Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1877, Page 7

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1877. 7 remarks ealeulnted to excite mirth, and add the wenernt disorder. Mr. Wheelor contintied to say that he was opuosed to the election of Petera for the reason that his clection woull not ratisfy the peopte. Ha waa not upposed to him because he had be preeented by the Demovrats, but because he wan not fit for the piace, and in his ardor ho rew a littlo profane, and then theapplause was o his side. Mr. Clcnfiy wanted to know if curalng Was to be tolernted, nnd sald that if it was hie would do somcthing in that way. [Laughter.) Mr, Fitzgerald then took the floor and de- feuded Peters, and sald that during the year ho had been Warden e nnd never heard '8 word satd againal hism. Mr, Whecler's motion to defer the eclection ‘was then put, and lost by a vole of 0 to 5, Meyer and Senne groing with the mnjuru{. The clection of Warden was then proceeded with, and Peters was elected over Ferrier by a vote of 0 to 5, Mr. Beune voting with the Demo- crats. For Assistant Warden the candidates were Mr. Paulecn and Mr. Loburg., Paulsen was eleeted by tho usual yote. COUNTY AGENT. For the office of County Agent, Mr, Lenzen nominated P, J. Mctirath, and Mr. SpofTord U, Q. Trusdell. Mc(irath was elected by a voto of 8 to 0, Mever having been prescrved to the oh through all the turnoll. For the oflico of Assistant County Agant Mr, Lanzen nominated Nick Eckhardt, and Mr, Ssuflord Gen, O, L, Mann, Eckliardt was eloct- ed py the usual vote, Tor Medleal Superintendent of the 1nesuo Asylum Mr. Lonzen nominated Dr. J, C. Spray, lnl{ Mr. Bpofford seconded the motion, He was THE COUNTY BOARD. the saine positinn some vour ago, and must be familfar with the duffes of the oflice. He is varlonsly regarded by the profession, but, since his name has Leen beforo tha publie in conuee- ton with the oflicesnn ono bas been heard to fny anything orainst him except a certain rival for the place, nid he had nothlng to say except in nn inferential way. Fie has been o practicing phyatetan In the North Division for about four- teen years, and |8 o graduate of the Uniyersity at Heldelberg, Moyer Breaks His Word nnd Goos Over to the Democrats, ' L McQOrath FEletted Connty Agent and Judge Wallaco Attorney. MEYER. A TORTION OF TNE FOURTEERTIT WARD RE- TUBLICAN CLUR met at No. 200 Rucker street last evening for the purpose of holding a regular megting; but ns thero were not enough memimrs present to conatituto a quorum no meeting was held, An animated discusslon was had among the six or cight Republican Germans present concerning the action of their countryman, Commissfoncr Mever, Inthe County Board yesterday, Insmash- ing the Ropublican slate and voting with the Ling. ‘Tue spirit of condemnation ran high, though there were one or two who rather backed the pledee-breaking officenolder, antd counseled charity and inoderation. Bome of the memhera were in favor of repudiating the action of Commissioner Mever so tar ns the Club was concerned, 88 they sald it would ba 8 necessityy in order to preservo respect for the organiza: tlon, Homa hecame excited, and a great deal of Jout talk was {ndnlged in, The teporter had a talk with most ot those resent, and the prevailing oplnfon was that Mr, Meyer's proceedings would he Inoked upon The Other Individnals Mainly Domoorats— g Whom Meyer Suoceeded in . Eleoting, The Reason 'rur Ois Breaking .Mis PledgesThe Ring Restored. TOE OCOUNTY BOARD. AN ADIQURNED MEETIRO of the County Doard was hold yestorday fter- noon, all of the members prosent cxcegt Mr. Tabor, who, the Chalrman statod, was sick at s home in tho Town of Lake. . ¢ NO POSTFONRMENT, Under the head of untiulshed business, Mr. Fitrgerald maved to procecd with thd clection of county officors, and Mr. Mulloy seconded the motion. ‘ Mri 8pofford moved as an amondffiont that posi unanimously clected, Jamos Lawless wos | with _utter, disfavor Dby the Republicans :‘iunell.-u{'?mn ool IniaK 1o s basuts clocted o8 Assistant. . of tho Fourteenth Ward, The ‘Smmnml . ¥ The clection of Janitora for tho County Build- | argument _of those who took s part Mr, Fitzgerald moved to tablo the smend- mont, and the yens and nags were called for, which led to somodispute, fn the midst of shich the motion to table was withdrawn. s + Mr. Wheelor sald that ho had scon Mr, Tabor Tuesday, ayd that that gentleman had asked that the clection bo, pustponed for a few days, &4 2 spccial favor. The vote on Mr. Svofford’s motlon was put and lost by the following vote, which ‘shiowed very cleatly where Meger atood, but did not show how cxpensivp lic bad beeu: 3 Yaas—Ayars, Bocse, Borking, Spollord, Whoel- er, Benne—~0, 5 Nays—Dradley, Cleary, Conly, Fitzgorald, loff mann, Lenzen, Moyer, Mullog—8, A Mr. Burling moved that a Committee of Con- ference, four Republicans and four Democrats, e appolnted to welgh tho merlts of the several candidates.” The chotee of ofllccrs was a very fmportant matter, and he wantod to- sco the qucatlon doliberated over thoroughly, | Mr. Lenzen wanted no conferences. 1fo had had enauglr, . Mr. Fitzgerald objected to tho motlon on the und that it was unparilamcutary, and called for the previous question. . o After some_furthor discuasfon, the Chalr called on o County Attorncy forau *oplilon” us to whether Mr., Burling’s “motfon should' he entertained or wot, which wes grected with cries, of * I object.” Mr, Lonzen safd {f tho Chalr could not decide tha question he ought to bo romoved, which was ceted with cries of Oh{;fl” " by the mgn- era and applauss fu the lobuy. N Tho County Attorucy subsequently camo for- ward and sald the motfon to appofuta Commit- teoo? Conferencawas in order, and conld bo enteriained untll the question was settled, The Chalr retorted that that had beon his opluion, but he nad hesitated to decids the question without advice, which was groeted with roars of Isughter. 4 .- M¢. Burling's motdon was then put and lost, “’Bf“r voting with the ofd crowd, 7L e provious guestion was then called for, and prevailed by the tollowing vote: Yeas—Niradley, Clenrg‘ L;imlv. Fitzgorald, Moft- o; Ing was then proceeded with, resulting as fol- lows: Thomas_McCaffrey (Lrother of the lnte Jolin), Jamies Carroll (brother of thelate Tat), Charles C. Dahl, and Geurge Ninczesky, The watchmen elected were Guetay Raminelmoyer, Edward Truston, and Timothy Crane. For Janitors at the Clty-Hall the followin) wera clecteat John H, Byrnes and James F, Horan. Jdames Hradloy “and Charles (loebet weroe elected watchmen. Jacub Lefblck was clected engincer at the County Bullding; Alexauder 8nilivan and John Ryan engineers st the County Hospltaly Patrick Ryan, englucer at the Insane Asylum. N. J. Dungan was clected ir.cssenger for the Board, ‘The position of janitor of the Probate Court was created, John Ford was elected, and his pay wnsmfllxed at §70 per mounth, all to please Fitz- gerald. ‘Tlie eleetion betng through with, Mr. Fitzger- ald moved that the officers clected be pgrmanent officers for the year 1878, Mr. Wheeler objected to tho motfon, beeause 1ts object was to fasten those eletted upon the sounty for a year whether they were competent or incompetent, honest or dishoneat, Mr. Fitzgerald withdrew lis motlon, and moveil that the election of aflicers be reconsi- cred, but Mr., Mulloy killed the scnscless move by having It tabled, TIE REGULAR ORDER OF DUAINH3S was then taken up. A communication was read from Mr. Senne calling attention to the crowded condition of the &oor-touse, and_recommending that pro- vision bo mads for educating the ehiluren there, rund that the able-bodied men be utilized by Lu¥ine them located wloug tho Michigan Canal and housed fn temporary buildings, whero tho; could broak stons and caru, at least, thel board. Heferred. After tlio transactlon of somo further unime glnrl:&v:\t’ busluess, the Doard adjourncd uatll onday, . TNE LUCKY ONES, TUR RESULT OF TN ELECTION of conuty officers Was a surprisc to some, but uot to those who had closely® observed the nasocintions of Meger. He was clected by Ropublicans, but not balf so much be- was that Spofford, Burling, and Tabor weie more to blane than Meyer, and that the Intter dil exactiy right, In that ho “showed his lek,” and convinced his atlles that hie coull Ruve scmething to say about matiers, which, belng interpreted in “the only way possible, would mean that the Canmissloner sacrificen his party, his firlndrflu, and {he wisties and ex: ||etE\I.lul|l of his constituents for the sake of gotiing kis onc man an oftice. 1t is predicted that there will bo some nolse {et in the Fourteenth Ward concerning jts man Meyor, who wiil probably be expelled from the organizatlon. . e ee—.. A NEW YORK BARBER. 118 Denltngs with Jamgs Gordon Ten. nett, Henry J. Kaymond, and P, T. Bar. num., New Tork Sun, Deo.' 24. Fowmen living ara better entitled to the namo of * Gonful Tor *' than was Thomas F. Higminson, who for more than twenty years managed a popular barber’s shop under the Tark Hotel, and, after n brief iilncss,~lcas than a week,—dled yestorday of pneumonta in his homo n Brooklvn. In 1867, when he began his tonsorlal business tn Beckman street, his little shop, with mirrors, aud pictures, and great arm- chinlrs, was a Arevelation of luxury to the mon aud brethren of that reglou. The ready wit and savolr fafre of the proprictor made him popular in n very short time, and his place becamo widely knowjt. The clder Bennett, Henry J. Raymond, Horace Greeley, Frederle Hudson, James R, Bpaulding, Willam Honry Hurlbut, Charles G. Halpine, John Chiney, Isaial Rtynders, Fernando Waod, Jubn Wood, Marcus Cicero Stanley, all the Vanity Falr set, and Bohemians generally, made frequent uso of Tom 1ligginson's Larber-shop, sod many who preferred to shave at homo avafled themselves of his skill in hair-cutting, and of his well-managed bathing facilities, On ona veeasion Tom rendered Ienry J. Raymond mann, Lenzen, Meyer, y=~H. cnuse of his party nfillfations as be- | & most Important service In obtaintug, by a cun- B Nays—Ayars, Uovse, Birling, Bpoftord, Wheoler, | causo he was helleved to bo honost, | niIng stratagem, possession of a packetof letters enne. ; B that wore befug used to the Intter's detriment, * and |ubm|uuntl‘y, ‘when it was ascortalned that copies wera in tho bands of a third person, Tom proved bis fitneas for dl‘)lomnry hy secur- ing thelr destruction also, _Mr, Raymond was ever thereafter a friend to Tom, and on his re- turn from Europe made him a very costly and sorviceabls presunt, In the early Sumter fln{u discussion of affairs frequontly ran high fn the Iiigieinsonian chairs, und when'thore was some doubt in the public mind as to which flag— Union or Confederate—was to ba hung from thie flerald buildfng window, Tom Higginson lenrned of a ploj thy exccutlon of which would have caueed eMbarraasment and personal In- convenlence, to say the least, tothe veteran editor of that juurnal, {1‘: lost no time in seo- Ing snd warnfug »r. DBennett of the project, and, however the Issue might have been, Mr, Hounett never forgot his friond, the *curly- leaded barber,” S A noted divine, who ass ocen proaching hero- abouts nearly thirty J"m' went into Tom's one morning to bo shaved. He was not so generally known then o he s now, and the foremun ns- nigned a green haud to him. Atter a bungling Iathering, the fellow began to scrape and tug at bia customer's face, which chanced tobeinn tost tender copdition. The suleror bore it for some time with patlence. Finally hocouldstand It no longer, Pulltug thu towel inpatiently from his neck, ho roarcd out: *This is purgatory, siry worse than purgatory.” ‘Tom bad just como in. At once ho pushed his subordinate astde. Ho gcmlf Iatherod tho great red checks, and softly rubhed tho lather in. - Then wath delicato touch ho passed tho sharpeat of razors across tho growing beard, * llow s this siri" “This,” the satistied preachor repliod; * why, this is Parndisc.” From thst day forward the vreacher_and barber wore warm frieifds, and Tom used to tel the groen hand's story with great gusto, . in “Cailfornin times,” when the rural de’fi tricts wero nearly depopnlated, and the Lot of Beckman, Nassau, and Cortlandt strects wers tho fuvored resorts of Lhe returncd miners, ‘Tom reaped golden harvcts, Muuy a man has spent 850 for an outft_In Tom's sliop,® He en- and everywhere prociaimed his wntagonism for the old “Ring" during the late campalgn, 1low carncat bis protestations wers fs now ap- parent, as ho hos embraced the crowd wlho have robled the county for the past fow years, and has glven tha. publie to understana that hero- after ha would be ono of them. Ho vated with them every time,—tlic result, apporently, of lls having caucused \th thom nnd pledged him- himsclf tostand by them i€ thoy would stand by bim. They stood by him, too, to n tnan, and Fitzgerald chimed {u, and tho new * Ring,’ buflt upon the remnants of the old, was made complete. Meyer's conduct would not look so bad but for the fact that it was only o fow daya ago that e caucused with the Republicans and agread with thot to clect an uunexceptionable lst of candlilates, not onc of whom Lo voted for, aud tuls without ono word of sxplanation une wav on tho other, leaving the natural fnfereoco that lio was “ persuaded " to descrt his party, his frionds, and ul! of his plodges for the sakic of n coalition with the old-tine “ringsters. No onc knows tlio nature of the ' persunsion * uscd on him better thon himsclf, but, Inustmuch aghis vate was necessary to formt a now ' Iting V' by aon nlllance with the old, tho public will bo in- cliucd to Uellove that the ** porsuasion !’ was substantial, 2 Mr. Wheeler moved that the electfon be by vive voce, which prevalled, and ths clection was proceoded with. COUNTY ATTORNET. Mr, Fitzgorald nominated for the offiee of County Attorney M, R, M. Wullace, ex-County Judgo, who was well and ruvumbliknuwn. Mr, 8pofford naminuted Hiram Barber. ‘Tho clection resulted In the cholee of Judge *Wallace, by a vote of eight to six, Meyer vating with the Democrats aud the crowd ne furinerly, 1 notyithstandiug. that Lo was plcdgod tho other way, ! Mr. Cleary nominated N. B. Boyden as At~ torney in the luwer courts, - Mr. Wheeler tnoved that the office be abol- ghud. but the motlon was declared out of or- er, i . Mr. Tloess wanted tha olection of the Attornoy 1aid over until the noxt meoting. * Mr, Cleary got mad b this pofnt, and salled fnto the Ohalr, ‘He wanted hls motlon put, and said If the Chairmnn refused to put it he would sco that sumo one was fouud that would put it, and, pddrossing his last words to tlo Iuw. was Juudi ly cheered by the rabble. Mr. Ayors wanted to lisar 0o more -insnits offered ‘the Chalr, The conduct of certain mombers had been disgrucelul, : Mr. FitzgeralT denled thay any one had at- terupted to insult tho Chatr, and displayeq con- nlv.lcn:blu bad tewgper in defending his old-thme enemies, Py o Mr. Wheoler aald the Chalr had been treated disgracefully, and that uo gentloman would turcaten o ‘preaiding officer as tho Chalr had b et 110t Mr. leary, In response, fumpe & foet, et 0 erk with b b g achentaed sk that he wanted Mr. Whecler to understund that o could not come fromn Hydo Park firto such legislative body and bulldozg vy une, 1l wauted Lhe previous question pl il contends ed that nothing elso could bo considered. Following this & dozen yl}ld speuclics were made, * Order balng finally restored, the oleetion of an At(nme{) was proceeded with, and M, 11, < TINR TIOCKET ELECTED by tha mew “ Riug,” viewed as & whole, might possibly have been worse, Judze Walluce for County Attornoy {s not a bad sclection, but he owes lls cloction melter to Meyer nor Fitze erald, but to the ohnuxiousness of Rouutres to tholatter, Fitzgerald wantod Hynes, but could not_got hitn, but Meyer was rondy to vote for anybody, As n compromise with Fitzgerald, Rountreo was ""'5""“‘ and Wallace talken up und pushed throuzh, For Conumittea Clerl, n worso clactlon than Maher could not Dhuve been made, and ho was clected beenusa tho old * Rine™ had found him Indispousable In the carrying of schomes., Fitz- gorald confossod his eitire wuniltness for the place befors the meeting of the Board, aud satd Naborand D. J. Liyon swars put i vowdnation | ghat ke liad been allfod with tho old crowd,—g [ tored rough, dirty, aud o miner, ahd wont uut by thelr fefends, ‘The election rosultod in the ol omes | smoath, clean, and’ o gentleman. ' Buckskin on cloleo ‘of Boyden, Moyor voting srith this olq | Shum of tho very worat cletents of the Boarit,— | SESLD “EE ot at exit. Sometinies twenty yet he voted for bim with an oyo slugle to ro- orming the public svrvico, For Warden of the Jlvspital, & more expensive or lucompetent ally of thu old crowd could not havo beon scleetod than EHugh' MeLuuhiing Bocially, ho I8 o good fellow, hut as Warden bie hias been a nuted * fuflure, and bis ro-election means that the old rtlxlmu ut tho llmvlvn\ is to be perpotuated. as, nlways beon thoe Losom friend ol the * Rlug," andtho convenlent ayatem of recelving und recelpting for supplies at the Hospltal under his rule has been of incalsutable wdvantag to contructors, but & seyero tux on tho pcrep e, For County Agent, the sclection of P, J. Me- Grath I8 notably unwise. 1le Fae been fnthe city but & fow years, aud knows no more about the duties of tho office or the county’s fvstem of public charities than a 10-year old boy, Ro came from Wiseonstn to tuke position n the Pont-Otlice s clerk, und 188 been thers ever slnce. A year ao ho tried to beelected County Connnlasioner but fulled) and as turag bis hlsto- £y vats now b traced lie haa lived on oflice, Heo ay bo an boveut, straighforward man, but his assocluations hiave never bequ of the character to puild bt up In the publle esteom, as Is_ {lup- trated in the fact tuat Mike Batloy and tho old Colvin gang are now his backers, sl of whom focl thut Tte cloetion. means uot only plaes bt proviston for them for thy next yesr.” v s tobs hoped that ho {s misjudeed, Lowever. Nick Eckhardt, as his oasistunt, |s us uulit on appointinent aa could havs becn made, as there 18 #othing ubuut bhin to commend Wim. Holsn crowd, For the offica of County Physiclan Dra, Bluthardt and Ueiger wero put gn nomiuation. m: m‘w ll;ea;\&ml lr:‘, lhnfilm!;'f of ulclzu:; hlkaycr R by mob, and agalu golug beck on “bils frionds and pledicos, e WANDAN, . The nominces for Wardon of tho Hoapltal were llufih Hc!.nul;hlln and G, W, Reyyolls, McLaughlin was elected by the usuai ‘vote, Sleyer cleaving with unequaled devotlon to his Witing ! allies, For Counnittee Clork the election resulted in thg chiofco of A, J. Malicr, present lucumbent, over W. B, Kautfmann, Meyer agalu standing firm to hisnow-made friends, and violating every party promise ho had over made, - ik ¥ PRTENS. ‘When the office of Wuridun of tho Insane Asy- fum wos roached Mr. Hollman vominated M, Poters, the ‘ruscnt incumbent, . Mr, Wheeler movod thut tio election tor tho offles be postvu, Lo nmiude the motlon, he sald, hecause be I‘:vml the people demanded a chauge there, HPspoke amid the greatest coufusion, but out of the din nade himsell un- derstood as opposed Lo rutainivie I uny place any person who had beon a friend, assoclate, k ,‘I}a ld'v'llcr of what was known sa tho old iz, Mr. Fitzgorald called for the ‘previous ques- tion, but the Chair was not inclined to call 1t ut or thyrty of theso eeturned Californfans, having ‘regifiered thelr names in Freneh's, l.ovc(lu)"- or the Park flotel, would take possessfon of Higggingon's “hoir ranch ™ and run it for sev- ral hours, to the utter excluslon of other cus- tomers. The regulur routine was hair-cutting, shaving, bathing, new socks, new shirt, new undesciothes, and o full sult of new clothes, | brought from one of tho ready-made Ware- houscs near by, fromn whom Tom had, of courso, 4 royalty or commiasion. The qunm.hy of lrair ofl, pomnde, bear's grease, bLrushes, combs, cheap jewelry, cufl-buttous, shirt-studs, sne faucy canes ho used to «disposs of, at & pro- diglous profit, to men of this class was astonish- inr, They wero liku chiliren on s spree, They had en sbundance of money, aud wented to buy every presty thing thoy saw, Qo of Tuin l.llfi'l(lnmn‘l carllost and stanch- est friends was P. 1. Barnum, who, when his Museuwm stood on the cornerof Broadway and Ann strect, used to bo shaved dally in Tom's. Every chalr was full. There lnfirnmxl no jm- mediate prospect for & shave. Barnum Jooked at cuch customer, The mmn In Tom's chalr appeared to be a dragman, My friend,” suld win, “I'm in & great hurey, If you'il sindly alow Mr. Higelnson to shaveme I your turn, 1} pay tor vou as well as mysell.” “The man assented. Barnuin was shaved and went uway. Nuzt day the great showinan was baud. od a bill substantlally as followa: e oo, P T Blauney, The Jo. B o osAs V. Miaomsan, Dr, 200e, Mr. Cleary said £ apeeches were to be toler- atod the next time ho zot & chanco hu would | saloon-lkiceper, and hps beon an Alderman, Jils | Toonostave....... spoak fwo hours. [Lavzhter.| pEncrience ifo Las botacaniined to- sollug | 2 480 Leleeatdag; . At this Juucturo a dozeu or ntore were speak- | Docer, ot which o is sald to Lo an oxpert, but, ing, and, tu bring order vut of chaus, Mr, Boosa | ma To ono balr-dvelug nuchias beer 18 not dealt out to tho paupers, | 7o ono bottle hair-dy: l‘:‘z‘::id 40 adjoyrn, but (he motion was not u] Is |{ l“ ta hnvossiblo to iud an excuso for bis | To one bath, 4 3 3 vlevation. -— Mr, Whecler was stending up during sll the The uppolntirent of Poters as Warden of the Total o0 0 83.68 stril udcanwunu& for thy fluor, aud - his wo- tlon pelog sustatued by the Chalr, ho Jubored to be beard at every chance, deiying tho sncers of the mob outside and the threats and innuendoes of the less graceful niobcatled Com- missioners on -the inside. o was remarking that bediad bLuen approachied by the Democrats and offered sverythlug to joln them, but he had not lstened to their mron tongues. He had thouglt there wero elight Republicuns, and as s Curistiau gentieman he bad relused tu enter futo any wlllance with the Devil to advance the _iuterests of Ilelll The Democrsts were desccodants of King (am- be wus astoulshod that they bad 8 aue elected us a Republican to Jolu thelr ranks. [t wus disgustiug to seo clght men who were suppused $0 bo good aud truw | mredhby seven whuso carver was uot the Lost voico—If Tabor was bere ho would not vote with you. Ar. Whecler costinued by ssylng that Mr. Tabor was all right, Wiggout him the Kepub- Ycans could only count on #ix and a kalf votes, which served to bring the tiuge of shamo to the theek of Moyer. cstically to respond, 3ir. Lengeu afose and sald Io° angry tones that Mr. Wheeler bad desecrated 8 boly day (Cbristinas) in seekiug to wake 3 combiustion withthe Democrats by which Mr, Willett might be elucted County-At- toruvy. Biv. Wheeler denled the chasge, sud said tfiat while hie had his fricnds und prefereuces bo had Bover proposed to seli vut his party for any of Jusane Asylum {seven & worse aeloction, 3f posalble, “He was giveu the pluce a year ago s & compromise, belug then anxlous to succeod Dicden aa Coauty Agent, with whom he had bion assorlated o few years, At that time Lo sald thot unless thy * Riug" took care of him be would giye thvm away, and mot being abla to glve bim what be wauted they gave him i3 present place, He made this threat openly 0 8 reporter at thyg thoe, and, stoce he bas uover carried {t out, hls mouth muy now bo said to be closcd for unother year, Aside from this, his adulnlstration of affulrs at the Poor-Houso L aguiust hlw, aud proves either hls lucompeteocy or that he B8 0f casy-golug couscluinees Tho - stitutions has alinost doubled fu Its exieusce, and the fnmates are 80 mixed that it would be, duicult to tell whethier [t wus au lusaiie Asy- lum or uot. It Ls overdowing, too, with beasty, sble-| men, wowen, and children, and pover has b made a suggestion of avy kind lookluz to curmcmlq tho wbuses thers which are apparent to even the casual visitor, r. . C, Bpray, for Mcdical Buperintendeut of tho Insune Avyluw, {s bighily tndorsed by tho medival fraternity as a gencsal practitioner,” He Is & resident of the West Division, aud is sald 1o bave a good practice. Hiv experivace In deallug with the lusane, however. {s very Hmku\kud how readify and successfuily he will adapt him- self 1o tho' ftion remutuy to bo seen. He {s comparatively & young man, but whatever rep- ulation be Las is N spooiutment Is o declded fimprovewent over the st of the ap- pointizents, sud the change cinpot but be for the beiter, His assiataut, awless, 18 now Barnum pald the bl)l, of course, and the joke spread so ranidly, and was considered so guod, that o had {vithographod, and, with & re- urt of the alfair, usod it ever atter as an adver- lsentent, . 3 A fuw years ago there Was a gencral atriko Ly the sub-burbers of New York. Thoy demauded better puy and less hours, At one time the atrike sesmod formidable, and the bosses were at their wits’ end. Nowe of Hivgiuson's men Julned the offensive demonatratiouns, but wore compelled to stand aut, Iugenious (y securing an fuvitation, Tom attended u mesting of the strlkers) ghowed them tho results of & six wonths' period, argued from it the unfalruces of a strike, aud securcd theyr return to work ut the old rat Ho was born for diplomacy, and had he pecn un educated man would have shone in that lue. He was a great favorite with Horace Ureeloy, and had the eutreo to hls privacy whenever ho wished. When Bualu was hanged for 'vlrw{a Tom sceured a biv of the ropo as a wewento. Geu. Dix heard of 1, seut for bim, and ruked bim fore and aft for such s ast of sym, m; with the Confedera T Tomw spologized aud expostulated, and tul DIx, belng conviucod that be was dealivg wit] a Ublon may, allowed bin to go, but warned b of the folly and danger of wuch an act. # Nover do 80 szulv, siry” sald he. * Why, are there more to be hung, your reverencel’ asked Tom.,"l'ha Goneral lsughed, and they parted enls. At one tine nson was believed tobe a man of wealth, au lrun his “mouey lavishly. Ho was ong of tho kfud who -ary alwave stuck ] & :l‘:mfl‘ lfll l{“:dy m"l:wn unk'lug pl;u ot lbw l;umullnn. sud has becn practically edu- | with bali tickets snd fair tickets and chauees in o kind fu bis uame thoy wers lmpostars. cated there. . es. did bis best t I the Sir. Cloary wnted to fuow whciber ho was | "D, Heury Gelger, for County Physicun, 8 | hatrsss, bt the rasjos portion Btk to blog. " oz portion atuck tv blu, trons, but the "'w Lic was more theu aeners Lea o wes ful ¥ . a3 weerug-bouse ur o, sud wade sowe otlier | not reganded ay o bad appolutwcut. He Leld ous, Ha }mvc rrcklcn\‘)'. Tard times ove took him, fricoids dropped offand after conafd able changes in fortune he deemed It hest to scll out. This he did in July last. Shortly after that Tie waa very 011, and for n month bio did no work. Then he opened a prace §n Brook- lyn, but it was not & happy move, and he wns serfously contemplating & return’ to bis old ground, . THE CURRENCY. HARD TIMES. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmicaao, Dec. 25—~The great mass of the community—the traders, merchants, business men, and producers—are not skilled experta In the solntion of financial problems. They do not comprehend the varlous™ theorfes, plans, and ncliemes devisod by the money statesmen nf the country for relief from financial pressure. These peovle have, however, a little common sense, nnd do know that the cropa of the country aro Iarze, prices fairly good, and that there is plen- ty of money for sll business purposcs some- where. They know also that with all the cle- ments of wealth and nro!‘refllv in fall sight they hava lahored and * suf cr::é for four years under ‘a financial depreasfort¥and steingeney which have had but few paralicls In the history of tho country. When they ask for the causonf all this, 4 thousand men who know all abont it rise up and explain, It Is the demonetization of ellver, It is thore- monetization of silver. 1t s the non-convertl- bility of bunds. It is the threntened rosump- tfon of specie pavments, . Or it fs this, that, or the other, and then the war among the ad- vocates of the different theorles wages with unabated vigor, In the meanthne the bonks fall, business men are compelled to suspend. and the pressurc continues. ~Helfef {a aa remote asever, Now thero people who do the labor and stand the suffering are beeinning to think that this condition uf tlings lias lasted about foug enough, and that .any change conld not be for tho worse, and might be much for the better, and they will soon demand it, and ina manner which will be effective for the purpose n view. Hundreds of thousanda of men willing to In- bor and to work are standing idle to-day, thelr Iamilles sultering for bread, for the single rea- son that tho money capitallsta of the country are forelug gold to ‘s polnt st whicfthey can ourghnse the real property of the land at the rate of one dollar in cold for two dollnrs’ worth of property. ‘That's fust what the refusal to retnonetize silver ainounts to. The men who hold the gold mesn to control it and force its price up, no matter what sort of disaater and roin may come to others. I mn not a Communfet, and do not entertaln Rny false deas nhout tho division of rmpert ar the antagonlan hetween lahor and capital, tut [ say to these gentlemen who think they can estabifsh s moneyed orfstocracy fn this country that they may press this matter a little toa far, and that the time may come when these ‘»eoplo who are willing to work and entitled to ho pald for it will have ‘the sympathy and sup- port of the great hody of the community {n uny cffort they may make to redress the manifest wrongs of their class. Itisa l:rj(l‘li; seandal and shame that the Con- eress of the United Statea should bo wasting its. timein discussing tho detalls of o petty quarrel between Hayes and Conkling while the whole buslncss and laboring population of the country is strugeling to cscape from bankruptey and starvation, It Is a fitting thne to cod thisthing now, Tepeal tho fraudulent nnnkmgl law, so that honest men may collect thelr debts, Itestore the silver dolior, 80 that honest men may pay thelr debts, Reveal the Resumptlon act and put down the price of gold, sv that the Government mfiv 'Imy s debts, and honest men ug. carn an honeat . : Geonon A, BoPELDT. — OMAILA SILVER MEETING. 7To the Editor of The Tribune, OMmana, Neb., Dec. #,—The **boys™ had a fine silver meoting here on Baturdsy night, and ndopted stirring resolutlons (frequently cheers ed), a8 you will sce by tho Omaha Repmblican ot Baturdsy. Despite the mud (noarly knee-deon), we filled the Court-House. Out of & dozon ot 80 speakers invited, three sent regrets, three responded, and scven wanted *to see which way the cat would jump"; those soven were C. J, Chase (ox-Mayor), R. I Wilbur (Mayor), John C. Cowln, Johu M. Thurston, E. F. Bmythe, Experience Estabrook, and C. F. Manderson, As the eat jumped a long way on the popular slde, n supreme cifort wilt now be made by theso gontigmen to eateh hold of the animal’s’ tafl and pull themsclves over after ft, Oune young wan name ed 'Chadwicx took ~the poldites' side, which brought out a homny-bandud greenbacker (Alten Root), who dissected that young man so bt the youtn dfdn’t know whotfiee his Drafns were fn hils heels or his_head,—probably somge- where clse. The Hon, Pat: O'Lawes, formerly contingent Congressman from Nobraska, aud the New York pfo mau, but now en Inspector uf Customs for the United Statos at Chicaro, Shove In a few remarks™ about silver and the trado dollar, and smending tho resolutions to favor the guld men, but confessed bis lgnorance of what o trado dollar was. ‘This broughit the Hon. W. A, Uwyer, Chalrman of the Cunmit- tea on Resolutions, to his fcct, o suapped o trade dollar at Mr. Iawes, and the vanguished Put *sat down,"’ Mr, Gwyer then made an cloquent speech, which was rocelved with tumultuous chyera aud applause by the audience, and which redoundod greatly to tho credit of tho distingulshed gon- tlomuu, Mg, Gwyer is one of the yeterans of thy Republican party of Nebraska. The Hon, E. Rosowater mnde one of tho clearest und best speeches of the evouing, aud carriod conviction to many who dld uot under. stand tho problem. Mr. Tibbles, the oditor of the lml;{mulml (Greenback), wrestled somo- what at chipa® thrown at him by a goldite_editor, but la struggled through bravoly, sand convineed the audienco that & , round sllver dollar was 8 pretty good thing to bave, and that the elrealation of $40,000,000 In new ellver overy veur would start a rising markot, reopen munus factories, develop our mines, put the people ty work, and wake them prosperous. Other wpoakers followed, aud tnally, at a late hour, the * boys, " concluding they had spent o very profitable evening, sdjourned the mesting to next Baturday nighit, Dr, Enos Lowe, 8h old and respected citlaey was President of the meotiing, L waia stranz, and siguificant sight to ses Lomocrats, Repub- licaus, Independents, and Greenbackors all pull- lug together, 1OW TIIE LAUOR CLABSES ARE HUILT, T the Eauor of ‘The Tribune. | Bourn Haven, Mich, Dee, 24.~As the lead- ing Republican papers of Michizan do not fairly represent the yiows of the lepublicuns of this Stute on the question of the remonotization of sliver, we_may peraps properly look to Tms Citioaco THILUNE for our yindleatiop befors the publie. . The Lansiog Jlepublican makes a statemont ‘which is worthy of consideration, althouxh 1t s only an echo of the samo ldea previously ad- vanced by the leading ndvocates of tho ¢ sintle gold colii legal-tender system,” and even shad. owed forth distinctly by Presidont Hayes In his late mossage, Tho Republican suys: Wo are opposed to unlimited sllver cofhage bo- canan 15 Wit Taiiich great wiong upon 1apar. Bvery depreciation of the money staudard cuts firdt into thu arutugs of the workiugman and does uot reach capital for some time. This can only follow upon the assumptfon that tho price of labor s & fixed quautity, and universal employment provided by lgw.” Faor, otherwise, the price of Xbor inust he%overned .ky}hn law of suppiyand detnand, and conmand 7 seeept the aituation as the goneval prosperity or adversity way detorinine, When the busl uess of the country s driven to bankrupte and retrenchimeut usurps the bawmu of refory then, 83 fu the preseut unhappy crisis, Iabor, benrfng this brigh (deat of apprecisted money, sy o forth tn vainl The chivairous arm that gave vmploymuont is parsiyzed, ‘The employor, overwheluied by the reduction of Veluvs, secks rellef o retireuient from Lusiuess, and the fa- borer beconics & pauper, Btiil, the wouey-lender, who scldonn fur- olahea ciuployment or charity, smiling uver his Kuins, and with his fell grip at the throat of all euterpriscs, holds forth "lld“"li‘l this devles: *'Tho lutcrests of capital and Inbor are one” Or this uther: **These debtors ure only busted speculators.” Buat who are they that inake up the debtor class thua stigmutized | Beslde the vvo;renlvu ey who have largely furnished emmployment to the poople, bullt up our great euterprises, wercased the wealth and wrought the- glory uf our_country, they ase largely conatituted of thesduboring-meu them- sclves. Muny of them bave bourht smull pleces of lsud for which they are atlll fudebted in @rester or Jess suws. ‘Dn:{ bave expended, i inauy cascs, their labor and earuings for yeuars in Jwprovements oo these places. - They bave suffered privations to socurv to themssives » competence. Their proverty having dupreciated fu value, the creditor, whotknows uot compus- alon, dumauds bis money. ‘The poor wau cau, (o the stress of the times, barely support bls {amily; much less can ho pay this judeledness; sud 80 thoussuds of howwvs of theso laboring weo are beluy sacnbvod. Others huvo Louglit, on credit, lttle howes in rat with thy *brickbat”* of ** buflalo | r villages and citfes, anit ko are laboring to wut of the ranks of iere tenantry; and, we ventiure to way would hall the day when their wages ahould be “ent into? as thes were hefore silver wns demonetized, when there was a de- mand for 1fbor, and out of their earnings they wero able Lo make an annuat vayment or n-‘u'ln{:. ‘Ihe laboring men are directly interested in the rescue of the debtor from the catamnittes of the present hour, and this attempt to array them on the side of Lhelr oppressors must sig- nally fail, # But this specions argument 1 most algnifieant in this: that it bears with it the admission on the part of these proponents that the remon- etization of stlver will ‘‘cut into!? the creditor class. ‘*Aye, there’s the rub.”” Thia return to tho strict letcer of the contract will cut’” short certain profita of the creditor, Wethank you for that word { What profita? Cer- talnly only those growing out of tha demonet!2- Ing act. Not one fartling thst may be areribed to the relative appreciation of our legal-tender notes. Not ouc farthing that, by any orinciple of Justice and humanity, the creditor'ean be en- titled to, Not one farihing that would go to advaorelhe average wages of the laboring man, which, under the pressure of this same policy of the gold mbn, has been forced from one de- eline to another, neceasarily as the values ore reduced of nll the productions of 1abor. Then surcly that which was the free gift of legislation to the ever prosperanscreditoralone, legislation ma¥ rightfully withhoid. And, in that withbolding, whatever 8 “cut® fromn the undue profits of the creditor must go to the henefit of the debtor whose cause fs, n the main, cver insconrable from that of the poor and theoppressed. ‘I'hus, {n the attempt to set the laborer agatust he debtor, the amwed profits of this transaction are brought to Hght. ‘There Is no longer doubt, They all admit this restrictive policy to be agalust” the debtor class. Bhall, then, legistation favor*the few princes of wealth whose Investments are fn"bonds and other sccurities bearing interest,—who atand upnn an cmtience shove the reach of want or embarrasement,—or shall it rather Em(ecl. the tolling m:li{ons who carry forward the product- ive Industries of the country, and whoee {nvest- ments are in farms, and shope, and (nclorl::{ and_shipping, sud the varlous nppliances an productlons of thelr sevaral businessesi ‘The former *tofl not, nelther do they spin''; nor do they invest In labor; the lafter, by ven- tures and by dint of application, make certaln: nccumulations on which aro based the confldence aad eredit of business. Out of the operations of these are evolved all materlal growth and prosuerity. The accumulations of the former are but transferred from the handearnings of the Iatter by o system of accommoliation, the prime and proper oblert of which It 1o quicken, and not to absorb and destroy—to give 1ifo to, tot to par- ul{zc, the the arm of industry. Wi can doubt the true fent fn this regard! A 0sa of govern- . DYCRMAX. CALIFORNIA’S NEW SENATOR, A Sitver Remonetizer nud n Free-Trader— Oppasition to the Chinese. In slew of the HongJames T, Farley's elec- tion by the Leglsiature of Californis as United Etates Benator for the term beginning on the 4th of March, 1679, a report of aninterview with Lim, printed In the Ban Franclsco Call of the 10th Inat., becomes of gencral interest. There- porier thus describes bins : “Ile {5 a man of large and rather heavy frame, whoke dark bair and full benrd aro sprinkled with sliver, but whose eye looks keen- 1y from under {ts shagyy: brow, evidence that while years have left their_traces on the bode;, the brain fs yet as clear and nctive as in youth, Mr. Fai mpresses once with an idea of ro- althourh his mauncr is cordlal, still ftidoes not lead one to attempt famillarity, in other words Le is cool, scll-pusscssed, and” too well accustomed to tho ways of the worll to bo caught by ‘petty flat- tery.”” Tlis_political “views “are thus sum- marized: Of the ‘Texas Pacifle Rallroad [ have only to say, and I say it frankiy sod truthfully, that 1 am sheolutely opposed to the Goveri- ment's paytng a subsidy to that or any other rallrond. . 1 am perfectfly willing, and am glad to sco Tom Neott and other capltalists bulld rallroads in auy part of the United Btates, so loniz_as they bulld with thele own money, but 1 am uot willlng to seco the Government tend them fts aid or credit. My Ideas upon the vexed silver question would require mora timo than J tan give you, arnd wmore space than you wonld print, so I will only say that I bellave a silver dollar shoula be a'dollar I fact na well a8 name, and that, if elected, § sball strive to briug about that resuit., The fiuancial question has racked the brains of our ablest statesman, and T don’t claim to fully un- derstand It, but, after carefully nud;‘l{mi it, I acreo with the iens expreseed by Mr. "Tilden in his letter nccepting the' Presidential nomina- tion, aa [ da also upon the yuestion of resump- tion, Tdo nut thiuk that the present gcnera- tion should be heavily loaded with taxation to liquidate a public debt fn the payment of which our successors ought certainly to be equally interestedr with =~ ourselves. ” 1 am opposed to onything that approaches re-. pudiation, 1" am emphatically . op« consider- lmsed to Chineso {mmizration, nyy 1t sn wieer, which, uncliecked, will eat its way to the bone and life of our Btate. It should b stopped, snd shall be f my earnest eifurte will avail, ven though 1t cost the ahro- atlon of the Burlingame and other treaties. [he presence of thesa Chincse who are now among us creates an wubealthy morat and polit- cal feeling, and while I would In no way dlsgrace our Governmuent by a violation of law, still I alncerely hope that means may bo de- vised for ridding us of thom, Hegarding corporations, I beMovo that a Stato Govern- ment should bave and hoa entire control of those within ber imits, Ifa rallroad fmposcs upou the people, the State s well _as Federal Government should regulate tho affairs of that road for the protection of the people, whila on the other hand, when a road is proved to be no detriment to the generul fnterest, that road in turn should be protected by State snd Federal (tovernment.” I think that the timber lund (v.n-uuu should be su regulated as o prevent the imassing of furge b of such territory in the hands of monojollsts, pud the Des- ert Lana law should be amended, or repealed, I necessary, ®for the sams ob- Ject, 1 reward the agricultural fn- tervsts of ' this Ktate as of purumount fwpor- tunee; tothem we owe our ility, sud upon thein we mast trust for future prosoerity. Tuese Intercats will best subierved by reducing it evury way possihle the prescut protective tariff yutil we bove reachod,as near as practl- cable, free, open trade with the world for nur warket. 1 could dwell at length upan this tarit? questfon, for it {8 ouc in. which I huve taken wreat futerest, but B will te satficlent for the length of your sriicle and for the truth- ful expression of iy opinlon Lo say that whether [ hecomo "Senator or remain @ peivate cliizen, L will employ every honorsble ineans to accomplist that which Cailfornia most needs, the allition of Custowms, the establish- mouy of frec-trade. Tho debris question 1s cue of {;mfl. fmportance to our farmers {n certain districts, aud toour mining tien, but 1 regant it ng almost eutlrely & matter for’ State reguln- tion, Sbould it ot any tlme, however, ome under wmy leyislative coustd: min{l 1 can onl say that [ would striyo Lo recouclle iu) contend- Ing intercats in accoraance with justice, MISS ZOE SWISSHELM, *_ Bpecial Correspondence of Tha Tribund, o MuNvota, 1il, Dec, 23.—Mr, and Mre. Will- fam Cuniining, of this city, gavo & scloct party lust Baturday evening fn complfment of Miss Zoo Swisshelw, of Pittsburg, Pu., daughter of Mrgy, J. U, Bwlshcln, whose utcresting Bu- ropdhn letters arg sthll fresh in the ininds of the numerous resders of Tnw ‘FrisuNs, Durlug the evenlng Miss Bwisslicin played several fing selectfous from Moxart, Boothoven, Liszt, and other composers, Tho brilliaucy of her execu- 4dion, together with her grand commaud of the instrument, aud her wondorful mewmory,—for shuplayed entirely without uotes,~—codldunot fail tos taip her 8¢ onee as ons of the most accom. olisticed planists that over visited Mendota. Tt {s expected that she will *perfonin hero suon for fllu benetit of some charituble object, whon she suro to draw a full kouse. THE MERCURIALOFIRE-ALARM, Cu10aco, Dec, 26, 1877, — Wastern Blectric Man- sfucturing Company—~§iesTLENEN: Wu are pleased to state that we were suved from serivus Juss from fire last evoning through tho agency of your Mercurial Firc-Alarm, A fire origjnated upon the third floor of our buildiug frow pome, causo unknewn tous, aud before it was well under headway your alarm sounded at the pa- 7ol atatlon on Fraukli street, and tho patro) with Capt Buliwlukle, was lutediately d rocted tu the place of dauger. Capt. Bullwlukie was the tirst to arrive, but on his arrival thero was of flre or smoke 1o bo scen from the The mercurial fudicator, Lowever, ted to “Third tloor, rear,” and the patrols wmen broke (brough s light of glass, and goiug to the spot tndicated found the tire. Thew, by order of Capt. Bullwinkle, the city alarm was sounded, and by the jolut efforts of the patrol aud Dupsrtmest the firo was extinguished with only a ¢rifilug loss, whilo from the locution and extent of tho tire 1t Ly cortain that the loss woutd haye been severnl bundrod thousand dollars If it bud nos bevn for by prompt sod porlect action of your alarm, Wo cauuot prafso tho wlarm too bighly, sud shail always he pleased to_have you refer to us 83 tolta great snerits, and the ohligations we arc personaily under in relation to it. Lroronp, Kun & Co. " WALKIN' FOR DAT CAKE. Colored Gentlemen and Ladles Displaying Their Graco In the Cireus-Ring, New York Worla, Dee, 22, A large audicnce was gathered at the London Circus last evening to witness the cake-walk, which was announced as the wind-up of the colored baby show. The bables, of course, did not walk, but many of their parenta hal entercd for the contest. Noopportunity’has beforo beon prosented fn New Yotk for the colored nristocracy .to indulge in what fs a favorite pastime in the South, and no less than ten couples were gntered, though only nine competed. After tho last circas horse had ca- pered out the threo judges took thelr scata st s tltte table, and Frank Whittaker, the rotired voteran ring-master, announced that the walk would begin, an annonncement which was re- celyed with vociferous cheers. Tho judges wero Measrs. James A. Martin, “E4" Gilmrore, avd Peter Conklin. The trumpeters in the brass band blew an oble blast, and the nine couples walked out one after the otlier, cheered as they came with wild en- thusiasm, They made the eircult of the ring twice, and then, in onder to afford a betier op- portunity for critically cxaminiog the galt of cach, they walked ono couple at a tine, #Ladies and gentiemen,' roarcd Mr. Whit- taker at the top of bis voice, “the prizes tobe awarded ars o very valuable, magnificent, chas- ed silver watch, o gold-hended cane, and an clo- gant Christmas cake containing a &4 gold pleco, These will Le awarded as firat, second, and third prizes to the couples dlupu{lnu the great- oat elasticity of limb, dignity o cnrrlm}e. and #race in deportment. The first coupis whu will ‘walk are Mr. Griges and Miss Gray." Mias Giray was clegantly attired. She wore a rich white brocade dress with a long traln, fro- fuscly docorated with natural flowers, From her graceful sloping shouldera bune o long white opera cloak, clasped with sllver at the ueck. ller escort was in full evening dress, with white kid gloves. They were applauded us they walked, nnd they walked well, but there was an instinctiye féeling in the sudience tlat something better was to pome. Miles Butier aud Miss Patty Harris were the next couple. Mr. Butler was s Perhaps ho was too portly for perfect syinmetry, but his @ait was diguitied and elastie, and he wore Jittle gzol) earrings. Miss Ilarris was sivnder, but well-bullt, aud thelr motions wero fu riiythmic accord, Her dress was a siinple but rich black aud white check, with black slecves and trim- wlug. Charles Murray and Mrs. Murray came next. He was [n full drese, and she wore 8 pink. silk withblack overdress. s galt was manly and his tread firm, but he scemed to hold Imself rather too much iu reserve, and her imotion was hardly free cnough for the highest cxcellence. Her righit arm hung perfectly motlonless, in do- fance of the latest fasblon. Yet by bowing volitely to the audicnce as they camc out, and arrain when they hod completed thelr iwo cir- cults, a formality which their predecessors had ncglcclud. they carued great applause, “dGeorge Andcrson oud la Y'N yelled Mr, Whittaker, and hmmui tho nudierfee clamored for the Indy’s name. She biushed a Illtlcl but told Mr. Whittaker, and he shouted: “The lady's name s Lucinda Brown,"” whereat there wero thunders of ‘applause. Mr. Anderson car- rled a cane very devorously, and walked like a drill-sergeant, but Mlss Brown held her elbows tou stitl] ‘y and In eo keen a contest the slightest fallure in graco was fatal, Blmeon ’l‘lmmmn and Miss Hoss tried next, but ever) 13 aaw at once that they would not mei the prize. e stepped with the regularity and also with the stilfness of an autoperipatetikos. It 18 not too much to say that he straddled as he walked, and bis ateps wero ¥ery long. Natue rally, the lady was unable tokecp step with him., #A few words of apology arc ueccessury,’ sald Mr. Whittaker at this stazo of the proceed- ings, “and I hope mur will be taken In goo port. Mr. Woodson's lady has disappointed hin and will not sppear.” ¢ Alit ab!" said a great many spectators, derlatvely and reprovingly. “But,f sald Mr. Whittaker, with {noffable emphasis,'* another Indy hos consented o walk with him with vour nermission.” This met the views of the audicnce, and Miss Balus catog out on Mr, Woodson's arm. Miss Bafns (s gifted with great persounl beauty and & most fmpress- fve manner, and wore a “handsome brown ailk dress. Asthis couple retired they bowed to cach pthier, sovers] inches Jower than anybody ;:lm had Lowed, and the applauso was deafen- . ‘i r, William Allen and Miss Mary Ray came next. Mr. Allen looked very young, but walked well, and carried the Iady's opera closk on his lett arm. 8he wors a gorgeous red silk dress, low in tho neck, with tulle overdress and a wreath of red ond white flowers, In one of her white kid gloves was clasped s handsome bou- quets and her galters wers of white kid. Mr. 4 lllen adopted the latest fashivn and wore no oves. & The next couple was beyond rivalry, Mr. Qearyo Ray, a tall, finely-Luilt pentleinan in ull evening dress, with broad walking stioes, moved placidly around tho ring, deither swery- ing nor swayine, but with steady, graceful siep. Mra. Hyatt " leaned just onough on his _atrbue arm and walked as handsomely es be. She was ua elegantly attired in a claret silk, cut Pompa- dour with ‘demi-train. The tnmming was of nutural flowers, and over her left breast was a hundsome medallion, Bho was stately and well- developed, and waore hier lmlrdmrlm.'fly 1atn, Mr. Joaquin Brown and Miss Lucida Brown came next, and the lady showed that, with an able partuner, slie coult walk better than the au- dlence had thought when slie walked before, and when thoy retired every oue felu that they wera sure of.a'prize. . All the conteatants wero then nn‘;ed in a singlo rank across the ring, and Mr. Whittaker ‘m.'lcn!ell tho first prizs to Mr. Ray and Mrs, 1yatt, tho seeond to Mr. Butler aud Miss Haor- ris, and tho third to Mr. and Miss Brown, Each tentleman recelving a_prize was cailed on for n speoch, but, owing to the size of tho room, their remarks wore fusudible. Prices to Bult the 3ililon—25c, B, 75¢, aad $1. = UHIUSTMAN WEEK, onday, Dec. vory night and THREE . R R R R B Aduifssion (o Wednesday and Katurday Matluces, 23 and s0canta, Grand Holldsy Bl Pirt appesrance at this Louss of the fatinus Irieh Comedian aud Vocallst, Mr, L MUBPRY, supiparted by Mise Annia Ward ‘Iifiany and his own talcuted couivany, in the vory succedatul Iriah rsion, v MCVICKER'S TUEATRE, Every Night and Baturday Matinee, SIMPSON & 0O., And the Qrest Falry [Exiravagansa, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | lessIu“I .‘.lvrlillll 80} and 73 conis, 1a Prepara . VIR HAVERLY’S THEATRE. te Adeiphl.) Vropriator and Manager, ROSE EYT)NQE, ~Am: AR most _distingutshe S ros Wz 5 CRlSoao, u +';§ 3 ':n: o il cauo, Li-al 2 GatuRtay. Lauk urand Mlathioe, Satur 30, e, 0. gieo. ‘Bonif, a8 ** Antony.” sod the entire liroadway The- Ay G AT MY K Chayeat tilrien Weduoaday aud Saturday, NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, Every Evening st8. Matlnoe Naturduy at 2:30.~Prices 25 and 50c. CALLICNDISIR’ ea—75, 50, and 33 cepis. “HMORGAN PARK MILITARY ACADENY Morgan Park, Cook Co,, Iils A first-clam Prenstory Sehiool for Doys, Nest sessl begtna Ja TR Rani. for CAIIOS o' Slther of the Princioals at Morgan Park, of Room 6 Methodist Unreu Blosk CUSIO I o it oot npt. ED. 2 % HHSt 2 M., Asnoctats Prinetpals, IRVING MILITARY ACADENY, 1ake View, IIl. (8 miles from Chicagn), Sclentife, Ciamical, and Commerctal; four resident Profeesorsy caretul avenight of thio moral and manners of Cadets, Term commences Jan, 3, A7 Catalogue, sddrens p Commanda; Far prtiontars and CLAGDE HIL.L, Saile.st., Chicagn. . s Imported German CANATIES, | Talking Parrots, apd other Fancy Binls, Goldfsh and Aquarians, most snitahle Holl- doy Presents, FRED RAENC- P Gl 4.4 0 b L 41 | LN rese, 117 v ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAING. Bk AR e d CHIOAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY, Tleket Ofices, 63 Clarkaat, (Rherman Touse) sadsy aPacifieFast Line. .. akloux CIl* ys abubugue Day B abubunns atinana " Yaiiman lofel Cars ara_ron throngh, beiween Ghi- eago s Counnil Tintle ‘on the trarm éasing "Ghicnen 10:30 8. . . Noather rosd runt Pallman or any Other form of uotel cars weat of Chicaco, @~Depot comer of Wells and Kinglo-sta. 6~Deot carner of C d Kinzlesa, CHICAGOD, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RATLROAD. Depats foot of Lake-st., [ndiana-ay., and Biztecnth-at., Canal andixteenn-sta. Tickst Officea, 50 Clark® Trains, Mendota & nlesturg Expres, Otiawa & Bireator Express Tiockford & Freeport k. Iuhwdue & Blous City Ezpre Pacine ’ Leavo. | “Arrive, weng Proerortd [hahunie Ran oman NIght Eareats Teaas Fust Exjire HKanaa Cit " pilimng Balace Dining-Cars s ug par: R e N o ! v 850 Umaha on tho PAARG Exprese: CHIOAGO, ST, PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LINE. ‘Ticket ofices 43 Clark-st._and At Kinzic-streat Depot. 5t. Paul & Minnesapolls B Paul & Mioneanots B CHICAGO. ALTOR & BT. LOUIS AND CTIOAGO NSAB OITY & DENVER BAO! Opfan hepat, West uide near Stadisn Twenty-thind st Ticket Offlee, 1 CHICAGO, MILWAUEFE & ST. PAUL BAILWAY, Unlon Depat, eorner Malison and Canal-ats, Tickos Ufice, 1 Koutl Clark-st., 0pposity Rherman Housa, mid &t depot. Arrive, Milwaukee Bxpres. . 3 Wiscunsin & Sinpesars, ni Tiay, and Menaba tiroogh 3 Tiay’ Expresa, *10:10a. m. |¢ 4:00p. m. Wi sl o i sot * 8:00p. L Y145 m. Wiscor lay, sieves a iand thr o 1 woop, m. 't .u( Craiia run via Sfiiwauices. Tivkeie for acid Minneanolls sro good alther yia Maition o 4 Chlen, o ¥I Walortown. LaCrovie, and Wiz oy LTS O Bz foat of Luke-st, and foot uof Tweatr-sceond. D0t ket bicer 131 NaaCipnors,s mear Clarr s ais Express g Iank b Ehrinkaeid Sian 1d y"mn{ Barituton & Kaokuk! peorta, Burilneton & K Ttubuque & Kloux Clty F Thuburue & Sluux City A0 Passenie 0. m, oliht ransto Centraila only, MICRIGAN 0! RAILROAD, Depot. fout uf Lake:st,, and fout of Twuaty-sacond-at, leket Oifie, U7 CLaFk-AC,, Wutieast corgar of duipls, Graud Pactte Hotel, and st Palmcr 1t01ss, Leave. 1 Arrive, (718 Maln and AtrLine)..|¥ 7008, & ] uy baprvu 1s pitn) 81200 ACCO) Atlani(s Express (daliy) Niutit Expross.. FITTSBURG, FT. WAYNE & OHICAGO RAILWAY, . 3. m. o . 3 o tm act nat BALTIMORE & OBIO, Trains leave from ¥ roe-st. Ticket UL tirand Pacific, and wiaow. m.|{ 8:40%. . 4 B10p, it 6:40p, T, UAKE BHORE & MIOHIGAN BOUTHEBN, Teave, | Arrive. Iumln{!ll.“—mdtlnl 1A A m.| 7140, . N. Y. & floston Bpecial i00 8. m.] T:61D. e gunmp Hapress, dally, G113 on ) R, 1. N rUs e e o PHOI0 P T 1§ Bi40n W PITTTRBURG, CINCINNATI & 8T. LOUTS R B, Veroscoruer of Cllaton aod Carrull-ste,_West Bide. Cojumbn Culumbus m. (< B0 p. . s 2 4 Ti0 8 CHIOAGO, ROOK IBLAND &f \OIP10 RAILBOAD Depot, coraer uf Vi Uurea and slisriugu-ais. Licket viice, 8 s, 6. Artive. UTIEME COUNT OF THE RTATK OF NEW \u[k.—h‘l the watter of the Yookers and New Vrkirg Tusurauca Cowpany. cu bersly glrea Purvisat to wu order of the url, inede sud entered oa the Kb day.o! 1977 that asupplewental dividund of e cetta un he doliar of thu {udebivdness o the Yookers sad New York i Toeirancs Company wlil the 24 ads, and will e payablv on aud after f Junuary, 1474, st the uitice t subscriver, . 100 I J 3 the L it New Yurk. Dated Do w0 hegemers 18 G LGS £ FadN LIS ‘WitLiam i% Dixox, Becelver, Attoroey for liovel COLISEUM, . GRAND NHOLIDAY WEEK., Ryery Evenlng, Tuesday and Fridsy Matinses, Masonry Kxposed! Only one week of the Fleldtogs. KUMXSS, Arend's Kunygs or Aill ictous markling beve famous for 1ty fuvigorating qualities, specially useful for d) Bopate, sead tor clrculaer A smmmmemeny AUEND, Cheiht, 179 Madison st WINTI uEsomE, WINTER RESORT. Royal Victoria ~ Hotel, NASBAU, N. 2. 0050V & £1%0, Frop'ra. e b QYT ltcer 115 Bruainazs Sow York: Stoekholders’ Meeting. The Anoual “l‘bllfl, of the Blekholders ot nd Lo thy Hide ather Dauk of Chicagy. for the elaction of Dis Toclurs fur Lhe eusulyg ar will De h&‘a“lfla omice of b aaid. Lk s Chlomew 00 NMonday, Jaa, 7, 1816 {wten tho Lours of 10 "Chivhdo, Dov. 3k LeTT. . 2ud 12 . VYLON L. BMITH, Casbler.. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Orrios ov CaxrTAGLLER OF TuS CUNRENOY, Wasu- IXUTUN, Lec. 3, In77.—Notice 18 ’“’""(. 1lxv\:u o all ersons who iy Lave clafius sxaiat the Trird Natfoa i’lllulchh‘l‘ll- 11, (st the s3lns Livst be presvute. to Huatiuglon” W. Jackson, lecelver, with thy leg: Frootihereof, wituli (e munchs {roul tale guie. "o oy W disaliywed. N0, JAY KNOK, Coumpironerof the Gurrsher. _ mIsoL: L e BURT'S SHOES Eif diiis 2 PREEPNT] For Sale by Druggists Everywhare, Hyglenic, infallibte andf Preservative. The caly Beo whiok qures _num‘n addido! meALA Dr.A.G. OLIN'S s -m' (h-!du:hl d parih sl o PREBCRIPTION FRER. - )t N DebUity, b ufi?fi'«?ffl:‘ i Rl gty ".'&ffi‘. o Ay druggint 1o ths fug.»dleuts. 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