Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1878, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, The Intornal revenuarecelpts yesterday nmonnt- ed to $22,178.80. Fignor Brignoll, the colebrated tenor, fs at the Grand Pacific. Collector Milfer tarned $4,700 over to the Lin- toln Park Commlissionars yosterdsy. John 1ofman, Collector of the Weat Town, completed hia delinguent lists yesterdsy, and tatned over his books to the County Treasurer, Tho quarterly meeting of the Western Linseed- Crnahera* Angociation was héld at the Tremont 1lonse yesterday. About thirty members wero present. The temperatare yesterdny, as observed by Ma. nasne, optician, 88 Madleon street (Tainuxe Balld. ng), was atBa, m., 35 degrees: 10a. m., 87; 12 m.. 303 3p. m,, 38} B p. m., 37, DBaromeier at #a. m,, 20.25; 8p, m., 30.11. Tho West Park muddle hasnol changed since day before ')flctrdly. ‘Thia afternoon Mr, C. C. Jonney will' filo his™ petition for a mandamns on Colleetor Hoflman, to_compel him to pay over the moficy now in his hands to tho **hold-on" foor, Mre, Bertba Erixson Kranse, Mr. Chelstian Kranto, Mias Xniu Ekeatrom, Miss Inge! Lol- cren, and Miss Amanda Carleon—the members of the Swedlsh (%ulr!eue—nm at the Tremont Louse, sccompanied by their business manager, Mr. T. F. Eminens. 4 Yeaterdny afternoon Henry Bleascr, a bricklayer 8t work upon a buildingat No. 58 Gtate stroet, ac- cidentally fell from the scaflolding to Lhe ground, adistance of twenty-two feel, And was sevcrely Injured about the left aide and shoulder. il was stended by Dr, Montgomery and sent 10 his bome, No. 41 Nebraska street. Harvey C, Douton, editor of the Farmer and Frult-Groicer, ona of the most prosperous papors in the ngricuitural portion of the State, will be in the city to-day, and wiil present the claima of his {numl to those merbers of the trado who wieh to handle the prodact of the great farming, gardens ing, and fruit-growing scction of Iinois, Abont 4 o'clock yesterday afternoos Charies Baebert, 14 years of age, reaiding at No. 74 West Lake street, was bitten on the hand bg a large Newfoundland dog that was picked un by Frank Lagorio, restaurant-keener at_the cornee of Lake streot and Ashland avenae. The animal was not mad, but was nevertheless shot by Oficer Jickling. The following bullding permits were issed yes- terday: Porter Falper, two-story store, Wabsah avenne and Adams um:h 32,000; M. Ryan, two- story dweiling, No. 148 Lytlo etrcet, $2,000; Theodore Hchnell, two-slory store No. 538 West Twelfth street, H.Oflo;uerg in Blackford, two- rtory and basement store, Nos. 3, 5, and 7 North Clark sireet, $5,000. “The Rpecial Custom-ITouse- Fraud Commisaloners Leld no regular sesaton yeterdsy afternoon, but devoted the time principally to ‘comparing notes ond finishing up thelr report, and in_visiting 8 «of tho Importers of the city, and the Apora office, with & view of oxsinining goods and pating them with tho Appraiser's estimates. They will hold aseeslon this sftornoon, thongh most at the witnesres hava been examined. From the fact that the Comméssfon {8 taking 80 much time o fix np its report, 1t may bo barely possible that there i a éiffcrence of opinion existing between some of the membera regarding cortain points, thongh thia may b only a surmise. The Compttoller aaid yesterday ihat, while the syndicate plan of the Commities of S8cven would nut boa fiemcl remedy forthe city, {t wonld afford relief. la favors a fnll cash-valne sascesment, which would not maka the ta; hearier, Ar AOM@ suppose, t the ment was 100,000,000, and the city desi 1o raise $100,000, the tax wonld bs 1 mill. If the assensment were $200,000,000 the tax would be one-hall a mill. By a fnil as and unfairness would be avolded droller's inind, tho only permane: city lles {n & revislon of laws, #o as to bring the appropriativn ond ' collection nearer lv&:thu. aud the offering of sn Inducoment fo Iaxpayers in the ‘way of intescst to pay without delay. Only one mascasment should be minde in three or flva years, und that by o man wha_understanda the businces, with plenty of timo to do the work, TIHE CITY-(IALL. The Putlding Committeo of the Council met yea. terdny nfternoon, and agreed upon the specifica- tionn for the City-lall malerlal. The lol- Jowing {s tho ciauss a8 Lo paymenta: *Pagments will be made on estimates of tho Fuperlutendent on work actually done on the building vat of any money collected by the city for Clty-Mall purposes n caual. Broportion to tig #evornl contractors on tha amount of work done. ™ ‘The city, {8 an is customary, to reserve 15 per cent until tho atructure s finished. The cul. stoue work will et o8 a whols, As to materlal, the [ollowing oxplalns: **Steps Jimestone the” door-sills, first courte of cut stono on tho three fronta not covored by steps, tho interior or colizt walls, and the rotunda tidor will be of granlte, patent hammer- rosped, and of light color. All othor cut-stono work will b of the best quality of limestone, of even color, rubbed smouth. ‘I'he columns, pilase ters, nnd entrances where granite !s uged in the ounly part. of the buildiog will be of dark, @ilahied tinestones, the coluinus and vllastors 0 bein three longths, The object in putting kranlte in for the first courss Ia 1o prevent water from entering the walls and discoloring and disin. toerating them, Sower brick are to bo used throsghout the buslding, the basement walls to be cunstricted with Jimo mortar gauged with cement. ‘this work and the iron work is wo arranved that thero will be litle or no chance fur Srextras, The structurois to be completed on or befora dan. 1, 1881, Mortimer & ‘Taffen's con- tract on the foundationa will vxpire May 1, but it 1s sery doubtful if they will havo combleted thele work before June 1. Itis, of cours yetun- certain when the contracts for the supersitucturo will be Tet, but It being the purposc In fixing the time of completion to give threo snmmers 1o the contractors, 1t I8 probabla that the first stone will be lnid by the middie of Jane. NOTEL ARRIVALS, MrA;h”l.mal'rl l”lfll:ln—c;llmfll D.l""r"'"" :'!I- l.o!lll‘(“l! i, L. Dearborn, Havan: L1 1, 1) Bwe 3 Leinas g W Vinher, Biamareis 1 oy B A3 s lson, he (fon. George Ecrogi ] Laeite: Wl ieadiey Whwauieas . Eifliwater, ‘Silin.; Ae 1. Frcmont Houre—G, 7 Blake, Chathams ifendérson, New Yorks At V. Lawrence, Englandi the HuR, Joha Dancan, Gal G i ltalne, eteraburi, VA3 (8 11, L. PPove, b " 1iaxton: Willlam White, Clncinnatts tom, 0.1 Av T, Alexander, Loulaviile; 'ths Hon. C, Vinmiition, * Mliwaukeo... Grund Mictc—W, J. Pol okion, D Charles Clinton. ' Now Mhwaukes; Grantille jor, Now Yorki ¢, Jdobuson, Tirasdford Nttt thmise—t. Cheyunaes A. hderisnd, Detrolty Eppateln, & I 1 d. L, Moba H6okar, New Variy by it Stow o, Watiaslii T, 8. Mitchall; 143 Kit. Loulss J. 1, binsil, Glasgow, uscl, Bt. Loule, e Hochesters D. Wi hurg: B. . Kitnge beotland; Dr. W Il 11, TIIE LAMAR, MERTING OF TUR STOCKNMOLDERS, Some thirty ot forty of tho steckholders o the de- fuuct Lawar Fire Insurance Company met yesterday afternoonat the Sherman llowse. The most of those vresent cama from interior polote in llinols, lu. dlans, and lown, The object of the consultation a5 10 dovise Dieans (0 contest any further ansoa- ment on them for tho payment of josses incnrred by tho Lig fire of Oct. 8, 1871, Ar, 1L, P, Buston, of Carlyle, 1L, was appolnted Chairman, and E, A, Wilson, of Bpringfield, oficiated a3 Becretary, ‘The petition of (leorze Chandjer, the Receiver of the Compary, which wne fied iIn the Superlor Court un the Btk ult., was read by 1, O, Goodrich, of Jersayville, 1t recited that tho debt of e Cowpany, as proved up bofore the cosrt, smounled 10 $152,747,05, of which aver $40,+ 000 rcmnlued unpsid. Thero were Bfty-seven stockholders ln Kansas, 121 an lodiana, 310 in lowa, 1 In 1linois, and a fow In other States. 'Fhe tuls] wubscribed stock 1,000,000, of which 2y per cent had been palid in, -~ The petitioner prayed that the stocktiolders shouid be ussvesva o suni suficient to pay the outstandiing indebicdnes ‘The Court ordercd the butition te bo s swered Lefore April 1, and that it bu takeu us confessed sgamat il stuckboiders wha (ail to answer; thai Leonard Swett, 1. N, Tiardio, Psul Coructl, snd Leftoy Chureh be required to soawer fur and on account of tha stockholdors, The Cowpany, which was organizerl some years previous to the big fAre, aud Lho stock of which: waz placed among thuse whuse pate R desifous to obisin, kept its bank accuunt with Casbman & Hardin, who were then engsged fn thy privsie banking busiuess. In tho spring of 1871 tbe Directore of the Company detenniued Lo wind up e businesy, aud relnsared &l the outstanding riske with the Jeople’s Firc- Iusurance Company, of Suu Francivco. Out of the surpius remainlug 1o the credit of the La- wiar, it bs charged, Cusbinsn & Hardin drew out all the wigary that they paid In oo wecount uf the stuci hold by theis, canceling the same, und leay- Iug nothlag, fu the Treasury, Au attempt wes 1uade (o invedtigate by the disy ¢d stockhalders, but without avail. T Uctober, 1871, the +bi Lie'' loak plnce, and It was confanutly vxoecte by many ol the amar people tiat the * unexaui- tled cuntlsgradion™ uad wiped gat all recora of the Cuinpany. ‘Tuis, however, was & tulstake. 7| stuck potes of the Lawar were found ju the wafe of the Chicago agency of the Feople's Fire-Insurance Company, Tnis Company which hsd ed the Lawsr was lndcbled to ta the extenl of sume $400,000. in tbe People’s bistisred them- nd suc cd in bu!lug' up claima sgaioet tices sanging frowm & ta 25 cents on the doliar,and then got judgwment syatuat the Lamar, in 1873 and 1879, withous defense, for the differ- enco. 1t 1a stated that the pvlu"hmluuun would have, 1f pleaded, ?‘Ru\rud an cffectual bar agujnst any judgment. The Receiver Lis succeeded i wsking scitlements with tue stockholdets to the extenl of §75,000 or $100.000, “bot they wow decline to pay any more, and will Lot do 83 gatil compelica by order of Court. At ihe meetlng yeslerday sfierncoa the stock- holders were unabhnous fu deoounciug the dere- liction of the oficera of the Lamar in permiiting e {uufimenu o be obtained without defense, a; ut{ous were adopted recommending tbe cou- tribution of 1 per cent on the partof ihe slock- bolders W defray the expenses of resisting in the courts the asacaawents saked for Lo pay the fraud~ Weat judgments, An Ezecutive Cummitice of B THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY- MARCh 29, 1878, wseven, consiating of M. D, Manson, of Crawfords. vilte, Ind, : S. K. Morster, of Onarga, 1113 A, F. Catler, Rock Irland; 1. O. Goodrich, Jerseyville, I3 B, A Witson, Sprinafield: M. L. Devine, Sycamore, TIL, : and D. Gillesple, Rdwardsville, 1il., wae appointed to employ counscl and resiet fllfillnt ment prayed f or. Jowett and Lawrenee, Campbell & Lawrence have been engaged fo answer the bill, and et forth the fraud practiced upon the Conrt in_the matter of procaring ihe discharze of the judement azainst Cushman & Hardin for $147,000, which was ‘compromised_for £12,000, and it Is aserted that proof will be forthcoming to shaw that the sttorness on the side of the creditars were pald $4,000 by a =on of Cnshman to procure the compromise of judgment referred to. A CHILD RESTORED. PORSUIT OF A RUNAWAY WIPE. One more caso of infatustion betwcen man and woman, with & portlon, ot lenst, of the nsual attending resuits, camg to 8 cuiminatfon yesterday in Chicago, the ereat field where so many simitar traneacilons have cnlminated. The caee {n quertion has covered much gronnd, and the different scenca have been lald In st least fonr States.. Tho plot was first - framed In Akrop, ©O., where, according to a taport which appeared fn Tne Trisvne some time ago from its correypondent fn that city, a happy home wae snddenly destroyed, nn exemplary wife and mather was fost to sacicty and to herself, ana o destracted huaband was Jefl 1o brood and to monrn smidat the desolation which waa caiscd by the shamefal rentoval of two of Lils hieart'sdearcst idole. ‘The atory reconnted in brief §a as f A man nameu [otart, who had once scen better days, and had occapled n rescctable position In soclety and among husiness-men, had fallen so low by the use . of strongdrink that ho had become almost & total wreck; hiad lost hisnoney, his business, and his favor with all good citizens, Twice or three times ho had been Krosmled with attacks of delirjum tremene, and he hisd become o burden to himself and o his family, e was low down in the dcpthe of degradation, when Mr, Knight, ciditor of "tho Akron Cily Tymer, and, according to all acconnts, o Jarge-henticd and generous man, ifted his fallen fellow-creature from the gutter anc placed him wpon his feet onca motes he gave him employ- ment,—or, rather, found employment for him,— aud encouraged him in the work of reformation even o fAr 84 Lo invite hini to his home And make hilm an sssociate with Lle family, consisting of 3 wife and thres children,” Mntters ~went slong awimmingly for a month _or 1o, when an jntimecy eprang no between Mr. Kuight's wife and the man \whom lie had befriend- cd, ending in an eacapade of the guilty pair from the city. They took with thom the youngest child of the woman, a bright iittlo girl of about & years. Mr. Kmght Immediately pursied them. o fol- lowed them to Piitsburg, and there ho endeavored 0 eecure the co-operation of the police, but, as thoy were reorganizing, and in a state of unroliability zenerally, thoy conld render him no assistance,” Mo followed them through the south- ern part of Ohlo, thence north to Flint, Mich,, and from thero to Chicago, erethey woro foand, and here they hnve beon living togethor ns man and wife for about ten days or two weoks, Mr, Knigit employed Alr. B It. Ilarris as his sttorney, and the Istter Introduced him to Supt, lickey, who received him courteona- Iy and promised him all the asnistance in his vowee, ilo detailed Detective Bsuder upon the case, and the Intter. with Mr, Kuight, watched the Post-Ofice closely for the fugitives, Ii was discovered that Rotart and Mrs, Knight were living under an assumed name; but the game was bag. f‘ud yesterday at aboat half-past 1 o'clock. While night and the officer were watching the Post. Office from across the strect, the runaway couple were seen to enter the bullding together. The avenger ond his asistant wers over thp way lnuwlnkllnfl. and they mot the trusnts {;m 08 they were coming out, Kscavo was uselcss, ut the gmilty ones csaayed (o pdt a bola front on the matter, and at first were diaposed to deny tha identity of Mr. Knight, and nid him defiance, *'The husband told them 1hat this was useless, as he had & nomber of friends In this cRy who would folly catablieh his identity, and he would lot tho law take coarre, Then they bogged and {mvlored "his lenlency, promising hhinall rorts of good behavior if he would spare them. 1ie told tbem is conditions in a few twords —they wero not hanl—they tmust restore to him hlschila and the property ‘which they had taken from hinhouse oway In "Akron, for they had lit- erally despotled it uf everything of valite, even to tiie linen, leaving absolntely nothing for the fam- ily tbat retnained bohing. This they ngroed to do, and at oncg led the wn{ to the Louse whgro thoy resided, They turned the child over to the heart: broken fathor, who covercd her with kisses andled heraway, Thoy also delivered to him the trunka containing the goods, and the wrosged man left for hil4 home in Ohio on the 5:15 train. Mr, Iniuht stated that his wife hiad borno a good reputation, and had o fanitices rocord previous to the timn of her forming this unforianate attache went for Rotart. Rotart loft a wifo and two chil- dren tn Akron, and his better half tay got be din- poaed to doal an inildly with her recalcitrant lord os aid Mr. Knlght, “At presont, howeser, tho cauple arc loft to cnjoy whntever plcasure thera may ba in each other's soctety, MESMIRISM. PROF. CARPENTER'S PAILURE, Ar, Carponter, & professional mesmerist, hos ‘been In tho cliy for a week on n professional visit, the object of which s presumably to mako ex+ nenscs, and make peopla believe in meamerlsm. 11ia performance Jast Sunday cvening at Iooley's Thestre was, to & msjority of the audience, n convincing proof of the objective reality of the phenomens, and of Mr. Carpentor's nower as a magnetser, - It was, according to all accounts, an exceedingly comical exbibition, and had the affect of moking o very large nwvsomblage of apcctators laugh consumoaly. A few skeptical persons, how. erur, came away from the show with the notlon that they had baen ** gulled, that tho funuy tricks 1y noon tho stage wern the result of " colluslon between the operator and hls subjects. 1t was very amusing 1o seun young woinal take an overcoat tiite hor arme, ua It were a baby, feed it with a broom-handle, and cqually so tosvea qup of [diotlc young fellows amirking and wav. ng handkerchiols ot an audlence which they be- Heved for the martent ta be composed of fascinating women. ‘Tho mnjurll? of the #pectalors beileved it to be a gennino exhlbition of mesmeric power, und perhupa it was, ‘Thoy are all ‘.’olnz 10 soa it again next Sunday to have their belief congrmed. 8k, Carpentor n glving numorous yrivatu seances here, aud his remarkably clever ¥ public exbi. hmn.r‘n are creating no [ittle Intercat in the comn. munity, Now 28 to the question whethor mesmerlsm Is o sclentlic reality or & delusivn—it 1s one which (uce not concern the purpose at present in view, ‘Iho fmncdlate object of thns record is toluok Inta Mr. Carpenter’s title. [lo calls blmsc)f & profea. sar of mesmeriam, and ho favites fnvestigation; A few days wince Mr. Bothern—-who is often credited with heing o spiritual medigm, bot who Is in reality a hand.shanl wkeptic in ro. gard to all such maitars—Invited Mr. Carpen- ter to hls roows in tho Kherman llouse for the purpose of testiug hie powers. Vavorable enouph conditions were named, hut Mr, Carpenter #aw fit 10 posipons the scanca till yesterday nfter- elect party of somo fiftoen people— ne-third of them being iadies—warn pres. cut, I sincerily of purposs can bs named s favorsble condliton for such manifesi tions, the Frofrasor conld certaluly ha fonnd wo canso lo oblect, It was notone of Sothern's selis by any means. Tno company were one and all prepared to Lo cou. vinced, nod they sulmitted to the manipalations of the uperator vnrf readily, Bug alaal onc after another persisicd o dectining to keop thele eyor cloved aftor belug commwanded o doso. ‘Fiete wus pot ope swho would sce snakes in cancs, or bables In hroomhandles, or perform any funny tricks the bidding of the nagician, The Professor suddeniy diacovered that ha had struck au obatinate crowd of fulke who had no object In beinz dopud. Al yeu; thore was one, —an uninvited guest, — a very young maa ot alld sspect, with dreamy cyes and uncoriain fuatures, whohad come into 1ho foom_olmost . lle turned ont to be s fricud of Mr. t's, ‘The meswerist, altor aking futfl over the eyce of all the reat, suddenly fouf the youug person a remark- Ably senstiive onganization. [lo mesmerizod bim in ‘Ave wecouds. Ue made hiwn wearly tumible of a plaguestool; he caused him to suifen his arme; he iuvited the company to pinch his bauds, which he clabnod were dead {0 the aense of touch. It would bave heen a canvinclag wet toaa audlenco, hut It wass very lll-%uznl-ed case of confeacracy 10 ull the guesta n the room. Mr, Sothern took 8 brass pin from oneof the ;“““ sud deliberately bored it through obs of b own never chauglng lnuecie. ¢ Now,” ‘tyou can stick a knifo throngh my hand sod I won't flinch, Ican do that awake. ~Js that any yroof of your pow- 7) ¥ ‘Ihe Profcesor gave It up, snd the young man aat down rathor Efimm.i’,. Mr, ’cnnp.:nm of courso clalined, s wiost spintoal “medinms do, that the physical and atmosphorlc con- ditions were uufavorable, d 90 forth. The **acance’ proved to be & couspicaous failure, ss scances gencrally do {n tho presence of a company of jntelligent peopie, unless with the aid of fntul. ltgent confedetaren. The infercuce iu that il ;‘_mpl- who so amused the mudicace st Hooley' ‘heatre last Sundsy hisd bad a carviul rehearsal of thotr parta before tuoy wont on 1ho stago Lo make fouls of themeelves. Thcre may be sowething in mesmoriem, Lot therolu evidently something in Mr. Carpenter's operations that calls for investigation by ULellovers, If bellevers can bo pereuaded to doubs ot all. ~ The Introductiou inio s privato par- tor of 0UDE man uukuOWu (o &ll but the meame: imecl! was certainly a suspictous cice cumatance. At the close of the exhibition Mr, SBothern mes- merized the ent{re company, one after auother, » wanner which would have convinced suy sud- ence that hu vossessed superoutural power, did they, not know—what turned out (0 be the fact— thai by a clever coutrivance of the arch juzgler, cvery imember of the ‘;;uru was trylng to fool " each other. This msy not “be the whole secret of mcemertam, bai **coufedding, ™ os othiern cails fi, evidently constitutes an fus- vortant clewent fu the operations of Mr. Capen- ter, Woen next be gives an cxbibitlon, it way be :{‘au to musvlu r.h|ha l»)ncll;-.t ; nng.ndnd ;:"' who icy afo and wuat {nduccuments the %0 out ot {helr mind for tho smuasciaent of the public. MISSIONS. s THE EIGUTH ANNIVERSARY of the Chicago Branch of the Woman's Unlon Mis slonary Soclely was hold 1n the pariors of Carist .3l ths Reformed E’;lfimplll Church, corner of Michipan Avene and Twenty-fontth stfeel, last avening. Dishop Cheney presided, and, after the nsual opeulng religloug exerclaes, he read the annual re. vort of the Soclety, which contained a full account ©of the procecdings of the organization during the past year, The tolal receipta during the Jeen e cording to this Fanort, were 843, 110, 10: the tatal amonnt of contribnttonn from the Chicaga Branch for the year waa abont $725. Bishop Cheney sup- plemented the report with & few remarks, ex- Ialning the sitnation of the Saclety, and closcd lz‘llr;tmduelng the Rov. Dr. Phillips, gf Northern dia, Dr. Phillips epoke in praise of the Woman's Unlon Missionary Soclety, and the wark that had been accomplished by lts members, He apoke of the stranpe customs, aayinge, and beliefs of the Yf""“’ ,0f India; he pave an epitome of the indoo's opinion of woman in general, —lamented at her hirth, persecuted throngh Ife, sod rejolced ovae' at her death. 1L was a dif- ficult thing for the misslonaries to get mirls into the nrchool. At ope schuol which the speaker had In view, there were forty of ity bright little bovs nnd only two girls; the Intier wero litezally boughl for money, At an ex- amination in a grove, there were aver 700 hoys and but two girls. Of courae one of the two girls carried off the price, and this circumetance did more than all tho preachlog to convinca the eavages that a girl was better than a cow, and the epenkersoon had sixty girls in sixty schoole, an lven%e of one for ench school. "lle told of the dlscipline which a mothor-in-law had over her sons’ and the tion under wers brou It was disgracefnl for & young wife to lee:t in the presence of her husband's nother, Ve }I' thi waa a heaven for mothers-inclaw, Dr, nllligl made an earnent, forciblo sppeal to hia hearers to continue in their good work, which had thns far Leen fraught with 20 many good reanits, e called for sympathy, for money, snd for voluntcers. ‘There was ronm for hnndreds and for thousands in that far-off land, and the poor heathen were cry- In%lnudly for more Chriatian warkers, hie Jtev. J. Munto Gibson, of the Second Pres- h{ler‘lnn Church, was next Introduced, and he spoke of tho excelienee of the workers of tha Woman's Unton Mission, Blshop Cheney aonounced that Mrs, Robinson, who was deeply Interested In forelgn missionar: work, desired 1o mect the ladies at Chriat Chure! Monday afteenoon at 8 o'clock, in the parlor of the church. A collection was then taken up, snd the assembly disversed with a benediction. TOWN BOARDS. NORTH CHICAQO, An adjonrned meeting of the Town Board of North Chicago was held yeaterday afternoon at the oftico of Justice lamlll, All of the membera were present, Sapervisor Marphy In the chalr, The rst business calicd was the report of the Collector. 1t was presented, snd showed that tho cxper had been $4,170,13, and the Cal- lector's commiasions on the State tax $4,411,%5, leaving a balance due the town of 8233, U2, —a con- dition which has never before occurted, the bal- ance heretofore bavingbeen in the other direction. The report was recelved. and, on motion, & com- mittee, composed of Justices Rodinson, Ne Wolf, d Town-Cletk O'Brion, waa sppointed (o ex- ine the teporte of the Sapervisor, Collector, and Assestor, to report ot a future mueeting. Several small bills were then sllowed, and the Board adjourned for ano week, BOUTIL TOWN, The South Town Board met yesterday afternoon at the office, No. 40 Clark street, Present, Justice Pollak 1n tho chalr, Justices D'Wolf and Foote, Buperyizor Mason, and Town-Clerk Kinz. Supervisor Mason read an afidavic from Mark Kimball, Collector, of the cotrectness of hia biil of $4, 345 (or all expenses of colloctiona, Clerk King presented bills aa followa: Clark & Eawsrds, $20; Tmpuxe Company, for notize of election, 8253 J. M. W. Jones, . 70 Incldental exponsew Incyrred by Town Clerk, $66.42, They wera all allowed. Upon motlon of Jostice D'Wolf, the Doard de- clded to adjourn from day to day till April D,wn0 business to be done till that date, THE COUNTY BUILDING, ‘Tha Collectors of the Towns of Palatine and New Trier turned ovor thelr books yesterday, To-day Is sentence day in the Criminal Court, Assjstant Btate's Attorney Weber s so far Im- proved that ho will be able to be on duty to-day. A new calondar I8 being prepared in the Coanty Conrt. Nollco to-set cases must bo givenon or ‘before Apell 2. 1In the County Court yesterdsy, Edward Farlong, Conslant Brunell, Einoline Bemls, Mary 0'8hea, and Emily Itheinhardt were adjudged {nssne. Tho (rand Jury yesterday disposed of the usual batch of minor cascs. It wiil complete its work to-day, and report to-morrotv and bo discharged. ‘The County Treasurer yesterday authorized the announcement to be made that all county oraers of date of Uct. U would be pald on presentation, ss well as all orders of prior date. 1t 1 very suidont that o reporter gots a senil uduon?nmnlmu comnm offics, but n-u:r! day was on exception. lie le to be married Sstur- 3:7 evening to a vory cstimable lady at hin reai- cnee, 1larms has printed fettors protesting againat tho *awsrd of tho willk contracl, and inquiring why he did pot got it. The Committoa says that in the first place he was not the lowest bidder, and In the sccond placo that ho has not scttled his bills of scy- cral years ago, when ho haa tho contract. This anehi to be sudicient. Abount the time that the trouble occurred In ref- erence to Commlissioner Tabor's per diem, the Chicago Demokrat chiarged that some one bad com- mitted forgery in conncction with the floard rec. ords, ete. (en. Lieb in connectea with the wesxling, and 18 belloved (o havo Inspired the charye, and if he finds himself complained againgt for libel befurs the next Urand Jury lie need not Lo surpriscd, When the gucation 1s opuned up, an it cartatnly will bo, 18 will fnvolve the mattor of Tabor's drawing moze momlv‘y for his ‘wr dlem than he is entitied 10 by lnw,‘and the **Ring" will be bronght to anolher half, ‘Tha Special Commitice to cxamina the bids for county supplics \wae in seanlon yesterday constder ing the blds, ~Col, Cleary,ot tho hend of tho Com- ||mu¢ isted un el awards belng made to the OV rest bidders, and his nrgfumenu were 80 pawer- fnl that the most avowed Hingstera could not ob- Jeet, 'Tha result waa the awards wors recommend- el to bo ;ilnm Teaponsiblo and reputable drma, The only bids consldercd were for groceries, and the awards wers recommonded fo ba divided be- tween Goodrich & Co., McKindly, Qilehrist & Co., Dardon Bros. . Ritetlo & Son, Kaowles, Cloyes &Co., W. M. lloyt & Co., and ltusacll Hiros, A fow days ago the Flnance Committec recom- mended the cunn? Treasurer to invite proposals lalinquent-tax Net. for printing the ha same thing was done o ‘yur 8go, but, tha action being regarded 08 o political schiome, and the smple to cover the case, no altention it. A reporter called on Mr. McCrea I interview him on the subject, and [ what he vroposed o do in the premise he had not had any officlal notificatien of tho Com- miltes's rocommendation, aud would pay no attun- tion to It uniil 1t came before the Board and waa acted on, Hu did not want to indicate what he would do, furthes than to say that ho proposed to ron hisoffice as the law prescribed, which may ba construed to mesn that be wiil follow Mr, linck In Ietting the printing to whoever he blesscs, withoat regard to the intermeddling of the Commissloners, CRIMINAL, E)zabeih Tazewel) cansed Willlsm Thompron's arrest for bastardy. Willlam gave $600 bonds,and Justica Meech will bear bis side of the story Aprll B, ¥ritx Elstnger 7an s waloon at No. 07 Halsted otrect, and Michael Hennca bought him out, Then when he settied down o business, snd bad broken up bis predecvasor’s alste, the righifal owner came atopg sod demanded an explasation. Tho sequel is that_Elsinger was _locked r‘_ I“g the Madison uj L Hireat Station clisrged with recel money under falso preicuses, . Dotoctives Lansiny, Londergan, and Traynor Inst ovening ran across J. W, Well lina ** Lufy, " Clarles Micks, alias **Old Msu,'" and & atraoger g}vmu the namo of Johu Clark, at the corner of onroa and (iroen sircets, They aro nllucud a8 being on the ‘*con." lay,and were taken in simply far the pnrm'o( showing them up snd lel'rn‘ thiem know Lhat thero Was such a thing as » Folico Departument, Quite an exciting scene occarred at the corner of Btate snd Washlugton sireets yosterday sfternvon, A X-thief named Johu Thomas, sliss Browny, o n the act of stoaling shoee frum in front of o6 store, No. U0 Hiate strect, was wauyht iu tue act by the clerk, John ilarkins, who ave chase and caught the thief, whereupon the siter drew 8 knife tostab Mr. H., and escaped, oniy to b recaptured, tho clerk threstening bi with a rovolver. Dowlolque Blelinsk!, alias Joseph Warner, wi yumduquruud and locked v Ey Officer fmu‘l‘- en the Armory, charged with 1he larcony of $500 trom a Polander with whom he formetly re- slded in Leavenworth, Ksn. The refuies was traccd ont throngh sn advertisengnt o s Potlsh nowspaper. About $465 of the stolen money was found in possession of the prisoner. A telegram {row Marshal Huunll‘;l,nl Leavenworth, recaived Inat night. requests that the prisoner be held unil) anofticer s sent on for hit with a requisition, snd eward {a offured for the recovery of the mouney. Jnltxh!um:nfl'ma and Fred Lack, two youny o ek s ol S wanieaner Lo slowp o rus ngs. ity pul u DAtn of Joseph Oreoncbaain, on” Viciorle siles. near Fourteenth street, but duriog tho night Leek srusu and strippod bis companion ulg:w'hy » 350 bund, a0d $75 {n cash. Yeswerday Oficer’ Nelson arrested the offending darkey st Haitie Brooks' Lagolo on Pacific avenne, sad recovered from bim uwelty sud a vortion of the money. Gicorgio Mansficld, a wbite amflmh. who was said to bave recelved tho bond, was slso arrested 23 a1 acceseory. Detectives Rysn and Osterman yesterday arrest. ed at tha Commercia) Hotel, lo this city, ‘s young man pamed Dooglas Mills. but sailivg under toe neme of A. B. Uook. A ur‘y focomplete ward- fobe aud 3352 Iu Canadisn bills were found upon Lim. Mills was arreated upon & tel egun from J, . Glover, Cblel ot Police &t London, Oat. ihis dispatc L appesrs from ;ounz Mills woa ratber faat, oand the Yillsge of Aylmas, whero bis pareate lived. far too sauall for bim. He conclng:zlin to 8 coms out Wesl, and, prepasatory L0 w0 rtopped &t London long eponch to forze hia father's namo 1o & check for $400. A telegram re- ceived last night annonnces that John Mflia and Peter Richardson will come on to-dsy lo take charge of prisoner, ‘Minor arresta: Ollie Dacla, larceny of clothing from Jnlin Wate Henry Tlackett, larceny of a tennk from A, W, Dethlof's store, on lfalated street; Julia Morse, larceny of clothing from Mary Fareell, of No, 410 Emerald ayenue; Charies Dalden, calored, bltiing Jerry Whalan, another negro, on the head with a stona; Manrico talsin, atrested by Detective Scott on general principles, he heing a well-known and notorions thicf, who has been aknlking about town fot the past thres months without any visible means of support; Fdward Edwards and John Mnrphy, ran in on gen. etal principles by Detectivos Stewrart and Flynu, Justice Summerfleld yesterday held the follow. ing: Mathew (ordon, Jareeny of two shawls (rom Mathlias A'ih. £300 to the 20th; Constant Rarrett, making thrdate to kill Mes, C. Bunnell, sent to the County Court on a charge of insanity; Rulos Fer. uson, obtaining goods in small quantities from , 8. Rldridge, nad from 1. Dashnoli, & grocer at the corner of State and Twonty-second strocts, $20 fine on eacn charge: John Connors, kicking up a row at llawkine' shoeshop, No, U0 State ntrect, 50 fine; Noellls Hines, an old and familiar head in_the bull-pen, $50 fine for drnnkenness; Frank Wiliams and Charles Wolford, the two negroes who took the drunken men home to No. 17 Karmon court, and then robbed them, were held in $300 eacl: Lo the Criminal Court for_1ihe larceny of an overcoat from T..S. Widly, §700 each for the larceny of a walch and chaln from Rdward B, Taylor, and $500 each for fhe larceny of coat, gl-nm and vest from Richard Graham. Justlca oretron Oned Maggle Mcintosh $25 for steallug clothing from Anunie Wright: John Perry, noted confidence man, who awindled Kilpatrick, the Michigan Granger, out ofVg0 cash and n check, fined $10 for vagrancy, the victin refusing to atay intown to prosecute. A littie I12-year-ota girl namea Mary Baumann, who finda homie a lonctoine place, ran away, and waa found by Officer O'Con- nor ina State streot hause of lif-fame, Juatica Sammerfiald sent her to the Hounee of the Uood Shepnerd, JATL-IRBARING, ‘The boldest And most succeasful atte mPl at jail. breaking abont police stations since (he night 1hat '*Brocky ' McDonough forced his way from a cell at the Armory occutrred at the same station shortly before noon yesierday. McDonongh forced way by a powerful Jimmy lmprovised from ‘an fron bracket ‘upon which the ceil benches nre fastened. With nn inetra- ment like thts, was an easy matter 1o uolneiessly pry apsrt the bars of the cell, s0 that the lock would fly open. And this was the {dentical pame that was played yestonlay., The operators were ueorfie Smith and Eddie Bowon, two of the gang of thicves whom Detectives Flynn and Stewart fonnd attempting to reorganl early morning sud cvening snenk work, thelr arreas 11 bas transpired that were wanted for one or two highway beries dating back soveral weeks, and thoy still remalned in jail awailing the accnmulstion of evi. dence. They were both [n the one cell, and during the buzz and excitement necessary upon o acesion of court, lne{‘llrlu\ off the brackots above men- tloned. ~ Withthesc they pried open tho door of the cell, thereby letting themselves out into the corrido?s, the doors of which were open for con- yeoience, 1a getting ot the prisoners wanted in coort. Vaiting _for an opportune mo- ment, they ran lighlly np the abort flight of staira leading to tho police station, an thonce they skipped lively towards theatroct. Of- ficer Max Kipley and Lieut. Deli saw them go out, and at onc #nupecied thatsomething twas wrong, They ran to the door, snd the fellows at onco bolted and ran. At tho cornerof Facific avenne they scparatad, and Smith, who is short and clum- sily bullt, ran northwards, but was captared be- fore getting _ far Away by the nimble Lieatenant, DBowen had ‘'a_ good sfarf, sud ran sonthwards Pacific avenuo closely followed by Htation-Keeper Kipley, whose fieetncas of foot is pfoverbinl in tho Lepartment. snd near Polk street the wiry and plucky Lowen showed fight, but It was all t0 no purpose. Doth wore locked up inasafe ccif. Bowen is getting natorlous for Jail escapes, e waa up for vageancy several months ago, and upon being taken into the bull-pen suddenly bolied and ran out of the door. Hlo waas recaptured, and was sent to tho House of Correction on 4 fina of $100, T0O MUCIHL 8I'ECULATION. 4 The checkered game of o' strnck Geo P. larris as 8 nice saying, Ilo thouzht he would try It, Tiestarted ont early in the Methodist miu- istry, When those pastures proved ilat, stale, and ungrofitable, he changed Lis ideas and became a Congregntionalist pastor, and he fed hils flock bo- sido the stlll waters and thirough groen pastures nuntil the barrel of senmons left him hy his grand- father had been thrice dellvored, ‘Thoru wna a Inck of vitality then abont this minisiry busincss, and George found termon-writing & laburions and onsatisfactory employment. [le castaboat for something that would mcet his ideas of o luxari. ons sud peaceful oxiatence, with but little de- d for plebelan cxertion. 1o read about **rev- jons of the past, present, and futurs; private uco, §2,” and anchored ks tiope and fafth in 0 batbor of Spiritualism. hang hls banner on_the outer walls as m:‘meu: physician, " aud mixad bis spieitualism and physlo 10 snls the cudulll( or " incredolity of ‘his jents, Buot Blshop camo along and busted the spirftusl businoss, and without it o magnetiam waan't worth a cent. So the spiritaand the magnetic sgencles wore left to work thelr miarveions oures npon the suiferers foating about n boundless, epace and Georgo turned his undivid- ed attention to mundane matters. lle bocamo a Board of Trade **speculator.' Buttha innate do; sire to live upon tho gullibllity of kis fellow-men caused Georgo to ** borrow ' from ono man for somohady elso. Under alleged false protoncos lie induced Dr, Ilamiltonto 1and him some money, and Goorge lost. 1le told the same sad old story ul an unexpocted fAuctustion in corn, and away went the neat-egg upon which lie had reifed to rise to afluence and plenty. But Mr., Hamilton conldn't sec {t, and naiher conld Justice Koote, and (ieorze Tow caiinta the cracks in the stono walls of bia ccll in the atl, ~the cold, cruel jall 10 which he bas been seaigned becanae ho codld not Hid anybody x;“ ‘woald **go" 31,000 worth of ball in his be- . BUBURBAN. JIIDE PARK, ‘The Doand of Trustees mot yesterday afternoon. ‘The Finance Committee were onlered to pur- chaso $25,000 of tha village bonds. This will bring tho bonded indebtedness holow $400, 000, ‘This makes a vory handvame record for the Board, Mr. Mitchell roported o regurd to tho test of the Wator-Works, The cxperts hava not reported as yet, bat, aa ho saw, the machinery worked well; ik ratsfy puinp aid not coma quite up to ihelr ex- pectations, howevor, resolution to open Woodlawn avenuo from Beventy-rat sirost lo Bixly-soventh sirect was passed, This will Opena rugd through the Osk- ‘wood Cemetery, LAKE. A ratification of tha Citlzens' ticket was held last evening at the Town-Ilall at the Btock-Yar Mz. Darlington, tha candidate for Collector, dem onstrated thag o had conslderable strength in thile locality, ua his name waa greeted with cheers whenever menlioned, Speeches were ouule by Mesars, Northrup, Corbett, Alloway, Cory, Ad- kinson, and others, Tho meeting broke up with three cheers for all the candidat. s on tha ticket. ‘The Domocrats beld a conanltation Inst evening st the Block-Yards to consider the feasihiinty of E:mlng ' third Vicket Io the feld. 'If they conclud du su, Gyorge D, Plsus will head We tickes se Supervlaor, ANN ARBOR. Nose and Douglass—The BMichigan Dental Assoelation, Special Dispateh 1o The Tridyna, ANN Annor, Mich.,, March 25.—Dr. 8. H. Douglass to-day filed n $4,000 bond anda clahin of appeal to tako the caso of the Regents va. Douglass, Rose, ct al. to the Bupreine Court, ‘Tne State Dental Assoclatinu concluded thele scssion hiero this atternoon, The mecting was largely attended, and numecrous futcreatiuyg papers wore pead. Ollicers for the ensulug year were elected this afternoon, ns follows: - Presi- dent, Georgge L. Fleld, Detrot; Vice-President, Georgo 1L Mosher, Juckson; Sceretary, E. C. Moore, Detvoit; Treasurcr, W, D. Tremper, Yopellanti; D. W, Hamxburet, member of the Boara of Censors aud comuntten to visit the University, The retiriug President, G, R. ‘Thomas, of Dotrolt, made scveral im- portant recommendations In his closlng address. Among these he proposed a memorfal to the noxt Loplslature for protection ngalnst quackery and charlatanism, The Preshlent was fustructed to n:)x:(ut 8 committeo to make elloris to that end, 1o asked thne la cunsider whom he sbould appoint, Ife appointed the following Committ To Revise the Constitu- tion—Eire. Mctealf, of Kalamazoo; Thogias, of Detroit; and Hamxhurat, ofjBattle 'Creek, Ex- ecutive Committee—D, homas, of Detroft; Jackson, of Ann Arbor; and Perry, of Gran Rapids. Publlshing Commnittee—Prof. Taft, ot tbe University Dental College; Drs, Luthrop and dtoore, of Detroit. Adjourncd to meet at Ann Arbor the last Weduesday (o March, 1870, —— CROP PROSPECTS. Bvecial Correapondenca of Tha Tridune, Vinton, la, March 27.—Nearly all of tha wheat and barley sowu here bas now come up, aud s looking foe. Bomoe picces of oats are 8180 up, and look very promisiog. Most of ths oats, however, are not yet sown, but will be this week If the Weather contioues Bue. The weather up to the present is stlll warm, the pastures sud mnesdowa arc green, the trees and sbrubbery are beginning tolesve out, and, unless a cold suap ensucs, the outlovk ) Rood for €T P Bpeciol Diapaich to The Triduae. MiLwaukss, March 23—From private in- formation obialued from reliable parties in all sections of Wisconsin, it s ascertained that sceding has been golug on wmore extensively than ever before at this season uf the yoar, Tho is unusually early, and a great breadib of wheat has already been sown. is es- pecially trueon fall-plowed land. Farmiers sen- cull‘“yh are of the opinion that grain sowed in March 1s certaln to bring a good crop- THE SCIIOOLS. A Decision as to How Expenses Are to Be Reduced. German, Musio, Drawing, Etc, Not to Be Interfered With. A Week to De Cut OF from the School Year.. Letter from the Tenchers, The Board of Education held 4 relar semle monthlv meetini fost evening, President Syl 1fvan in the chair. ‘The sbsentees era Covert, Stnith, and Arnold. 5 REDUCING XXPENSES. The special order—the report of the Commit. teo on Reductfon of Expenditurea—was taken up, They recommended that the Board reduce the generdi-supply e¢xpenses sbout #15.000, that It require the teachers to devote two-thirds of their thna to Instruction of classcs, and that 1t shorten the gencral school year one week, and the Hligh-Schoot year tivo weeks. Mr, Vocke maved to reconsider the vote by whieh the minority report, made by Mr. English, was refected. ‘The motion was agreed to, 1t recommended that the common schiools be kept without decreasing their school year, or the satarles or numbgr of teachers; and that whateyer reduction might be found necessary be mm‘fl in llh\s eonhn the Iligh-8chool, vocal music, drawing, or German. Mr.'Ennluh%flercd the following: Resolred, ‘That the 1878 appropristion should be first npplled to farniah the means of primary edn. catlon n the necessnry cominon-scliool branches to overy child of school age for the fall school year, ‘This, he said, was of the utmost Importance, He belteved the people were unanimousiy in fa- vor of It. fieforcanything was done, this should be lald down as a gulde. The Presideat ruled the resolution out of or- der, u;(r. English offered It as a substituta for tho report. This let it in, Mr. Yocke made a speech, reviewingivhat had been dobe thus far by the Board toward cut- ting down expenscs. He nsserted that Mr, Engish had not sucgested to the Committes of Beven any of the {tenis mentloned in liis report, and procededd to comment on the fact, when « Mr, English aross and made the polnt that tho *“secrets? of a commitiee mecting could not bo disclosed, The President 8o held. Mr, Wells wade tha polnt that thi rosolution could nat bo cutertained, sines it was a ** third ameadment. The pending amendments wera: Arnold’s— that the reduction of $20,000 in salarics be ai- vided pro rata among afl the employes and of- ficers of the Board whose salarics excoed $500 per annum; aud Stone’s—that after the dis- oniasal of the speclal teachers of Gernian, musie, and :’lmwlng, he $20,000 be divided asabove stated. . Btone, in order tolet tha resolution (o, withdrew his amendinent, MR VOCKB then resumed, The press had been-misled by the minority report, and the newspapers had misled the people. Instead of music costing $33,000, only $1.500 was speat; lnstead u 211,000 for duvnu;i the cost was ouly $1,500. Figunng as did i, English (the time con- sutned), the cost of the receases was $27,000, and of the noon-reeess, $104,446. [ifs fizures wero entirely unwarranted, The Board’s first duty wasa to'stand by the poor helploss ones who re- quired primary instruction, Was it not good to rveliove the monotony by singing? e defended the Iigh-8chools, saying there wos o demand for better ‘matarial than could be turnod out by the common and grammar schools. ¢ defended the minority report, Fonr thousand children were knocking at tho doors for primar; instruction, and 0,000 more wera able to attens school only half a day. 8o far as drawing, Ger- man, and musio absorbed imoney that shonld be devyoted to instriction In legltimats branches, and the high echools, leasened tho ability of the Board to provide the necessary studles, tha cost of malntain{ng criminals was ‘to bo charged Lo these luxuries. [t was a crimo for the Board to close its cars to the cry from tho stroets, and expend tho taxes for non-easentials, As to German, In 1871 13 per cent of tho peoplo studled it; now only 4 per cent,—n constant deercaso,—while tho number of scholars con- stantly {ncreased. Hy droppine mualc, drawing, and German in the grammar schools $11,400 in actual cost would ba saved. Tiils, the suspcn- sion of the high schools for onc month, aud the additional rentals, twould make up the ded- dlency. 1 Mr. Prussing put in many good words for Qerman. MR. ENOLISIH sald [t was not tho practicul money advantaze that he wan Jooking after, but the ndvantage of tho puplls. llsxy getting rid of the supesfiuities, the tine could Lo dovoted to nceessary studica. If mysic, drawing, and German were abolished, achild in a school-llfe of three or four years could cover as much ground as ho could now In soven years, Hedenled the practical advantage of drawing, snd clalmed that the results achioved in it aud music were very unsatisfac- tory. Conceding that German was of more value, yet the appropristion must be cut down. Huadverted to the fact that in the past the common-school oducation had been retard- ed by the Keeping up of tha hign schools, [fs had never sald that tho latter should bu abolished, Ilo was perfectly willing the vity snould alford a high school or o college education, but he insisted that it should tuepish primary education first, Mr. Hatz remarked that vxperlenco hadshown that puplls who took Gernan aml drawiug ad- vanced more rapldly than those who did not. Mr. Vocks wanted Mr. English Lo tack on to his resolution the fullowing: **and that hign schools are a nccessary part of o\l’wmman seliool system, 2 Mr. Englist would not do it. Ile desired his resolution to atand on {ts merits, 2 Mr. Prussing wus upposed to abolishing the higher cducation of youth, since, Il that wers done, reliious sccts would have & taonopoly of it, and the State would be put in !leopurdy. Without free high schools, the sich *‘alons woild get learning. This was contrary to our fustitutione. MIL DRNNIS sald ft wasn't wise to act bastily onthe question of chianiivg the school systew. It $10,000 more could be gotten from rents, a4 the attornoy of the Board had stated, the defieit of 820,000 could be made up by skimpng expenses other than tho salaries of teachers, which hud already been reduced nore than those of any osher pub- lic scrvants, Inspector English sald the cvening scliools had been left out in the cold by the fallure ot the clerk to put In the catimates the $10,000 needed for them. Lut the amount could be drawn from the Goueral Fuud, s was formerly done. . §le would strain & point rather than lot the children whe coutd not attend the dsy scliools suffer, Inspector Btone remarked that there was no more wrong i3 cutting ofl the highee branches than shortening the year in all the branches, which struck at the root of the systeu. Inepector Wells desired to sce the resolution defeated. The question was thén put oo its adoption, awd it was rejected—~ycas 3, usys 9, as follows: gu‘nu. fim‘xlh fi?,,';' ohn, Motz Vocke, Kulth, Solliva ‘The amenduneut of 8ir." Arniold was voted down--yess 4, u T Yeas—iloyne, English, Kohn, Jacobs, .’\'un—llo’u. Prussing, Welle, Dennts, Etone, Vicke, Kelth, Sullivan. The question recurred on the motion of Mr, English, mode at the previous meetiug, to adopt the minority report as & substituty for the ma- Jority report. It was not agrecd to—veas 4, nays 9, s fol- lowi eas—1loyne, Eogllah, Stone, Jacobs. o Tok Brassiag, “Weite, Dosals, Keith, Sullivan. EVENING BCHOOLS. Mr, English offcred the following as a subati- tuts for the majority ropore: Resolved, That so much of Lhe 1878 appropris- 1lon ss {8 required therefor shall be lprhod 1o waintaln the evening schouls during the fall term. Mr. Hotz moved to smend by sdding: “ Fro- yided it docs ot futerfere with o schogl sys- fem. Mr, English clalined that & substitute could not be amendea. The Chair held that it could. A substitute waos {n the nature of un ameodment. The awepdwent to the smendment was adopted—yeas 11, pays 1—btone. Mr. English moved to sinend by sdding: *That the schedule uf salaries for 1577 of the teachars rocelving of less be fixed s the nct pay of such teachery ln:;lhu lu?l year l::' 1878, G 5Mr. Wells deprecated the irregular way of getting at what was uecded. The Board would be cmbarrsssed by thc amendments. Myr. Stone didn't thiuk the awendments were gevuine. He, thercfore, appealed f{rom the declsivn of the Chair, uoder which the tirst one waa [ptroduced. s Mr. Evglish wanted the questions decided on ' Prosslog, Wells, Na, \'oc\,.-, their merits, ambiguous. RULED OUT. The Chalr ruled the second amendment of Mr. Englishs ot of order. Tho question was on the adoption of the amendment as amended. Mr. 8tono claimed that the Arst ono was not germane, The Chalr held that it was, An appeal was taken, hut the Chalr was sus- 1ained—ycas 10, nays 1—Stone. Mr. Hogue offered the following: Resolved, That wa consider It practicable to con- rolidhta two or more of the ofiices of ihis Board. a0 fiz appropriate salaries thercto, and thereb: effect a conalderadla saving, which may be applies 1o other eckool purposes. The Chair ruted (tout ot order as not cer- The amendments were not mane, Mr. English offered the follawing amend- ment: That the office of Soperintendent or special leacher of music snd that of drawing be discon- tinued. The Chair ruled {4 out as not germane. Mr. Eoglish offured the following as an amend- ment: That the study of Greek be discontioned. ‘The Cliair rufed {t out as not germanc. Mr. English oifered the following asan amend- ment: That the system of aonble divistons In the high achool# be adopted. The Chalr ruled {t out of order as not ger- mane, Mr., English offercd the following as au amend- ment: 4 ‘That no janito? or engincer, whosa nct wages are Jess thap ZKUO, shall be reduced in pay. The ameadment as amended was then agreed to—~yeas B, nays 4, as follows: . Yeas—=Noyne, English, llotz. Jacobs, Wells, Stone, Keith, Snlilvan. Nays—Kobn, Prussing, Vocke, Dennls. QERMAN. Mr, Stone rubmitted thie following : Resolred, With aview of redncing expenses, the study of Gernan be removed from the course of instruction In the grammar geades, It was voted down—yeasd, nays 9, as follows: Yeas—Jacabe, Btone, Keith, Nays—1loyne, English, Kohn, Hotz, Prussing, Wells, Dennts, Vocke, Sulitvan, Mr. Hoyne reoffercd his resolytfon. It waa yoted dowa. THB TCACHERS' OFFER. The Chair lald before the Boarl a d8cument which ld been slgoed by 504 out of the 608 teachers, tendering thelr aervices without salary for such time as might be necessary Lo bring the expenditurcs of the Board ou the present basts within 83 per cent, provided such timo did not exceed one Weck. Mr. 8tone moved that the paper be returned with thouks. He was satisfled that tbe offer was pot a voluntary one on thp part of the teachers. Ile read a lctter from one of them saying that a paper had been sent to tha schools from tho Board roomn asking tho teachers to do- nate the last week, and that they dldn't feel like dolng it, while drawing, music, and Qerman were rotafned, They had been told that some teachers would bearopped unless this wasdone. Hence It was fndecent for the Board to accept such Ylmr. Mr. Hoyne stated that two younw Indies had come to Lifm and sald they had” been threatened with the Joss of thelr places U thoy didn’t slan It Mr. English sald ho had probed the matter somewliat, and found that the schems was not devised by the teachers, but by those in the cim- ploy of the Board ‘who got high salaries. The object was to apply the samo percentage to tho high as to the low salaries. Thianote had been sont out: “It has been suggested that the teachers donate one week's servlees, and thus provapt the proposed reductfon of salarfes,” He'looked upon the scheme s confidenca oneratton. The PrlndBnls had told the teachers unjess thoy siguced it thoir salaries woukd be re. ‘duced. ‘Tant was a falselood. Tho document had been gotten up by terrorism and bulldozing. ‘The Board ought to be ashamed of i1, Mr. Vacke domanded proof, an Inyestigation, and a Committes to make it. 'Mr. 8tona _sald an investigation would do mors harm than fiood. Mr. English didn't propose to make tho teachers thio ultimato victims, His information was positive and vre, Mr, Vocke desired the exposuroof tha das- tards who would intimidate the poor teachers. It was cowardly to make charges aud not sub- stautiato them. Mr. English said 1 wouldn't be manly to put the teachers on the rack. He didn't Impute any improper motlyes to the Principals, but they wanted to save their own ealarles by reduclog thoso of otbers. Mr. Prussing _dldn’t think Improper motives could be . sttributed to those who got up the paper for slquatures, fr. Denols moved as an amendment that the document be placed on fle, and tha teachors thanked for their offer, tho Board not feoling It neeeasary to accept it S Tho ameudment wasadopted,—yeas 7, nays 5, ~aa follow: Yeas—Kohn, 1lof Prusaing, Weils, Dennls, Vorie otny ot ROV 4 Auays—toyne, £nglish, Jacohs, Btons, DOULLE DIVISIONS. . Mr. English rencwed his double-division lmcngmcn:, and urged (ta adoption in & long apeech. pMr. Vocke moved to lay it an the table, Mr. Dcunls sald that'he would favor the prop- osit{on at the proper time. Mr. Blone remarked that tho matter was vervd important vie, and ought to be consid- ered. ‘The motlon to lay on the tabls was loat,—yeas 5, nays 6,—as follows: % Yeas—~Kohn, Jlotz, Prumsing, Dennts, Vocke, Nays—~Hoyut, Epglih, Wolls, Stote, Keith, Bullivan, ‘The amcndment was voled down,—~yeas 8, navs 8,~ns follows: Yeas—1loyne, Kngllah, Stone, Noyo—Kahne: Hotz, Brussing, Wells, Dennts, Vocke, Kelth, Bullivan, 4 A quurter of an hour was then spunt {n voling down motions to adjourn to different thmes. It belng atter inidnight, some of the wembers wanted Lo go home, - Mr. English renowed his fanftor amcadment, und read s long 4t of Janitors’ salarics to kilt | tine. Alr, Stone didn't balleve in unneccssary de- bate. 1o had conslatently opposed the majority report becauss he didn’t” think it right, but he was oppuacd Lo wastiug time when it was ovi- dent thas s majority of the Board intended to puss it. Hs therelors moved the previous question, 1t was yrdered,—yeas 6, nays 5,—aa follows: Yras—Loyne, ¥nglsd, Kotn, Blone, Keith, Bullivan. Nays—\lots, Prusalog, Wells, Dennls, Vocke. Mr. English tried to &;n in some of bis other amendments, but the Chalr ruled them out. ‘Tne question was then rnt ou the adoption of the majurity report, and it was concurred in,— yean B, nuys 8,—as follows: Yeas—Kohtin, o Prussi Well Vocker Hate subtin, Tk Wells, Deunts, Nays—loyne, Kuglist, Stone. Mr. English moved that the ealaries of alt teachers atounting to $050 or Jess shall not be reduced, « AMfr. Vocke moved to adjoura. No one hud propoded Lo reduce the salurics, Mr. Boglish, 1o ctshlnlnz his vote, eafd he hoped the Board would not pass by such an im- portant matter, Action was necesdary at once. Mr. Vocke withdrew his inution, Mr. Btone tnoyed to sdjouru uutil this even- Ing. g(r. English thought tyere ought to be more tuie, aud moved as an dnendment to udjourn until Wesinesday eveniug, This motion was lé'rud to, and the Board st 130 & m. adjourne ¥ e —— GOODS FOR PARIS, Nzw Yomx, March 2.—Tho United Statea ship Constellation, with abous 600 tous of zoods for the Paris Exposition, satled. from New Yori yestorday, and expects to reach ltavre April 20, There still remain about 800 exifibits to bo sent by the French line of steamers, The stoan sloop-of-war Wyomlog, which had started for France with Exzposition goods, but was compelled to return on account of belng in & lcaky conditfon, went into dry-dock Tuesda; night, and yesterday agang uf calkers nm{ ship-carpeuters were employed upon her, The cupper was stripped off lier about six feet belaw the water line, ond the scamis were found to neced recalking. The planking (o seyeral places ‘was foun to be quite rotten, aud ths pieces were takun out sud replaced. ——— WAR1 WAR 1! Nothing will succecd that fs not based on veality. Merit has stamiped the succeas of the McCbesocy Bros. The fncst and beat sct of teeth $3. Clark and Raudolph streets, SIARKIAGES, N TPTOPOTON Locwrrn b bciud S CORAPET SO CAKFIELD-GROS6—8unda] Il March 34, Bl Chutch, by the Tiex. b7, Tt'iu';? "ibies A, Can 5 Hd 04 M (i of \bla clu"’K’:‘;fl:?"hu’ i ABEPES L DEATIS, McDONALD—March b the Ul 3 RO s 2 A O Pl o Fusaral st tue Liowe ¥rlday, 2mh fast., 813D, m. KEAZER=Nasch 25, In New Orle: 14 o ton, Mer- KA. Eenict, ot Bprioglers T0; oot a ST T Curwez. formeérly of thiz'clty. 3 CONNELL-March 36, st 8 5. @ Of taberculosi Chatles WA Connell, ngrd 54 80030 Amelia wud Witk Conngc" ™ A4 10 dare, Funeral Ratnniny at 1 5.cinck from 304 Xorthear, LAURI-March 18, 18 12 'cinek, Therears wii Peter Lavcr, aged 31 yeam and 7 monty wiraof The ruaneral witl {3k place at 1 o'clock & nnday at, noon froi 103 eheceast, Reerices gy gp. 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BABBITT’S YEAST POWDER, Absolntely pure. = Bread. uku.vufldxn‘r. etc., made In a short anace of time, keep longer, sod’ are more dis estible than when inade af common'and chesp imitse fond, A trisl packago sent freo on receipt of 75 cealh BABBITT'S A * SALERATLUS, A standsrd articie. A ssmple package seat fret ! recelptof 25 ceats. BABBITT'S CREAM TARTAR. ‘Warrsnted tree fom sl fmmritien The b gauroly ihon . Tris! packsge seat freson cents, BABBITT’S POTASH, A puraconcentrated alkalt, donblo the strength of ::m:..mn pomm"umfi"ngul frea-om receipt of 23 n TIE PROPRIETOR will give an ounce of meld for overy ounco of lmpuritics fousd fa any of theso preparatiol For Sale bu all Dealcrs. AUCTION e e annrnnrmn By CHIAS, Ii, RAD & CO., Auctloncers, 118 &120 Wabashesy, FOUR DAYS EXHIBITION TRADE SALE. BOOTS & SHOES, Clothing, Dry Goods, Hats, ang,__}@_fions, Eto, I'piduy, Dlarch 20, Dry Goods. TO DK EOLD AT . 118 AND 120 WABASRH-AV, By CIIAB, E. RADDIY & CU., Aunctlopeert. By WM, A. BUFTERS & COy Auctioneors, 174 East Randolph-st. SEQULAR BATURDAY SALR. Parlor and Chamber Sets, Fonsehold Goods, £ TCOT" . AT A ~, BATURDAY “0")‘! l'N fll. Il‘l'lf“fl‘n st 10 o'clock. st O : ik Mt Aaction Koo A BUTTRIS & 00:, Anctloneere 6-FOOT HOTEL RANGE, Bramnbhall & Dean, Manufscinrers, 174 Fat A TUR! "y March K, 8L 1T 5&9" lDAAYIIu 1 fiatel Drofler, Plated Uollec U, ver coat $230; A minalier Coffee Uros, Slivel Platad. WAL A, HUTTRIS & CO.. Auctioneers. By ElllSéN, POMEROY & COx Auctloneers, 78 and 80 Randoiph-st. REGULAR WEEKLY SALE FRIDAY MORNING, l{umh 29, at 9:30 o'clocks New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, A full line Carpets, General ousehold (oods, New sad Second-naad, e ersi Merch: @ dlse, &, Aag; FLISON, FoMENGY & Co., Ancioscere By GEO. P. GORE & CU- €3 and 70 Wabast-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE CARPETS,0ILCLOTIS Friday, March £9, 10 a. n. GEO. P. GORK & CO., Auct® Saturday, Barch 80, at 9:00 &, o Reguler Sale of Furnituré Tioth Rew snd fiecond-hand. _Fartor. Chembcr, b " senersl ing-rooin and Library Furniture, Oilice flesks. Geil 00 0 Lhioice Aomstiot Goegiy st f}ufl'fi'&o}f‘ R ucswueers. "OIL-TANIKS, LsON & Ev [+ TANKS I.'.'.Ta sumx’go CANS, 7 & 40 Weat :‘L;‘; [t ENDEMN: TED tproaghost CELESB (L Uuiou—exprossed uu.l paru. 1 B aug upward 40, 80c per @, Add::_l: orders GUNTRER 0o oo, Chicara-