Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1878, Page 8

‘fHE_ CHICAGOG TRIBUNE: 'SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1878—SIXTEEN. PAGES THE CITY. 3 GENERAL NEWS. John W. Cary, General solicitor of the St. Paul Raflway Company, Milwaukee, waa at the Grand ‘Pacific Hotel yesterday. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will deliver his. Tecture on **Iard Times " in McCormick Hall on Wednesday evening, Feb. 6, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore is now in the city on ter way tofill » larze number of lecture cngage- ments a1] over the West. She will make a,trip to Yurope next spring. < Dr. Martin A. O'Brennan Jast evening fell on the sidewalk neas the corner of Van Buren street and Fifth avenue and broke lis leg, which will proba- bly lead to another cause celebre against the city. The perversity of inanimate objects is not dis- pleyed alone by the falling of bread upon the but- tered side, for who ever yet went to wind up a clock that did not find one hand across the place where the key should be applied? Charles Bertram znd tesm were run into yester- day afternoon at the Saoger street crossing of the Altou road by engine 6S. The wagon was totally demoliched and Bertram was elightly injured. He resides at No. 122 Emerald avenue. The temperature _yeeterday. as observed by Manasce, optician, No. 88 Madison street (Trin- - ©>E Building), w26 at §3. m., 33 degrees: 10 a. h m., 34312 m., 35; 3p. m., 35;&3\.::4 3 Barometer 2t 8a. m., 30.19; § v. m., 30.30. Dr. Veile, the taxidermist of the Academy of Sciences, hus two splendid epecimens of the rein- deer which he will have mounted in 1 few days for the delectationof the visitors to the Academy’s mmscum. The white deer, already mounted and placed in the entrance hall of the Academy, isa most beautiful creature. The official bulletin showing the votes of the Staudinz Commitices on the confirmation of the Rev. Dr. Seymour to the Episcopale of the Diocese of Soringfield is posted at Mitchell & Hatheway's, 158 State street, and now stands, 21 ayeand 12'mo, indicating that there will soon be a amzjority for cunfirmation. A : +*Solomon, said a hard. featured woman wish enapping black eyes. at a mothers' meeting vester- day, ** Solomon says, ‘Just 28 the twig'is bent hic cild's inclined,* but just le: me get the young §mp inclined over my kneé.und I don't care wheth~ er it's 8 bent twiz, or a trunk-strap, or a limber shipper. I'lf make bim-nowl, you bet A horse and bugey owned by George F. Hargs, of No. 160 West Mouroe street, ran away at 2%30 esterday afternoon from the corner of Dearborn and Adais streets, and, dashing around the comer on Clark street, badly smashed three bugeies be- longing 1o Hannah & Hogy, Hugh Watt, and the Weetern News Company. ‘I'he runawuy sustained 10 damage gave a broken pole and somé scratches. Yesterday evening Franklin Temperance Lodge elected the following oflicers: W. C., R. M Quaig; W. A. C.'s, Mrs. McKillop and Miss_Mc- iilen; W. V. C., Miss E. Foy: W. G. C.. J. MedMalion; W C., J. Rusell; . T., X, Marke W.F. S, G M. Ambrose; W. R. S.. J. G, Mahon: W. A. S., Miss M. Lambden: W. S., A. Mills; W. A, Miss L. McMillen; W. 1.S., Miss E. Betz: 0. 8., J. Nelson. **Goodness, gracions, Jones,” eaid Smith, as, on 2 raiay day not long ago, Jones (who stands about six feet five inches) entered the office Took- ing like a drowned rat, —or, to speak more" cor- Tectly, a drowned giraffe; **goodnees. gracious, Jonge, why don't you carry an ambrella¥™ ¢ So I ao, ™ responded Jones, with a ead, sweet smile, ““bat I'm so tall that my bead sticks up ontside of the umbrella, znd so I get soaked. ™ The Home Club lunches have been so sncceesful during the past week that the ladies have deter- mined to continue them another. They are given in the ofiice formerly occupied by the Central Na- tional Bank, in the Methodist Church Block, on Washington strect. As the objectis one purely of charity. and as the meals served are firsi-class and ressonable in price, no one should miss this opportunity of doing good and at the same time enjoying & hearty and well-cooked mesl. The first regular meeting of the Chicago Veteran Light Artillery was held at the City-Hall last cven- ing 1o elect ofiicers. The following were clected: E. P. Tobey, Captain; Frank Allen, First Lien- tenant: L. ¥. Jacobs, Sccond Lieutenant; Stephen Athy, Secretaty; aud Jobn Irwin, Tressurer. The object of the organization is to co-operate withthe Dolice force in cases of emergency, and it will be subject to the orderaof the Mayor. The officers are to be elected annually. Mr. Warren Leland, of the Palmer House, is one of the proprietors of the Ocean House, Long Branch, damaged by Friday's zale. Heand bis uncle, Charles Leland, of New York, yesterday contracted for the repairs to the comages and for 140 new patent sectional bath-houses, to be put np in place of those destroyed, nnder the snperin- tendency of Capt. F. W. Green. The damage 1o the mam house was but trifling, but several of the roofs of the cottages were blown off. On the register of the Grand Pacific Hotel the nsmes of two men once cloeely connected, but now ‘widely sundered, were recorded last evening in con- secutive order. Mr. Francis D, Moulton's auto- h immediately precedes that of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; the two zentlemen having arrived, one from Eigin, Il..and the other from Vincennes, Ind., almost amultancously. Both were in the dining-room 2t the same time, bat they did not sit 8t the same table, nor did the divine addrees the motual friend of himself and Theodore. ¢ Migs Bertha Von Hillern bas just completed ‘her great feat of wkflng ninery-eight miles in twenty-three hours, without rest or sleep,”™ he slowly read from T#e TRIBUNE. *‘Well, perhaps they think that's eomething immense," he con- tinned, ‘*but if my old woman can't talk her biind 1n half the time with one hand tied Dbehind her back, I'm a2 Daotchman, that's all. Ninety-eight miles in twenty-three hours, without rest or sleep,’ ™ he slowly repeated. — **Lordy! she'll do ninety-eight miles square talking in less than three hours any night, and no rest or sleep is there for me whenshe does.”. The wing of the Democracy under the lead of ‘Benry M. Shepard held, or tried to hold, a meet- Ing yesterday afternoon in the office of Perry M. Smith. -The crowd was very eelect, and inciuded abont ope-balf of & baker's dozen, of whom the veteran Jerry Crowley, John Mattocks, Henry M. Shepard, Deacon Lovejoy of the Ninth \Vard, Frank Hoffman, Col. Arno Voss, anda one or two pthiers were component parts. ANl they did was 1o talk at each other and receive reports of pre- cinct organizations, and discues the merits of Con- gressional candidates, Jobn Mattocks belng their Zhoice for the First District. At regalar communication of Lady Washington Chapter, No. 2, O. E. S., held at_Pleiades Hall, No. 220 and 222’ South Halsted sirect, Tuesday cvening, the following officers bavirg_been duly clegted, were regularly installed by P. W. Millard, scting a8 Grand Worthy Patron, - Sister Pitkins, W. M, of Queen Esther Cbapter as Grand Marshal} Hrs. McHugh, W. M.; Mrs. Dr. Price, 4. A rs. Squires, Treasurcr: Mrs. Corliss, Secrotiry irs. Patterson, Con. ;_Mrs. M. Campbell, 4. C. Dr. 0. J. Price, - W. P.: Miss Bell, Adag; Mra. Simmons, Ruth: Mrs. Flournoy, Esther: Mrs. Williams, Martha; Mrs. Peareons, Electa; Mrs, Olmstead, Warder. A close call for Mr. Lorejoy; of the firm of Love- Joy & Foster, occurred Tharedsy last, while this gentleman stood behind his counter flling un order Tor a customer who stood near. They were both etartled by 8 concussion and_flying plaster, and' upon looking for the cause discovered a hole in the division wall on a level with his breast. Fur- therinvestigation revealed a half-ounce builet, much battered fram etriking the cdse of- some slass in the pateboard box just under his nose, where the bullet lodged. Iiproved to be from & gun in the hands of 3 boy in Butler's gun-shop thataajoins them, who was **firing at a mark Juet for fun.” Mr. L. carrics it in histpocket;as a souvenir. ‘The cffect of the recent snow-storm in delaying the mails is about aver, and laet evening the trains from all quarters arrived om time, or very nearly go. “The Michizan Southern' and Fort ‘Wayne Ralironds have euffered most, and ecveral trains were delsyed and failed to make connec- tons. On the Southern the 5:40 a. m. train came in on time, but without a postal-car. The train due at3a. m. did not arrive til]l 2:10p. m., and the evening train failed to connect with the Boston trainat Albany. The moming trains on the Fort Wayne Road bronght no mail from polnts east of Pittshurg, owing 1o the partial blockade of tne Penueylvania Central linge. It is believed by the zuthorities that the trouble 1s at an end, Cal, Fred Meyer, of St. Louls, Special Agent of 1he Internsl Revenne Department, P ved o thas ity yesterday morning. In the sfternoon be com- nenced the mvestigation into the charges of Maj. Story, an ex-Gauger, against Collector J. D. lar- Yey. Story’s charges are voluminous, and the proceedings of the investization are Kept secret Irom the ontside world. All the Special Axent's duty requires is to take_the testimony in the case and forward it on to Wawshington. Collector Har: ¥ex stated that the charges didn’t bother hinrany, and the trouble was with' Story that he was elizatly defective in his upper story. So far as the man himsclf was concerned, Mr. Harvey had discharged him on the grounds of general incom- petency and becanse hie nad no confidence in his fness for the duties that the. Government ze- quired of him. Astowhat the mpn intended, he didn't know, and he as atliberty tode as he leased. Story says that he has a long Line'of wit- 1CESCS 10 examine, and the DIOSpect 35 that the in- vestigation will take same dsys. “‘Phew!™ said an impressionable young man o Clark street the othor afternoon, 16 ihe Companion hewas walking with, as be lgoimcdw 2 woman some lirtle distance in front. of them. +*She's a stunnerst See them'boots, will you¥ And that No. 53¢ waist, will rou? Audthat hair, will yout Let's hurry on-and haveslook at her face.” **Willyum,™ »aid friend coolly, ‘‘Know you whereof yon epeak? Know you what itisyou propose to do? What gentleman’ wonld think for an instant of persecuti® a 1ady v:ith whom be is not acquainted by rudely elbowing past her, and turning to stare nto herface! Wirat would your stinted grand- mother say if she could hear your impolife and indeed immoral proposition? In her name, in the name of your wife and children, cheese it,—1 be- scech you 10 chcere it **Besides, he added, *she isn't worth locking at; that 1can fee with half an eye.” *‘She is an angel on wheels—I mean cn heels,” said the infatuated younc man, **and I'll bet yoru the drinks she iz’ **Done!™ snd his friend, and as he said so the woman of the charming figure suddenly turned round snd re- traced her steps. She had no veil, and even if she had worn a “veil of three-ply carpeting any one could have scen with half an eye thatshe was as black™as the ace—oreven asthe ten—of spades. *‘Great Pinchvack!" said the impreesionable young man about seven minutes later, **how did youknowit® Iwoola give 810 to know. p." eald his friend: then, when the young man ‘had anted up, he continuell: *‘1 observed that of the manymen whom we met who had also met your charmer not one stared fisedly at her or forned to look after her when she hnd passed; therefore I came to the conclusion that it would not be & remunerative enterprise to race past her and stare into her countenance. Sec, my son Jones_boards on & street rnnning into Union Park. The bousc {3 kept by an elderly widow Judy with thin lips. & womsan thatno cat of dis- crimination would get up her back at without thinking twiceabont it. Her chief aesistant is an elderly maiden lady, with many of the charscter- istics, phyeical and mental,” of her respected mother. Jones, one of her most esteced board- ers, §8 8 quict, retiring, and_preciec man. In an evil hour he refused to lend Smith, an impecanions fricnd, who called on him the otker might. the triding sum of a V. Smith eaid uomlnfi! but he was reen next day, with a countenance hideously distorted with malice. batred, and revenge, drop- ping a postal-card into a letter-bex. On that postal-card, which was sddressed to Jones, were inscribed thie following words: ** DEAR JoNes: I have called and_seen your quarters, and think that you hardly aid "them justice in ihe description ~ which yon gave me of the: ‘The house certainly does not look as if, to quote your words, * it hadn't been swept since Susan B. Anthony wore short dresses;’ 1o smell of onion hash was perceptible in the paseagess and as for the ladies who manage it, the elder is 23 handsome and amiable & woman as I have ever seen, and her nose does ot bear any signs that she drinks to ex- cegs, while 28 to the junior Idid not consider her 28 by any means the ‘eallow, scrawny shrew' 1 had been Jed to expect.” ‘1 euess,'' said the vindictive Smith calmly, as he left the letter-box behind him, *‘I gucss that when the ladies—as they inevitably will—read that postal-card, Twill be about & V ahead of Jones.” If he had seen the old lady nest morning after the postman came round putting s broow bebind the hall-door where it svould be within eagy reach, and scen her Qanehter passing her time between having fite of hyetcrics and_sbarpening ber fiuger-nails on the stove. he would have been contirmed in the opinion he had formed. When her husband, whom she loved dearly, fol- Jowed their two chiliren and her mother to the grave, she concluded that Jife was not worth living for, and so, takiug to her bed, she fell into a deep, settled melancholly—so deep, g0 “settled, and 0 miclancholly that the atiendant physician casually remarked to Ao undertaker of his acquaintance, “iShe ain't good for more than twenty, Or at the most, twenty-live more fees for daily visits, and- about the best you can do is to leave your card and Drice-list at the house. 1t would be a sort of deli- cate attention, you know, and soothe her dying moments, kinder.” However, it occurred to the Bister of the dying woman that there was still onc plan which, © if adopted, might save the patient's life. The pitient was an . invel- erate consumer of continued storics inthe weekly pspers. Accordinzly, one after- noon, as several triends had gathered roundy the dying woman's bed, ehe eaid gently: **Irances Ann Elizabeth Baser, ¢o you really think you will not live more than a fortuightt Have you no de- sire o I *None," said the dying woman. ““\hat bave T to livc for? My loved ones have all gone before, and 1. a pilgrim-stranger, would fain meet them on that beautiful shore in the sweet by- apd-by. What attraction can earth have for me? Earth andits pleasures are n. . **0, I know that,” replied her sister, “‘omiy I thought you mizht care to drag om 3 ‘weary cxistence for a while. Susan Slushbucket has just begun & mew seriai in the New York Weekly Chimneytop. entitled *Murdered Mary Annc; or, The Ieadless Spectre.of the flenhouse, ‘Whicli is to run_through forty numbers of the pa- per, and will be the most remarkzble production of ihis renowned authoress. There is a murder, an elopement, a father's curse, 3 mother dying of beart disease, jusi 15 the Comstables ring at the front door to size the housebold furriture, aud the_explosion of 3 steam-boiler ina shirt factory with 600 %m in the top story, and a Marquis dis- gnised as Bow-Legzed Jim. the pride of No. 26 ewarming up the ladder to rescue tnem. Al this in the first chapter. Then a ‘Hed-Handed Ber- tram or, The Snovzer Foiled: A Tale of Murder and the \Wabash Valley, '~the heroire is left hang- ing by the ekirt of hier dress overa precipice of fathomless depth and & wildeat is going out to de- vour her, apd just as the young trapper, Bertram, is ruching forward to rescue her, the big Indian, Mushamuslioo, bounds apon bim with u lifted tomahawk. Then the story says—, **What does it say?” eagerly inquired the dring woman ns ner featnres plowed with animation, +*1t says, *Let us now return to Ircne Swashkus, whom in a preceding chapter we left, 50 that, you &ce, we won't know what happens to the heroine forsome time tocomc. O Frances Ann Eliza- beth Baxer, how can you think of dying till you know hovw ihe story ends, aud whether Bertram is Rinaldo, who vanished in the third chapier?™ Afrs. Baxer was up next morning at daybreak and before the shutters were down she was at the near- est book stall inguiring for the New York ¥eekly Chimneytop. Tne ductor says she is good forforty yeara' life. THE GRAND JURY yesterday bad a etormy sessiuri, and an unnsually long one. The principal business before it was the case of George Eager, which had been copsidered the day ‘before and passed on, 18 al- ready stated, but which was reconsidered, andja trae bill found for burglary, or as accessory be- fore the fact. 'The vote staod the dny before 13 to 10 against a bill, but after the storm Festerday the vote was 22to 1 the other way. The jury made its final return late ingthe afternoon, and, tesile the bill against Eager, returned bills agast the Trus- tees of the Town of Lemont for 1874, 1875, 1877, and 1878 for palpable omission of duty, They are: John Eagan, Joseph Driscoll, Patrick Gear, Edwin Walker, W. H. Roebuck, end —- Martin.’ D. C. Skelly, Town Treasurer, was also indicted for malféasance. A bill wasalso returned against L. F. Cummings for embezzling & note and chattel mort- gaze from Marcia D. Palmer; another againstJohn 3. Schueider, State Agent of the Rocuester Insur- ance Cowmpany, for embezzlement; and another against Joseph'W. Swecney for practicing the con- ddence game. About thirty indictments in all were returned. The next jury will be impaneled on the 18th inst. WEST TOWN COLLECTIONS. The West Town Collector. Maj. John Hoffman, makes the following report of his collections of tne taxes for 1877 to date: West Park Bosrd asiessment Total... Of the above, the city hasreceived $44,4350f 1ts share. The connty and State have been puid $20, - .17, of which 58.000 was handed to the County Trensurer yesterday. The town has been paid 2, 000 and the West Park Board §3,500. It will thus be scen that Collector Hoffman has turncd over his collections very -promotly, but the tax- peyers themselves have mot been -as prompt as could be desired. The larecst amount ‘paid by any one firm hss been handed in by the McCormicks. it ageregating 36,311.16. Mr. Hoff- man insists that the City and caunty both nced money., and to keep up the municioal credit he is compelled to collect as fastas possivle. He there- fore asks the co-operation of the taxpayers, in order that the necessity qf leviesmay be prevented. GOODS RECOVERED. Robert Sherman, the book-thief arrested by Detective Gallagher, was yesterday morning held in 8500 bonds until Monday, Doring the day the officer, in his search for stolen books, found that Sherman bad a _room with a respectable family at No. 108 Sangamon strect. le went there and recovered forty-iwo vol- umes of mew books, all of which were identified by Jansen, McClurg & Co., and arc valued by them at_over After depositing theee with the police custodian, Gallagher repeat- ed the visit with Deputy-Suverintendent Dixon, and in Sherman's room they recovered fully $300 worth of house ornzments of all descriptiona: Swiss wood-carvinge, punel pieces, toilet sets, paper weights, brackets, psse- purtouts, chromos, albums, oil genre paintings, ‘photographs, in short any article that is sold nan &rt store or in the down-town book stores could be found in nis coliections. _Some of the goods bore the name of O'Brien, and a visitto O'Brien's art gallery developed the fact that that place had been Dlundered 66 much tnat the proprietor had been compelled 10 place 3 man at the door to keep watch. Mr. O'Brien identined nearly three-fourths of the severa] hundred articles a8 belonging to him. Sherman's manaer of working was to loaf around these places whilebusiness was zood. and encak of articies 1n a capacious overcoat that he always wore, Sometimes he made sneaks in the early morning hours, when the porters were engaged in sweeping. It is belicved that he is but one of a nnmerous gang on the same business, 28 sumbers of retail-dealers have becn complaining that the: could not_account for the disappearance of goods tromtheir shelves. The prisoner is a Canadian, and £ays his parents reside in Baltimore. UENRY WARD BEECRER. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher arrived in this city yesterday afternoon and putnp at the Grand Paciiic Hotel, where he was sesigned to Parlors 3 and A TmpuNE reporter sent nup his card and he was invited to the roome. Mr. Beecher re- ceived him courteously. Ie said in response toa question of the reporter that he was too tired to say anything. *‘Ihave been traveling since 4 o'clock this morning. " “+But can't you think of something to say on the ail-abéorbing topic—Hell,~if I ply you with a few questjons®"” asked he reporter. **TLore i8 no us milking a dry cow,” replied Mr. Beecher. ‘*T am-afraid 1o say anything to- night, because my head Is not ciear cnongh. I am just tired enough to be good-natared, and if [ sbould eay anything now I might call myself & fool when I came 10 read it in the morning.” **But can't you harrow up something? ™ *‘ have great eympathy for you gentiemen of the press, but you will have to sympathize with me to- uight, as I'am very tired.” “+And you won't tajk? ™" **My head isnot clear enongh, and I ask to be excused, 1am always milling to sccommodate the boys ot the press, byt am not in conditlon to alk. 't And that was all the interview that Mr. Beecher would mve last night. Frank Mouiton is also at H::: slxmu] hotel, m:d 13st evening the two gentlemen eat nearly opposite cach ofher af 2l Beated at Wiferent tables. ¥ ks, though In sestordag's SOUSTY ORDERS. n vesterday's TRIBUSE there was an item w! stated that the Finance Committee had det&de{lflcl‘; instract the County Treasurer, Mr. S. E. togive preference 1o the orders Issned in 1 pay them out of moneys collected during 1878, In regard 1o thiy item, it is well known that the County Attorney has decided tnat many of these orders were {liegally issued. Mr. McCrea is at present contined 1o his bouse by filgess, and has cen for s week past. Mowever, 3 TRIBUSE re. egner happencdin on him at bis residence, 607 West Wasnington etreet. Nothing definite had then been knowa of the action of the -Finance Ante | Committee, but 3r. McCrea galdta the reporter: ++1 was clected 1n the interest of the people,snd 1don't propose to pay an illegal order as long a8 am in oftice. 1know what I am dolng, and I am fortunate in having the County Attorney with me. He is a_most thoroughly honcst and compelent man, and he will stand by what is right, Why, when I came into the office of County Treasurer, the Finance Committce proposed to issus orders on the appropriations, and_then epend the money as fast as it came in. meant to do that, and they #aid yes. And I told them then and there that I would not pay any such orders, issued in excess of appropriations. [ called the legality of the orders already 1ssucd in qQuestion, unless they had been made payable out of taxes to be collected, and drawa to with- in 25 per cemt of certain uppropriatione. Commissioner Fitzzerald and certain other County Commissioners would like to run my ofice, bat I aw determined it shall berun 1 the interest of those who pay the tuxes. " Mr. McCrea further stated that, so long 28 he held oftice, the interest of the public would be s, and he woald run the business of the ofiice on the eame principle as he ran b in the interest of economy and reform. His bond that ho had given was a very lurge and good one, and there Tieed be no fear that the Ring will reap auy eno- it throngh him, if he can prevent it. HOTEL AIH'HVALS.\ Taike th remont House—l._D. Henderson, New York: the o TR Hletcker, Eai Clalres Col: 3. D. Herkimer, Matfoon; Jobu II. lfatfleld, St. Louis; 3L. C. “Martin Indlanapolis; 1, D, Demedt. Dixoni 3. i.”Wnf le, St Louts; W. ‘Burllpg, “New York: Y), Sullivan and Nichols, _ Central City, . Col.s Col. C. P. Taine, + Virginiuz S.°F. Murray, Colimbus, O....Sherman House—The Hou, D A i, Springteids Jiijes Wilson, Dellare, 0, ; T. C. Fleld. St ] . A, Adams, X‘lkuhnl’? G 'Baker, St. Loul Currfer, Springficld, Mas: 97 W. Lowell. Salt Lake: the Hon. N. L. Sprag: Brandon, Vi.; Stuart Hoger Grand Pacizic—IL, G. Huy, Chéyenne, W. T, Lecs, New York: Dr. G, N. Flteh, Logansport Burney, Duyton; W 5 F. Jones, West and D. A McDonald, vood; 1L F. W cliows Falls, Vt.: G. P. North, New iaven; G, W Cobb, Mineral Pofnt; M. E. Duf; McGregor, Ia.: the Mon.' J. W. Ca 1] imer_iTousé—E. . 'A.: Gen. J. W, Singieton, Quinc 0. C. Chapple. Jackso D, ST Tl MATHEWS---MOSELY. BOTH DISCHARGED. The Mosely-Mathews shooting likzely to develop 1nto a serious matter, ot least for affuir appears Mosely. The woman Mathews, though utterly without means, is not absolutely friendless, and the inhuman treatment to which she has been sub- jected has created a zood deal of sympathy for ber, The later developments show that her property was taken from Ler entircly without color of law, and by unauthorized persons, namely, Mosely and a confederate who pretended to be a Constable. Meantime Miss Mathews bas Jost ber furniture, and is homeless and destitute. Yesteraay morning, before Justice Summerfeld, at the Armory, the nsmes of Ellen Mathews and Edward D. Mosely were called. The woman was chereed with assault with attempt to kill, and the other person With larceny. Mr. Wakeman, on be- half of Mosely, asked to be allowed 0 make a statement. e safd that Mosely aid not want to prasecute the ‘‘poor, unfortunate woman," a phrase on which he rung the changes half a dozen times. His client had taken a mortgage on some property, partly that of the woman Mathews ana partly of another woman, and he um- derstood that Mathews had consented to have her share included in the chattel-mortgage. It was true that she had never signed any mortzage ar note, Morcover, his humanity (somcwhat re- cently discovered) would not allow him to prose- cute the poor woman in_her present condition. Perhape the ends of justice would be met by his Honor intlicting a emall ine and suspending 1t. Justice Summerfleld snid tnat tuis thing of women taking revolvers and shooting indiscrimi- nately was_getting altogether 100 fresh. This womin must have Known the consequences of “her actions: and 0s to her condition, although it was unfortunate for her, she ought 10 have taken that - into consideration before attempting an unlawful act. Mr. Wakeman, who apocared extremely ansious to get the affair out of court, said that he hoped the Judge would be lenient.” e would see that the wouan bad her property returned, and that ehe was provided with some ‘shelter. He belleved that some other person had instigated’ the womun 1o do the shootine, and he was anxions to get at that indivicual if possible. Justice Summerfeld replied that if Mosely did ot intend to prosecute the case in the Criminal Court there would be no use in committing the woman, who probably could not fluid bail. At this point Mosely opened his mouth for the firet time, and enerzetically whispered to his conn- scl, snaking his head the while, Mr. Wakeman then announced that Mosely would not prosccute unlees compelled to do so, and Justice Summer- Teld said that f that was the case he would dis- charge the defendant, although he did not under- erand thet he eat there for that purpose. The rea- son for ot -, Mosely's new-born moderation became apparent when his counsel blandly sugzested that of course the charge of larceny against him would be_stricken off also. As the woman was only too glad to zet her property on any considera- tiou, she consented to this arrangewent, and left the court, after Mr. Wakeman had told her that she should have the goods at 2 o'clock. In the afternoon & reporter examined THE RECORDS GP JUSTICE MEECH'S COURT toascertain what, .if any, lezal right Mosely had to remoye the nmcfly‘ Itappeared that Jan. 22 Mosely made aflidavit that F. C. Mosely, who: azent he professed to be, was lawfully entitled to tain_property described whicia was detuined by one Groseman, and on the strength of this 2 writ - of ' replevin was fssued. This was the property of a Miss Wildeman, who had given Mosely a chattel-mortgage upon it, and om the trial the suit was decided u his favor, But st the eamc time he swore out a search-warrant for certain property, also claimed by F. C. Mosely a5 martgagee, alléving that it hag been stolen Jan, 15, and was secreted at No. 732 State street. The goods named were those of Elten Matheiwvs; the mortgage did not exist; the property never was stoien until Moscly carried it off a few days ago, and the oath was a false on Jusilce Meech suepected something wus wrong, and cantioned Constable Underwood. That ofliser satistled himeelf that Mosely had no claim. and re- fused to serve the writ. Steing the condition of the woman, he appealed to Mosely to lct the goods remain in the care of Mrs. Fatch, a verson with whom the girl Mathews was steying, and who of- fered to become responsible for them. On Tues- day lnst Mosely called at 732 State street and de- manded the goods, but was refuscd, the woman snzing that thoy were hers, and showing receints 1 fulf for the purchase money. Next day he re- turned. with bis bogus Constable, opened the door with & key which he found in Mre. Patch's room, and curried off every stick of the furniture under bis pretended morizage, ‘The poor woman fiau not recovered her'goods when scen by a reporter about 5 o'clock, and be- lieved that Mosely had carried tiiem off and proba- by disposed of diem. Accompanied by some friends, she visited Justice Meech's ofiice during the afternoon, and the result was that u warrant was issued for the arrest of Mosely. Itappears from the statement of Mies Wildeman_ that, shortly after the shooting occurted, Mosely, who hns some jewelry belonging to her in his possession. offered to return it if she would testify ngainst the girl Mathews. Justice Meech, therefore, igsued a warrant for Mosely's arreet on & charge of subornation of perjury, and the woman started off to et o Constable ‘to serve it. As the law requires two witnesses ina perjury case, itis doubtful whether Mosely can be held on accoant of the false swearing nccessury to obtain the search-warrant, but in the other case one witness is sufficient. The women also declare that they will_vrosceute Mosely for the larceny of the fur- niture, and that before they et through he will - wish be bad not been quite so sharp o practitioner. THE COURT-HIOUSE, WALKER AND SEXTON. The Joint Committee on Pablic Buildings and Pablic Service of the County Board held an im- vorant meeting yesterdny nfternoon to consider matters pertaining to the relation of Edwin Walker and P. J. Sexton to the county in the Court-lloy work. The Clairman, r. Burling, had an opin- fon from the County Attorney touching the sub- jects to be considered, and laid them before the Committec. The opinion in reference to Walker's contract set forth that if be had fornished bond for the faithful execution of his contract and the same had been lost by the county, he wus an innocent party, and the Board was bound to andit his claims. and could not force him to furmsh anewbond. It ulso set forth that the $21,500 voted him some time ago for the use of taick stone could not be charged uv to lus contract, but must be paid him without reference thercto. Thie opin- ion elicited considerable discusslon, in the midst of which Mir. Burling presented some figures show- ing tnat, when the last paymentwas made to Walker, heliad done $175, 715 worth of work, and bad received $27,233 more than be was ctitled to, and that, counting the work he had since done, he was about even, and all that was commg to him, the county reserving its percentage, was- the $21, - 000 voted him as an extra some months azo, and which he bad refused 10 accept oecause it was not enough. The result of an cxamination of the flures was the re- ‘consideration of the acfion of a few days ago votinz it $27,000 2d un ngreement to_rec- ommend that ne be'paid $21,000. which he said he would not accept. Mr, Avars \was the only one Wwho voted against the allowance, but it is certain that several inembers of the Committee will not eign the report. During the meeting. the loss of Walker's bond was inquiredmto. Ex-Commizsioner lolden was present, and said that toe bond had been executed, and approved by him, and that it was attached to the contract and handed to the Clerk of the Com- mittee. W. S. Kauffman, who was Assistant Clerk fo the Board at the time, ou the otber band, said that Ronntree had -handed him the -contract subsequently, but the bond was missing, and Walker said that the bond would be returncd oy the person who stole it inside of the mext two weeks, and spoke g0 confidentiy in the matter as. to lead one'to believe that he kuew all about it. Who stole it, howeyer, 12 not known, and probably never will be, and the result is the county is with- ontany bond and Walker bos a contract that he can abiindon at pleasare, IN THE MATTER OF SHYTON'S CONTRACT on the dome work, the Coup®y Attorney had been 1 asked them if they really - asked if the following resolution was a valid con: tract and binding on the coanty: Resoired, That the contractor on the new Court- House, P.'J. Sexton, bn and is hereby Instructed to build a8 much of the foundation of the dome under the supervision of the architect 3a fs necessary to Inclose fho bellding, subject to the arcbitect's valuation of the ame. ‘The oninion was written in_pencil and evidently In groat baste. The following is taken from it: In my opinion the above resolution Isbinding on the munly.y m"‘n\'ldefl ch?o:‘lnsid clhfi work directed by the architect nccessary to Inclose the bullding in a good and workmanlike manner. ‘The opinion went on further to €ay, however, that if the pricesallowed Sexton werc extravag+nt or frauduleut, the county coutd mot be com- pelled to stand by them, and the docament elicited a lengthy, rgmbling discussion, and nothing was donc, 80 the’ action of the Committeea few days 8go in recommending that Sexton be pald 825,000 on the dome work-stands. g In the consideration of the subject, however, some new things were unesrthed—things of which there is no public record—in connection with the work, and which_stamps the dome job as an out- rageous, premeditated steal and swindle. The County Attorney, it will be ovserved, overlooks the fact that the resolution only contemplated the ercction of 2 part of the dome foundation, and foesonto eay, [n substance, that under the reso, ution Sexton’ hiad authority to po forward and bulld enough of the dome o ‘‘inclose the bollding.” The facts show, however, (hat Sexton aid ot o construe the resolution atthe time, that the Committee did not 50 con- strue it, and that the architect did not so construe it, for 38 soonus the **foundation™ Wus com- pleted Egan askced the Board to etop the work, — is communication on the subject being stolen, as was Walker's bond. That Sexton did not 0 con- strue it, is in proof from the fact that he asked for. authority to ev farther and do the work that he now claims pay for, and that the Comnntiec and Egan did not so construe it is further evidenced by the following docnment, which hasTome from 1ts hiding-place,and Is indorsed by the Commiitee: T P. J. Sexton, Oct. 27, 1877: In compliance with the fnstructions of the Joint Comimitice on Lulldings und rvice, you will plesse proceed to preparsand sct the cat-stonic work of the county’s hulf of the dome of Cook Counsy Court-House up to the top of the maln water-table, 1n nccordancg with the plaas and detafls of the some fierewith subffiftied, ut u cost of S15,375. Respectrully, 3. 3. Eoix. This order, it willbe seen, says notbing about the *:foundation® for the dome, from the fact that at the time it was made the ** foundation " had Dbeen completed.. Why was it wade then? Be- cause, very clearly, Scxton had doxe all the work contemplated by the resolution. The fact is then established on abundant evidence, the County At- torney’s opinion to the contrary, notwithstanding, that all the work done on the dome above the foundation has been upon the authority of the Com- mittee, which it is well known had no authority in the matter, for contracts can only be awarded by the Board.' And this proposition cannot be dodged, aor can any part of the responsibllity be_crowded on to the architect, though he signs ihe above or- der; for months before, and as far back as April, Commissioner Mulloy introduced the following in the Board, which was udopted: Resnlced, Tt the architect for the new Court-House be, and he s hereby, directed not to_make any chunges inthe plan or specitications for the new_ Court-flouse, Deretofore adovted by the Board, nor direct any work of any Kind to be done by any of the contractars for thie wwork upon the tiew Court-House other than la particu- Tarly specified [n thelr several contracts, nor ta permit or order uny extra work of any kind to be done by sa(d contractors upon sald Court-ilouse Without st sub- ictig 10 this Board a statement thereof.snd recelving. directious and authority from this Soard to make sucii changes, or directinz such exira work (o be per- formed. ‘The suthor of this resolution was one of the members of the Committee indorsing the fraudu- lent ozder, strange to say. whicn shows that to him 1t makes considerable difference whose ox Is gored, At the time the resolution was adopted the objecs was to stop Egan from correcting the levels in the foundation of the entire building which a favorite contractor had botched, and when the Compittee violated & asabove it 'was simply to advance the interesta of another favorite. On the whole, the Court-1ouse is in o mixed condition, and the con- tractors on the rugged edge. HOT CORN. @ A TALE WITH COMMISSIONER BOGUZ. At the meeting of grain commission merchants held on the 25th ult., the Committee on the In- spection of Low Grades of Corn reported that they had called the attention of the Chief Iuspector to the ** unfair and fllegal fnspection " of low grades of corn then being received, and that e had sub- sequently informed them that be had instructed the Assistant Inspectors *‘to let up a little, promising to use hls endeavors to see that every- thing was **fair,” The Committee was dicected to cull on Commissioner Bogue, and have a talk with liim on the subject. A reporter accidentally met that gentleman yes- terday, and usked him if he had éeen the Com- mittee. Mr. Bogue replied in the negative. ** Isit crue, ™ said the reporter, ** that there has ‘been any action on the part of the Department by which the rules for the inspection of corn have been eased up o as to allow this damaged corn which is now coming in to grade higher than 1t should on its merits¥™ 1 saw in the paper,” said Mr. Bogue, ‘*the account of the juterview between the Committee ang Chief-Inspector Swett, in which be is reported 1o have sald to the Committee that he would see that they let up on the inspection of corn. 1 went immediately to the Inspector's ofice, and asked bim whether he had intimated any such intention as the Committee: regon.cd. He told me that he had not, I then told the Chief Inspector that he must not. under any comsideration, cive sn order tnat would " in any way ease up the inspection of the corn now coming in. ‘Then I went 10 the Chief Assistant Inspector, M Parker, and told him that he must sce to i that corn was inspected on its merits—that it would not do to allow damaged corn to be inspected at a Ligh~ crgrade than the cornshould really beinspected at.” Mr. Parker told me that he would see to it that the rules were rigidly enforced.” **Why do.you feel sospecially in earnest in hav- ing corn inspected on its meriter" ¥\ Tnder the best of circumstances, there is great dangerin the cry of *hot corn’ which is ruised every summer, and ~which, where the truth of the charge 'is established, demcralizes not only the corn parket. but the market in cvery other kind of grain. It requires etrict inspection to hold the grade of corn 8s es- tablished by the rules governing the insnection. 1 believe the rules should be rigidly adhered to, so that the grade not only of corn. but of all kinds of grain, shull be uniform; so tbat, when a dealer purchiases a certain grade of cotu, hie will be eure to receive the kind of corn that he buys. Chicazo iy intereated mm having its grades maintained, that there may be no change 1n the grade this vear from last, or that it can be suspected that there will be any question as to whether the graue will change, ™ What is the quality of the corn coming in The corn that has been coming in during the Tast six weeks has been of_an inferior quality, ingto the long-continued damp weather during November, December, and the first part. of Janu- ar, From these declarations of Warehouse-Commis- sioner Bogue it is pretty evident that the effort which has.been made to secure a **letting up” in !h\:fl?rude of the corn now comfog in will not suc- cee BAR ASSOCIATION. MONTHLY MEETING. The Bar Association held its regular meeting sesterday afternoon, President Dexter in the chair. The Secretary stated that he had received two no- tices from Mark Kimball, South Town Collector, one for $119.51, and the other for $23.91, for State, county, city, and South Park taxes against the property of the Association. Mr. Jewett inquired whether the tax was on the franchises of the Association. r. Ullman suggested it was on the capital stock. After considerable fun over the subject. the bills were referred to the Committee on Investigation to coneider their legality. The President announced the following standing committees: On Amendment of theLaw, Lyman Trumbull, T. F. Withrow, E. S. Isham, L. G. Msson, and Joseph E. Smith. Oa Grlevances, E. A. Otis, W. Irving Culver, C. M. Sturges, W. IL. Barnum, and Willism P, Black. On Judiciary. J. N. Jewett, E. C. Larned, B. D. Magruder, Thomas A. Moran, and O. I. Horton. On Legal Edueation, Tsase G. Wilson, ilenry Strony, 3. F. Taley, William R. Page, and J. Caten. _ On Inquiry, Jobn S. Cooper, J. S. Norton, and Johu J. Kaickerbocker. After considerable discussion as to the proper work for the Association to do, Mr. Cooper moved the several stanlling committees be directed to re- port at the next regular meeting subjects suitable, 1n their oplnion, for discussion and action, and that the Secretary be requested 10 notify the commit- tees of their duty in ths respect. After considerable discussion, the last motion was carricd unanimously. 'Mr. Adolph Moses offered the following resolu- tion: Woerse, It Is currently reported by the press of this eity thit & Tegular systeu of packlng grand and petit Juriea extsts in the Crim{ual Court of Cook Coun- 1y, (o the grest scandal of the administration of the crlmina) faw, and that come menibers of the Bar are Drisy tosuchi practices: terefore, Ziexolved, “That the Committee of Inquiry be request- od 10 {nvestigate this subject aud repork tiereun o the Association, 3 The motion was carried. . Jir. E. B. Sherman offered the following reso- lution: Resolced, That It 1s the sense of thls Assoclation that the zreatest fmpediment {n the adminfstration of Just- fee {5 tne evil of our legfslation. aud that to reinedy 1his evil a constitutional amenduient (3 destrable for- Diddiag a revislon of the Statutes ofiener than oace {n ten years. The resolution was referred to the proper com- mittec. PY The resignation of Mr. James . Rice was"of- fered und accepted. Considernble talic was indulged in about the pro- priety of the Judges appointing McClazahan, and others illezally practicing here, to defend crimi- nals or to practice before’them, after recciving 1ists of all the legally admitted attorneys of the State. zna the Secrotary wa finally instructed to stir up the memory of the Judees on this subject. ‘The meeting then adjourned. MINOR MEETINGS, THE VESSEL-OWNERS. . The vessel-owners of the Chicago District held an ndjourned meeting yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the committec-room of the Board of Trade for the purposc of considering the appoint- ment of au Inspector—to wct in conjunction with one from the insarance compani: shall be to fugpeet vessels aad rate and classify cm. There were present George C. Finney, J. S. Dunham, John M. Long, . S. Halstead. J. B, Tall, Petor Tayior. W. J, Koith, John_Elsey, O. 5. l'ilullen, Nicholas” Finn, C. 3. Magill, 0."W. oit. . ir. Fluncy occupled the chair ‘as President of the Vessol-Ownerst Association, and Mr. Halstead acted as Secretary. o The President stated that bo had recefved s let- ter fromJ. J. Clark, Secretary of the Inland Lioyde, in which he annonnced the appuintaient— in behalf of the fngurance companies—of Capt. Andrew Lent. of Conneaut, O., 85 Inspector for the Chicago, District, who will commence hig labors next Mondiy. The letceraleo states that ol the companies heard from have joined the Inland Lloyds, except the Atna, Phenix, and Manbat- tan, and_the two last nemed havenot said they would not do so. A desultory talk ensued over the mamner in which the Inspector should be pald. In answer to an inquiry, the President stated that it wonld oceupy about's month o inspect the vessels in Chicago. Mr. Halstead offered a resolution providing for the poyment of §5 for the inspection of each large vessel, and S3 for each smail onc. . It was passed. On the motion of Mr. Dunhaw, a cowmmittee of three was appointed, consisting of the President and Mesara. inistcad and Taylor, for the purpose of electing an Insbsctor in behalf of the vessel- owners. The meeting then adjourned, and the Committee conferred, and appointed Capt. Andrew L. Keith, of this aity, aa linspector. The new offlcial will be under the control of the Commtteo sbove named. FIRST WARD CLUB. A mecting of the First Ward Repnblican Club was held lnst evening in_the clab-room of the Grand Facilic. Ther¢ were but u few of the mem- bers present. Simeon W. King presided. The first thing uuder digcussion was the nomina- tion of an Alderman for the Ward. The nominecs, or names suggested, rather, wete K. Gelssler, D. J. Lyon, O. Sands, Stephen F. Brown, and AbnerTaglor, There was great deal of desultory tallc uponi this matter, and finally, ‘on motion of Arthor Dixon, 4t was agreed that the subject of ‘Alderman should be laid over until the next meet- ing, und that when the meeting adjourned it should be for two weeks. Two bills from Wedewood, for rent of Union Tl to the **Consolidated Kepublican Club™ in 1876, were reaa by the Presideat. “Arihur Dixon moved that the billy, which called tor §15. be referred to Mr. 8. D. Huskell, of the original Consolidated Republican Clud, who, he understooa, had gone 1nto_bunkruptcy. Another member considered that the bills had been outlawed. Finally, it was concluded that the bills belonged to the City Campaign Committee, and to that body tuey were referred. The members were bent unon having a little fun, and they bad it. Nofurther busmets of impor- tance was transicied, and the Club adjourned for two weel LUMBER. At n meeting of the lumber-deslers of Chicago, held at the rooms of the Lumber Exchange yester- day, the following resolution was unaniinously passed: WHERRAS, We,the lumber-dealers of Chicago. deem- ing the cfforts of the Tows aud Ilifnols Betall Dealers’ Assaclation to prevent sales by usin those Statesof lumber to other than regular dealers lmpracticable sad 1mpossibie efore, Itesolred, ''hat the lumber-dealers of Chicago wiil not {u the future cousfder any demands madé upon them by sald Assoclations, i THE CITY-HALL. During the month of January the total receipts from license fees were $1,075. The receipts yes- terday were only $50. v The Treasurer's receipts yesterday were §1,673 from the Water Department, $S65 from the Comp- troller, and $1,140 from the School Agent. ne case of small-pox was reported yesterday from No. 198 Chestaut street,—a locality where the disense had not until yesterday made its ap- pearance, The denth rate during last week was about as large as In the preceding work. D. II. Mitler, of No, 108 Ontarfo street, nnd M. McEvoy, of No. 191 Twenty-ninth street, were yesterday fined 325 for selling adulterated milk, and S. 0. Vanghn was tined $50 and costs for doing scavenzer work withouta license. Let others of similar crafts take notice. ‘The Appropriation bill will undoubtedly be pre- sented to the Council to-morrow night. Several of the departments of the City Government bave for some wecks had their estimates ready for presenta- tion. The Department of Public Works requests were finished yesterday, and the entire il will probably, as before stated, be presented to-mor- Tow. The Special Committee on Lumber met yester- oy and decided to recommend the passage of & new ordinance controlling the location, ete.. of lumber-yards. The work of preparing the ordi- nance was intrasted to one of the Committee, and if the result of his labor be satisfactory the other members of the Committe will give it their ap- proval. Othetwise, another meeting will be held. In the year 1877 the Police Department expend- ed $5:4, 542, The appropriation for that time was §547,211, and therefore there is a bal- ance’ to 'the crecit of ,the Department of §12,369. Last vear was thé first one in the history of this city wheén no fund was overdrawn for the expenses of the year. That statement epeaks vol- umes for the eticiency sna wisdom which have murked the administration of Mayor ieath as principal and the other present ofiicials aa assist- ants. Ald. Ballard is mnch intercsted in the projected viasduct over the Michigan -Southern” and Rock Island Railway tracks at'Twelfth street. A pet'tion hus been presented to the Coancil for the viaduct, and the people in the neighborhood are anxious that it be built as soon as possidle, and the rail- road companies are not only willing but ansious to bear their part of the expense.” Ald. Ballara Festerday obtained from the Engineering Depart- ment an estimste of the cost. It is calculated at $00,000, of which sum the railroads will pay $15, 000, CRIMINAL. John Burchard was held in $800 bonds tii Feb. 8 for the alleged stealing of a pair of boots. e appeared before Justice D'Wolf on a change of venue from the Police Court, Eliza Dennis, the colored woman who robbed Oscar Fiela some time azo, was locked up at the Armory Jast evening charzed with robbing Henry Ezsert of $100, while he was cnjoying her com- pany ot No. 150 Fourth avenue. Epwert 18 a stranger in town, and isat present boarding at the Huwboldt House. William Pope, of No. 113 Wells street. is at the Chicago Avenuc Station charged with mayhem. Itappears he had a quarrer aboat some trivial matter last evening with William F. Lathan, of No. 75 Wells street, in the course of whic h¢ got oadly punched, and'in revenge bit Lathan's nose nearly in two. The notorious Eddie Guerin was got **dead to rights ™ eariy last evening. He_ had encaked into the boot and shoe shop of M. Wheeler & Co., No. 74 Madison setreet, and was making off with $36, the contents of the till, when Le was discovered, Pursuit was given, and at the corner of Clark and Madison strects the refagee fell and hurt bimeelf 50 badly that his parsuers were upon him before he could recover himself, Justice Summerfleld yesterday held the foll ing: Theodore Plant, tappine thie till of J. McKin- non's store, 3300 to the Criminal Court; Andre Andrews, receiving stolen property, $1,000 to the Gth: John Flynn, riotous conduct in Bridgeport, $500 to the 5th; Mary Frazer, door-mat thief, $100 fine. Justice Morrison held ltenry Bloom. alias diller, in $500 to the Criminal Court for the Inrceny of some carpenter tools. P. J. O'Neill, Frank Joues, and Theodore Poole, the tivo latter just out of the Penitentiary, were lodged Iu the Madison Sireet Statwon last e by Detectives Shea and Lansing, charged with robbinz Itobert Stmpson of S120' in cash. Simpson is a business man 2t Evanston, and while 1n town yesterday got drinking, and fell into the hauds of the three vazabonds, who filled him with liquor in a Halsted strect suioon, nd robbed him, after enticinz him Into a hack, None of the money was recovered. Lagt Weancsday evening about 7 o'clock a youug man named O. F. Wolfe, employed by A, T. Stewart & Co., and residinz at No. 19 Pium Streef, was assqulted and robbed on Iiarrison steeet, near Loomis, by two men, The fellows came up behind him, knocked Kim down, and car- ried off his wilver watch, pocketbook, and bat, ‘Thes then made their escave, beinz frightened off Ly some person approaching. Mr. Wolfe was severel injured by the rulllaus, sud has been con- fincd 36 the house since the robbers. A few days before his sisters were insulted and frightencd by acouple of roughs in the came neizhborhood. Joseph Garrity and James Driscoll took a change of venue yestdrday from Justice Summerficld to Justice Foote, and were held under bonds of $2,000 cach till Tuesday, for tne_burglary of the house No. 158 Warren avenue, and the theft therefrom of about $100 worth of personzl property. In de- fanlt of bail, they went to jail. Among the wit- nesees for the prosecution was Jacob Grose. As 001 23 he 53w that the case would not be tried then and there, he arose 1n & hud, declared that the prisoners could be discharzed for all he cared, and. bidding the Court ** Good day, " marched out and slammed the door angrily. The skics did not fall, nok were the prisoners discharged. Detectives Schaack and Whalen yesterday did well 1n capturing Frank {fembeo. a yound Alsatian, who bas been obtainmz goods on ofders purporting: to come from various large brewerles, Three months ago he swindied Lane, a Wabash avenne harness-moker, out of harness, 1n the pame of P. Schoenbofen, aad ' his tobberies hove been carricd on systematically ever since. Kecently he has mamifested a predl Tection for the numes of Busch & Brand. and Bar. tholomae & Leicht. His munoer of working w08 1o select robes. harnese, stationery, wagon £€aT or any other sainbie articles, and give = Davment an drder on the cashier of whassver concern he chose to represent himsclf as duyer for. In this way he has succeeded in stealing at least $300 worth of ‘goods. - Minor arrests: George Hankins, ana five in- mates of = gambiing den at No. 71 Monroe street, capturednt play with very chcap ioole, by De- tectives Riordan and Maloney; Louis Campbell, Jarceny of fiftecn live geese from Jacobs' grocery, No. 45 Desplaines street, one weck 1g0; Georze Turkley, larceny of a biece of calico for which an owier 18 wunted at the Armory; Jamea Buck. eny of clothinz from Balthazar Kel Edward Jones, Frank Wilson, and Patrick Rya mflnz thieves arrested for vagrancy by Detectives an and Steele; Albert Smith, allas Graves, wanted on_an execution from the West Division Police Court; James Johnson, arrcsted on the tes- timony of Eddie Vinc, now under sentence. charg- inz him with complicity in the barclary of McCoy's bouse, No. 705 West Monroc strect. ——————————— _ “Boss” Shepherd's Legacy. Boston Journal. JMrs. Kate Chase Sprague has petitioned Con- gress for a reduction of the taxes on * Edze- wood,”” ber present resfdence, sbout two miles northeast from tle Capitol. There are fifty-five acres of land and a brick_house, the taxes on ‘which, since the Shepherd improvements, have been $31,500 per annum until this year, when they have been reducdd to $25.750. Mrs. Sprague says that she retains the estate because it was her father’s, and she asks that the taxes be reduced to the sum of $18,000 per annum for the period commenced July 1, 1873. DEATHS. WILSEY—On Saturday, Feb.2,of typhiold pneumonia. Margaret Sslerie, wife of Jerem{ah E. Wilsey and mother ot Jon E: and James W. SicDondugh sad Mrs. "rank L. Enstinan. Funerul services at 1 o'clock Monday, Feb. 4, at rest- dence, 72 Warren-av. TUNDERWOOD—baturday, Feb. 2, at the residence of her daughter, Mra. D. A. Kimbark, Mrs. Elfza Under- wood, aged FUyeary. Fugeral services Monday at4 p. m. at 171 Warrea- av. The remalns will be taken to Auburn, N. Y. HUMPHREY—0n Saturday morning, of diphtheretic croup, John, younsest son of ifeury M. and Alico k. Humghrey. aged 5 years 3 months 81 13 days. CUMMINGS—Feb. 2. at_his residence, 147 West Twelttl-st., Mrs. Bridior Commings, wife of Thomas Cummings. after a long and painful {liness. Funeral lcaves her latc restdence Monday, Feb. 4, at 100°clock a. m. tothe Moly Family Church,snd thence by cars to Cajvary. £3~ New York papers please copy. LEIS—On Friday, Feb. 1. 3t 7p. m., Peter Lels.aged B8ascars. Funeral from the residence of hts son, M. Lels, 227 ‘Mohawk-st., Sunday, Feb. 3,5t 2 o'clock p. m. Fricnds are {nvite VARLEY—Jan, 29, of heart disease, George L., old- est ‘son of John and Sarah Varley, and grandson of George Loder, aged S years 7 montia aad 24 day . SweetTest In heaven. CALLIGHAN—Feb. 1, Klttie, youngest daughter of Jolin and Nora Callighan. aged years 4 months and 8 days. Vaneral from restdence, 421 Hubbard-st., Sunday, ‘Connor, wife Feb. 3, at 11:20 a. m., by carriages to Calyas MURPHY—Friday, Feb. 1, Catherln of Dents Murphy, formerly' of Parish of Kock Il County Limerick. Ireland, aged 25 years. ~Funeral from 407 Emerald-ar., at 10 o'clock to Northwestern <afiroad Depot, thence by cars to Calvary. BLANCHE—At Philadelphts, Jan. 27, of pleuro- pueumonta, Eithen, widow of Louls Biatiche, Esq.. in Tormer years proprietor and calfor of the Sunitay Fress of that cit The deccased Jady was the mother of Mr. L. . and 3les Imogene Disnche, and Mrs. 5. V. Stecle of this clty, and sister of Mrs. Tlausan Hopkins of liyde Park. COWLES—At Ilyde Park, Feb. 2. of diohtheris, Francls Joseph Cowles, aged 9 years and 9 days. Funeral 3Monday morning at 10:30. MILLER—Entered Into rest Feb, 1, Frances Delfa, wife of James Miller and mother of Juimes Ross Miller, of this city, aged 56 years. ¥ ol o the residedce, € Aldlne Square, Sunday, ns . I héard o volce, from Heaven sasing, Blessed are the dead who dle fn the Lord.” ANNOUNCEMENTS. A MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LATE Seaator Morton I3 called”to_ meet In the gentle- men's parlor of the Sherman House Monday evening at 8 o'clock. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE REV. SAMUEL Chase, D. D.. will be hld {n the Cathedral Wednes- day eventng at half past 7 o'clock. The eermon will be by the Eev. T. N. Morison, D. D., who,since the death ot Dr. Ch: enlor Priest of the Province of Iiltnols, LASSES AT THE CHICAGO ATHEN.EUM, NO. 65 ‘Washington-st., In languages, music. drawing, palnting, phonogtaphy, hookkeeplng, elocutlon, pen- inanship, mathematics. and light gymoastics, under the cliarge of thorouglily competent teachers. K. W, W. KIXG WILL DELIVEL: A DISCOURSE on Future Punishment in the West End Opera- House Dime Lecture Course this (Sunday) afternoon st 3 o'clock. R. HENRY REYNOLDS WILL HOLD A MF ingin Care's Hall, Cottage Grove-av.. near Thir- ty-nintheet., 8% 3 p. M, In-the evening be will old fwo mectnys, onc n the Langley Aveaue M. L. Church, corner Langley-st. ana_FEgan: . and the Sixth Presbyterlan Church. corner Vincennes and Qak-avi, VERY LOYAL SOLDIER OF THE LATE WARIS entitled (0 160 acres of land. How to make this avallable Is the question which will be answered at a meetiar to be held at the West End Opers House, No. 431 West Madlson-at., on Monday eventag. F eb. NIBS; KATE N. DOGGETT LECTURES THURS: day cyenin; ot ihe Uulversity Place Daptist Chiurch, on **Aspasfa, cr the dge of Perfcles.” MIE REY., DR. THOMAS WILL LECTURE AT Farwell Hall on the eveninz of ‘Feb. 15, for the Benefit of 13 Compuny, First Regimeat Cavalry I. N. G. Subfect not et dectded upon, but connected with 3 pov- ularquestion. Adulisiqn. 55 geats; rescrved seati, 50 cen! 'HE FIRST REHEARSAL OF THE ORATORIO OF “Esther." to be given under the suspices of the Washinzonian Homé for the heneficof the Cltizen's League Tor the suppression of the sale of llquor. to mi- nors, wiHl be held at the Washingtonlan Chiapel Monda eve. Fed, 4. A chorus of at least 200 volces is desired. Persons playIng orchestrat {astruments will bring them along to form a_volunteer orchestra. The music of **Esther™ 13 simple. and only moderate knowledze re- guired to sing the choruses. Sololsts will be selteied rom the church cholrs. 1t (s expected that all inter- ‘ested {n the catse will lend thelr time and {nduence to make ** Esther " a erand success. FOr further partic- ulars, address D. WILKINS, Superintendent Home, or J. A DEWITY, Burdlck House. T[HEREY. DR. THOMAS WILL DELIVER o LEC. tureat the Unlon Park Comgregational Church Thursday evening, Feb. 7. Subject; - Doubt.” Ad- misslon, 25 cents.” No reserved seats. FPRE HON. JUDGE BOOTH WILL LECTURE ON the -* Turk—ilis Past, Prosent,and Future,” at the Third Unitarlan Cuurch. corner of Monroe and, Lasiin on Sunday evening, Feb. 3, 1873, at 8 o'clock, me course. The publicare perticularly cautl instruments which arc being paimed oo % Beatty Celebrated P1anoe and Organs, sag per’ 20 from parttes In the West and Southsest, ,‘,;"“'ltk detestable trickery has been extensively pragty : the reputation I have gafned: also, sgainst g o & ablg knavery of would-be respectsble maggfy "-<F and dealers tn this city and elsewhere iy prose 3% celebrated instramerts and Keeping them n“": my n very bad order. that purchasers may by so” ST thereby axainst them and a favor of their gor Vactd facture. A3 to thelr assertion that 1 d noy 2 ture my Instrumenta, £ am abundantly able o p? % prove to the contrary. eetag WARE of anon: q:ffifiuafilrr%p eriarh frage Jrei wth FALgp skilled DETECTLVEN on the track to aeareJaced origlnators of these slanders, and ff pesorid the Prusccute thei to the fullést extent of jho e wii Read What I5 Said of Thest CAREA Instrgmeyy: P. 1L Haxx. Cashlerof Firse X' B Jersey. sayet ™ The Flano zives the g hLIZI0n Yew Taction In evers respect, atier belng thouroly L L YL Erer Coshter National Broauay Tt Ork City, writes: **Organ ot Bed with the ioatrument ™ Teeived: L tally BEATTY'S CELEBRATED PIANOS oY have 0o equal In thls oF any othos tousris D, ORGATS nearly 2,000,000 nnufhgrehycnw“'n'?fl““ Loy e monopolists Of musical instruinents LrG ¢ voud: Tor the price. asked. ' eatty'lias shuadgns Soi Bea Se business without epmipaiidl o TTONOPOLISTSS REINGE 107 {nto the oz ety wil contlae to ot por 3% 118 10 ey ‘ments on Beatty’s populur plan, yiz: testeg. 25807 5 8840 Catinet xf'nrxur'um:’m"r“'n'?"‘"'@r & WARBANTED, FOIU TN Joi, S0 Senf ot 15" DA VS TEST wiar Sy wabs i FUNDED and frolkht eharges pald boig gy diks any way unsatlsfactory. Send for Destiy's Ty lomd T'fano and Organ Advertisers, contatalng festuns® from millicaalres. baakers, mershanta: jurynoal ten. and thousands.of Tem, cer: [¥5th and bresdili of te1and ™ throaghou:' (e Address DANIEL F, BEA’ [ Jétiey, Uniced Siatés of Ameriaar” " MOz, Sey - OFFICE AND FACTOXY: Hos. 64,56, 68, 70, 73, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washingua-¢, 5, ABBITT'S BEST SO0Ap, The most pleasant and effecttve Soap f ary or Tor ottty W shia porperes) ::Efoli"é' 'Tal pacikage seqt Tres on Fecelp: of = centa, BABBITTS TOILET SOAP. ‘Made from the purest vegatahle olls, Tori: e Vottet and the Rt Forise ia the Sames fios 0o equal. Sample. box. containing thiet GL sent (Mn on recefpt of 75 cents. BABBITT’S . SOAP POWDER, From this Powder a beautifal and serviceable white woft Nuap, of any desired strenguh, can be made 1y ten minutes without the use Of gresst or powd. Tt package sent {ree GO recels of 25 ceata. BABBITT’S YEAST POWDER, Absolutely pure. DBreal. cakes, puddings, ete., male In 3 ehort space of time, keep longer, aad are more dl- geatible thas when made of common and ehes) fmlu- tlons. A trial package sent free on recelptof T5czie. BABBITT'S SALERATUS, A standard article. Asample package sent free recelp: of 25 cents. BABBITT'S CREAM TARTAR. ‘Warranted free from oll {mparities. The borseatts canrely upon It. Trial package sent free on recelpiol 75 cents. BABBITT'S POTASH. > A pure concentrated alkall, donble the streezh of commmon potasn. Sample seat free on eceipiof 3 cents. THE PRGPRIETOR will givo an oance of ®old for every ouncc of imparities foand i any of these preparations. For Sale by all Denlers. GROCERRES. T[UE ANNTAL MEETING Pyl THE ELECTION of officers of the conorazion, ** The Chicazo Erring Women's itefuze for lteform, " 'will b2 beld at the In- stitution, corner of Indiana‘ay. and Thirtv-Orst-st., T at0oclocka. m. The public are Invited L. MORRISON WILL LECTGRE IN A this evening, at 8 o'clock, under the sugplees of the Catholic Toung Men T.A. & B. Soclety. Admission will be free. PHERE WILL BE A TEMPERANCE MEETING IN e hall over the bank, corner Washiagton and Des- plaines-sis.. at 3:30 p. .. under the auspices of the Weat Slde Red-ibbun Leforin Club. MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ‘Bublican Club will b held at Ben- nett ) 3 State-st.. Monday, at 8 clock: p. m. ~ The meeting will be addrcssed by lhe Hon. Kirk Hawes on the silver guestion. FPOE_WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN _TEMPERANCE Unlon hold dally Gospel mzctings fu_Lower Far- el Tl a3 pom. Teaders of the wée M. L. Hazans: Tuesday, Mrs. T. B. Carse: Wednesday M. . M. Barnes; Thrsday, Miss E. Dryer: Frida; Srs; W J. Kermott; Saturday, Mrs. Willlam Wirt, FPAE C. C. A. UAVE AR ITH M Cremicux. better known as ** Bitters." a reformed drunkard and orginator of the bluc-ribbon temperance movement, 10 liolda serfes of biue-ribbon remperance meetings evers night this week, except Wedneaday, o Carpenter Hall, 221 West Madison-st. Reformed men, come und briag your friends. HE ST. REW'S BALL Valentine'sevealog. 13 wi House. e V. J. M. GIDSON WILL DELIVEE NS J. sixteenth Bibie readine In Farwell Hall to-day at 4:30 .. Subfect: **The Lon Confllet.” Exodus, Y. 1L Uver L0 were {n utténdance Inst Sunday Jiie, Litss Meihorial Chotr will have charze o the slng PLACE § be as usual at the FURS, $100,000 FURS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION! Commencing WednesdayMorning, Feb. 6, at 16 0'lx. Weoffer to the public the LARGEST and STOCK oF FULS bvor sofd at pablie netlon will be for the benent of the public, ns we will sell ouly gne article (or ser) nt a time, so that the T4 DE cun- ertere. s sold to the higliest Lidder Re- GARDLESS OF C < s itk ‘Thic rufnation of seven-elzhths of our business houses fs due to thefr determination to_hold vver large.stocks on declintug markets, Instead of disposing of them at cust or for what they may bring. ¥ OUR STOCK COUMPRISES SEAL AND MINK SACQUES, MUFFS AND BOAS—Sable, Mink, Soal, Ermine, Otter, Lynx, Imit o Childron's Goods. Henens Bealy ROBES—Bear, Fox, Wolf, An, B 3 Quter, Ly, Seal, ommfg,' ’iflgg:;. dger, Wil s , Kit Fox, Bulfilo, and others, Loo 1 Kt Fox Sale commences Wednesdsy Mornis ¥ e com y Morning at 10 o'clock, at 87 Madison-st. ERBY & PERIOLAT. Casgy pald for Paw Furs, ELISON. FOMEROY & CO., Auct'rs s sale CHIROPODINT, e - S CORNS, DR. KENISON, Chlropodiet. has the pleasantest ‘wiilcazo for ludies and nts 107 oo S asiitugton-sies Sl E. Hiogs, Skt Church Bjock. DENTISTRY. L A A~ FOR s8. Gold Fllitng, Plate Work, and preservatlon’ of natural tectn 3 specialty. W. L I CALY Déarnorn'st. STAMMERING CURED, S-S-STAMMERING Cured far ife by B. M. 3AKEL, 125 State-st. Send for clroulies fad Gitimoniate o Boom 1. GOUE T 8 AT GROGER Flour, best Winter Wheat, St. Louts, per brl Flour, best Minnesota Spring Wheat. per brl.. Flour, best Minnesoty Patent, per brl...1 .. Flour, good Minnesota Patent, per bri Flour. best Ry, per b, Ross Baking Powder. el Soda Crackers. comman, pe oda Crackers, best, 3 bs, for Orster Cracken, peit. 3 1is. for. Oatmeal Craciers. best, per Ib. Graliam Crackers, best. b r I Ginger Snaps, best. per I, Kennedy's Fancy Mixed Crackers. Hemp, Rave, and Canary Secds, Lard, 20:1b. palls.. amall B = LEEUUS e EB . UBEEES Hams, sugar-cure ib German Mottied Soap, bes Hicizson's Cash Grocery fois, 113 East Madison-st. MLEDICAL. ‘per box.. TEE University Medicines ARE RELIABLE REMEDIES, Of a high Scientific Character, d6- signed for the cure of all diseases; prepared strictly according to the laws of Medical Chemistry. Thot~ sandsof Physicians and Patientsard using them " with unparalleled suc- cess. Office and Principal Dg Dg No. 8 University Place, New Yor City. Van Schaack, Stevenson Co., Wholesale and Retsil Drug- gists, General Agents, 93 & 94La5é st., Chicag: EHAXRZ GOUDS. PALNER HOUSE HAIR gfluz Goodn Sk dlcsate or retal lmu;":{ Gossater Waves aspecialty. 4 - or 270 ‘Y:‘“"’“““'Lfl'y“fi'éwu_ free. MRS, HATTI A edast g~ SARATOGA WATEY 't crimp, shonld wear s, o G . ok SMleS. THOXE® F SON'S. 210 Wabash Winierae st Ketail, Send ot ling” B sent ). it Sofe 3gent for the Wigs Tadle th order and warazied E. BURNHAK e ¢ s S N PROF, GRAY, tne ol deuler, the only u:unl"f‘n‘ man In 2l kinds HairG the best wiz maker in the €T 74 STATE-ST. BARROW & SON. Y EG M ApEaLE Correspouden N JIAIR GOODS i adelph-st. Chlcsan ™ solleited. 5 = =4 i A LS WA e CELEDRATED taroupp%st the Cnion—expressed B33 parts. 11 aua gpward 25, 49, GUC per D, - Addrs orders GUNTHER, Cote” tioner. Chicago. - o FTOTOGEAPMY. .- Photographer oln, 5 MADSONST o G "