Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1878, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY., 5 DiCEMBER 25 1878 ants And office emnloyes with & fat tarkey and his Xinas compliments. A nnmber of minor cases of alleged mis. condnet of pollce vfifeers were dlspored of yeaters day ny ihe Snperintendent of Volice, Tomlinson & Iteed, contractors for fur- nlshing the cat-stone work on the new (ity-Hall Umiding, wera pall 20, yesterday on acesnnt. A large number of pleces of serip aro in the handa of tho Comptraller. and he desires the perrons for whom they are nade oot to eall at his offica and get thom. The liconse deprriment gat in 8300 yeater- day, and tnened over 3543 to the City Treanurer, The Water Department tranaferred 8,025 to the satne ofiical’s coffers, 3 "The cold enap hns frozen np some of the fire-hydeants, and City Rnpincer Cheshruust has aforceof men ant atténding to them, Aud slso to those that have not been frozen, James MoNicholr had n contract for con- structing scwers on the South Sice, which he for- tetted, ond yesterday the mty pald the laburere vmployed by him §450—+2 pur cent of the amuuns due them. A number of applieations for rations wero mnde at the Mayor'a ofice yoetcalay by poverty. stricken persone, ami the city tving no tund for the relief of puch, Secrotary Cluvelana turned them over to the County Aueut. Police Supt. Seavey was progonted with o splendid writtng~deak lant- night by the Cantaind and Lientenants of the force. The neceasary pre- pentation speech and n graceful acknuwledgment Tere made, and Chtistnas complinents cx- changed, ‘I'he ity detectiver showed their d-will caed Ansistant Superintendant of Pollco last evenlup by presenting him with a fiie pale of scalskin wloves, a Chrlstinas gift that he avpee- cruted fully at thic prezent tune, and for which he returned lie pleasantest acknowledamants, polite and heartfolt, + The city officos, with the oxception of thase of the Snperintendent of Police and the ¥lre Haruhal, wiil ho elusu] fo-tlay, and the ofiicinls and enployes will enjoy the Christmas hollday. A clerk will bo at the “1lealth Ofice untit noun, to fueue ainy burial permils that may be called for. Yesterdey the. Comptroller was furnished by the Counly Cleri with Tiets of the delinquent City tases un res! cdtate for the years N7 und 1874, and will keep them for future refercnce. |l-'ur 1!47;) the “é',’}'“'!{}““{.#‘.““Lf‘fih'fi'l“{’".“’.‘"9"“—"‘ "Fhere was 1 Christinas-Evs wmidnight serv. | boeniaken is S14, 301; 1874, $31, 2474 fotal, S46,° Yoot Careh af tho Aseenelon, eoPnar of Kim L R O T Mireote, with o chorai celehration of | foEfelturents Sk dirs for 1874, and B AeD, o B e vury g | AU muking u'tolal for the fwo years uf S01.- Y ertites aulie Ttalaie., Thero was o | V3% (kb erand tital of taxea due, fhe fll%"’: cungrezation lu rpite of the cold, $isN, und itle large sum has vecn extended upon yesterday held an inquest the tax wnrrant of 1878, nnon Mra, Mary Casliman, who dled of 8 congeative hiil ue Xo, 40 1ubonrd ‘siract, aud upin the e« vorer abont iy years of sye winen He Hewas struck dead home from work, Jiilton 8, Manchester, o well-known Inw. yerof thizenty, ant n brother of Danfel W. Man. Jiind very siddensy vesterguy morming at V. rih Clark steeet, dininsroou talking to o Wwent out witl scareely n ity war 42 years ui ae, and n GENERAL NEWS. . The Hon, M. C. Keith, North Flatte, Neb., = at e Palmer. ‘' Hon. J. C. Waterman, Sycamore, 1IL, Inu gnest of the Tremont. ‘fhe Hon. R. . Stanton, Cincinnati, is rezintered at the Tremont, fhe Hon. €, C. Bhnttuck, Cincinnati, is one of the gnests of the I'almer. Josoph . Rognolds, agent of Wallack's Comedy Company, {8 stopping at the Tremont, Tha Clicago Avenne Bunday Bchoal, one of the largest In the elty, gave a giand iunch yes- terday evening to the scholars. Charley Reed sthrted for Boffalo yesterday, récelved u telezram that his brother was 1 and not expected 1o Hve, Col. Jihn A, Rice, formerly of the Pacific Tinfel of this eity, und At present proprietot of the Bantwin llotel, ¥an Francisco, fs & guest of the T nt ‘The Sherman Ifonse has its prize steor on pronerly drawn and guartered, and wiil o the beel 1o give the goes nunntant Christmns feed. Ladies intending to receive New.Yenr's 1) please send thelr annocncements to Tux sie 8% 0, Sutnrday naon, fu order that they may npuear in Sunday’s puper. " The wire manufacturers of the eity held a mewting ot the Tremont 1lonne yeaterday aftemoon e ar for u gencral neeting of the trade In e ctby within o share time. The date ond place wiil be unced hereafier, word Willimms, with Huke =t Speucer, fatter fonnarymen, 83 Jackson sireet, miracd- oty esinped Tustant death_yerterday afternaon in faling teom the Tonrth story chrou zis uh clova- tor kutchway, Although no hones were brokan, Wititams wua quite badiy brojkeds it lis been decided by the Executive Com- mittee of the Hiinals Axeactation of the Hona of Vermout to hold thelr uextunnual banyues ut the Grana Paciie on the 1ith of danary. Al Ver- nontets, whether memuera of the Asauciation or ot are cordially tusiled 1 sttend. Montion was mado in yosterday’s paper of e fact that tho Comminstoner of Health had been arked by 8 umber of promiuent citizens to look tor adniterations In spicos, druge, ete. The Com- mirsioner i vere ready to do the work, wlich 14 sn Smportant une, but 1t i hardly poxatble for him to o 1t without additlonal assistance, The force at Wie disposal for the work at present tequired of Isim §x ridicnlonsly mmall, ffe has but vpe man, wud that one Indiviioal {a sunposed to tuspect ull the cattle nt the Stock-Yards and the shughivring-hoacs within the clity Tnite, to watch tne Jackmom atreet meat markels, and to Levp an oy the game and vegetabies sold ou South \Water street, 1le works hard and does n great deal of good, hut of course cannot caver the whole ground. r thy coming year, Dr. DeWoll will for iy meat inapectors, and, If the mat- ter I8 _properly representca to the Councl, will probably get thnt number, or at least tareo. He will haealy require an Increased apprupriation, wince that allawed for 1878 was Dot expended by from 10 to 16 per cont, Tu the Criminal Court yesterdoy Jacob Frye filed s putltion In the nature of a gno war. ranto, caling upon the Unlon block-lards & Tran<it Company fu show by what authority they esercixed the privilege of making charges not Justified by the Combuny's chartor,” The petition ‘wae sjanied by seventy-nine persons or Arnis, who gt wwdentif exy whils on iy At the munual communication of Palating . and ‘A, M., hold Sutardny vilicers wero eleeted for the duhn Luzne, wniee Duniel s, ieenm has been vaceived from P, M. ilenncssey, of thiselty, dated Aibany, Y. Yestoaday, St that s afuieraan-law, v, An TN died tntter city L Mre, Henneseey was w n Chicago, an well an In Al- L awd Ler promatars death will he eincersly munrned by u targe clrcle of rultives and foiends. hly ke " . clan: what the Transit Combauy bas overcharged Tise choice collectivn of pretiees presonted | them fn handling wtocky otc. The petition set at the recoption of the Academy of Deaizn nfeht | forth thut the petitioner has been illegally charzed betore last rewainy on exhindlon for two weekn, 10 $:10 per ton for hny, ‘and fron 80 conts & partentar s, & Lart. vt e, of & v atranz in the worky of certuln ar- i0ord anl James M. oan, Spread, nnd Col- catbition Ik ot upen ty the ntie furilier notl ‘I'ne ade etenbach s to be returned to o very wpecdlly, und muaat be "L gallery is oen 10« pun the hollday, hut i tu be uo auction sale with s exhioltion, but mwost of the it for prvato saie. ‘e Committee nppeinted ot the Citizenn' fation confervare 10 farmuiate the busiuest from 1o 814 tushel for corn, and that fur yarding stock 16 hiay buer, charged for hogs and shecp, cents” for lorers und cattle, entered an vrder calling Company to show, tha in aAys, why un Infarmution should not be dled, and t Teansit ten cang promises (o be of corstdernblo Importancy e petliinnera nre, for tho most part. nOW fesi- te, ‘Fhuse chinrites at the Btock-Yarils have for a¢ time boen tlie vubioct of complsint. An efiort was mude At Lhe Just wesslon of the Legislaturs to have omn action token towarde reducing thum, but unnaccesafully, The people at the Stock-Yards complain nll the time that they are charsed too winch for ynrdage. and for hav and other Articies t P yesteeday | fed 1o sto. o ofiicerm of tho Stock-Vaurdy atnd doe! pmnend The discns- “t v, ¢l eided to ecpminend o, dlscuss | company, iwever, st aith equal pertinacity that the ch, was ary reasonable. THE COUNTY BULILDING. The Colleotor of tho 'Town of Northfield called yesterday and got s booke, The Graud Jurydisposed of numerous caned yewterday, but toneof any public imvor- tance, . 'I'he Grand Jury met yeatorday, and, after disposing of sundry business, adjourncd until to- mMOrrow, ‘e Committes on Publia Charities will vislt the Insane Asylum Toursday inslelghs tolovk Into the recent explovion, In the Qonaty Court yunleidny 120 cnses were dlspnsed of, the mostof which were undis- puted. Tho Court will convene again Jan, 2, Jacob Grous, Clerk of the Circuit Conrt, hamied $3, 100 to tho County Treawnser yesterday, thu wame beity the net earnings of his ofilce for tue Jast six monthy. ‘The Cosmuitten ou Education met yester- day und ordersd the printing of ¥, 000 coples of tho Connty Superinlendont's late report, which will duubrare & aynousle of tho studios paraued in tho achooly, In the County Court yesterdsy afternoon corge K. Hall. aged 01 yoars, and twenty-five framra residont of Chucago, wan ddjudued tnamne, fo fn tho Tather of Johu Sherman itall, commis: wion mercbont, and {8 to ba taken to Eluin for treatiment. ‘Those hauging aranud the 8herifl's office umllr: that with the notw year many new faces will Tntradu “Tho Bherlil {3 aware of Lo iton- tlun, sod says that thuss who bupe hope ope. 3f half » dozen. however, 4o not secure places, 100 wili be disapoointod. Iu discnssing some bills yesterduy aftor- nouon it apneared that the county was H\flnw $7.495 for lour that conld now be parchnsd at & wuch Jews guze, ‘o facts would seem Lo aryue avaines thie county coutractiug for sll of its suoplies, yet the cuunty wmay be vight, By purchaeing fout fn the opon market, about $2 & barrel could be saved, Wity s parke, leaving the wah- Seetr tunation L dievated oesll the Commities Were noe to picvent pomething which would ba enerait seecitebie, CThe nbicet 14 1o devim sonie rclivme when e taxalile projenty which now es- et I 1he Banie OF Ly Anvessor, B seeined f0 be thut un A= :{ hiw allice fof threo or Lo i b Ui LI, stiice be could des o daye of the yeor to looking up personal w Delavan Ifove, corner of North T tho scnnio 0) 8 very by Wedetnt last nlshit, the col o whien sellciton aifiie were Mr, o Musivgun, Mich., Cavafer of zan Lane bhore Ttaflroad, and f tine cliy, T'ne cercimony clock Tu the parlors of the Munen Gibron offeiaunt, The durmely uttired i peart-white en Princenee, with vell, agango vlomoins, una diamond ornaments, Tne happy counle were seckpients 0f namerons ueeful sud oradinental e, noticenble sinong tuein being o comulety ce ot wilver, the 518 0f ifie grooin's adsociates s the cwpioy of the road with Walch by le con- neetvd. Sunrcly abter the cecemany Mr, and Mew. tim took Ui ieparturg for Musaugon, Whery will iz their iome, Amons thoss preeent aLtie ceremony wers: M. and Sea, L. W, Canp- tell, M, aud Mrs, e, Mrd, Upham snd the Min-ca Uphian, ¥, Stevens and won, ay Gircen, Mina Jeroine, M. Henry Stareing, 1. Peenine Mr, Frank Cohom, atd others. Mr, J. N, Jewott, Chulvian of the Exeen- ve Cotunittee appoimted by the genvral mecting wyers wh are standing. by Judge DBlwdzett, comnmeation yesterduy to Menats, Coupe cf, Knlekeroocker, asd Sheldon requeating thow, 1 iierstond. (0 scquains the Commlttee with ture of {he charcee ugmust dudiee ndgett, Tor die purpose, §8 18 also understood, of v tiore caurzes examined inta by a commit. See oi tie Bar Association, t the eml that 18 mizht terernwtint there was of them, aud whether they were suflicient 24 n hasie for the propuscid iipeachmient provecdings in Congress. A reporter s3w one of the gentlemen Interedded i the presentutton of these charged 1 the 1luuee ci Representatives duning the alterncon, and el bl whethier the request would - bo complied with. or whetuner he und his confreres wonld retiee to show therr haid, - Tue gontician' an_an tutimation that he Clark and Jibri-anta 2 trick todnd out Jnet what T'ho ladies of Bt, Paul’s Church (Unitariun) and_then. powsivly, Lo } pave preparcd a Christmas dinner for e children of the ealcindning | ub the Puor-lluuse, apd yosterday asked of the cun put down | Comiulitee on Public Cha that what they had for that," ho stand | provided mignt be transported, Thero was soma car, 0F whiteser you ust give jncwaton of wume Nt comuon e i i 0 ANy Words, hat they wonld refuse 1t wis about s cle, ] Tt biko tat was ratuing trongh lin mind. No reply wie sent ? e 10" thrue gentleme B chari settozcther duniug (ke day, and, as fo. ay wili fuceutiabiy be devoted o suclal bareuiie, a2 w ikl proganly be recuived befors Thuts: day aficrnoon, ajuoaltion on the part of 31 nzou und others to tav proposition, but 1t was not anficter dinner will Lo served, and somo of the lu Wi Iu" Iulwuduncl t0 800 that the custity s nut tmiss placed, "I'ho Committce on Publio Bervice mot the Commitieo af tho Bar Amsociation yosterday attars noon, T guestion of Juries was talked uver, the visiting Coninittoy explainloy the law governing the subject, and the momocrs of tho County Bord concurrtng. [t was Onally sgroed that the namve from which the Jutics should be seiccied should be ACCIDENTS, Mre. Aune Coffee, Ivmgatihie corner of Ilin- manand Fanling sifcets, went to ehnrcly yestepday | Shoson by the Commisstonvrs irom their Bt hg, util on e way oo .huuul ou tho | respective” wards and towns, and placed elue s otk uud biake bot gight uem, in n box fur that purpose, nnd everyvody red suttafed. But the Vislting Comimtice Whiic driving & uicat-wagon ot the Arctivr uvenuc and Bult stroct, fell from cat wtti Rt e 112l WP fractured nesr the Le Iives at N, 500 Twenty -alxth wirocte Juhin Ratoman, wilkaun, Nviug at No,101 North auvcnie, fol, trom lin wagon veaterday forencon, i had by 1L fea 0 budly broken below the knee that 1t e feared nmputation will prove necessary. Wile tho molher was uut vislting a nelghbor ot n: y warndug, Sury, the 5-year-old rof Edward O'Nell, of Nu. w7 Clark rlivet, wae fatily burued by ber clothiog catching i ab e kitenen stove, Plue, 15 yearsof age, living on Ewing strcet, near Jefleraou, was fuund ot | o'clock yes Lty murnlng dyd utier un Capal stre 050t slop nare, for they HoMnann iu the matter. e had ulnl{ the public inicrest ul won of jurors and, fusthennu ucoatest diticuity hio had so far experienced was in dehing ot Commissioners, who were constantly appealing Lo him to have thelr fricnds placed on Jurs o gestired the Commitico that he would u 1o such appueals, and they went off satis- ted upon Shurl® .:nfll them that he 'The Printing Committoe met yestorday morning “to considor the complaint ogainst Com- msioner Hodwuan, Frum what occurred 1 ap- peared that Mr, Hoflmaun had favored a ceriain arm o distrinating the connty work. The charges agatuet him thet ho bad let the _furuishing of cee- " 3 ) e e Ll ity care and the tps oF Lisdu- | furgieh the wame for $3.50 was considered, A AR VAR ‘fhe ooly explauatin offsred was that th ey 1 O contracting Urw bad changed ite name. The A i ‘;P,‘,f”‘“‘;:‘,‘,‘,‘:- Sort Naroes & | resule of thu exsmination W that the whole Marsnail, Butchiuson, Ban,s B | wot 1] ummended to be referrud (o 8 Mu; Jainbs Frazor, Topek and Mz, Hoftwana will have 5 b ll'v‘munl.ll"uv -J. '.‘ . 3 nibon, Bwurney B Very Unulatatty . n.q,uru.'uw ¥ Nuow ork: M. Sames Now » Broderlek Cl Cariorer e Lodge 5 e, B Liuies o iy L ook, Minorsota; 23 Frust, i rure s Gl ARk, oAt} uitalo: I, 1, Yre vxplain uis slleged favo ‘Thuau who use theaupplies in the bulldiag aitat hiw, on the ¢roand that tho Brm by " ‘uw Lat becn supplving bettur materisl thau b Las beem opgeriug from tbe rivel drm, su4, if the fnscatlgation proves Lo be therough, & €ause fur favoritiem may appear. 'GOVERNMENT BUILDING. eIy opportupity o bt o B husl LoFut braskert, Minpeuioltos Ciatios The exports of slcohol from this city yes- i 1 8 Varren, Little Lock, AS terday smounted 10 350 barrels, ‘Phero were 0o 4 per cent bonds subscribed for yestorday at tho Bub-Tressury, Tuo Bub-1-easury disburesiuents yesterday were $73,000 in currency, $2,000 lu gold, and 9,000 fn silves. ‘I'ho interusl-revenue receipts st Collector Harvey's offico yesterday smounted to §21,784. ) this amouut, §18, 525 was for tax-pald epirits. xi2 for tobacce and cigers, §302 (uz ocer, sud tor cxports. Gen. McDowell, Buperinteudent of the new Government bulidiug, will start fur Kansas Uty Jau. dtojoin Maj. Poo mad Specusl-Ageut THE CITY-IALL, The Cowptroller puid out 3,000 fn city serip yesterday, " Five cuses of scarlet fover were reported yeaterday at the Health Ufice, Iutervst duc on Water-Depsriment coupons for January—§3,600—wss paid by bovkkeeper Johusun yesterdsy. Five-Murshal Beuner, in accordsuce with hiasuuisl custow, prescated cach of bis saalat hany “:u\‘unltd * 1osday, aml in more than oue way was 1 tion of the nest office whil provably be open 11 noon, and Col testoner Hosno €an b se in the rest of the preme, Bill, who escaped 80 neatly from the custouy of certain Deputy Marshal not long ave in Contala- efoner logne's office, has turned uy again, -=thiy phain envngh on care was continned togot inagood word for himeelf, occurring jmmediately afterwards the progromime (o sumo cxiv search was renewed with greater mterust, act, 18 tha stury Roes, the depaty winrted forth with a yair of handeulls, but no Keys (hereto,—or With o keyn and withiout tho handeals, a4 some a3y, ~-and had to put back for repulra. was captired ot last, however, aml, M"’f unanle to give bail, 1o spend O Jotced with great joy. Collector uf Cristotns, returncd from his slying trlp to Washington nod ' & 1 Tuesday nlght, the Junrney from New York having been portormeil 1 the uaprecedented thne (slow)y of gomrihing vyer iy storna in the Kast and the sudden cold snap which seein to have siruck agreal part of tha cuniatey npon him yesterday afternovn ho had Atout resor- erw from the fatigte tncident (o the Journey, und was ettguged In torating hts sluns at tne grate-rs fn the Ae ing. hiw Jata trip was t fo important prese Lusincss ‘at Washingion and Now York. \While in the former city b had, of coutsc, culled on the President and tne Xecrotar of the Treasurey, and had exchanged opinfons will them on vanous uiatterd, much gratified at the atiitnde of the Secrotaty in reyard o the New York customs freepuinriile: anit siated tiat that ofleinl was determined to pud fuyestigationa uther subject of ulsrnsslon fur some tine past, with yigor and execution. Houne matters, tiat ls, the prosccutlon of tho Lnlul)'dnmtlm bl Tnilcted might bo determined, and, if the law might take ita conrae, 10 the statements whica iuve gono vus from time to timo that Sccretury Sherman was rather dine nink thote was tho least demro on the part of that oMicer to shiteld anyludy, much less to thwar Judicial inquary mio tie alleged swrong-aol the indicted. stated that Juaye Lawrence, with would have coargge of (e Government's nteres having bean appointed apecial counset for tat pur- pose, and_that Judyo would sssiat buth i the p ana_in the pres y He twas pesfectly satintiod that the Uovernmeut's intorests were in cumpctent and hands and, In short, daat nobods eaniness ns to_Lie con Inatmuoch as Mr, Smith, who House investivation because ho felt tmpelled to that cottrae in the conscientious perfuraiance of bia duties, an disbirsing officor at ihis point, s thus antisfied with the outlook fur the future, and has evory confidence that the Uuvernment be Cilly and fairly presentod, it would tneee 18 na_toom for grawbhing or foundation for suapicion thut the Governmunt's tuterests will be i sny manaer slighted or neglucied. i cane of Mr. Long, who was churted with stealing alout §730 worth of hurecs, that the evidunce failed 1o establish the charvus, aud tha defvadant wau accordiugly discuarged, who sometlmed worl fawmily of shup-lliters, was cavturod on Cblcage avento bridge yesterday by Detectives Uallagher sud White, and fo his possesslon wore found o Ind; punts, atl of which were undoubtedly shop-lifted by hiw. Heb, caugnt shoplfting st No, 60 Madleon street; Doula Mullen, larceny uof o cush-book belunging to the Golden ltule Lodyte of Masons, whith ho claims und [Tenry Hoonoy aline Walsh, thieviug vagrants, reporta that whilo on his wav Lome at 7:15 Mon - day vvenins ha wae inet by three higtwaymen on Copyrem street, One of thein cocked a revolver in his fuce aud Lo ather two sttacked liuin from the rear and throw hun down, they becamy lrlrnwuud. und after ventally Xick- {ug bt in the think he wlil be ablo to the West Ma are gathoring fu from the pawnvhops » lurgo quan- my'ot wesniug upparel atalen by hee feow her unclu's r IR;I’\ to reform bor, but sho refused to stund it, money, 8 woman from Wisconsin, who skipped acros the border with sn itine Blmon{, €500 tw the of fornlcatiun prefereed by her nghtiut husaand, who |s endeavorluy o $100, 1u §100 o the Criminal Court fur steling thinge {rom his fathor; bighway cubcy'al ‘Thomas Nelvon, $1,000 1o thy ol the Falme: i steallng $15 casn from Capt, Walter Brown, 8300 tv the Criwinal Court; James Daiton, buslardy, $500 10 the i pros. chared ; LIlmy Hly,\fvl. larceny of o revulver from % ) ara st prosent in & great state of exciteuieyt about certatn bappeuings fu sherr neighborhood sud fn this city, and vowie of them Lavo wrltten to Tux Tusmuxe for tug puspose of oxposlng what thoy clalm to ba k conspiracy, requeating that the facts canuected With the uffair be mwady publie. That which started this fact that Dec. 18 Mre, Ella Mason spplicd 10 this city for » divorce from ber Lusband, Louls 3, Mason, According to the statoments 6f the Neogs Do prominent physicians of C He was s bard studens snd made rapid progress. In 1870 be marricd Dr. Itichardson's daughter, and began the practice of hia profession with Hat. terinz proepects of success. Ul praciice lu- creased, hewon many friends, sud bid falr to bcows the leading physician of Neoga. spriug, powsver, ho muwlv tbe acquatutance of conbmually visited bu st 4t causcd ouble 1in i Camp, who. with him, form the Cammission ane pointed hy Secretary herman ta select 3 sife for the proposed Govetnment buil ling n that eity. Tha Custom-House employes wore some. whit botuered ta thele minds o day or a0 ago, for Tear Collre,or Smith warld not rétarn i tma to v them thcir monthly etipends hefore Chrlatmas, Fhe oiiculty was obyinted, however, when tho Collector appeared n_propria nersans at hi< oflice yosterday morning and gATe then therr checks oi e Sut-Freasury Christms will ho generally observed to- a3y by the G, T, fotks, who will abistuln from do- fnz thiele wonted work, and will spond the day tn ecarching fur something tn thelr stockinzs, and (n studying the chemical principles involved 1 the concuciion of evz-noge. One of the **boys™ was king Johi L yesteriay a8 to waat would gen 1o a fellow ‘Thursday morning u cass Neoga. 1 quested that au fuvestizaiton be ntade. THE RECORDY OF TIIN COURT whicleslic 14 entitied, on the breing 3 conviet, and that M dizoree beensise her b =the thay he ot hier Martha—othot name anknown, Doth wresented by Payno Fittz. —that of the initer heing signed hy the comolaining witness. Aes, Madon stated that the dofendant contd be fonnd at No, 51 ind had. on Dee, 13, 1578, ~the bill, For the purpose of getting still farther informa- could fing AR, AND MRS, JMASON, in orler to ascertain what thuy had to sy, tallng Al o, B1 Sonth daleted street, bo fonnd Mra, Mason at home, b company with 4 female friend. She 8 n fino looking lady, but scemed 1o be In tronble, of his visit, the friend tnterropted by stating that alra. N, had nothing 1o say 1o re) wan very evident that *he was under the mmfoence of this woman, However, Mrs, Manon did elste that ol whe had to sty was aet forth In her mill, and that, under the clreumstances, eho cotld portori: eya opened to ihe fac? that prenara 00 foF 8 glotl Irty-aix houre, were ol finie in the eonrae Colleetor Harvey's ~cen until that hour, but bullding ellence wall reign su- Willinm Corbett, familiarly known ns Old s 1 liil'a offense conshited in sepding °| never live with her hushand azatn. Inguiry e e orsarda ‘i the wifo of ane | for Wim _ resulted i lcaruing - that Peatt, who appeurs be aboat as well | he had heen at ll"'_tl’nlz‘ nleces in F e rmeir. "Tue ovidenca was | the city, amung others at No. ol Suuth flalsted the uxamination, tmt the lay ta give William a chance The eseane, terfure atrect, nnd _that ho way likely to be there again hatday, but when coubd ot betald definttely, Mra, Mauon_scemed inclinod to talk, but hor up- parcul wardinn did ler beat to keep hor mouth cloeed. and wyas euccessfu 3 .~ deputy has been lhu\fll\f e town over stiee, Tae reporter thon souht ont uemed with o warrant for the venerable beat's ue- PAYNE PITIZ, zents A day or so 820 b learned that i+ man was | the attorney, and interviowed Wim at fenath, he Keeping shady over 1 Bobemiantown. aud the | belng very communicative. Heo sald in subsiancs what follows: Alout three Weeks before the billa were flied a very cotirtcous woman called nt his oflice and made Inqulries abunt & diyoree, —put it feclern ne )l tuget information, --but Wenl uway without asking him to file a bill, - A seek or a0 gubscquently Mason dronped Lo, nil hud o tali on the santa subject, Fils price was 833, Mason thought s excesstve, nud aeked what wouid bo the chinrge If he went in anotacr party: Fittz maidicin. bt subscquently came down to 875, A bll for Ela Mason was njterwards prepuread, aud ho col- fected 13 at No, 51 South Ilulsted strect. Two cr three day Iater the steange woman visited lim ngain, and he then lcarncd that she was Mra. Marttia McCartney, wife of iho counteefeiter. She fium hls attention to the § It Tho vld fetlow was gent over to Hottmann's Vowe to smas out of tne culd, Aud Vratb ree TUE NON. WILLIAM HENRY SwiTi, w York_anoot midnight W T Cu! 0w nouts, The secent snow scaunteriolicrs ulie 0 for Ii1s foo in her case, e a<ibile for - thte delay, and At Whetter there wae an understanding between X:\'ur.!l:;‘pl“\wk Mr, Smith mm:: ,l"llc time | Mre. McCartnicy and Mason the reporter doesn's to become thoroughi thawed vut, as | knows the reader can draw his own conclaslon, ft were. When a° ‘Tripyss man callod | Horaolding.place tsa secret, and, as Mason wis difiicuit tu fnd, the statement of neither on the point could be vbiainet, When thin caso comes bofore Juaze Moors it wonld bo well 1f ho puve ity nut a carelal examin. atlon, —Tor io Rives that 10 811 his cas but excecdingly careful onc, TIE COURTS. ITBNS. Judge Blodgelt yesterday morning did not open court nntil nearly noon. The train was blocked n, and he held court at Loke View, Conaequents 1y no conrt was held and the jury were discharged until Jan, 2, The courts and Clerks’ offices will alt be closed to-day, as usal, Jnage Willinms yesteeday granted a- decrea of divorce to Kliza B, Muller from J. B, Muller. Priday will bo the lnst day of sorvice tu the Jan. uary term of the Supcrior Conrt, The hateas corpui case of Charles . Ernet, are rested nn a chargo of belng accessory 1o & larceny, war postooned. woclated Presa oice in the Union Hutld- In the chat which followed, Swith raid ken for the pnrpose of sttending 11a sppeared Lo Dy very nto sutquittas the suac which feduds, havo veen tlie As to our own Custom- fr. smith stated that the Vresi- uband the Secrotury wera actusted by 8 strong t0 ses the triuld pushed with all possib'd 1o the cnd thut the guilt of tunocencu ot the allty, that Mr. Sinltn referred oscd (o shield Supervising.Architect Hill, and . Tiated mhu nuarv dnw'n'cr in _the ‘trutn Disclinrges from bankruptcy were lsencd lo of any such statement. From i | George W, Philiips, dJr,, sud to Joho A. Darl conversation with 3r. Shetman, bhe was | jop, fustified in saying that be ' did not Lradford Jlancock sras sppointed Assiznes of John 1. and Joln M. Mott yestecday, Jobhn A. Farrow of * Wilham M, Coiline, and i, B, Jenkins of Herman F. lraft, % Arsiunoes will be chosen to-morrow morning for . 0, Ten lyoccke, Ueorge 11 Walker, W.' Q. Dawaon, and dacob Yandorf, SUPERIOR COUNT IN NRURP, ‘The Pullman Palace-Car Compaty began s salt yesterday for $1,000 uyainst Mark Kimbull. “The Aibany City National Bank urongnt solt to recover 84,000 of €%, L. Wrignt and Leonard King. CIRCUIT COUNT, Liille Gillatte Covk commenced anuit in trespass against James K. Flsher, claiming $10,000 dumages. THE CALL THURSDAY, ODARTT~Nu coutt. Ao call of calendar 2 xR0y =Mations, -Matloni y of “As L0 the conduet of tho trials, ho Sr, Camphe W and Mr, Thomson ration of thy cuses entatlon thercal o tha Jury. tustworthy ed fecl ang i fmporiant cave, ieian tile Custom- ucs of th cuse Will e thet Huas Juzbon Loori~Aotiou ok MCALLISTRE=-NO court untli Jui JCIEK FaRWKLL~0cieral business. Uuhin WILLIAMR—2 04T, Ds Luca 4. Calondro, No. 134, Fosa v3. ¥ous, 0g Erlal, ASUDGMENTS. Surenion CaurTZUoN¥res0NY—Tamos D). Marshail va. Matiie King, $),007.57.—Honry Nowndeid ve. 04, 3% Cinguts Covnr—tunag Tootn—Charles Moler va. Amerutta, N, and feorgy Gliwon s Georio Alleui Yerdicty $75, wud tdilon tor uew trial, CRIMINAL, Justico IHaines yesterdny decidod, in the JUDGE BANGS, 118 FOBIIULE SUCCESYOR, Tux Trisuxe's Waskingtou divpatches have statcd, on several occasions, that Judge Danga would in all probavility quietly drop out of tue ofice of District-Attornuy for the Northern Dis- trict of Tilinols after the triat of the Custom-lfouse cases, and, from what sdditiona) information this paper lins boen uble to pick up, both at this and tho other ondof the line, 1t would seem that the statement hes conaideravlo trath for lte foundation and grooudwork, Tho unwillluguess of Judge Donge, since hia return, to refor to tho subject Cha les Potors, a notorious young thiof with tho Rotnach aud Waelss knit Jacket, two new vests, and a palr of Arreats: Oarrio Arpold and Mamfo Gott- ke any delulte statement 83 to bis prob Liavire .’:‘:::t.;::du;fl‘{“&‘.‘;fia:“:l‘u?hkh fio e~ | sble atutus, would soem (o 2dd some additionsl v o lier corroboration to the story. ‘Andorson, lorceny of & DnfTaio-robs 5w, | WalaL sams, fue Aorsan, e O e htartoy, | 11 W8 mantini woveral yentlouion ara inorg of loss suxious! otice of trict 18 1y swaiting tho despuuement, District-Attornsy worthall th The this dls- 0 oy from §4,000 to $6.000 & yesr, depending on the abllit and push of the vecanant of the position, and. such el tho case, 181 3 prize worth having, Up to date the forewmont, and, 1f roporis aro 1o be le- Heved, the favorite candidato, s James P, Root, who 14 waid 1o have somu decidedly atrouy backing. A. M, Pence iw snuther of tac smbltious goentle. wan who are reauy and willlug to sten futa Baugs »hoos, ulthough uls appiicaiion crgatod wmore oF leus surpride nuong Chicago lawyers, from the fuct that e I understood (o buve 3 legul practice sl ficlently fomunerative to make tho vflica utinecess sary, It nut uudeslrable, to him, Amung the uther pevoriey caudidntes aro Sunator Kiddle, Frederick Ullman, Silloit Authony, apd Gen, Jo 1, Leake, of thiv eity, uud Justee "Eldredge, from tho futerfor of the State, allof whani Lave more or less hacking. Thuhawes of Gen.d 8, Thompsun und Kubert .7 Lincoln tave alss becn mentioned, elther onu of whoin 18 vwonld be deslrable to have 1 tne ullice, but neither of whom could probavly wiford, 1n justice to bla private practice, fo aceept the positfon if tendered them. In view of thy Jaryo numuer of caudidatud for the ofice, and tho diiculty of cnoosng wutof thuss Who would thko 1t Just the man who is fn o)l respects ditod for it 1t fv now underdioad that tho President will, botots for F. W, Mallatt, of No, 242 Congress atraot, betwevn Moryan uud Nzigatuun., but he reawed so Tustily forald thut He W niify them, Alice Bmith, a oyprinn, I8 uuder arrost at on “dtreet Statlun, and the police ace m’{d ran ol ves ot e idence at Klgin. Lo made a creditable d, wheu they diveated tioe of all hiee own eloth- she helped herself 1o whatever she could find, cdintely upon her return (o the city atie went aspree and pawned he clothiug for spending- Justice Morriron: Catherine Harrington, nt poadier natied Loum yminul Court upon a Posscsaiun of & 18-y takinz any action, obtain the opinions of tne fead. old boy who uccompanivd heri the Fricduvrgs, | ing Chicagu lawyers aeto whofs tig best man foe charge with kecping & wnehop with | the pluce, und bo guided by that opiniou Ju what- wut | & lcenss, _ to Oth; ~ Willaw | uver bu niey do, o Keatiug, vagrancy, th Jicoderson sud ichnel v Justico Summerteld hold Chiaries Withere THE MUSIC-ITALL, ALOUT GEITING THE LAND, A revorter for this papes called upon Mr, J, Tuweell Jones, Prosident of the Weat Divislon Street Rallroad Company, yeaterday to losrn hiv views rogarding the propoacd now music-haill, of which meutlon was madu in yestorday's TmBUNE in connection with the report of & mouting of cap ialists intorested in the projoct. It wos stuted therotn that the elte of the propused bullding was tho lot at the southwest corner of Blate and Han- @olph utreots, which the Weet Divlslon Rafirond Company, Lhe vwners of the provesty, were will- 11 for $1:25,000. Mr, Jauos stated that orrect; Lial e Compsuy had for suine e up the lot, and the bullding ihureow, &1 prosent occupled ay 1te guneral oftices, fur souio such PUipvsc 88 tolv; but shat it decided not 1o do wo untll 1t was certulis that the property would pass lute the Lands uf taosu wuo would unt up what the cily so mucu needs, and has lonz needed, viz.. a first-cluss puoiic hall. The conpany wue satisfied that the geativimen who were belind the muvement were thorougbly alive 10 the uccessily for wucn an ymbrovement aé he had judicatcd, uod it wow ready (0 uisposs of the Jand »3 th Sgure named, 1t would bo puid for in Dbouds Whick Would Tun fur Liventy years, o lees, with Inlercat at 4 per cont for the first_tve years, b per cent for the uext ten rln-n, and U per cuat for the last Bve years—which wus equivalent Lo 5 per ceut for the full tlwe. “The Com- ony's idea, o making the rate of utorest so low, wae to wake it an object fue pub- lic-splrited catizeun 1o gu 1nto the movemont. “fue lans, whick had been prepared with great caro oy Me. Burilog, the arcbilcet, bad been sgbuilited Lo fiis Cowpauy, aud,ua far A4 he was euabled to Elwood Lewis, charged with tae !riminkl Court: John Funders, ssme chugge, dis- uxd, 0 the 20th; dunn Corran. MARTIIA AND LOUIS, A QUEER DIVOKCE sUCT, The citizens of Neoya, Cutsberland Coanty, 1., xclivment down thiere was the e, Msson cameo to thewr town from Ohlo in 1804 and bogan the study of medicioe iu the ofice of the iats Dr, Jusepn Richardson, vav of toe uberiand County, Last r. Martua McCartuoy, wifo of Peter Mcuarinoy, tae noturious couuterfolier, who ls Buw survin Judge, be had uo heu‘llx}llun 1 -a!hnx that the the pensity of his misdeeds u the Aichiyan Tty '"“r“l‘“ wheu C"'":.’Lf‘t'? W‘flhfll nbt fulwlu-unv Peoilontiary, to which Le was seut aboUl two years D‘alrl e A g e the counten,—ong at avo fur atesm of ftecn yeurs. Mrs, McCurtney | W "5‘ ¢! L' Ul il il s well be ownes farusuf 170 acres, withw goud house un | Proud. @ Company's rcavnt butlunig on the S Sbaut 8 nitle aid & LAIF norts Of Neoga, Erom | 108 would, of cuure, be torn dowwn. bilt the ltall- the ting of his scqualutauce with her, road Cumpany would take some of the otfices with e Deoetor” accurdingto the "sfutemunre | Whivhtoe new bulldi would e yrovided. lu short, dir, Junes wes thorousbly bu fuvor of the Jroject to give Cbicugo sowuthitiy which everybudy Luuu- ahe 0 tuth b aud the gcutlenicn who ure at the bead of the povewent must congratulate theiaseived un baviag su suthusiastic s coadjutor 1t the eutorprisc. ol the citizeus of Mvogs, was s chunged uan. Ho ‘was coutluuslly visltinz ber at hcr‘llml. uud sbe u ™ Kuowicdye of this cauie 1o his wifu, und. The Duct Neogo puvplo suy, tri could invent to Jnduce hia geta but sbe replivd thab abe didu't wast on where he wasthers abu wanlcd to be. weeka uxo Mre. NcCyriney left town. and Aluson s0ld out bis property, told the people ho was golug West 19 yrow Ub with tho couulry, gol oo the ‘trala Dec. 12, sud tuwme straizht o Clicago, ‘Fhe next thing Wis towusumicn beurd wos tuat Are. McCartuey was u Chicazo applying for & divurce from ber Lusbaud ou the grouud that be wus 8 couvict, aud that, vu the sawe day, Masun appited for @ reicawn from tae Doctor, Tha lufervuce which they draw from thess facie i that B Now Application of Efectriclty. Sew York Tridune. ‘Tho need of sowe cheap uud convenleat mo- tive power for lizht work has long been evident. Fur ruunlng Mgt fischioery—sowing-wachines, scroll-saws, small yreascs, ote.—nsby luyeu- tious buve bech deviged which bave been sue- cesrfUl 10 sUmE resbecta. Inveutive gentus loug ‘o surued Its attention to electricity na w cheap aud powerful azent. But the greut diflculty of Juvciioes bus beeu 1o convert cheandy sha doee the Doctor had induced ar compziled his wife 1n Chleago, far fron her friende and home, -fo do hat which stie pdnitively refused to do swhila in N n view of theas clecumaiances they re« show that Mew. McCartney applled for a divoree, to ronnd ¢ het hnsvand 13 Miason wunts & —commiited adultery with il weeo South Halsted street, and & summons was secved ou him thors on the 10th, the day after the Aiing vl ho | flon, nr?mrhr atarted out yesteraay to ece if ho Upon making known the abject rters, b rent of electricity {nto the power that wiil drive the wheala of the machine to which it feaiplicd, A Brovklyn fnventor, after vears of experinient 10 socure this end, has constructed an electrie cnrine. The mm:lnlnrry nevessary Lo ran an or- dinary sewing-machine needle throuzh sll thick- ness Of cloth {3 contalned tn o box eight Inches mquare and four inches deep. A small Lattery furnishes the electricity, and may be at any dis- nerat the Home to«lay, and in the evening there will bo a tree with gilta for the boys, Fricnds are requested to send contributions. — SCHLIEMANN. Dee, 24, at 16:70 ' 1} e N Do “mm);'m: m", of paraiysle, John Secly Wa | Funeral at 77 Wabaah-ay. Faturiay, Dec, 28, at1p, ohrieads f tho famiiy ste avited to ariead, 3 —At his ceatdence, No, 0C B 5 X sumption, I'strick l']fl:;‘.e:Irdn-\n.m it 95 tros, Lueuf from hi pestdence Thinralay at 10 o'elack, to oh of Tmmiar i ., thie 2 Mechureh nlate Conception, thenes by ear. Further Excavations at Troy. I hitadelnata Prets. ~On Runday Aftepnoon, Mee. 22, at § , #om of Ludw| ind Wilhel mann, tance from the maching, tho distavee governing | Dr. Schliomann, after an interinption of Avs | Mine Rescmann, aed s seara s montiis =22 ¥ 'he s ne14} from resiides : e h"as s by t1ony ts the oy con | Jeors and o balf, resumed, Bept. &0 Tost, his "a':kfl'»’é'fi ;n!."m-’,‘ itrhon anth fases 1 3 ANt wxpenae, and this only costs n few renta & | 8¢Arch for the burled Troy, Ho le °“"‘5°" :" rerldenes. of Bal sonatn aw: S Paeny-fouriane day while In use. The speed at which the ma- | Zive the Imperial Muscam at dlonstantinople | Mes. J. Mal chine {s run, and the -lorplnn and starting, are entirely under the control of the operator, being governed by a switch on the cloth-plate, It successful workiug has heen shown in pubife. ——. "CHRISTHAS. Religtous, Theatrical, and Other Ways of Rpending the Day. "To-day the Christian world will celeUrato the pativity of our Savior. 1n most of the churches there will be religlous services in the morning for the benefit of those who look uvon the day with rovorentlal fecling. For those who are wordly-tninded the theatres and other places of smusentont will offer the usual hollday attrac- tlons, Should the *area of low thermometer '’ be not too much depressed, thero will be more than tho ordiuary anouat of sleighing, and the liverymen will do a land-office busincss. The down-town saloons—particularly those of & preteutious charactar—wll dlspenee hinge bowls of that seductive boverage knuwn as eg-nowg. Turkey-lupches will be as common na sauur- kraut and biack bread. The hotels will two-thirds of tho discoveries, and to bear all the cxoensessnow amounting to $2,500 a month. A delegate of the Turkish Government is on the spot, aud a guard of ten gendarmes is fur- vished. At Ilissarlk, where all the cxcava- tions haye been made, Dr. 8. traces the romains of no fewer than four pro-historic cities which hiad been built on the samo site, and the sec- ond of these {s, he maintaine, the Homeric Tray. lie expects, before the scason of ob- cration closes, to bring to llght the whale western and northorn part of the circuit wall, the construction of which Homer ascribes to Poseidon and Apollo (Illad vil. 453), ns well a8 all that remaina of the pre-historie mansion im- mediately tothe northwent and west of the great gate, which he atttlhules to the ancient town's King, beeausa 1t is the largest and best built hotiss fn the city, Iuit were found hundreds of remarknbls objects, and close to It the treas- ure noa_exhiblsed in the South Kenslogton Mu- scum. The walls of thia mansion are at o depth of about twanty-elgut fect below the surfaco of the hill, and _preclscly ko the cyclopean walls of the'Roya) Palace at Mycenw, tud the crclopean hquses st Tir, CarTian ::h t}fllu 8 méeww}nn- ay " Cometers. T ate Tesbectruliy Tavlted toniead WILDDN—Dee. 20, ofdiphtherld, at the vest her parenial Marii, thfant deianie? o oma and Stacy WILDOX=Tier, 24, of Kiphtlieria, John, " nncra) frota 3 3 Markerats Dec. - oclock m., by catrindbs in Calvary Cemesery. ™ ANNOUNUEMENTS, NOONDAY PUAVEICNMEETING AT LOWFR Farwell 1l to-day ‘will ba Jed by (s G, b Toch, SAwbjert Wik be T O1ad Tilingecs " SeLul F[HE MEXICAN WAR VETERANS WILL TI0LD Grand Pacifc Hotel, for the ele Urand Pacing the electfon of oficers and B ‘141 STATE-ST.,, yris, They can only have scryed o8 sub-structures to a stately and “throw themselvas M on - their bills of | vury luvated wovden building, for otherwise fare. Cbristinas-trees will abound, laden .,.5.-‘;", no wa .,u,um.ml,'fim.l, hu‘z‘cmng“:‘ okf . - 2 with @l sorts of presents, from a | red, binck, and yellow wood-ashos, intermixe pouny whistle to o sealskin cloak, | With chiarcoal, by which they are covered to ea In urrlers andatin horse to s diamond solltaire, Tk dépth of nine to ten feet, “Amung hese sshes y the Doctor has recently fouud a red hand-made vase, containiug, wnong other things, tweoty rold earrings, four rold hairplus, & lerge num- der of gold beads, racelet of electrum, frag- ments of necklnces. Most remarkuble among the new discoveries 18 well-preserved Qlstail of wood, eleven fect fong, with the thread eharred black as coal. At this depth of twenty-chent feet, curious objects of varlous kinds are coustantly beinz unearth- ed. Three gates befory the pro-historic mansion tiave been lafd open, varylug in breadth respect- ively from ten to sevuntéen anduone-fourth fect, Unfortunately, the approach of winter, which 18 severe In LAat reglon, will suspend turehier ex- vavations until spritg. The zeatous antinuarian 18 sury tl:at, eventually, he will be able to prove to the must skeptical thut Le hasstruck tho site of the uity of Prlaw, sud o inora fully kdemity the rins with the lovalitles dJescribed bo Homer, The pre-historlc times are of vague significa- tion. Althougn the date of the Trujan war can prisoners o the County Jalhi are prowlsed an extra good dipner, There will bo foasting and rojoiciniz at at} the charitabie institutions. The bumeless and fricndless, which includes that pumerous tlass known In 'rance sstho ! pauvres dinbies,” will amuse themsclves by enviously thinkin of the more fortunate, ond regnling at the varlous establishments which make up thelr lunch-routes. In fact, the day will be celebrated very much as it has been during the past ten or fiftcen sears. When night vomes there will be the usual number of headacties, to be followed 1n the morning with repentance and doda-water. And su runs the world.a 8 wll be beld co- . ‘Will keep their establishmont opon OHRISTMAS DAY to acocommodate those who could not be waited on during tho rush of yestorday. AUOTION MALES, < "By Wil A, BUTIBIRS & GO, Auctioneers and iteal-Estato Agents. 173 and 175 [tandolph-st. REGULAR THURSDAY TRADE BALE. STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS Custom Made Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Gloves, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Ete. THURIDAY MORNI ‘The tollowing churchh servi day: BPISCOPAL. Bt. Andrew's Church, corner of Wast Waghing- ton aud Robiey steeeta—Yarwan by the Rev. Heary Q. Perry; loly Communion at 12w, Teinlty Clurch—tioly Communion at D:30 & be fixed with some approach to accuracy, there | FHEREDAY o Dec. 26, at #:10 o'cl et W aaruion by the Ttey. D, | 18 4 vist period of timu deeper in the womb of | dwcdFitdhiay. an 480 155 Haudslph sullivan. Musle by a double quartette ander tha It s e, be{nnd the reach of chronology. only of 1ate years that we bave begun to form sume fdes of the immense 0 of time from the creation to the preson . The ancients carrled humao anaais buck Into ages that we take no sceount of. ‘The Egyptlan pricsts reck- uned tho time from tho reigi of Helius to Alex- antler at about 23,000 éenrn. Cleero sueaks of the memorlals of the Babyloniaus as embracing a period of 470,000 years, sud Pliny cites E.phunu as saying that thoy were In possession of aatronomicdl observations inscribed on baked vricks, extending over 720,000 years, The Chi- sesw and [indoo cosmogoniats claim a fubulous . Auctioneers, — JAt 202 Staic-st., on Friday, BANKRUPTSALE ENTIRE 8TOCK OF READY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS & SIHOES, Cloths, Cassiieres, Jeans, Cattonades, ‘Tatiors' Trim- mings, Furgishing Goods, Hats, Caps, U - ok e, Notions evor: aig Cabs Umbreliea Trar direction of Mr. Creawuld, Grace thurch—Service: 4t 11 6. m., with set- mon hy the_Kev. Dr. Locke. “‘Thg music will in- cludu a now Te Danm by Linyd, jubilsote oy 8, 1. Warren, Chrletmas anthem by Ueo Waer and uifortory by Dow. The =Burch will oa dnaly decoruted, 2 81, James' Church—At the conclunion of the murning serviee, the (ollowiug seluctions will be rung on the chlmoes: 1. Changes oi elght bell Vaoft and belelit was the atarzy Dlght."* !lln.-n..h ly'u:bc TR o) A e hither, {,fl Talthtut,” o Again, Deauttful vl antiquity simost beyond calculation. Tt I8 ob- AT ATOTION; M ciu upen the SIdNUEE elear.™ vious that the anclent untions had no bollef or FRIDAY, DEC, 27, AT 10 ('CLUCK A. M., s R of et tradition that they were were liviog in the '%P‘"'{IB 202 Sintewnts k3 c'hlmr.k.' thie Hieeatd Angels aing.” wurld's yonin, . A BUTTENS & CO., Auctloneers. Cathodral 88, Poter and_Paul—Pirst celobration of the lloly Communion, 7 a.m. ; niorning peayer, Holy Commuunion, and sernton at 10:30; evenlng yraver, 4:10, Following fe the programme for the facenoon servico: Introt, Hymn—**Ilark! What nican those holy volees. JAber;a NEQULAT BATURDAY BALE. Furnituro and Honsefurnishing Goods, Parlor and Chambor Hata, “Parlor, Office, and Oook Btoves, BATURDAY, Dce. 23, at 0:30 o'clock, st Butters' Aue- tlon M T and 175 East Rtandofpheat, e A A BUTTHI & Uons Avctione SENATOR VOORHEES. s Thers & * Conspiracy Agniost Him ?— “Tho Answer Retursed by Those Who Clatin to Know Is, Yes, Corpespondence Cincinnati Rnquirer (Dem.), Nxw Aupaxy, Ind, Dee. 20~The Fn- quirer ropreseutative hos sowe political news of significance, received from a very prominent aod lotelligent Demoerat, who haa recently made o busincss tour of the Btata that extond- ed over seventy vountles. ‘This gentlemon was naked by the Enquirer reporter what bo thought of the election of Mr. Vourhees to the Benate. He replied that ho bad learned facta on bis trip, gathered from carcful inguiry, that loft By GLO, P. GORE & CO,, 64 and 70 Wahash-av, SPEHCIAL SALB CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, Friday, Dec. 27, at 9:30. UEPORMED EPISCOPAL. 8t John's Church—Following is the iwnusteal programme {or tho sorvices this morning: * Veuite” fn ++ Mosenthal capioclaty 1o doubt n his mind thut a conspiracy bad beon | o5 ChiineFaaiien and Americat Ears I iogkInaian :"nmm-\l‘ oriranized hy the woney power, which embraced 0, 1\ GORE @ CO., Auclivuesrs, not o few promlicnt Demacrats fu Its organ- izatlon, for Mr. Voorhieea® defeatw The first offort 1o this girection, ho states, will bo put forth in the Democratie Legisiative caucus. This falling, the conspirators wiil go (ntotho Legls- Iature with thelr money and Influeice, and cn- deavor, Ly & Tree usy ol both, to buy uo enough rural i!om«mm: t compass thele object, e Chray Church, Michluan fourth stroet—"Thera will be s unton kervics par- patod In by Christ UChurci, ¥irt and 8ccond whyterlan, Trinity Mothodist, Plymouth Con- greguttonal, and the Michizan Avenuo Baptlat, At the conclusiou oF tha ususl Reformed Eplacopal gorvice, scvoral of the pastors will doliver briof Chrletains addresses, UNITARIAN. 2 enue and Twonty- EXTRA Hd{g:DAY' SALE BOOTS & SHOES, Friday, Dec. 27, 8:30 o, m. ya there can be o doubt of this couspiracy, Church of the Mesatab, cornor Michigan avende "'lid' e was hatched at lnmummfl. WPt | WWo ahalt cloro out fultlincsof desiravio seasousble and Twnty-thind strect--{nion services, partic)- | B that 1t wE WETCRL 20 JBCCCOETNN M. [ Boods lncuding Lietver Noots, Womnet's Ueaver . ated in by tho congregatlonsof thisnnd 1, Paur's Snivervalist Church, Wil he huld at 11 v'clock. ‘Fhe scrvices will be conducted by the Revs, Brooke Hertord and Dr. Ryder. v NOMAN QATHOLIC, #t. James' Cathollo Church, Pratrie avenns and Twenty-seventis wireet—1he Christmas musie prowmises to bo of uniwnual futerest, ‘Thie cholr ur- Kanized for the uccaston consists of the following wlugers: Boprauo, Miss Low Atwood; mezzo-su+ rano, Miss Fannis Peako: allo, Mrs,'C, £. Dane eley tonor, Mr. M. L. Wheeler; baritone, Mr. Juln lcWade; organlat and director, big. Kliodo+ ro do Canipl, aad Dals., and & large Bankrupt Btock of RUBBER GOODS. Also, fresh from factory, 00 cases Sen's, Women's, ', and Clifldren's Uvershues, fo dealrablo slzes and L0, I, GUILE & CO. known Democratic pollticlans and baukers of that city, ‘The Democratic member of the Leg- lslature who sells out Dan Voorhees had better huve his arrgngements completed for * passing In his chiecks,” as the outraged Democrats of the State would visit the Capital and glve hln an orderly exit from a street-corner lamu-post.s Tunpue llavte, 1nd., Dec. 22.—Coming over on the tratn to-dav, 1 fell In with s prominent Terre Huuto pollticlan of the Demacraticatmp with whow L lave long been uequaluted, ane who was formeriv a_law partuer ot tho Hon, 1. W. Voorhees. Sald I: '* How about secret hard- moncy oppusition to Voorheea{' *“T'nat l’." 1o joke. ‘Thu hanl-ntonoy peonle are working agulist him hearv sod son). A large amouut will be spent, teo, 1 do not thiuk FEuulish, of Indianapolin, hos onything to do with it, a8 18 often charired. 1 look upon August Uelmont and Groree 8. Coe, of New York. s the leaders, and Judwe Martindalo and Bul Ilolllu,vly. of lodiauapolls, as thelr [udfana touls, +Is Tilden in It avu my private oplnion about that, but do not caroto cxprose it By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, 78 & 80 ltaudolph-st. OUR RECULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE FRIDAY MORNING, Det. 27, 0:30 . m. LARGEH SALB. Several Cousiguments to Be Closed. NEW PARLOR SUITS! New Chiamber Reta, Kasy and Fancy Chatrs, a ful) itne Carpeis, btoen, General, Honsiold Qools, ciocks day Uoods, ‘Genera) Mer e, ete., tie Croakery, Glass, snd Fluted Waee, i KLIAON, POMEIDY & €O., Auct'rs. The niawa is one of Pletro Georza's, written in tho purest Italian style and replote with porfect gems. THM TURATRES, There will bo a varlety of interesting _things 1o bo scan and beard this afternoon and even- ng in the theatres, aua in following tho good old fushion of celobrating Christinas Day It will be out of ploce to make ony discrimiination be- tween what Is known s the legitimate sod tho other thilng, whataver that way be. There {8 c¢nough ut uny rato to keop 8 population In a proper emotional frenzy,—either of laugater or tears,—and, witl such eleincuts, there is nn reasan why Chrlstimas Day should not be prop- . t‘sllbfl“t‘fl by all people who lke to be muved, Migs Fanny Davenport {8 perhans tho most copsplcous tigure just uow In tho theatricsl world of Chleasro, 8ho will appear in ths part of Mabel Jenfrewin * Pique ' tbis aficrnoon aud evoulng. it should by wentloned that the comupany supporting Miss Davenvort munlfested a declded hinprovement Jast svening 1 their sct- ing. It would sppear that thu atmosphere of this city strikes aramotic companivs elther with & sudden chill or Imnb—dulmndlug ou the season whea thoy arelve,—and that chey readity ——— ARTISTIC PHOTQGRAPHY. Bome of tha mait Leautitul speclmens of vhatography sud water<culor work to be found {u Chicago or ¢lsewhort may posvenat J. W, Qohrig’s art studlo, 835 West Madison street. Among numnerous adinirably-exceuted pletures we unoticed, us Chrlstmus gifts, an exquisite e watar-cotor of £ho- Missca Dello aud Al Y’Illk!rluu. daughtersof Robert Plukerton, Esqg. i au clegant crayonof Mrs. Allan Pinkerton, group m crayon of Mr. C. Crivtenden and family, o SLRING AROE NEW VERR i SCALLING CARDS 110 wrayons of Kobest and Aleck Musray, HAIR 600D 2 et uver it Probobly it is 8 specics of stawe- | gy beautilul portrait of Mra. Willlam Chul- | 272" m g SRR, HATT(R M. TIOLL'R 1R {rieht, or 1t may be m-u:-xhi or sule other uf- | rorgin Lrldsl costume., Al atyles of work ure #TOi, llest placo (n Chicugo for dlztion incidentsl to our ellmate, Wo are napp¥ | gope at prices cousonsut with the times at this HAIR Guots, Gussatuer %avees 3 ipe- to aunounca Lhat the ucturd we estouned 83 1ot | popular galler Sty 4 Munues Palmer o of thio firat quulity have got over their colds, e, o F frea Stnn e piaan aud are dolng the work of interpretation fn & NEW DEPARTURE IN BILLIARDS, Thauks to the luventive genlus of tno J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., 47 wnd 40 Btate streot, the pleastires of & guuie of blilards can now bo enjuyed ln the private parlor as well as In tho wilded soloon. ‘The pew revolving parlor-bill- 1ard and library table, costluyg but $33, Is pere fuct fu every easential of .a firat-closs billiand- table, and reversing thue top makes it cqually survlceable for the lbrary or dinfue-toot. This Compuny are glso offering the differcnt styles of thelr superlor full-sized tables at pro- portiousbly luw prices. . . SOUTH AMERICA TO CHICAGO. D. B. Morey, General Frelzht Agent of the Chicuge, Bt. Louls & New Orleans Railrond Company, telegraphs to J. T. Tucl Trattic mors sutistactory way than thuy did ou Mouday evenlne, Mrs, J. C. Willismaon are as Haver- 1y's Theatro this week, and 1n their interesting lay, **Styuck OI," wili preaoni the patrons o that theatre with a drama whose success Las Jong sjuce been asaured, 14 will be given et the matinea and tu the eveolog, folluwed by their he Chiness Question.' ‘Theatre the domestic drama, #A Woman of the Feople," which s fuh of woving fucidents, will be the hollday feature of the week, and vn Christmas Day will doubtless prove o uf th strong stirsctlons of the oo sion, There will be the regular mutiuve per- formance, which to-day bappens to Le wotan eXtR on ‘There sre vumerous varlety programmes to be naticed Ju vounection with Chrlstines Day, but it {s not nevessary to speclly thewn (o detail, TR 8w Wholeale & Tetall: Rend for pricy s1. oo sent C. O, 17, any whiis agent for tho *MULTIY 1AL Wigsihwlotsortovandwarraiicd 252", G R . FOIt GENTS AT 81 Al ranted t 1l and wesr wi dle Bénareof CHaraloge WYe but the Yatont ‘irade-Mark, th wil) not wear one-half a8’ 10K, FUOMEBON, 210 Wabash COLL CHICAGO 1T 162 Waehi Nereet W on Rireets Hochment T denltrs 18 place old ¢l of - InT8 o T RRELEE AL RS Y % GENCY théeny.! " "o 1L e | OYEING AND CLEANING, Butllce It to say tiat tho Acadewy of Muské | Maubger of to Hliaots Covtral Rallroad Com- | T~ (N] ] Cfh be. peautifuliy bY witl have It _dours open aternoon snd BchluE .“‘m, ing that the British brig Ruth Y 0 01 CLEANED und LuDRA , o vauy, morning tha @ Britls iz Rut| “ I' at tritling expe i ax ususl, aud thet Hsmiio's Theatre o Clar 3 strect, and the Metropolitan, will do all they Roblnson bad srtived trom Rio de Janairo with COND 5 8,000 bags of coffee, cousigned tad. W, Downe & Lo, Chivago, the first of ® serics of cargues to be shipp )y thls pew route, e ——e ‘Worss than the Clpher-Dispatches. Raektand Courler. A Rockiand wan gave ® yest into his wife's hands to be ruoalred; and when Le caws home to dinner she showed him three peactl-scube, ploce of chalk, four watceh-key nioet natches, stx pants- and four coat-vuttons, a re- celpt for making milk-puncn, a buckle, a blank lottery-tickat, » amall band(ut af clo part ot a roll of lusenges, three seut-coupous tg & last winter's lecture, a poker-chlp, unda chew of gum that bad slipped dowg luto the lining of the veat through o hole i the poeket. It was thie tmost startiing disclosury the Rocklngd man bad secu since be read the cipher-dispatches. Christmas and New Years aro all redolent of Buck & Yayver'y **Mars ™ Cologn —— e e e van (o furnish eutertalument for seekers At the Unlou-Park Conf :n l&l eotertainments ot v, N. pleasurs- ., D, OO & Mre Clothes! ik i —Ladten’ Dressed, LADIES AND GENTS. Biakls t b4 s pledueds ZCANDY, egational Church rof. Nims aud she A, West are sttracting large audionces by thelr plcturesque presentation of the art treasures of Eurol ‘Lhis eveulng will bo de- voted (o Paris, atd to-morrow eyeuing * Rome sod the Vatlan! CELRDRATED THIO! out " the Uslug—caprerac Al parts, |Ib sud ubward 2 4o per lo Added orders, GUNTHEN, Conlect tiouer, Chicage. me———————————————— " THUNKS, TUR IAIL. Sheriff Hoffmann will yive the prisoners in the Juil, some 225 {n wumber, a Christius din- ner a 13:15 o'clock to-dsy,—a diuuer which prowizes Lo surpasa all previous elfurts on L part of Couk County’s Blerills, asd to sfford the tnmates of the hotel vvir tlie nver au op- !horlunil, 10 sawple a wore nviting lot of ‘geub ' than hus' wet thelr gaza for manv & day, ‘Tho wisples oo the il of fare will be turkeys, wince-ples, and upples, and 12 Shenll Hoflmann doesu't reficct credit uron hlmself and tue wisdom of tle wtz which slectea him to his otice, it wall not be bfs fault. There will also bo & lfifll&l * sprcad ' for the newspaper wen, 1o whick ull of the craft are invited MI3CELLANEOUS, The Cblcaro Curhiog Ciub will plav thls wornlog at 10 o'clock, sbarp, at Lwcoln Park. The loan exhibit o the Boclety uf Decorative Art will be open from 10 8. m. 19 W p. 1. Tuls {u tl:e last upportunity to sce this beautlful col- cction. Tha uewelovs will by ziven 8 Christunas din- SRUTSENTRSSED S 13 SIEI!,\.["‘ ANCHETT—AL 1471 Bulterdeldat., Dec, 34, 13 I o e P e iy i R Ay e L o't Louts' 3. Hancbutt, aged 24 yeurs aud 3 ¥uueral trow residenca ot 14 B Belolt, Wi, Caldwater, Bl;‘bl:\: N. + DaPre picass COp) NUH R-Uu the worplogef the 2ath inst., ko 8. Nisachester! sudebly, of Fhcumating of (5 Notica of funers! hereaficr. WALLACE-Atblslate zaaldeace. 763 Wabash 1. Thursday. Mich., sad Esgle W Decidediy Prst: FRENCHrwrn i il AQUARIOMS™ ™ et sin