Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1879, Page 7

fHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 19, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES. HAJ. RENO. gentinuation of the Testimony of the Scout, Girard. which Goes to Make Out a Worse Case for Reno. fo Heard the Firing During Custer's Fight with the Indians The Reno investigation was resumea at the gsual hour yesterday morning in Room 229 yaimer House. After the otficlal stenozrapher 10 gone through the usual morning reading of 1he testimony, and Licut. Wallave had correct e, cxplained; and amplificd his evidence in gome miner particulars, the interpreter, F. F. Girard, Was again put on the stand and his ex- amination coutinued by Licut. Lee. He could ot tell how many shots were fired before Reno's command came t0 2 halt und deployed. When 1k command aeployed, the Tndians were to the {ront and icft of the skirmish-line, the first Jn- Gian at & distance of 800 or 1,000 yards. He did ot see the live inake any advance. Whatever move was made must have taken place while he was in the timber with Reynolds, for be noticed, on coming out, that the line had swung as if on apivot. THE INDIAN VILLAGE wes 8 mile and a half or two miles -from the line, down the left bank of the Litile Bix Horn. Tpe command did not remain on the skirmish- Jine over ten minutes before it swung around. Witoess was asked to describe the timber where the nght of the line was drawn up, and did so st some length, giving distances. The com- mand did not stay in the timber; after leaving the skirmish-line, over ten minutes, aud went off fu a diarooal dircction towards the river. The troops in the timuer seemed anxious to get ont. ‘Every man was for himsclt, and there was pothing tike order or a concerted movement. After be beard the order “To horse,” the men withdrew from the line, got their horses,.and an oflicer told him they were going to charge. Witness and Revnolds were in the timber, and concluded that the orders weren’t intended for thew, that the troops would return after the cbarae, and that they needn’t bothier themselves 1o join them, as they would be in_the way. While in the timber he saw De Rudio and a scout named Jackson. Iie pulled out his watch—a _good timekeeper—and it was 1 ielock. Whea they left the woods it was twi- Jighr, and the watch indicated that it was 9 The command, ywhile in the timber, was it & sheltered posiiion. so that they could Joad snd fire under sbelter. Witness heard firing, while 10 the timber, to the left of the villire. De Budio slapped bis hand on his 1hlzh, and sald, very excitedly: ¢By ——, THERE'S CUSTER; LET § GO AND JOIN HIM.” Witness, however, told him to wait; that there would be time enough for that. Witness heard coutinuous firlog ali the way down the banks to the place known as Custer’s battle-field. At first the shots were seattering, and then in vol- lers, When they went down afterwards to Lury the soldiers they found a aray borse, wounded, on the lett “bank of the river, at a ford further down the stream than the point 4B The peneral firing, on what was known as Custer’s battle-field, lasted about two hours, und indicated 8 geueral engogement. After leav- 1ingthe timber, witness rejoined Reno’s command 2bout 11:30 the night of the 26th. Imwediately after leaving the timber, however, on_the 25th, wizness crossed the river at the point where Reno had crossed, avd saw the moving [ndian village. lle estimates their fighting men at between 2,500 und 3,000. Witness described the downward course of the river, spoke of the trails, the fords, ete., and otherwise showed his familiarity with the situa- tion. There were only three fords,—where Reno crossed in his advance, where ke crossed on his retreat to the hill, and where the gray horse was found. From tbe latter point, witness coula see where the lodzes bad been. A large ortion of the willage was below the ford. The lodges he first saw, while at the ford, were not quite tothe centre of the village. Ttwasaboutten or fifteen winutes before Reno left the timber that witness last saw Custer’s columnn,~—at least e cupposed it wus Custer’s, for he kucy, nothe ing of the division into three battalions. The column appeared to be moving very fast down the stream. He found ont afterwards that it was actually Custer's com- mand, because Reno and Benteen joined on the hill, and, knowing where the firinz Jurther down had tuken place, he.was satisfied that it was between the Indiaus ana Custer, fince the latter’s column was the only one that couid have been there. Whenon the lirtle knoll, referred toin Friday’s testimony, the valler seemed alive with Iudians. Afterwards there were comparatively few, and witoess con- cluded they had discovered Custer, and had prob- anly moved down in the direction of the point B with the desien of CUTTING OFF CUSTER before he could reach their village. The large vortion of the Indians, tn other words, aban- doued Reno and went duwn to intervept Custer. Judians would choose a prairie or plain, and not a timber, as a point of attack. Inrespouse toa question- from Licut. Lec asto how long 100 men, with 6,600 rounds of ammuuition, could have protected themsclves arainst the lostile village, witness said he thought they could have held out_against quite 2 number of Indians as long as their provisions and ammunition lasted. Mr. Gilbert asked Lieut. Lee, who had gone on the bypothesis that tbere were 6.000 rounds, if he wouldn’t be kind enough to ask the ques- tion on the basis of tlic number of rounds which the testimony had shown tue men to bave actualiy possessed. Licut. Lee said Mr. Gilbert could do that at the proer time. He haé 1o objection to asking ‘witness about his koowledge in regard to the ammupition. Witness, in reply to a question of that character, said he_ didn’t know how much there was. He knew he had fired thir- teen shots in the five or ten minutes, and thought theie were fully as much as thirty or forty rounds fired per man to the number of men engared. Continuing, witness said he afterwards saw two dead bodies to the left and southwest, of the village, which he couldn’t identify, as well as several dead borses, braud- ed “ULS.," to the left of the village, but far- therup and pearer to the river bank. -The pomt where he found Custer’s body was De- iween one-half and three-quarters of amile from the fo:d where the gray horse was found. There were & few dead bodies, two or three, Scattered around overthe space between the point where he found Custer’s body and the ford,— rrhiaps one-third of the wav from the point }fl::."fe Custer’s body was found, going to the o Licut. Lee referred to witness’ testimony riday, remarking that he had testified that te saw Cook ou the rigt bank of the river, at a little keoll neor where Reno’s command crossed, andthat, when hereruri:ed, Reno’s consmana had aircady crossed over and Were moving GOWn Lo e bottom. Witness replied that he had so testitic, and odded thau be belfeved he had 5aid there wos an ladian scout at.the ford, Where Reno crossed, waiting for him. He had Lo recollection of meeting anybody, when going hack, who was returning to Custer’s column. 12 reply to the question as to whether bis route, Inreturning to the ford, was such as to enable - kim to eec anv one wofng back to communicate between the two poiats, he stated that he did Dot think any one could have gone by him with- out bfs seeing him. At this point, Lieut. Lee asked that an ad- oumment be taken until Mouday morning, for the vorpose of giving the stenozrapher an op- &fll{lumlv 1o get up all the testimony thus far e Heliad some further questions to ask € Witness, and the dircet_examination might consume an hour or more. In justice to the in- Guiry aud all the parties concerned, he thought '“‘)fldmfl_rnmenl would be advisable. Ir. Gilbert suzgested that it would be rather Inore eatisfactory to himself if the ‘direct exam- iustion could be'completed before adjournment, bat, in deterence to heur.. Lee, and in view of the fact that there were several more questions 10 Le put and “auswered on the direct. be gave War, 20d an adjournment was taken until Mon- norninzat 11 o’clock, at which. time Girard ‘will again be puron the rack. CAPT. FRENCH'S STORY. < &oecial Disoeteh to The Trivune. . Blgu;ucx, D. T., Jan. 18.—Capt. French, of e Se euth Cavalry, who is credited with great at the batrle of Little Big Horn, und o ng witness before the Reno Court at Chi: 4370, stazed to-day that e saw nothing of Maj. Reno frum the evening of the 25th of June until Boen of the 26th, that Reno was out of sight, 2od that he (French) could not find any one Wwho did sce him. In othier words, that Keno slunk away in g hole and left the command to Benteen. ——— A Cure for Daldness. . Dr. George H. Robe, of Atlmta, says tkat he 5 cured Limself and others of baldness. .His Temedy is a solution of French or German soft Sompand aleohel, with which the lead ' must he thoroughly " shutnpoocd cvery morning. _The Tollowing is the preseription, which can be flled any druggist: .+ R. Saponis viridis (Germ.), aleobolss, 16 ounces each; golve, filtra, et adde 6L lavaudule gtt. xx.—xxx.” The lavender i§ g —_— added to cover the odor of the soap. After the shiampooing, the soap must be all lgzmuvcd with Tarm water and the hair dried with a soft towel. The immediate effect,” the Doctor says, “1s & g{mgrceuble fecling of teusion of the scalp, a5 !r it were stretched too tightly over the s&ull. 7 o obvlate this effeet, and to keep the scalp {rom getting too dry, and thus, wverhaps, set up .\hlrue Dpityriasis, it is vecessary to follow up the shampooiog with some fatty application, which nay contain some nild stimulant, thus: Castor oill_one part, to alcohol three or four parts, with 2 little oil of rosemary or cinnamon,” or any Zood pomade may be ased. DBut the patient must not be alarmed if his hair falls out faster than ever for a while. *This is due to the fact that many hairs are dead and only retaiued in their follicles by the pluweinz of the sheath with the sccumulated sebaccous matter.” LOCAL MISCELLANY. CRIMINAL. Michael Counelley, a young man living at No. 87 De Puyster street became involved last night in a quarrel with the inmates of No. 171 Randolph strect, and was thown down-stairs and had his right leg broken above the knee. The case of James D. Kline, who was arrested on complaint of Agnes McDougall, and charged with keepiug a common gaming-house at No. 258 West Lake street, was called ‘in Justice Seally’s court yesterday, but-was continued until the 25th inst., at 9 a. m. Herman J. Rodman and Georze R. Cripps commenced the necessary oroceedings before Jastice Pollak yesterday to garnishee subserip- tioos due the paper known as the National Board of Trade, of which Morris T. Lane is sct downin the attachments as publisher. The plaintifls allege that Mi. Lane owes them 187 and 300 respectively, for serviees rendered, the first named as editor and tno other 2s foreman. The evening of the 14th a woman named Emma Ross was arrested while trying to pawn a wold bracelet and loeket at Diamond’s pawn- shop, No. 201 Claric street. Yesterday the articles: were identifiecd by S. Hymao & Co,, jewelers, at the corner of Madison and State streets, as baving been stolen a few days prior 10, the, urrest. She was held in $300 to the Cyituinal Court, and her *“man,” Charles Stailey, was tined §100 for vagrancy by Justice Summer- fleld yesterday. Fritz_Reckendorf, who has been a-much- capiased individual on account of his transac- tions with wholesale butchers, had another complaint evtered amainst him yesterday, and he was arrested ou the charge of conspiracy, in combining with Victor Macliries to defraud Pat- rick Cash, a wholesale buteher, out of 077 worth ot meats on the 13th avd 14th of Decem- ber last. The case was sct for bearing Thurs- day aiternoou, by Justive Poliak, before whom the complaint was made, and in the meantime Reckendorf will remain in jail. = George Buck and Thomas Woods, alias * Cen- tennial,”” two youug negroes, last nignt stole a cont_from tbe store of H. Harwitz, No. 523 Clark sreet, and were followed Dby the proprictor to a second-hand sfore at No. 201, where they attempted to sell the coat. The Dbovs nssaulted Horwitz in a brutal manner, and made a desperate effort 1o escape, but a bystander named Heury Etch- ingham helped arrest them, and then turned them over to the Armory police. Both bogs are desperate yvoung villaius, and arein the police courts,almost every week. Arrests: John Rvan, just out of Jolet after serving a two vearg.term for highway robbery, brought in upon general principles by the Ar- mory Jetectivesy Josie Howard and Jennic alias Jones, two jumates of Beile er, Joues’ dive at No. 402 State etreet, charged with robbing John G. Robinson, a Graoger stopping at the = Matteson llouse, who was foolish enough to visit their ranche, of @ pocket-book containing $150 in cash; Edward Harth, a partner of James D. Kline in the pictare-framie busivess at No. 850 West Lake street, who is aceused of the lurceny s bailee of several articles and-a sum of money which were sapposed by Klive to be in the partnership. About five wecks aro a man named John Goyer was robbed of a §75 watch and- chain by three highwaymen, who assaulted bim in trout of a saloon at the northeast corner of State and Thirty-first streets. Ie was intoxicated at the time, and made no report of the robbéry to the police. He died of apopfesy ahout three weeks ago. One week ago John McElma, with whom deceased boarded, reported the matter, and swore_out warrants for the arrest of the rob- bers. The police say thereis no suspicion that the robbery in any way suverinduced Gover’s death. But how the robbers are to be identitied is a puzzier. A suppused member of the gang unamed Michael darty wus before Justice Sum- merfield yesterdar, but the case wes continucd i order to give the police a chance to capture the other t. . Justice Summerfield: Joseph Duncan, anoto- rious sporting character, charged with assault- ing av inmate of Mageie Moore’s baznio, $300 to the 27th and $300 to keep the peace; Mary Wilson, Aun_Hogan, Bridget Carney, Belle Black, Joun_Dillon, Joseph Monahan, and John Gailagher, low-down disreputables 'from _the siums of Chievenne, $100 fine each; Patrick Far- rell, assaulting Kate Griflin some days ago, and causing her 1o full down a stairway, from the effects of which she is still in the County flospital, $400 to the 25th; John Smith, forging John Phillips’ name, $4C0-to the Criminal Court, and $400 additional for obtain- ing goods on the forged order from the hard- ware tirm of Larrabee & North; Walter E, Mor- rison and James_O'Brien, vagraney, $100 fine; B, Howard, alias Nobby Tom;” and Harry jams, confidenceartistsin hard fuck, $100fine or twelve hoursiu which toleave town. Justice Morrison: Charles Mieth, allowing minors to Dlay pool, $30 fine; Robert Boland, larceny of $37 from Julia Waters, $300 to the 20th: Thom- as Connors, larceay ot a chair from in front of No. 122 West Madison_street, $100 fine; Owen Connelley, upon an old charge of stealing 5300 from Herman Stolz, whose case was lost sight of last term because the transeript of the case was Jost, 53,000 Lo the 25th; A. Jenitins, a fellow who has been “cheeking it about town, and swindlinz peovle by takivg 81 subscriptions 1o a magazine published by Carson, Pirle & Co., whieh maegazine never existed, §100 to the 23th: Lesser Friedberz, keeping a pawnshop without a license and taking a watch from the Bohemian kleptomaniae, $100 fine; John Mundt and Charles Schwan, two_mischievous school-boys who teased their teacher, 2 Mr. Zimmerman, in A most outrageous mauner, £2 fine; Thomas Kennedy and Nicholas Ware, two thieving va- grants, $50 fine each. Justiee Morrison is in arms amainst Charles . Perkins and Capt. James H. Farrcll. The first named is comparatively unknown in police circles, but left a lasting memento when he afived his pame to a §,003 bound for the appearance in court of Walter A. Fanping, whom, it will be remem- bered, was arrested by Detective O’Connor and, after offering’ 1o purchase freedom with £000, made a d_"csnm:a:e cffor: to escape by throwing Cayeune pepper in the eyes of the of- ficers. Two'years azo Fanuing jumped town aiter the commission of the Sccley robbery, an it was upon suspicion of being Fmplicated in these robberles that he was being held v the police. While out on bail the Goldsmid dia- mond_robbery was committed, and Fanning again jumped town, and the conclusion was im- mediately formed that be had a handinit. It js eaid now that Perkins cannot be found, and that he perjured himself m swearing o the possession of property which he does mot own. Capt. Famreli is well known, polit- jcally, socially, and in militia circles, and notwithstinding the good name he has hitherto borne is nceused elso of verjury in falsely swearcg to the possession of pioperty at No. 867 Cark street, which, it is asserted, he does not nor never did own. 71his falsc oath Justice Morrison says deceived him into aceept- ing Farell upon a $2.500 bLond for the appearance of Peter O'Brien, who was chareed with complicity with Bgb . Younz v oW in the New-Year's deviliries in the West Lake street district. The cvidence agaiust the latter was overwhelming, and it is thought that the evidence against O’Brien would be equally 50, and it is eilewed that O'Brien has therefore jumped bis bail, and is now a fugitive from jus- tice. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of both men. O'Brien’s friends claim that Justice Morrison’s conclusions are false, and. that O'Bricn has not jumped his bail, but is confined to hie bed, just as his mother tated to Justice Morrison last Wednes- day. That, however, does not._alter the im- fiumfions cast upon Capt. rarrell and Charles . Perkins. TOTEL ROBDERIES. For a long time past the Palmer House has Dbeen atilicted with a sneak thief that seemingly defied detcetion. Little and sreat thieves were caught and identified in 1he house, and were gent to jail, but one sly villain always eseaped. Among” the recent losses were a 3350 seal c beaver trimmings sacque . with plucked sm‘&‘n Dec. 9 from the room of Miss lda Vernmon, the well-known actress; an overcoat lined and trimmed with fur, stoien Nov. 11 from A. W. Ferzuson; a rich and valu- able sill dress stolen_ from Miss Tucker; and a diamond pin stolen from a. scion of the South ‘Bena Studebaker fumily. Friday Deputy-Super- intendent Dixon visited thehotel and 10k notes concerning certain suspicious doings sbout the hotel, and yesterday Detectives Bauder and Trainor arrested an employe named Charles Alexander, who for a year and 2 half past has been in the employ of the hotel, and in bis room in the Palmer Bullding, frout- inz on Adams street, the oflicers tound the first three mentioned articles fntact, and a receipt for o registered letter forwarded to Phllndefnhla, and said to contain & 2}¢-karat diamond, is sup- posed to account Jor Mr. Studcbaker's troperiy. In addition to the _above, therc were found a large uumber of rings of all descriptions, a valuable set of shirt-studs resemoling a buman eye, a fine brown ¢ilk dress, a number of remuants that resembled stolen scarf-pins, and a consid- erable quantity of handkerchiefs, napkins, table- Linen, and other roods stolen frum the hotel. 1lis peculations must have been nearly $2,000. In bis capacity he had free access to ail the rooms in the house, and ft was o very casy mat- ter for him to steal articles irom the guests, ond had he, in secreting the property from others, exhibited one-half the shrewdness he manifested in stealing it, his discovery and cou- viction would bave proven a difficult undertak- ing. Alexander’s wife also worked in the hotel, but it is not known that she was implicated in the thefts, avd hence she was not arrested. When taken to Cuntral Station, he be- camie very mervous and - excited, but bolstered up his courage by strongiy reicerating that all these articles had “been given him as presents by the rightful owners, which is de- cidedly thin. Alexander is about 33 years of aze, of average eood address and appearance, but to the well- informed about town his true charscter as a polluted, thieving human belne has long beem known. In nls position as head laundryman he did & laree amount of work, and-didlit well, for compar: tively small remuneration. A few months azo be married the head laundress, a comely woman who Lud borne an excellent reputation for hon- esty, and 18 still in the employ of the hotel. Alexander was suspeeted by the other employes for a long vime. Last spring when he was suspended, Jesse Hipple was iformed by a - friend that Alexander had three larse Sgratoza truuks fitled with plunder, but for sole reason the mauugement of the house did not profit by the information. And then, re- cently, anotber friend brought the information that the laundryman and his wife were at the Iless opern, and that the latter was wearing a maguileent seal saeque. Mr. IHipple concluded at once that it was the one_stolen from Miss Vernon. Ana when the Studcbaker room was plaudered suspicion attached almost dircctly to. Alexander, as hie was found in the room, and made pretense /that he. was there filling out the wash-list. S TIE BIG-FOOT GANG. A eang of saie burglars, remarkable for their bigfect, are doing some very bungling jobs about town, but, as they go about their work in a truc professional spirit, it is oniy a question of time when they will moitca znmf!mul‘ pro- vided the police do not catch them in the mean- time. Yesterday morniug it was found that dur- ing the night they had visited the real-cstate office ot Albert Cranc, at the corner of Halsted and Thirty-tirst streets. Entraunce was effected by forcing open the basement door, and then cittting_a hole 113¢x11 inches up through the floor. They mnext removed the masonry, four Dricks in thickuess, which surrounds the vault, but, upon coming to a thin sheet of iron, they abandoned all hopes of success in that direction. They attempted to bore a Lole in the iron door, intending no doubt to fill it with powder and blow off the combination, but they fafled in this also, and, packing up their tools, depurted in disgust. I'wo men are suspected by the occupants of the oftice,—one, a voung man about 25 years of aee, short in_stature, welghing perhaps 110 pounds, smooth face, dark hafr, and clad in a srood suit of durk_clothes, dark overcoat, and cloth cap, and the other, 3 man about 50 years of ' age, full beard turning gray, black eyes and dark clothing. The first has fre~ quently been seen in the company of the Garri- iy boys. A few days ago he entered the oflice. acted” in a suspicious manuer, and asked the clerk for a drink of water. Friday the sceond wan called, and had a conversation resarding several picces of real estate. The tracks iu the snow frum the back fence to the basement are unusually laige, and messure eleven inches in length and four 1 width. INSTALLATIONS. The following were installed officers of Thor- valdsen Lodage, No. 41, Knights of Pythias, by Deputy Grand Chancellor A. H. Michelson, Monday evening: P.C., P. Peterson; C. C., H. Jacobson; V. C., F. Forsbergr; P., A. P. Soderling; M. of Ex., O. Rohde; M. of F., J. Pedersen; M. at A., A. P. Auderson; L G., J. Jengen; O. G., Anton Bere. Wednesday evening the following newly- elected oflicers of Hesperia Lodee were in- stalled: Charles H. Brenan, Worshipful Mas- ter; James Swmith, Senfor Warden; P. W. ail- lard, Junior Warden; Warren M. Brown, Treas- urer; Charles H. Braoley, Secretary: Charles Lichenberger, Jr., Senior’ Deacon; Alexander Aunau, Junior Deacon; Thomas Eckardt, Sen- ior Steward; H. H. McPherson, Junior’ Stew- ard; Danicl J. Avery, Tyler. After the ce monies were over the new Senior Warden was preseuted with o gavel, and Mr. Avery, the Tyler, was given a picture and silver service. The following ofiicers of Gauntlet Lodee, No. 4. Knights of Pythias, were instaliea Tues- dav evening by Past Grand Chancellor E. C. Race: C. C., Henry P. Calawell: V. C., William F. Ion; P., George Faulkner; M. of Ex., Will- iam H. Cass; M. of F., Charles E. Buwen; K. of R. and 8., William M. Blackburn; M. at A., Almer H. Wells; I G., Samuel A. Shaw; O. G. Charles Studt. After the ceremonies of inst: lation were concuded the members and visitors partook of a bountiful repast served by the miembers of the Lodge. Tue audience was cn- tertained by speeches and songs, and at a Jate hour all departed, highly pleased with the hos- pitality of the Lodge. LOCATY. POLITICS. SEVENTH SENATORIAL LEAGUE. The anvual mecting of the Republican League of tie Seventh Senatorial District was beld yes- terday atternoon iu the Kepulican club-room at the Grand Pacitic. One o'clock was the ‘hour avpointed for the League to assemble, but it was not until half-past 2 that a quorum was ob- tained and the meetivg organized. H. B. Payne presided, and stated the object of the meeting, which was to receive the cre- dentials of delegites ciccted Jast Monday, and for the election of oflicers to serve during the ensuing vear. M. Van Allen read the minutes of the previous meeting, also the constitution recently prepared, both of which were adopted. ‘I'ne Commiittee on Credentials submitted o report, naming the following delegates clectea: First Precinet—Evanston—C. K. Lannlster, J. R. Fiteh, D. V. Kline, W. L. McGurry, J. L. Hamhn, and I. G. Lunt. Second Prectuet—South Evanston. Third Precinct—W heeling—E. Beaben, and Conrad Mulle Siriker _and dJacodb Westling: Palative—F. J Hale Blss; Lak W. Kunkel, E Allen; Cicero—Joel Gurne J. Whitchead; Austin— igiton—Joseph Humphrey; E. Plumb: Clyde—C. W. Sherwood: TPearsall; Norwood Park—A. G. —L'irst Precinct, no election: Sce- elch: Thornton—aAn .rew Dalton; Mame—G. §. Weiles; Lemont—J. B. Rood. A special report as to irauds chafaed to have been commitred in the Firss Precinet of Jeflerson was presented, and & new election sugrested. ‘The report was accepted and a discussion had on the allezed frauds. The special report at- lewed that two tactions existed in the Town of Jefferson. Oue was a disaffected element, headed by W. P. Gray and Audrew Duvnivg, who held an ex parte election, wiich was irrcgular, unfair, aud illecal. Turther, it was nog properly publishad, the voters were not advised of what was going on, and the claim made_that a fair expression of voters was ob- tained was not true, For these reasous, us stated, a new elcetion was advised. At the contlusion of a prolonged axd uninter- esting debate, the matter was referred to a com- mittee consisting of E. J. Whitehcad, J. Hand- ling, A. G. Low, Edear Sanders, and J. Fitbert, with instructions to report as soon as prac- ticabie. The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers. appointing J. K. Fitch, Jobn Sidle, J. B. Rood, F. J. Filbert, and Joseph Humphreysa Committee on Nominations, who presented the following report: C. K. Banuister, Presideut; E. B. Payne, H. M. Singer, E. J. Whitehead, F. J. Filbert, ard Jobn Sidle, Vice-Presidents; E. P, Tianson, Secretars; M. Van Alicg, Assistant Secretars; and L. P. Hanua, Treasurer. There” being no further business of impor- tance to be disposed of, the meeting adjonrned. —————— . Edison. Edison’s sisters tells a zood story of Edison’s boyhood: * He tried toset on egas,” she said. &iVhat's that! How? What do you meant inquired the listener. * Wy, he wes about 6, I shoula think, and he found out how- the moose ras setting, and then saw what the surprising result was. One day we missed him, called, sent messengers, couldn’t find him anywhere, By and by, dow’t ¥ou think, father found him carled up in a nest be bad made in ta baro and filled with goose cges and hen’s eges,—actually sittibg on the eggs and trying to hatch them.” : . Calumet— Frloert, John John Sidle; THE REVENUE LAW. 'Amendments Proposed by the Mayors' Convention. Explanation of Them by Corporation- Counsel Bonfield. Corporation-Counsel Bonfield yesterday made to a Journal reporter thie following statement regarding the effect of the bills to amend the Revenue law, ete., prepared at the recent May- ors’ Convention: . One cbjection will be urzed, doubtless, by a certain class of lezislators to the effect that the present revenue system is radically and ioher- ently wrong: that no modification of the pres- ent system will meet the rcquirements of the public; and that the entire system itself must be changed. Persons bolding such views may be expected to oppose any smendments to the present law which sceks ~either temporary or permanent relfef, and insist on the appointment of n commission by the General Assembly to thorouglly examioe” our entire revenuc system and report an exhaustive bill to the next Gen- eral Assembly. As I have anticipated the chief opposltion from persons bolding these views, it is but proper to state that it is very doubtful whether, i our State, the svstem gencrally atopted for the colleetion of our taxes can be radically changed. 7To better our condition ma- terially it will be necessary to AMEND TITE CONSTITUTION of the Stateso that the useless and expensive tormula of procuring a judgment for taxes can e dispensed with. This is the ereat radical diflicuity in our tax system, and yet this is re- quired by the Constitution it: A great change for the better may be accomplished in the assessment and collection of taxes on per- sonal property in the State, and u law in the: future may be devised under which, by a judicious system of licenses and by taxing” the oceupations, the present system” may be im- proved. But these schemes, secking to amend the Constitution so a8 to permit cities of a cer- tain class to levy and collect their own tax, under their own assessment, and without certi- fyfug the amount required to be raised to the County Clerk or auy other general ofticer of the county, and also to amend the Constitution so that it should not be necessary, in order to sell property for adelinguent tax or spectal assees- ment, to first procure an order of judgment of some court of record, urealways agitated shortly before the Legisiature convenes, discussed by spasms during the scssion in the news- papers, o after-ainner speeches, ut clubs, and on street corners, but have never yet resulted in accomplishiog anything, or even fn creating an organized attempt to accomplish the objects discussed. The bills we bave introduced and the passage of which we seek assume that the Constitution of the State will ot be amended 50 as to permit any radical change in our reve- nue system. We have attempted only to make such changes under the Constitution 4 are nec- essary and will cure THE RADICAL DEFECTS of our present Revenue law. Under any system, it is necessury, in order 1o save bundreds of thousands of "dollars in the collection of the revenue to the cities throughout the State, that the process for the nssessment and collection of our taxes should be commenced in the year pre- ceding the vear for which the corporate ex- penses of which the taxes were laid, fustead of during the year itself, as at present. To this proposition every person in the State who will cousider our revenue system will agree. We now commence the assessment and collection ot our taxes by piacing the assessment-books in the bands of the Assessor on the Ist of May of the same year for which taxesare levied, and the year closes before any considerable amount of taxes is collected, even in cities where the fiscal year commences in April instead of Jau. 1, as with us, Al the larzer cities of the State have reached their coustitutional lmit of indebted- ness and caunot borrow money to reach their expenses; und 5o, operating on an empty Treas- ury and without the ability to borrow to pay able them to earry on the Government is to issue orders payable out of the taxes of the cur- rent year when collected. 1f the taxes of the current year are not collected: within a reusona- ble time atter the orders were issued, of course the orders themselves, not bearing interest_and the time withio which taxes will be collected be- i an uncertain quantity, .the orders them- selves will be so‘fl at o discount, and the amount of discount will be in proportion to the lengsth of time they.are to rumaad to the uncer- tainty as to the time of the collection of taxes. Such cities being also competled to muke con- tracts for public fmprovetments, to purchase supplics. and to mect othercurrent general ex- penses, will be compelled to pay for all their supplits, purchases, aud contract obligations in these revenue warrants. Bidders, a8 EXPERIENCE IN THIS CITY teaches, will charge them 15 £o 20 per cent more {or their supplies and for contract work than they would if bid in cash.. When we consider the amount of money annually appropriated in Chicago alone for current corporate expenses we can form some {dea of the amount of public funds which must he absolutely wasted under the present tax system of beginuing the yearly aseessment in May of the current year, and be- iug unable to complete the collecion of taxes for that year till November next—a period of nineteen monuhs. This public money is abso- lutely thrown away. There is no constitutional objection,—there {s no reason why taxes levied for any year canmot be coliected within six or ¢cight months after the commencement of the year, and that without exploring any un- knoiwn territory, without treading upon danger- ous ground, without unsettling any of the de- cisions of our courte interpreting our revenue lawe, It can be done simply, as provided in the bill, by commencing the assessment and coilec- tion of our taxes in the year preceding the year for which they are laid. “There is another objec- tion, and the only one Ihave heard set urged against the measure we have proposed, and that is that. under the present aw personal property is listed for taxation between May 1 and July 1, and taxed as to quantity on handon the 1st of May. Under the law vroposed, PERSONAL ‘PROPERTY should be listed between Junuary and March, and taxed as to value and quantity on Jan. 1. 1 have heard it urged thas this will propably meet ‘with opposition from country members, from the fact that in Januury the farmers havea larger stock of cattle, hogs, and farm products gencrally on hand than on May 1, snd that con- Scquently they will oppose_ the bill in order to avoid tie increased tax which au assessment in January would create, There is absolutely noth- ing in this objectton. It makes no dillercuce with the farmer whether he is:assessed on §1,000 worth of property in_January or 3100 in May as tothe amount of tas which may be extended against him. If the proportions are uniform the quantity assessed curs no figure. There is only s0 much revenue required to be raised in the county, town, or city, and as to the couuty, town, city, or othier local tax, it makes no differ- ence whether the asscesment is grreat or small. I the assessment is farze, as might be in Janu- ary, the rate to make the required levy will be less; if the assessment is low, as it may be 'in May, the raie fo meet the same levy would be greater. The obiection is one ! I nave heard frequently urged, but which will not bear analysis, except probably in cuse of the City of Chicazo, where, under the limitation of the present law, it is impossible to make 2n unfair assessment. But this change of assessment of property, as of the January ore- ceding, the mouthof May, is vital to the measure provosed. and must be made, beeause if the time of making the asscssment is not advancea in the vreceding ycar, then the taxes cannot be collected much soouer thau they are now. TAE CHIEF FEATCRES, then, of the revenuc measure We bave proposed are: 1. Bv givine Assessors charge of his books in May preceding the year for which he makes bis assessment; by commencing his assessment as to quantity and value of proverty on the 1st of January on the preceding yeor for which the assessulent is made; and by changing the time fixed for the meeting of the Town Board of Auditors, County Board, and State Board of Equalization, we can begin the collection of taxes by placing the warrants in_the hands of the Collectors by Aue. 1of the fiscal year for which the 1ax js levied. As the fiseal year of the city shonld begin in April, we would thus be enabled to begin colltcting ihe tax four months after beginning the fiscal year. 2. By providiug for interest at the rate of 1 per cenit 2 month on the taxes after the warrant is placed in the hands of the Colicctors, to-wit: Aug. 1. and by including 8 peunalty of 5 per cent of the amount of taxes of the judgment of the property that remaios delinquent when jude- ment is prayed for at ths October term of the County Court, we insure the payment of all the tax except taxes levied on pronerty by mistake which is not subject totaxes, or ou property beld by persons who are unable to pay for taxes. “We can thus gssume that the aggrezate of the yenr will be collected before Nov. 1. and previous to judgment. 3. We dispensc with the delinquent liss pub- lished in the newspapers and used in the apoli- cation for judgment, and substituting therefor 8 notice givine simply 4 short Gescription of the warrant under which the apulication is made, taking about half a column of a newspaper in- stead of from ifty to 150 pages, s in some counties at present. But, inasmuch as a notice, | Jncluding a description of the property for sale corporate expenses, tho oniy resource left to en-- after judgment, should be given for reasons of a public policy, and in justice to the parties concernug? the Inw provides that ten davs’ notice of “all lands which will be offered for safe shall be publiched in some newspaper of the county, givine a description of ihe land, the nmount of the tax. and the year or vears for which it is due, as vow. We ‘claim that this change will save $175,000 in Cook County slone, and a large amount of money in every county of the State. . 4. The bill dispenses with the books now used In the process of assessment and collec- tion of taxes, with the exception of two. The number now used {s efght. It is claimed by some that this cannot be done, but the Comnmit- tee is ahle to demucstrate that it can be, and if 80, why, in the name of all that is reasonable, slould it not be done? Iam satisfied that the Assessor’s books, by being properly ruled and with proper columns without material enlarze- ment, can be employed in the entire process of assessing and collecting taxes till jmmediately preceding the application for judgment; that the buok on whichljudament is prayed for will subserve all the subscquent purposes required under the law, ard that the Collector’s books, delinquent list, and other books now used, with tquin two exceptions, cun be entirely dispenscd with. From the report we have now published of the Committee. together with wnat 1 have stated ubove, the features and purposes of the revenue bills drawn and recommended to the Leeislature by the Mayors’ Couvention are, L think, clearly explaines TIYRA’S NUPTIALS. Marringe Bells in Copenliagen, and Joy In All Denmark—Imposing Ceremonies In the Little Church nt Christiansborg Castle. . Dispatch to Lundon. Times. COrENHAGEN, Dee. 22.—For the celebration of the marriage between his Roval Highness Duke Ernest Augustus of Cumberland and of Brunswick-Luneburg and her Royal Highness Princess Thyra of Denmark the shortest day of the year bad been chosen; but it was as fine a winter day as could reasonably be expected; the temperature was just a degree or two under {reezing point, the air was still, and the sky as clear as it can well be at that sesson. In the afternoon some snow fell, but nothing came of it, and ot dusk the preparations for the illumi- nation of the first stagze of the Royal progress could be begun with fair Lopes of a clear and bracing northern night. On Thursday the Royal family, who ‘Bave, since Nov. 19, when the betrothal of Princess | Thyra was oflicially announced, lived in great retirement at Fredensborg, some twenty-five miles Ly rail from the Capital, took up their resigence 8t the Amalienborg Palace, in Conen- hagen, the Duke of Cumuverland occupsing the modest ransion calfed tbe Yeliow Palace, where the present Kinglived with bis numerous famlly as heir designate, aod from which Prin- cess Aiexandra and King George of Greece started, in 1863, to mect the destinies awaiting them in new homes. On Thursday arrived the Grand Duke Alexis of Russiz, always a frequent guest of the Royal house, and now coming as’ the representative of the' Romunoff dynasty. Apartments were provided for his Imperial Highuess in one of the four symmetrical pal- aces inclosing the Amalicnbore place, with its fine equestrian statue of hiug Frederick V., who married Princess Louisa of England. The Amalienborg Palaces are situated in the castern part of Copenliagen, but are much too swall to accommodate great assemblics on State occasions; for such is reserved the Christians- borg Castle, on an island called the Slotsholm, and separated from the town proper by a line of canals diverging from and azain leailing out. into the barbor. Contiguous to the castle s a church, the Slotsairke, constructed in the classical Roman style, with s iofty cupola, rather frosty and tnadorned, and not very spa. cious, but not withiout 2 certaln pure gruce, and now litted up in yery good taste for the mar- riage ceremonics. All the pews had been re- moved, so that the nave was quite free; the raised cooir was surrounded by large eilver candelabra, from the famous silver treasure of the Rosenborg collectio by tall palws; and here chairs were placed for , the Royal per- sonages aud for the bride and briderroow. The church was splendidly illuminated with endless queridons and lustres of wax candles, l\x’ cupola only belng lighted with gas. These preparations were all ready, and shortly after 5 o'clock the Royal party ruge ju a serics ot state-carriages from Amalienborg throngh the town to_Christiansbor, all the. bells of the metropolis tolling. The whole route between the two palaces was brilliautly illuminated, the private house owners and lodgers having vied with the municipal autnorities i thus proving their sympathy and attechment to the very popular Royal family. The chief place of the Capital, King’s New Market, was the ciuef at- traction, and was one blaze of lizht, into which Bengal fires of varyiog . colors threw a_dazzling glare. On severzl points of the route side views open into the harbor, and at thess points were seen vessels decked out with fiags, and the som- bre backeround by the help of the clectric light. Dense crowds fined tuie whole wav, aud the cheering was most genuine. At Clristians- borg the Royal party withdrew to thelr private apartments to make their toilet for the mar- riage, and during this time the_ladies and geu- tlemen invited to take part in the bridal proces- sion began to assemble in the roows of the cas- tle assizned to them. Meanwhile the side aisles of the church were filling with the assistants who were not to walk n the procession. Among them were, beside the Common Council and the magistrates of Copenhageu, the members of the two Houses of the Rigsdag. A nice point of constitutional cti- quette had been raised on their account. Incou- sequence of political events on which there is no necessity of eutering here, the Lower House, or Folkething, had been dissolved, but by the ex- press wish of his Majesty the members of the olved chamber nad, nevertheless, been in- vited, and a discussion lias arisen in tle papers as to the correctness of this step. The invitation was, however, accepted by mewmbers of all pulit- ical shades, and if the dissolved House did not uster stronger than it did, this is _easily explained by the fact that tne Depaties, past or future, are now spread over the country busily working for the new elections fixed for Jan. 8. Inaside ‘pew opening to the choir were placed the special Envoys representing_foreian Sovercigus and Princes. The Corps Diplomatique, with their ladies, occupied ealleries over the head co- tranee. At 7 o'clock precisely the long bridal proces- sion started from the state apartments. It had to wend its wayv through corridors of several hundred yards’ length, handsomely decorated with palms, laurcls, and other everzreens, the walls being hung with pictures from the Na- tional Gallery; the staircases passed on the way offered a most magnificent view with their marble statues and_other works of art. The procession or cotering the church was mar- shaled to the rieht iu comopact lines by thx Masters of the Cercmonics, the highest in rank coming nearest the choir, and soon thut part of the nave was filled by a glittering mass of resplendent uniforms,” all well covered with stars and broad ribhons. Tne Court Marshal, Chamberlain Lovensk- jold, ureceded his Majesty, wearmg o Dauish General’s uniform, and conducting the bride, who looked deeply moved, but lore herself with perfect grace. Her Royal Highness wore a robe of white brocade with Alencun points, un under robe of white satin with tuile, and a white brocaded train nearly five yards loog, trimmed with white favors and ‘bouguets of orange blossoms, the long bridal veil falling down over the broad red ribbon of the Kussfan Order of St. Catherine. The train wus carried by two ladies in waiting, and by six bridcsmaids dressed in white, with ornaments uf red ros The bridegroom, wearlng the scarlet uniform o a British Colunel, with the blue ribbon of his Elephant almost hidden under the fearf, cave his arm to tbhe Quecn, who wore a robe of white silver brocade cmbroidered with gold, tiara and necklaces of diamonds of rare _value and beauty belonging to the Crown jewels, and the Order of St. Catherine. Next followed, conducted by the Russian Grand Duke Alexds, in dark grcen uniform, the Danish Crown Princess, in white sfik robe. with sflver lace, and body and train of biue velvet richly embreidered in silver and ornamented with dia. monds; her Roral Hizhpess wore a diadem, necklace, and belt of diamounds and pearls. The Crown Prince, in a General’s uniform, went with Prince Valdemar, whose Mudshipman’s dress contrasted stron€ly with the blue rivhon of the Elephant. ‘Tbe three brothers of the King—Princes Wilbelm, Julius, and John— came last. After them entercd the ladies, rang- ing themseives in line on the left side of the naye. Two gilt arm-chairs were placed in front of thy altar for the bride and bridegroom. On both, sides were seated- the Koyal personages, sur- rounded by thefr numerous “suite, alf standing, e aged Princess Caroline, & daughter of Fred- erick VI.and Prmcess Auzusta, sister of the Queen, had vlaces in the Royal ealiery under the organ. The Dowager Queen Caroling Amalia, widow of the late Kinz Christian VIIL, was prevented by ber great age and [ziling health irom asgistine. Nearly half an hour passed before all was in order for the marriage cere- movy, Durine the second verse of a_Danish psulm, “[n Thy name ulone, O, Lord Jesus, shall we accomplish everything,” Bishap Martensen, the Primate ot the Danish’ Church, stepped before the altar, and from there preached bis sermon on the rext, ** The blessings of the Lord be with ye: in the name of the Lord ‘we bless ye,” oc cupying exactly thirty minutes. Bride and bridegroom . thercupon” approaching the altar, and all persons seated rising, the Bishop ad- dressed to them the three questions contained fi the Davish marage ritual. The Dake of Cumberland, though nardly able to understand the exact words, answcred firmly and loudly, the Princess in « feeble tone, and evidently nn- der deep emotion, but quite audibly. Aftér this they both knelt, bund in hand, and’ the Bishop, in the words of the ritual, declared them to be lawfully wedded, husband and wife, and “*whom God has united no man shall separate.” The service was concluded with the Lord’s Prayer and the blessing, according to the formula of the Dapish Church. As ‘“Amen™ was sung by the choir the Marshal raised his staff, and at this sign the first guns of the Royal salute were fired from a battery outside the church, just as the clock struck S. The newly-married couple went to the King and the Queen, in order to lay before them, os the printed ceremonial says, the expression of their thanks and devotiou, and then returned to their chairs, where they received In turn the felicitations of their parents and relatives. These were given in the most bearty and way, the Princess exchanuing fon her {ather, mother, brothers, aud sistersan- law. After a concluding psalm, ‘*Before Thy fuce, O Lord, the two were kneeling,” the pro- cession returned the same way to the state apartments, the newly-married coupie now leading the way, the Crown Prince giving his arm to_the Queep, and the King his to the Crown Princess. Ajter a short reffose, the Royal parties re- turned to the rooms where the iovited guests had been arranged for the court and the kiss- ing of hands. At 10 o’clock the Royal per- sonazes retired to their private rooms, where a family supper was served and where they changed dresses. The company had supper In a suite_of saloons, and here the Court Marshal, accordinz to orders from the King, inatew words proposed the health aund happiness of the newly-married couple, the toast being responded to with loud cheers, in the Danish fashion. Soon afterward the zuests dispersed. At 11 precisely the Duke and Duchess .of Cumberiand drove in an old-fashioned but very splendid state carrfage, preceded by outriders, and cscorted by bussars, to the railway_station, in the western part of Copenhagen. Here also all the streets and places were illuminated a glorno, the fountalns ploying in Bengal flames, and the crowds cheerine Irom the very bottom of their hearts and lungs. ‘The station is close to the renowned Copenhagen Tivoli, near the entrance to which fireworks were let off as the Royal cortege passed. The train was in wait- ing, and on the platform the bride -took. leave of her Royal parents and relatives with much emotion. " As the trafn moved slowly out of the starion, accompanied by air-rending cheers and hurrahs, and assed the embank- ment across one of the lakes which on this side cncircle the inner town, a firework and girando’c showing at last an “E”and “T” entwined, frave the last farewell grecting of the metropolis. All the way from Copenbageu to Fredensborg, ‘where the newly-married couple will spend the honeymoon, bonfires were hehted, the stations: illuminated, and the crowds assembled along the railway waited with patience for the short see- onds during which they could grcet the fast train with a hurried cheecr as it passed them and disuopeared in the distance. Numerous presents bave, of -course, been of- fered on oceasion of the marriage, but omy a few of them cun have any interest for Evglish readers. A comuwittee of Danish ladies have presenteda jewel casket of eilver pilt, finely cbis- cled, the lid and sides of crystal, ornamented with_diamonds, and bearing the monagram of the Duchess. .o is a skiliful reproduction of a caskel now preserved -at Rosenbore as onc of the zems of that rich collection, and sent two centuries ago by Quren Anne of England as a prescut to her mother-in-law, Queen Sophia Amalia of Denmark, wife of King Frederick TIL, and mother of the Da Prince George. Several pictures of places conuected with the cbildhood of the Duchess, valuable works of art, standard works of Danish hterature, and the like, have been offered by other committees. Queen Victoria bas sent an Indian shawl, and 1 Tocket set with pearls, coutaining the port: Ter Majesty; the Lrince of Walés a magnificent Iudian parure of smaragds, pearls, and uneut diamovds; the Princess of _Wales a ricl mounted traveiing toilet of silver, with golaen monograms; the five children of the Princess of Wales five bracelets, set with vprecious stoves; Princess Beatrice a gold bracelet, set with dia- moads; aud the Dulke and the Duchess of Cam- bridge a silver-gilt ecritoire; with like caodle- sticks, and a bracelet. ST e HUMOR. What did biliet doux? A cavalry charge is sometimes only a slay- ride. = e, but they don’t reap the ice harvest es. 5 A boy who was spanked said the sensation was tarilliug to an extreme. Games of chance would mot Le so awful naughty if & man could win every time. Garlic is said to be a sovercizn remedy for gout. There is no remedy for garlic. Now plant April fools for spring use. They will come up in wbout three months, and per- Liaps et to be lofty hoax. ¢ That boy will make his mark in the world some day,” said 2 pareat of his dullest child, So be did. ~He never learned to write. ; Strugeliog journals should hold on just a It tie longer. Paniers ure to be worn awain, and the increased demand for mewspapers wilt be very great. Says. an_exchange: “Even small bogs carry arms in this town.” Awful, ain’t it? Even the litele flowers carry pistils in this wicked city.— Keokuk Constitution. It has been sueeested that ex-Secretary Fish, the Prince of Wales, and our own Mullet should be appuinted a commission to settle the vexa- tious tishery question. ‘The Danbury Vews has ascertained that Paris green did not exactly kill the potato bugs, but it 50 seriously fmpufred their inteilect that they have rone to cating Canada thistles. Said a railroad engincer to an Irishman,whose cow had been killed: “Bu she didn’t wet out of the way when [ rangthe beil.” ¢ Faith, thin,” said Pat, ** ye didn’t shtop whin she rang ber bell, noytbur." An aristocrat, whose family had rather run down, bonsting to a prosperouss tradesman of his ancestors, the latter said: * You are proud of your descent. I am on the opposite tack, and Teel 'oroud of my ascent.” ‘The proprietor of a building site in Wisconsin advertises his land for sale in this wise: * The town of Pozwis and surrounding country is the most beauciful which Nature ever made. The seenery is celestial; also two wagons and a yoke of steers.” Said Dr. Blanche, the famous French expert in cases of insanity, to the jurors fn a case recently tried in Paris: “In the prisonei’s drunken moods he would grow sad aud remorse- ful, and blawe himself for maltreating nis wife, as drunkards often do, gentlemen, as without doubt you yourselves know." “Father,” said 2 vouthful orodigy to the rofessor of mathematics. “Can yon teil me the ifference between one yvard znd two yards?! In un instant the mathematical brain Cewan to Tun over the theorems of Euclid, but no clear answes came. “ Do you ive it up?» said the boy. **Yes, my son, Ithink 1 must,” and he grew very grave and solemn. % Well, the reai difference is a fence, fathes ————— A Royal Fiddler. Prince Willisin of Prussia, the eldest son of the Crown Prince, and the future Emperor, has a very great skill in plavive the violin,—a skl which De at ed_ by taking lessons in private, without his lutber’s kuowledsze, at Boun, where Le is a student. Not loug ago the Crown Prince, who likes pupular tunes, ordered a Hun- garian band now stayine at Berlin to play at oue of his fawily caciicrings. Durivg o pause in the music, Prince William asked the first violin player to lend hitm his violin for a moment, and walking up quietly behind the Crown Princess, who was engaged in conversation with somc ladfes, struck up oue of Strauss’ waltzes. The Crowsn Princess turned round to see where the music came from, and was cqually surprised and delizhted to find thas it was herson plaving, playing so nicely, tao, that she and all the ladies npplauded.” He went throuzn a variety wt tunes, waltzes, student-songs, and quadrilies, and on leaving off and raaking his bow was re- warded not only with hearty applause trom_the Princess and the ladies present, but by waords of dommendation from the bandmaster and the Crowu Prince. Modestly disclaiming any merit for himself, hie returned the violin to its owner with the words, * Your violin plays very well.” gttt dicy Tooclenoo. William G. Morris, Special Commisgioner sent out to Alaska to inspect the troups quartered there, savs that ibey iave introduced a very pe- culiar styie of liquor into that country kuown as cl . The Commissioner thus s:.caks of the delightful beveraze: *1f ever the: Tn Alasks, my opinion is that it will be direetly aseribed to boochenvo. This is a vile, soul-destroying compound . made of flour, snear, molasses, aud potatoes, all ferment- ed and run throuzha common still made pf toal-oil eans. It 1sa most villatous mixture, producing - inssuity and_death, \The_soldiers taugit the Indiuns how to wakeit. There is o disputiog this Yact and it is one of the worst 1eft by the trooas.™ { and Mr. Ch OUT OF WATER. The Hyde Park Works Obstructed by lce. Manufacturing Establishments Inter- fered With—The Superintend- ent’s Plar. Yesterday morning the citizens of Hyde Park and Lake were much disturbed by the refusal of their taps to give any water, and with views of 2 frozen water-pipe bursting on their hands, and @ huge plumber, with soldering-iron in one hand and a large bill In the other, they sallied oat to get or borrow water from the neighborhood faucets. Their neighbors were also frozen up, and then came a conclusion that there had been 20 awfully cold snap, and the heads of the houses took pans of smow to melt to gut water to make their coffee. . Sadly they waited for it to melt, and the rain-water was not as good as what they had been drioking. It was not generally known around town until late in tha morning that the ice had gotten in the Crib and frozen off their supply. Then the insurance companies ot nervous and were afraid of fire, and all Hyde Parkers and Lakeites or any one who bad any business in the domains trembled. A TRIBUNE reporter was sent to get the news, and after gettinz his reportorial nose almost frozen wandering around ffyde Park, fnally found 2 COL. FOSTER, SCPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER WORKS, :? at the hose-house in £oglewood. In the room were also Mr. Muirbead, Water Commissioner, and Mr. Sayles, the Assistant Eogineer of the works. These zentlemen were all interviewed at once. But first let it be said that the Water- Works supply two townships, which toreth- er are as large os Chicazo, and in this territory are over 14,000 people, the larre packing-nouses of the Stock-Yards, and & number of manufac- Szrlng establishments, both az Lake and Grand rossing. Col. Foster said he was Superintendent of the works,.and Mr. Muirhead was Water Commis- sioner, 5 “\When the works were first established, in October, 1874, the.crib was in the same location as it is now. The first winter there was truuble, and the erib was blocked with anchor ice, but it was 2t pirht and it was thought best to keep the matter quict, though we were greatly afraid there would be trouble always” The “second winter it was_about the same, and we wers blocked one night. Well, since that we have Lad bard work every winter’ to keep the erib free from ice, and fo the summer from sand. Last winter was the worst time we had until Jast nignt, when THE SLUSH BLOCKED THE PORT-HOLES &t the cntrance of the criv as usual. But this was the most serious case I have ever known. At half-past 3 the water suddenly stopped, and 1 was called by telegraph, which I have i my room at my home. Culling Mr. Muirhead, we 2ot to the Water-Works s lively as we koew how. There was only ten pounds pressure, which is equivalent to no water at Lake. Thére bad been a suuthwest wind, and the slush got into the port-holes and worked down, forming 3 solid mass of mortar-like ice, and, stracger still, the water in the well did what it had never done betore,—froze,—and sixteen inches at that. “The first thing doue was co pump all the ‘water up we could, and then, opening the valves of the pumps, let the water flow back, which 4wounts to quite a pressure. This was reoeated awain and again, and at nuon to-day (Suturday) we manazed to break it. I hud goue to the city for the tug O. B..Green and two divers, ang, getting out in the early part of the day, bad thein ent the ice around the erib. This the divers will do Sunday as a oreventive. The water was gotten into the pipes amin ot 1 a’clock, and the people sarplied, and two and & half miliion gallos are beiue pumped per_day. There is a record of the temperature of the water in the lake at g1l times, and to-day it is 42 deg: above zero, and the water in the lake is colder than at any previous time.” THB DAMAGE. What the damage would be to these towns if they were without water lone is bard to esti- mate iv dollars and cents, but the towns in mavulscturiog_alene _sank amopg the chief points in the West. The large packiog-houses 1o Lake and the wmachine-shops i Grand Crossing would be obliged to move, for yester- day the Wilson Sewing-Machine Factory, with others, was obliged to shut down, while & pum- ber of packing-houses—at least ten—closed for half a day. The real property in the towns is valuahie, and the insuraoee world quickly be cut off if the towns remained lonz withont water. But the same thing has occurred before, and will uzain under stmilar vircumstances, and if a°shafc should break it would zake ten times as lone to repair damages. To encourage the good people, Col. Foster says that Feb. the new machinery will be in operation, aad the dunger over to a great extent1in that direction. "The Water-Works originally cost $40,000, and it 15 estimated that $10,00. has becu spent in re- pairing the works and the crib, which has been continuaily gettine out of repair. Mr. Muirhead and Col. Foster, after giving this much information, put their heads together, and in a low voice discussed for a while woether they had better teil the reporter of their new plab. They finally declded they would, and said they had struck bard-pan, and that their PLAN TO SAVE PORTHER ANNOYANCE was as follows, and that they would have told it before but the finaucial circumstances of the towus prevented. ‘The reporter thinks that thev are afraid that Hyde Park, whose Board of Trustees Late ex- venses as far as the Water-Works are concerned, would not stand 1t. ‘The olan is to extend a cast-iron pipe at least 300 feet furchier than the erib, at tne end of which shall bean iron crib ten feet square and liva feet deep,—ten Teet below the surlace and five iect above the bottom of the 1ake,—which shatl act as a filter, and then, shutting off the gates of the old crib, the works will be always well supplied with water. They wave as their objec- tions to the old ecrib "and as the recom- mendation of the proposed plan: [irst, tnat a cnb wmade of timber was a fllthy concern, always cellecting rubbish, and 3 permauent abode for crabs and water-bugs; there had been found in the crib ceud frogs, crabs, bugs, fish, and other stuff. Second, there would be no chance for the jce to accamulate, there berus rothing sbove water to act as a catchal Third, the avoidunce of the uecessity of clean- ing the crib vearly, and of the cuiployment of divers, would pay for the proposed iwprove- ment. Fourth, the vrib, as built at vresent, moves {n a heavy male, and hos thus twice broken the sapply-pipe; the lilter would not ba encangered by sand. Delng so far from the bot- tom and ‘5o far below the motion of the waves. Chicagro_has also been aillicted in this way, brough has had his bands full of the siush his erib. ‘The lack of water had some effect upon the Iadies, but Hyde-Parkers are generslly eyual to the emergencs, and one sweet soclety befle grently lisped to one of ber compaunlons, O dear, [ tink it's fust awfully horrid; no water, amd my Florida just gooe; but theu I had lots of the lily- face-puwder, and that did.” s Cushing and Dr. Howe. Spatngfield {Mnss.) Repunlicar. Dr. Howe once had some measure of human- ity before the Massachusetts Legislature, when Cushing was there. onc of a lean miuority. But the majority had failed to notice, or perhans had voted down, the benevolent bill. Cnsbing, unasked, and in such matters unregarded, took the tloor one day to advocate the neglecred measure. Bending upou the question the surength of his mind, and adorniog it with the eloquence he could sometimes usc, he won first the ear snd then the heart of the House, and the bill passed triumphantly. A few days after, towe met Cushing in a railroad train,and, going up to him as he sat solitary amoug his nelzh- bors, thanked him as one geotieman thanks another for a timely service. Cushing turned his keen eyes upon the carnest face of his old acquaintance 2nd said: ** Dr.. Howe, youare a remarkable man.” “Yon aré pleased to sav so,” was the reply. “But you are & very remarkabie man.” - s Andwhy " 3 «Because you are the ®hly man in Massachu- sctts that thinks Caleb Cuslunz capable ofa good action.”” . (o - Richness Iioth Ways. Detrott Free Press, 3 Hebad been sitting stiil 8o long that the mother expected to tind - him aslecp, when she luoked around and asked: T * “Well, Harry, what are you thinking of?" “Ma, are you very richl” he solewniy - quired, by way of reoly. b “In one way weZare,’.:she said: “your father says he values me at three million “dol- lars; you at two millions, and the baby at one:™ That closed the conversation on that subject, but next morning, as_Harry was getting-on'his cvereoat; he examined the tew patch whicls had becn nddea, and coolly observed: 3 ** Well, I 'ihink father had bettor solloff aboat half of vou or the whole of the baby and get thy rest of us some decent duds o pef an.”