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

" terday were $17,135, 8 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Taa defunct banks did not prodncg Any nows Senterday. Btaart Nobson, wife, and danghter, en ronte to Toronto, passed the day yesterday at the Tremont Tlouse, In & akelch of the eareer of R. M. Whinplo pob. 1ished yeaterday A typographleal error made the name of Georgo K. Clark into George C, Clarke, ‘The Iatter was nover connected with any railroad enterprise, ‘The recelpts of the Internal Ravenuo office yes- 81nzo Jan. 1, 0,285 barrels of alcohol have been withdrawn from bond for ox- port, the most of It destined for Mediterranean ports. The suit which Tom Btout has brought against Clem Periolat for the recovery of $173, eupposed to be Tom's shareof a ‘*divvy " on some publlc *4Job," will he heard by Jusiice Kaufmanat 1 'clock p. m. Fab, 16, Tha temperature yesterday, as ohserved by Ma- naese, optician, No. 88 Madison atreet (TRIBUNE Bullding), was, at 8 4. m,, 30 degre 108, m., : 12 m., 40: 3 p. m., 48; 8p. m. Barome- terat 8 a. 'm., 20.87; B p. m., 20,70, The hnmen‘pllhlc physiclans and sargeons held a fegular meeting lsst night at tho Tremont Houre, Dr. D. A, Coifon In the chair, and listened to & paper apon ** Ulerino Displacements " by Dr. Mor- :lilhnn. finer the reading, prevalling diseases were cusacd. 'The loveatigation of the charges against Collector MHarvey and Degnu Collector Somerville, prelerred by ex-Ganger Btorey, was concludea yesterdav. Revenue Agent Meyor rald ha wanld send the festi- mony to Washington assoon as he can find a dry~ goods box big enaugh to hold it. *‘Donht" was the anbject of an interesting lec- ture delivered Iaat evening, in Union Park Congre- gational Charch, by the ltev. Dr, Thomas, under the auepices of ' The Addlson, " a literary soctely of young men. The andlence was not large, but was manifestly an intelligent as ppreciative one. There1s for ealo at Lyon & Healy's an Interesting pampbiet of, thirty. o Dages. belng the auto- lography of Prof.” William ¢y, a colored man, who has soma repatation as u ventriloquist and doubic-volce einger, Tho little book contains & well-written account of the author's life as a slave and since bis frecdom. Yesterday afternoon a team of horees attached to & wagon, owted by the city and driven by Theodore Kurst, ran away, andat the corner of Buttorfield ntreet and Archer avenua ran inton wagon owned and_driven by J. Frank, of No. 031 Archer avenuc. Both wagons were badly wrecked, and the occupants injuted, but not seriously. The salo of All Saints! Epma[nnl Church, which was to have taken place yee erday ander fore. closuro of a trast-deed held by Benjamin E. Gallup, ns Trostce, was postponed, there boing encouraging prospects that the churctl, throagh its friends, may be able to cancel its obligatione, The original Incombrance of 1,600 now amounts. through default of intercst and insurance, to about Mrs, Charlcs Ofbing, 51 years of Agl.fiatlltrdly committed tulcide at her home, Ni Marlon plice, by hanglng hersell with & clothce-line alang overarafter. Nocause can be assigned for the act, an_she had lived ha‘m“ynnd comfortably, About 12:30 she dispatched her youngeat, a bo{ of 14 years, withn message for his father, working 1. A. Kobn. ile didnot come home asre- quested, and while he was absent & beggar, hiad called for alms, found Mrs. Olbing dead., Mr, John N, Jewett has been selected by Judge Banga ta condnct the suits against tha whisky men, regarding whoee cases Judge Dangs himself has mado certain recommendations which, in his opin- 10n, render It necessary that some other personshall do the vrusccuting. ‘Mr. Jewett appeared before Judge Drummond yesterday morning, etated that tho Dintrict Attorney had instructed him ta look after the Government's interest in these cases, and anked further time to preparc himself for the trials. The request was Ennled and the cases were continucd untif a woek from Saturday. A. J. Avercll has sold for Edwin Les Rrown to Marahall Fled the four-story marble front store, Nos. 63 and 85 Washington rtrect, occupled by ladley Bros, & Co., for $70,000 cash. Mr, Averell han also negotiated for Field, Lelter & Co. tho rentof 200 fect on Wabash avenue, just south of Madleon atreet, and occupied by the five stores numbered 133 te 149 inclusive, belonglog to Btichael Burke ana Ifaskell & Barker, of Chica, and John T. Atwater, of Poughkcepsie, N. Mcssra, Field, Lelter & Co. will remove their ro- tail dopartment into theso spacio uattera on or ahout the 1st of April, or as soon as the changes In the premises can bo made. Aun adjourned meclln& of veterans of the War of the Rebellfon was held in the West End Opera- Honpe, No, 431 West Madlson strect, Just evening, for the purpaso of orzanizing o colony to settic uyfln Government lands pro-empted undor the act of Cougress relating to molldiers’ and satlors’ homeateads. bout 100 veierans were present. Gen. 0. L. Mann and Col, C. Tatt made re- marks of an encouraging character, and the Chalr- man, from a Commitfco lr‘pomlud ata_previons mecting, reported that they had examined the law, and found Ita provisious favorable for the settles ment of Jands. * Bovernl vorerans, who design go- ingto Trego County and seitling on the Govern. ment lande within its boundaries, signed a liat to that effect, anid will bo nrovided with tha neces- sary papors sud Information. The regular monthly eeting of the congrega- tion of Trinity Epllcanl Church was held at the charch last cvening. The attendance was very slim.” The oxercince were opened with singing anil rayer, and the Rev, Dr. Uibson, of the 8econd ’reabytorian Church, followed In 8 Lrief address, Addresses were also made by the Rev, Dr. Sulll- van and others, all of which were carnest, and thy fdea waa advanced thal intemporanco was not coa? fined to the uee of intoxicating dArink. Iir, Gib- won malntained that some of the temperance ad- vocates wera the muet Intemperato persons in the world, and by thelr uncharitatiencas oftendida mreat deal of harm unconaciously. Rellgion and temperance, he sald, ahonid go together, and 1much of the temperance had been a fallure for the reason that §t was not founded on love for God, m}}llwus not coupled with an obedlence to il will, A Hoosler of militar outh, Ind., writes fo the followin; tastes, belonging In Plym. 'HE ‘L'mnuNe for answers to questions: (1) *‘lathere an oftice in Chicago where they entlat inen that can play the bugle, eapcclally for buglers, in \ho regulsr ormy (2) **\What are tne wages of & bugler?" { What is the term of cnlistinont?” Follow. ng ) arc the answers to these three questions {1) No. When a bugler {s wanted, applicatio mado h{ the cumpany commander to tha Adjut: General of tho army, A man s enlisted ga n private, and 1f b s found that be can blow a bugle he is mado o bugler, and Is sont to tha recruiting depots, at Governor's lsland, Duyton, O., or St. Louls. Ho has to take hie chanceaupon being accepted asa bugler, though they are pretty good, generally, if the recrult can play the Instrument. (2) The wages are 313 a imonth until the recrait becom recoives fl&xer month moro, listment Ta dve years. At the request of Dr. Willlnz, Corresponding Becretary of the Clty Mieslonary Botiety, about eiXtcen repressutative 'nunx men from the Meth- odlst churcnes of thuclty gathered' in one of the Iirevoort louse pariors on last Munday evening to counsel together in regard fo the city mission k and to discusa the propriety of éffecting a rmanent organization of young men for ag- gresaive Christian work. cn. Catterson was chosen Chiairman. _After suggestive remarks by Die, Willlug, Gen. Catterson. and others, (t warfde- clded to eifect a_permsncnt organization, to ha known as **The Youug Me: cach mem- Der to hold himself in readincss to anawer the cail of the presiding ofMcer for earncat work. Tho exact plan of operatiun was ot deelded wpos, _Dr. Willing waa elected permaunent President, (en. Catiervon Vice-President, and Mr. O. T. Lathrop Becretary. After dcvbtion: and an en- Joyable social season, ** neet again for bugler, when he (3) The term of en- Uand " o work last ovening Chureh, corner of Paulina and Harrison atreets. parated to at Emanuel A few very alow-moving individuals tried to get together at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the pariors of the Commetclal loiel fof the purpose organizing that Mining Board. About that hour meon W. Kiog and half-a-dozen others wero rlncnt. and, after twenty winutes® sliting around, tiey Jocked thewmselves lun room, and the fow that came after were wiven the privilege of another room and tho hall. Previous to that Mr, Kis hibited the certificate of Incorporation, an wearly 2 o'clock the wilse unes opened the duor In order to admit vntalders to thelr couucil, A llst l:\! wore then adopt- which have been T, suNe, the mcmbers of tho Assucistion was read. comtltution and by-ll'm ol the substance e wviously published. 1. The Chicszo Minfng Ex. chango was then declared s fixed fact and iis urpaulaation werfeeted, Alter tranacting wome ollicr routine Lusiness the Assoclation took & recess for thirty minutcs and tho Dirccturs syain ropatred to thu star-chamber, where they elecied the vtfcers previously mestioned o Tus TasUNK. From 3 o'clock yesterday w'clock Jast ovening did the Bus the Cliicaga University sitin solcun, secret con- tlave fn the club-roontof the Tremont House, de- batiug what should be dons tosave the justitution from Fuh.\n under. It wasonly natora) that o five bours' sizeteh like that should bave exhausted the patience of somo of the Trustces, and that they should bave withdruwn befgra the discusslons wers Sinfehed. At last, everybody baving hsd hie sy, and & good deal of It tou, the time fur action arrived, when aliat once & jrest truth bezau to dawn onthe tulnds of those who had the peckies- Bicas tasit it out wnd not desert the post of duiy, ‘The alasming discovery was made that there was na quoram vresent, In valn did the brave defend- crs rush around tho balls, down futo the rotunds, aud cven futo the exchange, whers they sell nothing strooger than lewonade, with the alw and cnd in view 10 get Up enough wiseng cicbers to inake up the quordw. Uuc wan had been acen ot supper lu the diving-room with his wife, and thea—snades of borror—they fiad gone fo the opcra! Tho rest 1k eridently becomo swiuliy hungry, and bad gone bowe. Tben the brave defenders wilted, ‘declared tho weeting adjourned uutil thls silernoon, snd re- weired tothy dinfug-roow 10 **bruce up" after iclr wearylug lsbors. As far s coald be learned, tho Truatees, at the bour of 8 w'sluck, when the meeting adjourned and the attack on_the supper- | Mr, and M, C. 1abls was institated, were ready fo ecept Prof, Abernethy's resignation, and proceed to fill the vacancys to elect the Rey, Galosha Anderson Chancellor of ths Unirersity; and to ara & resolution declaring that they, the ‘rurtees, formally aceepted the compromise to pay the Unlon Mutual Life Insnrance Company, as soon s they conld rales the money, $100.000, It 18 nupposed that there will be ** more matter and lesaart ' in tho meeting this oftornoon. Thatis I , there will be more husiness teansacted and leen orntorical wind will escape, Itis aleo under. atood to be the design of the [loard to elect Mr. J. F. Gillett ta the office of Treasurer, vice Mr. Hen- ry Greenebanm. TAR " PATRFINDER. G'rha I" I'nnflnder.“l'“ lll. |'i' Déll. l‘nd' l“n rfmk' eorge Tienry, are still in the Connty Jall, havine thia ot been anable fo procars the 41,000 bonds necerrary to gain thelr liberty. The office at No. 123 Clark street waa closed yesterday, and several men who had given Otis 82or $3 In hope of etting a situation dropped {n to sce abdout it for he tenth time, but were oblized to go away dls- sppointed, Chandler, who appears on the clreu 1araand contracts as the head of tno concern, can- not be found. There probsbly is no such man, Otin, however, says thers is, and that ne (Otls was only the nager. When it was roggestes that the detectives wors looking for Chandler, Otis sald he was, perhaps, keeping -m(y’. The Dath- finder will not doany business antil Otls and Hen, getontof limbo, if then. Thelr lawyers Inten allowing them to remain locked up for a week or #0, and then, ** when the affair has blown over," to make application to have the bail reduced, with A vicw fo thoetr release. STATE INDUSTRIAL BCHOOL. The Exccutive Committoe of the Board of Man- agers of tho State Industrial School for Glrle_mot yesterasy morningat the Tremont Iiouse, Mrs, Judge Van Buren in the chalr, The sw‘rly Committes reported throngh Mra, J. L. Beveridge that neatly sll temporary wants were anpplied. 'Y‘l:a Receruon Commiitee reported no additions 1o the achool, and announced that they had moyed their place of application to No. f1 (Washington l:r:‘el, the rooms of the Woman's Christian Aseo- clation, Thu Visiting Committes snbmitted a statement concerning the general operation and detalls of the working of the Institution, Various mattorsap- ettaining thereto were Jdiscussed, Mrs, J. L. jeveridge and Mra. Elfza Miller were appointed a Commitieo to sccure additional domestic help for tho school. A Committes on Work, whose chief dutles will be the anpcrintendence of the clothing of the children at the school, was appointed, ‘The school is very much in nced of & milch cow, nod the ladies fecl nnable to pay for the same. Thoy desire the donation of an animal, and suggest to some well-to-do farmer or stock dealer the pro- peiety of his civing of his abandance a cow that wiil give an abandance, so that the children of the schiool may have an abundance. B DEATI OF PATIIEIL COOSEMANS, Wednesday noon the Rev. Ferdinand Cootemans, J., 8 recent Prealdent of 8t. Ignatius College, and Provinclsl of the Jesult Onler in the Northe west, was snddenly prostrated by a paralytic stroke, and hence dut tittle hope of his recovery was _entertained. e died at 0:40 last ovening In his apartments {n tho Collego building on West Twelfth street. The deceased wsa born in Belginm in 1823, was admitted ta the Order of Jesnita Oct, 30, 1842, and has since that time been ncuvel{ engaged in minslonary and collegiats work in the West, making his beadquarters at 8t,Louls, Cincinnarl, and Chicago. e had always held dis- tingnished positions, until hia heaith broke n completely, somewhat more ihan a year ago, an ue of (he most zealons ana untir- mo of the ablest lenders of the Or- der. Arrangements for the;funeral obsequies will Yo made to-day, TIOTRL ARRIVALS, Tremant House—80l Smith Russell and wife, Doston: 11, W; Nolson, Torontos 4. . lawley, New Yorky b, W, Parl Dubua ). . Edwards, Boston; M. dodsmich, Oman "Winn, New Sorki W i, Tretttt, lndia Jo Nefl, Cincinnatis (. A. rmatrong, Bt. sl J. J. Booze, bloux Cityt L. J. i, NOW Yorks 1y B By, Jeorcester....fuimgr Jiouse—Iohn . Carson, * Dalilmores K. T, Ferry, Orand O Havens John - \Wilkinson, . bar: Dox William uetles T 0. ) aton Rlteneln, Winonst the Jtev. J. &, Wilkinson, Walling: ford; Wliitam Younw, 8t. Lou Drummond, Louturiile; G it 1Hull an Lamsiog Mills, fiostan Oitawa: ¥, A, Har ankakee. ... rand Jis Dr. B, P, lirawer, ‘Seventh { the itev. B, §1. Wines, ‘Bpringtield: Col, DAn T. Canoe enty Fatnéaviile, -1, k. Freact, Cloveland, Cope 1and ‘Townrend, beongniowoet tho flon. B. F. Shaw, Dixsont J. K. Milburn, Toledot J, Csreon, Rochiess ter; G it Monfort, o1, Paul; U. 0 J. W. Morris, Colorado_ Borings. . Vgn. J. W, Clarke, Cinclanatl] gton, Daxotas Col. J. V7. ) Wherling: " tha' Tfon. Ll J. Adams, Flitshu h .y sivafp o F Temole, hoil 1 11, P Decker, Dizon: John . Banford, flkawn. i s THE DEMOCRACY. AN BARLY CONVENTION. ‘The Democratic party proposes to have the bulge on the campalgn business thls year, and with this end In view an early Btate Convention 13 ono of the probabilities, The Chalrman of the State Central Committee, Mr. Cyrus 1§, McCobmick, has beon absent from the city for some months, and only re- tarned home a foiw weeks ago, While ho was abe scnt 8 nnmber of the members prepared a circular, which was aent throughout the State to every mem- ber uf the Committae, asking their views upon o early Convention. It {s nndcratood fthat the re- spenses wero nearly all favorable. ‘The fi promise tobe_altogether upon the financial ques- tion, and tho iden {8 to get them thoronghly before the people, The Chalrman of the State Central Committee issued the following nmrd-y calling meeting of that body together for the 234 of this month? DEMOCRATIO ATATR CRNTRAL COMMITTER OF ILLINOIS, ’At the suggestion of members of tho Committee, the peinocratic state Central Committce of Hilaols ata hereby requested (o meet at tho 'almer Hlouse, {n Chie cago, on the 214 day of February inat.. at 10 o'clock 3. . A full atiendance fu d>sired, &1 (mhortant busineed \vflltb:meh:n:r:‘“m‘lll‘lumg. WML the meinbers who can b preset obifis us ' opt- sace vl thia invitacion, o U7 "E TR O R e TROMAS BUIKLKY, Becretary. Coalrman, ‘Tho idea of the meeting Into fix a time for the Biate Conventiou. It is well unacrstood that Mr. McCormick is not In favor, personally, of an early Convention, He thinks Mny or June carly cuough, but the majority I &)l agsinat him, And then, 2 , ho 1a not solid upon the muney questlon, it {s mald, because he Wil not commit himaclf. The truth s, there isa decided opposltion 1o Mr. McCor- mick. Hle is regarded as o nne, of wealth, but his age preven any uctive work, and the younger portion of the Democracy want 10 sco a young man st the head of the Contral Committey,—one who will bring botn activity and wealth “and standing with him, Such & gentleman is found, or is supponsed to have been found, in the personof Mr. red Il, Winston. _1lo 18 rogarded as 8 man of broad views, B liberal Democrst! whosa zeal docs not get the better of his judgment, and who can bring & grear deal of wholesuma influenco to bear upon the Democratic party throughout the Biate, Me, Winston is nol after the position, but his friends say that ho is not alome competent for tha ofice, but that he would do it lionor, and would throw a renewed vigor into the Democratlc ;»‘ut of the Btate of 1llinols, The opposition to cCor- mick fs something moro than taik, does not come from Kd Merritt alone, as it was alleged It did a year ugo. This timo it in a clear rovo- lutlon “agsinst him. it s, held that Mr, McCormick cannot 811 the Chalrmanship with any degree of eatisfaction, Ho will do no work, and, 1o far a9 cash in concerned, It is sald that others bave been quito as lberal aa be in contelbuting towards caumipsign funds. The meeting at the Pahmer House on Washington's birthday promlves to be excecdingly atormy, since the members from the Buuthern portion of “the Hiate threaten 1o rise in open revolt at that tinie sgaiust tho present Coalrman, and Ed Mereitt promises to lead thae hosts. All this e talk mow, but preparations sre al interuecine fight {s good—very good. ng for takiny scalps, nud tho prospect for an ‘Lhere {s but littlo dou St bul that the Uonvention will be dxed for the latter puzt of March, or about the first of April. There will be no oppusition to this tospeak of, because neatrly all the niembers stand com- mitted for an eurly Conventlon already. “This being an of year, the only candldates to be nominated are State Buperintendent of Instructlon and State Treasurd ‘ur the foroer place, the present ucumbent, Etter, hos littls or no oppa- eition, and he will no doubt renominated. For ‘Treasiirer, however, thers are a number of candi- dales, but the friends of ex-Judge Wallace, of thia city, sre working burd for b, and feel very cone fident that ho will be the cowing nan for the place. ‘The early conventlon, it 1s Lhought, will thy cuuse, becauss jt will be held beforo the farmers commence thelr apring plowlug, and they will sco that tho attendance is full and good, and that they aro woll and fully represouted In the ue- liberations, MATRIMONIAL, COBU—LYON, The marriage of Mias Fanoy I, Lyon, daughter of J. . Lyon, Esq., with Alr, Calvin Cobb, which occurred Jast evening, was the realization of s long-anticipated ovent, and was in uvery respecs an elegant ufialr, and was attendod by s large num- ber of lnvited gaests, The ceremony 100k place in the Plrss Presbyte« rlan Church, corner of Indiana aveoue and Twen- ty-@rut atreet, at 7 o'clock, sud was porformed by the Rov. Arthur Mitchell, The church was glled with spcctators loog before the appolnt. d" bour, who = walied imbaileatly’. for the ‘time 10 arrlv ‘Thare ° were no bridesmsids or masmett. Tho ushers wer: Messre. Willlam_O. Lyon, brother of tho bri Charles Swarts, Will Adgel), Lyna D. Powers,aud Fravk A, M, The bride was richly but plainly atired In & princesas druss of white satin, trimwed with white ruscs, and vell; no arpaments. Mre. Lyon, mother of the bride, worc 8 plaln princosse dress of fawa- colored silic. - Alter the ceromony the bridal party and lovited gucats weut (o the house of the bris rents, No. 262 Michigan aveuuc, whero s very largo ro- ception wus held. The bLsppy palr were congrat- ulated, snd the best of ‘music. by Johnuy Haud dlicd the house. A wagnificont wedding suppcs, the result of Kinsley's beat endesvors, was pattakvn of, after which the wany costly presents were viowed, and the remainderof the evening was spent fu soclal festivity, 11l o'clock, Mr. and Mra, Cobb eatered thelr carriage and drove aver to their aew Bunie, No. 20 Pearson street, fotlowcd by (he vocd wishes of tteir wany fticnds, sud the beilliant sssemuly disperacd 10 thelr seve ¢ral hiomes Amoug th resent wers Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cobb, Mr. und Mru. Artbur Caton, Mr. sod Mre. C.H. Farzo, Mr. and Mra. Balcom, Mr. aud Mrx, Gturke Youbg, Mr. aud Brs. Alesander Geddee, . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1878, B. Pope, Mr. and Mg, 1. T, Mrs. (‘.w.{l. Iicnderson, Mr. and Lester, Mr. and Dr. and Mr'i Hoyne, Mr. and a1 Mrs, Engene L. Tuft, b . Ed_ Foreman, r. 9. UCharles Barnes, Mr. and Mre, and Mrs. Ttichard Gregg, Mr. . W Wheeler, Mr. and _Mrs, ‘Wheeler, . G, I Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hoyne, Mr, and Mrs. James Hoyne, Mr. and Mrs, jlarmon Spmance, Mr. an Mrs. J. G, McKinaloy: the Misscs Crilom, Misscs Btager, Goodridge, Fargo, Pelton, Groff, Toledo, Oakley, Orton, New York; Fellder, Lonisville} Buell, ‘Gare, Hay Smith, Clara Blakesley, liay- den. Baginnw; Kimbark, Nellle \Walker,” Coaxe: Mevnrs, “Willlam C. Lyon, Charles Swartz, Will Angel, Lyon D, Powere, Frank A, Marsh, Henest Hammill, Richard Barnee Whittemore. and Jamea Flint, New York; C. A, Munn, R. Druce, E. G. Asay, Jt., B, rms, James D, Carron, George €. Waiker, G. C. McLaury, Arthur Wheeler, Har- 1y Kelth, Coxe, and many others, 3ORGAN—IUDD, At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, in the Cathe- dral of 8S, Peter and Panl, corner of Washington and Peoria streete, Mion Minnio F, Judd, daunghter of Mra, W, M. Judd, was married to Mr. Thomaa 1. Morgan, Ly the Rev. Canon Knowles, The Cathedral was well filled with spcetalors, thongh the wedding party was small, Mr, John 8. Judd and Miss Rila Judd, brother and sieter of the bride, attended the groom and ride. Me, John M. Dryson and Mr. W, M. Ad- ama officlated as ushers, The bride wore & handsome princcsse dress of white gros-grain eilk, elaborately trimmed with white satin, & bridal vell of liustan, orange flow- era, and dinmonde, Immediately after the ceromony, the bridal party went to the homo of tha bride, No. 641 Weat Wash- Ington streot, tna residence of her grandfathe C. Potwin, Esq., where was served an el wedding breakiast, and whers the happy eouple recelved the congratulations of their” frienda and relatives, Tng presents were numerons and valuable, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan started in the sflernoon for the East, whers they will be absent fora week or two, and retorning, they will take up their resldence In Chicago. - THE WEST PARK BOARD. A NEGULAR MEETING. A meeting of the Wust Park Board was held at the office, corner of Washington and Halsted strects, yesterday, P'resident Lipo presiding, and prescent Secretary Millard and Commissioners Muus. Bennett, Holden, Miller, and Woodand. A blll of $300 from C. C. Donnoy for legsl services was onlered paid. A resolntion was passed to the effect that allont- standing bills for legal services should be called in that the Board might know low It stood. AMr. Aillard offered a resolation that Sec. 3 of the by-Inws bo amended #0 thatthe regular meetings of the Board should e neld at 4 o'clock on the first and third Saturdays or each month, This was amended so as to make it Friday at 4 o'clock, and the resolution wea carriod with the amendment, Mz, Tlolden offceed the following resolution: Rexoloed, That C, Mechelke, the ‘mpioyed by this NioArd o exatnine an, and aflalrs of the thie past administration of fia concernt, he, and he {8 Hordby, directed o make, f0F th s of this Board: an aceount against each member or ex-member thereof, or other person, chATgIng Such member, or ex-mem- ber, or othier persou with whatever he appests 1o bo cauntabie for, accoralng to tha books and accounts of his Hoard, and the roport herctofors made by said Iociielke Of his cxamination aforessid, ‘That C, Mechelko, the expert sccountant, o mit 16 the a tabular exulnit of the matters discovered by bilio {n th courss of his examination. which re- qulre some attention from this Board or under fts di- rection, for the proper protection ot the public in- teresta [avalved. 'The rosolution was carrled, with the amendment. that §20 ehould be the limit paid to the expert, moved by Commissioner Bennett. Mr, Benneit offered 8 resolution to the effect that n committec be appointed to oxamine the abe atracts of title of the land included In the parks and connections and report the result of tholn- veatigation to the ffosrd at a future meeting. The resolution was carrled, and Commlestoner Dennett was -Kwimed as the Committee, T'hy Board thea adjourned. ERRING WOMEN. TNE ANNUAL MEETING. ‘The Doard of Managers of the Erring Woman's Refugo held Its annual meeting In that institution, corner of Indisna avenue and Thirty-first stroet, yesterday afternoon. Mrs, 8. ¥, Norcross pro- alded, and Mrs. Ellen Mitchell kopt the record. ‘The attendance of ladles—members of the Board— was quito large. ‘Tho clection of officers for the ensuing yoar re- snlted ss follows: Preaident, Mrs. 8, F. Nor- crosa; Vice-President, Mrs, J, W. Mllls; Sccre- tary, Mra. Ellen Mitchall; Treasurer, Mrs, Edward Eiy; Trustecs, Meaus, Tuthlll King, G. A, Jarsn, J. 1L Avery, G. C. Benton, J. 1, Swann, 'J, P. Wilson, and Dr. 'B. 0. F, Holor; Matrons, Afrs, L. K. Scuddor and Hrs. O, 1. Watson; Board of Managers, Mesdames S. F. Noreross, A. G. Downs, A. 8. Reynolds, 8. RRceve, F. £, Junes, M. Irwin, E. Mitctioll, M. Andraws, D. W. Irwin, W. L, Péck, M. E. Robinson, N. F. Tiawke, £, 3, Phelps, ' W.' F. Orcutt, . W. 3til, 1. Lombard, C, 1. Drownell, Ii. Y. Lazo g0 Avery, & 2y, ¥ ‘{‘u:,,“‘“f"' Sy ¥, Peter Pagze, R, 3. Plel in| . arker, ST iy 008 Whoslack: ATTAL" B Cortant . Boyd, Narvey, llotchkin, J. Hears, Jted. feld, J, Ayros, Taft, Jsmes Larmon, The becretary read her annual roport. Fifty- six \yomen were admitted to the Houio during the yuar, and twenty-four of that numbor still re- matned. The Y.rcunl numbor of inmates was thirty-four adults and ten children. ‘The Treasurer, Mra. Ely, reported .hat tho ra. celpts during the year hind beon $3,1403. 51, which, with the balance of 8013.47 on hand at last roport, mada the total resources $9,218.98, The expend- “Ill;#l v&ele $5,767, 00, leuving a alance of §460.00 on kand. ‘The reports were adopted, The becrotary and Treasarer of the Toard of Trustees, J. H, Bwann, read his annual report. Tho cash on hand at tho Inst annual report was 1,87, ‘The receipts from rent of stores and hall, nterest from the Burr Fund, coupons from rail- road d from proj mf corner ot Lake and amounted to $3,047.01, The ex- nditares wore $,008.81, leaving o balance of nm A detallea account sud vouchers accom- nied the report, The sai of tho efuge, now Fx:chameal tne Board of Trasteen, are the property onthe cornerof Peoria and Weet Lake strests, naw under o rental of $300 per year, and valued at $20,000; the Burr Fund of $10,480; Northwestern Ttallrond bonde~ylelding 8350 annualiy~the gift af tha kate Williaw B. Ogden, and valusd at 88,0001 ond the propeety on tho sodtheast cornorof [odi- sua avenoe and Thirty.Arat street, conslsting of three storea und Lasements, with hall overhoad, under a rental of 31,882 per year, and valued at The rusources of the Refuge for the current ear will amount to $4,208, and expenses to 1,795, Encouraging remarka wets mado by Mr, Swann and another gontleman, aftor which the meeting adjonrned. TIIE COUNTY BUILDING, ‘The following Swore adjudged {nsane in the County Court yesterday: Lars Benson, Jonn IHelen, and Anna Hawksloy, Waiker, Skelly, and tha lndlcted Trastees of the Town of Lemont appeared In the Criminal Court ycaterday and gave bail for thoir sppearance for trisl. Tho question of the Board adopsingan officlal organ or organs is again discuesed. ~ The Fost juan applicant fur the English honors, aud the Lemo- firut, with Lieb ot its head, Ia sceking the German ondee. ‘e Chalrman of the Finance Committee and the Committee Clerk wero locked up with the County ttorney yeaterday at his private ofics on Dear- Fn atrect, Just what they wore doing, or trying to do. I8 not known, but it is fsir to infer that they wera tinkeriug awuy at tho county finances in the efort to do suBicthing boyond thetr power, Commisaloner A did not put In an appear- ance yestorday, consequently it (s not known how Do 1akes voing oxpolled from iho lflllmrblp of those to whom he owcs hls election. It iu be- licyod thut the action of hi; rd Club, however, will moru firmly coment to the corrupt * Ring," 1t It be yosalble ‘o do rll:h a’ thing, Whatover he may do in the future, il is consoling }n klu;‘ow. caunot be churged up to the party elects ing bim. A lady givivg hor name aa Mrs. John Lynch, and hallinz” from across tho water, appliad at the County Clerk's otlice yesterday for information in reforonce 10 the whoroabouts of her husbund, but y toget at the name of the lady ha d since leaving hec in Ireind. The vd to Lis books and found that John Lynch had Krucurud ® license to insrry Lizzio Frice tha 17th of Decomber, but there was no avi. denco to show that ke had marrivd her, {rom the fact that the clergyman had fafled to make s ro. turp, etc, 3ira. Lynch No. 1 left {n disgust, but she {s bent on Onding ber recresnt Jord and also Mn.l}.yn:h No. 2, and §f she succeeds look out for squalls, Commlusloner Bm-llug atraightforward antago. nlam to the **Ring" has causod complaint Lo be Jodged sgulust bim st Washington, in the hope of b""ffl‘ about such a condition of sfaira that be will be left tha siternative of reslyning his ottice or rl\-lnu up the superiutendence of the Custom- House work. Beture he cunsented to bucome & candidste for Commissioucr he lald the facts be- forv the authoritics, snd was adviscd to accept the oftice {f ho wanted it, aud at the sawmo tiwe assured that it would i nowles contict with his position in connection with the Custom-louse. Thoso coni- l»hnnmr aguinat him, 1t will bo sgon, are putting cpuscives 10 u great deal of uuneccasary trouble, TUR PES DIEM QUESTION, Ius few weeks the Boasd will bo called upon to audit the pee dicm of its membery for the yusrier, and there being & qaction as (0 tho Hebbuf 106 Commissioncrs Lodraw s wreater sum thau §2.50, sume foterest {s belug manifested on the subject. The Chalrman of the Board, who bas to sign all por diem as well ssottier claimy, bas refuscd to Sccept more than l‘.‘.&lrfl day fof his services, on the ground that Lo could not legally, and unless hy chauged lls view of the law it fs difficalt to sce how le can of the claims of others for Br 1t s teuo that ft Is his duty to ‘)pmvo of thy action of the Board. but aloco” his cws on this watter bave becn 8o clesrly defincd be wi s wendate whict s pariy lo without tha d be sctiled, s s ¥ scarcely be justitled in obeyln belloves (0 Ly wruug, of tahlng woney out of the Tecasur warcent of law, The queation sho and there in na speedier way than for him to refose to Anprove of the per diem of others for a greater amount than he accepta himself, and Jet the mat- ter be settled In the conrts onco for all. THE CITY-HALL. ‘There aro 434 prisoners in the Bndewell. The dnte for the investigatton Into the North av- ‘enue bridge matter has not yet been fixed. The MMayor fs giving his personal attention to the matter, ‘Three now cases of small-pox were reporteq yes- terday, onent No. 17 Weat Erls strest, onoat ‘No 320 and another at 353 North Ashland avenue, and ono case of rcarlet fover, City-Treasarer Lateabes paid nnlzr ,000 yester- day, 340,740 of which was handed aver to Fitz- aimmons & Connell, a8 their Jast payment for the Fulierton sventio condnit, the work: having some time ago been accepted by the city. There were 13,37 miles of now streets made and paved last year. Of theeo there were 2,53 miles in he Sonth Division, 4.02 in the North Diviston, and ©.02 miles on the West Side. Neariy all wera Iaid with cedar-blocks, Nearly an additional mile nf atrect has been raised to gradoe but has not yet been paved. - Bullding permits wors tesncd _yesterday to ¥, C, T, McFarland, for a two-story and sttic dwolling, 21 by 52 feet, at 315 South Morgan etreet, to coui $2,500, and (o J, Zelor, for & !mmmr{ atars and dwelling, 22 w feet, st 418 West Indians strect, to cost $2,000. * The estimates for viadncts over Wast Madison, Lako, and Sangamon strects have heen compieted by the Department of Public Tockweil streot on Madison - $00; Weet Lake and Rocuwell streets, 380,000; and over Kinzlo strect at Eanvamon, 873,200, The Chlcago, Columbus & Indiana Central itall- road folka sgreed to build there thres vinducta ns A compensation for right-of-way into the city, 4 18 thus likoly that theso viadncts wiil be bulit,— tho raliroad companies whoee iracks they crosato ‘pay for the suporstrncture, and tho city for the ap- proaches. . A most heartrending case of destitntion was Jearnt at the Mayor's office yesterday afternoon. A woman named 3irs. Joscphine Clark came to this city Monday last from Kdgerton, lich. Her hus. band's name s (mzrge Clark, She Is 8 respectable woman, but discass has incapacitated her for work. She 18 paralyzed on ono eide, and, consequentiy, is almost helpfess, The man who called himsolf “her husband tired of sapporting her, and, sellingn £10, he gave her tho procecds, and (hen comoelled her fo leave hame and came to Chicago. ~ liero sho two alsters, Una o lirnm Dartlett, formorly i3 Ven luren 'strect; and the other Mrs, John Wiltlams, who onco ilved cornerof UGreen and West Madlson street. Thoso people Mre. Clark falled to find, and she slept at the Wost Madison Btreet Station for several nighte, Ycaterday she was brougn to tho Mayor'a otlice, where she tald her story, Poor, helpless, snd alone, she ix snxions to hear from her relatives, veland had her taken o the llume of the Friond. Icss, Sho also has o slster named Mrs, Jennla N. Kellogg, residing In New York, who Is supposed to ‘e in good circuisstances. CRIMINAL. S'BigEd" Durns hasagain been arreated for vagrancy. 1le took a change of venue from Sum- merfleld to D'Wolt, and gave bonda for an sppeat- snce Feb, 10at2 p, m, F. M. Parkor was arrested yesterday upon com- plaint of Chapln & Gore, who say that he is guilty of the larcony of $350 from them, snd also gulity of embezzlement. The accused fook & chango of venue from Summerfield to D:Wolf, snd will have a hearing this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Minor arrests: Albert Brown, trying to dlspose of two carriage curtains, evidently stolen; James Terry, lareeny of a palrof pants from Albert Igort, of No. i Narth Wells ; John Kennedy, a beer peddier, who embe; 8160 from hia em- vloyars, the Union lirewing Company. Fred Olly and Frank Walworth were wanted be- fore Juatice te yesterday for being inmates of a gambling-hou: and Ofly upon tho additional charge of it. They falied to put in an ap- pearance, thelr bonds of $200 cach wers de- clared forfeited. E. N. Marks, the vawnbroker, ls the suzety, Justice Morrison yesterday fined Willlam Ray- ‘mond and George Henderson $100 each for attompt at bnrgnr{; John McGea and Frank Lawrence, would-bo barglars, 8100 each; C. i, Dowitt and . D. Curlls, discharged. dustice’ Summeraeld beld Jahn ].nna 1n 8400 to tho Oth for atealing har- noes; August Wanderly, assaniting Oficer Loonard some months ago, ana suspected of burxlary, $1,400 to the 16th. Wednesday evening, at aupper time, tho resi- dence of E, K. Pond, No, 80 Uanover strect, was entercd by burglars who carriod off about §150 worth of clothiog and jnwnlr{. Estrance was gained by clambering up & porch snd In at second- story windows,—a manner that {4 greatly in favor with sneak-thleves and burgl Boveral nights ago J. O, Clark, of No. 122 street, lost sov- oral bundred dollara’ worth In imilar jmonner. Miss 1dn Philllps and Me. J. W, Bo{im‘l(wn were éc-unhz dlschargod by Juatice Do Wolt (North ide), the charges of ndultery and fornication being not proven against them. “Tho only farmida. blo seatimony agalnst ihom was that of & man who r ka, That over entimated at $01. -3 A Phiathips sy that sho was marriod to Mz, ‘This statement Miss Phillips says she made’ only in jest and In a lsughing y that sbe° thought ~wonld be understood, ‘Tho defenso proved that all tho time that tho accused wore liying fn the same house thers were others in tho house, —brothors and alsters of the female defendant, The counsel for the de. 1o In summing np the caso, bohfl{ mado tho chergo that Patten, tho plaintiff, brought snit againet Mise Phitlips meroly to deairoy the testis wmony in the sult whers Patten's wife ‘scoks a dis vorce from him, Miss Phillips baing the principal witness, The Justice dlachargod the accused. SUBURBAN. PARK RIDGE. The regulat monthly meating of (he Board of Trustees was held Tucsday evening, President Shorwin presiding. * The members present were Wood, Kabow, Mathows, and Butler, The bill of k. W, Meacham for balance unpald on his gravel contract, amounting to 371180, was resented and allowed, and, on motfon of Truste, utler, the Clerk was instructed to {ssue an ordol for the same. Oa mation, the lamplighter was ordered to be » Mttle more liberal in dispensing his fuvors, LAKX. ‘The Taxpayers' Association of the Town of Lake will hold a mmlnf Thu: evening at the Cen- tonnial Bchool building on Kilty-frat stroet, near Wentworth avenne, for the purpose of organizing for the spring campalgn, o TIYDE PANK. The Village Board met in regular sesnion yeater- day afternoun at the Village Hall, platn-of-Police I bmitted his January t, -huwln‘nnlg #ix arrests; threo of the of- fenders reside In Chicago. e —— CURRENT OPINION. ‘Wa aro of opinion that oneof tha heaviest loads the Democratic party over carried was Auguat Doloont, banker and politicisn, —Augusla (Ga. Conetifutionalist (Dern.)y: oI ) Thers is moro backbone necded in Congresa to meet (he emergoncios of the hour, ahd, if the Honorables don't tako carc, thoy will find at the next election that thelr conslituents are far in ad- vance of them.—Rickmond (Va.) Whtg (D The public debt should bo refunded as rapldiy as possible, and at the lowest paselhle rate of Intercat. Postonty should bo mortgaged for its geyment rathor than the present goneration ahould come bankrupted in Quizolic “offorts to make immedlate payment of the public debl,—Memphts (Zenn. ) Appaai (Dém. ), Whea the Indianapolis Journal thinks of ‘whioping In the rural papers on thesliver question, 1t reckons without Ita host. Tbe Jauraal is run fn tho intereats of capitaliste, while tho rural press ls run I tho interesis of the people, Who cusis tho groutestinumber of ballots, tho Journa { Company or the living thousands who are wubscribers of the rural paperst—2oosier State (iep.), The Now York Julletin is inconsiutent. 1t complains that the siiver dollar fa too large and heavy lo be convenlent; and yet it Insists, If wo sre to bave silver doliars, that more grains of sil- dded Lo mivke them squct n Yafio But the peoplo will La entirely satts. tandard dollar t6at so long snawered the puorposea of their (orefathers.— Cinclnnath Cominercral (Ind, Xep.). That accomplished and persistent political tzsmp, Mr, W, E. Cosndler, secms to baye en- countered an sctoal settler in the person of Mal. E.A. Durke. It s uot often that o fool fs anawered according to bis folly 8o promptly as Mr, W, E. Chandler bas beon. For once, at least, Llather- skito Las met blathervkite, and it must bo coafesscd that the New Hampshire man has tho worst of tno wrestie.—New York funee (Kep.), ¢ The East 'The Baltimores American says and South In uslon must hold tho balance of au thority.' True enough. But bow about tho West and Scuth? 'The offcrs frow the Esst are enticing epougb. but the bLeoplo of Lha Boutn have been uader thgtsort of political bondagu long enough. 1t Bil Cuandler will toke car of the Last, the Bouth wili undesvor 1o take care af i Rurulxiu'l'nlln ‘woula s 4r & {alr proposition.—4tlu; (Ca.) Conatisatton (Denny, 0 ¥ i It cannot be doubted that reconciliation {8 abroad, and that the dollas of the Jaddies hasa very firm grip upon the acctions of gbu people of Misstssippi, wben one branch of tho btate Leglsla- ture 18 found passing resolutions cougratulaiing colored Ecnator Uruck for bis vota on tho Mat+ thows resolution, aud giving the cold shoalder to tho foremost Mlsslssipplan Ul tha dsy, white Sena- tor Lamar. Mind you, {t Is & Democratic Legisla- ture, sud & whits' Democratlc Legislaturo, tuat i dotng this thing. Apother sud equaily ‘motable sigu of the thuce touching tho mattef of the raco- seconciliation cams by mall, as the ltem sboye atated eamo by telegraph, —namely: that Mr. Fef- ferson Davin 12 working like a good fellow to re- curo the efection of a negro ta the Presidoncy .of & Bonthern college over half-a-dozen able white competitors for the honor, ‘The college s at liry- ‘ex., and the candidate urged by Mr, Darin s Prof. 8, Milia, a Missiseipni negro, and a graduate of Oberlin College, who i spokon of 85 & man of ability and learning, Fenator Lamar, npon whom Missisripp{ now Inoks so diranprovingly, |s anoth. er {ndorser of Prof, Mills. Things sre coming aronnd with & great deal of haste.—Philadelphia Times (Ind.), Tho other night romo ono stole Bammnel J. Tliden's overcoat, What Is mora horrible than robblug the dead?—Knosville Tridune: **What will Mir. Iayea say when J, Madison Wells nends in his ca: it the White lonse?'* Why, **All's we! t ends Wells, " of conrse,——Tilden, Me- Clellan, and reveral othera who get their washing dona east of the Alleghenian, are fguring for 18H0. No nse, gentlsmon. *Westward the 8iar of Em- plre," ete.—Memphis Avalanche (Ind.). It is undersfood that Jndge Martindale, of the Indianapolis Journal, Isa candidate for the Benata; at least he has buen nrominently named In that connectlon, e e onr personal friend, and woare privileged to take his lily.white hand tn onrs and say to him in_all candor. that on the all- ver-resumption [ssus he conld not nrr:nn!milu county in theState of Indlans,—not one. Wa doubt, indced, if the golden-bug prapaganda conld carry a single townahip in the State. k05 per centof the population faon the other side, —La- Jayette (Ind.) Courler (Rep.). . ‘We have no doubt that the depraciation of sllver is chilefly dne to fta demonstizatlon in Ger- many and the United Btates, the action of the smaller Powers that have followed, or folloty- l? In the same track, having had hut effect. Remonetization by the United Staf g0 far toward restoring silver to ita nor: and, if {¢ should remain permanently some cheaper than it formerly was, (ha differnce would #carcely be more than enough to hring the natlons of the Latin Unlon to the adoption of onr ratle of 1010 1, inatead nf thelr prosent ratio of 153 to 1, = Wathington (D, C.) Unton (Rep.). 1 Gov. Nichollsand his friends moan tostand by thelr pledges, it s certalnly time that they apoke out. No matter how guilty they may he- Meve Ale. Wells and his associstes to be, they are in honor bound fo exert themselves to atop the prosecntion. Thae offenss chargod is purely politl- ca), nnd If the Returning Board !a 1o be sentto Jnil, then somo hundreds or thousands of bull- dozers und White-Leaguors ought to go with them. The ro(mcnl crimes committed on tho Democratie slde In Louisiana during the late campajgn more than balan thos the Republicans, ff sl that 1s chazged to the Jatter bo teue, and ten timos as much more.—Cleceland ! Iierald (Hep.). Rl It is not nscessary to.bocoms panfo. atrickon, oven If France shonid determine to sua- pend tho colnage of atlver for a year.” Thia is, at mout] a mero brudentinl measure, and Indicates that, jnthe jndzment of the Senate. thoy have enough silver coined to wmeet the demand for o yoar, 1t docs not involve [n the elightcst the rollcy uf France toward ibe double standafd. It s merely equivalent toadeclaration that thoy have enough silver eolned for current monetarf pur- poses for 1878, That this action will have any material effect on the price of silver remaina to ba seen, 1t should not, and, wo Judge, il not, Tinve the slightest cifect on the Bilver blil pendiog In Congress, 17 nnythlnf. it is an urgent reason why it should paes. —Pitlsburg Gasetle (Rev,), The mischiovous blunder of the Republic. nn etatesmen at the East has been, that they have 20 condacted aa to atlow the West tasct up ss fcparate political power, and to establish analll- ance almoat offenaive and defonsivogvith the South, whils they have narrowed and weakened tho hold of Eastern ideasand mcasures upon onr natural ailles, and have sunk intoa minority which has lost {ts vigor and ite eense. While tho West has beon drawinz the Bouth to its embrace, the East has been distracted h{ & mad attempt to ralse the ghosta of paseions —and prejudices long since burled. The West has seized the control of legislation, whils the mon whosa position makes them the ropresentatives of he East have been quarroling over the spol T 2ecking to 1) with swae-noter bugles um:h ara voloeless, “Tho Enst is connting for nothing In the pending legislation which affects so deeply all credit and s)l industry, The new geography has dividod the Unlon into three parts. ‘The Knst maat draw to its support the Atlantic and Guif neaboard AL it 10 not to sink into a prattiing minority without 0 assert its will. The old scctlonalism can nover be revived, Tho East must botter itsol’, or in the new movements of nolitics and Governmont, it will lose forever everything liko leadershiv in thought and actlon, — Utica ferald (Rtep.). The remonetizing of silver will never i or impalr the public creait or honor. No creditor of the Gavernment, great or small, would over lose ono dollar orone cant by tho passage of & bill restoring tho silver dollar as a factor inonr currency: and those who affect 1o think so are eltsor faboring under s hallucination, or tho romptings of a scllishness that; beclonds thelr ndli'nlnnl and shapes thelr conduct. Thers {8 no doult that the remonotizing of allver wiil be a rer'an safeguard between gold snd speculation Lereln as nu articlo of merchandise, snd In that fact probably centees tho hostility of Wall stroet and {ts votarles, With allver s a factor {n the currency, it will not be poesible to wrrecmo gold above a par value: and that gusr- antoa Is worth & great deal to the basinessinterests of the country. Indeed, it will compeneate any disadvantags (hat can possfbly accruo nnder tho introduction of silver aa a legal coin in our cur- rency, 18 will broak the money-power that, under contraction and speculation, Las prostrated the Lusinees of the cmmlr{. closedt up tho avennes of enterprise, and bronght distress and bankrupltcy to overy mart of trade and manufacinre in the Jand, ‘The”evils that dll the imagination and vex the souls of the gold interest will nover be realized under the romonetizing of sllver, for they have no real existonce. Theyars mers conjurations for present use, and will vanish into thin air whenever Congress snall determins this question fo accord- ance with pflsullr seatiment and cxpsctation,— WasAington (1 dtapublican (Rep.), rate, what TWICE DUNNED, To the Editor of The Tridune, Hyne Pank, Feb. 7.—Can Tnz Taisung exsplain why theso things are 0? The place where I do re- alde 13 the Town of Hyde Park. Some two weeks 880 I pald my personal-property tax at the office of the Town Tressurer, and took the regular re- celpt, which was carefully preserved. Last even- ing a Collectar called st my house and presented ma with a bl for personai-proparty tax which was an exact duplicate of the one &Mv!ouuly pald. Upon exhibitiug to Tax-Coilector No. 2 the racelpt given by Tux-Collector No. 1, the No. 4 Collector concluded that he wonld not jnsist npon my paying the tax the second time. llow is this $or tax-col lecting? J. 8, ELweLL, The receipts had been handed to No, 3 before Mr. Elwell called at the ofice to El{. and the Treasurer neglocted to notify the Collector that oue of thom hsd been taken care of. e —— B ) To the Editor of Ths Tridune, Avnons y Fob, 8,~1 am a firm beliover in capital punishment, but, 10 see what A, 1. Boveo bad to say on the other side, 1 pald for one of his books. | hava not had the plessurs of receiviog it. 1 presumo it has lllrpnd his mind.. He s a amooth geutleman, and I rather Jikod him, ¥ M. Axxs. —— A Plucky Woman Makes n Burglar Disgerge, Rureks Senfinel, A lttlo Eurcks, Nev,, woman awoke tho other night 1o fiml 8 burglay vrospocting hor room for valuubles, Bha lay very quiotly until he had concluded his labors snd transferred uperations to the adjoining parlor, when sho qulctly arose, armed herself with a rovolver which her husbana had provided her with, and which was munl{ ensconced under her pl[ln\v, ana tiptoed Into the burglur's preseice, Cover- ing hiin with the weapon, without & tremor in her volee, sho commanded him to atsgorae hia plunder, There was -blood In her oye and de- terinmation i her tone, rad the burglar weak- cned ut once. 1o deporlted on the centre-table & braceiet, goid chain, and pafr of earrfogs,~—all that he had managed to socurc thus far,—and meekly listened to a spirited lecturo dollvered improinpti. Bhe wound up her address by ex- presaing a regrel that her acanty toilet prevent. ed her irom escorting him to the Jail, aund or- dered him out of the housc. He cld ot staua upun tho order of going, but went ut once, Tho brave little womun Lhen dresacd, It her lantern, went to the furnace, told her husband of her .adyenture, sud remained until dsylight. — Fresk of o Lunatios A remarkabla story cowmes from Battle Creck, Mich. Mre, Elibu Warriner is uu insaua woman; & negro Trl of a ucighboring family called upon Dber 1or ating; tho lunatie detained her awbilc on the promise Lo take her a nice plo; suddenly a frvak of dislike for the clild sclzed the woman, aud she cajuled her ta the *ellef that she could wash berskin whbite. A meeting was ap- woloted for tho next day, aud, anxious tu un- dergo the murvelous transformation, the little girl was on haud prowptly. The lunatic dis- robed bior, aud then touk a scrubbing brush, and, dippinz It o strong lye, suceeded tn Hterally skinsjog tho pour thing alive. ‘Tho In- terposition of nelghbors, attracted by the screams of the victin, put a stop to the pro- ceedings bofory a futal termination. e~ A Wild Fally of tho Woods, Jasper County (fa.) Newabay. Thero s a fawlly m‘mmlnx ol a man, his wife, and scven children now liviog jn tue lower vart of this County of 'l'exas who stay In the Woods without any sbelier other than thar afforded by the furest-trees, and subsiat upon svorus, nuts, herbs, rats, birds, fish, frogs, und such other food aa they cau ‘procure by tishing, foraging, sod trapplue. They are ol a wild, undivilized nature,aud when carried (o the homea of goud peopla snd treated kiudly wear sn afr. at fim»nwnn, and, after cating in'a most glut- touous wanner, steal slyly away Lo the woods. 3 86 perpetrated in the Infereat of, | OUR BOYS. A Huge Mass-Meeting Declares . that They Shall Not Drink in Saloons. Farwell Hall Fiiled with the Cit- 1zens’ League and Its Friends. Bpec;shu by Emery A. Storrs, Superin- tendont Felton, Judge Booth, and Others. ‘Tha call of the Citizens' League, which has for 1ta object the creation of a public sentiment to back up the authorities in enforciag the lasr pro- hibiting tha eale of liquor to minor, for a meeting {n Farwell iall last evening bronght together nearly 2,000 people. Al the seats {n the audl- torfum had occnpants, and thero wero very few In the gallery which were vacant. The meetings held ondor the ausplces of the Lengue havo gradually Increased from the first, and, as they have the ‘hearty co-operation of the Mayor and Police De- partment, thére ecems to be no doubt that the ‘work they have In hand ‘#ill bo accomplished. TIRESIDENT ELMENDORPF * occupied the chalr, and, by way of introduction, stated the purposs of the League, and eald that olghty saloon-keopera had boen prosecuted, forty of whom wero convicted. Nine saloons had been closcd up. (Applanse.] It was found that boys from 10to 15 were now kept ont of esloons, hnt those from 16 to 21 still frequented them, .and necossity sthil exlsted for prosecutton. He hoped the League would havethe efforts and co-operation of every good citizen. [Applause.] BUPERINTENDENT PELTON was then Iniroduced, und, to show the extent of ctlme among boys and “riels, gave soma statlstics. Daring the efx years ending Dec. 31, 1877, thera were recelved At the llouse of Correction 2,123 chldren, aged from 7 to 16 years, and 6,752 swhose ages ranged from 16 "to 20-s total of L 873 minors. A large percentage twero recommitments, rome having been recolved seversl times. In 1877, the number recolved wan 1,782, —of whom 47:3 were_between 7 and 15, and 1,309 between 10 and 20. The number now fn the County Jail awaiting tria) nndor 10, was 22, and botween 16 and 20, 45. Tho causcs leading to crimo wers numerons, but the chief were hereoity and the noelect of parents to properly take caro of thelr children, and toglvo them not merely secniar knowledge, but moral instruction, and 1o Impart habits of iadastry. The remedy for juventio de- linguency was the making of lawa that, If parents did not eea to thelr children, the authorities might assnmg that duty (applause]—take tho custody of them at en _early age, for the chances of ‘de- velopment for the better ~ wero weakened every day's addition to their age. The aands of pmhmhrogh( should bo pat upen them. elling liquor to children should bo ~arrested. [Awlnnu.l For yrnvcnun phrposes break up he rendezvous of criminals. The arrest of the Keepd® would domore than the arrcet of all the inmates, &Applnllle.] Efforts muat not be ro- laxed or the result would be fauity. [Applause.] EMERY A, STONRS spoke noxt. 1le was eurprised at the demonstra. tion. 1t showed that tho people of Chmg: wero deefly intorested in the inqairy, ‘' What ahall he- come of our boya?' Upon its solutlontYepended the inqairy, **What shall becamo of onrsolvos?” [Applause.) Wo had beon brought face to face wl& startling facts, having gone on from year to year entiroly nnconsclous of the ‘vol- cane npon which ~we ¢stood. and the tromendous perils and dangers which snvironed us. 1t had beon discovered that the bulk of the criminal population wan made up of boya and girls, ‘The records of the Police Court showed that, on the South §lde, from June 17 to Oct. 17, 1877, thero were 1,134 boys and girls arrcated; on the ‘Weat 8ide, from April 23 to July 23, 87} and on the North' Eide, 238 —a total, ‘In threo or:fonr months, of 2,244 The causg of the fearful prova- lence of crime was Hquor. Ho referzod to the ex- istence of the statute, and tho organizatlon of the Leaaue, and pointed to what it had already dono o4 an Indication that a law could bo enforced in Chicago, There sas the will, and a way had opened. And it had came to pass that a ms, m“i’ of the saloon-kaoepers were 80 spprehonsive of fali- ing ander the eye of the League that thoy would Bardly permit ono to drinkat tho bar antil they ox- amined his toeth to ace If he was of age, , [Laugh- ter.] From tho Mayor down the League-had the active sympathy and :o-oremuon of every city oflicial, “'Thoy had determined that the work of prevention ahould be carrled on slongsido of the regular tomperance work. Ths man shonld not only be reformed, btut his boy should be prevented from bocoraing like him. —[Ap- lans Dut getting boys out of the sa- raon- pot them Into ° the strect, 1Tt wouldn't do to leave thom there. What should be done with them? Ie wonld take them out of the kaloons and out of the atrect, sad, If it wer pouslole (and he bellevsd 1 was moke the education of every child & compulsory matter with the parent. [Great applanse.] Thers shoula bo nocey of the expente, It was tho duty of the Htate to provent intoxicatlon If it could. Every {urao.ooonan dled the doath of drunkards, \Were e to atand by nnd say thers was no remedy? Ho was for that kindofa !)Hrvlllm—wlthln. of course, the boundary of the law-—which wonld revent crime, or, failiog in that, would punish t. A lome should bs croated In {ihls city for the wandering Jmuu. and before the next Legisiature .d?uurne the peopfe of Chi- cago shonld have devised and riponed into m law some Inatitution, Intended and eficacioun, for the rotection of tho young. If intoxleation was a Sm 8, wo should prescribe and close up every in_Chica; Great app! Tho kerand th equaily reaponaible for suite, and mnfl.honld put on each side of the o bar, to sober off In the sama call, under the senten "The fleld large enougli for ail, d we shonld anmmon from every quarier evory sgency of reform, persuasion, argument, entreaty, and put them all together, and, making fhem one tromendons catapult, heave it acain and again against the solid rocke of habit, whicl addiction to the slsvery of drink had piled upin generations past, The great tempersnce army knew no such word as fall, [Applanse,) JUDGE BoOTI sald the welfare of saclety, of the Slate, and of the natlon was bound up Ju the wel(are of the boys and girls, The considerations which called for the hearty co-operation of all were a0 Fllln. a0 commonplace, that it required no discussion to present them. Parents ‘thought thele children would not become drunkards and streot wander- ers, Hutit wa® possidle and probable. Ko all wore Intercated vitally {u the movement, and the offorta should be directed to makoit o success, ‘The Influences which tended to doprave, and ruin, and destroy wuro constanily in operation. The &saloons were open dey und night. o refoiced to ace tho work commonced and golng o1 20 prosper- ously. [Applaase.) TOE HON. A, LsMORRIBON, aftor expressing his gratification at the immense domonsiration, referred 1o the first meeting held four months avo inaroom half ss large as the latform, when the League wns organized, and ler el t was determined to weestlo with the evill [fa alluded to the -um:l.ncz of the ordinance, ing fcwas s plain that tho most techmesl lawyer mumfuu but one construction upon it, Upona second conviction, the licensa was to be rovoked, andthe esloon-keoper could never again get & licensa in Chicazo. lhfbllll 1{o bad bad but one bofore him a secon was now posted the notico No liquors wold to minore.'" This was not a temperance. movoment. Bome of jta stronyest supporters wera men who dranxllquor themsclyes. 118 only opponents wera the keepors of low dives—thu reserts of Lhieve and pickpockels. Buperintendent Felton's fgures, by no mannor of means, gave the wholo atate of the case. From the repartof the Superintendent of Police ho learned that the number of boys and irls, under 20 years of uge, arrested in 1HY7 ‘Tho nuwst dangerous class fn the com. munity—the most recklcss rutlana—were under the age of :20: and their present condition was due to the use of intoxicating hiquory, I'ho moveuient wasone of seif-defense—10 protuct socloty from a crowd of criminals who wers not unly threatening 1he pooplo but the q::!:l of thechildren herealter, [Applatse.] -The hoys and girla who mow fee- quented.the saloons wounld ba the murderers, and robbers, aud prostitutes of five years hence.' Ho bimsell bad 0 and 11 years of sga dragged dru of iho sirects ot widnigit. saehzl wrent to church, lo the opers, to the theatro, and thls terrible condition of affairs existed, endangering its very existence. o re- ack of an fnstitutlon for boys 10, 11, ant 12 years old. ‘They could bescnt to no placo except tho Bridewell, and they came out worsa thau they went in. A boy must have comaitted & crimo before he could sent to the Reform # aew avout what to do with & Catho- Hc boy, because they had a school; but when a lad of ony other denominstion came before Wim he could only send hini to Mr. Felton, A erime reated on the ahoulders of tae city that such a iate of things sbould exist. (Apuifuse,] Thers was too wuch mawsist sentimentality ja Chicago ahout crime. The vunisunient ahould be swift, ~ [Great applause.] He urged the awlience to give the movement thelr earnest, persistent, aud unaivided support. If (he did, the law, ample and efiicient, weuld be enforced, [Applausc.] Tho Council shuuld ba besfezed ta found soue asylan or fusti- tutlon for the belpless stzect waifa. EnE DR. J. M. GIBEON oxpressed his earncet sympalhy with the move. ment, He was filled with hovo for the futura of . The Leaguc commanded the sywpsthy right-minded wman and woman in the law, would join In the movemont and g bearty uup‘»cn. ‘The meetiug then adiouroed. e —— Tho Workingwowen's Hotel. Yew Yore Sunday Demscrat. The wishes of the wruz'lmn merchant, A, T. Stewart, are beiug fulthfully carried out by his widow aud Judge Hilton. ‘The ** Woinen's Ho- tel.” ou the corver of Fourth avenue and Thir- ty-second and Thirtv-third strects; founded by the late Alcxander T, Btewart, is now ‘slmost completed, and will svon be formally opened by a grand reception. Everything sbout tho vast b thetr moak edifico is finfshed, with tha exception af thy ’u!numz In fifty of the rooms and part of ¢h, ast conting on the exterfor. Tha gronnd eoy. ered by the huflding comprises ixtecn Iots far. merly occupled by the locomotive-shops of the Hudson River Rallrond. Itiaalittle more thay feot square, and Is seven stories in heigyy t {8 almost a perfect cubs of immensa DFopar: tions, Someo idea of the magnitude of the building may be gained from the fact that tne flag-atafl upon its top front, and which |y g curately proportioned to the afzo of the edifics 18 seventy-Lwo feet high, The struzture 1y o, rolutely flm-umol. It contalns 503 nrisgy, rooms,” Ita library already contalns 2,500 ¢q)! *{ umes, and the parlors havo several planoftorte, ‘The cost of the building so far has been $2,0m . 000, and yet Judgo Hilton proposes Lo giva thy very heat board and accommodation tobona figy {ngwomen for $4.00 a week. 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