Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1878, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY., AUGUST 9, 1878 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. J. R, Bodwell, of Maine, ia at tha Sher. man Moure, The Probate Conrt sdjourned yestsrday wur ten days, Ven, James B. Craig, New York, is at the Palmet lonse. Mr. H. H. Judson, of the New Orleans Times. 1o at the Palmer House, Dan, Bawyer and David J. Miller, of Santa Fe, N. M., are at the Sherman House. George Btephens, of Montreal, President of the Bank of Montreal, {s at {he Grand Pacific. _ Caol, Wiley B. Seribnor has been commis. aloned Aldo-de-Camp on the Stat of Gen. J.T. Torrence, The trotting mare Maggte B., record 2:314, wiil ho #old st anction to-morrow afternoon, 3 o'clock, at Dexter Park, Advices from Judge Harlan show that he 4u hard at work on the briofs in the whisky Im- mnnity cascs at Block Island. Mr, Thomas 1. Case, of the Revere Tlonse, Teft yesterday for a vlalt among friends in Hartford, Conn., and vicinity. W. IL Cilley, tho noted railway-bnilder, 8nd succossor of Meigcs, and J. B, Malloy, South Ametlcn, are at the Palmer House. H. B. Stotson, working at No. 343 Hoyne avenne, feil yesterday morning and bad s rib broken. Dr. Powell attended bim, The Bt. Audrow’s Society met at the Bher. man Iiouse last nightand transacted the usual monthly amount of routine ousiness. Tho police pay-roll for July figured nup 232,031, Forthe same month 1ast yer 1t was $38, 661, sliowing a reduction tals year of $5, 010, The Nationals held another meeting Jnat night and completed )l arrangements for their mominating convention to be held Tuesday night at Hershey Hall, The Mayor's office, and generally all the officed of theCity Departments were closed yester- day alternoun out of respact for the faneraf of the Jate Mr, Clark, Mr. F. M. Whitehouse, the well-kno srebitect, han become nasociated 1n business with suriing, lata Buperintendent of the naw Castom-House. ¥rof. A. Cowper Ranyard, of England, the eminent aclentist, who has been observing the ccllpse at Denver, Col., un the 2th ult,, I8 at the Grana Pacific Lote), an 4is way back to Earope. Licnt.-Gen, Phil. Bheridan arrived in the clty last evening from his recent sxcarsion to the Lrack tiills cauntey, 1lle s Ioukln{; hearty :v‘n-:n ho lert, and has apparently enjoyeu hls rip. The now elactric lamps will be on hand here in the course of & week, Fire-Marshal Ben- ner and Supt. Hatrett returnca yesterday from St. Lowx, where they have been mlilng tho neccssary purchases. As tho infant tornado traveled down 3ad- iron atrect yosterday aftarnoon, it pauted long enough to demollsh & huge cim tree, atout a foot aid & half in diameter, wiich had stood fors quar- ter of a century in frunit of No. %40, Coroner Diotzach yesterday held an in- queat upon Fritz Dosum, Teslding at No, 10 Black- ‘well etreet, who aled of a fractare of the spine, re- cefved by mmn? from a wagon which he was on- Raged tn unlonding several days ago. ‘Tho temporature yesterday, as observed by Manaere, opticlan, 83 Madinon street (TrinuxE Nutiding), was 81’8 a, m., B0 degrees: 10 4. m., Bh4; 19 m., 804 1 8 p.m., 703 8 p. m..70. Barom- cterat ¥a. m., 20,54; 8 p, m., 20,20, It wan lnst evening reported to the Coroner ihat James Martin, one of thu boys run overat Kenwuad Caesusy on the Michigan Contral Rosa, hiad died, And that the other hoy was dying, The fnqueat will bo held ut 3 o'clock this afiernoon, AL1 o'clock yesterdny afternoon Martin Ryan, asnloon-keener doing basiness at No, 86 iluve Inland avenue, fell dead ln his saloon, sup- l’owdly from heart disy Decensed was rieliman, 40 yeard of sge, and loft & wife and two children, A rogular meeting of the Wood.Onrvers' Tnion was held last night m their hall, on the sonthwest corner of Randoiph and Clinton streets, but, owing to the small attendanco, only routine Dunines was transacted, all important matters be- fog deforred. AMr. Nutton, the Superintendent of tho clty's half of the new Court-House, did not have 1nucy ty euperintend yesterdsy, as the rain drove away llxv‘ workiaen carly in the afternoon. The bucktng-fip of the cat-stone work is going on, and thut s sbout all. At 4 o'cleck yesterdny afterncon Christian Yarm, while omplayed In 8 stono-yard st the faot of Uhlo sireet, foll’ futo the river accidentally and waa drowned. Deceascd was a Bohemlan, 8 years of age, and left a wite undthree children In poor creumatances, The Executiva Committeo of the Woman's Forolzn Mieslonary Soclety of the Northwest hold u meeting in Methodiat Chureh Block yeateraay af- ternoon,” Mte. Willing presiding, Kegorts from the different States wi recotvad, showlng the work 1o be btocressing satisfactorily, At 1:30 yestorday aftornoon Willis Schnoi- der, 4is-year-old son of Carl Scbuclder, of No, GdU Wells strect, was ron over by a flour and feed wazon driven by Anton Karver, of No, 674 Wells ptrect, Tho litle fellow was badly, but not danger- ously, bralsed about the neck and armus. Clirist John, aged 89, was drowned Thurs. day afternoou while engazed {n unloading & boat ner Erte atreot bridee. Dz, 0, B, llowe wos suine Gk with all possiblo lluml (e clesy, there baiug no o < "flie deccascd loaves a'wife and thice culjaren, Miss Maria Mitchell, the natronomer at Vosear College, {8 in the city, staylng with her brothor ** Fraik,* She is on her way back from lh'u\er.xln:nr who obaerved the oclipse and loctar. ©d oo thé Herscheln, A visll o the Chicagn Ob- Ecevutory was on the programme for last uvenlng, Abont 2 o'clock yesterday ofterncon the city waw vlalted by n ‘wudden, aharp, sud short ryuall, accumpaniod with aome rain. epoily M- tleur pu dsmave waw done, A (ew trees were :vllulwn over, ntl.nl‘lflm; vuw‘:' wore despolled of helr canvae, but 10 buman bulog supears to have sullered bn Jife o Hib, il hay At 11:30 yesterday foronoon s man foll renrelens on the sldewalk In front of the West Mudiwon Street Statlon, * Dr, . W. Laremba, who happened (o be 1n the statlun Satine tioe, pr huunced 1L 3 cave of sunstroke, aud cared fur nan untll he partially recavered. lle gava t nume of Williaw Murpy, and said he was a stran- in the city. dumes Martin, tho 13.year-old boy, re- alding at the corner of Twenty-second atreet and Wentworth avenue, who ad il right foot crushod by dumpiue frotn @ train at the Second Jteximent picutc lust Tuesday, died at 81, Luke's llosyital Wenncsday night,” from loss of bluod and non- :fifleullfi:’r'. [c‘l_mn:». lllulrn-. who lost lmw lega on 0ly Central the sawe 0s) 13 {oproy end s expected (o recover, I iy Private Jetters and dispatohes from Cadil. lac, Mich.. yesterday, stated that Mr. George Mitchell, the well-kuown _jumbar-dealor of thiw, place, who was thrown from h ¢ay and fractured bt sud ranidly snking, ed of his recovery, With aozrow ju Chicago. been kuowy for many yoa At a meoting of the Committee appointed by all tho /ludges of German Udd l’ulln‘mln thie ity held at 1o oficn of Jubn Buchler recently, thethanke of the Chicago German Odd Fellows Wers iendered to the oficors of the Chicago & Nortwestorn Railway forthe kind attentions he- stowed by the road tbrough {ts employes (o the wewbera of that society ou the occarlon of their ro- cent excursion 10 Milwaukee over tuat road, The fuction of the First Chnsti g an Chburch which seceded from that sociely some e ago mcet at the residency of Dr, Major, 160 Foreat uvenuo, last eveniug, supposaoly for the purpose of organizing a church of thelf own. A Fepurter who called, bowever, waa tnfornied. that 1lic gatlicriig was purely of n social charactes, aud that 1o sies tuwards tho orzauization of s church would by Laken uulil pastor was accured, A question hus arisen as to the in tatlon of the ordinsnce requiring that m‘;:l::‘; shull allow any ons) ot refuse matter o atyud frunt or the rear of bls promiace, whetber placed there by bimn or not. 1t has becn claimed by sume that if they did uok cauas the nuisacce they canuot Le compelied fo remove it The City Atlorney 4s of (L opinton that after the licalth-Ofticer bag g1ven natice the owner of the ofeuding preuises Liust rewove the offcuse, whether (ho causs of j¢ ur o, Mr. William . Bradley, Clerk of the United States Courts, fs In recelpt of a letter from, Judge Urummond, bearing date London, July 23, BuiCh saye tbat bo s fu Juproged bealth s lett cye sl trouules hios codsid et Blre. Myra Dradwell, of the JYews, In London, sud thet she waa golug to Parie; that be Intcuded speadiug 8 week of 80 in ths fslo of Wil and then wakiug o tour of England. aud Lust ulthougl the Euglsh were & superior race uf fulks, thes Were ot as king or courtevus as a 4ral thlug as our own people. The Judge did not fnd luc t4ult with tue ‘trcatment be bas roceived, Wwhick hu says bus been uniforwly courteous, | Tho Chicago Jockey & Trotting Club met AL tba Shernan Hoase yesterday alternoou for the purpos ol efccting & Freaident by piace of B, H Cusbbell, who was unable t wesve, . The How. 8, 3, Low Was uuanimudsly choscn for the place, sud ocevpted H. Jawea 1. Dole. Eag.! wag clected @ birector, vice I W. Uytisn, Jrt, Too sigued, Col. Auncr Yaylor wie preeent und ace ¢opled the Dizceturabip” 1o which Le waw clectod skull, wi 210 uo hopes wers entertain- The naws will be recalved where Mr, Mitchell has Inst week, On his angcetion, the Preslaent and Messrs, McAvoy, Lawrence, and Martin were ap- pointed a committea to fpcarporate the Aneociation under the Btate law, Thoe mceting then ad- Journed until Monday afternoon, ‘Ono evening oarly this weck, a protly youne lady, neatly dreased, was bronght (n'a car. riage to St. Luke's Hoeplinl ani assigned to an upper room. 't he dactor refised to eive any in- formation Aboul her, and tho matter iras kept dark. ~The fatr patient refnsea ta give her name and address for publication, bnt it has leaked ont tunt ahe tyas sunstruck Tacsday morning. Her caso I8 not setions. A litile boy named Willio Lakell, whose father s employed by the Lake Shore & Michigan Sonthern iallroad Company aa car {nanector, wna Kkilied abont 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, by he- iog run_over by & freight car near Forty-third street, He was gathering chips on the car which war not aliached to a locomotive, bnt ope came while he was brsy, and slarted with thecar. In attempting to jump off he fell in front of the wheel, and waa cat intwo. His boay was removed Lo the home of his parents near by, A number of ex-Union soldiers met last pleht, in the Leagoe Ifall, in the Grand Pacic Ttotel, with Col, Willlam 11 Bolton in tho chair. "The object of the meeting was to make yrepa ltons for a demonstration of veterans in Septem. her, regardless of rmm, Tho Chalrman tated the object of the meeting. Cant, Louls Jacobs,” from a special commitiee, re- poried the following.named as mem- Committee: Gen, Jullna bers of the Exeentiv White, Coi, Owen Stnart, 1. N, Stlles, Adulrn Georze, J. Iteynolds, Tom Nrenan, John Stephens, J, H. Hildreth, Seth Hancbett, John Mnrpby, J. T.{ Torrance, J, J. Healy, Col. Scrivner, Capt. J. M. Johneon, Frank Marahail, W. C. Carroll, Willlsm Somerville, A. L, Chet- lain, _“Jacod Gross, _Legrand W. ' Perce, ., D, Haldwin, P, Seumath, M. R, Dickgon, M. C. Metener. Coneiderable discnesion followed as to the mode or kind of reanion, whether It shonld be national or local, Capt. Jacohs moved that the whole matter be left in the bands of the Kxecntive Com- mittee with full vower to act. Justico Matson wanted It understood that this was to bo wholly & social rennion, regardiess of party. The moifon prevalled, The Executive Committeo was em- owered to fill vacancies among its own members, he meeting then adjourned. The HExecutive Committee will meet in the Leagua Hall at tho Grand Paclic llotel to-morrow ovening st 8 o'clock sharp. NOTEL ARRIVALS. Sherman _floute—Daniel Bawyer, Bants Fe, N, M.{ Thomas Todd, ~Galt, Ont.t John' Sicphenson, Ging- gow, Beotland: W, i1, Durles, ¥ andy tm tion. dn- & €. on: W, T, \ai W, POT Morun are Nivoimiog: T *. Morgan, g ining- Bmith. “Lesingtons k. ¥ Miiche L 6t Loutm H. K. Wiity, Lewiron Col.i dames Archambeauit, 8t Louist' George ileatty, Sten- benvills; A, Douslar, - New York.... Putiner fowse=1, T, Jeflerson, Loufsvllo; W. D). Elswortli, Hes Moined; 3. F. tndes. 51, Loalw T, Clarke, I ueu.m-bw, It 1. dudson, New Orlednsi N L. Clliey and 3. b, Ntalioy, Bguin America; W, 6. Torter, v, P, O, Tioyer, New trle: New York; Dy any; Waiter Clarke, Battle Creek... Grand Pucifle=C. K. Perkina, Burl(naton: W, £. Kitwiit, U, 8.A. Throexmorton, Loufsville; Gen. H. 8. lul‘.ld D(.{. eponscty A, . Omana; . C) ClHdnyard, Engiand) . Ar Furd, Bt Loale, THE COUNTY BUILDING. Btevons, the murderar, has another apasm of insanity. Thia time ho pretends to be deaf, —at least he refuscs to talk or to 1o auy wise recognize oy ona, In the Connty Court yesterdoy Emily Bchwab, aged 14 yeats, Mary O'Nlel, and an un- known Irish woman were adjudged Insane. The latter had been arrested an the streat and refused te glve her name, and all the sausfaction that could be gotten from her was that she had beea working tor Brigham Young at the Stock-Yards, They wore all taken toJotcrson in the afternvon, The lotting of tho contract for supplying the connty with coal comes up to-morrow. and the Prospect ia there will be_game lively calcalating. The Coinmitice on Pabllc Service appears to be satiaied that ant of the six bids only three are lo. gitimate, and ail othors will, most 1ikely, be thrown out, Mr, Pasamore Is understood to be the lowest reputable bldder. and next to him comes tho pros. ent contractor. One of the two will, no doubt, get the award, Kennedy, the wife-murderer, {3 anxiona for a tris), aud yestbrday bo eaused his attorney to -Fpur 1n court and make the demand in writing. 112 anxlety |s believed to be feigned, fur when in- furmed by the Court that the law apolylng to the rght of trial fna epecided time dul nat apoly ta capital cases, he expresscd regrot that he bad ever said anything., Hewlll bo sccommodsted with a trial in September, however, and so will Stevens, snd all the other murdercrs, “Dr,” Earll, the notorions, appeared in tho Crimyinal Court yesterday morning, and sought n discharge from fuil on a writ of hebeas corpuu. He s chargod with baving committed an abortion on Ellzabeth McKay, andin the hearing tha evi~ dence at thie Coroner's inquest was repeated, ex- cent that Mra. Hozler, ‘who s hela ‘with swors with moro ciearnces In the intevest of the ex-convict. The Jodge refused o discharze hlm, remarking thut it waa clear that the decensod had gone to Mea, ltozier's upon Earll's request, and while there was delivered of a child, and bad been treated by hhin, He thougbt, hawever, that Earll should be admits ted to bail, ‘and tixed the batl at 85.000. s at- tarney sald he would mot be abie 1o givo that amount, bat it was no use, and later Earll sald he ‘would have to consult his frl before ha coutd announce what hie would do, “The probabilities xra that the Doctor will remaln in Jail for some time. ‘Tho imperfoct sowernge of the jail hns long been “a standing complaint, and for some weeks the mittes on Jall and Jail Accounts hava been seeking to devise waya and means to remedy the trouble. oted a week ago Ahat an experimient wae to bs made with twenty- four of ‘the fail cells, by which the offal pipes Ieading to the sewers wera to_be concentrated to empty {nto one man-hole. device wau the the susult of the wtudiesof Joseph llvcan, who, from hie long care of the plumbing work of the Jall, was famillar with what was wanted, and now the experiment has been comploted and, mittes says, works liks & charm. i» stmple and sensible, ana simpiy consiats in the removalof the **8 " shaped part ot the leads frum the cells to the sewer,—a catchall for the refuss which the prisoners are constantly cruwuln' into the closets, which, settling n the *'8," has stopped tho passage to the sewer and cansed sn ovarflow in the bascwent, Fur these bs substituted 8 larger ipe, which {a straight, and lends to 8 'naw man-hole empiyinz inte [t Tho overtiuw, and the conmequent ntirely overcoune by this now device, and whatever offenslve odor would naturally sriee from the man-hole, ls conducted by & iue from the 0-hole through the ventiating shaft i the out- she, and thus the bad smells ure entirely done awny with, ‘I'be beauty uf the contriyance 1% s sin: plicity and Inexpeusiveness, and tie experiment has been adjudged ko eminehtly successfal that it will douvticss be substitated for the sowernge syster nuw in yogue, . The Committee on Public Charition was back yesterday from ita_investigating visit to the Elnininsane Asylum. They report that they were kindly recelved “and hmJnluhly treated, but, pot- withatanding, thuy found thinge very much ua had beou revrascited. They found that ho coanty had 510 paticnts thore, while it was only entitied to 176; nud, furtherinoro, that thera was a Iaxity of managenient, in Weir opluluts, bordering on crime inality, They fuund that the physician in chargo only reported 10 the State authoritics unco In two ears, and that the county was buing cliarged §12 for.suits of clothing which Wwere far fn- ferlor ~ to those which were beiny. supplied at the Aaylum at Jetferson at 8 cont of $5. ' They found, forthermore, while it was, perhaps, nong of thelr buxincas, that aitached 1o 1be Asylum waa 8 farm of 50U acres, which the last two years hud Jlelded 8 prodt of $1,000 whila the 1l acres at offorson fiad ylelded §0,000 & year. They further complain that the fo en tio patlenta ~whilo it cusle mote than at Jefferson—is much lnfertor thay In 148y, They bring county's chary of the patients was quoted by the C which tells the whole story. Ile satd: fe b—1, Lut send me back at ouce." Pike, the wurderee of Jones, |¢ among tha Inmatew, and none, they say, is more dlasailsl he . ‘Tho physictan 1a cbarge there, Dr. Kilbourne, 1o sel etter Lo the Doard explanatory of th comvlainty sud Andings of the Comuitice, and, unttl thin i recolved, no action will by taken. THE CUSTOM-110USE. The 8u b-Treasurer disposed of §G8,200 of tho new 4 per cent bonds yesterday, Tho Bub.Treasury disbursements yester- day were 383,000 {u carrency, $400 in gold, sad 81,000 In sitver. e ‘The {ax on diatilled apirits yestorday yielded $24,607; for the wionth to date the total receipla sggreguto §1:26,083, ‘Tuo futerual reveniis roceipts yesterday were 831,000, -of which $2,247 was fo e Vicr, snd§0,01 10 s on Tobrno ned cvgara™ °° United Btates Marshal Jesse Hildrup is rusticatiug at Belvldure, Iu the e, whilo time, :Il:n:nul {8 abeent, Jobn Emlwe‘fl Is ruunlug he 0D, p Herman Zurst, of No. 748 Milwaukee avenue, who was charged wefors Commlseluner {l:: ::. u,l:!:l::zll;lhwld cl'::‘-r- awl fw"',f" aawmp- ed, 8y bouorsd 1echary criinioal Bavioy been (ound sgainat poe, X . A QUEKK COUNTERFEIT CASE. Tuited btates Cummivsiouer Fhil A. Mo tidioge the had ratuer & wireuge cass before hitm. whith - Lubjtu conriderabla youtbiul depravity ":;:\:a that somo une 1u UelDR Yery youog, buys. to counterfeit money, George We Webeh, & reanees table citizen of 186 Nosth Bide, 1ande 3 ‘couplaint churgiug Frederick Uraves, a 1ad 15 yeary of ayv, & 310 cammterteie il o Mank of Iichuoud, Tpe i well-executed wud ueat looking Imitation, well culculated to deceive. Young Ursves el & ovlwate, Oscar Weber, sou of the cutplaivaut, ut the North Diviston Jajr: way i weked uhn to vet 3 310 Lubebanged. Young Weber 15 about thesate ape an the Graves hoy, and, they heing enmpanlone, he readlly consented. 'Graves Insirnctea Weber {hatif anyhody asked hint, whore e ahiatned (he bill ta tel( them that he fonnd 1. Weber being known aronnd the barn, he handed the bill to ona of the condnctors, who chanzed It, as An accom- modation, withont ancatfoning. Whan the Iatter handed in hin recelpla lo the Company’s eashier that gentleman at once discovered the character of the biil, and he retnened it to the can- ductor. Weber'sfather'aattention wascalled to the matter, and he reimburred the conductor, Oacar Weber told hi father where he got tac cannterfeit muney, and hence the complalnt. Young Utares ie rathera wild and reckless-looking bay, and he aenled ving given the blll to Webor, whila the Istter, who looks nest and cleanly, swears de- cilediy the other way. Graves' father Ia foreman for the harnces firm of llayden, Kay & Co., on Lake street, where, during vacation, Young tiraven also worke.' Mr. Ciraves 'la a_reputable and good citizen, who believes in the Innoceuce of his doy, whu':vu aeld in $500 bail for the Uctober term of court CRIMINAL. At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Thomas Kelley pursucd two boys whom he saw running away with n hasket from the cornerof Stewart avenne and Liberly street. The boys es. caved among the cars on the Fort Wavne Ralfroad tracke, and the basket was found to contain sbout $4 worth of tobaceo and twenty-Sve cigars. An owner ls wanted. Bamuel Roberts was to have boen exam- 1ned yeaterday by Justice Meech on a charge of perjury alleged to have been committed in an upper court in swearing that e had seen Sarah M. Tiragg cobablting with a colored man. _ Defore the canc wan faken up uge of the Sheris deputies arrested him and took him uver 10 the North Sule, the tirand Jury hLaving found an fndictment against him, Charles Seward recently swore in Junatica Wilron's Conrt that he had ecen tho baptismal re ord of the defcndant in a case, and competent to wwear 1o the defondant’s age, did so, and vesterday Patrick Harrity cansed Ard's arrest for perjury, claiming that the baptl ms! record was butned np In the great fire, ai 1hat Soward rwore fajsely when he sald lio ha secn the chiurch record. Dail was fxed at $1,000, and Learing not for Saturday, Oflicor Ilooley was yesterday called npon toarrest o gang of boys that are habitnally ateal- Inggrain_from the Northweatern Haflroad cars near the Erle nircot crossing, Ho started after one Dantel Callaghan, who was pointed out to him as tie lender of the gang, and after s long chase suc- ceeded In capturiog him, While on the way to the ntatlon (he "officer was beset by the women of the nelghbornood, who struck at him with their fists snd threw sticks and stunes at him, boping to release the boy, but to no avall. Tho oflicer's hands ora swolicn and brulsed in conse- quence of the beating, Marianna Broodlaf, a hard-working yonng woman who had accnmnlated some little Lousenold farniture money, was enticed into taking up habltation with one John Walther, with whom she lived for nearly Lo months, he professing that hie loved her dearor than life, and intended sfiorily to marey her, One day recently, white she was oat washing, John decamped, taking with him sll the furaiiore and about 830 in cash. and she svon found out that he was 8 nartled mon, and had childcen and a wife residing in this city. Wherefore Marianus prays that Joho may be srrested. One of the Lincoln Park policemen wns arrested yetorday npons charge of falss im- prisonment. ‘gave ball befare Justice Footo s the trial nostponed tiil Mondsy. The circumatances leading o the avove ar- rest nre theso: Soms days ago 4 gen- tieman was driving _ his open buggy alung the Lake-Shore Drive near Division strect. In the boxof the bupey was a bundle—-a suit of cluthen tied up fn paper., The policeman aforesald conetrucd the ordinance prohibiting ox: press and merchandise wagons' from traveling in the park as Including an open bugey provided tisre was & bundle in tho box thereof. He told the driver of the vehiclo to tarn back. e driver ro- fused snd was nrrested. Distingulshed counsel who most do congregate about tne corner of Clark and Michigan streeta Intond 10 make It a test case, 10 have decided the questlon as to what constitutes an oxpress or merchandise wagon: as to whether 8 bugky containing a bundio can drive through ¢ park; and also ss to whethor the Lincoln Park ps il’ui;men have any autbority over the Lako-Bhore rive. g MRS. YOUNG. . A CASE OF DESTITUTION. Whensver a terrible accident occurs, sccompan- fed by loss of lifo, the good people of Chicago {nsist irat of al on learnlyg all about the affal and, sccondl, yon extending theirsysmpathies to the victims. Tho same is true when by tho uso of plstol or knife some geutieman of homicidal ten- dencles plerces the brain, or severs the windplpe of lla fellow-man. It s even more strongly ahown where & woman Is the victim, s was seen In a certaln tragedy which happened i Chicago ne longer ago than Jame 70, ° When Minn Btovens fell om the seldowalk on Congros street with & bullet in her brain s a love-gift from the wunworthy scoundrel whom sha called husband, hundreds of men any women throngedl the little room at No, 362 Con- Kreay stroct, In whicli tho hapless girl lay dying, and thelr offers of help and sympathy for the stricken family wore aa londly-spoken and ap- parently as sincorc as thelr desunciations of the murderor, That, bowever, was six weeks ago, wiich Is 8 Tong time in Chicago, and from certain facts which wore doveloped yesterday it would appear that the charliable ' lnfuences falled of frultion In thiacase at loast, It will bo remembered that Mamie Stevens re- sided with her mother, Mes, Youni, and her slater, a child 12 years old or 3o, Mra. Young obtajned a divorce from her husband four years sgo, and the three were supported by rolngs aud those of her eldess daughter. The **SBong of the Shirt" wan nn} & long time u{n. and has etirred the hearts of huudreds of thousands, and olthough the work of the scamstress ls 1ot so badly remu- nerated jn this favored land as it was in London in the time of Thomas Hood. shirt-inaking can be considered a businessat whicha voman get rich o & horry.’ Mrs. Young snd her B a Gaughters occupled wo wmali rooms, for which Y, vsl 84 per month, and, llviog frugalty, maoaged 10 pay thelr way and enjoy some, st lvast, of the comforta of life, although unable o save anything for contlugencien, Cunsequently, whea the poor K11l was shot down there was little or nothing for the famnly to fall back upos, althougn the necce- wary expene of the Tew brief days during which whe autiered, sud the cost of procuring & decent grave, had to be mut, ‘The occasion was cartalnly one fox asslstauce and wympathy, and both were extended, BRVEHAL CHAKITABLE LAUIES voluutecred, atibough wutire strangers to the unfortnuate amily, to attend the dylaz giel, and tiose whose duty culled the to the siricken huuse can bear witness that lhl:{ carried vut thelr self-ln- puscd duty publy wnd well. Not oanly did they ninteser to the wants of the suflerer, but, Aanding that e famlly were abmolutely witbout funds, they yuletly niade up & purse of 315 or $20 to the moTY [ressing necesalios of the time, 'Tlie unsrdered giel was burlod from o lesding Methodist courch, ministers of two of tiree evangelical de- numinations jolned In the (uneral services, and the story of the murder with the nioral to bu drawa from it wero duly expatlated upon Ja Lalf 8 dozen pulpits on the fullowing Sunday, The I Alr. Walker touk the bill fur the funoral 1th 8 promtss U expeas w he would sec that it wae met, and the mother was lefs In hier desvlate household, sick, broken down with care aud nights of Waiching, with a sick child to urovide fur, and atterly unable to procure & ceol from any source. There waw some (alk of procuring coun~ st to assiet tha State’s Attoruey i the prosecu. tion, —much Inunnuring because tho humicids! hustand was ol strung up 10 a Iamp:pout fos of belug lodged 1n the County Jall,—bot it ne scemed 1o occustoany of the thousands wao read ¢! Bewspaper accounts of thy atfalf or who ssslsted st the funeral services tuat & pressing demand fur lh7 :fincm- of e most prucious of all virtues existe day 1t was told to & Puinuxs reporter that Mrs. Youn was io actual want of the pecessarics o, nut Mmerely in pecaniary trouble, but in Abaulute need of fumediste help. A visit (o the house proved that TILE STORY WAS THUR IN ALL 1TS PARTICULARS, Alre. Youug wus found ju the room whete her daughter dicd, a plaioly-furnished upsriment, out exquisitely ucatsudclean, Apersonable wouan of 43 a1 the atmost, dresaed Ipgdecplack. very quict in matiner and language, shd Aas hidden ber troubles from the veighvors, and even the vlhicr tensuls of the house sré_ protally unawire that for b pisi two weeks she baa dopended for food for betacif aud cbild wbon the wmall subscriptions of 1wo Indies, who bad falliomed the case and extended what help lay lu theie puwer. With much ditdeult b was led to speak of bor circamstances, an thers 14 uo reason Lo daubt that her story 1a an ob- wolutely truthful one. The reporter arked If sie Kuew anything about the comlog trlal or tho eoxagewent of sasistant cuouse) for the prosecution, o which she suswered that the oiler of extra h\'{en had becu wade, bis that Bluto's Alluruey Millu bad 3)d ihat ue sbould not require saslstauce, unluas 8 change of venue was en by (be defensc. *The churches nve takon some Intereat {a this case, have they not, Mre. Youug?" was the next questiog. Yo" wi ly, *they did dosa, au et muuey for & Lawyer, some winisierd ollers ¥ n" I;n'll you received auythiug frow apy of ey **Xoj 8 {ricnd of mine, & Mra. Arnolg, who has now gonu W the counlry, weul 10 see the Rey. Mr. Mavlin _ svout for ke s lswyer, Bolling 1 bavy been aick ever sluce Mamle divd, and b: nut besi able 4o work of Lo earn any wiol tho expausce of ber sickness threw me Al wo hud 10 live upon was Ler esraings al wine, and now whon J yu back 10 work, as 1 bope 10 40 next weok, 1aballpot be sbls (0 save auy- tbing, for I canuot earu mors thas $3 or $J a wesk al the best. ™ Your httle girl goes to school, I suppose?” Not now; the schuols are not opeo, Lut sbe aln ulter the vacativu. | cuuld not bcar parated from ber 1t waa bad cuougl Joss Mamle. Duotto tell yon the trath shout onr cifcymstauces, for the [ant ten days 1 B NOT NAD RNOUGN TO RAT. Taat month'a rent ta unpald And this nronth 18 nearly dite, hnt T have not got a cent, and the land- lord, Mr. Decker, haw called tiwica for his money, and waa very short about it the last time. e tan rich man, hut 1 supnose he doesn’t know. | have not tald anybody except two Iadics, and except them wo wonld have cons hungrs often. Yo ace I hnve no relativen and seemingly no friends, ™ **Which of the chnrches did you beiong to? They neomed to take a great deal of interest in the cane," 4] wasnot amember of any church, and I am afesid that is why they o not come tu see me. My people were Presbyterlans, and [ always aent the children to churcly and Sunday-school whichever ne was r.eareat, and not slopping to consider sbout ne varticular denomination, ~ Mr, W Walker has the il for ‘the funcral, -and tolil me not to Lather abont that, but therswere ather expsnres,—not V'l'!l’l' much, but indeed Tdon't know how 1o meet them. ™ Further Information ellcited the fact thet Men. Young, aithangn living in & city where extensively- advertined charittes, " with heavily-salaried dis- pensers of help at their head, abound, was entirely ignorant of the manner fn which to bring her cate befors them, Not helny s professtonal beggar, and not having the questionable honor of an ncguaintance with the worshinful lioard of County Commissioners, she conld hope for nothing from the connty fands. while those who ari p- nostd to watch over the distrosted and relieve the wants of the poor and needy passed hy ke the Levite In the parable, and the Good Ssmaritan came not, The proifer of farnishing & ney for the prosecntion of Stevens, ihiie tho mls. ory which his marderoita work brought on 18 ati] unrelleved, reminds ane very forcihiy of the words aof Him who went about doing good when He said, **11. tnd childten sk for bread will b give them & toner” ‘fhe casc on Ita face Is certainly one for the exer- cise of Judictous charity, and sffonls another cor- roboration of the often-ropeated truth that the really deserving very seldom come nxder the notice of thie charitable unless absolotely driven toask nasiatance by that very ugly condition—starvation. THE SIIOEMAKERS. ONE SIDB. Theto was no particniar change in the situation of the ateiking bootmakers ycsiorday, bul silil (bere wero somo developments. Siace the trouble began nelther party to It has had suy commnnica- tion with the other, and the proapect of a compro- Taise being arranged fa not good, Mesars, Waber, ¥argo, and other manufacinrers to whom a re. porter talked said that the troublo arose partly be- csngo thelr Amsociation had rofused to desl with nny Committee from the Crispins, but insisted on dolnz bosinces directly with thelr own workmen. All the manufactarers had goods enongh on hand 10 last them for two or three months, 5o that for the present thoy wbre content to smply walt and nee what would Le donme by tho other side. Of courre when the goods in process of mannfacture at the time of the strike were completed the niahi- ers wonld bo out of a job, and so many more were added to the army of unemployed. In addi- tion to these there were the catters. Thera was no use of cutting up stock that conld not be wanufac~ tared, and consequently to-morrow night the cot- ters would all quit work: In rezard to what will o done In case thestrikers hold out for an unusually long time. the general impression am~ag the wunufacturers 48 that a con- siderable purtion of their work will hereafter be done elscwhero than in Chicago.—~that ls, if they cannot secure Iabor here ot tha rate they were pay- ing Lefore the present tronble began, .\ propoal- tion had aircady been made to them byas party bere to furnish 1,600 Chinese bootmakers nt 75 centa per day, but the 10an who sugsested this method of overcoming the difficuity did mot receive much eacuuragement. One workman, who ovorhieard his conversation on the enblect with a manufactorer, told him that he wonld be killed in- side of twenty-foar hours if he succecded in carry. {ug oot bite scheme, &0 that the $10U which he lll:tl 84 commisslon Would not beuf much value to him, > TIR OTIER, At their hesdquarters the boot-bottomers had sery listlo thot was new, A nmmber of them wore there all day walting for fometuing to turn up, amoring themselves in cracking jokes. Dauring tie day they were in recelut of ciicering lotters from sovoral Unions outside the city promising them suppurt, while on the other hand their ad- vices wWere, contrary ctatlon, that M. 1. Wella & Co. haa ordered such of thelr followers as bad completed tholr_work to remove tielr ts ** from their shop, The{l did not ap« Bnrwbuueunndcnl as they had beem the day #lore that the bosses woubll ‘accede (o their de. mands, which was {linstrated in the fact that the spplications for cards of withdrawal were increas- fig. Nine withdrawal carda wera lasued during the d4y, which means that uine of tho strikers at least bad dotermined to forego Ihe guvvort proflered them by the other Unlons, and tdke their chances a¢ getting work elsewhere. ‘Chioy wers all happy nnd resolute, noverthieleas, and It was far froimn the varpose of any to recede from thelr position, or rotarn 1o work until thelr demands had beom com- * plled with. . *THB LADOR LEAGUR. 1 of the AmlurI; stroat jast evening, 8. Goldwoter presiding, tho fullowing resolutions wrro sdopted regardiuy tne strlka uf the buotmakets: Witkngas, The Crispinaars demanding at the pres ©at ihinc & réstoratioa of their former wages; and Wugngan, ‘the Councll conslicra the demaud not an e10rhitant One, 84 the wages now enrnicd are Insumclent w afiord thein the mesnt uf liviogy tnerofure, bo Rawioed, Tnat the-Uulons represented tn this Coun. citaive thie Crieplns thely moral as well s Qasncial aupport whilo contendiug fur theirrights, + It was also declded to hold o mass-meeting in Maskgi} Hall at half-past £ o'clock Sunday after- noon, Lo further constder (e matter, ‘The members of the Amalminated Union clatm hiat the workingmen were nover so well organized {n the world as tiey ffe now, end they only hope taoy will not be **pushed further info the cor- ner.* hinting yagaely that f they are *+*something will happen.” ‘They contend that they aro now reduced to secing tholr wives starve and their ctildren ruuning naked. The cigar-makersaro pas- ticularly dissatiafled, They say they aro now get- 1ing €5 8 thunsanud for making a certain quality of cigara (hat they forwerly recelved $11 for manufac- taring, whije the full price of cignrs Ja kopt | d ntock costs 40 per cont loss, 'Tbe manufacture of & certan H-cent elgar, for Instance, they say i a frand. They sre tne same yuality of cigar that ma{ used tosell for 83, while they pald 811 for theit manufacture, whereas now they got $33, ond pay $5 co for making, and nsiderably The _ pri e mest grow! Al to N with the organization that {8 inay ock Is are ihat »ny rated all over the countey, s genersl strike fa lisblo to break out atany tine, which will sweep everything before 1t, and all classes of cmployers who are sot paying Jiving wages witl sutfer tho consequenco, The Chairwan of the Teades' Counctl told 'Cuk TRisuN®. represeaiative Jast night that that body represent- ed men i this city. [t cmbracos taenty-fve Unlons,—threo representatives from each,” ‘Phe conduct of il thess Unions in regulated wnd controlled by this Coun- cil's recommendations, ‘The money which lu pald aut of the treasury far the wubport of strlkers (n collected from dues and apeclal avseasments upon men who are at work, and their nutber ja so great lu.lll:hu alwount that cach Lss 1o pay in i very winsll, BOARD OF EDUCATION. A PHESIDING OFFICEL. ‘The Board of Educatiun met last ovenlng, W. 1. Weils fu the chair, all of the members present ex- cupt Messra, Arnold, Denantw, and Brenan, A communleation was: read from the City Clerk annouucing the appointment by the Mayor of Messte. Frankenthal sud Bartlett as membors of the Board, and they were adwitted to sests, ‘The Chalr suggestea the election of a Presideat to werve until Septomber, ¥ Tuspector Vocke saw 0o necessity for entering {010 an efection, and moved that the Vice-Prest- dent, Inspector Wells, act.84 President until the taie of the election, —the sccond Thursdsy o Sep- tumber. Juspector Stone wanted the Vico-Prealdent to act without sny electlon, and Juapectur Prussing thought there wis no pecewalty for any uction, Inavector Keith was 11 (avor of the election of o nt. The rulvs urescribed that in the ab. uf the Freshient the Vicu-President should L, but the fact was the Hoard was without a I'res- :Jen‘l.m Tl!m maticr waa faally disposed of by be- W table lavpector Prussing called upon ihe Vieo-Presi dent to 2] the Comuitices, and there belug no ob- Joction it wau 80 ordereil. 'I'ie School-Agent's report for July was read, It abowed that the recolvls had been 3u.844, and that the cash on band Aug. ) was §14,0b2," ‘Fhe report was referred, THR PINANCES, Supl. Doty subwitted the (ollowing financial statement of the probable recelits aud expenditures un sccouut of schools for thufiecal year cnding Duc. i1, the same befug’ Intended 0 gulde thy Board in the fising of salirles: BR0RIVTY, By City ¢ . Amount yoted wuufl Dalsnce unexpende. 3 Heps of part of Mossty behool Total probable recetpta... At it expended I.O ::!h: ABOUD Pebuied ror dalhue Total prolable expenditures. ... TEX1-BQUKS. Uader toe biead of uufnisbied bustness, the mat- ter of adgptiug taxt-books (0F iy schuoly was taken up, Inspector Prussing wanted the new members of the Board to have 8o upuostunity 1o exsmins the buoks prescated, aud moved that the wuole matier be posipoutd for onu weok, - The motion was lost, aites some discussion, Dy 8 vole of 1Vt 2, Inspector Frankupthas sald tho Board was setting 8 bud precedent, Uy, a8 8 wember, wanted to ex- amine the buoks, or at Jeust discuas their merits, which the call of the previvus question cub off. He would bave to ask 0 ba eXcused frua vatiug oa the question under the citcumyisnces, Iuspecior Stuny sald be did Dot waut to tha Buard act dlscourtcously towards the new mem- berw, spd woved that the voto by which the pre- ¥lous question bud becy wrdored be reconsidercd. Tl motios was Juat by & vois of 7 10 b. ‘The 1wotiva of Luspector Eoglish to adopt a cer- tain text-book, was thes pat abd Jost by a volu of 10 w2 Those yuling in- the altinustive were In- spectors Hoyus and Euglia, i The writing-buok yucelion was foally settled, ADJ LUvA dulus Ulostadiid Wiloecd g by wdoptivn of a hilstory for neein the schools, and the one now fn use waa adopted. Tanpectar Hotz moved the adoption of the read- er% now {n use In the schoola. Inapector Rnghish movad to posipone the adop- tlon of the readera for one week, and Inspector Frankenthal seconded the motion. The motlon prevaited, o Insuector Stone moved the adoption of the ind the motion was carried. atfthmetic now in nse, ‘The connideration uf other books was postponed one weck, The Chair then gnod the new niembers of the Board to the [following committeen: Ari- etrong, Jaoltors and Supplles: Drenang, School Fand Property; Frankenthal, Financo] and Anditing and Bpecial Fonas and Prizes; Hartiett, Pablications Arm. atrong snd Dartiott, Examination of Teachers; Dartlett and Frankenthal, ligh School: lrenan and Armstrong, Evenlng Schools; liranan, Itnles and Jterulatlons, “In the Grammarand Frimary Schunl Committees, Armatrong succeeds Smithy lirenan succeeds Wells; Bartlett succeeds Covert and Frankentbal succeeds Kohn, English 1e his own successur on all Committces, Tive Boand then adjonrned for one week. —— A COMMEROCIAL CASE, WIIAT ARB TEAMING TICKETS] There came up yesterday before Justico Pollak, but was contined At ance for & week, an inter- csting point In commerelal Inw, Ilibbard, Spene cer & Co, have been in the hahit, like other Airm of glving to thelr head teamster a ticket for each load carted by him, Whenovor he reports a load of ‘*in" frelght, he s glvenarcd ticket with the name of the firm stamped on It, and for every toad of ‘tout' froight reyom-d. a blue ticker witha simllar atainp, At thoond of the month theae tickets are presented to the firm's cashier d by him paid, It wo happened that this E:rllcnllr teameter got Into dieniputed ways gid gan pledging his fickata as he got them, Just betore pay-day came it was his habit to £o to the person with whom ha had nypothiccated them and ank him to go with him to the cashler's deak, 1lo stoted that if the tickots were presentcd by anoth- er than himself it might lead to the asking of quesiions. _Ho the two wers in the babit of gom twgether, The teamster prosentod tho tickets, A drew the money, which be handed over lo' his friend, Lut, in addition to hypothecating the last bateh of tickets received by Lim, ho aléo becama indebt- ed tothe firm. When tnese ontstanding docu- ments wero prosented, tho frm refused {o pay them, saring that thoy had a sct-off in the forin of thisclaim azainstthe teamster, The holder of the tickets denies this, sfating that these {ickets are like promimsary notes, passing from hand to hand, "to be pald to thie last nolder, and that no clalm for an offsct conla leglllmntnl{' ba made, It 18 1o soltle this point that suit_nns been brought againat Hibbard & Svencer, Eldridge & Tonrielotte appearing for the plaintiif, and Mitch- cock, Dnpee & Judd for the defendants, For a Justico-Courg case it 14 one of cousiderable fm- poriance, and will doubtiess be carrled up to the ultimats courl, OBITUARY. WILLIAM I, CLARKE. The foneral services of tha late Willlam ¥I. Clarke, Engineer in charge of the Sewerage De- partment of the city, were held in Unity Church, Dearbornavonae, at 4 o'clack yesterday afternoon. Thera wore a largs namber of catrinzes abont the door, and Insldo were ropresented all the City De- artments~—the Mayor, the Council, Board of Pub- e Worke, and city employcs gencraily, Including a large numbner of laborors etaployed in the Sewers age Department, Theds were scated in the north maln alale, On the other side were the repre- scniatives of the Clicago Literary Bocioly, (he Itegents of the Chicago Univorsity, manyof the nhfi:ll citizens of Chicago, and thair friends, Shortly before 4 o'clock the hearse arrived, The remaing were {o o ¥ rglan- 70 dles, borne by six ity Engineer E." 8, Cheabrough and It Potts, of Ahe Soclety of Clvil Engincora; K. H. Sheldon, A, H. Burloy, J. P, Fogw, and Nathan Mears. Two brothers, 8 son, and a nophow of deceased were the only nesr relatives present, bl wife haviug dled several yoars ago, ‘Tho cofiin was brought to the platform In frout of the pulpit, the it was uncovered, and all who wistied were permitted to obtaln a Iast look at the face. Many availed themactves of tho opportatnity bofore \he services commenced, The Unity Church organist and quartoste cholr were in thelr lacen; the formor executod o voluntary,—** Here Erlns’ynnr wonnded huarts, '—and the Iatter chant- ed a pralm. Then t ey, Brooke Ilerfora, of the h of the Messiah, delivered n short funeral address, in whic! highly enlugized the doceased, 1o aald ne was identified with the cLy in ths same_ depArtment sinco a time when Cnlcago was Tothing more than an overgrown villago, e lad been connected with Ml ine gigantic enterprisvs in civil engineer. Ing which had converted Chicago from s piece of awamp land 1nto ono of the bewt sewered clties in America. - He was ons of the founders of Uniy Church, and waa a life-Jong friend of lobert Coll- yer. Thero.wers very few men who had lived #o thoroughly honostand as morsl a Hie. 'I'he wpeak. or related” sevoral incidents fn fllustration of his exemplary character, v After the services at the church, the coffin was borne out and piaced in the hearse, and the fyperal procession proceeded to Graceland, whers t} moine were buried. The sorrow expressed by the employes who were under Mr. Clarke was hearte felt, and touched tho sympathy of sll beholders, J, IL WIIPPLE. Tho telegraphic dlapatches of ‘Tiax TRINUNE yey- terday contasned an account of the finding of"the dead ‘budy of J, H. Whipple In the Onlo Itiver, at Loulsville, with a ballet-hale in his head, and tho statement that tho decensed waw supposed to havo been 8 son of the Rt .lev, Bishop Whipple, uf Minncsota, from the fact that certaln telcgrams. writtun by bin, bat not tranemitted to tha parties, were found upon bis poraun, Yesterdsy aflernoon Mr, C. H. Whipple, Drothier of the deceased, arrived In the city on hin way to Loutsvlile, ang’ & THIRUNE reportor mei him st the Grand Pacific lotel The young man - was wellenigh broken down with grief, though bo bore up manfully under the ssd and tragic bercavement. 1le watd ho had no doutt that tne deceased was hls brothor. The Mr, ltosato whom one of the dispatches found upon deceased's perasn was addrewsed fn hud brother-in-law. and Mrs. , Cullom [y reintive, The deceased was 21 years of age, Ho waa wild and reckless in hls habits, and for four uare ho has not becn at achool. Last April be oft home without notifying his family, last heard of tam ho was at Cincinnatl, My, €, 11, Whipplo scorgs the {dea that his brother com« mitted suicide. 1ie was not of that disposition, e was cither murdered or accidently drowned. He was not drlven from howe, snd bhls pArents wore willlng to do all, snd did do all, they contd for him. Hishop Whipple s st at preseot toking his vacation atapont on Lake Superior whero ne_eannot be reached for yoveral days, Mra, ulnmw \ermn [ ot her hume in Faribaoll, snd she Is well-uigh frantic with grief. When her son had gone away soine Lime, whe atlll Loped that he would turn up all right. 'She expected to hesr goud news frouy him dally, and thet hu would come home and lead & qulet fife, She prayed for him es ouly & mother can, aud when the sad news of his death canie to o, it was murs uluiost thun she could bear, Mr, Whipple left for Louleville last eveniug. Amung the papers found on the decessed wasa letter to a friend in which he maid that by some mnoney Al Mike Mchionald's ** on cd ount was %‘l’nlnd in oav paper se §i another ax 3300, McDouald fe cartaln aobody won us largoa sum xa §:3,000. If any one were 0 win $:500), 1t would be 50 slight a umiter that he should uut vecollect it, WILLIAN B, OALE, ‘The many fricsds of Willlam U, Gale, of the Iato fem of Keith & Gale, wiil be pained to hear of his Hosth, which oecurred yesterday in this city, Thu decoased was a native of Lacontu, N. I, oud was 41 years of at tho time of his death, Hlo came to Chicago in 1854, and tho dry goods house of Bavage, Kelth & Co., sid remained there until 1860, when Le went With the firm of Covley, Farwsll & [ now J. V, Farwell'& Co.,” and remained tl until the famous Board of Trade Baitery was ntflnmzcd for tho War, when Lo left hia position suil joined this organizstion, and was a member until the winter of 18/, fio was then given a sommission u Col, Bross' regimont, and took part $u the famous cuargo at the lnm-lmrt wine, July 30, 184, Hle was badly wounded here, which preveated him from performing any more militacy servico during the War. He was lald up for about a year. and when he recovored sufiiciontly he vn- terad the fArgs of Bavage, Kellh & Wood, ‘and acted a3 buyer in New York., e was with this firm until itdlsvolved. He was with Hamlin, Hale & Co. for #short lime, and then the Sruw of Kelth & Uale was formed. and remained tn business uatil last Jauuary, when i1 was dusolved. lie then look charge of thu uotlon department of Kelth Bruth- ers, on Madieon streot, but had not been ale to sttend to bls duties, owing tu ill-heaith. Ho was #n excellent businesa- was very popular with tha trade and his nasoclates, and did not have tho 1l-will of uuybody, Funeral from Unity Chaorch st 2 o'clack tuta atiernoau. LAKE CURRENTS AND THE PULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT, The opinions of mariners in regard to currents in Lake Michigan sre nuwmerous and varied, snd when 8 gumber of them were questioned yesterdsy in regard 10 them it was fugad that s deplorable lack of unsplmity existed. Apd further, whea sald wariners were ssked about the probable effect of the Kullerion avenue condulton the water supply, lhn‘r ‘wera not urepared to glve an opinlon ofthang, 'wo oocient manuers sald thsl the natural curreat of (he Jeke wes toward tho soutb’ard op thls (ths west) abore, aud to tho north'srd on the east shore, and demonstrated the corrcctucss of their bLellof by cslling the reporter's attsntion totne fact of the accumulations uf sand at tue plers, aud the forma- tion of bara slong ke coast at this eud of the Jake, A gentleman whbo bad given the walter soms atiea- tlon, sud who had read Dr. Hale's loter i yester- day's TRiuNE, kave the ovinion that the current luiho North Brauch would How dowg tue Sooth ranch, sud thouce Juto tho 1Dipols & Micui. gAa Capal, when the water was puwped ioto the' Srat-nswed slream from ihe iske, provided the canal gatcs ware lelt open. Another geatleman sald the water of the North Branch wouid flow 10t the waln river, aud theucy out 1ato tha luke, when the water was forcod from e luke into the river at the condult crib. A Il piain expresscd the bullef that there was osdy How of water down the lske sod brough ihe Sirsits, sod thouce Lo the ses, aod “referred Lo the rapids of tue i Clale, the cugrent dn~ Detrolt River, sud 'the mighty gush ©f walers hat sped through N rnm River, thenee into Laka Ontarlo, and down (ne great St Lawrence 1o the ocean. The natural currents, he believed. aet directly down Lake Michigan, and a forced corrant down the North Irancn would as naturally flow ont Azain toward the lake, . One bluft mariner ventared the idea that the condnit wonld bo useless, and aald an nnneceesary outlay had been made In {ta consiruction, and the cuntractors only bad made a good thing ont of It. WEAVER, 1119 BAIL FIXED AT $00,000. ‘Michael Weaver, burglar, wan yeatorday after- noon taken before Justice Summarfield, and, walv- ing examination, was held In $00,000 to the Grand Jury, —$3,000 upon each of twelve cases maide ont acalnet him by citizens wno have dentified portions of the plunder found In Weaver's posseralon. There apocared agalnst him the following: C. J. Swift, of No. 14 Aberdeen #treet, who lost about 8500 wurth of property; D. R, Hale, No. 10 (rant place, $1,000 worth; J. 3. Brown, No. 32 Aberdeen atreet, $75 worth; L. Mnson, o, i Ada wtrect, $205 worth: O K. Brown, No. 176 West Monrue atreet, $75 worth at !‘)nc mnu'r:"r:’u 4350 worth at anothe: . E. 0. 8400 worth; 100 worthy A, N, Grim! atreet, 8118 ‘worth; Mrs, [ est Monros . N, Merriman, No. Indiana avenue, $100 worth; Mra. A, M. rightson, No. 14§ Indtana avenue, $1,600 worth; Jnmes Weat, No. U1 Kijzabath atreot, 500 worth C. . Clark, No. 57 Yark avenue, 8300 worth, There are about 8 half-dozen uthers who hiavo fdenfified sriicles recovered, among whom wre Z. T, Urifln, of No. 114 Liacoin strect, and Mrs, M. 13, Wiliinms. Most of these burglariea were of comparatively recant date, hut one of two dated back nyearof two, \Weaver's chief losing hiazard was In keeping ro much stolen property aoont him, when it ia evident that he was making shnoost regular shipments tw feople in other cltfes. It s aleo n remark- able fact that this man who has lived here for years, and occnpled vaijons positions in connectlon with v Inte vrother Dick while in the variely theatrs fyees, was not kdown to iore than thred or four poitcemen un the force, although it waa always known that he was 4 crooked man. Likowise, the manncrin which he burled himaell and lienfity right o the heart of n populons un{ in wnrvojons.” He had occupled the honee No. 162 lloyne street for some time, and the peopie in that imwedinte vicinage vught to fecl somewhnt cha~ grined that they were not sharp enough Lo distrust thix neighibor, and detect hini in_rome of his pe- L is & sirixing example of aw ofien this city no map nefghbor. The evidenco Weaver's crimes was overywhere visible, women wers gaudily snd rlchly dressed; packages of plunder came to the house at ail hours of both day and night; the cluthes lined showed now goody aliiost every wesk: a littlo pet do wors for s cof« dy's gold bracelet worth at least $40; and yet Weaver had apoarently no means of cmployment, = 1lls Identity was as ‘well burled n that well-gettlod nelghborhood ns If he had car. ricd on bld dupredations by meana of acharm that made him invisivle, Weaver aid not take kindly to jmillife, and cried pearly nl) Ilhe way going there, His health 1a vury poor, and he besvught tne oflicers to inter- cude for him with the jail anthorltics {u order that he might be allowed 2 lsttle more cofdforts than the ordinary ron of prisoners. 1llo tella‘all his ac- qualntances thatthe Jig Isup, that the Peniton- tiary alu staning himn the face, and that Lo bas o opo of living through it, CORRESPONDENCE. TUE *L-0." Te the Editor of The Tribune. Cncaao, Aug. 8.=Nixon, in the Inlep-Ocean of to-day, continucs to **squeal" regarding tho printera’ strike on that dylng joarnal. o trics to divert public opinlon from the trie stato of the case (that he would not pay living wages to com- petent worknion—preferring cheap Clineso labor) by saying that Trx TiinuNe's influence **rattod the poor, cffete J.-0..U.. tho workingman'a friend (7). That won't go down with the maseee, Mr, Nizon, They know that the Typosraphical Unlon numbers €00 or 700 mombers, only about ninety or 100 of whom are employed on Tux Tiis. uNe.” Nixon tranted the T'ypozraphleal Unlon to erpetrata 4 (faud o the npropeletors of otner ea- ablishnients and allow him an undue advantaze, but the Unton would not _be a party to the fraud, and the rewnlt was the withdrawnl of tho Uunion men from the baukraut concern. An B remult, the [fnler-Ucean has lost somany of its subscribors that it is discontinuing 1ta cacriers, and when Lt heats fram the Urung, in Towa and Wisconsin §t will **shut up shop, " for the sturdy farniers all know of lta:employing Chiness Lutor, Go shead, William Pean, and give what knowladge(?) you have of Tus TRILUNE'S ruuniug the '"ypographical Unlon. and then wo wlll give to tho nublic the nistory of your broken word, your plighted faith, ond “the hypncrh{ of your pretonited love for jho workingman, Dielike @ man; the Typographical Union will sse you de- cently burjod, und we are golng to bury you, too, —that {s, the I,-0.-Kverybody newspnper, the only American newspaper that ompluys Chinese *rrata ™ i preferonce 1o Anglo-Saxon workmen, The returna are coming in. and the Jnter-Ucean will be counted out by overy docent workman nad Graugor tn the Weat. Vox foruts TIE COUNTY CORVENTION, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, Aug. 8.—1 understand that Instesd of the Contral Committecs of the Senatorlal Districty of Cook County (which are seven In namber, and composed of #ix vr soven membors each), that only one moniber each of Avo ent Benatorial Com- mittces wet yesterday, and'resolved thatall the Seuatorlal Conventlons aliotld be held Sept, 301 Tuls action was lliogal bocause not authorized by th respective Commiitecs, Kuch of tho seven Sun- atorlal’ Central Commitices 18 gilstinct, aud has the power, sud it 4 {ts duty 10 cach call Its separate Conventlon, If, huwevor, harmuny and conven- fencu to volors are to besubserved. 1 would sugeest that there be 8 Jolnt wecting of tho threo Col grewslonsl and seven Senatorial District Commite tees with-the Cook County Lentral Commiiitee, for the purposs of fixing ubon the wsine day nna hour when the primaries are to Lo hold thriughout the county to eluct threo seta Of delegates, und then iet tho voyeral Comintttees call their own Conven- tlons, tn bo held whonever thoy may chovse after said primary electlon, Povirics, PEACK AT LAST, To thf Editor of The Tribune, Cnicago, Aug. 7.—**Dan’t split kindlings early in the morning." This devico is printed on four aiden of a hiuge tranwparency, wiuch was mounted in the back yurd day before yesterday. Tha neighe Lors and their sarvanta took the hint, Yesterday vach une went quictly Into his of Her barm, and upont from wo o dve miuutes in preparing kind. ling-wood for the next day's breakfast fro. Con- wequenced: The hithertu sceeechiug batles (and vursvlves) took a refreshing nap st dsybreak this worntng. RSN Harey, BUBURBAN. UYDE PARK. Por some time the pulice of Chicsgo and Hyde Park Lavw been watching around the Indfana State line for cattlo-thleves, "Four or five dotoctives have exerted tholir powers to find the den, Wednes- day awarrant was sworn oot by Col. James II. Bowen againat Jobu B, Garlock, of Kensington, for atealing grain bage. This gave 8 clew which ‘has been worked up by two Michigan Central Rall- road detactives and OMcer Petor Bteluberger, of Jiyde Park, 'They bave been working the case for #omo thav, and Wednesdsy aftoraoun the warrant the istter, and Usarlock brousht The olicers af lock apout o car-load of stuflf which has been stolen from the various roads lnnnlnunlu Kenslugton. Thu pris- oner was brouwht before Justice Hodgers, who granted a continuance antil to-day, (lariock fs alvo accused of stealing a bull from & farmer in ble nelghvorhood. ‘I'no nuwber of arrests In Hyde Park yosterday was thirty-four, the majority belng for Juinplag on and off tlie cars. The [Nincle Central 1a bound to break up the practice which bias been so much in vogue this sumuier of steallng s ride on the train: and the police are alding. ‘Uhe picnlcs of the Jast fow doys beve caused the trajun Lo bu covered with boys who try to beat thetr fare to Woodlawh. "I'ho Buard of Trustecs wiil meet st 2.0'clock to. morrow, in blace of Lalf-vast 4 us heretofors, number of the busincss-mon would like to have the seston in the oveniugwe that they could Do vroseat. Awan named H. C. Willman, of Grand Cross- Ing, was trid Wedneaday for threatenlng Lo Lake the life c:‘ll Lis W'I‘Ir.‘-—ll:;l\'luidh:tlll‘:‘.fi:;’?:‘:(:zfi man munlening bis tamily, and te be ber fate, il Wasput under bonds o Keep the pesce. e METHODIST CONFERENCE, Boecial Dispateh (0 TR Tribune, Dwiour, 1., Aug, 8.—The Wenons District Couferencs of the Metbodist Church of the Ceutrul fllinols Conference began its sessions licre yesterday, This body Is composed of the Mcul” preachers, pastors, exhorters, distelct Stowards, and Buodasy-school Buperintendents within the north halt of Livingston Louuty, all south of tuo MMuols River of Grundy Coun. ty, portious of Putnaw, Marshall, Woodford, und Kapkokee. Tho Coulerence ?’pened with_the Rev. J. B, Binick, Presidiog Eldvr, who I3, by virtue of bis office, President, fu the chair. ‘Cbo Rev. A. C. Price, of Mloonk, was elected Becrotary, sud the Kev, D, R. Kussell, of Toulca, Auuum-@cmury. ‘The charges fn the ditrict sre well represented, sud quite fs- vorablu reports ure wadu by the pastors of their TesbECtive Works. The Rev. Dr. Adams, of the Bloomington Univeraity, preached » yery able scrmon las. evening. Awouz the visitors present are the Kev. R. Hauey, D, D., ous of tbe veterau Meth- odist preachers of 1llipols, and who thirty years #20 was pastor lu_yuur city; also the Hev.'d. B. Dille, Prestdue Eler of Norwood District, 1s u visitor. He wus pasior of this cbarge twenty yeury ugo, when It was s part uf the “Old Mazon Clreuit,” He is enjorlug the uuclct{ of hls old parfshioners, who thcu worphiped o suwall scuool-loyse, but now veeupy vus of the most commodlous houses of warani, i Ja vntertaining 11 skl Dwight I8 vntertaining the Conferen fta waual Tiberality, and the pastor, fhe ped E. P. Hull, has wiade amnlo nrranceningy 1 the necommodntion of the body. The gt Gicorge W. (e, of Streator, preaciog o7 lurze congregation this eventur. Tho 3 will eloge Friday evenl on o — BOB INGERSOLL, Parting with Potitics and Ploty—T1o Gneg Beotland to Study Burns And Germpg, New Tork Sun, Aug, 4, 3 Bob Ingersoll leaned azalust the rayt quarter-deck of tho steamship Rheln, Festerday afternoon, plachlly smoking, and contemigyy, the hurly-burly of preparation for saiting, i woro an easy-fitting sult of blue flannel, apq . white beaver was carclessly pushed back fro,, liis forchead. Mrs. Ingerscll and the My, Ingersoll, blodming maldens,~—the Folngoy belng an exact soitened and colored Ukenesg g her father,—sat on a bepch near by, 1 ahall not lectuem™ he safd, n Jypp, Most of our time will B2 spent In Scotland, o 1 go to Europe principally to luquire ingy thy 1ife of Rabert Buwns. T regard him ay Aecong unly to Blakapeare {0 poetry. Shakspeure wa the palace, but hu was the cottasy of I)Lmrr‘ and the houscs between were not wony much. Then Burns was probably the stoyge, eneiny that Carvinism ever had. ilis * Huly Williv’a Prayer’ the best Argumneng agalnat Calvinlsm, I don't like ylyip. fsm; it 13 hide-bound and o deal stiractive than Cntholiclsm, which 1t wy, signed to supcrsede. Cathollelam ls wiljfy to Tes you havo n good tma here Letow if yon gy for 1t; but Calviuism {s not, whether you bag o not. The pithiest opln that was ever oy, pressed of Purltanisim ls attributed to ,\Imuhy when lie safd that the Puritans objecteq 1y butl-baiting, wat Decause it was crae, Lo the bLulls, but because the epectatyry lked §t. Now, I bellevo In enjoy tbig Mife reasonnbly, nccording to the means ay py, dlsposal, and 1 dom't take stock In any creed that Keeps us worrying about what I8 heyon, No, onc can know ‘what {8 to come niterwarg, Why, {t would be just as reasonable for me 1o sworry mysclf about the future state aa it woqly Lo for me to rush nmsbore, lay ina heavy sio:k of thy of tales about mppaliing shitrrecky and the sufferings of shipwreckey men while chuging for thelr fives g apars and hencaops, aud 10se all the ep. foymml. that I expect to derlve frou the voypes o reading them. Titls Is 4 sound and ulushsp, and there's plenty of Leer aboard—thonzl, Ly the way, the only beverages thut I cojuy ary champagne and claret—and I don't tropose 1o make mysell miserable. T intend to fearn Ger. muts, and to be able Lo ask for whatever [ wang whon [land, Ot yeg'wo intend to visit the Ex?mmml. “*Frawn Paris wa will probably go sdiredt 1o rns’ birthplace. [ shall cudeavor to find as mauy of the oldest luhabitanty as po.. ble. Lmay ‘not be able to Nnd oul a great deal nbout hln that is unew, yet I may ol new lht upon parts of wls histury tnat wih doublu thelr interest. Ycs, [ intend to lecture on Burss next winter. I think that he 15 1q some quarters underrated, because he did not bave what {3 ealled a higher education, Now, auy catimation of a higher cducatlon B, that, cxcepting lu rare cuscs, it crowds out whatever uatutal gonlus 8 man may be born with." Wil you makz any more specclies in (Lo political teld, Colonel, when you return " *[caunot say positively now whuther Iwiiy or not. ‘Ihe party that 15 to carry the connry fu the future must do somcthing for the worke fngmen, Thelr nced fa the vital demond of the hour. 1 think that a Government of the United States thnt cannot assurc cvery Industrious man 1 house of three or four roosms, a wife und three or fonr children, and plenty of fow, cluthing, and fuel, when we have milllons upon millions of fuel, whon we have millions upon of acres of - land to yleld food and articles of exchangze with Europe, has no right to exist.” * Wuuld you stump jor Uraut] 1 don't betleve that Graut wil! be the noml- nee of the Reoublican party for 1880, 1fayes hns made #owe people think of Graut favorally as compared wikh bimsell, Grant i ¢ the mi on horscback, who roda beforo the man i crutehen.! tlayes, throusl hls weakness, lus been Grant’s Dbest friend. 1 think that Biaine will bo the strongest Republican candidate for the Presidency in I He 18 a man who can talk to fricuds and encmies and send them awoy with a clear uuderstaading of bow he stands te- wards them." S + MARBIAGES NUCKINGHAM—CLOUGHAN—In Trintty htirch, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1878, by the C.'Ustten, Johin uckingiam wnd isaveile DEATRS, TY~At 173 Marbio-piace, An atter an (ilnew of three, oved " daatior of Sichael & Surphiy, aped 3 months aud 43 day Fuberal Aug, 9, ¥t 2o'cluck, by carrisges to Calyary, SELLY-AL Houton, ‘Tet., on Sundav, Aug. 4, 3 Ruily, yel Fuueral rroin lslate redddence, 3135 Fulton-t., to- day, Auit U, a4 ¥ 6ctoek p. an., by earringes 10 fuse MILL—1n this city, Aug. 8 1878, Allce W., wireof 3. W. Ml yed 4 Years, ‘Funerat trom Nu. 501 West Monroe-ut. Sunday after- nuon A¢ Limarclock, " Interient at Koadhill Cemnerery, S-Providence, If. 1., pupora ploagec PETERMAN—Allfe . and Mary A, Peterman, 1o morrow frou OVEL—Grand Cromtag, Aug. 8, Frank Curts gest chl ot d, 8 und i, k. scowit, uernl wiil tako pisce from’ residence on Frida, beloved deunuter of Joha ced U nonths, 86 Mubbard a9 Bt ik Aug. 0, at 20°dlock p. ()ALL&OIIZH—()I’I the 6th tnst,, Ellen Keofe, beloved wifu of Joseph Gallix! unerab will tako place from restlonce, No, i oL, Saturday at O o'cfock, by carriages to Felendarenikorfully fnvised, A [fdence. No. 81 Ttug faland-sy. ug. #, Of heart disease, MArtin ityan, used 44 yeu Tal Saturday, Aug. 10, by carrisyes 1o b, Chiureti, wliero itequlom Il Muss will by cele- ALY M., hence (o Calvary Ceraelery, arines (Out.) papers will please cop it . L g KEPUDLICAN LEAGUR OF 111K 8F wenatwrlal Distriet held n nieeting Au passod th Tallowtng: " fesutee, Tt the mauenily, = Aiso, " Iesnired, delegntos be, and ‘the sanje i vouNg urectict which has uot elecied el ready, on Naturday, Aux. 17, 8Ly D, ., and ¢ hieid at'the Ui neatmeeting of thie League allig Club-iloin maurlar, Aug, 31, ot it ths cail be published af Teaai, twice fu a0 aid Alnericau papers’ Tho Lesgue ¢ Aiteen officera and sixty-six delegates, Evaiision = Fimt i e e 4 he wpporton- eliies, Uz deee and, Vi Third, 1. Jefrson=—Firat Freciict, ) becan. 13 TR, 1 View—Firs Fec 13 Tuird, 1} ourth chnet,' 1 Becond, 1. Staine=First Pro 1. Culuties—Firt Preciuct, 13 Secw, Firal Precinet, 13 bocond 1: TPHERE WILL BE A MEETING 13 1 He emiiiteo, ot ‘e Firs Tourhament 8 the oiico uf decretary LYON, Room 2 Hlvaore Liock, to- dayat3p. u. ’l‘IIE FLUATING-HOSPITAL ABSOCIATION tenders au excurslan L its vatTons aud fricids tis day (AU U) at 2 o'clock p. ‘N ateamier Lay Waslitugton wil leave s . bridds Tur th ltosnit. ted 8t LincolusPurk tler, glvine all thuso Ll [u thiis charity aq upportuaity taea- auing i AWiLs ON & EVENDEH, OIL TANKS axp SHIPPING CANS, 478 Wesi Lake Bireet, p<} oo EXTOAGHO. un EaTatoves. AUCTION SALES, o W. A. BUPTERS, LONG & CO, REGULAR BATURDAY HALE. (Established over 23 years BOUSEHOLD, F URNITURE GENERAL Mi!EOKANDIBE, BATUILUAY, Aug: 10, at D0 o'clock &, m.," st our e A B O TE s, LuSU & CO., Auctioneers By ELISON, roMekoy & co,, " Auctlongers. 78 & 0 ltandolph-st. RECULAR WEEKLY SALE Friday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a, m.,. CONTINUED BALE MANUFACTURERS' STOCK FIUST-CLASS GOUDS, PARLOR SUITS, CHIAMBER SETS. A TULL LINE OARPETS, General Houschold Goods, Gensral Merchandiss, dc. ELISON, POM uetrs. _ By GEO, £, GORE & €O, b5 and TV Wabasuav, On Satunday, Aug, 10, at 9:30 2. ., NEW FURNITURE éry description + Goods sold at private sale durs DL, BrEUES 80V A