Funeral from St. Mary's Church at D o'clock this 8 m, m‘m Baftalo, Albany, New York City; Toronto, and Washington papers ploase notice, POLITIOAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BEVENTH WARD REPUBLICANS. , The Baventh Ward Auxiliary Republican Club wlill convene ‘Tnesday evoning, 25th tnat,, at8p, m, All Ropublicans aro earnestly requosted to present, as business of lmportance will le atlend- od to. _Plce, 392 West Fourteenth street. St | Can, be Lesutitiliy DYKD j $RCLEASED aud RKPAL ressed & Bitow arborn g ut.s Chicngo, Clothes | izl Vo, Hacauen, By [ LADIES AND GENTS, | and Honeds - o ¢ CELEDIATED thraughout the Unlon—uxpressed o all paru. 1 and upward at %5, 40, Buc per B, * Addrean orders GUNTHEI, Confec- touer, Chicago, VENDEN, OIL TANKS Axp SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 49 Weot Lake Btroet, OFLXOCAGrOs you Earatvaus. By JOIN J, 11 08 and 00 Lake- Bots, Stioes & Rubbers ‘Tuesday, Sept, 25, at 9:30, Just received, large lines of prime goods, 10 be sold withious reserve. JOHN J, OENRY, Auctioneer, By WM, MOOREHOUSE & CO,, Auclloneers, 84 and 85 Randolph-at. This 8. m. st 10 oclock, POSI’I‘I‘OTVE SALB 500 doz. Importod Pickles, . Sauces, and Jollics FROM THE ORIGINAL PACKAGES. W1l be sold In lots to euit ru"hmn. DEAL- ERS, HHOTEL and RESTAUNK EEEPERSN ate eapecislly tavited 10 attend ¢ le, By lMDl;Il\ & CLAPY, Peremplory Auction Trade Sale of Boots, Shoes & Rubbers '‘TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2,600 Ci . Bale to commenco at 10 o'clock, BAUDIN & CLAPP, 53 & 85 Wabash-av, DBy JAS. P, MONAMAKA & (518 % 138 a0d 140 Wabssli-av, 1,000 TASES BOOTS AND SHOES AT AUCTION, ‘Tuesday Morning, Sevt. 23, at DY o'clock. Splen- QUHEor New Fall Goodar withay seseria: JAS. P, MeNAMALA & CO., Auctra By ROSENFULD & MUNZER, Alctloucers, 43 30d ¢4 Sladison-at., near Wabsah-av. AN ATTRACTIVE TRADE 8ALX. - T T M e, SVELISAESTELD BTN, Awcuosecr T ROAL, b BABBITYS TOLLET §0ip BARBITTS TOX 2 Ju 0 ruver common and gt b 257 ente, Ayl ek ABROf hclentine Sart Fadiirs Rert Soan has pafectad, o el G L A R eid. e o ‘egetal 18 used tn g For Use n the Narsery it Hes Mo Bqpal Worth ten times Its cost to every mo! InChrtehom. amipla bos: e:’é;-mm At Dunees each, men Fons Centa. Addres 7, onrecelptotrs B.T.BABBITT, New YorkCity, FOR MALE BY ALL DRUGUISTN A PERFECT TOILET Sosp, First among the reqnsites of tho tollet f4 a pooy srilcle of Soap, but to procare 1t s not always an matter. Many of the mout cxoenslve Suaje i the map, ket are made from osse and deletorlous materiai ang their dellcate coloring and frarant perfume 100 ufie conceal the most repulsive linpuritles. The discionuny recently made public regarding this sublect are popy: tively atartling, snd_descrve serfons cousidcratiy, Bcented Soaps are now Kiown to be “extremely objee. tlonable, espectaily If applled to the heads injaring hy Batr, Irritating the scaln, And (nducivg severe hegy achies, The character of the Ingredients may be lnferreq from the atatement of B gentloman who makes 1 SCEUAIEY F Bonua i buslhea: HEFECeitly deciared o penand enuaged in this SMDIDYMCR twers shorjiyos 1rum se¥en Lo Len years belng (e tonzeat partad dg, oi praci er ‘Tolict Sonp lnkt 120 oovincia, hwever, Vi wo'sot entarprise sad ehiemical skl o M. . T, ew Cork, the world Rrdreanire, ot ‘varfous productions has for many ye: seminated, but thin latest succens e ro; erown to the numerous Ietorigg aireaty a-hieved; After years of patient iabor al hlar BaantTt has ancceaded In perfecting the fomposle Ipatingredicntaare the preat vegstidie Sl he brias Bfsctaring procestes are entirely new and oriins), yod the result ls simply unparalled 1t this dopartment of o T [T, Bannires Toiuar Boar™ 1 the teads-mark 1 n by wnich this elegant tliet luxury 1s desl b spnicatian so'ie aciicate it Tifange ehiti ey #ud t 18 altogether unequaied (n its e e (o Qg ter it 15 iy 1ng of stich, require no xid from ChemaLty (o dimealss {nTerior meteria T nferio risia. " Tha fiicd thste conuliers the bseaco uf Rfctal periame the nerfection of aweetnexs, and the peculist craracten isticof . T, [fabhitv's Tollst Boap renaees It the mog BEAILN{ul aud agrecablo article of tha kind ever muy: Though specially desirable for the use of Iadles a4 chlidren, this soap 18 equally aporopriata for gl men's tollet, and aait makes a heavy lather It1s alsonae Dl hn e market, bosthe Hemand far e wilsak i oo Genral s TUPk TVibune: o, " By To BABBITT. New York City, AUCTION SALES, bt ol o JOEET SO By ELISON, POMEROY & C0,, Auctioneers, 78and 80 mum?_u-n. THE AUOTION SALE OIL PAINTINGS, AT BTORES 79 & 81 State-st., ‘WILL DE CONTINUED AT, 10 o’clock this morning, 2:30 and 7 p. m. RBLISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneen, (On Tacsday Next, 261, at 12 Oclock Sham, ‘Wo willsell opposite our Balesrooms, 80 Randolph-at, for & party leaving tho city, a nearly new Ten Droeke Juggy, Biack Ilorse, and harness, and one set hea b zl‘.'mo::." POMEROT & 07 For Tucsday, Sept. 25, AT0,20A. M., ‘Wa bave at our Btores, 78 and 80 lundnl?h-ll., 0 ime mense sala of new and second-liknd FURNITURE, CAIDETS, and GRNERAL HODSE HOLD GouDS, 2 foree, Dugay, and Mamnew. Abszgdeckhay #l RLTSON: BOMKIOY & 60. At 518 Wabash-av.,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Sept. 26, at 10 o'clk, the entire farniture of Resldence at Auctlon, Marhle-top Chamber Sets, Bragsels Carpets, Bedding, Crockery, Stoves, - Qoneral Huasekeeping Effects, all nearly new and in perfect order, and first-class. e withow* roserve, KLISON, l'Oa_l_KJ ' & Cu, By GEO, P. GORE & CO,, 68 and 70 Wabssh avenue. REGULAR TRADE SALE - DRY GOODS, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 8:30 a. m. A Very Important Bhowing in SBEASONABLE GOODS % a s UORE & CO., Auctivneen. FOR WEDNESDAY'S AUOTION BALE, - * Bept. 20, at 0:30 &, m., we shall sell Eighteen Hundred Oases CUSTOM-MADE Boots, Shoes & Stippers Inoluding FULL LINES of STAND- ARD FALL AND WINTER WEAB, which buyers aro invited toinspoot. 0. ¥, GORE & CO., Auctloncers On THURSDAY, Sept. 27, at 10 o'clock, ANOTIHER Speelal 8alo of an Elegant Assoriment of Upholstered Furniture, Chamber Sets, Mook Cnaes, Wardrobes, Sldeboards, Bacbly_ aud \Vood-’l‘vr “Fablos, new style Ued: steids and durcauy, Whatuote, Jall ‘reck, Chairs und ockerw, Ha Wi i Nocke ool and Lual Mlirach dprings, Uruavc iree- an ool Liiinges, Bofas, &e, Attend thie salo for bargeius Rty U, P, GORE & CO., Auctioucent WM, A, BUTTIIS & CO. Commbmiun Auctioncers, 118a0d J20 Wabab-sr MISOELLANEOUS BOOKS Tuesday Aiternoon, Sept, 25, at 2 1.2 oclock, At our salesruoms 116 and )0 Wabash-av, 4 WAL A, BUTTKLS & CO., Auctrs YEDNEBDAY'S AUCILON BALE. Crockery, Uarpets, Olicloths, Farnlture, Plascky i Ete,y Ete., Ete, Wtdnndll‘m-nm"np ruh‘. ale. st 03§ o'cigek. 8t 0wt e L A BUTTELS & CO.0 Auctloneers. M, Ao THURSDAY'S TRADE, BALE. Dry Goods, Woolens, Clothiug, Furnlshe Ing Goods, kllnu,nttlloves, s, (eS8, Col TUYHSDAY MORNI S, SEPT. 27, AT 9:30 0LOCK, o LR AT RO L g UU‘!I‘_TB‘?IL AUCTION SAL I will sell overy orening, commenciag st 7 o'clock to-mnnowr.' at myn‘n'l.nm. corner Monroe and Clark-sts., SILVER AND GOLD WATCHES, Jewelry, AI}?Aamonds, MISOELLANEOUS G00DS, FOR CASILONLY. Every article will be gusras: taed. A TIPAAN, Vawabroker: eod A LIPNAN, vaundiokh By L. 15, MANTONYA & CO, 200 aud 2wl Mallson-sl., up-slairs FUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF BOOTS, SHOES, & RUB_BER‘S‘; TEDSESDAY, bept, 20 when e shell ot Ptise AL T B SR B