Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1878, Page 8

7 . assembly. AGO LRUBUNE: SUND Y, MarC i 10, 1s7e—SIXT THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The North-Town Collector has collected $120,- 000. The real-cetate books will remain open for another week. Nr. Eamund C. Fisher, Manager of Agencies for the United States Lifc-Insurance Company of New York, 1s at the Palmer. . Jobn E. Dogle has been elected Captain of Com- vany A, and Eugene McQuaid Second-Licutenant of Company E, Second Regiment, 1. N. G- The temperature yesterday, as observed by Ma- nasse, opticien, 58 Madicon etreet (TmsUNE Build- ng), wasat 8a. m. 54 acgrees; 10a. m., 54; 12 m.. 60; 3p. m., 60; 8 p. m., 57. Barometer at Ssa. m., 30.09; 8p. m., 30.02. George Francis Train is to lecture in Hershey ‘Hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon. He will arrive in this city at § o'clock thismorning. He has tele- graphed 1o the Palmer House: ** Want a room on 1op floor; oat-meal alet; chesp as possible.™ Among the arrivals at the Palmer Honse yester- dsy were Francis Goodwin, President, and J. L. Green, Secretary, of the Connecticut Mutual Life- Inenrance Company, of Hartford; and Mr. A. M. Palmer, Manager of the Union Square Theatre, of New York. ‘The Garden City Sons of Temperance held their Yegular Saturday evening meeting at No. 113 West Madison street Jast night. Miss Rosa Porter gave s cecitation, which was well received by the large The Rev. N. F. Ravlin and others ad- dressed the meeting. 8 Migs Frederica M. Perry lectured last night be- fore the Philosophical Socicty upon **Some Nceds of Labor.” The attendance was large, and the subject was ably handled by the speaker, who held that the Government shouid restrict emigration in order that the laborersof this_country now out of employment might be benefited. Some mad wag residing on Blue Ieland avenve yesterday ehovelled up -the unclaimed real cstate on that thoroughfarc until hie had gotten a pile containing about thirty cubic yards of mud, and on the summit thereof he placed the lezend, **Sacred 1o the memory of our beloved City Fathers,” The Sonth Park Commissioners met yesterday afternoon, and signed the delinquent list on the sizth ineiallment of the Park assessment, snd ordered the report to be transferred to the Connty Treasnrer. Fully 25 per cent more of this install- ment Lns been collected than of any other since the panic. The schooner R. B. Hayes has taken ons cargo of 49,023 burhels, drawing thirteen feet eight inches. Thisisa large cargo fora vessel of bher measurement. Her size fs 180 feet length. 34 fect beam, and 14 feet nold. Two schooners were charterea last week to take corn to Oswego at 6i¢c. They will Joad and pull out about April 1. The Second Regiment baving accepted an invita- tion from _tae upited Irish socletice of this city to do escort duty on their parade of. tho 17th inst., it is ordered that the remiment assemble at the armory on that date at 11:30 a. m. sharp, and pro- ceed thence at 12:30 p. m, 10 the place of rendez- vons, corner of Monroe and Desplaines streets. Charles Kildey, residing at Mount Forest, while attempting to get off the nigut_ express of the Chi- cazo & Alfon Raiiroad Jast night, the train being in motfon, was struck and partly thrown under the car, sustaining & bad fracture at the base of the brain, fracturc of the collar-vone, and such in- 3urics 1o the right band as 1o require amputation. Dr. Price. the Company’s surzeon, attended to us injuries, and Lad him conveyed to the city for faorther treatment. A circular has been issued by the Honest Money League of the Northwest calling a meeting of gen- tlemen_from all the Northwestern States atthe tirznd Pacific llotel, on the 15th inst., at2 p. m., *to perrect & permancnt orzanization for the Northweet, the object of which shall be to dissem- inate sound views pon the subject of money and medium of exchange, aud thereby connteract the niluepce of those organized agitators who would lead the naton to the adoption of irredeemavle paper money." The officers of the Second Regiment, L. N. G., ‘met in the Club-room of the Shérman House, last evening, 1o hear the reporte of the Committees who have in_ charge the banguet, which is to be given atthe Sherman Honse on the 18th inst. Between 55 and 200 tickets have been €old, and the atfair ‘Dromises to be a success, Amonz_the guests who bhave promised to attend are Judges Dickey and Meallister, Gens, Ducat, Torrence. Strong, and Stockton, Col. Swain, Adjt.-Gen. Hilliard, and Gov. Cullom. Letters will be read from' Gen. Sbields, Richard_ O°Gorman, Jolin Boyle O'Reily, A Sollivan, M. P., and Father Tow Burke. A meeting of the Chicago Mining & Stock Ex- chanze was held vesterday afternoun at 4+ o'clock in the pzrlors of the Commercial Lotel, Mr. G.\Y. Tew, Yresiaent, in the chair, and Mr. R loge’ officiating’ as Secretary. Mr. 5 King reported tha. thy negotiations for rooms in ‘which 10 hold the meetings of the Exchange and trunsact its business were till in progress, with a prospect of o definite conclusion beinz arrived at soon. Sessrs. Jon C. W, Builey, John L. Cort- F. Parsons, Thomas M. McEntee. 8. d F. C. Tilton, recommended for membership by the Board of Directors, were duly elected. After the Treasurer's funds had been swelled by the receipt of ducs from the members, the meeting adjourned. The broken baoks report everything in statn quo. or thercabonts. Judee Otis says that his boya did a big day's work Friday, paying off 452 depositors,—the biggest day's work yet. Atthe Yidelity, there arc still 2,500 persons who have ot yet apolied for their first aividend. but the total amount ontstanding is not over 54,000 Mr. Jackson, of the Third Natiopal, expects 1o receive the check-books for the pagment_of the second dividend Monday, as they” were “expressed from Wasnington Thureday last. All that Receiv- er Ward, of the Mechive, knew was thai he hod bLousht 1m gt trusice's sale o piece of property on Lelden plnce, which mizht at eome time in the remote future become of yalue to the depositors. In the Fidelity Savings- Dank case, the Iteceiver filed a report, sctting outghat hé had made o _compromise with Simon Quinlin, publihicd eeveral daxs ago, by which the latter was to surrender all his right and interest in Tlovley's Theatre and other property. and the Re- ceiver was to releaseall claimsof every kind against Quinlin, surrender the trust-deeds” and notes on the property, and_wive a five-vears' lease of Hooley's Theatre. No objections have ever been 1ited o this sale or compromise, thongh zmple time was allowed and due notice given, and tae Iteceiver asked that the sule be confirmed. Judge Moore sccordinply directed the compromiee to be contirmed. The report of the Hospital for Women & Chil- éren, corner Adamx and Paolina strects, for the monin cading March 5, shows number of ‘batients treated in hosmtal $0; dispensary, 73;_total, 109. “The donations received were through Mre. D. A «c—From John_ DeKoven, $20: Dwight ette, $20; Mrs. L. Tilton, $20; Beader, Adam son & Co., $15: Markley,’ Alling & Co., $10: Western Bank Note & Engraving Company, $10} Hatch, Holbrook & Co., $10: Greensfelder, fosen bl &'Co,, $5; cash, $5; cosb, S1; James 1L Bol- ton, sewing machine, $45. Through Mr. J. C. ilfon—From N. K. Fairoank, §25; T. W. Harvey, §25; Seeberger & Droakey. S103 Spraguc, Warner & Co., §10; Palmer, Fuller, & Co., S10: cash,’ 83; 'cash, S1; one bolt of ” unbleached musiin from iss _Merrick. Through Mr. T. B, Blackstone—From M. C. B. Blair, §29; Mrs. E. W. Blaichford, 3irs. Blackstone, §20. Through Mrs. 1. N. Camp— ¥romS. A. Kent, 510; 1 X. Camp, $10; R. E. Jenkine, $10; J. §. Helmer, $5; cash, Throngh Mra. J. W. Doane—From John M. rand, $25; 9.\, Dofne, $25. Through Mrs. E. §. Pike—From Nr. E. §. Pike, $25; cash, $3; T. Vickerr, ten pounds of suzar, one 'sack of flour; Nrs. E. E. Pike, ten pounds crackers, ten pounds of oat-meal, two ounds of tea, Throngh Mra, Dr. Dyas—From Mrs. Joby Alleton, 857 cash, 85 Mra. Haverly, $3; cach, $2; Mre. John Tobey, $1.50. Through Mre. George ilall, $10, H. L. Xroft. donation on bill, S10. D, & L. Dain, on Lill, €1.10. 8. Myers'& Co.,_barrel of vincgar. Througn Mrs. 11, Wilkinson—From Russell Jones, g lckete, So. Fourth Presbricrian Churel, 151 8. e, twelve undergarm bospital use. St o ‘o i 10T ST ‘here were 135 deaths last week, a - crease over the preceding one. i Saightln The Treasurer’s receipte were: From Water De- partment, $2.444; Comptroller. $131; West To\:‘n Collector, £25,000. Total, £27,578. A permit was fsened to A. B. Fiedlerto erect a three-story and basement brick, 27x60°f cost §6,000, on the lot Belbatrens The Mayor doesn’t think music in saloons is pro- Bibited by the ordinance, €0 b will not revOke Totigieser's licence, permitting him to get the Courts to pess on the matter.” If the case goes gainst the city, no appeal will be taken. It the Coartruye musle is unlawal, the Council will be e mo c ordina saloons 10 244 this attraction. - L© Lo decent A citesiat KA!‘SAhSi COLONY. An entertainment which will z the veteran eoldiens of Chicage s."&e”’é.“-.'fifs"&%,f,? fire and reunion, 1o b given at the Tabornacie Lo-monow evening in aid of the Chicaro. sol. crs' colony. This orranization s compoced of veteran “soldicrs: who. lats 3 clalms “under the. terms’ of ivo ‘ce P e Momestead laws. Chicaco has Aens - sent out reveral similsr ezpeditio SRR i expeions g Tue colonization piin ofiers €0 many advantages Lo the gettier In a new country that it 18 no wondge the schemie meets with €0 much favor. . Abost yan familice are already enrolled in the new colony. 4 rezular organization has been effected, and ofeess glected, Col. A N. Waterman being chosen Prosy: ent. 1t {s expected that by the tinie the colony 15 ready to locate the number of families will ge o creased 10 alont 1:000, 50 thata county governe eut may be regaiarly orzanized. The location js not definitely cliosen yet, but it will be on the re. terved Government Iands somerwhere on the line of une of theleading ratlroads in Kaneas. “The Homestead law, as amended, mves the soldier the privilege of Jocating his elsi Throueh an avent aclinz uder the power of attorney, and he s then allowed eix montas in which to Drepare for an actuzl setrlement. The time he has served in the urmy is then deancted from the fiveyears' residence uccessary to perfect his title. _ The object of the gathering at the Tabernacle is €0 raise a fund for the erecting of a clony-house und other arrangements necessary for the tempora- £¥ comfort and accommodation _of The methbers of the organization aud their familfex on their arrival destination. This colony-house will 2] :5:\‘}:]&‘5 2 base of supplics for future operations The entertainment will be given under the direc- tion of Col. C. N. Pratt, who is the prime mover In the organization of the colony, aud the principal features of the attractive programme will be fonnd ju the apnouncement in another column. Amonz the volunteer performers aro Madsme Maria Salvata, the celebrated soprano of New Yorks 3ir, Jules G. Lumbard, the distinguished basso, and the well-known Campaign Quartette, who will Jead in the chorus of old camp-fire songs. Speeches will be made by Dr. Robert Collyer, the Jev. W. 1. Ryder, Dr. W. H. Thomas, Gen. Martin Beem, and Gov. Dross. Prof. Walter C. Lyman will assist with a recitation, the Lackey Zonaves, under the command of Capt. Georie W. Lackey, will give an exhibitfon drill, and Mujors Nevan and Moore, the drum and fife soloists, will also take part. The flags for decoratingthe hall will be furnished by the Quartermaster's Depariment on the order of Gen. Sheridan, and. as the use of the hall i3 tenderca by Ar. John V. Farwell, the expensed will be trifiing. _The colonists hove to be remem= bered by all their old compunions-in-arms, and confidently expecs an attendance that will msure them a substantial-assistance. TOTEL ARRL Tyemont House—K. G Carpenter, San Fragcisco; Col. St 1. pp, Indian L%flfi Bosten; D, P. Liver- Al Swistier and J. Davidson, _ St. Paul; ° “Col.~ George Green, Vi .. Grand Puclic—E. A. lawlings and Caehel MG Siantrual: iarems Gardner, Afoany: J. C. Dolman, St South ‘Bend; Clem_ Studebss Johns, X. B. sacon, A. W. Winston, Covington, ‘amigel, Gould, Bostgn: L, . Low, Japar Elizabeth, A. Srgent, Springield, Muss.; Fizmbele B Lieviawortiyy . F. | G. H. Crosby, S Halmer Hatre— t ravie, San Franciscos iI. Swan, Boston ton, LaCrosse; Henry Raukin, Mitwau . Evans, Bajtimore; J. C. Uscoud, Burlington: B Tiand, Minncapolls; George It Eager, Boston: ¥ Wright, Cinclunatl; S. M. Dodd, St. Louts. OBITUARY. THE TON. CHARLES L. WILSON. Yesterday afternoon a dispatch was received at” the Journal ofice from San Antonio, Texas, an- nouncing the death of the Hon. Charles L. Wilson, the proprietor of that paper. The sad event took place at 2 o'clock vesterday morning. Forover three years he had been an invalid, and during all that time he did nothing but travel from place to place in search of health. Last sumwer, while sojourning at Geneva Lake, he had a very seriogs Pope. Baltimore. Strong. Cieveland: . J. 3 illness, which lasted several weeks, and on two or threc occasions lis death wus momentarily expected. Last November his physicians advised him to ecck the balmy air of Texas, and recommended San Antonio a8 his winter residence. Thither he went with s wifeand child. Discase, however, had under- ‘mined his constitution. Day by day he gradually declined, and yesterday morning his lamp of life was estinguished forever. The history of his editorial carcer is cacxtensive with that of Chice~o, and when the historian of the Tatter comes to write up its annals he will dnd the files of Mr. Wilson's Journal indispensable for feference, being & faithful reflex of the spirit of the times from a period when this great and flour- Jshing metropolis was but 3 small village. e was born in Fairield County. Conn., Oct.. 10, 1818, und was_the son_of John Quintard and’ Maria Lush Wilson. Tne Wilson family is of Scotch ancestry, being descended from John Wilson, one of thic passeugers of the Maytlower in 1020,—a Puritan _preacher of great power and Zzeal, who, in his day, was denominated the **St. Paul of New England.” The father of oar subject was a lawyer of large practice in New York City. In middle hie he removed to Connecticat, w: he was made Judge of the County Conrt of feld County in that State, which position he re- tained noout 8 quarter of u century. lie afterward removed to New York State. and was Judze of tho County Coutt of Aloany for & number of years. He dicd in 1863 at an advanced age. Ilis mother was descended from French Huguenot stock, and was the daughter of Dr. Richard Lusb, of Albany, Y. She'was a woman of great energy of chur- ter and of cminent picty. _lecominga meniber of the North Dutch Church of Albany in girllood, ehe continued steadfust in toe faita till her death, which occurred in 1S Nr. Wilson never enjoyed the advantages of a collegiate course, but secured 3 thorough common- scitool and academic education, which he sapple- mentec by a wide ana varied_culture, obtained by judicions reading and close observation. In Sep- tember, 1835, hie removed to Chicago, and od- tained ‘employment as clerk in acommercial he suvsequently removed to Jolict, he served_for a time in_the same capacity. In 184 his brother, Richard L. Wilson, became editorof the Ecening Journul, a paper etarted in that year us a campaign journal, advocating the clection of Henry Clay to the Presi- dency. After the campaign it was decided to con- tinue the publication of the paper, and in the fol- lowing year Mr. Charles L. Wilson became aseociat- ed with his brother in its editorial manazement. In 1848 Lis rother was_appointed Postmaster of Chicago by President Taylor, when Charles L. be- came sole proprietor as well &s editor of the Eren- ina.Journal, 1 position which be has ever since continued 'to hold. Under his conduct his psper was_ the leading orean of the old. Whigs in llinois, and supported the principles of -that party £o long 18 the orzan- izaton lasted, and afterward fought the Know- Nothing party with force and zeal. ~ When the Re- publican party was formed he was one of its carliest advocates and supporters. He was a mewm- ber of the Convention of 1858, and, be per- sonal and political friena of Abraham Lincaln, of- fered tae resolution, which was adooted, **'That Abraham Lincoln was its first, last, and only choice of Illinois for United States’ Senator in vlaccof §. A. Douglue.” It was by his advice that Mr. Lincoln replied to the specch made by Douglas in. Chicago on bis return from Washing- ton, and it was also by his advice thar Mr, Lincoln challenced Douzlas io the never- c-forsotten joint _ ciscussion which lasted througn that inemorsble campalgn. During that discnssion Mr. Lincoln often songht bis ad- vice asto thecourseto be taken, and governed himself in no small degree by the sugrestions made to him by Mr. Wilson. Tu the contest which followed for the nomination of Presidential can- didate, Mr. Wilton warmly advocated through his paper the claims of William H. Seward, with whom hus relations were even more intimate than with Abraliun Lincoln; but though greatly disappoint- cd when the choice of the Convention fell npon Mr. Lincoln, rather than upon Mr. Seward, he'at once urged the hearty ratification of the nomina- tion, and it was through bis influence that Mr. Sewird subsequently went West to advoeate the clection of Mr. Lincoln. - Tn 1561 giter President Lincola's inarguration, onc of the nrat foreizn appointments was that of M. Wilson, as Sccretary of the United States Le- zation ot London, In ts poaition ne served for ihree years, and resizned, his newspaper interests demanding his prescnce and attention at home. r kince he has devoted himself to his journal- istic labur, having nssocuted with him in 1836 the Hon. Andrew Shuman, upon whose shouiders s latuerly largely devolved the editorial work of the Journal. Asu writer Mr. Wilson was ready, keen, and strong. _He was marrled in July, 1869, to Miss Caroline F. Farrar, daughterof the late Jsnac Farrar, of Bunor, Me. ‘hiey have had two children, namelv Louisa F. and Charles L., the Jatter dying in infancy. Owing to his ill hiealth during the past three years, Mr. Wilson was unable to pay much, if any, auention to the cditotial or business depariment of Dis paper. The former was in charze of the llon. Andrew Shuman, and the latter of Col. Henry W. Farrar. Mr. Shiman, who nas been editor-in- chief of the paper for twenty veart. will continue to control its editorial columns, ana Col. Farrar the businees acpartment. There will really be no chiauge fu the manugewent or policy of the Jour- nat. The faneral services will occur st San Antonio to-morrow, and the remains will be temporanly laid gteuy i 3 vault, pending the deteriunation of the family us to permanent interment. THE NEW CITY-HALL. LETTING THE CONTHACTS. Shall the Building Committee or the Councit let the contracts for the work on the City-1all? is the guestion which the Aldermen will endeavor to set- tle Monday night, and the session will probably be alively one. With a view of getting information on one or two points on the general subject, a re- porter songht Ald. Van Osdel, Chairman of the Committee, yesterday. “*Do you think,” eaid the reporter, *‘that any countracts should be let thie yeary" **It strikes me that it would be to the interest of the city to let the_matter rest unril next January. But others think differently. The subject needs consideration.” ** low much of & balance was left from last eary About $50,000 in fhe Buildine Fund. and there i8 517,000 in the Canal Redemption Fund which could’ probadly be weed. At any rate. we have $56,000, which, With the $150,000 in the present bill, would give us $200,000. 'But we have con- siderable to pay on the basement foundations now in." +*How mach?" **About $28,000. $178, 000. ‘‘Could you let contracts with onmly that amount:" “*Yes, we could Jet them; but there would be ganger of the parties adding 4 large percentage to thelr bids, as they wonlg Rave to borrow money to ouy material and pay fReir hands. £+ Parties would take €ontrac £41 think so.” ++Forall or portions of the work?" The cut-stone will have to be let In mass, It ‘wouldn't do to muke & contract for $170, 000 worth of The euperstructure. “‘But canyoulet a_contract maney than ihe appropeintion: seiliag for: moss ik it would be legal 1 the entire cut-stone. work—S000,000. oo i tobe paid tais year s wo are able'to pay, the Parties Lo take the chances on auother approprin ton. _Such o cliuse would have to be fuyerted. 11 Woald ays one make such a contracts™ 1 don’t doubt it. A responsible man told me he would make a contract for the entite work and take the chances; but the tronble would be that the price would be bicher than if we hod ihe “That reduces the smount to money. That isthe reason why noth doue his year. There h1s been no mescee s g Comumittee yet regurding it. 1 uppose the people wounld rebel if nothing isdone. InJanvary we wonld haye $178,000 in_cash. aud also_the appro- priation for 1879 to work with; and them we could £o ahead without delay. Onc thing is certaln, if e people ever expect that City-Hall to be built, Jaree sums must be approprinted. With an appro- priation of 5300{.000 & year, five years will be re- ired to ouild it.” . 9% How mucn will be the total cost? ", «+The superstructure will cost nearly $1,000, 000, and $500,00) more will be needed to Gmsh it in- x’h{'l.q:mm; ont the stone-work, cannot contracts by piecemieul? be“‘e\"c!’, ':hz brick-work and the fron-work can be Jet story by story us the building goos up. But as 1o the stone-work, toe Council must determine when the work shafl be done. Time Is an essential part of a contract,—a time when the work shull be 1inished, and a time when payment will be made. One Council would have to bind another to fulfll its contracts,” * . *“'Phat can be done?” % 441 think s, If the tume were reasonable. ¢*Why wonldu't you contract say for the stone- work for the first storvt" done, the party would have usat ize. lle mizht demand more for the stouc for the second story, and more for the third. It wouldn't do to take down the stone already up, for that would be 50 much loss. ‘The whole stone- wori: must be let ina lump, Lnt everything else could be let as we advanced.” *iStartm $179,000 mext year, wonld there be un tlie way of paymentst” “+No; we could easily oridze over the interim, for by the time the S179,000 was used up the money for 1879 would be coming in." ++You could, however, go ou npw? "I'nis person who spoké to me about the stone-work ga1a he could get iron men and masons to join him; but, as I said, we would probably have to pay a round price for what 1s done. It would be much cheaper to wait for a year. ™ **Which do you think should let the contracts, the Couneil or the Committee?™ * can sec no objectivn to the Council doing it. That would suit me. _But } think it would ve just as well for the Committee to doit. We have done pretty weil on the foundations. It wonld take more time if the Council let the contracts.™ ‘There is provably one ditliculty in the way of ma\inga contract for the stone-work such as s FugSested by Mr. Van Osdel. The criminal code ays: ' Eyery person holding any public ofliee Stafe, county, or municipal) who shall of contracting, directly or indirectly. for pendituge of a_greater sum or ymount of moncy thun may have been, at the time o makiug the contracts, approprinted or set apart by law, uf authorized by Iaw to be contracted for or expended upon thie subject matter of the contracts, shall be fined pot exceeding $10,000, and 3hail ve removed from lus oftice, trust, or cmployment. ™ GONE TO WRECK. A GUTTED HOUSE. On the southeast corner of West Taylor strect and Centre avenuc there stands g building, or rather the #hell of u building, to which a history attaches. 1t i3 & two-story and basement brick hous and its distinguishing pe- culiarity i3 that it only Doasts of two walls aud & roof, the front and rear walls having been demolished. The basement walls have not veen disturbed, but, with this exception, every- thing fs gone. Intbe gutter on the north side of the omlding the twelve wooden steps which form- criy led up to what was onco the front door, can be found.” Of the flooring of the basement Lwo- tiurds has been removed, und what is left is coated 2 100t thick with devris,’ On the tirst and sccond tloors tae looring Lind been torn up, the plastering, ceiling, and m some places even tne laths have Deen removed, the inner stairs have been carrfed away, and fu the whole viace nothing stands but the ‘walls betore-mentioned und the besms and raiters of the floors. The house 15 ubout thirty feet wide by forty feet in depth, and stunds in a lot 100 feet squure.” The property was oriinally bought by Churles McAllis- ter, & Failadelphia capitalist. A man named Ken- nedy bought it from MecAllister, and began to build tue house, ‘e terms of paymient for tne lot were oue-fath ¢ash and the balance on time. A mort- gugo was sivey for the deferred payments. Ken- neay died and left the estate to his’ family, giving thig particular piece .to his gon-in-law, & man named Cushing. The matter ran along several years, and no iuterest was puid. McAl- ister died, and the trustees of his extate commenced foreclosure_proceedings ganinst Cushing us Kennedy's helr. Cushing, secing that hie could not meet the deferred paviments. sct about tearing out the fnside of the house, mantels, pur- titions, stairs, coors, windows, and the Street steps, with the idea of zetting all he could off the around before it passed out of bis possession. The trustees of the McAllister estate got outan in- junction to restrain him from tearing It down, out Cushing bad sacceeded in taking away everythin: “The mortgage has veen foreclosed and tue pro erty is now 1n possession of the McAllister estate, by whom it was pought in. What is left of the hor was bid in ot something like $300. The agent, J. D. Mitchell, Asnland Llock, says he wiil sell the whole thing, house and lot, for $, 500. THE'COUNTY BUILDING. The Collector of Bremen gave the County Treas- arer $1,000, and the Collector of Lyons §500, yes- terday. The valisnt Capt. Connett, 8o long in the employ of the Sheriff, {3 out of a job. e was discharged from the position of bailifl Friday. He was asked to resign but refused. No reason is assigned. Inthe Criminal Court yesterday the hearing of the motion in the case of Sherry and Connolly for anew trial was_continued for two weeks. The trouble was thelr attornevs had not recelvod their romised fecs, owin,(!' to the fact tnat certain fairs Por their. beneat, held in_New Jersey and Clucin- nati, haa not been heard from. Tn tho Criminal Courc yesterdsy_ conslderatle business waz dizposed of. Thomas Wethall plead- cd guilty to larceny and was given ninety days in the House of Correction, and Gus Johnson and Thomas Reynolds pleaded tgthe same offense, and centence was suspended. JBun Doune way found emlty of larceny, and given three months 1n the Tlouse of Correction, and Herbert Merrigend, for ihe samo offense, took sixty days at the same place. The case of West ana Ottmann, who were on trial for fornicatiun and adultery, was carried over until to-morrow. Koons, the young man who got into trouble and jail a few weeks ago under circumstances familiar 10 the reading puvlic, 1 being looked after. While in jail his companion was one L. . Gilbert, ana yesterday he got lis frecdom, He alleges’ that wwhile m jail he received o money-order or check Jor §20 with which to procare bail, which Koons, when released, promised to get cashed. He had confidence in him, 03 many had Lad before, and trusted him, which be now regrets, inasmuch os he Tus not heurd from him since. 'He wants to sce Koons, and when he meots hun he promises to suitably reward nima The Committce on Jail and Jail Accounts met yesterday and audited the Sherifl's dieting il for ihe last quarter, amounting to $7,940. The mat- ter of iixing fao prico 1o be allowed Kim in the futare wag also dispoged of. Cleary movedto allow him 35 cents per day, and Tavor seconded the motion. Mr. Boese offered an amenament that the allowance be 25 cents, but the amend- ment was voted down. He was finally allowed 35 cents by the following vote: Yeas—Cleary, Tubor, Mulloy; nays—Boese, Wheeler. The Comunitiee will report on the matter to-morrow and thero will be n lively time, but the Sheriff will win in the end. Eight beats seven every time. DADLY-MANAGED INSTITUTIONS. Several members of the Commitice on_ Public Charities visited the Insane Asylum yesterday, but from what could be learned very littie in the way of investization wos done. 1f half the reports heard be trae, It ie the worst managed instituzion in the country. , The Jatest report is that the phy- siciuns there hate recently Leen the cause of one or more deaths among the paupere.' One case i8 cxpluined somewhat in detail, and those to whom it waa told yesterday were angry over1t, ms_those will be who are immediately connected. The re- port Is thut a woman in one of the Iring-in wards of the Poor-House was recently confined, nnd that the pliysicians were away at the time,—at Lew- zens, or some ch place,—and - failed to render any assistance, und thut both mother and child died purely from neglect, the | former after suffering the greateat sgony for about twelve hours. This story is mven for what it is worth, but to it could be added numerous others, sceming to condrm the charge that patients are not treated as they ehonld be, of that they are nee- lected. One other is to the effect that an inmate of the Tnsune Asylum broke his hip-bone recently, and from neglect is now at the potnt of death, CRIMINAL. Namuth, the mafl-robber, evidently has a suc- cessor. K°ridoy night the letter-boxes at the corner of Franklin and Monroe streets, and LaSalle and Monroe streets, were robbed of thelr contents, which, 80 far as can be ascertalned, were of a valu- able character, the former box containing the mail of o number of wholesaie-houses in the vicinity, and the latter that of a number of LaSalle-street insarance and money-loaning honses. Detectives Lansing and Londergan last evening arrested, at No. 17 North Canal street, three no- torious thiev named Charles Pesmoulius, John Goss, and James Conwsy. They have veen work- ing trains and strect-cars fn all various crooked ways. In their possession were found **spiel- marks,” pawn-tickets, and a check for $1,700 on the Union National Bank, payable to Edward Thompson, and bearing the spurious signature of W. IL Banks & Co. = . seorge Foote, a somewhat notorions thief, was yesterday arrested by Oficer V. Schumacher for tue thett of an opera-glass and gome other articles from Dr. Phillips’ ottice, on Clark street, near Madison. and_upon thia charge was held in $500- bonds to the 1ith by Justice Summerfeld. While in court he was re:nfinized as une of the two thieves who carrled off in buckets about $100 worth of liauors from the saloon of Frea Walter, corner of Clark and Van Buren streets, Two or three of the concert-saloon keepesr, cgged on by 1mpecunious attorneys greatly in need of 3 fee, have bade defiance to the recent edict against the concert-saloun business. One Horion, on Clark streot, has a thin partition in the rear of his 6aloon, which space he calls his bed-room, in which he has placea his wife and two or thrce more females, whose efforts to learn to sing are commendable, but whose chances are cxccedingly slight. Another, o basement dive, hass bad bag-pipe player parading in front of thedoor. One in the West Davision gives an upper room to a:brass band for rehearsal pu o0ses. _All have been summoned, and will doubt- less be made to pay the penalty, a8, besides dis- obeying an ordinance of the city. they are violatinf a clanse under which saloon-licenses were graute them, and which distinctly states that no music shall be permitted in_connection with the saloon. ‘This includes thoae nulssnces knOWN s orcnes- trlons, and all other kinds of concerts. Alinor argests: C. 5. R. Light, insane; Mickey McPhillips. State sfreet pickpocket; Nictolas Ld- wards, suspected of being the colored man who committed the outrage upon little Annie Hanson; Charles Reeves, another of the gang who stole junk from the yard at No. 505 Clark strect; Ben Evans and Joseph Anderson, colored vagrants; Charles Wehe gnd A. Friedrich, and three others of gang that assaulled Llenry Melsner in the sa- loon under the United States Express, on Wash- ington street. Justice Summerfield yesterday held-the follow: ing: Thomas Lewls and Jobn Robinson, larceny of $300 worth of old brass from Lieberman & Nathan, of No, 505 Clark street, $600 cach to the Criminal Court;- Andrew Colliny, assault, $500 to, the 13th; ~ Joseph Rollins, picking the pocket of Miss Emma -Cook, $30 fine; ~ Thomas Toomey and _ George Maulvein, pick- pockets of the State street zang, S100 fine. Justice Scully held Jolm Nowak, stabbingz Johin Dvoruk, $1,500 to the 13th; Wililam Shawcross, larceny’ of 500 cigara_from S. F. Harris, of No. 1049 Indiana avenne, $500 to the Criminal Court; John Cawaher, witness’ to_the_act, $:00 ditto; John Gleason, assaulting Dr. Edward Mead on Halsted street, $500 to the Crimmal Court; Michael Austm and James Henneway, drunken fellows who found the strect o0 narrow for their horse and buggy, $500 to the Lith. Some months ago the Chicago, Alton & St. Lonis' Railroad begana warfare against the ticket scalp- ers. Inthe course of the consequent trials three colored porters of the Pullman sleepers confessed to having stolen tickets and sold them to the scalp- cre, and 1o & sub-oflicial of the Putlman line. Be- fore the vltimate trial une of the colored men skip- ped ont, and has not since been seen. The Rail- road Company 100k nonsuitsin the cases which they had begun fagainst the sub-official afcre-awd, sriving a8 their reason therefor that all depended upon the testimony of the missing man. lic had, it seems, made confessions fmplicating that sub- ofiicial and others in other positions. ‘The Railroad Company is actermined to prosccute the matter to the cnd, and has secured requisitions tor the nezro who fled (subposed to be in New York) and_other parties in the East. who were squealed on by the colored man, and Constuble Georze Hartman has gone East to gerve the papers and return with the prisoners, SUBURBAN. LAKE. The Taxpayers® Association of Lake appolnted a a Committee to examific the books and uccounts of the Treasurer. Tho Committee proceeded with an expert Wednesday to the Town-Hull, and were denled admission to the books, Mr. Carson acting for the Clerk and Trensurer. A part of the Clerk's books were finally zotten at. but the Treasurer's still remain to be seen. Mr. Condit foaily put in his appearance Friday morning, and_refused to Jot the Committee look at his books till Monday, The charter requires that the buoks shall be kept open atull times to the inspection of citizens and tax- payers. W ETRA. An inquest was held yesterday on ghe body of the girl found in the lake Tnarsday. * Tt was ascer- tained to be that of a Miss Mary bilg, danghter of John Dilg, 8 wealthy farmer living near Niles Centre. 1tscems she had oveen enwaged to be married to 8 person named Jucob Milier, und the match was broken off owlng to some reliirions dif- ficulty. Mr. Miller's having recently married an- other person is supnosed to be the cause of the sulcide. She left licr home Thursday for the pur- pose, she gald, of visiting o neightor. Friday morning ut 8 0'clock she was ‘seen on the street at Winnetks, and must have drowned herself shortly afterwards, as the body was found during the day. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts, and the hody was handed over to the grief- stricken parents, OUR WATER-SUPPLY. To the Editor of The Tribune. CuicaGo, March 9.—Please allow me to call attention through the medium of your paper to the present condition of the watérin the river, and its effect on our water-supply, and also to suggest a possible way of remedying the great and growing evil. Inthe tenth annual report of the Board of Public Works,—for 1870 and 1871,—page 16, re- ferring to the deepening of the canal for the purpose of cleansing the Chicago River, is the following: No more important and necessary dublic im rovement has been undertaken by the cit; e water of the river bas become wore ard uiore fllthy and otfensive with the merease of our sewers having their outlet therein, and the absolute pe- cessity of urovidinga way of carryinz off this nc- cumulation of flith has vecome more und more up- varent. ‘Then upon page 17 occurs the following: Nore—Sinco the foregoinz was writlen the cur- rent of the river has been turned through the “canal, all obsiructions having oeen removed. The final work was accomplishod on the forenoon of Saturday, July 15, 1571, by tho cutting of the temporary dam at Bridgeport, to stop the flow of the water from. the niver. Quite u strong current was at once created, and un entire change of the water in the main river and the South Branch was effected in about thirly-six hours. In the above portions of the river the water is now quite clear and eptirely free from noxious odors; und the favorable efiect of this work upon the North Branch is quite percentible. According to tne report that I have quoted from, the total cost of the deepening of the Illinois & Michigan Canal is given at $3,251,- 620.91. The bed of the new canal from Bridgo- port to the first lock at Lockport, a distance of thirty miles, has a fall of three feet; and the Des Plaines River at Lockport is twenty-four feet below Lake Michigan, according to the above report of the Board of Public Works of the City of Chicago. 1t is now in order to question if the main ob- ject—the cleansing of the river—has been at- tainea. Is ** the water now quite clear ¢ This, the report says, “was cffeeted in thirty-six hours 5 and the * noxious ordors,”—dv they not remainl Have not all these remaining jm- puritles in river, and air, and lake water a bad elfect on the health of the city! 1t is sate to say that what was heralded the world over as o great feat in cugineering skill—the making a river run up stream—is bacren of resuits. “The water of the river becomes more and more offensive,” and, althouch the water- supply is taken from the lake erib, two miles from land, the impurities of the sewage-laden river reach even there. Suchi is the impurity of the lake water that it is gravely asserted by some that the water is not taken in at the crib. Until a steady current is created and maintained from the lake through the river, a half-million of people musi continue to take in water and gas, the poison of _the sewers. -The microscope has revealed the presence of auimaleuke injurious to health—the seeds of disease—in our drinking-water, and science asserts -that the chanze into beer or any other beverage fails to destroy their life. The best temperauce sgency that could be set in motion would be to secure pure water. Pure water and pure sir are the most important factors in the enjoyment of life and health. A steady current to the Desplaines River be- low Lockport will prevent the poisoning of the water supply from the lake, aud also make the river free trom * moxious odors,” and nothing else will. With a fall in the canal of one foot in ten miles, acd in effect no outlet, only as the locks are temporarily opened, we have o stagnaut pool of “poisouous rottenness from Lake to Lockport, ooly varied as the northeast wind crowds it back upon its thirty miles of sliminess, or the south wind bears the tribute of our stupidity Cribward to pour into every artery of our water system and vitiate the health of a great city. The remedy for the above arowing evils can be given in one word—by syphons of sutlicient number and capacity whose short legs shull take water above Lockport aud_ the long legs void into the river below Lock- port. ‘These syphons can be charmed by ‘wind-mill power, and with proper iniet aud out- let valves casily controlled, and at very little expense. The details ofthe plan are simple,—any thorough engineer understands it. The system isin practice in Caiffornis. The capitsl of Spain 1s supplied with_water by syphons. This system will not interfere with navigation, it will not wash the banks, 1is first cost would be litvle: after that it would run itself, except as the discharging or charging of one or more sypuons mizht be desirable, and all then tnac would be required woutd be the opening or closinz of the valves, and the charging by wind-mill pump, 4 This, to my wind, 1s o matter of too much mowment to iet slecp. Some action should be taken before the hot weatner sets in. Let any doubter read the Health Report and its relation to sewerage, and ask himself the question if the backing-up of the sewerage does not also back up fnto the houses the deadly sewer-gas, The evils are here and growing; a remedy must be applied. If there is a better remedy tbon above given, whoever will produce it will re- ceive the most hearty thanks of WiLLzay H. DRakE. — MIGHT AND MAIN. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yong, March 9.—A cock-fight was in fine progress at a low pluce known as Baracy McWilliams’ Hotel st midoight to-nizht, when the police surrounded the quarters and called for surrender. One of the cocks fell dead as the Captain of Police entered the back room, where twenty-five sports were witnessing the coutest. Fifteen &1 the parties succeeded in escaping arrest in the lively rush _which followed the Captain’s entrance. The rest werelocked up. Only two cocls were found. BN PAGES PAR The Tramp Question in the French Metropolis. TFiftecen Thousand Homeless Waifs Wandering About the City Every Night. Institution of a Refuge on the English ‘Workhouse System. Musical and Bramatic Gossip—Albani-— A New Opera by Flolow— Sivori, Death of Oharles Daubigny, the Painter— His Most Noted Works—Some Coin-Statistics, Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Pazis, Feb. 21.—All great towns haye a float~ ing population of unfortunates whom we class summarily under the headiug * Tramps.” They are uot nice subjects to write about sometimes, but they are decidedly imoportant, and in alt ages have hada peculiar knack of annoying legislative big-wizs, and giving food for medita- tion to philanthropists. What shall we do with the tramp? is, in- fact, a good part of the Social Question, which, as Gambetta sensibly observed, is not one, but many questions. Opinions are divided. Are Tramps to be recognized by the State, and aided? Or arc they to be only noticed (like mad dogs aud stray cats) as fitting subjects for repressive legislation? If the list of criminals and suicides continues to swell as it has swollen in Paris of late years, it may not be long be- fore the difficulty will bave to be resolutely grappled with. Meanwhile, it will not be un- interesting to sec what becomes of THE PARIS TRAMP at present. In Eugland he is acknowledged as part and parcel of the existing statcof things. They don’t quite sce what veneficent purpose he came inthe world to fulfill, but here he is, and be must not be slighted. So the law says, Noman has a right to die for want of food or shelter. Workhouses are built, and when a Tramp gets tired he goes to the national refuge for relief. Tne results shown by that system are not ex- actly brlliant. Far from checkivg the in- erease of abondage, it probably encourages it; and the Workhouse is swamped by the worst class of Bohemians, te the detriment of the honest poor, who shrink {rom shame and contamination. In France, on the other hand, they put Tramps into prison, arzuing, with ,the keen logie of the nation, that, if all of them are put into vrisoa, there can’t be any Tramps. Q. E. D.—But the Tramp rises superior to acts of Parlisment, and snaps his fingers at epierams. He persists in asserting his cxistence. It is all very fine to pretend you don’t see him. There he is, and there he is likely to be until the consumma- tion'of the ages. At the Battle of the Battic, Nelson put his glass to the blind_eye and said he saw no order. Fortunately, Nelson won. It he had lost, he would have been shot, like voor Byng. The Frenchlaw affects to iznoré Tramps, just as the great Admiral ignored the signal ily- ing irom the mast-head; buc it fails to justify its blindness by success. 1 ask pardon of any of my readers who may have been beguiled into a perusal of this article the attractive beadiog of * Paris.” Paris is, alter all, VERY MUCH LIEE OTHER CITIES. 1t has its bad and its good sides, its darkness and brightness, its pleasureand its misery such misery as would freeze the blood. lead Ele Zola's ** Assommoir,” and_you will soon flud I am not inventing. It is time people be- gan to understand that we dou’t pass all our nights at the Cluserie des Lilas, or all oar days cn the Boulevard des Italiens. But to return to our Tramps: Compared with Londou or New York, Paris is particularly favored, according tostatisties. It is calculated that, on an average, the number of bomeless waifls who wander about the town of nights does not exceed 15,000. If it be remembered that the population of Paris is now at least 2,000,000, the proportion does Not seem exeess- ive. The statistics don’t tell us how many un- forvunates bave been epigrammed into crimi- nals, Let the figures stand. They are terrible enough, inall conscience. Doubtless, amengst those 15,000 wanderers many are houest. Poverty has uot been forbid- den by the law, so faras I know. It hus only been ignored. Some are thrifcless. students, paying tue dear penalty of their pleasures, Othiers are workmen without work, or friendless proviucials who bave been irresistibly attracted by the areat city. - What can a man do who has 10 mon. 5, 1o friend, oo home? Lle mustsleep, und he must cat, or he dies. Many such do die, as the Paris hospitals can testity; mot quickly-or at once, for hunger works by exhaustion, but very surely. Others lic down’all pight_in the open air, atter vainiy seeking food and employment all day. Qui dort dine! says a proverb, BUT THE SERGENT-DE-VILLE espies them, and, knowing only two classes of people,—the houcst, or those wio have o home, aud the dishonest, or those who haven’t,—tie Sergent-de-Ville promptly walks them off to the violon, vulgarly termed lock-up. He rea- song, 1 imagine, somewhat in this way,—if he reasons at all, which is uncertain: * Here's a man asleep_on a bridge at 2 o’clock in the morning. Evidently, at 2 in the morning re- spectable people don’t go to sleep on bridges. o, this declares there shall be no vazabonds ; 80 this fellow has outrared the Law.” ‘That may mean two months of prison. What is the_heinous offender to do when he comes out? If'his position was bad before, 1t is des- perate uow. 1low can he wet work without a reference; and to what can he refer (havine no friends) but the Prefecture dc Police, where his uame flizures of the roll of vagabonds ¢ He hus becu treated s a criminal; he has no money; and, in a tew hours he will be bungry aud homeless again. To save himself fromn misery he will steal, if he is weak. If heis proud, he will throw himself iato the river. I he is honest, he mav lic down in the streets when night comes, and the Sergeant-de-Ville GETS MIM AFTER ALL. Such cases are, of course, unusual; but they are less universal than you might think. From whatever reason, the vamabond has Dbeen much neeleeted by Freuch cnarity. His greatest friend was the monk: and, since mon- astries renounced the open-handed traditions of the *xood old times,” be has been in 1 sorry plight. I understand there is somewhere at St. Denis au_inviting institution, rejoicing in the name of Depot de Mendicete, or Beggars? De- pot. But, even if its title promised Jess churi- ish hospitality, it is miles away from Paris, and known only to professional vagrants,—the very ciass no one wishes to encourage. There are signs, however, at last, tlfat private charity m attempt what public charity bas so conspicuons- ly disrezarded. The mierits (or the danger) of the tramp are coming in for tardy motice, A Refuze, modeled—with notable diferences, to be sure—on the Enzlish Workhouse, will short- Iy be opened for the reception of 250 homeless vagrants; and, if the results shown by this ti shiould appear to justify euch a step, doubtle: others will he opened too, for there is no lack of oenevolence'in Paris. | This new, and unfashion- able [ “ TRAVEGER'S REST is to be placed under thd superintendence of half-pay oflicers, and to be supported by volun- subscriptions. The rules will be ntly strict to frighten away professionals, but. at the same time, will be so framed as to mcet the wunts of really deserv- ing and honest cases. In cases of extreme bun- fer, a morsel of bread will be wiven the appli- cants; but, as a zeneral rale, they will be enti- tied only to shelter aud warmthi for the nizht, thouegh this may be extended to three or more nights, at the discretion of the Superintendents. ! known such a state of things ot M. Escudier’s house for I forget how long, probably not since the memorable time when *Aida™ was produced with- that incomparable quartette of Stolz, Waldmann, Masini, and Medini, We are to have a braud-new opera towards the end of Mareh, from the pen of Flotow, who came here Jast we=k to make all the arrangements with M. Escudier. The title of the work is ¢ L'Enchanteresse.” The scene is laid in Spain, and rumor whispers thet one of the prettiest bits in the operais a “Trio de Cizarettes.” Mlles. Albani and Sanz are to have the chief roles,—cote des dames,—and most likely the hero will be plaved by Pandoltint. Toor M. Vizentini has goue to the'bad alto- pgether. His bankruptey was quickly followed by the closing of his theatre, after a last elfort to:keep things going with a revival of the eternal “Orphee aux Enfers.” Nu fur- ther attempt will be made to resuscitate the defunct Lyrique for the present. It has been determined to place the 200,000 francs of subsi- dy at the disposal of the Minister of Fine Arts (Al Bardoux), who will apply them as he may think fit, in the interests of young composers. Nothing new has been produced at the Opera sinee the revival of L Africaine.” At the Va- ricties, Judic bas just made a triumphant ren- tree in a comedy-vaundevilie of MM. Heunquin and Delacedr, called “NINICHE," which for naughtiress leaves all other works of the same authors quite behind. I will only mention one detall. One scene represents u hathiug-establishment on the coast of Nor- mandy, and the personages of the piece play their parts in bathing costume! Of coursc it is superfiuous to add that **Niniche” is an im- mense suceess. At the Gymnase, *¢ Bebe” and *‘La Belle Madame Donis™ have given way to ‘‘rLa Femme de Chambre,” which has been favorably received. * Hernani” draws as much us ever at the Francais, and scems des- tined to rival H. J. Byron’s never-to-be-forgotten “uur Boys,” which, I see, bas now run 1,000 conscentive nights in London ! ‘The concerts havebeen interesting thismonth, both at the Chatelet and the Circus. Sivori plaved ut the Popuiaires a fortnight ago, and is to “appear at the sume concerts mext Sun- day. By the by, Sivori bas miven us several opportuuitics of hearing bim in chamber-music, too, lately, at the Sacle Pleyel. Last ‘Tuesday 1 beard him olay his own = Mouvement Perpetuel,”—a suowy plece of clap-trap, which the marvelons execution of the composer had dilliculty in making me swallow. M. Henry Ketlen, the pet of the Promenades at Covent-Garden, is to give a rendering of Mendelssohw’s Concerto in So! at the next Chatelet coucert. The pro- sramme of the niunth and tenth Conservatoire concerts included fra- ginents of Berlioz's “Romeo and Juliet ” and the “Scoteh Symplony.” By the death of CHARLES DAUBIGNY, France has just lost oue of ber most remarkable landscape-paivters. Daubirny was an intimate triend of Carot and Diaz. He bas beenaccused, with sowe justice, of mannerism, but bis rare talent was_ indisputable. - Visitors to last year's Salon will not have forgotten his **Moourise,”” which attracted so much admiration. Daubizny began life humbly enough, by painting Spa-wood boxes. As soon s be had saved a few hundred fraucs he started for Italy, where he did not, however, learn o very areat deal. His talent led hun straight to Nature for instruction, and he loved Nature as his mistress. One day, as he was out sketch- ing in his favorite boat on the Secne, a pupil of his flew in a rage at_his inability to render some sky-effect. * iTow can one paint those wretched ciouds?” said e to Daubigny. They won't keep stil?” Daubleny ouietly answered that be wondered at” his _imipatience, 1or the beauty of a changeless cloudseape would be the beauty of ceath. Among the better-known paintings of Da bigny are his “St. Jerome in the Desert,” which " tirst Drought him into notiee nearly forty years azo; his “Deux Vues sur les Bords de la Seine,” the celebrated **Isles Vierges a Bezons,” a2 “View of Arwentewml,” the “‘Bords de la Kiviere d@’Oulins;” and especially the two famous pletures exhibited at the Salon 33,—the “* Entree d’un Villare,” and the “ Etan de Gylien.” The last was bougat by the Emperor. SILVER. I had a long ckat with the Secretary of the Conseil-General of the Bank of France, o day or two ugo. He informs me that, according to the most. trustworthy statistics procurable, there are about six and_ a balt milliards (6,500,000, 000 traves) of gold and silver coin in Frine Of this probabily one-third. or about tw» and a quarter milliards of francs, is silver. He also drew wmy attention to the fact that, of the 1,900 odd mitlions of francs Iying in the cellars of the Bank of France at present, 267,000,000 were rep- resented by gold ingots and foreirn gold coin. HARRY ST. MICKEL. * —————— A great step is gained wheu a child has Jearned that there is no necessary conncetion l;}t':r.“é'ztn tiking a thing and dong it.—Guesses at ruth. - MARRIAGES. “STORIS—EDDY—On Thursday, 2, 1378, ot thie housc of the bride, 119 West Furth New Yori City, Georze M. Stwrrs, son o Emery A. scors, of o, and Mis Delle Willls Eddy, *daughter of Chi Jerome i1 Eddy. DIEATILS. FLYNN—On March 7. at his residence, 754 Indlana- av.. Mr, Johin Flynn, nitive of County Meath, Ireland. Funeral aulld:l‘»; at 10 o'clo. by carri 'S o St. Johw's Churen, thence to C.& N, W. B. 1t. Depot an by cars to Culyary Cemetery. T~ Eou Claire (Wis.) and Hoosac Falls (N. Y.) papers opy. :~Yesterday morning at Racine, Wis,, Anne ., wite of the late B. Frankiin Bitler, 0f Chi- caco, In rhe ¥3th year of lier age. uneral services Mouday noon at Raclne at the Col- pel, and at Kosehlil at half-past 3 o'clock. Atbis residence. No. 630 West Monroe- st., Sairdny afternoon, March 9, Calvin E. Webber, 4ged 46 years. “ Nutlee of fu; EiSan Frane copy. LlARSON—0a March &, Mrs. Sophta Larson, ata7 0l5-5t. Funicral takes placo from the restdence to the North- western depot Mondav, March 11, at 12 o'clocl Tle- Tatlons nad friends are respectfully invited to atiend. GEISINGEK—On Friday, Yarch 8, Mrs. Carrle Walter Gelsinger, of consumption. lege Ch 1 hereatter. coand Secramento (Cal.) papers please anlnL-r:Al services ac 318 West Monroc-t. on Sunday 2 p,m. CLEVELAND—On the morning of thy ! PRCTONTA: o TEOR. e 3 Cleveinad, ¢ o1 1Ak, of CLOTEILN NUTTING'S Furnishing Goods E;- tablishment MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS, AN) ~ CHILDREN, Crowded all Day Yesterday. MONEY REFUNDED ANY TTMR INSIDE OF THREE MONTHS, 184 and 186 State-st,, OPP. PALMER HOUSE. v ANPOOLE &R Y| 20w Clothtng H R i i “or. (1B CILAPLY,| ¥ [“eoies Isr.\'n:- femey s'r,\-rr:-lI sT. COLLINS. st | LADIES UNDERWEAR, LADIES UNDERWEAR Monday we shall begin our annual sale on the above goods, which wo have meanufactured with the great. est care and of the best cottons, Thase goods will fully sustain the high standard they have merited heretofore. We have a large assort- ment of Bridel Sets and separaie Garments, new and_elegant styles, and at prices much below what a lady can make them for herself, Ladies’ Night-Dresses, tucked, 75> up. Chemises, Drawers, and Skirts, 50¢ up. CORSETS. ‘W shall open alargo_stock of Corsets $1 up, perfect in style and fit. TOTCHKIN, PALMER & G0, BABBITE'S PREPARATIONS B T.BABBITTS Original and Standard Manufactures, OFFICE AND FACTORY : Hos. 64, 68, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80 &82 Washinglon-st, K. BABBITT’S BEST SOAF, The most pleasant and effective Sozp for the Laune dry or for ¥amily Wnshins purposes ever offered. A trial packsge sent free on receipt of 20 cents. BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP. 3fade from the purast vegetable olls. Tarivaled for she Tollet and the Bath. = For use in the Nurvery It has 1o cqual. Sample bos, contalning three cakes, scnt frce on récelpe of 75 cents. BABBITT'S . SOAP POWDER. From this Powder 2 beautifal and servicesble white soft Soup, of nay desired acrength, can be made fa ten minutes without the use of grease or potssh. Trisl packnge sent free o receipt of 35 cents. BABBITT'S * YEAST POWDER. Absolutely pure. Bread. cakes, puddings, ete., mads In 2 ghort suace of time, keep lunger, aud are more di- geatible than when made of common and cheap lmfta- tions. A trial package seut frec on recelpt of 75 cents. ABBITTS SALERATUS. A standard article. Assmple package sent fres o8 recelpt of 55 cents. BABBITT'S CREAM TARTAR. Tarranted free from all Imparities. The housewifs can rely upon 1c. Trial package sent frec on recelpt of 75 cents. ABBITT’S POTASH. A pure corcentrated alkalt, donbl the strength of cOmMOn potaun. Sampie seat free OB Teceipt of 25 cents, TIIE PROPRIETOR will give an ounce of Zold for cvery ounce of imparities found iv ) E ACTION OF TIE ¥ Central Commiitice. the wards ‘ 0 are Tequested to send dele- Eates to c held at the Pacllic Hote Club-Loou, Marcl 6, at 2 1, ., 10 nominate candi- dates for the followlig ofiices: One Town Collector, obe Town Asscisor, on¢ Town Supervisor, one Town Clerk. Thie number of deicgates that each ward wiil De eniftled to s iixed at the sune number they hiad In the lust Clty Conveutfon, which fs: Firsc Ward, Second Ward, §; Third Ward, 9: Fourth Ward. Fifth War: he mode of electing delezates 3 161t with the Republicans of the wards, efier ata primury or In ward cluby._ ABNER TAYLOE. Chatrmar. REPUBLICAN CLGE OF THE ELEVENTH ‘ard will meet Monduy cvening at Martine's Hall. Important matiers to the ward will be considered. FPHERE WILL BE & MEETING OF THE TWELETIT Ward Lepublican Club at Owl 5 inid Nobey-stses Tuceday evoming. - g ol Sadbon Miscellancou IPIIE WEST SIDE RED-RIBBON REFORM CI okporllt hoid 3 wass uselig hls afternoon av ‘clock, at the Green Street Tabernacle, o G between Madison and Jlnur‘oc.n R i A. REYNOLDS WILL SPEAK SUN- . .., at he Ttock 1giand . Depet. Van ad of LaSalle, and Sunday evening at da Street M. E. ‘Church, corner Ada and LUM CLASSES IN DEAWING. PAINT- erman, ‘French. elocution. bookkeeping, nd ‘evening. The Athenwtm 1ts new quariers the last of this A g, and phonozrastiy. day gxpects o occuny montl:, Gymaasuim tickets can now be obtalned uated ApriT, and xiving use of present Kymnasium untll JMIE HON. EMERY STORRS WILL DELIVER A lecturc in the Dime Couve at the Third Unitarian Church, corner Monroe acd Lati{n-sts., this evening. FPHE FIRST LODGE OF THEZ KNIGHUTS OF Honor (numbering 00U subordinate Lodges) was Installed fn this clty ou Tuesday last by Miller, Esq.. Grand Diztator of the State of 1llinols, gasstel by EX D. Milter, £sq., Dictatar of Independent fody Bloomington, Jil., under the name of Chigazo Lodye “Thls 1.0die numbers thirry-0ve members. The follow- Inz arc lts oficers: David Lewith, Last Dictator: Abeles. lctators J. Schwarz, V. D.; J. Kurz. A r. Ad. Locws, Chaplain: L) Livingston. G and Ch. Witt. Rep.: P.J. Conrad, Auler, Tr (CAGO HISTORICAL SOCIE; W ol 8 pentar monthly meeting Tocxdag. eveqiag A'stmilar Refuze was tounded tbree years azo in Marseilles, and since then npwards of 80,000 persons have been relieved,—an average of 10,000 a year, Something is betne done in another direction to assist the very poor who are not absolute aupers. An tmmense popalar res:aurant has een opened Jately by a benevolent gentleman, in the busy quarter of the Marais. Wholcsome meat, soup, and vezetables are sold there at prices calculated to barely cover cost. For 10 centimes, or a penny. vou have a carafon of eound wine, and for G0 centimes you may eat _\:flir fill. The spacious rooms are constantly And now, to turn to something less scrious, let us see what they are doing at the theatres. ALBAND g e Italiens, where the cast lly strong sinee 1ie failare of *Traviata™ fs _being given, with andolfini, and the Albani. We haven't is still singing at t has been unus the Lyrigue. €anoul. 1o the hall éorner of Dearborn and Ontarlo-ste. Gen. ;- 3troag will read a paper on **The Death of Gen. cPlierson. RLANIZ GOLDS. L. Send for price. D. anywhere, . * SIULTIFORY, ™ Wigs inade o onder and warranted, JE. BURNHAM, 203 W, Madison St.. Cit1CAGO. PALMER HOCSE HAIR STORE. The best place fn Chlcago for itair Gobds, wholesale or retatl, linvroved Gossamer Waves aapectalty. 40 Moa- 0 W adison-st. Cat: LS, ] TATTIE M. HOLL. A WAYE. ruin your hair by B crtmplag It. In fact, De made beats, y the Patent Sara- D i g gt M Halr goods of all kinds sent C. 0, D. o Funeral services at Des diones. 1, on the sth fnst. oA LL=0n the dsting.. JamesC. Earll formerly | 287 Of these prepararions. ucaie Lalis, s SZ~Now York papers pleae copy. Tose Qorln Tove <17 TrasT REMGYALS. A A A A AAA A A SRING STVLES (F T HORTED PATTERIS. L. P. Wyant, \ l 158 STATE-ST. MADATE LYOXS TIaa moved her Dress-making Farlors to larger apiriy ments {n 259 Madlson-st., threv doors cast of theal oo place, where shic will be pieased to see all ber custon €ry und the public at larg TEDICAL, =5 Univarsity Medicings ARE RELTABLE REMEDIES, Of a high Scientific Character, do- signed for the cure of all disoases; }:repnred strietly according to the aws of Medical Chemistry. Thou: sands of Physicians and Patients a8 using them with.unparalleled suc- gess. Ofice and Prmci%fll Depot, No. 8 University Place, New York City. Van Schaack, Stevenson & Co., Wholesale and Retail Drug- gists, General Agents, 83 & 94 Lake- st., Chicago. CHIROPODLIY CORNS. DR. KENIS( Chiropodist, has the plessantest rooms ta Chicazo Tor ladirs and ents. ac 107 Clarc-t and 10 Washisizton-at., First M. E. Char:h Block B Charh P e DEXRTISTRY. S S e D e = FOR SS_h 4 ling, Plate Work, an W specialty. Extracting. 50¢. W. H. H. CALS, —