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

2B THE CHICAGO _THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The Internal rovenue receipta yesterdsy amonnt- W to $27,107.40. Henry G, Parker, cditorand proprictorof the faturday Qasette, and Judge G. 1, Ricbardeon, 1f Boston, Mass., are atthe Grand Pacific Hotel. Qen. Sberidan bas purchased the porirait of him- seif, painted by Prof. Gregorl, ond has consented 0 allow {ttohe placed on exhibition for mehort 4mo at Jansen, McClarg & Co.'s. The Lincoln atk Commissioners met yesterday afiernoon, but transacted no hnelese. They will meet §n abont ten days at the park to Jook into the matter of some proposed Improvements, The Committes of the County Doard that are to Investigate the Recorder's ofics Wwas expected to mect yeaterday in Ma). Brockway's office, but the #esslon wnld’mlmfll until to-day on acconnt of tho iliness of Mr. Peltzer. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Ma. nanse. om&un.na{lmuom t (TAUNE Bofld- ng), was at 80, m., 62 degreea: 108, m., 6 12 53 3. M. 075 8 D, m., 05, Barometer at Hs. m., 20.40; 8p. m., 20.43 Trof, Bwing was prosteated Monday with an at- tack of his old enemy, hemprrhage of the stomach. Thia coming so soon after hiv = February attack has rendeted him wnolly unfit for work. He will erhaps go out of the city for two or three weeks For more perfect reat. The ladles of the Decorative Art Associatlonheld a very full meeting yesterday sfternoon in ihe club-room of the Paimer House. Mr. E. Stanley Waters Jectured on **Early Art In Eatope,** re- viewing architectare and farolture from the eleventd 1o the sizteenth cantury, Wiillam Klinger, keeperaf a aaloon nnder the Sherman Honee, was yestordsy severely Injared at Clark street bridga by o wagon which was rapidly descending the south spproach. The pole of the wagon struck Mr. Rlingor In the eido, jofiicting palnful though not dangerons Injuties. The gentlemen forming what I8 known as the 'rnu-fim' Assotiation of the Town of Lake held a private meeting yesterday morning at No, 151 Handoiph atrect, appacently for 1o othes burposs 1han Lo mourn over the resulta of the recent clec+ tlon doswn in thelr part of the couniry. . _‘Tho eale of tho season scats by the Chicsgo Ball Club wan begun yesterday at tho ofice of the Pres- dent, Room 4, No. 100 Randolph street. During buetneéss honrs over 100 tickets were diap o The whole nuoiber that wliil ba disposed of s 200, and of thes arge proportion,will be goneino a day or two. ¥ AL 0:30 yesterdsy morning & steam-chest ex- loded luvx’nc ch:&nwnlng establlabment of A, vmrla & Co., No, 114 Monroe atreet, The windowe in the front and rear of the buliding wera blown ont by tha concussion, and a young employe, Bruno Kuen, was severely acnlded, Ho was taken to hls ‘home, 123 Mohawk atreet. The Notthwestern Travellng Men's Astocration ‘has met with ita first desth lose rince Its organiza. tion; Charles Whitncy, who died last waek in thin ¢ity. being the wan, He wi connected with & lionise fu &1, T'an), Minn., for which he travaled as salceman, 1t widaw will cecelvo $2,000 &a the bepént of the Association memberahip. Gen. 1. €, Drum, Awslstant Adjatant Goenerst on Sherjdan's stafl in city, will shortly bo re- leved. o s togo to Washington to uceupy & etmuilar position In the War Devattment, and Gen. William D, \Whipple, Adjuisat Gencrsl on the #af of'Gen, Bliczinin, Wili take hin placo in the Departmentof the Missourl, 1n the elango thus made Chicago Will Iament the lons of a hignly- estecmed aud fespected clilzen and soldter. Mr. Hooker Aled s amended potition In the quo swarranto case bf Tyrrell agalnst’ Lipo in the Crim- $nal Court yesterday, actting forth that since the fillng of tac original petition, which allcgod (hat Lipe had not flled any bond or been mworn, the relator had fully qualified. Mr. Bonuey, for Lipe, will filo his anajer to-day. Mr. llooker will then 116 an amended petition that his case may not be prejaciced by Lipe's subsequent yualification, Dotective Flyan, wnlle soarching about for the antssiog girl Anna Randier, ran across a lrl some- what answering the descniption, but who, npon artiving at the siatton, acknowledged having ran away from & step-mothar's ume 1n the conatry. An she said she ‘preferred to aliy at tho station ratherthan return to the bagnio m which she had been fiving, she was Kupt (herd to awalt Instruce tlons from iier felatives, Bhe gavo her name o8 Einma Cronkhite. The fourth annual meeting of the stockholders of the I'cuple’s Uulllflm‘, & Loan Asroclation was held at their office, H0 Washington street, Mondsy. The following ofticars were elected: Prestdent, James It Mi g Vice-Premdent, Charlea O, French; ‘frearuzer, Charles . Jones. retary, rrison lieltey, The Hr:lflm’('l report was made, showing 1he cash receipts for the year cnding March 51 to finte hren $68,214.05; aud _disbursements for é-;‘ s 8541, 011.50; with cash on band, $2,- 182. 00, ‘Lhe mine! : , el Loy o the has gona; that s, ey, 8 weil-known artfst {n the vatioty and ling, 1a confined ot the Madison Street and will to-dey be Dl'mlrll'. hefors tho fow dava ago e cngayoment with the Arnold Iiros, an Collins Bros. to travel with the May Flako toribination as **The Big Six.” This “brought b hnck to prosperous tlines, and ho co'ebrated 1hn ovent Uy oating up &n unustal guaatity of bis favorite stimnlant, morphla. Sluce then he has been in & bad fix, ‘T'he South-Town Doard met yesterday afternoon, Juntice Follak in tho chair, lresent, 8, W, Kinz, bupervisor Sason, Justices D'Wolf, ¥oote, Wal- lace, hud Meech, ' The clerks who'ncted In the receut olection wera allowell $3 cach for their scrvicer, On motion of Juetico D'Wulf, the new Supervisor, Jackson, was requested to give bonds I tho sum of #50,000. Bills from the Judges of , bit placed on flle. Tho law réqalres that these bille be paid Ly the city. Moesre. King, Meech, and D'Wolf were appointed s committce of three to examine the sccounts of duperyvisor Mason, Adjourned. A meeting was hold at the Hallroad Chapel, Stale atreet, neur Fourteonth, last av!nln{, under the auspices of the Citlzons' League for the Supe [)ruulun of 1he Sale of Liquors ta Mnors. ‘The at- cndance was small. The object of the gatherin, was to orgaulze an nuxiliary rocloty for the Secon: Ward, bpeeches wero uade by the Nev. Dr. Mitchell, C. €. Bonney, Mr. Elmendorf, and oth- cra, ufter which & temporary organization was ef- tected, and a commitice was appointed 10 canvasa iho ward and repoet such saloona to the Luague as ware in the Lsbit of selling lignors to micors, with a view to Laving 1he Leepers prosecuted, Jolin Mutray, Fi of Abbottsford, Ecotlana, who cntertained ex-President U. 8. Graat an family on theie visit there, Willlom Brown, Bcot- tund, ‘and Mr. and Mre. Twomoy, Melbourne, Ane- tralla, ara st the (irand Pacitic flotel. Mr, Murray bar Tmn &n opinfun of the ex-Frealdent, and ways that Lie waw present whon the freodom of the City of Edinburg was presented to Gen, bale not a good wpeech-maker, traveling over this country fur pleasuro, an wnch pleased with whal thiey havo secu thus far, pocially surprised s tho enterpring and enorgy shown by tho Queen Cily of the ‘The Fire Patrol gave an exhibltfon of thair orige Inal mauner of gelling rosdy, yexterday, to & nut- Ler of lunies and gentlemen to whom juvitations baa Loen vout by Sessra, Millornnd Druw, the guosts was tho f‘“" an Eoghsh jus snce company, who was immensely please Loye hitched ap throo times {0 three secu) Lorses coming from the stalls. mals at tho polo, $ccona was required. the be tho With the ani. only a fraction ovur one Tho apparatus fur poliing ~cluthes ofty lm.lnrlhfl liorses, openlug the vity of the men, we *'Notbing could Le moy purfect, L specch of five minules, en. 1iew gave asketch uf the orgagization, su in reply Supetintendent Bulwinkla complimented Geucral og bojug the fatbier of the iustitutlon, \tors rosaied ali over the hanasowa house, d 8 very acreeable bour. the Eights Ward Ropub. lican Club was hei t cveming in the llalsted Blreet Opera- louso, ident £, H. Sherman In thy chalr. ‘The frat businces in ordor was the re- organization uf (he Club, and the slection of omf. cers for Lo uext elx wouths. Mr, Sherman was nowlnated for d received s nnanle wious yote, M Julin Hieveus, A. B, Veeder, Herman Beoze, James A, 8eid. and Philip A, “n*‘nu wero choaen Vic 1dents, Watle: . Tetbatte, the preseat Bucrol ana Mr. George W, Spoford was electea ‘I'res: ‘The hopor of being the next Marshal d volved upon 3Mr, A, J. Brown. Ogo motion, o committes consisting of Mews: Chrls Mawar, Tierwan Beoze, and Jumes Wilion was gppointed to revise the constitutlon aud by-laws, with in- siractious 10 report st the noxt mceeting, Ao ad- Journment waa tncn taken fOF two weeks, . The Board of Usustees of tue Illinols Charltable Eveand Ear Infrmary beld Its quarterly mesting yeatorday morming 45 the 1oows of the fustitute, &nrucr of West Adains nd Proris sirecta, All 1ho Trustees wete Kmem—sln-w Damel Goodwin, dr., Perry A. Armstrong, snd W, H. Fitch. The Icvorts of the U7 V. N of tne Superintendent, BMr. Geor were read sud approved. ance on huny at the frst of tho yei Teceipts far tho quurter, $5,149.08; 10,915 balauce og band Aprll 3, 81,430, 1 romn the seport wl the Supertatcudent It sppeared that thero were scventy-vu paticuts ln the lustitution st the Leginmmng of “the year, ‘he uumvuer sdmitted aince was sixty-soven, sud ths number discharged Aty eaving ninet Oue uaticnts in the ludrmary. ‘The nuwber of dl ensary paticuts oot boardiug and Jodging in b ues Wad 4,43, and the cost per camita of tu plux the ansiitution, 850.30, e Indeaty Feporie 1 sn exceedluuly satlstu Houriabing condition, 7 e o (wuy ATHoBOMIC, s moothly mecting vl the Chicago A of Sclences yesterday evening Mr, &, \{” ufi?fifi!fi read 8 Daper on *Telcacopcs wnd Thelr Use. ot When the fifteen-inch refractor of thy Laryard Colleye Obaervatory was erecicd in 1847 1t had no A regular mullux of supecior in the world, aud but ons of aizo, that employed by btruve In his celebrated aeries of double-star messurca st Pulkova, itussla. At that time it was thougkot 'that (he mechanical objections, arinog Irom tho dificuity of makiog large piecea of opiical glase of umfurm degsity 3ad purity, would prevent ths msouface ture for & lonz time of object-glasses of much greater dlameter. The self-taugbt oplician, Al- vao Clazk, of Csmbridgeport, about thls tim commenced the manufacturs of telcscopes in a small way, gradually \ucteasing the spestuze fiom TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY: APRIL 10, 1878. ’ fiva or six Inches up to eight inchen In 1856, A fow years Tater An order was receired for an ob- ject-glasa much larger than any made, and It re- wnlted In the yreat 18%-Inch teleacope of tho Doar- born Obrervatory. The long-looked-for companton 10 Sirfus, enspected by tne astronomers, was dis- covered by e, Ciark_ whih this object-glare be- fors {t Teft his hands, &nd for this be was :v?mled the Lnllnds ‘nhl rl:‘\;-dnl. I“C‘;nel,:‘a lhII: lelescope wan aces in position al Wia 1hy argost'in ihe wocld. and oxceeded by mare than 50 per cent the instruments at Cam- bridge and Pnlkova. Thiawas Animmenre advance and it waa_again thonght the practical limit had been reached, but the same maker has made since two ohjcet giasncr of s light area double that of the Chicago glaes, and others have been made in Kutopu. et thers was bt one Inrger fracting telescope in the world thas was dfl\l{ru fematic_ work, the twenty-siz-inch of the United States Naral Observatory. Theolherlnrfinnum» Bients were tho twenty-geven-tnch now belng con- stracted by Gruble, of Dublin, for the Viennua O~ servatorys the twenty-sizsinch belonging to Mr. L. J. McCormick, of this_ city; tho twonty-five- Inch belonging to Mr, R. 8. Newall, of Gateshead, with which nothing had been done, 80 fat s the ublished obeervations showed: and a twenty-onc- nch belonging to Mr, Buckinghsm, of London. Nothing in tho way of original work lind beon done with the Iatter instrument, and it was probably not a first-class one. ~Mr, Burnham concluded with the statement that to-day the Dearborn (Olen‘ou! wu’nindonhudlv the best, for all purposes, In the warld. A 5'1'"" waa read on *'Belence and Religion™ by Dr. R. Dexter, and the nsual discussion followed. T8 BOARD OF EDUCATION. A caee Is now pending in the Appellats Coart which lavolves to a considerable degrea the powera of the Board of Edacation. The suit ia the Board of Bduacation vs. Miller & Doollttle, and relates to the renting of some school property by the farmer 10 the latter, The moat important insues ralred by 'ndanta are, firet, that tho Doard of Educa- t1on 16 not a corpozatian. The Board, 1t is alleged, was In existcnce mereiy 48 an aficor of the manics 1pal corporation of Chicago by the charter of 1803, he general 1aw of April, 1872, to provide for tho Incarporation of citlea and viilages, dacs not refec to it and, therefore, does not change ita con- ditions or relationa.’ It is nowhere vested with torcorate suffor(ly, No progerty, or rHght of propesty, has ever been vosted in {t, and no pro- vislon made by etatute forn romedy to any one cunlrmimi with It for any breach or violation of which it might be gulity, ‘The consolidated echuol act provides that, {n cities_having a populstion of 100,000, the Board of Education sball have charge and control of the pubdlic schools, bat no corporate attribute of etyle, right to sue, sale, or succeaslon i8 given, The noxt question 18 Asto the power of the Board, whether {¢ be corporation, quasf-corpora- tion or not, 10 make alcase. Under charter provision of '03 it could notda o, By that charter, the titla to school land wi tho City of Chicsgo. with powerto it, the converance o be sl T Mayor and ~Compteoller and “conntersigned by the City Clerk, and sealed with the corporata acal, the proceeds to constitute & part of the Scnool Fund. Dy the consolidated school act of 1872, howerer, power ia given to the Doard of Edoca- tion to lease achool proporty and loan moncy be- longing to the School Fund. It (s clalmed, how- ever, by Mr, D. K, McHae, the connsel for de. fedant, that this provielon of tha consolidated echool act fs unconstitutional, The charler of 1503, and the amendatory act of 1869, are [ocal, specisl Jaws, applring to Chicago olone, and, with- out oxpresn words of repeal, they canaot ba affect- ed by the schiool act of 1872, na ‘it appliss Lo cltics of 100,000 inhabitants, for the act is cither & general' law, operating _unlformly thronghe ast 1he Stato equally in all cities falling within its yprovistons, or it is local, specisl law, anoflcable only to the L‘ll{l of Chicago, If tne ll‘l!l’y then it Is contrary to the Constitation. If a goneral law, It does not repeal s special, local law on the same subject, such s tho charier of a city; and !f 1§ canont 'he ade to harmonize with tha local law, 1t, and not the local Iaw, must fall to the gronnd within that localit, erafore, 11 Is claimed the titla to school property Is still 1n the City of Chica- 0, and the lease to it can be executod dniy by the ayor, Comptroller, snd Cierk. MATCHIRG, Tuoy do tell » pretty good atory over on the Board of Trade apropos of the crusade againet the ponny-matching business, which has come to be eo much af & nuisance and an evil under the son of late, The \fl-\{ got to matching for the drinks, the cicars, the lnnch, and, finally, to governing prices by the tnrn of the copper, heads making hem oo thing and talls apother. It wes more than the tigh-toned membera could siand, They reflected on the reforms (hat had been brouglit nbout since tho days of the nld, old Board uf ‘Trade, when the historical plicher of beer and paper of crackers, and the yeil lke anto that of the Pottawatomles, tvere prominent features of the daily meetings, All thie bad paesed away, and lived ooly 1n the recollection of tae oldest boys. The new wart, as it were, upon the body commercial must be'cut off, The evil must bo stopped, sqnelched, ersdicated. A meeting of the Bord of izectors was held day beforo yester: day, when the enormity of the evi] was daly dis- cussed and & commities of one appolated to root it out. It so happened that the Commitiee was com+ vosed of one who had been more instrumental, , than any other one man 1in fostering the business, 1ie lookedon his appointment as samething inthe natureof & joke, but saon afterwaris some one tolil him that no less son than President Fairbank had mat wih him the day bLeforo for dinner, ana had won, 5o the Compttee took It npon himself to complote the joke by hunting up the I’resident. swho had not yet “left the bullding, reading .to nimn solemn lecture on the evil of matching pennies, aven If ho atd win, and Interspersing his little sermon with snndry well-dellvered rerections, to fhe goncral effect that conslstency svas sald tn bo a jowel, and mu ‘what was sauco for the hoys was sauce for the 35 TOB PROTECTION. Mr. Swett, ou tho wvpening of the Criminal Caurt yesterday moralny, inado 8 wotion in bes' half ot his client, Maj. R, M. Woods, for a bill of varticalars, following up the motion with tho reading of an sfidavit, iu which (L was stated that Wi on nccount of the gencral character of the ons. did not know from them nor from any other source the clrcumalances coustitating tho crime of conspiracy as chmY:dHlut he did not know Lho acts, which it would be claimed he did, <onstitutiog the satd crime; and that ho conkd not properly prep defenso withoata more detla- lhn ‘“:i:.. jption of the ncts with which hs was charge Mr. Mfils admitted the force of (he aflidavit, and wae willlng to (oraish the billof particulars,” The «cass was set for Thul ( and it would be impos. aihto to preparo such s biil by that timo, 7, J. L, High mads the same kind of & mo- '{'\"mdm bebalf ‘of J, L. Kellogg, indicted with ‘ouds, Mr, Swett esld e understood Lhat a motlon had been made on the part of some defendants to gnash the lndictment, o Ar, Milla replfed thateuch & motion had been nada by counsel for Ma), Edwards, and would bo heard Thureday morniog. e was wiliing to fur- nish s bill of particulars for Woodaand Mr, Kellogg, hut ba niust have a reasanable time, After somo fusther tulk, 3t was sgreed that tho delendants whould bave thelr hills of variiculars by Saturdsy morning, snd the caso was set for trisl Mondsy morning. TIHR DEMACRACT, At 4:110 o’clock yesteniny afternoon a number of the delcyutes Lo tho Sptinefield Democratic Con- vautlon met in the Pslmer 1lonso for the purpose of getting thelr credentisls and making arrange- ments for (heir trip, ‘Thero was a mbwu il iug a4 10 the call, and hence only about half of the delegutes camu wtraggling around, It was claimed that oo one had s rlght to call the delegates lo- geler, Jobo Forsytho was calied upon to pre- side. Ilo stated that the railroad fare would he reduced (o ono and uno-dfth to delegates over both the Alton and 1llivols Central Rallronds, e alse notified the delogates that arrangements been made to sccure beadyuarters for meeting Sprinzdold Thuraday murning st B o'clock, ~Ed Cullertan, W, €, Goudy, J. 1. Doolitile, Jr., Henry ¥, Sherid, Frea Winston, and Gus Her. rington aro the gentlemen who were apvointed for that purpose, and they left lsst evealog, A voto gr thanks was passed to Mr. Forsyile for his Ja. ors, A pumber of the delegates lo the Demacratic Stata Conventiun whio had not beon at the afiers noon gathering met lsat ovenlng In the Palmer Mouso club-room. John Foraythe prestded, Whoto wete only a0auta dnzen af tho sevontyeslx o sloners HoOman, and Mulloy, Callahau, Boyden, Courtnoy, and 20me others. * Coinmlssionor of. mana wanted to know how tho Clerk of the Appel. Iate Court way to be appolnted, Mr. Forsytho slated that the County Conventlon Bud Instrucied thew in rezard to tuaf, Ho also statod that Le bad succoaded in gelting 8 reduction in the rute of rall. road fare, etc, That wasall that was dooe, and tho delcgates left. AUDUBON CLUB, Tho Audubon bhouting Ciub mat at the Sherman Houue last evening, Bheri Kern in tho chair, An election for ateam 1o ropresent the Clubat the State Sportsman's Convontion at Quincy, June 11, resulted as follo Abiner Price, " Joun- won, 8. 1L Tyerell, E. €, Wall 1ternal %lvnfirll! Kern, C, K. Felton, Alcx Cook, snd ¥, eon. Johnson sald there ought to bea sultable law or the brutection of fsb. " The young sbad put into the Calumet River were being caugiit 1n nets sud dumped out an thosburo twdie. ile moved that the delegstes bo Instructed 10 use thelr futu. vnce to have a Y;upcl law drawn gp for prescata. tion 1o the next Leglalature, ‘The wotion was agreed to. Oy mution of Dr. Ruwe, delegates wero also nstructed to use the! t offoris tosccurs an amendment to the Game law t0 a4 to prohibit wpring shooting, uo birds to be excepted, Mr. Btagg advocated tha passage of a resolution setting forth that doge vughit to be made provosty and taged. ‘This would do much toward 1ho pru. tection of game. A motion tu that effoct provalied. The Ciub then adjoarnca, There will bo & shoot st tha grounds Fridav for Club prizes, and & good day's vpors §s suticipated, TUR BKOKEN BANKS, Dr. Turplo, Recciver of the Fldolity Savings Bank, yesterday repliedto an articlo in the Fost, in which bo dofended the cunducstof the llow. Carter I8, Marnisou sgalnat the charye of bryivg 1o defeal the bill v:ndiuf in Congress to rewlt the Goverment Laxes on insolvent banks, - e mach-suld water jul, owncd by ihe creditors of the Fidelitly Savinge Bank, and situated in South Chicago, wan onco mure bid of at auctlon yeater- day,—It 16 behieved by oue of the ice won who bave becu contesting tor i Tho highust cash bid was $2,600, but it was tlually knockou down for s 1ot of old bauk books of the Fidelliy, ;‘:np:;‘u;nuna‘.. E;.a value lnl ”'MYI' Xltzcehn regsr s property ay well 0l Clears up lfiuooor the bank’s indeblodn, S When tho State Gavings Bank wes in its prime and glory, & buxiness man of his city for soma seasun oF other depouited & large sum of money ‘ounty delegates prosent, tncinding Cowmmis. therein nnder a flctitions name. Then the bank *busted " and, still worse, he lost his bank book. Yesterday, in order to prove hia claim, furnlsh an fndemnity bond, and draw bis dividend, be was obliged ta confes his Hlttle trick and make an afll. darit of his frregularity. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Tremont frouse—S, F. Smith, Thiladelphlas Yenry Trooibuey, New York; ihe flon. W, 1. Thompeon, t, Loute: tnd fon. w. s, smith, Lesingtons G M. Fay! Fittehy ries IV, Feak, Purt Huron; the iton, £ hn Montreags Col. f. ff. . Ware, Tostons L. . Hu ¥.'Torrence.” Landon. Fagiand nasch, New Zealand: C. D, Gorhem, o1 Fmil dr Tianue, New Sorks B, M. Me nton, I 1 the lion, '8, M. Blephenson, Me- o, J1. D Dement, Don Judge'T. J. Naries Atkine, Conncil DI e=T. il and Tha 1 . 311N} mas Alerker, fricas iohert, rowning, o it Merrifleld, Valpara Grand Fa . ‘Atckinnd, 1. 8. Bigelow, {stipeming. Mich. 1 T, loston Suturday Eeening Nagetie ! ay duwe 0. 16 | 3 . Wabili. New Zcalan tich: Ardson, Boston; the flon, ticarge 0. Bates, Delawarey Arthne Glier Puiler, Youngabury. b} nderson, lLondon,’ En Paimer " Honie—1t. Riewer Cauncli Brame: 4. 'Klag, Ke Keadal Topekni the lion. Shudlc Fi outavilies Atlen 1ies §mail, Giasgaw, Sommersille, 7, Cal.g Col. 1. W, Sheridas, man, New York. PRESBYTERY. IT8 LADONS XXDED, The Presbytory reassembled yesterdsy moming In the Fourth Chnreh, The Btanding Committee on Tome Misstons re- ported that during the past year the foliowing chueches had been supplied: Firat Charch Jollet, Bratdwood Church, Kankakea Firat, Lake Forest, Maywood, Manteno, Libertyville, Hall-Day, and Deorfield. Kankakee Second had been withonta rointster. Ihighland Park Charch had eecured the Rev, Mr, Dinscll, The whole number of chnrches recelving aid during the year was thirteen. A new mission in & German neighborhood of this city hiad been started, under tho leadership of the Rev. Charles Steinhardt. During the year $7,476 had becn pald out in support of churches of the Pres- bytery. Thoamount pald to the treasury of the Presbytery had beon about $4,000. The Commit- tes deemed the financlal part of 1ts dutles tho most difficult. If the churches had fulfilicd their pledges during the year, there would havo been no excess of expenditures over receipte. The Committes recommended the adoption of resolutlons by the Presbytery to the offect that the Standlng Comnmit- teo be Instructed to prepare a careful estimate of the least sggregats sum needed for the support of home mlssions for the year beginning April 1, 1878, 8nd to send h copy of the eame to thesession of oach church; jthat the same Committes callnpon cach session to report within thirty days the smount which they may be expected to contribate during the year; that the Committea report to all the sesslons that the Presbytery will not approve applications for aid from the Homo Doard for an amount lurger than the aggregate contributions; that all applications for ald must bo filed within and that after that time no applica- entertalned, ed, ‘The Clerk read the foffowing Ifst of charches, iving the amount asked for hnine misslona at the n';(i tiandy G, W, affalo A I wwal: Cleve too, Gras cginning of the year, and the amonnt conteibuted by each charch* Atked for, Contriduted, $1L.30 8 204 28 a1 ™ ahl 82 e S yezsyssuat.le sabll 5 Several mombors At once arose and protested that their charches were excusable by resson of their haviug done & ¥renl deal of extea work In maintaining apecial missions during the year. The pastor of the Third Church claimed that by advancing monsy for paying the dobt restingon the Westminster Church they had sbeolved them- nelves trom wiving contributions to the Home Mis- sion Board. Clder T. B, Cartor, of the Becond Charch, de- clared that the other churctics conld mot excuse thomselves by reason of having dano miss1on work of their own, becanse tha Second Church had done all that, besides paylng the regulsr contribution ta tho Homo Missions. ‘The Itov, Dr, Worrall dosirad the reporters to cor- rect o atatemo: the newspaper account of the revious day' on, whoreln it waa stated that he llev, Mr. Stelnhardt had heen laboring among tue German_ popilation of thia city **withool Mr. Steinhardt had hoen extromely pac- ceasful, hut fnanclal dificaliles prevented bim from carrylng on the work. ‘The repott of the Comm|ttee was adopted. “Tha fullowing order of sxecciacs was adopted for tho Installation of the Rev. 3Mr. Oggel in the First Knnkakee Church: Tha Rev. Dr, Worrall to Y!o. alde; the Ite: R, Butherlaud, of tirand Rapids, 10 deliver the sermon; the Mev. W. F. Wood to give tho charge to the people; the Rev. Dr, Wor- rall Lo giyo tho charge to the pastor; the exerclsca 1o take place Thureduy vvaalng, April 25. MISCELLANEOUS, "The order of the day was taken up, and the Pres- hytery proceedod to elect the hllomna Commia- wioncra to the General Assembly: Miulsters—F, L. Yatton, A, H. Dean, H, T. Mliler, W, F, Wood; alternates, A, 11, Warger, F. N. Darrett, C. L. homprog, Jussph Maclistton. ' Laymen™@sorgs 1tailton, E. Wiiliams, -J, Maxwell, It. Strong; aiternates, . J. Merrltt, Tuthlll King, T. B Yord, A. i1, Merriil. ‘I'oe Ry, Mr, Chevez announced his determina- tion to accept the call of the French Church at St An ppolnted, with the Rev, Dr. A commiil Taylor, an the Inatalistion, On motlon of the itev, C. L. Thompson, it was decided that, when the Preabyte Anjunmku ad. Journ to ‘ma‘el at Arltogton Ileights on the dret Tuesday In Mav, Mesnrs, Tullenwelder and Buck, junior atndents Tliwologlcal Keminaty, wore proposed 10 he eceived undor the caro of the I'resbytery, They were received for sxaminaiiol mndllnz committecs ow 2 H £ 2 ‘The Commnittes to nominat for tho cosulng year reported as full Foreign Jissione=Arthur Mitchell, Abote l'"{vlrutzh, A H.Deany EldersT. B, Car Tuthlli nK. ik Misstons—Gearea C, Noyes, D. 8, Jobasny idere 1L, W, King, Geol r, J. M, ERTeIk Micctimbe v, a: %, i D, g, 11, Walker; Elders I). &, Covert, 0, oAt m-:.‘}fgn‘, Catier Elloit, W. 2. t Baviviahion, Leitoy J, Hatey, Jisems Tomagbenty Iges Gl e jatier=J. 34, Worralt, W. . vidlClarikr Ridare) R: Goatd, Ve A Tarpiac oo i Candliuies~I. " M. Uibson, ik bompunn, Wo ot Wlaekburn, Afibur Mitcholly Kiders udo wWitilanis 2. Urover W, Il Bwitt, sundayBchnate—, L. The i, Walker, E. bttt & Voune Gener To s0iier, W, 7, endatian—~W. G, You W B Wood: Kiders i, D, Benfoldy G BV i Announcement was insdo tnat the insiallstion excrcisu of thy Rev, C, Chovos over the church at 81, Anne would take place April 30, that the Rev, . C. Ougel would preaide, the Rav, 11, H, Lipee would_dellver tha charge ‘1o the peoplo, tho Rev. :L It, Davis would doliver the charge t0tha pas- lor. REPORTS. ‘The Wov. R. W, Patterson reported from the Committee of Charch Kroction that thure bad been no application witiin the year for ald from the Moard uf Church Erectlon. The whole amount of contrifutions bad buen 367, of which the Second Church of Chicago had gwon §247, The Committee on Education roported through the Uhairman, the Rlev. Mr. Trowbridgo, recom- wending the renswal of approprlations for the aly of vleven students. Nincicen churches haa cone lfl!z'ufil;lm the Board of Education the aum of §2, - ‘The Rov. Artar Mitchell offered an smendment to the report, and it was carzied, that the sttens tlon of the l‘lnhvl!r’y b called to the imporiance of snese educationa! justliutions, snd that the pestara be requested to dabor for the rallef of the Theologleal Suminary from the indebtcdness now restlog “fm“ it, and’ thay the Presbytery heartily comunend 0 thu churches the snterpriss now un- dertaken uf completing the Endowmont Fund of uw,mn for the Lake Forcat Uuiversity, §23,000 ing still required, In the afturnoon the l"rclb{lnu met 8t 3 o'clock, Two young meu—J., L. Hill aud J. D, MeLeau—- weru exmmined for onlination. the Rev, Lrs Blackburn and Worzall conducting (ho oxaming ntion, 'The Rov, Messrs. lackbara, Young, aad "'rowbriilge wero sppointed o commitfes toarrange for the forinal ordination scrvices. Ou the roli be- ing called the exawination of the canuidatos way austaiped. . Thy Ilov, Arthur Mitchell reported from tho Commmittee ou Forcign Missions thal the lotal con- tributivus of the churches during tho year were lus, by §1,250 than during the year before. The ful. jowlii wums woro paid iato the Trcasury: Firsg Church, Chicago, $1,128; Becond Churcl, Chica. £ $1.001: Taird Chureb, $700; Fourth Church, 1,010; Filth Chiurch, $201; Sixth Church. $3i0} Eizlth Church, $140; ¥ 154 Evans. tou, $600; Liveraide, & orest, §i0U; Fallerton Aveate, $1307 Jolict. Pirst, §20; Jollet Ceutcal, $100; Gatdner, | 00d, $3: Kan- kakce, 834 3 Firat | $7,815. kegun, $185; D tierman, i 1t ouglt to Lo act before the churches also that thls was uot tbe dret Fess whbich Liad wilnesseo & decreave fu the gifts of tho Church at largo for forelyn missiung. Last year tho gifts 5, « 000 Jess than the year before. The Board was forccd to sound & Fetreot. Thero wore a fourth 1eea latorers now on its roll. On the 1st of March was found that the churches had given $55, - 000 I¢ss than during the carrcsponding . months of tho proceding year. Owing to the gencrous gift 3f 850,000 by Joha €, Green juat ab the closo of 1ast year, the Board hegan this year with a balance of #7,000, The lower rates of exchanze also naved tho Tloard thin year 813,000, as compared rith Iast yoar, fo that the shortcomings of 865, - 000 wero practically reduced ta_about 831,000 Tat they were foformed by tho Board that, If the ®ame raito of deficlency Ahould nffect the larger gifta generally received "tn- April, there will be a Tarther reduction of over $20,000, mo that the mroepect indicates & debt of at least $50,000 at the cloto of the year. On motion 1t was decided to postpone the dis- caselon on tha report nntil a fature timenot stated. The Committes on arranging the ordjnation services of Mesere, Hill and MacLean reported that euch services ehould be condacted at Arling- ton Ieizhts on the frst Tuesday of May, and the report was adopted, STATR OF RELIGION, The following report, glying s narratise of the rtate of toligion in the churches, tar to have been presented, but, owing to fhe lack of time, was put over until tho noxt seesion: Aboat the mlddle of Merel ‘mation upon certaln L3 c|.rc‘:l‘lll! nkll;ll |:Ilor; Was #ent £0 cach of ous charchen, Antwers been recelved from only twenty-nine, a littia over one-hail. From thess re- Porta the foliowing itema of Interest are gleancd: 1. There has bieen o apecit (nterent o work. of the T Jear wai i) nve ho the past listle Eorts of (e prev(out year. hie period 1,414 were recelved Into onf churches on confession of falth, The first work was the development and trafning of those converts, and tho Adjustment of the chrr.nc- to thelr eniarged condt- Hence we find that against the 1, 414 of iasi year the 404 of the previous year, the half of “our churches reporling have this year recived 247, the Dighest Dumber 53. Only four ‘Terort as additions on profession. Making due sliswance for the numbers added n confestion and not heard from, a marked fall- fog off {saprarent. All the Charch Babbatb-schools and the seven, n a floutisuing condition mistlon ecnools reparted are 8 Dte contlderaily fncremod thelP attendance. At Tes tlon, and Bome hi 3 1c burden of debt hat rested upon many of ‘our chrirches, e, Oppresing, and serfously {me DRFIDE thelr unerulness, i en ara silll ptrugelingunder & debt. U e futuro of canceilan delita Nias ren bricey, aud nino, ¥eport the ayment of $120, 20, as followa:” Chilesgo First, 673, - §i3,0008 Chicago Second, §7,500: 000; Fullerion Avenue, $1,200: Pea: d, 82003 Chiicago Fouitn, 843,000 Evanston, 1, 4, TheAnanciai strlogencyof the itmes has cxer. cised & depressing fnfuciice apon tho henevolence of the churches; only seven of the twenty-nine reportiag havo contributed to all the Buardd. i S, Perliaps the most noticenbls shiowing of the year temperanco Interest (0 8lmost all pections. Povenicen of our churehcs Fepors very much tataresi in this work. ’cotung niss 500 pe: or 7y per caut of its ponulation, on the pledge, Knglewood lias son, Though unly & few conversions amone the retormed are reportod as yct, we Inay expoct better thiaga n the Rear future, Tho Rov. Arthar Mitchell spoke :ezln!ln&'nm Forty-fitst Strect Church, Tho Rer. Mr. Wells bad reslgned the pastorate. Foe several yeara past the First Church tad been paying the interest ts debt of §7,000. The First Church had alno ralsed $2,000 as au_additional and was now 10 longer responniblo for it. [k was only fAlr that tho other churches snould take up the matter and help the Forty-firat Stroet Church, which was sit- uated at & fine strategic noint. The Fresbytery then adjourned untll the fret Tuesday in May at Arnngmn Haights for Instalia- tlon worvices, when an Adjuurnment will be taken tmmedaiately until tho Morday mnm\ni’ followlug 4t the minlsterial rooma in MfcCormick Block., THE COURTS. DIVORCES. Mary Zpervak complains that her hasband, Frane ¢ls Zpervak, or Frank Johnson ashs 1s more rea- sonably named, deserted her in June, 1871, only ecighteen months after thelr marriage, and sho therefote filas & bill for alvorce from him, And Elien E. Levy has even mare cause of com- plalnt, for her husband, George A, Levy, deeerted het in March, 1876, only three months sfier her marriage, for another woman, and she, too, wants tobe rid of auch & husband, Lastly, Mathiide Schweitzer Joins the samecrowd because her husband Balthasar haa left her to carn ber own living. UANERUPTCY MATTERS. Merwin Church, tho well-known dealer In stoves and houge-furnishing goods st Nos. 280 and 283 Wabash avenue, went Into voluntary bankruptey, His preforred dobls are $87.78 for wages snd 8208, 02 for personal-property taxes, and tho undc- cured are $5,057.24. The ‘aseets consist of his stock in trade, 81,600 stors and ofice fixtures, 1503 and open accounts, §1,400, Refcrence to egistor Hilbor ‘oseph C. Orr, & bookkecper of this clty, fled his petition I Monday “afternoon. Preferred dabts, 8100, and upsecured. $1,624.85. The only assels sra open mccounts to the face value of ‘l.%d?shhn; mostly worthlees, Reference to Regis- te, ard, Tt E. Jenkina was yesteriay clected Ausignes of Wiiliara Sturges and of William A. Hatters & Co. Dradford ancock was appointed Assignes of Dantel Lake. = unrlu[dta{d Mancock was apoointed Assigues of ¥, " Mieteke, “Tho case of Goorge K. Clark waa reforred to the Register far Ainal ru"port. 'he Assignee of Thomas Goodwillle was aathor- lul}l to sell tho bankropt's usscts at public auction, ‘Tho real estate of Jacob Cohn was also ordered 1o be sold at public auction by his Aul&m:e. In the estate of McFarland, Leach & Mather, & first dividend of G0 per cent was declared, and a further small dividend is expected, Assignees will be choson at 10 8. m, for Talbot & Eckley and for Frederick Thorn, . Tli“ secund-dividend meoting of Z. M. Mall is ect or 2 p, m, UNITRD ATATES COURTS IN DRIEF, An information was fled yesterday by District- Attorney Bangs on belalf”of the Govarnment against ‘Christopher Stange, of No, 205 Wast In« diana street, for having two nureglaterad atills sct up on his premises in November faat. Washingtan Liboy Dekan Asuit for $1,600 ashington 0 or §1, 8- tarday sgainet Fransia A. Ogdon. X 0. 3, Spofford baysn & sult 1n debt for 1,000 . J, Spofford began & suft in debt for agaiogt Charlen £ Gl i nd W. P.'Passmore commenced n Almon P. Brooka to recover $15, 000, w 1, Price, te of Al- and Amnanda M, ual M. Moure, trustee, 1. G. Canifield, successur in_ trist, Heory Walker, Keatucky Goorgetown Collego, — Baster, W. F._ Endfcott, J, W Doane, 'United Htates Naliing:Stock Company, M. .. bykes Je. Cameron, Bernard Loewen- thal, W. G, Ualiaghier, Darbor'$ Russell Manufac. tuclng Company, W. IL. Park, the unknown hoirs of Ambross Butto , C. it and L. J. McCormick, Addie R., Jeunle E., Willlmens, and f1linofs Cool- baugh, u-rz E, Foller, f. A. 8mith, The Chica; Works, J. 1L Reea, ‘L. 11, Flerce, G, W. Snerman, Unlon Ttoliing-ills’ Company, Interna- tonsl Wank uf Chlcago, Gerhard Foreman, 1. Y. Ceatral Natlonal Lank of Dsnville, Ky., Chicago Btock-Yarda Raliroad Unmp:np E. 8, Heaton, Northern Bank of Kentucky, 1. ¥. Russell, 8, W, Rawson, A tich, aad' J, 0. Jiogers, 10" forecloe 4 rustidecd Seidinaily for $40,000 on the undivided oae:fourteenth of tho . ;' of the N, K. & of the K. K, & of Bec, 25, 30, %, and the andivided ono-toartconth of tho k. 5§ and the 8. W, K of dec, 30, 3, 14, Only $b),< 275, inclnding tatereat, is now due, Tha follows iog property has beeu released frum the lien of the th V. %, and Lhat hat lies nosth of i aley, that part lres avetn of'tha frust-deed: the W ort of the E. 4 of said 8, rhe Chicago River af ssld Sec, of ihe E. 15 of said Sec. 30 that Chicago River, TROBATE COURT. 10 tha eatato of Loopold ilver mintstration were granted 10 boud for $40, 000, CRUINAL COURT, Tim Taughuey and Clem Tirney were tried for sasanlt, found gulity, and given ‘slx munibs each in the Housc ol Correction, TUE CALL. Junas BLopamyT—Set tases and genersl bastness, anu ARY =ik, 7, 70 10 T8, A4 W 10 A8, toclusive. No. €2, Btelo ¥s. Andrews, an trial, Jo A 4, 10, 6 10 L0 T2 78 10 i, tucl 0 case on urlal. Junux MooRE~1u chelicery Foom ataooa ro-day 1o e sans =S¢t cam 710, Shaw ve. 8 d Ui (aens-Set ¢ w va. Bhaw, sn caleudar Now. 151, 133, 100\ 16" 184, 165, 164, 1u7, sad 63, Nocaseon tifal, 4 of JUpaw DooTil—No'esll. Arguineste fo No. 500, Harding v UL aiili6 progruse, Jubuk MCALLITER~51 to 374, faclurlse, o 293, 833, aud 304, Teroh NO. 84, ATHISLIONE va. on irlal. Jubuk FaRwErt—=1 D. M. calendar, McClurs ve, uaham, JUnuE WILLIAMS~ITO, Ligate va. Peacock, JUDGUENTS. CIneLIT COURT—CONYRasiux; John L It unus 1 Walter _sad Jusept Wrig @ . V8, Juel O yerdict, $247.40.~ THE COUNTY BUILDING, To-day will be default day in the County Court. Sexton, the Couss-1lanac contraclor, cummences layving orick this morning, aod will put o s large furce of workmen. Edward Kothschild, of New York,—the nsme Is Muss Honrictia Nupa, of this city, Notbing will Lo done In the Crlmiasl Coary to- day, owlug to the abacace of Judge Mogro In the Clrcult Court Lo hesr the South Park quo warrsuto cano. o ExConnty Clerk Lich ‘ount; tierney 2, otiiay, aud tho balsnco of what e county as suon as ke can rajes 16, One of the Court-Houss contractors avalde mid. dlemen. = ‘I'he Commbsaoner fuds his ovurcoat 1o heavy snd waru, and leaves 18 i Lis oflice on by Court-1louse Square, Whea he calls for It every- thing Is all 7ight, and what be Nuds in the pockets s never mentioned, not even 10 a repofter. Tne next day, huwever, wearfug the samiu overcuat, thie Conitiisstoner i3 1 fuvur of aoyihing that the contractor may demand. The regaisition from the Poor-Jiouse and lasana Asylushs for Aprl callk, amonz olber thibge. for pounds Of butter. 16 1 well kuowu 'that wpelthes thu paupers nor the dnssue ever swell but- ter, and, ipasmuch 84 no cuntract bas been let for 1hat article, thoe reguleltlon would seems to bavy beew wade la the lutereat of some one wlbo hag tho (acuity of furnlsling ove g:und sad seading fu blll foz 100, a8 uscd to ibe custom 1a old **ltUng " daye. 1t was Leozen, the Krcat, and his b on Fobaisetvas 10 order serapsy-tve. Fallons enty- o bt il S delivered_at Toune* Kiyluca overy day. This was doms, too, fn spits of K- fact that wilk was not furplshed laat {;"u"h, promised the m oudsy or ©wos 1he wen Meyer, Jearandisnot wanted this year, and aleo of the act that the appronriation for ranning the Inatita- tlon for the year 1n alrendy abont exhausted, No one doubte but that they are entirely disinterested in the matter. The requisitions for anpplies sent to the Connty Noard are marvels Intheir wa, IfaCommissloner han a friend dealing 1n marbla mantles, snring wagons, or elephants, and wants to throw noms tradain his way and get A amasll reward himsalf, all ho has {0 do 18 to make a Auggestion {0 those whase duty it fa to make the requisitions, and hie point i carried. The requisition comes In accord- g o ordecs, Is spproved, and tho Alling af it is nroperly refecred. Instances of this kind arlse avery month, Bherry and Price, the notorlons thieves, were taken to ollet yesterday. \When Sherry waz lold to pet ready forthe trip ne wanted to kill himgeit, Fortunatnly, ot otherwise, no one wonld let him have a pistol. Nellla Price did not appear to grieve mueh over het (Ate, hor grestest complaint beln that sha was not allowed' to take with her & kit o delicate tools which it was discovered she had In her cell. They wers adaoted to opening trunks and bureau-drawvers, and whether ahe wanted to preserve them 88 A memento of for fnlure nse fa not known, Commiusioner Meyer, actuated by s deslre fo afford omployment (o the poorer classes, is doing some bullding In the West Division. The entire contracta have been let to P, J, Sexton withont competition. Mr. Meyor has known Mr. Bexton ever rinco ho was plected Commissloner, and Box- ton having bonght some lumber of him, ho thinks 1t no mote than right that he should natronize him 1n retorn, Mr, Meyer {s understood, niso, 10 bo in favor of glving Sexton whatever oxtras he ma; want on the Coart-ifouse work as a further ov(- dence of bis Intetest in hls prosperity as & con- tractor, ¥ TOB INSANE ASYLUM ROW, The row at the Ineane Asylum, or between cer- taln Commiesioners snd Dr. Spray, continues un- abated. Cnnninghem and Lawless, ex-smployes, aro takinga deep interest in the fight, and patting Bradloy nnd Tabor on tha shoulder. terday the Committes on Pablic Charities agre invite tvo membera of the faculty of thé Chicago and Rush Medical Colleged to visit the inetitution at thelr carllest convenlence, and look throngh it and report, the determination being, evi. dently, ~ to make ul 2 agalnst Soray i pomsible, It Commlttes i the samo time had selecied four honest men lo look nta haw Warden Peteen orders, recelves, and acconints for nuppiies, It would have relieved ltself of the suspicion of being partial, and perhaps In tte end devcloped a conditiun of alfairs appailing 12 the commuuity. Soray may he thas I8 clatmed by his encmies, —incompetent, Indolent, and neglecttul, ~out, however bad he ml{ be, Petora could readily be proven to be worae, if the Committes had a disposition to get at the facls and the true inwardness of the Inaand Asylum troubles. OF INTEREST TO CONTRACTORS. The Commitiee on I'nblic Charitics was engaged yesterany In the favorite pastime of auditing biile and granting requisitions, when Mr, Senne called attention 1o tho fact thatthe several appropristions wora about exiiausted, if not overdrayn, During thatimo the County Attorney vut In'an sppear- anco, and was ssked whether the appropriations for the year wers to covet tha expentes from De- cember las® or from Septemberander his 1ate opln. 10n as to the commencemont of the flacal yoar. Iin roply was that the last tax-lery, contrary tu general oplnion, under the law, had to covar all expenses frum Septomber, 1877, to September, 1878, and that when the fands werg exhausted not anather cent coutd ba spent. ‘The opinion struck the more Intcllizent members of the Commitice very forcibly, but fell at the feetof the uthers, who, knowing thatthe fands were already exe hausted, If they know anything, went on auditing bilfe and creating new ones, Contractora bofore filling the orders of the Board should take the trunbleto look into the situation, 1t s thelr in- terestto do w0, for every cont's worth they furnish after the appropriations are exhausted will boa dead loss, tnless |nu{ can collect from the Com- missloners indlviduslly, THE CITY-HALL, The recoipts of the Treasurer were: Collector, $1,310.70; Water Department, $1,833.28; Comp- trolier, $378.203 total, $3, 5628, 4. A cammitice of tho Board of Edncatlon calted on tho Mayor to talk about money, and were told that warrants wounld bo lssued for school-expenses. Mr. Horstman, United Statea Consul at Munich, bas written to Sopt. lickey for information re- garding precantionary measurcs against fires, thelr extingaishment, the means of egress from thea- trea, hialls, etc, ‘The licanse recelnts wore $2, 000, —the largest In one day this year eo far. Only about ons-dith of tho licenses, ‘exclusive of these lssued 1o saloon- koopers, have thus fac been taken out. Delin- uents are requestod (o come in without further 8@., If thoy wish to avold ironble, Capt. Seavey notified Commissioner DeWolf that 1t was reported that the peopls living at No, 45 North Ilalated atrest wero trylng to conceal the fact that there was a casa of small-pox thers, much 1o the snnoyance of the: nelghbore. An Inspector waa sent aver to make an {nvestigation. ‘The Aldermen who owe taxes to the city are to be called on 1o pay. They do not seem {0 reallze that they are lneligible, bat Ald. Ryan Intonda in- trodacing & resolution calling theirattention to the fact. If wll the Jdelinquents wors o pay up, the ",}' would be hetween $,000 and 600 Bursar ol A caso of small-pox bas not been repcried at tho Hesith Offico atnice the 3d (nst,, and from this fact it {a Inferred that th~ discase 1a dying out, Thero are now ouly dve patlents {n the hospital, twelve having been discharged I ono day last week, Al- though there ie no money avaliable to purchase vaccine matter, Dr. Do Wolf, ragher than forey this gnvennve. has become personally responsible for that which’ is required, Vaccination bas for ;cm time been cuntned to the vicinity of infected ouses, ‘The occupations of the members of (ho new Councll aze as follows: Lawyer 1, speculators 2, plumbers 2, lumbor-dealers 4. Insurauce 1, live- stock dealer 1, butcher 1, brick manufacturer 1, detective 1, saloon-keepors 3, hay aud foed e 2, collector 3, baker 1, furnituse-dealers 2, cooper 1, blackamltn 1, bulder 1, oxptessman miseion merchant 1, grocers 2, vinegar - turer 1, wholessle millinery 2, banker 1, hide- dealor 1, 1n all, twenty-four trades and brancues of businoes are repressnted, —certaloly & fair dla- trioution when there ara only Ihirty-six membors, 1t in nald that the long-winded debate aver the newQas ordinance Monday night was engitieured by A combinstion of Aldermen who desired to defer the canvass of the vote of the last election until after tho cqutracts fur the City.1iall have been Iet, saas to shut out McCaffrey and the other frienda of Walker. The Iatier assart that the letting of the contracts 1s llru\:{ dectded Spos, snd that the New Bedford man, Hinadale, will get tho cut-atone work, Murtimer & Taoen the brick and masonry work, and N, 8, Bouton the iron work, They will, undosbtedly, If they i luwest responsible bidders; but nut otherwis Very litle vould be | organization of the said he would not ¢ 1 nuy conslderation, even if be could Daly suld about the sawe, Bot ihe maltorof & pre- alding oficerls not of e0 mach importance as the making up of the comwittees. Thore Is a dispute 8¢ 10 who should appoiut_them,—the Chairman or thu Council 88 & hady. The proposition to refer 1w tudLter 0 A cumsmittes of seven will be bitlerly ape fail. There Was somy lommitsee un Duildinge beld o m terugoni, Ald, Cook in the chatr, 7! ty Board having decided to adoph for & rutunds, thus readeclog the co & domie au tuipussibility, & compromis blau—vne which It 1 believed will meoi the views of Ihe Connilestuners--waa adopted. liy it oaly » swall portion of e work alresdy dune by the county Wil lave to ba torn dowu, will be iwo storles in aelght, ublung shspe, and the muin Qooe will be 52x80 fect, 8 gullery uverlvok- fog . As for the expense, [t will be very little 1fany more tu the clty than would bave resuited from carrylux vut the origlosl {dea—a bay pre. joction, ‘The Couaty Uoard will uot take activn until Monday, but wurk ou the cily’s fyandation will be begua &t vuce. ——— CRIMINAL, A man by the nanie of Dell was brought before Cammlsstaner logue yesterdsy charged with pawsing counterfelt maoney. Ile was held for fur- ther examiostion tu ball of §500, on Lis owa rocognizance. Bome thief who svidently wanta, to take a band in Whalen's Great American entertainmont with *-mocking birds," bird -cages from the rear siore No. 127 Clark streel. 1ying in the alloy ready to be unpacked.’ Miuor arrests: James Parrell, larceny from Mury Brgi oha lienderson, larceny of & ailver soull-box from Fraok Malengreen, vl No. U irowu stecet; Albert Emsaui schau; feldavatuet Wilisi G wsdivance he rotin An sttempt was made carly lJast ouanlu burglartze the da-uwdl store of O'Callaghsn, 0. 150 Vau Huren slrecl ‘I'ia McNelils & Co, o buzgl w alao, Luther Redfisld, fuict Tarrytows bank, who was €ity last Baturday, departed on the 5:15 o'clock train of tha Fort Wayne lioad Jestarday evenln for New York, ino custody of Depuly.Marshal Billiwell. Mr. Rodficld duclined 10 say” snything further than what be has already siated througn the papers, but expressed buwmaself confideat 1bat be woald prove blwsslf 1uzocent 8t b czamina. tion, Qustay Bchultze, the forwer President of the da- an excecdingly fresh youny German. was op irlal yesierdsy before Juatice Mecch for perjury. The casc e the outgrowth of 8 sult brougbt ‘by Bchultz iost an sttorncy named A 8 wowsn who keepe for conspiracy Lo & like a buadsred doliare, Scbultze was 10 be cashler ot restaurant, and ke advanced woney. The woman Waters gave au ipsursnce compsny bond as tollates . bond wes decided wosibless, sud Watels aud the woman were Bound aver by Justles Ingersall, The Grand Jnfy refaned to fndict, and now Waters tackiea the emigrant on perjury. The evidence demanstrated very clearly that the swearing an Schaltza's part had been quito lone, —caraleas, not ous,—and that the insurance bond was Dosscsecd ot some worth. Huwever, Bchnltze wan discnarged. Late Monday night Thomas 3sloney, special policoman In the employ of . J. Coan, while en- deavoring to eject a’ euspicioue pereon from ‘Thompson's Inoi ord on Quarry streel, fear Archer avenue, was assaniteid from behind by 8ome unknown person, who knocked him down, Kkicked him neversly, and stabbed him under the lefteye, and severai times abant the head. 1ie wounde were dreesed by Dr. Ynirk, who pro- nounced them not dangeroue, nud he wae then taken to hle home on Hinman ntreet, near Waod. Charles Meyers, one of the No. 71 Monroe street pamblern arreste terasy in Justice Foote's Co e called for & Jury, and got off, of couree, fter the trial the Constable who snmmoned the jur! conld not he nd the hangry and thirsty Jurymen songht ind fudnsirionsly, but they didn'c And im. o ne3t time they will know envugh lv *+find " ayainet the defendant and make ov cents apiece, for they are hy law only entitled 10 fees upon Anding the sceased gnilty, Shortly after 8 o'clock 1sat évening Ofcar Pat- rick 8ulitvan, of the Deering Street District. while traveling beat, miet & man who gave his name as Erntt von Qanatl, peddler, residing at No. G615 Centrs avenne, Uanatt clalned 1o have bean heid np, roboed, and stabbed vy two young ruffians, who overhauled him on Main street, near Cologne. They took from him a pockel-book containing $1.10.. The cute wers over the right eye, on the cheek, And on the left arm near_the elbow, three were slight wounds. Upon the description furnished, the officer arrosted Jerry Carroll, whom Uanatt at once ldentided a8 his principal asssilant, Justice Summerfield yesterday held the follow. ing: Ma:in Dnn‘ . burglary of & nimber of baoks feum the-oflice of Weaton linivert, No. M8 State street, $U00 ta the Lriminal Cautt: Nallous Dogan, Iarceny of 8 yaluable watch and chain from W, 5. Kessler, of No, 241 Michigan nvenue, 8600 to the 11th; fennc Prtviveki, Iarcony as bafieo of goods Trom'A. Sache, 8200 t6 the Criminal Court; Matlda Lano, an erring woman, sent fo the House nf the Q Stepherd; Jobn ‘Thompron, George Wheeler, ~ and Force, threw brates whom would 8 civilized commnnul; bo well rid of, $100 fiue each; James O'Connor, John Hlull, and James Dth vayrants, 950 fing each; Jennle Penny, Fanny Nicholy, Jonny Irves, Maud Iagles, Maggle Wagner, fnuiates of houss of 1l-fame, $30 fine each, Thore were no cases worth mjmlonln: nefnre Jastica Morrlson, —the lightest docket the West Divislon has had for s 1ong time, Thoso low-lived hrats, the O before Justice Summerfeld yosf Tants procured by firm of Chapin & brothere, ware i ay upon was- James P, tore, of the || ore, ‘cherging them with a m with intent to kill, which wae afterwar X 10 read Aseauit with Intent to commit murder, accordance with the reading _of the statute, Mr. Kettelle, partner of W, W. O'Hrlen, appeared for the defensc. The prison- ers had no meoner appeared thau they aquealed for & change of voune, It was glyon to Justlce Foate, and the tuleves had any ldea of encaping through the manipulations of a Justice- shop jury, they were cleverly folled through the shrewdness of Supt. Jlickey, who Apprised Justice | Foote of the change of venue, and requested him to coma to the Atmory and try the case. The late ter gentleman appreciated the situstion atonce, and speedily went thither, Judtice Bmm- morficld gave him the big® arm-chair, the —casa procecded to telal, The sud u-rrfl;- anw that the ‘zflme was up, and they nefir asked for a Jurs. A plain case of asaanlt was mado out ogainat them, and Mr, Kettells in the dofensa conOrod himself to the argument that the offair was not neariy so scrlons as the prosecution was tryink to make belleve, Juetico Fuota thomght that inasmuch as the Garritys wore known to 'do™ a maf' when thoy went for him, it wna o plmn case, and held them in 3,000 each to the Criminal Caurt, In default of which thoy ladgoished fn fall tast mfi?" A reporter heard that they had boasted that Mike M:Donald dare not refuee m.‘:o upon thele bond ingnity at tho Stora warranted the repurter tn tolllni hin friende to bot a silver dollar that he would do nothing of the kind. SUBURBAN.Y TYE PARK. A bosiness meeting of the congregation of tha First Daptist Church was held in tha church Mon- day ovening. A largo number of neravns wers presont, After dlacuseing the affales of the church, {ta prosperity snd fature, of swhich the members hava great hopes, they olected 88 pastar for the enaaing year the Itev. . B, Juckeon, he being the unantmons cholco. Kive Trustees were also ulact- ed, T, Bowen, N. BD. Dodson, E. P, Bar- roughe, W, L. Whiople, and J. G. Pratt, The Charch Clerk elected waa 8, T, Bowen; Treasurer, B, P. Barroughs: Deacons, W. L, Whipple and . N. Bolton, = Mr, Jackeon will at once move to Lyde Park and tako charge of his parish. BVANSTON, A meeting of the taxpayersand citlzens of that art of Livanston which” formerly camposed the iilage of Nosth Evanston will be held this eyen- ing at the echool-house at North Evanston (o nelect A man who shall be their candldate for Trusteo at the rmeneral villsge caucus, ¥riday nvonlna'. t Lyons Hall, Several candldates wro In the dold, and the dellJm 1a to nnite apon one of them. The election af Schuol Directors for the North Evan- ston District was snltnonmfl (rom last Saturday evonlog until noxt Satarday evening, at the same hour, at the a:puu JTHE INDIANA STATE-HOUSE. Contlnuation of the Protosts of the Disap- vointed Architorts, Bvectal Mpalch to The Triduns. InpIANArOLIs, April0.—Judee Ellicott {ssued another altergative writ of mandate upon an amended complaint againat tho Board of Btate- House Commissioners this alterpoon. Return was made by tho Bpard that “tweive of thy twenty-four plans submitted were so lmperfect and Incomplete that no thorough and eritical exnaination could be made, but tust to the other twelve such examination lad been given, and Muy's was one ol the lattor twelve. ‘The architects roplled {u geucral deniand, und alleg- 10g, sléo, that Wiltox, nu architectural expert, had apent three or four weeks fu doctoring Muy's plans, by order of the Bourd, before a decision was arrived at, und wiso that experts were ot called upon for or allowed Lo give oy export opinion ll"mu the plaus, Thoy did uo Jexamniue nor make fists of estimates upon thent, The Court sustalned thu deinurror to thy Just paragravh ol the reply upon the ground that the mode uod manner of wmaking the cx- sminations was entirely within the discretion of the Board, and tos Court cannot toterfere. ‘The casd {6 at ssue un A kingle question whetber all the plaus were examiued—how or how jutch mukes no differen Evidence will be heand to-lnorrow, but it evident the case will go in favor of the Board. Tha architects will enrry it 10 the Bupreme Court, sud one of the tun-resl dent srchitects will rmmbly Hla nsuit In the United Htntes Court. It fs uolfeved) (( the truth can be_arsived at, that Wilson, the archi tect, did doctor the plans ver rumlJcr-bly un- der orders of tho Commissloners, “Thers 1s & ¢ut §0 the meal It {4 can be unearthied. —— o THE YATES SCANDAL. avectal Dieoatch 1a S Trivuna, Oarena, 1L, April 9.—Tho result of the Yates divorce case, whichcaine to un end In the Bureau Couty Clreult, 'at Princeton, lust even. iug, 10 favor of Mrs. A, M, Yates, gives gencra) satisfaction In this city, where the cowplaluant, the Rey. J. ¥, Yatos, served for yours 04 pustor of the First M, E. Churcli of Gafeusn. The ver dict of the jury was to the effect that the hus- band had been guilty of deserting his wife for two years previous to the commenceweut of the actlon, ami bad furnished her no weans for mainteuance during that tme, Mrs, Yates baviog 8 crose-bil) tho Cours has grauted her u decree of ncumhul divorve, Tho foriner members of tue reverond eentleuan’s Hock here desire to kuow what his status {n the Rouk River Conforence will nuw be, o hiaviug aworn to the facts ulleged In his complaint, RELIGIOUS, Special Dispateh 1o Ths Triduna Broosinaton, ML, April 9.~The sixth an- nuai aeasfou of tlie Frateruity of lltaols Liberul Bouietics Js vow bolding 1u Blovmlugton, It began this evening with au eloquent seriuon by the Rev. Hobers Callyer, of Chicago, ut the Free Congregational Church, ¥orty deleatea ore in sttendance, und aro the guvats of Bluoms Sogton people, Among those whose uses are ou the gmgmmmn ury the Kev. J. L. Joucs, ot Jauesville, the Rev. G. E. Gurdow, the Rev, 8, 8 llumlu,. of Davenport, the Rev. d. L. Sun- derland, of Cllcago, tae ltev. Herberty of Uenc- va, sud tho Rev. C. W, Wondte, of Cinclunii, e —m— HOUSEKEEPERS SHOULD USE the Moth Proof Carpet Liniur. Use (cotton and paper) only that manufactured by the American Carvet-Lintng Company, New York and Buston, ¥or sals by all carpet-deulora. NIARBIAGES, LONG-ANDIIE WS- Dy the Ki. Hev. lifshop Cheney, TMIMI‘X Lhe ULh lust., &t Cbrist Church, Ibert L. f R Loug, filventin, 1., ‘dud Cliurlotte” Audséws, of Leas In’wln. T o cans, & Loslugiua paperd plesse copy, ettt ittt it d el AN DEATIIN, FANE—On Wonder,. thy Gib, st her Iate reaidence, P R Yo g ko D500 434 0 Ghye. Funertliruiniie resdence on Tourdsy 1 5. . BEADLEY—The tunersl of Mre. Kilen. wife of James Brediey, who dgparted thia Lite oa Moaday, April 8 eged _AFull Lino Carpets, General Honsehold SPECIAL SALE 82 years, will inke place at 130 o' J(ml‘ll‘lYA eh by carrlagesto Cllnq BELTON—On the Ath Inst., et 1488 £, 0f ConuumBHon. fn tha 141 TeAr of her aper RCE Girace, wifa of T. Jelton, §9-Buftaio, ot Bandusky, 0., papers playyy .ermran b AL the restden., eopy. s o NG inadle. ar, g ’l"l‘n'"e':n. °0l7 duaghisy o ine ! 4 of the family inesied -n'nmx'mflng;h:m”} AUCTION SALEN, By ELISON, POMEROY & G- Y veTanaets, T8and a0 mnuulpnfi co, TELR W. W, STRONG FURNITURE CO. Wht continne the Cleating AUCTION SALF Of thete splendid stock sl Wararooms 195 & 197 WABASH.AY, This Morning at 10 o’clock Commencing on the firat floor, Hall Trees, Side Boards, Book Cases, Dining Tables, Fancy Tables, Parlor Furniture, Chamber Sets, &e., &c., &e., &c. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, REGULAR WEEKLY SALE Fridoy Morning. April 12, at 9:30 8, 1, IMMENSE LAY-OUT. ™ - New Parlor & Chamber Suits, Second-band Furnitars of all kink, Frieasy Goods, General Merchandise, Crock. eryand Glassware, Chromos, &, KLIEON, POMEROY & co. _— By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 5 and 70 Wabsst-ay, TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED CASES CUSTOMM-MADE Boots, Shos & Slippers AT ATCOTION, Wednesday, April 10, 9:80 a, m. prompt, At same timo shall sell 16 CABES 9 OAQO BHOB 0Q.’8 KID AND GOAT fi%li] LAOCE AND POLISH, fine line Childesn's Phila. 8hoos, 48 cases Men's Hand.Mads Alex. and Cong., ohester. made Children’s ond Misses’ Bhoss, Osts. loguo and goods ronqs for ml%aouon Mon. day. GED, P. GORE & co., 08 & 70 Wabash-avy " HIGHLY_IMPORTANT, | SPECIAL TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, Thursday, April 11, 9:30 A, M, CLOTHING, DRESS BILES DRESS GOODS, CARPETS, FIFTY SE5T8 HARNESS, OFO. P. GONE & CO., Aurtloneen. ANOTHER LARGE BALE OF CROCKERY! On Thursday, April 11, at 9:30 a.m, 50 CRATES Ot Assurted Waro will bo offered inopen lots, Al &t fine of DECORATED TOILET SETS, UE & C0., Aucttoneens By E. It. LYON, Auectloneer, Chattel Mortgage Sals NO. 63 CASSST, Retwecn Indlana aad Ola-sts., This Weduesday, commiencing at 10 o'clock s, THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Tirussels Carpets, Parlor Salts, Kxt 0 Table, Fist Dlnonr and s ote, Locy Chrialim wut Hbusenod Uteaslls, K. #. LYON, Auctloueer. MOOREHOUSE & CU, B4and 84 Randolph-st. THIS MORNING, AT HALE-I'AST 9 0CLOCK We atiall scil an uoususlly large stock of New sad De slrable PARLOR SUITS, CHAMBER SETS, Library, Hall. Dintng-Toom, and Ofcs Furniury CARPETS, ETO., ETO. 8 very fine fot of second-hand Yuraiiore s llfi:«‘bnmu s etc., etc. ik MSGinitiusr & co., Auctionser. e By H. FRIEDMAN, 200 and 204 Handoiph-at. On Wednesday, April 10, at 0180 o’clocky A FINE ASBURTED 8TOCK OF M0 Packages Crockery and Glassware. G, W. DECKFORD, Auctioneer. By WM., A. BUPTERS & CO., Auctivncers, 174 Kast laadolph-ste THURSDAY THADE HALE. Dry Goods, Clolbing, Boots, Shoer, E, THURSDAY MORNING, Aprtl 11, at 9:30 o'clock onsecqnd Ador, 174 Esst ltandolph-st. WAL A. DUTTRRS & CO. THURSDAY, APRIL 1L, B)'/ WAL . Auctioneers. == BOOTS & SHOES. 1A, E. RADDIN 4 CO. AN 118 & 120 Wobsd! Byc . RADDIN & COu Y N Wapsiar. DRY GOODS, Clothing, Hats snd Csps. Notloas. &3, ’?l.‘l-[ls DAY, CMAS. E. tADDIN & CJ. = CIIROFODINT, g~ GTEPIRNS, THE T {ustant relict. Stef! nlbuflh lighs alre (06 WAES drus roras, culk. 3 et have e per Dok BEARIL ¢ > pian ey 0. D. "l"‘._ A Mas carranich BURNIAM s WSt B CHACAES B STOBS " FALNEL HOUSE HAL Ths beat place 1o cmurolu:"fllfi Guuds, wholesale or retall; mfl)flu’ Gosiace Warea aapect il Treel his, NATTIE M. UL, EASTER EGGS. 2l EO A wrand dlagh opea for Europesd 08 Hoar Fy 8. <o ek, o 1103 53 FEOTIONLIY, ar,