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THE CHICAGO " try. and theee 1= tota of oll-of-bay leaven importes 1t'ts so with oll of eninm; npon which the Gorern- ment exncts & daty of 84 an ounce. There s very RIBUNE: were_appointed & commliteo ausiliarr to Teagno for work In the ward, and to_vialt the r- 1oons and report who wers aclling to minoraz A. P RIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1878 Nourss, Tloston:, Gen. W, C. Horn. Atlan Tvumer Howse—The ilon. A. J. Morrlll, Fennayiraniat the ffon. M. A, Tiannn, Cleveltnd; ol F. L, Yan Tas- gelty Yankion: the fion. A arpenter, neloftt A. ows THE CITY. rn-nnlevl ana referred to the Special Cammittee on he Fire Depattment. Attornoy Willett wa CONSOLIDATIO thirteen years, and I am a man of family, and | never indanyhingInitthat T objecttomy family alled npon to atats what & g oA $ \rond reading. Xeapecttully, otc.. ton: the Hor, A, B Caepenter: Pa s sin: | 11itle revenne from thin source. The sinff I8 too | Kelley, J. I, Manderrille. J. B, Deslin, W. A. | sncceas he had In his Intersiow with tho ral Corr. Jonx F INE NE e, ke e I ey arcozgled 1, Tt 1 the | Fathat, A, Pazion, A- T Teal, "W, C. Wester | companics in reanrd to the location of & fingman at - . Jonx FuLtox, GENERAL NEWS. g A A ) dwicdaie, UL.6. gAm?' wnfi"‘nufin&- :’fld ge:ejry, sunce” the | B30 Do erines . et ¥ A, armen, | One ool rreet, Haslaed st ro of e The Movement to Unite the P L. A, Ton.Il. A. Downa, M tte. Mocller matter has been discoversd, yon are wel Ani . F. Elmendorf. 3 ovlin Wi 1 i 0_€o-operate, - o Str. A, . Clarke, the Tarchasing Agent of the | A 01O pailuci iy Rwate that an oniet has beon introdaced into the | Secretary of the Comwlitee. finra & Fort Wayne had refused to camply. Tt waa Towns of North, South, AURORA, ILL. Tnlon Pacifie ailroad, 18 at the Palmer Iouso. The Becond Regiment will not, as herctoforh an- nonnced, parade to-day. The muddy condition of the thoroughfares is the cavse, The City Treasurer rocelved yeatorday from the Water Department 82,734; Complroller, 8147; Collector, $218; and North Side Police Court, £100. He disburscd $600. Tho temperaturo yesterday, as obscrved by Ma- nasse, optician, No. 88 Madison sireet (TRIAUNE Raflding), was at: 88, m., 43 degrees: 108, m., a2 m.. 44;3&.}"1.. 43, Daropieter st 8a. m., #p. m., 20.43, Mra. Jultan Piper, of Xo. dentally fell down-stalr: struck hee eye on a foof New York Custom-Tlones changing the entry- clerks upon dilerent ciasnca ot entrica from time totime, no no one broker can gelect his entry. clerks. And, as A tesultof this, the brokeraare now combining against this order nnd are making an attempt to break It down. Solong 8¢ they have their own entry-clerk to rend their goods to the Apnralser'sstare, they can have thelr cases marked #0 as to know which toopen, an in the Benedics case, to tell the difference botweon Rglass and loves Y n this connection Mr, Smith pald a compliment to Appraleer Ham, in thia city, who, he eald, was doing hin dnty with rare faithfalness—so well as ‘m}nul to be considered by some people too par- icular, Addreasen wero then made by the Rev, Dr, Gib- aon, A. Pazton, and athers, and the meeting ad- Journed. DR, REYNOLDS, A grand temptrance mass-meeting wan held laat night fn the tinlsted Street Methodist Church. 1t was well attended, the body of the andience room being filled, Dr. Reynolifs, the celebrated Ited- Tibbon reformer, addreased the asaembly upon the popniat sabject, ‘and those preacnt liatencd ta him attentively througnouot. Fe said he twas in & situa- tfon to sympnthize with the inebriate, b once himself a hanl drinker. He had drank liquor inall forme, and in ali kinds of piacess ho had drank in saloons, In drng-storcs, and nt aristo. eratic realdences, among peoplo of high stand. ing. Te believed that anything that }ad A particle of alcahol in It wardangerons an a drink. 1la would far rather tvear a red ribbon In his bat- ntated that the eroeaing waa not danwerous for the citizens, bt that they and the Company have some dispnte in regard to fates, And the peoble take this means to get even, A namherof peaple wero pres- ent, and donfed this, and sald that It was very dan- femnll to childeen who havs to cross tho tracks. teferred to Cammittee on Streeta, Mr. Ciark presented the following: Wrgnras, It 18 roported that Patrolmsn Michael Tinnt, while (n the o1 weed proper dlgcretion in making arresty and sy been nonecessarily severs in the handling of certain refore, ‘Resolred, That his conduct in this respecthe Investt. ated by tils Board At 18 _nest regular meeting, and ihat in'the meantime he be suspended from the police ‘Trus| b TIIE WEST PARK. THR EXPERT'S REFORT. A reguiar meeting of the DBoaed of West-Side Park Cammissioners was held yeaterdry afternoon at the rooms of tho Doard on Talated street, Mr. Clark Lipe in the chalr. There were present, alto, Messrs, McCres, Bennett, Iolden, Muaus, and Miltard. The reportof the expert, Mechelke, waspre- sented, accompanied by exhibits and sccounts, showing the indebtedness to the Board of certaln pacties, Tne renort of the expert was an follows: s4in compllance with your resolution, I hers- with bmit,as made up from my report of my ex- amination of the booke, papers, snd nccounts of your Board. etatements in the form of nccgunts, Speetal Dumateh te The Tribune. Aunons, NI, Feln, 20.—The Northern linoty Branch of the Woman's Board of Misslons for the Interior closod a two dasa' seasion In thig clty this evening. The attondance has heen very larze, and fncluded prominent ladies from nearly every State in the Northweat, The cx. ercises throughout have been of amost inter- esting character, rendered doubly so by addreas ea from well-known temalo misslonaries just re. turned from China, Japan, Turkey, and "Perata, A remarkabla temperanca revival 18 in prog. ress, Dr. McCollister nightly addresses [m. mense audiences, and from 100 to 200 peraons join the Reu-Ribbon Ulub every evening, and West Chicago. Effect of the Act of 1877, and Some of the Objections to 1It. Thore will bea meeting to-morrow morning of a committas of the County Doard to consider the rosolnlion recently passed by the Council requost- Ing the Board to consolldato into ono the three Towns of North, Bonth, and West Chicago, The aathority for thie action on the pari of the Connty Roned {8 found in an act passed by the laet Legls- W. F. EVANS & CO. APPARENTLY A LITTLH OFF-COLOM. 2]l moved that he be not suspended, ut it was lost., The Board then adjourned, 14 Emma street, scel- yesterday noon, d raper on the sidewalk. ton-hole than wear thered inhianose. (Laughter. ] e —— DEATHS, Fia wonnd (v Sy dangecots ane, and will a ail | showing smomnls, to which tho perdous belok | Gneo more the men with asky-parior which he | Iiv exhorted ali to como up and sl the temper. CURRENT OFINION. Ltsesimhletwaat lofo fotce) JRIY3, I007S RS T e T o calls an office, and a pletureeque lotter-head which | $1es Pdgh Sty Tomed: G EOL 280, hck That the County Board in any connty under | of Kbl Nrtay: Meod o years, 1 beloved wife e e E o S ah. tae- praroda st scta forth bis businces fna way bundantly cal- | yizer s red or & white ribbon, the former for men, Featienta of_her broth Funors] from t Mureay, 112 White: Gus 3 e, Jo el onmer of Sonth Park avenme and Thirty-afth culated to deceire, reara his hoad, and Tns Trin- | {ho latter for women, and n bow of both red and Belmont, the foreign goldbug who | township organization may pravids that the ter aurdaye Feb, 2h by cen S 4 3 brought the Demacratic party to grief ir two auc- | ritory embraced within any city in any such county | Calvary Cemetory, 5 toreete 7‘ :: 1‘#.’.5“}».;'.;‘12 ;;:0:‘5«5:‘?;0:21;}%? flome Satlonal Lank, 5 f,:;lp:‘if:_“;“‘:, D::;:‘;';: L %’:mfi" :,‘:,'5-":,";1:: "'-}';'.:.:“fi:'"fi;fnf,fik {’;‘.’f&'f,‘.{,‘;. 8 few of his sup- | cessivo campaigns, has written another lotter abont | aball be organized as a town, provlding the County | DATLET—Wednesday, Feb. 20, Rodger Dalley, ageq aslected, and the pf . W. ranford and E. F. Ruayad. 723 | has 1o this instance snccooded in thas bringing | Pariere to get 'up ‘and. relats their experlences, | Hendricks' position on the siiver question, If Gua | Doard la ssked to tako snch action by tho City | I, (o nis Tate reatdance. 488 West Twefen The Post-Office and Postal Btations will closo at | F. Fran] ‘{g . which they did af some length, ‘lhese were ro- | would take off his ear-rings he would orobably | Couneil. ', Friday, Feb. 22 at_10:308, m., to the Charch of 12 0'clock noon: the afterncon mails will close at | German Kavings Hankc, 2,00 | ttself into unenvisbie notoriety ~purports to | Tormed inabriates of this city. Atterthe addreasen, | feel betlor.—Atfanta (Ga.) Constifulion (Dem.). | ~ That all town officers In any sach tawn shall be | the Tioly Eamiiy, ienes. 10, Norihweatern demt: b noon; the evening nnd night malla as usnal. The fifg,’:"g_'amm, Vs [ be tnat of ‘*W. F. Evans & Co,, Man- | tempersnce pledges wero laid out in different parts 5 a | fam o Taivary Cometery. Frionds of tha 1aiiiy'ars carriern will make the usual morning delivery of | 8™ Samisses . 12109 | ufactarers, Importers, snd Sholessls Denlors [ of the room, and many came up ana signed their In our judgment wo have the right ratio, | elected st the elty's annual charter eloction, and | fnvited, mnll, and two collections, at 10:458. m, and 7 | john N, 11l 2333 | " watehes, um,;,, Diamonds, Siiver- | nomee. and France anould fx her raioat10to1, Tho | ¢ the same voting-nlaces as for the city election, WALL~Fe "& of cn&l“xlon of the brain, Eddie, B S e i S i Bl Juliete A, Kin it piatod Ware, and Fancy Goods, Nos, 03 and | THE OMICAGO Avawm :xn—gmnox REFORM | notlon that we should still farther nndervalue sil- | and wllllh Judges and clorks appointed by the City | *on,of Latelck and Kate ’n"l"\"“" from restdence 15 eat. Cal - 8 o &b iR W Conneil. ¥ + corner of Indlann, Station, 1 confined at hie homo an West Indiana | Je°4T fEGiares Toomis. i 690 | 57 Bouth Clark and 107 Washington streets.” | pejd o husiness-meeting Tast night at Graco M. E. ZXEJ?,"’-‘.’P?!“'—‘}?.M. e aevca i arice BOF | o That the powers vested In such town shall bo | - LEAI-—Lisele Tiyan, wite of F. O. Leary, fn the g e b ¥ s st g opeainy | & b i Gt Foeke el I biad, fromyul inptors | Ghucnsarns o odhlatale ot Mk | monsmeiatiosaef ki S ainf e 58 | esertne by hecty Conncs LT T ———— 18] nd rhe . en, 0re Al 'y 3 sided, al i3 o sy i F ! on af o Divt indlspoecds and it 18 fhoght will have to take | Total Sushit i faken, moro aiactve: 3, ot o the eaper | D Hiziins presided, an Y merchandise, 1natead of sa' money.—Cincinnals e L o That the City Conncil in such a city and town may provide by ordinance for uniting the afticers of City and Town Clerk in the same person, that thers ahall be & lluinw:y Com fonar elected, and that the offices of Buporvisor and I'oor-Master ahall be separate, and the Poor-Master appointed by the City Connel, ‘That the City Council In such :Il{ and tawn may regulate tho number of Juatlces of the Peace, Po- 1ice Magisteaten, and Constables to be elected In satdelty and town. That' the vacancles in any town ofices may be flied by the City Council. THR KESULTS, Now, sassuming that this law is valld, and that the County Doard does consolidate there Towns of North, Soath, and West Chi tho following re- ence, i ai-at., to the Church of the lioip Name, thenee by carrioues to Calvary Cematery, §27 foronto (Unt.) and Ban Fraaclsca (Cal.) papers please o) . BALDWIN=Feb. 21, Mrs., Caroline A, Baldwin, witg ot Jjohn Naldwin, azed 47. Services at her Iato residence, 1224 Prairie-av. day (Feb. 21) at3;00 p.m._Hemathe wiil be taken 2 long vacstion fn ordet to recuperat, Thus far the steengthening of the Water-Works crib han cost tho city $:0,000. Clty Engincer Chesbrough thinks 1t will be completed next month, 1t was at st thoght thad thero had been a perceptible movement of the stractare from fts flflglnlrhfl!e, ‘but Inte investigation showe thecon~ trary to bo the case. Messrs, W, I Gebbard, A. O, Danham, A, R. van Newt, Jdobn Elliott, William Tracy, C. Meol: 1as, . Starges, and W. 1L, Usborn, of New York, and Mr. e rice Garznc, of England, Directors of the liinais Central liajlroad, atrived last night by special train from New Orieans, They ara stop- ping at tho Paimer Haase, Inarcforence to the failure of N, 8, Bouton n making up these accounts, 1 the parttes named with whatever oppeared to me toatand In snch & "{,on the books that the per- rons charged sbould be held lible to make good flm ’ln\cmnll as stated, or show that they are not able. * 1 also submil herowith & statement of the mat- ters which seem to requite the attention of your honorable Board, and some of which 1 did not put inthe form of ncconnts, namaly: (No. 1) . ters concerning Darton 1, Dunnings (No. 2) F. A, Jenocks (No. 3) A. G, Loomls: (No. 4) C. Mun. sell: (No. 5) Matthew & Cornwoll; {.\m 8) A.and Hattie Coomba; (No.7) James Stuart; (No.B) Sea- vey, Bunby & Anstin: (fvor I Nogers, Lomis & Foliett, and 8mith & Glilett: (No, 10)J. A, Elits; (No. 11) E. W, Grifin; (No. 12) Mary Daxter Commercial (Ind, Rep.). The rosnlt of the open and defiant treach- ery In Louisiana shonld be, ono would think, to glvea now direction to the conrse of the Admin. istration. It was stated In the beginnlag that the Prealdent had no plans or ooinlons which could not be changed the moment he became convinced that the Interenta of tho country reguired such a change, —Cleceland Leader (Rep.)s The people of this country will not tol- erato the attompt of thesa Loulstana fools snd fanatica to revive thelr old policy of balldozing; and, it thoy or Mr. Tilden think theycan gaim anything by rekindling the spirit of, persecution In the upper left-land corner. Underneath the cnt fa inserted tho grandiloquent information: **Office and Sslesroom, Chicago, Iil.: Factory, Provi. dence, R. I.' Now it #o happoned” that tho +firm" wanted to advertise {18 husiness. So clerk wan sob to work writing letters to country publishers. Ono went ont into slisour} tast Aug- ust, directed to the publisher of the Batea County Record, reauesting the eald publisher to send the “firm™ his bottom cash rates for A card which the ‘‘firm" Incloaed, for slx months, copy to be changed Jan. 1, 1878. The Jiecord man sst him down, and, with the tempting bait in the shape of the ** firm's " card and the proepectiva wealth {1a insertion wonld bring, wrote W, F, Evama & Co. that his_best rates wara #40 for six months, payable at the expiration of thres and six months, The resnlt of the maeting waa s decision npen the glll of the Club that, to further the inteccsts of the cause of total abstinence, they would hold weekly mestings, alternating among the varlous North fide churches represented in the Club, ‘The fizat meeting will be held at the North Star Miesion next ’l‘hurndn&nlm. The formation of mnny ted-tibbon clubs is contemplated, which clubs, af+ ter betng formed, will becomo factors of the gen. eral organization of the North Bide. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The cases of Georgs Eager, Nellle Prico, and hee pal, Bherey, will be called for trlal 1o tho Criminal B-PLATER AT g Admission, ;1; T, il. A, TEYNOLDE, TR WED-RIBROR TR Tormer, ‘will speai to-Dight on temperance at tne Hestern-Avenua 3. K. Chutely Wealarn-ar., “nesr D f No. 1) John P, Olinger; (No. 14) 8.McCleliand: | Du the 20thof Septomber the importers of dia: { Court Monday. e tBonth, and the fame of moral Indtgnation at | Suits will ensue: + miceting t0 ! in yesterday's TRIRUNE (¢ was atated that he was | (N0 O et Chicere, accounts 10, 12, 13} t In the first place, the City Council will have, in 3 No. 1 3 : 12, 13} | monds wrote back that they wers wliling togo the North, they will find that they have grievous: 3 3 1E WEST £ connecied with the Cifeapo Plow Company,, This zfln. 10) Xorthmestorn Railrond Company, account | #43: payable fn_ three and T ere wAling to£9 | 1In the Connty Court yesterday, Carroll Guttman, h, they bave & y | addition fo the mistaken the temper of the Northern people, snd not lmpmhabl& the Inflaentlal elements of the 3 (No. 17) Joseph N, Dalostier: (No. 18) M ) M. P Frederick Woster, and 1lans Peschuck wero ad- Ayren: (No. 10) iand-bonds retired; (No. 20) DE R o powors it at xffi'"m has, those will hold & mm-muuné‘m chter in that corporation, he has bad nothing whatever ret tneertion, snd requosted tho pubiisher to send which are vestea in & town. ‘lown Itself haa | Wess this e % 8t 7:40 0°¢los ditorial notice, in caso the | jndged insane. They werotaken to Jeflerson In | South ftself,—S3t. Paul Ploncer-Press (Ind. ). power slmply to aue and be sued, to get andtohold | rrwiRiis WiLL N KEVIVAL BERVICES TO-N1GHT todo with it for several years, and his bankrupicy marked copy with e s Property, and to make all such contracts as may bo R el 1t [ Unanch, comer Harrisor AOHIave o ellect ponia anquestioned atablity, | BTITSUNK ORloRarenie, ' ey abave are | oo B e e e atrcor, aud Calop | iho Afternoon. Quito a number of peoplo at tho North are Faulinactin, 16 by s, Jo Fo Willin: i Charles Tlandolph, Secretary of tho Bosrd of ehown in the former list. As yonr dircctlon re- Quired mo to make np such acconnts sgainat all members or_ex-members of your Hoard, or other ersons implicated, it la proper for mo to eay that rhlvn not found wnything with which any of the members or ex-members of the Board not namea in such accounts or in said statcments appesr Lo be Allof the officas excapt the Clerk of the Crimi- nal Coart will be closed to-day In respect to the memory of tha Father 6t our Country, who could not tell a lle, In noticlng Wedneaday that Commlastoner Moyer whas selling lumber to the county, 8 misprint might references, Tho terms n:c!lll? in the exercise of the powcrsof the town. Th " went in, and on the a olectors al town mectings may make all orders for the sale or nse of |t corporate prop- erty that aro deomed best for the interest of Its in- habitants, and may vote maney for constructing ond repairing roads, bridges, or causaways, for tho nrorocution or defanse of nits by or against the town, for bullding or repairing bridgas, ta pr Clapp. 101 State streot, wery satistactory, the * 22d of January last TNEZ PUNLISHER SENT ON IS BILL. Of coures W, ¥, Evans & Co. never responded with a check for the $17. 50, which the Bates Connty eulw& c)xsrxu\ them for running the card from 1 5. T deeply anxfona about the peaco policy of Prealdent Hayes: but wa find two classee of pereonn wha are genorally in favor of ft. These are thosoldlory and {he teachers from the North engaged in the work of education at the South. Gen. Armstrong. of 1ampton University, reprosenta both these IE HEV. J. C. FLRTCIIER WILIL, THIB EVEN. 1ng deifver tho Arst of his interesting course of four Jcesres on Pouipell and the Lompell t the Fint Preshyterian Church, corner of Indis Twen. ty-firat-st, This conrse 1s for the benefit of the Chicas o Wom riatinn Amoctation, ‘Tho firt Ifctur KPeata of M1, Veauring. the dentrustion of Famperi and Herculaneu the appearanc o dead. Mr, Trade, recelved yestersy a telegram annonncing the suddon and anlooked- for death of H, H, Priest, Een., of Eterlinz, Mnes, The deceased 'wasan old iember of the Bosrd and a very well-known dealer in live-etock. He usually spet his winters 1n Chicago, but s permanent residence was atthe adove-named place, & in any manner chargeable, ' am, 5. Then he tried what virture there the tr. - | Sinencs. and ha iaa heatty sipporter of the Presis vent the Introduction of Canada thistles and to jeteher has spent four years at Naplea and the sicle e omtese Boar of Undersritors held another | | Tha Becrotary then rend the exbiits andaccounts | Wi iy walghi dratt, and found too Tate that somo | 1550 5 e to tniok tuat hia paitner 1o the tianenc. | Sent. Oiher mise Y siopo o Prcst- | Gfor rewards for ‘their destruction, fo offer | ity. and'has acquired n'knomicdso of the Iniercating Such s nat tho onary toachers in the Sonthern schoois have borne testimony to the grestly im- proved condition of the negroes under the new policy. The men who fought are ready to have peace, and the men who hava lived at the Boath ever since tha War doclaro that peaca han come, Thoy ought to know what the facts are, and they would appear to have no motive to misrepresent them. —Saturday Afternoon for March. from which the main report ismade up, Tho niost important of these are tho following, as sum- marized from the detaiiod accounta: . W. Btanford, D, Ara) West Chicaga Patk Toand. Discouns on_bonds allowed by John Koven, Nov. 24, 1871.... To amount of discount on bonds allowed g meeting yearerday afternoon to tinally dispose of firms botray. Tho dralt was protested. Thie chinrgen againat some of their membera for cut- ing the fariff rates. After o ehart discussion, it was decided to adopt Lhe policy of ** Grace, Mer- ©y, and l'esce," and the offending parties wers Taenanimously foreiven on the nromise that they Would never, nover do such naaghty things again. The falr and festival held at Tilotson's Hall, Englewood, last_ovening, under tho suspices of riilns of Ponve! with his_vivacious snd elo- guent style. makea the 'laciure very entertaining and nstructive, preminma for planting trees and to rogulats the' highways, foncen, restrain tha running at large of cattle, and to keep In ropalt public wells, ete, Thers will be under this law but one Assessor _and one Collector for the threo towns. Thero will he a Poor Master ap- pointea by the Cuuncll, who Wil ue the Overscer ot the Poor of the Town or City of Chicago; who will have the care and tlon W e, case. Hia partner ia a Mr. Basse, The Grand Jury yesterday disnosed of twenty- three regular cases, returncd several minor Indict- menta {nto court, and found a true bil) againat Hyan and Harrison, the men who have been lllo- gitimately dealing in tiieatrical literataro. The gmuo-lllan to coneolidate the Tawns of North, fewel An & last resort, he sent the bill, with a statement of tho facta, 10 a legal friend of hisin this city, — AMr. L. D, Condee,—with instructions to attend to he feared the ‘*frm" ivas abont to ‘" One of tho first things Mr, Con- des did was to seo the references, who ropudisted W, F. Evana & Co, ani all their works, This was not very satisfactory, BABBITT'S PREPARATIONS OFFICE AND FACTORY Kos, 64, 66, 68,70, 72, 74, 76, B0 & 82 Washinglon-st, K.Y, BABBITT'S' BEST SOAP. The most pleasant and effective Boap for the Iy AVAching nurposes ever ofiere aara ity Waklon purrciesrer BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP. th, and West Chicaco will come up be- ovetsight of all sach person in his town as ars . i .o..8L.733 | but Mr.Condee walked np to the Reaver Block, rode LAt il Soma of tho Georgin Demacrats are got- gl the Methodist Church, wae a complete succese, ‘ot aceounted fof DY JIF, BIAR{OTL form a special meeting of the Judiclary nnd Cit; nnable fo earn & living on account of any oadily Jteadings nnd recitationn by the v Frank Drias ome Natfonal Dank, Dr. ‘.‘:‘é‘“ :.":l:“l“{ xfk{?%‘e?:r:{h:n:nm.h'g a;“;l“n“’o; Relation Commitices to-morrow morning at 1 | ting on a nigh horse, and reading all out of the infirmity, idlocy, lunacy, or other nnavoidable cause, and are not rupported by thoir relatives or at the Coanty Poor House, and shall see that they” nre suitably relieved, supported, and employed, subject to such restrictions and regulations as may beprescribed by tha County Board. The provision tnat tho City Councll may, from time to time, reg- nlate the number of the Justices of the Peace {a under no circumatances applicable in the City of Chicago, sinca that fs settled by tho Constitution. In the next place, he consolidation of the towns under this act would resuit in a consoltdation of TARK SYSTEM. Of these there ars at prosent three: one of theso wittin the limita of Weat Chicago, 'The Park Com- missionera of West Chicago havo {ssued bonde, which are a llan on the proporty of West Chicago, and the Intsrest on which ls paid by a tax-levy an the taxablo property of tbat town. The second rk-corporation embraces tho Towns of South ‘hicago, Jiyde Park, and Lake. It nas lssucd large quantities of bonds, and lovies an annual tax pud Oct. 50, 1874, for followlng erroncous voucher {saued as fotiows: West Chicago Park Commissfoners to Home Ka- tercit o cnarxed on Journal, page 111, (o Douglas ark, alf intorest ue on Londs tuucd for’the purchaso of Daug} 3 I":lkal’flflll Laving bech pald by other vouchers P orian Bavitgs Danks Interest overpatd on losns, 1 3 Juitette A, Einzle: Ponda to amouut to her far her dowor Ingerdat i Innd, and an opinion fited at the ttine that she hiad no Intereit, Opinion fled by ¥, 11, Kales., . G. L.oomts decded Afteen acres of 1and to the park for #18,00, anil wns pald $30,160, when deed called a only $18,000, m'rnnlfie'm‘:'-n Natlonal Baok, debtor to West Chicago rk Commissluners: Nov. K, 1871=Tu interest coupons pald twlce., T amount of {nterest overpald on temporary | IR0 ST=Tn o I = Tikereat on ad boad Total. o} snd singing by V. N. Smith were among tho many intereating: features of the evening's enter- 1ainment, whils zenerous provision was made for the satlefaction of the luner man, Iy unanimous Tequest, & repotition will be given Lhis ovening. The hlank check-books were reccived from Comptroller Knox by Recciver Jackson, of the Third National Bank, yesterday, and as soon ns the echeduler are prepared and tho checka diled «out the boaks will be returned to Washington, and the Comptroller must slgn every check and return them lither before the new 10 per cent dividend can be pald. The whole work will requir: aboat two weeks. The other insolvent banks are in a quiescent atate, #o far as matters outelde of the conrta are concerned. o'clock, Commissloner Cleary was offeting to wager yeateriay that the proposition would receivo bt Lwo vote ‘The old question of contracts, {t 1a sald, will be revived in tho Board Monday, owing to the fact that the record in_the matter of making the meat award to 0'Donnell in s hittlo mized. 'Three wocks 8go ho was given the contract, o week later that action wan rescindod, and at the Inst meeting the rescinding wan annullod, and it wae agreod ta ad- vertise for proposals for meat. His frlends claim that he has tho contract, but, to make things doubly sure, they think tho records ought to be amended, Tho deblors' department of the County Jol Is more gloomy than it has been for somo time, | The occupanta are Cutting. about whom so much has been' printed, and Francls Lagalt, who s bettor known in Canado than here, ‘The ' Iatter ran away from his family and_business at Ottawa soma six manths ago, leaving behind him_unectiled billa to party who accept ofiice under Iayes. The latest victlm js cx-Congressman Young, whom Iiayes appointed Ilonorary Commissioner to Parjs. The salary is simoly 81,200 for oxpenses. A friend of Young eays he wonld rather havo given bim the amovnt and sent Lim to Parls than to have had him accept ofica from layes, for 1t will forover ruin a promising Georgia politician, The rencwed party and sectional feeling, which cropa ont here In inct. denta of thin character, 18 owing largely to the lamentable New Orleans complications. ~ A great deal of ili-feeling hae been atirred up, and no! benefited. — 1¥ashington Correspondence mnclunn('l Commerciat (Ind, Rep.). Louisiana recoived her own Btate Govern- ment at the hands of the Adminletration unques- tionabiy as the resultof a bargaln, and a partof that pargaln undoubtedly was the promlee on the 60, Whon he succeeded in getting in, he made up s mind that the place was abont ns productive of money ns some of the employment ngencies Tiix TatnuNg hos brokoen np. Instead of flndmg V. F. Evana & Co,, he found s man by the name of J. A, Kinsman, who sald he was their succensor, and a young follow on whose peizon was more or less cheap Jewelty, and who appeared to be the clerk for tha concern, The watches, jowolry, diamonds, siver-plated ware and fancy Roods were nowhere, but in their place wero a dirty desk, three tame chair d o plenti fal quantity of envolopes and letter-hends, Ona of the cnvclopes bora the card of W. F, Evans & Co., over which In red ink was **J. A, Hinsman, successor,” The latler, of course, repadiated the blil, bud tho Bates County man has made an entry iu his ledger of $17.60 on the wrong side of his profit and loss accon! POLITICAL. The Chicago RBarga Club met at the Tremont Jlouse Jast nizht and elected the following oficers for the cnening yesr: Presidont, Willlam A, Faunlleroy; Secre- Ancell; Vice-President, T tary, Leopard E. Relbold part of Nicholla and his friends that the past should | of $200, 0t The third embraces the Towns of | , Msde vnmt 0 purest vogetablo ofls, Unrivated for ' 3 ' - “ ; Thmti,' For ueo (n the Nursery It yens: Captain, L. D, Powers; C L WLWL = tha amontt of about 816,000, . 1lo lias bean 18or= | b barlod. They were glad cnongh fo get thelr | Notth Chicago and Lake View. Itulsv bas honds, | 13 TORELIRI e Young: Licuténant-Commander, C. 8. Gardner; | To ftemizsd overpayments on THE ”""’"“:{" ezl .1 “’“’:"" ‘ig""‘,"l"; fug assidaonsly to avold paying bis debts, and, so | 4o 80T Tor T e mm-.’ By e prose. | And also levies an annual tax. " In caso of he con: bas na equat, Kample Bor, BoRtatulon tases. caleh Enslgn. Frod Swift: oard of Managers, ¥, 1. 1038, .. will meet this momlng o'cloc! appears to havo preferrcd imprisonment to 5 hich \ng th solidation of thesa towne, there will neccssarily be liamfiton, C. §. Ganloer, B. F. Cragin, lienry | Tolnterest on overdratt (when non in the club-room of the Palmer Ilouso, to | facing hia creditors, 1o is reputed to be worth cntlmu. whionaze -“n{n ng the .h!?.w ;! perses | a consolidation of thess park-syatems, Tho poopla y Tillt, and L. D, Powers, ‘the matier of thie bulld- | 79 interest or balances decide upon the tme and place for hold. | About $10,000 incashaud goods, nnd has eched | catlons, comic fesult m ARy PASLS, BCHADMS | of North and Sonth Chicago will bear thels propor: ink G 8 Tuw Loat- Louso wa teferred o tho Doatd e e o Hoc the comtug Atato Convention. . The sesslon | pledes ovoing 835,000 and guined the neme of shou ecd, n the first placo., they | Yon of - the cost of supporting the \West of Mauagora. beinz the “flithicst tumate of the Joil, ilolsa will diminish ratber than incresse the odium in remarkable apecimen of the race, and hia time ‘To overpayment of {atereat. which the perpetrators of tho great outrage, high will probably last to-day and to-morrow, and will Side Park, The West-Sidora will be taxed ‘ " e, SOAP POWDER Tho Chieago Electrieal Socloty held & regular | rotal.... 310,760 T ceotion ta bo given tho mombors, | Mmostly occupled in crying; but, when not thus ene | and low, are held. ~In tho sccond place, tnéy mill | § ditle.® wmars ' [ tuecting lat eyenii 1nthe soapie o tho Acaremmy Commisetnner. Tlolden offored the foilowing, ',;',f,':,:‘.‘,’,, e e o rom Daloes onsm, | Ha7cd: ho.walka the fioor and. sings- in' his baiiva | tend to éontolidate, to harmantze the répidiy.dis- ordor (o ahare tho burden of Lincolnand tho Bouth | o 0 S et and serviceabls whi whicn was adopted: Stoshaii ; of C. Mechelke, export ac: P ane ol Thh Festis, S tatorments montioned o Toard. be recelved H fy eacli’ person agalust e aceountant of tonguo. He loves liberty and his family, ho says, but the indications aro that he loves his property more. Integrating Republican party, The Nicholls Gov- ernment, and the men in the South in the ship with 1t, cannot yetaftord tomalicior ntagonize the Administratlon of which they are the bene- ficiarfes, ‘They aro not wise to drive back into the old Republican party any who have shaken off some of tne party foiters, They cannol afford to ‘mako the entiro Republican party as it was, sohd againt the They shoull not drive away such friondliness of the Adminlstration as they hag, veith no componsating advantage.—Cincinnati Ene quirer (Dem.). 1t the Prosident is correct in hia opinion that the prosecution of Anderson was solaly polit- fcal, or rather partisan, hefs right fo protesting ngninst it s at variance with the implled terms of mutuoal recognition, peaco, and conclliation be- tween him and the Lonislana Democrats and Cons rervatlves which were snpposed to have nttended his accession to the Proaldoncy, Though it has been denlod that such was the splirit of the prose- cullon, a bellef that it was started and maintained Parks., And as for the unhlgpy inbabltants of Lunka View, they will havo to share the burden of the Southand West Side park systems. There are many complications connected “with this which it will take a long time to figure out. The law pro- vides that & tax of half a mill shall be levie the property of West Chicago for the maintenance of the parks. 1f Weat Chicago la merged {nto the Townof Chicago, !s thistaz to .be levied on the whole of the now town, oris it to ba confined sim| I{ 1o a fraction of the town? Certainly not to the gl ter, for, according to the Cons tion, taxea must be uniform in respect to persons and prop- erty within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. Shall the Park Commlssioners be ap- ointed by the Governor or the Circult Court? hall thers be throe Boards or ona? THERE ARE BXISTING PROVIAIONS regarding some of the points covered by this law of 1877, There s, for instance, s provision on tho subject of consolldating town 'he old law says that County Lioards shali hiave the power to unite two contiguonus towns in the following man- ner: Une-fourth of the vaters in each of the towns sought to be united must petitlon the County dent C, B, Cohb lo the chaje, Prof, G. W, Tiough, formerly Director at the Dundley Obscrvatory at Albany, N. Y., delivercd an intercsting lecture on the 'lirsical Conatltution of the Sun, —such os was expected of B person of lils known abllity, —after which *Mr. Goorge H. Bliss, & member of the Fuclety, had soucthing to say sbout tho electric pen, and the wonderful accomplishments of that mzénioun contrivance, Tho following verdict waa yesterday returned by the Coroner: W, tne jury, Nod that Theodore Maeder, of No. 12| Tty socund pireet, came to Ria deathod Lo 17th o cauv Whether the session will be llvely or not remalns to e seen. It {s cortatn, howevar, that the majority of the Comunltiee ara In favor of an early conven- tion, and that It will be held sume time {n March, The reasons advanced for this are that the conntry delegates will have the time to spare from their farm lsbora to attend, and the resnit will bo 8 more harmonions meeting, and the selection of o better class of men for candidates for the Btste ofiices. Thegreat issua to be brought ‘before the Conventlon will bo the inonoy question. Tho fignt will be against the gold eloment In the party mainly, which Is fo part nfiuuunwd bra clique who are Igrn-um putting themselves for- ward ae Jeaders. The platform wll be atrong for sllver, aud the tetirement of the Nationsl Dank currency and tho (asuing in ilastoad of greenbacks. The repeal of tho Restimption act will also bo de- g. At least theso socm to bo the views of the majority of tho Democtacy of tho State, ps cxpreased through members of the State Central Committeo and others, For Cnajrman of the new Committes, Judge Par- o Monp, of any desired strengih, can ha mvl-" e withodt 1h use of reas o poisab. T packsge sent frea on teceint of 25 cents. BABBITT’S YEAST POWDER. Absolutely pare. Diread. cakes, Dndfllfl‘rk ele., mala In a short space of time, kecp longer, and are I estible than wiien mado of cominon and cheap imita: Fimnis A\l Dackago sent freo an recelpt of 33 ceatk BABBITT'S SALERATUS. A standard articls. Asamplo package sent free of recelpt of 23 cents. BABBITT'S CRIMINAL. E. Magulre, charged with selllng lquor without llcense, was held over by Commissioner Loyne in $500 bail yesterday, At 3:30 yeaterday nftcrnoon Ofilcer D, Crawley porcelved two men trying to break Into a barn In the rear of No. 110 Doaplaines streot, He gove chase, and fired two shots atthem, but without any success. Androw Olacn, tho watchman of a buoilding near Chapln & Gore's, on Monroe stroet, will bo ar- restod this morning for an mssault upon Jomes Noell, a colored attache of Chapin & Gorn, Nocll saya that Olson tried to kil him’ with a hatchet. Yoaterasy morning burglars ontered the wiiom any oliarzo lina boen marly hoe nnux’a of the same, and request that he satlsty such charye, OF shuw thiat the sama e not properly made Scainat thein, without any unnecessary dels ‘The Board then adjourned. NEW YORK CUS—TOM-HOUSE. BTECIAL-AGENT MINDS, February, 1878, by dislucation of thy the falling of a'loor In iha packing-louse, corner of Work in ferrating ont tho New York Custom- Flouse frauds stlll goes bravely on, new evidences of organized crookedness being discavered dally, Of course, virtuous New York Custom-llouse brokers deny tho oxistence of any ring, but Hpect Agent B. 1. iinds, of the United States Treasury Department, knows diferontly, not from hearsay, but from actual knowledzo, Itis with the aid of Lumber aiid_ Twenty-sevond streets, ou ‘which floor thers was placed 100 much welght, conslstiug vt baled b hich was placed thero by direstion of " the futas ieury Nlckepron, under underof hils employers, at we, the Jurs, censure (hasald foreman for {aaing rme precdution, aticr being wforuod uf ¢ unrafe condition of the tloor. We also censire the Clicagy I'acking and Provision Company for allowing Fucl weirnly material to Le placed ont sald foor, kuowing the sume 1o bo uneate. ‘Temple of Honor {s 2 temperanco organiza. | Collector Willian Henry Smith, of thls city, that <t dence of ¥rank l[nll,' ity 508 Unlon streol ¥ d Doard for nnlon, and the County Noard must el ongr v emporics aranes, | Sl Wil v bt 1L 07 o | o abiheconal i of e i tnd ered | sl me Wy et aNATOPRR, | omentieen S ST ALY Sl | i theanton e momli o he vt CREAM TARTAR Troe, 1\ To, Woodward and Willlam Thamaons . | 9upport bebind thum of Presdont [aycsand feo. | eervative -;n:;'nf;ll:m"o:’dy Taws; Toctho, Inttor, | which, it1a thongb, took eflact. 5 tlon, and turned against the South and tho Demo- | {he Comnty Buard, st the mepting at which nted free from all fmpurittes. Tho housewtt Tarranted (120 1O Pacake it tros bu receipecl rtituted n ‘Femple here last Pucuday oventog, to Lnownas Star of Hope Temple No, 5. Ttwill meet 7Iucaday cventnge ot tho corner of Desviaines and Washington strects, 1L will by on the non- Veneficinl plau, and work simply in tho caues of terperance, alected wure D, g 3 Elm, W L rotary Sherman. Speclal-Agent linds rotorned from New York Wedneaduy, and yestorday he sald to a TuineNe reporter: +*Lightning will striko soon. " *¢Whore?" querled the reporter, +1n Now York and elsewhere." 4'And could you Inform mo who it will strika?" +1Na, slr, T cannot toll’you anything just now. Wa have some evidonce, and some men In a teap, and they will havea chance to explaln away cortain the vole Is canvassed, or at the Hext succoeding to declare the towns united, B has authority to mako new towns to sult the convenience of the people, but no all bo creatod with lcss territory than e miles, and no' incorporated town ail ba divided except convent {s givenby a ma- Jority of all the alectors voting at & gonoral annual election of the town, Thero Is resent a provie- fon far Aliing vacancles in turn ofiices by tne Board of Town Auditors, which consists of the Justices of the Peace, Supervisor, and Town Clork, Thers fa 'slso ' a speclal provisivn, cratic party. llence, nnlers it was absolutely une avoldablo under Lonisiana law, calm judzinent can hardly do less than pronounce it & slgnal in- stanco of ‘political fnexpediency. To inflict legal punishment npon Anderson and Wells foz political crimes of tho Heturning Lioard would well enaugh abatractly considered; but to do su with doliberate recklassness, at tho cost of reviving scctional frenzy and perpotnating the Infinite inls- chiefs of sectional politics would look like s an. preme freak of maduess, It lsto be d thal conservative counsols In Loulsiana will find & way 1o reconclle the propsr vindicatlon of Stata law with the practice of emincnt d.acretion In the ean T5centd. BABBITT'S - POTASH. . donhle the strengih of SRt dofes on recaipi of 2 the candidates for Stata affices, for Troasurer, ex-Gov. Kourner, Mr. Cronkrite, of Blepbenson, and Judes Wallace, of thia city, are the niost prominent. Mr. Cronkrite fa looked favorahly upon, bocause his is a good silyer man, and the oppasition to Gov, Koernce arises from the fact that he favors tho gold-bug element. Jndgo Wallace has tho Ynjudlu 10 overcome of llving in Chicago, which rine in the oyes of some country delegat: 8, 8. Jack, of Decatur, will make » hard ficht against Ettor for Btate Buperintendent of Public Instruction, but it {s believed that Etter has sl #mon McDonald, a iteamstor In the empploy of Joseph Sogkion, 'was fined $10 Wednerday, by Hummerfeld for obstructing the horse-car track on ftate strect. MicDonald yoesterday had John C. Greon, a car conducter, arrcsied for assault. Uroen'gave $500 bonds to Fob. 25. OfMcer l(e‘l‘lfihc the policoman who last week shot a young thiof named James Connors, was ba- fore Juatica lnines yesteruny, charved with os- sault with a deadly weanon with intent to kil young Connora. v gave §2,000 bonds, signed by ox-Ald. lliidreth, foru hearing March 2- ma, W.V.T. Tilak, . Treasuro 1L F. Aduine illium Shopard, W, U, ; Wilifan. Mour: Grorgo Gothard, W, Anadjournud meeting of the Monzd of Edacation wae held lart cveninz, President Sullivan in the chair, and th .following luspectors prescnt: A pure concentrs eommon potash. cents. THE PROPRIETOR will giv thongh 11s_validity is questionable, rogarding | mold for every ounce of impuritics found in Hoyne, Eugliah, $mith, llotz, Jacubs, Prussing, | irregularities, ready 1ald Lils pipes too well, Kato Ward wont to Justico Pollak and com- [ province of political expediency.—Galseston 4); n_North, i Nl e, ke, 8 Somulelon s | "R boamn a1 e e, | oo ottt Skt o e | BV SR BSOS N S | U ok e e b L e | e ot Thor? ead from Mr. Philbrick, of Bostun, inviting the b+ Yea, slri 1 expec - | petlato Courts, any number of nsmea are baing 2 Tobert Toombs, of Qeorgia, ¢ th necesaary to be rafsea in tho For Sale il o palove, Board to send an exhidit of work done by pupils b int nrroats made within o Tow aaye. " Tnentioned, Lnt oa yet none bave been dednitely | Savage, ono of tho porters at the (irsud Pacide ) gla, 18 ono of tho hall bo i —————————— et B ot o tho atin Kaposion™ Yt | 234 &an von give tho names of partiest™ Ly Bt ARy ey | Yiotal, ' Cornelfus confessod, and sent for s mar- \owas for town sxpenste shall bo mscartatnedby sllver men. 'Toa reportor of the Atlanta Conafilu- tion he sald: **We ought to get back to the atandard silver dollag, snd that 1s the dollar of 4124 gralns, nine-tenthe fino. Al this talk abont domonctization is bosh, It was a frand, pot through by a venal Congress. A sctof thieves fixod up the Code, and did their corrupt work thero; but we ara not bound by IL. It 1s not law, ‘Take our on Code of this State,~the Supremo Court s constantly_driving out of it things that never were law, °The silver dollar never has been lognlly demonetized, and If it ovor has, it was & {raud upon tho people,—a trick that ought to be punished by a penally on the trickaters,” *‘The silver dollar of 4124, then, yoa cousider a fairsnd ‘un atandard?® **1f {9, and aoght to be Upon the subject of aubaidiary silver, ;i hevo Just resd an aiticle by 1o In the North American Review, In e that silver was really demonetized y by the act of 1 ‘That 1a not on the Way. waa referred to the Prealdent and Sup the County Board, the voters belng dlsfranchised with power to act, Pl 80 {a7 a8 money-vuting Is concarned., NOW TIERE ARR TilE YOLLOWING INASONE why it mlsht be of q‘uuunnnhln policy to attempt to co to | lowns under thls law, when way to do {t: Tho Constitution ct horeafter passed shall ombrace m subject, and that shall be expreased in the titl: The title of thisact {s ** Anactio tharize Connty Boarda in counties under town. ip organization to organlze cerialn territoriea usted thereln ms a town." Dut this act also protends to confer cortain powers upon City Counclle, Solaras it docs that, it {s an amend- ment of the General Incorporation nd alio of the special charters of cities which have not'yet incorporated under that act. That part, then, ro- lating to adaitlopal puwers of City Councils fs vold, for the Constitution says, ** But if auy sub- Ject shall be embraced In anact which shall not be ‘expressed in the Litle, such act shall bé vold only 10 80 much theteof as shall not be Glgrulud." Tho 1 be amended ntendent President stated that the ovject of the meeting to discusw the dnnncial questlon, but, us the Councl lnd not comploted fta_work on the Appropriation bill, thers was nothing for the Buard to do, and & wotlon to od- joutn would thereforo be in order. Uumotlon, the Hoard then adjuurned. The colobrated Dr. Hrown-Fequard dellvered the first of a series of thrue lectures on **Puralysls sud Convulsione s Effects of Discaacs of the laso of tho lisain, ** under the auspices of the Chicage Medica) Prese Association, inthe Methodiat Church Tiock lust ovening, Thu others will be given this and to-morrow eventng. o waw Introduced by Dir, Ingals, und Iunn')] grected by thoss preseut. T'ho audience consisted of nbuut 400 people, prace titfuners and atudents, and what tha d(llllllurlhml physician sald was evidenily relished by them, snce they pald tho closest attention to what came from his fipx, He 1n a Bucnt speaker, aud, though Lis French accent is declded, L‘ler{"vmnl Was 1n- riage )icense, Justico Pollak tled tho kanot, and they departed bappy. A woman of tho town, who refuses to mive bher name, {8 locked np at tho Wost Madlson Streot Hiatlon. Last evouing she got a vessel-Caplain drunk, and was just about stevring him to a place wheru she could Tob bim of about $200 which ho posscased, when OMcer Walsh ran acroas them at hie corner of Clinton and Van Huron streets, Justico Summerfleld yestorday neld the follow- {ng: Androw Ulsen, sssaniting James Nooll, §:100 to tho #d; Char cKenua and Patrick davin, burglary of & Thirty-0fth atreet house, $400 to the 224} Thomaa Jordan and James Sheedy, tap- Jing the uil of Mra, Canit's grucery. Not' 1405 hurtle@ aveuus, $400 Lo the 2B(h;Joseph New. m-: sod Mery Anu McMahon, vagrancy, $100 esch, Minor arrests: James Ryan No. 188 ' AUCTION SALES. 'By WM. A, BUITERS & CO, Auciloneers, 174 !lflmdalnh-l. BUTTERS & CO'S REGULAR SATURDAY BALS Housohold Furnituro and Gonoral Morchandiso, BATURDAY, FEB, 23, AT 9:10 0'CLOCK A, ML At thelr salesruvms, 174 East lisndalph st BANERUPT SALE ENTIItE BTOCK OF A, L. Crocker, Fueniture Dealer, AT ATCTION, THURSDAY, Pebh. 23, ot 10 a'clock 8. m., at (he Ause f W, A, Butters & 1 can. WL yout™ ¥ +4No, afr, not just yet: that wouldbe telling too much. You can rest assured that somsobouy Is going to be canght In the web.** *+And you'll not give any names?** 44 No, sir; it s not tho time for that, Tho Cus- tom-Honac frauds are just beginning to be devel. oped. Tho g:ouh have no Idea to what oxtent frauds have been practiced upon the Government in New York, A rigid ezsmination of the entrice of tho charactor of thoss In tho lenedict-Moeller Casa rhawa & queer state of affaire, 1t develops the fact that & large ‘numbar of Indlviduals and firns throughout the countr, e involved. The rascality originated in Now York, whera jt has been rospercd.” the reporter remarked, **liut -Collector certainly an hooesl man?™ ++Yes, " said Collector Smil but ho site Jdly by. Tho trouble ls, ho won't Iuvestigate. Mo shonld go to work and do samething. ' o TEMPERANCE. A MASB-MEETING, under the auspices of the Citizens® League for the Snppression of the Hale Liquor to Minors, was held at Trinlty Mothodist Church last eveniug. Tho atiendance was not as large as had been anticlpat- " cd, owling, no doubs, to the unfavorble weathor, The meeting was called to order by Mr. Elemon- dorf, the President of the League, and opencd h prayer bythe Rav., Arthur Mitchell, The Presldent set forth the objects of the Lesgue, and detalled the actfon of tho management & few evenings sgé in a meeling where It had been asked by certain Influcntial Germana that momio of tho more prominent beer sellors inight be dealt Joniontly with, and whereln 1t was resulved to make no diacrimination in favor of any sons Iarceny of a watch ciic avenno; Fritz toaling grain from tho 5 ES g 3 a 3 g render, who has b with his Shakepercan interpretations, will read thin afternoon Lefure the Fortnightly « 4t thelr roows 1u the Ataerl ! g .. Inds hel ked 3 ° | true. nd Meana Committoe at | Constitution alao says, '/ }No law aha tion liooms of T74 East 183 Soiighin. Jiix selt 1o {Rlcago will heas prentin Hpecial Apent Minde bers o orusst New York | Sapisie thes. et ot the rviia Wi bo-argaes. e, Potrick Sraitn. ant Toen Allon, Aare | tho fime, and drcw het very bill and passed it by roference d“’.n‘.(fl ttle anly, but the sees | dolbnat o C L T, asliy-etaclical Watory docw 100 big & busineas, and when tho law was | {20 an ausiliory loagua in the Third \Ward, that the Flichue, Patrick uita, el Hen Allon, 8rat- | aftor a mooth'a discussion, "Tho trath s, that the | Lo Amenfel 8UCH e (RSSRSE, S JFTRE - B JENROS BB TE s & co., Auctioneers. Mr. Hermunn Linde, tho distinguishod German | passcd allowing shiument in bond to other cities, | ward might not bu'(mmnd tho otherd, eny of clothing from Josoph Wethirick; Uriah hill made no change in the colnago of the country. _— e delighting the Bostonians | fv was futended ta rolluve New York, but hero was where the brokers came in and offored tho extra luducoments by way of frauds to merchants In Chicago, Jetrolt, Cincinnatt, Kt, Louls, Lounis- amends the sectlon af the Geueral Township act which provlded for & submission to populur voto of the goeatlon of consolldating oxtsting towns or making a new one cutof an existing town. And ‘he Rov, Arthur Mitchell was toen introducea and apoke briely. il detailed what be had suon of tho asll af weiling liguor to minura Ln visiting h Jullond Bridoweil, and said that intoxicating arink The roason of that act wi was worth more than the c Ing up our haif-doll throwlng them 1nto the : Silver bullion , and men were buy- auarters, and dimes, 1ting- pot, and exporting ) K. lart, threats £ kill;Patrick Brannigan, 'of No. 16 Ttush'street. By GEO. P. GORE & CO, 05 and 70 Wahaali-ay, & Troyser, the bill-poaters, wera dla- Lo e g L Geher bl it 3 intriod yeolorday by Sustice. Musew. 'fhoy. had | thems We had ho chance {n tha country, and thy | 18140 emends the acctlon which yruvidos thit g : : b S indE e s cnteptae | i Subiny Snd sttt S0 Mt piont A o, ok e | il ot i ool omie L | o witoraly v Unand S sired | thcicqgoncod il by Mletribe st | BN R A0S conquest of Englsh pronunciation, have excited | the reporter, Sehivol than there were araits sent todthe Penlten. | bosted bills upon Erby & L'eripluts feuca arouna | In tha ssme way, and to correct the evil had re. | Lipyo‘General wy Tew for ety andtadmiration of the'must cattared | © flere Calicctor Smith again sald: tiary, Auouuco of provention was worthi moro | 1he Court-flouss Bquare, E.'& I''s lawyer tried valu of hor subsidiary colu U per cent mbl,‘lhlll pravide sudiences of the country. In his recitations he BANKRUWPT SALE 150 Suits of Parlor Forniturg Frames Of NEW and ELEGANT DESIGNS, which will Do sold without reserve. The attention af dealers {aspecially catted o this sals, GEO. P, GORE & CO., Auctlonoers: | Saturday, Fob, 23, at 9:30 a, m, REGULAR SALE OF NEW FURNITURE, township orgamzation, " and alao that **The Gea- **The large irus in Chicago have done nobly. | th nd of re, and he thougnt 1o make out that B. & 'I'. were 1evponsible for the tandard. [slmply adopiad the samo B e eu o a1} The sariouu come | They have fousht. bard for hunewy nnd agalit | duty of the dof cure, aud e thouzht It was 1o | Leiof thoir subordinatod, but tho accuscd Leatitioq | rale for the purpose of keapluz the culn in the %:',f,‘.‘.'.ffl;"fi.{ onall moy. pats localur Sherisl e meutators, According 1o onc of his Loston crit- | great odds tn New York. They have given mu aid, | whose business | fould bo to spy out the. ssioan. | that they Lad tnstructed thoir men to let tae Court. | country. ~The act passed and ‘the result was or villages et this jew, **hils touch is hard, sbarp, and stroug, Lis | snd in favor of broaking up this rin: keepera who were selling to_minors, wilh & view | House feace alone, ¥ reached, J incorporating citl Iaw apparently atiempts to provide i township organization, une for lowns c with the territorial lmits of cities, aad anuthor for towns lylog outsida of tho territorial limite of cities. fl attompts to miake ono law for the Townships of Quincy, Sprinufeld, Peorla, Notth, South, snd West Ciileago, and anoltier’ for tho townshipa In the rost of ihe Blate. It also at- tompts to creals two classcs of citios, The Logislature bas lum.d & General Incorporation act for ciltes, snd nambers have taken advaotage of it. Ly an amendment to that act, it now sooks to maka two classes. One cdects waseive, sud his portrudtures betruy a cere tain nuuluxly-eugf‘-nud wanneriom, but all are 1u kevping with the 1deal f his concoption.” Mr, Linde'a appearance for the irst time o Chbicago Wil be regarded s an Intercsiing event. An sdjourned mectlug of the Chicago Mining Exchionyc wua beld yesterday In the parlor of the Camwerclal lotel, Mr, Blmeon W, King n the ‘Fhe Comwitice’ on Roowns reparted prog- zea=, and thov wero instructed W investigato the matier of rentiug quarters at No, 104 Waablngton etrcet un the best possivle terma, The old Com- mittee apouinted (o prepare 3 circular to misers ta rigorously prosccuting them, Mr. Elmendorf followed, glving some {ntere: inic statbstics to show the impariance of the work. 'y month, be sald, there were 700 boys and d, and he had been assurcd that 1 arrosted who ought o that 700 would bo arreated every weok. The amount spent in the clty for drink was not less than $3, 600, por vear, which,if it had been turped into the City Treasury instcad of the sa- Illu‘n-kn'pcl’l till, would soun relleve vur Gnancial streen, Barnes was_the next spesker. 1d Mullin, (eorgo Harrls and James Rogers woro yestordsy scnt tu tho Honsa of Corsection in default of $100 fine each. Later in the day it transpiced that o quantity of silverware they had aufon when arrested wos a portion of some goods taken by burglars from the residence o (icorge I, llufman, on Falton strect. Oicer John L. Mahonoy 1& working up the case, and bopes to bo ablo to prove sevcral other burglarics against them. * Big Ed" Burne was to ha day apon two distinct ‘J'"f“ of us may be & few irma involved in the frands in Chl 2 but they aro ot of your largeat dealers, hicago importers o thelr businesy diruct with the Custom-llouse, hut the poke up Bpecial-Ageot Hind h:n The Reburning Board gang are being T brought to book as perjurers and forgers. Does Mr, Uarflold conslder perjury and forgery ** polit- ical offenses 't Do he and hls partoers in this In- 1quity think they can make the pubiic beliove that Mr, Nicholls ever mado a pledge to the Admlinla. tration that the hand of the law should never be ralsed agalnst theue criminals? To loave Garteld —Dues Me. Bmslley, of the flerald, imamune that M. Nictoils ever made such & pledgo 1—Clereland inor unes work through in New York, me of these sre lahle ghit up, becauso they connived at certain and the records are there againsttbom. w many Custom-tousg brokers are there in New Yorkr o 0 650 of them." **And it Iseafe to say that 530 of them are lntho dnll. sald the reporter.'* **] did not say thal lrlxd bocn triad yoster: aocy. About o dwell M. 1 Plaindealsr (Dem. ), —Goy, Nicholls made a dis- | ciass located in towusbips not under township or- ROLU! n ] v ked Mr. Jinds, chiefly upon the effcct of alcokiol upon the b tbe hour set for il oo recelyed 8 | {inct pledge fo the Freslacat's Comintsslon tha ba_ with [ ARCLOTING wan diecharged, and's new vne appofated Ly the ian T il Gator ,,';mf y D . | Sologram which read &8 follows n't get b tlnct pledge to the Presldeat’s Commisslon that no | gawazation, wi without cortain | Mestiarged, #ad i pecial-Agent Hinds con- | snd snaintained that it was full of little devila and | folei et boine | ficpublican should be prosccuted for anytuing | ére which ~ are conferred upon cities | Parlor Buits, Chambor Bots, X“x‘..'.'.,.‘., }’.::fifiufiuflmi.flfflhfl‘&‘::’ ';;r“.';: tinned, **the rascality was comnienced 1n New | created little hells in the drinker's mind, Kve befure Friday. Uoutinge my cases till e and doma in " connection with the eloction of | focatea In countine which sro under townabip Y York, 'but the ring soon bad its rawidcations all over thocountry. Five or 10 per cent was a greal deal to save for some of the waolesalo dusless, and oblige, Edward Burns.” = This consnlorate mle- iy drunkard had bogun to drink {u chitdhood, and ke | SOI8% SLVCT TN g Raplde, Mich., whither aud MW copies uf the same wete ordered. The regretted to ses from the small sttendance that tho 1K70 or the teturn and count of the votes. wcmbers were potifed that they must pay Ilp.'(hell Bonkera&Eny Chairs, Lounges, Tho Commirslon sssured him in_rotura that organiaation. Cities and towns located 1in | ‘Padatoa 8, Bookonses, Wart obos " bip organisation may rewulste ¢l 1ig Ed bad probably gone peduling soso—hia oc- countles under towns| Offoe Desks, Organs, &0, ducs within thirty daya from two weeks - th nothers and fathers of the ward were »o Indi@cront P thore would bo ro pfosccutione of Democrats in | the number of Justices of the l'sace, Police Magla- » 8! s . Tuomas Nek OF A Yrances i afew sumpodat ibobalt. " on tho sublect, ‘llo closod by roviewlg tho | cupstion—ofio wee e, sfesut, cock-dght Thoe | the Faderal Courta lur violstion of the Enforce- nd Constabics 1o bo elecied within said a ¥. GORK & 0., Auctlonetcs, e Cunptrolier's lute roport, whoroln the expenss of puul-mmi criwe for tho year was sot oul as 240,000, And by Mthlwlhu’nnufiz ladies pres- ent to refuse to let any gentloman wult upon them whao bad ot fAret hung lecs of ** pablic seuti- meat ' in bis buttou-nole—red-ribbon—snd joined tha Red-Kiubon Ciub. ‘The Hev. Dr. Sullivan next spoke. He sald It tra ciiles and towss. Citios In countics not under township organization have nosuch power, Jus- tices and Conatablea thers being elected by election precincts. Itis bolieved by many that the some of toem at ] make lun‘mm of di Lishi tercats n geucral. He was oltowed by Mr, Mizuire, from tne Biack Hills, who gave some rlaleuieats concerning the minerdl deporits in the vurthern portiona of that region. A commitice of three was appuinted to wall upon’ the proprictors of the differcnt newapapers, with 8 viow to juter. mentact, ‘There was no barzain, but a plala undesianding betweon hogorabl "Thousands of Demacrats wero Jlable the penitentiary If tried by & Ropublican court. luudreds of Hepublicans were threatonyd with the sal eides sald: Bhortly after 10 o'clock lust cvening Willio Taz- ble. o notorious youug thief, whum Dotective lieinzman hiad locked up at the Central Station on 8 chargo of vagrancy, made o clover uttempt to escapo. With & chiscl, which ho had becomo pose ceased of In atified fo golng Into this thing, i the York fraudu. lent cowmpetition. *And all this is done through the brokers Yes, sir. These fo)lows are & nice set. Firot they cheat the Goveroment, and then thoy pucket the differences pald by their customers, Tuit fs $\They clalm that tiev w MEDICAL, Holman Liver Pad Company, Salesroom, No, 134 Madison-st.. Toasons—or —ate sufiicioat} otful propriet ms mysterions wmsancr, and with bava had enough strife—now pieces of fron and wire broken off she window pro- let us have peare. Lot us pledge our honor as fo cousqlidate the thres towns under ltation ¥ Corner of CI3tE . P ’ ust tho wey Buuedict Brotkers lost monoy in tacie fmpossfble Lo overestimato the ruln beln 1 ded In breakiny o it 1o b t with sl fts % W Consultation Free ______ COMEET 2 e e | L B BT LR, | P e e G o o 0Pas | 55 ek i ek o Torcng 154 St nbuing 3o | Bterpem Irls ialee! 4 Rt | R e e Y Weet, Tue meeting adjourned for oue week. fi«ml dle‘ng( l:»:;ujvul::n d:r}l]l& ':lel; cxll:::;l:dm:llu: T?, ““;r..knuldnduh’l‘. :flfleltk mm-' \r the-tem- | the hall-way, whonce escape would bave been Nicholla' own nnumhnl um 4 PERSONALS. e e e AMASRAALANS. HOTEL ARKIVALY, peee, Moeller Just delibersicly counted, dor. | perance work, aad offe ¢ of temperauce | casy, when Siation-KoeperJordan heard the nolse, | Logislature passed the smnosly — resolution. waos lujured by its frionds, yeol ae a Christisn min. i Flosectie Mou. d. M, Ayer, Ill:i fster b feit it to be Lis duly 1o lond w Yorke Geo. Whisticr, s ul and discoverod his doings. (e tlva . £ Parker, Wisconaln, was drawn g Wayne MacVeazh 0 p. by LSON & EVENDEN, ia Nicholls' presonce in atoon st the 6t. Charics Lo would liquidate ou the last-nawed basls, aud alterwards put 1o 8 claia tu the Custom- tlouse for To the Ediior o The Tribuns, Cuicaco, Fob, 31.—I noticed in tho editorial Wi bis voice and Influence in the 1101 od o I s PN Gk P wca C WL Ry D e e 1o o Tork | e L ren b alcrod. Was SUBURBAN. Dot o a%ait lottion Sheers | 10 yosterday's Nros that they proposed to dls- ! I}.‘: sHlPAPiNng(a”s‘ & s J. M. builth, Detrolt.... 7r emont be found 322 to bl credit, which bad been aver- | dolug o good work, and bo refoiced that It bad the UYDE PARK. There was some talk alterward 88 Lo whether ofi- | contioue publishlig; rsonals, ‘They bave sim- eat. hatics Kellogg, Bufale: L. sanders, New York: H. | charged Lim (hrough Moelh b o b g pe 24 47 & 49 Wost Laka Bir {ifueRli vt © St et | el i T, Noglers, couaitascy; bt | walleof i balelosubgartl S L RS | e Boandof Trutees st sestariay aterucon | itle FERTEI IARLEEON 10l Lo MBS | pl chuued the Buad & Personel ! 1o - Corre. a SiioReo: : i i A 3 Y 0 - uf e member: R a0 s0n co I i £, W S st Ml T | SRR Y . Wk | ap s Ve I prn, T, | Rl e s, | o e o st o T S 2 o & law, witho ublic sontiwent n wou eoler, Farzell, yuor, snd Presidont | suclates that they did not Interprot Lho agewemont | just the same. If they bad snnousced to dis- CONFEUCTIONER Y. % Bcause neto are otficisle I counivance with | hoa doad letter, 4nd wo wanted o fatates. | Beusley. b 9 J oA : 1ho beiors, here woe. o a 1oFeEly of 8388 | Tas Loskus wad Chesting & public scutiment that | Dostlen B LAY g he siay ol (be Commistion ee continue their private medical ads thoy might bave done a good deed. This filthy littlo sheet 1s always trylog to abuse some oo else for what thoy do themselves. Ibave beon s subscriber sod constaot resder of Tus TRIUXE 105 over 24 CELEBRATED turouzhosh th Chiou~cxprosmed 03} o1 wha u 537%5, oloper 3. Addcest Srdere GUNTHEL, Coatw toues, Chicasu Orleans durlng tho stay uf the Commlission last spring, and was 1o fricadly relations with both the ichoils and the Packsrd and with tbe membors of th :'ummmw?mc th‘: ke may modstly claim to koow somel on subject. —Clsveland Herald (Rep.). ol i ounce oo oll of leaves, yet the Goverowent deaien L Winalow, Cedar Kaglde: | recelved o Tovehue o i Now :, Allnzeapolls: Teat ") is 50 cents, aud the Goverumeot fares ristal, Claciunat no better. No ome wili deuy but Yowen, 5t Faulj A that ihere is plenty of bay-rum used ln (his coun- A petitlon from Fire Company No. & to have thelr $2, 000 Balcock engine exchanged for a band fire-el d to have o 1 and 2,000 feot of hose, an alarm-bell loud eoough (o be heard and to bo knowa not o be a locomotive bell, was bo was glad to wee, Lut uotil that seutiment was creatcd we sbould bo satisfed with tho enfores- went of the laws already uxm.lng. The Rev. W. I, Crafta next addressed the meet- ing bricdy, affcr which the following gentiemen