Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1878, Page 8

X : THE CITY. | GENERAL NEWS. Collettor ITarvey reporta his receipts Jzst month 8¢3500,406.84. Col. Meyer, Special Agentof the Revenne De- partment, did not arrive In town yesterday as an- ticipsted, 8o that Inquiry into Mr, Story's charges against Collector Harvey did not begio. Gov. Bhelby 3. Cnllom left for Sprivgteld last evening. Since he has been fn the city ho tas held anopen levee, sitended by nearlyall the ofice-scekers In Cook County. The Governor un- Nesitatingly votes them a bore, The temperature yestorday, as observed by Maname, oplician, No, 88 Madieon street (Tntn- TxE Boilding), was at Ba. m., 30 degrees; 104, m., 3012 m., 325 3p. m., ;¥ p.m., 34, Datometer at 8. m., 20.77; 8 D@, , .. Ajt.-Gen. THilisrd, of the Stato Military De- e USo 1 he Grand Pacite iy Tt cvening For $t. Lonir, with Gov. Cnllom, The two came here from Rock Isiand, whithoe they had “been for the purposs of trying to securc sabres for the cav- alry nttalion. Coroner Dietzach yestorday hold an inquest on Mra. Catherine Matthows, GO {un of nge, at No. D Green street, who diod of concussion of tho beain, ;;m remualsn l:’ll Iflm,u :urzr’: ;:g nxgg James Ilammer, 8 Bwede, 42 yesra o 3 dled of heart discats at No. 301 Twenty-tbird atreet. 'he New Enpland Chnrchand Soclety have re- cc’lrted notice ernm the Rev. Arthur Littlo, of Fond da Lac, of hia formal acceptance of their in- wvitatlon to the pastorate of the church. His resig. nation af his chargo at Fonddn Lac has been ten- dercd and nccepted by his people eubject to rat- ification by a council soon to ba called to conslder the matter. Dr. F. A. Emmonna’ Medical Dlmc!org of Regular Physicians in Jlinols for 1878 has Jnst beon jssucd, and can bo ohtained from Janren, McClurg & Co. 8150 centa per_copy. In_addition to tne Hst of phynicians {n Chicago and throughont the State, i1t containa a compendinm of tho Jawa relating to medical practice, insanity, drankarde, the Siata Board of ifealth, and othee Information useful to the profession and of value to the general publie, At the offce of Mr. Jouu Dorden yesterday morningg testimony was _given and noted down in the suitof . A, Iirage agalust (he extate of the Inte James Bmith, ons of the originsl partners in tho Emma Mine. ' The cass doca nat Invoive any new developments In connection with that celc- brated lode, and 13 0f no public lmfiomnee. befng #imply an cffort on the park of Mr, iragg to cstabe 1lal a'claim to a portion of the moncy accamulated by bis lato pariner. Wednesday night a geatleman from Maine oce capicd one of the parlors In the 8herman Ilouse, and, after havln(: laken A bath, again turned on the water and omiited turning §t o2 bofore going to bed. e arosy yesterdsy morniog bright and oarly oplyto And the chajrs guielly floating aronnd, while his pants and stockings were taking a pre- mature washing, The damage done (o the house will amount to about $100, Dat the zentleman from Malne had lots of fun—especially when ho fuoted the bill, ‘The Committeo of Arrangemenrs forthe Irish Literary banguot held a mecting in tho rotundn of the Girand Pacifie Hotel last nignt, cx-Ald. Artour Dixon presiding. lieports from the commiltees on tickets, invitations, etc., were heard, The Governor, Gen, Sheridan, snd other distinzuished personngex have algnified their Intention to bo present at the banqaet, which fs to be held at the Grand Pacific tho 18th of March. Apposrances indicate that this will bo the iargest entertainment of the kind that the Assaclation has ever given, A mceunf of foroigners of several nationaiitics, Including Volish, terman, nch, HBobeminn, Beandinavian, 1talian, Anstrion, Jlongarian, ani Blavish. was heid at No. 185 South Halsted strest Wednesday evening, The object of the meeting was ntated 10 be 1o protect the rights of foroieners in this thelr adopted country, Olicers pro tem, were tlected as follows: Freeldent, B. Briard; Vice-President, Maj. A, B. Zaremba; Secretary, Maj. E. Van Dauden: l,‘nrrnlrl)mllnl Semu:{, 3 Uroe. A second meating wiil be held on Wednes- dny evening, Feb. U, at the samo place, Sult wasbegun Wedaeaday in the Clrenit Court by Frank Shermon agalnst Josh Marsh and his bondsmen to recover the amount of the bond. The allegation fa that when Marsh rllIfincd his position as Trustce of ihe Shorman estaie, lio war, according to the showing of his own booke, $30,000 short in his accounts. ~ This was more than the amount of the bond, 825,000, and the eult s thereforo instl- tuted to recover the whole amount of the wecurity. Just how Marsh lecamo short to such s iarve amount |3 not exactly known; but one explanation is that, when'the Sherman boys went fnto the hat and cap businesa after the fire, (here was not tho closeat discrimination between the funds of tho estate and their own, and that the two were pooled +in somo way or other, and contributed to the car- rying on of the business. The principal surety on the ond 18 Leonurd, the lumberman, A TILGD JOKE. A few davs ago some ona played a practical joko ou Licut, Dareett, of the Cotiage Grove Avemie Statlon. In rammaging about at Central Statlon an ofd police badge usctl fn the Yme of Long John was found. It consists of a large shield of ' leather, bearing, in large, door-plate style. tho letters, ‘*Police, N " This punderous badze was fastened tothe bat by a neavy cord. A letter was wrilten to the Lisuten- ant ordering him to report at headquarty distely, and to walk thero from bis station thia hadge fastened to_his hat: then deliver hin Licutenant's star to Supt. Hickey or Dixon. and report for patrol duty to Capt. Gund in the North Division, = Now Barrett docs nol rank himself in great favor at headquarters, and hu readily mwailowed the ba thinking t, that it wan Ifickey's wish to humiliate” as well as bounco him. Ile fastenea on tho badge, aus,arm- inz himeell ‘'with a box of chowing, Spread-Esple brand, began hia march down-town, swearing aud spitting all tho way. Arrived al'beadquarters, he unpinned bie " star, threw it sulk{y on liickey's desk, 'and ranted abolit st » torrific rate. La Bounty was called in 2nd ordered to send for tho County Fhysician to ronounce upon Uarreil's sanity, aud tne scenacan better e fmugined than desci It was some time before Barrett could ba Induced to belioye that Mickey hisd ot written the note. Thero Is one awfu) big laugh on Lieut, Barretl, and to bis sce count ft must bo recorded (hat Ho haa frecly for. givew the perpetrator, ALL A MISTAKE. The Clipoer of this woek hoa the following: The City Councll of Chicago hins to the Cuicago iase-Dall Club of & mr'x'mnnor uxn'ul‘u-;«‘zw formerly ed by clreus C. i, 1. C. Tocated thelr L divid 1 'war Intende we Ihll( yicinity. Juhn B. Jeficry siw through the dexlce. and brougit aunicient indienca to bear o eruwd (hem pearer iho tlon Butlding pienly uf root for shows ¢ a8 Hal Jellery desceven the thauks of shawmen their {nteresta In Chicago, When did, and how did, Jeffery do this? The ordinauce wan not amended in committee or Coun- cll, and no Jeano has been granted to the Club. Iy it not truo, rather, that the paragraph ls s bull. teaded and foollali advertlaing lic, based on noth- 10K cxcept 8 demre Lo influcuco the peoplo who huto wurk te dor Of courss Mr, Joflery Know nathing about the paragraph tli it appeared—that in vuderstood and agreed. ALL BAINTS', Unless nome (mmediato steps aro taken to cancel the indebledners now haogivg uver All Bainte' Church property, ot the comer of Fourth and North Caipentor atreets, 1t will_bo sold at trustee's sale on (ho 7th insi, The amount duo {v $4.000, or, Wcluding interest, $4, 600, and the money waa foancd to the Wardene an Veatrymen in January, 1576, by Mary ¥, Kimbalt §1 Levanon, B M. Tho sroperty 44" valucd 8,000 or 10,000, No proposition luus been made, s yet, 10 Mr. Locsch, Wie ttoriioy for Mive Kime bail, nor to ienjamin E, Gallup, the trustee, for s scitiement, thougl it yundureood that soume corts hove been inade (0 Induco_members of thy church w buy ub the property. . Eudeavora to ralao tho incuuibrance bave been niade, bus failed, TUE HOME LUNCHES, The llome Club Junches at Noa 108 and 108 Waslingion etreet, the roome lately occupied by thie Central Nationnl Hank, are proving s great success, as much in the watisfaction which they aord tho visitor os tho large attondance which they have dully had. It s clearly the best place whero & business man can procure his Junch, inaye muol 48 he will find not ooly hie soup, cut, and dvasert, but many defigtitfuf l(ttlo matters of home cookery which no hotel or restuurant fs equal to, Tae fee for the lunch ls ouly 50 cents, und the ob- Jeet of thie ladles 8 very worthy one. The luuches Wil coutinue a') this week and a part of next. DOGE WANTED, Thero was an asvertisement In Tua TRIBUNE the sther day calliog for & number of dogs, 1o be de- fivered ut the Chicago Humeopatbic College, cor- aer of Michigon avenue and Van Buren siret, Thero was nothing uuasual fn this, the uatural uppositivn Lelng that they wero 1o bo used for tho lorica of sciencd in the way of vivisectlon, I fact the intentlon. As it turncd out, ho 1y there was o need of the advertisemicht, suveral stray dugs having come 1o the colieg were captured by the stugente, wenty, which wers conducte Dr, Tooker, the Frofeseor of Physiolugy, sre sald to have been very Interesting, and highly successful in tbe delonatrationsibey gavoof the aetlonof tha hearl, tha sbavrption of nutriment from the {ntestines by the lacteals, the examluation of the difforent ulces of the stomach, etc. ‘The dogs were of the ardy kind knowu &» vuyreots, snd made good sublecte for aclentitic experiments, Althuugh uo new principles wers discovered, thie vxperiments yery -utcuu!ulli 1lustrated what {3 already kuown fa regata to the clrculstion of the tlood, the buart's actlon, etc, A PETTY WAR. 'The newuboys who secll the Daily News tried Ahieir hands ot suowlaliing the check-clerk in the presa-roonis yesterday uoon, while the uoon edi- on of the paper was belug worked off, aud were promptly sud’ e@ectively tired out by' the frato clerk. bmarting ot the ludiguity, sud the spoiliug of thelr fup, they gathercd ou tho vavement fa tront of the odice and solemnly decided that benceforward and forever they would not scll the paper unless the proprictor should Jet thew bave it stiberate of Oftecu for #nickel, insiead of the preacat rate of twa formceul. The publisher couldn't sce 1t in fual that Light, and the boya re- fase 10 peddle 1ho noon editivn. - By the timo the 1610004 edition was on the press, bowever, their aoger bad subslded. Lunget got the bester of thew, apd they came to 1ba conclusion that It was better $0 bear tho Aladnyolyed 1atwo for & cent than to fly 10 others waich, by thistwe, they knew sumc: waas o, Taey nwx&luu rebilrucd by the presse THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 187 bought thelr checkn, got their papers, and roon heard yelling it upon the streets with thelr scenstomed vigor, Tis worse 10 have struck and lost than never i have struck at all. TRE BANKS, The Central Rational Bank will pay a dividend of hpor cent, ansoonax tho check-baoks arrive from Washington, and the lteceiver stated yester- d-fimu he was lnoking for them daily. o Third Natlonal expecte its check-books from the Comptroller of Currency to-day, when a diri- dend of 45 per cent wi)) be pald Immediately. ‘The City Natfonal Nank has paid in all’ 45 per cent of i1 labilities fndividends. The bank owns the bullding No, 150 Washington street, which it s thonght will pay 20 per cent mare, and Other reat-catato ~ property, rold at m falr _ valoation, Another realized trom the Iatter, Tikely get altogether at lesat 75 per cent of thelr money out of this concern, Tho terman-American's flxtnres were fold at Anctlon Wednesday, The Recelver's office will probably be located efthor at No, 05 Sonth Water atreet or at No, D2 Market atreot. Fiouas s Tne. Hone B B Wrats, Db remont fause~The Hon. F. O, Tyatt, Dubtngne; 100 o T N kR B b R sbee, "WAH Gottalne, Fred Mackeriale, and famex Merce?, Lake Superiors €. 0, Greeniand, §t. Faul, J. F. Lobdell, New York: 16 E: Osborne, LaCrome.' A\ 31, Mackay, Quineys J, . Whitilasey, Pond i Lact 1, M, Hanler, New York. ....mmnnlluun—-rnuzm. A, arletgin, Yankton: Falter N, Dote. Boston; the | . L. lirackentidge, Ttacheatef, Min. { Stenten But, Tidefier A. . Neatt: srary florse,” Wheeitng, W I Freeport, i room, el W. Va1 Willlam DBurns, 11i. 1 Thomas Lowry, anrlrfl AR Jeferson Citys G. H. 8alt, 1o Leahy, New York....Grond Fac(fc—Jd. Urkuvy. Madisony M. L, Hoghitt, Marquette; L., Rinfter, Michigany G. M. lrooks Bwansport: F. Corbin. L'onnnr_ucul‘ T. M, Osborne, Anbumt A. W, Ivord, Clintons L. L.~ Ilsteh, Hioomington: W, Barker, New Tork:C. M. Vollentine, Grurcs , Sherman, Milwankee.... Mimer 3L #ony . Tieeker, Dutrianos the Hon, . 1 Mo canafni A, J. McCray, Keokuks I ‘Sanger, 1 G. Evans, St Loule: W, C. Stoddard, Bos — TIE INTER-OCEAN. DR. NIXON ON THE STAND. The taking of testimony in the case of Fawcette v, the Inler-Ocean was tesumed yesterday morn- ingin the ofiicoof Franklin Donison, Master in Chancery. The only evidenco tsken was that of Dr. 0. W, Nizon, the llterary editor of the paper. e, like his brother Willlam Penn, objected to be sworn, and conecquently affirmed and declared. Ho stated that his resldonce was Clncinnatl, but he was tomporarily #ojourning here, writing litecary aorticles for the faler-Ocean aton yearly stipend of 82,600, In Cinclanatl ho was engaged In the newspaper business, thongh mot actively. e ownea 240,000 stock In tho Clncinnatl Zimes. Ile judged it was worth in the nelghbor- hood of par. He had Leon offered 756 cents for s cootrolling interest in the paper. For four yoars he had been In the graln commission business, and for the same length of time had been Treasurer and Deputy-Treasuror of amiiton County, Ohio, Iiehadnot practiced medi- cine for abont twelvs years, He left tne Clneln- mati TVnes to coma co tha JnterOcoan because ho wasn't actively cmployed by the former. Ho had nover owned stock in the Inter-Gcean Company. He held stock in the Infer-Ocean Publishing Com- ‘pany as collateral for loans, Ta held $30,000 of the elock a8 security for tho repayment of loans amonntink to $22,000, besides what his brother William Penn owed him, 1le made the Jast loan within three or fonr months. The largest one was made in October last, The first loan was made whon the JInfer-Ocean Company was organized. Ivwes a littlo over 88,100, Ho took no eccurity at the time. Snbeequeptly he took s note, and, when the concern was not able to pay it, ho took tho etock sccurity. Ten tl sand dollars stock was given him for fhis pue- eh, Wis- ailaag D, ton. 0se. Te did not know whatthe Inler- Ocean Pab- Ishing Company borrowed the money for. The loan hiad not beon repald. Iieheld iao,oooum ditional stock as sccurity for money loaned to bhis hrother from time to ilme. Ha had frequently loaned mouc‘ to the Inter-Ocean bofore the organ- izutlon of the Inler-Ocean Publishing Company. Ho had helped them 10 borrow largely in bloc! of 310,000 to $20,000 from banks in Uincinnati. Homie of this paper lie had to take care of himself, ‘The Inler-Ocean had owed him $12, 000 to 815, 000, At tho timoof the organization of the ln{fl':,lklan Publishing Company, the witness loaned it the £8,100 at the request of Willlam Penn Nixon, He had had many conversations with the latter on tho subject of the loan, When the oan waa made ho was Ju Chlcago, but had been hero enly s ow daye, lo "camo lere st the ureent request of Willlam Penn Nixon. The Jnfer- Ocenn was in tronble, Therc was o monzflfis over the concorn which was likely to be sactificed. Wilifam l'enn Nixon wanted wilness to buy the mortgage, 1lo consented to do so. Tl borrowed the moncey to do so from the National Bank of 11li- nofs st nincty days, Ifo got his own mnote, in- dorsed by Willlam Penn Kixon, discounted. Jla nover deposited any sccurity with the bank. W, X' Nixon got the money, which was used {n taking np the mortgage. ‘Tho witness received thq mort. goge and noto through his attorney. 1o handed them over at tho time of *the salo of the proporty to the gémh:un Tha wits ness sold it about t. 20, 1870, at tho oftice of the Jnfer.Ocean, Thero were present. bealdos the witness, Mesars, Pulmer, Paddock,and Wiltiam Penn Nixon, ‘The property was sold as o whola. Pey Nixon bid a liltle over $58,000 for d It was sold to him. At the ttme of tho salo it was in tho posacasion of e, Upham, in whoso custody it was ?Inced by the former owner of the mortgago. Witness nuderstoad that the mortzage had becn owned by o bank. Ilo purchased it at tho earncat request of members of tho Juler-Ocean Compsny. * Adjoarned Ul this morning. * TIOSE FIGURES. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cntcago, Jan. 20.—The Inter-Ocean of thls morning takes my letter of the 24th inst., printed in Tuz Trinuxe of tho 25th, [as & basis of sending you a challenge to comparoclfculation. With that 1 havo nothing to do. As anndvertiser 1 bavoal- ways boen satisficd that I recelved the worth of whatover monoy I invested in Tne Tminuxz, It reached the general pubdlic In every direction In which Iwished to push my business. Tho Jnfer. Ocean did not. 1 can hero simply repeat what stated ina formor letter, that I wan beguiled into advortising in that **tweedlo-des-tweedle-dum concern on tho strength of axsurances made by ita afonte vhat its circalation avoraged (rom 18,000 to £0,000 dajly, Anu }f memory scrves mo right, Jts managers on several occaslons mado an afidavit to that effect, Its actual dailly clrculation ot that time was a litlle ‘over [LU Allow me 1o repeat the figures, The dally circulution of tho Jnter-Ocean nt tha time to which I refer was alittlo over 5,000, This asser. +Hlon Mr. Nixon, In the Jaler-Ucean of the 2 ronounces **falsa and maliclous NG be so, it {s foundad on the testimony of Mr, Nixon Bimeelf in the case of Fawcotte vorsus the Jnter Ucean, now on hieaning belore Mantor-in-Chancery Denivon, and Mr, Nixon as being tho original source of luformation muat stand boforo the prio- llc a sclf-convicied ntterer of an untruth. Lot us oute more examine Lhe figures. My, Nixon, in his testimony, sald that the daily business of the Inler-Ucean for the ten months ending Oct, 33, 1875, aggrogated as follows mpany, The prics to dally mall snbacelbore wos $10 per annum, and (0 agents, carricrs, and theWestern Nows Company, threa cents por copy, Tho counter sales fanged at from throo to Bve,conts nercopy. §am willing to let them all go at three cents, With theva figurce a8 a baals, and romembering that the Inter-Ucean only iwsued twenty-six bupers per month, It s very easy to arrive at the average daily circulation, provided tho sworn aggrogato recelpta bo cotrct. On the basis of 84,145 re- celpts from mafl subscribes n months thero would be recelved during the year from the same source, §10,014, which, divided by $10, ‘( the nuinber of dally mall subscribers 1,001, averago wonthly sale was SL1U. On the basls of twonty-six daye to tho month the dally sale wae $4.40. Divide this by threocents, Iho prico persin. Kl copy, and you bave not quito 150, ‘\pvl{ the sameo rule 1o thae other jloms, and the result s as wus alated in my letter: Dafly mall suhecrivers., £ales (0¥eT tlis caunter; Total,,. oo Add'for **deadheads,” cxcbauges, i, “Total dally edition..... o Stiould 3r. Nixon desire to plead. Ocean only recelved two and one-! it conta per copy inatead of threa conts as chargod, it would anly make tho edition 4,310, Aw boiween Ihose H‘(ufl:l and tha **18, 000 ur 20,000 daily edition* clulined by the ugenis and atrikers of the coucern, and 1 bellevs sworn to un voveral occasluns by the managers, thero laan immense chasm tullchddfcd. and r. Nixon's little gainw of bluf cannot divert the attention of the public from tne fact that hia paper bas apvarcatly been gulity of oblaining loney on islso pretenses, 11 o will carctuily road thia lotter o will come to the conclusion that the Juler-Ucea: nager, snd 1ot TUE PRIBUAE, and malicloas " avscetions 0. clreulation, ‘Yrustiug you will pardun my tres logun so much of your #pace, 1 rematn, etc., Ex-AvvenTistn, THAT DOME, HOME CURIOUS BEVELATIONS, Commssioner Burling isexbibiting a commendas bl determination to go to the bottom of the Cuurt. louss work. Yesterdsy he lald bofuro the County Autorney ail the papers and Ogures uching the construction of the dome, witha view to gotiing au opluiou &« to whether the county le Ifably to Sexton fur the §25,000 andited the duy before, svd whether Egan had the right under the followinz tesolution to go on and expend the money be has: Jtesolead, That the coutractor ou the now Court. xton, be snd s bereby fnstructed to uch of Llie foundation of the dome under tha i Of the srchitect sa ds 'y 10 inclose " Ik, euvyecs to"the afebitacts Valdation ot The bistory of this resolution and the dome job fs substantially this: 1n June or July last Egsn came before the Hoard and asxed that the foundation for the dome bo built, that the bullding might be in- closed f0g the wintee, and tha¢ support might be had for certaln plers and eolumna npon_which the beams of the firat story were to rest. IHin recom- mendation was concurred §n, and hie prenared the apecifications for the work and fnyited bida for do- ing it, srhich were received at his office. The bids wern anbteqaently apened by the Bnllding Commit- tee, and they were found to range from 813,000 to aboul $20,000. ‘The contract was awardedto John McMann, he being one of the lowest biddern, but he afterward eame In and rajd he bad made a mis- take In fignring and did not want the work, 1le wan excnsed readily, and tha action in making the awarid wan reconsiacred, Following this Fgat was courted by the ** Ringsters ** and requestea to do the work by the day, etc., but he refased, and tho next movo wan the Introdnetion of a resolution by Schmidt In the Board anthorizing the Superintend- ent of the work to do what Egan had refosed to do. the nndersianding being that Scxton was fo get the job. Walker wanted it, but the Com- mirsfoners wero niready carrying £40,000 of his notes, and, knowing that Hexion was more prompt in keeping his promises, Walker had no show. Tha renolution was referred tothe Cammittee, and, afier lingering there pending megotiations with Hexton, it came back with Sexton's name inlit, and the word **architect " substitatod for **Super- Intenaent, "~the fdantical resolation printed Above, —and (t waa adopled aimoss unanimously the 30th of Augnat, Itfsrcen from the resolation that Egan only wanted the **foundation" hallt, or so muchof it as was nece!!lr{ ta incioto the building. Iisspeci- fications originally called for 8o much work,—tho bullding of the dome up to the water-tablo lne, — and thin was 1o cost only abont £20,000, according to his figures. Dutunder this resolutlon, which was adopted Ang. 30, he is suphosed to have ret to .work. but tho records show that Aug. 2, twenty- eight days before the passage of the resolution, he made the prices with Scxton for the work, and the Join: Committes on Public Buildinga and Public Serrice appraved the same a8 follows: Dreased ashlar masonry and dresed dimensfon ma- sonry, tnronghont. Ry centa pet foot: conerete fn bt ney's cement, §4 per cubic yardi exca: n, $).50 per ahie ey cuglr‘x’fnna Tratnming pile-hrads, 30 cents exchs birick Iaid In cement &nd itaie, half and iatr, and aronted ench coure, hest seiccicd brick, to fuil satiss Tfaction of architect, $12 per thou Phle-heads to e nesanred in condrete and excAvation to jay for penss af acoaping ot hetween oile-heads. Gut. archies aad skewbacks to by bullt on extimated valu Al walis measured wolid, AN work to g In strict cordance with specifications. I x prices Sor dome work at the abova schedule. Ar0, 2, 1877, J, 3. Eaax. ‘The document ia indoraed as follow: ved by folnt Committees an B, and Bertice K. PR e W g K LR A A Muiloy, Uieorge J. Tioftmann, F. 3. Y, Holden, Theodors Guenther. Mr, Sextan bolda this precious document now. and upon it, notwithatanding the priority of its date, ho clatms $25,000, Hocalls it tus ¢ tract' with the county, and as such manded and recelved aiready about $40, 000. Dut leaving his *‘contract™ in the shape it is, and leaving some one else {0 explain tho mizturs of datos, aur how it 18 that the prices wero made by Egan and algned by the Commitlca in advance of the adoption of the resolutlon ordering the work, leta [nsther look be taken into the his- fory of the domo as it now stands,—s broken monament to the thisving propensities of the old ** Ring,"~and see if thoro is not yet still more light to be shed. The resolation, as befora noted, contemplated and aythorized the buflding of only o part of the ** foundation " of the dome, bata {unk at the work shows that ‘tho authority glven has been exceeded in the contractor's greed, and that an entire story has been added. But by whose nuthority? When the ** foundation ™ was comploted Egan ordered the work ta cease, and sent s communication to the Board to that effect. That document was nevor nllowed 1o see the Mght of day, Lut was stolen by some ono after being vlaced In the hands of the Clerk o the Doard, and stolen for the parpose of wipine ont ll evigenco that the architect had ever ordored the work stapped, which waa Intended 0 glye Sox- ton n constructive right to o forward with the work, Nothing was cver heard of the theft of the doctiment, however, until recently, but following Its weiting Egan wasinateucted by % fow of **Ting" members of the Duard to order the work to go on without regard to the resolution, Egan rcfused, and they threntenod him, and called attention to lls ' contract, whereln he had nbllfiuled himsalf - to oboy the onlers of the Boliding Committee. 1l romained stubborn, however, and awalted tho faorther orders of the Doard, which weré nover forthcoming. The work went on thongh, Just the #ame, for when Egan falled to give tho order to continne tho jub the Commlttco came to Bexton's relict, und this 1s the bistory of 80 much money having been spent on the dome and tho outline of ono of the Jargest snd most unblushing rascalitios ever perpctrated oy the old long-endured ** ling, " With thla blt of succinct history tho work lsid oul by Commissiancr Burling for the County At. torney will not bo very laborious, nor yet tedious, and “whether he examines into tho facta or not botween uuw snd tho mext meot. ing of the Board, the Commissioners shouid not allow another centon tho domo work until a thorouh Investigation has beeninade, The docu- ment of dafo of Aur. 2, fixing the price to be al- lowed Sexton for the work, isjin Mr, Huritng's hands, ora _copy of it, at lcast, mado by Sexton, which ha says i8'literal, sud the fact that the reao- lation orderine A part of tho **foundation " was not adoptod until twenty-clght dayslater s in proof in the Board records. This effectunlly does uu( with Sexton belng allowed 50 conta n foot for work worth from 40 to 60 conts, and also with what hels pleased to call his *‘contract™ ns whole, for tho reason of thic dispatity of dates If 1o other. Andit would ulsoscem fo brand the dome-work a8 preconcerted job and ateal, and to demnnd the mos ulrcglnu nveatigation®of the whole affair before the Grand “n’i’ 1 ndvanco of voting Away anothor dollar, And the fact that the order of Egan Alam)ll‘:& tho work when the **foun. dation " wan complatcd was stolen, and never a4- lowed to come to llglla s another wusplicions cir- cumstance, which, added to thy fact that all the svark done since irss been upon tha verbal arder of a Committee which represented nobody or noth- ing, and had no moro nuthority in the matter than a common cltizen, vught to ba* sufliclent, at least, to ||ullumuPnnp\u ta lhlnldms. and to cause the Hoard to cail a hait in the wholesalo plundering of tho people, oxe 2 a THE TAILORS. NOTILING VERY BTAKTLING. About 100 of the striking tallors wot In Klare's Hall, on North Clark streot, yesterday afternoon, and occupled ovar two hours tn tholr deliberations, which were secure from reportorfal fnvasion. It as learned, however, that nothing of special im- portanco vccurred. Spocches were made, and dlse casslon ensued upon the question of contin g asnd malntaining the strike, which is now confined mainly to the coatmakers, nearly 8]l the veat and. pantaloons makers having gone to work at former prices, 'Those at the meeting yealerday were mostly Germans, with a eprinkling of HBolicmlans, Tne sentiment was in favor of malutaining the strike, and the Wost earnest advocates of the movement oxpressed tho belfef that they wonld carry their point if vntire unaulmity provalled, ‘Fliero aro two or three small conuracting tallors outalds the pale of the Unfon, but tho membars = of that organization sy that they cat no figure 1n the strike, and use but féw ma- chincs, und do but Httls work, and that of an ju- forfor kind. Itsnot yet time for thy coatmakera to commence active oucrations in manufacturing pring slock; thelr wark docs not beyin untll the latter part of this month. Thoy say they jolued with the vest and pautaloona makers for the sake of the comman cagse, and notwithstanding the falluro of tho latter thoy propusd to take tine by the forelock, and by dint of carly and strong eforte maintain advanced rates when thie worklng season opens, ‘'hey know that the wholcsale firms must “have a8 woll and pantaloons, cannot to cripple their trade for thio sake of savip cents un each garment. They bave not Ifl Axed upon 4l 8 few fnltel o prices they fntend Lo mek, but wll‘ xaon do so. clion of the veat sud pantaloons mukers bus rendered & new scalo necessary, ac- cording to tuformation recoived last ovening: It was uxjiectea that the meetiug yesterday would bo more laggely ottendsd, but tho siormy weather Was_given - ax the reason for au few being prescat, “Thio Bouemlan suctlon will meot bn forca 1o-day at Hp. m, inavmall hall ot the corner of Margan and Twentieth streets, aud 1s expected to tako easures to forward the movement 1n favor of higner priccs for coat-work, Tho utrikers stated yesiorday that the report that the clotuing firms had ootaloed men from othor citics wus falsc, and satd they had received telegrams from New York, Loaton, I’hllld:l’)uln. and other places whors the tallors wery organlze, Lu the effect that no men had engaged toconio to Chicagu in unswer 10 inquiries for them. DANIEL THE GREAT, A NEW WAY TO PUNISIL CONTRMPT OF COURT. *‘Iwantto ba delicate alout thia thing. D— 1t, I don’s want— Oh, I beg the Court's pardon. ¥ino mo £3 if you want to. [ apologize, " The Conrt did not fine him. Tho Court looked aggrivved, but sald nothing, **As | suld before, 1 want to be delicate abont this thing, D— i, I—" **3r. Manchoster,” sald Justics W, F. Do ‘Wolf, rising und blancing in countenance as the suppressed rightcous indiguation within blm shook bie framo and almoss palsied his tongue, **1 don' t want your §3, and § should bate to tine ‘you, but [ aball not wllow you 1o use such lavguage fu my presence. Mr. Danicl Webster Manchester, afiictea early in bis youth with 8 name taal points him out asan v 10 8]) American mankiud, 828 down some- what more quiet. **Uu mliead yith your case. Now begln sguin,* almost plesded the Cuurt. Daniel Webater Manchestor was the attornay for the prosecution in the sult of Burdette B, Patten ve. {da Poillips aud J. W. Boyluztou, The two luat numied are charged by the former with liviy inan open and natorious atate of adultery aug foruication at No. 412 North Clark atreet. Daniel Webster Manch id not appear to bo in his cuatomary clear and screne state of ments) exist- ence, undoubtedly the Court had notlced it, becauso the Court worked nervously around in hiy chair ut each yuestion asked by ibo prosscuting atwruoy, and tho bystanders' suppressed lsughter which followed the vrusecutlug attorney's ovury ?e-unn scemed (o grate harshly upon the ears of o r,cuiu . e, . 2 0 was the witness under examina. Leatifying 83 to his professional visits Lo tle housy where Biiss Ius x'nufuu snd Mr. Boyingtun were safd to be living as mau sud wife. Bul Daoiel Webster Manchester secmed to ran ouly decper {nto the mud. The witneas became provoked, the bystanders Jaugled audioly, Danlel grew wore demonstsative, the Court grew contloue ously wore excrcised, tiliat last it becamo evident tust something had (o bo done, The Cours sross in bls fust wratn. ‘The assomoled curious voes Lsteucd (0 bear Mr. Daglel Webster Mancheatas fined ar sent from the Conrt. Tha J nietly and firmly remarked: **1do not know that I am called npon to sit hers And saffer an intoxicated ‘*Do yon mean m No ey that Tam drnnk? Who sald that { wan drunk? Tain't dennk!_Fino me if yon want to: you dare notfineme. Youcan't dofit. You're oniy a law- yer anyway. You can'tfineme, No, air, I won't rtand it. "1 won't submit to it," and he thumped the table angrily. The attorney for the defenne, stirred by a fecling of profersional bratherhood, songht to quiet him, Ve r pshed him away 1 don't want anything 10 . *‘Go away. do with yog, ** The Court fnmbled over the statntes. 'The pco- [l¢, Joked disgusted, yet smused and expeetant. Danicl Webster Manchester atnod Anllen and dog- Red. Now he looked up, and the Conrt sald, with great cfforis to keep_ back the rising passions: *Me. Manchester, If you will go ont of this court quictiy and withoat fiiether annoyancs, you may 0 In poace. Otherwlss 1 shall havo tofine yon. 'out aro drunk, ale," *'¥ine me, {f yon dare. Wy don't yon fing maet Youcaf'tdoft. 1am ns Tyod a8 yon nro. Yee, air." llere he seemed to go deflant) exaltant dronk, and ho pounded the tabfeagam. 14T won't stana it Kain't drunk, Yonllol" nnd he shaok his fist under the nose of the Conrt, ‘Tho Juntice at firat Inatrncted a byatanding Con. stable to nrrest Mr, Manchester, Then he changed his mind and eald, ** I dismiss this case for want of prosecution. The defendanta arose and departed, the cnrjosity- hunting standers-by looked aL one another in sor. pnec. "Daniel W elster Manchostor dogeed around 1o the crowd like a bull in s china shop, tut at Inst wentont. Ana qniot wan restored, 8o Dnr- dette E, Patten, the discharged policoman, the an who wants & divorca from hia wife, will nave 10 look elsewhera for revenge. Miss Ida Piunliips {8 not the formar wife of Pat. ten. She is now and has slways been n aingls woman. 8he looks like a lady,and her friends are lond in thelr dentinciation of the ceuel perrecution Lo which she has been subjocted becanso sho ia the principal witness againat Patten in his suit for a divorce from his wife, Mr. Hoyington s recom. mended by Ald. Seaton as a steady, noright, hon- orable man, whom he nas known for twenty-six yeats, and the Alderman s terribly Indlgnant ot wrhat he calls the **put-up Job,” of which Patten ifeged (o be tho originator. BOARD OF EDUCATION. MISCELLANEOUS DUSINESS, ‘The Doard of Education held o regular semi- monthly meeling Iast evening, President Sullivan Intho chalr, and Inspectors loyno, Kohn, Ilotz, Jacobs, English, Prussing, Wells, Keith, and Vocke present. . Tho Clerk read anoffor from Mr. Bates to leaso tho dry-dack property in Block 87, formerly oc. cupled by Doollttle & Miller, for a period of ten years from May 1, 1878, Mr, Bates offers to put tho property In repair, and to pay as rent $1,000 the frst yoar, $1,600 tha sccond, and 82,000 per annum for tho ramainderof the term, Tho propo. sition was refecred to the appronriate committee, The Chale repurted that, in the opinion of the City Law Department, thore was no neceasity of a lease from the City Councll to the lloard of the water-lot on the cotner of Manroc sad Mflrfln streete, Al that was nended waa for the Bonrd to notify the Council, and to recelve permission from that tody to nse the properly, Tho roport was ac- cepted, KI\‘. Iiotz, from the Commitieo on Dulldings and Grounds, eald that six proposals had been recelved for nachool eils on Armour street. The Cominlt- lg reported In favor of the pucaasa of 3ir, Gieorgo Dickerdyke's proporty, wiich has # frantaya on Armour Btreot of 150 feet, and on Bickerdyke square of 173 fect, for 86,200, It was stated that the price asked on a formor occasion was $10,000, ‘The report was adopted. The Chair stated that tho lease of tho rooms oc- cupied by the Board explrad May 1, aud on motlon this watter and aff others relating fo the feastng of halls for school purposes wero referred to tha Com- m‘u“u on Buiidings and Uronnds, with power to act. i Committee on Bills and Auditing reported on sundry bills amounting to $600. Mr, ald that thero wero 870, BB0 worth of Weat bonds hield by the School Hoard on which the interest remained nnpaid, und moved that the Attarney of tho Board be requested 1o look into the matier. This was ordered, and the Committea ware instructed to have the bonds {n the nands of the Behool Agent reglatered, Mr. Prussing, from the Committes on German, reported that during Deccrber lnat 2, 152 pupils studied that language, being o slight increase in ihe nnmber, Mr, Vocke moved that tha report of tho Com. mittee on Judiclary submitted Nov, 20, 1877, bo adopted, The repirt providod for tho indorsoment of tha$158,000 worth of Chilcago City bonds held by tho Board, s0 asto sccure tueir fafety. Tho mo- tlon preyatled, Bir. Engllsh, on behalf of the Commities on Bchool Fund Pruperty, recommended that the Hoard accept the proposition of 3r, Davis to pare chase the proporly on Van Duren near the river,” now occupled by Ald, b fard _under esub-lease, for 88,400, Of thi: he will pay a3, in cash, glving notes payable in one and two years for the batance, aaid notes loing secured by’ a trust-deed on 480 acres of land {n Iruquois County, 1il., valued at$20 per acre. 'The report was adupted. On motlon of Ar, Jacvbs, the l’nnon of the Judiclary Committes l\yzmvlng tho Bchool Agent's ‘bond in $100, 000 was a nénud. ‘The Board then proceeded to consider the rules and regulations, A motlon to adopt the report of the Committes of tho Wnole 5o far as mada did not {ue\‘lll. and, tho report being recommitted, the toard went Into Commities of the Whole, Mr, English in the chalr, and conaldercd the rul riatlm, ‘The houe for meeting was fized st P, m, the year ronnd. A discusalon arose in regard to the recommenda- tlon thal the President and Secretary should sign the minutes, Mr. Sullivan helioved that the ofices of Secretary and Buperintondent ought to ba scpa- rated, and that i1t would bo s maitarof cconomy for the Board to clect u business mansger aLn eal- ary of $3,000 or $4, 000 por annuni, to attend to all tho busincas adfalrs of the Hoard and take care of 1ts bonds, 'his would allow the Superlntendent todevote all histime to the intullcctual depart- ment. hlr, Vocke hoped that the twa offices would ba feparated, and thought that the Clerk who kept the record wau tho man to sign it, Mr, Hoyne salil that whou the rules camo up for E-m:n ho wonld move to consolidato the ofices of Ulerk and Socretary. Mr. Sullivan asked if the signatare of the Secrs- tar; ry to make the recorda valld. fav Kohn Park S } 'y to slum the rocords, d that bo was surpriscd to Icam that such sige nature had not been afixed in tho past. The stat- uto did not_provide for a clerk aw a responsible oficar, and, thers appearea: to be considerablo doubt as to the legality of all tho exlating records. My, English sald that the nolnt had anzaged tho attention of soveral membhors of tho Loard, and wight bo brought up on legal proceedings. Iu lor to abtaln a scttlcaient of this sumewsat (m- vortant question, It was decidod that tho Chal mun should report to the Bourd a_rcsolution o ferrini the subject matter ta the Judiclary Come wittee, the atlornsy af the Hoard, and the City Law Department, The Commities then ruse and reported progresd, ‘Fhe resolutlon in roference to tha duties of thu Secrctary was adoptod, aud the lioard sdjourned. POLITICAL. TNE GREENBACKERS. A call was lsaued Jan. 22 to the mombers of the Independent Greenback State Central Commiitee tomeet at noon yesterday at thd Tremont Houso, bat at the appointed hour only Gvo men put {n an appearance, and she meeting was held over until half-past 2 o'clock, when from a dozen to twonty mssembled ond held 8 accrob scssion in tho clube room, The object of this meuting waa to elect delegates to tho Natlonal Greenback Convention 10 ba hield at Toledo Feb. 22, deslgnod, according tothocall, to ‘*unite and strengthen the people for the approaching campaigns of 1874 and 1880," It was futended to eloct ono deleyato from each Congresuional District aud twu frount the btate at large yestorday, bot mlrln{ tha lll“l!lli 13 waa found that nearly all the Cougressional Dise cicts fu \ho Btate had aiready elected their dejo- Kates.” Thin leit to prolonged dis un, sud the oceting did not adjourn until nearly ¢ u'clock. ‘Ihero was o great deal of talk about who ehoutd bu the next Frewident, otc., but very little business was Lransacied. 1t waa decided s the matturof hfildln‘n Btate Cunvention ond o nominatlon of candidales for ‘Treasurer oud Su- periniendont of Public Instrucilon unthiFeb, 12, The following vesolution was brouzht up ana adopted: solced, That wa appolnt 1o re tlifnots in it (irceuback s Relade b Taatlen, e U 810 and ono alteranto (rom A2 CALEreAIULM LitsiFich n tho Bate, and bwo ab lurge. On motion, 1t was decided (o elect lwodn!cfi - at-largeand twoalternates. M. M, Pomoroy sfirick) escat the Biate of and Alox Camploll, of La Sallo, wers cooven to ail former positions, and tne lion, James Creed, of Marion (County, sud the o Jukn Hincheliff, of 81, Clair County, to act os siter nates, ‘The mocting then sdjourned to Fab, 12, at the same place aud hour, whon action will be taken toward lliug up the vacaucles iu the lst of dole- ntes from Lhe Congresaionil Districty wnore none ave bean elucted, Sprioger, of Jatmce Springer presided, sod R, Al Kendall County, n‘aklnud 24 Hecretary, THE SNOW, PIRST HEAL STORM OF TIIN SEASON. Chicago woke up yesterday moroing to fnd its streets covered three of four inches devp with the beag— Indeed, the Chicagoans who hold that Dot 0 bo fo bed by midaight 4s 10 bo up betinee kuew of tho arrival of winter's fleccy garments rather esrlles than Aheir soberer nelghbors, for the duwufsll, which was accompa- pled by 8 smart castern brecze, beysn with the new day. ‘The suuw fell witlu s perseverance worthy of & bettor causs for sevcral hours, sud tho sto: tinucd at Otful iotervala throughout the da; littly obstruction was caased to travel, the car companies taking prompt measures, caught & little unawares.' On tha Cross-lown routes of the Weast Bide Railway, with the sxcep- the morning cars, al- trip down-town, rag double teams, but thie was not found necvssary on Madison or Randolph atreets. The North aide and Bouth Kide liuca bad very liitle troubls, sud no delays weru causcd 10 passcogurs, Bewy aclive wOrk ™ done by the enow-nlow: d by noon the tracis were entirely clearrd, Forthefizat t{me this scneon the melancholy £port knovn an alelghriding was Indniged In, and $15 elelghnwith 4 310 horae were inactive Aemand At about 0ne hird of the cost nrice at tho riz per lonr. Shonh “the mnow last until Sanday tho avenuea will “gonbtless be thronged with pleasuro-neckew “whn think fho spund of the eloigh-bals ~ has a musieal tono, Btrango Lo ray, &ume few perfons fn the busincss centro candescented 10 ohay the cily ordinance re. Inting to cleaniny off tha superflzonn from the sidewalk, ‘Thia {8y fact noteworthy by reason of ita rarity. The boya had the beat of it, and what with pelilng one anoher snd rolling in ihe not ex- actly enow-white comnonnd, diversifying the ex- ercise by taking an ocuional shot At some exns- eraled nedesician of widdle age, they faly e joyed their opportunity, —— MINOR MSETINGS. MINING AND 80CK BOARD. An adjourned meeting ol the Cintlemen intere cated in the organizstion of tne Cileago Mining and Etock Toard was held {3 the yariors of the Commercial lotel at noon yeswrday. Simeon W, King occupled the char, Tho mecling vas largely attended. The ccrtificate of incarporation was prempted to the Directora appolnted Wedncsday, snd, w mo- tion, ali the membera present wero allowed tuefgn thelr names. This will be forwarded to the Sewre. fary of State. The namcs migned wore as hi. lowa: Directora, fleorxu W, Tew, Slmeon W A. 11, Cronkite, A, 8, |bl|’ E. 8. Flemlng, Kellogg, J. BB, Adams, F.#d, llawkineon, and A, J. Hell: members, John R. Marble, Luther Stone, 1, C. Wheeler, K. A. 8imm, F, Ii. Good- ham, M.J. llopburn, E. L. Fraker, O. Curtis, and i A, Gaten, ‘The Committea on Rules and Dy-Laws asked for and recelved & longer time In which Lo report. ‘The meeting then adjourned to 12 o'clock Mon. dnxy. at the same placo. mmediatety wpon the adjonrmment of the publie mecting, a private meeting of the Directors was held for the purposc of electing officers. Simeon W. King presided, It twas declded to defer the election of the President and other permanent ofli- cers untll after the ?“’"' of_Incorporation were reeelved, and Judgo J. W, Adams_wae slected to act a8 temporary Sccretary and Treasarer until nd wan sathorized to reccive all funds, This ting then adjourncd until hal t 11 o'clock Monday, MEXICAN WAR VETERANS. ‘Tho membera of tho Moxican War Veteran Asso. ¢lation held a meeting in the club-room of the Grand Pacific Hotel last evening, Thero were abaut thirty present. ‘The firat question under discnsslon was that of olecting delcgates to represent tho Club at the Na. tional Convention of Mezican War Veotcrans, to by held at Daltimore Feb, 22, A resolution was paescd Lo the effect tiat the Committuo on Passes bo |n- steacted Lo ingnire of "Col. Tom Scott on what terma the members might be transported from Chi- cago to Daltimore and retura, Lo report at the next meeting, The followlng now mombers wero enrolled: Aug Manchausen, Henry Schrader, and ilenry Major. Adjt, -Gon, 1ihard, of the ttate militia, s preaont for a few momenta at the commencement of the men!lfls. and he auggested thnt the Logis- iatore be petitioned at its noxt scsaion to have tho names of the vetorana in Illinois—abont 300 in ::':mgm—mmulhcd and placed in the arcbives of o State. 1t waa reported that Joseph 11, Hippert, of Com- vany 1, Fourth Kentucky lnia tho Association, died Jast Satu: ‘Tho Sccrelary was Instructod to 0 this occurrence, Resolutions of condolence wore 850 ‘vnucu. After the traneaction of some other business, not Important to tho rnbl le, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the Prosident. RESULT OF A SPREE. A YOUNG MAN ** POPPED ¥’ DY A POLICEMAN. Yesterday there was reported to the palico o case (hat wiil bear conaiderable Inveatigation, although atrenuous offoris are boing made to sappress jts publication. A young mon named Pilman has been lylng at No, 33 Indlsnn avenue sinco Sunday evenlng fast fn a very dangerous con- dition, the result of a spres, & bul- let fn tho (thigh, and & b awelled to enormous proportions, and dented ail over with blows from a **bllly." Tha story as zathored by tho polico is as follows: Tha evening {n queation young Pitman was & little ** upaces, "' and was bo- ing taken home by a triend named Slosson. In the vicinity of Wabash avenue and Tiwelfth street ho bocame quite demonsirative, and his friend could do bot little with him, At the eame tlmo & dimlnatlve boy, employed by the American District Tulegraph Company, was rotarning from a State streot saloon with a pitcher of beer for the Inmates of a castie at No. 8 Twelfth stroct. e boy stopned to sca the fun and watch the dropken antics, and yhile doing 80 was accosted in n surly manoer by tman, As boys wiil, the little fellow answered B iinportinoitly as o = could, whereupon Pitmsn = solsed him by the ~coat-collar and shook him back and forth several tuncs, but doing nu daniago other than spiliing the beer and break- ing the wl!her. ‘The boy ran snlveling and cryln5 Dback to No, 8 Twelfsh atreot, aud related whit ha befallen bim in terma colorcd to sult an the Iandiady promptiy rung for & c ‘himaeif, policomar . D, T, ofica located ~ on the ° cor- ner of Wabash avenns and llarmon court, only a short distance away, and Oficer Mabioney was s00n npon the ground in response to signal, Mo atarted in pusals of tha boy's uasail. ants, and, ehortly after sighting them, ordered thom to halt, Instead, they mado fastor tracka, whercupon he fired onc shot, at which Slosson ran off and Pitman fell to the ground. Upon coming tothe prostrata man, it 14 alleged that Mahone; beat him over tho head unmorcifuily, when he becyme mi-unconscious, him up sgalust a lamp-post and soarched him, ia alsa allcged that e abstracled botween $4 and 5 and some other articles from his pockets. Dit- man pleaded not to bo focked up, saying that he was respectable and_did not wish o sppearin court. At this time Mahoney /11d not know he wi shot, but he Anally allowed him to depart. reazons for ao dolng are not plalnly apparent, Pltman stazgored homo aa best ho_could, suffer- lns intense pan from hle wounda, 1la was put to bed, and placed under the core of Drs. Ludlam, Giordon, and others, Tho bullet-wound wag probed to the depth of six inches, but the lead had probably aropped belween the mnscles, and could not ba found, * The patient remained ina comatosa state for neatly thre days, and concussion of the brain waa grently feared, as waa also inflammation in the lhlfl!, in either of which avents the patient's 1ifo would hang by a very slender thread, Slight hope wers entertalneq for hin recovery yestorday. and at tho best he will not bo able ta leavs his bed Elther through fear of publicity, 0 much at fauit ho: sa is alleged, 10 prosecutlon, and Mahoney goel business. \'unn{ Pitman bolonge to a hy: spactablo family ilving in the Kast, and ha: rothurs reslding in thls city, # Lho case stands at prasent, the city police seem dlsinelined to interfere, and have oven aided the principalein endes Ing to smother ths facts, But they have annonnced that If Pliman Rets worse in- stead of beiter, they will Lake up the proseaution, and place Mahoney under arrest. TIIE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘The cxperts who are 10 go througl the Counly ‘Treasurer's accounts will commence work Monday, ‘The Collector of Hyde Park pald §2,000 yester. day Inlo the County Treasury, and the Collector from Lake turned in $1,000. Io exton’s late eatimate for §25,000 there {9 an allowance of over §4,000 for openingy in the Court. Houso dome work, This 1s & glft to the gentleman, ‘The County Clerk's pay-roll for the month foots up 83,023 48, and more work has been dona than tuere was In November, wiiea the pay-roll smount- ed to avor §24,000, . Voter Kelly was adjudged insane in tho County Court yesterday, but the Ind, 'Delltll dissatisfied Wil the verdict of tho jury, aet it saide. Ilapnal Eu"l:ln was also :dlndfm?h\nnv. o % Commissioner Fitzgerald hos an opinion from Jauies I, Root on the right of the Board to borrow mone; pleasure, and, as It is javorable to the cl hiey wish now that they had elected him County Atioraoy, Commilsaloner Moyer {a to be investigated by his constitucnts Wednesday evening at Lockuoe's flall, and, antictpating an expulsion jron the epublican iy, {( {s vaid that Lo fs now busy mnum\n& omucrats fron adjoining wards to turn out sn sustain bim. Bomebody js wrung in tuls matter,— elther those who elected him, or he ts wrong him. ::‘H. dunu thing is cortain: he bias not satleded his ends. Tho Committes on Publlc Borvice yesterdsy agreed (0 1oport (u (he Hoard Monday recommend- 10z that proposals be invited for furnisbing the county subplivs until Jan, 1, 1870, lncluding meat, ead, butter, four, dry goods, groceries, cloth. {og, druxe, bardware, €ic. The report will recom- mnend that no bids be considered unless thoy como from reputasle, bona fide dealess In tho goods they ropose (v furnish, which oxciudes mostof the preaent contractors. ‘The Commitics on Public Charities met yester- day to hear charges azninst Miss (irant, the dlse charged acliool-teacher st the Ineauo Asyluwm, which Warden Peters had been invited 1o inaky, Pelersdeclined to make bis boasted charges, sud Alas Ursut bad nothing to refute, henco the wout- ing amounted 10 nuthine. Tha oaly thing dune was (0 agree tu recommend that Comuissloncrs Soune, Spofturd, aud Mulloy coustitute s Hoard for the f the sch Warden Peters left a8 with power Lo ¢leci conddent that iy dauguter would be ratained teacher, and Mies Grant was squally conidens that »hio would be seinstated. The Grand Jury yestordsy heard somo furtber witncescs in m}:afu case, and caused attach. 18 10 by fastied for sowu’ who had sefused 1o A com] urer and theo witl old ding % on for several y is s vart of which has be 0! i ars. An lo- dictment, it 1a believed, will be found. The_ jury seturned two Indictments for conspiracy snd’ ab- duction aguinat Georgo Gifford, Hichas! Mahoney oud Joseph layes. Tue jury 'will bo discharged t0-mosruw, aud, potwithatanding tho face that it han not been a very hard-working hady, and will leave the docket behind, nropases ta taka a telp to the Foor-House for dinner at the connty's exnente. ‘The Committe on Clty Relatjone yesterilay looked over the bill from the city smonnting to over $12, - 000 fot dicting prisoncrsat the Dridewell the past quarter. A large part of the bl Ia for the keeping 9 Rprhons eent out an o+ vagt, and_ nince Judge MeAllinter has decided the yagabond atatute to he nnconstitutional Judxo Wallaca was called in to give an obinfon as to tho liability of tha connty to pay for the dieting of the vagabond class. 1le field that the connl{ was, 8s & matter of eqnity, obliced 10 pay the bill, but technically and Tegally thero AR 1 gravo question, e was atkod for a written opinfon, which will ba given Monday, and the bill wan Iaid over. ‘The contity now owes the cfl{ for dleting prisoners for threa %:nflcl’fl. fnd 3 1t #honld tutn oal that it cannat compelled to pay for the *“vaga " the bill will be larzely reduced, A TROUBLED CONTRACTOR. It reports be troe, thero 18 n fale prospect of the stone-conteact on the Court.Ifousc being pnt Into & lecelver's hande, Tho contract reads in lhg name of McNell & Son, and tho senfor member of tho firm s eaid to bo inyolved. Weilnesday the Committee on Pabdiic Dulldings and Servico passad npon an catimats in thelr favor for $27,000, and this, 1t Iy allered, has opened tho eyes of a certaln creditor, whio propos 1o haye his money orsce that the amonnt dited goes Into other hands than either Walker's or McNeil's. A roporter was toid last evening that the papers had been aerved on MeNell during the day. and pend. ing the hearing of the case that an effort wonld bo made to-day to enjoin the County Board from pay- ing McNeil any further money. While tha con- tract 18 In McNeli's name, it is well known that he has assigned it to Walker and given himatso n power of attornoy, and that all the interest he hias in it fs a salary to superintend the work. The county, howeyer, does not know Walker In tho hence, f the reports be truo, there ls end, Tho estimate allowed In Com- Mittee, a4 han already toen noted, is irreguiar, for thireason that it 18 divided between two cantracts, ef¢, and under tho circumstances thore i3 no tell. ing vhat will be done, THE CITY-HALL. Rovents warrants to tho amount of 8530 wers tssned yeserday, The Approriation bill and tha estimates of il tho Departiteants will be ready for tha Councl! mecting Mondiy ovening. ‘The City Treawirer's recelnts yesterday were ag follows: Waler, 2,064 ; from School Agent, 82, 005 Collector, 81, Tha licenso receipts agare- gated §150, tha Iargwst for some time hast. The amonnt patd ont waa taly $420. Ald. Throop, Waldo, Betdler, and Dallard, tho Inmbermen of the Council, to W‘nm ‘was referred the ordinance regulating the umber trade, and not altowing piles {0 be rafsod ovar six taat Right, mot yosterday afternoon, and determined Lo rcgort ade Yersely on the ordinance, since ita demande wero impracticable, They also determined to dnfy o “flw 18w wlich shail be both nractical and ncewt. uble. MAYOR NEATIL Mayor Ileath and Corporation-Counsel Donfleld returned from Washington cllerdnr morning. The Mayor was found In his oifice darlng thie day, busy signing vonchers, cle. 1Ife anid ihat Tuz TRIBUNE of yesterday morning contained a truasce count of the facts in "rerard to the Valentine scrip, with which it was proposed to cover the whola o the Fort Dearborn Addition to Chicago. it not only allected the proparty of the city on tha lake. frunt, but ail tho lend from the river on the north to the lake on the State strect on the west, and Madison street on the south, The Valentine scrip proposcd to acoop that in. 'The bill befure Congross mercly asks tho Govern- ment to conflem that which It Intended to do when it platted anu mada this ade question &3 to what wa ernment, but they wanted that ntention fully con- firmod, If, sinca 1830, now Individual rights had been eatablisked, It was timo that tha city knew 1t, and it would probably submit, Lut no such right appeared. Tho - ides was to have ihe " Government confirm what it gntem‘i,edl m‘hdn. l.(nd 'piu‘g the u(lcm\'vhcreflll. be- langed, In the clty, for the purposes and uses Tamed 'n 1he origladl plat, Ifsas in sach shaoe now that they only asked the Government to help the city to liord un to what legitimately Lslonged ta tho corporation. e thought that thiere was no doubt but that tha bill wonld bo passod, us ita jus- tice appeared uvcn ita face. The scrin was in'the nsme of Valentine otal., and the Land Commi(a- slonct might Issuo the patents, but it he did the city waa roady ta contest the matter In tho courts, ond that waa why the bill was aaked for—to relieve tha tity from promiscd and endless litigation, Tha base-ball grounds, recently leased, wero included in the land the title to which was at isaue, but nefther tho passago nor (ha faflure of the bill would interfere with them, CRIMINAL. Dueglare entered tho house of Mr. B, W. Mum- ford, No. 202 West Harrlson stroct, yestorday morning and carried off tho contents of the money- drawer and other valuables, Justico Foots yesterday fined Jacob Wonesk, of No. 100 Btnte strcet, $50 for selling liguor to minors and $60 for seliing liquor without license, Tho prosecntion was by the Bacioly for the I're- vention of Liquor-Belling to Minors. Minor arrests: John 8mith, colored, larceny of ten yards of Ingraln carpot which awaits sn owner attho Armory; Andy Smith, a notorfons vagrant who has not dono a day's work ainco getting ontol the House of Correctfon last Decomber; Josoph Brown, arrested in Milwaukeo by Detective dnmes Morgan, and charged with the larceny of throg horses from 8, Beers, of this city; Philip Meanay, other of the hoys who robbed Oram's carpenter shop on West Polic stroet, Detectives Ryan and Bteola yesterday arrosted Dr. Perty Bray, a vetorinary surgeon located at Berry's atables, corner of Indlana avenuo and Twenty-second street. 1Ilo Is charged with stenl. Ing & horse from J. K. Btevons Yueaday evening bt and scliing the sama to M. D. Gardner, en- d in shipping horses tothe Black Hills, "It is claimed by the officera that he wasa nnrlz to the tholt. 'The animal i valued &t $160, but was s0id at Wren's auction rooma for $40 only. Justic Summerfiold yesterday held the follow. ing: Louis Moyers, 1sicony ot a check calling for .55, In favor of Joseph Hinion, 8300 il to-day; Joseph W. Sweeney, mwindling R. W. Aloxandor out of $123, $500 1o the 4th; Frank C. Tyler, chargod with steallog from Lis wife, an offene unkuown to the law, as Justice Summetrold main. talns, was discharged. Justics Morrison held William Calfaban {n 1,000 to the Oth on a charga of robbing and beailng a farmer named Glibort Curry in the ranche kent by Mrs. Lagori. At 3 oclock yesterday morning Mr, R. Deard, of No. 174 Throop atrect, awoke to find a couple of burgiars prowling about his house. e made alter themi, but they cacaped by jumpin® through an open window, through which they nad cained en- trance, o aleo chased them scveral biocks, but nal & policeman conld not be found. The sr- tirle taken was a8 lace curtain, The burgziar lefta r of shoes. Last week the reeldence of James npan, No. 172, was hesioged by burglare, but they were frightencd off beforo sccurlvg anything, YOU OFT, Coarlca Kelly and W. T. Scheldeman were onco neighbors, and the relations which oxiated betweon them were of the moast fricnaly and pleasant na. ture, But when Kelly scaled the party wall nad drove wedges into it, ‘perchance for thie purpose of huteling the clothes-lino thesety, Seheldenian rose In bis wrath, and while Kelly inuocently and calinly climbed one alde of ths” wall, Scheldman burriediy and with blood in his eyo'tolled notsg. lanaly up tbe othar alde, ~Scheldeman drst roached h He laoked down that perpendicular lane “and ho saw Kelly quletly al work rMn; In another wedgo, Now Relly, not think. dng of an infringement of the laws which biud nelghbor 1o neighbor, was pounding and whistling slghit merrlly, and therefore wheu a heavy voics frop) abovo mccosted bim roughly witl, ** What ara_you doing thoreM he momcutdrily was Irightened so that he almost released thai grip which alone beld him suepended far above the ground. Infact, hoalmost lost uiagelp. Hu took- cd up with sn “afirighted gaze, and tho grinning face af Hchcldeman, hall-concealed behind & Cocked ruvolvor, barst upon his vislon, <t iin ha, ha ha," shed ho at the top of the wall, **(io down, go down, or I will shoot yuu dead, ha, ha.' Kelly stlrred not for the moment, and then, will 8 cuuutensace full of fright and with a cunning leer ilko unta that which one en. countered by & lunatic should aswsumw. bo bogged tbe hiolder of tho safc fortresa above not to shoul, but ta conslder the conscquonces of such a rash act: ‘‘Consider, my man, cons'der. You don't want toshoot me, T'hey wonld hang you, my dear man, bythe neck. Thite, don't ahoot, i1 will down,' And he went down and cansed e arreat of the same Schelaenia) Justica Mcech sald yesterday that 8300 Londs to the Criminsl Coure Was fust tho thing for cheldoman ana his warlike proclivitics, And Scheldeman Bled the bonds and departed, TAB CONSPIRATORS, Geotga Gifford, Joseph Hayes, and Michael M honey, the persons sccusod of consplring 1o raud Stattida Fiaber (or Italeton) and thon lan vlyhzhu. havs been indicted by the Grund Jury, an; \;lllhbu t!lut'l in '.hlfl c““‘l‘lnknlld Court m;; '] specifiocharges of cunuplracy aud kidnavpiug, T) v(p:m ludwmfill Jall )‘ulr:rdn] in d!llullpnlgs‘ baii on each charge, uriung the afternoon the: made strenuous efforts ta get bat), and Mary Lof- tus, wite of Pat Loftus, furolebed a schedulo of her property for the purpuse of signing the bond sud procuring their release, bat the tnal of the Mchico case tuterfered with the bunness. Mre, Fishor, who 1o nuw in the custody of the police, was tho witucss sgalust tho prisoners, whoin she accuses of selling her property under a fraudulent mortgage, and drugging her and taking Ler to Canada 1n order Lo prevent her appearance a3 witaeas azulust thom. (Gus Audersun, who bas Sgured in tho afalr as the [oser of o ufamond crosw valued a 81 ) Was also fndicted yesterday on the charso' of 'con- piracy in cefraudiug M. Fisher out of §2,000 in moncy. I evidence In that case is supposa bLave beon furnlshed by the other prisony uamed, as It 1+ known Liat 3 laher 18 friendly toward Anderaon, and does not sccase bim of fubblng hor, aa she does the oiher. A 8fth jierson i wanted Lo answer the conap'racy a?lrn, sud the ofticers will probably arrest bl g BUBURBAN, g + UYDE PARK. James Hamllton, the Collector of Hyde Park, was reported by the expert who examined the vil- lage booke & shost timo 8go Lo Loshort §246. He tbloks that ratber too much, and b golng dowa Lo Hyde Pack to investigate. Tia laima that i ,, told roma men that fhe tawn awed him §59%; 53, which wonld be s little more in hin faoe! When the time comes then will come aMdaiyy Giov, Cullom apent Wednesday erening in iy, Park at the realdence of W, K. Ackerman, v —— CANADIAN NEWS, Spental Diaplch {4 The Chicaga Tribuns, OT1TAWA, Jan. 31.—It was announced y that the Hon. Edward Blake, Prestdent of the Council, and formerly Minister of Justice, by, resigned on sccount of filhealth, Mr. Biaygy, health toward the closo of the last session be came #o much affceted by tho severe dutyeg of his office that he felt desirous of TeUFIng frop tho Administration, Ho was, however, inducsy 1o remaln, with tho hope that some rest fy by discliarga of Lhe less onerous dutics of anofpey department might result in his complete ry, atoration 10 heaith, " Tho anticinated inpars ment has not heen oxperienced, and {or that peg, son Mr. Blako has linally devided” to press the acceptance of his reslzpnation. fle 18 in Perfec neeord with his Iato colloagues on the policy of thio Governtent. ———— E. B, WARD. BSoectal Dispateh (o Tha CMeagn Trivuns, Dernorr, Mich., Jan. 81.—Tho creditors of the estate of tho late X. Il Ward have demapg, cd £300,000 of his widow from the property yp, * recelved from the Ward estato at Ludington 1, help pay the debts against it,, To thiaghy agracs, and the steps for rnnehlm’ that regy)y are naw Iit progreas, 'IThe debts of the catery amount tu about £800,000, whilo the roperty has shrunken to about 8850,000. ‘The execy will throw the Wyandotte rolling-mill fniy bankruptey and do all they ean to closo afly ity as 5000 a8 possible, et THE NEW AND POPULAR METHOD of acaming clothing with donble lincn threads ey be done practically and succesatully only on 15y Dasls vertical-feed sewing-machine. Every meg, ufacturer shonld examino this and the othey g9, vantages of the Davis. Weatern office, 157 guy street, Chicago. e DEATIIS. “DILEINGITAM~Tan, a1, 48 1:30 8, m.s John Diiisp tam, s Ehe s yoar G e h"""" g CIj—~Jan, i1, at the residenca of her son, T, i, o dasdies S ME AR Limericie 1 cd 70 vears sy mecet on Latar Fobr S by carrtages 1 Mo o8 0 cy. T30 Ak clock. Fitcnds’ of the femity sre iy nd T2 Limieriek (Ircland) napers pleste copy. MATHEWS—Mra. Catherine Mathews f oA Catherion, N Grceneat . Thrapres IR AL 10 0'clock (0, 8t; PALYICK's Church, whers iy Nt il ‘g celahratedt thetca by Cats Lo Caviy Gemetery, ¥ricnduara nviten (s aficnd” FIEEL-—In this clty, Jan. 31, 1878 Esther W Marbic, wifo of L. C: Vajod Freer, aed i3 Jear. iy Functal SALUTAAY, 10:30 A, e &L 347 MICHIRRA-87, 10GG—Tan. 1, ‘of Dright's dlscase, Denjototn g, . nged A3 years. Seral Satupiay, Feb. 2. at 1t a. pleasaop ALYi—1n Minheapolts, Minn., Jen, 27, M, Walsh, i g1 S R i L Funeraleriday, at 11 o'clock. from 82 Nrownat ty Chiureh of oty ¥amilyy thencs by cars to Gaivary, LANNIGAN~Tan. 31, Margares Flannigas, youy. est daughtersy Tin sax SuEMeEar Ty ind Elen Fiasinigns, setl Euneral meaidence, t fo ., b cars to Catvaer Gameterye ' ™ ANNOUN OEMIENTS, Tt RETNGLDA WILL PREACH DTSR, Tkl AT AT Egan-av., this evening at 7:30. IN V. FAIRWELI, WILL LEAD THERA0N Coting. - autgeet, ol Srom s ION BT the ulfinets mer's mecting 416 1 . Murray, the (jospel ‘Temperance ST 1l Y e C. Ar Taome, ey NG, AT TIE WEST END O Thialion Club will perform for the et ren of the ftedeemer Liter: Conrse, socicty comedr, **Time Tries: AlL" and the am farce, ** Charlotto's blald.™ ‘Admission—s couy EN e, the T8 PREPARATIONS, B, T,BABBITT'S Original and Standard Manufactures OFFICE AND FACTORY 3 Hos. 64, 66, 68,70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washixgion-41, LY BABBITT’S BEST SOAP. A TIor Bl 305 eleciive Bogp tor the L ar fo 'n altin pur] ATHAl pakage scit I7es 0o Fecelpt of 30 cente BABBITT’S TOILET SOAP. Mada from the purest, vegotablo ofis, Unrivaied fx 118 Taflet and the Itl, For usefn the Nursersti a4 1O equal, hample box, contalning thres catth sent fres on rocelpt of 73 cents. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, From this Powder & beau(iful and serviceablo while ft Noap, of sy red strength, can be maden tan minutes without tho use of greass or b, Tl Package sent frea on Feceipt of 35 co BABBITT'S YEAST POWDER Abotutely pure. Tircad, eakes puddings, eic., ot 1A MOFE SR OF LIThs. Keoh miers Wit &re e & Fesiiiothan whon mads f Comion g cheap (a1 lona. A irisl packago rent frce on Foceips of 15 cik BABBITT'S SALERATUS, Astandard artlcle, Asamplo package sent fi @ recalpt of 25 cents. BABBITT’S CREAM TARTAR. rran! reo from all fmpurftles, The house! ;;‘n':u!y a1 e PR i reet bu reca i+l BABBITT’S POTASH. A pure coneentrated sikall, donble tho strength g:m:l.wn‘ggulh- Batapis scng frea on receiph of 3 ai o 2 THE PROPRIETOR wilil give an #ald for every ounce of lmpurltics o auy of theso preparations. For Saie b all_Daeclers. . OIL-TANKSN. WiLsON & EVENDEN OIL TANKS AnD SHIPPING OAN 47 & 40 Wasi Lake Strect, OETONAGO om cavaLeUE. , e ONERY. .. Srar A CELEBRATED throughos tho Unjon~exproased vl yarts, 1D anu upward 8 5, 40, G0c per . ° Addre#t orders UU.'P';IIER, Conler —— uncr. Chicago. o AUCTION NALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO» Auctionecrs, 78 and 50 Ranaolph-rt Our Regular Weekly Sale Friday, Feb. 1, at 9;30 a, m. Largo and Attractive 8sle Now Parlor & Chamber Suls IN GUEAT VARIETY, A Full Line Carpets, Stoves, General Housohold ¥urniture, General Merchandise, ete., et ELISON, POMEROY & €%, By GEO, I’, GORE & CO» o and 70 Wabssti-av. Saturday, l-‘eiw_ 2, at 9:30 0. m., CRO CKERY, 20 CRATES IN OFEN LOTS. FURNITURE, Wa will offer & large all grades. Also Carpets, Btoves, &c. GEO, P. GORE & CO., Austionssst m \Ill;e. New lismpshire, sad Minncsots papern,