Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1878, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, - A meeting of the Caledonfan Club was held at the First Scotch Church last evening, Nobusiness of importance was transacted. Mr. F. R. Tiliger, who succeeds to the late firm of Hiiger, Jenkine & Paxon, has leased the forty- foot front stores Nos. 204 and 200 Wabash avonae. A distarbance that has been prevalling for the post few days abont the glass works on Goone Island was yeaterday reported ot an end. The men have recelved their fall pay, and worlk ¢ toon to be resumed.’ At 8 mosting of tho Red Ribbon Reform Clab of ihe West 81de last evening, O. R, Frankland, Jobn Monroe, and Danlel O'Connell were appointed delegales to the State Conventlon to boheidat Jolict tho 10th, 20th, and 218t inst. The temperatare yesterdsy, as observed by Man- nsse, optician, No. 88 Madison street (Tninuxs Tiatlding), wns, at 8 A, m., 27 degreca; 108 m., 72: 12 m., 30 3 p.m., 42; Bp.m., 38, Darome- ternt 84, m,, 20.93; B p. m., 20.02. A lot of 500 boxes of meats was bought in this ity a day or two 0go to be shipped to Tecland. Verlly, the nose of the Chicago hog penetrateth to the uitermast parts of the carth. An order was n:lul hera a short time since for meats to go to Al- glers. if. I, Ledyard, General Manager of the Michl. an’ Central Rallroad; F. Lroughton, (encral nnager of tho Great Western Rallroad of Cana- da: F. W. Rhinelander, President of the Milwan- kee, Lake Shor & Weatern Raflroad; Col, Ralph Plamb, Buperintendent of the Chlcago & Paducah Ttailrond, sro at the Palmer. Christophcr Duhr, Npm rictor of the Daker's Home and ssloon, at No. 202 Clark street, yester- tny afternoon cot his throat with a small pocket. knife. Drs, Fellbrich and Jones, who nttended bim, pronounced the wound not falal, but Bubr dled two hours Iater. 1ic was mbout 40 ycars of age, and Jeaves a wile and two children in faie circumstances, No canes can bo assigned. le was in the habit of drinking henfl!{’, but scarcely tocxcess, and, ve minutesafter the act, ho ex- pressed regret at bis fuulishnces, News was recetved in this city yesterday of the death of Heary Newion, the well-known horsa. toen. le had been 11} for two yoars with consumpe tion, and Thursday last atarted for San Antonlo, Tex., in hope that the nnider climate would at Jeast pileviato his sufferings, 1lo arrived ot 8an Antonio 8aturday motning, and dicd 1n the after- noon of the eama day. His remains will bo brought to this city for Interment. Mr, Newton had been for twenly years a resident of Clllclqu. an1 was widely known in the livery busines 1o was orleinally connected with Scholl & Co., 8 ‘prominent firm, but at the time of his desth was & " member of tha firm_of Ucll‘dlleg Newton & Co., proprietors of the Tremont atables, His age was 3 years. ANRS, N8 B ¥ AWiert M, Day, Recelver for the German Na {lons! Dank, roported yesterday that depositor: wete comingin very slowly to receive theie divi- denda of 25 per cent, which are being pald datly {rom 10 to 3 v'clock. 1le nlso roporta thatabout $:15,000 has hieen pald out sinee the declaration of the dividend, “Tha State Savings clorks are bually cmployed In writing up the books of depositors, And yesterday there waa o Jong string of the unfortunaies awali- iz the painful operatlon. This work § done prevaratory to tho pl_vlnfi of the dend of 10 per cent, which ‘will ocear eunicicnt money has been collected, and ard matter hae been settled. ‘The Third National has pald out {n tho nelghbor- hood of $:307,000 of its 45 per cent dividend since last Batarday, and feceiver Jackson sald he was nli:ost ot the end of his tether. Ex-County Treas- urer fluck has recelved $45,000 of his $100,000 with the reet of the depositors, and yesterday he 'was over signing roceipts and settling up. The Ceniral Natlonal has patd out, Recciver Glover atated vesterday, some 825,000 or 840,000 to depositors on the 25 per cent dividend sineo Bat- urday, 'The depasitars are comling In promptly. The Bechive was stationary, as usus 1t scemn to have sented iteelf upon It'broad base, ¥nd noth- ing can indoce It to yield an Jtem. It puts one in mind of & mud-turtle imbedded 1n the sand, with every vulnerable point covered by Its hiard ahell. ’l“nadl-'mgmy and all the rest were equaily dry yesterday, 3 eceiver Glover, of tho Central Natlonal Bank, thinks that there ousht to ba a change mada In the lssnance of checks tor dividends on the broken National Bauks. The collections are deposited with. ':nmJ:uullur Knox, at Washington, and, when n dividend {s declared, he fssues checks for the smounts on thy SubTreasur; New York, Some of thesc are for as little ns §1.25, and yet,in order 30 get the money on them, the holdars have to pay ‘eom 1 10 3 per cont exchange. AMr. Glover thinks shat this (s un;l!ut and omr-gumn. As long as there is a Sob-Treasury here the checks could as swell be made payable st Chicago, and it wonld work (o grest sdvaniage to sl concerned. The way the checks aro made out now gives New York 3n unfalr advantage over Chicago. In tho gase of the Fidelity S8avings Dank, the Hecelver, on his request, was authorized to cancel 1 note for $200, made b B3I, and David A, Foot, by taking in 4, Dlock 63, of Y Y za yment Lot Corucll, which was given to secure | o AMUININOY XONANAR, ¢ o s AY ‘adjonred ‘medting *6Mtic’ Chicago Mining- Exchango was held in the ciub-room of tho Cume mercial 1otel at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Although tha certidcate of corporation had nat yet anived from Springficld, o telegram was recelved from the Becretary State notifylng the wmewmbers that the document had been placed on file, and would probably be forwarded Ly to-ds T aud, on the strength of thls, It was considered saf tu go om and elect the afficars of il Acs cordingly, ‘meoting was Lold ac bait past 11 o'cluck In the forenoon by the Directors, at which the followiog officers were elected for the first Jear: President~George W, Tew. Vce- Prenident=stmcun . King. Hacreiary=A, hellogr, Cronkite, Simeon W, King preaidea at the meoting of the Asgoclation, and Judgo Adams, the secmtlry. re- ported what was done at the Directors’ ineeting, as wiven above. v also stated that ft appesred a slight objection had boen offered to one of the clauses of the application for the certificate, but that the Directors had taken upon thomacives to ;rnu-lmll an olieration or amendment to tho ofend- i clause. fimmu Adame then moved that the Directors, or asnficlent number of them, empawered to moke such changes o8 would meet she apprava) of the Becretary of Stato and other officials at Spring. eld. Atmnm\wr prescnt awked what tho objections were. Judge Adams said thot the Doard had bLeen in- formed that tho orysoization under ity present form and namo could ot go inte the brokersge Lusinews, 'Fhis, the apeakor aaid, was uot the fn. tention of tho organization in the firat place, as bad been woll understood all alo: ‘The motion prevajled, ‘Tle Cliair thought the next ibing In order would be to udjourn until about Thursday noon, Judgo Adaine moved that the whole matler of obiaintng the cortificato aud making out the apoil. cation for the same bo reqerred 1o the Diractors with power to act. Carsled, 'l;hu‘:nezunz then adjuurned until Thursday at 1 o'clock, THE SOUTR PARK, ‘The Board of Bouth-lsrk Commissloners hold a semnd-month); ing yostarday afterncon. presented bis appointment t ho bad Alud his bond with the County Clork, any was accorded a chalr among the other nembers, 11lla nrounf ng to $010,72 were ordered pald, and the same action was taken with roference to the January pay-roll, aggregating 82, 108,40, A communication was recelved from Itobert Uoas, askiug o reminefon of w portion of the yark asuesamients on lundw i1 which Lo ju futcrosted. Mr, Walsh said the Board nad no power to do It On mutioa, It was 80 declded, The Loard thenu adjourned, THE LSV, M. PATNTER, ‘The Mitchell (Ont.) Advocale, wpeaking of the mectinge of the Hev. I, M. Paynter, the Chl Evangell 1 A dhel D Mitchell s at prescot. Duriugihe week prayer- sueetings have Loen beld daily atkas huuupo 11 Ao, 3 poio, and 7:0 p.om,, and ail were targely aticnded, On Bunday eveniny, afier tervice had closed {n the various churchos, a gen- sral wecting was held in the Town-Ilall, and neyer since 1ts orection did ao msny meet within 1ts walls at thy one tlme. It was lierally ammied, and weveral wero unablo fo gaiu an entrance, ‘The meetiog was addressed Ly thelloy, Mr. Fayuter, of Chicuzo, who aldud Mossrs. Moudy nd Sauky with thele guod wopk when in thist clty, Tlio ventivman neeins to be réimarkavly earaeet 1a 3ls work, aud lenot loog io winulog the hearts aud attention of bls bearers, Al s, without px- tuptioti oue of the greatest rovivalivtsthat bLes uver been fn tuls country, and tho Chirbatian work which be bay accompislicd dulug the short thine Lo has been Bere fu something wonderful, The Fevercnd ‘icnllcmnn buy been ably saststed by the pastor of Koox Church and the utber local clergy- nen. TInEs. Following sre the fire “atilis, Alarws, 40 75 urick, 123 stores, 3 thetics for Junuary; Al " 73 arws, U. ¥ vecupation ngy, 205 aloons, 4; vacaut, 4; furwiture f £: hotuls, 2 barne,2; and 1 eachof sbed, box actory, drug mill, four will, cluar etore, cooper slop, carpenter shup, hotter, sldowalk (undes), gun slure, shuwecase factory, clutbiug faclory, und Losrdlgg-bouse. Unginaling from do- fetive fuo and cbimney, 8; “clrcumstances cloried, 'rumuu' 10 procurvment, Wih WONVe exXiate ug, 07 dlscounected stove-pipe, 83 malice, crimine] carelestness, prompted by oxe ting motive, $; boys ulnym' with matchus, ¥; fous thiwneys burued out, 4; Tosuliicleut protecs tuh 81ouud stovepipe, 23 unezpended maich sud cigur stub, 23 caroleasnves witli lizoia in clothes- sluscts, 33 fricliun.will, stones sllowed 1o run with notbing la hn*wr. 1; explosion of powder, purposy unkuowu, 13 vortable gas-jel, 1: upright Stedinpipe lu partitlon wayl, 1; “bedding carelessly Szuited, 15 Jguitlon of wood-work exposed witlin alx luckes Of Bluic, €1c,, 23 SDORLABYOUS COMbUN- ton, 3; bested jourual, ariaing frow groe carus Teanne curclesanens with gt o barns, 2. Luss, §20,100; to lusurance, $24,000, Insurauce tuvolved, §55. 000, & CANPBELL—LORAINE, A very qulet. vlegaut wedding took place st th realdeuce of Dr Clarles Uempstes 153 Sucth Ashland svenue, laat evruiug,' belng warrlage of M Josle Lorawe to Mr. Wollace ‘Qwubell, Nuue Werv prescut save the relatlves snd most imimedlate frisnds of tne contracting parties, the former for the most part beingin mourning on acconnt of & recent des ily of the tendenta. The ceremony Rev. Canon Knowles, Peter and Panl, and the bride was given away by her father, Dr. Hempstead. o PArman Mose_charles Emmenan, Yankton. D.T.4 Tion. W. B, Rock Ialand; J. MeSherry, GtK.. o fon- k. g, Holgen: i the Hon, L.1,.Mana, Fre ciacor the ifon. W. H. Newell, New 'Yorkt faloy e on. F. torday's Trinuxe, The :.bo‘nt 75 per cent, the front remaining almost ct. labor an careful contractor says the theatre can betler than ever with an oatiay of $15, not to includo the tions of the walle left Wiiliam B, in the Traders', New York; Farmers', York, Ys., and Lycoming, $1,250 ecach: Franklin, Boffalo, New York; Northern, New \urk;cuy& Trade, New Jersey, $1,000 each; Mercnante’ & Mechanica’, Virgint Fire and La Cal Ueneraio, 81,500 cach; snd $1,600 additions) in La Calese tienerale. tre st the beginniog of insarance, The music about $4,000, all dnlnsured, I, to use a hacknoyed yel tlerdny suggosted o The able to reach the slage while tne fire wasj in dome burncd, upon the acene, sald on the evealng of tho firo that it canght at least twonty-five fect above the stage, in the prosccnjum borders of the top of the flies. uMcer Topving, who first discovered it, says the fire waa in that | the conirmed oplnlon uf many people thal the rllv:u was fired by an incendiary, rectly after the begluning of the fire; it may have been gas, but that was Joint leading to the Tentre of Lhe stage. to the {ncend may herowith b ystin their seats, the Academy had n"? nArrow escape from dro. f wign-painters and bill.advertisers for the thertre, discovered a brisk fire in the room of Mise Kate Howaed, Emmott's wifo, situated at thie top of the flles, in'the very locality where Emmett ond othors sy the fire of Mooday night originated, With- out rauing "fi aiarm, Afr, (Levino seized » coupls of abcock extingulshers, ani placlng hls arm within the half-close door, u) his arme and other portlons Ladly burned. 1Ife quenched tho fire, but it was at the peril of hislife, and Monday nl firet tima that the doctors bad qiven hooe of his recavary. human lives by bis bravery cannot be dented. that Emmett dispstched the watchman some ff- teen minutes bofore the firg broke out, remained in the theatie sume minutes watchman left, and then went {nto Fole: bursting from the roof. -claime to have lost it nll. in the fam- The m‘a was piainly dreesed, and withont at- was Eerlumad Ly the the Cathed TIOTEL ARRIVALS, icsmon, Clinton; U, H, Hammond, Det RO Re Rl Yotk i . Kelly, 1 My Rew Y L e e et ohe: A F. Wel rnuuuu}" 8A ¥ York; . Ci Jr., snd W, Hwi Ty e h, Tnalanapolies T b ymas ) ‘Atlanta; J. T, Averlll, 8t. Pagls W. 1i Kellogg, New York: ftenry Kip, Huffaio; Benfemin Fietchicr and Alfred Waiite, Detroit. , ACADEMY OFf MUSIC. TIE SCENE around the bunrned Academy of Mnslc all yesterday 'was a novel one, place hovered about like pigeons circling avout & roont that has fallen prey to the flames, dng about In the ruins in the hono of finding some rellc of thelr former preatness, but the French horn player alone succeeded, found all curled up in & heap, leftin ft. A few others claimed ta find in piles of cinders pleccs of thelr wardrobes. a detachment of the Fire Department was engagea in pulling down the west and portions of3 and ronth walls, all of which threstened to fall during the progress of tho fire, tively an easy undertaking, for the brick work was of 1 poor quality, and was no thicker than tho faw denands, ‘The varlous employes of the A fow His fnstrument was note & note Dunng the day he north It was compara- “'The losses prove 10 be abont as published in yo loss to the boilding ‘The valug of the structure canaot be Agure: . the building having been put up when Dricks were at maximum ulcu. A ut v )y this foundattons ond ~ por- intact. Tho owner, Clapp, bad Sl insurance following companies: Mechanic 1] New'Sorks s Millvlile, Germania, New Orleans, virginta; City Emincit & Reynolds lose;about $8,000, which was expended fn nmodellug and decorating the thea- the ssson, ‘They carried no tors and employes lose In wardrobes snd TIIE ORICIN OF THR FIRE hrasc, 8 mystery. It was & solotion that the fire ated in woodwork about the furnaces under ige. This, howover, is highly un faciory. ro numerous crodible witnesves who wers and suditorium. Of those portions the stago was tho last o 0, 8 completo denlal of the furnsce theory. ir. Emmett, and several othiers who wers Grat ocallty, And to come duwn 10 plain mattor of fact, 1t Is An explosion hot burst windows and rent walla was heard di- as turned off, €xcopt at one 'w“ni" light burning in the tthout Jending sny sapport theory, some picces of gossip poended ; Une week ago Iast night, while the sudlence were One of the Levino brothers, played mpon the burning room —ontil of his body wero qht was_tho ho slightest ‘That he saved numbers of 1t was L0 sucertaln how this man was progreesing Enmett t o adjoiping. Ten minutes later the fiames wore Doth men are nositiva thera was no fir 3 fog his connection with the th Teynol ingle pennv for every dol lar lost by Heynolds. . The latter was Emimnott's giriner n the bualness, and took tha place of one icCuy, nnder whiose mansgement Bmmett and the theatre pruspered not well. Lie kodt o gambling. honse In the vicinity, was well off, snd, it is al- leged, furaished all the money used in remodaling, refitiing, and running the theatre, That the place did not pay when leynolds took hold of ft Is evinced Dy the fact that Emmett hought McCoy out completely for only $1,0.:5, $600 of wlich was sttll outatanding at the tima of the dre. UB MANAGERS In thelr saccess during the scason have become Jealous of compotition, & feeling inhorent In every manager, It s sald they were endeavoring Lo get the New Chie Theatre at the time Hamlin se- cured it, with the totention of rnnnlni two shiows with ope set of actors. Considersblo hard feoling was evinced In the fight for too renting of the bullding, Uesides there wasanopen breach batween the Muie, Duclos combination that rau & ** dizzy blonge** show st the Glove Theatre some wecks azv, and who ars calculating to upen with & much luuder aliow next Thursday uight. There was cou- mderable talk—newapaper, police, and othsrwlso— about refusiug the troups a I They wera forced to keep thelr wlgne witbn hounds,’and ol the streeta, and damaging atories waro clrculated about them, They sileged that Kmmott, iu his ]ellulllé. was ot the bottom of sll this, and yes. terday £mmott's friends gut quietly back at thum Xy :dnumung thpt 1t was they ‘woo fired the ca emy. Most of the above facts are o the poi the insurance companies interested, snd there {9 nuthing In them to Indicato in the way that the Qro wau incendisry, thoy wil theless cauws a full aud thurough fuvestigation, Ap regarding rebuldiog it is Jmpossible to say what will be dune. Mr, Olupp 15 on his wey homo from Kurope, and will not resch here for ten days, Heynolus is In New York, bul ls expected hoine to-morrow. Mr, \'uunr Clnyr‘- ariver, 14 of the upinion that ho Wil rebulld, [t The place wado monoy after the fire, ond hes paid during Emmett's connoction with it. m Emmett did not 1o I- CITIZENS® UNION, TUD ANMUAL MEBETING of the Citlzens' Unlon of North Chicago was Leld last oveulug o Lower Turner Hall. Mr. William. Stewart presidod, Mr, 3. T, ltogers acting as Sec. retary, and there was o falv ttondance. The Chale- man read his annual report, 83 follow, *41u comptlance with the articlos of our constl- tution, we ure met to hesr roports for Lhe paat and tu elect oflicers fur the eusulvg year. The rrequent violations of the purity of the ballut.” the frauds, corruption, uud botrayal of public trusts porpeiraled by wuificlald “wlected undar party susplces, led to the farmatiou of this ganization, nou.partisau in its churacter, in vking for a roedy for these ovi Tue sucond articlo of tho canvtitution states *The object of tha Unfon will be to Iuln?ulwul united ‘actiun among the vouing citizens of North Chicagu in pub. lic mattors of & lucal snd wunicipal character dtlugutebed from gevoral sod uatiomal poliics. "The Univu will endeavor to sccurs the nomination snd election 1o lucal otlices of caudidates of kuown ntegrity and busiuess capacity withuat reference 1o their upinlons vu untlonnl politics, The Uniun will als0 souk 10 promote awong the poople an fu- telligeut public wplrlt, und o far as uctru cul pablic hupruveuients sud lgo mated ot tbe North Side, 1t wiil als tereal revent and punish fraude on elections, - pureuanco of thess objects the Unlon will gt all thoes huld Maclf roady 10 co-uperate with n‘luuu & covenug other parts of tbe nty.' ursusuce of these oblects an Exccutive Commitles representing the four wards was sp. polnted. This Committes bas met rogularly ouce a wontk, the members have discussed mothods suggested, and inisted such movewents as o od wost likely W promote ko eudsin view, The sutceas nttsinod, although not cummensurute with our wishet o reasunably gratify. g, We bhave circaluted ducumen! Kud ¥ tho ° wards, © and. watched &.‘- "ol 1 all atlunded with stme expenss of time sn money. We Liave succevded In proventing a repes tition of the tlugrant frauds on the bailotin ?hl Eiguteenth Wanl, unwortly caudidstes for Aldere wen bave beyn defeated, aud the members of the Councll we asslsted In electing_have 1ot oar Just expectativns lll]:&bfllnt the reforws sccowe Livhed fu our clty aifalre, The Buard of Couuty cowmlesloners has boen, sud willl is, & source of complaiut sud onzicty. which It s hojed Ly ju- diciuus elforts snd agitation will be removed at tue next county electlon. Incressed achool sccommo. dation fur the gruwiug populstion of this section of the city is urgently ucoded, sud Is receiving careful consideration, with prospocts of railef, Que great obstaclo cucountercd Liav been the gen. wral apatby of tue peuple tu thele vital public - Leresta, thue oferivg fuvitiug opportunities and tewptatigus slike tu V@ce-Lolders oud vilice-seek- era. 'To fuster an lutellizent public wpint, and thereby remove this provatling ludiderence, 8 vuy of our objecta. When tuis e accomplistied the uthier objects uf the Univn will bo casily attulned, aud not ll shea, ™ Tav Se:uh{, read the roport of thy Executivy Cumulitee, Uuning thg past year that budy bad viucteen muctiogs, and bad considered many inat- ters of puvlic foterest. 71he total membershiv of the Unlun wos sbout 800, sud by Commiitea secommended the advption of the plau pusdued by v, 9 well aa per and mized es. Ea oyt 70" Snpiee Trers a | Bgarnd proocrir. withput any eicrvalisnte dicepucn | B roturang AR S rones o, . 3 W da intever, ve, dev heques 0 ul s ", i - polnigd s committee to confer with the Sud-Com. | Rerelbafice famed, n Trowt now ever, onl‘y.’ foahafer | Walker'a mimiog bond yeaterdsy tamed opy ana mitteo of the Executive Committee ana mflm }:xr: :'n':'v:x';po!e"fi'flnlx'fi{::lfi;l:t’xum:flmg;dhn Au% nunder rather singolar elunmnhuneeu. o t was names for officers for tho ensaing year. During settisment of my extate and promoting th. Latereat of found In a tin box tn the vault where such papers the sbeenco of this Commitiee, Mr. (icorge L, ad- rize dock read the report of the Commiitec on I drrieces X dohereby fully empower, And auiharlie | throngh every day since the document was firat IKCREASED SCIIOOL ACCOMMODATION, [Py A exesuiors and, burvirors, of SO 10, 95T [ missed. The clrgnmatances under which 1t was "y a lengthy docnment bristiing with atatistics. The Tapart sot forth that thore were 43,000 persons of #chool age In #nd that the ¢hildren who wete being bronght up In ignorance, ‘The Committee foun: school-honses wers tnsnficient ang unfitied for the ‘wants of the children, and rccommended a simpli- fication of the exlquni wraded ayatem, On motlon df Mr. F. L. o, 11, B. Daly. Joseph I, Mall: Secrotaty, Chatles N. teenth Ward—Vice-I'resident, A, Ib. Fledler; Bece retary, Aruold Tripp. Preaident, 'eter Jotinson; Secretary, M.J, Keane. Kighteenth Ward—Vice-Frestdent, % Becrotary, A. F. Ewing. The report was accepted, and the oflicera clocted as recommended. ‘The Chair eaid that $160. Lowards the expenses of the Unlon, and that s part of it Irnabenpnm . 31r. Corbln offered a resoiution providing that the nnnual election be on t March instead of the first Tuesday In February as. heretgfora, wnd that tho conatitution be so amend- Tho resolutiun wea not sdopted. Mr. 'nadock, from the Commities on Bchool fie:omo\mlnul. presented tho followiog resolu~ onat Resolved, Dy the Citizens' Unlon, that nnder existing clty van be marg ed. ETAd erolred, Furihor, spectfully ‘requested Rlva ncroased accommodatlon in the primary snd lows €r school grades. Following is the annual repoct of City-Tressurer Larrabea to the Comptroller and City Council: The, nndenlrned. in compliance with Ber. 07 of Art, 70 thia 3ith iy anaual roport of Slf receiyus and expendicurcs dur(ng the fical year ending ec. 31, 1877, and 4 amouut in the Treasury at tnat date: f‘uuu fund, 18 olite fuDL Police fund, 1477, ol (v AL D Howo: Howe: ourth Wi 3392 | jarceny of cual from the yard of i C f 3 ard of ltogers & Co., FUlE P FeA S Vlh Went 7284 | 506 10: amien Mexnily, Iarceny of & fobe x::m:» K '5:3 ;:fi lr:u m":mn‘y".? 250 | from K, M, Sallabury, $300 until to-day. f EiRbth oLk —— tivar- (oroveumens tuu Bawerage fund, 1475, Ehrmn 41t BUBURBAN. bewurady fund, 1 birtcenth W 0 LAKR VIRW, awerad fund, riocath Ward 743 1 Hawerago-tax fuu Flteenth Ward, 1 1y i 7 85, 801 fi'fi Avieantistian vos 110 | An ordinance was passed requiring the owner or 450 )'nn_:ln J-ummm 03,343 ny obstruction on public ground to sus7a4 | Ehedtramp Fun 1138 | rewmove the samo upun being notled by thy Super- nd, 1473 41481 e F h visor within from three to twenty days, The Come b il b Jii | ytialieninl™ S50 | B i rary ersta Yemavs the toih-gato burring Dalauca I the Treatirg daa, O BS LI | i Oitier DoNiaKs from 1ue TStersesiion of Aeby Total. e 310,011,008 4805, 413 | Jand wnd Boluont avenu d. i default of tha A correspondent of the St, Lonis flepublican, writing 1o that paper from this cliy under vate of Jan, 31, speaks as follows regarding the Chicago Peaston Ageucy: ‘ Wh wer clonds seem e3 711 | Tamuxs Baturday, ob, 4, snd which I bad over- pas e st Tackoy s unptise, wills o S | 2 risich soms attoniign, Both wil ‘st sy tn'Comn: B | o T i e eaT Uit iod et 1he arfson with the war abouik 1o be comucuced by & num- it | SR AT T i ber af Litnols ultictaas o tho Peusion Ayency fa tuls 23908 | tornoy Tut e e ey S0 ¥ the 111 0,3 | Whold troubls gro e AT b s il 520 | Pt A Wi B Vinfen' e e thr Chhtareiy, Graklog |1 unatant Soro s 254 | . The sistement in the Nmes roferred to in the deace wit) thy uifcs sbuut 14,600 Yot Ao jusy 1,154 | gbove paragraph was that **Mr. Tuthill argued e T oficessaker, ey that the pensl brovistons of the ondinance of 1878 Tha disburseies 000 yearly, sud T NALL FUNL, copld not be extended over new territory Ly impli- 13}‘1'& “ols, wn{:'n"zo:lun::f e filcw:l‘!:{::l: ik RAPANLITUKN: catlon, and that no penalties could be indicted for A“ d:l:_e‘li. l'?r Illour yeans ;ltml umc-‘ las bedu conducted t.w violating the Firs ordinance iu the territory taken ;nfiz“u?r:{u}‘. "r’fi %’;5.';‘.}1»';.;‘ “.‘m“..f,‘.‘;‘:‘:."'.',;'..’ Khe el (1453 | 1pto tne'8ro limite by the ordiusace of July 20, o (s s ; 5 Sitient nids Dt Viafucar or'iie »?u::,‘:’flr:.‘::fl! ‘—=— | AccordIng to my recollecuon, the above quotation av¢ Do Uwicw b thany vlociohecriig Sl ey Borits al clerks, who ‘0"'!'"“&!]“!“4 u s s ok the Yonng Men's Committee of Doston in secarlog members, saitable persons that thelr names have the first year of their existence, the Union had faily demonstrated (ho need for sach an independ- ent organization acting in the fnteiests of honeet lm'flelmmenl. ‘The report was received and placed on fle. ‘Tho Treasurer, Mr. M, Schweisthal, reported the reccipis of the year as §i Ppoases for ren| of ticket-peadiers, ele,, $677. ance of $1 on hand, The repo sabscription-cards distribated aAmong the andlence, the Chair stating that about $800 would be needed for the coming yesr. clrcamutanices th Mr. Che exg directed sgainst the High Schools, but that it was meant that If any cutting down had should uot bo atthe expense of the primary da- partmenta, Aperson who eaid that he was not A member of the Cltizer a8 sllk-stocking orgun adoptod any such resolutions as those offered they ‘would raise a atorm throughout the whole city, Mr. English, of the Loard that he had bopes that the lloard would be able before the fall term to fuenish additional primary achool accommodation in the Beventeenth Ward, 'Tho reaolutions were adopied with a ver; scatient votes, and the Cummittee were (natructed 10 present them tu the City Council, tlen adjourned subject ta call, THE CITY TREABURY. ARXUAL REPORT OF RECEIFT3 AND EXPENDI- RECRI Dalance in the Tressary, Jan. Losrd of Publtc Works a f b Hiiver improvement fuud. suly clatin o thefr poeltion would Us Lo help thu pus ul 1he aud whold office b the pestiferous stuuphers ot ol aud Federas polltic. 1 Flsone; Fom Justives of the pence; rauo-taz fund, 1 rago tax fund, 1 ‘'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1878 before the country & the test case of all others. Again, she le the dsughicr of that gallant Gen, Sweet who died trom the effects of waupds recelved 'fn defense of sidered at the next meetlag, Tho plan conslata rimply of notifyin, been added Meyer and Flufcrlld are direct] Kinily tawards the 1ady occupant, and’ wish hee reten: —— JOHN A. HUCK. nIs WILL FILED, The wiil of the late Jobn A. Huck was filed in the Probate Conrt yesterday, 1t is aa follows: 1. Tordain that all mv Just debts, fancral expenses, the expenece of admintetering on snd settilog my estate shall bo Arst patd aod discharged out of whatso: aver I shail jeave behind me, 2. Alitha rest any remsiader of my estate remaming After tho payment and discharie of said debia sod ex- , roal estato Tan; ftorsoveral days, “Mr, the Conrt will go on to-day as nenal, Judge Loomis bas found tim the library belonging to the con 42, and ¢ !'::.x- tione; atage, hire 4 leaving & bal: rinting, s had & propensity to never returned, nols reports are Nos, 2, 3, 4, B, 'y 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 08, 60, 73, 74, received and evéry part or portion of my and the proceeds of auch a the aame, OF Ay Part (hercof, g tlon, to reinves. (n the purchase af other re SNl extate. of in bonds, Mocks, OF ather securities 101end the sains At interest upon real catate securities as may by hem bo deesicd nost advisable Chicago not recelving instruction, 1 bringing Notth Divielon had its full share of back, that §n many cascs the property and estato so acquirea with sach pro- ain t0 hold upon the same Itmita, and for the ssine uses aud purposen hercafter particularly set forth, namely: {4 #0an as he feft tho bond tas found, 'Tiié feal and other estata dhemlnlhuu tomy sald ex. fonnd, however, the conntylavery 1 /It In In the sum of 8270, )80 ' " 0090, tr. the Committee Wiiliam ‘<5, . Chare, 1 for Treanurer, widow Inlr unmarried, who is to have lns retsin the ico-Pre exciustve poucalon, ' use, enfoyment. and control Halo, thercof, and shail have tre, enjoy ths same, and eacn 8nd every the Income, rents, yrohita, and prococds aris. 1ng thercfrom, & long a8 anc snall remain unmarried atter wsy desih, 10 and f0r her own uso and behoof. houid my said wite, however, marry agaia after my desth, then, upon such r!mlrrylnr, e operation of the Above provitian In her fayor sliall at onco cease #nd be of tio furtlier eect, and she shall thiereby bo- be entitied only to such dower inmy real es. rtion in my othier estate sasho would 1nlaw be entitfed to1f 1 dled intestate. Upon the remarriage of death of my sald wite, the {rust estate ll!r!l’! cr;lxel.l anail &t onve cesse, and the i trust property shall thereupo 1o, and the title to tha Féal ¢atals beromin veNted i, m Fifteenth Ward dent, Bixe opinion heo gave the ence to Sexton's dome work, Jolned: The question prescnted ts, tract Detween the cauney and Ps 4 Seventeenth Ward—Vice- » A, White} the Court-Houss doma? .50 had been sabscribed the Jioard of date : "\ Rranieed, “That tho coniree and hie {8 hereby Insiracted he first ‘Tuesday in T, &4 {8 neceseal ¥ childrens and the whole of tny estate remaining unconsumed and con- llll“llnflnch truet fund shall be divided equally be- tween tiiem, share and share aiike, and If In the mean. While any one or more of m; Teay! descendant or descendants, suc Viall G0 to i oF her asus, deacondant or o nominate and appafot my satd wite, Jo- seDtiR, the Executrix, And my soo. Louls G Iucks ike executor of this iny last will and testament, and do hereby expressiy provide that no security shall be takeu and workmanlike manner, paid is Nxed by the valuatio course, I{ it the architect 1y » aniount to fraud, high as to orth, ‘The memarands ahown me that the Common Councll ba re- | 4,42 (LSt N AGrRE L ! T ontion h 1o pHinery aad towe | . Owing to the llinees of 3irs. Huck no action was taken on the will, but tora testamentary will probably be lssued to. The property (0f the deccased consluta of real estats and stock in o browery, and is considored quita valusble, spectfully, AL, It M Iie desires to be understoud lsined that the resolution was not nothing more, to be done it what he now asks " Union complained that it was kuown zatlon, and that If they A case of varfolold was reporied st No, 44 Cor- nell strect yesterday, Tha cases reporied st No. 108 Cheatnat had no fonndation excopt In the minds of tlhie parties roporting them. Duilding permits were jseued yesterday to P, Kelly, for two-story and basement store and dwoll- ing, 24 by 60 feet, at No,627 North Halated atreot, to conf 5003 Johtn Zandors, lnmu-nwr‘ base- ment, and attic stone-front store and dweillng, 20 by 60 feet, at No. 177 Bloe Island aveuue, to cost $8,000; . J, Bexton, throe-story and basement stone-front dwelling, 20X by 00 fect, on Michigan avenua, near Conj treat, to cost $12,000; also for barn fn rear of same, to cost $2,000, Superintendent George W. Wilson, of the Board of Public Works, has been saspended for sllowing the contractor for the North avonne bridge to vio- late his contract by dolng inferlor, and thon lesu. ing to him estimates for frat-class, work, For this Wilson was called to account by the Mayor bo- fore he went to Washington, but while he was ay Wilsou accepted the work cnm(rleh. and & final estimate and voucher and signed it. Wilson claima that e did his best for the city, but cannot explain this last act away. The firm who did the work recently dlschatged thelr foreman, of Education, sad ond whother they fnstructions from the Lo, —— CRIMINAY. fow dis- ‘The meeting Rev. enry Ward himself. TURES, 85 from Mrs, ity Charter, respectfully submits hera- Cramer. he r18, 2. 1. te77. 1linols towns, by & gang of ‘brought to grief, ‘Worics o Gf went before a Notary Pnblic and made an amdavit to the facts. Then he went o a prominent Wast 8ide manufactaring firm, who had pro tho work honeatly fora fair price, an gave the Mayor the facts as they had them, It tvas statea yesterday abaut the City«Hall that Superintendent of Bridge 1977, ‘of(ce Cour, Norih Diviafon, 14 accept tho same, are to bflrrshrnd sgainet him, ~ Another series of investigntions wiil doubtloss begin, and Mr. Wii- son will probably never again take his old place. TUX REPORT OF THN BOARD OF FPUILIC WORKS North.8t Weat-8ide Pumplog-Works, g8 EIHEE UND, RRCEIPTS, William Busack, of La: flpz:flpfi:{lmn. 1877., akinned ont of a $1 note, Justice Bummerfleld y ln&: Jai Stev aha el ouvq oneach of two ci ninel ory ‘Wiillam Nearo, larcen; y of a contalning 3100 from AL 'F, 1 vl Contract forfel. Total.,. hevou 3] w71 teenth W 147, Hepatd for proviuus ads 51 thereof, \hey EE; 3EiEeaess PENSION AGENCY., * MI83 SWBET'S NETENTION, = a3, JTotal., G mignt 188 perfectly fale wtatenent 61 the L biw ong ‘?I‘ Tutlsl sbuwed s Ut 3u TIIE COUNTY BUILDING. Mechelke and Anderson, the experts appointed 1o go shrough the books and sccounis of the Coun- ney ng O sUW00 Waaber wire puticr. e hden kipt antiray re intormed wie he bad Las bad Do tor, T, bl s torday hol b o4 Cliy The letting of the contract was preconcerted and prearranged, and rerpanaible for 4 his conntry. And she in the iain support of the family. to the Unlon rolls, and & fatlure to notify the Bec- 4 i the ontrage. 1f 1t funot reconsidered, it 1a 8 part retary that they ate unwilling to serve I8 taken a8 | Son Aripass, “fli:fi‘,’,’,”.‘,.,’,fl‘h‘,’:,‘,fi'}f,'?"?,.i’.'.;’{.’,.; of the programme to lot Al the other contracts the Riving EOH&E’&‘wuflldffl’“’le. . Cfllmfl'\lllfiflll!l) .’l"‘;s Llfil:"ol l:"t :’Mll'flnru:!“hcrh l:‘lll."l:fl' AAME WA % ! 5 aTgn nnmber of citizens who are ;finz,x‘:x‘:‘ncbner'ne::e r"i'é'}‘é'm? 'quim'..'.'. "lnucco'a‘\! pleased with tha noveity of having 8 Government offico ttornoy Mille was slck yesterday, and, clastom, the Cotmmitiee contdered that, aithongh | TUD ccordlng to the rules of Civil-Service reform, sa | his tant being ont of the cily, nothing was m‘;;‘;";d on b“n':mgn;zfll,f':h" ited "““ Aifferent {rom others of the aame kind, they teel Yery | done in the Criminal Conrt. - Mr. Mifls {n suflering from & savera cold which has ssttled on his lungs, and the probability (s that he will not he_aronnd Weber was telegraphed for, and returt.ed in the afternoon, and the business of to look throngh , and finds that attorneys who nave practiced there heretofore have borrow booke, which they have The miselng volumes of l;w lllll- , 9, y 6,'and 70! Those having the missing books wiil confer & favor srokept, —a box which hss been opencd and looked found polnt to the probabliity that Walker had wmalh\nf to do with taking it Away, and also with it e waa over ni the Lullding, ooking thtangh the box for the document by which eNell bad tranaterred the Conrt-House contract tow hitn, preparing to meet tho application to be wiade for the. lp’:olnlment of & Recelvor, Now thatit ls 1 MaNeil, were Instructed to prepare resolutions expressive | eeutur given, devived, and b thed, 1850 ba heid | Willlam McXNefl, Hdwin U TS Retes oF the Micellag o0 this pablest. B o Ehe he st rtoat oE them 1 srugic oot s nad | Walkor, N, f. Brown, Hobert Clatk, ond Cy Ko The Commiitce on Nomina! sported the fol :fi:‘:’:f%‘z‘“{.‘:"’:“u’;.\'fl joyment "‘55‘.’:7‘,"»2%2’525 Rsy. It will scrva to look lt‘lnfl'lhltll abont all. Ln::;-:figll;:rggc::fl" & col&' tdent, Willlam | 080 o e e e shott ‘o Tonk temain foy JUDGR WALLACE OX S8SXTON'S CONTRACT. County-Attorney Wallaco complains that the ‘pers have done him injustico In speaking of the oard a few days ago in efers ‘The opinlon 18 sub. “'1s thers sny valid con- , d, Bexfon for the buliding of the fonadation of the eSunty's portion of find the following resolution in the proceedings of 7 3, a7 hegip il J. Bextom, be much of the foundatfon of the dome, under 1he supervision of the arehitect iry Lo inclose tha buil Jectto the architect’s yaluation of the sams. In my oplafon, the above resalution Iy blfldlu'f on the County proviaed exton did the work dirscted by the Receuary to incloss tho bullding In & good The consideration to ba n of the architect. Ot siiould sppesr that the valustion fized by 0 he exorbitant and then the lioard have the the compensation st What (ho Work 1s ressonsbly S7eh tttorly Guativat.of tulion than th previdin | e pe: ul u 4 (n providing foF | fram them, or cliher of them, for the fafthful Per- | cent so far as they supplement within the ihe tow the ucads of pasalog throagh te sa-cuied | fovlunce 5r their davies o shat bebalt, Per | S eton of tho rosatotlon oF toe Bonrd. “THe yhelo b o In witneas whereaf I have hiereunto det my hand this | tercan be Re- consldered without referenice to them. 1L M. WaLtaok, County Attorney, s having #imply on the validity of Bexton's contract for the ‘building of the **foundation® of the dome, and Whether tho contract cover! tho work done or ot waa not sabmitted to hl and he has not_passed npon It This lcaves So: ton's cialm fn the ehape ft was orfainally, s he has Deen pald for the *‘foundstion' long since, and nl{. for is_the tut-atone work done on the order of Bchmidt, Hulden, et al. anoxtion then Is as to whother tho county fa lisble for debts created b{‘(.'ommlulonam as individuals, d suthority to order the con. struction of tho domo, e,y without ant getiing Among the victims of thieves and nickpockets that worked the crowd at the Tabernaclo was the A fine ayercont wis taken trom him while on the lecturo stand. John Morels unatched & pocketbook containing B. J. Uleason while standing in front of lier home, No. 367 West Madison street. 8he 1x1d bands upon him, and held him for OMcer TDetective Gallagher yosterday recoversd about $100 worth of milverwaro and odds and ends, sap- posed to have Lean stolen at Bycamare, snd other burglars recently ding, subs ood a8 10 1gbt to fix assed The 45,644 }Jun:‘u :nn b:hayh hlld‘lnnk ?ue-w thn: wora n{- Jozeph Onhn'l\y lndd James Driscoll, the two leg e i ahort rom Mx el e b 8708 | oond that foromam, Who ba been aniped aufeity, | Joniae wha barglasiead tho honse No. 168 \Watren avenus, were yesterday held by Justice Foote to the Criminal Court in bonds of $2,000 each. An attempt to give very uncertain bail wi by tha flat refusal of the prosccuting sitomey to rustrated Joe nunbllvlnz on North Blate street, bronght Qiscouutable named Lridgot Larkin home with stoner of the Boaed .uf Publio s Thompeon | 5 was also rixod up [a'tho matlar, and that CBAFFES | Speroton S LSOO L e oholes 139 | or 1877 is not yet comploted, Chlef-Engineer | James Dryfas, @ young man peddiing ringe,stried Chosbrough is bebind_with bis portion. ond ig js | o sell one for $2 10 sume boys on the corner of 202 | the same with other Departmonts, but Mr, Joln- | Halsted straet and Cannlport avenae, They took s0n, the eMclent bookkeeper of the Doard, has | 08 ring and beat him weveraly, but Ware arrested 77 | completed hia financial statement, which he hand- | While endesvoring to cacape, and were locked up 18 | od to the for.publication ' yeaterday, The | 8t the West Tweiftn Btreet Statfon. Tuey gave following ummAry v * ho natnus of Patrick Burns, ;Japes Puwers,.and Ith Inguran: o4 | James Kdwards, * puls e Eieh s il B oot e S T (ad | - Thers 1 8 yarmant oot fram Justics Hines’ 3 Ly e totsl recelp’s from various sources aggre| erg 13 rrant out from Justice aines’ f::,':{',? li%‘"f“,"fl‘,' ‘g:m; $020, 50050 s - Court for the arreat of F. K, Wallace. a former Jemtn, Borde s Ly o PumploE REBITUARS, theatrical manager for Bartley Campbell. The last-named fndlvidusl 1s the complainant, and ho that Heooo) fund, 187 113 | Omce expunses. salariy nllegs sllace committed larceny s I 408,881 | Water metarie, nsooees ror 35418 | balleo In refustng to sarrendse & number of v d a"‘fl Tepairs of i te, [y which belong to, and are origisal with, B, Campe tuny, 167 Taaiine [ FaRetBurel e ey tno), fre bell, Tige 4ad, 18; 436,040 | Water-pipe ext . o1t . C. , 3 5 Hewersys 18t fuud, 1877, Yoz 704 | Compiditon Weskesids, gt:‘,'l"n Pt‘fl‘lld!n?:l. cP ""rdf"'}u'flm:?'fi lhmm hvoflr et e, ook | VIR S s il | e Norlietirn firagily Aoonty ol - Bteect-1amp fund, 1870 £30, 300 " finder, " located at No. 125 Clark street, ltoom 20, Ktreotlamp fund, 1877 29,1 ‘Total expenditurcs JT0R, 41 were yesterday piaced In dursnce vile by Dotective r-znnun_zl tax-foans, 1877. 8,2 Loaving s balance un hand 122,319 | George I{einzman, who sileges that he has a clond Tax purctiases In 17, PEWRIAG! of withessos to tneir perfidy, cbief of which fe oelng, 1ll., whom, they 7 o u perimits. Linkiy | Labor snd materisl Leaving the Tabernacle Monday evening plek- 171,30 Total pocketa relisved Dr, B. Uriard, of No. 188 Hal- 114,300 ol neie sted street, of & wallet containing $35 or thora- 4110 | omee ex; aboats in money, some old Roman and Lehrew 4,000 } Tiepairs af sawe colna, United Htates mln'} and & 5,000 certiicate Siooin008 | leantng sewers. of the East Califorumn Miue, All persons are Sl R Jtaising maatiol warned azainet neyoilating for the same. Dr. Uilo Works approprists A < Triard {a very anxions to recover it and the colns bonus and revenue-warrants. and other papers, aud aays the talel may retaln Total, the money, otal, d the follow. he allroad- $4, sod John BBt pai Hi5an ok bu Complatnt of Aezvet Dresel, ‘8303 o n, riot on complaint of August Dresel, 24604 | Hrick used (o otlier diito;' E, Y, Dutler, improper, couduct foward ear fln;gu-«dlwmerd-pmmm- 2414 | Aund' Niormam, 82 e 5 d. L. Btark aad pocket-hook ‘The Doard of Trustees held thelr regular meet- 1ng Monday evening. All the members present. A potltion was prosented for the opening of Dartean street, from Lincoln io Western avenues, snd Boursauld street, frum Lincoln avenne to Robey stzoet, which was uedered to be dony, foatructod to com- egul proceedings egninst hiw, ——————— THE FIRE ORDINANCE. To the Ediior of The Tribune, Cuicaco, Fab, B.—A friond bas called my atten- lon to the following paragraph published in Tus subetance of & Ietier-pross copy of an uplulon which City-Attors Law Deparl went un the 7th vl January last, and which e then furnlsbod to the Clialrmon of wowe Committew of the Council in responne o & westivusobmitted Lo in relaing to Boc. 24 of the Yates, 8 guest of the Hande [foued, £300 to the Criminal Cou Blovens, Hichard Blackinore, and Jauics Marphy, Erncet f any tlste, aud this une fact is the 0 Wi " rdinance. i L. 1, (hschlina politiciau) 1s 50 enzious (o ks ty Treasuter's ofice for seversl yeand past, sst | Fireol B it frbut b Budsof the {Hicuy Miietuly Who 1) | about ibete work yesterdary, B o R Bt doy o2 Pfinnfluuuuu A B G | The tral of tho murdarors, Bhetry and Connelly, | If the opinion e curiacs Il ssaumpiiung, 1t un’ Abhe ot il b tana! i Vhare beouibtartcy that last summer such was the | W8 10 bave come up to-day, but owing Lo the sick- | COUBLECr Feniere the, Cilorpenent 08 (N6, SEC soxlcty of 10 boliticud w. the Agency frow thy Lan: ekatlon, headed Uy ong uf 1he beoalu Bey 4 vacuncy luy averags politiclaa i €ilio [t Lig u'.’ll:&.lh“‘u.:lm‘l 4 Lave Le ot . o olarstcrs fiave Veon veiy guist o e, but, B were oty Fulllo \ k' prepariug fur a remeudous apriog. new of the Btats's Attoroe; en B ay Atl y it bas bean postponed J. P, Koons, in jail for commliting an sssauit wilh & deadly weapon, with intent to Kill, will tr; t0 escapu this morniug 0o u writ of babeus corpur, :lldA ;I thle fally, he will 21k o have by re- uced. ~ aaagers uf (i Bialn Lo wrest s 1 was fn, |u-uumn§d¢iv uur- a vigurous 107t Lo ted otico tv bpringteld. ~This ond sherefuro dewired 1o Leab tho Waabitugion aud cummenced ¥eu Criwnal Court, be cass for 100 city wero in court, How thia cau bo regarded se s @ Micawber, tley ™ wers vuly full How by otfice wes tha ques: uestion by a judicial deciston, which the uuyFAlwrnu pre. ted by dismulsuing 8 casu where the lue woa squarcly made, whou it was called for inal in the 80d whon the wilnsascs L0 prove **troubls " grow- Lk oy ., A ing vut of the competition tu the Juwber busineas Sy WardHit wSn wvery, Duilini’ ik cuttourjulbls | o, Oe0rEe Eager s in the cicy aftorall, and yester- | ol tcon Al Waldy and any otlier urion pessce plaa. Mrv. Stullicau, & bleassut laly, widow of the ¥ B0 pul °"‘b:l‘9‘"“'“' are Ju AU Wy compronension, 15 scoms lo me rather fo ., Muillcen, lise boca gulelly | Souy 800 @ave baud Lo amswes iBo Faisa 8 question of th very Lirgset lnpurteace to 1 ur Shis sppuintient of Penston | ayaduat biw ia the sum of §2,000, L] toe citisens of Chicaga.—inat (s, whethor the of fpaomt. ‘lnl;n .‘;x.m‘lc:x;‘ufiubku’.u ."i':u n&cauunn are John A, Lomax sud Hemry Ulsich. dinsnces of July 20, 1874, exiending tbe L0n sbw 220 10 liss Hwech. Tiets bufn'lluh‘t‘y. foci | | The action of the Board in awarding 0'Don Hluiite 0 the city Lmits, can be coforead o e ms-n-umwnuvu&m« up & Brl ohgwumnvu. the meat contract withuut competitivn meels vullity, 1f it 18 beld to be o uullity Ly the thea thoy will Lriug forward thelr m, ja s cutibte: | disspprobsuua of uYery une vacept O"Uonpell City Law Departmuut, It s but just that RiM LG A44 tosiat o hls Dilds svpoialed. | thuse who td the Work.Soms of the cattcr yea- | the publio . suou Lo so (nformed, e vt ey i binlan, MEES LLIPPOIAUAOLL | Lorduy, hupyeyor,. rate i dtasd i be penliout.and, | 11t 193 valld ordinsnce snd the City Law Lvpaste T T O I e nodir avary | UOLRIL, OB OF 1h) S Do rived. o It ‘Drectically nulMade 1t by refusing 1o eaorco vy er s G i Bk vice rerdri, U Tu R4S AR | BhFUNY pudatile (ot the wisole maties will ba pécans | {¢ he pALHE buve s equal Fighi 10 LEAL tafocunie tlon. 1 CIt. statement of {!u substance of his opinion doss him :,llén]nl(ln he can easily set himaelf right by pub- o [ now that attention has been called o it fally yonrs, withont the “puvlication of the or!nmn. ‘n’na,?; .Attorney nor the Carpera ectde extenda the fire-limita to cover the entlra city, and Iato the effect that the provialan af tho revised ordinances of 187, that no lumnor-yard ehali be eetablished within the then fire-limii tended by the ordinance of 1874 ro the cane’ of the ‘lrfl within the torritory added to the fira linits no montion uf lamber-yarda. fire 1imits, and _provides that no wooden huilding shall hereafter bo erected in the citv, 1s that lnmbu-rrdn not being mentloned at ail In the orldinanea of gre llm1 lumber-yardn and tho imposition of penaities on any one establishing them, wooden buildings belng ngeddullyumh\hlud by violation of the law is in force, and i 80 held by the city law ofticers, apprehension that persons attempling to put,ip ‘wooden bulldings cannot Egganlu fmposcd by tho revised ordinances of 73, ‘The Quebec LegislaturewCustoms—Agricults ture, the Hon, Mr, Church, Trensurer,iwound up his budget-specch by pointing out that & proba- ble deficiency would ensug tho next flacal year, owling to the 1oss of interest on the proceeds of railway-bonds now being paid over to contract- ora of tho lines now under construction in the Province; and conaldered that the deficiency might amount to $175,000, He proposed to pro- vidae for It by imposing & daty of 10 cents In 8100 upon all contracts for thetransfer of stock, and 25 cents{n$100 upon all transfers of stock of any company or corporation, or contract-notes, audntaxof 25 cents upon each $100 of the nominal value of all contracts or agrecments en- tered Into for any purpose whatever, except tho sbove-mentioned, whon the thing to be done or vromised Is of any approclable value, ex- cepting certaln contracts, such ss bank-notes, bills of exchange, promlssory notes, warehounse- Board have taken tho matter up, Exchange, the flour and other merchunts aro g;\';dllcfl, $057,6525 torney Tuthill claims that the tng the opinlon referred to, and which, rolat- 1t doen to matiers of anch jarge pabiic {nter- wonld sesm menlfastly proper for him to do, Reapect- J. W. Mznnriax. The correspondont's fears can ba pniat rest Nelther tonCoungel has that tho ordinance of Jaly, 1874, which ronibits the crection of wooden bulldings therein, s invalid or inoperative. The opinion roferred to 14 not ox- to cover & lumber- establishment of y the ordinance of 1874, That vrdinance makex 1t only oxtends tho The opinion 1874, \he mere exterion of tho docs not carry with it the prohibition of The erection of ihe ordinAnce of 1874, the penally sttaching to a Thero need. therelore, ba no ubjected fo the CANADA. ural AfMwirs=~Gther AMirs, Special Dimnatch o The Chicagn Tribune. MontreaL, Feb, 6,—In the Quebec Legisla- recolpts, wills, and some othera, Thera {s con- slderable agitation hers about tho proposed tax. The improssion In business-clrcles hera is, that the Government must be pretty hard up when it has to resort to such mncans as this. The Open Stock Exchange and tho Irregular On the Corn greatly nlarmed at the proposition, and they aro hardly ablo as it is to hold their own agalnst oth er centres. N Spectal Disvateh to The Lhicago Tribune. 0717AWA, Feb. 5,—The Commissioncr of Cus- toms' monthly statement shows tho total im. ports of the Dominlon for the month of Decem- ber to bo $4.600,584; duttes, $712,814. The cx- ports for a llmlfnr period wers as follows: Prod- uce of the miuos, $40,143; do fisheries, $409,- 829: do forest, $850,652; nnimals and thelr egricultural products, 81, $310,404: ships gold to othier countrios, $07,833; miscalinncous articles, 823,417, Total produce’ of Canada, 85,415,717 colo and bulllon, goods not thy DroJuw ot Can- ads, 81 Grand total, 83,644,713, ,325; manufactures TORONTO, Commissioner of Agriculturo and Arts, which Las just been submitted to the Ifouso of Aswembly, contalus the usual valuable statisti- cal matter relatiog to the Dopartment, and ahowa tho Agricultural Assoclations throughout the Proyince to be in a flourishing state, The Commissioner aays there fs a general feelin, sbroad among {armers that at present Agrl- cultural Exhibitlons are too numerous for their quality to bo zood. In cases where the cxperi- ment of holding United Exhibitions has been tried, the reault bas been satisfactory. Finan- cially, the condition of the Assuciativn appears to by 'sound. The total ngpmpfinuon in fayor was 800,500, which fucludes sums granted to Dlstrict Bocloties, Mcchanles' In- 'm.m«l Ponmltry Assoclations, Dalrymen’s Assoclations, Frult-Growera' !!ndet.y. Ento- mological Boclety, the Ontarlo Bocloty of Artisis, etc., etc.” It fa suggested that the varions Assoclations which “receive aonually Iarge sums of public money should furniah for Incorporation fu the Commisaloner's report some firs! s practical papers on n&nenl agri- caltoral subjects, such as are read at thelr meetings. 8 lhlrymen recelve $2.000 per annwsn of public woney, and cught to give (o the public some of the Leat of the papers read at thelr Conventions, At present these %lvcrl are obtainable ouly by members of the Dalry- mon's Assocliation. dpectal Disalch te The Chisagn Tridune, ‘WiNNIPRG, Man,, Feb, 4.—The Manitoba Leg- islature was prorogued on Baturday. Tho House nloPted a petition respecting secd-wheat and provisions advanced by Rellet Commit- tec, praying that his Excellency the Governor- General accept payment by settiors in kiod of bushel for busbel, {oatead of to the yaluc of the advance recorded against tho reciplenta; {f this ba not granted, pmylux him to give them an extension of two years' time to_allow of the complation of traosportation facilities, to en- able the scttlers to realize s proper value for thelr cro) ! Diwale §0 The Chlcago Triduune, 8, {{ods, o laras Importer of wooleas, iatled to-doy, His llabllitles are estimated st over czw.fim Mr. Wooas is manager of the Do- minfon Ofl-Cloth Company, but his failure witl not aifect that concern, which is fn & good flusnclal position. Tho looe established teadmporting firm of David Ruobortson suspended to-day. The lia- Lilities aro $20,000; nssets nominally as large. "The Bank of Montreal fs the chiet creditor. A composition wil likely be effacted, LeBlance & Robitallte, wholesale grocers and wine and spirit merchauts, Lave also failed. The Hsblifties have uot becn sscortained, but will balarge. Ductors Fenwick and Worthington, two phy- slclans in vigh standing, were fully cormmitted fur trial to-duy ona charge of forgery of medical “muétc‘:xb 1apateh fa The Chicagn Tridune, 2pa ne, Queuxc, Feb, 5.~The Auditurs appointed to investigato the eity finances have reportod that $148,000 worth ot “city debentures cannot bo ac- counted for, besides s deflcit of $52,000 in tho Treasurer’s cash, 8T, Joun, N, B., Feb, 6.~Tha affafrs of the Citizens' Insurance Company for tho loat year show n defletency in the ftire department of 8178,000, $84,000 of which has been aupplied by acallof 10 per cent on the shareholders, and the remainder by louns, juterest, cle. — - OUT OF WORK. Fpacial Dispaich to The Chicage Tribune, LaBaryz, 1N, Feb, 8.—Agrecably to an order from 1ho United Btates District Court of the Northern Dlstrict of Illfuols, the operation of the coal-mines of the Northern Illinols Coal & Iron Compauy in this city was s nded for lack of busincas. This shrowa about 250 miners out of swployment. e —— NEW YORK CANALS. Arpant, N. Y., Feb, 5.—~The canal toll-sheet of 1877, with the addition’ of making flour, leeched ashes, and petroleum froe, was adopted by the House this morning, e e—— MR, HOSHER, THE ARYISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER, No. 125 State stroet, s making his promium eabl- net photographs at the extremely low prica of $4 perdozen. ‘They are not excellod anywhere 1o the city. MABBIAGES, S LL—~LO] N—' Ashland. . UMMINGS-—Feb, 3. ut ber yosidonce; Mr. oy wita oF Lhomis Comshiet, ‘e s oo g yalilil ‘uneral st Jus. m. to the Church of the Holy Fami- 204 hesco by cara o CAVAry. A York e isass Loy LOOLBAUGU~Tuesd, ) b. 8, Jo. 10G0ce 0t Blo dsier: Sre: Moivisia o v uller,Of Briby : o 710 year o s0n of tbe lsde H ¥uoe No. 47 Laks-av,, on Thussdar, st¥o'clock a. L., ai'the conciusion of which the Femalns will bo taked 10 Burliagion, 1a., for Interaent. CATLIN—At East 88 Louts, TiL., Moadsy, Veb. &8t 31 :’_fih";&c‘m wak e it b Gy B2 of WilliEla Wonde orser Wrlebhued w01 Liseaa: B7s, Laks View. Frisods of ths famlly faviied, BUOWNELL—At Elmburst, 1il., Yeb. 4 Normaa 5 Tl W '.'ifi'.‘; 0sxw0od, by noca trala from niigols u-;:‘u LOWE-Ns, ter, . W, U, e e » Luwe, 8t the reatdencs of bor dsaxhs ouity §4 38 Lok, Mo, wmotber of es ¥, Lowe, of ihid elty. 'l}l‘.l“lll’\\ will oecur 8i L o' & Thundsy, Feb. n 1., b :srp;' Waseriowi 3. ¥ - aid Joilet, 1., peoars pitese A WARTALY MEETING OF TIE. 1 Ferwah) o, Wednes 1§78 [ ameenty Aart Hebthi Lochner‘s Hall, FPHE ADJO beat musical t R REV. 4. 3t CA ngonday ANNOUNOEMENTR, Yo bo heid tn the Dible-Work room, nft Loy, 1 IU&‘CI;IGA RETNOLDS WILL HOLL A Tis) ecting st Trinity M. E. Church Brancl, o 5, on REQULA ONTIHLY MERTING OF Tjip TR Tub wil 038 1w aaKeD: Ay, 10-night be § st MNED MEETING IN THE INTEieH af soldiery’ eolonization tn Kenans will be hejp, Y a-:t K1 m’dlr eveningof this weey 41 fPIE LADILS OF THE FIRT rm Ghurch ars to Eive kn entertatomen 0t of Girls’ Btato Industrial Sehool Feb. B, in thelectol ana-av. & Mrs. Tindale, Mrs. Itoot, are to glve rewlings mad recitat talentof the cily ar e e e BABBITX'S PIIELQIIA'I'}O D Original and 8tandard Manufacture;, OFFICE AND FACTORY1 Wos. 64, 66, 68,70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washington-3t, K v, BABBITT’S s BEST SOAP, The most pleasant and affective Bosp for the Tag, i ling purposes over R PR T o RS 50 Coa BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP, Mado from the purest yegetabts olle, Unriraled Tollet and tg- T L For ute In the Nulmy': no equal. Sampie box, contalnlng thres catey sent tres un receipt of 73 cents. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, From this Powder a beautttul and serviceable whiry @uft Nowp, of sy desired atrengih, can be made fy ten mindtes without the 18 of kreAss or potath, Tval Packege seat free 0 recelot of 23 ceats. BABBITT’S YEAST POWDZR, Absolutely pure, Bresd, cakes, pudd .. by In 8 ahort abace of e Ktep longer, and wre mire o imiise eatibla {an when fiiado 0f cominon an Fohae A tHiAl Dickags sent trea on receipt of 15 ctas BABBITT'S SALERATUS, A standard article, Asample packags sent fra receipt of 23 cents. BABBITT’S CREAM TARTAR, rranted free from all impuritles. The honsevit ;;1' :-I‘L e Te® YIoTal ‘Package scue Trew on rectit canl BABBITT'S POTASH, itrated atkall, double the strength o AR TR i eal ek on et o 3 nf THE PROPRIETOR will aive un ounce o mold for every ounce of impurities found it =y of theso preparation For Sale bu all Dealers, IAIR GOODS, PALMER HOUSE HAIR STORL “The best place in chltl{m for Her Goods, wholesals or retall, Tmororsl Uossamer Wavcs Aspcclity, 403 foe or 10 W, Madison.at, Chisiona free. MRS, WATTIR M HULL HAIR CONFECTIONEIEX. CELEDRATED throughod tho Unjon—expressed loal Ellll. 1D and upward s n‘rsé 3%': :fxg'n, Iégflm ] ~ petelivedbebmon i [T LN D AUCTION SALES, By G, B RADDIN &G0, uctloneers, 118 & 120 Wabash-av. Sen for poe D anyeine . D w93 W, Madtison Large Auction Sale BOOTS AND STOE TUESDAY, Fecb. 5. ALSO, 500 CASES RUBBERS, Including s gonersl assortment. Bale peremplor. LARGE AUCTION SALE DRY GOODS, WEDNENDOAY, FEB, 6. Woolons, Embrolderies, Hats ana Caps, Clotbisy Carpets, Notlons, etc. 5 C. E. NADDIN &0 e By GEO. P, GORE & CU, s and 70 Wabssh-av, AUCTION SALE OF B0OTS AND SHOES Wednesday, Feb, 6, at 9:30 a. m. W ahall selion the abovo date our ususl varirrd acuiraite ‘goote tn meavy he grades. buiet Seavy sud I SHodid cal lou'élu‘f‘nfl'nmmnf.m 0. P, UORE & CO. . 48 & 70 Wabab-at._ WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. General Auctioncers, 174 Handolph-st. CIATTEL MORTGAGE SALE OF FURNITURL Parlorand Bota, Wardrobes, Tables. LOuKEts P g P Ay S g AT ATOTION, FEDNESDAY MORKING, Vot d, ot i) ociock 8 - Wil 4. BUTTENS & CO., Auctioueen_ THURSDAY TRADE SAIE Dry Goods, Wooleus, Clothing, (] TUURADAY MORNING, Peb. 7, at 0:30 orclock. o = B Brens aco., Auctiopetrs., By ELISON, POMEROY & C0) Anctlonecrs, 78 and B0 Randolphest. PEREMPTORY SALE LARGE AND VALUABLE STOCK FINE FURS! AT .AUCTION, WEDNESDAY MORNIXG, Peb. 6, a4 10 clock ERBY & PERIOLATS 87 Madison-st. ——__ELISON, POMELUY & CO., Auctioaterh, REGULAR WEEKLY BALE YRIDAY MORNING, Feb. 8, at 0:30 o'cluck New Parlor and Chamber Sul A VULL LINE OARPETS, STOVES, General Household Furnituré, Orookery and Glassware, Plated Ware, . & General Morchandlse, &o., &0 & ELISON, POMERQY & CO., Asttt By WAL SMOOREHOUSH & GOy 84and 89 Bandolph-ah. We shall soll at Lalf-paat @ o'elock thia morsiop Targe lot of NEW FURNITURE Chamber and Parlor Sulls, New Farnituro of all kinds, Carpets, Stoved, &o., &c. "”j tly large lot of ¢ e:!d:l i»‘.!&!‘..‘.‘::h“;‘i‘éfi.‘uieflw which » R P RN = SR LY BT