Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1878, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1878 THE CITY. NEWS. An adionrned meeting of the hntchers of the eity was ancounced to bo held at the Hotel Frankfurt 13et évening, huta farther postponement to & day nut certain was decided on. The annual commencement exerclses of Rash . Medical College will be held this evening in tne Jeflerson-Park Presbyterian Charch, corner of Throop and Adams atreets. The valedictory ad- drees will be aelivered by Prof, Parkes. Yesterday afternoon & horse attached to a bugay owned by J. M, Colton, corner of Twelfth and Luomlin streets, ran away on West Randolph street, between Ann and Elizabeth streots, The occa- anta, Mr. Marrand wifo, of Central Park, were hrown out and eeverely bratsed, Sonth-Tawn Collector Rimball declares that he will go on and attemot to collect the personal tax, tnclnding tha 20 per cent which has been decided 10 e fllegal by the courts, l"!lnf on the property of course I the tax fa mot paid. It uny one_wants 1o get & rebate of one-sixth he’ must” begin pro- ceedings. John Feblemann, A telegranh messenger, was ran down yesterdsy afternoon at the corner of State and Washington streets by an expreas wagon, owned snid driven by Charlea Webh, of No. 100 Wonp {1arrison atreet,” Wobh waa Jocked np at the Armur’. a8 {t waa thought Lhe boy's Injuries wonld prove fatal. Qeorge Rankin, driver of a truck halonging to: Penuoyer & Ca., yestarday noon fell from his sea while crorsing Madison etreet and Clark, and w severely injored. 1le wan able (0 walk home, after recuperating in & neighboring drug-store, but his injnries were thonghs to be more severs than be would allow. A very pleasant reception was civen Mrs. Franc B. Wilkle at her realdence, No, J2 Ilamilton avenue, Fridsy evening last, Mre. Wilkie sails for Rurope, fn"company with Mr. ana Mrs. Lou Wahl, Saturday, ner eteamer Germanin, and this reception wans tendered her by 8 number of friends and neighbora to cxpress the'esteem in whicl she 18 tietd by them, . 4 Mise Exilia Lachappelln did not finish her walk sgainel time, being delayed Sunday by e church crvices In the tabernacle, No, 502 Wabash avenue, nndor tho hall. iler record of ninety- reven milen in twenty-fonr hours fa the hest on record for a woman, but she hopes ta mako the 100 miles Inside twenty-four hours when she ro- sumea ber tramp, which will bo to-morrow even- 1og. The merchants on Sonth Water streot, between Btate and Dearborn, have solved the vexed ques.- tion of strect-cleaning in the simplest possih way by pooling and hiring the block named, together with sixty feot In each direction on Stato unil Dearhoru streets, kept cloan at their own of- pense. With n very littla tronbio this plan might be fullowed all over the city, or at feast in the Lusiners part, The Ttepublican Club of the Sccond Ward met at No, 511 State street last eveningz. The attcedance was unnaunily lorge, and M. A, Farrer was in the chair. On motion of Mr. Smith it was agreed to ect two weeks henco snd namo the candidates for Aldermen, whose names will be submitted to the Clab o week later for the eolection of nom- jnees for that place. The wmeoting waa addressed at se tength on the moncy question by Gen. Leale, of the Sixteenth Ward, ‘Tha State Convention of the Nattonal party will he held in the City of Sprinefieid at noon Wednea- dav, March 27, ‘The ofiicers to bo nominated nro Sate Treayurer, Superintendent of Pablic Instruc. tion, vne Clerk of the Sapreme Conrt for each of the threo Girand Divisions of the State; four Clorks ol the Appellate Courla, ono for cach dlstrict. The Convention will ajso transact such other Lusiness us way vroperly come before the Convention, ‘There has been 8 ramor carrent for a fow daye PN that Lhe firns of Gossage & Co. and Carson, Pirfe & Co. were 1o be consolidated. In ordor to get at the truth of the mattor, & TRIRUNE reporter yesterday called upon Messrs. Gossage & Co., and there it wad authoritatively denled, the gentieman stating that thers was no foundation whatever for it. Anto their futare location, the leass of thelr r emiscs did not expiro until next fall, and they had not decided whether they would stay whers they were or not. M. Izar, the finger-player, sccms nnable to comie to terms with Adams, who {s- probasly the only nll{nr who could tiope'to_meet him success- fuliy. The latter win Nuw York, and the nego. tistions for a match aro no nearor an iasue than s month ago. llodeclines 1zar's praposition for & cushion-carom game on what wolilld reem o mis- taken ground, —that 1t would be tedious nnd nnin- feresting. Meantimo Izar remalna hiers giving ex- hibitions ot Brunswick's 1lall, and in the towns round sbout. Ile has visited Rockford and been acceptable, . The old Singer Bnilding, once occopiod by Field & Lelter's store, has been nearly razed to the gronnd, unly the pillars of the firsi story and the outaide fron work belng loft standing. “Work on the new atructura will bo proceedod with a8 rape 1dly as posaibic, and It bas been definitely settied 1hat it 19 to be occupied by & now dry-gdods firm, who will cstablish poth “a wholesalo and retall businees here. Mr. Doiton, tho agent for tne Bmzer Company in this eity, declined to give any fnformation on” the subject, but it is most kel 8‘“ tho new.comera will be A mold, Conatable é 0, In acconlance with Instractions from the Post Commandont, Licut. Ioyt, of tho Eleventh In- funtry, bas made o report upon the cattlp Issued to tie Indtans at tho Cheyenne Agency fn Octohor last. Thero were 440 cows and & bulle distributed, and at the dato of the report—Feb, 7—there were on hand 415 cows aud the & bulls; 0 cows were re- ported dead and b missing. There was an increaso of 12 calves. Licut. oyt says tho Indians take Lood care of their cattle, and say they liko them Uetler than they do their ponics. [n many ine etances, Ihci Liave constructed log stablos for thoir stock, and havo plenty of hay for the wiater. That 31'“" all tho nowa “at military headquariers yeaterday. Judyze Utin gave s surprfee to the depositors of the State Savings Bank ) eaterday, Tle got in somo larye collections lato Satorday ovening, from mort- gare and collateral loans, and yesterday morntn ut 10 o'clock began to pay tho first dividend of 1 per cent, Those depositors who had thelr Looks alanced rushied {n, and a long oo was kept up untii i o'clock In'the_aflerncon, aficr which hour Lo new comers were pald. ‘The samo hours—{rom 10 to d—will Lo observed each day until the 31,600 deparitors aro pald? About two-thinds of all tho deponitors have had their bookn balanced, but the payment of tho dividend bhas had the effect to bring the dilators ones in, and the work of examiniog the pass-books will go on without interruption,” Judge Otis {nformed a Fmnene reporter that he could not pay more than $500 ar 3100 o day, and the depositors might as W take it casy and not rush to the bank in too Ereat u number: 1f they do, many will be compelled townlta long time. Ouo hundred and sixty-elght dollars were pald out yesterday, Tue whole auountto be pald on tho dividend 1a 8300, 000, Jtecejver Uiover, of the Central Natlonal Uank. hias retuened from bls visit to Now York City, Affalrs ol the other Insolvent banks were 13 statl quo, * EMIGKATING TO ALABASIA. Nothing cuuld have been better calcalated to ehow the depresslon i bustness and the difilculty af obtaning employment, or the means of waking an houwst living by the workingmen and mechanlcs { thin cily ut 1his thne, than the Jarge crowd at cli'n Hall lant evendug, who bad come there to Urten to aspecch by Mz, Ceflmann, of the Cull- santin Colony 1n Alnbama, {n which that gentle- an wus to set forth very minutely the advantages cred Lo elnierauts to that section of tho country. LEvidently tho Iaree numbcer of people, about H00, Wha had gattieren at Uhiich's Ialt were anxlous to iy good-by to this place, whero tney had found i¢ roliard o take a d, and_ emiyrate to & wart of the cuuntry whero better opportunltics wera oifered them, The parties who bave settied thero vive flatterinz accouits of their succoss, and speak warmly of the nidafforded them by Mr, ltnann, The weeting wae called to ordor by Me, Louls Ballinger, and Mr. Adoluh Shoeninger was electod Chairman. The latlee ventleman, after setting furth the objects of the uceting and speaktug of thie succena already achieved by those who had emtzrated to the Cullmann and othee colonles {n Alabawma, fntraduced 3ir, Cullmann, who iade a ery elabiorato apeech, which was histenod ta with anuch atiention. After a few nreliminary remarks, Iic watd ho would not savlse them to sive ap thefr Jmier aid eimigrate to the Bouth 1F ke was not rstistied that it was in their tnlerent, and that they coulil muterially better their condition, Furmerl; a1 picople cared to sctilciu the Southy rcauro where there was slavery o free German mandud not care to dwell. Butsfavery usd been lied mid would mover be resurfected. 'The tages oered 10 cwigrants in the South were s:ruhr thsn in uew and uusuitled countries, hecaune there was less hard work tv be done to make o beginning. (e colony had now abont 000 now and. 4, 040 Aticra. Through hls ciforts the place had le u county-seat. Tooy had a fne rallroad veral waw-milis, (w0 prosporous ta, on-faclorles, thiea cigar-factorie une brewery, ano German and two a drug-store, and two ductors Iul lus was zlad to remark that' tho latter could Larely muke @ lving, so healthy was the climate, ‘lucy haid at0 bwa chiirches, one Evangelical snd e “othier Catholle, and vy 4ood achool, All tia had Leen accompliabed withly fve years by German industry, At the concluslon of Mr, Cullmann's remarks, severul othier gentlemen who bad been st the col- wuy epuke of the sdvantages offcred 10 those who wirli 1o scttle 1n thet part of the cuantry, A VERY FLEASANT LECEFTION wuu piven last night at tho Atherton House, corner of Wabash avenus and ‘I'wenty-second sireet, by Lir. zud Mre. G. A. dlall to Dr, A. B, Couchl, of New York. Ducing the past winter Dr. Couch Liss biecn delivering a courae of loctures at thio Hahna- wann Medical College, and his conncetion with that fusUtu’sun bas 60 won for him (ke respect nud fricaustip of hle associstes in 1hs Faculty and thoee with whom bls lot was cast that it was de- clded that cro bis departuce for New York—le dryara thls evening—some slight tostimonal lould be glyen Lim, and to r. and 3 Hall fell the pleasant duty of offering that teatimomal fa tho formof ® reception, Tore of the holel were flfcd with the ractitioners of the homeopathic achool in ccompanicd by thelr wives. Music 8lled d enllvened tho conversation, aud & pleu- llatlon satisticd the most vubounded appe- Suclal converse occupied Ihlf ater part of Loty on o reciplent of the Lonor. Awong thoss present ware Dr. sud Mra. A.E.5mall, Pr, and &ll‘ R. Ludlaw, Dr. Mra E. M. P, Ludlam, Dr, sod Mre, e, he evening, which was ono mosi proftable. abd & memorsbl Fellows, Dr. and Mpa. ML IL P, Cols, Dr. and Mre, 11, P. Hedges, Dr. and Mrs, i, 7. Hawkes, Dr. and Mre, H. M. Hohart, r. and Mra. C. 11, Vilas, Dr. and Mre. C. Gilbert Wheeler, Dr. and Mra. 8. Leasitt, Dr. nnd Mrs, I N. Baldwin, Dr. and Mra. J. E. Giiman, Dr. and Mra. W. H. Bort, Dr. and Mrs, C. Il Von Tagen, Dr. and Mrs. J._D. Talcott, Dr. and Mrs, 1. W, Roby, Mrs. Dr, Danlels, Dr. 11. C, Jessen, Jndge Gegree Couch of Tows, tha Hon. Lucing Hurlbnt, . and Mrs, W. S. Hinkley, Mr, and Mrs, Elwell, and Mr, and Mre, E. Tiaring. PUBLIC LINRARY. The Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library held a regular semi-monthly nfveting yes- lerday afternoon at 4 o'clock. in thell m In that inetitntion, Thera wero present M Shorey (President), Hotz, Loewenthal, Onanan, Scran- ton, and Walker. Mr, ¥cranton, from the Committee on Rules, ro- ported that they had had the matter of competith examinations inder conaideration, and had c clnded that the adoption of any riles on that mat- ter would bo inexpedient at the present time. ‘The report was adooted. Mr. Onahan moved that the snbject of increasing the fine In cases of faflure to rotarn books be refer- ted to the Committeo on Rules, Cartied. ‘The Librarian reported that 3,300 books wera fesued Jast Satnrday, which the Préaident thonght wasalarger number thard had heen {ssued tn the me time in any other library in tho country. r. ker moved that tne matter of appointing rubstitutes to take the place of the alae em- rloy!l ba referred to the Committee on Admlistra. fon, and tha motion was carried, and the Com- mittee on Rnles instructed to draw up & rule ap- plicable to the matter. On motion of Mr. Loewenthal, tha action of tha Board conntermanding the order of Enderis & Co., for about 500 volumes of German books, was approved. p’Ffim Finance Committes was instrocted to report the conditionof the Library Fund, and the amonnt of ountstanding orders for Looks, willi & view to de--| termining whether or* not any of them shonld be canceled, ‘I'he Board then adjonrned. TAK 3’ CONVILLE FURD, A movement has been set on foot to ralss by abscription and volantary contribution an amount suflictent ta lift the marigace from the homentead of Mra, McConville, the widow of the man mur. dered by Connelly and 8herry, Hugh McConville was a sober, indnstrions, worthy mechanle, and his efforts (o pay for the house and lol, which Is the only legacy teft his family, ware thoso of an honest, cconomical citizen, About 2650 s re- quired to pay off the mortgage, and thissum ehonld be promptly forihcoming from the sympathizing people of Chicago, bubscription ilsis are bein clrenlated among the large mercantile houscs wit cxcellent saccere, and the lvmlpm:t 18 that in a few daya & comfortable fund will have beon securca, The following card from Mr. Andrew Parks, formerly the employer of lugh McConville, will be read with interest: To ths Edllor of Thé Tribune, Cnicaao, Feb. 24.—Now that the ancrednees of hu. man 1l o' Chicagu has been virdicated by the verdict of the jury in the cuo of Connelly and sherry, and while the subject laatlil fresh I tho iminds of tha peas ple, I may be exc: for calllng sttention to the mur- dered man aud bis fam teen in myemploy for s humber of years. aaiot and peaceavie dispouitinn, dolag the power to bring up his family (n such & man. ner ms to be worthy members of sociely, fiy his urdee this tamily bavs been cast down Into the dept! of poverty, and oo ac ore krace(nl n T thint (hose who. have. the Taean 14 be some littie portlon upon McConviile illy. 1 feel auite sure that the various newspapers would Act as bankers 1o recelva an: ratsed [n this 0 was o best In hia iy over whateversconld b ner, and aa a startine point 1 tribute my $10 L with yous int this apveal may méet with remain youra respecttully, ANDRES FANKS, No. 47 Ashley struet, TIR WEST PARK NOARD, A meeting of the West 'ark Doard was held yes- terday afternoon, nll the mombers being present, Inclnding Clark Lipe, \ho presided, Mr, C. C. Hdonney made 8 report concerning tue claim of ex-CGiov. Beveridge for $4,000, interest in condemnaiign money, upon 1and on Grand Central Douloya Mr. Bon- noy did not think the rald Teveridpe was enti- tled to the money, and coupscled a hnlflnfi on Thureday, whon ‘ex-Gor, Beveridge would be Agree present.” ‘This was o, ) Ar. Bonney thon presented his account for serv- l;u rendo to the Board, which amounted to IA resolntion suthorizing Mr, Lonney to draw npon the Treasary, and proceed with the business n hand, was referred to the Finance Committee, After the resnlution was passcd thoro arvsaa dis- cussion among the Commissioners. Mr. [en. neit wanted mors details in the bl of prescated by Mr. Donney, Mr. lolden spoko in belialf of Mr. Bonney's clalm, Mr. wood- ard aald ho respected Mr. Bonney cltizen. as a gentleman, and as a lawyer, yet he did not think hisservices to tho Board wero 'sorih 86,000 year, Mr, Hoiden again came to the front, and Inslated on the propzicty of AMr. Bonney's clalm, citing In- stancca whore Lonucy have saved thio Board by his good advice Immenee sums of money. 1t was ascertained in the conrec of the debate that Mr. Bonney had labored 220 days, Mr. McCrea “was anxlous to lnquire gflo the character of the wol rformed Ly Mr, Bonney before he indoreed the claim, Aftcrsome random dlscuseion it waa finally resolved by the Board to request Mr. Boanney to give farther particalars as to als claim, Tho Bosrd, after considering some matters of minor Intercat, adjourned to Thursday afternoon, MB. CTRENIUS DERRS, one of Chicago'a oldest and most respected clti- zens, dled yosterday of pnenmonia, Mr. swas born §n” Newton, Fairlield_County, Co Juoe, 1813, and reinoved to Chicago in 18! In the following year ho went Into partneralilp with r, o Lioteford, a townsman of hls, in tho hardware bustnees. T'be firm started on the corner of Lake nod Dearborn streets, and condacted a very succeasful husiness nntil 1816, when the part- merahip was dissolved. The firat lard-oll factory In Chicago was established by M . Jlotford & Bcere, and the snrviving partner says the oll cost about a dollar a drop to manuafscture, Mr. Decrs aftersarda engazed in real estate nrunlnuom. and, durlng the War, dealt extonsively in cattle. Having an Interestin Western lands he removed to Idaho Territory, butn few years ago returned 10 the city of his adoption, _1Inthe old times when Chicago was not & very large place, Bir. Tecrs served a term as Alderman from the Firet Ward, and {n public as In privato life demonstrated the stertiny _honesty which characterized the man, n‘::lnned loaves n son and Lwo daughters to mourn oss. 3, HOTEL ARNIVALS, Grand PacifecAons, deo Gulyue. Varls a8 London; 8. feerlil, g, Jr., and ; 32K Chiandier, 8 Washingtony A. omb, Pea . . ‘Vnite, Topekaj L ", Fay, Boat Col. W, . Johusos W, Vrench, Hiostons P, T, Du MERinnl avelan C. D, Hante nle, lolsan, New york; W, Lieed, Now ‘laven;' tha Ho {ennneul ens, Peorl .+ Waahb oulsviiios ediost Miesrolfu” A ukeey 1V, uric ankton. Toal, New Surki i, W, Granam.” Jew Jinven. o0 Tremont liouse—Olver Boud Wyron, Sua Fran- i J. 3L, Stilton, Boatons I1. U, Edwards,an ¥ran. Holland, U 8 Aoy & L. Aver Adsus, Quineyi C, o, Ji ont Col, W.'A. Laumaa, Columbia; foute: G, 1 SicKay, Bosons 1. Jrazar, I Georue Glison, K. Louls; Col. W. Yorki M, E. Urlfin, Spencer, Al 10, . Ptimer ffouse=A. 11, Blun . if. Duncan, Jiitord. bt Luuis: Tnomas, Evicrion, | Tteovlile, Jonesburo, Tex.t T C. Davls, lacos London, Ont.; Danlel Ta mbe, 3 Cal. 1the ffoi, 3, 8. Bouthorn, §an F: i iiradbury, New Yorki Hagk Doagy i, £ W ¥ flaas Indianspolie; Jon b sas City, RELIGIOUS, THE METHODIST MINISTERS heid tholr regular weekly mooting yer moraing in the conference room at No, [0 W ington street, Preslding-Eldor Wiiling in the chalr, Elder Boring introduced to the meeting the Kev, Dr. Mitchell, President of Muntaville College, ‘Tezas, who, be ssld, bad seen Chicago befora many of thoso preseat, and who «#as catitled t7 bo called & ploneer. Dr. Mitchall made somo brio remarks, in which he statod that he first came to Chicago in 1841, and soon became & momber of tho Rock River Confercnce. When (bo Methodiat Church divided, %o had fullowed the dictates of hia consclence and gane with the Courch South. The work belng dons in Texas was Methodistic, bot (g thelr educational system no distinction was mado between the sons and daughters of tho ministors in the Church North aud the Charch South. Having further described the nature and progress of the work, and baving remarked two or thres times that Tuzas was & great State, the Noy. Dr, Mitchell made an appeal for aid, the ol L for which oasistance was meeded baolag the perlection of the callq}w Ubrary. Bpeaking of Chicago as It wa t ie, Dr, Mitchell sald the only thing Le rocognized on hix return aft long absence was reat lake. (Laughtor,) Not even the mud on the streets, slthough 1t was pretty bad, could compare with the mud in the sireets nICMGIllu in sy, when carriages were mired at thu corner of Clark and Madison strecta. and thelr oceapat.ie had to go to work and pry them out, C;l‘h;"::;hl'?zl‘::‘uu nm: Led l|h.n the Bustness m; o to, br. Aftcnellin Liswri, ": 99 ubjest tiafd 0 order of tho day was then tax B llor i d-m‘{h‘m. of tho Langiey Kvewss ‘hurch, as per avpointuient, read c “*Wiai Doctlues nbu Fundatienca to 18 iheat: ogy of the Melhodist Episcopal Clurch?™ The differcnces wers sliown belwesn the tcachinge of Howmaulsm, Calvinism, sod Mcthodisw, and the fisim, wada for tha Yatter that it was the most ruly lberal of them all. 1t did not teach thst man descrved to bo dumied for Adam's sake, but that Jesus Christ was thy uaspeakable gift, the ona and only Bopa of the slnner. Whatover faitn d turned incn away from Chriss, [t was not that of the Mcthudisl Church. Calvishhm made God the author of sin and the destroyer of men, whils man w O e s Adams (hougt that, 4 1t 0 Rev. Mr, Adams thoy, y dead, it was at lesst ambn)mo‘d. " Aans ‘Tuo Hev. Mr. Clendenniog said he had heard Prof. Fatton teach in & theological exsminalion ihat infants descrved to be dsmued, aund ho bad heurd hlos preach the samo doctrine o bis sers mons. l;a'hody l:g:{: ”uuto l‘n&gl’:%,bmmn oF a0, of time wi I - ing that the doclrines of Calvinism wo“n nnffl:;. e Hov. N, MeCheasey admized Prot. Pation’ 0ousiatency 1n Leachig the QOCirioes o?chnm:.,' aad weas va Lo atste toat the grest queation uow , in additlon to the $2,000alresdy pald him, *|' ‘was not whether tho Ilible tanght e or & aniversal redsmptian, but whother {t was of any mote conaequence than Shakspeare or Confaclns, 1le had na rort of patience swith the men wha only half stated doctrines, and had to explain one San. day what lhe“y had preached the Sandny éinvlnnl, anil he would gladly join handn with his Calvintatie brethren tn meeting tne attackaof ro-called modern liberatiem, which onppoeed Christianity in toto. The Rev, Mr. Clendenning asked Dr, McCheeney if he alluded to bim, Dr. McCheaney dfin't wish to be underztood as fefectiny agon the eenaist, ito wasa't alinding 0 him at all, Dr. Willlameon, ralo voco—Te's thinking of the othiee fellow, f[Langhter, ‘The Preakding Elder then Introdaced to the meeting Mrs. T. B, Carse, of the Women's Chris- tizn Temperance Unlon, who made s stiering ap- peal for atd in hehalf of the red-ribbon moyement, and read a lctter prepared for prosentation by the ministera to their several flocks, It stated, in substance, that the expenses of the movement wwould be $000, for which $200 had beon provided, and that $700 was needed from the churches, The ltev. Dr, \Villllmlnn offered n resolntion pledging the miniaters to do all they conld in the way of colleching in the several churches in behalt of the movement, " Dr. Eawards, the Rev, M, M. Patkbnrat, and othere, epoke of the good resnits accomplished by the movement, and nryed that the churches shonld pay tho eapens ‘I'he resolution was finally adopted, and the Pre- stding Klder regnested to determina the proportion which esch of tho charches shoulil contribute, The l'rnh.lln? Elder thought the meeting tas committing o mfstake in saying that Calvinism was dead, Old Calvinism might be, but new Calvinlsm was't, Detseen tha freo will of Caivinlsm aga the free will of Methodisin thers was & vast differ- ence, Dr. Clendenning maintained that the principlca of modern Calvinlsm, if lozically carried out, would necessarily lead one back to tho old fron. bound aystem, A resolution was sdopted ucngnlxlnn the Rev, Mr. Mitchell a3 an konored co-Jaborer in the caneg of Christ, and commending hils missfon to collect finds for Andrew Female and Mitchell College of the Methodist Episcopal Church South as worthy of prayerfni attention. The Hev. Mr. Giurney, Chalrman of tho Bnainess Committee, reported tho fullowing tople for dia- cursion next Monday morning: **What can the ministers and churches do, mars than thoy are doing, to save minora notjonly from Intemperance, but aleo from all other alns? The report was adopted, sod the Rev, Mr, Crofts assigned to pre. Darc n papcr on the anbject, On motlon of Dr. Gnrney the Rev. 8. 1L Adama wan added to the Business Committee. ‘The meoting then adjouracd. . THE DAPTIST MINISTERS beld thelr regular weekly meeting yesterday morn ingat the acnominational headnm No, 71 Randolph street, tho Hey, Dr, Custis in the chalr. The Rev. C. 11 Kimball and the Rev. 8, Daker, I, skelched the sermons which tney preachod unday. **The Present Exodus of the Colored People of ‘This l:unn:r( 1o Africa Consldered ns a Rellgions Movement, ' waa the subject of the paper read by tho Hov. R. DeBaptisie, of Olivet Church. ‘The gnper was' o great intereat. and the wnter held that, ™ alithongh the emigration might be foundud upon the beatof religious inlentions, the leaders of tho movement, inwhich were undoubtedly many men of fixed Christian life and prlnt){ll!l. were hardly numer. ous enoagh and of sufiicient education to ruccess- fully cope with the work of Chrietianlzing Africa, e thought that thisconntry owed n great debt to Africa, and that s great ficld of misslonary labor was open there to the Christlan Chnrch of this country, 1Ilo spoke of the educatlonsl work dona for the liberated elaves sinco the closc of the War In the most flattering and hopeful terms, and saw tiright prospacte for the ncgru race. ’ln*lmper Wi nsaed at soma length, those present cchoalng the sontimeutn of the speaker. Upon motion of Dr. Morgan, Prof. Edgren, of tho Seminary, was invited to address the minlsters at rome futtire time upon tho Christian Scandi- navian work of this conntry, The meeting thou adjonrned, SOERRY AND CONNELLY. RO 80 EASY ABOUT 1T ‘The murderérs Conuclly and Sherry did not show much chango In their demeanor yesterday, A Trinuxe reporter visited them during tho day, fn cells Nos, 43 and 44, Connelly looked haggara and worried. 1o has como to somewhat realizo the terrible posilion In which he has been placed by hts own act. ' supposo I maat N don't give mo & new trial, *'Then you havo hopoy *1 haven't much, " replicd he. \y'i;l{‘l’efld naked the reporter, a g, sala he, ‘*1f they ‘rawford satd: wears 8 cloak over his of o racket in Sunday's puper, Ho was here S urday nizht, Now dont yon givo me another racket, [ am always clyil to evory| md{ nd 1 don't want to ba catching fits, I reuds to Connelly, be- cause I wants to l«cnr him eheered up, " Connelly viewod hlasituation froma very gloomy standpoint, and he said i$ was hard for bim, - Hy forgets, however, that that fatal night, with mur. der In hls heart, ho mct Ilagh McConville and robbad him_ of 1ife, and a defonscless wifo and chlldren of their only support, and took from them hoaband and father, Connelly's braggadocia alr is gons, and beooding melancholy bas taken ita place, Shoery was somewhat difforent from Connelly, Tho reportor told him that Conuelly bad becn re- n anew trial, 'hen, dawn it,* sald ho, “llfi““” 1"l hang. I dlun't think that Judge wou ive usa new trial, but 1'll apocal to the Bupreme Conrt. They can hisng me, by (U—, but Uil give "em a hell of a By G—, thougl, I don't bellcve I'll get mach of a'show, [ guess my — neck will swing, " Further than the nhove Sherry wonld egy noth- Ing. lle 1a a terribly hardeued rufian, in whose {numrel thero dues not appear one redoeming fea- ure. *Your big reporter what shoulders glve mea — IN COURT. ‘The expectation that Bherry and Connely jvonld bo arraigned for scntenca drew a preity large crowd to thy Criminal Coart {enudn morning, Nntmnr. however, was done in the case beyand tha giving of notice by Mr. Céoe that, na far ns Caanely was concornod, he would propare tho potntson which ho based a motion for al, and file the formalniotion with the Clerk, and then askfora time (o be set for the argument, Alr. Milln assenied to thle arrangement, os it was proper. a(;. Coffee subsaquently filed the following: That the yordict {s contrary to the law, (gt tho verdict [« contrary 10 and v In accordance it vigence, AL tho Court erred n refusing (o the sald defend. ant, Counelivy, the application made by him throukh hiscounssl fur & separate and distinct trial froin his co- defondant Ucorge suerry, and Ly reason of the facts ss BLove stated, aiid tha errors as they may appear, pray this honurahle Court to rant unte tu 8 now tFlal In sccordance with the law and statute fa such cases mede aad provided. SBAM CIII V8. TUNG WING, THAT CHINESE sUIT was heard' yestorilay by Justice Wallaco, and, as was expected, the defendant wwora tho plalntic sway oat of court, Tho sult was one brooght Ly £aw Chi, a **washes " man, to recover from Tung ‘Wing Lo, another ** washes'* man, $30 for labor performed for him. ‘Fneactions of Tung Wing Lso and his fricnda when thoy called npon Justice Wallace Satnrday led to the supposition that the would consist of a tlst aental of the indebt. and a profession of utter Iack of acquaint- suco with 8am Chi. Thia defenso was cntirely of Chiness origin, and showed the native shrewdness of tho sa-called exponenta of cheap labor, The sult througliout wus intensoly Chincse. The room was packed with Chinamen, the eviden wus Chiness as far ad 1ts intellleibility was con- cerned, and tho result of the trial was what might vaes for Chiness justice, since Chinese costoins aud 1ostitutions are reputed 10 bo the reverse of thuss of any othier natlon. Al of the participanis I tho sult rofused (o rateu the £ight hand when the wath was saninletered, but ‘ml up tho left hand, and the way they swaro i direct contradiction to cach othior would lcad onu 10 supposs that thelr idea of the object of an cath was to entitle the tn:v thercof 1o perfect freedous from reaponsie ity, ‘e greatess difculty experfencod in fhe Iuterprotation of the **cliow-cliow ' talk, and the contradictions which they repcatedly made wore astoundini, - Afraid to trust any interproter to bo chuacn by elilice aide, tho -ourt ubllged Sam Chi, tho plaintit, 1w act as Interpreter for Tuug Wing Leey tho defendant, snd Tanz Wing Leo, the da- fondant, for S Chi, the piatuitt. this way the atory was outained with truth shan it would have posseased had each man taiked for himself, [t {s not ueccesary 1o vay that £ain repeatediy told Tung tuat bis Cusnesw tong varted from tha Amerlcan truth, and Tung T turned similar, compliments to Sam, Dut all Ppasted off without bioodehied, Chin Yuen, & washeo, asid that Sam Chi and he wera cousins, He had seen Chi working in Lee's Taundry und hiad heard the contract made bolweon Lea audl Chi for §15 & month. Sam Chi told his slory to the effact that he had worked for Led two wonthe at §15a moath, sndbad recelved wo pay. ~Woug Yan,u Christianized Mongolian, swore that ©nt had warked two monthe for Lee, \\ hen askod how Le kuew, witness said: ** Cni say #0." Tuls €lused (he evidenca for (he prosecution, ‘The dufcnse ticn swors Tund Wing Lea. This Celestial suid that he did uot kuow Sam Chl. ~ He had ouce cowu to his (witnesa')store o buy goods, but he dId uot kuve wuney enough (o pay for what be wanted and witnees had refused to let hiu bave tho goods. (Au ezplanstion should bers be mady that Tung Wing Leckeeps a laundry, to which Is attached & storo where can be obtalngd alinostany- rom tea 1o (thinese Looth: t0 scaling-wasz, (rom ol b Rreater semblance of B'Ling Wong, another *'washee," ssid that ho had workud for Les four wonths past, and Chi bad not been thera to nn:fi Wab Luog awote to the fact that Sam Ch & tried to get goods on credit, 88 [.ce bad said; C. Gingerval.An American carpent wore that he had repeatedly been st Lev's pluce to do work, and bad nover scen Chi Uiugerval admitted upou cros: Lu_wouldu't havo kaown Cbl fro nor Confucius from Chi. Loe Wany, Lee's piace daily g smile, and tortiug the aswasohere with thelr chow-chow. Alter the tnal, Sawm Chi sala: *'Alles sames, naman try ‘galn. 4 m cye. Heap wet niore witners and heal #pendea mach money. liny Chinaman chi lie, Mo buy many washéee men and tey ‘gatn. " 1le nleo sakd that he could get as many witnerses as Loe, and he would spend a lot of money to get ‘hem, , and beat canes Lee \wag Lee, refasing in_ ihe habit of to bar his employes, knowinz that they would mot Anehim. He sald that Chinamen did not rovere tha ** Mellean (lod," and wonld not tell the trath upon an oath tq film. At the next trial he wonld h.ve & China god in court, and they wonld he afraid 10 lio before him, —\When asked where he wonld got thie god he eaid: ‘' Blackall tea-store ~teagod." E PIKE. A MUCH-IWANTED MAN, Taesday last Joln Pike and Stephen Clemens ware held in 3500 batl each to the Criminal Court on a charce of conspiracy, Jnstice Foote making out the commitment, The aliceation was that they had obtained & stock of jowelry from a Mre. Boone, and had given nates secured by some donbt- ful Texas innds in payment therefor, Complaints have been minde abont Pike; etorics hava been told Avout Plke: and at least a scoro of parsons who ray Plko has victimized them are nngry. There 18 nothing very new or ariginal abont him; In fact, he seemn to be a tenth-rate operator in the busie nees: but as & warning to citizena geaeraiiy, a few of the storles may ne well be detallo: Plke 18 & patent-right man, and dealain a specles of property somewhat nncertain in its character at best, 1le takos a house orrooms in a block, giving the Weat Side the nreference, and lives thoro nntil the landlond turns him ont. Tho Plke'is a vora. ciojia fish and must be-fed, and the butcher, baker, and arocer feed him and don't collect the bill. 1le 1sa Skimpole witliout the innocence of his pro- totypa; a Micawber for whom nothing turna ap bat * Indictments. Up to date ho has sailed net ~outside the reach of the law, ut { looks now a4 {f he was cornercd, and if the men who say ho hias delnded them carey ont thefr threats, he has a first-class chance of obtaining buard at tho cxponse of the State of Illinuis fora year or two. - Mr. G. A, Crashy, pattern-makerand machinist, doing husiness in’ the Lind Block, on Randolph street, has A story to tell about I'ike. That indi- vidual obtalned a Jot of sickte-erinders, go'ten up on & naw plan of his own, from Croshy; paid part of the bill and gavohis note forthe balanco. Cros- by will scll the note cheap, Mr. McUormick keeps 8 grocery etore on the corner of Ann nnd West Randolph stecets, Ho trusted Plke; lob him have flonr, groceries, and otior fixinga 'thres years ago, and wonld like the cash, So also with W. N. Hmnle{. who keeps 8 meat-market at No. 344 West Madleon strect. Btanloy wants to sce Piko badly, —svanta to ses him 8124 worth, —has a judgmcat for the amourt, and don't feel comforted yet. Fnrthermore, Stanloy lent Piko $20 on sccurily of a_note for 8230 drawn by that individual. When Stanloy was out onc day, Plke cama around and ubtnined the note from Stanley's bookkeopor on the allczed falso pretense that the indotser of the note waa going to pay it right l\\‘;{. L. Thicbew, a_ crockeryiwvars dealer on West Madison streat, would fike to hear trom Piko—810. Not oniy tbe aforesald Stanley, but ono Stubbins, whom Pike had dealinge with, would ltke to get a scitlement. They bought. a patent rignt of lim, Blohblny says I 't worth whilo saying ‘anything abont what {s past and gone, ~ Btanloy ~enys o burnt child dreads tlie firc, and it costs o fellow & goud deal to hoy his experlence, Therearoa dozen inore of them, landlords, = grocers, bulchors, furniture- deafers, and the like, but thostory varics not in uny caro, and recapitalation would weary, If n Pike, 55 years old or thereabouts, r‘“b of tongno and impecuntous, shonid call around and ask to haye goods sent around to his ionse for which ho vay day aftee to-morrow, refer him toany ono of your neighbora agalnst whom you have a spite, and presontiy call tho watch fogether and thamk Uod thatyou have ascaped a loss. e TIE POOR-IIOUSE. CNRISTINA DEEDE,, 8 poor old German woman, came Into Tas Thrin- UNE local room yosterday and gave her impressions of persons and things at tho Poor-llouse. A good dcal has been sald of Iato abont that institution and tho péople who are permitted to manage il, and Mrs, Beobe’s story, like all the other ones, is not calculated to show the place upina very favor- able Ygnt. Bhe eays ehe went to ths County. Tlouse three weeks ago last Bsturday, and re- ‘mained thers untii the lust-mentioned day. Fetors, the Warden, soun concelved a spite against Ler, because, aa sho says, la'llsl him ho “vgot bad women relief, " i’ml,.hx{n she had no busincss to tell him this, and cortainly it would have been the part of wisdom nat to. "Her life, after thus gaining hia illowill, was one of hardship and snfloring, _Although atie had the rhenmatism In no mild form, Peters’ daughter, she says, com- pelled her todotho scrubbing &nd othor monisl work about thu place. the rheumatiem worae, Peters wonld give her mo shoes. broakrast, she to bo tea, but which was littlo better than hot water, 'without sugar_or milk, and of pleces of dry bread. In the ' allomoon tho inmatos wero regaiod & litllo more sumptoousty, tho food consiating of & littlo soup, tho romaining dry bread, some rottou meat in various stages of decomponition. Accordingto Mrs. Boebo, n sick erson niglit e thero dying and nobady ' would fook atter iho saffecer, Gl says that betera rarely showa himself, butleaves the run of the house Lo hin daught who know nothing aboat the way such a piace ahonld be managed, and aro therefore Imposcd upon by the nurses, cooks, and othor de- pondents, who have ‘their own way in avory r spect, Mra, lleabe says she endured It as longas ahe conld, and not caring {p stay thoro and die, as #he thinks sho certainly wonld havo dono had she continued to acrub the floors, do the dirty Jobs, and et the rotten meat, shocame away. Sho relates a parifcularinstance of cruelty which camo to her knowledgo while thers, and which scams (o be a fair samplo of the treatment ro-. celvod by thuse who are unfortunate enough to bo sent there, An orphan child was brought to tua house, which Peters’ daughter gave to an Irsh woman to carg for, The child was, accordink to Mre, Beobe, treated ke a dog,~-lte head knocked ouninst the walls when it became obstreperous, and its only food conmating of & meagra supply of milk very inferior as fo qual The Irlah woman who thus loved it and nursad it had a sort of Donneybrook engsgoment with another friend” of Mlicsian ugscont, who communis cated the story of “tan child's treatment to tho physician in charge, lle anked Becbo If slio would taks carc of the child, hat 1ady, who had sbont this time become superiatively disgusted with her menlal work nnd her nuserable | food, and in whose limbs racking rhenmatic pains Wot fest ouly made but for all that Bira, ‘The fuod fore! feid bad held Ligh carnival, naturully refuscd, This was Baturday last, —the dsy sho ‘loft,—and what became of the child abia doos not know, 1t would scom that there s something rotten In the Den- mark of the County P'oar-llouse besides tho meas, FIRE-ALARM, . THE LAST NUMBE: of the Natlonatl Fireman's Journat, ot Now York, s of apccial Intorest to Chigagoai 1t contains, in tho form of a supplement, a repurt of the formal opening of tho new houss of the Chicago Fire Patrol, tllustrated with s diagram and very fairly excented portraits of Capt. Bulwinkle and Marshal Denner. It also contsins a summary of Maratial lienncr's roport. an abstract of which haw already been given in Tum Trinuxe, and also the report of Supt. Darrett, of the Fire-Alaru Bervica, 3, conslated of what parported | pormits yostorday: Charles Connelly, sald that If_they hnd to venaity, it would e Inflictsd in the Jall and not in the Safl-yard, 1le further sald that the hsnging would be ronducted with as much secrecy ae posni- bie, and thaif the spectatotn, counting the Jury, would be limited to Afty persons, The Grand Jury yesterday disposed of the nanal nnmber of JAIl cases and & few petty complainia, Tt ts now anticipated thata speeial Jury will anee ceed the prosent body, the object boing to prosa. cnte anme Investigations that ought to have been sttended to lonz ago, and for which the ardinary jury drawn by the County Iioard Is nnfitted In mors respecta than one. The Commisslonora Imagine that there is something, in the alr andare whisper. ing, wonderinzand fondling the State’s Attorney 81 nover before, 8 A week or more ngo, Mr. Rennoe intradnced a resolntion in the Bonrd ealling on Architeet Egan to give the estimated cost of the Cottrt-Tlouse when completed, and cortain other figurea of interest to the public in the constrnction of the work. This information waa eont over yesterday, bnt for soms feanon or another it was eappreseed, and notale lowed to come to light, notwithatanding he took the extra precaution, to avold ita suppression, to addresn a letter to M, Durling saying that he had sent it. 3r. Burling was absent and did not get tho letter, but why waa the communication sup- pressaid? ' A few months ago & docnment aflecting Sexton's **extras" was -npgreum’ and has aot mnce been heard from, uceY by & d 8\‘)‘0”“ belin; farnishod, andthen nos until & $30, 000 steal ha been perpetrated | A DISONACEFUL ROW. The condition of affairaatthe Insane Asyinm, owing out of the action of the Board In reinstat. ing Mies Grant as teachor of the pauper children over the daaghter of the Warden of the Poor- Ilouse, is eald to be disgraceful in the extrente, The lady s being inanitea on ali sites, and by everybady, from the highest oficer Lo the lowvest employs,” A few daysago, it is said, sho went to the oflcera® table to cat, aa had been her custom, and every oge else got np ¢ a; loft; and Friday eraning, at the regular wegkly apree,~an oppor- tanily for the ~ Commisploners and om- Lo associate and dance with insane,—the employes werc forbldden , by thoge In anthority from dancing tvith her, In fact, o &mn 18 tho prejudice awainst her that sho farabjecied to the greatest inatgnitles, and hex yolllllnn Is made ao nncomfortable ihat were It not or the fact that she has a mother depending on her for support she wonld rcaign. Dr. Bpray was given a severo overhanling for his share in the per- secution yesterday by several Commissloners, and Petersis to havo hiis at the frst opportunity. WALKBR AND I3 MEN, It Is vory evident now that Walker is about at an end with the Court-Houea work for the present. 118 trouble Is financial, apd is sct forth in s com- munication from hia late employes to the Board yesterday, whereln it appears that he has not paid thom for cutting the stone at Lemont aince tho 1st of November. No ons knows how much he owes them, but, be {4 "ever ro mnch, he ia more to be piticd than'consurcd. There 18 no doubt bit sha has trifled with his men, and that they are redoced to actual want on account of hin shortcomings, Tho trouble, however, s not that he has not been patd by the county, but that he hae ut the money hie has gotton eomesvhere else than n the pocketn of hin employ T not have been hls fauit, bat ia bLeliaved that much of what onght to have gona (o his men has gone to pt{ the *'Rling" for awarding him the contract originally, ~ Ilo does not dispute this proposltion, and,” if he did, he would find tho reatest dificulty 1o gotting any onc to_eleva 1lo has had for the Court-lanse work sbout ), and he cannot sliow that one-half of thia even has gone to his men, for, If it had, thoy wonld not now ba in the stralts thoy are. Daard has nucmrled to coma to his men's reliofl by ordering_ thal the large orders he has drawn litely bo divided up Into emaller on fa'lliig to get out n search-warrant for tha largo ordora, they left matters as they were. Ho canuot produca the largo ordors, and. with the in- dignatton of his men, it would not be astonishing, unlese something 18 spoedily done, to hear of his belng roughly handled at any time. It would bos good thine now for him 1o come forward and nn- bosom himself, —~toll just how much he vald, an to wham, In gatting thework, ile woutd gain sym- pathy If nothicg clse, ana he owea it to umaolf, his family, and hie men to toll the whols story. TIE CITY-HALL., Tha licenso and epecial assessmont roceipts tyere £800. The Health Department rocelved notico of a case of varlololdat the Connty Ilospital. ‘There were 125 deaths lost weok, bolng 3 more tlan durlng the seven days preceding, but 21 lesa than for the corresponding week of 1877, ‘The Clty Trensurer's roceipts wero: Collector, 436 In cash and $0,430 1n special assessment vouchers; wator offlco, $2, /425 Comptrollor, 8141} Collector, Bouth Town, 8104,531.55: Collactor, West Town, $13,000: Collecior, Notth Town, $10,000. Total, §139,680,53. The Dullding Dopartmont Iataed tho following N, Oanaz, two-story. and basemont beick, 24x70 feol, No. 204 Division stroct, to cost $3,600; Jamos B, Campbell, throe. ory 'and basement brick, 25305 feet, No. 533 Ticarbarn avonne, 10 cost $4,000; Emandel Thom- , two-story and Uavemont brick, 24zd4 foet, ark and Sophia streets, 1o cost $3,500. Deputy City-Clork Moody 18 hunting through the flles of Lo ofica for Gage'a first bond, Jt wos missad over o year ago from Ita proper piace, and 18 belteved to have boen stolen. The second bond didn's happen to be 1n tho flles, as it was taken out after tho suit against (ago wam cpmmenced, so at ono i . Ita loss 18 of no consoquence, stnce thero is a certified copy In existonce. The Mayor ta happy slnco the Aldermen are be. lflnnlnq 10 aca tho necessity of adding 15 per cent o Te uffer tha death him, tho ngrm riation to cover shrinkages, or of di- cting him to apend only B3 per cont of the levy, Whichever they do ta 8 matter of indifturence to im, He said yestorday that he could run the City Govarnment for $2,000, 000 cash, ‘ot counting, of courao, the {nterast on tho bonded Bobt. The city officials havenot yet ravealed thelrscheme for carrying on the Government during this year. The Cuntroiler {s anxlous to have sn application mada for an Injunction to reatrs'n him from re- deeming the 1877 cortificatos. Ho wanta thelr legality tested. Belloving that:they are legal, ho does not fear o contrary declsion. If a hearing conld bo had and the qlnmlnn pasted 'on befora the present Appropriation bl is passed, ke wouldn't be as ncrvous as he is now, FORM OF TIR AITROPRIATION DILI Corporation-Coundel Bonfloid has prea d to the my Clerk a form of an ordinance for the Appropriation bill, drawn up_in the way sag. 7mo|.| by ‘Pus Twsuxe, Whon the = Items for which unnrnrrlmnnl are made are not In conuectlon ‘with sny particnlar department, s interost on the debt, City-Hsl),” election cxpensed, the form is the same as in tho Appro- priation bllls af formor years, 1ut where catie mates are made for departmenta, there are changos., Instcad of having a dozen or more itema for the l"lr; Department, thero are but two, and these will readt Yor Fire-Marshalo,ou.i..... o ¥ar wages ar Assiytant Harshals, ciérki ibrs: keopers. new apuaratus, repalia mschioer wrediciio, inlscelluncous supplios and expo of firg-alarm ' CRIMINAL. Willlam Banow, who lives at No. 41 Kansas atroct, was bofors Justica Robinson yesterday, charged with stealing 2,300 feot of hard-wood Jum- Frouws the latter, which has not bce:hclrou in this | berfrom George Kocrner's lumber-yard on Ban- paper, tho follywing extracta are inade: his, my accond sunual report (the same bein thirtoeath siuce the ¥ire: AN aystew went fco), represents tua condijion and u instlun aud thv operatioadat tha Kire. of Chifuako fur the year endiag Dec, d1, 1677, On tho” Arat day “of Jauuary, 1877, the Lepartment op! rovisod hox-lae and funning-carl, which necessitatod 8 complets changs of Lhe box-numbers, A0d, consequentiy, every bo b uue systein requlred 1o Ve changed (6 ccord thierawith, Sliis was & very deil- cato operation 10 perfQrin, 10asmuch 28 our system re- ulred a cousiant conacction with the seversl boxes, b1 caro on Ui patof aoreratury 10 tc: celve Lne box corrcctly ani sirik: Lers aa deslgnated on the now card. Thy suveral nionths to perforin, au s to my st ante, was carcled out duccossfully without loss of tima, Wu hiavo also placed in parltlon durluyg the year 174 “he' thtas suinier of botes! bow 18 largeat box list uf auy city i the cou Fifiy'of the boacs sre worked on tha oun.inte fering plaisy they are 80 arrsuged that (ho puiling 1wo or more boxes on tho same iing does not interlere Yith one snather, ihw irat pulled eontralliag o cir- atil 1 haa perfuruied fta tunciion ave extended our taikinu lines 1o all of tho e ne siud truck houses, wish tho exception of two, st counceted uierewlth, tweaty.clylt watomatia Fegis-t teraknowa a1 the b jokor® theis instrument cpartinent. to recelvo tho sianin stinul. tageousl the bOX Lelng puiled. In contiec- tlon wilh " the “*joker™ "arv cloctro-mechanical ehan-droppers and dous-openere, ga4-covtrollers, €L which Liave bee placed lu tho engtiue and truck house ‘waich cannlo thu Deparitient o respoad Lo an alarm of Ara so proiytly that they welduin hear (ha dracuiow H nied (o atzl cleucy i Joke sve kiren usLiie Greutest satiafactiun, and It icatlon to know tnat they havo hee: of gratif g, Aud bave utiog the year. 0 have, coustructed durios the year 123 miles of telcaraph lines, 8y wiles of which are additional now liges the reiuiainlog seventy. dve milcs beiny old linca ullt, making a wtal of 30 milea of alr-liue, belong: g to (e clty, now 1o service. We Lave used 2,338 clearaph-poies, removiug ovur linca cauirely from use:Lops: 1he Wira 8a FeRioved we used as Wuckh of a3 wo found scrviceable by haviug it rejolated and placed 1n clrcuit agalu; UL L8 greater pars has beea YIS0 our polca, 1o preveal thein from belogs arsce. Tudcalro tg'call your sttentlos to the diiculties ex- porleoced 1a procuring Lot kept to communicato sa alaroi, capecially witer wurking hous ‘@ bavo en- deavored to focato keys, 80 83 1o &vold the least poé: {ucyertheloas thete I8 froquently & lows ot able tiiac, as 856 1oss Of such tiue oceurs an D dre. 1 would recommend thas inede to purchase sows sultable o thls defect. ruve added o the success of our Depariment i device —_— THE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘The unusaal spectacle of a colored juror in the County Court waa wituessed yeaterday, ‘The County Bosrd will meet Thurcday to pass upon the members® per alom for the past quarter. The city members srv already fguring up their **expense ** account, and the question of calling it ** car-fate *' {s being discussed. Their several sccounts will be interesting reading, The Sberiff yestarday, speaking of (he probabil- 11y of bavingto hongths murderers Bherrysnd fer required | Colson, & ictous-lookiog characters who, t | Bi 51 gamon stroet. Ite was held In $300 bonda for telal Saturday, Androw Malachi was canght trying the doors of private residences In the North Division, snd in hin puckets were found a candle and & **wire " for opening common door-locks, Justice Ksufmann sent him ta the 1oasos of Correction, with a fine of $100 and sixty ds, . Ugonnlolc;um from L, Bullivan, of Syracuse, N. ¥.. Detective Osterman yostorday nrrested at No. 40 Van Huren nireet, the rosidence of & Mrs. 0-year-old girl namea Esteila Sultivan, who ran away from her parants soine four wosks 8go. The socret was not divaiged, but It 1s thought there was o nice young man in the case, Coroner Dluinchluumny hield an inquest npon the babe alanghtored by Alico Geary. A'vordict of mansiaughtor was returned, and tne unfortanate ‘womau was held without bail to the Grand Jury, A ingueat was hold upon Paul Schwludler, an old maa who dicd of apoplasy. To-mossow ag'lnqaest I} be held upon Joun Smith, 8 years of ‘ago, 0. 848 Thraop atrect, who dled of injurics re- celved in & planing-mill. While traveling beatun Carpenter street yostor y allernovn, Oicer Elef Danlelson vaw tw upon perceiving im, ran off, Hea followed, and 'was shot at twice by one of tha refugoes. 1o capturod one of shom, ** Climby, " or Richard Kerne, and later Ofcor P, Costcllo captured Clark Ponuy and John Danisl, who are thought to belong to the samae gang. 8o -‘nl arucles of clothlng were found in lgl-lr posso siou. . Minor arres! Daniel Sallivan, larceny of pocketbook from & lady on Division -lnel& Ed. ward kiley, larcony from Loais Cordes, of No. 87 Jeflesaon alroct; Frank Btrous larceny of ci- are from AL, J,'Light, of No. UD Msdison street; udrew Specht, arreated on 4 charge of an atson, an inciplent dre having boen discovered, in his hoase ou Bherman street, betwoen Chicago'avenue sud Suporior strvot, and’ near to which waa placed abarrel of ehavings saturated with oll. attention bas been called In theso ty und concert ealoons that nre -gnnumz up e muehrooms in all the prominent thorouglifares of the city, Thoy are usdoubtoaly nulssnc il ought (0 bo shollshed. Many of thum ly deus where obbers drug and rob thelr t nigbt Tiwmothy Corrigan, s saloon-ki r from the Stock:Yards, 1d up and robbed of 8 waich and chain in i entrauce to Carl Bruder's saloon at the northeast trects, This ls corner of Clarkand Van Buren not the worst saloon In town. F‘ s, but such places atways lisve bud men urkiog abdus, Upoa information received, OMcer Bhioppard arcested By Ed Buros and Bilile Gillem npon samicion, & e 4 a8 & witness of the ‘affalr, Jubu i alio locked up. Corrigan was badiy bosten about but’ the roobers overiooked some 330 tho head, tbat he had in his pockot. Burns comes up to-day 1u a Justice Court upon a charge of vagrsncy that has been oatstandiog for soine timo, Justice Summerfeld yeatorday held the follow- ivg: Thomas White, attompling t vick the pocket of Mrs. Pratt of No. 474 Adams strest, §150 Gne; Willlsm Sullivan, larceny of & horse snd buggy from Frank Boobam, of N 83 Brown streel, £500 to the Criminal Court: Jennia Flelds, Iarcany s bailee of §7 trom 1, Glb, an expreraman at Na. 423 Clark atreet, $300 ditto; George Jordan, nelllngrmponzsmnnngea to Ansem M. Troes- dell, of No. 178 Dearborn atrect, $400 ditto; and £300 ndditional for the Inrceny of $20 worth of bet from Dora Brown; Frank Bard, trying to play tha coniidenca game, $700 to the 25d; Thomss McLain, larceny of & ahawl from P, Mo, $25 fine: Dan llozan, petty thicf, 830 Ine: P, Anderson and Otto Daplessis, $50 fine for tinorderly condnct. Justlce Benlly held John John and Patrick Carzall in 81,500 each h, for hflll"nr up and robbing John Crowe; Thomas (ianey, John Massey, and Casper Witty, rape, npon comnplaint of Berths Sieben, 500 eachto March 2: Josoph Wicant, J. fHlbert, aml W, 8. Farknurst, larcony an' balied, $500 to'the 27t} TRYING IT AGAIN, Reveral tmes of late & new style of conldenco operation has been deecrlbed In these columns In the hope that tha publie might be warned acainst ft. 'The plan s to eend A man or boy vith a nots demanding mnonoy for the use of romo friend of the E“mn Addressed, on the pretenso taat aaid fricnd AR met with an accident and 15 lying at romo down-town hotal. A fair example of the scheme will ba cained by reading the inclosed Jotter, wnich was dolivered Sunday to Me. A. J. Pomeroy, of the frm of Pelton & Poneroy, musical-Inatro- ment dealers: Atnentox flover. Bundey, Feb. 24.—Andrew J. Pomeray—DaAn 81K M. Afonso Feltan, 3oar husls neas partner, met with a patnful accident at 6 o'clack o ity it hor Tuetd ho_canstandly reqesta that we Inform you, 6 we ek you to ¥ w o be seat to hii homs, Engle; -l nervous And at Hmes 'oue of i beads | moment: and I o ance. a8 o terma It. Fho g of dollars twith him, o ¢ {ried to explal ender the necesanty Asin: ntleman had hut & conple it b e fact wortlen i) hara in that It was of no momcnt ag all, but he {ovinta thet it'1n. anl L have shought, i o heat to humor him, And ‘write you sug- Retting ‘that you rend ‘him o mote wid means tadefray necessary medicinal and current exprnscs to: night, 2 1t mar, and_probnbly will, hava & nenefcial efect upon hlg nerves. Ruch little inatances very often do. \onld have you come over: but. 17 you didy Retinlt you ta ree hlin uniess sicenin. ' Mr, ril A Nacheldor, proprictor liotel, fells mé (hat will send liaery 1, Ross. night clerk of hotel, with “Uifs, —8 perfectly roliable anil trustworthy man.. 't ani, sir, your rospetfally. FRRXAND ILKNTOTIN, IR, Pligtlcian fo”sttendsace. " licaldence, 160 Deatborn venne, Tha reanit of the letter was not o great snccens, Mr. Pomeroy acems to have read the papera and 10 Bc posted, thercfore he rofused 10 bo bled, and the *‘night-clerk' recelven no_money. 1t ia liardiy necessary to add that Mr. Pelton was not injurcd, and that Dr. Honrotin ‘wrole no_lctter, One of the most efficient incans for breaking up this devico woald po for some Citizen to cive the next e finzenfilnluch & lottor as the above 1nto cus! Y. SUBURBAN. IYDE FARK, The temperance causo 18 prosporing finoly In the village, the residents bocoming mora and moro ex- cited over It. Asa ralo, the clders of tho varlous flocks do nad 1lke to take hold of any reform un- loss Itydo Park orlginates it, but thoy have varled from the asual way, and are now advocating tha red-ribbon with all baste, Sunday eveninz the l‘reuhlyllerlln Chifreh sras_tall anmrlonw who at- tonded to hear A, K. Dradley delivar the fourth lectare of his serlcs, Mr. Dradley spokn to the ralm. and with more forcs than on provious even. ke, and wue rewarded by forty-fivo persona signing the pledge, and among them tho best veopto in the church. Next week Flood's Hall Ia 10 be rented and mectings held there. The resvit will probably be a reiorm club, not very strung perhas, but solid, 1t appodra that F, Abel doesn't owo, and never did owe, anything to the Oakland llose Company. ——— AN EPISCOPAL ELECTION, pecial Disvate to TAg Tribune, Quixer, Il Feb. 25.—Tha Eplscopal Con- ventlon for the olectlon of a Blshop for the Dioceso of Quincy s to assemblo In this city to- morrow at the Cathedral. The scrvices will commence with boly communion at 8 a. m,, to ba followed by prayer and scrmon at 10:30, The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Thomas N, Benedlct, D, D., of Genesco, in memoriam_ of thalate Samucl Chase. Tho busincss session of the Conrentlon for organlzation snd the clection of nl.\llhngwlll be held in the after- noon. There have been scnt to the clergy and others in Diocese a largo nimber of names for the candldature of the Bee of Quincy. No intimation could be givon at this timo as to who will be tho sclec- tion, for probably not less than fifty pcrsons have been nenfioned. Among sonis of the more promincnt Presbyters In the Church are the following: Tho Rev. Clinton Locke, D. D., of Chlcago; the Rev. C. W. Leflingwell, of Knoxvilles the Rov. Stephen Parker, D. D., of Elizabeth,'N, J.; tho Rev, Cytus F. Knight, of Lancaster, Pa. ; tho Rey. Georre Worthington, D. D,, of Vetrotts the Kev, T, F. Davies, D, D, of Poiladelphin; the Rev, F. WV, Brathwaite, of Btamford, Conn.; the Rev. J. 8, B, Hodges, D. D,, of Baltimore; the Rey, Atexandor Burgess, D, D, of Bpringncld, Mass.; and the Rev. Willtara P, Lows, D. I, of Philadelphia, —————— THE CINCINNATI SCANDAL. Spectal Dispaich 1o Ths Tridune. Cixcrnnati, O., Fob. 25, —The famous Titus. Dickay breachi-of-promiss case came on for trial at Hamfltoa to-day. The only evidence adduced was Misa Dickey's unsupported statement that a marriags contract cxisted from tho time thelr criminal Intimacy begsn, Bhe could not ro- membor the form of Tiwus' proposal, nor the time when the engagement was made, and had no letters to offer in evidence. 8he sucs for $20,000 damages. Tho caso will probably be concluded to-morrow, and It 18 not belleved that sho will succeed. The bastardy sufl that,wit immedlately follow is upon o surcr basls, It is the boast in IHamiiton thata Butler County Jury never fall to bring in a verdict for bastardy, The social prominonce of the parties involved, and ths complications that have grown out of the case, make It one of the most interesting of tho kind that bas ever been tried in Southern Ohlo. Mr. Halstead, editor of tho Commercial, was arrested to<lay for crimingl lbel at the in- stance of T, C. Catnpbell, Titus’ attorney. Lo waa released on $1,000 bail, the —————— Nnck & Rayner's malt couzh mixtate Is & simple romedy for adults and chiidren, DEATIS, NEENS—In thia city, Foh. 23, at his resldence, No.2 :;:n‘:mil,:mn l»slnu. of pneumonla, Cyrenlus Hecrs, In’ o o Notice ’0’ ;Il:vlll sorvice Wednesday, OY LE—Feb. 25, at her reaidcnce, No. 11 H s e e ey bt A csaon: sl &t o iWeinesday inorning. at the Chareh Toiy Neine (salema AN Siamd, shoace By coms of the H RN S G—Feb, a0, Falatta Mang b 'eb, «Eulalia Maud, you, t chil 3. and e 1t O W Gemung, aeed 3 5easad of &2 Vavenport and Burllogion, Ia., papers vlewss JATCH=AL 318 West Mon) Feb, I.¢ relictaf the late Tion. Sloscs latc, M‘r’l’fl? Ouirogo, '}'nnuu iress 843 o'clock Tuesday after- Tacat, -’buxc add ‘The roialng will bo taken 0 Uswego (of futer 0l mu::mzn‘r—m the 24th Inst., Michael Lambert, sged Jllnflrll at 9:30 &, m, to-day (Tieslay) fros 3 Michaal Euwriant o.No, 410 Eouth Hslaiedee by ouf: b to Ualvary Cematery, T R R D s ad Alice irim, I 15 534 7ot of e sk, R RS K 'eb. 13, at 7 + WL her residence, Tackos . a8tk It Tiice ;x::w!:el‘l‘lmmnn, cloved wits of b, THekar agel i ormation of har brother, Edward Ti 3 S A T T Wit acking-bouse, Unlon Btock-Yards, Ch o, Ml €07 51 Loula, Ciucinuatl ad, Daalo pepers vlesse RYAN-Fab. 23 at8p. m., of consumntion, Anule lg. wifo of Patrick fyan, Sed 24 years and 4 inonthe 'uuersl to-inorruw al B:30 8, m., from her late resie dence, 139 Biate-st., 10 #t. JOhn's' Church, thenca by carriagesto Calvary. ANNOUXCEMENTS, €tc., etc. o mada under the microscape. Wi uservaLl bodied Tn drawing Frations, em n drawin, it bo ihown by et ot oxy-hydrogea light, Fail eap 5 Rar e pea o B Nok. 504 nd 2ok W abaahare 4o 8 1OP. .y i BLE-READING OGN TIE DAT A ieresat che Hibie. Hestink and Frafos M Room, ot Lower Fa well Halt, TPUERE WILL BE A MEFT) ll hld§ l(nd-l(lhall Heform vening at 221 West Madison-at. NG OF THF, WERT- einperaace Clyb this fPIE ST WED-HIBNON REFOIY T el wn hota ts Ferulat mecilu ey 12 Uulon Leagus Lall, corasr Wabash-av. sad Twenty" sccond-at. FIMUE REV. J. C, FLETCIIKIt | il Soiiietons s donnid s Rl Dearborn: uflbcll'lll Ilfis B e CLOTHES OLEANING, S s 2A Can _ba_be: a tifull A e 0 ey : Clothes | s | Drcases LADIES AND GENTS. | thiticanets” Saitietainvia st dr AT GOODA, PARATOGA, JWAVE, crimping it I fact, e made beay+ W bt MaerioeAse, ot BATS Flibursond 310 Wabktian o ,rg‘nnr hair by Halr goods of 8!l Kiuds sat C, 0.’ D. BARRITE'S l'nf:gAnA’l‘lnNgw B. 1. BABBIL 1S Original and Standard Manufactures, OFFICE AND FACTORY ¢ Hos. 64, 66, 68, 70, 73, 74, 76, 80 & 82 Washingtoa-L, B, ¥, BABBITT’S BEST SOAP, ArEe e pIeatant Sp eTfetive Sasp. for It Tneme v Wa ¥ o AT PAcKage acnt Hred on Feceiptof av ceatsTere! BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP. Made the parest yegetahis ofla, Unrivaled e he B the Sy are the Peera ni 0 equal, Hample box, contalniog Caies, nt frea on réceipt of 75 cents. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, From this Powdar & beantifnl and servicesbls whie An{E Monp, Of Any desired Mirengih, can be madn len minuicawitiinat tha tie of grotsé o potast,” 1 packngs aent free on recalot of 23 cents. BABBITT'S YEAST POWDER, re, Dread, cakes puddings, ete., mady In ashort snace of timo. keep longer, and are mote di- eatible thias when made of conmon and chesp Imiis. fichia. °A'tHal packaga bent {r<a on receipt of 13 cente, BABBITT'S : SALERATUS, ABBITT’S CREAM TARTAR Warranted freo from all imparitles, The bousex: ganrelyupon it Trial packaga teot fres on receips BABBITT’S POTASH, hla the strength of fres, o Feceipi ot 34 Abeolntely A pure corcentrated alkal 8am) dt common potash, ot cents. TIHE PROPRIRTOR will give an ounre of gold for every ounce of impurities found in nay of these preparations. Tor Sale i all Dealers. _MEDICAL, ., TELEH University Medicines ARE RELIABLE REMEDIES, Of a high Soientific Character, do- signod for the gure of all disoasos; Pmpuad strictly nocording to tho aws of Medioal C..omistry. Thou- sandsof Physicians and Pationts aro using thom with unpargslleled suce coss, Office snd Principal Depot, No. 8 University Place, Now York Otity. Van Schaack, Htovonson & Co., Wholesalo and Rotail Drug- g%ats, Goneral Agonts, 83 & 84 Lako- 8 205, 40, 80c 'HER, Con By WM. A, BUFTBIS & GO, MORTGAGE SALE OF HOUSEHOLD at Dwelling Aat Longre v we will sell tha hicago. G AN Yffi%‘?.‘.'!éfi’i&é:‘.’?.&"fi%".‘h‘ Honer, Chicago. Auctioneers, 174 East Jiandolph-st. FURNITURE, CARPETS, &c. CONFECTIONEIY, BATE, o B and upmar orders GUNT e S AUCTION SALES, ‘NO. 9 BEAST CONGREBS-ST, THIS umflwlrm Tuewlaf, Feb, 20 at 10 o'clock, 0. 0 K entire conwenis of fourtacn room: Ly order of the Mortgnzoe, WAL A, BUTTENS & CO,, Auctioneers. BANERUPT SALE. FINE, Mt%!;:)nfir;;z wAnIl.‘;r‘."; OCFJOMMON FURNITURE, . Unfinished Furniture and Manuincturers’ Materials, AT ATOTION, TRURBDAY, Feb, 23, st 10 o'clock a.f., ATOUR AUCTION IhORH, 174 Fast Kkandolyh-st., Oy order of it K. Jonking, Assligneo, RECEIVER'S SALE, Entiro Furnituve, Fixturos, and Burglar Proof Safo of tho City Navings Bank, Qorner Halstod and Harrlaon-sta., AT AUOTION, On BATURDAY, March 2, at 10 n'cleck 8. m. A 1all Burglsr: Proof Safe, st $1,800; Ofice Deska Oflce Chalrs anding Desk, Omfice Iielling, Leter D Srier af Gea: - Spamor. Jecetyer, Ao o 50, - Simar: Tecetyer, i W3E: AL NUTTENS & Cow Auctloneers. By GEO, P, GORE & CO., €5 and 70 Wahuh-av, REGULAR TRADB SALB DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, FEB. 20, AT 0:30 A. M, SPECIAL. FIFPTY CASEB HOSIMRY UEQ. I GURE &CO., Auctione OPENING SPRING SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES AT ATOTION, Wednesday, Fob, 27, at 9:30 s, m We ahall offer s fall lino of fresh, desirabld foodn on shove date, fncluding Fhiladelphis, tocheater, Utica, and New York goods In new a d largo'variely, and also fuil lines of torn makce. w Bamples will be sold In evers lot, plicated frealy if dasir Also 8 live of Iubbers at large discounte and rlety, GEO. P, GoRE & 08 and 70 Wabaa CHAS.E. RADDIN & CO, Aucttoneors, 118 & 120 Wabash-av, Shall ell at Auction TUESDAY, Peb, 26, 300 CASES ASSORTED BOOTS & SHOES, 500 Cases Assorted Rubbors, 50 Lots Chicago-mads Shoes. Also, balance siock of dealer cioalng busle noss. Also, small Bankrupt Htock, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, LARGE SALE OF DRY GOODS, Cloths and Cassimeres, Olothing, Hata and Osps, Carpets, Embroiderios, Umbrellas, 'Fr nks, Bhowoases, Pipes, Notlous, Bia., Eto. CIIAS. E. RADDIN & CO. Auctioneeds. By ELISON, PQMEROY & €O, Auctloneers, 78 and 80 Handolph-st. Tuesday’s Suls, Feb, 20,at 9 a. - GENERAL HOUSEHOLD PURNTTORE, Carpots, Stovos, General Merchaadlee, &¢. ELISON: POUBLOY & GO Auctioncars By H, FRIEDMAN & CO., G. W, BECKFORD, Auctioneer. 888 COTTAGE GROVE-AV. T Ty TR o certes” A5 ¥ixtlrea Horse, Wagos, 830 Liaraess