Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1877, Page 5

llo debt was not originally made payable in 19, Hewas mindful that the Refunding nct Folde o1 that. tho bonds should ho payable In in, and coln of the standard vaine, on a apeci- O day,—tho day of tho passsge of the iaw. Why 18 he now demanding gold to be paid on pande, and opponing the payment of stiver! 1le weill have to offer Letter reasons than thoso mnulnm'l In his messagzo to satisfy the Amerl- anpeovles o The patlonal indebtedness, although cxceed- {ag tWO biltions, is only n fractlon of the whols {odebtedness of the people, public and private. The wolllsh fiow] against remonetizing silver ls by those who want all debts naid In gold. Firet sppreciate hard money by demonctizing one of the coln standards, and tlien compel everybudy to pay thelr debts In the otlber standord made artifcially dear, It that Is not nghylockery,” what Is! e ——— Jtlssald that JouN Rounn-TREg, when he v the 807 vota yesterday for 8eNNm for President, lifted up lis voleo Mike unto the Usu- {ruct, and snld, * Ono thing 1 awenr before the dimalving Ring of Cook County,—I swear that {be Government of Cuok County will be re- stored to tho peoplo of the Bean Cluh necording {othe idea of Its founders,” Aud the broken Rlog liftea thelr yoices and wept. By throwinx out. silver ad money, silver went *gown and gold went up. Restoro silver as money, and it wilt go up and gald will como down. Tho Shylocks know this and oppose the estoration of sliver, lest guld may comeo down 3 lttle. Whatever appreciates the value of 1d makes debts bigger. This explains tho milk In thelr cocoanut —— Wil the Enstern Shylocks stop an instant and contemplate the misfortuns of u Fuiton- yile (N, Y.) oid ladyi Thirty years ago she qunk $17 In an old stocking with o view to boarding It againat a day of financtal disastor. Recently she dug it out to find it worthless, the banks lssulng the bills having failed or wound op = The Republicans organized the Board of County Commissioners and cleeted thelr Presi- dent by " eight-to-meven " yesterday, There wereno threats of ralsing 100,000 lambas, or any other sized ffock of shicep, to prevent ft. e —- ‘Tou FIRNDRICES say: 1 helleve 1 have & clearer percoption of Lusiness than when I teft ftoft.? Ho certalnly has had opportunities far securing o clearer perception of polities than when ho began. } Yesterday rolicved the anxioty of a vast mob of Washington correspondents, who have for {le tast week been oftering their birthrights for s pol of message. 5 } 1t we can put sny rellance In the Assoclated Press reports, Mr. WisLiast Henny Switn s confirmed a8 Cotlector ot the Port of Chicago. Cataleptlc cognomens scem to stand the best show in Washington, and Firzsiusons 18 “a Mger man? than Firzivaw. | i Wa have hunted tho dispatehea throrgh care- fally, but we find no mention of Mr. TiLoEN'S message, Why fs this? t Thero len't & word In the President’s message sbout the front door of the Chicago Custow- Uouse. * It's a pity but the Implacable polc was not qnite long cuough to knock down the Firzsais- sons. At the County Board, they had a little gamo ol elght-to-soven, nod eight again won. PERSONAL. Benator Blaine has returnod to Wash. fogton, Gustave Dore {s ongnged on an cnormous work called **The Temptation of Adrin and Eve." Qov. Van Zandt sent an cighteon-pound turkey of the Narragansott breed to Prosidont Usyes on Thankagiving Day. Fannio Davenport is to begin a farewell sesson at Booth's Thoatro on the 17th Inst, Sho will appear as Kosalind, Viola, and Helena, Tt is suspeoted that tho old English sailor, Thomss Grimaldi, who dfed at Knoxvllle, Tenn., recently, atthe ago of 108, wns the brothor of tho famous Engliah clown of that name. Eli Perking’ ngont offored to ront him to the Gilman Lecture Commlttee for $25. Tho Com- mittoo replied that they dld not wish to **bust’ up their courso a0 early in the scason, The Grand Duke Nicholas asked a London TVmes correapondent what no was doing at the sea. ofiwar, and secmed to experionco a griin satisfaction when the latter replicd that ho was not doing any- # i Worth, tho monarch of modistes, employs 1,200asslatants. A fashionable lady once said lo hi, *Idon't 1ike your taste at ail. Mr, Worth,” $'Madame," he replled, **1am quito suro that if Lh'l:l’ vour taste, Ishouldnot havo any custom- Thomas A. 8tow, a member of the Cleve- lsnd Board of Education, died at Lis residence 1n that clty 1ast week of heart-discase, Ho hos been smployed on tho Flaindeater in the capacity of foreman and cowmmercial editor for twenty-seven Jearn, Acurront Parislon story is that aNew York manager endeavored to engage Melssonier to vaintndrop curtsin, Tho artlst satd that at his Ssuslratean work of that slzo would be worth $4,000, 000, and would require about 200 years for {tacompletion, Prof, Blackie, of Edinburg University, during o recont lecturo fn Edinburg on **The Wit and Wisdow of Beoltlah Soug," sang two Seotch songs, and at the close of the locture further do- d the audience by puttiog his arms around sud klasing the minister fn whose church the Joc- ture was glven. - A lady in Gonugn County, Ohio, refused to Déy Lior axes because of noa-representation, but G of hor kind-hearted nelghbors camo forward aid discharged the fax, saying: **We think & £reat deal of Mlss E— down wherd sho 1v knowo., :M 18 doing this from princiole, and I don't know Ut whiat eho In half right after all. 1 will pay the tax, snd then, aftor I explain tha matter, she will be willing to 5 mm."‘ pay we, butahe would never pay an Fifty years ago Sunday twonty women and #v¢ young men unlted with Park Birest Chuzch in Loston, during a rovival season. Of the fomales only two are living, as far as koown, and they re. oln distant places. Allof the fivo young men Wenow in Bostun, and hold consplcuous places, ‘Two bave from the begloning been 1n_memberehip Sndservice with the Park Strect Church. This 4 of brothers celebrated the anniversary of its -Profetulon Sunday, Inthe morniug Dr. Withrow g}lcuh!d 8n appropriste sermon. In the evening seclior, who was pastor when the youpg nien :::::fllh the church, preached u meulortal dte- The Petersbnrg (Va.) Indez-sippeal thus ¥ecordy mn tncldent in Virginta soclal life: ** Last weak Alisa Ellls, ninth daugtiter of Sepator With- :l. of Virginla, in her 10th year, wus married - Mr, Putney, a wealthy Boston widower of un" more yummers. ‘The bride is nearly six foct - h Of remarkablo beauty and intelligence, ublo talk politics, quote Johu Stuses Mill, and h‘ *n untamed horse. The el of & "flkhm of benator Withers hay lung been & L gular unuual uccurreuce, but it cannob be kept "Dmuthlonzwr. There remain oniy two unmars ed, Misa Willlo and Mivs Virgiola Seceesia. The \eF was bora on the doy Virgiola scceded. ™ luuh Frauk Millet, the Aworican artist who t been with the Nuselan army 1n the Dobrudsks o correspundont of tha New York Heruld, snd tlcber for the Loudon Graphlc, i now attbe .:D‘t‘;ufu beadquarters in Hulgaria, as corte- l“n Bk of the London JNews, Laving takenthe ?" ¥ of Mr. Forbes, whu went away sick. In b, Millet s about the vuly correspondent hxmfi‘ /d who has beeu nolo 1o stand tho extrewme b P Of thewesvice. Hard riding, cold, wet, e nI.ll!m:r bave been bis coustant experfonces. i hlh. romctimes been thirty-mix aod forty- w‘l outs withiout food of drink. Mr. Alilet is . Ynlyluuhmu artist and correspondent, but (hipeius to bave taken & bund §o an occalosal " z-h. At suy rule, his usme has veen sent Lo ‘® Emperor fn a Mt of uflicers, withs recoms Wendaiion of a decoration for bravegy. COUNTY AFFAIRS. The New Board ot Com- missioners Gets to Work. Senne Elected Chairman by a Vote of Eight to Seven. Ho Gives His Follow-Hembers a Bensiblo Talk on Economy and Reform. Lich and His Clerks $tep Down and Qut-.- ‘I'he Other Changes. Recorder Brockway's Roport—Tho Sheriff's Bhowing~Ohairmen of the Com- mittecs, THE COUNTY BOARD. BENNE ELEUTED CITAIIMAN. Tha first meeting of the new Hoard of County Conmissloners was hetid yesterday afternoonat the usual hour, There were present Measrs. Agars, Brailley, Cleary, Conly, Fitzzerald, Hoft- man, Lenzen, Mulloy, Scuue, and ‘Fubor, The five vew members, Messra, DBoese, Spofford, Wheeler, Rurling, and Meyer, were In the ud- Jolning roon, swalting the callivig of the Board to order and o formal invitation to come: In and take the senls to be alluited to them. ‘The lohiby was packed with lookers-on. ‘The mecting was called to order by the new clerk to the Board, Mr, E. A, Filkins, Col. Cleary nominated Mr, Mulloy for tem- porary Chafrman, aud the nowmlmstion was tmade unanfmous, On motion of Mr. Bradley, the c¢lerk proceed- ed to read the credentials of the new miemnbers, Messra, Boese, Spoflord, Wheeler, Burling, and Meyer. ‘Ihe credentials were aceepted separ- ately. At the conclusion of the resding, Col. Cleary moved the appointinent of a committee of two to escort the new members to thelr scats. The motfon was varrled, and Messrs. Bradley and Ayars sppointed as such Committee. The new members were formally Inducted . into thelr seats aud Introduced to the Board. On motlon of Mr. Lenzen, the new roll was enlled, nnil the following-numed Commissioners responded: Ayare, Boese, Bradley, Burling, Cleary, Cunly, Fitzgerald, Hoffuan, lLeuzew, Meyer, Mulloy, Seune, BpofTord, Tabor, Wheeler, Mr. Conly moved that the Board proceed to the clection of a Cbalrman, The motlon pre- vailed, Mr. Ayars moved that the vote be taken ylva voco on tho call of the roll. Carrfed. Mr, Ayars nominated Mr. IHenry C. Senne. Mr. Bradley nomifnated Mr. Willlam Fitz- perald, ‘Tho nominatlons were then closed and tho vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Senne—Aynrs, Toesc, Uurling, Fitzgorald, Meyer, poflrd, Tabor, Wheoler—&, irzqeratd—liradiny, "Cloary, Conly, Lenzen, Mulloy, Seune—7. Mr. Hoffman moved to make Mr. Benno's election unantmous, and the motlon prevailed. On motion of Col. Cleary, the temporary Chinirmnn appointed the Colonel and Mr. Bur- ling as o comimitice of two to estort the new presiding oflicer to the chalr. Each of the Com- nittee extended that gentleman an orm and led lifin, quite suffused as to his faca witls blushes, to tho chalr. ~ Mr. SBeane bowed his thanke to the members of the Board and then delivered THE POLLOWING ADDRESS! GexTLENEN ANp Mrsncie or Tie Doand or CoxminsioNERs of Coox Couxty: By your action I selecting mo e your presiding ofticer, you place wo in a position where 1 can_hardly vxpress my feclings in worde: and whon 1 take into consideration the confidence you place in me by this act, then I can only ask you ‘o sccept my hearifolt thanks, But whon I jook on the other side ot the responsibliity cons uected with tho position, then you will pardon me when I tell you that T always felt and do fecl now that you mfzlit have aclected some ane ot of vour 1idat more competent and bettor qualitied to il this position then 1 am. But,inseinuch an you have 1made your cholce, I ahall try (0 o my duty to the beat of my ability, aud, whitever mistakes 1 may make, [ will ussure you that1 shall endeavor to convilice you that they nre caused by errors of Judgment “and not by any wallclons mo- tves, s & poor "hsnd to mnke specches, but If such was not tho cuse 1whould un this accaslon glve you a history of this Tlourd from fts commencement up to the present time, aud point out to yau the wisdom of certain cs nnd octlons taken by our predecessors ecommend _them ae 8 gulde for tho futus and alxo point out their errors and mistakes, advise you how te avold them hereafter. Butan I am not accustomed to speak in public, ~ana per« havs every one of you understands tho situation Sully an well if not “hetter than 1_do,—1 will not undertake to do sy such thing. But pernit me 10 gave you a few fac ] figures in regard to the financinl condftion of this couaty at the time tho ol Bourd of Supervivrs inred ovar the dovernmen! to the Board of Comnlssionery miz yearango. We find In the last report of the Fi- nauce Committeo of sald Board of upervisors the followlng Jtewms s Qrand total counity debt Dec. 1, IKT0..,.v000 83,070,000 Grand total cuunty debt Dec, 1y A87L. L LS (00 Showing reduction of the county debt for the fiscal year 8270,000, From thot day up to tuis these we *Tteduction of county debt," do not appear again in tho procecdings of this Hoard, At the explrution of tho frat decal {rnr of the new floard, we find o statement regarding the expendl. tures of the charfiable instifutions as cumpuered with tho expondituros of the vrevlous yesr, by which {¢1s shuwn that the expenses in these fnsii- tutions whiow a_baluncy in favor of the firel year of the Board of Comunisnionars over that of thy lavt yeur of the Hoard of Supervisors of 11 A and uned a8 an argiment that in that respect the Change from the old systom o U new bad heen succass, This, 11 10y Judgment, Wae due, howey- er, to the fact that nearly tue whole civilized world eontributed to vhe rellef of the suffering povr of uia clty sud county in the hour of Chicuyto's great- eat calamity, which - il not be forgotten so long as timo Justy, and con aardly be taken o a crlteri- on by which 'to show n hetter and more cconomical Government. _But the indebtedness of the coun- ty bns wlowly but steadily incteased up to the prevent day, so_that the total lndeblednoss ut date fs about $4,808,500, This, Lowever, 18 parlly due to ' the great flre In 17, by which the Court-Houso wns destroyed, and which to replace by B uuw uno neceesarily Tequires money, But thisis not what I wauted to get at. The people will take cure of that. What [ want to spcak about 1u the ordiuary ruuning exoenses for greneral county purposos, which have to bo paid out of thu taxelevy from year 1o year, but which has not beon accomplisned for the Jsut fow yeurs, And let me wliow you now what the result will be at the eud of thie facal yeur If tho expensva aro keotup us Hoftman, they hava besn thu year just cloved, St will then bo: Orders - drawn oo the 7remsurce for the tiecal year ending Dec, 1, 1878, 81, 003, 3655 “mllm“" louns falllung 1 2150, LU duo durlog thy fecal year, & nierest on above loans und now indebledue ut 120, 500; Court: llouvo appropriation, 8240, fug ' tutal Mauilitics fors the year 31,78 31,782, muet the oo, we have tho (sx-levy uf 1877 amounting at the higheut rate atlowed 0 b lovie by tuw, If overy dollar could be collected, to 81,410, 600; income from other sources, ut $100, total income, $1,A10,500. ‘Tlits will Becevearily loave o deficitat the ond of the fscal year of $2UG, 303, And there {s but ona way to avoldth |u|hulnb{nuuclm(u enecs wherever 11 18 pos v without lnterfering with the runoing of the fustitutiony, 1t ls very cany to inercasy exs penace, uud It |8 aisg caey tosay reduce them, but llm mere say-00 wil notduit.” It lea hard thiung 10 teduco expenses. You will ineet with opposition every step you take In that directiun, and unlues you are deturmingd W do s0, Bu wal Connequonces may be, Licll you ibat you wili nut nd figures uecovd, 1 Liave shown you by fucts 1hat o change wost (ske placo. t) must be chansed as to allow fhle Board to '“J igner {sxes, o clse the systom of spending mioney e it has Leen apent for the last few (:nn muet Yo changed, fur it wilinot do to sun fuu county fn debt from year to year for ordle nury expenses at the rate of § . ] . tiaelaw lv ool 1y your power, Tha reduciag of ex- penses 1o noL ORLY i your power, but is demanded of yuu nut valy by ite depressed cundiilon of the tintee, but by 1o public, snd thy questiun L4 now, Wiil you do it Lut it mu{ bo satd, It is cary envuih 10 tulk xbout teducing vy but Low ailit be done? Whst do you proposer I will Firat, the solance of Judycs for Caanty 4 Frobute Coutts, whers & saving might bave Decn tusde. hove been fzed and caovot be chauged for tho nexs four yeare. Dut tbw clerk-bire and Yy for sil ulhet county employes sppoloted by To lioard or vikeiwivy can, 1o my judguient, Lo facd 6t wuy Hwu. Only 1Labosld be dose before Il oppolcimente are made, s0 Lhat every sppli- caut ® wight kouw W bis pay - would be, acd. if poi ctory, iy, Bucond. I fbv contenet spsiem in aupplies for ke several county whero it inay by avruiutely pece s coutiact. and purchave Of (hy best wholee houae 10 the cify Lhut bave # reputativn for hon- waty and fals dealing. uld not secoinmend tbe employment of u purchaviig ageut. [0f tky reaton 1bat 1 believe tho el of 1his Board bave been elecied Lo do that, aud (hey cau utd will do it 1ooro conuuiically sud fatisfucionly (it Gy Ig2EL we cupeh. Audif any one would usy, *'1bave o Ut dp toat business,” 1 would soswer biw, Quf pusition. Cook County pays yu sndt ts entitted to your thae. And, lsatly, 1 woul Bie The scoption of 8 recommendstion ad9 1a a Zepost by @ ppecial commilice vn & wiwllar sudjuct, 1 would recommend to sgols varchasing the which wan by the previous Board indefinitely poat- poned, und which reada an follows: Your Committer would recommen m . that the o x uupt ri'es i bt 1o e e ddeltyeredt 1o th i " e Teauisitions: as praetfenibe, rinaoly wr thst_every Thieir fore-10vm ean b 178 the aie Jan been eonsaiaed, This ta my position, and now let ua see what the woice of thie people Ta In this matter. Lot yoar e Democratic party in_the o ected four ‘The 1w ord of that piiblican party elecield the entlre five members thin Posrd. nnd Lheir watchiwond has been Economy and Reform,*' Therelore, Demarraty Ttepublicans, et us join handy in thin work, our waichiword be ¢ Honesty and Reforns et us not only preach, but practice this, anit wo will hatean ceounmical 'ounty Governiment, and by en oing we will pince tuesa Waris npoi put recor nizaln, o leduction of county expeasc.® And if we rhall be ably 10 0o =0, to ihlx exicnt of anout $200.000 for the yesr 1478, 1 hawe no doubt fhnt At the expiration of that time the people will not refase to vote a linlf a millfon dnl f bunde for the construction of the new Conet-lonse, in cose that aum fs necded, I thank you for your atlen- tion, sud await with plessure yonr farther action. Mr. Fitzzerald moved that the niddress be ac- ceglml amd spread upon the record, Carrled. Me. Lenzen movedthat tise old rules be adopt- ed temporanly, Carried, Mr, Fitzierald moved the sppointment of a commitice of tive on rule: ‘Tne motion was carried. and the Chalemnn a rumlud as such Committee Merare, Fitzger- uld, Sbuiford, Lenzen, Meyer, and Wheeler, Mr. Bradley muoved that the Clerk be instruct- ed to notify the Hosplital contractor that sup- plles were needed at that Institution, and re- quest that they be sent. The mullon was carrled, aud, on motlon of Mr. Fitzzerald, Messrs, Bradley, Spofford, and Fitzgerald wi sppointed a_ ommittee to re- celva the goods at the Hospital, At the reauest of Mr. Fitzgerald, and {u the ubaence of any objection, Col. Cleary was auded to the Commlittee. TANOR'S PAY. ‘The Clerk read the certifieats of Mr. Tabor thut he wua entitled to $H--$10 for sixty: daya' service, and §3 for mile: | expenses— for the quarter cuding Nov. 30, 1577, v Lie number of Mr. Bradley mured to bncres days to seveniy-eight, Mr. Tabor had been siek for suime tiwe, but in his vplulou he was entitled to as many days ss the restof the membera, Mr. Wheeler was opposed Lo pugiog wen for tho time they were absent., A vote was tuken on Mr, Dradley’s motion to {ncrease the tine, with the followibg results Yeas—Ayars, Bradley, Burilng, Cleary, Conly, Fltzgerald, llofman, Lenzen, dulloy, Seune, Bpofford—11. Nuys—Boese, Meyer, Wheeler—, The Chalrmat was proceeding to urze upon the members the necessity of punctuslity in thelr attendunce on the mectings, when Mr. Wheeter arose and asked if the vote just taken {nlmlllnl‘l;rcuu\!.wd. at the samne tine, wllowed e bill, . 'llhj Chairman replied that, in his opinion, it hade Two or three members didn't understand 1t that ot Mr. Stulloy moved, fuasmuch ns there waa eome misunderstanding fn the matter, to recon- slder the vote just taken. The motion was carried, Mr, Mulloy then moved that the certillente read “soventy-cight dage ! lnstead of sixty-tive, “ITe motlon was currfed by the following vote: Youse, Uradley, Cleary, Conly, Hulfman, Mulloy, Spofurd—8, Fitzgorald, i Nuya—Ayars, Burling, Senn‘c’. \Vh{:vlur—d. 5 Mr. Fitzgerald then moved that the bl bo allowed ns amended. ‘The motion was carrled by the following vota: Yeas—Diatley, Durhing, Cleary, Conly. Fitz- e@{nm. Hottman, Leoren, Malloy, Spoftord, sec! 3 Nuys—lioese, Moyer, Senne—3. LANE'S BONDL ‘The Clerk read the ofileial bond of Atvert C. Laue, County Superintendent of Schools. 'The names of the sureties were Albro E. Bishop, Amos Graunls, ‘Lester L. Bond, llnfln w. Matthews, Consider B. Carter, and Elijah 11, Gawmon, and the amount, $250,000. On motion of Mr. Wheeler, the bond was ro- fer|rulddlu the Finance Committee, when ap- ointed. s ‘On motion of Mr. Mulloy, the Board then ad- Journed for ons week. A DAY OF CHANGE! TUE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Tho cvents of yesterday at the County Bulld- fng will bo long remembered, aml, It Is hoped, with pride, by the taxpayers aud the public at Jarge. It was the day for the fustallation of the county otticera recently elected, aud for the old barnacles leaving the stcll they had so long clung to with such greéat tenacity. It was o day of mingled joys and sorrows, jostle aud excite- ment, and reward and disappointment. . The Couuty Clerk’s otlico was really the thoa- tro of the day. At tho usual hour Lich's clerks reported for duty, and took their accustomed places: but they were not the lazy, carcless, and {ndifferent individuals they had beon, nelther Aid they wear their nccustomed smile orstop at the neighboring saloons for thelr after-breakfast * nlp.”* They were uncasy, and whether they went actually to work or not they pretended to, aud as they stoud silently at thelr old posta, fn & dream, us it were, nothing secin- ed to actract thelr altention so much as the openlug of the outer duor. It was not long before the hall way wns crowded with cqually os auxlous n crowd, and every moment added to the voluwe, until the door- wuy was Dlocked, It was with diflieulty that Liob could wake bis way through the wass, aud a few moments loter it was with greater labor that Mr, Klokke could press Lis wuy in lle wau button-hioled on all sides. Getting through tho crowd, however, by was soon fortiied fu Licb's private ollice, und impervious to all as- paults, tewan sorrowfully welcomed by Lich, and the turning-over process wos commenced. Lieb had cleared his desk, packed his persuunl effects, and Liw stepping out was the work of but & fow minules, for abuut all he had to do was to tum over 5,5 the amount of the tax-redemption fund in his hauds, ond take Mr. Rlokke's receipt therefor, ‘I'ifs belmg through, Mr. Klokke surrounded himself with o few of his uppointees and cows menced hasuine commissions to a welect fow of tha mase vu the outsiile, whe wero called In une by one and fostrucied to report for Immedinte duty to C, K. Herrick, Chlcr Cierk or Deputy. They al] reported with great unauimity, and were escorted 10 their deaks or dutivs, and thoss that they were to relieve were pulitely iutormed Meyer, of the situation, took the biut, donned thelr hats, oud wandered out fnto thy strect, us wae the change made, oceupying several bours; end, be it sald, the chauge, 1u most instances, was for (he better, for wien the work was done a uew atimospheré Yunmled the premises,—the resultof nu usylum or poiltical bununers Letug trausformed (uto o respectable public ottice. TUE CUANOE made was sweeping, and necessarily had to be 50 i1 Mr. Klokke lutends to work the reforins i the oftico which ho has vrumised and which the people expect, Out of the entire regmuiar force of clerks gud usslatunts ho retained but two,— ‘Atbert Renike nud Henry Bichl,—and of the {63 Hoxtra® wen but thirteen were retalued, The work belng done by tne niuety mea discharged Mr. Klokke proposes to perfornl with about thirty meu, many of whom ars to be yet appulnte nd he also pruposcs to dispenso with tho use of Klare's Hall as a loaflug-place for bis employes, which has for severul montha hast been rented by the county at au expenso of 70 per wonth, Ilis appolutments yesterday wore as follows: Chlef aeputy, C. K. “Herrick chief clerk, J. P. Voswinkel; cus Gallowuy; bookkeepor, 8. 1. 'Rap Board of Commissfoners, E. A, Filkius; us aut clerk, H. Bpiclers tax-redemption cler! Albert Realkp uod £ D. Towusend: appeal clerks, W, H. Fuller aud Peter Bushwhally Jicense _ clerks, A, U, Sundburge d £, DeMars vital _ statisties <] (s new departmend) Cbarles Procbstine; clerk fu charge of books und papers, A, Jucobly clerks at large, Capt, Willlun Buckiey, C. H. Harris, R C. Waring, O. 4. Thomson, Olte #chultz, A, Brazfer, acd Julan it Fiten, County Court—Cblel cierk, H. E. Hamitons record-writer, Woodbury M. Taylor: winute cierk, M. B, Brayton; fee tlerk, Henry Bichl. The vtler sppolvtwents to bo made are the veextra' men and scveral vault clerks, which will no doubt be made to-day. CLEKK OF TUJ CHIMINAL COURT, The oftice uf the Clerk of the Criminal Court alio underwent o chaonge, but these the change was uot & necessity, lor everybody cou- cedes that it has been mansged satisfacto- rily aod filled with ctficleut and obligivg wen. Jobn Stepheus, the Clerk-clect, was ou band at an early hour accompauled by thuse Le bad selected tu surround bbw fu ks uew oitice, Thu retiriog Clerk, ‘Thowas . Barrett, was_also on haud, wud bLu welcomed Mr. Btephens sud formully inducted him futo some of the dutlcs of tbe office. Thuchsuge was sant and wade tn 8 few minutes, vut it cay 1y be sald to be a chauge 4s yei, for about the Oest thivg Mr. Btepbeus did was to inviteail the old ewployes to rewmalu with bim awblle to educate tuelr successors, which tbey kindly agreed 1o do. His appolnlecs wrei Chlel cterk, James M. Dovle; fev sud pre James G, Huwllowj vis clerk, rocwnd writer; Jawes Stewart; ral clerks, George R. low and Ilenry F. Stephens. IN TilB COUNTY COURT there was very little stir over the change. Judge Wallace was on hand to Introdure bis successor, Judire Loomts, amd tok a acat with him. - The flrat and only business was the lnunnfi ol - two petty motions, after which the court adjuurned ttotil Thuradav, Judge Loowls was afterward | the severnl committers for the year. Ax far s rarstlated on all handa, and Judge Wallico | could be learned lost evening, and the inlorma- 1ved expressions of gowl will from the same | ton s authentic and ean be venitied by any of the lepublican nembers, the Chaire anships will be distributed ne follows: Puhlic ritier, Spofford: Publle Bulldings, Rurling; . Fitzgerald; Hoapttal, ‘Tabor; Jall and Jall Accounts. Wheeler; Palilic Bervice, Ayara; City Relntlons, Boese: Equalization of Taxes, Mever; Printing, HatTmanns Hoads and By il Town Acconnta, Brad ¥, Clea censi, Mulloy. Thest are the princlpal committes, and Fitzrerald, it will be seen, 18 favored above his fellow-Demovrats. FINE IN THE CHRIMINS OURT ROOM. About # o'clock vesterday alternoun, while n Jury was being napanelnd 1 the Crimtwat Court, sanke was discovered rising trom the segister, Ale perhaps the most important, change of the | Hear the main cttrance to the roum, but no day was nade,—the instaliation add organization | particular attention was paid tolt. A few mo- of ments later fl:ll{l'cl werc‘ llhcn\'rrul'.lllml Il"l- 2 motnent more the matting was on fire, The This thnm:c"'I’mf'l"zegg‘;::{m"m‘f‘::;ml fowith | coutt was adjourned uurcvemunlnmllv. nnd thie Hverlest interest, for, once made, the public | the bulliTs and thers ".I"""l thewnsdiven, W Wonld e 11 of 1A old s corript a combine. | SUFDrestiig the blaze. e lire bl gotten th tion an ever fastened Mself upon o commuity, ( 83rk on - them, | however, dud” havink o connbinntion whicth md piled up the county | Feached the o bencies, s - beyond deby olibist the paupers 10 ¢nrich Beelf, bmr. | {eir control. Bffort teas mady fo use the tered with contractors, voted away the public | ARud-pipes and hose with which tha hullding money 1o fricnds with Tavish hands, and b was eupilicd, """ everyhody bossine the b, & reproach in the tostrils of honest men ey and the valves belng rusty, little could bo done. where. Ta gct rid of these men was n victors, Flualiy the alarm was sounded, and the fire- ol awliens tho Board was eallell to order and | Meu D7 heruic work got the fire under control, their tataes were omitted from the roll, the | The fire was caueud, by the wweepfugs of the Duttle was won, anit those who heant und raw soom betni thrown I the register, hiey were the net w thade glad, 'Tho change wasa | Sither Jgnited by the heat from (he furnace be- tereat one, even If it should be found to mean, :““'lm "i""“' e tafelesly thiuwior 8 aar to the disappeintiment of the publicy but halt | 1080 1t Tuany event it wae the result of catu- that which has been hoped for, lexsness on the part of some atie, and bad the 'When Scntie was nominated for Chalrman by | e ocoureed at night the bullding wonid huve the Lepublicans, the * Riegsters,” who had been destroyed, The damuge will not exceed fought Fitagerald for o year boeause e had | S50 and wiil not futerfere with the Court. fought their steals, extended to him a moreel in After L r!“'.' RNEEDETHBNL KU the shape of the nomination for the same place. or Livt hud stepued down anid out yester- They know thit he felt somcwint. sure becanse, | 1% thers wus considerable cummotion simons an & Democrat, hewas in the minority, and they | WS enployes who tullowed alu. Thoy had nut vallled nround By, voted for him, and teied to | Ueep pald thosh their saluries bul Loen andit- make bim elai., They gave i el nolld votes, | S Friuiy, aud thile wuawhat mado them un- ~—Decase tiicy knew that they: could not clect | Ph3Fe Thuy (""““I'“l m"} trom place to place, Biim,—to Impress hm with the fdea that they | DUE it was not untlh the afternoon that they kot wers bis ritwis, Ho submitted tu their put- | S0V money. He finally estutlistod headquirters ting, strange to say, while he Lnew thas if they wt Klarc's Hall and commenced paying them, had heen able to have eleeted o Chalrnan that | HOWever and esersthing ran Friouthly up to o he would lwve becn the last one they womid Inte lluur!urhenflcmuon.when hie wanted to liave named fo the place. He disappointed hie | 401t tho work and go home. | He did qult, but friends by not declining at once. Even on his wav out the men temonstrated and In- after Senne lad heen clected the * Ringsters ™ ‘“‘“"d“ that “tlivy. l'"““m. ve pald, One were full of hope, nnd_with au eyo to seeurlng | 00, ,;l'l"'t a 1 r. Colbert, who = had the manugement of the county fistitutions and | 1 “’“ld huted }“ dutvs exchequer, approached the election uf Bountreu as County:Attorney, | fii b Bo5e0 ‘,’,"|"' b was coming ‘o ini they gave s eugared plum to Mr. Tabor, who mtcl:m of getting s moncy, huwever, he got e, Deretofore often co-oporated with them, | 8 Kick fron the rave Uoncral I the stonuch, IHis per dient for the last quarter was under con- ?‘"" "?f uclnur‘nl fn '°"'",j' found & binch of sldcration. st he had prewented n biil for sixty. | knuckles pluping at the side of nis head. e five clugs’ service, whereupon it was moved from "““"““‘f;{ l.i”&"’"““d to this, but. in the effort the Démocrutie side of the liouse toallow him | Fas kiocked down. | Thercalter there was o for seventy-clcht cays, heeause when not sery: wencreal melee down the suzprl 1 which ft §s said me_length of tune. ‘This report ends his first vear In office, and_ Is vel creditable to his manazemcct. There have been no_joil eseapes during the year, agalnst sizteen last year, THE COMMITTEES, Now that the new Buard has been nrgan great Interest Is centered in the appoluto Hps, N THE COUNTY TREASURRIV'S OFPICE there was o thauge of any kind, not even in Treasurer, tier Mr. Hitek nor Mr, McCrea was around, anl during, tue forenoon the atlice was ranning ftself, The absence of both of thiese gentlemen was explained (i the alternoon by astaterent from Mr. Beye to the effect that tie reason the office had not boen formatly Lurred over was that tho necounts had not heen made up and adjasted, There was o trouble of any ki, he sald, and Thusaday Mr. McCrea would atep i, No chavges in the employes are anticipated. In tha afternaon the greatest. and to the pub- 12} o 3 e ‘ Ehov . that the retiring County Clerk was knocked g the colluty holiud Luon Bk, onorioiet | down soveral tines and otfiernise disrcape fully trested by his ndorlng emnployes. The fracus wan contliued on the sidewalk below un: til the police Iuterfered, Sotne of the men fay that thia s not the end of It, aud threaten their Iate emplover with dire things uniess he comes to the front like o man this snorning. he gobbled it up. ‘The object of the move- ment was apparent from the first,—to show Nim who were bis friends, ete., and the strange featuro about It Is that some of the Republie- ans labored In the same direetion, Ilow much effect the actlonof the *Ringeters™ will have on cfther of them rematns to bo seen when the seleetion of county emploves is reached. 8o far us the change [n the Boardisappsrent,— barklug the exhibition of tright on the part of certaln Republieans, and a temdeney to do wrong by illezally voting away publle money rather thun lose party power,—all {a well, aud setter thines mav be expected of the new than have been had of the ol Mr. Senne {8 un lonest man, e s futelltgent, tov, and, ut the head of the Hoard, must exerce o wholesome Influence for the [mbllc gonl, even over the “Ringsters.” In he past noone has o record in the Bourd to compare with bim, amd, being famillar with the materfal o has to deal with, fn_the sc n and appointment of the varlous Cotnmitte will exerclse the rood senac, no doubt, which 1ins characterized his connection with the Board tlie past year. THE RECORDER'S OFFICE. AN EXCELLENT $10WING. Following {s the suvstance of the report of Recorder Brockway for the ball-year ending Nor. 83 ‘The number of documents flled for record dur- ing the paet aix montas ehows guite a faliing off e compared Wit the correspanding purlod of last yeur, o shiown by the ontty books of thy Tate in- cumbent, Theré wero recorded during that tine 124,600 docutnents, whlle the number of instru- ments n}m tor record during the last six months wan AMUSEMENTS. WENDLELL PHILLIPS, A large nudience greeted Mr. Wendell Phillips yesterday eventug at MeCormick Hall. He bad been announced to lecture on * Flnancee,” but, after beiny Introduced on the platform by the Hon, Johu Wentworth, he proceeded to speak upon his other subject,—* Charles Bumner. In beginning, he sald that be looked upon Mr. Sumuer as the grealeat man Massachusetts had 1ent fo the national counclls during the last Afty years. There might be some who would doubt that statement. Undoubtedly there had been greater stutcsmen than he, men of greater Intel- Tectual ability In eome respects than he, But the lecturer thought that u really grest mau was made up of four clements; one of these was o grand purpose fo life, o lifc devoted to great onds; the eccond was so unsclllsh devotion of great powers to these cudsy the third woan Krand success; tho fourth was an unsulited pel- vate Mfe, ‘The only two nemes In Massachusctis that could compure with Mr. Sumner’s were those of Dauviel Webster oud Jubo Qulney Adame, If the pudience looked nt the purposo and uspira. tlons of those men thoy would ugree with the Iecturer that neither veuld compare with 1,484, $ o ‘amwunt ruceived for abatracta daring thay | Charles Sumner, It theso four clements Eufl\n\ was 98,710,80, while tho amonut recetved re conshitered. Thers were two umxg the corresponding perlud of 136t year was ses of preat meu, Une was proficlent. only $2,012, Thuait {a shown that, while the vol- | his greatuess being lu a norrow chanuel. The ume of basiness in real estate transactions b beon far low than during the corrysponding o monthis of last year, the business of tie Abetr: Department has ateadlly increaved, and with the return of reasunably good tinies will becotne source of mucu profit o both the taxpayers and the County Government, The clerks employed. in Keeplnyg gp the tract indices {n the Recurdec's oftice, elthough Included In the Abstract Depart- ment, properly belong to the Itecorder's clerical staif, which fact shouid not be diregurded when 1aking Into conniderntion the runnlug vxpeneve of the Avstract Du}lumnrul. Thse Recurder fecls Juntided and nsaumes he may be pardoned n l.'lllln;i the uttention of your Ion- wrable Board to the Abstract Departsent, und giv- Ing s brief bistory of the sunio aince the orp‘uu' o mut might be {dolized and clevated to oflice. Noj that was not cuiough, The 1dol of the nour was hardly remembered o day or twoafter, Iteputation, according tv Pope, Adrian, was so much u creation of clreumstauces that it could searcely ever be remembered, Mr, Sumner haa the good fortune {n his carcer that his name must be furever wssocinted with o crund step Iu human progress. But even that would not snduee the leeturer to bring him there usd o t for a speech; but the wition was to-dav tryfnig an experiment,~the only peopluthat had ventured the geand experiment of trusting every humat beang with o etare of the Govern- ment. A hundred years had pussed, amd the nation hod grown fn power und steadiness, {n- stead of perishing 1n the forty years that had been predicted by Europy the period ot fta oxlstence. Nocrates, when asked why Lo didn't serve the public, replicd, “The public wuuld tear s to bleces before I had time to serve it ‘That wus the exjpericice of Charles Sumper, 1n one scuse hils carcer borrowed its menice abatracts furulshed was 0,15 ceived for work of that natoro durl of the present adminfetration was $14,4: which, consldering the depressed condition i entate and loan markets, 1o 4 most gratifylug vxe Bibit, uud lest Le might be nuderstood ms | slupleity from the fact that he unever hud a do- reflectlng _wpon the previous management | wire Lo enter iuto politice. As o schoolboy Mr. of tho Absfract Department, the liccurder | Phillips bad known hitn as o boy withaut sports desires to state thut the newly-created | apd pustimes, with ouly aua purpose, to com- oftice eucountered much oppusition during the first year uof flu extetence, on account of the fact that it was by some consldereu 8 dangerons fnto- vation on the vetablished order of Hungs. The abatructs of titlo, huwever, furnlebed frum thiv oillee hisvo by their currectness und relinbllity wieadlly won' faver with the public, whily the styly in which tliey have been isstied is a credit to voth mukers und writors, and such as o place them in the front rank of their professional brethren. Whilo the Rtecordar believes it 14 not legully required of hini to mike sbetrocts of title, he, lnwever, husaone so during the past yesr, trusting your honorablo body wonld do bis tho Justice to grant him reasonable cowpensation far hio sdditional labor and reeponaihility inscvarable frum thie work, In submltting this report of tha labor performed pnss ull tho round of human learuing, At collge ho wos 8 scholur, and had only a desire to excel fn scholarship, - (When he entered the law he flung aside all literar, ambition, because he understvod that o mun could only Kuow one thing well. The speaker, with otber collegians, was entranced with the tulents of Miss Fanuy Kemble, and used often to leave the elns of Cunbridgy at night to pass an cvening at her theatrs, returuing late at night, atter miduight; but there was ulvoys one uht burning fn o window,—that of Bum- ner's room, . When he went to Earope Lie was recetvod by the highest clrcles of art und aris. tocrucy, solely from his great genfus and unpar- alleled learniig. Returning home, s leaped at i his ofliee for tho past aix munths, the Recorder . I diul Now B to the luadequa @ sainries o o clerku ) O} o] 'l B ey B e Bonoreble lioard ai & ra. | South Church, Ho chusd fur a subjecta eritt. clsm of the method of our fathers, an appeal for peace. But it was a blow lu the face of the nudlence; 1t was oppused to all lleas of the day. However, it showed his fndepenaence, In 1551 when ho cutercd the Benate, ho showed this independence again by sitting cleven months without opening his wouih, 1y party hlamed and criticlsed him, but stlent and alone he cent meeling i which this maticr wos cunsidered, Some of the clerks in_ hls otice have had many ears of esperience, and, by thelr ‘mhnuvphcm ton, Industry, sud thurough knawledge of the du- tiew aenlgtivd” them, bave docoms high'y valuable and exsentinl 10 thy wuccess of the oftice; In fact, o1l hiv clurks have been selected with duu recard to the public intereat; and while he velieves that your honorablu bady wuuld uot knawingly deny 8 reason- B netuation Lo those whoss sylarice were af. | 8¢ Without replying. to bis cuemics or B e by your action, ho respecifuily bolioves fbat | excusiug himsclt to bls friends, — Ile had the Buard of Connlssioners given tho subject | Walted unt!l ohe had learned the » fiitle more consideration thero would | ways of the chamber and knew how touct. have been no reductivn - of arles, He | When the Fifteeuth Amendment was proposed, therefore bews leave to that_your hone | helelt the ranks, omitted to vote, Whether oruble body mmy appoiut whuse duty 1t may e (o ¥ frum pervonal obsorvation, a0 far much expericnce, 1ntelhigence, wn Il are re- quired of o clerk s make an_abitact of title properly, to perforua the dutles of eavhigr, receiving and delivery clerk, superimtendent of follo depart- ment, index and tax clerk, comparor, and ju fact that of any other elerk whoss walary las been dhnipished by your hoporable body, beheving should this e done that the salaries would be ru- atored Lo taele furmer Bgures. From the Deputy Recorderdown the working force of the ofice té st edicient, and eatitled 10 grest pratse aud consideration for the fajthful mau- ner in whicn they bave acquitted thumascives of the varione duties arelgned thew, ‘Ihe report then gives o finauclal statement for the lust six months In detuil, u swnmary of which 1s as fullowss 20,044 e spucial comuiites Lisottice and learn Possibly, how he was mlataken or not, it was that rarest uf virtucs, the conacience of u public mau, s orlgiual ambition was to ubtain the crmine o a Judge, but he heard the bugle call of the ery of Texas and Mexico, and he took up thelr cauge, Jleallowed his name to be used sgutust, Winthrop for Congress, and was de- feated, of course, a3 he d used the weaker side, Mo was uever vited ufterwards to the bLouses of an, eople In Boston excust Longtellow and Prescott and never received a dollaras o lcfiul fee, It seemed as 1f he would never lift his head ogaln. But by a surpristug sevolutlon, by a coatition between Democrats sud Free Soilers in 155}, Mr. Boutwell was clected Goveruor und Mr. Sumper was ¢levated Lo the Scuate. Thls was tho defianco thrown by Mussachaicits to South Caroltna. He eotered Congress us the openly-avowed chawplou of auti-slavery. Ho exbibition of Recetved for recording documents Recelved for certified coples Heceived fur sbatracts of title, 8710 | was maligned ond critiched throughout Hecvived for sundries. .., a4 | his career (unjustly, sccording to. the lwmru:?. Gen. Urant had taken palns Total... to tell Kuropse _that Mr, Sumner Expended for salaries was a linr,—that he bad promised him to eup- port tue bill for the aunexatlon of San Dotwlne 0, and hod fatled to do su, _But the speaker knew toat fu that affale 3ir. Sumuer wus blame- Jess, as b bad used oulr the most_guarnded language when talklng with the President. Exapeuded for vundrie: Balance on band No aeevenenn § 2,071 1TEMS, TUE BURRIPP M'VICKER'S, i . yesterday submitted bis last seml-anbual re- WThe Bells” was Introduced Jast evening by port. The tigures arc luteresting, ss follows: McVickor's company, aud it proved to bo s E:l“l‘l"m: ;'n‘fl\c:fl-- 5 Mm--N-W" praiseworthy etfort on the part of the mavager. E ¥ 3, 000- Everything was doue that could bave been BRErATABaRy o 5 K000~ 2,500 tlonn’t.u mike the play ctfective, and thero wasan Tots) amount pald Treasurer.... c.ui 0., 83,070 carnest, fudustrious spirit manifested on Lhe part of the actors, which was worthy of all the ap- plouss bostowed upon them. Mr Wheclock ployed the leading part,'and ho plaged it with all bis might. He was colled before the cur- taln, and throughout all the scenes fn which Le appeared be was applauded vociferously. Tl is siuply a statement of the fact that Mr Wheelock is a popular success ju * The Bella.” Mis rederine of Mathiss way be oueu to Thls is an excess uver ex-Sherl Aguew's cor- respondiug six mouths of $1,6i, and the work bas been accomplished at & saviog in sal- aries duriug the L six unths of $10,404. Add to this the oxcess of 31, Sud ft will bo scen that the prescut Shusith bus during the last half year saved the county $13,207. Ju addition to tbe sbove, Sberit? Kern bas now saved the couuty sbout #4,000 luthe cxpeuses of th jall durinz the fone, but what can_any one say in the of a host of urplnudlnn fellow-citizen! They liked him, and they ealled him out. clock was not Irving, probably because his name was not spelled the same, but he played a part in which Irving has mnde fawe, In a very artintfe sparit, The play is vcr{ srtistically pre- sented st McVicker's, the scenfe lllusions being B:Irllc\llurly well designed. It will he on the wards for the week, income shall pay actording to its character, and that no class ahall escape the cognizance of tht revenue oflicers, In some places, in 8axony for instance, when It I8 & queston of assessing the income of a foreigner or any other person as to whose resources it 18 & mat- ter of dilllculty for the officials to obtaln accu- rate Information, they estimate his income by his ontgo, and as they cannot tax what e gots, they tax what he apeinds. I s man lives in 1 two palr back, blacks his own shoes. and VERDI'S REQUIEM MASH, lives pml a dlet of Roggenbrod, Wurst, ‘The superh performance of Verdi's Requiem | and cintaches Brod, 'he = stands 8 Mass given last Thursday night at McCormick 1all by tho Beethoven Boclety will be repeated Uts evening with unrestricted admiselon, and iotutly for the henefit of the Soclety and the Chicago publie. The Boclety fs eatitled to sup- port In this memorable musfeal effort, and tho music-loving public should not e slow in testifylng its approciation of the wrivileze of listening to a performance of Verdi's 1atest and greatest work of the kind in-a man- ner andd fortn so ndequate and eatisfactory. In ad of the chorua of 150 volces, which has re- henrsert thee Mass for aix montlis, the orchestral score will be giveu by forty of the heat prof siotil musicians in” the city, and the vocal auurtette will consist of Mrs. Thurston, Mrs. Kewpton, - Mr. Knorr, aud - Dr. Marlin—io klort, an exact repetition uf last Thursdoy's verforuance, CASUALTIES, TRAIN WRECKTD, ToLEDno, ()., Dec. J—A graveltrain on the Lake Erie & Loulsville Raliroud was thrown from the track to-dny neur Fosterts, 0., and completely wrecked, and Conductor Bradiey killed, chance of cscaping notico altogether or tn:lun.; off for & very trifiing contribution; but It ha luxuriates 15 the first floor of a fashionable quarter, kecps n stal of servants, and enter- tairs company, it {s assumetd, whatever he may 81y to the contrary, that he is possessed of con- stderable pruperty, and hia fs mulcted according-- 1y, The precautions taken by German Govern- ments to detect the dodges of fraudulent taxpavers are not confined to the lving, thoy extend bevond the grave. If a man, who dure fne his Bfetime lias professed to have a small fucome, leaves hehind him a large property, the cenissaries of the State call his hicirs 1o account and stop their lezacies in {ransiiu until all ar- rearares lave been cleared off and probably some heavy fines exacted, A case ul this sord has just oceurred fn Stuttgart, The fortune left by [lacklander, the well-known publisher and author who recentiy died (n that city, le said to bu out of all proportion to the aninunt he was nthe hablt of returning for assess~ nient to the Income,tax, and all property bo- quenthed by hito to'his family has been seized - by the officers of the revenuc pending satistac tlon of the claims of theC rown, IHis house has been temporarily conflscated, bis balance at his banker's attached, and even an embarzo Tald on tho original manuscript of the Jtomar Sieines Lebens, ~ Whether Hacklander really did defraud the Uovirmnent remains yet to ba, Ivm\‘('tl—ll is un suspiclon that, these ‘steps have hern taken, and we are not survriscd tu learn that the nuthor's family have appealed to the King of Wurtembursg t6 put a stap to thesc a) parently arbitrary nmi, au they probably lhlnE unnecessary procecdi DROWNED. Soectat Dianateh to The (iragn Trisune, Dunigue, Ia., Dee, L—(ieorge Platz, a young man aged 16 years, while skating on the slough, n cumpuny with a number of other boys, Sun- duy cvening, vroke through the feo,and was cairied under by the current and drowoed. His budy was recovered to-day. A FATAL FALL. Spectat inspatch to The Chicago Tribune. Minxzarouts, Minn,, Dec, $.~-Harry Young, alad about 19 yesrs of age, fell from s new bridge ncross the East Chonnel of the Mirsis- eippi, striking the end of the pler, crusbing his skull and breaking scveral of hls ribs. Hu ca fut recover. KILLED BY A TREE=FALL. Auectnl Inepatch to TAS CAicago Tribune. East Bavtvaw, Mich, Dec. 8.—Leon Shu. mon, 8 Frenchman 20 years old, single, was In- stantly killed at Sims® Camp, on Tobacco River, Saturday night, by o falling tree. No relations 1 this country. SCALDED TO DEATH, Apecial spaich 10 The Chicarn Tridume, East 8a01xaw, Mich,, Dee. B.—A 4-year-old son of Mr. Lisk, o Bay City grocer, was sculded 1o death yesterday by falling (nto u tub of boll- fugg water. ngs. FIRES. IN CITIICAGO, In addition to therceent fires in the vicialty of fire-nlarm box No. 825, located on the corner of ‘White nnd Market atreets, two more barns wera fireé ot eaviy hours yesterday morning. ‘The firat was at 1:30 and was causced by the burning of a barn in the rear of No. 4 Whit- Ing street, owned and occupled by John law. Damoge to bam, €505 to Btk and tive horses burned fo death, $350, AL 2:00 au slarm from the saine box was caused by the burnlug of o barn in rear of No. 234 ‘ranklin street, owned and occapled by Thomas Whaien, Loss, $30. The fires are evidently the work of fucendlaries, but tnus far tho North Division police have been unable to capture thems. AT SHERMAN, MICIHL Spectal Disnateh to The Chicago Tnbune. Guaxn RAPIDS, Mich,, Dee. 8.—Fire destoyed Shackelton & Urcen's grist-mill, at 8tierman, Wezford County, a llttle over 100 miles north of heie, this mornfug, Loss about 315,000, on . which there was £1,000 of {nsuranc The'fira canzht from sparks from the smowe-stack fal- e — THE RALSTON ESTATE. ifig on th roof of the butiding. Yenator Sharon's Generoalty to the Widow TEMPERANCE, Hpeetnl Correspondence of The Triduns, Ancota, 1., Dee,l =The temperauce tneetings for the last ten days have becn conducted by Mr. E. A. Stewart, who dropbed fu among the peuple here, und such a stirring-up the peopla of this town never before saw, Between 800 und 700 huve already signed the pledge, nmong whom are many men who were classed among the immoderate driulers of the city. The n- terest In themeetings has been futense. 'The politan Hall is crowded every nfzht. ‘The nzs nre addres mostly by home talent, amoniz whom are the Presiding Efuer of the M. E. Church (McElros), the pastor of the Preshy- uir!an Chureli, and the Catbolle priest of this lace, of Hia Fricud. Bun Francisco Call, Nor. 2%, A rumor has crept around town tnsidioualy that a rensatton 18 looming up relative tothe adlustment of affairs by the Bank of Callfornia, atter its suspension, aud the scttienent of Ralston's estate. The bunk closed tts doors with Jlabilitles stated by Mr. Mills fu eviacnce to be §14,000,00), and *nominal assets " amounting . to $20,000,000, and the cause of the crash was stated by Mr. Mills t» lave been mismanagement by Mr, Ralston, who was ascertained to be s large dobtor to the bank. Revorts of the Investigutiug committee 1nude this indebtedneas appear to bo £4,000,00, ‘The bank found aut what it Lad to expeet, and what to pay, und it resumed under the syndicute. From that time the paymenta on indebteduness Tiave been met; tho busis has carried on its busi- need as formerly. Mr. Milla acting as Presldunt ; and §n a remarkably short space of tinie the puh- he dropped the subject fron congideration, Mr, Sturon tuok Mr. Ralston’s burden on his shoul- ders, avowlng his Intention to muka good his latniitics, and manaze bls estate for the best, aud, tu the event of anything remuining, to puv the reshlue to his widow. 'This undertaking was strictly of a private nature, Mr. Sharou guargnteeing the bank und keeping the rest os a business matter hetween himself and Mrs, e —— e BAD FOR THE DENTISTS. 8pertrt Dispuateh (n The Chicagy Tribuna Brnixoriesy, I, Dee, —In thirtcen of & much larger number of sults entered by the Qoodyear Dental Cumpany agulnst numerow denslgis of Iinols, dumaees for infringement ol o patent were awarded cumiplalnant. e FEVER AND AGUE. To shake, or not to snake? Are, thatle tha quentian. ie it better 1o quiver from ticad to fuo! in the paroxyems of gever and seue, or (o banist Talston, . He . took wver tho mmgets of | thoatrucious disease by i courss of ihat stondard s friend st n lbera) yaluation, and ::‘l:‘lng:ibfiéu'r:“r‘l:thd). Hustetter's Bitters? Thery doubt as to the response of the malnna-stricken to this inquiry. Frow every lo- ca'ity un this continent whose [nbabitants are'tor. mented with the shivering plague comes an ine creasing deiound for the cnly srenulne preventive and erndicant of malaria provided by aclence. 'The dunzens of fever and aznu districts wull knaw how ntterly wndequate to do more they give a brief respite are the ru-cajled rotnedies of the faculty, Quinine, nrecnic, bismnth, —what ara theso but palsonons paliiatives, which cease aftve 8 tme to produce auy henetelat ellect whatever, and, if pere ated i, wresk frreparoble tischief upon tho kystem? Liverywhere tey are belng abendoned by itellizent persons, and that genuine yegetavl( vrfl:lf.: for intermitient sl remittant ulsease, Hostetter's Bitters, substituted in thele plgee. BUSINESS NOTICES. he undertouk to manage them, so as to realize the nost for the estute, and o satisfaction of his risk. The rumior that bas taken flight Is to the effect that Mrs. alston s cithier dissatistied with thy mavagement of her affairs, from which she had o contingent expeetancy provided ull obligations were tuet, or thot sl deslrous of an uccounting o that sha may know what s &u;.lu > unmd criticlso or {mprove upon whut is eing done. Last evening a Calt roporter, detalled for an unpleazant but interesting task, setabout au jn- vestigution of the rumor, A friend ot the fani- ly, who Is tutimately sequainted with the sub- éct and with the Balston estate In every bear- ug, und whezo stateroent nay be relied, upon as tho truth, gave the Informailon that Mr. Shurou bus nil alonz acted withmore than mun. liness {n the wanagewent ol the Kalston wstate, und has exhibited extreme generosity, The cstate, sald he, was 5,000,000 or $6,000,000 worse than nothing tvon the sia- pension of the bauk. 1t mizht all have been gobbicd up aud nothing more heard of it. But M{r. Sharon took up tho latilitics and §s re: sponisible for thetr payment, aud he took over Koep's Cuxtoms Bhirts to messure, Very bent, six for . No obligation to take auy sbins ordered unlens perfectly satlsfaclory, Samples aud clirculars malled frev, REEFS UMBRELLAS. Tiest Glnghom, Palent Protected itibs, $1 esch, Dot 5Hik, Vrazon Framos, 8.4 cach. 17: East Madison stre e —— the asscts ut o lverd fmute 0 Jeffors' I ) renati Catareh Ramedy s u Ware what “thoy were, pledginie himseif, 1 a0y | pinted eure for extarr, - coids. suro- theaat, offen: thiug remalued after settlement, to ive breath. hewdache, asthma, and bronehitls, stow it upon Mrs, Ralston. He shouldere thu sssets with o inarginal stowauce, e cred- ited the lelmont catate ot 8220,000—it will nut fetels anything like thot s —and he slowed $150,000 for the Pine street residence, alao u Mberal value, 8o with the othier property. He- sides the paymont of tho Jiabilities, and If there wus margin even to do that, the bunk was to get #$500,000. 'The result does not reapond to the iaint hupe entertalned. Mr, Bhaton has nat recouped himsell for Lis responsibility, aud thie bank has not been patd the balf million, but I consideration of the esteem be beld for his friend Mr, Bharon maguanimously weat beyond his oblizations. In consideration of Mrs. fat- ston idving hins unreservedly posseasion of the assots ho ave her thy sum of $5,000 in coln. Au effort was made to obtain fur her 3100,00, put everybody cognlzant of the situation knew thut there was no warranty to Jemund chther that amount orcveutbs 50,00, However, that was thu arrangement, Al tho friends of Mis. Ralstou arv satisied beyoud u doubt that My, Shoron hus acted with wtrict honor und uobslity in what hio undertook and carrled along, but Mrs, Ralston Jias chusen of late to tekie somg actlon to ascertuln independently how things Sold by dragg strecl, 4 bample free, Utlice 70 Ntato e — et Use ¢ Mrs, Winslow's Noothing Syrup* for children while tecthing. 18 cures lrvwnh:ry and diarrhora, wind colic, and reguiates thu buwels. e — Pluckney, Jackson & C Pine fplces. L _enoves Gloves! Gloves! Gloves! The Best in the World for Centle- men's Wear are the CITY MADE' GLOVES Fisk, Clark & Flagg Tho Best Kid Gloves, ‘Lhie Best Dogskin Gloves, ur‘mm()ur mlurmnu‘t. mlu‘. mu‘ this xll'l [ ,”] “ ” s (“ el en course, ur there s uothiug 3 to conceali but sbe does bot - Lkuow o hest riving Vet overything,—so from llladvised counscl sho Lus given a power of attoruey i her atfairs to u lawyer from the Enst, G, E. Ames, sud I has been out here for & fustnleht or so, making in. qulries 1nto the estate. No proccedings wiil urise, for the matter Is plain, aud Mr, Bharon is witling to lay are overy jot ot the accounts ) Tho Best Coaching (loves. At RETAIL EVERYWHERE | _TOILET tml fx);lulu L;vemr triumwtlwu. er,l Ax{xlu OELEBRATED T o 83 had winicablo prerviows with Mr, n! “ Sharon, and ubo with J, lalston, relative to the estate, and thu reeult must bo satisfactory sod o vindication of all that sr, sharon has dove, But the whole watter sbould be above the prarlent fteh of public curioslty it fs private “busincss with which the nuhflu should bave notuing to do, and it is intolerable that mlsrepresentations should be fn dreulation un 50 delicaty and puiuful a subject, My, Auies, :lho reporter may odd, went to Sou Jose yestr- ays Porfumery and Soap Specialty. Essence of J1ora Ureone: Violette, Opopansx,, sad Fraungeoan! Lettuee, Viatét, Iavra. Medulitne, Supe- Pinaud Cosmatics, Tolletts Powder, Diado- Ureme nuiritive forihe bals. JIENRY DREYFUS, Bole Wholesalo Agent. 13 Muldeu Lane, s N S S STO0KIIOLDERS' MEETING, "The 5Alm\lclll ll(nllnf of tus stocklolders of the FIFTH NATIONA JANK OF CHICAGU, fur Ll olecuton of Dirvctors’ for the ensulug year, wiil bo el o 17y, Dot ween the betol, SEMRD, cuabter. Cuicavo, Dee. 4, 1877, e ————— Tho Income-Tax In Germany, They have sn Income-tax | Jevied Ly the Emplre,but by th anl fu snany fustances 1t is asse cxceedingly detofled and minute, not to sa trinalre. Tho iuteution ls that every cliss of I.Il_l: PRICES l}:\‘l&lNfi POWDER, e e DR, PRICES 5oty powoeR IS THE ONLY POWDER Indorsed by Eminent Chemists and Physi- cians for its PERFECT PURITY .and HEALTHFULNESS, and USED IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES. :