Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 8, 1878, Page 8

. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. OCTOBLER 8, 187 THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Mr. F. 8 Alexander, who with hin wifa han heen visitlng hts old homo in Msssachusetts, returncd to Chicsgo yesterdsy. Thn Hon, C. K, HSymonds, of Utien, who represcrts Senator Conkling's dlstrict on the New York Stats Repoblican Central Committes, 1a at the Patmer Hounee, . Tho ledies of the Exacntive Board of the foclal Science Astoctation, failing to secnre & guo- Tam yeaterday, did not hold a meeting, but ifform- ally talicedl over the plans snd progpects of the So. clety's journalistic organ, ‘The Tremont House is extending itd hos. pitalities to ahoat 200 members of the Conducsors’ Mutoal Ajd Aseociation of Amerlea. They will commetice their business ecanion 14-day, and close with a banquet and ** hop ™ to-nighl, ‘I'ie temperatura yesterday, as observed by Munnsee, opticien, 83 Madison street (TRinoyE Buliling), wanat 88, m., [ degrees;10a. m., b8:12m., 62:3p. m., 64;8 p. m., 50. Barom- oter aLBa. m., 22.40;8p. m,, 20.44. At 4:30 yenterday aftornoon Joseph Korite nik, 11 years of age, residing at No, 717 Morgan streel. while attempting to board a (reight train at the corner of Hrown and Twentieth streels, fell and broke hin right leg above the ankle, In the mention ot the fire on Main street esterdng, 1n the house nwnen by Mr. McCariby, T{ag siated that it wan occupied as & dweliing by Heard Btos., No, 48 Wert Madison street. Thls wan Incorrect, tne palice having made an error in reporting the name of the occnpant. A painter named B, M, Hatels, while climb. ine ub a rope to the ecaffold padn which he and his tompRnions were at tnla‘y at the new Ci Houre Build)ra, accidentally fost hin grip, C bt “pround, broke his neck. le about 50 years of mue, And reslided at No. 414 ok strect, whither hla remains,wore taken, Joseph Cushion, 4 years of ags, yes. terday afternoon engaged In pulling hay from a waygon-load passinz his home, Nu, 612 Emerald avenue, and accidentally falling had his ekoll feac. turcd by the hind wheel passing ovee ft, The wagon Is owned and driven by a Washinglon Heights farmer named Schoclaer, bat ho did not know ihe boy was there, Nicholas Hanson, 25 years of nage, a honrder at the Atlantic Ionse, Nos. 2! and 23 Jlubbard street, wan fonnd lying in an alley senve- lesa atll o'clock yusterday mornlng, - He Is glven o somnambulism. and It "ls supposed fell out of 1he third etory af the hullding wnile in ono of thesc nta, His injurics were of an internal charac- ter, and are considered fatal, It may intereat the Wost Side taxpayers to know {hat on most of the_property franting on the West I'arkn there is nn old_park and boulevard tax (nsseased for (Lo years 1570, 1871, sud 1H72), which has been cuntested n the courta and finally teclared to be legal, and jadgment rendered in fivorof the patks, Al auch land will be sold for the inxenat the tax sale now in thasame nre patd, ‘Tho Chicago Medical Society met Inst oven- ing it the Grand Pacific iotel, Dr, K. ln;l‘.:ll pres suiing, The tollowlwy was made the special order of hukfress nnd passed by a large majority: ** lte solved, That the Chicazo Medical Society dinap- proves ol fta membera signing o perinliting their names 10°be nlzned to eersificaten which wmay be published ¢ the papers, o In hand-bilts," A oas wer by Dr, J, Reeves Jackion on **Sterbity " was deferred 1o the cest meeting. ‘The Conmragational minlsters met yes. trrdsy morning-nt the nmual hour In parlor No. 1 of the Ornd Paciic.. ‘Ihe hour of shiscursion was devoted to hearing the Rev, George F, Hlerricky late of 'Constantinople, o somne vhases of misdonary worr.in Turkey. As n memher of tha Conraities of *Revision of the Hiule tuto Turkink, and A having besn scquainted 108 yensn with the offictls and the ufivial policy of taman Kmpite, the lay, Mr.: Kar -d 10 withi pecullar interest Ly thie She city, . . 4.L ‘Tho remains of - De. Ansol D, Merrity, who snddenty of heart dinense.In Ansmovs, | srced (hrouch this eity en ron Lake, Wis/, yenturauy Atternoon: A B “Masenr hiet the remains st the My k' churte of thele teansfar. Dr. Merei was widely known throughout Northern Iliinofs and Sontnern Wiaconsin, He tho father of Henry F, Merritt, Sccretary of the Domocratio Cit Central Committoe. ana Cbarles L, Merritt, wit Culver, Page, Hoyno & Co., who have the aym. wthy of & large clrcle of friends and scquaint. ancen. Judge Dmmmond retnrned from hia trip 10 Enrope yesterday, and the membors of tha Har tlocked tnto hin camber ta ereet him, In canver- eatian with a reporter ho aaid ho Teft New York on the 41h of Juue last, and went to London, whare he spent soveral wecks vlalting tho Houscs of Pwrljament, courts of law, and oOth- er places of ' pencral or apecial intorest. Heveral weoke wero then devoted to traveling through England, and the romantic scenery of Wales waa not nealected. Ie then returncd (o T.duwlon, and from there went to Paris, hers ha spent n week, wiilch waa chiefly devoted 1o sight. weelng in thoe Exposition, ‘This was sl tha time hecould spare to the French Metropolls, sud on the 22d ult. ko cmbarked for home' in Leursla, renching New, Yore tatuntay. | 1is) e vory cordially recotves in_Eoglan and «f FUYUTIRILS e walt aa soul be, ring! a4 traveling alime #nd -we i Aol e Judge 1¢ looking much bettew, and wagy his seneral neatth is good, and 1hat hiv eyes ateifn- broved, although not oatively wall, 1 o A mecting of the West Side Park Commir- sloncrs wae holif yesterday afternosn at dhelrrooms on Ilalsted nireet, Presidént Woodard #'the chinir, “Fli0 were uleo pescnt Lipe, Hennetti and Bran: nock, The Judiciary Committoo sabmlited a re- yort_embodying an opifilon by Mr. E. (i lHooke dnd Mr. W, 3L Ninithn rexard tuclaims of partics Who iad furnished janterial for (he yarkson the urder of Clark Lipe/aftet his rémoval ua President; 0 In regard to éalaries of officers not ailow d third {n regard to the liatiity o1 the Buard as 10 the expenso/incuered by xipe and others in es- Drogresy, unless = umslia LT 3 tablishing thele clatm Lo oflice, in reference to 3ho firse meptioned claim ¥r. Hooke is of opinlon that the s corporation, having recelved tho Leneft, ia ‘entopped from reouuiating the acts of de-rfacto dMicers, ncting for the public veparate and apurt frpm personal nterests 1o or incident (o the UMlice, The revort waw nccepled by the Board, actipu is understood 1o leave the matters referred 1o in their ptenent siotus pending the de. =islyu of the con “‘Tlicre was_rome lalk sbout inodimprovemonts at Humbolds Park. and seversy matters of detall pertaining thereto were referred 1 the lm‘rmumam Cominlttes, The Board then sdjourned, Eighteen jonme{men tailors met last night at the saloan in the basementof No. 0 State etrcet for tho purpose of forming sn Englisn- speaking branch. of the Ganeral ‘tatlors’ Unlon, Iguiization was eficcied by the slectivn of Ar. James Saunders ta the oflice of Prewident, The only buwiness was the subscribing of sleven names uud the contributing of 25 cents each toward cyr- sent expen: the next mevting, wi provably st No. 7 Clark street. Each mian present waa delepated to bring with him (o that meeling us tiny | English-speaking tailors be cou unt Wiore adjosrument soveral men present w sllewed to speak. Thoy, 1t seemed, bad been Workerd at Eiy's establishment, aud quit ai the liue of the recent strike. Noticlng i one of the papers that Ely Lad sdvertised that one of the wtrikers had returued to work as his shoy Uiey denired (o let their fellow-laburers know that auch s utatement \was Incorrect. Not one of the stokers hind gone back, T'he wpeakers fusther sud that Eiy ind advertieed the amounts asrued by meu i Lisemploy, For lustaice,one man was credited with baving earued $111,° presumably in one mont, thouzh the time convumed in the earning of that amount was uot stated, Tho facts were that Ely wanted to give the pubile s favorable and falro opivion of bimsell and his employ, He forgot Lo state bu the sfuresald advertivement that the man who carucd 8111 worked stx weeks to uo it und in all Uikl (e was assisted by a wan, whow b Limselt patd, and by Lis wife st home. Lincoln Park is becowming notorious as a renort for pickpockets aud sneak-thieves, (um- plabite are dally wade of yarasolv, bals, snd susll articles uf every deacriptiou belag carried off by suca-thieves, while ol n Bunday pesses bul ot Jeast Lalf 8 doren pocketa are picked. The pullce- 1< n cannot ba lgaors 2 they are mure or e finvered _wentry, iU 1s straige wo 1. wnde, Bul sometimes theso | sion of & good joke, Lu bu woaulug the 10 of & poc s crowd, This bappened from the West Elde ihe park. Amoug the numbee was & self-cun: fident young marsied lady, who was heard o laughingly remark to ber husoaud how foolish aod carcleas peoplo were Lo allow thelr nockets bouks Lo be stolea, ** Charley, you would uever shiuk mo ity of anything & careless.” el witor apending some two Bours strollig through the park, the party wended their way towards tge cars, aud fancy the surprise of the carclul, coufident yuuag Iady to tnd her_purae, contalning sowe cash and Week and Norih Side tickets, wi lug. [t was stolen while she was holdiuy uj Mte. Ubarles H—u, of the t sppreciate the joke. Moral: Never, eic, HUTBL ABRIVALS. f tices transactions, sud,” uainted with the light- y laat ook stiracted quite ust 2 & pleasure Wwate entering bide, w Sherman fouse—J. A. Brabiw, Petersbarg: D. Os- trander, Mliwau! . C. L Linsley, Buw York; Witkaul ¥uule, Naw Usie: 1 Ball, Marquetie, bk v 4 M e, New vorks . L. Oliirldy hew orki 304l seott, Champaicn, 13 Ge yie, Miiwaukes ‘ol E. Ayer, ilarvara; J. W, . Priia- uigs A, U Clarke, Owab. .. Jreumons Howse—Prof. i K Cromwell, Sew Yorky the ljoa. Hobert Ford, ow Vorki Wills i Pus. diics te fiva. G riatal, Wiscousln: Cal. the 11 sartictt Luuls . 4L Conpu irund JNbG e Tiue 100, Aletsides o "'wff‘r' D. nunua. W oudato e Putt Bellony, New 6 ok, Cadtua, TLG Cule 7. Hawley, Rock LB._Anderson. Kaneas K. '8mith, Gtiea, N. . Hinke] lieary, Pl THE CITY-HALL. ° The licensa reccipts were $300, The Sanitary Inspectors found and seired twenty-scten direased hogs lo the Town of Lake slaughter-honses last week, The Treasuror's receipts wers: Water. office, $2,002; Collector, $317: Comptroller, $1,436. Tota), $3,841. He paid ont $4,500, The roview and inspection of the police force and the Chicago Veteran Light Artillery will not take place on the Lake.Frunt, but at Lincoln Park, Saturiay, Fho report of the Henllb-nlflcord{nr :s:t 5 int_780 notices were served fo abate :.ff.‘i!.’;‘.“.’".!.'b 34 abated. ‘The weight of meat condemned was ), 212 pounds. The_property-owners on State street be- tiveen Jackson and Twelfth want sli pending pro- ceedinga for the widentag of that sireet droppedd, and the atreet widened ander one ordinance Lo the clty limite, The balances on hand for strest-cleaning and repair arcas follosa: North Division, $15,700: Sonth Division, $18,010; West Division, 824,052, 1t 14 extimated that these mams will cover a| work done between nuw and Jan. 1, Amohg the building pormita isned wern the fallowing: J, V., Clarke, fonr two-atory and basement stone front atores and dwellings, each U200, South Halated atreet near Righitventh, 81,000 ench?t Mary Foster, two-story nnd base- ment bvltkdwel‘l)lt“, 2250, No. 527 Norih La- Salle street, $5, - Thero were 136 dealhn last week, an ini. creare of five over the preceding week, bot A de- crease of atx from tho corresponaing week of last year. Of the decedents, 8ity-foor were nnder i years. Convilsions caused the death of ten: iliphtherls, thirteen: typhold fever, ninsj and consumption, thirteen. B The ordinance for the paving of Indiana Avenue, octween Twenty-ninth and Thirty-frat strecta, Is in the hands of the Committee on Streeta and Alfeys, Santh Divislon. An mo petition wna #¢nt in by the proporty-gwners asking for the im- proventent. they beiny opposed ta it, the ordinance mnst havo been golien nr Ly an Alderman, No one, however, reeme willing to father it. Unless the projierty-owners remonatrate, the Committeo will be apt to recomniond its passage. THE COUN-TY BUILDING The County ‘Lroasnrer will pay county ordors to-day of date of Oct. 1. The County Collector yesterday sold de- linquent property in Becs. 21, €2, and 27, South Chicago, for taxes. Thesalesareto be continued {from day to day. T'hero is & vacancy in the engineer corps of the Hoapital, and over 100 persons want Lo 6l It, The flling of the vacancy will rack the brain of the Board for weeks to come. Yestorday was quasi.criminal doy in the Criminal Conrt, and, as uanal, the conrt-room was Glled with the frail and unfortunate of the weaker rek and, theie equally frall legal ganrdians, Tho call of the calendat will be completed to. day. Capiascs wers insned yeatenday for the nr. rest of Mrs, Clark, tndicted for the murder of her hustand, and for Otlicer Jones, indicted for the killing af the boy O'lirien, LUp to a late hour nelther hiad heen srreated, Lut both were expected 10 be brought 1 during the ovening, Jolhn'Hallohan, one of Mike Mnlloy's con. Board lobby yuler nd rtituents, was in the County day. He was iy Hng goud, —raally fubllant, utertupting - 1 great speech.makers, |t found necevssry'tp remove bim by forco. e was haroiless, but” noisy, and his Temoval had the rl::u to suspend tho™proceedings for a few min- utes, S ey Mre. J, T. Irwin was‘yestarday arrestod ona e Into # Clellund, 1ta al the ucceuasry swearing. She in debt to the defunct concern $13.25, and, judgment belnz at her, concealed her pruperty, eic., (o preveut an execu- tion aralnat it Shu denies the ailéyutions ‘nnder oath, and io the uiternoun came nto the County Lourl, and, walvloga hearing, was rlmru on *inil dintil “this moruing. From what' oalil b rned on tho case sne aill, o doubly, be, dis- charged to-tay auder the Jusolvant sct. ' T - . oo v . THE CUSTOH-HO,UBE; i Vs The*4 pui'?}au‘{@fl?hln L 'the' Bib- Treasury yestendsy aghreg: p‘l.dflm The Bub-'l‘uunrf’m“u veaters day wero very lage,pand as "flown: Currency, 8317.0n0: gold. 81% (B0« 3nd sliven 810,000, , Froin' predont “Thdications, tye Pobria And Cinclunat! distillers are” fficlined to do tha fair thing. But stitl there is & foeliug by ot th will bear pienty Ufwnlchlnfl.! Kot i Mitha Internal rovenno recoipts ymterday St A0 For ot o T3 o e ed u ;i on muacuflnd cigars, SESeaG, N.U//. “,‘“" Bince Gen. McDowell's Sapenntendehy of the now Casiom-Tonss and_L'ajt-oflbe b wress deal of work \iau been done, which shio umcnmll{‘w he naked eye, ‘The new system 18 boing rapldly cgm{slelya. ' " ¢ = - Tho Hon. Greon B, Rautd, Gommissioner of Internal Revoune, will artive in tows to-mor- row inorning from his old hote ‘In the southern part of the Blate, In the ufternoon, in company it Collector Muryey aud ltevenuo. Ayont Grliue “on, iy the'distillecics, Thursday will be devoted to's epnltrence, which will be ol ector Bmith, of Clacianati; ; [Rturgeon, of 8t, i White, of Terze iaute: Knawles, of* Peoria; and Nase, of Sterling, On Friday be wilt be called upon by' the Chicago dis. llera, who will present some views upen several malters cuncerning the recently impused regula. ive Lo the Inside working omlmu-xl quuging,"ete. . There recently appeared in the New York Evwening Paat an anticle giving the hercentage of 4 dsmoge-sliowance lowed oa importations the principal cities of 1he country, appesred that the percentages we Mow York, 14.8; Baston, 3 41.0; Beitimors, 20,0; San Urleans, :d,8; Chicago, clunali, 7.8, “Ihiess Qgures aro based on Informa. tion furnished oy Asuistant-Secretary Freoch, of the ‘Vrensury Depariment. Collector Smith’ has uynml to tiie article, and siys that the wauner of calculation empluyed by tho Fost or tha Treasury Depariment tu wrong for the reason that itle based un werciiandise oo which the damage-ailowance Is whils itstiould nave been Agurid ont un the t Trom waich 1t or 41-100 of 1 per cent, Chlcago for the same purlod were $7,:54, aud the damage-allowsnce $:3,652, or 7.J00 of L ver cent. Another way of cumparison is Lo show the probortional gusniity of gomds upon which nce *' 18 granted 10 the whole jm- ) reproscoted by collection returny, via, : New York, four yeara' collactous, $112, 3, 164 ; #uods an which *!damaye-atiowance * ju ranted, 8,780,142, ur & lttle uver 2hepe lhlun. fuur years' collection, = o, 254,287 damage, $17,370, r ono-third of 1 per ceni. Accordiug 10 Lue fret cowparsosn, the **damy llowsuce NewYork was nearly fourandabaif t 08 08 grea In Chicagus and, oy the secoud, over six boies. ‘Fhe Drestinpiion ls that the damage sustained by im- voried uicrcuasnding v sbout th sais ut alt ports, sod from the Agures given it e evident that large quantities of goods uot damaged st Al wers ade mitted 10 the brivilege of the allowance, nnd this d Lbias bewn calied futo existence, knownas ** damage brukers.” lu New York tuer was uo actusl ex- amination of the goods such as Is euforced st this vart by the Appraiser. Itera the allowance is con- tned " to “lhe actoal damspw, while in w k the practice was lo tructive damage, The businesa bas been stopped by onder ‘regaury, aud sinca the order the *‘damiave-allowsnce " y teduced, Nr, Bmith closcs his by protesiing against tho injustice ¢l custots-investigation * (X war" oo the Now York werchants, He Las no lllllplflir 1o the New York gaugers, sad eomity toward thew, ORIMINAL, Da‘ueuu Bauder has, awaiting the ar- sival of & Deputy Shenst from Dubugue, Is., & prisuner oewed K. M, Christopher, who ls wanted for forzery st (hat city, It was roported last night that sa un- knowu waz, after partaking of several drinks jn the saloon of Michacl lHogan, corner of Fifty-frst strectsol tho boulovard, badtuca goue into & rear toow snd died, The facts look sumiewbal sus- Ppicious, and the Corvner will investiyate to-day. Tue guwblers have beon bringiog heavy pressure thon the sdministration to got permission 0 allow tho liger W lay uamolested 1n his zlo Guring race-week, Lut thus far they Bave made uo proaress, Nisyorleath ts sci down as AQ UDCOU- Prowlalug eneisy, and te gunblers complsin that no cily in the Utlon makey the false Puntapical showing that Chicago uoea ia relation to gambling. ‘They claiui Lhat the clty is full of sporting wen and olhors fur whow & faro-bank bas great chaguy. 8. W. Kroff, s roal-estato dealer, 1 ing &t No. 404 lieruiitage svenue, was atrested yesleiday sfteraoon and brought before Justice Sommerteld U & charge of furger d_h}:'u) a3 bailee. The complaiuant was 8 Mre. Fridell. "who ciaims that Krol bas forged ber name o a deed lu sowe trag. esction, and cowwitied lasceny us pallce. whcredy #by Lus been defrasaded out of sevezal bundsvd doi- 0 fecltngs of lars. Rroff waenot ready for & hearing op snch stinrt notice, and gase bail@ the anm of $1,100 for his appearance thia morning at i a'clock. At 1:15 yesterdny forancon Officor C. Hiorth, while traveling hin beat and going east on Thirty-sevenih atreet In company witha nighl whatchinian, saw three thieves ening west inthe rear of Groveland court, and, thoagh only & half tlock away, they tened and ran. ‘The nMcer and followed, firing alx shols ms they ran, corner of Vincennes and Osk avenues ight of them. Jdatico D'Wolf yeaterday issned his war- rant for the arrest of A, A, Parker, & commission mercbant, bonrding at the Palmer. ‘and_having an office at 110 LaSalie strect. Conatable Murnhy hay the warrant for service, Tha case In founded npon &n alleged nesanlt and battery by Parker npon F, B, Whipple, cdilor of the Krposition Dally Press, Whipple is the cldest son of Thomaa H, Whinpie, of detective and Joumallstlc fame, officing ln Ashland Rinck, and every one gives him an excel. lent character., TMNE POOR CASR. The gsne wherein John E. Poor fignres as an al- toged biruming wan again taken up yesterday by Juatice Itahinson. “The proaccution took up the thread of the exam- ination, and continued in the introduction of testi- M0 Wilkie, of No, 428 Milwaukes avenne, br. teaiified that he had called Dm’el-lnnlll{ Bpon Daisy, and had been introduced (o her by Joha, who cailed her Mre. Poor, Mrs. Reynalde, living at No. 164 Madtron atreet, teatifed that John had once called at her door and requested hier to remain with his 'Ih' who wna thensick, Joln had often in witneas' presence referred (0 Daisy an his wife, At this point. Mr, Goodrich, for tbe prosecu- thon, requeated that the proeecuting witness be al- lowed to make her statement. ‘The Conrt sald that he waaalmost convinced of the error of his raling last Ssturday when he ex- cluded her cvidence upon the ground that s wife could not testify against her husband, There waa certainly no jnsttee in such a practice of excluslon. m)lr. Sherldan, for the defenae, again bronght ont nthoritlea. which were ro pointed that” Dalsy again dented n chence to apeak for herself, Mrs. Poor, mother of the defendant, was put tinon the'stand, shown two letters, and asked If the writing was that of her son, Johin K. She did not know; her aon wrote Ao many hands that she conld not tell whether or not he-was the anthor of 1he lettetn, Scymour Seelover aald that he was familiar with Poor's bandwriting. He opincd that the letters aforesaid were written hy Poor, Howard Tilotson testified that be was famiiiar with I'nor's handwriting, and said that he had no doubt that the writing in tbe letters shown bim ‘was that of John E. Poor, ‘The prosecution at this point Introduced the tivo letters, The antlu{wn Arc addrensed to Mrs, John X, Poor, and the letters commenco: My dae- ling Datsy ** and_**My darling littlo Datay." The cantents treat of every-day affaira; Ismentations over Laiay's abaence; protestations of constancy and love, elc. N 'Ihe_prosecation declared their evidence **all in, " ahd Mr. Sheridan moved for & dismiseal, be- cause a prima-faclo case had not boen made ont, ‘Tlie motion was nrgaed pro snd con for an hoor and & half, the defense citinz namberless authorl- tlen, ait of which the Court took ander advisement 411 ‘to-morrow afternoon, will zepiy (0 the motion. THE COUNCIL. TETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. A reguiar meeting of the Council was held last evoning. Ald. Tuloy presiding. A remonstrance, numerousiy signed, against the widening of State street from Jackson to Twelfth, was read apd reterzed to tho Commiites on Streets and Alleys of tho South Divislon, A communication was received from the Mayor, snbmitting a petition from Ilenry Corwith, B, IT. Wadaock, E. Ingalls, F. Taltle, Sol. A. Smith, and othors, In referenca to the validity of the ordie nance with the-Mettopolitan City Rallway Com- pany. Tu viow of the question of damaces which wight be pustained by the clty in case the Company entered npon the strcets upon aninvalld ordinance, the petitioners asked that the city go shead aud Institute proceedings to test the griestion in the coorts, The Mayor also’ snbmitied, along with the petition, an explanatory letter from Leonard Swett, of counsel for petitloners.: The communleation, petitlon, snd Tetter were referred to the Coinmittes on-iiailronda. . A commuplcation was recelved from the Com: troller anking for instructions aa to his doty in lg:l matter of m{\n: 8 bill of Francls Adams, nssociate couneel fn the hack-tax cases of 167-'4, Tne commnnication stated that the Curporation Coun- sel had declinod to approve the bill, which wwas for the modest anm of $3,500 and which was indorsed a4 reasonatle by Oeargo W, Smith, J,' W, Waug- bop, W. €. Qoudy, J. P. Wilson, John Wood- bridge, and John Mattocks. ‘The matier was re- ferred to the Committee on Judiciary, p *_ HOARD OF PUBLIO WORKS., * Ald. Taley vacated the chaff, 1o which he ealled Ald, Gilbert, for tho purposp of, presenting an.qr- dinance furthe reorzanizationof -the Board of Publie Works, whictr he aaked might be Javd over and publinked, a8cet qas’ gmnied. Tho ardinanca in question provided a2 tha arganivation of tho Departisent of Public Works, a2 tho bead of which shull be an officer: Enown as the Commis. moner of J'ublic Works, Appointed by the Mayor, with tho' tutsent of tho Countl), to serve two years, the “first term to bogin an the socond Mon- day of May, 1870, 'Tus bund required s 10 ba in thy sum of $50,000, ‘The ordinanco fartber provhde for & Secrolry, to be apnoiutsd by the Comm sinner, ond’ 48 - farnish & bond _ in iy sum_of $10.000; for & City Englnecr, to be' dppolnted by the Commissfoner, end removable at any timo.at that offcur's vleasure. ‘The Clty Englncer Is to perform all ihe civil encineering fequired Ly the departmentin copnectlon with sil pabiic improvements com- mitted to 1t charge, and 10 do such other sarvey- ing sa may bo directed by the departmont ar the Counctl, “The Council is te fix his salary, and hle uwers Are 1o be the m a8 thoas of & County urveyor. ‘The ordinance further provides for wuch sub-depariments the Water, Bewerage, Htreet, Knginéer., Map, aud Bpscial-Astesament Depariments, The remainder of the ordinanca is devoted to tayIng down the businevs of thq several departments, tho duties prescribed belng ‘similar In al! reepects to those nircady performed. - PAWNBROKERS, The same Alderisn presenton an ondinance re- gardlng pawnbrokers, remarking, as ha did 69, Lhat the recent deplorabje occurrence by which & nt member of the pulice force had lost his ad called the atiention of the publie to the great evila urowlng out of pawnbrokers’ business #u now carried on o thls city, 'The proper regu. latioo of Lhis basinces was o matter of great difl- culty, As now conducied, and sa It had boou condacted lere for yesrd, It wimply provided schaols far criine, four-tifilis of the thikving bemy done by rumors, and fear-04hs of toe stolen vroperty being taken to these pawnbrokers. Jfg Liad bhad occasion, when lclln‘{ & Grand Juror, 1o Investizate tho matter, aud had discovered tuat thene shups were uothing wore nor less tian re- ceplicles for stolen , And that the pawn. brokers themselves were alders and al larceny now going on, The regulatic were wuch, lie trusted, that hones! on the buein 1d dishonest ey coul ordinancs requires, in Urlef, that pawnbrokers #ball make daily reports to the Huperintendent of Police of ail property secelyed In pawn or purchase during the preceding day: fuat every phwnbroker ahall report, with that let, & full description of the perty, witha statement from whom b property wan recelved and nls residence, togethee with the hour of the day when recvived. The ordiusnce further provides that 0o goods recelved 1 pawn or purchass whall be sold, redesned, orremoved from pwnbroker's shop untll after the expiration of threa days from the Lime of his revort. There 1s also s provisiun regulatiug thc e dar- ing whicl pawnbrokers iy krep thelr shups upun, the sim belug to condao the carrylug on of the business, us nearly &s possl- bie, 10 the lionrs of daylight, “Thls provision re- quires, in brief, that no pooda wball be received whon the prosecntion 14 pawn oF purchased beforo 6 8. m. of After B p, m. durlng he wouths of January, Fubrusry, March, Aprll, Uctober, Novewber, and Decem! or before fi a, 1, and after U p. ni, duriug b rest of the year, ‘Tae ordinance was referred to the Committes on Police, who, oo & s yuent mwotion of Ald. Cury, wera insirucied o report thoreon next Moy« day wvening, the considuration of the repurt sud ordinance (v be mude the special order fur 8 o'clock. WTREET RAILWAYS. Ald. Cullerfon sabmitted av ordinance extension of the West Diviflon Hallwey Comps- ny's tracks on lius [sland avenus, The ordisance waa ordered published, and its considoration made (h-lw:chl order for wext mondsy aveniog st ¢ o'clack, Ald, Tuley aubmitied a report of the Judictary Commltiee recommending the passage of an order ditecting that (ke street-rallway conipanles conuply with the ordinauce of July U, 1877, which req: thew 10 couucct thele “wracks on South Halated street and charge bt on from the Hiock- Yardeto Btato stroet. Lald over and ordered pub- llsbed S ; uncn.uu“l‘?u-&l : i 4. Tally presvuted ao order directing that the lpvmpmnunpol $3U00 for & school-house at thu corner of Eda streot and Webash svenue be usod for a bullding (o be located st the corner of Twen- Ay-sixth and llalsted strects. Roferred Lo the Com- mittee on Scuools, Ald. Tuley, on bebalf of the Judiciary Commit- tee, (o WO was referred & petliion (o open Wust Divislon strect through Humbolds Pask, ruported, recommending the passage of a resoluilun direct- g the Departmont of Public Work to confer with the Weat Fark Commiualoncrs as to the Jonger con- Guued caclusive junisdicuon of tho Park Com- juiseiopery ovet (hat portlon of Liviaivn sieeat lying between Milwsukee avenue aud llumbolds Purk, aud to permit the strect between tho points uamed 10 be used by the genorul Lublic in the sawe mauner 84 it was used by the weneral public befare the passags of the uwlullw of Junel, 1874 Laid over for publication. On motlon of "Ald. “Hawlelgh, but not withons some oppusition fruin those Who wanled to yo ahead with busloess, the Councli adjourned to heur Blaine's speech. Pa— TIIE COUNTY BOARD. POLLING PLACKS, The regular wmeeting of the County Bosrd was held yesterday atteruoon, all of Wi membcrs pres- eat. Mr. Boese oblected 10 the minutes of the ‘last meeting, aod clamwed thatsome of the polling- placesiu bis wand had beea changed, uotably 1n e Sccoud Preciuct frow Nu, 477 Wells stced, to for the No, 377 Sedgmek atreet, le charzed frand in the matder, and that the change had been made since he slgned the report. ‘Tha Clerk denled that any changes had been made i1 tho renort, b} Mr Nacse inelated that thers hat been, nna that the whole thing waa wrone, Uther members !kwl! on the subject, bat finally the renort was condrmed by a vote of 810 7. Other membara supceAted corréctiong (n the re- portof Judgennt election and polling-nlaces, and afew wern concarred in, while many were ob~ jeetsd to and voted down, ‘The (County, Treasurer snbmitted hin sam monthiy report. 1t showed thal_tkere was tn the credit of (he Gen Fnnd, $31,810: Intereat Fand, nin_Indebtedness, $90,025; Interest Fund, new indebtadness, $20.027: Court-llouse Fnad, lfl,m' Sioking Fand, $111,216, The report was refarred, The Finance Committes presented a statement of the condition of TIR COUNTY'S FINANCES. There wan nothing new in the showing, aud conld nol he from the faet that the figures hove already been given from the Térasurer's bookn, The stata- mepte neverth®tess, covered condfderable suace on It reltorated that the connty's rosources past year had been, including back |azes, 85, 174, and that the amonnt actually collected up lo Sept, 2, way S1,042,981. The Tlabilitles were shawa o be $NOR, 110, 0 that If 1t wore not for tha diversion of back taxes, of which abont $78,000 have heen collected and expended lor county pnrposes, the haianca in favor of the coun- ty, with many *‘ifs* and ‘‘ande,"’ would be 248,500, 1f the entire levy had boen collected, The redonrces of _the (eneral Fund are pnt down as SI4L803.37, while the Iabilltles are about $474.000, and this Ia the fund from which all current expenses are drawnp, The deficit {s convenirutly charged to back tnxes, which 1t fa clalmed will make the showing all right. In the Conrt-Honse Fandithe resources are put down In the siatement as 870, while the lisbilities are 3255, 115. 31, or 8178, 323.13 more than the re- fources. Tho statement recites, howrver, that the lloard resolved some months ago tn lnpml\'tflnu $200,000 of the tax levy of 1870 for Court-llonse urposcs, bul taking this into considera- on, and stopping the work at once, = ear hence the fund wonld stand overdrawn 20, 000, even if the 8200.000 appropristed were all collected. Followhug this showing, the Com- mittee say it will be impossi] 0 lalsh the Court- iloure by direct taxalion, and sugpest that the uestion of issulng bonds be azaln submitted to &a people. The statement then gocs on to re. view the bondrd Indebledness acconnt st some length, snd saojolns comparallve fighres of ex- penditures by the revera) Commitiees. ‘The atatement concludes with an apology for the condlitivn shown, and the Committes recommends that 500 copies of It be printed for aistribntion. ‘The report was approved, and Mr. Senne moved that 5,00 coples of it be printed in German, which was concurred . After the transaction of some other unimportant ‘Yusiness, the Board sdjourncd for one week, DARTMOUTII COLLEGE. ITS PINANCIAL NEEDS, ‘The Chicago Dartmonth Alumnl Assoclation held a meoting in the Tremont ilouss pariors yes- terday afternoon, for the purposs of con- stdering the financlal needs of the old seatof learning, wbich, just now, are very great and pressing, Theie was & pretty full repeescnta- tion, and among those prosent were B, ¥, A; E. W, Evans, the Hav, Charles Feabody, J. ore,’ Prof. 11, 11, Usbcock, Dr, M, 0. Haydock, W, H. Peck, E.D. Redington, the Rey. C. A, ‘Towle, Dr. 1. anforth, J, K. Mernll, F, C, linnty W. C. Grant, Chatles Hitcheock, E. J. Uartlett, the Rev. Arthur Littls, Dr, A, 1, Foster, Dr, John C., Webstor, C, F, Henick, I, Il White, Prof. ‘8. C, RNartlett, tha President of the iastie totlon, was present to Iay the neccssltifes of the college befora the meeting, Vice-President D. I, Shorey presided, and Dr. Jobn C, Websternctedss Secretary, g Mr. B, F. Ayer, In & fow well-chosen rematks, stated the necessity of kecping up the Dopartment of Chemistey in the college, and that help was needod juat at this time, Aa Prof, Dartlott was present, this timo had heen choaen for the meeting In prler to get s statement from him. That gon- tieman then came forward, and stated that thero was a lack of important Professorships (n somae de- partinents, and that it was alvo desirable that some of the Professorships shoukl be divided, since s ringle Profossor in cases taught several branches of stndy,, He stated thst $260,000 was needed, and that pretty soon. The buildings—some of them—were . old, and new ones wera needed to take thelr place, Tharo were vory many subatantisl Improvaments necessary, and he dee sirad that tho Chicago Alumnl shoukd do somo- thing. [t is expected that she will raiso about 10, 000 of the $2530,000. Tho Professor said that nrimoutll hated to ask tho New Ilampehire Legis- latare for anything, slnce that body had & very econumical sireak, especially on edacation, alnee wome of the membora .ot infrequently spake of **them literary fellers.” Presldent Dartlott's ap- peal was listened to with much attention, The Rev, Arthur Little thought (hat they (the Alnnai) should do all they could. for the cofl which they had gradusted from, and that lbldllllll Al Ich keeping up its high standard and ex- cellence, (.. . Y ; Ur. Poster moved that & committes ba appointed to ratse $350 to )l up the $1,000 promised last mml::‘ulr. :r w[hla:ll W50 already boen aub acpibod;’ Carrled.ri £ Ly v Foster, 1t 1f. White, and_ M. Tedington wora appointad the Committee. . The meshng thon adjomrmed. K ‘ A — 4 s CASUALTIES. Vs p— - PRAIRIE: FIRES. « Yangzox, D. T, Uct. 4 —~Heports from the surretnding country ate to the affect thats ge- struativa prairie fire has travorsed -from fifteon to twenty counties betwesn Jim Biver snd the Mis- soarj River. Yepterday sfternoon it resched Yankion ‘and Bodbomme Countles, driven by a stroag northwest wind. .The destruction of prop- erty is. Iarge, but no detalis havo baen received. Hloohomms Village and Springfiold Village were aaved yeatarday afternoon only b" the hardest kind of work, Tbe scullementa of Tabor and Slskov, e0ma tan miles west of this city, bave sntfaced pe- verely, 'Tha wind is blowing band to.day, sud tho air iafull of cinders, aslics, aud smoko. Six par- ties bave boen arrcaled for Aring the prairics, but m.ra%m"u“ fe 1hat the fre was oticinally stariagi by too Blowlag Guoso band of Y Indj, wbho wero forced Lo Jeave Uhofr honw at the Lodges, on the. Jim River, and tetacu to thelr tnho at Fort ‘Thompaon, ~ On thelr way acrues the eountry tucy fired Lhu pralrle grass, and the rovailing ‘northivest winds bave drivon the fie into and through the settlements, nuktonals RAIJLROAD ACCIDENT, 8pecial Disoateh fo The Tribune. A¥x Anson, Mich., Oct. 7.—A fatul rallroad sccident “occurred on the Toledo & Ann Arbor Railruad, fourtcen miles south of this city, this mosnlng. A gravel-train was backing up, when it struck a cow, which blocked up the train, and twanty-seven cars wero totally wrecked.' Two moo—Richard Naah, conductor, | sud Richard Adams, Urukoman—were fnstantly killed. The former resided In Toledo and was unmarried, The Iatter reskled In Deerticld, Mlch., &l unmarried. Nush was terrihty mangled, Vst Mariand, of ‘To- ledo, was most lellnul}( intured, his shoulder belng badiy dislucsted, No blawme is atiached to muybody. ~ Drs, tordman sud Bodemanu were taken from hers to (he sent of the disaster by 4 apecis] engine. Thers wore twenty men sboard ¢ wrecked toafn, BTEAMER LOST, New Yonx, Oct. 7,—lutelligeuce bas been re- celved In this city of the loss of the Pacifc Mall steamer Ueorgia. Bbe stzuck on o rock of the Harbor of Punta Aren The passengers and craw wera saved. The Grorgia was comingoutof the Harbor of Tunta Arcuss, sbout forly-eight hours® asl) from Pausma, when sbe struck un & reef sad went auround, The sleamer was 20ing Lo Sap Francis. cu, and had on board the passengers of the steamer Culon, of the ssme line. The Ucoryis had five cahln Kery and forty sieersys passengers, benlilen a large cargo of morchandive, ' Sho was & Iarge iron screw steamer, bullh four years ugy cust of 000, 2n¢ at the tiwe of her luas was fully insured, 1t {s vot knuwn at the Pecific Matl Ofcon whvther hier cargo was insured oz net, but the ra) beliel In that it was. 161w believeu that tuo vassel wiff ba got o, and the cargo saved, WRECKED, Nrw York, Oct. 7.—Steamship City of New York, frum Havans, reports that the schooner Charloa H, Dow was driven sshore st Santa Auns, Mezxlco, during a galu Sent. 13, aod became & to- loas, Crew saved, ‘The schooner Santa Ross wrocked at Ssuts Auua the sawv time, Crew cd. Al the samo tme the British bark Crimes was wrecked, and the Caplaln. s wife, and sec. vnd oficer were drowned. The Britieh bark Light- chit was & total Joss, Crew saved, Also two Otbers at Tonols, naucy unkuown, pradesay DROWNED, Bpecial Dipulch 10 Ths Triduns, East Saunaw, Mich., Oct. 7, —About B o'clock V. m. yesterday, at the Weznor Crossing of the Fling River, Mrs Wright, Mre. Klauro, Mrs. Tar- gart, Mise nson, and & son of Mre. Wright were cmulnfi in & canve, which spsot. aad Mrs. Targazi aud Allss Stevenson were drowned. sz KNOCKED FROM A TRAIN, Cixcixuati, 0., Oct. 7.—~Frank Reilly, vews agont on the Marietta & Cincinuatl Rowd, going east this moming, swuang bimself out of the dour ©f the bazzsge car as tho tratn was crossing Bridge street, Chillisothe, and was struck by s telegraph le, which knocked Bim to the ground sad trace r:r:'dnu:'kulfi cn AL e — SMALL BOY, READ THIS, Bueclal Dispalch o The Tridune. * JoLigT. 1., Oct. 7.<~A 12-year-ola son of John McConiche stiempted to Jump on » freight tfain on the Chicago, Rock Islugd & Vacldc Laliropd bere este . fell under the wheels, snd received In. !.n."’-‘im. reaulted fatally in s few bours. e m— DRUNKENNESS---CONSUMPTION. Dr, D'Uizer, Mioneapolis, Minn., discoverer of tue Cinchons Cure, pusitively carep all cases of drupkenucss. He b the originator of the new Carwon tieatinent fOr consuwpiiun, Conault him, WASHINGTON. The Hotchkiss. Magazine = Gun Adopted for Army Use. Statistics Showing the Earnings of Na. tionul Banks for Two Years Past. Rules Governing the Reosipt and Payment of Sabsidiary Coins. Enectal Dipatch 10 The Trivune. Wasninuroy, D, C., Oct. 7.—The Noard of Army Ordniance Oflicers which metat the Spnog- ficld (Alaan, ) Armory April i3 to examine magazine. guns ard select one for adoption in the arny, ad- JjuurnedSept. 23, after adonting a report designat. Ing the floichking magaxine-gun, The report, which has Just been receivea bere, ably Indorsed hy Gen. Bennetl, the Chief of Ord- nancs, who recommended to the Secretary of War that the report be approved, and that the Ordnance Department be authorlizod 1o carry out the provision of the law passed tast November to expend $20, 000 at the Springficld Armory in the mannfacture of the gun selected by the Doart. Thls recom. mendation Becrelary McCrary has approved. Since eatly in the War of the lcbellion strong efforts have been made by many army ofiicers to adopt & magazine-gan for the army, but the cone scrvative element clang to the old mnzzle-losders and the triangular bayonet so strenuonsly that it was only in 1806 that the mitered Springdeld Lreech«loading rifie was introdoced, and it was only at the last session that sutbority was ob- tained to selact @ magazine-gun, the act of Con- grens specifying that $20,000 might be used for the mannfactare of such an arm In cass one Was se- lected by a Board of ordnance oflcers. APPOINTMENTS, Mealcal-Director J. Winthrop Taylor, sentor snrgzeon on the active list, will be appotnted Sur- geon-Uenoral of ihe Navy, in place of Surzeon- General Urler, rotired, Fred Grant, aide-de-camn 0 (ien, Bheridan, has been orderca to duty as chlef engincer ofiicer, Divislon of the Mlswonri, succeeding Col. Ulllenple, Curps of Engincers, RANNAS PACIPIC, The contest over tho Recetvership of the Kineas Pacille Rallroad has been removed to Wasbingiod. Mr, Jdostice Miller, who hans recovered his health, heard an argument to-day at hia own liouss In the matter of the attanpt to remove Henry Willard {rom the Receivership, A large number of per- Bona {nterested in thie movement are here, aoLD. The present firm state of gold fe sald to be due to the fact that the Secretary of the Treasury has called nipon the syndicate bankers for a sefticment on the 413-per-cent account, Thé bankers had ex- pected to delay the fina} settlement until the closa of the year in expectation that goid would be easler, TIB PUTTER COMMITTER will not meet hero uutil 8 fow days before Cone gress. An claborats report is row in proparaticn by the Uemocratic members, who expect Gen. Butler to slen with them. The preacntation of Senator Stanley Matthows as & contumacious wit- ness lscontemplated, PERSONAL, " George Oorham, “Secratary of (he Republican Congresalonat Campaign Committee, {a alck with the kidnoy complalnt, Postmastor-General Key Is expectedto relurn hero Oct, 23, Ex-Marshal Pitkin, of Louislans, Just conva- lescing from yullow fever, has nrrived here, LEGAL-TENDER HTANDARD. Toths Watern Amociated Press. Wasntxurox, D, C,, Oct. 7.—1'hy_Secretary of he Treasury has iasucd a circular clting various sectiona of the Revised Statutesrelsting to deposits of gold coin and bulllon, and the issuc of certifl- cates therafor; the payment of Import doties in gold and silver coin, and others; ag to tho amounf to which mbalur‘y coln shall be legal-tender; niso nedl at (he Just session ot Congress in ro- cari to the colnage of atandard milver dollgrs. fi'&n Secretary then prescribes the following rege ulattona: . Inthe receipt of fractional siiver coins of tho Unlled States for payment of dufles on imports, internal revenued, of othor duea {o the Govern- ment, the following. instructions will boreafier o observed by all Colléctors, Ttecetvers, and other oflicers of “thla Department: When the total amnount of duea In any vno payment cannot be palil euttrely In tho proper lezal-lender ooin, currendy, or certificates of denominntions of $1or greater because involving o (ractional part of & dollar, such fractional part mur be'paid In “silver colna of the denominations of less than $1, but, when the total’ amount of such duoes toen not excevd §3, anch totat amount may be pald In silver colns of denominas tions df feas than $1. o In making payments lo public creditors the oficors caniiected with this Departinent will e govurned by tho vame regnlations, but paymetita may made in fractiohal silver cols in kny smount to partien who desiro'them, 28 ‘There |8 nd'sravision of law for either the ex- chanye or redemptlon of any fractional silver ¢ol; but the Treasurcr and:Asdlstant Treasurer of t| United Biates and all public and Nattonal Bank de positarics will be oxpected to recelve for .creditiln occount all nilver .or muior coins of the United States not motilated which have been’ raceivod by punlic ofticers In the usual conrse of business, and are offercd by him for deposit. Nodlstinction will be made on account of data of coinago or denami- aatlon of any stlver or minoe cotn, . TUE NATIONAL-BANK BUBINESS, ‘Threo huilred and twenty-eight National Banks, with a capital of $48, 707,000, pald_no divklends for the six months ¢nding March 1, 1878, and ;57 banke, with a capltal of 854,570,050, paid no div- idends for the "six monthd endiog Sopt. 1, 1878, For the first six months of the year 1870, 238 NA- tlonal Banks, with a capltal of 834,200,000, and forthe second six montha of the same year 273 Natiunal Hauks, with & capltal of §44,000, 000, vald no dividends. For the frat aix montns of tho filrmfl. 240 Natlonal Banks, with a capital of 0, 452, 000, and fur the second six mouths of the suine year 288 hanks, with a uglul uf 841, 100, - 200, puid no dividunds, The ratio of cardinga to capital and surplus of Nationai Hanks for the year 1870 waa 4.0 per cont: In 14877, & U per conts and {u 1878, less than 6 por cent. - NOTES VOR REDEMPTION, tecelpts of Natlonal-lsnk notus f Uon to-day, over §300,000. The 'I'res It doublful whethor der of Nocrelary Slierwan reqaising sender such notes for redemution i0 pay the expresy charges on them will result In as great a decrosss of redemption as was at first predicted. COUNTERVEITERS 4 LRXATED, of ‘Thie Becrot Service Treasury Depariment to-day received Information of the arrest of seven uddi- tlunal siembars of the Crabiree paug of counter feitora 1n Kentucky and Tenncuses, A tolegrau recolved at the Nacrol Rarvien Burean announces the arrest of Theodote Camp, Joel Pitcher, J. W, tood, John Ueavner, sod Albert Wickmara ot Towanda, I's., on s charge of counterfeiting. Several setanf molds and « lob of countarfalvtoing wure captured. . UEN, BUBKMAN, Qen. Bherman retarned (hie worning from his extended trip. ~ F'OSTAL DECIBION. 3 In reply to an inguiry whether under new E:ll‘l rugulations bank-noles and gruenhscks ean maticd we third matter, the Vost-Ofice Dopartumant rulus st ** Bank-notea and greei backs, having written stanatureor slgnatures added oz‘::nm of & a¢ simile atamp, or other mark vr uiym added 1o the oniginal pant (engraving) It soughit 10 be sout in the walls, would ba sibject to letter-rates of postage nnder Sec, 160, postal iaws." LAWLESHNRSS IN NEW MEXICO. Gen, Low Waliace, recontly appointed Governor of New Mezico, bas notifled the President of cun- tinucd disturbauces aud lawlcasness |n Lincolu County, thal Territory, aud requested the aid of thearmy of the United States to presotve poace, Tha Bresident will tborefors lesue b proclamstion cammanding ull notoes bands to dls: Pperse within five day, —————— DOCTORS. Special Ditpalch 10 The Tribune. Evaix, lIL, Oct, 7.~The aunual scesion of the Fux Hiver Medical Association was beld here to- day, ‘The failawiuog physicians were preseut, among otbers: Qoodwin and Crabirce of Dundee; T, Burlings: Kllbourne, Wrown, and Ben- nett, of Kigin; Ifard and Robbins, of Auro Blackmun, of Genuva; NcNalr, of Blsckberry: Heed, of llsmpshire; Nutt, of Marcowo; Osborze, of New York. Dr, Tilt was elected Presidenty Dr. Hara Vice-President, Dr. Hlackman Hecre- tary and Tressurer, Dry. Goodwin, Benuett, wnd MeNuie the Execn {omuililee, A uuinber of [ cascd and tuples wi discussed, xud the the Bat Mondsy ju - —————— GOLDEN WEDDING. Hparial Digaich 1o The Tridune, Gatzxa, L. Oct. 7.—James D. and Tavira Rawlius, the vemerable patents of the late Geu, Jomn A. Wawline, Mecrelary of War, colebrated their golden wedding at tus Rawling homestead, lu Guilford Townabip, this coanly, on Baturday. ‘There wero present, besides moss of the surviving wembers of the lnmll{. Gen, W. H, I clated with Secrutary ltawlius during the W tue foruier law . Bheean, of ueeltng sdjou Jauuary, 1870, 1o me < 0+ ar, and riner of the laticr, ex-Mayor T, isieus. BIRTHDAY PARTY, Bpecial Dispatch o The Tribwns. DRavs, Oct, 7.—A large family of children and many relatives and friends from New York and lows yestcrday gathered al the residunce of Mr. C. Needbam 2d to colebrste bis 78th birthday, Mr, N., anold Vermonter, hdl beeo a resident sad prowiueut ctizen of tbis place for Ahirty-Ave yell'n. being one of the very first sclilers iu this city. ——————— THE STATE MUSEUM. Mpecial Dispaich ta Tha Triduna. Branoriseo, 1L, Oct. 7.—At the scsslon - day of State oficers compostag the ‘Mauagers of the State Muscaws sod Llistorical Library, Carator Worthen's sepurt was preseuled. ahowing that 184 heen favot- | ohtalned by ezchangs at ded (o the ‘meseum, also numerous apecimens from Colurado, Acrance- ments had besn petfected with other acientific badies to obtain farther valaable specimens for the Mussam, o e — W0 TOOK IT? N The Mount Vernon Bank Fail Expross Company Pay M Faper. - Npecial Dispateh fo The Tridune, SrarxarisLy, 1L, Oct. 7.—1n the United States Court ta-day, Judge Treat overrnled the mytiun herotofora made, and argned st length for a new frMiin the case of the Monnt Vernum Nationnl Bank vs. the Adamn Express Company. Thissalt, 1t will bs remembered, wan Instituted by tha bank 1o récover the valao of & money package sald to contain §3,000 currency, consigued to 8 8t. Lonm bank, aud which, whon opened, was foond to con- tain nothlng but scraps of paper. The sesls wera unbroken, -and the Express Company took the ground that the ckage was not epened Ln transit. Unon trial of the anit here the jury took the sxme view, and found fur the defendant. The hank mnved for & new trisl, which thy Coort now denien, and the mysterions thaft of the money remsins s mystery silil, ——t— THE WEATHER. Orpicr or T Crizr Sunat Oretern, Wani- 1xaray, D. C,, Oct, 8-1 a. m.—~ludications--For ‘Tueaday In the !ogfll Atlantic and Galf States, Tonnessee and Ohio Valiey, etationary or ridiuy baromater, sonthwest to northwest winds, partly clondy and clear weather, statlouary or fower tene perature, For the Upper Missisnippl and Lower Mlssonrl Valleye, stationary, foilowed ay falling baromieter, watmer sontherly winds, partly cloudy weather. Fur the Lnke ftesion, norlheast (o northwost winds, rising barownetor, cooler, partly cload weather, 5 e ¥ to Mako the ey for Brown “Maximum, 081 miolmam, 57 - @ESERAL ORSERYATIONS, Crioaan, Oct 7--Midnight, Wind. | Rain, Weather, + Cles Monsman's Pontonized Beef Tonic i@ the oaly Ppreparstion of beef containing Its entire nulrltions ‘properties. It in nut a mere stimilant Ilke the ex. tracts of beef, out containe blood-making, force- generating, and 11fo-sustai progezties; s (n. valuablo tn all enfeebled conditions, whethor the result of exhanstion, nervous *prostration, over. wurk, or acute diseasa; and In overy forn of do- bility, particalarly it resuiting from pulmonary complaints, It isfriendly and heloful to the mast delicate stomach. Caswrti, Hazano & Co,, pro- prietots, New York, i+ - A D) i1 BCHLOKRSEN = D'DONONGHUR — d Fatiier O/ nuike, f B ¥onitby Fiirch. ot ene Ray: denee OF it Seie parenis. Theress: C.o tlird -um-ui.r of Michsel (' Donongtiue, and Alex C. Heliloese ser. Nb cards, v e ~Salnis’ 8 ¥ tic evealns of Gct. d. Misa Loulea P'an aud Daniel Wh T St (1 S ingtion, tncy pagere ar ), ‘Soringted, ploamana { oringfiel and Qu! flt,“ UENDEILSON ~RPATILDING - Oct. 5, David uannm‘zn. B Crpmagh s hine Spaulding, . - 'City, Of Chicago, and rx. JSore: DEATHS, ~AL Evanston, Oct. Pom,, D, M, D, %ru‘nay::ruo:dmfx‘- friAVM2 . DI D, [{ his int dence, ' North ey 0. . Tiends s tovieed oo sweastnip [ gt i s w ind: AL WG Mo Carat, -barn in Bnlhlborv: G G D O SR, e icase l%,\).‘-'fi:’l‘. ot droper, Little Joey, aged4 ifiont i, 'younest san of {ieol h finute'A, Hariman, fie lizs’ gona 1‘%_‘:;; R nl:_l‘:rnlgg-";'umw. m{lfll"flu_}:'nak“l. ; tht um restdence, val e noon 8t 2 u'cluck, by Carratices to Urnceland, i o ANNOUNCEMENTN, EPUALICAN MAS8 MEETING ATRAL JUETERUIGE, As8 MUETING AT CENTRAT llur. Wiil Aldrich, and ottier pruminent s aad Eandian AUCTION SAL By GEO: 1. 4GOIt 6% and 70 Wabaah-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS Tuesday, Oct. 8, 0:30 a. |,n. Large Lines of Seasonable Goods, _GEO. I GORE & £0., Atictfonrers, FOR OUR AUCTION"SRLE Of Wednesday, Oct, 9, ‘We shall vell the Targost and choleest jine of Boots, Shoes&Rubhers we have prerahown. Fepecinl attention fr catied 1, the ltoe of RURDFERS, 1t belng complete tn Kiug 3qq the best goods made, every pair belog wareanted, A Joh lut of unda and ends will 8lsn b closed out, Gouds ana cataiogue resdy for fnapection Monday, GLO, I GORE & 4 nnd 70 Wal, On Thursday, 0ct, 10, at 9:30 o, i, IMMENSE SALE OF CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, HARDW ARE, FURNITURE, 23 Crates Crockery, tn opentots, 00 Tiarrels Qlassware, suorted, 21 Cases Lamis, 700 flozen Bun Nuruers, Allotor iTaniware, conslsting of Chins, Tools, Tacy, Kufis. torse Hirnehes, &e. New Purnituroof & Ior hoi Mattres Alsoalutof very desctintlon, ronaisting of Par. 'lrlruh;l,r‘:lcl.h hteads, E & CO., Auctlonsers, MEROY & Co,, Auctioneers, 78 & &0 Randolph-at. TUESDAY’S SAL Oct. & 8t.0:308, 1n., nt onr stores. New aud Second-Hand Frmitue Carpots, Stoves, and General Houschold Goods, Geae eral Merchandise, &e., &c, ELIBON, POMEROY & v, FINE OIL PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS, At Woleott's Art Gallery, ' 197 & 201 Wabash-ay, This (Tuesday) Evening, at 7:30 o’clock, Wo will sell, withont Itmit or rescrye, A FINH COLLECTION MIGII-CLASS OIL PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS. KLISON, PUNEROY & CO,, Auctioneers, Pawnbroker’s Sale. Wednesday Morning, Oct. 9, at 10 oelock, . A. GOLDSMID i 2 WILL BELL, | At Our 8toros,78 & 80 Randolph.st, -Bine- Gold and Sitver Watehes Fine Diamouds, Jeweley: .., Sitver and. Plated Ware, GUAS, !le’l‘OLS, OPERA GLASSES, & VST GOODS, Tolively to be soll, 5t 3 POMEROY & A, BUT'TERS Auctioneers sid 173 d 173 o NEW TURNITURE, CHAMBER AND PARLOI RUIT. CALPITH, AT . AT L WEDNERDA\"H;)"') NG, Bt w, at 10 o'elock, o8 o T W, LOUNGES, ETCa WATID —WEPURLICAN _ CI, l.u"x:l l‘l?f"ll:(l Illll! un A‘;,":}fl? iiha made by Geo, Martip imer, UK YOuNG MEN'S AUXITTARY [ N Chicago LN, ::nuhl“c ln!u"‘]fl- wveulng at Nrand's Hail, will speuk, n'e mya npon fou, _atagusnt pools, and The triia nature of thin clearly understoor, hut Tha recond As, that y cured, although they by the ordlnary remedies o ploved to ovel ne them. The trie untidole to the effocta of miuswa fa llustettar's Blaigach Git- tors. This medicine one of the must popular coraful provrietury ape- o demand whesaver on Lhls tfever and atuo exlata. A wineglunful heat puissible preparutive e, roigulate these maladios aro rure) may b smoliorated, N. MATSON & CO.’S Auction Sale is a perfect slanghter. Rich and Bl- egant Jewelry, Fine Clocks and Bronzes, Dia. monds, Watches, Silver Goods, &e., &e., are not bringing half . their in- trinsic value. -Sales dai- ly, as usnal, at 10:30, 2:30, and 7:30. State and Monroe-st s, Shawis, Hilks. Popl et de.. Al Uenta®' Llothlug, Lasdsoiuely dyvd and clenued at swall rx. ose. tirders recetved and re- turued D’ ll&rrll. AVG. BCE noa. 1 Da, Ve L 2ty Wrsl Mad- aud 10 Bouth Clark. cag. Clothes! LADIKS AND QENTS, OIL-TANKS. ‘AWiLsO0N & EVENDEN, OIL TANKS A%D SH!PPIFO CANS, 47 & 49 Woal Lok Biroet, OXIOAGO. B otau us ¢ oTataeUR LROYAL BAKING POWDER, ROYAL /173 [randolih-st. " 13, LONU &L, Ancttonerrs. REGULAR THURSDAY TRADE SALE. Btapie and Fanoy Dry Goods, Ulotha, Cnasmmores, Iinifos’ Whits. Woar, Furniahing Goods, Iaty, Qloyas, Ete, AT AUCTION' THORSDAY MORNING, Oct. 10, at 10 olvlock, atou salesruotus, 174 & 17: 1pti-st, Wy A HUTT =og By M, 3 74sad 74 Wabash-av.,; Chicago, 1l At OQur Regulgll; Auction Sale BOOTS, SHOES, & SLIPPERS, Tacsday, 0¢t. 8, at 10 v'elick a, m., *_Wa wlll offer for sale 2000 Cas Pt Fal i Wir Gk Noreserve on fll;llwh‘ Lot NDERS & €O, Auctrs._ By IL FRIEDMAN, 200 8nd 202 Rasdulph-at. REGULAT TRADE BALE OF CROCKERY, On WEDNESDAY, Oct, 0, at 10 o'clock. 1 IMMENSE BALK OF P loin, D punkn 1o Yolluw Wares 1100 BaTrrie (i lnausvine oy wosrieds B30 Lautbe, wusoried, Guods packed for countzy tnerd v By CHIAS, E. BADDIN & C Anctioneers, 114 and I{J\Vlfluh-lv. AUCTION BA BOOTS, SIOES, & RUBBERS, ‘TUESDAY, 007, 8. DRY GOODS, Clothing, Iats & Capy, &0 WEDNESDAY, OCT. i, = By W, W. BELL. AUTUCTION! Sawmilland Plauer aud 1,000,000 {t Timber 1 wiil sell o0 WEINESDAY, tict u, at 10 0'vluck & .. ou Ve pretiecs, LAKE SHOIR, FOOT OF LLLL -5 sbout ouw willilon feet Higber, sil alies 474 I b sold 1n Jotg to wolt, Ak, Saw il 3118 Rar 2 liorse power Bolier g, Sliattiug. &c.{ 5 a; Lathv, Foois &u, ; thiree hurw ariicm, Lwo larEd VELING BAGIS W. W, BELL. | & MORRISON. 5.5 Tengths; it W stall ecli st the Private ltesldeote on WEL DAY MORNING. Uct. 0, at 10 u'clock, i Drusscly bet. 7 ple Ingralu Carpeta, one 2. Marule- (o Drosaing % Chaty Dluing-rooui. ang Kitchen Furalture. Crackery, wire, &c... &c.. (0 be suld withyut rescrve. LOOL oUr Folt ll.\l:u:l!:‘fl ! i 3 N, Auctione HNUDOES & MORIISUN, Auctivicert, BAKING' POWDER Absolutely Pure. powder 1 | CONSUMERS should bear 1o miu tnat the lacowpsrsbl® **Itoyal® s now ths only Baking Powder markei inade from pure Grape Creatn Tariar, Lpgeiad Canfcely for lg pwder dind LI/t 8 dLrietof Frauce, - Au uld exporivaced hoasekeeber wr Alie *“Royal, " dud that It gocs 0 much f 4378 8Ua uscd the puwidar b DudlinLe v Wrliva that (L taaicoe Ahe guly biscult Lo sube wterls, dyipontic Atproved by tie N ariucr aud Worke s il ked, ad il ¢orts uf Pasic/, Wi Aband it cat. [ d. ‘urk dhaard uf AMOTT, New York; Dr. HAYES, Boswa; Prof, GESTH. Pldiadelonte eies 80141 tha caus waiv. paj 1cw peunie aGiy b e WA Y ST peoi 129 Bewt wid ol w1 cut chelu Ly &6, Fealzn, and by auch o !