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

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. QGeorga Driver wea hanged In March, 1872, This information is glven to decide & bet. The champlonship contest of rackets took place & week ago botween Merars, Mangan and F, Datimke. The latter came ont shead, winning twd gamen to his antagonist’s ono. At T o'clock yesterday morning Patrick Moran, while in_an {ntoxicated condition, fell into the river at Kinzie street bridge, but was rescucd by tho timely arrival of OMcers Murpby and Libby, Early yeatetday morniog Whilam Contello, a* work upon the new 8inger building, fell nccident- ally a distance of about twenty feet, and was bad- 1y injured internally, Ile resides on the corner of Jackson and Clinton etreets. The temperature yesteraay, as observed by Man« assec, optician, No. B8 Madison street (TriBunm Bullaing), was, st 88, m., 64 degrees: 10 8, m., 08; 12m,, 003 .’!lr. Barom- eter at 8a. m,, 20,0t There was tha regular quarterly meeting of the Bl. Andrews Society yeaterday evening at tho Bherman Hous eparts were recolved showing that there was $103 proft on the annual bal) of the Society, and $017.16 profit on the annnal ban- quet. At 8:30 yesterday marning & horse and bn, be)unglnz’w Trieglaff, No, 1238 Pufi, avonue, ran d, npon reaching Twenty. sixth street, ran down a widow lady named Mary TNormal, residing at No. 226 South Park avente, Bhe was badiy Injured Internally, and had her bip fractured, Col. Alnn Halbert, of the Sherman Honse has Biad some cholce poultry sent to him from \Viscon- Bin, The birds will be presented to the Dwl Clab this evening. They are on exhibition in the Rher man Nones Exchange, where they attract conatder- able attentlon. ‘Tnx Trinuxe Home Clnb held itaregular monthe 1y meeting In the club-roams of the Tremont Houso caterday afternoom, ‘*‘Fern Leat" presiding. * rom the lively dircussion they secin tomean busi- nees. and hope very soon 1o be able to throw open the doora of their Home. Jud%u Dangs says that hie doesnot Intend to dls- mwise the Indictment apainst B. F. Allen at prea. ent, aa he s dunutful of the anthority of the So. licitor of the ‘Treasnry to order ita dismiseal. Ie Dan written to Attorney-Ueneral Devens aboat it, and eaya that unless the Atlornoy-General orders him to dixmiss it he will call ft np for trialon the 28th of May. Coroner Dietzach yesterdny held an Inquest upon Peter Karge, a year-old boy from Gloster, N, ., who dfed of hie injurles recelved on the Great Enste #0 upon Frank Kovllrknwlk(‘ avenue, who was accidentsily wounded Sunday last vy John Preave. The lalter svas hell to the Grand Jury without ball, and Blovey, his companion, was held a8 a witne: Among the arrivala at tho Grand Pacific yester. {tnv were H, Droderick, Chief Government Marine ngincer and Surveyor, New South Wales, and James Alfred Roberts, s Commissioner of the Colony of Victoria, Australia, to the Fana Expu- zitlon. The latter, while here, will call on mann- facturers to make arrangementa for the exnihiiion o{mlbvll’ wares at the Australian Exposition of 1 d The officers of tho Firat Regiment, I 8, G., held & meeting last night at the armory on Lake strect, and accopted tao invitation to co-operate with the Heeond Regiment {n tendering n welcomo to Gen. Shields npon his visit to this city. Col. Bwayne bas accordingly issued an order for the regiment o appear in full-dress umform to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, (o march withthe ,Becond Regiment to tho Palmer House, where the ‘serenade and welcome witl take piace. The nsnal weekly drill has consegnently been posiponed for this evenlog. Mcrars, Zell, Bush, and Bwabacker, represent. ing the distlilers of I'eoria, were In tho clty yester- gay, und hield a conference with the Chicazo brothe Ten on the sltuation in Cincinnatt, and the injn- rious resulls that will hapgen to the trade If the Government allow tho frauds to continue, The Yeoria gentlemen l(mnal{ indorsen the memorlal of the distiilers of this city, which was farwarded to Washington Wedneaday night. The Commitiea on thelr retarn will recommend the Pearia distill. urs in a body to telegraph thelr indorscment of tho Chicago memoriat, Gen., Shicl the veteran of the Mexican ana tha Civil Wi rrived {n this city yesterday, nnd 1a stopping at the Palmer. e was visited during the day by numbers of his old friends, and of oth. era swho wers resirous of making his acquaintance, Baturday cvening a seronade wiil bs tendered him, and Monday he will lecturo st the Tabernacle. It 1 expected that thore will bo 8 goodr outpouring, not merely of his own countrymen, but of all who are acquainted with the histary of this gallant snl. dier,—go great a demonstration as not to be with- ont influenco at Washington, A-sad acclient occurred yesterday mornlng at the depot of the Fart Wayne Ratlroad in this city, Mr. Charlea Mannegolil, of the finn of Mannegold & Bon, of Milwaukee, was In the freight-vard making ponie Inquirics regarding the snipment of lour Laet, when he was run over by a switch en- gino and inataatly killed. Mr. Miannegold was n gentleman of Jargn proverty in Milwaukee, and a riember of the Chamber of Commerce of that clty. Ile cumio to this city 10 arrnge some busines: tairs previous to taking a trp to Europe, i ‘was immediately notified, and arrived hore yestor- day afternoon. Tho remalns of the unfortunste mentloman are at No, 654 Elats street, whers they may be viewed by hin mauy fricnds in towa betora Go'clock this afternodn, when the body will be taken to Milwaukeo for interment. The only thing new in Custom-Ilouso matters yesterday waa the roinstalimont of both Ralatrom #nd McQuceene o their work on tho Uovernment buildings, thelr return to day Iabor being accums plished through the powerfal medium of a shart, clear, and decided letter from Aselstant-Sceretary Hlawley, of the Treasary Departinent, (o Supt. nnnl% This lettor was tife one refeered to1n yesterduy's Tuinuxe as having been went by vrder of Secretary Bherman just before he went to Clevelund to attend the marrlage festivitics, With auch a Jetter before him, Supt, Burling had noth. 10x to do but reinstate the mou, ~which lie has all along stated he would do if dered by his supctlora in ofiice, 1o however, that” the Becrotary has boe tainformed os to his matives for discharging the me; and belleves that when the case comes Lo be tuvesticated on the a'atement of fucts which he vent the Departinent some aays ago, the Secretary will discover his inlstake, ses that the men were discharged because there was nothing more for them ta do, and that ho will be vindicated from thia charge which bas been made agalnust him to the effect that he hounced the tnen becauso they hiad told tos much in the recent Investigation, TUE AKTRONOMICAL BOCIETT held ts anuual mecting last night at the rooms of too Academy of Belences, the Hon. J. Y, Scammon in the chalr, and P'raf, Elias Colbert Secrotary, The annual report of the Board of Directors wan read by Mr. Scamwon. 1t mentioned the fact that the fociety bad beon fora long thue without an wleervers that Prof. Colbert had consented to ag- sumie the work ; recounted the sstronuwmical cvents of the year; the denth of thres members, leaving thy wembership 160, ke of the cclipse of thy vun will take placo July 20, and may be teen in allne Jn tho soutnoastern direction fron ¥'1. Bridges to 8 volut south of Chesenne, 1L scen.cd Geairable to the Directors that tne Huclety +hauld wago wreangements for tho obaurvation of tats cclipse, and thercfore tho followiog was puered: leeanired, That Mr. E, Colhert, Buperintaadont of the Dearturn Observatory, ba authorized o arrange for ll‘rmnl a3 may be tloenied vest W f July 2u, and ‘employ such aselets Mary. with the customary wishes and wlul future of the Soclety, mitted his annual report. 1 iecrelary Colby e commcated upon the vosurvalions made during the past year, aud wade various recouimendationy for the improvement of the observatory, llo apuke in bighly complimentary terms of the gentiemon who had aseisted bim in bl work, Dr. Burroughs ofered tho fuliowing resolution, which waa adopted: Resclced, That the decesse, siuce tho last sonusi meetiing of Mears. We F. Cooluaugly wid Danlel O'liara, all lire-miemh Arrolioniical nociety, calls upon U rotury e vesory i cxpremog of 1t Ligh rosard for 1w geatleinen pereonaily, a scass of ‘Luelr gous e el Uperatiun i tho WOrk of this bociery. " & Coon molr the Secrutary was inatracted to eend to the fumilics of the deceased copios of thu resvlution, Anclection for threo Direclors was then gono into, witu tbu followlng resnlt: Murry Nelion, O, A Johnson, and P, i1 Willard, Prof, Burnhaw then iada a fow lnteresting re. marke concerning hia recen s{ul double-atar tercarches, ‘e meeting adjourncd fo tha firet Monday In Ihmu st Tulyo'clock at the UDesrborn Obasrvar ory, Linmedistely attertho sdjournment of the Boclety the Direeture met aud re-siccted the oficers of last 2 s folluwa: I eot, sScawmon; ¥ Ideat, W. 11, Wells; Treasurer, H, C. evretary, B, Colbart, WOUAN'S CHHUISTIAN ASSOCIATION, ‘Tho Buard of Mansyemont of the \Woman's Chrialian Association vied ut 10:30 o'clock youter- dlay murning o regular mouthly mecting, tn (heir Buardiag-lome, Noa. 731 and 763 Wabash svenuc, MinsJ. 8, ¢ the Trewsurer, subiniticd ber wed tho receipts lo have been 2. Mre, Hsvens made her ro« Vice- tan- U expenecs, 2. port upca the Christian work. While the numuer of mectings bad somewhot decrcaved, tho Interest 1u thoss heid biad not. . ‘The repurt of the Employment Burean showed + $hat 1¥1 persons biad been rupplica with situstions, 3 for geueral bouseworks woueyw received, Iuo present employmeut-otice is located ot Jlak strect, Slivs Jenols . Gray waa elected Treasurer. 1t was resolved that the present lewal, Board—ta sign contracly, etc.—bo retalned until the nezt ane nual eeting.’ 'Tho folluwing Nominatiog Commit. tre was sulected: M. Clack, Mra. Groves, snd s, Hurlbut. 'Ihe fullowiug ladics were named s the Finance Commlttes: Mre. Uurlbut, Mrv, Farwell, Mra. Tulmau, Mrs, Headcraon, and Mre. fawill, Mra. Dr. 8. 7. Baker, In charve of the Dispen- aary, made ber report. The Dispeusary is uow lucated at No, 232 Clark sticet, There were 108 viaite made. Oopo patlentdicd tutho ward depart- weut. ‘Tho 8rst analversary of the opeaing of the Home will be celebrated by 8 n«flluu of & publlc char- acier, at which rofresbments will be served for a fvasonadle chargs, ‘The Fecopilon was Sxed fur Tuerday he 28th fnst., between tho o d 10 a'clack p. ‘The meeting then adjourned. TI8 CAILD RECOVERED. Last evening, abont 10:30, Mr. McGanp, the father of the lost child left with the Siators at Vin- cennes, Indl,, and aupposed to be in Chicago, left for a moint sbout miles distant from here. Tho chances are that by 3:30 (his morning Mr, McGann will have receovered hi child. The piace srhere the child is lacated ts not & milllon of miles distant from Freeport, 1., according to all ac- coun Yesterday morning & person cnlered Pollcs Tieadquarters, eald the article In Tnx Trinuxx had been seen, and parties knew ail about tho cld of Mr. McGann, = Bhe war with tho sieter of Mrs, Nickies, and if. & conslderation was fortn- coming, eay 323, the information as to the chila's whereabanis wonld ve given. As fo Mes. Nickles, she wan in the city now. Tue l!mllcn were being 8id, the man understood, and why ehould not 0 be? Intelligenco of this statoment was at once con- veyed tnrough \Willlam Carman, custodian of Atolen property, o Ar. )(rGlnlléltlnl lodgings, and hoe came down to the Centeal Statlon, Superintendent-of-Police Ilickey, Deputy- Superintendent Dizon, and Chief-of-Detectives McGarigle beld & consultation Immediately upon the arrivat of Mr. McGann, The result was the rul!lnzol Detectire Osterman on the ease, and he arrest, about 4 o'clock 1n the afternoon, of a woman named Heneon, Mere {a her card: '* Grand Central Lanndry, Lizzie Tienvon proprietress, 203 Bonth Clark strect. Speclal notice to customers: Gents' garmenis neatly repaired snd HWattons scwed on [free of charge, Wark warranted, or no pay. Goods not c;lle»l lgr in thirty days will #0ld to pay Arava: ol 3. H‘?.ellcflnnn accompanled Detective Daterman to the Ianndry. ‘The man on the premises ncted very obstreperously, Yet the voman Ifeuson wi brought in.” He, ment, and that of the ma; Induced the viait 1ast ovening of Mr. McQOann to point outside of Chicago. Mr. McGann cannot express his feclings too warmly for the prompl conduct of the T'olice De. partment in recovering his child, 0 STV, T Gentire 0. 8. At D. W, rand 1, W, T. Gentry, U, 8. A.t D. W, C, A. Mantgoll, Milwankes: Warner, Cincinnatiy J. N. McCullo Kempater, Oshkosh: J. A. tabers . iirod- erick, Bydney, Australia; Judge K. ¥, Peckham, 881 Jose, 1l on, T. fl. Dudu&e. Magsachua=tis; C, Mart ce; L.P, McDufly, Ui .F“‘“ imer Hlouse— uncanand C. B, Rueher, ,ouluh‘ . Ds Adams, linston; W. . P'eabody, 8, ll:Llu{ 1in, and It. M. Fraser, Cinclnnatly A." B, Fogue, Hichwiond, I3, Cajorsdo; 8. M. Dennctt, Oinaliag J. itolde; D. Y, Hteward, Glasgow, Scotiandi M: eor d J. sutton, New Zealand: M. X. Dei mead, Baltimore....SAerman House—The lion. Merrlit. 8pringfleld Repister: Gen.C.H.Tompkins, . ATIO.Ciark, New orky, B F, Maitn. 8pringnerd, 0. ooteatl, Uabuguey . 8, Whiie, Agyer, Harvaris the flo Fort WAyne: il zette... Tremont iouse-Joln M. Setlars, St. o, 3w Walkort, huffates ‘To W, Kirby. Grai It. tinson, Da; liaveni E. C. Adamson, Memphlst to 01_ . K. 8loan, Wlumlup el Hage, J Milwatkee( K. B. Farnum, Naw Cork: the Hon, Grark: A. Brown, Ueneseo; I Itolland, Itockford; F, €. Marah, "Kaneas City: Criatles U, Pack, Port Huronitha Hon, T, L. Chadburne, Houguton, Mich. SIMONI. TRIAL BARLY NEXT MONTH, Luigi Pietro 8imonl, the sluyer of McCue, was arralgned yesterday morning in the Criminal Court to plead, Ile cams Intothe roomin his shirt-sleoves, an old, brown velveleen vest cover- ing the upper portion of kis bady. Iils halrwas rumpled, and came down uver his eyes, as usnal, and the short atubble which appearcd on his face 8 woek ago Jast Monday bad developed into some- thing that looked like a beard. . He walkea right past his two lawyers, Messrs, Recd and O'Urlen, without noticing them In any way wkatever, up to the Clerk's desk. s cyes were downcast, and his face wore that stolld, indifferent look which has distingulshed him all (hrongh his troubles, Mr. Teed was ready with a formal motion q! lor the purpose of protecting his cllent, il possible.”” It was neither argued nor declded, howaver, Mr. Mills fostating that the first Ihlnx o order was for the prironer to make his plea. Mr, Recd remarked that Simoni could not rpeak En- lfah, and Mr. Mills {nqnired if there wasany- y in court who could act as interpreter, Mr, O'Urien ralved a laugh by remarking, sotto vore, that he Tumeelf was an Itallan, and the Cour! added fuel to the flame by saying he had always supposcd Mr. O'Brien was 8 "Frenchman. One of the Tlagglo brothers was aent for, to whom the Clerk read the indictment, and who translated it to £imonl. It was slow work, bat the Interpreter got to the end of It at last, and the quea- tlon was_put to the prisoner, **Gullty or not golltyr' Mr. O'lirlen instructed tho tntorpreter to tell Simoni that his conneel adyiaed him to plead ‘tnot uilty," Simon! shrugged his sboulders, rolled his eyes, twitched the muscle his face, and complied with his Instructions, Thut: being done, he was led out of court, - 'Tne next thing to dowas to aat the case for trial, and Mr, Mille nawed next Monday, This brought Mr. Reed to his feet with an cxplanation that Simon! spoke & very peculisr llallan, that his caonsel hud not had ‘time to consult sufilciently with_him, and that they wanted a contlnuance, nnnd-a being oltogether too soon, Mr. O'lirten wanted to know i there was ony reason why the cuso ehonld take precedance of the cascs of those who were now in Jafl for murder. Mr. Mills replied that Mr, O'Brien didn't under- stand the eltnation. ile was now lqln§ tho In. dictments returned Dy the last Grand Jury, and this waa one af them. ~ He could see no reason for " 1 belng heraso that thoy re Munday, Mr. Reed Inslsted that tne caso should be cone tinued tili tho next term $n order to give conneel timo to prepata for the defense, Mr, 0'Brien remarked that Simont's friends were tryingt to ralse money for him. 3fz. Reod and him- self didn't propose to g0 into s caso of this king and meet witn the prejudice of the community and the nre without getting pald for 1t. Bimonl's friends had written to 1taly for money, and _coun- sel bad sent there for cortain documentary evidence which would disorove the charge that Slmont was w_ fugitive from jusiico, and had feft Jtaly on account of his crimes, Ar. Millsthought it astrange argument to adduce for a continusnce, that ticie was uesded to sccute evidence s to cuaracter, Mr. Meed remarked thatthe papers had only given ane wide of tho case. Tlere was anothor #ido to 1L, but iie dian't proposs to shuw tho facts, lie hoped the case wuuld be sat for the sccond waelk inJune, which foite early enongh. Mr, Mills remarked that by Monday Bimon) would have had two wecks since the murderto got ready for trl ‘Thin Court sald there were several things to bo considercd. While the prosecution might be ready 10 commence next week, he could ot help know- Ing that there ware enough otiier cases 10 occupy tho time of Lho Court In advance of this one, Lo did not wee that the ends of justice would bio de- feated by s postponement, and ho thought he ought to reapect lhw man's condition, —his inability to spaak the language and the fnability of his counsel tu confer with bl with readiness, ' Tho caso wan an important one, and overy facility ougnt to be afforded & man whose lifo wasat stake, He was dh‘?uud Lo think the request nut unreasouable, and tharefuro directed that the case b set for the second Monday in June, CIIARGE AND COUNTER- CUARGE. MRS, BOEMNIA C, 8MITH yeaterday cansed the arrest of & prominent hotel clerk nf one.of Chicago's prominent hotels, charg. fug Eim with rape. Tho clerk heard that sucha warrant was out, snd went post-haste tu Justico Summerfleld, farnlehing bail in $1,000 until to. day, A. J. Nottiog golog upon the bund, This done, ho procured warcants for the arrest of Mrs, Smith and her busband, A, Ogden Swith, charging them with blackmall, A warrant was aleo pro- cured by Mrs. Smith for adoctor, & guest ot tha same prominent hotel, whom sho accusce of at- tempt at rape, but up to & late hour the arrest bad not been mude. A Tmnuse roporter bappened (o stumble upon this scusation Just ss Mr. and Mrs, Smith wero furnlshing bail in the sum of $UUO cach, 8, M, Wytuan, manager of Biein's Dollar Store, golng upon the bouds, The disconsvlate hotel clork wise In an adjolnlng room, and was belng consoled by & few of his friends. Wihilo tho bunds wero balng drawn up, Mre, Smith chatted incessantly on ali possible al !‘u‘u. Juwpli frow ous t anotber with the Incoherency of hail-wlitted persun, ‘Tne Jogoes' Uallery waa consulted, and she soetnod quite ofended that the butel clerk's faco did not adorn its pagea, When the bonds wers signed, the reporier sal down for m ehurt convereus tlon with Mr. A. Ogden Smith, shurt chunky wan, with 8 deridedly Urusque businees alr, which e fully cateies ‘aut In his conversation, At liret he lnuh‘hllhy ol all questions, und denied he rignt of the press to interfre in any such [ and} ecially before thoy cume to But fho gravity of the clurges having been recalled to his wind, he quickly resulved to answer the questions. ile was a traveliug agent for tho novelty frm of Bloow & Brown, No, 473 Broadway, and supplicd Stein's Doilur Btore snd cthue siniilsr places, but Le dig not want that published. 1is porents and pol tyes were very wealty, and he Lad bad 8 college education, but he did not want that published, His wifo had beeu violeutly ravished by the botcl- clerk, bot that likewise wis not to be published. TUE COMPLAINANT, In tho meantime, however, Mr, Bmith had care- lully urdered his wity to keep Ler mouth stut. Dy a clever schume shu was led 1nto another room by Deputy-Supt. Dizon, \rhere tbe roporter at vnce rojoined her upon loaving berliege lord. Bre. bophia C. Smitb, sccordivg to her own slory, 150 of resprctable snd wnll% parents in Drooklyn. ~ bBhe will be years of age in November, lLas bevn married uln-‘y are) and has fuur children, One year mfv se foived Flymuuth Church in Brooklyn, purely out of the rezard she entertaived for Mr. Yeecher, and tho course bs tuok durivg his trial, 1o uot “‘;hlnl the woman sway." Shke hi < oplniupa sexarding the whol them wittous & blush, as al of the outrage with whi charges the but, clerk, Bbe clalws §i was sccowplished in Ler ruots 0o the fourth foor of thu hotel between 03 a0d 10 u'clock yesterday muruiug, ond that o drat wpt wae wade souie wenty winutes befors 1ha last snd successful stiempt. While she was tslking her husband suddeuly bursy futo the room, snd ordered Ler tu £ howe, an %\ll‘ ber gossiplug. But before epulllnfl b mith asked Mr. Dizon if thy seporter woul $10 nota snd keep Lhe names out of priot, Lscquently she offcred the reporter an slaboritely paivted fan fiom the stock whicli her husband 1a #21d to carry with b, The Justice is . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1878 Alno to come into possession of roma of them, Mr mith havin d n to wend hls i & half-dozen encl The _duno then departed, And upon resching the hotel were al once asked by the praprietar to leave, which accounts for the fact that Alr, Smith s now stopping at the Clifton louss, TNR NOTEL CLERK, ‘who was fuming with rage, was next consnlted, and, of course, denied the entire charge, flo ad- mita that he visited the lady’s room, but_did ro in responec Lo A note couched In pecnliar langnnge, -mI’ having & postscript attached asking him keep her lettore, and give them one but bemelf In person, Ile s talked lwmm‘i And hecame #o familiar and withal so talkative, that he made some sxcuse in order to get away from her. Later in the day he recelved another note, which reqnested aloan of $25, a9 some of her family wera In tronhle, and #he withed to retnrn at onceto New York. Of conres the money was not given her, and tne hotel clerk says he heard no mora abont the aftair until he wan ge-lanlny accuged of the crime, e also claima that the room door was open all the while he wan in the room, and says he can prove it by the honsekerper, A chambermaid, sud several other employes of the house, MR, SMITII'S BTATRMENT. ' Thials,' said another reporter to Me. Smith, ‘s very painfal affair. Now there ls one hypoth- fome have been inclined sccept, It la one which woula te from _ sayine anything regarding it. 10 no n v’l‘ hat ls, that Mre. Smithis s little out of her head, —1bat she has a delusion on this subject, For yuu seo if Mr. —— was guilty of na gravo a crime as this, it wonld ne necersary to mention it, and If, on the other hand, vou and yonr wife have been trying to kmaill this gen- tleman, in that csse it ‘would have to be men. tloned, 4 **Thave been with my wife now," sald Mr. Bmith, **forsrme seeks, and if there Is any jn. sanity, I am the one whooneht to knowit, I deny that there {s anything of the kind the matter with her. As to this'charge of blackmall, here are the lettera which ehe wrote to him, and they are the only thinge on which the charge can be based. ‘Now, look at them and see If there 1s anything in the natnrs of blackmnil in them, " ‘he_first_one was A letter to this gentleman, dated 3iny 8, arking him if he would cssh o draft for her for 825. She waa Intending Lo leave town, and wished to nee tho money for varions urposes. The other letter was a reqnest to have 50 cents charged to her account. The money had been used for cleaning glaves. Tho letier then wont e that she had for dinner: meat, 35 centa; 10 centn; coffee, 10 cen! n rather queer letter, " ratd the reporter etter, h to Mr, Smith, **That s hardly the sort of yon know,—that (rlu’l of ft about the dinner,— which a lady would write to this particular person, oean bodr else. ' *4That IaMrs, Smith's way. " sald he. **She bas been in the habit for yoara of kecping itemized ac- connts of everything, If I gave her$2, the next time she met nio shs would begin to count ap and #ay 1 8pent 6O cents for this, 15 cents for that, 30 centa for that, and so on hrough, *' s*Dat how 'is it." safu tho reporter; **these are not the original letters she wrote, are they?” **No, they arecopies of them. Bhe keepscopies of everything—of all tho letters and all the tele- grams she sende. When I am away she kceps on sending to me a detailed statement of sll the monoy she spends, and tho way in which it ls ex. pended. Now, they cun't prove any blackmall on ihose letters. And'that s all tho evidence there is. As rezards m{le", they can do nothing, fori didn't have anything to do with the case. Bhe aware oat the warrant. 1 simnly went with hor to ‘llu statlon, as it was a husband's place to do, “*I may have been a Ifttle shott when I spoke to the reporter this evening. Ihaven't Ty high opinion of reporters, oow, and somewhat upeet by (his affair, Ihad alw: %% aldered him a friend of mine, and Ithink thie a very unfair thing to do toa friend. 1snppose 1 ought to have ahot him. Dat then, you see, It would not have done. 1f, whon I go (ntoa store fo sell a man a line of goods, he makes some rough remark, nd ~ 1 lose my temper that interferes with my business, so [ have been achooled in keeping my temper,and I was not ‘rattied® very inuch, as they ln‘ b{ this thing, 1 thought, Now, If [ go nad shoot hlm it will Inter- fere with my business; [ have lzot to leave here In & few days to go Wost to attond to mniters, and 1 will get flunnmnl complication, and it won't do atall. StillI don't know bat I ought to have shot hint. I was dumbfonnded when I heard of 1t at first, and 1 asked her over and over again, and she told the ssme story overy time, clear nnd strajght. " **\What has become of that servant-girl who is sald to be s witnees)"” *+They havo run her off, T think, Ilooked for ber, but’l conldn't find hee anywhers. 1 was ar- rested, and I didu't get ball untll 6 o'clock, 1 ex. ccted (o have gutten in my work during the time was In the lock-up, and fdon't know whether I can find her no Are you going to make much out of this thing?!" **No, not very much, I guess, If you had shot Im and killed him we should have made a page of it, bot, nnder the eclrcumstances, it don't really amount to very much, ** ‘Then Mr, Smith departed. 1TNIIE COUNCIL. TILLY, The Council held an adjourned mesting last evening to conslder unfinisbed business, The ab. sontees wore Cary, Janssens,and Daly, Ald.Tuley presided, ‘The report of the Committee on Public Buildings recommended the placing on flle of Thomas Tilly's clalm for 837,200 for the Euareka plan for tho City-Hall, s Ald, Pearsons moved (o concur, Ald. Callerton wanted tho report to o over In ordor that the new Aldermen might become ac- quainted with tho clrcumatances. Ald. Cook ssld from tho inquizles niready mado 1t sppeared hiat Tilly had no clatm. u:pmnl‘lfn of ‘Ahl.ylémlclzh. conslderation was t rily postpancd, u"l"‘l‘nlg“xcpzr': ulp 1no Committeo on Btreetsand Allcys, three dlviaions, reconunending the pas- aage of the resvlution directing the Department of Public Works 10 estublish grades upon all atrects within the city limits whero tlicre nas bsen none heratofore, was coneurred fn. FOOL-TABLES, The ropurt of the Committes on Licenses recom- wmending tho pasyage of the ordlnance repealing the ordinance concerning pool-tavles wos taken up. "A1a. Cullorton aald. thut 420 ssloon-kaspers liad already paid thelr poul-tavle licenso, and the pres- ent Committoe thought it beat to let tho matter rest until next year. loinoved to place the re- port on fle, ‘I'ho muotion was agreed ta. The roport of the Judiciary Committoe on the rosolution directing tho 3Mayor to report by what right- the Naltimore & Ohio Kallroad Comipany, Field, Leller & Cu., ana the Inter-State Exposi- tion Assoclation accuny a part of tho Lake-Front Park, was taken nr. They recommended 1he pas. rage of an order directing the Mayor to_uotify the Directora of tho Inter-Siate Industrial Exposition Assaclation to sacate the premiaca within aixiy days from date (Dec, 3, 1877), and, in cese they fafled to do o, 10 tako legal mensures to procure exclusive posscasion of the bullding. On motion uf Ald, Cullerton, the report waa ro- committed. Action an the ordinanco concerning water-tanks in Imlldm;v was temporarily postpoued, Ald, Cutlerton's contracting fire-limitaordinance provoked sume discusslon, Ald, Hawlelgh was oppored Lo it. To pass it would be ous of tho worat thinge the Cosacil conld o, Ald, ityan made s plea for it. 1t wau Isid oyer temporarily. CONTRACTOKA' HOXDS, ‘The report of tha Committee on Judiciary, rec. ommeniing the passagy over the Mayor's veto of tho ordlnsnce provi n{ for the furatshlng of bouds by contructurs, was taken up. ‘Ald. Gilbert moved to concur, : Ald. Rawleigh spoke ngainst the ordinance. Ons of ite requirements was that the bondsmon should bave unincumberced real catate. ‘That, he thought, would drive all but s few contractors out of the busineas, as men with free property wero acarce in 1cago, Alu" Gilbert wanted frresponsible contractors driven mlw Honde vhould be vecured in the way propoasid . ¥ Ald. Bmyth thought the ordinance woull be a hardabip, “sinco 1t would require coutractors to k:ug pasoents in zepair for two years, ‘The report was recomemitted, ‘Tl report of the same Commlttee recommend- Ink the passsge of an order directing the Departe ament of Public Works to advertisa on the lstof April overy year fol terisl waw plsced on flle, ‘Action on the repor€ of the Committce on Mar. kets, recomuicndiiis the catablishment of a s ou North avenue, was pustponed temporari]; LUMBEK-TARDS, ‘Tho report of tho special cominites recommend. ing the mmruut the ordinance proltbiting the pliing n! lumber or tho establisument of lumber, yards un any land escept it fronts on mavigable wator was takin up, Ald, Ballard urged the passage of the ordiuance. Ald. Cullerion doalred Jt to be recommntiod, Motlans to sufer to the differcut Comtittees were voted down, but oac to refor to the Commit- tee on Jadiciary was agreed Lo, 1'ho Counchl then adjourned, —— FRANCE AND AMERICA. ® MR, CHOTTEAU'S MISYION, The Executive Conimittee of the Board of Trade toet yewterday afternoon at 1 o'clock ln the Secree tary's oflico to receive and listen to B3I Leon Clottcan, tho delegate of the Freuch Committea orzanized in Parla in view of the propused Franco. Awericau comunercial treaty. ‘There wero present of the Comultico lessrs, Williaw Dickinson, J. L, Norton, and A. 1L Young, Mr. Chotteau, on being aeceived by the Commit nddressed them as follows: MR, Preaipxsr axn Gexrieusn: WhealIlanded in the United States, I hardly know how 1o framae uy courss. A darknlybt of tho American people. Everything told me that our countrymen would not repel tue ides which Tospired the membors of thie Faris Comumiitve, ‘'hat contidence has not deceived ine, alncs [ Liave met with thu hearticet support {n all the great wanufacluring centics I bave visited 5o far, 1o fact, whal do 1 ask of the representatives of industry and comtueres in tho United States? Sim- ly this, 8 public dlscussion, to take place in ’arls, during the present Exposition, on the ques- tlun of knowisg whether it would not Le advan- tageous, uecessary. to establish = convenmtionsl treuty bolween 10 Lo coutrics, You sre aware that joany srticles msnu. fxctured o the United States are probibited in France by tha genern] French tarfif. Do you wish to do y with the rigorous dispositions which atrike thoss peodncts? If vo, Answer the call of the French lecialators and munufacturers who otier yon a praciical and Jasting sgreement, You wonld, perhaps, like to know what eonces- g'm‘u Frante expecis in retnen from the United ates, = ‘To epeak frankly, 140 not know, and the mem- hera of the Paris Committee know no mors abont i than I do, Such a declaration proves to yon that the libert; of action of the men In the name of whom I spen 18 neither limitcd nor hindered hy any secret pro- gramme. Since my arrival in New York, many persons hare insisted on that voint. ‘Those persons, b{nvuy lomeal conmequence, eeemed {n contest the rooil faith of Mr, Menter, the President of the French Committee, of Mr. Hielard, Vice-Preeident, of the Deputies and Sen- ators, whose namea you are acqnaintod with, Tint, really, iait impossible to admit that & nnm- berof citizens of France may have cnough patriot- 1am to cry out to the American_people, **Send us delegates whose volca may be listened to thronghe out the United States, we ehnll, togethor, ex- amine loyally in what e B commerclal treaty ought to be concluded, toincrease the exporta from the United States rance, and from France to the United States "'t iat habit i hard to dle, It resembles the com. mensal, who, driven from a palace, takes rofnge in the office, then In the porter's lodga, and flnn]l{. expelled from this Jast shelter, wanilers abont in tho ‘woods which sarround the edifice, watch- ing his chance to regain the credit he has lost, in order to azsln impose hia Jaw, ‘The erittctams wonld have heen less scvero had ‘wo simply followad the old rut. It oonsiats, a8 you know, in_two mon, twoMin. Iaters, sitting doivn at the end of A table, and in & short hour writing npa reciprocity treaty which shall regulate the commercial futare of two na. tlons. Here, in this French-American movement, wo gtupnln that the terms of the Convention be drawn y the Interested partiea thamaclves, to be after. mbmitted to the Minlsters at Washingion and Veraailles, who will have nothing todo then hut to ask their sanction by the competent leqisiative owars, ¥ If wa go out of the usual way, I think we may bs forgiven for that, forwa only acek to solve a very important guestion to ths tisfaction of all con- cerned, and fo actve, in ore eflicient manner, the interest cf the two nattons, Mr. Presidont, gentlemen, altow mo to hopo that yon will orzanize a Tocal commiitee withont delay. Thus Chicago will appreciate the propased snswer to the French Committee, and wil) ho represonted at tho Convention which is to take place at Washington towards the end of this month, when [ am back from San Francisco. ‘This Convention will be organized by the Con. tral Committes at Washington, which {a presided over by Henator T. B, Fuatls, of Loniatann, and has for Vice.Prestdents tho Hon. Benj; V] 1le, of New York, and Mz, A. Pollok, neat Brolatour for Secretary: snd will airm the exlstence of tho National American Committce, Then each local commltleo will chooso fta dele- gates for Parfs, To irresolute and timid minds, who may stlll doubt, I will aay: Never hna thero been a pathors ing of Intelligent, honest men, of men prompted by zoml intentions and the desite of well-doing, withont eome good results for humanity coming from such a gathuring, 1 have bocn llstened to flvaram{ in the Enat, North, Bouth, ana centre of the United States, I trust the Groat West will noi prove hustile to my mission, _8t, Lonls has already pronounced in my favor, Chicago will " certainly not remain behind. Avery informal talk followed, in which the members of the Committeo readlly admitted tho propriety, If not necessity, of establishing such a commercial treaty betwveen the two countrics as should bring about the freest commercla) inters coursa conslatent with this country's condition and tho already existing trcatles with other nations, 1t was atated, however, that as things were now, tho idea of absolnte frae trade was not practicahle, the treaty betweon this country and Great Uritain, for instance, providing that ‘tho latter countr; should have &8s farorable commorcial relations wit the United Sta! might exist bet.veon the latter and apy forelgn couniry. A treaty, thern. 3 and the United are, Staty betweor 'rance providing absolute freo trade, wonld bring apon the latter natlon the charge of having broken the trealy with England, In s genoral way, how. ever, it was stated that the sentiment of {lie West ‘wos in favor of tho fulleat commercial Intercourse belween the two natlona that was consistent with our own condition, It waa agreed that the matter shoald he brouglit to the attention of the Donrd, and the Executive Committee felt that that body would andoabtedly take some steps towards seour- ing thie presance of oneor more delecaies from this cily to the 18 Conventlon, Having sccomnlishs edthis much, Mr. Chotteau thanked the Commite tee for ita favorable action and itacvldently friend- Iy disposition towarda the projoct, and the confer. ence adjoarned. Mr. Clotteau will probably lears for Ban Francisco to-day, his mission to (hat city bolng similsr in its chisracter to that swhich brought him to Chl cago, THE COUNTY BOARD. i BHERNY'S APPEAL. An adjourned meeting of tho County Board was held yesterday afternoon, all the membors prese ent excopt Mr. Burling, A potition was read from tho murderer, Shorry, announcinghis nnocence of all crime, and neking that the Board appropriato the sum of $150 to en- ablo him to have the record written up in his case, tat an sppeal could be taken to the Bupreme Court and o new trlal had. Mr. Bradley thought the Board had no power to make an appropriation for such a purpose, and moved that the docament be placed on file, Mr. Wheeler sald it was a acrlous matter with Blierry, who was undor sontenco to be hanged. 1o should not be hanged, however, because he was poor. 1fe belloved him to be guilty of the crimo of which he had been convicted, but, If be bad not bad Justico done him, an approptiation might be mede in the Intereat of justice. Mr. Dradloy maintained that Sherry had had a falr trisl, and that it was out of the province of the Doord to take any coxnizanca of tha petition, Mr, 8pofford sald It was the duty of the cou ta prosccute crimnnals, and not defend them, an since havlug pald for the prosecution of Huerry, the proposition to now sn; for his defense was preposterous. He hoped the potition would be placed on file, Mr, Whacler responded, and un&sd that tho petl. tloner's prayer be granted, and auked that the ate torney for Bherry bo heard, which was objocted to, ‘Th patitlou was Snally placed on fllo by 4 vote of12t02. Mesurs, Whoeler and Cleary voted in the negative. THE BOUTH P'ARKR. A communlcation waa reccived from the Secretas ryof the Board of Sonth Park Commisstoncrs tranemitting a reeolution of the loard asking a cupX of the late roports of the experts who exam- Ined the accounts of the Board, Mr. Fitzgerald sald the Park Commissioners shiould have the desired information, and com. plained that the Doard hud refured to ot the '* ax. porta’ continue thelr investigation into their ac- counts forprior years, Mr, Wheelor sald the Commlssioners evidently did not want their ofice lumbered up with **ex- perts* withont knowlng what they wero dolng, and he thoughit jtalittle singular "that what tho ‘‘oxperta’’ nad -Irurly found out? Lind uot even been Iafd befure the Couuty Board, Ile hoped to seo the req ranted. Mr, Fitz, reaponded, urging thal the docu- ment 1n qnestion be referred 1o the Finance Com- wittee, and It was finally #0 referred, MORHE DILLS, The Committee on Judh.'hn{ renarted on numer. ons hille, among otners that of §1,500 to the at. the Harme ‘icxtea’ sult, and $30 fo loner Fitzgerald fur ble Junketing stone Mr, SBonne wanted tho attorneya allowed 8500 on account, Mr. Fitzgerald wae In favor of paying half of the amouns, T'he mstter was finally dise pusad of by voling (o pay ke attorneys $1,000 on ccount, ‘The bill of Pitzgersld was then taken up and pansed, Medara. Aysre, Boese, Spofford, Whecler, und Senne votiug in the negatlve, Tho Commities on Public Charltles reported in favor of paying bille smounting to $0,804,74, and in favor of sppropristing $400 for the use of the rih Star Diepensary, Adopted. ¢ Commilteo on the Equalization of Taxcs reported, aubmitting a schedule of the rallroad property in the cify and Town of Lake, and recome mendiug that tn\)lul of the schiedule be scat to the Assewsors aud rallroad ofticiale, Adupted. LEMONT AND DEDEORD, ‘The Bpecinl Committee appolnted o reportin reference to the comparative wierita of Lemont sud Ludford stons submilted s soport, The ree port atated that the Committce had examined the quarrics and_tuildings constructeq of the stons, and were antiaficd thyg tho cu{-ll-ll ahould not bs built of §t, rom the Tact (hat it was not of uniform Al:lulor wilh the couniy's portlon of the Courte ou c. r. ¥itzgorald said of tne report that ft could have been nger, oul It was strong cnoagh for the purpose, snd wmoved thatit bo sprosd on the records, which was ordercd dono, Mr. Fitzgerald introduced & series of whereases, reciting that a contract oxisicd between tha city ang county providing for the constzuction of a uniforw oullding on the Cou; ouse Buare, etc., wad tho followluy resolutio Resatcad, That for w purpe of compromise, and for na other without prejudicd 10 the cl e county I and Al coniract, aod 1t sud to [l 3 the cuuty, ratnert doea leraby udor u cepay Lo the Gy 4 auiouut by h expesded i construct liig of ths Clty-Tiuil upon sald Court-fHouso satd city whl deaist from Shs furllier Clty-Jia)t on vald square, wnd resmove thereiron Felease t Lua county all Tizhts or claims it sy orclaiuia to have lu satd Cuart-Uolso byuare. Mr. ¥Fitzgerald urged the adoption of the resolu- tion in a apcech in which Le was severs on the iress, this Bedford stous, aud esersihiog elau La wagined 1o be aitagonsstic to his viowe. Mr. Bpoifor was 0pposcd Lo the resolatlon, and hopad it would not pase. 1le did not betleve the Uoard Lad the power to do what the resolution contemplated, and, furthermore, tho city would uel entertain the proposition evea If {t could. He Wwus in favor of the use of Lewoat stone, but, Inas. much 28 the motter at lasuu wi Loved it would rewalu thero uniil 1t wes settled. Mr. Wbeeler reviowed the relstions of the city sud county, and said that if tho city did not live up o i1s contract thut e was in fasor of driviug it oll the squure, snd of treating it 48 & Cumamon trens Daaser, which be thouuht it war. . Ayary wauted the resolutlon to go over under the rulcs, and Mr. Fitzzerald gaked thy suspension of the tules and the aduption of the resolution. A leogihy wrangle followed. lo whlich Mr. Fitzs gerald withdrow Lis motion, because be found it mét the opposition of Mr. Cl snd lacked enaugh votes to carry. Tha resolution wns finally 1aid aver undor the rules, and the Hoard adjourned antil Monday, —— POLITICAL, TIS NATIONALS. The Cook Connty Central Commitlee of 1%y Na- tfonal party met Jast night in the club-room of the Tremont Tlouse. ‘Tha call of the roll of new membera took some time, and it waa fonnd that about only one-half of the wards werc represented, and none from the country districts, ' The Chair thought (hatit was beat for them to effect Anow temnorary arganization, Mr, Allen moved that a committeo of threo be appointed to ealect the names for ofilcers of tho nosv organization, thoy to report at the next meot- ng, The motion evokoed a great deal of opporition, and Mr. Baremeler moved to amend toselect a committee of three from cach Division, Mr. O'Kelly moved that tomporary officers be elected forthiwith, and that the election of perma. nent officers be pastpaned for one month. Ate. Allen's mation was tabled and O'Kelly's sub- atitute prevailed, dohin Geldor was selected antho temporary Charr- man of the new Committes; P. I, Tlnla( WAS thosen lcmpcrn_? Becretary, and John Mc\Wade, Br., temporary Treasnter, Mr, Page, he retiring Treasurer, turned over his ecconnt and the balanca of funds, conalsting of £4,05, in hia hands. ile was thanked for his_ef- fciency, and Mr, McWade grabbed the cash, Bav- eral reports of new club organizations were re. celved. Mr. Allen moved that a committee of five be ap- nnm(od to confer with tho authorltles {n favor of AYIng the cll{‘l Tmunn of the Court-House con. stencted of Iilinols atone, with the view of giving increased labor to Chicago laborers, Mr, Springer wanted to have a_mass.meoting held, and inclade a conference with the labor or- ganizations. Mr., Allen sccepted the anggestion In his motion, ) Mr. Barr wantod ihe work done by Chicago free abor. Alr. Herr moved, &8 an amendmont, that & com. mitée, o apnoiated to walt upon e Judiciary Committee of the Common Connetl. After considerabio wranglo and debate, Mesers, Mc\Wade, O'Kelly, Camp, Goodhue, snd A. B. Burgmeler were sppointed. ¥ Mr. Herr, ngfmufl the appointmentof Mr, Camp, and accused him of having been connected in the Michigan avenue eravel business, Afler some further *'personal ' explanation Mr. Allen asked Ieava to_withdraw the name of Mr. Camp, ~There was opposition to this, Mr, Herr inatated that i had heard Mr, Camp testify in regard to the Michigan avenuo matter befora the Conncil Committee, thoogh nothing had ‘been proven against him, 3Mr. Allen thoughtthat it was best to withdraw tlie natne of M nder the cirenmatances, The Committce was left ippointea, Af'er some more jarting and wrangling the Com- mittee at a late hosr adjourned, TUR SOCIALISTS. . A elimiy-attended moeting of the Sociallstic ele- ment of the Fifth Ward wan held at tne corner of Thirty-seventh and Rulterield atroets Iast evening, John an\lng wan called to preside, and the object of the gathering weaatated to bo 'torenrganize a club, eeches were mado by T, J. Morgan and George Schillnp, Intended to fira the heart of those present. The labor problem was discnased trom & Boclalistic standpoint. and varlous arga- menta wers advanced why the existing parties #hould step down and ont, “After tho specches n tempornry organization as effected, and the lead- ers predict that at sn early day & iargo club will extat and prosper in tho ward. THE PROTECTION. TAB MOTION TO QUABI, Judge Moore, In the Criminal Court yesterday morning, declded the two pending motionain the Protection Life matter, —the one to quash the in- dictment against Bawards, lilliard, and Ryan, and the other for a farther bill of particalars In bohalf of Maj. Woods ana Col. Kellogg, Indicted for con- epiracy with the Protection's oflicors, ‘The motlon to quash was sustained as to the second count of the Indictment and overruled aa to the first, third, and fourth, Inwsomo States, it was held, the firat count would be held to be bad, but it was not so clear that this wonld nfllly to the third and fourth, where tha false protences were deserlbod with & good deal of particu- Jarity, Thae Slu;mmn Court _of ‘filinols fald” the Court bad, in the caso of Colo ve, The Faople, passed on substantislly the same question &4 now presented, and the opinion there guoted wonld sustain the first count. Unaer the dissegt. ing opinion of Juatice Scliolfield, this count wonld probably bo held to be bad;and the third, even under tho dlssenting opinion of Justice Dickey, would be held to be good, although the latter's opinion went farthor than Justice Scholficid’s. The fourth count waa even stronger than tho first, A« to tho question of remlxnluc( the Conurt held that each count muststand or fall by tteslf, sud in the second count thls ropugnancy, in the Court'a opluion, scemed to obiain, 1o falled, howevar, to discover lnylnhuf contradictory or repugnant in tho third or fonrth, the use of the words **then and there™ lln"‘ymnhs time and place stated in thn averments. 'fhe motlon was thorefore sustained a8 to the second, and overruled as to the olhers, KRLLOGU. Inregard to the hill of partlculars, the Court anld o haa felt some doubt, "In the fitth specifl. cation, charging Woods anda Kellogg with pretond. ing to nnke an examinstion, thers waw consider. ablo chance for Inference. But in the alxth it was :hlr%er.l that lbu{ feloniounly, fraudulently, and deceltfully consplred with the ofiicers to cheat and, defruud the goud citizens of the State of their money; that Woods,alded and abetted by Kelloge, and In pursuance of the consptracy, fraudalently snd falsely reported to the Auditor ihat they, with Brlnkerhof?, iad mado an examination of the Com- pany, which occupled thirty-two days’ actn, and wbich waa thorough and exha o notsorplus of the Compan, bclnfin r3115,470.74 2 ‘whereas, in teuth and in fact, the examination did not occupy thirty-twodays. In nleading, it was not quite” certain that these averments would be sufticient, ‘Tho averment In rogard te the exami- nation not occupylng lklu{; two days dld not con- Lrovert the fact that It might have occupied thirty- one days and twelve houra, It \as not siated, morsover, as to what particular detalls were not oue into, nor what ltems of assets or policy lia- ilitles were omltted, etc, Some of the avermenta might llm‘vly imply bsa bwkhnnpln& Lut th avcrment that, instead of tho surplus being $115, 70,74, the Nabilltics exceeded theassots by $:100, ), waa quite deflaitc, and the only thin easary to make it dofinito 88 to Woods and Kelloge would be to aver that they knew of this dlis. crepancy, or could have known of il ‘The sixth specification was not as definlte “d" ;hfluld be, luaving tho Court in some doo! a8 to whether the Peopla mosnt to may that Woode aud Kellogg did tals business mo0 negligently that they had no rikht to umfiy 84 they did, or whether tney did so knowingly and wilfully, At least, tho snfer practice would "bo to Jet thein know whelhor they were to defend the so-mnnlh-l they had act. ed knowlnuly und frau ulanu{ or whether thoy acted careleasly and nogligent fraudutontly, or whether thoy done both or not. In this respect, s thought the Court should be more partlcular, aud #o vrdered. Mr, Mille sald he would readily comply with the Court's directions. TIB NEW INDICTMENT, Mz, heafl referred to the uew indictments against his clients for consplracy, which was returned the threa Arst coutnts of which, he sald, were oxactly allke, besides Mln'l reclecly aimilar to the first count in tho present indiciment, What ho wanted to know was jost which tndictment ho would bave togo to trial oa. ‘I'no Grand Jury had, and, therefore, 1l i1l sald Lhat, a0 far a8 the lndlcll‘:wnl u der consideration was coacorned, ho desired Msj. Edwards to plead, Mr. Iteed sad he didn't pmfian to have him plead just yet, He wanted a bill of E:mcmnrl. and he siso waoted to know under which indict- went lhn{ were 1o bo tried. He didn't propose to &0 to trial on balf & dozen Indiciments for tho sams ng, )lrv. Milla replied that he was not ready to say whichi Indlctiaent he proposcd to try, The matter Lefora the Court st present was iho Gret indlcte went, Mr. Rtecd referred to the &lelmllu which must bocreated agalust bisclienis by frequent Indict nents, whicn, aithioush reslly for the saiue oflona: wero supposed by the . community at large to difforent oues, 1t was nrranged, afler considerable fustber talk, that Mr. Mills was toannounce Monday mnorning which indictinent he pruposed to tey, st which tino It would be in order for the defondants to {lll‘ld The_additional blll of pariiculs Woods and Kellvfllwouhl alen be furulsned, sugyesicd by the Court. Mr, Reed will probably Le un hiand at the lime with & motion to quash the new tndlctment, It Mr, Mills elocts Lo Lry on Lhat, Or with his mutlon for & bill of partico{srs kadez the old vue, TIllE COUNTY BUILDING. J. V. Farwoll & Co. contribated $18,000 yester< day to tho Treasurer, tho same boing for taxes. Jalter Currier sud Clerk Cunnlngbam left last ovening for lndlanapolls. They went to attend & Lauging there tu-day, snd to take & Jes<on in such work, with a view to mun.l themselyes for some- a?;ln] of the kind likely to occur Liors st on early Y, Mary Pl-]hcr, Auna Jobnson, Nettie Porry, and Letitia M. llarvey wore yostorday adjadged insane in the Cdupiy Court. The Iat 0 to a recent date, vecn omiployed a3 or ot & pauper. The otbers paupers, aad at to Jelerson. The County Clerk recelved a large box of reports and journals of the procecdings of the lsat Legls- Iatute, whichi are ready for distribation to thos cotiticd to ghem. Under the la: ch of il courts 18 entitled Lo 8 copy, and also the lloraries and educational institulons, nnlmlnlr bill of Commissioner Fitagerald was ordered paid by lhe Board yestorday without auy questions being ssked. The Comwissioner, buweyer, wants s corecction wade, and says that b got eloven lickets from the County Ageat £3] lai of aizteen, 8 published. The brother of Conaelly, the wurderer, reached tho clty yeaterday with s small amount of maney, which {8 10 be applicd to wriliag up the record In his case fuc the Supreme Court. Hls sitorney, calching & ghiwpse of it, took hape, snd is now retonding ta bo satlsfied that hocaneaws hie neck. o the case of Bherry, sinze tbe Board refused to waks an appropristion for his benedt, his attor- neys bave concluded (0 Uss wbat moasy be bas to for a8 et np gome facts upon which to base an applice lon for & commutation of bis sentence to imoria- onment for Jife. Falling in thia, they concede that he must swing, and it Is equaliy as probably that Connelly witl awing with hin. The Committes on Pablic Charilles visit the In- 9808 Asylnm to-day to recelve tho sapplies for the manth. ~ Tnssmuch“as thesa monthly visite are at- tended with considerable expense, ~auid are pre- samably mado becaneo of a lack of confidenca in the sufnoritles there, wonld it not be the part of economy to make somoe éhangos? Michaol Marso'a intention to commit aniclde was 3 ninred In the yesterday by his being taken to dJollet, It wnea great lnru’rllztu Mnmf, and slvo to Attorney, fora few days ago, when A new trial was refused him, he was given thirty days in which to prepare a writ of error for the Snprems Caart, and lie expectedto remaln in jail that length of time, There {a a misunderstanding somewhers, A commnnlcation tyas handed the Clerk of t| Doard yuurd‘ly from a gentleman engaged In raj: ho lives near tho Insnue Asylam. waps mrlnm. and 8 demond for protection, It uet forth that he bad a etack of hay In the vicinity of the Asylum, and that it was bolng roined by tho Pnnpon And the Insane, who wore digging holes In tand sleening thero, etc. If what is alicgod is troe, the management of the Pooralionss and In. sune Asylum must be exceadingly loote, THAD CITY-HALL, The licenee recelpts were $300. QGen, Bhiclds looked over tha rookery and shook hands with the Mayor, . The Treasorer's rocelpts were: Water-Office. $3,528.85; Collector, $300; Comptroller, $243.60; total, $3,871.45. 1le patd out $500. Corporation-Counsel Bonfleld has Aled his brief wmth the Secretary of the Interior Inthe Valentine- scripcaso. It I8 not known when the sppest wil hedrd, Mr, Thomas Tilly says If the Conncil doesn't burry np and taks action on his claim for $37,000, growing out of tha Enrcka plan for the City-Hall, he wiil Invoke the aid of tha courts to collect the money. ‘Tha following bullding permits were leane K. Rogers, three-story and basement brown: front dwelling, 28206, Ontario street, near Pine. to cost $12,0003 Peter Schoenhofen, twa-story brick barn, 30250, Pralrie avenue and Twenty. fitth strect, $3,500, The Committes on Bireers and Alleys, Sonth Division, met in the alternoon, and decided to ro- port favorably on the ordinances for paving Went- worth avenue from Twenty-second to Twenty- ninth, Bouth Water from Fifth avenue to Lake street, and La Balle street from Washington to an Buren, Mr. C, B, King, of this city, Is trying to Intro. duco somo syemiti¢ gramite from Marquetia Coun- ty, Wi, for streot-paving porp . 10s claimed on ita bebalf Lhat, while it eosta 85 a squiare yard to rl‘l‘ 1t down, it will 128t 100 years, and that it will be, therefore, far cheaper'io use 1t than the ‘wooden blocks, ‘benldes eing easlor upon the horses, the experience of strect-rallwsy men be- ing that even the imperfect cobble-stone is caster on their horaes than the block pavement, The disbursing clerk in tha Comptroller's office wan kopt busy all d-( paying out scrip, between $4,000 and 85, 000 boluw otten rid of, The North Side Rolling Mill Company Lave sgreed to tako at par the paper of the policemen of their district, and the South 8ide Company have decided to do the same for the Dridgeport officers. Petor Schul- tler cashed that of Truck 2, Nelson Morria and Enmuiel Allerion that of Engino No. 29, and Furat & Uradley that of No, b. to the market value, eales were made at U0, 'rlna;)nenlon has beon asked whether the scrip of 1874 18 taxable, some holding that it cannot be taxed aince it {3 not an evidence of debt. A re- porter asked Mr, Bonfleld for his opinion, and he said: ‘1t Is property, I suppose, snd therefore xable, " " Mr. Itoby saya it roprescnts value of some kind, and, being achose in action (proverty), 1t fa subject to faxation. The question might Le raised whether eltlier the city or any ofhier core gonllan can tax these warrants, which are used Y the city for tho purpose of éarrying on its Gove ernment. * It 1s on this ground thit Federal bonds snd Treasn| notes aro. ‘exempted from taxation. If It were fn the power al the Biate or of the county 10 linpose taxes uron these things, 1t wonld to that extent be & burden to the city in earrying on {ta government, and would apparently be as unjust as the taxing of an engine-house or a public school. There {s, however, no tatute exemntiog them from taxation, and probably, mecording to the atrict letter of the Jaw, they shonld be returned to the Anaessor. LICENSES, Tha Committea on Licens: Ald, Cullcrton in the chair, ‘The petition of the Baloon-Keepers' Unlon pray- ingt for the adoptlon of the ordinance providing for the repeal of the licenso on pool-tables, since it la upjuat and odnnuulvu. ‘vas taken up, ssistant Clork Moody was called Inand stated that 420 of the raloon-keepers had taken out licgn- sea for the year, thero being 700 1n all. The mortey 'waa In the Treasury, and, while tha Conncil conld undoubtediy order It to'bo paid back. the paying bazk would cause a great deal of trouble and bo attended with conslderablo expense, It was doclded to recommend the passage of the ordinance after {nserting a clanse that it should take effeet April 1, 1870, Ald. Cullerton stated that hio had catled the Com- mittee lngemun?eclllly to take Into consldera- tlon the malter of licensing all vucations that could be llcensed under the chartor. There were tugs, for lustance., The owners took advantage of & re- cent decision, and, by hsiling from other ports, avolded paying personal-nroperty tazes. They should be compelled to pay & moderato Jicenso, or bo prolilbited fruwn runolng. 7Then thure were ‘*keopers of ordlnaries," under which head he ,‘:Irelumedlmuh and boarding-houscs would come, hat was & source from which a large revenue conld bo ratscd. Ho wought pool-rooms could bw reach- ed. Aod qrocen who dealt in meat shonld pay tho same license-fee as butchers. Then there distillera, brewers, lumber-yards, livery- keepers, money-changers, “and broker: hat s mine! Brokers would Includs the comm! sion-men, and all who sold goods by sample, Aftera desultary talk, was docided to ask the opinion of the Law Departmen tas to the pawer of ttis Council In the premines, The Committee then adjourned. CORIMINAL. Joseph E. Mose was arrested yesterday for pere Jury, Hewave ball before Justice Ilaines In the sum of $1,000, and will have a hoaring May 14, Mr. Qeorge A. Gibbs, an attorney, s the com- plalnant. Justice Bummerfield yestorday held George K nedy in $300 to the 14th for beating his mistro: Barsh Johnson, of No, 118 Jackson street, and sttemptiug to strangle their oftapring; James Ford, Jarceny of articles from the propeller Charleslteltz, 10 the 13th; Maggic Crawford, Charles Dra- elor, and Tim Faboy, vagraucy, $30 fine. Justica Ksofmaun dlecharged the girl Amsnds Koohler, who was driven into & Jife of shame by her mather, nnd who was accused of stealing the fow articles of clothingiebo took with her when she rai ay, " When Ed Stavons was arralgned beforo Juitice Foote yosterday for vagrancy he wanted o send for lls mother that sho might give him s good character, The Court dryly remarked that ho would havoto be born again, and ke could not wait for "‘de'“"‘ davelopment, He went to the Bridewell becaus could not pay the $100 fine, Ha was one of the geng of young ro b A who Infest the vicinity of Fourteenth snd Clark streets and susnil passers-by with foul language and stones, Minar atrests: John Hcott, larceny of o packet. book from Ptlce, at the cornerof Clark and Madison streets i l(" Iarceny of §11,60 from John O'Connor; Irs Urown, charged with larceny as bailee of a watch from Minula Olsan; Mary Grant, an errin] r)unz wainan: Puilly tog a piatol of W, C, Van Alatyne,0 ut strect; Itobert Jolly, largny of = workingman's ticket given him by some employ- ment agebt, . Fva 8pringer, aliss Minnle Webb, {s the name of a character who Hyed at the corner of State and Van Buren streets. wenl to F, Cozswell, o furuiture d r at No, 280 \Wosl Madlson stract, and obtained about $350 worth of furmture, which she was to pay for in monthly inatalimeuts. outdL had barely been arranged in her room & chattel-morteage given to Mr. Cogswoll, er cansed iLs removal and sale. Mr. Cogawell thore- uoon instituted arch for the property sud the woman, but nelther could he find. Conatable Hart- mun, however, ran across the urr aman who had done the moving. 1lis pame is Giro **tesms * for Lhe Pidelily Storage Com| nerof Van Buren steeet and 'Third avenu refused to say whither hé had hauled the ataff, Next was found & young man uamed Charles Bpringer, who clalme'to ba the **husband " of Eva Bpringer, ns was proven by cut on his head caused by & beer-mug In Evi Ant tough-looking fullow and refused to squ woman, le sayssne akipoed out. Jusli lak thought thgt ho knew more than he cared tell, snd held bim til} Munday jo $700 bonds. Cspi. Bull, of Turlle's Detective Force, ra- turned to this clt. terday, baving in charge the young man Charles Petorson, whose connection with tha forgeries_upon tba White § ‘metinth ernoon, nes, where he ackuowledyed the corn, aud went 1o Jalt in dclault of §2.000 batl: ‘The story of his wwnrdulnf 1may not be uninters esting. ‘Last August & clerk In the ofice of Alfred Lagorgren, Clicago ayent of the Whits Star Ocesn Steamship Line, named A. G. Band, sent for Pe- tersun to come lo Chicago, Me came, aad upon the day of his atrival Sund gave Liw drufts smouute fug to about $1,000, sud oade bim go to England, thom, and bave them castied there. was ed o amount He bade, forzed the indoreements ana Chicago, whers ho divided with * Sund, sod they butn left for the West twmediatcly. Peterson went to Novada City, Csl., and Sund $2,600 worth of retul the They took wWith thom about steamer tickets, sume of which' they wold, und Sonio statups, eic., and forged letters of Introdac- tlon. Sund weut by the nume of **Lons Oden. ™ Capt, Buli has beeu at work upgn the case for soma time, and Las travel ho “says, about 10,000 miles {n search of the wlscreunts. By mesns of & Istter intercepted at Nevads City he lesrned Bund's whereabouts, and, proccediog thithor, at- Fesled bim also. Peteraon ceme along willingly, but Sund said that he would die ratler thas return to Chicage, and near Chnlemu be jumped for tbe car-window and cecaped. The Bboeriff of that couniy was Immdmel‘.nounm. and theza arg ox- pectailona that bo will be recaptured, Peterson is Inoffen; il ookl ably f8'more sinned againee than sinping, "4 Probe BUBURDAN, il LAKE. 1 adjonrned meeting of the Toard of was held yesterday aftornoon, Al :1’:‘:.:::,‘, present, On motlon of Bupervisor Condit, ‘propriation, Whole at the the annnat gy, reported by the Committen of thy L mea'lng, was t item was read and approve lepl;rn::(ley': b7 Bvh Dr. Miller and A. W, Windety, twa Jargs ta. payers in the town, but non-resiients sent, representing, hey cinimed, only e Interestn, although the; more or ieta with ' oy ried 1o prevail upon the 2cveral items B| the nfummlnllnn. morg E;‘-:ludno“ larly theliem of g Sapelises bt (holy elorty were unav! ng. e Board won! Brgmise on 35,000 for that liem. not even com. r. Condit gave as his reason that wiia had ened the Wi} Which wan peoqisg et Clrcuit Conrt were resolved to fioht them, 1) 110 Bitter ond, 1f thoy had (0" iake the marees 10 (18 Supremo Conrt of the United States, "fia iy 12 had seen each one of them permonaliy, and that w o a1l the entiafaction e conld get from them. Ty §ppropristions ar fnally passed were mr folons: lioade, bridges, and sidewnlin, 210, 600; cpot: sewers and repairing rosde. 81,0007 Fide framnt ment, $5,000; Pollce Dopartment, ‘$13, 000, yo Scator's salary and aselstance, $1,100; lepa| o ponres, $8,000; Collector's safary ‘and unlnu:: $1,800; Town Clerk's salary, $1,200; neer and Superiniondent of doint \aer e ¥1,600; Town_Accountant's v 81,0007 ext pentes 'folnt Water-\Warke ele., 30008 c. amall improvements for which né no s e "made, $2,000; " Towo thee 82,600; Contingent Fund, 35,0001 atationery, snd advertising’ Engineering Tiepartmens' of “tho Hoard of Mrugtens $3,600: electiun cxpenaes, 8250; town pounds ang pound police, $000; for payment of Phe Town' proporiion of special sssessments, $2, 4 est and Tor bonde of March 7o, $an 7. dnterest ‘lngll';n:‘l)gsocunu for' d Aug. 22, 1874, .02 to 598,04, Adjourned. . 3 total, §11g,. THE FENIANS. A Sensatlonnl Story Knocked In the Mead, peetal Inepateh to The Tribune, 3 Burrato, N, Y., May 9,—Somo idiotic seney. tlonallst nas been telegraphing specials ta the New York 7¥mes from Syracuse, atating that Gen, John O'Nell, with $10,000 Fenians, was to faragg Cansds on the Red River frontior, and that they had 8 oumber of transports in Duflalo harbor, This is sheer nonsense. Thoy have no vewe) here, mnot even 8 mund acow, and Gen, O'Nelll * might lead anothor raa g ho had mot ‘been dead for oper 5 car, A secrel meeting of the Trish Nationalists s held hora twice week, but the movement contemplated In cane of war hetween En; Ruesia s far different from & rald o apt, Dan Moran, of the *Irish Rifics, " Is oat. 13 a card, however, In which o criticises the denials of his enlor officors, and saya his company fs reads for scrvico ggainst England anywhere, olther in Canada or Russia, Moran Is a saloon-Xeeper, Synacusz, N, Y., May D.~There Is some bate for a reported Fenlan movement in this Toeality, Probably 250 mon are engaged in It, clalming con. pectlon” with s general movement along frontier. —Some moncy has been ralseq, armed with pistolr, Thoy say thoy awalt orders from O'Neill. Tha better clasy of Irish cltizens, howarer, give no sympathy to the movement. MoxtnsAL, May 10.—The Mayor has received & letter from Massachuactta staling that the Feniang :u mdl.l‘(lnl formidable preparations fora raid vy Cana —— PIANOS TO RENT, Lyon & Henly, Btate and Monroe streets, by canstantly on hand for rent 8 eplendid assortment of the best upright planos at low rates. DEATHS, CABSIN=The funcral of Jolhn, son of {aila Cossla, w | Ieave ta-day from resld Pt 4 At ck, o Bt. Fatriciy wheto fénuten mass wiil bo colebrateds and theaca by cars ta Calvary Cemetery, TOBIN=May 0, at his restdence, 600 Twelfth-st. Michael Tobin, in ile 414 yoar. ! ) Funeral will leave at 10 0'cluek Saturday morniog tar Jloly Family Clitirehy from thence by cara to Caivery, riends of the Tamily are cordially tnyited (o atiend. FOX—Gn ‘Thursday, May 0, 1878, George L. Fo agud 33 yeare, v Lt uneral Saturday, May 11, at 10 o'clock, from his brother'a restdance, No, 70 Atieatan-av. LUON—Taesdsy morning, Aiay 8 Otts P, 8hele Michael and {dence 247 Weis Churel, don, 1 his 24 sear, Hiémains taken to Valparaiso, Ind. _ANNOUNCEMENTS, M3y FARWELE CONDUCTS THR SODSDAT mcetlig to-day #1tho roomis of tha Y, M. C, Babject: 2emperande. X AT RIDUSE ITOME BOCTATLE WILL 1] ‘aventng at the Tremunt lause, esel- Z_IIOI commencing at 8 o'cloek, AUCTION SALEN, By GEO. . GORE & €O, 6% and 70 \hhnh-a'v. Extraordinary ORIENTAL TREASURES! 211 State-st. THIS MORNING, 11 o'clock, " THIS AFTERNOON, 2:30 o'olock, THIS EVENING, 7:30 o'olook, 9995889549494 e will sell at Private Sale during the Morning, or at the close of the Afternoon Auction Sale. On Saturday, May 11, at 9;30 a/m,, REGULAR SALE OF FURNITURE, CONBISTING OF Chamber and Parloz Sets, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Tables, Mattresses, <e., & GEO. P. GORE & CO.. Auctloncers. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Regular Weekly Sale, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10. Immenss Btocks Naw and Becond-hand FURNITURE And Geaersl Household Gooda of all descriptions. 200 New and Used Carpets, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, 250 Cases Glassware, &c., &0 HALLET & DAVIS PIANO, T & 1508, PoNEROY & CO. CONTINUATION SAL OIL PAINTINGS, THIS DAY, At 179 State-st., under Palwer House, Cotamencing as 11 o'clock s 214 snd 7k . @ ELISON, POMERO utloseert, W. A, BUTTERS, LONG & COy Balesroom, 173 Eest Rundolpl-at. Regular Saturday Sale At 170 East Randolph-st. Parlor & Chamber Furnitare, Oarpets, Stoves, and Orookery, Ono Bideboard, with Balfe ingfo: Handsome Biet Glais, Ol} Paintiogts And Geueral Merchandl BATULDAY, MURNING, .lmm\‘vn.l .ll?U'l‘.';’"Ell,lg. ING & CO., “OIL-TANKS. AW |LSON & EVENDEN, OlL TARK 47 & 49 Waest Lake Streot. i ‘CExroAGO: B2 awn rus GaTaloNEE 8y 11,88 034 0'clock, ot ou? ) Auctlozeers, tontc Bumuwer Healld abifarsting and Lo ‘Unly aye ccatad g Mfi A Bfifi;fler’a Confeclion’r. THE NEW IDEA at Bea advertisement on’ Gth page.