Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1878, Page 5

Iich Mile. Litta’s success does so ::‘:;:fl |: promote. Bhe (s n partner of Mr, grriROSCH N this enterprise, and a sharo of srery dollar attracted by Mite. LaTTA toes Into pervocket.”! Tt then gues on tu recite the tra- ditfonel and listorleal aptituda for Iying which e 9t. Louls repurter Is known to possess. —— e ' A tlander suitof considerable fmportance csma to au cinl Iast week I the Circuit Court at Chasrieston io this state, It cansed n groat genestion on account of tue high standing of tho parties. Mies Acxes Brack, aged 17, sued Jick PEMBEZUTON, 8 voung wman, for defama- tionof character. Both are. residents of Oak- jand. The jury returned n verdict finding Pxat- pERTON gutlty, and asscssed tho damages ut §3,000. ———— Numcrous lctters from tho First Wisconsin onzressional District are to tho offect that the Jiends of Congressman Witr1avs will bring pim out as acandidate for the United States Senatc at the proper time. Mr. WiLL1AMS says e fs the personal and political friend of all the other candiilates, and stubbornly refusos to ea- fer the Hats, oF to even sanctfon the offorts that bis friends arc making in bia bobalf, e — When little Humpty-Dumpty Cox. was cut- {ing monkey-shines in the aisles of the Houso on Monday, hoasting of what tha Democratic party wiil do, somo one ought to have reminded the Little chap of the great falliug off 1o his own vote. The decrease in both his and Woop's vote at tho last electfon was anything but com- plimentary to both of thoss Bourbon Demo- cratd. A Western paper felicitates ftsclf that tho community whero ¢t {s published has escaped e yellow fever, but bemoaus the fact that oother troupe of burnt-cork fellows are on their way thither. It then enters this touching lea: E Dear genlt of the caleined cork, Kulghts of tho musty Just, Dring out at least onc brand-new joke, Or else o to everlasting (hot) rest. Tac TRINUNE had no sooncr Intimated that tbe next Hiinols State Fair, which s to bo held jo Chlcago, as everybody knows, wrould have the Marquls of Lonnw and the Irincess Louise 18 tho drawing cards, than up storts tho Clucin- pati Anquirer and suggests that they bo secured for thelr Exposition. It'ls an fofringement of vested rights. We've got m pre-cuption on theal ——— The Governor has made a good selection for “gtate Printer Expert™ {u the appolutment of Mr. Wintianm E, Syt of Rocklord, swho has bad lorge experlence in tho printing Lusiness. lig is a capnble man, and will consclentiously dischorge tho duties of tho offle. An hioneat, skillful expert ean protect tho Btate Tressury from largo loss. oSt The queatinn fs undor diacussion among the municipal authoritles i Waabington Cly whether Littlo Bunsct Cox shall be ailowed to perform thero all winter without paylog o leense. Other ahows are taxed, and It is con- tended that Congress shoulidn't be pormitted to exhibit Mr. Cox without paytug for ft. 5 = e — Bpcaking of tho grace and dignity with which Roscor CoNkriNg does everything, the Wash- ington Lust saya that *it is no exaggeration to say that he Infects an entire eple into the mere parting of his coat-tails when le sits down, and ot less than four cantos into the folding of his arms across his placid breast.!” e ———— A large number of the present House of Revresentative wero elther not nominated or wers defeated at the polls, and tho places that vow know thers will scon know them no more forever, What a nleo dinner party they would make; only no hougr s 1y enough to hold them all at a time, Bince the rumor decamis current that the torono of Bulgzarla has boen offered to ox- Tresdent Unant, it 1s sald over ono hundred Ohle noliticians are arrancing to emigrato to that country, ey think Gurant will decline, and that there will then bo a chiance for ousof them. —————— Tt Is passlng strango that the Prosident of tha Unitgd States should send his snnual message to Congress without a sluzle word In it about the *Great Praud,”—a subject that has en- erossed the entire thne of all the great intel- fects of the Democratlc party for the past two years. ——— Tt Congress shonld take a rattle at Polygamy, 1t would probably begin by *bouucing® Mr, CANNON, Ropresontative or Dolezate from Utab, He is & represcatative Mormon, with all that tho term tuplics, and bas five wives more than most of the other members of Congress, ————— Sayeth the Cloveland Jeader: ¢ Perhavs Cranxson N, Porrzi will hove an opportunity fo fovestigate the rhortcominga of his own brother, who is nccused of swindling in the mat- ter of bullding the Chicsgo Custom-tHouse, Tuere scems to be no peace for the wicked.” ————m— 8 n excited and despondent newspaper: “When our Governmout sssumes to regulate trade by fariff, andt to fix values by arbitrary coinage, the very best part uf lberty fe gone,” No: our Nuertles aro not quits all gone, Tho high prerogutive of growling is stiil Joft s, e ——— The {mpression produced by reading the Presldent’s bopeful view of overything, his Bonthern policy included, 18 well expressed by the famillar couplet of Po Hopa ) ez omalin e ompp et ————— Cougrossman BLACKBURN has been formally anuounced as candidate for Bocaker of tho next House, 3Mr. WATSzuSON ssyss * [To will eator the contest backed by s united Kentucky dele- Batfon, as well a8 ny & genoral support from sll the States.n- - ——— * ‘The principal business of the (Ireenback meet- Iog ln Washiugton recently seemed to be s de- sire to maks some sort of u trade with tho caudidates for Npesker of the uext House Their capital to trade un is mighty small, B .y That the Japancse are rapldly takiug on all the forms of civilization and adapting them- selves to the polita customs of refined soclety 13 found In the fact that it takes o Japaneselady Abirteen Lours to dreas for & party, —————— The Hoo, Joux 8. PoT7RR, the American Con- sul at Wurtembure, makes a report tashe State Departmont by which It appears that 80,000 Americans go to Eurove each year, sod spood $100,000,000 gnnually, The Porrar Commlittee already sendsout the €ry % Let us aloue.” 1t promises to go through 1be cipher dispatch business proyided Cougress %I not ask it to do too much and boteo thorough, 4 # *“ FERwaunY Wep * put his foot fn it fn Openlog the Bouthern cesspool on thie first day ol the seasion, Geu. GARrIELD warmed bim up :2- Way to remind him of something more to we, 4 Little Humpty-Dumpty Cox put la bis sp- Pearauce fn the House on the first dsy of tho Setslon. He made the galleries laugh, ha was 82 fuuny, Cox is always fuany. | Tho .efforts of the Zimes 1o keep Kuan fa Offco after his defeat corresponded with lts slforts 1o elect bim, Neither werecrown With success, ¥ ¢ The next Upited States Benator from Mjs- sourl will be the Hoo. Saxusy T. GLovEs, it &BL Louls Zepullican can do the buslucss for f - A Cleveland paper speaks of Prof. Marusws L3 “one of the wost successful Westeru su- hors,» 4 The sllver dollar will e tbe ruin of Joux BRRMAN yet, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1£78, 5 e WINTER WHEAT. Reports from Thirty Counties in the State of Kansas. The Area Largely Reduced by the Prevailing Dry Weather. Small Grains Threshed Yielding - Satisfuctorily. Spectal Dispatches o Tha Tridune. Avingrow, Atchison Co, Dec. 8.~The Weather has been dry, but warm, and the winter wheut s not Iujured. Twenty per cent more sown than In 1877, Threshing over, and guod ylelds, Ilurox, Atchison Co., Dce. B.—The area of winter wheat {s fully 20 per cent above 1877, Ground {s in floe condition for plowing, Wheat fa very rank and thick, Smull graln sll thresh- 6d, and yleld excellent, Muoscoran, Atchison Co., Dee, 8,—Twenty per cent more wheat sown than usual, The dry fall mekes It look bad. Baxrox, Butler Co., Dee. 8.—Rather less than the ususl area of winter wheat sown. Dry weather gives tho fiolds an unpromising look at present. Threshing nearly done, with only & moderate yleld. * ELL1swoop, Barton Co., Dec. 8:i-The 'acre- age of winter wheat sown s about an sverage erop, but twas sown very late an account of drouth, Flelds, instead of looking green, look liko frealt plowing. Hiawartita, Brown Co,, Dec. 3.~Tiventy per cent moro winter wheat sown than usual.” It is agood stand and louks well. Small graln «l) threahed, Burmsan Ciry, Cherokee Co., Dee. 8i— Drouth and the low prive vf wheat has reduced the nrea soven one-half, Uround has becu tuo dry tocoure up well. Thin and uneven, Eatly damaged some by fly. Gaanp, Crawiord Co.,|Dec. 8.—Ground ex- ceedingly, hard on acrouut ot dry weather. What wieat s sown loolzs well, but arca fs small. Flatista below par, SRpAN, Chutaque Co., Dee. 3,—Not more thun 40 porcent of the usunl averags sowu. Louks thin, No rain sinco sowlne, Lawnexce, Douglas Co,, Dee. 3,—Hather more than usual area of winter wheat sown, Waueat {3 looklug woll, aud etands tho dry weather well, Jusurion City, Davis Co., Dee, 83,—Tho dry weather has reduced the acreage of wheat, and that whiclt has been sown needs ran very niueh, 'Ifhr;.-allxmg 1s riearly done, wheat yicldiog thirty ualicls. AupiLexg, Dickinson Co., Dee. f.—Drouth has redueed the ‘acreage of wheat 80 per cent. Grain threshed and yiell satisfactory. Woonning, ' Dickinsun Co., Dec. 8.—Two- thirds the amount of winter wheat las boen sown, . Early sown looks very well. Lato not up yet. (irain all thresbhed and yleld gomd, Huwuuann, Donlphan Co., Dec. 8.—Full acreavc of winter wheat sown ana luoking fair- ly. Littie thin on account of late sowing and dry weather. Winter wheat threshed and yiold up to expectations, Towa, |)unl¥hm Co., Dec, 8.—Owlng to the dry weatlior wheat I8 looking thin. Averagu acroarc suwn, Winter wieat threshed out from twenty to thirty-five husdels. 1Iays Citx, Eilis Cao, Dee. 8.~Tie oarly sown winter wheat looks splendid. ‘Tho late sawn is just coming up and looks well. There has been “three times ns much winter whent sown as last fall, Prospect that thy acreace of -rrlm: whoat will be largely tocreased. Graln all threshed und mostly sotd, Loxarox, Elk Co., Jee. 8.—Not more than half the usunl amount of winter wheat sown, ot necmu:‘z of dry weather, Luoking thin on the ground, . Lavg, Franklin Co., Dec. 8.~Drouth bas revented o large amount of fall wheat from ving sowi, Deercased ot least 60 ver cent. New crop looks better than might be oxpected, Uround very dry, ond but fow showers, Most of the wheat threshed, and salfsfactory returns, Ricnstos, Frankiln Ca,y Dec. B.—Wheat looking tuin on the ground.” Very dry, Small graln threshed. Good vield. Ganpxei, Johnson Co., Dec. 3.—Not as much wheat sown ns In 1877, on scevunt of dry weath- er, Bome of it lvoks well, but u great deal is very thin. Not all sprouted yet, Fansons, Labietty Co,y Dec, 8.—~Owing to the drouth there Ia hot us much winter wheat sown as usunl.. Early sown louke well. Lato sown LaCroxg, Linn Co., Dee, 8.—~\inter wheat 1s dolugg well, but needs ratn, An averago acre- g0 BOW, Goopuic, Linn Co,, Dee. 8.—~An increased gereago of wlieat has been sown. Luoks finely, Small grutus ali threshod, _Good yield, Osweao, Lavette Co., Dee, 8,—0nl ronrt[ha] o{k l‘ V{Ihlcat s{nu vnlu sown. crop §s Jookiug thin and poorly, URANADA, fil:mnhn Co., Dee. 8,—About the usual srva of winter wheat has been sown, Looks thin, on sccount of dry weather. Small grain all threalied. Onxruatia, Nemsha Co., Dec. 8.—An fo- cresed area of wheat hns becu sown, New crop looks thin on aeeount of dyy weather, PaotA, Miami Co., Dec. B.—The area of win- ter wheat ubout the snmo os last year. At least oue-balf of the crop looks bad on account of dry weather, Threshiug abont done, Yiold satis- factory, JacisosviLLe, Neosbo Co., Dec, 8.—But lit- t1 winter wheat sown. Too dry to plow, What nas been put In Jooks siekly, Some not up yet. Nontox, Norton Co, Doc. 3,—Twenty per cont mors winter wheat sown than usual, Coming uo well. Bmall grafn all threshed out satisfactorily, Kiwwix, Puiiltos Co., Dee, L—Drouth bas In- torfured with sowlog fall wheat. Crop so far looks fair, Bmall gruivs all threshed. Good ylold, . Quality No, 1. KusarLty Rissell Co,, Dec, .—Tho new win- tor wheat 18 looking weil. particularly the carly sown. (Uraln nearly all threshed, with snaver- age yleld of twenl{ bushuls. MANHATTAN, Riley Co., Dec, 8.—The new crop of wheat came up well, but Is growiug slowly. Needs rain, Grain nearly all toreshed. The area of whest sown this fall has been tucreased fromw 10 to 20 per cont over last year, YagLe Ravins, 8with Co., Dec, 8.~Ten conl inore Winter whoat sown thau usual. Win- wer wheat all throahiod and will yicld 33 bushels. SiLven Laks, Shawoes Co., Dee, &—Winter wheat looks spotted on account of dry weather. One-tlth mora sown thon last ye: in thresbiug out 30 bushels. wheat ylulded us high as 43 Bauvania, S8allue Co,, Dee acreage 25 per cent below tho aversge. Not loukiog well. Very dry. Threshivg all done. Wheat three-fourths sold, Suawark, Wysndotte Co., Dec, 8.—It s feared that the dronth will fnjure the wheat, ‘The new crop looks rather thin, Yarss Cenvur, Woodson Co., Dee. 8.—An {ncressed screage of winter wheat sown, Look- o thrifty. Wheat gonerally thresued, Yield BOL a8 RHOd a8 last year, Wasiinaron, Washington Co., Dec, 8.—More wheat sown than usual. Looks well, The dr weather does not affect it, Winter wheat all threstied and yleld very satisfactory, S —— THE DAIRY FAIR. Nxw York, Dce. 8,—~About 8,000 people visit~ od the Dalry Falr to-night. A buttor and cheese factory wero in operation {n one corner of the buflding, 5 (eun. B. F. Butler spoko on the development of the products of tho cow, aud said it was smasing, but over §330,000,000 worth of butter and cheeso had been produced in this country the past yeur. Mo recommended a subdivision of the land fu this country, as in France, which is more productive thou this country, because tho lands are of Hmited extent aud more highly cultivated. . Aggregution of large quantities of Jaud bas always resulted {n poor tillugo and Mt~ tlo productiyeuces, e — SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS. CinciNxatt, Dec. 8. —Tho growing prevalence of Sundsy amusemcuts aod varlous other wethods of descerating tho Babbath, which bave become notorious in this city for months past, Las Goslly aroused public opluion. A meetiug of sixty promivont cliisens was held at the Uraud flote} this evening, and a Worklvg Com- witteo of twenty appoluted, who will endeavor to enforce the exlstence laws, sud, if sdditional Jegislatian is needed, direct thelr efforts toward the securing of it The plan of working will be in f1s cssential featurce snilur to that pur- sucd fu New York. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Hantrorp, Conn., Dee. 8.—The storm yes- tenday did much damage fu this couuty, espe- clally to the tobaceo crup. Spectal Dispalch 40 TR Tridune, DECATUN, 1L, Dec. 8.—~The Macon County Circult Cullét 13 now ju session, Judfn Nelson presidlug. Every saloou-keeper 18 idicied, each baving from two Lo tweuty counts to saswer to. ‘The rumsellers are red-bot ut the tempersucy people, whio bave caused all thelr troudle, LEVELAND, U, Deo d~Thly ulteruoocn & three- he new Iarge crowd ansembled on the viaduct to witness the firet swing of tho masaiva iron draw-bridee that conncets tho East and Weat 8ldes of tho city over the Cuyahoga River. ft being the first and o test swinz. Fifteen men awung thedraw {n eleven m.nntes. Liversthing worked ~moothly, all the measuremeonts betniz exacl. The total welght of tho brldge and table 18 625 tons. The formal anening of "the viaduct will probanly take place Dee., 27, Sax Faaxcisco, Cal., Dec. 3.—The treasuro Tist of the Clty of Toklo, for China_and Janan. to-day waar Fine sliver, &00.000; Mexlcan dollars, $100,000; trades, $53,000; gold coln and duat, 816,009, TIHE RAILROADS, TAE NORTHWESTERN ON THE RIGHT TRACK, The chastising which the Chicago rosds have Intely received on account of their discriminat- ing against this city fs slready showing o whole- some effect, and thers {s snuch anxiety mani- fested on the part of these roads tu correct somo of theevils compialned of. A meeting of the Jowa pool linea—that s, the Chicago & North- western,: Chleago, Rock Island & Pacifle, and Cuteago, Burlington & Quiney Raflroads—will shortly be held to take measures Ly which thr business from Omaha can be forced to this clty instead of allowing It o go to uther points. ‘The Chicago & Northwestern has Just taken a step fu the right dircetlon. It has given notice that it will no longer submit to the diferential rate of two and & hall cents allowed thus for to the Detrolt & Milwaukee Raliroad, but will horealter take business vin Chicago at the same rata as it s takelrvia the Detroit & Milwaukee. This dilfereptlab.rate ollowed the Dotroit & Milwonkee has hod much to do with the diver- slon of the Nurthwestern business to Milwau- kee, as it vould be shivped cheaper vin that point than via Chicago, There will boa l\'uz IIFM reqarding tho matter, as the Detroit Milwaukee will make every cffort to retain the advantage it has heretoforé enjoyed., GALENA & BOUTIHERN WISCONSIN, 8petial Dispated 1o The Trivune, GareNa, 1L, Dee. 3.—An clection of the stockhollers of the Galena & Southorn Wisconsin Naorrow (isuge Raliroad, for the vurpose of chooslng a new Board of Dircctors, was held at the general offles of the Comvany fu this vity, and resulted fn the folluwing chofee: John A, Burrichiter, Fred Stohle, Willlam Dickson, Henry D, Joward, and O, &, Horton. Proceed- ings have mlresay been {nstituted to put the road {n the hands of tho bonduoldors, which movement the stockholders are vigorously op- ing, Upwards of 000,000 liava been spent in be construction und equipment of thu lne, and not one ccut in the way of dividend has heen returned to the stuckbollers, The corporation 1s hopelessly bankrupt, yet, oneedn the lunds of the he holders, the “roud witl be repalred and succeastully overated. B MICHIGAN. 8perial Dispatch to The Tridune EAsr Saorsaw, Mich, Dee. 8,—The track- layers on the Vassar branch of tbe Detroit, Saginaw & Bav City Railrood reacned the depot grouuds fn this ¢ity this evening, and the Jost sptke will be driven at 9 o'clack to-morrowy morning. The distance to the polnt whero 1t strikes the road trom Bay Chy to Detrolt is nincteen miles, Regular tralus will commence runviug on or about Dee. 15 INDIANAPOLIS, Ryeclal Divoateh to [ha Trivune. InpiaNaronts, Ind, Dec. 8.—The new com- pany organized by the purchasers of the Louls- ville, New Albany & Bt. Louls Rallroad to-day filed articlos ot nssociation with $1,500,000 cap- ftal, the greater part of which has been sub- acribed, Eizht miles of road {n this State were bullt and suid lost Febraary under mortgage, ‘The new road will bo a nazrow-gauge, KEOKUK, TA. &uctal Dispatch to The Tridune. Krokuk, In., Dee. 8.—At the annual mecting of the 8t. Louls, Keokuk & Northwestern Ruil- way, in this clty, tho tollowlng were elected Di- rectors for the caosulng vear: A, B. Stone, New York; Amusa Stone, W. f1. Harrls, and D, P, Haudy, Cluvelund: Johu A. Roberta, Clarks- vilte, Mo, ; ticorcs Edinunds, Curthage, 111, ; and A. L. Grithn, Kookuk, CANADA PACIFIC, 81, PAvL, Minn., Dee, 8.~Tho: last rail was laid this afternoon un the Pembina Lranch of the Canada Pacifie Rallway, conuecting with the Manitaba Branch of the 8t. Paul & Paclfe, ton miles north of the International houndary, It gives the Provinee of Manitoba fts first rallroad coniuinication with the vutside world through a completed line from Wioulpeg to 8t. Puul, 457 mllcs tu longth. ITEMS, . Mr, J, A. Grier, Guneral Froight Agent of the Mictilgan Central, hss gone East to attend the monthly mnceting of tho fast freight lines, which will be held at Rochestor Thursday and Friday, Mr. J. A, Humbird, Presfdont of tho North Wisconstu Rallroad, glves notice that after this and until further notico his rond will bo operat- ed by the Chicago, 8t, Paul & Minneapolls Rail- road (West Wisconsin); under the superyvision of Edwin W, Winter, General Buperintendent. Mr. Rudolph Fink, for many years counected with the Loulsville & Nashville Railroad, and afterward withi the Virginia Midland, has sccured tho appointment of General Manager of the Mamnlfll & Little Rock Railrond, Mr. Fink fs known as a rallroad man of abllity, well quati- tied for the dutics of the position, Nothlog rellable can ho learned regarding tho the alleged cut in forelgn frelght rutes, Tho rallroads inelst that thoy charge full rates on foreign and faland freights, but the fact that u few lues gee all the forcign business they can carry while the others get bardly anything st all lndicates thnt a screw s looss somewhere, ‘The Central and Western Assoctations of Geuera) Tleket and Passonger uts will hold o jolnt meyting &t the Grand Pacitle Hotel in this clity Dee, 11. The prine business to cume before the meoting will be the constdera- tion of tourlst und emigraut ratea over so-calicd land-¢raut roads. It is the fmtention todo away with tho system of selling ruund-trip and vxcursion tickets ovor thosu lines sltogether, ‘The Judianapolls Journal states that the rumor that each of the five roads leading esst from Chicago had signtfied their willluguess to trausport 1,000,000 bushiels of wheat frum Chi- cago to the seaboard for 80 cents uer 100—five centa bslow the tari( which weut lnto effect Nov, 23—ia croating n flutter among rallroad mon aud shippers at Indl, ll)olll‘ many of whom $hiad been churging that tho Chicaro roads had been cutting rutes for weoks past. The Journal adda that & pool and an sdbering to rates must be effected st Chicago or the davs ol pouls at uther points would be fow, and o general de- woralization of rates wight be oxpected, Mr, Ed Gallup and Arthur Hanson loft this clty for Buston yesterday, te pasltions of General aud Ay a setger Agent of the Hoston & Albany Raitroad, respectively. Br. J, C. Tucker, the successor of Mr. Gollup as Weastern Gencral Passcnger Agent of tho Kankakeo Line und Pittebure, Ciocunatl & 8t. Louals Ratiroad, hus arrived hicre and sssumed the dutics of his uew posl- tlon. M, ‘lucker has the reputation of gn ex- perienced and able railrond mun, aud he will no doubt enhance it in his new josition, which is n reaponsible and exactive one. My, Frauk Vau Bureu, Mr, Tucker's Asslstant, bas ulso taken charge of his buresu. Ar. C. 8. Burton, the nsw%’ny ‘Ticket Avent of tho llinols Central, Kankskeo, aud Pittsburg, Cwiclonati & Bt, Louis Hallroads, has slvo sssutned tho functions of‘ztl uew office, and haudles bimself lke a veteran. ——————— INSANE. Apecial Dispalch to The Tridune. Droarus, U, Dee, §~The sad intelligence has just reached this clty that J. A, ‘Talbott, of Chlcago, who las lectured on temperance fo thls county for many months past, Is hopelessly fossuo at Tolono, JIl, Ho was falscly accused and arrcated for robbing & woman of $17, and the charire has unseitlod bls miud, Dr. King, of this «ily, visited him to-dsy, sad reports twat Talbott {s §o & very bad way. INDIANA. &uecial Disvaich 1 The Tridune, Ivpuanarvorss, Ind., Dec, 8.~It i3 probasblo thero will be & change in the Supcrintendescy of tho Bliud Asylum by the Board of Directors to-morrow.’ ‘The sdminustration ot W. H. Churchman bas been charged as tbe most ex- peusive ju tho county. If he is suspended, Hughes East, of GUreene Couonty, will be his successor. At the beginning of the year the contract for State priuting was awsrded on blds to the Joure wa! Company, then (u tho bauds of & Recelver, Receotly 1le Recetvership was vacated, aud tho Sudind Comnsny damsnded the work, va thy eround that the contract was vitlated Ly the chanee, Recretarv-of-State Neft demurred, and aneceeted (n haviog the question referred ¢ the Attortiey-(ieneral, who to day decided that the contract with the Jowrnal Company was valtd. SPORTING. BASE-BALL. Spectal Dispaleh to The Tritune. Creverasp, ()., Dec. 3.—The memhers of the Base-Ball League are here, ur at least 8 part of them, and business proper opens to-morrow. ‘The Directors had a scasfon to-day, snd, as all were sworn to secrecy, little could be Jearned until a report s made. 8ome points bave been Tearned, however, touching whet was done, and thoy nre ventured as follows: Nolan, Hall, and Craver were aptlicants for reinstatement. They do not have much chance of moking {8, judg- inz from the positions taken by the Directors, ‘Ihie Mitwaukees were considered at lenethy and will undonbtedlv be dropped. - The Directors Ynmm are Neil, of Cinclunatl; Pettlt, of ndlanapolis; Iurlbut, of Cnicagu: and en, of Bostan, Au effort was made to exclude Pettlt, as his club fs not in existence, but hs was sllowed to keco his seat. PEDESTRIANTSM. Prinapgriua, Dec, 3.—0'Leary walked 110 miles the first twenty.four hours, Vo e o T FAT STOCK. Premlums Thus Far Awarded—Itesolutions of tha Ioard of Trade Directors, Yhesterday, the first day of the Chicago Fat Btock Bhow, was hy no mcans largely attended by realilents of the city, aithough there wera many reoresentatives from abroad,—most!y per- sons Interested In beef, pork, muttoy, or Inlive- stock aencrally, Itls to be regreited that the cllizens of Chicago manifest so little interest in an cxhibitton which everybody must sce is of tie wpreatest imporlauce to this clty as the great central meat market of America, and appear so little Inclined to encourage improve. ment [ the quality of the meat they put into their own mouths snd ship to foreign markets. Take, for fustanre,ong of those fine Fouug grade Bnort-tforns, Devons, or Herfords. Its meat when cut wp will bring from five to seven cents per pound, when o Texan or a stock steer will Tetch only from two to three cents live weleht, One of the grade Short-Horns will welgh (alve) from 16400 to 35X pouuds, and there §s mighty little waste, compared with the carcass of @ commnon stag. ‘The Committees on 8heep and Cattle wero at work yesterday, and several premiums were awarded after thelantmals had been duly welghed, “ handled,” and pussed upon. ‘The stails re- celved laree additions yesterday of cattle, sheep, and swine. The exbibition” thus far ot poultry fa very small, but onesplendid specimen of a liwht Brulima capon, weighing seventeen pounds, may be ses tting about wherever loney directs. ‘Tacre bs alvo a side-show, with special admission of 10 cents, which contalus a steamn incabator, where chickens may be scen pleking their way out of thelr sliells almost con- tinuously. There is also a displuy of prepared horse und cattie fuod, which cluims attenuon from the visiturs, LATER IN TIE DAY ns: froin Bloomington, 111, aud camein, und_over 60 additlooal eep were inade, Sloan, of Cnleagu, wus _busily engazed in lixiog up a maeniticent displsy of ‘pune, which will doubtless appear it oll ita'glory today, Tho Awardlog” Committees are made up of wentlemmen from ull over the country, practical butehers and experts, who do nut gu 8 eent on color ur pedigree, but ook ut the meat hefore them from o butcher's standvoiut, and de end entirely upou what they see and eel, Thess men ere almost wholly unkuown to each other, and their names will uut be onuouuced uutil alter the awards have been made, - One fact anowing the efliclency of the Cumtulttees appotuted, notwithatanding st was a little remariuble that it sbould be so, was that in crery report the Committes was unanimous, although each member worked fo- dependently by mmsell, » Followlug Is the report of - TUE COMMITTEE ON CATTLE for yesterday's work: In the Short-1lorn class for ateers 4 vears old or over thicra were two eatrios, Tho first premium was awarded to’ Van Mcter & Hamilton, of Wine chester, Ky., onnwteer 1,880 daye old, woighinz 08h pounds, with an avernge yaln per day sinco birth of 1,10 pounds. "Ihe wecond pronunn was awarded to tho rame pazues on A steer 1,004 days old, welghing 2,440 }xou':ulv. withan sverageuln siaco Listh por day of .24 pounds, i Tlurlbovunrlrdl. without conanltation, were unanimous un Oret ballot, ns indicated, the white steer recolving the Grel premiums while not ahow- Inzz an large an average galu per day in pounds he wan sinouther, and coasidercd as having e fat moru evenly distributed In the must valuable por- tinnn of tho curcuws, aud with smalier bone than alot of chic Dyer. Ind. his competitor, the roan stecr, who was patchod with bunches of fat. aod not as compact and t-lorn ring for steers J years old and Lhero weru two eutrics, 2 swarded (o Vao Meter & Tlamilton on o tvan vicer 1,280 days old, welehiug Ing 2,115 pounds, snowing un sverage gain per day aince birth of 1.03 ponuds, The second premium was awarded to the same JiAstics on & roan eleer. dayn old, welghing 2,CH0 pounds, —anowlng sn ge gain per day of 1.08 pounds, 'he wtocrs entcred in thls ring wore evenly matched as beef animals, both a8 to size and g 1y of fiesh, bul the sieer receiving the prefer Iiag the better back and foin, hud more solid us) and was rother viovther, with the heaviest hind uarter, In the ring for Bhort-Horu ateerd 2 and nudor 3 yoars there wers lve entr: e drst preminm was awarded to ). ¢, Nelson, of Canton, 1., on # red steer 084 daym old, welthing 1,705 pounds, —au nversgn gulni por day since Lirth of 1.70 OIS, iremsiaen vas awandod) fo. flip’ wiim ) ont . ATty on & ted atcar UIH days ald, weighing b party on A red steer mllllgl. —showiug nn average kain por day of 1,64 Dq;\‘:ll-l;" wmagnificent ring of woll and avenly- dovelopes ora, remarkably large aud matare for tne age, vy wern ul) wmooth, with even top and bottow lines, aud wjuare, blocky, butchars’ stack, The first preminm stecr wad most evenly covered with the cholcest muat, was better yuartered than the otbers, snd liad nuch the best luck sod 1 o"x"h second-premium steer had many of the suporior quslitics of tho first-prize anlinal, hut was not as_good o handler, the flesh not being s solid ur woll distribnted, “The facts concerniny the othor ateers exhibited n this ring show creditable resnits, and retlect so much credit on the brevders and feeders (hat they are glven herowith as & matier of record: J. N. Brown'sSons, leriin, 11l,, stoer 783 days of age, wel,nhm 1,307 pounds,—a galn per duy sinca birth of .02 younds, Meter & Hamllton, Winchestor, Ky., & stcer aged 1,084 days, welyhing 1,050 pounds,—an Averazo of 1,80 pounds per day, H. U. Nelson, Canto, 1), & red steer B50 days olu, welghing 1,203 pounds, —su sveraze galu of 1,46 pounds per aay. In the ring fur short-Jlorn stecru 1 and under 2 yuats there were threo entries, The Grat yremium was awarded to J. N, Brown’s Sons, on a roan steer G30dnys old, wetgntug 1,480 poundy, —s! g 'd': average yuin per day sluce birth of unnds. PUhe second premium was awarded to the ssme iatties Ou 8 TOAn wicor agcd 670 days, walthlss ‘.:n::l pounds, —showing a gain per day of L. onnds. ‘I'he llest-premium alecr, & pure white, was the youngest aud Leavicet in 1ho riny, with well-sprung Tiba, eved top und vottnm lines, wide back. and excollout luin, broad and asuare Windouarturs, Muesh #olid and mellow, swioth, sud Spely propor tloned throughout, The quatlty of tne Hesh 14 vory suberioe sod much wore ripe than o the averge S-and-4-year-oll vteery Iy our market, and roves vonclualvely that a better system of feqd- rn;l for tae more rabld growil and earlier maturl :‘Y of youny stock 1e funperative, f the greatost profit I8 ubtained, sud should bu eucoursged. Tue animal awarded the svcond briav was @ tine. d snimal, suuwing remarkable xrowth but lucking sowewhat tu the 8nv pro- portior nd was nol 8 good a bunaler of 84 srivotl a ateer as the it chvice, The Committes sdjourucd at 6, and will re- sume jts dutles at 9 o'clck Lhis morsing. BUALD OF TRALE. Qhe Dircetors of the Hoand of Trade, st o meetine Leld yesterday afternoon, adopted the tollowing : Wusnxas, The Illinois State Board of Agricuit. ure bave wisely locaiud the Fat-Siock Shuw in Chi- cugy, the urest live-stock warked of rica VHEuEAY, The 1LIDurtutice of (hie enturprise 10 tho meat interests of tuv country cannut Lo oo lighly commeuded; and Vikneas. ‘Tho City of Chicago has been llr- clally complimentad in the location of this exbloi- sion uad fo the name, the Chicago Fat-Swek Show; taerofory, bu it Jiesolved, By the Board of Trade of the City of Culcago, that this exposition of fat stockis & most bractical und wise movement In ibe iuterest of snd o1 vDcouragiug the production «f the deat quality of wealet the carlivel age of the anlwal, thus furnlshing the consumer the best quality of micat al the greatest prod o the fueder. Hesoived, That tols Doard most heartily come mend ihie enlerprise 10 10y citlzvns uf BCBicago, and urges all to atlend this exhivition “snd con- iribute 1o the success of tho samu ia svery possible way. ——————— FINANCIAL, Speclal Dispatch 10 The Tridune. Dusrgue, la., Dee. & —Cousiderable surprise was wanliestud iu busloces circles to-dsy when the anpouncemeut was mude that 8 uew st of otticurs were clecied fur the German Bank. The Dircctors beld a mvetiog Mosday eyeniog, and deckded to reduce the salartes, Mr. Bolsot,who bad been Casaler of the stitution fiftecn yeara, refuiced to accept a redaction, and was_stieeced- ed by I Lee, Mr. J. Christman, Vice-President and ncting Prestilent, was succeeded by G, Recker ng President, and A, Kaminan as Vice- President. Cosconp, N. IL., Dec, 3.—The Penocook Bav- Ings Bank. at Fisherville, has been closed by the Bank Commisaioncre. The trouble was brought about by imprudent investments. Suertul Dienatoy tn The Bune, NarnvitLe, Tenn., Dee. —fia amount ont- standing of the Bank of Teuncssce, new ixane, ecided " by the United Mtates Bupreme Court Lmaflllzul!-md. Is £600,000, one-third belog old in Nastville AMUSEMENTS, THE BERTIOVEN CIRT, The Beethoven RBociety gave its first public cdncert of the seaton Inst evening at McCor- mick Hall to a large audience, and with a pro- gramme which showed no letting down from ita orevfously high standende. The Soufety turned out in {ull ranks, and with orchestra as such a socfety ahould. Now that it has cut loose from the piann as an accompaniment, it not only has the opportunity to attack larger works, but also to give all fts musle with bihtencd effects and Biuer tinish. There wera about 100 singers on the atage, the malo and femnle volces belug sbout equally divided. ‘The prozramme vpencd with Mendelssobn's cautata, the *First Walpurgis Night,'! which hns heen given once hefors Ly the Soclety, and was flrst introduced to the Chicago put- lle some years ago by the Mendeissohn Bdclety, Although one of the strongeat aud most characterlstic of Mendelssolin's smalicr works, It 18 not as familiac as others of lis compositions, It was written to (hcthe's bLallad, and was first performed at a Gewand- hous concert in Leipsic, Feb. 2, 1843, Kiuder- mann taking the boss part and Fraulein Schloss the alto, wno {s antd to have sung the pathetlc appeal of the Frau awsdem Fo'ke (" Know yo not, a deed so daring*') with wonderful cffect. Suhscquently, when it was produced In Herltn, Devrient took the bass part, and in this con- nection the followine_extract from ane of the compaser's letters to Devrfent will be of inter- est: ‘*] have been writing a Iarze composition SOCIETY COXN- that perhaps will one day make pome effeet, *The First \\'nlpuru{l Night' of Goethe. 1 begas 1t simply because it pleased and excited mes I did not think of auy performance, - But, now that it fa tinfshed, T rec that it s well sulted for n largze voncert plece, amd In my tiest subscription concert in Herlin you shalf sing the bLearded Lruid: the chorus sung by —— pssisted by ——, I have written the part of the Drwid Into your throstle (by permission), and you will have to sing it out ayain, As 1 have niways found that those pieces winch 1 have written with Lic Jeast regard for people have pleased them best, so, 1 suppose, It Wwill be with this one,” Meudelssolin was right in Lis supposition. Though scldomn heard, It rarely Lalis to please. 1t {s @ composition which Is highly drainatic and full of color. The earlier parts of It wero written lu Rome, and partake of the Inflnences of Italian skies und atmos- phere, and the remainder was written durlng bis long visit to Guethe at Wetinar, who fure nished him with a close onalysia of the sen- timent of the poem, which, It is clear enolgh, pictures the firat contact of Christianity with heatheclsn, The overture fs devoted to a theme in which Mendelssohn always excelled,— the transition from winter to spring, whichleads 1p to a buoyant nnd exhilarating chorus (4 Now May awain Breaks Winter's Chain "), which s o very pleture n tones of the gental fnftuences of soring,—and who conld write such apring songs an Mondelssoint Thists followed by n very mournful and dramatic sulo by the loman of the P'apre, who warns the Druids that the prac tice of their rites will exoose them to the wrath of the Ctiristians, the warning heinz repeated by the chorus of women. In the fourth uniin- her, the chorus of guards, whero the watchmen dispersc to hold the passes and guand the Draids n the performance of their rites, the dramatic olement gains inintensity, and reaches its climax in the 10st ravagoe chiorus, * Come with Torches,” fu_ which Mondelssohn gave a free rein to lis tancy, dashing his tones tozether almost lucongraously, and yet wreserving form and harmony in all these wild clements by the strong underemrrent of the solein sougt of the Druids which runs throuzh thefr wild orzlcs, ns well as in the closipg num. bers, which give expression Lo the horror of the Christlans. The berformance of tie choruses was, a3 a whole, exceilent, and, although the nttack was somctimes uncertain, there was oo lack of power aml steadiness when ouwco the aiugers were falrly under way, The wild chorus of the Dreulds u fhe performance of their ntes, a0 frequently recalling the incontation eflects own *Der Freischuet2” was sduttrably given, ‘The balance ol the cliorus appears to be better than last season, and- there {s Ceclded fmprove- wuent mantfusted ou the male side, especiully among the tenors, who sre stronger aud steadfer. ‘Tue solo parts were very fairly taken. With tho cxception of the alto solo, they ara small, but ther were carcfully piven, es- peclolly the baritone work, irhich Intro- dured” o new singer, Mre. Ivan Moran. ski, of New York. lc has o volco possessing a fair share of power and of very plessant quulity, und, notwithstanding s boarse- news, bie sung with excellent etfect und fu a very musiclanly way. ‘The altu solu (Mra, Watrous) lacked {n dromatic force, thouuh it was sung In fine volee aud with a manifest cffort to express its scntiment. Still, the unusual slowness of the tewpo in which it was taken, and the want of freedom In its juterpretation. marred its eftect, At the closo of the performance, n whicli, happily, there aro no balts for upplause, the audieucs grevted it with o very entbusiastis recoguition, and the ladles’ chorus provecded at onco with ltutinstelu's * Water Sprite,” the exacting and unzratetul alto solo fo which was s Ella A, White. This exccllsnt singer 15 cutitled to hih credit for the fuithiul and legitimute manuner ln which she brought out the musie in this trying solo, It is a thaukless task, notwithstanding the chamcter. fstie beauty of the instrumentation, to make this solo, with its siusive, subtic spirit intelli- gible to an uudience. Thut she succeeded vo waoll with it shows musical qualitics of a hign order. Gade's joyuus and melodious "aunnl: Mesange" closod the st part, aud was cxcel- leatly given. L3 Thy programme closed with six selectlons from *Taunhauser,” which were inadu In such & manoer us to secure continulty. The tirat was the Uvertura and the remaiuder vocal uuinbers, including, fru the sccond act, Wo'fram'a urly, Wb Evenloe Star”; thearla for Klizabeh, lving greeting to the slugers’ ball ou the Y\'mbu'u; the duo between Flizabeth aml Zannhauser, Io which her superlority over Venus is ckuowledeed, aml the followlng duo in which she cop- fosses her ‘love to her uncle, the Jandgrave; sl of which lesd up knmediately w the stirring Murch aud Chorus, which are so tmalllar o all concert-guers, The purts were distributed to Miss McUarthy, sovrano; Mr. Behultze, tenor; Mr. McWale, baritone; and Mr. Koss, basao. Miss McCarthy's powerful volce was heard to fine effect in her trying work and her natursily large and broad style an dignity of vocalization sided her in givioga very romarkable oterpretation for ono who has uever been on the lyric stage, Mr. Schutbeze bag but little todo, but that lictlo was well done, 4 Mr. McWade created & very decldwd impres- lon by his lus aingivg of the * Eveatng Star,” ‘This gentlomun has & voice of excellent quality, and sings with guold cffect, but be would by sttt more effective {f he would drop the tremolo, for which, least of all, there 1s no call in Wagner's musle, Mr. Koes, who sang the part of the Landgrave, has W vory strong voice, but 1t is nos pleasing cither in quatity or style, The orchestra did some ex. cellent work, especlally fu the overture, sud in thy * Pilgrlms’ Chorua ™ the Bocicty sang with splendid elluet, HOOLEY'™ TIEATRE. Around the houored mame of Mrs. D. P, Bowers cluster recollections of somo of the most memorable theatrical representations of the past dvcade, and thescure pleasantly revived by ber present appearauce, after 8 cone alderable ioterval, in & part iz which sbe bus won wide repute. Her Lady Aud'ey cavoot be called one of her Bucst creations, but it L3 certainly the one to ‘which she lias guined the widest popularity, sud probably for this reason 1t was plaged Bret in her repestory fur the prescnt week. This s & sort of modern Lady 3Macocth, as concelved by Mre. Bowers, without tho potent wmotive that fwpelled, or the poctic graudeur that juspired, tho sction of that najostic Hend. 8he ls sfmply » sultish wowau of the world, hurricd Into erfine o secure lux- urlous easy, and she bevomes 8 common cud- throat merely to gaiu 8 purpose which {s 8 mean aud vulgarons. There is nothing in the char acter t3 fuspire respect, nor 0 account for her couduct, save on tbe theory that she s balf- crazed, sud 0, 83 soou as ber villaluy is revealed, the spectator of the druma bocomes futerested only a the undoiug of the bidcous wrons. The play may be called » strong melodrama. it L broad- 35 $iud vlivu cusrscly druwy, uud the churucter of the woman Is lone almust inconceivable In modern English life. Nevertheless the plece Is interesting, not as & delineation of iife and character, hut from the interest which always attaches ta the uovetling — of 3 recret, Mrs. Bowers' portraiture of this most unlovely and highly imorobable char- acter Is undoubtedly the strongest to be found on the stace to-dsy. In it she 100ks a3 voung and attractive as we have ever acen her, and scts tho part with no abatement of her singular yower. Probably Mrs. Bowers s the only woman on the American stage that could surround the character with anything like the grandeur thst belongs to tragedy. Ste s supported by s_company of which there need be yery Iittle sald, whether in ccnsgre or prase. Mr. J. C. McCollom plays the part of Jolert Audlen in his usual vigorous and sumewhat jerky fashion. It is a good specl- men of McCollom's general style, and his nanncr sccommodates itselt admir- ably in this fostanbe to the requircments of “the part, and produces a forcible sud Interesting characterization. The Gesrge Tal- is Mri -Bouthard, 8 careful actor, who cnacta the little he has to do with sufticlent dis- ceimination as to its importance in the story. Of the rematning names fn the cast thers in nothing special to be remarked. The play will Iten:[mnh:nl at tho matinee to-day. Thls eveu- {ng Mrs, Buwers will sppear in “East Lynne.” ITAMLIN'S THEATRE, Oliver Duud Byron, who fs unquestionably one of the most attractive sensational actors of the time, i» playiug at this theatrs fn s historic- a1 drama cntitled *Ilero,” which recounts, in o loud, bighly-colored, melodramatic way, tome of the incidents of the Modoc war. Mr. Byron personates Donaid McKay, who is handsome, gallant, daring, and chivairous young warrlor, in & way well calculated to * thrill the girls and kil the boya.”” and the scencs iu which ha appenrs are full of moving Incidents, battie- scenes, love-adventures, and theflike. The story Is 1lustratet by a serles of weli-cxeented pletutes, and la accompanied by the usual nuise of brass bands. As a representation of very wild lifo in tho far, far West, {t may be called exceedingly picturesque, snd fs well calcuinted to amuse people who have nuver scen Indlans, sad who like to look on when there fs a row In progress. Let it be added that Mr. Byron's olay {s dolng well, by fllliny the theatre with (nterested sight-seers. — MUSICAL NOTES, The first concert of the scason hy the Apollo Club will take place to-morrow avening at Me- Cormick Hall. The programme lucludes Han- del's ** Acts aod Galatea and the Grst part of Mendelssohin’s St. Paul, with full chorus and orchestra, and Miss Faony Kelloge, Miss Abby Clark, Mr. Feasenden, and Mr. Whitney in the solo parts. In this conuection we are requested to atate that associato and active members can purchase single extra tickets at Root & Sons' music store, The great charity concert to he given at the Methadist Church Block Monday evening next promlses to be a very uotable event. In sddi- tion to the 8t. Cecllla Ladles’ Quartette, Mrs. L. C. Iluck, Mr. Fdwanl Dexter, Mr. Adolph Rosenbecker, Mr. Arthur Creswold, Prof. Ly- mn;, and the Quaker City Quartette will tuke part. | A concert and reading fs to be given on Friday evening at Fiood's [atl, Hyde Park, under the ausvlees of the South Purk Lodze. Amouz the performers who will taka part are Miss Jessie Couthoul, Mixs Fauule Root, 3iss Agues Inger- sol, Willlam Lewis, and C. A, Knorr. At the concert to bo glven b{l the Jochannah Lodge to-morrow cveniog, at the tenple of the Siunt Cungregation, the following ladles and geatlemen will take part: Mrs. Huck, Mrs. Watrous, Mrs, Jewett, Mrs, Hartrath, and Mias Mamerri, tha nlln‘n' Mr, Wary baritone: Mr. I, Clarenes Eddy, ana M becker, the violinlst, The proce f the con- vert are to be used for buying clothing for vour chilldren—n practiesl form of charity whisy ought to commenl itsel! to every one. OTIER LOCAL NOTES, Aias Efile Ellaler and her campeny wiil make their first appearanco at Hooley's Theatre next Monday eveulog. < ‘““tosedale” Is drawing an increasing patran- age to McVicker's thia woek, and the acting in the play shaws, in many respects, a marked im- provenient over fts eariler representations. * Mother aud Bon,"” at Haverly's, was the nul»lufl of investigation last evening by & large oudivnce, who _testifled thele aporeciation of tbe merita of the play and {ts performance by repeated and spontauceous rounds of applause, Mr, W. Herbert, who plays the parc of the needy Adifor In ** Mother aud Bon," will bo re- membered asa character actorof rare abllity who tirst camne to Amerden with Tools, and who was onv of the most cilivjent supports of that dls- tinguished comedian. —————m—— SHORT. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, Biovx Cirr, la, Dec. B.—John Folde, Post- master at Canton, D. T., was vesterday sus- pended from office by Speclal-Agent Seybolt, who, npon {nvestization of Folde's accouuts, found him tu be s dufaulter to the amount of ahout 83,000, Beyboit returned to Canton to- day to make s further investigation. It 1s said the deticiency will be made up by Folde's bonds- men, one of whoin {s uow in charge of the otllee, and that uo prosecution will be made. ———me BISHOP WILMER, Byecial Dispated to The Tribune. Nxw ORLEANg, La., Dee, 3.—The body of the Rev. Bishoo Wilmer, who suddenly died last night of apoplexy, lay in stataall day, and was visited by hundrads of persons of all clesses and color, for the guod old wnan was betoved by atl. ‘The whole countiy, as well as the Episcopal Chureh, has suffered a severe loes in his demise. ‘The remains are now on thelr way to Baltl- wmore, Md. ———— INDIAN RAID. Nowti PraTre, Neb., Dee, 8.—A herder nst in from the Niobrara River reports that North's rauch, on the Dismal River, was burned by Indlans, who nave already run off 800 head of horscs fromn that range. The herders aro fortifylng themselves at Beatt's raveh on thy Birdwood. Great fearsarv ontertalnod fur the safety of tho supply party of five mien now thirty days out from North Platte, e ——L BANKRUPTCY, Speetal Dispate 10 Tae Tridune, Ixnawarons, Ind., Dec, 3—The unnual re- port of the Clerk nl the United States Court of tha baukrupt business for the year coding June 80, 1878, shiows that bunkrupt estates pald ouly about $230,000 to creditors durlug that time. OL this amouut over $75,000 were pald by the Mc. Ewen estate, of Calumbus. An Indignaut Amsrican. An American traveling ln England has beard #0 flich nouense about recklussness lu regard to Hife i Lhe United States that he las written an indiguant ictter (o the Loudon Time. ilo reinarks that the Huyul Aquariun has its buge duurs, ssrung enough tor those ol & bank, open- g mwards, Should a pasle oceur, thoss doors stand u great chance of belug jammed by the crowd fuslde. Ou the evonivg bo was there, few of the doory were vpen, and for practical use_most of them ight a8 well have heen brick walls. ‘They vould casily be altersd a0 us to opan toward the strect. lustead of befng fn palrs, thy doors 1or sconomy of space should be made Lo fuld ju fours hke fuslde window shut- ters, That is chis way it b nauaged at the Pull- sdalphis Opera-llouse, where an audienco of 4,000 persona can be abselarged fn fve winutes, *We haveno Lord Chatberiain there,” he adds, **to regulate the leugth ol the dresses of the ballet girls, but bublic oplulon demands a proper width of exitv. Even the dunger we havo hitherto bad from the telescoplie of rull- ruad cars 18 dwappearing. New coupliugs are uuw ju uss ou tis Penusylvania Rallrosd whicn will preveut acckleots of that nature infuture,” Healsu dircets attention to three facts: (1) The Collins Bue of steawers that plied between New York and Liverpool, 1550 to 1537, had fu each statcroom, ready for use, four life-buoys. If the British steamers carry thew, they aro carefully stowed uway out of sighit fn the tvear of an cuergeney. (3) The present American Hoe of steaners, Phitadelpbis to Liverpool, have Wwhut uo other sbips have—lifo rafts, as well as the usuwl uuwber of boati, (8) All American river steamers arc obliged to huve w cork Hoay for vacls passcuger they ace permitted to carey, e —— How Diplitherla Was Spread. S tibaus (VL) Measenger, A few weeks aro s Httle girl fu gx. Albvans, who had just recovered from llirh!heril was taken by her pareuts to vislt & fuwlly lo a neighboriu: town., 8he slept with thechildren in that fanily, and shortly siterward threv or four of thew were taken with the malady, aud somc bave sitcs dicd. Tue family pesmitied relatives sud uelghvors to ¥1sit thew, aud Lhe result fs several cuses fn the neighborboud. They bud public fuaerals, even keevlug tho remalos of ove child au uuusual tilhe waitlog for the other oue to div, 50 us to bury them torether; aud Lhis also spread the wutaglon. ‘The physiclan wus uot powerlully fipressed~as sotie phy sicians are sot—with the COULIZIIUS L L. . el viake dledse therelure, hedid not take the nocessary precatitions furthe protection of the néighborhinod or of his own family, and the resnlt is thatonn of his own thildren hins died and another (s dangerously 1l A lady whowent to one of theae houses to roba tha victima for the grave hascalled nt houses in the vicinity where there are children, withont any change of her garmenta or any atteinpt at difinfection, and has fondled the children fu those families, apparently tn ntter izuorance of the danger to which ahe was exposing them. bl g TEMPERANCE. Sale of Liquor to Minors. In respanse to postal-cand noticas, a meating of the officers, commiticer, and friends of the Citl- rens' League for the Suppression of the Sale of Lignorato Minors was held last evening In the cloh-room of the Palmer louse. The aforceaid postal-cards were anthorty for the statement that thers oxiated a terriblo necessity for pashing the work-of rappression with vigor, and the recipients * of the notice were eamestly requeated to be pres- ent, mnce bosiness of vital fmportauce wonld be presented, 'The attendance was very fair, consld- ering that the weatter of last evening made home with a eheery firc-place about the most comfortas bie npat Imaginable. Mr W, W. Dudley was chosen (o prestde. Me, Elmendotf stated that the principsl ubject of tha meeting was to recure the co‘operation, financinl and otherwise, of all_goou eitizens, and capecially of the churches. ‘The specifc ohfect was to de- vise means to carry on tho detalls of the work. It waa pecessary Lo fiava 8 number of agents, 1o em- play legal talent to attend to tho snits which would thfllly ariee In tha prosecution of this work of suporession, andta do this the Lesgne must have money, He apoke fn -crmsnmmnry way of what tisd been accomplished durlng tha last vear, and said there was room for farther efforts in this praiseworthy direction, ‘The Chairmanwaid the Execntive Committeo had previously reported that 84,000 woatd beabout the amount needed Lo carry on the work this year, ~~ibat {s, to Kuepan sgent in eachof the three divisions of the city, and to pay an attorney fur proseenting the ruite, Asa reprosentative of the First Presbyierizn Charch, he reported that ho had niready coliected $150, and would sectre morc in s few days, UOne doubting Thomas thought the polico onght 1o do thi= work of snnpreselon, and two or three gentlemen had to repeat what haa been sali dozens af times Lo show him that the poltce sither conldn’s or wanldu't attend to it. and to atherwirc couvinca him tunt he was Houndering abont 1n the darkness of ignorance, fine of the speakers, Mr. Pax. fon, sald the Leagne had npw como the ecrisir in * fta existence, ‘The valoon-keepers had rotten aver thelr irst acaro and were flehting tho Leagne in the conrts on mure technicalities, generally succeeding, too, no douht to the deltght of thelr attorney, who knew the Lesgue wunld bring the casos up again, nu matter how many times they wore dismissed, snd‘thus in- crease i fees. Mr, Paxton epoke of the necessity of secaring evldence 1n these carcs. It had been found that the police conld not attend to this aloni with thefe other dutles, and It was thereforo neces- #ary that the citlzens of Chicazo should give the League their moral and thelr active support 10 its work to nupprens this crying evil, Mr, Elmendorf further stated that sabseription- boaks had been rent ont to 160 different pastors, and the returnd had bcen coming in, ratlcr slowly at first, but more enconragingly now, ‘The represcutatives of eevernl chiurches reported ‘varlous degrees of progrers In this matterof ralsing funde, 1t nppeared for the most part, however, that the resl work was yet (o be done, the smount alrcady rubscribed betng but o smsil part of whut wan ueeded, Mr., Gondapeed stated that s blll was preparing, and wonld b introduced s slonof the {ieneral Assembly, for the 'nt ol an lu- stitution where youthful criminals, made 20 by the use of liguor, could be edncated and saved, and Tade asefal membors of pocety, Mr, E. 8. Ely favored the calling of a8 mass- meuting, asa means of Interesting the public yen- erally. He was also in favor of dollar aubecrip- tlons, whete larger ones could not be obimned, and expres<ad himselt generally an heartily in fa- vor of the League a0d ita wori, After a groat deal of lurther talk, it was declded to call & pretininary meeting of tho migisters and known pnllanthroulataof the city to arrange for tho contemplated mass-moeting. ‘The mattor of thne for bolding the preliininary gnthering was left in tae hande of the Lemyue ofticers, Tho meetiug then adjouraed. RED-NIBNON CLUD, ‘The regnlar monthly mecting of the West Site Tied-Itibhon Reform Clab was held Just evenins at No, 81 West Madison street for the electinn of officers ta serve during the ensuing year, J. Il Diller oresided, snd announced the object of the mectiog, also that the Hev, N, F. Ravlin _would lecture Friday *‘The Freo Elements of Heform," belng the firat of & series uf lectures to Lo delivered durs Ing the winter by gentlenien Whoso scrvices have lieen secured, inclnding Des. Thomaa and Pettea, Emery A, Stores, aud otbers, un Temporance nnd kindred topics, After the disposition of some preliminsry has ness the election was lad, resulting ns follows: President, J. Il Diller; Pirst Vice-Preshlent, Goorge W, Kitet fecond Viece-President, A. Rice: Third Vice:Presldent, Frederick A. Brow, Recretary, Josepl Lacky; Finsoclal Secretary, John O'llars; Tresnurce, A, I, Topp; Steward, Wiiliam Ayees; ¥irat Marshal, (Jeorge Obcrlander; Beecond Mars! W. M. Anderson: First Sergea at-Arms, \ M. FI ind Sccond Seryes: Edward Ilerdie. 'The sppointment of the Execu- tive and Financlal Committces was deferred until Tucaday sveniug. Tha Financtal Sccretary re- ported ‘5 s the dnes recelved during the cvening, e e—— . i A Cool Deadhead, Doan Ricimond oace asked an apolicant for a dendhiead pass what were the gronnds of his request. * Wny," said tho dendhiead, **simpl I don't want to pay for wravellug if can belp 1L The erasty old rafiroad-king took the fellow to his heart, ave him u pass, and sald m an cestucy: * €ir, | admirg you, You are the rst deadticad that ever told the truth." —————————— Bridal Jewolry, New Yrrk Star, At n recent fashionable mnfl‘llfie In London, the bridegronm requested the bride to order her own jewels, This she did, and bills Lave now comu fn amounting to ahove X£100,000. The bridegroom canuot pay, and the jewelers de- cling to take back thelr warvs. e —— e There is no aweetness o & kiva, Unleen your teeth are fust like pear) # Then would you stro iis trembifng b Use Buzodont at oace, sweet girls} Far it alone gives to tha mouth, White teath and fragrance of the Sonth, 0AT. 1f anytbing 16 specially lnnnflni 1t 14 to find & daky meu wpon tho shoulders causcd by the Tating mauns nowa a4 dundrud. Nobuuly can thibe wholly avulded, huC 8 gl B 1uslrous spjeal sl Can by tniparted 1 the hair. DeLoon’s Cocoa Hair-Dressing Docq all this, and 1s WAKRANTED to curo dandruf. Trytt, Price, mn%mmnuwr battle, = For saie by all druvuista, or by BTRONG & MAYNARD, propriciors, 20 Dearburn st Chies " DINSOLUTION NOTIUES., DISSOLUTION. On Dea. 3 the firm of Macheca, Mattei & Co., 140 Houth Wator.at,, diasolved parte nerahip by mutual conlon.t‘. A MATTEI & 'The firm of A, Lewin & Oo,, 103 Ran. dolph.st,, {8 this day dissolved by mutual coasent. A. LEWIN, L. DARNEIT. Ohioago, Deo. 3, 1878, T NTEEL PENS. SPENGERIAN IIEAE SWAN QUILL Ac’l‘loN.l [a Tweaty Nambers Sun m.mluan.mporca- oben 95 -1 s 37 | A will be soat by mall, for trisl, 00 reccipt of B3 Centas Ivison, BLakeman, Tavior & Cos 138 oud 140 Gruod Mireet, Now York, T BUALEN, FAIRBANKS' STANDAKL SCALES ‘oF ALL KINDS, FAIRDANKS.MORSE & GO, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicaga. Bu careful tobuy ualy the Geuioa, Practics) Phutographer ot st wurk only. 5 and ératicy Music Hull.” Special - lsoi-at ; ovee fuduccweuts for a faw day; “maNtoca. MANIOCA Makeadellc $6uPuddings, Jelliva, and Guiddlo Cakea. Yery cconuinical 000 PATKake Wayes pUdIlug 105 tud duset perwua Price 25 ceals Uet @ baciaze tfum Jyour Urocer. ANIOCA (D)., 43 and §7 Park-place, Now Yk