Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1878, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. MAY 18 1878—TWELVY) PAGES. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The Internal-ravedue reccipte yesterday nggre- geted $30,7147.30, Attorney-General James K. Edsall § the Tremont Honee. C. W, Brown, a well-known #nciaty man of Dat. i Creek, Mich,, and bride, are at the Tremont House. The steam-tng Mary McLane was seized hy Depoty-Marshal John Stillevell yesterday afternoon on & {ibel of $500 and Interest. C. T, Sampson, the shos mannfactarer of North Adama, Mass., who first Introdnced Chinese cheap Iabor in the Eastern shoe manufactorles, is atop. ping at the Tremont Honse. Coraner Dietzsch har nabliehed histhree reports. revined and corrected, in A neat little ymrnrh t which 1s well worth pnrchase by those who have 10ad his Interesting lucubratione year by year. The ealen of United States naw 4-per-cent honds atthe Rub-Treasary have been somewhat on the decrease of Iate, owing tothe acitation that is heing carried on by Congress | regard to reopening the Presidential question, ‘The temperaturs yesterday, as observed by Man- aeace, opticlan, No. R& Maditon street (TninoNs Bullaing), was, at8a, m.. 0 degices; 108, m., Ot: 12, 683 361. m. $p. _m., 63, Darom- eterat 8a. m., 30, . m., 30.08, The Board of Educatlon has let the contsacta for twa new rchoal-buildinge, which will accominodate aver 1,700 pupils. One will b crected on the lot at the'corner of Sedgwick and Divialon strects, d the other on Throop street, nest Bighteenth, Coroner Dietzech yeaterday held an Inquest npon &n unknown drowned man, who was drowned off the plor at the foot of Chicago avenue, From the evidence It appeared that the man haa fallen off accidentally, and a verdict in accordance was ren- dered. His fdentity was not discovered. The residents of La Grange, Wertern Springs, Clarendon Hille, and Ilighlande, on the line of the 3. . R, ., can have Tire Trinune deliver- ed from the freight-train passing tho ahovestations every Sunday morning, by sending their address to Hsilroad "News Company, No. 10 Sherman street, Chicago. The following are the officers of the Prodnca E: cbiange for the coming year: President, 1. ards; Sceond Vice-L'resident, Charles aitz, reclora—Geotgo I, Draun. A. L. Tucker. D, F. Baker. Committes of Arbitration—C. If. Weave ¥, Nickerson, J. M. Cyruis, Nathan Smith.” Co mittee -of Appeale—A. L. Darber, N. V. Hawes, P. D. Weare, Henry llemmelgarn. Anwas mentloned in Tnx Tninuxe yesterday, Mr. J. L. Plekard, formerly Supersniendent of Pablic Bbhools in Chicago, lias been elected Pres. ident of the State University of lowa, A reporter met Mr. Plckard yesterany and asxed him whether he had nccepted” the position. 1le aaid he had an yet received no official notidca- tion af his election, bat that aving by tnviiation **looked over the ground,* he was willing 10 ne- capt {8 if offered to him. A meeting of delegates from several Posts of the Qrand Army was lheld st the Pacific Hotel (ast evening, Gen. M. 1. M. Wallace in the Chalr. In the ahsence of a fnll attendanca and o clesr under- nding of what the meeting haa been called for, djonrnment waa had until Monday evening, when |t 18 hoped that tho Solalers' and Citizens' Memorial Arsocintion will e present for confer- ence, and all the arrangements for the proper ob- servance of Decoration Day will be completed. At 3 o'clack yeaterday afternoon Kngine No. €4 on the Alton Ioad, sitached to en igcoming freight-train, colllded “with Fngine Noi 187, standing on the track of the Pittaburg & Fort Wayne ~liosd, mnear the crossing of Lumber street and Stewart avenue. Uoth cngines were badly .wrocked, and tho engineer of tho latter, Jack Nobee, had his right leg hroken above the ankle, He was remaved to home, No, 71 Meagher steeet, 1t is clalined that the Fort Wayne Ttoad had a proper rignal up, but the enginecr on tha Alton Roaa fatled to ree ft, or at least failed 1o obey it. Tho damago to the' engines 18 quito nerjons, aml whl no doubg tesalt in an extended investigation by the raliroad authoritles. At a meeting held at the Snerman Honse April 24, and at the Palmer House May 2, to constder the hest mode of formiog & Manufacturers’ Aeso- ciatinn, for the parposesdl promoting and atimu- 1ating the industrial Interests of Cook Connty and the Northwest, it was determined to hola s Manu- facturers' reception at tho mer tlonse, Thurs- day cvening, May 23, at 7 o'clock p. in. Among the abjects to beattained by such an Association will be the consideration of all matters of impor. tance to manufucturers, among which may be 1opping at anentloned Asscssmonta ‘and Taxation, Freights, Hratistics, Banks, and L on, Beveral prom« inent apoakers wili bo at the meeting, which wlil probably he attended by ovor 600 porsons. Since tho Custor-Houso tnveatigation has been Instituted, Mr. George R. Prussing. formerly Depury Bupcrintendant, has got an 1dun that he was a cen- tral figure, and that bo was being persccnted. Thursday last he called uponiAssistant Diatrict. Attorney Thomson, but thet ventleman happened to bo out. Yesterday Mr. Thomson droppea o nolltenote to Mr, Prussing requesting that gentle- man to mske known any information that he might have, and it wonld be Rl'll(cm"( 0. cefved, mince It might prove of {ntorest to the Government, 'This lotter bronghit Mr, Prus- singto the office. o sald that hocourted and doaired an open Inveatigation. and that ho would be most happy to respond to any nuestlons in writing that wero submitted to him, Ilis offer will doubtiess be accepted, 1t sopears from tho Cinclanatl papors that Dr, W. . Carver, the cclebrated riile-shat, eloped frum that city tho other -lay with Kittie Love, who, with her aister Ella, wa promised marrazo, b appenr to have kept his word. Elia writes from Tltteburi to tho Cbief of Pollco at Cincinnati that #ho Irafraid of foul play, and fears the Dactor has carricd her sister off “against her will to some sirange place, and duesn't intend to marry her st all, but merely to work ber ruln, 'The polico wers unabls to dlscover either of the partles {n Cincin- natl, and vellove that they have gone onto New York, and intend leaving for Earopo. The headquarters of tho Soclalistic Labor party, No. 7 Clark street, wan alive with peaceabla and ;nllaqm ered men Jaat night. There was a regu ar bus i Uniond meeting of the General Louncll,—that correaponds fo the Centeal Committee of other [mlfllcnl urganizations; and a mesting of the Picuic Cominlttes, The sublect which held un- ajvided attention wae tho *'plenict h bas been often announced in these columna. [tscemed, 100, to have a quieting ef- fact upun taewm, for no ear.reading, ranting fung- explosions wers audlble. ‘Tho business was sll of 8 routine nasture, and, since the question ns to who shall fuenish the food and drink for the mem- orable coming rvent ia a matter uf the atmost ine differenca to tho general yublic, further mentlon might be deemed superfiaoun, Some of 1ho stockholders in the Central National Bank who were lately invited by the Mecelvor to pay up their atock 1labllity bave requested Compe trolter Knox to extend the time withiu which the: were (0 wail upon the Recelver with thoir checka, until tho sait against the drm of Sibloy, Duodley & Co. Is tried and & decision obtatnedl, 1f the oatcume of the sult should be in favor of i bank, the smount to be collocted frum stockhold- cre would ho correspondingly less, Iu care thoy were mely up now and & favorable verdict wery obtained, ihey would be entitled 1o redate. They prefer ta know what they will havo to pay in the nd pay it instead of relylnzon a ‘-uulhl flenca tho request for delay uutil the result of the sult shall show juet what their liaullity i, ‘The Comptroller haa not been heard from on' the :Iumm yet, but anuuswer ts expected o a sbort me. ‘The comer-stone of the new #lrst Regiment armory 1a 10 by laid this ufternoon with Imposing ceremonles. The entire divislon of mitltia will be out on streot parade, Including the First aud Buce ond ftoglments of Infautry, ¥t Cavalry, Blxih Bottalion, Bixteenth Uatiaton, and such olber military organizationa of the Illinols National Guard from the country as may see tit 1o respond totbe Invitatlon froms the First Nemment to be resent. A company feom the Fiest will be detalled 0 act aw escort (o the ontaldo companies coming futo to cliy. The scvcral commands will bo jormed ou LaSalie and Jackson sirects, in the vicioity of the City-MHall and the Grand Pacia and will follow llie routa of march which b already been puolished, Tho purade will be formed early in the olternoon, and, at ite conclu stuy, the Firet Regfinent wall pe msrehed to the Exposition Bullding, where the members will wlack arwe, preparatury to |ml|:lpullnx& in tho tegtwent's erand promennls concesl, to take place in the evenlng, with (bo sseblancc of two full ‘bands of muele, for the purpuso of furniehing the new anory buflding. The Elzin Baud will repors ot headquariers this morning, sud will cacord the Firat upon its street patade. I the Probate Court yesterday, Judge Kulcker. bocker tendered a declalon o the Kiugebury eetate which le of grest wtorest. The question 1pon which the decision was made srose upon the al account of the farmer cusrdian, 1. U, Towers, some wecke 1go, 1o which objectlon was wiadu by J. V. Le Moyni tle ureveut gusrdian. The sccoants sliowed, suiony bings, tbat Fawery and former guar bad ‘vorrowed woncey to make hmprovements the lauds of tho ward, and had executed murigazes Lo secaro (he payiaent of b same to tbe Luited Slales Morigaye Compsny to the ul 8340000, und the principal objection was that ibe pusrdians bad na such power, The thier Objections wero Lo payluy lutcrest on the wmort- kaxes, and certain Lille of capenscs for buliding, . e Court feviewed the wwuagement of 4 estate at sowe leugth sud the sccounts of 4 uardtans, wud uversuled all of the objectio ba decisfon closes s follows: ** Viewing a1l tb trapseactiona in the light of the law and tbe fac tuo Coult cannot come 1 Ine conclusion that the wmortguges, and the orders of the County Tourt sutborizing the construction of these Lulldings, #hould now bo held void. ‘The Court failing (o 8od any evidences of bad faith un the part of Mr, Powcers as to LLe ubiecltd ficws, the objections thercio are vverrole TIE OHCUESTHA BTAND, Tue Board of Dircctore of the Exposition Bulid- fug wili hoid & necilns this afternoon 1o declde upon The orchestrs alaud I Lbe cowing futer-diate Exposilton. The siand bad been taxen dowa for sircuythening, und the occasion wave tlse 10 the expression by seversl members thatit would be muck wore expedient Lo re-erect it 3t the svutn end, next lo the consesvatory. 80 suuch disaatisfaction with the old locatlon was ena, bate. Apparent that the Lommittee determined to post- pome ~the matter untfl a mecting could be called for ita decislon. 'Thinis n change which In- tereata the pablic. and shonld have been made lonc Ago, With the orehestea placed at the ranth end, the resonant qualities of the great bullding are very perfect, a8 haa heen l\dmhflhl{ denonstrated qy the late Thomas econcerts: while, stattuned ut the centre, asinthe past, the efect a overpow. cred by the anti-resonant coostraction of the edifice ot nulrom. and almost entirely drowned Uy the noise of the machinery. So what aught 10 prove a crowning featuro of the Exposition, ia re- duced to mere brass and clitter. TAR CITT-NALL. The license receipts were $230, Abont $2,000 in sctip was pald ont. Ahont $200,000 i now afiont. The Corn Exchange, Merchants', Ilinols, and First National are taking the scrip at 902, The police will be paid thelr March salarie a; ":nunh and p"lrl!eflp‘ It will take 8 558 of the former. Treasnrer's receipts were: Collettor, Water Office, $4,007,20; Comptrolier, Tolal, $1,684,10, Ile pald out loss than 81,000 Capt, (Gund hasn't resigned, and it fs now rald that he doesc’t intend to, bnt will take a vacation next month fo recupcraty, Asplrants, however, arc working for the piace. Mr. Faanticroy, the assintant of tho new Treas- nrer of Hyds Park, called on Mr. Larrabee and looked over his books, the intention being to adopt the same sytem In Hyde Park. Legner & Co., wha have s hrickyard in the s4hwnd ** an the Sonth Pork, have put s foating bridge across the atream, which in eafil to pravent the offal from the packing-houses from fNowing oat into tbe Sauth Branch aud thence fnfo the canal. Tiiey clalm the bridge {8 o abstenction, and refuse toremove it. A Inwauit may ensus. The Execntive Commitice of the National Fire- men's Tonrnament held a meeting In the afternoon in Marshal Deaner's ofiice, Gceorge M, How was elected Chalrman and D. J, Lyon Secretary., Thero wero present John B, Drake. J. Il McVieker, Harry G. Palling, John J.Jones, Malcolm McDon M Sullt: Ji P fltey- nk Mulligan. s programme, the Commitee ®ot together a lot of names of gentlemen, and de- cided to sclect from thom the various sub-coilnmit- feen necessary ta carry ont the work proposed. They will meet again Tuesday cvening at the Urand Pacific. The object of the tournament in 1o not only test the apparatue, bat to olso test the Judgmeut of tho companies in putting ont fires, AF“”“ this month the Stock-Yards houscs, at tho request of Dz, DeWolf, connected their premises with the South Fork by the sama sewer, and threo largo catch-basing were conslructed In the eewer. The thoe ory was advanced that theso basine wonld catch o large amonnt of offal which hos hitherto flowed into the fork and there decaying hiss bo- came one of the leading causcs of the udors from the southern scction of the city. Experiments liave proved tho value of the' bastns, Sinco January 174 tons of refusc juaterial os has ordinarlly pone into the fork, has been collected snd made Into fertlitzing m: terial at Calumet, \What the slaughter-houses for. marly threw awny is now constdered of groat value, The river by this nicans has been greatly improved, slthough it still contains a Ia; amoint of ani- moal matter heid in solution, As to the canal, the ealth Commissionor said thas the ground had been surveyed and staked off, and borings made to ascertain tfio character of the soll. 1le thinke that the_canal, which would be a complete remedy, coald be huilt for $100,000. A year ago the Town of Lake offered to raise 830,000 of th ‘Thero In TOW no prospect of gelting any money from that town, nor from the city. . LIPE-SAVING BTATIONS. At the Grend Pacidc llotel yesterdny wero regis- tered Lleut. C. P, Shoemaker, Lient, F. Il Nawcomb, and Dr. (3, W. Stoner. of the Revenus Marino Sorvico, and Bupt, W. R. Loutit, of the Tenth (Lake Michigan) Life-Saving Statlons Dis- trict. ‘Tho three first-named gentlomaon constiinte an Inspection Board, Arpfllhlfll by the Treasury Departnient, 1o insnect the life-eaving stations, crews, cic,, around the lakes, and instruct the men th the mothods of rosuscitating persons. This Iatter {a left to Dr, Stoner, who also makes a med- feal phyaical cxamination of the men. Upon Lakes Ontarlo and Erle, comprising the Eighth Diatrict, the Doard found the stationa in good condition. It was the rame in the Ninth District, composed of Lakea Huron and Buporior, These are complete, and are rustained by the Government, At vres- ent the Atlantic const in supplied with 8 foll comploment of life-saving stations every foar miles npart, the crows of which patrol the beach, and meet cach other thres times a night, or threo times a day if tha weather murky, On the lake tnere are tivo classes of atie tlons—lifo-saving and life-bost. Tho former are ‘manned by a keaper and six men. Tho keepor ro- celves the princely nalary of $200 ver year, and s atlowed to buard Wimself, ‘The men et $40 per muath eacli for the unavigation perlod,” The 1ife- Doat astations are managed and controlled by s keeper only, who recelves but $200 a year; and it ia expected that mon will volunteer as crewn in the most hazardous and exacting service, and work withont pay. 'This Iatter system prevalls on Lake Michtgan, and the result is that thera |s not a com- plote iife-anving station on the const. The neces. sity for these stations oxlsts, but they cannut bo established without money. Cungress a) rropmflv.-n Iargely for insigmifiennt ports, bnt Chltnto ia absolutely without a 1ifo-8aving croiw, and tho boats are little moro_than uscless, " In the hour of need it wonld be difficult to find mcnto man tholifg-boat and rellave scamen in distress, or wave Hves that might bo saved with ordiuary pro- vislon and care, ‘There aro several }fo-waving statfons needed near tho city. Onoat Oakland would give tho beat account of itsclf, Its neces. sily Is urgent. Itehould be manned by eight men nn{nkwnor. ‘There should bo twoself-ballingand self-righting boats, amply provided with allthe ne- cessitica forasvinglife, tatior: would make s record, ft. The lght- house ifo thero {s no crow stationed there, Ono man. keeper—can only get the life-buul ready and depend upon vol- nntecrs, Whom it {s not” casy to get k night. ‘The loard have an iden tbat the merchan! ahould inturost thomuclven and got an sppropria- tion for the purposcs named, which would prove of lastlng benefit to tho take marino, Tytmer fonse—toani iaminoa, G he, 8, simep [lonse—Frank Hammond, Greenevitle, 8. 8. C. m?ir“hll.'l Incinnatis 0:){.0!;* l-‘.v Hrll’lm“ 3 1, ow York: W, T ¥, turace, and Daniel . Clncinnatis R, 8. Kellogg, Leadwood; the n {irand Piofie=The a, Han ¥i U, B, N.y C.1 born, eovrr. ¥ateribimns the s, Fredcrch e o liow. Froderic Ydremont Jojise—Tho Ifon. J. s fon. T. W. Tuckersnd Samuel Gifles, Kansas City: [ the Thoms R NI ThEs & A b MYleticar e, e K Ve Tacy Lo Clark. Doirotts 0, 1 Bhaw, ot and o A. WrinAn, Denvers B beus A, 1. Winfleld, Detroits W, G, o e LB I o A e nar xton, D, i, Lasce, New Yorks J. A. Berkey, ut. Pauly Btrong, Burllogton: A, Wars etroitt Q. ing, ek Tend Now Haven( Sucaran, Minuesoiaj the flon. dlartin J, Fubh the Jlon, il E, J. Wosrdman, Marvl i MURDERERS’ RROW. TUE LATEST ACQUISITIONS, P 4 Murdorers’ Row" in the County Jail ls now )-tensnted. In Coll No. 41 areJames Burna and the Italfan, Rosso, iu No, 42 la Simonl, In No, 43 are Sberey and ** Dutchy ** Whyland, 1 No. 44 are Connolly aud Crawford. Cell No. 45 was yes- terday mesigned to tho latost murderers, Yekra and Welnberger, As the two Doliemians were nvhered into Iheir ncw auarters, baviug beon brought uver from Iho Twelfth Blreet Station, thoy were greated with many a stare and comment from tho occupanta of the lower tlers, who were slieady apprised of their coming, Jimmy Uan- non, who lives at preeent In No. 12, was flled with dirgust, +*DD——n them. " be salil: **here Is my trial Just coming off, apd thesn fellows go In and Kilb ll;l‘{lell‘llllllxl. Why couldu't they walt & little w nero waa o great deal of force in thls remark; Gannon hiad ressom (0 ho aggrivved nt this untor. tunate excithn: of public sontiment just before he wav 1o bo called up for Irfal fur cutting short tne existence of anntler momber of society, Yukra ond Welnberger weut to bed varly yesters day ovenlog. Thoy lisd heen o glled with anxloty nqnes duriug the the previous day that their sleop liad been broken dito considerably Thureday night. o, ioundistely aficr supper, they dropned off into thetr little bunke, where Weinbenier was quickly lost in the land of dreams. Yakrs, how. ever, Was yol awake when (Lo reporter tappedant the grating. *+1feel bad to-dav." snld he, in reply toan in. terrogatlon regardiuy biv health. '] have been tiuklug u good deul, and | st sorey 1hat 1 ot e, Dyl 110 told ubout baving enzaged a lawyer to defend Iilw case, snd spoke bopeful l)‘nf tho resull bf hie trial, Vel it wan quite evideul that the young Bolemisn was ioa Jow state of epirits ' My wife was over to-dwy, erled a good deal. Tt s too her accouut (NsD oD Y GWR, AVER. 4 *Does Weinberger have' snylbiug to ssy to- 2yt b :d‘, ot nore grit than 1 have, Ho never but 1 know he foels bluo, for all Thiero are now thirtecn men In tho County Jail on the charge of miurder. Lealdes the oncs sl resdy wentloned, the ** Legey * Borton, Kelly, uud Davidson, of ukegan. These are not i ** Muzderers' low, " but are scattered abont in dil@erent ceils, the last-named being condined In the Debtors’ Departinant. WALDRON, TOB DEVELOPNENTS IN THE WALDRON CAMS 10 urogressing but slowly, but the Board of Trus- tecs are determined to get what mon nd whut real gstate Waldrog holds In Lis posscseion os thelr Srst move, under the dircctions of the Clalr- wman of tbe Floance Commlttee, Mr. Wright, ‘They have carefully canvasced the subject, L found what they could, and arc now resting un thelr oare. The new developments show that Mr. Waldron tmay have sumo friends who have at tines borrowed cash from him and neglecied to return it, and they willthus bo broughton the xridiron, Rumors ars sruund 1o the effect that one of the Trustces of tast year bas had the pleas ure of recelving $35,000, aud that he bolds that sutn. A weeting of the Judiclary . Cowmlites was beld € ar for tho L over 10 Ing Geora yesterday in the office of Judge My purpose of seeing what would he tnrns day. There were prescnt ot the m W. Green, Trustee, Judze Van 1. Higgine, N. G Perkine, nttocneys for’ Waldron, |1 V. Free. man, the Village Altorney, ticorge 0. Folianshee, the Villawe Trensurer, ~ 8, 1. Chace, Judee Wonid as experta an real-eatata aluea, and G, 8. Inerabam., Their plana were marked ont on the general principle, **tiet what yor can, aad get it atonce.” Conesqrently they lald hold on the property, which taas followa® Forty lote at Parr. ride, valned before the yanic at 3450 each acres north of Oskwoods Cometery, ad Walte and Bawen's Sobdivisions elght fur Tots at Lulzewoad, or abont Fifty-fourth street and Kimbark nvenue: tour blocks at fiillatalo; seven- teen lots In the city, In See, Incated eastof Halated sireet, between Thirty-seventh and ‘Thirty-clghth street: Mfty-foat Tot In Feandale: ard fome ather zenl eatate, valied fn all at g0, - OUO, The tots] ceficlt in aboul 817,000 s now fented. Col. Bowen first made 1t 85, (20,32, Tean £10 which was pald, A rumor was slso in ciren- lation that 81,030, had been paid by the town wwhich atiould not have been for {ntercst on bunds, which will ratse it to abone 8100, 000. 1 “The queetion ia ralseil as to when' this moncy was Jost, It would appenr alranze that the Bowein bunde shonld canse all the froubla and not be res orted o the tawn at 1he time. Perhaps there was rouble before the traneaction, and Mr. Waldron, knowing that I ha teported the matter the whole of the accounts wunld be investigated and s short- age show in caso Inere wan unny trouble, quletly tool bottled the rnbject, and trled to cover he may have been nnde ience his quietness, i'ne money may have 1 Inta the coal business, for Waldron Ll a mine, and, for the purpose of working It, ke halit ratl- ronds, he bmit o hundred cars, and in other ways uged up lots of ¢ t 1a nlso enfd (but at ps ent thero appeara 1o be no fonndation for {13 that ho lost in the farluro of Skow-Peterson, lsbng & Co,, who were Intimately connected with him. Charles Hitcheock, with was at one Hine a bouds- man, while rostieating In Florida heard the news of the shortage, and posted on at once, and In now in town lvoking over the ground. 1t 1s said that the Fifth National Bank ean be held Hable fura portion of the luse, Mr. Waldron had his account with the bank, and when ho hypothecated the bonds made hiscredit good as Treasurer of tho vil. Inge, the account standing in his name. When the examination waa over, the bank, it 1s allegerd. paid Waldron's private note from the funds of Waldroo, ** Treasurer,* yeara aza 1, 11, Nowen, ho was anxtous to make Chauncey Nowen'a aceanut all right, called on Waldron, and ho eaid that ne had nu_claim on C. T. Bowen, . II, was ready sud able at that time to pay, If there wad any troub! MINOR MEETINGS. TIE ILLINOIS SOCIAL SCIENCE ABSOCIATION met yesterday morningtn regular monthly meet- Ing in tne club-room of the Tremont Honso, Mre. E. B, llarbert prealded. The Presldent ro- vorted upon the success of the organlzation and what sho understood was being dono In other States. She'nleo read a lotter from Prof. F, 11, Sanborn, of Doston, Sccretary of tho Amcrican Soctal Sclence Assoctation, In which he congrata- lated the ladles upon thelr zeal and eucceas, The following-named ladles were clected dele- gatestotha Cincinnat! Soclal Sclonce Congress: Mre. E. B. Iarbert, Chicogo: Mra, Loulsa D, Hockwvood, Calro; Mrs, C, B, Dostwick, Mattoon; Mea. A, L. Siith, Chicngo, Tho following Jadics Wwere clected mombers of the Aszsnciation: Mrs. Dr, . M, McCord. Mra, 11, W, Hubbard, Mre. J. E. lutchins, Contraling Mrs, Dr, . P. Wells, Lanark; Mlss Knte P'errine, Cone tealla; Mrs, Sophia 8elvert, Chleagos Mrs, 1, R, Hitt, Evanston; Miss Mary Lar Ghinmpnign Mra, Allen Withers, Blcomiugton; Prof. G. R. Crowe, Normal; Mrs, V. If. Updegraff, M: Ward, Miss (icorgle Trotter, Mra. K. H, Bl ard, Blnomingtons Mre, J.' D, (hlictt, Eiklart Park; Mes. Margery Consthl, Springficld; Mrs. Luonard Deck, Clear Creck: Mrs. J. A, Jackman, Bloomlington; Mins Rosalls Miller, Normal; Mr: Frank Evaos, Bloomington; Mra, M. .J. Kellogs ckeonville: Mrs. Willlam Winter, Cailro; 9, Jennic Grifing, Mrs, C, 1 Carroll; Kimbark, M Gonerett, Chicagos Ars, W Pari; Mre. A, E. Dates, Dr, 5. A, White, Chi- cagos Mrs, 8, J." Loowls, Tlinsilale; Mrs. 'C. A, Loomis, Amboy: Mrs, Julia Wilson, Launsin; Miss Mattlo Smith, 3rs, Sophia Phelps, Mre. Stelmeyor, Mrs. John ‘T'yler, Chicago; Mra, C. A, Mead, Qalesburg; Mre, ‘D, E. Ordway, Chicazo; Mrs. J. Chedncy, Ablngdon; corresponding mom- Lerw, Mrs, L. A, Dennlek, Cornwalils, Ore. ; Miss Melvina Drinkethoft, Manafield, 0O.; Miss Alico Moure, Huntington, Ind,; Miss Ida Irene Lowe, tilencove, Tho Chale reported the work that was belng done for the mnelln‘ this fail, and thas papers wero in- vited from the ladies npon_thu chemistry of foads, The followinz Finance Committee was appoint- ed: Mre, Henry Iartley, Mrs. Arthar L. Smith, Mre, 8. Van Benschoten, rs, Thomns Bursows read 8 paper npon opular Education," written by Mra, M. ¥, Taley. it was remarkable for ita clearncas and trothfalness to history, as well asa thorough un- deratanding of the aubject chiosen. M . . Harbert alao cave n brlef and fnstruct- u{ upon education. Inry B, West, County Superintendent of lon 8¢ Qulesourz, briefly discucsed the ities of the school interests, Mes, Tuley wns accorded & voto of thanks. ‘Phe merting then adlonrnod, TUR SALOON-KEEI'ERS' ASSOCIATION met yeaterday afteenoon In Wost Twelfth street ‘Turnor-Halt, John Feldkamp presiding. The Commlttee on organizing a benevolent so- cloty reparted an amendinent to the plan nroposed at the last mceting, which provided that 8500 should bo pald to the widuw of uny deceased mem- ber, the amendmont reading that **On the death of ll\( member of the Association, the sum of 81 be n': &) l:g cach surslving member for tho boneflt of the widow." ‘Tho question arose ns_to what the qualifications of membarship in the Soclety should be, suveral healthy persons suggesting that 1t was hardly falr to admit into the Suclety ai the start men who wers lablo to an carly death, 1t was iinally decided tkat uer{ saloon-keeper, healthy or sickly, should be cligille, and that cvery member of “the Saloon. Keepers' Ansociation should bo compelled to join the Benavolent Soclety, Tho Plenle Committee reported that they bad en- gaged Ogaon's (rove for Priday, Juno or, the weather provea unfavoratlo on that day, for Jung 28, The brewers of tha city woro requested 1o provide cach & largre boer-wagon, ftled up with seats, for the purposs of conveying: the mombors and thelr famllies to the plenic-grounds, Tho pro- cexslon would etart from’ tue corner of mnd«lgn 24 catate 1o, the real and llalsted streets ot 11 a, m., accompanivd the Great Westorn Light-Uuard Bund, After recelving several new memberd and reports of subscriptions, the Assoctation sdjourncd to meot in two weeka at Aurora Turner-Hail, noar Milwaukee avenue, WESF PARK COMMISSIONERS, A regular mecting of the do facto Board of West Park Conmlssloncrs was lield yestorday afternoon in the lloard rooms, at the corner of flalated and Washluzton streots, Presldent Lipe in the chalr, Sccretary Millard, Jull back from Kansaw, had d the dust off his clothes, donnod » clean shirt, washed his faco, nud combed his halr, and ;;un ready at his post. Ko wero lolaon aund uus. The Jecrotary Introdnced o resolution Instract. tng C. C. Bonney tu appear for and defend the Hoard In the suit brought by Chacles €, Gioodhue for the purpore of foreciosing a certain mortgage, ‘The asthor of the resolution atates Luat thers was money in baud to pay off the mortgage, but that, owing ta th recent nnpleasantness and the unfor- tunnty Ax in which the action ol cestain mombers had placed the Board, no funda could be pald out until the prevent compications were scitled. The rexolution adopted, Holdeu offered & rosolution in- structing the President, Secretary, and Auditor to draw an order in faver of the Treasuror for $1, 000, 10 bo paid the Board of Education ns part paynent of itu clshm for tutercst on obligation money waa for the purpose of paying teachors. 1t couldn't be pald uut at predent, owing to tho complications befure alluded to, but thy resolution should opted an expression of tlic avnev of the Board, It woe adonted, ‘I'he ro was nothing else to do, and the Board ad- Journed, A MYSTERIOUS FIRM, WIIO ABE M'DONNELL & €0.1 The Hospital futks have for some time displsyed 8 fondness for the fing of **J, J. McDonnell & Ca."" 1o the extent of buying overything from them they conld fn tho shape of vegetables and the mmallor articlea of grocerles. Tho Directory [ails to give tho uamo of any such ' Orm, and nona but the select fow havo been able to locaie It,, ‘The goode they furulsh that Instiiution amount to several hundred dollars s month, the vrices rh-r‘eu. and th fact that the Sil| istorn o the bille they prescul, hiove given rise to Ay vuspiciors and a preat deal of talk {n ceatain circles. Fomo cxpress thy belief that if thero is such pEreon ax **J, McDowell,* that the **Co," ta a certain Commussivncr, und that u great many other things in connection with the grm In 118 deadings With the county look flsny. One of theso hilis was presented 1o 1tho Board “Ihureda; aud referred, sud a reportee yesterday luoked al it. 1t auounted to 3-.’11,uu and on exumination ol fls jtemn conveyed the idea that the llospital {;‘:lkn \\':N vaylng bl‘xyhl ull'fl:l Ilm’ whdll ey gel, were purchusing largely, snd, beeled living vory bigh: “Gircou” puas, o tuce, 'radished, turnips, bects, | plo-plant, strawberrics, aud lemons, were the most freaiient diems, whily thera were soveral articles which had been conlracted for with other sud luss favored trme. ‘The chiarges in all casvs were bigh, as will be shown by acompatison with what 1% pald for the wame goods ut the Jnsaue Asyly -'m{ cents, for fustance, 1 charged fur potatoes in tifsy-busnel Jots, whilo at the lusane Asylum all that da charecd bs 30 centa, ue the bilie show. Egge re cbarged 10 und 11 couts 1n -dozen o while they are retuillug ou the sireets at nine ceute, aud the lusans Avylum e Tuice Js charged eight centa, bu ¢ that the county has cout cted for the sawmu articl i3 aud a balf cente; and wll the llier articios in proportiun, Dul, tutaiug from the bill jo question, others Were looked condition wus found Lwexiel; aud, followlag up wowu Of theso, It was found un the order- baok thst Commwlssioucr — Bradioy Lad recelpted for the county urders for the paymony of them, and, following the orders, that at lcunt ous of them—ibe ouly ooe that could be votienat at tho ime—bad been dudurved 1o the Commiseloner, and by b judorsed to tho wholceale grocery irm with which by deals. Mr. Bradley ie & mewber of the Lospital Committve, and way yr way ot bave advi & rd thie batzontzing of +o1. 4. Metlnnell & ‘o.,** bt at nay rate there lnmuch that ought to be explatned befare any further hills for the firm arn andited, The Commissioner may be ably to £v0laln Awav whatever connection he may roem & have had with the fiem, ant danbtiess will embrace hir earllest opportunity, and when thi« i done his Asnvciates ahould eee'to it thay whatever e pnr. chased for the llosvital fa purchused nt market brices. whethet of **Mchonnell & Co,™ or some other fiem, COMMISSIONRR BRADLEY, A reporter ealled an Commixaloner firadloy last evening, and eonght to galn from him some 1. formation regnrding 4. W1, Mchonuell & Ca., and 1he alleged bizh prices charged the connty for sun- pliee. Mr. Bradley admitted that he knew of the firm, tut declined 1o say who J.da MeDonnell wae, who to “alleged *+Co. was, we wpere the combluation hung out, eaferrng the reporter for information on that rcare (o the Warden of the Hosptial, e sibeequently stated, howe x had been thinking of golng down-town duinz the evenine to same cntertafnment or othor, anu that he Lad probably gone. When the reporter sng- gestedd that it was commonly belleved that no less A peraon than n Comnilasioner conatituted the S0, and that that Commiseloner ivas none other than Commisstoner Bradiey, the grocec thughed and eald: **Wel, If the Warden wanted me to rell him goods, 1don't see why my M:IH‘T n County Commisaioner should prevent me from do- ingg M. 1 don't care who wants groceries, he he Jest or tentile, A pricst, or the Warden uf the Hoapital, 1 1 have the gaods and he wants them, 1 don‘'t ree why | shonid not sell them to Lim, —of coutse, in an honeat, legitimate way.,* * Am 110 understand, then, that”yon sold the Warden grocerles, — thene grocertes, for instance, — and that you arc tho **Ca™? ** No, sit; you ain't (o nnderstand nny snch thing, | diin't sny anything of the kind. " As ta the chagees, e Commissioner explained how it was vossible for them to look high tonn ontalder, while a grocer would very cnsily undsr- rtand the thing, In the matter of potatoes, for inefance, South Water stecet “men rold Feachblows at 40 centa a bushel, and he did not hink a proQt of 10 cents a bushel, estimating the cost of handling and deliveeing, as anything ex- tenvagant, particuiarly when the scller to the county had to take cotnty orders, and_wait three or foar montha for his pay, They might have paui %0 cenl bushel for the potatoes al the Inrane Atylums but what kind of potatoes were they? Why, they wers nothing but Early Ioses, and misceablo’ 1iftlo thines at that,—actuslly not it for use, As to cgge, the prices of that product varled from dny to day, being come- times 0, rometimes 10 and eometimes 11 conts n dozen. Snrely, a man was entitied to a profit of cent a dozen on them. He, fifmeelf, had walked fonr blacks during the day to get gaod, freAh epee, and then hio had to pay 10 centa o dozen for them. An to tho tice, tho Warden had probably bought* onlya few pounds,—cnough to earty iim over threo or foar days, until a reqnisition conld be marda ongthe regular fizm with ‘whom the county had contracts, —aud, of conrse he had to pay what the ked, 'Theso billa were all for inci- anyway. The prices of the vege- tables, too, varied from day to day. The doctors at tho Hospital them for the patiente, and the Warden wonld have to send ount and get themat the best prices he could, Thnesday he—the Commirstoner—had bonght her- rles for his grocory nt $2.50 for twenty-four unrtn, and yesterday they cost him 84, To-day they might ba down again. A ta Lhers beinz any favonitism ehown any particnlar dealer, the Coni- missioner stated that the Warden had frequently asked the Committee to deaignate o place where ho shoald go for Incidentals. ~‘The Committee re- fnsed to do that, and the Warden got them wherever he could do the beat. Tiut while the Comminsioner was, perhaps, suf- ficiently clear in his cxnlanations abant prices, he flatly, though Illcfllnnlly enough, refosed to eay who compored the firm of J, 1. MeDonnell & Co., or whore lho{ hailed fro s one answer to any and all such interrogatorles being that he had told where the information might be obtained, and the reporter night ga there and get it §f ha &a chose, With the uncertainty of flndhui the Warden at home, the reporter omitted to make the trip. THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Commlssloner Wheelcr is on a visit to Omalia on business. Ramor hiad it yesterday that the broad contractor intended to throsw up his contract. The Committee on Roals and Bridges visited the Town of Jeflernon vesterday to look uiter the necessity of improving certain roads, The Connty Honpltal, accarding to tho bills al. ready In, used 500 dozen cggs belween April 24 and May 13, They est nothing elso there ap- parently, Bome members of the Committeo an Education hled away to tho Reform-School grounds yester- day to look ot tho trees planted thero which have Leen charged up at the rate of 850 each. Stewart and Evane, two as hard cltlzons ae the Joll contalns, got intoa izht yosterday mnrnlnF, and brulsed ane another consldsrably, "One of the keepers Interfored, and In parting them received n blow in the mouth, playing havoc with his lower Mp. Thetwo ware put'in a dungeon to cool down, Architect Fgan made a langthy deposition In the Welker **extra’ injunction sult yustorday. lle doposed, amony othor things, that ho bad never or- derou Walker to uso thick stono instead of thin, which, from what Judge Farweli eald when the nr. utnonte in tho caso wera heard & woek ago, ought liaye some walght, 1t 1t docs not prove tho turn= Ing voint 1n tha sult, The Colloctor yesterday tevied on Robinson & McCormick, Washinuton "atreet, to collect what they owed in the rhape of taxes, A custodlan was n charge u‘: o o late*hour in the afternoon. An order was lssued during the day, 1o go into effect this moraing, to the cflect that, In cases whore sctual lovies were made, the porsons lesled on cnuid only settle by paying the full amount due, Where levien are nut made, delingnents can pay fivg-aixths of the mmount by coming to the ofliee, and escape ali further mnnoyance perding the sat- tlement of the legally of the other onc-sixth in the courts. a % = Slierry, the morderer, has made n neat device of actaps of paper which 'ho lina hung from the cell- fng of his cell, The wo **Wo lave hope™ hane from the centre, but a4 he looks at them and counts the fight of timo his heart sinks. As o matter of fact, ho hae no hope, aud nas about niade up bismind that ho must hang, Mr. Anderaon, hir attornoy, however, trics to chaer him, and has assurod him that, If hia fricnds fail to make up tho necessary money to take hle case to ihe Su- preme Court, he will take the money from his own pocket. Ile has always bolieved him Innocent of murder, and 1ho interest ho Is taking in the cove , 1u tho Interuat of Justica. WIHAT DOES TIIS MEANT A few daye aio the Board voted & law firm in this city $1,000, In conaldoration of which they wure cxiccted (o protect unecnum{'- interost In tha Narmn *texten’ {njunction sult pending in the Appellate Court, |, For vome roason unknawn, how- ever, theydo not apoear to have fulflled their part of tho contract, for :muml? 1t was found thut tho - Harmn side of tho case had bren heard and theso gentiomen lind bed , aud that the Court was lisble to e the quesiion at 0 st any time uvon Lho hearing bad, not belng aware, ovidently, that tho county proposed to fght the clalm, “There i something mysterious about the proceeding, and teyond Aniling out, and it woald secm that there wad bail faith somewhere, and an inclination, as thoro was a year ago, to allow the St estras,' whethor just or not. 'I'ha claim is for $356,000, and the suit in quostion was commenced by * Commussioner Flizgcrald, who c¢mployed the same nunrnn‘,. that " the county hae sdopted and puld, ~ Whethor he {4 to hlame l’or thy seeniing llvfl!cl of the matter now, {n view of the chunge of his opinions, 18 not known, but one liing ta cortain—the sult will not be decidcd on an ox-piatte hoaring, for tho caso has been re-ncketed, #0 |f there eyer was a consplracy suywhers to ot tlu:.uhll £0 by dofault, it has beon nipped in the uds CRIMINAL, Erneat J, Knobeledorfl, of No. 330 Clybourn ave enue, was arrested yosterday for larceny as bailes, and Juatice Pollak continuci bis casa in bonds $1,000th May 22, The complalusal ts Thuresia Neliser, who snya that KKnobalsdor® collectod §103 for her and refnsed Lo give i to licr, Ellen Ls Vergna aud Richard Tluggard wore rested yeoterday because Kate Planer ewore that they bad atolen from her airunk sud comtents whose combined valuce reached the enormous sum ol ?L ‘The two gave bunde in tha suwm of 800, and Justice Robinson will hear thele widoof the atory st 10 w'clock this morning, John tlopes, the 1 commerclal Tiard | h traveler In wihi was apoken of in yesterday's papee, harged yesterduy by Jusiico Hsines ot the of the pletntilf lu the suit against hin., charged with nu}alnlm{ woney under (also ¢s from W, B, Ell L has turned oul Lo sud Hopes, crushod st tirat, Lius riscn agaln. A diminutive newsboy. too lazy to sell Lis pa. pers, wat wpun thu curb-stone yeaterday afies tioun end crled s hard s to cnlist “the wympathics al Ald. Tully, of the Tifth Ward, whow he succeeded” In bunkoing oil of u small smount of cash. The Alderman unally saw through the gowe, and had the little feilow ur- rested, but, a4 there would bo no wrosecutlon, he was teleaved ulter having been badly scased. M. J, Catlll, of the Pilof, ycsterday had the heatlng of & cliarge of 1ibe) 'preferred by Jam Je ued bofore Justice Keulmanin for v Iy tho evening ho caused the afr ‘the West Division of Jamcs Leuson aud Rudoluh Schiceluger upon warrants cuarging them wiih embezzlewent. Mo sl Teges that they wero delnulllng' collectors, and that he desouuced them as_such, whereupon the sult for libel was broughit. . Sibce this time Cabfll alleges that thoy bave duplicated hiastauips, and bave made lbein in conformity with the ones to which Le calied tho stiention uf bLis subscribers, sud that by this meaas thuy have cullected mouvys uot dus them. Detzctives Osterman and Honfleld yesterday ar- rested @ gecond-band dealer dolud’ businoes vn Blue Island avenue under the name of B. L. All- port, charging hims with recelving sbout $500 worth of property contalued in the bouse No. b0 wecl In Warrvn aveave, sud | owoed y Db. D, McKay, of Gencva Loke, Wis. 'The bouse wud “conlents were | leasu 10 s woman wlho was supposed to by mhn because sho was 8 achoul-teacher, but whuSroved 1o be athiel. Besides these stiicies, sho aleo sold to Allport sume $50 worth of bouschold goods be- louging to the Uniom Furniture Company, The abie, second-hand dealer fald himeelf llable, by nitempt. it 1o feerote the articles on the honsctap when- cver ho heant that the ofticers had eearch.warpants Tor the gooils, Mra, Duane and hushand, residing at No. 41 North Haleted street, have had a falling out, and in concequence NDnane has heen In jall abont every other night upon somo trivial charge, Last nighe he retaliated by informing Ofcer P 0L Tlerney that lie wifc was an old and experlenced house-thief, nnd when the ofiicer overhanled the womsy, the etatement was parilally coreoborrated hy fudinz In her poskession tiventy-soven pieces of orware, of Wwhich two forks aro marked wo tatilespoonn ** 1, 8, * nnother apoo ntfe ** McClure Hons L, 8, and- fone forks, n buttee-knife, ten tensnaonsa with the Initials scratelhied off. o husband says his wife hns wiolen these, and numerous other r:ticles which he will tarn over to the police to-day, from the varfone places i which sho has been employed ayndomeside, Jdoseph B, Rock, (he hoary old professional bail- er. tovk n chane of venne yeaterday from Jastice Motrison to Justice Scully, * Ife was charged with rur]m)' It swearing that ho was the owner of the Lots Noe, J5and 37 debor elreet. The Chicago, Burlington & Iiulnty Itntlrond, throngh onc of 113 oflicera, teatified that the tots In question were the [vrnxltr(y of the above raflroad enrporation, Rock hen (nrned square abont, and awors that he bhad never awarn to the bond to which his name was ai- tached, and whereon the perjuzy was committed— the Lail-bond of the notarious shop-lifter, Knate Waoll, Justice Morrison was put upon the staml, nt - testiied that Rock © had sluned the Lond, schednied the property, and made afMdavit that he wan the rizitful owner there. of. dustice Scully thereunon teld Mr. Rock to the Criminal Court In bonds of $700, Rock {8 & man of (0 years of ave, and 1a one of the inost dunger- ous men in the communlty, tn that he cares noth- ing fur the sanctity of an vath, Tisconviction and siern punishment by the Criminal Conrt wonld have o wholesome efect npon the hundreds of #coundrels who infest the minor courta for the purs posc of polnyg in honds, The eecape of the thiel Mike Weaver s an Inatance of ths workings of siraw-batlers, They should be hunted down and #lven the benefit of ibe utmost severity of the law, **Doctor ™ W, B, Palmer, who clnims to hoa Thyflc"\n. and who hos an ofiice at Room 24, No., 20 Clark rtrect, was up before Justico De Wolf (North Skte) yesterdny, charged with obtalning money under Talse prefenses from a ecevant girl, "The gird eays that Palmer is one of that class of ale leged physiciana who chargo nothing for conanlta. tion and 87,50 for a hottle of intallible romedy. and that hu got $70 from her (o buy rallroad tickets to San Franctaco for himself and herealf. o [pomivmg tonincty tier when they had renched the and of the plorlous climate, biz frees, and gold- dust, She fuctherxays that the so-calied ** Doctor' lins 0 bad habit of defrauding servant girle and uthers of shmlur occupation and stations that ahe knows that to bo o, beeanse, after whe had ad- vanced him the S70, whe eaw un advertis ** housekeeper witha fow hundred doliars gome tenpoons - tho ° address ottached vertfsement wis his addrese of ner friends answored the and saw Lhe ** Doctor." ‘Ihe ** Doctor,” by tho ovidence of a man with n big head un cient knowledge of Iaw to call himaelf an ot ond unote or dachbill which the ** Doctol kiven the girl s collateral for the 870 convineed the Court that ** Ductor innocent, and ho was diecharged. The Doctor is a hard-louking charactor, and 19 anc of the Path- Finder crowd who once Infested the bullding No. 146 Clark atreet, John Crawford, A membor of tho notorlona Qar- rity crowd, laxt evening bad eome dificulty with Jamen Carroll, n well-known sporting man, which resuitod in Crawford run. ning n Iright o OMcor _ Parker, and clatming that (arroll had threatoned to shioot B, and was even now Inoking for hiin to carry out the threat, Crawfond, not naving the Garety boya at hls back, was completely cowed, snd etarted home on a North-Sido car. A little later Ofleer Parker fonnd Carrol) arning from Iuoley's, nnd, upon fuding a laege ** Troutor” in his ouitalde coat-pocket, nrreated himfupon a charse of diserderly ‘and carrying concealed oo ons. The difliculty grows out of some talk that Crawford tas Deen clrculating to the effect thot Carroll wan a spy in ihe employ of tho volice, Crawford In related to the Garritys by the marriage of his sister to Michacl Garrity, now dolng #lx years' time In~ lown. Thla woman has “gotten up o raifle far Mike's watch and chabn, and at least 2,000 tickets ot $1 eucn have ulre Leen sold, Hoina few penple abont town, s a Mr, (ore, Cal, Cleary, and Carroll, have rofused to contribute thelr money to an operation in which they had mo faith, and this has ougmented the quarrel. The recent arrest of the molorious Juu Parieh for a wafo.burglary in Marengo, ., for which, unfortunately,” La could not_be con- victed, had widened the breach, an Crawford clased that Caeroll was the man who gava Parish nway, Tho great pity Ia that such worthlcas vage abouds and thieves cunnot bo convicted more fre- quently thun thoy are. DIVORCE. Further Testimony in the Joyce-Taylor Sult ot Boston—A Note-look Flend, Special Diavatch to The Triduno. Bostox, Mass., May 17.—Iu the Joyce-Taylor divorce-sult to’day, the husband, through coun- scly claimed that the action was tho result of a consplracy on the part of his wifo's (amily to got posscaslon of his property. The evidence was very racy. Cleever Goodwin, author of “ Evangeling,” told of the drioking propensi- tios of the ecutire family, especlally Dancy Maskell, the father-in-law, and lots of servants mworo to acts of cruelty. Jamea Valontine Tay- lur, the husband, admitted tbat he got ** jolly ** very often, but denfed that ho ever abused hls” wife. He allowed her 8100 uw month ot first, but bad to reduco it ouc-Yalf, and trouble arose. Iio sald slic went on tifo atage against his will, although ho furnished lier wardrobe, Taylor continued: “Ong costumo was mods for hior with short skirts, but she tors themn oft after the first night, so us to show all of her legs, Maskell used to keep a note-book in which i recurded all the quarrels he heard, One day I fotind him at my door in his nightgown, taking notes, and I grappled him pretty severely, Both nightgowns were badly torn, Mr, Maskc)) used tocall his wife vite names. I never used any real vlolence towards my wife, und never delib- vrately struck her with any mallce. Dlows wera never exchanged between us, We used to frolic somewhat, Tha bedelothes wero dam- aged more than she was, She was impudent and ageravating towards me, and on one veea sfon ahu spat In my faco and asked me to strike at her, Mr. Maskell stood by with hls note- book, waltlng to et an ftem. |Laughter,] [ told hor onono oceasion that I did not want Mr, Childs, of tha Lraretier, to come hiere any more, Sho sall she should do as sho pleased. On another occasion she seratched me futhe face, the marks remalning several days. 8ho often used to Tull iy hale fu bed, hut I never uecd to aifnd thoso thimes, 1 neyer threw any spoons or plates af her. L once pulled | o chair out from under ber.”” John C. C tragedfan, and a number of attach (ilobe Theatre, bore testimony of Tavior's gen- crad goml nature, and sald Moskell threu years ago threatencd to bring about o divoree. which wowd be worth 850,000 to bim, The case will be resumed Monduy, TIE HIBERNIANS, They Loalre to alke l'eace with Church, Boston, May 17.~The Natlonal Convention of llibernians, without 3 dissentiug vote, udopted the following resolutions: Wuxnean, Wo, tho representativesof the Ancient Order of 18berntans of the Unlted states of Aumvr- lea, in convention pwacmbled, are wnsuimously agreed that thero fs notuing elther in thy lotter or snleit of the written ue unwritten law of our ore wauization that conilicts with the decrees of 1he Councll of Naltimoro or the doctzines of the Holy Ioman Catholic Church, but not belug theolos #lnvs, und babug earncstly desiruus s un organiza- tton of complylng with the lswe of the Chnrely froin which wu sl derive spliritual consolatlon; \hereloro, Jiesoleed, That, §f there 1s anything in the Or. der at presunt 1u opposition (o the doctelnes of the Church, we, s» her obedient ciilldeen, are williug 10 rectily 18 'aa suon a8 ber ducision s properly an- nounced, but until that decisiun is enunciated we ducm any atack unon the priucinles aud ubjectsof the Order, Bo watter from what source | i - natee, un’ wnwarrauted ubuse of au urganlzution wlivse only objects are Chrlstian charity wud uity, and muludl beuevolenc jesolted, That uur respect for civil law and onr admiration of the free iustilutions of this freo cuuntry are us steadfast and undyiug s our devas 1on 1o the Church, whose traditions snd teachings We a0 much rovere. Licsolved, Tuni a copy of the foregolng preamble and tesolutions be seul to bis Envnence Cardinal cClosky, his Grace the Pitinate of Haltimore, all the Archbishops and Highi-Revercad Bishous uf Ihose United Statys, with the hubiols request that our standivg aw a Catholic orgaulzation w3y bo uctinitely scitled. Boaron, Muy 17.—The Natlonil Coneentlon of 1libernians to-day udupted Lo report of tho naitles o Heviston of the Coostitution. No radlcal chunges were effected. It was votedd Lo hold the uext Nstional Con- veutivu at Ciucinnatl the sevoud Tuesday lo the 8y, A’ committeo conslsting of Flannagan, Reddy, Ivers, Kelly, aud Huggerty were -u’mutm tu luy tho Zrigvances of tho Order Lefore the Church dignitaries, ‘Fbo fullowing were clected as o National Di- rectory: P, McGiuness, Counceticut; C. Hor- an. Pennaylvania; M. L. Ivers, Massachusetts] . Hagzerty, Ohlo; George D. Piaut, Hiinulsy P, }L‘SlcN lis, ludisua: 3. J. Cuskrove, Nuw York; Bernard Doyly, Rbode lslaud. e —— THE FENIANS, Bpecial Disvcich (o The Tribune. CLEVELAND, May 17.—The Leader to-morrow will publish an futerview with prowmineut Fenlaps fo Clevcland, which say that there 1s no trath {n the rumor of an Immedinto Invasion of Cnanada, They aay thero are Iarge suns of money hero n walting to ho uscd when tho right time comnes, and fn cate thern should ho war between Russin and Great Britain, thero would likely ho nastatance given to the Irish brethren at home. Some sav that Canada may be Invaded at_romo futuro time, and a footholl thus gafied thera o a base for future operas tions, Tie Fenlans in this city have always been understood to bo strongz in numbers and wealth, and It {s certainly known that they aro under good deill and in rendiness for an emer- 87, Joax, Que., May 17.—A North Trov, V1., epeelal says the party referred to fn the proes dispateh as belng encamped there cansisted of o Whaker's dozen ordinary tramps, who wil leave there to-tlay, ‘The réport ndds that there I= 1o #lgn or talkc of Fentanism, there or any- where ot the Vermont border. ———— SOMETHING WITH MERIT IN IT, When wo know what an intolerable nulsance around an office aro the water-can, brush, and press required by the old method of letter copying, we wunder thdt somebody has never before discovered n better method. The recent chiemical discovery of the great French savant, L Belle, apolied to letter-copyingyens it is fne genlously done by Judson & Co., manufacture era’ ngents for tho hooks, Room 6 Trinuxe Bullling, this city, {8 just what the busincss publie bas wantcd for vears, - It enables the merchant to copy his letters without twater, Urash, or press, using any kind of ink, and with no more trouble, time, or pains than he would Lo put to in Llotting the sheet he has written. The copying is fnmediately and absolutely cor. reet, leaving the origine) without blots, or blurs, or blemish of any kind whatever, Ths books are no more expensive than any Kind of letter- copying book. Judson & Co, ate supplying onr rity counting-rooms and offices renerally, It is an invention that has merit, and its use must become universi ——— PIANOS OR ORGANS, Atl partles wishiing to purchnse planos or nrgans should not fafl to send to Pelton & Pameroy, 150 and 152 Stato atreat, Chicago, for thelr illustrated catalozue contalning full descriptions and prices, Sent free to any address on applicstion, They are eole azents for a number of ‘the leading planos and organs, among which appear the celebrated ilazel. ton, Decker,, Mathushick, and others; aleo, tho ‘Taylor & Farlcy and Pelton & Pomeroy organs, Thelr extennlve trade and facilities are such as en- able them to offer unprecedente:l barwalns to deal~ eraandathcrs. Address, Pelton & JPomeroy, 150 And 152 State street, Chicago, 111, CHANGE OF TIME. Commencing with Sunday, May 19, 1878, the Highland Park night train on the Chicago & Northe western Raftway will leave the Wells Strect Depot at1lp.m. (instead of ot 11:30 p. m. as hereto. fore) daily, excent Sunday. On Sundays a special express passonger train will ‘leava Chicago for Milwaukeo at 8:10 8, m, Returning this tratn will leave Milwankee at 1:30 p, w. and reach Chicago at 4:30 p. m, D . — VETERINARY SURGERY. Dr. 11, J. Detmers, Iate Professor of Voterinary Eclence tn tho lKanaas and lowa State Agrlcultural Colleges, and who, for elght yeara past, has writ- ten for Tie Cuteann Werkly Trimuxe on the subject of veterinary surzery. has recently re- moved to Chicaxo, and opened an oftice at Nos. 2 and 4 Monroo street. ————— THE COMING WONDER, ‘Tho public ia on the tiptao of expectation ro- garding the furthcoming appearance at McCormick Mall on Monany next of Mastor J, Harry Shannon, the hoy orator, and tho male of reserved seats at Janaen, McClurg & Co.'n contlnuca unabated, e ——— PIANOS TO RENT, Lyon & Healy, Stats and Monroe straets, havo constantly on hand for rent a splendid assortment of the best upright planos at low rates, DEATINS, PEAVIDCOATD—May 16, at the resl san-ifjaw. Tenant Equt So. 197 Bearsoara- 3ir. Josepli Peavidcoary, sged 70 years, 1LOZEY—-At tho reatilence of th tamily, No. 07 Twen- ty-firstiat.. May 16, of consumption, Hannah S., wife of A, B, Lozey, aged %0 vears. piierineat at Graceland Cometery to-day at 12:30 IARTIGAN=Thursday evening, May todo'clock. at lier realdence, West Fos 10,0t & quarter rty-elalith-st., auth vear. Mra. Uirldget, wite of John Hartigan, In Fiineral will take pinca Baturday, May 18, Trafi wiil Jruva West Forty-eighth-st, at 10:13 ), anid Wells- at. Depot at 13:30 o, i, Cars to 'y, Moy her soul rest in peace, Amen, DEV] T—Tho remaina of Owen Deyitt, who waa hot on the night of the 15th {nat , will ho fnter) aturdiny lllflfillnr AL [0 Unrriag to_the Northwesteri Deoot, innneo hy cars ta Catvary, Friends fnviled, £~ 'Auhu Y., Iapers pltase copy. CIOKIN=Mra. Nellle Crokin, wife of Thomas J, Crakiu, axed 30 years, of consumption, Furctal on Sunday from resulence, 108 Ewing-s cara 10 Calyary, Friendsare (nvited to sttena. E#° 5L, Louls papers pluase copy. ANNOUNOEMENTS, REG i RPENCEN WL, AT Clark H(rnctclm[.nn, corner Wi ngton. Bunday lllr 19, subject: ** Chie ® Danger and eventng, lverans 3 ACHARY EDDY, 1), 1), OF DETROIT, el it preach 1 the_ Finst' Congreuational Gliureh piinday moring, at 10:00 o'clock. Preacliing 10 tho ovening by the pastar, thv Key. K. P. Uvodwin, ’l‘lll% TIU (3 TRAL CHURCIT, LietevIng that a protracted Vacatlon will he of im* mensoadvantage to o, Bwings returning health, have declied to etore the SChiireh until Kept. 10 St. Nicholas Hotel INBEW YTOREK. Thia popular resort for travelers has heen refu- venated and improved. All the festures that have s0 signally contributod to its world-wide reputa- Uon will bo maintained, A uniform rate uf prices, 33,50 per duy for all parts of the house, URIAN WELCH, Prop'r. AUCTION BALES. By WM. MOOREIHOUSE & CO, WE WILL SELL THIS DAY, At Our Rooms, 85 & 87 Randolph-si., A FULL LINE OF HOUSEHOLD-G0O0DS, CONBISTING OF ELEGANT Parlor Sets, Handsoms Chanbsr Sets, Brussels, Three-Ily, and Tngraln Carpets, (1} Patntings, Halr and Woves Wire Mattresscs, Stoves, &c, Allars (nvit foaoe w;'l".\finm(xx.musu &CQ,, Auct By D, D, STARKE & CO,, Hiand 84 Randolph-at, This Morning, at 0:30 o'clools, Wo wiil sell an fmmenas stock of oneers, FURNITURE, BOTII NEW AND SECOND-IAND, M. T. Chamber Sots, Parlor Kaits, 1,000 yards Carpet, Houseliold Goods, and (eneral Merchauidise, el D 1 SIAL‘\'“?chII"clfK: =tp '1\’!’ ‘ASII FOI 00 1A LN la tho orlgtaal packsges, i . D, STARKE & CO, By OHAS, . RADDIN & Co,, “Auctiuncers, 118 & 120 Wabiash-uv. LANGE AND IMPOUTANT AUCTION SBALE BOOTS AND SHOES, TUESDAY, MAY 31, BXTRA LARGE SALE DRY GOODS, cl_otmng, Straw Goods, Notions, &o, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, Tkt ena e e ARV uIlDU'Uundobl:m. TEVBRESH 1h.s it Glaikres RADDIN & CO. v LAY Clothes ! | Bacque LADIES AND OENTS, | aadcledu THE NEW RESOR'T. oL -t e el Lo SOLID COMFORT. 8uch as Is Found in Tce-Cream, tor Example, Especlally the Kind Proituced by Mr, 1L M. Lincoln at Iiis New Domestic Bakery, Where the Finest Tea and Coffee Ts Faralsled at Five Cents Per Cnp. and Other Imxuries in Proportion. An Institution Which Has Alwnys Daon TPopular, and Is Cortain to Con. tinue Bo, The spactons room At No. 50 Madiron.at, hay been areanged and fitted up In an nnsually attracy. ive manner, and the publit are appropriating It to thelr use very vapldly. The fact that he Turnishes tho very best Ten nnd Coffoc at b conts ner cup, and other fine luxuries in proportion, and the superior facilities Mr. Lincoln has for inc baking, nro mak. ing.No. KO Maiisonst. tho papular rerort it ustly merite, partaking of exactly the enme class of cune tom which honared Mr. Lincoln during the time be was located at 121 and 123 Monroo-st. AUCTION SALES, W, A, BUTTERS, LONG & Co,, General Anctioncern and Rea Eatato Ageats, 173 and 175 East Randolph-st. REGULAR BATURDAY SALE Farniture and General Merchandise, Saturday, Mny 18, at 0:30 o’clk . m., Atonr Salesrooms, 73 anid 173 East Randolph-at, pardihadvanced on il Kinds of Merchaudise, Bates W. A. BUTTERS. LONG & CO., Auctioneers, NORTRAGEES SALE HOUSEHOLD GOOS, Elegant Plush Parlor Sult, Chamber Sets, F; Furnaces, &c.,, 3 Seta Iron Stable I‘l;lllfifl'l El!?:l‘p‘i:::‘ AT ATCTION, SATURDAY VORSING, May 18, at 10 o'elock, st unE Salesroome, 173 & 170 Eaat liandolph-.st. W, A BUTTE & CO, 1! MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Parlor & Chamber Furniture, New Brussels and Wool Carpeting, Express Wagon, Omuibus, Lte., AT AUCTION, Tuesday Mornlag, May 21, at 11 o'clock sharp, AT ELITIHORPE'S WAREHOUSE, 40, 48, and 50 North Morgan-st, Dy orjer of the Mortanea. W, A. BUTTERS, LUNG & €0.. Auctloneers, Miscellaneous Books, Globes, Engravings, and Chromos, AT A ‘TUESDAY AFTERNOON, our Auction iousc, W. A, BUTTELS, Cnrficls, Mirror: y Furniture, 01l Paintfn ngravings, And Other Merchandise, AT ATUOTION, WEDNESDAY MURNING, Moy 22, at 0:300'lock, at v our Balesrooms, 175 East Jean, VoA B0 TS, LONG & G0 Auct DS, et TS, LONG! DRY GOO OLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, THURSDAY NONNTRG. Hey 3o ot D Stora 175 Eat Handolpn-at. A AL HCtE N A_BUTTENS, LONG & €0, Aurtfoneers, —_— L ey By GLEO, P. GORE & CO,, €& and 70 W hast-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE oms, Tuesday, May 21, 9:30 a.m,, Well Assorted Lines Seazonable Goods, SEPECIAILI! Two Cases Fine Broadcloths, (11 o'clock). ’l‘wcntx (rates Floor il (loths, Wilder's I'atent Dvim Lata). An Invoice Bress Silks, (Black). AnTnvoice Gros Grain Ribhons, (Colore). Twenty Bales Russia Crash, (Assorted qualities) An Invoico Men’s and Roys’ Clothing. GEQ. I'. GOIE & CO., Auctlone¢rs. FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, OUR AUCTION BALE OF BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS Will be an Extra Choico one and will Inclade 24 casea Very Fine Slippers, 16 cases Chelie Philadelphin Child,'s Shoes, and 15 cases Chle cugo Bhoe Co,% Goods of first quality, GEO. P, GORE arcu.."m & ke \!'Ahflb'l'._ i—!)' ELISON, POMEROY & CO. POSITIVE CLOSING SALE OIL PAINTINGS TETS DAY AL 170 State: under the Palmer Houuse, 8t 11 o'clock . m. U aud 0 Aucttoneers, '8, (’}hmmos. MISCELLANEOUS, s = e mnnnnet HENDALLS AVIN CURE spavine &e., 8ol ¥ HUNOU WEEUOUT : Usnchett & § alse pecoms M gt PALMER HOUSE HAIR STOUE, The beat place tn Chivagy for Ihl‘r Houdl.\vln:{lu]w or n:lllli lmw;’l‘q:l- H 1 MUS. HAT L. My 'at. RARATOUA WAVE of 1y hulr linproves woul 8, THONPSO: MK 2 W b Wholevate and Ketad, Seinl ui prer Gucats seut C, 0. 1. auywher 5 WE for the * MULTIORM. Y Wigs thade ta onder and warsasied, A TAM, 202 Wi i LAWN MOWEER MOWERS. . Lawp Grass Seeds cirden Seeds of UVEY & HOYEY Siiaist SR T AN . Th tontc rummer Hesitd i e wad T freslig. “Ualy fie ceate s &! a Gunther's Confectioger. . - MEAD