Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1878, Page 7

HEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1878 (ICAGO'S COMPLICATIONS. Shall the Police and Fire Departe ments Be Cut Down? fho Aldermen Emphatically Say that They Shall Not Be. The Mayor Insists on Paying the In- terest on the Bonded Debt. How They Ars Running Things at Springfleld Now. TIIT} COUNCIL. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, The Council held a epecial meeting last even- fng * to consider the reductions in the depart- ments and unfinished businces.” Ald. Cook presided, Tho apscntees wera Pearsons, Bal- 1ard, Gilbert, and White. ‘Thie lobby was packed with a crowd which ap- plauded Ald. Cullerton’s remarks with great parncstness, AML. Kirk offored the following pesolved, That his Honor the Mayor he, and he Ia{:;‘r:h;.’ directed to withliold any” order tending lowards the redaction of the Fire and Police De- - partmente. A dozen Aldermen seconded ft. All, Thompson sald a reduction had been or- dered hy the Mayor, whother in good falth or a5 an intimidation, he aidn't know. Ile had peord all sorta of opinlons. But whatever the purporo was, It was pretty evident that the re- ductlon ought not to be carried into effect until the men had lad an opportunity to cxpress {belr vlews [n regard to ft, The only object ex- pressed so far was to securc a lessening of the cxpenses. The men were good, and would pro- fer to submit to a littio shaving in their snlnrics ratber than take the chances of dismissal, Holding the present standard and arbitrarily making o larzo number of dismiesals, was a course Which ho thought should be entered on with very great caution, Ife was in favor of amending Ly adding, “until members of the iwvo departinents aro offered the slternative of o reduction of salary, it any reduction is tice- !Iuri‘." Ald. Rosenbere secanded it. All. Daly had asked Supt. Hickey whether it wonld be wiser to roduce the salarics of the men than the force. Tho suswer was that it would not be. if the men were moing to be pald fn warrants they would Jinve to have themn discounted at 15 or 20 per cent, and from $850 they would only rcahize $650 or $700. And Ilickey had salid” he dldn't nnrmvu of a reduce tlon of ealarles, hecause it would demoralize {! force. They would not he satisfied, and di feflet men never worked well. ‘The Alderman referred to tho severe duties of the policemen, saylng hc was opposed to cutting down thelr par, [vwas much better to have 300 satlsfied men than 100 alssatisfied ores. It wos a shama to ask them to work for 840 or $45 a month. ALD, CULLERTON supported the resolution. There was no neces- #ity for a reduction. If the Intent of the Coun- cil'wns carried out, thero was sufliclent moncly to pay the present salarica of oll the men, It was {n the Continezent Fund of $205,000. The city nssumed thut there was Lo bo n deficiency of 15 per cent in the collection of taxes. Tha Mayor should draw his warrant for the full . smount. ‘Tho bill_was passed with the under- standing that the 15 per cent was to be tnken from thu contingent fund, e belloved it could be dono legally, mora so than for the payment of {oterest on outstanding certificates. It was eald that the interest on tho bonded dobt was to come from the Contingent Fund. There was sn ftem of 828,000 to cover that in the ;Au. "‘fl.l‘flx nmuuu!t ne:fiunrt_v o‘ud muklu ul the eflcienc) in 0 VW icpart- m‘:mt- was 8141’ 000. ‘Take _that p:nz, and thera would still ho'a respectablo balance, The Chalrman of the Finance Committea atated that that fund was to be used In making up the deticiency in thesalarics, and that statement so- cured the Jmm:u of the ftem. But now the Mayor eald that the fund should not be used for that purposc. ‘The matter of reduction should not bo listencd to for @ momeunt, clther {n num- bers or salarles. ALD. M'AULEY belleved there was no nencnnil{ for reducing the force of the departments, o believed with Ald. Cullerten. Iie beheved in taking 5 rlur cent from the salaries of tho firemen and police, and 10 per cont from the Contingent Fund, Our Polico and Fire Departments can be keot up without any reduction if the Cauncil sce fit, and still Jeave & good Contingent Fund for the ben- efitof the city, There1s” no occaslon fur dis- charging 100 rnllwcmcn and soventy-fivo fire- nien. There will be plenty of money on July 1 10 take up the canpons failing duo nt that date. The speaker had talked with moneyed men, and was ssurcd of that fact, Ald. Kirk sald tbat when the Committeo of the Whole lind gotten throuzh with the appro- priation for tho Fire Department le went to the L’h,\lrmnn of the Finance Committco and stated ihat the department would be crippled. The Chalrnan of the Finance Committee sald that the £295,000 Contingent Fund would be used in part to tako carc of the Fire Department, and, on Lhils assurance, the Alderman voted for the Ald, Btewart was surprised that go great a re- ductiou in the departtnents should bo demand- eil. The force in cach of the degnrtmcnu. Firo and Folice, was not too largs under any clreum- stances. 110 woula favor any movement that wauld keop the two departments lotact. Ile favored tho resolution, Ald, Ewccnc{( fuvored the resolution intro- duced by Ald, Kirk. The Councll apprapriated for the two departments the samo os Jast year, and tn order to make 1t good there was an ftem of 8207,000 inserted. ‘the Mayor can get the mouney to pay the iotercst from some other uarter than the contingent. I ho can't, lot the hondholders wait: L is wrong to 88k tho poor laboriug men to wait for two or thrce months and then be dischargud. The peoplo to-day would voto ngainst discharging any of tho police or firemen. - Tha speaker voted, as did Ald. Kirk, on the declaration of Ald. Pear- sops regarding the use of the Contingent Fund; Ald. Rawlelzh wos not quite clear on the Aps proprintion bill when hovoted for it. He asked Ald. Pearsons about the two departments and the Contingent Fund, sud on his assurauces, as had been stated, be voted in ita favor. ALD. CARY . said the issue was whether the sctlon of the Councll_should be subverted ornot. 1t was very unfortunate that the Mayor was not pres- ent during tho debates on fhe Appropriation bill, If he had been here, Lo would have known that the Councll was li favor of keepin the two depdrtments unlmpaired. When- ever a reduction becomes absolutely neo- essary, then it witl bo time to call upon the po- lice and firewmen, and put the question befors them, whether they witl submit to a stight re- duction, so that all'can ramsin on the force, or fuaist on full pay, with a reduced number of wen. He thougnt that, in that case, the firo and polico men were patrlotic enough to accept the redaction, Ald, Hehwelsthal sald his understanding was that the 15 per ceut was to bo taken from the Contineeut Fund, and e saw uo necessity for cutting down the Pollce and Fire Departments, There would be .mi‘h tunds to pay the prescat salurles and keep all tho e, 1d, Lawlcr was glad to hear such cxpres. alons, The call was intonded to crubrace all tho departments. It had beca allered, Ald, Cullerton made the poiut that the call Was niot {n order. Ve Clalr suid *Qood,” and Lawlcr wps shut aft frow furtlicrcomment. Ald, Lawler contended that, it the Councll bad a right to preveut tho Mayor- from cutting down the Police and Fire Departments, it could l.“.‘.m. all the departments. flo wanted them all ‘Thp Cbalr wouldn't let him talk about the ltflurgl question, (4. Lawler sald Pearsons had entraoped him into voting for the large Contingent Fund, He charged that the fnsurance futerest bad brought about the chisugo of fecling. - ALD. THROOP doprecated censure of the Mayor, ejnce hs had wied consclentiously. Ho bad decided not to draw any arders that would not be cashed, and be ouglit bol te. Th Mayor bad asked the Coummittce to add 15 per cent to the b, aud uu-l did so. The Councll couldu’t sec it ‘Hence the present diffculty, He expected 8 shortave of $50,000 n the miscollancous re- Wl}»ll‘"%fl.w Imvlngobecn appropriated when only $200,000 would be recetved. He wanted Ul cuployes to bo vald a reasonable_ compensa- tiou for their servicer, But tho Councll had the haods of the Mayor, and ho bad ot to 2ut down salaries or dflumrgu mew, There Aust be some vther provision for paying them., U the Contingent Fuad was used ur for this Purpose, the futerest couldu’t bu paid ou the Souded debt. Tbat would be a disgrace to tho dty. Ho favored treating all the Departments Mike. It wuuld be better to postpone actiun, ile hoped that somethiug would be collected oub ul the back taxcs, su that somo of tho de- Bclencies could be mude up. that the Mayor Ald. Cullertun understood Seld it would be necessary to Wse s vortion of the Contingent Fund to meet the Interest fall- Ing due in July. They have appropriated enough to pay this intercst,—§315,000. 1t was well known that the licenses como dus be- oning with April, and goingz along Into July, The Mayor could borrow enough to make good any xlcnrlcncx. Al Rosenberg—You ean't horrow flvo cents. A, Cullerton—If the city can’t horrow to pay intereat, it can't borrow to pay the cm- loges, The apeaker thought differont. Bul R. order to test the thing, ho was in favor ol commencing on the employes. If monev could not be accured to lmy them, it could not be had to pay the Intereat, ~ Ho moved to lay Ald. Thompson's amendment on the table, The motion was agreed to,—ycas, 2{; nays, 8,—as follows: Year—Rtosenberg, Blawart, Sommer, Tnily, Cullerton, Lodding, Tarnow, Kerber, Lawier, Oliver, Van Osdel, Heldler, llanrnu{. awlelgh, Wheeler, Tnompron (Thirteonth),” Baumgarten, Ryan, Waldo, Niesen, Sweonoy, Janssens, Kirk, aly 24, Nays—McAuloy, Thompson (Third), Car: ook Thwaop, Beaton, Linsenbarih, Bebwels: thnl-8, Tho provious question was ihen put and carried by the following voto: Yeas—McAuley, Rosenberg, Co: Sommer, Tully: cunman."fi.odal% Kerbar, Lawler,’ Oliver, Van Ondel, Tiel Nurnoy, Rawleclgn, Wheeler, Thompson teenth), Daumgarten, ityan, Waldo, Niesen, fi!ln;enl?nlnIv.uschwel-lhnl, Bweency, Janssons, tk, Daly—28. Nays—~Thompson (Third), Throop, Cook, and Seaton—d. Ald. Lawler moved to reconsider the vote. Ie wanted to nclude nll the Dowlrtmunu‘ anid made a speceh In favor of ft. It was an injus- tiee to legislato only for the policcmen and lire- men. A motion to adjourn was lost. ~ Ald. Thompson (Third) thought they ought not tie the Mayor's hands. it was Ine duty to pro- tect the credit of tho city. If this resolution was binding the Mayor had tho right to cither reduce the ealaries or tha number of omployos. He must keep within the appropriation. Ald, McAuley did not understand the order to mean anything of that kind. It slmply told the Mayor (o stop_making discharges from the Polico and Fire Departmonts. It was now in the puwer of the Mayor to make a reduction of 5 per cent i the salaries, and take the balanco of the 15 per cent from thie Contingent Fund, Al Lawler withdrew his motion. ALD. CULLERTON offerca the following: Retolved, That the Corporation Counsel bo nnd ho is heraby directed fo report to this Council at {ts next regular meeting whother, under tho law, the city ruthotitics are obliged to extend police and fire protection to those whio refuse to pay thele faxes. {Applause.] Ho dido’t desire to make any_ remarks, but wanted an oplolon on the polnt. “He belleved If the resolution was paesed, and the Corporation Counsel eald thoy had the power to order the police and firemen to pay no attentlon to the property of the tax-fighters, those men would soon be brought to the Collector’s oltice, The Chalr “sald that, technleally, tho resolu. tlon could not be introduccd, but fo presumed there would bono objection. Consent wns given. Ald. Rawlcigh remarked that if tho Insurance companics would not protect the tax-fizhtera' property they would soon come forward. AHI]. éullermn added that §f the ety had the right to refuse them protection, tha question “Jlow are wo to get our money!” would be answored. ‘The underwriters would soun eon- col their policics, and tenants would leave the buildings. No redress could be gotten from the courts, because they construed words to auit thomselves. Ald. Thompson thought the resolutfon absurd, s it was imposeiblo to withbold protection from anybody. Such aresolution was contrary to all constitutions over ndopted. Ald. Cullerton moved the previous question, which was ordered. i ‘Tho resolution was then passed—yeas 25, nays 6,—as tollows: Btewart, Tarnow, dler, Mc- Thir- as—3¢cAuloy, Cary, Sommer, Tully, Culler. lm{‘mddmm Tarnoe. Ketbor. Tanier, Oliyer, Tioldier, MoNurnoy, Throop, Cook, Hawlelyh, Wheelor, Thompson (Tuiricenth), Baumgnarton, Wallo, ! Nelson, * Linsenlarth, ' Scligclatial, , Janasens, Kirk—23. NayrTiosenberg, Thonipson (Third), Von Os- e), ton, Ityan, Daly—0. XNot vottng—Stewart, Ald. Lawler attempted to Introduce m reso- lutlon, but was lntcrru‘YLed by o motlon to ad. Journ, which was carricd. RETRENCHMENT. SLOW PROGRESS, It was expected that the heads of the differ- ent Departmentsof the City Government would finlsh thele “Agurine?’ by noon yesterday,and that the Mayorwouldbe In posscssion of tho names of thoso cmploycs whoso rosiguations are to bo asked for. Such, howeyer, was not the casc. The fact that there was to bo a specfal meeting of the Council In the evening without doubt had its {nflucuce, and the thopght that onc day could make no difference, doterred the ofllcials from completing thelr work, they secining to bavean fdea that the Aldermen will, per- haps, hclp thom out of thelr trouble. All wore looking to tho action of the Council, capeclally Supt. Hickey and Marshal Benner, the main fight beingz agalust the proposed reductlons fu those two Departinents. The Fire Marshol had dove nothing towards cutting down, but the f Pollce waa rendy to notlfy the patrol- Sl‘él:‘m?wmmundcd for d{nmluul he l‘x’lnnkl for scventy-clght resignations were preparcd, and aoll that was neccessary was to write In the nomes and dispateh the docunicnts to the statlon-houscs, For the customa- ry phrase ‘Tho best interests of the city de- mand your resignation,” this has heen substi- tuteds ** Ihoappropriotion of the year beluge insulicient to malntain the present force. Like 4. W,, M. C. H, couldn’t tell a lle, FUBLIC WORKS, Tho cutting necessary {n the Department of Public_Works has been fizured out, and the Mayor has fesned orders that the amounts ex- pected to bo available for any purpose shall under no circumatances be exceeded. The fol- lowing table oxplains itscif: AD?HWHII- Iteduc To be o tion, apent, $28,170 $150,@0 s 0 LT 8,773 k8 2, 8000 L7 0778 ndult.. h ridge T ‘afarica i [ viadu RIS L . 0 0 wi and [ 208 1,400 129 783 150 w0 120 080 L 4R 81 ; 1.1 9,. %333 14,470 ar i As to salarics In this Department, there will bo, substantially, no reduction, stuce the saving of 15 percent Will by effected by discharging about twenty clerks and other employes. ‘Those retained will get the same wages ns now. The bridge-tendors are fortunate fellows. The amount hecessary 1o pay thelr saluries {s $37,171, while the amout” avatinble, after deducting tho 15 per cent from the appropriation, is $37,600, This is owing to the fallure of the Councli to take notice of tho 15 per cent when tho bilt was befors them. ‘Tho same is 8lso truv of tho Building Departmneut. Al that Superintendont Cleaveland asked for was $6,000, yet the Alder- mon unwittingly allowed bim 88,000, Corse- quantly, te aisols happy. ‘Ihesc are thu only two fustances whero the addition to cover tho shirinkage was overlooked. TALK, ‘There was, as on the day before, considerable taik as to how the sCouncll could prevent’ any ono from befug discharged. ¢ Use' the money in the Contingent Fuud," was the muthod of the Aldermen who visited the City-Hall. % But that would fuvolve the letting go by default the July futerest on the bonded debt,” ut)‘«‘ml those who have thy city’s vredit av heart. The rejolnder was: ** It lu better to protect the city than to pay toe boudbolders, ‘Tuey can wail, Houscs wlfi burn up and thieves will steal” Ou this queation the Mayor was emnphatic ia cx- pmlflng his views: * 1 will not allow the futer- est to go unpaid. The vity's houor 13 at stuke," THE MAYOL. In an Interview with bis Honor, he referred to the overlssue of county orders us exbibited fu yesterday's ToisuNe. * Over there,) said be, they appropriated $100,000 for the huspital, and (ssucd $190,000 In warranta avaiust it ‘That 18 a nlce way to do business, Isn't it ‘That is Just what I'ain trylog to avold here, T will not aigu a warrant In ‘cxcess of 85 per ceut of the ;ppmx‘alri#uon. becauss all over that would never ol “What kind of a warrant have you decided to {ssue for the 53 per centi” ¢ N * \We baven't devided on sny form yet, and wo will not until the certliicates of 1877 are passed oo by tho Courts, 1f they sre illegal, tho city cannot-draw s piece of:legsl paper, an: if so, we muat shut up sbop." :d\\;gen wliil tlo discharges of employes be wmade - 4 As s00n ua 1 get the liste.” % When will that bet’ “In the morning. 'l!‘rna longer they m;uln TUN IXJUNCTION. on, the worse we are ofl.” It was stated in thy Law Department vester day that the city bad as yeb recelved 10 notice of the filing of the application for an Injunction to prevent the paylng of the ontatanding certifi- cates. Certalnly nothing has yet heen done toward the preparation of an answer. But now that the (iage case {s practically ended, Mr. Bonfleld or Mr. Adama will sct to work by Monday and put tho city’a alde of the case on papet, * Both the Mayor and Comptroller are very anxious that thero shduld be no unneces- nnr{ delay, for upon the decislon of tha Court wiil depend the quostlon whether any warrants Which will be wirh thelr faco ean bo fasued, Both also matutain that all the city owea will be akd., How thicy will pay in case the injunction 8 granted, they do not ktate, THE CERTIFICATES. i The old certificates of indehtedness on Jan. 1, 1878, nmounted to $485,513.06. ~ All hut about £25,000 of these was Ikl b;{ istern capitailsts, the balance in Chleago. of the cerhifl- cales wero for a less stin than 83,600, The aty did not ¢ that time isstio paper in small sums ns at present, and it could only be taken, there- fore, by partles with considerablo capital, Theso certificates cover all floating indebted- ness privr to 1870, In 1870 revenue warrants were Issucd which have afl been taken up, ex- cepttwo held In this clty by wealthy partics, and amounting to £45,000. Of the lime revennue warrants of 1877 “there are now ahout $3,500,000 outstanding, Morg than three. fourths of these are lheld In Chica. go. Many of -the warrants were fssueid in small sums of $50 sud upwards to accommo- date the poar pereons who wers distrustful of the savings hanks and wanted a “sale’’ place to Inveat, Following §s a tablo showing the number anfl amounts of the warrants ssues Under 8100, .... of §i Of the warranta lesucd o suma of over $1,000 and up to $1,0000, a larze majority aro nearer $1,000 than $10,000, and a large number of the warrants of the third class are nearcr $100 than £500. It will Le scen, thercfore, that a very large share of the warrants have been issued for comparatively small amounts, and tlicy are held by a larre nunber of persons, und mostly by residents of this city. TN INSUNANCE MEN have as yet taken no sleps In regard to tha con- tempiated reduction of the force In the Fire De- portment. Thereare fow who believe that a reduction will bo made, as thoy think the clty could not afford to let such an act be consum- mated, They believe that Fire-Marshal Bennor will succeed {n inducing his men to accept a re- duction i pay, and thus retain his present force. Before the matter 1s. definitely settled, they will take no actlon. Shoufd thu force e re- duced, contrary to thelr cxpoetutions, they wilt undoubtedly decide upon auw advance in rates, ns the companica could not afford to Insure at the present low rates with o less efliclent Fire Departinent, and somo ufl the more conscrvative companies will {n all probability withdraw from the city altogether. CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION, Neither Conunittec of the Citizens’ Associa- tion—Llio biz onc or sittla onc—scems to have gotten firly starled yet. Mr. Edson Kelth, who was clected Chalrman of the furg one, has informed tho citlzens thnl bo © canmot scrve, as ho will be out of the city while they will he presumahly engnged in thele work, The Chalr- man of the little one, Mr. Derickson, carrics o resotution nbout In his Ec cket which hie shows to tho other members, but upon which no In- Kululuvc reporter’s eyes aro permitted to rest, sort of conferunce of tho two bodles was to have been held yesterday aftornoon, but thero was a lack of that very nccessary ml]unut to all deliberative asscinbiics,—no quorum,—and the attempt to meet was n falluro. From all that can Lo learned, tho busiucss transacted thus far awouuts to about this much; The little Committeo of Beven trled to meet day before yeaterday, but found that they hada't enough to do_any business nnd nd- Journed, Then the large Conmittee met, elect. od Mr. Keith, who sald he could not serve, und afterwards mado the withdrawal morecmphatic, Haviog attended tothls wearying amount of labor, the big Comiittee nd{oume . Of course no reports are ready, and there is cvery nssur. anco that they will come along — In thne. A commlttee hns been appointed, consisting of George F. Harding, J. G, Bhortall, and W. Q. McCormick, to considcr the condition of ‘the clty finances, with & view of makinz sugzestions #s to cconomy aud roform. The Committee will report atn meetiug to bo held withina shorl time, It turns out that the S8horman Houso has been omitted from the South Town asscssmont. Collcetor Kimball discovored tho fact. Asscs- sor (ray attributes It to the neglizence of clerk. The Deputy Assessor made his return all right, but ono of the clerks In the ollles didn't copy it into the Collector's book. IHow- ever, the Bherman llousc can bs made to pay o doublo tax next year, 8o the owners wlill only save tho fnterest, SPRINGIFIELD. 13 THE SPRINGFIELD SYSTEM ATFLICABLE TO cnicacol . Buch was the questlon that presented ftaelf to a Trinusx reporier a fow days ago, on being told by a gentleman from the Caoitat City that the municipal matters of his burg were moving olong in the smoothest manner fmaginable. Beforo answering the conundrum it was neces- sary to get at o full understanding of the Bpringfcld troubles aud thelr cure. In order to do so thie reporter spent a day in the clty of muddy strects and unfinished Btate-Hou: It will ba remembered by readers Tun ‘Trinuxe that nearly four years ago Bpringficld was enjolued from ssuing warrants when thero was no money In the City Treasury io meet thom. The ease was taken to the Bu- vreme Court, and tho decislon of the lower court aflirmed last fall, That declaton fs the foundation of all the legal woes which Chicago now suffers, l'cmgng tho action of the Court of Jast appeal, It so happened that one day there was “nary ared" {n the municl. pal lockér, and tho authorities did not know exactly whon there would be. The Mayor, with he fuar of Judize Zane's injunction before his aud, it Is sald, instigated by o mild spirit of playful mischief, disbanded his police brigade of about a dozen men, and mustered out of service about au equal number of “fire laddles,” Having dune tufs, ho locked up the City-lialt, throw the koy down the woll, and_went about s own privato business. This rather sumiary way of cmnplylnfi with the jujumction created o owl * fn Bpringleld and nclghboring Lowns. It eyen caused somo dismay fo Chicogo,~thnt is, among the clty otficlals,—~for thuy undoretood liow the municipal tinances were being conduct- cd {n violatlon of constitutional provisions. However, 16 did not last more than o month or six weeks. The Tax Collector bustled Wmsel! around, gathered fu a few huadred dollars, and tho civle Wheels were again sct in motlon, They have contiuucd to revolve ever since, but with s speed that can only be compared with that of the mills of the guds." . To gret at the true Inwardness of the forego- Ing outlines of tno situation, the reporter valled upon Mayor Jayus aud Comptrotler Plerson, whown lio found at the rsunlclpal headquarters. On explaining his crrand, the news-inquisitor was_imost courtcously reccived, and every facll- ity was placod at Uls disposal. From bi tion withthe twoolllclals, and an lnspection f‘ ths ed'w"d. and other documents, the senbe carne THX FOLLOWING FACTS: March 1, the bonded debt of Hpringficld was $600,008, and _tle floating $101,014, makivg totul of $0U8,819, or & littlo over $800,000 more than the 3 pér cent_constitutional 1lmitation, bascd upon an asscsscd valuation of, say, 7,000,000, "The bulk of tho fosting debt wai calised by the borrowiug of monoy to pay inter- cat ou the bonded debt, aud to sueet maturing bonds. The sceurity even for these temporary loans wag city warrsals, drawing 10 per cent futerest. In” Ltho poymont of salarics, when tlucrs was no munoy i the Treasury, nou-bear- ing Interest warrcuts were glven, which were turued over by the zeciplent to the * butchcer, the baker, aud the candlcstick-maker? {u &u wment of tho montbly bitls. I May, 1874, Nij fun W, Edwards, an'old resident and consid able of & property owner,—who had acqulred littlo loeal fame and reputation u successfutly fightlug & county-road tax appropriation of 30,000, for which it fs stated bls fces amounted to conslderably over 10 per ceut,— discovered that ~ the warrants and the system of lssuiug them weze filegal, In additiun be hated to sco tho credit of the city hawked about fruin bavk to butcher-shop; and, Lesides, it occurred to him that if the ity wers enjolucd from issuing avy more of them, there would be less money cxpended, and hence ths 1ax levy would ouly be cqual to the absolutely uccessary cost of running thocltv, He Agpllcd 10 Judgo Zsou for an {ujunction, which was rsnted Mgy 25, 1674, ‘‘restraining tho city fmmlncur ug a0y furtber Indcbiedness, from 1ssuing warrsuta {or the va{meulol any tmouey whea there are no meaus lu the City Treasury for their payment, or from lssulng warrauts to bear intercst, or become duc st any future dayp or from making uny appropris- tious, or lcvylog taxes thercfor, in excess of tho ordinary revenuv of the last fscal year, or from pn{lng out any moneys without ordi- nance making appropriation therefor; or from asacesing nud collecting thic taxes of 1574 in any other manner than is provided for under gen- eral law.” The city took issuc to the Bupreme Coutt, with tho result already noted, DURING THR NEXT PEW MONTHA the city managed from the tax collections, “Mcenses, fincs, and miscellancous receipts to meet Lthe current cxpenses, such as salaries, repalrs, and other incidentals, As the lat of Jannary approached there were visions of the “little” man 1 blue,” with the never- cenaing cry of "mnturlt{." On that day there wero to bhe pald In fintereat amif matured bonds $80,000. was the question. ‘Thero were no funda fn the treasnry worth talking abont. It would never o to allow the city to go to protest. Its credit must bo maintained at ail hazande, Mr. Ed- wards, who was then In the Coundl, incubated n scheme which he felt satisfied would pull them out of the threatened r’nnzmlrn of de- fault. o had wotten the ity into the scrape, 20 Lo epeak, and he {t wna who came toits re- Mef and enabled it to bridge over the dificulty. And what was this plan, this wonderful ma. chilne for avoiding the Injunction of Judge Zane, and, a8 it turned out to be, the nullification of tho Bupreme Court dectsion? He nade an arrancement with Jacob Bunn, whose bank waa then in 8 flourish- fnig condition, to the effect that the latter should ‘ur thie Interest coupons falling due Jan. 1, 416, amounting to $25,020 payable In New York, 817,654 In Springflcld, snd matured bonds amounting to 41,060 (he cily on its part cov- voanting to vay the said Bunn, on or befors Aug. 1, the sum of 882,034, with Interest at § cr cent, and pledging ftself that the taxes evied for the paymentof the sald bonds he held in trust for the refinbursement of said Bunn. 1t was also ngreed that all the nioneys at thmt time in the Treasury, or which should therenfter bo recelved, should depusticd in_ Dunn's bank, until the sum of and interest should Lo paid It was further agreed that, whenever there should be on depusit 85,000 or upwards, the Comptroller should draw his warrant for tio amount In favor of Buni, to bo npplicd by him to the credit of the city, In brief, the plan adopted by Mr. Edwards, drawn up by him In his own handwriting, was that Bunn's bank should carry the Interest and watured-boud debt for soven months at the rato of 8 per cent, Strictl npmklnz, this scliemo was as tnuch 8 violatfun of the Consti- tutlon as was the Issuing of the warrants, The interest pald to Buon was a new debt, and had to be met by taxutfon. But, say the Bpring- fiell nuthoritics, the plan sulted Edwards, it wns lis own Inventton; it ja not legal, but as thera was no other person to fight ity It was ndopted by tho Financo Committee rnd the Council, and has been in constant prag- tleo ever afnce. The city has cut down its bond- cd debt some £80,000, and the floating about £50,000, and, In addition, has pald off all fia current cxpenses, though sometimes it was o month or tivo hehiind on salaries, " When was it that Fuur firemen and polica were dishanded " querled the Interviewer, after hio had collated the foresrolug facts, *Thut waa in Mayor Hay’s time, in February, 1870. ‘There was no moucy In the Treasury. Jle could not pay the men with warrunts, nor could he legally borrow any mnm:lv 80 o took the bul by the liorns and disbanded the Dopart- menta, 4 How long d1d 1t lost? " “ The peoplo didn't (ke it, and the Tax Col- lector found that many of thedellnquent ‘).lyuu prefereed to square up rather than bo witliout protection, It lasted nbous a wonth or so, when the men were reinstated.” * When does your tiscal year beginl ! “ March 1.7 IIOW FAR ARE YOU BERIND, betwoen the exfuu\llbum of the appropriations and the collection of the taxi? 3 ** About six months.” ** After takinig caro o({our interest. and ma- tured bonds by gotting the banks tocarry them, Low o you provida for your current expenscat’ “8hortly after the begluning of the flseal year, wo inke a temporary anpropriation for, euy, threc months. This fa subscquently in- cluded jn the Geueral Appropriation bill, ~ On this wa can siwanys raise o little mouey without puyfug any intercat. This, wlth the rovenue l’rom fiuce, liccnscs, cte., enubles us to pull throuh." “What I8 {nnr Appropriation bill for this year—I1577-'781" It amounts to $173,792," “How 15 ft dividedi” ‘*Bonds, &32,110; interest, $41,5303 Water- Works, $36,000; lwnp account, 87,0005 cetne- tory, 85,7106; scwers, $1,750: the remalnder Is for zeneral purposes—about $50,000." *What about police, firemen, ete.1" “We appropriated for police, $9,6503 firemen, $9,600; salaries, #7,000: lamps aud gas, $7,000. % Have you much of u back-tax account i * About $100,000, and If we could collect ft, It would wipe out all the fluating debt and take care of conslderable bonded indebtedness. ' “}lave you heard anything about Edwards® plan for II.lllmehlrugiu out of the financlal quick- sanda? " quicricd the reporter of Gen. Plerson. * Nothiug, only that he has told we that he has o plan wherehy ho can rolleve you folks up there. Ile seemn anxious 1o be retained in your Intercst, In fact, hu ruauulcd uie to write to the City Attorney ot Chicago to that effect, which I'did." Bubsequently the reporter called upon MR, EDWARDS, but the man of plaus declined to be Interviewed. He would talk on auy other subject, but the moment the question of municipal {ndehtedness waus touched upon he withdrew into his shell, aml from fts sonorous interior cswe forth the words, *1 have a plan that will reliovo Chicago without violating the Supreme Court declulon or the Constitution, but it wonld nat be right for mo to disclose It unless asked to do so by the city uuthorities." * Why not at once dlsclose to an auxlous and sutfering people, and carn thelr gratoful thankaf" It wouldn't be rleht, " Two citles [n the State siinllorly situated have asked for wy opinton, and it would mot be falr to them to publish it, If your people want me, I'll go up and see them, payving my own exponsvs. If my plan Is ot feasible fhey needn't pay me suything; {01t Ls, they can pay e what they think is riight,’ # Junderstand you contemplate objecting to tho condemnation of ysur property just south of thoslil.liu-llame, to be added to the Capitol grounds #Yes, I'll save the polnt. Idon't think thero is any lawiul power for condomning It, as the State has no money to buy with, Heal estato is pretty low now, and this property on which I Imvu lived for forty-thres years is worth as much to mo a8 to the Stute, Yes, I'll save the |?Iixl-\'t.huuuh probably that may be the last of it How %0 payit! That Aud thus terminated tho reporter's experl- cnee fn getting at the bottom of the *“*Bpring- field plan,* sbout which thure bas been so wuc talk dunug the past week. —— Bean Brummel's Last Hecoptions. Chambers Journal. A rnor. negtected Imbecile §s living in squalld lodgings ut Calais, It s scurcely possible to recogwize in tits unhappy belng the once gay and clegant Beau Brummel, the glass of fashion and woli of forin to the men and women of his Rgeueration, whom he ruled with the despotism of an autocrat, Yct this is the poor Beau, and ha other, e s holding o phantom reception, Ilaving desired his attendant to arrango his npartnent, sct ont tho whist-tables, and light thecandlcs—alas! only tallow—he is ready at 8 o'clock to receivo the guests, which the servant, previously instructed, now announces. First couies the Duchiess of Devoushire, Ou hearlng her nsioo the Beau leaves his chalr, and with the courtliest bow, the only remijn- fscenco of hia departed glory, he sde vauces totho door uud greets thé phantom Ducbeas with all tho honor tuat be would have Eivcu tho beautiful Georginna. Ho takes licr and and leads her to a seat, saying as be docs so: ** Ah, y dear Duchess, how rojolced I am to sce you; 80 very atulablo of you to come al this short notice, Pray bury yoarsel! in this arm-chair, Do you know it was the gilt to me of tho Duchessof York, who was a very kind fricnd of mtoe; but poor thing, you kuow, she fs nomore!” At ibis palot tears of idlocy would fall frown his eycs, and he would sink futo the arm-chalr himeelf, awaiting the arrival of other 1uclu. who, being duly annouuced, were shinttarly geceted. © With thése ghosts of the past he would spend the cveuing until 10 o'clock, when the servant, telliug each guest that his or Lier carrlage wus walting, would carry bis puor old master off to bed.” We canuot wish bim good-nighs without, the paywent of sich for the pantomlns he bas acted, and the sad lesson it conyoys, - —— A Novel Fire-Eacapo. An Iowa deal mute Las iuyvented & novel fire- "‘:{m It 1s a cap or turoau to bo placed on the head und fastencd sccurcly under the cbin, It contains enough materdal to form & small bulloon, and when inflated Jooks Lke a ballvon, Itisso arranged that, wlcn placed o the bead Ju fts colispsed state, the wir can enter it from underncath, and expand it. {n case of danger, 1t ls adjuated tirmly ou tho head, snd the wearor then jumps boldly frowm the window of the burufug bulldisg; the air fnstautly rushes into: the turban, swells it into a balloow, wud, buoyed by it, the wearer comes down 60 gently a8’ to strike the ground with littie force. “Thbe lu- ventor claiing that with it one can jump ssfely {rom & fourth-story window; butto make cer- tainof it, and to fmpart confidence to the umper, thero Is & palr of bugo padded shoes to l’sl«:ned ©n the fect 50 aa to blunt the con- cussion. BOARD OF EDUCATION. New Buildings Ordered Begun on the West and North Sides. The Question of Toachers’ Salaries Re- ferred to a 8pecial Commit- tee of Eight. Discussion of the Proposed Reduction of iho High School Course fo Three Years, A regular meeting of the Board of Education wan hield last evenlog, President Bullivan In the chalr. The following Inspectors wera present: Hoyae, Kohn, Iiotz, Jaco%s, Prussing, Wells, Dennls, Vocke, Arnold, English, and Kelth. The monthly report of the School Awent showed the amount of cash on hand Feb. 1, £3,001.07; receipts from rent, £7,905.08; inter- ety $132.50; total, $11,000.80. The expendl- turcs were ms follows: Teachers' pay-rolls, $210.50; C. R. Larrabee, City Treasurer, do- pasited with bim, $7,020.47; Carpenter Fund, $17.27: Jones Fund, 814,16; Newberry Fund, $33.04;" total, - 87,464.44; Dlalance on band March 1, 1878, $3,645.45. Of the cagh on hand, £1,045.50 was for payment of teachers, $30.%5 of that amount beluz the bal anceducon old rolls; §1,180.04 was for pay- ment of balances of sundry accounts; $502.09 for balance of Public School Relief Fund; and 265693 for investment, ‘Tha report was adopted. Inspector Hatz, Chatrnan of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, stated that there was & balance fn the City Treasurer's hands to tho credit of the 8chool Fuud which could be used for no other purposc than the bullding of schools, The Committee had consldered it to the best intercsts of the Board to employ a com- petent architect to put up tne bulldings. He thereforo submitted a report recommendiug TUR ERECTION OF TWO DUILDINGS, ono on Throop strect near Elehteenth, and the other on the Franklin-school ,lot, corner of Divislon snd Sedgwick strects, Tho report stated that more money might ba vollected to crect a third bulldlnr on the corner of Wood and Congress streets later in the season, but of this the Committeo could not he positive. The report furtlice stated that the Committee had consldercd the conditfon of thocity finances, and aimed at the utmost Mmrll:l(y and cheap- neas consistent with durability, “health, and comfort, keeping conatantly in v‘ew the warm- ing, ventilation, and lighting of Lhe buildings. Many plans had been examincd, and the Carn- mittee rocommended the adoption of thore lnnmrcd by August Bauer, and that he be given lic supervision and construction of the bulld- ings, for which le should be patd 8800 on thelr completlon, Inspector English was not so sure that it would be econumieal to employ an architect. Iuspector Hotz explained that It woutd bo cheaper in the end to pay an architect o mod- cerate sum for drawing plans and apecliications, and for superintending the crection of the buildings. 1t mizht seem expensive now, but in the end it would prove economical. Inspcctor English asked if tho plans were to be the property of the Boanl. Inspector Dennis thought not. They were the praperty of the architect, Inapcctor English did not llke the idea of the Board’s paying o royalty on those plaus. lnl‘muwr Hotz thought the plans were mere- 1y to be used in the ercction of the bulldings Iulr which they wera drawn, aud not in any other, .1‘“‘”5 somc further talk the report was adopted. Inspeetor Keltb moved that both of the bufld- Inga Le heated by steam, which was the more healthy as well as more economical method of heating. The motion prevalled. Tuspuetor Engtlsh, of the Committee on Behool Fund Property, roported geuerally that the Committee was making very good progress. The leaso of the properly on West "Madison street, just west of the bridge, formorly occu- pled bK Hsas & Powell, a forfelturo of which was askeil at the last nceting, had sinco been E:ld. n:ln‘!l thero wero a fow others which had slso en P v ‘The report was adopted. ‘Ihe President stated that it was necessary, according to the rules, to fix the salaries of teachers at the next meeting of the Hoard suc- ceeding the aporoval of the Appropriation Bitl, Inspector Englleh, In order to satisfy the rules of the Board, moved that, as the scnsc of the Board, MO BEDUCTIONS DR MADE, i1 possible, in the salaries of primary and gram- mar school teachiers. To udopt the resolutlon would show that the Board had takey somae aee tion on tha subject, aud the rules would bo sat- istied. Tho saluries wero low enough now, and it was not justice to the teachers Lo cut them any fartber, nor was 1t justice to the puplis to decrease the number of teachers, The President stated that the Mayor had ju- formed him that the Buard could caleulate upon only 85 per cent of the smount appropriated, as 0o woro than that pereentaze of ‘the taxes would probably be collected. The whole propristion was $300,68%44, Of this 8142, wero for new bulldings, and $15,000 for fur- niture, ete., for tha same, This loft $33,080,44 fur schoul purposcs, After deducting the 15 ey cent, or . $03,052.1 the mmount left was 630.08, which d1d not include the $200,000 from the State and School Funds., Tho matter was one of great importance, and, in the Presi- dent's oplolon, some action should be taken At the present meeting look- fngz townrds tho solution of the fnanclal dlhlcull.v. The teachers should kuow as soon 28 possible what their fate would be. Accord- fug to the rules, they could not bo pald any money uutil the salaries wers fixed, Many teachers were In destitute clreumatances, and althourh thera waa some 825,000 on hand,— sufficient for the payment of half the Junuary salaries,~it could not be pald out until the Board took someo activn fa the matter of tixing sularies, Inspector Hoyne moved to refer the wholo matter to the Conmittes on Balarics, ta repurt. at an adjourned meeting to b Lold next Tues- day evening, 'l‘:lm President remorked that the teachers would probably have to receive their pay tn city scrip, subject to a shave of ' perhaps 10 or 15 per rent. Lclmpenur Arnold was i favor of keeplng the salaries wnora they were. Everybody kiiew they were low cnough. le hoped the resolution would be adonted. Inspector Deunls thought tho resolution should lp?l’ to high-school teachers as well, snd offsred an amondment to that effect. Inspectors Keith and Vocke did not think the subject should be sadaled on the Conunitics on Halaries, who bad quite snouch to do as it way, Inspector Eoglish thought the salarles of Janitors ought nut to be reduced. Inspector Hota remarked that the janitors' salarics were cortainly Lichenough, and 1n some cases too high. ‘They were not cowpelied to do the kind of work the toachers did, and thelr pay should not bo so lsrge corrcspondingly, "He thought & decrease fn this service would not be out of order, Tuspector Dennls moved as a substitute to ro- fer tha whole subject to s lg&‘hl comulttee of seven, to b appointed by the President. Car- ted. ¥ Inspector English moved to pay the teachers on account, March AT TR RATE OF ONE-IALP the salary received by thew for Decenber, 1877, “arricd. 4 Tuspector Wells offercd the following: Hesolved, That the Commitiec on Hiyh Schoals aud the Superintendent bo instrucied Lo recaat i course of study in the Centrsl aud Division lligh Schools, 80 sa Lo reduce the thme roquired for coni- pleting the whole coureu froi four yeara 10 three. The Inspector moved to reler the above to the Special Committee, when appointed. He went on to show that the demand for the last year's cuurse jur the 1ligh Bchool was not vul kreat. There bad beeu & good deal of tal sbout the bizher grades belug unoecessary, and at this time he really thought it well to make whatever reduction was possible. The logic of tho attendance last year showed that the de- wand was not great, so ho belleved it could be dispensed with. luspector Euglish moved, as an amendment, that such repurt, when sdopted, sbuuld by pro- seuted ta the Council fur a wodification of ‘the ordinance relatiug to he High Schools. Inspector Deuuls woved, us » substitute, that the Committes on Higa anool-, with the Bu- nerintendent, bo instructed to inquire WUNTUKE AXY MODIFICATION 18 DESIBABLR i unh'pmem. course of study in tho High Bchool Tuspector fHoyue moved to lay oo the table. Lost. Juspector Wells exvlained that he was not teuacious &bout relerring to the Bpecial Com- wittes, sud, if necessary, ho would smend nis resolution so as Lo mako It & mere resolution of luquiry for the conslderation of the Committce ou Ligh Schools. Tuspector Evglish sald there was & question 34 to where tho Board’s powers in regard o the High Schools cawe from. Tha Board ouglt to koow sbout this beforu acsivg on the resolu- tion, and lic moved to postpono the whole sub- ' PULVERMACHER GALVANIC CO, fect until the next meeting. ‘The motion to postpone was lost. Inspector Wells modified his resolation so as to_make it a mere resolution of inquiry. ‘The substitute of Inapcctor Dennts, however, was adopted. The Commltten lhcd omount of $7,60%18, which were ordered paid, The President lnrolntcd s the 8pecial Com- |r,\mcu of_Beven, Inspectors Hoyne, English, Prussing, Wells, hennis, Stone, Keith, Inspeclor Keith moved that when the Toard ndjlmxrn it do 5o to meet next Tuesday evening to hear tha report of the Committee. Inspector Vocke moved, as an amendment, to adjourn to Wednesday evening. he smendment prevailed. Miss Johanna Waish was clected Principal of the new [ludhard Strcet 8chool, at & salary of 8750 n year, On motlon of Inspector Wells, the Presldent was added to the 8peclal Cominittes, Buperintendent Doty submitted the following n regard to attendance: The entire enroliment of noj month of February was as 'flflfl:‘l" T lth.Wl In ilich 8chool ........ Inschoole in North DM . 1u rchoaln In Soutly Diviston . 1n schools in Weat Division . Total for the eity,.,. ....... The Board then adjournci, MARINE NEWS. - NOT VERY ENCOURAGING. The prospect for a lively season in the lombere catryinz trade i, like that of tho grain trade, ot yery encouraging, and it {8 not likely that sa many veasels will encace In it an last year, when avery old punk-hox was called into requisition to bring to thia market the 1,000.000.000 feet which weres recelved, ‘The abnenca of =sow and rain, and cone ;?umint-wrlnw n.mmlm has put a damper on loge ny to any great oxtent, and the now (hal not more than Tm.uou,oo:)nmwlo"' e ber will be - shipped to thia port tl o #an, ~300,000,000 ~ lesa _ than W""m' y:fl. That great " falling off will materiail affect tue carrying trade, but the owners of lumber craft nroro-o to relieve themaelves by the plan of having the crews load and anluad cargoes, nd thereby lcaven the numbicr of frips of their yeeeeie, It Ix sald that £200.000 in pald out an. nually to the stovedores, and a saving of $100,000 can be effccted h( hiring the railora to do the work, and the tatter wift thus receive $100,000 that js now ,'mld 10 the panen of atevedores, who charge 18 and 20 cents per 1,000 feet for unloading cargues, It was sunposed that the Miesjesippl eicamers Fere golng to send Guwn about 875,060, 000 feet of loge this searon, and (hat largo stock would oflsot the delclency In this market, but an experienced tumberman sho arrived hero lately, and who has been mlklnglomu carcful obacrvations along the Ateesme In the great lumber-producing regions ad. acent to tho Mississippt, roporta that no Buch supply can poraibly be had. lie says there 1% not & sufliclency of water in any of tha strenme to permit of any_exteaslve loglox operations, and therefore the stocke muat be light. Anuther fact to bo conaldered in that fencing bringa 815 on the Miemiselpol, and £13 In Chicago, at the present Hme. A high stage of water only can glvo the Mienierippi lumuermen anything I:[o the amount of Jumber above mentioned. Frelghte in this trade havo not been fixed as yet, and it is not llkely any will ve until the end of “the month. A few veascls are Atling out for the trade, bat no'engagements bave been reportod. —— LUMBER-SELLERS IN COUNCIL. A mocting of the seliera of lumber was held yes- torday afternoon In the office of the Lumber Ex. change, No, 238 Bouth Water street, at which 8., A. Irish vreslded, andJ, C. Durpin acted as See- retary. It was rosalved that no sales of lumber, Iath, sbiugles, poets, etc., shall be ade on Saturlsy ofter 3 p. m., and & committee, componed of M, B, iall, Whllam Ripley, and Jolin McLaren, was appolinted to ask thie co-operation of the buyers of ! report ata fulure meoting. Dunham. Van Echuick, and Mlchelson, the Comanittec appointed on Weduesday by the lum> bor-vesse] owncrs, was reccived. and they made the requeat that juuibor vessels bo sllowed demur- rage for detention st the markel. Thoy desired that tho vesséls should be graded according to size; for instance, s craft of 150,000 feet capacity rhonld receive demurrage after Iaying on the mar- ket tweaty-Tour houre, and one of H00,000 fect alter a deleation of ferty-etalit hovrs. _After sumo discusston, Messrs, M. B, Hull, B, K. Hubbard, John McLaren, W, IL. Bulien, and 1L G, Billings were appointed 8 committes to con- fer with the veascl-owuers’ committee, and report tho result of their conference at an adjourned ml“"lt”' luniber sollers Mouday afternoun at 3 o'clock, # THE BEN DRAKE. ‘The little excurrion steamer Ben Drake waa sold by Capt. Johin Farrow, at Clark street bridgo, yunterday noon, to satisfy creditors’ cislins, Avout 100 persons, most of whom are engaged in marl- Umo vurauite, wero present, The bldding was sarted at §2, 150, and Capl. Ben Eyster run it up 10 32,200, but retracted his offer” when tho Ase signce (Cant. Farrow) relused to guarantee tho machinery Intart. Capt, J, 5. Dunliam then took her in for 82,100, and had hor towed up to the fuot of Fraukiin strect. 1ls docs ol know as yet what ke will do with her, but if any one wants Ler mote than he doed, ho can have her at n falr pricc, The Drake has a engino snd boiler in her, and be used for tow- ing purposcs. For sevaral scasons sho has been usud an on excurslon boat. Ier original_cost about $0.000. She was built in New York, was brought here by McGowan, one of the firs lake tunacl contractors. who nsed her as & sort of tender durfng the progress of that work, bhe was 'ulnrquenll( parchased by Caut, Jesse Cox, and waa partial She recelved » revulld, and camo out In as trim maever. ller engine and boiler are wort] that waa paid for her yesterday, J destroyed by fire shiortly alterward. nnfl al RIVAL STEAMERS, ‘The new boat for tho Detruit, Put-in-Di Bandosky routo ls expected 10 make her abont June 1. Bhcis to have tho cngines of the famous fast raveouo cutter John Bherman, and the expectation Is thut the run 1o and from Detroit will be shortened up 8 couvle of hours, The new boat {9 expresaly boilt for speed, and those who are posted on such things expect an Interesting test for snpremacy between Clark's stesmer and the City of Deirul, the new bost of the Detroit and Clevoland line. In advance of their wppear- anco bath Loats have their champlons, -mf'm. Hittle of the winter wmall talk of the mariners has been based on theories formed concerning the ‘bulld and Jines of the two new lkllnn‘l‘—éll". land puper, CITANGED IYANDS, ‘Whitehall Jumbermen have purchased the steam harge T, W, Snouk, st Detroit, and will ran her in the lumber trade on this lake, Capt.Jervme Mc- Dride, & son of the lute Capt. Denuls Mcliride, who has had comaiand of the sieam barge Tempest for two seasons past, has a one-third interest in the cratt, and will command her. Capt. McBrido bas Detroit dtttnz the Snook oul for immediste and is probablysiresdy on this way to Lake with her. His first cargu, 200,000 foet uf lumber, will bu taken on at Ludington aod debiy- ered at Lhis port. TNE COAL TRADE. ‘The oatlook in coal freights s far worwo than that in other teades, The extraordinarily mild winter has caused & largo smonnt of stock (o be arricd over, a0d thero (s llterslly no prospect of up- freights from lower ports. It Is quite probable that many craft will continus to lay up In conse- quence, ——— SAULT ETE MARIE, Devnoir, Mlch., March 14.—A telegram from Eault Ste Mario thls alterncon reports tho river freoof lce, excepting In Mud Joke, whore 1ty four or Bve Inches thick but very borous. NAVIGATION NOTES, A large number of sailors are around the wharves every day, ready for early work....Ten lifo-boata aru belng buslt i Dulale by the Lling: . for the Life-Saving Stations....The ice has ontirely disap- d from Sand Day. and, achr Myosatis he keo for Escanaba and cargy Vestern port. . ..Tue prop Muste, froms Bay Clty, arrived at Tawas L'S,un Friday last. This e arllest opening of navigation ever known thy Capt, Eugene Winchester, of Toledo, h ht an e flll) ntercet 1o the schr Maomes Valley of Capt, Watmoze, of Perryeburg. Consideration, $750.... The schr enny d arrived at Toronto on Thursday. ¢ waa the 8rst vessol (0 arnve the Caplsin was awarded the customary uew hat, given by the llarbor Commissioner.... Navigation is upen ou the st Clair River and Lake uron. ‘The stmr Carrie 1. Blood now runs regulatly botween Algopac aud Port Huron.... Movements of & puuiber of ve I8 are reported at soveral ports, but noac of them sre of ao important kind....Lake luron is free of ics... Partieson l‘ul'ln-l!llly tried Lo buy the stur Jay Coake re- cently, ofering $33,000 for ber. It is reporiod that “tho owners inalsted on $40,000 cash. > TUE FORT LIST. ‘There were quite & number of arrivale and clear- snces yesterday, as wili bo secaon refesence o the port list, as followae: ; ¥ Jeasle Phillips. Musk 4.000 rtrosi Hesr EN; Do Pere. r»n'?s'nnug&':.'i- povor exga-Mliwaukee, 130 tubs buiter, 100 bris ‘Bour, 84 gases equs and fundries; prop BKTIATK Beown fare gty i) spylcs wud sundelend, Josopl 30 buzca fl'and 23 dris wpples; prop G. P ficatl, Baugatuck, S R iverer 16 corde Wt 100 toba of 108} SenE Wit SEiLh, South \aren, ai atlroad tes and Green Hay, ice. 'blilips, Muascegon. light; D Bkyluk, Benion iarbor, sundeies; ecbr 15 i1ad, Keweuios, iht; stmr Alicus, Graad Haven, 7 rls DuTK &nu sundries; scuw 1. 1 . toa lalaad. liuht; scow’ Mave Leaf {ght; scur Quickstep Detzolt L pivp DS 'ere, Milwalkee, 15 bris oll-and Manlstae, 33 8acki curi and 30 brls pors—Mazitwwoe. duairise on Finance reported bills to | FOR THE WEAK, NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED ! The afflicted can now be restored o perfect health and bodily enerpy, without the use of medicine of any kind. PULVERMACHER'S ELECTRIC BELTS AND BANDS, For gelf-application to any part of the body, meet qery requirement, The most learned physicians and sclentific men of Europe and this country indorse them, Thess noted Curatlve appliances have now stood the teat for upward of thirty years, and are protacted by Letters-Patent in all the principal countries of the world, They were Awnrd of Merit for Electria rreut ‘World's Fxhibltion: hin, and elsewhers—an decrerd the onl; A[llplllnfl'l At the —7¥arls, Philadelpl hava been found the most valuable, safe, Ample, nnd efliclent known treatment for the care of diseans. READER, ARE YOU AFFLICTED? and wish to recover the same degres of henith, strength, and energy aa experienced in former yearst Do any of the following kymptoms or class of aymptoms meet your dixensed condition? Ars you suffering froin ill-heaith In any of its many and multifarle ous forms, consequent upon a lingering, herve oux, chironle or functional disease? 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Thousands of young men, the middie-nged, and aven th old, suffer from nervous and physical deblle ity. Thousands of females, too,” aro broken dawn fu health and spirits from disorders prenliar to thelr sex, and who, froni falsa modesty oF feglect prolong thelr suerings, \Vll(. then, further nflflll‘cl n Aubject 80 pro- ductive of health and happlneas when tuere inat hand a means of reslomtion? PULVERMACHER'S ELECTRIC BELTS AND BANDS enre these varlous disensed conditions, after wll otiier means fail, and we offer the 7ot canvincing testimony direct (rom the nf- tiicted themaclves, who havo been restored to HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND ENERQY, after drugging In vain for monthaand yenrs. Send_now for DEACKIPYIVE PAMPHLET and Ty ELYCIRIC QUARTERLY, n lnrga Illux- tented Journal, containing fall particulans wintl INFORMATION WORTIE THOUSAKDS. Cop- vs muiled free. Call on or adidress, PULVERMACHER GALVANIC CO,, Cor, 8th & Vine Sts., CINCINNATT, 0, 0r 212 Broadway, NEW YORK. BRAN_':.H OFFICE: 218 STATE ST.,CHICAGO. i e By~ Avoid bogus appliances dm’m{n_z ”"f' ow (0 tric qualities, Our Pamphlet explains distinauish the arnuine from the spurions. ANUSEMENTS. M!CORMICK MALL. TUESDAY EVENING, March 1D, the GEANDEST CONCERT programme ever vreseated {n this city oy tua The following artiate will avpear s EASfA ":'r."'fiuu WRLS Rierexs arent o & ’I%‘l lI‘:'F;r."\':"“h:(. ‘Gpl!hrlllffl.lllfllv ] ! I EROPOLD. LICHT L Yaung Ametican Violit Virtuoso (I8 Firet Appear- ance fiére), AL A, BL; PEASE, the Celcbrated Plaslst and ‘fv'fl'l':'i"«'a‘ll.'c"v. V. COLDY, the Ranowned Accom- H £l L TICKETS (according to Ioullonl.[ (No extra charge for 76 cts. “homeiem $1.00. Tleketa for sale at Chilcsgn Music Co.'s, 152 Btate-st. ‘This concert wili be given in the intcrest of & com« mendable object. HOOLEY’S TUEATRE. Last Nighta of the Charming aad Distingulshed Artisto, MISS FANNY DAVENPORT, And Augustin Daly’s Famous FIFTH-AV, COMPANY from New Yurk. FRIDAY EVENING, SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, Satnrday Matinee -PIQUE, Baturday Night (farowoly riormance)—As YOU LIKE IT, Miss Davenport in ICEh Emb et E S M o HIHARY BT ~The ent Lot B ATNLY woudertul crestion of & CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN. McVICKER'S THEATRE. A_ afie; tion CELEBRATED e tiun ina & As l kpown members aof tha UNION BQUARE THEATHE Culllmfi't. J. B. HAVRRLY. roprietor and Manager, LAST NIGHTS of the 8plendid Revival of iaied Slavew; Nekroboass dintea Ajar. L1 Wednesday aud Fatundsy, 2:30. Audsydohn Etiler's Cmpan. Sisddin—Aaglc Lazmp l’;‘.x“{{‘\y I:T I‘l‘l;"”k of the Great Drama, the V' NIGHT, welglipdticios | TIVO ORPHANS, horal re| e DHaE v eed wairs of scals commences Thursday, 14t lust, HAVERLY'S Tlrl‘l;lh'l'lll':. % NOLE TOM?’S N. GOTTHOLD sad strung cast (idwinter: Orand Panor Cottun Plastativn Scene; Tran: NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. J. A, NMAMLIN.oueey .Manager Matt T, R rowded Thowscs " HAVERLY’S MINSTRELS. m tice, Kemble, Linden. Carter, Wel AniEm i oot Quanatite: L Povular Prices, 35¢, 50c, An Admission to Melinee, 56 and sdc. COLISEUM NOVELTY THEATRE. TIIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WATSON AND ELLIS, [ Camediana, late of Tony Pestor's. Last nlzhis Ty AR DA siARae i arternoon. “Aihateies A Fopular I <, and 80c. USRS SIS Vi 8 e, B'CORMICK MALL. bt e veain; F13 S Cadiek Sacrd? SR et o e R AL raku aod tlie ¥ Auwinion 33 o Fulure Uouin of Chicage. aad b0 cents. " _“WEST END OPERA HOUSE. ‘Weat Madison-st. Fun-—Prof. Carpenter’s Fun. Wonderful sad Amusiog Bcenss fo Mesmeriats every BIgas this wack and sacurdsy Meilose. Admiutan, 33 snd 33 Comnience a8 8 0'clock. HOOLEY’'S THEATRE, SPECIAL NOTICE, 'SALK OF GEATS FOB SOTHBERIN 134 CRUSUED TRAGEDIAN besins thls mornizg. NINON DUCLOS’ FOLLY THEATRE. Spacial Kngazement of toe Celebrated MISE PAULINE MARKH mr. ;’h‘l'li'c.wlwu and mnlc productiog of LITTLR Baturdsy. Qlorious Bus- March 13, Saturday, 2