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

Noeanins st it wabonie MBS THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 1878. THE CITY. GENX’JR_ATEE\VB. The propristors of the Alhambra deny that 1hat place 14 a concert anloon or that M is obnoz- fonn to the hotels ond atotes in ita vicinity. ‘The Very Eminent Sir J. F. Nash, Ottawa, 1L, Grand Commander of Knights Templaf of the State of lilinols, is 5 guest at the Tremont House, A mecting will ba held this afternoon in’ Room 14 City-Hall. City Engineer's office, to take Appropriate action on Lhe death ofj Bewerago-En- gineer Clark. 7 No farther information concerning the disnppenrance of Mr. Joseph McLaln, of Cheyenna Wells, Col., was received hero yesterday, Farties are still hunting foc his body. George Darker, rosiding at No. 167 West Tiarrinon atreet, fell. avercame'hy heat, fyesterday nftecuoon At the cornerof Clark and iadison steeet. e was cared for nnd sent to his home, J. Henry & Jacob Weil have sold for John . Ollingee to Mir. 1. Z. Lelter fogty feet front on Washingfon street by unrnve feet deep. with A four-stary stone-front huilding, abont eighty feet west of Htate trect, for $34, (0 cash. The temperaturo yesterday, nsobrerved by Manasre. optician, No, N8 Madison atreet (Tnis. uiiding), wan at Ba m., HdeL s 102 m, . ., 70 8. m., 70, Harome s 2005 8 s e 0.0 The _silver-gildors held a rognlar meeting at No, 7 Clark sircet last evening, ot did nothing of importance. The committee of the Socialistic Jahor party having i clinrte the mntter of entabe Jishing an Enzlish newspaper was alnu in session, Dat the members tld the exctuded reporters that 00 progreas had been made. Coronet Diatzsch yosterday held an inguest. fpon 3. B. Thorntan ficll, the G-year old son of Dr. J. 18 Bell, who was mmn down_gnd killea by nn Ogden avenne strcet car, The evidence shawed that the buy had baen stealing a ride, xnd upon learing the car jumped dirccily in front of n an opposite dircction, ~ The driver ged from costody. ANL_Roxenliorg veceived n dispntoh yos. teniny from his son Josoph, private secretary of Micharl Heene, atating thut he (Joseph) had been apbointed provistunal adairnistrator of the astute nntil the second Munday in Soptember, when the Probate Court will contone after jta vacation, AL, Ttosenborg will go to San Fraucieco in a fow daya to luol: aftor the estate. ‘I'here nro a numbor of complaints baing made againat tho retafl dealers of peachea hy thes Darket nesr the corner of Clark and South Water rtrocts, I3 ealil that there |s not n decent peach 1n the hasknts below the top row. A man who un- dertank to stand wp for the Imposters by throwini the biame on the commissjon men from whom she retallers purchare wae aslied If (hat was the busi- ness principle an which he worked. owindle others 1n ordur to make good his uwn loswes, Mr. A, M. Smith, Geueral Pnasenger Agent of the Chicago, Tock Taland & Pacific Raltroad, yeatertay went Trank Parmalee a maminoth mush- From. 1t was exhibited to a few friends by Sam ‘Furner ot the Grand Pacific 1otel, The hivht of the stalk wax fourteen and n hall fuche and one and 1 half tncties throngh, The dinc w: fourtcen luchen acrosa, and ila thickneas over t inches. Mr. Nmitt rased It In s garden on his favonte mushroom apot, and says it 18 a poor satu- ple of what he can do The youvg man and woman, Henry Echminkeand Alvina Beese, who have baen miselng from No. 5 Weat Lake street since Thuredny, and were supposed {0 have drowned themselves, \were £con nt o halel yesterday, «o the theory of auicide ds divaipated. “Fhoy were vety much in love with each ather, but the “girl's parénts were unposed to the match. An application for a licenne is under- stood lo have becn made, but as she s bot 17 it wax of coursa refused. They will, therefore, hiave wwalta v The atepfather has not_yet given his consent to Alvina's marrlage, but if” ehe and her lover hold out bo will dountless do so. The8outh Park Conimissioners beld a reg. nlar maeting yeeterday afternoon. A patition, signed by s largs number jof taxpayers, was pro- reated by Mr."A, W. Landon, Sccrelaty of the Jiumane Soclety, 1t naked for the erection of & drinking founiatn in s suttuble place in the Park. The expense, yelde from what the Society wonld do, would e £600, After some talk, a resotution was odopted, directimg the Conatruction Commit- tee to erect four drinking plac A cost not ex. ceedl 50 edch. John SleCaffery. of Urighton, Avan granted permission ta give froo conceits in tho Turk, every Naturdny afternoon, helwesn 5 and 7 o'clock. ‘Tho Board then adjoutned. ‘I'ha Chicago Yaclit Clab nnd the Farragut Tant Club have mada preliinfuary srrangemants for n grand jolnt regatia on the ki and 4th of Sep- temnher. Commttteea of both Uhese organizations Jield & couference yesterday morning, and came to that conclusion, The programme b not heen declued on an yet, but will "be tn s day or two, It 48 quita probablo that the Arst day will bo dovoted 10 races between drst and aecond-class yachta and Towlug contests, and tho second day to third nnd fourtbcluss yachits and Sshermen's hoats and Towtng ruces; ~ Mohey prizes will be awarded the winners in tho yacht races, and Apuropriate atd yaluuble agticles Lo those who lead (n the rowin: races. 1890 probahla that the rewatta will be one of the most Intoresting and best-arrnged ever hald in the West, mud will bring bither the best yoclta- usen and oarsien in tho country, Good wind and wenther vniy are needed to mage i3 successful, NT, A select party of excarsioul«ts frow Minseanolls and 8t. Paul arrlved in tho elty on spoutal I'nli- nnn ears at 4 o'clock yesterdayiatternoon anid put up at the Grand Pacific Hotel,” “Fhere were oriin- nully nbuut seventy-iive in the compuny, bt a few stapped off t see Milwaakee, ‘Ko pariy 14 undor the control of Mr. W, 1. Boxers, Sucretary of the 8t Paul Chinber of Commerce, Who avema 1o bs very popnlar wlth tho excursionlsta, Thoy come here merely to fok at Chicage, which most of the gentlemen have nut sten ainco it wee pobulit, Thoy ull exoress themsclves satlsficd with the trip. Tho varty tucludes Nathan Greenwald, George Symonds, D, Shifl . 1A, Lanpher, C. N, George, E. I ieyant, T, 3. Brown, 'G. B." Comwings, Jullns W. D. Geustnur, Johu Waveroskey, 2 ufskey, Julls (Gross, L. Olnon, Wa 1. Rovers, F. Richter, F. Kuhl Jacob Banze, Otto Dreber, 0. B d Willam 8choal, B, ¥, Zahm, " Gearge Betzlse, 1 BW Aldrich, Jauies Stanstie! Ingham, A. A. Pond, A1 AL Gomn I'AUL EXCURSIONISTS, 1, for honte to-morrow Wil w vislt the Board of Trade est. MOTEL AHRIVALS, Trepont ffouse—y. Mogue sud J. W, Htewart. Lon. n 34 I Forrle and J, i Pliotty amiiton, Dsrrow, Deirolts tid Hon: 5. A Hrum il aits Cal, D. J. drowari; Phitndel . L Cruukrile, L K. C ww Oricans; 11, 1 nders, Hostous U, M i M. Chure Juiindelibias J, V. Lack, Kansas City's Col, 2 Tay, the dlon. Wililsla WhICS ‘wid Col. ' stephen Clnghnnett Lo M. Daugna, - ban ¢lsco. Sherman Houss~Cal, It. Junes, parery, Clinton * I Sonro, “Yonunay, . AL alaz, Tloughion, Mich.y Lucas, bt lou LTy Grinoml 'Kan' Pranciact G By op Etl'llll Freacott, Washingion: G, A. n 1§ Teiiain Cltys Tty Unrter, dacksnn, MIeh, o i oo ruiton! %, 1 Xixtin, Koot vard, ) arki J. b Lotbrof, Hanafialy Mllwn Day, sprl 1 ML bloan, Nandusky' A A i Edwary Clasilogw, Bow dun: *Joln Lo Freeman,Clevelaud i 5 Clowey, bt Louls: Charlea I, Noges, bi. Pauli H. owr. c H . Kelloj Huek imer Honas—1l, sukee; M nespollss I7C 1 i) Tuet 8. A.1.John’ Macleod, i, Sew dirivanay i, . X durner A, K!I ausus LIt n-vrf AI.::‘ b L yi ) Tex . W, buiders, Dostous . Huey, Corslcania, TIE COUNTY-BUILDING. Hiram Darber is upokon of as a fit paron to take Tabor's place in the County Board this fall. All thero was of the Equalization Commit. tec yeaterduy was ita two clerke, and they st arouud uud dozed, ‘I'bv CommRteo on Public Charities was on a vilt tothe Insane Asylum yesterday to receive the supplies fur the month. “*Dr.” Earll, the notorious, who is uunder indlctment for abortion, is getting uneasy, Yes- terday b caused a petitlon {o be drawn praying for u discharge on a wrlt of habeas corpus, but, In the wleence of tha feo of $6 for Uling tue document, nutbiog was done. Hea expects, however, to maky & raise, aud 10 Lavo the writ lsvucd W-day, returne uble to-morrow. 1o was vislted duriug the day by suume ladics, sWOUR whum was the graudouuplitcr of Mra, Hozler, and he sava that when be iy ru- leaded be will wake It warm for soime fulks, For somo tiwe the sswerage at the Tnsatie Asylauw hiss been Impetfect, owiug to the Biling up ufthe ditch which empties the sewers, and thy Cownitiee on Fublic Cliaritics Liave et sbouy rew- edying the trouble by havibg the ditch—which iy ubout erzht fect wide and two wiles luny. ed out, utitizing the labor of the paupers i the Pour. o A few duys’ work has uccomplivhed very n the diggiog, but the county hau now Hity 4 pefsoud W care for, that nuwver of the abie- ied Laving Jefo rather thian work. The dizing, ; n at 8 slow raty, und efe long it 1 Yucs 0 ¢ 3pected (Lat the trouble will be perwaneut]; - edied. Ly e Lhe prisoners in jail who were indicted b the Jate Lirand Jury wers arralgned fo the Crimi. nal Court yeoterday Lo the nuwmber of about furty, Several indicted for mioor Gffeuncs pleaded gullty, 8id wete rewanded fur ventence, but the wsjorily entered pleas of wot guilty. Amony tbe laticr were Loy, tbeSunday-school man, who picaded to three tulictents, aud Theodure' Price, who Las givured fn ** rulsiog city certitcatos, who pleaded to Uve 1udiclwents. Steveus and Kewsedy, tbe wite wurderers, wero buth in court and wilnesksd ‘:hl“ touk p:;c“; 'l“:tcy -e‘mh sxpecicd to plead, ul, uwing Lo the ulaeice of the Staie's A Yucir Gilue was o3tended. e Algrier; Iu tho wmatter of allowing Recorder Brock. way $1,000 per year ** extra " for keep stcact Looks, the Caunty Aticrocy san equily the fecurder was entitlod Lo the all Lutio law the Board codld ook uake ii. corder Ia anderstood to be in possession of an opinfon from Attaruey-General Eduatl an the enh- Jeet, In which he fa_instrucied, aubstantially, that itinoptlonal with him whether he turns over or keeps the feea ncerning from the absirsct work, and that, unless tho same allawance is made him that wan madu his predecessor. he will teat hie claim to at lesst enongh of the fees to compansate ‘him for the extra lapor 1nvolvea in attending to the Bbatract work. B Ono of Harms' nnmerons partners waa over yesteriay, and made demand on the Clerk of the Board for ' connty arder covering the bslance thu Appelinte Court recently aaid he was entitled 1o, but, ingsmach an a recolntion is now before the Bosrd Intenaed to rescind the action in voting the *textras" orizimally, the Clerk refused to irsue the order. The anestion of apponling the cnse {4 alsa before the Hoard, bt this amounts to nothing, for the reasun that liarms® friends were carefal that 1t was not raised unul lowed for an appeat had expired. conrt thu care was allowed to go by defanlt, pra tically, und Fitegerald, who brougnt the sult, does avlseem 10 be wuhappy, THE CITY-IIALL, Liconso receipts, 87,000. The Iung of sorip yesterdsy nmounted to About $300, P. J. Saxton recsived $10,578 yesterday oo his first estimate for iron-work on the new City- Hall, ] The Tlealth Office was nfter a suppositi- tions case of small-pox yesierday, It lurned out to be nolliing torse than mosquito-bites. Ald, Cook, Gilbert, Rawleigh, nnd Knopf will leave tu-dny for Fox Lake, on piscatorial pleasure bent. Ther slll return abont Friday, Trensurer's receipts, 210,427, Expondi- turen far miscollaneous purposcs, abont 83,000, of wihich $, 000 went to redeem revenus waerants. Yesterday wns an exorptionally good dny for saloun-licenses, something over 100 having been lysued between the’ hones of VA m. aud 4 p.om. Building permits were issued yestenday to the Rey. John \Waldron to erect & one-story brick, stone-front chureh (St, John's) at the corner of Eihteentt and Clark streets, cost of building above Tawement, $100,000: twuestory dwelling cust 24,000, Peler Button, one of the oldest builders in the city, was nppointed by the Mayor yesterday ne Superintendent of the brick work on the now City-lal nd begaa his dutles on the new build- Ing during the day. By some curfons mistake the other day, & few stones in the third course wera pat In niace befors the bricks werc aet. lloa they re- matned it wonld have been a rather nice matier to have met the brick so a9 to Al tho spuco beneath the projections of *tone, and tentler the backing perfectly tight, ‘That the bricka were not set first and the stone placed aftcrwards waas the rosult of & misander- standing of some wort on the part of the stone and brick contractors ns to the times at which the two diiterent Kinds of work should be done, It was partly witn o view to proventiug any further mis- takes that the Mayor appomnted Mr, Iintton. One of hs firet offictal uctions was to order thuse stones taken oif nudl the bricks set, after which the stunes were replaced un top of the hiricks, and the backing wna then ticht and these porttons of the walt juade » strong asstunes, brick, and mortar conld make e ; to Jacob Qastel, 1o crect o ut No, 82 Flouruoy street, to THE CUSTOM-IIOUSE, The intarnal revenuo receipts yesterday weee 820,008, * The 4 per cent bond wsales at the Sub- Tressury yesterdny wero 820, 000, 'Pobaceo and cigars yesterdny pnld £4,164 Intaxes. Beer pald $8531, aud special tazes yreld. od $111, The tax nn distilled spirits yielded $15,882 yosterday., For the month, to date, the receipts have been 842,450, ."Thn Sub-Treasury disbursements yenater- ilay ware: Currency, $85,000; goid, on accqunt olinterest, $15,0005 nnd sliver, $2,000. Ninety thousaad cigars will soon be sold st anction by tno United States Marehal, They have been anized for the uon-payment of the Guve ernmunt tax. ‘Lho Riverton Distillery, near Springeld, of 3,800 hushiels capaclty, “formorly owned and run iy Jacob Baan, Is avan to be started ap again by Clilcago parties. C. D. Taylor, convieted of running an 11licit atil] and aentenced to three inonthe' impris. anment and $100 dye, yeaterday achednied out be- fore Comminsloner loyna under the foor Convicta' act. “Taylor haa served out hie senteuce and couldn’t pay his Ane, Thero was nothing new in the Post-Office defalcntion matier yesierday, [I'ostmanter Palmer anys (Lot there was nu atiempt made to havea manetury settlement, but no_romploto Knmnnity was promixed to Ed Miller, There wers 1o addi- tiounl clerkn discharged, though there wuay be ne- fore the week Ia unt. A luok through the new .Cnstom.Ilouso developed nothing new yeaterday, Superintendent Mebowoll 1w ranning thines as’rapldiy as ho can, conslsiently with publie fiund. Sowmo twenty men will soon have 1o be lald off, us thero ara that many nsore than the Supervistug Architect will allow hlm to cuiploy, CRIMINAL, A hosom friend of John Henke, employed by Wendelin Meyer, liquor merchant at No, 76 Chicago avenue, yesterday departed taking with him John's gold watch and chain ana $1756 In carh, Boaveral more citizens yesterday idontified portions of the Weaver booty, and to-day tho polico hope to get the atuff assorted ant, so that an luventory may be made of 1t. Detective Scott yes- terday mecovered snothor shawl from the Smith mansion in ydo Park. Robert liowe, the medical studont in the Pacific Block who hne saveral times been arrested for baving cadavers sbout the house, was arrested yesterday on complaint of the owner of thie bulids ing, To his poswesyion wae found the badly-de- composed remalas of & chiid, Oflicor (3rorgo Heinzman nnd J, T, Cowles weru to have been triud yeatordny by Juslico Hninea for falae imprisonmont, but tho case was contigued to §rklay. Charles 1. Brown ls tho cumplainant, He aud David Milna were atrestod by Heinziwan at Cowles' solicitation, At 2 o'clock lust ‘I'nesday aftornoon, horso. thioves entered the barn af Mr, Cyrna I8, 'Adamns, No. 120 Pine street, and made off with a fine burea and hugey, sud every set of hurness 1n the stable, Thw hosa'and buicy, and ona pet uf bruess wero recoyerail by the polica on the West. Nide yoster- day.* The ret of the vlunder s still mise Charlos Willinms, A, Wright, Franols Adains, Henry Jacobs, James Wilaon, Greeloy, 1L W, Bell, Jotin Lawler, Albart Cone, August Mlller, and W, H, Stowe took changes of venuo esterday from Summerfield to Foote, and mve 00 bonds esch for trial to-day, at 2 o'clock. 'Fhey aro charged with boing inwmates of a gambling honee, Fdward H, Harl brick . 1. of a ond, the propriator d by Oficer ] ke View, was arresied by lumane Koclety, aul ar- re bumwerticld yesterday afternnon, 1t appeared from the evidouce thut four mules and twa harses used in his yard had Taw aores o their ahoolders from six to efght Iochs dismeter, and yet they wore required to rk, Justice Sumpivrfeld ad- ume sdvice to the brutal maater, and assessed a tne of §23 aud coul Arrcata: Murtin Carey and John Copping, keaying disorderly houses in the nekehborhoud of ‘Thied svenue aud Twolfth strects thirtehs intuates, of bath raves and sexes, founa 1n a disdrderly row in both houscs abd v'cluck yesterday atteruvon; Jerry Mithngton, larceny of &1 frou attio John- Bawuel Clark, allas Miller, wod Jotn llurwfi. tusick, twa Fenitentiary birds found by tbe detectives luafiug sbout fn the alley 1o the rear of V. Farwell's store; Wilkiam “Lawrence alias notorions vounz thief, wanted by tho for burglnry sud snesk work done the f the North Divivion; Adolph Itetterer 0. vagrants; Aunle Buschsrn, Jarceny of housenuld gous, Justice Sumwerficld yesterdsy held the following: Byron Brunson, larceny of & waich for which au ownerls wanted, 8300 La the 7tn: John liopsou aud Thomas Tudl, sssaulting Abrahau Wiikine, pawnbroker. €500 (o the Sth; John th, larceny of o horse and bugly from J. dlover, of No, 8 Monros street, 8L0W to the Criwiual Court, snd §1,000 addinonsl for the lsrceny of another rig frum Aluxsrder McKizdy; Thuotby Uritho, snatbloga h (rom Joho Jos i rave B fuw who (0ok chauges of veuue o Justice Foute; tieurge Thunul’goum an {ncurrigible 10-year- old pickpucket, §100 foe. Juatice Scully. pree alding iu the * abseu of Justice Morri- son, - beld Bl Harnell in £500 to the Crinnnal Court for Whe burglary of & barnat No, 150 Feonia trect; Jobn Swith, larceny of o hores aud buugy froo . C, Couper, 31,000 to_tue Criiaingl Court; Thomas I, Suiith, cbarged with perjury in swearing out h-wairant for the premlised of e\l:;:‘n (ll’,lC 3 lri!}hlllllfihl ;n‘l lval.lll‘. bW, er, larceny of bou ouds from’ Al Graves, §100 fue, § pes =t THE BHOEMAXKERS, OUT ON A STHIKK. A portiou of the men employed in the largs boot and shov wanufaciorles of tuix clty Lave quit work 80d beygun & atrike. ‘Fhey are of the class known s ** bottowers, " their work betug to put the sole or ** pottom ™ 0o the Loot with beRs. 'The siriks do oot fuclude those who sew on the sole, thoy being employed by the wonth snd not by the job, Vutil Just week the wen bad been paja at the rate 0f &3 a case, or dozen, which was 23 conts more than (s pald tor the same work by Eastern manu- facturers, their average weekly wazes being $9. Eut recently the ‘\pottomere * have becomo dis- satisfied, nod at a general meeting held last week appointed thirtcen workmen as & Committee of Arbitration to wait upon the manufacturern, with a demana for an increase of 1 8 case. Tho Iatter were unwilling to make so Rteal an increase, of to deal with the Committec at all, bt potified their men that on anil after Mon- day of thin week they wonld be aliowed 3,50, an increase of 50 centa & case, or abont 81,50 & week. Nothing further was asid In the matter, but ail Jast week the **bottomern'' occuplied themsclves or ninhing the jobs which they sesterday nenrly all of them had left the factoriex, A reporter called upon reveral of the most prom. inent boot and shoe drme. At M. 1), Wella & Co.'s the foreman stated that tho “*hottomers ™ wern not turning out any more work, but the strike did not ailect the firm materially, becanse there were plenty of men out of work who wonld willingly engaie on the terms of the employers. Iushonld he understond, heeiden, that this frm has a con. tract with the Wisconem authorities for the ein- eral handeed of the tentiary belng con. stantly at work for Welle & 0, Mr, C. H, Fargo aaul that he did not nnderstand that there waa a general steike, He knew that the **bottomers" were evening up, but he thought they would comta to terma rather than quit woek altogether. 1le was willine to nct fairly and justly wwith the men, but he conld not aflord to pay the large increase of &1 a care demanded by them. The manufacturers of the city had to make ex- tremely low figures on thelr goods, an account of the compotition an the patt of the firms employing cunvlet lahe 1le conid give the men an In of £0 centa & cano, but that was all. 1f the **hot- tomees* ahoald 2o on a strike and shonld peralst for Any length of time, he would ‘either Bave to secnre fresh workmen from New Englanid or xtop manufacturing peezed hoots, his principal trade. anvway, being in children’s shocs. C. M. tenderson Co, and Phelps, Dodge & Palmer also signified thelr intention to refuse the add cents & case naked for by the '*bol- ‘hers are abont 400 of the latter em- factoriea about town, and all have oined the strike. The smali custom-sliops are not alfected, Tho men emrloyed In trecing and Snlshing bave not struck, but will be frozrn out, becauno there wilt be no work for them 1o do, This will make the total number ont of employment about 800, ‘The mannfacturera have 10r some time becn in expectation of a atrike, and hence have been buy. ing no leather. They look upon tha present state of afalrs as mory calamitous for the micn than themncives, 1f tho strike lnsts ton weeks each warkman will have Jost 800, and if he then carrles hin point and gets the extra $i per week, It will tnke him thirly weeks to catch up. As for them- aelvos, they can buy Eastern goods, have thein treed here, and put their own labels on them. 'This, howaver, they do not care to do, since they have n prida in building up A parely Chicago boot and ahae businces, AW (o the advance, topay it wouud bo tulnous, since it woull be giviog $1.25 mote a case than Eastern manufacturers jiave to Rive, TRE MEN, Some of the atriklug bootmakers were abont their biall, No. 45 Nurth Clark street, the most of yesterday, They were In good spirits, and de- termined not to go back to work until thelr pa had been increased abont 20 per cent, or put bach to what it wasa year ago. They miy they have ample nieans 10 hold ont, and that besides they are backed by twenty-fanr uniona which will come to their rellef when desired. ‘The Amalgamated Frades are o yive esch single wan St por wook and euch marrted man S during the strike. A committec of the strikers is employad draswy- Init ip & statament to tha public setting forth their grievan which they expoct to com- plete to-day, They #av that the strike will he general 1n A few duys—or as s0on aa the workmen Hnisn the work they are un—-but 1n o event will auy vlolence be resorted to. All they want len fair remunceation for their Inbor, which they clalm they have not been recelving, and many think that'their demands will be acceded to 1n a week or tea daye, What are known a6 tho **Bnglish custom shoa- makers" met ccretly ab 7 Clark ateeet yeaterday afternoon, bat claioied to have doue nothing but routine business. ‘The Ceispin headquartors at 46 North Clark street wero In use last nleht by the Clgarmakers' Unjon, which hsld s rogular meet. fuig. A committee from the Amalcamated Trades- Untons formally repurted the strike of the aho m:kl‘fl. but no action regarding the inatter wun taken. MVICKER'S BANKRUPTCY. 4O1IN V. LE MOYNE'S STATEMENT. There ure a good mauy surmiees 88 to the causes of the bankruptey of Mr. McVicker, and discus- slons ad to his success as 8 manager, The impres- sion provalls (hot the city's judgncnt was the stono that welgned hlm down, and that tho serv- Ices of tho diatrean warrant by Mr. Lo Moyne, on hehalf of the Kingsbury estate, was tha **last slraw." As the latter transaction had not been fully expluluod, a_reporter called on Mr, Le Moyne yertorday, and asked him for the particu- **Ldon't think the service of the di rant on McVicker's 'Theatre, " sald he, Id any- thing more than to precipitate the crisls which was juavitable in his affairs. [ doubt it he has been eolvent mince the fire. [ observe from the nowsuapers that Lo says his unsecured debtr will be pmd dn full by the bankruptey proceedings. 1 doubt it tho creditors reallza ten ¢enta on the dollar, and Ldon't Lelleve they wonld reulizo twenty cents on the dollar if the amannt of the city's Judgment were applicd on the other dobt. ** What about the distress warrant?'* **Tau correet version fa this: The United States Mortgage Company notilled McVickor, about the time L wag appointel guardian, not to pay any reut, snd refueed to pav it to ne. Some monthin afterweard, when Jadge Drummond required the Mortgaye 'Company o withdrw the nutice, Me- Vickar wns not suls to muke up the deficiency, and lio has never been able 1o make himwull aquare with thu estate, 1 had the kindest disposition toward him, #nd ho begged ma not to dun him but o8 the ‘amouit was accamilating, and 1w watisliod that he was not.paylng moe wwhat le was recelsing from She New Chlca- o, —wumo heaple 1o the thestre told in ol much e wun otting, and 1t wan mora thag o was paylng me,~1 ld_ im be was not dolng_jus- tice o the te. In June he offered to pay me gue montiva reut July'L. and te bulancs in Sop- tomber if 1 wondd ‘walt, * 11ota him § would it he sonld givo me soma kind of wocurity, flo declined. When Lusked Wiw, July 1, for (o ‘month'srent, lio deciined fo pay It, waying I might se well begin then un in Augist. 1, therofure, tasucd b distreas warsant, ana lovied' on the farnitire, eic., i McVickerg Thoatre. Tials was fullowed by bl olug into bankruptey. From what he and his attorney Feprescuied 1o me, | bolieved thers danger of his Inralvency, ho saying that b Jost wo mucn by dre that ho was never ahle ke 1t up, and | believe ho would have failud if the ¢ty hudo’t gotten the Judiment: agatnat him, although he was nuwliling to belleve so himscif, THI GUHOST LAID. TUH FATHER EXONCISED 1T, ‘The **ghoet " whick nas been creating a senw tlon at No. 58 Flunoll strest for scveral daye tarns out to be Dortha, & 12-year-old daughter of ihg oceupaut of the house, John Kiein, 1t secems that vome of the lucreduloun neighbors snggested to Kiein Munday evenlng that perhaps his children knew who tarned the furniture over and threw the amallarticles on the fvor. There ara uine Hjtte Kleine, the oldest being Uerths, The fdoa that any of them would do it had not entered the father's mind, but. Lo dccided 1o watch and see. 80 he concealed himaclf fit tho ** hauntel * foom w litrlo atter 5 o'cluck yesterday morning, and vres» ently saw Bertha come awietly in. When sho had ul soma buoke 0n the oo and _upset the chairs, E\l suized her, and she began to_cry, When ques. tluned 84 to why sho acted In that” way, her repiy Was thst “Urandlather Wold me to do 1L wid follow's name 1 Henty aud ho lives at No. 81, Iwo doore Kiein marricd Morris' daughicr many yours oito, and had eleht children by her, Phroe years aua thoy wers diverced, und Rleio has vinco taken unto hiwself suothee wite, e has somy proper- ty, ani, irst witu Kot no alimony, out lise 1o ahift for L Morrlu bas boen auery at him, Bui thie twvo o spesk. “Fho object of the ald man lu inducing Bertna to play the partof a S~ghuet " te not known, as he hivieelf could not bo found, but the child fates one which s belleved be true. ** Who told you 10 uvset the thinge?” sald a ra- borter to her lst nigui, **Grandfuther, ' was the reply, 44 Did lic say Wiy you should do it +480 ns Lo frihien father aud make him dle.* iy ;»'l.u:n did you ret throw the thinge on tha oory” tomerr, Ploredin the ress war- Munday mornlag? 4, Wir ++ id'your grandfather protalee you anything? ** Yus, sir, & drese aud o pair of slippers, Many of the neighbors, huwover, luve U in this story, sluce they cannot sec haws child conld move ‘*the licavy thine ‘Ihe truth is that nothing besviee than a chalr was disturbed, A large number of curiunity hunters visited the oune Iast ovening, althoudt the giri's statement was rotly well known Iu the vicluty, Sowe wers ba- ievees and uthees dountere, wud is {4 not unliely that.the **izhost " 1a Nu. 68 will becoma w tradi- tiunof the street. LAKE-STREE'T SQUAD, TUK INVESTIGATION OF TUK CUAKGES against the Luke-strect squad was resumed yeo- terday aftcrovon in the Councll Chamber by the Special . Committcs sppoluted for this purpose, conslsting of Ald. McUafrey, Gilbert, Jonas, Koupf, and Sanders. Ald. McCslsuy, tho Chalre may, presided. Ald, Rysn, guardiau of tho charges, and Ald. Janssens, sal outslde the rail- ing separating them from the Commlitice, and manifested cousiderable interest in the proceed- fugs. Lieut. Gerbiog sad Sergt. Brenoas, with a nawber of oficess belouging 10 the squad, were in attesdance. O'lzien and Littello apprared as caunsel for the aquad, JOLNNY CHAWFORD, who seemed to think himself sspersed by some of the testimouy previoualy given, asked leave to Low that ve lisd not needed auy police protectlon, 83 Lad been losinusted. The leave was grauted, whereupon he proceeded Lo show that be had never becuw wrreeted, never been charged with o falth crme., and had never needed any from the pollce, * Ald. Ttsan felt It hin dnty to make & statement explaining that he pereonally had no charces fa male acainat the equad, All the charces 1n the easy nraceeding from outstders and members of tho sqund themaelves, fte wan reniy toad theCommittee of the Couneil in every way in'his power, and read from certain papera submitted ac the former Investiza- tion far the purpore of showing that ho was then Animated by the same pnrnose. OFFICER MURPHY, of the aquad, testiied tnat he ligd alwave heen ine slricted by Lieut. Gerhing and Sergt. itrennan to arreat thieves, bunko-ateeress, ete, e ad never feen clther of those officers under the influence of nor, 1!: reply to questlons from Ald. Ryan, witnees anfd he "knew the men wha ueed to' work for *VSoap " Levy in the capacity of bunko-stcerers, #0 he had heatd, but he didn'c remember to have arrested them. He never had any particnlar in- Atractions to arrest Levy and i men. The only Instructions were generat,—to run this clase in wherever they conld find them. The witness didn’s know Levy at nll. Abunt this time he auddenl recollected that he had arrested some of Lovy's men, who were prohably fined, he apposed, in the cuutae of eventa, He hal 1o reason to suppose that he wonlid incur Gerbing's and lirennan's dis- pleasnre it ho fnterfercd with Levy or his eang. When ho Ieft Randolph strect bridge, where he waa Mationed, he was teanaferred 1o Ruwh strect, 110 never saw Gerbing ur Utennan arnund saloona witnLevy or the gang. o never knew of Qfflcer Patterson at Clark strcet brids taking frait, voni- try, ete., from the South Water street commiselon men, ot of OfMcers Cobb and Patterson being *Yin ' with Levy or Dutchy Lebmau, the mock auction man, Al Gitbert questioned the witness as to conver- tion ho had heid with Oilicer Gavin un the subject Lrennan's bgng with Levy and sume of hismen, Hinimoression waa that he wasobtaining necessary information fot palice purpuses. BX-UFPICKR STRWART, who resigned hin place on the squad rome time ago, was called, and testificd that he belicved it wos the understanding that the bunko-steerers and other “*crookn’’ shoull Jgve immunity from the police force. e baned thia bellel on the evidens favoritian of the otlicers for this class, and pro. ceeded Lo show that & man whom he had arreated was acnt to the Armory, but, owing ta Interforence of Gerblng, wan never prosccuted, Ons Sunday morning a (iranger came Into the statfon aud said that he had been robbed of $110 In one of the tunnels. Tne (iranger described the appearance of three countrymen who were aupposed to have beaten him ont of the money, Wiineas arrested one of them Mondny morning, bronght him w the Ucentral Station, where he met Gerbiug, who antil, ' What are gllu dolnt here off your crowsiux?" ‘Witnesr aald he had arreated the mian, whoss name wan Jack Connelly, **Black Jack,” and Uerbing went into Supt. Jickey's ofice. e came out_soon_ afterwards aud ralil to the man, **You work for Levy, don't yout” Tho man eald o did, and Gerbing replicd, ** Yon can o, We can get you any tinie we want you,” Witness told ahout Arresting & peanut men on North Clark street for strtkiug o boy on the hend with 8 ham- mer. Ollicer Shoemakor had himsolf subowenaed 1o teatify to the arzested man's good charactor, According to the witnoss, the peanut and rruit men at the corner of Filth avenus and South Water atreet presonted Gerbing with anndry roud (i and these men wero nevor removed, althongh olh een were, The witness also showed how It was neccrsary for hini o DUt up 8 box of clzats snd & turkoy for Gerblng when s wanted to be chansud to differcnt duty. Ile also related how Gerbing had a very nice eary -clisir sent up to hia hoss for Ielping ont some FIfth avenus people who had got Into trouble, ‘Their names wers Hyam, No, 41 Fifth avenue, a man named Gohegan, sud others mear by, 1o had scen Gerblng when 1t wounld have been better for him if he had taken hie loail (his drink) st two differcnt timea instead of all at once. (Laugbter.] Ald, Gilbert asked witness it he had any fesiing ayalnst Gerbing. Tho witness sald e had, and it acose from Gerbing's tetting him that Supt, $ickey had made out his dischargu papers bacanse there were chargea against him. Mayor lleath aftor- warids told witness that Bnpt. Ilickey danied 1o« made ont the papers, or that thére were any charges, Witness hod no reason to doubt that Gerbing and sume of the men wars o goorl terma with Levy, Lehman, and other celminals, and stated that It was the fule thatvictin sboutdn't be ought to heagquarters, but to the Madinon- Strect Statlon. There was talk about imtunity at heaquurters, and lience tho ordur, he anppased, On cross-examination by Kittello, witness eaid it waa the vrder to take vrisoners to slations in the divisions In which thoy were, rrreated. As to the fieat man arrcsted and takes to tha Armary, Gerh- ing uaked to have him releuscid on his own recoge ulzance. Capt, Buckloy wouldn't listen to suclin thing, and the man was lacked up. anil witness nevee hearil of his being prosecuted.” In the course of witness's_crass-cxamination o was cornored into ndmittine thdt he, too, had recelved prescnts, wasn't Immuaculate personaltly, and was, in faci, & Luman bowg like nost otlier people, Nr. lronnan, Chief Clerk to tho Superintendont of Folice, was called by the defense and tentifled that Stewart reslgned voluntarily, alleging rion- matism and general Hll-heaith reason, John Ityan, ex-member of tha force, had given witners to underand that Stowart was crooked, Thid waa at the time thiat Oilicer Slntack wan discharged for being Intimate with **crooks,” and tyan stated that thero wore others on -the force, iaentloning Stowart, who were s creoked as Sinrock, 1n reponae to un {uquicy from Mr. Btewart, wit- ners said he never saw or “know of Bupt. Hickey' lLaving Stewart's discharge made out, orof any charges having bocn preferred, . OFPICER SIBSERT was called, and teatified about tho orders the specinl detnll, of which he waw one, recelved to pull all gambiing-houses when they were running, ‘These orders, recelved directly from Supt. liickoy, wero faithfully executed. e supposed the reasin he wos takon ol the succlal dotall wan that, these liondes having been closed, the other two men the detall would bo sufficient to look after He: and aow that they didn't starl again, etc. witnesa left the detall he reported to Liout, Gerb- ing, from whoin hw frequently recelved detinite ore ders to pull poker-roonia_at wich and such places, ++ protectiay which orders were promptly esscutod, Wite ness had never seen olther Gerbing or Hrennan deunk, Gut knew of thewr going to Stenson's saloon rather often. Witness had arrested Leyy's and Letman's meun and they were prosecuted fatthfully and honestly, Ommcer Dewoey, statloned for some time at the Fort Wayne depot, testified to receiving orders from Gerbing and Brevndn to arrest all tho crook. el characters that caue within his reach, Ono of the men ho acrested, with thu help of two ofher officera detatled by Gerbing for the purpoxe, was **Iitack Jack,” ‘who wus fined $30 and nincty Im'“‘. received no orders to **go lignt™,on any iy, Oficer Schaack, of the Narths Side, testified to the eficlcacy agd honesly f ths ajuad, oficers and . "I Committeo then adjourned uatll Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. FOILED, MUS, DAY AGAIN, 2 ‘The polics yesterday brought to light a plan fora rathor stupendous rabbery which they provented by a littly prompt and energetlo action, The Z3th of Iant May, Mrs. Lavinla E. Day, of No. 40t Michigan avenue, was robbod of throe 31,000 Cook County bonds aud *wo 81,000 Goyernment bonds. The house was ransacked, and then Gxed to Inok as though the Jab had been dono by pro- feseloual burglars, but it was the opinlon of the pulice 3nd nearly every ono (hat the robbery had been committed by some oae thoroughly familtar with the house. Mre, Day sdvertined In Tux Tiinune all last week, offeriog §1,000 reward, Last baturday vhioreceived a note worded noutly as tolluws: You oifer 81,600 reward for the roturn of your bonis. 12 you will ke 1€ $1, 5l stl sppolit 8 nicer i with e hruikh TuE TEIBCNE oF Duly Neies, 1 will foturi you your broperiy, | uon't waut any trickory, LiwanD Risager Mre. Day at once placed tho tiatter in the hands of uepntly-mumnnwnuem iilxon, and ba replied by tha following sdvertisement: Your teru accepted, Whers can I meet you Lo close s contract, &8 T atn anzlous 10 closa the cabg, | ‘This was published fn Tie StNpav Tuinuse, and tho roply received yesterday by Mra, Day was a4 followa: Within te minutes. or twenty at nost QAR 0L, PRUCE0d Lo MaTe Bt Vi Il sipaete, 1w a Van Huren car (o Thron sireet, Wiy boy with willte pADCF ( his hand Ak fu dueations of hint, ha upon Y delyvriog up Wwyou the bonds: second, (it YOU COMY 10 thu FELUERYUUS Blone, huving wu tullows ers, "In conclusion, 1 1€ wuuid 4atlaly you tu know bo- furehaug, that the place of mcetiug sl & bigaly 1e- wbectabie locality, "1 ours truly, WARD HUSIELL, Upon rocelpt of this note Mrs. 1y hastened at once to police headquarters, sud was there told by Supt. Dixou (o gel the money, and %o about tho trunsaction oe 1€ it wos o perfoctly lugitiuate aud -boua fide oune. And he murced to proteck her, Hcw, Dy weut t0 Me. N. Corwith, got the monoy, anud staried 10 fullow out the direction, Licul. McUnrigle bystoned 1o tho scene, saw thie buy, & little colured fellow pamed Wiilie Davie, residing at No. 83315 Si , wavinz & while paper at each car wa it 1 100 widdle of fhs ezt bluck was to be A VOUNU MAN IN 113 6IUKT SLEBVES, who was evidently watchiugthe boy. It was ut oncy surmlved that this perevy was tihe slleged Ed- ward Russell. Dopiity-Supt. Dizon, who bad sleo gonu I & buspy to the sceng, vaw this wan walking along evidently in & very nervous siste of juind, rd. Dy arcived 10 dite thne, and wax conducted by the littie colored Loy nerth to Madison, west to Sheldon street, and ditected to stop at No. 52 un hat thuroughf, Mrs. Day 1t upon the steps wiklug 1o a lady u the house for upwards Vhu poraou spotted by the polics on Van Buren street, aiter paviog teen shaduwed through s clicuitous route, vltmn-d ut the end uf bovered about there for subie o uvmemlr would not atund, und be started Lo swove olf slong Mudlson street, wihibout muklug suy stiempt Lo spcuk Lo Mra, Day, Just at tuls pofut tie polics ewonped down Bpon biw, snd & basly seurch revesled s rovuiver, o white wig, aud a8 lizht cap. In su loner vuckel waa found s package of woel i4 termncd ¢ boodis B uuwspaper package, oven at vue end and cone tafningouly bisuk or Uscless paper. It also con- talued ihe following note: e 1sdy Who Lias tils Louss s 1 00 way 10 blame for this" Shu bas no Lisud &t ali La the business, therefore JOU taua L LIL BeT IFONs YUUT COuRuEC. & lady, frow whow | ave reuted tis fouls, urposs of haviog o place whiere § Liidht sy you. and 13 u0 way acquatuted with we st all. Lhls explana- 1ol 1 thought tecesnary 1o ¥lre, lu order that no inuu- cent persun aiould b lacluded in wy ailalrs, aud, fur- ther, you suall Gud (Lat 18§ cvgr atu able, § uall Feturn you thls toney, thus borruwed, wad €3UECk yuur fiar- on for Shu aiéa [ Uave ki Lo kel Lt My uuly uxe Cuse 18 1hal $500s a7¢ Very bard Aud 0RO WL witer timen do what. IF plared differently, he wanld never do, Very respecifutly yours, Fowann Ruasrst. ‘The nots made the matter very clear, He wan to have hastily placed tho **ovondie ** {n Mrw. Day'shand, received or suatelied tne monay from her, and then bolted ofl. lint he had not acrewed hig couraze to tho tickinz point. When takentathe Central Statlon the prisonor gave his namo as Peter Smith, which {s only an vas foemerly tm\‘amyfll - nn Academy “of Music, and s ave A widowed mother somewhere in the West Division, 1la rsys hut ltrle abont the affatr, nnd Inaiete that he wanan Innueent party to achemo_sehleh wat planned by others tn Jeferson Park. The police saw nono in the neighborhood actingaaif they were mccom- nilcee, and they belleve that ha had not more than one, if indeed thero wero sny. The prisaner acknowiedges that he knows nothing ceacerning tho misriug bonds, OBITUARY. TWILLIAM I, CLARKE. The papers of yesterday announced the death of Mr. William i, Clarke, engincer In charge of the Sawerago Department of the Government of this city. Only week before 1aed ho had been Cast to start his oklest son npon a ses voyage. Ae. Clarko left Noston Sunday before lant, and reached home apparently in good health last Wednesday. e Immedistoly applied himeell to hle ofelal daties, which hail sccumulated in hi nce, and 1ahored so incessantly and hard that he wae acized with an sttack of congestion of the lungs and thorax, and broke down completely under the strain and the hot weather. Mr, Clarke wan one of the oldest citizens of Chi- €ago, he having been Identified with ita intercets since 1835, 1o .wasa man very widely known, not only at home bnt am his professional hrethren thronghont the country. 1l was emis nent an an cngineer. particularly in the branch of the profeasion to which he nad viven hia special autention. e was n member of the Enginecrs' Club of the Northwest, and the papers schich he rend beforo that Lody' were invariably recelved with that nttentlon anid conslderation accorded 1o the best of suthorities. In Mr. Clarke's connece tion with the City Guvernment he aiways showed himsclf master of the attuation, and it ia In great part due to hia lndlvidual ongineering ability that he metwerage syntem of thin lat-surfaced city Is ro excellent, 10a deallngs with and for the ity wero inyuriably characterized Dby he atriclest bustuess inteerity, and lus Inbors wers marked by n keen forceight for the Intercats of the city alter he shonld have passed away, In private life Mr, Clarko wus n_courtoons, dirmified, and reticent man. Te was an activo momuer of and reqitlnr at- tendant at Unity Church, the ltev, Rubert Collyer, pastor. ' From Mr. Samuel C, Clarke, brother of the deoe ceascd, wera abtained the fullowing ACTA IN KEGARD TO N1 LIFR! Willlam Hull Ciatke, was the son of Dr. Samuel Clarke snd Rebecca Iintl, dauchteraf Willlam Ttuil, alt Nowlon, Mans, 1fe was born at New- tonn 1812, At the ageof about 10 yesrs ho wan sent to the Hoston Latin Sehool, where ho ro- wmalned for three years, At the nge of 13 years he entered iha Unitea States Milltary Academy at West Point and remnlned In the sorvice fur two yeara, whon he remuved to St. Loals and lived there 1 1835, when he removed to Chicngo and engayed in tho deuw business with hia brothor, Alr, A, F. Clarke, ot the northwest coruer of Lake and Clark streetr. In 1811 ho went 10 Furope and spent two years n travel and study. this country he nusumed control of a railroad on- gincaring work in_Canada, sud was therefn oce Pled for two of theee years, lle then retirned to hicago, and accepted an appolntinent intho oard of Public Worke under Capt, Webster, wiio nindo the preliminary surveys for tho prezent water und newerage aystama. When E, S, Clwsbeotgh was aopolnted City Engincer, Mr. e wae made hin asslstant, aad in that' capacity he served till the day of his death, Mr. Clarke was married in 1833 10" Miss Annle Gay, of loston. She diod about three yoara ago, leaving two rons, oue af whom deparied only lnst wesk on a wea voye azo. The other In at prosent in this city, Mr, Clurke wus one of a family of fivy chlldren—Thomas C. “Clarke, an engincer, ot Piiladelphla: samual ¢, Clarke, wio wis engiged in the drug bualncss in This city from 1830 10 1854 ; the tay. James Freeman Clarico, the distinculshiod divino of loston; A, . Clarke. who from 1835 to 1510 woa also in the drug_business fn tnis cit and s now 8 resident of Georging and Miss Sarait Aun Clarke, au artiat, rosiding at Rome, laly, ‘Tho faneral nervices will tike placa to-norraw afternoon at 4 o’clock at Unlty Churcis. The Rev. Irooke Ilerford witl conduct the wetvices and pro- nounce the eulogy. FEXCURSION BOATS. 18 TUERE DANGER] A gentieman who went out in tha lake Sanday on an escursion-steamer writesto Tur Tninuxe that the law reaarding the overcrowding of ateam- ers onght to bo cutorced or thore witl be a torrible accident some day. Wlith this communication for «& ntarting point, a reporter souglt Infurmation on the subject yestoriay, and mubjoined will be found the result of his luventlgation, ‘The law rulating to the Inapection of stoam ves- eclr reqniren that every steamer navigating the lake shall bo provided with such nunbers of life- bontn, floats, ‘rafte Hfc.preservers, and drags na it beat sccure th matoty of all person on_bonrd In cove of disaater, —the fife-bonts 10 bo provided with auitablo apparatus, ko arruuged as o allow thewn to be safely launchiod whethor the vesscl fn under wny ur not. Ono bout must be provided for every thirty persons—passengars and_crow, For Instance, a boat runuing between Chicago and Miiwaukee, which can accommodate soventy-ive tmmeaintoly upon his retaen to in _the cabins, und hon & crew of thir- ty-five, wnst hava four bLonts, When a stoamer _engages in oxcurslons, & mpeclal permit has to oo obtained, and in 1t must bo stated the lhnit of Dllnfllscrfl that may be carried, ond the number and kind of iife-preverving wpparatis that shall be provided for thu sufety of the addi- tional passongers, Tho power to preectibe the latter {8 vested in tho Inspectors, and the Board has adonted A regulation which permita the sabsti- tutlon of approved Lile-rafis or loata when in thelr Judwment 1tcan be done with safety, and wien desieed by the owners of the vessel. The **floats’ ” must Lo ot least four feet in lenath, fourteen wnches tn breadil, and two inches thick, and made of white-pine wood, or of othier woud not exceeding whito pine In welght per cuble fool. ‘There must ba une of thees fl for avery extra passonger. To ascertain the number of *rextran, ' the Icnfith, brendth, and depth of the veusel are multiplied together and divided by ten, — 1he nuiaber of cublc fest allowed to each person, — und the quutient Is the number. Dy this rongh vort of rule the Flora Is allowed to carey (00, Tlese, t her *tregulsl and crow, mako the nutmver of pecsons sho is authorized to carry about . Tho Meteovolls can stow away about 576 and not violato the Inw, und has life-snving spparatus for that ntmaoer, If tho Floru's 700 ** kept tholr heads" when an accident occarred, provably the greater purtion coutd 7ot ashoro, but the dlfienity in that ‘an un- dircipiined erowid of that wiagnitude cannot be controlled, awd If the vassal got on fire, or began o wink, the chances ure that lexs than twenty-ilve woula e rescued, A greator danger than eliher of those mentivned in the Habllity 1o tip over, While a strong boat and woll hallusted, and anfe enouul if th passengers are fairly dlstriuted, un uttraction on tho water i likely io dmw the ik of the peoply to oua hie, and i s went over, the bontd, tlanta, ate. , might as wall have been lefton the dock. The Cavtaing are reqnired to report to the lucal Inspector the nember ot paxsengzers un every trip, and presumanly ol the truths but it they take on board a dozen or two oF u_hundred mors '||!Ill| o limit no one but thomsclves knows it g day of the vea o Ieas than the complement of tho veas ‘There 38 but ons wpractles way to prevent avorcrowding, and that to station an oficer at Lhe gangway to count all who o op heard. No ravid- #il by the Government for { thery Were mure excursioni-bonts, thase who delight In salls on the lake would doubtless be mare wcat- terud, Ault ey tho Iaw—ae oo o ons av can por- Tinps ba framud~|a enforced by the local Inspector, and he looke after Ui veasels conatantly to see that the Wifo-wnving pparatus Is in good order, s auty s thew done, 17 people will paralst b gottiug un the hoats when they seo thera aro X0, 330, or 400 unead of tho, they wmust take the crances azalust returniug home. should there be au secl- dent, few of them would come back. LAKE BLUFP, ONE OF TUE MOST STANTLING PEATURRS of thile season's camp-moeling was the uxperienca of Miss Barr, Monday ovenlng. 'The scrvices had been more than ordinarily Impressive, aud at ine close o mupvlewental effort bromght down tho Power 3 litle stronger than had been conteis- plated, ‘The benediction Lad heen pronounced, sud, while the people were about to leave, Mr, Snencer, 1 order to ccelerato the doparture, ba- cansa |t was crowing late, began to sing. Instead of dessrting the Tabernacle, some two-thirds of the sudlence remalved, juintng in the singlug snd manifesiing 8 strong Intercet in the exerciveos, While muging Mr. Spencer throw his orms Arouud another hivther, who cordially embraced huu, and this rofreshing weason of alfection started » Misy Barr, of Emanyel teut, who broke luto « serfes of the wildest hysterical eriee. ller ehrill screams penctrated every novk and cruvuy of the camp-grouna. Mer shrieks were pitlful, and hur usacverations that the ** Lond hus cane ™ conld Lo hourd a quirter of u mile, Seversiof the ladivs Aried Lo calw her, bul the grealer thelr ettorls She wilder her mamfestations, uutil her voice urvse o & prolonged squeal, uud her sppoarance was frens zied. Sume of the men were duwbluunded, and all the womun were Iclghivued, for the o Blut element partakes more of the quler, well- bred Christianity than the ranting, howling sort. Une of thu ludiea explalned to the Tuisusy re- ortes that sbhe had sowe duubt of the elucernity of ister bare, e Mles Bare lad lu the morning an- nouuced her Intention of starillug the muliitude, Yeaterday sae bad purtiatly recovered from lior ox- sions, and was uuder Shy care of a number of rieuds. ‘Iha itev. Dr. D, W. Bsrtioe, of Newars, N. J, 1 sacritice of preaclicd yeatorday woratay, drawlig tween the sacrifice of abul and the Clrist. The Tuberusclo was Blled and tho music excellvnt. All over too grounds exporience meet- tugs wero beld durinz tho day, pleasantly inter- sporsed with song-services aud prayer-weetluge. Ahers was not so farge an sttcndance us there bud bees, aud the day was warw and stiding, The shore and the ravine oftered more nltractions than the bl ar Hittlo tents, and there wna more hunting for ferna than for furpivenness of slns, Anthe day for the break-up draws near, the as- rembinge dwindles awar, and ft [ooke sa thongh {here woro an Apsence of intorest in services and o growing fafth in long walks and pieasant chata, In the afternoon the Rev, T. L. Clowdenning dis- conrsed on **Things Scon and Unveen, " dwelling atlength on the spirstual asnect. The Rer, Mer, Bartine preached nzain in the cventng, and the prayer-moctings filled the interatices, TIIE SECOND REGIMENT, A PLEASANT PICNIC. The Second Regiment pienic was perhaps not so imposing nn aftale a9 it wan expected to be, but #till there was & eoodly crowd present, probably 3,000 parsons being In attendance during the af- tetnoon, The grounds, which are a part of the Bouth Park, are situated between the railrond track and Inke, being nuMclently distant from the former to make w man Interested in the picnic by the time he reached them. Three tealns over the linols Central took the crowd down in the morn- ing, and tho hours after dinner were dovotel to danclng, rrnmun-dlnl, a sham battlo by the Sec- ond, “dnd a - roview' of the regiment. Tho baitla was . Aucceas —ad A sham ~-and the = review showed of fhe baya to creat ndsantageaa they performed the varions evo- utlons, th which they are wonderfully proficient. "Fhere was a good orchestra on hand to firnlsh music for the dancers, and the fan i this diroction was kept up until traln time in the cvening. As o whole, It was a very orderly and _enjoyabla aftair, tho anly ** fesature * Letng the prescnce of an unnsnslly farge delegation of politicians, ~who fmprovedthe opportanity afforded by the rathering togesher of 50 muny of their constituenta to dv a yast amount of handshaking, John Stephens, ‘Tom Brenan, Mike Mulloy, Ald, Oliver, Daly, Clark, ex-Ald. Cleveland. 'Carter 1L llarrison, and Mayor Hlcath ‘were among the number, The rezimental oficors, with Gen. Torrence, commander of the First Iiricade, ami Maj. Lani: fom Adjutant of the same, were all on hand, and ooked after the intereats of thelr men. Thero were but two acciklents during the day, and hoth resnited front boys Jamping oft. the traln while it was in motlon. About # v'clock Charlos Tlurne, 17 years of nge, teatding at No. 77 West Jackson street, while attempting to nlight, fell beneath the cars, and crashed both lega a0 that amputation below the knces was necoasary, lle wan taken to 8t Linko's Hospitdl, and placed un- der the Surgeon's hand. ~Ono ‘nmpntation was made yesterdav, the other beine withheld until this morning, 20 thai lie way waln strength. The chances sre in favor of his recavery. James Martm, n 13-vear old boy, llving at the corner of Twenty- ninth street and Wentworth avenue, Jumped off the train, and his slzht foot In badly mashod, and will iave to o amuyntated to-day, Ila vvas takes 10 3t. Luke's Hospital, LOCAL YPOLITICS. REPUDLICAN CONVENTION. A meeting of the Republicun Committees of the neven (Scnatorial Districts of Cook Connty was holil yeaterday to take 1nto consideration thoe ques- tlon of the date of holding the primarlea and Con- ventlons for the fall campaign. ‘The Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Boventh Districts were represented, After full discuralon, the following rexolutions wera passed: ** That the primarics be held on the 28th of September between 4 and 7 tn the city wards, hetwwoen 4 and 8 tn Ilyde Park and Lake, and between 7 aud 0 in the Seventh Dietrict; that tho Convention ho held Sept. 30 at 2 p. m. atsuchplaces aa may bo destenated In tho call of the several vommitteca; and tnat the appoint- nient of judges of election be made In each district by the Cominittee thereal, " ¢ SIXTEENTIL WARD. A regnlar monthly meeting of the Sixteenth. Whard Hepnblican Club was neld Inst avening at Jeyer's Hall, carner of Sigel and Sedgwick strects, Col, Louls Scha@faer, Vresident of the Cluy, ve- cupylng tho chale. An amondmunt to the consii- tution, " providing that the absence of any ofiicer for threo successive meettugd without reasonatie cxcuse ahould he sufticient eanso for deciariug his oflice vacant, wne adopted. Severnl new members came forward, thelr names ta h Club's roll, and pald thelr duee, Among them fwas Frite Frillmon, whose cause Congressman Drentano a0 zoalously champloned in his memorabdlo Aght with 1'hil Hoyne and Judge Drummond. ‘Phere were sovurnl othor friends of the Conzressman present, attracted. aa wis leved, by the prospect of an election of oflicers, in which, s further alleged, they hoped to clect their ticket, Dnt they had calealated in advance, inas. much a8 the terhs of tha presuat officers dn not explro until September. 'I'here wan, Iu fact, vory Mttlo buslness to do except to sign the roll and re« cclve the dues, and after |t was done the meeting sjourned. ‘There iv a pruspect of fun shead for the next weeting, TIE OLEENBACKERS, ‘The sages knuwn as the Cook (onnty Centra) Commitieo of the Flat-Money ety mot last evening at the Tremant llouse cluo-rooin, and, After adeal of palavering, fesvived to hold their Connty Nominatiug Conventlon In lershoy Hall Thuradsy evenlng, 1ith inst., at 7:40 o'clock, CORNRESI"ONDENCE. A WORD Yol THE NOYS, 20 tAe Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaoo, Ang., fi.—Asanold Post-Office clerk, I protest agalnst tho articles which have appeared from timo to time in print, havlng a tendency to prejndice the public against all employes of the Post-Oftico Dupartment. Having been in this ofMce many years, I take a pardonablo prids {n my con- nection therewith, and feel somewhat hurt when my honesty 14 questioned hecatse a few of the 30 clerks have been found unwourthy, Busineas waen need not be told that the Chicago Post-Uhlee, tn olut of dispatch ana delivery of mall wnat- r, le excelled by no other” olice in the country, as theff overy-dar uxperlence proves the fact.® They “alsu know Lhut no effort ts spared to sitord the wtmost celerity ond certainty in tho handling of ail wail oatter, and, when Just cnuse of complaint i+ recelved, prompt and needed reform ia certaln, That many etiere aro daily wised L adimit, out that the fault atould not In all cases helune’ to the Post.Ollice clorks becom pparunt when we conalder thut a lurga force of clerks is required at tno D Letter Departinent, to care for Lhe miliious of Jut- ters consiyned tiers, because of the want of cure oxhibited by the peoplo. Has tho ruader cver contemplated * the vast amouus of vesa- tlon and trouble, crimination uund recrimina. tlon, this great mass of carclessuces hae entailea upon tho clerka throughout the country? They nhould hiesitate before usealling tho honosty of a'woll-teied oticlal, when so tnuny causes exist whereby thelr mail mattor Lo delayed, 'The punlic would do well to taka with allowance libel- ous articlos publinticd rexurding this or that ofticinl or departimunt, as mauy clerke have boen dis- charged jor good causo who contemptibly seck to ravenze in this despicable manner tholr dismixsal, Bo long as human nature is fullibie, the pubilic muat cxpect to nuw and then read of eomo cleek, dnding the tewptation Lov strong, Kive way aud {knewn. {ously fall. but don't forget that an army of honeat, llurdwnrklnr. efticient men a1l remaln, taking prido In buil Inflxuull record, and, dutil found unworthy, should receive the respect and trist of tho people, whoin we erideavor ta maeve, Yours traly, AN UL CLERK, TUR BECOND DISTRICT, T the Liditor of The Tribune, Ciitcaco, Aug. 0.—A fow weeks ago the Times prblistied an article showing that Davie ran forty- three votes shoad of Ilarrison in the last election. Yesterday the same uvaper published the officlal figures, showing that Davis ran 600 deaind larri- son, notwithstanding the fact, as shown In the same artlcly, shat Marrison was tho maost unpopu- M ticket, runniug uver 400 behiud 8 aro ad[olio 14,- Miden, 15, Vluyos, 13, - 14,4 ullom, 14,11 The vote st the sania alectiob in the Becond District un the county (ickut was as followa: (Republican) Nilts, 15,1643 Clough, 13,205; Dietzach, M, 01; Brockway, 14,744, Now, If theso tigurcs show snyihing to un unblssed oye, 1t v tnat Davis, notwitbatanding tuat ho was 8 backed oy Gun, - McArthur ana sl hix Post-Ofico force, besides the support given him by the Fint itew. ment meither of which can be counted for him o), ruu 38 vates bobind Cullom, 1,064 beling Mitla, H5L betin Dieteach, and 854 belind Beock- way,’ b running behind every one of the county tieket bat Cluugh, and the open opposition of ihe Stauts-Zellung to that cundidate will explain the < Yet from bhese figl the 74mes trics to show that Davis is stronyg becaise o £an 208 aliced . againet whion any Republicans voted, ‘ard waa buaten by twenly-six votes, and two yeora aflor Davie wus beaton uy over U00, and that, 106, by the weakest man ou the Deuviocratic teket. Daes tho Zimes want him renuniiuated bucause lio would be th vst 1o beat? Thiat 1s the way It strikes a dizintercated Th(l(l\l’\\ard ltepubhican ik yours truly, —___ Puaed, Vi, VERY NEW, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cu10100, Aug, G.—A new and shmple method of preventing of curing the yellow fover iu warin or low countrics has occurred to me. 1838 founded on the priucivle of nutural selection or environ- ment, If, in thls disease, the conditivns of en- vironment ueccessry focureor protection do not exivt noturally, why shiould not the jageauity of man causg Lhiem ‘o oxist artifclatly, Flrst, yellow fever fs supposed 10 be caused by sotwalcules which cessd to exlvt and become Jn. nocuvus at J3 dew., orat freeziug polut Why could not an apactiment bo prevared with a tem- paruture below the freezing polut futo or (hrough which the patient mizht be couducted o¢ look and freyfently us cudurabley fecond, It 1e waid that yellow faver nover spreads above GUU feel above (o sen tevel. Why could not a tower be built by scleutists 1haling the an- clout tower of Babel, with this exceptivu: that, fustead of enaeavaring Lo react u mythical beavon, it should have vn top of it. sud be crowned with, & hospital for diseawed huwanityy 18 Jife could be saved seutifc prucess so shuple it would re- waza &t 3 —is Harrso I g » ial TUK MILITIA. To the Editor vf The Tribune. Cuicaco, Auz. 6.—In your Sunduy edition you, in apcaklug of the evolutions of the First Hegl- meut fu Lincon Park ou Saturday last, make the following remarks: ¢ Thoae prescat were nearly all new wembers, this belug their rat experience 10 baltalivy evolutions. Considering thess facts, 1t 18 uot surprlaing that thcy did oot do belter. A crawd of peaplo witnessed the deill, b had seen thn orzanization do so mach betier, o mere not highiy clated over the exhivition, oo neither were the officers. " Tn thix you are el far there wern 0 g-eat number of ld man present, and the fanit did not rest with the meort mnch na the inablllty (with one or two excopyng'” of the company commanders. T thigk 1 1) etady “'Uplon® a little more hefora they oo their mon inia puniic viow to alterwatas get (ot censured 1t will_be more credit to thrmetiyes o the tegiment. Yours, MiLrtiaxy g™ DAKOTA ITEMS, speetal Dizpatch to Tha Trivune, BiswARck, D, T.y Aug. 6.—The latest adsice from Bearpaw Mountains report tho excitemey over, and only forty men left In the golg dig. gings. There are soveral hont-londs g thy way who have heard this news. ‘The Placey diggiugs are played ont, Festerday goq ‘The grasshopners were here ate uo half the crops. e ——— The old English remedy for whoobing.cany, Ttoche's Embracation, 18 imported largely ny Dae tayner, SHAFYER—AY Tirtatol, 1il.. Ang. . 1958, Aumnricy Kellogy Khafier, il Mgy i, 8 7 jwrntan Dell, sced 3 years une Funneat from 324 Weat Mindison-at, to-day avs LGONTS-ZAT ilinadue, 111, ATK. 8, 8717 eorer Lobuls B — I Zveland and Cine aper ple, RICKRON—Cl P BeTaved fon of Fige —Chiyistian Artho tian and Agneto Ericksn, el Funcral to-day from n3 Fowierast. OFFUS—Attg, 6. Frank Loftus aged 70 yoors. Funeral frum his resldence, 104 Chicago-av., Aug, y hy cara to Calvary, il O'BIIEN—At the remidence of W, N. King, 104 0gy, ;l. 1?!&?,7’;: Hrien, aged 20 years, # months. Requl. ‘Rutice af (nneral hercatter. T ANNOUNUEMENTS. FRIERE. Wi I EXE ‘And 10 2 o'clack ik LB A MEETING OF 71 tive Commitice uf the Nattunal Fireine) ment at the niice of Becretary Lyan, Ktoont 2 [ Rinck, torday &89, m, {UIE MEMRERS OF TITE FOURTEENTI WA LT ttiicn Chun wits Toces 0l o renmaiet e unl, 6% Milwankee TARLRANT'S & Particinate In the Nenefits to Healtl, whiy thotisands enjoy through the remedial afd of Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient, A medicine to whicl the invalid never looks in vatn tor relfet from Indigeation, constipation, nervousnem, ilivusness, and kidney troubles. BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. AUSOLUTELY CURES Blind, Itching, and Bleeding Piles. 90 MADISON-ST., CILICAGO, AIJCTIO"‘ SALEZE;—_ Furniture, Warehouse Goods, COounters, Shelving, 20,000 Cigars, 0il Paintings, Chromos, eto., WEDSESDAT, Ane. 7, 8£0:00 o'clock 8. m,. st our i 3 [Landolin Dry Goods, Wonlens. Clothing, Farniahing Gonds, No- ton, Toot, Klven, Tlata, Capm etere Wengsday, Angnst 7, at %:30 oclock o, m, At our Auctlon lteamne, 173 % 173 Randalph-t. W. A LONG Lictioneers, "By GLO, P, GORE b and 70 Wubusin-at, REGULAR AUOTION SALE OF BOOTS & SHOES, Auguat 7,2t 10 2. m., to which wo oall the attention of the trade. UEOQ. P. QORE & (0., & Co., On Thursday, Aug. 8, ut 9550 . m., REQULAL TRADE SALE OF CROCKERY. 25 Crates White (ranite and C.C,Ware, 7 Becorated Toilet Sets, GFO. P. GONY & CO.. Auctloneers. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Auexlnnvefl._Ti& 80 Wtandolph-st. RECGULAR WEEKLY SALE I'riday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a, in,, CONTINUED BALE MANUFACTURERS' STOCK FIRST-CLABS GOODS, 'PARLOR SUITS, CHAMBER SETS ATFULL LINE OARPETS, General Fouschold Uools, Genersl Merchandise, e ELISON. POMERUY & C0., Auetrs. By D. D. STARK & Co., Biund 8J Randotpn-st. N WA Lu: o 1 WEDNESDAY, ‘l” “’l:vll:“u‘ Lr; aQUR USUAI FURNITURE, Parlor Sults, Chamber Sets, o . 3. T, Cen. Conre ks, Boukeases, irtors, Corumoy ussels and Ingrata L €0., Auctioneers, By Wil MOOREHBOUSE Auctiuneers, 53 % ¥7 Raodololi-al. We will seli to-day a full line of HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Parlor Sults, M, Top Chamber Suits, Jipckeen, Vasy Clairs, Lounges. Ex Tables, Pler {lazven, Wrusle. K, and arata Carpots, Lance L) toved, Oae goud Orzan. 1ag ut No. | Cook'and i W31, MOUKE y 1, FILIEDMAN, 200 3nd 202 Itandotphest. GULAR TRADE SALH OF RE . ; KERY AND GLASSWAR CROCKE SWAR Ou Wednesiday, Aug. 7, at 93 o'clock. 13 Crates English Crockery, 20 (rates Leriean Crockeey, 21 Carke Livck sod Yellow Ware, Ia original packsges 80 Bris. Glasware. The ooly regular Crockery and Glassware Auctios House 1n the cliy. it G W. CKFORD. Auctionesr. i @oons, " PALMER HOUSE :Luu ‘fi'rollllg- s Cetail timorovad llvtcl'lll 40 Mos~ WATTIE o B B A Tourian. Travelers Excur: B ) For'iruuks, sawhels, Bash e, IC wihil pay. No. 143 Hiato-at.