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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1877. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Senator Windom, of Towa. passed throngh the elty yesterday on his way home from Washington, Preetdent Willlam Orton, of the Weatern Unlon Telegraph Company, New York, 14 at the Grand Pacifie Hotel. Joséph H. Irwin, the cogineer and hydraclic pump-inventot, of Philadelphila, Is &t the Grand Pacifc Hotel. A mingle care of smail-pox was reported yester- day. Itison Dexter streer, noar the ranal, Seven canex of ncarlet fever were reported. - . The City Comptroiier yesterday borrowed 82,550 wpon revenne warrants, and pald ot $4,500 tn the redemption of popalar-losn certificates. ‘The recimental headquarters and Compantes B and O of tne Twentieth United statos infantry, in command of Cen. Sykes, passed through this city yesterday from Fort Snellingon thelr way to Drownsville, Tex. A petition e belng eircalated and larzely signed by business men and propecty-holders generaity for a bridge acrnss the Chicago River at Dearborn atreel, 1t wili be presented to the Councllatite meeting Monday evening. The tempersture yesterday, As ohserred by Ma- nasee, optician, 88 Madieon street (Tninunz Baild. ing), was at 8 s, m., 50 degrees; 10 8. m., AH, 12 m.. 02, 3 p m., 04:7p m., Hl, Daometerat 84, m.. 30.13; 7 p. m., 30,20, The City Tresenrer paid out $13,000 yesterda), of which snm $0.000 wan for Interest on bonded denl. T'he tatat amonnt _patd out ae Interest upon 1he bonds which mature Jan, 1 {s $35, 315 Monday such psyment will cease in Chlcs be mado up lo Jan. 24 in New York City. Kx-Ald. J, 1. Tllidreth wishea it stated that, so faras he kuows, and he s confident (hat he i thoroughly scqoainted with tho subject, no rels- {lve of his, near ur remote, haabeen intermeddling in politics or acting as n broker fof persons swho want to get offices from the Connty Board. A special méeting of the Caledania Clab was called for last’evening, but for some reasnn very few responded, The meeting will be held to- morraw evening In the chnrch corner of Sangamon and Adams streats, and the particular business to be done ato arrange for & social or ball to celo. brato Burns' birthday. A cablegram was received yesterday by Frank Wentwarth annosncing that Mes, Slorzan, a Call-, fornia lady of wealth, who has many telends in this city, and who boarded for nome time at the Tre- niont during thoearly part of itis year, bhad just been married {0 & Scottinh nobleman. Mr. Went- worth obatinately declines to give tho name of the groom. The sale of the Church of the New Jernealem, at the corner of Washinkton sireet and Oeden avenue, which was to hiave taken pince yesterday, has been Gnally postponed, the members of the Boclety having put their shoulders {0 the wheel st the Inst moment, and, lke good Christians, paid gfl the Indevtedness, which smousted o abont Thoman B. Itubineon; J. Sleward, C Organiat, Walter . Hodge; Tyler De. Milton Jay yesterday perforined a rather re- markable operatlon at Nennett Medical Cnllege, th tient Leing a Indy 50 years of age named Itving i Indiana, “$ho has heen affict- ed with m curfonts tumor which was of the nature of a cancer, and covercd not unly wng-hall of hor face but extonded fnward 10 tne palate, making a frightfnl mary which must have shortly resnlted in death if leftto Steslf, 7The operation was thorongh wnd sucrensful, but the elze of the tumor and lgu age of the patient were not favorsble to ber ro covery. . A meetinz of the Wood-Carvers® Snclety wae held Jaut evenins at No, Hi3 State strect, 1. G, Oakes in the chatr. Tho Chalrmas of the Committes on Conetitution reported tha 1hat Committes had not fini=hed thelr work; but by requeat tho decument Pu fac as prepared was reail by the Secratnry. Thy attendance of members.of the craft who had not previously becn prosent wesgarge, and the remalue der of the aeseion was taken tup with secuelng their memhership and {n vory penaial discaseton. Tac adjonrnment was had o next Thrsday evenlog. At about 8:10 yesterdny morning a mad doztook a ran along Arhfand avenue, from Van Buren strect 1o Chicago ave and, teue to his canine ludtinct, 1oade things livel At Monroe etrect fie 1ok a nip at the lex of A. Dotchicin, of No, 475 Mon o0 street, und then fure Into sureds tho pantatuvns of Jlosepl Cusliet, residing at the corner uf Ash- land avenne and Smith sireet, Farther on he bit an nnknown laborer in the thich, and the man was sensible enongh to have his wounid canterired at once. At Chicago sventie he made a chargo upon deorge Biddlo, of No. 330 Ashland avenue, but wan repulsed and flually killed. Atthn nnnual assembly of St. John's Conclare No. 1 Knlghta of the ited Crows of llomae ni Con: wtamine and appendant arders, held Inst evening at the Masonic Temple, No, 72 M following ofitrers were duly slected 1o va for thu cusning M Bean Philins Heynolds, Xov €. Culliel] Viceroy: Hir & Seulor Geuernls Sir Qeory Glthere W, ¥rench, Hecorders I W Moasn ' Uray, & Moses N, Y¥uller, 3 S Verus, Sene tinel, Moet Ilustrous Hir James Miles, '(irand Soveeelin of . tho Grand 3mperjal Conncii of 1il)- note, Was Dresent, and with the asaietance of Most Lmninent Yir John Corson Hmith, tinnd Vireroy, scting ae Grand M. Inatatiad tho omcers T ampice form. AL10 o'clogk yesterday the body of 3 man wan found flasting In‘the niver, near the foolnf Pino etrcet. It nad evidontly been in tho water for some time. It was that of o an of wediam lielght, at least 10 years of age, with very bigh or artinily oald forchead, black lsle, whight wuss ache, and a fringe of beard under the cheeka apd chin.' It wam clad erdinnry clolhes, white alfrt, tlcovusbullong of @ haueahua[ wilnlity (hat it s 1hat of (' . 243 West luron who myatestously dlsppesred some wecks agu In the vicinlty of landolph luidge. Jle wai undur the Lo, und Lud fujlen tnto the water whila in (ke ‘was wubject to fits, nod this theory noat, scasunable, ¥ cemncd the The hody wus Taken 10 the Morgue, and will be examined so-day vy the reia- tved of o miseing man. - Tho officers at army headquaitors feel some- what asariaved al a varagcanh which appesred In Tuk Teisuse vesterdny, wilch Inslnnated 1hat hey were 1etlcent on (e questton of the 1 Mg troubles, and wero tn favor of & war with Mexis, Pne cuntrary in tho cuno. At headyarters here 1t Lunulwaye bean winderstood thal (hero wse uo e nuderstandiy Latever between Ihe United Staies u il that the borler 'roatles huve Lean wholly of n local cliarael m which there waw ne Iuternutional queelivn involved, hience & war with Me 0L oue of the vl ftiea. A dlenatch was teceised at Iu'ndq'lnl-ul yeu- the Inited Stuted boags by ; [ Licit. Gew, » TIIONXE epartor yesterda tronble wad nul with ) acier eulitely, snd 56 verlon pated. he tunersl secviced of thq late Mrs, George I, mx:wrll, the mlnnuumm- ielegtaphle editog of 0 I HEDUNE, weru held yosterday wornl t 1L v‘dotl:rullll.‘flg’vll] Tl 5 il aute, of whieh the dec Cateemrd wcuber. T church whe F1OWIe mith 1 Rrom Letn ol the congregution snd the fiiends of the strlchen family.” On tie iandsome coiliy had been ed w uumbier of pewutitul foisd nkens und w 1hat 0, fit of w foce! char. Outtiresk was anticl- rown buug directly e, ™ ¢ pended to tno cothing, were condacted by the Rev, Il M. Paruter. pastor of tho Fuborracle, who wis »0 deeply moved That duniug the delivery of tho prayes and the uddresy b ruke dowa ecveds] Umes,” atinost choked with tears of zricl. HIa uditress was an lnuressive one, aud hie secital of tho virtues of the deceased and the pute @ lod brongbt the tears 10 1he eyes of all prasent. At the cunvluslon of the sorvices the cemulas were carrled back to the Leurss by the all-bearsrs and taken for Iuterment to Husehlll "uufluy. fuliowed by 3 lerge Lumbes of mournlug teuas. A little aver two weeks ago s gentlemen by the namo of Wrignt inade & bot with an_acqualniance thut ke would eal forly quail in furty consecalive dayv. DMoney waw put up onit. and Me, Weight hegan bis task, 1L hae been gnestioned by men of scicnco whether this feat tould bo performed, ‘Ihetc lo no record uf its haviny beou d‘nne duriug Wistoric tince, and deep Intesest is natutally inken in u\cl{ efdott Lo solse thix wnportant probic, When 1t was kuown Lot the bet bad been Informetion was st onco wenb Lo the fea fug scicutific associations of the world, and » pumber of persuns of European celebilly stazled for LLls country in order to bo here at the decisive moment. It excited s wuch intervil as the an. Douncement that & new planet wil turn up on sowe future day. Inview of this, and sl of the credit 1Ll piace would heve won had woe of ts citizcus yalved the mystery of the quall. It is wainful 1o spnounce that aficr slateen dsys of y Guall-eating, Mr. Wrixb and his opponent bave resolved Lo diaw tho bel, the furwet to pay coste—(ur Lhe Tmll. The un assizned lu u dislike to pudliclly snd newspaper noticus. This, hawerer, {3 not the Arce cause. Tuk Tuinenk knows whal [t ls, but 18 not st Iiberty to statc iI. ‘I'0 draw asidc tLe vell that hidew the myatery of s sad and sutlerlog wortal [+ slways sn ungracious {uk'. mflll‘l:a‘-l’l o say that Ihh ult, if fault u be, u of the beart, and uot of the storach, and there- fore must be pardoned. It is to some other Chicagosn will undertake the 188X re- linguished by 3ir. Wright, aud will mcet with & Bappler tate. Otto Peltzer temperarily rejoices tn s verdict of 880 xltnl”l."pnl{uwho enjoined hlml: 13 publlabing bis well known ** Atlss of " ffum bis manascript drawluge. which be was Balog for thal purpuse. The Brea ol Beocs, Pelrce & Co. 8t tbatlime obtalued & lom- ;onry ipjunction frum Judf: Farwell szulost ‘cltaer's contivutag this poblication, tbey clalim. ing the right 1o stop bl Ly reason of slleged ueoprislary copyright 1u & set of \racioge made for them wmeslly by Fellasz bufore the fiv fivm he bnbicsstve sechives the city atlases, This_Injunction was soon afterward dissolved by = dudge Farwell, the complainants, Recs, TPelcce & Co., howaver, appealing to ihe Sopreme Court, whore they wore again defented in 18] Peltzer had in tha meantime completed his atlas at & prest estra cast to himeelf from vartoas other wonrces knosa to him and athin command. After the fnal dle- aolution of the tnjanctign by the Sapreme Court Poltzar & Co. at wnse commenced their auit for damayed under the injunction band. The trisl of hiscase, Jasting some dve days, was concluded before Judge (Gary Tharaday evening, and resulted in & Jadzment of $4, 854 in favor of the platatif oe ntated above. The dafendante at once enteres motion for & new trisl. Emery A. Stores ma the closing argument for Peltzer & Co. ‘The stockholders of the Lake Rlafl ('nmr Meeting Assoctation held their annual meeting tn the Methudist Chureh Block yeaterday. Iishop Harrle presiied, sud O. G. Trasdell acted an Sec. retary. Mr. Solomon Thaicher restgned the office of President, which he has held fur theee years, and the followlug oiicers weee chosen: U'resident, 0, Harton; ~ Vice:-Preatdent, A, 1. Jutkios; Rtecording Secretary. A, Q. Lane: Correeponding Saerotary, M M. Parkbaret; Tressurer, Nobert D. Fowler; Execative Commitize. i, L. Dickin- aon, 8 1. Adams, W, C. Willing, A, R. Scran. 'l:'a"' W. W. Barcus, O.H. Horton, and A. G, ne. The annusl business-meeting of the Chicago Aveuue Church for the election of officers was he! Iast evenlng in 1h are-room of the chureh, lurge mnjocity of the charch meribers heing pres- ent. Aftbr derotionnl sxeccises, tte pastor, C. M. Morton, wan called o pres:de. The report of the clerk was then read, which showed that 121 mem- bers were added to the church duringthe nawmber 103 the remaining nineteen et Tresrurer’ reYorl ehowed that receipta for the year wers 84,927,70, totnl disbursomente, $0,435.01, The reportof the Hoilding Committes was read by tha Charman, Desacun De (olyer. The following officers were elected: Elders, D, L. Moody, D). W, Whittle Deaconr, to hold for two yea: De Qolyer, It A. Thain, F. [l Ttevell, . A, Rowe: for one lun ppeler; Treasarer, 5, A, Weoks: Clerk, C. D, Palne; Arsistant Clerk, A, L. Tucker. ‘The fullowing were ndded to the Executive Commitiee: Charles 1. Bockiue, G, W, Bittinger, David Mc- Naughton, A, Lundgren, G, Q. ftobinson, K. A. Couk, I°. W. Bavage. Alter prayer and singing the doxology, the meeting was disinisscd. CARL SCOIURZ ‘The matement that Carl Schnra bad written let- ters 1o hia friends 1n Chicago saying that he intend- ed toresign and leava the Cabinet within & very rhort time meets with no credence fromn the Secre- tary's brother-in-law, Col. Jueasen, who thinks Me. Scharsa would have written to him about the matter If he had wrliien to anybody in Chicago, Col, Jucssen further ataten that he ‘did recelve n Ietter (eum Socrctary Schues bat a short time ago, in which the Secretary miade a statement utterly at variance with that inputed to him by tho above- mentioned rumor. According Lo this letter, Secre- tary Schorz had not the least design of resigning aud leaving the Cabinet, and Col. Juessen woe un. abla to account for the rumor excepton the ground hat it was the invention of the enemy., THB DABIRS. ‘The haby show at the ‘Tabernaclo becomes more interesting an it progresses. Hetween thirty and forty new bables wera entercd on the list yester- day, and there was 3 marked increase In the num- ber of viaitars. ‘Fripicta Liave not yet begun to ar- rive, bnt the display aof twins ls something sur- prising, If mot alarming, and they all look fomuch alike that the vaters are paralyzed in their efforis Lo come Lo a conelnalon. ‘Three hand- some mothers were entored yesterday, took their resnective numbers, and. sat down to be admircd. The handsusne mother cf the opening day ia over. anadowed by the atar of lnl!rd‘l{. And jt-may be neediess to ndd that they look duwn upon one another with lnfty contempt. Thera were comn- paratively few husvands around ‘yrnlrrdly. ‘The tulon of the exhiblilon do not provide for the dead- heading of fathers, however lond, so all they can do now {8 to buy tickets at the door and vote. The one culured Yaby sita tn her mother's srma in the inclosure wet apart for the race, and attracta a constderable eharo of attentlon. It In generally thought that this colored young one will carry oif the fret prizv. ANl the other colored muthera loft the show In dudgeon on accol their being shut ap by themsclves, - This o nt down all by herseif, and sho soems detenmined to »it the thing o proceeds of one day’s ene tertalnment th cek will be ¢iven to the moth- crs whose balies 11 1o roceive i premiul SOUTH-TOWN COl. ‘That matter ol the South-Town Collectorship la not yet aettled, Mr, Umlyx the tollector-eloct, not having filed his vond. here In atill time, how- ever, toallow him to comply with the lezal r quirementes if ho i propared to furnlsh the neces- sary euroties for quabldeation, Tho Isw says that ‘It the buoka ara not complete and ready for delivery: within ten dngl after the let of Decemher they 2 delivered an =oon 84 completed.” * Suocrviaor Ma<on engs the hookn are not ready, aml ihat the Collector ins cight daya after recelving notice of the smount ta be cotleeted In which to file his pa- vurs, The Nurth Town books dre realy. The Wast Town will be ready Monday,sand the books of the South Town not Ul sumo tme_theteafter, 3ir. Mason was unnblo 1o say whetler Mr. Dodve intendud Lo accept tho office or not, and as to the Axing of tho umount he could say nothing until the Collector filed his bond equired” by law, Stonld he fall to do ro thers would be a yacancy, and it would then ba the duty uf the Tawn Board “te appotnt a Collector, Khould their ap- pointee £ail 1o file A bond woald be uo Town Cullector, in which caro It would remain for the County Collector, Sarch 10, to recefve the nooks from the Coutity Clork and collect the taxes. “Thia waould invoive & loss uf tune to the eity of lesy 1han theee wonthe, which, under predent” circnm- atanses, wotld'ou romewhat agiravating. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Tremont House=daut, J. ¥, Ninston, Maj. A. C. Tergen, Lieat. J. 1 Kodman, wid Lient' O W, Lora, U8, A i the ifon. Eliawurtli Tarray Bostoay 1o ifo € G Ttchineon, Kan,, N, K, Garey, New Orleanst Col. "y, B, lancock, hudugie: udson, Kew Youki W, K, Akl N Clevelan ) Clivianatts Sherman Hou vrut, Col futy © Mal, i A Peen, ulug , I Pitmar Houv—=A. 8. Alired an yorki 1 arringer, Gmane Yorks Willlain erivcusours, Muntren Kngindif, A, Waruer, New Yurki i Huisons 1. A, WL Ited Wingg R ifar Kottt flutab, Streato chinsun kod 17 11 1,17, Futni A B AL a, W, i licnry Freand, New dnvites [new, New 1t A Munulog, W Weekly, i Heator Mia: aten, borte: 0, Now Virk. nrsutag O o Davis, Umusha; K. ot 8. 1 Wiltsin G BRIDGEPORT ENCHES AND DR, DM WOLP'S PHOCRAS, "The special development of wtench which hss teen visited down upon the reaidential quurters of th city tor the last fow dava has fed, uatnally, to wany cunylsints by the citieens, and a tair shace of thesa huve heen vent to the newspaper oifices on the supposition that they were by paitios wno could gkt matters, A repotter of this pager eunlled yesterday wormiag un Dr. Dewoll to ssk him & few wiions uu the subject, hastd va tho srutiivns of some genllemen ia the sendedug basinees, The Healln Conimtasionee procecded to wxplain that at pressnt there werv nu establiahe wents for the inannfacturs ol fectalizess in Bridge. port; that there wore In Lhat sectiun severnl reu- derlug establlshmonts, but that they were all provided with the ‘Purner nfi atns, which worked well, 3o belleved that thore was nn oifeusive odor arlsing from these eatablishments wi w10 by carsind to Illz dintance, Thero wese, ol course, local adors, but 1t wue nol 1o bo ex- pecied that a great slaughitering busiuers could be sarried un witheut more or leas of tho e wus sule, iowever that they could not bu carrled an ddistunce, und that tliey were not the wdore whicl aunoyed tho people duwn-town. S0 mich belng made clear, the feporter asked whers 1he festiliz. e -I.I,-uluhun-m- were that abould faller thu stench Ne. PeWalt replied that the odora unquestion- wuly came fram TIIR ENTABLISIMENTS AT TiIB $T0CK-YARDS, Iu then uave the folluwing st ol tha chief huuses there, ndding la each thu tewarke ziven aa to its -'rlm':mnnuu To1 diswuusuging snd suppteesing the stinke, Chapin bas foar rendcring tauXe; his place 1a pruvided with the Turucr spparatus. ‘owles Uros, (calied Lue Meifast house) bave tou yats, they sie putting bu ‘Puenee's appatatus. They have siso s ferttiizlag bouse, aud ste sunnibg i1t withoat auy ullemngt Lu cuiicet he afeasc cilug Cotnpiauy ke ten tauke withont .yn:fihl:' Il: L .alu ey alae Tan e fettillelng hineut aud LAYVE GO wridD: 1 uind for tlat. e ey ‘Fhu Chiago Vacking and Provistiou Company (Hutchionow’s) Lisve tLirly five tanke; 10 pulting in 'Futuer's sppaiatus, T o1 naudiauiuie fu Ulizer, but usc pau piovess whirls lenulullsusive [ feon tanke, le yultlug iu tue, hav au (oititlelug vatabiisn reut. 11, M Botaford has aight tanke: is potiy the Turnci apparaius; bas ne n.-mlulu;B u'-'.f..'.“ weul, 15, . Murply bas fifteen tauks; is siso a1y lug the ’I"ulutl appsratus; has no fertllising ul-’:‘lf-u meat, I, B, Armoue & Co. Lave twenly-als tanke; 403 G Lhali Butioe Was Dutised 0t 1inve 830 LWl b sepaited by May 1. Tuey will pul 10 3, paratue as souli as Icq can 40 sy by the tondition the Turges apps meut Iuk 20 Ihe defective condition of some of whict: ls quite rousou vnouxh fur u Hme, Dz, DeWolf called uttenlion 1o 06U, 000 Loz weiw slaughtercd i one day last week, and 1hat thts 1BUDCLIG BLIALCE a0 crowded tue houres as L0 fultears the uusavosy coudition suwme of thews. ‘Chie "Tusuer spparatus sbove referced 10 is, sub- stustlully. u device fur tuipregnating the gad xasuhiue sid then Gurning under tho boiler ur {u aay other way. Another leu Which bas beca trled with voud reanlts Je that Luwn 48 DeWoll's. 11 Lo, sabetanually, a devit for passing tha geses Lirough 3 LUX 1h Whicl & lron-scraps and certaln aclde. Iuto thie bux also turbed tho fumis of buruing Lrimetoue, rusult being toal tbe foul-smolliug gases lcave tho Lox 1o thy shape of puse sir. ‘Ihe {ast-mentioncd schewe, thuugh named foe Dr. DeWolf, 14 not acknowledged by blm. ile cxplained yesterdsy that it wae the foveution, or device. of Prof. Julue sou, of Yale Collcge, and Fiof. Chaudler. of Co- lumbia Collcge. IT UAs BEEK SUGOESTED 1hat **4bat bua,* wulle il would work well (ag has been proved) In parlfying the gases from far- thizing honses where the supoly (v compnratively ateady, woutd not ho & success In the rendening eatablishments, whers great,volnnica af notious Rasea ars (reed at ouco by the apentnz of the tanks one after another. On being a«kid on this point, Dr. De\Wolf =ald that he thoucht it would work Eerfec’ly even thers If ennuzh brimstone wers utned. He waa not pefectly nace abont I, how- eser, becanse ~the box "' had not been appiled to any rendering-house at all as (I‘l. Still he was confident that It would work well when tried. 1t secmed to him guite likely that the Turner an- aeatiis would posaibly not il the bill under cer- aln ciecnmatances, which lie named, becaure it mitht take too wmuch gasoline. There wan, howaever, aomething of an advantage in the Turner {dea, because it was always possible for an Tnepector of the Sanitary Follce fo tell at once whethor the -p‘mnmt waa beinge cared for and tended, by stmply tnening n cock and trying with n match whether ‘the gas was boing properly Im- [reansted with gasoline, 1t was esey to fcll in hat way whether the gasuline tank was being kent full and the apparatus properly aitended to. ~ With **that box* "It was not eo easy to tell whethee brimstone was ielug used as it should be. 1t was entirely clear that Dr. DeWoll waa painfully sus. prcious of the etink-makers, and doubted whether they winild o nny more than they were compelled 10 to abule thelr nuisance. Dr, NeWolf addeid that a commitiea of the Com- mon Council of &t. Louls had calied on him, and with him had visitcd and inapected **that box* and tteworkinge. They had tesied it earefully, and had proponnced 1t good, —eo good that on thelr return they had sanctionad Its uee In the rendering and feriliizing establishments In their city. A MERTING OF TIK CITIZRNS' ASSOCIATION was held Wednesday afternoon, at which the snb. oct of the Bridecporl stencaes came up for an air- ng, Accoriding loune of (e members, nothing was done but to talk over the matter with the llealth UfMcer, Dr, DetVolf, sad adjourn un another day. According to another member, the Association actunlly got along eo far as tondopt & plan to aseial the Health Officer In & ¥igorous cra- sade azainst the stinks und their prodncers, slders, and abettors, the fertilizer manufacturere. When anked for the particulars of the plan, the second member lowered i voice, established treaty rela. tions with the reportorial car, and duly and sol- emuly stated that, for the nrescnt at ‘least, the plans wercy & profound secret. Further ingairy setved to show the reporter that the secrecy aoaght Lo be thrown arourd the subject wan for the purpose of preventing the aforesaid fertilizer people from geiling word of whatever plans the Assucistion may have in view. It {8 behieved that the members of the Association have made n #olemn vow that the Bridgeport stinks shall be no more, and that to this end they have contributed of their means to anmist the ifosith Oficer in his attack on the cnemy's works. The first membee aliuded to denfed that any moncy bad been put up, but the recond would neither” afirm nor deny, which, of course, only reameid .o confirm the re- rnflcrlnlhch!lldlh.xlhu money waswhere [Lconld be 1ail hands on when needed.” It 18 also cortain that a comnitiee was appointed whose membora will eally forth with Dr. DoWolf on some night when the stinks are at the full, and try to chase them dowa to theit pacent chimnoys. SILVER. THE CENTRAL CRICAGO CLUB, : It would scem, from the mesgrejattendance at the meeting in 8. 11. Kerfoot's ofice, No. 01 Dearborn strect, last evening, that very few saw tho notice ealling on the people of the different wards to send delegates, Only seven of the elghteen wards were represented. This, however, did not prevent the accomplishmentaf the object sought,—the atart. ing of agitation, with a view of securing what the people of the Northwest demand. The deles sates wera calledto order by Mr, Schmelez, of tho Seventh Ward, and T. ‘I Prosser was clected Pres- {dent and W, 1. Carter Secretary. Mr. Schmoltz offered the following: Rewired, That wo now foru a Central Chicago Clab, haviog for e object and purposs the furtherance of 1he cause of the renionetization of tha atandard sliver doltur And Its resturation to 1t posttion coln prior Lo ita detonatizatton by Congre Jlestired, That we urae the friends of this causs to orgauize s ward club in _each ward of the ( eagn, and that thls Central Club ehall consist of deie- (es trom eacliof mich ward clube) such delegates to < avpointed by and sent from such reipectlye ward clubs, Chris Mamer thonght It was promatare to pass the resolutions, Tho gathering was small, on Ac- count of the Insufliclont notice, and it ecemed to him, before anything was done, there ought to be a fall representation of the wards. Me. 8, 11, Kerfoot thought It better o adopt the resolutions, eince they would go beforo tho publie and lay the foundatlan of the Club, Tha beglnning wan small, but the end would be iy, Mr, Schmeltz was of tho eame opinion, The peoplo would be notified. and stimulsted to form ward clubaand landdulelf:lel to the next meeting, Tho resuluttonn werw adupted, Mr, ieefoot remarked tuat the ubject had been accumplishea. Ile was not at all discouraged. Mr. Lusmen thought meetings should be held regularly In urder that the people might be worked u |3!(:. Schmeltz belloved In taking actlon at once. Cangrers would meet onthie 10th af January, and might epring somothing on the country, II'they uhfifl. kuow what was wanted, e had partially made arraugoments to have & mass-meeting in his rd (the Elghth) between the 23d and the 20th would do hikewl Chicazo Congresamen ought to he impressed witn the kica that tho renplo in thelr districts expected them to act for the inter- ests of Chican. 1l sugrested the appotatment of a commitice to call a niass-meeting, and 1o wait on tho Constressmen and tell thew that their con. stituents weta Iy curiiced, and demanded the repeal of tho act by which sliver was demonotized; and, £ they didn't li-ten 19 this demand, thoy would be romembered In 1ne future, The Chalr thoueht it was aboat time the Con. gresymon consulted the people. They should atate what thoy pronosed 1o do, M, Dixon belloved in having & committes to ece the Scustors and ifepresentstives who pasod thirongn tho city, nnd tell them that the great Nnnluwncxlmmm! tozlalation which would belp them out of their tronbles On_wotlon the following were appointed 8 com- nd nlxo to call another vlations 1o be sube T. U Frasser, W, 1L, Dixon, Mr. Schmoltz, and Mr, fuse Mr, Schmeltz offered the fullowingz, which was adopted: Avsuired, That the representativa citizens of avery ward of this clty should call a mass-meating In thelr ré- sprctive wards, an Lhiat o cal d bo made oa our nuila men, iresnectiva uf partfs to voluatesr to ad- rcen eaid nioelings oa 1hie graat lasua, ‘The mocting then aujvurned, THE DEMOCRATS, UNAULR 70 auKEE, ‘The Democratic City Centrat Commitiee gave fariher #igne of life last cventng by meeling in the teading-rooms of the Malmor llouss. Mr. K, K. Uoodel) waa the presldiag genius, Affor tbo meeting bad golten under way, Mr, Waedall anid the mumbers had been enlled together for the purpose of seciug whether moio 1ife coutd not by infused Info the parly, ae well as to frecly aud fully dracuss 1he plans brosehed for & more efliclent party organization. Sevaral who we emegly o the fcld, he recictted to say, had idden, and he angeesled that 1L would be well 1o sce Just who weru (o be rolied upon snd who were not 5 Fronk Agnew wae called for, the detal 19 of the new Demucralic ache oing lural campaigus wilhuat revon *ebar'l,' ae of yoru, Ae he esplained | entlenien who wero gefting 1t up were to drup ter Lhe uppointwent of the piecinet coin. er were 10 elect & Contral Coun- which was 10 lake charge nf the campaizn, Of uhe oF Iwo Intige. Me. Acnew was very cortaing there must be tho wcaiter Democracy next epting Aldermen o the enncil -wea af Ju culerp to at ivesl eecto 1T neil sud amployment th the slreets Avea tv e tion, put tu0k geeat paua 10 dl Ampreevion whicn mibzht uzist th xaliun was 10 bu & sllk-wtock ntrary, It wuw enipustically thu peonle ahd fut the pea ne of two mewbdars wanted furthor infunna tlon, but Dr, Conk was riqasl 1o 4 1 i Fully enched and r.llm\:\l with the (b proposvd Chivnze Tammsuy Hall echear, ha descanted at lenzth thevean, and held & oula: ) un 1 Laht vhe beautien 81 the now wyxtem shich «houl do awey witk the uvc of mouey, -heretufore the soive of the oresnization, —akid whith should fut Mte corner-slone, as 1t Were, patestisia puse love (or tue DEmocratic pasty. Dave Tnaroton wanted sufutination as tv the fhyhts and precogatives of the preseat Uiy Central Vummitice, and Secrclary Meratt obliged hin by svadiug the Consiilution. Vete Janalurowgn, thal pure pairios fram the seventecath Wand, hitel his volce for refiim, aud woved the appoiniment of a committes of e Lo conler with tha County Central aud Congt Cummitices, and Lake the proposed plan of Tatiun utder copsiderstion. “The mativn wassub- scqnently whindrawn, rcucwed, aad, afler wae deiinyg bovelcesly around, was Gually 10et w1gus vt 10 the muddle wiih ensued uver othere. Fat Ralorty thoueht they ought not to be tu tae biga hurey. Thers wi brospect ol awotnor baby balng boen 20on, and hie thoukht I8 Loat (o wail and e00 which was tho hiealiny uauy, sud then adupt i, As for him, he was **nutia for uo aidli- Lotk bables any nwore."” e accordingly moved 1o uefer action for onu nontb. Kd Culicrton was oppused to Hanaborouyh's mo- tion unt scaeme was Dut duwn in black aud wilte, und read te Lie Committce, Awidat cutis for Information, und pending tho carrystix vul of a laudable eadeavor onthe part of tho Secrelary ta resd the constliatlon of the new anization frum & newspaper report. Dave Thure and moved 10 lay the whole subjoct mat- I ter o tho tuble. Air, W, Il Condon hoped Mr. Acrow and Dr. Couk would uol be treated vo discouricously, ‘Ihey were not. ‘N'le wmotion of the Mouse of Dayvidiman « 10s Nr, Callaban. in some heat, moved to postpons the subjact mAiteE for two weeks. pesth C. B. Barlett soved. aa & substitate, to ap- o1ni 8 commitice of three to wail vn tue m te of 146 new organization, got & copy of. thewr constitutlon and by-laws, and present 1t at & o Infi to ba held in oho week, lus suvstitute was lost, sod Mr. Callaban's motion triumplied. Just beco Mr. Aguew arose to remark that the Dewspaper report felerred to was corroct. Iy wae BoIry Lo ece » wpiris of Laato aad pechaws prejudice In the meating, and expreased the hope that at the next eathering there rwoutd ba more cool heads and loss temper, The resignation of Mr. V., C. Turnet was read and sccepted. |, Mr. Hotalling calisd attention 1nthe fact that there waa an exccutien againit the Committee tn favor of Tom Nelson. who had lumll'd rome sl(nl for the Committee dusing the last campaizn, had presented ble biil for same 859, had heen refused varmeet, had tune tolaw aboat it, snd kad come ant anead. Mr. Hotailing, therefore. muved to appoint & committee 10 inq3ire into the matter, aes how much was justly dae the eaid Neison, ned how much money was in the hands of tne Treasdres, and report the facte at ine next meeting. The mo- tion was carried and the Comm!ttes sppotated The meeting then adjourned. —— MR. A, C, BRACKRDTSH, wholesats ¢oal-desler doing business at No 1 West Randolph strect, yesterday succumbed to the *‘hard-times’ prossare. The business was origl- mated abaat five years ago by A. C. Drackebush and B, If. C. Richardson, who tetired In February, 1875, when the firm of Dickson, Stewart & Co., of Plitsburg. bought In, the frm becoming Bracke- bush, Dyjckeon & Co. ship @ diesolse Mer, Hrackebush careping the basiners on aingle-handed 4! that time ‘The fallure 1s imputed to the low and unre- munerative prices which have ruled on coal. and {n part to the miners’ atrikes, which made the fi of contricts a ruinous operation. Findine th there was no means of m*")\'t the didicultied, Mr. Tirackebosh placed hirsifales in the hands o bis lawyers, and decided to make an epaifeation & bankrapley in order ty protect sll creditors allke His latilitice are estimated at about $15 000, ths creditora helng mostly coal-owners in the East, The creditors have heon nollfled, and a meeting wll he held id & tew dags at wiich torns of com. position will brobably ne agreed npon, as the ne- rets muke & very fair showing, and there are few bad debta. KELLEY, MORLEY & CO. ‘There was nothing new yosterday regarding the snapension of the coal finin of Kelley, Morley & Co. The menibers of the firm decilned togive an itemized statement of thelr 1iabilities or of their Araetn, AAYING that those were matlers private to themselves and o their creditors, and thatthe Iatter would Le glven next week & statemunt of the condition of thelr debtors, It was incorrecily stated yesterday that the Northwestern Natlonnl Bank was stnck for 840,000, 'Fhe Northweetern never had any dealings witn Kelley, Motley & Co.. and s too coneervative 1o have any deai- ings with anybody escept with the bhest of security, “The reputation of (he man- agers of ‘the bank for carefulness stands 0 high that those who read the statement In Tite TuRuNE weore convinced that thero was eome mis- 1ake, as wae, indeed, the cane, A bauk was stuck for $40,000, but it was not the Northwestesn. Somo persons atated that it was the Corn Ex- chiange, and the repart would be entitled to credence were IL not fur the fact that the Cashicr of that institution denied #t, Tno only paper of the firm they hold ta a note for abont 82,200, - - MATRIMONIAL. ~CREGIER—LYRE. The figurative marriage-bells pealed most soflly aweet last night at the residence of Mr. J. Lyke, No. 765 Fulton street. Tho bride and groom were Mr, Willlam McAlpine Cregler, son of Mr, DeWitt C, Cregler, Chief Engincer of the ‘Water-Works, and Mies E, Libbie Lyke, the cldest daughterof Me, and Mrs, J, W. Lyke, The cere- mony was performed at 6 o'clock by the Hev. TRabert Collyer, In the presence of a small circle of relatives and intimate friends of tho two families represented. The birdal party entered the parior 1n the following order: Mr. DeWitt C. Wells and Mies M. Florence Cregler; Mr, Edgar M. Snow and Miss Carrie B, Lyxo; Mrs. Lyke, mother of the bride. upon the arm of the gruom; Mr. Lyke, father of the blushing bride, who leauned upon lis atm, The bridc's costume 'was of chocolate kray sliken Princesse, demi-sleoves. Sho wore the cus. tomary orauge-hlossoms and conventional veil, ‘The youthful bridesmaida wera all sttired In whits and wore natural towers, Following the cere. mony wero the congratulations, An elevant sip- per was servod by Haems, Tha younT conple, alter recelving the 2ood wishen of thuir relends, depart- «ed to St, Lonis and the Nouth, whero they will re. main but a week, as Mr, Cregier's dutles as Analst. unt-Knzineor, of the Water-Works demand his presence at home, Ileturning, they will taks up their reeidence with Mr, and Mrs, Lyke, ‘The presents wecrs namerous and elegant, and Included s rold rlug from the groom; chamborevel from the mother of the bride; marble and bronzo clock, Mre, DeWitt C, Creglor: silver and gold and cut-giann tollot-vet, Misn Florauco Creaier: family Blble, Mr. and Mra, larey Duvall; jowel-cane, Mr. Moreies inlald Chinese work-box, the Misscs Louiso and Marfon Lyke; toliot-case, Miss Ells A, Richardson; card-recelver and Imnmlul-lhold:h the vor Mree. W, 8, Eden; Mtss Julla and M Misscs Carrlo and Lottio Lyke; #olld_a dish, Mr. and 0] plckle-dish, cake-dlab, Mr, beautiful sl F., Wells; Swin china card-recoivers silver butter dish and sleup- ltcnor, Mr. Jamea Sherldan: onsy.chale, Edgar M. Snosw; and many other rich and clegant gifts. Among (hoso present were M. and Mrs, J, W, Lyke, paronts of tho beide; 3r. and Mre, De\Vitt C, Cregler, parcats of the groom; Mz, and Mea, J. 3. Wendall, Mr. d 3 &, W, ilowe, Me. and Mrs, Fran ells, end Mrs, W.' 8, Eden, Missos Ella A, Richardeon, Duvall, Belle Kiune: Carrle and Lottle. Lykg, iMahal Woells, * Fio) Cregler, Mcsars, J. A, locker, Alfred Banke Crovier, DotVitt Cregier, Jr.. Malvan Wells, Frederick Pulaiter, James amline, 8, W. Fuller, and uthers, Y. ce THE INSANE. THUSTRES OF THE GANKAKER L T™HE INSANE mut sgain yesterday muening (nthe Grand Pacifc, and rencwod their alscusston of Maj, Willoit's plans, wnd tha relatlve merits of the old and new systems, Expressed inthe briafest way, the dif- ference between these (wo systems 18 just thia: ‘The old systom thats butlding must be threo. storics high, and epread wntwards by the additlon of wards upon wards, the whole o ba ander one roaf, whilo the new uno contemplates » two-story Loilding, with a falz number of wards, and outty. ing cottages, In other words, & bullding on the old plan spreads npwvard as well as outward, while an the new plan the npward tendeacy I8 tepressed and tho ontward sxten: ch of the iwu systema h amond the Trual cea,and tho moreinie matter wasdieciseed 1he mord avident dld It became that ticy were ual prepared 10 unite on either. ‘T'ho result of the alk was that Mail. Willelt was inatrucied to g0 ahead with such portlons of the buikling s will work inlo either These are the ceatre buildin, wne ar two the kitchen 0 veWernuo acraligeniente, The qnealion as f0 ihe adoption uf one of the twa sysieis was left for Turther constderation. ‘The portlons whic will be erected du accordance with Ma). Wil tosteuctinue come wilhin the preeent ayprop wad ara auch ws will be required whether the the new aysiein is tnally adopted. The noxt Mg of the Trusiees will be held In connection with that of the Commissionsrs of I'ablic Charliies and the avernor foe the A option of plans, du- ialls, specificatiors, ana m 1 owill be held either at Chiv: o1 Speingtield, ahout the last of January, the czact Wina sud place 1o be hera. After delermined. As sa0n an plans 2 the Trusteea wiil ‘advértise for pro T will “provabiy be et e loard nelil anutnee which uothing was done wicept 10 mrmbers’ bille for teaveliog expenses, aud toen adjonrned. THE COUNTY BUILDING. Tho toil roads arc rejorted 1o be I sa mimast lmpassable condition In ke Couuty Court yesterdsy Margle Glessou and Mary Wheeler were adtndged Sanany, Aucug the mastiege lcensos lavacd )erterday w3 oue (01 tho mazriage of & Jaugdier of Coteuer Dievsacti 1o Prite ARt Soosdy Tro Coltvetor of the Town of $chanmbere eat bt boake yesienday. ‘Fhe bunks for West aud scatn Chivagu w11 ba ready the cuming wee. Fue Ursad Jury yertecday teturned toree trne Wi, ure of whick wav azatues Whhams, the S0ck- Yarde farger. Judze Williame had 1o bu stal for to receive the Indictments, Jbnidge MeAlbstes conliuues confiued 10 his home with sheumal He telegrapliod 10 the Clerk of e Uriminan 1 yeslenday morniug that he Muuid uol atiempd 1o do any furthes work unsil Wedasadey, TUR KEW COURT ROUSE. “The Comnilites ou "ablic Bulldines and Fablic Hecvie of the sew Board held its fest meeting diy sltinooL, aad dit x the uikiicen Defore thiy Comuntiles wee & combunh abion o o tromlaen Olzer, roi e Hoard Mouday, . eabling attenibon o cedl wmaiters 10 coiucction with the Coati Houws work aud eopecisily fu tus 13cs that Sexton had uevn overpald o Uncument” ts understood 10 'ty been prompied by ole ol the uuw mcmbers of Lhe Buaed, aud the ieast tho Foutuiitv vugnl 1o hevo doe with 1 waa lo Lave ayived o exainne fnto thy chatyu afew weekn 3g0 by thice vspot on dle wuhoat uoicshon Committor dul [ The queetivh betwoen the m‘l"d county with sefe ence to the dowme Jol r Buthing wauled (he cuauty te case spending mwuney an the unlees 1he city weut 0a Luslding 1ia Balf of the sttucing which be was sattaiivd it would nat do, s ¥, gesald took the poellion that he would' furie 1be city, ele. “Uhw County Altorney wad called lute the wrangle for an **opinion * #s 1o whether or not e €y could be forced 1o the watter, but there Ay ho wae biced aud ado, erpecially eince they wers suatained but it was pal I Auviter thing instrucied (o wel prescot 14 10 the Board Munday. ‘omitee wound up its wark Ly [3iling 0 sgrev with Archi tecs Kgau 1 hig recommendativg \bst the iroa wuth OR the Coutt Houss be Latated. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Willlam H. Murray will lead & Gospel temper- ce meoting iu Lower Farwell Hall st 7:30 tuls eveziog. B. 8. Albro will lead the noon-dsy meeting to- Last September the partner- day Ia Lowor Farwell Hall. Subjectt *'Seexing the Lord. " The semi-anngal mesting of tha Chieago Cham - fral Society will taka place this aven\ns 81 the Coileze of Tharmacy, northwess corner of Jackioo street and Wabash avenue, at B o'clock. Tho public are Invited 1o contribute to tne hlxph pessol tne IHalf Orpann Asylim by eendog far- kays, vegetables, or fruit for their Chrlstmas ner tothe Aeylum, or to Pusheck's grocery, coz- ner Wails ani Huaron steeets, ‘There will be & mass-m forcement of the |a ner_a evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Re ard others w!ll address the méeting. The annnal meeticg of the Northwestern Trave Ing-Men's Assaciation will be held Dec, 27, o g'clozk noon. at the Sherman Houie, Chic Thers wil, be An election of officers fos the & 1ng year, and several amendments o the Cond! tionand By.Laws offered The memuesdtp o 12 1,004, and rapidiy increastog, Up (o shis date po deathe have been regavml, The_firet reazion banquet takes place st the Sherman House, Tantie day evening. CRIMINAL. Minot aerests: Willlam Hanson. keepar, snd ten inmates of & disorderly house st No. 463 Clark atrect; Annfe Johnson and Macy Smita, lgrceny of trinkets from the Uoston Store: Mre. E. B. Me. Laughitn, Iarceny of clothing from W. L. Witllams, of No. 362 Ogden avennae. OMcar Navid Barry yeaterday arrested one of the Weten brothezs. of Nickersonville, whom he fouzd In posseenian of & bolt of cloth snop-lified from the tafloring emtablishment of If, 8, Newion, No. i2 Werl Madieon street, The entita Welry famie ly aro professionals in the shup-lifting line, Detective Jay Scott arrived home from Pittabneg 1ast night, having In charge F. C. Almy, who is wanted for the forgery of checks on which he ob tained $270.00 from the First National Bank., Tie was employed as n clerk by O. Lasher & Nons, commisston merchsnts on Sonth Water sireet, whoso'name ha forged. While in Pittsburg ha at. tempted to e $1t50n one of theso checks, and 1t way thla that led to his arreat ..t 1:30 yesterday morning John Taltart, rlnyc of the (irana Pacific Hotel, whilson 0 his home, 748 Weet Tavlor strect, wes hel up vn theWest Tweifth-street visduct and robved a an overjacket, the thief failing to find anything of 1 in his valoe pockets. Officer John Carey zave cha and succeeded in l‘l}:l\lfihl the h(qhvuymln. who was recoznized at tho statfon us Thomas Shay, an old offender, e wag yeaterday held tn $500 bail to the Uriminat Conrt by Justice Morrlson, There In alsn n charge mgainst himof stealing s epan af horaes from the Sturgis farm, and upon this he will have a hearing to-day. A Centeal-Statlon detective, who went to To- ronto for Willtams, the defaniting bank clerk, yea- terday telegraphed that the prisoner was making a fignt oa the habeas corpus, snd would not como withant an Unmited Statesireduisition, Tojwas d eharged yerterday. but was at once rearrested, and waa remanded by the Judge to awais proceedings, 1t s said that Williams 00 of thu £8,000 stolen, carefully banked a in ‘Toronio. Hin peculations at the Stock.Yards Bank had been gajng on for vome time it lrpun, and the 86,600 forgery wae merely the climaz of a series of robberles. —— SUBURBAN. .NORWOOD FARK, ‘This place {3 in a fever of excitement and sus- pense lost at any moment some of its dogs may devclop symptoms of tho dreaded hydrophobis, and all becnuso A etrange dog, snpposed to bave been rabld, passed through the town one day last weck. An order for the death of all dogs, both of fow and high doeree, has been passed, and some twenty Lave already failen victims, 3Mr, Henr Miller, while endcavoring to chain p Lis dog, which wan eald to have been bitten by the rteanyer, nod which was thonght to be in tho Incipient stages of (his dread disesao, fnad- vertently recalved on his hand nome of the saliva. Thero waa n fresh wound on tho band through which it was feared the polson would be communi. cated to hin system. Fearing tho woret, Mr. Miller stasted for Indlans and obtained the nse of A celebrated mad-dtone, which, If applied in ses- son, it ls eald, will absorb the xnmnn from the bloon, and provent hydroptiobla. He has returned, aad thinks be need apprehend no further danger. ——— NO CHEMICAL POISONS, De. Price's Specisl Flavoring Estracls are not made up from chemieal poisons, but nataral fla- ora, grateful to the most cultivateq palate. MARRIAGEN, P O TL Uuhis bbb U VU DU WHITE—OWENS—At Lake View, Dee. 20, by the v, W, J. Petrlo, H. F. White and Emma G, Owens. No cards, e —ie——— DEATIIS, A A S S A AR AR A FOLEY —Dee, 20, Mautlce, infsat eon of the Ista 14 dAys Maurice Foley, nged 3 Funeral from the lato resldencs of 120 Soulh Dearbora-st., ta-day, at 10 carclagen to Calvary Cemelory. NOLMES—Dec. 11, of diphtherio cronp, Frank Converdo, #on of Georgs P, and Julls A, Hoimes, wzed 4 years and 0 montha, P i o IPuneral Priday, at 1 o'clock p, m., from the reslaence, 08N West Adama-st, Hoston and Providcace papers plesss copy. IVES—In this city, Dec. 10, Fraocls M. Ives, aged 1M ye areats, m., by Bervices at (iraco Eplscopal Church, Feiiay, Dee, 21, atii e m. Hemalng Will be taion ia Dlacin. nalt for (nterment. . MANG—Duc. 17, at 651 Weat Madlson-st. - of diphtherla, George William, only son of Afrs, Anno Maog, aged yeare and 8 months. NOMON—Tho funeral of tbe late flelen F, Nouian lakes place to-day, at 11, m., {rom tha family tesidenco, 407 West Tndiaua 11. 4. Perey oticating. MEDIOAL. P e el it i S S T S SO T SUE Schenck’s Mandralke Pills, willbo found to posess those qualities mecessary to tha toral eradteation of all billous sttacks, prompt to start the secretions of the live 1 givea Neaithy foneto tho ralire aystem, Indead, it Ia 0o ordinary discavery 1o medical sclonce ta have inveated & rem €dy for thcso stubborn complalate, which develop ail (he results produced by & heretofors (ree wse of calo- mel, & mineral Justly dreaded by msakind, and ses knowledged (o L destructiva in the extreme ta the by - naa system. Thatihe propérties of certain vegetables eomprise all the virtues of ealomel without e (ajart. oustendencies, Ia now an sdmtited fact, rendered 1a- dlaputablo by scleutifio researchas; «nd (hoes who e Ilie Mandrake Plils will bhe ity ssitsfied thas the dess tuedicines ara those Provided by asture In the conimon Berbs and ruots of the Delds. ‘Fhese Plileopen the howels and correcs st! blllons d rangements withoul salivatioa or sny of the Injurious cfecta of eplowicl or other poteons. The secretion of Lite 16 pramoted by thesa pilis o0 will be sten by the altered color of thie stouls, snd disappoariag of the law conplesion and clesnstax of the tons Awpie directions for use sccompany each bog of plila. Trepated vdty by Il Achenck & #on, 8t Ihelr prin. cipel ufice, cornes Blath end Arvh ste., Pliladelpbla, o0l fur 820 by all deugeiote snd deaters. Price 35 cente ver g HARI Q00DN, gy Ladies, remem- ber | have just reduced prices Hair Gooas! 01 all kinds, The Pat, Saratoga Wave found o225 s mystore much more pop- ular than ever, MRS, €. THOMPSON, 210 Wabash-a OIL-TANKY, AWILSON & EVENDEHN, OIL TANKS a'n e s b AN, TOAGO. B aLa0 Jek Cafalvers DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, Etce DIAMONDS! One Hundred worth and many and Fancy Goods, GILES, BRO. & CO 266 & 268 WABASH-AV. MOLIDAY GDODS, Field, Leiter &.Co. EXPOSITION BUILDING, Offer at Retail, for the HOLIDAY TRADE| Tresh and cholce selections in every department, the latest Novelties of the Scason, Have replenished ecvery stock with new and attractive assort- wments, PRICES LOWLR than ever before! Biack and Colored Silks, host French makes, unusually cheap. Fina Dress Gooils, all Now Fab- rics, marked down, Low-pricoe Dress Goods less than former price. Laces, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Fans, Fancy Noeckwear. French Jewelry, Christmas Boxes. Tollet Articles, &c., Lo, CLOAKS, SUITS, and : SHAWLS, Furs, and Children’s Garmonts, Geuts®’ Furnishing Goods, &c, The greatest o[t)por!u'n ity we have ‘ever offered to purchas- ersof HOLIDAY GIFTS! An EXAMINATION of goods and prices, we guarai- tee, will be satisfactory, P. 8.---"Freo Stages” run every five minutes from cornor of State and Randolph-sts. to the Exposition Building, for the acoommodation of our patrons, By BLISON, FOMEROY & €O, An:un..&,., . FRIDAY’S SALB, DEO. 21, AT 0 B0 A. M,, Ouly FurnituroSale This Week, New snd Used Tarlor snd Chamber FURNITURE, Kasy Chaire, Lonnges, & (ull Nine Carpete, Staves of all kiuds, Geueral Mecchands oliday Quoits, and Plated Wi For CHRISTMAS attend A. Goldsmid’s Great Sale M Gur Salestoems, 78 & 80 Randolph-st, Saturday Morning, Dec, 22, 10 0''k, The balanco of bia Forfclted Pledges for tho year, cunsiating of Fine Uold Watches and Chalns, Slerllufi Silver and lated Ware, Fino Selectiou of Diamonds, (lold Jewelry, Ete,, Et Miscelluucous (loods, 10 Seal and Mink Sacques, 4 Largo Muslc Boves Fine Freuch Gold aud Ormola Clocks, Rare Colns, Meduls, Guny, Fistols, Ete,, Elc,, Including a Haukrupt Stock equal fn Sty! Quality toanything lu the ot Aud NOTE thai Goldsmid aliwsys selts. KLISON, POMERUY & €0, Auel'rs. By GEO, I, QORE & Co,, &3 and 70 ah Saturday, Deo. 22, at 8:30 a, m, Furniture Sale. ‘We shall offer great bargsioe In Parlor folts, Chawber Scts, Nockers. Easy Chsits, Louuges, Tablcs, Burcaus, finished and lu white, Book- Cases, Wardrobes, and Carpets. Also 15 Crates o1 Crockety in open lots. GEO. P. GUHE & CO.. Auctionsers. nd in Jewelry, Bronzes, and Nilver Goods, and manutactured for our Wholesale Trade, which we desire to close out be- fore Jan. 1, at a great sacrifice. and Geneva Watches, and many medi~ um and lowepriced articles in Siilver Telegraphic orders trom the Trade promptly responded to. Thousand Dollars specinl attractions rench Clocks, imported direct, Elgin at very low prices. ABBITT'S PREPARATIONy, PESR s itubs ittt Bt S B, T.BABBITT'S Original and Standard Manufaotures, UFFIOE AND FACTORY ! Woa. 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washinglon-st, 1. Y, BABBITT'S BEST SOAP. ‘The most pleasant and effective Bon the Laune i s e e Suss dry or for y \Washlag purposes o A'ttlal packsge sunt ffee on recelpt of 20 cents. BABBITT’S TOILET SOAP, Made trom lhaRuv L yegetablo olls, Unrivaled for the Tollet and the h. For use in tha Nursery it has no equal. Sample box, sontalning thres caken rent free Ipt of 75 cents. BABBITT'S SOAP POWDER, From this v-aruhe-umnu and servicesblewhite nft Noap, DI any desired strengill, can be made ten mintites withoist 1ha usg of grease o potssh, Ti package sent freo on receipt of 25 centa. BABBITT’S YEAST POWDER. Abaolutely pure, Tread, cakes, puddings, ete., mady In & short soaco of Ainie, keep langer, and aro more af- estible than when made of commuon and clicep, tmits. lans, A trisl packsge sent freg on recelpt of 73 cents, BABBITT'S SALERATUS, Ammple packsge sent Ireo on A standard artlcio. recelpt of 33 cents. BABBITT’S CREAM TARTAR. ‘Watranted free from oll binpurities. The housewify an relr upon it Trlal packege seat treq on receiptof e 73cents. BABBITT’S POTASH. A priro coccentrlited alkalt, donble the strength of rnm:lwn Potash. Sample sent frea on receipt of 33 o ] TIIE, PROPRIETOR will glve an cunce of &old for everr ouuce of Impurities found In may of (head preparationa. For Sale Wi all Dealers, AUCTION BALLN. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. Geacrul Auctloncers. 173 Iandulph-ss, A LARGE 8TOOK OF LADIEN’ FINE FURS, (Gents," Misses', and Childen's Furs, - Nandsome Wolf Robes, Eic,, AT AUCTION, 5-RETAIL SALE.-Z ¥riday, Deo. 21, at 10 0'clock a. ., ot Duttere & Lo."s Auctfun Room, 174 East Randolph-st., Near LaSalles Ladies' deal and Mink Sacks and Hale, lea’ B ink, Otler, Lyns, aud Alaska, A ter 4 Chilkdeen B! Fuis Geate® Seal andl tloves, Fine Wolf English Plush Lined lis Lai be Tho aburs ate made 16 Llis 1 HNiyle In firste i, cetal ¢ & CL. clace mauar fur the de. BUTTERS £ COS REGULAR SATORDAY SALE Dec 23 sigo'clovks m. OVER 800 LOTS DESIRABLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS Al AUOTION, AT BUTTKHS & CO. 8 AUCTIUN ROOMS, _ 174 Enst laudoiph st By Wil. MOOREUOUSE & CO., Auctioncers. ¥4 sud 89 Raodulph st AT AUCTION, RARE & ELEGANT HOLIDAY GIFTS RY aud KINK ARTN 4 10 sell 81 Fublic Auctiun, without on uf the Iargeat stocks 1o Awerlca, come Svaday, bes 17, AT 159 BTATE-ST. BSALES BACH DAY, WA MOORKHOUSK ATO., Auctioneers. By HIRAM BRUSH, . Auctivdeer, Ulllve 470 Bast Madlsud-ale TIIS MOUNING, 0114, % Noa, 807 and 804 Coltage (ruve-av , will In sold (0 pay Bdvssces, o laige fot of elegant Parlor and Chatiber Fuculture, superive Fraac wlate_Migrorn,_eic., ete. == ALE- o 721 day of December, 1ATT, 47 sad 20 Bouth Cliutun at, & et nl“d ted :‘;"‘l’ly.llulfld‘liu“’ ety batooy ¥ixiares Bar oneRey “UCi AL KK By LRWiS WAL gTElNlé) Efia&ndfii‘fi"’i‘"fifi‘s“ Dol | pResenTs. STOREL | ™4 ™ CONE e o ennnnn CELEBRATED throughost tho Uniou—czpreascy Loall paste. 1B aua upward at 20,40, Glc pur B, “Addices otderd GUNTIUER, Contuer Uuuel, Cbickse.