Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1878, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: .SUNDAY..MAREH 3, '187€—EIXTEEN PAGES THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The water receipts for February amounted to £56,43L.84. - 5 ‘West Town Collector Hoflman gathered in $70,~ 000 Jast week. - The orizinal Swedish Lady Quartette are atthe Tremont Houge. His Excellency Charles M. Crosswell, Governor of Michigan, is at the Grand Pacfic. 1t is now belicyed that the County Board will not attempt to lease the abstract books to any :;m el irc " e yesterds, e ot e und, ot 50t sizmed £0 generaily as it ought to bave been. Tae City Treaearer's receipts yesterdas fete: X vy n, §40,000; Water S T e rutior, SusD. Total, $43,- 7. f ';'he Audabon Club announces that there will be i “iass-ball ehoot under their manage- O A e barit - Wodnuadsy, open to all Eportsmen in good standing. : Veteran Light Artillery held a reg. e e Metting Jact nizital the Central Station, and transacted their usual routine busi- Zess. Capt. B. P Tobey presided. +4 The Orizin of the Delief in the Immortality of 1he So e the subject of the Jectare delivered Jast nizht before the Philosophical Socicty by Gen. 10X, Stles. The hall was filled despite the bad weather. Az noon a by belonging to the Northwestern Railroad, driven by Thomas Quirk, ran away on LaSalle street, and collided with a buzzy owned by Dr. Small. Both vehicles were badly wrecked, but no other damage was done. The temperatare yesterday, 2s observed b Manusse, optician, 88 Madison' strect (Txin Building), was, at§a, m., 50 deg.; 104, m., 55 12m., 58; Zp. m. 8 p. m. . Barometer 2t 84 m., 29, $p. m., 20.47. Ald. Lavler is after livery-stable keepers who have hacks which are used by the gucsts of hotels and othiers. lie enys they ought to pay a license for cvery sach vekicle, and hie purposes intro- ducing an ordinance to bring that acout. State Superintendent of Education S, M. Etter 38 in the city, stopping at the Sherman House. and doing a little_quiet political wire-puiling on his own hook. He xees success sticking right out for lumeclf, and feels sure of the Democratic renomi- nation. At 7:30 in tho evening John Fitzpatrick. a rinter in the employ of Howard, White & Cowell, No. 132 Clark street, while on his way home. fell #uddenly dead 1n front of Nu. 1185 Amnold street. Deceased left a wife and family residing at No. 225 McGregor street. At 4:20in the afternoon John Fitzgerald, resid- ing at the corner of Eishteenth and Dearborn streets, fell inan apoplectic it at_the corner of State and Twenty-ninth streets. He was cared for, and, after having been removed to his home, was pronounced out of danger. At 4:30 in the afternoon Edward Scnnett, 17 years of age. re at No, 902 Asnland avenne. accidentaliy fell oif Engine No. 191 on the Fort Wayne oad, upon which he had climbed, and susiained a severe and complicated fraction of the right leg above the ankle. The Hon. Philip Becker, ex-Mayor, and Presi dent of the Buffalo German Insurauce Company 2nd Jacob Dold, one of the Dirctors of the same <orporation, are i the city and stoppin at the Talmer House. The gentlemen are accompatied by therr {amilics. aud are on the way fo the Pacill oast. At3p. m. John_Loomey, 13 yearsof age, re- #idng atNo. 324 Fifteenth street, was run cown by Enrine No. 184 on the Burlington Roud, and hud his nzht ez badly crushed avove the kuec. The accident happened at the Oakley etreet cro ing. Tnhe Loy was removed to the County lospital for treatment. A meeting of the Chicazo Soldiers’ and Citizens' Land Company was held at the West End Opera- House last evening, and the following oflicers were elected: Premdent, A. N. Waterman; Vice- President, Edgar M. Bostwick: Secretary, C. P. awley: Financial Manager and Treasurer, Col. C. N.” Pruit; Directors, Rufus Keaeler, Deunis ¢urran, and G. Preston. A meeting will be helu at the Tabernacle Monday cvening, the 11th inst., when the objecis of the Association will be fully £et forth, The people who gathered inthe Criminal Court Festerday morning in the expectation of heuring 1the arguments on the motion for a new trial in the case of tne murderer Connclly were disappointed. The State's-Attorney and Col. Van Arman put their heeds together, ana agreed to let the matter goover fora week, the defelse wantinga little more time for preparation. The motiun in Sher- Ty's case will be arzued. on the same day. Itis claimed that, under_the statute, the wen cannot be sentenced before May 20, and that the sentence cannot be exccuted before June 14, Ruth A. Holmes filed abill yesterdayasking that ber busband, Charles E. Hulmes. be compelled io Euppor her.' She says she was married to him in December, 1854, and lived with him until Feb- uary, 1576, when he deserted her withont cause. Since then ghe has been ovliged 10 eurn her living by eewing, and, patarally,” has had a hard time, She claims 1hat be 18 owner of a ot of real estate, and worth at jeast $100.000. Lie boards sumptu- ously at the Sherman fiouse. bt refuses to allow Der o live there, or even pay hier board elsewhere. She therefore asks that he nay be compelied to sunport Ler suitably to his condition in lite. ‘A temperance meeting was held Jast evening at the Finst Methodist Charch, which, considering the inclement weather, was quite well zttended. Dr. Reyuolds conducted the meeting, and he made 2 long speeck. speaking of his Jife while a drank- ard, and how near he came to a drunkard's grave, when, finally, by the grace of God, he took the ledge and became the nsetul member of society e now i3, He urged all those who were addicted 1o intoxicating liguors to take the pledee at once. und they would enjoy such peace and hupninesg as m? had never enjoyed before. Mr. Kirkpatrick and other reformed drunkards made telling £peeches. . A policeman found him. on Dearborn street last night sitting down in 5pota and with no_ambition aboot getung up again. ** Sce here,” swid the kind-hearted ofticer, **1'd cheese that if 1 were you. Better hang onto a lamp-post, or cnter into @ limited alliance with # hydrant, rather than dis- seminate yourself over the sidewalk.” **Hangon ter er Jampos', eht” eaid the man. feebly. **I'm Ven Butler, 'ole Hawkese—feller squints and makes funny stones for the papers, yon_Lnow,— and 'm waiting till er lampos® comes round, and ihen }'ll take my chance.” ' At the station, now ever, he was not booked under the name of Butle Nearly 400 pereons were paid their dividends yesterday at the State Savings Bank, and. as about 10 per cent of the number were unable to write tueir names, it required more time to settle with thew thsn i€ did with those who could. When the puying was stopped, at 4 p. m., none of the de- positors were kept 'in waiting, and Judge Otis 1hinks that he will be able to_avoid any delays in future. Recciver Glover. of the Central National Bank, bas the checks foradcitional claimants, and they can get theirdividends as soon as they please. ‘The checkis for the Third Nationat Bank arc expecte Thiere Thursday or Friday, and, when they arrive, the Receiver will begin - the piyment of the 10 per cent dividend. “+New cook, I see, Mrs.Towser," said the ruth- less Jones 26 he st down to breakfast. <* Y 8in," snid she, while ber sca-green top. trembled with ‘delight; **1 spare 1o expense to make my boarders comfortable, und, though the Inst cook was honest and competent as {ar as plain cooking was concerncd, still for a ragout de voeuf de caru, .0r 8 pigue-up of poisson de cod, shie lck- ed the finich, the artistic Tepose, the—- But how did you kuow there was a chauge, Mr. Joucs® £he sad. with a smile intended to make her look forty-eicht years younges **Ly the different Solored hatr in the butier, madam, e said. Wit cartless encer. Ue pays her in advance, but sbe will not be balked of hier vcngeance 1f she bas 10 take 8 deaf and takative old wmaid at §2.50 a week 10 put beside him in place of the young widow be now as as a table-neizhbor. The following isa summary of incidents con- nected with Chicazo fires during the monsh of Feor roary: Alsrms, 347 stills, 3 clasuiication of buildmes, —brick and vencered. 23: frame, 19, Oceupation—thestre, 2; dwellings, acant, 4 bumng, 2, and one ‘cach smoke-house, boot and €hoe factory, stocking factory, Flassworke, hotel. cizar factory, drug store, foundry, church, candy factory, storage, oflice, furniture, and slauzater- house. " Their origin, 48 su ircomstan- ces. wae: Incendiarisim, wit wallce, 43 defective fine,6: upark: hot-sit furnace, 31 Fusted-out stovepipe, 7 clothing ignited from lamp. 25 foul chimncys, 5; broken stove, 1; hot embers falling on door. 1; uresse falling on embers in smoke-house, 1 shavines, 3; bursting of craci- ble in glassworks, 1; matches, Total, 42 Loss, S95, 30 smenrance involved, $18: before the 00. tricd S In two cas courts” durinz the mouth the jurics found for the companics o the pround that tho ae: tored in each case had frauculently exasrerated iy claim. * The Caweron, Ambers & Co, loss is in- ¢luded fn the shove at$91,250, althutsh the ad- ustment bas not been mude. The loss at the S0 Stock-Yards, not included in the above, 1y The banker's younz wife, who had hardl - n}lgd m when he cane ia in strange c]rvlfl{);::?&;d with his beard and whitkers ehaved off, strove Tamls, while ehe helped bim 10 pack the donds up in his carpet-bag, to ndnce bim 10 alter his doter- 2 *0, ) she xaid, 10 Lurone and be sea-sick; and you have ;%:\-n&' fi all those lovely whiskers, 'and “what & miserable womanlam! Why can you not stay at bome. as other men do, and kettle your property on me and fail Honestls? Thiuk, 100, of e suficrings of b Widuws and orphans 10 whom these bonds selong <1 can’t belp at, Maria,™ he answered, dogzealy **1f 1 didn’t take the Sonds the accnrsed ingation- ist« who are running this_eilver campaign woald ~ destroy the conddence of Europe in our secari- tics, and these bonds would not be worth more than 50 cenis on the dollar, 1t is better that the Toss should fall on me than on the widows and orphuns. 1 can better afford to stand it ** Bat, she porsisted, ‘‘think of the disgrace 1t will bring upon your uame: they will pursue you, and perhaps arrest yon, and you will buve to £pend ever so much of your hard-earned stealings in zet- ting bail, and 3 postponement on_account of prejudice, and a change of venze to Will Coaaty. 2nd a new trial, and doring-the lony time that will elapse before you are finally acquitted your name will be i all the papers, and the reporters will be coming here to interview yon, and I will have to tell them all sorts of lies—0 dear, dear, can't ot few hundred thousand dollars and say i‘:ml\'!n‘s‘lh‘erul!“ “+No, Marla," he said, firmly but gontly, *‘mo: better to bear the temporary obloguy with patience: by and by somebody else will run away with twice as much as I have se- cured, and thenall that I have done will be for- given—or at least forgotten. Farewell, farewell! Aeer me at Paris, at the Grand Tiotel, and den’t Zive me away in ihe meantime. 1 have just ime to catch the night express™; aud. tearing himself from er arms, he was gone in an instant. An unhappy marricd man over on the North Side read in TaE TIIMUNE the other day the story of the virl in Maine who wrote an essay for the grad- uating exerciscs of her class, Which cesay was printed (in leaded vica) 1n the local paper, an ex- tract from which csvuy was copied into another paper, which met the eye of a waolesale butter dealer In Reading, Pa.. who cat the item out and kept it in his pocket-book till his wife died, and then looked up the writer of the eseay. marricd her and within a year had been presented by her with an cleven-und-a-balf und cross-cved baby and a sear (froma_bearth- room) over the left car that the doctor enys he will carry to Yhe grave. It struck this unlapny married man that perhave if he cut out n scrap from 8 newspayer and carried it in his pocketbook for a while his wife mizut do him the justice to perish, aud then, with a lizht heart and a_wisp of crape_round his bat, he could bound into the aficctions of a sweet girl-zraduate with romebody clsc's golden hair). According keot his cye on THE SUNDAY TRIUNE'S boctry (be was very fond of poetry, and thought 3 Poctess woulld be a zood thing 1o marry), and be- came inspired with & 4, 000-horse-vower passion— a resular North Side tolling Mills blast-furnace slame—ror Libbie Lillie Lizzie Lulie L., a young woman who wrote the sweetest poetry for TuE SUNpAY TRIBUNE every week (and some- times twice), full of sentiment, elevated thouzhts, and notes of exclumation. **That's the girl for my sccond,™ he suid in ccstacy, and, cuttinz out several columns of Libbie Lillie Lizzie Lule L.'s poetic effusions. ke carried them in his pocketbook and read them whenever he wus alone, Now, the other day his venerabie wife had occasion to put 3 new buiton on nis—articles of dress that Mra. Swisshelm thinks fo httle of—and like a true woman and wife she went throush his pockets and found the scraps in his pocketbuok. She, too, had read that interesting itein about the Maine essayist und the Readmg, Da.. butter-merchant, and she had noticed of late with what fervor he' bad said upon needlesely frequent occasions that if she dicd first he would never think of marry- inz agam, but devote himself to the children. and she could put this and that together just as well 8 any other woman. **I'll “Libbie Lillic Yhzie. Lujie L. hitat' she said vehementlys the gray-haired old bypoerite—G0 if he's a day, and traipsini round after young women with a ot of Christian names that write poetry for the Sun- day papers. Sceif Tdon't.” Itis Delieved from the evidence of the neighbors and the collateral testimony of his nosc that she did. And yet if she had only kuown that the Sweet Singer of Chi- cago who writes under the name of Libbie Lillic Lizzic Lulic L. is uot a woman at ail, but a well- 10-do and fat but romantic arngist up in the Thirteenth Ward, perhaps she would have been <atisfied to leave the recreaut to the blasting thuu- ders of avenging justice. HOTEL ARRIVAI Tremont Mouse— s the Hon. A. 3. Putnami, Cliarles 1L, itibbert. Luenos' Ayres, . F. 0. vy gustus ] 1o, Mai uincy; W. D. Learing, Madi- ST, san " Atwood, Cio- gnnatls b Ly erman Tinvsr— The, Hon. S. 3 B, STN.; Thomas A = Denver: 'Robert Wason, Milwaukee: J. F. Coke, Wil hington: Alexander Martin,Sau Fran- Winslow, « edar k w York; . Smal. iy taphls: Sau Francisco; BAR ASSOCIATION. A REGULAR MEETING of the Bar Association was held yesterday after- noon, Vice-Presiden: W. IL Kinzin the Chair. An application for admission was received and put over under the rules. The question of allowing unauthorized persous to practice in courts of the county was taken up, and the Secretary made a report coveriug his corre- epondence with the Hon. J. A. Jameson, at pres- ent sitting as Judge of the Criminal Court, resard- ing his aliowing Col. McClanahan to practice in his court. After an animated and lengthy discussion tne subject was postponed 1o the next meeting. Mr. J. Lyle King moved that the Committce on Amendment be instructed to consider amendments tothe jury law, zud report to the Association. Carried. Mr. Crawford moved s resolution that the same Comumittee consider the subject of so amending the law that trials should be before the Court unless a jury was demanded. Judze Wilson, from the Committee on Legal Educauon, reported that the Committce had had keveral meetings, bul were TOL sure 15 1o what subject should be tuken. They had discussed sev- cral matters, among others the fact that the Bar as a whole seemed to sutfer w_comuarison with other professions and with the Bar in Eneland. This state of tings grewontof the ease with which men were admitted to the Bar. e thererore thought thata proper subject for the Association 10 consider was the examinations which preceded admission to the Bar. The examinanion in this State wasa farce, as every one knew. He referred to the fuct that the metnod used before the Supreme Court was cntirely insuflicient. The admission depended uvon an examination lasting, for a class of a score, perhaps half an bour, so that only a few yuestions could be asked eacu’ one. It wis proposed to re- move the examination from the Supreme Court 10 the Appellate Court. This the speaker considered astep vackward. becanse it was likely that the examination would become more locaized. He related the incident of a_pettifogger who was un- able to get into the profession, but who was re- joiced that the examinations were to be put in the Dands of the Appellate Conct, because, as he ox- pressed it, **Murphy would Jet him in." The suzgestion’ which the _Committee made for a Board of Exammers from cach county, to whom the applications were referred, ns in the State of Massuchuserts. The mode was written by examinaticn, ana it wag very thoroueh. This system would not do as ft s100d, because there were eome counties in this State where there were not enough good lawyers to make s Board. The Commtice naded that they thongnt in this State there might be 2 half-dozen Boards,—one in each of tie principal citics of the State. 'In thne way the evil of indiscriminate ad- mission could be checked. Mr. llenry Stronz said that there wasn't such y 10 larger Baras would otlige the ad- 2iseion to be lowered. Evidently the Bar in the West was not up o the srandnrd that snould be re- quired. The highost standard be knew was in the State of Maswachuscits, He had scen some of the examination-papers of the llarvard Law Col- leze, and had teken oceasjon to bring them before anassemoly of promment lawyers, and they had found mauy hard questions amouy them, The speaker then presented the following resolutions: WuEREAS, The present wethod of cxamination of candidates for admission to the liar of his State {3 no- toriously d:fective and whoilv Inadequate, aud as o culiEeyuEnce. Mady Persons not learnea i the lw are licensed a3 pitorueys and coursellors, and theredy our Drofession and the pubhic are alike fujured; i2salred, That e Supreme Court be requested to change the metliod of such examinations as follows: . Toabpolut tree of the s, besrned aad compe- was tent meus the Bar,resident In each of the foliow- i Fregport, Otawa, Peorl Sprin ‘craon, and Calro, 1 Boa: uers .o such cliles. the appointees resideat In each city "upon _accepting the' apyolntmient consiitute separaie Exam nation Hoard, with puwer 10 examine ailapplicants for o Imfssion to the Bar, 2. Every person hercarier apmylng elther to the llate Court for alm.ssion to the Bar sunll be required to produce efther in person or by attorney the certiticate of 1wo icinbers of the E; Infug Roard resident nearest the {; certliying that he has. been by t) ly and ly examnined th oli of the ranches of the 1ws are lezally advised of the aze and 200d toral of theapplicant, aud recommend his adinis- stoa to the Thar. 11 the Court order the admission of kKhe applicant the Court shail Turnish his itha copy of such order, which upon bein: presested f3 peron by the hol to amy court of record, and the usual vath adminlste heshall thereby be admisted to the Bar of tis Sugremic or A\ thoroi o state. Mr. Goudy moved that the resolutions be printed and sent to each membcr. : Mr. A. I, Mason though that the examinations before the Supreme Court should be maintained. Judze Strongz aid that the Sapreme Court nad refused to examine any more candidates. Mr. Fence thought the written cxaminations should be kept up. 3r. Gouds's motion was adopted. 3lr. J. S. Cooper, Trom the Committee on In- quiry, renorted that the Commitice had been con- siderimg the jury matter. The intention was to be prepared if possible with come fair plan o secure thie best class of jursinen at the druwing next Sp- tember. “The Comitice would like to receive suggestions from any mewmber. QUGEER ADS. THE FOLLOWING INTER! ING ITEM was found in a ** religions™ weekly: $3 WATCH OR A REVOLVER FOR $3. THE best thing ever offeres Fo artie CataloZiie or Price fist to —— — L (hicazy ot O The only relizious reporter on the staff was de- tailed to visitthe — — —— and Investigate this matter. On the second floor of — — —, in a cormer of a job-printing ofice, in which five printers were engaged, he fonnd a show-case con- taining the usual aesortment of gandy jewelry of the 15-cont variety. It was a very little show- case, and its contents were very dizzy. There was, n add)l’\_on j0) l\lcdju\r’elrfi'. certain - Ladies’ Priends, " patent needle-threading arrangeaients, and cheap revolvers of 00 calibre. Best of all, ::g Cl:‘maglmn; ‘!n onc all the virtnes of the h W5 4 four-paze paper, vrinted half in English ané halfin German, b which thearti offcred for sale by the Cowpuany were described Lk appropriate woodcats. ‘Inere were *¢ tran: parent card: "‘ stated 10 be of a ** mirth-produc- ng tendencs. " These articles were ulleaed to se prepared in Parie, and not to- be confounded with tbe common woodcuts swhich unauthorized per- £0ns (Who do not advertice in the relifions pross) seck 0 palm off on the scarcher after salacions prints and indecent letter-press. | Thore weone liztle penny tricks and puzzles for sale at ten times their valze, with the regnlar discount to agents. Patent pencil-sharpeners and ' **amvsing patior enteriinments * alternated with the *‘transparent cards™ which tbe Compsny, throngli the mediom of the press, oiered to the public. Then there were Watches, mickel-plated, double back-action Watch and cverything neeesssry except works. These were for eale at $3 aplece (regular aiscount to azents), and probably If the place were burnt out to-night the tnsupance company would allaw for them at involce price, —ve to the dollar. orter tried to make a trade on a revolver with a [Fanie-moustachod individual witn nwooden leg who nad charze of the Company und the show- the puthorized case duri the nbsence of "\rho‘lcsnle man,” but he falled -to ol tain s sample of the *‘transparcut cards. He twanted them badly, for he §nu.-nded to make o present of them to Mr. —, With a request that after L had gotten through' with them he would hand them over to Dr. —. Taken in conjunctiou with the Northweslern Christian Ad- tocate and the Advance, iy Sunday-scnool child could amuse itself 8 whole day with these ** trans- parent cards.™ TAX MATTERS. THE ESTIMATES. The following table shows the changes through which the city estimates for 1878 have thus far gone, the last column representing the work of the Committee of the Whole. This week the Council vroper will take hold of them, and a further modi- fication may be looked for: Finance Devart-| Comn- | Com-" | Council. ments. | troiler. | wittee. Rullding 59S 61505 0.90S 500 2,4 City Cemetery, City-Hu) i Gty Hay, Conttg'nt F'd Clectnoftaxes! Dep'tof Works Elect'n expenst T DepLso. | Gen, ek’ faud) Interest 54 Judg'taccount. Legal expensus. Pollce Courts. aud| statonery.... Public Library., Salaries! Senool Del School st fund, Seweras Sewer tax Street lamps ... Special assess: ment.. Totals SOUTH PARK TAX A correspondent sends to Tux Trisux the fol- lowing tax-oill, which he says illustrates the ne- cessity for paying taxes when they are due, and nlso the workings of the revenue system: South Park assessment, for Instaliment 181 fots 1 Interest sfoce September, 187: He adds that if the owner had not subdi the lund into lots his tax would have been, includ- ing the Intercst and costs, less than §3, if not paid until now. e asks if it would not be fairand cquitable to advertise under one description so long as the whole property subdivided remains in the ds of the person making the subdivision, or owing all the vlocks® Also whether entire Vlocks are not as eusily aescribed as sinvle lots? e thinks 2,400 per cent costs could scarcely be contemplutéd by any rule of Jaw or equity. A reporter handed this bill to Mr. Greenleaf, Col- lector of South Park assessments, yesterday, and asked bim to explain it. *-P'nat is easily done,” eaid he, ‘*Judgment was rendered ugaiust the Iots and they were for- feited to the State. We paid out that $43.-41 to the County Collector for advertising them. 1 naven't returned them the second time becuuse I wanted (0 give the owner a chauce 10 redeem. 1f 24 cents Iot was added, it mizsht ve more than they were worth. One man wus m here the otner day who had to pay 830 costs. 1rhe had paid in the first place he would have saved §76.” **If this land had not been subdivided what would have been the costs? ** Thirty-Lwo cents. “+Does the law require every lot io be adrer- tisedt™ ‘-1t did at that time. Property can be adver- tised in biocks if the owner notilles the Assessor 1o assess it in blocks. DBut1f be fails to do so the Assessor i3 required to make the assessment un blocks. ™ **It isn't necessary, then, to vacate a subdivis- ion in order to lessen the tax” **No. Dutif ouc lot has been eold, ~kas chang- ed hands,—that takes the subdivision oat the statute. It {s just as easy to descriow a Liock us asingle lot, but the Jaw must be complied with.” Owners of inwct suodivisions wiil douvtiess convert their lots into acre property again, in view Of the costs In cas of delineaensy. Ao long as subdivisions remain_ on record, or ihey neslect to notify the Assessor to assess in blocks, théy bave 10 ground for compiaiat. TAX LITIGATION. The applicants to get the one-sixth discount on their taxes came in rapidly. Yesterday there were four, the drst being Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. They were taxed $2,350.09 on an original valuation of $30,000, and they ask for the usual injunction. Joseph Ullmann is taxed §1,613.04 ona valua- tion by the Assessorof $20.250, and he wants to get out of paying $268.65 of this tax. Burley & Tyrrell claim rhat they should have a reduction of $199.14 made on their tux of $1.- 104.85, the sssessment or valuation of their prop. erty being only $15,000 originallv. An injunc- tion was issued, as asked, undera bond for $400, Messrs. Rogers and Apoleton, attorneys, fiied another bill yesterday in the Superior Court in benalf of the following firms, to restrain the col~ lection of the one-sixth of the South Town ta declared illegal: W Hoyt & Co., Spawding & Merrick, Lord, Stoutenvursh & Co., Knowles, Cloyes & Co., Gilbert Hubbserd & Co., R. Abbey & Co., John F. Weare & Co., Sherer & Porsons. George Ross & Co., Ingraham, Corbin & May, E. & H. Benedict, Norton Eros., C. C. Wallin & Sons, James M. Smitn & Co., and John H. Perry. In the tax case of Keith Bros. vs. Kimball, an injunction was issued under bond for $1,300 against the collection of one-sixthk of complain- ants’ Laxes. THE WEST PARKS. HUOLDEN'S SUCCESSOR. Gov. Cullom has reappointed Mr. John Brenock totake the place of C.C. P.:Holden asa West Park Commissioner, and yesterday that gentleman received his commission. Though C. C. P. Hol- den may desire to stick forevertothe place of ‘West Park Commissioner, he will find an opponent. in the gentiemsn appointed to supersede him. Mr. Brenock is a man of business, who believes in conducting business on business princinies, Heis a large taxpayer, and as a citizen who las the good of the city at heart he proposes o fizh1 for econo- my and reform and_against the hold-ons, mclud- ing Muue, Millard, Live, aud flvlden. ~Mr. Bren- ock will act with Mesers. McCrea, 1iennett, and Woodard, as these gentiemen belicve that tne whole oflice business for the West Parks can be carried on for $2,500 8 year. At present jt costs $10,000, not mentioning what is wasted besides. The legul expenses within the post few months have been over 55,000, and therc is et remaining a bill for the examination of titles, rdered within a year, that will amount to anywhere from 52,000 to $15,000, und s i5 all done the ‘order of the old Doard. Mr. Brenock's family deswe him not to have anything to do with public pusiness, but the gen- tléian Lelieves it his duty at this'time to stand ¥ the people. He will claim his seat in the Board, und will get it. Mr. Brenock, it will be remembered, Was uppointed to the oflice when the Governor took the Board in hand some few months, a0, but was subsequently oustea by the é ecision’ of Judge MeAllister in the quo warranto procecd- ings. . In'the course of a reporter's inquiries yet terday in reletion to West Purk matters; he mes gentle- man who has unusually zood opportumtics Tor be- ing posted on uil tha: has taken place during the recent sguabbles. From him the reporter heard sometning which disposed ut once of HOLDEN’S PRETENDED DISCOVERT of a trick on Gov. Culiom's part to delay the Springtield train Thursday night, so_ as to have the new member's comuussion here in time for the an- nual meeting, which should have been held r'ri afternoon v o'clock, but wich was held at § o'clock Friday morning, for the purpose, as Holden ct al. have claimed, of checkmating the Governor. According to this' gentlemun, Gov. Cullom did, during his lust visit | to the city, broach the matter to the reporter's fuformant, who advised him that it wonld hardly be in consonance with the Governor's previous bold, outspoken, open-and-above-board actions in this West Park muddle. The Governor saw the point, and the schewe was dropped. He was af- terwards advised by counselithat Holden's term did not expire until March 1 had come and gone, and accordinaly decided to 1lil out the commission and have it sent up here as son thereafter us possivle. The aocument wiil provably arrive this morning, and Mr. Brenock will zetit t0-day or to-morrow Somehow or other the quartette in the Board got 1t: into their heads that the trick which Hulden pre- tends 1o have discovered was ubout to be played upon them, and nothing could persuade thewm to tie contrary. They actually went su far as to send Mr. 5. Loewenthal, who trains with the crowd and who was elected ‘Ureasurer of the Board by 1ts votes, to seed certam gentleman who was sup- posed to be extraordinaniy well posted as to what the Governor would and would not_do, and purp nin as to the truth of the matter. . Mr. Loewenthal went at the matter very frankly. ‘L waot to usk you a question,” said he, ‘*and you may answer L or not, as_you please.” The ques- tion was whether the Governor proposed to send the commussion to Chicage by the delayed truin, and the gentieman who was being -interviewed promptly assured him that the Governor had no such intention. Dut the quartette, suspicious of everybody, received the denial as réported to them by their willing scont with » great many grains of aliowance. They haa formed o theory, and no amoun: of denying could shake their faith in that presumption, ~ Hence the. early meeting Fridoy morning, and the slap-dash way of rushing the ousiness through, The story about getting the Chicago & Alton people to delay the train is more than thin, for the simple reason that the train does not leave Springfield until a fow minntes after midnight any way, and had it been ihe intzniion of the Governor to hare the commis- #1on here Friday morning he would have bua it made out eariy in the day, and there would have Yeen sutticient time to register it after midmght and start it off withont entertng into any arrange- ment to delay the train. Nothing could te learned yesterdsy in regard to that supposed indignation mecting on the West The re- - which had hande anda face’| Side. except that thero arc some who think it ‘would be a good sch to have one, but who have ot worké’d the “1',’.\‘2. into definite shape, The practical question is, ‘**What good : would it do¥”” and those who understand that [fol- dea basmo imuedmte intention of pleasing the community by dying, und certsinly no purnose to resign o fong as life lasts, aud thére Iu an olice to which bie can Jay claim, wiil take very ittle stocl: n anything that might 'grow out of anindiznation meetng, Tt would be ue easy toinfluence him by public Spinion as fora pigmy to get under the Court- louse walls and attenipe to topple them over. . THE COUNTY BUILDING. To-morrow ‘will be guasi-criminal day in the Criminal Court. ‘The expenses of the County Clerk's office the past three months have been about §13,000. The corresponding months of last year they were 21,000 The Commissioners have not yet drawn their eal- aries, the Treasurer having agreed to hold them to the same rule that other people arc held by. They will be paid luesday, Collector Hoffman, of West Chicago, paid $15,- 000 into the County Treasury yesierday, ond the Collectors of the Towns of Whceling and Thorn- ton eaci contributed $500. Seston drew $15,000 during the day. A The “‘esperts™ who have been examining the County Treasurer's accounts for several yeurs back. will complete their labors in a few days, and re- port to lfin Board a week from to-morrow, So far nothing irregular has been discovered. The following sentences were pronounced by Judge Jameson Yesterday: Elund Robinson, bur- glary, one year Penitentiary; Eddie Vine, bur- zlary, two yeurs Penitentiary; James Groif, rob- hery, two years Penitentiary ; George Jones, 'fora- ery. one year Penitentiary; and William Ward, larceny, sixty dsys County dail. In the caees of Mattie E. Bodley, larceny, Frauk Deddo, lurceny, and George Croit, embezzlewent, sentence was suspended on recommendation of the jury trying them, . The Finance Committee met yesterday morning and approved the bond of O°Donnell, the meat contractor; authorized the Connty Clerk and Coun- ty Treasurer to hereafter draw ~county orders in sums of and over S5 to suit contractors; and or- dered thut specay steps be taken 10 hasten Lieb's settiement with the county, und thus save him from betng accused of being a defaulter. In the alternoon the most of the members were b session at Lenzen's, but what they aid cun only be arrived at by inference. Some Collectors have complained of the fact that thefr coffers were being fitled with small sflver coin, and_ the County Tressurer wrote to the State Auditor some - days uzo on the sub- ject. The answer cawe yesterdoy— and the law makes him judge—that the Collectors were compelled to accept such coin when presented in sums of and less thau S5 from any one person, but no greater sum. This small coin. it appears, 'has been at a discount, und taxpayers have been buying it up_und pushing it on the Col- lectors. Those intezsted will ke notice. THE GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury finished its labors yesterday afternoon at alate hour, reported, and was dis- charged. Two-hundred and thirty-five cases in all were disposed of, and 100 true and 135 no bills were returned. Among the bills returned was a _ joint indictment against L. P. Lilliad, A, W, Edwards, Martin Ryun, Joseph H. Kelloge, John Reid. and Robert M. Woods, for conspiracy in_connection with the atfalrs of tne late Protection Life-nsurance Com- pany, by which the people of the State were de- frauded of $700.000. 1t will be remembered that those named are already under indictment for the same offense, except Woods, who succeeded a week OF two 950 in naving the indictment against him alsmissed- The indictment retarned yester- however, is founded on cutirely new evidence, which would seem 1o reflect terribly un Woods and Kellogg, and from which any number of aflidavits by jurots cannot save tiem. Tne evidence is un- tood 1o show that Woods and Keliogy never exumined into the condition of the Protection at all, but got all their fizures and information from cmployes of the Company, and that the only Look either of them saw was a t+doctored ™ ledger, which had been especintly prepared for theni. 'This charge was corroborated by tae revort they made, which was ulso in e ence, which docs not compare with the books in ticulur, but on the coutrary shows that the red out the assets of the concern uy § ater than they really were. ‘The Sooka wore before the Jury, snd showed ay against these ofticials that Woods bad been paid $500_di- rect, and Kellogz $450, while 2notlier iten of S900 harged up 1o **i gation. * In fact, the vidence was_overwhelming, net oniy as against Woods 2na Kellogg, but also against the management of tne Company, and one of the jurors remarked in the presence of a reporter after adjournment that the whole affair was the darsest and most ontrageons he had ever heard of. Among the otner indictments returned was one inst C. A. Anderson for forsing the name of J . & Co, in a wheat deal; one u Robert Weiland_for murdering Anton Blum: one against John F. Ryan and Samuel Hacrison for conspiracy in stealing **The Danites’" and other theatrical. literature: one against W. Ely and Phineas Edwards. commission merchants, for fail- ing 1o turn overthe proceeds of the sale of produce made for E. S. 1i. Bail; three against Willam Tar- bel for burglary, and one against James Tuylor for aseault with intent to kill. The foreman was in- structed to draw up a report touching the visit of the jury to the Insane Asylum, which will be handed iu in a few da; CRIMINAL. Ira Barchard, a Constable of the Town of Des- plaines and 2 Deputy Sheril, was before Justice Foole yesterday, nnd was fined $3 and costs for assauliing and battering Frederick Carle, of the Town of Malne. A fist fight it was. Ofticer P. Costello, of the Madizon Strect Station, last evening arrested Charles O"Malley, Jr., who 13 wanted for holaing up and robbinz Louis Swan- gon of a silver watch in front of the temperance hall ot the corner of Peoria and Indiana strects. Detectives Ryan and Osterman captured John E. Ezan, wanted for burglarizing several plumbing shos, among others that of M. C. Sloan & Co., of No. 130 Dearborn street. Some thirty-fe of the stolen faucets were found secreted under a sidewalk at No, 150 Dearoorn street. holas Nocninger tried torun a saloon on Crosby street, near Larrabee. The police found him out and yesterday Justice Hammill required him to pay $52, the cost of a license. Nicholis might have saved his lawyer’s fees and the costs of the suit had he taken his license at the proper time. ‘Theodore Denker s a yonth aged 22, and he lives on Wabash avenue near Thirty-third street, Ly some stranze mishup he ot on the North Side Friday nizht, and amwsed lumself by being disor- derly at Moody's church, und after churea was out he insulted the ladies going from services by offer- ing himself as un escort, Mr. F. . Revell taused his arrest, und vesterday Justice Hammill imposed a light fine to teach the younz man better man- nere. Lonis Jacobs, of No. 750 State strect, was ar- rested yesterday by Constabie Hartman and taken before” Justice” Pollak for_stealivg 3 horse and buggy from Jacob Keil, of No. 405 Twenty- fourth strect. Hartman found the horse ata stable corner of Fifth avenue and Taylor street, under charze of 2 man named Jacod Stone, who siid tnat he had wotten the horse from dJacobs. ‘The bugey was found under a sidewalk 2bout tivo blocks from tae stable. Jacobs gave $500 bonds and will appear Saturday. Mrs. Fisher and Georze Gifford were again be- fore Justice Summeriield, this time upona scarch- warrant with whica tne police had recoverea from Gitford a portion of her property. The oods were turned over to Mr, Fisher, and the Judze pro- nounced Gifford and’ his_zabg unmitigated plun- derers, Just as the furniture was bemng taken out Constable Dempsey seized it on 3 writ of _repl issuing from Justice Huines'Conrt, The entire case ouly snows how sharks use the law to their own advantages. Henry Vanburg,!the proprietor of a'bus line running from Archer avenue to the Union Stock Yards, Was arrested by Otlicer Dudley u few days azo on a chargz of cruelty to animuls, and was ar- raigned before Justice Scully yesterday afternoon and entered 2 plea of guilty. 1le paid u fine of 310 and costs, and promsed that the horses in his charge should receive beifer treatment in_the future. Peter Leto, Joe Duly, and Frank Lein were fined $3 each for cruelty to a crippled old horse in their possession, The **climbers™ having left town as mysterions- Iy s they came, tuey are succeeded by sneak thieves. Last Thursday evening an expert thief suenked into the residence'of W. H. Lithzow, No. 275 Michigan avenue, after pryin: up a front win- dow, and there depatted with” bin $185 worth of valuable eilverware. Ile was seen Dy a Gervant girl, but she waa too frightened to tackle him, and he mude £ood his escape. Upon the poor descrip- tion turnisned, Detectives Flynn and Stewart ur- rested Adam Meyers, but the servant faled to rec- ognize lum, and he will be charged only wita va- grancy. A few nights ago while patrolling his beat on State 8:rect, Otticer Curtin saw u man run out of 434 State rtreet, and elick a faulty revolver at a fellow who was rapidly runninz away. fle pursued and cape tured the refugec, who at the swtlon gave the name of John Willings. Mr. Juwmes Kead, of the number mentioned. claims that 'the prisoner entered his apartments through u transom, and while enzaged in packing tue contents of the room into bags accidentally lec fall a picture, and thiy aave him the alann. . Yes- terday Ofiicer Curtin captured o 10-year old boy named Charles . Dobson, who was Willings' ac- cessory in the burelury. Dobson’s step- Jumes Donaline, is a peddler, and lives at No. 80 Cottage Grove avenue, and he also charzes Will- inyts with having stolen $10 which hau_been siven lun 10 make some purchases on South Water sizeet. Nothing was lost by Mr. Read. Oflicer Mulheisen, whom some of the papers buve been pitchinginto for allowing the burglar Reillmger 1o escape the nicht before he was shot, is a quict, unassumine fellow, and has ahways been acuounted a good policeman. lle keeps up his reputation well. Last nignt be found Annie Kirby parading the streets ina cloak belonging to Mrs. Syies, of 163 Washington sirect, and inas. much as the place had been burglariced of & quentity of clothing he held on to ber, and brought her 1o the station. Then, while walking along Wushington strect, hie heard that a fellow nawmed Pero had roped s green Vermonter Into 3 dive at No, 122 Washington street, and that wpile there the stranger, whose name was ascertained to be J. 1. La Conte, had becn robted of o revolver and ‘between $200 and 8300,—be was 20 dronk a8 to be unable to give the esact amount. Il fnvestigated and found 3 per- £on who had seen Pero slip bis hand Into La Conze’s ocket und then dart off. Mulheisen then sturted n pursui’ Finaing out that Pero resided with his parents at No.- 13 West Water strect, thither he went and lay in wait for the young thicf, and sure- Iv enough thie fellow came there for his clothing, and was ot once pounced down vpon. In hiy possession were found the revolver and o pocket- ok containing some of La Conte's papers. The money had been gecreted somewhere, but Mul- hefsen is confident of recovering 1t Police-Ofticer MlcTigho was to tiave been tried yesterday by Jostice Haines for shootng James Conners, o Soutaful thicl, who attempted to rea- cue two prisoners whom McTighe had in custody. The mother of Conners charges McTighe with assavlt with intent to do greal bodily injury. Justice Hauines was not In court at the appointed bour, and Justice Meech being called in continued the case till Tuesday ut 3 o'clock shurp, and raised McTizhe's bonds to £6,000, Ald: Koerver and Edward McKay wery thi¢ suretics. The boy Conners canuot, in ine oninion of the attending physician, survive the in- jurics he recelved. ‘Ihie scenes in the court-room yesterday make upparent tae fact that McTighe's prosecution will be pressed with all the power at the command of Conners' friends. in defense of a gung of young cutthroats who infest the vicinity of tae corner of Canal und Wright streets, the place where the shouting occurred. Justice Summerfield yesterduy held the follow- ing: Charles McCanan, receiving and disposing of u stolen coat, $700 to the Crinunal Court; Peter ukes, larceny of a pocketbook contaimnz 59 and a diamond “ring, pleaded” guilty and was neld in S600 bonds 1o the Criminal Court; John Keil, Jarceny of a horse and buggy from his father, Jo- seph, of No. 403 Twenty-fourth street, $500 ditto: Georye Havill, Jr., burelary andassault, discharged; John Ferguson and Johu Mitchell, robbing Tim Corrigan, SG00 to the 4th; Andrew Collins, ws- ssulting and stabbing Henry Bele, $500 to the Oth; Coarles Hight, pickmg $i0 from the pocket of Mre. F. M. McGraw, of No, £81 Indiana svenue, 5600 to the Criminal Court; Charles Lavis, larceny of n railroad ticker from Rufus AL Culver. of Loulder City, $300 ditto: John 1L Comis- key, John ' Canavan, und William Wil unis, robbery of SG from John —Thornes, of Junesville, Wie., discharved for Jack of prosccu- tion. Justice Scully fined Joseph Daley and Frank and Peter Leiy, 33 each for crueity to an infirm old nug; Fred' Nichols, George Demar, Williain Colemun, vagrancy, S109 tine; five boys charsed with raping Bertha Seibert, discharged; David Weober und Robert Howe, burglary of Lawkins & Moss hut store, No. 148 llalsted streer, S300 each 1o the Bth. SUBURBAN. LAKE FOREST. Friday evening the young ladics of Ferry Iall gave what they call the idvear Concert,” un- der the direction of Prof. Emil Licbling. Wby it is called **Mdyear™ nobody can find out; but it isa time-honored custom, and never since the founding of Ferry Hall has there been u better concert, or & larger and more critical andience to bear it, than on Friday eveninz. 'The pupils plainly show the effect of having a great master to train them. There was no reading of a programme that everybody held in her hands, and when the grand chords of Wollenhaupt's “ Grand Marche de Concert,” played on two grana pianos bv Misses Root. Snow, Newhall, and Dubach began, the audience sud- genly stopped their pleasant chat and made up their minds a great treat was in storc for them. Then followed o gong, **My Queen,” by Miss Sherbourne. This young lady has a xoprano voice of rare sweetness and power, and her execution showed toat ber teacher, Misy Foresman, had be- etowed greal care on 1t A hearty encore was re- sponded 10 with grace. The ** Honved March, " iven by the Misses Faunie and Grace Farwell, was played ~ with much . epirit and in good time, and was waemly applauded. The rong **Love May Come To-Morrow, " was given by Miss Los- who also had Misg tock, o hearty encore. Aunfe Farwell an exquisite rende: ing of **Lu Charite,” by Rossini-Liszt, which showed an amount of study and practice that stonished her friends, who knew ehe st among the first ju the Sophmore class at the Uni ver: Miss Gnge gave two nuthbers, one from Zubinstein ¥2d one from Ritter, which were also warmly spplauded. Iundecd, all did excellent) well, only want of space compels one to close wit the closing piece, which was the introduction to the third act of ** Lohengrin,™ by Wagner, whica, metaphorically speaking, brought down rhe house, After tac concert there was mucn clapping of hands and loud cries for Prof. Liebling. Amid a perfect storm of applause the wreat planist came forward and gratefully acknowledged the pr: that he must have felt was due him, after which be favored the audience with a brilliant waltz of s own composition, After the applause hud subsided there were loud calls for Miss Foresman, the accomplisted vocal teacher: but Miss Foresman was sufferin from that **bete noir " of musicians, and had to dectine, And thus ended what everybody declared to ve the wost sncceasful concert given in Ferry Hall for muny a year. Thursd: ening Mre. J, V. Farwell eatertainea about thirty of her friends at a tea-party. Friday evening Mrs. Sabin will act as hostess for the Literary Club, LARE. A special meeting of the Board of Trnstees of thie Town of Lake was held yesterday forenoon, bezinning at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of reading the minutes of past meetings, which readine had Deen from time to time postponed. Th e regular session began at 1 p. m. Sergeant Gahaii's police report for the mouth of Feoroyry was presented. Toe total arrests were G5: the numver of prisoners bound over, 3; fines assessed, $120: fincs paid, SG4. Tnc Town Collector was Iustructed to make afi- davit to the County Collector by March 10 of all taxes, real and special, yet nncollected. ‘e request was accepted of the Hyde Park Trus- tees for n joint meeting to be held 11 Mr. Veeder's oflice at 2 p. m. Tuesday. The Board adjourned to 9 a. m. March 16. The early hour 1s to complete the reading of back min- utes. HYDE PaRK. The testimony of Dr. Flood at the trial of Hunt Thursday was that the poker could have cansed the pocket wound, but not the breaking of the skatl, from which McCormick died. The fatl was undoubtedly the cause of the death. CANADA. Trouble Anticipated Between the Catholic and Orangemen—Strile of Canal Work:. Men—Meat Exportation—Proceedings , in Parlinment. . Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, MoNTREAL, March 2.—Trouble is anticipated here on Monday evening between the Orange- men and Catholics, wlhen concerts are to be wriven by both parties. . The Catholic concert is in celebration of Emmet’s centenary. The au- thorities are taking precautions to guard against 2 breach of the peace. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. HUMBERSTONE, WELLAND CANAL, March 2.— The laborers on the Welland Canal here struck for an increase in pay to-day. They formed u processivn and, headed by afife and drum, marched up to Port Colborne, where they were joiued by about 150 from that place, making the Drocession 300 stronz. No disturbance so far. Ferguson & Co., and N. K. Councily, contract- ors, acceded to the request of the men and raised their pay, Hunter & Murray, contract- ors at the same place, still hold out. At Allenburgh to-day the contractors offered xsx}uu $1.10 per day, but they refuse less than A dispatch from Port Colborne savs the strike is general along the canal in that vicmity. The men and coutractors are both holding out. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. OTTAWa, March 2.-—Mr. Peter O’Leary, Gov- ernment Emigration Agzent to Ireland, was ex- amioed before a Committee of the Housé, and gave some interesting informatiou on the sub- Jeet of meat-exportation. He sajd bhe had given the meat question much attention, and collected all the injormation he could on the matter. At present the dead-meat trade was in the hands of Americans, both New York avd Philadelphia ocean-lines being fitted up expre Iy for its carriage. While in Omaha, from his inquiries he found that, uext summer, Western cattle-zrowers intended to extend their opera- tious for the travsit of dead meat. On the Western Plains there were thousauds of cattle, most of which were sold in Chicago. Most of the dead neat sent to England was excellenf, but some of it was very inferior, and parties who had_an object in doing so never lost an opportunity of giving it a2 bad pame. Quebcc was the best port in America 0 send live cattle from, as by this route therc were two days of fresh-water sailinz, and in that time the cattle ot accustomed tothe ship, and did not suffer so much from sea-sickness. 1In England there was, comparatively speaking, an unlimited market. Now that the Grand Trunk was about to run a direct lincto Chicazo, much of the cattle and dead-meat_trade would come through Canada, as the St. Lawrence was the natural outlet for the Great West. Before he left London, o company was started, called the American Meat & Cold-Cellar Company'; they bad immense cellars nnd warehouses. Last year, 7,500 head of cattle were sent from Canadian’ ports, 6,500 sheep, and 800 horses. Last year, 83,000 horses were imported into England, prigcipally from Helzium, Ireland, and Wales. Canadian horses were to0o light for draught borses, but were ad- mirably adapted for the army and carriages. Eggs were in great demand, though itwasa question whether they could be kept fresh; but the dead-meat business was sure to return large profits, He thought the canning ot meat might be very much fmproved, and the product brought within the reach of the millions of workingmen in England, The Dominion Artillery Assoclation have de- cided to send ateam to England next year, Lo compete for Lrizes offered for that branch of the service. Itis proposed to select the men for this purpose from those who “have attended the Military Colleges of the Dominion. Inthe House of Commons, Mr. Bunster’s motion, to have the session of Parliament ouly once fn two years instead of annually, and to appropriate “the saving effected—3S550,000—to boilding ‘the Pacific Railway, was laughed out of the House. The houorable gentleman rose azain and aggin to claim 2 division; but, as no one rose with him, and as five members arc needed to demund the yeas and nays, he had at last to succumb to the Speaker’s flat. - Special Dispatch to The Tridune. MoxNTREAL, March 2,—In 1875 the City Coun- cil passed a by-law which provided that a tax of 734 per cent could be levied on the assessed anpusl value of the real estate possessed by any street-rallway company; and that o special tax of $12,000 per annum could also be levied. The City Passenzer Railway took suit to see if the city had vowerto levy such taxes. Judge Dorion has Gecided that the g{-law was wholly illezal, and that the city exceeded its power in trying to levy such taxes. Orrawa, Mareh 2.—The petition of Sir Huzn Allan, the Gavin Loug, and others, asking for the incorporation of the Church of Scot- land in Canada, was thrown out by the Com- mittee on Standing Orders, on account of in- sufliclent notice. QuEebec, March 2. Girard’s lumber-mill at St. Lobier burned to-day. Loss beavy. : —— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 2.—The suit of Gen. ‘W. Custis Les agaiust F. Kauffmanand others for the recovery of the Arlington estate, bousht in under the direct tax sale by the Government, was begun in the United States District Court Lefore Judgze Hughes to-day. PorrsviLLe, Pa., March 2,—Sol Foster, Jr., editor of the Evening Chronicle, was cowhided this afternoon by T.'B. Fielder, local editor of the Hiners' Journal. RicuvoND, Va.. March 2.—The Rev. J. H. Eccleston, of Newar] J.; who declined the Bishopric of West Virginia, has been chosen pastor of the Monumental Episcopal Church. . New York, March 8.—A grandson of Com- modore Vanderbilt is authority for saying that William 1L Vanderbilt will settle the suit be- tween himself ana his brother Cornelius by pay- ing the latter $1,000,000. Ricunosp, Maren 2.—The General Assembly has re-ciected the following State officers: Treasurer, R. M. 'I. Hunter; Secona Auditor, Gen. Asa Rogers; Railroad Commissioner, Col. omas II. Carter. George L. Christian was elected Judge of the Hustings Court, Rich- mond. Judee Christian has been a clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals several years. Special Dispaich to The Tridune. DeTROIT, Mich. March 2.—The requisite sum, $I12,000, to brinz the State Fair here, was pledzed to-day, and the fair will be held ia De- troit. It is proposed to make this the nucleus of a permancot annual exposition. FaLL River, Maren 2.—The Board of Manu- facturers to-night voted unanimously to ston gne :inus two weeks in March and two weeks in pril. ———— TELEPHONE LINE. special Dispatch to The Tribune. Craaxrarox, I, March 2.—A telephone line has been completed between this city and Urbana by Col. Georee Scroggs, proprietor of the Champaign Gazette, and Andrew Lewis, owner of the Urbana Heruld, and it is now in successful operation. The telepbones used are Gray’s, and sound is trausmitted very distinctly, Conversation may be kept up between individ- uals at each end of the line with as much facil- ity as though sitting in the same room. The proprictors have given every oue desirous of doing so an opportunity for trying the lize, and several hundred have availed themselves of the orivilege. " The line will'be a great accommoda- tion to business men, especially during court sesslons. ——— HARVARD VS, YALE. NEw Loxpos, March 2.—Capts. Bancroft and Harvurd, representing the Harvard and Yale University crews, this afternoon saited over the course for the ruce on the 23th of June. Prof. A. M. Wheeler, of Yale, was chosen referce. The rules zoverning the race will be the same as those of former races. MARRIAGES, —GUMAER—At the residence of the 1 by the Rev. S, H. Weller, J iec: City, and Yiisd Luura ECKMAN brice's parents, Feb. N. “Eckman, of P: Gumacr. of Lincoln, K AR—LAWLESS—Feb. 27, by the Rev. Father Conway, Mr. Robert Kinnear and 313 Nellle Lawless. e DEATILS, RICE—March 2. Miss Mary A. Eice, azed 60 years. BRADFORD—At the residence of his father, of con- sumption, Abert M. Bradford, son of J. B. Bradford, aged 20 years 9 monghs and 16 days, T2~ Layton, Sldney, and Midaletown (U.) papers please copy. COLBY—Fcb. 27, Eddle W., youngest childof F. A. and M. V. Colby. aked 1 monih and & dags. g7~ Cansord (N. H.) and Bloumington (IIL) papers please Copy. BARNUM—Louiss E.. beloved daughter of Charles 1, and Annle Barnum, aged 23 years, Funeral from the Fesidence of her father, No. 722 Carroll-av., to-day. at 1 0cluck. Friends of the rainily uyite . £~ San Franctsco papcrs please coby. S FATZPATRICK—Suddenly, John Fitzpatrick, aged 5 years. ‘uneral notlce hereatter. BASQUILL—Saturday, March 2. at 161 Division-st., Aun, beloved wire of Witilam Dasaufll, aged 62 years, ‘Funeral Monday, March 4, by cars to Cafvary. £~ Californta and Conucciicut papers please copy. ANDERSON—In Chtcago. March 1, Jennle M, wite of Willfaw J. ormerly of ‘Bustoo. Funeral from rih Carpente: to-day, at 3p.n. Friends are lnvited witnout further notice. £ 05100 PApErs Please copy. COOK~Feb. 27, at Maplewood. Cook County, IIL., at the residence of lils dauxhter, Mr. J. J. Chasé, Jsmes Cook, aged B years. Kemalns removed to Cooperstown (Pa.) for inter- men! v REILLY—On the morning of March 2, Fanny C.. wife of Michiael Rellls, Jr.. in the 2uth year of her age. emulns to be ‘raken to Buifalo (N. Y.) on Monday evening via Loke Shore & Michigun Southér Rallromi. T2 sutfalo, Louisville, and’ New Orleans papers please copy. arch 2. at nis restdence, %0 Thir- 3 McNamara, aged 54 years, lce of Tuncra: hereatter. ] DUVIGNEAUD—On the 24 fnst.. Alfred Duvigneaud, formerly of Waukesha, Wis. o Fancral from his Iaté residence, 196 West Lake-st.. a0 102, m., 3{00aay, 10 St 1atrick's Church, thebee by carriages to Calvary Cemetery. O'CONNOR—March 2. at 48 Sholto-st.. of chronle ronchitis, SMichacl O'Connor, uged 68 yets: Friends of the faully fre laviicd tv attend the funeral by éars to Calvary. \“'{)](;DRU:‘-&‘—BXIIS‘E)I 1. at fl!}s relsidencc of x}!(. Sam- uel SLlrek, U4 Indiana-; aul Samuel, Infant of Jawes . and Alice 1. Woodrulr. Y e Safe In the orimns of Jesus, Safc on s centle breast, There by his fove -ershaded, Swectly his soul sanll rest. Political. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE SEC- ond Ward Liepublican Club wiil'be held at Benett cal Collcge, No. 513 State-st., Moausy evenfug, ot FPHE, REPUBLICAN CLUB OF THE ELEVENTH Ward will meet for reorzanization ond arranging campalyn Monday eveninz, at Martine s wear Madison. Al members aod He- fie ward are Invited to attend. Miscelluncous. THENEUM DAY CLASSES IN DRAWING, £ painting, elocutlon, French, and Gernisn meet Saturday. Mght classes every eveningfn the week. The spring term Wil begin I the uew Athenwam about April 1. ‘Iickets to the new gymnastum now on sale wih privilege uf the old one dufing March. Mem- bers of the Athenzum haviug books DEIODEING to the Fequested 10 FLturd iem a3 soon as posible. rable to Lave all the bouks in before movlng. KA LARGE SOCIAL SESSIUN OF THE Tks ™ wiil be given at 190'clock this eventn: at I Joseph Mickin in the clalr, vice Simon who 13 unable to attend. Owing 1o the large numuer of artlsts und performers that will be present, ouly one encore wiil be peraiitied. [ME. MARIE 1i. DE ) ‘eiving an futer- known transi esting course of French reddings’ at 902 Prairie-ay. The iast reading of the course will be Tuesday next at 3. m. _Admission to this reading. 23 cenis. OF. RODNEY WELSH WILL DELIVER A Tecture before the dime course at the Thd Urd- rer Monroc and Ladin-sts., this evea- Michael Faraday.” TPUE CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE CHICAGO Rindergarten Trafoiug_ school wiil occur at the Tecture room _of Mechodist Church Bl curner of Washington and Clark streets, Taesday, March 5, at 3 A new class will be furmed on Wednesday, 3 m,, at No. 7 Hershey Hall Bufld; ME ANSUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF Councilors “of the 1ospltul for Womcn and CEfl- dren will be held at the Hospltal, corner of Adams and Paulina-sts., Tuesday at 1:30 p. . The public are in- Yited at 3: m. FMIE “COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE Chilcago M edical Colleize wlii occur Tuesday. at 2:30 P. ., AL Plymouth Churca, Michizan-av. fPHE WEST SIDE RED-RIBDON REFORM CLUD will hold 8 mass-mecting this afternoon at 3:30 for the ¥pring Hall, Ada-s publicans of . THEs WELL- f MIYSTERIOUS TRANSEORMATION ' THE SECRET OUT AT LAST! Wonderful Discovery of a Lost Art. ) A WOMAN'S SUBSTITUTE FR GOLD AND SILVER AS A STANDARD, A Currency Satisfactory to All, and a Dime of Our Daddies Turned Into $2.50 in Gold, The Stiffoess Taken Out of Prices, and Put Into Snow-White Linen, The Chicago Starch Works Make Ten Cents the Current Price of 8 Pound of Snow-Whito Gloss Starch. ——— A NECESSITY TO POLISHED PEOPLE, The Process so Simple Child Can Undefi R sStand Xt. A PREMIUM 'TO THE CONSUMER, 01 $6 1 ey iy o Everybody In general, and the Tadles f will be pleased to learn that the Chlcago sul;:;u:v'f:, bave arrived at a practical solutfon of thls long-mooted complex problem by making the dime of our dadiies the current price for pound of (the beautifal) Chleazn suow-white gloss starch, that Is warranzed the besttn the world. aad to polish allie for siiverites and goig. ttes. without any help from the Injurlous nosrurry called Starchene, Zoline, Polish, Enamel, &c. While thus placing a standard arifcle within the reacn of all, they alo Issue with cvery tweary-are boxes a prize certificate. and every one purchusing ong of the prem{um packagzes will Le presented with $2.5) tn gold!_Ask Yoar Gracer far it BABB;TT'S PREPARATIONS 8. . BABBIIT'S Original and Standard Manufsctares, OFFICE AND FACTORY: Fos. 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 83 Washington-st, 7.V, BABBITT’S BEST SOAP, The most pleasant and eflectise Soap for the Tause ry or for Family Wasbing purposes ever of A frial package scnt free on receipt of 20 centa. BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP. ade trom the purest vecetable clils.mwn\x:lr:!e'drfir‘ she r and the Bath. For usc in'the Nurss 23 10 equal, Sample. bOX. coDtalning thres caten 1ent free on recelpt of 75 cents. ABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, From this Powder & beautiful and servicesble white #nft Soap, of any desired strength, can be made tn ten minutes withont the use of grease or potask. Trial package sent free on receidt of 25 cents. BABBITT'S YEAST POWDER. Absolutely pure. Bread. cakes, puddinz, etc., made in'n short space of time. keep longer, and’ are more di- gestible thaa when made of commion and chesp Imits tlons. A trial package sent free on recelpt of 75 ceath BABBITT'S SALERATUS, A atandardarticle. Asample package sent free @ recelpt of.25 cents. BABBITT'S . CREAM TARTAR. ted free from all imparitiea. The housewifs o oo upon e TFial ‘padEage seat free on recelptof 75cents. BABBITT'S POTASH. A pure cozcentrated alksll, doublo the strength of com:x:l.:an potash. Sample sent free on Teceipt of 23 cen THE PROPRIETOR will give an ounce of zold for every ounce of impurities found In any of these preparatio Sale D all_Daalove MEDBICALs 22 e BURSURRRIEREEY . DEEE University Medicines ARE RELTABLE REMEDIES, Of a high Scientific Character, de- signed for the cure of all diseases; Frapflred strictly aceording to the aws of Medical Chemistry. Thou- sands of Physicians and Patients are using them with unparalleled suc- coss. Office and Prmcxg‘al Dapot, No. 8 University Place, New York City. Van Schaack, Stevenson & Co., Wholesale and Retail Drug- gists, General Agents, 92 & 94 Lake- st., Chicago. EAIR GOODS. e e e e o RESTORED, to 14 LH [1 naitalcolor by skeam. - o dre of any fllul |.|vl<:1.Ll hlllcl::‘l] ::l"dn)h‘ of an] nd or culor treat fadtion GUSKANTEED. PROF. J. GRAY, ‘alr Dealer, 74 3 SARATOGA WAVE. Ladic. dont min” your pfog (¢ In fact, tclfllx‘}‘b"'wznr‘ z the Patent und only at 'S, 210 Wabasb-a! Halr goods of il kinds sent Whalesaic and Ketar ‘g‘;f‘ Goods {:mhc. Sale agent for the Wigs Biade to onder and waraa E. BURNHAN. 293 W. Madison St., CHICAGO: PALYER HOUSE_MAIR STOBE The best place fn_Chlcago for Ba‘l; Goods, wholesale or ref lmnr;\;r ot Wi free” MRS HATHE M. HULL PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR COUNTY SUPPLIES. The Board of Commissioners of Cook Couaty’ il recelve pruposals until 12 noon of Monday, Marcl lfl' 1874, for the furnishing of ull the Printlow. Statlonery. and Binding. Dry Goods, Clothing, Hsts and et diug, Loots and Shoer, Drum and Slediclaes, ‘Hegrasy Liquors, Groceries. Bread. Milk, Butter, fce, 503 Grahaim Floar, Oat and Cofn eal, Cord, O Hay. Straw, and_Cow Feed: ail kinds of ofls. tin 83 hardware réquired for use {n the various County I2fth tutions during the year endipg Dec. 31, 197, L5 FIgUt to refect upy of all bids 1s Teserved. 'For DULL schiedeles, aud alf of he\ lni\],\'mlfl?%ol;t’l:tlve BB B e KL DR RE: County Clerk: MHS. o'clock at the Green Street ‘Tabernacle, censst., betwe divon and Mt D e s FPHE BEY. J. 0. N WILL DELIVER HIS twentieth Bible-reading In Farweil Hall to-aay at 41305. m. Subject: be Law ", kxodus xx.-xxxl. ;l'hl: 11ss Meinorial Chotr will have charge of the sing- T WILL BE A G MASS-MEETING OF the Natlooal party at the Tabernacie Wednesday gveninz.” Let the worklngmen and business people afl N STOCHHOLDERS MELTING, NOTICH. OFFicE OF THE BALTINIOEE & On10 & CHICAGO g asisob COMPANY. Cittcaso. (L., March 1. 1878, The Stockholders of the Laltimdre & Ohlo & Chicago Raliroad are hereby Butified that the aunual meenni for the clection 07 Lirectors and any other busineas will be held at the Utlice of thé Cumpany, No. 63 Soath s, Chicao, onthe dul day of el 1678, ot 3 Geiock p.n. - QUINEY. E. C. WINSTANLEY, & S Secretary. FIE WOMAN'S HOSPITAL. Tie Woman’s Hospital of fhe State of Iilinois, 273 THIRTIETH-ST., Chicago, Between Wabash and Michizan-ava. i The Woman's Free Dispensary connected witb 13 fnatitution I upen every Wednesday and Saturds 1110 1 o'clock for the kratulious treatment of Disk of Womea. — = ——— CEIROPODIST. CORNS. DR. RENISON, Chiropodist. has the pleasant rooia 1 Chicag for IAdTes and et at 107, Clar<" 04 106 Washinirton-st., Firee M. . Church Block