Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1878, Page 3

e £ * Up Mr. Dixon THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. GCTOBER ?0,_187$—SIXTEEN PAGES. 23 LOCAL POLLTIC the Life of Maj. John Hofiman. Folieas —a The Unpleasantness in “the First Senatorial District. Sketch of n Ont as a Candidate for %r. Condo Congress. The Repnhlicans Confident of Suzcess— Pownhearted Democrats. Gen, Mamn Accepts—The - Temperanca Ticket—Ward Meetings, MAJ. HOFFMAN. The News publishes the following sketch of the life of Mr- Hoffman, the Republican candi- +e for Sherifl: 2 o i, Jou Tlofmen, the Republican candidate 1o ab e of Sherl of Cook County. s resided Lo o for over a quarter of 8 century, Land- 1nin Chicazo in the fall of 1852, with "lees than dnein CF Caveilabie. capital, by bard and honest §10,82 Miss steadily savanced in business life, o owday he ranke amongat the foremost resi- onts of the Garden Citr, A 'io wag oo in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in the ar1645. Hisparente were well-td-do farmers, and ¥ repectea by the comumunity I which they Jived, Young Jlollman was well troined by his ey, whowas 3 strict Lutheran, and resutarly at- tended school, save when he assisted his fatherinthe Lo eetfeld, notil he had reactied uis 15th year. barviad the benefit of worthy iustructors, and U fested great _diligence for the purswit of e wledge. lie was then apprenticed o a biack- . located at Laubach, some four miles from o ome-farm, and for Lhree years very hard work imitohisJor. At daybreak ‘he wasat the wavil, 1o uuul dark the blows fell thick ana fast. i o et paid the learnea blacksmith 50 geldens and I otederable quantity of prain each year for the {nstruction of his fon in Vulcan's art. COMES TO AMZRICA. Young Tofiman's_ ambition was to become an Anerican citizen. Quite a number of his boyhoud companions were alieady settled in_this country, and their glowing letters hastened his departnre I tee Americs. With a brave Leart and a light e he _crossed the ocean, 5 2 sicerage pasven- Per, Isuding in New York'in September, 1852 §ie" came direct to Chicazo, bavinz determined 1o Inake this ity his future home. The next day after his arrival here he secored a Job in the hlacksuuth_ehop of Peter Schuttler's Jtawon mapufactory. Nest. he hircd ont to Peter Nones, a horseshoer on Dearborn street, aud then e renrovea 1o Blue Irland, establishing a black- it +hop in partnerslap with Heary Bocing, an oid schoolmate. A rood offer, however, bronght fam Dback to_Chicaso, and for about a’ year he jabored for Welch & Menden, carrisge” manu- tactarers. In 1857 3 party of farmers and practical me- chanics etarted a bis wason factory at Blue Island. SioTman was offered the foremanship at liberal ‘compeneation, and the offer wae accepted. Work- fng with zeal for nearly four yeare; aud exercising yirict economy., he saved up guite a snug little +um, and then started ont I the viacksmithing and ‘horeshoeing bustness in partnership with William Linek. also 3 praciical man, at Binc Island. We now come to Maj. flofman’s War record, spditisn brillisnt record. and without blemish. Toe was cry for the Union found him most happily sitated. About a year previous he had married a most worthy youngz German woman, the daughter of Tilliam Fisuer, a shoemaker, of Blue Island. He ovued a neat and comtortable homestead, and haa jost been presented with an beir. His busine: ‘ras remunerative, and he stoud bizh in the respect 2nd good wishes of the Biue Island community. “Awar meetinz was held by the Blue Islanaers as 100n 28 President Lincoln's first call for voiunteers was fesued, and Mr. Hoffman was among tne firt tovolunteer—for three vears, or dunna the Ward e went out £s A private in Compauy B, First 11 pois Cavalry, and his was the first company to Jeave Cineazo. : FIGUTING WITH ROSENCRANZ. Onthe1Sth of April, 1861, they marched out of the ety and shortly afierwards t hey were frating with osencrunz 1 West irzimia. - For two yeam Hofiman gerved 1n the ranks. being repeatedly ‘mentioned for bis faithful service. Inthe winter of "02-'03 lus ouly child died. and e was granted a brief leave of abeence. While in Chicago he was_suthorized by Gov. Yates to re- cruit a company for the Sixteenth Hiinois Cavalry, then being orzanized ¢ went out with the com= any, sworn in_ for three years, as First Lienten- ant The resiment wus_quickly forwarded to Tennesece, aud cerved under Gen. Grant.: Then he scrved with Gen. Stoneman. principally in1ne memoraole campuign in_Georsia, Hotman zow being in command of the company, with the Tuoxof Cantam. The Rebel“General, 100d, next claimea the attention of the Sixteenth Tilinois Cav- #iry. £nd the Rebels temmed them 1nto Nashville, alocz with the rest of Gen. Bluford Wilson's co mand, - Our cavalry, after hard work for ten days, foced Hood ana his men back to the Tenncesce Titer, Capt. Hoffmnn aud his comrades geiting thelr fall share of the desperate fighting, At the bloody oattle of Fronelin, Maj. Hoffman, then in command of the remiment, did more gallant tenvice. His resiment was surronnded, butaftera ight of desperate Gghting, he forced through the Rével lines ana saved his men, This was iy last fgbt The reziment was sent back to Chicago and mrstered out in September, 1865. gur heru retired fo civil life with the rank of Usjor, welt esrned by four and a half years of the Tardest kind of eervice. o). Hoffiman proiptly Te-engaged In business. Heestabhshed s feeq and cowmission housc on West Itandolph strect, identifica himself with the Board of Trade, uud for four 'years did an exten- ive and remuncrative business; then he embarked in the livery business, purchasinz Gross livery stsble on l:llqmn street. For five vears he did bueiness at this stand, when nis larrely increased tsde demanded more extensive quarters. i earveyed ke city end decided on _ his pre tion, 156 and 133 Weet Washington strect, where he tiat erected ove of the largest and most uv- sthntial stables in the cit Maj. Hotman bas occupied butone civil posi- tion.” In 1873, he wus waited npon by a commitiee of prominent Jtepuolicans aud wvited to make the nce for Town Collector of West Chicago. fie miormed the Committee that he stunger to the ways of politicians: thut his ume was faken up with private afairs, andthathe had no inclination to take upon him- #cll the burdens and responsivilitics of uficial place. Tle Committee would accept no refusal, Iutisling sUat the times dewanoed that the very best wen shouid be eclectea tor pubhic places of responsibility. He mude 1he race, and was clected br over 2,500 majoriiy, leading his ticket, althoneh s opponent, Fred Mans, was one of the nest Ben aadouc’of the most popular, in the West J0187% 3. Tloffman was acain nominated for 0w Collector by acclamation, and re-elected by Qrers, 00 majonity, ugain leading bis ticket, over . W. Bzker, a promuent and 1nfluential Deuo- eratic politicisu. it winter Moj. Hoffman was told Dy bis {fiends, including uumerous Democrats, 0f their ntention to raa him for Sherifl. Consultinz lead- ing Republicans. and finding 3 geocral dxpression in bia tovor. he decided to make the race, —aad be bound o come out winner in the race. THE FIRST S. i ‘The Juter-Ocean of yesterday coutalued a gar- Pl-&i‘ account, all in the interest of Mr. Georze . White, of the attempt to settle the unpleas- :m squabble in the First Senatorial District. 'fic?r}x.mz 10 the Tnter-Ocean, a number of reput- x.xrb;:-;u;:l-s were proposed by Gen. Beem, the ected by Mr. White, to be the third fll’t..mlm: of tke Board. Awour them were cut.-Gov. Shuman, W, K. Sullivan, S. K. Dow, Day Muou. Dan Skepard, aud others. * But,” o 1312 Iuter-Ucean, * Arthar Dixon, it is said vlused 10 accert any one who was nol OUtSpOR= evlyadverse Lo Gen. John A. Lozan.”?_According xrme same paver, Mr. White’s evident desire 10 a settlement, and his efforts in that direc- Hon scemed to come to nothiug, owln, it was ])ngxma(ed_, to the obstinacy of Mr. Arthur Dizon, who represented Col. Taylor. Of the 2ues sugzested by Mr. Diron nope were given, but the intimation was souzht to be made that his nomiuees were people whose m& wouldn’t look well 1 print. -Desirous of ng out ;m’teh:w:dtui: \%s, a reporter looked vesterday, and found him around ,\sl:!‘(}mnd Pacific Hotel, looking for his over- »How fs it ald the reporter, “about the : Y Beosle whom Tou suggested for tho third mei- Der of the Board! Give me some o lbeir Toahe if they are names that are worth gis- 1 will" said Mr. Dixon. “Te started off by }f::;:flug bis pames and Ifollowed by sugnest- % oine- Sasshe, Dan Muun; says 1, C. M esson; and then we followed along fn this .“!‘,‘I trumping him evers time: A. M.Wrizht, Beckwnithi; A. M. Joues, G C: M s, Georme Camp- Dan Shepard, Judre Vun H. Higgmns; 3. el 19]::,“5. 11r fi:mmbe! L3 i we Tell in smone the newspaoers, and ',egl;lé;\lm!: W. K. Suliivan, 8. J. Medill; An- {iew Suman, Hermgun Raster; Wiltiam Leun Sk l;.:' W. F. Storey. lmn:: conldu’t tage the last mame, though £ o ’:“:s!is s impartial & man as could bave e 5 n“'l}m Is all right,” sald the reporter, * and o mfilxr— the other brauch-of the story—that bt ";lis:er lol‘:_zl be unx’x:cs that he suggested be- 3} id n v V) su'l Dulspokenly ndrm%tm g}?u.“f“ S Rt * There vilat i5 Toalish,” said M. Dixon. 3 man in this city who xnows anything of s politics but who ki i 3 nows that Arthur Dixon bas gtl:_rs been, and is still, the best supporterthat Pioesn bas in this city.” - - gnesshz_a): is all right,”” siid the reporter. 1 i0se tWo potnts are pretty well covered.” 4 PROPOSITION THAT WILL SETTLE THE MATTER. : CHicago, Oct, 19.—George £. White, Esq.: was a. ur card in the Jufer-Ocean of Saturday is be- fore me, and as T saw you Fridav evening as Jate 85 9. m., and you theretare had an opportunity to malke any propusition to me that you wished ;‘3, mlx;l l:l:du noue, Lam forced to the conclu- ion that your cara is only intended to influence the public and not intended to settle the mat- ter. You say yeu will leave the settlement to the Central Coummittee of the First Senatorial District. The part. of the Convention that nominated you clected a committee, and _the vart that nominated me clected one,—which of these do you mean! If the one clected by my, Convention, I accepe; if the one selected by ;:ggrs, I deching, as 1 would preterto leave it to As you scem to be in the business of publish- ing propositions that, you claim are in tue inter- est of - the Republican party (but which I think do not mean anything), 1 will make vou one which does mean something, and 1 think is in the interest of the party. You and [ both to withdraw our namnes unconditionally, and agree not to let them come aain before the tribunal that may authoritatively sclect a candidate for Senator in this district. - ‘nis proposition is made in_the hope it may lead to a settlement of the matter and secure the election of a Kepublican Senator in the First District. Apxei TAYLOR. WILLTAM H. CONDON. The Greenback Central Committee of Cook County met last night in the ciub-room of the Tremont House, with William McNally in the chair. The meeting was a sceret one, and Mr. William II. Condon was present to accept the nomination for Congress in the Second District. He made a speech, in which he aavocated bis candidacy, and stated his experience as a legis- Jator and lawyer. He expected the Committee to work for him,to have ticket-peddlers at every precioet, which should not cost him a cent. e challenged Col. Davis to stump with_him. He proposed to work for his clection. fte did not want Ar. Kehoe to sar that_there was nothing in his (Condon’s) nomination, as he was a candidate amd expected o be etected, because there were thousads and thousands of people on the West Side who were opposed to liara money. He expected the Democracy to adopt bim before auother week. He would receive as many, votes on clection- day as Miles Kehoe, and he wanted that well understood. e thought it was an bonor to represent 230,000 of the most iuteltigent people inthe United States. He claimed to have the nerve, and was the only avaiiuble Democrat in the Second District who would be sure of an efection. He iutended to rally the anti-hard- money voters, whether Republicans, Green- backers, Democrats, Sovialists, or Nationalists. e was a Thurman Democrat, and opposed to National Banks and in favor of a repeal of the Zesumption sct. He believed that Kehoe would withdraw, and it he did not be would be hope- lessly defeated. He (Condon) was the choice of, and had the support of, the leadivg Demo- crats of Cook County. A'vote of thanks Was paid Mr. Condon for his speceh. William McNally wasassured of success in the Second and Third Districts. The meeting then adjourned to mect at 3 o’clock this afternoon at 77 Clark street, in Room 19. After the gencral meetine had adjourned, the Finance Committee was called together. By a circular juvitation, said to have been written by Silyer, the appointed candidates of the Commit- tec were invited to come up and settle. In plain langusyre, the whole dodwre is a “ squeez- ing " of certam men. ‘Teamount of money to be raised—several thousand dollars—is tove placed where it will do the most good, aud that is in the pockets of members of the Committee. One of the members of the Central Committee told the reporter, plainly and openly, that the whole thing meant blackmail, and that was all there was of it. Now there are Judge Felch in the field, Miles Kehoe, and William Condon,— all good 2nd glorious sofi-money Democrats, EXPENSES OF THE SHERIFF’S OF- FICE. During the past year there has been acon- stant strife between the reform members of the County Board and Sheriff os to the expenses of his office. ‘The charge for dieting the prisoners has been enormous, the profits have been suffi- cient to enrich any one person, yet no reduction Thas been made, and every atterapt in that direc- tion has proveu futile on account of the oppo- sition of Mulloy and men of that ilk. The profits have been not less than $30.000, while the law says the dieting of the prisoners shall 1ot be a source of proit. The $30,000, then, is nothing more nor less than a species of robbery, and’ the Demoeratic’ members of the County Board are respousible for it. Bub this Is not the ouly source of expense of the oflice,— the extraordiparyand extravagant expense,—tor the pay-roll, about which tuere has been a con- stant fight, shows that very inferior men have been paid salaries they could not command else- where, aud salaries which are outrazeous when it is eousidercd that the men receiviog them would have been willing to have worked for al- most haif the amount, for the reason tbat, in other pozitions, and belore they got hold of the public teat, the most of them were glad to get anything to_do, and the cmployer might name his price. Tne pay-roll for Septemoer, just audited by the Board, Hlustrates this fact. It is as follow: John Garrick, Chief Deputy. Homer I8, Galpin. .- Wiiliam Fozarty. Enul Hochater. Joscph Schoen 168 "Fonis Lartels 166 K. Prindivilie 166 AL B, Johnson.. 168 11 MeGurm v oo 166 Frunk Cunninghain 166 Joseph Lawier... 168 T.J. Fitzgerald 106 Jra Burcnard 41 AV, 3. Wallace 41 Charles Elfeldt 41 . G. Gilson 100 Witliam Murphy..- 100 Tien Gerouix... .. 1. Currier, J. Itouman, Clerk. 125 3. Franzen.. G van Donnel Y John Lawless 70 10 M. Merrel 100 David Runmon. 100 Jobn 1L Jea. 100 3. T. Mo 100 Caarles : 100 James S. Price . 100 s homzs Foley. . 100 Jerry Flynu 100 Gusiave Lange 100 Joln Connell .. 100 Tiarcy Watking 100 Yatrici Jos 100 hulrrenourg. 100 [¥ 100 Cornclius McG 100 “howmus Hutci 100 Georze Cooper . 100 Charfes Andrieux. 100 Jatues Sharkey - 100 c 160 Joseoh Santa. 1 Wiltiam Mania.. 100 Timothy Corcorat 100 Joha Sweel 100 7. 0. Wilkinsor i seorze Hotaling Georze 200 Matthiew Warner . Anton C. Arck _Among these names are ome Very g but therr worth should be estimated by w they tad heen able to carn before in comnetition ith their fellows. ‘The list is headed with Gar- who is receiving $203 a month, he coming Jresn from the positien of satoon-keeper, snd bringing to the oflice nothiug to recommend him especially above the ordinary mortal. There are bumlreds of goud citizeus. Who would iadly take thesame position at one-hatf the sal- Sey. Theotherdeputies are paid S166.06 cach ver ihonth. and when it is cousidered that most of them were before satistied saluries ranging from 550 to 875 per. montn, because chey could ot uo more, the injustice of the manazement of .\lnKcm—r.hnumwmgmmmxmcpuul moncy Zi% quite apparent, A giauce at those why are Qeputies shoutd satisfy tbe most incredulous. Tow of them have the capacity to du_unythiug else than clerical work, aud those who have not been in the saloun busivess, except Jonuson, cannot be found to have ever earned or receive more than irom $50 to $75 per wmonth, and the exception is nothing to brag of, for wuen in the CountyBoard his faitbruiness o duty was shown by his indictment for conspiracy to de- traud. They all took tberr positions, further- more, to better their conditions, aud they have not been disappointed, for tbe most _of them were litted from idlencss, wiile the few were taken from menial positions to be given salaries they biad never been able to commaud elsewhere, which Kern would never allowed them, nowey- er, if the mouey did nut come trom the pockets of the overburdened Laxpayers, ~'With the baiiiffs and_clerks the case is pot different. Al of the city pailiffs are receiving $100 per month, and, to say pothing of ihe fact that they are s0 uumerous as to be stumbling- blocks in the various courts, they are beiug paid extravagant salaries, consideriug their cupacity Sad worth. and the service they perform. Of them, ooe was taken from a slaughter-house, several were $50 clerks, one a brakeman, out i Constable, several small ward politiciaus, with 5o visible means of support except at election- time, cight . were saloon men or bur- keepers, and _the others are mnot kmown to have had a ercat deal to do at any time. There1s nothine aiseracetul in _the posi- tions they held, but reference to their history demoustrates that they are beiog paid more money by the public than they were sble to earn from individuals, sud the further fact that the Sherifl's oflive has been rin the pasttwo years on extravagant ideas, and the salaries paid, it is sai, have been 28 large as they have for no h;&:llel’ purpose thau 1o ure Kern's re-elee- tion. i What s true of the deputies and bailifls is also true of the clel employed. The Jail Clerk is getting $125 per month, woile he only wot $100 per mouth under the former administration. The increase was urged Kern. and allowed, not because ithe work had inereased or the clerk would resizu il the increase was not made, but because the gentle- man was imagined to have some_influence, ete, and this in the face of the fuct that Kern kuew that be could fill the place for $75 a month, and had had considerable _trouble in crowding off some deserving applicants who would have taken the place for their board. Aund then there is the Chief Clerk, whose salary was fixed at 31,800 originally, but has been raised to 2000, This led to a_prolonged fight in the Bourd, and Kern urzed the increase daily, not because the aforesaid clerk was about to resign and let the oflice #o to the dogs, but for some otlier reason. ‘The Board refused to grant the increage after a stubborn-contest, and what did Mr. Kerndo?! He simply went to the Ju of the Circuit Court and liad the office of Chict Clerk abolished aud auother deputy atloweds and the Board was hoodwinked and the scheume prevailed by the Clerk beinx promoted to the new position and his salary inercased, Allof these facts o to'show that Kern has run his oftice at great public expense, and by the 4 2 that the taxpy will besitate to commend or extol. In the mat- ter of dicting prisoners he has pocketed $30.000 to which he liad no claim under the law, and in the matter of salaries his record has been ex- travagant to the esfent even of engendering the opposition of the County Board. which has never been aceused ol even pretending to bave au economical id B These are some of the nbuses which Maj. Hoflinan, who is to be our uext Sherifl, is pledired to abate, and he will certainly carry out his word. It is bis iutention not only to have men who are paid less, but men Who are more elficicnt—men who will not allow jurics to be composed of such material as that which now fills the panel in‘all the courts. He! will ha balills who will not pick up jurors around the hallways of the City-Tlull, or ia the saloons on the other side of ams street, but who will select men reasonably competent for the position—men who would never bring in_such % verdict as that rendered the other day in the suit agaiust Mike Evans. GEN. MANYN. ; Gen. Mann sends to the Chairman of the County Committee the tollowing straizhtfor- ward and most aceeptable letter: Cuicaco, Oct. 19.—J. 7. Rawleiah, Esq., Chairman Republican Campuion Commitler—Sin The nction of the late Republican County Conven- tion in placing mein nomination for uic ofiice of Coroner against my protest, made at the time, Teaves me in & position #o veculiar that I deem it due your Commuttee and e public zenerally to plain why 1 have not until now chunged on 1 thea made. andidate before that Convention for the My canvass 1 was 1 oflice of Sherifl. and nothing clse. was made with rei ¢ 10 that ofice oniy. I renched 1 point within **hailmg distance ™ of the nomination, and tnen, at the” commund of the Convention, 1 retired in good order, neither ask- inz nor expecting any other nomination. When I Tieard my Dame waa before the Convention for oner 1went to my next friend. the lon. &, Do, and requested him to promytly withdraw it. e eclined to do 8o, and 1 then myself arose and announced to the Convention that 1 was not a cun- didate, and woula not oe; for the oflice, ‘Tue final ncsion of the Convention is generally known. A few days previons to the meeting of the Con- vention it was rumored that 1 was 10 be satisfied with the second place on the ticket, Tois L promptly denied through thé press, and al€o per- sonaliy to_several candi WO were exXpecting 10 be numinated for Coroner. . Ldid so in good faith, and unoer no circumstances did I intend to accept the nompatiou for that oflic T have thus far insistea that tne pledge I then made to those gentiemen was paramount 1 tne de- mand of party or conclusion of Convention, and hence 1 have not until now feit at liberty to with- draw the declaration £ made in the presence of the Convention. 1 now do_so becanse all the gentle- men to whom this pledge was_given have vener- ously relieved me from the ooligation, and earnest- Jy urged me underthe circamatances to yield to the will of the Convention. You are therefure at liberty to use my nsme for the ogice of Coroner of Cook County. * 1 enall devote my time and enerzies successof the Repuolican ticket, as 1should do were I notn candidate. In reaching this conciusion I desire my party and personal friends to bear in nund I did not and do 10f now seek this nomination, and only take it to satisfy what_appeurs to be their general desire. Thansing them for the kindncss they have mani- fested in this matter, Xam, yours very trul LaNN. | MEADQUARTERS. The Republican Campaign Committee recent- Iy appointed meg yesterday morning fu the new Neadquarters, Nos. 107 and 109 Lake street. Normau T. Gassette was elected President, Irus Coy, R. S. Tuthill, and _Courad Foltz were clected Vice-Presidents, John H. Roberts See- retary R. W. Dyball, Assistant Secretary. ‘The President of the Campaign Committee was made an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee coin- cided with this action. - The following Committee was appointed upon the advisibility of havine Supervisors appointed for the election: C. H. Willett, R. N, White, and C. W. Woodman. ‘Fhe matter of meetings was discussed at con- siderabte length, and it was left in the hands of the Campaizn Committee, Lo act in unison with the Executive Committee of euach ward, club, precinet, town, or district. Christian Busse, of Elk Grove. and Conrad Miller, of Wheeling, were added to the Can- puign Cominitte ohn Williats was substi- tuted for A. H. Bradley, of IIyde Park, at bis request, on the Campaizn Committec. Mr. Fr ., of Burrington, was also added. The hour of mecting for the Comumittee was fixed at 11 o’clock cach morning. - ‘rhe Eleventh Ward plan of canvassing by blocks apd districts_was rccommisted 10 the various clubs for their adoption, and that each club bear its own expense. George W. Gard- ner and J. B. Mears were added to the Cam- paien Commiitee from the Seventh Ward. C. H. Vehmeyer was selected from the Town of Lake in plice of C. A. Potter. ~tudolph Beister, from the Rock Island Car Shoos,and G. E. Ciark. of South Chicazo, were added to the Committee. Also, Michael Schmidts from the Fifth ward. “Fbe meeting then adjourned until Monday ‘morning at 11 o’clock. The new Cook County Republican Central Comumittee met yesterdayafternoon ut 2 o’clock in the State Headquarters, Grand Pacific Hotel. Arthur Dixon was eiected temporary Chairman, and D. J. Avery temporary Secretary. There were present Arthur Dixon, William™ Laodra, Norman Wiiliams, B. G. Gill, George W. Coucb, D. W. Clark, Jr., Martin_Best, Louis Jlutt, P. Maas, Johin Stephens, J. H. Burke, Dr. J. Avery, oL A. Morse, J. A. Roche, Georgre Kalp, Conrad Folz, Louis Schaffuer, Tuomas Turney, A. L. Chetlain, Edear Sanders, 8. W. Kingsl Georze L. Thatcher, C.A. Willett, Nelsou Cook, and others. ‘The clection of permanent officers was then rone into, and resulted as follows, after con- Siderable balloting: D. J. Avery, Uhairman; Consiger H. Willett, Secretary, On motion of Courad Folz, Gen. Louis Schaflner was clected Vice-President by acclamation. Mr. B. G. Gill moved that an Executive Com- mittee of five should be sclected, ot which the President and Secretary should be two, and that the Chair should select the three others. The matter was discussed at great lenzth. An amendment was moved that the Central Com- mittee make the appointwent. The whole mat- ter was finally tabled. Clerk Johu Stephens moved that no proxy be allowed to vote, except he has a written letter trom the member iie represents, and by unani- n_m{.ls consent of the Ceutral Committee. Car- ried. e The vacancy o the constabulary force ou the North Side Was brought up by Mr. Conrad Yolz, and it was moved to leave the whole mat- terto the four North Side warde, which carried. The meeting then adjourned uuntil next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same place. ‘The interest in the Republican ticket seems to be deepening_dail round State llead- quarters, in the Grand Pacitic lotel, the most cheering news was received. From the Eeyutiau section the Chairman, Mr. Joues, re letter which staied that the Dewocrats had lost streneth even in that section, and that the Fiat doctrine was not taking bola aswell as the Greenbaciers would wish. The farmers seem to be disgusted with both the. Democratic aud Greenback platforms, and the resuit is that Re- puolican stock 1s going uo daily. ‘The new County Headquarters, at 107 and 109 Lake street, were opeued yesterday, aod they are large acd commodions, and: suited for the purposes of the campaign. The ticket seems to create immense enthusiasm, especially so far as thie candidates for Countv Commissioners are concerned. The Conaressional fight in the ‘Third District seems now settied betwecn Hiram Barber and Judge Tree. The Sbrievalty fight is ruoning largely fa_tavor of Jonn HofIman, and bets have been madeof S10010375 on him. Kern stock is goinz down, and after clection-day it :lll hardly be kuown spat he was ever a candi- ate. Gen. 0. L. Mann was around beadquarters, aud a TripoNE reporter Ind o briel talk with him. “ilow do you fecl?” said the re; « Never fclt better inmy life. as a clam.” P “ And vou will run for Coroner?” w7 here is no use of talking about that. My friends placed me in the field, and I abide by their decision.” Do you feel sore?™? «No, sir. 1 feel that Ihave foueht a zood fight, and I am proud of it. I am a Kepublican, and will support the ticket with all my heart and soul.” 2 “Ihis was all that Gen, Maon had to say. "He is now before the peoole, and will receive an immense support and add great strenath to the Republican ticl e was congratuluted on all sides, and it was stated to him by many leading Reoublicans that he would not be forzotten in Y.hll(! future Jor the manly stand that he was taking, ‘The campaign inthe Third Congressional Dis- trict promises to be an exceedingly one-sided affair. The Story faction swear that they will not vote for him, and promise tocast their votes for Hiram Barber, who to-aay is with them, and who is a grenial wentleman, and will make a com- petent and honest Representative. The Hon. William Aldrich seems to be having things bis own way in the First District, and a Jarge number of Democrats have plodged them- selves to work and vote for him. They look upon Lim as the mau to be sent back to Wash- fuertot, and as a competent Represcntative. “The candidates on the Republican ticket for County Commissioners seem certain of election, as they are zood, honest, and reputable men, Who will 2dd dignity and eredit to the present corrupt County Boird, and break up forever the infamous county Ringr. ‘e selection of Mr. Norman T, Gnssctte as Chairman of the Republi C: on U orter. am as happy an Cam mittee is one that gives general Tie genclemun thrice declined the honor, but the Committee were so unanimous in their choice that he felt compelled to serve, thougn to the grreat detrimentof his business, and other arduous duties which devolve upon him as Chairman of the Triennial Conclave of the K. , which meets in this cicy in 1850, TITE DEMOCRACY. . There was much tooting of horns around Democratic Headquarters yesterday. All day long the rooms on Clark street were crowded by precinct committee-men. In the forenoon and afternoon that brignt and judicious boay known as the Campaizu Committee sat in a private nook and talked over the exposures that were beine made by A. C. Story’s friends ana the O'Connor men. The charges of bribery, and the names mentioned, show a very aucer state of affairs. Then the ovposition to Kern is inereasing daily. 1fis promise to oustall his present employes after clection and to appoint new men i their stead is not taking us well as le desirea it should. It is putting bim in au awkward dilemma, from which he “will find it hard, very hard, to extricate himself.” Kern, as in the last election, wants to succeed, and his Protises are just as are desired by those who come to him. here will be places given in the SherifP’s oflice to all who vote for Kern. ‘These are the promises now. And. furthermore, all the voters will probably be paid any amount they may ask for their ballot. Certain Demwocrats are dome their best to trade Kern off for Mann votes. but this little scheme will nordly suceced. In the Fifth, Sixth, and Efghth Wards the Demotratic breach is - daily idening, aud Kern will lose largely there. The perfectly diswusting character of the Dewmocratie ticket, outside of Charley Kern, scems to have incensed the better class” of Democrats so that they keep_ away from the Democratic flcad- quarters altozether, und say that they will bolt £he entire Democratic ticket without anv excep- tion ut all, and that is just how matters stand, Younz Doolittle was around yesterday, and he made arrangements to speak in DuPage County. A Trizuse reporter endeavored to juterview him, but the son of i chary of the uewspaper-an. He said that he expécted to suceeed despite the entire press be- ing opposed to him. “Will you puy your assessment to the Cam- pairn Committee?” asked the reporter. ] will settle that at’the prover time,” re- plied the Congressional * Do you expect to be ¢l ] think Lwill.” o “As against Mr. Aldricl 4] bave nothing to say'azainst him.” And you are in favor of soft moncy " ©T have promulgated ;my plattorns, and you can publish that.? " ‘The reporter declined, TEMPERANCE. The following is the:ticket fabricated by the Temperance County *Convention which met in this city last weel T A : : Cougress—First Dist¥iét, A. B. Russ; Sccond, John Scooski; Third, E: S. Wells. Senatorial—First District, John Schillestad; Fifth, Charles Vannatta; Seventh, A. B. Vuu Dorn. e Representative—First' District, John 0. At- wood: Third, Samuel”Beers; Fourth, J. W. Goodspeed; Sfxth, J.“A. Kanouse; Seventh, Walter Mar! 1 Sheriff—C. D. Dixoun.,. Corouner—C. men. Comumissioners- cotd District, M. H. Mosh- er, A. J. Gofl; Fourth,'Georze R. Clark; Sixth, Francis Bullock. v WARD' MEETINGS. The Fourteenth Ward Republican Club met at Lochner's Hall last evening. John B. Kerr presided, William H. Miller acted as Secretary and there were about 130 persons present. After s song by aglee club, John Hoffman, nomivee for Sherifl, made a speech, pointing out the shortcomings of the present occupuut of thut oflice, and the needed reforms. Deputy-Coroner Korn followed, referring to abuses and sugzeest- ine reforms in all the county oflices. The glee cl1b sangz again, and tave way to Mr. Sundelius, who spoke foreibly aud energetically. Then came Gen. Munn, whose remarks were baopy, and put the crowd in - excellent_humor. Gei. Davis adverted brictly to. Republicantsm, finance, and the execution_of the laws. Clark Live closed with a ease.—Republicanistn vs. De- mocruey, ne he was in favor of miltions for yellow fever, but not one peany for Southern tlaims. The Club adjourned to meet m Bax- ter's Hall, corner of Union and Erie streets, Monday eveniag. A ratification meceting of the Republicans of the Fourth Ward was held at the corner of In- giana avenue oud Twenty-ninth street last evenmg. The attendance was quite larze. A resolution. indorsing the Republican ticket, nd pledging the party of the ward to its hearty support, was unanimously adopted. Subse- quently a Campaign Committee of ® thirteen two.from cach precinet and one at larue, was appointed. The meeting en addressed by the lon, W. Aldrich, wndidate for Con- oress. He thanked his hearers for the bonor ihes had couferred on him by a renomination, and urged them to stand shoulder to shouider in the coming contest. He was proud to have his name a: ed with the nominees of the perty, all of whom he rezarded as men of ability and _sterling wortii, and who ought to be elected in the interest of good government. He believed that many of the Detter-class Demoerats would support the ticket, in fact, had been so assured, ana that with proper cffort a clorious victors would he achieved in November. Mr. C. Greeley, of the Third Ward, followed in a pleasing” address, touching on national politics and the merits of the county ticket, which was warmly received. The mecting was next addressed by Joseoh W. Stewart, =andidate for Couuty Commissioner. He_ said he desired to correct a mistaken idea wh had gone abroad to the effect that if elected be would be in favor of reducing all snlarics. e was in favor of payitsg everybody all they were justly entitled to” and worth, _and in no case had he ever held any other views, and he cited his Tecord to prove the fazt, It elected he would o his duty to the people learlessly and without lavor, and in votini on' the salary or any other liestion he would never cast a clap-trap vote. e Was in favor of fair say for a fairday’s work, bad aliways eucouraged honest industry, und al- ways would, and the 2ry rotten up that he would be in favor of reducing sataries was Llil.‘ He work of the enemy,—a slauder upon hin. closed by thanking his hearers for the nomi tion, and assuring them thathe would do all he coulld to be elected, after which the meeting ad- journed. The Third Ward Republican Club held its rezular weekly meeting last_evening in tue hall at the southwest corner of Wabash avenue and Twenty-second street. Mr. J. R. Custer, Presi- dent of the Club, occupied the chair. The mecting was briefly addressed by Kiik Hawes, wlio warmly supported all the Republican can- Qidates, anid.cailed on his hearers to labor earn- estly.to eleet them. Mr. Hawes also tovok oe- casion to allude to the tact - that Doolittle, the Jess, was flooding the country Wwith his tracts, done into various languazes, tbe obvious aim aud'end of wuich Was to eatch the foreign vote. For his own part, Mr. Hames promised 1o ‘do alt he could to secure the afozesaia Doo- hittle’s defeat. and again urged his hearers to work to the same end. Mr. Hames was fol- lowed oy Mr. E. L. Jasoe, Mr. D. K. Teaney. Mr, Jolm H. Ciough, Mr. William C. Grant, Mr. R. H. White, and others, ail of whom wade specchies in a somewhat similar strain josisting on the importance of supporting and electing the rezular nomineces, and just as strongly iu- sistine that the ‘‘independent” candidates ougnt to be let severcly aloge. Several of athier was | the speakers also suzgested the imoortance of holding more meetinzs, of smaller size and somewhat more informal in_ their character, in various neignborhoods which would not zen- erally be reached by the influence of the ordinary ward-meeting. All the specenes con- gratulated the party on the harmony prevai in the ranks, and bétook largely of injunctions to labor for the ticket, and of contident ex- ‘pressions of success at the coming election. . A Democratic Congressionat sud local meet- ing was held at No.415 Archer avenue last .evening. The attendance was not large, nor the enthusinsm very intense. Capt. Lang took up his position in a defensibie part of the saloon, in which the meeting was held, behind some beer-tables. The first speaker introduced was Mr. James K. Doolittle, Jr., the Democratic candidate for Congress in the First District, Mr. Doolittle was ed with applause, an opened his remarks by calling the attention of his hearers to the fact that we were on the eve of a great political contest, which was being con- ducted with creat cnergy and bitterness, and which he was sure would result in the practical overthrow of Republicanism in the United States. Having impressed this assertion upon tne minds of his hearers; Mr. Doulittle pro- cecded to enlighten them further as to the his- tory of the two wreat national partics of the Unitel States. 1n 1857, he said, the Republican party first obtained ascendancy in the Iousc of Represcotatives. In 1560 they obtained con- trol of both Houses of ~Congress, and subsequently both the legislative and executive ~ departments of the Government. They had maintained that uscenduncy, until now there was a prospect that there wouid be a Dermocratic majority both Houses of Con- wress. Upon the Clvil-Service question Mr. Dovlittle spent some time in convincing the people before him that, us administered by the Republicans, it was a humbug. ‘The President had pretended that clerks and employes of the overnment were not to be assessed for polit- al purposes. ‘Uhey were taxed in spite of the President’s order to” the contrary, aud he be- lieved that William Heary Smith, Collector of the Customs of this port, who had refused at first to submit to any assesswent, had finally succumbed, and had furnisbed large corrup- tion-fund to Washington in obedience to the mandates of bhis superiors. e then proceeded to show that the poor maun was taxed sixtcen times more, secording to his ability to pay, than the m who owned miilious of property. He denounced the injustice of this system ot ta lieved the people would be justitic: revolution to overturn “Ihese sl seul planded by the audieuee, to the tax-ridden classes. M. the burden of tuxation equalized by establishing 2 tax on the income of rich men. After some turther remarks of this character, tending to show the deplurable condition of the country, Mr.~Doolittde closed, and the audience W treated to remarks from sorigg of the boys in the audiencs “Phe First Ward Repubtican Club held a larre ratilication meeting last night. Speeches were made by Arthur Dixon, Col. William H. Thomp- son, and David J. Lyon. 'The latter gentleman made an eloquent specch in the interest of the reformatory policy of- the Republican party, and in behalf of perfect int 0 the payment of national pledges. ‘The First Ward is souna oo this question, the speaker’s utterauces being loudly applauded. weainary ments of the young statesmnn were ™ - all o whom belonged Doolittle wanted THE RAILROADS. THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA The dead-lock in the negotiations for consoli- dating the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe aud the Denver & Rio Grande Railroads still exists. As already stated the vreliminary agrecment Dad been drawn up aud only awaiced the signa- ture of Gen. William J. Palmer, President of the Denver & Rio Grande. 'Ihis centleman, wio, for some tine past has worked fn unison with Jay Gould, succeeded at the last moment in upsetting the whole arrungement. Iopes are still entertained that Mr. Palmer’s 0pDosi- tion can be overcome ana the arrangement per- Sected, as tnis is the only way out ol the laby- rinth of complications and litigations which are injuring the business and prospects of both nes. It is now claimed that a majority of the stock of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe is owned by stockholders of the Chicazo, Bur- Yington & Quincy, and now holds about the same relationgto the Iatter road as the Burling- ton & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska. TTEMS. Mr. A. C. Foster, late of the Michigan Central Raflroad, is being pushed for Chicazo Agent of the Canada Southern Line, in place of bir. C. S. Tappan, appointed Manager of the Tloosac Tuonel Line. Mir. Foster is a very able and re- liable railroad official, and a better man for the position could hardly be sclected. Mr. J. M. Dodge, Vice-Graud Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, states that the firemen donot contemplate a strike, and that no dissatisfaction was expressed at their meeting in this city Thursday and Fri ‘Phe principal object of the meeting was for the purpose of consolidating the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the International Union of Locomotive Firemen. The union was successfully accomplished, and the combined order will hereafter known as the Brother- hood ot Locomotive Firemen. “Fhe New York, Lake Eric & Western, late the Eric Railway, does not propose to allow Van- derbilt to gobble up the Atlantic & Great West- ern Railroad and taus eut it off from a South- ‘eastern connection. Negotiations are now pend- jng between the managers of the Erie and the Enalish Trustees of the Athntic & Great Western, who are now in this country, to lease the latter roxd. This road has vever been a profitable property, and no one else exeent the Erie could use it to ndvantage sod make it pay. 9 Mr. C. W. Smith, Traffic Manawer of the Chi- cazo, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. and Mr. J. W. Midgley, Commissioner ot the Southwestern Ruilway Association, returned from the mecting of the ocintion at Kuansas City yesterday. They state thac no_business of _consequence to the public was tramsacted. There were uo changes in rates. 1t was fouud that the Lonnage \was running so nearly i accordance with agrecd no action on that score was vise a plan to taks pess and keep it within the Assu 1eMullin, of the Chicazo & Altou; Mr, arson, of the Hannibal & Joe; and Mr. A, A. Talmage, of the Missouri Pacifle, are that committec. They ure instructed toreport at tie next regular meeting, which will be beld in Cui ou tue 30tk iust. The President of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada has issued a circular on the aues- tion of profits on through trallic, in answer to a document addressed by Alexander McEwen to the shareholders. The following extract from the circular witl be found of interest: The most advantageous course for the Grand Trunk itailway, s weil au for the other great sys- tems of the Awerican Continent, is obviously division of teaflic, to be carried by each at the best rates which, within reasonable himits, can be ootained. Aszcecments of this nature huve now Dbeen edected in some instances, und ure hems negotiated in otherss und if only they are adhercd To-mare profitable rates may again be obtzined ny ali partics; and 1t will then, atall cvents, be - Dossiole to raise the question as to waeiher the Throush trafiic is remunerative. But no more in- opportune time could be chosen for raising such a Quostion as is discussed in Mr. MeEwen's prited and widely dillused ciccuiar than this momens, \hen, after years of struvie and rezulution, such usrecments are beinz tinally nezotiateds’ aud Vhen, in the true interest of the sharchoiders. it is desiradle to encoursze atlies and to take firm ground with opponents. . —— Coulda’t Put Up with So Much Chat. Mak: he preat Viennese paiuter, is even more taciturn than Vou Moltke, the man who is silent in seven languages. An American who hind been told thiat the bést way toget on friend- Iy terms with the artist would be to play chess \with him at the cafe to which heresorted nightly, watched his vpportunity, and when MaKart's opponent rose cd mtv the vacant chair. At Jast nis dream was bout to be realized; be was to spend an evening 1 Makart’s sodety. The painter signed to bim to play, and the game beyzan and went on witn no other sound thiau the moving of the picces. At lust the American made “the winoing move and exclumed: Mate!” Up rosc Makart in disgust and stalled out, saying angrily to a friend who asked why he lefu so early, #0B, Ledu’t stand playing trerbox 1 k- ————— New-Mown Hay. A day or two azo 4 family carriaze coatainiig | four Inilies halted, nud vucof the femates suitlen the air and cred out: : & An! how delicious is the scent of that new- mown bay!"” ¥ . “AR! ah! shi? the cest of them exclaimed, as they elevated their noses. A mhau dn ais shirt-sleeves was_leaning over the fence, but they did oot sec him uutil be cried ouc: | I ber your pardon, ladies, but the old horse fell foto the ditch there (nree days xzo und died, and I dido’t ind tne body till an hour ago. Ive sent a teamn to uaul it away, an’ 1 sorrs. about the smell. Drive along a little, and you'lll get o windward of the corpse! "—Lzchange. LOCAL MISCELLANY. IENRY GREENEBAUM. THAT CIARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. The Greenebaum case was resumed ycsterday morning before Justice D'Wolf, James Van Buren testifying first that the indorsement of $5,000 upon the $45,000 draft was made in the fall of 1877, he baving boucht ten lots at toat time for $5,000, aud given Henry Greenebaum three notes for that sum. The witness Dreyer, on being re- called, put nis estimate of the value of the lots at 3,050 at the time in question. Mr. Weber himself took the stand and testified that the real-estate account appeared to be opened Jan. 1, 1873, but to the best of his kuowledge it hud never been closed. MR. 0. JI. HORTON, Receiver of the German Savings, was asked to state what securlties he had on hand secaring Hen- ry Greenebaum's note of Sept. 21, 1877, for S 000. Tn reply, he snid the proverty conveyed to secure the notes which were collaterals to this note 20,000 was all in Hansborougn & Hess’ Sub- division. and the trust-deed which he beld recitea that 1t was subject 10 the incumbrauces on the property,—ali of which was improved, —{rom what he understood. He procecied 1o cnumerate the tecurities in bis posrcssion, aadms the purticnlars regarding each. ‘This tedious tes- timony havinz been gotten in, Col. Juessen asked the witness if the 51,500 note made by James Van Buren and payable to hinwell was not imiven to sccure the putchase price of lots bought from the Humboldt Park Association. Mr. lorton didu't_know u¥ 10 thal. As to another. note , 000, hie testified that that was pledwed to the German Nutional by the German Savings for au overdeaft. =, Mr. Small dréw out of the witness several fucts inresard fo_the improvement of Lumboldt Park property,—ull designed to” exalt the value of the same. —while Col. Juessen. on the other haud, succeeded in learning from the sume witness Liat the proverty, 1f sold, would hardlv pay the sec- ond mortzages. Most- of ‘the preseut broperty- holers were poor, times were hard, and il tiiete whould be u forecloaire on the_tfirst mortgages the Teeceiver, not havinz bonds, miznt lose 1 Col. Juesscn asked MF. £ bewas aware that [lenry and David lis Mr. Horton said he was, in a gencral way. Mr. Moxes suia they had been in bankruptey. but 1 remarked that there must be n very inction therd and nice di; Mr. Moses said they hoa been discharzed) thut they had svwe real estate on their handy when they got ont. Col.duessen—Ob, (Lauzhter. | Witness was_then asked nbout the amount reai- ized on the Greenevaums' draft of $15,000, to which he rephied that it was $21,822 80 for the sale of forty-seven lots couveyed by the deciara- tion in teust. Col. Juessen—) cash? Sir. Horton they've dome very well. you receive that amount in o, fir: in bank-Uooks. Col. Juessen went on_ to remark tiat he rather supposed that was the case, What was more, he expected to show that the Greenebaitns were try- buy the bank bnilding for $25,000, by p: for it in bank-books bouht “uput discount. “And we will show,” he added excitedly. **tnat u 1ot only robbed the dank but tne deositors.™ ensation. | 3 It MR. GREENEBAUM fumped np from his cimir ay thouzh he had ered 0 loose pin somewhiere, and cxpressed b Vigorously and promptly: ** You lie,” he yellea, ““\hen you ray that.” Col. Juessen very coally replied that th:e person adaressnz hi cowld not_hurt him by calling him aliar, for the reuson thatit was an honorto be abused by such u man. The ex-banker winced under the biting reply, and the Court interfered with. a mild, ** Dow't, wentlemen, " which pat ut au end to. this cheerful serimmage, “After aain putting Mr. Weber.on the stand, and asking him certatn questions about that real-esiate secount, 10 which ne zave unswer o3 before, —that it had never veen closed;/—Col. Juessen s3id he had no further testimony o offer at bresent, but he expected to put Mr. Peier Schuttler on the stand nest week. Mr. Small agked what Col. Juesson proposed to prove by Mr. Schuttler. Col. Jnessen replied that Mr, Schuttier would restify thut he was a Director in 18733 taat he knew nothin of the - pretended sale of the bauk building, and that be was informed that the bunk waa owned by the Greencoaums several yeuns after that pretended sale. Mr. Swmall, ina brief arzument, tried to show thut there was no testiniony to wastain the charse of emoezzlement, and closed by asking the Court Whether it was nécessary for_ him 1o ntroduce auy rebuttine testimony—of which, it it were needed, his client hud any amount to offer. Ilie Court declined to pass on that question, add the examination was continued until Tuesday, 10 am. THE METROPOLITAN. SUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY BY THE CITY. TFur the iast two vears the West Division Railway Company agu the Metropolitan City Raflway Con pany have been havinz aflively fiznt, fist m one court and then in another, and the Iatter Compuny Ian been able 10 whip its more favored antsgunist eingle-hanced. Saturday, however, the Cuty of Chicago took a hand itself, and now the new Com- pany will have two antagonist The aity, in its bill tled Saturday afternoon against the Mctropolitan Company. sets out that on the 50t of April, 1875, the Common Council passed an ordinance giving the Metropolitan Com- pany power to lay tracks ou Lake, Canal, aud. Fourteentn streets. This ordinance, it is claimed, 13 void for the fol- Jowiny reasons: ). ‘ihwt eaid ordinance was passed by the Com- mon Council of the city without ten duvs' public notice havimz been given as requirec by luw in some newspaper of Caicago, or eaid County of Cook, of the time and piace of presentin the petition of the Metropolitau City lmiway. Com- Pany for its consent ty locate and construct a rul- Toua npon or along the streets in saia ordmance mentivned. - s 2, That said crdinance was not within onc montly after its paseaze published 1 4 NCWSPApEr puv- Jishied in the Cify of Chicazo as i required by Jaw. 3. 'That by means of sutd pretended ordinance the safd Metropolitan Ratlway Company wis not autbiorized o lay down any raiiway trucks in and upon said strects meationed simply for the term of twenty vears, but until the lst day of January. A, D. 1900, and for such time thereafler until the Common Council of smd city snouid elect by orui- Tunce for that purpuse o purchise said track of Gnid Railway Company, €ars, carriaves, furmture, - nd hmplements and appurienances of every kind and description used 1D the construction und operation of said milyay, xnd pay for the sume, s in i pretended ordinance mentioned. "ylat the said ordinance did nut, 13 required W, containa condition that ta¢ waid Sietro- City Railwiy Company scould pay all dum- to owners of property abultmg upon said aid prezended orduwance mentiona, Which tisey mnay sustan by reason of the location or constraction of siid road. The city claims 1t never had any_power to por- chase such rulway, track, ete. s thut the Cominon Councit, vy the act of July 1. 1872, was expresily protubited from giv L0 Ay tracix te any Fompany cxcept on petition of thc owners of lund representing wore than onc-half toe frontege on flie street, which was not dong in the preseat cas "' Metropolitan Compauy has becn attemptinz to luy ity track Jately, ana the city fears that itwill a Tt thinks the tracks wouls zreatly dawnge the strects taromgh which they are fo be 1aid, i that 1t would be lable for all damaxes that musht ‘\cerng to persons and property by reason of dici oostrnction, ‘Lhe city, thercfore, asks that the adove-mentioned ordinance may be repeated, aud That the Metropulitan Company muy be forever en- Joined from laying its tracks o Luke, Canal, and Fourteentn sireets. ‘s step is o compromize resulting from toe arrests last week. Hoog, the - President of tne Metropoiitan Company, was arrested by tue Mayor Toe trzing to lay the tracks, und he then Uhe arrest of the Mayor. Loth caarges were dis- misscd on the understanding that 3 bilk enould o flied fo test the legality of the ordinunce of Avrit 30, 1675, MILITIA NOTES. LIECTENANT-COLONEL OF TIIE SECON! A meeting of the ofiicers of the Sccond Regiment was held at the Sherman House Club-Room night before last, at which William P. tend, Esq., was unanimously elected Licutenant-Colonel of the organization. After he had been thus chosen the meeting agjourncd, and the ofticers went in a body to the bome of the Lieutenant-Colonel elect, on Ashlund avenue, when Capt. Jobu R. Doulin told Mr. Iend the object of their cail upon him, aua requested him to accept the ofiice, since it was the desire of _every officer in the regiment that he should take the.posion. In order tixt he Tuksht feel free from all hesitancy on the subject, Iney had pledged _themselves to support him in whatever' hine of poliey he mnght”deem best Sttea to carry out the obj for whica the organization was gotten up. Me. lteud responged onefly and to tne point, Staung that he could not refaze an otlice thus nuanimously ten- dered nim, and thathe wonld doaitin his power to make the regiment, knowing well the Bne mate- Tl Of which It is compored, secoud (o none in the State. "Whe rest of the eveninz was occupied with Vocal and instrumental mugic, und it was closed vy 2 supper,, 10 which every peeson aid full justice. Toe regiient boid ‘no mecting for dnll unuil the . fiese Monday in November, when they witl be focated _at the Exposition Luilding, 1114 the zenerul imprevsion that the regimeut Lus done a wise tune in thos electng Mr. " Keud, an ola soldier ‘well-knowus ousiness-mau, and Dossessin the confidence of the Fegumeut itsell aud of the community at farge. b ~ITEMS. The Chickasaw Guards icave for Cincinpatl to- nigat. ., 3 Company C of the First Regiment beld an elec- tion last Thursitay eveniug, in which Firet Sergt, Juhn ¥ Oiliver cted First Lieutenant. snd Second Serzt. Gordourh. Quinn was wlecied sec- ond Livatenanl. Serst. Fmns Hamiltou.was an- ounced to be First Serzeaiits, 2nd A., Devére Tur- ner Second Sergeant. i = At o meeting of the Board of Officers of the Sixih Batiation. held at the Treuont House last Friday cvemng, Maj. M. W, Powell, cominanding the battalion, was clected Licutenant-Colonel, tae or- ganuzation now being entitled to that oice, 25 fve companies are filled, with a sixth forming. Capt. De Young. of Company A, wus elected Major, vice Fowell. promoted. - The Chickssaw Guards testify that the 1“: Lfllfl‘nl Annory is the tinest outside of k. DR. TIIOMAS. A CORRECTION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmcano, Uct. 18.—In TusTrisyse's report of the paper which 1 presented to the Conference there is a mistake in one word. which leads to confusion, if not to an impossivle or wholly differ- ent meaning from what I intended. Yon make me #a) **On the subject of the relizious I nold 2uo- :::::li‘l&l;ya Jo the moral-influence theory. " I T etantiaity ol stg, o of e stonsments As many are anxious to_know more about this heory, 1 would state that it is the doctrine adve mes most prominently by llor. works on the ** Vicarioua Sac- uce Gushmell 1 b rifice ™ and +* Law and Forzivenes I W. Tuoxas. DR. THOMAS AND CENTENARY CHURCR. To the Editor of The Tribune. Chicaco. Oct. 19.—In order that ‘Iz Taiprsz and the public may have a better understanding of the true relations of Dr. Thomas to Centenary Church, the writer wishes to say that the inter- views heretofore published, especially those in the Chicago Times, as representine the church, do not in fact represent Methadism, The gentlemen terviewed douotiess sp for a convideradle numn- ber, but the churcn in its ofiicial action, 1t will be 0, are in substuntial accord with the Couler- enc Nu inconsiderable part of the membership have been listening to his preaching for the pust year nuder protest, und now that the Confercnce have repudiated not only his ductrines but his past min- satry, they ure not likely to be better piensed the future, inasmach as Dr. Thowss lias not only declared himsetf in substantial acconl with Unita riuntsm, but s said that there will be no cha in Wty preachine. And when the issae 18 squarely wade, 23 1t sees to be, whether we shait have evangelical preaching from Centenary pulpit or a latitudinarian misture of all thcologies, then the public may rest aseured that_there can be but ons result, and that will be a Methodist minister fn Centenary Caurch. Dr. 'Fhomas and his friends shoald undorstand that, in the Interests of peace und chanity. be is lefcon trial by the Conference. aud in no mors nieut sense ean he be received by his preseat churge. OrrictaL Menszn. CORRESPONDENCE. THE CITY-HALL AND COURT-WOUSE DUILDING. Tu the Editor of The Tribune. Citicano, Oct. 19.—Many thanks to Mayor Tleath, the City Gosernment, and Tue TRIDUNE, for the unyielding stand taken at the beginming to head off the ** Iting, " and wive to the people who pay the faxes an ecconomical and substantial steucture for the city's halt of the Court-liouse buildimz. It cun never have an attractise and heantiful appearance, becaase of its situation. It isplanted in a hole, und cramped and_ huddied for want of roum. A building of that size should have ut least six acres ~ of tand, uad am clevation noove the surrounding conn- for g wite, to properly located. u “Lié view frofn the sidewalk in front of the Sher- - man House before it iz half combleted is oppres- wively crowded. ‘e b piles of stone, Together with the claborate and fantastic ormiutch tations, ¢ a cruel anu shameless waste of tue peo- ple’s money, ax.d. wien out of fashion, will present 4 ‘schesp, masty™ appearunce, shocking to ull artistic xense. Tne Treasary BLulldins at Wash- inrton is considored to be the most beantifal aod correctarchitectnral _structare fu the United States, yet 1t has no grotesque aud faptastic w ofart to mar its_veauty, but stands cloquent dnd grand in 1 wimplicity. As the Jast story I3 for brnametit only. and as it will cost from " three to five times as mach to place o #one of Hike dimen- wion in position un_the upper vtory a3 it wonld on the' dret, lec 1t be omitted in the interest of **economy and reform." AL ILLIXCIS BAPTISTS. Proceedings of the State Associution at Gatesburz. Speciat Dispatch tn The Tribune, 0’ GALESBURG, 1L, Oct. 19.—The General Ass ciation of the Hlinois Baptists met at 9a.m. The devotional excrcises were led by the Rev. W. J. Inmay, of Decatur. Visiting brethren entered and were seated. The regort of the Board of General Associa- tions was presented by the Kev. . N. Hotnrt, D. D., and upon motion so much of the report as referred too the church editice fund was re- terred to special committee couststing of the Kevs. Bulkiey, French, Goodspeed, and Farr. ‘Fhe report of the Commitzee to Nominate the State Board was presented by the Rev. T. Gl icld, and referred to & comiaittee for comple- tion. ‘e report of the Committee on Ministerial Education was reaa oy the Rev. T. G. Field, and Qiscussed by the Rev. Messrs. Field and The report of the Committee en Church Funa was read by the Rev. Mr. Goodspeed, and adopted. After several minor committees were ap- pointed, the final report “of the Nominating Committee was adopted. Adjourned till 2 p. . -= The meeting was opened by . H. Bronson, of Aurora, with devotional exercises. ‘The Committee on Enrolimnut, consisting of J. P. Phillips and the Rev. O. P. Buston, was appoinzed by the Chair. The following ques- tions were discussed: First, *Do We Need a State Sumday-School Missionars#” Discussed by the D. T. Morrill and others. Sccond, wDoes the Specilic $ ate Sundav-Sehool Work Interfere witivthe Work of the General ciation?” Discus by the Be . Schioot he General Discused by the Res. C. E. Taylor, aud_ others. Tieports of Sabbath-School Committees were read and adojted. “The Committee on Next Session reported verbally througa the Rev. B. B. rlamilton. A paper was read by tae Rev. E. K. Caandler, subjeetz > Responstbility of Our Churclies a3 Evangelizing Bodies to the State of Llinois.” ——————— An International Question—Depnrture of Dulfertn~—The New Miolstry. Special Digpateh o Tne Trivune. MosTREAL, Oct, 19.—It is reported here to- v that the Unfted States Consul at St. Juhn's - Il protest awainst the executiou of Castal- Ioraz, who murdeacd Matbeven, and is now Iying in jail under sentence of death, on the ground that the murder was committed on United States territory. A young man of respectable exterior, who passed by the name of Hadley, has vietinized number of banks und mouey-brokers here by passing forgea dralts upon them on the Union Bank of London. A fatal aceident occarred on the Inter-Col- omal Itailway, near Rimousky, this ntornin; Wiale the section-men were golng ro work, and avproaching - vluce called the Blend Curve, four miles frum Tartazon, their hand-car was run fato by a_special train, killing Tneodore St Lawrent and seriously fnjuring Alpbonz Bril- liant. “Che Governor-Gencral took hisdepartare from Quebee to-day. duriviz a pelting rain and gule of wind. Owmez to the rouchness of the wate his Excellency abandoned the Idea of proceed-. ing down the river in the war-ship Sirious, and at once embarked on board the Polynesian, aud sailed out of port at 11:30 3. . To the Western fated Press. ~ QuEBEG, Oct. 19.—Notwitstandios the worst storm of the season this moruing, tuousands of Gitizens turned out to-day to say farewell to Governor-General Duflerin, who sailed to-day for England. OrTAWA. Oct. 19.—~To-day's Offfcial Gazette an- nounces the following appointinents: Sir Jobn A. Macdonald. Minister of fnterior; S, L. Til- ley, Minister of Charles "Tupper, Min- ister of Public Works: J. J. Pope, Minister of Avriculture; John O'Conuor, President of the Council; James McDonald, member of the Privy Council and Minister of Justlee. ————— Mr. Treuvelot, a foreizn sclentific observer, has been experimenting with butterties, in order to solve the disputed question as to thie use of their antenux. e found that they could fly when deprived of the antenna, but with some hesitation of movement. It bas been ctated by other eutomotozists that they fell ac once witbout any power of fhight. When temporarily blinded Uy covering the oyes - with fndia iok, they could fly daghing Into objects, provideld the autcuna were left on, but if cut off they fell at ouce. When blinded they did not percetve suzat by the antenue, but if the stump were touched with it, the tiny vrobos:fs was ut ouce uurolied and scarched for it. When the stumps weie cuvered with gum arabic, ticy were inseosidic 1o the seductions of sugar-water. * M. Treuveiot concludes that the sense located ‘i the anten- pie fs not merely that of toucb, bearing, or taste, nor a combination of all three; but one that differs cssentially from avy experience by human beiugs; it is 2 kind of fecling and smell- ine at a great distaoce.