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

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY: APKHIL 7/ 1578—S1XTEEN PAGES. - THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The defunct banks. eavingeand nstionsl, were 1. g. yesterday from a news etandpoint. A young lady who has ofien seen him from afar §s just dying fo ask whetber it makes Long Jobn £iddy 1o Jook at the ground. In the caseof the State Savinge Institution, {he Recewerwas authorized to sell the premises N0 137 North Clark ereet to Robert Reid, A. J. 3(c- Teean, and S D. Wara, trustees of the estate of Geurze Barnet, for 87,000, “I'he temperature yesterday, 3 nasse, optician. $8 Madison street (TmncyE Build: Tne). was oL § 3. m., 42 degrece: 10 8. m., 47313 ; 34, DBarometel at 25 observed by Ma- m.. 495 3 p. m., 483 8 p. W %a. m., 20.77; §p. m., 20.90. Duriug the first three monts of th s year.accord- ing to Dradetrect's report. there have been 140 fastures, covernz sixty-five different trades or oc- cupations, with fizpihities of $4,301,808.80, and pesets of 51,054,250, 20 Not one dry-goods house wens 10 the wall. At4 o'clock ¥ esterday afternoon Emil Nerger, 10 years of age, was bitten severely on the left leg hya lurze dog, ownership unknown, in front of ~No. 40 Corneiia_street. Ile was removed to Lis fome, No. 130 North Centre avenue, where Dr. Metzler cavterized the wound. Capt. C. C. De Rudie, who has been for some weeks 1n Clincavo, engaged 1n revising a literary work which promises 1o be of unusual wterest. hay Teturned to his post at Fort A. Lincoln,to be ready 10 £ out with s resiment, the Seventh Cavalry, which 15 ordered to the tietd of Indiau warfare. The DPhilosophical Society was addressed last night by Nr. J. B. Sancs, of Ruchester, N. Y., upon *-The lationale of Explaining Involving Miracles and the Phenomena of Spirituahsm. he next lecture will be by the Rev. Dr. Thoma of this city. The subject will be **lmprovement of Man. " The Lotet World, published in this city, with its ‘main branch ofice In New York, has adged an at- Tractive feature to ita already atiractive botei mat- ter. i the shape of an amusement department which comes before the public under the heading, the Amusement World. Mr.Wilham E. Smith 1= the .t and publisher. and Mr. Georze F. Codd the general agent and correspondent of this very en- Terpristug aud very readable journal. The West Town Canvassing Board resumed operations yesterday mormmng, but found their Jabor up-hili work. But very few of the judwes \who hind been norified to pérfect their returns mude their appesrance, and kence tne oMicial Count whe delaed. The only ward which pre- ‘cented perfected returns froms all its precincts was the Thirteenth. The canvass will be continued to-morrow, when it 1s hoped that the Board will e able to complete the count. About twenty wholcsale boot and shoe dealers met at the Palmer House last night for the purpose of oranizing for mutual benedt and protection. The purpose was accomplished by the adoption of 2 constitution and by-laws, and the name ** The Chicazo Wholesale Lioot and Shoe Association, ™ and the election of the followinz oficers: dent, C. U, Fargo, of Wells. Fargo & Co.: Vice- Yresiden, D: M. Hills, of Doszett, Basseit & Hills: Secretary, J. T. McAmicy. of Mcanley, Drke & Co. No business of unportance wae trans- acted, and the meeting adjourned o discuss the exceliencies of o complimentars supper spresd for the new Associution by Poiter Paluer. The March montbly report of the Hospital for Women and Children shows the numver of patients treated in the Hospital to be 313 dispensary, 1113 total, 142, _The donations were: Through Mrs. 1. X. Chmp—From_A. N. Waterman, $5.° Through Mrs. Dr. Dyss—From Mrs. Sarsh King, $1.5 Mrs. George Dodge. potatoes, turnips, beans, and corn: Clristmas bags from Mrs. O Dr. Mernman, Mies_Sarah Gardner, Misk Anna Jlobert; Mrs. 1. F. Waite, two night-dresees and 1maehemises. The first lecture i the course for nuisesat the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children, corner_of Adams and Paulina streets, will be given Wednesday in the parlor of the Hos- pital 0t 2 o'clock p. m. Those wishing 1o sttend can oblain tickets at this lectnre. An adjourned meeting of the West Town Board +wes neld last evening at their roums on Llalsted strect, Mr. derson 1n the chair. There were present Justices Eberhardt, Siatsom, Morrison, Salisbury, Sheridan, znd Scully. The Urst busi- Tess was o reconsideration of the vote cstablishing the rate of pay of the employes of the Collector's ottice at §2.50. The votz was reconsidered, and he question was allowed to rest there, pending 1he report of the Committee on the Collector's ac- counts. Assessor Clark’s account of $2,000 was then submitted. 1t wae for eervices rendered gs Aseessor, and for pluts and abstracts made dur- ing the year, Mr. Ctark explained at some length he nature and jmportance of the service he had rendered in getting hia Seld-books into their pres- ‘nt suape, showinz now they would be of ines! mable benefit to his successor, and of great value 1o the West Town. ‘Tne bill was allowed. On motioa of Justice Salisoury, an order was made in favor of Mr. McCresney for $520. being the bal- ance claimed by him for his services asan expert in examining the park accounts. A committee Was appointed to examine the accounts of the Saper- visor and Collector, after which the Boara ad- journed ull Weanesday evening. One of the corps of ecientists attached to Toz Trisuse bos invented 8 new phonoarapn which ac 1hinks will beuedt bumanity imfinitely more thun Edison’s. It is very much like the ordinary paono- grapn, and has a clock-work attachment, which 1s et in operation by the slizhtest vibration of the ecnsitive draphragm of the receiver. This phono- sravh, **The Siatesmun's Own™ it s calleg. hus been contrived with a view 1o the extinction of supzrabundant Columbran orators. The canvasser il represent to the predestined victim that by re- hearsing his speech in the heanng of this phonograph, and then grinding it off 10 his own hearioy, be can judge of the effect of the Epoken oration, wake corrections In it, 3nd 80 on. “Tye victim, having prepared **the createst cffort of his life, * will tske up his position oefore t Lopper 0§ tne phonoszravh and oeilow into i ~- Lagies and gentlemen, ' or, *‘Fellow-citizens, but hardly wiil he bave done 20 when the vibzation will set the clock-wdrk 1n motion ung a concealed b ade of Dumascus stecl, keen as razor, wiil flash out and cut oft nis head. 1t is expected that taere be a ureat dem.nd for th« improved and truly riceless instrument. No uebatiug sociely should ¢ without one. Neatly Doxe¢ und shipped 1o Congressmen, CSpress coarges prepaid, on receipt of iie price. See adv. JOW TAXATION WORKS. 1f anything tnrther were necced to show what bur.ens taxpayers of the Town of Lake arc com- Delied to bar, or else allow Lieir property 10 be soud for 1axer, the following meance of excessive Taxation wiil sugice. It 50 happens thit a_piece of propery in the 1oWn, comprising ten acres of praine lend, belong to a ceriain estate in New Yori. inio whose hunds it has lutelv come, aiter lonz legal complications. During the time e matler was1n the courts several years' back taxes uccumuluted. It was the desire of the ce- tute on geimng possession o clear up cversthung, . but on invesligation it was found tuat the taxes for 1877, State, county, und park, amounted to about 350 anacre. Inasmuch asthe owners cannot get a Wigon the pupeity of over $:30 un. acre, and there 18 DO prosuect of an increase of value in sunuca less taan four or tive years, during which time they would have paid nearly if Dot quite toe present value in taxes, they have recently in- etructed their agentin this oty not 10 pay tue Taxes an to abandon fav property. They would Bave been WElIng L0 pay a reasunable amount,— way $75, 38U. or even $10v,—und bave paid up zll Cuck taxes in_uddition, but they were not v\‘lllmg__.lu pay S50 an acre on the taxes ©f 1377 as long as the present value of property was no more than four or five times hat amount, and thelany itself wasgood for noth- inyg e.se than 10 raise potatoes on. In ilugh times, I Dugal pave been estimated as worth 1,200 an acre. but tnose days have gone, with but & Lnint prospect of returnimg soon. _ f-or all that, tuxation bas been kept up to toe flush-times figures until the burd.n lias grown ¢o reat that those who bave Dbeen compeiled o bear it resolve they won't have it aoy loner, and take the reasiest, though nota Very satis{ying. way to get rid of it THE WEST PARK MANDAMUS CASE. A motion w:s wude yexterday morning by the defendants in the case of The People exiret. Clark Lpe and others sgainst John Holfman, West T wn Collecivr, fora chunge of venue frow Judze icAtlister. ‘The petitivn is in the usual form, siznea by Wulard Wouds President of the West Cmcago Board of Pa oners, and &tates that Lie pet tioner, Woodard, fears that he will ot receive 4 fair triul before udee Mcallis- ter becanse ke is prejuciced aainst him. A stipu- 11tivn was also filed, made by the attorneysyror the complainunt-, cousenting 16 & counge of Yenue. Gen, Smuh reza he petition und stipulation and nsked for the chunge, nr. C. C. bouney, on beball of complainant #a1d be thoushit the petition was 1n due form, nx:l 1hat the defendants wero entitied to 2 change of venue. % Gen. Smith suggested that the ca: aig i e be sent to r. Bonuey indicated i 1 i SO there y lus willingness to have it Judge MeAllister took the papers, looked them grer. aud said they complied with the statate, aud he woulg grant the petition. He then stated that ard Baa becn bitterly prejudiced azainst him for years; Lut the prejudice wss all side. Juage g on, 0ue: ‘ne Juage Lhen went o to ve his opini of news, L e 3 pemepaners, He said he Liad stood 2 good many Liard kuocxe in bis Iifecime. und » good muny ¢ 1 newspapers; Lot that he yever paid any alteution o the latter B2 no respect for them. But he wished to have the good op.niun of e ar e VAR Cxpisin sbowt the Wi, _Jar <€, deci some time ago. He hail consicered that case carefuily. o1 I éxg);:m:fiéu diede {gunh'&ic&%’:pm‘:;fl’fi ¢ cace, did not thick 1t becomtng for i Court or the Governorof the State s +.atate abrogated anless it wa e e deciuon ' the case was one of the’ causent o Woudard's prejucice, but that case. had pende Cluee nrunet the clamor of nevwsparers, to which De uever pud any attention. He wonld rather be accused of vrejadice than of deciding cases ICC;H‘- 3n:zto outside demand. Ile thoupnt it accidealy Tnjust to complain that plainttls in 3 enit brought thr cases before Judces of their own selection, and yet find no fault with defendants who did the s2me thing, and he wanted this soit taken out of n“}lcu“]:t a3 foun udnoes);nlm r. Bonney asked to have the record am 26 10 show tat Woodard: McChesney. nd Brres nock, the new defendants,” were -*clsiming™ o Lie the President, Secretary, and Auditor, respect~ Tvely, of the Bomd, but the Judge would have ‘pothing farther to do with the case.” Next day ie the time set for flling pleas or de- murrersto the bill. CHURCH NOTICES. The Jnterior of last week, in an editorial on v Sunday Papers,” said. that ‘‘more thin one denomination i8 in_ line, ana for more than the Caporession of Sunday snuouncements.” :The econd ‘~more™ indicated. superficially, eome- thing in the movement of the Presbyterian minis- ters which had not been made known—perhaps u relizious war, or something cqually terrible. order to allay any apprehensions which might arise, & reporter called on Dr. Thompson, the editor of the Jnterior, last evening, for an explava- tibo. “41t doesn’t mean what you think it _docs, " eaid he. **There isnothing behind it. The gentence * Demand for newspaper reform comes not slone from ministers meetings,® explaina it. b“\\‘nn king of reforms do you wish to bring abont?" +4The suppression of objectionable * Personale,* ;Ingnlc arly. We thuk a great paper like THE 'wiBUNE ought to help the churches improve the morals of the people. 1want to sk youa ques- tion: - What does this sentence in TuE TRIBUNE mean? °*If the Presbvterian clergymen can get along withont the Sunday issue of “Tuz TRBUNE, Tie TrisuNE can get slong without them. The amount of reading in the Sunaay and Monday issues of Tug TinUNE will not be diminished." " ] suppose that means, " eaid the reporter, **if the announcements are not printed, the space will De used for other religious matter. “*Docrn't it meun that no sermons of Presby- terian rginisters will be printed!” T cun't answer that. You say that the employes ought to have a day of rest,” continued the re- porter. **They do not object to work:n: “+pPerhaps it wouldn't do tnem any good if they “iBut the fesuc of the Sunday papers gives work to a great many cxtra men. Printers as a role swork only five or eix daysa week, und they put subs on Sanday, and extras are employed Saturday night. In Tuk Trsuse office slone ffteen or twenty mer make cnough to live on in those two days. And as for the reporters, about the only Work they do on Sunday Is to report sermohs, an enjoyable labor, which docs them good.™ That may be, but the Sunday papers have o damaging eflcct on morals. “*What other denominations are in this move- ment? The Coneregationalists.” ++Do yon know that Chicago is the only city in the country where announcements of services are not charped for?™ “*Yes. InCincinnati we bad to pay for them, and 1 brought the matter before one of the minis- ters’ meetings, bui it fell through. Isupyose if they were puid for they would be inserted Satur- ‘ndoubtedly, or any other day.” This ended the nterview.. SUICIDE. The latest victim of the deadly revolver to be re- corded is John J. Powers, a {clezraph-operator, who shot himeelf Tast nisht in the coat-room of the Atlautic & Pucific Telegraph office, on Wash- ington street. Powers was 2 single man, aboat 30 years of age, and had been employed in the A. & 1 oftics tor about two years. le was sn expert operator, bu was a little too fond of liquor, and \eas under the influence of drink when he pulled the trigzer. For a year past he has boarded at the Irving Houe, on washington street, where he was considered as above the sverage. Some of bis As- sociates say that hie was in vecuniary distress, but the proprietor of the hotel says tvat hie was not in debt there, or only to & small amount. Two days ago Powers began to drink, and yes- terday morning he resizned his_position in” the office, provubly fecling that he was unsble. to_do his wrk properly waile bis spree lasted. During yesterday he made the rounds in comopany with several scquatntances, and to one of these he suid during the cvening that he felt like shooting him- self. His friend did not attach any 1mportance to the remark, believing that Powers had no weapon. Last evening ne visited his old room, and spoke to xome of the opcrators employed there. - e tten passed imto the coat-room adjoining, and_ almost imuediately arew @ very small seven-shooter, and sent o bul- fet clean through his head. The missile entered just under the chin, and passed ont at the top of the head, traversinr the brain. ‘Anemploye of the office was just entering the room at the moment, but did not sce the actual Dr. J. A. Clark. who was first sumumon- cd. taousht it possivle that the ehooting mizht bave been accidental, as there were no powder marks around the wound, but the expressions of Powers to his friend would scem to show that e contemplated the deed. After some delay, Dr. R L. Rea was summoned. and, after making an ex- amination, he decided that tne wounded wan could not possibiy survive, and ordered hiv removal to the 'Irving Honse. Powers' mother is an aged Insh widow lady. and reeides on the corner of Hanover street and Irving place. HOTEL AIRIVALS 1 5:E. P 11, Philadelphiaz W. E. Lawreace, C. B. Lathrop, New Vork: ¥. A. Walker. , Mas: oherman House—Tue Hon. E. ebruska: the Hon. P. A. Thomison. Alexander Wallace, Danbury, U P. 1. Forucy. Boston: T- G, Houston, Newaun ‘rerhune, New Yorl . Foote. New Yor! Hon, W. A Burielgn, Tankton: York; the iun. W. P. Butler, Rock lsland Jtegic—E. L. Clouston and A. Maculder, Montreal . Hooper, Moutreal: D. M. London. Eng.: ‘Brougbam, Londo Burliogion; S. B. ‘fownsend, “Sprin: . P ‘Boston: E. 0. Kumsey, Sencca Miss Helen Potter, New York ... Puimer [Touse—Col. .11 Shefford, Sherman. Tex.: T. C. Powers. Mon- J. k. Cowen, than Weave Ur- bana: Col. Samuel Buckmaster, Deman, San Francisco: J. Dar T. Miller. Portland, O W. W. Pigott, Richard Grifith, Sydney, N. 8. W.; W. G. Gano, N " SHERRY. IS LAWYERS EXPECT TO LIBERATE HIM. Monday forenvon, before Judge Moore, sitting in the Criminal Court. Sherry's lawyers will apply fora writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of securing the liberation of their client, and sending him forth a free man, without any fear of his ever being brought to trial again on the charge of mur- dering Mr. McConville. It wiil be alleged that there was a fatal erro in the sentence,—an error which csnnot be cured, and the tesult of which must be the unconditional liberation of the prisoner. The points made will be in brief as fol- Tow: The Criminal Code, in treating of **judgment, and execution t! says, ‘‘the manner of inflicting the panizhment of death shall be by hang- ing the person convicted by the neck nnuil dead, at ruch time as the Court shall direct, not less than fiftern nor more than twenty-five ‘duys from the time sentence is pronounced; pracide 1, tne day set sball not occur before the tenth day of the term of the Supreze Court occurrin (in_either of the Grand Divisions) next after the pronouncine of tae judgment.” Sherry was sentenced last Satur- day week. on the last day of tae March term of the Criminal Court, 10 be hanzed on the st of June. The next teri of the Supreme Court will heheld st Mt. Vernon, in the Suuthern Grand Division, on tae 1st of June. Appurently, there- fore. the law has been complied with, for the sen- tence hss been fixed ten days after the tenth day of_the meeting of the Supreme Court. _But it is cloimed on Snerry®s behalf that this pro- viso of the law Is unconstitutional. ‘ue Coneti- totion sayx, in the eiehth gection of the sixth article, -~ Appeals and Writs of errar may be taken 1o the Sapreme Conrt held in_the Grand Division in which the case is decided, or, by consent of the parties, to any other Grand Division." Sherry way tried in the Northern Grand Division. The Supreme Court will not meet in that Division until the first Monday in Seotemoer. ‘e witorneys for Snerry claim that, under this coustitutional pro- vision, tf_they do not consent to appeal o the Southern Grana Division, or to the mevting of the Supreme Court in June, they cannot be forced to nd T. C.'SEarreit, ew Oricans. carry their case taere. ‘They claim that it is of record that they ve appealed to the Supreme Court’ at Ottawa. und have refused to congent 10 any appeal to 3Mount Vernon. _Therefore, taey eay, that provision of the law which saya that theday of execution shail not occur ** before the tentn day of the term of the Supreme Court occurring (in_elther of the Grund Divisions) mextafter the pronouncing of jude- ment™ is nncopstitational, and o blow st tae rights of the v.tizens. They havea rigat, under the Constitation. to appeal the case fo Ottawi. The law cuts off_that constitutional provision by hanging the prisoners before the Supreme Court mects st Ortawa, 1f this provision of the Criminal Code is declared unconstitutional, and the Court holds that the law should read: ** Prorided, the day set shall not oc- cur before the tenth day of . the term of the Supreme Court in the Grand Division in which the caee wag tried.” or words to that ef- fect, then the counscl hold that (he prisoner must gofree; that the sentence was utterly void, and that there i nownere an authority to resentence im. The term of court at which he was sentenced has expired. It is true tnat the Court remains, but the varticalar term during which he must ve sentenced, unless some acuion of the Supreme Court intervenes to prevent it, isatan end. And sloce he_cannot be sentenced again,. be must go frec. Nor can he be again ndicted for the offense of murder, because the Constitution saye. “*Fo prisoner shal be twice put in jedpardy for the same offeuse.” And 3 person is in _jeopardy. sccording 10 the Supreme Court of Tliinoie, when a jury has been impaneied o try him. tlaving béen once tned under the indictment fonnd, he cannot be again tried under that. I the reasoning of tho attorneys 16 sound. it is apparent that the prisoaer will go unwhipped of justice. But in sucn u case sometling ought 1o be done to remedy the reckless way of pussing acts under wiich such cxcapes trom Jjustice ure possible. CAUGHT ON THE RUN. A NEW YORK BANK PRESIDENT IN JAIL. Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock Depaty Marshal Stilwell transported his massive propor- tions 10 the Rock Ieland passenger depot. He was armed with a revolver and a telegraphic order of arrest. His victim was expected to arrive on the Atlantic cxpress. As the train pulled slowly into the depot, the Deputy Marshal placea himself in position where he could geta good view of the passengers as they emerged from the train. He did not have long to wait. A middic-aged man, cansing a grip-sack, departed from the {\' :iglgg;x;nfi.mne anewered the description. oiter aopuerieldian politencss the United States poser fhaed o e were Luther Reafleld. mlddicaged pacty whs thereunn beasenily tacors ed to Commisslouer Hoyne's odicer Thers ho was Tn, charged with having embezzled $50,000 of the funds of the Tarrytown National Bapk, of which he had been President. and which failed on the 224 ult. To default of $10,000 bail he was com- Tmitted to jall, where he was nseigned quarters in the debtors' department. ‘Last evening ® TRIDUNE reporter called upon . himat the 1lotel de Kern for the purpose of obtain. ing the inside history of the cuse. Mr. Redficid Drofessed the most profound ignorance of the mat- ter. Some three months before the failure of the bank he had resigned the Presidency. but for what reason he declined fo state. The bank had o cap- ita) stock of $100,000. of which hie claimed 1o own one-third, - Tiissticcessor in the Presidential chair Was one A. 0. Wilson. On belne asked how the bank came to fail. he smd it was bad paver did it The bank had discoanted largely the paper of mer. chants in_ New York City. bey had failed and stuck the bunk, which was obliged to suspend. As far gs he kmew, it was an honest failure, Mr. Redficld stated that after the bank had faited he had gone out to Tows, near Des Moiney. on some private bosiness. 1Ie was on his way home to Tarrytown. and was com- pletely taken by surprise, when_told he was under arrest. ile couldn’t understand it as he had done nothing criminal. The telegraphic reports of the bank fatlure indicated that it was a bad one. The liaoilitics footed np some S122,000, and the realy available assets, including $20.000 cash on hand, amounted to only some $80,000. Tne bank bad on hand worthlezs papcr tu the extent of $100,000. ‘Special Dispaich to Tne Tribune. 3 New Yonr, April 8, —Redileld 1s caarged ith getting control of the Tarrytown Baok in 1870 by romises to pay $34, 000, all but $10,000 of which fe vaid with money taken from deposits made after hie became President. The next year he ot luss son's note for §12,000 discounted at the bank, and made other payments, for which he put into the bank motes said to be worthless. For six years, it ia charzed, he took inouev from the bank for his own use, replacing it by notes. Each year he made sworn statements that the capital was intact. It is now found that money was taken 1o such extent as to wipe out the entire capital stock, leaving only wortnless potes. Ieuce Tedtield is charged with perjury. e is wanted on 2 summons issued in the case of John Anderson of this city. who loaned the bank 525,000 on Ited- fleld's representations, and the howing of the sworn stalement a8 given acove. A NEW CLUB. LIST OF THE LEADING MEMBERS. During the past year a larze number of the + leading men who reside on -the South Side have felt that there wasa lack of familiar asrociation and social intercourse among themselves, and sug- gestions were often wade that a properly organized club, centrally located in the residence portion of the South Side, would bo of great benesit in pro- moting a frendlicr feelingana more intimate ac- quaintance. While many of them have for a long time been members of the Chicago Club, whose high stand- ing and able management have already given it o national reputation, and whose club-house on Mon- roe strect 18 one of our finest specimens of archi- tecture, yet its distance from the residence portion of the ¢ity made it inconvenient for 1ts members senerlly to axsemble together 1n the cvening, und it has not, therefore, gmdnced that amount of socinl intercourse which has become so destruble, and of which a want has long been felt. "The frequent discussions of this subject for the pust few months have tinally resulted in o definite plan for organization to this end, and a val Which began to quietly circulate some fen duys 220 has aiready received the wignatures of over s hundred of the leadng citizens of the South Sie. No berter proof could be given that the new Club wili be in every respect a_euccess thun the fuct {liat anonys the nawes which uppear on the list of supscribers are those of the following well-known citizens: Enos Ayres, J. W, Doaue, Nelson Luding- fon, A.d. Averill, A, A. Dewey, John J. Mitchell, Joseph H. Andrewe, J. [l Dwizat, H.W. McCiellun, G. . Alesander, A. N, Eaay. Philo A, Otis, Charles W. Angell, faymond T. Eddy. George L. Otis, Georze A. Armour, Stanley Fleetwood. X. L. Otis, J. E. Asay. Charles Fleeiwood, J. W. Oskley, W. C. Ashwell, N. K. Fuirbank, J. W. Ogden Charles J. Barnes, Frederick P. Fisher, Georze M. Pullman, C. Buckingham. J. B. Goodman, Rovert L. Perry, Hugh T. Birch, E. Getchell, Erskine M. Phelps, D. P. Ballard, E. L. Grofl, Wilnam R. Page, Chauncey I Blair, W. C. D. Grinnis, Clarence 1. Peck, A. A. Bigetow, W. L. Grey. dobn H. W. Quick, D. H. Burnham, F. D. Gray, George Miils Rogers, Bluckstone, E. A. iamill, Harry Rogers, cent Baker, E. F. Henderson, K. W. Ralston, Uri Balcom, John A Hlunter. Jobn Roe, W, §. Carver, S. 1. Hardin, A. L. Rocksyell, d. A. Cassidy, Jobn J. Hackuey. Jobn W. Koot, Charles Counselmun, H. C. Hack- ney, D. O. Strong, Henry Corwit, Hoyne, Byron L. Smith, A. C. Campbell, F. G. M. C. Stearns, Angustus S. Camp- bell, L. THodges, Anthony F. eberger, Sumuel J. Glover, Ferd W. Peck W. F. Blair, B. I. Campbell, Jr., Stewart Clark, B. Cobb, J. G. Coleman. James O. Cleavelund, William Chis- holm, C. J. Connell, Heury Crawford, John Crerar, John' M. Clark, Gurdem Corwith, Charles W. Comes, Lewis L. Coburn, A. P. Downer, Gen. C. W. Drew, Dr. $.J. Jones, Witliam J. Jolhinston, Keith, C. P. Rimball, Albert Keep, C. Fred ull, W. H. Kellogz, Henry Keep, M. S. eland, E. G. Keith, F. A. Keep, Chauncey Keep, W. W. Kimball, L. Z. Leiter, laaac G. Lom- bard, Gen. Anson Stager, F. B. Tuttie, W. F. “Tucker, Jr., ¥Frederick Tuttle, Charles Tobey, A. G. Vaa Schaick, Dr. Ii. Vilas, J. H. Wrenn, Charles W, Woodruil, Philo A. Wilbor, Qeorze 1. Wheaton, W. Watson, Jr.. W. B. Walker, Thomas Wigat, Joel C. Walters, Benjamin M. Wilson. £ meeting of the signers of the hst was held by appointment at the Woodruff House Thursday evening, at which there were present about 8ty of sixty-of the suoscribers, and all present expressed a decp interest in the proposed urganization. The meeting was organized by the unanimous pomination of Gen. C. W. Diew as Chairman, and Frederick 1. Tuttle, a8 Secretary. After a few briel remarks by the Chairman respecting the ovject for which they had assembled. a commistee of five were appointed to prepare a list of names to be submitted to the meting for Di- rectors and vermanent officers of the ciub, The Commitice retired for consuitation. aud on their return submitzed the following igt of Directorsand officers, which was unanimously accepted ana up- proved. namely: Anson Stager, Presidents Charles J. Barnes, Vice-President; Frederick B, Tuttle, Secretury’;, n heith, Willam Chishoim. Charies W, Drew, John G. Coleman, Edwin I, Geichell, Robert L, Perry, Angustus N. Eday, Samuel J. Glover, Directors. Resolutions were then adopted instructing the Board of Directors 1o take immediate steps to pro- cure a charter for the Cluo, to scenre 2 house for its use, to prepare a code of by-laws and recula- tions for the management of same, and giving them autnority to consider and pass upon applica- tious for memoership. The meetine then adjonrned, subject to the call of the Prosident. 1t 1x intended that the Club shall be in full apera- tion oy the 1st of May, a3 the Board will lose no fune in carrying out the instructions of the meet- ing 5 e prospects of the Clubare in every respect most fluttering, us, in addition to the names al ready on the ligt, more than fifty have scht in their names for membership: and it fa_deemed certuin Tt by the time the orzamization {8 completed and the Club fairiy established in its quarters the mem- bership will number ot least 200. “The Directons have alrendy received tenders of several fine houscs, located between Sixteenth and Twenty-sccond streets, and will give them a care- ful 1nvestization before deciding a matter wo im- portant to the success and enjoyment of the Club. THE BAR ASSOCIATION. LEGAL EDUCATION Mr. Wirt Dexter pretided yesterday afternoon at a meelirg of the Bur Association. The Treasurer's report for the past month was submitted, showing receints to the amount of $876. 30 and expenses, $636. Nathaniel Sears was elected 8 member, and cight applications for membership were made and referred. The amendment proposed by Mr. A. M. Pence, providing that the admiesion fee shall in all cases be 315, and that no member shall be aubject 10 the annual ducs during the year of his sumission, was adop:ed. The Committec on Legnl Education reported through its Chairman, Judze Wilson, recommend- ing the pasage of the report submitted at the Jast meeting, 2s follows WirgrEas, The present method of examinstion of for sdmission to the Bar of the State Is no- defecti~e and whoily Inadequate, and, a3 o consequence, many incompetent persons, not earned Ll‘lml.;lxe Ir\l\:'" r:{u “t!l:icdl u8 llam":lt)'l t.;llll counsetors, ercby the Drofvsslon aud the public are alike 1a- ]Il,r{!d:,ll’:h;}f;:ffi? N public are altke {n- ¥saloed, That the Supreme Court be reauested to ‘c‘y‘f‘;lwfl:: the method of examination, {n suostunce as 1. Appolnt three of the most learned and comretent Imembers of the Bar in €ach of (he throe Judicial Grand Divislons of the State to constitute Boards of Exan iners tn thelr respective divisions, by whom ail ppl cants for admission to {ts Bar shail he exsnuuned touching thelr leeal! attalnments and other qualifica- tions 1o practice law (n the courts of this State. 2. Sald Board to meet, and such examinations 1o take place, during the regular session of ihie Supreme CourL. at the respective places of holding eald court. 3. such gxaminativn o be In writiug, by written questions dad writien answers thereto by the apph cants, together with such other examination (o writfug as sald Board miy deem best. 4. That sucu examination be not confined to legal studies only, but that every applicant shall be exam- ined by safd Board and be required to pass & satisfactory ‘examination In the common branches of an Eaglsh education. 5. said Board of Examiners to report to the Court the questions &au unswuia iu sul ,embraced {n the exa 1 tion in the legal studles, tosether with the reconnns=ad- ation that the applicant be admitted or rejected, as the R e, hat the S Court be al e nicee e Supreme Court also requested to adont & rule requirin ,l1additfon tothee aon (on as hereln above set fortu, 8 course uf three years lecal study {n the omice of a practicing lawyer, or insome estaulfshed law school. or partly in eachi, beforean ap- plicant shall be entitled 10 udmissfon to the bar. Resnlred, That in the Judgument of this Assoclation, to commit the examinstion of applicants for sdmtsaion 20 the Bar to the Appellate Conrts I3 in. x)edlen and unwise, and wouly. .y .ocalizing such essmina.dons, tend to lower rather than to elevate the grade of legal education, aready 1o low {n our profession. Judge Wilson, in presenting the report, made a few remarks 1 support of it, claiming it to be the best method of procuring & thorough legal exam- Inatlon, Tlis system was already in use (n Massa- chusetss, wheie It had been found to.work bene- icialiy. Wr. . S. Eing inquired whether the Judge ‘meant by this that the lawyera of Massachusetts were veiter than those of Illinofs, Juage Wilson suid they were not, 28 a class. He however, that the proposed system bellesed, | would tend 1o keep out illiterate law: rajse the tone of the profession. s 1« Mr. M. Pence was in favor of the repo: hi hind Ereat confidence 1n written examinal and ons, mission or rejecilon shoul He ‘f“a notice that he should offer 8 supplemental xl-esn ution in case the report was adopted, a8 fol- ows: ' WhEREAS, T e Court of thia State have dIreted the nevoral hpperiate Courts to_examine wp- pllcants for sdmission o _the Bar aud reporc 1o the Supreme Court the tpersous Tecommended for admis- eesnired: "Ehat it s the sense of this Association that the sald Appeliste Court should 3ppolnt a committee to exaiming applicants In the presence uf such Court, and thet such Committee, when apainted. be 1equired to prepare prioted queaticns. and that each appilcant, in presence of such commilttee and Court. be required to make a written answer to each questlon, and thut ad- depend upon 'the resuit of ‘such examination, and tnat such Committec should re- DOTL ubon such auswer, a3 to whether such applicant should Le admitted or rejected. ‘Resolced, That a Commitie be appolnted by the Chalr to present the foregolng to_the Appellate Courts Gt this State, and Tequest chelr attention to the same. Mr. J. L. Digh said that the Iaw achools of Har- vard and Ann Arvor had been greatly benefited by the ndoption of regulations reauiring thotough preparation. In New York the Legislature nad pussed a iaw requiring three years’ schooling, and in lowa a similur reguiation had becn established. Mr. Hlurd moved to strike out nil the recom- mendations except those relerring to the extension of time, the examination in the English branches a3 well a8 in the legal studies, and the stipulation that the exummation be in writing, . On motion of Mr. Withrow, the Association took up the report by puragraphs. A motion io not concur in the first recommendation was lost, as was 2180 & motion to concur, The second clause was voted down, ‘The tnird and fourtn were ap- proved. The fifth wya lost. The secoud principal Parsgranh was approved. and the third vetoed, On motion of Mr, Pence, the report aa amended was given to the Commitiee (0 SCIve a8 & basis of 8 report to be transmitted to the Appellata Courts. THAT GHOST. AND HOW IT WAS LAID. Mr. J. W. D. Kelley is agent for therental of the unpretentious frame structure known as No. 353 Clark street, and until recently his only teuant there has been a Mrs. Binning, a colored woman and a widow, who gains an honest living by keep- inglodgers. She occapies the upper floor, but for many months she hus had tueuse of the lower por- tion of the house frec gratis, simply for the reason that Mr. Kelley was unable to find a tenant for it. Mrs, Binaing didn't believe that two families could getalong a8 well in the same house as one, and uccordmgly enc informed ber landlord thut the aweliing was baunted. She had been told that o man snd his wife lad both died fn onc small’ room, and cver eince that time **chosts had walked sbroad™ during the still nours of might. had grouned and coughied in the batle, and had produced & death-rattle in the solid walls of the roowms. More than this, o policeman had scen the spectee of a headless dog ou the stairs, which frightened him very mucl But the old lady's nerves were steady, and she become accuetomed to the ghost-watks. Mr. Kel- ley had sent numerous applicants down to view the premises, but Mrs. Binninx kindly told eacn and every onc that came tuat he could nmever live in ihat house because it was **haunt- cd.” At length Fred W. Carpenter. 8 oar- ber, applied, ana the ghost story didn't frighten bim. e moved into the lower por tion of the house, and his slecp was troubled and broken by tne most dismal rattle he had ever heurd, He spoke of the matter to Mir. Keliey, at lust, and told him he believed he had discovered the process by which tne ghosts were mude. Thero \was' 2 rat-hole upon the upper floor, which com- municated with the space between the Jata and the ceiling, and into this wus insorted a long wire, whica produced the deatn-rattle. The rest of the noises were easily accounted for. Mr. Keiley gave Fred o revolverund a lot of biank cartridges, and gave him permission o shoot. Lust Wednesday or Thursday evening he was awaxened oy u doleful noise in the hall, resembling the choking ana gur- ling of a person just avout to shuille off the coil. Fred sprang from his bed a8 he heard his door-knob_rattte. stepped into the hall and commenced blazing away with his revolver into the darkness. There was considerable of u hustling at the farther end, and then all was still. “'he new tepunt hus not deen trouoled with ghosts since that night. THE GARRITYS. THIS NOTORIOUS GANG AGAIN IN LAWLESSNESS. It is coming to a pretty puss in this great city If & reputable business-man mast submit by pight to the depredailons of thieves, and by cay to thelr vul’sing, and, because he dares remonstrate, be struck down like a dog. This is exactly what hap- pened Saturday afternoon in the large liquor house of Chapin & Gore, on Monroe street, and th= per- etrators of tI astardly outrage were those de lish thugs, thieves, ruilians, aud warts upon ci life, tne notorious Garrity brothers. The facts were stmply these: Mr. Gore was in his store, at- tending quietly to_his business, and the Garritys had been loafing about and drinking ull day. IHugh Garrity bad been around town selling tickets foru rafile, the proceeds to go towards the benedt of hia brother Mike's family, Mike having been relieved of all chance to support them by having been sen- tenced to @ six-year term from Burlington for o daring robbery on & railroad tra. His sche.ne was, of course, successful, sud he netted during the day some S100 in this manner. The Garritys have made such a reputation in town that many who were unwilling to buy tickets for any such scheme boueht them in this instance be- cause they were afrald to incar the enmity of the Garnity crowd. He uttompted to sell one dozen of these to Jr. Gore, but that gentleman wounld have none of it. Some words passed oetween them, and Mr. Gore used some decisive, thongh not insulting, langusge, Ae he was turming 10 leave them, Jobn struck at and felled him, and then both kicked snd punched him severely. It was done so suddenly that the cmployes of the place had no chance to lend heipiug hand. Alr. Gore, after washing, went at once to police headquarters, and showed his hruised and bleed- 1ot face to Supt. Hickey. and quite s scene ensued. Mr. Gore said he had been annoged unto despera- tion by these infamons brothers, and Supt. thekey wilered in explanation that tic could not drive them from town, as they were under heavy bail for tne Dowling assault, and were 1o be tried ot the May term of the Kane County Court. ~ Consequently 2.1 etforts to convict (hem of vagrsncy were un- availine. Besices tney lived here and had a large constizuency of tricnds and relations that never tired of tighting for them. He aia all he could, bowever, and st once ordered out evers man 1n tae ouice, with instractions to bring in Juhn and Hugh - Garrity dead or alive, una fo lock tkem over Sun- day, and not admit them to bail, Shortly afterwards Oficer Sheppard arrested Hueh a3 he was voarding a_streel-car, between Polk and Taylor streets, but all efforts to find John proved unuvailing. In this conncction it is but just to note fhat the Gurddiys have tor months mace :heir **hang-out™ at Chup.n & Gore's several saloons, und have drawn about 8 crowd of loafers mo better than themselves. It 15 =aid that this has been brousht about by Lawrence & Martin, rival hiquor-deslers. who brd a long' and sententivus dispate with_Chapin & Gore aboul genu.ne brunus of FKentucky whisky. during’ which large wums of money were wagered. Not satisied sith the cheap notoriety which they achieved in this monuer, it is suid that Lawrence & Mactin have hired these excrescences to hang ubout Coupin & Gore's, and to raisea row upon every possiole aportunity. o nave tne trade of the Garnt: is rightly consldered disgrace, und there are nu- mierous suloons where the **scam " of society are tolerated, put the Garritys are baired, and the mo- ment one of them sets foot within the doot there i3 a colored man resdy to show thew the way out. That Lawrence & Ma:tin directly have paid them to thus bring dircpute upon a reputable business firm docs mot appear, but it is slleged that they hired a lawyer and have furnished funds ’E‘l‘( ‘lhe defense of the Garritys in the Dowling atfair. The effect of this asaanlt upon Mr. Gore in broad daylight, snd in his own store, simply because he would not_contribute to the support of u tuief's family, whose relatives arc tov nigzar-ly to labor in their behalf, 18 p.ainly apoarent. Tu the comingtrial o the Dowling aitair, the Drosecuting Witness mav show his scars and demonstrate forcivly the close- ness of the cail apon b ife. Mr. Gore and other repatable cit zens muy relate the numerous out- Taes waich tuene 1nfamons scoundrels aave been permitted to perpetrate, and perhavs eome one may call up the remembrance of the poor, moffensive man whom Jonn Garrity murucred vears ugo in the North Division. Then, if the jury fails to relieve the public of their hated presence, it will be in order for sume one to shoot them down like & rabid dog. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The County Treasurer yesterday commenced paying all county orders bearing aate of and prior to Oct. 23, The Commissioners were too busy in- politics yesterday to enter upon the Brockway investiga- tion, Nota single member of the Committee put 10 an appearance at the appointed hour. Here is another chance for Dradley to investi- zate. An cmploye at the insane Asglum, known 88 s man, struck a0 insane paticot a few days 820 ana broke his nose. The fellow hag been dis- charged. James H. Ward yesterday returned to the Coun- ty Clerk 8 marriage license of date of Oct. 7, 1874, 1udorsed *°Not used. "' The hicense had been rocuredupon the date miven for his marriage to ies Hester O. Colburn, with whom he savs be lived for some time oftérward as her husoand with- out formuuly marcving her. an', havinz now left Te:, the license was no use to him or her, und was returned. Tue docdment was artd wWay 10r future Teference, and Mr. Ward went off buppy, promis- ing, however, foreturn ina few days for anoihier license. J. M. Rackllff was scnt over to the jail voster- aay from Summerfield's court, charged with ob- taining money from Emil Schuster by forging notes. etc. He was in a melancholy mood, and was nssigned airy quarters near the roof, but had not been 1n his cell a great while before 'his cell- mate raiecd a rumpus, and summoned the Jailer. The trouble was Rackliff had mades ropeof a sheet. and, putting it about hts neck and fasten- ing the other end to tae cell-door, was dangling in the air and makiag an cffort to commit auicide by hangin, promptly cut down, ard the County Physician called. His case was pronounced & -*severe cold,” an expectorant was given him, and at last accounts he was improvine. His cell mate thinks that his **cold " was not a3 **severc asit wonld have been if help bad not come so speedily. The Insane Asylum Investizating Committes ‘met yesterday morning. Dr. Spray.wad called 10 rebut some testimony to the effect that he had neg- Jected his duties, after which the considcration of the testimony taken heretofore was discussed. AMr. Burling moved that the Committee exonerate Dr. Spray in ita report. Messrs. Bradicy and Ta- borwere opposed to the motion, bat it finally pre- vailed. A minority report, however, will probubly be submitted. The case of Warden Peters was then taken up and discussed at -length, and it ap- peared that tge ‘only frienc he had was Hoflmaon. The other members were gatigfled that the charzes azainst him had been partially sustained, and that hedeserved to he consured, bt no agreement was reached. The Committee will meet airain Monda and fimsh the report. Itis believed tbat it will Gensure the Warden and condemn his employing s daughters as housekeepers at the Pour-House. SEXTON AND IlIS BRICKS. Contracter Sexton told the Committee on Public Bulldings Friday that he had since Seot. 28 made the mecessarg +‘sewer” brick {o complete his Court-House contract: that he had acted under the orders of Architect Egan, and would put in the brick and perpetuate his *'estra " grab without regurd to what the Board might say. A few days before thig, however, he wascalled onby the stone contractor on the wark to_commence backing up. and his reply was that he hadfno Urick and did not propuse to be forced 1o go In the market and ouy when he could wake them much cheaper. ‘These Stories do not han: together very well, but the first ‘Bawmed will prove the beat 1f it serves to carry Sex- ton’s point. The amount of it js, Sexton would not care nuout the **extras " at ull wese it not that 1t reed originally that he should have it with wa which 1o aid the Commssioners for letting bhim the confract, Asa matterof fact, they—the old ones, and, maybe, zome of the new ones—bave more interest in the matter than he has. : TWO COURES AT ONCE. There werc tWo Criminal Courts grinding away yesterday at the same time, Judge Jameson had come over Lo uttend to some untinished business, and occupied the Grand Jury room. The motion i the Eager cuse wae continued for one week, and in the cases of Jumes Mahon, Gadlich Caroitz, Charles Williams, and Anpie Guenther, sentence was suspended. 7 The Glencoe election case also came uD. Ahout o year ago _two judges of elec- tion in the First Ward of the town of Glencoe were indicted for refusing u vote. (The refusal was based on the zround that the man attemptinz to vote had not lived in the ward thirty duys, ‘as prescribed vy the statute, The evidence showed that, while te man took his meals 1o an- otaer ward, ne sicpt in the Firat Ward, his dor- Initory being neithier more nor less than'a railway- Zar belonging 1o the company of which he was un employe. The muin guestion in the “case was whether the man actually resided in tne ward in “which he ate his meuls, or in the ward in which he Wlept. ‘There were minor questions, of a technical nature, involved, but the case turned upon thia question of residence. Judge Jameson's decigion \Was that the man wus a_resident of the ward i which ke slept, and that tne judges of election were not justified in refusing his vote. A wotion for o new trial was entered, based wholly on the clajm that a-certain atidavit was defecuve, and will be arzued next Saturduy. John Fuith ‘was sentenced to one yesr in the Penitentiary for burglary. - Before Judge Moore, the jury in the case of John Donohue and John and Pat Cuhull, on tral for robbery, brought in a verdict of not guilly; John Burk and Lawrence Lusk were tried for riot and acquitted; Eoward Leach and Tun O'Lesty for riot and acquittcas. and Atbert Emil and Michuel Grady for pasault and acquitted. A_**REFORM’ JOB. . Architect Egan's contract with the connty makes him sole arvitrator in all disputes. Walker's con- tact confers the same power on the architect. The contractor is now demanding about $t0,000 in the way of -‘extras.” and the architect months ago figored the work over and reported that in_ equity he was entitlea to about S§91,000. Walker was not satisfied with the allowance and asked for the uopointment of @ committee of experts to go over the Wors, Lhat he might get u greater amount, and the **reform " members of the Board. losing sight of everything except the contractor, have gone to work and ap- pointed the **experts,” nnd ugreed to vay them $150 each for furaishing them :n excuse for voting him more money, withi the understanding. how= ever, It this was not enough they would have to call on_the coutractor. This is 2 cool, deliverate proceed: and_fairly eclipses the boldest acts of the old *Ring,™ and, stranve to say, both Bur- ling and Spulford iguorantly voted forit. Itis simply outraseous in intent, If nothmsg worse, but, fortunutely, allit can cost the people will be the $300 to be puid the ** experts,” as it is beyond the Powerof the Board to vote a cent out of the Trens- ury tor the Court-llouse constraction except ou Egan's certificate, and hie says he will never certify 10'a greater sum thun 030. The matter will come before the Board Lo-morrow. THE CITY-HALL. There were zbout 125 deaths last week, s slight inerease over the previous one. The Treasurer's receipts were: Water Depart- ment, 663.20; Collector, $768; Combtrolier, $57.23; County Treasurer, $32,000; Collector Kimball, §5,795. Total, $61,283.43. The following building permits were issned: Allan Pinkeston, two two-story and basement brick and stone-front dwellines, Nos. 339 and 361 West Monroe street, to cost $3,000 each; Joseph Punger, two-story and basement brick and stone- front dwelling, No. 127 De Koven street, $3,000. The bridge-tenders sent inan application yester~ day for brooms and matches. Ilis Honor said he couldn't purchase the former without advertising, which would make them cost four or five times what they were worth. As to the latter, the bridge-tenders must supply themselves or resign. Mr. Walsh, who is conterting McCaffrey's geat in the Council, 1s steadily working up his case, and bas already secured enough testimony to warrant tne Council, he belteves, [n throwing out the Sec- ond Precinet. Col. Cooper bus been. engaged as attorney for Mr. Waish, Mr. Tuley, Who was frst consalted, being a member of the Council hiwmself, and therefors unwilling to uppear in a cuse where be is & judge. Tne Mayor, as head of the Department of Public Works, 1tends to clean the strevts, and work will be oewun to-worrow. He instructed the foremen yesteruny thut they must sce that their men were on hand at 7 o'clock promptly, and worked fmith- fully uuning the day: also, to explain to them how 3 would be pnid—in scrp—in oruer that those Wit accepted work might do_ o with fall knowl- edie of the city's **money, " and. not growl nere- after because they didn't zet cash. The following fizurcs show the smount of taxes coltected up to this time last vear, aud alto what hias been puthered this vear oy the Town Collectors: SU16,285; 1 s R231, 877, $69, 50J 127. Norin Tow South Town, X Theae statistics refer almost wholly 'to personal properiy. The percentages collecied were North own. 75: West Town, 0; Sonth Town, 0. The Iauter 1a dne to the U per cent business. The Committee on Schools were to have held a meeting to consider Ald. hark's resolution seting fortn that the wppropriation was intended to oe first upplied 10 furnisning means of 4 primary edu- cation 10 the necessary common-school branches to every child of xcncol ace for the full school year. Only Leidler, und Thompson of the Thir- lcenth, were present,—nol & quorum, but they decided to report in favor of its passage. A ma- jority of the Council will probably vote *‘yea,™ ut the friends of the High School will-do ‘some talking first. The Committee on Streets and Alleys, West Division, held s meeting, and decided to defer action on the orainance repealing the orainance providing for the widening“of Tiwenty-second street from Jefferdon to Ashlaud avenue; to refer to tne Department of Public Works, with instruc- tiong to prepare an ordinance, the order of Ald. Cullerton calling for the opening of Morgan and Fisk streets from Lumber to the river; to refer the wmatter of tnc extension of the tracks of the West Division Railway to Ceotral Park to the Corpora- tiou Counsel, with a request to draw a lewal erci- nance leaviug it open so far 83 toe strect 18 con- cerned. Mr. Wilson has been refnstalicd as Snperintend- entof Streets and Bridges, and will take his old seat Monday. The Mavor suspended him Feb. 2, pen the investuwation of charges, which proved to be witnont foundation. How his ap- Durently crooked action in the graveling of Michi- gan avenue was explained away is unknown; bat. fnasmuch as the Council Jaid the report of the in- vestigating committee on the table, therevy say- inz that they disbelleved the testimony, it is pre- sumed that the Mayor also took no etock in it. The Law Department has recetved asci fu, issned by the Appeliate Court, in the Goge cuse. This takes the case into that court, and tue defendants wiil not have to furnish the 500,000 bond. _If the bond had been given, enforcement of the judgment would bave been stopped, but the city would have been more certuin of recovering. By getung the sci fa, the partics take the chancesof the city's enforcing the judgment during the pending of the proceedings. —something not likely to be done, al- though it would be perfectly proper. 1t turns ont that Mose Maver and Doc Gardner are not working for Ald. Gilbert with_his consent. e doesn't know them, and doesn't want to. ‘e toik at the City-Jall yesterday was that o joo had been put up on Uilbert to ruin what chances his friends may think he has for the Presidency of the Council. ile, however. has very little strength, and hax no sBow. Those who have the power to look shead say the contest will be betiween Coox and Cullerton, with Cary ae the **dark horse,” The champlons of the two former are at work on the newly-elected Aldermen, and invitations were sent out - yesterday by Seaton, who scems to be the manzder for Cook, to attend a caucus Sonday afternoon. Callerton, of course, deuzes any xnowledze of what his friends are do- 1ng. They, howeser, haa really aone nothing be- yond sounding a few of the new ones, but will doubtiess hold a caucus after the adjournment of the Council Monday night. There will unques- tionsoly be a fight over the Commitiees, and it will be promptea by the defeated party.’ Mir. Tully says, under the charter, the Mayor is Jezally the presiding officer, and thut in his absence the Councll ¢an elect a temporary Chairman. but must do it cvery meeting. A3 to the Committees, he snys that the Council jtsell must appoint them, cither through & committee o¢ in open meeung. CRIMINAL. Joht Boll, of Blue Island, charged with rectify- ing whisky without paying the tux, was held over by CommIssioner Hoyne in $500 bail. Minor arrests: John Reily, found by Offcer Waters ot the corner of Pacillc avenne and Polk strect. in possession of a baggy harness supposed to, bave been stolen; Charles Shes, nssauiting Chrle Misch, of No. 136 \West Thirteenth strect, on election day, and fring s bullet through the windowa of his atore: Mary O'Brien, arrested by Lieut, Blettner jnat as she hod stolen a calico dress from Baldwin's nine-cent store on Halsted street: Joseph Hull and John Connars, wanted on general principles oy Detectives Flynn and Stewart. Ed Milligan was neld to the Criminal Court yes- terday by Justice Foote ir_bouds of $300, for the larceny of bruss journals from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacide Railroad. George Northrup had Capt. Bullwinkle arrested for assault and battery, Northrup says that Ben jamin B. Builwinkle did choke tim nna assa fiim becyuse ne wouldn'c allow him to eater his houee, which he claimed he tad a right to 1nspect. Justice Meech will square the diepute. Lawrence DBeattie. the motorious. and the +“Duke, " whose arrests were chronicled ye ter- day, were discharged by Justice Summerfeld, upo promises that thcy would leave town. How weit they kept the promise, the Weat Side police demonstrated oy 1ast evening hanlmg them oatof 2 disreputabie der i1 that section of the city. Detectives Lansinz, Londergan, and Costello vesterday arrested Joln Lee, ona McPhillips. und James Hawilion, charred with breakinz imto 2 loaded freiht-caron the an Handle Rond. Sev: erat packages were opencd and the eoods examin- ed, but o far 38 could be learned nothing hao beea taken. Towards noon yesterday an unskillful encak- thief, named Frank Halpio, stole inty carnage repository of Studebaker & Bro.. No. 152 Wava-h avenue, and. entenng the vault, hegan 1o pry open the cash box with a carve-jimmy which he had concezlea in his sleeve. Deiure saccee lus he was discovered, and held mnui the arri.al of Oilicer dJoe Kipley. Haipin is 8 well-known West Division thief, put 1s bardly ~mart enouga to carry out each a boid robbery. It is thought by the police thal he wus be- ing used a3 a tool by some professiwnal thief. a8 all the cash and valugble papers were in the identical compartment which he tried Lo force open. At an early hour vesterday moraing Oficer F. 1. . Kurth watched three men drawing » delivery- wagon by hand alonz Archer avenue. e watched them until they stole a parrel of kerosene from_in front of William Hetlerman's gracery, D 34 Archer avenue, and commenced (o load 1t mto the Wagon. As they were making off he arrested them. and at the station they gave the names of Charles Harris, Andrew Olson, and James Garvin, In their possession was founa the delivery wagon, the property of James Rogers, No. 754 Archier avenue, and also an old express wagon and hotse, supposed to have been stolen. Justice Sammertield held them in S600 exch to the 11th. George W. Clark, of No. 120 South Sangamon street, i @ young man who bears a bad name. He is aceusea of various misdemeanors. Oneof the accasations is made by Dan. J. Wren, who euys that Clark went to hin one day with a horse which he suid was his and borrowed $20 thereon. leaving the horse for wale. Dr. T. J. Blutnardt turned up as the owner of the animal, and Mr. Wren had Clark nrrested. He was to have been tried by Jus- tice Pollak yesterday afternoon, but he did not appear. An inquiry st mis abode resulted in & “tatement, from a man who lives there. that Clatk had skipped out for parts nnknown, His bond of $300, signed vy Daniel Sullivau, was declared forfeited. A reporter's inexcusable reliance in the word of a fellow-being made a serfous blunder yesterday. Inan item from Justice Pollak’s Court was made ihe statement that James Converse, of No. 105 Clark street, W. Moss, of No. 82 Deurborn avente, sod G. L. Rhodes, of the Burdick House, were held in bonds to await triul for ontaiming money under false pretenses from J. A. Webb. of No. 105 Clark street, in a manner tike unto tnat chosen by S. W. Hart. The fucts are that Messrs. Converse, Moss, and Rhodes were witnesses against Hart, and tbe only way n which they were connected with the case way the presence of their names upon the wraper 1o whicn the paoers in The case were folded. The slur upon these ven- tlemen, whose reputations have always been blameless, was 88 unwarrantavle 25 it was unin- tentional. 1t having come to the ears of Mr. H. C. Ballard that Frank Rockwell had eworn outa warzant for lus arrest on the churge of kidnapping his child, a3 related in yesteraay's Tutwexg, Mr. Ballard quietly remainea in his office yesterday up to noou, or shortly thereafter, awaiting the appear- ance of an oflicér of the Law armed ith the aporo- priste papers. But the rm of the law didn't Come. Then it occurred to Mr. Dallard that Jr. Rockwell with melice prepense aud_witnout the fear of God pefore his eyes would probably pounce down upon him after sunsct and when 1t would be diflicult to hunt up somebody who would go on his bond and prevent his possible residence in the County Jail overSunday. So Mr. Bailud walked forth ~on the strect. found two promncnt gentlemen, one of whom went over with Nir. Ballard to Jastice Morrison's _oflice, where they found that a warrant had been issued, and was wajung service. Mr. Ballard thought there wasno time like the present, had mmself arrested, as it were, gave ball in the sum of $2,- 000, with his friend for security, and went about his business. The case Is set for 3 bearing before Justice Morrison at 1 o'clock Wednesday after- noon. Justice Summerfield yesterday held the follow- ing: Georze Wilson, shooting Chris Doran, and Chris Doran and Patrick Shearin, charged with roboing F. C. Liebrick, continued fu the same bonds to the 16.h, 83 Doran, althoush fproving, is 03 yet unable to leave his ted. 3. McCioud. “collector, charged with the larceny of five law books from The oftice of Crawford & McConnell, No. 95 Dear- born street, $400 to the Crimmal Courts J. M. Radcliffe, passinz 8 bogus check for $3.50 upon Emil Schuster, of No. 130 Madigon street, 300 ditto; George Leander, attempting to pick u lady’s pocket on the corner of Randolpn and Clark streets, S$300 aitto for the Reform Schoot; William Ward, larcenv of four chickens, and reported to be an incorrizible boy by Lis father, 300 ditto for the Reform Schol; Frank Rein- Burat, assault. S500 to the 10th:’ John Brady. larceny from_Andrew Porter, No 931 State streét, 2100 fine; Eaward Kenna. Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tticoard Crane, Daniel McFariand, and Patrick Farrell, etealing several loads of earth from a lot 1t the corner of Archer avenue and State etreet. the property of F. I Follansbee, $300 each to the Criminal Coart. Justice Morrison fined Thomas O'Neil and Frank Scott, vasrancy, $100; Pat- rick Fisher und John O'Brien, disorderly, $30 each. ——————— LETTER FROM A SOCIALIST. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, Avril 6.—In your cditorial on the sub- ject of ** Soctalism in Germany" yon make many erroncous statements. You say: **Socilism Is uncompromising. It demands & complete up- heaval of society. It condemns such simple ex- Dedients as co-operation, pronouncing them weak and insafiicient. It declares an everlasting divorce between ftseif and trades-unions, because these use only the dull weapons of tudustry and en- lishtenment.” Allow me to say that the above extract is true fn ils statement, except ia regard to trades-unions. Soclalists are mot opposed to trudes-unions. “On the contrary, Socialists arc earnest supporters and founders of trades-unions. Socwlism insiste that onr unions must keep step with the ' progresa of the age, and insist that the ixolated trades-union can do but .ittle, if anything, and hence all trades-unjons must unite and uwmal- gamate to maze them powerful and useful. So- ciulivm teaches that workinzmen must make com- mon cause with the wage-workers of every other calling, and that the trades-union whicn recognizes the existence of ** harmony ™ between capital and Javor hus outgrown its usefulpess. Respect- fally, A. . Pamsoxs. MARRIAGES LAURENSON—HOPKINS—By the Rev. Mr. Mc- Lanighllo, Thursday, 4:b inst., at the restlencs of the bride, Arthur Laurénson. of San Franclsco, uad Miss Jennie Hopkins. of this TAYLOR—CAHILL-By Peake, Wednesday. 3d insL., At the residence of Thowas Jubb. No, I8 Campboll-paris, Sumuel “Laylor. of Chicago, and Ella F. Cahlll, of Newar! J. the Rev. 3r. DEATHIS. ROSE—April 4. nt Ablngdon, Va.. fn_the 3id year of her age, Sarah A.. reloved wife of R. C. Rose, and eid- est daugter of 1. II. Nicholas, formerly of Uhicago. CONNOLY—Marca 14, Mrs. Thomas Connoly. of St. Paul, Stinn., formerly Dora Fitzgerald. of Chicaxo. CAREY—AL the residence of his parents, No. 360 ‘West Van Buren-st.. Friday. 5th inst., John Carey, 50 of Jolin and Mary Carey. aged 13 months. Funeral to-day at 11 0 clock oy carrfages to Calvary Cometery. Frieads of the fumily are fnvited 0 ai- BRENNAN—Vincent P, son_of P. Brennan, at the residence of his fatber. ). 322 West Twelfth-st. Funeral from the Holy Family Charch Monday, 8th Inst.. by carriages to Caivary Cemetery. MEYERS—At 10'ciock Saturday morning, Dorothy Meyers, aged 53 years, mother of Mrs. E. W. Blaloe. Funeral at 1 b, m. to-day frum late residence, No. 131 Allentgan-st. TOGRTFLOT—-March 31, at her resldence, No. 1935 Hamilton-st., Philadelphia, Caroline C. ‘it Tidow of Euite P. Tourtelot. £ entaon BRISBANE—At Arena, Wis., April 5. Dr. William H. Brisbave. Funeral Monday at balf-past 2 o'clock p. w. CASE—In this city. March 31, Mrs. C; 2. aged 30 years 6 moncha. R Cats ANNOUNCEMENTS MEETING IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHICA- A S gy it be el 81 The West End Opera-House on Monday evening, April 8 fuil repurt of the progTess of the colony Wil ue mde and an opportunity for memberships to be taken. THICAGO ATHEN.EUM SPRING TERM BEGIN C Monday. Prof, Sarchand will teach Freen: Prot. Groh, in: Prof. Stearas, Latin: Prof MeAlterty, "Elocutlon: Prof. Drown, Phonography: Prof. Rix. Lookkeepini; Prof. Zook, Matheinatlcs Lrot, lgniteln, Drawinict’ brof, irs. an, Writing; Miss Howells, Reading G T Frof. sloan will have eharge of the Saturday Ari lcil‘x:'; {{l"‘s..;éelr\“ I'lkeflnl Cuina and lPorl‘.l:laln Decora- on, yited 30 come examine ¢ - Hoind Vhe mortiog of the Atbeneuns o oo balld 10L. AUGUST JACOBSON WILL DELIVER N a0 C Tad Laheata. "Sabjects Camrr o Coraer Muaroe e WILL BE A SELECT MUSICAL AND T iteFary, citoratament beld at che- Ladies, Oral- Dary of the Tremont House on the evening of Friday, the 12th of April, for the benefit of the Ilome Club, Admission 55 centa. Tickets can be procured as Lyon & Healysmusicatore, oF Juaten & McClurcs bok- MERCHANT TAILORING, e ot Gam 1 Have been made 10 Order at our estabilsmen;, shown by oar order-backs, since we occupled ogr pre ent oremites. Which {3 pretty 2ood evtdence et g Excellent Work and Very Low Prices are clated. folr g B Purchasers sceKing Lhe best values canot fall to s, F P tsfactortly sclect and supply thelr waats fro and oSt superd stock- ™ Our largy TROUSERS | MADE TO g ORDER AT $ UP%V;‘IADRD A THOUSAND PATTERNS TO SELECT FRoy, . ELEGANT SUITS 525, $30, $35, $40, and $15, SPRING: OVERCOATS Of the latest and best {abrics, MAD) : Tost elegant siyles ot 0 OBDER, & ; $20, $B25, B30, INSPECTION RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED, GATIERT'S Popular Tailoring House, i79, 131, 183 CLARK-ST. £2 OPEN TILLO P. M. CORNER MONRoE, FOR SALE. AN AN SN R FOR SALE CHEAP! ' THE STORE FIXTURES At No, 129 South Clark-st, £ Must and w'll be sold._And we will accept the bestos [ éflr[fllzm ‘made |;‘revla|n Iflulhz lg‘;ll or Aoril A slrinz to purchase can call a¢ above location amine before making an ofer. ", WE ALSO OFFER To the public our entire stock of Clothingat leatn: cost of manufucturing. This §3 a BONA FIDE 3ALL a3 we close out our Chicago Ttranch the fra;of dui. and do not wish to 3hip the gocds East. KENT & HILLER 129 Sonth Clark-st., Chicag. GROCERI1ES. REOPENING OF THE On acconnt of want of room, Mr. Joseph Zackermizh 1ate at 359 State-st.. has taken the clegant new Jur del Bros. Block, northwest corner Staie and Hamfi:x sts., where he opens the laryest and best selected K0k Of ll new and fresh STAPLE AxD FANCY GROCE BiES ever otered at Qe foliowlag extriordiaary BF Drices: Best Japan Teas in the market, 50 to Tie Fine Green Teas, 25 to 60¢. Best 01d Gov. Java (roasted), 84¢, Best St. Louis Winter W. Flour, $6.75 Best Minn. Fancy Pat., $8.50. 100,000 Cigars, $16 per M. JOS. ZUCKERMANY, ] State & Hlarrison-sts. TEAS. Og Willion Dollars Sim By Chicago people in one year, by purchusiss P of the ORIENTAL TEA CONPAYE Nos. 35 and 57 Clark-st. (Uhlleh's Block), coner 2te, whiere L oftered for sale the largest and mas e Pleteassortment of fine Grocerles sud Teat & - played in Chicago. We are selliag the best Js7i™ at 50cper pound, snd good drawing Tes 38 256 : 3-10 cans Tomatocs. 10¢; best O. G.,Javs. = 33¢ ner pound. LINDBERG, LAWSOY & BODELSOS. Prw‘:‘: Branchstores 270 and 252 Milwaukeest- Galesburg aad Qutncy IiL —_— e — HAIR GO0ODS. % SARATOGA WAVE- P DA Tl your .z'-w_; crimplog {t. In fact, bemach o tiful by wearingthe g4 s Wave, found oy B 103 (VR0 S50 Wasier Wholesale and Retail, Seod bR 4 s 3 C. 0. D. &ym%% L e tor he MULTICEX, Wigs ade 1o orde 202 W, Maslison St, CHIS L PALMER MOUSE HAIB 570 The best place in_Cblcaeo K6 o Gouds wholesalc o ok T aves X2 gfgflffn W, Sadisont. agfi“ ce. R E. BURNEAK MES. HATTIE L J. HALL. 109 State-sts l-’.’g__‘,f Ci AD ul;'nhcomn.}:x:;l‘oc‘ wholestt reiatl, Goods sl ). D Halr dressed o every #1e- & ; L] i 35 o FETHERLY, 230 w.wng&, guly .\xguum;ei_fi;‘n:“ reaiey French Crepe s {eate novelties in Freach BT ustnehvel” @ —_— DENTISTRY. FOR $8- [PME WEST SIDE_RED RIDBON REF( q ) hold a Tass meorlnie o-Gay Ak 310 the 4L the Independent Chureh. ay and Fulto; HE WEST END DRAMATIC COMPA: iv2 tw £T400 DETTorMUACeS for Tne Uenedt OF the godlens’ and Citizens Colouy at the West kad Opera: aud saturday evening 3 T bl T Bt Dikiasna Pt 4 =o¢ CHIROPODIST, - P 1805 e STEPHENS, THE CE e mmn,;-fi e Gents per boke