Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1878, Page 3

— THE CHICAGO. 'RIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 31, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES 3 POLITICAL. The Aldermanic Candidateses= Mike Evans Fighting Mr. Tuley. NMeetings in the Fourth, Seventh, and Other Wards. Attacks on and Defense of the Repub- lican South Town Assessor. Charges Against fhe Xorth Town Demoeratic Candidate-~Contest in Hyde Park. ALDERMANIC. TRE SOMINLES. Following are the Aldermanic nominees of the various partics. Those who are believed to ‘be the best men are put in italics: TFirst Ward—Ecpublican, 0. Sands; Democrat, . F. Tuley: Sovalist. J. McAuliffe. tecond Ward—Republican, Fngel; ‘pemocrat and Workinzman. Pat Sanders: Socialist, G.C. Schilling: Indesendent, J. Roxenberq, Third Ward—Republican, R. I, White; Domo- erat. 0. B. Phelys ; Socialist, B. L. Lull: Nation- 3i, Walter Iinchanan. Fourth Ward—Reoublican, . E._2Mallory; Demoerat, D. C. Leach: Socalist, T. J. Morgan} Natiogal, Georze J. Verbeck. Tifth Ward—Rcoublican, Henry DBrinkman: pemocrat, August Matte: Soctalist. Alhert Stroe- Jow: Natioval, James W. Stone: Independent, Georze Turner. th Ward—Republican, .J. S. Hair ; Democrat, Griffin: Independent. Ed Cullerton; Tnon 1 Soculist, Tim O'Meara: National, Frank McCor: Samuel mick. Scventh Ward—Renublicans, 7. 7. Prosser and JHenry Kerber ; Democrzts, John McNally and J. P Riordan: Socialists, John Artley and M. Biele- %e1dt: National, J. J. Curran; Independent, Val- thew Fleming. ‘Fichth Ward~Republican and National, Thomas Fecrmg; Democrat, Frank Lawier; Socialist, Heary Stabl. Ninth Ward—Republican, J. M. Smith; Social- isf. 0. A. Bishou: Indevendent, D. S. Lot¢joy; XNationsl, P. Chamberlain. Tenth Ward—Kcpublican, George W. Carpenter; Pemocrat and National, John Eiegner; Socialist, L. Thorsmarck. Eleventh Ward—Repuhlican, A. G. Throop. There will be no Democratic nomination in thd ward. Twelfth Ward—Republican, J. 7. Rauwleiqh; Socirlist, Benjamin Sibley : Tndependent and Dem- ocratic. J. L. Camobel ational, William Neff, Thirteenta Wa ubl.can, 4. C. Anopl; R}-r&mcmlic, Jobn Callaha tional, John Me- ade. Fourtcenth Ward—Republiran, John Baumaar- fen : Temocratic, William Gastleld; Sociulist, Frank Stagber: National, William Diesine. Fifternth Ward—Republican, A. W. Jaldo ; ‘Democratic, Thomas Stout; Socialist, A. R. Par- sons. Sisteenth Ward—Renublican, Pefer S. Welrerer; Democratic, Arnold Triop; Sorialist, F. W. Korth. Seventeenth Ward—Republican, L. I1. Ellickson; Democratic. JJ. F. IWaisn; Socialist, Charles Erickson: Independent. John McCafirey. Eighteenth Ward—Republican, J. C. Brooks ; Democratic, Julius Jonas. M. P. TOLEY. A determined cffort is making to defeat Mr. Tuley, the candidate for Alderman in the First ‘Ward. . The person most promiuent in this op- position is Mike Evans. This individual is, for a good reasom, bitterly hos. tile to Mr. Tuley. It was by pursuing tke plan of operations laid down by the last- vamed gentleman that Evans was ousted in 676 from the illeealis-acquired position of South Town Collector. ~Acting under Mr. Tu- 1ev’s caunsel, the South Town Board of Justices went. beek of the froudulent election held that spring. and turned Evans out of a_place where he had previously made thousands of dollars, and where be expected to make still more. For this reason Evans_is now electioneering ener- reticallv against Mr. Tuley, and trying to in- Quce ot merely his own class, bit those of hizher standing, to vote against him. One of the absurd stories set afloat by Evans s that Mr. Tules’s object in goinz into the Council is to help the holders of Valentine scrip to et rossession of the LaKe- Front. Those, however, who watched with any closeness Mr. Tules’s conrse as Corporation Counsel will remember that no one was more energetic than he was in defending the rizhts of the city to that valuable picce of propertv. In 1573 he made an arrument before the Senate Committee at Sprinefield, when the bill for the repeal of the Lake-Front act was pending there.—an arzument which contributed ma- teriallv to secure the vassage of the bill, and the withdrawal, as far as that bill could doit. of the Lake-Front from the handsof the railroad companies. Inthisand in_all other matters. Mr. Tuley has alwars acted_cnergetically and 2bly for the welfare of the citv. Nor did be wish 10 be a candidate. He knew nothing of his candidacy until the dav after he had been nominated. not a word of any inten- tion to run him having been breathed to him prior to the holding of the primary. Although accenting the nomination, he did it simply out of a ferlinz of dutv. No money consideration could have forced him to aseume for two vears the labors and responsibilities of ar Aldermanic position. He accented the nomination eimply 1rom & feellng of morai obligation. Jf thereare any who are so weak as to he deceived by any stories which Evans or any of kis ¢rowd can set afloar. rerarding Mr. Tulev. this explanation will certainly relieve them from their error. FOURTH WARO. The Fourth Ward Republican Club met at the Armory. in Indiana avenue, near Twenty- ninth street, lact evening, and, &s there wa3a prospect of a fleht about the Aldermanic nomi- nation, there was a_larze attendance. Mr. James L. High presided, and offered the fol- Jowing rescluticn s Wnrneas. The action of this Cinb in recom- mending for nomination to the office of Alderman Mr. . E. Matlory, an old and resnected citizen of tbe wara, of tried intecrity and vngues:ioned a ity, has received the almost unanimous aporoval of the Republicans of the ward. as shown by the vote at the recent primary: therefore, be it Resotred, Thatwe hereby ratify and afiiem the action of the primars in the nomination of Mr. Mallorv for .‘\{dcnnsn. and piedze narselves 1o the se of all honorable means to promote hisclection. A livelv debate followed, several objecting to the resolution because it was *too” strong.” Mallory, it was &: was not *‘wise and able,*” but a man of ordinary intellizence, and could be casilv hoodwinked by had Aldermen avd used for their purposes. The objertors, however, said tnev woula vote for him, since he was the party nominee. It secmed, they £aid, to be a choice of evils. the Democratic candidate hei. cqually respectable and of about equal ahility. On the other hand, it was claimed that Maliory was honest and a worker, and was_preferabic 10 a man who could makea speech. It was the dutv of all Republicans to support him. Anamendment was yroposed looking to the indorsement of the nominces for town oflices. A motion was made to [ay the resolution and amendment ou the talle. This was rejected by a vote of over three to one. The resolution 2s amended was then adopted. Aiter appointine 2 Campaign Committee, and listening to some addresses, the Club adjourned. NAL TAIR. _The Reoublicans of the Sixth Ward met at No. 729 South Halsted street. There were §0) Dersons present, among whom were some of the best men in the ward. OUn motion, a fort of working committee, consisting of ‘one man from each precinet, was anpoirted to canvas the ward and work on elee- tion day In the interest of the Republican can- didate for Alderman, John §. Hair. Mai, Hair befog preseat was called upon for 8 epeech, andthe m:d: 8 rood one. He spoke of the_collusion amung some of the Aldermen inthe Counvil, and the rines that had been formed to_ the detriment of public Jvterest. He said he had not sougnt the nomination for Alderman, but it had beex forced upon him, aud, Dow that he was in for 1t. he should work with all his might and main_ tor euccess. as he bad always donein cversthing else. Maj. Hair is a first-class busi- Dess man, with a zoud reputation, and _would without doubt® muke a gaod Alderinan if clect- ed, and would work hard for bhis constituents, Never having dabbled in politics before, he has not had an opportumty tp get acquainted much with the neople in hisirard, but he isaman tbat will very soon make himself popular with #11 classes, 2nd is about the strongest man the Reoublicans could put uo in that district. Mr. Linscott, from the Eleventh Ward, Mr, Schiller, Mr. Vanderpool. ang others, addressed the assembly, after which the meeting ad- Journed. SEVENTH WARD. 4 The feventh Ward Republican Club held a larre meeting at No. 305 Blue Island avenue, 1 purpose of placing a nominee for Alder- man in toe field. The Camdaizn Committee re- ported that Mr. Prosser had been and would he absent from the city for some time, and they had been unable to communicate with bim 50 as to know whether he would consent to rus or not. They therefore recommended. that Mr. Prosser’s name be dropoed and A1d. Kerber's sungtituted. It had been determined to run Ar. Prosser for the lon term. and Mr. Kerber for the unexpired portion of Lildreth’s term, but the Comuwitice deemed it best to ruu but one candidate and unite all the efforts of Repub- Jicans to elect bim. The meeting concurred in ‘the report of the Committce, and, after tisten- inz to some good talk from Messrs. Linscott and Tuthill, adjourned. é ; TOLDES. . A mecting of the Democrats of the Ninth Ward was hela at 119 South Haisted street. C. C. P. Tolden stated that asthere were two Aldermen fn the field he desired to ask of his constituents the favor of witt:drawing from the cauvass, His withdrawal was accepted, as were the following resolutions. Lesolred, That in the judement of this mecting Nr. C, C. P. Holden “was fairly and honorably ‘nominated as a candinate for the oflice of Alder- man of the Ninth Ward, and is justly entitled to the support of ull the Dergocratic voters in the same, but in view of the fact'that dissensions have ariscn and opposition been created, and that such opposition bus now taken the. shape of orzamized cffort. we relnctantly aceeor the declmation of Mr. Holden 1o stand 48,3 candidate, with our thanis for the £oirit and manuer in which he has. met and dealt with the emergency of the gituation. Resoqzed, That the Nmth Wara is more indebted 1o the efforts of Mr. Holden in jts benay than to any other verson who has ever roprescnted fhe eame district in the Common Council. When Nr. Holden commenced his twelve years' service as a member of the Couneil we_were without improve- ments, sewers, or gas, At the conclusion of that term we had all these, accomplished by his efforts. /ies0 red, That we congratulate Mr. Holden on the comvlete vindication of his integrity and 2ood faith during the nive years for which hic has deena member of the West Chicago Park Board, as shown by the affidavits of the experfs who examined s affairs printed on page 61 0f the minth annual re- port of aid Board. CAMPBELL. The Democrats of the Twelfth Ward excelled themselves Jast cvening in their meeting at Owsley’s Hall, It was a very small ailair, but theg tried hard to get Mr. Hardenburg to run in place of John G.' Owsley, wha bad withdrawn, Mr. Hardenbure couldn’t see it. Finally, those clever Democrats, vn motion of William Law, Jr.. resotved to support one J. L. Campbell, supposedly a Republican, for Alderman, pro- vided the Republicans who foliowed him would agree to vote the Démocratic town ticket. This bareain was thereunon concluded, and the Re- publicans who intend to suoport Mr. Campbell are_hereby notificd that _their votes bave al- ready been sold to the Democracy,and tbat tacy are expected to deliver accordingly. THE WARDS. MEETINGS, ETC. A recular mecting of the First Ward Repub- Tican Club was held last evening at the Pavific Hotel, Col. Abuer Taylor in the chair. The Committee on the Sefection of Challengers and Ticker-Peddlers reported the names.of persons whom thev had selected for duty fn each dis- trict of the wards. The report was adopted. In conscquence of the inability of L. L. Coburn to serve as a judee in the Fourth Dis- trict, the Club resolved to request the Council to appoint Lowis Haos. It was reported to the Club that there would be a full supply of bal- lot-box guards at the 'polls on election-day. Arthur Dixon made a brief bus eloquent speech, in which he declared that the Republican party of the South Town was uever in better condi- tion. He recretted that some of the candidates wwere not,_receivine the sunport which they de- served, but, notwitbstanding that lukewarm- ness, he was_satisfied they would be elveted. Town-Clerk King reported the exnenses of the South Town last year, and his estimates for the coming year, all of which bas heretofore been published. The report was adopted, and the meeting adjourned. A meeting of Republican colored men was beld at No. 130 Fourth avenuc. The entire time of the mecting was devoted to n few old campaieners. Sam Enele. candidate for Alder- man in the Seconé Ward, made a0 address, the body of 'vhich was weals abusc of Ald. Rosen- berg, over all of which there did not scem to be much enthusiasm. A mass-meeting of workingmen of the Sixth Ward was held_at the hall No. 691 South Hal- sted etreet. which was presided over by Mr. Dunnavan. The small balt was literaliy packed, and all present seemed to_be in favor of Culler- ton for re-election. The latter made a specch. and was followed by McElroy, W. Kasparck, aod others. The Republicans of the Tenth Ward met at. No. 258 Lake street. Speeches were the order of the occasion, after which some details were arranged sor the election in the ward. The Eleventh Ward Republican_Club held a meeting last evening at Martine’s Hall. and had a talk which was prineipally concerned with the details of the husiress of electioneerinz. There was all poss’ie unanimity concerning the can- didates. and the only question discussed in the mecting was one which had reference to 2 Com- mittee of Ways and Meavs, The ward was well represented by some of its most prominent citizens, and they made no speeches, but trans- acted a rood deal of business. The Fourteenth Ward Republicans met at No. 117 Cornell street. and were addressed by John Hoffmann, Ald. Baumgarten, ond others, The attendance was large aud the enthusiasm great. A mass-meeting of the Reoublicans of the Fifteenth Ward was held last evening at Folz's Hall, corner of North avenue and Larrabee str-ot. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Peter Bnschwah, and addressed by Casvar Butz, City Clerk, Ald. Waldo, Deputy-Coroner Ka;m, Capt. J. C. Healy, Henry Zimple, 2ad others. The Sixteenth Ward Republicans held a meet- ing last_evening at No. 410 North avenue. Adolpn Mueller was called %o the chair. The meeting was addressed by’ Mr. Peter S. Wet- terer, candidate for Alderman, who was fol- lowed by the present incumbent, Ald. Linsen- varth, - The iatier, T ‘o Democrat, doest’tbelieve 10 ng Alderman- ic campaioms on _ partisan _principles, and, having known Mr. Welterer for many sears as an able, honest, reputable business man, | he was present to sav a good word for him, and to predict that. if elected. he would be an honor to the position and a credit to the ward. The Alderman was follo by Busehek, Mue Jer, and others. who made short speeches, after which the meeting adjourned. izhteenth Ward Republican Club helda o Jast evening in Jawer Turner Halt, Mr. urley presiding. Al the busincss done W to appoint about thirty-five ball t-box guards. and, after an hour’s wrangle between the Club members proper and the gentlemen who act 1 the dual eapacity of Club members and membiers of the Citizens’ Union. to appoint a commitive, consisting of Messrs. Cragin, Anthony. and Goodrich, to issue a_circular on the subiect of the Aldermanic nominations, and another committee, consisting of Messrs, Gregors, Tesing, and Fowler, to et up a simalar circular on the town nominations, the Club adjourned. TIE LEAGUE. The members of the Chief Council of the Democratic Leazue of Cnok County met 3 terday atternoon at 4 o’clock in tteir heads ters, Room 17 Palmer House, President in Shepard in the chair. The meeting was a private one, and_the_only. business made public was the promuleation of the folldwing resolution, which was passed unanimously: ¥ Rerorr+d. That the Democratic Learue of Cook Céunty request each memeer of the Grand Council and the Precinet Committees of every wara to at- tend the’ polls Tuesday celection day) and work for theest interests of the men who are not only deroted fn the princioles of the Democratic party. bat are also pledzed to uphold the interests of the workingmen and the tax-paving community. By advice of the Cabinet the following stand- inz comtnittees were apointed : - A Naturaliza- tion Committee of six members, to be chosen cqually from the Chief Council and Grand Council: a Printing Committee of three mem- hers, to bo chosen from the Chicef Council; a Committee on Orzauization of six members, to he chosen equally from the Chief Council and Grand Counci The following was adonted: Wugreas. A certain disreputable person has heen apnointed ta the position af judge of election in the Fifth Precinct of the Sixth Ward; there- fore be it Jtesolred, By the Demaeratic Leaeue of Cook County tnat the Conncil of he City of Chicazo be requested fo substitate a respectable citizen of enid precinct in his place. CORRESPONDENCE. ALDERMAN OF THE SECOND WARD. To the Editor of The Tribune. Crmicaco, March 30.—It is a disgrace to have to acknowiedee that our citvis run by gam- blets, pimps, and thicves, who belong to the bummer element, aud that such a_thing as bav- ing a fair and honest election—either Democrat or Republican—at our primaries is. simply ‘out of the question and a farce, as both parties re- sort to frand of the wilest character. I would advise 2ood citizens of every ward to bring for- waid the namie of some rood man irrespective of nani' to represent tham fo the Common Council. Tn this relation the Second Ward bas taken the lead by presenting the name of Mr. Jncob Rosenbere as a candidate for Alderman. Iie has been in the Council before, is now, and .has proved faithful. discharzed his duties con- scientiously as an honest man and gentleman. . A~ OLD CITIZEN. TRIRD WARD. To the Editor of The Tribune. CmrAGo, March 30.—In a recent editorial you characterize Randall H. Wkite, the regular Republican’ candidate for Alderman in the Third Ward, as representing an irresponsible constitucncy, and being a_chronic office-seeier. As to the former statement, Mr. White received cighty-two votes out of 140, as they were read from the list of the Club members, none being allowed to vote but those who were members previous to tbat pight. The Third Ward has been considered, berctofore as composed of vers respectable gentlemen, and wo bave ol ways spoken of she Club with pride, and we have always thought we were free of the bum- mer element in our Club. As to Mr. White secking office, that {san error. Last spring his uame with nive others was reported to_the Club, from which to select one as a candidate for Alderman. At that time be received wwenty-three votes to tiweaty-cight for Judge Cary on the first ballot, therc being forty scattering; in the second, thirty-fivetofifty- six._ Had the gentleman who urged Mr. Clark’s caudidature and supported. him so ably been successful, there would have been bolting among Mr. White’s friends; no_misrepresenta tions, but_a manly, hearty, cordial support. and that is-what Mr. R. fI.White should receive from every Republican’ voter in the ward. He is a graduate of Dartmouth Colleze and Albany Law School, :has resided bere over ten years. owus some property on the South and some on the West Side. His friends and associates are gentlemen; beceuse his nelehbors who live on Twenty-fifth, Siate, and Butterfield streets suo- port him, he does not deserve censure. It cer- tainly speaks well for @ man to be well thought of by his nelzhbors. Judee Wallace, who oc- cupied for some time an adjoining oflice, and who has known Mr. White for twelve years, speaks in the hizhest terms of him. Be just, be fair, aud let the best maw win. L. T. SuMwALT. H. E. MALLORY. To the Editor of The Tribime. Cuicaco; March 80.—Believing T CHI0AGO TRIBUNE has been misinformed as to_the true character, business ability, interit aud geu- erul standing of the regular Republican eandi- date of the Fourth Ward,—Mr. 1i. E. Mallo and that the Information received by them has been from Mr. Maliory’s few d ning enemics, 1 desire to say a few worls v his bebalf T have known Mr, Mallory for about seven years, and nc.rly ail of that time have been his. near nefehibor, and have also done business with him, and I have alwavs found him to bea mau of intellizence, honesty, and a straizhtforward bueiness man,—one who is nat given to politi and does not hanker after the position which has now been vreed upon nim by nis many friends in the Fourth Ward. e is fully canable of filling the position. and a man_that can be relied upon to be always on the side of honesty and zood government. 1f there is any man who can trathfnlly sav ything azainst Mr. Matlory, let him produce proof or for- ever hold his peace, A NEAR NEIGHROR AND TAXPAYER. THE SOUTH TOWXN. DOYDEN’S RECORD. The record of the affairs of the Town of South Chicago since the year 1871 well illustrates the difference between cood and bad ‘management of munic- pal matters. In that verfod this town has witnessed the rise and fall of bummerism. And no more instructive commentary ' upon this state of things can be farnished than that con- tained in the mere statemant of the tax levies in this town for the successive years. The cur- rent town cuses, it should be remembered, should not vxceed §10,000 in any one year. The fizures arc as follows: Amount appropriated in each of the following vears: 1871 18 18 18 1§ 18 s p JLT I N othingy Tt will not be forzotten that in the year 1876 the revolution of the people against the mis- manarement and fraud which had characterized the government of this town occurred. Super- visor Lincoln came into office. and the town tax was at_once redured to 2 sum suflicient to pay the Iegitimate expenses of the town. By his exerticns, also, an honest Town Collector was secured, who observed the law requiring him to pay all e of commissions aud fees over $1,500 into the Town Treasury. In this way a fund was created 1o meet the town cxpenses, which rendered it unnecessary to levy anv town tax in the year 1877. Anc the monev which the town now has on_hand, together with wiat it mav expect to receive from the Collector next spring, will pay all of it Jexitimate expendi- tures for two vears tocome. There is, there- fore, no necessity for the levy of any town tax in the year 1578. In fact, it mav be said that so long ms its affairs arc honestly mannged. and its Collectors observe the Iaw in refel epce to the 2 per cent commission Tun there need be wo tax at all in this town. But its citizens must aporeciate the importance of attending the annual tow: meeting, and voting azainst any tax appropri: tion, and must mve heed to the men whom they choose to fill the town offices. In this connectlon_it is interesting to notice that ex-Justice N. B. Bovden, now a candidate for Sunervisor of South Chicao on the Democratic ticket, was a member of the South Town Board when the extraordinary tay-levies ahove-men- tioned were made. At thz Town Roard mee ing of Szp. 25, 1872, it £14400 for town purposes on motion of N. B. Borden. In 1573 the tix of $25.000 was ordered by the unanimous vote of the. Justices preseat, of whom N. B. Boyden was one. In1St4 N. B. Boyden voted for the levy of $15.000, and ap- parentlv_the only reason why ne did not vote for the #370.000 levy in 1875 was that he had then ceased to hold office. This is the man who now preseats himsell 55 a candidate for the office of Supervisor of the Town of Sonth Chi- caro. The people will not care to intrust to him the care of the town funds, or the power to impose taxes upon then:. THE REPUBLICAN C. AIGN COMMITTEE of the South Town of Ghicazo met in the Union League room, Grand Pacific Hotel, at 10 o’clock yesterdny morning, Arthur Dixon in the chair. The Committee on Printing was instructed to preare 5.000 blanks for the use of notaries on eleetion dav. On motion, the Treasurer was instrneted to deposit enough moneyv with the clerks of the conrts to met out all_the navuralization papers that may be applied for. The notaries were requested to meet the Committee at 10 o'clack Monday morning, in the Committce rooms at the Grami Pacifie. On motion, Messrs. Philo G. Dodze, Henry W. King, D. N. Bash. and G. M. Sargent were appointed a committec to wait. upon the follow- ing gentlemen_and notify them shat thev had been appointed on the Finanve Committee: C. C. I" Kellogg, M. Selz, E. G. Frauklin McVeaeh, C. oll, Messrs, Bofes. Fay, and Conkey, (. Mason, D. B. Fish, W. R.Paze, Henrv F. Bilhnzs, Georze M. Pullman, Ienry W. King, and T, Watkins. ‘The. Printing Committee was instructed to send out circulars for yorious meetings and other purposes. and the Committee adjourned to Monday morning at 10 o’clock. = TIIRD WARD. A larze number of voters attended the meet- ing of the Third Ward Republican Club, hetdat the corner of Wabash avenue and Twenty-sec- ond street. last evening. - Ira Buel presided. Mr. Hawes submitted the following, which was adopted: WHEREAS, A town meeting of the legnl voters of the Town of South Chicawo is to bo held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock p, m. at Howland's livery avle, on Twenty-second street, between Wabash avenue and State street. for the purpose of hearing the report of the Supervisor of the town, and trans- acting ant leeitimate business which may properly come efore the mecting: and, WneReas, Tthas sometimes occarred that irre- #ponsible men, for the purposc of influencing the action of the County Doard., have packed such meeting, and. contrary to the wizhes and opinions of the great majority of the honest taxpayerx of the town, bave voted larze apropriations for the os- tensible purpose of defraying the necessary ex- penses of the town, Lesolred, That it is the duty of every honest tax-- aying voter of the Town of South Chicazo, withaut revard to party, to be nresent promptly at the hour desizmated for' hoidine such meeting, se- lect some snitable person for Moderator, and paes a reeolution to the following effect: **Be it resolvea by the lezal voters of the Town of Sonth Chicaco, in town meetinz assembled, that, whereas. it appears that the funds now in the hands of the Supervisor. togetier with the amount due on account of town tazes In arrears, and the amonnt which may be exvected to be paid to the town frum the 2 per cent commissions by the Town Collector, are amnly suflicient to pay all the necessary and legitimate expenges of the town for the cnsuing year, it is inexpedient and_un- necessary to levy any town taxes for the vear 1878 in the Town of South Chicago, and that the Clerk of the town be instructed to detiver a copy of this resalntion 1o the County Board for 1ts guidance and direction. Mr. Enos Asres, candidate for Collector, made a speech, in which he said that he would take ovly the salary of §1,500 for his services, if elected, azrecine to turn the 2 per cent com- ns on collections into the Town Treasury. Addresses were also made by Judze Cary Mr. D.K, Tenney, J. H. Cloug, and Mr. Hawes. Some dissatisiaction was expressed -at the vomination of Mr. White for Alderman: but, as he was sald to be as good a man as the Dem? ocratic nominee, all said they would vote for R him, The following, offered by Mr. Greele: adopted: T Resoired, Thatit is the sense of this Club waald be highly beneficial to the Reuubflcnn":z‘ucr:; a3 a partv. and to the individasl voters of the Third Ward, if they would units 1n the support of R. H. Waite for Aiderman. [Applause. ] : I C. BALLARL. The - Sunday cdition of the Staats-Zeitung _pablishes the follawing: The Republicans, who have [otherwise made ex-~ cellent nominations for South-Town officers, have pat up for their candidate Tor Assessor II. C. Bal- lard. It is nnnecessary to recall the clireumstances 10 which Ballard owed higmomination, —it was the “operation of the majority of tae Repnblicans, and, We ropeat, the resnit of -a_common trade which Bailard made through his accomplice and tool, W. 1. Ring. ! ‘as everybody knows. the Staats-Zeitung pro- tested neainst Ballacd'e selection. We will briefly reacat the reasons why. Ballard has already had In the first place, 1. an opportunity to put his incompetency on record. = an ns<essment Tie was Asses:or in 1566, nnd ma whicn ied to endless complications. His rea]- estate books swarmeil with ecrozs, which it took weeks to correct after their delivery to the County Clerk. [iis assessment of perspnal property was incorrect and unequal. An olicer who had much to do with the vooks which were made out by Ballurd stated. amonz other cases, how be had valued one drs-soads honse at $100.000, and another. which had hardly gs much stock.” at $200,000, Tiie gssessment was brousht into court, where it apneared that the 5200, 000 assessment was orisi- mnally only half that. and had veen changed after- wardr—nerhaos since the firm asseszed in the one ca<e had declined Lo be a< pliable as the other firar had been. Since Ballard ended his inglorious term of ofiice @< Awscssor, he has not mixed in Cireles 1n which_he conll have acquired better qualifications, Nominally he le a practicing Taw- yer: really, he is a political adventurer. u trader in Votes, in which highly estimable business he has late_as<ociated Wimself h s certain W. H. His personal ncapacity. would perhavs not he injurions wore tnere any evidence of business capacity on his part which would cause one to expect that he would select combetent assistants. Lut he has already destroyed this hooe. A person who votes for Ballard for Aesgssor votes not merely for Ballard. 1le votes for W. IL. Kine, for J. Rodbertus, for Mai. A. C. Storey, for . E. Wilcox, for §. P.Russell, and nine residents of the Fifth Ward, whose election is handed over to the same pulitical wiriker wha helped Ballard to his majority in the Convention. The list of those assistants certuinly forehodes no £00d assessment, On Lhe contrary. it gives promise of u blackmailing of taxpayers. and u far more uneqial distrioution of _the burden of taxation than now exis Dullard e nothinz but o politician, and his furrountines consist of ward bummers and strik- ors, o that nothing can be exoected from him but that he will choose” hig ants. resardless of comuetency. among those people who do his dirty political work for him. The office of Asscssor demands not merely a competent, but an incorsuptibie man. 1L, ¢, Lal- lard has, up to this time, especiaily durine the Iast twelve months. proven himsell to be u person o can be in‘uenced. A3 was_vefore stated, he has, in association with W. II. Kinz levied a ments on candidates, and carried on business of wolttical traffic, and proven that he notonly i himeclr amenable to influence, buc iuvites it. Thore are sbandant vroofs of the truth of this as: sertion. A He oifered, for $200 down. to antazonize the in terests of o cerlain cantidate for County Clerk whom he had previously been supportine. and to cupport the candidacy of u County Treasurer, but would onty rive_ him promises and no cash. <0 this honest Ballard threw away his vote in the Convention for John Wentworth. S lie #ot one af the candidates who wanted to be Judze dnmeson's successor to indorse a draft for him’ for §100. and_promised Lim_his inluence 1n return. The draft, s we bear, has not yet been pald, and the candidate was not nominafed. So by means of King he has Jevied acsessments on other candidates for judicial oflices, however, restrained néither him nor King from vorinz in the Conventlon against those candidates, A third candidate for Judze ave him & nd over to_another politician in apporting his candicacy. Bal- h bis friena King, gave the man was intended to understana that apartof the plunder should go to them, and the money was divided. Ballard and King et St aplece, and the person for whom the inoney was renlly intended was allowed by the magnanimous couple S¥. 50. Can such u traficker as this, such o purchasable individual, be supnosed to have the incorruptibil- ity which is necessary for an Asscssor? "Phat our best business people do not think so, appents from the fact that Yesterday o depulition ne hiead of which were' L. Z. Leiterand J. B. ke, requested [allard to whbdra candidacy: but Ballard. who had ‘worked and labored for & year to get the nomination foran oflice wnich, to sconndrel, is a_hizhly profitable one. positively declined. Yet we iwere ziven to understand, terdov evening, that Dallard je ready to sell out, Thev sy he isapoor man: hix nomination cost him money: he has already pald lia campaign nesessment—if his expeuscs are made 00d to bim. he will, under the circnmsiances, withdraw. Wil the citizens of the South Side be €0 hlind as to mrke euch aman their Assessor: Certainly not, since they have an opportunity to make a better choice. 1. C. BALLARD'S INDORSEMENT. Cricaco, March 30, —70 fhe voters and faznavers of the South Town'of Chicano: We, the under- simned business firms and taxpiyers of the South Division, take pleasure in_recommeninz H. C. Batiard. Esa., as a_canaidate for Sonth-Town Assessor. We believe Mr. Tallard_thoroughly competent and well qualified to A1l the oflice of sessor with eatisfaction to the public, and_that he will do exact and equal justice to ail classes of taxpayers. We therefore do not heeitate 1o cor- dially indorec him ¢ 2 oraper person for the no= sition of Assessor. ard balieve him fully entitiea to the confidence and Fupport of the people, with- ont distinctivn of party. Levi Z. Leter, Frank Bros. , Chas. P. Kelloze & Co., Mcinly. Dyke & Co., Eddy, Harvey & o, Gage liros. & Co., Careon, Pirie, Scott &Co., . B. Fisk & Co., which, E. G. Keitn, 11, A. Rohn & iroa.. M. D. Wells & Co., Clayburzh, Emstein& Co, 1. Farzo & C Cohin, Wompold & Co. . Henderson & Co., Pbeips, Dodoe & Paim Sechwab & Co., Ilibbard, Soencer & ett, Bassett & TTil Marcus A. Farwell and many others. CITARGES. A number of consultations were held yester- day. which resulted in the withdrawal of Cor- nelius Tracey from the Democratic ticket as South Town Assessor and the “substitution therefor of Mr. William H._Rice, who is the candidate of the Nationals. It is belicved that hefore election other changeswill be made; that Mr. Pickering will drop out of the Nationals® ticket, where he now fizures s a candidate for Supervisor, and will be replaced by Justice Boy- den, the Democratic candidate. and that the Nationals’ candidate for Town Clerk will be re- placed by Mr. Diest, who is on the Democratic ticket for that position. 3 IYDE PARK. TAXPAYERS’ TICKET. A meeting of the Evecutive and Campoien Committees of the Union Taxnayers’ ticket washeld at the Commercial Hotel yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. R. Beck presiding, and J. H. Bowen acting as Secretary. Complete arrange- ments were madé for the election Tuesday, gnd preparations looking to the village election two weeks later were not neglected. A’ communi- cation to Mr. G. S. Ineraham, Chalrman of the recent Convention, was presented from Mr. G. L. Fisher, statting his loability to serve as Trus- tee, heartily indorsinz the aim of the Couven- tion. and sucgesting the name of Silas Wright as a prover person to_represent Oakland in the Villagze Board. Mr. Fisher's residence is so re- cent, having lost_his previous residence in the villnge, that the question of his eligi- bility under the charter might come up. " Mr. Wright's nome was accepted with enthusiasm. Ie is in the emoloy of Field, Leiter & Co.. ana the firm, always desirons of ood government, is quite witling that he shall devote some of his time to puolie affairs if thereby he can help taxpavers. The town nominces of the taxpayers’ ticket arc: Sunervisor, William Hudson; Collector, Asaliel Pierce ; Assessor, Jonas S. Scoville; Clerk, M. J. Bugnel. The village ticket fs: For Trustees, D. W, Potter, Silas Wright, Alexander R. Beck, Irus Coy, Dr. Green, and John L. Bennetr. - The opposing ticket is headed by Charles Colehour, once the owner of the celebrated tract in the South Park, and comprises Jacob Kusper, E. Sidenbatom, Michacl Dogle. Dr. Flood, originaily named, bas witbdrawn. AN TNDORSEMENT. o the Editor of The Tribune. CmicaGo, March 30.—In the efforts that are being made to insure the clection of houvest and capable officers for the city, and for the towns that are within the city, the suburban villages shonld not be forzotten. Our thrifty neizhbor, Hrde Park, is bestirring herself, and there is every indication that the right side will trinmph in the. ~oming town and municipal elections there. Suaturday, the 23d inst.,a convention, copsistinz of about seventv-five dclerates, selected from among the very best of her citi- zens, aud representineall the different districts, assembled at Flood’s Hall, and put in nomina- tion both a town and a villaze ticket, shich must of a necessity command the almost unani- mous snpportof _the bester class of citizens. The eutire clement that last year supported the Union Taxpayers’ biecket, and much of the bet-, ter element that did not support it, was repre- sented In this convenrion. It.was presidea over by . G. 5. Ingranam, of the well-known firm of Ingranam, Corbin & May. and its de- liberations were -marked by - great “dis- cretlon. and harmeny. The nominations for town officers bave heretofore usually been left to take care of themselves, but not 5o this year. The Conventiou put in nomination men that thev teel the business men and tax- pavers will turn out and vote for. There has ‘been much complaint during the past two years in refation to the Assessor, and it Is quite cer- tain that a change should be made there, aswell, as in the oflice of the Cotlector. The mominations made are, for Assessor, Jonas Scosille, of Grand Crossing; for Collect- or, Asabel _Pierce, of the Third District; for Clerk, M. J, Russell, "of the First District. It would nardly be possible to select o better set tof candidates. If the business men apd .tax-, payers turn out and vote Tuesday, as they & should do, this ticket will be clected, and then there will be heard no more complant that a large pereentage of tne property, buth personal and real, has not been assessed atall. The Convention put in nomination a village ticket, to be voted on the third Tuesday in April, that needs no praise. It i A .1, and ouszht to. be ‘‘nereed to without a division.” 1t js: For Trustces, John 1. Ben- nett (attorney), G. L. Fisber (Rock River Paper Company), 1). W. Potter (real estate). Irus Coy (attorner), Dr. Green ‘Clwmh:ll Worls, Grand Crossing), A. R, Beck (lumber merchant), South Cbicago. ~ For Police Justice, J. K. Rog- ers, of the First District. Everr one of them should be clected. I may say that every ove of them will be elected il the taxpayers do- but Dalf their duty. The present Bonrd of Trustees (I*am sorry to say that none of them wiil con- sent to serve for another term) will show a splendid.reord for the year, having reduced the tax levy §50,000, and the current exvenditures about $55,000, at the same time wibinz out of existence $30.000 of the bonded debt. The ticket putir nomination is understood to be heartily approved of by a majority, if not by all, of the present Board, and this alone will give it great strenwrth, Hvde Park Is a group of some twelve or fourtcen villages, instead of one village, and for this reason it Is practically impossible for anv great number of the vaters to be personally ac- quainted with all of the candidates: therefore some indorsement of this character is of the highest importance. Let the friends of good government, and a_contintance of the svstem ol economy and reform that has already been inaugurated, see to it that both the town and the villaze tickets are elected by overwhelming majorities, BusiNzss, OTIIER TOWXNS. NORTH SIDE ASSESSOR—TUREMAN OR PETRIE. To tue Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Mareh 80.—When the Collector called tpon me for the payment of my personal tax, T took oceasion to glance over the Hst fn order to ascertain who of my neizhbors were paving personal-property tax, and to whit amount. Ilive upon Ohio street, east of Clark. I was surprised at that time not to find wpon the list such well-known nzames in my neighbor- liood as John F. Stafford, Bishop Foley, Mr. MeKav, and Mr. Earnsbhaw. I then wondered why Mr. Tureman, the Assessor, should have omitted their names from his roll. It is an honorable rolf,—the tax list,—and I know it was not the fault of these entlemen that their names were omitted. Since the renomination of Mr. Tureman for that important oflice 1 have examined the matter turther, and, in addition to Stafford, Bishop Fdley, M-Kar. and Earn- shaw, I find that Sherer, Pellet, Murray, Per- kins, Morse, Charleston, Jacschike, Curtis, Nou- haus, and others within a block of my own house, have not been assessed. Al of these zentlemen Yive in good style in fine bouses, some of them owning their honses. Ideem it-the duty of every wood citizen to protest azainst the re-election of an officer who has performed his dutics in the past in sucha miserable manner. I have no-desire to pay my neighbor’s tax. It is cnough to pay my own, which I always_do. I understand that it is worse still on Indiana and adjoining strects. How unjust is all of this! I do not accuse Mr. Tureman of dishonesty in this matter, but neg- Tlect is as ereat a public wrone in such a matter 28 downrizht dishonesty. Personally I under- stand Mr. Tureman_is beyond reproach, but as a public oficer he is a tremendous failure, if the rest of his last vear's assessinent wns as poorly done as these fwo or three blocks. Nosuch complaints as these were heard when Mr. Pecrie was Deputy-Assessor. Lasy year I voted for Mr, Tureman, but most certainly L shall this year vote for Mr. Petrie, and try to intluence my friends to do the same. Such an assese- ment ac last year’s is a shame and a a commuoity. A, TOE WEST TOWY. ‘The Renubtican Campaicn Committee of the West Town met vesterday morning at 9 o'clock in camoaien headquarters, corner of Halstea and Madison streets, with L. L. Bond_in the chair. The question of affidavits and Notaries at the polls was discusced and carefully provid- ed for. Alarre number of voluoteer ticker- peddlers and Notaries sent in their names. Reports from the ward showed eflective and zood work goiuz ou, with most excellent pros- peets for suceess. " The names of representatives for each ward to take poesession of the tikets on the morning of election-dav were handed in and accented. The ballot-boxes will be readv for delivery to the judees of clection Monday mornine after 10 a'clack, and can be obtained of Town-Clerk Myron F. Tarble, at Nos. 56 and 58 South Hal- stei street. Mr. Linscott moved that the members of the Campaien Committee sclect pames for deputy clerks in each vrecinet, to act on el:ction-dav. and that 1he lists be handed to Clerks Stephens, of the Criminal Court. and Kiokke, of the County Court, and that the gentlemen selected present themselves Monday morning at Q o’clock before the resnective clerks, for the pur- pose of taking the oath required by law. The motion prevailed. On motiou of Gen. 0. L. Mann, a Committce of one from each ward was directed to be ap- pointed to sce that poll-hooks are properlv pencd. the names to be baoded in Monday morning. The Committee then adjourned until 9 o’clock Monday morning. < The Executive Committce of the Cambaien Committee met npon the adjournment of the latter, in Room 31 of the Parker Building, with L. L. Bond in the chair. ~The matter of print- inz afidavits was arranced for. Some other minor business was transncted, after which the Cowmmittea adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. ‘The Republicans of the Ninth Ward held a larrely-attended meetina at Parker Hall, corner of Maaison and Halsted streets. John M. Smyth, the nominee of the primary, was ratified as the candidate for Alderman. L. L. Bond, Thomas Eckardt, D. W. Clark, Jr., H. C. *Torey, and others, made orief speeches in hehalfl of the candidate and the ward ticket, after which the meeting adjourned. THE NATIONALISTS of the West Town have put Kittell Nerison on their ticket for Assessorin the place of D. T. Gleason, resigned. They allewe against the lat- ter that he sold them outin favor of Tom Brenan, and that thev will remember him for that. Nerison bas beena chronic office-seeker for years. 2 THE TOWN MEETINGS. - One will be heldon each side of the river promptly at 2- o’clock. The one in the North Town will be held at Tuener Ilall: io the South Town, at Howland’s livery-stable, on Twenty- second street. between State and Wabash ave- nue; in the West Town, at No. 424 West Madi- son street. The Town Clerks will call the meet- ine to orderand the citizens will nominate a Moderator. The Supervisor will then make his annual report. After this, the citizens will be called upon to votean anpropriation for the town. Last vear the South Town did not ap- propriate 'anything: the West Town anpropri- ated $64,050—$19,800 of which was for park ournoses: the North Town, $5.000. “The polls will be opened Tuesday, at 8 a. m., and continne open until 7 p. m. There will be two boxes for the ballots—one for the town tickets, the otiier for the Aldermanic tickete. Voters should sce that their votes for Alderman are placed in the city box, and the votes for town' officers in the town box. It was decided last vear that city votes found in the town box would he thrown out, aud so with the town votes in the city box. THE CANDIDATES. Following are the candidates for town officers. - NORTH SIDE, . Republican—Supervisor, C. W, Fuller; Asxessor, Michacl_ Petrie: Collector, Frederick J. Maller; Clerk, H. B, Brosewick. Democratic—Supersi William M. T thal; Clerk, rien. Socialist—Supervisor, F. De THondt; Assessor, A. Lanferman; Collector, John Feltes; Clerk, John Sel'e. Citizens’ Union—Supersisor. Pat Loftns: Ae- scssor. William M, Tureman: Collector, Willlam Batterman; Clerk, Walter C. Goodrich. SOUTH SIDE. 3 Republican—Suparvisor, Col. H.W. Jackson: Assesgor, I [(‘J Bnll}:n‘l; Collector, Enos Ayres: Clerk, Charlrs L. Shoric X Democratic—Sapervisor, Judge N. B. Bosden: Aszessor, Willam H. Rices Collector, W. R. Bur- dick: Clerk. David Diest. . Socialisi—Supervisor, Charles Keely: Assessa John Panlsen; Collector, George Whitey Clerk, Thomas Rvan. ationalist—Supervisor. N. B. Bovden: Asses- sor, Wilham IT. Kices Collector, William R, Bur- ks Clerk, E. R. Stevens. S eiaor, Julina Pederson: A ublican—Supervisor. Tu raon; As- sefi‘ilnl‘. James N. %15 ollector, William S Jer: Cierk. Caot. R. V. Kennedy. DemocraticrSupervisor, T.T. Gurney : Assessor, Thomas. Brenan; Uol Chris ~ Casselman: Clerk, A. D, Clauddick. . N afist—tupervisor. Frank Kerrizan: Assessor James. Gorman: Collcetor, P. Hudeck; Clerk. Samuel Goldwater. : Ctionalist—Supersisor, T. P. Jopes; Assessor, fitel Cotlcctor, C. G. Dixon; Clerk, . Pat Loftas; Asseesor, Collector, N. M. Blumen: lector, Jol i . i i LAKE VIEW. The - followipg is the rcgular town ticket nominated by the people of Lake View: For Supervisor, John H. Hills; for Assessory Adam J. Weekler; for Collector, Oscar Charles; for Fown Clerk, James J. Wilson; for Commis- sioner. of Highways, Edwin P. Goode: for School Trusteg, Lemuel D. Owens for Justice of the Peace, George W. Parkes: for Constable, -Eric Stone; -for Pound Master, George Will- ams. P EUROPEAN GOSSIP., A DANGEROUS DUCHESS. London Financial Opinion. vA Corsieas, the. Chfef of the late Emperor Napolcon’s Secret Guara, relates the following episode: " Shortly after the marriaze of Nago- leon ITL. and the Countes Euzenie de Montijo, the papers announced the arrival in Paris of an Italian lady of wondrous beauty. The *‘gilded youth” of the Capital rushed with- impetuous haste to leave their cards at the Hotel Beauvau, the residence of the maenificent Duchesse Cas- tiglion, for that was the incomparable crea- ture’s name. For a single word they were prepared to ruin themselves; for one touch of her taper forcign finzers they were ready to kill themselves—or each other. The Director of the Opera. the manazers of theatres, placed their most Juxurious boxes at the service of 1a belle Castiglioni; Ministers and great dignitaries of- fered her their salons; the Court sent her atab- ouret, and this complinent was the only one the superb Duchesse deigned to accept. She accept- ed the tabourct, and honored with her eracious presence a grand State ball at the Imoerial Pal- ace. Her cotrance into the ball-room made o tremendous sensation. “The daucers stoped dancing, the orchestra forgot to play, the zen- tlemen stared, and the ladies pretended not to look, The Ewmnpress alone kept her presence of mind. Gracefully rising, she zave the Duchesse her hand, and, leading her towards the throne. sizned to her charming guest to be seated on the tabouret, which had been specially placed for her. Then the band struck up a waltz, and tneEmperor, who could not keep his eves off La Castirlionl. berging the Grand Duke Ernest of Saxe-Cobure to step a measure with the Empress, gailantly offered his hand to the fair Italian, and the next moment they were mine- ling with ‘the whirlinz throngz. = After u few turns Napoleon proposed a promenade, and the poir walked slowly round the'toom, gasly con- versinz while the others waltzed. The next day, as we returned from the Bois de Boulogne.” Gen. Fleurv told me to be in waitinz in the Salon de Service that evening at So’clock. As he suoke to me [ had such a rush of blood to the eyes that I was forced to close them for a moment with my hand. (The ami- able Corsican was sunerstitious, had presenti- ments, believed in talismans, and so forth, ana whenever murder was in the air he uever faited ‘to Le apprised of the fact by this ominous warn- inz) Avcordinz to the Emperor's orders, I presented myself in the salan, but-a little be- tare the time fixed. TIis Majestv. seeing me so arly, asked if there was ansthinz new. “ No, sire, I onlv wished to know whither we are go- ing,” *“And why?” asked the Emperor, curiously eving me. ‘Because this pight comethinz will happen.” As 1 made this re- mark Fleury came. and we set off,—Nanoleon, Fleury, and wysell. As we went into the Hotel Beauvau, and just as 1 put my foot on the first step of the staircase. I spoke these words to Monsicur Fleury. * Look our, General. weare in the house of an Italain!** I was the last. and as we came on the landing [ Slipped aside into the shade, whilea woman servant showed the Emperor and his aid-de- camp into the salon. When the servant had conc this she closed the door, and, after waik- ing a few paces across the corridor, clapoed her hands three times. The same instant a man emereed. [ know not from where, and advan:ed softly towerds the salon. He carried something in his band. Before e reached the door he was a dead man,—a dageer stroke, dealt from be- hind. had pierced his heart. The shock of the body falling on the floor. and the eries of the domiestic, brought Gen. Fleury hastily to the spot. Iesaw at a glance whai had bappened, and. while he locked the servant upin the honsemaid’s closet, 1 dragzed the corpse into an adjacent room. Makinz a_sizn to me to re- maiu, the Emperor and the ald-de-camp hurried from the house. Directly afterward the former returned, bringiog with him two carriages and the sreret azent Zambo. Into one of the vehi- ¢les wore thrust the dead body and the servant, and intrusted to the care of the nxent. The General and I, taking with us the Duchess, en- tered the other. A few minutes later T was suinmoned to the Tuileries. I found Napoleon .in his cabinet, leaninz heavily on o table, his bead between his hands. He reearded me gravely. saving, in a tone of reproach: ¢ What. more blood! How do von know that the poor devil whom you bave inst killed was not the servant’s swectheart?” “gorvants' sweethearts do_not generally carry 1 weatber was delightful,—no need of overcoats, . such recommendations as these.” 1 reolied, lay- inz on the tabic before him a four-barreled re- volver and a poniard with a poisoned blade. His Majesty examined the_weapons attentively, es- pecially the poisoned daceer, and, after making me a oresent of 3,000 francs, told me to inform Pietri of all that had haonened. ~The Duchesse de Castiglioni was escorted to the [talian fron- tier, and betook herself immediately to Milan. From this city she wrote angrily to the Empe- ror, threatening that if she were not. allowed to retiirn to Parrs she would make revelations. A fortnizht after the receipt of this letter at the Tuileries. the b-autiful Duchesse gave a splen- did entertainment at the Hotel Beauvau. at which all the elite of the Capital were present. WALES IN A PARIS NEWSPAPER- OFFICE. ‘The Paris Figaro thus chronicles the visit of the Prince of. Wales to its establishment on the fth of March: The day before yesterday the heir-presumptive to the Throve of England deizned tovisit our hotel. Just previons, his Royal Highness had attended the Vaudeville Theatre with some of his friends, to witness a blay by Sardou. We had, therefore, to contend with the decp impression produced apon the Prince by the play. It is to be hooed his Hizh- ness was not bored after lis_amusement. (var modeéts prevents our saying if we succceded. Thé evenine previous to_the visit the editor-in- chief sent the following dispatch to his 2ssociate, Maroard : 3y Dear Magnard: T learn that his Hichness the Prince of Wales is aboat to honor our establishment with o visit. 1 beg that you will express to his T moss "the rerrae I fecl in not being abie to thank him in_person for the ereat honor he doed us, and assure him of mv profound respect. After the Prince had_bacn duly received- by 1he editors, the above dispateh was read to him. Five visitors only were admitted, namely: MM. Sardon, Goudinet, the celebrated vainters D tnille and Ncuville, and Evans. The Prince was accomponicd by Admiral Il Carr_Glyn, Col. Arthur Ellis, the Marquis of Lau. Mr. Charles Bocher, Lord Trafford, Count Halley-Claparede, ane: Baron Silliere. ¢ af. Marnard first_conducted the vis'tors to the s-room, and explained the capacity of the delicatelv-formed presses, the use of “the clectric bells. and the modus ooerandi of the printing-room. ITis Highoess was deeply jnter- ested, and manv of his friepds were astonished, especially those who bad never before scen she delicate, and multivle pperations which tne printine of a newspaper Tequires. One of the first coples off the press was handed to. the Prince, on the front paze of which was, in En- wlish, the follosing notice: Finaro bees leave o thank most heartily the Prince of Wales for tile ereathonor which his Roval Tlighness has conferred by his gracious visit.. Tie contributors and the orinters of the journal take advantage. of this opportanity to tender their hest ishes for the futnre happiness of the illustrious guest whose prescnce has given lasting honor to Iheir literary home. They invoke upan his Prince- Is bead all the blessines that the heir to the Crown of England so well deserves. His Highness scemed quite moved by this re- ception, expre in his pative languaze, and put the copy, all_damp and inky as it was, into Pis pocket. - Each of his suite secured a copy. Ascending to the first floor to the room called i Salle des Armures.” a more_agreeable sur- prisc than flowers, arbustes, and English escutch- eons awaited the Prince. Our Enclish com- pliment sbove referred to-had been rapidly printed on vellum, aod which. during the time the visitors were present, MM. Detaille and Neuville had rapidly fllustrated. At the head, M. Detaille desicned a ‘- Horse-Guard,” mounted; M. Necuville drew a “French soldier.” The tio younz masters intertwined with all the orimnality and torce of their talent the symna- thy that unites the twa nations,—sympathy af- firmed. morcover, by the two orders with which the Prince was decorated.—the Lezion of Honor and Military Medgl. Beneath their sienatures the two painters wrote the place and date there and when the picturc was finished. His Highness warmly thanked thesa young elories of the modern school, as cclebrated in England as in France, and sai’d these littie sttentions leased bhim extremely. ' P Next the distmr_vu(ghcd visitors attended a concert, cte., which nad been improvised for his benefit. M. Sardou, of the Academte Francalse, who was thanked by the Prince, assumed the dircction. His Highness laughed at and ap- plauded respectively all the funnv and meritori- Phs. parts of the programme. and daring an entracte thanked many of the artists in person. Tust before the entertainment closed, bis Flighness acceoted ag Invitatlon to take wine. facnard, filinz o glass with champagne. said: * 1 drink to her Majestv the Queen of Enwland aod to his Royal Hizhness the Prince of Walex.” At half-past 2 o'clock in the morn- ing the Prince retired. : TIE CARNIVAL AT NICE. Correxpondence Boston Adrertiser. By the 1 o'clock trains, such crowds poured into Nice from every direction, that bardlya cab could beobtained for love or mouney, and these rare treasures were decked out in, such Mardl-Gras style that it required a certain amount-of courage to take ome’s place.” The and just enough sun; whilst such mad reigned amongst the people that one remem- bered instinctively how much Italian blood there is in the veius of our southern peasan:rv. The habitual oromenade from the railway sta- tion up **1a rue du Cours.” and in fron® of the Prefecture (where the judges sit in solemn state to award prizes), was alive with humaaity. Not a window could be had for 100 frances, and hapoy the house which boasted a flat roof, for it became literally 2 mine of zold, and its pro- prietors knew how much to work it. Many English and Americans preferred their carriazes, decked out for the occasion with calico coverings, which hid them campletelr, even to the wheels.—a wise precaution, as this confelti battle Jeaves varnished wood ana lizht cloth in a sad plicht. These vehicles. charzed with flowers, frazrant with violets and maoned by pretty girls. were by far the most artractive part of the festival, and the battles which were wazed between them and their baicony ac- quaintances were sometimes plucky as well as amusing. Abont 3 o'clock the *priz d'ion- nenr® was awarded to the Nice Association of Artieans, whose triumpbal car consisted of 3 eieantic man’s bust. with manuth, eves. and hands worked by machinerv. This car was drawn by eizht horses, and .on the immense platform at least twenty men, dressed most fantastically, went througzh no end of pantomime. To zive you an idea of the size of this monster, a man fat astride of the unper horder of his ear; another looked out of the hole; while a third, a real devil, was susoended in- guise of ear-ring from a golden chain. _Evers now and azain the giant's hand advanced, took a morsel of a man, raised him to his open mouth, and—pop!—swat- lowed him with evident satisfaction. Anotaer car, ‘somewhat similar to this, scemed to amuse the people even more, as, insteadof swallowing, this monster played the Jonah, and rendered unto the world bis fll-zotten breakfast of men and boys. One very pretty car consisted of a village steeple. from which the tinklinz of a bell and shower of violets made a plensant con- trast to its brutal neichbors. Molicre, of course, was not forzotten. lis eternal sick mun. at- tended by a dozen doctors. all astride of their instruments, in guise of horses, was a spectacle reither new nor amusinz. Fortunately. this dirplay received no reward. A gicantic ear, containinz a band of musie and twenty or thirtv actors, represented “Le Jardin Mabille.” [t wag prettily decorated. and had some suceess. *Le char des Behe,” which followed, wis. how- ever, more amusiog, as the youns men, dressed in baby clothes, stood lower than the visible floor, and appeared much larger than they were long. Their costumes were inimitable, and they had the zood taste to throw more violets than confetti. The company which amused me most was a party of men, women. and_children dressed in aead black, with hlsckencd faces and hands. carrying black fish, brooms, and dusters, and accompanied by bearers of ap immense white sheet, fastened to two poles, which every now and arain thev stretched out, and the whole band acted /es omhres Chinoises ngainst it, to the delight of all children present. There were many more cars, bitt all fllu: tine ideas too old too merit descrintion. zle cavaliers were numerous_and droll. A Inmp- lighter (mannikin) perched on a ladder opene:l bi3 lantern, and went dancing alons, lamo-nost and all, in a surprisine manner. while a Chinese mandarin, with Falstaff proportions. bearinz his parasol, condncted himself in anything hut a dizpified style. *‘La Gardeurse des Poules™ was a youthful mask, drivinz a dozen chi-kens, hens, “and _cocks defore her. whose costumes were wonderfully well made, and who tirew eags filled with flour instead of confetti. This procession must have been a mile Tonz Tt onssed and repassed several times., and probahly kept up the animation for hours, notsithstund- ing it had heavy evening work to do during the illumination and barial of the Carnival. CHARLEY ROSS. The Story of His Abduction as Told by His Father at Tremont Temple. Bostan erald Sfarch =1, About 600 people assembled at Tremont Tem- ple last night to bear Mr. Christian K. Ross tell the storv of the abduction of his littlc boy [rom. nis uome at Germantown, a suburb of Philadel- phia, ou the 1st day of. April, 1874. There were on the piatform Licat.-Goy. Kniaht, seversl members of the Governor’s Council, tne Clerk of the Massachusetts Senate, and manv other gentlemen well known in publicand private lifc. Mr. Ross was introduced by the Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, of Yarmouth. The sveaker stepped forward, and, after the applause with whieh he was reccived had somewhat subsided, said: **Ladies and gentlemen, T don’t presume to corne before you as a lecturer; that is not my torte; mv soleand only object is to state plainly, simply, and clearly to you the Teading facts of acase that is nearest to mv heart. There ave certain events belonging to persons and families that assume such an en- larged sphere and become of such deep interest us to excite public atiention, and the case o the abduction of my boy Wwasa case of this kind. The letters exchanged between the pai tics in this case,” said he, **show that tha busi- ness was to have been made permanent nud the attempt to extort money from m been success- ful. I refused to compound the crime, and my own home has oeendesolated.- T think my refusal to componnd the crims by paying the villains the sum oy mouey they demanded, 000, has made the children of other peuple much safer than they otherwise wouln{J have becn; for the popular eutery that ensucd when thie fact of the abduction of my little boy be- came koown showed the kidnappers that their lives would not he safe a minute if they were arrested.”” Mr. Ross then went on to relate the facts connected with the abduction, occasi readin: the villains to show that the men reallv had the child in their possession. and that wo to the time the rteward of ® $20,000 was of- fered by tne citizens of Philadelphin, for the return of the boy and the arrest of the atnl ors, they were. if potin the cits, very near it, ard that the offering of the reward aid tae re- newed activity of the oflicers that immediately followed pad”the effect of driving them from 1] the city and out ot the State. He also rex Ietters showing that the men Mosher and Doz lass, who were kilted at Bay Ridze. L. L, winte attefapting to commit a burglary, were, with- out doubt, the men Wwho kidnapoed the boy. ~ Their death he regarded s an unfortunate cirumstance, bexuse they would have been very scon ar- rested. ond then they might bave. re- vealed the boy’s whereabouts. As the lecturer related the many Journeys made by bim in the vain attempt to recover the child, it was very evident that he Liad the fullsympathy of his au- ditors. He spoke, during tbe lecture, of an /at teifipt that was to have been made by the same men to ahduct a little erandson of Commodore Vanderbilt.and then compel his parents Lo pay 3 Jarzesum 08 ransom. Had the attempt been suc- cessful, Lie had fnformation from the men them- selves that hislittle boy would have been killed, in order to show the parents of other little ones what toexpect in casetheirchildren were stolen and the ransom demanded was not forthcom- inz. ‘The insipuatlons that have been thrown out recarding the disappesrance, to the effect that he or bis family knew where the chila was. were referred to, and Mr. Ross announced his determination to prosecute the search as lonz as God gave him strength so to do. Ia conclu- Sion, be announced that_he would speak in the same place on Friday night of this week, uoon the pleasing incidents that bave occurred during his long search. Money In China. prputar Sctonce Jfonthly. Coins [in China] camc at last _to be wmade 8o thin that 1,000 of them piled tozc:her were only three inches hizh; then zold and silver were sbandoned and copper, tin, shells, skins, stones, and paper were given a_fixed value, and used uotil by abuse all the advantazes to be derived from tlhe use of money were lost,'and there was pothing left for the people to do but to Zo back to barter, and this they hd more than once. They cannot be said to.have a colnave; 2,900 years ago they made roundcoins with a square hole In the middle, and v.hgfi' have made no ad- vance beyond that since. The well-known cash i3 a cast-brass coin of that description, and, al- though it is valued at about one mill and a half of our money, aud has to be strung in lots of 1,000 to be computed with any cace, it is the sole measure of value and lezal-tender of the country. Spanish, Mexican, and our new trade dollars are emplovea In China; they pass be- cause they are necessary for lareer onerations, and because faith 1n_ their standard value has became established; but they are current sim- ply as stamped ingogs, with their weight and fineness indicated. e ——— 01d Postage-Stamps in China. Bostan Jaurnal. A current note in” Tuesday’s Journalcon- tained a query concerning ti: use made of he millions of old postaze stamps which are col-. lected. A correspondent is prompted by the question to inform the publicof a practice which prevails in convents and other Catholic institutions In this country, and almost un- koown to those outstde their walls. Al can- celed'stamps are saved and sent to missionaries of the faith- tn Chipa, who buy with those Worthless scraps of paper infants who would otherwise be destruyed according 10 the cus- Yom of the more degraded Chinese. - The wany olored stamps are used for tbe decoration of ‘walls, ctc., by the inzenious Urientals, ‘and are valued 5o hizhly that 100 of them will buya ibaby whose parcnts have doomed it to death. "T'né lttle ones thus purchased are pathered fo- and are reared in accordance with i Lo e stoms of the Christian clyiliza- tion. 5