Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1878, Page 8

8 TIIE CHICAGO 'RIBUNE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1878, - — e —_—_—_—,—_—_—.—— THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Gov, 8. M. Callom ik at the Pacifie. Gov. Johin H. Gear, of Town, is a guest of the Pactfie. ¥rancis Woodbury, U. 8. A., is a guest of the Palmer. : ‘The Jfon. B, W. Venable, Virginia, is reg- istered at the Paimer, Thoe Hon. R, M. Peck, New York, is regis- tered st the Tretont, (ion, Lysander Flagg, Central Falls, R, L, s a guert of the Sherman, Tho Hon. George O. Hazelton, Boscobel, Wis., 1s smong the guests of the Bherman. P. H. Langley, Ueneral Agent Milwankee &]Sl. Paul Rajirosd, Winons, Minn., iz &t the Palmer. J.W. Cary, General Passengsr Agent Lake Shore & 3ichigan Sonthern Railroad, Cleveland, is at the Sherman. William M. Shaw, General Agent Kansas & Texan Through Line, Cincinnsti, is among the guceta of the Pacific. Mr. L. Herschh of New York City, and pariner of the Hon. Edwin Elnstein, member- -elect from the Soveuth Congressional District of New York, is stopping at the Palmer House, Mr. O. J. 8tough, member of the Illinois Tumane Soclaty, left Chicago Tuesday avening via the Haltimora & Ohlo lisilroad for Baitimoro to ;Ltce‘ne’tho Coovention of the National Humasne ty. Coroner Dietzsch yesterday hold an in- guest upon Helena O'Leary, nllttleirl who was burned to death at No, 302 Desnisines street by hier clothing amccidentally catching fre at the kilchen stove, ‘The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasee, optician, No. 88 Madlson street (Tnia- unk Dullding), wasat 8 2. w., 34 deg, : a8 12 m,, 41 m., 40; 8p. m. cterat8a. m., i By m., 29, Mary Walkem, who ran away from her home at No, 1361 State etreet, and Whom it was thought had met with fonl play,’ was found yester- day afternoen stopplng wiih & family named Bmith, liviog at No, 274 Bine lsland avenue, Tho Executive Committec of the Bocinlist party met at No, 7 Clark street lsst evening. The Ecssion was devoted Lo th diting and payment of sundry campaign bills. The Socialisls claim to )x?\-sc‘fi‘ ndncted the campaign for wc moderstesum o 3 €. 0. Gregg, mother, and sister, residing ot No. 284 North LaSalla street, were thrown ot of s buggy yesterduy noon at the comer of 8t und Washington streels by & fractioas akeabie borse. Mr. ur:fu nd Vadiy braised, and Mre. Gregg fiacture ey, At 7:30 yesterday morning a horse ran away with Mr. and Mrs, W. 1. Uarrls, of No, 171 Clark ntreet, throwing both out. The latter re. celyed o scvers wound on the cheek, and the horse way badly cut by ranning bis head theougn a win- dluw 1ln a saloon at the curner of Clark aud Monros ateects, AMiss Clara Lonige Kellogg, nssisted by reveral noted operatic artiste, has volonteered 1o sini atan afternoon concert ‘Tnesday forthe benefit of the Central llomeopathic 1fospital-Dispensary. "t he concert will be given at the private residence of Edeon Keith, Esy,, on Prairie avenue, Mre, Keith kindly ofiering her pariors for the occasion, Mr. Charles L. Sprkling, the gentleman wwho wan so badly Injured by ihe broaking of the Wwindow-giass in'a Van Burun streotcar by a ran- awuy horec recantly, hud & triangular plece of wiams exiracted from the left ey, but It was subse- yuently found necessary te have the ball of the «yo removed, and the vperation wau successfally performed & fow days ago. Fortunately the rignt eye nuninjured. Tug Tripune Home Club held their regu- 1ar monthty meeting at the Tremost lion aay, pureuant to udjournment. There and’ enthusiastic oitendsaco, and much b was satiafactorily dispaiched. On motion, Edns was elected as Firat Vice-Presldent. vice Nanale C., resigned. Many projecta for the future wers discussed, and work plauned for the winter, and ofyanization acems in & 10rg prosperous condaltion than ever nefore. A donble wagon owned by George Smith was completely domollshed at 8:30 yesterday morning at the Carpenter street cromsing on the Yan-ilandie Ratirusd by three cars with no engine attachied. The practice of making *‘running awliclics™ is expressly pronibited Ly ordinance, und yet every raliroad in the city 1s keeping up the pracilce. Some day sume horeible accident will wecur, and toen only will the mathoritles remem- ber the ordinance, ¢ At 5:30 last evening, ns the Erie street bridge was opening for o vesael, a woman was seen <ouung slung the west approsch in sa absent. winded mouner, An it scomed probabl would walk off ioto the river, some iness hallooed 1o her, but she merely turned her head, un walklog unti} whe fell water. A boat was ued ' and taken to the No. 216 North lulrlnlnel streel. Sbe wvow s ‘dadly njured internally that the Murray famlly kindiy consented to allow her 40 remuin thero untll able to be removed. The at. tending physiclan has but -n‘fm hapes of a recoy. cry. Her name s supp to be Annie Olsen, but It ls not kuowa whers she resides, The First Regiment Cominittee, appointed 10 make arrangements for the Bnur&ly night so- crables of that organization, met t evening at the Arnory on Jackson street, and ationded to &ume final thingw. Amoog other things, attention wod called to the fact thata large number of in- qulries had been made concerning the accommods- tions that would be furaisned to the Iady purticle pants, and a180 as to what extent they woula be cxpected to dress. In answer to (hess questions, the Commitiee desired it Lo lie understood that the two large pariors opening into the 1aain hall will be used a8 dresstng-rooms for the 1aaies, which will be supplied with female zitendsnte and wil the necessary accompaniments The ladics are expecied to r formal receptions, aud are «uested not (o wear thelr hats 1a tus dancing Since the aecident at the Boston Store Isat sumuier the cogineer at that place has been an- Ked on an uuprovement in clevalors which suould overcome sll dangerof a fall. o basat Jast succeeded, he baolieves, in produclng vator siop whith Thi fault of the old stop: that the &pi d to carry the catire welght, and hen {§becatne sUf and unsbl work the ‘‘doga™ properly,. Another plece Q! [suity construction was the use of wagon spriugs, which hbave proved sltogotner toa Dight, 85d consequently una In the oid stops =lso, the Lrou bars ur **dogs* were placed under she transversc bars at the tup of the clevator, and were expectud tu silde In grooves, Uwing Lo tho fact of the springs having Lo bear a Coustaut welght, they became relazed and unadle to push the catches out in cas ur cauglit i any way, Tha 1ast summer waa duc 1o this becuwse powarless turough I slops would not act. Under the ' dogs " and soring sre Verse burs and showed full Nborty af action. ‘I'be soriog has no weighitocarry, and isonly used when e olevutor is suddenly checked. Furtuengo tho wpring le made on same patlern as wpriugs, and the ge" or catches are mide of suticient lenyln to caten whethar 1hs cogs o the 1 ware" atihe side boldor not. The {oventor, Mr. Joseph U. Austiy, yesterdsy wave s private exhitution of s patent, st which full and com- Jitte tests were mude of the warkiugs ut e o vator. A luad of plg-lron weighing 1.600 pounds W2 gut on the elevutor, which, with (he wyikbi of a1 siralu, and the e Bew Lyeutlon, laced uvar the trans- the cage, made abyut 4,300 podnda w With this Lisvy Weight tha rope was sl; tus dugs caught evory lime wittin two dug Vari- Gus othier tesld wero made which would sesm Lo iudicata that Mr. Ausuiz bad sacceeded In invent. 1 vb s urfl complete safely stop for elevators, A sublic exhibilion of the vle Suic ehy slevatur wiil be given ina TUR BOUTHERN POLICT, Among the gycels at the Tremont Howse laet evening was Col. Normile, ex-Districe At- toruey of 5t. Louls, and & wan wall versed 1a po- }lltcn&nll:llclrli“ A lixduxl Feporier, after bein ntroduced 10 blw. asked aftes (i ol tho lown acroas the Lridge, * Paliieal haslt ** Politica la Missouri,” " sald Col, Normile, ue. There 1 very “‘are st present rather opay ll‘l.ht”t \a 8t Louisor in littlo Intervat wanifested, the llunuaruonl I‘llulhldslh‘ ] !* Perbaps yeu noticed in to-day's . thing ‘which’ Indicaied (0% Presiaeut Hayee oes grown tired of kla Soutbers policy, “sud iBiaka it been Lo ome exlent a failure,” ‘said ‘the re. At porter, ** Wk ou think of tha Wil e peopla of the Bouts thin of Tt **Well, | hardly . * 1 83w someibing of the #ort in the paperw, ut 1 bave feil for some time 1bat that experiment would not work, There bas 20t 10 be soine issuc, —& Conservalive conrss never Las beon successfnl. Now, there is our wan Beut, Who is runmiug for United Biates Senator; hae, § understand, takes for his lssue his Conluderate e Jays grest stress upon the fact that be vod Coufederate to the last, wnd, where :‘n-‘x.cé " Jul [:etunlvl uun&..n ::kuh ihear "fi.‘ « {8 developing conaidersole strength mmo ern‘dv. on [lfiu fusie. R 5 +* Wust fusue do you think will be broaght up i l!;e“ next Presldcatial cawpaignt™ ukJ I.h‘pn- **luthe pext national campaign 1 think the is- sue will be » Hobid North sy lln]:l A Solid South, It 1his lssue Is brought up, 1 the Repuolicans Wil elect the next Prusldost, and the Democratis burly will be crushea; for when 1t comes Lo this queslion there ary any number of Dewocrats who wilgo with t6e Hepublicans. There s no ucs- :lrunn:k:: :E;:‘cb\:\n‘hu%kfiflen ate better, ~ LT, HLE than the Detsocraiic le. glulll‘l.\: blovdy shirt {s waved they will b:d:;'o't::: ** Do you 1hiuk the Lepublicans wil glect tuels Feealdeat 1§ they 0o Dol ralse toes **No, 1donot, The Democeat 8 whea ¥ cotace 16 o wlloua vote, - Eyeen mb ot the Southera Btales, yva see, will send Detap. £ eraticl Eectors, though it fs trae that the Itepub. licans haye & decided advantace, heing the party in nower. [int a Solid North woald be mnch stronger 1han & Solid Bouth, Witnaut that fssuey T do not think the Repoblicans can hope to win, " TOE NOGNDAY PILATER-MERTING at Farwe!l Hall yesterdoy, which was devoted moré parjjenlarly o the intercsta of younz men, wag led by the Rev, Dr. Peddle. After sineing wnd praver, Dr, Peddle spoke briefly to the young men prosent, 110 spoke on the eubject of tho dn- tles and obligations of younz men, taking ns s fext lssinh, xL, 28, Quoting from Warkin, ho £ald that 1t was (oo true that ‘the philanthrony of the nge spent ftaelf in frantic efforts to slleniate the conditlon of ths poor, and paid no attention to the follies =and folbles of yonth with all the attendant consequences. The youth of the Tand, he aaid, could achleve the only victories, 'flr«l while it waa trae that one conld not put an ol head on {mmg shonlders, it was also true that one could not put'a young heart and spirit intn An old body. What young men neceded to-day was not their awn power and resources, bnt to be girded with power and strength from on high, The. could only be victorious fn the fight sgainstevil and tor the right according as they looked o the Blils from whenca comcth their strength, snd laced fall confidence in the power to command of he Great Captaln, ‘Various requests for prayor wore made, Inelud- ing & patnetic appeal from a wjdowed mother on be’ulr of her only son who Wed far away, and from whom she had not heard for some time. reformed drunkard asked for prayers for himself and his former companions in vi 'he meeting, which wae unusnally Inteeesting, loscd with prayer and singing ol sppropriate w Gospel hymns, STORM SIGNALS. The proposed echeme of Firc-Marshsal Benner to have storm warnings dlsplayed in various promi- nent piaces in the city, with the tance of the Signal Service, is meeting with general avproba- tion from business men throughout the city, but nore capecially the vessel agents and owners, steamboat men, and Insarance men. Mcnibers of the Board of Trade alsv are of the opinion that it will, 1f earrled out as it e proposed, he aereat benefit to the public at large. The fallowing prop- ositlons have been submitled to the Chief Signal Oficer by Mr. Ilenner: Assoon asa storim is pre- dicted for this section the storin-flag, cight feet aquare, witha black centre, wiil be hoiated from every engine-honse, a red lunteen beinesabstitated at nlflu. 1f the storm 18 predicted as bolng sovere, & white flag with A red centre will be displayed with tha red, and, directiy benesth it, s white lan- tern, taking the ptace of the white flag by night. 1t the atorm expected has the appearance of & ‘*tornsdo, ' & white tlag beiween two red flags, and at night lantems 1o correspond, will be dis- played. 1t shouid be here understood that a ‘‘atorm® for which theso. warnings will be displayed has no pstticalar reference 1o rain or anow, mithough the storm in question may be accompanted by oither or both. They are holsted only whena wind.storm is expected that may be disastrous to shipplog, The warning ts 1ot considered justified unl tae wind aita Tocity of at least tweniv-five miles an bour or more. For anything less than tlatthe warning is reported ‘*mot justifled,* It 1s enerally re- gretied that & move in thisdirection hae not'been taken ere Lhis, also that if {s now too Iate to put the scheme into practice era the season of naviga- tion cioses, 8nd It s hoped that oversthing will bo in readiness for the opening of navigation in the spring, BT, MATTHEW'S. Ata meetingof the congregation of Immannel Reformed Episcopal Church, ueld evoning at Masonic Hall, corner of North Clark and Zentre wircets, the church orgamzation known hs the abave name was formaily and legally dissolved. and to-day the recording of the churcivs prellminary actlou, taken Oct. 40, will_give the organization full neht and titleto tbonams by which it will hercafter bha known—St, Maithew's Heformed Episcopal Chatch, ‘Thisstep lins been taken for two reasons. There lealso an Emmanuel Reformed Episcopal Chuich in this ahd the very close aslmilarity of two names ‘was productlve of much confounding of the two in tha minds of the general public. Then, again, the location of Immanuel, 8t the corner of Centrs and Dayton streets, wasnot consldered ording the best fleld for usefulness that conl mage ined, It waa felt that & need exlsted for a church of thisdenomination nearer Lincoln Fark, sad, Masonic Hall offering a very desiraole locatlon, tos ketber with many other advamiages and conve- nlences not pousessed at tho corner of Centre and Dayton streets, it was decided to disvolve the old organization and enters new field unders new uvame. At the prellminary meeting of Lct. 0 an orgsnizaiton was formed under the name of St. Matthew's Reformed Kplaco- pul Charch. =~ Some technicalities baving Leen omitted at that meeting, Lowever, which wero necessary to make the trausfer perfectly legal, the lon met agnin Jast eveniog, with the re. ted, The new organization. which 1 cludes all the_old members of Imnmanael, is, yel, without & Rector, but the new vestry will meet 80 early day aud probably select the Rev. Mr, Adsms, whose past ministrations with the cangre - gation have been highly successful in & wpiritaal way, and entirely acceptable to the parishioners, THE OITY~-HALL. The receipts for regularandspecial licenses vesterday amonnted to $1560. The sorip clerk yesterday paid out $850 in that commodity, which is now valued at about D4 cents, ‘Thero were threa cases of scarlet fever re. ported {o the teslth OMRer yesterday, and one of diphtheria. The flag over the City-Hall was flying at half-mast_yesterday, {n bonor of th e ifon. N, B Jadd, deceaseq, 1¢ memery of Mayor Heatl's health in still such as to prevent his attending closely to the duties of his office, alihough it was atated yesterday that be In- tenged 1o et out 1o« . The receipta_at thae City Treasurer's office oo e Bepariman, $358. roms . Oy o e Water Lepartment 5, [rom C! 2ol lector, and Slm from {i.. Comptruller, e de Yesterday the City Treasurer remitted to New Yeork $75,000 for the redemption of revenue rants, The Department also disbursed aboat $0,000 {u liquidation of miscellsneous demands, The counirnct of P, T. Betticher, sewer coatracior on Blue Island avenue; has been for- fuited, and the city will complets the work com- menced Ly bim. Yesterduy the Department of Pablle Works uaid the men who bad beco hired by Ietticher gheir baca dues, amounting tv nesrly Acalth-Officer DeWolf yosterday made a tour with & Meat Inspector among the distillerles af the city for the purpase of examining into the drainago of awiil, cattle offal, etc., Into tha Chi- cago liiver, und io sce whether lfa:mnmlnnlol 04¢ Institutions were complying wi regula. tions 8s Iala dowa by the law, s Permits woro {asued yesterday by Build- fng-lnspectar Cleaveland 1o lolden & Co. for the erection of brick slore oa Lake street, near Mar- ket, (hree storles snd bavement, 1o cost_$4, 060, and to Guorge L. Raod, Jr., to put up five five story-and-basement brick stores on the northw corner of Wabash svepue aad Handolph street, th whole block to be 170 by 147 fest, valosa at THE COUNTY BUILDING, A delegation of the United Btates Grand Jury visited the jall yesterday, Coroner Maun has named Byron L, Baw yerss bis Deputy. e laa good man, and & rela- Uve of tho Usnerals. The West Bide Gas-Company has agreed to reduce the price of gasto the county fruin §2.50 to $2. This does away with the project of paitiog ® gas-machine fn the Hospltal, The Committes on Publio Buildings and Hoapitals yosterday awarded the comtract for put- ling s steam Sre puinp in the Counly Hospital to Jossph Mogan at his vld of §1,310, The Protection Life cass wes yesterday putover sgain uatll to-day in the Criminsl Court un accouss of the eoniinued sickness of Alw). Woods, sue of the defendant: lils physician was {n coutt, and eaid ho thought Le weuld be wall ;nl;uuh $0-day 10 uppear, aad §f ha is the case wiil 0 00, Bo fay as is nb-alnhll.known. Sheriff Hofl- bas agreed to retain the following of Kern's loyea: Jaller Cutrier, Deputy-Sheri Galpin, Bailifs Hunolon and Metrill. The probatili- I will reisin Mr. Gilson, sxaue e [ od recoguizes ¢ imgportance baving & man of experience ia the position. In wpecial assossmout-rolls Nos, 1,384, 1,308, 1,390, 1,400, 1,401, 1.403, 1,413, inclu- aive, and 1,415, L4180 1,425, fuclustve, City of Chicago, the ssesssment was coutrwed [a_the County Court, The same order was wade In Noa. 1,389 snd 1,306, eicept whers objections in special savessments No. 84, Viilage of lyde Park, Alfred Bartow, Josoph il Oray, snd G. B, Clark :l:n “nwmd Comumissloness LO make the assess- ots. The Committes on Publie Servics yester- day 100K up the matter of fxing salaties, and spent tonsidezable Ume io wrangling over s matter wilh Mhich thuy bave nothing (u do, and which, siuce the appropriailoos bave buen made, belonze to the new They fxed ne sslagy of County At- torney st $4,000. sad cuncurred fn the report Mhlcn has alreudy been printed and which i b besa lald before the Board Monday, B3y be pubuutted to the Board to-dsy, but :J.I."-'m becoms of it 1s beyond any euas's knowi- There has been of lste soma discussion as to wucter the uffice of Atiorney Iu the lower §utte whic ::l::lwo years hol: ll!sled b_vn N, 5 cossaTy of clatmed thit the position was s slaecure sad b Couuty Board, concurring in the idvs, tag sbollsh- sd 1t A reporter bus lak s A U LLe pasns W 100K over Whal Are kuown 8 Deople's hsch: some ol acy were Lried in the Jower courls and wuf Cruainal Coust, e lastas Iu the caso of James Burny, indicted for killag Charles Grubd, & nolls prowqul was ea- tered in the Criminal Court yesterdsy, The mur- der was commitied st Maakell Liail sbout two years 30, &ad Busrnslas been twice teied for ths oflyuse. On the fAirst teial the Jury rtood eleven toone for acquitial, andon the accond triat he wan found muilty Aad glven fourteen years in the Peniten- taey, and 5nx|:c AcAhistér granted im & new lmf becaure the verdict was not fn accordance with the evidence. The case wad dismissed be- cause the Siate’s Al(ornrrdld not belfeve it poa- »iblg to convict it on & Jaic trial. The Committea on Public Buildings and Tnblic Servico yesterday voted to allow Architect Igtan &5, 000 on acconnt, . At the last meeting of the Haard Walker seqt In s communication asking the Board to oruer Egan {o mnke out an estimate {or £50,000 1n_hia Tavor for Court-liaune work, And thie wne yesterday referred to Kesn alomg with the 85,000 favor. Pntting the two things together, thera may be A meaning to It all, n is, nodonbt, eniitled to the allawance, by there §s no monoy to the eredit of the C Houss Fuand, and the people refused to handa, it will ba some time hefore he irill be nbie to realize anyihing, Hnt when he uots nin 35,000 vancher it 18 (o be boped ibat he will not be com- polled 1o sidn it away, 04 he once had oo, be- fore it is uehivered to bim, ‘The Commilteo on Public Bnildings and Pabllc Service was In scsalon yeaterday, and Sex- ton and Walki ere present 1o urge that protsats which they h filed, and in which they give notice that they will clalm damages from the county ofi account of delays n the Conrt-liuaas work, be apread on the records. The move feto cripple the new Board and lln tho way for thera to collect dsmawes towhich they are notentitied, and it was very natural for Fitszerald, Hoffmann, and Bradiey to give them all the ald they conld. Ayars. lloese, and Burling opuosed the move and outvoted them, bat, on wotion of Fitzgerald, the question was referred to the Roard, and will be brouglit up to-day. Their contracts proviled that they uball look Lo one another for damages, and, Innoevent, tothe connty s bnt In the face of this there {8 & disposition on the pari of seyeral Commissioners 1o give them cvery ndvantage over the coanty, and there 1x no donbt but the lloard will do what the Committeo has fatled to recommend. This (s ona ofthe questions that the old members aesire to dlspose of, and, 1n dolng it, lhl{ will give the con- tractor all they can. They wonld votu tuem dam- ages direct if they counld, but, not belng able 1o do this, they will su doctor the recordsas to glve them every lezal advantage,—in other worde, manu- facture nll the eviaence they can for them to be used in the courts when the time comes, THE CUSTOM-IOUSE. The 4 per cont bond sales at the Sub. Treasury yesterday amounted to $1,100, The Bub-Treasiry disbursamonts yesterday were $70,000 in carrency and $2,000 In allver. The office of the Collector of Customs was closed yesterday in respect 1o the memory of the late Norman B, Judd. The Internal Revenus receipts woroe 870,028 yesterday, of which $25, 343 was for fax on distilled apirits, $2,700 for tobacco and clyars, and $1,504 for tax on beer. Fred Grumbinger, who was charged with selling lignor withoot licenss on the race-track during race week, was yestorday held fn $500 batt by Phil tHoyne. The other 1wo arrested for & simllar vfenso were dlscharged. Henry W. Bin!msv, Chief Bupervisor of Elections, will be ready to-day to receive the afMdaylits of those who sérved under him on elec. tion day, 8o that they may be nbla to recelve Lhoir little atipends fortheirservices from Uncle Samnel. Tie Grand Jury yosterday hold a rather brief sesslon, and bad before them Gen. McDowell and Mr, Kslstrom. The former, na present Huper- inteudent, ave his {dessof defects fn the cone ateuction of the bulldiag, what it would cost to nake the neccssary clangos, ete. He jaburel with tho Jury on defective atouss, parches, etc.,and alvo elucidated to them tho merils of tha old sewer sys- tem and the virtues of nis new plan now being care riedout. From Uen. Mchowell's slatement the Jury cothered myen wisdom. e told a plaln story tother. Kalatrom told all he knew of cortain details, but it was only n tilling-io of his former testimony. ‘That conspiracy indlctment Is about ready to be handed in. it 1s full of counts and cliarges, and mentlons thres most prominent vames. But it 18 said that thera are several of the Grand Tnquisitors who ate not mnxlons that the paper sbould Lo presented in court, There ls rald to have boan a little m In the Jury-room yesterday orning, but It was of short duration. It s prob. able that all the indictmenta will be brought in by Baturday, if any aze to bs brought In at all The United States Marshal, Jeass Hil- drap, yesterday sold some real estate in the case of G Pepper vs. James Stinson on n judgment 01$25,657 obialned In the United States Ulrcait Court. The property sold inas follows: Ilocks 1,4, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, and Lote 41, 42, 4 44, 45, 40, 47, 46, 40, 50, in Block 0 jn_Btinson's Subdivision, Bast Grand Crossing, in 8, W. i of Sec. 25, Townutip U8, Lot 18, in Stinton's Subdi- vialon of Block 16 and Lots 80 and 81, In Block 17 and Lots s‘ 9, 10, b7, 58, 60, 60, 61, and 02, Lots 80, 91, 02, 03, U4, n Stinson's Sube division of Block 31, all in the division, by order of the Common Council ofsthe City of Chickgo, Ip Buc, 10, Township 89, N,'iL., 14 feet cast of ‘the third principal merldian, bounded north by Twellth street, east by Lalsted, west by Western avenne, and south by Twenty-sccond strect. Also, Lots 8, U, 10, and N, }§ of Lots 11, 11 (except N. 13), 30, 31, 43, 44 in Thomas St naon's Subdivision fn Blocks 1, 2, and 10 in Canal Trus Townahip 1), and Lots 1, 4, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 20, 5,42 + 40, 47, 48, 50, 0, 63, 7% 73, 74, sl in the subdivivion of 8,'W."% of Lot 'No, 47 snd of Lots 38 and 30 and of Lats 43, 48, 47, 48, 40, GU, snd o 77, to- clusive, in Thomas Ktinson’s Bubdivision of Blocks 1, 2, and 10, in Canal Trustees’ SBubdivislon of the K, % of Bec. 31, I'ownehip 39, North ltange. The whole property was bought in by the judgment creditor for the tnsignidcant sum of §$7,500. The Marshal also suld in s 3udlm!nl agains n P, Hunyan Lots 11 and 12 and the nortn 22 feet of Lots © and 10, all in Dlock 4, SBawyer's Addition. The debis snd costs amounted to $1,08%. The proparty svld for $120. Joun Stillwell wus auctioneer, and ho was quite satusfactury In that capscity, 3D, the — CRIMIN AL. Otto Melesner, of Mecissner Hall, on Twenty-second styect, was tried before Justica SBummerfeld vestarday for sellingliquortominors, a0 the case being w0 very clear ho was convicted and sent to the Criminal Coust undor ball of $300. The Citizens® League for the auppression of the sale of llquors to ulaors were the prosecutors. Tucsday evening at 8:00 Michael Classen, of No, 77 Barber street, was asasnlted and robbed of $11 by thres young thieves whom he encoun- tered on the sldewalk opposite No. 374 Desplaines street. O, A, Brooks was assaulted about t! same time and the same place yesterday, T Twelfth Strect poiice captured James Taugney, Mictel Muilov, and James ilarrington, The for- mer was fully Identied by both cliizens, Louis Rosenstein wes booked at the Cen- (rsl Blation yesterday for forzery und for ubtainiug wmoney by false pretenses, bul, for sl that the re- Kurlu’l could nd cut sbout the case, he might ave been mistaken fur bils ancestor whosold his birthright for & wess of poltage. Sirictly on the quiet 1t was mscertained that Itosen- steln was 8 desler In mililner goods fa the rear of . 180 Waona avenue, was once quite wesltny, bat bas dwindled inta_poverty tnrough ezccewss In wine and de- pucnery, Mo lived ia bigh styla st tue Palmaer Tho forgery v said Lo be & gote drawn oo ber of Gage row. milllasry firm, sud tho e of embezxzlement 18 preferre by Moacs Da loat $300 by the priso It 1a said that the didi- nelt, who clainus 1o have er's crooked transactions, cultly will ba compromised, 1y JOUTUIUL DRFRAVILY . is apparently on the increase. o Massey, ane of prn. |,'l' of bays, all under l::’yuu ! Wl make & business of “rob- Ling freight-cars, was ned $100 yestorday by Justice Morrison, kour of the gang were dle- charged Lhe bofore Decause lh:( were 30 suwall. Wiltle Hickey, aged 12, who Is already uite familisr with the West Iivison Police uart, wus thore agaln fn"the tesr of T\, L, with barglariz! sned Judye's house, 131 Loumis atreet, avd ateal- inga clolh-x-wrlnr. and also fur tho larceny of & 1lo was Beld tn $1,000 to the 1dth. 1 rue, ayed 11, and James N next pleaded guilty to the Innnl-:( worlh of jeweiry “from the reside yestordsy charged oged of “about § nce of Peter be, No, 507 West Fouriseuth streel, and they ciaimed that & companion pat the job up fur theiu., Taoy were beld in $500 each to tho Ceiminal Coust, o) Al 4:15 in the aftecnoon John Murray, a8 young follow of 18, snatched & bolt of waterproof cluak- ing &s_he was passiog Slmea Klein's dey-goods sture, No. 654 Halvted strect. 1w was pursued vy Mr. Kleio snd two of bhis cierks, and, after dropolog the cloth, teok Tefuge iu & barn, where 0 \was placed under srreal by Oficer Fuil Miller. The cloth {s valued st §10. Feter Deviut, 12 years of age, and anvther boy of tuesame I‘TO not yet in custody, belped them- sclves yesterday aficrnoun to several packsges from tho tobacco delivery wagon of K. F. Quir whiis |n froot of & sture nesr Lhe corver of L Juisnd avenuc and ‘Fwelfih street, Mr. Quirk Afinsell pusreusd aud cabtured young Devitt, Tuesdsy alteroon as Mrs. 'P. F. Munger, of No. 55 Ashlaod svenus, was pasalig the corner of that street aod Warren three little boys, wue of whom etbouk contaluing 85 and some keys, while hiscom- panions assaulted ber. The polics arrcated one of the auspected oues, but Mre. Muuger falled to {dentify bim. Peter larrity, James Healey, Davis Lyach, and Cuarles Bruwu, all 1uunz ya, Wero locked op in the North Divislon last nlght for CI0US D18~ chlef ju breakiog windows lu residences about the curner of Pesrsog and ¥ranklin streew, and for assaultiog peouly With stoney. ‘Thomas Lyons, forstealing & robe from James Kiocade, aud John ¥ietcoer and Billy ¥pkhoro, for ateslin & couple of hotse bisukels, complete he Liat ab the West Madisun Stzest Statlon, NORMAN B. JUDD, TUB FUNERAL SERVICES of the lats Normsa B.Judd wers hetd yesterday afteruoon st the Fourth Presbyterian Charcd, cur- uerof Rust and Buperior stresta. and drow Lu- Kvtberan uuususlly larde sud representativ dlence of old Chicaguans and people of prowml- Beucs generally, includiog wavy of the shining Hghts of the pnlolt, the 1lar, the military and il -Bervice of the tinvernmient, and tho far-resch- inz commerce of *lhese most brink and glddy- pAced timen,” Tho attendanco of so larea n con- couree of prominent eitlzens wan n fteelf not an unmeaning tribute ta the memory of the departed, The oulpit amd tne space {n front af il swers wlentitully decorated with floral tribntes, notica- anle AMong which were a heautifal broken column from the (lonld Manulacturing Company of sene. ca Falis, N. Yy n baskel, with the word ** rath- er formel of floral letters, from Mr. (lould, of Seneca Falls, the non-in-law of the deceased ; & 1arge baskel, from Norman Judd, a grandson of the deceaed : alovely floral nickls oral basket, with 8 projecting ahieaf of wheat, trom **Minnio and fessle: and several other pieces of equally enutifal design and general mttrnctiveness, It waa half-past 22 when the Itev, Dr. Patterson, the Rev. Mr, Freneh, and the Ttev, J, Munro Gibeon agcenden the pulpit steps, and TRE FUNERAL CONTEGR enlered the church door and slowly marched up ‘*ihe long-drawn aiele™ 1o the “subdued and solemn atrains of the organ. The nl were among the most honored ‘of Chicaro's rep: senlatives, —men of commanding station who had known the decented only to respect, love, and becoma endesred to Lim throngh wany years of pleasant association: Judge t:aton, Mahlon 1. Ugden, C, T, Far Judyge Bladgett, L. C. I’ Freer, Jodge Qlover, Burton C. Cooke, Jndge John M. Wilson, Inanc X, Scammon. The romaims Jndd were inclosed in & caslet, deposited revercntly in puiptt, surrounded by the tons already mentloned, The pall-hearers took their seats on the left of the main section, nnd the near relatives of the deceased inmedintely opporite and onthe right, whiic a delegation from the Custom-ilouse #at not fac removed from them, mournful apectators of the sulemn scene, ‘The sertices bagan with the singing of **O Para- dise, " by tue quartette choir, after which the Rov. Mer, French led the assombly u ferveot prayer. ‘The veneradble DR. R, W, PATTERSON followed with a reading of the Scrintures, and the cholr sang ‘*Abide with me," after which Dr, Patterson dellvered the funeral disconree. 'Uha end of a man's earthly life, said he, was not the end of hisinfluence aud his works. Ono genora. tion of men, toacertsin extent, gave shape and chiacacter to the next, and thus nan's worke were immortal, not less than his wsoul. When A friend died, therelore, there waa the rematning comfort that s works wera not dead. ‘Tue rec. ords of all good men would live as factors In the rest prodlein of the world's advancoment toward rhe faldliment of ite deatiny, A record like this was that of the latc Mr, Judd. 1lie public history wae well known, but the speaker desired to pay tribute to hie ¢ cter a8 & man of intezeity and principle, and firm ond eteadfast frlend, in swnatevor position ho waa placed, In all his courae, both prolessional and political, far A3 he hau cver heatd, he never acted with dishonesty. Ile had never been tnjust 10 his oppotiente, nnd never haa a pablic ;nan Incurred less of accusation from those opposed to liim, e was ever thefriend of 1ib- erly, being ono of the few in hia party Lo opposo tie intrwduction of slavery fnto Kmosas, In fact, it was out of that love “for liberty that holelt that party and Joined the Republican party, whose suc- cess then was exceedingly problematical. He wus always, then and since, on tne side of the oppressed and downtrodden, In all his public and privaie relations he was the soul of dignity, justice, and sterling honcsty, and, &8s such, was an cxsmple worthy of general imitation, ile never took vantage of uthers through tie position, but was facers, honest, and bonorable. There was more such men in our politice,~men who couid show by their condact that they combined Justics, honesty, unswerving integrity, and de- riment of the most courteous character. Ho_wnlubt, fndeed, bo called a friena to alii, and an encmy to none. -Ilie private hife at bume, in sociaty, and as a 130 genorally, was icraproaci- nble, and dessrving of tne fullest emulation. In his religlous ctiaracter, Mr, Judd wasa Lrasting, Talthfai, sincere Christian, —nlways strict in lis his sanctoary, and latterly more than ever hinpresrad with the tiiportance and u of persunal retiglon. Ie bad not lved in vain, Hlesound judgment and discriminating iatollie ence wero lurgely occupled for the pubiic good, glll worke yot remalned, sud. he heing dead, his words vet apoks to ail who had learned to kuow and Jova Wim. The rclatives and friendsof the oo whoso spirit had ascended to" ita Mastor had thelr chlof conaulation in this ead hour in the thourht that the fatarg lifo was hatter than the presont, and its re-cstablishod friendships wera not unly perfect but cnaless. ‘The Rov. J. dunro Glbaon followed with prayer, after. which the chol ng. **Come nnto Ale," Dr. Patterson pronouficed tho benodiction, and the mervices at tha saucifiar! re at an end., An opportunity, wnich was very generally a ed of, was given to tak gl it Jook at the remain: of the decoased, Thlql dy was then removed to the waiting hearse, afid the large procession of sympatl.olic mourners 4ok up its sad journey to Gracoland, where, with 4 few simple caremonles, the mortal part of 1ny Much-luved and greatiy- rovered Norman B, Jugd'yyas quistly, revereatly, and solemaly interred, | AMONG THE J,,;hnu CONCOURSR of mourners who werd preaont at the church services, s number of ;whom alw followed the body to tha grave, word (v llon. William Henry Smith nnd the followiiginamed employes of the Cistom-liouse: Jdonn {Uit. Dotcy B. Shuman, T. N, Keete, B, TL Hi; E. P, Harels, U, W, nd, Capt.” Wil E. 8. Hulnuer, named citizens dlsth callings of life: the Judas T, Lyle Digkey, Judze Wiliama, Judge Rogors, Jujge Murphy, dudge Goukine, .~ W. Ragiond, Cyrus. Bentley, James A!ar*ln, Panl_(Peuoil, E. W, Blatchford, W, H, Bradley, Di omer N, Hibbard, 5. T the Hon, William Aldridh: Jalien 8. Ttumaey, K. C. Larned, J. I, nm’m\\. K. Sullivan, A.' 1. Bariey, bamael D, Wasd, Judge Cloodrich. d. A Farwell, M. \V, Faller,' . ¢. Goudy, Volney o Rortoci, AW, BHRT Gon B 1L Sustidod, Gen * Fofgn, ' Gea, \Wipgle, dudge Van L Highina, = Arthur Dison, J. v, C, Forrest, Geopge W. Campbell, Thomas loyne, Pbilip A. Loyiie, Michae! livyne, John . Drake, J. “Russeil J| ”\tu' P, Hutchinson, ohn Yors &0l A Bmith, . B, McCary, GCaivin D'Wolf, Bhilip®A, Walswortt, Macsiil Field, W, C. 'Willing," Frof. Bwing, the Hov, Artudr Littlo, 8. 1. Cobb, d .2 ‘futnitl, J. 1rving Pearce, Geu, Chat Uarvey D, Calvin; Uen V. Ayer,. 8. S. Liayes, W, D, 1 uray, m&mwy othe: LOCAL POLITICS, THE CANVASSING BOARD resumed its labors yesterday morning, commencing wita the Eleventh Ward.: The judges and clerks of election of the Fourth Procinct of the SBaventh Ward were present, and all agreca that a mistake bad been made [n failing to credit Taylor, of the ‘Third Benatorial District, with 1124 votes, which was reforred to yesterday, and the Board will give ‘Taylor dae credit, There Were same {rregularitics fu the retarna from the Kleventh and Thirteenth Wards, which will bs remedied to-dsy, Inthe ‘Twelfih and Fourtsenth \ards the returns wero correct, and, whils tho Fifteenth \Vard was not cumpleled, as far asthe count was wade every- thing was sutlafactory, Mo faraos tho count has kone the figuros du wot vaty from those already &iven fu any material way, The following ta 1he -vfilcial votu for Cungressioan in the BECOND DISENICT: Schilting, Fuleh. 810 FO p X o 4 seee e ‘The cunat will be completed to-mocrow, It is belicyed. P, T. BARRY. To the Edilor of The Triduns, Exutwwson, I, Nov, 18.—1 beg leave to cor- recl sume misstatements made by your paper re- gording wy eligibility to the oftice of Nepreseuta- tivo of thu Becond Duatrict, 1o which I was elected 0ntbelthinst. I am @ citizen of the United Statesaince I bucame of age; have Ilved ju this cuunty neurly six years; purclascd the residence which € now uccupy on the Jith of Oclaber, 1873; aud bave lived in Chicugo, with my famlly, sluce the urevivus wonth of May, I makes this brief stateweut for e fufurnostion of all concerned, — vapscinily thoas who have ‘*clusped a bhantom and found It air, " as well as for the beneft of the Evutlewan who camy ail the.way trou Les Molues tu lutercst himself In this lutle watter, [am, air, oic., P, T, Baunr. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. FILING A QUO WARBANTO. In the Criminal Court yesterday a potition was filed by the State’s Aliorney, at the instsuce of Leonard Swett, attarney for tha West Division Kallway Company, aaking leave to file an Informa- tiou in 1he patare of a quo warraato calliog upon the Metropolitau City Hallway Company tashow by what sutbonity they clalmed the right 1o lay tracks along Lake stroct to Cesal, and south oo Csaal to Fourtoenth, aud west to Callifornia avenue, Attached to Lhe polltion 1s Lbe afidavit of James . Laks, Ssperinlendent of the West Divisiou Hatlway Cowpany, in which it ts afifwed loat the ordinance uuder which the Cowpany claius it pre- Tiguts was passed oy the Louuch without Meccssary notice of tan days being given in some of Lue opewspsuers ol prustoling potilon of the Corapeny; that the pany was not autboriaed Ly tho bretended ordinance to lay dowa asy tracky onila streets mentioned simply for the term of twenty ears, bul fur dae pertud of twenty-dve years, sud Tr euch Leru Livroditor a8 the Councy ahoold Aot elect by ordinance for thib DUrDOYe 10 purchase said racks, cars, carmiages, furuiture, aod m- plemests aad mppurieusnces of every kind wud uperation 18- deecriplion used in tha coustruction and f the raliroad, and pay for the same a3 (o the tended ordiuance munticued, whercas the does nut, &e Tequlred by law, contsin & coudition that the Company should pay il damages o owners of property 4buttlog uuoa the slzects upou which 13 wan proposed to lay the tracks; tbaltue ordi- uance provided that it sbuuld bu 1a Torce s 800u a4 11 bad been accepted by the Cowpany, sud tue Bliug end exccutlon of 8 boud, whereas, i fach, 110 hond was fled, nor any attemot 10 Al ona an. t) after the incorporation of the city ander tho nct of daly 1, 1472 thnt the act referred to provides that the Councll shail have no power to prant tho wee of or the right to Jay down any railroad tracka on any atrcets fn the clty except npon tha petition of the owners of lund represonting more than one-half nf the frontage of the stenet, or #o much of the same an is songht to e nsed for railroad purposes: that the act was in fotce befora the pretanded nrdinance wasaceepted, or the filing of & bond, and that no petitlon of (he nruprrll'y-nwnen haa everbeen prescnted to the souncll, No uctlon was taxen in the petition, and it is un- derttood that It was filod ar a precantionary measure, {ha saime qrestion being pending In an- other court, which, it ia helieved, has no Jurisdic. llnlrlll|“h Asuit brought by the city agalnst the Metro. wolitan, ”; GEORGE EAGER. PILING UP THR CLAINS. 11 George Rager wan hothered In lite by danning lawyers, of whoso services hio had nimost constant necd, the whirligig of time has done a little of the evening-up business, and the trouble now s all the otlier way, —with the lawyers thomselves, who are engaged In the Iabor and expense of proving np tholt claims and thus Isylng slege to the estate out of which they expect to realize happy vustons of hopes long deferred. Eager aled on the 27th of June, 1878, Martha Eager and Alfred Ruesell were granted lstters of adminietration the 3d of July following, and gave bonds In thesnm of 860,000. AsnoInventory hus s yel Lioen Bled, the amount of the bond s the only oficial hiut ulven oreibly valus of tho_ estate, Eager are Ana, John, Fred, ldward, and Charles Eager, Fannv Ayling, Marcha Fazer, and Sarah Hume. ‘The claunanta, as has been intlmated, are nunier. oue, und p'lrflcullrli that portion thereof betong. ing o the lexal profession. A number of elainis liuve beon allowed, and muro are to be passed upon 1n due season, Of those allowed, one ix put for- wand by the celebrated Michael Cassius McDonald, communly catled Mike, 1t amounts to $209, and 18 nlleged to be for borrowed modey, -John M, erly, & lawyer, puts in another fur 8100, L. snhrevo, another legal gentieman who was in the Stein-Eager case 10 the Criminal Court, putin A claim for $430, but Judge Knickerbocker appar- ently thought it rather exorbitant, for he cut it down fo $230, which was all he coutd find it in his heart to allow, Mr. Shreve, bowever, dlin’t pro- posa to rolinquish the right and title to $500 in any such way an that, and & motlon for s rehcarin, of the clalm fs on the docket and wil probably cume up In & few days. he other clajus which have beon allowed ara thoso of Ben- Jumin F. Dradley for rent of Nos, 110-12-10 Tacific avenae, $235: Darker, Buoll & Darker, more lawyers, $145: A. 3, Docker and Artar B Tlosmer, attendant and J)h,v-lux-n during Eaga! Inst sicknens, S11 and $10 ectively; and James Fitzeimmons, who runs the Paclfic Garden, $700 for horrowed money. Tho claims which have beon filed but not s yet allowed are as followe: WV, 8, Felker, lawrer, $200; Willlam 1L, Itichardeon, lnwyer, $716; C.hJ. ll;rmuzha & Co., printers, 821,003 Iticaby nits, more Iawyers, $10; Joseph Molaw and William _ Waltors, = $14; Bam Engle, clothing, €85, A coupie of clains wera atsmissed ‘sltogether. But there is 4 claim yet to be rendered. 1t Is that of Mr, Trude, and the presnmption ta that it wiil be largo enough to make the utnera fall back In the rear and cuver thowmselves with shamo as with a garment, CALLAHAN CAUGHT, A BWINDLER OF CRICAGO METCHANTS. Anotherof those 1loosler *'Ananclers,” whom evil-disposed persons nre In the hablc of calling **swindlers,"" amboldened by the success of lla: anrd und other gontiemnly frands from the Soun-! try of bluajeane and fist money, has been making things lyely for soms of the Chlcago merchante, About two months sgo John F. Callshan, of the frm of Calleban Bros., of South Dend, Ind,, came o this city for the purpose of buyln; tock of boots and shacs. e vislted several Chicago houaes, Including I. ¥. Farum & Co,,. M. D. Wells & Co,, Bhay, Kildul & Co., end the Chicago agents of firme in Detrolt, Rochester,, and BufBalo, Ile bought goods to the amount of about 318,000, ropresenting to thess parties thut ho was worth trom $0, 000 Lo §40, 00! Al the timo that ha made ‘lll!'lhfll'flhlll of S5LU from M. D, Wells & Co, he signed a statamont *howling ssets amount. ng to 50,600, with only 81,200 of deots, Tnia statomont waa signed, and tho goods wore shippod forthwitth (o South llend, 1t appears tha: Lan controlied several siores in different parts of the country which were run under the names of other partles, About ten days ngo Mrs, Cal- lauan ~ put in an - appoarance with a chattel morigago and tnok jussession of tne stuck in the South Bend cuncern, wis done 1t ix cluimed, with & manifast intentton of defran; 1o the Chicago creditors of the irm. The matter was at onco talegraphed to the futerested parties in this city, and Meserd. M. D Wells & Co, sent Detective Gearge A, liartman to investigate. lio found that the ‘wife had taken poascasion under that so-called chattel-mortgage, but that she was Hving Am‘flbl{y with her nusnand, and that {t wasn clear cass of *‘put-up Job." ' The firms ine terested were infurmed. of thess fact. and Sbay, Killduf & Co. sued o 8 writ of attachment un the atock far 81,70 clsimiug tuat Callahan had frauduiently tran. ferced hiv property, The conventent chatlel mortgego 1s sgain made use of oy Mra, Callahan, and she gets back the gdoda on: 8 writ of roplevin, ‘The gamo was 80 transparent that M. D, Wells & Co. procured a requlsition from the proper autaor ities, charging Callshan with detalning goods on false prolenses. Hartman went to South Dend last Tuesday with the proper pspers, arrcsted Cal- lahou, and brought nun to this city the same evening, TIE CASE CAMX UF YOR TRIAL ,u(urdn& afternoon befora Justico Pollak, A, 8, Trude, Williain B, Dradford, ex-Mayor deorge, of South Boud, and Juuge Blacklurn, of this city, anpearing for the vrosecution, snd Eldredoe & ‘Tourtolotte, and Col. Anderson, of Houth Hend, for the delense. Mr. Danks, of M, D, Wells & Co., testified to the aale af goods amountiug to $00 to the defend. an| d Alr. Shay aworo thist ot the time Callshan o the statowent to M. D, Wells & Co., that ho owed §1,200, he owed bis Orm alone 81, 800, Mr. M. J, Urown testified to \ne signature of Callahan to the statement of asscts mace to M, D, Wealls, and explained that this atatement had been given i ordor tu obtain & credlt with the frm, He uud never bought goods there belore, and conso« q}mmly ‘was obliguid to mako some such stalement of asacis Mr, W, B. Bradford testified tlat ho bad a con- yersation witn Calizhan in regsrd to the matter in South Bend last Thursday, and that st that time the defendant had confessed that Lie had nevir had all thei ets, and that be further con at the he made the statement in regard to not baving moro ‘than $1,200 of debls, Le in fact uwed moro thau that to the single firm of Stay, KHdull & Co, On belug asked what had bocoine of he difference_botween the 31,200 of guods on band and the 36,500 which he formerly clalmed 1o have, Callahan cuoly roplied that he *‘guessed Le nover hiad any such sssets.” After {ntroducing sowme corroboratl Lo the fact of Lhe purchase and zning of statemenl of assota by Callsban, the rested thoir case, w tutroduced uo witneases in rebuttal, prefesring to trust to their oratorical powers and the sympatny of the Courl. They eisluied, In summing up, that the case was mercly a **collec- tion suit" culered 1n the nawe of the peapls of Lilinois, and was decidedly & squcesing process, ‘The Court, bowever, declded to hold the defend- aut to the Criminal Court, and fixed tho siount of bouds at 32, 000, seoveral other warrants auit, and theso c the same Justice Lo-murro! 2 ont out for the defendant 111 be called before 1:30 p, W, CORRESIPONDENCE, SAVE TUE DOYS, To the Editor of The Tribune, Caicago, Nov. 13,—T sow fa a late leans of your Ppaper a notice of two boys being commisted to Jall on a ciarge of larceay, tha article tney had stolen baving been sold by“ibem for 70 cents, and for this they must le {n fail, eauslog the public 1o expend several huundred dollars, llaviug tooked Into the yubject, 1 dcalro to call the attention of ail good and humane citizena (o this growlny wrang. ‘Thote can be modoubl that & wultitude of ‘our clty boys are tnoroughly demorulized, aud, when atrostod for petty larceny or other celmes, sro by the present syvtom thirust Into prison, to remain {or weeks or munths, and, instead of the punishi- ment seforming thewm, they ara surcounded by other boys, oftou older and wnore depraved than themisclves, aud thus they becouny uiorc and wmore W 4! In somio cas wheu discharged (of which 1 am personally’ scqualnted) they ap- ply to our pablic-school autnarities turadmisalon, and are recelved, and thowesult is the coutumiuation of huudrels of other boys, It not admitted to the school thoy are pernntivd to roam the atrcats, aud ure soon comuntied for a Iarger awount which they have stolen. from grade o grade length are ventenced to 4 their caiver on the gallows, 'There o oow iy the il In this city a Doy ¥ yesrs old, comuntt 18 fainer for stealing 23 centy, — bitd Aret olfuns Peniteguary, or ena uud bo has been thorw several months. How could any Judze with the beartof aman pronouncs such a sentence! In view of the exprnss mcurred by the public, 1818 a gross nilstake, but. morally cousidered, b Is 8a errur which sbould Arousa our citlzens Lo resort to some mode of rae forwing thewe Loys. Wo abuould haves Reform Echiool in the nelrhborhood uf the city, where tuoy mlght, under judicious (raining, become useful citizons. Thus, I thtak, we could reach the root Of the wmatter. Huaawrr, ‘We had a good and successful Reform School in the pafguborkood uf the city, & few years ago, for the feclumation sud instraction of vl"llnl and . vicious bays; but It was kilied by Ju cAlllster on some leyal quitble not now remembered. BUBURBAN, EVANSTON. The cblcf business trunsscted st the Board of Trustees' meetiog Tuesday ovenlug was the wc- coplance of the resiguation of Simeon Farwel) Esg., who resigned Lecause of dissstisraction st recent action of a majority of the Bossd fa the re- taluing of Hobert Cominons as second eogineer of the Walez-Works, coutrary to Mr. Farwall's wish- €y, Le Lelug ot the time Cbalrman of the Water- Works Comuwlites, sud regurdiog Coniuons 8s in- eMciont. The newa of M vell's realgnation will he learned with regret by the citizenn. Among other busine<s was the reading of the Treasurer's report for October; It showed receipts of $11, 200! disbursements, $4,1:83; cash on ha 17, The Supetintendent of the Water-\Wor! or- dered 10 shug off the water from all houses wharn rent had not been pald for the cominz alx montha, Tho expensea of the Water-Workes during the [aat manth were $328, and of the Ktrect Commissioners- Bulp 84569, HYDR PATK AND LAKE. A jolnt mectinz of the Boards of Trustees of Tivdo Park and Lake wag helil yestorday afternoon, Buperintenaent Foeter, of tho Water-\Worka, ra- ported that 1t was necessary thal the wnrks be supplied with an_additional “boiler, in order to wuard againat possiblo accident, and that i¢ wouid recomniend that the new bailer he conatricted on the improved plan, by having the boiler Inclosed in roltd minsonry, thereby raving a great amount of heat that {8 now wasted; and he thought that the ndditional expunse would ha saved in fuel In_a short time, The expenso woull Lo $1,050, On maution of Mr, Muirhead, Mr. Devine wasinsteucted o go forward with the work ns poon us posaible, The question of additional pumping factlities was brought up. but no definite action was taken. Mr. Foster stated that the snoply wan not sufiicient for elther of tho towns in caseof o fire. In fact, it tested the capacity of the enyines to their ntmust to keepup the supply for gencral usc, and that at the prosent condition of things their Water- Worke vere a fallare, Alr. Conditstated that the Town of Lake should take the matter in hand for thelr own protection, and provide in some way for sn eater- gency {hat waa lixcly to occur at any time, The Dresent wotke had cost npward of a mitlion dollara, and the money might as_well havo been thrown swar, Ife thonght that for nhunt €20,000 the proper machinery mignt bo sabstituted that would anawer all purposes, . GEORGIA. Ben I and the Goveenur Mako up Friends, und Are Now Iloth at Work to Huppress the Investigation Which IiiIl Fomented. dpectul Dirpateh 1o The Tridune. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 13.-The tnvestigation of Gov. Colquitt by a Committee of tho Legisiatura regarding his slizning the Northeastern Ratlroad bouds was continucd this afternocou ln special scsslon, with no other witoess before the Com- mittes but Benator Ben Hill, What was sald or done cannot be ascertalned. Public lodigns- tion s very great, and the press are pronounced against them for conducting the fnvestigation In secret. Already does suspicion run high that QGeorgia's Govenror fa tarnished, and that tbe investigation {s & whitewash, Scnstor nill Is alro belng involved to a great decree, A con- siderable discrenancy (s noticed between a state- ment of the case ho preparcd. for the public on the 20th, which was suppressed, and a letter o wrote to the Commitiee ou the 1ith 1inst. lo answer to_a summons to appear. In the letter suppressed Senator Hill stated: *ln at least one Instance in the Executlve Departinent ol our Btate, tha practice has gbtained where a auborndiuate in the Executive Department prac- ticed for o fee upon the oiicial dutics of the Governor.”” In a letter. to the Committce he stated that he has made no charge, nor will he make any, or prosecute. The Senator and Gov- crnor are both placed in an unenviable predic- ament, 'The investigation wiil continue to- morrow alternoon. ————— GEN. RENO, Gen, Cox Corrects Cortaln Statements Re- garding the Death of tho Major-Goneral. Spectal Dimpatch to The Tribune, CincixNaTy, 0., Nov.13.—Uen, J. D. Cog, ex- Becretary of the Interlor, contradlets the state- ment made (n a recent special to the New York Times that Gen. Rono was killed by a meaber of Unyes' regiment. Gen, Cox was sccond in command to Uen. Beno, aud was in tho engage- ment at South Mountain, Gen. Reno, he says, did not pass through the Tweuty-third Ollo on his way tothe front, when the linc was ad- vancing on the enemy at Bouth Mountain, Clr- cumstances had detalned him several miles at the rear of the Tweaty-third. He sdyanced with thie reat of Scamnmou's brigade, which car- ried the ridge at Svuth . Mountsin in the morn- tug. Geu, Revo did net come on the Held Superson till ncar suusct In the evening, He dud not pass through the Twenty-third Ohlo ac all, nor through the advanced line of the Kana- wha Division. poke to its commaunder in the rear of the lioes then held at the crest, and passed on to the right, where, in frant of anoth- er divislon,—that of Gen. Sturgis,—ho wus killed by a shut from thoenemy's skivmishers, posted among the wosses of Lroken rock which make the crest of the mountain at that point very rugged. [la was at the time endeavoring tu mako a personal recouualssance of the position of tie snemy in fropt. NICARAGUA CANAL. Commodore Ammen's Views as ta Xts Feasibllity.. Bpectal Dispaich to The Tribuns, Nxw York, Nov. 10.—The Sun says: *Rear Admiral Ainmen read a paper before tho Geo- grapbical Soclety last night on the Nicaragua route. Tha Admiral sald no route exists com- parablo with that, The wost fmportant physical feature 1s the exlstonce of Lake Nicarsgus, which, whoa full, ts 108 feet sbove the ocean level, This Is designed to be the sumumit lovel ot the canal. The cost of the canal will fall short of $50,000,000. The question at lssue s, Can an inter-occanlc canal be constructed with advantage to ita constructors as well as to the advantage of tha commerce of the world? ln. formation from tho best sources indicates that not less than 8,000,000 tons of Hritish and American shipplug would pass through the capzl yearly, aud that the aggregate tonnage of otber commercial powers would bo very great. ‘l'ho savine of distanco betwecu Now York and San Francisco would bo 8.600 wniles. The Ad- miral’ advocated the coustruction of the caual ou an {aternational basls.” RELIGIOUS. Bpeciat Dispateh o The Tridune, Mavisox, Wis., Nov. 18—The Wisconsin Con- ference of Unltarians are having an interesting session bere. The Rev. Robert Collyer, of Chi- rago, dellvered the vpening sermon last night to s vury larze audlonce, To-night addresses will be made by the Rav. 0, E. Gordon, of Mil- waukey, Prof. Allen, of the Unlversity, und others, Tha Confervive ls-largely sttended, aud inuch lnteress is inanifosted, ‘zrne Coufer- ence closea to-tnurrow evenlug. I e — MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, © - Bpecial Dispatch te The Tridune, AXN Axuon, Mich., Nov, 18.—In the cass of Douglass against the Regeats, Judge Huntiog- ton tu-day agreed to grant s jury on two cotn- paratively unimnportant questions involviog cere tain contracts made by Douglass, amounting to about $400. These, 1t 'was determined, were the ouly two ’ueltwul of fact flt for a jury w try, Counsel for the University mado application theretrom, ————— BASE-BALL. Bpectal DitpatcA to The Trivuna, MiLwauxkas, Wis.,, Nov. 18.—The managers of the Milwaukes Club have engaged Willlam K. Coons, of Philadelphia, for the shird bise and change catchor, Fergy Malone will prob- ably piay sbors stop. e hos not sigued, ——t— AKERELD RATTAN 4 furniture, consisting of chairs, sofas, lousges, tables, chilcren's bedd and cribs, workbaskets, ctc., at Colby & Wirts', furnitare dealers, 217 and 210 Siate strect, at leas thau cost, lu onder togive room for other lines of goods, est doubie woven- wire mattrceses for $4. Pure South-Awuerican hair mattreses for 50 cents & puund. —t— G CLEAN, WELL-CODKED MEALS for businesa men 51 Nand's New ltoataurant, south- east coruer Staleand Washington streets, ** Clsan- liueas next to godit; " $ e ——— TESTED BY SCIENCE, - Dr, Price's Spauial Flavoring Extracts havesiood Vhe teat of sclence, and now are takiog precedence over all ather flavaring extracts. —e— SPLENDID TIME TO BUY, As we #re getting fn & very large line of new atyles parlor and chamber auits, will sell from our immenss atock Very much less than wholossle BT, a ¥ v n\'rua‘.“:b 4 por i ‘apol il la tha eotivmen, bave by el 2 Vest. DIt SOMENS, urand Fs ciic ilosel. prices, to make room, ~Faeniture Manatec Union, 200 and 271 Elate steeat, g : — No carpeta ahould he 1ald withont a mory. Carpet Lining, Use only tlat mnm-'mr»"-lx'n!:{"" Lation and JFaper t)\mrr;gm Garuet kit ot New Yorl i oston, or mle thico % Deslers, b7 8 Can b ‘Indigestion, dynoepsin, nervoos prost, all Torme of' ganoral debinty reheved 1y rsy 1] Mennman's Paptonized Beof Tome, fho 0% praparation of busf contalnihe 1ta entire niril ") propertios, It 1y Aot n mére atimuiant 1iie por trcts 0t becl, Lot con'aine bioodem sking, forc gencrating,'and lifc-aastaining properiies: i Valudblo in il enfeablod conditiuna, whetties result of exhaustion, nervails prostration, . ? work, or acuto dikeane; particolarly it jes fron ' puimonary complaintn, Caswell, 11ssiiy3 Ca.. Proqriators, New York. F ginte, For auls by gryy ALDRICHSSHENN A < - Triuiey Enlscopal Cliurch, by the ftevs K- Baijival A s JFEAK ALUrE AR Lo S, Sheranillivan,” B FENDERSON-QIFFORD-~We : 1 AL tho resticnce of tha Rrides parim L Gifforid and ¥enne £, Fendersun, the 1 Clene lng oMciating, Z0n Wedertay cars. 5 tieral trom resien: m. by cars to Calyary, ANDRRSON~AL his fo idence, No, Bt.. on the Bith tust., Jenry A lr:i for tlie past ben yaars & meimoor of e Uhicass Virs uneral &t 10 &.m. on the 15th, by carrlsges 1o 112 et faran. nderson, 41 yeus of fon, Rosentil, FOLLANBDRE—Wednesday morning, st Kenw, of eapliinry branchitis, Willtam Cobury, pook and J’m-{-’ 1. Follansbes, U o Nl G 6 Vanersl Thiimd ‘moraiog at 11 o'cl nyi IDACE lock. Friends arg EASE ATTAINABLE BY TIE RHEUMATIC, Yes, although they man despairof rejlef, itye altainable by rheumatic sufferers, for thera ts 5 remedy which carries off, by meanaof fncroaseq activity of the kidneys, —important chann. blood purlfcation,—the acrid element ta whicy y-lho]uh(u the most eminent attribute the pafn. ul eymptoms, ~a theory completely hornc ont urinary analysis, Taename of this'grand depnrayy 1o Hostetter's Bitters, & preparation Ilowlso cole. ULrated a8 a remedy for constipation, whichi causes contamination of the blood with tho bile, —nnd g cerlaln means of relicl In dysoepsin, fever ani agne, and norvons ailmen| t e, periy; finost tonlc extant, and is and analysts, who pronounce it to Dl!l!mh\\:nlr)l; pure and very beneiclal, Tho press also Indorses ANNOUNCEM FHERE WILL DR A MERTING OF TR REDUR. TilE REDUD. licans Gf ‘the Soventn Ward this event 2353 Ble luiand-av, Sailild METAL FEATIER COM IMPERIAL HETAL REATHER COM, ALE AT RETAIL BY FO! LONG & CO, -Anctionecrs and lieal-Eatato Agents. 173 a0 dolali-ar, REGULAR THURSDAY TRADE BALE, ' DESIRABLE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, &e., BRIt REGULAR SATURDAY SALY, ‘Nov. 1t at1:30 o'clack &, m, FURNITURE, At our rooins, 173 and 173 Itandol; s T T LONG % By ELISON, POMEROY & Auctloneers, 78 & 80 Iandolph-st, Special Art Sale Fine Antique Goods from Messrs, Sypher & Co., N. Y, at Qur Stores, 78 and 80 Ran- dolph-st. THURSDAY, ToDay, at 11 &. . ONE DAY ONLY. ELISON, POMEROY & /0. Our Regular Weekly Sale, Friday, Nov, 16, at 8:30 a, m., Largo spd almactive stowlug - NEW PARLOR :AND CHAMBER FURNITURE. A full ltas maw and used BRUSSELS & WOOL CARPETS, 100 palr White and Gray Titankers, §30 Vorse Blankess, COMFDRTEIS, General louseliold Purniturs of & Kluds, bich e aud wooud-uiid, Geuaral Sordas dise, ke, ke, &eo i ELIROY, POMEROY & CO. TAST CHANCE! To buy OIL PAINTINGS at YOUR OWN PRICE this ilay ouly, 8t 10 30, and 7:30, tho balance ot the O1f Palntings uow (o BTORE 100 EASNT MADISON + will bo suld Without Iiescrve, as the story must Lo vacated on ¥riday moralng. e BN 1 HHOUNS + Auctioneers. rewrs, Shawih Fatab. TR0, Allka Loplius, elyets £6. A ¢ L han gl dretnad dieaned b smal e enso, Orders rrcels g by oxyress. wuracd By o 2, sappaieriican oo il wWEDDI Cor Dearbur ——— CONFECTIONERY, | FLoNE SR A :‘:’u”:h,; prenat fue whuid puckaze ¢ exa, Abl ?f\lll. 1] \T"ll'nlhdfi 7 Chloagn M _____Z e Notce, Atallouvry ead Eudeavin Chicaga. Tl echignghy I8 BATEL S My TURKISIL Rusl s S R i, s e e ladl ; IOYAL BAKING FOWDEIL T TG SeeAie ol Lo iwlrnic ROYAL POWDER Absolutely Pure. LONSUMERS ahould bear | market uisde from pure Grape Cre latrictuf ¥rance. "AL old expert the \ikoyal,® Unds ibat it goc a0 wuch furier aad wo SaY8 400 Used Lo Dowdet 10 puddings, cakes, as welieatha it Waakes the only blecult ber dyi flie materinis ar wied. | Appruved by’ OTL New Yorks Dr. MAYLS, Doatou} nt. GENTHU, 14 toat the lncomparable **Royai (s 0o i Taciar, Upiriod Cacludvels fur tuls puwler uliecctra 3 the MG Cod Bousekesuer Wrtes (DL, alinoush s oihen b 5 WUTKS 86 MUCh hetter, that it BeoUomy b0 taw 1L AL a1l #0718 Of DAILPY. WUl WILthout & fs. utic husbaud can eat. his New'York Board of flealtts, snd b Fliliad y Baklug r.»(-:l_"nu‘{:\‘o, o i .k (Fu .2 bhe Wit es C Aa old lt‘l;vml‘rxnduu ceause the best oz, nuy et e nlueut tisolaie 4t Cans vui b1 elulila, cte. Bullls Ha