Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1878, Page 8

8. 'fHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY (3, 1878, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Wilbur F, Btorey left Chicago Tast night for the ot Sorlngs, Atk. The Baptist Unlon holds ita annnal meeting and t+hanguot al Tremant ‘]J'figgn..le-mm rening et B o'clock. e 3 condact of the Government. This party would iva nntll ita object was consnmmated. r. CAmeron wanted talking efopped, and moved that they go Into execative scasion, and th the Eecrflm‘? ve 10 the press such matter as the Committeo desired, In fact, Mr, Comeron, wha 18 down on the press, bocanee the reporters have told the truth about him in the past. wanted them excladed. Henucceaded in his endeavor, Alter about two honrs' jawing, the Committes roee, and condescended to roveal 'a portion of the busines teansacted, It was detormined to fsane a call for # Btats Cerention to bo held at Springfield, the then Introdnced Mr, R. C. Morae, Becretary of the Internationsl Committee, who gave a shart history of the Assocliation, its employment of vis- ftorm tor the different States, the [nceease of Asso- clations In the principal cities of the conntry, and the origin and success of the work among rallroad men. In 1800, not a alnglo State Conven- tion hed been held, whilo now twenty-fonr States held conventions every year. Then there wern 150 Arsociations, while now there were aver l,000. . Thea there were nnly, lg'!l! enrral Seera- tarien, while now there ware 1 tha bridge, for a permanent meeting-place. Tho Finance Committeo was instructed to procure snbe scriptions, everal men and boys came forward and algned the pledge nd procured red ribbons, Among the former waa Jack Wilson. who told the gathering that he had not drawn a sober breath for twenty- Mxyears. FEd Cremeaax, A Frenchman, hetter known as ‘‘Ditters," aleo signed the pledpd, #oneph Lecky, J, 5. Monroe,and others sddrersed the meeting, after which the mssembly ndjonrned to Tharsday night. when & masa meeting will be held fn Tammoany Hall, |, Kaufmann fined Jonn Morcls $100 becanso he was of & vagrant aspect, and had endeavored to go ball ;or; Ahr\;lblm Rothschild, accased of rocelving stolen perty. . THE RAILROADS. THE FREIGIT MUDDLE. Nothing official haa yet been recelved from the meoting of the trnnk-lino Preaidents held in New York yesterda; any attempt to pay tho public debt in a depreciated currency, whether of paper or silver, would be a violatton of the public falth “spd an Injury to the national credit and public welfare, and that the Legislaturs carncatiy remonstrates and proteats acainat the passnga by Congreas of any bill which shall in m{ degree imoalr the present gold standard of value established by law (n the Unlted States, ‘There I8 no doubt but that tho Benate will con- etir In tho actlon of the House. AG A TQUFAG—P AP Tacadny ove . % 8t tha realdenca of lhc?!fldo'lflirolit.}r'g‘ X'fi;’he. n“l'?‘htnl Enunlefav., Chicago. by the fer. "Jotn Wiiiam. Nita Furses of Medvilc, Ta. o Ykl oo DEATS, On Feb, 11, Charles Heimer, oniy son of Wit . Staey Mo ML Ritce, 'aged 3 yonrs analy onths. Funeral Wednesday, 13th Inat., at 1l o'clock & m,, + fyys: ‘ From private eources, however, from thieir resldegce, 60 P-Jb P 2 yiew of the wo S s T L7 Worcester, Maas,, and Dangor, Me., pavers pl; R 4 ot . | datetobeleft to the diecretion of the Praaidont | LGt o N R e o ORI oty o THE GXNMAN SIDE. 1t 16 fearned thist polbing coald be doneowing to | v, . .. e &7 . Pleasa * The American “"}“‘.‘ “‘gg,‘:l.," e ehormen | Bnd Sectetacy of the State Central Commitice,— i o W hAE NAth God wioGRRL e, a8 ‘The Staats- Zeltung ofipestarday had the follow- [ the abeence of Mr..Garratt. Thers wero'present [ {350 o. po :,“?5, .the Benate FLATTAAL the restdonas. ot & B. Towedman, Xo. 4 «. tlety of ladies, hetd & . 1 | the two Bpringors. Mr.' Ttobert Wydensall spoke especially of hya | In&: Messrs, Vandorbilk, Beott, and Jewsit, snd Com- unve, O, Feb, 13, the 8enate ‘a | piiiy Ttk Monday morning, Fab. L ¥R Honse parlora last even(ng. Tho '385""" jon was fixed at |onu d:\hmm 20 | own pecnliar work of organizing Aesociations in | _\Vesre ?lrnmwm able tostate thet the Hilmare | O g LT atter 1aid befara the Presi- biif was fntroduced to provida {qr. the Appoint- T7yeats. oo housp. Thurstel, 1 1 The temperaturo yesterday, an obsorred by Ma- | S3CRL 000 votes, taking ne 5, benla the 1o YIS | thodifterant states, | The mavement had penetrar- | HiEE AR o Rok aereived InMovor lleun whey | HOR LR (O T B eago meeting and | Ment of a Commlsslon to Drepare,school toxt- | Fiicuds of g Iamiy 06 fuasttia 13 sad. wkbeni nasse, optician, No. 88 Madison atreet (TRt8UNE | ngditiona) delegata for every K00 or fractlon oyer, portant patt of the work fas the !‘mp,”m"“ h':: abandoned all hia old, narrow.minded views on the booka, ¥ further hotice. B e the matter was informally discusned. The, pressed thelr opinfon that the West.bound rates shonld be reatored on the basts of 35 centa per 100 pounds from Chicago to New York, but strangs to say not the least actlon was taken on the gronnd that M, Garrett was not prescnt. It seems vory aucer that su much imporiance ahonld have been attached to Mr. Garrott's absence. Itis the opinion of the railroad men In this city that the meeting could have taken any nction 1t ‘wanted had those preacnt eo deeired, and made it subject to Mr. G 'flt“ ndvnmnl. who 18 very conservative AL pre: ent an Rotlding), was at 8 8. m., 20 degrees: 10 8, m, 43; 13 m.. 38; 3p. m., 57; 8. m., 36. Darom- eter At 88, m,, 20.74; Bp. m., 20.87, Coroner Dietzsch yesterday held an Inquest on James Claosen, reslding near the corner of Filty. ] rect and Wentern svenue, who was rmn e ot lled on. the Cincinnatt & St. Louin Talirond, A verdict of accidental death wae re- turned. ; Eddle Wolcott, 8_boy ahout 14 years of ace, vrmleglumzon acoaltrain at lnu’ Rock Island Bunday and temnerance questions. o had, ft least, gome (o the concluslon t1iat the temperance and Sun: Ay questions must be disposed of In Chicago once for all, That Masor Heath stil} holds frm to thta position hay been proven by his conrsotowanis the*' temperangiers, or the persons who are At present at the head of the movenent againat the snle of spiritnons liquors to minars. A person cannected with {he Stants-2eftuna, who went to him yesterday in order. to jearn his post: ion on thts pofut ntccrtained from hii (hat thota gen. tlemen had exerclaed 8 atruni pressure to force him {nto thelr sorvice. ‘They first mada the very peity de. mand that ha should auihorise them to swear In 4 rcmnlll T“l‘. policemen, The Mayor ealled sttens lon o tiie fact that It was 8 good ieal for n city gov- An this Is on_the basis of the vota given to Lew Bteward in 1870, it will make & convention of abont 600 delegates. J. K. Magie was chosen an alternate-at-large in lace of Jonn Kinchclite. He was also choscn a gnmmllleo of one {0 secare the Btate-llones for the Conventlan and reduced rates at tho hatels, ‘The delegaten to the Toledo Convention were re- nested to obtaln thelr credentials, signed by tho resldent and Secretary of the State Committee, Gen. Bates, A, C. Cameron, ani W, R, Bardick were apvointed a Commi{tce on Transportation. The Commlttee recommended that 8, M. Smith Tean, organized and mansged by Mr. J, I, Hitch- cock, The model of the work, as far as his experlenico went, was scen {n the Siate of Missonr], whore tho movement was most Sys- tomatically organized and had accomplished n vast deal of gaod. Thero were at_leant 100,000 active members of the Yonng Men's Christian Association in America now. and the amonntof gnod work which conld be accomplished in the years to come war simply incalcniable. Mre, A, W. Dean spoke of tho work In Towa. Everywhoro he went he fonnd that a blessing had follawed tho footstopa of the brother who had juat PACKARD=Farah P, wif Chartes N, I oA SR RS B s : TUKNER=In Nowpors, Ky., on Monday, Feb, M, Maria Tuiner o0t enrs, motner Bt Yniils In the House a bill to pay the expenses of militia during the labor troubles of last year waa passed, and a bill to pay for printing the propased constitutional smendmenta last yoar was also passed. In the House, biils wers Introduced provid- ing that tho employes fof partics who have made an assignmont aball recolve the full amount of wages {f tho same does not exceed ). BRsROLDS, THUR RED RINAON REFOR will_apeak In hens JIAN, corner af lobey-sis., this evening. Tng"cnfium‘ SENVICE OF BT, | willing to join the “others in any arrange-~ | $300, estant Epixdopal C 'h will he h, thops Monday aftetnoon, was thromn fram (he ear | go Lo the Toledo Convention ss tho represcntative | preceied him. grnmens toIntrust 400 e Dot oac of whemIukhow, | ment. calcutated o™ sestoro saten. * bat i 1a | $oucr and tho labor hus ot e | 500 reshehcs Of pr, JOTGATEN T LA i B pr i I i i aopointed 10 A1l the vacancy | o1 James Stokes, Jr., of New York, told how | Shanffhere was no necewity for any tuch action. . it | £Yent that Vanderbilt approves v fon taken ", n-at., botween t. John! pay oll dabts, To repeal the actlturning over the bodies of deceased paubers to medical colleges; to provide a penalty of $200 fine and from one to ten years' Imprisonment for being in any way connected with hody-snatching, or concealing, or dissecting any hm{y llegatly ot tafned: giving atreetsrallronds extended into additions of cities all the privileges they may hava in the city oroper; to extend the term of office of the Coroncr, Bheriff, and Treasurer from two to three years; and to prohibil the counting of ballois at clcctlons bearing the wonl “except," by the General Manager of the Lake Shora Michigan Bonthern, and that ha did not dealre to bring the present difficultien to an end. As it is, the present unaettled atate of affalen will continna indefinitely, and low rates will prevail for some time to come. 1 Owing to the law rates on Bast-bonnd frelghts the roads are doing an immenss businces, and somo_of them, cspecially the Michigan Contral, have not suflclent cars to take il that offers, Tha followinz exhibit shows the businees carried for- ward by the varjons ros leading East from the clty during the past wesk: > Grain—Slichigan Central, 20,187,404 pounds; Laks Bhore & Michigan Southorn, 10,404,008 Jonnds: Pittsburg, Fort Warne & Unicago, 10, 71,200 pounds; Fittsburg, Cincinnall & 8t. Laols, 'I.zw?!. pounds; Baltimore & Oblo, 15,548,072 pounde, “Totsl shipmenta of all kinda of froight—Michi- an Central, 35,282,785 pounds; Laka Bhore & {ichizan Bouthern, 28,227,248: Diftsbure, Fort Wayno & Chleago, 21,318,040; Plttsburg, Cin- cinnat! & 8t, Louls, 15,183,114; Daltimore & Onlo, 10,074237, RMAILROAD EARNINGS. ‘The Financial Uhronicle Jurnishes an advance alip showing the grosa earnings of the various ‘Western rosds tor tha month of Jannary, 1878, ‘Thoy were as follows: P 1978, Atchison, Topeka & B. Fo...8 171,000 burl, €. ltap. & Norttiern....', 163412 Loyewell, of Englummr wae calied to attend him '{“,“ fonnd It peceasary 10 amputate tho Arm at the clbow, The Mexican War Vetorans wero to bave mat lnst night at tho Grand Pacifc Hotel, but the attena- gnce waa ro amall that 1o formal action was (aken. The Club had lutended to send abont fiine dele- tes to the Nationa) Canvention of the Order, to £e Reid at Washingion Feh. 52, but word has been receivad feom the ofiicials of the Baltimors & Ohlo TRatlroad that na reduction in faro will he made. Therafore, it in almost certain that Chicago will not be represcnied st the Convention. The Home Club met yesterday, according to an- nouncement, to make arrangementa for a kerles of entetialnments, and_have sccepted the offers that were received from the different elubs. The enter- talnments will come off in tho courre of five or aix Weeke, and perhaps sooncr, Tho President ree nesta tho presence of the members of the Execn- tlve Committee capecially, and every restdent member of the Clab if porsible. at the Thureday meeting. Thae rociable will be held Friday evening at the Tremont House. A number of former students and gradnates of Cornell Univeraity met yesterday in tho Palmer Touse club-room for the url:me of organizing s soclety In this city uimn-rrol ¢ Yalo and Harvard Associntions, Mz, Jayne was clected temporary Chalrman and Mr. Falkner temporary Becretary. Bome general diecussion was held regarding’a rennjon and hanquet, and it was finally decided that the affair should come off April 12. " Cammit- tees were appointed on permanent organization and on arrangements for the banquet, and the mectlog adjonrned until Maren 12, AU a mecting, last vening of the Uniled Presby- terian congregntion, At thelr church, corner Wont Monroo and Paalina strcots, an unusually nnani- mons call was extended to the Hev. W. T. Meloy, of Cadlz, O., 10 becoraa tholr paator. Mr. on the Central Committec caused by the reeigna- tion of C. 8. Sammie. Col, Chamberfain offered the following: ch 8 searclty of money. in clr eral inanility to make pay: mentsaf debts. And, consoquence, property 18 being sacrificed at SheriTasaica ay less than one-linlt, And oven as fow a3 one- snd_one-fourth, of ita {_‘nrmlrr n'!\xa or ¢ m.b‘n‘l“ ’3‘;\“:‘“‘&"&.‘!‘"‘5"&"{. L3 ;::r. umber of persony are being denrive: 3 D THelr homen, and hoir Household §00dk —iha Truite ot laborfons, {EII’! Jewired, [hat'the Governoraf Tilinols be raquestad to convene tiio Leglalature in Il session, 1o Pass what Is commonly known as s *'stay 1aw." The reeolutions were adonted. Delegates wero chosen to the Toledo Convention an follow: JFirst Distriet, Judgo Van . Higgine; Second, 8, F. Korton; Third, Thomas Mackin; Fourth, tho fion. Al Adams; Fifih, Col. U, D. Meacham;i Bixth, M Lioyd: ‘Besenth, Lewls Gtcwards Eighth. J, G. Ninth, —; Tentn, —i Eleveatn, Gen. dJamcs | Singlotons Fweltih Thames W, 8, Kia: ~—i Fourteenth, ilcury T, Adperni Fifteentn, J. Guinng Seventeenth, Liayld Gore; Fighteenth, B. 1. Davisi Ninoteentn, Gen, W, B, Anderson. Alternates—Gen. E. N. Rator, A, C. Cameron, W. C, @audy, the_llon. Flerce Nurton, Geors W, ‘Curtia, Qeorge W, Gifpn. Col. taiph Pluinb. eho thon. ¢ “Turnbuil, Paton L. Harrison, Capt. J. B, Lothrop, the Hon. ies Vorls, George 1t Lobe, James A, Crelglir, the lton. 8. 3. Glauford, At Zarge-d, M. Pomeroy, the Hom, Alexander bel. O oFmnies—J. K. Magle, James Creed. The Committeo then adjourned, SBTEALING PLAYS, ARREST OF JOUN 3, RTAN. Yesterday afternoon an Arreat was made in this clty which will be of special import to the theatri- cal profession in general and to the gulld of dra- matic authors in particalar, hesldes Involving coe- {ain logal points the settlement of which may be much good had been accomplished lmonf the Qer- mans, owing principally to the invaluable services of & Mr, Von Schilmmback, who waen't slim, In spite of his name, explained Mr, Stokes, hut qoite 10ke in ratnndity into two Mondies rolied intoone. Qerman Assoclations, nnder thc name of ** flunds, " hiad beon eatablislied In nearly overy large city of the Unlon, and the one fn Chicago was even pnb- lishing a paper contalning all the news of Intorest to it members, Ms. E. D. Ingersoll spoke particalarly of tho work among rallrond men, By reason of their oc- cupatlons they were provented from attending chorch on Sandays, and It was necersary, therc- fore, ta go to them, furmish tho depota with good reading matter, and surround the men with the very best influences. Frequently they would come Into the depota where services wero held, watches In hand, nnk ablo ta stay until thefr trains should leave. Desides the depot-meetings there woro cottage-meetings, which had done great good, It wan (requently necessary to take care of these men when sick or injurcd, and this care was duly ap- preciated by them. The ratlroad cnm[runln evory- whero eympathized with the splritof the move- ment, and had sabstantially nllrud it. Jle bad yet tolcamn of a lll’\filo inatance in which'a Christlan railrond man took patt in Iast summer's Atrikes. On the contrary, they sudeavored (o dineuade the malcontents from striking, or, falling In that, pledg- ed them not to drink during the strike, and did all they conld to protect tha raflzond companles' prop- erty and get the men to vetnrn to work as soon an poasible. “ \Wnat the Christian ratiroad men had dono in this respeet had received the speclal com- mendation of Gen, Devercaux, of the Atlantic & Qrest Weatern allway, in his address before the last Epacopal Cunvention. Mr. Thomas 1I. Cree apoke of the successful work in the South, snd was followed by Ma). Joseph Hardy, of Sclma, Als,, who epoke much to the same effect. After further remarks, tho ‘meeting adjourned. 'E REGULAR MONTHLY 3 OF TIR loard of Managers of the Women's Chelstien Awo: clation will bo hel Thursdsy morning &t 10 o'clock af 751 and 753 Wahash-av. e e e — DBADBBITT'S PllEFAIlA’l"lflNafi OFFICE AND FACTORY: Wos. 64, 66, 68,70, 72, 74, 76, 60 & 82 Washinglon-st, X, ¥, BABBITT'S BEST SOAP, Tho mort plessant and effectivo foup for the I, r7 of for Family Washina purposes exty o, risl package sent free on recelpt of 30 centa. BABBITT’S TOILET SOAP, Made from the Ruull yegetahia ofla, Unrivaled for he Tallet and the Ilmth. For use in the Nutsery it a4 N0 cqual. Ramplo box, contaloing tbree cakes, sent fres on rece(pt of 75 ceats. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, £ rojuest, The Mayor ¢ by recommending ver ecommenind by ex- icse_personn were Rencrally fooked on by the Mayor and Chlef Of Dolica a3 unirunt: warthy, for tho reason that some of them wers kriown 10 bo offenders, 5o that in this ¢asa every applicas tion was refectad. Mr. Jieath finaily expiatned to thess gentlemen that they had gane farenough, and had done their duty. Jhe city suthorittes agreid completely with them Ia the proposition Lo make aa end to drinki which children wero enticed, and much had aircad Deen done In_thia direction, ' Every asistance whicl the Ieadersof the movement could render the pollea would he accepied with thanks, but the husiness of fe. apectabla wisces could not bw ‘disturbed. and she aps pointment as policemen uf auapiclous characie, some of whom belohged to the erimins] classes, couid only Rize1lsa 1o disturbance and bitterness. S (hese nu(vidualacan hope (or no support from Mayor I{eath in their movemeat agalnat respectable fa- loon-keepers, and this fs n veey fmportant point, sinca ithout the ayor thoy eannot ket it tho point they aut to reach, which 14 the tevoking of the iicensd, fr. 1leath will certninly do thia only 1n thosn casen whers the eircimstances clearly (niicata that the aa- oo kespor keepa o disurderly place which ts frequent- e by minors, The same paper also says: Wa liear that there has been clrclated for some days AmoDg AAloun-keepers & tcsolution by whieh the Man- ers pledge themselres 1o sup only cratlc “Aldermanic candidates at the next cliy elcction, and I3 s sAll that this paper lisa aiready been signed by 170 saloan-keepers, Stuce we liave no canse to doubt the carrecincaa of thin state- ment, we publish the fact, 84 It g0¢8 {0 shaw Low nee- ensary it s for our husiness peopfe. for the 3Ake of their own intereatn, to_ check this_ new tomperanca move- ment s quicKly aa pomible; and to Keeo it within rea: sonabla Hmita. Inour present Anancial situstion, {t stagiutely nccessary that only thoss, persons ol eiéeted to the Council whose™ husineas experfence capacity aunilfica them to represent a1 (mpartant s community as Chicago; and this can_ oniy ba dons by IOWA. Dxzas Moixss, Ia., Feb, 13.—The Rallway Com- mittees of the two Ifouses held a jofnt meating thls afternoon In tho Benate Chamber for the purpose of hearing arguments on the land Rrants herctoforo granted to the McOregor & Missouri River Raliroad Company, now nsked by the Chleago, Milwaukes & 8t. Paul Company and the Burlington, Cedar Raplda & Northern Company. Gden. Lawler and Mr, Cary, of Mil- waukee, addressed tho Conmfttces in favor of the former road, Gen. » Winslow for tho Iatter, and Sebator_John B, Stonemau for tho people of Northern fowa, PENNSYLVANIA. Hannisnong, Pa., ¥eb, 12.—The Senato to- day passed a joint resolution declaring the seo- timent of Pennsylvania to bo strongly in favor of protection for our Industries bywmeans of & protective tarfl, and denouncing the bill for the revision of the tarifl, now befors the Commit- €. is he 1 iret 1 00 Meloy s s young man of more than ordinar found of no littlo interest to the people at large, »” Timiting the contest at the Aldermanic elcction to tha t. 'Q.-m tccon Ways and Means nt.' Washington. The 1 Talond, and occlipies 8 prominent nusitin Amosk | 1t wos the arrest and fncarceration in the County THIEVES AT WORK. S e conmtderation of poliiea crests, VLo OUCOT | Kamias Pt volo on the rosolution was: ‘Ayes, 25 (4l Re- | PR TAMIS AR LA TIE MR TR e hils elcrical hrethren, It Is hoped he will sea his | 744101 5 litorary pirato named John J. Ryan, whose | THE TRIALS AND TRISULATIONS OP TR FOLICE il M stone] Faciien. 90 H11 20, publican but one); noes, 1 Democrat. Tho ra- | ton minutes withoat the aas of gréass or potun. 1 way clear to nccept. and that he will receive a o1 i ¢ | arodaily becoming more burdensome, and tt1aa fact Misrourl, Knnaad & 217,02 7,012 | mafnder of tho Democrats abstained from yot- | package sent Ireo un fecefpt of 25 cents. warm wolcome not only from tho congrogation to | boldand barefaced operations in tno inatter of 8 i THE COUNTY BUILDING. aduicah & Memphis® 11,001 (X fng, hich he has been called, but from his ministenal | stealing iiterary propecty have been for soma tima | that evory nook and cranny of a ealoon in the city it Ly Ao 'r| il, (hranchicd) miRaz » B A B B IT T, s Co-tvorkers and other denominations o our midst. | s sourcs of inlnite annoyance snd_considersbla | o hauntcd by young thiovos anid old onee, andbe- | irye ones matder caso will 0tcupy the Criminal | b b OB SioUitan e, v St SPORTING. There was very Ilitle nowa to b gieaned from a | pecunlary lossto writors of plays. There seemas | tiweont the two classcs In thesa Iator daya ftishard | oour 45,y Bt. Louis & fan Francisco, 07342 tour. af ‘the broken banka yesterday. The Thind | to have been no way found hitherto by which to [ t0 toll which aford the cleverest mampulators, | ™0 " SRR 86 Lo &8 Ko, L dir i s = YE AST POWDER National navertised to £ell the oficn fueniturs o | check this steadily-growing evlior ponish tho evil. | The removal of all somblance of & vagrant law el ern went to Jollet yesterday with twen- &5 o 1o 7 BILLIARDS, v day or two ago, and yesterday private Lids ware a Inys 1 dl s sn immunity that crooked men sclaom | LY-One prisonces. Tiwo youths were taken Lo the | Toiedo, 190,401 The billfard game of last night at Dranswick's | Absolutely pure. Rresd, tnu,vnddlndgl. etc., muds mads for saveral bloces at abont 50 por cont of | doer. People. who produco plays long aga dls- : Teform-School af abash, o 3 closed the tournament that hae endured for more | 138 short atace of time. keep ionger, and &ro more dis thelr value. One or two deske wore sold. Tho | covered that they had no means of protection | nd outside of Chicago and a fow othor metropoli- N e e | ve weoks, and awarded to Henry fihincs. or | [oiivie s when made of common and cheap s fixtures Dolong to the building. Yesterday afier- | ngainss robbers of thoir property except through | tan cltfes, and consequently they are flocking hore | E. F. Mosely escapnd from tha clutches of the Tota 18 0,312,485 § 5,602,235 h Yy s, O ons. A trisi packaga st free pt 2N, noon two large oll paintings. elegantly framed, wera bronght to the office of Recciver Glovar as part of the nssets of the Contra) National. Onole & fino landscape production, an origlual by Sontag, and fa eafd to be worth £400 or $500. These pice tures are to be sold to whomsoever will purchase. Fitteen persons, accompanied by tne President by the dozon. The *‘crooka® are now, the deo- tectives gencrally do not know thom, and the con- scquence is they ore not caught. Tomealx months 8go **Texas Dob™ and his partners Institated **hold-up™ as & fineart. Some ecore or two of well-known citlzens wore subjocted to the faw ana the jafl yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus. Tho charge against blm was, to put it mild, that he had been provaricating {n connoction with a recent shooting-scrapo. ‘The Committee on_ Publie Charitics zunurdny agreed to recommend to the Board that $000 be the tedions and unentisfactory procednre of injunction under the statutes of tha United States protecting copyright; and this haa generally proved to be worse than no protection at all, sinca irinvolved Interminable lawsults and much ex. pense o the party asking the Injunction, withont *Dump,” as he l& pechaps oetter known, the tight to the title of champlon of Chicsgo, Frank Parker was the unlucky onc 18t night. The gama ‘waa a good ono. Tho attendance was paturally the largest of the tournsment, and the intcreat and enthusiasm knew no bounds. Near the close of * Threa weeks ouly of January tn each year. For tha four weaks ended Jan. 21, For the four weeks ended Jan, 20, The gross carnings of the toliowing roads for the Jcars endiag Dec. $1, 1670 and 1677, wero ae fol- Wi BABBITT'S SALERATUS, o e A a Rocioty And biatonr e Jcht [ Beresting, toany apnrccinole cxtent, 166 operations | gng nud . robbod, .and then by accle | APproptiated for the Norih side Dispensary. Tha | cuteago, Duri'kton & Quincy,$12.370301 812.00m0s0 | the game Packee mistod a very simplo ehat and A i, Assmple package dant fred e3 3 ¢! ar i * ?fil‘;?m"z'cfin:’;."xsfifi' Atvama "Kate makes 1i | Enedngh the countey amall, frfesponaibl traveling | dead to rights. Then began a season of actiatic | An effors will be made Mondry to agatn recon- Phety binid | thirgeone amid the sicers of hia legion of B ABB' s T dolachment fufwarded under the ‘aaapices of | companice, from wWhom nothing was to be tocov- | sneak-thieving, which died ont with the arrest of | sider tho action of the Donrd in the matter of ad. w L7eSE BoonM3 | friends. ‘Tne particalars moy bo learned from tho T dociety iy 10 all Bbust srety. famiiica | oredintho shape of damages, and so they have | Willy O'lirfan. tho Unorin brothors, aud eoveral | Yortising for contracts, aspcially with & yiowr' to Saxois | fatlawing: CREAM TARTAR who have actually colonized. New applicants ara | beon obliged to stand asido and aee the product of | others. Aftcr this commenced the robblng of pri- | giving 0'Dannell the meat contract without com- 172, 8,852.070 THE ATHIARY, " gaining admittance tomemberahipat each mecting, | thelr labors coolly appropristed by theso high- “lfx n{flfl”"’cflf, uflh:‘*rh?:';m ll:fle:“ o fee‘u n:l‘;o rm{e lon, nmn rnf the con‘;mlau{:?urn ndnvu ml{ 844,891 (3% of Makao, Feb. n'":"Tfi:“{i.‘.‘.;‘:.'.‘éfi.m‘s’o%‘s‘,. £8m0 | srurranted e trom sl tmpuritles, Tho housewity B e e oot e ToTK | My mian Tiyan hoa for somo timo_bsen dofng a | Ink porcie and cntering at uneecurcd second. | for ounele wares anil what 1s good dndogh 12379508 12.4%.500 (0 chainplonship of Chica0, | .oh rely uponit. Trial Packsgs scot free onreceiptof T3 cel BABBITT'S POTASH. for them they think ie zood enou%n for the pau- pers, Fitzgerald and Moyor ara being soundly drabbed by thu old crowd to make another flop In tho mattor, and whotner the actlon will be rocon- sldored or not depends on their powor to resist tho pressurc. Sexton hna beon pald abons 830, 000 on the Court- House dotmo for which thera is not tha shadow of wick's wick & Nalka tahlet 2 e A, o 5 thines i IO hntager nYoriger 01 40, 31, Parker's scorey di4; average, oK (RIRCKIL 0 K3 L b7 51, 2,010,400, 2,2.45.601.00.10I8 % 38 NNNS: Ker (WHIES)—10,5,00,0,0,3,13,4,0.0, 3,1, 41,15, 5, LET00. 001, 1500 13y B Sy 1300010 B D ArEe: all concerned. The Soclety was called into life by workinzmen, and {s composed of the same, who, tarough mutunl co-operation, egpect to secura nomes and {ndepondence. The undertaking 18 founded Ly Germans, The Academy of Eciences held (ta regaiar month- 1y meoting Jasat evening in its bullding on Wabash thriving trade by stealing popular plays and selling them for & triflo to enterpriaing but fmpe- cunlous froupes ‘‘out on the road,” = lle ls ontensibly & dramatic oagent, and his manner of conducting that bumnecss hae been moro than onca referred to by the nowaj n\vcn. Some time aro ho hadan office over Buck 49 lay- ner's drug-store, but Andlug the atmosphore thero story windows, fo provalent has thls becomo that Saturday evening [nst fonr private resfaences intho West Divislon (Third Palice Precinct) contributed an sggregate of nearly $2,000 to this gang alone. Within the few past wecks & now dcal lias been made, but so far as known it bas been conilned to tha routhwestern portion of the city. A trioof well-armed young roughs lay about the street- 31,238,791 $31,401,097 BIGNS OF BETTER TIMES. ‘The Indianapolls Journal ssys: The restora- tion of the direct throagh line by the Indlanapol Blonmingtan & Weatern and Wabssh Ratlways 0, 1,10,3,3,6—044. A purs concentrated alkalt, doubla the strength of avenne, near Jackson strect, President H, II, and, ‘after having **piped oft" a suitable | COMpotent anthority, If thisls not a misappro. | from Indianapolis to Kansas City fa a-pleasant The prizea wero awarded as foll : . 8am on receipt n?n lubcock prestied. A umber of contribution o | REILAE UBRComIsHablY Wame [35, W bo [EAYA | Shume A oh ey smsak L muddeny prescns | Briation of public money, wiiat1a 11" Those who | lga of the good fimo coming when basincas. will | Rines, SY50. and 1ho tharmplonshin medls Eeasle | Gomtmon POIMR: BAmPLE tend freo & tho mascum and {hrary were téceived nad acknowl- | puraucs hin quostionable traflc, fanning aort of | revoiverato tho head of tha dnly occupant, and Yoted im 3;,;"33;’“{;" Lot evon stop (o Inquire | move againin ite proper channcls. Nob withont Farker, $1007 Albort 51«-.:30; Michael Honalien, | b Bon 0D IETOTE will aive an ounes of Sah oforred ungl the noxt meetng, A Gen: | [ienigence omce for balet glris and tho likey ud | Hemu o orctos v tho” avening, the ielo ctleked | fore, the doma wark wai conceived i Importance also 1s the proposition to opon np a atabout 0 o'clock In the evening, the trio entore the saluon of one McQueoney, in tho vicinity of Tinatings and Wood m‘gq;,;_. nd, after asaaniiing: him and intinidating with' coekéd 'tuvolvors, they made off with sowe 865, During toe week they made *imilar attempta upon owners of amnll ahopa 1n the neighborhood. Lant ovening they grew bolder, and went for the Catholle haok and picture store of W. F. Bgalre, i the southeast corner of the Jesuit Church bullding, _fronting on May and Twellth streots, Mr. Squire was alone in the store, sud was busily engazed {n assorting soin: books, and, hearlng @ foolstep beside him, turnes snddonly about. Ashe did eo tho thred young tobbers presented rovolvers and demanded his money. Althongh they wore within. six foct of Tim, Me, Bquite had the prescnce of mind to coolly tefuse. ‘Then, ns they stood nonpluseed for tho moment, he rashed upon them apd ordered them out. Two shots * wera fired directly At him, nnd tho thioves ran out. A pasner-by who had heard the shooting cauuhi one of tho rofugees, wherenpon "nfi of the other fired auother shot polnt-blank iu his face, They ran nround the corner oand north on May street, amil when but a short distance away another eltizen esnayed to catch them, oul tho trio turned upon him and beat him, They got nothingat the book. store. A fow weeks az0 a sncak-tolef who had entered tho samo eture upan somoe prefunts or other got away with about $40 in cash from the moneysdrawer, “I'ho atlompt npon _Squice last evening happened shortly after 8 o'clock, Ncorly an hour later, threu robbers, preaumably the same trio, entored the grocery nl August Uach, No, G0+ West Four. toenth street, on the southwest comer of ‘Tliroop strect, ‘The poraon in the store at _the time wae Anna [Tunneman, a young lady 18 years of age, and slater-in-law of the provrletor. Mr, Dach and fauily wore envaged ot supoor In & rooio ad. Juiming tho storo. Uns of the thicves asked for nlckel's worth of stick candy and just os Mtss Uunneman was about to hand it to him, she was covered by three revolyers, and ordered to mnke noalarm, upan peril of her fife. 8he did scream, however, and ju _rosponse the platols clicked, but falled to gu oft. Belzing the_monoy-drawor, they ran ont the door, just as Mr. Uach n‘npumd. Pocketing the contents of the drawer by the fhand- 1ul, they '"""l"’“ it, and run sonth on Troop street tawards Coolidge, closaly pureued by Mnch, Committee, o fallows, was then elected: ®old for evory oumce of impurities fousd In . K. Androws. Dr. J. 8. Jewett, Dr, mny of theso preparations. Tor Sale bu all Dealers, ____HAIR GOODN, PATLMER HOUSE JAIR KTORE, Tho beat placo in_Chicago for fair Qoods, wholesnis or retall, Tmorovel Gossamer W aves s speclaity. 40)os- T0e.0F 270 W. Madison HATT] LL. fres. , MRS, I Wholewate and Resall, Send for rice- fist, Goods sent C. O, 1), anywiiere, Snle agent for the ** MULTIFORM" Wigs made 1@ order_and warranied, X. DURNIIAM, 251 W2 Madhon 5., Clticano, — e in iniquity, snd If an investigation intq, it by the Graud Jury, that hody will come ottt Moty I It dnnow @)y, K M shove ground, hnd, counting the niling, has cdst’880, 030, oF & fow thousand fees than tha foundation foe tho Court-louse was contracted. The Commissioners are beglnning to Inquire what has become of Lieb, —1le{s owing the county, ac- cording to his own admirsion, acout $3,000, and, inasmuch as ho has not turned it over, thoy fear that he never will. Theen {8 some talk of tho QGrana Jury belng appeated to in his case, but look- ing over the list of jurors for Fobraary and March & numbor of his Inta employes gre found, which wonld seem to Indicate that suchi & move was an- ticipated, 1f the Commlesloncrs would conso talk- Ing und do somothing it would be more to tlicir credit, however. Thoy took bparticular pnins to 5‘“ the apurs 10 & man who always expresscd his esire o pay up, and who did suln suite of cir- comstances over which he had no control: and the query 18, \Why don't thoy put the acrows to Lieb, who iven no intimation whatever that he will mako thiugs squarc? CRIMINAL. Edward Fitzpatrick was befora Justice D' Wolt yenterday upon A chiange of venne from Bummers fiold, e was charged with stealing a revolvor, and thereupon was held to the Criminal Court In bonds of §300. Detactive Steelo yosterday areested J. A, Scott, a clerk for Col, Aug, W. Ray, of the Board of Trade, who betrayed his cmployer's Interest, and forged his algnaturo to checks, upon two or three ¥ Srbich s Gatained money.” 1t was yesterday roported to the polico that Ma- thida Fisher had once more buen abducted by the Uifford-Ilayes crowd. 1t Is Indeed probable that the unfortunato woman will not be nilowed to ap- wear and prosecuta the scoundrels. Matt Hormen, the young man churged with the ravishing of Matilda lielnze, of No. 438 Clybourn avenue, wae discharged yeaterday by Justico Halnes. 'The defunso proved alibf, nct of the Hitlo girl's mlafortu 01118 to bo undia- Farker hul?mm( 181d down his cue era he hand- ed to Rhings tha fol lflwln?‘chnllunko. for the ac- coptance of which Dump has sixty days wherelin to practice. _Parker focla gulled at bla dofcat, a tho'gama betwéon him and Ithines will doustl be an Interasting one: To Henry RAInes, CMmem af Chieagn: 1 hereby & medal wi the on h{ touruament for the championship of Chicago, I hava I d the requisito amount~$30—in the hands of anuel Brunswick, the suthorized siako-holdor, FaaxN Fanxas, In a rocent number of tho New York Clipper ap- peared an advertisoment offering for salo the play of *The Danites™ at & remarkably low figure, The buyer was nsked to address communleation to Marcus fl Jonnson, London, Ontarlo, Canais, or ¥..0, Box 00, Chleago, Ono resnlt’ of this was the _ recont roduction “nf that lay _in Duffalo, IcKeo flankin en]nlnu"um Baffalo company from playing **Tho Tanites," and wet to work 1o discover wha the pirato was. 1fo foon found that ¢ was Ryan, and thialed to a consultation botween IHankin and other suffercrs,—Bartley Camipbell, Crane and Robson, and otners,—whose property was being sppropriated In o similnr way, and materially lowered in_valne by buing hawked around the conntry, Thoy concluded to abandon the Ides ol {natituting a civil sult to recover damages, ne that had bean done befors with 1o eatistactory rosult but to DBRING THE PELLOW UF ON A CRIMINAL CHAKCE, and Jf possiblu make a toat canc of it To thys ond Mr, John \W, Blaladell. who was in. tereated In tho matter, and Mz, Duilleld, the agent of Bartley Campbell, walted unon Ryan and opaned negatiations for tho purchaso of a copy of **The Danltes” apd **Qur Bachelors,” both of which Dlays Ryan agreed to deliver upon payment of the sum of 827, Kyan's confederate In the businces 'waa ono famuel Harrlnon.a phonographlc eeporter, who went to the theatre and took down the plays ineshorthand, Mr. Dufluld recetvod a note fron Ttyan to this Harrison—which will bo used In evi- denceas proof of consplracy—Instracting him to dellver tne manuscripte and recelve the money. Tho play of *'Our Hachelors' had already been stulen by the enterprising firm, and *‘*The Dane ftes " wisa under way, tha geutle pirates nevor sud- pecting that the thing wasnot a ‘*aguarc deal* on he partof Biafedell. At one time the plot cama near belng dlscovered through ono Flshbeck, a hosom fricud of Martiso; who vought ont Nan- kin, and '{IQIEIIH‘ upon hin zoommate, 1o was thrown oft his guard, however, by laukin inform- Iun,z hlm“fly‘u. howas Just ‘‘laying for that rascal atedel), - Tho manuscrints were duly delivered Inat Priday to M sdell and Duifiold, the monoy paid, anda pt given. And now, ns the play-bank woull have {L, now to drmw the net around the villaineand hold them tight. HHal! we have [t—a new through line fram Incianspolls to Chlcago by thie Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western and the Chicage, Danvilo & Vincennes ronto. The nlight -difference 1o distance betweon this new line and present rontes witl enable the compoting line to make tha aame time, while the excellent condition of the track and the sectlon of country through which It paeses wil ronder It attractive to il travelur, ~With the improved conditlon of lhz track sa shown by the nrthcomlnf report of la. ceiver Wright, o’ greatoer prosperity may be ex. pocted for 1878, and thie fmz higkway may #oo1 bo wholly ralleved from ita embarrassments. Evidences of prospority which our rallways fure nish are hopefal signs of **bottor timea, —— 8T, PAUL & PACIFIC, B7. Pavr, Minn., Fob. 12,—It is snnounced to- day that the purchasc of the §t. Panl & Pacific Railread from the Dutch bonabolders by 81, Fanl and Canadlen capitallsts, megotiations for which have becn pending for some time, Is completed. The purchase Includes & two-thirds majority of the bonds, which aggregato $24,000,000, and tho St, Panl purchasers are Norman W. Kitton and James J. Il The road js now operated by Ilorace Thompeon, ¥dmund Rice, and John 8. Kennody aa trustees for tho bonaholdors, who wiil continue to manage it & few wecks until the foreclosure fs completed. The first roault of the change will be the completion of lines o Pembina snd Alezan. dria, which will be bulit this summer, the former to connect with the road ta bo bullt by Cenada par- tles to cunnect with tho Canada Pacliic, oponing & “ulrwlrom Bt. Paul to the fortile reglona of anl bt iister, Mr. Jam . W, Bornom, Mr. If. Peabody, and Dr. Charles Adsms wers clected 11, Ilol= Otts, Dr. F, Il Davis, aud Mr, 2. WV, Blatchfond, Prof. L. the Comnutten on” Membership, Dr. N, 8. 1, 1] read an nblopaper on wmoral insanity and s rela. tion tu crime. U, T. R Hoy, of Haclne, followed with & paper ou ** Copper Axes of tho Aound. Builders,™ 'The meeting then ndfourned. DIDN'T 81T DOWN ON IIIM, Rufth, who wae repreacnted Inanitem In Bunday's TRIDUNE B8 creating a sonsation {s 8t. * Btephcn's Church, corner of Jobnson and Taylor strects, at au entertainmont last ‘Tharsdsy night, By ufling her danghter Mary Ann. o yound. fady 10 years of age, in o crael manner. driving her from the chnrcl, and afterward *eittiog down' upon a thin-faced nan, chugging him under tho chln, etc., vislted the local-room of 'Tig Trinuxe yeaterday ‘afternoon to sny thal there was niot a word of truth in the staiement, 8o [aras she was con- cerncd, and that sume maliclons person had given tho reporter who wrote ft 8 inlsetatoment, She states that she does nol welgh nany hundred pounds, sho has no daughter 18 years of ajo, and f aho did hiave hee name would not bo Mary Ann; she ditl not alt upon the yentleman roferred lo. for she would never allow herself Lodo such a thing, and ner deninl sof red soveral other minor pofnte, Toe facts were, Bho aald, that she took Lier two children, the " eldest o Mitle girl B vears of age (the Informer probably put o together and made ono 11 -years old), to rce the entertatnment, The louse waa crowded, so* she took her child forward and stoud her upon a chalr, 20 that sho might ses tho show, A man seated hohind tricd to ‘shake: the fittfe_onc from her perch by llvrlnu(hn chal Mrs. Smith asked nim to deslst. e kept on, sud yaried the [;mz ding by panching the cfilla in the Jegs with hie ca I'he mother ut longth becamo tborougnly aroused, and, turning upon hor pun cutor, sho gave him a elup in tha face that sl THE TURF. Ngw Yonk, Feb, 12.—The Natlonal Assoclation of Trotting-1lorse Drooders, with 3a), McDowell, of Kentucky, presiding, hela s protracted and stormy mecting to-day, and resolved to join forces with the Natlonal Tratting Assoctation. The dis- cusslon on the resolutlon was ncrimonious, but it was carried by a vote of 33 to 0. A committea cumposod of Masara. Thorn, Morgan, and 3all, and Cols. West aud Ruaesell, conferred with Col. Woolley, President of the Trotting Assoclation, who ecxpressed great pleasnra at tho actlon taken. An evening sceslon washeld, and the report adopted. A resolutlon was adonted that tho Executive Committce ha ro- iu"“d 1o consider the oponing of a siake of 3, , 8nd G vear-olda in 1878, the produce of stalliona whose get have nnqlmundfianuu than 2:40, on the same conditions aa the stakes recontly closed by the Kentucky lorso-fircodors® Ausociation. CELEDRATED throughaut tho Unlon—cxpresntd 1o all purts. 1 and upward ab 25. 40, 00c per b, " Addrent orders GUNTHER, Confec *ioner, Chi By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctloneers, 174 Esat Randolph-st, FURNITURE AUCTION SALE. PARLOR & OHAMBER SETS, Ete, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Feh. 11, at 0:30 o'ciock st Qur Auctlon floginay (14 Fast tandolph WM. A, BUTTH CURLING. Monday the curlers of tho city played at Lincoln Pask for tho Caledunian Club cop. Following s the result: ¥ Gkt "l Aucitoneers DRY GOONS AUCTION RALE, DRY GOODS,CLOTHING, Etc. THUISDAY MORNING, Feb. 14, at 0:30 o'clock. o cand floor, 174 st Jinrdalplis pecundiionn Wt A BUTTAIS & Co., Auctioncer. BANKRUPT SALE. THE ENTIRE BTOCK UF Plumbers' Suppties, Tools &, ITEMS, A meeting of tho General Passenger Agents of tha Southwestern roads was held yeaterday at the ofce of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Raii- road Company for the putpose of rogulating the emigrant business to Southwostern points, Ilero- tafore tickets were sold to emigrants from Eastern interior polata ot regular amigrant ratos, while the rule fs that second-class rates should bo charged fromi suci points. It waa decidod to accopt nath- iog but accond-class ratca for such businces herce thought did him good. This was all, and she fuft with her catidron, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Grand PactAc— fan Frao . Averill, Bt. aul; Z. P, Cl 3 R 3, el sriaas 5. Male: o r "IY‘::'. Durlingrons J. ,‘l- l]lfl‘df. ol TN, 8.2t DY, Turace ntw 3 l1waukeos th (imitre.. Fott Howsnt: the Tt 1 ew Yorl B, | lawyer. ) puted, because the testimony of two physicians Qeorge Wiltol w flavent Qustasus ducker, | ki K. Mr. Egbert Jamicson was consulted by the ag- [ Huefng thal ke was gawuing upou them, 1 g 4 s aftor, carge W m"cl():'!u?;‘:{;cll"l':.u‘::} ERIA B rrsan themn v taxa b prosent ‘courtarTn | 1nto wyink ub the chass, and 1t wis some tinie ba. | Last ovening atabout O o'clock some boys ene | Itallroad, passed through thia city yestorday on | B%rEs Kor OnBATHRIIAY, Feb. 16, at 10 0'clock &, m., at 24 ud arves,: Buiaing 1 1. Liskor, Pifias order, if possible, 1o putan cnd once forall to this wholcsate and burefacod ayatom of rubvery. ‘Ihe wareants for the arrest of Ityan and Ilarrl- ron were aworn out yesterday afiernoon, and into the hauds of & Constable, who procu gaged In enow-balhug each other at the corner of Carpenter and Front streota {ndulged fo 8 viclous #ighit, In the conrsa of which Feter Vinka stabbes Wiitlam ehatrowskl in the back neat the spine, nficting o wound that Dr. Notter does not (hink fore hia could convince himsolf ho had not thy his way to Bt, 'ani, whero he s going to form s lu;lgl perfuratod. Mo csthinatea bl losa at aboat new pasacnger route betwoen ihat Eu(nt and 8t, Loufs via tho Chicago, Milwaukes & Bt. Paul, lowa Canteal, and 8t Louls, Kansas Cily & Northorn Iiailzoads, 1 2 Noreh Jeffersol By order of It E, Jenkins, ko Visional Auiknce. WM. A. DUTTERS & CO.. Auctioneert ‘Won by Georga Koy, of the Chicaga Club. THE TRIGGER. Tho Audubon Club hold an adjourncd meeting 5 St. Loulss Juseph Henschel New Orlcaiini 3. A. Talvt, 'Cassopolis. Mich, wian Howse—seth Yarker, Jrl, and Col G. C. {iwens, ow York: A. I ludwis,” Akeots, 0.5 e lun. . I3, Warron, KicGreyor, fa. { W, E. Hogas, Wheeling: “A#lo who the thloves are nothing la known, Sties Hunneman is tho only one who can deecrine By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, = 1ast nizht at the Shorman ilouso, Sher! Kern in .0, C 11, B, [ ce of the play-pirate, accompanicd | them at all, snd hor description (s de. | Wil prove aangorous, loth boys are about 14 ® e .'és‘e'"l'?r‘i'.."a‘u‘.‘a,‘{yg'.’f”x" ‘iu’fi’a":'.“k’;‘: B oo taoy Ttanla and. othere, ©iyan | cldedly " tmportoct, 1t ta- womewhat curl. | yoars'of sge. Vinka cacaped caplure, STATE AFFAIRS. tha chalr, and doctded to prosent to the Stata ‘Auctioneors, 78 and 80 llanaolph-t. .-w~3 s, Now Yurk; G, U, Uorhat. | turncd pale when ho saw the ofticers of the jaw, | ous that fve whots conid be fred unack | A few weeks sgo, AdaHaris, & white dlercpus Bportamen’s Aspociation & gold medai, to be con- REGULAR WEEKLY SALE. o Lo e e ivess | and a trifle more 4o whon infortied that he wag such circumatances without baving wounded | table, euticed &' coloted man to her parlor, and tested for at tho Blate Conventlo; 10 bo Liold at (uincy in June. A resolutlon was slso passed u”. lmnr'lu to any person giving information that iflfll ad to a conviction for a vioiation of thogawma awe, ARRESTED ON A CRIMINAL CHAROR, Uo was brought before Justice Potlak. The of+ fense chatged uinlnn thew was that of conspiracy, wiis the fraudulent intent to infurc the businevs and property of McKee ltankin In the play known ae '*Tho Danites.” The prosecution s founded upon 8 atatute whnich makes it & penal offense for 1wo or more persons who conepire or agree to- g:xt‘hor to lnjure the business or property of an- other, Complaint was made by McKce Rankin thst Ityan and Harrieon had made n phonouzraphle re- purt of the play of ** The Daunites ** and the play of “*Qur Bachelors.,” and had sold copics of the same tn&ennnl for the purpose of having them produces Ityan asked for & postponement. but this was N ., New New Yorky J, ¥, sargent, Cleveland Ysuritngron; ‘Nlnk Weile Qe O, Q. Coiliny, B1. Pauli J. 1L’ Plarce, Bostor J. O, C. Campbeil’ Pigtahnries Col. 8. R, btinsan, Da; ton. 1t D). Lawreuce, Spripgnelds drwin, Ualfor the livn: J7 N, Baxter, Nalsuis Greeatield, Now York. TIE GREEN BACKERS, MEZTING OF TIH TATH CENTHAL COMMITTEE, "The Ureenbackery!' Stale Cantral Committee, to the extent of about & dozen, gathered yestorday at “noon In the club-room of the Trewmont House, There were then present W, R. Bordick, It. M, Springer, Jawes Springer, D, B, Paine, Parra; ox. 1 lnmuhod{. and it would look an it the thieves, foaring o commit murdor, had thelr weapons Jouded with bianks,—s very cuuning schome, as no ono will pursuo tn the face of dro, oven though 1t be of blank cartridge. TIIEE TEMPERANCE OAUSE. RED-RILDON HEFORMERS, A meoting of the Firet Rud-Itibbon Reform Cla was Lold ot the corner of Wabash avenus and Twenty-second ot last evening. The attend. apce of members and visitors was suficlent to crowd the hail. F. W, Porter, the President, pre. sided, and in the conrse of tho meeting snnounced WISCONSIN, 8pectal Dispaieh o The Chicazo Tridune. Maptson, Wis.,, Feb. 13.—To-day being the Tast day for the Introduction of new business, a perlect avalancho of bille and resolutions wero presented. A scsslon will bo beld in both Houses to-night for tho same purposes. Qeueral bills appropristing an unususl omount to various private asylums in Mliwau- kee, Racloe, and Green Bay were introduced; also n memorial to Congress for a return to an income tax; prescribing leenso wmuncy to bo puid by {nsurance companics. there draggod and robbed him of all he posscssed. Wiien ho roturned (o consclousness, all thero was - loft him wa izzy suit of fomale clothes, and he was obliged to rem thero untll propor atiire was bruught him. Ada had drested up Inhis duds and had IIIFDN\ oul. Yeaterday she was found In the ivislon, and was btougut to the Armory and locked up. Detectiven chasck and Whalen yesterday callod at_Deputy-supt. Dixo bouse ‘and placed his sorvant girl, Fanalo Baches, undor arrest. Bllvers ware, jewolry,and other artlcies wero being milssed dally, anasu Investigativn doveloped that she was a confirmeda totel, The ofiicers wont to the girl's ome, 20 Laugdon street, and there recovered must of Mr. Dixon's property, and portions llnlcfl T ¥riday, Feb. 15,at 9:30 8. m,, IMMENSE BTOCK NEW PARLOR FURNITURE, Chamber Sels, Bedsteads, Losnge", &, &t 4 A FULL LINE CARPETS, STOVES, Genernl Houschold Good, Oflice Desks, Generul Merchundise, Plated Ware, dc. ks ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Aucirk, 0N, POMEILOY & C ] @ Hon, A. 1, Hutlaads Col. PEDESTRIANISM, Pirranuna, Pa., Feb, 12, —Miss Bortha Von INit. lern completed bee oighty-nine mile walk at D:33 this cvening, having five wminutes to apare, Tho last ton miles were walked In two houra thirty-five minutesand thirty seconds, and the last mile {n sleven minutes and thirty-seven scconds, ——————— THE NEW YORK LIFE.INSURANCE CO. by the girl from fuy 3 o e loyers, suchas Leo: ‘Wo present In our advertising coluinua to-doy | = O 11 7l Btate-Treasurer E. N 8. | adnled i on 1h6 groand that. 1arrlaon. the ojuor | the followlog committees: Exccutivo Commitwae | % tHe K6} 1HOM TOEREElubioyurs, sich a3 Jeon Bllls passcd appropriating $1,000 to the . o By C. E. RADDIN & CO, . Smith, Kewancs n, | defendani, bad nof beon arrovted, and ibe propor | —W 1f, Junking, Joahun Smiith, T, IL. Faterson, | Fho collertian Tooted. n'varere i difan | Northieen Ageleuicural Assoclatlod, aud $2,000 | tho thiriy-third annusl report of tho Now York Auctioncors, 118 & 120 Wabashav. Jtecellls, Bomanauk; J. K, Magie, | return could not bo made by the Constable tit thea, N. dgar: Finance Commltteo—A, J, 1o the State Agricultural Soclety, and relative Lo the publication of the Legisfative Sanuaf. In the Assembly bitls wersintroduced amend- ing the law relativo to conferring certain lands onthe North Wisconsln Railroad Company, and in relation to the inspection of Intoxicatiog beverages, 1u the Senate, this being the last session for {ntroducing new business, an avalanclie of bllls were introduced, Tho most importaot wer Providiog fora systom of county | als; creating the County of Flaml “hippews snd Lincoln Counties; inc rronl.lng the Cities of Fort Atkinson and Neilsville. The Benats couirmed the Exscutive pomnina- tious of W. W, Reed, of Jeerson, and A. E. Elmore, of Green Bay, to be wewbers of the State Board of Charit{vs and Relorm, sad Hoo- ry M. b'trm‘l{. of lh‘loll, to bea memberof the Stato Board of Ifealth, Bills were Introduced to prevent minora from obtaining lh‘luuu or playing bijliards in saloons ; providing a home for the chroate insanc. ‘Plie cvenlug session of tho Assciubly was rushed through in urder to give muwbers & chanve to sttend the Goveruor's reception, waich [s ocing beld fo the Park Hotel parlors. The recoption 4 a very quiet affalr, with no musle or dancinz, and very few straugers from outside the city prescut. MASSACHUSETTS. Bpscial Dispalca to The Cateugo Tridune, Life-Tusuranco Company, and can truthfully say that no company can lay better claims to the coufidence of the public than this sterling old Company. * Durlug its whole carecr it has pursuced a conservative course, but cach year presents a better condition than the past to its fortunate members; cven the past year, prob- abiy the most depresalng year that” Itfe Insur- ance bas cxperienced, this Company shows ain in every particular, pumberof new mem. fi‘. s, amounts of new imsurance, and general Jncomo ol is business. Tofs 1s the frst Com- pany thus far that presenta such a snowlog, and shows couctualvely that the public . have coufl denco In this Compauy's managemeut, and well thoy may have, for the Super(ntendent of the tnsursuce Denartment of the State of Now York, fu his exhaustive report which we pub- lished last Novewber, said 1 conclusion that Lo * has no Liesitation tn etatiug that this great corporution s cutitled to public confidence, and its officers to his warmest commendation.” He also stated that **in every Instance where secur- ities bad depreclated In value, such depreclstion had been promptly charged to prot sud loss e to fts foruer bis feo 14 1 ‘True to its foruier history, we notics it has *charged off ncarly cue-halt mililon dollars to vover "'f depreciation that way exist in any of 1ts sceurltics, and, notwithstandice this amount, aud four ond a Lalf million dollars oald to ta policy-holders (Wwho sre its onily stockholders), worth, ‘The girl avowed that her mother w mueh fo blame as ahe, but the woman wi takien Into custody, Usciusa sha bad o fa small children at ber skirts. Minor arruate: Fannio Sanders, Nelile lowe, Davld Wilson, who quarroled sbout a business traneactlon in Cheyeaue, and lo money sad lixhted lauua from each other; Willam Honllhan, u youug scapegrace, found iu posscysion of 8 small caeo pig atd & pair of unyx sud peati-set lcove- buttons, for which un ouwner s wantud; Thowas Cody, Minnle Marks, Charles llow. ard, James SicCabe, snd llermann bchrosder, charged at the Armocy with belog frsge w vagrants: Henry Kanatler, aticmpting to pass a $10 counterfeltuota In a horve *rade with John Lineg the West Twullth-strect market; Janies ussey, » notorfous thief, arrested in a drunkon condition on Caoal street, Just in tue to prevent bim from carrying out thrists to wurder some ony; Liszie Farmer, farcouy of 8 dress from Michael Kurns, snd pawning the same for $3. Justice Morrison yesterday beld the followlng: Jahiu Andersou, latceny frunl Joba Kinney, $300 1o the 1uth; Edwerd Knussmoul, abfas Mobr, latcony of a 'buffalo-rube, $:100 to’ the Criminal Court; Thomas Jolineon, larceny of two watches from Johu Krauss, of No. 411 Caual street, $300 gl.uu; -hluuph Ku;\\l&. “I‘C?“Iflm":‘ llu} u;bun\ Savagy, larceny of 8 barrel of pork from the *lttaburg & Font Wayne Hallroad, 8500 ditio; Willlam Cal- Isbau, assaultiog & Grander eome’ monius aitv, $1,000 to the J35th; Thomae Faley, sticinpting to rape Muzy Murphy, 2300 to the Criwihal Court; Charles Donto ips POFJURY, O BPPCATANCE, DA o 8 Ryan waa then required to kive ball in the suw of #3500, and in defanit he was taken ovor the river sud lodged in the County Jail. Hoappeared to be quito dumbfounded at tho wholo procecding, hav- mfino \dea, apparently, as to how hiy littlo game had been thwarted, Tho complalnanta and thelr counsel are In hopos tliat thae charge will be sustained by the courts, and that an “nml\lc will be made of ltysn that will eflectually put a stop fo ihis kinu of thleving. 'he geueral procedure has hitherto been tu enjoin the parties attempting to gmdnuth.p\lr under thestatutes of the United tates. Bome [awyers bave cxpressed the opiulon that partics piraiing copyrighied manuscripte could be procecded mgalnst for larceny, but this opinjon Las nal obtafued the sauction »f Hhe courts, Efforts have been made from time to time to obtalu au smendment o the Copyright Isw making it a penal oense for poreons o pro- duce manudcript plnf- of uthers walch has been copyrichtod, withoul thulr consent, vot such springfeld; L, A. Pisher, Morrie; 8. F, Norton, James Springer presided. Two Sub-Commit. tees, one on fiiling vacancles, and tho otber for fxing atime and place for a Btate Conventlen, wrero appoicted, after which an adjournment was had uniil 2 o'clock in thd ofterngon. it wos sfter 3 o'clock when 1he Committeo got together sguin, with Jamuce Bpringer in tho chalr, and K. M. Sprioger acting as Becreiary. The Chalr stated that (hey bad received reports from oll soctions of the State, and thut the party was making romarka- blc and wonderfu) progreas, and that the Toledo Conveation brumlsca Lo be the larzeat and beat over Leld, and of the preutest tepresontalive charscter, e read @ nwmber of bynllll(hll.lngltllul fromdif. Turent portions of the riate,und sowe letters of re- £tet {rum members who were unable to bio preavnt, All thy letters favored an early Conventiou. alr, A, C, Cawieron moved that all public busi- ba trunsacied at once, snd thay they then go (s executive aession. ‘hamberlatn moved that specches be lmited to Bve minutes, **Kewanee™ Smith was called upon, and he gave 8 hopelul statewent of the Fnuw:u of the Na- tioual party, us it {y now called. “They Lad a now poper at Kock Lylaud, which was succeeding. iie enuuiersied the several counties in bis district, but be adwitted that fn some of the countics there was Bo urkanizatlon. He thought the sllver sgitation was uvershaduwing the grcenback organization. Tux TuIBUSE threo wonths ago had advocated the sepesl of the Kesumplos act, sud pow beld tust remonctlzation of sllver would cure an 3 T Keltay, Javies Wood, and Jauce Swallow, ~Fort ¢rsuns slgned the pledee durtng the num-ol.lns Y;uru:un jutnod the Club. Thros.minute speeches were mado by tho Cliair, Dr, Smith, James Wood, and othors, and the mecting was tho most inter- esting yot bold, AMOODY'S CHUROIL, A lnfilymmndud meoting was helfl last even- Ingat Moody's Chureh, corncr of Chicago avenue and LaSatle atrect, for the purposs of organising a femperance Association. 'I'ho meeling was or- wanized by the eloction of Dr, U, C, Miggius as man, ie read sn estract from an articlo sbowing the large consamption of liquor In this countey. 4 The v, Mr. Atkioson, of Grace Moethodist Chureh, addressed the meoting a1 sonie Jongih, vet- tug forth lu strong colors the evile resuitiue from the uso of Intoxicating driuks, He trusted that tue red-ribbon movement wouid be & greatauccess, :mlamn ut" would not stop uatil the whole North Wi aze. ‘Thouvaugellst, Mr, C. M, Morton, alsosddressed the meeting, Ilu spoke of the mis dy John I Gough, indsmuch sa he tho peoply only who do pot drink liquor under any tonviderativn, while the degraded drunkards Lave no cuguce to bear bim. ¢ Thoy meaut o succced thoy must cuntino thelt work to thoss who aceded rv’umluf. A red rithon alona would nut do the work. Itinay bea nico thiny tashow their fricnds sud acquaintances that thoy oeloned to s tempes uuce urysuizatiou, but tuey would reforu wao-‘)lx‘ God must be 1u the work, and the band of Uod's 200 rest ubon their heade for benediction A large nuwber of porsons cawe forward and WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, LANGE AUCTION SALE DRY GOODS, Clothing, Hata and Qaps, Oorpets, Embroideries, L. 0. Handkerohielt mupondersbshlrta..mnrfs, Notions Ao DN & e Ructoneen. By GEO. ', GORE & CO, 6 and 70 Wabasb sy, Auction Salb Boots & Shos Weduesday, Feh, 18, 0:80 a, ut., We shall offer an extenstve lno of dosirable Boots and Bhoes in 868 sonable grades, Alsoa larga lot of Rubbers. , B. GORE & CO. ako 08 & 70 Wabaa! MBS, of soveral States. In this Btate it fortunately bappens thero is o statule which provides ample punishmeut for !xcnmu aurs reptitivusly taking motes of & tnr{‘l.khled play, for the purpose of sale, and on the present brosccution is based. i n, the co-couvspirator, to e hour last night, but he will probabiy be urrcated to-day, Tho examination will take placo to-morrow, as 00t found up 2 By Wil. MOOREHOUSE & ¢ 84 and 89 Randolph-st. bond forfeited: Johu Mack, larceny of a baerel of i, SU0U to thu 13tk ‘I nomas : 0 i 11 clld oigued tho roll. A discussion theu took place as to | oate from J BosTox, Mi Fob. 13.—The ant!-stlverreso- | Wukinz about ye mitlion dollars, it has in- | At haif-past 0 o'clock this morning we sbal all the prescut Snancial lls, What they Y. M, O, A, b0 beal sud wost eiliclent mode of prosccutingino | Kyans ond James Btewart. chargod with the bar- a' ch be discusefon in creased its assets to about $35.000,000, baving & fall varlety of new and deslrable (bis party) wanted wae net silver zewonetized, | RECEPTION OF TIN INTESMATIONAL DELROATES. | work. ¥ iary of & rankfol of clothes "from Maris | lutions w 7o been under on In the d out gold dumouetized. They wanted 0o Gi0re Water o city wilk, no more chalk 4o city wilk, but tmore milk. Tuey wanted tae grecaback leaue kept befare the pubiic, and oo custraction of the currency. Mr, Burdick inmited that this was au Indepen: ent party, sod wuuld rewaln so, whether the pre of thls city supported them or not. They b been called suwe uncompluncotary uames, but they would still exlst, a0d ‘would endesvor o or- & <)za » Nativual pary, snd change Lhe fuauclal A largo audience ssacmoled in Farw H last evening on the occasion of the reception tendercd the luternational Delexates of tho Young Men's Chbristian Asscclation. Aftor the singing, which was unueuslly good, by a lurge cholr uudes the dreetion of Mr, Frank Willtaws, the meeting was Iod {o prayer by the Rev. C. L. Thompson. The Chalrmag of the mcoting, Mr. V. T. Harvey, lower branch of the Leglslature for two days bave déveloped sn unlooked tor strength fn the remonctization party. ‘They were finally passed by avoteof 145 to 87, which show that the sllver men aro not o s0 small & minority bers a3 is generally supposed. The resolutlons de- clare that, as gold i the least fluctuating and beat stanaard of the myney yalue of the nation, Kinsella, of No. 103 Adams atreot, took a change of vepue to Justice Scully, aud were held 1o §1.000 each to tho Crimioal Court. Justice winerfeld beld Michael Drew, for sssaull, in b Emll Lampert, larcsoy of o the Criminal i colozed, vick- bux%l‘:ulx)l New York State standard of over “ Witlr such a showing we cannot helpbut come wend this Company to all intcrested in lnsur- ance as worthy of ihelr entlre confidence. The Camfluny‘l Nortlvesteru Brauch office s located iu this clty at 85 Washiogton street, un- der the mansgement of O. P. Curran, who has been the Company's able represcutativa ab this polat for the past fourteen yeaqa Parlor Suits, Chamber Sets, &¢ New Household and Office Furnitare of sll Kls Cook and Mesting Btoves, Carpets, &c., &¢. & 8oe lot of Becond-hand Furultare but little 246/ One fine Cablnet Btercoscope. holds 500 picterd Lot Flowering Plsnts, Aquarium, &c., &6 ° uaw improved Shuttlo Sewing Machinee. N Wil MOORELQUSE & CO., ust™ WEST 81DE. The Weat 8ido Red Ribbon Club bald a business meeting in the [ndependent Church, corer ot May sud Fulton strevts, Preaident J, U Mogros In the chalr and G, suklsnd Se:rel"{. ‘Khree delcgates, Messrs. J. M, Monros, D. O'Conuell, ang W. C. Mullen, were elccied to atiend the Siate Convention as Jollet. Tho Executive Comwittes was lustructed to ca- 43ge o hull on Madlson atreet, withia fve blocke of rer, Court; Charles Mels, 15 years ol pockel, 8100 fine: Felix 0'Toole, s Twenty-sccond slzeet butchier, besting Lle wife sand pouring hot coffce dowa bet back, 31,000 10 tas 10ih, Justice