Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1878, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO TRIBU FRIDAY, MAY 3, 187, = THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The internal rovenuo recelpts yeaterday were $26,731.60. ‘The local sabecriptiona at the Sab-Treasury for he new 4-per-centa were $25,000 vestorday, Harry A. McIntyre, the Lake City, Colorado, ‘banker, atarted for the Weat yesterday in company with United States Marahal Wilcox, of Colorado, The Soclety of Homeopathle Thyricians and Sar- geons mat at ihe Tremont House last night, Dr. Tooker In tho chalr, and listened to & paper from Dr. E. H, Fosteron **Ophtbaimic Medicine and Bargery." The temperature yesterda a8 observed by Ma- 88 Madiron sireet (Trinuxe Duild & ,g\!demu Bambm;afl i"'m 70; 3 p.m., 603 '8 p. m., 60, Daromete: 5. m., 20.04: 8p. m., 2,00, ‘The monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Old People's 1lome waa held at the Home, corner of Indisna avenue and Thirty-ninth street, yesterday afternoon. The colleciiona from all Fonrces wore $U00, 52 in cash and $88.20 In mer- chandise, . Coraner Dictesth yesterday hald an Ingnest npon Patrick Carr, 8 paticnt at the Connty Hospital who dted of enterltis; nnd upon Rell Clark, the colore ed woman who was so badly barneu at & fire st No. 805 Clark etrect. Tho lmu)nquut Was not con- cinded on aceount of a lack of witnesses. The Rxecative Committeo ol'sfié’ North Side Citizen®® Unfon was to have held It® regular ‘monthiy meetling Jast evening, but the nectrsary quoram wae wanung, and those who did asscmble 1alked over in a very desaltory and informal man- ner tho envject of fall politics—~and adjouraed, Mr, 8am P. Skinner, the junior proprictor of the Egmont Hotel, Fernandina, Fla., arrived in this city yesterday, Mr. S8kinner reports a successfol seanon's brsiness, and predicta that next winter the Egmont will not be big enough to hold all the plessira and health scekers arho will fack to Flar- ida. Mr, 8kinner returns to his Southern home Rext week. At G o'clock vesterday afternoon Chatles Ren- bennen, 14 years of ape, while attempting to bosrd passenger-train No, 6 on the Fort Wayne Road at the Tweniy-sccond street crossing, accidentally foil under the train and had both lega crushed sbovo tho knee. Lir, K. C. Moors smputated the Hmbs, and sent the 1ad to the County Hospital. Tie will hardly recover, The Commilice of the Citizens’ Association sp- polnted by that body to go to Bedford and examine tho limestono from which the City-Hall s to be counstructed left yesterday afternoon, accompanied by & few members of the Councll, Theoy went vn the Michizan Central to Michigan cl;B’ where they ing), wasat 8 1ske 8 specis) traim which will Jand them in Bed- ford th{’l morning. The jntentiun 1atobe bLack Batorday, The Execntive Committes of the State Central Committee of the National party met yestcrday momning in the Tremant touse. ~A. J, Grover was elected Chairman ana Treasurer and C. 8, Griffen Hecrotary, The candidates sre not to bo asseesed, but funda will ba relsed by subscription, the nom- meen, of course, belng expected to comne down lib- erally. The Tremont Houro was mode the party headquarters, sud then the Committee adjourned, 0. ¥, Waodford, Water-Tax Asscenor, has pro- ared an {nteresting cstimate, showing the follow- g (acta: Waler-tax from May, 1878, to May, 1570, amount already asscesed, $720.316; enil mited amaunt by metre rate, $210,000: new pipo nand examination, $2 nescased represen The amount already Frontage on the line of the water-pipe, = 8553,400; water-closet! 50, 0215 bathe, $0,500; ealoons, $13,430; o P 827,078; horses, 310, U871 hose, 90,8833 urin $2,007; miscellancous, $15,542. The latest sensation at miliiary headquarters fa a report from W, 11, Stecle, who Writes to Uen, Ord under dato of Aprll 17, from Palo Alto, Nueces River, stating that the indlans had made rald mpon him, and bad killed his Lrother and all bis shepherds. The savawes aleo carrled off into captivity Georgo and Dick Taylor, two youngatern aged respectively 12 and 7 years, Gein, Ord {8 requested 10 use his infiucncy in notifying sl Mexican oftirlals to recaver ihe boys and return them to thelr motber, who | 1l-nigh alstranght. Gen. Ord has taken tha neceasary. atopa to recover the boys, A large meeting of the farniture-workers was held ulun‘ll}ewnlnl 1n Workingmen's I n the corner of Twellth and Waller streots, 3, Yost was elected Chalrman, and Joseph Dnnt!ger Secretary, Tho llet of the varlous shops in the southwest parl of the city wae read, and It was found that of tho employes 201 were in the Unlon and 110 weze not. ‘There were saveral shops from from which there were no roturne, Mr, A, Stroel- Jer mado & long speech, and waa followed by the Chairman, Yost, advocating the parpotes of the Uniug, and urging the members to induce all work- men to Join the organization. The next meeting wlm f;fl bold Taesday evening st No. 08 West Lako strect. Tho famous Flag Sorings property of Taylor, Willlama County, Texas, has passed into the poss session of & well.knawn Chlcagoan, Mr, John It, Hoxle. Tho tract consiats of 3,080 acres, and Ia situated thirty-six miles east of Austin, in the centro of tho kreat limestono and monquita reglon, ‘Tha epringe—some fAlteen or twentz in nuber— accupy & epaca of 100 square yardy, and ore sito- ated on 2 plan from dfty 10 100 fect above tho surroundlog country, Tt Is ong of the most at. tractive wpots in the Bouth, and It s understood to be Mr. Hoxie's intention to erect thercon n hotel, and In other ways improve and beautify the property, making it an attractive walcring-place. A preliminary mueling of the Committee for . curing an organization of all the manufacturers of eld yeaterday morning at the 'almer fesars, (lcorge 'S, Dowen, A, , and H, J. Culver were present, The fdea of the proposed Aesociation Is to mutuslly work togather to prevent freight dlecriminations on tlhe r:rlor the raliroad comuanles, and to exhibit for ho good of the city the real extont to which man- ufacturing bns beun carrjod. There aro 1,500 man- ufacturing estavllshments in the city, and it {s lioped to bring them all Into the new Arsociation, weicn will bo rally formed on the occaslon of o grand dinner, to bo given at an carly day, The german sectionof tho soclalistic Labor party held a large attended medtingat No, 703 Mllwau- kee avenue last ovening. After the transaction af aowe routine bu-hfiu the meating was addres ed st gomu leogth by a Mr. Fellea, one of the 1 1ils remarke ‘wero temnorato {n charac. the meuting onxm{ and woll dlspos- He expresscd the bellef that the cit; proposed (o inferfers with orgenization, and protested sgainst holr wants and theu go to the polls and assert themsclves in 1he fall election, 1le thought It highly important that the orgsnization shauld Iabar for A ropresent- ation in the Legislatury, and hoped that whoever mixhit bo elected would he elected by such & larga ‘fl,":{"’én" the opposing partics dare not count em ol 'rnu‘prlm:lpll topie of conversation In insurance ed, uutharities thetr 1t andurged hin hearcrs to ascertalu gl clrcleayesterday wis o unexpected realenation of Mr. 0. W. liarrettas & member of the Local Board of Underwritera. Inlin letter of resignu- tion, 3r. Durrctt vaya that his withdrawal ls duo 10 practices on the pary of the Board of which he could not approve. Mr, Darrott has huen s prowe inent mumber of the Losra for many_year, und represents the Continuntal of Now York, Mot Newark, Virginis Fire and Marine of Itichmond. and other compamcs, Tuess companies will remain with Mr. Darcett, he consulted them bofore taking the sbove-mentioned wtep, A meetiug of the Beard will bo held this morming 1o sct upon Mr., Harrett's resignation, aud there i no doubl that it will be sceepted. Mr. 8. W, Eouth- Wick lins disbosed of nis ngoncy to Mr H. W, Philips, 20 old and exporienced Insurance mau, Th tirm of Monigomery & Talinadgs bus dimsolvod, sud the business s conilaued by Me, Montgomery, The Custom-Hause investigativn is comoleted, Thu arclitoctural cxperts, “Messrs, Loyincten, Cleaveland, and Van Usdel, devoted tho aiternvon 1o 8 thorouith examinativg of the pluns and calcy. lating the quantity of stone nud ansount of laver neceusory Lo curry out tho contract, Afger haviag sompieted this Gguring, \hey compared tho reduits with what they ssw 1ho aftcrnoon on which they, ‘R tumpany with a TIBUNE reporter, fuwpected the Sullding. 1t 4w underwtood that thelr concluslons sre af a very l(umnxm;{chluc T (o the reputativn of the contractor and weveral Government eme Dioycs. Muaars, A. Kalsirom, one of the stono- :ulunf foreuen, who tus beeu asslstiug In the Iiveatization, W, G, Couper, who wua forinorly caiployed on the structure, and Ferdinand Gjn. dele, ail practical tone-cuticrs, also overbauled (he plaus, the stone, and the labor, and practicatly cons curred 1o the conclustons of the srchiltocts. Fifty thousand sliver dolinrs were recelved yes- terday at the Bub-Treusury, It 1o the wivhand burpose of Ly Gavernment to add this_allver to the actusl currency ot the Northweat, The silver previously recelved bad been pald ut in eachange for gold” or gold cortificates unly, 'Fho resuli hus Leen” that very little has guue inta the country. The bauks fn the country arv wiliing 10 pay cx- Preseage, but not to add & premium 1o the uipenso of Enhuz tois kind of money. Hengefortn city La Tecelving orders frum the country for “atlver con 811 them Ly turalog--them over 10 tho Sub-Tresaury, witn grewn- backs W foe awount of 'the order. The Bub-Treasury will attend fo the xhlflnlcul, surning the express receipt over 1o the bank. In thal way Lie buukd can accomimodate their correspomd With tho luaat possible trouble, sud Bo risk. Tl Mlver cowsca frow the Mint In hays of $1,000 eacu, it v expectud that two mors sbipmients Lo Chicage Tom the Miant of $30, Tautbe Nino $50, 000 each will be wade within TUB NEFORMED CHURCH, ‘The Particular Synod uf Chicago of the Keformed Church of Amenca began ity twenty - ud sun; &1 seaston in the Firat Keformoed Cgu b, oo W Hartaon sirect, Weuneadsy afternoon. Do alca are prescnt from the clasls of Grand itiver, Holand, Micbigag, Wiecaasil linols,—twenty‘four 10 a1 and Phily elected B ooy ilpe D b Frealdeaty the lv, pudert Witier, 8 Hey, Jola B, Joralman as hn A, ihe ey, Jola 6. ud Johin A. De Spelder ted Cil o 3.3, Beardsie STk . 1 Liav, ‘The proceedings were openod with prayer by the Rer, Sr. Beott, snd the suasion Vfll: A'vufi'd w routine waltess. 10 tho evenlog there wae & sefs wiog by the Kov, Menry 11, Jobuson, Yesterday morutng the :umrln\nt of certaly mepiverd Of the clusels of Holland in regara 1o tbeological fusiruction fu Hove Collego was lakea u0, aud nearly the® wholu day was uccupled with the watler. The cowplainants objected to the sctlon of the claseis u procecding tu raisy endownien' fora thevlogieal Proteassrship withont s approral of the Geueral pyuod, couslerisg Adcessar, and thelr actian contrary to the canso of trath and vital godilness. The clnssls was hesrd through its Comminsioner, the TNev. Dr. Phelps, and the Synod refneed to sustain the comolaint, ‘The report of the Committee 03 Misslons was then enbmitted, They recommended yetry impor- tant changen in the method of conducting the min- slonary operationn of the Charen In the Weat, among othorn the removal of the Secretary's ofica fromt New York to Chicazo, and the maro eflictent mansgemont of the work by the Individual classls, V'ending discarsion, the Bynod adjonrned until 1his morning. duy aciion will be taken on the report, and the roporie of the Comumittees on the State of Rellgion and of Kducation will be presented. THE AMATEURS. A meeting of the Garden City Amatear Jonrnal- iats’ Club, which embraces nearly all the nmatear editors of this cily. was held yesterday svening nt tue Grand Pacific, Me. Ilancock presiding. ‘Tha following members were present: Georgo W, Hancock, of the Club; C, P, the Volcano; Fred 8, 1am _ Cryatal, of the Observer and Reporler; Exodos and Frank R. Carroll, of the Amafeur Jouraal ; Frank Duncangon, amatenr printers i, P. Donohee, of the X nd Sunday: Sehoot L- drary : John Hollingworth and_James W, Beil, of Garden Cily Monthly; Ed. V. Jonca, of the Caeket } Ira ', Howly and Oscar T, Day, two prom- lsing yoang anthors. Uwing to the absence of some persons who were appointed to recite, the |iterary cxerciica which were to havo occurred did not come off, Frank lll. Clrtglk‘whu| xn‘n sppointed celtic at tho jast seaglon, read bis criticlam, l:l P, Howley, Wiltlam Crystal, B, F, Day, and Menara, Carroll and Duncanson were appointed to. farnish exercises forthe next meeting. M, Duncanton wne awarded tho contract for printing the constitution—84 for filty coples, ‘The Club Rertew, (ho official organ, was handed in for the drst time, sud was considered & vory neat publication. THE OWL CLUB TO MODIESKA, 'The 40wl Club" gavea **Hoot" ast night— the firat of Lo scason—at tne roome of the Club in McVicker's Theatre, and the occasion was made the opportunity of tendering to Madame Motjeskhy e Countess Tozenta. a hearty though somewhat .informnl ~reception. To some persons, unacqnainted with the aima and ob- Jects of the organization, which Jives and thrivas under a name to which there has been unjustly at- tached an association of idess not sltovether in keepfng with the lives nnd hobits of memhers of the Clab, —to some such porsons an explanation of the term **Hoot "' might not be mntss, A **floot™ Is a socia) mecting of the Clab, to which meotlng are Invited prominent rYernsmv 1n the world of Iiter- ature, art,“nusic, and tho stage, and a certain number of sacicty pcoplo. These soclal eveniugs are filled with music, vocal and instruniental readings, recitatfon, dancing, socfal convarse, an a Jight repast, and In the past history of the Club liave been voled most enjoyable events. Such ate **Hoots," and snch was tie entertainmant of last evening. Thu Club-quariers, recently eularred and beautlfuolly refitted increasing the (facill. for _entcetalnment, wers crowded with people who are woll known fu ' the various walks of life, The legal profession and the press were hr?ely represcnted, aud the fine arts and sciences fent some of the(r orna- while the stage jacked not a fitting repre- ation, The vocal and instrumental musical contributions not only lent pleasure to the cven- ing, but testiffed to the prese of tua follawere of music, 'The mitendance was large, and the festivitien were continued to a late hour. THE CITY-UALL, Ald. Stauber is sick. ‘The cily scavengers were pald abott $1,000 y xnlfly for work during February, March, and pril. The Mreasuror's recelpts yesteeday wees $410 from tho City Callector, 92,517 from tho Water Unice, and $:475 from the City Collsctor, The Comptrollcr wishen all thore enployes and others to wgmn 1he city ls {ndedbted to call'and let i kflow i what donominations they desire thelr scrlp deawn, §f they desire the scrip. ‘The following Committecs havo been called: Puhlle Bulldings, Saturday at3 p. m, in the Coun- cll Chamber; Ald. Gilborcs Special Committes un Rules, Munday at4 p. m. ; and the Finance Com- ittes Jn the Complroiler's obico, Mouday at 4p.m. . . The Bullding Committes and several other mem- bers of the &mu started last evening on their trip to Bedford, Ind., to take o look at Hinsdale stone quareles, ' In tho party are several memb of the Citizens' Ansociation and other cltizens 1 ufinml In publicaffairs, They will be uack Sat« urday, The April report of the Bullding Depsrtmant ahows t! thera were 10U budldings beguu, having o frontayo of 3,435 feet; 74 brick and 33 stone- fronts: stores, 1) stores and dwellings, 5l dwelling 20 7 manufactorles, 1 puvlic ofiice, barns, &9 basements and addat 108 sho Total' cost, §iH7,000, Coat of oiscaicnts aad shieds, S143,800. 'In April, 1877, thers wore 10 buildinus hegun of an vstunated value of §730, 700, Siuce Jan, 1, 1878, permits have beon fesued for 207 new bulldings, having a rronug)o of 8,44 feet § 5001 belck and D1 stane-Tront, Tatsl caut, 82,108, 600, Durlng the aume period last year permite wero fasucd for 461 new buildings, having 8,97 foet froutuge, and costing 81,244, 700, Jonse JOTEL ARKIVALD. o \ttmer Howse~F, J. WUceker, Logany) . V. o Doty S Tkbtrd. s 5. Ao T Wiante New oricans) Lang, liostoni C; 'arrison, Stio: Brever, laltimoroy the Ilon. Kverett O ke Tyler, U, 8 Ay 1 M, Wilcox, ki Co W, fitack, Cinetanatly D 1% Porry, New Grand Juclic=t. V. Ricliards Ereeport C. Bavarye Deil Moinesy Raiuel Goald, Gotiel a. I on | . iella, New rieann; Natiow, Springneid: ¥, 11 “Winee, “Sitoutendi T, 3. hlsek, b1 Mjl!xl)tl}’lt Ol , Joe, Mo, ; ot unu,le New Jerveyi C. P, Elder, Coioradot 1), Siorsons Winkmas Davie d: FowAmis Buttons Coi. orun. Winou 3 1t Relnban, 11a o Nerahaed S5 n v ko, U Heladiy, Huatlh Tslanda; tho 1jon., W, W. Wheaton, 'Jietroity ¢ 7 Bactamentol: W, Av* Milligan, New Yorky Sames ‘ardio stinneapofley 1.0 Ful- ton, Syracuse; F. K. (Veston, Hrooklyni the Hon, . G, Nasos, Buringfeld, Vi) lobert, O, Daker aud betder Foind du Lacs the fon.” W. 8, Cor, Liiogulng- tang tho Hun, ¢, C, Kievens. Newark, 0.1 # U, \¥y+ aut, Dabuquey Col. oo Chapma. Dibuue.... Sasr: mein _Howse~the flon, E, P. Fioch, Omkoaii the Hon, P, 1, Couger, lowsy Col. J, . lticharmon, Utica, Bowied & I8 Terhune, Now Yorkj A Lol U, W, Mason, Ehy Calres Uloeet barier, No orks C. T, Speacer, Bi. I'aul: Henr aue Keot tne thon Ht: W, Tayior, Clucigatt o0 TUE BURDICK HOUSE. STORY OF TUE HOTEL CLENK. **When didyou hear of it? Are the papers golng to make o cusscd row? Cumo, now, yon ain't a reporter, are your' Sowething of n ahadow passed aver the face (not to say ths cheek; botol clerks have no cheek) of ho youny man who feaned uver the counter, prup- pluga carious chin with two Landsand & palrof elbuws, **You sec theso men™ he continued, conveying by awink to the visior the Idea that he dld not deslro, to uttract their attention; **they are the custodians, One, two, three. Count them on your fingers upto ten, and atlll you haven't got "ens, There's elght in the dinung-rovm, with their feot on tho table, smokiug pipes, and if' thero was any Lese in the houde they'd have it.* l L'{h»y syews L0 be wmortal, —vui fact. " '*Indoed! Yes, 1 sunp they n And those that mra duwn in the kitchon ars mortaler yet. Eat? "0 no! Chicken pie? lettuce saiaa? M;dx' bham? pickled tunguey O no, 1 guess notl" « 'Yhils wwas aald with o eardonic emphaaly, "‘Ih long bave the custodians been o pos- scasiont” ** You know as well as 1 do. You are only coming your interviewing tricks onme. [ won't Lo anterviewed, What paper will it be In? tan 1 sond me fifty cupiost’ Whon ald the trouble berint"* ** Yeatcrday worning, Burdick, A¢came sround, Then DeWiit, A¢ came around. Thon Mrs. Des Wiit, she canio around. O Lord!] fiut wasn't it hot for n tinie! Shall § uver forget her -mnnty on 3 H 2] £ s : i g 8 g 2 : not mped over iy bodv will (yml Ko & lo caved uere dido't W 4 for him up-ataire, It would have burt the Look vut of the window, carpets and things on the sldewslx? sir, buarders, fail-flcdged, winging from the bome-nast, Couldn't awnd But tnay ‘() come back. As | e 10 Do you wew the Hoarders, thalr Ayl acket, w Blrd. Do Witt, ahe was too lively for Burdick, e came In, Ho's the ll.l“' i) [l Alout that time §t; mi from De Wit mes himeelf, " THE MANAUBI'S VERSION, 1 have puthing w do with the matter, My, Itsy, **This s & quarrel between Mr, De d Mr, Burdick. 3ir. Burdick owns the b d Mr. Do Witt the furniture. 1 bave b uing the houso since last December, and have paid all “IV' billa, Burdick clatied voure time uyo that Du Wikt owod him for sack runt, Lut e couldn't ut hin out ae loog as [ was ln pos jeaso oxpired yeaterdsy, Blay 1, an Iy was at iiberty 10 procecd azatneg Do Wi, ** Your position botween the contenalug furces seems to be thiat of srimed peutrsiity **That's it, ‘Fen daye sgo Burdick served & no. lee on DoWitt to puy B150 back.sent or vacate tho premiscs. Yesterday momning Mr. DeWitt came down, aud, going Into the Kitchen, told tho serv- ants to prepare broakfast, Srv. DoWitt stationed borselt st tne dour of the dining-room, aud Luld by Loarders 1o o in sud cat, Burdick renon- strated, vul doslly the breskfast was served.” **Then open bostilitics did not commence unsil tbo sppetites bad becn sstisded ! . **Lwould not guso far as to say that. There were skirmishes alung the hne from time 10 te, Alter beeokinat Burdick went out aud got & dis- uf, which be served, and threw the out of the dialng-room. Thers was a BouU 1 of excilemeut for u wnile.” +*Whal is the urescat siluatiou? Uurdick bas pussession of the dinin; Lhere Bre eivhit or ten custodi, a eral wote i the kitcheu, Esch pariy bas Iwo custodians fu the office, and the DeWilta have 8 wan o Keep peoplo from go1ug up-atairs, ‘Tha folluwing notlce was posted conspicuously oa the wall of the vfice NOTICE 70 ALL THESFASSRRY.—Vou Are hereby noti: PR A A ot expiting until May 1. 103 satd 1oy ls 1a Tull furce Bud efoet uuwi Lhal we' bave peaccabia pussessiua of ibe sald Dotel, aud bavo had sinco May 6, In77: that wo 10 BoW prepared Lo | vur Tighis wiih tha weans Which (hs (1w allows sgafiiat wil 1atTu i, Yuu aze forbldden frous saceuding Ly vilcs flove wiibout penialsaion of the cosivdlan 1o clarge under posalty. Lavinia (. DeWirr, Jonx A DEWisT. MES. UK WITE'S NARRATIVE After glying the counlereigu, tne teposter was atlowed to pars the nentry at the foot of the stair- cane leading from the office to the upper part of the hotel. Mrs. DeWitt was found in her rooms on the third floor. | . * We have n thres years' lease on the hoasc, #ald she decidedly, **and we shall not go out until it exnires, That whil be on the lat of May, 1850, ¥VSgme acconnt of your difficnities wonld be, elc,, eic., " auggested the visitor. “'Mp, Burdlck has na Jawlal cislm npon us, A few aays ago he not in a bill of $150 for back rent und repalrs, Tut we don't owe any back rent, and we are not honnd to pay for repaira.” ** There would scem to be a difference of opin- lon an that point?™ ** Yeaterday morning Me. Burdick tried to lock the dining-room door. “T went around to a side- door and told the gaesls to g0 in and be not afrald, Mr, Binrdick stood on the other side of the dou forbidding them to anter, But they bravely went forward, o cver a boarder driven {rom his prey by Way mere thrants *‘He then gotls distress warrant, and cleaned out the dining-roon, but the boarders had by that time finfshed breaklast, ™ '+ A narrow escape for them, Indeed"* *'We Immediately replevined the woods, and have got them yet, stowed away In the saloon. Wo do not owe a single cent lor rent. and can prove i, When Mr. Burdick can legally show his right to occupy the houae, then, and not 1011 then, will we move henco, ' . Nearly all of thie 123 boarders decamped_yester- gly.t leaving the field to the two belllgerent owers, IOLLISTER & GORIIAM, THEY WILL G0 INTO DANKRUITCY, The irm of Holllster & Gorham, carpet; cartaln, bedding, etc., dealers, Nos, 221 and 223 State etreet, Is In fnancial distress, The firm wador- ganized about threo years ago with a capitat of 850,000, which was invested In the basiness. They commenced at s time when the market for their Koodd was npon adownward grade, The business, which wan large, did not prove remunerative, as the decline in value of the etock on hand took off all the profits, For two years the ftm etruggicd in thie way, but, instead of making maney, it was gradusily dissolving Ita capltnl. Last fail the house added s wholesalo department, which, owing to tho times, proved an exceedingly bad venture. ‘fhere was no fall or winter trade to speak of. The housc had laid In & largo stock.and intereat had to be nald onnotes, Thera wasnelther wholesale nor retall trade, and henco s Iarge por- tion of the goods had to be carried over until this spring. About three months ago Mr, Tlollister nold vut to Mr, Gorhom his inlerest in the house, and hence, thongh the Arm name remained un- changed, the Lusiness stands under the title of Mr. 8. 1l, tiorham, £ A day or two ago Mr. Gorham, finding that he could not wmect his paper, made an asaign- ment to Ueorge T, VPhelps, of Marshall, Mich, That geniloman came here and took & look through tho stock and Looke, The laitor nrvur siralght uoon thelr face, ‘I'here 1a no doudbt but that the firi has been dolag Iix best to keep lte head ahove water, Lut the tida has been ngainst It, and 1t has hod to_wuccumb to the tidal-wave oplue over it, Thy nescte of the house are cstimated At $05,000, face value, Of this, $20,000 Is In'stock, estimated at purchase valne when bought. OF the $14,000 In_upen accounts, 810,000 18 considered zovd, and $4,000 doubdtfal, ‘Tho lisbllities are $05,000, mostly due to Eastern creditors. Mr. (lorham nas also sonie ?-’l 000 In [ kd perinnal debta, The irm will seck veliof throngh voluntary bankrapicy, and if givena show wiil probavly be avlo 10 pay 50 cents o the dollar. TOBACCO. THE NEDUCTION OF TIE TAX. Everalnca the present House of Congress con- vened there has been before |t a proposition to re- duce the tax on manufactured tobacco from 24 to 10 cents per pound, and on clgurs from $0 to 85 perthousand. It was introduced by Congressman ‘Tucier, from the *¢black bolt™ of Virginia, and gonerally found favor among the Southrrn repro- sentatives, Inadvocating the change in the tax, tho Congressman named urged {ta adoption on the groand that at the prescnt rato It was impossihlo for the small and poorer inanufaclurers to compete with thosa wbo were better situated, and henca the latter enjoyed the benedt of a monopoly, which waa really though nut apparently fostered by the Government, Most of the XNorthern Domo- cratic members of the llouse op- posed the measure, notwlthstanding that it recelved the indorsement of Congressman Durcliard, of Iitinols, who coupled it with & propo- sitlon to reatoro that moat oglous and corrupting means of ratsing o public rovenuo—the inconie tax. Toe spectous ples of Me. Tucker about mouopoly In the beainess {s all moonshine. The largo mantifacturer with ample capital and catablished trade—the result of years of looor in mannfactur- ing an article, which the consumer belleves to bo of standard and uniform quality—bhas an ud- yantago over his boorer and lcss knuwn cumn. petitur, Congressional actiun can noither add to nor take away this advantage. 1t Inheres toth fortunate possessor as 8 notural result of tho un- writien law of trade, kd "The introduction of the bill and the commenda- tion it received sl the hands of & majority of the Commiites of \! nd Means, togeiher with the favurund support it met with frow the Bontaorn niouivers, sounded & note of alarm to the tobacco trade, and for tho past Uve munths it bas been jo & lluzullnmr. If notn prebarious, conditlon, It Is true mn& the sctusl dally consumptivn varies very Iittle, The slaves of the weed wil hava ft fn one form or anotacr, If lnon have to occasiunsily miss a menl or postponc the purchase of & suit of clothes, In hard thines. sucn us the natlon has been gofng throngh durlug tho last four yoars, Alicre 10 less demund for tho doer grudes. Dright mahogany-colored ** piuz giycs way to **plank. road," and tho c*ltelnw Victoria™ place to the ‘‘Colorsdo Maduro,™ relalls for & nickel. Dut with the manu- fucturvr, Jobber, and dealer itls different. ‘The last-mentioned, fearful of a decline dn valuce, cauned Ly a sudden reduction of (ho tax, purchases only cnnurh 1o meet tho daily wants of ‘the con- sumors,—In_fact, restricts himacl! to supplyiug in s **hand to mouth™ way. ‘The intcrmedint dealer, tho jobber, finding that the retatler has reduced his purchases, declines to hl{{ from firet fands 10 the extent he formerly did, and the manufactarer, tindiag that there la a falling off in the joldinz demand, |u obliged to curtsi) the production, And wuch In the condition of the tobacco trade at the present time, From the manufacture of tobacco, cizars, and snutt the (Jovernuont denived n revenuo of over $:17, 00, 000 during the fscal year ending June i10, 1470, “I'he oficind Agurca for the succonding year stu uot ot hand, but it 18 safo to say that the'col- lecttons were us wuch, if not more. ‘There was derived In this city last year from tho vale of to- bacco atamips and “tobacco licensos 31,604, D85, ‘Thero are only four dlatricts in the Union which cantribute o luflfilr sum to the goueral revenud, Asindicative of the depression intho trade, the fol- lowing shuwiny, the revenne receipts from tobscco duriny the frat three wonths of thie yoar as com- pared with thesamo time last year, ls of interest: January. Fovruar, archi... [T " 1,031 lune does not oxhibit 1o fulling off in tho business, Clicago hae lang been the chiof dls- tributing vuint for Lau product of by Eastern and Hauthern factorica, AN the largor insnulactuters Nt ' \ Vigglula, and Norih®) Carolina huve oithor uranches of axencios i For the pust four or five wonths these ogen liave dove & very lHmited buslness, To & Tisnuns Tojorter they ycsterday stared that TUMW CONUKESSIONAL AUITATION 1IAD ALMOAT DESTHOYED THR MARKET. The trade was unly purchosiog unouyl to meet jts daily wants, Where jusvers aud couniry mer- chants formerly purchased twenty caldies, they nuw coutent themselves with frum four to eigt, The ity jobters, oy o rule, aro carsying pretty large stocks, which they lald 1n Ity laut lult and the ovaly demaud froin then 19 tur fancy brands for soriing up with, ** llow abuut tho masofacturcrst' ¢ Sany of thum have reduced thole workiag force tully ono-half," **What ure the prospeciat™ + Noue, so long as this azitation of the tax con- tinaes. Countey uisrchants und jubbers will not Quy iu Any quantity, fearful thut u reductlon of the 1ax may catch tliens With 8 stock on haud, aud el; cente o puund I Ono I facturer In New Jorsvy has made somne ¢ by guaranilveing to wuke kood suy loss that might be incurred by i reduction of tuX, and this has forced sopio few of the Virginis manafacturcre of pluk tubscco Lo do the suna thing, but not to so reat o extent. Should,tucjlax be reduced, the Now Jersay manufacturct will be a loser Lo i $:00, 0005 but nud fe 8 richh and ola. lebwd house, 10 elther cass it bus glven him a big advartisement in the trade, and 18 will undoubted- Iy colarku his bastness, ' ‘The Jentor wember of & Virginls manufacturing Ara stated to the reporter that tne buwineds of s house bad decreased alwost one-half, They had their bovded warehouss well Slled, and were run- vivg only vu hall-time. ‘Tuey wanufactured Bne govds esclusively, sud in some Instances, whure towpelition was ‘close, and they did not want to Bevy thelr Lrands wupplsuted by rivals, gave the uuarsuloe, 1f the tax were ceduced oow 1t would cust s iz somy $45, 00U or $50, 000, A wor smung the Colcagu factories—here the business {s conftucd to the wanufacture of * i als & whailar con d materially reduced the pi and. 8% & natura) cumsequonce, decreaned workiug force. Uue house, which usually at this #cason Fous over-ting, nas for the present dise churzed vnu-ball of ite curployes. The tobucco wmvn thluk ! nowliery gives Congress the power Lo o saw of (ov comwerclal Interest of e cuuniry. No such power 18 Ly auy strvieh of the fwaginetivn fmplied i any sectlon of that instrument; and Lo Lha vxteat of the dawage jpticted on uny Sudustry by Cougressioual agitution concerning tiie iwpusis tlon of repeai of ou duiport of foternal tax, Con- &reva b virtually gulity of cunfiscativu, o o tie up mrny Lhat by caunot usg it 1o a vaulagy is Lo Fub Liw of the (uterest or proft Ul would utberwlse acorue, and 10 that extent i posive condecation. It Cougress really inton reduce the tax, let 38 do so; o not, Jet la say a0, sud remove the clug from the wheols of ol of the largcst Indusirics i the country. This 18 Dol the Liwe L0 deliberulely hamper trado. For four yeare bave the indusirics of \ho couulry beca trylng Lo recuver frow tue Jay Couie panie, snd to Bt e abubliud Vivek L helr war sude condition 18 as heartless end aalnine as to rob & blind man of his cane or & convalescent eripple of his cratch, CARDONA’S ELEPITANT. WIZNB 13 THE MOXEY TO COMR yROMI An advertiacment, which appoared about & week 220 in ane of the papers, wan the catino of the as- rembling of & fow peaple inJudee Farwell's conrt- toom st the City-1lall last night. There wero present two reporters, a gentleman, evident- ly an' Itallan, named **Gon." J. Cardona, snd threo otner gentlemen. evidently [rienda of, and presamably Interested with, Mr. Cardons in the rchente which he had intended to, and did not, un+ fold, After walting 11} after 8:30 for tha arrival of the populace, Gen. Cardona decided to posipane hin lecture ot falk to next Sstarday night at the #ame hour and place. There had existed an Im- preasion that Gen, Cardona was golng to disconrse bpon **elty ecrip, ‘thow to oulld the CIIF- l|’|‘l|l for nuthing,” or something of a like pubilc Intereat,an . the aforesakl reporieratherefore aaked him what the meeting or leciure was going tn be. e thereupon exhibited a draft in India ink of 2 monstrous bulling, riraling In extent the fauous Coliseum nt Kome, ~lo calied 1t ** combination af a cattle, produce, and nnivereal exchange,” “The buliding was to be 1,200 feet In diameler from wall to wail, and circolar in form. Around the walls on the interior wero to bo arranged acats, na 0 a clrens, accommodating 70, 000 people. In front of theso sents was to be o f-mile race-track for exhibitlons uf horse-flesh Introtting, runninz, and. F) undoubtedly, chariot-racinz, Tue track was to ba ffty feet in width, Tho epece in- closed by the race:teack was o o devoted to world's fairs, exhibitions, cattle shows, exporitions natlonal and international, etc., and in the winter to _be glled with water and nsed s a nkuunqu‘n‘. Also in the summier, when the world's falrs, ete., did notdemand the occupancy of the bufldlmf. it might be tised a0 o swimming- school, & natatorium, Uen. Cardonn did not eay how much water wond be required to fil} thespace, bt remarked that it contd be emplied i an hour, ‘This, therelfore, would mako n very oxcellent baso~ ball ground, With a dismeter of 00 feat, ** tho only Nolan' would hardly pe ablolo knock the Dol out of bounts. The * awimming-sthovy water could bo drained away In an hour ailter tho morning exerclses, und the game could pruceed in the afternoon. ‘The pecullarity of con- afruction was to bo a featare of the bulldine, The walls were (o be 105 fect high and about elzht fect thick. At Intervala nleng the walla were to po immenze pillars of solld masoney. There were to he twentv-eightof these piifarsat reguiar intervale, and over them wore to paas huge cables fGemly chored In the ground at oue end and all uniting At the centro of the roof, for which they were to form a support, ‘fhere wers to ba no other rupports for the roof (oxcept of course tho ontor wall), which was (o be' comnosed of fron and giass, and was to cover nbout {wenty- five acres of ares, There were to be abutments to the pillare aforementioncd, and there abutments wera to project from tha wall about 123 feet, and tho space between them was to ba devofed to ¥insiness purposes,' Tho entira apuce requircd for the bullding and lts extonslons was about sixty acees. Aiiitle mare should Ve sald abont the glass roof, was Lo Lo 1,295 feot in alamaur, ana slightly sianting_from its caves (height from the ground, 105 feet) to the conical mpex, which was to 235 feef above the floor of the bullding, 1twas very ovi- dent that Gen, Cardona relica upon the suorting men of the country ta lend o hand toward tho erec- tlon of monstrous pils of architecture, for to thom has_he dedicated the profect. As to the means to be emplayed to furnfan the funds, the projector ¢id not spenk 10 detatl, They nta to bo subscribed or voted by the city, und Uen. Cardona s to suporintend " the teceiving a commission of course therefor. cost 18 to bo abuut $i1. 000,000, —unly 34,000,000 beeause (& ls to be built from o patent atone which rduna only knows how to make. The ten- eral has an ldea that tho moneys revelved as ad- miwsion fecs, ctc., and rentalw, will very onfekly pay back tho Investment and yield u handsume in- come. But the manner of gelting the wonoy to build this minphitheatre was not explained in o'way that was clearly uneerstood by the reporiers, and I!.lfllle thing abuve mentioned the General will make uil clear. TUE COUNTY BUILDING. The Grand Jury will mako its final report and be discharged to-morrow. ‘The attorneys for Tyrrell {n tho Weat Patk caso wero preparing the bond for au appeat to the So- premo Court yeaterday. They will present ¢ to- day, Benator Nuehler is having the apeech of State's- Attorney Mills, ‘made on the trl of Marso, who sesaulted him, written out with a view (o having it published, ‘The County Treasurer yestarday gave notico that hao woald commenco to-lay to pay all county orders of date of Nov. 13 and prior dates which had been drawn againat tho General Fund, Tn the County Court yestorday Kate Edicr and Neal Brown were adjudged insane, ‘Fhe former §s not s pauper, but was ordered taken to Jeforson temporarily at the expense of her friends. Judge Moore oxpeeta to bo ready to doclde the ‘motlons nending In the. Protection Life-Insurance cano to-worrow. Und of the wotions s o quash asto Hllllard ctal., and tho othor for a bill of particalard in the caso of Kellogg.. Yesterday waa arralgnment day {n the Criminal Court.' Thirty-slx were arealiped, and. taking thelr word for it, thoy wero all Innocent of tho crimes with which they were charged, excopt Frunk Willlams, who pleaded gulity to burgiary. ‘The delinquent taz-list was yesterday completed and put inta the hands of the printer, The s'een- dng Journal will do tho printing, and It in caleu- 1ated that the work will ba done so that the Coanty Callector can osk Judgment on the list the Ozst day «t the Juac terir uf the Luunty Court, THE ITALIAN MURDEKER. 8imon}, the murdorce, was in a stapor most of the day ye: nrdnr.:nu,'whrnnnu-a , manifestcd s uncaal y the ocullar shrugging of his suoulders which has beon uoticed wm him slaco his arrest, In the farenoan he was visited by the Itattan Conaul, but the juterview with bim was very unsatisfac tory. Intne artcrooon a roporter cslled on him, and arousing from hls stupor hu ceme to tha cell door, the very r!chlu of dlsconaolatencss, The reporter asked him a few questions, which he un- swered with o nod or shake of tho hond, at first prewondlng that by could not understand Knglisi. Hu forgot himsell, howaver, was mentioned, Ilo #x(d the Cons from the pulico fitends, aud, whilo hie would uay uothing about his crime, hu shiowed that he was quite famiitar with the city, Lomng sixht of noney, however, for tho moment, he relapsed Into his forier position, und pretended notto e able to understand snyining that was suld, ** Lo yuy une doestand Engilahy™ the reporter inguired, and the ane W 03" **Did you underviany my fornier question? continued the reporter, und tho anewer camo as before, and the Interview ended, He thiuks, ovidently, that the galiuws will ba his purtion, yut his greatest conceru Appears (o bo to what will become af his money, e oughtito give himel! no trouble un thisecore, huweyor, for lle nttorneys will, no doutt, look aftor bis Guanclal as well as bodlly Intercsta, BURKRY AND CONNELLY, The attorueys for 8herry, the wurderer, having a0 far been unable to fal any wunvy from thoir cliunt'a {riends, propose to go “befora the County Board Monday with a potition asking thut the county appropriste a sulicient sum (o sccuro the wriling up of thy records in tio case, 1f thiw farle them, a8 it cortalnly; will, they then propose to reaozt b0 & mandamue 1o compel tho I[.l‘nruprlu. tion, or compel the blatu's Allorney to lave the wiltlog done with e clerical force, Shurry ra- Karde 8]} this mancuvrelng as somewhat farcical, aud le getting worked up wmmunm{ 84 tins steals awny, lo was lustily sweaningat hle Juck yestorday, and, dn bl rage nt what Fux Titne use hud said of hlin fu counection with the llallan murderer, made an effurt to- asssult an attacua of un afternuon paper who was §n the Jall, anid whom be mistovk for 'Yux THiBUN] le declarvs st he will ** pat o besd ou*' the reporier in question the frat oppur- tanity, and, in fact, ou repurter rally, all of whot, In bis opinten; ought to by erying weat ut the Stock-Vards." Lo ducs not appear to care 4 great deal soout betny huug, Judgiag by what lie 1as (0 83y, uud bn 3 disre-devil wplril he Leliy Low many persous ho has seen huny, aud how Lo used 1o vijoy such acenes in Clacinuat) and Keutucky, yosraauo, 1o coufusses, however, witl s wicke his mind lss wowew,at undergone w the wuvject latterly, yol he bau, il wot " ba halt o susf o u, and tiat ho ls uut quite ce: i suther be bung or go o the Penlieutlary for nife, Conelly s wore docil and wo:k, aud b 1o say. Tue wirungs wowen from Ueaplaine whr coutiuues to vialt bim, sud yesterday brought with ber an aduirer for Shocry, wat ho fmpresaton she madu will not, i de belleved, e llllln(- Bherry's brothar will ‘be borg lo-murrow from Now Jerséy, snd I attorueys will meet bim at tho train, Letlers which have preceded biin ane nouuce that Le bas succeeded iu rulsing o sum of wouey to put oo e case, CRIMINAL, Emerson Caln cumulaius to Jastice Pollak that Fred Dunsiog stole from him & door, a woudey partition, and two bozcs of wosp at No, 714 West Modisun atroet. A warrant w eut for Dunalug, F, H. Biacdel, the Postinaster st Esgle Lakg who was beid (v bati 8 few days ago by Commis. slouer lloyne on a charge of openiug letlers, yeaterday fusulsbed bis $5,000 ball sud was re- leased. Early Iast evening three young ruflans mamed Qeorga Uilllard, Mariln Charles, and Alfred Mur- tin. drlveu by hunger and a pasalon for deviitry, catered » collee car ut the curner uf Polk wnd Clark atreots and proceeded 1o bulp themseives 1o all they wished ia the valioy line. The ouly vccupint ufthe coffce car was & 13-year-olu boy named Josoul Sullivan, 1le Femonstrated with the boys, snd toatly wet 0ut Lo got & policeman, whcrcupon Hilliard drew & revolver aud Ored vuo shot st bim, Odicers Duooe and Duly srrested the youns dess poradoce. Minor arresta: Fred B. Lowe, larceny from Fruncis Avle; Martiu Blake and Charles Jobason, 1Wo young pickpock LG Wers caught at Hooley's Theatre by tbe boy-detective; Martln Tuusill, larccuy of a towel from police head. hesduuariera. Lot wha falled W tuck bt fur suvugh under hia coat: Annto Burne and Mary Mellen, canght by Officer Cowdry in act of steallng roma ten eanlaters from Merriell's atore, No, 223 1inls Ated mireet, while they were out upon & shop-lifi- ing tour. Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon & mesk-thlel cntered the jewely ators of utto Bros., No, 107 Fifth avenne, and escaped with pome thirteen valnable watches, most of them be. longing to customera, Tho thaft was not noticed 8L the time, the proprictor being buslly engayed fn the rear part of the store, Detective Seott yesterday arceated a yunm‘ m!:ml 5 tha named Frank \Wilson, whose chicf affen he was A ‘‘pal™ of the overcoat thief, Albert Jones, snd who loafed shout & dive on Madlison atreet, nenr LaSaile. An owner Is wanted fora Dlug avercoat, & vawn tickes for which was fonnd in Jones' possession. It wan reported by F, G. Richmond on the 2 of April Iast, but neither owner nor complaint has aince been heard fiom. At an early hour yosterday morning OMcer Atdrich came ‘upon Charles E, Bucll, an old thief and Penitentlary bird, Upon seeing the ofcer he ranaway, but was pursued and captured aftera fong chasa, In his possession were fuund & num- ber of towe! plece of burdering, and several teces of [rince, all of whnich were identified by Nicholas Hogan, owner of a_bowling-alley on Clark strect, from which place he atole them dar- fug the night. 8, I, Tilton, English, 60 years and nupwards, Hosrd of Trado man, and of course highly respect- able, was last night lrnnmlnmuly locked up ina cell-at the Weat Madison trect Station charged with making thrents, Tilton and family reside n a West Madigon strest flat, and wife iive ot the sme place. and Mra, Ilyan quarreled, ond one night Ryan's room _ was entered and = somo 470 was taken. Mrs. Ryan anld Mes. Tilton saw where the money wan nldden; It wie gaulmmd about, and ultimatoly Ryan got & scarch-warrant for the Titon premises. Tho money was nol found, whercapon Tilton abnaed Ryan, calied him acuckold and 8 hcnlwckml tnsband, and threat- ened to stick a knife In him with the cxprens pur- pose of reeing whether ho had any hlood In him, All of which Ityan Is opposed to, hence tho war« rant and arrost. > Justice Bummerfield yesterday held the follow- ng: dohn Murpny and John Ward, found {0 osecssion of a ot of shocs, $6 0 tothe 7th; John Klncll, icking the pocket of "Miss Minnlo Green, No, 403 Dearborn avenuc, $100 ne; Flora Cran- dall, of Wilcke-murder faine, §50 fine for drunk- ennesa: J. C. Bulcher, charged with recelving stolen property, $500 to the 11th: Nellfe Margan, Aun 'NCIl, £100, fno: each; Ann Drlscoll and Mary Maloney, $2: ne each for drunk- enness, Justica Murrieon held James Morton In §300 to the Criminal Court for the lurcony of & walch and chaln from hia biother Johin; James Moore, larceny of $2 from James Uarkinw, 8200 ditto; James Trown, larceny of asven chairs from 1 Dalton, No, 125 Jefforaon strect, $200 dltto; Gus Stelnmetz and Tnomas Fitzslmmone, latcun( 'orslz-lmn from the Dar. Tington ftond, €100 dftos Cornelinn Iieaioy Intceny of pants and ahoos from a colored man, $300 ditto} larceny of & dress from Mary Caliaghan of No, Forguer _strect, 85t to the 3 Patrlck Walnt and Patrick Trasnar, vagennts, $100 fine each. ~ Juatico Kaufmann fned Dennia lelch, Willlam Hutchlason, William Friedman, and Ed- dio Dubols 8100 each for bumming from home and aleeving In bakery wagona nlony the streels, e TAX-FIGHTING. Jlow They Do It In Boston, ¥ Bpectal Dispateh to The Trivune, Bosrox, M hant i no longer the Doston tax-dodger: for two Essox County juries have Just declded in favor of tho city fn sults brought by Joln 11, Wrieht and Witham ¥. Weld to recover taxes pald under protest, Wright's euit waa for $1,5600 only, while Wold's was for nearly £42,000, In both cacs they wenally failed fo convinco tho Jjury that tholr homes were nt Na- liant, while it was” spparent that tha sojouen of a few munths at the scasliora was with tlic intent to escapo taxation in Boston, whero thoy lived for the larger partof tho year, The suita wero sharply fought, especially In the Weld case, whero tho c1bie was broughit in requinition sevoral times by thu defense to avcertain from a Bostonlan now in England the whereabouts and Importance of docu rents, It i possible that Loth cases will be o) pealed to the full Bench, but thers appears to but little question of the solidity of the veidict. THE WEATHER, Orrice or TiE Cuisr SioNat Orricen, Wasn- 1eToN, D. C., May 8—1 s, ni.—~Indications—For the Upper Misslaslppl and Lower Missourl Valleys, and Upper Lako reglon, colder, northwest winds, rising baromoter, and partly cloudy weather, fFor_ tho Lower Lake rezion, Tenncasee, and Ohio Valley, falling, followed by rialng barometer, gouthwest, veering 1o colder northweat winds, unnll; cloudy sud rainiug, followed by clearing westner. £0CAL 0] ERVATIONS. Citioano, May 3, fin, Weather im, 801 i HENERAL UBABUYATIONS, Curoaao, Siay 3—-Midnight, TBar, | Thr. ) (FInd, [ Riitn, iVeaiher, ol foli ot e 1 Stations, (Falr. »01'Clear, jClut OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 8AN Francisco, May 2, —Salicd—Steamer City of 'Tokl for lloug Kong via Yokohama, Nxw Yonk, May 2, —Arrived—Stcamships Slate of Loulslans, from Glusgow; City of Brussets, :‘rnm Liverpool; and W. A, Scholton, from Rotter- a0 ixtom, May 2. —Steamships 3loscl, from New York, and rived out. Faurues Poin, May 2, ~Atrived—~Thames, from Liverpool. QukLsaTows, May 4,—Arrived—Montans, from New York. Musenchuseita, from Boston, bave are —————— KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, &pecial Dispateh to The Tridune, NanuviLLg, Tonn,, May 2,~The Orand Com- mandery of Knights Tomplar met i thelr six. teeath annual cunclaye to-any, and madea aplendld uhow In procession through the principal atrects. ‘The Order of tno Ited Cross was exomplified to- night, followed by & grand bunguet, in which the mumbers of the tUrder slone participated, A come vetitive drill petweon Kt. Elmo und Cyrono Come mandcries of Momplils and Murfrousboro and tho Jackson Commandery I!lku!llllitn to-morrow afters noun, 1o wind up by a grand concert and banquet in tho evouiug. ——— Photographing u Henrt-leat, One of the wost romarkable applivations of photography fa that by which it 1s now made to register, and fn the most accurate manter, the mechunieal motfon of the heart, ‘The devies b which this resuit {s attalucd I8 indeed a trivmph af tnventive skill. it conslats of a thin Judls Tubber bag, to which a short gluss tube |s ate tached; sufficlent mercury is poured {nto the apparatus to fll the bay and a portlon of the tube, aud the fnstrument fs then placed. over tho bicart of the perdun to bu examnined, Ar- ranged In this manner, every pulsation of the lieart is fndleated by a correspondiug tnovement of the mercury of the tube, aud, by sultable pliotographic apparatus, provided with a mov. iz sensitive sllp of paper, u perfect rezlstration of the extent and rate of thy pulsation s obe tained, ‘I'iv interesting fact 1s mude known by this provess tuat the fall of tho pulse sumye tunes takes placo In suceeasive hurizoutal llnes, tno columu reascending Lo or threo times bee fore falling altogethe: e erme— A Miner's Futsl Trap. Nerdo (Col.) Transeript. A placer miner whoso cluim 1s near Towa 110, in_Ffacer County, bad had bis sluice-boxes robbed o seyeral occasions,and though ho tried all ordinary methuds for detectlng the perpe- trators, falled to do so, Finally ke determined upon & plan which was as novel as 1t was terrl- ble in executlon, A quicksilver tank was charzed with powerful explosives and placed in chi flomlun that no slulce-robbers could approach the boxes without uumlnz in coutact with au Jugenious arrunzvment which would ex- Pludu the pupleaent of deathaud hurl them uto eternity with the preeision of & bursting boiler, OwSunday Jast tho loventor of this ap- varatus (Whose nume our Informant fatled to obtaln) went to the locality whers be had 1t “planted, " wheu, by some strauge aod un- kuown accldent, it expludea. wer to do tho work ror which it had been made was fully demonsirated, “The owner was shattered into & tuousund atums,—s victiw to his owa fnventive faculties. Traglo Eplsods tn & Geogia Famlly. - Guinearille (Ga.) Southran. - Mr. Jolin Pore, whiu' Lives fu the lower part of LumpGin County, bud twodittlo chlldnu.:rud sespectively 3 and o, - ‘They wers eugoged fu their customury play u few days ago, whils the mother wuy ut the well, The oldest child, for what reason it will ucver be kuvwn, picked up s sharp hatetiet and struck thu baby in the side, leaviug the ax stickivg fu the wound. Tue child, seciug whst be bad doue, run and told his mother, who was drawloy up a bucket ob water 8t the thme. This su Irignteued ber that sho ley R0 of the wiudlase, wud tke revolviog crauk struck the boy un the head and fiterally Kuocked his bradus vut, killlug biw jugtautty, THE COURTS. The Licensing of the Street-Cars to Be Tested. Rocord of Judgments, Bankruptoies, New Buits, Ete. Yesterday aftornoon David L. Magrnder, 8 stockholder of the Notth Chicago City Ratlway Company, filed 2 bill In the United States Cireult Conrt agalnat the City of Chicago, the North Chl- cago Clty Rsllway Company, Volney C. Tarner, Qeorge L, Duntap, W. H, Ferry, Ebenazor Buck- ingham, Wililam C. Goudy, snd Hiram Crawlord, to restrain the enforcoment of the recent or- dinance requiring the City Rallway Company to paysatazof §50 on each of Itscars. Afterin- dulgingin some historical reminiacences in re- gard (o the conditlon’ of the City of Chieagu in 1860, the complminant sets out a copy of the charter of the Chicago City Rallway Com- vany, and of tho North Chleago City Rallway Company, and ajo the ordinances of 1804, allow- ing the latter Company to extend its tracks, tha ordinance of Feb. 11, 1803, giving nower to lay & track on Lincoln avenas, of November, 1871, and that of Oclober, 1874, granting additional powers of a similar character. o then eiatea that the North Chicago Railway Company ia now, nhder such charter and ordinances, ranning and ,bsing on its Nnes eighty-six cars, moved solely Ly animal powor, and itia not using any othee cars within the clty lmits, The tracks are Jold in the strcets " in the manner ro. quired by the ordinances of the city, and each of the carals managed by a driver and conductor. The Company has complied with all ordinances relative to ihe paving and repalr of the strects, has paid all its taxes, and sanually ex. penda large sums of money for the accommoadation of the public travcl, in addition to promoting the convenience of those who travel In the cars. Thae capital stock of the Company has been Increased to §502,400, and & mnch larger amount has been cxpended in constructing the rallway and for stock for the samo, relying on the permission and liconse flrln(:ll by tho acta of the Legielature and the or- inances of tho city, Complainant owns forty. eight shares of stock, y the Constltution of 1870, munleipal corpora- tlorie are prohibited from levying and collecting taxes, except for corporata purposes, and it fa ro- quircd that such taxss be uniform in rospect to B:nnnl and property within the juriadiction of the dy imposing the same, and there 14 no authority whateyer conferred by the Constitution on munic. ipal corporations or tha suthorities thereof to | of Chicago organlzed under the general 872, and that Inw, as I8 cisimed, yives no power (o tlie City Councl ' to {moose a l{cense feo on atreot-carg, tho only provision of the kind be. 112 _one o llconne, tuz, and regulato hackmen, draymen, oninlbus drivers, carters, cabien, port- ors, oxpreasmicn, and all ufhers pursning 1(ke oc. cupations, sud to prescriba their compensation, On tho 18th of March the Councll passed an ordinance Impnl!nf!l tax or license of $40 on each | car, March %D Magruder sent a notice to the Company protesting ogulust their paying this 1i- cenne fee, but the Boand af Directors declined to accede to hls requost, and announced thelr inton- tion ef paying ji uniess legal steps were taken to prevent them, Complaluant therefore fliea hin bill asking for an Injunction to prevent tho Company from paying, of thecity suthiorities from,collecting, tho tax or license feo in question, THE APPELLATA COURT. The Appellate Court yestorday promalgated the followiny rule, to be known as—~ Rulé 40~Whereas, by & ruie of tha Bupeems Court, sdopted January, 1678, L ta ordered that fn il cases romoved to that Eourt frout this Court anly so nuch of the recurd embracing s vopy of tlia Qul Judgment or decretat order of thu Clreult Contt, with mahurt atates ment of the facts found by tha Appeliate Gourt, and & cupy of thelt final Judianeiit as “shiall Lo nocemsary to clearly and fully present thio question upon which thy decisivn of the ¥upreiue Gourt shall be sunght, shall bs mada up, and that the same aball be dircted by nt Teast Lwo of the Judies of the Appelinte Court. and thinc tlelr order to Lust effect siali be cortified s & part of the record. ‘Therefore, It Is hereby required by this Court that the counscl for the party desirlug 1o ranove & causs from this Court to the Bupremo Court shall prepars and subimit to the counsel for he appuddte pAFLY & draft o thie ordor of this Court containing tho siatament of facta and portions of the record only necesssry to Dre- seit clearly and fully Lo questions sfuresaid; and if the counsel cannot azres. thes ahall, after reasonahic notice, each present Lo this Court, or one of the Judges thereaf, thelr suggeitions tn writig 16 relation ' therc: for imofderthut uho polats o' aifteronce, 1t ahy, iny 0 (lrly settied in compiiance with sald order of tha Bupremo Court, BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Only thirteen new casps were begnn yesterdny, Delow will be found cizhiteen petitions, of which five were begun yeaterda 'rt‘nodor' ‘entyck, Cnicago; debts, 83,000, No amets, Yorman M. Martin, Chicago; secured dobts, $150; UG0. Asacts, nil. Jesi ‘hicago. John and James Howl: retall grocers, and i, partners Dowlan Brothers, at Johiet. Prefoered cuts, $40; socurod, ; unsccured, $3, 100, Astcty, lands, 86,310, mortgagod for ) 600 3 James Howlan owes John shows nelther Alptieus A, Lincoln, Chicago; proferred dobts, $40; unsccured, $2,800; and bills discounted, John Freeman, Chicagos secured debrs, $2,5001 unaccured $3.200, Auscts, lands, 83,000, mort: or A 4 &'llllnm . Thomss, LaGrange, Cook County; debla, secared, §4,000; unescured, $14,888, No aeects, Alexander P, Bulllvan was aleo one of the nim. bor; sccured debts, uneecured, duo for money borrowed since' 1808 fram partica i Chis Fort Btan« <ago, Detrult, 8t. Louls, Tan," Alameds, Banta Fe.and Las V. Mezxico, §25 703, The only asvet 1ot on Osk street valued at$4, 500, for 86,000, A potition was flled againit Joscph and Emil Huber, brewcrs at Pourla, oy Larenz Schadcer on a cluim for $2,020,00; Ueorge \Weber, $000.U0; + Joseph Wombacher, $2,. 702.80; and Joseph Kirsch, $2, 380,75, The frm {8 charged with having waide preferentisl sssign- ments of ity lazer-beer brewery and other property to the derman Brnking Company of Prorla, ‘Tha debtora eatercd thotr consent to an adludication, Joln E, lHenseller, Princoviile, Peorla County; unsocured debts, $0,400, and 'sccommadstion: vaper, $110. Asects, lands, $2.K00; bills aud notes,’ atock fn trade as & contractor, i 000; hurves and ca 1350; buggy and wagons, $127.50; tools, $100: and opon twonty sisres in People's sociatl on‘ 840, Fellx P, Uluck, Chlenge 2 Fort Sumner, accounts, §2,600: also Loan & Mumestesd Ax- 1, debts, , 088, 98, g smoma ascle, opun accoant, Chrlatopter Lathuian, iyde Park; debts, all une secured, $U00, us far ag known, 4. William 1L Bushnotl, Chicago; eecurcd debts, $32,000; unsecurod, $44,000. Assets, nothing, Lachlan and Thomas McLachlan, formerly buiid- orw, of this city; debts, all unsceured, i1, 70417, No frn asects. ' Lachlan McLachian owes 838, 500 accured and $2,300 uneecured deute; bills diu- counted, 80,800, Assets nominal. 'Thomus Mc- Lachlan shows nelther dubts nor asscts, Aninvnlnnur{ botition wa fled agsinst Uriah M. White, of Tecoria, by Whititer, Durdelt & Yaoung, ona clain for $2.518,.87; Jordan, Clark & McLaughlio, $2,708.U1; Uould, Davunport & Spaulding, $811.13; Miner, Beall & Hacxott, 8305 Hawluy, Foleum " & Martin, $400, Sus| sion of payment enly ia charged. "The defen: snd sdmitted the sct chnrged. ‘Todd, Chlcago; debts, 83,200, Allflli Chicago, Roc! firoad Company. Miciacl K. Bannon, Jollet: dubls, $11,165, Avsecs,open ‘accounts, about 310,000 notes, $700, d Provisional ant INAUBANCE COMPANY REPOUTS~THE CUICAGO FIR! J, K. Murphy, Assignce of the bankrupt Chi- cago Fire-Insurance Cumpany, filed hix aumthly report with tho Keglater, which ls a8 fullow: April 1, cash oo hand Tald expeusca and war, Dalance on baud. e et THE MUTUAL BECURITY INBUHANCE COMPANY, Ly its Amignec's report, makes the following showings R hand. S Ou it H. Fursythe's uots. ... Feealn above Caecs. ).y, Tnterest oa $10.000 Uilied BiatesVoadn.... Pald expenses, .. $32,460 Justue Killan, Recelver of the German-Ametican CIRCUIT COURT, . Bavk, au i sult for §4,600 yestorday it GFAR Snd [ieriban 9. Phimmans) *EMieE Chsrles L. Joberts brought suit for $2, sgainat Charles W, Bpeor, laaac Speer,and Thomas Bheer, "Sirsh Beals, onm beball her son, Charles E. Holmes, 8led & petition for writ of hsbeas corpus against C, Felton, Bherays Charles was srrests ed on s charge of vagrancy aud fAned $25 sod costs, in dofault of which ne wes sent Lo the House of Corroctiun. Tue warrant cosrged him with beln; agabond, sod Mre. Heals thinks there was sus @ vuriaoce between the complaint and warrant to entitle hua to a dlscharge. CRIMINAL COURT, glmu Qillon was tried for burglary and acqulte Juho Murphy was coovlcted of larceny and given thrue muntls 1n the House of corrsctivn. L Juvas Bros ;“l CAll. ' DOSTT~NO cou) UM AELLATE b‘uv:r-cmhefiu atNo. 41, :::I::n!l Ollver, aad gocs s far a4 possible. JEUBUARY-135 190, UK 14) Hbio ey nctustee. | + 153 | 59 v. G7, LAt nion & Siebigan Soithers ialllo i Conany.en UDGX JANESON —~)U0, 101, 103, 108 L0 110, 113 10 113, 119, 121, 12310130, welvuve. No, ., Drake ve. 4 17, Widinah s ase, 170, Beolt ve. Pituburg, Cigeluuatd & bt Louls Uallway Cuuwaars, sud caicas ! ) Yor- No JLbUE Lourks—Eet ¢ anr Nos, . N B ol ;‘o O, faclustve, No. 53, Oggen g Jrnae NoiTi-a4, eancan el v 40 431045, 47, 40 wng 50, Jonan MCALLINTR 't shan UDOR WILLIAK: 0, 064, Uaumann vs. Hianman. 8 B Jclll)"lllfltl. geRnton CanRT—Cosrrasion Co. e, 1 . Mannin. f1satas " Ve Farwen g ArDoR QARV=Fred Kom £2.00 and motion for now trinl 'e"l ct, #3400, and motlon for e Pafonbery wan Jones 1t Neh ‘afenberg, and John 1, Tharno Tieenard Gradio ‘ya. M, x‘-un#n;"fg'fl;., et Cuinries Delano va. Georee 8. Poppersi verdics, §io » - 5 A WEAK-KNEED ATLAS, The False Ifapes Excited by n Clrong 3gqq, ager Who Ktarted » Cireus In Hig gy, Eye and Sold Privileges. § Special Dispateh to The Tribyns, 8t. Louts, Mo,, May 2,—A couple of e ago Frank Wiilte, a showman who ntyled m‘r,.:‘.l:', proprictor of the **Grest Atlantoan Cireuy, put up at tho 5t. Charles Holel in this cily and ey to mako arrangementa for tho opening of a grang ahow a8 300N as the teason had arrived, |ie had a large tent stored away In a convenlent locality and & number of performers, ncrobats, clawng, and equestrians being promieed pontions wery collected at tha 5t. Chatles Hotel and the Erereyy Houso to await the opentog. The preparaiion for the most parL, OF At leat thos In which the propictor reems to have taken tny greatest fnter were those which bronghy wity them certain of money, varying from 830 1 260, which was derlved from granting to varlooy perfonn the privilege of aclling candy, Jemonege, and ofher articles honeath the circus tent, any it 18 now beileved by mostof the emplayel hat the echemo was gotten up for that purpose aloye. Alittle more than & week ago Willls dlaappenreq: For a whilo the ecmployes, who had been Jirig, i aally expectation vf recelvinz from him the me, wherowith to satiafy the demands of their iy lord, consoled themsolves with that thelr cmployer haa fone 1y Philadelplila for a menngerie to add to filln oothy, tut, 1n tho courre of time, tha truth dawned upoy them, “Then thete was ymashing of teeth and pa)y. fay of halr, And{hie scrobats funved to meet thg man of tricks, Scveral of thors from whom money wan ottalned for the privileso sbove mentioneq mado a rush for the warehouse in which the fent was stored, intending to have it attached, only 1, learn that it had been removed some thna prevings. 1y, 1t I8 stated on good authorly that Wil wns scen {n Chicage, which o™ tonkes hig headquariers, two or i wifo1s in thin city, ther, recelved a diapatch frum hlin o few days sinca sat. ing that he would Lo sbicnt for momo thine, so] tol “lnu her to stay witth hee mother until further natice. Loats Komy vey =Ellen Caly vy, L!H;‘, tal, Y8, Matthew Marg, o ———— THE OHIO LEGISLATURE, Cotuunus, O., May 2,—Inthe House, g resola. tion was offered and adopted calling on ihe Attor. ney-General for his opinfon in relation to the ef. fect the taking fmmediato possession of publj works would have upon any legal rizhts the State msy have against tho lossees by reason of bresey of contract on their part. 'The Senate bid eodify. ng the laws reinting to taxation was passed In tie Henate, A mosesave was received from the Gore ernor nominating Ferd F. Remple, of llucklgj. lo Lo 'Pruntee of tho Athena Asylum, vics Weddeli, resigned, Tho nomination was confirmed. e et —— DEATTIN, FORFIThurstay, Hay 3 st 1330 m. Al Jomon e "Emn'.'éu Ol of el tecir e T B2y morning, May 4, st 10 m, fr { : j H el "Wena B, Friends of Tagty 1o "I;I‘H‘I,BNO. BT N o, FROST~At No, 23 Walnut-st., at9s.m, Thui 3 My s S n?.:in ot Y e/ 2p. m. 4., papers s‘ull! copy, 1 restilenca at Rockford, Nil., Cf hart {liness, Mosrs lhfl!tfl‘m e TT0 Year of hlesgo, Ho was & GAHIYO of Lampias, 2 I W New Tlampahiro papera ploasa copy, HITCHCOCK—May 1, Mattle E. ilitcheock, aged 1§ ears ‘flglflrl;léhlk‘nd‘ usys, daughiter of Dwlght aad ary IHehcock Tneral Siay 5t 1 o'elock p. m. from restience, 1003 Monroe-at. ANNOUNCETLENTS, 'l‘fllfl MAY PLEABURE CLUD HAVE POSTPONED Jhelr party until day 1, 8 imlatake beiog madela renting hall, AUCTION SALES, IN NEW YORIK, Liange, Special, and Peremplory $de YOUTHY', BOYS', & MEN'S CLOTHING, On Wednesday, May 8, at 10 o'clock. 8,000 Suits Boys’, Youths’,and Men’s Clothing, Of the well-known manufaciure of Messrs, COHN, BALL & C0, Baved from the tate firs on thefr premians fn Canalat. A0 b0 401 WILHOUE Feantre by Grder oe "tha ¥ire Lo: derwriers. ‘Tha roputation of M. ohn, Tall & Co. a8 mik- ers of BUPERIOI NTRFUL CLOTIHING I ‘well-estabilthied in this market, and the shuve Kool Irla thelr entire stock just made up fur (bls sesson's es. lirge proportfon fa In original order, and others A fo b that wero Injured by water ualy have been r- dried. and alf ars warranted freo frum dawsge by mukeor Are, Every Lot will ho Sold Without Reserve, WM. A. TOPPING & CO,, Auciioneers Nos. 132 & 144 Dune-shos €or Chireh, e Tork.3 By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. OUR SALETO0-DAY Commencing at 9:30 8. m., The Furnitare of 10 Hooses 150 CARPETS, 25 CHAMBER SETS, Now and Hecand-hand PARLOR SUITS, General Assoriment Second-hand HOUSEHOLD G00DS. Bods, Bedding, Crookory and Glassware, Gonoral Morchandiso, 100 Casoo Glasswaro. £9 Tho Lasgest Salo of the Season, Attesd fof 4 bargaine. The atore must bo cleared. ELISON, POSIENOY & CO., Auctioneers By GEO. I’, GORE & COs &8 sad TO Wabaahi-av. On Sutunlny._llny 4.Pnl 9:30 8. m.y BALE 0] FURNITURE, y Both Ney and Secoud-hand, 3 Parlor and Chamber Sets, Lounge! Bodstoads, Buroaus, Rockers, Mar gla L and -l;:w&ad.zup, &Toable rings, attresses, O abd-Bena; " Bruasols Corpoth, Btoves, &o. One Elogsnt Par Buito in good order, QEO. P, GORE & ‘CO~. Auctlopeert _— s By W. A. BUTTERS & co. BEGULAR SATURDAY BALE. NEW AND USED FURNITURE, CARPERS, Mattresses, Beddiug, Stoves, Crockers ke AT AUTUCTION. ik i N 9:20 0" 3 SATRRDAY MORMIIRASY betbecs Hinieor o Lasalle-st. ¥ ALSU B o Anssoryment of ne Jéwelry, Watches &6 m: cullateral securliy, . WAL A, Bu":lrmil Agcilos Q1L -FANKS, AW ILSON & EVENDEMN ANK o asp pe cataiodct ; ‘be great walc b\lw'mrr ?A‘l‘; L i Gunther's Conleetiosrls