Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1877, Page 7

TIIE CRIB. All the Cracks and Cravices Filled Up with Stone and Mortar. Jron-Tio Ttods Put In to Give Ad-. ditional Strength to the Btructure, A New House for tho Keepor---Iron Plating to Ward OfF the Iceberes. por several montha tha lake-crib, the maine gpeinuz of the clty's water snnply, has been uniers golag active and extensive repaira. Those renairs may and mey not have been really and immediate- Jy demanded, yet a careful surscy snde by n & tent civil-enginect, ono wio has had many years of experience inmarine bullding and hight-fionsc construction, showed that the many ana seicre ¥lid Iake storms, the nessnits of the immenre Beldnof lce, aud the all-poweetnl ravaze of time et thetF impreasion itpan that fountain which B4 dwetlern of thia eity hold ro fondly deir. fors the repatrs werc begun, ~ ‘Ynerc el ke In 'the walla to ba fled e fenia and wapa n the maknry Phe obliteratedy 1 hos for the keeper 10 bo tuilt, and something eles to be done to reseanre some much-agerieve:d cltizenns that the trib woull ot fall in picces, nor Le blown away, hor {nt tpped over, 'The house for the keever was bitlit, snda comfortable houss 1t s, even thoush it nds noon the bettlements of that fortrena-llke 1lding resting 80 quietly upon tho buttom fwo rlies from abore, uxpused Lo all the Lowliue Finds, *ho merciless, peiting ramns, tho whirl- winds of snow, and thoe rosl of mighty waters an they dance madly over all, spreading thelr cutd- ed arms aroiind an. abont as i to drag It bak thetn into tus vasiy doep - Lelow. cracks in tho walls J o n o Sz ne g e a woik tne seevlce of divers was necessary, and for evke npon weeks the totlers of tho frosts # a grops ed sbaut npon tue yellow sands at the botiom, scaled tho walls, petred into every nook und corner within and without, ana fliled each and every cave iy, 1) now t.10 walls are a3 compact nad anbroken sé upon tue duy when Uhleago tiest tasted water from two tuiles away. Jlul what to do creaty {he tean-uratica vl (0080 rigateourlv-Indinant and outraged voters and taxpayess wio imagined o pos- sioudty nnd therein o urocability was ertlon. which presentea stself Lo the olliciala in chargo of he work, After mature duliburation 8 uecisiun wss reached and the work of **oricing the walls of the atricture up’ w‘l’m tlo-rods and plating tho monst valnerable polnts with fron was commenced, The acrvices of divers were ngain called juto requisition, und, alter great ana pailent exertion, the piates wero adjusted. Then the tie-rods werd ull that remalu- ed I justiment, That work has been in proi. Teus for suverul weeics, and that the peoyle might Xpow how it was buing conducted and how sooii it would 06 completed, 8 TRINUNE repurier wan yes- terday diapatchied to view the work, and returning state what he bad socn, Iie accepted the kind in- vitatlon of Amlstnt Cliy-Enducer Artinzeal, and weonred tug-boat rlue rutber than walk or even row a boat out to TBE SCENL OF OFERATIONS, The plcces of oxtra lugzuga un tue tug, besido the reporter, were a cook{ng-stove, n barrel of flour, & great quantity of fresh meat, and some other pro- vislons to cheer out not iebrlate the exiled labor. ers, ‘Tho trip was made wituout event of any kind, The sun shonto out bright and warm, and tha wind plared gently over the cold and uninvitiay water, A fow wild ducks disturbed fn their feast on ioat- Inf refuse, from the sowers perhaps, betook them- salven with impatient Hight to A spot beyond the ‘beunfa uf dauger, while the trustiny, stupld gulls, resting 1ightly upon thy waves, lvoked vacantly at the pasaing tug oud toen resamed thelr bunt for $portive minnows. The first objectn that mot the gaze, an the taunch little craft creaked agunst the side of the ¢tib snd the passenyors entered the port-hol wero imumenss ron tis-rods, bage wush tools of every description seatte abunt, 7arions compartmenta sacronnding tho open space, e Interior court as it mlxht be termed, were fi)ol mechanles' toole aud lron bol Unu com- parfhient was almost Slled with n stcam engine, Which worked away diligently pumpiog water unt of s secmingly lucxhanstiole well. Anuther pump upheld by the tron walks cru*llnr and recro-sing the court also worked Incensantiy and vizoronsly dischargng o great volume of wafer without appx- rently filling ap the main well uremmylmi the hole from which 1t was drawn, Tho ob{ucl of all thin wotk was not appareut until attention was directed to vne corner of the pontsgen lnseribed by tho walls. Itshould, perhaps, ge here remarked that the crible & wall surrounding a ** well," This well extenda to the button, and contains two lmmense iron cylinders or -«-nd~mw-. standing ercct, and resching from the bottom 1o above the surface. The cylindera arc jolned to tho tunnel below, and through them the water s drawn into the tunnel. 1n this corner wae seen what ay, for want of 8 better term, be called n **minlature coffer-dam. ™ The coffer waa about flve fcot in diameter, aud awsy down far below tho surfuce wese two meu in tamaulin_clothes, working away, cvidently st- templing to bore o hole thtough the wall, Nuiv, bo ftknown that the wall {s about twenty-five fect nd the work of boring a hols thruugh It by thick, hand—for mo sieam-power an theres to bo applieu—is & great one, and when & parucularly hard stone or an iron bolt {s enconnterod by the drill the quea- tlon of mastery s o scrious one. The object of oring thess holes ia to lnsert tho tle-rods, which do not reach frony one extorior wall o an_opvosiio exterior wall, bot extend from (he exterior to tho interior side of the wall, and by means of washers ard bolts tighten the walla and ho.d_the masunry €rmly in piace. Thuse rods urc twenty-ei¢ht foct longand wulgli twenty-six pounds to tie fout, of 728 pounds cach. The wanbers ars three fecs long and one foot wido, and weigh about 400 each, maxing a rod, with attachments, weigh, in round numbers, 1,500 pounds, ere ary now at i crib thirteen rods and thoir washers—13, 500 unds of frouwork. ‘Threo rods have been lowered for Insestion, Therefore it appeara that the work will not scon be compiotnd. - After gaaing awhile at the men n the coler-dam the reporter pecred into ous of the w.de apartments, and saw a mun stonding besidu what scemed to bo & well-box like unto the well- boxes of Now Encland,—by fond memory pre- seated to view. 1o bis bands ho beld a rope aad & Tubbor hose. ‘The hose and the rope hung dowm 1nto the woll, for such there sppeared to be, sod one eud of the bose was attnchod (v a amall hand- pump, which & msn inanotner apartment worked ot locewsantly, turninga wheel, and perspiring, snd whistling 'with cqua) profuveness. Toat the abject of the pumylna process waa not to empty o well wue ovident fru thy fact what ® tho pump thi wi no discharygy, tor wax the hose of e that would imdicatean emptying of & larwe-aized washtub, What woa tho aject of transo proceeding? The wondering ind unsophiuticated reporter pecred futo the black- 1ea8 of the well, and saw nuthlug but Lie reilec- lon uf himaelf upon the dark water, fubbles t and tnick. **What bave you got in ssked tho reporter of the 10un &t the well, ce, " briedy spoke tho What kind of & machine " The sentence was undnishod, &% the rope Which tho man held twitched convulslvely, us thougt soms hooked fah fuove for liberty? **lie's cumlig up soon,” said the man, and, Joticing the reporter's bowildered paze, sddedt 1doe, " the Captain's son,—Uupt. Falcon's son. lie's down theto. ook nce balf-past 7 this mornfng," (1t waa then 11 o'cluck.) 1t dashed Scruss iho vows-hunter that Joo was & dwer, and Bad gone down tntu the weil, and woold svon CONN UF TO THE BURPACK. **But where does this hole go tor'* asked the reporier, **Down about half way, and then wtrikes the Dort-hiols whers the water 'conies throunh Into the €ib. The water rushes Lhrough there liko the —1,—sbout six miles an hour." Wy, the suipmy gotag 1ato the tannel ihreazt iy, the supply guing into the tunnel threa: the cylindor. 304 marhod oot Dt yun kaow Mt Afier tho reporter explalnod ibt there were ressons why be had not the dealrable knowledye, the considerato mun foreasid continaed his loquaciows dwcourse, esnwhile hulding carcfully the rope snd the hose, and tho man st the pump yround out the wind tbe diver below. ‘Fhe luauacious individusl said tunt anont 13,000 gwllous a minute ran 1nto thy Erlinders, Jonce thy cusrent througl the Aye-loot e, Tuera woro tures such water holes through fhe walls, 'The reps again twitched convulsively; the mau then twiichud ft. **New kind of telue b, ebt'' The water in the well faicly bolled, nolder bauled in slack vory indus- . ¢ to's comiug uo.” No souncr liad bo 850keq ihan 8 ruund, vliniug brass ulube sbuut 4 1.0t 1 diamcter appeared above fhe surfdce, an &ru eocasod In white rubovr-canvas snd & hand ucased in & mitten was extended, Tn the hund Was 8 uicnkey-wrench and some bolts. Relieved of toem, the diver sscended @ ladder wiich went wolo e waters edie. Tho way at tho vump Wurked away, and from tuadiver's belmel procved- eda current of air, whistiing as 1t passed throvul 8valva. The divcr's dress was of the ordiary dascription, and made of ru_ber.canvas. The fedt wers beavily sto.( with twotal, and upon the buck 8ad breast were largy Jumps of lcud. " 1he helmet Was ot tho urdinary kind, with vlenty of rovin vt e fuslde fur 3 wan to turn his bead 8od lovk vut ©f 8ay of the three +* windows* u tos tront and at er side, e had bocu at work adjusting a tie- o Atter o breattug spell bo duappedrod, and he Seporter "coutiuted bls converastion with y. " Lfl?m' 4o yoa lke working out berel™ First-rats. Ain't wuch to do, though. Kat, 434 sleep. uud work. Work souut balf the thoe. Bere's two yangs of mon,—ouu wurss days, Other worke nigbis. I'm ou tha day gang. " v+ What do you get Lo eatt” Ob, plenty, and Its vood. Onco, wheu the 10 g ashore at n!uhlm wo were hard up. o people here something, but a ruog up, we couldn § gousbure, and 1t took 25 une uiglt 1o est all therv’ was o 'the place ¥hen we were huogry, vut it did not last long. sonitiere s o big siock vn Band for sy ouer- o Whers do you alecp? ™ seked 1 *"0501 (here by Tho bubler pounds reporter. . wusrefit's wAr, There's eighteon of us bere nuw. Just 8 ar = g 10»-‘1:0.“::3““‘“" -4t off that hose, d—u you,— The teportar weat. . In & room, ume of the Apart- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 1877 fer of hnnke mada rongh pine planka and acantiing. and neranzed one phove tha other so that to ocenpy the upper one called ont a good gymnast's mo<t actjve efforts, " The hunks were well provided with clothing and mattresses, hout hall of them were accnpied mith roor- fnz members of the night wang. Furthee search revenled {n another apartment the sarss iall. and in nnother room the storehonse, around which were arranved HUGE QUARTERS OF DEEF, hind and fore n\unnun of mutton,and other artictes of animal ford. A man was pounding & plece af meat {nuentously converting ‘*round" intn “*porterhouse no doubt. preparatory to the mid- day meal, Marrels of flour and a quantity of other privisions denoted n season af plenty even did the ;flnd- and slorma cut off outsids communication or wee e, ‘The men anpearcd .contented with thelr 1ife of exilc, thouyh they inquired anslously after what waa goingon outside. The pressntation of a Toin- UNE Wwan halfed with delight, Mr. Kalstrom, the crih-Kes; remarking as ho touk it: **That'sns gond an cation, " Tue work of repair will, as befote eiated, hot he completed for weeka to come, 1t goes on an rap- 1diy a4 possible, and 18 beine carefully and thor- onghly done. Thern hins rxiated In the minds of some people an den that the w: ireven Lo miles from ehove oc- casionally veconses tauted with the refnso of the rowers Iv{llth empty themnelves Ints the river; and particularly is thin sahl to he the ense in the spring, when the rains wash out the sesvars, create n cue- fent, and awesn an a<tonirning amonnt of affal and vile matter fnto the lake, making the water maddy aml oiving It aun eanly discerniblo **taste,” 'lo ootain _purer water at auch thncs 4 jmponsible now, and therefore the bulding of anothercrid far- ther' “out been broached a8 a poal- bility, ond as & decldedly wiso step when' the sewage, growing *in proportion 10 the clty. s all become grealer, aprending the of- fal, ete,, thicker and farther ju the lake. ity Engineer Chesoroudh, when anked shout the scheme, sald that fow men naw alive would live to seo the day when another crib wouid be needed, 'I'ne washings of the riverapresd not #o much ont Intw the [ake as they did olone the shore. He hud been tuld by gentlcmen lving at Evansion that the Chienga ftiver wator was percestible even st that place. Yet it did not go very farout. True, at certaln scusous of the year, the carrent of the river earried motter qut to sucn a distance that the water snrronnd.ng the crib mizht be contaminated, bot not to an injurlona degree. Eomne of the best phyicians in the ety had told him that the hapuritien of the water, even in the speing, wete not enangh (0 cansea Justifia¥ie approhension hat sickness w. uld beocrasione 1. Notwithetands in, at the time of tho construction of the cr.b and Inke tunnel, the precaution was taken to extend unncl 2 short distance boyond tue crib, ro tht, {n caee another criv wae needed it could he bmit and ‘he tunnel-conncctions conld bo made withunt distnrbing the present \ulnrvul)flll In relation to sewerage Mr, Cheshrough bl that an Iml‘rtc[\llnz sower, to_catch the refnse befure it reached the river, might be constructed ro as<to canduct it to wumo puint far away from the oity. "Tho refusewonld then have to be pumped trom tho sewer inlo come stream, the lake, or soma other receptacie. “PUTS " AND *CALLS.” A New Denal In the House of * Rumble & Co* A little over o year ago Tuz Trinunr devoted alout # column to an exunsa of the peculiar way fu which tho self-styled firm of ** Rumble & Co." conducted a rerles of mystorinus commercial apera tions known hs ‘*puts,* **calls," ** privileges, and **etenddies.” *'Rumble & Co." then occapled a dingy back room in 132 Lafallo etrect. They held forth ex- traordinary induccments to the Grauger and the stranger within onr rates to speculato in grain or provislons, iy following their advice und allow- ing them to do tho bueiness, the cllent could not fall to cnjoy o palace car over the broad gauge rond to aflucnce. They hadt peeniiar and particular advantages for knowing juat when, where, and how to tarn the nimbie six- pence. And all this and much moro they promfsed to turn over to thelr patrona for & small commlis- alon, **HRumblo & Co," were unknown On 'Change. The records of the Noard of Trade are nowhera stalned with the name of the firm. Countrymen who had tne misfortine to be attured by one of thelr ulittering circulara into sending them a draft for 8100 for Investment in **purs ™ or **calle,™ ond” never heanng therefrom except In & very munrnfal rort of style. in which ** wa regret ' wan frequently used, nevercuuld obtain any sotisface Rory information ne to the whercabouts, antece- dents, and present finuncial eanding of ' the con- cetn. Everybody on the board scomed to have Tieard of them, but nvone knew them, The gen- tleman who called himinelf ** Ramble™ tried to obe tain & membershin In the Board, Lot his applica. tion did not mect that favorabls recognition he fondly hoped It dersrved. For several menths vust nothing has been neard af the firm of ** Rumble & Co," It was confdent. 1y belleved that he bad - folded up his fent and silently doparted, e falled to do so, howeser, and simply contented himaelf with lvlng perdu. Itecently there has been u new deal in the con- cetn, **lamnle " wan not lost in the shullie, o wnn only eeleyated to o back seat, \here he can with more artintic akill enact the role of the splder waiting for tha fly. The tirm 18 uow known as. W. T, BOULE & CO. ** Rumble'' 1s the **Co," Hoth firma bava their afcun tacked to 8 door to a dark oftice fn 128 and 10 Lazalle street. ‘They are In much better ‘com- pany than are their neiznbors, Tho odice 18 cuite tnstefully titted np. At the cashior's window pre- sutes W, boule, a mili, inoUensive looking lits tie chap, with s blonde mustache, which looks os if §t had been planted and grown In the asgo-brush countey. 1o looks nfter the Anancial end of tha concern, and hupotviscs the matiing of circulars (o country correrpondunts, With 1he utinost suavity e over to **Mr. itumb] mate ters of active busineas, ltumbla " 19 & nis- pomer, and Jts wearer should sue himeelf foelibel, Ior 8 wory qulet, nolselasy, undemounteative {ndi- vidual never axisted, “*Rumblo ™ 14 a sticcess in hia stvle of oratory. IHe is the Olly Gammon of the firm, Seatod benind a comfortaole desk nulden trom the puvlic guze wall of ground gluss, he recelves his virltors h thie susvity of an unctioncer, the pereussives noss of » ctiminal lawyer wuling with a jury on which there ls one man who wus not packed, and the unindented brusyy vencor uf o book-avent. With the utinust pains bu dletails the modus ndi of the varioneschomes on which hols cugugedforthe ponetit of mankind at Inrze and his Gro in particu- Jur. e would not adviss any one to apeculato,— thero Je ulways something bazardous atout it,— but, If the fly will Insist on puliing up bis money, thers 1a no firm on eartn who will take greater care of it thun W. T, Soule & Co, Fur two or threo daya past the _concern has been fucreaeing the Post-Oftice revenne by mulling to country merclunts, Juwyers, doctors, preacliers, and traiders elezuntly potico-un Littlo pamphlats, in which ars explajoed tho magnitude of the grain and proviston business of Chicago, and the manner in which the art of pambling in produce {s carried ho receives Intunding customners, and turn on, Chicago (s alludod ty as the *tleading grain and prodoce market uf te world," The Chambver of Comumerce #s ‘' besutirul anl commotio ‘The reader 14 told that ‘*evorybody lrfl:ulul the laborer on bis health, tho ftothechild with his wealth, the sharper with lls wit, 1he book-wozi In s closal with nle { s fhzone with hia power.' ful specniators are men acldom but who from & distauce cone murket,” Havlug snnounced these propusitions, Soule & Co. proceed to explain Low bisine-» ls doae on "Chanve, and the, Ay, 1 Boule, boing our Board memb {ake pleasura In futroducing sny who may s with u call.™ TiH1A LATTER STATENENT 13 A PALPALLE EXROR on the part of the pamphlet, Nel Soule nur ltumble appears o the ship. Of the formor hecrotary Randalph bad never heard: thoush he 18 mclined to bullove that vome oue ohes aexed hini sbout the Buanclal revponels bility of the Iatter. iy wes happy 10 say that he knew notblug about it v. I'. Soule is the owner of a qunel-membarship in the Graju, Provivion, and Btock loard, which mueta overy alternoun in the reur of the Bosrd of WYrade hall. He cotaiged 1t on the unuurstanding that hi» operations were to be doge thruugh anoth- er party~—ths firm by whom he wus mtroduced. Never haw he openly bought ar sulda peck of gram or poundof purk, o s v utierly unkauwn on the floor that the reporter was sble to uscertain anything about him only by making & (‘ustom- Houss aearch through the Secretary’s Looks, 3ir, Buule, of hie own wotlun, could not introduce any- W{(‘ln tho Bourd uf Prade, sud 1t 4 very douo] ful if he could succeed 10 getting sdmission to the flour fur kimsell. Rural gentlemen with 8 dealre to become sudden- ly afluent by dealing o “? d *-calls’ cun ‘muney by watchlng pennles sl Bhould tucy get cleaned vut, they will watisfuction of seeiug It go for theutselve be compelied 10 mourn uver tho plausible regrets followinz (e letterbead on which Is printed Iu elesant :bvp the namy aud sddress of & drn which L# not by uny weans what 1t protends to be. "TWO ROMANCES. B ROMANCE OP A BINGER'S LITE. Mirs Auule Loulse Usry had twodesr {ricncy, —one hoolmate, & ylrl Gf rare beauty; the uiner 8 boy.sh conpanion, who had growu up with bor sud zeyarded ber with the warust senti- mients, “brough the kindness of Miss Cary theve two friends were brougut o contact, aad fu spite of themselyes sn attachuent aprung up which. ety an it tricd tho yreat siuver. resulted foally 1o their marriage, Slies Ca ok all reseotinent, all feeliug, and ottended the wedding, and from that thme on Lecsme the eisterly fricnd snd coans selor of boty, 'They bave oveded ber asaletance on pressing occastous, aud sho bas gven 1t geucrously aud freely; but bers fs pola palure 10 8doro save ouce. and that vuce has cowe and gope. She trunsferred the afections which she bad lavished on ber childhood's frieod to her ast.—Chicugo dater-Ocean, TUX ROMANCE OF A COMBDIAX'S LIFE. Years 820, Stuart iobson b .d two dear frieads,— one » schoulmate, & youth of rare besuty; the oth- er & girlish cowpanlon, who bad grown up with bl snd regsrded hum with the wermest seuti- weots. Through $ne kindness of Mr. Kousun thuse two friends wege brought 1o coutact, and ju splie of themselves so atischmeut sprung up which, worely a8 it tried the comedian. reeulted fnally in bels warrlage. Mr. Robeon sunk sjl rescalinent Year all feeling, and that tima on beeame thn brutherly frien selor of both. They have needed his naarstance on presaing occastons. and he lias given it generonely and Irealrs but his 1« nota natare to adore rava ance. and thAt once han come and gone. icirans. fereed the affections which he Liad” lavished on his calidhood's friend to I MARINE NEWS. DETROIT ITEMS, Yesterday's papers contaln the following: The tug Champlon wan retired yeaterday, The tugs Fatorite and Bartleit wore removed to the bane-yard. The tug Andrew J. Smith bas left for the Can- ada Soothern crossing. The faneral scevices of Cat. Anatin will be held at 8L, Patrick’s Chiapel at 10 8, m. to-day, The prop Nertachy s dixcharging lumber at the npper part of the city. She goes into winter quare tern here, ¥ The prop St Joscph, Cagt, Roynton, arrived yesterday irom Haron and Snndasky, and took op winter quarters at tha foot of Griswoid street. The tug Meerick won getting ready last niuht to feave this mornini (e her work of towiny and fees breaking in conuection with the Chicago and Lake Aluron jerry, near Vart Harnn, ‘The steam-barze Burlington, with two bsrges in tow, losded with conl for Hackett's whacf, areivett ip yenicriay. O discharglng thoit carge they wi #0 fnto winter qunrters, A bar has furmed at Grand Haven harbor, and compiatnt {s made that matiners have difcnl. ty In pleking thelr way in. At Detruit bara have formed all along the harbor, and mariners Gud no dilicuity in_oicking their way In, The deuce of the thing is for them to pick their way out, MANISTEE MATTERS, The sjde-wheel stmr John A. Dix has gono fnto winter dlinrters, Capt. Glitman, of the stmr Depere, of the Qood- rich Line, i eick and tempararily off duty, The Depere mill, during the coming winter, run between Manlsice and Milwaukee once in two ‘rane. rt, —Uilly € weeke, ‘I'he sehr Monnt Denort, of Yentwater, was dur- ing the paet week sold at moryrage rale to Will'am Tulledge, of Manistee, Nomn s1x_verseln left this port on the fith inat, tor Chicago, loaded with shingles. Krelght, perm, AN OUTSIDE OPINTON, 1n rpeaking of tho '*literary mariners™ of Chi- engo the Detrolt Fost and Tribune of yesterday Tias the followlng: ho of ‘the Ecening Iat v, and the former {8 calicy Turi, ** 3 OULR-Ma0-not-afYald-of-bis whi: coupled with the ciiarce that tia s in his secund aitnek of deliFium tremens, He—tho Inter-Oceun nATiner-bas certainly uot the worst of It. and few will Eriret e fact, since lic has for years tusliged in per: soauiities in Unworthy of the paner for which fis 1anors, xod st the same \mo degTading to tho profes- 310, . WINDING UP. The Unlon Towlng Aseociation Iald up the tngs ‘Tareant, bhields, and Mosher yeaterday, aud now has but vne tug, the Tom Brown, fn commieslon, The nrticies of agreement of the Association will explre on the 1at of January, and it s probable thiat tho organization will not be continued under the prerent srrangement alter that time, MILWAUKEE, Soeeral Dievateh to The Chicago Tribune. MiLwauser, wec. 12,—The tog \Welcomo re- tarned yestorday, with the echr G, larber, from the wreck of the prop Merchant, near Kacine. The load was lightered and taken to Kacine. The ‘l]h’b:;c :u consideravly damnged, and goes Into ry-0ocks NAVIGATION NOTES, No vesscls were cngazed on "Change yesterday, +eosThe Goodrich stenmer Dapere has resumed her winter trips ...The schra R, B, llayes and Sunrlse buving Arrived here from ' BL Joe were siripped yesterday snd lald up.... The schr North Star has cleared for Pentwater to fi“ acargo of lnmber faor Chicagu....'the steam arge M. Groh has gono ifito Miller Broe', dry-uock for un overhanhing....Any on¢ wha denires 10 get nome idea of the magnitiue of Clicugo's lake wa- ould gazo aloug the river at tho firest of that 18 preeented to viow....The schr U. 8, loit port iast might fur Pentwater, where ahie will Joud lumber and return....The schrdessis Phalnpps 1s uxpected 1o arrive with shingls from Manister ‘Tue unusually picasant weather of lute has givi Al the lumbercraft time o get to thelr destinations, bul hesd winds bave caured soie lone passages to be rocorded., ..Tno sehr G, 3. Cooper urrived from Muskegon yesterday after- noon with a lvad of lumber, She” left this port twelve daya ago, and had been detained by head winds at Stuskegon, OTiUEN Pours, —EToris are lenfi tuade to raisc the wreek of the tuyg Thompson st Erie., .., The £z- press of Tuesday enys that the navigstion season ut Buffalo may Ve conaldered practicsily closed, as no piore vesrale arv either expected (o areive or de- part from there,. . /There o 0o tce i the siraits, and navigution is open all around the iskes, though cummerce for the neason has closed, with the ex. ception of asmall upiount of Jumiber sud stesinbost tratlic..... The new cowpobite steauicr that is to bo lavnched Suturdoy next atDetrost is to be named the Cleveland,...1he wurk uf gettiog out the rig- ging of the Muyellun was resumed on hllunlneg Shda large amount of 1t, ncluding sbout 8100 worth of chain, was sus u stir Nashua or- rived at Lualugton Tussdsy with her fimt vario of werehandiso 0F ho new foute East over tho ficre, Marguette & Flint Rallrosd, couneciing with the Grand Trunk at tho Iatter place. TORT OF CHICAGO, The following wero tho arrivals for the twenty- four houra ending at 10 v'clock last night: Auntvars—prop New Ers, Grand laven, sundriesy schirs K. aves, st Jotapll, liglty, munrisc, bt Joseph, kit City ot Grand Haven, Grand lisven, iamers U U Couter, Sluskogen, Lubery <l ioberi Jareaut, Bt owcply lowigy 310 shiolds, &t Josophy 0 e BROAD WAGON TIRES. To the Editor of The Tribune. Brenzixa, 1k, Dee. 10,—The subject of broml wagon tires discussed in your City Council Dec, 1 1 hope will be wel! constdered, when examined and reported o, by the Committes Laving the same fu charge. ‘Tho friends of this meusure, and sll that dewiro & better claes of roads, and & better volicy to keop them in repair, watch with & deep Intevent your actlon in thie matter, Your sdoption and your ancccvy would do mach to securo thelr genoral wee. It 18 & watter of surprise that broad wagon tires have not been in uee long since, not only in Chicago, but on all the earth rosds of the West, ana encouraged by leyal enactment of the State, Your paveifients of wood are besutiful to rldo over when now. but bow soon Shey becomu uld and wurn, and that pleasure is lost. “The experience of older Btates should not be tost iu this watter. 'Travel lu your clty is, aud has been, poasibls, In 1he country 1t fs to all intonts au Hurpuu s peaded. And this condition o1 this thiugs must so coutinna, at lo poriion of the time, until our common roads. sre uwaoe better, and some better way sceured of keeping thew 1o repair, It ts 0c- lleved that by imposiug o tax on narrow tires-thoy would s0un go out of use, Make this tax strictly a rosd or street tax, and It would go very farin keeping in repalr the |njurrnn-ulnud hy narrow tires, 1da not write these lines expecting tu fn- steuct the City Council of Chlcsgo or her Intelli- ont citizens, but the subject has 8o deep an Inter- estthat 1 feel it & duly, in common with many others, to express our thanks that you have taken action in this matter, LB P, THE GERMAN-AMERICAN, To the Editor of The Tridune, Cuicaco, Dec. 12.~The German-American Bank has followed the illustrions example of ail the vthers—it lias falled, or, to exprees it In polite terme, It hav gono lnto ‘*voluntary Hquidation,™ ‘There wss s thne In the fnancial and commercial history of thia country when bankrupts were not allowed to go Inta **voluntary liguidation.” This fime of business integrity seoms tu bave passed 1uty absolute oblivlon, and 1 do not at [llnunt [ dertake to argue szuinet that wost deplorsble cir- cumatance. But §must say that the attempt on the purt of the Directors of the defunct tierman- Amcrican Bank to have Mr. Killag, the Presldent of e cuncern, appoluted as Recelver, s thy moat uupatalleled caso uf cheek I have cver witnessed, do not care Lo cast any personal reflections upon that r:nllun.ull. but | must say that it fs entirely outof the lino of bonest inanclal or comuercial transactions to bave the chief of a bankrupt cous coru mada tho usul.\lur of {ts posthumoua affairs, Kor the sake of decency 1 hope that Judge Moore will never counseut to bo a party to so sinvus & trapsaction. A Drrositos. ——— EVANSTON, Emily Weeger, an orplan gitl of sbout 15 years, who has for samotime been making bor bome with Mrs. Prof. Marcy and sttendlng the pablic school, bas pot been beard from sinco Monday moruing, when she started ps usool for school. Feors are felt for her safety, and an apprehiension exists that alic may have been kidnapped. ‘The ordlnances on which the Trustees of dou Evauston have s0 loug been'working bave juat a) peared 1 bovk-form, conisining, swmoug other Visions for the presorvation of civil morality, the following: cach and every other oflcnsd OF vi scct.on, for whieh ‘any gcmn way be tried sad Wity after fhie Orat cubs Loblon, said person shall Sped the suta of $200 for cach vlcass. S —— HENRY NEIMEYER. To the Editor of The Tribune. EsoLswoop, Dec. 12.—Heary Neimeyer, lato proprietor of Sherwood Hotel, at Englewood, dled of luug and heart discase, a8 Dr. Bolfert cortified, WitLiax NEezyss, RIMINAL NEWS. The Legal Btratagams by Which Rande Hopes to Bava His Life, The Afdavits of Two Citizens Will Change the Yenue In Febroary. Tall of a Pillar of the Ohuroh of Heav- enly Best, in New York, Timsell and Mis Episcopalian Parioers gm Away wilh $200,600. FRANK IIANDE. Spectal Disvaten to The Chiragn Tribune. Gatesncia, Dec. 12,—Last nlght produced no new developmentn in the Rande case, and tue po- torfons antlaw slept in peace in the County Jafl, without having his dgeams distucbud by thie ap- pearance of any sell netitated poase of citizens hent on vengeance, Most of the men from Gilran returned to thelr homes on the early train, anpm- rently ratiafled that their man was temporarily rate cnough. The prisonet's hrothers remained in town. comaulting with his sttorneys and arranging for the rate of itande's photozmphs, He thinks that the dispowal of his connterfeit presentments will be gquivalent to the oenlog of a regular bonanza, sl will afford nuiple means for his de- fenre, IMis father. Mulachi Scott, wha rerldes nt Fairfield, In., lint some littie property, aud, aito- pether, there seems o reasun to fear that thers will bo any dearth of lawsers i the case. Public opinlon here {3” romewhat divided ns to tho action of the Court [n granting & continuance, Lnwsera fully pppreciato the cifcumtances, i he more thoughtful citizena concur In the bellef that no ather conree was open. ‘They feel that it was better to'defer tho caso until next term, than Ui promatury action to niford the defenso 8 Cavs fof tha Hupre:ne Coart, © Bul the unlversal rentiment -omununity T thiat nothing but i1l natinfy paohc justice, Peo- have s fair trial, but, hile e ity once eatatilished, no legal quilales must bo ale Inwed to atand in the way, The In-aflity dodee may be tried.—in foet, it Is the proicipal reifance of the defense, for tho ldentification s compiete. iut an acquitial en this ground will not kave the eriminal fram his duom, it the present nentiment of the peoplo 1s to be constdered. In this event they will tako & supersodess with hempen stiache of aii classes of 1 capital punishaient bl want the nian ment. 1 [u addition to the plea of inarity, it Is under- ooa that the defenec have strong hopes of £g lice Ing the charge to manslaughte., 8t moat. ‘They claim that the prosucution camnot \osa that Hande was the burglar, and, therefore, Belden and hiv assoclates were not fn Jawful pursait of him. ‘The proeccuting attorncy feels conlident that fie can present such acase ag will scitle Mr. Rande, and tae tefal will without ddubt e B Jong and in- u'rflllnxi one. Another lmportant point s ox to the Jure, low the people can pet tozether twelse ‘men who have not read of the case, or formed an opinion In regard ta it, I8 & puzzie. The citizens of Knox County read tho pnpers, and fndecd it would be difficalt 10 find any spat in Northern or ©entral Jilinois where the whole detalla of the munifold crimes of Lande arc not famiiiar as This briogs np the question of 8 chanze of venue. It In reported that tne defense, having aucceeded In ohtaining s continuance, will next make application for w change of venue, The nte turneys deny it ot present, bnt they eald two weekn ago thot . they ' wouid be réndy for trial” Dec, 11, and tiey may Hud ont, lonz hefsrc nest term, that thele chient's interests woald be' subserved by his res moval from this county, or even into an adjoining Clreutt, Puerioly two reputable eitizens might be found to make the neceesary Aflidvite neainst the peeple or the three Circalit Judg ¥, Shunld such ersons be tound bold enough to stand ap syainst Ive atorm of popular indivnution winch would in- eviwbly be sroused, the Court wanld have no nl. ternativo hut to grant the change of venue. In each an event there will probably be sume inters exting {tems to report from this locality. Koox County han got Its man after a good deal of troudle, and will scarcely part with bl lghtly, IIEAVENLY REST CIHURCIHMEN, Speclal Diapateh o Tha (hicnan Iridbune, NEw Yung, Nov, 12.~The collection agency of IMlidreth & Tighe has collavsed, and both men have dissppearcd. Many years ogo Johu 1. Wateon, a wealthy gentieman and large real- cstate owner, established n collection ngency here. Enbsequently he aweoclated with him two gyoung lawsers, his nephow, Wat- son J. lildreih, and James M, Tighe, o well-known resldent of Brooklyn, In January, 1870, the firm was dissolved, Mr, Wateon retiring. The business has been carricd on since hy Hfldreth & Tiche. 'Thelr customers have been among the better clars of houses, and they have had clalms placed in thelr hands for collection nveraging $300,000 & yenr, ‘They also Ufd d Iare business. Thelr ofiices were large and handsomely furnished, Hildreth lived Ingood styleat No, 304 Lexington avenue, with his wifo and two children. ilo was a prominent member of the Church of llcavenly Rest, snd bore an excellont reputntion. Tighe is also married, and bas a family. He resided on FPacifc street. Trooklyn, was a member of & nrominent Eplaconal church io that clty, and highly respected. Some thipe weeks ago 8 fAm gave the ngency foar drafts to collec and, soon aftegwart becoming suspiclons that all was not right, went to Hildreth and asked whether tho wmunoy bad been recefved, Hildreth answored no. Barton & Co, wrote to the persons on whom tho drafts had been made, and recelved answersthnt thy money had been forwarded some time before. lcautime on Dee, t, Mildreth & Tighe made an awsignuent to David Goatil, a palnter, and Imuie- diatoly disapuearod, letectives nave been eme ploged to discover the whereabouts of the missing wei, and it ls ssld several orders of ar- Tost' on charges oOf embezziement ~have been granted agatnst them. One of the detectlves reporte s clew which leads to the cun- clusion that {iildreth has gone to Europe and Ttihe to the West. lloth men have left their famllies npuarently unprovided for. Mrs, Hildrethand Mes, I'ighe do not know where thuir hnsbands have guno, Mra, LMildreth says hoe busbund told her uls was aalmplu case of bankruptcy, ond that it was necesaary tu b cut of the way for s fow unz' until matters could bo fixod up. © Sho evidently belivves him, Mrs, Ticho and her family, hick includes two growme-up sous, - sre prostrated \I¥ the tcerible news. The ~ amouut of the embezzlewent was reported on the sirects at §200, 000, e asslguec helleves this greatly exaggeratod, and that it would amount to about £40,000. The bovkkeeper of fSrm sald that Lo dld nol Ibiuk either partner carried off with him the embezslail funds, The trouble was, hasald, tbat they biad boen fiving at au aunu- ai expense of ¥20, un un incomu of about BIRUTAL ASSAULT. Apectal Disvatca (o The Chicuzo Tribune, KxoRUK, I8, Dec, 12, —Walter Etkine went to thatoll-house atthe east end of the Keokuk and 1lomilton beidge at an carly hour this morning, and madu & murderous assault upon W. M, Downing, the night toll-collector. e Lurled & stone thyough the window, which struck the collectoron the hend, infiicting & dangervns wound, and then fled. Yowuing pursued hini and gred, hut the shot did not tako etfect. Elkins canie to this clty, wi sested, and will bo taken back on u Tequ; from the Govesnor of lituole for trlal for sxult with lnu.-r[u to kill, ns was disc {rom the e 1 a ownlng. ity o for inetllclency, aud wi ‘This was the vnly excu NEW YORK LIQUOR CASES, Nsw Yons, Dec, 12, —Judge Davis announced hie deciston to-day in the msiter of the habeas corpus 1o procuro the releasa: of barkveper Troch, Ile sald wfter wiving the case the moat careful conslderation 1o Lls . power, be had come to the conclusion to dismiv the writ and and remsnd the prisoner. This wasa lest case, aud the Judge, in_Tis decllon says, the receipt glveu by thy o Hoard la fu_uo seave 3 Jiceuse, and tnat the **threv spare beds™ do uot constituta un inu without other accommodstions furuished at & hutel. ———— FEMININE DARING. Special Iiapatch to The Chindan Tridune, TincotN, Neb., Dec. 12 —Mrv. Kate Tyrrell, coufinod in the Peditentlary for forgery, last night Larned 8 hole througn fhe Hoor of the femsle de- partwent into the guard-room, wade rope of 3 blanket torn into_strios, and escaped to the hall of the Warden's house. Whils trying to unlock the only door betwcen her and Jiberty she was discorered ana taken back. IMPRISONMENT FOR CONTEMPT, Ermika, N. Y., Dec. 12.—Tho ltev. J. J. Blooomer, pastorof Bt. Patrick's Catholio Church in this clity, was committed to jall yesterday for contempt of the Reconder’s Court, in refusiog to anawer & question pat by the cuurt In refervuce to & cme Of slleged bLigamy. Fhe or stands on 1he fmund of professioval cousideuce, not church discipliue. RECAPTURE, . Spéclal Dupatch 1o TAs Chicuga Tribuns. Sranorisin, 1L, Dec. 13.—Bheri® Eltiolt re- tarned this afternoon from Memphls, baving in custody Charles Wallace, alias 8t. John, who rob- bed the Ohlo & Misslsaippl ticket ofMice bere, for which he was arrested io Indlanapolis, snd sfter- wards broke jail here pending trial, “Hetried w escape at Meipbls, snd {s 8 noted jail-bresker. PLEAD NOT GUILTY. PRILADELFUL, P's., Dec. 12.—In the Court of Quarter Scsslons to-dsy, Joba 8. Morton, Bawuel ¥. Hubn, Jobn B. Nagle. and Qeorze M. Vickers 7 — e pleaded not miity to nine Indictments, charging them with enpezaling funds of the Weat Philadels plua tiiiway Compeng. Tho trial begins om o BODY-SNATCIHENS, Brecial Dispaten to The €hienar Tribuns., Avniax, Mich.. Dec. 12—1t Is discovered that the hody of Marin Fnolls, & 10-yeur-old child burled In the Blissfald Village Cemetery on Runday. hae been stolen. The antrage on, the grave of Frank Loucen, In our cematery Saturday, inal- cates an organized raid by resurrectionlsts, KENTUCKY OUTLAWS, LovisviLrr, Ky., Dee, 12.—The Crab Orchanl outlaws hase il been held {o answer for marde? and robbery. The display®f the armed voese has had the efect of xoeping perfect quiet during the trial, JAILED, New Yonx, Dec. 12.~Elljsh Alliger, arrested for alleged fraudnient tranwactions, was {uo-day taken to Ludlow ftrect Jall, he having fafled to obtain bail. RAILROADS. THE SCALIPERS’ WAR. Active hosttiitles In the war sgainat the tieket realpers were agaln commenced yesterday by the arrest of Mr, K. B, Mantz, A Constable called upun this gentlemon yestceday afternoom, proe dured a warrant, and seked him to ** come along'* #nd sce Judge Yummerfield. Tho case was diss poned of In the same manncr 88 the previous onee, It is hinted that several more arrests will be mada to-day, Thercalpers are smarting nnder there continned arrests, hut remain as stahbornas ever, claiming that though it is nnpleasant to bo hauled before the Justices continually, yet they will be able to get all the bouda that are required, and can hold out nntil the casea are tried in the Crim'nal Court, Someonols evidently binndering on the part of the ral.zonds,and unlces & inore decisive and nenaible conrsc a pursacd soon the ecalpers mandagood show af coming out atesd. They could have been placed horr de combat ore this had the rafiaads paid their principal attention to the. wraecution of the weaker usriies —those who are nown 10 base been deatiug lu stolen tickets and rn Tuene mea, if arrestod often, would find t quite hard to procare tho reonired Lmil, and wonld therefoze be woinbelled to ko ot of the basinesr. Jbut, ‘ustead of 1his, most of the ar- rests than far made have been of scalpers againet whowmn notbing partienlarly disreputable can be proven snd who have excellontnacking. Jiad the railronds conceutrated thelr atrength on the former Cluas natlers wouid be much muce [avorabie to the rallroads, Dy treating the decent men the same ae the ecalaivags they Keep the scaipers united. while their eforts should have been directed towanis dividing them., ‘The acalpers reem to have had much better counscl and bkve parsucd the latter course, Al their elorty are being made with a vlew of breaking the atrength of the roads by creating divisions in their ranks, and for tis reason they are discriminating tn favor of one line sgninet all others. They have aiready sutceeded In caunsing some dirantisfaction among the ruliroads by creating tne impression that they ore secretly alded ty some of theroads. It In nro- posed o have the eale uf tickets over the Erle & Chicagn line stopped tempotasily to force the scalp- ers eithier tu cease reliing tickots to the East, or to give thelr business to one of the trunk iines, all of which they hate like the devil, aud from which they can get no cuncessions. This armangement cannnt be made, however, unless the Pittsuurd, Furt Wayno & Chicazo Nallrond, which foris & portion of the Erle & Chicaio line, ncceden toit, 1t s ciaimed Lhal the DPitisburg & Fort Wayne will agree to the arrungemont, becanro it galus nothing Ly the Increared rale of tickets over the Erio Chicago, ss it Joses proportionsiely onthe buel- nexs over Its regular line, ONE’S LOSS IS THE OTHER'S GAIN, After this day Mr., C, E. Perkins, Vice-Prestdent of the Chicago, Burliagton & Quincy Raliroad, will direct the allairs of this line, baving had the papers, ducuments, and other matters appertusining to the General Superintendent's ofice turncd over to him by Mr. W. I, Strong yesterasy, Thia change tn the management will bave no immealate effect on the routine business of this Company, and Mr. Prrkins etuted yesterday that no chunges nmong tho ofticials of the road wiil be made. The manage- ment of the rond has been virtually In the bands of t two years, and he will ulty in directing tlho affairs ‘ompany, O% No A knows ita wants hetter than he toes, While it fx genceally regretted that Mr, Strong should sover ~Bis - conncetion with the read, {et t 18 8 mat- ter of . great matisfaction to all who have anything 1o do with the Company that his duties dovoive upon_so able, accomplished, and kinda gentleman as 3z, Perkinge. Mr, Strong leaves this wvening for the Esst, where he han some businesn 1o arrauge, He will return in 8 few days aud emigrate to Topeka, has., to sssume charze uf hie tew trust. The Atchison, Topeka & Sauta Fo ltalrosd may congratulate itsclf ou bave ing securod the services of vo ablo aud accom- plished anager as Mr. Stroug, who to-day 1a ree garded ss one Of the beat and inast cxperienced uliroad managers {nthe country. Under bis man- acenient the Atclnron, Tupeks & Santa Fe most raon becoue vna of the leading and most lwpor- taut of Weatern ruads, for he is not the kind of man who will be ratisfied to simply meaintain it in ita present conditlon, but Lo will strive to better 1t continually, and will not rest unthh he ecured an fndependent conuection with 6¢ load. Mr. Strong's energy in pusbing erprisea of this sort has become proverbial, an thinro can bo tio doubt but that he will succeed in his tank ana secure the desired connectlon with the Utah Southern, thus giving the people of . this cutintry anothicr autlet to tho Facific Coast, PERSONAL, Epecial Disptch (o The Chicato Tribune. PriLALELYHIA, Dec. 12,—George W, Doyd, Ase alstant Goneral Passenger Agent of the Pennsyle vanla Railrosd, who hiss just married an lndian- apolix Iady, arrlved 1n town to-night from a bridal tour ' which lucluded s of the lesa- ing clues of the Unlon. e was wedded to the duughter of a wealthy merchant of Indianapolis & weck ago, The ofil- cials aud heads of departments of the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company In thls m{ gave him a rousing reception at tho Uantinental Hlatel, the chief fea- tures of which were magnificent floral decorstions and en abundance of chawpagoe. . & 0. Bavtixons, Dec, 12,—The Board of Directors of the Baltimore & Uhio Rallrosd to-day unanimously so-elected John W. Gacerett Prestdent, wskiug Ly twentieth cousecutive yearas Freaident of the road. TTEMS The Hon. Jobn 8. Cook, Ueneral Manager of the Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Rallway, was closeted yesterdoy afternvon at the lllinois Central uflice with R, J. Wlillams, General Froight Agent Ohlo & Misslssippl. 1lorace Hibbard, General Freight Agent Vanustla Line, and Horaco Tucker, General Frelght Agont Dilfuots Central ltailroads, tesching theso gentlemen how freight can be carried suce fully and protitably from the tawns and citles on thu linv of his ruad to the Eastern markets with- oul the necessity of undue and disasirous compe- titfun. My, Couk's arjument was 0 effective that they agreed to work. harmoniously as brothers after, he Clalm and Freight Agents of the Weatorn and Cunadlan roads will mect at the Trewont House Monday, for the purposc of dls ¢ and arriving st a satlsfactory plan of working and tthing claims of all kinda arising trom losses of {reight, injurice, eic., sgainst tho railroad com- ire, - A Glvpaich recolved hero last evonlng states that thio Directors of tho Baltimore & Ollo Hailroad Bayo re-clected John W, Gurrutt President of tnu Company. All the other ofiiccrs were re-clected. - edishotns ASSAULT WITH A RAWHIDE, Bpecial Disatch 1o The Chlcagn Tridune. Cuauratuy, I, Dec, 12.—Thls morning Maj, William Haddock, editor of tha Champaigy Times, purchased a rawhids, went to Tolons, & village pine miles south, and vudertook to chastlve a little fellow nsmed £. B. Chaolu, who adits a paper la tust place. Chapin was st bome, aud tho Major got tn & couple of licks, when Chapln **skipped out," with biw pessllant fn foll chase. Tho ruco ereated intenve excitement in $ho viilage, and last- ed for about iwo sjuares, when Chapln fouk 1o cuverand some fricnds juterfered. The cause of the attack was & acacrilous article printed in the Tolona paper contatning imputations upon Mr. laddock's moral charactor, and slso retleciing npon 1o chmcter of an estimable lady, The verdict bero {s that Chapa only ot half b ————— deserts, 0DD-FELLOWS, Special Disvaich to The Chicago Tribune. Apniay, Mich,, Dec, 12.—~The sopusl meeting of the Odd-Fellows' Mutua) Reltef Assoclation took placein thohall of the Adrisn lodge thls sficrnoon. Deloyales were present representing nearly every lodgu tn the State, leparts of oficers showed thy Association 1o be in good wurklng con- ditlon. 'fhe following Trustecs were choven: Waestermun, A. J. Sinclalr, O, Hall, Adrian Cutinnngs, Tecuussh; Deates Gray, Hudson: F. Eisenam, Monroe; . B. C. Newcomb, Bllus . W, Peak, feid; Kalatuaz00; W, M. Yortland. Thess in turn re- B e Sars/ne: Erowiingl lomeh oflicere, 38 joWs esierioan, Prosideat; Cuwe inge Vite-Preaident; Sluclatr, Secretary’ Hall, ‘Treasurer. ———— ANXIOUS ABOUT MR, DUCKWORTH. Sperial Diawaich to TAs Chicago Tribune. Moun 8, 1N, Dec. 12.—(reat anxiety is felt jo this cliy sbout oue of our leadiug citlzens, Jobn Duckworth, a lumber-dealer snd 8 wember of the Voard of Education. Ue¢ wens to Chicago Lt ‘Thursdsy to buy lumber, and was last seca oa Fri- day afternoon at the otticy of Bluucbard & Boor- e was perfectly temperato, of excellent habits, sud & citizen. 10§ fearcd that, sfter basing hls lumberon Friday ov [» be was yuuskii M tases Veeyateasn o BUTTER AND CIIEES ortwo milas, you_want gome choica plsco whors you ean make htter, &4 1t 1« ntterly impossidle to make & good quality where anv ardor ean get to Tho Convention reassembled st 1:30 In the & ternoon; and therepart of Treasnrer Thomason wna rond, accepted. nnd flled. It ahowe cash on hand from Jast year and reccipta during this year, £140.68; expendltnees, prinelpaily for printing, 14881, isntIng o balance on hand nf $1.04 Then the topic was taken un, aa foilow, much per pound lx n falr compeneation f hntier? Al cheese, Inclnding rait. packings, ote.: and how much additional for marketing, hich wag dircassed ahiy by Thoman liishap, h, Wilicox, 1t. 1. Stone, and Nir. Haland, of Elgin, and 8, 11, Willlams, of Marengo, and L. C. Ward, of 8t. Charlex. ‘The topie, **The best method af Improving spa #nuplying the dairy, the diderant brosds and their adaptations for dairy purposce,” was discuased at lenuth by E. 11, Seward, of Marengo, An attempt wan made to have a committee ap< pointed to meke an fovestization a4 to the beat reed of cattle for dairy purposea for any section ;vlf’:l‘lle country, but met with anch oppasition that ed. ‘The mecting agnin convened In the evening, chnnced for thin ecarion 1o endelssonn. AT, e memners were eotertalned with anle ad- drenscs by Gien, L. B, Parsons, of Flora, 11, and ir, John’ M, Gregory, Regent' of the Indostrisl University. Yesterday's Proceedings in the Dairy- men’'s Convention at Elgin, Papera Read on Almost Every Branch of the Dairy Business. Mnoh Information Elioited of Great Prac- tical Value to Those Interested. Apectal Dispalch tn The Chicagn Tridune, Etmix, 1., Dec. 12.—The Dairymen’s Asanch tion eonvennd sgain at tns Court-Honse at 0 o'clock this forenoon, witha largely Increased at- tendance. The procecdinga were very intaresting throoghont, and showed thst oordairymen sre poseested of & high order of intelllgence, if jndged by the members present. The andlence was made up principally from realdente of this scction, yet contamned many Juadinz ‘thinkers and dalzymen from ali parta of the State, The morning eension wae agreeably opened, cording to programnme, with discusrions upon the two topics, combined, *‘Chemical Feriilizera: Their Usea and Applieation,” **liamevard Manure: Ita Vainennd How Applied." Those who ook promitient parts in thia dixcnesion wero Prof. F. H. MHall, of Eugar Grovej Prof. George E. Morrow, of the Chamoalyn Industrial Institata; 1srnel Hofes, of Davis Junction; B, i1, Seward and Dr. J. Woodworth, of Marengos D. C, Schofleld. Dr. 8. M. Slaie, John Kening, and Grorge P Lord, of Eigin: Mr. Chapman and H. C. Mead, of Hebron: ¥. G, Ketchum, of Dundee: and others, The idean advanced weze very Intereating. At tho conclunlon of thir discussion somo miacel- lanconn business was transacted. Merars, George P, Lord and J. R. McLean, of Elgta, and $. K. Willtame, of Marengo, wete ap- ponted & committ :a to draft resolutions of respect 10 the memory of two recently deceased members, Messre, 1. Toles, . 11 [all. and S Wilcox were appointed 8 Camlttee on Nominations, The financial condition of the Soclety then re- ceived attention. and a Commities on Ways and esne wan appolnted. After considernhle discuesion, a committee of Jfive was appointud to secure suitable logisiation for ‘the best {nferests of the Nociely, Daring the dizcussions of the various topics, the following remarks were made by members of the Convention: Mr, George I, Lord, of Elgin, read an extended address npon dalry-farming, which wae well ro. ceived by the Convention. The extreme lenuth of Sir. Lord's paper precludes its pablication In this {esne, Thomas Rishop, of Elein, raid: I do not xnow, but want to know,a way to take the daiey business more profitable, | want to know 8 way Of miaking moro money out of the dairying Lnsivess, 1am well aware thint there are o good inany moking this dairying bumness pay well, and that there ina larger quautity who ure loslng money every day, more or lces, There are muny wivs of dvrying, sume one wayand someanother, What Lhaveto say i how 1 munage my dairy, and what § make of it. = o ¥null or dust of any kind, and strong, caus- ticor poisonous solutlons, aggravate catarrh and drive It to the lungs. Dr. 8age's Catarrh Rem- edy curea catarrh by its mild, soothing, cleans- Irig, and heallng properties. Each package pre- pares one pint of the Remedy ready lor use, and cos{s only 50 cents. Sold by druggists. —_—_— LMLNTS. 'S TIEATRE, |50 Cts. 25 Cts.| Memr. s Eveyixo Pa 1, 75 cts, and B1. Another New Play. SIDONIE, THE MARRIED FLIRT, w and besutiful sconers, Act L **The Weddln : i fteception Uay." Act The Croed fragedian.” the belne.™ Kcss, * " =*%iustice to the Fiirt eVt S siunng e Fil EY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATIVEE. _For the finlidsys, tinaxn T A ks " HI00LEY'S THEATRE, Eothuslastic and Gabounded Success of the HESS ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY, UNPARALLELED BUCCESS ! [+ . Himgg yomwanoY NORMANDy, Tn consequence of the Increaaing deriand for seat W R TR AODA AT Wi LA ON BATURDAY, e ot ‘m,l;lrmwu and Parquetto Clre T c. NexiCBOREMTAN GIRL, ‘NAVERLY'S THEATRE HAVERLY, Proo. and Manager, Iam makingit 8 matter of aotiars and cents in 21L LAST NIGIETS O aolling my milk, of course. 1 know every month i) n{m\flé\:fi' Muzsmqfs and bow much it amounta to, and what the cost in. T keep thirty-three cows generally, nometimes more sud sometimes less, and they plve 22,841 wailos l'euxiim(lhmn1lvlm\llnn-. In regard to manavement, | would ray that I keep no more cows than the farm will eustain withont baving anything. T kuow that one man wonld ao the Iabor o1 twelve cows very conveniently, Sixty acren will keep twelve “cows, and ono man can perform all the labor, and the profita arlsing therefrom belng mbout $450. That [« about the run of my Hitle dairy. 1 do not run all my farm to cows, for it 1s possible that the mitk bosiness may foil, 1 receivy .05 from esch cow. [ never buy anything. y 1 never do, —there are excep- tional cases, and corn are very dear, and 1 make everyihing pay. I dopot gu fa the trouble of finding ot what my oats and corn I8 worth, a8 1 want to see Jurt how much It is worlti as a dairy- farm, and I know what the cost ts, and I know by Ty money what my prodts are, elc. 1 want some ons to tell me how I can get 1,000 gallons & year, and 1t there are dafries that will gise that 1 want 1o make mine like it. 1 want to make more money outof Itir Ican. Mr. 8. K. Willlams, of Marengo, sald: ** Mr. Lord has piven us some facts with regrd to the products_of Atacrica av compard with tnat of Ede tope, and the comparison is sad indced, and Lo goes on and says there should be reform in this matter, and 1 suppose these pesertions are true. Buatistics shiow us this, and 1t 1s evident tv every 108n that i these are facls thers should be & re- furm; snd 1 want to know, ae & yoang dalryman. what the trouble ix, S *+Are nut uur grasses as good as Enclish grasses, 8nd our carn anc bran just 8 good products as the Enghan? And s not our fuctary system, fn which we muke vur butter and checee, juat as vood an that in_ Englandy If it to know .it. and what 1t my cows are making me unly 845 5 year, some way they canbe made to yleld 8100 a yhar, 1 want tunie une to tell me how 1 may do 1t and 1 will folluow the directions."” Alr, George P, Lord followed by saylnz that he undorstood” that, from tho best “information he could find on tho subject, tho cllmata bad o preat deal todo towarus renderingthe yleld of milk grester, s+1f we canadopt aaystem that we can keep milk for two or three muntlin it would greatly in- crense, and so faraa | know there is our gruatest ditcuity, 'This 1think can be overcome by adont- ini & wyatem of roftigerauing placcs wheie wo can keep it cool.” riiste of Profewlonsl merdt, in i who have stood the critical lomy rominent cities the paat & years of thelr aimo marvelous prosperity., Alio exiravaganss. FEMAL FURTY THIEVES. Matinees for the million Wednes- daysand Saturdays, 2.0 p, m, liec. 17-sbslapearean star, Mr. Ilarkins (imoortaot), COLISED), The Greatest of all evastions, EXFECUTION OF AMY TRESSILLIAN 1 the celebrated Bensationsl Ieama entltied LATB. Come early to witnes the tirand Olfo. Last nights of KINU BABH(, the Jap Wonder, FAIR AND NEW LNGLAND SUPPER st the Church of the Bedeemer, cor. Sangamon & Washinglon-sts., on the afternoon and eveniug of Thursday, Dec, 13, PGT. Hollday presenta for sale, Bpeclal entertainuients of vocal and lustrumental music and readlugs. Come ine al Admlssion (0 the Fair fren. VEW PUBLICATIONS. UTIFUL AXD CHEAPT PUSSY TIP-TOES'FAMILY By Mre. . P, Ssnford. 13th thoussnd. Tn hoards, wiih 8 now and astractive cover in col FRISK AND HiS FLOCK. # Dy Mre. D, P.6auford. 13th thowsand, In boards. $1.38 *:%Sent iy mall, postage pald on recelpt of price. E. P, DUTTON & CO., PUBLISHERS, 713 Brluyv_xtp/. A’rw I’u_zfi LIOUBTTES. Something Sure to Please Alll A serien of Humorous and Characterstic Bketches, Mirth-provoking and exceedingly (ntereating to ol au younic. sy the celobrated artiat ¥, T. Cuvaci, uarto, DX (nclics, PRQET covers, in neat envelopes; Me., E. 11, Reward, of Marcogo, sald: We must | twosers ol sepatately, S0 cents each. havo some way to get rid of our rurplus rmduct-. fold by all Booksellers snd Nuwsinun, snd seot poste and we murt make tho product vo an it wlll be sold | Pald on Tecelpt of L price by in the foreivn market, 1 thiok 1t fewell toras dllrimrn to trv to make our choesa marketable in England. Thero (s no douht that the chevsa «evou made hore is not well adapted to the Enulish taste. 1donot think it would sell aa high as vur Atworican cheese, and, If we can muke the article that wiil be adaptod to that taste, [ think wo shonld be likely 10 dnda market for the surplus amount of cheess that we have acquired every year, Mr. Inrael Boles, of Davis Junction, sald: First, ESTES & LAURIAT, Boston. " EDUCATIONAL. MORGAN PARK taste¥® o far aa 1 am concerned Lunted to get s good, ric aud have ‘ h, not found ons! I weut toseveral of your grocers ot & good flavored plece of cheeas L0 carry o County, and 1 thongiit | conld xet & good one@ere, but 1 de & miserablo fwilure, Are we nat In oo great s hurry to get nd of ourc for 1t uh-m{y‘wm da arke! Morgan Park, Cook Co., Il A first-cluss Prepstory Bchool for Boys. Next sesglon beyine Jan, 3, 1474 Kend for catalogua to efther ot L Prisciialy wt Morgan bark, r Hoom 8§ Mcthodist Ubureh Bluck, |i!l|l‘ld"k 1L s old whenit is sent ont into the . Would ftnot by e good scuse ‘ahbs 1. N, KIRK TALCOTT, 10 pick our apple when it fe ent Would HENEY T, WRIGHT, A, M. notTIE. compard. belwr wiih ouf American tooctaié Prinet syatem to wait until it was ripe? Whero cheese 13 cured too quick it is dry, hard, and brittie, and when & wsn has 0o hetter teeth than [ hisve he may as well chew & stono. 1a nnawer 10 the queatlon, **Ilow can we make our farma pay beiter:™ [ wonid say that we had PROPOSALS FOR GAS. Detter have loan land, keep & lcas uumber of cows, | BEALED PROPOBALS will be recelved b i el s feniourcoe b, . S, | g e wlie t b S LR Sl o cnusl once said 1l M lour quaris uf | A o quorts you will begin o reallzo It, buttwelva | consumpriou. for s periud of from fyo to twenty years, uarts and It wonld show vory much. Statistlca | §amay be doemed sdvisadle by the Committee on Gus 3»“ that five-eighthv of the cows of Ihls country | Lighta the tarty contraciiog tobave exclusive righ! arekepiataloss, Let us see if thie cannot o | of supplying aif €is dhed R;y;’:‘l’zm}fl for public an roumouled. DI e Prement feQUircments APS & suppiy (oF 373 strost J. . McLeau, Eaq,,of Elzin, sald: 1f our pres- ent mangement of the dmr‘l- profitable, ona thing s certain, that {f we change our coursca Jittle and go back to tirst priuciples, we ean m it more 80, AL the present time it baa becom: custom In this vicinily to keep changing our cow turuing thum off as soun as they ars dry, ana tal our chances in prrchasing otherstonlit A great msjority know nothiag about ralslng cow fora dsiryi yet our dalries are all supplied with that claas of cows, and we miik them for the pros. ent season, thon turn them off st low prics. (f we tainpa, sud the sversie demand for private consump- Blol 18 bout 40,000 feet eYery twenty-four bours. Thia publfc lame inust ho kept buralag (rom twilight tu the evening i1l the dawa of day, The bids must state tho price for gassuppifed, aad sleo the price for lghting. exctngulaniog, cleaning,and Keeolng I repalr the sitect [amipe; alss the price por 1,000 fieet tw be pald by private consumers. AlL bids must ba accompanied by a goud and suffiefnnt Dot ths dum of 13 (. L be furfalied Io case the arty, iddlng enouid (all to enter llo @ coutracs siter the 014 Lsceepted by tho propee authorities of the Clty, \pri Jd. “Tli cly rservea the right o relect ao and il bide, vo & cow, hold on to her, Wedo not OUKLL. want 1o sell ourcalves, I have never had vu good Chatrman Uas Ligbt Comultten, acisss of cows on iny farm os those. 1bave = —— raised thow myscif, and would suvgest this one BIKDS, ey 10 muke our farms oay bottcr. 1 atm satieied | onn that the farmers are doing decldedly wrong in turniog olf ihelr cow: e, J. Wooldworth, of Marengo, said: The es- scntial rquirements for a giod duiry-farm, think, Bratof all, is to bave & yood dalryman, who sbould ba a man of thouyht and brains, and we have too fittle of that. I think we pat too mach miuscle in our dalry-work. Heshould be aa bonest man. It bs absolutely neccarary, whon we tal our milk to the factory, that must be thiat, woen we milk during the winter, there will be some of the droppings that ate counected with ttie barn tnat may be upon the bag, snd. if be does rot fecl the necessity of thoroyghly kKeepiux the bag clesu, be will get soww of 1he taint in the milk. And then the farmer will fnd seidsh men who are nezhigout about keoping up fences, aud Lave » rout awouut of trouble. 1 bave an esampic in twy uwa (own of that, Anothier eesentinl feataro for good dairy farm is, for man Lu ralso nis own calves from the buat FER, 127 Clark-st. Tmparted (lerman CANARIES, ‘Talking Parrots, and other Faucy Blrds, Gouddsh and Aquatiana, most sultable Holi- day Presents. FRED KAEMP. KUmYss, ATEads Kumpyor Milk Wiae, 4 o {1iTie sparkilng bevemge. famous fur it aviguraticy, ol oticaluy i Jiatly “asnlul for dys: I.fl-«.“ Sadfor cirulare A s by, —————————————————w——t cinlst, 170 Madison-at. NOT10 REASURY DEPARTMENT 1cs op CoMETROLLER 07 TUE CELBRXCE WA, F o ilkers, Haviug a guod dairs w, 1319 30s0+ | INGTON, Dec. i ol ereby wiven to fl{lfly‘nwflllu'lh“z by havp uh{uy of ‘good watcr | perwous whoniay Lave clalwessain nnu’tlflm Natlou, for s Cows, Thero (s H5-100 of water tu wilk, | Bage of Chicas, kil that the fame duust by pressiied aba it ought to bo pure. When cows yo 1o the | belbyatlasten B packiie SERTE YLl uoant wWater 10 drink three, four, or gve | Biey'wiiDe Gudivwed.”” S0 XY RAOY, tuse 8 day, and the droppings from ihe compiruller uf the Currohcy. cows fall Iuto o water, (e waler becolivg | s —— vory tmpure, 1 do not taiok we sll wes the ta- urisace of having chvic water for vur caltls. vow 8 cow will g0 tu a tank three of four tiues & EST. ’ THEY ARE TUE day iu bot westher, snd if they are fed in the BEST. Ask youl Torning will ko abuos 10 u'cluck (o the Lk sud Bu RT s SHOE Dealer for them, drink, sgein 8t aoon, snd io ihe afturovon. A | = = = = = a0 cams Lo e snd said he had 8 cow that For Bale avorted. Bhe became wick sud died, and be was % A exccadingly spxious sbout it, and | asked him if . h by Druggists e had aby staguaut_ water upos his farm. sud ¥ A found he bad. " Thy furtus of the cow whils n tue verywhare, embrya s very suusitive, and {f you advci the purity in the vrzast of the cow you will wifcct thy oilepring, and toe calf will dle. Now l‘l ‘ssaentis]l requircuicntsof a good dairy farus s that it be dralued sud bave lr’o«l fuoce, and I bad ratber bave o guud wind-mifl toan bave any Funoing stresim, because with the whud powes it Oriuge pure, fresh frow tho earth every day, d they will go to the tank to drink. Now this & r, thls Boucst man, who in unsclish and bas gul & fn and cows, soould bave eowe sbade. Il whould uiske sowe arrsucements fur sholteriog the anlmale duriug the bot raye of sunat 120 aad 123 Buch temperatuze tondery Hygenic,lnfalllhla andf . Presarvative. BBUU The ooly Bemady whioh aures| without edditional o ‘sl cr welia foe Shnd s3d pasidemanns. " PRESCRIPTION FREB,. degrecs sud upwards. For the spoeds cure of Nervous Dedliity, want of o OFviast) Incapacious. €aergy, cic., and f0¢ whuls traln of Klouily ailcpds other cosentiol Tequirouwnt b, If you bave | S20I¥7 5 iyt har tho Lugretiante, mok w0k & God! Obuuad G2 huttur factoey withls wus | JAduRs. CAY L Wit Biailiash.. (lasiessd fbia