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

B THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Emereon and his minastrels are at the Sherman House, Collectnr Harvey's receipts for the past month wwere $32,478.05, **A Vietim" is Informed that the concern he re fers to was written up some weeks sgo. A meeting of the retail conl-dealers wis held at Markell fiall 1ast evening, No business of gen- eral Interest was done. Tho team which ran away from the corner of Btate and Randolph streets Sundsy marning, and war stopped by coluding with & etrest-car at Mad- T3om strret. did not belong to ¥ Daft. E. Schnelder & Co,, soap-mannfacturers, at the corner of McGregor and Wallace etreets, bave taken all the ur{F coming to the members of En- gine Company No. 2—amounting 1 all to apoot FLOO~at fis Tace e. - i The temperature vesterday, as onserved by Ma. nanae, apticlan, KS Madison atreet (Trinexx Buil ing), wasut 8§ i;m"m‘ degrees: 108 m., 05 IQm.a 64 d 73 4 p.m., 67; 8 p. m., U5 Dsrometer a 8, m., 20.85; 8 p, m., 20, Late Jant evening Mary Conlan, 10 years of age.n ! tha employ of James McNnlty, No, 870 Tiatatod stret, had befhands and face hadly burne ed by a pan of nunsoc-lcmn:i fire. She was re« moved 1o the Coanty Tlospital for treatinent. At § o'clock yesterdsy morning Edward Gib- bo of No. lU’l Fulmz street, fonnd hin wife desd, sltting in A chair, with her head r atable, She had been drinking freely, Lronght on a siroke of appoplexy, Dec about 45 years of zge, and leaves one son. ‘The llat of preminms for the Chicago Fal Show. which i to be belt by tho State lioard of Agriculture in the xpomtion Butiding in thin city, bepinning Dec. 2, has_just been printed, Those for cattie range from $100 down 1o 815: forsheep from $50 t0 310;_for mwins from $50 10 $10; and for poaitry from $2G to 32, At a meeting of the Alumni Literary Cluo of the Lnliversity of Chicago, held at the pariors of the Unlversity lurt cvening, & paner was read h‘y Mr. Ii. 5. Mitchell on the ** Influence of P’azanism on Clriatinnity,” A number of the slumni were present, and all entered heartily Into the discus- aion that followed the reading. Coroner Dietzach yeaterday held an Inquest npon a body found in the lake Satarday noon, which wae caterday identified as that of ilenry Wenzel, who {:n been missing from his home, No. 25 Harlbut street, for mbont two weeks. No marks of vioe lence were (ound on the body, and as no explana- tion could be offored, xhcifiary returned the asusl verdict, **Found drowned. " There was an extra bartender on dnty lsst night at Couk’s saloon, under Ilnoley's Theatre. 1t seems that Simon Quinlin wanted $42 for rent, ‘which was due him, and Cook didn't feel inclinéd to ‘The result was a diatraint for rent, and Constable Brokowskl, armed with s warrant, went duwn and put 8 custodian in cherge, so that the recelpls last night didn't do Cook mach good. Mr. A. J. Saell still refnacs to allow the Wast Divisio way Company to run their cara over that vortion of Milwaukes avenne for which he has A _cungler, untess it comes duwn with $100,000, The Company, hasing no othar_alternaive, now proponre fo run iin cars down North avonne and over the pealrio to the new barn, and the wotk nf Iaying tho truck un the new route will commence st ouce, . ‘ Mir. Kdwin Drainard, of No, 104 Michigan avenuc, ruggests a rcheme for ahsorbing the city sctin. | Let the peoplo in the district protected by & fie company take the sceip of that company, and the peuple, say in the Second Police Precinct, cash the scrip of tho policemen who watch their prop- erty. 1f this were done generally, all the police- wen and Aremen would be taken care of, —the two most lmportant branches of the City Government. The Second Ward Republican Club was adver- tised to meet at Bennett Medical College, No. 613 State street, Jast night. An Inquiry why thers was no. m!clluE t that place led to the information that tho Faculty of tne College had refused toj sllow thelr lecture-room to be used for any mora volitical meetinygs, and & aearch among the oeer- saluons and stores in the vicinity of the College falied to dlscover the whercabouts of the Repun- Ycana aforesald. A new Red-Ribbon Club, to be known as the Reynolds Red.Ribbun Retorm Clob, has been organized on the West Side, with W, P, McCabe, furuerly Second Vice-President of the \West Sido a Presldent, and Gearge I, Frankiand, late 1y of the West Side Club, as Secrotary. Home of the best temperance workers and speakers fu the city Lave jolued the Clab, and their frs Publlc meetiny will ba held Thursdsy evening remperance Iall, No. 213 West Madinon strect, Information 1a given by the Sccret-Bervico su- thorities that o counterfeit 31C0 bill isout. It Is on the Merchants' National Bank of New liedford, Mass., and is well executed. The following points are given in order to enable peraons to dotect 1. ‘The lawer ‘?ifl of the letter **Y* In the signa- ture uf Colby comes overthe **M™in Massachu- setts, whiloin the ‘. in the signature of of tbo leiter **F" while the counterfolt tho "' duesn’t touch the * Persons should also be on_their guard sgaine similar counterfcits on the Revere Bank of Los- ton. Two or three of thess New Dedford motes have come to Chicago from country banks. In November last Gen. Terry wroto a letier to tte Secrotary of War stating that ho had been in- formed that one Martin Iiyan, ‘orporal of the Seventh United States Cavalry, wus supposed to be a prisoner in Bliting Bull's camp. The let- ter wus forwarded by the Secretary through the State Depurtment to the Dritlsh Min- tater, Bir Edward Thornton. The Iatter roquested ine uuthorities in the Lritish P'ossessions o meke a1 investigation, and on Aprl 24 Sir Edward in- closed to Secretary Evarts 3 report from A, U, Irvine, Asstataut Commissioner Northwestern Ter- » which atates that he pruceeded to Sitting cswp and made o thorough scarch, in pureusnce of his Inatructlons, Bull told bim (Irvine) thot there was no truth whutever in the rumor, aud that no prisoncrs wete faken bk his pcople in the Custer fignt,* nulne it comea over the firat In the genuine the lower part of the **p** Splaner, with the upper part ks llke *Feb; in **Spotted Eagly tuld me, " continueés Mr, Irvine, *'Lhe lame Itting Ball, namely: that oo prise oners bad been taken, and, as | lu‘{mlkd that Jtyan was marrled tu Spotl Ei auzhter, 1 found that Spotted Eagle had no dauubter, and only one clilld—a huy of 15 yea: 1alsa saw Little Knife and soveral uther Chicfs, and tney one and all sald the same thing. The half-brecas who have been tradlng with them alnce they crommed the hine I questluned cloavly, and with the sume result, In concluston, 1 might add that [ biave visited the wholo of the Sloux camp, and have nu hesttation m saying that 1 conslder the ntory of Corporal Ryan (o be without foundation.' ‘I'he Zimes of yesterday containod a maliclous a0k on Capt, O‘Dunuell, of the Harrlsun Stret Statlon, —an attack wholly suwarrauted, the state. menis upon \which it ased veing devold of graln of truth. 1t was sald that the °*sucker from San Franclsco, tribulstions were wen. tloned in Sunday's TRiAUNE, wae roped into & eambvling-roum several blucks from Randalph Atreet.—a room nearer the police headquarters than that atrcet; that ho was arcested wnd locked up, while the gnmulvr who tricd Lo flocce Bim was Lot Capt, O'Donuell. ~ Furtlie: 1o booked™ at e o wowe wmysterlons rulng the gambler got back hiw \fornlan wue given' hls che 0; ‘I'he draft waa cashed ) [] elexraph ottice, corner of Wash- ington und fle sirectu. Policensn Casey, to whomn the * er'' complained, touk bim €0 the Arwory, the gambler folluwlug, (n order to get kis woncy, suying that' be had doubta about the gen. uincnern of the draft. When Capt, 0'Donnell was wade ucquatnted with the oircuwstances, which were periectly siralulit on thelr face, whatevers wsy Lave been the ulterjur object of the sharper, he re- fured to uliow the guinbler to take the $1,000, monoy and the drafi into both the telilng the man 1o come around he murning wnd got It, slnce, 1f he carried it him, be would doubtless bo robbed. lic was not locked np ut all. No silempt hod been mada tu beut him out of the mobey, 80 there was no ¢caee ggalnet the gambler, and bé could not be put luucell. b&l!lldk‘( wwralng the Califurnian snd the gambler called &t sho Armory und got the dratt undd the money, and wont (o the First Na. Yonal. whers It was siatcd the draft was good. Thes tue Califorman took Uack his draft snd iho Ramuter hiv woney, Capt. O'Donnel! waved the wsn bls muney, snd received hix thanks therefor, AN OLD SETTLEH GONE, ltarper dled In Blouston, Tex., April thut noro, fever, aged U8, Mr. Harpee wus tutimstely aveocisted with the early i Chicago, “having come here in 1840, chilenglucer, and Lutlt the Brat foa firat awing-bridge, for which e was a old nedal by tbe Mechanics’ fnstitute, iret fron bridge. Ilo was slso o member of the Common Councit, aod served In the capacity of Bupenutendent of Puolic Works for 8ve years, at 8 time when that otfice combined Poor Maater, Health Ofticer, Lumber Inspector, and Surveyor. He [ \I‘w first to ralse \h:gudnal the strcets. le Wus aC y eug, 1 thy coustruction of the Waelinstoneatreet tunuel, 1o yentod sug | ?t ented a car-coupler whiclh I8 cxteusively need 1n the South. Durlug the past cizht yesrs he has been engaved in building Tatirosds in Tox e vumerous frieuds dn the eity know thut be was the soul of hovur, snd lived and died withous an enemy. TIE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, The Trustees of the Sotdl aod Citizens' Me. morial Assuclation met yesterday altcruoon at the u'mcelo!_rl‘:rn“h. L. Chetlain,” No, 150 LaSalle streel. There was & qQuoruia present, BA. Torpe preasl = ¥ Haseliaylion. ‘ommiltee betetoforo appoloted sub st 01 vilicers, and 1t was lp:mv!d: l‘::::t‘l:‘:l.‘ Joba L. lagrock; First Vice. bresiens sy Cactlalu; Becond Yice- President, Joscph slockton f(z:mdhul:'c:redlul‘ly,JLel:vA-l Jucube; Correspoud” ug decretary, JuknJd. Uealey; "T'reasus u.AlJuke. 0l & y rer, Joba sctof by-laws, which bad yadergone revi Wwaa proscuted, and action thereon deferced {fllifi’. Dext meeting. Geu. Chetlain sanounced that be bad an order from the Finsoce Cowmlticc of last yeur's Uraves of Decorusion Suciety for $125, walch is iu the hand: of b Treasurer of (hat bociely, Mr. 5. ¥ Nore i 1 accordance with a bytaw already adovt drexibgor dute tor Teriny ol G s hd, tha i wing result: Three years—Joha L. Hau- §.°A. Sprague, A. i Chetlaly, Artbur . swaiy, ‘I P. Derlckson, wud ¥, ¢, two yesta—PbU A. Hoyue, Juha B, Dral J. Van Slyke, mes Qulr Pet m, Martin DBeewm, and €, 0. Sherer; ons fermann Raster, I ilynz, M. R. M. en {\'lllue. H. i, Thomas, L. W M. W. Towell, and Solomon Thatcher, In each lfl:cudln? year seven Trustees will be elected for a term of three years each, The meeting then adjourned till Saturday after. noon at 4.30 o'clock at the Arand Pacide Hotel. OGERWAN SAVINGS. Mr. 0. 11, Hotlon, Recelver of the German Bavings Tiank, yesterday fled his monthly report In the Saperior Court, which fs s follows: ARCRLPTS Cash on hand April 1. Recetved from cash | 1.oan4 on collaterals Interest. ann, FRERDITORRS. ;M tax :Qf}lfl.ifllfil" ATment ot ravings s fer of property, by order of Court. Expente hceount, United S(ates tAE .. Ut 87 Hecever 181-810.018 Balance on band! 8766 NOTEL, ARRIVALS, Thoma Cratty, Peotlas C. Y Muore, Kaak ari, Nep lowai G. H. Page, Milwaukee; C, ¥ 3 ton} C. H. Waters, Groton, Mass.t'A. D, Clark, Umahay It, Q. Jiandall, wnhufiwnx . B, Casey, Wheelingi J. W, Allen, boston: K, C. Merrilly Detviit, 1a, Tremunt Jouse~The Hod, George Alden, lostont ports tha ffou. \W. M, H(bbard, (e J.Green, St. Louls; A, 8, lrazesu, <8, Doull, fisiffax: 0. 0. Uhatharae, England; 15, F. Guyton, Mitwauken; the iiev, L. Waters ey Weirim Cof, U. W, inen, Detroits "Cal, K, M. a and ¢ Heed, Loulsyille’ imef House—Capt. G, ¥, Sch eld. U: 8. A3 DF, C. B, Kenyon, llock Inand} J. Lang, Unlon Bprings: 4. V. MeNeal, Bslimore: 'S, §; urt, Marnoelte; Edwird Morgan, New York; br. E. C. Wlee ani 11, €. Johnso; ngiont H. 1t Wortne 1gton, New York: C ragae, U. 8. .13, Sarterfield, Yokohamai ‘araessdon, Glaskow, TIIE COUNCIL, DELINQUENT ALDERMEN, ‘The Conncil held a regular meeting Iaat evening, all present cxcept Cary, Niesen, and Daly, On motion of Ald, Cook,}Ald. Taley was elected temporary Chalrman, —yeas, naye, ,—an follows: Jeas-Dearsons, Tailard, Eanders, Poelps, Gilbert, Titordan, Beidler, 8myth, Cook, Throop, Reafon, Haw: telgn, Thompeon, Kuopf, Wallo, MeCatrey, Eterner Nays=Tolly, wler, Itya ‘Tarner, Loddm of;lflhl’lun. McNally, A commaun! Janssens, Joi tion was recelved from the Comp: troller, in response to Ald, Tiyan's resolutlon, wialing that he had cavsed an examination to Le made of tho personal-property tax watrant for 1877, now inthe hands of the Connaty Collector, sud the foliowing Aldermen had not pald their tazes up to 10 o'clock Monday: McNurney, $13.43; Janssens, $21.02;% Jonas, $13.07. llo bad made no examination of the real- extate taxes, as he had nomeansof sscertainingthe roperty owned by the members of the Council, ere were tweive Aldermen, he was informed, who did not appesr on the porsonal-property war- rant for 1877, L On motion of Ald. Ryan, thedocnment was placed on fite, A cummanlcation was recelved from the Depart- ment of Public Wurks stating that the cost of ing Thiriy-etghth street from nne woaid be about $20,000, N fourth of the amount required 10 pay the damages could bo usacaned upon the property benedled. 1t wau referred to the Committes on Streets and Alleys, South Divislon. S An ordinanve changing the name of Willlam street to Tiiden street was passed, 1 o1 nce was pasved authorizing the vave Iog of Washington street from State to Dearoorn witn pine blocks one inch wide and six fnchealong, {nstcad of cedar blocks, as was first propesed. UNEXPENDED BALANCES, Ald, Tuley offered & rexolution requesting the Comutroller to reml’l to the Cooncll a stateuient of all unexpended halances of appropriations for years prioe 10 1877, conceralng which bajances thera (s no outsatandingzoniract entered into by the city, Ald. Cullerton nnderstood it was customary to carry forward the unexpended balances in the ap- piobriation bill, 1f that wasn't true, and some gentlemen could atate the contrary, he dian‘'t sec any objection to the passaze of the resolution. Ilo (nuu’;m, however, It eught togo to the Cummittee on Finnnce, 1t was s referrod. Ald, Cullerton presented an order directing the Mayor, 88 hesd of the Depariment of Publle ‘Waorks, to pay duunle teama now or that may nere- after bo cmployed by day's work at Lhe rute uf $3 per day per team, A Throop—\hat is he paylng now? A Lullerton- o and a half In serlp. Ald. Schwelathal couldn't see what uae the reso- lafon was. The city was Jlke an Individuals It got work dono us cheaply ae possible. Ho wwved to iay It on the table, The motlon wns uot agreed to. The Coancll refused to order the previvus ques- on, Ald. Ttawleigh moved 10 refer to the Committes on Finance, - Ald. Pearsons sald the rcsolution shonld not have been offered. The Connctl siould nut nnders take to dictate (o the Department what it whould p:x for a rertaln Illln?. 1d. Cullerton defended the resolution, ilis constituents domanded its pasvage. Ald, Stauber remarked tbatagreat corporation 1lke Chlcago cught to ba abie to pay o fair com- penvation for all work done forit, ‘il didn't ru- Kard $3 8 day as a fair price. It was starvation wi foraman and s tcau,-—not enougl fora alone toget slong with. ' Ho hoped nubody would say anything against the resolution, Ald. ‘Throop said the men were not nalu‘eu to work for the eity for 82,50 a day If they did not waut to, e was opposed to flxing « price, as tho teawstcrs might bo getting less than they were w orth. T'lie motlon to refor was agreed to. Ald. Cullerton olfered & resolution, which was passud, directing the Comptroller und Trensurer 1o report at the next mesting the amount of woney in the Treasiry on the 0tk of April, and lo what funds it s credited. TIlB CITY-HALL, Ald. Cullerton suumitted IRty commnnies. tlon nlvlnfi!hn action of tha Council In rexard to a the City-| making the polnt‘that, sccording 1o the records, the power waa atill in the Couuci] to determine the kind of stune to ho used, and "Jml;ms up with & resolntion that Lewont atone be adopted, lle didn't desire to_ press the piseage, ' Tlho Councll adopted {n 17 an ordinunce wet- ting forth that the Council should determine the kind of mtone o Le used. ‘T'hat ordinancs had never beon repeated. Tho Bullding Committes had agreed on & ¥lona contrury (o Juw and to cummon decency, As the question was one of law, he mored s raference Lo the Judictary Committee, Ald, Cook, 1 sccoudiug the mutlon, sald the Councll had originally nuthorized the Bosrd of Public Works to constrict the City-1l L a corlaln Qguze, The Bourd reported that thie suin namer would not completo the building, sud the Councll Tiad nover acted on thlu report. 1t was referred, ALDEISANIC PAY, Ald. Stanber offered an ordiuonce providing for the puyment of §3fo Aldarmen tor rezular, apecial, and sdjourned meetings attendod by thein durm, thelr torin of office, as providud for in the act of iucorparation, Ho moved its passage, Ald, ‘Throop waid the Councll couldn't pass it, Money could not be spent without an_opproprin- ll\uu. 1tx pasuage would be 1a violation of the charter. B Ald, Lawler—la thero any harm in it¢ Ald, Throop—~Yes. It would be a violation of Jaw, Al Lawler remarked toat the Councll had bet. leract, Other cities pall ey for dolng less than tho Aldermen of Chicugo did. If tho resolu- tun Weut on the secords the next Legislature muight x a walary, and on (ho stronyth of It an ape propriation wizif be mado next year, 1 to the Committeo on Judiclary, — nays 12,—a8 fullows: hel| liallard, Sanders, péy untin, er, Lodding, R wielzh, W.lx). Bel e, Sekiiasts: raey, Couk beaten, Thguisou, Kuost, s, Ald, Rysn presented aub-committes of the ‘¢ A McNui Blaubel omuisnication from a nul party, * remon- By contracts for the uctlun of suwers, or uny othor public mproveme The “reasons given were: Workmen should receive all “thoy carn, leaving no margin for contractors; the oty wae just as competent 10 hire u superintendent or foreman ss a coutractor: atune-work wus usually cut outsldo of the city; thers wunid bo 1o teiny Yon to use fwporfect waterisle or ring ln *steals'; the currupt pructices of inspectors: contractors, in many lustances, dofraudea the workmen of ‘[’ remonatrants alav protested Ly lnnlu(luenl of city-prison labur in suy neas that would comue fn competition with bou- est labor, directly or indlrectly. ‘Thoy alao asked $he Councll to pass an order pmvldlnr that, ou al my:nrk. cight bours should constitule s day's work. Ald, Rysn hoped the Department of Public Works would pay sttentiun (0 the suggestivas, On motlon of All, Gilbert, the ducument was referred to the Judictary Committee, ITflllr Council iben adjousued until Thuraday nlght, THOFE TAX-LIST. ACTION OF TI[E COUNTY LOARD. Al present there is cousiderable talk 1o regard to tle printing of \he county tax-list, sad the pro- portion in which the fees are divided between tho oublishers and the County Tressurers who black- mail them. Tha last ofMcial action which was taken on the subject of these (ces was st thy meet. {og of the County Board held April 1 of this year, *The Commiltce on Finauce submijted th ot of the expests appointed Lu caswmine the Tressurer's buoka, aud accompauied that report with certaln recomincudations, which are as folluws: Your Commlttee, ho make i Fexard (0 ihe mansgement of thy shiee Lo the future. By refertiug 1o the report your Buard will 0nd that 8 baa been speat Lise past olx yuars 1o pube lisbiag the tax-iel. ub whick the Treadurer by Law s #ud Liss ot Letctofore asked for coiupe: are of the wpindou that, If called for in the yublislig of Lof tue abuve ved Lo the county. Coimulties would hcrelors recominend that (reasisee Motiea b requealad to aik £05 LIds um sald woik, sad «1n Chicsgo and falled, . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 'TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1878. i lerk of i The report was concorred fn by the following vote nrotify him of the action Yeas—Avare. Roewe. Rradley, Cleary, Conly. Pit- erald, liofiman, lenzen, Meyer, Mulioy, Spofford, {ahor. Wherler, Beanc—14. Nayi~None, ‘This action of the Board was commnnlcated to the County Treasurer hy ita Clerk, From the report of the experta appointed to examine the books of the Cannty Treasurer, which tenort was snbmitted to the meetiny referred to above, 1t appeara that (he total amonnt paid out for printing the dedinguent tax-list for the yesrs "lsl7ll 10 1870, inclusive, was $184,005, divided as ollows: Inter: Octan.,, 117.079 rentng Jonrnat, 0,258 Erening Post.. 3 Total.,.. ., 3 THE FLOUR-DEALERS. ORADES, INSPECTION, KTC. An sdjourned meeting of Ihe four-dealers of the Doard of Trado was held yesterday sfternoon ot 3:30 o'clnck In the room of the Arbitration Come mittes of the Hoard, for the porpose of cousider- ing the report anbmitied by & special committec at the last meeting on the sabject of grades, Inspece tion, branding, etc., ete. 3ir. W. H. Low waa called to the chalr, On motion of Mr, J. P. Rumsey, the meeting proceecded to take up the report section by scc. H on. A motion by 3r. Crocker to adopt only by a two- thirds vote was lost, Tha first sectlon of the report recommended the adoption of fourgrades, viz.t Fine, superfine, extra, and donble extra, Alr, Cracker moved to amend the first recommen dation #o as to sdopt but two grades, superdne and exira, Some disensslan ensued, the Committee Insiating on the propriety of a rigld inspection In accord- ance with the grades recoaymented, and Mr Crocker and others objecting that the adoption of the fonr grades and the compuisory branding would reflect ou certaln qualities of flour. it mun;flmnml from the Committee's contributlon to the discus- sion that the millers, 50 far a8 heard from, were in favor of the four grades, As one of the Committee expresscd it, their testimony was that, {f tho grades wers adopted, *they would know what they were working up 1o, According lo the CA;‘mmluee‘ the trade alfo wers in favor of the new acheme. During the dlscassion, the Chalrman vacated the chate to say that ho reqarded the mutter as imprac. ticable. Very llittle_double extra, ho eatd, woald ever find its way to Chicago. and If it did, 1t would only be bought by foreign speculators. As to the matter of compulsory inspection and com- pulsory branding, that was clearly out of the question, since nobody bhad " a rleht o demand tiat another man shanld havo his flour inspected. Compulsory Inspection, with an elab- orate system of fines and penalties, had been tried and he waen't in favorof a repetition, In New York, which appeared to be Mr, Low's model State, they know no such thing ns double extra, and he didn’t see why Chicago dealers should, Mr. Crocker's amendment was finally lost, and the section adopted as reported, The second recominendation was adonted with littlo ado. The hid was amonded 8o as to re- quire Inspectors to brand all flour, **inspecting wupertine and extrs,” according to ita inspection by grade. The Ofth and aixth weee adopted as recommended, and, at 5 o'clock, thy meeting ad- Journcd to take the subjuct up azain this after- noon at 3 o'clock go_through the remaining recommendations of the Committec. The follow- ing is the portion of the report adonted yestorday ! First=The adoption of two grades of super flour and Rradesof exira flour, to e designated respectively ‘auper ALrn. and double extra. Second=That the Lanrd of Trade Flodr Inspector bo Instructed to uspece duuble extra by grade of sample, as dealred by eltlier woller ur_buver; 6xira 1o bo in- specied by yrade only: superfine o be inspected by grade anlyy Gne to be Inspocted by grade or sample, a8 deired by eltner seiler or buyor. htrd=Tiint the Inspectora be required to brand all flour, 0% neand extrw, sccording to s Iuspéctiva by grade. Furth—101st s commlttes of three, selected from and roprescnticg the four Injercsts, be appuinted by thie Directora of the Bosrd of Trade, to act in conjunc- d be & part of, thie atandiog Commitses on r1_and that supertine {o use Ly the New hange e adopted s the standarda for @radea Io Ahis inarket. 1A~TRAt the Secretary of the Roard of Trade be requested tu procure from tha Producn Exchaawe of Kew Yurk one barrel of their stanyard exira and une barrel of thelr standard superfing, with the Chiet Fiour-Inapector of sald’ roduc thiat the duur so sens ts the standard now In Kzchange. THE COUN1TY BOARD, TLUMBING, The regular weekly meeting of the County Doard was held yestorday afternvon, all the members preaent, Undor the head of unfnished business, the prop- osition Introduced by Mr. Fitzgerald to elect two persons—one for the Lullding and one for the Ho: pital—to do the plnmbing work for the county, was taken up. Afr. Mulioy wanted the whole question referrcd to the committees to whicn it balonged, Mr. Fitzgerald wanted tho board to act at once, and went on to say that Ilogan, who had been do- ing tho plumoing work for sumo time, had been awindling the county, ctc, Ho had the ntmost confidesice in tho hunesty und iaterity of the two lfi'nmmmeul yet he wanted acion taken by the oard. Br, Cteary sald the wholo scheme was to dls- place Hogan to make room for some of tha pets of certaln Commisslonors, and he was opposed (o 1t. Mr. Boese sald he colnclded with Me, Fitzgerald, and waa jnterrapted by Mr. Cleary with tho ra- wark, **Of conrse; you have a inan to take caro of." ' Ve continued, “however, deprecating tho 1lea that it seemed imponsible to got rid of certaln contragtors, in which he referred to the fact tnat ‘Ton Nelson was whitewashing the jsil without authority, and that other favorites bad besn in tuo hubit of " dolng whatever thoy pleaacd, and the st the Lourd knaw of it was tho presentation of the bill for the wurk, Slr. Wheeler soid if the pronosition was to dis- place one man and put In another be was opposed Ifcate of nachange 0 by asid 1o it Mr, Burling moved as a substituta that & com- mlitec of threo be l‘mnlnud tomake recommenda- tion aa 10 tho best plun for the care and repalring uf the ulmuhln{nnd eas-ttting work at al the 1ne stitutious, and the substitutc prevatled oy & vute of 0106, The followinz wore apuolnted as tho Com- wittee: Measrs, Burling, Fltzgerald, und Hoexe. A communication wie read from Uov, Callom declining to lctone of the **capitals* of the Ktate- Tlones, now at Jolict, be brougiit to this city for exhilition, and sugpestiog Lhat samples of Bedfora stono might be gutlen ulsewhure At less cost.” Placed on file, TUR COUNTY TREASURNR submitted a statement of the condition of the sev- eral funds AMay 1, a4_follows: ‘I'here asto the ereditof the Uencral Fund $18,010.40; Interet Fund, old iudebtednuss, 970,604, 14; Iuterest Fund, new judebledness, ~ 818,089,01; Court- louse Fund, §11,002.507 und Sinking Fund, $111, 210,09, Tetarred, A communication was read from the attorncys of 8. 8, Kuuball notiiyluy the Buard that application Und been inado in the Clacult Court for an injunce tion resirainiag the buymunt of any sum of muney o McNell & Hon as ** extrus,”" Lator o summnons waa read for the Board tu appear in the Clecult Court the thizd Monday of thls month. A large number uf Lille wera read and referrod, Amony the bills was oue from 3lr. Fitzgerald. smounting to §::10, which was fer cash alloged to have been exponded by bim lnthe recent stone Juuket. ‘F'ho bill was not itemized, and created considerable remark and some durtaive laughter, It was referrod, with fustruciions that Fitzgurald #0 amend It (bat it would show how he had dis. posed of tho cash, ‘A'be Comumliteo on Public Charitles reported in favor of psying bllls anounting (o §3,04:. 205, snd the Commities on 'uolic Records recommended paying §718,21, und the report was adopted. A communication was read from tho Warden of the Hospltel, ssking power to contract with a roach-killing frm for the cleaning of that instita. Von of vermiu, Referred, Mr, Fitzyerald, of the Committca appolnied to luvestigate the Recorder's oltics, was culled on for & roport, but he said ke was - uot resdy, sud was glven until Monday. ¢ Tbe Board tnen adjourned untll Thuregay, RELIGIOUS, TR METHODISTS. At the Methodist mlnisters® meoting yesterday, the ltov. Arthur Edwarils road a paper on ** Saceed Nusl In which he exprosscd bimeelt strongly on the uccewnlty of ueing tho authorlzed collection of hywns, 1,138 In number, in the Methodist pulpits. The paper clicited o Hvely discussion, sudBt times s extrenicly lively ouo, The Iev. Mr, Spencer, assfstant pastor of the Firat Church, spoko of the large number of new cburch-sonze which had coms lnto life of late years. but which were not included {n the regular Ilymnnal, and claimed that they wure of great value nrovival work, aud sbould Lo used, 1ie reforred to the carly hlstory of tbe Church, when Wesley took Lhe tuneasung by drunken sallors and set thewn tosacred words. o cousldered that the bearts of the ungodly,could be best resched throuvh the me- dluw ui those slinple und sfecting dittics which eyerybody could sing snd undersiand. Te Rov, Mr. Hatlield was of » decidedly con- trary oploiou. Ilv thought that tho Methodist Confureucs tind 8 perfect right tuesy what doctrine shoald be preached ln Methiodist pulpits, snd what churacter of songe shuuld bssung by the cougre- ation. ¥ ‘Tle oy, M. M. Parkhurst aald that no man or aet of wen could dictute Lo bim whas ho savoid sing or what be should ot wlog. 1o had used other bouks than the suiborized coliectiva, and by pros posed 1o contivue doing s0. Dr, Hltchcock, of tliv Book Concern, Intimated that, §f wny preachier objecied to obeylngithe ln- atructions of the Confervnce, It was bia privilege to step down and vat. dis iadu Mr. Parkhurst aoery. He refused agulu to be diclated to on thls pulol. The Cone ference might tell bim o use the autnorized ver- slon of the Uivle, snd he would do so, for it was be Word of God: but the Hywnal wasonly & coi- Jection gutten up by s 1 part of & committes of Biteen spvolnte he Confereoce. aud he would uot be buuud by their covice. e bhad uo ©bjuctivs tu alctivduat bywuas, but be felt that if 13 hymn-book printed by another the Book Cancern, and if that book fraa cheaper, and contained otber desfrable hymna that were not found in the regnlar collectton, he wonld buy it. Neveral miniaters sprang up and oxcitedly de. pannced the new-fangled rongs of Moody and Bankey, which lne(y declared were **namhy- pamby,* *‘holtr-tofty.” snd productive of vast bacmi in the charches,” No decision was reached, but the general opinlon scemed to be azainst the .\de( and Sankey cl of songe, Next Monday marn(ng will be discaseed **The relation of re- ligion to the new avitation of labor reform, or so-called Commantem. ** THE BAPTIST MINISTRRS met at the headquarters, No. 71_Handolph street, he B )r. Owen in the chalr, Dr. Owen e rermon preached Sunday, T'ho various churches reparted through thefe pas- tora the progress of the past .oonth, as follow lalsted Street Charch, one addition by letter; glesrood, one; Noarth Star, one; Second Church, two; Centennial, three: Ollvet. two by letter an twa hy baptism: Firat Swedish, twd by letter and two by baptiem; P'rovidence, two by letter and two by baptism; ivernity I'lace, eight by letter. Mr. Blackall submitiod 3 verhal report concetn- Ing the advertising of church services by means of pldcards In the hotels. 'The expente ho rald wauld be about $10 per churchi. A general charch Lm:el:mcel,y framed was to be placed in the larger otels, 7] Une of tha ministers musingly asked if they would et ununrh out of tho strangers guided by the hotel advertiscment to make the Investment s profitable one, ” Alier reports of three committees had been called for sud were not made, the mooting ad. Journed, MISOBLLANEOUS. * The annaal anction of rnm in the Firat Congre. gational Church was held last evening, Col. Dan W. Munn wierding the gavel, There \was & good attondance, and, although the premiums ranged luwer than last year, there was an Incrense fo the demand for seats. ‘The fiest cholce full to H, N. Holden, who pald $55 for the privilege, C. I, Uaten took the second at $:23, and . E. Roilo the third at $20, From this the biading dropped to $10, aud thenco to S5, at both of which fgures a number of eNgible seats ware secured. The lowest premium paid was $21, The Presbyterian clergy had a free conversation regarding the endnwment of Lake Forest Unl- versity, in which the Kev, Des. Arthor Mitchell, dJ. Monroe Gibson, R. W, Patterson, U, Jo M. Worell, J. H, Trowbrldge, Glon Wood, and athers, look part. The sane subject wili be further eansldered at tho mecting to be hold on the 20in inap. The Hev. E. R. Davln tvas appointed a com- miltee to atiend to suppiging the Be.dewell with a minleter and services ducing the current month. Plymouth Church recelved last week nine addle tions by letter and four oh profession. TIIK, FENIANS, AVPARRKT QUIET. Yesterany & TRinuNs reporter took the pafne to look up something In regard to what the Fentans are doing In this city, as tho roport hat come {rom Buflalo a day or two ago that they were sntonding & rald upon Canada, Tho Fenlans ore now an ganization under the title of Irish Nationallsts. "They are known by no other name. In avery city In the Northwest they are worklug q ly but ju- duatelousiy. and have been ever trouble hos been anticipated between England and Itussla. **What are you doing nowr" sid the reporter to s prominent niomber of the Irlsh Nattonsllsts. "*Ican’t say that we sre doing much of any- lhln‘v. We are not sleeplng, but we caunot alford to give our plans away. Wearo Micawbersto-day, waiting for sometting to tarn up, 1f Engiand goes to war, then our turn wil come, **What 14 your sirength fu Chicago?” **Wo hava atout 4,000 fzbling young men, be- des o large number of others who furnish arws and money to sustat us. And you intend & raid on Canada?™ 1did not say so." ¥ ¥It out privateors?™ **\When the war ls declared we will be on hand, Andknevu you fear but that we will do effcctive work. " Hat thore are neatrality Inws! **They didn’t botuer England.much during our own civil war, Tlere was inany an lrlsh boy who fell in that, sud thd American K!oplu won't forget that.” As Irishmen, we still hope to wot Irolund free. We are now fairly organized. Ilcro in Cli- cago we are banded well” togother, and could pro- ducea thoussnd well-armed mon in a short time, — men who would fghi for this countey, and who tflm!ll Bght for thelr own natlve little Green Iale, oo ** Ut how about the Canads businesa?" “* We Lave not the slightest intentlon to ratd in- o Uanada. That {« simply hosh. Kven our moxt enthustasts wuilld not tolerate such & uch a movoment could find no friends among our followers to-day. Whatever we may bave done in tha past, we will endeavor not to ru- peat, We propose to do better and difforently in ho [nture, prolting by our own mistakoes, Our counoils ure not divided 8a herctofore, Weo are praying for an vpportanity, but Canada wili never e touched. Ihie Chicato Division is in command of Cul, W, J. Cllugen, and you'll fud ua on deck wdlm.l_xhu ball upens, but uot inarald upon Can. ada. THE FOLLY. FEARS POR 178 FUTURE. ‘The Foily Theatre, with Ity blonde and branette fomate etiing itself and thamselves Into o me of which they know not of, They ure, 80 tu speak, *“moking themselves diu- fiked.” 'The Incvitable result of & protracted sca- #on of bad busincss—debts insurmountable—atares thom In the face, and the stare i g0 full of cor- rectly-Interpreted meaning that not mach of o sur- priso would be occasfoned should the fromt doors soon be tightly closed: the last ransacking of the overvowercd box-offico take place; tha ro- mova) of evorything of value be made: and tho left to the solders, dust, and mlce, Tus **show ™" has struggled o, 1o une seams to know how, and those who draw thelr daily sustonance from it have not ceased to exwl, Noteven tho worklogs of the **bar' vufjcod to pay expauses, Even ncluding the nel roceeds of tho weekly snow of legs, the recelpts tne ‘bar and wing-ronm wunid foot up the fgures which represcat lhe eggregate of tho amounts of salary mel upposite the names of tho **tulent' which atsvlayod iteels there, Not uven a week of dhruy ut u theatre in the heart of hu clty, and the biling of o **wiar’* ‘wlhiose picture aduris thy bouduizs of al young men, more or less, coutd 8l the theatro with people and the tin bux of the Treasuror with flnurlnx coln and greswy bills. P'anlino Markham *Netll, the proprletor of the for acrvices rendercd, and OpUrsLLY he place aro packing away thelr wcanut stage-costuimes pre. aratory tu s tinal leave-laking, Bo they say, ut oa dy tho credifors, like hungey wolves, have smicllod the carcass, snd with towle of ruge ara gradually centrelny to It. One hasalready rescaed it, und {8 about Lo faston his teeth in’Ite fewh, That creditor is the firm of Schloesinger & Meyor, drrfumh denlorson West Madison strect. Miss ne Markhaw went thers and bougnt o the vx- tent of 8 $20 ciedit, aod O'Nelll guaranteed the bil, Wnen collectlon was sought tho pay was not forthcoming, and there 1 befure Justico Pollak to-morruw. conld not be had on 3Miss Murkham because ahe ie re viviog reminlsconces of vy-yone days In Cloctne natl or clsewhero, Thero e talk of levies und Karnlshevs, and attachments und ca, sa.'s, otc, TIIE CITY-UHALT, The licenss recalpts wero $100, . ‘The Treasurer's recelpts were: Collector, $350; Wator Ofiice, $2,283.45; Comptroller, $107.00; total, $2,800,44, He vaid out §1,000. A weetlug of citlizens, In furtuerance of the firemen's tournament to be heid at Dester Purk In Scptember, willl be held at e Urand Facitic Hotel this evenlug, ‘The Mayor will not send in his messaye fora week. llefs walting tu sve buw the scrip takes with the bankers and busineas inou, aod ou tha re. wuit will base s0ne recommendativus, ‘The Flusncy Committes met in the but did nothing of intercat, fuvited Lo atteud, but thero w lugg thens 1n (o kuow what th the serip, Thero were 108 deaths lask weok, a decrease of 12 from the proceding week, aulof 47 frow the corresponding week in 1877, Of the dccedents, 40 wure under i years of sgs. The Blxth Ward fure nleked 11 and the Pourteenth 10, The Department of Public Worke opencd bids for ernoou, No bankers lad buen ows alk of cali- utend dulug wboul F swosplug. Tho lowest was 358 mile, by 88, B, Cauntoghaw, and the bighest §17, by . 1. Keyce. Last yoar shu price pald fur sweeping and cleaning was $20,25 4 m he city removes the diet uow, ‘The expanses of ths Police Dopartment for the quarter ending Murch 31 V44,72, The peudltures. during ibe etwe’ quirter last yesr ounted 10 8120, 576, 04, Neal quarler tho reduc- tlon will be greater, stuce the loppiug of of mea id nol take place ustil March, The subscriptions to furuieh the police with arns uow amount to §1,500. Abuut $7,000 is necded 1o get the necossary number of gune. Arrangenients have already been made fur wome, and it ls expected that the o 2 will be forth- cowlug for the required 300 stan: **Why city !mpluill like s body of righteous meat’ was what Ald. Oliver w: i rday. No one could guess. 5o Lo al use thay lve according to Beript-ure [Laugnter ] ‘This Is not orlfmnl with bim, bow- over. Theautboris a West Blde young lady, Pellsll who bave doge which they wish to keop should sca that they afu muzzled of Jucked up, as < “I‘\l'l wlice will commence tu s Usy or twu Lo polvea al t ace found runuiog ut large. The Superiu- L savs there 1o nu disposition to kill valuable when the work Legins Lhe oficers will 2 distiuctions if the doge sre wnmuzzled, ‘The valy building permits worth mentloning are ibe followlng: Jobn Allmeudicyer, two. w‘% orick dwelling, 24342, No. 204 0; ¥, 1. Balohn, two-story sad bascment store and dwelling, 60232, Webater and Clyboarne aveoues, 4, 600: Mra. . B. Brows, three-story stores and ':a-‘bsguw, corner of Clark sad Superior streets, KRush street, 0. ‘The employes are backward in comisg forward for tucit acrip, There were oaly thirty applicsnts ‘::lerdl] about §2,000 beiug pald out. ~ Enough Lecn preparcd L0 pay o everyoody, Mostof those who have tsken nwever, had rangementata get rid of It. Thods who have no generous friends Jrefer to wait ror something to urn np which will give the papera market valoe. The linildine Committee hold theie fArst meéting In the afternnan, Al Coolk in the chale. ' Thé Da- ariment of Publfe Works wae tnstracted to adver. {se for the eut-stone for sl cclls for the new Cliy- Iial). to be naed by tho police, They will cost shont 1,200, ‘The clerk wae tnstracted (o send notices tosewer-buildera to hid for ahout 8300 worth of work in the areas, After anditing the drafltsmen's pay-toll for April, smounting to' $234, the Com- miites adjonrned, IIArv(v Fox called on the Comptroller for an ex- olanation. Henwned & house on Chicazo avenne which was stolen piece by niece three or {our years Agu, Althonzh A noliceman traveled by every hour or tvo, There has not been & vestize of it on the 1t for three years, l!l the property was solil he. causa the water-rent had not been paid. **Can't help 18, satd the Comptrotler, and llarry had to pay the tax. The water-oflice was notified, and no nmrdu tent will be charged for water that cannol be naed, TIIE COUNTY BUILDING, The llosso murder eavs will be tried In the Crime {nal CBurt to-day. ‘The Criminal Court wae ocenpied yesterday in the call of the qnadl criminal calendar., The Lake Shore & Michigan Sonthern Rallroad Pald the County Treasnrer $10,400,01 yesterday. C. H, Récd and W. W. O'lirien have heen re. talned by Simoni, the mnpderor, 1 his attorneys, He will benrraigned to plead to-day. The jail yesterday contained 102 orisoncrs, which {4 a less number thau the Sheri@ hias had to feed atany tinie durlng his term of office, Tl pralse belongs to the State's Attorney. Fitzgeeald and his Junketers were hack yester. day, and fu thelr cyes tho ledford atone was per- fecily horrible. e rendered 8 oill of $330, which the county wiil have to pav, which sncgésts the fdea that Str. Filzrerald, ae an investigator, 1s fast Dbecoming an expensive commodity, Blieril Kern {s caleninling on baoging S8herry ana Conuelly June 2, and so drmly le he.In the con- viction that ho was yesterday in consultation with a carpenter who has had avine experience bullding scaffulds, In fact, be has let the job, but has not yet cuncluded whero the hanging will oceur, except that ¢ will be tn the jail, Yesterlay morning word came (o the fail that the mother of two youug men named Gillinn, who were in limbo for burziary, had dled, and it was asked tnat they be taken to view Lhe corpse, Oneof the young men consented to co, but the other positively refused, from the fact that the death was Lhe result of tho deceascd's grief at the lumlliation of her calldren, Some wecks rro It was noted that & minieter had been around tho County Clerk's ofiice ssking that h1 shoald bo recommended to those taking out & license us a suitable person to per- form tho marrlage ceremony. Yosterday he was followed by a gentloman named Austin, who claiined to be schuoled in obstetrics, and who was anxlous Lo have tho clorks pin his card to that of the minister. This Is enterprive. ‘The argument for & uew trlal In the case of Turus, who murdered Gruob at Maskell Ioll some time ngo, was heard yesterday by Judee Me- Allister, Trude appeared for ‘the prisouer, and one of hia points made was that his client ind not been properly defended. To this tho atlarnoye who secured him fourteen years at Jollet demur. red, and there was a lively exchango of words. ‘The Judge took the case under advisement, ‘Walker's friends in the Board dismiss the applt- catfon for an Injuuction to restrain him of **extrus ' for thie uso of thicl Caurt-llouse with o amile, Taey By there Iy nothing to it, and cannot be, but tiicy are remiark- ably nilent whon asked whatthelr intesest {n the maitor consluta of, The ex-mombers of the Board, who are supposed 1o hold Walker's notes for varl: oue amounte, dismies the questionin sboat the same way, Noactlon was tuken in the matter yes- terday, but it is safo to say that nothing but an fu. unction will pravent Walker's votting away with 28, 0U0—or celting that amount out of the Treas. ury. 1t fn genorally underatood, huwevar, that he i get no part of it for bis own e, THE PINST LEVY, ’ ‘The County Collector made Lia firat Jovy yester- day to secure the ygnncn( of dullnquent perdonal taxes, and C. D, Wilkinson, State stroet, was the individual who suffered. Ilis suffering wav mo- mwontary, however, for when he found that the Collector was 1n edrnest ho paid up ke a ma A creat deal of diflculty is being experfonced cuuecum‘}nu now, from the fact that thero 1s n questlon in law as to the lesulity of one-sixth of the tax, which everybody s taking advantage of and giving as a reason for deforring parting with the moncy. [Che deputies are notauthorized to ac- cept Oyae-uixths of the tax, out the Collector will, if application is made at the ofics direct, and credit will bo given on accaunt. T casiest way, then, Intemuch ae the Colloctor Is determined to levy in all cases, 1s for thoeo in arrcars to pay the tive-alxih ot once, CRIMINAL. Justice Scully yesterday allowed John Mack, o wife.beatinz yagrant, to work out $100 worth at the Bridewell, * s Joaeph May, the pawi-broker who 18 charged with not keeping his buoka in accordance with Iaw, was before Justics Foote ’clltflh{ and granted a continuancy Gl to-day, wheu in oll human prob- ability he will call o jury and bu acquitted, 1t waa stated in Sunday's papor that Mra, Schorr hnd beon arrested ona Stato warrant, on 8 charze of iarceny as bsiteo The cuve came up yesturduy morning befaraJuntice Slorrison, andwaa dismiis. ed by him, saylng that the lady ought never to have gcun wurrested, there being uo cave whatover against er, . Michael J. Cablll, of the Pilof, an Irlsh Catholic Jourmal, wad Tast evening lodged in the Clicago Aveane Statiou upon 8 warrant procured from Juwe ticy l\sufmann Ly James J. (ileason, of No, 330 Desplaines streel, chirglug Cablll with libelous sistementd concerning the plaintitf in the puper published by him, John Slovey and John Priabe, the two men who wera inplicated 1n shuoling the little G-year-ald {u tho rear of No, i1 Jumes avenue Sunday after- noun, were bofors Justica Summerield yestarday, and were iicld in $5,000 cach to tae 10th. Dr. Bldwull rnrumd that tho htile follow quite low, and that e vatertalaed but alight uopes of bls recovery. lle Stelnhousen and J, G, Walker, of tho *tvery low duwns” In Cheyenne, ware chargod with disorderly conduct, and Justice Sumuerfeld Bued the former $10y, and lutter $25, 'Th Mello preforred o charge of assault with Intent tu kil agulnst Walker, and 1n proot exhibited several Jagged wounds inflictud by & becr gluss, Tho case was continued Loty 3th, ' Augusta Kobler, sald to be the vroprictor of a house at No. 401 Wells utreet, luat avening caused thp arcest of hoe 1-yuarold dauziter, Amanda, churging her with the larceny of u bureau, budstead, dressce, underclothing, rs\vulry. and a guld chaln and rlug, ‘Tho poor gitl tells a story which, if trug, ought to put the wother Insida fron bars, Sho mays the motier forced lier to begin o life of sbame, which wns s0 fuathsomo fo her that alio i away to her father, who fives tospectably at No. 10 Woes Oblo atreol. 'The vuly articles sho touX werg llw.‘{- understood tu be her property, anud eha denies that her mothor owns ber Loay, soul, and cluthiug. Minorarrests: Danlel Glllen aud John Murphy, two youths who wera cauyht by tho boy-detectives plcklug puckets on State street s Martin O'Connor, ussauliing Uridzet Divine of No. 23 Chatham strect; Annis Miz, Iarcenpof a pair of pante from by Edward Bmith; Juhn Ferguson, charged with Jeceiving the samey Patriek O'Brlen, lar- ceny of jpuweons from B, Heller; I, H, ‘f'anusey, chargud with indecent exvosure on | atod steget Lo & 12-year-old F"h M. % Hickoy W, 1L Bencalet, charged with trylng to rob o man fu Wade's lnigIng-houso In ** Choyenne, ™ but who were preveuted frum au doiag by the proprietor; Frank Mcuinty and Thomus Tevaun, two well+ known thisves and ex-Penlientlary U'rde, who wete caugnt skirunsnlug about Lake Purk by Do- tectives Uouder and Scoir, lal. A NEW NACKRT. An Ingenlous and u somowhat new racket In theas parts was reported tu tho pullcs the lalter vartof last week, and tiey have boen keeping very l{nlel ubout I8, u the hope of catching the erpelraiors, At about daylight last Thursds) moruug, Willlam Lester, of No, 217 Campboll avenue, awoke lo flud @ curluus smicll about his sleeping .F"mun"' which acemed Lo render him drowsy, With wowu troutle hearouscd the rest of the family, aud, ovening the doore aml windows, his cldest daughter revived suficient~ Iy~ "tell that whe had inan scen a riusacking the roum, aud that he hud depsrted through an open window, but alio was 80 drowsy and Leuumbed that she could uot raise any alarm., Ju corroboration thie winduw was fuund open, and trucks uvon the ground outside, uud a roll of moucy smountlng lo sumowhat over §$ an about $50 wurth of milver-ulate wore misslnZ. The truth Hlasbied upon Mr. Lester atonce; ho had been chloroformed aud roubed. Tho odor was wumis. takably that of chloruform, but no trace of the lui’um could be fuund in the rovn. Ome aix hours latce anothur affafr happened at No, U77 Weat Lake sirout, which in 8 great moas- ute expluins the purklury, ‘Ywo rough-looking wen, buving a few Lottlus of perfumery, and pro- tending to ba auents for the wale of thasi parilcular make, talled ot the above-moutioncd number, the wlllinery store uf Miss Moran. They. engaged In couversation with the clork, a youuy lady namea Ewmma Carson, snd oue of° thew, in order o show the goods, ured sowel Into & atombzer, wuc d_projectod y's nuse, Iy that the {8 of drowasiness, aud eaid she chlvruforms tuuy had given her instesd of per- hlm:’m. snd sbe was slck o consequence nearly al} day.’ ‘Tuere ls reason to belicve that these persons were identical persons who commitled. the burglary on Csmipbell sven ad sil pefavns abwuld be on thelr guard again: such scheme. 18 will readily be secn that suc rackel " might bo worked suiccesafully fo the zesidence portivn of the city duriug the forenoon, It 1s thecefore well for every ono (o take waruing. BUBURBAN, LAKE. ‘The Board of Truatecs held an sdjourned mest. ing at the Town Hall yesterday aflerooun to con- sier the sonual approprlation for the eosulug prosent. The appropriation; Roada, hridzes, siewalka, and calvefis, $11,000; cleaning and repairing sewers, ,000; 'Fire Deptrtment, 85,800; Folice Denart $14,000 asscvsmenta,’ Including Asse salary, $1,300; legal expente: 3,000: Col £lary and expenses, $1,800: Town Clerk's salary, . 200; ealary of Tawn Engineer and Superintend- €at Jolnt Water-Works, $1,500: Town Account- ant's aalary, $1,000, Joint Water-Works, 83,000, small {improv $2.000; _ Town_ 1 Jall, (00; Contincent Fund, 85,000 Atattonery and advertislng, $2,000; ' En- gineering Department expenses, - $1,200: ex- Denses of the Hoard of Trostees, $3,000; giection expenses, $230; pounds and porind police, town's proportion of sperial assesrments, '(zfl_' interest d 8inking-Fund bonds of Marc! 2 Interaat and Sinking.Fund b A'I' 2 ::'74‘[:‘}7, UO;’. TEl: total, $113,+ propriation for last year was $151,000, # s Mr. Mulchoad offered the follawing: Wnearas, Aa injunction Is pending resteatnlne the town officers from paying certain indsbiedness which the town justly owes: and Wisaras, ‘This Buard nay be ealiod upon to defend ought aginst ity esnlred, That i poropristion fof legal exnenses for the ensuing y#ar be tnade 810,000 instead of §3, 0. Pending the discussion of thin tesolation, the Board adjourne: s SPRINGFIELD. Tho Stnto Treasury~Claims~TIllinols Nat. ural History Musenm=The Rattle-Flags, dpecial Dispalch (o Ths Tridune, Brmixoriewn, (1L, May 6.—Following s the monthly statement of tho receipts and dise burscments of the Btato Treasury,for April, 1878: RECEITTS. State Revenna fund.... . Blate Behool fand., . State Military fund Local lond funds, . Totalisesereesas oo + ea00 000081, 705, 727.00 DISRURSRNENTS, 000,402.20 444.040:50 .8 171,400.20 T of ng the month of April conststed of school orders and local regls- tered coupons, Two additional claims were filed to-day for the consideration of the Court of Claims. Ono was the famous 8. B. Brock claim for 8400 for sorvico as janitor of the enrolling and engross- Ing clerk's room lo the Twenty-seventh General Assembly. The other wgs a bill of Willlam Kerr & Co., Chlcago, of $250.60 for material furaished the contractor for tho erection of the Industrial Univeralty at Chicago. ‘Tha Boanl of Trustees of the Iilinols Natural History Musewn mot to-day. The Curator's report shows the Muscum to contaln 8,203 apecimens of mineral rock and fossils, .all mounted and catalogued. Bpecimens of maring shells from Boston are shortly expected in cx- chango for duplicate fossilsnow in the Muscum, To the Weatern Associated Press, BrainorigLD, [IL, May 6.—At a mecung of he rosident ex-soldlers of the lato War hcld this ovening it was determined that the cere- niony of removing the old battle-flags of tho Tllinols regiments from the 8tate Arsenal to the new State-Houso should take place on the 284 fust, Tho detalls for speakers, inusie, ete., aro not E“ complete. Tne Committes on Invita- tion hins decided to send out mo speclal inyita- tlons, but the following address, prepared by ullzubwmmuwe, was adopted by the mneeting to- plghts SrmvorieLp, I, May 8, 1878.—CoMnapes: ‘The 3d of May, 1878, has boen designated ns the day for tha removal of tho flags of the illinots rog- iments which served in the Mexican Warond the War of tha Rebellion from tha State Arsenal to tho n%nrtmnn! assigned for them fo tho State-Iouse, ‘The rcsident soldiors of thls city have heid a meeting ut which it was decidea 1o call togethor In [y ‘qcnml reunion on that day the old soldiers of Ilfnols who murched lo battle and victory under , thess flags, A parade and & camp-fifo banquét nro contemplated, with othor exorclses ol nterest and pleasura, It |s carnestly deslred that each lllinols regiinant have a representative pres- ent to take charge of thelr honored flags in tho ‘procession and parude, prior to consigning th thelr historio glory to tbeir final resting-place, All Illinols soldiers who merved thelr State anu thelr country in the Blackhawk War, the Mexican War, the War of tho lcbellion, together with the survlving membors of the late Guv. Yaten' War Adinfnistrution, are iuvited and earncutly desired to be _present and join in the plenaant, dutics of the day—dutles that will bo uickened by the llving menioriea of the past. All 1llinois soldlers have a prido in these old battle- worn tags, They azg a eacred legacy to the Stato and to the country. "Thirteen years ngo mo them were placed by you In thio ‘State Arsenal, and now that (hc‘lriln bo removed toanother locality, it Is devmned but proper that you, thie old soldicrs of Iliinols, who, 1t the hours of preat trial and conflict, formed for \hem & loving attachment, abould do that pleasant duty, and for that purposo areunlon ls culied. 0V. BISHOP. His Testimony Deforo the Investigating Cominlttee Inquiring loto the Krxpondi- ture of Cincinoati Southern Money, Bpecicl Diapatch {0 The Tribune. CINCIRNATI, O., May 6,.—~Tho Leglsiative In- vestlgating Commitice looking after the mnn- agement of the Cinclunatl 8outhern Rallrond put Uov. Bistiop In o close corner to-day, Tho Governor Is one of the Trustces, and, with his co-workers, has spent 810,000,000 of the city's money on the road which they agreed to build for $10,000,000, and are now asking for more, It haviog been charged that the Ohfo and Kentucky Legislatures were bribed, the Comimitteo has been at work investigating. Tho worl of to-day was an cxamination regarding the charge that Gov. Bisbop carried $13,000 to Frankfort to bribe tho Legislature to get tho charter through, As to how he met this, I can- not do better than to give you an extract from his testimony, to bo published In to-morrow's Enquirer: Q.~Dld you take any money to Frankfort to Influenge the Leglslaturol A.~I bever took avy Trustecs’ mouoy. 1don'tromemburwhether I took any other. Q.—Didn’t you call on a gentleman in Frank- fort and givo'bim s roll of bills, aud tell him you wunted the bill rushed through, and that {v was a bad piece of busluess, and you wanted to et rid ol it] Then he usked you if you thought he was a foul, and you called uext day und sald it was too lute, At this the Governor flushed violently, and appeared conslderubly agitated. ke, however, replied: * No such thlog ever occurred, I poy- erused any of the ‘Trustevs’ money for any such purpose, and dow’t remember of payini any money in any way." J.—Do you know about suchia fund] A.—If that was sent, it was P rgiml by citizens, and without wny haviug any fdca they were to be relmbursed. I understood there was a fund of that kind ralsed. 1t was ucver used to secore a charter, 1think it was returned to the sub. scribers. (fi.—llow much was it] A.—One (housand dollars, 1 presums it was more. 1 have heard 1t was $18,000, Q.—Do you know whother it was so much? A.—1 bave tola you I didn’t remember, 1 don't know how muchit was. Q.—What do you thiuk it was fort A.—You wili have to ask thoso who ralsed it. I suppuse 1t wus for what you call lobbylng, Q.—Ara you positive you wero uot the bearer of such luud to Fraukfort? A.—No, alr, I am not, but know that, i I dbl, it was not the ‘Trustees’ money, Q.—Are youso firm In that conyiction that Fm will suy you did not carry this sum to ‘rankfort to ba used as jutimuted by tho ques- tlons 1n xcmufi the Uil throukh the Legial ture! A.—l only spy I don't remember, 1 sald that, uuulyuu ncedn’t ask e over ag; for that Is il I'will say. Q.—Do you kuow wio did take that money therel A.—I don't know, 1 believe there was & suw rolsed, but doo't belivye it was ever {‘on bad nothlng card It spoken pent. . —How do you know it, If oo miLh T Aot thin T "A committen bt tho Chamber of Commerce to-duy adopted resolutious proviaing for the re- moval of the Trustees and the sppolutment of new oues. o Willlam K. ; DEATHS, Mey 8, st the resldenca of hia ton- uriLut, 46 South Aug-at.. Chicago, et Dortely Ves Lodadl s eise Fuueral services at the hous i o g Friguds ot the faully tayl 1SRN DR Ay, Oaeids Couaty, N. Y. aud Keaosha sud Wale ousiy. Wi, papirs piease copy. CARPENTE(t-Bunday, May 8, Mabel G, " et daughics o8 s 1810 Job Carpentar. " PT2 <" pJuneral Tucsdsy, May 7, at 't 8. ), from 644 West 44" Luado, Uat.; pavers plesse copy. JONES-A¢ bls resldency, 37 Doston-a one Mutlce of funcral bereateer. MALSuUALL-Monday, Msy 6,%f typhold fever, TG ie, 110 Bebora., Tuce i G s, Tues- day, by cais tv Rosehill, DODGE-Monder, Msy & of comsumption, Ocargs . Dodye, sucd 39 years, the only remalulog son of 3. . Dodue, artiat, of tua city. Fuveral' Wednéaday, May 8, st 10 0'cluck, from tbs reitdenca of bl fatlur, Urecanaod: av, Gest Forits 3 and th ardinvited 1o atend. am, a :‘1.-”““\1"'}.’;;: “uy.n Tark( ny §5- New Tark, Broo Please copy. 72, and 810 Franclico pager, CONNELL NNELL—-Yonday, Maya, AFontL A CInire e Taatiin %y rldence of yy antel and Elica Cannel Fineral by carriages to lnly I, g L thencs (o Calvary Cematery \VL{{n”e:fl‘v‘.’-‘i'l'a::Ei el THE COMMON ENEMY, Tn order to make hendway against enemy, disease, It 18 necesaury (o nnpu‘u’;c hmmon poraistence. It very frequently happens petd remedy perfectly adoqnate 10 the neccsyirey L8 case, 18 mersialed tn, 1 condemned s, The anlde because a few doses of 1t da not ady. How unreaconnblo and unjuet v, Jutlgment .;'ihm‘-mx'" I:m(euur'n Sto Ters, one of Lo mostnopular and highly., medicines of he fay, & botens |m5z!,'m:a'z"::.'f""' Invartably succesalul femedy for consttpayjony B pepsia, Uver complaint, Inciplent rheumaiiy gout, Inactivity and weakness of the kidp, bladder, and for the infirmities inculent 10 it cline of life. Na fact (g better eatablished ti, abave, yotin arderto experlence ita tro) . ailicted with obstinate farms of dineans ive thie benlgnant carative a patlent ir) ihey do, they may rely bpon deeh aulls, e de. nthe thors *haulg al, | ive carative n! RN ANNOUNUEMENTS, TERTING OF ALL PEIGONS A RHRNSROE KAtnde?lnenU-‘” in Il'ilwm 7 Herahiey Hall on A INTERY, e il 52 hED 2y 7,08 3ocick S S YA M. M. PARKAURST WILL LEAD TS meeting to-day | Earwenn p1b Ped of Divine Farer o er Farwell il PR RIGHTIL WARD REPUBLICAN CLURN i onaB A, SYTHE 1 ol T T -Hlonve, eorne ) B, for tho it Tmportant hasians Hained: uesday, TUE, LADIKS” FLOWER MIBSION Wifiigrs ifa first regular meet(ng this eray einiILD A1 OVErY.\Tednesday NereAtLer furiag o CANEHIsTs ho roomie ofdthe Athenaum, 50 1 Rt rian b A illtake place this (Tuesda Tr.| The churcls will ba apen aftay f those who deslre 1o select coming year. or {he ¢ helr seats for the Commn. AUCTION SALES, By GEO. . GORE & Co,, €5 and 70 Wabash-ay. REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, Tuesday, May 7, 9:30 o, m, Important to the Conntry and City T; QEO. I', GORE & CO.. Aficuru'é‘fén. For Wednesday, May 8, ‘Wa shall closo at Auctlon 3,400 Cases Custom-Mado Boots, Stioes & Stinpers Of tho very hest grades, fncluding very is very fine Srlnflcn. ' cuacs CHlcago Bhos o sl Lace and Tol{sh. GEO0, P, GORE & co,, U8 & 70 Wabash-ar, SPECIAL! ORIENTAL ART SALE. 211 State-st. 99898889 §Qg Goods on Exhibition This Morning. See Them. OPENING SAL THURSDAY, May 9, 11 a, m, GEO. P. GORE$ £0., Auetioneers, —_— By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, TUESDAY’S SALB, MAY 7, at 0:30 8,108t ur store, naw and second-band FURNITURE, Carpets, and General Tlouschold Goods, General Mere chandlse, &, &c., &c, GLISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctloneers. SALE OF VALUABLE 0L PAINTINGS, From the Drooklyn Art Ghallery, to besoid at 170 Statee st., undertho PALMER HOUSE, Wednesday, Thursdny, and Friday. May 8,9, and 10, oach day at 1! o’clock a. m., 2 and 7} p, m. Pictares Now on Freg Exhibition FLISON. PTOMEROY & CO., Auctloneers, By BUTTERS, LONG & CO,, Salesroom, 173 East Hlmlblghul. COLLATERAL SALRE OPF Walches, Ladies’ & Gents' Chafns & Fing Jewelry AT AUCTION, TUIS MORNING, MAY 7, AT 10 0'CLO" At our Balesrooms, 173 Enat Randolph: LON PFURNITU“E AUCTION. ARLOR AND OHAMBER BETS, OARPETS, EPFIUE FURNITORE, &o. WEDSNESDAY, May 4, at 10 0'clock, at our Salesrovm, 175 £aut fanolp z By LONG & €0.. Auctloneers. REGULAR SATULLDAY FURNITURE AUCTION SALE, BATURDAY MORNING, May 11, At 175 E, Randolph-t, bet, Fifth-av, and Lasalle-sh W, A. BUTTENS, LONU & CO. By CHAS, I3, RADDIN & CO. Auctloncors, 118 & 120 Wavash-av. LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE BOOTS AND SHOES, TUESDAY, May 7, 187 AUCTION BALE O DRY GOODS, Clothing, 1ata and Caps, Notions, &c. 1878, WEDNESDAY, May (ffi By H, FRIEDMAN, 200wad 20 Randolphest. On WEDNESDAY, May 8, 8t 9} o'clock. 170 PKGS. OF CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, ASSORTED, 100 Sets Decorated Chamber Ware, An Assortment of First-class Plated Ware, Q. W. BECKFORD, Auctloncer. By M. M, BANDERS & CO, 74a0d 74 Wabash-av, LARGE AND PEUEMPTORY HALE OF DOOTS, SHODS, & SLIPPERS, AT AUOTION, Tuesday, May 7, at 12:30 o’clk p.m. e e e e e CABINET ONGANS, e SABINE CABINE Tatuassmmasgamiasiite CATALUOUE und CibceLal Naw b“rl‘l:ll. [y b and tnuch inforpiaiion. 0 R GANSME% &Il‘Av)‘lul..ii,o OIL-TANKN, L TANKN, WiLB8ON & EVENDEN, F OIL TANKS axo SHIPPING OANS, €7 & 40 Weat Lake Birect. ORICAGO: o saxv rua sitern b (¢ Summer lesdd ME An Drn st e A ad e Gonther's Confecllonety. naAl Govvy. crhoplug it fack, ful b{ wearlog the u Wa MEAD. freshlpg, Galy Bve ceats s gl T SAJLATUGA WAV, Lad! ] ve. fulnd uoly st Mide £ i a0n{ raln a i ) THOMIACH & di0 Wasasa-at,