Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1877. I p————— e e on tha minntes, and the report, when made, was pot accepted. Owing to the opposition of these same gentle- men ha did not then make It public because the company Was In tho market aaa borrower, but o how does 80, for th information of the stockholders. Tho tables which he presents, yerified by the Becretary of the Coal and Iron Company and Comptroller of tho Rallroad Company, may bo briefly summed up In these thiree points: First, the real carnings of the ralirosd and_the Cosl aud_iron Company since 1571 have been $2,847,080.87, and the dividends 3{d by the railrond §18,010,204,112, or aver seven Imes the real profits; sccond, that, on two oc- caslods, the amount of the floating debt was transferred, on_tna day when the books of the Railroad dompnny were to ba balanced, fron the books of tha raliroad to those of tho Coal and Iron Compnny, and no con- ceated from the Board ‘and tho stock- holders; third, that the loss on the colliers worked Ly the Company has been $2,000,085.58, and the galn on thoso leased ling been $1,753,101.99, the differonca being the net Yoss, £207, According to the books, on the entire conl-mining operations of both kinds {n 187 tho twin companics Jost 820,041.14, and et pald n dlvidends snd taxes on dividends 70255 EARNINGS, The follow!ng advance statement of the gross sarnings of the principal Western roads for the month of November is furnished by the New York Commercial and Financlal Chronfele: 1870, 5,79 ,008 Top. & 8. Fi Alchlron, P- & N K. C. & No Bl San Franclac Bouthern Minnesols Tol,, Peoria & Wat Wabas| Total . THE PACIFIO ROADS. 87, Louls, Dec. 10.—At a meetingof the Board of Directors of the Merchaute! Exchargo this afternoon, ex-Goveruor and ex-Congress- man E. O. Stanard offered tho following, which was unanimously adopted: Wusieas, The Hon. J. B. Chaffeo, Scnator o, has Introducad into tno United Eiaton Senate, and the Hon. T. T. Crittenden, of as introduced into the llouse of Repro- nentatlves the following resolution (hera follows d_resolution rofarred to regarding cific Rallroad) ; and < Wnzneas, A faithful compliance by the Paclfic -Ralroad and Lranches with the condltions of its charter and thoseversl sctsof Congress amendatory thereto, requiring an equal pro rate of charges for lr-mlpunmnn fraight and passengers, and rellef from the present unequal and unlawfut discrimination against n part of the country, fa of eatest intercat and fmportance to the people ¢ Mlssouri and "Valloy of the Mississivpl, and utmost consequence to the commerco of Bt herefore, 2 Merchants' Exchange of 8t. Lonls, that the Sen- stors and members of Congreas from Missoun be, and they ure boroby, samnestly roquosted to give thelr prompt and active support to every measure inCongtoss having for ite purpose o complete and immediate enforcomont af the rights of sl the people under the Inws creating and authorlzing nid w(go Union Pactfic Railroad and Its branches. PROSPERITY. 8pectal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, CLUVELAND, O., Dec. 10.—From tho clrcult of varlous raflroad shaving headquarters here, it was ascertained that all bave lad a very pros- perous season. P, D, Cooper, General Buperin- tendent of the Atlantic & Great Western, sald: 4 All our men arc pald up, which {s something unprecodented for this season of the year inthe past. Business has been very good in overy particular, and receipts come {n promptly. The strlks was of advantage to us, ns no susnension of work was occasloned, sud_conslderable husi- ness thrown upon our hands.” In the Cleve- 1and, Coturmbus, Cinclunati & Indlanapolia and tho Lake Shore & Michigan Southern oftlces tho aame report was wade in regard to Pnymcnl of men and general prosverity.” All sny that profits are emall but steady. AMUSEMENTS. THE EMMA ABBOTT CONCERT. Mies Emma Abbott and the somewhat for- midable combination attonding ler drew a very large audienco at the New: Chicago Tlicatre last evening upon the uccasion of tho first cuncert. The combination I8 in reality due to Mr. Car- penter, who has once more presonted to tho public one of thusa olla-pedrida bo Is so fond of cookiug, {n which every one can find somethiug be likes, so that a whole audlence s sulted. Last ovening the andlence was moro thun satls- fled, for it doubled up tho melauge by a skillful, vigorous, and industrious use of the encore, by’ . Which every artlat on the programme, with the exception of the little blonde planiat, Herr Robyn, who Intruduced it with a solo, was ¢illed back and tinperatively urdered to play and siug something elsc. Mr. Btrakosclh, ‘during -tho memorable Kello: ary war, ofllclally an- nouuced - that the sgurano was always tho star, 50 W may assuinc ‘ that Miss Ablott wus the central sup, wbout whom revolved Herr Robyn, Mr. Arbackle, Siguoe Ferrantd, Mo, Rive-Kiog, ‘Mr. Staoley, Mr. Allen, aud the “original " Swedlsh quartette, The cusemblo of the concert was excellont, The programine presented & wouderiul vnl-tel.\" ranzing all tho way from tho * Castu Divu’ to tho “Bwance River,” The individual per- formers, witbout excoption, were far nbove mediocrity, Tho audience was outhusinstic and delighted. More thau this we ueed hardly say, for to onter upona dotailed criticlam of cach and overy perforiner Ju their double numbers would requirs apuge of Tus Tmisuss, We must coufiue oursclves, therefors, to a runnlug comment ugan each fnthe order of their ap: arance, Mr, Btanley, whois so wall known ero from luis Clong | chiolr and concert _ sl nfer, sang the Y Maritani" ballad, **Let Mo Like a Soldler Fall* ‘a ballad by Morgun, **My Bwestheart Woen a Boy,” and for an cucom’ to the Hrst o sallor’s song, He wus In good voico, sung with duclded aplrit, aud met with u imoat conlial re- ception. ‘The Swedlsh Ladics’ Quurtette san, for thelr first nuwmber Ohilson’s ** Necken ' any Linablad's “8pring Boug,” aud for the secoud Flscher's *Rose of the North" und Elsenlio- fer's “Christening Bercuadu ' fur au encors to tho first two tne “Bweet By and By, and for the double cucuro to tho lost two o new * \Wed- ding Mnrcu‘" by Soldermann, which they ulono bave, and “My Lif Is o Wail,” by Lawren. Anht!ull{, thefr singing was the fouture of the evening, ¥rom dress Lo musle, the harmooy of this quartetto 4 perfect. ‘Fho volees ars nob only individually of remarksble power and purity, but they arc so adntrably adapted to each ‘other that a perfect lustrutnentul quar- tette could hardly excel them in T superb oucness of volume and blendlng. In this regurd they are decidedly e superiors of the quartette which saug hero & few weeks ago, as well as In thelr woundertul Planlssimo, whlc\n, in its way, I3 quits asre- + markableau that achleved by ihe Thowas or- thestra, Bince thio Husslan slugers wers hore Do quel perfection of ?ulncuo siuging hasbeen beard sa that in ‘“Tho Bwoet HY-And-lly." or Yorranti was aa jolly aud _rollicking " as * 8¥er and carried the audience off s fect with bis lnlmitacle weucheric and musical barle- Qutnade, His first number was Kossiur's **'Lar utelle Neapolitalve,” aud the second Per- Hog's “ Beware," sung fo_English, und a8 a cu- Houlty worthy o rank with Brignol's ‘*Goud- By, Bircetheurt,” Fablri'a *Star-3pangled Bau- Der" wyd Hermanu's “Um Afloat.” His eucores were Glorga’s “La Morra" auvd rivanl's * Coluwella” Mme. Rive-Kin) for her uumbers the * Perpetunl Matlon™ from the Weber sonuta and the Gou- Bod-Lisz¢ Faust Fantasia,” buth of which sau Perfurmed with her own rureskill 1n tocnuique, Sod with her customary power sud bnilinicy, Ur the cncore to thé first number she guve itter's +* Poachier’s Bong,'! which wus the sce- gud public pertorance ol the Bumber in Amer- b, Ritter Limnself having played 3t but wucy Bere. 1t 1s a fue additlon to her repertoire, sud e hope will be beand ircqueutly. Miss Abbott for hier first number the “Casta Diva! aud for her secoud Dessauer’s * Quviez,” for $hcoics to which she guve the “Old Folus at Howe “and - Maggle, Are You Sleeptugi™ a ballad which has wot been sung bers bofore the days of Casle Matteson, to whow ft was dedicated, and Jules Lunbard. ‘The little ser was 1o excollent volee, aud wus Tecelved with & degree of ecothusi- %w that amounted L0 quits an ova- too. W~ have already expressed Yuropinton of ber sfuging upon & foruer vcess 8o, 20 that we necd not fuvolve & repetition ‘";':- Bincy lust sugiug here, her voles bas not #%urod at alf, and sbp utll slngs with the same service s leed, By the Tloatd of Directors of the . determined effort to please,and carrles with her the sympnthy of the andlence, who came to en- Jog without “criticlsing. Bhe has, also, still her rpecinitics and exbibits them, especially her wonderful power of diminishing a tone, though the effect s sometimes dangerous, as was ahown In "The Oid Felkaat Home." Iler popularity evidentiy lias not suffered, tor she was recetyad with quite as enthualastic a welcome a4 that which greeted herlast winter, nnd, laying severs criticlsm ‘ong stde, she deserves it for her ndomitablo pluck. Mr. Arbuckle blew the nudicnce into ccatacy with his performance of flartman's ** Fantasie and Levy's * Young America Pulka,” which ho made quite patriotic with the Introduction of *The Btnr-Spangled Banner,"” and atso charmed it with his encores, «—n Scotch song and ' Hobin Adair,” Mr, Allen played Sainton's * Rondo Mazurks, and for an encore the ** Austrian liymn,"” arranged by him- scif. Hia tona is very awcet and tender, nnd his vinying is characterized by grace anid clegance rather thian by b#cadth and power. The gecond concert whl bo given this evenlng, with another excellent programme. —— TIOE ENGLISII OPERA. ‘Tho Hess English Opera Troupe, which this season lins Miss Emelie Molville, a new-comer, at its head fu tue place of Miss Kellogg, appear- ed for the first time, last ovening, at Iooley's Theatre, in & representation of the wew onera, *The Chimes of Normandy *' (** Les Claches de Corneville ™), by Rolert Planquette, one of the youngest of the French composers, wlio has ale ready won n name and favor scldom accorded to acomposer after the production of hisfirst opora. From the initial performance of the work, last May, at -Les Folles Dramatiques, Tarls, ita popularity waa assurcd, and it is atated that it will monopolize the stage of that theatre for a year to conic, It waa firat brought out 1o Engilsh form—the libruito being the work of Mr. Myron A, Cooney, formerly music- al editar of the New York Ieraid—at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, Oct. 23, and met with unqualified success, The story of tho opera fs substantially as follows: ‘Tho Marquis o Villerui SClsllv), who hay been an oxilo since childhoo), returns to lils native village during the prugress of a fair. ‘The tlrst scene discluses n number of village- gossips, who aro retalling scandals about .ig- uvurual.\llu Melville), who arrives in uime to vindieate herseif and turn the tables on her traducers, It nppeara that Gaspard (Morton) Intends glving his nlece, fermaing (Mrs, Scuin), n marriuge to the Sherig (Seguin), 'Thic niece, liowever, ubjects to this arrangement, since, if sho inarrics ut all, sho clalms that ahe is bound to Jvbin More (Turner) for saving lier life. To escand the marriage, she and Zobin Afore becono the scrvants of tho Marguls, and are jolned by Mignonelte, Thes sccond act {s occupled with the disclosure of the old wmlser, Caspiard, playing the part of a ghost in the haunted eastlo of Villerof, and whobecomes crazy with the fear of losing hia treasures concealed fn the caatle. 1In the third act the chateau {8 restored to its original splendor, and tho JMarguls takes pos- session as mastor. The villazers are Invited to o grand fete, and Gaspard 18 still crazy. Alignone e comes In an n grand lady, with Jobin as her factotum, After alove-acene between tho Mar- qula and Germalne it turns out that the Jatter s the righttul heiress and the true claimant of tho title of Marchloness, which has befors been con- ceded to Mignonette, The opera closes with the reconciliation of all partics. ‘L'hie princlpal numnbers—those which have bo- comu popular—ara as follows: Act L—Rondo for.ilignonette(Miss Eineliv Melville); song,*+ The Cabln-Boy ¥ (Mr, Turner): duct (Mrs, Heguin and Mr.” Turncr); waltzsong (Mr, Caatle); **The Legend of the Chiues,”” the gom of the opern (Mrs. Seguln), repeuted in the second and third acta; and the dung of the Servant-Girls S.\uu Molville and chorus). Act Il.—Chonu‘ *Knlgnts of Old;” qulntette, * Robin‘s Lost " (Misa Mclville, Mra, Beguin, Custly, Turner, and Seguln); song, **Yes or No» Mra. Beguin): and duot (Furner and Morton). Act, 1L— s ifignonette 1s My Name " und ** Clder-Song " (Misa Melville), nnd waltz-rondo (Mr, Turner), The fustrumcntation fs very gracefel and sparkling, and the numbers wo have cited aro of the. popular and “catching® sort. The work {n reality holds a place between opera- comique and upera-boufle, and Is never tire- some, ‘The petformance last evening was tn overy respect bighly creditable. Miss Melvilio hasa pleasant 1zt volee, of conaiderablo conpass and grcn flexivllity; ond, besides, Is a capital actress, ull of grace and vfrudty. Mrs. Beguin is s charming as ever, both voually and dramatical- Iy,—her characterization of tho lust Marchioness betng vspectally noteworthy both ss to archiness and feellug, Our old-time favorite, r., Castle, finds n his role a part well adupted o the dis- play of his meliitiuous tones, apd, thowuyh stilt somewhat atagy, acted with commendablosplrit. Mr. Turncr was, 08 usual, somewlat stitf in walk and gesture (though ho warmed up con- sidersbly {n the Inst uct); but sang with quito pleastu)? offect, Tho part of the miser was ex- ceuted with much power by Mr. Morton; aod Mr. Segulu was, of course, very qun{ as the great Sherlff. The minor purts wero well flled; tha cliorus, though amnll, {s fresh ang efficient; and the orcbestra did thelr work falrly, It would b uscless to particularizo” the varl- ous eucores, us altwost every number was called for o sccond time,—each prominent meinber of the cast recelving o due abare of recalls,—and all being summoned before thegurtuin the closo of 'tho tirst and sccond acts, Miss Mel- ville, In tha last act, instead of tho MQ{mmlu soug gave * Lol bear the gentle lark!"” and gave it with an cxquisite ‘slower of bird-like warblinges, ‘The anudicncs, owing to strong counter-attrac- tlons, wus 1ot su numerous us it abould bave been, but the houses cannot fall toimprove dur- ng lhc remainner of the week, as it is many o day since such a bewitching little opera has been presented to our public, "1t wili be repeated untdl further notlee. ——— *BIDONIE” A'l' MI'VICKER’S, ‘Two performances wore glvon siinultancously last night, one at the Adetphi, the other at Me- Vicker's Theatre, ‘The one was an exhibition of the usual stock frolic of the uigger minstrel, enbanced by occaslonal exbibitions of nature in a stato of uudress; tho -other an gx- hibltion of noral deformity comparcd with which tho obsccuitics of Kabelals mignt be consldered a8 perfectly hirmless, For Habcelals was not essentlally obscenvi ho reveled fn flleh, not for {ts own suke, but for a purposo, and by way of a protest. Even the religlous nud phii- osephic Coleridge recognlzed o moral purpors in thie smut emftted by the old French humor. {at. There fs nothiug Jo Rabelals that would plate sin with gold 20 well as tho . lasclvious bosom-heavings of - Thomas Moore * or the “warm, descriptive touches*? of Byron., Naked- ness {8 uo ehame, i proscoted as purs aud simplo vakedness. Even in the guise of & feruale minstrel one can calmly guze upon the unadorned fruin o purcly wrtlstis point of view. But thoro s that difference between the pre- sentation of uaturc's nakedness and the naked- ness of **seclal ifo " which at onc evokes rescotful sentiment. It (s not vruthful, It is about o truthful as scandal, as nolzhbors® gos- sip, and wo all know how accurato s our telgh- bors' estimote of us—capoctally if we don's lu- vite thom to our p Not loug sitice ‘Uit TRIDUNE suggested that the next play, drawn from French sourcos, shiould Luvo [ts principal scones laid iu a house of yery much repute, It would scew that the suthor of *Bidoute” had ascopted our gentlo biut, There has been an etfort made to cone ccal tho broad impurities of the novel from which It s wdopted, but the effort ouly serves to present them .o o broader hight, fust as & lusclvious thought iy wade moro *thoughtful '’ less by what is shown than what ls hidden, The herulne s called o flirt—*a marrlod firt.! Well, thut Is & mitd name'for it. One would call berbya yrosser naw, to judgo by her actions. Iu the tret ace tbols marriod to au honeat, virtuous youug wan, and i the very cveutng ol the happy event sho s muking love and acceptlug fuvors from anotber, From tLis tlme ou she scems to be on look-out for “fellows” who can efford to keop in dismonds und dresses and jewels, aud mudeed une ean hardly sce bow thers could be auy posstble re- furmation Ina charactor which “ts apparently wurked, quuted, and sigoed, to do deods of shute, Miss Laura Doo, who personstes the Liroluc, Is ubliged to put herself into positions wolch must raiso o blusk oo the brow of auy modeat woman. Her wiles are not the wiles of n{uclnallu: ‘wonmu gl the world, but '1“17 arts ol & woman who ¢au at any mowons sell hersolt to the bighest bidder, A brof sketch of the story Is given us fullows: . ‘Tho sceuv opend o the couortyard of & great factory eituated i Paris, In {rout of one of the Lulldloge site, sligqing, Deasrss Delobeile, the Doty ouvrlate (e ‘ll::n and Dec mothr re. Stoneall), plym eir art of prepar $ ¥ Qeniousole birds aad dusucts for the bair . o thow comes Delubzile (Mr. Holaud ewd), the **crusbod tragedisn, “—an sclor who thiuks 'thst bo v uno of the grealest i bis vrofesslon, sud that it ta tho stupldity or the liuluuq of mansgers which bas kept him off the stage I bl search of n copazvient for tho Luat Giton eans; alvo, Grandfulher Gurdinols (Mr. Usrey 'carson), an oid miilivnuire, shrewd, miserly, sars castic, skvptical, yut gav aud jolly, aud subfect o on2 weakucas, —i0 saiuiration fof pruily wouwen, copocluily the bLride of tuu doy. Also, ente vld Plinus (U5, 9. i MEVIcken), the Seolkeunce of iho great tactory, the falthful old fricud-servant, wita no thoagtt but the welfarv of the trw sad the young peopls whom Le bas sosn grow up sboub him. Shrewd, yet kindly, suspiclons, yet ohedient, old Planushias & grent part to play in the drama abont to unfold. " With him comen ble nid mald rster (Miss Tanner), susplcions, Jike him, but dirccting her sosplcions toward all man- nd, na he d toward all womankind. The botldings are all slluminated, thin belag the evening of the marriage of one of the nroprietors of the factury with & poor girl of the tene- ment houses, ~ While awaiting the srrival of the wedding-party the npeaple nirendy on the st by Lbelr dialogue, Lring out sll that'lt is ne ry to know of the pest history of the main characters of the play: Visitiam Risler (Mr, \Vhl‘uloflkf, the briderroons, & naw partner in the finn, & almple- hearted, Invenlive ;rnlul. teusifal and un: suapicious, just fitted for a dape, and (A4 every- lmr:]y thinka) not at all fitted for a hicro; Stfonte, the bride (Mias Tion), prettv, ambitious, nascrupuious, lovely thoogh loveless; (/eorge Fromont (Mr. Leatack), tho senlor pariner in the manafacturing firtn, elegant and unmlnmnnl{. weak, destined to fall an eany victim to Sidonle’s wilen; Claire, hls wife (Miss Graham), granddaughler of Gaordi- nois. one of the sweetest and loveliest of women, worthy of & batier fate than to be nezlected for a falsa witeh like Sidonle + Frants Jller (Mr, Len{. a young Lientcnant of Englncets, very much in love with Jittla Zizt Detobelle, ezcept when ho in Infataated with Sldonte. Iicalden these thers are the Uhebes (Mr. Everlam and Miss Marble), pa- rents of the bride, ih grent clea st having marricd her into the firm, and happily unconscious of the dance they ara to be lod in consequence. After the entrance of the wodding Eurly the action becomes rapld and Interesting. Stdonle at once takes command of tive situation, and beging gven now to ensiave or re-enslave the men abont her from old farainois down; andethe firstact clotes on her and Georgs engaged In making pri- vate algnala to cach other, even while he la caress. 1ng his and ahe lier lawtnl sponse. The sccond a showe Sidonte In bittcr diappointinent. 8ho ohtained & kind of enteance to suctety, and vontared on 8 recuption, —has made macuificen pr?nuuom. but no ono comes! Bhe rages an fumes ~ about smong the vacant chais, ond of _ coursa _ venta et chagrin on her luckless husband. Ry scading him ont recroiting, she manages to collect a few friends, princivally gentlemen (with whom she Nirts nitrageonaly), and bor father and mother, These last, ataying after the rost, are participants inn stormy scene, wherein the ihother, alarmed at the bold” conduct of her dnnghter, attemnts to take her to task. llcre Sldonle, in reassuring her mother as to hor (Sidonie's) aupposed personal erll, . and making It clear that she is In no Ranger, goven tho ey 4o her eharaeter n e clon: ing apeech of tho act: **You mnde mo a besnty; 1 thank you for that., You made me nosaini: 1 thank you for that. You also made me fio fool; and for that I thank you most of ell1* ‘Tho third act carries forward tho story towards the Inavitable ruin of tho fiem of Fromout & | ler, showing Grorge Fromont's rascally extras gance for Sudinie Lisler's gratification. Later in the act the scene changes to Delobelle's apartment, whers the iazy, sellen cgotist of on scior has abundant opportunity for display of his comieal idlowyncrasics, and wehro poor Zizt, driven to ahe rolute desperation by overwork and many miafor tunes, attompts suicide, but i saved by the uncx- pected arrival of lier lover as the curtain falls, ‘I'ho fourlh sct opens at Asnleres on the Seine, Parin in the distance, Firat comean sylvan love. ncene between Sidonie Rister and George Fromont, whcrein the false falr one, nfter the tendorest con- duct toward the tantallzed and infatuated dupe, taras and langhs st him 48 usnal as soun as he ix out of sight, Then cames n picnic porty, conajsts fugof Krantz, tho Delobelles, Chedes, ete., with dnnklnx-m%. This 1s foilowed by a love-scene between rants ond Zizt, into which Stdonle, - the mar-plot, intrudes, taking nugu ‘rants to her villa, sothat poor Zizt has to go back to P'aris without him, Then follows o striking acene between Franfs and &Sidonle, ils has come prepared to denonnce and exposo her duplicity ; sho disarma bim by her binndishments, and when he 13 completely subjugated and gocs no far as to write hern lovenota in the presenco of her husband, who has arrived, slie first socurca tho fatal paper, and then turnw upon himlike n tigress, darinz him'to denounce her at lfs peril, And so the curtain talls on her triumph, ‘The fifth and final act opens at tha counting: houso of the now secrotly-bankrupt fitm. A sap. per appears apresd in the buck part of the count. ng-room, which is to regalo tho guestsats grand Lail Stdonte s to-night mving in the residencs. There 1s a storay scene belween Gardinols oud his granddaoghter, Claire Fromont; the Iady begs - for to firm from bankruptey, while he refuses the funds, nnvells to her the porfidious 1 Old Planus and George od there are some wild, sad, and touching developments of the sngulsh which hae resulted and must result from tho dolngs of tno ** Marcled Flirt." After sll afo gone but JFlanus, ut work over hia final and fatal trial- balance, enter Willlam Rlsler.—pay, foollsh, nun:fhl ess s usual; ond now Fianus, 4 to desperation, laye hars to him tho avholo |b€=k|u‘ story. When 1¥iiliam at laat grasps Its mbaning and Is convinced of its truth, he falis wonwele: While he is with dificulty belng brought back to life, Sidonte witer her dancing friends. git in full dress and wild gayety, como trom the bali-rvom for thelr supper. Now Wal- dam, the simyple, humule, “hunest artisan, rlscs to tho dignity cf hero mud maswr of the sltuation, Faclng hls falr and wicked wife ho denounces himsclf as the rosber and ruiner of the firm and her as tho receiver of atolen goads. 1lle teara the Jewols from r _arma and neck and throws them Into the casti-box with his awn watch and wallet. Mo prom! the honse ot Asnleres ond the life-long labor of his hands, to fasure that every penny shell " bo ald In full, while he scotns and re- nses all offers of Jenlency nnd assiatance. Hut Sidonle, consistent to tho last, defica her hus. band, hor pusillanimous formner friend and lover, and the world, Bhe produces the fatal love.letter Krants gave hor st Asnleres, and asks Willlam 1o reaa 1, Kronts begs him for all thelr to leave It ‘unread; George adas nest to the same offect. Affor on, Willlam decldea nut to read the paper and calmly burns it In view of all pres. ent. Then &idonie breaks from all contiol, do» clares her independence, and preparcs tu rush out into the night and the storm. i¥sitiam calls to her that he shall always have a sheiter for her, and aske hor to bury that memory In hier heart, the answend: ‘‘My earamay rcisin your wurds, but a8 for niy besrt, 2 Aure nonel" wnd the curiain alls. Of the acting of tho parts wo have not laft room to speak at present. Thure were some very pretty ond attractive scenlc effects, and the ‘audlence was woll pleased. An uu- usual burst of admiration. followed the actlng of Geraldlne Maye, who played the part of the daughter- of tno Tragedian lu a sweot, natural, and very cl- {ectivo style. Bhe bad tho lhonor ol recelving tworecalls at thecloseof tue act,—an honor which was thoroughly meritod, for she did the bLest blt of uatural acting in the play. OATES. CincixNaTr, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Alice Oates, at tho oponiug of her ongagement heru to-night, mada a apevel to the audionce, ssking the pub- lieto suspend its oplofun {n ber case untlt she could be heard ln the courts, where alic would at last have sbown to ber that mercy that tho nowspapers had denled her, CEMETERIES. ‘Waldhelm, A meoting of the stockholders of Waldteim Cemetery Association wos held at Klare's, No. 70 North Clark strect, yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock, About thirty gentlemen wore present. ‘The Presldent, Mr. E. R. Lott, occupled the chialr, aud Willfam Istel acted as Sccretary, The special objoct of tho gathering was the cousid. eratlon of & proposition for the original wem- bers of the organization to rotake posiession of the cproetery, thoy having assivoed it by & trust deedtu a copartuersbip of uing of thelr nem- bere lust spring, 1n urder to socure tho pavment of au fudobteducss of $7,000. Tho sturcholdors In the vorporation are 400 fu number, and toero are 18,000 shures of stock, 1,200 of which are and were held by the gentlemen who assumed and csncoled tho Indebtedncss above mentloned, 'The shares coust 815 cach, The copurtuership not desiring to retain abso- Tute coutrol of the cemetery,’ and the other stockhiolders belng desirous’of so dofug, It was proposed that the sharehiolders pay in 815 on each share of the stock they beld, aud thus buy the property back. ‘The mecting favored tho lan, and declded to accept the offer taus nade, ;‘uw stock will therefore be taaued and tukeu up by the snarebolders, and after that s accom- plished the title to the Cowetery will bo ro- rausferred to the Association. It f»'proousad to furtber froprove the ground next season, Durlwg tlo post sumuier & uow and iarge vault has beeu constructed at a cost of $2,500, Four thousand lots bave becu sold, rangiug from 15 to 23 cents per square foot.. A lut nlue fect by eigoteen coats §23. ‘Fhbe first capltal stock of the Asso- clatiou was §250,000. ‘Taers are thirty acres of unfmproved grouud at the cemetery, The pro- cuedings at thio mectiug were conducted in Ger- “wan, and the proposition was thoroughly dis- cussed. GRACELAND. The lot-owaers in Graceland Cemetery met In HKoom 18 Chamber of Commerve yesterday, aud elected A. J. Averfll aud Jerome Boecher Trustevs, to 81l tho vacaucles caused by tho death of Elbrldfo G. Hall and tho resiguation of Van H. Hizglus. ————m——— SPORTING NEWS. Naw Onisaxs, La, Dec 10.~fo the second race to-dsy, cunsolstion pures, $250, Little Sts won by two lengths, Belle ILslc secund, Bello Bagkloy third, buum"Vumani and Miss Til- ton. Tiwe, 1:43%(, Poolyon thu track sold: Halle Lsle, ; Vermont, $33; Bells Barkle: g?.; the tield, Thy French mutuats on Litt] pald ‘The third race, club purse, $300, four mile beats, resulted: uln~ o 5 ; 1 the pool on the track St. Mastin &Qld at 100, ToiLbia, $10. " ‘Ths track was fo fale condition, the weather Dlawsant, sod tue abteadaacs Ughi. QUEER. The Eclat of a Swell Wedding Considerably *' Busted."” Trus Inwardness of the Great Bloom- ington Nuptials of 1873, How the Danghter-in-law of Ex-Gov. Beveridgo Came by Her Apparels A Wrangle in Qourt to Determine Who 8hall Foot the Bills, Spectal Diwoafch tn The Chicagn Tribune. New York, Dec, 10.~A. Times' correspundent at Kiogston, on the Hudson, sends an_inturest- ing story relating to the weddiug outfit of the young lady who married Gov. Beveridge's son at Bloomington in 1873, the event bung a maorked one soclally. Ila says: **The peaple of Duchess and Ulster Countles, In New Yorl, and the friends of the parties In Clicago, Bloomington, oud otber places in 1llinots, are satching with interest the result of the suit of Richan! P, Morgan against Mary Rut- ger. The plalntiff sues for money patd for the wedding outtit of the detendant’s grandchitd. Mary Rutger, the defendant, is tho widow of John IL Rutger, for many ycars pro- prictor of tho widely-known Poughkeepsie Hotel. e left two children, Willlam and Mary, Tho latter marrfed Richard P, Morgaan, and moved to Bloomisgton, Itl. The former also married, and two daugliters were born to them, ome Ella ‘and the other Lilie. Ella grew up, and when she was 18 yeara of age went to Bloomington to reside with Mary snd hier husband, and while there becane acquaint- ed with Philo Beverldge, son of the Governor of Tihnole, nnd an engagement of marriage follow- cd. Later on sho came East with her uncle, Richard Morgan, and tho two stopped at King- ston, whero Mrs, Mary Rutger, Elia’s grand- mother, resides aud owns a housc. The thres talked over mutters connected with tho coming marriage of Ella, nna afterward loft for New York topurchase the weddIng trousseau, Mr. Mor- gan leaving them in New York and proceeding to Boston, The Rutgers bad crodit at Stow- art’s, but, at this particular time, because of the * Black Friday dlsasters, ail eredit accounts of that catablishincnt wera closed, and the Rut- Rers were unable to moke any pur- chscs, aud awalted the retun of Mr, Morgun from Boston, When he * arrived the situation was made known to him, and Lo advunced the money, Mra, Rutger giving him ber note, Subsequently comglainant sued de- fendant for thy money thus advanced. The platutif fo his testimony says: ‘It was the weddiog outfit for Ella Rutger that the defendant wished to buy. I proposed to her that, inassmuch a8 she bad contemplated spending about £3,000 for her granddaughter’s outfit, [ would take her note for $1,000, and the additional sum that might be expended could be scttled after the purchases had been made. With that under- standing I took her mote. I was to pay for tho cntertnlnment of the guests, and did, aod she wos to find the trouescsu. The total amount I pald was 81,084, which I rendered an account of to tho defendant afterwards, and then I found another {tem which brooght it up to about $1,700. This left the amount over and above the note §600 or $700. Thero was cash advauced to Eila to purchose articles. At tho time of her marriage sha was living at my housc at Bloomington.' PlointifT further testifed that Ella roferred young Boveriugo to him when tho offer of mar- rluge was made. Ho rocited candidly to young Beveridgo the unhappy condition of Ella's pa- rents, when Beverldze replied that he wanted nothing but Elln, and soon after the engage- ment of marriago was made. Thero were about 000 fuvitations to the wedding seut out, and about 600 _versons witnessed the nuplial cere- monics, The reeeption and entertalnments oceurred afterward st tho vrivate residenco of Mr, Morgan, In Bloomington, and the Ashley Ilouso at that place was also thrown open for cucsts. The plaintiff prescnts a huge mass of receipted bills In evidence,which show ou what 2 scaleal] of the arraugemontsfor the wedding were conducted. mong the ftemns for tho wedding outfit, which piatntiit claims defendaut must pay for, ars tHaunols, ribbons, buttous, gloves, cmhmidarlul. laces, buckles aud besting, nusling, haudkerchiofs, insertions, tape, ncedles, quilts, towels, nnE- kins, blankets, culls, liocns, ;nrdu of blue sllk, yelow sllk, green slik, brown'and black velyots, ateel sitkc sults, diagonal suits, ete, Among other Items still turther along are the following, which are offered in evidence: ‘Uso of Aubley llouse on wedding-day Cream and oysters Drugget asd Howers , . Hilver weddi: Confectionery Brown silk sl Flowers for dzos Mme. Nalla', dre izonze alippers Bunch of curla Bill vf (lors Caso of silver spoona and forxs, A commisslon was sent to Bloomlugton to take Ella’s testimony., She testitied that she wos cxn-n:m when plaintiff and defendant talked about her weddiug outft, and 1t was de- cided that sho could not et along with less thau $2,500, sud she had about $300 uf ber own, Bl suld plaintti proposed to pay for thewedding cntortalnment, and by would bo happy to do so, and detendant was to puy for the outfit or trousscau. Eila_further wroto & Jetter to ¢ Uncle Dick,! confirmiioe his clatin and vxpress. oy her regret that he hod been caused so wuch trouble through her father's cheating hiw, 'Thy uext hearlog is down tor Dov, 20, when Ella's grandmother witl ‘l,.utlty that jsbe simply Jeot plaintiff hor n S CAUGIIT AT LAST. Goorge Hartley, w Causdian Murderer, Ar. restod ut Buda, il Pinkerton's Detective Aguncy fn this clty yesterduy sent back to Canada @ man who has beewne as notortous in that country as Frauk Rande bas in this, s name {s George Bartley, and the stury of hls crimes 18 so fresh in tbe minds of Awmcrican as wcll (1] Caoadlan newspaper readers that it s hardly worth repeativg, 1 this Instance, any other than the more fmpor- tant features of the case. Dartley, of whose an- tecedeuts nothing is known, kept & farm near Beauce, o town below Quebec, Thisdistrict has long been noted for fta stringent lquor laws, and, indeed, when Maine first began her favor fte tewmperauce themo, the lower Quebec district was generally aceredited with baving started the ball rolliog firet. Along fa lust Boptember Bartloy was accused of sclling llquors from his farm-house, tricd, sud convicted. The execution issued agatnst him catled for.a fAne of §180 or threo months’ serve feu lu prison. A posse of police, headed by Bergt, Lazare Dore, awooped down upon bl place onw duy, lutendiug tojseizv upon Bartlfy's parsou. They cotered the house and searched it, und_ss they wers emerglug wers fired upon Ly Bartluy,” who was iu the buru. Dore was wounded 80 scriously that he died three days later, and another offlcer was wouuded su dane flluutlfi:hu i lifo was despuired of for inauy days. rticy then took to the woods, aud de- fied the police. One miduighe a man uamed Cuampague, Uving fu a vottage on the out- skirta” of the wood, whom Bartiey had suspected of giving liw sway to tho liee, Wwas shot down while sittiug the window,—a Minnio ball Lad torn awsy bhis eutire jaw, Thoslzs of the bullet vorro sponded exactly with w spencer rific thst Burtley was kuown tu "have in . Lis possession. From t'1s timo on the pursuit Lecamo iwore earvest, for it was plainly evident to the pollve that they bad u st Uesperate mun to desl with. Bartiey was truced from Canada to the Moose River district tn Muwne, Taorc bo nulmcd at the house ul obs Audrews, but Ouding bls pur- auers closely on his trucks he suddeuly left for Penusylvaule. At this juucture K. B. Amyot, Chlef “of the Pruvinclal Police, vluccd ‘the Awcrican sids of the cssu in thy hands of tao Puwkertons, Audrews, it was aacerta:oed, Lol 8 brother living ou W bear By 10d niles southiwest of this city, on the Burlligton Road, and as Harclay was thought to bave uaveled West, the detectives turued thele atteation to the fursicrs about Buda. They soon found thedr wau working ou a farwm, und, as bo was in Sy bablt of visitiug the Andryws fatally every Banday, When' told that up without n remonstrance, on to this ity on a United warrant procured from Commissioner Hoyne charzing bim with murder. e was taken ho- {ore that maglstrate yesterday afternoom, but wlicn the stze of the vermin in the County Jall was portraved to him ho agreed to go to Can- nda without the necessary requlsitiun and pa- pera, Ile denled the charge of murder, but did not deny the killlng, and sceing that he would be obliged fo return to Quebee In the end, he %nlct}rv vonsented to o on peaceably with a o lan detective and one of Pinkerton’s offivers. ‘Tirus has this country become rid of aman who might have proved equally as dangerous to the community as the natorious Rande, whom he ereatly resembles In his character and actions, Burllv:{ is of medinm height, clear- cut featares, andfan intellizent face, whicl shows up well even under the rouzh Granger disgiise in which be appeared. There I3 aleo a sinister cxpreasfon about the eyes and mouth that fs not unlike that given to the villain Rando fn the photographs. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Willlam 1, Ogiden. Tho Hiatorleal Soclety met laat evening in fta new bullding, corner of Dearborn avenue aud Ontario street, the Mon, I. N. Arnold, Presi- dent, in the chalr. A large and cultured audl- ence filled the hall. The following-named gen- tlemen were proposed for membership and elected: The Hon. Ridney Breese, Carlisle, and Col. Gurdon B. Huhbard, Chicago, hunurary members; Messrs. Willlam Vocke, Leander J. McCormick, and W, R. Manierre, Chicago, resi- dent members: and Mr. K. K. Jones, of Quincy, e\fiwspondlnz member. ‘The feature of the eventng_ consisted_of the culogies on the Jate William B.Ogden, . The first of thesa was prunounced by Blshop Clarkson, of Ncbraskn, aud was a_remarkab), -{un estimate (‘tcnhn: public-spirited dtlzen's *i e and charue. r they awalted Lis coming Iast Sunday. wanted he gave came he was and # PISIIOP CLARRSON dwelt particularly on Mr. Ozden's lobors In the developing and bullding up of Ch'cago and the Northnvest. Wihen, sald the Bishop, the history of Chicago and its zreat fire should be written by a competent hand, then would it be recorded that Mr, Oggden was the first to remember the American splsit of hopefulvess and self-help. But Mr. Ogden was something more than a public man, He was a triend of schole ars, a men of learning uimself, with wonderful conversstionnl powers, ond an en- viable faculty of gathering and assiinilating in formation on all subjects. He had an en- thusiastic love for whialsoever was beautiful in nature, and true and realliu man. Meannets In- stinctively shrauk away Irom hls presence, and falschuod and dishonesty cowered bencath his lance, Asnmember of St, James’ Church, e had freely and largely contributed of hia means to its Anancial support, his contributions coming in this form, written on a card or sllp of paper: **I will give enough to make up what you want,"” or, * You may call oo me for what you think I ougzht to glve.”’ Ilisgenerous epirit” {nculeated o simlar feeling in others, and never had Rector a better parfsh- loner. And now this preat public wnan had gone. Nothiug of a publie character had as yet been donotocommemorate his deeds; but It was the Bishup's hopo that some public fnstitution wwould be erected In Chicago which atiould bear his pame and keep hLis memory fresh and fragrant for generations to come, and be n Insting monutnent {n every way worthy of such a life, Bishop Clarkson's remarks wero heanl with deep interest and received with well-merited ap- plause, TIE PREYIDENT, Mit, ARNOLD, followed with a similar paper, [lc first referred to Mr. Ogden's grraceful remarks on tho ocen- slon of u presentation of a sult of culors to Capt, Blake, commander, and Oliver Newberry, owner, of the steamer fllinols, when that mng- nificent craft made her first trp, July &4, I&i‘g. to Groas Polnt, thenee ‘down the Calumet, and thenve returned to her dock at Newberry & Dole's whaef, just below where Rush street bridge now stands. Among the party whose mcnnnizrnced this first teip were Maj.-Gen. cott, Walter L. Newberry, George Davle, Chi- cago's carly ballad einger, Mr. Aroold, and others, Mr. Ogden was o patural orator with & wonderful power to direct and _control popular nssemblies, The part he took in developing and bullding up the loterests of tho Northwest was univer- sally recounized, but there was s plde of his charaeter not 8o gencraily known. With all his Rood sense, clear judgment, skill and sagacity, aud bolduess asa business man, thers were united o tenderness, und warmth of slfection, and attachment to his family and friends rarely equaled. He loved music, painting, puctry, aud natural sconcry, and possenscd a sensibility to Leauty in every form, fucluding the ex. Preulou of noble scntiments In poetry and ail iteruture, acarcely cxpected in o man soab- sorbed in buslness pursuits end gigantic enterprisca, His was one of thoss svmne pathetic natures which dlapelied the clouds and bru;(.'m the sunshine Into every clrele he entered. No one over enlered his preseiics swho was not mado the happler, and’ he ad- dressed none without muking them think better af hfeand humnnllg. 11is old house, occunying the block bounded by Rush, Cass, Eriv, and One tarlo strects, and fumished with all that a c tured taste could suggest, numbered amonw its guests Van Buren, Marey, F"fi Butler, Gilply, Crosswell, Tilden, Bryunt, nsett, lealey, Miss Martinean, Margaret Mer, and other representative nen and women of Amerlea, us well 0s the most distinguishied and cultivated visitora from abroad. , Iu his removal to New York Chicogo lost a citizen whaim she coutd 1 afford to spare, aud one who cootributed In an eminent degrea to her best social life, Alr, Arnold’s remarks werareeeived with caual avor. F'resldent Arnold then Introduced Gen. Btrong, who read sn Intercsting Yupcr on the capture of Fort McAlllster, Dec, 13, 1504,—%ga pnrl.'c'll which ho was, and & part of which ho Baw.’ The authors of the papers read reccived the thanks of the Buclety, and the papers wite or dered publisked nmoung fts rocords. % Guv. Bross was called upon for some remarks in retation to Mr, Ozden, but stated that it was his purpose to prepare something for a future mecting. ‘Lo mecting then adjourned, . THE WEST PARKS. Attornoys’ Fees. The Board of West Fark Commissioners held & speclal moeting yesterday afternoon st 4 v'clock, with Presldent Wilcox in the chir, ‘There were prescnt Messrs, Brenock, McCren, Woodard, Wood, Wilken, jand Col, Deunett. Comuissfoner McCrea moved that wheu they Ro Into an clection of Scirctary that tho session Le private. Carrfed. The Board satwith clused doors for two hours or moro. The uiinutes of the lust inceting wororead and approved, lucluding an sppropriution for 8500 for sttorney fees for detense of four members of the Board who will be called upun to unawer an lnpllcnllon for a quo warranto in the Crim- inal Court, brought by vertain members of the old Bonrd. - s Col, Bennett moved o reconshderation of the resolution, which was carrted, o then asked tunt the matter be lald uver until nest mectlug, Proesideut Wheox was auxious to have the appropriation mude, as ho thought It wus justi- Hable in defendiig the uctlon of the tovernor, ‘The reason Col. Bennety mude the motlon \J:Tl:m«:-lmu hethought the appropriation would egal. Comulssloner Woodard thought it was well to settle the questiou now, as there would be an appeal podoubt, and thers would have to be leizal expenacs provided for . On wotton of Commiasioner Woodard, the whole mutter of cmploylng lawyers wis re- ferred to the Cowmlttes on Fuance, with power to act, and to ulve their reasons for thelr actions to u futures nceting of the Board, . BECHETARY, The election of Becretary resulted ln choos- o Wililam Kerr, ‘ol. Beunott offered a rosolutien to the effect that the othics of Secretary be declarod vacant from the tima Commissioner Wilkun was ap- poluted, cn:sn as it wus filled pro tem. by tho prescut Board, ‘T'he resolution wus sdopteéd, Acting-Beeretary Wood offered a resolutionto tho effect thot an examination of Whe pupers and woneys i ks possession be made by thy Auditor before he turved over bis ehurgo toths newly-clected Secretary, Tho resolution was adupted. Tao uew Secretary’s boud was flixed at §5,- 000, 0u wotlon of Commissioner Wilken, and its ‘el’mfll left to Cowwmisstoners Beonnett aud Woodard, as a Special Comunttee. Cawmissioner Brene appofutivg a comumitice sulta’le oilices for the Board, staelly du not luvade, as i the preseat qu Messre, Bronock, Woodard, sud Wood were av- voluted the Cowmitter. Tuo Board then, at ueasly 8 o'clock, adjourns ed till Baturdav altenioon at 4 o'clock. At the secret session u counnuoication wos seubdu from ex-Comwmisslovee Millard, which Was Dot sevelved, In which by charged that Mr, Kure was the tool of Georze W, Stanfurd and Frauk Riddle, and that be wes secking the posis tlon of Becretary, backed by Riddle, tor the pur- !:l-w of bidluzr the suortcomings of certain wem- cre 0f tbs uld Park Bowrd, TIIE COUNCIL. Spending an Evening on That Qas Ordinance. It Is Loaded Down with o Quaniity of Amend. ments—Xiscellancons Business, ‘The Council held a regular meeting last even- ing, Ald. Cook in the chalr. Tho absentces were Sommer, Kerber, and Seaton, * INVESTMENTS, A communication was recefved from the De- partment of Finance, suomliting an ordinance. authorizing the investment of the money be- longing to the Jonathan Burr ¥und in water loan bonds of the city about to be Iseued, On motiun of Ald, Rawlcigh, it was passed. Another communication was recelved from the same source, submitting an ordinance su- thorizing the investment of £13,000 belonging to the River, Bchogl, and Bewerago Sinking Funds In the same bonds. The Corporation Counsel had been consulted, and his opinion was that, with regard to these threo funds, the power of tho Councll to fuvest was ample. Ald, Yenarsons sali the money was on hand, and the object was to put it in city bonds run- ning twenty years, since ¢t was belizved ft would he gafa there. Ald, Thompson wanted to koow what was to become of tha fnterest, Ald, Pearsons replicd that it would be pald {uto the different funda. The vrdinanco wos passcd unanimousiy. A communicatiol was received from the Law Department stating that, reports to the con- trary notwithstandiog, the revision of the cltv ordfpance was heing prosecuted cxclusively by the Department, It was placed on file, FIRE MARSIAL. A communkation from tho Firs Marshal stated that scven apolications for positions had bl.v:en made to him by Aldermen duripg Novem- 153 « 1t was placed on file, Anather. communlcation twas received from the Fire Marshal inviting the Council to be pregent at the annual inspection of the ap- YE”!“I“" etc., which takes place on the 17t and th inst, Ald. McAuvley wished the Commercial Club of Boston, which is to_arrive Naturday, to scv the Department, and, ot his suggestion, the time was changed to the 16th and "17th (nst., and thereupon the Invitation was accepted. A communicatfon was received from the De- partment of Public Works giving n detalled statement of facts o relation to tho contracts Iet for the new Iake tunnel, ctc., as asked for by Ald. Gitbert's resolntion, 3t was ordered to be published, GAS. The special order, the ordinance granting au- thority to Frost & Suu to hulld gus-works and lay duwn muins, waa then taken up, ‘At previous meetings amendments had been agreed to providing for the laving down of fifty mles of pipe for vach of the lirst two years. Ald. Throop moved to amend 80 &4 Lo pro- hibit the teariog up of paved or inacadamized streets, Ald. White amended that by adding * unless the Councll so order.” An Alderman, he said, wouid not present an order for a gas maln unless_scven-cights of the property-owners wanted it : The smendment as amended was agreed to,— yeas 22, nays 11,—as foliows: Yeas—McAuley, Pearsons, Itosenborg, 3Ballard, Tliompeon Thisd), Btowart, Catlorim: Lodding; Tarnow, Oliver, Van UGadel, Beidlor, White, Throop, Cook, \Whecler. Iiyan, Waldo, Nicsen, Linscnbarth, beawelsthal, Sweeney—22, Nays—Cary, Ulloert, Tully, Lawler, McNumey, Rawleigh, Thumpeon ‘(Tjirconth), Baumgarten, Juuseens, Rirk, Daly—11. Ald, Waldo then moved to amend g0 as to re- quira the layinz of pipes first on unimproved streets, and'the deposit of £200,000 to_insare the carrying out of thelr obligations. He sald notning was known of the responsibility of the partles nsking the franchise, and the city's wm- terests should be guarded. Ald. Lodding mored to amend by making the sum 400,000 Ald. Rawleigh didn't think thero was any use in epending more tine, It would be betier to lay the ordinzuco ou the table. Tho pariies could not come In under it a3 alrendy amended. He moved to 1oy on the table, The notlon “was not axrced to—yess, 143 nays,18—as follows: Yeas—Pearaons, lggtcnlmy. Dallard, Callorton, ‘Tarnow, Oliver, ', Co0l Ryan, Waldo, Niesen,' Linsenbarth, schweisthal, Sweeney—14. Naye—dicAnley, Thompson (Third), Cary, Sicwart, Glibert, Toloy, Loddinz, Lawier, Van Gedel, Beidlen’ MeXirnep, “hroop, - Mawlelgh, Thompson (Thirteenth), Diumgarten. Jansecns, Kirk, Doly—1. Not voting—Wheeler. Ald. Glibert hoped the ordinance would be defurred untll it conld be nacertalned whether Frost & Bon were what they represented them- sulves to be. A committee should be appolnted. Ald. MeAuley safd he wounld vote aguinst any ordinance unless the partics satistied binthat they meant business, Ho dldn't think 1t rizhe to spend tline ou ord(nances which meant fioth. oy but blackmall, 1f Frost & Co. intended to build works, they would come furward prompt- 1y, and show that Lhey were responsible. Ald. Cary remurked that the gentlemen must kuow theconditions before they devlded whether or notthoy would come lu~what privileges they would' have. Thegas tax was the most griévous tax the veople ol this ity hud, Ite as fnformed that thic parties had bullt works iu Baltfmore, and were now putting up bulkl- jugs I _Indisuapolis, and propused to furnish gas at $1 a thousand fect, A motlon tu defer was voted down. Ald. Lodding then withdrew his_ amendment, and thiat of Ald, Waldo was agreed to. Atd, Cary sald thot tho old companics b cliarters, which prevented the Council from {o- terfering with the price of ¢as to private con- suniery, and the ouly way to enable the Bcnplo to get chcl.q gas was by competition. Others shiould bo allowed to come in on as liberal terina as thoso given to the uld comnpanics, The fn- troduction of the ordinance even had had o oud eifeet, for he was Informed that tho South gulu Conipany proposed 1o reduco tho price of gns 23 per cent atter Jan, 1. Afternome further speech-making ,with- no special point to ity Ald. Lawler moved to »d- Jousn, but suspunded tbat action long enough tu allow Ald, Pearsons to bring fn snd buvo pussed an oruinance for the paving, filling, and grading of Waahivgton strect trom l)uubum to Btato street. The question then recurred on Ald. Lawlor's motion to adjourn, which was lust by the fol- lowlug votet Ysas—Vcarsous, Rosonbers, Thompaon 1rd), Btowart, Ollvert, Tully, Tarnow, Lawler, McNur- ney, Hawleigh, Whecler, Daumgarien, Niossn, Linsenbarth, chwelsthal, Junsscns—10. Naye—3icAuley, Ballard,” Cury, Cullorton, Lod- diny, Oltver, VanOudel, Loldler, White, Throop, Rawleigh, Ovox, 'l'lmmi»,wn (Thirteenth), Ityanm, Waldu, Sweuncy, Kirk, laly—18, Ald. Toroop moved to lay Ald. Cary's sub- stitute un the table. Lost by the fullowing votes Yeas—Ballard, Cullerton, Lodding, Oliver, Delaler, White, Throop, Cook, Wheeler, itvan, \D\'-lda.Nlcun&luvnbmh.Bthwchmni.H ey, FaysMcAuloy, osebers) Thampaon (Thlrd), Cary, Stowart, Untbert, Tully, Tarnow, Lawlor, o, fchae, Stk oo [hirtuenth), Haumgsrien, Jansscns, Kirk— P v M:m.lnrwm the c%‘uuu—&omnur. Kerbor, Sca« ton—3, Didn't vote~Pearsons. Ald. Cary's substituto was then put upon its passage, and lost, by the following vote: Yeas—McAuloy, Rosenbery, Thompson (Third), Cary, Stowart, Giibert, Tully, Taraow. Lawler, Mebmoy, Jiawlelgh," Thompsou’ (Thirtsenth), Bangaricy, Jansscmy, Kirk—15. allard, Cullerton, Lodding, , Beldler, White, Turoop, Cook, Wheelor, Waldo, Niesen, Linscnbarth, Schwolsthal, Sweeney, Daly—18, Absent—Suimer, Berbur, and Beaton—3. ‘Tho motlon to adjourn was then wado and carried, as tollows: Yeas—Pearsons, !iuunbcrq. Thompson ("-l‘ulxlrr.l). Cary, Btewart. d""‘"fi Tully, Taraow, Luwler, McXbraoy, Rawlolgh, Wheeler, Thompson (Thire toonth) umgsrien, Nicsen, i.lu-unbuw. Jaug- u'l‘\!a-yl—')(cAuh{, Pallard, Callorton, Lodding, Oiver, Van Oulels Beldler, White, Tiroop, Cooks Nuys—Pesrao 1 ollvulx:l, Yan u-d':'l' 3 < Ryan, Waldo, Schwelstnal, Bweeney, Kirk, Daly Absent—Sommer, Rerber, Seaton. And the Conncll stood adjourned, HALE AND HIS PIANOS. The Man Who Can Nelthor Bo Nlown, urat, nor Slandered inta Obscurity—He Haa Revolutionized the Yiano Trade of tho World, and Achieved a Mighty Snreran— 1tow Sie lins Founded the Death-Knall of Bwindling Prices, Bpecial Correspondence of The Tridune, NEw Yorg, Dec, 7—1f a man hasa big brain and heart, and if he has learned to do or make something which eversbody wants, he can no moro be held down by adverse fortunc than Niagara can be mads to run up bill. This Inct 15 clinched right home In noticing the remarka. e way In which Joseph P, Hale. monarch of the plano business in Atmerien, triumphs over every assault of perverso fate, ‘to see [n o single night kis mammoth factory swept to flery ruin would have | dise couraged atmust any ‘man. To have been, immediately assailed by envions and Jealous husiness competitors, cager to take advantage of, and, by mglicious revengy add to, his misfortunedy thelr calumniesagainsi hir nwme and credit, would hase completed the disheartenment of any ordimary mortal, But Mr. Hale, besldes not “hefug ana of the sort of men to mf crushed, was tos well assured of the stability of his reputation among music-fovers the world over. nnd he buckled ut. his work azain as vigorously as ever. The result is anazluw--or would be so, If It were any other man than the indomitable Hale, Within "s few weeka' time ha lias put a large temporary factory ln the briskest kind of runnini order, and s shipping s ndmirable in- struments st ‘the. rate of eome ten 4 day to his tusy agenta all over tha rountry. Meon- while, thenen who inake faney-priced planos tear thelr hale with rage, and wonder f o tornado or earthyuake # were tu hit Halo gool ond _ square, ft would bother i any. Instead of apolying practical cummon-aense to the nsiness a8 ha has (dune fur scars, they still y.in-pu iu the old tricks. Tihey Inveat all theycan beg orborrow o binng concertizing musielans to I-lur thelr planos up and down the land, They build coatly and use- iess hails to advertise themselves. Thev get up worzeous exhibits at wnternational fairs, and squander money frecly to secure worthless aod fraudulent * medals,” and * diglonas.” Sonie of then are now serupin:g fatnls togetter, and bave had thelr agents fn the field abrord, for a grand charze on o the Judgesnt the Paris Exhibition next year. Al of Lhis valn outlny they #ock to make upby demanding for eailioue of thetr plzos from tvo to three thies the cost. of manuinet:sre. Tn tho fush days vrecoding the panfe, that sort of nonsense war swatlowed, Peoplo then patd chenrfully 200 or B0 per vent sxtra for a pre- tonitlous name, They don’t slo it any wmore. It §s the planws they 'want vow, not tlic name. Joseph P. Hale at thu very outset made his planus ot thu bedl pussible matcrials, aml o with every improvement kuown to the urt. Then he sold ihem at a alleht advance on coat, and desting it the rest. It bullt u{: for it & magnificent reputation, andd Acnt hls saperh fostruments nte every nook and cotier of Lthe cotintey, Ho, when destractive conflagration and soeaking catumny cumie, they coulid not ecta: m. le will, 1 u Tew months, eewupy v resuilt estabe Hlahteut i tus city Jarger and more complets than before, with a evapuclty for producing ity planos 4 day. o perfectly ure It fanos ruade that uther manufictocers ofren up large numbers of them, mark thele own names thereot, and send them ont to their agerts aud the publlc to ho sold at double thy price hie clarges. Tho very pinnos that are offered ander some celes brated name, at o munstrous prlee, are often rucht frow the Hale factorles, and tly tho same us thoso which hu sells at reasonable fleures, Of course he clecks this evil wheo- over he hesrs ol 8 cuse, b I & eash order tvmes to him for o thousund pinuos, he cannot sloays teli who s the jeal party bellud it Tousit uurpnnn thiat tuny su- called mnnufaviurers wet hold of his lnstru- munts, put their mwn high sounding names on them, atl {nform the world that thewe are the fomous planos for Sehlch they huve recelved such rtacks ot “‘medals’ aud “honomble pien- Hong,' and which ean sonsequentiy only e sold AL 1 bl price Tlie must responsible agents in all Targe citics Jolned hamls cume veurs ngzo with Mr. fale In this n3ble work of curvying the divine ars of musie Into, «very lume. Thensnuls of theso planos have found thelr way to every ety town wnd vitlaco, nud the call §s still for mare, Alr. flale s wow, [ find, perfecting new scals Lhat will surpass In rleliness wid volume all previous tehunphs of the plano-making art, signul us they have been. ‘There 13 nosuch word as ** rest! in his dictionary, He §s always dofmg, romething biguer und “Letter than hing ever “heon dons before, Yo inuke the finest planos i tho world, to sell the one-half to two-thints lower than other makers charge for their inferfor concerns, and to buve his pales amount to more than those of el vther manu- facturers combined, buso been the unvarviog determinations ot his life. 1io has alwavs dune this, and, a0 long a8 ho lives, siways will, Musictan. eeap— THE SHIVERING VICTINS of feverand ague, who freeze to-day to burn to- morrow, might have been exempted frm thelr present trials baa they avalled themaelves in thme of that safeguard cgainst all wmalarions discases, llostetter's Stomach Hitters, Dut If 1t la too late for pravention, it 1¢ not too Iate for cure. Awm- glo bottle of this trraststible herbal tonic will stop the paroxysma, and a briel course of it will restors tho patient to vigorous health. The prudent and thoughttal, lowever, who would rather forestall disease than walt for It amaults, will revort 1o thiv maro defense agalnst iutermittent and remit- tentfevers AL the cummencement of the season prevall. ANow is the time to foreaiu the alnst Invel ~-dis gen- sggravated, by the chills and d early BUSINESS NOTICES. Jelfers’ Fronch Catarrly Ilemedy [s o War- ranted curw for catarrh, colds, sore turoat, offcn- sive breath, headache, msthma, and bronghitis, Sold by draggists. Bample frec. Otice 70 Btate street. . . Use * Mre., Winslow's Hoothilng Syrnp " for children whlle teething. It cures Kunl- and diarrhos, wind colic, and regulates the bowele. e — GLO Gloves! Gloves! 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