Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1878, Page 8

UNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES: THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. L] Theodore Tilton is a zuest of the Palmer. Judge J. M. Bailey, Freeport, is st the Pacific. % Jotnes F. Gregory, U. S. A,, is registered at the Palmer. The Hon. B. Geddes, Terre Hauts, is stop- ping at the Tremont. . Col. Farquhar, U. S, A., is smong the guests of the Pacific. The Hon. C. C. Campbell, Grant Park, 1., is at the Sherman, Alr. Horace White is spending a few days among old fnends in the eity. Sol Smith Russell, and the Borger Family are registered at the Tremont. The Hon. C. S. Maurice, Athens, Pa., is among the guests of the Tremont. The Hon. S. W. Mathewson, Connecticat, is one of the guests of the Sherman. Albert Fink, Commissioner of the East- Bound Poo), is registered at the Pacific. A. L. Mohler, General Freight Agent lof he Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Raflrodd, and A, 1L Bode, General Freight Aeent of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad. are at the Palmer. Mury O'Keefe, 55 years of age, residing in the sibnrb of Mont Clare, fell on the sidewalk in 1ront of 169 Fourth avenue ycsterday -afternoon, tud severcly sprajued her right snkle. She was 1aiken 1o the Connty Hospital for trestment. ‘The temperature yesterday, asobserved by Mapasse, optician. S8 Madison strect (TRIRONE Buildinz), was, at § 2. m. 10 um., Jabove: 12 m., 12: 3p. w., 12: §p. m., 30, Barometerat8u. m., 29.69; Sp. m., 28.67. After sl), theresre twosides to every ques- tion, and when an upprejudiced observer has eecn 2 woman inerack a plamber in toe theory and practice of locating 2na repairing a leak i a water- Dipe e fe apt o be, 2» Lord Clive said, amazed at Lis moderation. . At a meeting of the Sonth Town Board yesternay afternron the Town Collector was cin- powered to lease the German National Bank prew- jres un ancflice. Itwas coneidered cheaper 1o do thie than U5 0D the Soutn Town office at No. §8 Washington street, ‘T'here has been another small strike at the Stock-Yaras. - Armonr & Co, hired s nmmber of hen 10 unluad ice for them. Very soon a dispute aroke 2510 the which the men were to get, 2he fin paying thero S1.25, aud the men claiming taat they had been e zed at $1 50, When tne firm was inexorable. thé men struck work, The Philasophical Scciety held its regular weekly mecting Iast evening, with & _fair_attend- ance. Jnage Holbrook i the cha! The Vo S P. Mercer delivered_a lectare on_**Revelation from 3 Philosophical Standpoint.”* He arguea for the divine nsoiration of 16e Scriptares, basing his arpoment va tneir 1eternal evidences and complete cohesion. ¥ .The 'Commercial Club held its eighth regular bangnet a: the Sherman llouse Jast cven- inz. About fLy yuests sat down to the bouniful wule prepared by Col. Hulbert, and continued the fun vutil a late hour. Speeches, tousts, and the usual accomyaninients of a hzuguet were indulged 1o to 1ne entire raztsfaction of thios: present. The Citizens' Assaciation is delivering to the military ormanizations, including Tobey's Bat- ters, the haversacke aud canteens procured for them. Requiettione signed ny the commanding of- ficers of the regmments and_bsttalions nave been Hiled with Mr. Amoler, the Sccretary, by Capt. W. 9. Lyon, Assistant Quartermaster of the First rigade. - Scientists have estimated that at the pres- cnt moment there are in the City of Chicago 936.23 floor-walkers, managers, carhiers, foreoien, €ic., who are actively enguped in writing specches to be delivered within the next week, and that 97,34 per cent of these orations begin, -*1am so surprisedat 1hiis anexpected testimonial of your kindness that 1 cau scarcely find words, etc ™. He was about 35, and with pride and ‘joy took ont of his . pockera small package of photo- fraphs of a Young and beautiful girl, with 8 sunny smiie, etc., and raia 10 his cowpanions, ** Well, ‘boys, how ie that for beauty, el *By Jove, thut's 1he handsomest girlin Chicage. I didn’ think you bad'a dnughter as old ax that,” said Warmoy. 2n injudicions friend who was not aware thutthe picturewas a portraitof the' exhibitor's pewly-wedded wife, s Messts Erby & Periolat, the furriers, have added to thetr mensgerie— ** their monster musto- donic ageregation of : fur-bearmg denizens of the inhabitaole as well 28 the uninhabitable parts of 1be wiobe "—anotber curiosity in the shapc ofa olack fox, a very rare animai whosc pelt ix worth from $75 10 $400. The specimen now on cxhibi- tion_at_E. & P.'s establishment came from the Baitisn Possessions, aud cost the owners $100. Thers were married Thursday evening, at 1he residence of the bnide’s father, A, R. Miller, £sg.. No. 37 Qukwood avenue, by the Rev. G. P. 'vlsom, isted Ly the Rzev. H. T. Miiler, Edward Foléom, M. 1., of Oak Park. and 3hss Hatue F. Muller. There were about eixty relatives and Triends present, and the afair waa o plessant one. Many ueeful und ornamental presents were be- tlowed npon the younyg couple. T'ney left the same evening lor Oax Park, their fatare home. Corcner Mann yesterdsy held the follow- ing inquests; David Stanton, 67 years of age, who died of consumption at No. 165 Ninetcenth street; an uukuown man, apparently 8_German of about 55 years of aee, who was founa frozen to death on he praric vear tae County lusane Asylum: aud upon Jobn A Zimmer, 3 years of age, who died of svzvms and scalds at'No. 26 Division street. the little feltow having nccidentally capsized a pail full of Lot water which his mother intended to use in Ecrubbing. MMr.” August Lang, teacher of gymnmastics of tne Chicago Turngemeinde, pave last night a prand exhibition of the skili of bis vopils in gym- uustics and caliethenics. A Jarge audience wit- nessed the interesting performances, sud among them were many of the teachers m the public schools. The skill and perfection with which the pupils went through their exercises caused a great deal of favoravle comment. Mr. Lang has cer- 1ainly good reasun to be proud of the results of his Teachings. The tickets assigned to this city for tho Mexican excorsion have all been éisposed of. Some of those assigned to otber pints, and they sYe har few, have not yet been reported eold, und wll be dieposed of to the firet who wmay apply for them before Taesday, as their sale will positively close that day. Persons wishing to avail them- selves of this opportunity to visit Mexico and par- 1ake of the hospitalities of its pcople as indicated in the programme yrepared for e uccasion and publithed 1n this paper, will do weil to secare their Passuge 3t once. ‘The Hon. C. H. Van Schaack, one of the founders of the New York Historical Society, has een 1mvited 10 deliver an aduress before the Chi- cago Society. Mr. V'an Schaack isa ripe scholar, and it is 10 be hoped his etay 1n the city will pive 1he citizens an _opportunity 1o hear him again. Mr. Vun Schaack hias Jong becn & prominent wem- ber of the New York Bar, ana js the suthor of sev- eral revolutionary biogruphies and historical worke, and whatever eubject he treats will be Lundled 10 a masterly manuer. The inmates of the County Asylum and Poor-House were furnished a regular Christmas urkey cinver by the wanagement. Very liberal Jdonations were also received from ontside parties. About noon the heartsof the children and sick were gladdeved by the arrival of u sleigh-luad of turkeys, apples, oranges, candics, cakes, pies. «eic., sent br St. Paul's Universalist Church, A stwiier donatfon, incluaing toys, was also received Troum the Central Courch. The officers and em- Ployes interested themselves ia farnishinga Christ- 1nas tree for the 175 children, and all ssecmoled in 1he evening in the dining-room, where 700 preseuts were distributea. The Chicega Post-Office Mutual Aid Asso- ciatiop et in the Postmaster's room at 8:20 p. m. aud adopted smendments which will take eflest on the 1st of February: Firsf, that candidutes to mewbership mnst be provided with a_regular phyeician’s exnmination certificate: second, that a Tund shall be created by mouthly contributions of 50 cenis, abolicning the present aseessment sye- 1em, and that upon the presentation of proof of death of 3 member his family shall be paid the suw of $500. The foliowing officers were elected for the year 1879: President, Capt. M. J. M- Grath; Vice-President, W. C. Roet; Treasurer, Collin'S. ‘Squiers; Secretary. Don. C. McKinnon; Execative Commitiee, J. A Clowry. Jotn Davy, Em. Waligensach. The letter-carriers held a special meeting Jast evening in the Post-Office Buildinz to hear 1ne report of tneir delegate to Washington, Mr. J. G. Smith, who waa sent on to lobby for the pas saze of the Postal bill increasing the compensa- tion of carrers. He reporied that the bill would provably be put on its passage within a week after Congress convened. -Some opposition has been cncountered, but everything was satisfactorily explained, and the opposition overcome. The eeting decided to send Mr. Smith back to Wash- ington 1 confer with the delegations from othe® cities until the il i finally passed. To that end an assesvment wos ordered o meet the expense. The meeung adjourned, after having passed a vole ub:‘:;llx;nks 10 their aelegate for his labors in their ‘The Public Library Directors held a regu- Jar meeting yesterday afternoon in theiz rooms st he Library.” There were present Messrs. Shorev, in the chair.,Scranton, Walker, Onahan, Hoiz Locwenthal, and Librarian Poole. - A communica- Tion wae received from D. Metibeck, an emploge ot the Library, isformiog the Board that be bad been clected a member of the Legislature, and asmine for leave of aosence while in atlendance on 1bat body. s request was granted, suspension of alary being inciuded on motion of Mr. Loe- Tentozl. The Committee on Administration were in:tructea totfill the vacancy, two communica. lions askme for the place being accepted zud placed -on fle The resignation ©: Zeurietla Harms a8 Library Assistant was re- The Library Committee re- ported on bills amounting 1o $220, which were audited and ordered paid. Afr. Scranton stated that oneof the employes had recently been mar- ried, and he accoraingly moved that the young gentleman's salery be continued during his honey- moon. Mr. Loewenthal envke at length arainst allowing thie pay tego on. Mr. Onaban was 1 favor of enconraging marriste in every wav, and wae In favor of the motion on condition that the voung prople would promise not _to do it again. “The motion was carricd. Messrs. Hotz and Loew- enthal voting in the negative. The Conl Exchange held a regular meeling yesterday afternoon st its rooms at the Grand Yacific Hotel. Mr. O. W. Goit presided, and There were thirtecu other membera present. ~ After. the Charr hud announced that the meeting bad Dbeen called for the .cxpress purpose of cousidering the advancing of the price of coal, Mr. Tsylor moved that the price of Erie (bitnmni- nous) coal be advanced from £5 to §5.50 per ton. ‘I'be motion was eecunded. and after eome nad ex- pressea themselves 39 nuable to make-any profit ot a lower fipure, the entire waiier was referred till Taesday at noon; at which - time all the soft-coal interests in the city are expected to he represented, and the prices of the varivus grades and qualities will be sully discussed and probably aitered. A committee consisting of Messges, Griftin, McGeary, Niblock, Taglor, Hartwell, Crosby, and Goit was appointed to call upon the representatives of the varions coal interests and request their attendance. - A meeting of coopers was held last even- ing at No. 7 Clark strect. The business to be transacted was advertised as of great imvortance, and the hall devotea to their occupation was pack- ed with those having the pass-word. D. F. Paul presided, but’'as the meeting’ was_held with closed duors little of what was accompitshed could be arcertained. The strike is yet in progress, but promises to be conclnded during the current week. The meeting received encouraging reports from those who had canvassed the situation. and decided toadhere to tne rates paid prior to the strike. Committees reported that the demand for labor was increasing, and that the action of bosses reducing the wages paid would probably be rescinded this week. Those having the matter in charge were authorized to continue investizations and- report results at 2 mectingto be held, Thursday night. The remainder of the evening was devoted 10 the transaction of rontine pusincss. The mect. iug adjourncd at a late nour. The molders and machinists convened also last evening at 7 Souti Clark street, but beyond the clection of officers, transacteq no ousiness uf importance. THE HUMORIST AND THE PLUMBER. A Wit had made Jokes witbout number, All at the expensc of a Plumber, But one night Ins pives froze, So he flung on his cioze And the Tradesinan uronsed from his Slumb-b-ber. The Plumb-b-ber put back on his Shelf His Tools, recognizing the EIf, And remarsed, with a Shout Of Delight, +° You get out And thaw your dash-blanked Vipes yourself.™ ATTEMPTED SCICIDE. Tate yesterday afternoon George Burne. & boarder at the house of Mrs. Winslow, No. 105 West Mon- roe street, was found lying in bed in a dead stupor and beeide bim a tell-tale vial labeled lnudanum. A physician was immediately ecalled 1nj he found the patent too far gone for a stomach-pump, emetics, or antidotes 10 bz uf any avaii, and decided that in order to save the man's life he must be kevt awake, even 1hough it required violence to sccomplish tne end. Apoliceman traveling tbat beat was called 1in, armed with & piece of plank, and after the patient bad been iasteped to the bed face downwards be was ordered to nse the bustinado from his neck to h:8 heels. The Iadies in the house and neighborkood hastily orgumized them:elves 1nto & soCiety for the prevention of such cruelty. and entered the moust veliement protests, aod also suggested about 100 other ways for keeping him awike, but the doctor was inexorable, and it was such good fun for the policeman that the torturn wenton. However, the patient was alive and do- ing well late last night. Burns 18 recenuly from New York City. and claims to be employed 1n some Iiterary capacity upon the Zimes of this city. THE HOTEL-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION of Chicavo held a resular monthly mecting yester- day afternoon at their headguarters in tne /fofel jteporter office. . There were present, Zapt. Smith, of the Park Hotel. Jacksouviile; C. B. Derby, Merchants' Hotel. 5. Panl; M. Riley, Palmer House: Jewett Wilcox, Tremont House; W. L. Newman, Azlantic Hotel; C. S. Abell, Sands House; L. A. White, Clarendon Hotal; J. H. Cummings, Brigss House; E. S. Picney, Revere House; P.\W. Gutes, Jr., Gault House; J. L. Woodcock, Matteson House: Thomas Kendrick, Nevada House. Col. Wilcox, the President, occupicd the chair, and James W. Scott acted as Secretarvy. ° The principal business of the mecting was the dis- cugsion of a new law fur the protectiou of the hotel- keepers of Illinois. A circular bas been issued by the Association 1o all tae hotel proprietors of the State requesting their co-operation in the matter by using their infinence wich the members of the Lemslature in thewr respective districts o have o-will passed at the coming session. 1t 18 proposed to present the drsft of a law neotect- ing hotel men against dead-beats and delinquent ‘boarders, and making provieion for the sule of baceage heid for boaré. J. L. Woodeock, of the son House; -+ ul. %. B. Wiggins, of the Le- lana Hotel, Springdeld; and Maj. S. Johnston, of the Revere House. Springfield. were appointed a committee 1o zitend to the presentation of tne viil to the Lemsiatare. Mr. Woodcock wuas au- thorized to bave & bill drawn up contaimng the eseential provisions, apd present it at a special meeling of the Association Saturday afternoon. "The Associatiun tiien adlourned. COLLAR. A gervant-girl ju & West-Side boardine-house, who discharges the arduous duties of a chamber- moid's position, when she was dressing berself Wednesday morning last entered inio a brief men- 1al calcalation of the presents she woulu be hikely to recerve from the various boarders of the estab- lishment. **Mrs. A., in the Ing frout room on the second floor, ™ £aid this female Alnaschar, ** will probubly give me that olack silk dress sne used to Yave for a second-best dress, nov that she has got u new one; and Mrs. ., inthe back room, asked me if I bad 2 new shawl the other day, and when I eaid T hadn’t, said that pernaps Sonta Claus would bring me uné, g0 I guess that's all rizht; ana up on the thura floor Mrs. U, wanted to know what my second nume was, and €0 1 suopose she’s going to mve me a box of handkerchiefs with my monogram on them; and Mrs, D, told me not to wasie money buying 2 parasol, for one of the boarders would be sure to give me one at Christmas ume; apa that widow, Mrs. E., wiin the- spinal- complainted child, ought to give me something it its oniy a pair of cuffs and a collar, which 18 abont the meancst that 3 person in a boarding. nouse can afford to be.” Having settled these mutiersto her satisfaction, the faithful domestic went down to breaxfast and told the other girls what the boardera had promised to give her; then. when that mea] was concluded, t00& her duster and went out to levy her contribations. Arrived at Mrs, A.'sroom she wished that lady the compli- ments of the season with much warmih and re- spect, and Mra. A. #aid, **DUelia, here is a little Chinstmas present for you,* and gave ner a smsll pastepourd box. The chambermaid's face was eloneated till it rcacoed down to her brooch, and “she closed the door with some warmth, inuttering to herself, *‘The old paint- ea hue!l wish I could make her eat her collsr and cufls with those false piano-key tecth of hers that she hasn't paid for yet." Taking a reef in her face, however. she tripped smilingly into Mrv. B.'s room, and Mrs. B. eaid, **Ah,” Delia, merry Christmas to you; here's a collar and a pair of cuffe.” ‘‘The mean, skimping tning,” said the chambermaid, a8 s00s as she was in the hall once more; *‘nexi time her.buscand tries to hug me on the stairs, sce if I cry out and ecratch his face, that's all. See if 1 don't get square with her for Proceeding up to the next tight, Delia at Mrs. C."s room, and waen Mrs. C. sad archly, **An, Delia, can vou gue: at 1'm o~ ing 1o_give you fora Christwas oox?" ‘The poor girl'a heart” sank clean down into her slip- pers, and she auswered, ‘A collar and a pair of cufls,” and wheu she had re- ceived her gift didn't say **Thank yom," but slammed the door su vehemiently that Mrs, C.’s pet china vase was knocked of the muutelpiece and smashed, which was same consolution, auyhow. Mrs. D. xave the mrla beaming smile, anda pair of cuffs and 2 collar, and the gratelnl recipient of ber bounty raid to hersell. **If ever that wall-eyed camel wants 1o get the sheets changed on Thurs- cejved and accepted. day again, perniipy Tlido1t! Oh, yes: of conrse!™ aod with a bitter laugh she strode” fnto Mrs. E.'s roum, and when the' widow eaid, *‘Delis, you've ‘been s very good girl since 1 came here 1 bonrd, and if youw'll oven the. top drawer of the bureuu ‘over there, you'll find a little pastebonrd box ~—. This wad the last hair thatbroke the chambermaid's heart, and with a yell of diszust she exclaimed, **Keep your old measly collurs and cuffs. If I coulan’t give a chamberlady anything better than a collar and cufls, 1'd go and board at the poor-house.” Aud her gvertaxed nature found relief in tears. _**De- said Mrs. E., with icy eeverity, **I often Seared that you drank, but now I am certain of it. 1 wae aoout to gay that in that drawer you would find a siz2lt pasteboard box containing a pair of earnings and two S5 gold pieces, but after your impertinent conduct ] shall certainly not bestow anythisg on you, you undeserving minx. " patmer Houss 2OTEL ARRIVALS. fouse~W. IL. Wright, Boscon; J, T. 3 Montana; ¥ K. Sianiey. Coloranes G, Byran btk ‘oung. Washington: John Coclirauc, A. A Mussel, Lundon; J. 11. Coleman, [ Graznd Pucigic’ Hotel—E. A. Howard, in* lag Territory: W. ¥. Merrill. Peoria: J. 5. Hamson, Wilitam Moore, 3oston; .J. H. Johnston, P. Carver, Cleveland: 1. Kenyon, W.'Bull, Dubique. la.; F. man ’ House—Edward’ E. .S, Woodcock. New Yorki clng; ¥ 1. Uphsm, Minneapolls: . C. Gedar Falis. 1a.; P. H. Maglll, Kocliester, V. Whitman. ' Boston: C. M. Richards, N T pdreniont, fiou LW W TiC - Aichison, Monmoutn: J. G. Gard- 7.l “Montrents €, M1k oarey Witona:J. E. Gregz 2 N ook b resz, K Frank Gulitean, . THE CITY-HALL. The receipts at the Tre: B asury )‘.lee!dny 'I:reas\msr Larrabee yesterday sent £50,000 to New York City to meet the January interest on the bouded debt payable at that point, and paid ont. £8,000 on miscellancous accouats. Of the latter sum §2,000 was for interest due in Chicago, Cspt. Cook, of the Fire Department, yes- terday reported to Chief Marshal Beonmer the heroism gieplayed by Eger C. Anderson, one of e men of his company. In rescuing two women from the burning Barnes House. The women were in jmminent dsnger of perishing by suflocation when Anderson, who is also the chief of the life- ansas Ci eaving corps, rescued them by the exerci i n.-nur}t’zhle athletic powers aud at the risk of his own life. Building-penmits were issued yesterday to Mrs. M. Hagemann, for a [three-story and base- ment dwelling, 25540 feet, No.281 Indiana strect, to cost $4,200, ana to Jumes Bolton for worth of improvements on the baildmng Nos. and 212 Madison street. During the past week there have been about 150 deaths in the city, The number is creat- cr than that customary at this season of thit year, The Registrar of Vital Staustics attribntes the in- crease to cold weather und holidays. ‘The latter, he savs, generally have 2 demoralizing effect upon the community, Jayor Henth, Chief-of-Police Seavey, Deputy-Chief Dixon, Police Justices Summerficld nd Kaufmann, and about a score of Aidermen, among them the Commwiltee on Police, rude the annual inspection of the Police Deparument eftects yesterday. 'They visited all the stations and in- spected them, looked over the furniture, bedding, clothinz, and'accontrements of the force, and took notes thereunon to the end that they might better understand the neeas of the Department when Chief Seavey. shall put in his estimates of expenses for the coming year. The party made the rounds in a large fous-horse sleigh, und ot through with- out any notable happenings, except that of over- turning ‘at the corner of Canal and: Itandolph streets, The slcigh was full of Aldezmen, aud the *Aldermen were fuil of—fun. ' The result of the recent inspection of the Fire Department may ve found 1n the following facts and fizures: Condition and appearance of the members **good™ in every house; condition and appearance of the apparatus was *-excellent™ in five cases, *‘good™ in twenty cases, *‘fair’ ten cases, and “‘out of repair™ or **in shon™ in flve cases; the. total nua.ber of feet of serviceable bose wae 31,000; the numbver of horses was 1: aud their condition *‘good” in 76 cases. *‘fair in 22 cases, aud **poor™ in 25 cases; the conditivn of horse-blankets and harness .was _generally ‘twood™ and ‘fair, as was also the condiion of the stable farmiture; stables ‘‘gooa in 20 cases, ‘‘fair” in 7T cases, and ‘*‘poor" in 14 cases; Siceping rooms, *‘excellent™ in seven houses, *‘good” in twenty-six, **fuir" in eizht,and **noor™ in nones condition of bedding **poor™ inonly twa cuses; house furniture **poor™ in three cuses; the shori- est time in which « comvany hitched the horses to the engine or truck was six and three-quarters sec- onds, and was mde by Hook and Ladaer Company No. §; the shortest time in which three men hitched the hurses to the engine or truck was fonr seconds, made by Engines Nos. 2 and 24: and the sreatest time was nine and a quarter seconds; the east time in which the members got out of bed, hitched, and moved out was seventeen scconds, made by Engine Company No. 3and Chemical No. 1; the longest time was tairty-nine seconds. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Clerk of the Criwinal Court yesterday handed the Sherif executions on forfeited bonds amounting to aout $70,000. The Sheriff will do his best with tkem, bt he does mot éxpect to realize a great amount. i Carl Cloussen, n reporter of tho Freie Presse, invested S1. 50 yesterday with the County Clerk. In the investment his name was associated witha most _estirwable lady—Miss Rosa Boden—of Milwaukee-avenue. No cards. ‘The Finance Committee yesterday finished the work of examining the accounts of the Treas- urer for the iast six months, and found them cor- rect. They ourned adout 8 bushel of vouchers of one kind or another, including a great muny cou- pone. It appears that the juryin the St. Peter case stood, on first ballot, Two for conviction and ten for acquittal, the two who stood out being Sohn Booth und W. G. Judd. The jurors yester- day morninz called around for their fees, amount- ing to $34 apiece. B The Committee on Public Service yester- day aoreed to advertise for proposals for furmish- ing the county with meat, bread, and milk. “The bids are to be opened a week from Monday, and every bidder will be required to furnish bond, and satigfaction that he is individually respousihle. The letting of contracts for furnishing the other supplies has been vostnoned, inaxmuch 2s the present contracts do not expire for some time. The Grand Jury yesterday disposed of numerons caees. ‘The only important onc before them was a complaint that some one had been circulating obscene " pictures. The chief witness exhibited 2 number of the picturce. and on getting out of the jury room complained that he had been robbed. The only case of any impariance ¥o fur decided upon ie that of Hayward, charged with the murder of Mcafahon. He is understood to” have been indicted. .. : The question of -issuing the $750,000 in bonds will come before the Board at its next meet- ing, and from what can be learned of the feeliny of the Finance Committee they will recommond that tne bonds be iesued in small sums, and they think that they can be sold at from 5 to 8 per cent premium. They do not anticipate nu injunction in the matter, while tney would really prefer it. and argue that the Court decree in the caunse seems to preciude any such contir.gency. . The Norih Town Collector’s books were finished yencrdn{‘ and are now ready for delivery. fhe valuation of real estate amoonts to $740, 388, ana the personal vroperty amounts to $76, 46. Mesides this tnere has been extended on the books for forfeitures, including the city tax since 1873, $18 5. The Collector’s bond has been fixed at $2,010,000, and it is expected that he will prevare 1t and get his book 1 a few days. The South Town Collector was over yesterday, and, nntwithstund- fng his bond bas been approved. he did not get bis beoks. He wiil call for them Monday, however, anu at once proceed with his work. James Ruzek obtained license the 24th to marry Misy Katherina Tarabowa,, e did not marey the fair one, it appcars. for yesterday he came for anuiber license, and got it, to wmarry Miss Mary Steblik. retarning the original license with- out any explanation. But this was not the oniy strange thing that occurred around the marriaze- window durinf the day, for, a few moments after Ruzes_had been waited upon, Mies Sarah A. Me- Laugnlin sppcared to cancel a license which had been issued a few daysazo to Patrick J. Boyle to marry her, She was considerably provoked. and there was fire in her éve. All that could be learned from her us 0 why ghe refused to link herself for **better or worse " with Patrick was that she had suadenly discovered that he was given to fabricat- ing. Uer explanation was deemed safiiclent, and the license was canceled. The Committes on Printing was engaged yesterday afterncon hearing explanations of the charges recently preferred that the Chairman nad been favoring a certain contractor in distributing county patronage. The general charge was that the favorite coutractor had been charping S7 per thousand for work that the other contractor pad agreed to do for $3.50, and the answer fo it was voluminons, covering the nse of tinted paper, copy- rights, ete., and wany other things too tedious to mention. The facts are, that thereis a fight be- tween Lwo contractors, dnd the high-priced _one has the ear of the Chuirman of the Printing Com. mittee, and he has every cnance of winning in the end. The only real action taken by the Cammittee in the matter was the adoption of a resolution pro- inbiting either of the contractors in the future from filling uny requisitions which were not approved und signéd by three members of the Committee. ‘The Deputy Sheriffs will have enned their first month’s pay in 2 few days, aud they are all on the anxious seat. In fixmy their saluries, the Board provided that eight of them—the necessary number todo the business—shonla recerve $2,000 per yenr, and that the *‘extras" should only re- ceive S600. The Sheriff has disregarded ull this, and appointed twelve Deputies, and made one of them s Chief Clerk, and tus in_the face of the fact that an appropriation wus made for the Chief Clerk. Further tbau tnie, be has appointed a Deputy n charge of the Probate Court,—a pusition where 2 Bailiff onlyis needed, —and the indications are that o cobsiderable row s pending. The salaries and pumber of Deputics were § by the Board ' on the advice of the Circuit Court Judees, and unless toey recede from their action & row is* imminent. “I'se Commirsioners arc of the opinion—or seem 1o be—that eigit Deputies can do all the work, and when the Sheriff sends in his pay-roll Thursday for twelve, there is apt to be gome trouble of one kind or snother. They all expect $2,000a year, and under tne action of the Board only eight can re- ceive that amount. UNCLE SAM. There were no exports of alcohol yester- day. ‘The local subscriptions to the 4 per cent loan yesterday were $1,100. The Sub-Tressury disbursemegts were $18.000 1n currency, $27,000 in gold, and S1,000 in silver. Collector Harvey was obliged .to withdraw from bs ofhce at an early hour yesteraay ofternoon owing to i1l Lealth. : Customs Agent Hinds was somewhat dis- appointed at Dot captaring any New Year's gifts goz through the wail, i Vioiaiion of the postal 2w, B Tho_internalrevenue receipts_yesterday were $28,327. Whisky contributed 821,760; to- bacco and_cigars, $L,:209; beer, $194; banks and bankers, $2,137. ' Assistant District-Attorney Thomson was yesterday in consaltation with- Lawrence & Camp- bell, in the matter of the Government-Bnilaiug fruucs, * Jadge Bangs bad no rows to commuuis cate concerning it or other Government cases. CRIMINAL. P Kate Cotter, proprietress: of a siore on West Madison street, caused the arrest of Charles Richmond yesterdsy. He has been acting in the capacity of clerk for the woman, who accuses him of robbing her of stock valued at $37. He will be . examined before Mateon Saturday. ‘The Robinsons, mother and son, arrested Friday on a charge of conspinng with & lawyer named Wells to defrand an Ohio Grznger oat of $2,000, wiil be resumed on the 31st of January. ‘They were arraigned before Justice Foote yester- day, Who presided at the Armory in Summer fleld’s stead, and. took & chinge or venne to De \WWolf. Grove, tha prosecutor, not being resay, a lengthy contintance was granted. Samuel Johnson, a resident in the North ‘Division, was l4st cvening met ‘st the corner of Erle and Rush streets by three men, who agsaulted and held bim up. taking from him a gold warch vaiued at 3200, and » pocket-bovk containin, in cash. 1le was able to give only a meagre de- scription of the bighwaymen. 2 s . Deputy-Sherif Hillman, of' Rockford, passed turougn here vesterday, having fn charge Fotz Stnblmuller, whom he arrested a few duys sgo at Butfalo, N.'Y. Fritz I3 charzed with ma- licions miechief in spoflng ffty Lega of beer by putting soap in the yeast. He wae held in $500 bonds far trial, and jumped his bail. Emanuel or A. C. Jacobs. the young man who delights in siening other people’s names to checks, #nd in obtaining money by false pretenses, was yesterday taken to Milivaukee by Detective Berry. He is wanted for obtaining $75 upon 4 ctieck with @ spunious sizoature from T. Mixolas. who faily identiied Jucobs while he was Iyingin the County Jail. Arrosts: Willinm Darrow, alins Searlo Johnson, o thief and vagrant: Alexander Patno, obtaining a founze by false pretenses from Samucl Meyer, of 306G Hiue Tsland avenue; Jotn Hubel supposd to have been implicated in a Chevent shauting affair which the police are investizatin, ne Von Bockuian. dog-trainer, cburged. with the larceny of a dog from George Grohoru. At 1:30 yesterduy afternoon Edward Me- Gulre, residing at No. Archer avenue, heard someone endeavoring o enter the house by means of false keys, and a little later he saw a young man run away from tke door. ¢ alarm s given, and some . citizens etarted parsnit. A Foung man named Aultman captared the fellow at The carner of Lune streetand Archer avente, but Jet nim go before the police —came m. ‘Flie thief took an Archer avenuc car and came dotn town with unother man who was waiting for m in the neighborhood, and is described us of medium height, light cowplexion and mustache, gold dllings In two front teeth, dark clothes (quite new). and soft bisck feit hat. Considerable anxiety is feit by Mr. McGuire uy Lo what were the inten- tions of hi= strange visitors. N Charles Levine, the ermng youngster who excited 80 much pity in the Criminal Conrt a few weeks ago. when his parents were endeavoring to have bin gent to some reformatory mstitution, 1s, in trouble ngain. Ic enjoyed himselfeo well while in the County Jail that he is willin 1o go back there for thewinter, Two homeless little wauderers named James Conpors and John Burns, naked and starved young specimens, were o impressed with Charlic's stories of juis life that they accom- panied him fo the AFmory yesterday afternoon and wade a request 10 be sent to joil. The police booked them as destitute of parental care, and when the **kids " fonud themselves more lable to o to the Brothers’ Asylum on Archer avenue, —un stitution which is dreaded by the average gami —they set up howls of wo whick kept the lack-up in a state of excitement'all the evening, Justice Foote, presiding at the Armory Po- tice-Court in place of ‘Justice Summerfield yester- day, held the followins it Carson, asssuling Gus Raymond, 3500 to the criminal Court; Charles Ross, burglarlzing the Boston Ogster-House, 815,000 ditto; Patrick Larry and Thomus and Jobn MeLatn, $100 fine for vagrancy. Justice Morrison: John Kallal,and his step-son Jumes Soupe, churged with staobing Wilifam Kerafiat n a ssluon row at the corner of May and Lighteenth treets, about 1o weeks ago, §2,000 each to the7th Drox., as Dr. Hobbs,-who i attending Karafiat, is of the opinton that be will be able 10 appear ia court by that ume; John Otto, a yoath wno is given to vio- lent passions, and who recently threatened and ai- tempted to sboot his parents, $200 to keep the peuce; Fritz_Peterson, charged with assaulting o man nawed Pobl, residing at No. 793 Jetferson street, and Jittuiz bun on the head with a board <0 thn't concussion of the brain has ensued, $1,000 tothe 4th prox. -, . Frank Cununingham and John Garrick, two yell:known oflicials under the sdministration of, Sterltf Kern, were yesterday before Justice Halnes charzed with *‘having upinwfally assaulted and heaten ™ the legal flrm of McClellan & Tewsesbury. The testimony was of o very contlicting character, and had it not been_ thar Mr. McClellan_exhibit- ¢d a scraten on’hts left cneek. ihe Court wonld have been placed i 2 decided quandary. The row grew out of a demand made by the legul fima on the ex-Sherifl's Deputies for certain moness realized on an exccution levied at the in- stance of Claybunz, Einstelu & Co. oo the zoods and chattels_of Schleesinger & Levy, clotning dealers” ut No. 6 West Madison strect. Gatrlck refused to eive np; the lexal firm intimated that any oflicial who coilected mioney and refused to turn it over was an cmoezzler, and a general serim- mage ensued, Gatrick was fined S10 nnd costs (from which e appeuled). the Court considering that he was the cause of Mr. McCiellan's scacred face. Cunningnam wWas_discharved. During the exsmination the injured lnwyer was very exclted, and broke out occisionally in a torrent of abuse. which induced Frank Cunningbam to threaten bodily putisament if it were repested outside. Meilellan will sue ‘Garrick in_the civil courts for §5,000 dnmages for a-tbree-inch scratch. GEORGE BLAIKIE, o charzed with etealfilz $4,000 from the Fidelity Savins vauits, was Bougat before Justice 3o son yesterday mornipz. RiE e The Court inquirii who the prosecating it- nesses were, and Dr. ‘lurpin, Receiver of the Banl:. arose and said that he supposed tnat he was. Ile was at the hend df theinstitution that had sus- tained the loss, at uny rate. and, therefore, might consider himself the'principal prosecutor. 3 The Court asked thie Doctor if he was ready 1or trial. * Dr. Turpin replled that be \wae not, and that the probability was that he never would' be. He de- clined, on behalf of “the bank, 10 prusccute tne prizoner. Al of the stolen money had been re- covered, and lie suoposed that the case ought to end tnete, —at least it wonld end there o far as he was concerned. because he would not prosecute it. Justice Morrison eafd that he doubted very much the propricty of toe course taken by Dr. Turpia. “T'he courts were not mere ugencies for the collec- tion of debty. ‘Fhey were estabifshed for the prose- cution und pumshinent of offenders azainst the laws, This kimd of thing was a sham. If a prose- “cution was commenced It should be followed ‘up. ‘The iaws sBould not be trifled with m this manner. At this point Dr. Taroin_ arose and left the room, eviacntly considerably angered. = The Court then said that he wouid take the re- sponsibility of holdinz Bluikie to the Criminal Court in 52,000 bail, and the prisoner wa therefore re- manded. 2 2 Tne reason of Dr. Tarpin's action is that he bé- licves tne young man to-be insane, and that he bas been out of his head for three or four months. In order to test this, he will soon be closely ex- amined by competent doctors, and, if it is their opinion that he is nsane, he will be tried for that and sent to an insane asylum. The father’ of voung Blaikie has repaid the bank il of its loss, . having turned over three bonds of the same de- . nommation as those that were stolen. The father went bail for his son, but has put him in tae konds of 8 good mun, there 1o remam until the insgnity qguestion 18 settled. TWO DRUMMERS, A LEGEND OF THE KOAD. Tt was two rival drummers The merits that did blow Of rufes were in St. Louis made Aud sufes from Chicago. They chanced upon a merchant Who fain a safe would buy, And in the pruse of their houses® wares ‘Phe drammers twain did vie, ¥ Each striving to sec which could constrect "I'he most coloaeul lie. Up spake tne St. Louis dramm er, **Once 2 wan a eat did take And locked the anfinal 1 a sufe Of aur superior muke. ** They made a bonfire round the safe With tar and kerosene, And tor four und twenty hours it biazed With ruging heat, I ween. T fire went ont, the gafe was cooled, And I will forfeit five Hundred govd dollars if that cat Did not come ontalive.™ Then mild upspake and answered him ‘I'lie Chicago sufe‘agent: ++With our safe one day we did essay The same experiment. *‘We placed the eafe selected on Of cuals a fiery bed, .And pitch-pine we heaped in coal ofl steeped ‘1)1 the iron glowed brignt red; - And in 1orty-eizht boars \we oped the aafe, And, alas! the cat was dead!” **Wnas dead? Ahal" his rival cried, ‘With & trinmplant breath; . But the Chicazo man rephied: **Yes; the cat was frozen to death!" No word that St. Touis drummer spoke, But silent he slond and wan, Vhile the Kansas merchant an order gave the Chicago man. * SERIOUS ACCIDENT. OAS BXPLOSION IN A WABASH AVENUE RESI- DENCE. An explosion of gas that resulted in the danzer- ous injury of one person, the burting of another, and damage to property, occarred last evening at 5:40 o'clock. at No. 384 Wabash avenue, one of the new block of three-story and bssement stone- front dweilings owned by B." P. Hutchinson, and occupied byd. P. Smith, the carriage mannfactarer, as a residence. Tt appears that the gas hsd been leaking from the supply-vipe in the arca or vault under the sidewalk, and Mra. Smith went 1o the place with o lighted match and_opened the door. An cxplovton tustantly followed. sud the lady wus thrown backward several feet with great furee, her face, hands, and head ‘being 8o badly burncd thut Ter fecovery 1s'considered doubtful. Col. Dwen, who lives at Nos. 398" and 400, happened to ve passing over the area when the explosion oc- curred. and was thrown down by its ter- rinc force, but . recovered gmickly and Tan 10 'the . rescue . of the Jojured lady, whose screams. attracted his attention. A physician was called, and Mrs. Smith was made as comfortabie as possible under the circomstances. A boy in the empioy of Bordon Tirothers, who was delivering groceries at Mr. Smith's bouse. was knocked down and severely hurt abont Lhe shoul- -as blown off u dlstance the_ftame of gas wir. Windows were ders, The of - twenty-five" fect, shot high Into the broken in the whole block or Ilutchin. sou's and the .adjoining buildinge. and it tv snid that it will require an cxpenditure of $2,500 to repair the damage. The fire that en- sued caused alight fnjury to the wood-wark about the sceno of the éxplosion. The window-glass in W. W. Wilmarth's and Col. Dwen's residences was broken by the concussion. A horse and cuttor that were standing fn front of Mr. Smith’s' house were knocked over, and it was some time before the antmal could be gotten upon his feet again, The explosion made u loud noise, similar to thut of o heavy piece of ordnance. and alarmed the people in the vicinity, who flocked to to the ecene in large numbers. One excited indi- vidua! is #afd to havé endeavored to extinguish the gas-flame that contintied to pour ont of the pursted pipe with a Babcock fire-extingnisher. ‘Fhe teak in the pipe is attributed to the careless- ness of the employes of the Gas Company whose, duty it 18 10 attend to them. LOCAL MISCELLANY. Only two days more before it is time to dothe aunual swearing-off and make il those good resolutions, alas! only to be broken. ‘Thie roller-skating epidemic is gradually mak- | ing its way westward, and threatens to break out strong in Chicago this season. [ea contains tannic acid, which combines with milk and orms lenther—und now we kuow whas malkes old maids so tough. Tbe unfavorable weather of the past week secmed to bave no effect on the rush of cus- tomers at Glles, Bro. & Co.’s, corner State und Washingrton streets, the sales of fine dinmonds fur exceeding those of any pravious year. The Scientific American states that rapld and coutinuous action of the lower jaw will stop blecding at the nose. There are frequent iu- stuuces where such action hus brought it on. ‘Those bandsome little parlor billiard-tables [ntroduced by the J. M. Brunswick & Balke ¢, 47 and 40 State street, are proving popular. They are so attructive, and they are not in the way when not wanted for billiards. for, by simply reversing the top, & very ueat dnda useful table appears, suitable for the library or di z-roow, and with no suspi cion of billiards. ‘They are equal in workmu ship to the splendid billiard-tables for which this company is famous, sud yet they cost but $25 complete. . These modern inventions are well enoush in r way, but it’s quite uscless to talk of them seriously to the autograph collestor who bas sent a cleverly-couched query to seme public man, and receivesTa prompt answer—written with a *‘type-wnter.”” Young men can make no better. investment of time und money than by purchasing a scholar- shipin the Bryant & Stratton Chicago Business College. The preatly-increased attendance duriog the past few weels is due to the etlurts made to make the insiruction thorough and: practical. With an able Faculty of toirteen Professors, and the most extensive fuvilities, this scnool has uo equal in the United States. Nature has wise forethought.” She holds back wich the cranberry sauce until the very lust fly has disappeared, or that delicious dish would be put on the Index Expurgatorius of every sensi- tive epicure. The wonderful popularity of the Hapgood Spanish Arched Instep shoes and_slippers. for which M. Whecler & Co., No. 74 East Madison street, are sole agents, Las caused a number of imitations, inferior in every respect, to be offer- ed by other dealers. ladies should remember that the genuine shoes of this clegant style can be purchased only at M. Wheeler & Co.’s. The fact has been demostrated that a fiddle in a house will drive away rats. The rats have no property, and cau move out just as well as not. Something of a revolution in lithographing bas been made by the American Oleograpn Co., 83, 85 and 87 Fifth avenue, and they are now prepared :o furnished superior pictorial litho- graphic and engraving work on short notice. A man cannot _claim to bave exhausted the whole range of human. experence till he las stood on the street corner, with the thermome- ter below zero. while a shine-’em-up with a sore finger wnakes a preteuse of polishing his boots. . ‘Ihe finest assortmeot of fine and Iow-priced goods ever shown in the city, for New Year’s tables and house adornmeant, is now exaibited at Ovington's, 146 State. A novel jewel-case is in the shape of a table with folding leaves. Pressing wpoa the outsi of the centre of the table, it springs up anc re- veals the receptacle for jewels. 1t is in silver, with Japanese decorations fo gold. The most_sttractive calling picve scems to be the room-renting and be ewaik-light and “he city « NZ ex~ ciange, .Room 8 Trisuse Building. T1. calls average 300 per week, and desirabi~ > .usare promptly Blied with reliable tens 1 arders. The spiritual mediums, b.i having found Stewart’s pody, bave reduced the price of seances 95 per cent. This is a severe blow to the busi- ness. Profitable New Year’s call may be made any time this week at A. B. Van Cott’s, 155 Wabash avenue, Clifton House. He is selliag fice i ewelry and new desigos in silver and plated ware at unheard of discounts. We are threatened with something like the tollowing by the loyal Canadian journals: “Toe Princess Louise sneezed twice yesterday. The Marquis of Lorne, our new Governor-General, potona clean shirt-collar this morning. It is rumored that he will undoubtedly chaoge his S0CKS LO-IROTTOW. They must haye those instantaneous photo- graphs, and so Joshua Smith will recelve New Year’s calls from the lictle cherubs and mothers at his studio, 206 North Clark street. gTated to this State from New Hampshire n 1837, She w23 one of the first sertlers in Virctl, Kate County. BRESTHUP—Dec, fary Brestrap. Fuoeral from 230 Kandoiph-st., Sunday, 1 p. m. Cheodore A.. second mitt, of diphtheria, . at 10 o'clock, from’ .o in carriages to SCHMITT—Dee. 27, as 12 .son of Anthony” and 'Tsidora agad % years and 2 moutns. neral whI taks plica’ the family ronidence, 1124 Py Calvai ‘etnecel . “Z2~5t. Louls papera please copy. : MANLET-~Dec. 22, Martin Maoley. aged 63 years.| Furieral from hfs fate rasidence, No.:0 0° Brien- Monday at 1 p. ui., bY cars to Caivery. WEICK—Dec. 20, at_the residence of hla parents, of diphtherla. Willie If., cldest son of Louts and Cath- erine Welck, aged 10 yéars 3 monchs ani 6 daya. Funeral will take piace from family rosldence, 339 Huribu-st., Sunday, Dec. 29, at 1 o'cigek p. m. McGDI % he residence of her parents, 513% ATIOUAL Eilbn ‘MoGuire, dbuzhier of ‘IIoRAN And ‘Anup MeGulre, aced 4 years and 3 months. Lohneral sundas, 20th inst. by canvio Catyars Ceme- GLAVES—At 1500 Buiterficld-st., Dee. 25, 1a.m., Harry Grayes, aced 46 vears 10 monihs and 23'days. Funeral from tate resideuce, Sunday. Dee. 29, at 1 P- 1., by carriages to Gracelaad Cemetery. NELSON—at her homeat Fox Lake, Til., Marenret Nelon, wifc of the Iate David Nelson, azed 74 years. NELSON—Det. 27. at 10 1. m., Mary Georgiana Nel- davghter of N. 0. Nelios ‘aud Anna S. Nelson. d 3 years and 10 d; ‘uneral from a1 ston -st.. Sunday, 20th, at 2p. m., by cerriag d. DURYEA—Inthia city, Dec. 38, Mary E., daughter of Jolin J. and Mary P. Duryea, aged 8 years ¢ mouths and 12 daya. Funeral from No. 706 Cagroll-av.. Monday af:ernoon at 1 o'elock, o Graceland Cemete: €2-Detrols and Ann Arbor (MIch.) and- Toledo (0.) papery pleast copy. UMM Dzc. 28, Mrs. E; S. Cummings, wife of the late Shnzon Cammlngs. of Paris, Me. Her remains will be teken to Maine for {nterment , Hoary A. Herses, from the residence of hersou-fo-la 202 Michlgan-av. . §Z~Malne papers please copy. —At her late restlence. 105 Sedgwick-st.. Aun Hickey, beloved wife of Willam Keyes, aged 48 years. F fonday. at 10 o'clock. by earrfag the Holy Nare, where E:t‘ulem ] will b c®eorated; theacd by cars to Calsary. GRUBBS—Dec. 27, George W. Grabbs, o member of the Chicago Unlon Veteran Club, Funeral to tale place 1rom hus fate restdence, No. 134 East Erle-st., at 1:20 fo-day. EPittsbiiry ('a.) a0d Lacine (Wis.) papers please to-day at 0 o'clock a. 1. by cars (o Calvary Cemerery. Friends of the family are favited. TS, A UNT POLLY IPASSET'S SINGLY' SKEWL GIVES £\ second entertainment at Graut-Place Church. cor- ner Grant-place aud Larrabee-st.. Monday evenlog. 0. under the susplcesof **Tiryunt Literary and Ical Society.” T.—TWENTY-FOURTI A . of Star of Hope Lodge, at Washingtontan to-matrow eveningat S oclock. The G. W. C. T. wiil preside: welconie address by Prof. McFarlaud: orator of the cvening, the }on, Emery A. Storrs: “origtnal boem, Miss Jeannle A. Staford: kood music. Admls- sfon free. . ANNOUNCEME) IVERSARY Home. ] 1S B SCOTT'S FROEBEL RINDERGARTEN YL “and schiools, corner Prafrie-ar. and Tweaty-sec- oud-at.. wlil reopen Monday, Jan. 6. An assistant who speaks Germaa {5 wanted. ARLOR EXTERTAINMENT A CARROLL- F' av.. tove giventy ABLY . CAKPEXTER, nssisi ed by T music class, Jan. 3, at7:45 o'ciock p. m. The entertainment will conslst of vocal aod Mstrunieatal music, readings, and recitations. _Admission 25 ecnta. TPARE NOTIC E SURPRISE PARTY THAT g tHoutd uAVE bevn ou Sifes Liertha ftirah, orf Ash- z0d avenge, shal stponed. uni ay, Jap. . oS TL PO 5 SR B '[UE SECOND TEEM OF THE DEAWING CLASS: s formed under the anspices of the Chicazu Socle- ty of Decorative Art will bezin Tuesday, Jan. 7, K73, Full information rezabding ‘These classés may be ob: talaed at the rooms ot the Saclets In the Dore Bulld- ing, voriiwest corner State end Madtson-sta. - FURS, FURS! FURS! Behyd&Periolat 141 STATE-ST,, Are not in the drv-goods business, and have no plated jeweiry, or silverware, or mausical instruments in their stock, but at- tend exclusively to the Fur business. We ‘employ no counter-jumpers to sell Fars, Opr sajesmon do mot ogll HHdskiat Biil or plucked and colored musirat Seal.” We maaufsoture all of our own Furs from the raw skins, and hove the finest and largest stock in the Northwest, and by calling on us you can save from 25 to 100 per cent. ‘We have marked down our fine Sleigh Robes 25 per cent; Seal Caps snd Gloves 10 per cent. ¢ FURS AT &G GOST UAL In order to reduce my present im- A young lady on the West Side recently lost. the use of one of her eyes, and was obliged to wear an artilicial orzan. She asked the young man to whom she was engaged if this mistor- tune changed his affection, wherenpon be re- plied, ** With all thy false eve love thee still.” Gentlemen who intend making New Year's calls and desire to snpoly themselves with cor- rect styles in cards should examine the display in this line at Duewell & Ford’s, 52 Madison. ‘When 2 man {5 hanging by his toes from a cornice of a high building, and expects moment- arily to drop, notiing so completely reassures and thoroughly satisfies him as the sudden dis- covery that he issafely at home in bed. For New Year's ciliing nats, Mr. R. H, Hen- pegen, 113 Clark streety-has an extra line of dress silk hats, und some new aud nobby styles in stiff hats. Scientific Boston now sings its hymns at pray- er meeting not out.of hymn-books, but frum byinn-screens;~ Wherede they are projected by means of a stereopticon. . The best renjedy for catarrh or cold in the- head is the compound cubebs cigarcttes sold for 5 conts by Gale & Blocki. For every loss there is some gain. When you lose your balauce you gain a bunch on the back of your hend. i 5 Those who purpose callingon New Year's will find at Smith’s book and news store, 122 Dearborn, 4 stock of eards unexcelled in extent, varicty, and beauty of desigu. . “The Baoker’s Daughter is havinz a very successful run in New York, but it is usually the banker bimself who makes 2 successful skip. -Gold has returned to its par like a prodigal after an absence of eightecn years, during which it has bad soy number of ups and downs. Kind words are petter than gold, but. the lat- teris the best for satisfying the bill:collector when e calls. Getiing the mitten apoears to be ont of the great luxuries of the season, e —— THE YELLOW-FEVER COMMISSION, Mempnts, Tenn., Dec. 28.—The Board ot Med- fcal Experts attached to the Yellow-Fever Com- mission have azreed upon the following plan of operations: ‘Dr. Craft and Mosher will visit the cities and towns on the Mississippi River between Cairo and New Orleans; Drs. Bemis, Green, and Chaille will go to Southern Lousi- ana; Dr.-Fallignot to thbe Gulf coast; Drs. Cocbraue, Swearengan, and Raudel to the in- Iand towns; Dr. Mitchell remains with the Sub- Comnittee at this point, and will aid them in taking the restimony of physicians snd others. Surgeon-General Woodworth departed this atternoon for New Orleans. ——— COAL. PricaprLrmiA, Pai, Dec. 28.—The Lehigh ond Schuylkill Coal Exchanges will maintain for January the December prices for the local trade, but will compete with New York in the Eastern trade. i ’ et — Y Christmas and New Years are all redolent of Buck & Ruyner's **Mars™ Cologne. mense stock. . JACKSOIN, 105 STATE-ST. WATCHES, JEWELRY, Etc. LIPMAN'S FFIGE, 126 SOUTH CLARK-ST. Having a large quantity of Commission Goods, such as ‘Watches and Jewelry, left from Christmas Sales, will be will- ing to sell at bare cost to save express charges. Those. that could not make purchases last week will find it to their ad- vantage, in cost and quality, to examire the stock and buy what is left at 30 per cent less than regular store prices. A full gurarantee given with ev- ery article sold. LITPMATIN, S CARD>S, UNION BUNG C0. and &e. O SAVAGE We have pur chased entire g Bantrup} o which s rapidiy aet ing converted inip CLOAKS, and we now ofer onr cus. tomers the Greates; BARGATNS Ever yet heard of. Remember, CLOAKS. ag o2 $3, $4, ana $8, Very desirab k Yery desirable Cloaks fa platn beaver sad dtegopar AT $8 e offes Diagonsl and Plain Beaver Closks trimmea. 3. with Velvet ana Sk; cheap ac S AT $10 We offer Diazonal and leave: sok, | Sailn, ana Fringes former price, Srcd "B SOk, | AT $10 and 12 We offer. Di: 1 i e VR Rl hogen: B R AT $12 - We offer Cloaks Torer price, Sx0. Tidebands of Sik and Fringes- AT $15 We offur ten different styles ¢ Silk, Fringe, ¢.5 TOrmAr pHon ons any ey e17et Cloaks setit C. 0. D., with priviiege of examination, HOTGHKTN, PALMER & (. 137 & 139 State-st. ELGIN POLiSE. . 0 54 L 9 SNOW, "WATER, We want every Man, FWoman, and Child, who wishes to have dry feet this Winter, to discard Rubbers, and use Elgin Polish, Which with its Recent Improvements is Guaranteed Odorless, - -It'is absolutely Waterproof, and retains its Shine in all kinds of weather. Will NOT injure Leather, and the , only SELF-SHINING Polish that: is a perfect success. T hen your: boots get soiled, WASH them, and the polishwill remein. It is thelazy man’s friend. Use once a week. Every bottle of the Iinproved Elgin Rolishis furnished with a brush in- stead'of " Spdnge. **Ask your Dealer for it.” H. M. DICKRY & (0. 19 and 2§ WABASILAV, - CELIICAGO. WINES., LIGUORS, Etc. Come and Taste, and cou- yourself if our Whis- 3” k3, Ginbore, Sherrs, etc. == | =00 i e 13 noras wood and bette, than you can buy clse- where for adollar. We retall ac wholeale prices, = P 7 m = THE EAGLE % Wholesale Liguer Depo, €2 159 Cla_test. = [1AIR 600DS. SONEY by purchasing Halr Goods as” THOMA'S, 48 East Moure-st. 1.000 Hair Switches, 50c and upwardss Wigs mile 1o vrder and warranted. Artistic Hair Dressing, 50c. Whole= sale, 180 Wabash-a¥. s 3 HATTIE M. JIULL'S HAIR STORE. Best place In Chlcazo for HATR Goods. Gussamer Wayes aspe- claity. 30 E. Montoe, Palmer Hoate, or 270 W. Madlson-St. Catsiosues free. Mme. Demorest's Patteras. Wholesale & Retail, Send forprice 1ist. Goods sent C. 0. . anywhere Sole agent for the “MULTIFOR. Wigs madeto orderand warranted 292 5 BURNHAM, Siadison St Culcaga. FOR GENTS AT $io. WAL- Toeed 1o £ and Wear well. Ladies, Reware of **Saratoxa Wares” with- ut the Patent Trade-Mark, they will_not wear onc-half n3 luog. THOMPSOY, 210 Wabash a¥. NEW YEAR'S CALLING CARDS. e e e e ST e IND CHRIST- 1 M b3 1 stock snd | en- Jraved to order at fhore notice, e ] Houery 3ag_ foe B L cnpravinge. s b CHILDS & CO. 2 ‘Washinzton-st., corner Dearborn. CANDY. D et CELEDRATED THZOCGH- out_the Union—espressed 10 vares. 11D ‘and_upward. ab o In. Atdres CExTHER, Coutec: TRUNKS. 1% For Trunks. satcnels, Bagh IEBESEUUS Sl S T et C &e. Jtwnlpay. Tourlsts, Travelers, Excur i No. L4 5Statest ‘E %% Hoaiats, shoult vEle D CHICAGO SRATE WORRS, CHAS. 11 hore-st. Skstés ‘con T - oF any iyl desired, oF made (© order. o SOIE 89 . Gold Filing. pisee Work, aad prescreation of nataral teeth® . Toeelany, Eimcting 0= * '1i Dearborn-sk. 126 South Clark-st. Office and Factory, corner Peos and Veuis. FLOWER ‘The BEST triple Ext’s. URGH & Adains-sts. FLOWERS, kets. Bouguets, &c. r early for NEW Call and see the new desigus of Baskets ;or Xew- Qaust ria and Lake-sts.. manufactur- Trial bottte, 10z, ot FLOWEZS. R YEAR'S. n & CO., Florists, Teare, with the fineit sorunent of Cut Fiowers, at B E I NGS ers of Compresued Bunys, Pluys, 3¢, ; pints, §: DE] 77 State-st. HOVE 55 East Madison-st. 162 Washington Strects dues busine:~ upon the theorT AGENCY nonest det CHICAGO BIRTHS. NEY—Dee. 16, daughter to C. P and 3 . The first child born in the town of \VI{?{i‘cE- ‘I'rego County, Kans. MARRIAGES. g AR AN etz MAPIERSTRI-LZGALLAISDee 24, by the Rev, 3, %, Colllson, Mb. d; L MBDIERsirl, of Chicago, und Miss €atherine W. LeGallais, duughter of the late Capt. Phillip LeGalints, of Jersey Changel 1slunds: $2 Liristol (England) papers please copy. DOCK—FAIR—Dec. 55, at_the resideace of the Diide's varents, No. 170 McGregorst., M. C. L. Iioe- Dck and S(13s MagFie Fal. bothat Cilcagoo” - o DEATHS, R AN A AR P P A R RO SMITH—At Batavis, Kane Connty, IIL., Dec. 25, Mrs. Ellza Jane Smich, Ia the 74t year of et e st Sle, with her busbaad. the fate David Binith, emi- Absolutely The Royal Baking Powder ix o pure Cream of Tartar Powder. Indorsed and recommended for fts whol2someness by such eminent chemists as Dr. Hayes, Boston: Professor Geath, Philadelphis, ete. Sold only in eans, by all Grocers. Manuf acrarers nod dealers urge you to buy ¢ can'afford 1o sell them at 20 cts. a pound and double thesr money. Do not buy Baking Powder loose, 33 t Is aimost sure 10 contain alum. griplog, constipation, fndigestion, headsclie, and dyspepsia; adects the blocd, causes punples on i 2~ Beware of the {njurlous Alum Powders. POWDER Pure. - i Mott, New York: D+« tem, becanse they* _Alum produce - © ‘The conttnued use of Ao prees