Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1878, Page 8

8. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. AUGUST .11, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 'THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Jadge J. W. N. Harris, Mississippi, is ot the Tremont Houge. The Hon. E. W. Durant, Stillwater, Minn., e at the Shermau House. Col. A. N. Wesley and family, of London, Ont., are at the Tremont Honse. Charles Hallock, of the Forest and Stream, New York, is at the Sherman Bouse. _F. P. Wyatt, Manager of the Dubugue & Sioux City Railroad, is at the Tremont House. Justice John M. Wilson is confined to his bed by sickness induced by a severe cold contracted Friday night. L. H. Clarke, Chief Engineer Lake Shore & Micaizan Southern Railroad, Cleveland, is atthe Sherman Mouse. The Faculty of the Woman's Medical Col- Jero met last evening in Parlor M of the Sherman Jouse, and transacted only private business. The Chieago Yacht Club met in the ro- tunda of the Sherman Honse last cvening, sd- journed to the bar-room, took a drink, and went ome. The Execntive Committes of the. Union Soldiers’ Rennion Association were to have met at The Grand Pacific lotel 12st night. ~ A quorum was Jncking, and adjournment was had to Wednesday aught. The beautiful new Humane fountain, nam- *¢d Anson Stager, was dedicated to the poblic ves- 1terday by abont 1,000 horses and as many people drmking from it. It is located on Michizan avenue in front of the Exposition Building. Aparty of ten gentlemen and ladies of Springfield, Mase., are etopping at the Grand Pa- Cciiic Hotel. They sre traveling under the vspion- ane of Mr. George Darling, the tieneral Manager of the **Biue Line, Rockester, N. Y. The temperature yesterday, asobserved by Manasse, optician. No. 88 Maditon street (Tnra- Tyt Building), was at §a. m., 71 deg. ; 103. m., %72 12m., 50} 3p. m., 82; 8p. m.. 7§ Barom- sterat 8 3. m., 29.30; 8 p. m., 20.36. If Capt. Hood wanis to make himself opular in his district he will sce to it that the use- Jes cars that infest the neighborhood of Randolph -and May strects dfe annihilated. Over fifty yelp- inz dogs are kept in a vicinity of less than® two blocks. Edgar Carpenter, 66 years of age, former Tortmaster at Lyons Station, yesterday afternoon dropped down overcome with the heat at the corner of Clark and Madison streete. He wae attended by Dr. C. H. Von Tagen, und when sufliciently recov- ‘cred was sent to his bome. The West Division Railway Company has done a very eencible thing in providing fly-nets for allite car, oridge, and tcam norses, —about 1,800 in namber. The flics are unusually zavenous this eason, and ol owners of homses shoald protect them in this way. The espenditure is great, but + the object is exccllent. ' The Chicago and Missouri Lead-Mining Company has been organized, with a capital of $:00,000. 1ts field of operations will oc Wasning- fon County, Mo. The oflicers are: Julius Kohn, President; 0. D. Urvis, D. B. Hotchinson, Jobn Jones, Fred I. Binder, Heary Schroeder, and George Schori, Directors. , _ The Agitation Committee of the Socialistic ! Labor party met at No. 7 Clark street last_evening 10 consider the report of the Committee on Elec- ns. A tabuiar statement of the vote at the last Presidential election was assiduously etudied, and ~arious plans proposed for the nest camwpaizn con- fidered. Nothing definite was done. The Hotel-Keepers' Association held a spe- cial mesting yesterday afternoon at the Hatel Re- gorler ofice. The only business of public impor- 1ance transacted wzs the upoointment of & com- mittee to consuit with the railway-passenzer agents . in rezard o issuing tickets to Lxposition visitors . that wili enable them to remain in the city over * Sunday. __ Mr. Charles H. Whipple, son of Bishop * Whipple, of Minnceota, returned to the city last , evening from Louisville. on his way hoxe, where { he identided Lis brother's remaine, which were foond 3 few days ago in the Olio River, the full | particalars of which were given in the columne of } Tne Tmeuse. The body was forwarded home for “interment. Willinm Bliss, General Manager Boston & Albany Railroad, Springfield, Maes.. with & party { of Iady friends, Georze Darling. General Manager " White Line, Buflalo, N. Y., Judee A. L. Soule, { Massachueetts State Supreme Court, and E. D. Havden, Boston, who bave been doine the Nortb- rn country and visiting the upper lakes, are at * the Grana Paerfic Hotel, on their way home. 'The Public Library Board met yesterday * afternoon, the following membere being present: Mesers. Shorey (in the chair), Unchan, Walker, Alason, and liotz. Some bids for binding were dirvosed of and the contract awarded. After the Teference to the -Library Cominittee of several Ppropositions for the salc of books to the Library (one boox heiug = year's issue of Tue TrinrsE for the year just after the great fire), the meeting udjonrned. Relying on & dispatch received at the police”headquarters cagy resterday morning, it wasetated in Tuz TRLUNE that Martin Scally, formerly Clerk of the South Eide Police-Court, had ‘ecn Wit over the head by his wife in a druaken Lrawl. and was apt 1o di=. It was aleo stated inci- wentaily that Mr. Sculiy was short in his sccounts withthe ciy. It uppéars now that it was not Martia Scully but Martin Skelly who bad the fizht wwith his wife. Mr. Scully never had any trouble with hir wife, and his accomnts witn the city sre nli straizht. At 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Station- Feeper Brennan, of the Cottage Grove Avennc Sration, found a prsouer hanying to the erating of the celis. he baving uced to commit the suicidal act & long leather oclt which he wore about his | waist. The prisoner was-brouzht in at 1 o'clock Friday afiernoon on a charze of petit larceny. e zave the name of Frank Roe, and his aze 5 years. . Nothing is known concerning him, and itis not thoaght that he has any reltions in this country. The body was taken to the Morgue, where the “Coroner hcle an inguest, snd foiad a verdict of suicide. . Matters on the City-Hall side of the new Court-Honse were prozreseing favorably when & reporter called vesterday afternoon, bricklaving Temg the onlyway in which the men wer: exerting themeclves. Mr. Tapuan, ore of the contractors, und Mr. Kimball, of ihe Exceisior Stone Company. Jeft Friday meht for indiana to make arrangementa for the ehipment of ftoue, about which there has been some little aelay. There 1s very little stonc at péerent on the gronnd. but by Werdnesday or Thurs hezin to arrive in larze quantities, | when the work of erccting the sccond story of the { building wili be bezu. T The Inst monthly report of the Hospital { for Women and Chilaren shos the number of pa- tients treated in the hospital to have b pensary. 90 outside cases, ( donations received wi P \ W. lilatehford, $25: Dr. Thompson. three baske of fruit. Through Mra, McKindley—From James McKindley, $25.” Through Mre. F. B. Willjam ale of rewing-machine, $%5: from C. A. Pick Co.,_balf dozen glasses;” from Mr. 1. X. Camp, Mr.'Pailip Myers,” Mr. C. W, Laster, 3iss Bald~ Ain, ana Repa Lysbolm, fruit, etc. ' The Chicago District camp-meeting will commence Thareday, the 15th, and continne two weeke. The grounds have been put in excellent ¢ #hape, and accommodations prepared_in anticipa- ‘Unn of a very larze attendance. Some of the cottages are already occupied. The railroad wiil mare the usual reduction in fare, and Sanday “traine will be run from Chicago and Woodstock. The prospect was never brigltef for & good old- sachioned epiritual meeting. Elder Willing will have the superintendence, and, as be has stated 1nnt hie may not be able 10 be brescat during the eutire time, It 8 expected that the Itev. Dr. Boring will take charge during the Elder's absence. { 3ne; Nos. 5 yer & Dempey, Nog. 532 to 532 Clark street. A 75 vear-old Doy, wWhose mame nd. e dence are unknowh, and who omiy com- menced work at | moon yesterday, while cnrazed in carcying lumoer froma planer, was catzht in some way or other by the belti d ! was carried 10 the ceiling. The cntrails, brains, and limbs were dashed al over the mill, and were afterwards picked up bit by bit. The heaaless trunk and_ the picces were faken to the Morzne, where an inquest will be held Monday. The acei- dent is eaid to bave been the resuit'of the boy's own careleseriess. The Sonth Town Assessor intends looking 1mto the fchedules of private bankers, —those not coing bucinces under the National anking act,— Xith a view of sceing if their echedules contain all their property. 1t s easy enough to determine the value of the stock of the National-Banke, and €ve their assessments are correct; but there is no ay 10 reach the capital of a private concern. The tier make sworn returns, which are donbtless 3t L representmz the value of property hand wlen it is prepared, 'my 75 hut there 8 a way to evade psyving Ineir just portion of taxes. This consista of-turn- 2 Lhie yTeater portion of their oseets inie Gov- emment bonde, April 30. and reconverting May 2, o actual transfer of money or sale takinz place, the transaction being eimply nomistad. Rice hasa dificalt task before him, bat. he may bring up some of these shirkers and gake them swenl for their crasion. It has beca *figgested that the ! property-owners and repreyentatives to the meet~ shzof the Stale Baard of &ytialization at Spring- ficld next month gre their influence to prevent The saddling of the veal mnjust load on this county. The investigation of the Lake street squad came toasudden end;last evening. Tpon the Tueceting of tie S| Committee, Ald. Gilbert arose and_proposed; that mo more téstimony be taken. e raid that he was satisfied from the evidence beard s to;the sailt or innocence of the all offenders, atid that it was not at all likely that any forther cvidence would chanze his mind. Ald. Jonas concurred in the opinion. and moved ¢ that the Committee report to the Council honora- bly discharging the accused. The motion was concurred in unanimously, sad the |'(ml!-drn\\'n furce was brought to an end. 3ir. O'Brien, the attorney fn the case, complimented the Commit- tee, and Ald. McCafirey replied that the Commit- fec was satisfled that the Iinvestieation —had been instituted by maliclons the evidencc heard showed. which had been from discharged policemen, and he hesrtily indorsed the finding. 'The Commitice, be said, in conclasion, had *‘sat and eat,” and the witnesses had been of a guestionable charac- ter, but he gave uotice that if, in the future, the squad was found crooked in any way he would be heard from. There is living on the South Side a gen- tleman who once had faith ih human natare ercater than a groin of musiard-seed. It was even as at as that of the blind horse that anewers im ‘plicitly every tuz at the rein and every harsh com- mand of a zenerally harsa driver. But this cen- tleman's faith will not hereafter be so great. It has reccived a shock that not even all his Christian ity and his love for fellow-beings can overlook. t bappened in this wise: A certain man, whose name meed mot be mentioned, because mo one would know him cven were his name hereln given, was in the habit of secking **an honestand respect- able ediployment " through an agency that minzies with its practical Christianity a deal of good ad- vice and Biblical teaching. Now the man wnose faith wae taxed overmuch had compsssion for the seeker after work, and kinaly offered him bourd and lodging free for two weeks provided he would, atthe end of that time, take charce of 3 team which he wasgoing Lo put on the rond. This seck- er after honest and respectable employment o 2nd took up his abode with Lis benefactor. Every morning be would biack his hoots and walk away. When bis host suzcested to him one day that per- haps he mignt ot be averse to riving o little hay 10 the horse he got angry and eaid that he did not 20 there to Jook after horses. 1le went to Justice D'Wolf and xued his benefactor for four days' wagees and got a judgment for 84, and now Mr. — i looking after another pauper to whom he can extend the hospitalities of hia home. Tn the employ of one of the lorgest firms in the city isa man who is their messenger, his Dbusiness calling him daily in various parws of the town. About two weeks ago a lady living on the avenue gave nim a Skyeterrier and he was_happy. Tle met a comrade in the same tore. *That doz i« worth $50; will you sell him? 1 will give yon §25." **No; 1 would not take any amount of money for him." The next day the messcnser. whose name is Tom, said he would sell for $25. 1is comrade did nof want the dog, as he had not the money, vut another mun ic the ofice might buy nim, The otiier man did not want him. and so senf Tom to County Agent Pat McGrath, who persons, 28 the most of wanted to buy & dog for the county, McGrath _said ~ be_ liked the doz, and it was just the kind: he would give the sum wanted, but first the consent of Commission- ers Lenzen ant Spotford must be obtained, and they must sign their names to a paper. Tom got the naper and spent three days looking for Lenzen and Svofford, who sent him to cach other and to McGrath, he'all the_time off duty, and obliged to ‘pay another man. 1t was finally azreed that Tom shoule bring his doz to the meeting of the County Comuiissioners Monday and they would examine the doz. ‘lozz and Tom were on_hand in the ante-room, but e not callea in. Tom was in- Qignant at no: beinz allowed to handle the money it dog would bring. Yesterday Tom discovereit that a job hed been Dut up on bim, i anary, snd will sl the dog cheap. It has coet him so far about $15. COUNTY COURT. Ta the tax cases, on the taxes of the yesr 1877, the County Court rendered judement vesterday agatnst the langs in all cases where objections were not sustained, and_cntered a generul order allow- ing appeals 10 the Appeliate Court to all objectors on_condition of their p: ¢ the amount of the judgment to the County Collector andfiling an ap- peal houd in the penal sum of $500, with surety to Dbe approved by the Clerk of the Court. w thirty days, thirty daysto file bills of exceptions also being given. In kpecial assessment cases deposit of the money is not required, and the appeal bond 15 to be for tne amount of the assessment and $250 in each case. In the cases on_the city tax of 1873 and 1874, Mr. Farweil, the Comptroller, was called hy the aity to scparate the 1llewal jtems of uppropriation from the lepal. 'The amount of the items shown to be illeral in the levy of 1873 foots at 3952,200, I, and i 1874 $818, 025, and to this extent the-objec- tions are sastained. o Furter bearing of the casea will contiute Moa- ay. THE RIVERSIDE COLLISION. Coroner Dictzsch was esasperated yesterday to find that a Riverside Justice of the Peace had impaneled a jury that examined the body of Andrew McGlinn who died of injuries received in a collision on the Burlington Road at River- side, and had then allowed the ~body to 'be taken to Aurora, Kame Counly. However, the Cormer, after impaneling 2 jury in this county, went to Aurors, and then beld ihe inquest. The jury returned the following verdici: That deceasedt came to s desth on the 9th inst., from injuries received during a collison near Riverside, occasioned by a_switch leading to the sonth-side track being improperiy left open, and we further find that the Company’s employes, whose dutyit was to close the said switch, did not properly perform their duty. In arriving at this verdict we fecl bound fo state that the Railroad Company does not provide a sufficient number. of men to look after the crossings and switches at Riverside, and we think they should take_steps to have this evil remedied as xoou 83 possible, to prevent further loss of Hie., Cuagres D. Sueryax, Foreman. Depnty-Coroner Korn yesterday held an inquest upon Willie Luciel, 5 years of age, who was run over at the Stock-Yards while picking chips atong the railroad track; alko, upon Bertha Janke. who died of cholera infantamiat No. 14 Fox place. DBANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Six nmew bankrunicy pefitions, all voluntary, were fled yesterdy, and the namber will prob- ably increase daily. as there are only three weeks remaining beforc the Jaw dies by limitation. The first was that of James 1. West and ar C. Calkins, brokeraat 43 Sonth Water streel. Their firm debts are $1,680, with no assets. West owes 2,000 secured and_S12.750_of unsecurad debts. 1lis only nssets are 545 worth of ofiice flstures at 43 South Water street. Calkins owes $7,700, but shows no assets. Samnel H. Honee, of Galesburz. was the next. 11ix sccured debis dre $6.500, and the unsecured §18,400. The assets area stallion, - Cal. laker.™ §s5; ali mortznged, h Robert Brace, Chi owes $12,800, and £ghows a¢ as<els Lwo not $1,215; ottice desk and chair, §15: and $2.100 worth of open accounts. John D. \\'eg:gr, Chizago, was the fourth. Pre- . 3 5001 open accounts, 00; and judzmen:s, $6,100. “Adolph L. Kat and Iiernhard Was: merly cigar dealers in this cify, fol cecured debis foot up S ‘and the unsecured S7,680. No firm asscts. 'Kutz owes $4,400, and Whasservogel 31,600 but neither has any Nest came Matthew Marx. a Police-Court Juw yer. and_senior member of the frm of M. Marx & Son. Ilie dents, all unsccured, are $3,535, bemdes duc_on arcommodation paper. 1 of lands. §1,700; bills and uotes, S750; nterest in come oflice furniture and in some Taw books, $100: buwey, $25: biliiara table, $30; and nine sewinz mach A HOTEL A rvozel, for- ed. “Their J._ Fisher, Mississippiz Tzouanas 3 uk Charies Hallo Schuvler, P 12 b e 6. 71 fouke—i3. Geddes, ecp, fartford; W. 1. Poweil, Wash “allace. Penpaylvan J. A Magtil ville Tioctiester, Hea Addi X.. Suffolk: 'W. 'R, Artbur, Mountaln Katlway, Ste Lou! THE COUNTY The County Court will be employed Mon- day in the trial of bastardy cascs. The County Treasurer will to-morrow com- mence paying county orders of date of Jan. of which there art quite a namber. Iu the Criminal Court yesterday the time for Stevens and_Kenncdy, the wife-marderers, to plead was extended until the September term. * Dr.” Earll romnined in limbo yesterdny. Tie finds that he cannot give 85,000 bail, owing o the fact that he har, by his muititudinous kins, shaken the public confidence somewhat. Bridget Shanshun was in jail yesterday awaiting the testing of her sanity in the County Court. "She was very nofsy. and it was with the greatest difficulty that she_could be kept clathed. The custom is 10 try the in<ane Tharxday of each week, and under this rule she must stay in jail six days. - There is no zood renson why such cise: cannot be disposed of without this delay, especial- Iy since it simply meane public expense. The digging of the ditch for the improve- ment of the seweraze of the Insane Asylum goes bravely on, ©nd m a few days the work will be completed, the cost Lo tne county hemng nominal, gince the work is done by the paupers and insane. In connection with the fatare manazement of the inetitution, —from the fact that it s already over- crowaed, —the question of building coltages for the accommodation of the better order of patients is beinz diecussea, and it 13 claimed that the erce- tion of coftagres will be far cheaper than to add to the capacity of the present building. The Committee on Public Service met yesterday afternoon to consider the bids for sup- flring the county with coal the coming year. None of the bidders were present, notwithstanding they hiad been fnvited to be, and the meeting was a graveyard afflnir. The lowest responsible bidder was Passmore, and besent in a communication withdrawing his bid. and the pextlowest was Baker, the present contractor, and the award will e recommended to be made to him_Monday by a ‘unanimous vote. Soft coal is the principal item in the contract, and his bid was lower than the bid of tne producers of the coal, hence, in the matter of % i General Mannzer Iron * J. Potter, Burlington. BUILDING. ice, very little can be said in odjection. BaKer E\,‘:Cfl'le;:{urdefl the contract for wood, but the Committee made him reduce his !)ld about 25 cents on the cord. Some weeks ago a petition was filed in the Criminal Court, asking leave to flle an Informa- tionin the nature of 3 giio \warranto, calling on Conatables outside the city to show by what au- Thority they served papers and did business, etc., in the city, ~ Yesterday afternoon the petition wag partially arzued in which the further uestion of the Jm’lvdiclll’m of :n&umblu was l'.lh!f —“l')l‘lfizl!l:l!; in the city they could serve papers, eic.. of the w{mm in which they bad been elected. The arguments will te completed to-morrow, aud Juidge Rogers will promptly decide the issue in- Volved, which is an old one, and which has stirred the city constabulary to tho deepest depths. TIE CUSTOM-HOUSE. The internal-revenuo receipts yesterday were $23, 668. The 4 per cent bond sales at the Sub- Treasury yesterday were 322,300, The currency disbursements by the Sub- Treasury yesterday were $51,000; gold $2,000, and $1,200 in silver. The tex on distilled spirits brought Unclo Sam $18. 586 yesterday. Tobaccoand cigars vield- ed $4,217; beer, $601, and svecial and list taxes S0y Phil Hoyne went to Lake Geneva last cvening, Bangs started for Lacon. Jesse Hildrup took the train for Belvidere, John Stillwell left for Sonth Chicago, and Mr. Boal alse made tracks in the wake of Phil iloyne. Specinl Treasury-Agent Hinds has just concluded an examination of the Unitca States honded warchouses in thi citv, and finds every- thing all right, but heis appalicd at the quantily of French brandy and other liquor stored in them. The Ind Henry Weber, beld by Commis- sloner Hoyne nss witnees in the Grives counter- feiting case, 18 not a son of Mr. G. W. Weber. the shoe manuficturer, in whose barn the lad secreted the money. Mr. Weber's sons are good boys, and 10 retlection can be cast upon them. Phannel D. Anderson, who rau a marble ehop, a liquor shop, and the earden work in Rose- hill Cemetery. was up before lloyne yesterday charzed with aelling liquor withont having u Gov- crnment license. The charge was made” about a year ngo, and, aftera deal of wrangling, Ander- kon was discharged. g CRIMIMAL. The Davenport alleged embezzlement case was agaid continued yesterday by Justice Hammill. 1t is now set for Auzust 15 at 8 o'clock a. m. W. H. McHugh, the employment agent who was arrcsted Friday on a charge of obtaining money from Jaborers and not getting them situa- tions, had a bearing yesterday, and was honorably discharged. Frank Hall, a notorions character in the West Twelfth Street District, arrested for vagran- ey by Oficer Langhlin, was yesterday identified by Sergt. Watson, of the Deering-Strect Station, as cader of a'gang who_nseaulted and shot at him several times in last April a3 he was trying to head off a gang of three. 4 The detectives connected with the Armory fcslt‘rdny arrested John Mack, Dora Costello, Blanche Iardy, and Laura Frazier, who, it i8 nilered, **roped in" a Scotchman only one month in this count d, after getting him drunk in a room at No. Clark street, robbed bim of a pold watch and cbain and S100 in cash. The Scotchman was too stupid_to give hiy_name, and was taken io his boarding-house, No, 82 Sherman street, iu order to sober off. Benjamin Leitch was discharged yesterdny by Justice Foote upon o charve of assault pre- ferred by Officer Jones of the Twenty-eccond Streez Station. One night about & week 220 & posse of police visited Kreamer's peer-zarden. cosner of Thirty-first uud Aruold strects. in searcn of thieves. Leitch, who 13 nota thief. was at the garden. Jones saw him put something fn his vocket and thereapon claimed the rizbt to scarch hum. To this Leitch naturally objected, and the the officer persevering in his attempts tozo throuzh his pockets, was thumped. Justice Foote held thatan_oficer had no right to attempt to search the pockets of a man who was not under arrest. The Lieutenant in comwand of the posse had positive orders that Leitch was not to be arrested. Arrests : Jacob Loeb, canght stealing a small parcel from the Boston Store; Jack Deni- comb, disorderly and resisting on comolaint of W. Daiton, better known as *‘ Usndy Andy," an of- ficer employed by the West Divisivn Strect Rail- way, who suyk be refused to pay his fare; John M.” Schritz, threats to kill M. Herf; J. . Sperbeck, another of the Canal street em- ployment agents, charzed with obtaining money Dby false pretenses from T. Singleton; James Mc- Quaid. larceny from Abraham Rothschild; Peter Siryzosky, assaulting I Prohinsky, of No. 35 Chapin street, and badly using him up; Edwin Wian and Daniel Gritith, charrred with havinz a horee In the rear of No. 17 Dearborn street, which the Humane Society caused to ve shot. becsuse the flesh and hoofs were actually rotting off the ani- mal, while under treatment for some disease of the hind quartera. Justice Scully, presiding in_the West Di- vision Police Court, yesterday held the foilowing: Johrn Loellenger, Walter and John Denis, Otto and Louis Oprison, stealing grain from freight cars, $200 to the 17th: Mcllugh & Enwright, the Canal strect employment agents charged with obuining mouey by false pretenses, dischareed ; John Hickey, confidenceand **bunko* man, 3100 fine; Charies A, Amberg. embezzlement from’ hie_employer, $500 tu the 12th; Henry Rintleman, larceny, $400 to the 15th; Thomas Flanaean, larceny in the Twelfth street district, S500 to the 13th; Charles gle and James Connelly, good-for-naushts, 5100 fine each. Justice Meech, presiding in the South Division Court in the temporary absence of Justice Summerfield, held William Slater in 3200 to the Criminal Court for the larceny of a valiso; Martin Pougratz, obtoining goods by false pretenses from Johu Bloch, of No, 227 Randolph street. $200 ditto; the keepers of parlor cigur-stores pulled in the rad were fined $10 and S5 each, and the in- mutes were assessed § eacl. THE BRASSEY CASE. Dr. Gelger yesterday heid a post-mortem exami- nation on the body of John P. Brassey, at No. 149 West Kinzic street. It was found that the de- ceased had suifered:from s number of diseases, either of which mignt have cansed death. The vermiform sac in the bowels was diceased, the lungs were strongly marked with the effects uf tuberculous consmmption and_pneumonia, and the stamach was ahnost completely given up to chronic sastritix, ‘The wonnd given deceased by the brick thrown liy John Carroll might have caused death, owing to the man's debilitated condition. The in* questwill be held a3 o'clock Monday ufternoon at the West Madison Street Station. Carrroll, who 13 locked up in the Connty Jail, i confident that he will come ont all right, and that it will easily be shown that the blow 'was strick in sclf-defense. The blow broke a leiz onty, and, from the nncerfain manner in which medical tea- timony is given credence, it is_doubtful if Carroll will be held over by the Coroner's jury. THE SKELLEYS. The particalars of the murderous asenult by Mr. Skelley, of 198 Grove strec: fer husband, Starh, are few and uninte “The injured man wis taken to the County Hospital yesterday, and, wlthough the injuries are of " o most dangerous character, the medical attendants are. not entirely despondent of - a recovery. Onc condition alone tends to make the care o dangerous one.—the fnjured man did not recuive prompt medial attendance, as it was some time after the assauli that Dr. Moore was notified, and the wounded man bled profusely. The cause ‘of tae assault, if a drunken row ever has any cause, was the fact Uiat Skelley went off on a spree Friday morning, instead of appearing s a witness in_the Armory Police Court. Mrs. Skelley had Mre. Julia ca, a neighbor, arrested for disorderly conduct nd for making threats, but when Justicc Summer- field heard the full particalars of the case he dis- chargea Mrs, Shes, and held the complainant in $200 bonds 1o keep the peace. This exasperated AMra. Skelley, as she thought that her hasband's testimony would bave saved her. Then she went off on a spree. A Mr, Ford, residing in the immediate neigh- borhood, bronzht Skelley home drunk that night, and sut him down on the' sldewalk near his home, His wife cepied him, and, coming from the renr of their shunty, drew a wagon-spoke and hit him onee across the head, and then went off. Not a word was spoken at this time, but they had quar- reicd carlicr in the day, Grove street is located near the intersection of Twenty-sccond street and the river. The locality 18 3 very hard one, and the residents **tough.™ to gay theleast. And even these tough residents say H {h'-ll the Skelley family was the worst they ever kncts. named **Corkey,” who rune a gang for unloadine wvessels that come op the South Branch. She is wiven to deep and prolonged dissipation, and is now held at the Armory to awsit the result. LOCAL POLITICS. THE THIRD DISTRICT. The Republican Central Committee of the Third Congressional District met at the oflice of A. M. Pence, Chairman. Present: A. M. Pence, Chair- man; E. B. Payne, Secretary; Judge C. W. TUpton, Charles A. Patridze, editor Waukegan Gazelte; the len. Wm. Vocke, Z. Eastman, and the Hon. E. A. Sittigg. § The foilowing resolution was aaopted, to-wit: Resolted, That the Chairman and_Sccreta: ATR{Ehcba nnd They AT DUTeDY Instrocied o cail o Third District Conzresstonal Convention to be held on Tacsday, Sent 1. 1570, at2p, m.atthe North Side Tarner fiall, in Clifcazo, for the purpose of nominating a iepublican candidate to the Concress of the United S:ates from the Third District, aud to transact such otner business as may properly’come before the Con- ~ention: and thiat they shall inke the bas:s of repre. £cntation a8 follows. to-wit: That each ward and town of Couk County aud Lake County be_entitled in_sald Convention to one delegate for each 200 votes cast for Tresident ayes 1n 1876, and_one delegate for_cagh fraction of 14 votesor over, providing that each Town of Cooie County sl Ve at east one Uelcgate. ‘That the primaries beheld {n Cook Connty on Saturday. Sept. 7. Inthe townsatthe usual placesof holding town eieetions, hetween the hours of 5t 8 p. m.. snd Ja the wards betweea the Lours of 4 07 p. m. ; and that the Judses of all primaries and the places for holdin, the rimarles fnthe wanls, be fer determin »nd"announced: and “that the Lake Coun's Central Committee call [ts own_Conventionand elect its deie- gales at such time and fn suchmanner as (¢ may choose. On motion the Committee adjourned to Sntur- He is cmployed as a conl-heaver by a man, day, Aug. 17, at 3p. m...at theofficeof A. M. Pente, Chairman. ~ > " TENTI. WARD. An adjourned meeting of the Republicazs of the Tenth Ward waa held last evening at No. 68 West Lake street for the purpose of orgapizing a “club. The attendance was quite laree, . The Committee on Orgunization, apoointed at the previons meet- ing, reported the list of mecessary ofiicers, and, after the recention of the report, the following gentlemen were elected g8 permanent officers: President, C. R, Matson: Vice-Presidents: First Precinct, J. T, Durke; Sccond Precinct, S, Dick son; ‘Chird Precinct, J. 1. Craver: Fourth Pr cinct, William Lehman; - Secretary, A. Mille Tressurer, Danfel Nelson; Executive Committee, A. D. Ferren, John Feidkamp, S. T. Ganderson, Frank Kramer, Pliney Haywood, John McKinley, A, P. Johinaon, A. C."Arentz, John C. Meyer. The Commitfee on Permanent Orzanization was given further time to report a constitution and by - luyal-ls. and H. 1. Jennings was added to the Com- mittee. Simon W. King, candidate for Connty Commis- sloner on the South Side (not.for the Legielatare, ay heretofore reported). addressed the inceting brictly. and at the concinsion of his remarks an adjournment was had until a week from last night, ut the same place. THE SHOEMAKERS. CHINESE LALOR. On the manufacturers’ eide of the boot and shoe troubles there was somo little activity yesterday. A meeting of the Manufacturers’ Association was called for 1 o’clock at the Tremont House, and at that hour the firms of C. M. Henderson & Co., George W. Weber & Co., M. D. Wells & Co., C. 1. Fargo & Co., Greensfelder, Rosenthal & Co.. Phelps, Dodge & Palmer. Philip Goldman, Georze L. Congdon. Crowfoot, Stelle & Caes,and Doggett, Bassett & Hills were represented, The object of the meeting was to consider the question of Chi- n cheap labor, the pressing of which upon the boot manufacturers by u couple-of enter- prising speculators was alluded to by Tt TRIBUNE several days aco. The proposition of thesc men to furnish 1,500 Chinese at 75 cents per day was stated, and a general discussion upon the matter had. ‘The general opinion was that it would not do to introduce Chinese laoor into Chicazo at uny price, und in any event the manufacturers were oppoged o any such figures 1s 75 cents per day. Some thought that, incase the Chinese came, 40 cents per day was plenty for them, while otbers talked as bigh as GO cents. Hlaving given the mat- ter a thorongh consideration, the meeting ad- journed. Several shoemakers took out their cards yester- day ond left the city. - Some of them are married mén, THE MEN. Ciuicaco, Aug. 10.—7o the Pubdlic: In order that the public may not be misled, we submit_ the following statement: The boot and shoe manu- facturers of this city eay that they do nol under- stand the workings of the Board of Arbitration of the Knights of St. Crispin, For their information and that of the puolic In_general we estract the following from our International Constitution: Skc. 4. The Board shall have power to settle all dif- ficuitics that may arfse hetween any ember o mem- Léry of the lodie an. their cmployer, by arbitration; aud [¢ shail be the duty of the Bosrd, when such cau is referred 1o It, to carefully examine all the circum- stances connected with ir, and endeavor to eifect a set- tement by arbltration. béfre g1ving {ts consent 0 & strike. I will not ke the dul{ of the Board 1o giveaid or eucouragement t6 a gtrike begun without its conseat by any members of the Order. ! SEC. 5. When any Distter has bect referred to the Rourd for arbitration, fchall he its duty o appoint a committee from the Board which shall ineet a commit- tee appoluted by the employer. If the committees RgzTee upon any plan of scttlement, any decision they miay make shali be final, An appeal may be maae 10 the lodze from all decisions made by the Board, except In cases referred to.ic for arbitrution. In connection with the above cxtract it shonld be Kknown that the selection of members of the Board isa matter to which great care and atiention is given, We endeavor (o put upon it our very best Tien in every respect, and we consider that the present Board is not under the standard in any par- ticular. 1t shonld be understood that the Bourd of Arbitration is not & striking committee (we scek always Lo avoid strikes), but & committee of arbi- tration in the fullest sense of the term, and we Tereby express our willingness to mect a commit- tce of the manufacturers at auy time aud place they may designute to discuss our mutnal lutere COMMITTEE OF B0ARD OF ARBITRATION CORRESPONDENCE. TOW HE SQUELCHED A PIIONOGRAPH. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cimicaco, Aug. 10.—TTe had spent two years ina medical college, yet be was a eimple child of Nature that had grown on fourteen acres of Wis- consin cranberry-marsh. - When he took a south- ern-bound train for Chicago he was full—of Nil- waukee beer and a great and holy inclination to pry round in the bowels of Nature, feel her ribs, 2nd make ber throw up something for the benefit of science on which he could get a patent and call ita -+ Tickle-me-o-graph, ™ have his name bounced around in the paners like Edixon's. and be happy. e arrived in town, and in one half-hour was talk- ing down the gangway of that pionegraph. ‘The most heartrending thing in this'worid is to see the enfferings of 'a_fellow just out of medical college. His conversation is burdened with words which seem to balk on the end of the tongue, lay rizht down and clog things all ap. Dut this snf- ferer spit_them ont and rolled them into that phonograph in & way that was calculated to ex- plode ~ any _triple-teéted, _rotary-motion, back- sction, double-barceled, ' breech-loading phono- oraph this side of Menlo Park. At the end of an liour there was lying af the boftom of that phono- graph an old and new edition of the Materia Medira, Gross on Anatomy, Wood on Surgery, and Now to Be Healthy, by Dr. faill When he sat down do you suppose there was any- thing that could move that phonograpn? No, eir! it was too full for utterance. It was the most as- tonished phonograph yon ever saw. They jerked it (hat way, they threiv hot water into it to thaw it out, they coaxed it, they petted it. they threw old boot-jacks at it, ‘but it wouldn't budve. There by the side of it sat that exhansted medicsl wtudent, and around it ¥at an ctant crowd waiting to get their dime’s worth, like monrners around a cel- ebrated corpse. When at the end of an hour there \was no back-talk, that -phonograph man threw a coffee-puck over it. and started for an eastern- bound tram and Menlo Park, laying the whole blame on Chicazo, and swesring at_every step about our city and her awful cheek. Well, now. what this country wanta is 2 phonograph that can stand this sortof thinwz, Retort with s good as 1t gets, beat these medical students at their own same, and cause them togo West, pre-empt land, Toll in that wild grass for shame. and call on the gods to brinz them a plow 80 they can tuin up the soil and do somethinz for their country, or gather angle-worms, go tishing, and get drowned. -~ Any- thing! i And that is why the phonograph at the corner of Madison and Dearborn is hushed. ‘Tox SAWYER. THE LEGISLATIRE. o the Editor of The Tribune. Cutcano, June 10.—A correspondent of Ti® TR as proposed Kirk Hawes, Esq.,as mem- ber of the nest Assembly. This on ita face seems a most disinterested proposition. The party mak- e it, however, ought to know that Iawes would decline a nomination. Political ambition is not retrogressive, a8 far as heard from. and, yielding to Mr. Hlawes the possession of even ordinary in- telligence and common sense, he would lardly feel complimented at the sugzestion your corre- spondent makes, in view of the very flaitering vote st for him at the last Congressional Convention. T'o a man severely up a vesy hizgh tree, and wholly finorant of the extreme guilelessness and_refresh and invigorating innocence of your corre suondent, 1t would almost Seem that Hawes was @ most annoging, vesatious, troublesome piece of property which it was cxtremely advisable to ‘move some- where and somchow, and the above sugzestion would thus have an attenuated transparency de- lizhtful to look throueh. While it would donbtless be an hotorto Mr. Hawes fo. ropresent so impor- tanta district a3 the Second in the nest Legisla- ture, and while his ability to ful(y and satisfacto- rily ' discharge the duties of theoflice cannot be questioned, yet the prospect of a_happy home in Heaven for all politiciana is_infinitely greater than the prospect of Lawes being & member of the nest Assembly, W.o0.cC. STREET PAVEMENT. To the Editor of The Tritune, Cinteaco, Aug. 10.—On West Adams street near Tosne a wood pavement 18 now being Imd. with the intersections of thick green pine blocks placed tight together, without gravel or tar between the row, which s just like that laid about forty years ago in Luflalo, New York. and Boston, ~which proved total farlurcs by oll rotting ont i two or three years, which many citizens in this city recol- lect. “Why' do not tho city suthoritics use some supervision over the strects and put a stop to these contractor's frauds against the city and_property- ovmers, OLD SETTLER. KENNEDY. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicao, Aug. 10. —The statement published in TuE TringNE of Friday last that. when one of Kennedy's counsel demandcd a speedy trial for his client in the Criminal Court the day before, Judge Rogers decided that the law under which the de- cision was made did mot apply to murder cases, and that thereupon connsel said that he recretted saying anything about it (thereby representing both Judee Roeers and myeelf as hopeless idiots), is entirely untrue and destitute of fonndation. € o KENNEDY'S COUNSEL. SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. The fall term of the Northwestern University beging Seot. 18, The Senlor Class will muster over thirty members. The report in Taesday's TRIRONE o the effect {hat the wife of a local batber had deserted him is denicd by him. Ile says.that his wife merely went gway to visit relatives,.and that the children, being taken sick, were sent to Waukegan to be treated by the fimily phyeician. The youngest onelted there Wedpesday, The others™ are Te- covering. | - . % . The Rev. E.N. Packard, who has been supoly- inga’ city oulpit for several weeks, will preach at the Consrezational Church this morning. The Rev. E. B. Hulbert. of San_Francisco, will vreach at the Baptist Church to-day. AYDE FARK. The Board of Truatees met yesterday. Tne Gas Company offered a proposition to farnish boxes of arsenical aragees, their lamps with tnree, four, or five foot burners, and burn on Chicago achedule time, with prices in roportion. The Board accepted the three-foot gnnmr. which will save the town $2,034, _ The time of mecting was changed to 7 o'clock Satarday eveninzs. The Engineer presented a report to cat down the number of gas-lumps to Tt was resolved to grade Washington avenue from Fifty-veventh street to Filty-ninth by special as- Bsessment. 4 ‘The Board after some minor business adjourned. Friday 8- man nawmed Rodick was arrested for being one of the gang of railroad thieves which have so long hung around Kensington. Two butchers named Stickaway were arrested yester- dny for killing the bull which the bossof the gang, Garlack, stote. and for beinz in the ssme part Tivo more men are still to be arrested. The Stic aways were admitted to bail of $500 each last night. ARSENIC-EATERS. Facts Concerning the Consumption of the Drug—\Woinen Customers. A recent interview with a woman doctor of New York gives these results: s «Haye you any means of estimating the number of women in New York addicted to arsenic-eating?” « Bless you, no. How could I have? There are thousands of them. If you could ransack the baggage of the belles and grandames now at the fashionable watering-places you would be surprised to find how larze a proportion of them have phials ot Fowler’s solution, or or bottles of arsepical granules ready at their hands for accustomed use. But it s not only the women of goad society who use it. A great deal s consumed by the pretty sales- women in fashionable stores. There is a lower social depth, where use of arsenic to enhance personalcharms is still more general. It is not s0 easy to detect the arsenic-eaters on the street as you may have been led to belleve. There are 50 muny feminine tricks of concealment. For what is paint given us but to conceal the truth? If our cye-lids are puffed does not kindly fash- fon permit us the nse of filmy Iace half-veil? You will be more likely to detect the arsenic-eaters among _the pretty shop girls at this season. _ Look for those wio are plump, but have cold, creamy, Wwhite coraplesions and dropsical-looking eyelids. Do you know that some of those unfortunate girls have actually been compelled to take arsenic to re- tain their positions? _About three years ago, a youug irl nov more than_18 years old, came to me (I was in practice then), and asked me to ive her a prescriotion for arsenic and directions for its use. I asked her why she wanted totake it. She replicd. ‘to fatten me.’ Poor childs she did peed flesh, for she was very thin, and her large expressive eyes stood out over ber wan cheeks with the saddest look I huve ever scen in a girl’s face. But the fattening she should bave had would have been frotu rest, good food, and pure air; and she was tos poor to have either. I tried to reason with her, tell- ing her what the evil effects of thestuff would be, but it was no use. The forewoman of tue: store where she was employed had said to her: *You are 5o lean that you look like a death’s head; customers bate to sce you about. You will either have to get fatter or go somewsera else.” “How can I get fat?” she bad asked. “Take some arsenic,” the forewoman had said. Her wages were ood: the work pot beyond ner streneths if she left she mizht not get so good a place azain. So she came to me to help’ her become an arsenic eater. 1 would not do so, bug a few months Jater I saw her in the same stdre, and saw that sowmebody else had done what [ had refused to do. She was plump, her skin had a watery whiteness, ber form had rounded out, and her eyelids showed that she had been taking a great deal of the poison. I said to hier: ‘I sec that_ you got the arsenic.’ * She sitnply answered * Yes,’ with 2 sigh. Since 1 bad tae curiosity to go and inquire about that girl. There was a new forewoman. I asked for the girl, and the answer was: *Oh, she bas been gone several months. Idon’t know what has become of her. She got some hideous sort of a skin disease on her face; so bad that we really could not_have her around. She would bave frizutened people away.’” Therearea good many women who are fools. They will say to thepselves, “1 stop before itis too late,” and they never know when that ‘too late’ cowes until it is upon them. 1t 1s a dreadful temptation to offer to z woman—to let her know there is. anything that will make her prettier, -whatever the price to be paid for it, and however short the time of its good effect. Bat it is undoubtedly true that Arsenic-eating is & sTeat and constantly-increas- ing evil among our American women. Its use is not confined to one class. The leaders of the aristoeracy, the demi-monde, the actress, and the shop-girl are equally liable to be fouud using it. The reporter fafled to fiud offered at ooen sale in any drug store of a number visited the large arsenical confections or dragees, but was aeain and acain assurcd that they were per- fectly well known. No less than five druggists offercd to procure them in a few hours if they were desired. In but one drug store did there seem to be any hesitancy about selling arsenic to be wused as = beautitier, for with that single exception some other preparation of the drug, solution or granule, was offered in all, witn the assurance that it was “fi\l“v as good ”” as the article. in- quired for. Fowler's solution is_easily obtain- able everywhere, 1s is also Donovaw’s and De Valaugn's, but in their sale there is_frequently some wild form of lu?niry a8 to their intended use—some pretense of compliance with the law regulating the sale of poisons. When the granules are called for even that small formality does not seem to be generally insisted upon. The granules of arsenious acid most generally in use are those of Garnier, Lemorenx & Co., of 1-50th and 1-54th of a grain; Bullock & Cren- shaw, of Philadelphia, Tilden, of New York, “Warner & Co., cf Philadelohia, and Pelletier, of Pans,—all of about the same streogth, although some run down to as low as 1-67th and 1-80th of a grain. A new preparation, s syrup of arseniate of iron, invented not long since in Paris, has lately been introduced here; it is as- serted that it possesses all the properties of arsenic withont its toxic action. Arsenic and iron sre antidotes for each other, but in this preparation they are combined, and it can be wiven freely in doses of 1-10th of a ¢rain, al- though abou 50 per cent of it is arsenic. It is claimed that this arseniate of iron will produce all the good effects for which arsenious acid is taken. without entailing the horrble conse- quences Lo be feared from the use of the latter. It is hard to believe, however, that this can be the ecasc, for the effect sought is not a healthful and nutural condition, but a diseased one. ‘T'ne skin is really not plumped out by good . flesh and adipose tissue, through the taking of arsenie, but it is brought to an :pdematous or dropsical condition. Its plump- ness is factitious: it s a watery secretion that puffs it out. The loathsome and disfiguring cutancous diseases that follow upon that condi- tion of skin, would naturally, it would scem, come as the cifect of that immediate cause, whatever might be the primary cause. Another arsenical importation is Barboule’s arsenical water, and, by the way, all the imported Vichy water contains a_trace of arsemic in solution. Barboule’s water is recommended as having the same effects as arsenious acia granules, if taken in suflicient quantities; and, if so, must, of course, be expected to induce the same fatal consel\ucnncs. if persisted in. A Baltimore firm sell farze quantities of what they call “sulphide of arsenicum,”,by the use of which, they tell women, *‘your complexion can be made to rival the lily and the rose.” It is to be taken internally, and the results prom- ised from its use, leaving nside the advertise- ment flourish, are precisely those obtained from the use of arsenic in the earlier stazes. Besides, the name avows it to bea preparation of arsenic. Notwithstanding all this, it {s advertised as absolutely barmiess,” aud the proprictors, in response to letters of inquiry about it, assure women that it *‘ contains no arsenic.” One or the other side of their statements must be un- true, and sensible women will do well to avoid this and all other nostrums which ure offercd for internal use to ‘‘cleanse the skin.” There is risk cnough in going to a regular doctor for treatment. —_—— Policemen’s Blllies. New flaren Pulladuum. ‘There are various sizes and makes of ‘billies” used by the police. The *billy” gs known to them s both “a watchman’s club,” asit is de- fined by Webster, and a ball of lead covered with leather and attached to a hard leather handle several inches long, which can be fast- eucd to the wrist by'a strap. One blow gener- ally drops an obdurate prisoner. There is ob- Jjection to their use except in extreme cases. One manufacturer makes a size with which it is considered very dangerous to strike a_man, it being so heavily weighted. In some cities the police are not permitted to carry them. They are very handy, however, and can be kept coni- cealed in the hip pocket. i is a question whether the Police Commissioners ought not to provide for a regulation size sufficiently heavy to fell offenders, but not heavy enough to en- dunger ife. —— The Old Connectlcut Charter. Hartford_Post. The original charter of Connecticut, which on the seizure of the Colonial Government by Sir Edmund Andros, 200 years ago last October, was concealed in the fatnous Charter Oak, is at present in the Secretary of State’s office, but will be removed to the new Capitol building on the transfer of the Secretary’s office. 1t is to be newly framed, though it is not probable that the parchment will be renovated in anv way, as that would destroy the tinge of antiguity about it. It is written in bandsome, really an elezant band, the old Enelish characters being used, butin_some places the ink has faded orhas been discolored by the dust of age, making the perusal difficult if not {mpossible at times. In the right hand upper corner i3 a pen-and-ink sketch of Charles the Second, which, according to the verdict of men who have seen approved Tikenesses of that monarch, is accorate. The in- terest in this noted document entitles it to the utmost care and protection. In the new Capitol buflding it should be given a prowinent place, allowing the people to see and thiok about it. At present not one of a thousand knows even of its existence. It would also be appropriate for the charter box, the casket that contained one of the most precious of political jewels, now at the Historical Rooms, to be transferred tothe State Capitol and deposited there permanently with the original charter. FRANKLIN’S LEGACY. Why the Philosopher’s Dream of Benevo- lence Ias Not Been Realized. Phitadelphia Times. ‘The recent developments relating to the exist- ence of an organized effort looking to the ob- taining of loans on fnsufficient or worthless se- curity from the Fraoklin fund for married ar- tificers, which is under the directfon of the Board of Directors of City Trusts, bas directed asteu- tion to the present condition of the legacy of Franklin forthe penefit of Philadelphia’s indus- trious mechanics. Franklin died in 1790, and by the provisions of his will £2,000 sterling were divided equally between the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, to be rezarded as a fund in each city to be loaned for the benefic of young married mechanics at 5 per cent interest. It was Franklin’sidea, as outlived in his will, thst the fund would in the manner indicated be kept constantly in use, until. compounding at 5 per cent, at the end of 100 years, or in 1890, it would amount to $655,000. As regards Phila- delphia, the sanzuine philosopher advised that £500.000 of the nmount should be emploved in bringing to the city the water of the Wissabick- on in pioes, and that the remawning $155,000 be kept on interest in the same manner during ao- other hundred years, when. by tne arithmetie, it was to reachthe cnormous amount of $20,- 305,000. It was directed in the will that $15,- 000,000 of this sumat the end of the second century should be given to the State of Pean- sylvania, white the remaining $5,305,000 was to be pluced at the disposal of the Ci delphin. So much for the plans of Franklin and the paradoxical effects ascribed to the increase o f money at compound interest. To be sure, he inserted in the will 8 proviso that he bad, per - haps, too inuch flattered himself with **a vain tancy 7 in regard to the ultimate resalts of the bequest. Eiubty-eight years have gone Dby, leaving but twelve before the end of the first century will be reached. On Jan. 1 the capital of the fund amounted to $55,400. Of this sum, $17.100 represented loans to Franklin’s much- loved artificers, while $33,300 was made up of investments iu city sccurities. In other words, it hias been found necessary to invest the money of the fund otherwise than by extending lcans to well-ordered mechanics. Although Franklin himself was & runaway apprentice from_Boston to Philudetphia, he was careful to_provide that 10 loans should be made save to those who had “ faitkully fulfilled the duties required in the indentares.” ‘The causes that have gone to defeat the object contemplated in Frauklin’s dream of benevo- lence are not far to seek. Froma report sub- mitted to Councils in 1837, from the Committee laving the fund in charge, it appears that the fund at that date had, on an approximate esti- mate, a capital of $16,000, which was abotit what the oricinal amount would have yielded at simple 1nterest. 1t was confessed in the report that loans on worthless security for some $8,000 were then outstanding, thus revealing that the fund was at times depleted eitber by well-mean- ina but unsuccessful citizens or rascals in the garb of workingmen. Before the urganization of the Bourd of City Trusts in 1869, the opera- tion of ubtaining loans on doubtful security was easier than since that date, but,as has been shown, there are not wanting designing men at this date who do not hesitate to obtain the money of the fund. . WORD-CHANGES. How Certain Terms or Phrases Have Changed Their Meaning, Home Journat. The meaning of the word *wretch” is one not generally understood. It'was originally, and is now in some parts of England, used asa term of the softest and fondest tenderness. This is not the only instance in which words in their present general acceptation beara very opposite meaning to what thev did in Shakspearc’s tine. The word **wench ™ for- merly was not used in the’low and vulgar ac- ceptation that it is at present. *‘Damsel” was the appeliation of young ladies of guality, and “Dame” a titte of distinction. *‘Kpave” once signified a servant; and in an early trans- lation of the New Testament, instead of * Paul, the servant,” we read, © Paul, the knave.” * Varlet 7 was formerly used in the samesense asvalet, On the other hand, the word * com- panion,” instead of being the honorable synunym of assoviate, occurs in the play of “Othello” with the same contemptuous mean- ing which we now aflix, in its abusive sense, to the word ** fellow:” for Emilia, perceiving that some secret villain had aspersed the character of the virtuous Desdemona, tous indignantly ex- claimed: “Orflls“cn! that such companions thou’dst un- old, And put jn every honest hand a whip, To lash the rascal naked through the world. —ir., 2. “ Villain " formerly meant o bondman. In feudal law, according to - Blackstoue, the term was applied to these who held lands and tene- ments in villenage a tenure by buse services. “ Pendant * formerly meant a senoolaster. Shakspeare says in his ** Twelfth Night 7: A pendant that keeps 2 school In the church.— Bacon, in his * Pathway unto Prayer,” thus uses the word “imp ?: ““Let us pray for the preservation of the King’s most excellent 7, and for the prosperous suceess of his beloved son Edwara our Prince, the most angelic imp.” It is a somewhat noticeable fact that the. changes fn the signilication of words have gener- ally been to their deterioration; that is, words that heretofore had no sinister meaning have acquired it. The word ‘‘cunning,” for exam- ple, formerly meant nothing siuister or under- handed; and in Thrope’s confession, in ¢ Fox’s Book of Martyrs,” is the sentence, *I believe that all thes¢ three persons [in the Godhend) are even in Pul\‘bl'. and_in cunning, and in might, full of erace and ot all goodness.” “Demure ” is another of this class. It was used by earlier writers without the insinuation which is now ulmost latent in it, that the exter- nal shows of modesty and sobriety rest on Do correspondiog. realities. % Explode” formerly meant to driveofl tie stage with loud clappings of the nands, but eradually became exageernted jnto its present signification. ** Facetious,” too, originally meant urbane, but now has so degen- erated as to have achieved the sense of buffoon- ery; and Mr. Trench sces indications that it will'ere long acquire the sense of indecent baf- foonery. “ Fiippery ”” now means trumpery and odds and ends of cheap finery; but once it meant old clothes of value, and not worthless, as the term at present implies. The word * zossip” for- merly meant oblv a sponsor in baptism. Sponsors were supposed to_become acquainted at the baptismal font, and by their sponsorial act to establish an indefinite affinity toward each other and the child. Thus the word was applied to all who were familiarand intimate and finally obtained the meaning which is now predominant nit. “Homely” once meant secret and familiar, though in” the time of Milton it had ncquired the same sense as ut present. * Incense* once meant to kindle not only anger, but good passions as well: Fuller uses it in the sense of ‘“to incite.” “Indolence ” orizinally sirnificd a freedom from passion or pain, but gow implies a_ con- dition of lanzuid non-exertion. *Insolent” was once only © upusual.” * Obscquious ™ implies an unmanly readiness to fall in.with the will of another; but in the original obsequium, or in the English word as employed two centurles ago, there was nothing of this; it rather meant obedience and mild- ness. §ha}:sneam, speaking of a deceased per- son, says: ‘How many g holy and obsegrious tear Hath dear religions love stolen from mine eye, As interest of the dead. “Property”” and ‘*‘propriety” were once synonymous, both referring to material things, as the French word ‘propriete” does now. Forcigners do not often catch the distinction at present made fn° Enclish between the two ‘words, and we know a French gentleman who recently, meeting with soie pecuniary reverses, astonished his friends by telling them that he ‘bad lost all bis ““propricty.” A poetisa person who writes poetry: and, according to the good old custom, & proser was o person Who wrote prose, and simply the antithesis of poct. The word bas mow a sadly different sienification; and it woul considered very respectable to :e;:dA'.‘]flEflb’ Trving, Banicrolt, or Everett * prosers.n - 0™ ———— One packet of ‘Bnck & Tiay ) Killed 2000 cable contimetara of dies . Pomder —_— e B MARRIAGES, COUFFRR_PRATT—On Taewlay evenion o tEhe Feshithce of the Detdes| aren, STER A e ot o Syin N Wil Col. C. N. Pratt. ulse, younizest daagher of SWAN—VAN COTT—At Mankato, onds 1678, by tne fev. br. O fondsy, Aug. 330 Vo ot oY+ Wlliam 3. S BUTLER—LUMLY—In Ch v e e e R B e bury iail Batier and Nenrtettn Secly Lmty, Sy Bristol and Blrmingham (British) papers please — DEATHS, Sl L STMPSON—Aue. 9, 197 "G Stmmeon ofams o5, 8047 BrdRe ot J0hB G. Statpsan, of drup ‘?FDD[QG‘WII papers please cony. | JAN—AL his Helzan, uged o7 Fear | onee 5 Wendelst, Mathey uneral Sunday, tho 11th, gt 11:30 el riazes to Churcly of the Holy Name, and thouss 03 &3 vary Cemetery. - Frcads e Inviiey ™ Hheaee to Gl ICRINS—Aug Snblnnelrglfklxie{%}n‘ifil{nflr&‘d"“‘ 9L Areheray,, ‘ueral 1 o'clock Sunday. " o unday. Friends of the family g, AUSTIN-AE Austin, I, fant daughier of Ed 5. and A4aR Aumiar Belle. In- Fvunemfnunhy. Auz. 1223103 m. WARREN—In New Orleans, Jaiy a9, of ; malarial fever, J. Hart \Warren, azod 36 yeace proitire IS in e ais J. . Sharo. of i sl Yoo ormer- MARTIN—James Martln. aged 12 yeay ‘month £rom injuries recelved by the cars. Thardans HOMMS, /L4733 {\'enlworm av. e, {n 3 Teddlag £ bualo (. ) bapers plase cony. ARK—Auz, 9, Kate Jackson, James B. and Kate J. Clark, aned 7 yoas, SiENer of Funeral from Lawnd=le to Graceland, Suadey, \u?;‘h POOLE—July. 13. of consumption, ¢ the serpers of his biother In Iancock, Mr.” Samuel (- Pope™SS Chicago, In the 49t year of hisage. TSI 57 e Eranciuco bapersplise copy. SIMONS—in Chicazo, Auz. 9. F s.. of e Iate Edware 3. Simons b neral scrvices Sunday, 2p. m., Prairiorav. | Carriazes (o Grabelam, - "o eace, 1114 £5 Toranto and }{amilton papers iease copy. CHENEY—In this ¢ity, Auz. 10, at his realdence, o Fremont-st., Jonas S. Chency. arer 04 yesre - 0™ 218 Funeral from Grani-Place Stethodst Chaseh, day. a£2 p. m., to Rosehill Cemctery by catglacss 0" £ Worcester and Clintun (Mase.» pagers posss sop MTRPHEY—Aug.9,John Murnhey, eldo: soa of jory snd Teresa Maroney, dzed ge:us’mmhs.meaf"' o ameral trom reskdence of hispirents, Na. gie o Tayiors % u:’; 11, 3¢ 11 Gclock, by cariiges o bop Eo™Dezrolf and Flict (Mich.) pavers plewsacopy, | WHYTE-Aug. 8 8:25p. m., M ' R.. witeap Cont. \Wiliam IF. Vinite in tie 30 e at eyt | am | lie 0in 5 22 SundAe Aug 11 At 380 e R L WSt Oalog, L, papers pless copy. copy- ANNOUNCEMENTS. i o e TTENTION 15 CALLED TO Ti Inéng i our edusailoaat ol of WearE Denver. Cot.. an Entscopal schsof for boja aug o Mrs. Afina Palmer. weil and favorably Kaows s Chicazo as Principal of Pamer's cademy, s Pracy of thisschool. and partles desiring to blace thelr renoR SISl il & T et iel ol ilidress to the cipal, Wolfe ifatl, Deuver, Col. ‘e e Bismper raa- TING OF THE SECOND REGD 1 thelr Armory tomorron eviim: ALK TRAND WASS MEETING OF THE WORKIG: GrSmor Ehieicn, smier the arepo: of Bt and Labor Couucll, to be heldat Maskell Hall, Dey plalne>-st.. between Adams uad Jec<son. 0n Sgate Aug. 11, 8% 2:300'clock p. M., ToF the Dirpese sty surine the proprietorsof the Inter-Oczan and Pomeroyy Democrat, and all other capitallsts wao are exieary it to crush out honest labor, by redacin wace iy a ltving haslx~ Good wdeakérs' will e proent. Iy orderof the___THRADE AND LALO: Bogetn” TV[158 JIOWELLS, SUCCESSORT0 WISS Latnes ML "l open ber boarding aad day ehool Sep 1ocs 814 Michliota-ave, comer Evariceathan P Ml i AT MEETING 0) 5 T Hovae Clab wiibe Rehd ot shg Tom e T B:&;fififlv{:‘"flt wxl’:z;'l.én The entire hst of resting - ey Il e d, 03 there 13 important basi- GROCERIES.. oF Fall Cream Cheese, per Ib. FLOGR. Yery fiest White Winter Wheat. per brl... YVery Dest Minncsota Spring. Wheat, per brt Very Best Mlunesota Pateat, per bri.. SOGARS. e ranulated Standard. per 1b. andard, per 1o, perlb.. Ex. C." per ib.. SIFTED BIRD SEED., Canary. per 1b. % Hemp., per1b. Germun Mottled Sonp, GO bars, per box, §3.00 CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S PICKLES. Chow Chow, Platn Mixed. quaris. Chow Chow, Plain Mixed. plats. LEA & PERRINS' WORCESTERSHUIRE SAUCE. MUSTARD. One-pound cans. Half-pound cans .. Quarter-pouad cans. MASON'S FRUIT JARS. Quarts. per dozen. Pints, per dozen...... Baking Powder, 5 Ibs. for. DURYEA'S STARCIL. Satin Gioss, 1-Ih. pk; Se Satin Gloss, 610 Boxcs. e Corn. 1-1b pkgs.. e en Ilo, per Ib. e Best Itonst Rio, per I B8 Best Green 0. G. i Best Roast O, e Cocon Shells, 4 pounds for. B8 Potitoes, por bUSRel o oo se 25e Best Gelatine, 2 Pkgs for FINE NEW SEASON'S REDUCED TO 50¢ per 1b. _Gooas delivered In all parts of the City, Tiyle Park.. Englewood. Lawndale, and Lake View. frve of chars®: Fartles [n the conntry orderin: goods will have tem boxed aud delivered at the depots free of expense HICKSON'S CASH GROCERY BODSE, 113 East Madison-st. —_— — HAIR 600DS. PALMER HOUSE HAIR STOSE. . ‘The best place in_Chicago for Taly Goods, wholesale or retall, [motorel . Gossamer Waves aspeclalty. 403000 ; roc.or 270 W. Madison-st. free. MRS, HATTIE M. HULL ‘Senu for pr& TEAS s et 0. D any Sole agent for the * MULTIFORLS Wigs made to order zn.\zflm‘ 2 E. BURNHAM, BOD W, Nadison 5¢., CHICASE 3y Pat. SARATOGA WAVE of nlll{fll curly halr improves 'vnun: looks wondertully. ¥ou wil e 5 other afier seclnc 1r. Sent SO0 1FS0; Other waves, §3. 210 Wabash P SABATOGA WAVES, FRESCE CGoods 20 per cen g & 3 omernnu-e‘::hamum. Catslozue | ree. Goodsseat C. O, - ay¥IeTE; oo gatm st DISSOLUTION NOTiCES. - DISSOLUTION. Thie 6rm of Brady, Scott & Co., Is this day dimeived by mutual consent. - - 0. 31, Brady wlil remain at 702 West | r.::rn-fl‘ T. & W. Scote wil do businessat IT2LaKeAL T. S5OTT, - - W. SCOTT- ¢ PROFOSALS: ! PROPOSALS - TN be recelved by the lioard of Commisylons, of 7 urnlshio Comuty Phupers, during the year ending A 3 tanis and all (aforination. appiy B0 fp - 18T, For U A . MALIEL, Conmitee CletE, s | e FRE CUT FLOWERS. FLOWERS; TRUNKS. ke velers, EXCIE: Tnn:‘l:)‘n‘ilg.':haulfl vt i CHAS. T, WL For Tranks, saichels, BEZ, It wid s 3 £ Noriih Soasest, w1 PV Y R AT WET QR 5 D 0