Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1878, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO * THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, A cae of amall.pox at No. 1021 Batterfield ptrect was reported o the Health Depattment yes- terday, Alout 100 of the Toston delegates to the Dutter and Egg Conventlon nre reglstercd at the Palmer Honse. A traln of empty viatform-cara on the North. weetern Road, near the Wells Street Depoty got badly mized yenterday morning by the coaplings Ureaking whilo they were belng switched. Four cars were broken up badly, The rezular monthly meeting of the Board of Managars of the Old Peoplo'a 1foma was held at the Tlome, carner of Indiana avenus and Thirty-nitth strect, yesterday afternoon. The solicitor raport- cd carh and other donatlons. Tho temperatnre yesterday, obgorved by Manaeee, opticisn, 83 Madison street (Tninune Tintlding), was, ot 8 a. m., 47 deg. ; 108, m., 513 32 m., 66; 3. m.. 56; 8. p. m., 63, Darometer nt8a. m., 20.80; 8 p, m., 20.80, Coroner Dletzsch yesterday held an inquest npon lidward Sinnot, uf 903 Ashland avenne, who died of Injnrics recelved by falling off an engine an Lhe Burlington Road, The jury exonernted the road, the hoy having boarded the locomotive of his own free will Lieat, Callahan, of the West Twelfth Street Sta- tion, is confined to his home by a relapeo of revere cald that settled In the body, bringing with l" theumatism and similac complaints. = ¢ £al 2Maloney, lock-up keeper, 13 serfously {1l with & romewhat similar malady. A 10-year-olil Pollah gitl, residing at No. 340 North Carpenier atreet, yeaterday morning crept under tlic Barrington accommondation train on tha Northwestern ltoad at #:15 o'¢lock, and when the teain started up her fght lez was crashed above the ankle, Dr, Isham ampntated the limb. T'he monthly meeting of the Doard of Directora of the Home for the Friendless was held yester- day, with Col. ilammond in the chair, 'There are at pre<ent 1ikid inmates tn the institutton. There ir n bulance of 5 to tho credit of the Ifjome, o batance of 837 to the credit of the Burr Misslon, nad $3443 1o the Homo School acconnt, AnluWednesday, yorterday, wshared in tho forty inye of Lent, wheh goon Enléconalians and Catho Jiex are supposed to lay asido the minusements of the ‘world for prayer and fasting, | Catholicn, capecially, will abstain from meat atel, and the harvest of the fish-pedder will be_proportlonately fncrenrcd. In the Eniscopal antd Catnolic churches seclal aéreicen will bo held daily, Dr. Revnolds held 8 mass-meeting fn the Michi. gan Avenue Methodist Church, between Thirty- second and Totriy-thled sircets, last eventng, “There were about 100 beople present, over half of whom eigned the pledgo aud took upun themselven the oblizations of the red ribbon. Addrenses wers made by Dr. Reynolds, Joun Il Wood, James Swallow, Dr. Wood, James Wood, and W. 8. Barnes, The Rev, Dr. Williams, pastor of the clinrch, offered mrayer at ihe opening. Dr. Reye nolds annonnced that o geund moen temperanco wneetinz would be held in the Tabernaclo Tueaday cvenini, at which time Miss Frances E. Willard would ngdress tho assembly, The vesccl-uwners engazed In the Iumber trade are wmoving for & new desl,—a remedy far the Jpresent high cost of londing and nnloading cargoes. '‘hey propose to undertuke, sud, i practicabi aaupt, 8 plan of employing vessel crewa to lond nnd discharye cargoes, thus reducing the cost, In- ereaning the demand for vessels, ang’ at the same fime the freight rate, and heiping tha saltors to betternay. A call lias Leen fssued foramecting of vesncl-owners to consider this matter. It s signed by ninctecn firma in the lumber business, tncluding J. V. Taylor, J. 8. Dunhimin, Mears, Liutes & Co., David Dall, and fifteen others, ‘Ihe first meeting to conalder the matter will benield Wednesday ot 2 p. m, at No, 208 South water strect. The regalar annval meeting of the Amatenr Bare-Dall Assoclation of Cnicago was held at No. 170 State strect Jast ovening, 1. A. Fleming in the chalr. There were present the following clubs: Acme, J, (iross; Mutoal, C. E. Fllkine; Frank- I, 1 Jd. Qulnnj Norton; Liberty, 1. A, Fleminz: Un ity, Keane, Apphicationa were received from the Oakland and Tnique Clubs and referred. On motion of Mr. Woodlock, 4 committee of three on revision of the Constitution and playing rules was nppointed. It canslsted of Mcesars, laaley, Norton, and Keane, The cleciion *of ufiicers was postooned for two wreks, ‘The Secrotary o lettor fromn A, G £paiding & Bro. offering as prizes a rosewood bat fur tho hest cluo ond”a dozen bats for the next beat club, The Spalding L }(ue ball was adopted for all championship gam tho Associntion. An udjourntient was tlien had for two weeks. A mceting of the Uoard of Dircctors was ot once called, and actlon taken on the applications sub- mitted. Tho Doard voted to recommend the ad- mixsion of the Unkland and Unlaue Clube, and then adjourned. FOUSE, IERSIINERG & CO. ‘The employes of the nearly-defunct mercantile n’m‘m{: of Fouse, llersnberg & Co., whose New York heaus rest in Lunlow Street Jail, commenced sult yesterday to abmn Judimenta to satisfy tho claims which they have for work performed. ~The workings of the firm nbuve-named have, itisal- leged, been 2o ‘*unfortunate'’ of late in this city that the unpaid ewployes, fearinz that tho pittance which they expecied to realize from thelr clatmn might bo “forever denied them, have scized ou the oflice furniture and tangible prap- erty of the concern, The suit {ulnn.hy wng based upon the ailegation that the plaintisf, Newton . Taylor, uno of the employee, fearcd that frand ‘was about to be perpetrated In the transfor of the aforcsald property, and, therefore, the blaintir rought nn attachment. When tho care was called lefore dustice Meuch and the defendant requested nchange of venue, the Court remarked that no afidayit n Le filed, because ** ne knew that he vo tho scoundrels an impartial triu), I Van Wyck, Evan H. K, MeDonald, and Danied the nileged ownerd of the Chleago branc the house, and the Fonse, erahberg & Co.'s Mereantile Ago change of venue to Justice Haincs, the vt was a judgment In fovor of Newton If, ‘'aylar, onc of the employes, for tho ‘amount of his clajm, leva SY, thy aumount clalmed for work in the week in whica ho quit work without orders #0to do, 'Thiere ors four other sujts punding, and they will be 1aken up hereaficr, Tacss employes it 10 be avla 10 prove tiat & peraon connected I the arency baratned wilh one of the cle appan, McKillop Co.'s ngency to receive ports which thut clerk should rake from his em- vloyers, and allego that 200 such repurts werw ot one Lmao taken and copled into the books of the Funse, Hershberg & Co, sgency. CITY FINANCES, The_total amuunt of the Apgrnprll!lonblllll ShU2T,T64.28; but only $1,977,7 in Lo by ratsed by taxation, $250,000 belng the estimbted ipte from milscellancous sources, Of the 47,704, however, 1t 18 expocted that not over 00,000 will bu collected, so, In order to avold being in debt ot the end of the year, the Mayor will not unlfl have to shave the walgrics of employes, but to get rid of the ruperituous ones. He has not yet indicated what hie will do, but he anys he dues ot Intend to spund more than b2 per cent of the approptistion, or 4, 421, 500 ~perhaps loss, Thle s n““‘"i m onderto sccure tne payinent of wareants, whicn it seeu Mkely will bo’ | N can ook only” tu the taxes of 1878, waich will not begin to come tn until January, 1870, ‘e pros- pect for cwployea fes glovmy one, as huse who are retalned will bo oblized io sell thelr warrante for 10 or 16 percent off anyhow, and if thor salarica are reduced un much us it 16 rumored wiil bu done, their puy will be eveu lower than that of clerks In mercantile houses, But, really, no one cun tell what the city ofticers futend dofne, e Mayor has Bve days in which to ook uver tha bil), und then the Council aluo ke to puns au ordingnce making the tax-levy, 5o it will Lo two weeks ut least beforo anything defintte wills be learued os (0 how the City Governmont s to be vun duriug tho preseut yesr. e JoTEL AulvALS. Almer House~ rankii Btuples, Wi * It Aot SeTknap, (e Hon: bten 1o e ud ihe Hon auberiain, Hostony #, 3. . L4 4L, Manshisd BiveiGw wod ostant A: M. luelit, M Joht Warren, B 1t lireoks, Knuxviliey Misng T, B ol Pll. "l’lelhlln. Bau uid” Peigie—Elie lirichol U Ge ‘I'nerefore, fon. Aliasuder Mitchiell, 311 day. | Stuareals p un hnuse—The | vt Satters Tk g ' Val L5 Wieehen, & Tou, Hioukiyhs Luther 1la. Gicurge nanford, Crow ey, Busto,. Yiate, New York; th Tror G, . Cromwe New \or i o, Biich, Washlugions 4 G. Builth, Washingion 91T, Kiton, Graea Hays 9k Brundun, Vermont I{ ¥, 1. Bylagtou, Bultalo, GREENLEAF, NORRIS & CO. TUE FINANCIAL THOUBLXS OF TUR FIkM. ‘The {nsulvency of Groenleaf, Norris & Co., atock-Lrokers of New York, caused by the death of boih the responsible members of the Brn within Lhe past three weeks, has broughy wevers! of Chi- cago'e beaviest capitalista to temporary grief, they Laving tovested considerably with the 6rm thiough dts szeut in this city, Mr, . 0. Salwnstall, who hid an olice at No, 128 LaSalle stseet. Agaiust e latter notbing can bo satd, ks baving the repu- tatlou of 8 aquere busminess wan, snd the pro. uouuced confidence of all part Live transacted Lusiness throuyh lis azency. firw of Gircenleal, Norna & Co, Las bereto- foce becn rexarded ae ung of the must subsisutial o ite kiud iy Now York, sud fur over twenty years hiss cnjoyed the unlimited confidence sud pairon. u2e¢ ol usinees 1en East and West, and when Eiluunstall catwe to this city bo brought Jetters of 1ccommendation from responsible parties which Weic ds sliund us such docuients are usually made —ovue scwent proclalming thot Greenleal, Nuriu & Co. were a8 strong in thefr business as A, T, Stewurt & Co. were o ibeits, which wis certaioly asying 8 great des) for tue etock brukers. Thus haviog tbs confdence of the Chicago capiislisis, the jutler have douen great deal bf busincws UFOUSh the Bfu, ond, at the Gwo of the death eud wasvlveacy, Chlcago was represented on the labilities of the firm for thon. sands of dollars. MR SALTONSTALL. the agent, In now In New York watching the prueress of the winding up of the nffairs, aod com- manicating with the creditora in thta city, Nelah Chamberlatn, of Claveland, (., has been l)!]\fllfl(cl‘ Recelyer, and he atated that nothing could be done until an Inventory had been taken of all the nasota of the Airm, which It wa« thouzht wonld have been completed iast night, ro that the terms of scttlement might be annonnced to-day. It has been rumored that the total Hability wonld amount to abont §150,000, and_that the assets would nrobabiy bo good for from 70 to B0 ner cent of the Indebted. niess, though this 1s announced ae being omy o Tumor, and_moat of the creditora in Cicago pro. fese to know very little abont how matters stand, One gentiemen, Wwio has $7,.000 or 84,000 on his hooks againet tne defanct firm, Informed the ree norter yenterdny that he would he willing to take 50 per cont of his clalm, and give a receipt in full, He thonght he should go to New York toe dnv for the pirrpose of reeing how affairs stood for himself. 1l furthermore stated that he swas in lmorance of the n4sets business transacted by or the lisbilities. It Greenleaf, Norris & Co. transacled a business of & milllon & year, then the lablilties of & would give the ereditors about 75 per cent: ‘but It the husinces amounted to only about half = miilion, then 50 cents would be about all that counld be expected, ‘The same genileman hinted at the posaibility that matters had been gning slightiy crooked for tome time hack, He understood that Norris had raised a morteageof 30,000 on his house, which was perhaps done with money belonging to_Western men, Alro, that theeo had been sent to New York lstely enough money on Northwestern preferred stocks Lo hring theni np 10 70, but it had been tc- marked that no such change in the quotations of theso stocke had actually taken place. Again, In this connection, ~ immediately numon the nsolvency of the firm becoming public, these stocks hai taken a jump noward. ~ This luoked a4 though the brokors had been using the money and drawing interest and commiasions upon it without investing it in the stocks atall. Dut this wasalla surmise, and nothing more It wax stated in_a yencrsl wu‘{ in other quarters that Greenleaf, Norris & Co. had been heavy losers of late, ond had invested quite largely in falling ntocks, such aw New Jerscy Southern, New York American District Telegraph, 8, Joe, ete, 1ad the membera of the firm sutvivea, 1t was thonght they would have come out all right In time. One man volunteered the nssertion that, should the members of three-quarters of the rtock-brokerago firms of New York dio lo-tlay, their affaies wouid he fonnd In even a worsc stafe than those of Green- leaf, Norrls & Co. TIIE BANKS, STATE OF AFFAIRS TESTERDAY. Judge Otla and his force of clerka enceceded in paying 175 moro State Ravings depositors vester- day their portion in the 10 per cent dividend lately declared, TReceiver dackeos, of the Third Nation- al, obtained the remafning checks to pay the 43 per cent dividend to the depoeliors who were late in proving up their claims, and reccived Informa- tion from the Compiroller that the chiecks to pay the mecond dividend, of 10 por cent, would be herc before the week v out,—provably to-day or tosmorrow, 'The depositors in the Third have so far fared better than those in any otlier broken ine stitution, and the Kecelver 1s in hopes ol being able to pay all claits t full, provided the remaine ing debtors 1o the bank vay up as well n41ho<o who nave nlteady chipped in, and provided, nlso, that L {o eiven suitfcfent time. Should this bo thefinal outcome of the settiln: the stockhoiders will have cause to rejoice with exceeding ereat joy. Te- celver Ward yoesterday pala o the 840 of tuxes on the Fltch property, “corner of “Uhirty-lret strect and Cottage Grove avenue, and the title I now in the lieehive, ‘The property bas Leen apprajeed st 816,000, and {4, therefore, worth redeeming und nnralng until It can bo wold to advantsye, Heceiver tlover, of the Central Nailonal, Instill payingout that fiest aividend to sach of the de- usitors as were slow in vrovine up their clalmq, Yln thinks the assets will pan out 45 or 40 cents on tue dol ‘That will lesve about $:00,000 still dne to depontors, and the stockuolders will be in- vited to pay up_the full amount of thelr stock, ‘There 1s _about 854,000 of that s(uf in the bank vauits, Rndicott waa the mau who held It, and His continiied ubsenc xivew little ope that ho will cver be good for all of 1t o oven & prs of it From the stockhuldera who nre ood, the Recelver bos lioves ho can colleet about $140,000, aud on this nnd the atnonnt of collections he expeeta to mase i hases hin hupes of beingable (o pay the depoaite ora all but asout the 360, 00U difference, There ls_no chanve in tho uiful f the Germon Savings, 17 the 820,000 of W Park bonde naw in Now York could be sold, the pruceeds, with what could poseibiy bo collectad here, the amount of cash on hund, whicl 18 not large, would Lo sufliclent to declaren 10 per cent dividend. Eastern capitallsts do not scem to be buving West Yark bonds in as lively a munner av tiey did some weeks ago, when Mark Kimball disposed of a Jot he had on hand, The ldes amang tno capitalists secms to be that becunse tho city 1s in s bad way finan fy the honds arc not what might be called first: recuritien, forgerting that between the value ty cortificatos and West Fark bunds there 13 no conncction whatever, 1In the case of the Third Natfonal Bank, the Re- celver, H, W, Juckson, filed a petitlon setting out thatamong the awsetd of the bank were twenty shares of stock In the Muskegon Natlonal Bank of Muskegon, e had recoived an offer of 31,180 for them, und he thonght it all they wera worth. therefore askod leave 1o sell for that amount, and duaze Blodgett granted the permiesion, ‘I'io Re- celver on his petition was allowed to go on and sell to the highest bidder the chaics, rofa, desks, ;nn‘;fu. and other furniturc and fixtures of the ank. The following 18 the monthly report for Febra- ary of Justus Killan, Itecelver of the Gorman- American Bank, which was flled yestorday Lefore Juuge Moore: RECEIPT Cash on hand at date of Jast reprt . 8 401 Itecelved from bank: 1,239 Discotnty,, ot Dyestment 470 aterest sud Total, his 80,043 ‘Tazes and coats of suita. {dvortising, vriatling, ¢ 2 Patd depositors in offse Puid bsuksto releass collaterals... Balance on hiand, TR EXECUTIVE COMMITTER of the Toechill Cemetory Ausociation and the Trustees for the lot.owners met yesterday aftor- noan at 3 o'clock in the ofice of Dr, Banky, In the Methodist Church Block. There wera present Dr. Bunks and Judge Van I Higgiogs, for ths cemetery, and Mesars, Henry F. Lewls and Or- rineton Lunt. The object of the mecting was to fix some way of acttliug the $23,000 due the lot- owaere, as o porinunent improvement fund, being 10 per cent of the @ross amount recoived for tho sule of lots, whicn la provided for in the charter, which glves 10 per cent of tho procecds of the sale of lots, until the amouut shall reach $100,000, the interest of which shatl Ly duvoted to the keoping of thu grounds, Judge Vun ., IHiggine proposed to turn over land enouch, now mortyaged, to tha Trusteus, froo of Inembrance, to cover the amount of taehted- news, OF course, it was to be understood that the holders of tho mortyuge were 10 reioaso tholr claim, giving the land as svcanty, 3r. Lowid wanted to knuw If thoy conld sell the lots, and alen askod as to the tuxation of the prop- erty. It was explainud that the Jote could b nv"d for comctery purposvs, 8% Lhey were within the cemulery millitize, Lut ihe Laxation matter was ot sottled. Mr. Lewls thought that the saloons shoald be re- maved from the vicinity of the canotory private road, There was & ruthor loug Informal discus- mun, 10 which Mewsra, Lunt, Lewls, aud Judge wins tuok part. ‘Iho matter of a road wos dise cussed by Mr, Lewiw. lle wanted the private rond Kept as a parkway, as on cutrance to tho cemetery. e wouid even be willlag to give them tho $23,000 fue the purpose of inaking the road- way, “Ho objected 1o As 's saloon. and the kecping uu of marble-yards along tae foad, and he sald hiw understood that Andersun wad enzugod nuw In butlding s lot of wheds alougslde the couie- tery gate to accommodate his custoiners. r. Lewis stated that last summer Anderson touk down s fonce und soine gates which had pro- tected the gruunds in part, and they bud nover been replaced, and thus left tho private road vx- poned to publle travel, Dr. Banka stated that the cemetery owned a road sevent ht feet wide, outside of the grounds inclosed, Hotb Dr, Hauks and Judge lliggios expressed a :l::n todo away with the ssloon near thu cemelery ule, 5o far as agreement to s settlement s cone cerned, there scemcd to be no divergence of an opinton, except &y Lo the munusr of uoing it. 1t {u proposed to give land for $24,5U5, which smuunt it eed 1v due tha lot-owne: Mr. L 8 wllhug to 1ake the Jand, provid. jsght put in & reasunably price, aud the t!fnvl Y wus an assured success, LY rowmoving thy saloon l:jwlnl stated that over §100.000 had cn expeuded Inimprovements upon the groun: There wua 8 disposition (o du cverything puss| blc to nake 8 falf settlement with the lot-owncre, Lecaure, as dudge iggina said, they wunted 1o muke Kosehill the Bacst cemetery fu tlie Weat, sud hu had 100 much in it persoually. Dr, Lanks'was alsv auxious tu wake o foal seitlement. ‘Yhe gentlumea proposed to g veyanco of ¥o wuch laud, oy a chlycm upon bereafier, with an eweal that nous of the iaud conveved rhould ve sold fur cenet purposes within flve years, except by a special a Tsugcment. Judye lligzins proposed to convey anly lald-out blockd, wo that they would get only clear land, wuich would e free from taxation. The land to ba conveyed will bo valued at 20 cents o foot, but 10 not to be wuld at Jess than 80 ceuts 8 fout for ‘burial purposcs. Alr. Lewis was in favor of simply taking & mort- 4o ou the laud fur live years. Judge Higeine was oppored to debta; he was 1 favor ot nuklnf 8 clear deal, ‘The propuaition was conditionslly n«orlul. he I'i“fl" u;lnu Mfluhlx u;}owu :lbn.m ol“ho road eading from the gravel road 10 tho cometery, The tweeting then adjouroed. i TIE COUNTY-BUILDING, Proposals for furnishing county supplies will be opened Monday. ‘The schedules fur drugs deliver- «d have boen smgpged o some fwportant particus Inrs, and those intending to bid should call and get the amended schedules. Annther Commiesioner 1a reported fo have Leen presented with §500 by a contractor, and to have indignantly refased the bribe. L. P. 1llifard, of the Iate Protection Lite-Insnr- ance Company, who was Indicted by the late Grand Jury, came forward yesterday and gave hall in the suni of 820,000. s bondsmen were Col, W. B. Snowhoui and Charles W, Weston, Lied In nt work trying to make np a satistactory report of his aifalea’as Connty Clerk, and will send the docoment o the Board fn s few days, Tho Connty Attorney 19 coaxing him, and hopes to be able 1o get from him all that he owes the county, The Committee on Jalt and Jail Acconnts yes- terday exannned the Shonft's bill for dicting ernuuefl the last quarter, but took no action. The tate's Attorney 1a to be swaited on nt an early day Wwith A view to seelny If rome arrangoment cannot De wade by which eelminala can iecn more spaedy teial, and the dieting bills be reduced, James Lynch, of the Town of Kvanston, {s under indtetment for sclhing llquor without license. A few 0aya ago the caro was called in the Criminal Court and dismisscd for want of prosecution, The indictment, however, wan relnstuted yesterday on the afidavitof a_Mr. Payne, and the pertiferous Lyach 13 to be called to trisl at un early day. Commlssloner Leazen and Assistant-Treasnrer Deyehad a spat yesterday, and both erew angry, Both were reticent as to the cause uof {he tronulo, but, from what could be leurned, the difficaity came of Lenzen's trying to play Treanurer inn small way. He ls a large man, and it §a enough Lo Irritate him for any one 10 dispute his stipremacy 1n oll matters pertaining to county affaire. All of the Commissioners whoso term explres this fali are candidates for re-clection, excent Col, Cleary. lle rays tic has had enouxh. The candie dates; named for Ayars' ?lnco s far are Pierce, Childe, Schultz, Gray, Klemm, snd Kedzie, and the indications are that he has a big fight on his hands, Muolloy will have an up-hill business too, and Conly and Tabor are put duwn as without any [ ow, The County Attorney was before the Committes on Pablic Butldings ond Public Service yesterday afterncon, and saomitted the resuit of his labors n Ilm)flnfi up the relatlon of tho city and county in the building of the Court-House, “The question fuvalved wos whether the county had authority ae conld compel the city to erect s dome. The attore ney was inclined 1o thluk that, under the contract between the city amd county, the connty eonld compel tne city to evect its porion uf the botlaing to correspond in exterlor dosizn with the county's portion, and that in the whole muddie the county had some advantagee, whicn conld be reaped, how. cver, only after extended litigation, lie gave no adyico in'the inatter, and no actlon was taken, DEFYING THE LAW. Some Catholic ministers coatinue to have no _ro- #pect for what 1s known as tho Vital Statistics De- rflr(ml‘nt of the County Clurk's afiice, and troubly s llable 10 ensue. Yesterday Fathers Medialien, Dowling, and Egan returncd somo cortilcates of marriage, nnd through their azent refused to ac- copt the books prepared for the kecpinz of such records, ‘I'he onject I4 not known, bat the law on the subject I8 very plain and specific, Luoking through the recorde, it was fonnd nfterwand thnt tney had refused to return some certlcates for January, and taat under the they wero sutject 10 pay fin of 8100, having falled to return them within thirty days, The County Clerk has been talking nbant instituting proceedinus ayainstall who {ail to mako the proper roturn in wuch cases, mud 1f he daea it the Treasury wiil buspeedily vorielied, for at least une-third of tho licenecs fasued aro never returned. CRIMINATL, Detectives Ryanand Osterman yesterday bronght In fonr of the alick young men about town, and booked them for vagrancy. They gave the names of Thomas Keld, George D. Scolt, Henty Martin, and J. S. Lumey, alias Tripp. Atan early hour yesterday morning Officer John Tooiey percetved two susplcious characters lonfing about the corner of Green and Jackson strects, ALbis sppruach thay ran away, sad bo pursued, tiring one shot at them, bat with no success. Fred Kosch, residing nt No, 21 Will street, #tates that walle returning hooie from the country eariy ‘Tucsdsy eveningg he waa held up and robbed on the corner of Weat Chicago avende and Rovey street, The thieve: aged 17 or 18 years, in currency. John Powley, a French mendicant who parades the strects with o performing bear, was arreat Eellenluy as o nuisance by Livuf, Vesoy, ‘The eur and his mnaster accepted the situatfon, and, after having been booked ut the Ilinman Street Statlon, cunsented to uccupy the samo czli for the nieht, Minor arrests: Phulip T. Yankoughnot, larceny 82 bafleo of furnitura from John C.” Parry; Johil Italph, maliciuns wischicf, upon complaint of dJotin C, Ender, of No. 17 Engenia street; E. M. Chetstopher, Iarceny of & mink muil from- Nelile Adtay of No, (25 Wast Madlson strect: Johin Wilson, Lurglaey of o pair of shoes from No. 218 Halated etreot. G, W, Clork s o young man from St. Louis, That statemont alono furnishes muflicient proof that he did not know any more than to ** borraw a watch that bolouged to dlismm Peabody, of No. 158 Washington wireot, and forgot to return the same, _Constublo Martinan arrested himat No, 121 Houth Bangamon street, and charged nim with lar- ceny as vallee, and Justico Pollsk hold bim in 8500 for trial March 13, A fow doys ago Josle McQueen, m **Diler’ avenuo demirep, got uwnf with a small aum of monsy from an innocent tUranger whom she had roped o Fearinga wqueal, sho and Ruby Hull linted 1tin the back yard. Lilzabeth Moyan ooked from the dizzy “height of a nelghboring Ennuwlnnuw. sad, when * ssller ™ avenuu slum. ered, Lizzio camo downand resurroctud tho trenss ure. Tho next day she got glorlously deunk, und Yesterday she was arrested for larceny, Mre. Skelly. a woman who llves with hor hns- band at No,'300 State streat, was before Justico D'Wolf ~yesterdsy upon complaint of Ollicor Mitchell, and charged with keoping a aleorderly house, Tho testimony showed that Mrs, Skelly had leasc of the upper tloor of the bullding, snit audlet rooms to females, Boma of these fomales Kot hee da tronvle, and she was therefore fined $1 and costs by the Jary, Tho caso is one for Which Officer Mitchell s now ** under ad®semont’ by the polico anthorlties, and his powtion on tha gullcu force deponds In "oma nieawtiro upon it, Mra, kelly having complalned of malicivun,persccution athis hands, By o recdntly feaued order in the Police Depart- ment, all perwous ureested on criminal churges aro booked at the statlons, but before goini into court 8 cumplaint and a blank warrant lmm:l upon such complunt must ba prepared, either by the siatlon-keeper or by the ofcer mak. ng tho nrrest. Thon befora proceeding to trinl the preskiing Judge signs hw name 1o the warrant, This course is takvn under adyice of lhuuu{ Law Department, which no doubt basiy its scflon upona recent deciuion on the polnt oy the New York Supreme Court, In all cauea of 8 crimiual natare, where the olicer makes Limuell the complalnant, such as vagraucy, 8 prop- ely aigned warrant must be procured neforo a valid arreat can he inade, (At an carly hour yesterday morning John Nowak and John Dvorak had n quarrel in o saloon kent by another Dobemlen named Nowak on Da- Kuven streel, near Desplaines street, Both men waro drunk, and it 1 nard to tell what the fight waa about, Dvorak rather hod tho oest uf it, untll his opponent drew a pucket-knife and cut Dvarak deenly In the left breast near the shoulder, The wounded man was taken to bis residence on the nurtheast corner of Jeferson and DeRuven streets, Ofticer Twohey quwcnm.l 1o ba in the vicinity, and &t unce arrosied Nownk, who wua making a speedy departul the uliysiciana do not think that Dyora! wounde will prove dangurouy, they would not say so ded- nitely, and Justico Scully thcrofors remanded the prisoner withiout bail 10 the Dtk fust. Justico Bummoerfleld yesterday held the follaw. scph U lement of $40 from J, of No. 20 Btata steeet, $:300 to the | Court; James Connors and George Reilley, Iarceny of threa bottiue of wine and a box of cigars from” Willlam _ Kelley, of Ne, 630 Clark atreet, $30 fluc each; Lucinda Perteet, Ruvy Bel), Tillle’ WAl sud Joslo McQueen,” wur- ring dswweels of Diler™ avenue, 8200 each to keep thoe peac lin el XM““L of gl.flfl from the ¢l of Dura Millar's sture, N 43 Btal et 830 fine; Jubn Lonsidine, a $30 fine; Adnls Wallace and Maggh s, drunk, $100 fue cach, Justice Scully dned Witllam Leeboldt $100 for habitual wile-beating; Juhn Curry, stricken o the docket. 2 lh:.flrln\l Jury hasindicted bim upon several couuts, ppearod to be young men nd they got for pluader $25 == SBUBURDBAN, EVANSTON, The Doard of Viliage Trustces met in the village offica Tuesday evening, with President lHuse In the chair and Messru. Kellogg, Kedale, Jonks, and Guge present, ‘The report of the Village Tressurer for Pebrusry showed: Heceipts, $18, 113,76, including a balanco of §14, 712, 40; disbursoments, §4.726.00, A conlract was entered {nto between the village and Mr. Jolin Ebbert whereby the latter ta to pere form, for $100 & month, the duties of Chief Engi- d Superintandent of the Water- Works, suhs any time within three wonthe Lo unce; wonlous dlicharge for Inctliclency, Afliuunum Tls funeral services of Ala). Edward 11, Mulford will be held at bis late reaidence st Uukton to-day The remains will be luturred ut Arelimioary mueting was hold st Sprl 1 mueting was hold a rloger Bchool, Wabash avenue, cornee of Fnlply-fl:r.-& street, Saturday, to arcange for the coming spring elcetion. Uwingto & wisundersianding 10 tbe thue of mectlug and stormy weatber, the atten ;:::n:r::“lfi:mc uunlli the uieeting was ad- Y after (0-motrow wven! al o'clock, attuo sawe placo. BT ———— Jecl atl . llu.elnll.v' . JARAQA Ne A Nowton County negto carrled threo 200- nound sacks of guauo s distauce of GO0 yards, e took 8 sack o each hand and took the third sack bLetween his teeth. The same negro cau bold any mule {u thu county by the biud lezs. ——————— When b L ad dry, take Sanford' JIIDM?O‘GI.NC‘? bot & 7s take ord's TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 157¥. THE SIOUX. Scouting After ' Sedentary Tau= rus"===The Soldiers' Cone versations. The Close Relation Borne to Chaos by an Overturned Baggage- Whagon, 1low Bine Overalls and Big Luggoge Dennde a Man of His Style. Lovely Characteristics of Our Good Allies, the Crows. Prickly Poars Enongh to Batisfy the Piok- ing Proolivities of Pater Piper. Gen, Miles’ Expedition at st Or- dered Back by Gen. Torry. FORT CUSTER. GECITING NEADY. Brecial Correspoydence of The Tribune. Four Custsn, Mont., Fell, 16.—Cetting ready for n scout is a good deal hike preparing o ship for action. Dagrage-wagous have to be over- hauled and packed, the mules and horses shod, pack-saddles repalred and scraped, amd any amonnt of rupe purchased to be used in cases of emergency. The soldiers et the, thickest and homelicst of fur caps, buMalo-skin over- coats, and huge mittens, as they know full well how keen the blasts are on the bigh porthern plalns. The lariats, bridles, suddles, blankets, girths, and a hundred other things have to he inspected and miended; and on every side thero fs evidence of cheerful nétlvity. Indeed, tho Sergeants and Corporals are as busy as bees In atar-bucket; nnd such a scraping together of old horse-cquipnients, nud guns, pistols, and cartridges, 1s seluom seen, except where troups are engaged in an active campalen. The horses, too, are carefully looked after, aud any that are thought unfit for tho trip are left behind. The lame, the halt, and the blind arc thus summar- 1y disposed of, much to the satisfaction of all concerned, In the meantime the cominissioned ofMers are not idle, but arc thinking about rendering thefr menas eliici:nt as possidle on short no- tice. The ratlous for the men and forage for the horses have to be Jooked after; and the con- ferences between the Company-Commanders aud the First-Sergeants are to tha lost degree DIMRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT. In fact, If old Sitting-Bull, with all his tawny braves, were on the other sido of tho Big Horn Tiver, there could not be more solemn and weighty conversations, “fluve you got the big bay horae ready to 0l querles the Captain, s Ygu. sir,—he's oll ready; but I'm afrald he won’t last through the trip; he never got over the big march lust full a vear ago.’ * \Vell, take him along any way, and, if Lo can't atand 1t, we can gsbandon him. How is Flunerty (" “ 11e’s rather poorly,” answers the First-Ser- Reant, **but wants Lo wo it be can.” ¢ What does the Doctor suy abuut him1" “The Doctor says he'll boull rigut it wedon't start before Saturday,' **Aro the pack-saddlesall in rood orderi® the Captain nsks. *Yes, they’ll do; tho company-saddier lns beou working on "et sineo night utoro last.” “How about horse-shoes " “We've vlenty of 'um‘ #ir, and they'ro all fitted to the horses' fect.” *How f3 that horae with the sore back " “He's well again, sir, and ')l do 0s good service as any horse In the company. I nover suly 6 borse plck up o8 fast us hio has sincs be brought in tho game.'! THE CONVENSATION DETWEEN THUR SOLDIRRS themsclves partakes sumowhat of the character of that carried on by the Captainand Firat-Ser- geant, but Is aitugether moro highly flavored, and contains onths crough to turn a'mill, 1M1 ba mighty glad to catch ould Sittln'- Bull,” says Private Murphy to his bunky, Pri- vute O'Dowd. A’ why would vou be glnd to catch Sittin'- Eullll Y::u might get mighty tired ot your argain,' "gl:; Lenught him, 1" send him to Barnum, an' tuen, bedad, hia'd have a mate for the Col- orado stone man,” **Hlow’s that{" sald O'Dowd. * Well, ho's harder than aaything ever I scen, an’ 1 think ho beats the stone man out und out. ‘Thoy thiuk of sendlnis for his nose to be used an a diamoud deill, It's pretty knobhy, but Il do well cnouth where they can't ot anything cise hard enough to scrateh the rocks.! LOALING A DAGUAGE-WAGON 0 08 to get the utmost possible amount on that slx mules can pull, is conaldercd—next after loadlug o pack-mule—tho highest of carthly accumplishinents; ond to sce oho of these wazons loaded with overy conceivablo thing ls o sight to be remembered,” 2 cannot like a thing ol Leauty, * o joy foreve: sct8 on ouzits running in uew_channcls, and we get new fdeas of space. The load le tiedw on with long ropes,—four or flve soldiers tugeing at the cud of tho rope for dear life, in oruer to mako everythine secure and safe. ‘Lo puxt most wonaeriul tulug, ofter n basgage- wagun luadgd, {5 8 buggage-wagon turned over orupset, When a wugon turus over, the mon generally gather round and sugvey the premises fur suma thug befure comencdog work upon it. The wheels hang hopelessly fu the air the waton-hows are broken, and the mules stand 1n an_attitude bespesking thy utmoust Innocence and unconsclousness. An inventory of the stull which is lylige spread over o large orea would make the fortune of an old-le’ dealer and several fumilies of rag-plekers. After waite fuet a suitable leagth of thue, the men cotme mencs working; und in a halt-hour or so the wagon s righted, repacked, aud slowly stagger- fug along the road, as sedute oud solid us u toper i search of a temperauce-society, ‘There 18 nothiue un earth so conservative as s baggage- waron, Iu ndvance ot tho wagons go TUE THOOPENS, clod in army-blue, I buckskin, ond fn cltizens' overalls, do nut wonder tuat & charmiy, lady-fricnd of inine, who has scen several European armfes, tuloks that our soldiera do not look as handsonie as the Emperor Willinm's dragoons. How can they! Tuey ure nbliged to curry sverythivg, and consider” themselves in kood luck §f thoy @et enough bullalo or elk meat, mixed with bacen, to satlsfy thelr hunger, But they are a reckless set, and take cverything in a happy fraane of mind, from o suuw-storm to o aucklug fu an fey river. Some of them aru oxcellent uuldes and scuuts, and all uf them kuow how to take care of themsclves uuder cvery possible coutingency. ‘Tuey have uot many courtorts willa scoutling, and trust to their able budies sud love of sdventure to carry theut throuen all kinds of vicissitudes. 'Vheir “horses Fequire u great desl of cure; und, it a soldier neglects his animal, e not ouly loses caste amuong his comrudes, but s likely to recetve o severe Jucturs from bls company oilicer. ‘Lhere 13, 04 @ generat tng, the utmost guod-feeling between thu oflicers und men,—each being ready tu do u kludly servive for the oluer whenever an opportuuity offers, TuM INDIAN ALLIES, among the Crows, are always ready to go on the wur-puth; aod thewr ponles ure zenerally in wood coudition for such un enterprise. The Kuudy blu of the red-men, aud thelr love of lnery of ull kinds, render them plcturesquy enouph when o sbort dwtancs off. They know a1l of the country hereatbouts, and are, 1o cunse. quence, wuch vajued 38 ruidea: they wre olso expert trailers, und can follow the truil of hos- tile ludiang with great accuracy. As may bo mierred, thess peuple ore ol the nost moral cluss of veze 1 the World, and some of tnar duings would biing & blusbh even tothelr cheeks, were they not so thoroughty bedaubed with ver- wilion pafut, They buve 8 shamuting sore ot o Kuit whiie on foot, and sppear to tho best ad- Vautayo when wounied, a3 tuey cling to thelr hurees’ backs as (€ glued un. From thelr earll- st fufancy they are tauglit to ride, and most of them, atter sullicient preliwiuary “tralvlug, be- cune expert horso-thleves, § belleve the curdi- oat vircues amony the red-inen dilfer samewuat 1rom our owy, aud way be named us enduranve, buosso-stealing, murder, sud fortitude, When out with a war-party, thev are cupablo of cu- during great extremes of hunger: but, when there {8 plenty, they sro the verivst gluttous in eslsteace. ‘They lova to Lathe, but still caunot bo said to be cieanly; and luve Lo auutre prop- erty of all kiuds, but cannot be consldered pra- dents HARD-TACK AXD DaCON are not the greatest clvitizers iu the world; wheu even thess most respectably urdicles of diet aro eatcn under ndverss uircumstances, tuey have & claim, ut Jeast, upon our atteotion. ‘The soluiers have a way of fryiog bard-bread fu bacon-grease, und then um.-temain well with brown sugdr; wuich fwyusite Jlb 4 kuown among the fnitiated as Lobscause. This appe- tizinz compound Is a great favorite with a1l onr fronticr-sohliers, nud the amount they can stow nway after n hard day's march Is as astounding ns it lsuml"{luz. Thelr eyea [alrly roll with pleasure while eatinz this delfeacy, which fs considered w0 good a8 o *malke thelr eyebalts falrly jinele,’ as | beard ono of them sofemnly declare, Hlack colTee §s another luxury; and [ havo often heard officers declare that they enuld do anything with men 8o long ns they were 1ven o full ollowance ot coffee. A quart cup- ul {s considervd enough for an ordinary meal. This Is taken **hot and hot," nnd Is far better than whisky, o8 it invigorates them, and they can nnderto more fatigue, In old times It was considered necessary to mve the soldiers whisks; but nowadays, under a moute enlight- ened poliey, this 18 done away with, much tu the advantage of all concerned. Tho men rearcely ever drink too muen ligtor, which they et at the Posc-Trader's store, except o few days after they have been pakl, WIIEN THE WILY SIOUX found that they would have to give up this country, the various bands that were dissatiafie:l prepared for war; and, duclf® the year 1874, it iras by no means diflicult lor aur” soldlicrs to flud them. ’l‘her made somo good fights, and left many a skeleton of our soldters to attest thelr bravery. They bad thelr women and chil- dren with them, and roamed about in o leisurely sort of n way, that scemed to say they did not eare how soon otir troops overtook them, as they felt confident of victory. They worsted our men on’ several occastons, while on others they got by far the worst of tho bargaln, and are not now half ns anxious to remew the cons flict ns some of our people suppose. They have found g safe nsylum in Brittsh North Anierica, swhere they scem content to rewinin. There arg plenty of builaloes above the Cynress Hills and along the course of the Wood Mountains. They can builid thele lodge-fires In peace, aud, sitting fn the smoke, make themscives as deeo a brown ns the outside of & Cinclnnati ham, which i3 n shade darker than their natural complesion. An Indlan loves the smoke of tobaceo, aud e hafex all he can et Into his lungs, lctting it fssuc forth through his nostrlls, which scems ta give him the highest of eartnly pleasure, ‘Un:r thiswhole country thereis athick growth ol PRICKLY PEARS, tnsomuch that our ducs et thelr fect Alled with thorns whenever they nre venturesome cnough to chase a rabbit. The poor dogs cannot under- stand ft, and come hack monuing with pain, whila the rabbit ts coursing off over the hills, laughing perbaps to think Low casily ho has outwitted his cnemy. ‘Thess pears may be of some use, though os yet I have falled to dls- cover what it fs. Sometimes vnr horses roll over un them, when they come up standing on thelr legs, with u sudden 1erk, as 1t wholly unable to vomprehend what had hopoened, At thnes men are thoughtless enouph to sit downon o bunch, when the cffect can be better imaglned than descr.bed: this Is always cousidered a cap- ftal joke by everytody except the victim, wbo, 1 a sad plight, cirses everything under the sun, These prickly pears leok well enough in llower- pots, except when they are adorned with pure- yellow llowers, carly lu the summer. Down on the plalns of Texas they grow to an immense size, wherens here they aro scrubby and stunted, and, o the maly, unmitizated nuisances, Mud- dy water Is sometimes scttled by splitting one of them open and throwing it inio o bucketful; tin, nlmlu from this, they are of very questions- & uthlicy. Iu this letter 1 have cndeayored to glve you some {dea ot what we have to do wheuever one ol our perivdical teports respecting Indisns Is recetved. We are ALL TIUDBUD AND DUSTLE,— the ofllcers bent on getting oy (such as It 1s), aud the men aulmated by o dealre to scel ad- venture and be reifeved of the dull munotony of garrison life. 1 think every unimate talug 1s picased, except perhaps the teamemules: and there seems no way on earth of pleasing them, Judging from thelr looks and thelr perverse dis- positicne, OF one thing you may be certatn, which Is the fact that the woldiers of this garrison are by no means afraid to meet Sitting-Bull§ and I beileve lio would bo worsted should such a meeting take place. Wo have had several rpmors lately to the effeet that hie was coming down; but, fue stead of dolny 80, ke has moved, with his whole buud, way ubove the Cypreas Hitls, where be Teels snfu from moleatation by our troops, The Tact 18, aiter all that hus beed sald about him, ho 15 no more anxlous to 7» into buttle thau an! une clsoj and, when he {s to galn nothing hz' 1€, 1 canuot see why ho should wish to tight; Men cenerally flght for some vbject, and Sitting-Bull is far tod wise a an to thnk ke can drive the white men frowm this country. AROUND BUFORD. AN UNEASY FRELING. Special Correspondencs of Ths Tridune, Bisyancg, DT, Slarch 4.—1 havo to report the condition of things abave Buford and beyond unimproved. Recently thres Cheyenne scouts, carrylog dispatches from Uen. Miles to Fort Peck, were killed Ly roaming Agency Indians, Others In the party from Fort Keogh escaped and reported 130 lodges headad toward the vetticont Dominlon, Sltting-Bull fs a reported visitor of late to the Yankton camp near the mouth of Rock Creck. e wauted to trade for flour and provislons, but Black Catflsh, head man of the Ynnktons there, refused him admls- slon to the camp. Slttivg-Bull's people ore out of meat, and the travellng Indlans aro not much better off. Buffalo are scarco on the Dritish slde, and Sittiug-Bull says his camp is almost starvivg. Thoseon thia slde ure not burdencd with game, ns they arc anzious at Fort Belkuap to scll thelr ponles for meat to the traders that gather about that point to sell the Indlana arma and ammunition, Belknap s an abandoned post, except for the bold and coy- Iite inen who want to trade and turn an t (1) peuny with the native. A LETTEL FIOM POFLAK RIVER INDIAN AGENCY, sixty m above Fort Buford, reports a general uncasiucss and an oxelted fecling. The Iudtans are 0 nwncrous north of tho Missourd, and the loatlles so plenty, that thero Is every chanco for o break-out. *Slippery Dick,” a ‘well-known scout, hos gone on u visit to Sltting-Buli's camp, Mo propuses to taku o close and Intelligent peep at it ‘Ho was there last October, nnd 1n't airnid, ‘I'he Indlan Azent ot Poplar River is fencing In 8,000 acres, and pruposes to stiffen the loyalty of bia 9,000 Yanktuns by teachlug them how to farm. ‘Fhey will probably stitfen him before he succeeds in‘making *country frentlemnen out ot very many of Medicluo Bear's bucks, Poplur River rerorts no snow fn thay vicinity yet, und Mussouri River fee lfable to break up aby day, (en, Sturgis has arrived and_ assumed com- ;mu:d of Fort A. Lincoln, relleving Saj, Til- ord, ‘I'ie Department will bulld a big treight denot hero for handhing military stores, Tho site has been selected, and work™ ou the building will begin within o month, ‘The travel to the 11lls Is on the increase, and tralus of furty wagons are becoming conimon, OurLook, LATER, Spectal Dispaich 1o The Tridune, Biswauck, D. T., March 6.—~Authoritative fnformation from Miles City to-duy says Uen. Milea’ vxpedition has been vrdered In - by Gen, ‘Terry, und the hostiles will be leit alons until it 18 too lute 1o check them, The 150 recrults for Milea’ regiment were urdered to meet thy expedition, ‘They will bave tu tramp back to Ft, Keogh, "The commauder at Buford says the military orders ure gettlng mixud. — CURRENT OPINION., Bpectators counted sixteen Benators who were conspicuoualy drunk during the all-night '-fi::lun o the lliunerh ‘I‘:ll'l‘. 'mu:ul ity ‘l\mu.n-; cre Were unly e1 o spectators wers dr und saw uoublu.’-rb'amlaytaupl‘wl. P We wmake no pretense to give the number of crimes committed In this State every week. ‘They are numerous, and Democralic rula don't secud to check it any mure than ll?ubllcan rule did, —Nemuer County (Muwe,) Herald (Dem, ), Wanted—The Congressman (or any other man) who can ges upand say anythiog (no matter what) on the late Electoral count, without being called **& liur " by somebudy befora he's ten wmin- 2'1‘:" :thr. —New York Comumaercial Advertiser fep. ). Even the New York T'ribune deals un. kindly with the Presldest over the Sllverbill. It dues not minco terws, but plaluly declares that bo bas not o particle of jndusnce with Congress. And yet be hus dune prechicly us the Zridune di- rected. 1¢ be nut a8 guod w3 bl sponsort—FPitls. burq Gazelle (Lep. ). “'Ihe most ucfortunate jocident of the 1ate Previdential clection,” says the Moblle (Ala,) deglater, ** was the tetrer written by Mr, Tilden s short tinie befors tha election, eaylug he woald veto soy bl propossd to ps. uthern War claim Thereiss cocvanut. —Albany Journal (Lep.). Toombs rises once mors to romark that tho only ambitios ho bas Ia lfe Iy **10 be the first Uovernor of Ueorgla under the rule of the new Counstitution.” It be cat Induce Congressto re- move his political disabilities, he oughi to bave his ambition gratided. lio was tne Inspiring genius of the Coustitution, and ho is the only man this side the lafernal regions who cau ever hope to exe- £h 8 magnidcent muddle without throwing 18l sxgazeuy. Tovaby wsstered tue #clence of political economy so thoronchly in five minutes that he was ahle to remark of repadintion, **O natlonal lionor be d—-d1" and, iI he wonld dothe same ofiice for his Constitution, the State would be Immensely relleved, For the second timo within & month an ealogy on Jefferson Davis hise been pronounced in Congress. This Is getting monotonous. Bome Rood Democrat ought to give the conntry a rnna. yeic on f. Wilkes Booth. The latteronly killed a ‘resident, Davia attempted to destroy his native land. — Utiea Republican (LRep.). The New York Ilerald, which is nothing, If not sensational, has concocted a cock and bull atory to tho effect that a secrot movement Is on foot. both in Washington and New York, and en- couraged In the Weat, to getn writ of ouster to eject President Ilayes from the White Honse. Mr, A, H. Stephens said, Mr, layos® titie was the best of any one who evér occupled the I'ccsldency. There {8 no donbt exaggeration tn this: but Me. ilnyes' title a coud enough, and can safely dety all saulte, —Richmond (Va.) Whig (Dem.). The lobby hers this winter is heavy as over. We have not, asof old, the henvy projects that connted up In the milllons, Lnt we hiave amill- fon of little atoala that aggregate to the aamo ex- tent, The ch!e? men and fascinating females are tera in force, and money §s not no abandant, The contingents oro offered on hotter or more liberal terma. Tho only lobby nossesscd of cash is that representing the Iron interests, and it In here driv- ng, wining, wh!nlny and bribing §n the livollest manner, —Lonn HMall's Washington Letter, Whnt hns become of the groat politieal partios of the United States? Nolines of party division appear in the financlal legfalation of Con. gress—Nopublicans and Democrats, Northorners and Sontherners, colored Congressmen, ox-Robel Brigadier-Generals, and Union soldlers, voted peli-mell to overrido tho veto, 1ke a flock of sheep rushing oyer o pair of hars, Never before, in 100 yeats of Congresscs and Legialatores, has n law of equal importance with the Hand Silver blll beon enacted by efforls and votes so divided betwoen political parties. The signifiennce of such an ovent extends beyond its Suancial aspects, —Utica Iterald (Liep. ). Grateful as this moasure of relief will be to the business interests of the country, It will fail ©of tha full measure of success unless It Is comple- mented by a ropenl of the act fixing tho date for the resumption of specie payments. That statote isone of the prime factora of unr financial dis. trees. and it faas wronafnl, mischievous, and un- Just as was the act demonctizing silv s vy the repeal of the Hesumptiun act that we will rele- Kato to the lawa of trade the Axity or relativity of money values, . Under theso lawa we bellevo silver will soon apprecinte to the pold standard of the United States, wiuch ls sixtcen to one. Tho ab. sorntion of currency Inbusincea will be the rellable neasure for the volume of tho clrculating medinm, and henca fn tho future this great muncy question wiil virtunlly scttle Itself and Le kept out of Cons reed, axcept where interference by the Natlonut Fogintatnroa warranted: b i atganic law of the natlon.—FAtludelphia Iuguirer (Lep. ). Wo are nlmost npon solid gronnd, The currency will, with the help of sllver, be placed upon a level with coin. As there can be no addl- tional ahriakage of the valucs of commodities, it Is safoto buy anything that Isreal, We know what the dollar of the futitro is to Le. Itistobothe rilver or gold dollar, ur the paper dollar converti- Lle Into the fixed number of grains of tho cheaver vne of the preclous metals. Last year, In thia city, we were 0 near the bottom of thines that. in suite of our teeriblo toxation, o great deal of handsume bullding was dono by men whose sagaclty and cour- age were up to the occasion. ‘I'hls yeir tae cere taintics of the futureare so olenr that even tho most timid capitaliat shonld find in his calculutions the warrant of cunfidence. ‘Ihw earller aud rictier advantages of thoturn of afairs are foz the realiza. tion of thoso swho Juin 1o to courago of thelr cone victions the bold apirit of enterprise, guided by intelligence that is wethodical.—Cinclnnals Com- terclal (Jud, Zep. ). Ouco while he wna Vice-President, John Adams, in writing to the partner of his domestle Juys and political recrets, complained that ** his conntry had, in its wisdom, devisod for Lim the most insignificant office that ever the Inveutlon of man coutrived or the imagination concelvea." He could not help in saving hls country from danger. **As lcan do noither pood nor evil, I must be borno away with othors, and meet the common fate,” 1id old John Adams dream that even the Presidency would ever dwindle down to this de- scriptiont And yet has it not become, throush FPrestdent tinyes' nansive policy, pretty nearly tho most insigntficant oftice at Washington? I'ne Presidunt's veto was not a vetu; it was the petitiun of a private citizen, and wan treated with as little ccremony as potitions nsually are, Mr, Maves nas roduced his ollico nearly to a cipher, and what flgurcs atand with it are on the wrong 'slde of the docimal point. Executives who understand the proper administration of governs ment take the livellest interest in legislation, mold it, direct it, and whon 1 s votoed do their best to ses that the vetois sustalned, A gove ornment 18 not a burcau, whoro ona clerk coples, and another indorsos, ond then another indorsos and anotuer coples. The President yof the United Btates should cxerta vital Iniluence, should do it openly; t 1f hls duty o do it - 1o should lead his y, If he can, but tho people he must lead. Prevident Ilayos {4 too cheerful and 100 irrosponal- ble.—New York Tribune (Antl-Stleer Nep.). Now for n good spring trade. There is overy reason to believe that the business of this spring will show & decided Improvement over that of any setson for womo years past. Our Immenso crops aro belng marketed at home and abroad, and the farmers at least have nothing to complain of in the way of retarns. The passage of tho Fitvor bil] settles tho question s to future sbrinkages, and gives assurance that many articles of universal consunuption will becumo enhanced in value, A Lasis Uas been lald for somo profit upan goods mannfuctured and sold. It Is worlhy of notice that ho Now York hotels are now full of costomers from cvery gection, anditheir business Is larger tion that of last year, becauss of tho unusual number of Westorn and Southern more chauts In towit. There s a botter feeling already fualltho martsof trade. It e trite, the dealers In Lieavy goods have auffered, owing 1o tho open winter, but there I uoyant feeling with regurd to the lrrlnz und xummor goods, und the aales romise to bo unusuully large, With wise e atlon o Congrede, there can bo no doubt at all but that & very fair trade will be done this spring, and goad crops this summor will give ns 8 better fall business than wo bave bad foruix years, It snould bu borne In tnind that there is an excess of paper money In clrculation. It has been artificially held back, kelj)fi oug of cire culation by the fenr of a decline fn the value of any goods in which it might bo invested. Thie shadow s romoved from commerce, and the r dundant ‘Papcr money will all all channols trado, and perhapa give us before the yesr is over unnumullfi hign prices, This i now the real danger,—the overdoing, not the underdolng, of Lusiness. It s not likely, however, that this im- vulse will be felt beforo summer, but wo fecl aw- sured that the darkest hour of the hard times has poased, and that the bueiness of tha country will warrant our expectations that horeaftor tners is 10 ba & protit fn oroducing and buylne goods for public consumption. —New York Wraphle (Ind.). — Fighting in the Lust Ditch, Currespnndence London Dally Naies, PmuieroroLts, Jan, 18.—The “Turks were fairly ut bay, for after mQEIm: away between the columns of Bchildner-Schulduer and Wil- betmmnol! they bad balted, completely exhaust- ed, on the Wlilaldes south of the city. Doudes villo had hurried up across tho Maritza and flanked them on the right, Schouvaloff and Behlidner-Sehuldoer were pusbing them fnfrout, and Wilhelminoll was crowding them on the left. DBehind them were the bleak mountalns, on three uides of them un enterprising, feuricss, tircless cnemy, and they resisted jn their st ditch with deaperation, ghting like lions in tueir lairs, Thoss thres days ot fighting wers full of fncidents of Howerle herom on buth sides. Egyptiavs, Arubs, and Turks faced cer- tal ath - with writn glee, and the sturdy Muscovites uve up thelr Hves without an fn- staut of fear or hesitutlon. It is saia thut Fuad Pusng, the commander of the reinforcements from the Rasgrad army, who so skillfully con- ducted the retreat froin Samakofl. rushed upon the brigsde of Gen. Krasnofl av the heod of Lis men, Becoming mixed up in the meles and separated from his escort ho was surrounded, but refused to surrender, and defended himaeif s0 desperately that he put hors de combat seventeen of bis sasallnts before he was cut fo pleces blinsell. e A Waensel's Attack on s Child, 1Wushinglon Star, For some weeks Mr. Plerce, who lives in an old brick bouss near the canal fn Georgetown, heard 8 veculiar nolse at nignt, and dis- covered the gradual loss of chickens. tle came to the conclusion thut it must bo made by rats. Friday uight be and nis wite were awakened by o sharp cry of distress trow the crib adjoluing thewrr bed, fo which thelr 3-year old infant was sleeplug, Mr. Prerce immediately o nnf out aud discovered o weassl ot by child's throat. Catching the antmal with his baud, he threw it to the tluor, killing it at once, A few momunts luter the ¢ oue would certawnly have been killed, us u deep izash was already made (n its throat. The auiwal was about elglteen luches loy, very slender, with short legs, SARRIAGES, BULTLIVAN—ORITTM ANN A TG tho First Gerinan Uaited byagoiloar totamrs Losiral katlou, Wednesdsy, March & Dy the Hev. Juseph Larte wasn, Wilism bullivau sud Kwwas slizsveths Urittwann. DEATIS. BATCOCK—At Grend_Cromsing, il March 3, Btestich Uapeock, ot vy b meliria) fersos? cK, Ut Ly plLo- Toe fincral wil ake Shoce st aalton, 0. TUTTLE-1a Drookiys, N. Y. Tueads; 10t Capts Junssias W Fuiiier Tucalsy, the otk oo fasetal Berdetter.’ OOUR-At Genevs, 1., v disease, A B, ML el 30 yearan @ of Brights Fuucial March 8 at 3 0'clocs b m. from bis late residence fu Geao: MURFHY—Marcy @, st Late reside pL . Soebs Jukaes Myt PAALS Tividance, 1p Jota ANNOUNCEMENTS. Polliticnl. MERE WILL NE A REOQ MEETIRG O Fourin Wart Hepablicen Cran e , Indlans-av., butween Twent, nlnlhln:-: FPIERE WILL TR A RPECIAL MERTING OF Tilf eventh Ward ifepublican Cino at E Av.. 163 Ovening March 7. at8 o etock. - o Ue 1iand: Miscellnnoous, R M. A. REYNOLD? THE RED-RIDNON Re. tormer, will speak to-nfght on t nee a Uraco M. K. Chureh, corner Lasaiie and Winserne 3¢ FPIE TICKETS FOTE ** KSTIIER, at Farweil Jiail thie evening, #nd the encerprive seem on the high road ‘Fhe ehorus and orchiestrs numbers nearly A novel feature of the eatertainment will Tiding upon the Royal lurse Cle IR WrST END” HED-RIBTON REFOIN CI.Up l will Inangurate new iall, "'l;m: E!..‘.’.P fog. curner Western-av, and Madison-at., thie eventi, IPHOMAS HOOD WILL LEAD TR NUON-DAY meeting to-day st Farwell iLall, PITE * BOUTH BIDE REFORM CTUR™ TAVE THR T HetE St tociat 1o v Cottage Grove. ars faviied. 305, 300 ple, e Monieodt DBADDBITT'S PREPARATIONS B, T.BABBIT IS Original and Standard Manufactures, OFFICE AND FACTORY: Hos. 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80 & 62 Washloglon-st, K. U, BABBITT’S BEST SOAP, (et st e e T nah! e v ) ATl Packags sest fres on Teecipt of o conta, o1 BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP, Made trom lho:flvelt vegetahls ofle, Unrivaled toy she Tollet and the Jiath. For ure in the fintacey it fite no cqual. Bample Dox, coutsining thres cakes, tent fres ua recelipt of 73 centa. BABBITT’S SOAP POWDER, ‘From this Pawder & beautifol and serviceable whito aofc Nonp, of any desired wirenzih can be mado 1y ten minutes without the use of grease or potash, iria! packnge seat frec un receiot of 33 cents, BABBITT'’S YEAST POWDER, Absolutely pure, Tresd, eakes, puddings, etc., madc In & short space of time, keep longer, and are moro dis when made of common sod cheap Imlis eatible th Foas At Fial package sent freq on ecoipt uf BABBITTS SALERATLUS. Astandsrd articte, Assmple package sent free cz feceipt uf 23 cents, BABBITT'S CREAM TARTAR, ted free from il fmparitles, The housewify ;.‘.;'::[:‘:..:m 16 Tria) ‘packaye sont fr60 on recuipt of S cente, . BABBITT’S POTASH. A pure corcentrated alkall, double the strength of :n:lzl‘mn wmh.ms-mp‘m sent free OR Teceipt of 25 o S centa, THE PROPRIETOR will give an ounce of ®old for every ounce of impuritics foaad in mny of theae proparations. Tor Sale W all Dealpve. TET Oniversity Medicines IABLE REMEDIES, Of a high Socientifle Charactor, do- signod for the cure of all disonsos; rrupm‘ud strictly acocording to tho aws of Modical Chemistry. Thou- sandsof Physicians and Pationts aro using thom with unparalleled suc- cess, Office and Principal Dopot, No. 8 University Placo, ITow York City._Van Schaack, Stovenson & Co., Wholosale and Retail Drug- gists, Genoral Agents, 83 & 94 Lako st., Chicago. S_OLEANING. Can_ba besutituly * DYEU erJCLEAYNEI:JKI!“llelH‘lAL han. L chsed G, 0. . LONIE & f'n?c"}‘fflflumli' Bentiors e il Clothes | S s ® gitinea: i St etoncare LADIES ASD GENTS. | and clesned. " © " CONFECTIONER CELEDBRATED throughout tua Unton—expressed toall parts, 1D oud upward st 8. 40, 80¢ per . ~ Addreat orders GUNTHER, Conluce — e O e uuer, Cnicago, IKUMYNYS, A A A o A A Arend's Kumys or Mitik Wiae ilcious sparki| buversge, for fts iuvigoratiog and fattenlug qualities, specially useful for dg Lepls,, bend for etro A —e e ular, e—— ND, Cheunlat, 170 Mad{s0n-4. AUUTION SALES, By WM. A, BUPTELS & CO., Auctfooeers, 174 East lHandolph-st. DEY GOODS AUCTION SALE. DRY GOODS,0CLOTHING, Ete. THURBDAY MORNING, March 7, st 0:30 o'clock, T or, 174 it Itandoliplisat, O B T TE Ha €., Auctionecrs REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS. KATUIADA[ nl:ml;lxg.‘ I‘ ;CI)‘I u," lll hmx” o'ciuck, our Actlol aat Ao phbE, A A TUYTHIS & G Autitoneers. OHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF A Doubie House of 30 Rooms AT ATOCTION, BATURDAY MORNING, March b, at 10 o'clock, 8% the Auction hooms of Wal, A, Liujters & Con, Ave- e CTder o fhe Sorivagiott Wikl A7 B Ens & co., Auctoneers. By GEO, P. GORE & CO,, 64 and 70 Wabash-av. REGULAR@DE SALE CROCKERY, Thursday, March 7, at 9:30 a, m» @., C. C., Yellow, and nd'in packoges. Aldo. Goods packed and olry dealers, o GED, ¥. QURE & CO., Auctrs. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, 78 and 80 Haandolph-st. REGULAR SALE. FRIDAY, MAROH 8, at 9:30 A, M, NEW PARLOR AND CHAMBER FURNITURE, A FULL LINE CARPETS, Qeneral Household foods, General Merchandise, ‘fiz S Sas ot P ot s Butfiy : ; ; A SO LISON: POTEIOY & CO. By CHAS, E, RADDIN & CO. Auctioneers, 118 8120 Websa-av. AUCTION SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES FRIDAY, MARCH 8. CUAY, K. LADDIN & Cu., Auctlontert