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7, 1877. TIIE CUSTOM-1OUSE, The Committee on the Front Door Take Testimony. Opinions of the Adherents of the Two Ittval Streots. The Commission Will Sond on Their Recommendation to Wash- ington, The question whethier Clark or Mearhorn streat ghall have the front door to the new Post-Oficahas broken outin anewshape, A Commission cén- alstingof Mr, Thomas IL. Jnckaun, Suporintendent of Ropafa of Duldings, New York, Henry 8, M- tin, Special Agent of the Treasury Department, with headquariers at Canton, 0., and Mr, M, La Tue Harrlnon, Speclal Agear of the Post-Oflce De- partment, with headyuarters at Washington, ar- pived In tho city Wednesday, and met yestenlay morning at 10 o'clock in thic office of Me, Willlam Jlenry +8mith, Coilector of Customes, to bear the claims of property-ownera and others on Clark or Deéarborn stract to have the front door boon bestowed on their reapective thoroughfares, \When Moody and Sankey wers hore, the all-al sorblog queation was **Whut ahalt the harvest te?" Things aro changed now, and the inquiring gentlemen from the East are here to propound to tho aforesald parties Intereated in this. matter the grave and momentous queation ** Whore stall the front door be?™ Ont of tho maltitade-of answers o bo presented, the Commission will frame a re- port on the subject. Atthe uponing of the session yesteraay morning there were nresent, besldes the members of the Commission, Mesers, Potter Palmer, 11, H. Ifonore, T. E. Goovdell, and ono or Lwwo other partirana for one street or the othor, ‘Tho sesslon _oponed with too reading by the Chaleman of the Commieston's guthority to fnquire into the sublect, after which the nforceald partisans wero fnvited'to unburden thefr minds. Mn. aoonRLLy who belloves In the exaltatlon Jf Clark street, and who tionks that Dearborn street shonld not bs wholly feft ont in the coid, ssld he had Just secn Trom fhio moraing papuce that. the Commisslon was to meet. That was al the notice he had recelved, and he accounted for the smull attendance by® the Iact that carller notice had not been given. ie was unwilling 1o asstine the responaibliity o!full(nz forward Clark street’s clating beeattss e had taken N0 Very utiivo part in the agitatlon, and becaura o had thought all aloog that each strect ouzht to bare a prominent entrance, Mr. Palmer stated that he also had known noth- ingof the meeting until he reud the morning papers. Inasmiicn oa the petition for the chango of the main entrance from Dearborn to Clark atrect ‘had emanated from those owning propeety on the latter street, he thought they stould bo heard firat, Mr, Honore remaried that ex-Burorvl«lng- Architect Mullett had stated to him that It was ene tirely feasivle to have two promluent entrances, one on Dearborn snd the othor on Clark strect. Mr, Qoodell, not wishing ta speak for the Clark “strert people, aald ho would take the trouble to seo the parties and endeavor to have them on hand at £ o'clock, until which hour ho suggeated sn adjournment, = 'ne suggeation was acceptod, and & rguoss was faken antll the hour named, 4 On reassembling ot £ o'clock, AL, PERD W, PECK argned in behulf of tho front duor on Clark strect, provided thiore was o but vne prominent ens trance. ‘The new Post-Oflice was 8 public improvo. ment, and_should bonefit the grontest number of people, The ldeaof having two miain entrances, ‘whichk would evidently be most Just to alf, wae, sccording to Mr. Durllnfy Impracticable from the naturc of the dosign. ‘This being the case, the principal cnteance shoutd be on the prucipal street, Dentborn atrect was comparatively unfro- quented, while Clark street, with its railrond tracks, its fine bollyings near the Post-OMce, ita ridge; f18 length and wldth, clearly posscasen nll the advantages of 8 great thoroughfare, and had the best clalin to the front entrunce, And yet, he did mot desire to lrnelf i behaif* of any particular atreet, but thonght that if it wasin sny way possibly thero shonld by equally prom- neut cntrances on Clark, Dearborn, Adame, and Jackson strevts. The clalma of n fow Dearborn and Clark etrect property-holders were notcene titied, 10 hisopinion, tosuch weighty considera. tlon as were the suggestions of tho great !mhllu whoso monoy went to the ercction of tho butiding, and whoshonld ko accomniodated In the arranye- ment obout entrances. Mr. Peck further read the telegram sent to Sccretary Shormansome tinig ayo, sicned oy tue Juuges of the Courts, cityRand county oficere, prominent lawyers, and others, tking tho ground thatif there was to be but ona man entrance it should boon Clark streot. Mr. Peck nlso read 8 telegram sent to Bocretary Shere man by Emery A, Storrs, taking tho ground that he public eniranco to a public building should bhe on & public strect. —l. o,, Clark street, Mr. Peck #aid ho knew it wonld bo assorted that he was per- sonally Interested In this mattor, It so happetcd, howevor, that the public interest was identical with his awn, FPerhups there was no Inrro class of our citlzons who would be more benefited by having tho maln entrance on Clark street than the lawycrs, to whowm that oatrance would bo alto- getbor mors accessible, 1o was witling that all tho streets should Lave s prominent door, but he and his friends ahould inslet that Clark streot was not inade a rear streot—nn alley, as it were, where mali-wagons were to buck up” and recelve or de- liver tho mail, Alr, Plko asked Mr. Peck If he meant to say that < treot was wider than Deaborn. r. Peck sald he dld, . Ar. Plko produced a huge atlas and tried to show the contrary. Mr, Peck, not at all conviaced, nmserled that Clark street was fourtcen fect wider thau Dear- 1n addition tu that, Deatborn was clusca w Jackeon. r. Junn Dule, & lawyer, explamed to the Com- mnission that the property-owners on Boath Dear- born street had submitted to the condemnation of ko street, and favored Its opening. CORPORATION-COUNSEL BONTIELD, e member uf the great publfe, expressad It an bis view that tho publia intorests would Lo best subscrved by having tha main cntrunce on Clark street. u roply to s question from Mr. Peck, hio gave it as hiw opinion thut the ox]mnlugu! Doatborn strect was rather problematical, at lcast for the preont. MBAJOHN Il. DIAKE said he had no property Interests west of the Clark atreet front, 1la leaschold Intorest in the Grand Paciic would explre In & few years, and If thero ‘was dny locrease in tho valuo of tho gmuorly on account of the change, ho would probably have to pay un dncreased rent, Ilere Mr, FPaluer Interrupted Mr, Drako by ask- ing him if he wished to dlsposs of any of his Proporty. and, If 0, what property. Mr. lirake—None of your busincss, Mr, Paluier—Oh, 1 thought you had some prop erty you wanted to sell. v, Drake—1 understand your tactics very well. You haven't vot enough wmonuy, or crodit either, $o buy mo ont. biry bulmer amiled a disdalnfal smile, . Mr. Drake weot on to »ay that ho appesrod as gepreventing the public, aud ot bls own private nlercete, ¢-fuurtis of tho population of the city lived westof Clark street, o streot-rail- road wonld soon run Its entire length, and every conslderation of the public Interest demanded that ihe main entrance should b on thegreat thorough- tare, Mr. L. €, P. Freer regrettod that the question ‘wau so uno-vided. in hivoplulon, there wasonly Ous viaw 10 bo taken of the case, and that was that o door shouid be ou Clark atreel, aud not on De rn, which be rather contemptuously styled as a mero court. MR, TIOMAS (OYNE . could not weo any propriety in putting op sucha magatdcent bnlmlnf‘ and lotting its faco be to- Wards tlie lake, while its Lock was turned on 400, « ople, AP Phier A, Schamacher, frem the North Side, #howed the Commussion how tbe people from that Divislon would be best accommioduted by having ho main cntrance on Clark strcot. People from Lat Duvision, tho great malonty of them, In com- fug down-town camoduwn Wellu sud Ciark streots, walle only & wmal rtion came ovor Htate sn Huah mireot bridges. Ml UENBY M, !LIZPABDI for the Dearborn street people, sdmilted that the Weat Division was more populous thun the other Swo, but put forward the claios that the Bouth Di- Vusion outranked both North snd West fo wealth and the auiount of tsxable propesty, The ol communication from people ¢u tho South Side wil tho business contre 0y mcana of atrects eastof Deartorn street. Lence & Dearborn-street frunt Would sccommodats the bolk of the people on the Euuth Blde, = FPeopls un Deagborn strcet bad putup elegant bulldings on that thorvughfare, with the ides that the main entrance would bd on that Mtreet. Ta-day It was ot tho Dcarborn street peo- o who cuwe “in Lo ratse thiv yuestion, but tho It strect people wlio came iu and souzht to dls- turh vosted rights. Mr. Peck rowurked that ali the elegant buildin ;:‘I‘Juon&bum atrcet were pretty far north of the -Ofice, Mr, Shepard alluded to the Honoro Building, the Honore Block, Tus Tasuxs aud Jouraal Buld- isgs, and others, and created somo laogbter by Muting that the only lerge bulldlogs pear the ‘Posl-Ofico on Clurk it Grand Pucidc Hotel and tho Lakesiae Bullding. Farther south, bowoevor, une might flad auy puwber of buuses of li-giwe, ‘of the sucond- Cluas at that, while to veaturs into sowy bulldings o Dorth was tu 4o #0 at tly-owaet on that portion of Clark street lynated objected W the gontieman's re- Buarks, which, be sa1d, were stwply slanderous. The Irate gonl'eman wanted 1t understood that Lo ot ouly n\'nld“llu £ty thery but that he lived in M. He waoted Mr. Bbepara called to order, 7. Shepard comforicd the vontiemun by saying 1hat hls rvivarke were provoked by what bad Leen id by the other side. o5 Ho 1. Honore pleadod long and earnestly of the Dearborn sireet front, on the ground that Shere were snough post-ofiices in th various Di- Deas portivn, ane a4 Desrooru Slrvet bad buea the Post-Ulice street for years. wlreet were 314 e property whs pretty squally located enst erty was pro ually located ens 2ad west of fne bullding, l.'wfiu l{ ths questica axone of puilie interost, e thought the main en- trance shanld front tawazde the centro nf o tion, Feur-ifihaof e peopin st clos fom the ‘west {o Clark ateect fo £t ot th builidiar, and, with this centro of burincas ani popmintion immiencly west of Clark street, it was alard to male ihese yeople gn ont of their way to et to 8, Anthe Judge tersely and wittily exnreraed it, a tnnn_ shouldn't bulld his honee in his back.yard, He eould ree no powiliiity of (he queatfon of yeeted tights enterluz into the discnsaion, Lyary. thing fn this vart of town was burnea up in the fire, and the peopln had ta rtart all over again, ani get nlungas best they enuld. Mr. " Honore, while helleving that Dearborn #frect had the hest claim to the main entrance, §f thare was ta be but one, sald he should be glad to conpromise with tho Clark-street gentlemen and have two main entrmncen, Commissloners Martin and Harrlron sald they would be very glad to bear any such recammenda. tion to Washington, and thaa perhaps cnd the mat. e T, A reauest wasmada by Mr. Piko that Mr. M. W, Fuller present his viows on the matter. The aab- stancoof his remarks was that if thero was to be but one entrance Deurborn atreet ahonld have it, but that, If It was possible, he wonld favor two in cntrances, one on Clark and the otheron ,Dearborn, . MR, PALMER rnoko briefly to tho eame cffect, bolding that Clark strect had a right to an entrance, but that It rhonld not he benefted to tho sacrifice of Dear. horn streat, According to Mr. Muilett, the Inter- nal arranpgement of the buliding could he made so #8 to admit of two entrances, and the reception aud delivery of the malls could ba carried on on Adams and Jackson treet: Ar. W, Il King was in favor of the two en- trance orman W. Perkinn, stlomoy for the Board ot Educatlon, aleo favored the compromise, Mr, Peck offered & resolutlon providing for two entrances of equal prominence, ono on Clark and the other on Dearborn stroot, and a8 many others n the Government might think proper, Jackson reat only bielng used for tho delivery or recoption of the mails by wagona. . 3, noNonn had a resolution providing that tho otlginal plans La carzied out, with the addition of a puhblic en. trance on Clark street, {0 be a8 near prominent an possible as the entrance on Deatborn stroet, and with 8 wagon-atand on Jackson strect. After an infinite deal of talk, ir. Peck's resolu- tion was amended to read as follows: Realred, That public Interests ‘l" Chieago snd rll property-owners’ {ntercats will bu hest Auoeeryed by pulite entratioes to the new. Guyernment Bulldiog ot equal convenience on hoth Clark and Dearhorn streets, ihers boing ro discrimination in favor of efther street, lier entrances oa te (lovernment think tree: ulona being used for the delivery y waguns. ‘There wore hopen that hoth rides would unite tn thls, but they didn’t. Tho Dearborn people fn- sisted on tacking on a clause providing that there be aa 1i1tle change as possible In the original plan of the interiur of the building. The Ciark atreet people, suspiclous of tho plrase *'origi- nal' plan,™ wonldn't nave ' the amenda. tory clause, nor would the Icaborn-strect people algn the resolution unless the phraso were tacked on, The resultof it wae that the Clork- sirect people aigned the reeolution and thy Dunr- barn-sirect penplo refused. The Commissionces stated that they would ba at the Tremont louso daring the evening, and If the gentlemen should come ta any conclusion it couid be communicated fo them at that place. They will retorn to Wash- ington in ulnfl or two, and whatever reconimenda. tous they malte 10 the El-cmnry of tho Treayury wili Lo in the paturo of THE COURTS, The galnstZdames O'Nelll Disposed Of =Itecora of Judgments, New Sults, Bank- ruptoy Proceedings, Ete, The O'Nelll divorce caso was heard yesterday afternoon befora Judge Wilitame, aud Jam happy. Thocuse has been up roveral times bo- fore on motlons for alimony or solicitors' fees, and a large number of contradictory afiidavits have been filed, on which on_order was mado ailowing temporary alimony. Yeatorday it wasagreed in open court by the respectivo lawyers that theso afidavits should bo used on the trial Instead of other testimony. This looked bad for Mrs, sccrot, O'Nolll, for ia the aMdavits no roforence was made to moy certlicate of marrlago, nor was the mame of any clergymun #iven o hiaving performed the wedding ceremony. Jndge Willlame carefully read over the bill which charged descrtion on the part of James, perused the afidavits of divers persons, showling that tho partiea had Jived together ns man and wife, and that one chfld had been born, and othor afidavits showing epparently that Mr. O'Nelil was only pushivg this sult for the porposo of getting some monoy. No arguments wore had, and Judge Wil {oms “safd thai the evidence, ho _romarked when ollowing alimony, ~ wad not sof- flelent to grant_any divorce, aa it did not appear that there had becn any marrigee between tho parties. Tho bill waa thereforo ofdered to bo dly- inisred, Dy snorder of Court some weeka ago Mrs. O'Nelil was allowed $100 atiorney's fees and $30 temporary alimony, —{t I8 nossible she recelved nore withuut any order of Court. , TIK KINGSUURY ESTATE, The argnments on the motlon for a Recciver for the Kingsbury estate in the foreclosure caso of the United Stuted Mortgave Company ve, Menry W, Kingsbury, am others wore concfuded yeslorday afternoon boforo Judges Drume mond -~ and Gresbam, Aftar o few mo- ments’ * consuliation, Judge Drommond sAld_there wera weverul questions of lmportance inyolved which he did not deem it necersary to de- clde then, It was conceded that tho Aorteage Company had certain_rights which might need pro- tection by n courf, It was thought best at present to consider Mr, J. V. Le Moyne, tho guardian of the estato, as snbject to the conteal of tho Conrt. Tlo wae a party in thls casc, and might zo on and collect the rents and proits, and roport from time 10 thwe tho amount rcceived, and also the condi- tion of the estate, tho nnonntof the rental, of the nccessary disbursements, and the cxponacs neces- sary for ‘tho support aud cducation of the child, and also all other indispeneable expeuscs, Ale though Mr. Lu Moyue would not be the actusl Tieeciver, hu would be o Tige celver; , sabject to tho control of the Court. The Judee also inthnated that ho would like Mr, Lo Moyne to make a reportof the condition of tho catalo, etc., as soon ns posmblo, 1o would ulso bo required to ing ont any money, ‘The dett dno tha Mortguge o i n{ch Ia wought to bae foreclosed, is Cumpany, and w about 800,000, A BADULERY-IARDWARE PIRM IN TROUBLE, Juetin Il LN yesterday filod a bill agal variuer, Rlehard J.' Welles, asking for and dissolntion of partnership. ~ o . in October, 1870, an arrangoment was made by which ‘ne wnd Welles wero to form o partnorship' “togethor undue the frm name of the Weiles & ilill Saddlery-fardware Manufac. turing Company for the special purpose of makingd and selliog cortain patented Articles of saddiery bardware, the patents on which wore owned or cuntrolled by complainant, Welles was to con. tribute s}l ihe moncy necossary, and Hill was to frive the exclusiva uso of his patenta to the Arm. The partnership losted about a year, and was then divsolved by mutusl consuut, “Tau asscts of the rup-flnunhl‘l aro about $7,000 and the dobis £0, 000, b ution a chattel mort- nge was tiven to W, A, B to sccure 8 debt to m uf $760. Subsequently Welles bought up this mortgage, and now clains the right to all the firm property, Complainsot bad lan of it undor permision from Ba: Bo 16 entitied o keep p sl are sottled. Ho theroforo tion to preveut Welles from fnterfering with 1, and for asettloment of tho partnership atfalrs. MALICIOUS ¥LOBECUTION, Jobn Bchumaker began a sult Richard ¥, Huckluy to recaver allvged malfclous prosecation, mall cluunluml(cuu by the lust Geand Jury fu Criminal Court at IHuckley's instigation, on a charge of riot. Mo waaarrcatod and oonfined ju ) rt time, but ontrial before Judge McAl- discharged, aud ho now brings suit to make his proscculor smart for it if possible. DIVOUCHS. Antolne Teralp filed s biil agamnst her husband, Jobu Tersip, yesterday, asking for & divorce on y nt of_his desertion. “‘Sodhile Toft w10 seked for a slmilar docrea l:x-lu Hoft, on account of against her huaband, cruelly anu desortion, Judge Yarwell yesterday grantod a docreo of dl- verce to Fhibp Crook (rom Jobanos Crook ou the ground of drunkecness. A 0OOD CASH ¥OR REAL-ESTATE DROKXRS. A c3se0 was tried bofore Judyge Usry & short time ago which will be found of wuch Interest to reals catate mon, especially brokers, Turner & Hond were employed by Charles 'owler 10 exchango [ &ihttfll property for him. _Among others thoy offerud 1t 4 ‘Thomas Lirown, Jr. roker at the Btock-Yards. le did not waut 11, but voluu- tarlly, and not as Tumner & bond's sgent, iutroduced ono James E., Wilion to Fowlor, aud & trado was made with' him, Turnor & Bond then brought sult for sheir commisslons, 245 per cent on 1ho sum of the incambrance assutied, and 80 treated a8 cash, added to the estimate put on the clear property in the trapsaction. Fowler do- fended on the ground that Wilvon, witn whow the trade was made, was not scok Lo Bim by plaintits. Juage Gary Inatructod the jury as follows: 1£ the defendsnt employed the platatids as agenta to sall o7 oachange 1w Lroperty, S04 they 10tredaced bt o Browa for ] ‘nogutluting 8 saly or ex- chango o bt Gith) the defendaut DezuLiate 80 exc 1s was sutctent to eatitle tho plalntifls to recover tho com- nilasion agreed upon, 81 tberely tho offect of wliat tho platodtt uhf wua W bresent to 1hy defcudaat & persun With whou thu exchanks was wusde, and the Fescrvi t1un of the Pight by tho defundant 3 sell the pruporty FRCH S Bch & Pedervallon: Would Dby dpsls by sch there o apply toatic & Durchascr ss tho dofendant gt and tbIough Otler Dibasa thaa any actlon of the vl:fnuu.. e A verdict was accordingiy glven in favor of ‘Turuce & Bond for;the swount claimed, Mr. W, . Baroum sppuated for tbe plalaill, 1TEALS. Judge Oresham was vbliged to leave for homo last evening on account of the death of tho Clork of bl Lourt, 3. D Howland, Judgo Blodgett will returo bore 1u 8 day of wo. To-dsy 18 the lnsi day of sorvice Lo the December torm uf 1he Pederel Cousts and Couk County Cir- cuit Courl. No pew calendars will be prepared ln eliher court, UNITED BTATES COURTE. C. 0. Lockwuod began a sult for §2,500 sgatost! W. A. Butters. $ olJARKBOFTOY MATTEGS. The Lakeside Publbsbing & Printing Company, ono of Chicazo's worthy enterprisvs, was com- pellvd to suscumb Lo the bardlumes, and yestezday &) Eeo was the . Moo ond uthorized t fla the n Tne debie of the Company, al} ‘nsdenred, are 8320, 800, of which Amount 35, 000 tx due A. 1. (‘ox & Co., paper-deglees; 0.kt 33 10 Donciley, o. Loyd 21,50 IN to Clark, Friend Fox & Co.i' $lagwen to ‘we' S WL Htler Paper’ Company: §2.001.01 to the Claveland “Paper Compang; And 81,48 Bradner, Smita & Co. “The remaninyg due on blils and noten to divers vartie o sety cansiat of thelr sfock In trade. 81,840: ma. ehinery and fgiures, $425; and open 'Bcconnte, avont 410,600, The ‘petition wan referred to tha Kutlmcr, and R, 4. Thaln appointed Provistonal sslgnee. An involuntary petitlan was fled againat T. F. I.ln?lnnuud, of Gardnor, Urandy County, hy Phelps, Iiodge & Palmer on & clain for .177, antt MeAuley, Dyke & Co., who ask for 0. Lippingnod’ s charged 'with having made Dec. 1°a fraudnlent transfer of property worth £2, 400 to Robert 't for 81,600 A rale to show canac Dec. 1:f way fasued and an fnjone- tlon, o provistonal warrant of wolzure, aud a war- rant for tho arrest of the debt An involuntary potition was alro filed againet nsol L. Cracker, a furnitare denler at No, 170 Madison street, by tha following creditora: Micsel Eeatlng, on a clafm for §140). 25; the Goxlien Man- ufacturing Company of Indiana, £110.60: T. 1. Johns, 8::0: tha Wisconsin State Vrinon, $274.00% 8. . Mitehell, exccutor, §4,271, for rent nnd tnxen on hia place of busin Tocrt Heat, $7ib; Emll Coloman & Co., $312,8R; John Cobb & Co, $178.60; Carran ‘Mendol, $5,06; Maller Hros.. nd K. W, Vail, 8787.50," Ruspension of payment of commercial paper onl charged, A rola to show eauso Dec, "17 wan [saued, ~Crocker als0 filed a 2onsent to be ndfndirated bankrapt, A discharite wan lsrucd to Fred Kraoger. 1n (he matter of J. Lichensteln & Co., b an order was mada’ directing the Prov ignea to well stock In the ususl coursa of trade, n the estate of Reen, Couke & Co, an order was made restralning lmchel Gonld from selling tho real eatate of Edwin Keen undera trust-deed for $1,000 to her, SUPERION COURT IN NRIRP, Tho Commerclal Hotel Company began & soit for $1.000 azainat James 3, Tlarvey. Rtush IC Bloane Aledn Ml aninet 7, Esaias, Charlotte, Georye I, G W Ward, Tuomas Lord Freor, “to_ forcclose o rdware, jonal As- mily S?Wmn. Husan o Hlock Subdivision of that part of th of the N, iving weat of W W the Vincennes road In See, !, 08, 11, excepting n strip reventecn feet in width off the entire north ride of rald Lot 15, which had been conveyed to the Banth Park Commissioners for widening Onk- wood arenue, Murry Neleon, Assliuco bt George W, Adams, and ¢ F Renne bronzht sult for 815,000 againat Ansstasia and John Keano, CIRCUIT CounT, - J. C. 1. Layton sucd J. M. Deitz for 81,000, . Jesse Bpalding began & sntt by attachment against Willlam {1, Cushmin to recover $0,217, 80, Dantel R. Brant commenced an actton In tres- Dnae agninat the Bakiimore & Ohio Railread Comn- pany, Uxiug his damages at the round sum of $500,000. The prwcipe only was filed, o that the grounda of tho suit are not kuown. Jazob Cram, executor, brought sult for $3,500 sgalust W, P. Curtis, CIIMINAL COURT. Frank Johnson and Janies Davie were tried for Lorglary, Johnson was found gulity. and given onl‘v“z'(tinr In the Penitentlary, and Davis was ac- auiited, James W, Flsk! pleaded gulily of larceny, and was glyen one yeat In the Penitentiary. W. P, Osburne was on trial for the kiiline of Abpalinm Rask in Joue last, The prosecution cx- amined soveral witnecsses, THE CALL, Jupox Drrisoxv=In chambers, Jinax Qukatian-—-No crnll"lle having returned home o U, Howland, J 70" 10 234, aml i to 27, nciurive. fuid V8, Oleon, «B trial, JELOR T ANES ty va. Hogau, wad o7, 571 Clty ve. Malionvy, 32, Cliy va, Scholer, o trisl, (rfE‘"“ Mooux—4, 6 6. No, 8, Conroy v4, Holden, on sunux Rouxns—Sct case, Callaghan va. Flizaime mont, nnd calendar Nos. 1:0'10 633, inclustye, No. 020, +Dennott va. Buria h, on telal, Jubug Ebotii—it0 433, fhelustve, exeept 444, No cars ot frial )7, MeCarty v, MeCart JUDGE KARWELL— Y. JUDOR WILLIANS-0T3, assety izeale, on trial INENTS, 1 UNiTen Ararzs CIRCUIT UOURT -= COXPESSION Natlonal Lifo-Insuratice Company ve. Glin it. irouse, s €n, i UNITHD BTATRS DINTRIOT CounT—TtnaR ORENITAM Usm L. lowe ot al. ve. Lrucecds of Hcliouner Lalelih do- BUPXRION CoURT—CoNrenstoxs=Hieary A, farry ve, Jolin B, sullivan and -Chatles U, Tremaln, $108.4). enry itjorth, #978.00,=Olver artoson, 7.1l o L. 522 ia flail va fiiten curea Metz, J., & F. . Colwell ani il, 1a_ f1ail, §100.50, i vs, Garrie Cadwell, 823, y va. Wrelun, openlng Arnold struet trony Alxth fo Twenty-wcventn iroet tondemastion against tho clty, 35, Cliwperon, fur upentnic an atley Uhtuuigh lock 1 of Athiand Sreahd Addition; condemuation verdict agalnst Cwi1r CoenT=Coxresstoa=Charles K, Bykes vs, Earoka Dridge & Iron Cflmv:m{. E00L. L, Jenox Roures—0, L. Wihlto et w). vs. Ed'll'd Swiney, 8370.83. ~Joseph flesok va, Frank loul Jupox Boomii—J. B. Calhoun vs. Claus Egxers, €230, WISCONSI Special Dispateh ta Tne Calenan Tridune. Mamisox, Wis,, Dec. 8.—Tho Supreme Court mot this morning, and will continuo tu sesslon fol about tor. duyd, Uoinlons fusundry cascs were ren dered by Chiof-Justice Hyan and Sesoctate Juatices Coloand Lyon, ‘The United States Diufrict Court was occuplad tho entiro day In consldering the ury case of Joscph lieynolds against Marrctt Al- rtaon and others, bolng litigation arislug from speculating In wheat ootons, —— A HOWL, To the Editor of The Tribune. Citicago, Dec, 4.—~While tho indefatigable Do Woll isshouting ** Eureks,” and etriking terror to tho hearts of tho invinciblo Dridgoporters, what are the people of Chleago doing? Only slyly and quietly depositing the accumatated filth of the scason on the street corncrs, spreading it over small front yards, or piling it oround a few strageling plants, ' forgotful of the more precious human, plants fn tho slceping-rovma of thoir dwellings, To-day, In Lincoln Park, tho horses' beautiful drinking-fountain (s belng converted lnto monument of cumpbat, there to freczoand thaw, Alllng the air with Its fetid, abominable odor, un- 411 the tima comes for it8 dangerous remaval, two or tirga scasonw past tho thou people who have walked or driven throus #outtiern porifon of the purk have duncso hald- ing their no and unlllnln& apologetlcally, to friond or stranger, that *‘tho soll was bolng ‘made,’ sud thot sooner or later we should have une With thewe sickeming odors, and stoald have inatead the delightfnl fragranco of ‘funumor- @ble dowers." Dut alas for the complacency, born of hope: our city scems metamor- phosed into an immenso barn-yard! 1f jure alr aud healthy breathing places for peonle and children aro thegreat desidoruts, Itis a quess tion whether the desired result would not be inors spcedily sttained by leaving the parks fn thelr primitive state, Collyer once sald that ** The ex- Jorimont wuy tofng (cled 1n Uhicigo af soeing how ar tho treo of Knowledge could bo suffered to zrow without overshadowing the tree of Life.™ At the prestnt moment anotner expcriment is also belng tried, that of scelug tu what an cxtont tho soil- making and fertilizing systom can be carried fna populoas city without sulfucating its Inhabitants, Faua. G — HEALTH REFORM, To the ERitor of The Tribune. Cirtoaso, Dec, 6. —Mrs, Swissholm, In & letter which appoared In & rocent edltlon of Tux Tws- uxg, attributes tho bad health of thae lady students at the Wisconsin University solely to errors In dress. Now tho fact s, that there aro several fm- portant facfors bestdes healthful dress to be con- sldered {n solving the problewn, *'What shall we do with our daughterat* Theso young girle sub- slut upon a diot {ily calculated to give the requisite wtrength to the brain and nerv Another equally important matter, ons which abould occupy the first place indeed, in considering this subject, is the Iack of sufiicient exerclsc to prowote phyelcul development. | know of uothing so well calculat- ud w0 produce healthy bodies, witn the lcast _expenditure of tmk, use of the mschino known ai Uft." Tam not a Lealth-iify Ficu between the proprietors of {hu “giving uiuchines are rather amuslug; but tne fact of thelr usefulnesa remains the sume, F neod valy mention tho commendation lhu, havo gained from ominent physicians—Ur. Austin Flint and other uedical men—who make s special study of dis- coacs of the nervous system. The excoptlonal health of the German peasant-women ¢ cited by Mra. H. lu proof of lor theory that health s cu- tlrely duo to nygienlc dress. Worklugwomen of all natlons are subjoct to diseases pecullurto their »ex, iuduced DY overwork; but thelr greator physlcal streogth enables thed to fulsl thelr daily tasks under au smount of dlscase tLai would place thoeo of peglected phyalcal development un their backs, not with fmagined but real suflerlag, So ways s medical suthority. 2 - eeet— o THE COLONIZATION AID SOCIETY. To the Edllur of The Tribuns. Cuicaod, Doc. 6.—1 have just finished reading in your lssuc of to-uay a letter of considerable in- terest on tho sabject of & Colonlzation Ald Boeicty ‘which has been organixed i Chicago. That sub- Ject possevsus for the working classce of Chicsgo s vital fntereet. I reapectfully, aa o salaried man: request from the Becretary of the Colontzation Afd Hociety of Chicagq s more general esplanation of e principlos and deslzns of the Socicty then the briof statowont In bis very interesting lettor per- mits mo to suderstand, Or, if e will bo courte. ous enough o snswer 8 few (uestions suomiticd 10 blin on the subject. i way be less troublesume., 1 would like (o ask whcre (he weelluge of the Bocluty arebeld, What nre tho nccossary condis tlons of wmewborship? Wheu will there be snother weetingt Like bundreds of others in this cliy, T waat to emigrato to a less crowded part of the world, but have not the pecuniary meaus to begin spewin s stranga couniry, 1'wlll gladly cuntribule to aoy orgsulzation woich will be of materal benet to wyself and others similarly situated. Eaquinsn. 4] & v ‘the THE VAGRANCY LAV, Judge McAllister Declares It to Be Hopelessly Uncone stitutional, Some Prelhinlnary Observations ' on the Perlls of the Un- employed Foor. Tnthe Crimtaal Conrt yesterdny morning Tnige McAlilster gave a very fmportant declsion, which, if austained by the Bapreme Court, will render nagatory the sct pnssed this year by the Legisla- ture with a view of remoring from the etrects and highways professional vagrants and {hieves, Sev. eral persony, arrested hy the polico and sent to the Houae of Correction for vagrancy, had pre. vlonaly been released on habead corpus, but the quastion of tho constitutionality of (e law was not formally set forlh, or any rensone given for the raling, The continual presenta. tionof cases, the polica and committing Maziatrates tiaving fgnored tho verhal opinion of the Court, fuduced hia Ionor to study the statuic critically, and below will be found his conclusions. The dee cislon was based npon the appllcation for a writ of hahean corpus to mecurc the relcase of Ilattie Brooks, 8 prositnte, who was committed to tha 1lonse of Cotrection on tho 12t of November, pha alleging tnat at the time of her atrest there had been no complaint, or anything purporting to he a complaint, verbal or written, chargingz her with any offense..and that no warrant had been janaed for her arrest, Before giving the opinlon itself, the Jadgo sald: 1n this haleas corpus case, where the prisoner is confined In the Tanse of Correetion upon 4 sentence of six montha forRvagrancy, i have prepared & watten opinion, hut befors I read it | wishto 10nke n feiv obrervations in regard to the nature of this statute (ihe Vegrancy act), which I could not very weil do without prolonging the oninion to an unreasonable length, In the several cases that hare been wefore me, the arreat In each instance v made withont warrant, by a policeman, the ac- cusation was mada by a policeman, palicomen were witnessen; nnd it Is clained that. upon a fair conatraction of the accont section of ihe et of 1877, policemen are authorized to arrest upon dew, 3y frst [nipresslonn were that, inasmuch s etatute was not entirely “clear, it was not my duly to conetrue It in favor of thie liberty of the citizen, and I held thata war- rant was requisite, The policemen, however, and the Polica Mayistrates, think utherwise, and they havekepton arrosting, withoat warrant, tpon view, ahd eonvictinz, Of conrse, If A wacrant ds requis site, the n..tznnu never acquites jurisdiction, ‘Tha record falilng Lo show lio has jurisdiction, it In thaduty of the Courttu discharge upon haoeas curpis, because the judgment would be vold. Suw, If that be tho correet view of this statate, 1 'ul". and it {s my duty to -lunx plainly upon this rubject, that tufs staiute, 17 it suttiorizee an urrest upan vlew by a policeman end anthorizes a I'o.ico Mauietrato to try without a Jury, then the hbertics of even the honest poor are entircly at the mercy of the police forco of this city. let us seo it that be nut correct. Une of “the defnitions of yngrants in tho first scction of this stututo is **pereons who are habitually neglectful of thelr cmpluymant_ur thelr calltng, and do not awfull; provide for themsclves or fur the support uf thelr fimilles,” Take that ax & definition of s vagrant, 01 cuncode or aesume that & poilcenan has n right to arrcet un view, what ia pecersary to Justiry him todowa? The lart clause of the provision, which I tue description, **aad do not lawfully pro- vldg for themsclvea or thelr families, " ix answerod andupplled by the more proof, o the mero ap- porent trith of the fact,.that they do not provide for them nt all. 1f they d? not provide for them atail, they donot do 1t' Tawfully or unlll‘lllll{. +Su that th¢ poorer @ man W, the mora deatitute he without reference to anything else, the clearer the evidance 18 of Luat branch of the defluition be. ing natlsticd. Then the otlier branch is, ** persons whuumluullu?uyuenln:llnloflhvlremp]uymen\nr calling.” ** Habituully uegleetfull” 1ow much evidenco In required to'the nilnd of a paliceman or Polles Sagistrate to bo satisfied that a man falls within that description? Here is a mang o may be a tinuer or a blackamith, 1le mnay have heart i e may look as wol] as anybody. bot be entirely Incapacitated from lator. “A puliceman, who may have a prejudice szainst him or uoi, Snds that his fumily s not provided for: tiat they arc mieerably pour; that part of the descrivtlon is sup- plied. 1lu findy that this man has not dune any- thing for two or threo months. He has u cathing— o employment, Thereupon, on view of the Aljua- tlon of his honse and the situation of the mnn as it appesrv to bim, the joliceman arrcats that man 2nd takea biln to tho statlun, Tho Justice, who acts itpon the one-man-power system, (s Anthor- 1zed to tey him without ‘a jury (and he must do It within thirty-slx bouars), and wsend him to the Hridewel yea, wend him to the Housa ot Correction, ot calubooso, or jail, or fin- prisonment at hatd work on the streeis or high- way# of the city for & periad of #ix montha, That map way bo catitaly houcst, and, industrions, end Tio Ia thus sxposed, undao |s overy poor citlzen in thecity. llis linertics are actaally uad practically at the mercy of the polica {arcn af the City ot Cht- cago, assuming thin atatale to etand and be con- strucd as It {s clatmed by the volice forcu and the Pollcy Maristrates that [t ousht to be construcd, | 1¢ would be sumo protection, of course, 1f o war- rants wero required in ovory case. Policomen would be very carcful when they made a complain! in writigg, swore to It, and took out o warrsut. Othor peuplo—there had not bovn an instance since 1 have been in this court, 80 far os Casca hsve come bafure mo, where anybody hut policemen ever madea compliut—do not do It; and If they doit, then the party, If he unjustly imurlsoned, lias aomebouy (0 luok 0 who is responsibile for the wrong that {8 committed upon bim, 1t makes & very, materinl dldferency, But this slatuto fs so deawn—-{t was undonbtedly fntended 1o give the 4 anquestionable power to a policeman to arrest upon view any poreon he deemed ta fal ‘within tho description of & vagrant In the first sec- tiun of this act, becauss It say, It shall be the -Iul( of tho Sheriff, Constable, City Marshal, and police ofcers of any county, town, vilia o¢ atlicr municipatity n thix State, 1o arrest upon view, or acting at tho_roquest of auy peron, " Now some person in the Logisiature pat (n this ‘proviso, which throws the langusge tnte smno con- funlon; ** Prortded, Such purdon shall have first made o writlen complaint and obtained a warrant from au oificer authurized (o fasue one for thy ar- rest of any such vagabond, (o ur fore tho neareet Justico of thu Peace or lolico .’lmlli:u" any such vagabond, wherever ho may be ound. I have analyzed this statuto carefully st times through & period of three wecks, 1 siriking e from tna firet that, If that conatruction was a trus une, It 1s the moat atrocious statato that was evor placed upan the stututo bouks of this State, for the Very reaaon that it enables & police oMcer who has n spito ngalust uny wan 4o arcest that man in the midat of the appalll utross of the present hime aod brand oun as 8 criminal when he s aufferiug from the direst misfortunoy that s nian can cndure, Un that ground it §s & villalnvus statute, It was concelved and planned by those, | undgriake lo say a careful analysts of 1, who had olie in than sub- 4 pas of thls com- nunity to tho power of the police. Thers beluga Mttle ‘excltement about tramps, elc., that statute wunt Illruu'yh without discrimination: and to put the power futo the Lands of tho pollce to arrest und the police magistruto to try, wituouts jury, & man whow 8 policemian may say falls within the deunition which 1 have glven, exposcs honest pov- erly tu be contumed and punisbed crime, In view of theee charucteriutics of this statute, L bave takun the trouble to analyxe it upon constitatiunal grounds, and, if I have glven it its death-blow, | conuider tlat I havo donc a most sacred duly, The Judgae then catue to the opinion tteclf, and, after statiine the Jeading featurcs of the luaw, sald it was & sumnmary proceeding 1n derogation of the common law, and should bo steictly construed. 1f tho statuts ‘could nut be oxacuted precisely, it would not bu execated atail. 1t provided for a trial withoat a jury; it excluded the Idea ot a juey trinl at all, and that in cases wheru tho seutéuce wau six pwnths' {mprivoument the Iaw hnd al- ways been that mo pervon could bo tricd for a criime without a jury, and no Justice could scotence b Imprisoument. That law had been Riado oven more wido and. comprehonsive by the Coustliution of 1870, which provided thslinall criminal ations the sccused should right (o & upeedgirial by an lupariial Jury, fore the Coustilition of 1870 also there was o speclal provision fu relstion to vagraucy, providing that trials. for that offcuse houl be by jury. The Comatitution of in l-nlcllllq that tho rigt of Jury, s beretofore enjoyed," should be pru- served, therefore secured a person charzed with vagraucy ajuty (rial. Tho right was not presorved by silowing a parly to takesn appoal sud have & ury trlal on @viug a bond, because it mado sab- et by statute tothe condition of givinga bond will accurity, which condition dld not extat bef 1670, then the right was not the samo *‘as tolore cujuyed.” Ani provision uf 8 law al Ing a convicttou on a charyge ot vagrancy without {ury 'was vold under the section of thie Constitu- fud gusrastoelng the rlzht of trinl by Jury aa it existed before 1670, which was by & jury, The prisoner waa therefore ordered 10 bo dischiarged. e —— ELl PERKINS' LECTURE E*?AGEQ{EL&JS. R BTt ok Teags S houie, ec, e To the Editor vf The Tribune, QaLxsaung, Iil, Dec. 8.~This is very naughty fu you to make wo out so cheap. But really you are misluformed. The Bureau has never offcred we for less than $60, —and that on sume Satardsy night in 8 corner town whera I bad 19 talk or sleep oo the dopot finer. 1 havo talked to 100 lecture associations in your State at from $00 to §130 per uight, and bavo sbout seveuty-five applications ahead now, 1 koow my lecturs s mot worth over $25,—in fact, 1t [was rich I would Liro pcople Lo come and hear It: Lut. ss 1am poor, why, I go around dolog mleslouary work lko the oiber wilsslonaries—for enoy. mi'"u{dxd.ly,ll berton, according to tho Thmes, was ‘'8 ram, and now 1 am sold out for §25 per night, \\'ell,»i‘m ‘ahead of Habberton, any way! L vught not to complala. But really your paragrah, unless corrected, will o me & kood deal uf vamage—I supposo about §2,000 worih, Aud, s I doa's kuow whero | can 3 ever rajce & 1o ane Corgnd toeng it 5 nur the Araefiean Liternss T har aay £ e for lees than from $9010 150, want fo lecture at all. T want to live bome do Iy with my wife, Youes truly, PrikixNg, —— THE COUNCIL. # reehloas manuar, 1 “Tivion, it : Clatms for Services During the Riota=Street- Pavement Ordinanees—Legni Services, An adjoarned meeting of the City Canncil was held lant evanlug. Ald. Cook prostded, and thers wera present Ald. Pearsons, Roenberg, Baliard, Thotnpeon (Third), Cary, ullbert, Cullerton, Law- ler, Ollver, Betdler, McNarey, Theonp, Hawl Wheeler, Baamgnrten, - Ryan, 1 Schwelsthal, Sweency, and Janssen: MORSE'S CLAIM. ‘The Committes on Finance, to whom was re- ferred the potitlon of C. N, Moree for compensa- tlon forleen( nervices, reported In favor of com- promiaing with that gentleman by giving him the sum of §200 in fall of all demands, Ald. Bweenoy wanted to know what lbe claim wae for, Ald. Pearsons #afd that Mr. Morse served e Anslstant Corparation .Conneel during the time swhen Chicago was bleesad with two Mayors. Tae Committee had considercd the claim mnd listencd to Mr, Morae's story, He was a very nice ol gentieman, and thy thought 1t beet to setile with un on that bama, © Ald. Cullerton ssked what the orizinal clalm was, and, when informed that It was $520, moved as an amendment that the sum of $400 bo aliowed, In feply to Ald. Sweeney, Ald, Pearons sald that Mr. Sforsc was & very perelstent gentleman, and difficult todeal with. It was anderstood Ly the Mayor, Lhe present Corporation Conusel, and other city officials that Mr. Slorae had never ren- dored sny logal services, But ho had bocn ap- pointad by dir. falvin, who then claimed to be Maygr.of the city. and as he held the office he de- manded pay, Ald. Throop azrced with the Jast spenker that Mr. Morsc had never donie anvthinz. but the Com- nilitce thuught he had better b allowed $200 than for the city to stand any litigation, Mr, Morse wan rald to 6n poor, and they peileved ft best to sctile with bum. Ald. Thomuaon (Third) sald that as Mr. Colvin hau been declared to be the rightful Mayor ha cers tatnly had tho right to employ counsel. That coundel had n 1ight'to pay for hix services, and the fpeaker thorefore inoved that e bo allowed $400. 1le aleu read jetters from certaln yentlomen to show that Mr. Morse had suxtained s tn:s in his private practice doring hia incumbeney of tho oftice. Ald, Cullerion withdrew his amendment, belng satisticd witl tho esplanation of Ald, Thompson, Ald. Pearsons opposed the ameudment, whfeh was adopted by the following votut )‘lru-liuu-uhu.'f. Thompwn (Third), Glibert, Cule lertun, Lawler, Betdler, McNurney, Wheeler, Ryan, oves, Gweeney, ani Janssia—12, 1y¢="edrmons, Haliard, Oliver, Throop, Rawletgn, Dauingartzy, sud Wallo—7, The c\‘"}"ur as smended was deferred and ordered publisiies TORRENCE'S BADDLE. The Finance Committee recommended tho pay- ment to Col. domes M. Moore, U, 8. A., of $10 for a eaddle Joaned by him to Col. Torrence to asslst the latter genticman in puiting down the rioters, The muddle wag jost during the war and ouglt fo by paid for. 11l Sweeney moved to rubstitute 220 for 810, Thesmendwent wan voted down, sndthie ordinance vropused was also lost,—yean, 153 nflgm by~ mafority In ite favor not being abtalnable, The vule wus afterwards reconsldered, ana tho ordie nance Inid on the table. The same comnuttco reported adverrely on the claiim of tha Ellsworth Zouayes for scevicon during theriotd, for the reanon that the clatm sliould prap- erly be Lroogiit ngainet the State, The report was concuered in. do, Niezen, OTIIEN CLAIMS, The sanio commitiea reported adverzely on the clatip ul Police-OfticerJohn B, Shea fur compenss- tiun for inyuries received while' arresting some ‘roughs. The report wan concurred In. ‘Tho Committes also recommended the payment of 8100 to John C. Richbery for legal services in udmiralty cases, The repurt was concarred In, —yens,20; nays, 1,—Ald. Baumzarten voung in the negative. Un recommendation of tae sane Commities tho cIniny of certain special polica for services during thia riots swam Inid on tho tabje. It wne stated that the<o perrons were members of various wanl or- kanlzations, aud alnply oroiccted thetr own prop- erty, The claim of Cumpany A, lilinole Netlonal Uuard (cavalry) wae Inld on the tuble, tho Loreos mon being recutmmended to apply to tho State, ‘Tha reaolatlon of Ald, Lawler empowering Capt., Lewls F. Jacube to croes oll the obuoxious word **descrter' from opposite the nmnes of certain meniderd of te Unton Veterun Club was recomne wncnded to ba placed on fle. The report wae ro- committed. ‘I'he Committeaon Railronds. to whom waa referred a potition [ne moro cars und bottor passenger nccom- wmodation on tho strect-rallways, recommended that it be piscrd on file, Unly two members of tna Committeo (Measre, Ruwlelgh and Baliard) having -‘\:‘mmd the report, they were allowed to withdraw JUDICIARY. The Committee on JIndiclary, to whom was re- ferred tha resolution for “the ' anpowtment of a speclal committee of 0v0 o reviso the rules of. i Conncll, reparted In favor of Ite passage. The ro- port wae adopted. The same Commiittes rurnrtcd adversely on Ald, Bwecney'e raeclution roqulring, the Department of Tovlle Worus to report all coritracty jnvolviug an expenditure uf over 8300 W the Cooncil. The re- s defereod, ‘I'ho same Commitiee rocommended that Ald. Lawler's ordinance aballshing the ofiice of Corpo- ration Counsel bo placed on tlle. Concurred In, Thg samo Committee reported favorably on A Ryan's resolution In regard to changing the hour of ineoling to 3:30 p. m,_Conefderation was dofurred, Ifl“ %u report made the spectul ordur for §:45 p.w. ouday, Thu(’hflnnnnuncudu membors of the Special Commltics on the Rovislon of thy Rules Ald, Gil: hert, Cutlerton, Rawlelgh, Thompeon (Third), und hroop. On motlon of Md. Cullerton, the Committee on Firo and Water were |nsteicted (o tarn over to the Counctlat its noxt regular meetiug all_vapens in their porecsaion. It was stated that the Committee had not met for fuur months, and that tuey had falled to report on the smoku consumers, WENATRI AVENUE TRACK, ‘The Committes on Btreets and Alleys of the Nortn Divislon roported in favor of the petition for extending tho trscks of tho North Side Sireet- Rallway Company on Webiter uvenue, Sophia nl&'uo!fi} d‘“ Racine avenuo. The report was adopted. ‘Thie sume Committeo reported In favor of chang- Ing the name of North Franklin street, north of Menominee sirset, to North Park avenue, The roport was concurred In, STHEET PAVING, Md.]mlberl. from the Comultico on Blreets aud Al l?l of the Three Divieions, presentod s scriea of ondinances in regard to paviug sircots, which were Jakd over and ordered published, ‘The ordinances provide that sound cedar blocks, nut Jeas than elglt lnches in lougth, shall bo used, thy Interstices tu be fllled with lake-shore gravel. Where plank foundstlons are used the same shall Lo satursied with L compusition.” Anothier urdinance provides that threo-inch hemloek plunk fuundations, resting upos beannge of inch plauk, ou concrety or vious foundativng, ehsll. be uscd in ull cases where wouden pavciments aro ordered, A1l uthur pavoments mmnat oat on concrote, cotn- poscd of cemnent and broken atone, and uot leas han six Thore are alse stringent rul uds, and to obtaining cor- fidcates frumn the llcg:nlnuul. of Pabllic Works tliat tho cuntracts have been properly carried out, Ald, Lawler wished to call attentivn to sn alarmlst article in le‘)jnn\ to the Court-lluose foundations, which had appeared fn s morning paper. 116 wes ruled vat of order. ‘Tho Licenve Cammitteo recommended that the ordinnacv reiating to liconsing nuwsboys und hoot- Iullchnho refuried to the Law Departmeut, bo erad. - aas, ‘The Committeo on (au-Lights recommonded the adoptivn of Prof, Elias Colocrt's tlae-tatle for l)wtlllrlm streot-lamps, Laid over and ordered pub- ialie sbed, A sutles of 0ld ordinances In rezard t Lracty, which bave become obaolute in cos Of the contracts with the gas cowpanics Lay been concluded, wera ordered placed ou e, Ald. Lawler made another effort 1o call the of- fending mnupa‘m to uracr, but fallvd 1o biaage tewp, the Council adjournin; NOT A CANDIDATE. * Ty the Edllor ¢/ The Tribune, Cutoauo, Dec, 6.—In Tus Tuiuuns of to<day I fud inysclf anvounced as a candldate for Warden of the **Insane Asylum sud Loor- House,” Wil you&l&uunmu that 1 am uot canglaate for that place, sud oblige, IDENRTO ACCOMMODATE 3 puifons thrvuglout tha city we liave iraccl Ullices 1o tho diderent Divinons, as di lose, wher suvertivements will 1o taken for 1ho ba price & cluurged ut Lo Malo Ouice. and 011l 8 0'vloc o will bo recelved b L. duriug toe weok, aad untll 9. T 1. WINNING, Booksellee and Statloner, Sund-st.. near Wabasli-av. B ownlealer, Btatloner, stc., 1000 v oy Wikt ido News Depot, 1 i OF LA AL o o Biug laiand. GEOHGE 11E wislon: 1L ¢, HE! Goods. T RRICK, Jeweler, News-Dealer, and Fancy ke-si.. curne iy FOI_saLE. 7O BALE-DINI CHEAP—A FEW THOUSAND Address N 56, Ariuane omce. Fo‘n BALE—CIUEAP — A CAR-LOAD OF KEW r&ni tows, oF lrade for fal'cows OF Morra, st W Bouth Censl . 30 BANIFLS OF GOOD CIDER VINE- PO e hibup A e L Mok 4o baws 1o, Mick: . STORAGE, VITH SUPERIOR PACILITIES A BOHRPAEEN SR AT Produce, 20 to 28 liandoiph-ut. ; &dvaaces wades low L " - S JOOEPECOF WARENOUSE FOIE ¥U ITURE, carralye, 0nd werchaudise{ lowest ratos; woney Ioanstat fopet et pes year._ 16 Weat Muurio-at. = _Fuinne murRmIAL. 3 . AY Yb?;lll}t‘. sic., SLKM h)r‘;un brick resfde Jut worta 8580 FRINTEL. P.-0. Bos sd. MA- ¢y With ‘specialivy satls e Nt ot 3001 CIFY FUEAL AT IVANTED-TIALR IEL L apLE RN o 0T Baokkcopermy Clerks, &ico patly Aot nn Seatal AV ASTED=A COMUSTENT HOUI NEEPER, TRMe TOrATILy s Idrrate a¥: no notles tAken of aprii- a Address N 58, AOY “F0 LEARN ROORKEEPING, in own handwriing, Atsting age, 8- Al expecinde N I:un_u_qm e, Trades. TED—A FEW BRICK Nirun-yari, 6 acd & So -2 FIRIT: 8 BOYCE, Jackron: cattoun’ witl: Tribune utlic “Y ANTE A perlence, an: WAL L Rood city” references, NBORI0 VA 110 ce fATmIG 1111, te)m &5 83 210 per nantits gk, Addrers the ower, (b 4. KT sz Dedrtior: 0, JRomsaLE 1 i ARKANCAG R oLumtiat 81 per acre. " Wantat fiumedlately, 152 im- v A9 pmall; A0 CTAOMETS, . GGG, Toom 10, 1 on. MUST B SOLD 50 CLOS! one of the test fanna fn MCHeary vonn: e ERRWIET % R s nl ) X ACKN 103 Waininguin: :‘:‘ S énlic!imun, '.l"enmul'l;;;;xc; VW ANTED=A T) i ’I‘.Afsdfll‘.:(}‘l‘lMA‘\'x‘ axk ik to do ail tie work ab thave bext of refcrencon. Adiress n; m 03}, Tribune oircn, 5 FEmployment Agoncies. VWANTED=1Lu0 MEN FOR TILE NOUTH: WAGES $20_per moath ot board: woik anra I winter. " Far cueap tickes Grfuibia¥ &'CH, 5 Filscellancons, 1 HNER OF ¢IFTT- rent moderate. Ane Al Estaze firokera, wor ateed o tnforriation a; piy to 001 TANTED-PIASO-PL Tt A 257 GHOVELAND PAL Wazren 1 9 % mezican and A A T many. Aprls tiotel, 1) Ean Washington W Apply i A \WAzTE enpacits, Kikener 107 7TANTEDT] ehramue and :I"l adjaining T IN VIO d chance MONTH-THR| front i good A e furaitu Swatr wil baard for rents. At Wone Sldce A\ NT=%0. %0 WEST VAN Bon nd baseru e brick, betweea Gont ent very in%, WEAD & CC Nortx Sldes J'QUENT—AX UNFURNISHED TWO.RTORY AXD Daciient briek husac Sid Io: un the North slde, 1o & family wio will board oo permon (A Indy). Inqutet. | M. LTN tve 4 e t s ' = Iiwrzwnfifh(“ :“1‘.\‘1‘ 5 fieu d wid 18 bertdes etnen e 2| calel- minEd, A, T GALT, 02 W arngIon: stes Moot 25, e FO BENT-ROOMS, 7 Sonth Side. 0 RENT=PLAT THIED SLOOI: OF 20 hTATE- at. B rowus, I yood order for_ houskreping e ex, torent ot & low flgure to & desirable trnant. WALTEN MATTUCKS. ltosm 1, S Dearbor rforExT—x At Itoom 30, 118 ME A Jei,” oF I Any stamn, Frankha N0 S Iay4 In tila Tonio and Frame . I!lhmv-l’l MEN AND LADIES TO SELT s, “ehrauns, Bedias, duveliics . W tent: eatalogne freo, 0, PNGTON, 45 md 17 Jackson.st, el oitio WASTED-A GENERAL TOUAR. wOrK At 1 1 B adnere st beiween Thirty-orik y . and one to : Avily, Tt Teerences, AL2 sl hakeste, oo uren- Uy 1O abealie 0K FOit M, 378 Weat M WANTED-GIRL TO TAKE CANR OF A CRILD; I preferred. "Anpiy at 1431 Star ME SUITE OF BOOMS, Ot (nzi toom, [n m private tamily, In nice lncatlon, Cnion Park, All modern ennvenlenees; with 3 buand, N 22, Trbube ofce, North Rlde. . Mise [0, BEXT—FLAT OF 8 RooM3: ALL Moneny | \WANTED-AS amku LADY TO READ ¥ I ) ot fur “aporiiand prastice; ) ‘[' SO GIET AL et e and Micwidaiata ¥, | Xurn Ui ares N6, ribaho ofice: e TED-GIRLS TO WIND EVEIG WANTED 70 IENT, XET0wnd 1 A0l b D210 HENT-ON WERT BIDE A NEAT ‘Toom Tr a [8dy in 8 hotse with modern iPprove- W3 Y GIRLS VY ANTED BN ol work, 3, J0 BPALDING & CO. Miepts, heatin Founis willtake table board or F outs NTED-GLRL N = \ TANTED=TO RENT-=IIT JAN, hands only wanted, A0, G & Sbour aTx rugms sath of e ki s Lot sauth of w biocks of carner Washington and ubey-sta, AGAr~a 08, Trilune aifice, WANTRR=TO HENT-DY A NG AN AND wife. two or thres unfuruishe i roome, or, ane funtslied, fur it housekeeping, un doutl Sl withia ten miuiier’ walk of 3lonrot and Btate-ste. Address N o, Trihune ofice, i MEDTAT 0 NALLET Ginisy eeks’ eugagements spply atonce. 153 Hoath .o ltoum 13, W ASTEDSTO BENT=XEAT AKD Cil aceouatant, wity 1 -1 'y rdlres an engtagement pufithed room for seif-boardin, I6 Urn; hav alsy exe WASTEN-TO UEST-FOUR Ol FIVE FUK: ntahed or unfurnished rvomi, within ive minates' walk of coruier Madisun and Clark-ats, Addresa UJ, Commercial ofel, F __MUSICAL,_ NTION 18 CAL TO THE FINEST EIH]{; A TTEon o nlam Ay ver broagbt 1o th of laan and organe. e u et for the blliay trades e perfence in the inegrance bui abundant and uuesceptionable, al busement. sy reluroaces, Address O, 149 L (3 Miscelinncous, ™ | SYICATION WANTED-LY 4 SOUNG MAX wHo i pay it T 00 6t St a3 steady Jub. - AATaAS 1o On H0% i Eln O _BITUATIONS WANTED-KLMAL Tnilett, davls nos, Domentics 5 L.,_“.“fl.fi,‘:s’.f""' JITOATION WANTED-BY A OIRL 15 A BMALL by ‘it tamf ire at | s . fanlly. Inauireat ) b JITUATION WANTED-HT O 5 Hlioats in, S N R itona ) b 3 o e o IOV SES iy ah, Upright Ty varioty of cases, Any uf tiic slove inake of Instrutueats can bo bought by & goud cook, wasner, on icatatlments if yequirad, X ences and W. W, KIMBALL, Nerth Corner Stato and Adamn, o1 S‘mm’-ufi ED=INA E FAMILY and ltoorers best of refers ubjectiun to the country, ARpiy ut 248 e b (COTH STTATION WA =K STAN DIRL FINE PIANO, WUT LITTLE USED, FOII 83 10 G way Kiud Of wurk for Sl <A gt woutd e £L €10 moutily unth pald fors warrantid for 8 years. | togu 0 res ) LEED'S Tempie of Muaie, v2 Van flury: = ey edeintels e 5 N WASTED-BY % PAROAISS 1N PATTLOI DROANS=WE_HAVE S ot Fozenaf Roureworitin a. st (i habautut o scritice 5o olevant new orgend I | famlin, of wecund work, Call, far two daye, st 193 Al the varfous styics. which we will offer at extremely 8 Jinrthau-st. 10w pricer. 16 T, MATUCIN, (34 $tate-as, % M4 e | QITUATION WANTED=BY A COLURED Gil: JELEGANT BIANGFORTES, SISO BY CRLE: S e Y emiz oy ok CULURLD G Tirated manufacturers, st frices below actual cost | private fami 1l oF Bduross 173 Bz f producking-1'106 tune e ves, only | h=to 14nn0, 73§ c #1751 clecant upricht wlenoforte only 82741 pquare and plaun-forte for $2u [mmense stucks now in never knuwn before. K. T, MAKRTIN, Lnundr;:uum. SH‘[Y.\TMN WAN' -DY l‘ {3 Address 3L 10 Fatirieeuth at. e mmnin SANANCEA L, NY EUM WANTED TO LOAN 0% nadtan giri as laundres claas fanily, "l_ T FIANOS—WARR. a0 10 etanil 1n to planvy spectal priee 1t i\"s“ glUIL\BLE o e f M, i 10nz oA Templa G755 WILL BUY A FINE TO: FARLOR Oft- “sithodt, FeuoTal warch o ST Hir it drots, breeawel and o i‘mgmvc- curity. W. No ALLEY, 150 Desrir Ihenta warrauted for Ve yean. - K. T. MARTIS, 154 . MADE ON DIANONU=, WAT JUNDES priraty oltier. 120 B 2. 1() BUYEAN PLEGANTEW, FI D& piacus Lerme $10 ber wmonih Until pajds Fauted aa represcoted o moaey tetunded. Aduress N A Trivune ottice. )} LOAN OX FOIENI. IN HAND ) cmoval, or 01 good collaterats, 3, 114 itanduiph ut b n 3 TOANS—F1 D . For eadh aud uouthly of quar- feriy payinents wogivo soeciat prices. Call and ex- aulne bofore baving Ihustrated catslogaes maited free, MEED'S Templo of Musie, 112 Van Burea-si, 3 AN ESITURE, FTANOS (Wil . maney lotued vn collaterais, — e | (AR MW U OLT 0L AND BILVER: LANEOUS. 2 Money (o luan oa watehns, diainunda, wnd valuatics POTITR. rreareeesy | tlirenrdescripdonar GuL DA Lo s uifon Eitder of v sutwcrivers w111 a2 10 Hqnidatton for tie ANDIU LUSRUS Fiffes Tebte e tho G, AN MADLIE Wi be. seitied i hcr chistiela wid collaterala, atfou at g ofice, curacr o ey Cartalll by S i Y, it HANER EOWARD C, DEVISON, Wit: Y TTUREWATLITOIE Vi b her o collaterals, oF 70 e mada al NI 3 ON TO LOAN ON IMFROVE] P10 lito Btudios, 212 aud 218 State-st. MO, st Ao o, ST o Dany, 134 Houth Clar = Mo o oy SN ST ST Cots 195 Laswil ' N bt o bure ey s s amnbiay Toom of the Tribune Campany, x N _COMM. ted jowelry 3 004! L 1 tock “YAN‘I'ED—C()LLFJ‘-TI(I.\' AN EXPENRI- n enced mud veilable party; small accounts » clory Teternces. Addrow O 86 Tribune uilic: YRR LY et . N HE HAD WARTEL A BCACK W ALSUT T the Counting ool L nR-tienk, sty eel lony: - Adures T8 33 AND & CENT PIECES [N PACKAGFS A 0 In excliango for carrency at countiog-room of ompavy, Vh-ay. 28 beld,_ALLAN, e LA ANTED=$10,000 CASH{TO USK WANTEDSTO b orcanving: | WA it e g eine rost hes wido, Ad- | low falf interrat and give reasgnhie sa table, 8 or 0 feey Jon; dress, statiog terms, N £3, who exn reader ser and regulaz-establ daye, N 64, Trivun AN CHEAR" 7 1i—A BECOND- W A ey A T Pilio s Sinine snd paper- cutter, Address J.'B. ELWELL, 219 5tata-s PER CENT MONEY T0 L0, TIPROVED ——— and productive Culcago real ca farms in Lifnol I Dearburn-sis YNE. northeast corner Randolph o HBOARDING AND _LODGING, Wownt Sidoe A UCTION BALE OF TIIEE OF THE FINEST GEN flen.ansturioussin the city} No. N stylish bay horie, esu trot (o 2:20, spHng Cosn & Teny irueke top buxgy sud fne rubber-trivimed hamcas; 0.2, bruwn fiare, 8 ye 41 2143 ar bet- WEST MADILON-ST. ~FURNISHED ROON fer, w ‘l‘n’: Ruod i"u,“‘.‘.i ::‘..“.'f.:.’.'.‘.fi:::. 'L':iy.:i» ol 329 ith basrd, only @4 po 'ulh day ar) ) ot s bl TR by nted saun. per week. Hot mcats and Ly nd cuice for supper. g Wi . At Bratoclass, ATso abon atbier work and driv- ud drvp clase Al als otkierwurk Tlotels. AT e st 0a. G ULDICK HOUSE-HOAIL CANTE HAD ATNORE patuny L neatios. m. | PECLCS A ek F0it BALE=10 UOISES ¥IT FOILALL USES] ONE | equal sandlig; " hie pambuger slovaton. colortiscs 4:scat elose coupe rocksway, noariy newi 2es- | vants, vlegaal :lnmluum 80" day boarders accommoe ce tenalun sopcarriages, a4 guod s e | sida epring bug: v, nails by Leanoyer & Co. i bhactons, tup and o | 7 OURE e s iy by wasons. exptest weguas urany ved | (ILARESCR HOUSE. NOS, 1, v 508, AND 57 opkae, dulliery wagonn. cavievagopy ar sy kind | (Jhialia <l south of i baimer Houso oy 2ha whEiel e s st satrigees Hurecs tour Soma weli furuihieds bo, Voard”witn i to 81 &, zous (0 'Inl by tbu dAY OF werk, UNe very fine 3l IR"‘:\I' e 3 our e EVATIA TIOTE WANABIC AV on m LK. Reduced price nd board §1.54 Hown b2y ari $h.0010 87 bourds B4 per Woek. T 'gx.mmm— HE PINEST SLEIGIE TN 7| A3 ot ut low figurca, wii orrtail 1. & B 103 bouth Clinton-st. i HONSES AT SANDS Wousk, AV, ANT SMulison-at. ~5évors Al slaglo ee CAILOAD OF HEA' ST sablcs 3 s s Moros " BUSINESS DIIANCES + OPFOSITE ‘rounia, 83 ta 1= BTATE ST, ely furnishud per wock, . ESTANLISHED AND SUCCESSPUL usi! firt of this cliy encsged lu ths maoulac- tureo Lo arcicle, who RAY& surblus moatie aid g R A e P : tracr o d 815 L R0 badldenal Lagiial, Which thar i torbur 0 h l}h wihil receive ll‘rnflll partuer willi that amount r’ dueired, will glve ositlon of sccountant et R BAnY sy o "tie 1 o i el datc, appotutibg sa taterview, Bus oM L A VALY WITH $30 T0 250 CAN BECUIE & £\, cash busiusss good for 81,0 Sud upwerda thla Dearburn-st., Koum 1 s ] WILL PAY 835 FO OFTHE COAT l. a0d keys n\:a"smm Trady '“ o il W RET st o Mouday aftere H. PUWELL, 127 Lasaliv-sc., oua buut with Nurton, inte s il | bon &G Jon RUG STOR] (WA, BITUAT | 1 0sT—0H STOLEN-ON WEDSEEDAY NIGHT, ) O T A State,'yopuiation | | GIT-LK 8 .‘,’,N.‘,‘,e Pace watch e by ax shoul 7.(u0) stuck aud dXtares $8.5m0; 1erms, $1.6) | ydual Watch Company: with joid chala Dy recoymin duwn, baladcs o sult purciascr. - Addross KINO, 1rib- | KRSHINUICH Cotipuats with guld gt 3w une uitce. - Teceivea fiberal reward. Jo! ALE—THE EXCL! RIGHT TO MANU- - GUINC TP EALE TR RXCL IV FIONT IO NNG: | aaToizee, o s0rva v gettele uf great luportance fo Lrowersaud boeracllers i b rypioi gty el i ssmwgans bt RS | SRVt il oo D Gver 5y lacce tn this iy iy persin of Mioderaie | § OST—A LUNG GOLD EAN-DRO = S yut dotiing. Finder wii. bo. rowurded by rotoms g Mg 1 b ) BARKIL AT Lasalleoat, $5() FILL BE 11D FOI GUODS TAKEN ¥1i0! [y KD‘L 777 Mourie-at. Sunay Dikht, aad Do questions ke cupltal cu securs 8 safe aud 'very remunerative busl- cas. For full partlculars spuly tour sddress C. M. UITON, Brgas iluwe. TO EXOIANGE, IO EXCHANGE-BERE 15 ONE 0P THE FINEST - eat octatia-(1ont wansard:toot wr oc SRR, b SOV U i weinia 10 Chickdus Ghe Tick b st | JIURNITUL TIME-TOE UNION FOTTE B between Wood atd Paatina: | [P RS SR SaTils D1 OR P LI ITUE a1 this 14 i ks beat fésldeuce part of Chicai aid | Boutehold doods o6 WOUAlY peFinests; Jow priocas aa elezant huuic | want giuou buies and Tt op loth, | gusy Terias, or cicar faruy or good leuds for 1. Catlat ouce T wil 500 &o at 8 vargulo, 5 AN 10,7004 slendid Bno stock of boots and shocs, fa EASY CHAILS AND ROCKERS aiSie 10 Towo F BN beabiv, Golog & ppicadtd, Bial: CRECCEER §‘v i Beaws waut b kovd ploso ot uddncas broperty ordwell- | 0y e e orvig: susr pha bR SIALER Chicago. Splendid chasico (ur 8 business maa, PRI 1. 5.5 oo 7, 170 Aladtsii st Al LDAY THADE, TTOEINERAE SO £ Joop FARL wolTh s frowm ) \ 8 kvl » = alerenes Tacleas vebiroun Sibreriy. | Alddrd O & A L2 Tnbugeofice. o | (X6 PAIN FOL BOOKS—STANDARD WOIKS 7ILL TIE 1OWK PRRTY WILG TEAD COUNTRY | (o slvars sripg good Brices.. Lefurepou sell your WM it viies wxehiage tor Chicagy propesty | Uirsry e CULFIY Corsertiaanca ot siay O 34, Tribune vlice, fur 0ve days e, IBHARIES WANTED, oIl sMA oo For cat WitmPY et NG MAC) SEWING BLA S | badiwaai, s T A : TATE TUPOOVED ALL EINDS SHUTTLE | PAVUE GENEWALE Ui L ARCHITECTCT tbe lowest prie Now, 17 vuls (4 0) Morocco. Pul, ab S, " Q{?nfi'li‘a“n“f.fie‘:’."l fid gt ¥ LaEaeTs CHAMIN'G. Madison aud Duisborn " "ob ~ PEBSONAL, PAD! £ ERSONAL-WILL EMMA PEAKE PLEASE SEND Pu:r.\‘m;‘\ij'n ED-WITH 220 T0O WOLK A Silun tande. nivadid advertislyg schicime CANYRlsers W Eu’.‘fiu Yo 108 Blisaciia Scalatdnce. "B S B | G o s LT AR v add ) Y . -

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