Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1878, Page 5

1878—SIXTEEN PAGE DER CANVAS, -, ggrnum Filled with Sawdust? s ..-Heroes of the Arena. The ‘Wonderful Jump of the Century— The Iron Jaw. Lnont Spent with the Superior Be- ings of the Tented World, “ufguses” ejaculated @ TRIBONE reporter & peumbled over 2 tent-rope and projected- into the middle of the ** gents’ dressing- nJike 8 load of coal,—‘“you sce, I have 0 write up the dircus.”” Mr. Stokes ralsed com® foe and brasbied off the sawdust. Golnz it up from a Dew standpoint, you e continted, 35 3 portion of the con-: tion thumped the wind foto bim arain, e ebind, as it were,” and hc screwed him- eelf srousd 10 5¢€ how far up the back he had s jis coat. " ,,;Llnwunwme it up from the * front.”” e , tryiog to look as if he had turned adepring In Borror of the surroundings, &5, more properly speaking, from around the » bat the public are anxious to know about :u iadle,—the fnner workings of this sort of ” i, Stokes, an amizble-looking gentleman of oeeriain age bat. clearly-definea head, safd he s bapoy to recognize such a lofty ambition in 03¢ 80 FOURE. and msnifestly so inexperienced, edged hitmself with phenomenal solemni- 1y toastist to the extent of his power. uTheysreall fnon the ‘ontry’ now,” ob- gerren. Mr. Stokes, pulling aside a curtain and Giglaying the attractions within the ring, upotps0on 15 the ‘ontry? is over you'll see hemsll toeether.” Puding the consummation of the “ ontry,” b the reporter] assumed, with the aid of me, to be “No. 1, Grand Cavalcade 100 Entree,” be Jooked about him. Outside the dressing-room door there was wilderness of ent pegs 80d tent lines, and stretching away were azres of stable tenting, covering A VAST NUMBER OF TORSES, macnificently groomed, and apparently un- ed of mind reearding the day when the Florin of the circus should be 3 thing of remin- "and the realitics of the milk-wagon and 1be street-car matters of actual experience. They were superb horses, skillfully trained to all mannerof tricks calculated to InsPh-e Te- epect for themselves at the cxpense of their irainers; horses whose faces betrayed far more Jutelhgence than dil the faces.of some of tbelr riders; gray horses, white horses, bay horses, 20d horses of unclassifiable colors. Hovering around_them Were gray men, white mex, bay men, a0d men of colors equully dif- fenlt to catslozue, but all cirvus horses and circas men, the former patient and of high blood and ng. the latter profane men of warm blood, but of breeding involving a wide £1d for discussine. Hanging ou the tent lines 2nd Boating in the wind, that approached them carefolly apd bandled them gingerly, wore gray shirts, white sbirts, bay sbirts, and shirts of vague colors,and 1o these were pinned sray dravers, white drawers, bav drawers, and draw- ers of colors mot skilfuliy defined to the smatenr observer. And as they hung there the reparter detected 8 resemblance to executed ‘wen, and wondered if they might not typify the fate ol those who had called him four cyes,” md_otherwise reviled his non-circuslike irbutes as he had stumbled and punged along like 3 jourmalistic parpoise on his wav to the dressiog-room. Scat- tered around the stables was a heterogeneous mass of camp-equivage,—pots, pans, kettles, loxes, bales, barrels, canvas, poles, ropes, #ains, pees, bars, hurdles, balloous, hoops, fis, stoples, and men. Some of the Iatter were asleep, some busy, some loafing, some raoking, all big, all mnsenfer, all_strong, all thoroughly and purely cireus. Hanzing on stretchied on ropes, thrown over boxes, md scattered over the ground were tinsel jkets, tinsel breeches, spangled garments of i kinds, and strewing the earth, filling the air, vervading al) parts, even to the veriest corners, ‘wooks, 20d cranuies, was SAWDEST. The atmosplicre was composed of nine parts avdost. Tbe water-buckets were filled with tne parts eawdust. The dominating ele- pest was sawdust. 1t looked as if all e old saws perpetrated by all the towns since the introduction of the circus bad been turned Ioose ou tie forests of the world md the dusty results dumped down on the Lage Front for tLis occasion only. . The netors were in the rine doing the “on- ™ for the “only ereatest show on earth.’ Toey were a brave maltitade, from the bare- beck rider (male) to the bare-legzed rider (fe- malel There were elephauts in vostly coat amels rcnowned for ordinary abstemiousne: aud extrnordivary sprees on water; men re- wowned for neitber; ladies renowned for hair; monkers renowned for their aptitude in look- {2 not unlike the rest of the performers; supes with pir banners, not renowned for anything save 2 biank appearances all doing well as could Yeexpected under thie. or similar, vircumstances, aud all conspiring Lo an * ontry ¥ gorgevus in e extreme end eminently satisfactory to the soectators. As the curtain is dasbed sside the *Caval- ade” come throueh into the dressing-room. dlose inspection shows that much of “the cloth- oz was made with au interconvertible object addesiencd to fit uobodr. The jackets are low fu the neck and the pants short in the le, but there is picuty of tinsel which roes a long way, and there are lots of epangles which g0 equally far. In an icstant the scenc chanees, 2nd the gay riders are ordinary men, dressed in extondinarily well-worn shirts spd tronsers. Tozelephauts are disrubed and punched with Looks; the camels_roll _over as far as their bawps will permit. The monkeys dismount andare filed away in a strone hox; the horscs we led off snd the dressing-room is almost ezply apain, The reportorial heart throbsa Iule with cisappointment as the Indies plunge intoan iner sauctuary, buz it throbs bLigher ‘with delight as its owner recognizes. 2 THE CLOWN. 8till there is a look on the clown’s face that cresies some uneasiness, As pesr as can be learued the clown is suffering from an acute at- tack of what fn his clown parlauce he calls the s wobbles.” Repressed fun has settled in his Ftomach. Some ot bis jokes have zone dow the %robg way, or gone down too far snd Cramped bim. His eastric regions perhaps have $rabibed some of the views of his audicnee, and refuse to recomize the wit of many of his ob- servations, or perhaps he has Glled ‘himself too full of doushnuts of humor 1o the disgust of Lie intestines. Any way, be has the * wobbles,” 20d the perspiration of paln trickles throagh the * pawder on his fuce 2nd 1akes bim look ax the ghost of Ham'e’s facher mizbt look had Le taken o the almanac ine of businese. But the show must £o on all 1the same, and he must play bis part, and come weal, come “wobles,” the insatiate mob must £¢t the value of 50 cents each or thie show must £t another clown, ‘¢ “Living Curiosities " areon. These com- Prebend the giant, weixhing nearly half 2 ton, 4 hideous-looking” object tattood from scalp Lo aouynd P T. Bamum. There is 1o doubt _ the iant ; the only donbt about the *ob- To e ¢ Lhe vlace whicre hie was tattooed but as tsbeing the veritable Sarnum, the reporter Jeruits himself to wander in speculation. He cubers Jovce Heth, wha would have been as fss Baruum represeated ber if sue’ bad not .l‘-"’h' zl;nl:lm‘-med 1adnd zhfi:wn_rofi the bfid wing old ot all. The “woolly Jorse™ dashes tirouah his imagination 1kt 3 fsbtmare. The “What-is{t" reises a warn- taxfioger. And the reporter shakes his hiead or) 204 refuses to believe it is Barnum. The hgflg«:flzum betore bim asseverates 1 he ot . Ouly greatest showman on earth,” the m‘!%lhg reporter thinks be detects the whirr - Theele and the tick of cleckwork. As be Betres the portis paunch with his elbow, he is o &!‘Uun ever eatisfied that it is filled with nodust, and a5 Lie contemplates the fizure’s orements the greater becomes his admiration "me'l':ngdw' the greatest bumbug of I?m ‘¢ figure makes a speech, which, like Jobn Sherman's famous letter, might have been ffik;m Jike what be would have said had he savine anything at the time. The figure mu gestures which unguestionably Mr. thapan would have made had Le bevu speakinz it biece, but the reporter remembers having :'""’ 1he same epeech without the variation of theord; and ecen’ the same gestures without e alteration ol a movement, over a score of Bat; and. given all these things, tozether with mfl"lm‘s reputation, he fs strenethened jo b e th that it 15 2 mechavical imitation_of Bar J‘;l:n Fnu;;i up for btr[amémn:hzs, nm!l‘ kcp; h} &nd lavender when the show ont o Commission. o w would take columns to detail the pypERrey ACTS oF THE WONDERFUL ACTORS, ** mules deciine to be ridden by un- Sducated bovs, therein foliowing the example mfllb’ienmu, and submitting 10 Do society that of ‘their peers. Trained pobies, Vith sleck coats, and checkea mp o "“ ihuman extent, stand on their bind Jegs. anq contemplate the top-boots of wiip- eacking ripgmasters. fiaadsome , sialifons 2d wouder why anotb: -~ some stallion shonld make guch in n:a ucl hfi‘n‘}- o ‘n’aallo kneel down, roll over, walk uprigut, ¥ tz around, just because some. one says sofi oun ladies, in short ganze dresses with ahen-like tendency to stick out behind, dash ;muufl on bare-backed horses, and skip through hbuvl and over banners as if they had becn rought up on 204 Jost a1l interest in Rravi- tation: Spangled gentlemen yell at horses that, P&y no attention thereto, but lope over - aud slide under banners, slacking in :é‘c‘gdrdglf: Iore they are howled at, until the audience is - maddened with delight, and then stopping short, jn:te‘“ the audience is thorougkly braced for m At hft comes 5 +*THE LADY WITH THE IRON 7AW." As if the most of her had been axhlu::ed in the creation of her jaw, she is small, very small. Snatching a ehair between her teeth, sheshakes it as a terrier wonld a Tat; she throws it over ber head, she wags it to and fro, and fnalty, rhen shé draps i, the Jooks scorntully “at it rlgPeuI to be:aghamed of for not bayiog offered better resistance. “glfl"— denly the lady s jerked aloft like adisembodied Epirit, and clings to a trapeze. The ringuwnaster swings until the ropes. vearly slacken, and she gets o, and hangs suepended by hor Lron Jaw. What if her courage fail! or her tceth give way! or what if her jaw be only cast instead of ‘wrought iron! Presently she is_lowered. Seizing & strap in_her Iron Jaw, she is run straight up to the roof of the tent. Her head s thirown back. Her hangs. are clasped behind ber. Down her back her haic fows lux- uriancly. A murmur comes up from the 2u. 2 brecze. It grows stronger and dience :like strongrer, until ft reaches the whirlwind, and th rows of ‘hard geats shakie and tremble with ap: plause s she Is lowered to the gronnd. Apd ihe reporter watclics lier curiously bewhiles, wondering what sbe would do with two iron jaws, and how wmuch salary she would want Lo come around and pass a wéek with Lis moth- erdn-law, and whether she would throw off any- thing for the practice it would ewve her. 8he is quickly followed by Mr. Fish, 2 gentle- man apparently gifted with_iron legs, for he springs on and off a wild stced or oyer canvag stone walls, his hand lightly resting on the quarter-deck of theliorse. He plunges througl balloons aud comes aown on his kuoees, or his hips, or his shoulders, or the fop ot his head, or the cod of his spine, ‘or the bridge of bis nose, as fits of fancy scize him. Aud when be has finfisihed, he kfshln the tips of mi fingers to the 2udience, a8 who would say, “ It I cl Tkuow, but to me—s =" ooks Mieglt Rl fi 'ml,u".xsfl BY 1"2 COMPANY » nvolves a aiscreer turning of cach me: fo- side ot and back again. It takes the a‘snl.vbcecrt of 8 kaleidoscope, wherein ““the company » are the pleces of glass, the ring the peep-hole, and the audience one vast eye.” 1t turns * the com- pany? ioto magnified piu-wheels, bu- man sky-rockets, Roman candles with {mmortal souls and. mortal leps, Cbinese bombs, whose balls sreountenances, —in short, it is a vast pyrotechnic display of ‘“human warriors,” & mixture of hair and mus- cle. - Marvelous handsprings are turned; pro- digious jumps are made; the elements of *the company ** fly into the air, roll up in balls, and drop on'its manifold Jegs, and kiss its hand to the admiring crowd. tisa wonderful sight, not at all impaired when, after superhuman ef~ forts “the company " has induced itself to stand heads up for £ sccoud, it Tuns away as if fleeing for life from_the trained bear that fol- Tows in ita wake. The trained bear gives one the appearance of a bear born without spirit, self-respect, or any knowledwe his iuslienable ~ rights. © Mounting a2 horse he looks as though he thought it a scaffold and he were about to expiate straizhtway the crime of haviog been born. _The horse seens 10 sym- pathize with him, and neglects to sbake him wuch, and those who hold the banners and bal- loons (for nothing is leral o a circus, and the circus is not considered duly gualified aud or- dained as such without the nid of balloons aud banncrs) hold them wmore carefully for the tame ggu' than for the uutamed men who preceded im. And now the performance is coming to a close. The performing stallions have been oo and off again; the louz “run’ and the springbosrd have been arranged; the clephants haye been brought out, and the * VATOUT LEAPING BY TIE COMPANY ' is announced: Down the “run” they come, upon the soringboard and over one elephant, turning in the air and alighting oo the huge bug fhat breaks tne fall. Then over two elepbants. Then three. Then four. Mighty jumping and portentous leapine'! They fairly flash through the air, as they Ay over the paticut brutes, twist- ing, turning, but aiways dropping on tacir teet. Five elephants stanu in line, aud Mr. Johnny Bacbelor stands at the to;lz of the “run.” A5 he comes down his legs gu as fast as wagou-spokes on the race- track. A bound on the springboard, and he rises a short distance above tbe Urst elepbant and narrowly sbaves the back ol the last. ¢ An excellent jump, but be nearly missed it,” comes with a murmur through the applause. As he agaiu mounts the run, the sixth elephant is produced. - ** Can he make it? No,” is the verdict. Down the foctine, 4 flerce spring uon the bendinr board, aud he rises. Not hizh enough! He can't do it! He will fall among the elephants!” As he passes over the fifth there is a convulsive movement of bis body. He turns in the air, sud. within a foet of the last beast, het eiuks to the bag. *It was a tremen- dous effort. aud one that would fail agaiu,’” think the howling crowd. But what is this? A camel is brought out. The man stands at the top of the “run.” The camel is placed by the side of the sixth elephantine citfzen, its hump risiog well above the back of its neighbor, *‘It is an impossibility: no man can do it!" The loug row of dark brutes stavd quietly. The camel lowers bis head. “Therc {s a hush, a rush, and the man is coming down the *“run.” Six feet he springs and lands on the springboard. Risivg close beside the first elephant be passes but a few dect over Jum. He is a Jittle hicher oser the sceond, and as be comes to the fifth the curves turn dowuward from a heighit of ¢leven feer. * He wow'tdoit! He'll strike the camel ! He is plunging straight for the camel’s hump. ‘Che audience rise. Apain the convulsion iu the ar. _The man hus actual- Iy zained hight Ly a summersaultin mid-air and drops lizhtly on the bag. A clear jump of cleven 1cet on a perpendicular and thirty-three on a straight liue. T dowt kuow ot any bigrer jump.” says Mr. Bachelor to the reporter as ne comes into thedressing-room. “ T thiuk it is the longest one made.” I then explains that be didn’t o it as well as he would like to have doue it, because he wus sutfering from weakuess conecquent upon fearful attack of cholera morvtus during the morpivg. Think of that, you white-vested son of a capitalist. who had to jump over a gutter and run 100 feet after a car this morring; think of that, and refrain in the future Ifrom cursing the conductor who didn’t see your thin fiuger when you raised . THE SHOW 1S OVER, the dressing-rooms are filled with a motley mass of bumanity, ail perspiration and yery cross. The tinsel and_spangles are wome. Theé horses are corraled. The glitter of the show has faded. Pipes come out, and tie biue smoke curls up. The great tent is deserted, and the snpes are Dbusy raking over the sawdust and preparing for the nexz prrformauce. 1lard work is over, and the slaves of the ring rest until it is rubbed up again before bearing their wondrous feats before those who call them. . ‘T'he reporter would like 1o do a little pathetic orer the lives of thuse whose lines are cast uuder the canvas, but he don't feel justificd in throw- ing even the flimsicst veil of poetry over the gang that laughed i to scorn aud abused his fufirmitice as ne found his way out in admirable imitation of **Twmoling by the Company.” REAL ESTATE. Important Sales on the West Sido—Dusiness Dull in the Loan Market—Tho Principul Sales of the Past Weck. At length we bave a reliable index to the value of property in the West Division of the aty. Actual salesarethe best and ihe only real test of the value of any merchantable arti- cle. If it brings more “or lcss than former fig- ures. the price for which it sells in the open market is what for the time being it is worth. On Tharsday afternoon William A. Butters & Co. sold twenty-seven lots between Yeaton and West Taylor sggets, and between Wood and Lincoln strects. Eleven of the lots, com- mencing on the corner of Wood and Sheldon strects, brought from §235t0-3232.50. Tiwelve on the corner fer of the lots, commencing of Lincoln and Sheldou streets, brouszht from SN0 to 25, and four of the Jots {fronting on West Taylor street brought from $£312.50 to $305. All were sold to various partics. The sale was well attended, and bigs were prompt. with a fair amount of competition. The size of the Jots was 24 and 25 feet by 100. Lots in the same Jocality soid a few years azo at {rom $400 to §900. The prices realized were only from 3 to 40 and 50 per cent of previous vatues. From theso facts, there van scarcely be a doubtihat now is prob- ably the best imie men of small means will have for several years Lo come 1o secure u iome of their own. With the prescnt Jow price of builaing materials and labor, a comtortavle little house can be put on thess l:ns for from €350 to $600, makinz the eutire cost of a home iree sfrom debt, only from about §500 to as much Hoame s one cliposos to pag. 17 @ man has that much money, he cen be free from the vexing $ueubus of rent for the rest of Lis life. kiew If he has to borrow & coupie of hundred dol lars, with careful omy that can soon be puid, and the man becomes an independent householder for the rest of his life, and, be- &ides, he has a snug little home for his wife and children {f called to leave them before old age would naturally remove him from the pleasures and cares of life. - The only drawback to this picture is that by owniug his own home a man subjects himseif 10 the exactions of the remorseless tax-eaters. But these must be squeiched, and the thrifty, honest. portion ‘of the: people need tho help of all the.new houscholders: they can get todoit. One after auother the evils fastened upon us by the War and the flush times that followed are driven out of sight, and the deter- mination to have honest and Jower ‘taxes is tak- ing fast hold of the minds of all our producing and respeetable classes. They are- determined it shall be done, and, when the people once Hse in thefr might, villainy and corruption are soon sWept away in.a tempest of their wrath. On every account, thercfore, the time has come when the poor man as well as the rich can and 'should 'own his own home, both for his comfort and that of his family, and stilt more For the glorious privileze Of being independent. THE LOAN SARKET. Business the past week was very dull, actual Joaus being few in number and - inconsiderable in amount, The steadintss of the rate of in- terest at 7 per cent and the promptitude in pay- ments are the redecming features {n the situa- tion. Foreclosurcs are numerous, but_they mostly trouble real cstate speculators and not bona fide borrowers. ‘The speculators are mot cntirely cleaned out, bus the unknown quantity ‘which they represent is on the eve of being eliminated from the problem, affording the public an opportunity of arriving at some solu- tion of .the futurcof the real estate market., There is one promising feature in the fact that certain branches of mercantile business are en- jaying an extraordivary scason of sctivity, to which there has beenno et up for several weeks. The prosperity of our merchants s the founda- tion on which to bufld the hopes of an active inquiry for laud. _Indications are favorable and point to a profitable trade the coming fall: & ‘There were but few imvortant loans the past week. The transactions of sny considerable amount were to secure indebteducss, or to secure part _purchase mouey of property. We note the followinz: Lot_on Michigan street, between Dearborn and Clark strects, 20x100 feet, with building, $5,000 five years at 8 per ceat. Milwaukee avenue, northwest of Carpenter street, 24x100 feet, $4,000, five years at 8 per n t. Michizan avenue, northeast coner of Thirty- third strect, 67xI48 7-10 feet, $10,500, five years at 7 per cent. N COMPAIATIVE STATEMENT WEEK ENDING AUG. 3. ’ 1878. , 1877, Instruments— ——— =10 | o, | Gsidsraval] No.) Cieideratn. Trust-deeds| 975 211.0181) 1055 580,502 Mortgages..| 15, 22,740/ 3 34,208 Agzregate..] 112'S 236,765 138/S 624,100 Releases ... 123........ f noIA... The statement of the busincss for the past seven months of thc year shows that we ‘arc still on the decline. Deducting $19,000,000 of railrond mortgages, the total local business amounts to a litile over $5,000,000. For the same period in 1677, after deducting $10,000,000 for railrouls, there remained §15,000.000 nnd over. On the other hand, payments, as_com- pared with new indebteduess, show o gratifying 1ncrease. The struggle to get out of debt is meeting with the success it deserves. STATENENT OF TOUST DEEDS, MODTGAGES, AND LELTACES TOU TUS SEEN NOVTIS ENDING ULT Honths. No. | Considera- | ke- ton. leases. 555'5 2,300,508 624 505 5 518 4006 526 G628 660 611 481 ,506,722] 3,074 B 277" 28,515,329 4,639 GU5; 18,920,660 G,219 3 00! 8,347/ 2 10,1-10! 85, SALES OF THE WEEK, There was an encouraging activity in the line of transfers, particularly as reeards ity property, and a pumber of lots including both business and residence property changed bands at fair prices considering the times. Business is not eatisfactory, out it appears there is o better feeling cropping to the surface. The most can- servative dealers think it impossible for reul y lower; that though flat on its awaiting the helping hand of a revival in gencral business to place it o its fTeet. The following sales in addition to the nuction sales above referred to are noted : Lot on Park aveuue, 164 fect north of Diversy street, east front, 100x115 \feet, sold for £5,000. Eiisha Norton transierred tothe State Savings Iustitution lot_om West Division strect south- cast corner of West Fifty-gecond strect, 40 acres for $38,000. L. C. Stebbins sold to R. U. Mersereau Jot on Fifth avenue, 182 feet worth of Polk street, west front, undivided half of 60x106 feet, for £5,000. No. 083 Fuiton street, 263¢x125 feet, sold for $2.100. Joseph Roelle sold to Peter Simon lot on Dearborn avenue, north of Goethestreet, 62x129 fect, with improvements, for $11,200. dohn Havratty sald to George D. Pease Nos. 182 and 194 Walout strect, 50x123 feet, for Albert Jenks sold to A. J, Dimmick lot on Van Buren street, between Pacific avenne and Clark street, north front, 3630 feet, with build- ings Nos. 132 and 185, for £9,000. ohn W. Hersey sold to August Meyer lot on Park avenue, between Robey and toyne streets, north frout, 19x124 feet, with building, for _Peter Habn sold to Gerhard Foreman lot on North Clark street, sontheast corner of Chicago avenue, 33x100 feet, with improvements, for $17,500. Lot on South Jefferson street, 114 feet north of Washiugton street, west front, 38x158 fect, with buildiugs Nos. 22 and 24, sold for $16,000. Numerous loty in the suburbs have been sold the past weekat the prices asked; favors of pur- chiasers have been rather evenly distribnted, no location sccuring a preference. SATURDAY'S TRANSPERS. The followwg instruments were filed for record Saturday, Aug. 3: CITY PROPERTT. Eyene court, 1824 it ¢ of Halsted st, u T, T 't (with building No. 20), dated oo < eaine 1,600 et av, 25 ft & of Thirty-second e, ¢ 5x125 4-10 ft. improved, dated July A, Howland to artin)... 6,000 25 ft 8 of Thirty-sccond &1, & 4-10 ft, improvea, dated July 30 (E. S. Martin'to Ellen J. M. How- iand; s 6,000 Gocthe st, sh Lowe ar, e f, 48°6-105123 dated Aug. 3. 700 249), dated Au: 3,000 Eganav, 134 fLw of Lake av, n f, undi- vided 3: of 22505k (ft with builuing No. 12), dated Aug. YeiaE saang, Alexander st. 25 1t ¢ of Portlindav, s 7, o 255100 ft, dated Aug. 3.. 600 Weseon et, 140 {t u of Elm it, w . fc, dated Aug. 3. : 00 SOUTH OF CITY LINITS Wi JUILES OF TUE COLET-HOUSE. Tnion av, 425 {t w of Cottace Grove av. & £, 30x2001t, improved, dated July 10.5 6,000 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. ‘The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-House tiled for record duri the week ending Saturday, Aug. 3: Ciiy sales, 65; consideration, $273. orth of city litnits, sales, 2; consideration, $6,000. South of ?_v,y limits, sales, 7; consideration, $30,825. Westof city limits, sales, 3: consideration, £40.550. Total sales, 773 total consideration, —— MORTUARY. &pectat Dispateh to The Tridune. Mr. Vervow, IIL, Aug. 3.—Mr. George S. Winslow, intelligence of whose shockine death near Waterloo, Ia., was received here to-day, svas for many years a resident of this city, where le {5 a large property-bolder. He was for some time Superintendent of the St. Louis Division of the St. Louis & Southeastern Railway, and left here to take a similar position under bis brothier, Gen. Winslow, Manager of the Cedar Rapids & Burlington Road. It is understood that Mr. Winsiow’s remalns wiil be convered for jnterment to Ausrusta, Me., his birthplace, a:d for many years his home. - ————— COAL, NEw YoRE. Aug. 8.~The Tribune says that Pprivate dispawches received vesterday from Phil- adelphia state that the Philadelphta and Reading Coal Company will offer an extra drawback of 35 cents a ton on_coal from New York Harbor, 10 take effect Monday. Coal men in this city regard this action as a_reopening of the compe- tition in coal, which probably may resalt in an- otner coal war. - LOCAL POLITICS. Mr. Harrison Gives His Constit- ‘uents an Account ‘of . Himself.. . Some Questions which He Finds It Hard to Answer—The Door- Kkeeper Vote, CARTER H. HARRISON. EXPLAINING THINGS TO U6 CONSTITUENTS. The cagle of “Our Carter” was let loose in” Aurors Turoer Hall, on Milwankee avenue, last evening, and, although less than 200 peo- vle were present to witness his soaring, they made it lively for the bird, and his'owner was giad enough to make his escape. It {8 an open question who got up the meeting. One of Carter’s friends (Tom Gleason) seemed: to be the boss, though Hugh McLaughlin presided. No ome acted s Secretary. The hour- hand was balf-way betWeen S and 9 when Mr. IHarrison finished sucking alemon and began his talk. Hehad waited ‘half an bour for the ‘‘workingmen? to come, and attributed their non-appesrance to the “warm weather.” & He was introduced by Mr. McLaughlin, who, after stating that he didw’t know from whom the call for the meeting cmanated, went on to sav that it came from the masses ot the people. ‘The old custom had been revived of eallinz on their representative to render an account of his stewardship. He knew Carter had done his duty, and hoped no factious opposition would show itself. ' ‘The lutter remark was provoked by the pres~ ence of several Irishmen,—among them Char- ley King, who was knowu to be present for the purpose of asking questions. - They kept quiet. until weary, and then opcned out in a lively mauner. THE TALE. Mr. Harrison bezan by regretting that he had fixed on such a warm evening, but he was not weather-wise. The truth about him had been kept from his conatituen&, and he bhad e been misrepresented - by newspapers, Then le went back 100 years, and teld about the cuttingoff of & slice of Virginia and the creation of INlinofs, re- lating how the people in this State, sixty years g0, used to hold barbecues in order o hear from their representative in Congress what be had done. ‘1t was a glorious thing, said Car- ter, * to represent the people in those days. A member of Coniress was a biz man. Thenews- papers didn’t slauder and lie about him.” Com- ing down to the present, with its telegraph Tines, he sald it ought not t6 be necessary, for bim to give an account of himsclf. Bui they bad not heard of kis doiugs. He had been called 2 mountebank and 2 buefloon, 8s If he had worn striped clothes and run up and down the floor, making fun for the members of the Hoase. Scarcely a word of praise had been sccorded him. He desired to extonnate nothiaz, believiug he had done, at least partially, his duty. While he might have neglected somie of his dutics, lie had doue nothing wrong—uothing that he was ashamed of or would take back. He then adverted to WHAT UE HAD DONE, taking up first the Lake Front bill, claimiog to be its author, althouzh the_credit had been given to Corporation-Counsel Bonfield. It did not pass because wany others Were ahesa of his uotion to suspend the rules. In speaking of his bill for the remonetization of silver, he said he didu’t believe there was any antagonism be- tween labor and capital, but subsequently qual- ified this by asserting that there was one kind of capital which Was a deadly enemy of Iabor,— “capital that dealt in money for its sakc, the boagliolder. and the money-changer.” Tnis “ring ™ had cxisted ‘“‘since Phareoh built the Pyramids of Egypt.” and its members were de- ‘teérinined that a large portion of the currency of the world should be driven out. e (Harrison) was called a ** mountebauk and a bufoon,” vet the speech he made ou,the silver question was printed in full in fiftcen newspapers, none of which, bowever, was located in tbis city. A Chicago reporter said “he rushed up and down and_maae a fool of himsell.” But he carried the bill through. Mr. Herrisou clatmed ‘tbat Fort's bill for the repeal of the, Resumption act was in reality his (Harrison’s). He was a *mounte- bank and o buffoon,” and didn’t et _credit for it (the bill) In Chicago:* T£ It took buffoous and mouutebanks o do such things in Congress, more of them oupht to be sent there. Next came bis *hobby,"—a bill for wideninz and deepening the Illinois Canal,—one which was worth all others to Chicago. Had the people of the West Side ever heard of it? While hie was relating its merits, & score of peoole got up and left the hall. He was, as he snid at the outset he would be, tedious., This reduction of the audience, however, did not trouble him. 1t wasn’t proper, perhaps, to_blow one’s own horn, nie said, but he was complimented for the speech he made iu support of that bill,andoneof the shrewdest men In the House told him that it was the best speech on internal improve- nents that had been madein Congress for many years. [Apolause.] Yet mota Chicago paper said a word in favor of that groat measure. f the Government didn’t deepeu and widen the canal, this city would bave to do it ultimately at her own eXpense, or stop her growth. Be- fore ten years the people living along the canal would démand of the Courts that Chicazo be made tocease sending her stinks past theirdoors, andthe Courts would interfere. The only remedy was a_width of 160 feet and a depthof 7 fect. Then stenmboats conld bring cotton from New Orlcans and take back produce, and the waters of the lake would fluw through to the ississippi. But the bill on which ke based his iones, if he should sit in Congress again, was the oné pro- viding for A PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX. " He was the first man fn America thai_ever pro- pozed it, and the first_on¢ who ever wrote on the subject, being ahead of the Communists. He defended the bill, saylng that under it, the rich would bear the brirden of taxation, and, in the next breath, that the poor man paid just a5 much _taxes as the millionaire. ke read some figures 1o show that the wealthy Eastern States paid less Government taxes than tha Western agricultural States, and, to show how the East got the advantage of the West, he told lis constituents that New England kept ber Congressmen in office for ten, twelve, and twenty years, and they became adepts in Tegis- lation. ~ A ' good = Congressman could mot be made, in a day, any more than could 8 good watchmaker. Here, in_Chicazo, chauges were coutinually made. Ther wanted to scnd some one in his stead. Somic wen here would give a great deal to defeat one who was fn favorof an income- tax. The Goverament was made to protect property—not life and limb—to protect proper- ty from 4 poor man who got* hungry and stole a little. [Applause.] WHISKY. He then touched on the whisky-tax,—a tax. levied “to keep the poor man sober,’—and, while dwelling on this subject, A man iu a check shirt jumped up and inter- rupted him. * That subject,” suid he, ‘“‘ought to be discussed at the Washingtouian ome. I came here to listen to something abour ways and means for relieving the working classes.’ Carter was very much put out by this, and snappishly said lic was talking seuse, and if the man would histen he wouid find it our, Ile said if the tax was taken off alcobol its production would be doubled. Another man, who had had some of the taxed article, here arose and tried to sav sowmething, but was scared into sitting down by cries of “¢Shut up.” The whisky tax, said Mr. Harrison, was a tax ou Western industry. The peovle in this part of the country paid more tates than those in the East. The latter paid almost nothing in proportion to their wealth. Of $112,000,000 of mterpai revenue, $§,000,000 came Irom the wealthy. and the_restout of production and consumption. There were minety-five poor men to five rich men, and therefore, he contend- ed, 95 per cent of the taxes were paid by poor men. F Ten more of_the audience had heard enough, and they retired. Carter then changed on_ the United States ‘bonds, claiming that they oucht to be taxed. This frichtencd off a few more of his bearers. He asked those remalining if they wondered why the rich goc richer aud the poor poorer? If the income tax was defeated, -there would be an aristocracy of wealth that would grind down the poor man in orderto make themselves richer. TIE MUSIC BEGINS. 3 ‘His next subject set the ball rolling, and the result was very unsatisfactory to him. As soon as he mentioned ** Doorkeeper,”” - The man with the checked shirt sang out, © Vhat about Shields?’ [4 voice, * Now you've struck him.’” Carter meL,’ht he would' be facetious, and said: “You are geotleman from the TWashingtoutan Home.! ] am not,” said the mav, indignantly. “ Are you an Irishtnan?" askea Carter. “ am by trade,” was the reply. “Are you an [rishman?’ reveated Carter. [Voices: ** Answer the yuestion.”| The max said, “It I was, T wonl m; toan Am:rlm&" it 0 he mairied At this point, the andience being somewhat excited, another man jumped up on a chair, and, addressing Carter, cried out, I want to ls)‘(‘ a few questions.” No attention, however, was paid to bim, much to his dls,,m:.n.‘ln Harrigon asking if they knew who Gen. Shiclds was. He told them: A Gen- eral in the United States army who led the storming party which captured” Chapultepec,— aGeversl in the late War,—a Senator from Ttligols and, a Senator from Minnesota; and yet they pllowed “some Republican bapers to play upon them, and blame Democrats because that old hero was not made the keeper of a door of the House of Representatives, {Applause.] The position was one which no one occapying Gen. Shields’ place in society conld take. ‘The man who was shut. up before again tried to talk, but was amin silepced. He wanted to speak to aguestion of privilege, but was hissed and told to sit down, which he did. TOM. Another, who would not be bulldozed, 2 man called “Tom,” who bad been drinking whisky minus egp-yolk and sugar,~the * Tom * with- out, the “Jerry,"~—mounted a chairand delivered himsel! of the following jumble: “Iwould like to enlighten the spesker’s mind. He that represcnts the noble and eloguent speaker—that noble legislator from Massa- chusetts who has been trained at the benefit and the welfare, the patronage and tho oallot-box of the Irish voters and the Demo- cratic voters of Massachusetts, and that is B. F. Butter,~how eminent ho was,—sprung that trap on your honorable Representative whom he fougkt nobly, and I would Jike, and I hope that 1'can refrcsh the mind of the Representa: tive to Cohgress from the Second District of Hlinois that be will give us the whole details of that clup-trap Ben Butler, of Massachusetts.” [Applause.) Mr. Harrison—Tom, keep quiet, and we will take a drink towcther. Tom—Not much. [Langhter,] Mr. Harrison then entered into an explana- tion of the canse of the removal jof Polk, rematking that he didu’t vote for Field, but would have voted for Shiclds it sure that he wouid have accepted. The twice-suppreased individua! arose for the third time, and succeeded Iu yelling out, * You did vote for Field.” Carter went for him with the inquiry, ‘ ARE YOU A BETTING MANT/Y TN bet you I know,"” said the mau, aud Le put his band in his pocket. ° Mr. Harrison crawfished. “Iamnot a bet- ting man,"’ said he, “but 'l get o friend who will bet you,” aud he turned to Chairman Mc- tau“zm;u. but Hugh didu’t take out his pocket- 00k, 'There was a disposition on the part of some o “bounce™ the irrepressible, but he secmed to be surrounded by friends, nearly all in the hall having left their seats and crowded around He paid no attention to cries of “Shut up,” but went ou to say that he knew how Carter had voted in the ceucus, and how he had worked to gzet Shiclds a position as a Briga- dier; “and,” said he to Mr. Harrison, “don’s you forget it, either.’” 4 Carter repcated that be didn’t yote for Field, refusing because Lie was a relative, and stating that he would have voted for Shiclds. % A voice~Yes, to capiture the Irish votes, but you wouw't cet them. Mr. larrison finally ot to work again, assert- ing that it was through his influence that Shields’ pension was increased from §50 a wmonth~the amount agreed on by the Commit~ tee—to $100,—he baving supgested the lncrease alter the report had been made up and was about to be sabwitted. A GERMAN, full of beer, who had tried scveral times to ask uestions ana been quicted, having advanced rom the rear part of the hall to the front of the stage. essayed again ot this juncture to be beard, but Carter snubbed bim. He waited patientiy, standivg, for a chance, but the frre pressible got abiead of him, and inquired if Mr, Harrison ciaimed that he got through the $100 a mouth pension for Gen. Shields. Mr. Harrison remarked that e suggested it, though he was not on the Committee. “But you said you were!” yelied the man, who was wrong, no such statement having been made, and Carter told him so. “Is it shown on the Congressional Record how you gtood ¢ & “No,” said Carter. | ‘“Then,” eaid the irrepressible, “the whole thing is filegal, and don’t you forget it.” Carter was very much put out by these inter- ruptions, altbough apparently good-natured. When scveral began talking at once, however, he looked toward his hat. ‘The wreatest confusion prevailed for a few momonts, and a third of the sudience left the hall, doubtless fearing a riot, as the friends of Shields were very aupry aud made much noise. ‘The German, by coming close to the plat- form, ot Carter's ear, aud asked if he was on the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Harrison replied in the neeative. Tlie German knew better. He Lad been in Chicaro since 1846, aud knew Harrison was a wember of the Comnittee on Peasions. Au effort was made to quiet him, but it was unsuceessful for a time. Finally Carter said, *Plitreat you it you kesp your mouth shut until I get throngh. It was now 10 o’clock, and as themeeting was to ali appearanges broken up, not one being in bis seat, Carter concluded bis specch by leaving it to them to say whether he had done well. If they said he had, he would feel proud that he Dad miven so many (about 100f of his constitu- eats satisfaction. Haviug made his bow, he took his hat and was about “stepping down and out,” when the irrepressible wanted to ask ORE QUESTION Carter’s fricods Degan puiling the ‘man around, but others pulled them fn turn and said, “Let him speak.” The prospectof a row was brilllant. The feliow claimed his right as a Demorcat to be heard. Carter whispered to McLanghlin to state that it was uot a Democratic meetive, but a work- ingmen’s meeting. Haeh did so. The irrepreesible characterized Carter's re- marks about taxation as perfect nonsznse. Charley King wanted Carter to say only he had not voted for Shields. Harrison said he didn’t vote at all. * Then,” remarked Kiug, *we won't vote for you,”” [Applause ana confusion.| ©Yon were a Rebel and Shields was a Union man. You votea for n relative of yours. Shields was an Irishman and you voted against him, and we will vote ngainst you at the next election.” By this time Harrison bad left the platform and gotten into the centre aisle, and King and Lbe had a dispute as to bis vote. Carter offered to bet King §100 to §5 that he dido’t vote against Shields. King accepted., and both walk- ed to the platform, and. Charley put down his $5, telling Carter to cover it. Carter, however, hadn’t §100 with him, and sppealed to Me- Laughlin and (Fleason, but they were broke, or hadun't as much with them. The bet was there- fore not made. The wildest confusion prevailed, and the Chair made no attempt to preserve order, sckmowlede- ing that It was useless to doso. There were couples here and there disputing and shaking their fists at each other, and the noise was 8o great that it brought the proprictor up. He £aw some men standing on the chairs, and order- ed them to get down. They refased. Then he rushed for the platform to turn off the gas. One excited individual on the olatform cried out to his brother Dcmuu':n’ “You come here like n lot of fools. Why don’t you listen to the man " Some one moved to adjours. [Cries of o, No. ’l‘om]G]v:ason now read a lot of resolutions in- dorsing Carter, notwithstanding efforts were made to drown his voice. King protested vigorously against their passage, but it was in vain. [ The friends of Carter were in the majority, and they were rushed through. i The crowd, diminished by this time to about. fifty, then began quarreling among themsclves, King calling Gleason a hireling, and a general fi:i'mfl svas prevented only by the gas being turn- ed oft. A MISCELLANEOTS. THE " SEVENTH SENATORIAL LEAGUE" met at the Grand Pacific at 2 o’clock yesterday atternoon to organize. Mr. E. B. Payne was elected temporary Chairman. There were less thau twenty delegates present, not more thag half the towns being represented. This fact provoked considerable discussion, and the feel- jug was agalosi orgamzation uotil all por- tions of tne Qistrict were represented. A resolution offered by Mr. Reynelds, of Jef- ferson, that action looking to a permancnt or- ganization be deferred until **the next meet~ ing," was adooted. An effort mage 1o ‘have = committee of five appointed by the Chair- to select delegates for the towns which have not elected them was voted dewn, despite the statement that the Re- publicans of the towns swere to bg consulted be- fore thenames were agreed upon. ' Mr. Lunt then moved that a new election be called for Ang. 16 {o those towns which haa ot elected delegates, they to meet with thods, al- ready chosen at the Grand Pacific at 2 o'clock D.m. on the 24th inst. A This was agreed 'to, and the meeting ad- Jjourned. 4 OYDE PARE. A number of the Republicans of Hyde Park met at the Grand Pacific vesterday afternoon to take action with refereuce ‘to the holding of primarles, the present system being very objes~ tlonable. ' Afteralong talk it was ‘decided to adopt the “club system of selecting delegates to conventions,—each club electing” the quota of its district. ' A committee was appointed to set the ball rolling, andaresolution was adogted rggauling the Central Club to mect on the 17th instant and proceed with the reorganization :‘!1 !tl‘l)ennreclnc!“':.‘ln&- rchn mmmiétee;ns select- ovass the precincis aud induce evers Republican to join the club. i THE TENTI WARD. Some of the Republicans of the Tenth Ward met in the hall at No. 63 West Lake street lnst night, for the purpose of reorganizing the Re- publican Club of that ward. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Warman. C. W. Smith was elected temporary Chairman. There was some preliminary tali about the matter, result- iog in the appointment of a Committee on Permanent Orgsnization, cousisting of Messrs. John_Feldkamp, 8. T. Gunderson, J. McKind- ley, D. Nelson, and J. H. Burke. The meeting then adjourned to next Saturday night, at the same place. PIRST WARD. A meeting of the Preciact Committees of the First Ward Demoeratic organization was held last night at. the Palmer House. John Allen in the chair. A set of rulesin accoraance with the, Reuceral plan of ward and precinct onwanization’ were adaopted, and Joseph Mackin and James Lomax were chosen to represent the First Ward in the Central Committce. LAKE-STREET SQUAD. Some More Witnesses Examined. The Special Commitice charged with the {avesti- Rationof the charzes aguinet the Lake-strect squad, fornulated by Ald. Ryan, resumed it sessions Inst cvening in the Council Chamber. Mecssrs. McCaffrey, Knopf, Gilbert, and Jonas, of the Commutice, and Ald. Tuley were present. Mr.W. W. 0'Brien watched the caze on behalf of Lieut. Gerbing, and objected to the introduction of an afidavit offered him by Ald. McCaffrey. Lieut. Qerbing, Sergt. Brennan, and a number of officers were on band, and proccedings opened by the ban- ishment of the witnesses to the ante-room sacred to caucusing and & quiet smoke whea Lawler or other eloquent Aldermen orate. The first witness sworn was ARCHIBALD DARROW, who was & mewber of the Lake-street squad in 1876, and ie still connected with the force. He swore that Nov. 10, 1876, he arrested onc John or ‘‘Jo" Mareh for bunkoing & New Yorker named Thomas Parker out of $300, and took him 10 the West Madison Strect Station. Justice Scally and Copt. Ellis wld the witness to take his man over before the Grand Jury., and he went with the prosecator 10 stop his trank at the Rock Island Depot. Un the way Brennan came up and told witness that this kind of thing would not do. and must be stopoed. He said that Hickey did not want it to go on, and that witness shoul sce the man and find ot what he wonld wke. Brennan said also that hie wantefl something out of if, and witness must take the complamant to a hotel, and not let anybody get at him. Then they went with the bunko-stecrer Maruh to a saloon on tie corner of Madison and Canal streets. and re- mained there for two hours. Lrentun saw one of Levy's gane there, and atfer a while told wit- ness 10 go . to dinner, which be did, leav- ing the two -tozether. Shortly _afierward Levy offered witness monmey, which he refused; and two or threc days later Brennan asked him if he had received any money. WWitness replied in the nogative, ana at that time onc of Levy’s gang came by and calfed to Brennan. The member of Mr. Levy's fraternity came up to witness with 2 85 bill a fow minutes afterwards, but again he refused the proffered bribe. The case was nolle prossed. Tne witness bad not seen Gerb- int, Breunan, or Fechter nnder the inflience of liquor, and knew nothing of any protection to thieves, gamblere, or keepers of houses of prosti- tation being ordered. In cross-cxsmination, witness sald that he was now attached to the Chicazo Avenue Station, &nd had been so for five years, except while on the squad. He could not "i that he was on friendly terms with Brennan, and tad heard that Breunan had tried to prevent him from ontaining x° Ser- geantey on the West Side. e repeated his story a5 on the direct examination, £nd said that he had not testified before because be had not been cafled upon, He acknowledgea that be did not inform Geroing of the affair; he **did not think it nec- essary.” In reply to Ald. Gilbert, he eaid that it was not necessary because it was the opinion or impression of ofticers that Levy and hia gang were protected by the Superintendent. He had heard John Waters, now at the Armory, and another officer pamed Michael Murphy say €0, and had also heurd that citizens held a similar belief. GEORGE MITCHELL, Assistant Forewan in the Department of Public Works. and a former member of the Lake-street squad under McAutey, Rehm, and Gerbing, said that he had been told by the’ latter to **mind his own business," an enigmatical remark which he 100k to mean that be must turn s back. had been instructed to take all complaining Grangers to headquarters. ecared off a bunko-man who had a §2, 300 Granger in 1ow, and was reprimanded by Brennon for leaving bis post to follow the parties. Brennan said that he should send his_informants to the Armory and remain where he was stationed, advice which Wit~ ness thought very strance at the time. Witness saw Breanan under the Inflnence of liquor on several occasions, and ** was ashamed 1o meet nim. " Gerbing never wave witness any Jmstructions to be lenient with the bunko-steercrs. 1n reply to Ald. Gulbert, witness sald that Bren- nan's remark was thai be (Mitchell) talked too much to citizens. He could uot swear that it was an aliusion to the thicves, but zou the (m- pression that it meant protection for them. Nor conld he sy that there wasan imprewsion that Levy was urotected. On cross-examination, witness sald that he was ten and a balf years on the force, and resigned on being told by Sergt. Vesey that his resignation would be accepted. T bad mever been in the habit of going to saloons, and had not been warned by Brennan 10 avoid the Aowing bowl. Brennan broke In here with a sotto-voce remark that he foand the witness asleep in the bageage- room of the Panbandle Depot on Canal strect on July 4, 1876. ‘This the witness denied, and the crows-examination was directed to attempts to show that Gerbinz's reason for speaking to witness waa tuat he bad no _business to leave the place where he had been located. The witness eaid in snewer to Mr. O'Brien that he had not beenon a jury for a year, but had whea out of work asked Eomie one (whose name did not transvire) whether there was any chance of getting on ove. Further- more. he owaed to having borrawed 330 from Levy in November, 1876. Met Levy in the West Madison Street Police Station, and asked him if he knew where he could oorrow £50 until the January ay-day. Levy at first eaid he did not, Bl atterwards offered to lend. the money himeclt on witness' note. 'The moncy was repald on Jan. 11 following. and no interest was _charged, Levy was aronnd the police-station cvery aay, and way iu the hinbit of lending money 1o the police officers. Witnces knew of one Henry Smith and some others whohad became **Soapy’s”™ debtors at different times. In redirect examination by Ald. Gilbert, wit- ness eald that Levy hnd often threatened to have his head (ofiicial) cat off, and declarcd that It was the general imprescion’ that Leyy was ou pood terms with the police officers from the Supermn- tendent down. Mr. O'Brien interposed,—things were cetting altogether too far outside the rules of evidence. Ald. Gilbert reminded the attorney that they were not subject to court rules, and elicited from Mitchell that Levy was around the police head- quartersa good deal. He had seen this {ndividual wita Detectives Lansing. Ryan, Osterman, and Bauder, but only aronnd the Department. DENNIS CALLAGHAN, the man who had made afidavit, was sworn. testified that the license of & runner attached to bl botel had been revoked in order to_protect an ofll- cer, ond that Gerbing was fn some way mixed up with the job. Exactly how this was done did not avpear, althongh the witness made along and rambling statement. 1t appeared, however, that Gerbing had called witnees a thicf. ~ A lively cross- examination failed to clicit anything of the sligat est importance. OFFICER GEORGE DITTENGER, amoaber of the squad, occabied alt dn bour or 20 in guvine hie version of the story about the run- ner, by which it sppeared that the hotel-tout had stecred an old man who was staying at Callachan's hotel into & house of ill-1ame, in which he was robbed of $10. Witness declared that Callaghan bad told him that he wanted toseo *‘thatd—d Dutchmsn (Gerbing) driven off the force™; 2 remark to which Callaghan dissented loudly. Tn reply to Ald. Gilbert, witness sald that he knew nothing of ‘ouy protection to thieves. He had contributed on occasion for tha purchase of resents for officers, notably for one Ditturs, nqw n the Post-Ofiice. It was the custom of the potice force to enbscribe. Ho had never seen any officers of the squad under the inflcence of liquar. On cross-exsmination, witness eaid that no levy or asscssment was made for the purchase of pres- ents; it was purely voluntary with the officers. Sergl. Rehm, Lieat. Ebersold, aud Sergt. Gerbing got presents, and Assistant-Superintendent Dixon got a star.’ The practice was allowed by the suthorities. ARNOLD REICHARDT, for s1x yéars a member of the Lake-street aquad, and now = epecial policeman st Sharpshooters’ Park, was introduced by Lient. Gerbing, ang de- clarel that he know nothing abont sny immunity or protection for thicves or gamblers, and haa never seen sny of the officers intoxicated. There wha 8 general order that officers should look fnto the saloons from time to ume to see if any minors were there, and to look after licenses, etc. Witness had known Gerbing for sixteen years. and thought hizhly of bim. In. reply to Ald. Gilbert, witnees sald he cume forward of tis own motion bécause people were giving the squad 4 bad name. e also bad_contriouted for presents on many occasions. He joined in the subscription for Gerbing's music-box at Christmas. Officer_Dittenger came to him upsn this occasion 2nd’satd that, as Gerbing had lost bis boy, and his wite felt bad. it would be well ‘to give her s muasic-box. and he subscribed sccordingly.. ¥ DENNIS SIMMONS, formerly & detective, knew the' squad and its *} workings for many years psst. Knew nothing of to_the character of fts oficers, or of any orders - beinz given for immunity for thieves or gamblers. He worked two years with Brennan, snd never aaw him under tne indaence of liquor. 'Lirenua could not have indalged fn the habit of tippliug witnout the cog- aoything derogatory On one occasion he' nizsnce of witness, . Ha had naver seen Gesbing or McCabe Iutoxicated. He knew Gerbi 2 and Bren- m:‘ ;"; :5!;‘:];11 or ~'flnne§u years, and believed > icers stood highi ' An- por of a bunko-shop. Levy bad pone {8 Europ, the towa having been made to0 Dot 10 The witoess explained were cateriained. by ks pros t of officers.. 1f thoy talkiog - with thieves ‘were whereas " the - fact was tha 10do it fo order to-get information, The reason Levy went away was because o Granger who had been swindled got him indicted and refused to let up on hum. Witnes bad heard that there was some trouble about Levy havinga ganc of repeaters at his back, but knew nothing of tac matter of his e Gilbers prorceded ; Ald. Gilbert procceded to question Simmo about his knowledzre of gambling-bouses beine rum. in the city during the past two years. The witucss #aid it was a matier of common report that there were wambling-honses. Mr, O'Brien” auin protested acainst the breadth or the inquiry, snd finally asked the Committee to . DULA £10p to the questions. After u mild passaze- at-arms between Ald. Gilberc and Mr. O'Drien, the witnese said that there was a special detail who looked after pambling houses, and the Lake-street . squad were not sopposed 10 go around luoking for them. James Nolan, former Station-Keeper at the Cen- tral Station, wan the last witness. Ile aleo had known Gerbmg and Brennan for 3 long time, and never saw them fntoxieated. ~And he did not kuow anything aboat immunity for the thieves. The. Committee then adjourned until Tucsday after- n00a at 3 v'clock, : —————— THE FINEST LIQUOR VAULTS ON EARTH have just beon completed by Jacob A. ‘Wolford, wholesale dealer tn wines and liquors, at No. 123 South Clark street, Chicago. These vaults arn 50x100 fect, and are literally packed with tka choicest nativeand fmported goods, selected ‘with special reference to supplying private fam- ilies, either in city or country. Orders from clty patrons delivered free. Orders from the country by mail filled promptly. Mr. Wolford bura afl goods direct, and for cash, and prices ° -are based on these facts. OPENING, Philip Conley will reapenthe;St. Elmo, 145 Dear~ born street, newly fitted up iu the best tsle. The large diningand supper rooms will be thrown oen 1o the public on Monday, Auz. 3. Esery ono is invited to hia big dinner. The best and cheapest * in Chicago. ik —_——— PERSONAL. o the Editor of The Tribwme. Cacaco, Rug. 3.—Clarence Pomeroy. Assistant- Assessor, under arrest, is not my partner noe in any way connecled with the Srm. Evtsos, Poxxner & Co. YOUR WIFE AXD YOUR DAUGHTER would be delighted with many of the advantaces our new No. 8 family sewing-machine offers over all others. Let us show it to you. \Whealer & Wileon, Manufactaring Company, 155 State street. ———— Distance Lends Enchantment! _ Maud had afne figure, good face, and pretty name. One shonld see herat o distance. \Whein she began to talk, you rexlized that she never useq Sozodont. ler breath was unifke the breezes of Araby the blest. BUSINESS NOTICES: Ridre's Food s the - best articlo for strengthening Infants and imvalids ever prepared. In cases of ack of proper nourisament from thé motner it is an {nvaluable artificial wndstitate for mother's milk. Gale & Blacki. agenty, 85 Clark street and Palmer House drug-stare. ANTI-FAT. 1-FAT ALLAN'S ANTI-FAT I8 the great remetly for Core [ilence;’ It 15 purely vegetahle and perfectly harin- ess. 1€ wcts Wpon the fond in the stomach, pre- yenilug ils belug couverted Into fat. Taken In accordance with directions, 1t will reduce = fat person from (%o to five pounds per wee = Corpulence Is 1ot only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others™ 80 wrote Hippocrates two tiousand years ago, and what was true tien s noue the osy s0 to-day:, Lold by urugglate orscnd. by exe Drese, for $1.50.~ Quarteradazen $4.00, Addriss, BOTANIC MEDICINE CO. Prop'rs, Buffalo, N.Y. KUMYSS. ARBEINDS KUMYSS The originsl and only article of its kind. Not anproached in taste or eass of digestion by any of the imitations. Send for treatise on Kumyss. 1n order to obtain the genuine article, address orders diroctly to e - ?fiEND, ?hemisz,‘ riginator of Kumyss in Americs, 179 Madison-st., Onicago. KOUMISS & The BEST made, $3.25 peridozen ats., delfvered. 7sc refunded upou return of Botfles. Satisfaction ruaran- teed. C. M. KELLY, cor. Wabash-av. wnd Jackwon-ut. INSTRUCTION. PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. Ou or before Oct. 1, 1874, 1t I8 pro by Leonand 7, and Douslas VOIK to organize clawes for lustrucs tion_tn Scuipture. Palnting, and_Drawing, prosided there are twenty-five students to begin with. The former wili lustruct In modeilng 1 clsy, easting in plaster from Iifc and from the clay wodel, and bow o transfer the madel to the marble, The latter, who for many years hiss been studying and practicing’ palgitng ana drawing 1o Italy and at the Ecole dea Bcaux Arty, Parls, under the {nstruction of Gerome, will soun leave for Chicago, will devote specis] atigntlon to in- struction fo ialoting and drawlog. The alin of both father sud son will e to Impart t0 students In either Dbranch of the art &s much of thelr knuwelege and vx- perience at may be of practical beneat [n the shortest time po-sible. ' Commodious stadios, with best inodcls and stadies, Wili be provided. and the terms of taition yey moderate. Personal of written applications will be fecelved by LEONAKD V. VOLK, No. 11 American Express Buliding, Cnicago. PICKLING VINEGAR. Just received, a large shipment of stricily pure Apple Cider Vinegar, which we offer for sale in BARRELS AND BY THE GAL- LON at lowest possible prices. HONG KONG TEA;CO. 110 & 112 Madison-st. FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 1880, RANDAL H. FOOTE, BANKER, 70 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Flaving been for twelve years amember of New Tork Stock Exchange and Vice- President of Gold Board. the hlichest chavacterand experleace is guaranteed. Stockt, Gola, and Bonds: also. Stock CORtracts, such as **strad- dies.™ > puta,~and - calls ~ oa large or small amounta, bought and $01d on regular commiaions and muderats ma rgios, Pamphlct eatitied '+ Wall Stroet. ~ 4nd sock. u‘l"? |‘:’ulnulnlnz ‘alusble Information, m: oa re- ceipto Z 0c. . FOR SALE. STYLOGRAPHICPEN t Flrinaln Pen ever scen. Fortect for pocket e Weii foh 1410 50 hoarovraiy e (R BICESE 8 g0, 1:%0 3242, 8d 5 804 Goclo Clarice Fing = Y k. at 07 T. Lo HALLWOLTIL Agent for 1izofs. MEATS, MEATS, MEATS, Vessels, Hotels. Butchers, ] its suppifed with sl S e et prices. CHICACO NEA )}r‘cll,'“ NG Cl KVIN a Lasalie-ste. DISSOLUTION NOTICES, DISSOLUTION. L st dtimotved: - Or Adier wil make Colloetions Of ath ‘moneys dae tho late grm. lg i%’l:.}:lL A Elther of the sbove parties may bofound st thefr - ofiice, 26 Clark-st., unul further nolice. Anz. 2, 1874,